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Section 1: 10-Q (10-Q)
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
    
 þ    Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31,September 30, 2019
 o    Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from ________ to ____________

Commission File Number: 001-38458
LEVEL ONE BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Michigan
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
71-1015624
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
32991 Hamilton Court
Farmington Hills, MI
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
48334
(Zip code)
(248) 737-0300
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
Common Stock, no par value
Trading symbol(s)
LEVL

Name of each exchange on which registered
Nasdaq Global Select Market
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

Large accelerated filer     o                             Accelerated filer         o

Non-accelerated filer    þ                            Smaller reporting company þ

Emerging growth company    þ

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.): Yes o No þ

As of May 3,November 1, 2019, the number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s Common Stock, no par value, was 7,751,2317,717,850 shares.


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PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTSItem 1 - Financial Statements
LEVEL ONE BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
(Dollars in thousands) (Unaudited)   September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Assets  
  
 (Unaudited)  
Cash and cash equivalents $35,982
 $33,296
 $49,361
 $33,296
Securities available-for-sale 226,874
 204,258
 205,242
 204,258
Federal Home Loan Bank stock 8,325
 8,325
 8,325
 8,325
Mortgage loans held for sale, at fair value 14,043
 5,595
 26,864
 5,595
Loans:  
  
    
Originated loans 1,051,169
 1,041,898
 1,093,694
 1,041,898
Acquired loans 79,928
 84,667
 75,229
 84,667
Total loans 1,131,097
 1,126,565
 1,168,923
 1,126,565
Less: Allowance for loan losses (11,960) (11,566) (12,307) (11,566)
Net loans 1,119,137
 1,114,999
 1,156,616
 1,114,999
Premises and equipment 13,172
 13,242
 13,427
 13,242
Goodwill 9,387
 9,387
 9,387
 9,387
Other intangible assets, net 395
 447
 331
 447
Bank-owned life insurance 11,945
 11,866
 12,080
 11,866
Income tax benefit 1,589
 2,467
 469
 2,467
Other assets 15,703
 12,333
 27,361
 12,333
Total assets $1,456,552
 $1,416,215
 $1,509,463
 $1,416,215
Liabilities  
  
  
  
Deposits:  
  
  
  
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits $293,217
 $309,384
 $322,069
 $309,384
Interest-bearing demand deposits 53,538
 52,804
 66,716
 52,804
Money market and savings deposits 319,028
 287,575
 332,432
 287,575
Time deposits 485,680
 484,872
 473,325
 484,872
Total deposits 1,151,463
 1,134,635
 1,194,542
 1,134,635
Borrowings 117,907
 99,574
 111,937
 99,574
Subordinated notes 14,905
 14,891
 14,934
 14,891
Other liabilities 16,158
 15,355
 20,082
 15,355
Total liabilities 1,300,433
 1,264,455
 1,341,495
 1,264,455
Shareholders' equity  
  
  
  
Common stock, no par value per share:  
  
  
  
Authorized—20,000,000 shares  
  
  
  
Issued and outstanding—7,749,331 shares at March 31, 2019 and 7,750,216 shares at December 31, 2018 89,753
 90,621
Issued and outstanding—7,714,000 shares at September 30, 2019 and 7,750,216 shares at December 31, 2018 89,206
 90,621
Retained earnings 66,049
 62,891
 73,394
 62,891
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax 317
 (1,752) 5,368
 (1,752)
Total shareholders' equity 156,119
 151,760
 167,968
 151,760
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $1,456,552
 $1,416,215
 $1,509,463
 $1,416,215
   
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.


LEVEL ONE BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME — (UNAUDITED)
 For the three months ended March 31, For the three months ended September 30, For the nine months ended September 30,
(In thousands, except per share data) 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
Interest income  
  
  
  
    
Originated loans, including fees $13,894
 $11,178
 $14,633
 $12,653
 $42,652
 $35,664
Acquired loans, including fees 1,757
 2,426
 1,501
 2,454
 4,895
 7,173
Securities:  
  
        
Taxable 936
 574
 857
 816
 2,773
 2,057
Tax-exempt 545
 351
 588
 450
 1,728
 1,181
Federal funds sold and other 310
 245
 404
 256
 1,034
 708
Total interest income 17,442
 14,774
 17,983
 16,629
 53,082
 46,783
Interest Expense  
  
  
      
Deposits 4,121
 2,178
 4,478
 2,802
 13,216
 7,467
Borrowed funds 353
 219
 261
 502
 960
 946
Subordinated notes 250
 250
 256
 256
 759
 759
Total interest expense 4,724
 2,647
 4,995
 3,560
 14,935
 9,172
Net interest income 12,718
 12,127
 12,988
 13,069
 38,147
 37,611
Provision expense for loan losses 422
 554
Provision expense (benefit) for loan losses (16) 619
 835
 463
Net interest income after provision for loan losses 12,296
 11,573
 13,004
 12,450
 37,312
 37,148
Noninterest income  
  
  
      
Service charges on deposits 625
 642
 627
 655
 1,914
 1,915
Net loss on sales of securities (7) 
Net gain on sales of securities 151
 
 151
 
Mortgage banking activities 1,120
 236
 2,352
 754
 5,788
 1,394
Net gain (loss) on sale of commercial loans (37) 
 (37) 11
Other charges and fees 548
 494
 765
 515
 1,805
 1,428
Total noninterest income 2,286
 1,372
 3,858
 1,924
 9,621
 4,748
Noninterest expense  
  
  
      
Salary and employee benefits 6,913
 5,956
 7,536
 6,888
 21,642
 19,013
Occupancy and equipment expense 1,204
 1,046
 1,203
 1,173
 3,575
 3,293
Professional service fees 362
 266
 465
 494
 1,212
 1,231
Acquisition and due diligence fees 319
 
 319
 
Marketing expense 176
 142
 379
 264
 843
 697
Printing and supplies expense 68
 104
 78
 127
 250
 343
Data processing expense 595
 436
 661
 565
 1,862
 1,512
Other expense 1,050
 1,185
 898
 943
 3,371
 3,205
Total noninterest expense 10,368
 9,135
 11,539
 10,454
 33,074
 29,294
Income before income taxes 4,214
 3,810
 5,323
 3,920
 13,859
 12,602
Income tax provision 747
 642
 914
 665
 2,428
 2,167
Net income $3,467
 $3,168
 $4,409
 $3,255
 $11,431
 $10,435
Per common share data:  
  
  
  
  
  
Basic earnings per common share $0.45
 $0.48
 $0.57
 $0.42
 $1.48
 $1.44
Diluted earnings per common share $0.44
 $0.47
 $0.56
 $0.41
 $1.46
 $1.41
Cash dividends declared per common share $0.04
 $0.03
 $0.04
 $0.03
 $0.12
 $0.09
Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic 7,752
 6,539
 7,721
 7,749
 7,738
 7,264
Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted 7,869
 6,699
 7,752
 7,901
 7,776
 7,414
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

LEVEL ONE BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
 For the three months ended March 31, For the three months ended September 30, For the nine months ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
Net income $3,467
 $3,168
 $4,409
 $3,255
 $11,431
 $10,435
Other comprehensive income:    
    
    
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on securities available-for-sale arising during the period 2,612
 (2,505) 1,414
 (1,247) 8,861
 (4,016)
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in income 7
 
Reclassification adjustment for gains included in income 151
 
 151
 
Tax effect(1)
 (550) 525
 (327) 261
 (1,892) 842
Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities available-for-sale, net of tax 2,069
 (1,980) 1,238
 (986) 7,120
 (3,174)
Total comprehensive income, net of tax $5,536
 $1,188
 $5,647
 $2,269
 $18,551
 $7,261
__________________________________________________________________________ 
(1) Includes $(1)$32 thousand of tax benefitexpense related to reclassification adjustment for gains included in income for the three months and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019. There was no tax expense (benefit) related to reclassification for the three months and nine months ended March 31, 2018.September 30, 2018 as a result of no reclassification adjustment.

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

LEVEL ONE BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY — (UNAUDITED)
(Dollar in thousands) Common Stock Retained Earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income Total Shareholders' Equity
Balance at December 31, 2017 $59,511
 $49,232
 $(783) $107,960
Net Income 
 3,168
 
 3,168
Other comprehensive loss 
 
 (1,980) (1,980)
Reclass of tax reform adjustments due to early adoption of ASU 2018-02 
 $168
 $(168) 
Exercise of stock options (118,944 shares) 1,192
 
 
 1,192
Stock-based compensation expense 183
 
 
 183
Balance at March 31, 2018 $60,886
 $52,568
 $(2,931) $110,523
         
Balance at December 31, 2018 $90,621
 $62,891
 $(1,752) $151,760
Net income 
 3,467
 
 3,467
Other comprehensive income 
 
 2,069
 2,069
Share buyback (46,626 shares) (1,104) 
 
 (1,104)
Common stock dividends declared ($0.04 per share) 
 (309) 
 (309)
Exercise of stock options (12,300 shares) 125
 
 
 125
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax impact 111
 
 
 111
Balance at March 31, 2019 $89,753
 $66,049
 $317
 $156,119
  For the three months ended September 30, 2019
(Dollar in thousands) Common Stock Retained Earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Total Shareholders' Equity
Balance at June 30, 2019 $89,442
 $69,295
 $4,130
 $162,867
Net income 
 4,409
 
 4,409
Other comprehensive income 
 
 1,238
 1,238
Redeemed stock (20,530 shares) (488) 
 
 (488)
Common stock dividends declared ($0.04 per share) 
 (310) 
 (310)
Exercise of stock options (6,250 shares) 63
 
 
 63
Stock-based compensation expense 189
 
 
 189
Balance at September 30, 2019 $89,206
 $73,394
 $5,368
 $167,968
         
  For the nine months ended September 30, 2019
(Dollar in thousands) Common Stock Retained Earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income Total Shareholders' Equity
Balance at December 31, 2018 $90,621
 $62,891
 $(1,752) $151,760
Net income 
 11,431
 
 11,431
Other comprehensive income 
 
 7,120
 7,120
Redeemed stock (88,457 shares) (2,108) 
 
 (2,108)
Common stock dividends declared ($0.12 per share) 
 (928) 
 (928)
Exercise of stock options (21,550 shares) 219
 
 
 219
Stock-based compensation expense 474
 
 
 474
Balance at September 30, 2019 $89,206
 $73,394
 $5,368
 $167,968

  For the three months ended September 30, 2018
(Dollar in thousands) Common Stock Retained Earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Total Shareholders' Equity
Balance at June 30, 2018 $90,201
 $56,383
 $(3,139) $143,445
Net income 
 3,255
 
 3,255
Other comprehensive loss 
 
 (986) (986)
Common stock dividend paid ($0.03 per share) 
 (465) 
 (465)
Exercise of stock options (1,100 shares) 12
 
 
 12
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax impact 198
 
 
 198
Balance at September 30, 2018 $90,411
 $59,173
 $(4,125) $145,459
         
  For the nine months ended September 30, 2018
(Dollar in thousands) Common Stock Retained Earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Total Shareholders' Equity
Balance at December 31, 2017 $59,511
 $49,232
 $(783) $107,960
Net income 
 10,435
 
 10,435
Other comprehensive loss 
 
 (3,174) (3,174)
Reclass of tax reform adjustments due to early adoption of ASU 2018-02 
 168
 (168) 
Initial public offering of 1,150,765 shares of common stock, net of issuance costs 29,030
 
 
 29,030
Common stock dividend paid ($0.09 per share) 
 (662) 
 (662)
Exercise of stock options (126,494 shares) 1,269
 
 
 1,269
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax impact 601
 
 
 601
Balance at September 30, 2018 $90,411
 $59,173
 $(4,125) $145,459
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.


LEVEL ONE BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS — (UNAUDITED)
 For the three months ended March 31, For the nine months ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018
Cash flows from operating activities  
  
  
  
Net income $3,467
 $3,168
 $11,431
 $10,435
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:        
Depreciation of fixed assets 327
 332
 986
 1,008
Amortization of core deposit intangibles 52
 55
 117
 165
Stock-based compensation expense 154
 183
 517
 615
Provision expense for loan losses 422
 554
 835
 463
Net securities premium amortization 397
 306
 1,277
 1,001
Net loss on sales of securities 7
 
Net gain on sales of securities (151) 
Originations of loans held for sale (36,793) (11,114) (196,616) (53,918)
Proceeds from sales of loans originated for sale 29,137
 14,027
 179,350
 50,160
Net gain on sales of loans (1,200) (236) (5,788) (1,550)
Accretion on acquired purchase credit impaired loans (584) (918) (1,772) (3,076)
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance (79) (80)
Gain on sale of other real estate owned and repossessed assets 
 (48)
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance, net of 1035 exchange charge (214) (243)
Amortization of debt issuance costs 14
 9
 43
 38
Net (increase) decrease in accrued interest receivable and other assets (2,457) 641
 (14,127) 2,586
Net increase (decrease) in accrued interest payable and other liabilities 629
 (446) 4,065
 (1,370)
Deferred income tax benefit 
 (180)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities (6,507) 6,481
 (20,047) 6,086
Cash flows from investing activities  
  
  
  
Net increase in loans (4,022) (16,274) (39,007) (76,822)
Principal payments on securities available-for-sale 5,752
 1,949
 11,730
 7,073
Purchases of securities available-for-sale (32,153) (14,140) (51,373) (60,877)
Purchases of FHLB Stock 
 (22)
Additions to premises and equipment (290) (199) (1,269) (1,100)
Proceeds from:        
Sale of securities available-for-sale 6,000
 
 46,545
 704
Sale of other real estate owned and repossessed assets 
 700
Net cash used in investing activities (24,713) (28,664) (33,374) (130,344)
Cash flows from financing activities  
  
  
  
Net increase (decrease) in deposits 16,828
 (7,738)
Net increase in deposits 59,907
 9,929
Change in short-term borrowings (1,649) 4,968
 (87,584) 98,702
Issuances of long term FHLB advances 20,000
 
 100,000
 
Repayment of long-term FHLB advances 
 (18)
Change in secured borrowing (18) 
 (53) (52)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock related to initial public offering 
 29,030
Share buyback - redeemed stock (1,104) 
 (2,108) 
Common stock dividends paid (852) (430)
Proceeds from exercised stock options 125
 1,192
 219
 1,269
Payments related to tax-withholding for share based compensation awards (43) 
 (43) (14)
Common stock dividends paid (233) 
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities 33,906
 (1,596)
Net cash provided by financing activities 69,486
 138,434
Net change in cash and cash equivalents 2,686
 (23,779) 16,065
 14,176
Beginning cash and cash equivalents 33,296
 63,661
 33,296
 63,661
Ending cash and cash equivalents $35,982
 $39,882
 $49,361
 $77,837
        
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:  
  
  
  
Interest paid $4,397
 $2,291
 $14,109
 $8,678
Income taxes paid 360
 
Taxes paid 2,071
 1,380
Transfer from loans held for sale to loans held for investment 239
 
 1,895
 453
Transfer from loans to other real estate owned 373
 
 373
 
Transfer from premises and equipment to other assets 
 20
 
 20
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

LEVEL ONE BANCORP, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (UNAUDITED)
MARCH 31,SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
NOTE 1—BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Organization and Nature of Operations:
Level One Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company" “we,” “our,” or “us”) is a financial holding company headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Its wholly owned bank subsidiary, Level One Bank (the "Bank"), has 1413 offices, including 9 banking centers (our full service branches) in Oakland County, one banking center in each of Detroit and Grand Rapids, Michigan’s two largest cities, one banking center in Sterling Heights, and twoone mortgage loan production officesoffice in Ann Arbor.
The Bank is a Michigan banking corporation with depository accounts insured by the Deposit Insurance Fund of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC"). The Bank provides a wide range of business and consumer financial services in the greater Farmington Hills, Novi, Northville, Birmingham, Ferndale, Sterling Heights, Bloomfield Township, Ann Arbor, Detroitsoutheastern Michigan and Grand Rapids areas.west Michigan. Its primary deposit products are checking, interest-bearing demand, money market and savings, and term certificate accounts, and its primary lending products are commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, residential real estate, and consumer loans. Substantially all loans are secured by specific items of collateral including business assets, consumer assets, and commercial and residential real estate. Commercial loans are expected to be repaid from cash flow from operations of businesses. Other financial instruments, which potentially represent concentrations of credit risk, include federal funds sold.
On July 9, 2017, the Company formed a newThe Company's subsidiary, Hamilton Court Insurance Company ("Hamilton Court"), which is a wholly owned insurance subsidiary of the Company that provides property and casualty insurance coverage to the Company and the Bank and reinsurance to ten other third party insurance captives for which insurance may not be currently available or economically feasible in the insurance marketplace. Hamilton Court was designed to insure the risks of the Company and the Bank by providing additional insurance coverage for deductibles, excess limits and uninsured exposures. Hamilton Court is domiciledincorporated in Nevada.
Initial Public Offering:
On April 24, 2018, the Company sold 1,150,765 shares of common stock in its initial public offering, including 180,000 shares of common stock pursuant to the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares. The aggregate offering price for the shares sold by the Company was $32.2 million, and after deducting $2.1 million of underwriting discounts and $1.1 million of offering expenses paid to third parties, the Company received total net proceeds of $29.0 million from the initial public offering. In addition, certain selling shareholders participated in the offering and sold an aggregate of 229,235 shares of our common stock at an aggregate offering price of $6.4 million. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the sales of shares by the selling shareholders.
Proposed Merger with Ann Arbor State Bank:
On August 13, 2019, the Company and Ann Arbor Bancorp, Inc. ("AAB") jointly announced the signing of an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated August 12, 2019, pursuant to which the Company has agreed to acquire AAB and its wholly owned subsidiary, Ann Arbor State Bank. The transaction is anticipated to close in the fourth quarter of 2019 or the first quarter of 2020, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions.
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation:
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and conform to practices within the banking industry and include all of the information and disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial reporting. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that are necessary for a fair presentation of financial results for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year or any other period. These interim unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto as of and for the year ended December 31, 2018, included in our Annual Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 22, 2019.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, the Bank and Hamilton Court, after elimination of significant intercompany transactions and accounts.

Use of Estimates:
To prepare financial statements in conformity with GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions based on available information. These estimates and assumptions affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the disclosures provided; therefore, future results could differ.

Change in Accounting Policy:
For fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2018, the Company has elected to evaluate goodwill for impairment as of October 1st as opposed to September 30th, as was done in the preceding years. The change will have no impact on the current yearyear's or prior yearsyears' financial statements.
Emerging Growth Company Status:
The Company is an "emerging growth company," as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the JOBS Act). Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of thean extended transition period when complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an emerging growth company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected to take advantage of this extended transition period, which means these financial statements, as well as financial statements we file in the future for as long as we remain an emerging growth company, will be subject to all new or revised accounting standards generally applicable to private companiescompanies.
Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards:
Revenue Recognition
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-09 "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)," which provides a framework for revenue recognition that replaces the existing industry and transaction specific requirements under the existing standards. ASU 2014-09 requires an entity to apply a five-step model to determine when to recognize revenue and at what amount. The model specifies that revenue should be recognized when (or as) an entity transfers control of goods or services to a customer at the amount in which the entity expects to be entitled. Depending on whether certain criteria are met, revenue should be recognized either over time, in a manner that depicts the entity's performance, or at a point in time, when control of the goods or services are transferred to the customer.
The amendments of ASU 2014-09 may be applied either retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying ASU 2014-09 recognized at the date of initial application. The guidance will be effective for the Company for the fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company plans to adopt these amendments within the time frames stated above.
The Company is continuing to evaluateperformed an analysis of the impact of adoption of this ASU, 2014-09 will havereviewing revenue recorded from service charges on our consolidated financial statements. Baseddeposit accounts, gains (losses) on this evaluationother real estate owned and other assets, debit card interchange fees, and merchant processing fees.  Certain revenue received, such as service charges on deposit accounts, interchange fees, and merchant processing fees, is recorded on a transaction by transaction basis or as the service is performed.  Finally, the methodology used to date, management has determined thatrecord revenue from gains (losses) due to the majoritysale of other real estate owned is not anticipated to change, as the Company currently records income or expense only upon consummation of the revenues earned by thesale. The Company are not within the scope ofadopted ASU 2014-09 and that a fewrelated issuances on January 1, 2019, with no cumulative effect adjustment to opening retained earnings required upon implementation of the revenue streams that have been identified as being in scope would include service charges and interchange fees. Management will continue to evaluate the impact the adoption of ASU 2014-09 will have on our consolidated financial statements, focusing on noninterest income sources within the scope of ASU 2014-09 as well as new disclosures required by these amendments; however, the adoption of ASU 2014-09 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements but is expected to result in additional disclosures.this standard.
Financial Instruments
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," to improve the accounting for financial instruments. This ASU requires equity investments with readily determinable fair values to be measured at fair value with changes recognized in net income regardless of classification. For equity investments without a readily determinable fair value, the value of the investment would be measured at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer instead of fair value, unless a qualitative assessment indicates impairment. Additionally, this ASU requires the separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset on the balance sheet or the accompanying notes to the financial statements, as well as the required use of exit pricing when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes. The guidance will beis effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December  15, 2018, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and is to be applied prospectively with a cumulative-effectcumulative effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. Management is currently developing processes and procedures to comply with the disclosures requirements of this ASU, which will impact the disclosures the Company makes related to fair value of its financial instruments. This standard is not expected to have a material impact toon the

Company's consolidated financial statements. The Company is planning to adopt this new guidance within the time frames stated above.


Leases
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)," to improve transparency and comparability across entities regarding leasing arrangements. This ASU requires the recognition of a separate lease liability representing the required discounted lease payments over the lease term and a separate lease asset representing the right to use the underlying asset during the same lease term. Additionally, this ASU provides clarification regarding the identification of certain components of contracts that would represent a lease as well as requires additional disclosures to the notes of the financial statements.
The guidance will be effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020,2021, and is to be applied under an optional transition method. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this new guidance on the consolidated financial statements. Additionally, the Company does not expect to significantly change operating lease agreements prior to adoption.
In October 2019, the FASB approved a delayed effective date for the leases standard to January 2021 for certain entities, including certain SEC filers, public business entities, and private companies.  As an emerging growth company, the Company is eligible for the delayed effective date. The Company is planning to adopt this new guidance within the time frames stated above.above but would delay the implementation to the delayed effective date if the proposed delay is effected.
Allowance for Credit Losses
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, "Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments," to replace the current incurred loss methodology for recognizing credit losses, which delays recognition until it is probable a loss has been incurred, with a methodology that reflects an estimate of all expected credit losses and considers additional reasonable and supportable forecasted information when determining credit loss estimates. This impacts the calculation of the allowance for credit losses for all financial assets measured under the amortized cost basis, including PCI loans at the time of and subsequent to acquisition. Additionally, credit losses related to available-for-sale debt securities would be recorded through the allowance for credit losses and not as a direct adjustment to the amortized cost of the securities. Based on the ASU No. 2018-19, "Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses," the guidance will be effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years, and is to be applied under a modified retrospective approach.
In October 2019, the FASB approved a delayed effective date for the credit losses standard to January 2023 for certain entities, including certain SEC filers, public business entities, and private companies.  As a smaller reporting company, the Company is eligible for the delayed effective date. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the delay on its implementation project plan as well as the impact of adopting this new guidance on the consolidated financial statements, as well as the impact on current systems and processes. At this time, the Company is reviewing potential methodologies for estimating expected credit losses using reasonable and supportable forecast information and has identified certain data and system requirements. Once adopted, we expect our allowance for loan losses to increase through a one-time adjustment to retained earnings; however, until our evaluation is complete, the estimated increase in allowance will be unknown. The Company is planning to adopt this new guidance within the time frames stated above.above but would delay the implementation to the delayed effective date if the proposed delay is effected.
Income Taxes - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-02, "Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Topic 220)," which allowsallowed an entity to elect a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ("TCJA"). The amount of that reclassification should include the effect of changes of tax rate on the deferred tax amount, any related valuation allowance and other income tax effects on the items in AOCI. In addition, the ASU requiresrequired that an entity state if an election to reclassify the tax effects to retained earnings is made, along with a description of other income tax effects that are reclassified from AOCI. This guidance isbecame effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company early adopted the ASU and reclassified $168 thousand from retained earnings to AOCI during the first quarter of 2018.
In May 2018, the FASB issued an update to ASU No. 2018-05, "Income Taxes (Topic 740): Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118," regarding the accounting implications of the recently issued TCJA. The update clarifiesclarified that in a company's financial statements that include the reporting period in which the TCJA was enacted, a company must first reflect the income tax effects of the TCJA in which the accounting under GAAP is complete.

These amounts would not be provisional amounts. The Companycompany would also report provisional amounts for those specific income tax effects for which the accounting under GAAP will be incomplete but for which a reasonable estimate can be determined. This accounting update iswas effective immediately.immediately upon announcement. The Company believes its accounting for the income tax effects of the TCJA is complete. Technical corrections or other forthcoming guidance could change how we interpret provisions of the TCJA, which may impact our effective tax rate and could affect our deferred tax assets, tax positions and/or our tax liabilities.

NOTE 2—SECURITIES
The following table summarizes the amortized cost and fair value of the available-for-sale securities portfolio at March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and the corresponding amounts of gross unrealized gains and losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
(Dollars in thousands) 
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
March 31, 2019  
  
  
  
September 30, 2019  
  
  
  
U.S. government sponsored entities & agencies $1,417
 $29
 $
 $1,446
 $1,422
 $75
 $
 $1,497
State and political subdivision 87,890
 1,700
 (173) 89,417
 85,845
 4,892
 (4) 90,733
Mortgage-backed securities: residential 9,912
 30
 (288) 9,654
 9,389
 93
 (92) 9,390
Mortgage-backed securities: commercial 16,481
 128
 (114) 16,495
 19,985
 1,067
 (3) 21,049
Collateralized mortgage obligations: residential  17,933
 32
 (256) 17,709
 9,128
 43
 (102) 9,069
Collateralized mortgage obligations: commercial  35,598
 192
 (301) 35,489
 30,747
 862
 (11) 31,598
U.S. Treasury 18,184
 
 (526) 17,658
 1,974
 27
 
 2,001
SBA 20,684
 26
 (135) 20,575
 23,583
 104
 (151) 23,536
Asset backed securities 5,811
 2
 (6) 5,807
 10,384
 
 (197) 10,187
Corporate bonds 12,564
 96
 (36) 12,624
 5,992
 191
 (1) 6,182
Total available-for-sale $226,474
 $2,235
 $(1,835) $226,874
 $198,449
 $7,354
 $(561) $205,242
December 31, 2018  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
U.S. government sponsored entities & agencies $2,404
 $4
 $(11) $2,397
 $2,404
 $4
 $(11) $2,397
State and political subdivision 75,093
 657
 (604) 75,146
 75,093
 657
 (604) 75,146
Mortgage-backed securities: residential 10,114
 4
 (379) 9,739
 10,114
 4
 (379) 9,739
Mortgage-backed securities: commercial 12,594
 17
 (229) 12,382
 12,594
 17
 (229) 12,382
Collateralized mortgage obligations: residential  18,916
 51
 (296) 18,671
 18,916
 51
 (296) 18,671
Collateralized mortgage obligations: commercial  32,390
 98
 (500) 31,988
 32,390
 98
 (500) 31,988
U.S. Treasury 21,232
 
 (751) 20,481
 21,232
 
 (751) 20,481
SBA 15,856
 
 (168) 15,688
 15,856
 
 (168) 15,688
Asset backed securities 3,872
 
 (30) 3,842
 3,872
 
 (30) 3,842
Corporate bonds 14,006
 18
 (100) 13,924
 14,006
 18
 (100) 13,924
Total available-for-sale $206,477
 $849
 $(3,068) $204,258
 $206,477
 $849
 $(3,068) $204,258
The proceeds from sales of securities and the associated gains and losses for the three months ended March 31, 2019periods below are summarized below. There were no sales of securities during the three months ended March 31, 2018.as follows:
For the three months ended September 30, For the nine months ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
2019 2018 2019 2018
Proceeds$6,000
$11,080
 $704
 $46,545
 $704
Gross gains64
202
 2
 543
 2
Gross losses(71)(51) (2) (392) (2)






The amortized cost and fair value of securities are shown in the table below by contractual maturity. Actual timing may differ from contractual maturities if borrowers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Additionally, residential mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations receive monthly principal payments, which are not reflected below.
 March 31, 2019 September 30, 2019
(Dollars in thousands) 
Amortized
Cost
 
Fair
Value
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Fair
Value
Within one year $681
 $677
 $2,683
 $2,684
One to five years 49,144
 48,627
 24,918
 25,353
Five to ten years 46,389
 46,822
 52,715
 54,997
Beyond ten years 130,260
 130,748
 118,133
 122,208
Total $226,474
 $226,874
 $198,449
 $205,242
Securities pledged at March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 had a carrying amount of $26.0$36.7 million and $22.7 million, respectively, and were pledged to secure Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") advances, a Federal Reserve Bank line of credit, repurchase agreements, deposits and deposits.mortgage derivatives.
As of March 31,September 30, 2019, the Bank held 56 tax-exempt state and local municipal securities totaling $41.9$41.1 million backed by the Michigan School Bond Loan Fund. Other than the aforementioned investments, at March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there were no holdings of securities of any one issuer, other than the U.S. government and its agencies, in an amount greater than 10% of shareholders' equity.

The following table summarizes securities with unrealized losses at March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 aggregated by security type and length of time in a continuous unrealized loss position:
 Less than 12 Months 12 Months or Longer Total Less than 12 Months 12 Months or Longer Total
(Dollars in thousands) 
Fair
value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
value
 
Unrealized
Losses
March 31, 2019  
  
  
  
  
  
September 30, 2019  
  
  
  
  
  
Available-for-sale  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
State and political subdivision $705
 $(9) $14,271
 $(164) $14,976
 $(173) $1,051
 $(2) $304
 $(2) $1,355
 $(4)
Mortgage-backed securities: residential 
 
 6,595
 (288) 6,595
 (288) 
 
 5,570
 (92) 5,570
 (92)
Mortgage-backed securities: commercial 
 
 7,528
 (114) 7,528
 (114) 898
 (2) 434
 (1) 1,332
 (3)
Collateralized mortgage obligations: residential 5,280
 (32) 9,275
 (224) 14,555
 (256) 
 
 5,799
 (102) 5,799
 (102)
Collateralized mortgage obligations: commercial 
 
 17,630
 (301) 17,630
 (301) 
 
 1,730
 (11) 1,730
 (11)
U.S. Treasury 
 
 17,658
 (526) 17,658
 (526) 
 
 
 
 
 
SBA 5,066
 (16) 11,736
 (119) 16,802
 (135) 4,058
 (12) 13,286
 (139) 17,344
 (151)
Asset backed securities 1,927
 (6) 
 
 1,927
 (6) 10,187
 (197) 
 
 10,187
 (197)
Corporate bonds 493
 (8) 2,992
 (28) 3,485
 (36) 
 
 1,004
 (1) 1,004
 (1)
Total available-for-sale $13,471
 $(71) $87,685
 $(1,764) $101,156
 $(1,835) $16,194
 $(213) $28,127
 $(348) $44,321
 $(561)
December 31, 2018  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Available-for-sale  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
U.S. government sponsored entities & agencies $978
 $(11) $
 $
 $978
 $(11) $978
 $(11) $
 $
 $978
 $(11)
State and political subdivision 5,121
 (25) 27,667
 (579) 32,788
 (604) 5,121
 (25) 27,667
 (579) 32,788
 (604)
Mortgage-backed securities: residential 2,595
 (4) 6,393
 (375) 8,988
 (379) 2,595
 (4) 6,393
 (375) 8,988
 (379)
Mortgage-backed securities: commercial 1,967
 (8) 8,944
 (221) 10,911
 (229) 1,967
 (8) 8,944
 (221) 10,911
 (229)
Collateralized mortgage obligations: residential 3,814
 (27) 8,958
 (269) 12,772
 (296) 3,814
 (27) 8,958
 (269) 12,772
 (296)
Collateralized mortgage obligations: commercial 
 
 17,939
 (500) 17,939
 (500) 
 
 17,939
 (500) 17,939
 (500)
U.S. Treasury 
 
 20,481
 (751) 20,481
 (751) 
 
 20,481
 (751) 20,481
 (751)
SBA 12,420
 (91) 3,268
 (77) 15,688
 (168) 12,420
 (91) 3,268
 (77) 15,688
 (168)
Asset backed securities 3,842
 (30) 
 
 3,842
 (30) 3,842
 (30) 
 
 3,842
 (30)
Corporate bonds 7,526
 (28) 2,950
 (72) 10,476
 (100) 7,526
 (28) 2,950
 (72) 10,476
 (100)
Total available-for-sale $38,263
 $(224) $96,600
 $(2,844) $134,863
 $(3,068) $38,263
 $(224) $96,600
 $(2,844) $134,863
 $(3,068)

As of March 31,September 30, 2019, the Company's investment portfolio consisted of 281240 securities, 12146 of which were in an unrealized loss position. The unrealized losses for these securities resulted primarily from changes in interest rates.rates since purchased. The Company expects full recovery of the carrying amount of these securities and does not intend to sell the securities in an unrealized loss position nor does it believe it will be required to sell securities in an unrealized loss position before the value is recovered. The Company does not consider these securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31,September 30, 2019.

NOTE 3—LOANS
The following table presents the recorded investment in loans at March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The recorded investment in loans excludes accrued interest receivable.
(Dollars in thousands) Originated Acquired Total Originated Acquired Total
March 31, 2019  
  
  
September 30, 2019  
  
  
Commercial real estate $489,856
 $58,211
 $548,067
 $509,704
 $56,077
 $565,781
Commercial and industrial 392,891
 8,697
 401,588
 395,804
 8,326
 404,130
Residential real estate 167,413
 12,973
 180,386
 187,485
 10,792
 198,277
Consumer 1,009
 47
 1,056
 701
 34
 735
Total $1,051,169
 $79,928
 $1,131,097
 $1,093,694
 $75,229
 $1,168,923
December 31, 2018  
  
  
  
  
  
Commercial real estate $500,809
 $61,284
 $562,093
 $500,809
 $61,284
 $562,093
Commercial and industrial 375,130
 8,325
 383,455
 375,130
 8,325
 383,455
Residential real estate 165,015
 15,003
 180,018
 165,015
 15,003
 180,018
Consumer 944
 55
 999
 944
 55
 999
Total $1,041,898
 $84,667
 $1,126,565
 $1,041,898
 $84,667
 $1,126,565
At March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had residential loans held for sale, which were originated with the intent to sell, totaling $14.0$26.9 million and $5.6 million, respectively. During the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company sold residential real estate loans with proceeds totaling $29.1$86.4 million and $14.0$25.1 million, respectively and $179.4 million and $50.2 million, during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Information as to nonperforming assets was as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Nonaccrual loans:  
  
  
  
Commercial real estate $2,694
 $5,927
 $5,043
 $5,927
Commercial and industrial 10,495
 9,605
 4,071
 9,605
Residential real estate 3,456
 2,915
 2,339
 2,915
Total nonperforming loans 16,645
 18,447
Total nonaccrual loans 11,453
 18,447
Other real estate owned 373
 
 373
 
Total nonperforming assets $17,018
 $18,447
 $11,826
 $18,447
Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing $453
 $243
 $157
 $243
At March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, all of the loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing were PCI loans.

Loan delinquency as of the dates presented below was as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) Current 30 - 59 Days
Past Due
 60 - 89 Days
Past Due
 90+ Days
Past Due
 Total Current 30 - 59 Days
Past Due
 60 - 89 Days
Past Due
 90+ Days
Past Due
 Total
March 31, 2019  
  
  
  
  
September 30, 2019  
  
  
  
  
Commercial real estate $545,055
 $939
 $
 $2,073
 $548,067
 $561,062
 $4,288
 $
 $431
 $565,781
Commercial and industrial 400,002
 72
 240
 1,274
 401,588
 403,065
 918
 26
 121
 404,130
Residential real estate 176,571
 2,808
 
 1,007
 180,386
 195,740
 802
 743
 992
 198,277
Consumer 1,056
 
 
 
 1,056
 717
 
 18
 
 735
Total $1,122,684
 $3,819
 $240
 $4,354
 $1,131,097
 $1,160,584
 $6,008
 $787
 $1,544
 $1,168,923
December 31, 2018  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Commercial real estate $559,523
 $497
 $
 $2,073
 $562,093
 $559,523
 $497
 $
 $2,073
 $562,093
Commercial and industrial 381,424
 664
 82
 1,285
 383,455
 381,424
 664
 82
 1,285
 383,455
Residential real estate 174,831
 2,499
 1,314
 1,374
 180,018
 174,831
 2,499
 1,314
 1,374
 180,018
Consumer 998
 
 1
 
 999
 998
 
 1
 
 999
Total $1,116,776
 $3,660
 $1,397
 $4,732
 $1,126,565
 $1,116,776
 $3,660
 $1,397
 $4,732
 $1,126,565
Impaired Loans:
Information as to impaired loans, excluding purchased credit impaired loans, was as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Nonaccrual loans $16,645
 $18,447
 $11,453
 $18,447
Performing troubled debt restructurings:  
    
  
Commercial and industrial 562
 568
 553
 568
Residential real estate 363
 363
 361
 363
Total performing troubled debt restructurings 925
 931
 914
 931
Total impaired loans, excluding purchase credit impaired loans $17,570
 $19,378
 $12,367
 $19,378
Troubled Debt Restructurings:
The Company assesses loan modifications to determine whether a modification constitutes a troubled debt restructuring ("TDR"). This applies to all loan modifications except for modifications to loans accounted for in pools under ASC 310-30, which are not subject to TDR accounting/classification. For loans excluded from ASC 310-30 accounting, a modification is considered a TDR when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulties and the Company grants a concession to the borrower. For loans accounted for individually under ASC 310-30, a modification is considered a TDR when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulties and the effective yield after the modification is less than the effective yield at the time the loan was acquired or less than the effective yield of any re-estimation of cash flows subsequent to acquisition in association with consideration of qualitative factors included within ASC 310-40. All TDRs are considered impaired loans. The nature and extent of impairment of TDRs, including those which have experienced a subsequent default, are considered in the determination of an appropriate level of allowance for loan losses.
As of March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had a recorded investment in troubled debt restructurings of $5.7$4.1 million and $5.9 million, respectively. The Company has allocated a specific reserve of $400$498 thousand for those loans at March 31,September 30, 2019 and a specific reserve of $258 thousand for those loans at December 31, 2018. The Company has not committed to lend additional amounts to borrowers whose loans have been modified. As of March 31,September 30, 2019, there were $4.8$3.2 million of nonperforming TDRs and $925$914 thousand of performing TDRs included in impaired loans. As of December 31, 2018, there were $5.0 million of nonperforming TDRs and $931 millionthousand of performing TDRs included in impaired loans.
All TDRs are considered impaired loans in the calendar year of their restructuring. A loan that has been modified can return to performing status if it satisfies a six-month performance requirement; however, it will continue to be reported as a TDR and considered impaired.

The following table presents the recorded investment of loans modified as TDRs during the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, by type of concession granted. There were no loans modified as TDRs during the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. In cases where more than one type of concession was granted, the loans were categorized based on the most significant concession.
 Concession type     Financial effects of
modification
 Concession type     Financial effects of
modification
(Dollars in thousands) Principal
deferral
 Interest
rate
 Forbearance
agreement
 Total
number of
loans
 Total
recorded
investment
 Net
charge-offs
 Provision
for loan
losses
 Principal
deferral
 Interest
rate
 Forbearance
agreement
 Total
number of
loans
 Total
recorded
investment
 Net
charge-offs
 Provision
for loan
losses
For the three months ended March 31, 2019  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Nine months ended September 30, 2019  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Commercial and industrial $
 $
 $335
 1
 $335
 $
 $158
 $
 $
 $351
 2
 $351
 $
 $174
Total $
 $
 $335
 1
 $335
 $
 $158
 $
 $
 $351
 2
 $351
 $
 $174
For the three months ended March 31, 2018  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Nine months ended September 30, 2018              
Commercial real estate $2,119
 $
 $
 3
 $2,119
 $
 $
 $
 $
 $2,087
 4
 $2,087
 $101
 $
Commercial and industrial 930
 
 
 1
 930
 
 
 133
 
 990
 3
 1,123
 
 
Residential real estate 
 
 112
 2
 112
 
 5
Total $3,049
 $
 $
 4
 $3,049
 $
 $
 $133
 $
 $3,189
 9
 $3,322
 $101
 $5
On an ongoing basis, the Company monitors the performance of TDRs to their modified terms. The following tables presenttable presents the number of loans modified as TDRs during the twelve months ending March 31, 2019 andended September 30, 2018 for which there was a subsequent payment default, including the recorded investment as of eachthe period end. There were no loans modified as TDRs during the twelve months ending September 30, 2019 for which there was a subsequent default. A payment on a TDR is considered to be in default once it is greater than 30 days past due.
  For the three months ended March 31, 2019
(Dollars in thousands) Total number of
loans
 Total recorded
investment
 Provision for loan losses following a
subsequent default
Residential real estate 1
 $115
 $5
Total 1
 $115
 $5
 For the three months ended March 31, 2018 Three months ended September 30, 2018 Nine months ended September 30, 2018
(Dollars in thousands) Total number of
loans
 Total recorded
investment
 Provision for loan losses following a
subsequent default
 Total number of
loans
 Total recorded
investment
 Provision for loan losses following a
subsequent default
 Total number of
loans
 Total recorded
investment
 Provision for loan losses following a
subsequent default
Commercial real estate 2
 $1,499
 $
 3
 $2,087
 $
 3
 $2,087
 $
Commercial and industrial 2
 1,182
 
 3
 1,316
 
Residential real estate 
 
 
 1
 111
 
Total 2
 $1,499
 $
 5
 $3,269
 $
 7
 $3,514
 $
Credit Quality Indicators:
The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as: current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information, and current economic trends, among other factors. The Company analyzes loans individually by classifying the loans as to credit risk. This analysis includes commercial and industrial and commercial real estate loans and is performed on an annual basis. The Company uses the following definitions for risk ratings:
Pass.    Loans classified as pass are higher quality loans that do not fit any of the other categories described below. This category includes loans risk rated with the following ratings: cash/stock secured, excellent credit risk, superior credit risk, good credit risk, satisfactory credit risk, and marginal credit risk.
Special Mention.    Loans classified as special mention have a potential weakness that deserves management's close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or of the Company's credit position at some future date.
Substandard.    Loans classified as substandard are inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

Doubtful.    Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified as substandard, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable.
Based on the most recent analysis performed, the risk category of loans by class of loans was as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) Pass 
Special
Mention
 Substandard Doubtful Total Pass 
Special
Mention
 Substandard Doubtful Total
March 31, 2019  
  
  
  
  
September 30, 2019  
  
  
  
  
Commercial real estate $537,666
 $7,625
 $2,733
 $43
 $548,067
 $552,320
 $8,342
 $4,653
 $466
 $565,781
Commercial and industrial 386,625
 1,987
 12,936
 40
 401,588
 383,380
 14,270
 6,440
 40
 404,130
Total $924,291
 $9,612
 $15,669
 $83
 $949,655
 $935,700
 $22,612
 $11,093
 $506
 $969,911
December 31, 2018  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Commercial real estate $545,843
 $10,240
 $5,966
 $44
 $562,093
 $545,843
 $10,240
 $5,966
 $44
 $562,093
Commercial and industrial 368,189
 2,841
 12,425
 
 383,455
 368,189
 2,841
 12,425
 
 383,455
Total $914,032
 $13,081
 $18,391
 $44
 $945,548
 $914,032
 $13,081
 $18,391
 $44
 $945,548
For residential real estate loans and consumer loans, the Company evaluates credit quality based on the aging status of the loan and by payment activity. Residential real estate loans and consumer loans are considered nonperforming if they are 90 days or more past due. Consumer loan types are continuously monitored for changes in delinquency trends and other asset quality indicators.
The following presents residential real estate and consumer loans by credit quality:
(Dollars in thousands) Performing Nonperforming Total Performing Nonperforming Total
March 31, 2019  
  
  
September 30, 2019  
  
  
Residential real estate $176,930
 $3,456
 $180,386
 $195,938
 $2,339
 $198,277
Consumer 1,056
 
 1,056
 735
 
 735
Total $177,986
 $3,456
 $181,442
 $196,673
 $2,339
 $199,012
December 31, 2018  
  
  
  
  
  
Residential real estate $177,103
 $2,915
 $180,018
 $177,103
 $2,915
 $180,018
Consumer 999
 
 999
 999
 
 999
Total $178,102
 $2,915
 $181,017
 $178,102
 $2,915
 $181,017
Purchased Credit Impaired Loans:
As part of the Company's previous four acquisitions, the Company acquired purchase credit impaired ("PCI") loans for which there was evidence of credit quality deterioration since origination, and we determined that it was probable that the Company would be unable to collect all contractually required principal and interest payments. The total balance of all PCI loans from these acquisitions was as follows:
(Dollars in thousand) Unpaid Principal Balance Recorded Investment Unpaid Principal Balance Recorded Investment
March 31, 2019  
  
September 30, 2019  
  
Commercial real estate $7,081
 $4,235
 $6,190
 $3,640
Commercial and industrial 321
 175
 280
 162
Residential real estate 4,746
 3,321
 4,317
 3,081
Total PCI loans $12,148
 $7,731
 $10,787
 $6,883
December 31, 2018        
Commercial real estate $7,406
 $4,344
 $7,406
 $4,344
Commercial and industrial 177
 122
 177
 122
Residential real estate 4,974
 3,409
 4,974
 3,409
Total PCI loans $12,557
 $7,875
 $12,557
 $7,875

The following table reflects the activity in the accretable yield of PCI loans from past acquisitions, which includes total expected cash flows, including interest, in excess of the recorded investment.
 For the three months ended March 31, For the three months ended September 30, 
For the nine months ended
 September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
Accretable yield at beginning of period $10,947
 $14,452
 $10,194
 $12,390
 $10,947
 $14,452
Accretion of income (584) (918) (597) (1,167) (1,772) (3,076)
Adjustments to accretable yield 
 
 
 
 422
 (159)
Other activity, net 
 
 
 6
Accretable yield at end of period $10,363
 $13,534
 $9,597
 $11,223
 $9,597
 $11,223
"Accretion of income" represents the income earned on these loans for the year. "Adjustments to accretable yield" represents the net amount of accretable yield added or removed as a result of the semi-annual re-estimation of expected cash flows.
NOTE 4—ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
An allowance for loan losses is maintained to absorb probable incurred losses from the loan portfolio. The allowance for loan losses is based on management's continuing evaluation of the risk characteristics and credit quality of the loan portfolio, assessment of current economic conditions, diversification and size of the portfolio, adequacy of collateral, past and anticipated loss experience, and the amount of nonperformingnonaccrual loans.
The Company established an allowance for loan losses associated with PCI loans (accounted for under ASC 310-30) based on credit deterioration subsequent to the acquisition date. As of March 31,September 30, 2019, the Company had six PCI loan pools and 1211 non-pooled PCI loans. The Company re-estimates cash flows expected to be collected for PCI loans on a semi-annual basis, with any decline in expected cash flows recorded as provision for loan losses on a discounted basis during the period. For any increases in cash flows expected to be collected, the Company adjusts the amount of accretable yield to be recognized on a prospective basis over the loan's remaining life.
For loans not accounted for under ASC 310-30, the Company individually evaluates certain impaired loans on a quarterly basis and establishes specific allowances for such loans, if required. A loan is considered impaired when it is probable that interest or principal payments will not be made in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Consistent with this definition, all loans for which the accrual of interest has been discontinued (nonaccrual loans) and all TDRs are considered impaired. The Company individually evaluates nonaccrual loans with book balances of $250 thousand or more, all loans whose terms have been modified in a TDR, and certain other loans. The threshold for individual evaluation is revised on an infrequent basis, generally when economic circumstances change significantly.significantly change. Specific allowances for impaired loans are estimated using one of several methods, including the estimated fair value of underlying collateral, observable market value of similar debt or discounted expected future cash flows. All other impaired loans are individually evaluated by identifying its risk characteristics and applying the standard reserve factor for the corresponding loan pool.
Loans which do not meet the criteria to be individually evaluated are evaluated in pools of loans with similar risk characteristics. Business loans are assigned to pools based on the Company's internal risk rating system. Internal risk ratings are assigned to each business loan at the time of approval and are subjected to subsequent periodic reviews by the Company's senior management, generally at least annually or more frequently upon the occurrence of a circumstance that affects the credit risk of the loan. For business loans not individually evaluated, losses inherent to the pool are estimated by applying standard reserve factors to outstanding principal balances.
The allowance for loans not individually evaluated is determined by applying estimated loss rates to various pools of loans within the portfolios with similar risk characteristics. Estimated loss rates for all pools are updated quarterly, incorporating quantitative and qualitative factors such as recent charge-off experience, current economic conditions and trends, changes in collateral values of properties securing loans (using index-based estimates), and trends with respect to past due and nonaccrual amounts.
Loans acquired in business combinations are initially recorded at fair value, which includes an estimate of credit losses expected to be realized over the remaining lives of the loans, and therefore no corresponding allowance for loan losses is recorded for these loans at acquisition. Methods utilized to estimate any subsequently required allowance for loan losses for acquired loans not deemed credit-impaired at acquisition are similar to originated loans; however, the estimate of loss is based on the unpaid principal balance less any remaining purchase discount.


Loans individually evaluated for impairment are presented below.
(Dollars in thousands) 
Recorded investment with
no related
allowance
 
Recorded investment
with related
allowance (1)
 
Total
recorded
investment
 
Contractual
principal
balance
 
Related
allowance (1)
 
Recorded investment with
no related
allowance
 
Recorded investment
with related
allowance (1)
 
Total
recorded
investment
 
Contractual
principal
balance
 
Related
allowance (1)
March 31, 2019  
  
  
  
  
September 30, 2019  
  
  
  
  
Individually evaluated impaired loans:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Commercial real estate $2,694
 $
 $2,694
 $2,765
 $
 $4,479
 $564
 $5,043
 $5,244
 $37
Commercial and industrial 6,518
 4,221
 10,739
 11,110
 735
 2,292
 2,051
 4,343
 4,608
 443
Residential real estate 2,259
 190
 2,449
 2,584
 16
 1,207
 189
 1,396
 1,541
 18
Total $11,471
 $4,411
 $15,882
 $16,459
 $751
 $7,978
 $2,804
 $10,782
 $11,393
 $498
December 31, 2018  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Individually evaluated impaired loans:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Commercial real estate $5,898
 $3,991
 $9,889
 $13,076
 $815
 $5,898
 $3,991
 $9,889
 $13,076
 $815
Commercial and industrial 5,892
 4,059
 9,951
 10,411
 526
 5,892
 4,059
 9,951
 10,411
 526
Residential real estate 1,666
 3,255
 4,921
 6,604
 101
 1,666
 3,255
 4,921
 6,604
 101
Total $13,456
 $11,305
 $24,761
 $30,091
 $1,442
 $13,456
 $11,305
 $24,761
 $30,091
 $1,442
(1) December 31, 2018 individually evaluated impaired loans included $7.2 million of PCI loans with a related allowance of $920 thousand. March 31,September 30, 2019 individually evaluated impaired loans do not include PCI loans with a related allowance.
(Dollars in thousands) 
Average
Recorded
Investment
 
Interest
Income
Recognized
 
Cash Basis
Interest
Recognized
For the three months ended September 30, 2019  
  
  
Individually evaluated impaired loans (1):
  
  
  
Commercial real estate $3,111
 $2
 $35
Commercial and industrial 6,752
 14
 349
Residential real estate 1,428
 7
 
Total $11,291
 $23
 $384
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019      
Individually evaluated impaired loans (1):
    
  
Commercial real estate $4,034
 $2
 $209
Commercial and industrial 9,080
 33
 573
Residential real estate 2,059
 21
 10
Total $15,173
 $56
 $792
For the three months ended September 30, 2018  
  
  
Individually evaluated impaired loans (1):
  
  
  
Commercial real estate $9,524
 $430
 $142
Commercial and industrial 6,559
 22
 
Residential real estate 5,217
 90
 
Total $21,300
 $542
 $142
For the nine months ended September 30, 2018      
Individually evaluated impaired loans (1):
      
Commercial real estate $9,258
 $1,275
 $142
Commercial and industrial 7,736
 71
 112
Residential real estate 5,256
 277
 
Total $22,250
 $1,623
 $254
(Dollars in thousands) 
Average
Recorded
Investment
 
Interest
Income
Recognized
 
Cash Basis
Interest
Recognized
For the three months ended March 31, 2019  
  
  
Individually evaluated impaired loans (1):
  
  
  
Commercial real estate $5,467
 $
 $173
Commercial and industrial 10,868
 9
 224
Residential real estate 2,746
 7
 
Total $19,081
 $16
 $397
For the three months ended March 31, 2018  
  
  
Individually evaluated impaired loans (1):
  
  
  
Commercial real estate $9,014
 $412
 $12
Commercial and industrial 10,144
 28
 7
Residential real estate 5,230
 87
 
Total $24,388
 $527
 $19
(1) March 31,September 30, 2018 individually evaluated impaired loans included PCI loans, whereas March 31,September 30, 2019 individually evaluated impaired loans are excludingexcluded PCI loans.









Activity in the allowance for loan losses and the allocation of the allowance for loans was as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) 
Commercial
Real Estate
 
Commercial
and Industrial
 
Residential
Real Estate
 Consumer Total 
Commercial
Real Estate
 
Commercial
and Industrial
 
Residential
Real Estate
 Consumer Total
For the three months ended March 31, 2019  
  
  
  
  
For the three months ended September 30, 2019  
  
  
  
  
Allowance for loan losses:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Beginning balance $5,227
 $5,174
 $1,164
 $1
 $11,566
 $5,219
 $5,990
 $1,142
 $2
 $12,353
Provision (benefit) for loan losses (46) 477
 (15) 6
 422
 184
 (280) 72
 8
 (16)
Gross chargeoffs 
 (95) 
 (6) (101) 
 (49) 
 (34) (83)
Recoveries 
 50
 21
 2
 73
 5
 10
 12
 26
 53
Net (chargeoffs) recoveries 
 (45) 21
 (4) (28) 5
 (39) 12
 (8) (30)
Ending allowance for loan losses $5,181
 $5,606
 $1,170
 $3
 $11,960
 $5,408
 $5,671
 $1,226
 $2
 $12,307
For the three months ended March 31, 2018          
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019          
Allowance for loan losses:                    
Beginning balance $4,852
 $5,903
 $950
 $8
 $11,713
 $5,227
 $5,174
 $1,164
 $1
 $11,566
Provision for loan losses 233
 268
 49
 4
 554
 249
 560
 7
 19
 835
Gross chargeoffs (11) (750) (50) (7) (818) (74) (164) 
 (48) (286)
Recoveries 2
 37
 18
 
 57
 6
 101
 55
 30
 192
Net chargeoffs (9) (713) (32) (7) (761)
Net (chargeoffs) recoveries (68) (63) 55
 (18) (94)
Ending allowance for loan losses $5,076
 $5,458
 $967
 $5
 $11,506
 $5,408
 $5,671
 $1,226
 $2
 $12,307
For the three months ended September 30, 2018          
Allowance for loan losses:  
  
  
  
  
Beginning balance $5,060
 $5,423
 $977
 $5
 $11,465
Provision for loan losses 34
 475
 101
 9
 619
Gross chargeoffs 
 (237) 
 (8) (245)
Recoveries 23
 8
 19
 1
 51
Net (chargeoffs) recoveries 23
 (229) 19
 (7) (194)
Ending allowance for loan losses $5,117
 $5,669
 $1,097
 $7
 $11,890
For the nine months ended September 30, 2018          
Allowance for loan losses:          
Beginning balance $4,852
 $5,903
 $950
 $8
 $11,713
Provision (benefit) for loan losses 352
 (53) 143
 21
 463
Gross chargeoffs (112) (995) (47) (23) (1,177)
Recoveries 25
 814
 51
 1
 891
Net (chargeoffs) recoveries (87) (181) 4
 (22) (286)
Ending allowance for loan losses $5,117
 $5,669
 $1,097
 $7
 $11,890


(Dollars in thousands) 
Commercial
Real Estate
 
Commercial
and Industrial
 
Residential
Real Estate
 Consumer Total 
Commercial
Real Estate
 
Commercial
and Industrial
 
Residential
Real Estate
 Consumer Total
March 31, 2019  
  
  
  
  
September 30, 2019  
  
  
  
  
Allowance for loan losses:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Individually evaluated for impairment $
 $735
 $16
 $
 $751
 $37
 $443
 $18
 $
 $498
Collectively evaluated for impairment 4,366
 4,838
 1,082
 3
 10,289
 4,619
 5,189
 1,195
 2
 11,005
Acquired with deteriorated credit quality 815
 33
 72
 
 920
 752
 39
 13
 
 804
Ending allowance for loan losses $5,181
 $5,606
 $1,170
 $3
 $11,960
 $5,408
 $5,671
 $1,226
 $2
 $12,307
Balance of loans:                    
Individually evaluated for impairment $2,694
 $10,739
 $2,449
 $
 $15,882
 $5,043
 $4,343
 $1,396
 $
 $10,782
Collectively evaluated for impairment 541,138
 390,674
 174,616
 1,056
 1,107,484
 557,098
 399,625
 193,800
 735
 1,151,258
Acquired with deteriorated credit quality 4,235
 175
 3,321
 
 7,731
 3,640
 162
 3,081
 
 6,883
Total loans $548,067
 $401,588
 $180,386
 $1,056
 $1,131,097
 $565,781
 $404,130
 $198,277
 $735
 $1,168,923
December 31, 2018                    
Allowance for loan losses:                    
Individually evaluated for impairment $
 $504
 $18
 $
 $522
 $
 $504
 $18
 $
 $522
Collectively evaluated for impairment 4,412
 4,648
 1,063
 1
 10,124
 4,412
 4,648
 1,063
 1
 10,124
Acquired with deteriorated credit quality 815
 22
 83
 
 920
 815
 22
 83
 
 920
Ending allowance for loan losses $5,227
 $5,174
 $1,164
 $1
 $11,566
 $5,227
 $5,174
 $1,164
 $1
 $11,566
Balance of loans:                    
Individually evaluated for impairment $5,898
 $9,829
 $1,854
 $
 $17,581
 $5,898
 $9,829
 $1,854
 $
 $17,581
Collectively evaluated for impairment 551,851
 373,504
 174,755
 999
 1,101,109
 551,851
 373,504
 174,755
 999
 1,101,109
Acquired with deteriorated credit quality 4,344
 122
 3,409
 
 7,875
 4,344
 122
 3,409
 
 7,875
Total loans $562,093
 $383,455
 $180,018
 $999
 $1,126,565
 $562,093
 $383,455
 $180,018
 $999
 $1,126,565


NOTE 5—PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT
Premises and equipment were as follows at March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
(Dollars in thousands) March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Land $2,290
 $2,197
 $2,253
 $2,197
Buildings 9,746
 9,746
 9,825
 9,746
Leasehold improvements 1,763
 1,708
 2,192
 1,708
Furniture, fixtures and equipment 5,948
 6,024
 6,322
 6,024
Total premises and equipment $19,747
 $19,675
 $20,592
 $19,675
Less: Accumulated depreciation 6,575
 6,433
 7,165
 6,433
Net premises and equipment $13,172
 $13,242
 $13,427
 $13,242
Depreciation expense was $327$326 thousand and $332$345 thousand for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, and $986 thousand and $1.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Most of the Company's branch facilities are rented under non-cancelable operating lease agreements. Total rent expense was $297$307 thousand and $252$285 thousand for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, and $840 thousand and $790 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

NOTE 6—GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill:    The Company acquired two banks, Lotus Bank in March 2015 and Bank of Michigan in March 2016, which resulted in the recognition of $4.6 million and $4.8 million of goodwill, respectively. Goodwill was $9.4 million at both March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
Goodwill is not amortized but is evaluated at least annually for impairment. The Company's most recent annual goodwill impairment review performed as of September 30, 2018 did not indicate that an impairment of goodwill existed. The Company also determined that no triggering events have occurred that indicated impairment from the most recent valuation date through March 31,September 30, 2019 and that the Company's goodwill was not impaired at March 31,September 30, 2019.
ForBeginning with fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2018,year 2019, the Company has elected to evaluate goodwill for impairment as of October 1st rather than September 30th as was done in the preceding years. The change will have no impact on the current year's or prior year's financial statements.
Acquired Intangible Assets:    The Company has recorded core deposit intangibles ("CDIs") associated with each of its acquisitions. CDIs are amortized on an accelerated basis over their estimated useful lives.
The table below presents the Company's net carrying amount of CDIs:
(Dollars in thousands) March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Gross carrying amount $2,045
 $2,045
 $2,045
 $2,045
Accumulated amortization (1,650) (1,598) (1,715) (1,598)
Net Intangible $395
 $447
 $330
 $447
Amortization expense for the CDIs was $52$29 thousand and $55 thousand for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018 and $117 thousand and $165 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

NOTE 7 —BORROWINGS AND SUBORDINATED DEBT
The following table presents the components of our short-term borrowings and long-term debt.
 March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
(Dollars in thousands) Amount Weighted
Average
Rate(1)
 Amount Weighted
Average
Rate(1)
 Amount 
Weighted
Average
Rate
(1)
 Amount 
Weighted
Average
Rate
(1)
Short-term borrowings:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
FHLB Advances $
 % $90,000
 2.54%
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase $585
 0.30% $609
 0.30% 545
 0.30
 609
 0.30
FHLB line of credit 895
 2.84
 2,520
 2.87
 
 
 2,520
 2.87
Federal funds purchased 
 
 5,000
 2.50
 10,000
 1.90
 5,000
 2.50
FHLB Advances 95,000
 2.64
 90,000
 2.54
Total short-term borrowings 96,480
 2.62
 98,129
 2.53
 10,545
 1.82
 98,129
 2.53
Long-term debt:                
Secured borrowing due in 2022 1,427
 1.00
 1,445
 1.00
 1,392
 1.00
 1,445
 1.00
FHLB advances due in 2022 to 2024(2)
 20,000
 2.08
 
 
FHLB advances due in 2022 to 2029(2)
 100,000
 1.11
 
 
Subordinated notes due in 2025(3)
 14,905
 6.38
 14,891
 6.38
 14,934
 6.38
 14,891
 6.38
Total long-term debt 36,332
 3.80
 16,336
 5.90
 116,326
 1.79
 16,336
 5.90
Total short-term and long-term borrowings $132,812
 2.95% $114,465
 3.01% $126,871
 1.79% $114,465
 3.01%

(1) Weighted average rate presented is the contractual rate which excludes premiums and discounts related to purchase accounting.
(2) At March 31,September 30, 2019, the long-term FHLB advances consisted of 1.80%0.66% - 2.35% fixed rate notes.
(3) The March 31,September 30, 2019 balance includes subordinated notes of $15.0 million and debt issuance costs of $95$66 thousand. The December 31, 2018 balance includes subordinated notes of $15.0 million and debt issuance costs of $109 thousand.
The Bank is a member of the FHLB of Indianapolis, which provides short- and long-term funding collateralized by mortgage-related assets to its members. FHLB short-term borrowings bear interest at variable rates based on LIBOR. The

advances were secured by a blanket lien on $396.3$419.6 million of real estate-related loans as of March 31,September 30, 2019. Based on this collateral and the Company's holdings of FHLB stock, the Company was eligible to borrow up to an additional $111.1$144.9 million from the FHLB at March 31,September 30, 2019. In addition, the Bank can borrow up to $130.0 million through the unsecured lines of credit it has established with other correspondent banks, as well as $5.0$4.9 million through a secured line with the Federal Reserve Bank. The Bank had no$10.0 million outstanding federal funds purchased as of March 31,September 30, 2019 and $5.0 million outstanding as of December 31, 2018.
At March 31,September 30, 2019, the Company had $585$545 thousand of securities sold under agreements to repurchase with customers, which mature overnight. These borrowings were secured by residential collateralized mortgage obligation securities with a fair value of $898 thousand$1.2 million at March 31,September 30, 2019.
The Company had a secured borrowing of $1.4 million as of March 31,September 30, 2019 relating to certain loan participations sold by the Company that did not qualify for sales treatment. The secured borrowing bears a fixed rate of 1.00% and matures on September 15, 2022.
As of March 31,September 30, 2019, the Company had outstanding $15.0 million of subordinated notes. The notes bear a fixed interest rate of 6.375% per annum, payable semiannually through December 15, 2020. The notes will bear a floating interest rate of three-month LIBOR plus 477 basis points payable quarterly after December 15, 2020 through maturity. The notes mature no later than December 15, 2025, and the Company has the option to redeem or prepay any or all of the subordinated notes without premium or penalty any time after December 15, 2020 or upon an occurrence of a Tier 2 capital event or tax event. The notes are subordinated to all other borrowings. At March 31,September 30, 2019, there was $95$66 thousand of debt issuance costs remaining, which are netted against the balance of the subordinated notes and recognized as expense over the expected term of the notes.

NOTE 8—INCOME TAXES
The Company records its federal income tax expense using its estimate of the effective income tax rate expected for the full year and applies that rate on a year-to-date basis. The fluctuations in the Company's effective federal income tax rate reflect changes related to interest income exempt from federal taxation and other nondeductible expenses relative to income tax credits.
A reconciliation of expected income tax expense using the federal corporate tax rate of 21% as of March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, andthe actual income tax expense isrecorded in our consolidated financial statements was as follows:
 For the three months ended March 31, For the three months ended September 30, For the nine months ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
Income tax expense based on federal corporate tax rate $885
 $800
 $1,118
 $823
 $2,911
 $2,646
Changes resulting from:  
  
  
  
    
Tax-exempt income (121) (88) (142) (104) (398) (289)
Other, net (17) (70) (62) (54) (85) (190)
Income tax expense $747
 $642
 $914
 $665
 $2,428
 $2,167

NOTE 9—STOCK BASED COMPENSATION
2018 Equity Incentive Plan
On March 15, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the 2018 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan ("2018 Plan"). The 2018 Plan became effective upon shareholder approval at the annual shareholders meeting held on April 17, 2018. Under the 2018 Plan, the Company can grant incentive and non-qualified stock options, stock awards, stock appreciation rights, and other incentive awards to directors and employees of, and certain service providers to, the Company and its subsidiaries. Once the 2018 Plan became effective, no further awards could be granted from the 2007 Stock Option Plan ("Stock Option Plan") or the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan ("2014 Plan"). However, any outstanding equity awardawards granted under the Stock Option Plan or the 2014 Plan will remain subject to the terms of such plans until the time it is no longer outstanding. For further discussion on the Stock Option Plan and 2014 Plan, refer to the disclosures included within the Annual Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 22, 2019.
The Company has reserved 250,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the 2018 Plan. During the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019, the Company granted no stock options and issued 35,633 restricted stock awards under the 2018 Plan, resulting in 207,617 shares available to be granted as of March 31,September 30, 2019. During the threenine months ended March 31,

September 30, 2018, the Company granted 30,000 stock options under the Stock Option Plan and 30,271 restricted stock awards under the 2014 Plan.
Stock Options
As of March 31,September 30, 2019, all of the Company's outstanding options were granted under the Stock Option Plan. The term of these options is ten years, and they vest one-third each year, over a three year period. The Company will use authorized, but unissued shares to satisfy share option exercises. The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using a closed form option valuation (Black-Scholes) model.
Expected volatilities are based on historical volatilities of the Company's common stock. The Company assumes all awards will vest. The expected term of options granted represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding, which takes into account that the options are not transferable. The risk-free interest rate for the expected term of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant. The fair value of the stock options granted in the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 was determined using the following weighted-average assumptions as of grant date:
  March 31,September 30, 2018
Risk Free Interest Rate 2.83%
Expected Term (years) 7.0
Expected Volatility 0.04%
Weighted average fair value of options granted $4.46

The summary of our stock option activity for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 is as follows:
 Shares 
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
 
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual
Term
 Shares 
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
 
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual
Term
Options outstanding at January 1, 2019 376,768
 $16.26
 5.8 376,768
 $16.26
 5.8
Exercised (12,300) 10.11
  (21,550) 10.16
 
Options outstanding at March 31, 2019 364,468
 16.47
 5.7
Options exercisable at March 31, 2019 344,464
 15.98
 5.5
Options outstanding at September 30, 2019 355,218
 16.63
 5.3
Options exercisable at September 30, 2019 335,214
 $16.14
 5.1
The aggregate intrinsic value was $2.5$2.7 million for both options outstanding and exercisable as of March 31,September 30, 2019. As of March 31,September 30, 2019, there was $84$61 thousand of total unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options granted under the Stock Option Plan. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.41.1 years.
Share-based compensation expense charged against income was $20$12 thousand and $42$38 thousand for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, and $43 thousand and $128 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Restricted Stock Awards
A summary of changes in the Company's nonvested shares for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 is as follows:
Nonvested Shares Shares 
Weighted Average
Grant-Date Fair Value
 Shares 
Weighted Average
Grant-Date Fair Value
Nonvested at January 1, 2019 53,770
 $24.14
 53,770
 $24.14
Granted 35,633
 23.76
 35,633
 23.76
Vested (6,700) 20.75
 (6,700) 20.75
Forfeited (400) 24.80
 (3,150) 23.99
Nonvested at March 31, 2019 82,303
 $24.25
Nonvested at September 30, 2019 79,553
 $24.26
As of March 31,September 30, 2019, there was $1.4 million$990 thousand of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested shares granted under the 2014 Plan and 2018 Plan. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.31.9 years. The total fair value of shares vested during the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 was $139 thousand.

Total expense for restricted stock awards totaled $134$177 thousand and $141$175 thousand for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, and $474 thousand and $487 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. For the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019, there was $43 thousand of restricted stock redeemed to cover the payroll taxes due at the time of vesting.
NOTE 10—OFF-BALANCE SHEET ACTIVITIES
In the normal course of business, the Company offers a variety of financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include outstanding commitments to extend credit, credit lines, commercial letters of credit and standby letters of credit. These are agreements to provide credit, as long as conditions established in the contract are met, and usually have expiration dates. Commitments may expire without being used. Off-balance sheet risk to credit loss exists up to the face amount of these instruments, although material losses are not anticipated. The same credit policies used for loans are used to make such commitments, including obtaining collateral at exercise of the commitment.
A summary of the contractual amounts of the Company's exposure to off-balance sheet risk is as follows:
 March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
(Dollars in thousands) Fixed Variable Fixed Variable Fixed Variable Fixed Variable
Commitments to make loans $6,820
 $13,222
 $8,608
 $10,900
 $16,252
 $22,769
 $8,608
 $10,900
Unused lines of credit 24,142
 234,329
 18,672
 229,490
 19,544
 289,779
 18,672
 229,490
Unused standby letters of credit 4,042
 
 3,861
 232
Unused standby letters of credit and commercial letters of credit 4,195
 
 3,861
 232
Commitments to make loans are generally made for periods of 90 days or less. The fixed rate loan commitments of $6.8$16.3 million as of March 31,September 30, 2019, have interest rates ranging from 4.9%3.6% to 6.5%7.8% and maturities ranging from 2 years to 1030 years.

NOTE 11—REGULATORY CAPITAL MATTERS
Banks and bank holding companies are subject to regulatory capital requirements administered by federal banking agencies. Capital adequacy guidelines and, additionally for banks, prompt corrective action regulations, involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by regulators. Failure to meet capital requirements can initiate regulatory action. Management believed as of March 31,September 30, 2019, the Company and Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which they were subject.
During the first quarter of 2015, regulations implementing theThe Basel III regulatory capital framework and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act became effective, certain provisions of which were subject to a multi-year phase-in period. As of January 1, 2019, the rules require the Company to maintain a capital conservation buffer of common equity capital that exceeds by more thanof 2.5% above the minimum risk-weighted assets ratios, which is the fully phased-in amount of the capital conservation buffer. The capital conservation buffer was 2.5% at March 31,September 30, 2019 and 1.875% at December 31, 2018.
Prompt corrective action regulations provide five classifications: well capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized, and critically undercapitalized, although these terms are not used to represent overall financial condition. If adequately capitalized, regulatory approval is required to accept brokered deposits. If undercapitalized, capital distributions are limited, as is asset growth and expansion, and capital restoration plans are required.
At March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the most recent regulatory notifications categorized the Bank was classified as "well capitalized" under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. There are no conditions or events since that notification that management believes have changed the Bank's category.






















Actual and required capital amounts and ratios are presented below:
 Actual 
For Capital
Adequacy
Purposes
 
For Capital Adequacy
Purposes + Capital
Conservation Buffer(1)
 
Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective
Action Provisions
 Actual 
For Capital
Adequacy
Purposes
 
For Capital Adequacy
Purposes + Capital
Conservation Buffer(1)
 
Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective
Action Provisions
(Dollars in thousands) Amount Ratio Amount Ratio Amount Ratio Amount Ratio Amount Ratio Amount Ratio Amount Ratio Amount Ratio
March 31, 2019  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
September 30, 2019  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Common equity tier 1 to risk-weighted assets:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Consolidated $146,326
 11.78% $55,882
 4.50% $86,928
 7.00% 

 

 $153,143
 11.73% $58,754
 4.50% $91,396
 7.00% 

 

Bank 151,295
 12.19% 55,864
 4.50% 86,900
 7.00% $80,693
 6.50% 160,141
 12.25% 58,804
 4.50% 91,472
 7.00% $84,939
 6.50%
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets:                                
Consolidated $146,326
 11.78% $74,510
 6.00% $105,556
 8.50% 

 

 $153,143
 11.73% $78,339
 6.00% $110,980
 8.50% 

 

Bank 151,295
 12.19% 74,486
 6.00% 105,521
 8.50% $99,314
 8.00% 160,141
 12.25% 78,405
 6.00% 111,074
 8.50% $104,540
 8.00%
Total capital to risk-weighted assets:                                
Consolidated $173,216
 13.95% $99,347
 8.00% $130,392
 10.50% 

 

 $180,711
 13.84% $104,452
 8.00% $137,093
 10.50% 

 

Bank 163,280
 13.15% 99,314
 8.00% 130,350
 10.50% $124,143
 10.00% 172,774
 13.22% 104,540
 8.00% 137,209
 10.50% $130,675
 10.00%
Tier 1 capital to average assets (leverage ratio):                                
Consolidated $146,326
 10.19% $57,428
 4.00% $57,428
 4.00% 

 

 $153,143
 10.12% $60,503
 4.00% $60,503
 4.00% 

 

Bank 151,295
 10.56% 57,325
 4.00% 57,325
 4.00% $71,656
 5.00% 160,141
 10.64% 60,191
 4.00% 60,191
 4.00% $75,238
 5.00%
December 31, 2018                                
Common equity tier 1 to risk-weighted assets:                                
Consolidated $144,008
 11.82% $54,803
 4.50% $77,699
 6.38% 

 

 $144,008
 11.82% $54,803
 4.50% $77,699
 6.38% 

 

Bank 147,495
 12.12% 54,780
 4.50% 77,666
 6.38% $79,126
 6.50% 147,495
 12.12% 54,780
 4.50% 77,666
 6.38% $79,126
 6.50%
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets:                                
Consolidated $144,008
 11.82% $73,071
 6.00% $95,967
 7.88% 

 

 $144,008
 11.82% $73,071
 6.00% $95,967
 7.88% 

 

Bank 147,495
 12.12% 73,040
 6.00% 95,926
 7.88% $97,386
 8.00% 147,495
 12.12% 73,040
 6.00% 95,926
 7.88% $97,386
 8.00%
Total capital to risk-weighted assets:                                
Consolidated $170,503
 14.00% $97,428
 8.00% $120,324
 9.88% 

 

 $170,503
 14.00% $97,428
 8.00% $120,324
 9.88% 

 

Bank 159,100
 13.07% 97,386
 8.00% 120,272
 9.88% $121,733
 10.00% 159,100
 13.07% 97,386
 8.00% 120,272
 9.88% $121,733
 10.00%
Tier 1 capital to average assets (leverage ratio):                                
Consolidated $144,008
 10.21% $56,411
 4.00% $56,411
 4.00% 

 

 $144,008
 10.21% $56,411
 4.00% $56,411
 4.00% 

 

Bank 147,495
 10.48% 56,309
 4.00% 56,309
 4.00% $70,386
 5.00% 147,495
 10.48% 56,309
 4.00% 56,309
 4.00% $70,386
 5.00%

(1) Reflects the capital conservation buffer of 2.5% and 1.875% applicable during 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Dividend Restrictions - The Company’s primary source of cash is dividends received from the Bank. Banking regulations limit the amount of dividends that may be paid without prior approval of regulatory agencies. As of March 31,September 30, 2019, the Bank had the capacity to pay the Company a dividend of up to $32.9$35.6 million without the need to obtain prior regulatory approval.

NOTE 12—FAIR VALUE
Fair value is the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair values:
Level 1—Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.
Level 2—Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs that reflect a company's own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.
The Company used the following methods and significant assumptions to estimate the fair value of each type of financial instrument:
Investment Securities:    Securities available for sale are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis as follows: the fair values for investment securities are determined by quoted market prices, if available (Level 1). For securities where quoted prices are not available, fair values are calculated based on market prices of similar securities (Level 2). No securities are valued using a Level 3 approach.
Loans Held for Sale, at Fair Value:    The fair value of loans held for sale is determined using quoted prices for similar assets, adjusted for specific attributes of that loan (Level 2).
Loans Measured at Fair Value:    During the normal course of business, loans originated with the initial intention to sell but not ultimately sold, are transferred from held for sale to our portfolio of loans held for investment at fair value as the Company adopted the fair value option at origination. The fair value of these loans is determined by obtaining fair value pricing from a third-party software, and then layering an additional adjustment, ranging from 5 to 75 basis points, as determined by management, depending on the reason for the transfer. Due to the adjustments made, the Company classifies the loans transferred from loans held for sale as recurring Level 3.
Impaired Loans:   Impaired loans are measured and recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis. All of our nonaccrual loans and trouble debt restructured loans are considered impaired and are reviewed individually for the amount of impairment, if any. The fair value of impaired loans is estimated using one of several methods, including the fair value of the collateral or the present value of the expected future cash flows discounted at the loan's effective interest rate. For loans that are collateral dependent, the fair value of each loan’s collateral is generally based on estimated market prices from an independently prepared appraisal. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Non-real estate collateral may be valued using an appraisal, net book value per the borrower's financial statements, or aging reports, adjusted or discounted based on management's historical knowledge, changes in market conditions from the time of the valuation, and management's expertise and knowledge of the client and client's business. Such adjustments are considered unobservable and the fair value measurement is categorized as a Level 3 measurement.
Other Real Estate Owned:   Other real estate owned assets are recorded at the lower of cost or fair value upon the transfer of a loan to other real estate owned and, subsequently, continue to be measured and carried at the lower of cost or fair value. The fair value of other real estate owned is based on recent real estate appraisals which are generally updated annually. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales, cost, and the income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the independent appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Such adjustments are usually significant and typically result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value. Other real estate owned properties are evaluated on a quarterly basis for additional impairment and adjusted accordingly.
Appraisals for both collateral-dependent impaired loans and real estate owned are performed by certified general appraisers (for commercial properties) or certified residential appraisers (for residential properties) whose qualifications and licenses have been reviewed and verified by either the Company or the Company's appraisal services vendor. Once received, management reviews the assumptions and approaches utilized in the appraisal as well as the overall resulting fair value in comparison with independent data sources such as recent market data or industry-wide statistics. Management monitors the

actual selling price of collateral that has been sold to the most recent appraised value to determine what additional adjustment should be made to the appraisal value to arrive at fair value.

Derivatives: Customer-initiated derivatives are traded in over-the counter markets where quoted market prices are not readily available. Fair value of customer-initiated derivatives is measured on a recurring basis using valuation models that use market observable inputs (Level 2).
Mortgage banking related derivatives including commitments to fund mortgage loans (interest rate locks) to be sold into the secondary market and forward commitments for the future delivery of these mortgage loans are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. The fair value of these commitments is based on the fair value of related mortgage loans determined using observable market data (Level 2). Interest rate lock commitments are adjusted for expectations of exercise and funding. This adjustment is not considered to be material input.































Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:
(Dollars in thousands) Total Quoted Prices
in Active Markets
for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 Total Quoted Prices
in Active Markets
for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
March 31, 2019  
  
  
  
September 30, 2019  
  
  
  
Securities available for sale:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
U.S. government sponsored entities and agencies $1,446
 $
 $1,446
 $
 $1,497
 $
 $1,497
 $
State and political subdivision 89,417
 
 89,417
 
 90,733
 
 90,733
 
Mortgage-backed securities: residential 9,654
 
 9,654
 
 9,390
 
 9,390
 
Mortgage-backed securities: commercial 16,495
 
 16,495
 
 21,049
 
 21,049
 
Collateralized mortgage obligations: residential 17,709
 
 17,709
 
 9,069
 
 9,069
 
Collateralized mortgage obligations: commercial 35,489
 
 35,489
 
 31,598
 
 31,598
 
U.S. Treasury 17,658
 
 17,658
 
 2,001
 
 2,001
 
SBA 20,575
 
 20,575
 
 23,536
 
 23,536
 
Asset backed securities 5,807
 
 5,807
 
 10,187
 
 10,187
 
Corporate bonds 12,624
 
 12,624
 
 6,182
 
 6,182
 
Total securities available for sale 226,874
 
 226,874
 
 205,242
 
 205,242
 
Loans held for sale 14,043
 
 14,043
 
 26,864
 
 26,864
 
Loans measured at fair value:                
Residential real estate 4,650
 
 
 4,650
 4,890
 
 
 4,890
Derivative assets:                
Customer-initiated derivatives 2,191
 
 2,191
 
 5,628
 
 5,628
 
Forward contracts related to mortgage loans to be delivered for sale 77
 
 77
 
 185
 
 185
 
Interest rate lock commitments 321
 
 321
 
 359
 
 359
 
Total assets at fair value $248,156
 $
 $243,506
 $4,650
 $243,168
 $
 $238,278
 $4,890
Derivative liabilities:                
Customer-initiated derivatives 2,191
 
 2,191
 
 5,628
 
 5,628
 
Forward contracts related to mortgage loans to be delivered for sale 139
 
 139
 
 56
 
 56
 
Interest rate lock commitments 1
 
 1
 
 5
 
 5
 
Total liabilities at fair value $2,331
 $
 $2,331
 $
 $5,689
 $
 $5,689
 $

(Dollars in thousands) Total Quoted Prices
in Active Markets
for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
December 31, 2018        
Securities available for sale:        
U.S. government sponsored entities and agencies $2,397
 $
 $2,397
 $
State and political subdivision 75,146
 
 75,146
 
Mortgage-backed securities: residential 9,739
 
 9,739
 
Mortgage-backed securities: commercial 12,382
 
 12,382
 
Collateralized mortgage obligations: residential 18,671
 
 18,671
 
Collateralized mortgage obligations: commercial 31,988
 
 31,988
 
U.S. Treasury 20,481
 
 20,481
 
SBA 15,688
 
 15,688
 
Asset backed securities 3,842
 
 3,842
 
Corporate bonds 13,924
 
 13,924
 
Total securities available for sale $204,258
 $
 $204,258
 $
Loans held for sale 5,595
 
 5,595
 
Loans measured at fair value:        
Residential real estate 4,571
 
 
 4,571
Derivative assets:        
Customer-initiated derivatives 1,126
 
 1,126
 
Forward contracts related to mortgage loans to be delivered for sale 22
 
 22
 
Interest rate lock commitments 198
 
 198
 
Total assets at fair value $215,770
 $
 $211,199
 $4,571
Derivative liabilities:        
Customer-initiated derivatives 1,126
 
 1,126
 
Forward contracts related to mortgage loans to be delivered for sale 43
 
 43
 
Total liabilities at fair value $1,169
 $
 $1,169
 $
There were no transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy, within a specific category, during the threenine months ended MarchSeptember 30, 2019 or during the year ended December 31, 2019.













2018.
The following table summarizes the changes in Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
 For the three months ended September 30, For the nine months ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) Loans held for investment 2019 2018 2019 2018
For the three months ended March 31, 2019  
Loans held for investment        
Beginning balance $4,571
 $5,624
 $4,414
 $4,571
 $4,291
Transfers from loans held for sale 239
 466
 149
 1,895
 453
Gains (losses):  
        
Recorded in "Mortgage banking activities" 88
 (9) (32) 151
 (144)
Repayments (248) (1,191) (44) (1,727) (113)
Ending balance $4,650
 $4,890
 $4,487
 $4,890
 $4,487
For the three months ended March 31, 2018  
Beginning balance $4,291
Transfers from loans held for sale 
Gains (losses):  
Recorded in "Mortgage banking activities" (96)
Repayments (36)
Ending balance $4,159
The Company has elected the fair value option for loans held for sale. These loans are intended for sale and the Company believes that the fair value is the best indicator of the resolution of these loans. Interest income is recorded based on the contractual terms of the loan and in accordance with the Company's policy on loans held for investment. There were no loans held for sale that were on nonaccrual status or 90 days past due as of March 31,September 30, 2019 or December 31, 2018.

As of March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the aggregate fair value, contractual balance (including accrued interest), and gain or loss for loans held for sale carried at fair value was as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Aggregate fair value $14,043
 $5,595
 $26,864
 $5,595
Contractual balance 13,877
 5,512
 26,429
 5,512
Unrealized gain 166
 83
 435
 83
The total amount of gains (losses) fromas a result of changes in fair value of loans held for sale included in "Mortgage banking activities" for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
 For the three months ended March 31, For the three months ended September 30, For the nine months ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
Change in fair value $83
 $(46) $(98) $69
 $352
 $100

Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis are summarized below:
(Dollars in thousands) Total Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
 Total Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
March 31, 2019        
September 30, 2019    
Impaired loans:            
Commercial real estate $897
 $897
Commercial and industrial $3,391
 $
 $
 $3,391
 1,291
 1,291
Other real estate owned 373
 
 
 373
 373
 373
Total $3,764
 $
 $
 $3,764
 $2,561
 $2,561
December 31, 2018            
Impaired loans:            
Commercial and industrial $3,337
 $
 $
 $3,337
 $3,337
 $3,337
Total $3,337
 $
 $
 $3,337
 $3,337
 $3,337
The Company recorded $509specific reserves of $246 thousand and $278 thousand to reduce the value of specific allowance allocationsthese loans at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, based on the estimated fair value of the underlying collateral. The Company also recorded chargeoffs of $74 thousand during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 related to the impaired loans at fair value. There were no chargeoffscharge-offs related to impaired loans at fair value induring the three months ended March 31, 2019 and year ended December 31, 2018, respectively.2018.
Other real estate owned measured at fair value had a net carrying amount of $373 thousand at March 31, 2019. There were no write downs recorded in other real estate owned during the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019. There were no other real estate owned assets at fair value at December 31, 2018.
The table below presents quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs for assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis at March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
(Dollars in thousands) 
Fair value at
March 31, 2019
 
Valuation
Technique(s)
 
Significant
Unobservable Input(s)
 Discount % Fair value at September 30, 2019 
Valuation
Technique(s)
 
Significant
Unobservable Input(s)
 Discount % Range
Impaired loans $3,391
 Discounted appraisals Collateral discounts 17-50% $2,188
 Discounted appraisals; estimated net realizable value of collateral Collateral discounts 10-50%
Other real estate owned 373
 Sales comparison approach per appraisal Discount for type of collateral and age of appraisal 0% 373
 Appraisal of property Discounted appraisal value 36%

(Dollars in thousands) Fair value at
December 31, 2018
 Valuation
Technique(s)
 Significant
Unobservable Input(s)
 Discount % Range
Impaired loans $3,337
 Discounted appraisals Collateral discounts 17-50%












The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments, excluding those previously presented unless otherwise noted, at March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were as follows:
   Estimated Fair Value   Estimated Fair Value
(Dollars in thousands) Carrying Value 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets (Level 1)
 
Significant
Other Observable
Inputs (Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
Total Carrying Value 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets (Level 1)
 
Significant
Other Observable
Inputs (Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
Total
March 31, 2019  
  
  
  
 
September 30, 2019  
  
  
  
 
Financial assets:  
  
  
  
   
  
  
  
 
Cash and cash equivalents $35,982
 $24,188
 $11,794
 $
$35,982
 $49,361
 $32,400
 $16,961
 $
$49,361
Federal Home Loan Bank stock 8,325
 NA
 NA
 NA
NA
 8,325
 NA
 NA
 NA
NA
Net loans 1,119,137
 
 
 1,120,249
1,120,249
 1,156,616
 
 
 1,164,984
1,164,984
Accrued interest receivable 5,114
 
 1,921
 3,193
5,114
 5,280
 
 1,916
 3,364
5,280
Financial liabilities:        

        

Deposits 1,151,463
 
 1,154,745
 
1,154,745
 1,194,542
 
 1,197,718
 
1,197,718
Borrowings 117,907
 
 118,597
 
118,597
 111,937
 
 111,729
 
111,729
Subordinated notes 14,905
 
 15,225
 
15,225
 14,934
 
 15,405
 
15,405
Accrued interest payable 2,001
 
 2,001
 
2,001
 2,500
 
 2,500
 
2,500
December 31, 2018                
Financial assets:                
Cash and cash equivalents $33,296
 $27,072
 $6,224
 $
$33,296
 $33,296
 $27,072
 $6,224
 $
$33,296
Federal Home Loan Bank stock 8,325
  NA
  NA
  NA
 NA
 8,325
  NA
  NA
  NA
 NA
Net loans 1,114,999
 
 
 1,113,648
1,113,648
 1,114,999
 
 
 1,113,648
1,113,648
Accrued interest receivable 4,207
 
 1,210
 2,997
4,207
 4,207
 
 1,210
 2,997
4,207
Financial liabilities:        

        

Deposits 1,134,635
 
 1,137,575
 
1,137,575
 1,134,635
 
 1,137,575
 
1,137,575
Borrowings 99,574
 
 100,602
 
100,602
 99,574
 
 100,602
 
100,602
Subordinated notes 14,891
 
 15,450
 
15,450
 14,891
 
 15,450
 
15,450
Accrued interest payable 1,674
 
 1,674
 
1,674
 1,674
 
 1,674
 
1,674
The methods and assumptions, not previously presented, used to estimate fair value are described as follows:
(a)Cash and Cash Equivalents
The carrying amounts of cash on hand and non-interest due from bank accounts approximate fair values and are classified as Level 1. The carrying amounts of fed funds sold and interest bearing due from bank accounts approximate fair values and are classified as Level 2.
(b)FHLB Stock
It is not practical to determine the fair value of FHLB stock due to restrictions placed on its transferability.
(c)Loans
Fair value of loans, excluding loans held for sale, are estimated as follows: Fair values for all loans are estimated using present value of future estimated cash flows, using interest rates currently being offered for loans with similar terms to borrowers of similar credit quality, resulting in a Level 3 classification. Impaired loans are values at the lower of cost or fair value as described previously. The methods utilized to estimate the fair value of loans do not necessarily represent an exit price.
(d)Deposits
The fair values disclosed for demand deposits (e.g., interest and non-interest checking, passbook savings, and money market accounts) are, by definition, equal to the amount payable on demand at the reporting date (i.e., their carrying amount) resulting in a Level 2 classification. Fair values for fixed and variable rate certificates of deposit are estimated using a present value of future estimated cash flows calculation that applies interest rates currently being offered on certificates of aggregated expected monthly maturities on time deposits resulting in a Level 2 classification.

(e) Borrowings
The fair values of the Company's short-term and long-term borrowings are estimated using present value of future estimated cash flows using current interest rates offered to the Company for similar types of borrowing arrangements, resulting in a Level 2 classification.
(f)Subordinated notes
The fair value of the Company's subordinated notes is calculated based on present value of future estimated cash flows using current interest rates offered to the Company for similar types of borrowing arrangements, resulting in a Level 2 classification.
(g) Accrued Interest Receivable/Payable
The carrying amounts of accrued interest approximate fair value resulting in a Level 3 classification for receivable and a Level 2 classification for payable, consistent with their associated assets/liabilities.
NOTE 13—DERIVATIVES
The Company executes interest rate swaps with commercial banking customers to facilitate their respective risk management strategies. These interest rate swaps are simultaneously hedged by offsetting interest rate swaps that the Company executes with a third party, such that the Company minimizes its net risk exposure resulting from such transactions with approved, reputable, independent counterparties with substantially matching terms. The agreements are considered standalone derivatives, and changes in the fair value of derivatives are reported in earnings as non-interest income.
Credit risk arises from the possible inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. The Company's exposure is limited to the replacement value of the contracts rather than the notional, principal or contract amounts. There are provisions in the agreements with the counterparties that allow for certain unsecured credit exposure up to an agreed threshold. Exposures in excess of the agreed thresholds are collateralized. In addition, the Company minimizes credit risk through credit approvals, limits, and monitoring procedures.
Commitments to fund certain mortgage loans (interest rate locks) to be sold into the secondary market and forward commitments for the future delivery of mortgage loans to third party investors are considered derivatives. It is the Company's practice to enter into forward commitments for the future delivery of residential mortgage loans when interest rate lock commitments are entered into in order to economically hedge the effect of changes in interest rates resulting from its commitments to fund the loans. These mortgage banking derivatives are not designated in hedge relationships. Fair values were estimated based on changes in mortgage interest rates from the date of the commitments. Changes in the fair values of these mortgage-banking derivatives are included in mortgage banking activities.
The following table presents the notional amount and fair value of the Company's derivative instruments held or issued in connection with customer initiated and mortgage banking activities:
March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
(Dollars in thousands)Notional Amount Fair Value Notional Amount Fair ValueNotional Amount Fair Value Notional Amount Fair Value
Included in other assets       
Included in other assets:       
Customer-initiated and mortgage banking derivatives:              
Customer-initiated derivatives$48,646
 $2,191
 $35,733
 $1,126
$73,512
 $5,628
 $35,733
 $1,126
Forward contracts related to mortgage loans to be delivered for sale14,589
 77
 5,241
 22
34,459
 185
 5,241
 22
Interest rate lock commitments28,497
 321
 18,375
 198
42,091
 359
 18,375
 198
Total derivatives included in other assets$91,732
 $2,589
 $59,349
 $1,346
$150,062
 $6,172
 $59,349
 $1,346
Included in other liabilities:              
Customer-initiated and mortgage banking derivatives:              
Customer-initiated derivatives$48,646
 $2,191
 $35,733
 $1,126
$73,512
 $5,628
 $35,733
 $1,126
Forward contracts related to mortgage loans to be delivered for sale20,651
 139
 11,195
 43
19,148
 56
 11,195
 43
Interest rate lock commitments1,654
 1
 
 
2,296
 5
 
 
Total derivatives included in other liabilities$70,951
 $2,331
 $46,928
 $1,169
$94,956
 $5,689
 $46,928
 $1,169

In the normal course of business, the Company may decide to settle a forward contract rather than fulfill the contract. Cash received or paid in this settlement manner is included in "Mortgage banking activities" in the consolidated statements of income and is considered a cost of executing a forward contract. The following table presents the gains (losses) related to derivative instruments reflecting the changes in fair value:
 Three months ended March 31, For the three months ended September 30, For the nine months ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)Location of Gain (Loss) 2019 2018Location of Gain (Loss) 2019 2018 2019 2018
Forward contracts related to mortgage loans to be delivered for saleMortgage Banking Activities $(174) $(1)Mortgage Banking Activities $(26) $20
 $(417) $14
Interest rate lock commitmentsMortgage Banking Activities 122
 10
Mortgage Banking Activities (48) 65
 156
 149
Total gain (loss) recognized in income $(52) $9
 $(74) $85
 $(261) $163
Balance Sheet Offsetting:
Certain financial instruments, including customer-initiated derivatives and interest rate swaps, may be eligible for offset in the consolidated balance sheets and/or subject to master netting arrangements or similar agreements. The Company is a party to master netting arrangements with its financial institution counterparties; however, the Company does not offset assets and liabilities under these arrangements for financial statement presentation purposes based on an accounting policy election. The table below presents information about the Company's financial instruments that are eligible for offset.
      Gross amounts not offset in the statements of financial position        Gross amounts not offset in the statements of financial position  
(Dollars in thousands)Gross amounts recognized Gross amounts offset in the statements of financial condition Net amounts presented in the statements of financial condition Financial instruments Collateral (received)/posted Net amountGross amounts recognized Gross amounts offset in the statements of financial condition Net amounts presented in the statements of financial condition Financial instruments Collateral (received)/posted Net amount
March 31, 2019           
September 30, 2019           
Offsetting derivative assets:                      
Customer initiated derivatives$2,191
 
 $2,191
 
 
 $2,191
$5,628
 $
 $5,628
 $
 $
 $5,628
Offsetting derivative liabilities:                      
Customer initiated derivatives$2,191
 
 $2,191
 
 $2,257
 $(66)5,628
 
 5,628
 
 6,527
 (899)
December 31, 2018                      
Offsetting derivative assets:                      
Customer initiated derivatives$1,126
 
 $1,126
 
 
 $1,126
$1,126
 $
 $1,126
 $
 $
 $1,126
Offsetting derivative liabilities:                      
Customer initiated derivatives$1,126
 
 $1,126
 
 $1,020
 $106
1,126
 
 1,126
 
 1,020
 106












NOTE 14—PARENT COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Balance Sheets—Parent Company
(Dollars in thousands) March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Assets  
  
  
  
Cash and cash equivalents $8,297
 $9,690
 $5,910
 $9,690
Investment in banking subsidiary 161,088
 155,248
 174,966
 155,248
Investment in captive insurance subsidiary 1,816
 1,622
 2,264
 1,622
Income tax benefit 142
 393
 456
 393
Other assets 69
 21
 73
 21
Total assets $171,412
 $166,974
 $183,669
 $166,974
Liabilities        
Subordinated notes $14,905
 $14,891
 $14,934
 $14,891
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 388
 323
 767
 323
Total liabilities 15,293
 15,214
 15,701
 15,214
Shareholders' equity 156,119
 151,760
 167,968
 151,760
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $171,412
 $166,974
 $183,669
 $166,974
Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income—Parent Company
 For the three months ended March 31, For the three months ended September 30, For the nine months ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
Expenses            
Interest on subordinated notes $250
 $250
 $256
 $256
 $759
 $759
Other expenses 200
 64
 516
 151
 902
 480
Total expenses 450
 314
 772
 407
 1,661
 1,239
Loss before income taxes and equity in undistributed net earnings of subsidiaries (450) (314) (772) (407) (1,661) (1,239)
Income tax benefit 52
 97
Income tax (benefit) expense 181
 (2) 272
 201
Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries 3,865
 3,385
 5,000
 3,664
 12,820
 11,473
Net income $3,467
 $3,168
 $4,409
 $3,255
 $11,431
 $10,435
Other comprehensive income (loss) 2,069
 (1,980) 1,238
 (986) 7,120
 (3,174)
Total comprehensive income, net of tax $5,536
 $1,188
 $5,647
 $2,269
 $18,551
 $7,261












Statements of Cash Flows—Parent Company
 For the three months ended March 31, For the nine months ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018
Cash flows from operating activities  
  
  
  
Net income $3,467
 $3,168
 $11,431
 $10,435
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:        
Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries (3,865) (3,385) (12,820) (11,473)
Stock based compensation expense 11
 82
 54
 242
(Increase) decrease in other assets, net 203
 (407) (115) 33
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities, net (230) 112
Increase in other liabilities, net 411
 135
Net cash used in operating activities (414) (430) (1,039) (628)
Cash flows from investing activities    
Capital infusion to subsidiaries 
 (20,000)
Net cash used in investing activities 
 (20,000)
Cash flows from financing activities        
Share buyback (1,104) 
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock related to initial public offering 
 29,030
Share buyback - redeemed stock (2,108) 
Common stock dividends paid (852) (430)
Proceeds from exercised stock options 125
 1,192
 219
 1,269
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (979) 1,192
 (2,741) 29,869
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (1,393) 762
 (3,780) 9,241
Beginning cash and cash equivalents 9,690
 1,158
 9,690
 1,158
Ending cash and cash equivalents $8,297
 $1,920
 $5,910
 $10,399

NOTE 15—EARNINGS PER SHARE
Beginning in the second quarter of 2019, the Company has elected to prospectively use the two-class method in calculating earnings per share due to the restricted stock awards qualifying as participating securities. The two-class method is used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share. Under the two-class method, earnings available to common shareholders for the period are allocated between common shareholders and participating securities according to dividends declared (or accumulated) and participating rights in undistributed earnings.
Average shares of common stock for diluted net income per common share include shares to be issued upon the exercise of stock options granted under the Company's share-based compensation plans and restricted stock awards.
The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share using the two-class method for each period noted below was as follows:
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) 
For the three months ended
September 30, 2019
 
For the nine months ended
September 30, 2019
Net income $4,409
 $11,431
Net income allocated to participating securities 45
 110
Net income allocated to common shareholders (1)
 $4,364
 $11,321
Weighted average common shares - issued 7,721
 7,738
Average unvested restricted share awards (80) (76)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic 7,641
 7,662
Effect of dilutive securities    
Weighted average common stock equivalents 111
 114
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted 7,752
 7,776
EPS available to common shareholders    
Basic earnings per common share $0.57
 $1.48
Diluted earnings per common share $0.56
 $1.46
(1) Net income allocated to common shareholders for basic and diluted earnings per share may differ under the two-class method as a result of adding common share equivalents for options to dilutive shares outstanding, which alters the ratio used to allocate net income to common shareholders and participating securities for the purposes of calculating diluted earnings per share.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the basic and diluted earnings per share were calculated using the treasury stock method, as disclosed in the table below.
 For the three months ended March 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) 2019 2018 
For the three months ended
September 30, 2018
 
For the nine months ended
September 30, 2018
Basic:  
  
    
Net Income attributable to common shareholders $3,467
 $3,168
 $3,255
 $10,435
Weighted average common shares outstanding 7,751,750
 6,539,305
 7,749,047
 7,264,494
Basic earnings per share $0.45
 $0.48
 $0.42
 $1.44
Diluted:        
Net Income attributable to common shareholders $3,467
 $3,168
 $3,255
 $10,435
Weighted average common shares outstanding 7,751,750
 6,539,305
 7,749,047
 7,264,494
Add: Dilutive effects of assumed exercises of stock options 117,431
 159,627
 152,062
 149,182
Weighted average common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding 7,869,181
 6,698,932
 7,901,109
 7,413,676
Diluted earnings per common share $0.44
 $0.47
 $0.41
 $1.41
Stock options for 30 thousand shares and 15 thousand30,000 shares of common stock were not considered in computing diluted earnings per common share for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, and stock options for 30,000 shares and 25,055 shares of common stock were not considered in computing diluted earnings per common share for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, because they were antidilutive.


Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion explains our financial condition and results of operations as of and for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019. The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes presented elsewhere in this report and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the SEC on March 22, 2019. Annualized results for these interim periods may not be indicative of results for the full year or future periods.
In addition to the historical information contained herein, this Form 10-Q includes "forward-looking statements."statements" within the meaning of such term in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to many risks and uncertainties, including changes in interest rates and other general economic, business and political conditions, including changes in the financial markets; changes in business plans as circumstances warrant; risks related to mergers and acquisitions; and other risks detailed from time to time in filings made by the Company with the SEC. Readers should note that the forward-looking statements included herein are not a guarantee of future events, and that actual events may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "will," "propose," "may," "plan," "seek," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe" or"believe," "continue," or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements presented herein are made only as of the date of this document, and we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our consolidated financial statements are prepared based on the application of accounting policies generally accepted in the United States. Our critical accounting policies require reliance on estimates and assumptions, which are based upon historical experience and on various other assumptions that management believes are reasonable under current circumstances, but may prove to be inaccurate or can be subject to variations. Changes in underlying factors, assumptions, or estimates could have a material impact on our future financial condition and results of operations.
The most critical of these significant accounting policies are set forth in "Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, which was filed with the SEC on March 22, 2019. There have been no significant changes in critical accounting policies or the assumptions and judgments utilized in applying these policies since December 31, 2018.
Overview
Level One Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan, with its primary branch operations in southeastern Michigan and Grand Rapids, Michigan. Through our wholly owned subsidiary, Level One Bank, we offer a broad range of loan products to the residential and commercial markets, as well as retail and business banking services. Hamilton Court Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, provides property and casualty insurance to the Company and the Bank and reinsurance to ten other third-party insurance captives for which insurance may not be currently available or economically feasible in the insurance marketplace.
Since 2007, we have grown substantially through organic growth and a series of four acquisitions, all of which have been fully integrated into our operations. We have made significant investments over the last several years in hiring additional staff and upgrading technology and system security. In 2016, we opened our first branch in the Grand Rapids, Michigan market. In the third quarter of 2017, we opened our second location in Bloomfield Township located in Oakland County. In the third quarter of 2018, we doubled the size of our mortgage division with the addition of new mortgage officers and support staff. As of March 31,September 30, 2019, the Company had total consolidated assets of $1.46$1.51 billion, total consolidated deposits of $1.15$1.19 billion and total consolidated shareholders' equity of $156.1$168.0 million.
Our principal business activity has been lending to and accepting deposits from individuals, businesses, municipalities and other entities. We have derivedderive income principally from interest charged on loans and leases and, to a lesser extent, from interest and dividends earned on investment securities. We have also derived income from noninterest sources, such as:as fees received in connection with various lending and deposit services;services and originations and sales of residential mortgage loans. Our principal expenses include interest expense on deposits and borrowings, operating expenses, such as salaries and employee benefits, occupancy and equipment expenses, data processing costs, professional fees and other noninterest expenses, provisions for loan losses and income tax expense.



Recent Developments
FirstProposed Merger with Ann Arbor State Bank: On August 13, 2019, the Company and Ann Arbor Bancorp, Inc. ("AAB") jointly announced the signing of an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated August 12, 2019, pursuant to which the Company has agreed to acquire AAB and its wholly owned subsidiary, Ann Arbor State Bank. The transaction is anticipated to close in the fourth quarter of 2019 or the first quarter of 2020, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions.
Third Quarter Dividend. On March 21,September 19, 2019, the Company declared a firstthird quarter 2019 cash dividend of $0.04 per share, payable on AprilOctober 15, 2019. The first quarter cash dividend2019 to shareholders of $0.04 per share represents an increase of $0.01 per share, compared to $0.03 per share declared in prior quarter.record on September 30, 2019.


Selected Financial Data - Unaudited
As of and for the three months endedAs of and for the three months ended As of and for the nine months ended
March 31, December 31, March 31,September 30, June 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)2019 2018 20182019 2019 2018 2019 2018
Earnings Summary              
Interest income$17,442
 $17,041
 $14,774
$17,983
 $17,657
 $16,629
 $53,082
 $46,783
Interest expense4,724
 4,228
 2,647
4,995
 5,216
 3,560
 14,935
 9,172
Net interest income12,718
 12,813
 12,127
12,988
 12,441
 13,069
 38,147
 37,611
Provision expense (benefit) for loan losses422
 (51) 554
(16) 429
 619
 835
 463
Noninterest income2,286
 2,307
 1,372
3,858
 3,477
 1,924
 9,621
 4,748
Noninterest expense10,368
 10,384
 9,135
11,539
 11,167
 10,454
 33,074
 29,294
Income before income taxes4,214
 4,787
 3,810
5,323
 4,322
 3,920
 13,859
 12,602
Income tax provision747
 836
 642
914
 767
 665
 2,428
 2,167
Net income3,467
 3,951
 3,168
4,409
 3,555
 3,255
 11,431
 10,435
Per Share Data              
Basic earnings per common share$0.45
 $0.51
 $0.48
$0.57
 $0.46
 $0.42
 $1.48
 $1.44
Diluted earnings per common share0.44
 0.50
 0.47
0.56
 0.45
 0.41
 1.46
 1.41
Book value per common share20.15
 19.58
 16.78
21.77
 21.07
 18.77
 21.77
 18.77
Tangible book value per share (1)
18.88
 18.31
 15.27
20.51
 19.81
 17.50
 20.51
 17.50
Shares outstanding (in thousands)7,749
 7,750
 6,585
7,714
 7,728
 7,749
 7,714
 7,749
Average basic common shares (in thousands)7,752
 7,750
 6,539
7,721
 7,741
 7,749
 7,738
 7,264
Average diluted common shares (in thousands)7,869
 7,893
 6,699
7,752
 7,856
 7,901
 7,776
 7,414
Selected Period End Balances              
Total assets$1,456,552
 $1,416,215
 $1,300,629
$1,509,463
 $1,505,376
 $1,446,269
 $1,509,463
 $1,446,269
Securities available-for-sale226,874
 204,258
 160,349
205,242
 218,145
 199,051
 205,242
 199,051
Total loans1,131,097
 1,126,565
 1,051,354
1,168,923
 1,166,501
 1,114,999
 1,168,923
 1,114,999
Total deposits1,151,463
 1,134,635
 1,112,644
1,194,542
 1,229,445
 1,130,311
 1,194,542
 1,130,311
Total liabilities1,300,433
 1,264,455
 1,190,106
1,341,495
 1,342,509
 1,300,810
 1,341,495
 1,300,810
Total shareholders' equity156,119
 151,760
 110,523
167,968
 162,867
 145,459
 167,968
 145,459
Tangible shareholders' equity (1)
146,337
 141,926
 100,524
158,250
 153,121
 135,570
 158,250
 135,570
Performance and Capital Ratios              
Return on average assets0.96% 1.11% 1.00%1.16% 0.95% 0.95% 1.02% 1.06%
Return on average equity8.99
 10.69
 11.64
10.58
 8.92
 8.95
 9.51
 10.68
Net interest margin (fully taxable equivalent) (2)
3.76
 3.73
 4.03
3.59
 3.5
 3.97
 3.61
 3.99
Efficiency ratio (noninterest expense/net interest income plus noninterest income)69.10
 68.68
 67.67
68.50
 70.15
 69.73
 69.24
 69.16
Dividend payout ratio (3)
6.72
 5.87
 
7.03
 8.69
 7.13
 7.45
 4.12
Total shareholders' equity to total assets10.72
 10.72
 8.50
11.13
 10.82
 10.06
 11.13
 10.06
Tangible equity to tangible assets (1)
10.11
 10.09
 7.79
10.55
 10.24
 9.44
 10.55
 9.44
Common equity tier 1 to risk-weighted assets11.78
 11.82
 9.47
11.73
 11.49
 11.75
 11.73
 11.75
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets11.78
 11.82
 9.47
11.73
 11.49
 11.75
 11.73
 11.75
Total capital to risk-weighted assets13.95
 14.00
 11.87
13.84
 13.62
 13.99
 13.84
 13.99
Tier 1 capital to average assets (leverage ratio)10.19
 10.21
 8.15
10.12
 10.01
 10.31
 10.12
 10.31
Asset Quality Ratios:              
Net charge-offs to average loans0.01% 0.10% 0.29%0.01% 0.01% 0.07% 0.03% 0.04%
Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets1.17
 1.30
 1.00
0.78
 0.99
 0.89
 0.78
 0.89
Nonperforming loans as a percent of total loans1.47
 1.64
 1.23
Nonaccrual loans as a percent of total loans0.98
 1.25
 1.15
 0.98
 1.15
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of period-end loans1.06
 1.03
 1.09
1.05
 1.06
 1.07
 1.05
 1.07
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonperforming loans71.85
 62.70
 88.67
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonperforming loans, excluding allowance allocated to loans accounted for under ASC 310-3066.33
 57.71
 80.36
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonaccrual loans107.46
 84.94
 92.36
 107.46
 92.36
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonaccrual loans, excluding allowance allocated to loans accounted for under ASC 310-30100.52
 79.41
 84.72
 100.52
 84.72
(1) See section entitled "GAAP Reconciliation and Management Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.
(2) Presented on a tax equivalent basis using a 21% tax rate.
(3) The dividend payout ratio of 0 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was due to the timing difference between the declaration date and payout date of the dividend. The Company declared a $0.03 dividend for the three months ended March 31, 2018 but it was not paid out until April 15, 2018.



GAAP Reconciliation and Management Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Some of the financial measures included in this report are not measures of financial condition or performance recognized by GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures include tangible shareholders' equity, tangible book value per share and the ratio of tangible shareholders' equity to tangible assets. Our management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in its analysis of our performance, and we believe that providing this information to financial analysts and others frequently use these measures, and other similar measures,investors allows them to evaluate capital adequacy. adequacy, as well as better understand and evaluate the Company’s core financial results for the periods in question.
We calculate: (i) tangible shareholders' equity as total shareholders' equity less core deposit intangibles, mortgage servicing rights and goodwill; (ii) tangible book value per share as tangible shareholders' equity divided by shares of common stock outstanding; and (iii) tangible assets as total assets, less core deposit intangibles, mortgage servicing rights and goodwill.
The following presents these non-GAAP financial measures along with their most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP:
As of and for the three months ended,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 March 31, 2018September 30, 2019 
December 31,
2018
 September 30, 2018
(Unaudited)   (Unaudited)(Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
Total shareholders' equity$156,119
 $151,760
 $110,523
$167,968
 $151,760
 $145,459
Less:          
Goodwill9,387
 9,387
 9,387
9,387
 9,387
 9,387
Core deposit intangibles395
 447
 612
Other intangible assets, net331
 447
 502
Tangible shareholders' equity$146,337
 $141,926
 $100,524
$158,250
 $141,926
 $135,570
          
Shares outstanding (in thousands)7,749
 7,750
 6,585
7,714
 7,750
 7,749
Tangible book value per share$18.88
 $18.31
 $15.27
$20.51
 $18.31
 $17.50
          
Total assets$1,456,552
 $1,416,215
 $1,300,629
$1,509,463
 $1,416,215
 $1,446,269
Less:          
Goodwill9,387
 9,387
 9,387
9,387
 9,387
 9,387
Core deposit intangibles395
 447
 612
Other intangible assets, net331
 447
 502
Tangible assets$1,446,770
 $1,406,381
 $1,290,630
$1,499,745
 $1,406,381
 $1,436,380
          
Tangible equity to tangible assets10.11% 10.09% 7.79%10.55% 10.09% 9.44%





Results of Operations
Net Income
We had net income of $3.5$4.4 million, or $0.44$0.56 per diluted common share, for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019, compared to $3.2$3.3 million, or $0.47$0.41 per diluted common share, for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2018. The increase of $299 thousand$1.2 million in net income in the firstthird quarter of 2019 primarily reflectsreflected an increase of $914 thousand$1.9 million in noninterest income, an increase of $591 thousand in net interest income and a decrease in provision expense for loan losses of $132$635 thousand. This was partially offset by an increaseincreases of $1.2$1.0 million in noninterest expensesexpense and an increase$249 thousand in income tax provision.
We had net income of $11.4 million, or $1.46 per diluted common share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $10.4 million, or $1.41 per diluted common share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The increase of $996 thousand in net income year over year primarily reflected increases of $4.9 million in noninterest income and $536 thousand in net interest income. This was partially offset by increases of $3.8 million in noninterest expense, $372 thousand in provision of $105 thousand.for loan losses and $261 thousand in income tax provision.
Net Interest Income
NetOur primary source of revenue is net interest income, which is the difference between interest income from interest-earning assets (primarily loans and yield-related fees earned on assetssecurities) and interest expense paid on liabilities.of funding sources (primarily interest‑bearing deposits and borrowings).
We had netNet interest income of $12.7was $13.0 million and $12.1$13.1 million for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The three months ended March 31, 2019 includedAn increase of $1.7 million in deposit interest expense was partially offset by a $2.7 million increase in interest income as well as a $2.1 million increasedecrease in interest expense compared to the same period in 2018. The increase in interest income was primarily driven by an increaseon borrowed funds of $2.0$241 thousand and increases of $1.0 million in interest and fees on loans, and an increase of $556$179 thousand in interest income from investment securities, whereasand $148 thousand in interest income on federal funds sold.
The increase in interest and fees on loans for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018, was mainly attributable to the increase in the average balance of loans of $107.1 million. This was partially offset by a 16 basis point decrease in the average yield on loans.
The increase in deposit interest expense during the three months ended September 30, 2019 was primarily due to a higher average rate paid on deposits of 1.42% compared to 1.02% for the same period in 2018, which was mainly as a result of the federal funds rate increase of 50 basis points during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and decrease of 25 basis points in the third quarter of 2019 leaving the cost of funds higher year over year, as well as increased competition. In addition, the increase in deposit expense was impacted by an increase in average balance of deposits of $147.3 million compared to the same period in 2018.
Net interest income was $38.1 million and $37.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The $536 thousand increase in net interest income was primarily driven by ana $4.7 million increase of $1.9in interest and fees on loans and a $1.3 million increase in interest income from investment securities, partially offset by a $5.7 million increase in deposit interest expense and an increase of $134 thousand in interest expense on borrowed funds. expense.
The changechanges in interest and fees on loans and interest income from investment securities for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018 was primarily driven by increases in the growth in totalaverage balance of loans of $104.9 million and investmentaverage balance of investments securities portfolios and by higher interest rates. portfolio of $42.0 million.
The increase in deposit interest expense during threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 was primarily due to a higher average ratesrate paid on total deposits of 1.43% compared to 0.91% for the same period in 2018, which was mainly as a result of the federal funds rate increase of 50 basis points during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and decrease of 25 basis points in the target federal fund rate,third quarter of 2019 leaving the cost of funds higher year over year, as well as anincreased competition. In addition, the increase in totaldeposit expense was impacted by increase in average balance of deposits of $138.9 million compared to the same period in 2018.
Our net interest margin (on a fully tax equivalent basis ("FTE")) for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 was 3.76%3.59%, compared to 4.03%3.97% for the same period in 2018. The decrease of 2738 basis points was primarily a result of higher cost of fundsin net interest margin as compared to the same period in 2018.2018 was primarily due to the federal funds rate increase of 50 basis points during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and decrease of 25 basis points in the third quarter of 2019, leaving the cost of funds higher year over year. Our net interest margin benefits from discount accretion on our purchased credit impaired loan portfolios, a component of our accretable yield. The accretable yield represents the excess of the net present value of expected future cash flows over the acquisition date fair value and includes both the expected coupon of the loan and the discount accretion. The accretable yield is recognized as interest income over the expected remaining life of the purchased credit impaired loan. The difference between the actual yield earned on total loans and the yield generated based on the contractualcon

tractual coupon (not including any interest income for loans in nonaccrual status) represents excess accretable yield. The contractual coupon of the loan considers the contractual coupon rates of the loan and does not include any interest income for loans in nonaccrual status. For the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, the average yield on total loans was 5.64%5.41% and 5.32%5.57%, respectively. The yield on total loans was impacted by 1715 basis points and 33 basis points, respectively, due to the accretable yield on purchased credit impaired loans. Our net interest margin for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, benefited by 13 basis points and 27 basis points, respectively, as a result of the excess accretable yield. As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, our remaining accretable yield was $9.6 million and $10.9 million, respectively, and our nonaccretable difference was $4.4 million and $5.6 million, respectively.
Our net interest margin (FTE) for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was 3.61%, compared to 3.99% for the same period in 2018. The decrease of 38 basis points reflected the federal funds rate increase of 50 basis points during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and decrease of 25 basis points in the third quarter of 2019 leaving the cost of funds higher year over year. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the average yield on total loans was 5.49% and 5.44%, respectively. The yield on total loans was impacted by 15 basis points and 30 basis points, respectively, due to the accretable yield on purchased credit impaired loans. Our net interest margin for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, benefited by 1412 basis points and 25 basis points, respectively, as a result of the excess accretable yield. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, our remaining accretable yield was $10.4 million and $10.9 million, respectively, and our nonaccretable difference was $5.6 million for both dates.
The following table setstables set forth information related to our average balance sheet, average yields on assets, and average rates ofon liabilities for the periods indicated. We derived these yields by dividing income or expense by the average daily balance of the corresponding assets or liabilities. In this table, adjustments are made to the yields on tax-exempt assets in order to present tax-exempt income and fully taxable income on a comparable basis.

Analysis of Net Interest Income—Fully Taxable Equivalent
 For the three months ended March 31, For the three months ended September 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
(Dollars in thousands) Average Balance 
Interest Revenue/Expense (1)
 
Average Yield/Rate (2)
 Average Balance 
Interest Revenue/Expense (1)
 
Average Yield/Rate (2)
 Average Balance 
Interest Revenue/Expense (1)
 
Average Yield/Rate (2)
 Average Balance 
Interest Revenue/Expense (1)
 
Average Yield/Rate (2)
Interest-earning assets:                        
Gross loans(3)
 $1,125,213
 $15,651
 5.64% $1,037,045
 $13,604
 5.32% $1,182,764
 $16,134
 5.41% $1,075,642
 $15,107
 5.57%
Investment securities(4):
                        
Taxable 141,282
 936
 2.69
 102,135
 574
 2.28
 121,473
 857
 2.80
 134,619
 816
 2.41
Tax-exempt 80,760
 545
 3.17
 54,996
 351
 3.16
 85,332
 588
 3.28
 67,599
 450
 3.13
Interest-earning cash balances 28,076
 176
 2.54
 27,090
 106
 1.59
 51,142
 289
 2.24
 28,685
 157
 2.17
Federal Home Loan Bank stock 8,325
 134
 6.53
 8,303
 139
 6.78
 8,325
 115
 5.48
 8,303
 99
 4.73
Total interest-earning assets $1,383,656
 $17,442
 5.14% $1,229,569
 $14,774
 4.90% 1,449,036
 17,983
 4.96% 1,314,848
 16,629
 5.04%
Non-earning assets:                        
Cash and due from banks 24,794
     18,531
     23,103
     22,358
    
Premises and equipment 13,289
     13,362
     13,228
     13,465
    
Goodwill 9,387
     9,387
     9,387
     9,387
    
Other intangible assets, net 425
     644
       347
     533
    
Bank-owned life insurance 11,893
     11,570
     12,023
     11,732
    
Allowance for loan losses (11,563)     (11,822)     (12,241)     (11,591)    
Other non-earning assets 11,841
     12,195
     27,145
     7,414
    
Total assets $1,443,722
     $1,283,436
       $1,522,028
     $1,368,146
    
Interest-bearing liabilities:                        
Deposits:                        
Interest-bearing demand deposits $53,299
 $48
 0.37% $63,501
 $51
 0.33% $51,963
 $63
 0.48% $60,022
 52
 0.34%
Money market and savings deposits 306,496
 1,094
 1.45
 273,699
 548
 0.81
 320,363
 1,170
 1.45
 249,595
 625
 0.99
Time deposits 544,130
 2,979
 2.22
 456,555
 1,579
 1.40
 543,765
 3,245
 2.37
 463,373
 2,125
 1.82
Borrowings 55,814
 353
 2.57
 56,819
 219
 1.56
 70,766
 261
 1.46
 95,371
 502
 2.09
Subordinated notes 14,896
 250
 6.81
 14,844
 250
 6.83
 14,925
 256
 6.81
 14,874
 256
 6.83
Total interest-bearing liabilities $974,635
 $4,724
 1.97% $865,418
 $2,647
 1.24% 1,001,782
 4,995
 1.98% 883,235
 3,560
 1.60%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities and shareholders' equity:                        
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits 300,680
     298,681
     333,690
     329,459
    
Other liabilities 14,136
     8,931
     19,804
     9,956
    
Shareholders' equity 154,271
     110,406
     166,752
     145,496
    
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $1,443,722
     $1,283,436
     $1,522,028
     $1,368,146
    
Net interest income   $12,718
     $12,127
     $12,988
     $13,069
  
Interest spread     3.17%     3.66%     2.98%     3.44%
Net interest margin(5)
     3.73
     4.00
     3.56
     3.94
Tax equivalent effect     0.03
 ��   0.03
     0.03
     0.03
Net interest margin on a fully tax equivalent basis     3.76%     4.03%     3.59%     3.97%

(1) Interest income is shown on actual basis and does not include taxable equivalent adjustments.
(2) Average rates and yields are presented on an annual basis and include a taxable equivalent adjustment to interest income of $87$118 thousand and $78$84 thousand on tax-exempt securities for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, using the federal corporate tax rate of 21%.
(3) Includes nonaccrual loans
(4) For presentation in this table, average balances and the corresponding average rates for investment securities are based upon historical cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts.
(5) Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.



  For the nine months ended September 30,
  2019 2018
(Dollars in thousands) Average Balance 
Interest Revenue/Expense (1)
 
Average Yield/Rate (2)
 Average Balance 
Interest Revenue/Expense (1)
 
Average Yield/Rate (2)
Interest-earning assets:            
Gross loans(3)
 $1,157,837
 $47,547
 5.49% $1,052,942
 $42,837
 5.44%
Investment securities(4):
 

          
Taxable 135,460
 2,773
 2.74
 117,356
 2,057
 2.34
Tax-exempt 84,476
 1,728
 3.28
 60,570
 1,181
 3.13
Interest-earning cash balances 37,359
 670
 2.40
 27,207
 382
 1.88
Federal Home Loan Bank stock 8,325
 364
 5.85
 8,303
 326
 5.25
Total interest-earning assets $1,423,457
 $53,082
 5.02% $1,266,378
 $46,783
 4.96%
Non-earning assets:            
Cash and due from banks 24,075
     19,577
    
Premises and equipment 13,252
     13,150
    
Goodwill 9,387
     9,387
    
Other intangible assets, net 383
     588
    
Bank-owned life insurance 11,955
     11,651
    
Allowance for loan losses (11,950)     (11,628)    
Other non-earning assets 18,642
     9,132
    
Total assets $1,489,201
     $1,318,235
    
Interest-bearing liabilities:            
Deposits:            
Interest-bearing demand deposits $53,894
 $180
 0.45% $62,626
 $151
 0.32%
Money market and savings deposits 307,461
 3,389
 1.47
 266,508
 1,851
 0.93
Time deposits 556,922
 9,647
 2.32
 455,299
 5,465
 1.60
Borrowings 62,006
 960
 2.07
 67,073
 946
 1.89
Subordinated notes 14,910
 759
 6.81
 14,859
 759
 6.83
Total interest-bearing liabilities $995,193
 $14,935
 2.01% $866,365
 $9,172
 1.42%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities and shareholders' equity:            
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits 316,754
     311,675
    
Other liabilities 17,048
     9,941
    
Shareholders' equity 160,206
     130,254
    
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $1,489,201
     $1,318,235
    
Net interest income   $38,147
     $37,611
  
Interest spread     3.01%     3.54%
Net interest margin(5)
     3.58
     3.97
Tax equivalent effect     0.03
     0.02
Net interest margin on a fully tax equivalent basis     3.61%     3.99%


(1) Interest income is shown on actual basis and does not include taxable equivalent adjustments.
(2) Average rates and yields are presented on an annual basis and include a taxable equivalent adjustment to interest income of $347 thousand and $235 thousand on tax-exempt securities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, using the federal corporate tax rate of 21%.
(3) Includes nonaccrual loans
(4) For presentation in this table, average balances and the corresponding average rates for investment securities are based upon historical cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts.
(5) Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.

Rate/Volume Analysis
The table below presents the effect of volume and rate changes on interest income and expense for the periods indicated. Changes in volume are changes in the average balance multiplied by the previous year's average rate. Changes in rate are changes in the average rate multiplied by the average balance from the previous year. The net changes attributable to the combined impact of both rate and volume have been allocated proportionately to the changes due to volume and the changes due to rate. The average rate for tax-exempt securities is reported on a fully taxable equivalent basis.
 For the three months ended March 31, 2019 vs. 2018 For the three months ended September 30, 2019 vs. 2018
 
Increase
(Decrease) Due to:
   
Increase
(Decrease) Due to:
  
(Dollars in thousands) Rate Volume Net Increase (Decrease) Rate Volume Net Increase (Decrease)
Interest-earning assets            
Gross loans $850
 $1,197
 $2,047
 $(443) $1,470
 $1,027
Investment securities:            
Taxable 115
 247
 362
 125
 (84) 41
Tax-exempt (7) 201
 194
 (8) 146
 138
Interest-earning cash balances 66
 4
 70
 5
 127
 132
FHLB Stock (5) 
 (5) 16
 
 16
Total interest income 1,019
 1,649
 2,668
 (305) 1,659
 1,354
Interest-bearing liabilities  
  
  
  
  
  
Interest-bearing demand deposits 6
 (9) (3) 19
 (8) 11
Money market and savings deposits 474
 72
 546
 337
 208
 545
Time deposits 1,054
 346
 1,400
 711
 409
 1,120
Borrowings 138
 (4) 134
 (129) (112) (241)
Subordinated debt (1) 1
 
 (1) 1
 
Total interest expense 1,671
 406
 2,077
 937
 498
 1,435
Change in net interest income $(652) $1,243
 $591
 $(1,242) $1,161
 $(81)
  For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 vs. 2018
  
Increase
(Decrease) Due to:
  
(Dollars in thousands) Rate Volume Net Increase (Decrease)
Interest-earning assets      
Gross loans $406
��$4,304
 $4,710
Investment securities:      
Taxable 373
 343
 716
Tax-exempt (37) 584
 547
Interest-earning cash balances 123
 165
 288
FHLB Stock 37
 1
 38
Total interest income 902
 5,397
 6,299
Interest-bearing liabilities      
Interest-bearing demand deposits 52
 (23) 29
Money market and savings deposits 1,219
 319
 1,538
Time deposits 2,784
 1,398
 4,182
Borrowings 89
 (75) 14
Subordinated debt (3) 3
 
Total interest expense 4,141
 1,622
 5,763
Change in net interest income $(3,239) $3,775
 $536

Provision for Loan Losses
We established an allowance for loan losses through a provision for loan losses charged as an expense in our consolidated statements of income. Management reviews the loan portfolio, consisting of originated loans and purchased loans, on a quarterly basis to evaluate the outstanding loans and to measure both the performance of the portfolio and the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses.
Loans acquired in connection with acquisitions that have evidence of credit deterioration since origination and for which it is probable at the date of acquisition that we will not collect all contractually required principal and interest payments are accounted for under ASC Topic 310-30, Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality, or ASC 310-30. These credit-impaired loans have been recorded at their estimated fair value on the respective acquisition date, based on subjective determinations regarding risk ratings, expected future cash flows and fair value of the underlying collateral, without a carryover of the related allowance for loan losses. At the acquisition date, the Company recognizes the expected shortfall of expected future cash flows, as compared to the contractual amount due, as a nonaccretable discount. Any excess of the net present value of expected future cash flows over the acquisition date fair value is recognized as the accretable discount, or accretable yield. We evaluate these loans semi-annually to assess expected cash flows. Subsequent decreases to the expected cash flows will generally result in a provision for loan losses. Subsequent increases in cash flows result in a reversal of the provision for loan losses to the extent of prior charges or a reclassification of the difference from nonaccretable to accretable with a positive impact on interest income. As of March 31,September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, our remaining accretable yield was $10.4$9.6 million and $10.9 million, respectively, and our nonaccretable difference was $4.4 million and $5.6 million, for both dates.respectively.
The provision for loan losses was $422a provision benefit of $16 thousand for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019, compared to $554a $619 thousand provision expense for the same period in 2018. The decrease in the provision for loan losses was primarily due to a $243 thousand decrease in specific reserves on impaired loans, a $228 thousand decrease in general reserves on originated loans due to slower loan growth during third quarter 2019 compared to the same period in 2018 and $164 thousand lower charge-offs during the 2019 period compared to the same period in 2018.
The provision for loan losses was a provision expense of $835 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $463 thousand provision expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The increase in the provision for loan losses year over year was primarily attributable to a $473 thousand increase in specific reserves on impaired loans and a decrease$111 thousand increase in general reserves on originated loans as a result of stronger loan growth. This was partially offset by $191 thousand lower net chargeoffs.charge offs between the two periods. Our total nonaccrual loans decreased by $6.9 million to $16.6$11.5 million at March 31,September 30, 2019 compared to $18.4 million at December 31, 2018. The decrease in nonaccrual loans iswas primarily due to a largeresult of payoffs of three commercial loan relationship

of $3.7relationships totaling $12.4 million, that paid off during the first quarter of 2019, as well as a nonaccrual loan in the amount of $373 thousand moving to other real estate owned, partially offset by $3.0two commercial loan relationships totaling $5.2 million of new loans that movedmoving to nonaccrual.nonaccrual during the nine months ending September 30, 2019.
Noninterest Income
The following table presents noninterest income for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018.
 For the three months ended March 31, For the three months ended September 30, For the nine months ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
Noninterest income  
  
  
  
  
  
Service charges on deposits $625
 $642
 $627
 $655
 $1,914
 $1,915
Net loss on sales of securities (7) 
Net gain on sales of securities 151
 
 151
 
Mortgage banking activities 1,120
 236
 2,352
 754
 5,788
 1,394
Net gain on sale of commercial loans (37) 
 (37) 11
Other charges and fees 548
 494
 765
 515
 1,805
 1,428
Total noninterest income $2,286
 $1,372
 $3,858
 $1,924
 $9,621
 $4,748
Noninterest income increased $914 thousand$1.9 million to $2.3$3.9 million for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019, compared to $1.4$1.9 million for the same period in 2018. The increase in noninterest income was primarily due to an increase in mortgage banking activities of $884 thousand.$1.6 million, as well as increases in net gains on sales of securities and interest rate swap fees (included in "other charges and fees" in the table above). The increase in the mortgage banking activities income year over year was primarily due to the Company's investment in the expansionpredominantly as a result of the doubling of our mortgage banking division inteam during the third quarter of 2018 which contributed resulted in an increase in mortgage loans originated and sold.

Noninterest income increased $4.9 millionto higher volume$9.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $4.7 million for the same period in 2018. The increase in noninterest income was primarily due to an increase in mortgage banking activities of loans sales.$4.4 million, which was attributable to the same factors mentioned above, as well as increases in net gains on sales of securities and interest rate swap fees (included in "other charges and fees" in the table above).
Noninterest Expense
The following table presents noninterest expense for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018.
 For the three months ended March 31, For the three months ended September 30, For the nine months ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
Noninterest expense  
  
  
  
    
Salary and employee benefits $6,913
 $5,956
 $7,536
 $6,888
 $21,642
 $19,013
Occupancy and equipment expense 1,204
 1,046
 1,203
 1,173
 3,575
 3,293
Professional service fees 362
 266
 465
 494
 1,212
 1,231
Acquisition and due diligence fees 319
 
 319
 
Marketing expense 176
 142
 379
 264
 843
 697
Printing and supplies expense 68
 104
 78
 127
 250
 343
Data processing expense 595
 436
 661
 565
 1,862
 1,512
Other expense 1,050
 1,185
 898
 943
 3,371
 3,205
Total noninterest expense $10,368
 $9,135
 $11,539
 $10,454
 $33,074
 $29,294
Noninterest expensesexpense increased $1.3$1.0 million to $10.4$11.5 million for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019, as compared to $9.1$10.5 million for the same period in 2018. The increase in noninterest expense was primarily attributable to increases in salary and employee benefits of $648 thousand, acquisition and due diligence fees of $319 thousand, marketing expense of $115 thousand, and data processing expense of $96 thousand. The increase in salary and employee benefits between the periods was primarily due to an increase of $387 thousand in mortgage commissions expense as a result of higher loan volumes. The increase in acquisition and due diligence fees was related to the pending merger with Ann Arbor State Bank. The increase in marketing expense was due to incremental increases in marketing efforts. The increase in data processing expense was related to higher software costs to sustain the growth of the Company.
Noninterest expense increased $3.8 million to $33.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to $29.3 million for the same period in 2018. The increase in noninterest expense was primarily due to an increase in salary and employee benefits of $957 thousand,$2.6 million, an increase in data processing expense of $159$350 thousand, an increase in acquisition and due diligence fees of $319 thousand, an increase in occupancy and equipment expense of $158$282 thousand, an increase in other expense of $166 thousand, and an increase in marketing expense of $146 thousand. The increase in salary and employee benefits between the periods resulted fromwas primarily due to an increase of 29$1.5 million in mortgage commissions expense as a result of higher loan volumes, as well as an increase in headcount of seven full-time employees, which includes the expansion of the mortgage banking division.employees. The increase in data processingacquisition and due diligence fees was related to the pending merger with Ann Arbor State Bank. The increase in other expense was primarily due to higheran increase in the provision for unfunded commitments as a result of a change in the assumptions within the calculation, which resulted in a better representation of our line of credit utilization. The increases in the data processing, occupancy and equipment, and marketing categories were primarily attributable to incremental increases in software costs, building expenses and marketing efforts to sustain the growth of the Company. The increase in occupancy and equipment expense was primarily due to higher building expense due to expansion into new locations.
Income Taxes and Tax-Related Items
During the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019, we recognized income tax expense of $747$914 thousand on $4.2$5.3 million of pre-tax income resulting in an effective tax rate of 17.7%17.2%, compared to the same period in 2018, in which we recognized an income tax expense of $642$665 thousand on $3.8$3.9 million of pre-tax income, resulting in an effective tax rate of 16.9%17.0%.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recognized income tax expense of $2.4 million on $13.9 million of pre-tax income resulting in an effective tax rate of 17.5%, compared to the same period in 2018, in which we recognized an income tax expense of $2.2 million on $12.6 million of pre-tax income, resulting in an effective tax rate of 17.2%.
Refer to Note 8 - Income Taxes in the notes to the consolidated financial statements for a reconciliation between expected and actual income tax expense for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018.

Financial Condition
Total assets were $1.46increased $93.2 million to $1.51 billion at March 31,September 30, 2019 andas compared to $1.42 billion at December 31, 2018. TotalThe increase in total assets increased by $40.3 million between these two dateswas primarily due to increases of $22.6$42.4 million in securities available-for-sale, $8.4gross loans, $21.3 million in mortgage loans held for sale, $4.5 million in gross loans, and $2.7$16.1 million in cash and cash equivalents. The increaseequivalents, $8.6 million in receivables from a loan sub-servicer (included in "other assets" on the consolidated balance sheet), $4.5 million in fair value of interest rate swaps (included in "other assets" on the consolidated balance sheet), and $1.0 million in securities available-for-sale reflects management's decisionavailable-for-sale. The year to invest in liquid assets while retaining accessibility to the funds for potential liquidity needs. Thedate increase in loans was primarily driven by the growth in our commercial and industrial portfolio.as well as our residential real estate loan portfolios. The increase in mortgage loans held for sale was primarily dueattributable to higher loan originationsthe increase in volumes of loans held for sale as a result of the additiondoubling of newour mortgage lenders. The increase in cashteam during the third quarter of 2018. Cash and cash equivalents wasincreased primarily due to anas a result of a $5.2 million increase of $4.3 million in cash balances held with the Federal Reserve Bank.Bank as well as higher balances held at other correspondent banks. The Company maintains a cash balance at the Federal Reserve and manages this liquidity balance on a daily basis as required, and may have significant cash balance fluctuations in the ordinary course of business based on inflows and outflows from changing loan totals, investment activity, and deposit flows.
Investment Securities
The following table presents the fair value of the Company's investment securities portfolio, all of which were classified as available-for-sale as of March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
(Dollars in thousands) March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Securities available-for-sale:  
  
  
  
U.S. government sponsored entities and agencies $1,446
 $2,397
 $1,497
 $2,397
State and political subdivision 89,417
 75,146
 90,733
 75,146
Mortgage-backed securities: residential 9,654
 9,739
 9,390
 9,739
Mortgage-backed securities: commercial 16,495
 12,382
 21,049
 12,382
Collateralized mortgage obligations: residential 17,709
 18,671
 9,069
 18,671
Collateralized mortgage obligations: commercial 35,489
 31,988
 31,598
 31,988
U.S. Treasury 17,658
 20,481
 2,001
 20,481
SBA 20,575
 15,688
 23,536
 15,688
Asset backed securities 5,807
 3,842
 10,187
 3,842
Corporate bonds 12,624
 13,924
 6,182
 13,924
Total securities available-for-sale  $226,874
 $204,258
 $205,242
 $204,258
The composition of our investment securities portfolio reflects our investment strategy of maintaining an appropriate level of liquidity for both normal operations and potential acquisitions, while providing an additional source of revenue. The investment portfolio also provides a balance to interest rate risk and credit risk in other categories of the balance sheet, while providing a vehicle for the investment of available funds, furnishing liquidity, and supplying securities to pledge as collateral. At March 31,September 30, 2019, total investment securities were $226.9$205.2 million, or 15.6%13.6% of total assets, compared to $204.3 million, or 14.4% of total assets, at December 31, 2018. The $22.6 million$984 thousand increase in securities available for saleavailable-for-sale from December 31, 2018 to March 31,September 30, 2019, primarily reflected increases in obligations of state and political subdivisions, collateralized mortgage obligations: commercial, mortgage backed securities: commercial, SBA securities, and asset backed securities. Securities with a carrying value of $26.0$36.7 million and $22.7 million were pledged at March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, to secure borrowings, deposits and deposits.mortgage derivatives.
As of March 31,September 30, 2019, the Company held 56 tax-exempt state and local municipal securities totaling $41.9$41.1 million backed by the Michigan School Bond Loan Fund. Other than the aforementioned investments, at March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there were no holdings of securities of any one issuer, other than the U.S. government and its agencies, in an amount greater than 10% of shareholders' equity.
The securities available for saleavailable-for-sale presented in the following tables are reported at amortized cost and by contractual maturity as of March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. Actual timing may differ from contractual maturities if borrowers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Additionally, residential mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations receive monthly principal payments, which are not reflected below. The yields below are calculated on a tax equivalent basis.

 March 31, 2019 September 30, 2019
 One year or less One to five years Five to ten years After ten years One year or less One to five years Five to ten years After ten years
(Dollars in thousands) Amortized
Cost
 Average
Yield
 Amortized
Cost
 Average
Yield
 Amortized
Cost
 Average
Yield
 Amortized
Cost
 Average
Yield
 Amortized
Cost
 Average
Yield
 Amortized
Cost
 Average
Yield
 Amortized
Cost
 Average
Yield
 Amortized
Cost
 Average
Yield
Securities available-for-sale:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
U.S. government sponsored agency obligations $
 % $
 % $1,417
 3.21% $
 % $
 % $
 % $1,422
 3.21% $
 %
State and political subdivision 180
 2.04
 6,245
 2.17
 16,283
 2.91
 65,182
 3.45
 738
 2.04
 4,404
 2.30
 18,254
 2.97
 62,449
 3.43
Mortgage-backed securities: residential 
 
 216
 0.94
 173
 2.31
 9,523
 3.10
 
 
 176
 0.96
 153
 2.21
 9,060
 3.07
Mortgage-backed securities: commercial 
 
 4,603
 2.32
 8,609
 3.05
 3,269
 3.61
 436
 1.91
 5,599
 2.36
 10,720
 3.07
 3,230
 3.52
Collateralized mortgage obligations: residential 
 
 
 
 812
 2.10
 17,121
 3.18
 
 
 
 
 763
 2.12
 8,365
 2.34
Collateralized mortgage obligations: commercial 
 
 9,324
 2.91
 13,860
 3.08
 12,414
 2.47
 
 
 9,268
 2.90
 11,316
 3.13
 10,163
 2.41
U.S. Treasury 
 
 18,184
 1.58
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1,974
 2.02
 
 
 
 
SBA 
 
 
 
 3,744
 3.56
 16,940
 2.86
 
 
 
 
 9,101
 1.73
 14,482
 3.18
Asset backed securities 
 
 
 
 
 
 5,811
 3.35
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10,384
 2.81
Corporate bonds 501
 1.80
 10,572
 3.48
 1,491
 3.67
 
 
 1,509
 2.32
 3,497
 3.84
 986
 4.04
 
 
Total securities available-for-sale $681
 1.86% $49,144
 2.38% $46,389
 3.06% $130,260
 3.22% $2,683
 2.18% $24,918
 2.72% $52,715
 2.82% $118,133
 3.15%

  December 31, 2018
  One year or less One to five years Five to ten years After ten years
(Dollars in thousands) Amortized
Cost
 Average
Yield
 Amortized
Cost
 Average
Yield
 Amortized
Cost
 Average
Yield
 Amortized
Cost
 Average
Yield
Securities available-for-sale:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
U.S. government sponsored agency obligations $
 % $
 % $2,404
 3.09% $
 %
State and political subdivision 181
 2.02
 6,273
 2.16
 16,329
 2.91
 52,310
 3.41
Mortgage-backed securities: residential 
 
 235
 1.21
 183
 2.33
 9,696
 2.84
Mortgage-backed securities: commercial 
 
 6,124
 2.30
 5,016
 2.91
 1,454
 3.46
Collateralized mortgage obligations: residential 
 
 
 
 837
 2.09
 18,079
 3.22
Collateralized mortgage obligations: commercial 
 
 9,772
 2.90
 10,047
 3.27
 12,571
 2.49
U.S. Treasury 
 
 21,232
 1.53
 
 
 
 
SBA 
 
 
 
 1,664
 3.17
 14,192
 3.21
Asset backed securities 
 
 
 
 
 
 3,872
 3.04
Corporate bonds 1,501
 2.04
 10,034
 3.43
 2,471
 3.75
 
 
Total securities available-for-sale $1,682
 2.04% $53,670
 2.29% $38,951
 3.06% $112,174
 3.19%
Loans
Our loan portfolio represents a broad range of borrowers comprised of commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, residential real estate, and consumer financing loans.
Commercial real estate loans consist of term loans secured by a mortgage lien on the real property, such as office and industrial buildings, retail shopping centers and apartment buildings, as well as commercial real estate construction loans that are offered to builders and developers. Commercial real estate loans are then segregated into two classes: non-owner occupied and owner occupied commercial real estate loans. Non-owner occupied loans, which include loans secured by non-owner occupied and nonresidential properties, generally have a greater risk profile than owner-occupied loans, which include loans secured by multifamily structures and owner-occupied commercial structures.
Commercial and industrial loans include financing for commercial purposes in various lines of businesses, including manufacturing, service industry and professional service areas. Commercial and industrial loans are generally secured with the assets of the company and/or the personal guarantee of the business owners.

Residential real estate loans represent loans to consumers for the purchase or refinance of a residence. These loans are generally financed over a 15- to 30-year term and, in most cases, are extended to borrowers to finance their primary residence with both fixed-rate and adjustable-rate terms. Real estate construction loans are also offered to consumers who wish to build their own homes and are often structured to be converted to permanent loans at the end of the construction phase, which is typically twelve months. Residential real estate loans also include home equity loans and lines of credit that are secured by a first- or second-lien on the borrower's residence. Home equity lines of credit consist mainly of revolving lines of credit secured by residential real estate.
Consumer loans include loans made to individuals not secured by real estate, including loans secured by automobiles or watercraft, and personal unsecured loans.
The following table details our loan portfolio by loan type at the dates presented:
 As of March 31, As of December 31, As of September 30, As of December 31,
(Dollars in thousands) 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Commercial real estate:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Non-owner occupied $361,066
 $367,671
 $343,420
 $322,354
 $240,161
 $369,284
 $367,671
 $343,420
 $322,354
 $240,161
Owner occupied 187,001
 194,422
 168,342
 169,348
 146,487
 196,497
 194,422
 168,342
 169,348
 146,487
Total commercial real estate 548,067
 562,093
 511,762
 491,702
 386,648
 565,781
 562,093
 511,762
 491,702
 386,648
Commercial and industrial 401,588
 383,455
 377,686
 342,069
 254,808
 404,130
 383,455
 377,686
 342,069
 254,808
Residential real estate 180,386
 180,018
 144,439
 118,730
 116,734
 198,277
 180,018
 144,439
 118,730
 116,734
Consumer 1,056
 999
 1,036
 892
 1,528
 735
 999
 1,036
 892
 1,528
Total loans $1,131,097
 $1,126,565
 $1,034,923
 $953,393
 $759,718
 $1,168,923
 $1,126,565
 $1,034,923
 $953,393
 $759,718
Total loans were $1.13$1.17 billion at March 31,September 30, 2019, an increase of $4.5$42.4 million from December 31, 2018. The total increase in loans of $4.5 millionfrom December 31, 2018 was primarily due to an increase in commercial and industrial loans of $18.1$20.7 million partially offset by a decrease in commercialand residential real estate loans of $14.0$18.3 million. In general, we target a loan portfolio mix of approximately one-half commercial real estate, approximately one-third commercial and industrial loans and one-sixth a mix of residential real estate and consumer loans. As of March 31,September 30, 2019, approximately 48.5%48.4% of our loans were commercial real estate, 35.5%34.6% were commercial and industrial, and 16.0%17.0% were residential real estate and consumer loans.
We originate both fixed and adjustable rate residential real estate loans conforming to the underwriting guidelines of the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, as well as home equity loans and lines of credit that are secured by first or junior liens. Most of our fixed rate residential loans, along with some of our adjustable rate mortgages, are sold to other financial institutions with which we have established a correspondent lending relationship. The Company is in the process of establishinghas established a direct relationship with FNMA and hopes to beginbegan locking and selling loans to FNMA in midduring the third quarter of 2019.













Loan Maturity/Rate Sensitivity
The following table shows the contractual maturities of our loans as of March 31,September 30, 2019.
(Dollars in thousands) 
One year or
less
 
After one but
within five
years
 
After five
years
 Total 
One year or
less
 
After one but
within five
years
 
After five
years
 Total
March 31, 2019  
  
  
  
September 30, 2019  
  
  
  
Commercial real estate $72,798
 $338,539
 $136,730
 $548,067
 $59,219
 $356,318
 $150,244
 $565,781
Commercial and industrial 101,296
 156,954
 143,338
 401,588
 145,158
 172,562
 86,410
 404,130
Residential real estate 1,729
 4,061
 174,596
 180,386
 6,132
 4,712
 187,433
 198,277
Consumer 246
 520
 290
 1,056
 10
 565
 160
 735
Total Loans $176,069
 $500,074
 $454,954
 $1,131,097
Total loans $210,519
 $534,157
 $424,247
 $1,168,923
Sensitivity of loans to changes in interest rates:  
    
  
  
    
  
Fixed interest rates  
 $387,138
 $148,170
  
  
 $428,693
 $164,923
  
Floating interest rates  
 112,936
 306,784
  
  
 105,464
 259,324
  
Total  
 $500,074
 $454,954
  
  
 $534,157
 $424,247
  

Summary of Impaired Assets and Past Due Loans
Nonperforming assets consist of nonaccrual loans and other real estate owned. We do not consider performing troubled debt restructurings (TDRs) to be nonperforming assets, but they are included as part of impaired assets. The level of nonaccrual loans is an important element in assessing asset quality. Loans are classified as nonaccrual when, in the opinion of management, collection of principal or interest is not expected according to the terms of the agreement. Generally, loans are placed on nonaccrual status due to the continued failure by the borrower to adhere to contractual payment terms coupled with other pertinent factors, such as insufficient collateral value.
A loan is categorized as a troubled debt restructuring if a concession is granted, such as to provide for the reduction of either interest or principal, due to deterioration in the financial condition of the borrower. Typical concessions include reduction of the interest rate on the loan to a rate considered lower than the current market rate, forgiveness of a portion of the loan balance, extension of the maturity date, and/or modifications from principal and interest payments to interest-only payments for a certain period. Loans are not classified as TDRs when the modification is short-term or results in only an insignificant delay or shortfall in the payments to be received.
Credit Quality Indicators:
The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as: current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information, and current economic trends, among other factors. The Company analyzes loans individually by classifying the loans as to credit risk. This analysis includes commercial and industrial and commercial real estate loans and is performed on an annual basis. The Company uses the following definitions for risk ratings:
Pass.    Loans classified as pass are higher quality loans that do not fit any of the other categories described below. This category includes loans risk rated with the following ratings: cash/stock secured, excellent credit risk, superior credit risk, good credit risk, satisfactory credit risk, and marginal credit risk.
Special Mention.    Loans classified as special mention have a potential weakness that deserves management's close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or of the Company's credit position at some future date.
Substandard.    Loans classified as substandard are inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.
Doubtful.    Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified as substandard, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable.

For residential real estate loans and consumer loans, the Company evaluates credit quality based on the aging status of the loan and by payment activity. Residential real estate loans and consumer loans are considered nonperforming if they are 90 days or more past due. Consumer loan types are continuously monitored for changes in delinquency trends and other asset quality indicators.
Purchased credit impaired loans accounted for under ASC 310-30 are classified as performing, even though they may be contractually past due, as any nonpayment of contractual principal or interest is considered in the semi-annual re-estimation of expected cash flows and is included in the resulting recognition of current period loan loss provision or future period yield adjustments.
Total classified and criticized loans as of March 31,September 30, 2019 compared to December 31, 2018 were as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Classified loans:  
  
  
  
Substandard $15,669
 $18,391
 $11,093
 $18,391
Doubtful 83
 44
 506
 44
Total classified loans $15,752
 $18,435
 $11,599
 $18,435
Special mention 9,612
 13,081
 22,612
 13,081
Total classified and criticized loans $25,364
 $31,516
 $34,211
 $31,516

A summary of nonperforming assets (defined as nonaccrual loans and other real estate owned), performing troubled debt restructurings and loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing, as of the dates indicated, are presented below.
 As of March 31, As of December 31, As of September 30, As of December 31,
(Dollars in thousands) 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Nonaccrual loans  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Commercial real estate $2,694
 $5,927
 $2,257
 $147
 $141
 $5,043
 $5,927
 $2,257
 $147
 $141
Commercial and industrial 10,495
 9,605
 9,024
 13,389
 309
 4,071
 9,605
 9,024
 13,389
 309
Residential real estate 3,456
 2,915
 2,767
 1,498
 1,177
 2,339
 2,915
 2,767
 1,498
 1,177
Total nonaccrual loans(1)
 16,645
 18,447
 14,048
 15,034
 1,627
 11,453
 18,447
 14,048
 15,034
 1,627
Other real estate owned 373
 
 652
 258
 81
 373
 
 652
 258
 81
Total nonperforming assets 17,018
 18,447
 14,700
 15,292
 1,708
 11,826
 18,447
 14,700
 15,292
 1,708
Performing troubled debt restructurings  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Commercial real estate 
 
 
 290
 
 
 
 
 290
 
Commercial and industrial 562
 568
 961
 1,018
 1,069
 553
 568
 961
 1,018
 1,069
Residential real estate 363
 363
 261
 207
 279
 361
 363
 261
 207
 279
Total performing troubled debt restructurings  925
 931
 1,222
 1,515
 1,348
 914
 931
 1,222
 1,515
 1,348
Total impaired assets, excluding ASC 310-30 loans $17,943
 $19,378
 $15,922
 $16,807
 $3,056
 $12,740
 $19,378
 $15,922
 $16,807
 $3,056
Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing $453
 $243
 $440
 $377
 $883
 $157
 $243
 $440
 $377
 $883

(1)
Nonaccrual loans include nonperforming troubled debt restructurings of $4.8$3.2 million, $5.0 million, $6.4 million, $5.8 million, and $564 thousand at the respective dates indicated above.
During the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded $414$848 thousand and $39$380 thousand, respectively, of interest income on nonaccrual loans and performing TDRs excluding PCI loans.
In addition to nonperforming and impaired assets, the Company had purchased credit impaired loans accounted for under ASC 310-30 which amounted to $7.7$6.9 million, $7.9 million, $9.7 million, $11.6 million, and $17.6 million at the respective dates indicated in the table above.



Allowance for Loan Losses
We maintain the allowance for loan losses at a level we believe is sufficient to absorb probable incurred losses in our loan portfolio given the conditions at the time. Management determines the adequacy of the allowance based on periodic evaluations of the loan portfolio and other factors. These evaluations are inherently subjective as they require management to make material estimates, all of which may be susceptible to significant change. The allowance is increased by provisions charged to expense and decreased by actual charge-offs, net of recoveries.
Purchased Loans
The allowance for loan losses on purchased loans is based on credit deterioration subsequent to the acquisition date. In accordance with the accounting guidance for business combinations, there was no allowance brought forward on any of the acquired loans as any credit deterioration evident in the loans was included in the determination of the fair value of the loans at the acquisition date. For purchased credit impaired loans, accounted for under ASC 310-30, management establishes an allowance for credit deterioration subsequent to the date of acquisition by re-estimating expected cash flows on a semi-annual basis with any decline in expected cash flows recorded as provision for loan losses. Impairment is measured as the excess of the recorded investment in a loan over the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the pre-impairment accounting yield of the loan. For increases in cash flows expected to be collected, we first reverse any previously recorded allowance for loan losses, then adjust the amount of accretable yield recognized on a prospective basis over the loan's remaining life. These cash flow evaluations are inherently subjective as they require material estimates, all of which may be susceptible to significant change. For non-purchased credit impaired loans acquired in our acquisitions that are accounted for under ASC 310-20, the historical loss estimates are based on the historical losses experienced since acquisition. We record an allowance for loan losses only when the calculated amount exceeds the discount remaining from acquisition that was established for the similar period covered in the allowance for loan loss calculation. For all other purchased loans, the

allowance is calculated in accordance with the methods used to calculate the allowance for loan losses for originated loans, as described below.
Originated Loans
The allowance for loan losses represents management's assessment of probable credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The allowance for loan losses consists of specific components, based on individual evaluation of certain loans, and general components for homogeneous pools of loans with similar risk characteristics.
Impaired loans include loans placed on nonaccrual status and troubled debt restructurings. Loans are considered impaired when based on current information and events it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due in accordance with the original contractual terms of the loan agreements. When determining if we will be unable to collect all principal and interest payments due in accordance with the original contractual terms of the loan agreement, we consider the borrower's overall financial condition, resources and payment record, support from guarantors, and the realizable value of any collateral. Loans that experience insignificant payment delays and payment shortfalls generally are not classified as impaired. Management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the loan and the borrower, including the length of the delay, the reasons for the delay, the borrower's prior payment record, and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed.
All impaired loans are identified to be individually evaluated for impairment. If a loan is impaired, a portion of the allowance is allocated so that the loan is reported, net, at the discounted expected future cash flows or at the fair value of collateral if repayment is collateral dependent.
The allowance for our nonimpaired loans, which includes commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, residential, and consumer loans that are not individually evaluated for impairment, begins with a process of estimating the probable incurred losses in the portfolio. These estimates are established based on our historical loss data. Additional allowance estimates for commercial and industrial and commercial real estate loans are based on internal credit risk ratings. Internal credit risk ratings are assigned to each business loan at the time of approval and are subjected to subsequent periodic reviews by senior management, at least annually or more frequently upon the occurrence of a circumstance that affects the credit risk of the loan.
As our operating history is limited and we have grown rapidly, the historical loss estimates for loans prior to 2017 were based primarily on the actual historical loss experienced by our peer banks combined with a small factor representing our own loss history. Starting in 2017, the Company modified itsThe Company's current methodology on historical loss analysis to incorporateincorporates and fully relyrelies on the Company's own historical loss data, which did not have a material impact.data. The historical loss estimates are established by loan type including commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, residential, and consumer. In addition, consideration is given to the borrower’s rating for commercial and industrial and commercial real estate loans.
















The following table presents, by loan type, the changes in the allowance for loan losses for the periods presented.
 For the three months ended March 31, For the three months ended September 30, For the nine months ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
Balance at beginning of period $11,566
 $11,713
 $12,353
 $11,465
 $11,566
 $11,713
Loan charge-offs:            
Commercial real estate 
 (11) 
 
 (74) (112)
Commercial and industrial (95) (750) (49) (237) (164) (995)
Residential real estate 
 (50) 
 
 
 (47)
Consumer (6) (7) (34) (8) (48) (23)
Total loan charge-offs (101) (818) (83) (245) (286) (1,177)
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off:            
Commercial real estate 
 2
 5
 23
 6
 25
Commercial and industrial 50
 37
 10
 8
 101
 814
Residential real estate 21
 18
 12
 19
 55
 51
Consumer 2
 
 26
 1
 30
 1
Total loan recoveries 73
 57
 53
 51
 192
 891
Net charge-offs (28) (761) (30) (194) (94) (286)
Provision for loan losses 422
 554
Provision expense (benefit) for loan losses (16) 619
 835
 463
Balance at end of period $11,960
 $11,506
 $12,307
 $11,890
 $12,307
 $11,890
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of period-end loans 1.06
 1.03
 1.05% 1.07% 1.05% 1.07%
Net charge-offs to average loans 0.01
 0.29
 0.01
 0.07
 0.03
 0.04
Our allowance for loan losses was $12.0$12.3 million, or 1.06%1.05% of loans, at March 31,September 30, 2019 compared to $11.6 million, or 1.03% of loans, at December 31, 2018. The $394$741 thousand increase in the allowance for loan losses during the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 was primarily due to a $229 thousand increase in specific reserves related to impaired loans as well as an increase in general reserves related to organic loan growth.

















The following table presents, by loan type, the allocation of the allowance for loan losses forat the dates presented.
(Dollars in thousands) 
Allocated
Allowance
 
Percentage of loans in each category
to total loans
 
Allocated
Allowance
 
Percentage of loans in each category
to total loans
March 31, 2019  
  
September 30, 2019  
  
Balance at end of period applicable to:    
    
Commercial real estate $5,181
 48.5% $5,408
 48.3%
Commercial and industrial 5,606
 35.5
 5,671
 34.6
Residential real estate 1,170
 15.9
 1,226
 17.0
Consumer 3
 0.1
 2
 0.1
Total loans $11,960
 100.0% $12,307
 100.0%
December 31, 2018        
Balance at end of period applicable to:        
Commercial real estate $5,227
 49.9% $5,227
 49.9%
Commercial and industrial 5,174
 34.0
 5,174
 34.0
Residential real estate 1,164
 16.0
 1,164
 16.0
Consumer 1
 0.1
 1
 0.1
Total loans $11,566
 100.0% $11,566
 100.0%
December 31, 2017        
Balance at end of period applicable to:        
Commercial real estate $4,852
 49.4% $4,852
 49.4%
Commercial and industrial 5,903
 36.5
 5,903
 36.5
Residential real estate 950
 14.0
 950
 14.0
Consumer 8
 0.1
 8
 0.1
Total loans $11,713
 100.0% $11,713
 100.0%
December 31, 2016        
Balance at end of period applicable to:        
Commercial real estate $4,124
 51.5% $4,124
 51.5%
Commercial and industrial 5,932
 35.9
 5,932
 35.9
Residential real estate 1,030
 12.5
 1,030
 12.5
Consumer 3
 0.1
 3
 0.1
Total loans $11,089
 100.0% $11,089
 100.0%
December 31, 2015        
Balance at end of period applicable to:        
Commercial real estate $3,299
 50.9% $3,299
 50.9%
Commercial and industrial 3,256
 33.5
 3,256
 33.5
Residential real estate 1,307
 15.4
 1,307
 15.4
Consumer 28
 0.2
 28
 0.2
Total loans $7,890
 100.0% $7,890
 100.0%
Deposits
Total deposits were $1.15$1.19 billion at March 31,September 30, 2019 and $1.13 billion at December 31, 2018, representing 88.5%89.0% and 89.7% of total liabilities, at each date, respectively. The increase in deposits of $16.8$59.9 million was due to an increaseincreases of $31.5$44.9 million in money market and savings deposits and $26.6 million in demand deposits, partially offset by a decrease of $15.4$11.5 million in demandtime deposits. Our average interest-bearing deposit costs were 1.85%1.92% and 1.11%1.27% for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The increase in interest-bearing deposit costs between the two periods was impacted by the changing mix of deposit types, as well as by the increase in overnight market rates, as measured by the target federal funds rate. The target federal funds rate rose 1.00% during 2018 and did not risedecreased 0.25% during the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019.
Brokered deposits.    Brokered deposits are marketed through national brokerage firms to their customers in $1,000 increments. For these brokered deposits, detailed records of owners are maintained by the Depository Trust Company under the name of CEDE & Co. This relationship provides a large source of deposits for the Company. Due to the competitive nature of the brokered deposit market, brokered deposits tend to bear higher rates of interest than non-brokered deposits. At March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had approximately $109.2$77.5 million and $110.3 million in brokered deposits,

deposits, respectively. The Company's ability to accept, roll-over or renew brokered deposits is contingent upon the Bank maintaining a capital level of "well-capitalized."
For periods prior to September 30, 2018, Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service (CDARS) and reciprocal money market accounts were considered to be brokered deposits by regulatory authorities and were reported as such on quarterly Call Reports. With the passage of The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act in May 2018, these items are no longer considered brokered deposits. Included in the brokered deposits total at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were $514 thousand and $1.8 million in CDARS customer deposit accounts.accounts, respectively. The $514 thousand at September 30, 2019 was due to an early withdrawal from a CDARS customer deposit account in the first quarter of 2018 that will be paid at maturity.
Management understands the importance of core deposits as a stable source of funding and may periodically implement various deposit promotion strategies to encourage core deposit growth, including recent promotions for time deposits and money market deposits. For periods of rising interest rates, management has modeled the aggregate yields for non-maturity deposits and time deposits to increase at a slower pace than the increase in underlying market rates, which is intended to result in net interest margin expansion and an increase in net interest income.
The following table sets forth the distribution of average deposits by account type for the periods indicated below.
 Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
(Dollars in thousands) 
Average
Balance
 Percent 
Average
Rate
 
Average
Balance
 Percent 
Average
Rate
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits $300,964
 25.0% % $333,690
 26.7% %
Interest-bearing demand deposits 53,015
 4.4
 0.37
 51,963
 4.2
 0.48
Money market and savings deposits 306,496
 25.4
 1.45
 320,363
 25.6
 1.45
Time deposits 544,130
 45.2
 2.22
 543,765
 43.5
 2.37
Total deposits $1,204,605
 100.0% 1.39% $1,249,781
 100.0% 1.42%
      
 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
(Dollars in thousands) 
Average
Balance
 Percent 
Average
Rate
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits $316,754
 25.6% %
Interest-bearing demand deposits 53,894
 4.4
 0.45
Money market and savings deposits 307,461
 24.9
 1.47
Time deposits 556,922
 45.1
 2.32
Total deposits $1,235,031
 100.0% 1.43%
The following table shows the contractual maturity of time deposits, including CDARs and IRA deposits and other brokered funds, of $100 thousand and over that were outstanding as of the date presented.
(Dollars in thousands) March 31, 2019 September 30, 2019
Maturing in:  
  
3 months or less $3,507
 $
3 months to 6 months 93,372
 141,851
6 months to 1 year 130,753
 72,990
1 year or greater 101,408
 135,863
Total $329,040
 $350,704

Borrowings
Total debt outstanding at March 31,September 30, 2019 was $132.8$126.9 million, an increase of $18.3$12.4 million from $114.5 million at December 31, 2018. The increase in total borrowings was primarily due to ana $100.0 million increase of $20.0 million in long-term FHLB advances and a $5.0 million increase in our federal funds purchased, partially offset by a decrease of $90.0 million in short-term FHLB advances partially offset by a $5.0 million payoff in our federal funds purchased and $1.6$2.5 million decrease in our FHLB line of credit. The increase in total borrowings was a result of the addition of FHLB advances usedmore long-term borrowings needed to fund the liquidity needs of the Company.Company, as well as a decrease in brokered deposits.
At March 31,September 30, 2019, FHLB advances were secured by a blanket lien on $396.3$419.6 million of real estate-related loans, and repurchase agreements were secured by securities with a fair value of $898 thousand.$1.2 million. At December 31, 2018, FHLB advances were secured by a blanket lien on $372.5 million of real estate-related loans, and repurchase agreements were secured by securities with a fair value of $1.0 million.
As of March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had $15.0 million of subordinated notes outstanding at each date, and debt issuance costs of $95$66 thousand and $109 thousand, respectively, related to these subordinated notes. The notes bear a fixed interest rate of 6.375% per annum, payable semi-annually through December 15, 2020. The notes will bear a floating interest rate of three-month LIBOR plus 477 basis points payable quarterly after December 15, 2020 through maturity. The notes mature December 15, 2025, and the Company has the option to redeem or prepay any or all of the subordinated notes without premium or penalty any time after December 15, 2020 or at any time in the event of certain changes that affect the deductibility of interest for tax purposes or the treatment of the notes as Tier 2 Capital.

Selected financial information pertaining to the components of our short-term borrowings for the periods and as of the dates indicated is as follows:
 Three months ended March 31, For the three months ended September 30, For the nine months ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
FHLB Line of Credit    
Average daily balance $320
 $
Weighted-average rate during period 2.65% %
Amount outstanding at period end $895
 $
Weighted-average rate at period end 2.84% %
Maximum month-end balance $895
 $
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase  
  
  
  
  
  
Average daily balance $533
 $1,198
 $563
 $9,824
 $537
 $4,413
Weighted-average rate during period 0.30% 0.28% 0.30% 2.00% 0.30% 1.76%
Amount outstanding at period end $585
 $1,287
 $545
 $10,061
 $545
 $10,061
Weighted-average rate at period end 0.30% 0.30% 0.30% 2.34% 0.30% 2.34%
Maximum month-end balance $682
 $1,287
 $866
 $10,338
 $866
 $12,718
FHLB Advances            
Average daily balance $48,028
 $44,112
 $6,630
 $71,054
 $27,903
 $47,077
Weighted-average rate during period 2.63% 1.51% 2.57% 2.14% 2.49% 1.94%
Amount outstanding at period end $95,000
 $40,000
 $
 $125,000
 $
 $125,000
Weighted-average rate at period end 2.64% 1.58% % 1.94% % 1.94%
Maximum month-end balance $95,000
 $40,000
 $
 $125,000
 $95,000
 $125,000
FHLB Line of Credit        
Average daily balance $
 $3,026
 $111
 $4,085
Weighted-average rate during period % 2.40% 2.92% 2.06%
Amount outstanding at period end $
 $
 $
 $
Weighted-average rate at period end % % % %
Maximum month-end balance $
 $37,081
 $895
 $37,081
Federal funds purchased            
Average daily balance $3,278
 $
 $109
 $
 $2,044
 $
Weighted-average rate during period 3.01% % % % 2.74% %
Amount outstanding at period end $
 $
 $10,000
 $
 $10,000
 $
Weighted-average rate at period end % % 1.90% % 1.90% %
Maximum month-end balance $
 $
 $10,000
 $
 $15,000
 $
















Capital Resources
Shareholders' equity is influenced primarily by earnings, dividends, the Company's sales and repurchases of its common stock and changes in accumulated other comprehensive income caused primarily by fluctuations in unrealized gains or losses, net of taxes, on available for sale securities.

Shareholders' equity increased $4.3$16.2 million to $156.1$168.0 million at March 31,September 30, 2019 as compared to $151.8 million at December 31, 2018. The increase in shareholders' equity was primarily impacted by $3.5$11.4 million of net income generated during the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 as well as an increase of $2.0$7.0 million of other comprehensive income, partially offset by $1.1$2.1 million of stock repurchased through the share buyback program and $309$928 thousand of dividends declared on our common stock dividends declared induring the first quarter ofnine months ended September 30, 2019.
The following table summarizes the changes in our shareholders' equity for the periods indicated below:
 Three months ended March 31, For the three months ended September 30, For the nine months ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
Balance at beginning of period $151,760
 $107,960
 $162,867
 $143,445
 $151,760
 $107,960
Net income 3,467
 3,168
 4,409
 3,255
 11,431
 10,435
Other comprehensive income (loss) 2,069
 (1,980) 1,238
 (986) 7,120
 (3,174)
Share buyback (46,626 shares) (1,104) 
Common stock dividends declared ($0.04 per share) (309) 
Exercise of stock options (12,300 shares) 125
 1,192
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax impact 111
 183
Initial public offering of 1,150,765 shares of common stock, net of issuance costs 
 
 
 29,030
Redeemed stock (488) 
 (2,108) 
Dividends declared (310) (465) (928) (662)
Exercise of stock options 63
 12
 219
 1,269
Stock-based compensation expense 189
 198
 474
 601
Balance at end of period $156,119
 $110,523
 $167,968
 $145,459
 $167,968
 $145,459
We strive to maintain an adequate capital base to support our activities in a safe and sound manner while at the same time attempting to maximize shareholder value. We assess capital adequacy against the risk inherent in our balance sheet, recognizing that unexpected loss is the common denominator of risk and that common equity has the greatest capacity to absorb unexpected loss.
We are subject to various regulatory capital requirements both at the Company and at the Bank level. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements could result in certain mandatory and possible additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have an adverse material effect on our financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, we must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of our assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting policies. We have consistently maintained regulatory capital ratios at or above the well-capitalized standards.
During the first quarter of 2015, regulations implementing theThe Basel III regulatory capital framework and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act became effective, certain provisions of which were subject to a multi-year phase-in period. As of January 1, 2019, the rules require the Company to maintain a capital conservation buffer of common equity capital that exceeds by more thanof 2.5% above the minimum risk-weighted assets ratios, which is the fully phased-in amount of the capital conservation buffer. The capital conservation buffer requirement was 2.5% as of March 31,September 30, 2019 and 1.875% as of December 31, 2018, which is reflected in the table below.
At March 31,September 30, 2019, the Company and the Bank met all the capital adequacy requirements to which they were subject.

The summary below compares the actual capital ratios with the minimum quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy:
 
Actual
Capital
Ratio
 
Capital
Adequacy
Regulatory
Requirement
 
Capital
Adequacy
Regulatory
Requirement +
Capital
Conservation
Buffer(1)
 
Well
Capitalized
Regulatory
Requirement
 
Actual
Capital
Ratio
 
Capital
Adequacy
Regulatory
Requirement
 
Capital Adequacy
Regulatory Requirement +
Capital Conservation
Buffer(1)
 
Well
Capitalized
Regulatory
Requirement
March 31, 2019    
  
  
September 30, 2019    
  
  
Common equity tier 1 to risk-weighted assets:    
  
  
    
  
  
Consolidated 11.78% 4.50% 7.00% 

 11.73% 4.50% 7.00% 

Bank 12.19% 4.50% 7.00% 6.50% 12.25% 4.50% 7.00% 6.50%
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets:        
        
Consolidated 11.78% 6.00% 8.50% 

 11.73% 6.00% 8.50% 

Bank 12.19% 6.00% 8.50% 8.00% 12.25% 6.00% 8.50% 8.00%
Total capital to risk-weighted assets:        
        
Consolidated 13.95% 8.00% 10.50% 

 13.84% 8.00% 10.50% 

Bank 13.15% 8.00% 10.50% 10.00% 13.22% 8.00% 10.50% 10.00%
Tier 1 capital to average assets (leverage ratio):        
        
Consolidated 10.19% 4.00% 4.00% 

 10.12% 4.00% 4.00% 

Bank 10.56% 4.00% 4.00% 5.00% 10.64% 4.00% 4.00% 5.00%
December 31, 2018  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Common equity tier 1 to risk-weighted assets:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Consolidated 11.82% 4.50% 6.38% 

 11.82% 4.50% 6.38% 

Bank 12.12% 4.50% 6.38% 6.50% 12.12% 4.50% 6.38% 6.50%
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets:        
        
Consolidated 11.82% 6.00% 7.88% 

 11.82% 6.00% 7.88% 

Bank 12.12% 6.00% 7.88% 8.00% 12.12% 6.00% 7.88% 8.00%
Total capital to risk-weighted assets:        
        
Consolidated 14.00% 8.00% 9.88% 

 14.00% 8.00% 9.88% 

Bank 13.07% 8.00% 9.88% 10.00% 13.07% 8.00% 9.88% 10.00%
Tier 1 capital to average assets (leverage ratio):        
        
Consolidated 10.21% 4.00% 4.00% 

 10.21% 4.00% 4.00% 

Bank 10.48% 4.00% 4.00% 5.00% 10.48% 4.00% 4.00% 5.00%

(1)Reflects the capital conservation buffer of 2.5% and 1.875% applicable during 2019 and 2018, respectively.


Contractual Obligations
In the ordinary course of our operations, we enter into certain contractual obligations. Total contractual obligations at September 30, 2019 were $610.9 million, an increase of $3.7 million, from $607.2 million at December 31, 2018. The increase of $3.7 million was due to increases of $100.0 million in long-term FHLB advances and $2.8 million in operating lease obligations, partially offset by a decrease of $87.6 million in short-term borrowings and $11.5 million in time deposits.
The following tables present our contractual obligations as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
  Contractual Maturities as of September 30, 2019
(Dollars in thousands) 
Less Than
One Year
 
One to
Three Years
 
Three to
Five Years
 
Over
Five Years
 Total
Operating lease obligations $1,303
 $2,228
 $2,034
 $5,145
 $10,710
Short-term borrowings 10,545
 
 
 
 10,545
Long-term borrowings 
 11,392
 10,000
 80,000
 101,392
Subordinated notes 
 
 
 14,934
 14,934
Time deposits 413,145
 58,514
 1,666
 
 473,325
Total $424,993
 $72,134
 $13,700
 $100,079
 $610,906
  Contractual Maturities as of December 31, 2018
(Dollars in thousands) Less Than
One Year
 One to
Three Years
 Three to
Five Years
 Over
Five Years
 Total
Operating lease obligations $1,160
 $1,849
 $1,628
 $3,235
 $7,872
Short-term borrowings 98,129
 
 
 
 98,129
Long-term borrowings 
 
 1,445
 
 1,445
Subordinated notes 
 
 
 14,891
 14,891
Time deposits 408,408
 74,055
 2,409
 
 484,872
Total $507,697
 $75,904
 $5,482
 $18,126
 $607,209








Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
In the normal course of business, the Company offers a variety of financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include outstanding commitments to extend credit, credit lines, commercial letters of credit and standby letters of credit. These are agreements to provide credit, as long as conditions established in the contract are met, and usually have expiration dates. Commitments may expire without being used. Off-balance sheet risk to credit loss exists up to the face amount of these instruments, although material losses are not anticipated. The same credit policies used for loans are used to make such commitments, including obtaining collateral at exercise of the commitment.
We maintain an allowance to cover probable losses inherent in our financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk. At March 31,September 30, 2019, the allowance for off-balance sheet risk was $25$326 thousand, compared to $38 thousand at December 31, 2018, and was included in "Other liabilities" on our consolidated balance sheets. The increase in the allowance for off-balance sheet risk as compared to December 31, 2018 was due to a change in the assumptions within the calculation for provision of unfunded commitments, which resulted in a better representation of our line of credit utilization.
A summary of the contractual amounts of our exposure to off-balance sheet risk is as follows.
 March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
(Dollars in thousands) Fixed Rate Variable Rate Fixed Rate Variable Rate Fixed Rate Variable Rate Fixed Rate Variable Rate
Commitments to make loans $6,820
 $13,222
 $8,608
 $10,900
 $16,252
 $22,769
 $8,608
 $10,900
Unused lines of credit 24,142
 234,329
 18,672
 229,490
 19,544
 289,779
 18,672
 229,490
Unused standby letters of credit 4,042
 
 3,861
 232
Unused standby letters of credit and commercial letters of credit 4,195
 
 3,861
 232
Of the total unused lines of credit of $258.5$309.3 million at March 31,September 30, 2019, $64.9$49.9 million was comprised of undisbursed construction loan commitments. The Company expects to have sufficient access to liquidity to fund its off-balance sheet commitments.

Liquidity
Liquidity management is the process by which we manage the flow of funds necessary to meet our financial commitments on a timely basis and at a reasonable cost and to take advantage of earnings enhancement opportunities. These financial commitments include withdrawals by depositors, credit commitments to borrowers, expenses of our operations, and capital expenditures. Liquidity is monitored and closely managed by the Bank's Asset and Liability Committee (ALCO), a group of senior officers from the finance, enterprise risk management, treasury, and lending areas, as well as two Boardboard members. It is ALCO's responsibility to ensure we have the necessary level of funds available for normal operations as well as maintain a contingency funding policy to ensure that potential liquidity stress events are planned for and quickly identified, and management has plans in place to respond. ALCO has created policies which establish limits and require measurements to monitor liquidity trends, including modeling and management reporting that identifies the amounts and costs of all available funding sources. In addition, we have implemented modeling software that projects cash flows from the balance sheet under a broad range of potential scenarios, including severe changes in the economic environment.
At March 31,September 30, 2019, we had liquid assets of $236.8$205.3 million, compared to $213.7 million at December 31, 2018. Liquid assets include cash and due from banks, federal funds sold, interest-bearing deposits with banks and unencumbered securities available-for-sale.
The Bank is a member of the FHLB, which provides short- and long-term funding to its members through advances collateralized by real estate-related assets and other select collateral, most typically in the form of debt securities. The actual borrowing capacity is contingent on the amount of collateral available to be pledged to the FHLB. As of March 31,September 30, 2019, we had $115.9$100.0 million of outstanding borrowings from the FHLB. TheFHLB and these advances were secured by a blanket lien on $396.3$419.6 million of real estate-related loans as of March 31, 2019.loans. Based on this collateral and the approved policy limits, the Company is eligible to borrow up to an additional $111.1 million. In addition,$144.9 million with the FHLB. Additionally, the Bank can borrow up to $130.0 million through the unsecured lines of credit it has established with nine other banks, as well as $5.0$4.9 million through a secured line with the Federal Reserve Bank.
In addition,Further, because the Bank is "well capitalized," it can accept wholesale funding up to 40% of total assets, or approximately $602.5 million, based on current policy limits which at March 31, 2019 was approximately $581.7 million.September 30, 2019. Management believed that as of September 30, 2019, we had adequate resources to fund all of our commitments as of March 31, 2019.



commitments.
The following liquidity ratios compare certain assets and liabilities to total deposits or total assets.
 March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Investment securities available-for-sale to total assets 15.58% 14.42% 13.60% 14.42%
Loans to total deposits 98.23
 99.29
 97.86
 99.29
Interest-earning assets to total assets 95.66
 95.31
 94.11
 95.31
Interest-bearing deposits to total deposits 74.54
 72.73
 73.04
 72.73


Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in the fair value of financial instruments due to changes in interest rates. Interest-rate risk is the risk to earnings and equity value arising from changes in market interest rates and arises in the normal course of business to the extent that there is a divergence between the amount of our interest-earning assets and the amount of interest-bearing liabilities that are prepaid/withdrawn, re-price, or mature in specified periods. We seek to achieve consistent growth in net interest income and equity while managing volatility arising from shifts in market interest rates. ALCO oversees market risk management, monitoring risk measures, limits, and policy guidelines for managing the amount of interest-rate risk and its effect on net interest income and capital. Our Board of Directors approves policy limits with respect to interest rate risk.
Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk management is an active process that encompasses monitoring loan and deposit flows complemented by investment and funding activities. Effective interest rate risk management begins with understanding the dynamic characteristics of assets and liabilities and determining the appropriate interest rate risk position given business activities, management objectives, market expectations and ALCO policy limits and guidelines.
Interest rate risk can come in a variety of forms, including repricing risk, basis risk, yield curve risk and option risk. Repricing risk is the risk of adverse consequences from a change in interest rates that arises because of differences in the timing of when those interest rate changes impact our assets and liabilities. Basis risk is the risk of adverse consequence resulting from unequal change in the spread between two or more rates for different instruments with the same maturity. Yield curve risk is the risk of adverse consequence resulting from unequal changes in the spread between two or more rates for different maturities for the same or different instruments. Option risk in financial instruments arises from embedded options such as options provided to borrowers to make unscheduled loan prepayments, options provided to debt issuers to exercise call options prior to maturity, and depositor options to make withdrawals and early redemptions.
We regularly review our exposure to changes in interest rates. Among the factors we consider are changes in the mix of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, interest rate spreads and repricing periods. ALCO reviews, on at least a quarterly basis, our interest rate risk position.
The interest rate risk position is measured and monitored at the Bank using net interest income simulation models and economic value of equity sensitivity analysis that capture both short-term and long-term interest-rate risk exposure.
Modeling the sensitivity of net interest income and the economic value of equity to changes in market interest rates is highly dependent on numerous assumptions incorporated into the modeling process. The models used for these measurements rely on estimates of the potential impact that changes in interest rates may have on the value and prepayment speeds on all components of our loan portfolio, investment portfolio, as well as embedded options and cash flows of other assets and liabilities. Balance sheet growth assumptions are also included in the simulation modeling process. The analysis provides a framework as to what our overall sensitivity position is as of our most recent reported position and the impact that potential changes in interest rates may have on net interest income and the economic value of our equity.
Net interest income simulation involves forecasting net interest income under a variety of interest rate scenarios including instantaneous shocks.
The estimated impact on our net interest income as of March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, assuming immediate parallel moves in interest rates is presented in the table below.
March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Change in ratesFollowing 12 months Following 24 months Following 12 months Following 24 monthsFollowing 12 months Following 24 months Following 12 months Following 24 months
+400 basis points4.3 % 0.7 % 1.8 % (1.0)%1.5 % (2.0)% 1.8 % (1.0)%
+300 basis points3.7
 1.2
 1.8
 (0.2)2.0
 (0.3) 1.8
 (0.2)
+200 basis points2.9
 1.4
 1.5
 0.4
2.0
 0.8
 1.5
 0.4
+100 basis points2.0
 1.3
 1.3
 0.8
1.4
 0.9
 1.3
 0.8
-100 basis points(1.5) (1.1) (0.9) (0.8)(2.0) (2.0) (0.9) (0.8)


Management strategies may impact future reporting periods, as our actual results may differ from simulated results due to the timing, magnitude, and frequency of interest rate changes, the difference between actual experience and the characteristics assumed, as well as changes in market conditions. Market-based prepayment speeds are factored into the analysis for loan and

securities portfolios. Rate sensitivity for transactional deposit accounts is modeled based on both historical experience and external industry studies.
We use economic value of equity sensitivity analysis to understand the impact of interest rate changes on long-term cash flows, income, and capital. Economic value of equity is based on discounting the cash flows for all balance sheet instruments under different interest rate scenarios. Deposit premiums are based on external industry studies and utilizing historical experience.
The table below presents the change in our economic value of equity as of March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, assuming immediate parallel shifts in interest rates.
Change in ratesMarch 31, 2019 December 31, 2018September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
+400 basis points(36.7)% (38.1)%(35.2)% (38.1)%
+300 basis points(26.7) (28.5)(25.0) (28.5)
+200 basis points(16.9) (18.3)(15.7) (18.3)
+100 basis points(7.9) (8.4)(7.4) (8.4)
-100 basis points7.4
 7.9
6.2
 7.9



Item 4 – Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. The Company’s management, including our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act,Act), as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of that date to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its President and Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1 – Legal Proceedings
In the normal course of business, we are named or threatened to be named as a defendant in various lawsuits, none of which we expect to have a material effect on the Company. However, given the nature, scope and complexity of the extensive legal and regulatory landscape applicable to our business (including laws and regulations governing consumer protection, fair lending, fair labor, privacy, information security, anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism), we, like all banking organizations, are subject to heightened legal and regulatory compliance and litigation risk. There are no material pending legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, to which we or any of our subsidiaries is a party or to which our property is the subject.
Item 1A – Risk Factors

There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the “Risk Factors” section included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Item 2 – Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
None.
Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities
On April 24, 2018, the Company sold 1,150,765 shares of common stock in its initial public offering, including 180,000 shares of common stock pursuant to the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares. All of the shares were sold pursuant to our Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-223866), which was declared effective by the SEC on April 19, 2018. Our common stock is currently traded on Nasdaq under the symbol “LEVL”.
There has been no material change in the planned use of proceeds from our initial public offering as described in our prospectus filed with the SEC on April 20, 2018 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) under the Securities Act. On April 25, 2018, the Company contributed $20.0 million of the net proceeds of the initial public offering to the Bank.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Share Buyback Program. On January 23, 2019, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a repurchase program under which the Company is authorized to repurchase, from time to time as the Company deems appropriate, shares of the Company’s common stock with an aggregate purchase price of up to $5 million. The repurchase program began on January 23, 2019, and expires on December 31, 2020. The repurchase program does not obligate the Company to repurchase any dollar amount or number of shares, and the program may be extended, modified, suspended or discontinued at any time.

The following table sets forth information regarding the Company’s repurchase of shares of its outstanding common stock during the first quarter ofthree months ended September 30, 2019.

PeriodTotal Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid Per Share Total Number of Shares Repurchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
January 1-31, 2019
 $
 
February 1-28, 201939,919
 23.73
 39,919
March 1-31, 20196,707
 23.35
 6,707
Total46,626
 $23.67
 46,626
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)Total Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid Per Share Total Number of Shares Repurchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet be Purchased under the Plans or Programs
July 1-31, 2019
 $
 
 $3,380
August 1-31, 201920,530
 23.74
 20,530
 2,892
September 1-30, 2019
 
 
 2,892
Total20,530
 $23.74
 20,530
  
Under applicable state law, Michigan corporations are not permitted to retain treasury stock. As such, the price paid for the repurchased shares is recorded to common stock. As of March 31,September 30, 2019, the total shares repurchased in the amount of $1.1$2.1 million were redeemed but remain authorized, unissued shares.

Item 3 – Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4 – Mine Safety Disclosures
Not Applicable.
Item 5 – Other Information
None.

Item 6 – Exhibits
   
Exhibit No. Description
2.1
31.1 
   
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101 Financial information from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31,September 30, 2019, formatted in XBRL interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity; (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (vi) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – filed herewith.

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.
 Level One Bancorp, Inc.
    
Date: May 10,November 8, 2019By:/s/Patrick J. Fehring
   Patrick J. Fehring
   President and Chief Executive Officer
   (principal executive officer)
    
Date: May 10,November 8, 2019By:/s/David C. Walker
   David C. Walker
   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
   (principal financial officer)

    


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