UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[X]
Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2016March 31, 2017
 
   
 or 
   
[ ]
Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from _________ to __________.
 

Commission File Number 0-10967
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 36-3161078
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
One Pierce Place, Suite 1500
Itasca, Illinois 60143-1254
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (630) 875-7463
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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 [X] 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 (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [X] No [ ].

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," and "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer [X] Accelerated filer [ ]
Non-accelerated filer [ ] Smaller reporting company [ ]
(Do not check if a 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 Exchange Act). Yes [ ] No [X].

As of October 31, 2016,May 5, 2017, there were 81,325,864112,345,301 shares of common stock, $.01 par value, outstanding.
 

FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP, INC.
FORM 10-Q
TABLE OF CONTENTS
   Page
Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION 
 
Item 1.
 Financial Statements (Unaudited) 
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
  
 
Item 2.
 
 
Item 3.
 
 
Item 4.
 
 
Part II.
  
 
Item 1.
 
 
Item 1A.
 
 
Item 2.
 
 
Item 6.
 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
    September 30,
2016
 December 31,
2015
    March 31,
2017
 December 31,
2016
Assets    (Unaudited)      (Unaudited)  
Cash and due from banksCash and due from banks $139,538
 $114,587
Cash and due from banks $174,268
 $155,055
Interest-bearing deposits in other banksInterest-bearing deposits in other banks 362,153
 266,615
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks 74,892
 107,093
Trading securities, at fair valueTrading securities, at fair value 18,351
 16,894
Trading securities, at fair value 19,130
 17,920
Securities available-for-sale, at fair valueSecurities available-for-sale, at fair value 1,964,030
 1,306,636
Securities available-for-sale, at fair value 1,937,124
 1,919,450
Securities held-to-maturity, at amortized costSecurities held-to-maturity, at amortized cost 20,337
 23,152
Securities held-to-maturity, at amortized cost 17,742
 22,291
Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") and Federal Reserve Bank ("FRB") stock, at costFederal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") and Federal Reserve Bank ("FRB") stock, at cost 53,506
 39,306
Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") and Federal Reserve Bank ("FRB") stock, at cost 46,306
 59,131
LoansLoans 8,171,782
 7,161,715
Loans 10,054,370
 8,254,145
Allowance for loan lossesAllowance for loan losses (85,308) (73,630)Allowance for loan losses (88,163) (86,083)
Net loansNet loans 8,086,474
 7,088,085
Net loans 9,966,207
 8,168,062
Other real estate owned ("OREO")Other real estate owned ("OREO") 28,049
 27,782
Other real estate owned ("OREO") 29,140
 26,083
Premises, furniture, and equipment, netPremises, furniture, and equipment, net 82,443
 122,278
Premises, furniture, and equipment, net 140,653
 82,577
Investment in bank-owned life insurance ("BOLI")Investment in bank-owned life insurance ("BOLI") 219,064
 209,601
Investment in bank-owned life insurance ("BOLI") 276,960
 219,746
Goodwill and other intangible assetsGoodwill and other intangible assets 367,961
 339,277
Goodwill and other intangible assets 754,621
 366,876
Accrued interest receivable and other assetsAccrued interest receivable and other assets 236,291
 178,463
Accrued interest receivable and other assets 336,428
 278,271
Total assetsTotal assets $11,578,197
 $9,732,676
Total assets $13,773,471
 $11,422,555
LiabilitiesLiabilities    Liabilities    
Noninterest-bearing depositsNoninterest-bearing deposits $2,766,265
 $2,414,454
Noninterest-bearing deposits $3,492,987
 $2,766,748
Interest-bearing depositsInterest-bearing deposits 6,339,839
 5,683,284
Interest-bearing deposits 7,463,554
 6,061,855
Total depositsTotal deposits 9,106,104
 8,097,738
Total deposits 10,956,541
 8,828,603
Borrowed fundsBorrowed funds 639,539
 165,096
Borrowed funds 547,923
 879,008
Senior and subordinated debtSenior and subordinated debt 309,444
 201,208
Senior and subordinated debt 194,745
 194,603
Accrued interest payable and other liabilitiesAccrued interest payable and other liabilities 253,846
 122,366
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities 269,529
 263,261
Total liabilitiesTotal liabilities 10,308,933
 8,586,408
Total liabilities 11,968,738
 10,165,475
Stockholders' EquityStockholders' Equity    Stockholders' Equity    
Common stockCommon stock 913
 882
Common stock 1,123
 913
Additional paid-in capitalAdditional paid-in capital 496,918
 446,672
Additional paid-in capital 1,022,417
 498,937
Retained earningsRetained earnings 1,003,271
 953,516
Retained earnings 1,030,403
 1,016,674
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxAccumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax (13,402) (28,389)Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax (40,264) (40,910)
Treasury stock, at costTreasury stock, at cost (218,436) (226,413)Treasury stock, at cost (208,946) (218,534)
Total stockholders' equityTotal stockholders' equity 1,269,264
 1,146,268
Total stockholders' equity 1,804,733
 1,257,080
Total liabilities and stockholders' equityTotal liabilities and stockholders' equity $11,578,197
 $9,732,676
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $13,773,471
 $11,422,555
              
September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
(Unaudited)    (Unaudited)    
Preferred Common Preferred CommonPreferred Common Preferred Common
Shares Shares Shares SharesShares Shares Shares Shares
              
Par value$
 $0.01
 $
 $0.01
$
 $0.01
 $
 $0.01
Shares authorized1,000
 150,000
 1,000
 150,000
1,000
 150,000
 1,000
 150,000
Shares issued
 91,281
 
 88,228

 112,343
 
 91,284
Shares outstanding
 81,324
 
 77,952

 102,757
 
 81,325
Treasury shares
 9,957
 
 10,276

 9,586
 
 9,959
 
See accompanying unaudited notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 Quarters Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Quarters Ended 
 March 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015 2017 2016
Interest Income            
Loans $87,505
 $75,522
 $252,486
 $224,739
 $112,365
 $78,455
Investment securities 9,629
 7,723
 27,550
 23,839
 10,484
 8,558
Other short-term investments 772
 1,047
 1,968
 2,739
 850
 535
Total interest income 97,906
 84,292
 282,004
 251,317
 123,699
 87,548
Interest Expense            
Deposits 2,520
 2,329
 7,387
 7,256
 3,209
 2,385
Borrowed funds 1,782
 928
 4,597
 1,064
 2,194
 1,316
Senior and subordinated debt 2,632
 3,133
 8,353
 9,411
 3,099
 3,133
Total interest expense 6,934
 6,390
 20,337
 17,731
 8,502
 6,834
Net interest income 90,972
 77,902
 261,667
 233,586
 115,197
 80,714
Provision for loan losses 9,998
 4,100
 25,676
 16,652
 4,918
 7,593
Net interest income after provision for loan losses 80,974
 73,802
 235,991
 216,934
 110,279
 73,121
Noninterest Income            
Service charges on deposit accounts 10,708
 10,519
 30,350
 29,676
 11,365
 9,473
Wealth management fees 8,495
 7,222
 24,696
 21,669
 9,660
 7,559
Card-based fees 7,332
 6,868
 21,642
 20,223
 8,116
 6,718
Mortgage banking income 3,394
 1,402
 6,625
 3,964
 1,888
 1,368
Capital market products income 1,376
 3,215
Other service charges, commissions, and fees 8,537
 7,107
 24,681
 17,800
 5,442
 5,261
Net gain on sale-leaseback transaction 5,509
 
 5,509
 
Net securities gains 187
 524
 1,097
 1,551
 
 887
Other income 1,691
 1,372
 5,001
 5,220
 2,104
 1,445
Total noninterest income 45,853
 35,014
 119,601
 100,103
 39,951
 35,926
Noninterest Expense            
Salaries and employee benefits 46,372
 41,361
 137,233
 122,371
 55,772
 44,594
Net occupancy and equipment expense 10,755
 9,406
 30,380
 29,464
 12,325
 9,697
Professional services 6,772
 6,172
 17,984
 16,603
 8,463
 5,920
Technology and related costs 3,881
 3,673
 11,251
 10,887
 4,433
 3,701
Net OREO expense 313
 1,290
 2,099
 4,355
 1,700
 664
Other expenses 13,623
 12,463
 41,074
 36,793
 15,384
 12,993
Acquisition and integration related expenses 1,172
 
 6,810
 
 18,565
 5,020
Total noninterest expense 82,888
 74,365
 246,831
 220,473
 116,642
 82,589
Income before income tax expense 43,939
 34,451
 108,761
 96,564
 33,588
 26,458
Income tax expense 15,537
 11,167
 37,130
 30,824
 10,733
 8,496
Net income $28,402
 $23,284
 $71,631
 $65,740
 $22,855
 $17,962
Per Common Share Data            
Basic earnings per common share $0.35
 $0.30
 $0.89
 $0.84
 $0.23
 $0.23
Diluted earnings per common share $0.35
 $0.30
 $0.89
 $0.84
 $0.23
 $0.23
Dividends declared per common share $0.09
 $0.09
 $0.27
 $0.27
 $0.09
 $0.09
Weighted-average common shares outstanding 80,396
 77,106
 79,589
 77,038
 100,411
 77,980
Weighted-average diluted common shares outstanding 80,409
 77,119
 79,602
 77,051
 100,432
 77,992
 
See accompanying unaudited notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 Quarters Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Quarters Ended 
 March 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015 2017 2016
Net income $28,402
 $23,284
 $71,631
 $65,740
 $22,855
 $17,962
Securities Available-for-Sale            
Unrealized holding (losses) gains:        
Unrealized holding gains:    
Before tax (6,695) 6,126
 21,671
 748
 3,298
 18,873
Tax effect 2,676
 (2,454) (8,665) (312) (1,321) (7,546)
Net of tax (4,019) 3,672
 13,006
 436
 1,977
 11,327
Reclassification of net gains included in net income:Reclassification of net gains included in net income:      Reclassification of net gains included in net income:  
Before tax 187
 524
 1,097
 1,551
 
 887
Tax effect (75) (214) (439) (634) 
 (355)
Net of tax 112
 310
 658
 917
 
 532
Net unrealized holding (losses) gains (4,131) 3,362
 12,348
 (481)
Net unrealized holding gains 1,977
 10,795
Derivative Instruments            
Unrealized holding (losses) gains:        
Unrealized holding gains:    
Before tax (779) 3,420
 4,420
 870
 (2,220) 4,275
Tax effect 311
 (1,368) (1,781) (352) 889
 (1,722)
Net of tax (468) 2,052
 2,639
 518
 (1,331) 2,553
Total other comprehensive (loss) income (4,599) 5,414
 14,987
 37
Total other comprehensive income 646
 13,348
Total comprehensive income $23,803
 $28,698
 $86,618
 $65,777
 $23,501
 $31,310


 
Accumulated
Unrealized
Gain (Loss) on
Securities
Available-
for-Sale
 Accumulated Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments 
Unrecognized
Net Pension
Costs
 
Total
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Accumulated
Unrealized
Gain (Loss) on
Securities
Available-
for-Sale
 Accumulated Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments 
Unrecognized
Net Pension
Costs
 
Total
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Balance at December 31, 2014 $(2,950) $(1,138) $(11,767) $(15,855)
Other comprehensive income (481) 518
 
 37
Balance at September 30, 2015 $(3,431) $(620) $(11,767) $(15,818)
Balance at December 31, 2015 $(10,271) $(2,468) $(15,650) $(28,389) $(10,271) $(2,468) $(15,650) $(28,389)
Other comprehensive income 12,348
 2,639
 
 14,987
 10,795
 2,553
 
 13,348
Balance at September 30, 2016 $2,077
 $171
 $(15,650) $(13,402)
Balance at March 31, 2016 $524
 $85
 $(15,650) $(15,041)
Balance at December 31, 2016 $(22,645) $(1,176) $(17,089) $(40,910)
Other comprehensive income 1,977
 (1,331) 
 646
Balance at March 31, 2017 $(20,668) $(2,507) $(17,089) $(40,264)
 
See accompanying unaudited notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.


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FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
Common
Shares
Outstanding
 
Common
Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Treasury
Stock
 Total 
Common
Shares
Outstanding
 
Common
Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Treasury
Stock
 Total
Balance at December 31, 2014 77,695
 $882
 $449,798
 $899,516
 $(15,855) $(233,566) $1,100,775
Net income 
 
 
 65,740
 
 
 65,740
Other comprehensive income 
 
 
 
 37
 
 37
Common dividends declared
($0.27 per common share)
 
 
 
 (21,047) 
 
 (21,047)
Purchase of treasury stock (7) 
 
 
 
 (120) (120)
Restricted stock activity 255
 
 (10,108) 
 
 
 (10,108)
Treasury stock issued to
benefit plans
 (1) 
 (112) 
 
 281
 169
Share-based compensation expense 
 
 5,459
 
 
 6,764
 12,223
Balance at September 30, 2015 77,942
 $882
 $445,037
 $944,209
 $(15,818) $(226,641) $1,147,669
Balance at December 31, 2015 77,952
 $882
 $446,672
 $953,516
 $(28,389) $(226,413) $1,146,268
 77,952
 $882
 $446,672
 $953,516
 $(28,389) $(226,413) $1,146,268
Net income 
 
 
 71,631
 
 
 71,631
 
 
 
 17,962
 
 
 17,962
Other comprehensive income 
 
 
 
 14,987
 
 14,987
 
 
 
 
 13,348
 
 13,348
Common dividends declared
($0.27 per common share)
 
 
 
 (21,876) 
 
 (21,876)
Common dividends declared
($0.09 per common share)
 
 
 
 (7,228) 
 
 (7,228)
Acquisition, net of issuance costs 3,042
 31
 54,865
 
 
 
 54,896
 3,042
 31
 54,865
 
 
 
 54,896
Common stock issued 10
 
 169
 
 
 
 169
 4
 
 59
 
 
 
 59
Restricted stock activity 326
 
 (10,610) 
 
 8,062
 (2,548) 303
 
 (10,282) 
 
 7,736
 (2,546)
Treasury stock issued to
benefit plans
 (6) 
 (21) 
 
 (85) (106) (3) 
 
 
 
 (33) (33)
Share-based compensation expense 
 
 5,843
 
 
 
 5,843
 
 
 1,839
 
 
 
 1,839
Balance at September 30, 2016 81,324
 $913
 $496,918
 $1,003,271
 $(13,402) $(218,436) $1,269,264
Balance at March 31, 2016 81,298
 $913
 $493,153
 $964,250
 $(15,041) $(218,710) $1,224,565
Balance at December 31, 2016 81,325
 $913
 $498,937
 $1,016,674
 $(40,910) $(218,534) $1,257,080
Net income 
 
 
 22,855
 
 
 22,855
Other comprehensive income 
 
 
 
 646
 
 646
Common dividends declared
($0.09 per common share)
 
 
 
 (9,126) 
 
 (9,126)
Acquisitions, net of issuance costs 21,078
 210
 533,322
 
 
 558
 534,090
Common stock issued 2
 
 53
 
 
 
 53
Restricted stock activity 355
 
 (12,860) 
 
 9,108
 (3,752)
Treasury stock issued to
benefit plans
 (3) 
 
 
 
 (78) (78)
Share-based compensation expense 
 
 2,965
 
 
 
 2,965
Balance at March 31, 2017 102,757
 $1,123
 $1,022,417
 $1,030,403
 $(40,264) $(208,946) $1,804,733
 
See accompanying unaudited notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
 2016 2015 2017 2016
Net cash provided by operating activities $104,235
 $93,423
 $8,201
 $10,232
Investing Activities        
Proceeds from maturities, repayments, and calls of securities available-for-sale 263,243
 216,900
 80,060
 68,235
Proceeds from sales of securities available-for-sale 42,794
 57,255
 210,154
 31,453
Purchases of securities available-for-sale (824,883) (241,300) (94,766) (276,265)
Proceeds from maturities, repayments, and calls of securities held-to-maturity 4,695
 4,016
 4,549
 3,973
Purchases of securities held-to-maturity (16) (1,184) 
 (8)
Purchases of FHLB stock (12,651) (1,190)
Purchases (sales) of FHLB stock 16,072
 (61)
Net increase in loans (630,012) (213,488) (43,771) (268,179)
Proceeds from claims on BOLI, net of premiums paid 1,597
 1,095
 (24) (22)
Proceeds from sales of OREO 6,069
 13,820
 5,364
 1,640
Proceeds from sales of premises, furniture, and equipment 150,747
 195
 404
 675
Purchases of premises, furniture, and equipment (12,320) (6,591) (2,891) (2,921)
Net cash received from acquisitions 57,347
 
 41,717
 57,347
Net cash used in investing activities (953,390) (170,472)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 216,868
 (384,133)
Financing Activities        
Net increase in deposit accounts 413,445
 408,692
 104,064
 88,159
Net increase in borrowed funds 472,027
 31,949
Purchase of treasury stock 
 (120)
Net proceeds from the issuance of subordinated notes 146,484
 
Payments for the maturity of subordinated debt (38,500) 
Net (decrease) increase in borrowed funds (331,085) 219,899
Cash dividends paid (21,885) (20,132) (7,206) (6,885)
Restricted stock activity (2,318) (2,853) (3,830) (2,113)
Excess tax benefit related to share-based compensation 391
 794
Net cash provided by financing activities 969,644
 418,330
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 120,489
 341,281
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (238,057) 299,060
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (12,988) (74,841)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 381,202
 606,262
 262,148
 381,202
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $501,691
 $947,543
 $249,160
 $306,361
        
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:        
Income taxes paid $14,645
 $12,787
Income taxes (refunded) paid $(1,259) $2,421
Interest paid to depositors and creditors 17,656
 14,931
 9,354
 3,563
Dividends declared, but unpaid 7,241
 7,137
 9,163
 7,593
Common stock issued for acquisitions, net of issuance costs 54,896
 
Stock issued for acquisitions, net of issuance costs 534,090
 54,896
Non-cash transfers of loans to OREO 3,894
 11,956
 683
 942
Non-cash transfers of loans held-for-investment to loans held-for-sale 77,030
 32,902
 13,136
 25,125
 
See accompanying unaudited notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation – The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements ("consolidated financial statements") of First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation, were prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and reflect all adjustments that management deems necessary for the fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations for the periods presented. The results of operations for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2016.2017.
The accounting and reporting policies of the Company and its subsidiaries conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and general practices within the banking industry. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include certain information and note disclosures required by GAAP for complete annual financial statements. Therefore, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's 20152016 Annual Report on Form 10-K ("20152016 10-K"). The Company uses the accrual basis of accounting for financial reporting purposes. Certain reclassifications were made to prior year amounts to conform to the current year presentation.
Use of Estimates – The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Although these estimates and assumptions are based on the best available information, actual results could differ from those estimates.
Principles of Consolidation – The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial position and results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries after elimination of all significant intercompany accounts and transactions. Assets held in a fiduciary or agency capacity are not assets of the Company or its subsidiaries and are not included in the consolidated financial statements.
The accounting policies related to business combinations, loans, the allowance for credit losses, and derivative financial instruments are presented below. For a summary of all other significant accounting policies, see Note 1, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," in the Company's 20152016 10-K.
Business Combinations – Business combinations are accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded at their estimated fair values as of the date of acquisition, with any excess of the purchase price of the acquisition over the fair value of the identifiable net tangible and intangible assets acquired recorded as goodwill. Alternatively, a gain is recorded if the fair value of assets purchased exceeds the fair value of liabilities assumed and consideration paid. The results of operations of the acquired business are included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income from the effective date of the acquisition.
Loans – Loans held-for-investment are loans that the Company intends to hold until they are paid in full and are carried at the principal amount outstanding, including certain net deferred loan origination fees. Loan origination fees, commitment fees, and certain direct loan origination costs are deferred, and the net amount is amortized as a yield adjustment over the contractual life of the related loans or commitments and included in interest income. Fees related to letters of credit are amortized into fee income over the contractual life of the commitment. Other credit-related fees are recognized as fee income when earned. The Company's net investment in direct financing leases is included in loans and consists of future minimum lease payments and estimated residual values, net of unearned income. Interest income on loans is accrued based on principal amounts outstanding. Loans held-for-sale are carried at the lower of aggregate cost or fair value and included in other assets in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
Acquired and Covered Loans – Covered loans consists of loans acquired by the Company in Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC")-assisted transactions, which are covered by loss share agreements with the FDIC (the "FDIC Agreements"), under which the FDIC reimburses the Company for the majority of the losses and eligible expenses related to these assets during the coverage period. Acquired loans consist of all other loans that were acquired in business combinations that are not covered by the FDIC Agreements. During 2015, certain covered loans were no longer covered under the FDIC Agreements, and are included in acquired loans and no longer classified as covered loans. Covered loans and acquired loans are included within loans held-for-investment.
Acquired and covered loans are separated into (i) non-purchased credit impaired ("Non-PCI"non-PCI") and (ii) purchased credit impaired ("PCI") loans. Non-PCI loans include loans that did not have evidence of credit deterioration since origination at the acquisition date. PCI loans include loans that had evidence of credit deterioration since origination and for which it was probable at acquisition that the Company would not collect all contractually required principal and interest payments. Evidence of credit deterioration

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was evaluated using various indicators, such as past due and non-accrual status. Leases and revolving loans do not qualify to be accounted for as PCI loans and are accounted for as Non-PCInon-PCI loans.
The acquisition adjustment related to Non-PCInon-PCI loans is amortized into interest income over the contractual life of the related loans. If an acquired Non-PCInon-PCI loan is renewed subsequent to the acquisition date, any remaining acquisition adjustment is accreted into interest income and the loan is considered a new loan that is no longer classified as an acquired loan.
PCI loans are accounted for based on estimates of expected future cash flows. To estimate the fair value, the Company generally aggregates purchased consumer loans and certain smaller balance commercial loans into pools of loans with common risk characteristics, such as delinquency status, credit score, and internal risk ratings. The fair values of larger balance commercial loans are estimated on an individual basis. Expected future cash flows in excess of the fair value of loans at the purchase date ("accretable yield") are recorded as interest income over the life of the loans if the timing and amount of the expected future cash flows can be reasonably estimated. The non-accretable yield represents the difference between contractually required payments and the expected future cash flows determined at acquisition. Subsequent increases in expected future cash flows are offset against the allowance for credit losses to the extent an allowance has been established or otherwise recognized as interest income prospectively. The present value of any decreases in expected future cash flows is recognized by recording a charge-off through the allowance for loan losses or providing an allowance for loan losses.
90-Days Past Due Loans –The Company's accrual of interest on loans is generally discontinued at the time the loan is 90 days past due unless the credit is sufficiently collateralized and in the process of renewal or collection.
Non-accrual Loans Generally, corporate loans are placed on non-accrual status (i) when either principal or interest payments become 90 days or more past due unless the credit is sufficiently collateralized and in the process of renewal or collection, or (ii) when an individual analysis of a borrower's creditworthiness warrants a downgrade to non-accrual regardless of past due status. When a loan is placed on non-accrual status, unpaid interest credited to income in the current year is reversed, and unpaid interest accrued in prior years is charged against the allowance for loan losses. After the loan is placed on non-accrual status, all debt service payments are applied to the principal on the loan. Future interest income may only be recorded on a cash basis after recovery of principal is reasonably assured. Non-accrual loans are returned to accrual status when the financial position of the borrower and other relevant factors indicate that the Company will collect all principal and interest.
Commercial loans and loans secured by real estate are charged-off when deemed uncollectible. A loss is recorded if the net realizable value of the underlying collateral is less than the outstanding principal and interest. Consumer loans that are not secured by real estate are subject to mandatory charge-off at a specified delinquency date and are usually not classified as non-accrual prior to being charged-off. Closed-end consumer loans, which include installment, automobile, and single payment loans, are usually charged-off no later than the end of the month in which the loan becomes 120 days past due.
PCI loans are generally considered accruing loans unless reasonable estimates of the timing and amount of expected future cash flows cannot be determined. Loans without reasonable future cash flow estimates are classified as non-accrual loans, and interest income is not recognized on those loans until the timing and amount of the expected future cash flows can be reasonably determined.
Troubled Debt Restructurings ("TDRs") – A restructuring is considered a TDR when (i) the borrower is experiencing financial difficulties, and (ii) the creditor grants a concession, such as forgiveness of principal, reduction of the interest rate, changes in payments, or extension of the maturity date. Loans are not classified as TDRs when the modification is short-term or results in an insignificant delay in payments. The Company's TDRs are determined on a case-by-case basis.
The Company does not accrue interest on a TDR unless it believes collection of all principal and interest under the modified terms is reasonably assured. For a TDR to begin accruing interest, the borrower must demonstrate some level of past performance and the future capacity to perform under the modified terms. Generally, six months of consecutive payment performance under the restructured terms is required before a TDR is returned to accrual status. However, the period could vary depending on the individual facts and circumstances of the loan. An evaluation of the borrower's current creditworthiness is used to assess the borrower's capacity to repay the loan under the modified terms. This evaluation includes an estimate of expected future cash flows, evidence of strong financial position, and estimates of the value of collateral, if applicable. For TDRs to be removed from TDR status in the calendar year after the restructuring, the loans must (i) have an interest rate and terms that reflect market conditions at the time of restructuring, and (ii) be in compliance with the modified terms. If the loan was restructured at below market rates and terms, it continues to be separately reported as restructured until it is paid in full or charged-off.
Impaired Loans – Impaired loans consist of corporate non-accrual loans and TDRs. A loan is considered impaired when it is probable that the Company will not collect all contractual principal and interest. With the exception of accruing TDRs, impaired loans are classified as non-accrual and are exclusive of smaller homogeneous loans, such as home equity, 1-4 family mortgages, and installment loans. Impaired loans with balances under a specified threshold are not individually evaluated for impairment. For all other impaired loans, impairment is measured by comparing the estimated value of the loan to the recorded book value.

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The value of collateral-dependent loans is based on the fair value of the underlying collateral, less costs to sell. The value of other loans is measured using the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan's initial effective interest rate.
Allowance for Credit Losses – The allowance for credit losses is comprised of the allowance for loan losses and the reserve for unfunded commitments, and is maintained by management at a level believed adequate to absorb estimated losses inherent in the existing loan portfolio. Determination of the allowance for credit losses is subjective since it requires significant estimates and management judgment, including the amounts and timing of expected future cash flows on impaired loans, estimated losses on pools of homogeneous loans, consideration of current economic trends, and other factors.
Loans deemed to be uncollectible are charged-off against the allowance for loan losses, while recoveries of amounts previously charged-off are credited to the allowance for loan losses. Additions to the allowance for loan losses are charged to expense through the provision for loan losses. The amount of provision depends on a number of factors, including net charge-off levels, loan growth, changes in the composition of the loan portfolio, and the Company's assessment of the allowance for loan losses based on the methodology discussed below.
Allowance for Loan Losses The allowance for loan losses consists of (i) specific reserves for individual loans where the recorded investment exceeds the value, (ii) an allowance based on a loss migration analysis that uses historical credit loss experience for each loan category, and (iii) an allowance based on other internal and external qualitative factors.
The specific reserves component of the allowance for loan losses is based on a periodic analysis of impaired loans exceeding a fixed dollar amount. If the value of an impaired loan is less than the recorded book value, the Company either establishes a valuation allowance (i.e., a specific reserve) equal to the excess of the book value over the collateral value of the loan as a component of the allowance for loan losses or charges off the amount if it is a confirmed loss.
The general reserve component is based on a loss migration analysis, which examines actual loss experience by loan category for a rolling 8-quarter period and the related internal risk rating for corporate loans. The loss migration analysis is updated quarterly primarily using actual loss experience. This component is then adjusted based on management's consideration of many internal and external qualitative factors, including:
Changes in the composition of the loan portfolio, trends in the volume of loans, and trends in delinquent and non-accrual loans that could indicate that historical trends do not reflect current conditions.
Changes in credit policies and procedures, such as underwriting standards and collection, charge-off, and recovery practices.
Changes in the experience, ability, and depth of credit management and other relevant staff.
Changes in the quality of the Company's loan review system and Board of Directors oversight.
The effect of any concentration of credit and changes in the level of concentrations, such as loan type or risk rating.
Changes in the value of the underlying collateral for collateral-dependent loans.
Changes in the national and local economy that affect the collectability of various segments of the portfolio.
The effect of other external factors, such as competition and legal and regulatory requirements, on the Company's loan portfolio.
The allowance for loan losses also consists of an allowance on acquired and covered Non-PCInon-PCI and PCI loans. No allowance for loan losses is recorded on acquired loans at the acquisition date. Subsequent to the acquisition date, an allowance for credit losses is established as necessary to reflect credit deterioration. The acquired Non-PCInon-PCI allowance is based on management's evaluation of the acquired Non-PCInon-PCI loan portfolio giving consideration to the current portfolio balance including the remaining acquisition adjustments, maturity dates, and overall credit quality. The allowance for covered Non-PCInon-PCI loans is calculated in the same manner as the general reserve component based on a loss migration analysis as discussed above. The acquired and covered PCI allowance reflects the difference between the carrying value and the discounted expected future cash flows of the acquired and covered PCI loans. On a periodic basis, the adequacy of this allowance is determined through a re-estimation of expected future cash flows on all of the outstanding acquired and covered PCI loans using either a probability of default/loss given default ("PD/LGD") methodology or a specific review methodology. The PD/LGD model is a loss model that estimates expected future cash flows using a probability of default curve and loss given default estimates. Acquired Non-PCInon-PCI loans that have renewed subsequent to the respective acquisition dates are no longer classified as acquired loans. Instead, they are included in the general loan population and allocated an allowance based on a loss migration analysis.
Reserve for Unfunded Commitments The Company also maintains a reserve for unfunded commitments, including letters of credit, for the risk of loss inherent in these arrangements. The reserve for unfunded commitments is estimated using the loss migration analysis from the allowance for loan losses, adjusted for probabilities of future funding requirements. The reserve for unfunded commitments is included in other liabilities in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
The establishment of the allowance for credit losses involves a high degree of judgment given the difficulty of assessing the factors impacting loan repayment and estimating the timing and amount of losses. While management utilizes its best judgment and

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information available, the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses depends on a variety of factors beyond the Company's control, including the performance of its loan portfolio, the economy, changes in interest rates and property values, and the interpretation of loan risk classifications by regulatory authorities.
Derivative Financial Instruments – To provide derivative products to customers and in the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into derivative transactions as part of its overall interest rate risk management strategy to minimize significant unplanned fluctuations in earnings and expected future cash flows caused by interest rate volatility. All derivative instruments are recorded at fair value as either other assets or other liabilities in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. Subsequent changes in a derivative's fair value are recognized in earnings unless specific hedge accounting criteria are met.
On the date the Company enters into a derivative contract, the derivative is designated as a fair value hedge, a cash flow hedge, or a non-hedge derivative instrument. Fair value hedges are designed to mitigate exposure to changes in the fair value of an asset or liability attributable to a particular risk, such as interest rate risk. Cash flow hedges are designed to mitigate exposure to variability in expected future cash flows to be received or paid related to an asset, liability, or other type of forecasted transaction. The Company formally documents all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, including its risk management objective and strategy at inception.
At the hedge's inception and quarterly thereafter, a formal assessment is performed to determine the effectiveness of the derivative in offsetting changes in the fair values or expected future cash flows of the hedged items in the current period and prospectively. If a derivative instrument designated as a hedge is terminated or ceases to be highly effective, hedge accounting is discontinued prospectively, and the gain or loss is amortized into earnings. For fair value hedges, the gain or loss is amortized over the remaining life of the hedged asset or liability. For cash flow hedges, the gain or loss is amortized over the same period that the forecasted hedged transactions impact earnings. If the hedged item is disposed of, any fair value adjustments are included in the gain or loss from the disposition of the hedged item. If the forecasted transaction is no longer probable, the gain or loss is included in earnings immediately.
For fair value hedges, changes in the fair value of the derivative instruments, as well as changes in the fair value of the hedged item, are recognized in earnings. For cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the change in fair value of the derivative instrument is reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss and is reclassified to earnings when the hedged transaction is reflected in earnings.
Ineffectiveness is calculated based on the change in fair value of the hedged item compared with the change in fair value of the hedging instrument. For all types of hedges, any ineffectiveness in the hedging relationship is recognized in earnings during the period the ineffectiveness occurs.

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2. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
Amendments to Consolidation Analysis:Contingent Put and Call Options in Debt Instruments: In February 2015,March of 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued final guidance clarifying the requirements for assessing whether contingent call (put) options that updates current accounting forcan accelerate the consolidationpayment of certain legal entities. Thisprincipal on debt instruments are clearly and closely related to their debt hosts. Entities are required to apply the guidance modifiesto existing debt instruments (or hybrid financial instruments that are determined to have a debt host) using a modified retrospective transition method as of the evaluationperiod of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are variable interest entities ("VIEs")adoption. The adoption of this guidance on January 1, 2017 did not impact the Company's financial condition, results of operations, or voting interest entities,liquidity.
Equity Method Accounting: In March of 2016, the FASB issued final guidance to simplify the equity method of accounting. The guidance eliminates the presumption that a general partner should consolidate a limited partnership, affects the consolidation analysis of reporting entities that are involved with VIEs, and provides certain exceptions from consolidation guidance for certain reporting entities.requirement to retrospectively apply equity method accounting in previous periods when an investor initially obtains significant influence over an investee. This guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015.2016. The adoption of this guidance on January 1, 20162017 did not materially impact the Company's financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity.
Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs:Accounting for Employee Share-based Payments: In AprilMarch of 2015,2016, the FASB issued guidance to clarifysimplify the presentationaccounting for employee share-based payment transactions. The guidance requires entities to recognize the income tax effects of debt issuance costs withinawards in the balance sheet. Additionally,income statement when the awards vest or are settled. In addition, the guidance requires debt issuance costs relatedallows entities to a recognized debt liability to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amountrepurchase more of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The recognition and measurementan employee's shares than it can under current guidance for debt issuance costs are not affected by this amendment. The guidance is effectivetax withholding purposes without triggering liability accounting and to make a policy election to account for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015.forfeitures as they occur. The adoption of this guidance on January 1, 2016 did not materially impact2017 resulted in a $638,000 tax benefit recorded in the Company's financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity.operations. The Company elected to estimate forfeitures, which is consistent with the Company's practice before the adoption of this guidance.
Accounting Pronouncements Pending Adoption
Revenue from Contracts with Customers: In May of 2014, the FASB issued guidance that requires an entity to 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. In March of 2016, the FASB issued an amendment to this guidance to clarify the implementation of guidance on principal versus agent consideration. Additional amendments to clarify the implementation guidance on the identification of performance obligations and licensing were issued in April of 2016 and narrow-scope improvements and practical expedients were issued in May of 2016.
The guidance was initially effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2016. In August of 2015, the FASB issued guidance that defers the effective date by one year. The deferral causes the guidance2016 but was deferred to be effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2017, and must be applied either retrospectively or using the modified retrospective approach. Early adoption is permitted, but not before the original effective date. ManagementThe Company's revenue is evaluatingcomprised of net interest income on financial assets and liabilities, which are excluded from the newscope of this guidance, and the impact to the Company's financial condition, results of operations, and liquidity.
Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern: In August of 2014, the FASB issuednoninterest income. The Company expects that this guidance that requireswill change how revenue from certain revenue streams is recognized within wealth management to evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the entity's ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. The guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. Managementfees but does not expect the adoption of this guidance will materiallythese changes to have a significant impact on the Company's financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity. The Company continues to evaluate the impact of this guidance on other components of noninterest income. The Company will adopt this guidance on January 1, 2018, with a cumulative effect adjustment to opening retained earnings, if an adjustment is deemed to be significant.
Amendments to Guidance on Classifying and Measuring Financial Instruments: In January of 2016, the FASB issued guidance that will require entities to measure equity investments that do not result in consolidation and are not accounted for under the equity method at fair value. Any changes in fair value will be recognized in net income unless the investments qualify for a new practicability exception. This guidance also requires entities to recognize changes in instrument-specific credit risk related to financial liabilities measured under the fair value option in other comprehensive income. No changes were made to the guidance for classifying and measuring investments in debt securities and loans. This guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. Management does not expect the adoption of this guidance will materially impact the Company's financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity.
Leases: In February of 2016, the FASB issued guidance to increase transparency and comparability across entities for leasing arrangements. This guidance requires lessees to recognize assets and liabilities for most leases. For lessors, this guidance modifies the lease classification criteria and the accounting for sales-type and direct financing leases. In addition, this guidance clarifies criteria for the determination of whether a contract is or contains a lease. This guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted.
During the third quarter of 2016, the Company entered into a sale-leaseback transaction that resulted in a deferred gain of $82.5 million.million, with $79.5 million remaining as of March 31, 2017. Upon adoption of this guidance, the remaining deferred gain will be recognized immediately as a cumulative-effect adjustment to equity. For additional discussion of the sale-leaseback transaction, see note 8 "Premises,

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"Premises, Furniture, and Equipment." Management is evaluating the new guidance and the additional impact to the Company's financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity.

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Contingent Put and Call Options in Debt Instruments: In March of 2016, the FASB issued final guidance clarifying the requirements for assessing whether contingent call (put) options that can accelerate the payment of principal on debt instruments are clearly and closely related to their debt hosts. Entities are required to apply the guidance to existing debt instruments (or hybrid financial instruments that are determined to have a debt host) using a modified retrospective transition method as of the period of adoption. This guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. Management does not expect the adoption of this guidance will materially impact the Company's financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity.
Equity Method Accounting: In March of 2016, the FASB issued final guidance to simplify the equity method of accounting. The guidance eliminates the requirement to retrospectively apply equity method accounting in previous periods when an investor initially obtains significant influence over an investee. This guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. Management does not expect the adoption of this guidance will materially impact the Company's financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity.
Accounting for Employee Share-based Payments: In March of 2016, the FASB issued guidance to simplify the accounting for employee share-based payment transactions. The guidance requires entities to recognize the income tax effects of awards in the income statement when the awards vest or are settled. In addition, the guidance allows entities to repurchase more of an employee's shares than it can under current guidance for tax withholding purposes without triggering liability accounting and to make a policy election to account for forfeitures as they occur. This guidance is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. Management is evaluating the new guidance, but does not expect the adoption of this guidance will materially impact the Company's financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity.
Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments: In June of 2016, the FASB issued guidance that will require entities to present financial assets measured at amortized cost at the net amount expected to be collected, considering an entity's current estimate of all expected credit losses. In addition, credit losses relating to available-for-sale debt securities will be required to be recorded through an allowance for credit losses, with changes in credit loss estimates recognized through current earnings. This guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted, but not for periods beginning before December 15, 2018. Management is evaluating the new guidance and the impact to the Company's financial condition, results of operations, and liquidity.
Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments: In August of 2016, the FASB issued guidance clarifying certain cash flow presentation and classification issues to reduce diversity in practice. This guidance is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. Management does not expect the adoption of this guidance will materially impact the Company's Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
Income Taxes: In October of 2016, the FASB issued guidance that requires an entity to recognize the income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory when the transfer occurs. This guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. Management does not expect the adoption of this guidance will materially impact the Company's financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity.
Clarifying the Definition of a Business: In January of 2017, the FASB issued guidance that clarifies the definition of a business to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions or disposals of assets or businesses. This guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. Management does not expect the adoption of this guidance will materially impact the Company's financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity.
Accounting for Goodwill Impairment: In January of 2017, the FASB issued guidance that simplifies the accounting for goodwill impairment for all entities. The new guidance eliminates the requirement to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill using the second step of the quantitative two-step goodwill impairment model prescribed under current accounting guidance. Under the new guidance, if a reporting unit's carrying amount exceeds its fair value, an entity will record an impairment charge based on that difference. This guidance is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment testing dates beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for annual and interim goodwill impairment testing dates after January 1, 2017. Management does not expect the adoption of this guidance will materially impact the Company's financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity.
Presentation of Defined Benefit Retirement Plan Costs: In March of 2017, the FASB issued guidance that changes how employers that sponsor defined pension and or other postretirement benefit plans present the net periodic benefit cost in the income statement. Employers will present the service cost component of net periodic benefit cost in the same income statement line item as other employee compensation costs arising from services rendered during the period. Other components of net periodic benefit cost will be presented separately from the line item(s) that includes the service cost. This guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. Management does not expect the adoption of this guidance will materially impact the Company's financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity.
Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities: In March of 2017, the FASB issued guidance that shortens the amortization period for the premium on certain purchased callable debt securities to the earliest call date. This guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. Management does not expect the adoption of this guidance will materially impact the Company's financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity.

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3. ACQUISITIONS
PendingCompleted Acquisitions
Standard Bancshares, Inc.
On June 28, 2016,January 6, 2017, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquirecompleted the acquisition of Standard Bancshares, Inc. ("Standard"), the holding company for Standard Bank and Trust Company. WithPursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, on January 6, 2017, each outstanding share of Standard common stock was canceled and converted into the right to receive 0.4350 of a share of Company common stock. Based on the closing trading price of shares of Company common stock on the NASDAQ on that date of $25.34, the value of the merger consideration per share of Standard common stock was $11.02. Each outstanding Standard stock settled right was redeemed for cash, and each outstanding Standard stock option and each share of Standard phantom stock was cancelled and terminated in exchange for the right to receive cash, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement. This resulted in an overall transaction value of approximately $580.7 million, which consisted of 21,057,085 shares of Company common stock and $47.1 million in cash. Goodwill of $339.3 million associated with the acquisition was recorded by the Company. All operating systems were converted during the first quarter of 2017. The fair value adjustments associated with these accounts and goodwill remain preliminary and may change as the Company continues to finalize the fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired.
Premier Asset Management LLC
On February 28, 2017, the Company completed the acquisition of Premier Asset Management LLC ("Premier"), a registered investment advisor based in Chicago, Illinois. At the close of the acquisition, the Company would acquire 35 banking offices located primarily in the southwest Chicago suburbs and adjacent markets in northwest Indiana. Asacquired approximately $550.0 million of June 30, 2016, Standard had totaltrust assets of approximately $2.5 billion with $2.2 billion in deposits and $1.8 billion in loans. The merger agreement provides for a fixed exchange ratio of 0.4350 shares of First Midwest common stock for each share of Standard common stock. As of the date of announcement, the overall transaction was valued at approximately $365 million, including Standard's common stock, stock options, phantom stock, and stock settled rights. The acquisition is expected to close in late 2016 or early 2017, subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions, as well as the approval of the Company's and Standard's shareholders.
Completed Acquisitionsunder management.
NI Bancshares Corporation
On March 8, 2016, the Company completed the acquisition of NI Bancshares Corporation ("NI Bancshares"), the holding company for The National Bank & Trust Company of Sycamore. As part of the acquisition, the Company acquired all assets and assumed all liabilities of NI Bancshares, which included ten banking offices in northern Illinois and over $700.0 million in trust assets under management. The merger consideration was a combination of Company common stock and cash, at a purchase price of $70.1 million. Goodwill of $20.8$22.2 million associated with the acquisition was recorded by the Company. The
During the first quarter of 2017, the Company is finalizing the fair values of the assets and liabilities acquired. As a result,finalized the fair value adjustments associated with these accounts and goodwill are preliminary and may change.the NI Bancshares transaction, which required a measurement period adjustment of $423,000 to increase goodwill. This adjustment was recognized in the current period in accordance with accounting guidance applicable to business combinations.

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Peoples Bancorp, Inc.
On December 3, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of Peoples Bancorp, Inc. ("Peoples"), and its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, The Peoples' Bank of Arlington Heights. With the acquisition, the Company acquired all assets and assumed all liabilities of Peoples, which included two banking offices in Arlington Heights, Illinois, at a purchase price of $16.8 million paid in cash. The Company recorded goodwill of $7.5 million associated with the acquisition. The Company is finalizing the fair values of the assets and liabilities acquired. As a result, the fair value adjustments associated with these accounts and goodwill are preliminary and may change.
The following table presents the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, net of the fair value adjustments, in the Standard and NI Bancshares and Peoples transactions as of the acquisition date. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed, both intangible and tangible, were recorded at their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date and have been accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting.
Acquisition Activity
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
 NI Bancshares PeoplesStandard NI Bancshares
 March 8, 2016 December 3, 2015January 6, 2017 March 8, 2016
Assets       
Cash and due from banks and interest-bearing deposits in other banks $72,533
 $781
$102,149
 $72,533
Securities available-for-sale 125,843
 41,492
214,107
 125,843
Securities held-to-maturity 1,864
 

 1,864
FHLB and FRB stock 1,549
 558
3,247
 1,549
Loans 397,018
 53,917
1,769,709
 396,181
OREO 2,863
 515
8,427
 2,863
Investment in BOLI 8,384
 
55,629
 8,384
Goodwill 20,762
 7,544
339,298
 22,174
Other intangible assets 10,925
 580
31,072
 10,408
Premises, furniture, and equipment 20,019
 2,215
59,163
 19,636
Accrued interest receivable and other assets 16,004
 2,911
56,077
 16,453
Total assets $677,764
 $110,513
$2,638,878
 $677,888
Liabilities       
Noninterest-bearing deposits $130,909
 $15,869
$675,354
 $130,909
Interest-bearing deposits 464,012
 75,944
1,348,520
 464,012
Total deposits 594,921
 91,813
2,023,874
 594,921
Borrowed funds 2,416
 1,200

 2,416
Intangible liabilities 230
 

 230
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities 10,115
 672
34,289
 10,239
Total liabilities 607,682
 93,685
2,058,163
 607,806
Consideration Paid       
Common stock (2016 - 3,042,494 shares issued at $18.059 per share), net of
$48,000 in issuance costs
 54,896
 
Common stock (2017 - 21,057,085 shares issued at $25.34 per share,
2016 - 3,042,494 shares issued at $18.059 per share), net of issuance costs
533,590
 54,896
Cash paid 15,186
 16,828
47,125
 15,186
Total consideration paid 70,082
 16,828
580,715
 70,082
 $677,764
 $110,513
$2,638,878
 $677,888
Expenses related to the acquisition and integration of the transactions above and pending transactions totaled $1.2$18.6 million and $6.8$5.0 million during the quarterquarters ended March 31, 2017 and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, and are reported as a separate component within noninterest expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. There were noThe acquisition and integration related expenses for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2015. The completed acquisitions were notof Standard was considered material to the Company's financial statements; therefore, pro forma financial data and related disclosures are not included.included in the following tables.


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The unaudited pro forma combined results of operations for the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 are presented as if the Standard acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2016, the first day of the Company's 2016 fiscal year. The unaudited pro forma combined results of operations are presented for illustrative purposes only and do not necessarily indicate the financial results of the combined companies had the companies actually been combined at the beginning of the period presented. Fair value adjustments included in the following table are preliminary and may be revised. The unaudited pro forma results of operations also does not consider any potential impacts of potential revenue enhancements, anticipated cost savings and expense efficiencies, or asset dispositions, among other factors. Acquisition and integration related expenses directly attributable to the Standard acquisition have been excluded from the following table and are estimated to total $27.0 million, of which $17.5 million was expensed during the quarter ended March 31, 2017.
Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Results of Operations
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
  
Quarters Ended
March 31,
  2017 2016
Total revenues (1)
 $156,757
 $143,345
Net income 32,734
 22,950

(1)
Includes net interest income and total noninterest income.
Acquired loans are recorded at fair value, which incorporates credit risk, at the date of acquisition. No allowance for credit losses is recorded on the acquisition date. Acquired loans are separated into (i) non-PCI and (ii) PCI loans. Non-PCI loans include loans that did not have evidence of credit deterioration since origination at the acquisition date. PCI loans include loans that had evidence of credit deterioration since origination and for which it was probable at acquisition that the Company would not collect all contractually required principal and interest payments. PCI loans are accounted for based on estimates of expected future cash flows. Expected future cash flows in excess of the fair value of loans at the purchase date ("accretable yield") are recorded as interest income over the life of the loans if the timing and amount of the expected future cash flows can be reasonably estimated. The non-accretable yield represents the difference between contractually required payments and the expected future cash flows determined at acquisition. For additional discussion regarding significant accounting policies on acquired loans see Note 1, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies."
The following table presents additional detail for loans acquired in the Standard transaction at the acquisition date.
Standard Acquired Loans
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
  January 6, 2017
  PCI Loans Non-PCI Loans
Fair value $123,643
 $1,646,066
Contractually required principal and interest payments 208,586
 1,940,459
Best estimate of contractual cash flows not expected to be collected (1)
 57,626
 100,918
Best estimate of contractual cash flows expected to be collected 150,960
 1,839,541
(1)
Includes interest payments not expected to be collected due to loan prepayments as well as principal and interest payments not expected to be collected due to customer default.


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4. SECURITIES
Securities are classified as held-to-maturity, trading, or available-for-sale at the time of purchase. Securities classified as held-to-maturity are securities for which management has the intent and abilityThe significant accounting policies related to hold to maturity and are stated at cost.
The Company's trading securities consist of diversified investment securities reported at fair value that are held in a grantor trust under deferred compensation arrangements in which plan participants may direct amounts earned to be invested in securities other than Company stock.
All other securities are classified as available-for-sale and are carried at fair value with unrealized gains and losses, netpresented in Note 1, "Summary of related deferred income taxes, recordedSignificant Accounting Policies" to the Consolidated Financial Statements in stockholders' equity as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss.the Company's 2016 10-K.
A summary of the Company's securities portfolio by category and maturity is presented in the following tables.
Securities Portfolio
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 As of September 30, 2016 As of December 31, 2015 As of March 31, 2017 As of December 31, 2016
 Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized 
Fair
 Value
 Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized 
Fair
 Value
 Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized 
Fair
 Value
 Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized 
Fair
 Value
 Gains Losses Gains Losses  Gains Losses Gains Losses 
Securities Available-for-SaleSecurities Available-for-Sale              Securities Available-for-Sale              
U.S. treasury securities $43,593
 $212
 $(8) $43,797
 $17,000
 $15
 $(35) $16,980
 $48,574
 $23
 $(81) $48,516
 $48,581
 $26
 $(66) $48,541
U.S. agency securities 190,821
 2,159
 (49) 192,931
 86,461
 351
 (169) 86,643
 180,894
 518
 (382) 181,030
 183,528
 519
 (410) 183,637
Collateralized mortgage
obligations ("CMOs")
 1,074,736
 8,759
 (2,236) 1,081,259
 695,198
 1,072
 (9,085) 687,185
 1,066,439
 1,039
 (16,114) 1,051,364
 1,064,130
 969
 (17,653) 1,047,446
Other mortgage-backed
securities ("MBSs")
 319,964
 4,641
 (121) 324,484
 152,481
 1,920
 (871) 153,530
 357,473
 1,230
 (5,737) 352,966
 337,139
 1,395
 (5,879) 332,655
Municipal securities 280,884
 5,959
 (130) 286,713
 321,437
 6,443
 (310) 327,570
 263,606
 2,092
 (2,988) 262,710
 273,319
 1,245
 (3,718) 270,846
Trust-preferred
collateralized debt
obligations ("CDOs")
 47,893
 73
 (16,067) 31,899
 48,287
 34
 (16,792) 31,529
 47,728
 260
 (14,552) 33,436
 47,681
 261
 (14,682) 33,260
Equity securities 3,075
 110
 (238) 2,947
 3,282
 86
 (169) 3,199
 7,246
 148
 (292) 7,102
 3,206
 147
 (288) 3,065
Total securities
available-for-sale
 $1,960,966
 $21,913
 $(18,849) $1,964,030
 $1,324,146
 $9,921
 $(27,431) $1,306,636
 $1,971,960
 $5,310
 $(40,146) $1,937,124
 $1,957,584
 $4,562
 $(42,696) $1,919,450
Securities Held-to-MaturitySecurities Held-to-Maturity              Securities Held-to-Maturity              
Municipal securities $20,337
 $
 $(2,227) $18,110
 $23,152
 $
 $(3,098) $20,054
 $17,742
 $
 $(2,624) $15,118
 $22,291
 $
 $(4,079) $18,212
Trading Securities       $18,351
       $16,894
       $19,130
       $17,920

Remaining Contractual Maturity of Securities
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 As of September 30, 2016 As of March 31, 2017
 Available-for-Sale Held-to-Maturity Available-for-Sale Held-to-Maturity
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Fair
Value
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Fair
Value
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Fair
Value
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Fair
Value
One year or less $75,444
 $74,392
 $3,218
 $2,866
 $90,123
 $87,605
 $1,926
 $1,641
After one year to five years 433,027
 426,991
 7,560
 6,732
 399,483
 388,321
 6,834
 5,823
After five years to ten years 6,827
 6,732
 2,340
 2,084
 3,470
 3,373
 2,975
 2,535
After ten years 47,893
 47,225
 7,219
 6,428
 47,726
 46,393
 6,007
 5,119
Securities that do not have a single contractual maturity date 1,397,775
 1,408,690
 
 
 1,431,158
 1,411,432
 
 
Total $1,960,966
 $1,964,030
 $20,337
 $18,110
 $1,971,960
 $1,937,124
 $17,742
 $15,118
The carrying value of securities available-for-sale that were pledged to secure deposits or for other purposes as permitted or required by law totaled $1.3$1.1 billion at September 30, 2016for both March 31, 2017 and $856.9 million at December 31, 2015.2016. No securities held-to-maturity were pledged as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 or December 31, 2015.2016.

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Purchases and sales of securities are recognized on a trade date basis. Realized securities gains or losses are reported in net securities gains in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The cost of securities sold is based on the specific identification method. During the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 there were no material gross trading gains or losses.gains/(losses). The following table presents net realized gains on securities available-for-sale for the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.2016.
Securities Available-for-Sale Gains
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 Quarters Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Quarters Ended 
 March 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015 2017 2016
Gains on sales of securities:            
Gross realized gains $187
 $524
 $1,266
 $1,689
 $
 $930
Gross realized losses 
 
 (169) (138) 
 (43)
Net realized gains on sales of securities 187
 524
 1,097
 1,551
 
 887
Non-cash impairment charges:            
Other-than-temporary securities impairment ("OTTI") 
 
 
 
 
 
Net realized gains $187
 $524
 $1,097
 $1,551
 $
 $887
There were no net securities gains recognized during the first quarter of 2017. Securities of $214.1 million were acquired in the Standard transaction during the first quarter of 2017, of which $210.2 million were sold shortly after the acquisition and resulted in no gains or losses as they were recorded at fair value upon acquisition.
Accounting guidance requires that the credit portion of an OTTI charge be recognized through income. If a decline in fair value below carrying value is not attributable to credit deterioration and the Company does not intend to sell the security or believe it would not be more likely than not required to sell the security prior to recovery, the Company records the non-credit related portion of the decline in fair value in other comprehensive income.
The following table presents a rollforward of life-to-date OTTI recognized in earnings related to all securities available-for-sale held by the Company for the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.2016. The majority of the beginning and ending balance of OTTI relates to CDOs currently held by the Company.
Changes in OTTI Recognized in Earnings
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 Quarters Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Quarters Ended 
 March 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015 2017 2016
Beginning balance $23,709
 $23,709
 $23,709
 $23,880
 $23,345
 $23,709
OTTI included in earnings (1):
            
Reduction for sales of securities (2)
 
 
 
 (171) 
 
Ending balance $23,709
 $23,709
 $23,709
 $23,709
 $23,345
 $23,709

(1) 
Included in net securities gains in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
(2)
This reduction was driven by the sale of one CMO with a carrying value of $1.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

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The following table presents the aggregate amount of unrealized losses and the aggregate related fair values of securities with unrealized losses as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2015.2016.
Securities in an Unrealized Loss Position
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
   Less Than 12 Months 12 Months or Longer Total   Less Than 12 Months 12 Months or Longer Total
 
Number of
Securities
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Number of
Securities
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
As of September 30, 2016            
As of March 31, 2017As of March 31, 2017            
Securities Available-for-SaleSecurities Available-for-Sale            Securities Available-for-Sale            
U.S. treasury securities 5
 $10,049
 $7
 $1,999
 $1
 $12,048
 $8
 17
 $35,481
 $75
 $3,995
 $6
 $39,476
 $81
U.S. agency securities 12
 23,394
 49
 
 
 23,394
 49
 30
 70,426
 358
 6,928
 24
 77,354
 382
CMOs 64
 180,572
 717
 119,934
 1,519
 300,506
 2,236
 196
 781,003
 12,259
 128,464
 3,855
 909,467
 16,114
MBSs 15
 45,686
 89
 6,573
 32
 52,259
 121
 73
 290,278
 5,180
 17,013
 557
 307,291
 5,737
Municipal securities 49
 18,615
 112
 2,307
 18
 20,922
 130
 272
 94,694
 2,371
 21,520
 617
 116,214
 2,988
CDOs 9
 1,218
 9
 29,398
 16,058
 30,616
 16,067
 7
 
 
 30,762
 14,552
 30,762
 14,552
Equity securities 2
 379
 226
 2,379
 12
 2,758
 238
 2
 
 
 6,687
 292
 6,687
 292
Total 156
 $279,913
 $1,209
 $162,590
 $17,640
 $442,503
 $18,849
 597
 $1,271,882
 $20,243
 $215,369
 $19,903
 $1,487,251
 $40,146
Securities Held-to-MaturitySecurities Held-to-Maturity            Securities Held-to-Maturity            
Municipal securities 16
 $18,110
 $2,227
 $
 $
 $18,110
 $2,227
 13
 $
 $
 $15,118
 $2,624
 $15,118
 $2,624
As of December 31, 2015              
As of December 31, 2016              
Securities Available-for-SaleSecurities Available-for-Sale            Securities Available-for-Sale            
U.S. treasury securities 4
 $7,946
 $35
 $
 $
 $7,946
 $35
 16
 $33,505
 $61
 $3,995
 $5
 $37,500
 $66
U.S. agency securities 10
 30,620
 169
 
 
 30,620
 169
 28
 62,064
 364
 11,814
 46
 73,878
 410
CMOs 133
 309,787
 3,110
 257,362
 5,975
 567,149
 9,085
 194
 523,233
 10,309
 411,758
 7,344
 934,991
 17,653
MBSs 27
 63,028
 427
 31,980
 444
 95,008
 871
 68
 221,174
 4,726
 77,780
 1,154
 298,954
 5,880
Municipal securities 68
 8,135
 65
 24,227
 245
 32,362
 310
 380
 133,957
 3,059
 29,280
 659
 163,237
 3,718
CDOs 8
 8,034
 971
 21,642
 15,821
 29,676
 16,792
 7
 
 
 30,592
 14,682
 30,592
 14,682
Equity securities 2
 485
 120
 2,305
 49
 2,790
 169
 2
 404
 201
 2,319
 86
 2,723
 287
Total 252
 $428,035
 $4,897
 $337,516
 $22,534
 $765,551
 $27,431
 695
 $974,337
 $18,720
 $567,538
 $23,976
 $1,541,875
 $42,696
Securities Held-to-MaturitySecurities Held-to-Maturity    Securities Held-to-Maturity    
Municipal securities 19
 $20,054
 $3,098
 $
 $
 $20,054
 $3,098
 14
 $
 $
 $18,212
 $4,079
 $18,212
 $4,079
Substantially all of the Company's CMOs and other MBSs are either backed by U.S. government-owned agencies or issued by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises. Municipal securities are issued by municipal authorities, and the majority are supported by third party insurance or some other form of credit enhancement. Management does not believe any of these securities with unrealized losses as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 represent OTTI related to credit deterioration. These unrealized losses are attributed to changes in interest rates and temporary market movements. The Company does not intend to sell these securities and it is not more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell them before recovery of their amortized cost basis, which may be at maturity.
The unrealized losses on CDOs as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 reflect changes in market activity for these securities. Management does not believe these unrealized losses represent OTTI related to credit deterioration. In addition, the Company does not intend to sell the CDOs with unrealized losses and the Company does not believe it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell them before recovery of their amortized cost basis, which may be at maturity. Significant judgment is required to calculate the fair value of the CDOs. For a detailed discussion of the CDO valuation methodology, see Note 14, "Fair Value."

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5. LOANS
Loans Held-for-Investment
The following table presents the Company's loans held-for-investment by class.
Loan Portfolio
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 As of As of
 September 30,
2016
 December 31,
2015
 March 31,
2017
 December 31,
2016
Commercial and industrial $2,849,399
 $2,524,726
 $3,370,780
 $2,827,658
Agricultural 409,571
 387,440
 422,784
 389,496
Commercial real estate:        
Office, retail, and industrial 1,537,038
 1,395,454
 1,988,979
 1,581,967
Multi-family 625,305
 528,324
 671,710
 614,052
Construction 401,857
 216,882
 568,460
 451,540
Other commercial real estate 970,855
 931,190
 1,357,781
 979,528
Total commercial real estate 3,535,055
 3,071,850
 4,586,930
 3,627,087
Total corporate loans 6,794,025
 5,984,016
 8,380,494
 6,844,241
Home equity 733,260
 653,468
 880,667
 747,983
1-4 family mortgages 388,145
 355,854
 540,148
 423,922
Installment 232,030
 137,602
 253,061
 237,999
Total consumer loans 1,353,435
 1,146,924
 1,673,876
 1,409,904
Covered loans 24,322
 30,775
Total loans $8,171,782
 $7,161,715
 $10,054,370
 $8,254,145
Deferred loan fees included in total loans $4,034
 $5,191
 $4,429
 $3,838
Overdrawn demand deposits included in total loans 3,428
 2,810
 6,303
 7,836
The increase in total loans for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 includes loans acquired in the Standard acquisition. For additional disclosure related to the Standard transaction, see note 3, "Acquisitions."
The Company primarily lends to community-based and mid-sized businesses, commercial real estate customers, and consumers in its markets. Within these areas, the Company diversifies its loan portfolio by loan type, industry, and borrower.
It is the Company's policy to review each prospective credit to determine the appropriateness and the adequacy of security or collateral prior to making a loan. In the event of borrower default, the Company seeks recovery in compliance with state lending laws, the Company's lending standards, and credit monitoring and remediation procedures. A discussion of risk characteristics relevant to each portfolio segment is presented in Note 5, "Loans" to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company's 20152016 10-K.

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Loan Sales
The following table presents loan sales for the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.2016.
Loan Sales
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 Quarters Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Quarters Ended 
 March 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015 2017 2016
Corporate loan sales            
Proceeds from sales $12,223
 $10,226
 $36,082
 $19,649
 $15,368
 $9,588
Less book value of loans sold 11,828
 9,771
 34,718
 18,780
 15,117
 9,130
Net gains on corporate loan sales (1)
 395
 455
 1,364
 869
 $251
 $458
1-4 family mortgage loan sales            
Proceeds from sales 110,167
 43,340
 202,932
 132,367
 $55,761
 $39,507
Less book value of loans sold 107,255
 42,189
 198,024
 128,634
 54,598
 38,680
Net gains on 1-4 family mortgage loan sales (2)
 2,912
 1,151
 4,908
 3,733
 1,163
 827
Total net gains on loan sales $3,307
 $1,606
 $6,272
 $4,602
 $1,414
 $1,285

(1) 
Net gains on corporate loan sales are included in other service charges, commissions, and fees in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
(2) 
Net gains on 1-4 family mortgage loan sales are included in mortgage banking income in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
The Company retained servicing responsibilities for a portion of the 1-4 family mortgage loans sold and collects servicing fees equal to a percentage of the outstanding principal balance. The Company also retained limited recourse for credit losses on the sold 1-4 family mortgage loans. A description of the recourse obligation is presented in Note 13, "Commitments, Guarantees, and Contingent Liabilities."

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6. ACQUIRED AND COVERED LOANS
The significant accounting policies related to acquired and covered loans, which are classified as PCI and Non-PCI,non-PCI, are presented in Note 1, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies."
The following table presents the carrying amount of acquired and covered PCI and Non-PCInon-PCI loans as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2015.2016.
Acquired and Covered Loans(1)
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 As of September 30, 2016 As of December 31, 2015 As of March 31, 2017 As of December 31, 2016
 PCI Non-PCI Total PCI Non-PCI Total PCI Non-PCI Total PCI Non-PCI Total
Acquired loans $57,777
 $686,427
 $744,204
 $50,286
 $534,506
 $584,792
 $169,961
 $2,101,985
 $2,271,946
 $53,772
 $613,339
 $667,111
Covered loans 8,228
 16,094
 24,322
 9,919
 20,856
 30,775
 7,746
 14,712
 22,458
 7,895
 15,379
 23,274
Total acquired and covered loans $66,005
 $702,521
 $768,526
 $60,205
 $555,362
 $615,567
 $177,707
 $2,116,697
 $2,294,404
 $61,667
 $628,718
 $690,385

(1)
Included in loans in the Consolidated Statements of Condition.
The outstanding balance of PCI loans was $251.2 million and $84.8 million as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
The increase in acquired loans for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 includes loans acquired in the Standard acquisition. For additional disclosure related to the Standard transaction, see note 3, "Acquisitions."
Acquired Non-PCInon-PCI loans that are renewed are no longer classified as acquired loans. These loans totaled $101.5$170.9 million and $61.6$117.6 million as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2015,2016, respectively.

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In connection with the FDIC Agreements, the Company recorded an indemnification asset. To maintain eligibility for the loss share reimbursement, the Company is required to follow certain servicing procedures as specified in the FDIC Agreements. The Company was in compliance with those requirements as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2015.2016.
Rollforwards of the carrying value of the FDIC indemnification asset for the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 are presented in the following table.
Changes in the FDIC Indemnification Asset
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 Quarters Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Quarters Ended 
 March 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015 2017 2016
Beginning balance $5,171
 $7,335
 $3,903
 $8,452
 $4,522
 $3,903
Amortization (302) (321) (884) (1,174) (302) (280)
Change in expected reimbursements from the FDIC for
changes in expected credit losses
 (228) 487
 (487) 2,207
 (328) 216
Net payments to (from) the FDIC 191
 (1,395) 2,300
 (3,379)
Net payments to the FDIC 328
 1,841
Ending balance $4,832
 $6,106
 $4,832
 $6,106
 $4,220
 $5,680
Changes in the accretable yield for acquired and covered PCI loans were as follows.
Changes in Accretable Yield
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 Quarters Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Quarters Ended 
 March 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015 2017 2016
Beginning balances $25,082
 $20,658
 $24,912
 $28,244
 $19,385
 $24,912
Additions 
 
 3,981
 
 27,316
 3,981
Accretion (2,763) (2,366) (6,612) (9,364) (3,955) (1,546)
Other (1)
 (1,012) 336
 (974) (252) (1,497) (89)
Ending balance $21,307
 $18,628
 $21,307
 $18,628
 $41,249
 $27,258

(1) 
Decreases result from the resolution of certain loans occurring earlier than anticipated while increases represent a rise in the expected future cash flows to be collected over the remaining estimated life of the underlying portfolio.
Total accretion on acquired and covered PCI and non-PCI loans for March 31, 2017 and 2016 was $11.3 million and $2.4 million, respectively.

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7. PAST DUE LOANS, ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES, IMPAIRED LOANS, AND TDRS
Past Due and Non-accrual Loans
The following table presents an aging analysis of the Company's past due loans as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2015.2016. The aging is determined without regard to accrual status. The table also presents non-performing loans, consisting of non-accrual loans (the majority of which are past due) and loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing interest, as of each balance sheet date.
Aging Analysis of Past Due Loans and Non-performing Loans by Class
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 Aging Analysis (Accruing and Non-accrual) Non-performing Loans Aging Analysis (Accruing and Non-accrual) Non-performing Loans
 Current 
30-89 Days
Past Due
 
90 Days or
More Past
Due
 
Total
Past Due
 
Total
Loans
  
Non-
accrual
 90 Days or More Past Due, Still Accruing Interest 
Current (1)
 
30-89 Days
Past Due
 
90 Days or
More Past
Due
 
Total
Past Due
 
Total
Loans
  
Non-
accrual (2)
 90 Days or More Past Due, Still Accruing Interest
As of September 30, 2016               
As of March 31, 2017               
Commercial and industrial $2,833,642
 $9,099
 $6,658
 $15,757
 $2,849,399
  $13,823
 $2,154
 $3,359,919
 $7,165
 $3,696
 $10,861
 $3,370,780
  $21,514
 $1,251
Agricultural 406,947
 2,460
 164
 2,624
 409,571
  184
 
 420,692
 1,434
 658
 2,092
 422,784
  1,283
 
Commercial real estate:                              
Office, retail, and industrial 1,516,820
 5,816
 14,402
 20,218
 1,537,038
  17,670
 82
 1,971,050
 1,281
 16,648
 17,929
 1,988,979
  19,505
 52
Multi-family 623,386
 1,321
 598
 1,919
 625,305
  316
 454
 666,914
 4,782
 14
 4,796
 671,710
  163
 14
Construction 400,809
 767
 281
 1,048
 401,857
  287
 
 565,710
 2,556
 194
 2,750
 568,460
  198
 
Other commercial real estate 964,135
 3,254
 3,466
 6,720
 970,855
  3,361
 932
 1,352,633
 3,563
 1,585
 5,148
 1,357,781
  3,858
 1
Total commercial real
estate
 3,505,150
 11,158
 18,747
 29,905
 3,535,055
  21,634
 1,468
 4,556,307
 12,182
 18,441
 30,623
 4,586,930
  23,724
 67
Total corporate loans 6,745,739
 22,717
 25,569
 48,286
 6,794,025
  35,641
 3,622
 8,336,918
 20,781
 22,795
 43,576
 8,380,494
  46,521
 1,318
Home equity 727,433
 3,591
 2,236
 5,827
 733,260
  4,916
 165
 874,810
 3,045
 2,812
 5,857
 880,667
  4,799
 864
1-4 family mortgages 385,024
 1,869
 1,252
 3,121
 388,145
  3,240
 235
 538,177
 1,254
 717
 1,971
 540,148
  2,974
 41
Installment 229,881
 1,853
 296
 2,149
 232,030
  
 296
 250,952
 1,699
 410
 2,109
 253,061
  
 410
Total consumer loans 1,342,338
 7,313
 3,784
 11,097
 1,353,435
  8,156
 696
 1,663,939
 5,998
 3,939
 9,937
 1,673,876
  7,773
 1,315
Covered loans 23,905
 319
 98
 417
 24,322
  492
 
Total loans $8,111,982
 $30,349
 $29,451
 $59,800
 $8,171,782
  $44,289
 $4,318
 $10,000,857
 $26,779
 $26,734
 $53,513
 $10,054,370
  $54,294
 $2,633
As of December 31, 2015               
As of December 31, 2016               
Commercial and industrial $2,516,197
 $4,956
 $3,573
 $8,529
 $2,524,726
  $5,587
 $857
 $2,816,442
 $6,426
 $4,790
 $11,216
 $2,827,658
  $29,938
 $374
Agricultural 387,109
 245
 86
 331
 387,440
  355
 
 388,596
 
 900
 900
 389,496
  181
 736
Commercial real estate:                              
Office, retail, and industrial 1,386,383
 2,647
 6,424
 9,071
 1,395,454
  6,875
 4
 1,564,007
 5,327
 12,633
 17,960
 1,581,967
  17,277
 1,129
Multi-family 526,625
 541
 1,158
 1,699
 528,324
  796
 548
 612,446
 858
 748
 1,606
 614,052
  311
 604
Construction 216,377
 
 505
 505
 216,882
  905
 
 450,927
 332
 281
 613
 451,540
  286
 
Other commercial real estate 922,531
 3,575
 5,084
 8,659
 931,190
  5,611
 661
 974,575
 1,307
 3,646
 4,953
 979,528
  2,892
 1,526
Total commercial real
estate
 3,051,916
 6,763
 13,171
 19,934
 3,071,850
  14,187
 1,213
 3,601,955
 7,824
 17,308
 25,132
 3,627,087
  20,766
 3,259
Total corporate loans 5,955,222
 11,964
 16,830
 28,794
 5,984,016
  20,129
 2,070
 6,806,993
 14,250
 22,998
 37,248
 6,844,241
  50,885
 4,369
Home equity 647,175
 3,247
 3,046
 6,293
 653,468
  5,310
 216
 740,919
 4,545
 2,519
 7,064
 747,983
  5,465
 109
1-4 family mortgages 350,980
 2,680
 2,194
 4,874
 355,854
  3,416
 528
 420,264
 2,652
 1,006
 3,658
 423,922
  2,939
 272
Installment 136,780
 753
 69
 822
 137,602
  20
 69
 236,264
 1,476
 259
 1,735
 237,999
  
 259
Total consumer loans 1,134,935
 6,680
 5,309
 11,989
 1,146,924
  8,746
 813
 1,397,447
 8,673
 3,784
 12,457
 1,409,904
  8,404
 640
Covered loans 29,808
 405
 562
 967
 30,775
  555
 174
Total loans $7,119,965
 $19,049
 $22,701
 $41,750
 $7,161,715
  $29,430
 $3,057
 $8,204,440
 $22,923
 $26,782
 $49,705
 $8,254,145
  $59,289
 $5,009

(1)
PCI loans with an accretable yield are considered current.
(2)
Includes PCI loans of $387,000 and $682,000 as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, which no longer have an accretable yield as estimates of expected future cash flows have decreased since the acquisition due to credit deterioration.



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Allowance for Credit Losses
The Company maintains an allowance for credit losses at a level deemed adequate by management to absorb estimated losses inherent in the existing loan portfolio. See Note 1, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," for the accounting policy for the allowance for credit losses. A rollforward of the allowance for credit losses by portfolio segment for the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 is presented in the table below.
Allowance for Credit Losses by Portfolio Segment
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 
Commercial,
Industrial,
and
Agricultural
 
Office,
Retail, and
Industrial
 
Multi-
family
 Construction 
Other
Commercial
Real Estate
 Consumer 
Covered
Loans
 
Reserve for
Unfunded
Commitments
 
Total
Allowance for Credit Losses
 
Commercial,
Industrial,
and
Agricultural
 
Office,
Retail, and
Industrial
 
Multi-
family
 Construction 
Other
Commercial
Real Estate
 Consumer 
Reserve for
Unfunded
Commitments
 
Total
Allowance for Credit Losses
Quarter ended September 30, 2016                
Quarter ended March 31, 2017Quarter ended March 31, 2017              
Beginning balance $40,084
 $12,985
 $2,926
 $2,239
 $7,474
 $13,003
 $1,394
 $1,400
 $81,505
 $40,709
 $17,595
 $3,261
 $3,444
 $7,739
 $13,335
 $1,000
 $87,083
Charge-offs (1,760) (2,193) 
 
 (509) (1,488) 
 
 (5,950) (4,074) (127) 
 (5) (408) (1,664) 
 (6,278)
Recoveries 615
 42
 69
 9
 94
 326
 
 
 1,155
 1,666
 975
 28
 227
 101
 443
 
 3,440
Net charge-offs (1,145) (2,151) 69
 9
 (415) (1,162) 
 
 (4,795) (2,408) 848
 28
 222
 (307) (1,221) 
 (2,838)
Provision for loan
losses and other
 3,579
 3,019
 1,048
 916
 1,488
 50
 (102) (400) 9,598
 3,485
 (742) (429) 444
 (510) 2,670
 
 4,918
Ending balance $42,518
 $13,853
 $4,043
 $3,164
 $8,547
 $11,891
 $1,292
 $1,000
 $86,308
 $41,786
 $17,701
 $2,860
 $4,110
 $6,922
 $14,784
 $1,000
 $89,163
Quarter ended September 30, 2015                
Quarter ended March 31, 2016Quarter ended March 31, 2016              
Beginning balance $33,729
 $11,345
 $2,451
 $1,890
 $6,367
 $10,820
 $4,861
 $1,816
 $73,279
 $37,074
 $13,124
 $2,469
 $1,440
 $6,109
 $13,414
 $1,225
 $74,855
Charge-offs (1,948) (563) (68) 
 (598) (1,172) (8) 
 (4,357) (1,898) (524) (204) (126) (1,445) (992) 
 (5,189)
Recoveries 347
 106
 1
 114
 506
 213
 7
 
 1,294
 502
 103
 25
 15
 151
 320
 
 1,116
Net charge-offs (1,601) (457) (67) 114
 (92) (959) (1) 
 (3,063) (1,396) (421) (179) (111) (1,294) (672) 
 (4,073)
Provision for loan
losses and other
 3,247
 967
 226
 (559) (181) 1,144
 (744) (591) 3,509
 2,058
 1,717
 257
 1,104
 1,773
 684
 
 7,593
Ending balance $35,375
 $11,855
 $2,610
 $1,445
 $6,094
 $11,005
 $4,116
 $1,225
 $73,725
 $37,736
 $14,420
 $2,547
 $2,433
 $6,588
 $13,426
 $1,225
 $78,375
Nine months ended September 30, 2016              
Beginning balance $37,074
 $13,116
 $2,462
 $1,440
 $6,088
 $11,812
 $1,638
 $1,225
 $74,855
Charge-offs (5,684) (4,358) (288) (134) (2,833) (3,973) (2) 
 (17,272)
Recoveries 1,693
 153
 95
 44
 314
 975
 
 
 3,274
Net charge-offs (3,991) (4,205) (193) (90) (2,519) (2,998) (2) 
 (13,998)
Provision for loan
losses and other
 9,435
 4,942
 1,774
 1,814
 4,978
 3,077
 (344) (225) 25,451
Ending balance $42,518
 $13,853
 $4,043
 $3,164
 $8,547
 $11,891
 $1,292
 $1,000
 $86,308
Nine months ended September 30, 2015              
Beginning balance $29,458
 $10,992
 $2,249
 $2,297
 $8,327
 $12,145
 $7,226
 $1,816
 $74,510
Charge-offs (13,524) (2,613) (565) (15) (2,442) (2,723) (634) 
 (22,516)
Recoveries 1,993
 460
 8
 334
 1,902
 853
 120
 
 5,670
Net charge-offs (11,531) (2,153) (557) 319
 (540) (1,870) (514) 
 (16,846)
Provision for loan
losses and other
 17,448
 3,016
 918
 (1,171) (1,693) 730
 (2,596) (591) 16,061
Ending balance $35,375
 $11,855
 $2,610
 $1,445
 $6,094
 $11,005
 $4,116
 $1,225
 $73,725



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The table below provides a breakdown of loans and the related allowance for credit losses by portfolio segment as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2015.2016.
Loans and Related Allowance for Credit Losses by Portfolio Segment
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 Loans Allowance for Credit Losses Loans Allowance for Credit Losses
 
Individually
Evaluated
for
Impairment
 
Collectively
Evaluated
for
Impairment
 PCI Total 
Individually
Evaluated
for
Impairment
 
Collectively
Evaluated
for
Impairment
 PCI Total 
Individually
Evaluated
for
Impairment
 
Collectively
Evaluated
for
Impairment
 PCI Total 
Individually
Evaluated
for
Impairment
 
Collectively
Evaluated
for
Impairment
 PCI Total
As of September 30, 2016                
As of March 31, 2017                
Commercial, industrial, and
agricultural
 $11,903
 $3,242,734
 $4,333
 $3,258,970
 $
 $41,880
 $638
 $42,518
 $18,167
 $3,745,009
 $30,388
 $3,793,564
 $109
 $41,133
 $544
 $41,786
Commercial real estate:                                
Office, retail, and industrial 16,459
 1,507,622
 12,957
 1,537,038
 20
 12,459
 1,374
 13,853
 13,442
 1,956,042
 19,495
 1,988,979
 31
 16,200
 1,470
 17,701
Multi-family 398
 612,554
 12,353
 625,305
 
 3,840
 203
 4,043
 396
 656,769
 14,545
 671,710
 
 2,784
 76
 2,860
Construction 34
 397,206
 4,617
 401,857
 
 3,014
 150
 3,164
 
 548,280
 20,180
 568,460
 
 3,946
 164
 4,110
Other commercial real estate 1,813
 955,735
 13,307
 970,855
 17
 7,442
 1,088
 8,547
 2,493
 1,286,300
 68,988
 1,357,781
 18
 5,832
 1,072
 6,922
Total commercial real estate 18,704
 3,473,117
 43,234
 3,535,055
 37
 26,755
 2,815
 29,607
 16,331
 4,447,391
 123,208
 4,586,930
 49
 28,762
 2,782
 31,593
Total corporate loans 30,607
 6,715,851
 47,567
 6,794,025
 37
 68,635
 3,453
 72,125
 34,498
 8,192,400
 153,596
 8,380,494
 158
 69,895
 3,326
 73,379
Consumer 
 1,343,225
 10,210
 1,353,435
 
 11,369
 522
 11,891
 
 1,649,765
 24,111
 1,673,876
 
 13,550
 1,234
 14,784
Covered loans 
 16,094
 8,228
 24,322
 
 119
 1,173
 1,292
Reserve for unfunded
commitments
 
 
 
 
 
 1,000
 
 1,000
 
 
 
 
 
 1,000
 
 1,000
Total loans $30,607
 $8,075,170
 $66,005
 $8,171,782
 $37
 $81,123
 $5,148
 $86,308
 $34,498
 $9,842,165
 $177,707
 $10,054,370
 $158
 $84,445
 $4,560
 $89,163
As of December 31, 2015                
As of December 31, 2016                
Commercial, industrial, and
agricultural
 $2,871
 $2,902,361
 $6,934
 $2,912,166
 $883
 $35,378
 $813
 $37,074
 $24,645
 $3,189,327
 $3,182
 $3,217,154
 $507
 $39,554
 $648
 $40,709
Commercial real estate:                                
Office, retail, and industrial 6,162
 1,376,789
 12,503
 1,395,454
 715
 10,833
 1,568
 13,116
 16,287
 1,553,234
 12,446
 1,581,967
 
 16,148
 1,448
 17,596
Multi-family 800
 526,037
 1,487
 528,324
 
 2,367
 95
 2,462
 398
 601,429
 12,225
 614,052
 
 3,059
 202
 3,261
Construction 178
 212,671
 4,033
 216,882
 
 1,160
 280
 1,440
 34
 447,058
 4,448
 451,540
 
 3,280
 164
 3,444
Other commercial real estate 3,665
 913,161
 14,364
 931,190
 
 5,367
 721
 6,088
 1,286
 965,900
 12,342
 979,528
 18
 6,613
 1,108
 7,739
Total commercial real estate 10,805
 3,028,658
 32,387
 3,071,850
 715
 19,727
 2,664
 23,106
 18,005
 3,567,621
 41,461
 3,627,087
 18
 29,100
 2,922
 32,040
Total corporate loans 13,676
 5,931,019
 39,321
 5,984,016
 1,598
 55,105
 3,477
 60,180
 42,650
 6,756,948
 44,643
 6,844,241
 525
 68,654
 3,569
 72,748
Consumer 
 1,135,959
 10,965
 1,146,924
 
 11,425
 387
 11,812
 
 1,392,880
 17,024
 1,409,904
 
 12,210
 1,125
 13,335
Covered loans 
 20,856
 9,919
 30,775
 
 248
 1,390
 1,638
Reserve for unfunded
commitments
 
 
 
 
 
 1,225
 
 1,225
 
 
 
 
 
 1,000
 
 1,000
Total loans $13,676
 $7,087,834
 $60,205
 $7,161,715
 $1,598
 $68,003
 $5,254
 $74,855
 $42,650
 $8,149,828
 $61,667
 $8,254,145
 $525
 $81,864
 $4,694
 $87,083

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Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment
The following table presents loans individually evaluated for impairment by class of loan as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2015.2016. PCI loans are excluded from this disclosure.
Impaired Loans Individually Evaluated by Class
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
  As of September 30, 2016  As of December 31, 2015
  Recorded Investment In    Recorded Investment In  
  
Loans with
No Specific
Reserve
 
Loans with
a Specific
Reserve
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Specific
Reserve
  
Loans with
No Specific
Reserve
 
Loans with
a Specific
Reserve
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Specific
Reserve
Commercial and industrial $11,903
 $
 $13,984
 $
  $1,673
 $1,198
 $4,592
 $883
Agricultural 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Commercial real estate:                 
Office, retail, and industrial 15,784
 675
 21,072
 20
  4,654
 1,508
 12,083
 715
Multi-family 398
 
 398
 
  800
 
 941
 
Construction 34
 
 34
 
  178
 
 299
 
Other commercial real estate 1,543
 270
 2,599
 17
  3,665
 
 4,403
 
Total commercial real estate 17,759
 945
 24,103
 37
  9,297
 1,508
 17,726
 715
Total impaired loans
   individually evaluated
   for impairment
 $29,662
 $945
 $38,087
 $37
  $10,970
 $2,706
 $22,318
 $1,598

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  As of March 31, 2017  As of December 31, 2016
  Recorded Investment In    Recorded Investment In  
  
Loans with
No Specific
Reserve
 
Loans with
a Specific
Reserve
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Specific
Reserve
  
Loans with
No Specific
Reserve
 
Loans with
a Specific
Reserve
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Specific
Reserve
Commercial and industrial $16,781
 $272
 $25,299
 $109
  $11,579
 $13,066
 $29,514
 $507
Agricultural 1,114
 
 1,817
 
  
 
 
 
Commercial real estate:                 
Office, retail, and industrial 12,732
 710
 17,723
 31
  16,287
 
 21,057
 
Multi-family 396
 
 596
 
  398
 
 398
 
Construction 
 
 315
 
  34
 
 34
 
Other commercial real estate 2,258
 235
 4,550
 18
  1,016
 270
 2,141
 18
Total commercial real estate 16,500
 945
 25,001
 49
  17,735
 270
 23,630
 18
Total impaired loans
   individually evaluated
   for impairment
 $33,281
 $1,217
 $50,300
 $158
  $29,314
 $13,336
 $53,144
 $525
The following table presents the average recorded investment and interest income recognized on impaired loans by class for the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.2016. PCI loans are excluded from this disclosure.
Average Recorded Investment and Interest Income Recognized on Impaired Loans by Class
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 Quarters Ended September 30, Quarters Ended March 31,
 2016 2015 2017 2016
 Average
Recorded
Investment
 
Interest
Income
Recognized (1)
 Average
Recorded
Investment
 
Interest
Income
Recognized (1)
 Average
Recorded
Investment
 
Interest
Income
Recognized (1)
 Average
Recorded
Investment
 
Interest
Income
Recognized (1)
Commercial and industrial $7,829
 $57
 $5,968
 $37
 $20,849
 $214
 $2,794
 $38
Agricultural 
 
 
 
 557
 
 
 
Commercial real estate:        
        
Office, retail, and industrial 16,101
 3
 8,814
 4
 14,865
 93
 7,923
 48
Multi-family 399
 11
 925
 12
 397
 28
 601
 1
Construction 34
 
 2,995
 118
 17
 136
 106
 
Other commercial real estate 2,561
 
 3,442
 15
 1,890
 12
 3,819
 19
Total commercial real estate 19,095
 14
 16,176
 149
 17,169
 269
 12,449
 68
Total impaired loans $26,924
 $71
 $22,144
 $186
 $38,575
 $483
 $15,243
 $106
        
 Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2016 2015
 Average
Recorded
Investment
 
Interest
Income
Recognized
(1)
 Average
Recorded
Investment
 
Interest
Income
Recognized
(1)
Commercial and industrial $5,312
 $107
 $10,457
 $113
Agricultural 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate:        
Office, retail, and industrial 12,012
 80
 10,158
 37
Multi-family 500
 12
 868
 13
Construction 70
 
 4,833
 118
Other commercial real estate 3,190
 72
 3,222
 34
Total commercial real estate 15,772
 164
 19,081
 202
Total impaired loans $21,084
 $271
 $29,538
 $315

(1) 
Recorded using the cash basis of accounting.

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Credit Quality Indicators
Corporate loans and commitments are assessed for credit risk and assigned ratings based on various characteristics, such as the borrower's cash flow, leverage, and collateral. Ratings for commercial credits are reviewed periodically. The following tables present credit quality indicators by class for corporate and consumer loans, excluding covered loans, as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2015.2016.
Corporate Credit Quality Indicators by Class Excluding Covered Loans
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 Pass 
Special
 Mention (1) (4)
 
Substandard (2) (4)
 
Non-accrual (3)
 Total Pass 
Special
 Mention (1) (4)
 
Substandard (2) (4)
 
Non-accrual (3)
 Total
As of September 30, 2016          
As of March 31, 2017          
Commercial and industrial $2,643,655
 $110,716
 $81,205
 $13,823
 $2,849,399
 $3,134,827
 $113,944
 $100,495
 $21,514
 $3,370,780
Agricultural 375,484
 17,735
 16,168
 184
 409,571
 405,354
 9,873
 6,274
 1,283
 422,784
Commercial real estate:                    
Office, retail, and industrial 1,444,815
 38,672
 35,881
 17,670
 1,537,038
 1,887,699
 39,545
 42,230
 19,505
 1,988,979
Multi-family 616,820
 4,399
 3,770
 316
 625,305
 665,313
 4,336
 1,898
 163
 671,710
Construction 389,174
 69
 12,327
 287
 401,857
 542,862
 8,927
 16,473
 198
 568,460
Other commercial real estate 941,072
 12,427
 13,995
 3,361
 970,855
 1,312,347
 21,599
 19,977
 3,858
 1,357,781
Total commercial real estate 3,391,881
 55,567
 65,973
 21,634
 3,535,055
 4,408,221
 74,407
 80,578
 23,724
 4,586,930
Total corporate loans $6,411,020
 $184,018
 $163,346
 $35,641
 $6,794,025
 $7,948,402
 $198,224
 $187,347
 $46,521
 $8,380,494
As of December 31, 2015          
As of December 31, 2016          
Commercial and industrial $2,379,992
 $86,263
 $52,884
 $5,587
 $2,524,726
 $2,638,833
 $92,340
 $66,547
 $29,938
 $2,827,658
Agricultural 381,523
 
 5,562
 355
 387,440
 366,382
 17,039
 5,894
 181
 389,496
Commercial real estate:                    
Office, retail, and industrial 1,320,164
 32,627
 35,788
 6,875
 1,395,454
 1,491,030
 34,007
 39,513
 17,277
 1,581,827
Multi-family 517,412
 6,146
 3,970
 796
 528,324
 607,324
 4,370
 2,029
 311
 614,034
Construction 201,496
 4,678
 9,803
 905
 216,882
 438,946
 111
 12,197
 286
 451,540
Other commercial real estate 898,746
 13,179
 13,654
 5,611
 931,190
 951,115
 11,808
 13,544
 2,892
 979,359
Total commercial real estate 2,937,818
 56,630
 63,215
 14,187
 3,071,850
 3,488,415
 50,296
 67,283
 20,766
 3,626,760
Total corporate loans $5,699,333
 $142,893
 $121,661
 $20,129
 $5,984,016
 $6,493,630
 $159,675
 $139,724
 $50,885
 $6,843,914

(1) 
Loans categorized as special mention exhibit potential weaknesses that require the close attention of management since these potential weaknesses may result in the deterioration of repayment prospects in the future.
(2) 
Loans categorized as substandard exhibit well-defined weaknesses that may jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. These loans continue to accrue interest because they are well securedwell-secured and collection of principal and interest is expected within a reasonable time.
(3) 
Loans categorized as non-accrual exhibit well-defined weaknesses that may jeopardize the liquidation of the debt or result in a loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.
(4) 
Total special mention and substandard loans includes accruing TDRs of $841,000$674,000 as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and $862,000$834,000 as of December 31, 2015.2016.
Consumer Credit Quality Indicators by Class Excluding Covered Loans
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 Performing Non-accrual Total Performing Non-accrual Total
As of September 30, 2016      
As of March 31, 2017      
Home equity $728,344
 $4,916
 $733,260
 $875,868
 $4,799
 $880,667
1-4 family mortgages 384,905
 3,240
 388,145
 537,174
 2,974
 540,148
Installment 232,030
 
 232,030
 253,061
 
 253,061
Total consumer loans $1,345,279
 $8,156
 $1,353,435
 $1,666,103
 $7,773
 $1,673,876
As of December 31, 2015      
As of December 31, 2016      
Home equity $648,158
 $5,310
 $653,468
 $727,618
 $4,986
 $732,604
1-4 family mortgages 352,438
 3,416
 355,854
 413,415
 2,939
 416,354
Installment 137,582
 20
 137,602
 237,999
 
 237,999
Total consumer loans $1,138,178
 $8,746
 $1,146,924
 $1,379,032
 $7,925
 $1,386,957

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TDRs
TDRs are generally performed at the request of the individual borrower and may include forgiveness of principal, reduction in interest rates, changes in payments, and maturity date extensions. The table below presents TDRs by class as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2015.2016. See Note 1, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," for the accounting policy for TDRs.
TDRs by Class
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 As of September 30, 2016 As of December 31, 2015 As of March 31, 2017 As of December 31, 2016
 Accruing 
Non-accrual (1)
 Total Accruing 
Non-accrual (1)
 Total Accruing 
Non-accrual (1)
 Total Accruing 
Non-accrual (1)
 Total
Commercial and industrial $286
 $150
 $436
 $294
 $1,050
 $1,344
 $278
 $922
 $1,200
 $281
 $150
 $431
Agricultural 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate:                        
Office, retail, and industrial 157
 
 157
 164
 
 164
 
 864
 864
 155
 4,733
 4,888
Multi-family 588
 172
 760
 598
 186
 784
 582
 163
 745
 586
 168
 754
Construction 
 
 
 
 
 
Other commercial real estate 324
 
 324
 340
 
 340
 263
 
 263
 268
 48
 316
Total commercial real estate 1,069
 172
 1,241
 1,102
 186
 1,288
 845
 1,027
 1,872
 1,009
 4,949
 5,958
Total corporate loans 1,355
 322
 1,677
 1,396
 1,236
 2,632
 1,123
 1,949
 3,072
 1,290
 5,099
 6,389
Home equity 181
 879
 1,060
 494
 667
 1,161
 172
 795
 967
 177
 820
 997
1-4 family mortgages 832
 389
 1,221
 853
 421
 1,274
 817
 368
 1,185
 824
 378
 1,202
Installment 
 
 
 
 
 
Total consumer loans 1,013
 1,268
 2,281
 1,347
 1,088
 2,435
 989
 1,163
 2,152
 1,001
 1,198
 2,199
Total loans $2,368
 $1,590
 $3,958
 $2,743
 $2,324
 $5,067
 $2,112
 $3,112
 $5,224
 $2,291
 $6,297
 $8,588

(1) 
These TDRs are included in non-accrual loans in the preceding tables.
TDRs are included in the calculation of the allowance for credit losses in the same manner as impaired loans. There were no$32,000 in specific reserves related to TDRs as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and there were $758,000 inno specific reserves related to TDRs as of December 31, 2015.
No TDRs were restructured during the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.2016.
Accruing TDRs that do not perform in accordance with their modified terms are transferred to non-accrual. There were no material TDRs that defaulted within twelve months of the restructure date during the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.2016.

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A rollforward of the carrying value of TDRs for the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 is presented in the following table.
TDR Rollforward
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 Quarters Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Quarters Ended 
 March 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015 2017 2016
Accruing            
Beginning balance $2,491
 $3,067
 $2,743
 $3,704
 $2,291
 $2,743
Additions 
 120
 
 120
 922
 
Net payments received (22) (355) (91) (746) (24) (41)
Returned to performing status 
 
 
 
Net transfers to non-accrual (101) (61) (284) (307) (1,077) 
Ending balance 2,368
 2,771
 2,368
 2,771
 2,112
 2,702
Non-accrual            
Beginning balance 1,690
 2,070
 2,324
 19,904
 6,297
 2,324
Additions 
 325
 
 325
Net payments received (31) (29) (609) (15,483) (4,150) (56)
Charge-offs (170) (61) (409) (2,687) (112) 
Net transfers from accruing 101
 61
 284
 307
 1,077
 
Ending balance 1,590
 2,366
 1,590
 2,366
 3,112
 2,268
Total TDRs $3,958
 $5,137
 $3,958
 $5,137
 $5,224
 $4,970
For TDRs to be removed from TDR status in the calendar year after the restructuring, the loans must (i) have an interest rate and terms that reflect market conditions at the time of restructuring, and (ii) be in compliance with the modified terms. Loans that were not restructured at market rates and terms, that are not in compliance with the modified terms, or for which there is a concern about the future ability of the borrower to meet its obligations under the modified terms, continue to be separately reported as restructured until paid in full or charged-off.
There were no material commitments to lend additional funds to borrowers with TDRs as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2015.2016.

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8. PREMISES, FURNITURE, AND EQUIPMENT
The following table summarizes the Company's premises, furniture, and equipment by category.
Premises, Furniture, and Equipment
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 As of As of
 September 30,
2016
 December 31,
2015
 March 31,
2017
 December 31,
2016
Land $19,472
 $43,442
 $29,942
 $18,304
Premises 96,178
 152,444
 138,748
 94,369
Furniture and equipment 103,326
 90,672
 133,618
 105,859
Total cost 218,976
 286,558
 302,308
 218,532
Accumulated depreciation (141,500) (171,708) (178,801) (140,030)
Net book value of premises, furniture, and equipment 77,476
 114,850
 123,507
 78,502
Assets held-for-sale 4,967
 7,428
 17,146
 4,075
Total premises, furniture, and equipment $82,443
 $122,278
 $140,653
 $82,577
On September 27,
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During 2016, First Midwest Bank (the "Bank") completed a sale-leaseback transaction, whereby the Bank sold to a third party for an aggregate cash purchase price of $150.3 million, 55 properties with book values totaling $58.8 million, owned and operated by the Bank as branches. Upon the sale of the branches the Bank concurrently entered into triple net lease agreements with certain affiliates of the third party for each of the branches sold. Subject to the right of the Bank to terminate certain of the lease agreements at the end of the eleventh year, the lease agreements have initial terms of 14 years. Each lease agreement provides the Bank with five consecutive renewal options of five years each. The sale-leaseback transaction resulted in a pre-tax gain of $88.0 million, net of transaction related expenses, with $79.5 million of which $5.5 million was immediately recognized in earnings. Thedeferred pre-tax gains remaining pre-tax gain of $82.5 million will be deferred and accreted into income on a straight-line basis over the initial terms of the leases. Aggregate first year rent expense to be paid under the sale-leaseback transaction is approximately $10.5 million with a 1.50% annual rent escalation during the initial term and during the first and second five-year renewal periods.
Assets held-for-sale as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017.
As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2015 consists2016 assets held-for-sale consisted of former branches that are no longer in operation and parcels of land previously purchased for expansion.
Depreciation on premises, furniture, and equipment totaled $3.4$3.5 million and $10.1$3.2 million for the quarterquarters ended March 31, 2017 and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. Depreciation on premises, furniture, and equipment totaled $3.4 million and $10.1 million for the same periods in 2015.

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Operating Leases
As of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, the Company was obligated to utilize certain premises and equipment under certain non-cancelable operating leases, which expire at various dates through the year ending December 31, 2031.2033. Many of these leases contain renewal options and certain leases provide options to purchase the leased property during or at the expiration of the lease period at specific prices. Some leases contain escalation clauses calling for rentals to be adjusted for increased real estate taxes and other operating expenses or proportionately adjusted for increases in consumer or other price indices. The following summary reflects the future minimum payments by year required under operating leases that have initial or remaining non-cancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of September 30, 2016.March 31, 2017.
Future Minimum Operating Lease Payments
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 Total Total
One year or less $21,332
 $18,809
After one year to two years 18,083
 16,591
After two years to three years 16,762
 16,800
After three years to four years 15,882
 16,276
After four years to five years 14,476
 16,190
After five years 109,752
 124,340
Total minimum lease payments $196,287
 $209,006
DeferredAs of March 31, 2017, deferred pre-tax gains of $82.5$79.5 million related to the sale-lease back transaction will be accreted as a reduction to lease expense in other expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income on a straight-line basis over the initial terms of the leases.
As part of the acquisition of the Chicago area banking operations of Banco Popular North America completed in 2014, the
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The Company assumed certain operating leases related to various branches. On the date of acquisition, anbranches in previous acquisitions. An intangible liability of $10.6 million wasis recorded aswhen the cash flows of the leases exceeded thea lease exceeds its fair market value. This intangible liability will be accreted into income as a reduction to net occupancy and equipment expense using the straight-line method over the initial term of each lease, which expire between 2018 toand 2030. The intangible liability is included in accrued interest and other liabilities in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
The following table presents the remaining scheduled accretion of the intangible liability by year.
Scheduled Accretion of Operating Lease Intangible
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
  Total
One year or less $1,180
After one year to two years 1,011
After two years to three years 742
After three years to four years 648
After four years to five years 648
After five years 4,159
Total accretion $8,388

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  Total
One year or less $1,180
After one year to two years 829
After two years to three years 658
After three years to four years 648
After four years to five years 648
After five years 3,835
Total accretion $7,798
The following table presents net operating lease expense for the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.2016.
Net Operating Lease Expense
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 Quarters Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Quarters Ended 
 March 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015 2017 2016
Lease expense charged to operations (1)
 $1,950
 $1,438
 $4,902
 $4,282
 $4,559
 $1,727
Rental income from premises leased to others (2)
 118
 167
 404
 454
Accretion of operating lease intangible (1)
 (295) (286)
Accretion of deferred gain on sale-leaseback transaction (1)
 (1,473) 
Rental income from premises leased to others (1)
 (181) (158)
Net operating lease expense $1,832
 $1,271
 $4,498
 $3,828
 $2,610
 $1,283

(1) 
Includes amounts paid under short-term cancelable leases and is included in net occupancy and equipment expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. For the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2016, lease expense is net of accretion related to the intangible liability of $295,000 and $876,000, respectively. For the same periods in 2015, lease expense is net of accretion related to the intangible liability of $286,000 and $858,000.
(2)
Included as a reductionreductions to net occupancy and equipment expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
9.  BORROWED FUNDSGOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The Company's annual goodwill impairment test was performed as of October 1, 2016. It was determined that no impairment existed as of that date or as of March 31, 2017. For a discussion of the accounting policies for goodwill and other intangible assets, see Note 1, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company's 2016 10-K.
The following table summarizespresents changes in the Company's borrowed funds by funding source.carrying amount of goodwill for the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.
SummaryChanges in the Carrying Amount of Borrowed FundsGoodwill
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
  As of
  September 30,
2016
 December 31,
2015
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase $114,539
 $155,196
FHLB advances 525,000
 9,900
Total borrowed funds $639,539
 $165,096
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase are treated as financings and the obligations to repurchase securities sold are included as a liability in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. Repurchase agreements are secured by U.S. treasury and agency securities. The securities underlying the agreements remain in the respective asset accounts.
The Bank is a member of the FHLB and has access to term financing from the FHLB. These advances are secured by designated assets that may include qualifying commercial real estate, residential and multi-family mortgages, home equity loans, and municipal and mortgage-backed securities. As of September 30, 2016, the Company held various short-term FHLB advances with fixed interest rates that range from 0.40% to 0.48% and maturity dates that range from October 3, 2016 to December 1, 2016.
The Company hedges interest rates on borrowed funds using interest rate swaps through which the Company receives variable amounts and pays fixed amounts. See Note 12 "Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities" for a detailed discussion of interest rate swaps.
On September 27, 2016, the Company entered into a loan agreement with U.S. Bank National Association providing for a $50.0 million short-term, unsecured revolving credit facility. Advances will bear interest at a rate equal to one-month LIBOR plus 1.75%, adjusted on a monthly basis, and the Company must pay an unused facility fee equal to 0.35% per annum on a quarterly basis. The line of credit will mature on September 26, 2017. Management expects to use this line of credit for general corporate purposes. As of September 30, 2016, no amount was outstanding under the facility.
  Quarters Ended March 31,
  2017 2016
Beginning balance $340,879
 $319,007
Acquisitions 350,693
 20,761
Ending balance $691,572
 $339,768
     

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10.  SENIOR AND SUBORDINATED DEBT
The following table presentsincrease in goodwill for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 resulted from the Standard and Premier acquisitions and measurement period adjustments related to finalizing the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the NI Bancshares acquisition. During the quarter ended March 31, 2016, the increase in goodwill resulted from the NI Bancshares acquisition.
The Company's seniorother intangible assets are core deposit intangibles and subordinated debt by issuance.trust department customer relationship intangibles, which are being amortized over their estimated useful lives. Other intangible assets are subject to impairment testing when events or circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable. The increase in other intangible assets for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 resulted from the Standard and Premier acquisitions. The increase in other intangible assets for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 resulted from the NI Bancshares acquisition. During the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016 there were no events or circumstances to indicate impairment.
Senior and Subordinated DebtOther Intangible Assets
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
        As of
  Issuance Date Maturity Date Interest Rate September 30,
2016
 
December 31,
 2015
Senior notes November 2011 November 2016 5.875% $114,983
 $114,891
Subordinated notes:          
Due in 2026 September 2016 September 2026 5.875% 146,484
 
Due in 2016 March 2006 April 2016 5.850% 
 38,499
Junior subordinated debentures:          
First Midwest Capital Trust I ("FMCT") November 2003 December 2033 6.950% 37,800
 37,799
Great Lakes Statutory Trust II
  ("GLST II") (1)
 December 2005 December 2035 
L+1.400% (2)
 4,367
 4,296
Great Lakes Statutory Trust III
  ("GLST III") (1)
 June 2007 September 2037 
L+1.700% (2)
 5,810
 5,723
Total junior subordinated debentures       47,977
 47,818
Total senior and subordinated debt       $309,444
 $201,208
  Three Months Ended March 31,
  2017 2016
  Gross 
Accumulated
Amortization
 Net Gross 
Accumulated
Amortization
 Net
Beginning balance $58,959
 $32,962
 $25,997
 $48,550
 $28,280
 $20,270
Additions 39,017
 
 39,017
 10,925
 
 10,925
Amortization expense 
 1,965
 (1,965) 
 985
 (985)
Ending balance $97,976
 $34,927
 $63,049
 $59,475
 $29,265
 $30,210
Scheduled Amortization of Other Intangible Assets
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
  Total
Year Ending March 31, 2017  
2018 $7,702
2019 7,108
2020 7,064
2021 7,009
2022 6,922
2023 and thereafter 27,244
Total $63,049
10.  DEPOSITS
The following table presents the Company's deposits by type.
Summary of Deposits
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
  As of
  March 31,
2017
 December 31,
2016
Demand deposits $3,492,987
 $2,766,748
Savings deposits 2,073,518
 1,615,833
NOW accounts 1,876,215
 1,675,421
Money market deposits 1,972,566
 1,577,316
Time deposits less than $100,000 918,092
 755,558
Time deposits greater than $100,000 623,163
 437,727
Total deposits $10,956,541
 $8,828,603

(1)
The junior subordinated debentures related to GLST II and GLST III were assumed by the Company during 2014 through the acquisition of Great Lakes Financial Resources, Inc., the holding company for Great Lakes Bank. These amounts include acquisition adjustments which resulted in a discount of $1.8 million to GLST II and $2.4 million to GLST III as of September 30, 2016 and $1.9 million to GLST II and $2.5 million to GLST III as of December 31, 2015.
(2)
The interest rates are a variable rate based on the three-month LIBOR plus 1.400% and 1.700% for GLST II and GLST III, respectively.
On April 1, 2016, $38.5 million of 5.850% subordinated notes matured and were repaid by the Company. On November 22, 2016, $115.0 million of 5.875% senior notes will mature.
Issuance of Subordinated Notes
On September 29, 2016, the Company completed the issuance and sale of $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.875% subordinated notes due 2026. Interest on the notes is payable semi-annually on March 29 and September 29, beginning on March 29, 2017. The Company received proceeds of $146.5 million, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and issuance costs. The Company expects to use the net proceeds to repay at maturity the entire $115.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of its 5.875% senior notes due November 22, 2016, plus accrued interest, and for other general corporate purposes.
Junior Subordinated Debentures
FMCT, GLST II, and GLST III are Delaware statutory business trusts. These trusts were establishedincrease in total deposits for the purpose of issuing trust-preferred securities and lendingquarter ended March 31, 2017 includes deposits assumed in the proceedsStandard acquisition. For additional disclosure related to the Company in return for junior subordinated debentures of the Company. The junior subordinated debentures are the sole assets of each trust. Therefore, each trust's ability to pay amounts due on the trust-preferred securities is solely dependent on the Company making payments on the related junior subordinated debentures. The trust-preferred securities are subject to mandatory redemption, in whole or in part, on repayment of the junior subordinated debentures at the stated maturity date or on redemption. The Company guarantees payments of distributions and redemptions on the trust-preferred securities on a limited basis.Standard transaction, see note 3, "Acquisitions."
Trust-preferred securities are included in Tier 1 capital of the Company for regulatory capital purposes. The statutory trusts qualify as VIEs for which the Company is not the primary beneficiary. Consequently, the accounts of those entities are not consolidated in the Company's financial statements.

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11. EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
The table below displays the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per common share ("EPS").
Basic and Diluted EPS
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
 Quarters Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Quarters Ended 
 March 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015 2017 2016
Net income $28,402
 $23,284
 $71,631
 $65,740
 $22,855
 $17,962
Net income applicable to non-vested restricted shares (324) (226) (826) (703) (234) (212)
Net income applicable to common shares $28,078
 $23,058
 $70,805
 $65,037
 $22,621
 $17,750
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:            
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (basic) 80,396
 77,106
 79,589
 77,038
 100,411
 77,980
Dilutive effect of common stock equivalents 13
 13
 13
 13
 21
 12
Weighted-average diluted common shares outstanding 80,409
 77,119
 79,602
 77,051
 100,432
 77,992
Basic EPS $0.35
 $0.30
 $0.89
 $0.84
 $0.23
 $0.23
Diluted EPS $0.35
 $0.30
 $0.89
 $0.84
 $0.23
 $0.23
Anti-dilutive shares not included in the computation of
diluted EPS (1)
 454
 751
 510
 822
 343
 608

(1) 
This amount represents outstanding stock options for which the exercise price is greater than the average market price of the Company's common stock.
12. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into derivative transactions as part of its overall interest rate risk management strategy. The significant accounting policies related to derivative instruments and hedging activities are presented in Note 1, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies."
Fair Value Hedges
The Company hedges the fair value of fixed rate commercial real estate loans using interest rate swaps through which the Company pays fixed amounts and receives variable amounts. These derivative contracts are designated as fair value hedges.
Fair Value Hedges
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 As of As of
 September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
Gross notional amount outstanding $10,710
 $11,620
 $5,833
 $5,958
Derivative liability fair value (399) (643) (226) (282)
Weighted-average interest rate received 2.44% 2.25% 2.83% 2.63%
Weighted-average interest rate paid 6.35% 6.36% 5.96% 5.96%
Weighted-average maturity (in years) 1.24
 1.97
 1.60
 1.84
Fair value of derivative (1)
 $418
 $665
 $240
 $296

(1) 
This amount represents the fair value if credit risk related contingent features were triggered.
Hedge ineffectiveness is recognized in other noninterest income in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. For the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and nine months ended September 30, 2016, and 2015, gains or losses related to fair value hedge ineffectiveness were not material.
Cash Flow Hedges
As of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, the Company hedged $710.0$980.0 million of certain corporate variable rate loans using interest rate swaps through which the Company receives fixed amounts and pays variable amounts. The Company also hedged $710.0$980.0 million of borrowed funds using forward starting interest rate swaps through which the Company receives variable amounts and pays fixed

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amounts. These transactions allow the Company to add stability to net interest income and manage its exposure to interest rate

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movements. Forward starting interest rate swaps totaling $325.0$415.0 million began on various dates between June of 2015 and JuneFebruary of 2016,2017, and mature between June of 2019 and AugustFebruary of 2019.2020. The remaining forward starting interest rate swaps begin at various dates between February of 20172018 and MayFebruary of 20182020 and mature between February of 2020 and MayApril of 2020.2022. These derivative contracts are designated as cash flow hedges.
Cash Flow Hedges
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 As of As of
 September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
Gross notional amount outstanding $1,420,000
 $1,220,000
 $1,960,000
 $1,470,000
Derivative asset fair value 15,093
 4,787
 4,078
 5,402
Derivative liability fair value (14,836) (8,950) (8,286) (7,390)
Weighted-average interest rate received 1.32% 1.24% 1.42% 1.37%
Weighted-average interest rate paid 1.04% 0.75% 1.23% 1.11%
Weighted-average maturity (in years) 3.04
 3.91
 3.00
 2.83
The effective portion of gains or losses on cash flow hedges is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss on an after-tax basis and is subsequently reclassified to interest income or expense in the period that the forecasted hedged item impacts earnings. Hedge effectiveness is determined using a regression analysis at the inception of the hedge relationship and on an ongoing basis. For the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and nine months ended September 30, 2016, and 2015, there were no material gains or losses related to cash flow hedge ineffectiveness. As of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, the Company estimates that $3.7$7.6 million will be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss as an increase to interest income over the next twelve months.
Other Derivative Instruments
The Company also enters into derivative transactions through capital market products with its commercial customers and simultaneously enters into an offsetting interest rate derivative transactionstransaction with third parties.third-parties. This transaction allows the Company's customers to effectively convert a variable rate loan into a fixed rate loan. Due to the offsetting nature of these transactions, the Company does not apply hedge accounting treatment. The Company's credit exposure on these derivative transactions results primarily from counterparty credit risk. The credit valuation adjustment ("CVA") is a fair value adjustment to the derivative to account for this risk. As of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2015,2016, the Company's credit exposure was fully secured by the underlying collateral on customer loans and mitigated through netting arrangements with third parties, therefore, no CVA was recorded. Transaction feesCapital market products income related to commercial customer derivative instruments of $2.9$1.4 million and $8.2$3.2 million were recorded in noninterest income for the quarterquarters ended March 31, 2017 and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. There were $1.2 million and $2.7 million of transaction fees recorded for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively.
Other Derivative Instruments
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 As of As of
 September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
Gross notional amount outstanding $1,462,702
 $853,385
 $2,100,325
 $1,656,612
Derivative asset fair value 29,835
 11,446
 15,722
 13,478
Derivative liability fair value (29,835) (11,446) (15,722) (13,478)
Fair value of derivative (1)
 30,451
 11,939
 16,340
 13,753

(1) 
This amount represents the fair value if credit risk related contingent features were triggered.
The Company occasionally enters into risk participation agreements with counterparty banks to transfer or assume a portion of the credit risk related to customer transactions. The amounts of these instruments were not material for any periods presented. The Company had no other derivative instruments as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2015.2016. The Company does not enter into derivative transactions for purely speculative purposes.
Credit Risk
Derivative instruments are inherently subject to credit risk, which represents the Company's risk of loss when the counterparty to a derivative contract fails to perform according to the terms of the agreement. Credit risk is managed by limiting and collateralizing the aggregate amount of net unrealized losses by transaction, monitoring the size and the maturity structure of the derivatives, and

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applying uniform credit standards. Company policy establishes limits on credit exposure to any single counterparty. In addition, the Company established bilateral collateral agreements with derivative counterparties that provide for exchanges of marketable

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securities or cash to collateralize either party's net losses above a stated minimum threshold. As of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2015,2016, these collateral agreements covered 100% of the fair value of the Company's outstanding fair value hedges. Derivative assets and liabilities are presented gross, rather than net, of pledged collateral amounts.
Certain derivative instruments are subject to master netting agreements with counterparties. The Company records these transactions at their gross fair values and does not offset derivative assets and liabilities in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. The following table presents the fair value of the Company's derivatives and offsetting positions as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2015.2016.
Fair Value of Offsetting Derivatives
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 As of September 30, 2016 As of December 31, 2015 As of March 31, 2017 As of December 31, 2016
 Assets Liabilities Assets Liabilities Assets Liabilities Assets Liabilities
Gross amounts recognized $44,928
 $45,070
 $16,233
 $21,039
 $19,800
 $24,234
 $18,880
 $21,150
Less: amounts offset in the Consolidated Statements of
Financial Condition
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net amount presented in the Consolidated Statements of
Financial Condition (1)
 44,928
 45,070
 16,233

21,039
 19,800
 24,234
 18,880

21,150
Gross amounts not offset in the Consolidated Statements of
Financial Condition:
                
Offsetting derivative positions (15,245) (15,245) (4,791) (4,791) (11,293) (11,293) (10,889) (10,889)
Cash collateral pledged 
 (29,825) 
 (16,248) 
 (12,941) 
 (10,261)
Net credit exposure $29,683
 $
 $11,442
 $
 $8,507
 $
 $7,991
 $

(1) 
Included in other assets or other liabilities in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
As of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2015,2016, the Company's derivative instruments generally contained provisions that require the Company's debt to remain above a certain credit rating by each of the major credit rating agencies or that the Company maintain certain capital levels. If the Company's debt were to fall below that credit rating or the Company's capital were to fall below the required levels, it would be in violation of those provisions, and the counterparties to the derivative instruments could terminate the swap transaction and demand cash settlement of the derivative instrument in an amount equal to the derivative liability fair value. As of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and December 31, 20152016 the Company was in compliance with these provisions.

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13. COMMITMENTS, GUARANTEES, AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
Credit Commitments and Guarantees
In the normal course of business, the Company enters into a variety of financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk to meet the financing needs of its customers and to conduct lending activities, including commitments to extend credit and standby and commercial letters of credit. These instruments involve elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
Contractual or Notional Amounts of Financial Instruments
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 As of As of
 September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
Commitments to extend credit:        
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural $1,462,813
 $1,303,056
 $1,737,410
 $1,522,152
Commercial real estate 439,518
 366,250
 427,425
 397,423
Home equity 387,194
 352,114
 486,880
 426,384
Other commitments (1)
 215,226
 203,121
 250,123
 214,943
Total commitments to extend credit $2,504,751
 $2,224,541
 $2,901,838
 $2,560,902
        
Letters of credit $107,461
 $100,610
 $146,632
 $100,430
Recourse on assets sold:        
Unpaid principal balance of loans sold $187,891
 $196,389
 $185,101
 $187,158
Carrying value of recourse obligation (2)
 125
 87
 150
 142

(1) 
Other commitments includes installment and overdraft protection program commitments.
(2) 
Included in other liabilities in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend funds to a customer, subject to contractual terms and covenants. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses, variable interest rates, and fee requirements, when applicable. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash flow requirements.
In the event of a customer's non-performance, the Company's credit loss exposure is equal to the contractual amount of the commitments. The credit risk is essentially the same as extending loans to customers. The Company uses the same credit policies for credit commitments as its loans and minimizes exposure to credit loss through various collateral requirements.
Letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Letters of credit generally are contingent on the failure of the customer to perform according to the terms of the contract with the third partythird-party and are often issued in favor of a municipality where construction is taking place to ensure the borrower adequately completes the construction. Commercial letters of credit are issued to facilitate transactions between a customer and a third party based on agreed upon terms.
The maximum potential future payments guaranteed by the Company under letters of credit arrangements are equal to the contractual amount of the commitment. If a commitment is funded, the Company may seek recourse through the liquidation of the underlying collateral, including real estate, production plants and property, marketable securities, or receipt of cash.
As a result of the sale of certain 1-4 family mortgage loans, the Company is contractually obligated to repurchase any non-performing loans or loans that do not meet underwriting requirements at recorded value. In accordance with the sales agreements, there is no limitation to the maximum potential future payments or expiration of the Company's recourse obligation. There were no material loan repurchases during the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.2016.
Legal Proceedings
In the ordinary course of business, there were certain legal proceedings pending against the Company and its subsidiaries at September 30, 2016.March 31, 2017. While the outcome of any legal proceeding is inherently uncertain, based on information currently available, the Company's management does not expect that any liabilities arising from pending legal matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

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14. FAIR VALUE
Fair value represents the amount expected to be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in its principal or most advantageous market in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In accordance with fair value accounting guidance, the Company measures, records, and reports various types of assets and liabilities at fair value on either a recurring or non-recurring basis in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. Those assets and liabilities are presented below in the sections titled "Assets and Liabilities Required to be Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis" and "Assets and Liabilities Required to be Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis."
Other assets and liabilities are not required to be measured at fair value in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, but must be disclosed at fair value. See the "Fair Value Measurements of Other Financial Instruments" section of this note. Any aggregation of the estimated fair values presented in this note does not represent the value of the Company.
Depending on the nature of the asset or liability, the Company uses various valuation methodologies and assumptions to estimate fair value. GAAP provides a three-tiered fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy is defined as follows:
Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 - Observable inputs other than level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar instruments, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. These inputs require significant management judgment or estimation, some of which use model-based techniques and may be internally developed.
Assets and liabilities are assigned to a level within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of significant input used to measure fair value. Assets and liabilities may change levels within the fair value hierarchy due to market conditions or other circumstances. Those transfers are recognized on the date of the event that prompted the transfer. There were no transfers of assets or liabilities required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis between levels of the fair value hierarchy during the periods presented.

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Assets and Liabilities Required to be Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The following table provides the fair value for assets and liabilities required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition by level in the fair value hierarchy.
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 As of September 30, 2016 As of December 31, 2015 As of March 31, 2017 As of December 31, 2016
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Assets:                        
Trading securities:                        
Money market funds $1,707
 $
 $
 $2,530
 $
 $
 $1,768
 $
 $
 $1,645
 $
 $
Mutual funds 16,644
 
 
 14,364
 
 
 17,362
 
 
 16,275
 
 
Total trading securities 18,351
 
 
 16,894
 
 
 19,130
 
 
 17,920
 
 
Securities available-for-sale:                        
U.S. treasury securities 43,797
 
 
 16,980
 
 
 48,516
 
 
 48,541
 
 
U.S. agency securities 
 192,931
 
 
 86,643
 
 
 181,030
 
 
 183,637
 
CMOs 
 1,081,259
 
 
 687,185
 
 
 1,051,364
 
 
 1,047,446
 
MBSs 
 324,484
 
 
 153,530
 
 
 352,966
 
 
 332,655
 
Municipal securities 
 286,713
 
 
 327,570
 
 
 262,710
 
 
 270,846
 
CDOs 
 
 31,899
 
 
 31,529
 
 
 33,436
 
 
 33,260
Equity securities 
 2,947
 
 
 3,199
 
 
 7,102
 
 
 3,065
 
Total securities available-for-sale 43,797
 1,888,334
 31,899
 16,980
 1,258,127
 31,529
 48,516
 1,855,172
 33,436
 48,541
 1,837,649
 33,260
Mortgage servicing rights ("MSRs") (1)
 
 
 5,076
 
 
 1,853
 
 
 6,245
 

 

 6,120
Derivative assets (1)
 
 44,928
 
 
 16,233
 
 
 19,800
 
 
 18,880
 
Liabilities:                        
Derivative liabilities (2)
 $
 $45,070
 $
 $
 $21,039
 $
 $
 $24,234
 $
 $
 $21,150
 $

(1) 
Included in other assets in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
(2) 
Included in other liabilities in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
The following sections describe the specific valuation techniques and inputs used to measure financial assets and liabilities at fair value.
Trading Securities
The Company's trading securities consist of diversified investment securities held in a grantor trust and are invested in money market and mutual funds. The fair value of these money market and mutual funds is based on quoted market prices in active exchange markets and is classified in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
Securities Available-for-Sale
The Company's securities available-for-sale are primarily fixed income instruments that are not quoted on an exchange, but may be traded in active markets. The fair values for these securities are based on quoted prices in active markets or market prices for similar securities obtained from external pricing services or dealer market participants and are classified in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of U.S. treasury securities is based on quoted market prices in active exchange markets and is classified in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Quarterly, the Company evaluates the methodologies used by its external pricing services to estimate the fair value of these securities to determine whether the valuations represent an exit price in the Company's principal markets.
CDOs are classified in level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The Company estimates the fair values for each CDO using discounted cash flow analyses with the assistance of a structured credit valuation firm. This methodology is based on credit analysis and historical financial data for each of the issuers underlying the CDOs (the "Issuers"). These estimates are highly subjective and sensitive to several significant, unobservable inputs. The cash flows for each Issuer are then discounted to present values using LIBOR plus an adjustment to reflect the impact of market factors. Finally, the discounted cash flows for each Issuer are aggregated to derive the estimated fair value for the specific CDO.

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The following table presents the ranges of significant, unobservable inputs calculated using the weighted-average of the Issuers used by the Company as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2015.2016.
Significant Unobservable Inputs Used in the Valuation of CDOs
 As of As of
 September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
Probability of prepayment 1.8% -15.0% 1.8% -15.1% 0.0% -10.9% 0.0% -10.9%
Probability of default 17.4% -49.0% 19.1% -32.6% 16.6% -44.1% 16.7% -46.8%
Loss given default 93.1% -98.5% 93.8% -97.1% 93.3% -99.1% 93.3% -98.9%
Probability of deferral cure 17.3% -100.0% 15.2% -63.1% 0.0% -100.0% 7.6% -100.0%
Most Issuers have the right to prepay the securities on the fifth anniversary of issuance and under other limited circumstances. To estimate prepayments, a credit analysis of each Issuer is performed to estimate its ability and likelihood to fund a prepayment. If a prepayment occurs, the Company receives cash equal to the par value for the portion of the CDO associated with that Issuer.
The likelihood that an Issuer who is currently deferring payment on the securities will pay all deferred amounts and remain current thereafter is based on an analysis of the Issuer's asset quality, leverage ratios, and other measures of financial viability.
The impact of changes in these key inputs could result in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement for each CDO. The timing of the default, the magnitude of the default, and the timing and magnitude of the cure probability are directly interrelated. Defaults that occur sooner and/or are greater than anticipated have a negative impact on the valuation. In addition, a high cure probability assumption has a positive effect on the fair value, and, if a cure event takes place sooner than anticipated, the impact on the valuation is also favorable.
Management monitors the valuation results of each CDO on a semi-annual basis, which includes an analysis of historical pricing trends for these types of securities, overall economic conditions (such as tracking LIBOR curves), and the performance of the Issuers' industries. Annually, management validates significant assumptions by reviewing detailed back-testing performed by the structured credit valuation firm.
A rollforward of the carrying value of CDOs for the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 is presented in the following table.
Carrying Value of CDOs
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 Quarters Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Quarters Ended 
 March 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015 2017 2016
Beginning balance $30,431
 $32,004
 $31,529
 $33,774
 $33,260
 $31,529
Change in other comprehensive income (1)
 1,794
 (62) 764
 (1,560) 129
 (786)
Paydowns (326) (72) (394) (344)
Other 47
 14
Ending balance $31,899
 $31,870
 $31,899
 $31,870
 $33,436
 $30,757

(1) 
Included in unrealized holding gains in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

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MSRs
The Company services loans for others totaling $630.7$632.7 million as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and $242.9$640.5 million as of December 31, 2015. As of September 30, 2016, loans serviced for others includes approximately $318.5 million of loans, the servicing of which transitioned from NI Bancshares to the Company as a result of the acquisition.2016. These loans are owned by third parties and are not included in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. Additional information regarding the NI Bancshares transaction is presented in Note 3, "Acquisitions."
The Company determines the fair value of MSRs by estimating the present value of expected future cash flows associated with the mortgage loans being serviced and classifies them in level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The following table presents the ranges of significant, unobservable inputs used by the Company to determine the fair value of MSRs as of September 30, 2016.March 31, 2017.
Significant Unobservable Inputs Used in the Valuation of MSRs
 As of As of
 September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
Prepayment speed 10.2% -29.2% 10.1% -20.9% 7.7% -25.5% 7.7% -22.8%
Maturity (months) 12
 -80 6
 -86 10
 -102 12
 -103
Discount rate 9.5% -13.0% 9.5% -13.0% 9.5% -13.0% 9.5% -13.0%
The impact of changes in these key inputs could result in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement for MSRs. Significant increases in expected prepayment speeds and discount rates have negative impacts on the valuation. Higher maturity assumptions have a favorable effect on the estimated fair value.
A rollforward of the carrying value of MSRs for the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 is presented in the following table.
Carrying Value of MSRs
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 Quarters Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Quarters Ended 
 March 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015 2017 2016
Beginning balance $4,938
 $1,820
 $1,853
 $1,728
 $6,120
 $1,853
Additions from acquisition 
 
 3,092
 
 
 3,092
New MSRs 581
 60
 928
 303
 156
 185
(Losses) gains included in earnings (1):
        
Total gains (losses) included in earnings (1):
    
Changes in valuation inputs and assumptions (205) (12) (377) (51) 172
 (40)
Other changes in fair value (2)
 (238) (70) (420) (182) (203) (68)
Ending balance $5,076
 $1,798
 $5,076
 $1,798
 $6,245
 $5,022
Contractual servicing fees earned (1)
 $373
 $136
 $922
 $404
 $395
 $183

(1) 
Included in mortgage banking income in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and related to assets held as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and 2015.2016.
(2) 
Primarily represents changes in expected future cash flows due to payoffs and paydowns.
Derivative Assets and Derivative Liabilities
The Company enters into interest rate swaps and derivative transactions with commercial customers. These derivative transactions are executed in the dealer market, and pricing is based on market quotes obtained from the counterparties. The market quotes were developed using market observable inputs, which primarily include LIBOR. Therefore, derivatives are classified in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. For its derivative assets and liabilities, the Company also considers non-performance risk, including the likelihood of default by itself and its counterparties, when evaluating whether the market quotes from the counterparty are representative of an exit price.

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Assets and Liabilities Required to be Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis
The following table provides the fair value for each class of assets and liabilities required to be measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition by level in the fair value hierarchy.
Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 As of September 30, 2016 As of December 31, 2015 As of March 31, 2017 As of December 31, 2016
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Collateral-dependent impaired loans (1)
 $
 $
 $10,156
 $
 $
 $10,519
 $
 $
 $11,528
 $
 $
 $22,019
OREO (2)
 
 
 4,090
 
 
 8,581
 
 
 780
 
 
 8,624
Loans held-for-sale (3)
 
 
 29,645
 
 
 14,444
 
 
 9,144
 
 
 10,484
Assets held-for-sale (4)
 
 
 4,967
 
 
 7,428
 
 
 17,146
 
 
 4,075

(1) 
Includes impaired loans with charge-offs and impaired loans with a specific reserve during the periods presented.
(2) 
Includes OREO with fair value adjustments subsequent to initial transfer that occurred during the periods presented.
(3) 
Included in other assets in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
(4) 
Included in premises, furniture, and equipment in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
Collateral-Dependent Impaired Loans
Certain collateral-dependent impaired loans are subject to fair value adjustments to reflect the difference between the carrying value of the loan and the value of the underlying collateral. The fair values of collateral-dependent impaired loans are primarily determined by current appraised values of the underlying collateral. Based on the age and/or type, appraisals may be adjusted in the range of 0% to 15%. In certain cases, an internal valuation may be used when the underlying collateral is located in areas where comparable sales data is limited or unavailable. Accordingly, collateral-dependent impaired loans are classified in level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
Collateral-dependent impaired loans for which the fair value is greater than the recorded investment are not measured at fair value in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition and are not included in this disclosure.
OREO
The fair value of OREO is measured using the current appraised value of the properties. In certain circumstances, a current appraisal may not be available or may not represent an accurate measurement of the property's fair value due to outdated market information or other factors. In these cases, the fair value is determined based on the lower of the (i) most recent appraised value, (ii) broker price opinion, (iii) current listing price, or (iv) signed sales contract. Given these valuation methods, OREO is classified in level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
Loans Held-for-Sale
As of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, loans held-for-sale consists of 1-4 family mortgage loans, which were originated with the intent to sell.sell and three corporate loans. These loans were recorded in the held-for-sale category at the contract price and, accordingly, are classified in level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. As of December 31, 2015,2016, loans held-for-sale consists of 1-4 family mortgage loans, which were originated with the intent to sell, and a commercial real estatecorporate loan.
Assets Held-for-Sale
Assets held-for-sale as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and December 31, 20152016 consists of former branches that are no longer in operation and parcels of land previously purchased for expansion. These properties are being actively marketed and were transferred into the held-for-sale category at their fair value as determined by current appraisals. Based on these valuation methods, they are classified in level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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Financial Instruments Not Required to be Measured at Fair Value
For certain financial instruments that are not required to be measured at fair value in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, the Company must disclose the estimated fair values and the level within the fair value hierarchy as shown in the following table.
Fair Value Measurements of Other Financial Instruments
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 As of As of
 September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
 
Fair Value Hierarchy
Level
 
Carrying
Amount
 Fair Value 
Carrying
Amount
 Fair Value 
Fair Value Hierarchy
Level
 
Carrying
Amount
 Fair Value 
Carrying
Amount
 Fair Value
Assets:                    
Cash and due from banks 1 $139,538
 $139,538
 $114,587
 $114,587
 1 $174,268
 $174,268
 $155,055
 $155,055
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks 2 362,153
 362,153
 266,615
 266,615
 2 74,892
 74,892
 107,093
 107,093
Securities held-to-maturity 2 20,337
 18,110
 23,152
 20,054
 2 17,742
 15,118
 22,291
 18,212
FHLB and FRB stock 2 53,506
 53,506
 39,306
 39,306
 2 46,306
 46,306
 59,131
 59,131
Loans 3 8,091,306
 7,997,227
 7,091,988
 6,959,024
 3 9,970,427
 9,712,763
 8,172,584
 7,973,845
Investment in BOLI 3 219,064
 219,064
 209,601
 209,601
 3 276,960
 276,960
 219,746
 219,746
Accrued interest receivable 3 33,931
 33,931
 27,847
 27,847
 3 39,868
 39,868
 34,384
 34,384
Other interest-earning assets 3 1,056
 1,056
 1,982
 1,982
 3 635
 635
 834
 834
Liabilities:                    
Deposits 2 $9,106,104
 $9,104,564
 $8,097,738
 $8,093,640
 2 $10,956,541
 $10,945,331
 $8,828,603
 $8,820,572
Borrowed funds 2 639,539
 639,539
 165,096
 165,096
 2 547,923
 547,923
 879,008
 879,008
Senior and subordinated debt 1 309,444
 317,948
 201,208
 205,726
 2 194,745
 202,522
 194,603
 197,888
Accrued interest payable 2 4,856
 4,856
 2,175
 2,175
 2 2,564
 2,564
 3,416
 3,416
Management uses various methodologies and assumptions to determine the estimated fair values of the financial instruments in the table above. The fair value estimates are made at a discrete point in time based on relevant market information and consider management's judgments regarding future expected economic conditions, loss experience, and specific risk characteristics of the financial instruments.
Short-Term Financial Assets and Liabilities - For financial instruments with a shorter-term or with no stated maturity, prevailing market rates, and limited credit risk, the carrying amounts approximate fair value. Those financial instruments include cash and due from banks, interest-bearing deposits in other banks, accrued interest receivable, and accrued interest payable.
Securities Held-to-Maturity - The fair value of securities held-to-maturity is estimated using the present value of expected future cash flows of the remaining maturities of the securities.
FHLB and FRB Stock - The carrying amounts approximate fair value as the stock is non-marketable.
Loans - Loans includes the FDIC indemnification asset and net loans, which consists of loans held-for-investment, acquired loans, covered loans, and the allowance for loan losses. The fair value of loans is estimated using the present value of the expected future cash flows of the remaining maturities of the loans. Prepayment assumptions that consider the Company's historical experience and current economic and lending conditions were included. The discount rate was based on the LIBOR yield curve with adjustments for liquidity and credit risk inherent in the loans.
The fair value of the covered loan portfolio is determined by discounting the expected future cash flows at a market interest rate, which is derived from LIBOR swap rates over the life of those loans. The expected future cash flows are derived from the contractual terms of the covered loans, net of any projected credit losses. For valuation purposes, these loans are placed into groups with similar characteristics and risk factors, where appropriate. The timing and amount of credit losses for each group are estimated using historical default and loss experience, current collateral valuations, borrower credit scores, and internal risk ratings. For individually significant loans or credit relationships, the estimated fair value is determined by a specific loan level review utilizing appraised values for collateral and projections of the timing and amount of expected future cash flows.


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Investment in BOLI - The fair value of BOLI approximates the carrying amount as both are based on each policy's respective cash surrender value ("CSV"), which is the amount the Company would receive from the liquidation of these investments. The CSV is derived from monthly reports provided by the managing brokers and is determined using the Company's initial insurance premium and earnings of the underlying assets, offset by management fees.
Other Interest-Earning Assets - The fair value of other interest-earning assets is estimated using the present value of the expected future cash flows of the remaining maturities of the assets.
Deposits - The fair values disclosed for demand deposits, savings deposits, NOW accounts, and money market deposits are equal to the amount payable on demand at the reporting date (i.e., their carrying amounts). The fair value for fixed-rate time deposits

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was estimated using the expected future cash flows discounted based on the LIBOR yield curve, plus or minus the spread associated with current pricing.
Borrowed Funds - The fair value of FHLB advances is estimated by discounting the agreements based on maturities using the rates currently offered for FHLB advances of similar remaining maturities adjusted for prepayment penalties that would be incurred if the borrowings were paid off on the measurement date. The carrying amounts of securities sold under agreements to repurchase approximate their fair value due to their short-term nature.
Senior and Subordinated Debt - The fair valuevalues of senior and subordinated debt is determined usingnotes are estimated based on quoted market prices.prices of similar instruments. The fair values of junior subordinated debentures are estimated based on quoted market prices of comparable securities when available, or by discounting the expected future cash flows at market interest rates.
Commitments to Extend Credit and Letters of Credit - The Company estimated the fair value of lending commitments outstanding to be immaterial based on (i) the limited interest rate exposure of the commitments outstanding due to their variable nature, (ii) the short-term nature of the commitment periods, (iii) termination clauses provided in the agreements, and (iv) the market rate of fees charged.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
INTRODUCTION
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Itasca, Illinois with operations throughout the Chicago metropolitan area as well as northwest Indiana, central and western Illinois, and eastern Iowa through 110 bankingover 130 locations. Our principal subsidiary is First Midwest Bank, which provides a broad range of banking,commercial, retail, treasury, and wealth management products and services to commercial and industrial, commercial real estate, municipal, and consumer customers. We are committed to meeting the financial needs of the people and businesses in the communities where we live and work by providing customized banking solutions, quality products, and innovative services that fulfill those financial needs.
The following discussion and analysis is intended to address the significant factors affecting our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 and Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2015.2016. When we use the terms "First Midwest," the "Company," "we," "us," and "our," we mean First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. When we use the term "Bank," we are referring to our wholly-owned banking subsidiary, First Midwest Bank. Management's discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, accompanying notes thereto, and other information presented in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ("Form 10-Q"), as well as in our 20152016 Annual Report on Form 10-K ("20152016 10-K"). The results of operations for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of future results.
Our results of operations are affected by various factors, many of which are beyond our control, including interest rates, local and national economic conditions, business spending, consumer confidence, legislative and regulatory changes, certain seasonal factors, and changes in real estate and securities markets. Our management evaluates performance using a variety of qualitative and quantitative metrics. The primary quantitative metrics used by management include:
Net Interest Income - Net interest income, our primary source of revenue, equals the difference between interest income and fees earned on interest-earning assets and interest expense incurred on interest-bearing liabilities.
Net Interest Margin - Net interest margin equals tax-equivalent net interest income divided by total average interest-earning assets.
Noninterest Income - Noninterest income is the income we earn from fee-based revenues, investment in bank-owned life insurance ("BOLI"), other income, and non-operating revenues.
Noninterest Expense - Noninterest expense is the expense we incur to operate the Company, which includes salaries and employee benefits, net occupancy and equipment, professional services, and other costs.
Asset Quality - Asset quality represents an estimation of the quality of our loan portfolio, including an assessment of the credit risk related to existing and potential loss exposure, and can be evaluated using a number of quantitative measures, such as non-performing loans to total loans.
Regulatory Capital - Our regulatory capital is classified in one of the following tiers: (i) Common Equity Tier 1 capital ("CET1"), which consists of common equity and retained earnings, less goodwill and other intangible assets and a portion of disallowed deferred tax assets, (ii) Tier 1 capital, which consists of CET1 and qualifying trust-preferred securities and the remaining portion of disallowed deferred tax assets, and (iii) Tier 2 capital, which includes qualifying subordinated debt and the allowance for credit losses, subject to limitations.
In addition, someSome of these metrics may be presented on a non-U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("non-GAAP") basis. For detail on our non-GAAP metrics, see the discussion in the following section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Information and Reconciliations." Unless otherwise stated, all earnings per common share data included in this section and throughout the remainder of this discussion are presented on a fully diluted basis.
As of March 31, 2016, both the Company and the Bank first exceeded $10.0 billion in total assets. As of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, the Company and the Bank each had total assets of approximately $11.6$13.8 billion. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd-Frank Act") and its implementing regulations impose various additional requirements on bank holding companies and banks with $10.0 billion or more in total consolidated assets. As a general matter, the Company and the Bank are not immediately subject to these additional requirements when they exceed $10 billion in assets; instead, the Company and the Bank will be subject to these various requirements over various dates. For a discussion of the impact that the Dodd-Frank Act and its implementing regulations will have on the Company and the Bank now that they have each exceeded $10.0 billion in total consolidated assets, see the "Supervision and Regulation" section in Item 1, "Business" and Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in the Company's 2015 10-K.2016 10-K, as well as our subsequent filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may contain certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "may," "might," "will," "would," "should," "could," "expect," "plan," "intend," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "probable," "potential," "possible," "target," "continue," "look forward," or "assume," and words of similar import. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts but instead express only management's beliefs regarding future results or events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of management's control. It is possible that actual results and events may differ, possibly materially, from the anticipated results or events indicated in these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and we caution you not to place undue reliance on these statements. Forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this report, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this report to reflect new information or events or conditions after the date hereof.
Forward-looking statements may be deemed to include, among other things, statements relating to our future financial performance, the performance of our loan or securities portfolio, the expected amount of future credit reserves or charge-offs, corporate strategies or objectives, anticipated trends in our business, regulatory developments, acquisition transactions, including estimated synergies, cost savings and financial benefits of pending or consummated transactions, including First Midwest's proposed acquisition of Standard Bancshares, Inc., and growth strategies, including possible future acquisitions. These statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. For a discussion of these risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, you should refer to the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in this report and in our 20152016 10-K, as well as our subsequent filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").SEC. However, these risks and uncertainties are not exhaustive. Other sections of this report describe additional factors that could adversely impact our business and financial performance.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND RECONCILIATIONSCRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
The Company's accounting and reporting policies conform toOur consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and are consistent with general practices within the banking industry. As a supplement to GAAP, the Company provides non-GAAP performance results, which the Company believes are useful because they assist investors in assessing the Company's operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures include earnings per share ("EPS") and the efficiency ratio, excluding certain significant transactions, tax-equivalent net interest income (including its individual components), tax-equivalent net interest margin, tangible common equity to tangible assets, tangible common equity, excluding accumulated other comprehensive loss, to tangible assets, tangible common equity to risk-weighted assets, return on average tangible common equity, and return on average tangible common equity, excluding certain significant transactions.
The Company presents earnings per share, excluding certain significant transactions, and the efficiency ratio, both of which exclude acquisition and integration related expenses and the net gain on the sale-leaseback transaction. Management believes excluding these significant transactions from earnings per share and the efficiency ratio are useful in assessing the Company's underlying operational performance since these transactions do not pertain to its core business operations and their exclusion facilitates better comparability between periods.
The tax-equivalent adjustment to net interest income and net interest margin recognizes the income tax savings when comparing taxable and tax-exempt assets and assumes a 35% tax rate. Management believes that it is standard practice in the banking industry to present net interest income and net interest margin on a fully tax-equivalent basis and that it enhances comparability for peer comparison purposes.
In management's view, tangible common equity measures are capital adequacy metrics meaningful to the Company, as well as analysts and investors, in assessing the Company's use of equity and in facilitating comparisons with peers. These non-GAAP measures are valuable indicators of a financial institution's capital strength since they eliminate intangible assets from stockholders' equity and retain the effect of accumulated other comprehensive loss in stockholders' equity.
Although intended to enhance investors' understanding of the Company's business and performance, these non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered an alternative to GAAP. See the following reconciliations for details on the calculation of these measures to the extent presented herein.

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Non-GAAP Reconciliations
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
  Quarters Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
  2016 2015 2016 2015
Earnings Per Share        
Net income $28,402
 $23,284
 $71,631
 $65,740
Net income applicable to non-vested restricted shares (324) (226) (826) (703)
Net income applicable to common shares 28,078
 23,058
 70,805
 65,037
Net gain on sale-leaseback transaction (5,509) 
 (5,509) 
Tax effect of gain on sale-leaseback transaction 2,204
 
 2,204
 
Acquisition and integration related expenses 1,172
 
 6,810
 
Tax effect of acquisition and integration related expenses (469) 
 (2,724) 
Net income applicable to common shares, excluding
certain significant transactions
(1)
 $25,476
 $23,058
 $71,586
 $65,037
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:      
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (basic) 80,396
 77,106
 79,589
 77,038
Dilutive effect of common stock equivalents 13
 13
 13
 13
Weighted-average diluted common shares
outstanding
 80,409
 77,119
 79,602
 77,051
Basic EPS $0.35
 $0.30
 $0.89
 $0.84
Diluted EPS $0.35
 $0.30
 $0.89
 $0.84
Diluted EPS, excluding certain significant transactions (1)
 $0.32
 $0.30
 $0.90
 $0.84
Tax-Equivalent Net Interest Income        
Net interest income $90,972
 $77,902
 $261,667
 $233,586
Tax-equivalent adjustment 2,079
 2,609
 6,579
 8,185
Tax-equivalent net interest income (2)
 $93,051
 $80,511
 $268,246
 $241,771
Efficiency Ratio Calculation        
Noninterest expense $82,888
 $74,365
 $246,831
 $220,473
Less:        
Net other real estate owned ("OREO") expense (313) (1,290) (2,099) (4,355)
Acquisition and integration related expenses (1,172) 
 (6,810) 
Total $81,403
 $73,075
 $237,922
 $216,118
Tax-equivalent net interest income (2)
 $93,051
 $80,511
 $268,246
 $241,771
Fee-based revenues 38,466
 33,118
 107,994
 93,332
Add:        
Other income, excluding BOLI income 762
 446
 2,325
 1,957
BOLI income 929
 926
 2,676
 3,263
Tax-equivalent adjustment of BOLI income 619
 617
 1,784
 2,175
Total $133,827
 $115,618
 $383,025
 $342,498
Efficiency ratio 60.83% 63.20% 62.12% 63.10%

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  Quarters Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
  2016 2015 2016 2015
Return on Average Common and Tangible Common Equity      
Net income applicable to common shares $28,078
 $23,058
 $70,805
 $65,037
Intangibles amortization 1,245
 973
 3,475
 2,949
Tax effect of intangibles amortization (498) (389) (1,390) (1,180)
Net income applicable to common shares, excluding
intangibles amortization
 28,825
 23,642
 72,890
 66,806
Net gain on sale-leaseback transaction (5,509) 
 (5,509) 
Tax effect of gain on sale-leaseback transaction 2,204
 
 2,204
 
Acquisition and integration related expenses 1,172
 
 6,810
 
Tax effect of acquisition and integration related expenses (469) 
 (2,724) 
Net income applicable to common shares, excluding
intangibles amortization and certain significant
transactions
(1)
 $26,223
 $23,642
 $73,671
 $66,806
Average stockholders' common equity $1,261,702
 $1,134,967
 1,225,396
 $1,124,493
Less: average intangible assets (369,281) (331,720) (361,697) (332,692)
Average tangible common equity $892,421
 $803,247
 $863,699
 $791,801
Return on average common equity (3)
 8.85% 8.06% 7.72% 7.73%
Return on average tangible common equity (3)
 12.85% 11.68% 11.27% 11.28%
Return on average tangible common equity, excluding
certain significant transactions
(1) (3)
 11.69% 11.68% 11.39% 11.28%
Return on Average Assets      
Net income $28,402
 $23,284
 $71,631
 $65,740
Net gain on sale-leaseback transaction (5,509) 
 (5,509) 
Tax effect of gain on sale-leaseback transaction 2,204
 
 2,204
 
Acquisition and integration related expenses 1,172
 
 6,810
 
Tax effect of acquisition and integration related expenses (469) 
 (2,724) 
Net income, excluding certain significant transactions (1)
 $25,800
 $23,284
 $72,412
 $65,740
Average assets $11,322,325
 $9,875,632
 $10,784,532
 $9,661,483
Return on average assets (3)
 1.00% 0.94% 0.89% 0.91%
Return on average assets, excluding certain significant
transactions
(1) (3)
 0.91% 0.94% 0.90% 0.91%
  As of
  September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015
Tangible Common Equity    
Stockholders' equity $1,269,264
 $1,146,268
Less: goodwill and other intangible assets (367,961) (339,277)
Tangible common equity 901,303
 806,991
Less: accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI") 13,402
 28,389
Tangible common equity, excluding AOCI $914,705
 $835,380
Total assets $11,578,197
 $9,732,676
Less: goodwill and other intangible assets (367,961) (339,277)
Tangible assets $11,210,236
 $9,393,399
Risk-weighted assets $9,867,406
 $8,687,864
Tangible common equity to tangible assets 8.04% 8.59%
Tangible common equity, excluding AOCI, to tangible assets 8.16% 8.89%
Tangible common equity to risk-weighted assets 9.13% 9.29%
(1)
Certain significant transactions include the net gain on sale-leaseback transaction and acquisition and integration related expenses associated with completed and pending acquisitions.
(2)
Presented on a tax-equivalent basis, which reflects federal and state tax benefits.
(3)
Annualized based on the actual number of days for each period presented.

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
Our accounting and reporting policies conform to GAAP and general practices within the banking industry. Application of GAAP requires management to make estimates, assumptions, and judgments based on information available as of the date of the financial statements that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Critical accounting estimates are those estimates that management believes are the most important to our financial position and results of operations. Future changes in information may impact these estimates, assumptions, and judgments, which may have a material effect on the amounts reported in the financial statements.
For additional information regarding critical accounting estimates, see the "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," presented in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements and the section titled "Critical Accounting Estimates" in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the Company's 20152016 10-K. There have been no significant changes in the Company's application of critical accounting estimates related to the allowance for credit losses, valuation of securities, income taxes, and goodwill and other intangible assets since December 31, 2015.2016.
PERFORMANCE OVERVIEWSIGNIFICANT RECENT EVENTS
Sale-Leaseback Transaction
On September 27, 2016, the Bank completed a sale-leaseback transaction, whereby the Bank sold to Oak Street Real Estate Capital, LLC ("Oak Street") for an aggregate cash purchase price of $150.3 million, 55 properties owned and operated by the Bank as branches. Upon the sale of the branches to Oak Street, the Bank concurrently entered into triple net lease agreements with certain affiliates of Oak Street for each of the branches sold. Subject to the right of the Bank to terminate certain of the lease agreements at the end of the eleventh year, the lease agreements have initial terms of 14 years. Each lease agreement provides the Bank with five consecutive renewal options of five years each. The sale-leaseback transaction resulted in a pre-tax gain of $88.0 million, net of transaction related expenses, of which $5.5 million was immediately recognized in earnings with the remaining $82.5 million to be accreted into income on a straight-line basis over the initial terms of the leases. The Company expects the investment of proceeds and the gain from the sale of the branches, net of occupancy expenses associated with the branches, will be modestly accretive to the Company's earnings over the initial term of the lease agreements.
Issuance of Subordinated Notes
On September 29, 2016, the Company completed the issuance and sale of $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.875% subordinated notes due 2026. Interest on the notes is payable semiannually on March 29 and September 29, beginning on March 29, 2017. The Company received proceeds of $146.5 million, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and issuance costs. The Company expects to use the net proceeds to repay at maturity the entire $115.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of its 5.875% senior notes due November 22, 2016, plus accrued interest, and for other general corporate purposes.
Pending AcquisitionAcquisitions
Standard Bancshares, Inc.
On June 28, 2016,January 6, 2017, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquirecompleted its acquisition of Standard Bancshares, Inc. ("Standard"), the holding company for Standard Bank and Trust Company. With the acquisition, the Company would acquireacquired 35 banking offices located primarily in the southwest Chicago suburbs and adjacent markets in northwest Indiana. As of June 30, 2016, Standard had total assets ofIndiana, and added approximately $2.5$2.0 billion with $2.2 billion in deposits, of which over 90% were core deposits and $1.8 billion in loans, of which 80% were commercial-related.loans. The merger agreement provides for a fixed exchange ratioconsideration totaled $580.7 million and consisted of 0.4350 shares of First Midwest$533.6 million in Company common stock for each shareand $47.1 million in cash. All operating systems were converted during the first quarter of Standard common stock. As of the date of announcement, the overall transaction was valued at approximately $365 million, including Standard's common stock, stock options, phantom stock, and stock settled rights. The acquisition is expected to close in late 2016 or early 2017, subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions, as well as the approval of the Company's and Standard's shareholders.2017.
Completed Acquisitions
NI Bancshares CorporationPremier Asset Management LLC
On March 8, 2016,February 28, 2017, the Company completed its acquisition of NI Bancshares CorporationPremier Asset Management LLC ("NI Bancshares"Premier"), a registered investment advisor based in Chicago, Illinois. At the holding company for The National Bank & Trust Companyclose of Sycamore. With the acquisition, the Company obtained ten banking offices in northern Illinois, and addedacquired approximately $400$550.0 million in loans and $600 million in deposits. In addition, the Company acquired over $700 million inof trust assets under management, whichmanagement. With this acquisition, the assets the Company collectively manages on behalf of its clients increased the Company's trust assets under management by approximately 10%. The merger consideration totaled $70.1 million and consisted of $54.9 million in Company common stock and $15.2 million in cash.to nearly $10.0 billion.

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Peoples Bancorp, Inc.
On December 3, 2015, the Company completed its acquisition of Peoples Bancorp, Inc. ("Peoples") and its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, The Peoples' Bank of Arlington Heights. With the acquisition, the Company acquired two banking offices in Arlington Heights, Illinois, and approximately $92 million in deposits and $54 million in loans. The merger consideration totaled $16.8 million and was paid in cash.

PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW
Table 1
Selected Financial Data
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
Quarters Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
Quarters Ended 
 March 31,
2016 2015 2016 20152017 2016
Operating Results          
Interest income$97,906
 $84,292
 $282,004
 $251,317
$123,699
 $87,548
Interest expense6,934
 6,390
 20,337
 17,731
8,502
 6,834
Net interest income90,972
 77,902
 261,667
 233,586
115,197
 80,714
Provision for loan losses9,998
 4,100
 25,676
 16,652
4,918
 7,593
Noninterest income45,853
 35,014
 119,601
 100,103
39,951
 35,926
Noninterest expense82,888
 74,365
 246,831
 220,473
116,642
 82,589
Income before income tax expense43,939
 34,451
 108,761

96,564
33,588
 26,458
Income tax expense15,537
 11,167
 37,130
 30,824
10,733
 8,496
Net income$28,402
 $23,284
 $71,631
 $65,740
$22,855
 $17,962
Weighted-average diluted common shares outstanding80,409
 77,119
 79,602
 77,051
100,432
 77,992
Diluted earnings per common share$0.35
 $0.30
 $0.89
 $0.84
$0.23
 $0.23
Diluted earnings per common share, excluding
certain significant transactions (1)(2)
$0.32
 $0.30
 $0.90
 $0.84
$0.34
 $0.27
Performance Ratios          
Return on average common equity (3)
8.85% 8.06% 7.72% 7.73%5.20% 6.06%
Return on average tangible common equity (2) (3)
12.85% 11.68% 11.27% 11.28%
Return on average tangible common equity (3)
9.53% 8.87%
Return on average tangible common equity, excluding
certain significant transactions
(1) (2) (3)
11.69% 11.68% 11.39% 11.28%13.99% 10.32%
Return on average assets (2) (3)
1.00% 0.94% 0.89% 0.91%
Return on average assets (3)
0.68% 0.72%
Return on average assets, excluding certain significant
transactions (1) (2) (3)
0.91% 0.93% 0.90% 0.90%1.01% 0.84%
Tax-equivalent net interest margin (2)(3)(4)
3.60% 3.58% 3.66% 3.70%3.89% 3.66%
Efficiency ratio (2)
60.83% 63.20% 62.12% 63.10%60.98% 64.82%

(1) 
Certain significant transactions include the net gain on sale-leaseback transaction and acquisition and integration related expenses associated with completed and pending acquisitions.
(2) 
These ratios areThis item is a non-GAAP metrics.financial measure. For a discussion of non-GAAP financial measures, see the section of this Item 2 titled "Non-GAAP Financial Information and Reconciliations."
(3) 
AllThese ratios are presented on an annualized basis.
(4) 
See the section of this Item 2 titled "Earnings Performance" below for additional discussion and calculation of this metric.financial measure.


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As of September 30, 2016 
 Change From
As of March 31, 2017 
 Change From
September 30,
2016
 December 31,
2015
 September 30,
2015
 December 31,
2015
 September 30,
2015
March 31,
2017
 December 31,
2016
 March 31,
2016
 December 31,
2016
 March 31,
2016
Balance Sheet Highlights                  
Total assets$11,578,197
 $9,732,676
 $9,935,046
 $1,845,521
 $1,643,151
$13,773,471
 $11,422,555
 $10,728,922
 $2,350,916
 $3,044,549
Total loans8,171,782
 7,161,715
 6,925,699
 1,010,067
 1,246,083
10,054,370
 8,254,145
 7,822,555
 1,800,225
 2,231,815
Total deposits9,106,104
 8,097,738
 8,296,450
 1,008,366
 809,654
10,956,541
 8,828,603
 8,780,818
 2,127,938
 2,175,723
Core deposits7,872,364
 6,944,272
 7,137,064
 928,092
 735,300
9,415,286
 7,635,318
 7,493,696
 1,779,968
 1,921,590
Loans to deposits89.7% 88.4% 83.5%    91.8% 93.5% 89.1%    
Core deposits to total deposits86.5% 85.8% 86.0%    85.9% 86.5% 85.3%    
                  
Asset Quality Highlights (1)
                  
Non-accrual loans$43,797
 $28,875
 $32,308
 $14,922
 $11,489
$54,294
 $59,289
 $31,890
 $(4,995) $22,404
90 days or more past due loans, still
accruing interest(1)
4,318
 2,883
 4,559
 1,435
 (241)2,633
 5,009
 5,835
 (2,376) (3,202)
Total non-performing loans48,115
 31,758
 36,867
 16,357
 11,248
56,927
 64,298
 37,725
 (7,371) 19,202
Accruing troubled debt
restructurings ("TDRs")
2,368
 2,743
 2,771
 (375) (403)2,112
 2,291
 2,702
 (179) (590)
OREO27,986
 27,349
 31,129
 637
 (3,143)
Other real estate owned ("OREO")29,140
 26,083
 29,649
 3,057
 (509)
Total non-performing assets$78,469
 $61,850
 $70,767
 $16,619
 $7,702
$88,179
 $92,672
 $70,076
 $(4,493) $18,103
30-89 days past due loans(1)$25,849
 $16,329
 $28,629
 $9,520
 $(2,780)$23,641
 $21,043
 $30,142
 $2,598
 $(6,501)
Non-performing assets to loans plus
OREO(2)
0.96% 0.86% 1.02%    0.87% 1.12% 0.89%    
Allowance for Credit Losses                  
Allowance for credit losses$86,308
 $74,855
 $73,725
 $11,453
 $12,583
$89,163
 $87,083
 $78,375
 $2,080
 $10,788
Allowance for credit losses to
total loans
(2)(3)
1.06% 1.05% 1.06%    0.89% 1.06% 1.00%    
Allowance for credit losses to
non-accrual loans
(1)
194.11% 253.57% 215.45%    
Allowance for credit losses to
total loans, excluding acquired loans
1.11% 1.11% 1.11%    
Allowance for credit losses to
non-accrual loans
(3)
164.22% 146.88% 245.77%    

(1) 
These amountsPurchased credit impaired ("PCI") loans with an accretable yield are considered current and ratios exclude loans and OREO acquired through the Company's Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC")-assisted transactions subject to loss sharing agreements ("covered loans" and "covered OREO"). For a discussion of covered loans, see Note 1 and Note 6 of "Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements" in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q. Asset quality, including covered loans and covered OREO, isare not included in the section of this Item 2 titled "Loan Portfolio and Credit Quality."
past due loan totals.
(2)
Excluding the impact of loans and OREO acquired in the Standard transaction, non-performing assets to total loans plus OREO was 0.95% at March 31, 2017.
(3) 
This ratio includes acquired loans that are recorded at fair value through an acquisition adjustment, which incorporates credit risk as of the acquisition date with no allowance for credit losses being established at that time. As the acquisition adjustment is accreted into income over future periods, an allowance for credit losses is established as necessary to reflect credit deterioration. A discussion of the allowance for acquired loan losses and the related acquisition adjustment is presented in the section titled "Loan Portfolio and Credit Quality."
Net income for the thirdfirst quarter and first nine months of 2016 were $28.42017 was $22.9 million, or $0.35$0.23 per share, and $71.6compared to $18.0 million, or $0.89$0.23 per share, respectively.for the first quarter of 2016. Performance for the third quarter and first nine months of 2016 wereboth periods was impacted by certain significant transactions which include acquisition and integration related pre-tax expenses of $1.2$18.6 million and $6.8$5.0 million respectively,for the first quarters of 2017 and the pre-tax net gain of $5.5 million on the sale-leaseback transaction, which was realized during the third quarter of 2016.2016, respectively. Excluding these transactions, earnings per share was $0.32 for the third quarter of 2016 compared to $0.30 for the third quarter of 2015 and $0.90$0.34 for the first nine monthsquarter of 20162017 compared to $0.84$0.27 for the same period in 2015.2016. The increase in net income and earnings per share, excluding certain significant transactions, reflects the benefit of acquisitionsthe Standard acquisition completed in the fourthfirst quarter of 20152017 and the NI Bancshares Corporation ("NI Bancshares") acquisition completed late in the first quarter of 2016, organic loan growth, growthincreases in fee-based revenues, and controlled expenses.lower provision for loan losses, which were partially offset by higher noninterest expense. A discussion of net interest income, noninterest income, and noninterest expense is presented in the following section titled "Earnings Performance."
Total loans of $8.2$10.1 billion grew by $1.0$1.8 billion, or 14.1%21.8%, from December 31, 2015.2016. This growth was driven primarily by strong sales production from the corporate and consumer lending teams and the acquisition of NI Bancshares,Standard, which represents $299.7 million$1.7 billion of loans at September 30, 2016.March 31, 2017.
Non-performing assets to loans plus OREO excluding covered loans and covered OREO, was 0.96%0.87% at September 30, 2016, compared to 0.86%March 31, 2017, down from 1.12% at December 31, 2015 and down from 1.02% at September 30, 2015.2016. See the following "Loan Portfolio and Credit Quality" section below for further discussion of our loan portfolio, non-accrual loans, 90 days or more past due loans, TDRs, and OREO.

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EARNINGS PERFORMANCE
Net Interest Income
Net interest income is our primary source of revenue and is impacted by interest rates and the volume and mix of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. The accounting policies for the recognition of interest income on loans, securities, and other interest-earning assets are presented in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements ofincluded in our 20152016 10-K.
Our accounting and reporting policies conform to GAAP and general practices within the banking industry. For purposes of this discussion, both net interest income and net interest margin have been adjusted to a fully tax-equivalent basis to more appropriately compare the returns on certain tax-exempt loans and securities to those on taxable interest-earning assets. The effect of this adjustment is shown at the bottom of Tables 2 and 3.Table 2. Although we believe that these non-GAAP financial measures enhance investors' understanding of our business and performance, they should not be considered an alternative to GAAP. For a discussion of non-GAAP financial measures, see the section of this Item 2 titled "Non-GAAP Financial Information and Reconciliations."
Table 2 summarizes our average interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities for the quarters ended September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and 2015,2016, the related interest income and interest expense for each earning asset category and funding source, and the average interest rates earned and paid. Table 2 also details differences in interest income and expense from the prior quarter and the extent to which any changes are attributable to volume and rate fluctuations. Table 3 presents this same information for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.

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Table 2
Net Interest Income and Margin Analysis
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Quarters Ended September 30, 
Attribution of Change
in Net Interest Income
Quarters Ended March 31, 
Attribution of Change
in Net Interest Income
2016 2015 2017 2016 
Average
Balance
 Interest 
Yield/
Rate (%)
  
Average
Balance
 Interest 
Yield/
Rate (%)
  Volume 
Yield/
Rate
 Total
Average
Balance
 Interest 
Yield/
Rate (%)
  
Average
Balance
 Interest 
Yield/
Rate (%)
  Volume 
Yield/
Rate
 Total
Assets                                      
Other interest-earning assets$282,101
 $472
 0.67  $820,318
 $645
 0.31  $(900) $727
 $(173)$215,915
 $441
 0.83  $241,645
 $342
 0.57  $(31) $130
 $99
Securities (1)
1,896,195
 10,752
 2.27  1,194,711
 9,559
 3.20  1,444
 (251) 1,193
2,021,157
 11,535
 2.28  1,495,462
 9,998
 2.67  2,634
 (1,097) 1,537
Federal Home Loan Bank
("FHLB") and Federal Reserve
Bank ("FRB") stock
51,451
 261
 2.03  38,748
 369
 3.81  256
 (364) (108)54,219
 368
 2.71  39,773
 159
 1.60  72
 137
 209
Loans (3)(2)
8,067,900
 88,500
 4.36  6,887,611
 76,328
 4.40  12,261
 (89) 12,172
9,920,513
 113,409
 4.64  7,346,035
 79,356
 4.34  29,323
 4,730
 34,053
Total interest-earning assets (1)(2)
10,297,647
 99,985
 3.87  8,941,388
 86,901
 3.86  13,061
 23
 13,084
12,211,804
 125,753
 4.17  9,122,915
 89,855
 3.96  31,998
 3,900
 35,898
Cash and due from banks150,467
      132,504
           176,953
      133,268
           
Allowance for loan losses(84,088)      (73,928)           (89,065)      (75,654)           
Other assets958,299
      875,668
           1,373,433
      876,316
           
Total assets$11,322,325
      $9,875,632
           $13,673,125
      $10,056,845
           
Liabilities and Stockholders' EquityLiabilities and Stockholders' Equity                  Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity                  
Savings deposits$1,655,604
 298
 0.07  $1,471,003
 269
 0.07  29
 
 29
$2,029,631
 400
 0.08  $1,575,174
 283
 0.07  85
 32
 117
NOW accounts1,754,330
 338
 0.08  1,405,371
 172
 0.05  50
 116
 166
1,916,816
 478
 0.10  1,448,666
 200
 0.06  80
 198
 278
Money market deposits1,680,886
 450
 0.11  1,589,582
 490
 0.12  31
 (71) (40)1,890,703
 619
 0.13  1,583,898
 465
 0.12  96
 58
 154
Time deposits1,248,425
 1,434
 0.46  1,173,127
 1,398
 0.47  81
 (45) 36
1,515,597
 1,712
 0.46  1,183,463
 1,437
 0.49  403
 (128) 275
Borrowed funds605,177
 1,782
 1.17  168,807
 928
 2.18  1,041
 (187) 854
734,091
 2,194
 1.21  303,232
 1,316
 1.75  1,128
 (250) 878
Senior and subordinated debt166,101
 2,632
 6.30  201,083
 3,133
 6.18  (555) 54
 (501)194,677
 3,099
 6.46  201,253
 3,133
 6.26  (112) 78
 (34)
Total interest-bearing
liabilities
7,110,523
 6,934
 0.39  6,008,973
 6,390
 0.42  677
 (133) 544
8,281,515
 8,502
 0.42  6,295,686
 6,834
 0.44  1,680
 (12) 1,668
Demand deposits2,806,851
      2,601,442
           3,355,674
      2,463,017
           
Total funding sources9,917,374
    8,610,415
         11,637,189
    8,758,703
         
Other liabilities143,249
      130,250
           272,398
      119,554
           
Stockholders' equity - common1,261,702
      1,134,967
           1,763,538
      1,178,588
           
Total liabilities and
stockholders' equity
$11,322,325
      $9,875,632
           $13,673,125
      $10,056,845
           
Tax-equivalent net interest
income/margin (1)
  93,051
 3.60    80,511
 3.58  $12,384
 $156
 $12,540
  117,251
 3.89    83,021
 3.66  $30,318
 $3,912
 $34,230
Tax-equivalent adjustment  (2,079)      (2,609)           (2,054)      (2,307)         
Net interest income (GAAP)  $90,972
      $77,902
           $115,197
      $80,714
         
Impact of acquired loan
accretion (1)
  $11,345
 0.38    $2,423
 0.11       
Tax-equivalent net interest margin,
excluding the impact of acquired
loan accretion (1)
  105,906
 3.51    80,598
 3.55       

(1) 
Interest income and yields on tax-exempt securities and loans are presented on a tax-equivalent basis, assuming a federal income tax rate of 35%. The corresponding income tax impact related to tax-exempt items is recorded in income tax expense. These adjustments have no impact on net income. For a discussionfurther details on the calculation of non-GAAP financial measures,tax-equivalent net interest income and margin, net interest income and margin (GAAP), and tax-equivalent net interest margin, excluding the impact of acquired loan accretion, see the section of this Item 2 titled "Non-GAAP Financial Information and Reconciliations."
(2) 
Non-accrual loans, including covered loans, which totaled $44.3$54.3 million as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and $33.6$31.9 million as of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, are included in loans for purposes of this analysis. Additional detail regarding non-accrual loans is presented in the following section of this Item 2 titled "Non-performing Assets and Corporate Performing Potential Problem Loans."
(3)
This item includes covered loans and the related FDIC indemnification asset. For additional discussion, see Note 1 and Note 6 of "Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements" in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.




Net interest income increased by 42.7% compared to the first quarter of 2016. The rise in net interest income resulted primarily from the acquisition of interest-earning assets and acquired loan accretion from the Standard transaction early in the first quarter

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Table 3of 2017. Higher interest rates combined with increased levels of interest-earning assets from securities purchases and loan growth also contributed to the increase in net interest income.
Net Interest IncomeAcquired loan accretion contributed $11.3 million and Margin Analysis$2.4 million to net interest income for the first quarters of 2017 and 2016, respectively.
(Dollar amountsTax-equivalent net interest margin for the current quarter was 3.89%, increasing by 23 basis points from the first quarter of 2016. The rise in thousands)
tax-equivalent net interest margin was impacted by a 27 basis point increase in acquired loan accretion, due primarily to the Standard transaction. In addition, the impact of adding a greater mix of higher-yielding fixed-rate loans acquired from Standard contributed to the increase, which was more than offset by growth in the securities portfolio and the continued shift of loan originations and mix to lower-yielding floating rate loans.
 Nine Months Ended September 30,  Attribution of Change
in Net Interest Income
 2016  2015  
 Average
Balance
 Interest Yield/
Rate (%)
  Average
Balance
 Interest Yield/
Rate (%)
  Volume Yield/
Rate
 Total
Assets                   
Other interest-earning assets$274,923
 $1,240
 0.60  $671,794
 $1,559
 0.31  $(1,790) $1,471
 $(319)
Securities (1)
1,705,180
 31,386
 2.45  1,196,695
 29,762
 3.32  4,116
 (2,492) 1,624
FHLB and FRB stock44,620
 620
 1.85  38,442
 1,094
 3.79  217
 (691) (474)
Loans (1)(2)(3)
7,767,015
 255,337
 4.39  6,815,136
 227,087
 4.46  31,304
 (3,054) 28,250
Total interest-earning assets (1)(2)
9,791,738
 288,583
 3.94  8,722,067
 259,502
 3.98  33,847
 (4,766) 29,081
Cash and due from banks146,158
      130,166
           
Allowance for loan losses(80,116)      (73,761)           
Other assets926,752
      883,011
           
Total assets$10,784,532
      $9,661,483
           
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity                  
Savings deposits$1,628,879
 873
 0.07  $1,456,160
 799
 0.07  74
 
 74
NOW accounts1,606,765
 783
 0.07  1,383,604
 506
 0.05  158
 119
 277
Money market deposits1,645,237
 1,369
 0.11  1,556,436
 1,449
 0.12  156
 (236) (80)
Time deposits1,236,571
 4,362
 0.47  1,218,344
 4,502
 0.49  142
 (282) (140)
Borrowed funds457,133
 4,597
 1.34  145,611
 1,064
 0.98  3,193
 340
 3,533
Senior and subordinated debt176,691
 8,353
 6.32  200,998
 9,411
 6.26  (1,117) 59
 (1,058)
Total interest-bearing
liabilities
6,751,276
 20,337
 0.40  5,961,153
 17,731
 0.40  2,606
 
 2,606
Demand deposits2,681,021
      2,451,597
           
Total funding sources9,432,297
      8,412,750
           
Other liabilities126,839
      124,240
           
Stockholders' equity - common1,225,396
      1,124,493
           
Total liabilities and
stockholders' equity
$10,784,532
      $9,661,483
           
Tax-equivalent net interest
income/margin
(1)
  268,246
 3.66    241,771
 3.70  $31,241
 $(4,766) $26,475
Tax-equivalent adjustment  (6,579)      (8,185)         
Net interest income (GAAP)  $261,667
      $233,586
         

(1)
Interest income and yields are presented on a tax-equivalent basis, assuming a federal income tax rate of 35%. For a discussion of non-GAAP financial measures, see the section of this Item 2 titled "Non-GAAP Financial Information and Reconciliations."
(2)
Non-accrual loans, including covered loans, which totaled $44.3 million as of September 30, 2016 and $33.6 million as of September 30, 2015, are included in loans for purposes of this analysis. Additional detail regarding non-accrual loans is presented in the following section of this Item 2 titled "Non-performing Assets and Corporate Performing Potential Problem Loans."
(3)
This item includes covered loans and the related FDIC indemnification asset. For additional discussion, see Note 1 and Note 6 of "Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements" in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.
TotalFor the first quarter of 2017, total average interest-earning assets forrose $3.1 billion from the thirdfirst quarter and first nine months of 2016 increased by $1.4 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2015.2016. The increase compared to both prior periods presentedresulted from interest-earning assets acquired in the Standard transaction early in the first quarter of 2017. In addition, the rise in average interest-earning assets was driven primarilyimpacted by organic loan growth, and security purchases, as well as $528.8 million ofand interest-earning assets acquired in the NI Bancshares transaction late in the first quarter of 2016, and $96.2 million of interest-earning assets acquired in the Peoples transaction late in the fourth quarter of 2015.2016.
For the third quarter and first nine months of 2016, total averageAverage funding sources increased by $1.3$2.9 billion and $1.0 billion, respectively, compared tofrom the same periodsfirst quarter of 2016. The increase was impacted by deposits acquired in 2015. Compared to both prior periods, the increase resulted primarily from depositsStandard transaction early in the first quarter of 2017. Deposits acquired in the NI Bancshares and Peoples transactionstransaction late in the first quarter of 2016 and the addition of $515.1 million of FHLB advances during the first nine months of 2016.

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Tax-equivalent net interest margin for the third quarter and first nine monthssecond half of 2016 was 3.60% and 3.66%, respectively, increasing 2 basis points from the third quarter of 2015 and decreasing 4 basis points from the first nine months of 2015. Comparedalso contributed to the third quarter of 2015, the increaserise in tax-equivalent net interest margin was driven by higher accretion on acquired loans and the maturity of $38.5 million of subordinated notes early in the second quarter of 2016, which were partially offset by the continued shift in the loan mix to floating rate loans. The decrease in net interest margin compared to the first nine months of 2015 was due primarily to the continued shift in the loan mix to floating rate loans and lower covered loan income, partially offset by the reinvestment of other interest-earning assets into higher yielding securities and loans.
Net interest income increased by 16.8% and 12.0% from the third quarter and first nine months of 2015, respectively. Compared to both prior periods, the increase in net interest income was driven primarily by organic loan growth and the acquisition of interest-earning assets from the NI Bancshares and Peoples transactions.
Acquired loan accretion contributed $3.8 million and $9.1 million to net interest income for the third quarter and first nine months of 2016, respectively, and $1.8 million and $7.7 million for the same periods in 2015.average funding sources.
Noninterest Income
A summary of noninterest income for the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 is presented in the following table.
Table 43
Noninterest Income Analysis
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Quarters Ended 
 September 30,
   Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
   Quarters Ended 
 March 31,
  
2016 2015 % Change 2016 2015 % Change 2017 2016 % Change
Service charges on deposit accounts$10,708
 $10,519
 1.8
 $30,350
 $29,676
 2.3
 $11,365
 $9,473
 20.0
Wealth management fees8,495
 7,222
 17.6
 24,696
 21,669
 14.0
 9,660
 7,559
 27.8
Card-based fees (1)
7,332
 6,868
 6.8
 21,642
 20,223
 7.0
 8,116
 6,718
 20.8
Merchant servicing fees (2)
3,319
 3,207
 3.5
 9,517
 8,810
 8.0
 3,135
 3,028
 3.5
Mortgage banking income3,394
 1,402
 142.1
 6,625
 3,964
 67.1
 1,888
 1,368
 38.0
Capital market products income 1,376
 3,215
 (57.2)
Other service charges, commissions, and
fees
5,218
 3,900
 33.8
 15,164
 8,990
 68.7
 2,307
 2,233
 3.3
Total fee-based revenues38,466
 33,118
 16.1
 107,994
 93,332
 15.7
 37,847
 33,594
 12.7
Net gain on sale-leaseback transaction5,509
 
 100.0
 5,509
 
 100.0
Net securities gains (3)
187
 524
 (64.3) 1,097
 1,551
 (29.3) 
 887
 (100.0)
Other income (4)
1,691
 1,372
 23.3
 5,001
 5,220
 (4.2) 2,104
 1,445
 45.6
Total noninterest income$45,853
 $35,014
 31.0
 $119,601
 $100,103
 19.5
 $39,951
 $35,926
 11.2

(1) 
Card-based fees consist of debit and credit card interchange fees for processing transactions as well as various fees on both customer and non-customer automated teller machine ("ATM") and point-of-sale transactions processed through the ATM and point-of-sale networks.
(2) 
Merchant servicing fees are included in other service charges, commissions, and fees in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The related merchant card expense is included in noninterest expense for each period presented.
(3) 
For a discussion of this item, see the section of this Item 2 titled "Investment Portfolio Management."
(4) 
Other income consists of various items, including BOLIbank-owned life insurance ("BOLI") income, safe deposit box rentals, miscellaneous recoveries, and gains on the sales of various assets.
Total noninterest income increased by 31.0% and 19.5% from the third quarter and first nine months of 2015, respectively. Total fee-based revenues forof $37.8 million grew by 12.7% compared to the thirdfirst quarter and first nine months of 2016 grew by 16.1%resulting primarily from services provided to customers acquired in the Standard transaction and 15.7%, respectively, from the same periods in 2015, reflecting growth across all categories.
Compared to the third quarter and first nine monthsfull-quarter impact of 2015, approximately half and one third, respectively, of the increases in fee-based revenues for each period were driven by services provided to customers acquired in the NI Bancshares and Peoples transactions. In addition, card-based fees increased as a result of higher transaction volumes and other service charges, commissions, and fees grew due to sales of capital market products to commercial clients. Gains realized on the sale of equipment financing contracts originated by First Midwest Equipment Finance also contributed to the increase compared tolate in the first nine monthsquarter of 2015.

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2016.
Mortgage banking income resulted from sales of $107.3 million and $198.0$54.6 million of 1-4 family mortgage loans in the secondary market during the thirdfirst quarter and first nine months of 2016 compared to $42.2 million and $128.62017, up from sales of $38.7 million for the same periodsfirst quarter of 2016.

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The decline in 2015.
Duringcapital market products income from the thirdfirst quarter of 2016 was consistent with loan production during the Company completed a sale-leaseback transactionfirst quarter of 55 branches that resulted in a pre-tax gain of $88.0 million, net of transaction related expenses, of which $5.5 million was immediately recognized and the remaining $82.5 million was deferred and will be accreted against lease expense over the initial terms of the leases.2017.
Noninterest Expense
A summary of noninterest expense for the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 is presented in the following table.
Table 54
Noninterest Expense Analysis
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 Quarters Ended 
 September 30,
   Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
   Quarters Ended 
 March 31,
  
 2016 2015 % Change 2016 2015 % Change 2017 2016 % Change
Salaries and employee benefits:                  
Salaries and wages $37,872
 $33,554
 12.9
 $112,084
 $99,444
 12.7
 $44,890
 $36,296
 23.7
Retirement and other employee benefits 8,500
 7,807
 8.9
 25,149
 22,927
 9.7
 10,882
 8,298
 31.1
Total salaries and employee benefits 46,372
 41,361
 12.1
 137,233
 122,371
 12.1
 55,772
 44,594
 25.1
Net occupancy and equipment expense 10,755
 9,406
 14.3
 30,380
 29,464
 3.1
 12,325
 9,697
 27.1
Professional services 6,772
 6,172
 9.7
 17,984
 16,603
 8.3
 8,463
 5,920
 43.0
Technology and related costs 3,881
 3,673
 5.7
 11,251
 10,887
 3.3
 4,433
 3,701
 19.8
Merchant card expense (2)(1)
 2,857
 2,722
 5.0
 8,179
 7,391
 10.7
 2,585
 2,598
 (0.5)
Advertising and promotions (1)
 1,941
 1,828
 6.2
 5,457
 5,395
 1.1
 1,066
 1,589
 (32.9)
Cardholder expenses (1)
 1,515
 1,354
 11.9
 4,386
 3,914
 12.1
 1,764
 1,359
 29.8
Net OREO expense 313
 1,290
 (75.7) 2,099
 4,355
 (51.8) 1,700
 664
 156.0
Other expenses (1)
 7,310
 6,559
 11.4
 23,052
 20,093
 14.7
 9,969
 7,447
 33.9
Acquisition and integration related
expenses
 1,172
 
 100.0
 6,810
 
 100.0
 18,565
 5,020
 269.8
Total noninterest expense $82,888
 $74,365
 11.5
 $246,831
 $220,473
 12.0
 $116,642
 $82,589
 41.2
Efficiency ratio (3)
 61% 63%   62% 63%  

(1)
These line items are included in other expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
(2) 
The related merchant servicing fees are included in noninterest income for each period presented.
(3)
The efficiency ratio is a non-GAAP metric. For a discussion of non-GAAP financial measures, see the section of this Item 2 titled "Non-GAAP Financial Information and Reconciliations."
The efficiency ratio improvedTotal noninterest expense increased by 41.2% compared to 61% and 62% for the thirdfirst quarter and first nine months of 2016, respectively, from 63% for both of the same periods in 2015. Excludingwhich was impacted by certain significant transactions including acquisition and integration related expenses associated with completed and pending acquisitions. Excluding these certain significant transactions, total noninterest expense increased by 9.9% and 8.9% compared26.4% from the first quarter of 2016.
Compared to the thirdfirst quarter and first nine months of 2015, respectively. Operating2016, approximately half of the increase in total noninterest expense, excluding certain significant transactions, resulted from operating costs associated with the Standard transaction and the full quarter impact of the NI Bancshares and Peoples transactions accounted for slightly more than half of the increase from both periods. In addition, compensationtransaction. Compensation costs associated with merit increases, and investments in additional talent and systems to support organizational growth, and higher loan remediation expenses also contributed to the rise in salaries and employee benefits and professional services compared to both prior periods.the first quarter of 2016.
The decrease in advertising and promotions expense compared to the first quarter of 2016 resulted from the timing of certain advertising costs.
Net OREO expense decreased compared to both prior periodsincreased from the first quarter of 2016 due to reducedhigher valuation adjustments and lower operating expenses. Compareda rise in expenses related to the first nine monthsresolution of 2015, these reductions were partially offset by net losses on salescertain properties.
Acquisition and integration related expenses resulted from the acquisition of OREO properties realizedStandard and Premier during the first nine monthsquarter of 2016, compared to net gains on sales of OREO properties realized2017 and NI Bancshares during the same periods in 2015.first quarter of 2016. These expenses fluctuate based on the size and timing of each transaction.



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Income Taxes
Our provision for income taxes includes both federal and state income tax expense. An analysis of the provision for income taxes for the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 is detailed in the following table.
Table 65
Income Tax Expense Analysis
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 Quarters Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Quarters Ended 
 March 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015 2017 2016
Income before income tax expense $43,939
 $34,451
 $108,761
 $96,564
 $33,588
 $26,458
Income tax expense:            
Federal income tax expense $12,665
 $9,036
 $30,498
 $24,956
 $8,895
 $7,101
State income tax expense 2,872
 2,131
 6,632
 5,868
 1,838
 1,395
Total income tax expense $15,537
 $11,167
 $37,130
 $30,824
 $10,733
 $8,496
Effective income tax rate 35.4% 32.4% 34.1% 31.9% 32.0% 32.1%
Federal income tax expense and the related effective income tax rate are influenced by the amount of tax-exempt income derived from investment securities and BOLI in relation to pre-tax income and state income taxes. State income tax expense and the related effective tax rate are driven by the amount of state tax-exempt income in relation to pre-tax income and state tax rules related to consolidated/combined reporting and sourcing of income and expense.
The increase in total income tax expense and effective tax rate for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 compared to the same periodsperiod in 20152016 resulted primarily from higher levels of income subject to tax at statutory rates, and an increaseoffset in part by tax benefits of $638,000 related to the state effective tax rate.implementation of Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") guidance on employee share-based payments.
Our accounting policies for the recognition of income taxes in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition and Income are included in Notes 1 and 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements of our 20152016 10-K.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
Investment Portfolio Management
Securities that we have the intent and ability to hold until maturity are classified as securities held-to-maturity and are accounted for using historical cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Trading securities are carried at fair value and consist of securities held in a grantor trust for our nonqualified deferred compensation plan and are not considered part of the traditional investment portfolio. All other securities are classified as securities available-for-sale and are carried at fair value with unrealized gains and losses, net of related deferred income taxes, recorded in stockholders' equity as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss.
We manage our investment portfolio to maximize the return on invested funds within acceptable risk guidelines, to meet pledging and liquidity requirements, and to adjust balance sheet interest rate sensitivity to mitigate the impact of changes in interest rates on net interest income.

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From time to time, we adjust the size and composition of our securities portfolio based on a number of factors, including expected loan growth, anticipated changes in collateralized public funds on account, the interest rate environment, and the related value of various segments of the securities markets. The following table provides a valuation summary of our investment portfolio.
Table 76
Investment Portfolio
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 As of September 30, 2016 As of December 31, 2015 As of March 31, 2017 As of December 31, 2016
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Net
Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)
 Fair Value % of Total 
Amortized
Cost
 
Net
Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)
 Fair Value % of Total 
Amortized
Cost
 
Net
Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)
 Fair Value % of Total 
Amortized
Cost
 
Net
Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)
 Fair Value % of Total
Securities Available-for-SaleSecurities Available-for-Sale              Securities Available-for-Sale              
U.S. treasury securities $43,593
 $204
 $43,797
 2.2 $17,000
 $(20) $16,980
 1.3 $48,574
 $(58) $48,516
 2.5 $48,581
 $(40) $48,541
 2.5
U.S. agency securities 190,821
 2,110
 192,931
 9.8 86,461
 182
 86,643
 6.6 180,894
 136
 181,030
 9.3 183,528
 109
 183,637
 9.6
Collateralized mortgage
obligations ("CMOs")
 1,074,736
 6,523
 1,081,259
 55.1 695,198
 (8,013) 687,185
 52.6 1,066,439
 (15,075) 1,051,364
 54.3 1,064,130
 (16,684) 1,047,446
 54.6
Other mortgage-backed
securities ("MBSs")
 319,964
 4,520
 324,484
 16.5 152,481
 1,049
 153,530
 11.8 357,473
 (4,507) 352,966
 18.2 337,139
 (4,484) 332,655
 17.3
Municipal securities 280,884
 5,829
 286,713
 14.6 321,437
 6,133
 327,570
 25.1 263,606
 (896) 262,710
 13.6 273,319
 (2,473) 270,846
 14.1
Trust-preferred
collateralized debt
obligations ("CDOs")
 47,893
 (15,994) 31,899
 1.6 48,287
 (16,758) 31,529
 2.4 47,728
 (14,292) 33,436
 1.7 47,681
 (14,421) 33,260
 1.7
Equity securities 3,075
 (128) 2,947
 0.2 3,282
 (83) 3,199
 0.2 7,246
 (144) 7,102
 0.4 3,206
 (141) 3,065
 0.2
Total securities
available-for-sale
 $1,960,966
 $3,064
 $1,964,030
 100.0 $1,324,146
 $(17,510) $1,306,636
 100.0 $1,971,960
 $(34,836) $1,937,124
 100.0 $1,957,584
 $(38,134) $1,919,450
 100.0
Securities Held-to-MaturitySecurities Held-to-Maturity           Securities Held-to-Maturity           
Municipal securities $20,337
 $(2,227) $18,110
 
 $23,152
 $(3,098) $20,054
  $17,742
 $(2,624) $15,118
 
 $22,291
 $(4,079) $18,212
 
Portfolio Composition
As of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, our securities available-for-sale portfolio totaled $2.0$1.9 billion, rising $657.4$17.7 million, or 50.3%0.9%, from December 31, 2015. The increase from December 31, 2015 reflects securities purchases of $824.9 million, consisting primarily of CMOs and MBSs, and $125.8 million in securities acquired in the NI Bancshares transaction, which were partially offset by sales of $41.7 million and maturities, calls, and prepayments of $263.2 million. For additional detail regarding sales of securities see the "Securities Gains and Losses" section below.2016.
Approximately 98% of our securities available-for-sale portfolio is comprised of U.S. treasury securities, U.S. agency securities, CMOs, MBSs, and municipal securities. The remainder consists of eleven CDOs with a fair value of $31.9$33.4 million and miscellaneous other securities with a fair value of $2.9$7.1 million.
Investments in municipal securities comprised $286.7$262.7 million, or 14.6%13.6%, of the total securities available-for-sale portfolio at September 30, 2016.March 31, 2017. The majority consists of general obligations of local municipalities in various states. Our municipal securities portfolio has historically experienced very low default rates and provides a predictable cash flow.

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Table 87
Securities Effective Duration Analysis
As of September 30, 2016 As of December 31, 2015As of March 31, 2017 As of December 31, 2016
Effective Average Yield to Effective Average Yield toEffective Average Yield to Effective Average Yield to
Duration (1)
 
Life (2)
 
Maturity (3)
 
Duration (1)
 
Life (2)
 
Maturity (3)
Duration (1)
 
Life (2)
 
Maturity (3)
 
Duration (1)
 
Life (2)
 
Maturity (3)
Securities Available-for-Sale                      
U.S. treasury securities1.69% 1.72
 1.02% 2.30% 2.38
 1.16%1.15% 1.17
 1.00% 1.39% 1.42
 0.99%
U.S. agency securities2.79% 3.96
 1.58% 2.78% 3.79
 1.78%2.50% 3.79
 1.65% 2.65% 3.89
 1.55%
CMOs3.23% 4.27
 1.93% 3.61% 3.99
 1.94%3.69% 4.43
 1.94% 3.76% 4.49
 1.88%
MBSs3.22% 5.02
 2.18% 3.48% 4.42
 2.60%4.05% 5.37
 2.13% 4.15% 5.62
 2.07%
Municipal securities3.85% 2.21
 3.97% 3.08% 3.02
 4.80%4.10% 2.34
 3.76% 4.17% 2.51
 3.85%
CDOsN/M
 N/M
 N/M
 N/M
 N/M
 N/M
N/M
 N/M
 N/M
 N/M
 N/M
 N/M
Equity securitiesN/M
 N/M
 N/M
  N/M
  N/M
 N/M
N/M
 N/M
 N/M
  N/M
  N/M
 N/M
Total securities available-for-sale3.24% 4.00
 2.22% 3.39% 3.76
 2.72%3.63% 4.17
 2.17% 3.72% 4.27
 2.14%
Securities Held-to-Maturity                      
Municipal securities5.56% 7.41
 4.02% 5.66% 7.86
 4.44%5.96% 8.14
 4.38% 6.47% 9.08
 3.98%

N/M - Not meaningful.
(1) 
The effective duration represents the estimated percentage change in the fair value of the securities portfolio given a 100 basis point increase or decrease in interest rates. This measure is used to evaluate the portfolio's price volatility at a single point in time and is not intended to be a precise predictor of future fair values since those values will be influenced by a number of factors.
(2) 
Average life is presented in years and represents the weighted-average time to receive half of all future cash flows using the dollar amount of principal paydowns, including estimated principal prepayments, as the weighting factor.
(3) 
Yields on municipal securities are reflected on a tax-equivalent basis, assuming a federal income tax rate of 35%.
Effective Duration
The average life and effective duration of our securities available-for-sale portfolio were 4.00was 4.17 years and 3.24%3.63%, respectively, as of September 30, 2016 compared to 3.76March 31, 2017, consistent with 4.27 years and 3.39%3.72% as of December 31, 2015. The increase in average life resulted from purchases of $824.9 million in securities during the first nine months of 2016. The securities purchases were primarily in lower-duration CMOs and MBS relative to their average lives, which drove the decrease in effective duration.
Realized Gains and Losses
There were no net securities gains or impairment charges recognized during the first quarter of 2017. Of the $214.1 million of securities acquired in the Standard transaction during the first quarter of 2017, $210.2 million were sold shortly after the acquisition date and resulted in no gains or losses as they were recorded at fair value upon acquisition.
Net securities gains for the thirdfirst quarter and first nine months of 2016 were $187,000 and $1.1 million, respectively,$887,000 on securities with carrying values of $2.6 million and $41.7 million for the same periods.$30.6 million. No impairment charges were recognized during the thirdfirst quarter and first nine months of 2016.
Net securities gains for the third quarter and first nine months of 2015 were $524,000 and $1.6 million, respectively, on securities with carrying values of $9.4 million and $55.7 million for the same periods. No impairment charges were recognized during the third quarter and first nine months of 2015.
Unrealized Gains and Losses
Unrealized gains and losses on securities available-for-sale represent the difference between the aggregate cost and fair value of the portfolio. These amounts are presented in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and reported as a separate component of stockholders' equity in accumulated other comprehensive loss on an after-tax basis. This balance sheet component will fluctuate as current market interest rates and conditions change and affect the aggregate fair value of the portfolio. Lower market rates resulted in a shift from a $17.5 millionAs of March 31, 2017, net unrealized loss positionlosses totaled $34.8 million compared to net unrealized losses of $38.1 million as of December 31, 2015 to a $3.1 million net unrealized gain position as of September 30, 2016.

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Net unrealized losses in the CMO portfolio totaled $15.1 million as of March 31, 2017 compared to $16.7 million as of December 31, 2016. CMOs are either backed by U.S. government-owned agencies or issued by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises. We do not believe any individual unrealized loss on these securities as of March 31, 2017 represents other-than-temporary securities impairment ("OTTI") related to credit deterioration. In addition, we do not intend to sell the CMOs with unrealized losses and we do not believe it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell them before recovery of their amortized cost basis, which may be at maturity.
Our investments in CDOs are supported by the credit of the underlying banks and insurance companies. The net unrealized losses on these securities were $16.0$14.3 million as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and $16.8$14.4 million as of December 31, 2015.2016. We do not believe the unrealized losses on the CDOs as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 represent other-than-temporary securities impairmentOTTI related to credit deterioration. In addition, we do not intend to sell the CDOs with unrealized losses and we do not believe it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell them before recovery of their amortized cost basis, which may be at maturity. Our estimation of fair values for the CDOs is described in Note 14 of "Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements," in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.
LOAN PORTFOLIO AND CREDIT QUALITY
Portfolio Composition
Our loan portfolio is comprised of both corporate and consumer loans with corporate loans representing 83.2%83.3% of total loans at September 30, 2016.March 31, 2017. Consistent with our emphasis on relationship banking, the majority of our corporate loans are made to our core, multi-relationship customers. The customers usually maintain deposit relationships and utilize our other banking services, such as treasury or wealth management services.
To maximize loan income within an acceptable level of risk, we have certain lending policies and procedures that management reviews on a regular basis. In addition, management receives periodic reporting related to loan production, loan quality, credit concentrations, loan delinquencies, and non-performing and corporate performing potential problem loans to monitor and mitigate currentpotential and potentialcurrent risks in the portfolio.
Table 98
Loan Portfolio
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 As of September 30, 2016     As of March 31, 2017   
 Legacy 
Acquired (1)
 Total 
% of
Total Loans
 
As of December 31,
2015
 % of
Total Loans
 % Change Legacy 
Acquired (1)
 Total 
% of
Total Loans
 
As of December 31,
2016
 % of
Total Loans
 % Change
Commercial and industrial $2,810,547
 $38,852
 $2,849,399
 34.9 $2,524,726
 35.3 12.9
 $2,855,259
 $515,521
 $3,370,780
 33.5 $2,827,658
 34.3 19.2
Agricultural 387,173
 22,398
 409,571
 5.0 387,440
 5.4 5.7
 394,855
 27,929
 422,784
 4.2 389,496
 4.7 8.5
Commercial real estate:                            
Office, retail, and industrial 1,466,847
 70,191
 1,537,038
 18.8 1,395,454
 19.5 10.1
 1,542,831
 446,148
 1,988,979
 19.8 1,581,967
 19.2 25.7
Multi-family 594,729
 30,576
 625,305
 7.7 528,324
 7.4 18.4
 634,500
 37,210
 671,710
 6.7 614,052
 7.4 9.4
Construction 398,383
 3,474
 401,857
 4.9 216,882
 3.0 85.3
 453,001
 115,459
 568,460
 5.6 451,540
 5.4 25.9
Other commercial real estate 900,773
 70,082
 970,855
 11.9 931,190
 13.0 4.3
 967,763
 390,018
 1,357,781
 13.5 979,528
 11.9 38.6
Total commercial real estate 3,360,732
 174,323
 3,535,055
 43.3 3,071,850
 42.9 15.1
 3,598,095
 988,835
 4,586,930
 45.6 3,627,087
 43.9 26.5
Total corporate loans 6,558,452
 235,573
 6,794,025
 83.2 5,984,016
 83.6 13.5
 6,848,209
 1,532,285
 8,380,494
 83.3 6,844,241
 82.9 22.4
Home equity 720,566
 12,694
 733,260
 9.0 653,468
 9.1 12.2
 783,910
 96,757
 880,667
 8.8 747,983
 9.1 17.7
1-4 family mortgages 371,548
 16,597
 388,145
 4.7 355,854
 5.0 9.1
 451,488
 88,660
 540,148
 5.4 423,922
 5.1 27.4
Installment 197,234
 34,796
 232,030
 2.8 137,602
 1.9 68.6
 251,406
 1,655
 253,061
 2.5 237,999
 2.9 6.3
Total consumer loans 1,289,348
 64,087
 1,353,435
 16.5 1,146,924
 16.0 18.0
 1,486,804
 187,072
 1,673,876
 16.7 1,409,904
 17.1 18.7
Covered loans 24,322
 
 24,322
 0.3 30,775
 0.4 (21.0)
Total loans $7,872,122
 $299,660
 $8,171,782
 100.0 $7,161,715
 100.0 14.1
 $8,335,013
 $1,719,357
 $10,054,370
 100.0 $8,254,145
 100.0 21.8

(1) 
Amounts represent loans acquired in the NI BancsharesStandard transaction, which was completed late in the first quarter of 2016.2017.
Total loans increasedof $10.1 billion grew by 14.1%21.8% from December 31, 2015.2016. Excluding loans acquired in the NI BancsharesStandard transaction that totaled $299.7 million as of September 30, 2016,$1.7 billion, total loans grew by 9.9%modestly from December 31, 2015, driven primarily by strong sales production2016. The addition of the corporateshorter-duration, floating rate home equity loans and consumer lending teams. Overall, the mix of loans remained consistent with the prior period presented.
Growth in corporate loans reflects the strong sales performance across diversified commercial real estate categories, as well as broad-based increases within our middle market and sector-based lending business units. The rise in construction loans compared to December 31, 2015 was driven mainly by select commercial projects for which permanent financing is expected upon their completion. Growth in consumer loans reflects the continued expansion of mortgage and installment loans as well asdrove the additionincrease compared to December 31, 2016.

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of shorter-duration, floating rate home equity loans. Sales of 1-4 family mortgages on the secondary market during the first nine months of 2016 offset organic growth.
Commercial, Industrial, and Agricultural Loans
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans represent 39.9%37.7% of total loans, and totaled $3.3$3.8 billion at September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, an increase of $346.8$576.4 million, or 11.9%17.9%, from December 31, 2015.2016. Loans acquired in the NI BancsharesStandard transaction during the first quarter of 20162017 contributed $61.3$543.5 million to the increase. Our commercial and industrial loans are a diverse group of loans generally located in the Chicago metropolitan area with purposes that range from supporting seasonal working capital needs to term financing of equipment. Our commercial and industrial portfolio does not have significant direct exposure to the oil and gas industry. Most commercial and industrial loans are secured by the assets being financed or other business assets, such as accounts receivable or inventory. The underlying collateral securing commercial and industrial loans may fluctuate in value due to the success of the business or economic conditions. For loans secured by accounts receivable, the availability of funds for repayment and economic conditions may impact the cash flow of the borrower. Accordingly, the underwriting for these loans is based primarily on the identified cash flows of the borrower and secondarily on the underlying collateral provided by the borrower and may incorporate a personal guarantee.
Agricultural loans are generally provided to meet seasonal production, equipment, and farm real estate borrowing needs of individual and corporate crop and livestock producers. Seasonal crop production loans are repaid by the liquidation of the financed crop that is typically covered by crop insurance. Equipment and real estate term loans are repaid through cash flows of the farming operation. Risks uniquely inherent in agricultural loans relate to weather conditions, agricultural product pricing, and loss of crops or livestock due to disease or other factors. Therefore, as part of the underwriting process, the Company examines projected future cash flows, financial statement stability, and the value of the underlying collateral.
Commercial Real Estate Loans
Commercial real estate loans are subject to underwriting standards and processes similar to commercial and industrial loans. The repayment of commercial real estate loans depends on the successful operation of the property securing the loan or the business conducted on the property securing the loan. This category of loans may be more adversely affected by conditions in the real estate market. In addition, many commercial real estate loans do not fully amortize over the term of the loan, but have balloon payments due at maturity. The borrower's ability to make a balloon payment may depend on the availability of long-term financing or their ability to complete a timely sale of the underlying property. Management monitors and evaluates commercial real estate loans based on cash flow, collateral, geography, and risk rating criteria.
Construction loans are generally based on estimates of costs and values associated with the completed projects and are underwritten utilizing feasibility studies, independent appraisal reviews, sensitivity analyses of absorption and lease rates, and financial analyses of the developers and property owners. Sources of repayment may be permanent financing from long-term lenders, sales of developed property, or an interim loan commitment until permanent financing is obtained. Generally, construction loans have a higher risk profile than other real estate loans since repayment is impacted by real estate values, interest rate changes, governmental regulation of real property, demand and supply of alternative real estate, the availability of long-term financing, and changes in general economic conditions.

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The following table presents commercial real estate loan detail as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2015.2016.
Table 109
Commercial Real Estate Loans
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 As of  
 September 30, 2016
 % of
Total
 As of
December 31, 2015
 % of
Total
 As of  
 March 31, 2017
 % of
Total
 As of
December 31, 2016
 % of
Total
Office, retail, and industrial:          
Office $567,922
 16.1 $479,374
 15.6 $863,810
 18.8 $599,572
 16.5
Retail 425,854
 12.0 434,241
 14.1 463,837
 10.1 412,614
 11.4
Industrial 543,262
 15.5 481,839
 15.7 661,332
 14.4 569,781
 15.7
Total office, retail, and industrial 1,537,038
 43.6 1,395,454
 45.4 1,988,979
 43.3 1,581,967
 43.6
Multi-family 625,305
 17.7 528,324
 17.2 671,710
 14.6 614,052
 16.9
Construction 401,857
 11.4 216,882
 7.1 568,460
 12.4 451,540
 12.4
Other commercial real estate:          
Multi-use properties 216,527
 6.1 202,225
 6.6 304,269
 6.6 236,430
 6.5
Rental properties 163,756
 4.6 131,374
 4.3 215,776
 4.7 159,134
 4.4
Warehouses and storage 135,973
 3.8 137,223
 4.5 160,994
 3.5 136,853
 3.8
Restaurants 64,864
 1.8 78,017
 2.5 116,765
 2.5 63,067
 1.7
Hotels 89,891
 2.0 41,780
 1.2
Automobile dealers 86,108
 1.9 53,671
 1.5
Recreational 58,102
 1.6 57,967
 1.9 86,099
 1.9 58,390
 1.6
Service stations and truck stops 57,618
 1.6 78,459
 2.6 67,099
 1.6 51,403
 1.4
Automobile dealers 54,586
 1.5 50,580
 1.6
Hotels 40,997
 1.2 46,889
 1.5
Religious 38,577
 1.1 38,307
 1.2 37,617
 0.8 38,319
 1.1
Other 139,855
 4.0 110,149
 3.6 193,163
 4.2 140,481
 3.9
Total other commercial real estate 970,855
 27.3 931,190
 30.3 1,357,781
 29.7 979,528
 27.1
Total commercial real estate $3,535,055
 100.0 $3,071,850
 100.0 $4,586,930
 100.0 $3,627,087
 100.0
Commercial real estate loans represent 43.3%45.6% of total loans, and totaled $3.5$4.6 billion at September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, increasing by $463.2$959.8 million, or 15.1%26.5%, from December 31, 2015.2016. Loans acquired in the NI BancsharesStandard transaction during the first quarter of 20162017 contributed $174.3$988.8 million to the increase.increase, which more than offset lower loan production that was impacted by seasonality.
The mix of properties securing the loans in our commercial real estate portfolio is balanced between owner occupiedowner-occupied and investor categories and areis diverse in terms of type and geographic location, generally within the Company's markets. Approximately 30%44% of the commercial real estate portfolio is owner occupiedowner-occupied as of September 30, 2016.March 31, 2017. Using outstanding loan balances, non-owner occupied commercial real estate loans to total capital was 204%221% and construction loans to total capital was 28%37% as of September 30, 2016. Non-owner occupiedMarch 31, 2017. Non-owner-occupied (investor) commercial real estate is calculated in accordance with federal banking agency guidelines and includes construction, multi-family, non-farm non-residential property, and commercial real estate not secured by real estate loans.
Consumer Loans
Consumer loans represent 16.5%16.7% of total loans, and totaled $1.4$1.7 billion at September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, an increase of $206.5$264.0 million, or 18.0%18.7%, from December 31, 2015.2016. Loans acquired in the NI BancsharesStandard transaction during the first quarter of 20162017 contributed $64.1$187.1 million to the increase. Consumer loans are centrally underwritten using a credit scoring model developed by the Fair Isaac Corporation ("FICO"), which employs a risk-based system to determine the probability a borrower may default. Underwriting standards for home equity loans are heavily influenced by statutory requirements, which include loan-to-value and affordability ratios, risk-based pricing strategies, and documentation requirements. The home equity category consists mainly of revolving lines of credit secured by junior liens on owner-occupied real estate. Loan-to-value ratios on home equity loans and 1-4 family mortgages are based on the current appraised value of the collateral. Repayment for these loans is dependent on the borrower's continued financial stability, and is more likely to be impacted by adverse personal circumstances.

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Non-performing Assets and Corporate Performing Potential Problem Loans
The following table presents our loan portfolio by performing and non-performing status. A discussion of our accounting policies for non-accrual loans, TDRs, and loans 90 days or more past due can be found in Note 1 of "Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements" in Part 1, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.
Table 1110
Loan Portfolio by Performing/Non-Performing Status
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
    Accruing    Accruing    
Total
Loans
 Current 
30-89 Days
Past Due
 
90 Days
Past Due
 TDRs Non-accrual
PCI (1)
 Current 
30-89 Days
Past Due
 
90 Days
Past Due
 
Non-accrual (2)
 
Total
Loans
As of September 30, 2016           
As of March 31, 2017           
Commercial and industrial$2,849,399
 $2,824,346
 $8,790
 $2,154
 $286
 $13,823
$20,841
 $3,320,057
 $7,117
 $1,251
 $21,514
 $3,370,780
Agricultural409,571
 406,947
 2,440
 
 
 184
9,282
 411,395
 824
 
 1,283
 422,784
Commercial real estate:             
        
Office, retail, and industrial1,537,038
 1,515,353
 3,776
 82
 157
 17,670
19,495
 1,949,084
 843
 52
 19,505
 1,988,979
Multi-family625,305
 622,626
 1,321
 454
 588
 316
14,545
 652,206
 4,782
 14
 163
 671,710
Construction401,857
 400,803
 767
 
 
 287
20,176
 545,530
 2,556
 
 198
 568,460
Other commercial real estate970,855
 963,188
 3,050
 932
 324
 3,361
68,869
 1,283,117
 1,936
 1
 3,858
 1,357,781
Total commercial real estate3,535,055
 3,501,970
 8,914
 1,468
 1,069
 21,634
123,085
 4,429,937
 10,117
 67
 23,724
 4,586,930
Total corporate loans6,794,025
 6,733,263
 20,144
 3,622
 1,355
 35,641
153,208
 8,161,389
 18,058
 1,318
 46,521
 8,380,494
Home equity733,260
 725,614
 2,384
 165
 181
 4,916
3,018
 869,265
 2,721
 864
 4,799
 880,667
1-4 family mortgages388,145
 382,370
 1,468
 235
 832
 3,240
19,759
 516,211
 1,163
 41
 2,974
 540,148
Installment232,030
 229,881
 1,853
 296
 
 
1,334
 249,618
 1,699
 410
 
 253,061
Total consumer loans1,353,435
 1,337,865
 5,705
 696
 1,013
 8,156
24,111
 1,635,094
 5,583
 1,315
 7,773
 1,673,876
Covered loans24,322
 23,539
 291
 
 
 492
Total loans$8,171,782
 $8,094,667
 $26,140
 $4,318
 $2,368
 $44,289
$177,319
 $9,796,483
 $23,641
 $2,633
 $54,294
 $10,054,370
As of December 31, 2015           
As of December 31, 2016           
Commercial and industrial$2,524,726
 $2,513,648
 $4,340
 $857
 $294
 $5,587
$2,167
 $2,788,891
 $6,288
 $374
 $29,938
 $2,827,658
Agricultural387,440
 387,085
 
 
 
 355
512
 388,067
 
 736
 181
 389,496
Commercial real estate:             
        
Office, retail, and industrial1,395,454
 1,385,764
 2,647
 4
 164
 6,875
12,398
 1,546,078
 5,085
 1,129
 17,277
 1,581,967
Multi-family528,324
 525,841
 541
 548
 598
 796
12,225
 600,054
 858
 604
 311
 614,052
Construction216,882
 215,977
 
 
 
 905
4,442
 446,480
 332
 
 286
 451,540
Other commercial real estate931,190
 921,235
 3,343
 661
 340
 5,611
12,219
 961,709
 1,182
 1,526
 2,892
 979,528
Total commercial real estate3,071,850
 3,048,817
 6,531
 1,213
 1,102
 14,187
41,284
 3,554,321
 7,457
 3,259
 20,766
 3,627,087
Total corporate loans5,984,016
 5,949,550
 10,871
 2,070
 1,396
 20,129
43,963
 6,731,279
 13,745
 4,369
 50,885
 6,844,241
Home equity653,468
 644,996
 2,452
 216
 494
 5,310
615
 738,213
 3,581
 109
 5,465
 747,983
1-4 family mortgages355,854
 348,784
 2,273
 528
 853
 3,416
14,949
 403,521
 2,241
 272
 2,939
 423,922
Installment137,602
 136,780
 733
 69
 
 20
1,459
 234,805
 1,476
 259
 
 237,999
Total consumer loans1,146,924
 1,130,560
 5,458
 813
 1,347
 8,746
17,023
 1,376,539
 7,298
 640
 8,404
 1,409,904
Covered loans30,775
 29,670
 376
 174
 
 555
Total loans$7,161,715
 $7,109,780
 $16,705
 $3,057
 $2,743
 $29,430
$60,986
 $8,107,818
 $21,043
 $5,009
 $59,289
 $8,254,145

(1)
PCI loans with an accretable yield are considered current.
(2)
Includes PCI loans of $387,000 and $682,000 as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, which no longer have an accretable yield as estimates of expected future cash flows have decreased since the acquisition due to credit deterioration.


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The following table provides a comparison of our non-performing assets and past due loans to prior periods.
Table 1211
Non-Performing Assets and Past Due Loans
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
As ofAs of
September 30,
2016
 June 30,
2016
 March 31,
2016
 December 31,
2015
 September 30,
2015
March 31,
2017
 December 31,
2016
 September 30,
2016
 June 30,
2016
 March 31,
2016
Non-performing assets, excluding covered loans and covered OREO
Non-accrual loans$43,797
 $36,859
 $31,383
 $28,875
 $32,308
$54,294
 $59,289
 $44,289
 $37,312
 $31,890
90 days or more past due loans, still
accruing interest
4,318
 5,406
 5,483
 2,883
 4,559
90 days or more past due loans, still
accruing interest
(1)
2,633
 5,009
 4,318
 5,406
 5,835
Total non-performing loans48,115
 42,265
 36,866
 31,758
 36,867
56,927
 64,298
 48,607
 42,718
 37,725
Accruing TDRs2,368
 2,491
 2,702
 2,743
 2,771
2,112
 2,291
 2,368
 2,491
 2,702
OREO27,986
 29,452
 29,238
 27,349
 31,129
29,140
 26,083
 28,049
 29,990
 29,649
Total non-performing assets$78,469
 $74,208
 $68,806
 $61,850
 $70,767
$88,179
 $92,672
 $79,024
 $75,199
 $70,076
30-89 days past due loans$25,849
 $22,770
 $29,826
 $16,329
 $28,629
Non-accrual loans to total loans0.54% 0.46% 0.40% 0.40% 0.47%
Non-performing loans to total loans0.59% 0.53% 0.47% 0.45% 0.54%
Non-performing assets to total loans plus
OREO
0.96% 0.93% 0.88% 0.86% 1.02%
Non-performing covered loans and covered OREO (1)
Non-accrual loans$492
 $453
 $507
 $555
 $1,303
90 days or more past due loans, still
accruing interest

 
 352
 174
 1,372
Total non-performing loans492
 453
 859
 729
 2,675
OREO63
 538
 411
 433
 906
Total non-performing assets$555
 $991
 $1,270
 $1,162
 $3,581
30-89 days past due loans$291
 $610
 $316
 $376
 $221
Total non-performing assets
Non-accrual loans$44,289
 $37,312
 $31,890
 $29,430
 $33,611
90 days or more past due loans, still
accruing interest
4,318
 5,406
 5,835
 3,057
 5,931
Total non-performing loans48,607
 42,718
 37,725
 32,487
 39,542
Accruing TDRs2,368
 2,491
 2,702
 2,743
 2,771
OREO28,049
 29,990
 29,649
 27,782
 32,035
Total non-performing assets$79,024
 $75,199
 $70,076
 $63,012
 $74,348
30-89 days past due loans$26,140
 $23,380
 $30,142
 $16,705
 $28,850
Non-accrual loans to total loans0.54% 0.47% 0.41% 0.41% 0.49%
Non-performing loans to total loans0.59% 0.54% 0.48% 0.45% 0.57%
Non-performing assets to total loans plus
OREO
0.96% 0.94% 0.89% 0.88% 1.07%
30-89 days past due loans (1)
$23,641
 $21,043
 $26,140
 $23,380
 $30,142
Non-accrual loans to total loans (2)
0.54% 0.72% 0.54% 0.47% 0.41%
Non-performing loans to total loans (2)
0.57% 0.78% 0.59% 0.54% 0.48%
Non-performing assets to total loans plus
OREO (2)
0.87% 1.12% 0.96% 0.94% 0.89%

(1) 
Due toPCI loans with an accretable yield are considered current and not included in past due loan totals.
(2)
Excluding the impact of protection provided by the loss share agreements with the FDIC that substantially mitigate the risk of loss, covered loans and covered OREO are separated in this table. Past due covered loansacquired in the table above are determined by borrower performance comparedStandard transaction, non-accrual loans to contractual terms, but are considered accruingtotal loans, since they continuenon-performing loans to perform in accordance with our expectations of cash flows. For a discussion of coveredtotal loans, see Note 1 and Note 6 of "Notesnon-performing assets to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements" in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.total loans plus OREO were 0.65%, 0.68%, and 0.95%, respectively, at March 31, 2017.

Excluding covered loans and OREO, totalTotal non-performing assets represented 0.96%0.87% of total loans and OREO at September 30, 2016, compared to 0.86%March 31, 2017, down from 1.12% at December 31, 2015 and 1.02% at September 30, 2015.

2016. Included in non-performing assets as of March 31, 2017 was $8.4 million of OREO acquired in the Standard transaction.

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Non-accrual loans increased by $14.9 million from December 31, 2015, due primarily to the downgrade of four corporate loan relationships to non-accrual status during the first nine months of 2016, for which management is adequately collateralized. These downgrades were partially offset by charge-offs, payments, and transfers to OREO.
TDRs
Loan modifications may be performed at the request of an individual borrower and may include reductions in interest rates, changes in payments, and extensions of maturity dates. We occasionally restructure loans at other than market rates or terms to enable the borrower to work through financial difficulties for a period of time, and these restructuresrestructured loans remain classified as TDRs for the remaining term of thethese loans.
Table 1312
TDRs by Type
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
As ofAs of
September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 September 30, 2015March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016 March 31, 2016
Number
of Loans
 Amount 
Number
of Loans
 Amount 
Number
of Loans
 Amount
Number
of Loans
 Amount 
Number
of Loans
 Amount 
Number
of Loans
 Amount
Commercial and industrial3
 $436
 5
 $1,344
 5
 $1,360
4
 $1,200
 3
 $431
 5
 $1,309
Commercial real estate:                      
Office, retail, and industrial1
 157
 1
 164
 1
 166
2
 864
 3
 4,888
 1
 162
Multi-family3
 760
 3
 784
 3
 793
3
 745
 3
 754
 3
 774
Other commercial real estate3
 324
 3
 340
 3
 346
2
 263
 3
 316
 3
 334
Total commercial real estate7
 1,241
 7
 1,288
 7
 1,305
7
 1,872
 9
 5,958
 7
 1,270
Total corporate loans10
 1,677
 12
 2,632
 12
 2,665
11
 3,072
 12
 6,389
 12
 2,579
Home equity16
 1,060
 17
 1,161
 17
 1,182
16
 967
 16
 997
 16
 1,135
1-4 family mortgages11
 1,221
 11
 1,274
 11
 1,290
11
 1,185
 11
 1,202
 11
 1,256
Total consumer loans27
 2,281
 28
 2,435
 28
 2,472
27
 2,152
 27
 2,199
 27
 2,391
Total TDRs37
 $3,958
 40
 $5,067
 40
 $5,137
38
 $5,224
 39
 $8,588
 39
 $4,970
Accruing TDRs19
 $2,368
 23
 $2,743
 23
 $2,771
17
 $2,112
 18
 $2,291
 22
 $2,702
Non-accrual TDRs18
 1,590
 17
 2,324
 17
 2,366
21
 3,112
 21
 6,297
 17
 2,268
Total TDRs37
 $3,958
 40

$5,067
 40
 $5,137
38
 $5,224
 39

$8,588
 39
 $4,970
Year-to-date charge-offs on TDRs  $409
   $2,687
   $2,687
  $112
   $1,492
   $
Specific reserves related to TDRs  
   758
   769
  32
   
   729
As of March 31, 2017, TDRs totaled $4.0$5.2 million, at September 30, 2016, compared to $5.1decreasing by $3.4 million, ator 39.2%, from December 31, 2015. Accruing TDRs were $2.4 million at September 30, 2016 compared to $2.7 million at December 31, 2015. TDRs are reported as2016. This decrease resulted primarily from the final resolution of a non-accrual if they are not performing in accordance with their modified terms or they have not yet exhibited sufficient performance under their modified terms.commercial loan relationship during the first quarter of 2017.

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Corporate Performing Potential Problem Loans
Corporate performing potential problem loans consist of special mention loans and substandard loans, excluding accruing TDRs. These loans are performing in accordance with their contractual terms, but we have concerns about the ability of the borrower to continue to comply with loan terms due to the borrower's operating or financial difficulties.
Table 1413
Corporate Performing Potential Problem Loans
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
As of September 30, 2016 As of December 31, 2015As of March 31, 2017 As of December 31, 2016
Special
Mention (1)
 
Substandard (2)
 
Total (3)
 
Special
Mention (1)
 
Substandard (2)
 
Total (3)
Special
Mention (1)
 
Substandard (2)
 
Total (3)
 
Special
Mention (1)
 
Substandard (2)
 
Total (3)
Commercial and industrial$110,716
 $80,919
 $191,635
 $86,263
 $52,590
 $138,853
$113,944
 $100,217
 $214,161
 $92,340
 $66,266
 $158,606
Agricultural17,735
 16,168
 33,903
 
 5,562
 5,562
9,873
 6,274
 16,147
 17,039
 5,894
 22,933
Commercial real estate:                      
Office, retail, and industrial38,515
 35,881
 74,396
 32,463
 35,788
 68,251
39,545
 42,230
��81,775
 33,852
 39,513
 73,365
Multi-family4,001
 3,770
 7,771
 5,742
 3,970
 9,712
3,940
 1,898
 5,838
 3,972
 2,029
 6,001
Construction69
 12,327
 12,396
 4,678
 9,803
 14,481
8,927
 16,473
 25,400
 111
 12,197
 12,308
Other commercial real estate12,427
 13,995
 26,422
 13,179
 13,654
 26,833
21,599
 19,977
 41,576
 11,808
 13,544
 25,352
Total commercial real estate55,012
 65,973
 120,985
 56,062
 63,215
 119,277
74,011
 80,578
 154,589
 49,743
 67,283
 117,026
Total corporate performing
potential problem loans(4)
$183,463
 $163,060
 $346,523
 $142,325
 $121,367
 $263,692
$197,828
 $187,069
 $384,897
 $159,122
 $139,443
 $298,565
Corporate performing potential
problem loans to corporate
loans
2.70% 2.40% 5.10% 2.38% 2.03% 4.41%2.36% 2.23% 4.59% 2.33% 2.04% 4.36%
Corporate PCI performing
potential problem loans
included in the totals above
$15,754
 $39,885
 $55,639
 $1,868
 $13,598
 $15,466

(1) 
Loans categorized as special mention exhibit potential weaknesses that require the close attention of management since these potential weaknesses may result in the deterioration of repayment prospects in the future.
(2) 
Loans categorized as substandard exhibit well-defined weaknesses that may jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. These loans continue to accrue interest because they are well-secured and collection of principal and interest is expected within a reasonable time.
(3) 
Total corporate performing potential problem loans excludes accruing TDRs of $841,000$674,000 as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and $862,000$834,000 as of December 31, 2015.2016.
(4)
Includes corporate PCI performing potential problem loans.

Corporate performing potential problem loans were 5.1%4.6% of corporate loans at September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, higher than 4.4% at December 31, 2015, resulting from higher commercial and industrial and agricultural2016. This increase was impacted by the Standard acquisition, which added $43.6 million of corporate performing potential problem loans classified as special mention and substandard. The rise in commercial and industrial loans classified as special mention and substandard was due primarily to operating pressures as a result of lower sales unique to certain unrelated borrowers within various industries. Within the agricultural portfolio, cash flows that were weakened due to lower grain commodity prices drove the increase in loans classifieddesignated as special mention and substandard. Management has specific monitoring and remediation plans associated with these loans.PCI.

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OREO
OREO consists of properties acquired as the result of borrower defaults on loans. OREO was $28.0$29.1 million at September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, increasing $267,000,by $3.1 million, or 1.0%11.7%, from December 31, 2015.2016. As of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, total OREO includes $2.9$8.4 million acquired in the NI BancsharesStandard transaction.
Table 1514
OREO by Type
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 As of As of
 September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 September 30, 2015 March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016 March 31, 2016
Single-family homes $2,828
 $3,965
 $3,679
 $1,768
 $2,595
 $3,597
Land parcels:            
Raw land 1,464
 1,464
 2,572
 1,025
 1,464
 1,689
Commercial lots 8,982
 9,207
 10,135
 10,638
 8,176
 9,163
Single-family lots 1,110
 1,719
 1,100
 2,232
 947
 1,289
Total land parcels 11,556
 12,390
 13,807
 13,895
 10,587
 12,141
Multi-family units 48
 426
 574
 272
 48
 116
Commercial properties 13,617
 11,001
 13,975
 13,205
 12,853
 13,795
Total OREO $28,049
 $27,782
 $32,035
 $29,140
 $26,083
 $29,649
OREO Activity
A rollforward of OREO balances for the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 is presented in the following table.
Table 1615
OREO Rollforward
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 Quarters Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, Quarters Ended March 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015 2017 2016
Beginning balance $29,990
 $28,230
 $27,782
 $34,966
 $26,083
 $27,782
Transfers from loans 219
 7,299
 3,894
 11,956
 683
 942
Acquisitions 
 
 2,863
 
 8,427
 2,863
Proceeds from sales (2,217) (3,236) (6,069) (13,820) (5,364) (1,640)
(Losses) gains on sales of OREO (21) (182) (154) 1,059
Losses on sales of OREO (156) (161)
OREO valuation adjustments 78
 (76) (267) (2,126) (533) (137)
Ending balance $28,049
 $32,035
 $28,049
 $32,035
 $29,140
 $29,649
Allowance for Credit Losses
Methodology for the Allowance for Credit Losses
The allowance for credit losses is comprised of the allowance for loan losses and the reserve for unfunded commitments and is maintained by management at a level believed adequate to absorb estimated losses inherent in the existing loan portfolio. Determination of the allowance for credit losses is inherently subjective since it requires significant estimates and management judgment, including the amounts and timing of expected future cash flows on impaired loans, estimated losses on pools of homogeneous loans, and consideration of current economic trends.
Acquired loans are recorded at fair value, which incorporates credit risk, at the date of acquisition. No allowance for credit losses is recorded on the acquisition date. As the acquisition adjustment is accreted into income over future periods, an allowance for credit losses is established as necessary to reflect credit deterioration. In addition, certain acquired loans that have renewed subsequent to their respective acquisition dates are no longer classified as acquired loans. Instead, they are included with our loan population that is allocated an allowance in accordance with our allowance for loan losses methodology.

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While management utilizes its best judgment and information available, the ultimate adequacy of the allowance for credit losses depends on a variety of factors beyond the Company's control, including the performance of its loan portfolio, the economy, changes in interest rates and property values, and the interpretation of loan risk ratings by regulatory authorities. Management believes that the allowance for credit losses is an appropriate estimate of credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio as of September 30, 2016.March 31, 2017.
The accounting policy for the allowance for credit losses is discussed in Note 1 of "Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements" in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.
An allowance for credit losses is established on loans originated by the Bank, acquired loans, and covered loans. Additional discussion regarding acquired and covered loans can be found in Note 6 of "Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements" in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q. The following table provides additional details related to acquired loans, the allowance for credit losses as related to acquired loans, and the remaining acquisition adjustment associated with acquired loans as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2015.2016.
Table 1716
Allowance for Credit Losses and Acquisition Adjustment
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 Loans, Excluding Acquired Loans 
Acquired Loans (1)
 Total Loans, Excluding Acquired Loans 
Acquired Loans (1)
 Total
Nine months ended September 30, 2016
      
Quarter ended March 31, 2017      
Beginning balance $73,268
 $1,587
 $74,855
 $84,217
 $2,866
 $87,083
Net charge-offs (13,714) (284) (13,998) (2,725) (113) (2,838)
Provision for loan losses and other expense 24,443
 1,008
 25,451
 4,957
 (39) 4,918
Ending balance $83,997
 $2,311
 $86,308
 $86,449
 $2,714
 $89,163
As of September 30, 2016      
As of March 31, 2017      
Total loans $7,463,572
 $708,210
 $8,171,782
 $7,813,950
 $2,240,420
 $10,054,370
Remaining acquisition adjustment (2)
 N/A
 24,651
 24,651
 N/A
 98,882
 98,882
Allowance for credit losses to total loans 1.13% 0.33% 1.06% 1.11% 0.12% 0.89%
Remaining acquisition adjustment to acquired loans N/A
 3.48% N/A
 N/A
 4.41% N/A
As of December 31, 2015      
As of December 31, 2016      
Total loans $6,619,539
 $542,176
 $7,161,715
 $7,620,100
 $634,045
 $8,254,145
Remaining acquisition adjustment (2)
 N/A
 17,676
 17,676
 N/A
 22,574
 22,574
Allowance for credit losses to total loans 1.11% 0.29% 1.05% 1.11% 0.45% 1.06%
Remaining acquisition adjustment to acquired loans N/A
 3.26% N/A
 N/A
 3.56% N/A

N/A - Not applicable.
(1) 
These amounts and ratios relate to the loans acquired in completed acquisitions.
(2) 
The remaining acquisition adjustment consists of $11.2$55.2 million and $13.4$43.7 million relating to purchased credit impaired ("PCI")PCI and non-purchased credit impaired ("Non-PCI") loans, respectively, as of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, and $8.5$10.8 million and $9.2$11.8 million relating to PCI and Non-PCI loans, respectively, as of December 31, 2015.2016.
Excluding acquired loans, the allowance for credit losses to total loans was 1.13%1.11% as of September 30, 2016.March 31, 2017. The acquisition adjustment increased by $7.0$76.3 million during the first nine monthsquarter of 2016,2017, driven primarily by the NI BancsharesStandard transaction. This was partially offset by acquired loan accretion which is included in interest income, resulting in a remaining acquisition adjustment as a percent of acquired loans of 3.48%4.41%. Acquired loans that are renewed at market terms are no longer classified as acquired loans. These loans totaled $101.5$170.9 million and $117.6 million as of September 30,March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, and are included in loans, excluding acquired loans, in the table above and allocated an allowance in accordance with our allowance for loan losses methodology. In addition, there is an allowance for credit losses of $2.3$2.7 million on acquired loans.

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Table 1817
Allowance for Credit Losses
and Summary of Credit Loss Experience
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Quarters EndedQuarters Ended
September 30,
2016
 June 30,
2016
 March 31,
2016
 December 31,
2015
 September 30,
2015
March 31,
2017
 December 31,
2016
 September 30,
2016
 June 30,
2016
 March 31,
2016
Change in allowance for credit losses                  
Beginning balance$81,505
 $78,375
 $74,855
 $73,725
 $73,279
$87,083
 $86,308
 $81,505
 $78,375
 $74,855
Loan charge-offs:                  
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural1,760
 2,026
 1,898
 2,361
 1,948
4,074
 4,298
 1,760
 2,026
 1,898
Office, retail, and industrial2,193
 1,641
 524
 274
 563
127
 349
 2,193
 1,641
 524
Multi-family
 84
 204
 (20) 68

 19
 
 84
 204
Construction
 8
 126
 121
 
5
 
 
 8
 126
Other commercial real estate509
 879
 1,445
 201
 598
408
 99
 509
 879
 1,445
Consumer1,488
 1,493
 992
 1,464
 1,172
1,664
 1,256
 1,488
 1,495
 992
Covered
 2
 
 
 8
Total loan charge-offs5,950
 6,133
 5,189
 4,401
 4,357
6,278
 6,021
 5,950
 6,133
 5,189
Recoveries of loan charge-offs:                  
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural615
 576
 502
 580
 347
1,666
 758
 615
 576
 502
Office, retail, and industrial42
 8
 103
 7
 106
975
 184
 42
 8
 103
Multi-family69
 1
 25
 7
 1
28
 2
 69
 1
 25
Construction9
 20
 15
 16
 114
227
 12
 9
 20
 15
Other commercial real estate94
 69
 151
 91
 506
101
 210
 94
 69
 151
Consumer326
 329
 320
 330
 213
443
 323
 326
 329
 320
Covered
 
 
 
 7
Total recoveries of loan charge-offs1,155
 1,003
 1,116
 1,031
 1,294
3,440
 1,489
 1,155
 1,003
 1,116
Net loan charge-offs4,795
 5,130
 4,073
 3,370
 3,063
2,838
 4,532
 4,795
 5,130
 4,073
Provision for loan losses9,998
 8,085
 7,593
 4,500
 4,100
4,918
 5,307
 9,998
 8,085
 7,593
(Decrease) increase in reserve for unfunded
commitments (1)
(400) 175
 
 
 (591)
 
 (400) 175
 
Total provision for loan losses and other
expense
9,598
 8,260
 7,593
 4,500
 3,509
4,918
 5,307
 9,598
 8,260
 7,593
Ending balance$86,308
 $81,505
 $78,375
 $74,855
 $73,725
$89,163
 $87,083
 $86,308
 $81,505
 $78,375

(1) 
Included in other noninterest income in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.



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Quarters EndedQuarters Ended
September 30,
2016
 June 30,
2016
 March 31,
2016
 December 31,
2015
 September 30,
2015
March 31,
2017
 December 31,
2016
 September 30,
2016
 June 30,
2016
 March 31,
2016
Allowance for credit losses                  
Allowance for loan losses$84,016
 $78,711
 $75,582
 $71,992
 $68,384
$88,163
 $86,083
 $85,308
 $80,105
 $77,150
Allowance for covered loan losses1,292
 1,394
 1,568
 1,638
 4,116
Total allowance for loan losses85,308
 80,105
 77,150
 73,630
 72,500
Reserve for unfunded commitments1,000
 1,400
 1,225
 1,225
 1,225
1,000
 1,000
 1,000
 1,400
 1,225
Total allowance for credit losses$86,308
 $81,505
 $78,375
 $74,855
 $73,725
$89,163
 $87,083
 $86,308
 $81,505
 $78,375
Allowance for credit losses to loans (1)
1.06% 1.02% 1.00% 1.05% 1.06%0.89% 1.06% 1.06% 1.02% 1.00%
Allowance for credit losses to
non-accrual loans (2)
194.11% 217.34% 244.74% 253.57% 215.45%
Allowance for credit losses to
non-performing loans (2)
176.69% 189.54% 208.34% 230.55% 188.81%
Allowance for credit losses to loans, excluding
acquired loans
1.11% 1.11% 1.13% 1.11% 1.11%
Allowance for credit losses to
non-accrual loans
164.22% 146.88% 194.87% 218.44% 245.77%
Allowance for credit losses to
non-performing loans
156.63% 135.44% 177.56% 190.80% 207.75%
Average loans$8,062,035
 $7,878,544
 $7,341,331
 $7,008,197
 $6,881,128
$9,916,281
 $8,171,953
 $8,062,035
 $7,878,544
 $7,341,331
Net loan charge-offs to average loans,
annualized
0.24% 0.26% 0.22% 0.19% 0.18%
Net loan charge-offs to average loans,
annualized (2)
0.12% 0.22% 0.24% 0.26% 0.22%

(1) 
This ratio includes acquired loans that are recorded at fair value through an acquisition adjustment, which incorporates credit risk as of the acquisition date with no allowance for credit losses being established at that time. As the acquisition adjustment is accreted into income over future periods, an allowance for credit losses is established as necessary to reflect credit deterioration. See the Allowance for Credit Losses and Acquisition Adjustment table above for further discussion of the allowance for acquired loan losses and the related acquisition adjustment.
(2) 
These amounts and ratios exclude coveredExcluding the impact of loans and covered OREO. For a discussion of coveredacquired in the Standard transaction, net loan charge-offs to average loans, see Note 6 of "Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements" in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.annualized, was 0.14% at March 31, 2017.
Activity in the Allowance for Credit Losses
The allowance for credit losses was $86.3$89.2 million as of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, an increase of $11.5$2.1 million from December 31, 2015,2016, and represents 1.06%0.89% of total loans compared to 1.05%1.06% at December 31, 2015.2016.
The provision for loan losses was $10.0$4.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2016, increasingMarch 31, 2017, decreasing from $4.5$5.3 million and $4.1$7.6 million for the quarters ended December 31, 20152016 and September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, respectively. The increasedecrease compared to both prior periods resulted primarily from loan growth, higherlower levels of charge-offs, andcharge-offs. In addition, greater loan production resulted in higher provision for the impactfirst quarter of establishing an allowance on acquired loans.2016.
Total net loan charge-offs to average loans for the thirdfirst quarter of 20162017 was 2412 basis points, or $4.8$2.8 million, increasingdecreasing from 19 basis points and 1822 basis points for the fourth quarter of 20152016 and thirdfirst quarter of 2015,2016, respectively. Net loan charge-offs for the first quarter of 2017 include $3.4 million in recoveries, which relate primarily to three corporate loan relationships that were charged-off in prior periods.

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FUNDING AND LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT
The following table provides a comparison of average funding sources. We believe that average balances, rather than period-end balances, are more meaningful in analyzing funding sources because of the normal fluctuations that may occur on a daily or monthly basis within funding categories.
Table 1918
Funding Sources - Average Balances
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Quarters Ended September 30, 2016
% Change From
Quarters Ended March 31, 2017 % Change From
September 30,
2016
 December 31,
2015
��September 30,
2015
  December 31,
2015
 September 30,
2015
March 31,
2017
 December 31,
2016
 March 31,
2016
  December 31,
2016
 March 31,
2016
Demand deposits$2,806,851
 $2,560,604
 $2,601,442
  9.6 % 7.9 %$3,355,674
 $2,803,016
 $2,463,017
  19.7 % 36.2 %
Savings deposits1,655,604
 1,483,962
 1,471,003
  11.6 % 12.5 %2,029,631
 1,633,010
 1,575,174
  24.3 % 28.9 %
NOW accounts1,754,330
 1,411,425
 1,405,371
  24.3 % 24.8 %1,916,816
 1,715,228
 1,448,666
  11.8 % 32.3 %
Money market accounts1,680,886
 1,576,258
 1,589,582
  6.6 % 5.7 %1,890,703
 1,623,392
 1,583,898
  16.5 % 19.4 %
Core deposits7,897,671
 7,032,249
 7,067,398
  12.3 % 11.7 %9,192,824
 7,774,646
 7,070,755
  18.2 % 30.0 %
Time deposits1,230,286
 1,136,766
 1,157,005
  8.2 % 6.3 %1,473,882
 1,196,243
 1,165,434
  23.2 % 26.5 %
Brokered deposits18,139
 16,129
 16,122
  12.5 % 12.5 %41,715
 16,805
 18,029
  148.2 % 131.4 %
Total time deposits1,248,425
 1,152,895
 1,173,127
  8.3 % 6.4 %1,515,597
 1,213,048
 1,183,463
  24.9 % 28.1 %
Total deposits9,146,096
 8,185,144
 8,240,525
  11.7 % 11.0 %10,708,421
 8,987,694
 8,254,218
  19.1 % 29.7 %
Securities sold under agreements to
repurchase
111,699
 122,273
 106,307
  (8.6)% 5.1 %126,202
 122,866
 142,939
  2.7 % (11.7)%
Federal funds purchased
 71
 
  N/M
 N/M
FHLB advances493,478
 44,776
 62,500
  N/M
 N/M
607,889
 495,109
 159,687
  22.8 % 280.7 %
Other borrowings
 
 606
  N/M
 (100.0)%
Total borrowed funds605,177
 167,120
 168,807
  262.1 % 258.5 %734,091
 617,975
 303,232
  18.8 % 142.1 %
Senior and subordinated debt166,101
 201,168
 201,083
  (17.4)% (17.4)%194,677
 259,531
 201,253
  (25.0)% (3.3)%
Total funding sources$9,917,374
 $8,553,432
 $8,610,415
  15.9 % 15.2 %$11,637,189
 $9,865,200
 $8,758,703
  18.0 % 32.9 %
Average interest rate paid on
borrowed funds
1.17% 2.97% 2.18%     1.21% 1.10% 1.75%     
Weighted-average maturity of FHLB
advances
0.9 months
 2.0 months
 2.1 months
     1.3 months
 0.9 months
 1.3 months
     
Weighted-average interest rate of
FHLB advances
0.44% 0.40% 0.32%     0.74% 0.60% 0.50%     

N/M - Not meaningful.
Total average funding sources for the thirdfirst quarter of 20162017 increased by 15.9%$1.8 billion, or 18.0%, compared to the fourth quarter of 20152016 and 15.2%$2.9 billion, or 32.9%, compared to the thirdfirst quarter of 2015.2016. The rise in average core deposits compared to the both prior periods resulted primarily from the full quarter impact of$1.7 billion in core deposits assumed in the Peoples and NI Bancshares transactions and organic growth. ComparedStandard transaction, which contributed $1.5 billion to average core deposits in the first quarter of 2017. In addition, compared to the fourthfirst quarter of 2015,2016, the increaserise in average core deposits was impacted by organic growth and $443.1 million in core deposits assumed in the seasonal increaseNI Bancshares transaction completed late in average municipal deposits.the first quarter of 2016. The addition inof FHLB advances during the second half of $515.1 million during 2016 also contributed to the increaserise in average borrowed fundsfunding sources compared to both prior periods presented.
On April 1, 2016, $38.5 million in 5.850% subordinated notes matured and were repaid by the Company. On September 29, 2016, the Company completed the issuance and salefirst quarter of $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.875% subordinated notes due 2026. The Company received proceeds of $146.5 million, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and issuance costs. The Company expects to use the net proceeds to repay at maturity the entire $115.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of its 5.875% senior notes due November 22, 2016, plus accrued interest, and for other general corporate purposes.2016.

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Table 2019
Borrowed Funds
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
As of September 30, 2016 As of September 30, 2015As of March 31, 2017 As of March 31, 2016
Amount 
Weighted-
Average
Rate (%)
  Amount 
Weighted-
Average
Rate (%)
Amount 
Weighted-
Average
Rate (%)
  Amount 
Weighted-
Average
Rate (%)
At period-end:                
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase$114,539
 0.06  $107,443
 0.07$132,923
 0.06  $122,511
 0.06
FHLB advances525,000
 0.44  62,500
 0.32415,000
 0.74  262,500
 0.50
Other borrowings
   
 
   2,400
 3.50
Total borrowed funds$639,539
 0.37  $169,943
 0.16$547,923
 0.58  $387,411
 0.38
Average for the year-to-date period:                
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase$124,244
 0.09  $117,681
 0.03$126,202
 0.05  $142,939
 0.14
FHLB advances332,460
 1.81  27,930
 4.84607,889
 1.45  159,687
 3.17
Other borrowings429
 3.74  
 
   606
 3.98
Total borrowed funds$457,133
 1.34  $145,611
 0.98$734,091
 1.21  $303,232
 1.75
Maximum amount outstanding at the end of any day during the period:Maximum amount outstanding at the end of any day during the period:       Maximum amount outstanding at the end of any day during the period:       
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase$174,266
    $142,545
  $140,764
    $174,266
  
FHLB advances625,000
    62,500
  940,000
    262,500
  
Other borrowings2,400
  
 
  2,400
 
Average borrowed funds totaled $457.1$734.1 million for the first nine monthsquarter of 20162017, increasing by $311.5$430.9 million compared to the same period in 2015.first quarter of 2016. This increase was due primarily to the increase inhigher levels of FHLB advances of $515.1 million during the first nine monthsquarter of 2016.2017. The weighted-average rate on FHLB advances for the third quarter of 2016both periods presented was impacted by the hedging of $325.0$415.0 million ofand $262.5 million in FHLB advances as of March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, using interest rate swaps through which the Company receives variable amounts and pays fixed amounts. TheseThe weighted-average interest rate paid on these interest rate swaps have a weighted-average interest ratewas 2.17% and 2.13% for the first quarters of 2.19% as of September 30, 2016. The remaining $200.0 million of FHLB advances have a fixed interest rate of 0.40%.2017 and 2016, respectively. For a detailed discussion of interest rate swaps, see Note 12 of "Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements" in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.
On September 27, 2016, the Company entered into a loan agreement with U.S. Bank National Association providing for a $50.0 million short-term, unsecured revolving credit facility. Advances will bear interest at a rate equal to one-month LIBOR plus 1.75%, adjusted on a monthly basis, and the Company must pay an unused facility fee equal to 0.35% per annum on a quarterly basis. As of September 30, 2016, no amount was outstanding under the facility.
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase generally mature within 1 to 90 days from the transaction date.
MANAGEMENT OF CAPITAL
Capital Measurements
A strong capital structure is required under applicable banking regulations and is crucial in maintaining investor confidence, accessing capital markets, and enabling us to take advantage of future growth opportunities. Our capital policy requires that the Company and the Bank maintain capital ratios in excess of the minimum regulatory guidelines. It serves as an internal discipline in analyzing business risks and internal growth opportunities and sets targeted levels of return on equity. Under regulatory capital adequacy guidelines, the Company and the Bank are subject to various capital requirements set and administered by the federal banking agencies. On January 1, 2015, the Company and the Bank became subject to the Basel III Capital rules, a new comprehensive capital framework for U.S. banking organizations published by the Federal Reserve. These rules are discussed in the "Supervision and Regulation" section in Item 1, "Business" in the Company's 20152016 10-K. In addition, financial institutions, such as the Company and the Bank, with average total consolidated assets greater than $10 billion are required by the Dodd-Frank Act to conduct an annual company-run stress test of capital. The Company and the Bank will be subject to these stress test requirements starting with the July 31, 2017 and 2018 reporting dates, respectively.
The following table presents our consolidated measures of capital as of the dates presented and the capital guidelines established by the Federal Reserve for the Bank to be categorized as "well-capitalized." We manage our capital levels for both the Company and the Bank to consistently maintain these measurements in excess of the Federal Reserve's minimum levels to be considered "well-capitalized," which is the highest capital category established. All regulatory mandated ratios for characterization as "well-capitalized" were exceeded as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2015.2016.

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The tangible common equity ratios presented in the table below are capital adequacy metrics used and relied on by investors and industry analysts; however, they are non-GAAP financial measures. For a discussion of non-GAAP financial measures, see the section of this Item 2 titled "Non-GAAP Financial Information and Reconciliations."
Table 2120
Capital Measurements
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
    As of September 30, 2016    As of March 31, 2017
As of 
Regulatory
Minimum
For
Well-
Capitalized
  As of 
Regulatory
Minimum
For
Well-
Capitalized
  
September 30, 
 2016
 December 31, 2015 Excess Over
Required Minimums
March 31, 
 2017
 December 31, 2016 Excess Over
Required Minimums
Bank regulatory capital ratios                  
Total capital to risk-weighted assets10.67% 11.02% 10.00% 7% $64,658
10.63% 10.73% 10.00% 6% $74,727
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets9.77% 10.13% 8.00% 22% $170,409
9.88% 9.83% 8.00% 23% $221,134
Common equity Tier 1 to risk-weighted assets9.77% 10.13% 6.50% 50% $314,469
9.88% 9.83% 6.50% 52% $397,811
Tier 1 capital to average assets8.65% 9.09% 5.00% 73% $396,332
9.72% 8.76% 5.00% 94% $564,686
Company regulatory capital ratios                  
Total capital to risk-weighted assets12.25% 11.15% N/A
 N/A
 N/A
11.48% 12.23% N/A
 N/A
 N/A
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets9.89% 10.28% N/A
 N/A
 N/A
9.53% 9.90% N/A
 N/A
 N/A
Common equity Tier 1 to risk-weighted assets9.38% 9.73% N/A
 N/A
 N/A
9.11% 9.39% N/A
 N/A
 N/A
Tier 1 capital to average assets8.90% 9.40% N/A
 N/A
 N/A
8.89% 8.99% N/A
 N/A
 N/A
Company tangible common equity ratios (1)(2)
                  
Tangible common equity to tangible assets8.04% 8.59% N/A
 N/A
 N/A
8.07% 8.05% N/A
 N/A
 N/A
Tangible common equity, excluding AOCI, to
tangible assets
8.16% 8.89% N/A
 N/A
 N/A
Tangible common equity, excluding
accumulated other comprehensive loss, to
tangible assets
8.38% 8.42% N/A
 N/A
 N/A
Tangible common equity to risk-weighted
assets
9.13% 9.29% N/A
 N/A
 N/A
8.68% 8.88% N/A
 N/A
 N/A

N/A - Not applicable.
(1) 
Ratios are not subject to formal Federal Reserve regulatory guidance.
(2) 
Tangible common equity ratios are non-GAAP metrics.financial measures. For a discussion of non-GAAP financial measures, see the section of this Item 2 titled "Non-GAAP Financial Information and Reconciliations."
TheOverall, the Company's totalregulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 12.25% as of September 30, 2016, increasingratios decreased compared to December 31, 2016 due primarily to the issuance of $150.0 million of subordinated notes during the third quarter of 2016. The decrease in the Company's other regulatory capital ratios from December 31, 2015 resulted from the addition of risk-weightedStandard and average assets, including goodwill and other intangible assets, related to the NI Bancshares acquisition. These declines were partially offset by earnings and the $54.9 million of common stock issued as consideration for the NI Bancshares acquisition.Premier acquisitions.
The Board of Directors reviews the Company's capital plan each quarter, considering the current and expected operating environment as well as an evaluation of various capital alternatives.
Dividends
The Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per common share during the third quarter of 2016. The dividend increased from $0.08 to $0.09 per common share during the first quarter of 2015.2017, which is consistent with the fourth quarter of 2016.

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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND RECONCILIATIONS
The Company's accounting and reporting policies conform to GAAP and general practices within the banking industry. As a supplement to GAAP, the Company provides non-GAAP performance results, which the Company believes are useful because they assist investors in assessing the Company's operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures include earnings per share ("EPS"), excluding certain significant transactions, the efficiency ratio, return on average assets, excluding certain significant transactions, tax-equivalent net interest income (including its individual components), tax-equivalent net interest margin, tax-equivalent net interest margin, excluding the impact of acquired loan accretion, tangible common equity to tangible assets, tangible common equity, excluding accumulated other comprehensive loss, to tangible assets, tangible common equity to risk-weighted assets, return on average tangible common equity, and return on average tangible common equity, excluding certain significant transactions.
The Company presents EPS, the efficiency ratio, return on average assets, and return on average tangible common equity, all excluding certain significant transactions. Certain significant transactions include acquisition and integration expenses for all periods presented. Management believes excluding these transactions from EPS, the efficiency ratio, return on average assets, and return on average tangible common equity are useful in assessing the Company's underlying operational performance since these transactions do not pertain to its core business operations and their exclusion facilitates better comparability between periods. Management believes that excluding acquisition and integration related expenses from these metrics is useful to the Company, as well as analysts and investors, since these expenses can vary significantly based on the size, type, and structure of each acquisition. Additionally, management believes excluding these transactions from these metrics enhances comparability for peer comparison purposes.
The tax-equivalent adjustment to net interest income and net interest margin recognizes the income tax savings when comparing taxable and tax-exempt assets and assumes a 35% tax rate. Management believes that it is standard practice in the banking industry to present net interest income and net interest margin on a fully tax-equivalent basis and that it enhances comparability for peer comparison purposes. In addition, management believes that the tax-equivalent net interest margin, excluding the impact of acquired loan accretion, enhances comparability for peer comparison purposes and is useful to the Company, as well as analysts and investors, since acquired loan accretion income may fluctuate significantly based on the size of each acquisition.
In management's view, tangible common equity measures are capital adequacy metrics meaningful to the Company, as well as analysts and investors, in assessing the Company's use of equity and in facilitating comparisons with peers. These non-GAAP measures are valuable indicators of a financial institution's capital strength since they eliminate intangible assets from stockholders' equity and retain the effect of accumulated other comprehensive loss in stockholders' equity.
Although intended to enhance investors' understanding of the Company's business and performance, these non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered an alternative to GAAP. See the following reconciliations for details on the calculation of these measures to the extent presented herein.

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Non-GAAP Reconciliations
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
  Quarters Ended 
 March 31,
  2017 2016
Earnings Per Share    
Net income $22,855
 $17,962
Net income applicable to non-vested restricted shares (234) (212)
Net income applicable to common shares 22,621
 17,750
Acquisition and integration related expenses 18,565
 5,020
Tax effect of acquisition and integration related expenses (7,426) (2,008)
Net income applicable to common shares, excluding certain significant
transactions
(1)
 $33,760
 $20,762
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:  
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (basic) 100,411
 77,980
Dilutive effect of common stock equivalents 21
 12
Weighted-average diluted common shares outstanding 100,432
 77,992
Basic EPS $0.23
 $0.23
Diluted EPS $0.23
 $0.23
Diluted EPS, excluding certain significant transactions (1)
 $0.34
 $0.27
Tax-Equivalent Net Interest Income    
Net interest income $115,197
 $80,714
Tax-equivalent adjustment 2,054
 2,307
Tax-equivalent net interest income (2)
 117,251
 83,021
Less: acquired loan accretion (11,345) (2,423)
Tax-equivalent net interest income, excluding the impact of acquired loan
  accretion
 $105,906
 $80,598
Average interest-earning assets 12,211,804
 9,122,915
Net interest margin (GAAP) 3.83% 3.56%
Tax-equivalent net interest margin 3.89% 3.66%
Tax-equivalent net interest margin, excluding the impact of acquired loan accretion 3.51% 3.55%
Efficiency Ratio Calculation    
Noninterest expense $116,642
 $82,589
Less:    
Net OREO expense (1,700) (664)
Acquisition and integration related expenses (18,565) (5,020)
Total $96,377
 $76,905
Tax-equivalent net interest income (2)
 $117,251
 $83,021
Fee-based revenues 37,847
 33,594
Add:    
Other income, excluding BOLI income 844
 579
BOLI income 1,260
 866
Tax-equivalent adjustment of BOLI income 840
 577
Total $158,042
 $118,637
Efficiency ratio 60.98% 64.82%

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  Quarters Ended 
 March 31,
  2017 2016
Return on Average Common and Tangible Common Equity  
Net income applicable to common shares $22,621
 $17,750
Intangibles amortization 1,965
 985
Tax effect of intangibles amortization (786) (394)
Net income applicable to common shares, excluding intangibles amortization 23,800
 18,341
Acquisition and integration related expenses 18,565
 5,020
Tax effect of acquisition and integration related expenses (7,426) (2,008)
Net income applicable to common shares, excluding intangibles amortization and
certain significant transactions
(1)
 $34,939
 $21,353
Average stockholders' common equity $1,763,538
 $1,178,588
Less: average intangible assets (750,589) (346,549)
Average tangible common equity $1,012,949
 $832,039
Return on average common equity (3)
 5.20% 6.06%
Return on average tangible common equity (3)
 9.53% 8.87%
Return on average tangible common equity, excluding certain significant
transactions
(1) (3)
 13.99% 10.32%
Return on Average Assets  
Net income $22,855
 $17,962
Acquisition and integration related expenses 18,565
 5,020
Tax effect of acquisition and integration related expenses (7,426) (2,008)
Net income, excluding certain significant transactions (1)
 $33,994
 $20,974
Average assets $13,673,125
 $10,056,845
Return on average assets (3)
 0.68% 0.72%
Return on average assets, excluding certain significant transactions (1) (3)
 1.01% 0.84%
  As of
  March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
Tangible Common Equity    
Stockholders' equity $1,804,733
 $1,257,080
Less: goodwill and other intangible assets (754,621) (366,876)
Tangible common equity 1,050,112
 890,204
Less: accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI") 40,264
 40,910
Tangible common equity, excluding AOCI $1,090,376
 $931,114
Total assets $13,773,471
 $11,422,555
Less: goodwill and other intangible assets (754,621) (366,876)
Tangible assets $13,018,850
 $11,055,679
Risk-weighted assets $12,095,592
 $10,019,434
Tangible common equity to tangible assets 8.07% 8.05%
Tangible common equity, excluding AOCI, to tangible assets 8.38% 8.42%
Tangible common equity to risk-weighted assets 8.68% 8.88%
(1)
Certain significant transactions include acquisition and integration related expenses associated with completed and pending acquisitions.
(2)
Presented on a tax-equivalent basis, which reflects federal and state tax benefits.
(3)
Annualized based on the actual number of days for each period presented.


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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE
DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in the fair value of financial instruments due to changes in interest rates, exchange rates, and equity prices. Interest rate risk is our primary market risk and is the result of repricing, basis, and option risk. A description and analysis of our interest rate risk management policies is included in Part II, Item 7A, "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk," in our 20152016 10-K.
We seek to achieve consistent growth in net interest income and net income while managing volatility that arises from shifts in interest rates. The Bank's Asset Liability Committee ("ALCO") oversees financial risk management by developing programs to measure and manage interest rate risks within authorized limits set by the Bank's Board of Directors. ALCO also approves the Bank's asset and liability management policies, oversees the formulation and implementation of strategies to improve balance sheet positioning and earnings, and reviews the Bank's interest rate sensitivity position. Management uses net interest income simulation modeling to analyze and capture exposure of earnings to changes in interest rates.
Net Interest Income Sensitivity
The analysis of net interest income sensitivity assesses the magnitude of changes in net interest income over a twelve-month measurement period resulting from immediate changes in interest rates using multiple rate scenarios. These scenarios include, but are not limited to, a flat or unchanged rate environment, immediate increases of 100, 200, and 300 basis points, and an immediate decrease of 100 basis points. Due to the low interest rate environment as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2015,2016, management determined that an immediate decrease in interest rates greater than 100 basis points was not meaningful for this analysis.
This simulation analysis is based on expected future cash flows and repricing characteristics for balance sheet and off-balance sheet instruments and incorporates market-based assumptions regarding the effect of changing interest rates on the prepayment rates of certain assets and liabilities. In addition, this sensitivity analysis examines assets and liabilities at the beginning of the measurement period and does not assume any changes from growth or business plans over the next twelve months. Interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities are assumed to re-price based on contractual terms over the twelve-month measurement period assuming an instantaneous parallel shift in interest rates in effect at the beginning of the measurement period. The simulation analysis also incorporates assumptions based on the historical behavior of deposit rates in relation to interest rates. Because these assumptions are inherently uncertain, the simulation analysis cannot definitively measure net interest income or predict the impact of the fluctuation in interest rates on net interest income, but does provide an indication of the Company's sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Actual results may differ from simulated results due to timing, magnitude, and frequency of interest rate changes as well as changes in market conditions and management strategies.
Our balance sheet is asset sensitive based on repricing and maturity characteristics and simulation analysis assumptions. The Bank's current simulation analysis indicates we would benefit from rising interest rates. Interest-earning assets consist of short and long-term products. Excluding non-accrual loans, and including the impact of hedging certain corporate variable rate loans using interest rate swaps through which the Company receives fixed amounts and pays variable amounts, 49%51% of the loan portfolio consisted of fixed rate loans and 51%49% were floating rate loans as of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, compared to 54%48% and 46%52%, respectively, as of December 31, 2015.2016.
As of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, investments, consisting of securities and interest-bearing deposits in other banks, are more heavily weighted toward fixed rate securities at 85%96% of the total compared to 15%4% for floating rate interest-bearing deposits in other banks. This compares to investments comprising 84%95% of fixed rate securities and 16%5% of floating rate interest-bearing deposits in other banks as of December 31, 2015.2016. Fixed rate loans are most sensitive to the 3-5 year portion of the yield curve and the Bank limits its loans with maturities that extend beyond 5 years. The majority of floating rate loans are indexed to the short-term Prime or LIBOR rates. The amount of floating rate loans with active interest rate floors was $376.9$156.9 million, or 8%3%, of the floating rate loan portfolio as of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, compared to $374.5$271.5 million, or 10%5%, of the floating rate loan portfolio as of December 31, 2015.2016. On the liability side of the balance sheet, 86% of deposits as of both September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and December 31, 20152016 are demand deposits or interest-bearing core deposits, which either do not pay interest or the interest rates are expected to rise at a slower pace than short-term interest rates.

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Analysis of Net Interest Income Sensitivity
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 Immediate Change in Rates Immediate Change in Rates
 +300 +200 +100 -100 +300 +200 +100 -100
As of September 30, 2016        
As of March 31, 2017        
Dollar change $56,698
 $35,168
 $24,156
 $(19,967) $61,936
 $36,938
 $19,311
 $(40,624)
Percent change 16.5% 10.2% 7.0% (5.8)% 14.0% 8.3% 4.4% (9.2)%
As of December 31, 2015        
As of December 31, 2016        
Dollar change $46,556
 $28,038
 $19,420
 $(18,421) $44,092
 $25,412
 $12,763
 $(26,013)
Percent change 14.8% 8.9% 6.2% (5.9)% 12.3% 7.1% 3.6% (7.2)%
The sensitivity of estimated net interest income to an instantaneous parallel shift in interest rates is reflected as both dollar and percentage changes. This table illustrates that an instantaneous 200 basis point rise in interest rates as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 would increase net interest income by $35.2$36.9 million, or 10.2%8.3%, over the next twelve months compared to no change in interest rates. This same measure was $28.0$25.4 million, or 8.9%7.1%, as of December 31, 2015.2016.
Overall, positive interest rate risk volatility as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 increased compared to December 31, 2015,2016. This increase was driven primarily by organic growtha reduction in floating rate loans andshort-term FHLB advances, resulting from the issuancesale of fixed-rate subordinated notes. These increases were partially offset bysecurities acquired in the NI Bancshares acquisition which added term securities and fixed rate loans. While net interest income is projected to decline in a decreasing interest rate environment, we believe the risk of a significant and sustained decrease in interest rates is minimal.Standard transaction.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
At the end of the period covered by this report, (the "Evaluation Date"), the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer and its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Based on that evaluation, the President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of the Evaluation Date, the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms. There were no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In the ordinary course of business, there were certain legal proceedings pending against the Company and its subsidiaries at September 30, 2016.March 31, 2017. While the outcome of any legal proceeding is inherently uncertain, based on information currently available, the Company's management does not expect that any liabilities arising from pending legal matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
The Company provided a discussion of certain risks and uncertainties faced by the Company in its Annual Report on2016 Form 10-K for 2015.10-K. However, these factors may not be the only risks or uncertainties the Company faces.

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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
The following table summarizes the Company's monthly Common Stock purchases during the thirdfirst quarter of 2016.2017. The Board approved a stock repurchase program on November 27, 2007. Up to 2.5 million shares of the Company's Common Stock may be repurchased, and the total remaining authorization under the program was 2,487,947 shares as of September 30, 2016.March 31, 2017. The repurchase program has no set expiration or termination date.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
  
Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased (1)
 
Average
Price
Paid per
Share
 
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased as
Part of a
Publicly
Announced
Plan or
Program
 
Maximum
Number of
Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased
Under the
Plan or
Program
July 1 – July 31, 2016 731
 $18.56
 
 2,487,947
August 1 – August 31, 2016 1,363
 19.01
 
 2,487,947
September 1 – September 30, 2016 1,971
 19.68
 
 2,487,947
Total 4,065
 $19.25
 
  
  
Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased (1)
 
Average
Price
Paid per
Share
 
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased as
Part of a
Publicly
Announced
Plan or
Program
 
Maximum
Number of
Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased
Under the
Plan or
Program
January 1 - January 31, 2017 
 $
 
 2,487,947
February 1 - February 28, 2017 119,740
 24.54
 
 2,487,947
March 1 - March 31, 2017 131
 23.12
 
 2,487,947
Total 119,871
 $24.54
 
  

(1) 
Consists of shares acquired pursuant to the Company's share-based compensation plans and not the Company's Board-approved stock repurchase program. Under the terms of the Company's share-based compensation plans, the Company accepts previously owned shares of Common Stock surrendered to satisfy tax withholding obligations associated with the vesting of restricted shares or by option holders upon exercise to cover the exercise price of the stock options.


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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description of Documents
  
3.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2009.
3.2
Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 4, 2014.
3.3
Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 24, 2016.
4.1
Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture, dated September 9, 2016, between First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 9, 2016.
4.2
Subordinated Notes Indenture, dated September 29, 2016, between First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2016.
4.3
First Supplemental Indenture, dated September 29, 2016, to the Subordinated Notes Indenture, between First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2016.
4.4
Form of 5.875% Subordinated Notes due 2026 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2016.
10.1
Agreement of Sale and Purchase, dated September 12, 2016, by First Midwest Bank and Oak Street Real Estate Capital, LLC, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 13, 2016.
10.2
Form of Absolute Lease Agreement is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 13, 2016.
10.3
Loan Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2016, between First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 3, 2016.
11
Statement re: Computation of Per Share Earnings - The computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share is included in Note 11 of the Company's Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in "ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS" of this document.
15
Acknowledgement of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1 (1)

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2 (1)

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
99
Review Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
101
Interactive Data File.

(1) 
Furnished, not filed.

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
                      First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.
 
 
                         /s/ PAUL F. CLEMENSPATRICK S. BARRETT
                               Paul F. ClemensPatrick S. Barrett
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer*
Date: November 4, 2016May 10, 2017
* Duly authorized to sign on behalf of the registrant.

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