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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 
Form 10-Q
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 20172019

Commission File Number:  001-33912
 Enterprise Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Massachusetts04-3308902
(State or other jurisdiction of(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization) 
  
222 Merrimack Street, Lowell, Massachusetts01852
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)
 (978) 459-9000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per shareEBTCNASDAQ Stock Market
 
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.     x Yes oNo
 
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).      xYes oNo
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definition for "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):Act. 
Large accelerated filer o
Accelerated filer x
Non-accelerated filer o
Smaller reporting company o
Emerging growth company o

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.     o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
o ¨Yes xNo

As of November 1, 2017October 31, 2019, there were 11,597,68311,816,492 shares of the issuer's common stock outstanding- Par Valueoutstanding, par value $0.01 per share.



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PART I-FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 -Financial Statements
ENTERPRISE BANCORP, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands) September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
Assets  
  
Cash and cash equivalents:  
  
Cash and due from banks $35,920
 $33,047
Interest-earning deposits 14,771
 17,428
Total cash and cash equivalents 50,691
 50,475
Investment securities at fair value 385,942
 374,790
Federal Home Loan Bank stock 7,225
 2,094
Loans held for sale 876
 1,569
Loans, less allowance for loan losses of $33,184 at September 30, 2017 and $31,342 at December 31, 2016 2,169,189
 1,991,387
Premises and equipment, net 36,260
 33,540
Accrued interest receivable 10,088
 8,792
Deferred income taxes, net 15,889
 17,020
Bank-owned life insurance 29,292
 28,765
Prepaid income taxes 906
 1,344
Prepaid expenses and other assets 13,458
 10,837
Goodwill 5,656
 5,656
Total assets $2,725,472
 $2,526,269
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity  
  
Liabilities  
  
Deposits $2,302,673
 $2,268,921
Borrowed funds 149,255
 10,671
Subordinated debt 14,844
 14,834
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 26,540
 16,794
Accrued interest payable 273
 263
Total liabilities 2,493,585
 2,311,483
Commitments and Contingencies 

 

Stockholders' Equity  
  
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued 
 
Common stock $0.01 par value per share; 40,000,000 shares authorized; 11,599,266 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017 and 11,475,742 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016 116
 115
Additional paid-in-capital 87,492
 85,421
Retained earnings 141,992
 130,008
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 2,287
 (758)
Total stockholders' equity 231,887
 214,786
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $2,725,472
 $2,526,269

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) September 30,
2019
 December 31,
2018
Assets  
  
Cash and cash equivalents:  
  
Cash and due from banks $52,927
 $43,865
Interest-earning deposits 29,482
 19,255
Total cash and cash equivalents 82,409
 63,120
Investments:    
Debt securities at fair value 482,106
 431,473
Equity securities at fair value 1,433
 1,448
Total investment securities at fair value 483,539
 432,921
Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") stock 2,024
 5,357
Loans held for sale 3,297
 701
Loans, less allowance for loan losses of $33,935 at September 30, 2019 and $33,849 at December 31, 2018 2,438,195
 2,353,657
Premises and equipment, net 43,519
 37,588
Lease right-of-use asset 19,184
 
Accrued interest receivable 12,356
 11,462
Deferred income taxes, net 8,139
 11,747
Bank-owned life insurance 30,620
 30,138
Prepaid income taxes 1,729
 732
Prepaid expenses and other assets 8,057
 11,279
Goodwill 5,656
 5,656
Total assets $3,138,724
 $2,964,358
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity  
  
Liabilities  
  
Deposits:    
  Customer deposits $2,784,393
 $2,507,999
  Brokered deposits 
 56,783
        Total deposits 2,784,393
 2,564,782
Borrowed funds 4,177
 100,492
Subordinated debt 14,869
 14,860
Lease liability 18,250
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 25,433
 27,948
Accrued interest payable 920
 979
Total liabilities 2,848,042
 2,709,061
Commitments and Contingencies 

 

Stockholders' Equity  
  
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued 
 
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; 40,000,000 shares authorized; 11,816,071 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and 11,708,218 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2018 118
 117
Additional paid-in capital 93,459
 91,281
Retained earnings 184,994
 165,183
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 12,111
 (1,284)
Total stockholders' equity 290,682
 255,297
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $3,138,724
 $2,964,358

See the accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements.

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ENTERPRISE BANCORP, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)
 Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30, Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) 2017 2016 2017 2016 2019 2018 2019 2018
Interest and dividend income:  
  
      
  
    
Loans and loans held for sale $24,892
 $21,466
 $70,544
 $63,379
 $30,938
 $28,109
 $90,973
 $81,786
Investment securities 2,017
 1,629
 5,901
 4,720
 3,278
 2,742
 9,785
 7,835
Other interest-earning assets 136
 96
 302
 189
 632
 497
 1,688
 818
Total interest and dividend income 27,045
 23,191
 76,747
 68,288
 34,848
 31,348
 102,446
 90,439
Interest expense:  
  
      
  
    
Deposits 1,509
 1,138
 4,117
 3,325
 5,158
 3,697
 15,156
 8,770
Borrowed funds 169
 2
 422
 79
 36
 6
 315
 332
Subordinated debt 233
 234
 692
 695
 233
 233
 692
 692
Total interest expense 1,911
 1,374
 5,231
 4,099
 5,427
 3,936
 16,163
 9,794
Net interest income 25,134
 21,817
 71,516
 64,189
 29,421
 27,412
 86,283
 80,645
Provision for loan losses 1,225
 1,386
 1,630
 2,503
 1,025
 750
 1,580
 2,650
Net interest income after provision for loan losses 23,909
 20,431
 69,886
 61,686
 28,396
 26,662
 84,703
 77,995
Non-interest income:  
  
      
  
    
Investment advisory fees 1,311
 1,162
 3,803
 3,593
Wealth management fees 1,407
 1,388
 4,077
 4,214
Deposit and interchange fees 1,527
 1,272
 4,389
 3,790
 1,790
 1,552
 5,041
 4,608
Income on bank-owned life insurance, net 174
 182
 527
 564
 158
 167
 482
 505
Net gains (losses) on sales of investment securities (284) 546
 485
 611
Net gains (losses) on sales of debt securities 
 (34) 146
 (33)
Net gains on sales of loans 88
 198
 359
 392
 139
 47
 244
 179
Other income 628
 588
 1,954
 1,786
 655
 604
 2,035
 1,775
Total non-interest income 3,444
 3,948
 11,517
 10,736
 4,149
 3,724
 12,025
 11,248
Non-interest expense:  
  
      
  
    
Salaries and employee benefits 12,177
 10,948
 36,661
 32,458
 14,382
 13,026
 41,982
 38,479
Occupancy and equipment expenses 1,993
 1,859
 5,877
 5,453
 2,034
 2,110
 6,342
 6,304
Technology and telecommunications expenses 1,601
 1,577
 4,789
 4,548
 1,863
 1,568
 5,290
 4,760
Advertising and public relations expenses 597
 591
 2,013
 2,087
 430
 530
 1,927
 2,284
Audit, legal and other professional fees 381
 409
 1,058
 1,241
 528
 435
 1,389
 1,361
Deposit insurance premiums 371
 347
 1,130
 997
 16
 418
 733
 1,264
Supplies and postage expenses 248
 241
 726
 728
 232
 236
 718
 734
Other operating expenses 1,465
 1,442
 4,753
 4,313
 1,613
 1,652
 5,320
 5,044
Total non-interest expense 18,833
 17,414
 57,007
 51,825
 21,098
 19,975
 63,701
 60,230
Income before income taxes 8,520
 6,965
 24,396
 20,597
 11,447
 10,411
 33,027
 29,013
Provision for income taxes 3,014
 2,251
 7,723
 6,799
 2,445
 2,429
 7,566
 6,632
Net income $5,506
 $4,714
 $16,673
 $13,798
 $9,002
 $7,982
 $25,461
 $22,381
                
Basic earnings per share $0.48
 $0.41
 $1.44
 $1.28
 $0.76
 $0.68
 $2.16
 $1.92
Diluted earnings per share $0.47
 $0.41
 $1.43
 $1.27
 $0.76
 $0.68
 $2.15
 $1.91
                
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding 11,589,039
 11,430,134
 11,557,054
 10,801,278
 11,808,603
 11,697,951
 11,779,629
 11,671,494
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding 11,669,159
 11,498,990
 11,640,373
 10,869,405
 11,843,497
 11,770,719
 11,820,388
 11,745,935
 


See the accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements.

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ENTERPRISE BANCORP, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)

 
 Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30, Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2017 2016 2017 2016 2019 2018 2019 2018
Net income $5,506
 $4,714
 $16,673
 $13,798
 $9,002
 $7,982
 $25,461
 $22,381
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes:                
Gross unrealized holding gains (losses) on investments arising during the period (1,180) (558) 5,251
 6,522
Gross unrealized holding gains (losses) on debt securities arising during the period 2,891
 (3,363) 17,385
 (12,467)
Income tax (expense) benefit 431
 213
 (1,885) (2,416) (642) 752
 (3,876) 2,787
Net unrealized holding gains (losses), net of tax (749) (345) 3,366
 4,106
 2,249
 (2,611) 13,509
 (9,680)
Less: Reclassification adjustment for net gains (losses) included in net income        
Net realized gains (losses) on sales of securities during the period (284) 546
 485
 611
Less: reclassification adjustment for net gains (losses) included in net income        
Net realized gains (losses) on sales of debt securities during the period 
 (34) 146
 (33)
Income tax (expense) benefit 112
 (196) (164) (220) 
 7
 (32) 6
Reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) realized, net of tax (172) 350
 321
 391
 
 (27) 114
 (27)
                
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net (577) (695) 3,045
 3,715
 2,249
 (2,584) 13,395
 (9,653)
Comprehensive income $4,929
 $4,019
 $19,718
 $17,513
 $11,251
 $5,398
 $38,856
 $12,728


See the accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements.

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ENTERPRISE BANCORP, INC.
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands) 
Common
Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
(Loss)/Income
 
Total
Stockholders'
Equity
Balance at December 31, 2016 $115
 $85,421
 $130,008
 $(758) $214,786
Net income     16,673
   16,673
Cumulative effect adjustment for adoption of new accounting pronouncement   13
 (13)   
Other comprehensive income, net       3,045
 3,045
Common stock dividend paid ($0.405 per share)     (4,676)   (4,676)
Common stock issued under dividend reinvestment plan 
 1,118
     1,118
Common stock issued other 
 61
     61
Stock-based compensation, net 1
 1,366
     1,367
Repurchases for tax withholdings on options and restricted stock awards, net of proceeds from exercise of stock options 
 (487)     (487)
Balance at September 30, 2017 $116
 $87,492
 $141,992
 $2,287
 $231,887
  Common Stock Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 Retained
Earnings
 Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive Income/(Loss)
 Total
Stockholders'
Equity
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) Shares Amount    
Balance at December 31, 2018 11,708,218
 $117
 $91,281
 $165,183
 $(1,284) $255,297
Net income       8,696
   8,696
Other comprehensive income, net         3,134
 3,134
Common stock dividend paid ($0.16 per share)       (1,875)   (1,875)
Common stock issued under dividend reinvestment plan 9,341
 
 298
     298
Common stock issued, other 264
 
 8
     8
Stock-based compensation 62,523
 1
 598
     599
Net settlement for employee taxes on restricted stock and options (2,741) 
 (240)     (240)
Stock options exercised, net 20,509
 
 144
     144
Balance at March 31, 2019 11,798,114
 118
 92,089
 172,004
 1,850
 266,061
Net income       7,763
   7,763
Other comprehensive income, net         8,012
 8,012
Common stock dividend paid ($0.16 per share)       (1,887)   (1,887)
Common stock issued under dividend reinvestment plan 10,503
 
 294
     294
Common stock issued, other 946
 
 28
     28
Stock-based compensation (347) 
 457
     457
Net settlement for employee taxes on restricted stock and options (3,828) 
 (113)     (113)
Stock options exercised, net 620
 
 12
     12
Balance at June 30, 2019 11,806,008
 118
 92,767
 177,880
 9,862
 280,627
Net income       9,002
   9,002
Other comprehensive income, net         2,249
 2,249
Common stock dividend paid ($0.16 per share)       (1,888)   (1,888)
Common stock issued under dividend reinvestment plan 10,345
 
 293
     293
Common stock issued, other 634
 
 19
     19
Stock-based compensation (139) 
 411
     411
Net settlement for employee taxes on restricted stock and options (1,654) 
 (49)     (49)
Stock options exercised, net 877
 
 18
     18
Balance at September 30, 2019 11,816,071
 $118
 $93,459
 $184,994
 $12,111
 $290,682

See the accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements.

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ENTERPRISE BANCORP, INC.
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Continued)
(Unaudited)

  Common Stock 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive Income/(Loss)
 
Total
Stockholders'
Equity
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) Shares Amount    
Balance at December 31, 2017 11,609,853
 $116
 $88,205
 $143,073
 $416
 $231,810
Net income       6,825
   6,825
Other comprehensive loss, net         (6,264) (6,264)
Common stock dividend paid ($0.145 per share)       (1,686)   (1,686)
Common stock issued under dividend reinvestment plan 12,765
 
 397
     397
Common stock issued, other 1,138
 
 38
     38
Stock-based compensation 51,488
 1
 590
     591
Net settlement for employee taxes on restricted stock and options (7,561) 
 (286)     (286)
Stock options exercised, net 15,231
 
 215
     215
Balance at March 31, 2018 11,682,914
 117
 89,159
 148,212
 (5,848) 231,640
Net income       7,574
   7,574
Other comprehensive loss, net         (805) (805)
Common stock dividend paid ($0.145 per share)       (1,692)   (1,692)
Common stock issued under dividend reinvestment plan 9,885
 
 396
     396
Common stock issued, other 823
 
 30
     30
Stock-based compensation (303) 
 438
     438
Net settlement for employee taxes on restricted stock and options (1,611) 
 (76)     (76)
Stock options exercised, net 4,496
 
 72
     72
Balance at June 30, 2018 11,696,204
 117
 90,019
 154,094
 (6,653) 237,577
Net income       7,982
   7,982
Other comprehensive loss, net         (2,584) (2,584)
Common stock dividend paid ($0.145 per share)       (1,696)   (1,696)
Common stock issued under dividend reinvestment plan 7,601
 
 268
     268
Common stock issued, other 1,014
 
 38
     38
Stock-based compensation (233) 
 451
     451
Net settlement for employee taxes on restricted stock and options (1,910) 
 (72)     (72)
Stock options exercised, net 1,198
 
 21
     21
Balance at September 30, 2018 11,703,874
 $117
 $90,725
 $160,380
 $(9,237) $241,985

See the accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements.

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ENTERPRISE BANCORP, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
 Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2017 2016 2019 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:        
Net income $16,673
 $13,798
 $25,461
 $22,381
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:        
Provision for loan losses 1,630
 2,503
 1,580
 2,650
Depreciation and amortization 5,250
 4,387
 4,553
 5,158
Stock-based compensation expense 1,287
 1,349
 1,405
 1,386
Income on bank-owned life insurance, net (482) (505)
Net (gains) losses on sales of debt securities (146) 33
Mortgage loans originated for sale (16,033) (19,943) (16,049) (8,850)
Proceeds from mortgage loans sold 17,085
 19,873
 13,697
 8,619
Net gains on sales of loans (359) (392) (244) (179)
Net gains (losses) on sales of investments (485) (611)
Income on bank-owned life insurance, net (527) (564)
Net gains on equity securities (275) (12)
Net gains on sales of OREO (34) 
Changes in:        
Decrease (increase) in other assets 1,342
 (1,810)
Increase in other liabilities 2,458
 497
Increase in other assets (2,202) (4,503)
(Decrease) increase in other liabilities (694) 753
Net cash provided by operating activities 28,321
 19,087
 26,570
 26,931
Cash flows from investing activities:        
Proceeds from sales of investment securities 65,114
 4,729
Net (purchases) proceeds from FHLB capital stock (5,131) 1,166
Proceeds from maturities, calls and pay-downs of investment securities 21,135
 16,708
Purchase of investment securities (91,890) (65,846)
Proceeds from sales of debt securities 13,623
 13,359
Net proceeds from sales of FHLB capital stock 3,333
 2,622
Net proceeds from the sale (purchases) of equity securities 290
 (1,251)
Proceeds from maturities, calls and pay-downs of debt securities 36,150
 26,664
Purchase of debt securities (83,583) (90,023)
Net increase in loans (179,432) (125,814) (86,373) (41,619)
Additions to premises and equipment, net (6,253) (7,033) (9,368) (4,178)
Proceeds from bank-owned life insurance 
 405
Proceeds from OREO sales 289
 
Net cash used in investing activities (196,457) (175,685) (125,639) (94,426)
Cash flows from financing activities:        
Net increase in deposits 33,752
 203,461
 219,611
 170,350
Net increase (decrease) in borrowed funds 138,584
 (53,000)
Net decrease in borrowed funds (96,315) (88,503)
Cash dividends paid (4,676) (4,196) (5,650) (5,074)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 1,179
 20,816
 940
 1,167
Repurchases for tax withholdings on options and restricted stock awards, net of proceeds from exercise of stock options (487) (47)
Tax benefit from stock-based compensation 
 229
Net settlement for employee taxes on restricted stock and options (402) (434)
Proceeds from stock option exercises 174
 308
Net cash provided by financing activities 168,352
 167,263
 118,358
 77,814
        
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 216
 10,665
 19,289
 10,319
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 50,475
 51,495
 63,120
 54,806
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $50,691
 $62,160
 $82,409
 $65,125
    
Supplemental financial data:    
Cash Paid For: Interest $5,221
 $4,098
Cash Paid For: Income Taxes $7,825
 $8,021
    
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing activity:    
Net purchases of investment securities not yet settled $1,631
 $1,215
 







See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements.

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Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
 
(1)Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(a) Organization of Holdingthe Company and Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated interim financial statements and these notes should be read in conjunction with the December 31, 20162018 audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the 20162018 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 13, 2019 (the "2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K").  The Company has not materially changed its significant accounting policies from those disclosed in its 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K. See Item (f) "Recent Accounting Pronouncements," under the subheading "Accounting pronouncements adopted by the Company," below in this Note 1.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company," "Enterprise," "we," or "our"), a Massachusetts corporation, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 14, 2017 (the "2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K").  The Company has not changed its accounting policies from those disclosed in its 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The Company's unaudited consolidated interim financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Enterprise Bank and Trust Company, commonly referred to as Enterprise Bank (the "Bank").  The Bank is a Massachusetts trust company and state chartered commercial bank organized in 1989. Substantially all of the Company's operations are conducted through the Bank and its subsidiaries.

The Bank's subsidiaries include Enterprise Insurance Services, LLC and Enterprise InvestmentWealth Services, LLC, both organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, for the purposes of engagingengage in insurance sales activities and offeringoffer non-deposit investment products and services, respectively.  In addition, the Bank has the following subsidiaries that are incorporated in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and classified as security corporations in accordance with applicable Massachusetts General Laws: Enterprise Security Corporation; Enterprise Security Corporation II; and Enterprise Security Corporation III.  The security corporations, which hold various types of qualifying securities, are limited to conducting securities investment activities that the Bank itself would be allowed to conduct under applicable laws.

The Company's headquarters and the Bank's main office are located at 222 Merrimack Street in Lowell, Massachusetts. At September 30, 2017,2019, the Company had 24 full service branchesbranch banking offices serving the Greater Merrimack Valley, Nashoba Valley and North Central regions of Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire (Southern Hillsborough and Rockingham counties). The Company also has received regulatory approval to open branches in Lexington, Massachusetts and North Andover, Massachusetts, and we anticipate that these offices will open in early 2020 and summer 2020, respectively. Through the Bank and its subsidiaries, the Company offers a range of commercial, residential and consumer loan products, deposit products and cash management services, as well as investment advisoryelectronic and digital banking options, and insurance services.  The Company also provides a range of wealth management, wealth services and trust services delivered via two channels, Enterprise Wealth Management and insurance services.Enterprise Wealth Services. The services offered through the Bank and its subsidiaries are managed as one strategic unit and represent the Company's only reportable operating segment.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC") and the Massachusetts Division of Banks (the "Division") have regulatory authority over the Bank.  The Bank is also subject to certain regulatory requirements of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the "Federal Reserve Board") and, with respect to its New Hampshire branch operations, the New Hampshire Banking Department.  The business and operations of the Company are subject to the regulatory oversight of the Federal Reserve Board.  The Division also retains supervisory jurisdiction over the Company.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated interim financial statements and notes thereto have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") for interim financial information and the instructions for SEC Form 10-Q through the rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under federal securities law. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated interim financial statements reflect all necessary adjustments consisting of normal recurring accruals for a fair presentation.  All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in the accompanying unaudited consolidated interim financial statements. Certain previous years' amounts in the audited consolidated financial statements, and notes thereto, have been reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the entire year, or any future period.

The Company has evaluated subsequent events and transactions from September 30, 20172019 through the date this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this "Form 10-Q") was filed with the SEC for potential recognition or disclosure as required by GAAP and determined that there were no material subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure.



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(b) Critical AccountingUses of Estimates

In preparing the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements in conformity with GAAP, management is required to exercise judgment in determining many of the methodologies, assumptions and estimates to be utilized.  These assumptions and estimates affect the reported values of assets and liabilities as of the balance sheet datedates and income and expenses for the period then ended.  As future events and their effects cannot be determined with precision, actual results could differ significantly from these estimates should the assumptions and estimates used be incorrect or change over time due to changes in


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circumstances.  Changes in those estimates resulting from continuing changechanges in the economic environment and other factors will be reflected in the consolidated financial statements and results of operations in future periods.

As discussed in the Company's 20162018 Annual Report on Form 10-K, the three most significant areas in which management applies critical assumptions and estimates areare: the estimates of the allowance for loan losses, impairment review of investment securities, and the impairment review of goodwill.  Refer to Note 1, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," to the Company's audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company's 20162018 Annual Report on Form 10-K for accounting policies related to these significant estimates. The Company has not changed its significant accounting policies from those disclosed in its 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

(c) Restricted InstrumentsCash and Investments

Certain of the Company's derivative agreements contain provisions that require the Companyfor collateral to post collateralbe posted if the derivative exposure exceeds a threshold amount. When the Company has pledged cash as collateral for this purpose, the cash is carried as restricted cash within "Interest-earning deposits." See Note 8, "Derivatives and Hedging Activities," to the Company's unaudited consolidated interim financial statements below for more information about the Company's collateral related to its derivatives.

The Bank is also required by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston ("FRB") to maintain in reserves certain amounts of vault cash and/or deposits with the FRB. The average daily cash balance on hand for FRB reserve requirements included in "Cash and cash equivalents.Due from Banks" was approximately $7.5 million, based on the two-week computation period encompassing September 30, 2019.

As a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston ("FHLB"),FHLB, the Company is required to purchase certain levels of FHLB capital stock at par value in association with outstanding advances from the FHLB.  From time-to-time,time to time, the FHLB may initiate the repurchase, at par value, of "excess" levels of its capital stock held by member banks. This stock is classified as a restricted investment and is carried at cost, which management believes approximates fair value.  FHLB stock represents the only restricted investment held by the Company.
 
Management regularly reviews its holdings of FHLB stock for other-than-temporary-impairmentother-than-temporary impairment ("OTTI"). Based on management's periodic review, the Company has not recorded any OTTI charges on this investment to date. If it was determined that a write-down of FHLB stock was required, impairment would be recognized through a charge to earnings.

See Note 2, "Investment Securities," to the Company's unaudited consolidated interim financial statements below for additional information on management's OTTI review.

(d) Revenue Recognition-Accounting Standard Codification ("ASC") Topic 606

While the majority of the Company's revenue is generated from contracts with customers, our primary sources of revenue, interest and dividend income (primarily loan interest income), are outside of the scope of ASC 606, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers-Topic 606," and are accounted for under other ASC topics. The core principles of this standard require an entity to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods and services to customers as performance obligations are satisfied.

The primary areas of income within the scope of ASC 606, wealth management fees and deposit and interchange fees, which are components of non-interest income on the Company's consolidated statements of income, are discussed below.

Wealth management fees consist of income generated through Enterprise Wealth Management and Enterprise Wealth Services. Enterprise Wealth Management income is primarily generated by managing customers' financial assets. Revenue is recognized as our performance obligation is completed each month. Enterprise Wealth Services revenue is generated through a third-party arrangement to refer, manage and service customers. For new sales and referrals along with transactional type charges, the performance obligation is based on a point in time and the payment is received and revenue is recognized in the


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same month as the revenue-generating activity. For managing and servicing customers, revenue is recognized when our performance obligation is completed each month.

Deposit and interchange fees are comprised of deposit account related charges and income generated from electronic payment interchanges. Deposit account charges consist of certain transactional analysis fees net of earning balance credits, monthly account service fees, and transactional fees such as overdraft fees. Analysis and monthly account services fees are recognized over the period the service is performed. For transactional fees, the performance obligation and the revenue are recognized at a point of time and payment is typically received as the service is rendered. Interchange income is generated primarily from retail debit card transactions processed through the card payment network. The performance obligation and the revenue are recognized when the service is performed.

The following non-interest income components are not subject to ASC 606: income on bank-owned life insurance ("BOLI"), net gains/losses on sales of investment securities, and net gains on sales of loans, and are covered under other ASC topics. The remaining revenue items in non-interest income are not material.

See also Note 1, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," to the Company's audited consolidated financial statements in the Company's 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional accounting policies on revenue recognition related to income generated on investments, gains and losses on debt security sales, net gains on loans held for sale, and loans.

(e) Income Taxes
 
The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and in the states of Massachusetts and New Hampshire within the directives of the respective enacted tax legislation. The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes.  Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax expense or benefit attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities.  The deferred tax assets and liabilities are reflected at currently enactedcurrently-enacted income tax rates applicable to the period in which the deferred tax assets or liabilities are expected to be realized or settled.  As changes in tax laws or rates are enacted, deferred tax assets and liabilities will be adjusted accordingly through the provision for income taxes in the period that includes the enactment date.

The Company's policy is to classify interest resulting from underpayment of income taxes as income tax expense in the first period the interest would begin accruing according to the provisions of the relevant tax law.  The Company classifies penalties resulting from underpayment of income taxes as income tax expense in the period for which the Company claims or expects to claim an uncertain tax position or in the period in which the Company's judgment changes regarding an uncertain tax position.
 
The income tax provisions will differ from the expense that would result from applying the federal statutory rate to income before taxes, due primarily to the impact of state tax expense, tax-exempt interest from certain investment securities, loans and bank-owned life insurance.BOLI and tax impact from equity compensation activity.

The Company did not have any unrecognized tax benefits accrued as income tax liabilities or receivables or as deferred tax items at September 30, 20172019.  The Company is subject to U.S. federal and state income tax examinations by taxing authorities for the 20132015 through 20162018 tax years.





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(e) Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting pronouncements adopted by the Company

In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU" or "Update") No. 2016-09, "Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvement to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting." The new standard was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years.

The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-09 in the first quarter of 2017. Several aspects of the accounting are simplified including, generally: a) income tax consequences; b) classification of awards as either equity or liabilities; c) accounting for forfeitures; and d) classification on the statement of cash flows. Upon adoption, the most significant impact of this amendment resulted from the prospective application of current excess tax benefits and deficiencies being recognized in income tax expense, which would previously have been recognized in additional paid-in capital, in the reporting period in which they occur. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, this reduced the Company's provision for income taxes, increasing earnings by approximately $832 thousand. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company recognized $789 thousand in additional paid-in-capital in this regard, which, if under the new ASU, would have been recognized as income tax benefit in the income statement. This amount, treated as discrete items in the period in which they occur, will vary from year to year as a function of the volume of share-based payments vested or exercised and the then current market price of the Company's stock in comparison to the compensation cost recognized in the consolidated financial statements.

Additionally upon adoption, the Company made a policy election to record forfeitures as they occur rather than make use of an estimate. Using a modified retrospective approach, the Company recorded an immaterial cumulative effect adjustment from retained earnings to additional paid-in-capital. The other provisions did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

Accounting pronouncements not yet adopted by the Company (in order of effective date of implementation)

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)." This ASU is intended to create a single source of revenue guidance which is more principles based than current revenue guidance. The guidance affects any entity that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services, or enters into contracts for the transfer of non-financial assets, unless those contracts are within the scope of other standards. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date" to amend the effective date of ASU 2014-09. The amendments in ASU 2014-09 are effective for annual and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. Earlier adoption is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. The FASB has since issued additional related ASUs amendments intended to clarify certain aspects and improve understanding of the implementation guidance of Topic 606 but do not change the core principles of the guidance in Topic 606. The effective date and transition requirements for the amendments are the same as the effective date and transition requirements of Topic 606.

The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of the ASU and its amendments on the Company's consolidated financial statements, results of operations, and disclosures and does not currently plan to early adopt. Based on the Company's initial review, and because the largest portion of the Company's revenue, interest income and various loan fees, are specifically excluded from the scope of this ASU, and because the Company currently recognizes the majority of the remaining revenue sources in a manner that management believes is consistent with the new ASU, management believes that this new standard will not materially impact the Company's consolidated financial statements, results of operations or disclosures. The foregoing observations are subject to change as management completes their evaluation.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, "Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities," which updates certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments.

Among other things, the new guidance:
Requires equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting, or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income;


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Requires public business entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes; and
Requires separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset (i.e., securities or loans and receivables) on the balance sheet or the accompanying notes to the financial statements.

The new guidance is effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years.

The Company is currently evaluating the effects of this ASU on the Company's consolidated financial statements, results of operations and disclosures. Based on the Company's evaluation to date, management believes the more significant implications upon adoption of this ASU will be the potential recognition of changes in fair value of the Company's equity portfolio in net income. Under current GAAP, net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on the equity portfolio, net of applicable income taxes, are reflected as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income. The net unrealized gain or loss on equity securities will fluctuate based on changes in the market value of the mutual funds and individual securities held in the portfolio.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, other comprehensive losses, net of taxes, generated from the equity portfolio amounted to $670 thousand, compared to a gain of $178 thousand generated for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Any potential future changes in fair value of the equity portfolio recognized in net income will depend on the amount of dollars invested in the portfolio and the potential magnitude of changes in equity market values. The foregoing observations are subject to change as management completes their evaluation.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, "Statement of Cash flows (Topic 230) - Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments." The amendments are intended to reduce diversity in practice related to the presentation of eight specific cash flow issues. For public business entities that are SEC filers, such as the Company, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Because this amendment primarily impacts the presentation and classification of information, the Company does not expect this ASU to have an impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements and results of operations.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, "Statement of Cash flows-Restricted Cash (Topic 230)." The amendments in this Update clarify the inclusion of restricted cash in the cash and cash equivalents beginning-of-period and end-of period reconciliation on the statement of cash flows. For public business entities that are SEC filers, such as the Company, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Because this amendment primarily impacts the presentation and classification of information, the Company does not expect this ASU to have an impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements and results of operations.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-07, "Compensation-Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost." The amendments in this Update outline the presentation, classification and disclosure requirements for service cost and other components of net benefit costs. For public business entities that are SEC filers, such as the Company, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. Because this amendment primarily impacts the presentation and classification of information, the Company does not expect this ASU to have an impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements and results of operations.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-09, "Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting." The amendments in this Update apply to entities that change the terms of an outstanding share-based payment award. The amendments are intended to reduce diversity in practice as well as cost and complexity when applying guidance in Topic 718 to the modification of the terms and conditions of a share-based payment award. This ASU provides guidance on the three modifications to share-based payment awards and conditions that must be met in order to exempt an entity from modification accounting under topic 718. The amendments in this Update apply prospectively to award modifications on or after the adoption date, and are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company currently does not expect that adoption of the ASU will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements, results of operations or disclosures.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)," which supersedes previous leasing guidance in Topic 840, Leases. Under the new guidance, lessees are required to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with


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classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the consolidated financial statements, with certain practical expedients available.

The Company is currently evaluating the effects of this ASU on the Company's consolidated financial statements, results of operations and disclosures. Based on the Company's evaluation to date, management believes the more significant implication of this ASU on the Company relates to operating leases of our facilities, mainly branch leases. As of September 30, 2017, the Company had leases on 17 of its locations, including branches and part of its main campus, and expects that upon adoption of this ASU the balance sheet will reflect both lease liabilities, equal to the present value of lease payments, and right-of-use assets, equal to the lease liability plus payments made to lessors adjusted for prepaid or accrued rent and any initial direct cost incurred. In addition, the Company will recognize lease expense in the income statement on a straight-line basis similar to current operating leases. The straight-line expense will reflect the interest expense on the lease liability (effective interest method) and amortization of the right-of-use asset. Lease expense will be presented as a single line item in the operating expense section of the income statement. Management believes that lease expense under the new standard will generally approximate lease expense under current GAAP. The foregoing observations are subject to change as management completes their evaluation.(f) Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2017,The tables below summarize recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-08, "Receivables-Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities." Financial Accounting Standards BoardThe amendments shorten("FASB") that were either recently adopted by the amortization period toCompany or have not yet been adopted. For pronouncements not yet adopted, the earliest calleffective date listed below is in line with the required adoption date for certain callable debt securities held at a premium. The accretion for securities held at a discount is not affected by this statement and remains unchanged. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. A modified retrospective basis is required upon adoption. Early adoption is permitted. The Company has assessed the impact of this ASU and does not expect that it will have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements, results of operations and disclosures upon adoption.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, "Financial Instruments- Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments." The amendments in this ASU require a financial asset (or a group of financial assets) measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. Previously, when credit losses were measured under GAAP, an entity generally only considered past events and current conditions in measuring the incurred loss and generally recognition of the full amount of credit losses was delayed until the loss was probable of occurring. The amendments in this ASU eliminate the probable initial recognition threshold in current GAAP and, instead, reflect an entity’s current estimate of all expected credit losses.

The measurement of expected credit losses is based on relevant information about past events, including historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported amount. An entity must use judgment in determining the relevant information and estimation methods that are appropriate in its circumstances. The income statement reflects the measurement of credit losses for newly recognized financial assets, as well as the expected increases or decreases of expected credit losses that have taken place during the period. The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial asset(s) to present the net carrying value at the amount expected to be collected on the financial asset.

Credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities should be measured in a manner similar to current GAAP. However, the amendments in this Update require that credit losses be presented as an allowance rather than as a write-down. Unlike current GAAP, the ASU provides for reversals of credit losses in future period net income in situations where the estimate of loss declines.

An entity will apply the amendments in this Update through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective (that is, a modified-retrospective approach). For public business entities, that are SEC filers, such as the Company, though certain accounting pronouncements may permit early adoption. For more detailed information regarding these pronouncements, refer to the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 is permitted.FASB's Accounting Standards Updates("ASU").

The Company has established an implementation committee and an enterprise-wide implementation plan for this ASU, which will consider the impact to operations, financial results, disclosures and controls. At present, the impact of the adoption of ASU No. 2016-13 on the Company's operations, financial results, disclosures, and controls is unknown.
Accounting pronouncements adopted by the Company
Standard/Adoption DateDescriptionEffect on Financial Statements or Other Significant Matters
ASU 2016-02, Leases
(ASC Topic 842)

January 1, 2019
This ASU supersedes previous leasing guidance in Topic 840, and lessees are now required to recognize lease (right-of-use or "ROU") assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months.See Note 5, "Leases," to the Company's unaudited consolidated interim financial statements, contained below, for further information on the impact of the standard's adoption on the Company.
ASU 2017-02, Derivatives and Hedging
(ASC Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities

January 1, 2019
The objective of the ASU is to better align hedge accounting with an organization's risk management activities in the financial statements. In addition, the ASU simplifies the application of hedge accounting guidance in areas where practice issues exist. The amendments expand the strategies that qualify for hedge accounting, change how many hedging relationships are presented in the financial statements and simplify the application of hedge accounting in certain situations, reducing the operational complexities associated with certain existing strategies. New or modified disclosures are required, primarily for fair value and cash flow hedges.The Company currently does not hold any instruments that meet hedge accounting requirements and therefore the adoption of this ASU in January 2019 did not have an impact on the Company's unaudited consolidated interim financial statements, results of operations or disclosures for the periods covered by the Form 10-Q, however, the Company may utilize hedging strategies in the future.
ASU No. 2018-07, Compensation-Stock-Based Compensation
(ASU Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Shared-Based Payment Accounting

January 1, 2019
The amendments in the ASU expand the scope of Topic 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from non-employees except for share-based payments used to effectively provide (1) financing to the issuer or (2) awards granted in conjunction with selling goods or services to customers as part of a contract. Additionally, Topic 718 has been updated for specific guidance on inputs to an option pricing model and the attribution of cost (that is, the period of time over which share-based payment awards vest and the pattern of cost recognition over that period).The adoption of this standard in January 2019 did not have a material impact on the Company's unaudited consolidated interim financial statements, results of operations or disclosures for the periods covered by the Form 10-Q. See Note 9, "Stockholders' Equity."























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In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, "Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350)-Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment." The main provision in this ASU eliminated Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test and instead requires an entity to perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount. An impairment charge would be recognized for the amount the carrying value exceeds the reporting unit's fair value as long as the amount recognized doesn't exceed the amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. For public business entities that are SEC filers, such as the Company, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. Goodwill carried on the Company’s consolidated financial statements was $5.7 million at both September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. This asset is related to the Company’s acquisition of two branch offices in July 2000. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU No. 2017-01 to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements and results of operations.
Accounting pronouncements not yet adopted by the Company
Standard/Anticipated Adoption DateDescriptionEffect on Financial Statements or Other Significant Matters
ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses
(Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments

January 1, 2020
The amendments in this ASU require a financial asset (or a group of financial assets) measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. Previously, when credit losses were measured under GAAP, an entity generally only considered past events and current conditions in measuring the incurred loss and generally recognition of the full amount of credit losses was delayed until the loss was probable of occurring. The amendments in this ASU eliminate the probable initial recognition threshold in current GAAP and, instead, reflect an entity's current estimate of all expected credit losses (commonly known as "CECL"). The measurement of expected credit losses is based on relevant information about past events, including historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the report amount. An entity must use judgment in determining the relevant information and estimation methods that are appropriate in its circumstances. The income statement reflects the measurement of credit losses for newly recognized financial assets, as well as the expected increases or decreases of expected credit losses that have taken place during the period. The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial asset(s) to present the net carrying value at the amount expected to be collected on the financial asset.

Credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities should be measured in a manner similar to current GAAP. However, the amendments in this ASU require that credit losses be presented as an allowance rather than as a write-down. Unlike current GAAP, the ASU provides for reversals of credit losses in future period net income in situations where the estimate of loss declines.

An entity will apply the amendments in this ASU through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective (that is, a modified-retrospective approach).
As of September 30, 2019, the Company continues to work through the implementation plan, including reviewing and validating the methodology and assumptions to be utilized, and is on target for adoption of the new credit standard on January 1, 2020. Implementation will be recorded through a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings(1). The Company is still assessing the impact of the adoption of ASU No. 2016-13 on its operations, financial results, disclosures, and controls.

(1) In December 2018, banking regulators issued a final rule, effective April 1, 2019, that addresses the regulatory capital treatment of credit loss allowances under the CECL methodology and allows banking organizations an option to phase in the day-one regulatory capital effects of CECL adoption over three years.  For regulatory capital purposes the Company will phase in the adoption adjustment over the allowable three-year phase in period. 


ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other
(ASU Topic 350)- Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment

January 1, 2020
The main provision in this ASU eliminated Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test and instead requires an entity to perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount. An impairment charge would be recognized for the amount the carrying value exceeds the reporting unit's fair value as long as the amount recognized does not exceed the amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit.Goodwill carried on the Company's consolidated financial statements was $5.7 million at both September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. This asset is related to the Company’s acquisition of two branch offices in July 2000. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU No. 2017-04 to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements and results of operations.
ASU No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement
(ASU Topic 820)-Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement

January 1, 2020
The amendments in this ASU modify the disclosure requirements primarily related to level 3 fair value measurements of the fair value hierarchy.The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU No. 2018-13 to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements and results of operations because this ASU primarily relates to disclosure requirements.


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Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

Accounting pronouncements not yet adopted by the Company (continued)
Standard/Anticipated Adoption Date
DescriptionEffect on Financial Statements or Other Significant Matters
ASU No.2018-15, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other- Internal-Use Software
(ASU Subtopic 350-40): Customer's Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That is a Service Contract

January 1, 2020
The major provision in the amendments in this ASU require an entity to capitalize certain implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract in accordance with current GAAP for internal-use software and expense these costs over the term of the hosting arrangement. Additionally, these capitalized implementation costs are required to be reviewed for impairment in accordance with current GAAP for internal-use software. The amendments in this ASU should be applied either retrospectively or prospectively to all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption.The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU No. 2018-15 to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements and results of operations.
ASU No. 2018-14, Compensation-Retirement Benefits-Defined Benefit Plans-General
(ASU Subtopic 715-20) - Disclosure Framework- Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans

January 1, 2021
The amendments in this ASU modify the disclosure requirements on defined benefit plans including requiring disclosures about significant gains and losses related to changes in the benefit obligation.The adoption of ASU No. 2018-14 will not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements and results of operations because this ASU primarily relates to disclosure requirements and the balances of the benefit plans impacted by this ASU are immaterial to the Company.

(2) Investment Securities
As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the investment portfolio was primarily comprised of debt securities, with a small portion of the portfolio invested in equity securities.

See also item (c), "Restricted Cash and Investments," contained in Note 1, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," to the Company's unaudited consolidated interim financial statements, contained above, for further information regarding the Company's FHLB stock. See Note 13, "Fair Value Measurements," to the Company's unaudited consolidated interim financial statements, contained below, for further information regarding the Company's fair value measurements for investment securities.



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ENTERPRISE BANCORP, INC.
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

Debt Securities

The amortized cost and carryingfair values of investmentdebt securities at the dates specified are summarized as follows:
  September 30, 2017
(Dollars in thousands) 
Amortized
cost
 
Unrealized
gains
 
Unrealized
losses
 Fair Value
Federal agency obligations (1)
 $74,763
 $355
 $46
 $75,072
Residential federal agency MBS (1)
 101,241
 260
 543
 100,958
Commercial federal agency MBS(1)
 65,009
 105
 318
 64,796
Municipal securities 127,275
 2,654
 167
 129,762
Corporate bonds 11,278

111

33

11,356
Certificates of deposits (2)
 950
 2
 
 952
Total debt securities 380,516
 3,487
 1,107
 382,896
Equity investments 1,861
 1,187
 2
 3,046
Total investment securities, at fair value $382,377
 $4,674
 $1,109
 $385,942
  September 30, 2019
(Dollars in thousands) 
Amortized
cost
 
Unrealized
gains
 
Unrealized
losses
 Fair Value
Federal agency obligations(1)
 $999
 $5
 $
 $1,004
Residential federal agency MBS(1)
 178,494
 2,792
 134
 181,152
Commercial federal agency MBS(1)
 111,796
 4,257
 
 116,053
Municipal securities 160,825
 8,153
 
 168,978
Corporate bonds 13,985

479

1

14,463
Certificate of deposits(2) ("CDs")
 454
 2
 
 456
Total debt securities, at fair value $466,553
 $15,688
 $135
 $482,106
 
 December 31, 2016 December 31, 2018
(Dollars in thousands) 
Amortized
cost
 
Unrealized
gains
 
Unrealized
losses
 Fair Value 
Amortized
cost
 
Unrealized
gains
 
Unrealized
losses
 Fair Value
Federal agency obligations(1)
 $74,682
 $432
 $45
 $75,069
 $7,994
 $
 $19
 $7,975
Residential federal agency MBS(1)
 94,818
 96
 1,561
 93,353
 174,701
 633
 2,608
 172,726
Commercial federal agency MBS(1)
 71,993
 15
 1,730
 70,278
 93,800
 609
 430
 93,979
Municipal securities 112,401
 922
 1,520
 111,803
 141,747
 1,122
 826
 142,043
Corporate bonds 10,734
 51
 90
 10,695
 13,967
 24
 185
 13,806
Certificates of deposits (2)
 950
 
 1
 949
 950
 
 6
 944
Total debt securities 365,578
 1,516
 4,947
 362,147
Equity investments 10,413
 2,532
 302
 12,643
Total investment securities, at fair value $375,991
 $4,048
 $5,249
 $374,790
Total debt securities, at fair value $433,159
 $2,388
 $4,074
 $431,473

(1)
These categories may include investments issued or guaranteed by government sponsored enterprises such as Fannie Mae ("FNMA"), Freddie Mac ("FHLMC"), Federal Farm Credit Bank ("FFCB"), or one of several Federal Home Loan Banks, as well as, investments guaranteed by Ginnie Mae ("GNMA"), a wholly-owned government entity. 
(2)
Certificates of deposits ("CDs")CDs represent term deposits issued by banks that are subject to FDIC insurance and purchased on the open market.

Included in the residential and commercial federal agency MBSmortgage-backed securities ("MBS") categories were collateralized mortgage obligations ("CMOs") issued by U.S. agencies with fair values totaling $110.2$272.6 million and $107.0$242.8 million at September 30, 20172019 and December 31, 2016,2018, respectively.



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Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

At Included in municipal securities were tax exempt municipal securities with fair values totaling $100.1 million and $107.3 million at September 30, 2017, the equity portfolio was comprised of investments in individual common stock of financial services entities.2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

As of the dates reflected in the tables above, all of the Company’s investmentCompany's debt securities were classified as available-for-sale and carried at fair value.

Net unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investmentsdebt securities available-for-sale, net of applicable income taxes, are reflected as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

The net unrealized gain or loss in the Company's debt security portfolio fluctuates as market interest rates rise and fall.  Due to the predominantly fixed rate nature of this portfolio, as market rates fall, the value of the portfolio rises, and as market rates rise, the value of the portfolio declines.  The unrealized gains or losses on debt securities will also decline as the securities approach maturity. Unrealized gainslosses on debt securities that are deemed OTTI are generally charged to earnings, as described further in Note 1, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," under Item (e), "Investments," to the Company's audited consolidated financial statements contained in the Company's 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Gains or losses will be recognized in the income statement if the securities are sold. However, if an unrealized loss on a debt security portfolio is deemed to be other than temporary, the credit loss portion is charged to earnings and the noncredit portion is recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

The net unrealized gain or loss on equity securities will fluctuate based on changes in the market value of the mutual funds and individual securities held in the portfolio.  Unrealized gains or losses will be recognized in the statements of income if the securities are sold. However, if an unrealized loss on an equity security is deemed to be other than temporary prior to a sale, the loss is charged to earnings.

The following tables summarize investments (debt and equity) having temporary impairment, due to the fair market values having declined below the amortized costs of the individual investments, and the period that the investments have been temporarily impaired at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.
  September 30, 2017
  Less than 12 months 12 months or longer Total
(Dollars in thousands) 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 # of holdings
Federal agency obligations $22,980
 $46
 $
 $
 $22,980
 $46
 6
Residential federal agency MBS 57,917
 401
 7,454
 142
 65,371
 543
 23
Commercial federal agency MBS 41,007
 318
 
 
 41,007
 318
 9
Municipal securities 5,627
 57
 6,084
 110
 11,711
 167
 21
Corporate bonds 2,281
 23
 1,095
 10
 3,376
 33
 19
Equity investments 74
 2
 
 
 74
 2
 1
Total temporarily impaired investment securities(1)
 $129,886
 $847
 $14,633
 $262
 $144,519
 $1,109
 79

  December 31, 2016
  Less than 12 months 12 months or longer Total
(Dollars in thousands) 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 # of holdings
Federal agency obligations $13,956
 $45
 $
 $
 $13,956
 $45
 3
Residential federal agency MBS 68,138
 1,236
 8,008
 325
 76,146
 1,561
 31
Commercial federal agency MBS 60,060
 1,730
 
 
 60,060
 1,730
 18
Municipal securities 60,436
 1,520
 
 
 60,436
 1,520
 107
Corporate bonds 5,729
 90
 
 
 5,729
 90
 37
Certificates of deposit 949
 1
 
 
 949
 1
 4
Equity investments 1,185
 20
 2,743
 282
 3,928
 302
 3
Total temporarily impaired investment securities $210,453
 $4,642
 $10,751
 $607
 $221,204
 $5,249
 203

(1)
The Company did not hold any Certificates of deposit that had unrealized losses as of September 30, 2017.



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Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company did not record any fair value impairment charges on its investments. Management regularly reviews the portfolio for securities with unrealized losses that are other-than-temporarily impaired. At September 30, 2017, management attributes the unrealized losses in the portfolio to increases in current market yields compared to the yields at the time the investments were purchased by the Company for debt securities and the impact of market value fluctuations on the equity portion of our portfolio. As of September 30, 2017, management did not consider its debt securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired because (1) the decline in market value is not attributable to a fundamental deterioration in quality of the securities or the issuers, and (2) the Company did not intend to sell, and it is more likely than not that it will not be required to, sell those investments prior to a market price recovery or maturity with recovery of the amortized cost. The unrealized losses in equity investments as of September 30, 2017 were not material.

In assessing the Company's investments in federal agency mortgage-backed securities and federal agency obligations, the contractual cash flows of these investments are guaranteed by the respective government sponsored enterprise (FHLMC, FNMA, FFCB, or FHLB) or wholly-owned government corporation (GNMA). Accordingly, it is expected that the securities would not be settled at a price less than the par value of the Company's investments. Management's assessment of other debt securities within the portfolio includes reviews of market pricing, ongoing credit quality evaluations, assessment of the investments' materiality, and duration of the investments' unrealized loss position. In addition, the Company utilizes an outside registered investment adviser to manage the corporate and municipal bond portfolios, within prescribed guidelines set by management, and to provide assistance in assessing the credit risk of those portfolios. At September 30, 2017, the Company's corporate and municipal bond portfolios did not contain any securities below investment grade, as reported by major credit rating agencies. For equities and funds, management's assessment includes the severity of the declines, whether it is unlikely that the security or fund will completely recover its unrealized loss within a reasonable time period and if the equity security or fund exhibits fundamental deterioration.

See "Financial Condition," in Item 2, "Management's Discussion and Analysis," under the heading "Investments" in this Form 10-Q for additional information about changes in the net unrealized gains (losses) on investments.

The contractual maturity distribution at September 30, 2017 of total debt securities was as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) Amortized Cost Fair Value
Due in one year or less $16,217
 $16,262
Due after one, but within five years 112,615
 113,439
Due after five, but within ten years 117,552
 118,680
Due after ten years 134,132
 134,515
Total debt securities $380,516
 $382,896

Scheduled contractual maturities shown above may not reflect the actual maturities of the investments. The actual MBS/CMO cash flows likely will be faster than presented above due to prepayments and amortization. Similarly, included in the fair value of debt securities above are callable securities, comprised of municipal securities and corporate bonds totaling $68.1 million, which can be redeemed by the issuer prior to the maturity presented above.  Management considers these factors when evaluating the interest rate risk in the Company's asset-liability management program.

From time to time, the Company may pledge securities as collateral for deposit account balances of municipal customers, and for borrowing capacity with the FHLB and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (the "FRB").  The fair value of securities pledged as collateral for these purposes was $374.4 million at September 30, 2017.



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Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
 

SalesThe following tables summarize debt securities with unrealized losses, due to the fair values having declined below the amortized costs of the individual investments, including pending trades based on trade date, if applicable, forby the threeduration of their continuous unrealized loss positions at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018: 
  September 30, 2019
  Less than 12 months 12 months or longer Total
(Dollars in thousands) 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 # of holdings
Residential federal agency MBS $23,095
 $63
 $5,088
 $71
 $28,183
 $134
 9
Corporate bonds 
 
 1,071
 1
 1,071
 1
 6
Total temporarily impaired debt securities $23,095
 $63
 $6,159
 $72
 $29,254
 $135
 15

  December 31, 2018
  Less than 12 months 12 months or longer Total
(Dollars in thousands) 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 # of holdings
Federal agency obligations $997
 $1
 $6,978
 $18
 $7,975
 $19
 3
Residential federal agency MBS 26,147
 597
 81,158
 2,011
 107,305
 2,608
 25
Commercial federal agency MBS 3,258
 11
 18,717
 419
 21,975
 430
 9
Municipal securities 15,036
 108
 41,265
 718
 56,301
 826
 83
Corporate bonds 5,277
 36
 5,653
 149
 10,930
 185
 63
CDs 
 
 944
 6
 944
 6
 4
Total temporarily impaired debt securities $50,715
 $753
 $154,715
 $3,321
 $205,430
 $4,074
 187

During the nine months ended September 30, 20172019 and 2018, the Company did not record any fair value impairment charges OTTI on its investments in debt securities. At September 30, 20162019, management did not consider any debt securities to have OTTI. Management regularly reviews the portfolio for debt securities with unrealized losses that are summarizedother-than-temporarily impaired. There have been no material changes to the Company's process for assessing investments for OTTI as reported in the Company's 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K. For more information about the Company's assessment for OTTI, see Note 2, "Investment Securities," to the Company's audited consolidated financial statements contained in the Company's 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The contractual maturity distribution at September 30, 2019 of total debt securities was as follows:
  Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2017 2016 2017 2016
Amortized cost of investments sold (1)
 $60,834
 $2,354
 $70,202
 $4,118
Gross realized gains on sales 1,350
 546
 2,225
 611
Gross realized losses on sales (1,634) 
 (1,740) 
Total proceeds from sales of investments $60,550
 $2,900
 $70,687
 $4,729

(1)
Amortized cost of investments sold is determined on a specific identification basis.

The losses realized in the third quarter of 2017 were predominately from a debt security portfolio restructuring, largely offset by gains on equity sales.
(Dollars in thousands) Amortized Cost Fair Value
Due in one year or less $5,265
 $5,287
Due after one, but within five years 70,738
 72,816
Due after five, but within ten years 173,589
 182,111
Due after ten years 216,961
 221,892
 Total debt securities $466,553
 $482,106

See Note 12, "Fair Value Measurements," below for further information regardingScheduled contractual maturities shown above may not reflect the actual maturities of the investments. The actual MBS/CMO cash flows likely will be faster than presented above due to prepayments and amortization. Similarly, included in the table above are callable securities, comprised of municipal securities and corporate bonds, with a fair value of $87.6 million, which can be redeemed by the issuers prior to the maturity presented above.  Management considers these factors when evaluating the interest-rate risk in the Company's fair value measurements for available-for-sale securities.asset-liability management program.

(3)Loans

TheFrom time to time, the Company specializes in lending to business entities, non-profit organizations, professionalsmay pledge debt securities as collateral for deposit account balances of municipal customers, and individuals. The Company's primary lending focus is onfor borrowing capacity with the development of high quality commercial relationships achieved through active business development efforts, long-term relationships with established commercial developers, strong community involvement and focused marketing strategies.  Loans made to businesses include commercial mortgage loans, construction and land development loans, secured and unsecured commercial loans and lines of credit, and letters of credit.  The Company also originates equipment lease financing for businesses. Loans made to individuals include conventional residential mortgage loans, home equity loans and lines, residential construction loans on primary and secondary residences, and secured and unsecured personal loans and lines of credit. The Company manages its loan portfolio to avoid concentration by industry and relationship size to lessen its credit risk exposure.

See Note 4, "Allowance for Loan Losses," for information on the Company's credit risk management, non-accrual, impaired and troubled debt restructured loansFHLB and the allowanceFRB.  The fair value of debt securities pledged as collateral for loan losses.these purposes was $475.3 million at September 30, 2019.
Major classifications of loans at the periods indicated were as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
Commercial real estate $1,153,108
 $1,038,082
Commercial and industrial 512,736
 490,799
Commercial construction 245,453
 213,447
Total commercial loans 1,911,297
 1,742,328
Residential mortgages 194,375
 180,560
Home equity loans and lines 89,044
 91,065
Consumer 10,085
 10,845
Total retail loans 293,504
 282,470
     
Gross loans 2,204,801
 2,024,798
Deferred loan origination fees, net (2,428) (2,069)
Total loans 2,202,373
 2,022,729
Allowance for loan losses (33,184) (31,342)
Net loans $2,169,189
 $1,991,387



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Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
 

Loan CategoriesSales of debt securities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 are summarized as follows:
  Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018
Amortized cost of debt securities sold (1)
 $
 $687
 $11,621
 $1,355
Gross realized gains on sales 
 
 149
 3
Gross realized losses on sales 
 (34) (3) (36)
Total proceeds from sales of debt securities $
 $653
 $11,767
 $1,322

(1)Amortized cost of investments sold is determined on a specific identification basis and includes pending trades based on trade date, if applicable.

Equity Securities
 
- Commercial loans:

Commercial real estate loans include loans secured by both owner-useThe Company held equity securities with a fair value of $1.4 million at September 30, 2019 and non-owner occupied real estate.December 31, 2018. These loansinvestments are typically secured by a variety of commercial and industrial property types, including one-to-four and multi-family apartment buildings, office, industrial or mixed-use facilities, strip shopping centers, or other commercial properties,accounted for under ASC Topic 321, "Investments-Equity Securities," and are generally guaranteed byrecorded on the principalsCompany's consolidated balance sheet at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in the Company's consolidated income statement as a component of the borrower. Commercial real estate loans generally have repayment periods"Other Income." The net fair value changes of approximately fifteen to twenty-five years.  Variable interest rate loans haveequity securities recognized as a varietycomponent of adjustment terms and underlying interest rate indices, and are generally fixed for an initial period before periodic rate adjustments begin.
Commercial and industrial loans include seasonal revolving lines of credit, working capital loans, equipment financing (including equipment leases), and term loans.  Also included in commercial and industrial loans are loans partially guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business Administration ("SBA"), and loans under various programs and agencies.  Commercial and industrial credits may be unsecured loans and lines to financially strong borrowers, loans secured in whole or in part by real estate unrelated to the principal purpose of the loan or secured by inventories, equipment, or receivables, and are generally guaranteed by the principals of the borrower.  Variable rate loans and lines in this portfolio have interest rates that are periodically adjusted, with loans generally having fixed initial periods.  Commercial and industrial loans have average repayment periods of one to seven years.
Commercial construction loans include the development of residential housing and condominium projects, the development of commercial and industrial use property, and loans for the purchase and improvement of raw land.  These loans are secured in whole or in part by underlying real estate collateral and are generally guaranteed by the principals of the borrowers.  Construction lenders work to cultivate long-term relationships with established developers. The Company limits"Other Income" is dependent on the amount of financing provided to any single developer fordollars invested in equities and the constructionmagnitude of properties built onchanges in equity market values. At September 30, 2019, the equity portfolio consisted primarily of investments in a speculative basis.  Funds for construction projects are disbursed as pre-specified stagesdiversified group of construction are completed.  Regular site inspections are performed, prior to advancing additionalmutual funds, at each construction phase, either by experienced construction lenders on staff or by independent outside inspection companies.  Commercial construction loans generally are variable rate loans and lines with interest rates that are periodically adjusted and generally have terms of one to three years.

From time to time, the Company participates with other banks in the financing of certain commercial projects.  Participating loans with other institutions provide banks the opportunity to retain customer relationships and reduce credit risk exposure among each participating bank, while providing customers with larger credit vehicles than the individual bank might be willing or able to offer independently. In some cases, the Company may act as the lead lender, originating and servicing the loans, but participating out a portion of the fundingportfolio invested in common stock of individual entities in the financial services industry.

Gains and losses on equity securities at September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 are summarized as follows:

  Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018
Net gains recognized during the period on equity securities $12
 $14
 $275
 $12
Less: Net gains realized on equity securities sold during the period 36
 
 36
 
Unrealized (losses) gains recognized during the reporting period on equity securities still held in the portfolio $(24) $14
 $239
 $12

(3)Loans

The Company manages its loan portfolio to other banks.  In other cases, the Company may participate in loans originatedavoid concentration by other institutions. In each case, the participating bank funds a percentageindustry, relationship size and source of the loan commitment and takes on the related pro-rata risk.  In each case in which the Company participates in a loan, the rights and obligations of each participating bank are divided proportionately among the participating banks in an amount equalrepayment to their share of ownership and with equal priority among all banks.  When the participation qualifies as a sale under GAAP, the balances participated out to other institutions are not carried as assetslessen its credit risk exposure. For additional information on the Company's financial statements.  The Company performs an independent credit analysis of each commitment and a review oflending products, see the participating institution prior to participationheading "Lending Products" under Item 1, "Business," contained in the loan, and an annual review thereafter of each participating institution. Loans originated by other banks in which the Company is a participating institution are carried in the loan portfolio at the Company's pro rata share of ownership.  Loans originated by other banks in which the Company is a participating institution amounted to $89.4 million at September 30, 2017 and $85.2 million at December 31, 2016. See also "Loans serviced for others" below for information related to commercial loans participated out to various other institutions.
Letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the financial obligation or performance of a customer to a third party.  The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers.  If the letter of credit is drawn upon, a loan is created for the customer, generally a commercial loan, with the same criteria associated with similar commercial loans.
- Residential loans:

Enterprise originates conventional mortgage loans2018 Annual Report on one-to-four family residential properties.  These properties may serve as the borrower's primary residence, or as vacation homes or investment properties.  Loan-to-value limits vary, generally from 75% for multi-family, owner-occupied properties, up to 97% for single family, owner-occupied properties, with mortgageForm 10-K.


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Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
 

insurance coverage required for loan-to-value ratios greater than 80% based on program parameters.  In addition, financing is provided forLoan Portfolio Classifications

Major classifications of loans at the construction of owner-occupied primary and secondary residences.  Residential mortgage loans may have terms of up to 30 years at either fixed or adjustable rates of interest.  Fixed and adjustable rate residential mortgage loans are generally originated using secondary market underwriting and documentation standards.dates indicated were as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) September 30,
2019
 December 31,
2018
Commercial real estate $1,317,999
 $1,303,879
Commercial and industrial 511,695
 514,253
Commercial construction 295,448
 234,430
Total commercial loans 2,125,142
 2,052,562
Residential mortgages 241,157
 231,501
Home equity loans and lines 98,763
 96,116
Consumer 10,037
 10,241
Total retail loans 349,957
 337,858
     
Gross loans 2,475,099
 2,390,420
Deferred loan origination fees, net (2,969) (2,914)
Total loans 2,472,130
 2,387,506
Allowance for loan losses (33,935) (33,849)
Net loans $2,438,195
 $2,353,657
 
Depending on the current interest rate environment, management projections of future interest rates and the overall asset-liability management program ofCommercial loans originated by other banks in which the Company management may elect to sell those fixed and adjustable rate residential mortgage loans which are eligible for sale in the secondary market, or hold some or all of this residential loan production for the Company's portfolio.  Mortgage loans are generally not pooled for sale, but instead sold on an individual basis. The Company may retain or sell the servicing when selling the loans.  Loans sold are subject to standard secondary market underwriting and eligibility representations and warranties over the life of the loan and are subject to an early payment default period covering the first four payments for certain loan sales. Loans classified as held for saleis a participating institution are carried as a separate line item on the balance sheet.

- Home equity loans and lines of credit:

Home equity term loans have in the past been originated for one-to-four family residential properties with maximum original loan-to-value ratios generally up to 80% of the automated valuation or appraised value of the property securing the loan.  Home equity loan payments consist of monthly principal and interest based on amortization ranging from three to fifteen years.  The rates may be variable or fixed.
The Company originates home equity revolving lines of credit for one-to-four family residential properties with maximum original loan-to-value ratios generally up to 80% of the automated valuation or appraised value of the property securing the loan.  Home equity lines generally have interest rates that adjust monthly based on changes in the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate, although minimum rates may be applicable.  Some home equity line rates may be fixed for a period of time and then adjusted monthly thereafter. The payment schedule for home equity lines requires interest only payments for the first ten years of the lines. Generally at the endpro-rata share of ten years, the line may be frozenownership and amounted to future advances,$68.0 million at September 30, 2019 and principal plus interest payments are collected over a fifteen-year amortization schedule or, for eligible borrowers meeting certain requirements, the line availability may be extended for an additional interest only period.
- Consumer loans:

Consumer loans consist primarily of secured or unsecured personal loans, loans under energy efficiency financing programs in conjunction with Massachusetts public utilities, and overdraft protection lines on checking accounts extended to individual customers. The aggregate amount of overdrawn deposit accounts are reclassified as loan balances.$63.5 million at December 31, 2018.
 
Loans serviced for others
 
At September 30, 20172019 and December 31, 20162018, the Company was servicing residential mortgage loans owned by investors amounting to $19.116.4 million and $18.717.2 million, respectively.  Additionally, the Company was servicing commercial loans originated by the Company and participated out to various other institutions amounting to $67.777.3 million and $62.372.1 million at September 30, 20172019 and December 31, 20162018, respectively. See the discussion above under the heading "Commercial loans" for further information regarding commercial participations.
 
Loans serving as collateral
 
Loans designated as qualified collateral and pledged to the FHLB for borrowing capacity for the periodsdates indicated are summarized below:

(Dollars in thousands) September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
 September 30,
2019
 December 31,
2018
Commercial real estate $228,710
 $247,664
 $269,379
 $311,024
Residential mortgages 181,309
 170,247
 228,109
 220,815
Home equity 10,454
 12,340
Home equity lines of credit 8,078
 8,382
Total loans pledged to FHLB $420,473
 $430,251
 $505,566
 $540,221

See also Note 4, "Allowance for Loan Losses," to the Company's unaudited consolidated interim financial statements, contained below, for information on the Company's credit risk management, non-accrual, impaired and troubled debt restructured loans and the allowance for loan losses. See Note 8, "Derivatives and Hedging Activities," to the Company's unaudited consolidated interim financial statements, contained below, for information regarding interest-rate swap agreements related to certain commercial loans, and see Note 13, "Fair Value Measurements," to the Company's unaudited consolidated interim financial statements, contained below, for further information regarding the Company's fair value measurements for loans.



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See Note 12, "Fair Value Measurements," below(4) Allowance for further information regarding the Company's fair value measurements for loans, and Note 7, "Derivatives and Hedging Activities," below for information regarding interest-rate swap agreements related to certain commercial loans.Loan Losses

(4)Allowance for Loan Losses
 
Allowance for probable loan losses methodology

On a quarterly basis, management prepares an estimate of the allowance necessary to cover estimated probable credit losses.  The Company uses a systematic methodology to measure the amount of estimated loan loss exposure inherent in the portfolio for purposes of establishing a sufficient allowance for loan losses.  The methodology makes use of specific reserves for loans individually evaluated and deemed impaired, and general reserves for larger groupspools of homogeneous loans, which are collectively evaluated relying on a combination of qualitative and quantitative factors that may affect credit quality of the pool.

There have been no material changes to the Company's underwriting practices, credit risk management system, or to the allowance assessment methodology used to estimate loan loss exposure as reported in the 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K.  Refer to Note 4, "Allowance for Loan Losses," to the Company's audited consolidated financial statements contained in the 2016Company's 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K, for further discussion of management's methodology used to estimate a sufficient allowance for loan losses, the credit risk management function and adversely classified loan rating system.

The balances of loans as of September 30, 20172019 by segmentportfolio classification and evaluation method are summarized as follows: 
(Dollars in thousands) 
Loans individually
evaluated for
impairment
 
Loans collectively
evaluated for
impairment
 Gross Loans 
Loans individually
evaluated for
impairment
 
Loans collectively
evaluated for
impairment
 Gross Loans
Commercial real estate $15,133
 $1,137,975
 $1,153,108
 $17,737
 $1,300,262
 $1,317,999
Commercial and industrial 12,098
 500,638
 512,736
 10,019
 501,676
 511,695
Commercial construction 1,615
 243,838
 245,453
 1,732
 293,716
 295,448
Residential mortgages 403
 193,972
 194,375
 1,239
 239,918
 241,157
Home equity loans and lines 378
 88,666
 89,044
 423
 98,340
 98,763
Consumer 36
 10,049
 10,085
 25
 10,012
 10,037
Total gross loans $29,663
 $2,175,138
 $2,204,801
 $31,175
 $2,443,924
 $2,475,099

The balances of loans as of December 31, 20162018 by segmentportfolio classification and evaluation method are summarized as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) 
Loans individually
evaluated for
impairment
 
Loans collectively
evaluated for
impairment
 Gross Loans 
Loans individually
evaluated for
impairment
 
Loans collectively
evaluated for
impairment
 Gross Loans
Commercial real estate $14,261
 $1,023,821
 $1,038,082
 $16,318
 $1,287,561
 $1,303,879
Commercial and industrial 13,372
 477,427
 490,799
 12,053
 502,200
 514,253
Commercial construction 3,364
 210,083
 213,447
 1,736
 232,694
 234,430
Residential mortgages 289
 180,271
 180,560
 893
 230,608
 231,501
Home equity loans and lines 509
 90,556
 91,065
 514
 95,602
 96,116
Consumer 1
 10,844
 10,845
 16
 10,225
 10,241
Total gross loans $31,796
 $1,993,002
 $2,024,798
 $31,530
 $2,358,890
 $2,390,420

See "Financial Condition" in Item 2, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," under the headings "Credit Risk" and "Allowance for Loan Losses" in this Form 10-Q for additional information about changes in the Company's credit quality indicators since December 31, 2018.

Credit quality indicators

Early detection of credit issues is critical to minimize credit losses. Accordingly, management regularly monitors internal credit quality indicators such as, among others, the risk classification of individualadversely classified loans, individual review of problem assets, past due and non-accrual loans, impaired and restructured loans, and the level of foreclosure activity, as well as trends in the general levels of these indicators.activity. These credit quality indicators are discussed below.

Adversely classified loans

The Company's loan risk rating system classifies loans depending on risk of loss characteristics. The classifications range


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Adversely classified loans

The Company's loan risk rating system classifies loans depending on risk of loss characteristics. Loans which are evaluated to be of weaker credit quality are placed on the "watch credit list" and reviewed on a more frequent basis by management. The classifications range from "substantially risk free" for the highest quality loans and loans that are secured by cash collateral, through a satisfactory range of "minimal," "moderate," "better than average," and "average" risk, to the regulatory problem-asset classifications of "criticized," for loans that may need additional monitoring, and the more severe adverse classifications of "substandard," "doubtful," and "loss" based on criteria established under banking regulations. Loans which are evaluated to be of weaker credit quality are placed on the "watch credit list" and reviewed on a more frequent basis by management.
 
Adversely classified loans may be accruing or in non-accrual status and may be additionally designated as impaired or restructured, or some combination thereof. 
 
The following tables present the Company's credit risk profile for each class of loan in its portfolio classification by internally assigned adverse risk rating category as of the periods indicated. indicated:
 September 30, 2017 September 30, 2019
 Adversely Classified Not Adversely   Adversely Classified Not Adversely  
(Dollars in thousands) Substandard Doubtful Loss Classified Gross Loans Substandard Doubtful Loss Classified Gross Loans
Commercial real estate $14,270
 $
 $
 $1,138,838
 $1,153,108
 $16,924
 $
 $
 $1,301,075
 $1,317,999
Commercial and industrial 11,287
 51
 1
 501,397
 512,736
 13,905
 
 
 497,790
 511,695
Commercial construction 1,615
 
 
 243,838
 245,453
 2,245
 
 
 293,203
 295,448
Residential mortgages 1,366
 
 
 193,009
 194,375
 1,835
 
 
 239,322
 241,157
Home equity loans and lines 527
 
 
 88,517
 89,044
 468
 
 
 98,295
 98,763
Consumer 53
 11
 
 10,021
 10,085
 41
 4
 
 9,992
 10,037
Total gross loans $29,118
 $62
 $1
 $2,175,620
 $2,204,801
 $35,418
 $4
 $
 $2,439,677
 $2,475,099

 December 31, 2016 December 31, 2018
 Adversely Classified Not Adversely   Adversely Classified Not Adversely  
(Dollars in thousands) Substandard Doubtful Loss Classified Gross Loans Substandard Doubtful Loss Classified Gross Loans
Commercial real estate $16,003
 $
 $
 $1,022,079
 $1,038,082
 $17,714
 $240
 $
 $1,285,925
 $1,303,879
Commercial and industrial 12,770
 99
 2
 477,928
 490,799
 12,821
 
 
 501,432
 514,253
Commercial construction 3,364
 
 
 210,083
 213,447
 2,262
 
 
 232,168
 234,430
Residential mortgages 1,414
 
 
 179,146
 180,560
 1,820
 
 
 229,681
 231,501
Home equity loans and lines 666
 
 
 90,399
 91,065
 561
 
 
 95,555
 96,116
Consumer 30
 
 
 10,815
 10,845
 35
 8
 
 10,198
 10,241
Total gross loans $34,247
 $99
 $2
 $1,990,450
 $2,024,798
 $35,213
 $248
 $
 $2,354,959
 $2,390,420

Total adversely classified loans amounted to 1.32%1.43% of total loans at September 30, 2017, as2019, compared to 1.70%1.49% at December 31, 2016.2018.



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Past due and non-accrual loans

 The following tables present an age analysis of past due loans by portfolio classification as of the dates indicated:
 Balance at September 30, 2017 Balance at September 30, 2019
(Dollars in thousands) 
30-59 Days
Past Due
 
60-89 Days
Past Due
 Past Due 90 days or more 
Total Past
Due Loans
 Current Loans 
Gross
Loans
 Non-accrual Loans 
30-59 Days
Past Due
 
60-89 Days
Past Due
 Past Due 90 days or more 
Total Past
Due Loans
 Current Loans 
Gross
Loans
 Non-accrual Loans
Commercial real estate $2,005
 $638
 $3,641
 $6,284
 $1,146,824
 $1,153,108
 $8,058
 $9,012
 $2,057
 $3,451
 $14,520
 $1,303,479
 $1,317,999
 $7,507
Commercial and industrial 529
 81
 1,095
 1,705
 511,031
 512,736
 3,428
 3,902
 325
 1,603
 5,830
 505,865
 511,695
 3,064
Commercial construction 3,133
 
 
 3,133
 242,320
 245,453
 197
 5,414
 1,748
 
 7,162
 288,286
 295,448
 119
Residential mortgages 1,630
 95
 89
 1,814
 192,561
 194,375
 267
 2,247
 270
 624
 3,141
 238,016
 241,157
 1,050
Home equity loans and lines 39
 
 194
 233
 88,811
 89,044
 477
 1,071
 
 175
 1,246
 97,517
 98,763
 423
Consumer 57
 27
 31
 115
 9,970
 10,085
 62
 17
 7
 1
 25
 10,012
 10,037
 20
Total gross loans $7,393
 $841
 $5,050
 $13,284
 $2,191,517
 $2,204,801
 $12,489
 $21,663
 $4,407
 $5,854
 $31,924
 $2,443,175
 $2,475,099
 $12,183
 Balance at December 31, 2016 Balance at December 31, 2018
(Dollars in thousands) 
30-59 Days
Past Due
 
60-89 Days
Past Due
 Past Due 90 days or more 
Total Past
Due Loans
 Current Loans Gross Loans Non-accrual Loans 
30-59 Days
Past Due
 
60-89 Days
Past Due
 Past Due 90 days or more 
Total Past
Due Loans
 Current Loans Gross Loans Non-accrual Loans
Commercial real estate $5,993
 $923
 $1,399
 $8,315
 $1,029,767
 $1,038,082
 $4,876
 $7,596
 $21
 $3,821
 $11,438
 $1,292,441
 $1,303,879
 $6,894
Commercial and industrial 267
 4
 1,544
 1,815
 488,984
 490,799
 3,174
 619
 17
 2,299
 2,935
 511,318
 514,253
 3,417
Commercial construction 
 
 
 
 213,447
 213,447
 519
 4,319
 
 
 4,319
 230,111
 234,430
 176
Residential mortgages 648
 
 99
 747
 179,813
 180,560
 289
 114
 
 377
 491
 231,010
 231,501
 763
Home equity loans and lines 270
 
 269
 539
 90,526
 91,065
 616
 14
 168
 209
 391
 95,725
 96,116
 514
Consumer 94
 13
 11
 118
 10,727
 10,845
 11
 23
 31
 6
 60
 10,181
 10,241
 20
Total gross loans $7,272
 $940
 $3,322
 $11,534
 $2,013,264
 $2,024,798
 $9,485
 $12,685
 $237
 $6,712
 $19,634
 $2,370,786
 $2,390,420
 $11,784
 
At September 30, 20172019 and December 31, 2016,2018, all loans past due 90 days or more were carried as non-accrual, in addition to those loans that were less than 90 days past due where reasonable doubt existed as to the full and timely collection of interest or principal that have also been designated as non-accrual, despite their payment due status shown in the tables above.

Non-accrual loans that were not adversely classified amounted to $6120 thousand at September 30, 20172019 and $22081 thousand at December 31, 20162018. These balances primarily represented the guaranteed portions of non-performing SBA loans. The majority of the non-accrual loan balances were also carried as impaired loans during the periods noted and are discussed further below.

The ratio of non-accrual loans to total loans amounted to 0.57%0.49% at both September 30, 2017, and 0.47%2019 atand December 31, 20162018.

At September 30, 2017,2019, additional funding commitments for non-accrual loans waswere not material.

Impaired loans
 
Impaired loans are individually significant loans for which management considers it probable that not all amounts due (principal and interest) will be collected in accordance with the original contractual terms will be collected. Impaired loans are individually evaluated for credit loss and a specific allowance reserve is assigned for the amount of the estimated probable credit loss.  The majority of impaired loans are included within the non-accrual balances; however, not every loan on non-accrual status has been designated as impaired.terms. Impaired loans include loans that have been modified in a troubled debt restructuring ("TDR"), see "Trouble debt restructurings""Troubled Debt Restructurings" below. Impaired loans are individually evaluated and exclude large groups of smaller-balance homogeneous loans, such as residential mortgage loans and consumer loans, which are collectively evaluated for impairment, and loans that are measured at fair value, unless the loan is amended in a TDR. 

The carrying value of impaired loans amounted to $31.2 million and $31.5 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.  Total accruing impaired loans amounted to $19.0 million and $19.7 million at September 30, 2019 and


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The carrying value of impaired loans amounted to $29.7 million and $31.8 million at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.  Total accruing impaired loans amounted to $17.3 million and $22.4 million at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 20162018, respectively, while non-accrual impaired loans amounted to $12.4approximately $12.2 million and $9.4$11.8 million as of September 30, 20172019 and December 31, 2016,2018, respectively.
 
The following tables set forth the recorded investment in impaired loans and the related specific allowance allocated by portfolio classification as of the dates indicated:
 Balance at September 30, 2017 Balance at September 30, 2019
(Dollars in thousands) 
Unpaid
contractual
principal
balance
 
Total recorded
investment in
impaired loans
 
Recorded
investment
with no
allowance
 
Recorded
investment
with
allowance
 
Related specific
allowance
 
Unpaid
contractual
principal
balance
 
Total recorded
investment in
impaired loans
 
Recorded
investment
with no
allowance
 
Recorded
investment
with
allowance
 
Related specific
allowance
Commercial real estate $16,739
 $15,133
 $12,876
 $2,257
 $386
 $18,692
 $17,737
 $17,570
 $167
 $4
Commercial and industrial 12,591
 12,098
 8,406
 3,692
 1,778
 12,037
 10,019
 7,835
 2,184
 1,088
Commercial construction 1,665
 1,615
 1,615
 
 
 1,812
 1,732
 1,732
 
 
Residential mortgages 515
 403
 403
 
 
 1,335
 1,239
 826
 413
 2
Home equity loans and lines 545
 378
 352
 26
 26
 611
 423
 423
 
 
Consumer 37
 36
 
 36
 36
 26
 25
 
 25
 25
Total $32,092
 $29,663
 $23,652
 $6,011
 $2,226
 $34,513
 $31,175
 $28,386
 $2,789
 $1,119
 Balance at December 31, 2016 Balance at December 31, 2018
(Dollars in thousands) 
Unpaid
contractual
principal 
balance
 
Total recorded
investment in
impaired loans
 
Recorded
investment
with no
allowance
 
Recorded
investment
with
allowance
 
Related specific
allowance
 
Unpaid
contractual
principal 
balance
 
Total recorded
investment in
impaired loans
 
Recorded
investment
with no
allowance
 
Recorded
investment
with
allowance
 
Related specific
allowance
Commercial real estate $16,010
 $14,261
 $12,444
 $1,817
 $370
 $17,140
 $16,318
 $15,948
 $370
 $55
Commercial and industrial 14,291
 13,372
 9,366
 4,006
 2,222
 12,538
 12,053
 7,752
 4,301
 2,140
Commercial construction 3,408
 3,364
 3,051
 313
 28
 1,804
 1,736
 1,736
 
 
Residential mortgages 388
 289
 289
 
 
 970
 893
 473
 420
 13
Home equity loans and lines 665
 509
 509
 
 
 685
 514
 514
 
 
Consumer 2
 1
 
 1
 1
 16
 16
 
 16
 16
Total $34,764
 $31,796
 $25,659
 $6,137
 $2,621
 $33,153
 $31,530
 $26,423
 $5,107
 $2,224

The following table presents the average recorded investment in impaired loans by portfolio classification and the related interest recognized during the three months indicated:
 Three Months Ended September 30, 2017 Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Three months ended September 30, 2019 Three months ended September 30, 2018
(Dollars in thousands) 
Average recorded
investment
 
Interest income
recognized
 
Average recorded
investment
 
Interest income (loss)
recognized
 
Average recorded
investment
 
Interest income
recognized
 
Average recorded
investment
 
Interest income
recognized
Commercial real estate $15,401
 $92
 $14,828
 $107
 $17,828
 $140
 $13,847
 $90
Commercial and industrial 12,264
 94
 9,889
 69
 10,886
 85
 12,975
 100
Commercial construction 1,617
 21
 3,113
 39
 1,732
 26
 1,717
 23
Residential mortgages 315
 
 300
 
 1,034
 (2) 615
 1
Home equity loans and lines 451
 1
 368
 (2) 427
 
 498
 
Consumer 27
 
 13
 1
 29
 1
 108
 
Total $30,075
 $208
 $28,511
 $214
 $31,936
 $250
 $29,760
 $214


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The following table presents the average recorded investment in impaired loans by portfolio classification and the related interest recognized during the periodsnine months indicated:
 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Nine months ended September 30, 2019 Nine months ended September 30, 2018
(Dollars in thousands) 
Average recorded
investment
 
Interest income (loss)
recognized
 
Average recorded
investment
 
Interest income (loss)
recognized
 
Average recorded
investment
 
Interest income
recognized
 
Average recorded
investment
 Interest income recognized
Commercial real estate $14,394
 $271
 $12,399
 $214
 $16,685
 $382
 $13,689
 $279
Commercial and industrial 12,503
 275
 8,801
 134
 11,426
 294
 11,741
 266
Commercial construction 1,884
 70
 3,059
 113
 1,735
 78
 1,676
 68
Residential mortgages 293
 
 304
 
 954
 16
 624
 1
Home equity loans and lines 518
 (1) 307
 (4) 457
 
 491
 
Consumer 18
 
 18
 1
 24
 
 69
 
Total $29,610
 $615
 $24,888
 $458
 $31,281
 $770
 $28,290
 $614

At September 30, 20172019, additional funding commitments for impaired loans totaled $414 thousand.were not material. The Company's obligation to fulfill the additional funding commitments on impaired loans is generally contingent on the borrower's compliance with the terms of the credit agreement. If the borrower is not in compliance, additional funding commitments may or may not be made at the Company's discretion.

Troubled debt restructurings
 
Loans are designated as a TDR when, as part of an agreement to modify the original contractual terms of the loan as a result of financial difficulties of the borrower, the Bank grants the borrower a concession on the terms that would not otherwise be considered.  Typically, such concessions may consist of one or a combination of the following: a reduction in interest rate to a below market rate, taking into account the credit quality of the note,note; extension of additional credit based on receipt of adequate collateral,collateral; or a deferment or reduction of payments (principal or interest) which materially alters the Bank's position or significantly extends the note's maturity date, such that the present value of cash flows to be received is materially less than those contractually established at the loan's origination. All loans that are modified are reviewed by the Company to identify if a TDR has occurred. TDR loans are included in the impaired loan category and, as such, these loans are individually reviewed and evaluated, and a specific reserve is assigned for the amount of the estimated probable credit loss. 

Total TDR loans, included in the impaired loan balances above, as of September 30, 20172019 and December 31, 20162018, were $23.622.9 million and $27.023.1 million, respectively. TDR loans on accrual status amounted to $17.319.0 million and $22.419.4 million at September 30, 20172019 and December 31, 20162018, respectively. TDR loans included in non-performing loans amounted to $6.3 million and $4.63.9 million at September 30, 20172019 and $3.7 million at December 31, 20162018, respectively.. The Company continues to work with customers particularly commercial relationships, and enters into loan modifications (which may or may not be TDRs) to the extent deemed to be necessary or appropriate while attempting to achieve the best mutual outcome given the individual financial circumstances and future prospects of the borrower.

At September 30, 2017,2019, additional funding commitments for TDR loans totaled $390 thousand. The Company's obligation to fulfill the additional funding commitments on TDR loans is generally contingent on the borrower's compliance with the terms of the credit agreement. If the borrower iswere not in compliance, additional funding commitments may or may not be made at the Company's discretion.material.





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ENTERPRISE BANCORP, INC.
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
 

The following table sets forth the post modification balances of TDRs listed by type of modification for TDRs that occurred during the periods indicated.
  Nine months ended
  September 30, 2017 September 30, 2016
(Dollars in thousands) 
Number of
restructurings
 Amount 
Number of
restructurings
 Amount
Loan advances with adequate collateral 1
 $357
 5
 $7,760
Extended maturity date 1
 984
 
 
Temporary payment reduction and payment re-amortization of remaining principal over extended term 7
 831
 3
 343
Temporary interest only payment plan 3
 179
 7
 1,150
  Total 12
 $2,351
 15
 $9,253
Amount of specific reserves included in the allowance for loan losses associated with TDRs listed above   $83
   $204

Loans modified as TDRs during the three month periodsmonths ended September 30, 20172019 and September 30, 20162018 are detailed below. 

below:
 Three months ended Three months ended
 September 30, 2017 September 30, 2016 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018
(Dollars in thousands) 
Number of
restructurings
 
Pre-modification
outstanding recorded
investment
 
Post-modification
outstanding recorded
investment
 
Number of
restructurings
 
Pre-modification
outstanding recorded
investment
 
Post-modification
outstanding recorded
investment
 
Number of
restructurings
 
Pre-modification
outstanding recorded
investment
 
Post-modification
outstanding recorded
investment
 
Number of
restructurings
 
Pre-modification
outstanding recorded
investment
 
Post-modification
outstanding recorded
investment
Commercial real estate 2
 $577
 $571
 3
 $532
 $2,026
 
 $
 $
 1
 $10
 $
Commercial and industrial 
 
 
 2
 224
 200
 2
 22
 22
 4
 735
 729
Commercial construction 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgages 1
 136
 136
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity loans and lines 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer 1
 1
 1
 
 
 
 1
 7
 7
 
 
 
Total 4
 $714
 $708
 5
 $756
 $2,226
 3
 $29
 $29
 5
 $745
 $729

Payment defaults, during the three month periodsmonths ended September 30, 20172019 and September 30, 20162018 on loans modified as TDRs within the preceding twelve months are detailed below.

below:
 Three months ended Three months ended
 September 30, 2017 September 30, 2016 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018
(Dollars in thousands) Number of TDRs that defaulted 
Post-
modification outstanding
recorded investment
 Number of TDRs that defaulted 
Post-
modification outstanding
recorded investment
 Number of TDRs that defaulted 
Post-
modification outstanding
recorded investment
 Number of TDRs that defaulted 
Post-
modification outstanding
recorded investment
Commercial real estate 
 $
 1
 $148
 1
 $1,400
 
 $
Commercial and industrial 
 
 
 
 2
 62
 3
 600
Commercial construction 
 
 1
 1,188
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgages 
 
 
 
 1
 311
 
 
Home equity loans and lines 
 
 
 
 
 
 1
 92
Consumer 
 
 
 
 1
 5
 
 
Total 
 $
 2
 $1,336
 5
 $1,778
 4
 $692

Loans modified as TDRs during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 are detailed below:
  Nine months ended
  September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018
(Dollars in thousands) 
Number of
restructurings
 
Pre-modification
outstanding recorded
investment
 
Post-modification
outstanding recorded
investment
 
Number of
restructurings
 
Pre-modification
outstanding recorded
investment
 
Post-modification
outstanding recorded
investment
Commercial real estate 3
 $2,047
 $1,623
 3
 $141
 $148
Commercial and industrial 9
 428
 261
 8
 897
 854
Commercial construction 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgages 1
 315
 311
 
 
 
Home equity loans and lines 
 
 
 2
 112
 104
Consumer 2
 13
 13
 
 
 
Total 15
 $2,803
 $2,208
 13
 $1,150
 $1,106



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ENTERPRISE BANCORP, INC.
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
 

Loans modified as TDRs during the nine month periods ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016 are detailed below.
  Nine months ended
  September 30, 2017 September 30, 2016
(Dollars in thousands) 
Number of
restructurings
 
Pre-modification
outstanding recorded
investment
 
Post-modification
outstanding recorded
investment
 
Number of
restructurings
 
Pre-modification
outstanding recorded
investment
 
Post-modification
outstanding recorded
investment
Commercial real estate 3
 $696
 $689
 7
 $5,624
 $7,016
Commercial and industrial 7
 1,446
 1,525
 8
 2,282
 2,237
Commercial construction 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgages 1
 136
 136
 
 
 
Home equity loans and lines 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer 1
 1
 1
 
 
 
Total 12
 $2,279
 $2,351
 15
 $7,906
 $9,253

There were no subsequent charge-offs associated with the new TDRs noted in the table above during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, or 2016.2019. Subsequent charge-offs associated with the new TDRs noted in the table above during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 were immaterial.

Payment defaults by portfolio classification during the nine month periodsmonths ended September 30, 20172019 and September 30, 20162018, on loans modified as TDRs within the preceding twelve months are detailed below.below:
 Nine months ended Nine months ended
 September 30, 2017 September 30, 2016 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018
(Dollars in thousands) Number of TDRs that defaulted 
Post-
modification outstanding
recorded investment
 Number of TDRs that defaulted 
Post-
modification outstanding
recorded investment
 Number of TDRs that defaulted 
Post-
modification outstanding
recorded investment
 Number of TDRs that defaulted 
Post-
modification outstanding
recorded investment
Commercial real estate 1
 $585
 1
 $148
 1
 $1,400
 
 $
Commercial and industrial 3
 267
 2
 389
 4
 233
 4
 673
Commercial construction 
 
 1
 1,188
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgages 
 
 
 
 1
 311
 
 
Home equity loans and lines 
 
 
 
 
 
 2
 104
Consumer 
 
 
 
 1
 5
 
 
Total 4
 $852
 4
 $1,725
 7
 $1,949
 6
 $777

The following table sets forth the post modification balances of TDRs listed by type of modification for TDRs that occurred during the periods indicated:
  Nine months ended
  September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018
(Dollars in thousands) 
Number of
restructurings
 Amount 
Number of
restructurings
 Amount
Temporary payment reduction and payment re-amortization of remaining principal over extended term 8
 $49
 8
 $368
Temporary interest only payment plan 3
 386
 2
 148
Other payment concessions 4
 1,773
 3
 590
  Total 15
 $2,208
 13
 $1,106
Amount of specific reserves included in the allowance for loan losses associated with TDRs listed above   $72
   $475

Other real estate owned ("OREO")

Real estate acquired by the Company through foreclosure proceedings or the acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure is classified as OREO. When property is acquired, it is recorded at estimated fair value of the property acquired, less estimated costs to sell, establishing a new cost basis and carried on the consolidated balance sheet in the line item "Prepaid expenses and other assets." The estimated fair value is based on market appraisals and the Company’s internal analysis. Any loan balance in excess of the estimated realizable fair value on the date of transfer is charged to the allowance for loan losses on that date. All costs incurred thereafter in maintaining the property, as well as subsequent declines in fair value are charged to non-interest expense.

The Company carriedhad no OREO at September 30, 2017,2019, December 31, 20162018 or September 30, 2016.2018. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, there was one property added to OREO that was subsequently sold resulting in net gains of $34 thousand. There were no additions, sales or subsequent write downs onof OREO during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 or 2016.2018.

At both September 30, 2017,2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had no consumer mortgage loans secured by residential real estate properties for which formal foreclosure proceedings were in process according to local requirements of the applicable jurisdictions with carrying amounts totaling $101 thousand compared with $200 thousand at December 31, 2016.jurisdictions.


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ENTERPRISE BANCORP, INC.
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements


Allowance for loan loss activity
 
The allowance for loan losses is an estimate of probable credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio as of the specified balance sheet dates. On a quarterly basis, management prepares an estimate of the allowance necessary to cover estimated probable credit losses.  The Company maintains the allowance at a level that it deems adequate to absorb all reasonably anticipated probable losses from specifically known and other credit risks associated with the portfolio. The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loan losses, a direct charge to earnings.  Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management believes that the collectability of the loan principal is unlikely.  Recoveries on loans previously charged-off are credited to the allowance.



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ENTERPRISE BANCORP, INC.
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

The allowance for loan losses amounted to $33.2$33.9 million at September 30, 2017,2019, compared to $31.3$33.8 million at December 31, 2016,2018, and $31.6$34.5 million at September 30, 2016. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016, the provision for loan losses amounted to $1.6 million and $2.5 million, respectively. The decrease in the provision for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was due primarily to generally improving credit quality metrics and underlying collateral values, partially offset by the higher level of loan growth during the 2017 period, as compared to the 2016 period.
2018. The allowance for loan losses to total loans ratio was 1.51%1.37% at September 30, 2017, 1.55%2019, 1.42% at December 31, 20162018, and 1.59%1.49% at September 30, 2016.2018. Based on management's judgment as to the existing credit risks inherent in the loan portfolio, as discussed above under the heading "Credit Quality Indicators," management believes that the Company's allowance for loan losses is adequate to absorb probable losses from specifically known and other probable credit risks associated with the portfolio as of September 30, 20172019.

Changes in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segmentclassification for the three months ended September 30, 20172019 are presented below: 
(Dollars in thousands) 
Cmml Real
Estate
 
Cmml and
Industrial
 
Cmml
Constr
 
Resid.
Mortgage
 
Home
Equity
 Consumer Total 
Cmml Real
Estate
 
Cmml and
Industrial
 
Cmml
Constr
 
Resid.
Mortgage
 
Home
Equity
 Consumer Total
Beginning Balance at June 30, 2017 $15,645
 $10,987
 $3,484
 $989
 $622
 $231
 $31,958
Beginning Balance at June 30, 2019 $17,828
 $10,731
 $3,717
 $1,187
 $629
 $259
 $34,351
Provision 475
 216
 432
 32
 42
 28
 1,225
 174
 357
 491
 (6) (3) 12
 1,025
Recoveries 61
 48
 
 
 1
 1
 111
 
 114
 
 
 2
 12
 128
Less: Charge offs 
 104
 
 
 
 6
 110
 
 1,533
 
 
 
 36
 1,569
Ending Balance at September 30, 2017 $16,181
 $11,147
 $3,916
 $1,021
 $665
 $254
 $33,184
Ending Balance at September 30, 2019 $18,002
 $9,669
 $4,208
 $1,181
 $628
 $247
 $33,935

Changes in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segmentclassification for the nine months ended September 30, 20172019 are presented below: 
(Dollars in thousands) 
Cmml Real
Estate
 
Cmml and
Industrial
 
Cmml
Constr
 
Resid.
Mortgage
 
Home
Equity
 Consumer Total 
Cmml Real
Estate
 
Cmml and
Industrial
 
Cmml
Constr
 
Resid.
Mortgage
 
Home
Equity
 Consumer Total
Beginning Balance at December 31, 2016 $14,902
 $11,204
 $3,406
 $960
 $634
 $236
 $31,342
Beginning Balance at December 31, 2018 $18,014
 $10,493
 $3,307
 $1,160
 $629
 $246
 $33,849
Provision 1,086
 (127) 510
 61
 28
 72
 1,630
 (12) 598
 901
 21
 (8) 80
 1,580
Recoveries 193
 391
 
 
 3
 6
 593
 
 570
 
 
 7
 25
 602
Less: Charge offs 
 321
 
 
 
 60
 381
 
 1,992
 
 
 
 104
 2,096
Ending Balance at September 30, 2017 $16,181
 $11,147
 $3,916
 $1,021
 $665
 $254
 $33,184
Ending Balance at September 30, 2019 $18,002
 $9,669
 $4,208
 $1,181
 $628
 $247
 $33,935
Ending allowance balance:                            
Allocated to loans individually evaluated for impairment $386
 $1,778
 $
 $
 $26
 $36
 $2,226
 $4
 $1,088
 $
 $2
 $
 $25
 $1,119
Allocated to loans collectively evaluated for impairment $15,795
 $9,369
 $3,916
 $1,021
 $639
 $218
 $30,958
 $17,998
 $8,581
 $4,208
 $1,179
 $628
 $222
 $32,816

Changes in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the three months ended September 30, 2016 are presented below: 
(Dollars in thousands) 
Cmml Real
Estate
 
Cmml and
Industrial
 
Cmml
Constr
 
Resid.
Mortgage
 
Home
Equity
 Consumer Total
Beginning Balance at June 30, 2016 $14,514
 $9,913
 $4,056
 $1,085
 $552
 $225
 $30,345
Provision 581
 761
 22
 17
 4
 1
 1,386
Recoveries 
 28
 
 
 
 1
 29
Less: Charge offs 
 151
 
 
 
 20
 171
Ending Balance at September 30, 2016 $15,095
 $10,551
 $4,078
 $1,102
 $556
 $207
 $31,589


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ENTERPRISE BANCORP, INC.
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
 

Changes in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio classification for the three months ended September 30, 2018 are presented below:
(Dollars in thousands) 
Cmml Real
Estate
 
Cmml and
Industrial
 
Cmml
Constr
 
Resid.
Mortgage
 
Home
Equity
 Consumer Total
Beginning Balance at June 30, 2018 $18,414
 $11,043
 $3,544
 $939
 $645
 $212
 $34,797
Provision 49
 559
 131
 60
 (55) 6
 750
Recoveries 21
 37
 
 
 51
 19
 128
Less: Charge offs 
 1,114
 
 
 
 27
 1,141
Ending Balance at September 30, 2018 $18,484
 $10,525
 $3,675
 $999
 $641
 $210
 $34,534

Changes in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segmentclassification for the nine months ended September 30, 20162018 are presented below: 
(Dollars in thousands) 
Cmml Real
Estate
 
Cmml and
Industrial
 
Cmml
Constr
 
Resid.
Mortgage
 
Home
Equity
 Consumer Total 
Cmml Real
Estate
 
Cmml and
Industrial
 
Cmml
Constr
 
Resid.
Mortgage
 
Home
Equity
 Consumer Total
Beginning Balance at December 31, 2015 $13,514
 $9,758
 $3,905
 $1,061
 $540
 $230
 $29,008
Beginning Balance at December 31, 2017 $17,545
 $9,669
 $3,947
 $904
 $608
 $242
 $32,915
Provision 1,740
 510
 178
 41
 19
 15
 2,503
 918
 1,885
 (272) 95
 (19) 43
 2,650
Recoveries 20
 637
 
 
 2
 4
 663
 21
 202
 
 
 52
 36
 311
Less: Charge offs 179
 354
 5
 
 5
 42
 585
 
 1,231
 
 
 
 111
 1,342
Ending Balance at September 30, 2016 $15,095
 $10,551
 $4,078
 $1,102
 $556
 $207
 $31,589
Ending Balance at September 30, 2018 $18,484
 $10,525
 $3,675
 $999
 $641
 $210
 $34,534
Ending allowance balance:                            
Allocated to loans individually evaluated for impairment $518
 $975
 $473
 $
 $
 $2
 $1,968
 $40
 $2,439
 $
 $1
 $
 $15
 $2,495
Allocated to loans collectively evaluated for impairment $14,577
 $9,576
 $3,605
 $1,102
 $556
 $205
 $29,621
 $18,444
 $8,086
 $3,675
 $998
 $641
 $195
 $32,039

(5)Deposits
Deposits are summarized as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
Non-interest bearing demand deposits $717,879
 $646,115
Interest bearing checking 359,308
 372,696
Savings 198,595
 178,637
Money market 770,006
 844,216
Certificates of deposit $250,000 or less 132,041
 125,580
Certificates of deposit more than $250,000 42,352
 42,315
Total customer deposits 2,220,181
 2,209,559
Brokered deposits (1)
 82,492
 59,362
Total deposits $2,302,673
 $2,268,921

(1)(5)Leases
Brokered CDs $250,000 and under

Total customer deposits (deposits excluding brokered deposits)As of September 30, 2019, the Company had 15 operating real estate leases. The Company's leased facilities are contracted under various non-cancelable operating leases, most of which provide options to the Company to extend the lease periods and include reciprocal money market depositsperiodic rent adjustments. While the Company typically exercises its option to extend lease terms, the lease contains provisions that allow the Company, upon notification, to terminate the lease at the end of the lease term, or any option period. Several leases also provide the Company the right of first refusal should the property be offered for sale or purchase options at specified periods mutually agreeable to the parties.  During the third quarter of 2019, the Company finalized the purchase of one of the leased buildings in its main campus.

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)." Under this ASU, as amended, lessees are required to recognize lease ROU assets and CDs received from participating banks in nationwide deposit networkslease liabilities on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. The lease liability represents the present value of the future lease payments. The ROU asset includes the lease liability, lease prepayments and initial direct costs, less fixed payment lease liabilities. For the Company, this ASU primarily impacted operating leases on our facilities, mainly branch leases, and as a result of our customers electing to participate in Company offered programs which allow for full FDIC insurance. Essentially, the equivalent of the customers' original deposited funds comes back to the Company as customer deposits within the appropriate category under total depositsrecorded, on theits consolidated balance sheet. The Company's balances in these reciprocal products were $222.7sheet a lease liability of $18.0 million and $281.6ROU asset of $19.0 million at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

See Note 12, "Fair Value Measurements," below for further information regarding the Company's fair value measurements for deposits.

(6)Borrowed Funds and Subordinated Debt
Borrowed funds, consisting of FHLB borrowings, amountedon January 1, 2019 related to $149.3 million at September 30, 2017, compared to $10.7 million at December 31, 2016.these leases.

Upon adoption of this ASU, the Company elected the following practical expedients:

to not reassess, among other things, the historical lease classification, and
to use hindsight to assess lease terms and impairment of the initial ROU asset.

The Company also carried subordinated debt of $14.8 million (net of deferred issuance costs) at both September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, which consisted of $15.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes (the "Notes"), issued in January 2015,excludes leases with a 15 year term. The Notes are intendedterm of 12 months or less from the recorded lease liability and ROU asset and accounts for lease and non-lease components (such as common area maintenance) separately. In order to qualifycalculate the lease liability, the Company used its incremental borrowing rate as Tier 2 capital forthe discount rate to determine the net present value of the lease liability. In determining the term of a lease, the Company included options renewal periods that it considered reasonably certain to exercise, which generally resulted in the inclusion of all lease option periods.


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Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
 

The Company recognizes lease expense on a straight-line basis in the "Occupancy and Equipment Expenses" line item within the non-interest expense section of the consolidated income statement. Lease expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 were $322 thousand and $1.0 million, respectively. Variable lease costs and short-term lease expenses included in lease expense during this period were immaterial.

The weighted average remaining lease term for operating leases at September 30, 2019 was 27.5 years, and the weighted average discount rate was 3.79%.

At September 30, 2019, the remaining undiscounted cash flows by year of these lease liabilities were as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) Operating Leases
2019 (three remaining months) $330
2020 1,242
2021 1,242
2022 1,245
2023 1,252
Thereafter 24,599
Total lease payments $29,910
Less: Imputed interest 11,660
Total lease liability $18,250

In addition, the Company currently collects rent through non-cancellable leases for a small portion of the overall square-footage within its Lowell, Massachusetts campus headquarters and at one of its branch locations. These leases are deemed immaterial.

(6)Deposits
Deposits are summarized as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Non-interest checking $804,051
 $765,029
Interest-bearing checking 447,421
 403,497
Savings 201,504
 193,214
Money market 1,022,344
 862,028
CDs $250,000 or less 222,091
 215,200
CDs greater than $250,000 86,982
 69,031
Total customer deposits 2,784,393
 2,507,999
Brokered deposits (1)
 
 56,783
Total deposits $2,784,393
 $2,564,782

(1)Brokered CDs which are $250,000 and under.

Total customer deposits include reciprocal balances from checking, money market deposits and CDs received from participating banks in nationwide deposit networks as a result of our customers electing to participate in Company offered programs which allow for enhanced FDIC insurance. Essentially, the equivalent of the customers' original deposited funds comes back to the Company and are carried within the appropriate category under total customer deposits. The Company's balances in these reciprocal products were $404.4 million and $342.4 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

See Note 13, "Fair Value Measurements," to the Company's unaudited consolidated interim financial statements, contained below, for further information regarding the Company's fair value measurements for deposits.



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Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

(7)Borrowed Funds and Subordinated Debt
The Company had $4.2 million in borrowed funds at September 30, 2019 linked to outstanding commercial loans under various community reinvestment programs of the FHLB. At December 31, 2018, borrowed funds consisted of FHLB borrowings, primarily overnight advances, amounting to $100.5 million.

The Company had outstanding subordinated debt (net of deferred issuance costs) of $14.9 million at both September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, which consisted of $15.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes (the "Notes") issued in January 2015, with a 15-year term. Original debt issuance costs were $190 thousand and have been netted against the subordinated debt on the consolidated balance sheet in accordance with accounting guidance. These costs are being amortized to interest expense over the life of the Notes.

The Notes are intended to qualify as Tier 2 capital for regulatory purposes and pay interest at a fixed rate of 6.00% per annum through January 30, 2025, after which floating rates apply. Refer to Note 7, "Borrowed Funds and Subordinated Debt," to the Company's audited consolidated financial statements contained in the Company's 20162018 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information about the Company's subordinated debt.

See Note 12, "Fair Value Measurements,2, "Investments," belowand Note 3, "Loans," to the Company's unaudited consolidated interim financial statements, contained above, for further information regarding securities and loans pledged for borrowed funds. Refer to the "Liquidity" and "Borrowed Funds" sections in the "Financial Condition" section in Item 2, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation," for additional information about other sources of funding available to the Company and the Company's fair value measurements for borrowed funds and subordinated debt.borrowing capacity.

(7)(8)Derivatives and Hedging Activities

Interest rate lock commitments related to the origination of mortgage loans that will be sold are considered derivative instruments.  The commitments to sell loans are also considered derivative instruments. The Company generally does not pool mortgage loans for sale, but instead, sells the loans on an individual basis. To reduce the net interest rate exposure arising from its loan sale activity, the Company enters into the commitment to sell these loans at essentially the same time that the interest rate lock commitment is quoted on the origination of the loan. The Company estimates the fair value of these derivatives based on current secondary mortgage market prices. At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the estimated fair values of these derivative instruments were considered to be immaterial.

The Company may use interest-rate contract swaps as part of its interest-rate risk management strategy. Interest-rate swap agreements are entered into as hedges against future interest-rate fluctuations on specifically identified assets or liabilities. The Company did not have derivative fair value hedges or derivative cash flow hedges at either September 30, 2017 or December 31, 2016.

The Company has a “Back-to-Back Swap”"Back-to-Back Swap" program whereby the Bank enters into an interest rateinterest-rate swap with a qualified commercial banking customer and simultaneously enters into an equal and opposite interest rateinterest-rate swap with a swap counterparty. The customer interest rateinterest-rate swap agreement allows commercial banking customers to convert a floating-rate loan payment to a fixed-rate payment.

The transaction structure effectively minimizes the Bank’s netBank's interest rate risk exposure resulting from such transactions. Customer-related credit risk is minimized by the cross collateralization of the loan and the interest rateinterest-rate swap agreement.agreement to the customer's underlying collateral.

Back-to-Back Swapsswaps are not speculative butspeculative; rather, the transactions result from a service the Company provides to certain commercial customers. Back-to-Back Swapsswaps do not meet hedge accounting requirements and therefore changes in the fair value of both the customer swaps and the counterparty swaps, which have an offsetting relationship, are recognized directly in earnings. As a result of this offsetting relationship, there were no net gains or losses recognized in income on Back-to-Back Swapsswaps during the nine months ended September 30, 20172019 or September 30, 2016.2018.

The Company had sixEach Back-to-Back swap transaction consists of two interest-rate swaps (a customer swap and offsetting counterparty swap) and amounted to a total number of eight interest-rate swaps outstanding at both September 30, 20172019 and December 31, 2018, with an aggregate notional amount of $29.6$36.9 million compared to four interest-rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $26.7and $37.7 million at December 31, 2016.on those respective dates.

Asset derivatives are included in the line item "Prepaid expenses and other assets," and liability derivatives are included in prepaidthe "Accrued expenses and other assets and accrued expenses and other liabilitiesliabilities" line item on the consolidated balance sheets, respectively. Interest-rate swaps with the counterparty are subject to master netting agreements, while interest-rate swaps with customers are not.

The table below presents the fair value and classification of the Company’sCompany's derivative financial instruments for the periods presented:
  As of September 30, 2017 As of December 31, 2016
(Dollars in thousands) Asset Derivatives Liability Derivatives Asset Derivatives Liability Derivatives
Interest rate contracts - pay floating, received fixed $65
 $493
 $
 $610
Interest rate contracts - pay fixed, receive floating 428
 
 610
 
Total interest rate swaps $493
 $493
 $610
 $610
  As of September 30, 2019 As of December 31, 2018
(Dollars in thousands) Asset Derivatives Liability Derivatives Asset Derivatives Liability Derivatives
Interest-rate contracts - pay floating, receive fixed $893
 $52
 $45
 $723
Interest-rate contracts - pay fixed, receive floating 
 841
 678
 
Total interest-rate swaps $893
 $893
 $723
 $723



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By using derivative financial instruments, the Company exposes itself to counterparty creditcounterparty-credit risk. Credit risk is the risk of failure by the counterparty to perform under the terms of the derivative contract. When the fair value of a derivative contract is positive, the counterparty owes the Company, which creates credit risk for the Company. When the fair value of a derivative is negative, the Company owes the counterparty and, therefore, it does not possess credit risk. The credit risk in derivative


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instruments is mitigated by entering into transactions with highly-rated counterparties that management believes to be creditworthy. As the swaps are subject to master netting agreements, the Company had reduced exposure relating toAdditionally, counterparty interest rate swaps with institutional counterparties at September 30, 2017. contain provisions for collateral to be posted if the derivative exposure exceeds a threshold amount.

The Company had unsecuredhas one counterparty credit risk exposure of $428 thousand and $610 thousand on interest rate swaps at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.  The counterpartyit was rated A /and A2 by S&PStandard & Poor's and Moody’s,Moody's, respectively, at September 30, 2017.2019. The Company had no credit risk exposure at September 30, 2019 and $678 thousand at December 31, 2018, respectively, relating to interest-rate swaps with counterparties.  When the Company has credit risk exposure, collateral is received from the counterparty and held by the Company. Collateral held by the Company is restricted and not considered an asset of the Company; therefore, it is not carried on the Company's consolidated balance sheet. If the Company posts collateral, the cash is restricted, it is considered an asset of the Company and is carried on the Company's consolidated balance sheet. The Company posted cash collateral of $940 thousand at September 30, 2019, while at December 31, 2018, the Company held cash collateral of $850 thousand.

The table below also presents the Company's assetliability derivative positionsposition and the potential effect of the netting arrangementsarrangement on its financial position, as of the periodsperiod presented. Interest rateAs noted above, interest-rate swaps with customers are not subject to master netting agreements and therefore are not included in the table below.
  September 30, 2017
(Dollars in thousands) Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Statement of Financial Position
Asset Derivatives      
Interest rate contracts - pay fixed, receive floating $493
 $65
 $428
  As of September 30, 2019
(Dollars in thousands) Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Financial Position
Liabilities Derivatives      
Interest-rate contracts - pay fixed, receive floating $893
 $52
 $841

The table below presents the Company's asset derivative position and the potential effect of the netting arrangement on its financial position, as of the period presented. As noted above, interest-rate swaps with customers are not subject to master netting agreements and therefore are not included in the table below.
  December 31, 2016
(Dollars in thousands) Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Statement of Financial Position
Asset Derivatives      
Interest rate contracts - pay fixed, receive floating $610
 $
 $610

Certain counterparty interest rate swaps contain provisions that require the Company to post collateral if the derivative exposure exceeds a threshold amount. As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company has not posted or received any collateral.
  As of December 31, 2018
(Dollars in thousands) Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Statement of Financial Position
Asset Derivatives      
Interest-rate contracts - pay fixed, receive floating $723
 $45
 $678

The Company has interest rateCompany's interest-rate swaps with counterparties that contain credit-risk-related contingent provisions. These provisions provide the counterparty with the right to terminate its derivative positions and require the Company to settle its obligations under the agreements if the Company defaults on certain of its indebtedness.

The Company also participates in loans originated by third party banks, where the originating bank utilizes a back-to-back interest rateinterest-rate swap structure; however, the Company is not a party to the swap agreements. Under the terms of the loan participations, the Company has accepted contingent liabilities that would only be realized if the swaps were terminated early and there were outstanding losses not covered by the underlying borrowers and the borrowers' pledged collateral.  If applicable, the Company’s swap lossCompany's swap-loss exposure would be equal to thea percentage of the Company’s participation in the underlying loan applied to the originating bank's swap loss.loss based on the ratio of Company's loan participation to the underlying loan.  At both September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had one participation loan where the originating bank utilizes a back-to-back interest-rate swap structure. At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company had two such participation loans and2019, management considers the risk of material swap lossswap-loss exposure related to this participation loan to be unlikely based on the swap market value, as well as the borrower's financial and collateral strength.



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Interest-rate lock commitments related to the origination of mortgage loans that will be sold are considered derivative instruments.  The commitments to sell loans are also considered derivative instruments. The Company generally does not pool mortgage loans for sale, but instead sells the loans on an individual basis. To reduce the net interest-rate exposure arising from its loan sale activity, the Company enters into the commitment to sell these loans at essentially the same time that the interest-rate lock commitment is quoted on the origination of the loan. The Company estimates the fair value of these derivatives based on current secondary mortgage market prices. At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the estimated fair value of the Company's interest-rate lock commitments and commitments to sell these mortgage loans were deemed immaterial.

The Company may use interest-rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest-rate swap agreements may be entered into as hedges against future interest-rate fluctuations on specifically identified assets or liabilities. The Company had no derivative fair value hedges or derivative cash flow hedges at September 30, 2019 or December 31, 2018.

(8)(9)Stockholders' Equity

Shares authorizedAuthorized and share issuanceShare Issuance

The Company’sCompany's authorized capital is divided into common stock and preferred stock. At the Company's annual meeting of shareholders held on May 2, 2017, shareholders voted to amend the Company’s Restated Articles of Organization to increase the number of shares of common stock that theThe Company is authorized to issue from 20,000,00040,000,000 shares of common stock, with a par value of $0.01 per share, and as of September 30, 2019 had 11,816,071 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. Holders of common stock are entitled to 40,000,000 shares.one vote per share and are entitled to receive dividends if, as and when declared by the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"). Dividend and liquidation rights of the common stock may be subject to the rights of any outstanding preferred stock. The Company is also authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock.stock, with a par value of $0.01 per share. No preferred stock has been issued as of the date of this Form 10-Q.

The Company has a shareholdersshareholders' rights plan. Under the plan, each share of common stock includes a right to purchase under certain circumstances one one-hundredth of a share of the Company’sCompany's Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, at a purchase price of $52.00$122.50 per one one-hundredth of a preferred share, subject to adjustment, or, in certain circumstances, to receive cash, property, shares of common stock or other securities of the Company. The rights are not presently exercisable and remain attached to the shares of common stock until the occurrence of certain triggering events that would ordinarily be associated with an unsolicited acquisition or attempted acquisition of 10% or more of the Company’sCompany's outstanding shares of common stock. The rights have no voting or dividend privileges, and unless and until they become exercisable, have no dilutive effect on the earnings of the Company. The rights will expire, unless earlier redeemed, exchanged, or otherwise rescinded by the Company, on January 13, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the renewal of the plan in anticipation of this expiration date.2028.

The Company's stock incentive plans permit the Board of Directors to grant, under various terms, stock options (for the purchase of newly issued shares of common stock), common stock, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and stock appreciation rights to officers and other employees, non-employee directors and consultants. These plans also allow for newly issued shares of common stock to be issued without restrictions to officers and other employees, directors and consultants. 

The Company issues stock options and restricted stock awards to officers and other employees and restricted stock awards and stock compensation in lieu of cash fees to non-employee directors. The restricted stock awards allow for the non-forfeitable receipt of dividends, and the voting of all shares, whether or not vested, throughout the vesting periods at the same proportional level as common shares outstanding. The unvested restricted stock awards are the Company's only participating securities and are included in shares outstanding. Unvested participating restricted awards amounted to 125,134102,849 shares and 141,58091,708 shares as of September 30, 20172019 and December 31, 2016,2018, respectively. See Note 12, "Earnings per Share," to the Company's unaudited consolidated interim financial statements, contained below, for additional information regarding unvested participating restricted awards and the Company's earnings per share calculation.

Upon vesting, restricted stock awards may be net share-settled to cover payment for employee tax obligations, resulting in shares of common stock being reacquired by the Company. Chapter 156DCompany and returned to the pool of shares reserved for issuance under the incentive plans. In accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, a statute known as the Massachusetts Business Corporation Act, which applies to Massachusetts corporations such aslaw, shares reacquired by the Company eliminates the concept of “treasury stock” and provides that shares a Massachusetts company reacquires will be treated as authorized but unissued shares.

The Company's stock incentive plans also allow for newly issued shares of common stock to be issued without restrictions to officers and other employees, non-employee directors and consultants. From time to time, the Company issues shares to community members for consulting on regional advisory councils and grants shares of fully vested stock as employee anniversary awards. These shares vest immediately and the cost, which is based on the market price on the date of grant and


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deemed to be immaterial, is expensed in the period in which the services are rendered. See Note 10,11, "Stock-Based Compensation," to the Company's unaudited consolidated interim financial statements, contained below, for additional information regarding the Company's stock incentive plans.

In addition, to shares issued to employees, directors and consultants and shares issued through equity offerings (see below), the Company maintains a dividend reinvestment and direct stock purchase plan (“DRSPP”("DRSPP") forwhich enables stockholders, and new investorsat their discretion, to elect to reinvest or purchasecash dividends paid on their shares of the Company's common stock by purchasing additional shares of common stock directly from the Company.

Capital Raised

InCompany at a purchase price equal to fair market value. Under the second quarter of 2016,DRSPP, stockholders and new investors also have the Company completed a combined shareholder subscription rights offering and supplemental community offering (the "Offering"), at an offering price of $21.50 per share, under its $40 million shelf registration statement (Reg No. 333-190017). The Company issued 930,232opportunity to purchase shares of the Company's common stock without brokerage fees, subject to monthly minimums and received gross proceeds of $20.0 million ($19.7 million, net of offering costs) in the Offering. The Company contributed the net proceeds to the Bank to support future asset growth and for general corporate purposes.

See Note 11, "Earnings per Share," below for addition information regarding the impact of common stock and options issued.maximums.

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income is defined as all changes to stockholders' equity except investments by and distributions to stockholders.  Net income is one component of comprehensive income, with other components referred to in the aggregate as other comprehensive income.  TheAt September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, the Company's only other comprehensive income component is the net unrealized holding gains


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or losses on investments available-for-sale debt securities, net of deferred income taxes. Pursuant to GAAP, the Company initially excludes these unrealized holding gains and losses from net income; however, they are later reported as reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income into net income when the debt securities are sold. When securities are sold, the reclassification of realized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities are included on the Consolidated Statements of Income under the "non-interest income" subheading on the line item "net gains (losses) on sales of investment securities" and the related income tax expense is included in the line item "provision for income taxes," both of which are also detailed on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income under the subheading "reclassification adjustment for net gains (losses) included in net income."

See "Capital Resources" in Item 2, "Management's Discussion and Analysis," of this Form 10-Q for the Company's capital ratios and capital adequacy assessment as of September 30, 2019. Refer to Note 10, "Stockholders' Equity," to the Company's audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company's 20162018 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information relating to capital adequacy requirements, dividends and the DRSPP.

(9)(10)Supplemental Retirement PlanPlans and Other Post-retirementPost-Retirement Benefit Obligations
 
Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan ("SERP")
 
The Company has salary continuation agreements with two of its current executive officers and one former executive officer. These salary continuation agreements provide for predetermined fixed-cash supplemental retirement benefits to be provided for a period of 20 years after each individual reaches a defined "benefit age." The individuals covered under the SERP have reached the defined benefit age and are receiving payments under the plan. Additionally, the Company has not recognized service costs in the current or prior year as each officer had previously attained their individually defined benefit age and was fully vested under the plan.

This non-qualified plan represents a direct liability of the Company, and as such has no specific assets set aside to settle the benefit obligation.  The funded status is the aggregate amount accrued, or the "accumulated benefit obligation," which is equal to the present value of the benefits to be provided to the employee or any beneficiary.  Because the Company's benefit obligations provide for predetermined fixed-cash payments, the Company does not have any unrecognized costs to be included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income. Benefits paid under the plan amounted to $69 thousand and $207 thousand for both the respective three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018.

Additionally, on December 11, 2018, the Board approved and adopted the Enterprise Bank Supplemental Executive Retirement and Deferred Compensation Plan.  The plan is unfunded and is maintained for the purpose of providing deferred compensation to a certain group of management employees. Please refer to Exhibit 10.17 attached to the Company's 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 22, 2019 for a more complete description of the plan.

Total net periodic benefit costs, comprised of interest costs only,expenses for both these plans were $29$105 thousand and $87$324 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,2019, respectively, compared to $31$56 thousand and $93$168 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.

Benefits paid amounted to $69 thousand and $207 thousand for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016,2018, respectively. The Company anticipates accruing an additional $29$105 thousand to the SERP in total for these SERPs during the remainder of 20172019.

Supplemental Life Insurance
 
The Company has provided supplemental life insurance through split-dollar life insurance arrangements for certain executive and senior officers on whom the Bank owns bank-owned life insurance ("BOLI").BOLI.



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These arrangements provide a death benefit to the officer's designated beneficiaries that extend to postretirement periods for some of the supplemental life insurance plans. The Company has recognized a liability for these future postretirement benefits.

These non-qualified plans represent a direct liability of the Company and, as such, the Company has no specific assets set aside to settle the benefit obligation.  The funded status is the aggregate amount accrued, or the "accumulated postretirement benefit obligation," which is the present value of the post-retirement benefits associated with this arrangement.


Total net periodic post-retirement benefit cost for supplemental life insurance plans, which consisted mainly of interest costs, were $50 thousand and $149 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, compared to $45 thousand and $134 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.

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The following table illustratesSee also Note 11, "Stock-Based Compensation," to the net periodic post-retirement benefit costCompany's unaudited consolidated interim financial statements, contained below, for further information regarding employee benefits offered in the supplemental life insurance plans for the periods indicated:
  Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2017 2016 2017 2016
Service Cost $(3) $(2) $(9) $(7)
Interest Cost 22
 22
 68
 64
Net periodic post-retirement benefit cost $19
 $20
 $59
 $57
form of stock options and stock awards.
 
(10)(11)Stock-Based Compensation
 
The Company currently has twoone active individual stock incentive plans: the 2009 plan,plan: The Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. 2016 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended in 2015, and the 2016 plan.amended. As of September 30, 2017, an aggregate of 446,8602019, there remained 273,074 shares remain available for future grants under this plan.

Additionally, the plans.Enterprise Bancorp, Inc 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, expired in March 2019 with 87,849 unissued shares. As such, this plan is closed for future grants, although awards previously granted under this plan remain outstanding and may be exercised through 2028.
 
The Company's stock-based compensation expense related to these plans includes stock options and stock awards to officers and other employees included in salary and benefits expense, and stock awards and stock compensation in lieu of cash fees to non-employee directors both included in other operating expenses.  Total stock-based compensation expense was $467$461 thousand and $1.31.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172019, respectively, compared to $444$501 thousand and $1.3$1.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20162018, respectively.

A tax benefit associated with employee exercises and vesting of stock compensation of approximately $3 thousand and $131 thousand was recorded as a reduction of the Company's income tax expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, compared with $39 thousand and $274 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. These amounts, treated as discrete tax items in the period in which they occur, will vary from year to year as a function of the volume of share-based payments vested or exercised and the then-current market price of the Company's stock in comparison to the compensation cost recognized in the Company's unaudited consolidated interim financial statements.

Stock Option Awards
 
The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense related to stock option awards of $49$48 thousand and $152144 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172019, respectively, compared to $63$48 thousand and $205150 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20162018, respectively.

The Company utilizes the Black-Scholes option valuation model in order to determine the per share grant date fair value of option grants.

The table below provides a summary of the options granted during the periods indicated:

 Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016
Options granted15,009
 31,047
Term in years10
 10
Weighted average assumptions used in the fair value model:   
Expected volatility40% 42%
Expected dividend yield2.09% 3.02%
Expected life in years7
 7
Risk-free interest rate2.35% 1.91%
Weighted average market price on date of grants$30.46
 $21.91
Per share weighted average fair value$11.34
 $7.91
Fair value as a percentage of market value at grant date37% 36%
Options granted during the first nine months of 2017 and 2016 generally vest 50% in year two and 50% in year four, on the anniversary date of the awards. Vested options are only exercisable while the employee remains employed with the Bank and for a limited time thereafter. For all awards, if a grantee’s employment or other service relationship, such as service as a director, is terminated for any reason, then any stock options granted that have not vested as of the time of such termination generally must be forfeited, unless the Compensation Committee or the Board of Directors, as the case may be, waives such forfeiture requirement.



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Refer to Note 12 "Stock-Based Compensation Plans," in the Company's 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a further description of the assumptions used in the valuation model.
Stock Awards
Stock-based compensation expense recognized in association with stock awards amounted to $358 thousand and $929 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, compared to $322 thousand and $939 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.

Restricted stock awards are granted at the market price on the date of the grant. Employee awards generally vest over four years in equal portions beginning on the first anniversary date of the award or are performance based awards that vest upon the Company achieving certain predefined performance objectives. Non-employee director awards generally vest over two years in equal portions beginning on the first anniversary date of the award.

The table below provides a summary of restricted stock awards granted during the periods indicated:
  Nine Months Ended September 30,
Restricted Stock Awards (no. of underlying shares) 2017 2016
Two Year Vesting 6,944
 9,060
Four Year Vesting 16,253
 18,298
Performance-Based Vesting 25,623
 35,071
Total Restricted Stock Awards 48,820
 62,429
     
Weighted average grant date fair value $30.46
 $21.90

If a grantee's employment or other service relationship, such as service as a director, is terminated for any reason, then any shares of restricted stock granted that have not vested as of the time of such termination generally must be forfeited, unless the Compensation Committee or the Board of Directors, as the case may be, waives such forfeiture requirement.

The restricted stock awards allow for the receipt of dividends, and the voting of all shares, whether or not vested, throughout the vesting periods at the same proportional level as common shares outstanding.

Upon vesting, restricted stock awards may be net share-settled to cover payment for employee tax obligations, resulting in shares of common stock being reacquired by the Company.

Any shares that are returned to the Company prior to vesting or as payment for employee tax obligations upon vesting shall remain available for issuance under such plan, while the plan is still open.

Stock in Lieu of Directors' Fees
In addition to restricted stock awards discussed above, the non-employee members of the Company's Board of Directors may opt to receive newly issued shares of the Company's common stock in lieu of cash compensation for attendance at Board and Board Committee meetings.  Stock-based compensation expense related to these directors' fees amounted to $60 thousand and $206 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, compared to $59 thousand and $205 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, and is included in other operating expenses. In January 2017, non-employee directors were issued 12,992 shares of common stock in lieu of 2016 annual cash fees of $286 thousand at a market value price of $22.04 per share, the market value of the common stock on the opt-in measurement date of January 4, 2016.

In the first quarter of 2017, the Company adopted ASU 2016-09. For further information regarding the implementation of this update and the financial statement impact, refer to Note 1, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," Item (e), "Recent Accounting Pronouncements" above.

For further information regarding the Company's stock awards, see Note 8, "Stockholders' Equity," above under the caption "Shares authorized and share issuance."


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The table below provides a summary of the options granted, including the weighted average fair value, the fair value as a percentage of the market value of the stock at the date of grant and the average assumptions used in the model for the periods indicated:
 Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2019 2018
Options granted23,218
 14,755
Term in years10
 10
Weighted average assumptions used in the fair value model:   
Expected volatility33% 37%
Expected dividend yield2.75% 2.10%
Expected life in years6.5
 6.5
Risk-free interest rate2.58% 2.86%
Weighted average market price on date of grants$29.84
 $34.33
Per share weighted average fair value$8.70
 $11.98
Fair value as a percentage of market value at grant date29% 35%
Options granted during the first nine months of 2019 and 2018 generally vest 50% in year two and 50% in year four, on or about the anniversary date of the awards.

The Company utilizes the Black-Scholes option valuation model in order to determine the per share grant date fair value of option grants.

Restricted Stock Awards
Stock-based compensation expense recognized in association with stock awards, mainly restricted stock awards, amounted to $363 thousand and $1.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, compared to $403 thousand and $1.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.

Restricted stock awards are granted at the market price of the Company's common stock on the date of the grant. Employee awards generally vest over four years in equal portions beginning on or about the first anniversary date of the award or are performance-based awards that vest upon the Company achieving certain predefined performance objectives. Non-employee director awards generally vest over two years in equal portions beginning on or about the first anniversary date of the award.

The table below provides a summary of restricted stock awards granted during the periods indicated:
  Nine Months Ended September 30,
Restricted Stock Awards (number of underlying shares) 2019 2018
Two-year vesting 8,368
 7,280
Four-year vesting 22,403
 16,666
Performance-based vesting 24,427
 20,559
Total restricted stock awards granted 55,198
 44,505
Weighted average grant date fair value $29.84
 $34.33

Stock in Lieu of Directors' Fees
In addition to restricted stock awards discussed above, the non-employee members of the Company's Board may opt to receive newly issued shares of the Company's common stock in lieu of cash compensation for attendance at Board and Board committee meetings.  Stock-based compensation expense related to these directors' fees amounted to $50 thousand and $188 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, compared to $50 thousand and $187 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and is included in other operating expenses. In January 2019, non-employee directors were issued 7,470 shares of common stock in lieu of 2018 annual cash fees of $250 thousand at a


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Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

market value price of $33.50 per share, the market value of the common stock on the opt-in measurement date of January 2, 2018.

For further information regarding the Company's stock awards, see Note 9, "Stockholders' Equity," to the Company's unaudited consolidated interim financial statements, contained above, under the caption "Shares Authorized and Share Issuance." There have been no material changes to the terms of the Company's stock incentive plans or the terms for vesting, forfeiture and settlement for options and restricted stock awards granted and outstanding under such plans as reported in the 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Refer to Note 12, "Stock-Based Compensation Plans," to the Company's audited consolidated financial statements in the Company's 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information on the Company's stock incentive plans, stock options and restricted awards including descriptions of the assumptions used in the valuation model for stock options.

(11)(12)Earnings per shareShare
 
Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding (including participating securities) during the year.  The Company's only participating securities are unvested restricted stock awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends. See Note 8,9, "Stockholders' Equity," under the caption "Shares authorizedAuthorized and share issuance,Share Issuance," to the Company's unaudited consolidated interim financial statements above for further information regarding the Company's participating securities. Diluted earnings per share reflects the effect on weighted average shares outstanding of the number of additional shares outstanding if dilutive stock options were converted into common stock using the treasury stock method.

The table below presents the increase in average shares outstanding, using the treasury stock method, for the diluted earnings per share calculation for the periods indicated:
Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
2017 2016 2017 20162019 2018 2019 2018
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding11,589,039
 11,430,134
 11,557,054
 10,801,278
11,808,603
 11,697,951
 11,779,629
 11,671,494
Dilutive shares80,120
 68,856
 83,319
 68,127
34,894
 72,768
 40,759
 74,441
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding11,669,159
 11,498,990
 11,640,373
 10,869,405
11,843,497
 11,770,719
 11,820,388
 11,745,935

BasicThere were 52,571 stock options for both the three and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 include the full impact of the 930,232 shares of common stock issued in the Offering, while the respective weighted averages for the 2016 periods were only affected by the Offering from the issue date of June 23, 2016 through period end.
There were 14,758 options outstanding2019 that were determined to be anti-dilutive and therefore excluded from the calculation of dilutive shares for those periods. There were 29,260 stock options for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.2018 that were determined to be anti-dilutive and therefore excluded from the calculation of dilutive shares for those periods. These stock options, which were not dilutive at that date,those dates, may potentially dilute earnings per share in the future.subsequent periods.

(12)(13)Fair Value Measurements

The FASB defines the fair value of an asset or liability to be the price which a seller would receive in an orderly transaction between market participants (an exit price) and also establishes a fair value hierarchy segregating fair value measurements using three levels of inputs: (Level 1) quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; (Level 2) significant other observable inputs, including quoted prices for similar items in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar items in markets that are not active, inputs such as interest rates and yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, credit risks and default rates which provide a reasonable basis for fair value determination or inputs derived principally from observed market data; and (Level 3) significant unobservable inputs for situations in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability.  Unobservable inputs must reflect reasonable assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, which are developed based on the basis of the best information available under the circumstances.
 


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Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
 

The following tables summarize significant assets and liabilities carried at fair value and placement in the fair value hierarchy at the dates specified:
 September 30, 2019
 September 30, 2017 Fair Value Measurements using:   Fair Value Measurements using:
(Dollars in thousands) Fair Value (level 1) (level 2) (level 3) Fair Value (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3)
Assets measured on a recurring basis:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Debt securities $382,896
 $
 $382,896
 $
 $482,106
 $
 $482,106
 $
Equity securities 3,046
 3,046
 
 
 1,433
 1,433
 
 
FHLB stock 7,225
 
 
 7,225
 2,024
 
 
 2,024
Interest-rate swaps 493
 
 493
 
 893
 
 893
 
Assets measured on a non-recurring basis:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Impaired loans (collateral dependent) 3,745
 
 
 3,745
 2,034
 
 
 2,034
                
Liabilities measured on a recurring basis:                
Interest-rate swaps 493
 
 493
 
 $893
 $
 $893
 $
 
 December 31, 2018
 December 31,
2016
 Fair Value Measurements using:   Fair Value Measurements using:
(Dollars in thousands) Fair Value (level 1) (level 2) (level 3) Fair Value (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3)
Assets measured on a recurring basis:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Debt securities $362,147
 $
 $362,147
 $
 $431,473
 $
 $431,473
 $
Equity investments 12,643
 12,643
 
 
Equity securities 1,448
 1,448
 
 
FHLB stock 2,094
 
 
 2,094
 5,357
 
 
 5,357
Interest-rate swaps 610
 
 610
 
 723
 
 723
 
Assets measured on a non-recurring basis:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Impaired loans (collateral dependent) 3,481
 
 
 3,481
 2,574
 
 
 2,574
                
Liabilities measured on a recurring basis:                
Interest-rate swaps 610
 
 610
 
 $723
 $
 $723
 $
 
The Company did not transfer any assets between the fair value measurement levels during the nine months ended September 30, 20172019 or the year ended December 31, 20162018.

All of the Company's debt and equity securities that are considered "available-for-sale" and are carried at fair value.  The debt security category above includes federal agency obligations, commercial and residential federal agency MBS, municipal securities, corporate bonds, and certificates of deposits,CDs, as held at those dates.  The Company utilizes third-party pricing vendors to provide valuations on its debt securities.  Fair values provided by the vendors were generally determined based upon pricing matrices utilizing observable market data inputs for similar or benchmark securities in active markets and/or based on a matrix pricing methodology which employs The Bond Market Association's standard calculations for cash flow and price/yield analysis, live benchmark bond pricing and terms/condition data available from major pricing sources.  Therefore, management regards the inputs and methods used by third-party pricing vendors to be "Level 2 inputs and methods" as defined in the "fair value hierarchy." The Company periodically obtains a second price from an impartial third party on debt securities to assess the reasonableness of prices provided by the primary independent pricing vendor.

The Company's equity portfolio fair value is measured based on quoted market prices for the shares; therefore, these securities are categorized as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy.
 
The Bank is required to purchase FHLB stock at par value in association with advances from the FHLB; thisFHLB. This stock is classified as a restricted investment and carried at cost which management believes approximates fair value; therefore, these securities are categorized as Level 3 measures. See Note 1, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," Item (c) "Restricted Instruments" for further information regarding the Company's fair value assessment of FHLB capital stock.


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Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
 

Impaired loan balances in the table above represent those collateral dependent impaired commercial loans where management has estimated the probable credit loss by comparing the loan's carrying value against the expected realizable fair value of the collateral (appraised value, or internal analysis, less estimated cost to sell, adjusted as necessary for changes in relevant valuation factors subsequent to the measurement date).  Certain inputs used in these assessments, and possible subsequent adjustments, are not always observable, and therefore, collateral dependent impaired loans are categorized as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy.  A specific allowance is assigned to the collateral dependent impaired loan for the amount of management's estimated probable credit loss.  The specific allowances assigned to the collateral dependent impaired loans amounted to $1.6 million$576 thousand at September 30, 2017 compared to $1.92019 and $1.6 million at December 31, 20162018.

The fair values for the interest-rate swap assets and liabilities represent a FASB Level 2 measurement and are based on settlement values adjusted for credit riskrisks and observable market interest rate curves. The settlement values are based on discounted cash flow analysis, a widely accepted valuation technique, reflecting the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves. Credit risk adjustments consider factors such as the likelihood of default by the Company and its counterparties, its net exposures and remaining contractual life. The change in value of interest-rate swap assets and liabilities attributable to credit risk was not significant during the reported periods. Refer also to Note 7,8, "Derivatives and Hedging Activities," to the Company's unaudited consolidated interim financial statements, contained above, for additional information on the Company's interest-rate swaps.

Letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the financial obligation or performance of a customer to a third party.  The fair value of these commitments was estimated to be the fees charged to enter into similar agreements, and accordingly these fair value measures are deemed to be FASB Level 2 measurements.  In accordance with the FASB, the estimated fair values of these commitments are carried on the consolidated balance sheet as a liability and amortized to income over the life of the letters of credit, which are typically one year.  The estimated fair value of these commitments carried on the consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 20172019 and December 31, 20162018 were deemed immaterial.

Interest rateInterest-rate lock commitments related to the origination of mortgage loans that will be sold are considered derivative instruments.  The commitments to sell loans are also considered derivative instruments. The Company generally does not pool mortgage loans for sale, but instead sells the loans on an individual basis. To reduce the net interest rate exposure arising from its loan sale activity, the Company enters into the commitment to sell these loans at essentially the same time that the interest rateinterest-rate lock commitment is quoted on the origination of the loan. The Company estimates the fair value of these derivatives based on current secondary mortgage market prices. These commitments are accounted for in accordance with FASB guidance.  The fair values of the Company's derivative instruments are deemed to be FASB Level 2 measurements.  At September 30, 20172019 and December 31, 2016,2018, the estimated fair value of the Company's interest-rate lock commitments and commitments to sell these mortgagesmortgage loans were deemed immaterial.

The following table presents additional quantitative information about assets measured at fair value on a recurring and non-recurring basis for which the Company utilized Level 3 inputs (significant unobservable inputs for situations in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability) to determine fair value as of September 30, 20172019: and December 31, 2018:
 Fair Value 
(Dollars in thousands) Fair Value Valuation Technique Unobservable Input Unobservable Input Value or Range September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 Valuation Technique Unobservable Input Unobservable Input Value or Range
Assets measured on a recurring basis:        
FHLB stock $7,225
 FHLB Stated Par Value N/A N/A $2,024
 $5,357
 Stated Par Value N/A N/A
Assets measured on a non-recurring basis:   Assets measured on a non-recurring basis:   
Impaired loans (collateral dependent) $3,745
 Appraisal of collateral 
Appraisal adjustments (1)
 5% - 50%
Impaired loans(collateral dependent) $2,034
 $2,574
 Appraisal of collateral 
Appraisal adjustments (1)
 5% - 50%

(1)    Appraisals may be adjusted by management for qualitative factors such as economic conditions and estimated liquidation expenses.

Estimated Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities

In addition to disclosures regarding the measurement of assets and liabilities carried at fair value on the consolidated balance sheet, the Company is also required to disclose fair value information about financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value, whether or not recognized on the consolidated balance sheet. 



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Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
 

The carrying values, estimated fair values and placement in the fair value hierarchy of the Company's consolidated financial instruments for which fair value is only disclosed but not recognized on the consolidated balance sheet at the dates indicated are summarized as follows:
 September 30, 2019
 September 30, 2017 Fair value measurement     Fair value measurement
(Dollars in thousands) 
Carrying
Amount
 Fair Value Level 1 inputs Level 2 Inputs Level 3 Inputs 
Carrying
Amount
 Fair Value Level 1 Inputs Level 2 Inputs Level 3 Inputs
Financial assets:  
  
        
  
      
Loans held for sale $876
 $876
 $
 $876
 $
 $3,297
 $3,319
 $
 $3,319
 $
Loans, net 2,169,189
 2,178,545
 
 
 2,178,545
 2,438,195
 2,455,762
 
 
 2,455,762
Financial liabilities:  
  
        
  
      
Certificates of deposit (including brokered) 256,885
 256,220
 
 256,220
 
CDs (including brokered) 309,073
 309,986
 
 309,986
 
Borrowed funds 149,255
 149,251
 
 149,251
 
 4,177
 4,052
 
 4,052
 
Subordinated debt 14,844
 14,216
 
 
 14,216
 14,869
 15,471
 
 
 15,471
 
 December 31, 2018
 December 31, 2016 Fair value measurement   Fair value measurement
(Dollars in thousands) 
Carrying
Amount
 Fair Value Level 1 inputs Level 2 Inputs Level 3 Inputs 
Carrying
Amount
 Fair Value Level 1 Inputs Level 2 Inputs Level 3 Inputs
Financial assets:  
  
        
  
      
Loans held for sale $1,569
 $1,569
 $
 $1,569
 $
 $701
 $710
 $
 $710
 $
Loans, net 1,991,387
 1,997,887
 
 
 1,997,887
 2,353,657
 2,331,076
 
 
 2,331,076
Financial liabilities:  
  
        
  
      
Certificates of deposit (including brokered) 227,257
 226,536
 
 226,536
 
CDs (including brokered) 341,014
 339,308
 
 339,308
 
Borrowed funds 10,671
 10,670
 
 10,670
 
 100,492
 100,312
 
 100,312
 
Subordinated debt 14,834
 14,011
 
 
 14,011
 14,860
 14,300
 
 
 14,300

Excluded from the tables above are certain financial instruments with carrying values that approximated their fair value at the dates indicated, as they were short-term in nature or payable on demand.  These include cash and cash equivalents and non-term deposit accounts. The respective carrying values of these instruments would all be considered to be classified within Level 1 of their fair value hierarchy.

Also excluded from these tables are the fair values of commitments for the unused portionportions of lines of credit and letters of credit, which were estimated to be the fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements and are deemed to be immaterial, as well as commitments to originate loans whichthat were short-term, at current market rates and estimated to have no significant change in fair value.

When determining fair values noted in the tables above, in cases where quoted fair values are not available, fair values are based upon estimates using various valuation techniques.  Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows.  The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating fair values of its financial instruments:

Loans held for sale: Loans held for sale are recordedat the lower of aggregate amortized cost or market value. The fair value is based on comparable market prices for loans with similar rates and terms.

Loans: The fair value of loans was determined using discounted cash flow analysis, using interest rates currently being offered by the Company.  The incremental credit risk for adversely classified loans was considered in the determination of the fair value of the loans. 
Financial liabilities: The fair values of certificates of deposit and borrowings were estimated using discounted cash flow analysis using rates offered by the Bank or advance rates offered by the FHLB on September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 for similar instruments.  The fair value of subordinated debt was estimated using discounted cash flow analysis using a market rate of interest at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.


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ENTERPRISE BANCORP, INC.
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Limitations:The estimates of fair value of financial instruments were based onsupplemental cash flow information available atfor the nine months ended September 30, 20172019 and December 31, 2016 and are not indicative of the fair market value of those instrumentsSeptember 30, 2018 is as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  These estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company's entire holdings of a particular financial instrument. The fair value of the Company's time deposit liabilities do not take into consideration the value of the Company's long-term relationships with depositors, which may have significant value.follows:
Because no active market exists for a portion of the Company's financial instruments, fair value estimates were based on judgments regarding future expected loss experience, current economic conditions, risk characteristics of various financial instruments, and other factors.  These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and therefore cannot be determined with precision.  Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.
  Nine months ended September 30, 2019
(Dollars in thousands) 2019 2018
Supplemental financial data:    
Cash paid for: interest $16,222
 $8,957
Cash paid for: income taxes 8,760
 6,818
Cash paid for: lease liability 875
 
Supplemental schedule of non-cash activity:    
Net purchases of investment securities not yet settled 6,348
 995
Transfer from loans to other real estate owned 255
 
ROU lease assets: operating leases(1)
 19,635
 

(1)This represents the ROU lease asset that was recorded upon adoption of ASC 842 and new leases added in the current year.

Fair value estimates were based on existing on and off-balance sheet financial instruments without an attempt to estimate the value of anticipated future business and the value of assets and liabilities that are not considered financial instruments, including premises and equipment and foreclosed real estate, if any.

In addition, the tax ramifications related to the realization of the unrealized appreciation and depreciation can have a significant effect on fair value estimates and have not been considered in any of the estimates.  Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented do not represent the underlying value of the Company.


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Item 2 -Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Management's discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Company's (also referred to herein as "Enterprise," "us," "we," or "our") unaudited consolidated interim financial statements and notes thereto contained in this reportQuarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this "Form 10-Q") and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20162018 (the "20162018 Annual Report on Form 10-K").

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this "Form 10-Q") contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, includingforward-looking statements concerning plans, objectives, future events or performance and assumptions and other statements that are other than statements of historical fact. Forward-looking statements may be identified by reference to a future period or periods or by use of forward-looking terminology such as "will," "should," "could," "anticipates," "believes," "expects," "intends," "may," "plans," "pursue," "views" and similar terms or expressions.

Various statements contained in Item 2 - "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and Item 3 - "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" of this Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to statements related to management's views on on:
the banking environment and the economy, economy;
competition and market expansion opportunities, opportunities;
the interest rateinterest-rate environment, credit risk and the level of future non-performing assets and charge-offs, charge-offs;
potential asset and deposit growth, future non-interest expenditures and non-interest income growth,growth;
expansion strategy; and
borrowing capacity are forward-looking statements. capacity.

The Company (also referred to herein as "Enterprise," "us," "we," or "our") cautions readers that such forward-looking statements reflect numerous assumptions and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, the forward-looking statement. Any forward-looking statements in this Form 10-Q are based on information available to the Company as of the date of this Form 10-Q, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or otherwise revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. The following important factors, among others, could cause the Company's results for subsequent periods to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement made herein: (i) changes in interest rates could negatively impact net interest income; (ii) changes in the business cycle and downturns in the local, regional or national economies, including deterioration in the local real estate market, could negatively impact credit and/or asset quality and result in credit losses and increases in the Company's allowance for loan losses; (iii) changes in consumer spending could negatively impact the Company's credit quality and financial results; (iv) increasing competition from larger regional and out-of-state banking organizations as well as non-bank providers of various financial services could adversely affect the Company's competitive position within its market area and reduce demand for the Company's products and services; (v) deterioration of securities markets could adversely affect the value or credit quality of the Company's assets and the availability of funding sources necessary to meet the Company's liquidity needs; (vi) technology related risk, including technological changes and technology service interruptions or failure could adversely impact the Company's operations and increase technology-related expenditures; (vii) cyber-security risk including security breaches and identity theft could impact the Company's reputation, increase regulatory oversight and impact the financial results of the Company; (viii) increases in employee compensation and benefit expenses could adversely affect the Company's financial results; (ix) changes in laws and regulations that apply to the Company's business and operations, including without limitation, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd-Frank Act"), and the additional regulations that may be forthcoming as a result thereof, and potential changes in tax laws, could cause the Company to incur additional costs and adversely affect the Company's business environment, operations and financial results; (x) changes in accounting and/or auditing standards, policies and practices, as may be adopted or established by the regulatory agencies, FASB, or the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board could negatively impact the Company's financial results; (xi) our ability to enter new markets successfully and capitalize on growth opportunities, including the receipt of required regulatory approvals; (xii) future regulatory compliance costs, including any increase caused by new regulations imposed by the government's current administration; and (xiii) the risks and uncertainties described in the documents that the Company files or furnishes to the SEC, including those discussed under Item 1A, "Risk Factors" of the Company's 2016

(i)changes in interest rates could negatively impact net interest income;
(ii)changes in the business cycle and downturns in the local, regional or national economies, including deterioration in the local real estate market, could negatively impact credit and/or asset quality and result in credit losses and increases in the Company's allowance for loan losses;
(iii)changes in consumer spending could negatively impact the Company's credit quality and financial results;
(iv)increasing competition from larger regional and out-of-state banking organizations as well as non-bank providers of various financial services could adversely affect the Company's competitive position within its market area and reduce demand for the Company's products and services;
(v)deterioration of securities markets could adversely affect the value or credit quality of the Company's assets and the availability of funding sources necessary to meet the Company's liquidity needs;
(vi)technology-related risk, including technological changes and technology service interruptions or failure could adversely impact the Company's operations and increase technology-related expenditures;
(vii)cybersecurity risk including security breaches and identity theft could impact the Company's reputation, increase regulatory oversight and impact the financial results of the Company;
(viii)increases in employee compensation and benefit expenses could adversely affect the Company's financial results;
(ix)changes in laws and regulations that apply to the Company's business and operations, and any additional regulations, or repeals that may be forthcoming as a result thereof, could cause the Company to incur additional costs and adversely affect the Company's business environment, operations and financial results;
(x)changes in accounting and/or auditing standards, policies and practices, as may be adopted or established by the regulatory agencies, FASB, or the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board could negatively impact the Company's financial results;
(xi)our ability to enter new markets successfully and capitalize on growth opportunities, including the receipt of required regulatory approvals;
(xii)future regulatory compliance costs, including any increase caused by new regulations imposed by the government's current administration; and
(xiii)the risks and uncertainties described in the documents that the Company files or furnishes to the SEC, including those discussed under Item 1A, "Risk Factors" of the Company's 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. 

Therefore, the Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking information and statements.


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Overview


Executive Summary

Net income for the three months ended September 30, 20172019 amounted to $5.5$9.0 million, an increase of $792 thousand,$1.0 million, or 17%13%, compared to the same three-month period in 2016.three months ended September 30, 2018. Diluted earnings per share were $0.47$0.76 for the three months ended September 30, 2017,2019, an increase of 15%12%, compared to $0.68 for the same three-month period in 2016.three months ended September 30, 2018. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 20172019 amounted to $16.7$25.5 million, an increase of $2.9$3.1 million, or 21%14%, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016.2018. Diluted earnings per share were $1.43$2.15 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2019, an increase of 13%, compared to $1.91 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

Over the past twelve months, assets, loans, and customer deposits increased by 9%, 7%, and 12%, respectively, compared to September 30, 2018. Loan and deposit growth, along with a reduction in the loan loss provision, were the key drivers to our earnings increase as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 include the full dilutive impact of the Company’s equity offering on June 23, 2016.

Total assets, loans, and customer deposits have increased 10%, 11%, and 3%, respectively, as compared to September 30, 2016. Loan growth was particularly strong as loans grew $88.0 million, or 4%, during the quarter. Customer deposits, whose growth trends and month end balances vary depending on market conditions, grew by 3% from a year ago and 20% from two years ago. The increase in our 2017 earnings compared to 2016 has been positively impacted by this growth.

2018. Strategically, our focus remainswe remain focused on organic growth and continually planning for and investing in our future. We recently opened our 24thfuture with an emphasis on people, technological advancements, digital transformation, branch transformation and consistent market expansion. Our 25th and 26th branches in Windham, NHLexington and completed the relocation of our branch in Salem, NHNorth Andover, Massachusetts, are anticipated to its new location. We expect the relocation of our Leominster branch to be completedopen in early 2018. The relocation of our branches in Salem, NH2020 and Leominster, MA will provide improved and state-of-the-art branches in those communities to better serve our customers.summer 2020, respectively.

Composition of Earnings

The Company's earnings are largely dependent on its net interest income, which is primarily the difference between interest earned on loans and investments and the cost of funding (primarily deposits and borrowings).  Net interest income expressed as a percentage of average interest earning assets is referred to as net interest margin.  The Company reports net interest margin on a tax equivalent basis ("margin"Margin").

Net interest income for the three months ended September 30, 20172019 amounted to $25.1$29.4 million, an increase of $3.3$2.0 million, or 15%7%, compared to the same period in 2016.2018. Net interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 20172019 amounted to $71.5$86.3 million, an increase of $7.3$5.6 million, or 11%7%, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016.2018. The increase in net interest income was due largely to interest-earning asset growth, primarily to loan growth.in loans. Average loan balances (including loans held for sale) increased $204.2$132.4 million, and $201.6 million for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, compared to the 2016 respective period averages. Margin was 4.03%or 6%, for the three months ended September 30, 20172019 and 3.90%$110.4 million, or 5%, for the threenine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2017, while2019, compared to the same respective 2018 period averages. Tax equivalent net interest margin ("TE Margin") was 3.86%3.93% for the three months ended September 30, 2016.2019, compared to 3.89% for the three months ended September 30, 2018. TE Margin was 3.96% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to 3.95% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to 3.96% for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. See the discussion under the heading "Results of Operations" below, in this Item 2, for further information regarding changes in margin.

The re-pricing frequency of the Company’s assets and liabilities are not identical, and therefore subject the Company to the risk of adverse changes in interest rates. This is often referred to as “interest rate risk” and is reviewed in more detail in Part I, Item 3, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk,” of this Form 10-Q and in Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk,” of the Company's 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K.2018.

For the three months ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016,2019, the provision to the allowance for loan losses amounted to $1.2$1.0 million, and $1.4 million, respectively. compared to $750 thousand during the three months ended September 30, 2018. The increase in the provision in the third quarter of 2019 was due primarily to the higher levels of loan growth, compared to the same three-month period in 2018.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016,2019, the provision to the allowance for loan losses amounted towas $1.6 million, and $2.5 million, respectively. The decrease incompared to the provision of $2.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2018. The decrease compared to the prior year was due primarily to generally improved credit quality metrics and underlying collateral values, partially offset by increased loan growth compared to the prior year period, partially offset by the impact of loan growth in the current period.
Contributing
The allowance for loan losses to total loans ratio was 1.37% at September 30, 2019, compared to 1.42% at December 31, 2018 and 1.49% at September 30, 2018.

Affecting the provision for loan losses for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2019 compared to the same periods in the prior year were:
Total non-performing
The ratio of classified loans as a percentage ofto total loans (a measure of credit risk) amounted to 0.57%2.37% at September 30, 2017,2019, compared to 0.50%2.54% at September 30, 2016. Impacting2018.

Loan growth for the non-performing loans ratio in the current period, among other changes, were new impaired/non-accrual status classifications of two larger commercial relationships totaling approximately $4.5 million, which, based on a review of their individual business circumstances, management determined that no reserves were necessary as ofnine months ended September 30, 2017.2019 was $84.6 million, compared to $40.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Loan growth was $58.0 million and $11.9 million for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively.

Net charge-offs were $1.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to net charge-offs of $1.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.



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The balance of the allowanceprovision for loan losses allocatedin the 2018 periods were impacted by an increase in specific reserves for impaired loans, which did not occur in the 2019 period.

After foreclosure proceedings in 2019, one previously classified commercial loan relationship was transferred to impairedOther Real Estate Owned ("OREO") with a net carry value of $255 thousand and adversely classified loans decreased by $761 thousandthe property was sold during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to an increasethird quarter of $863 thousand during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

2019. The Company recorded net recoveries of $212 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to net recoveries of $78 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

Loan growth for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $179.6 million, compared to $125.9 millioncarried no OREO during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

The allowance for loan losses to total loans ratio was 1.51% at September 30, 2017, 1.55% at December 31, 2016 and 1.59% at September 30, 2016.
For further information regarding loan quality statistics and the allowance for loan losses, see the sections below under the heading "Financial Condition" titled "Asset Quality" and "Allowance for Loan Losses."2018.

Non-interest income for the three months ended September 30, 20172019 amounted to $3.4$4.1 million, a decreasean increase of $504$425 thousand, or 13%11%, compared to the same quarter last year.three months ended September 30, 2018. Non-interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 20172019 amounted to $11.5$12.0 million, an increase of $781$777 thousand, or 7%, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The decrease in the quarter was primarily due to net losses of $284 thousand on sales of securities compared to net gains on sales of securities of $546 thousand in the comparable prior year quarter. Additionally, loan sale2018. Non-interest income decreased while deposit and interchange fees and investment advisory fees increased in the current quarter compared to the same period in 2016. Year-to-date increases in non-interest income over the prior year-to-date period were2019 primarily due primarily to increases in deposit and interchange feesfees. Year-to-date non-interest income was also impacted by net gains on sales of investments, and investment advisory fees,net fair value gains on equity securities, which is included in other income, partially offset by a decrease in net gains on the sales of investment securities.lower wealth management income.

Non-interest expense for the quarterthree months ended September 30, 20172019 amounted to $18.8$21.1 million, an increase of $1.4$1.1 million, or 8%6%, compared to the same quarter in the prior year.three months ended September 30, 2018. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2019, non-interest expense amounted to $57.0$63.7 million, an increase of $5.2$3.5 million, or 10%6%, overcompared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016.2018. Increases in non-interest expenses over the same periodsexpense in the prior year2019 primarily related to the Company’sCompany's strategic growth and market expansion initiatives, mainly increases inparticularly salaries and benefits expenses.

Inemployee benefit expenses, partially offset by a reduction in deposit insurance premiums resulting from a Small Bank Assessment Credit from the first quarterFDIC Deposit Insurance Fund ("DIF") of 2017,$376 thousand. The Company expects to receive an additional available credit of $307 thousand to offset future assessments, provided the Company adopted a new accounting standard, ASU No. 2016-09 "Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718) Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting," which among other aspects relates toDIF ratio exceeds the tax treatmenttargeted reserve ratio of equity compensation. Since the adoption of this standard, the provision for income taxes has decreased, increasing earnings by approximately $832 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.1.38%.

Sources and Uses of Funds
 
The Company's primary sources of funds are customer and brokered deposits, Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB")FHLB borrowings, current earnings and proceeds from the sales, maturities and pay-downs on loans and investment securities.  The Company may also, from time to time, utilize brokered deposits and overnight borrowings from correspondent banks. Additionally, funding for the Company may be generated through equity transactions, including the dividend reinvestment and direct stock purchase plan or exercise of stock options, and occasionally the issuance of debt securities or the sale of new stock. The Company's sources of funds are intended to be used to originateconduct operations and to support growth, by funding loans purchase investmentand investing in securities, conduct operations,to expand the branch network, and to pay dividends to stockholders.
 
The investment portfolio is primarily used to provide liquidity, manage the Company's asset-liability position and to invest excess funds providing additional sources of revenue. Total investments, onea component of the key components of interest earninginterest-earning assets, amounted to $385.9483.5 million at September 30, 20172019, an increase of $11.2$50.6 million, or 3%12%, since December 31, 2016,2018, and comprised 14%15% of total assets at both September 30, 20172019 and 15% of total assets at December 31, 2016.2018.

Enterprise's main asset strategy is to grow loans, the largest component of interest earninginterest-earning assets, with a focus on high quality commercial lending relationships.  Total loans, increased $179.6 million, or 9%, since December 31, 2016,comprising 79% and amounted to $2.20 billion at September 30, 2017, comprising 81% of total assets at September 30, 20172019 and 80% of total assets at December 31, 20162018, respectively, amounted to $2.47 billion at September 30, 2019, compared to $2.39 billion at December 31, 2018, an increase of $84.6 million, or 4%. Total commercial loans amounted to $1.912.13 billion, or 87%86% of gross loans, at September 30, 20172019, which was relatively consistent with the composition at December 31, 20162018 of 86%.
 


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Management's preferred strategy for funding asset growth is to grow relationship-based deposit balances, preferably transactional deposits (comprised of demand depositnon-interest checking accounts, interest-bearing checking accounts and traditional savings accounts).  Asset growth in excess of transactional deposits is typically funded through non-transactional deposits (comprised of money market accounts, commercial tiered rate or "investment savings" accounts and term certificates of deposit)CDs) and wholesale funding (brokered deposits and borrowed funds).
 
At September 30, 2017,2019, customer deposits (total deposits excluding brokered deposits) amounted to $2.22$2.78 billion,, an increase of $10.6 million, from December 31, 2016 balances. During the period, the increase was primarily due to increases in non-interest bearing checking accounts, largely offset by decreases in money market account balances.

Wholesale funding amounted to $231.7 million at September 30, 2017, comprising 9% or 89% of total assets, compared to $70.0 million at December 31, 2016,$2.51 billion, or 3%85% of total assets, an increase of $161.7 million. at December 31, 2018. Since December 31, 2018, customer deposits increased $276.4 million, or 11%, primarily in checking and money market accounts.

Wholesale funding included FHLB advances of $149.3 million and $10.7amounted to $4.2 million at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, and brokered deposits of $82.5 million at September 30, 20172019, compared to $59.4$157.3 million at December 31, 2016.2018. At September 30, 2019, wholesale funding consisted of FHLB advances linked to outstanding commercial loans under various community reinvestment programs of the FHLB. At December 31, 2018, wholesale funding included brokered CDs of $56.8 million and FHLB advances of $100.5 million. The Company's level of wholesale funding has increaseddecreased $153.1 million since December 31, 2018 as increases in 2017 ascustomer deposit balances have exceeded loan growth exceeded deposit growth.

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The re-pricing frequency of the Company's assets and liabilities are not identical and therefore subject the Company to the risk of adverse changes in interest rates. This Opportunitiesis often referred to as "interest-rate risk" and Risks discussion should be readis reviewed in conjunction withmore detail in Part I, Item 1A "Risk Factors,3, "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk," of this Form 10-Q and the section titled "Opportunities and Risks" contained in Item 7 "Management's Discussion7A, "Quantitative and AnalysisQualitative Disclosures About Market Risk," of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations" included in the Company's 20162018 Annual Report on Form 10-K, which addresses other factors and details that could adversely affect the Company's business, reputation, its future results of operations and financial condition.10-K.

Enterprise faces robust competitionCulture and Organic Growth Strategy

The Company actively seeks to attract and retain customers within existing and neighboring geographic markets. The Company's ability to achieve its long-term strategic growth andincrease market share objectives will depend in part upon management's continued success in differentiating the Company in the market place and its ability to strengthen its competitive position.position through the continuous review and technological enhancements to product offerings and delivery channels, by maximizing customer service levels and employee training, and fostering a consistent and unwavering commitment to our core values of Excellence, Integrity, Teamwork, Professionalism, and Community. The Company's business model is to provide a full range of diversified financial products and services through a highly-trained staff of knowledgeable banking professionals, with in-depth understanding of our markets, and a commitment to open and honest communication with clients. Management believes the Company has differentiated itself from the competition by building a solid reputation within the local market as a convenient, dependable commercial-focused community bank, delivering consistent and exceptional customer service, offering competitive products, and taking an active role in support of the communities we serve. The Company's banking professionals are committed to upholding the Company's core values, including significant and active involvement in many charitable and civic organizations, and community development programs throughout our service area. This long-held commitment to community not only contributes to the welfare of the communities we serve, it also helps to fuel the local economy and has led to a strong referral network with local businesses, non-profit organizations and community leaders. Management believes the Company's community service culture and reputation makes the Enterprise team stand out among the competition and positions the Company actively seeks to increase market sharebe a leading banking provider of commercial and strengthen its competitive position through continuous reviews of deposit product offerings,residential loans, deposits and cash management services, wealth management and ancillarywealth services, and trust and insurance services in its growing market area.

Management believes that Enterprise is well equipped to capitalize on market potential to grow both the commercial and residential loan portfolios through strong business development and referral efforts, while utilizing a disciplined and consistent lending approach and credit review practices, which have served to provide consistent quality asset growth over varying economic cycles during the Company's history.  The Company has a skilled lending sales force with a broad breadth of business knowledge and depth of lending experience to draw upon, supported by a highly qualified and experienced commercial credit review function.

Management continues to undertake significant strategic growth initiatives, including investments in employee hiring, training and development; marketing and public relations; technology and digital transformation; electronic delivery methods; ongoing improvements, renovations or strategic relocation of existing facilities; and the continued cultivation of recently added branches.  The Company is in the process of renovating several branches and relocated the Leominster, Massachusetts branch in the first half of 2018 to a larger and custom-designed state-of-the-art delivery channels, targetedbranch in a prime Main Street location to businesses, non-profits, professional practice groups, municipalitiesbetter serve and consumers' needs. In addition, Enterprise carefully plans market expansion through newattract customers. The Company also continually looks to develop branch development, identifying branches strategically locatedlocations within, and to complement, our existing footprint and expects to open two new branches in Massachusetts. The new Lexington and North Andover locations while expanding the Company's geographic market footprint. In July 2016, the Company's 23rdare anticipated to open in early 2020 and summer 2020, respectively. Our consistent branch opened, on Route 101A in Nashua, NH, and in July 2017, the Company opened its 24th branch, in Windham, NH. Branch expansion is aimed at achieving not only deposit market share growth, but also is intended to contribute to loan originations and generate referrals for investment advisory and wealth management, wealth services, trust and insurance services, residential mortgages and cash management products.

Management continuesalso seeks out opportunities to undertake significant strategic initiatives, including investments in employee hiring, trainingrecruit experienced key banking professionals with insightful market knowledge who complement the Enterprise sales and development; marketing and public relations; technology and electronic delivery methods; ongoing improvements, renovations or strategic relocation of existing facilities; and the continued development of recently added branches.  The relocation of our branches in Salem, NH and Leominster, MA will provide improved and state-of-the-art branches in prime locations in those communities to better serve our customers. In the third quarter of 2017, we relocated our Salem, NH branch, and we expect the relocation of our Leominster, MA branch to be completed in early 2018.service culture. While management recognizes that such investments increase expenses in the short term, Enterprise believes that such initiatives are a necessary investment in the long-term growth and earnings potential of the Company and will help the Company to capitalize on current opportunities in the current marketplace for community banks such as Enterprise. However, lower than expected returns on these investments, such as slower than anticipated loan and deposit growth in new branches and/or lower than expected feeadoption rates or other income generated from new technology or initiatives, could decrease anticipated revenues and net income on such investments in the future.

Changes in government regulation or oversight could affect the Company in substantial and unpredictable ways. The President has signed many executive orders calling for the administration to review various U.S. financial laws and regulations. The full scope of the current administration's legislative agenda is not yet fully known, but it may include certain deregulatory measures for the banking industry, including the structure and powers of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau and other areas under the Dodd-Frank Act in addition to extensive corporate tax reform proposals. Accordingly, it is difficult to anticipate the continued impact that this expansive legislation, if or when fully enacted, will have on the Company, its customers and the financial industry generally. The Company maintains a Compliance Management Program (the "CMP") designed to meet regulatory and legislative requirements.  The CMP provides a framework for tracking and implementing regulatory changes,


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monitoring the effectiveness of policies and procedures, conducting compliance risk assessments, and educating employees in matters relating to regulatory compliance. 

Operational risk includes the threat of loss from inadequate or failed internal processes, people, systems or external events, due to, among other things: fraud or error; the inability to deliver products or services; failure to maintain a competitive position; lack of, or insufficient information security, cyber-security or physical security; inadequate procedures or controls followed by third-party service providers; or violations of ethical standards. In addition to intensive and ongoing employee training, employee and customer awareness campaigns, controls to manage operational risk include, but are not limited to, technology administration, information security, third-party management, and disaster recovery and business continuity planning. Any system of controls or contingency plan, however well designed and operated, is based in part on certain assumptions and can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurances that the objectives of the controls and procedures will be met. Any breakdown in the integrity of these information systems, infrastructure, or cyber-security measures, or the Company's inability to identify, respond and correct such breakdown, could result in a loss of customer business, expose customers' personal information to unauthorized parties, damage the Company's reputation, subject the Company to increase costs and additional regulatory scrutiny, and expose the Company to civil litigation and possible financial liability, any of which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.

Accounting Policies/Critical Accounting Estimates

As discussed in the Company's 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K, the three most significant areas in which management applies critical assumptions and estimates that are particularly susceptible to change relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, impairment review of investment securities and the impairment review of goodwill.  The Company has not changed its significant accounting and reporting policies from those disclosed in its 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Financial Condition
 
Total assets increased $199.2174.4 million, or 8%6%, since December 31, 20162018, to $2.733.14 billion at September 30, 20172019.  The balance sheet composition and changes since December 31, 20162018 are discussed below.



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Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents ismay be comprised of cash on hand and cash items due from banks, interest-earning deposits (deposit accounts, excess reserve cash balances, money markets, and money market mutual funds accounts) and federal funds sold ("fed funds") sold.. Cash and cash equivalents amounted to 2%3% of total assets at both September 30, 20172019 and , an increase of $19.3 million, or 31%, since December 31, 2016.2018. At December 31, 2018, cash and cash equivalents amounted to 2% of total assets. Balances in cash and cash equivalents will fluctuate due primarily to the timing of net depositcash flows borrowingfrom deposits, borrowings, loan and loan inflows and outflows, investment purchases and maturities, calls and sales proceeds,investments, and the immediate liquidity needs of the Company.

Investments
 
At September 30, 20172019, the carryingfair value of the investment portfolio amounted to $385.9483.5 million, an increase of $11.2$50.6 million, or 3%12%, since December 31, 2016.2018. The investment portfolio represented 15% of total assets at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.  As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the investment portfolio was primarily comprised of debt securities, with a small portion of the portfolio invested in equity securities.


See also Note 2, "Investment Securities," and Note 13, "Fair Value Measurements," to the Company's unaudited consolidated interim financial statements contained in Item 1 above for further information regarding the Company's unrealized gains and losses on debt securities, including information about investments in an unrealized loss position for which an OTTI has not been recognized, and investments pledged as collateral, as well as the Company's fair value measurements for investment securities.


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Debt Securities

The following table summarizes the fair value of investmentsdebt securities at the dates indicated:
 September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
 September 30,
2016
 September 30,
2019
 December 31,
2018
 September 30,
2018
(Dollars in thousands) Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent
Federal agency obligations(1)
 $75,072
 19.5% $75,069
 20.0% $80,145
 23.0% $1,004
 0.2% $7,975
 1.9% $48,277
 11.1%
Residential federal agency MBS(1)
 100,958
 26.2% 93,353
 24.9% 88,706
 25.4% 181,152
 37.6% 172,726
 40.0% 156,123
 36.1%
Commercial federal agency MBS(1)
 64,796
 16.8% 70,278
 18.7% 44,679
 12.8% 116,053
 24.1% 93,979
 21.8% 76,187
 17.6%
Municipal securities 129,762
 33.6% 111,803
 29.8% 111,556
 31.9% 168,978
 35.0% 142,043
 32.9% 139,137
 32.1%
Corporate bonds 11,356
 2.9% 10,695
 2.9% 11,131
 3.2% 14,463
 3.0% 13,806
 3.2% 12,349
 2.9%
Certificates of deposits(2)
 952
 0.2% 949
 0.3% 970
 0.3%
CDs(2)
 456
 0.1% 944
 0.2% 944
 0.2%
Total debt securities 382,896
 99.2% 362,147
 96.6% 337,187
 96.6% $482,106
 100.0% $431,473
 100.0% $433,017
 100.0%
Equity investments 3,046
 0.8% 12,643
 3.4% 11,877
 3.4%
Total investment securities at fair value $385,942
 100.0% $374,790
 100.0% $349,064
 100.0%
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(1)
These categories may include investments issued or guaranteed by government sponsored enterprises such as Fannie Mae ("FNMA"), Freddie Mac ("FHLMC"), Federal Farm Credit Bank ("FFCB"), or one of several Federal Home Loan Banks, as well as, investments guaranteed by Ginnie Mae ("GNMA"), a wholly-owned government entity.  
(2)
Certificates of deposits ("CDs")CDs represent term deposits issued by banks that are subject to FDIC insurance and purchased on the open market.

Included in the residential and commercial federal agency MBS categories were collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”("CMOs") issued by U.S. agencies totaling $110.2$272.6 million, $107.0$242.8 million, and $78.6$198.7 million at September 30, 2017,2019, December 31, 20162018 and September 30, 2016,2018, respectively. Included in municipal securities were tax exempt municipal securities with fair values totaling $100.1 million, $107.3 million and $115.7 million at September 30, 2019, December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2018, respectively.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company purchased $99.4 million in securities. The Company had principal pay downs, calls and maturities totaling $21.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017. In addition, management sold securities with an amortized cost of approximately $70.2 million realizing net gains on sales of $485 thousand during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, predominately from gains on equity sales, largely offset by losses realized from a debt security portfolio restructuring in the third quarter of 2017.

Net unrealized gains on the investmentdebt securities portfolio amounted to $3.6$15.6 million at September 30, 20172019, compared to net unrealized losses of $1.2$1.7 million at December 31, 20162018 and net unrealized gainslosses of $9.4$11.9 million at September 30, 2016.2018. The Company attributes the increase in net unrealized gains from December 31, 2016 primarilyas compared to the net unrealized losses of 2018 to decreases in market yields and a restructuring of the debt security portfolio restructuring noted above,in the fourth quarter of 2018, which mainly replaced lower yielding debt securities with higher yielding ones, and to a lesser extent lower long term interest rates. overall raised portfolio yields.

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Form 10-K for additional information regarding theon accounting for OTTI.
See also For more information about the Company's assessment for OTTI, see Note 2, "Investment Securities," and Note 12, "Fair Value Measurements," to the Company's unauditedaudited consolidated interim financial statements contained in Item 1 above for further information regarding the Company's unrealized2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company purchased $82.3 million in debt securities. The Company had principal pay downs, calls and maturities totaling $36.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, management sold debt securities with an amortized cost of approximately $11.6 million realizing net gains on sales of $146 thousand.

Equity Securities

The Company held equity securities with a fair value of $1.4 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, and $1.3 million at September 30, 2018. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company's net fair value gains on equity securities recorded in the consolidated statement of income were $275 thousand. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the net fair value losses on debt and equity securities including information about investmentswere immaterial. The net fair value changes of equity securities that will be recognized in an unrealized loss position for which an other-than-temporary impairment has or has not been recognized, and investments pledged as collateral, as well as the Company's fair value measurements for available-for-sale securities.consolidated income statement in the future will depend on the amount of dollars invested in equities and the magnitude of changes in equity markets.

Federal Home Loan Bank Stock
 
The Bank is required to purchase stock of the FHLB at par value in association with advances from the FHLB; this stock is classified as a restricted investment and carried at cost, which management believes approximates fair value.  The carrying amount ofCompany's investment in FHLB stock was $7.22.0 million for the period endedat September 30, 20172019, $2.1$5.4 million at December 31, 20162018 and $1.9$2.6 million at September 30, 20162018.



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See Note 1, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," Item (c), "Restricted Instruments,Cash and Investments," to the Company's unaudited consolidated interim financial statements contained in Item 1 above for further information regarding the Company's investment in FHLB stock.

Loans
 
Total loans represented 81%79% of total assets at September 30, 20172019 and 80%81% of total assets at December 31, 2016.2018.  Total loans increased by $179.684.6 million, or 9%4%, compared to December 31, 20162018, and increased $216.5161.6 million, or 11%7%, since September 30, 2016.2018. The mix of loans within the portfolio remained relatively unchanged with commercial loans amounting to approximately 87%86% of gross loans at September 30, 2017,2019, reflecting a continued focus on commercial loan growth.
 
The following table sets forth the loan balances by certain loan categories at the dates indicated and the percentage of each category to gross loans.loans:
  September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2018
(Dollars in thousands) Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent
Commercial real estate $1,317,999
 53.3% $1,303,879
 54.6% $1,254,066
 54.2%
Commercial and industrial 511,695
 20.7% 514,253
 21.5% 477,897
 20.7%
Commercial construction 295,448
 11.9% 234,430
 9.8% 252,868
 10.9%
Total commercial loans 2,125,142
 85.9% 2,052,562
 85.9% 1,984,831
 85.8%
Residential mortgages 241,157
 9.7% 231,501
 9.7% 220,015
 9.5%
Home equity loans and lines 98,763
 4.0% 96,116
 4.0% 98,369
 4.3%
Consumer 10,037
 0.4% 10,241
 0.4% 9,725
 0.4%
Total retail loans 349,957
 14.1% 337,858
 14.1% 328,109
 14.2%
             
Gross loans 2,475,099
 100.0% 2,390,420
 100.0% 2,312,940
 100.0%
Deferred fees, net (2,969)  
 (2,914)  
 (2,448)  
Total loans 2,472,130
  
 2,387,506
  
 2,310,492
  
Allowance for loan losses (33,935)  
 (33,849)  
 (34,534)  
Net loans $2,438,195
  
 $2,353,657
  
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  September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016 September 30, 2016
(Dollars in thousands) Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent
Commercial real estate $1,153,108
 52.3% $1,038,082
 51.3% $1,008,362
 50.7%
Commercial and industrial 512,736
 23.3% 490,799
 24.2% 490,590
 24.7%
Commercial construction 245,453
 11.1% 213,447
 10.5% 215,432
 10.9%
Total commercial loans 1,911,297
 86.7% 1,742,328
 86.0% 1,714,384
 86.3%
Residential mortgages 194,375
 8.8% 180,560
 8.9% 172,556
 8.7%
Home equity loans and lines 89,044
 4.0% 91,065
 4.5% 90,116
 4.5%
Consumer 10,085
 0.5% 10,845
 0.6% 10,634
 0.5%
Total retail loans 293,504
 13.3% 282,470
 14.0% 273,306
 13.7%
             
Gross loans 2,204,801
 100.0% 2,024,798
 100.0% 1,987,690
 100.0%
Deferred fees, net (2,428)  
 (2,069)  
 (1,836)  
Total loans 2,202,373
  
 2,022,729
  
 1,985,854
  
Allowance for loan losses (33,184)  
 (31,342)  
 (31,589)  
Net loans $2,169,189
  
 $1,991,387
  
 $1,954,265
  


As of September 30, 2017,2019, commercial real estate loans increased $115.0$14.1 million, or 11%1%, compared to December 31, 20162018, and increased $63.9 million, or 14%5%, compared to September 30, 20162018. Commercial real estate loans are typically secured by a variety of owner-use and non-owner occupied (investor) commercial and industrial property types including one-to-four and multi-family apartment buildings, office, industrial or mixed-use facilities, strip shopping centers or other commercial properties and are generally guaranteed by the principals of the borrower.

CommercialAs of September 30, 2019, commercial and industrial loans increased $21.9loan balances declined by $2.6 million, or 4%0.5%, compared to December 31, 2016,2018 and increased 5% as$33.8 million, or 7%, compared to September 30, 2016.2018.  These loans include seasonal and formula-based revolving lines of credit, working capital loans, equipment financing, (including equipment leases), and term loans.  Also included in commercial and industrial loans are loans partially guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business Administration ("SBA"), and loans under various programs and agencies. Commercial and industrial credits may be unsecured loans and lines to financially strong borrowers, loans secured in whole or in part by real estate unrelated to the principal purpose of the loan or secured by inventories, equipment, or receivables, and are generally guaranteed by the principals of the borrower. 

Commercial construction loans increased by $32.061.0 million, or 15%26%, since December 31, 20162018, and increased $42.6 million, or 14%17% as, compared to September 30, 20162018. Commercial construction loans include the development of residential housing and condominium projects, the development of commercial and industrial use property and loans for the purchase and improvement of raw land. These loans are secured in whole or in part by underlying real estate collateral and are generally guaranteed by the principals of the borrowers. In many cases, these loans move into the permanent commercial real estate portfolio when the construction phase is completed. The increase since December 31, 2018 was due primarily to funding across a variety of projects including residential housing and condominium projects, and development of commercial use property.

RetailTotal retail loan balances increased by $11.0$12.1 million, or 4%, since December 31, 20162018, and have increased by$21.8 million, or 7%, since September 30, 20162018Residential secured one-to-four family mortgage loans continue to make up the largest portion of the retail segment. The increase over the same periodsince December 31, 2018 was due primarily to an increase in the prior year was primarily with loans secured byoriginations of adjustable rate residential property.mortgages which are typically held in our portfolio rather than sold.

At September 30, 20172019, commercial loan balances participated out to various banks amounted to $67.777.3 million, compared to $62.372.1 million at December 31, 20162018, and $62.474.8 million at September 30, 20162018.  These balances participated out to other institutions are not carried as assets on the Company's financial statements. Commercial loans originated by other banks in which the Company is a participating institution are carried at the pro-rata share of ownership and amounted to $89.468.0 million, $85.263.5 million and $86.869.7 million at September 30, 20172019, December 31, 20162018, and September 30, 20162018, respectively. In each case, the participating bank funds a percentage of the loan commitment and takes on the related pro-rata risk. The rights and


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obligations of each participating bank are divided proportionately among the participating banks in an amount equal to their share of ownership and with equal priority among all banks. Each participation is governed by individual participation agreements executed by the lead bank and the participant at loan origination. Participating loans with other institutions provide banks the opportunity to retain customer relationships and reduce credit risk exposure among each participating bank, while providing customers with larger credit vehicles than the individual bank might be willing or able to offer independently.
 
See Note 3, "Loans," to the Company's unaudited consolidated interim financial statements contained in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for information on loans serviced for others and loans pledged as collateral.

Credit Risk
 
Inherent in the lending process is the risk of loss due to customer non-payment, or "credit risk." The Company's commercial lending focus may entail significant additional credit risks compared to long-term financing on existing, owner-occupied residential real estate.  The Company seeks to lessen its credit risk exposure by managing its loan portfolio to avoid concentration by industry, and relationship size, and source of repayment, and through sound underwriting practices and the credit risk management function; however, management recognizes that loan losses will occur and that the amount of these losses will fluctuate depending on the risk characteristics of the loan portfolio and economic conditions.

Non-performing assets are comprised of non-accrual loans, deposit account overdrafts that are more than 90 days past due and OREO.  The designation of a loan or other asset as non-performing does not necessarily indicate that loan principal and interest will ultimately be uncollectible.  However, management recognizes the greater risk characteristics of these assets and therefore considers the potential risk of loss on assets included in this category in evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses.  The level of delinquent and non-performing assets is largely a function of economic conditions and the overall banking environment and the individual business circumstances of borrowers.  Despite prudent loan underwriting, adverse changes


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Asset Quality


The following table sets forth information regarding non-performing assets, trouble debt restructuring ("TDR") loans and delinquent loans 60-89 days past due as to interest or principal, held by the Company at the dates indicated:

(Dollars in thousands) September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
 September 30,
2016
 September 30,
2019
 December 31,
2018
 September 30,
2018
Non-accrual loan summary:            
Commercial real estate $8,058
 $4,876
 $5,639
 $7,507
 $6,894
 $7,180
Commercial and industrial 3,428
 3,174
 3,128
 3,064
 3,417
 3,123
Commercial construction 197
 519
 209
 119
 176
 185
Residential 267
 289
 297
 1,050
 763
 482
Home equity 477
 616
 607
 423
 514
 535
Consumer 35
 
 
 20
 17
 106
Total non-accrual loans 12,462
 9,474
 9,880
 12,183
 11,781
 11,611
Overdrafts > 90 days past due 27
 11
 8
 
 3
 10
Total non-performing loans 12,489
 9,485
 9,888
 12,183
 11,784
 11,621
OREO 
 
 
 
 
 
Total non-performing assets $12,489
 $9,485
 $9,888
 $12,183
 $11,784
 $11,621
Total Loans $2,202,373
 $2,022,729
 $1,985,854
 $2,472,130
 $2,387,506
 $2,310,492
Accruing TDR loans not included above $17,301
 $22,418
 $18,917
 $18,990
 $19,389
 $17,870
Delinquent loans 60-89 days past due and still accruing $746
 $940
 $572
 $3,126
 $205
 $1,787
Loans 60-89 days past due and still accruing to total loans 0.03% 0.05% 0.03% 0.13% 0.01% 0.08%
Adversely classified loans to total loans 1.32% 1.70% 1.66% 1.43% 1.49% 1.54%
Non-performing loans to total loans 0.57% 0.47% 0.50% 0.49% 0.49% 0.50%
Non-performing assets to total assets 0.46% 0.38% 0.40% 0.39% 0.40% 0.40%
Allowance for loan losses $33,184
 $31,342
 $31,589
 $33,935
 $33,849
 $34,534
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans 265.71% 330.44% 319.47% 278.54% 287.25% 297.17%
Allowance for loan losses to total loans 1.51% 1.55% 1.59% 1.37% 1.42% 1.49%
 
The net increase in non-accrual loans since the prior periods was due primarily to the migration of two large commercial relationships in the second quarter of 2017, totaling approximately $4.5 million that were also carried as adversely rated/impaired credits on the Company's "watched" credit loan listing for closer monitoring at September 30, 2017. These additions, among others, were partially offset by principal paydowns and credit rating upgrades during the period. The majority of non-accrual loans were also carried as impaired loansadversely classified during the periods and the changes since December 31, 20162018 are discussed further below. The increase in loans 60–89 days past due at September 30, 2019 is primarily attributable to one commercial relationship in which the underlying project is in the process of being sold by the borrower. Excluding this relationship, the loans 60-89 days past due and still accruing to total loans ratio was 0.03% at September 30, 2019.

At September 30, 20172019 and December 31, 2016,2018, the Company had adversely classified loans (loans carrying "substandard," "doubtful" or "loss" classifications) amounting to $29.2$35.4 million and $34.3$35.5 million, respectively. Total adversely classified loans amounted to 1.32%1.43% of total loans at September 30, 2017 as2019, compared to 1.70%1.49% at December 31, 2016.2018. Adversely classified loans that were performing but possessed potential weaknesses and, as a result, could ultimately become non-performing loans amounted to $16.7$23.4 million at September 30, 20172019 and $25.1$23.8 million at December 31, 2016.2018.  The remaining balances of adversely classified loans were non-accrual loans, amounting to $12.5$12.1 million at September 30, 20172019 and $9.3$11.7 million at December 31, 2016.2018.  Non-accrual loans that were not adversely classified amounted to $6$120 thousand and $220$81 thousand at September 30, 20172019 and December 31, 2016,2018, respectively, and primarily represented the guaranteed portions of non-performing SBA loans.

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Total impaired loans amounted to $29.731.2 million and $31.831.5 million at September 30, 20172019 and December 31, 20162018, respectively.  Total accruing impaired loans amounted to $17.3$19.0 million and $22.4$19.7 million at September 30, 20172019 and December 31, 2016,2018, respectively, while non-accrual impaired loans amounted to $12.4$12.2 million and $9.4$11.8 million as of September 30, 20172019 and December 31, 2016,2018, respectively. The increase in non-accrual impaired loans was primarily due to the two larger commercial relationships noted above, which, based on a review


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In management's opinion, the majority of impaired loan balances at September 30, 20172019 and December 31, 20162018 were supported by expected future cash flows or, for those collateral dependent loans, the net realizable value of the underlying collateral. Based on management's assessment at September 30, 20172019, impaired loans totaling $23.728.4 million required no specific reserves and impaired loans totaling $6.02.8 million required specific reserve allocations of $1.1 million.  At December 31, 2018, impaired loans totaling $26.4 million required no specific reserves and impaired loans totaling $5.1 million required specific reserve allocations of $2.2 millionAt The decline in specific reserves since December 31, 2016,2018 was due primarily to the charge-off of a previously impaired loans totaling $25.7 million required no specific reserves and impaired loans totaling $6.1 million required specific reserve allocations of $2.6 million.commercial relationship. Management closely monitors theseimpaired relationships for the individual business circumstances, and underlying collateral or credit deterioration.deterioration to determine if additional reserves are necessary.

Total TDR loans included in the impaired loan amounts above as of September 30, 20172019 and December 31, 20162018 were $23.6$22.9 million and $27.0$23.1 million, respectively.  TDR loans on accrual status amounted to $17.3$19.0 million and $22.4$19.4 million at September 30, 20172019 and December 31, 2016,2018, respectively. TDR loans included in non-performing loans amounted to $6.3 million and $4.6$3.9 million at September 30, 20172019 and $3.7 million at December 31, 2016, respectively.2018.  The Company continues to work with customers particularly commercial relationships, and enters into loan modifications (which may or may not be TDRs) to the extent deemed to be necessary or appropriate while attempting to achieve the best mutual outcome given the individual financial circumstances and future prospects of the borrower.

The Company carried no OREO property at September 30, 2017,2019, December 31, 2016 and2018 or September 30, 2016.2018. There was one property added to OREO in 2019 that was subsequently sold resulting in net gains of $34 thousand. There were no additions, sales or writedowns onsubsequent write downs of OREO during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 or 2016.2018.

Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses is an estimate of probable credit riskloss inherent in the loan portfolio as of the specified balance sheet dates. On a quarterly basis, management prepares an estimate of the allowance necessary to cover estimated probable credit losses.  The Company maintains the allowance at a level that it deems adequate to absorb all reasonably anticipated probable losses from specifically known and other credit risks associated with the portfolio. Management closely monitors the credit quality of individual delinquent and non-performing relationships, industry concentrations, the local and regional real estate market and current economic conditions. 

There have been no material changes to the Company's underwriting practices, credit risk management system, or to the allowance assessment methodology used to estimate loan loss exposure as reported in the 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K.  Please refer to Note 4, "Allowance for Loan Losses," to the Company's audited consolidated financial statements contained in the 20162018 Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion of management's methodology used to estimate a sufficient allowance for loan losses, the credit risk management function and adversely classified loan rating system.10-K. 

The allowance for loan losses to total loans ratio was 1.51%1.37% at September 30, 2017, 1.55%2019, 1.42% at December 31, 2016,2018, and 1.59%1.49% at September 30, 2016.2018. General improvement in credit metrics and the 2019 charge-off of a previously reserved commercial relationship during the current period, partially offset by individual loan downgrades to adversely classified and impaired status, have contributed to the decline in the allowance to total loans ratio since the prior year. Based on the foregoing, as well as management's judgment as to the existing credit risks inherent in the loan portfolio, as discussed above under the headings "Credit Risk" and "Asset Quality," management believes that the Company's allowance for loan losses is adequate to absorb probable losses from specifically known and other probable credit risks associated with the portfolio as of September 30, 20172019.


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The following table summarizes the activity in the allowance for loan losses for the periods indicated: 
 Nine Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2017 2016 2019 2018
Balance at beginning of year $31,342
 $29,008
 $33,849
 $32,915
        
Provision charged to operations 1,630
 2,503
 1,580
 2,650
Recoveries on charged-off loans:  
  
  
  
Commercial real estate 193
 20
 
 21
Commercial and industrial 391
 637
 570
 202
Commercial construction 
 
 
 
Residential 
 
Residential mortgages 
 
Home equity 3
 2
 7
 52
Consumer 6
 4
 25
 36
Total recoveries 593
 663
Total recovered 602
 311
Charged-off loans        
Commercial real estate 
 179
 
 
Commercial and industrial 321
 354
 1,992
 1,231
Commercial construction 
 5
 
 
Residential 
 
Residential mortgages 
 
Home equity 
 5
 
 
Consumer 60
 42
 104
 111
Total Charged off 381
 585
Total charged-off 2,096
 1,342
        
Net loans recovered (212) (78)
Ending Balance $33,184
 $31,589
Annualized net loans recovered: Average loans outstanding (0.01)% (0.01)%
Net loans charged-off 1,494
 1,031
Ending balance $33,935
 $34,534
Annualized net loans charged-off to average loans outstanding 0.08% 0.06%
 
See Note 4, “Allowance"Allowance for Loan Losses”Losses," to the Company's unaudited consolidated interim financial statements, contained in Item 1 in this Form 10-Q, for further information regarding credit quality and the allowance for loan losses.

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Deposits
 
Total deposits amounted to $2.78 billion as of September 30, 2019, an increase of $219.6 million, or 9%, compared to December 31, 2018. Total deposits as a percentage of total assets were 89% at September 30, 2019 and 87% at December 31, 2018.

The following table sets forth the deposit balances by certain categories at the dates indicated and the percentage of each category to total deposits.deposits:
 September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016 September 30, 2016
September 30, 2019
December 31, 2018
September 30, 2018
(Dollars in thousands) Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent
Amount
Percent
Amount
Percent
Amount
Percent
Non-interest bearing demand deposits $717,879
 31.2% $646,115
 28.5% $645,907
 29.1%
Interest bearing checking 359,308
 15.6% 372,696
 16.4% 346,957
 15.6%
Non-interest checking
$804,051

28.9%
$765,029

29.8%
$735,828

28.2%
Interest-bearing checking
447,421

16.1%
403,497

15.8%
401,138

15.4%
Total checking 1,077,187
 46.8% 1,018,811
 44.9% 992,864
 44.7%
1,251,472

45.0%
1,168,526

45.6%
1,136,966

43.6%
                        
Savings 198,595
 8.6% 178,637
 7.9% 181,653
 8.2% 201,504
 7.2% 193,214
 7.5% 196,793
 7.5%
Money markets 770,006
 33.4% 844,216
 37.2% 815,861
 36.7% 1,022,344
 36.7% 862,028
 33.6% 899,120
 34.4%
Total savings/money markets 968,601
 42.0% 1,022,853
 45.1% 997,514
 44.9% 1,223,848
 43.9% 1,055,242
 41.1% 1,095,913
 41.9%
                        
Certificates of deposit (CD's) 174,393
 7.6% 167,895
 7.4% 171,891
 7.7%
Certificates of deposit (CDs) 309,073
 11.1% 284,231
 11.1% 254,994
 9.8%
Total customer deposits 2,220,181
 96.4% 2,209,559
 97.4% 2,162,269
 97.3% 2,784,393
 100.0% 2,507,999
 97.8% 2,487,873
 95.3%
                        
Brokered deposits (1)
 82,492
 3.6% 59,362
 2.6% 59,340
 2.7% 
 % 56,783
 2.2% 123,839
 4.7%
Total deposits $2,302,673
 100.0% $2,268,921
 100.0% $2,221,609
 100.0% $2,784,393
 100.0% $2,564,782
 100.0% $2,611,712
 100.0%

(1)
Brokered CDs $250,000 and under.

As of September 30, 2017,2019, customer deposits (deposits, excluding brokered deposits) increased $10.6$276.4 million, or 11%, since December 31, 20162018, and $57.9$296.5 million, or 3%12%, since September 30, 2016. The increase since2018. Since December 31, 2016 was primarily2018, the largest growth occurred in non-interest bearing checking account balances, largely offset by declines inand money market account balances.accounts.

CustomerTotal customer deposits include reciprocal deposits from checking, money market deposits and CDs received from participating banks in nationwide deposit networks as a result of our customers electing to participate in Company offered programs which allow for fullenhanced FDIC insurance. Essentially, the equivalent of the original customers' deposited funds comes back to the Company as customer depositsand are carried within the appropriate category under total deposits on the balance sheet.customer deposits. The Company's balances in these reciprocal products were $222.7$404.4 million, $281.6$342.4 million and $278.4$284.8 million at September 30, 2017,2019, December 31, 20162018 and September 30, 2016,2018, respectively.

Wholesale funding, which includes brokered deposits and borrowed funds, amounted to $231.7 million at September 30, 2017, compared to $70.0 million at December 31, 2016, an increase of $161.7 million. Wholesale funding has increased as loan growth has exceeded deposit growth.

From time to time, management utilizesManagement may, from time-to-time utilize brokered deposits as cost effective wholesale funding sources to support continued loan growth and as part of the Company's asset-liability management strategy to protect against rising rates.growth. Brokered deposits may be comprised of non-reciprocal insured overnight money market deposits andor selected term CDsfunding gathered from nationwide bank networks or from large money center banks; however, at September 30, 2017, December 31, 2016,2018, and September 30, 20162018 brokered deposits were comprised only of brokered CDs. Brokered CDs increased $23.1 million, or 39%, atAs of September 30, 2017 compared to December 31, 2016. Brokered CDs outstanding at September 30, 20172019, the Company had a weighted average remaining life of less than 1 year.no brokered deposits. See also "Wholesale Funding" below.

Borrowed Funds and Subordinated Debt
 
BorrowedThe Company had borrowed funds outstanding of $4.2 million at September 30, 2019 linked to outstanding commercial loans under various community reinvestment programs of the FHLB. At December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2018, borrowed funds outstanding, comprised wholly of FHLB borrowings, amounted to $149.3$100.5 million at September 30, 2017, compared to $10.7 million at December 31, 2016 and $671$497 thousand, at September 30, 2016. Borrowed fund balances have increased $138.6 million since year end as loan growth has outpaced deposit growth.respectively.

At September 30, 20172019, the Bank had the capacity to borrow additional funds from the FHLB of up to approximately $340.0$630.0 million and the capacity to borrow from the FRB Discount Window of approximately $120.0$160.0 million.
 


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Wholesale Funding

Wholesale funding includes brokered deposits and borrowed funds as discussed above. Since December 31, 2018, wholesale funding has decreased $153.1 million, as customer deposit growth has exceeded loan growth.

The following table sets forth the breakout of wholesale funding by composition at the dates indicated and the percentage of each category to total wholesale funding:
  September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2018
(Dollars in thousands) Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent
Brokered deposits $
 % $56,783
 36.1% $123,839
 99.6%
Borrowed funds 4,177
 100.0% 100,492
 63.9% 497
 0.4%
Wholesale funding $4,177
 100.0% $157,275
 100.0% $124,336
 100.0%

See "Liquidity," below, for additional information.

Subordinated Debt

The Company had outstanding subordinated debt of $14.814.9 million (net of deferred issuance costs) of outstanding subordinated debt at September 30, 20172019, December 31, 20162018 and September 30, 2016,2018, which consisted of $15.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes (the "Notes") issued in January 2015, in a private placement to an accredited investor. See also Note 6,7, "Borrowed Funds and Subordinated Debt," to the Company's unaudited consolidated interim financial statements contained in Item 1 above, for further information regarding the Company's subordinated debt.

Liquidity
 
Liquidity is the ability to meet cash needs arising from, among other things, fluctuations in loans, investments, deposits and borrowings.  Liquidity management is the coordination of activities so that cash needs are anticipated and met readily and efficiently.  The Company's liquidity policies are set and monitored by the Company's Board of Directors.Directors (the "Board").  The duties and responsibilities related to asset-liability management matters are also covered by the Board of Directors.Board. The Company's asset-liability objectives are to engage in sound balance sheet management strategies, maintain liquidity, provide and enhance access to a diverse and stable source of funds, provide competitively priced and attractive products to customers and conduct funding at a low costlow-cost relative to current market conditions.  Funds gathered are used to support current commitments, to fund earning asset growth, and to take advantage of selected leverage opportunities.
 
The Company's liquidity is maintained by projecting cash needs, balancing maturing assets with maturing liabilities, monitoring various liquidity ratios, monitoring deposit flows, maintaining cash flow within the investment portfolio, and maintaining wholesale funding resources. 

At September 30, 20172019, the Company's wholesale funding sources primarily included borrowing capacity at the FHLB and brokered deposits. In addition, the Company maintains overnight fed fund purchase arrangements with correspondent banks and has access to the FRB Discount Window.

Management believes that the Company has adequate liquidity to meet its obligations. However, if, as a result of general economic conditions or other events, causes these sources of external funding to become restricted or are eliminated, the Company may not be able to raise adequate funds or may incur substantially higher funding costs or operating restrictions in order to raise the necessary funds to support the Company's operations and growth.

The Company has in the past also increased capital and liquidity by offering shares of the Company's common stock for sale to its existing stockholders and new investors and through the issuance of subordinated debt. See "Capital Resources," below, for information on the Company's capital planning.

Capital Resources
 
Capital planning by the Company and the Bank considers current needs and anticipated future growth.  Historically, the primary sources of capital for the Company and the Bank have been common stock issuances and proceeds from the issuance of subordinated debt. Ongoing sources of capital include the retention of earnings, less dividends paid, proceeds from the exercise of employee stock options and proceeds from purchases of shares pursuant to the Company’s Company's dividend reinvestment plan and direct stock purchase plan (together, the "DRSPP"). Additional sources of capital for the Company and the Bank have been proceeds from the issuance of


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common stock and proceeds from the issuance of subordinated debt. The Company believes its current capital is adequate to support ongoing operations.

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Management believes, as of September 30, 2017,2019, that the Company and the Bank meetmet all capital adequacy requirements to which they were subject. As of September 30, 2017,2019, the Company met the definition of "well capitalized" under the applicable Federal Reserve Board regulations and the Bank qualified as "well capitalized" under the prompt corrective action regulations of Basel III and the FDIC.

The Company's and the Bank's actual capital amounts and ratios are presented as of September 30, 20172019 in the tables below.below:
 Actual 
Minimum Capital
for Capital Adequacy
Purposes (1)
 
Minimum Capital
To Be
Well Capitalized  (2)
  Actual 
Minimum Capital
for Capital Adequacy
Purposes(1)
 
Minimum Capital
To Be
Well Capitalized(2)
 
(Dollars in thousands) Amount Ratio Amount Ratio Amount Ratio  Amount Ratio Amount Ratio Amount Ratio 
The Company                          
Total Capital (to risk weighted assets) $268,379

11.57%
$185,640

8.00%
N/A N/A  $321,123

12.04%
$213,321

8.00%
N/A N/A 
Tier 1 Capital (to risk weighted assets) $223,944

9.65%
$139,230

6.00%
N/A N/A  $272,915

10.23%
$159,991

6.00%
N/A N/A 
Tier 1 Capital (to average assets) or Leverage ratio $223,944

8.40%
$106,611

4.00%
N/A N/A  $272,915

8.68%
$125,791

4.00%
N/A N/A 
Common equity tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets) $223,944
 9.65% $104,422
 4.50% N/A N/A  $272,915
 10.23% $119,993
 4.50% N/A N/A 
                          
The Bank                          
Total Capital (to risk weighted assets) $267,860
 11.54% $185,635
 8.00% $232,043
 10.00%  $320,759
 12.03% $213,321
 8.00% $266,651
 10.00% 
Tier 1 Capital (to risk weighted assets) $238,270
 10.27% $139,226
 6.00% $185,635
 8.00%  $287,420
 10.78% $159,991
 6.00% $213,321
 8.00% 
Tier 1 Capital (to average assets) or Leverage ratio $238,270
 8.94% $106,608
 4.00% $133,261
 5.00%  $287,420
 9.14% $125,780
 4.00% $157,224
 5.00% 
Common equity tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets) $238,270
 10.27% $104,419
 4.50% $150,828
 6.50%  $287,420
 10.78% $119,993
 4.50% $173,323
 6.50% 

(1) Before application of the capital conservation buffer of 1.25%2.50% as of September 30, 2017,2019, see discussion below.
(2)(2) For the Bank to qualify as “well"well capitalized," it must maintain at least the minimum ratios listed.  This prompt corrective action framework does not apply to the Company.

UnderThe Company is subject to the Basel III rules, capital ratio requirements for all banking organizations increased andwhich include a "capital conservation buffer,"buffer" of 2.50% above the regulatory minimum risk-based capital adequacy requirements shown above. The capital conservation buffer requirement, began to be phased in beginning in January 2016 at 0.625% of risk-weighted assets and will increase by that amount each year untilwhich had a phase-in implementation period, was fully implemented inon January 1, 2019. If a banking organization dips into its capital conservation buffer it may be restricted in its ability to pay dividends and discretionary bonus payments to its executive officers. Both the Company's and the Bank's actual ratios, as outlined in the table above, would exceedexceeded the Basel III risk-based capital requirement with fullthe capital conservation buffer as of September 30, 2017.2019.

The Basel III minimum capital ratio requirements as applicable to the Company and the Bank inat September 30, 2019 after the full phase-in period are summarized in the table below:
 Basel III Minimum for Capital Adequacy Purposes Basel III Additional Capital Conservation Buffer Basel III "Adequate" Ratio with Capital Conservation Buffer Basel III Minimum for Capital Adequacy Purposes Basel III Additional Capital Conservation Buffer Basel III "Adequate" Ratio with Capital Conservation Buffer
(Dollars in thousands) 
 Basel III Minimum for Capital Adequacy Purposes Basel III Additional Capital Conservation Buffer Basel III "Adequate" Ratio with Capital Conservation Buffer
Total Capital (to risk weighted assets) 8.00% 2.50% 10.50% 
Tier 1 Capital (to risk weighted assets) 6.00% 2.50% 8.50% 6.00% 2.50% 8.50%
Tier 1 Capital (to average assets) or Leverage ratio 4.00% —% 4.00% 4.00% —% 4.00%
Common equity tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets) 4.50% 2.50% 7.00% 4.50% 2.50% 7.00%

The Company maintains aCompany's DRSPP which enables stockholders, at their discretion, to elect to reinvest cash dividends paid on their shares of the Company's common stock by purchasing additional shares of common stock from the Company at a purchase price equal to fair market value.  Under the DRSPP, stockholders and new investors also have the opportunity to purchase shares of the Company's common stock without brokerage fees, subject to monthly minimums and maximums.
 


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For the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2019, the Company paid $4.7$5.7 million in cash dividends. Stockholders utilized the dividend reinvestment portion of the DRSPP to purchase an aggregate of 34,65730,189 shares of the Company's common stock, totaling $1.1 million.$885 thousand. The direct purchase component of the DRSPP was used by stockholders to purchase 1,3861,304 shares of the Company's common stock, totaling $47$39 thousand, during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.



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2019.

On October 17, 201715, 2019, the Company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.1350.16 per share to be paid on December 1, 20172, 2019 to stockholders of record as of November 10, 201711, 2019. The 2017 dividend rate represents a 3.8% increase over the 2016 dividend rate.

For further information about the Company's capital, see Note 8, "Stockholder's9 and Note 10, both titled "Stockholders' Equity," to the Company's unaudited consolidated interim financial statements contained in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.10-Q and to the Company's audited consolidated financial statements contained in the Company's 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K, respectively.

Assets Under Management
 
Total assets under management includes total assets, loans serviced for others and investment assets under management. Loans serviced for others and investment assets under management are not carried as assets on the Company's consolidated balance sheet, and as such, total assets under management is not a financial measurement recognized under GAAP.GAAP, however management believes its disclosure provides information useful in understanding the trends in total assets under management.

The Company provides a wide range of investment advisorywealth management and wealth management services, including brokerage, trust, and investment management (together, "investment advisory services").management.  Also included in the investment assets under management total are customers' commercial sweep arrangements that are invested in third-party money market mutual funds.
 
InvestmentAs of September 30, 2019, investment assets under management, which are reflected at fair market value, increased $75.2$74.3 million, or 10%9%, since December 31, 2016 and increased $90.72018, while since September 30, 2018, balances have decreased $8.0 million, or 13%1%. 

As of September 30, 2019, total assets under management increased $253.1 million, or 7%, since December 31, 2018 and $241.9 million, or 6%, since September 30, 2016. 

Total assets under management increased $280.1 million, or 8%, since December 31, 2016 and $351.2 million, or 11%, since September 30, 2016.2018.

The following table sets forth the value of assets under management and its components at the dates indicated:
 
(Dollars in thousands) September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
 September 30,
2016
 September 30,
2019
 December 31,
2018
 September 30,
2018
Total assets $2,725,472
 $2,526,269
 $2,470,849
 $3,138,724
 $2,964,358
 $2,890,604
Loans serviced for others 86,738
 80,996
 80,836
 93,672
 89,232
 91,931
Investment assets under management 800,499
 725,338
 709,781
 875,049
 800,751
 883,032
Total assets under management $3,612,709
 $3,332,603
 $3,261,466
 $4,107,445
 $3,854,341
 $3,865,567

Results of Operations
Three Months Ended September 30, 20172019 vs. Three Months Ended September 30, 20162018
 
Unless otherwise indicated, the reported results are for the three months ended September 30, 20172019 with the "same period," the "comparable period," and "prior period" being the three months ended September 30, 2016.2018. Average yields are presented on aan annualized tax equivalent basis.
 
The Company's net income for the third quarter of 20172019 amounted to $5.5$9.0 million, compared to $4.7$8.0 million for the same period in 2016,2018, an increase of $792 thousand,$1.0 million, or 17%13%.  Diluted earnings per share were $0.47$0.76 and $0.41$0.68 for the three months ended September 30, 20172019 and September 30, 2016,2018, respectively, an increase of 15%12%.

Net Interest Income and Margin

The Company's net interest income for the quarter ended September 30, 20172019 amounted to $25.1$29.4 million, compared to $21.8$27.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2016,2018, an increase of $3.3$2.0 million, or 15%7%.  The increase in net interest income over the comparable period was due largely to interest-earning asset growth, primarily to revenue generated from loan growth and to a lesser extent an increase in rate.loans.
Net Interest Margin

The Company's net interest margin was 4.03%3.88% for three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to 3.83% for the quarter ended September 30, 2018. Margin was 3.91% for the quarter ended June 30, 2019. Since June 30, 2019, the decline in yield on interest–earning assets exceeded the reduction in the cost of funds.


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Tax equivalent net interest income for the three months ended September 30, 20172019 was $29.8 million compared to 3.86%$27.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018, an increase of $1.9 million, or 7%. TE Margin was 3.93% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 3.89% for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The quarter-to-date June 30, 2019 TE Margin was 3.96%.

Interest and Dividend Income

For the third quarter of 2019, total interest and dividend income amounted to $34.8 million, an increase of $3.5 million, or 11%, compared to the prior period.  The increase resulted primarily from an increase of $132.4 million, or 6%, in average loan balances and a 20 basis point increase in the average tax equivalent loan yield. The increase in loan yields is attributable to market rate increases, including the prime rate, throughout 2018, which positively impacted yields in 2019, including the quarter ended September 30, 2016. Margin was 3.90% for2019. Declines in market rates in 2019, including two recent reductions in the quarterprime rate, have lowered loan yields relative to earlier in the year but they remain at levels that exceed the comparable prior year quarter.
Interest Expense
For the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2017. Margin has increased since2019, total interest expense amounted to $5.4 million, an increase of $1.5 million over the same period in the prior year2018, due primarily to loan and investment yields increasing at a faster rate thanincreases in the deposit market rates. The average cost of funds.checking, saving and money markets increased 31 basis points and the average cost of CDs increased 54 basis points. The Company did not have any brokered CDs during the three months ended September 30, 2019, this partially offset the increase in interest expense from higher deposit market rates and growth in deposits.

Non-interest bearing checking accounts are an important component of the Company's core funding strategy.  For the three months ended September 30, 2019, the average balance of non-interest bearing checking accounts increased $64.3 million, or 9%, as compared to the same period in 2018, and represented 29% and 28% of total average deposit balances for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively.

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Rate / Volume Analysis
 
The following table sets forth, on a tax-equivalent basis, the extent to which changes in interest rates and changes in the average balances of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities have affected interest income and expense during the three months ended September 30, 20172019 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2016.2018.  For each category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, information is provided on changes attributable to: (1) volume (change in average portfolio balance multiplied by prior period average rate); and (2) interest rate (change in average interest rate multiplied by prior period average balance);. Changes attributable to the combined impact of volume and (3) rate have been allocated proportionately based on absolute value to the changes due to volume and volume (the remaining difference).the changes due to rate.
 
   Increase (decrease) due to   Increase (decrease) due to
(Dollars in thousands) 
Net
Change
 Volume Rate 
Rate/
Volume
 
Net
Change
 Volume Rate
Interest Income  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Loans and loans held for sale $3,426
 $2,326
 $940
 $160
Investment securities 388
 367
 64
 (43)
Other interest earning assets (1)
 40
 (44) 154
 (70)
Total interest earnings assets 3,854
 2,649
 1,158
 47
Loans and loans held for sale (tax-equivalent) $2,808
 $1,612
 $1,196
Investment securities (tax-equivalent) 481
 188
 293
Other interest-earning assets (1)
 135
 78
 57
Total interest-earning assets (tax-equivalent) 3,424
 1,878
 1,546
Interest Expense  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Interest checking, savings and money market 230
 48
 164
 18
 1,567
 269
 1,298
Certificates of deposit 75
 (1) 78
 (2) 623
 239
 384
Brokered CDs 66
 54
 8
 4
 (729) (365) (364)
Borrowed funds 167
 101
 2
 64
 30
 27
 3
Subordinated debt (1) 
 (1) 
Total interest-bearing funding 537
 202
 251
 84
 1,491
 170
 1,321
Change in net interest income $3,317
 $2,447
 $907
 $(37)
Change in net interest income (tax-equivalent) $1,933
 $1,708
 $225

(1)
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The following table presents the Company's average balance sheet, net interest income and average rates for the three months ended September 30, 20172019 and 2016.2018:

AVERAGE BALANCES, INTEREST AND AVERAGE YIELDS
 Three Months Ended September 30, 2017 Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Three months ended September 30, 2019 Three months ended September 30, 2018
(Dollars in thousands) 
Average
Balance
 Interest 
Average
Yield(1)
 
Average
Balance
 Interest 
Average
Yield(1)
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest(1)
 
Average
Yield(1)
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest(1)
 
Average
Yield(1)
Assets:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Loans and loans held for sale (2)
 $2,149,365
 $24,892
 4.65% $1,945,196
 $21,466
 4.45%
Investments (3)
 375,236
 2,017
 2.73% 319,844
 1,629
 2.65%
Other interest earning assets (4)
 36,271
 136
 1.48% 67,111
 96
 0.57%
Total interest earnings assets 2,560,872
 27,045
 4.33% 2,332,151
 23,191
 4.09%
Loans and loans held for sale (2) (tax equivalent)
 $2,444,806
 $31,075
 5.05% $2,312,367
 $28,267
 4.85%
Investments (3) (tax equivalent)
 465,411
 3,524
 3.03% 438,812
 3,043
 2.77%
Other interest-earning assets (4)
 106,296
 632
 2.36% 92,602
 497
 2.13%
Total interest-earning assets (tax equivalent) 3,016,513
 35,231
 4.64% 2,843,781
 31,807
 4.44%
Other assets 110,750
  
  
 108,485
  
  
 144,453
  
  
 96,663
  
  
Total assets $2,671,622
  
  
 $2,440,636
  
  
 $3,160,966
  
  
 $2,940,444
  
  
                        
Liabilities and stockholders' equity:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Int chkg, savings and money market $1,396,589
 883
 0.25% $1,300,326
 653
 0.20%
Interest checking, savings and money market $1,699,714
 3,590
 0.84% $1,516,177
 2,023
 0.53%
Certificates of deposit 170,500
 372
 0.87% 171,105
 297
 0.69% 302,776
 1,568
 2.05% 247,709
 945
 1.51%
Brokered CDs 84,649
 254
 1.19% 65,688
 188
 1.14% 
 
 % 151,520
 729
 1.91%
Borrowed funds 53,181
 169
 1.26% 1,095
 2
 0.77% 6,683
 36
 2.10% 1,585
 6
 1.59%
Subordinated debt (5)
 14,842
 233
 6.23% 14,829
 234
 6.26% 14,867
 233
 6.22% 14,855
 233
 6.23%
Total interest-bearing funding 1,719,761
 1,911
 0.44% 1,553,043
 1,374
 0.35% 2,024,040
 5,427
 1.06% 1,931,846
 3,936
 0.81%
                        
Net interest rate spread  
  
 3.89%  
  
 3.74%
Net interest-rate spread (tax equivalent)  
  
 3.58%  
  
 3.63%
                        
Demand deposits 704,177
 
 

 656,158
 
 

Non-interest checking 811,942
 
 

 747,642
 
 

Total deposits, borrowed funds and subordinated debt 2,423,938
 1,911
 0.31% 2,209,201
 1,374
 0.25% 2,835,982
 5,427
 0.76% 2,679,488
 3,936
 0.58%
Other liabilities 17,714
  
  
 17,224
  
  
 38,740
  
  
 20,565
  
  
Total liabilities 2,441,652
  
  
 2,226,425
  
  
 2,874,722
  
  
 2,700,053
  
  
                        
Stockholders' equity 229,970
  
  
 214,211
  
  
 286,244
  
  
 240,391
  
  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $2,671,622
  
  
 $2,440,636
  
  
 $3,160,966
  
  
 $2,940,444
  
  
                        
Net interest income (tax equivalent)  
 29,804
  
  
 27,871
  
Net interest margin (tax equivalent)  
  
 3.93%  
  
 3.89%
Less tax equivalent adjustment   383
     459
  
Net interest income  
 $25,134
  
  
 $21,817
  
   $29,421
     $27,412
  
Net interest margin (tax equivalent)  
  
 4.03%  
  
 3.86%
Net interest margin     3.88%     3.83%

(1)
Average yields and interest income are presented on a tax equivalent basis.  Thebasis, calculated using a U.S federal income tax rate of 21% in both 2019 and 2018, based on tax equivalent effectadjustments associated with tax exempt loans and investments which was not included in the interest amount above, was $845 thousand and $778 thousand for the quarters ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016, respectively.income.
(2)
Average loans and loans held for sale include non-accrual loans and are net of average deferred loan fees.
(3)
Average investments are presented at average amortized cost.
(4)
Average other interest earninginterest-earning assets include interest earninginterest-earning deposits, fed funds sold and FHLB stock.
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Interest and Dividend Income

For the third quarter of 2017, total interest and dividend income amounted to $27.0 million, an increase of $3.9 million, or 17%, compared to the prior period.  The increase resulted primarily from an increase of $228.7 million, or 10%, in the average balance of interest earning assets, mainly loans, and to a lesser extent a 24 basis point increase in the average yield.
Interest income on loans and loans held for sale, which accounts for the majority of interest income, amounted to $24.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of $3.4 million, or 16%, over the comparable period, due primarily to loan growth, and to a lesser extent an increase in average loans and loans held for sale yields. The average balances of loans and loans held for sale increased $204.2 million, or 10%, for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the same period in 2016, and average yields increased 20 basis points.

Income on investment securities amounted to $2.0 million, an increase of $388 thousand, or 24%, compared to the same period in 2016. This increase primarily resulted from an increase of $55.4 million, or 17%, in the average balance of investment securities. Average investment yields also increased 8 basis points due primarily to the debt security portfolio restructuring in the third quarter of 2017.

Income on other interest-earning assets amounted to $136 thousand, an increase of $40 thousand, or 42%, compared to the same quarter in the prior year. This increase was primarily due to an increase of 91 basis points in the average yield on other interest-earning assets due mainly to an increase in the Federal Funds rate since the prior period, partially offset by a decrease of $30.8 million, or 46%, in the average balance of other interest-earning assets.

Interest Expense
For the three months ended September 30, 2017, total interest expense amounted to $1.9 million, an increase of $537 thousand, or 39%, compared to the prior period. The increase in total interest expense was due to increases in both average rates and average balances. The increase in average rates resulted from higher cost of funds in the current year, primarily interest-bearing funding which increased 9 basis points over the same period in the prior year. At the same time, the average balance of interest-bearing funding increased $166.7 million, or 11% over the same period.

Interest expense on interest checking, savings and money market accounts amounted to $883 thousand, an increase of $230 thousand, or 35%, compared to the same prior year period due primarily to an increase in average rates of 5 basis points and to a lesser extent an increase in average balances of $96.3 million, or 7%.

Interest expense on CDs amounted to $372 thousand, an increase of $75 thousand, or 25%, compared to the same period in the prior year due primarily to an increase of 18 basis points in average rates.

Interest expense on brokered CDs amounted to $254 thousand, an increase of $66 thousand, or 35%, compared to the 2016 period, due primarily to an increase in average balances. Average balances increased $19.0 million, or 29%.
Interest expense on borrowed funds amounted to $169 thousand, an increase of $167 thousand due to increases in both average balances and average rates. Average balances increased $52.1 million, and average rates increased 49 basis points compared to prior period. Average rates increased due mainly to increases in the Fed Funds rate since the prior period.

The average balance of non-interest bearing demand deposits increased $48.0 million, or 7%, as compared to the same period in 2016.  Non-interest bearing demand deposits are an important component of the Company's core funding strategy.  This non-interest bearing funding source represented 30% of total average deposit balances for both the three months ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016.

Provision for Loan Loss
 
The provision for loan losses amounted to $1.2$1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, a decrease2019, an increase of $161$275 thousand, compared to the prior period.  The increase in the provision in the third quarter of 2019 was due to the higher levels of loan growth, compared to the same three-month period last year. in 2018.

The provision for loan losses is a significant factor in the Company's operating results. For further discussion regarding the provision for loan losses and management's assessment of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses see "Credit Risk," "Asset Quality," and "Allowance for Loan Losses" under "Financial Condition" in this Item 2 above, and "Credit Risk," "Asset Quality," and "Allowance for Loan Losses" in the Financial Condition section of Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in the Company's 20162018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.


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There have been no material changes to the Company's underwriting practices or to the allowance for loan loss methodology used to estimate loan loss exposure as reported in the Company's 20162018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
Non-Interest Income
 
Non-interest income for the three months ended September 30, 20172019 amounted to $3.4$4.1 million, a decreasean increase of $504$425 thousand, or 13%11%, as compared to the same period.period in 2018. The significant changes are discussed below:
Investment advisory fees increased by $149 thousand, or 13%, primarily driven by asset growth dueprimary component of the quarter over quarter change related to changesan increase in market values.

Depositdeposit and interchange fees increased by $255 thousand, or 20%, primarily due to increases in business checking fees and to a lesser extent ATM interchange fees and overdraft fees.

Net gains (losses) on sales of investment securities decreased by $830 thousand in the third quarter of 2017, predominately from losses of $1.6 million realized from a debt security portfolio restructuring, largely offset by gains on equity sales in the current quarter of $1.3 million.

Net gain on loan sales decreased $110 thousand, or 56%, primarily due to lower volume in the third quarter of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016.

Non-Interest Expense
 
Non-interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 20172019 amounted to $18.8$21.1 million, an increase of $1.4$1.1 million, or 8%6%, compared to the prior period in 2016.period. The significant changes are discussed below:
Salaries and employee benefits increased by $1.2 million, or 11%,increase primarily related to support the Company's strategic growth initiatives, including salaries and market expansion initiatives sinceemployee benefit expenses, and to a lesser extent technology and telecommunications expenses. Partially offsetting these increases was a reduction in deposit insurance premiums, primarily resulting from a Small Bank Assessment Credit from the prior period.

Occupancy and equipment expense increased by $134 thousand, or 7%, mainly due to investments in our facilities, including new branches, the overall branch network, and operations buildings.
FDIC Deposit Insurance Fund of $376 thousand.

Income Taxes

The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2017,2019 was 35.4%21.4%, compared to 32.3%23.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The increase in rate was primarily due to higher levels of projected taxable income.2018.

Results of Operations
Nine Months Ended September 30, 20172019 vs. Nine Months Ended September 30, 20162018
 
Unless otherwise indicated, the reported results are for the nine months ended September 30, 20172019 with the "same period," the "comparable period," "prior year," and "prior period" being the nine months ended September 30, 20162018. Average yields are presented on aan annualized tax equivalent basis.
 
The Company's net income for the nine months ended September 30, 20172019 amounted to $16.725.5 million, compared to $13.822.4 million for the same period in 20162018, an increase of $2.93.1 million, or 21%14%.  Diluted earnings per share were $1.432.15 and $1.27$1.91 for the nine months ended September 30, 20172019 and September 30, 20162018, respectively, an increase of 13%. Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 include the full impact of the 930,232 shares of common stock issued in the Company’s 2016 equity offering, while the respective weighted average for the 2016 period was only affected from the issue date of June 23, 2016 through period end.

Net Interest Income and Margin
 
The Company's net interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 20172019 was $71.5$86.3 million, compared to $64.2$80.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016,2018, an increase of $7.3$5.6 million,, or 11%7%.  The increase in net interest income over the comparable period was due largely to interest-earning asset growth, primarily in loans.

The Company's margin was 3.90% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to revenue generated from loan growth.3.89% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.
  
Tax equivalent net interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $87.5 million compared to $82.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, an increase of $5.5 million, or 7%.  TE Margin was 3.96% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 3.95% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.



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Net Interest Marginand Dividend Income

The Company's margin was 3.95%Total interest and dividend income amounted to $102.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, and was relatively flat2019, an increase of $12.0 million, or 13%, compared to the marginprior period.  The increase was primarily attributed to loans and loans held for sale including a 29 basis point increase in average tax equivalent loan yields, as well as a $110.4 million, or 5%, increase in average loan balances. The increase in loan yields since the prior period is primarily attributable to market rate increases, including the prime rate throughout 2018, which positively impacted yields in 2019. Declines in market rates in 2019, including two recent reductions in the prime rate, have lowered loan yields relative to earlier in the year but they remain at levels that exceed the comparable prior year period.

Interest Expense

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016.2019, total interest expense amounted to $16.2 million, an increase of $6.4 million over the same period in 2018 due primarily to increases in the deposit market rates. The average cost of checking, saving and money markets increased 45 basis points and the average cost of CDs increased 61 basis points. Partially offsetting the increase in interest expense were lower average balances on brokered CDs as the remaining maturing balances were not renewed in 2019 due to increases in lower-costing deposits.

Non-interest checking accounts are an important component of the Company's core funding strategy. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the average balance of non-interest checking accounts increased $49.0 million, or 7%, as compared to the same period in 2018, and represented 28% of total average deposit balances for both the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018.

Interest-rate risk is reviewed in detail under the heading Item 3, "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk," below.

Rate / Volume Analysis
 
The following table sets forth, on a tax-equivalent basis, the extent to which changes in interest rates and changes in the average balances of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities have affected interest income and expense during the nine months ended September 30, 20172019, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016.2018.  For each category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, information is provided on changes attributable to: (1) volume (change in average portfolio balance multiplied by prior period average rate); and (2) interest rate (change in average interest rate multiplied by prior period average balance);. Changes attributable to the combined impact of volume and (3) rate have been allocated proportionately based on absolute value to the changes due to volume and volume (the remaining difference).

the changes due to rate.
   Increase (decrease) due to   Increase (decrease) due to
(Dollars in thousands) 
Net
Change
 Volume Rate 
Rate/
Volume
 
Net
Change
 Volume Rate
Interest Income  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Loans and loans held for sale $7,165
 $6,911
 $237
 $17
Investment securities 1,181
 1,403
 (46) (176)
Other interest earning assets (1)
 113
 (30) 170
 (27)
Total interest earnings assets 8,459
 8,284
 361
 (186)
Loans and loans held for sale (tax equivalent) $9,141
 $3,808
 $5,333
Investment securities (tax equivalent) 1,814
 679
 1,135
Other interest-earning assets (1)
 870
 732
 138
Total interest-earning assets (tax equivalent) 11,825
 5,219
 6,606
              
Interest Expense  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Interest checking, savings and money market 601
 231
 368
 2
 6,136
 693
 5,443
Certificates of deposit 144
 (12) 152
 4
 2,023
 784
 1,239
Brokered CDs 47
 (47) 103
 (9) (1,773) (2,016) 243
Borrowed funds 343
 127
 83
 133
 (17) (161) 144
Subordinated debt (3) 
 (3) 
Total interest-bearing funding 1,132
 299
 703
 130
 6,369
 (700) 7,069
Change in net interest income $7,327
 $7,985
 $(342) $(316)
Change in net interest income (tax equivalent) $5,456
 $5,919
 $(463)

(1)
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The following table presents the Company's average balance sheet, net interest income and average rates for the nine months ended September 30, 20172019 and 20162018.: 

AVERAGE BALANCES, INTEREST AND AVERAGE YIELDS
 
 Nine months ended September 30, 2017 Nine months ended September 30, 2016 Nine months ended September 30, 2019 Nine months ended September 30, 2018
(Dollars in thousands) 
Average
Balance
 Interest 
Average
Yield
(1)
 
Average
Balance
 Interest 
Average
Yield(1)
 
Average
Balance
Interest(1)
Average
Yield
(1)
 
Average
Balance
Interest(1)
Average
Yield(1)
Assets:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
  
 
 
Loans and loans held for sale (2)
 $2,098,992
 $70,544
 4.55% $1,897,372
 $63,379
 4.52%
Investments (3)
 377,273
 5,901
 2.65% 307,203
 4,720
 2.67%
Other interest earning assets (4)
 29,748
 302
 1.35% 35,544
 189
 0.71%
Total interest earnings assets 2,506,013
 76,747
 4.23% 2,240,119
 68,288
 4.21%
Loans and loans held for sale(2) (tax equivalent)
 $2,404,443
$91,389
5.08% $2,294,006
$82,248
4.79%
Investment securities(3) (tax equivalent)
 458,433
10,564
3.07% 426,108
8,750
2.74%
Other interest-earning assets(4)
 92,593
1,688
2.44% 51,535
818
2.12%
Total interest-earnings assets (tax equivalent) 2,955,469
103,641
4.69% 2,771,649
91,816
4.43%
Other assets 107,542
  
  
 104,158
  
  
 134,401
 
 
 97,808
  
Total assets $2,613,555
  
  
 $2,344,277
  
  
 $3,089,870
 
 
 $2,869,457
  
                  
Liabilities and stockholders' equity:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
  
 
 
Int chkg, savings and money market $1,386,227
 2,467
 0.24% $1,231,888
 1,866
 0.20%
Certificates of deposit 166,546
 986
 0.79% 168,911
 842
 0.67%
Interest checking, savings and money market $1,649,758
10,468
0.85% $1,442,949
4,332
0.40%
CDs 297,580
4,397
1.98% 232,145
2,374
1.37%
Brokered CDs 74,584
 664
 1.19% 80,782
 617
 1.02% 20,678
291
1.88% 166,579
2,064
1.66%
Borrowed funds 50,179
 422
 1.12% 19,281
 79
 0.55% 16,415
315
2.56% 27,094
332
1.64%
Subordinated debt (5)
 14,839
 692
 6.23% 14,826
 695
 6.26% 14,864
692
6.22% 14,852
692
6.23%
Total interest-bearing funding 1,692,375
 5,231
 0.41% 1,515,688
 4,099
 0.36% 1,999,295
16,163
1.08% 1,883,619
9,794
0.70%
                  
Net interest rate spread  
  
 3.82%  
  
 3.85%
Net interest-rate spread (tax equivalent)  
 
3.61%  
 
3.73%
                  
Demand deposits 680,817
 
   616,686
 
  
Non-interest checking 780,632

  731,664

 
Total deposits, borrowed funds and subordinated debt 2,373,192
 5,231
 0.29% 2,132,374
 4,099
 0.26% 2,779,927
16,163
0.78% 2,615,283
9,794
0.50%
Other liabilities 16,732
  
  
 15,572
  
  
 37,369
 
 
 19,313
 
 
Total liabilities 2,389,924
  
  
 2,147,946
  
  
 2,817,296
 
 
 2,634,596
 
 
                  
Stockholders' equity 223,631
  
  
 196,331
  
  
 272,574
 
 
 234,861


 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $2,613,555
  
  
 $2,344,277
  
  
 $3,089,870
 
 
 $2,869,457
 
 
                  
Net interest income (tax equivalent)  
87,478
 
  
82,022
 
Net interest margin (tax equivalent)  
 
3.96%  
 
3.95%
Less tax equivalent adjustment  1,195
   1,377
 
Net interest income  
 $71,516
  
  
 $64,189
  
  $86,283
   $80,645
 
Net interest margin (tax equivalent)  
  
 3.95%  
  
 3.96%
Net interest margin  3.90%   3.89%

(1)
Average yields and interest income are presented on a tax equivalent basis.  Thebasis, calculated using a U.S federal income tax rate of 21% in both 2019 and 2018, based on tax equivalent effectadjustments associated with tax exempt loans and investments which was not included in the interest amount above, was $2.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and $2.3 million for the comparable period in 2016.income.
(2)
Average loans and loans held for sale include non-accrual loans and are net of average deferred loan fees.
(3)
Average investment balances are presented at average amortized cost.
(4)
Average other interest earninginterest-earning assets includes interest-earning deposits, fed funds sold, and FHLB stock.
(5)
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Interest and Dividend IncomeProvision for Loan Loss
 
Total interest and dividend income amounted to $76.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of $8.5 million, or 12%, compared to the prior period.  The increase resulted primarily from an increase of $265.9 million, or 12%, in the average balance of interest earning assets, mainly loans.

Interest income on loans and loans held for sale, which accounts for the majority of interest income, amounted to $70.5 million, an increase of $7.2 million, or 11%, over the comparable period, due primarily to an increase of average loans and loans held for sale balances by $201.6 million, or 11%, compared to the prior period. The average yield on loans and loans held for sale also increased 3 basis points since the same period in 2016 and amounted to 4.55% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Income on investment securities amounted to $5.9 million, an increase of $1.2 million, or 25%, compared to the same period in 2016. This increase primarily resulted from an increase in the average balance of investment securities by $70.1 million, or 23%, partially offset by a 2 basis points decline in the average yield on investment securities.

Other interest earning assets income amounted to $302 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of $113 thousand, or 60%, compared to the prior period. The increase resulted from a 64 basis point increase in the average yield, mainly due to an increase in the Fed Funds rates since the prior period, partially offset by a decrease of $5.8 million, or 16%, in the average balance of other interest earning assets compared to the prior period.

Interest Expense
For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, total interest expense amounted to $5.2 million, an increase of $1.1 million, or 28%, over the same period in 2016 due primarily to an increase in the cost of funds, mainly interest-bearing funding, and to a lesser extent an increase in average balances. The average rate on interest-bearing funding increased by 5 basis points and the average balances increased $176.7 million, or 12%.
Interest expense on interest checking, savings and money market accounts amounted to $2.5 million, an increase of $601 thousand, or 32%, compared to the prior period due to both an increase in rates by 4 basis points and average balances of $154.3 million, or 13%, over the comparable period.

Interest expense on CDs amounted to $986 thousand, an increase of $144 thousand, or 17%, over the same period in 2016 due primarily to an increase in the average rate of 12 basis points.

Interest expense on brokered CDs amounted to $664 thousand, an increase of $47 thousand, or 8%, due primarily to an increase in the average rate, partially offset by a decrease in the average balance. The average rate increased 17 basis points, while the average balance decreased $6.2 million, or 8%.

Interest expense on borrowed funds amounted to $422 thousand, an increase of $343 thousand, due to increases in both average balances and average rates of borrowed funds since the prior year. Average balances increased $30.9 million and average rates increased 57 basis points since the prior period, mainly due to increases in the Fed Funds rate.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2019, the average balanceprovision for loan losses amounted to $1.6 million, a decrease of non-interest bearing demand deposits increased $64.1$1.1 million, or 10%, as compared to the same period in 2016.  Non-interest bearing demand deposits are an important component of the Company's core funding strategy.  This non-interest bearing funding represented 29% of total average deposit balances for both the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.
Provision for Loan Loss
2018.  The provision for loan losses amounted to $1.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, a decrease of $873 thousand compared to the same period last year.  The decrease in the provision for the nine months ended September 30, 2017prior year was due primarily to generally improved credit quality metrics and underlying collateral values, partially offset by increased loan growth compared to the prior year.


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The provision for loan losses is a significant factor in the Company's operating results. For further discussion regarding the provision for loan losses and management's assessment of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses see "Credit Risk," "Asset Quality," and "Allowance for Loan Losses" under "Financial Condition" in this Item 2, above, and "Credit Risk," "Asset Quality," and "Allowance for Loan Losses" in the Financial Condition section of Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in the Company's 20162018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
There have been no material changes to the Company's underwriting practices or to the allowance for loan loss methodology used to estimate loan loss exposure as reported in the Company's 20162018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Non-Interest Income
 
Non-interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 20172019 amounted to $11.5$12.0 million,, an increase of $781$777 thousand,, or 7%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The significant changes are discussed below:

Investment advisory fees2018. Non-interest income increased by $210 thousand, or 6%,in 2019 due primarily due to increases in investments under management from both new business and increases in market values.

Depositdeposit and interchange fees, increased by $599 thousand, or 16%, primarily due to increases in business checking fees and to a lesser extent ATM interchange fees.

Net gains (losses) on security sales decreased $126 thousand, or 21%. Netnet gains on securities sales were lower in the current year predominately due toof investments, and net fair value gains on equity sales, largelysecurities, which is included in other income, partially offset by losses realized from a debt security portfolio restructuring.lower wealth management income.

Non-Interest Expense
 
Non-interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 20172019 amounted to $57.063.7 million, an increase of $5.2$3.5 million,, or 10%6%, compared to the same period in 20162018. The significant changes are discussed below:
Salaries and employee benefits increased by $4.2 million, or 13%, since the prior period,increase primarily related to support the Company's strategic growth initiatives, including salaries and market expansion initiatives.

Occupancyemployee benefit expenses, and equipmentto a lesser extent technology and telecommunications expenses. Partially offsetting the increase were reductions in both deposit insurance premiums, resulting from a Small Bank Assessment Credit from the FDIC Deposit Insurance Fund of $376 thousand, and advertising and public relations expenses, increased $424 thousand, or 8%, mainly due to investments in our facilities, including new branches, the overall branch network, and operations buildings.

Technology and telecommunications expense increased $241 thousand, or 5%, primarily as a result of investments in our network infrastructure and security, to improve our service capabilities and to enhance business continuity.

Audit, legal, and professional expenses decreased by $183 thousand, or 15%, primarily due to a reduction of $101 thousand in audit and related fees compared to the same period in 2016.

Deposit insurance premiums increased by $133 thousand, or 13%, due primarily to changesCompany's community recognition event last held in the FDIC's assessment methodology in late 2016, which applied to all banks, and the Company's growth.second quarter of 2018.

Income Taxes

The effective tax rate was 22.9% for both the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was 31.7%, compared to 33.0% for the nine months ended2019 and September 30, 2016. The decrease2018.

Risk Factors and Risk Management Framework

This Form 10-Q outlines certain key risks facing the Company including credit risk, liquidity management and interest-rate risk. Credit risk management is reviewed in rate was due primarilydetail in this Item 2 under the heading "Credit Risk." Liquidity management is the coordination of activities so that cash needs are anticipated and met, readily and efficiently. Liquidity management is reviewed in this Item 7 under the heading "Liquidity, " above. Interest-rate risk is reviewed under Item 3, "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk," below. In addition to the implementationrisks outlined in this Form 10-Q, numerous other factors that could adversely affect the Company's future results of operations and financial condition, and its reputation and business model are addressed in Item 1A, "Risk Factors," of the Company's 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Management utilizes a new accounting pronouncement (ASU No. 2016-09) relatedcomprehensive risk management framework which enables the aggregation of risks across the Company and provides reasonable assurance that management has the tools, programs and processes in place to stock-based compensation accountingsupport informed decision making, anticipate risks before they materialize and maintain the Company's risk profile consistent with its strategic planning, and applicable laws and regulations.

The Company's enterprise risk management and operational risk management framework provides a structured approach for identifying, assessing and managing risks in a coordinated manner, which includes, but is not limited to: credit risk, market and interest-rate risk, legal and regulatory compliance risk, reputational risk, strategic risk, liquidity management, information security, internal controls over financial reporting, physical security, loss and fraud prevention, policy reviews, third party vendor management and contract management, business continuity planning, short and long-term capital projects and facility planning, and corporate governance. See Item 1, "Business," under the "Risk Management Framework," section of the Company's 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.



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Accounting Policies/Critical Accounting Estimates

As discussed in the first quarterCompany's 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K, the three most significant areas in which management applies critical assumptions and estimates that are particularly susceptible to change relate to the determination of 2017, which reduced tax expensethe allowance for loan losses, impairment review of investment securities and increased net income by approximately $832 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.impairment review of goodwill.  The Company has not materially changed its significant accounting and reporting policies from those disclosed in its 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 1, Item (e)(f), “Recent"Recent Accounting Pronouncements”Pronouncements" to the Company's unaudited consolidated interim financial statements in this Form 10-Q for information regarding recent accounting pronouncements.



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Item 3 -Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company's primary market risk is interest rate risk. Oversight of interest rate risk management is the responsibility of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"). Annually, the Board reviews and approves the Company's asset-liability management policy, which provides management with guidelines for controlling interest rate risk, as measured through net interest income sensitivity toThere have been no material changes in interest rates, within certain tolerance levels. The Board also establishes and monitors guidelines for the Company's liquidity, capital ratios and asset-liability management.

The Company's asset-liability management strategies and guidelines are reviewed on a periodic basis by management and presented and discussed with the Board. These strategies and guidelines are revised based on changes in interest rate levels, general economic conditions, competition in the marketplace, the current interest rate risk position of the Company, anticipated growth and other factors.

One of the principal factors in maintaining planned levels of net interest income is the ability to design effective strategies to manage the impact of interest rate changes on future net interest income. Quarterly, management completes a net interest income sensitivity analysis, which is regularly presented to the Board. This analysis includes a simulationresults of the Company's net interest income under various interest rate scenarios. Variationssensitivity analysis as reported in the interest rateCompany's 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company can be subject to margin compression depending on the economic environment affect numerous factors, including prepayment speeds, reinvestment rates, maturitiesand the shape of investments (due to call provisions), and interest rates on various asset and liability accounts.

the yield curve. Under the Company's current balance sheet position, the Company's margin generally performs slightly better over time in a rising rate environment, while it generally decreases in a declining rate environment and when the yield curve is flattening or inverted. The Company can be subject to margin compression depending on the economic environment and the shape of the yield curve.

In a flattening yield curve scenario, margin compression occurs as the spread between the cost of funding and the yield on interest earning assets narrows. Under this scenario the degree of margin compression is highly dependent on the Company's ability to fund asset growth through lower cost deposits. However, if the curve is flattening, while short-term rates are rising, the adverse impact on margin may be somewhat delayed, as increases in the Prime Rate will initially result in the Company's asset yields re-pricing more quickly than funding costs. After a protracted period of flat rates, the Federal Open Market Committee had begun to increase the fed funds target rate, with three 25 basis point increases since their December 2016 meeting.

In an inverted yield curve situation, shorter-term rates exceed longer-term rates, and the impact on margin is similar but more adverse than the flat curve scenario. Again, however, the extent of the impact on margin is highly dependent on the Company's balance sheet mix.

In a declining rate environment, margin compression will eventually occur as the yield on interest earning assets decreases more rapidly than decreases in funding costs. The primary causes would be the impact of interest rate decreases (including decreases in the Prime Rate) on adjustable rate loans and the fact that decreases in deposit rates may be limited or lag decreases in the Prime Rate.

There have been no material changes in the results of the Company's net interest income sensitivity analysis as reported in the Company's 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K. At September 30, 2017, management continues to consider2019, the Company's primary interest rateinterest-rate risk exposure continues to be margin compression that may result from changes in interest rates and/or changes in the mix of the Company's balance sheet components. This would include the mix of fixed versus variable rate loans and investments on the asset side,within assets, and higher cost versus lower cost deposits and overnight borrowings versus term borrowings and certificates of deposit on the liability side.within liabilities. Refer to heading “Results"Results of Operations”Operations" contained within Management’sItem 2, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsOperations" of this Form 10-Q for further discussion of margin.


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Item 4 -Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
The Company maintains a set of disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in reports that it files or furnishes to the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms.
 
The Company carried out an evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b).  Based upon that evaluation, the Company's principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of September 30, 20172019.
 
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that has occurred during the Company's most recent fiscal quarter (i.e., the three months ended September 30, 20172019) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.






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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1 -Legal Proceedings

There are no material pending legal proceedings to which the Company or its subsidiaries are a party or to which any of its property is subject, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business of the Company. Management does not believe resolution of any present litigation will have a material adverse effect on the business, consolidated financial condition or results of operations of the Company.

Item 1A -Risk Factors
 
Management believes that there have been no material changes in the Company's risk factors as reported in the Company's 20162018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 2 -Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
None.The following table represents information with respect to repurchases of common stock made by the Company during the three months ended September 30, 2019:
  
Total number of shares repurchased (1)
 Average Price Paid Per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs Announced Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
July 1,654 $29.47  
August    
September    
(1) Amounts include shares repurchased that were not part of a publicly announced repurchase plan or program. These shares were owned and tendered by employees as payment for taxes upon vesting of restricted stock (net settlement of shares).

Item 3 -Defaults upon Senior Securities
 
Not Applicable.
 
Item 4 -Mine Safety Disclosures

Not Applicable.
 
Item 5 -Other Information

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Item 6 -Exhibits
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.    Description

3.1.1

3.1.1Amended and Restated Articles of Organization of the Company, as amended as of June 4, 2013 incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 10, 2013
3.1.2

3.1.2Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Organization of the Company, as amended as of May 16, 2017 incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 18, 2017
3.1.3

3.2

31.1*

31.2*

32*

101*The following materials from Enterprise Bancorp, Inc.’s's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 20172019 were formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 20172019 and December 31, 2016;2018; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172019 and 2016;2018; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172019 and 2016;2018; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017;2019 and 2018; (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 20172019 and 2016;2018; and (vi) Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.
____________________
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
 
  ENTERPRISE BANCORP, INC.
    
DATE:November 7, 20172019By:/s/ James A. MarcotteJoseph R. Lussier
   James A. MarcotteJoseph R. Lussier
   Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
   (Principaland Chief Financial Officer)Officer


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