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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period endedSeptember 30, 202030, 2017

or

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Commission file number: 000-19297

FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.

 
 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)FIRST COMMUNITY BANKSHARES, INC.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

NevadaVirginia

 

55-0694814

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

P.O. Box 989

Bluefield, Virginia

24605-0989

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

24605-0989

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

 

(276) 326-9000

 
 

(Registrant’sRegistrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock ($1.00 par value)

FCBC

NASDAQ Global Select

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes ☐ No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, everyevery Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes ☐ No

 

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

Accelerated filer

 

Non-accelerated filer ☐ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company

  

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

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

Yes ☑ No

 

As of October 27, 2017,2020, there were 16,987,33917,717,306 shares outstanding of the registrant’s Common Stock, $1.00 par value.

 

 

 

FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES,BANKSHARES, INC.

FORM 10-Q

INDEX

 

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

PAGEPage

   

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 
  

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 20172020 (Unaudited) and December 31, 20162019

4

  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 20172020 and 20162019 (Unaudited)

5

  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 20172020 and 20162019 (Unaudited)

6

  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in StockholdersStockholders’ Equity for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 20172020 and 20162019 (Unaudited)

7

  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 20172020 and 20162019 (Unaudited)

89

  

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

910

Item 2.

Management’sManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

4140

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

5957

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

5957

   

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

 
   

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

59

58

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

6058

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

60

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

60

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

60

Item 5.

Other Information

60

Item 6.

Exhibits

60

   

SIGNATURESSignatures

6362

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Forward-looking statements in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the accompanying Exhibits, filings incorporated by reference, reports to shareholders, and other communications that represent the Company’sCompany’s beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, guidelines, expectations, anticipations, estimates, and intentions are made in good faith pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict. The words “may,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” and other similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause financial performance to differ materially from that expressed in such forward-looking statements:

 

the strength of the U.S. economy in general and the strength of the local economies in which we conduct operations;

 

the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the negative impacts and changes in, trade, monetary,disruptions to the communities the Company serves, and fiscal policiesthe domestic and laws, including interest rate policies ofglobal economy, which may have an adverse effect on the Federal Reserve System;Company’s business;

 

inflation, interest rate, marketthe strength of the U.S. economy in general and monetary fluctuations;the strength of the local economies in which we conduct operations;

 

the effects of, and changes in, trade, monetary, and fiscal policies and laws, including interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve System;

inflation, interest rate, market and monetary fluctuations;

timely development of competitive new products and services and the acceptance of these products and services by new and the acceptance of these products and services by new and existing customers;

 

the willingness of customers to substitute competitorscompetitors’ products and services for the Company’s products and services and vice versa;

 

the impact of changes in financial services laws and regulations, including laws about taxes, banking, securities, and insurance, and the impact of changes in financial services lawsthe Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and regulations, including laws about taxes, banking, securities, and insurance, and the impact of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act;

 

the impact of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and federal banking regulatorsregulators’ continued implementation of programs to address capital and liquidity in the banking system;

 

further, future, and proposed rules, including those that are part of the process outlined in the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’sSupervision’s “Basel III: A Global Regulatory Framework for More Resilient Banks and Banking Systems,” which require banking institutions to increase levels of capital;

technological changes;

 

technological changes;the effect of acquisitions, including, without limitation, the failure to achieve the expected revenue growth and/or expense savings from such acquisitions;

 

the effectgrowth and profitability of acquisitions, including, without limitation, the failure to achieve the expected revenue growth and/noninterest, or expense savings from such acquisitions;fee, income being less than expected;

unanticipated regulatory or judicial proceedings;

changes in consumer spending and saving habits; and

 

the growth and profitability of noninterest, or fee, income being less than expected;

unanticipated regulatory or judicial proceedings;

changes in consumer spending and saving habits; and

the Company’sCompany’s success at managing the risks mentioned above.

 

This list of important factors is not exclusive. If one or more of the factors affecting these forward-looking statements proves incorrect, actual results, performance, or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Therefore, the Company cautions you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information and statements. Further, statements about the potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations may contain forward-looking statements and are subject to the risk that the actual effects may differ, possibly materially, from what is reflected in those forward-looking statements due to factors and future developments that are uncertain, unpredictable and in many cases beyond our control. The Company does not intend to update any forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, to reflect changes. These cautionary statements expressly qualify all forward-looking statements that apply to the Company including the risk factors presented in Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of this report and Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.2019.

 

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PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.Financial StatementsStatements

FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

September 30,

  

December 31,

  

September 30,

 

December 31,

 
 

2017

   2016(1)  

2020

  2019(1) 

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

(Unaudited)

      

(Unaudited)

   

Assets

              

Cash and due from banks

 $37,050  $36,645  $49,895  $66,818 

Federal funds sold

  67,124   38,717  323,355  148,000 

Interest-bearing deposits in banks

  945   945   2,414   2,191 

Total cash and cash equivalents

  105,119   76,307  375,664  217,009 

Securities available for sale

  174,424   165,579 

Securities held to maturity

  25,182   47,133 

Loans held for investment, net of unearned income

        

Non-covered

  1,806,434   1,795,954 

Covered

  31,287   56,994 

Less: allowance for loan losses

  (19,206)  (17,948)

Debt securities available for sale

 90,972  169,574 

Loans held for sale

 0  263 

Loans held for investment, net of unearned income (includes covered loans of $10,744 and $12,861, respectively)

 2,194,995  2,114,460 

Allowance for loan losses

  (27,277)  (18,425)

Loans held for investment, net

  1,818,515   1,835,000  2,167,718  2,096,035 

FDIC indemnification asset

  7,465   12,173  1,598  2,883 

Premises and equipment, net

  48,949   50,085  60,488  62,824 

Other real estate owned, non-covered

  3,543   5,109 

Other real estate owned, covered

  54   276 

Other real estate owned

 2,103  3,969 

Interest receivable

  5,156   5,553  9,151  6,677 

Goodwill

  95,779   95,779  129,565  129,565 

Other intangible assets

  6,417   7,207  7,433  8,519 

Other assets

  84,177   86,197   103,236   101,529 

Total assets

 $2,374,780  $2,386,398  $2,947,928  $2,798,847 
         

Liabilities

              

Deposits

            ��

Noninterest-bearing

 $452,940  $427,705  $750,277  $627,868 

Interest-bearing

  1,410,880   1,413,633   1,741,962   1,702,044 

Total deposits

  1,863,820   1,841,338  2,492,239  2,329,912 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

  83,783   98,005  956  1,601 

FHLB borrowings

  50,000   65,000 

Other borrowings

  -   15,708 

Interest, taxes, and other liabilities

  24,540   27,290   34,816   38,515 

Total liabilities

  2,022,143   2,047,341  2,528,011  2,370,028 
         

Stockholders' equity

              

Preferred stock, undesignated par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; Series A Noncumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value; 25,000 shares authorized; none outstanding

   -    -  0  0 

Common stock, $1 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 21,381,779 shares issued at September 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016; 4,395,277 and 4,387,571 shares in treasury at September 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016, respectively

   21,382    21,382 

Common stock, $1 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 24,313,091 shares issued and 17,716,522 outstanding at September 30, 2020; 24,238,907 shares issued and 18,376,991 outstanding at December 31, 2019

 17,717  18,377 

Additional paid-in capital

  228,510   228,142  172,980  192,413 

Retained earnings

  182,145   170,377  230,464  219,535 

Treasury stock, at cost

  (79,333)  (78,833)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

  (67)  (2,011)  (1,244)  (1,506)

Total stockholders' equity

  352,637   339,057   419,917   428,819 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 $2,374,780  $2,386,398  $2,947,928  $2,798,847 
        

(1) Derived from audited financial statements

        

 


(1) Derived from audited financial statements

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

  

September 30,

 

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 

Interest income

                

Interest and fees on loans

 $27,297  $22,068  $82,346  $66,968 

Interest on securities -- taxable

  190   261   808   916 

Interest on securities -- tax-exempt

  419   596   1,432   1,930 

Interest on deposits in banks

  89   680   704   1,784 

Total interest income

  27,995   23,605   85,290   71,598 

Interest expense

                

Interest on deposits

  1,161   1,383   4,431   4,080 

Interest on short-term borrowings

  0   1   4   122 

Total interest expense

  1,161   1,384   4,435   4,202 

Net interest income

  26,834   22,221   80,855   67,396 

Provision for loan losses

  4,703   675   12,034   3,480 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

  22,131   21,546   68,821   63,916 

Noninterest income

                

Wealth management

  909   952   2,607   2,581 

Service charges on deposits

  3,250   3,785   9,541   10,892 

Other service charges and fees

  2,748   2,007   7,596   6,185 

Net (loss) gain on sale of securities

  0   0   385   (43)

Net FDIC indemnification asset amortization

  (383)  (719)  (1,352)  (1,787)

Litigation settlements

  0   900   0   4,600 

Other operating income

  1,114   709   3,323   1,935 

Total noninterest income

  7,638   7,634   22,100   24,363 

Noninterest expense

                

Salaries and employee benefits

  10,485   9,334   32,886   27,653 

Occupancy expense

  1,228   1,042   3,818   3,277 

Furniture and equipment expense

  1,412   1,183   4,112   3,278 

Service fees

  1,581   1,466   4,433   3,727 

Advertising and public relations

  430   795   1,417   1,832 

Professional fees

  408   548   948   1,290 

Amortization of intangibles

  365   251   1,086   746 

FDIC premiums and assessments

  191   0   224   318 

Merger expenses

  0   592   1,893   592 

Other operating expense

  3,071   2,233   8,931   8,167 

Total noninterest expense

  19,171   17,444   59,748   50,880 

Income before income taxes

  10,598   11,736   31,173   37,399 

Income tax expense

  2,332   2,580   6,797   8,161 

Net income

 $8,266  $9,156  $24,376  $29,238 
                 

Earnings per common share

                

Basic

 $0.47  $0.59  $1.37  $1.86 

Diluted

  0.47   0.58   1.37   1.85 

Weighted average shares outstanding

                

Basic

  17,710,283   15,603,992   17,803,369   15,717,678 

Diluted

  17,732,428   15,664,587   17,836,963   15,785,484 

 

FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

  

September 30,

 

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

Interest income

                

Interest and fees on loans

 $22,694  $21,952  $67,435  $65,762 

Interest on securities -- taxable

  341   738   1,157   2,729 

Interest on securities -- tax-exempt

  739   905   2,299   2,762 

Interest on deposits in banks

  275   26   655   55 

Total interest income

  24,049   23,621   71,546   71,308 

Interest expense

                

Interest on deposits

  1,275   1,133   3,674   3,334 

Interest on short-term borrowings

  213   548   634   1,613 

Interest on long-term debt

  511   819   1,753   2,438 

Total interest expense

  1,999   2,500   6,061   7,385 

Net interest income

  22,050   21,121   65,485   63,923 

Provision for (recovery of) loan losses

  730   (1,154)  2,156   755 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

  21,320   22,275   63,329   63,168 

Noninterest income

                

Wealth management

  758   653   2,339   2,147 

Service charges on deposits

  3,605   3,494   10,078   10,146 

Other service charges and fees

  2,141   2,024   6,387   6,088 

Insurance commissions

  306   1,592   1,004   5,383 

Impairment losses on securities

  -   (4,635)  -   (4,646)

Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income

  -   -   -   - 

Net impairment losses recognized in earnings

  -   (4,635)  -   (4,646)

Net loss on sale of securities

  -   25   (657)  (53)

Net FDIC indemnification asset amortization

  (268)  (1,369)  (3,186)  (3,856)

Net gain on divestitures

  -   3,065   -   3,065 

Other operating income

  593   1,046   2,336   2,554 

Total noninterest income

  7,135   5,895   18,301   20,828 

Noninterest expense

                

Salaries and employee benefits

  9,137   9,828   27,178   30,501 

Occupancy expense

  1,082   1,249   3,671   4,139 

Furniture and equipment expense

  1,133   1,066   3,311   3,271 

Amortization of intangibles

  266   316   790   871 

FDIC premiums and assessments

  227   363   698   1,109 

Merger, acquisition, and divestiture expense

  -   226   -   675 

Other operating expense

  5,064   5,509   15,802   15,527 

Total noninterest expense

  16,909   18,557   51,450   56,093 

Income before income taxes

  11,546   9,613   30,180   27,903 

Income tax expense

  3,894   3,230   9,908   9,181 

Net income

  7,652   6,383   20,272   18,722 

Dividends on preferred stock

  -   -   -   - 

Net income available to common shareholders

 $7,652  $6,383  $20,272  $18,722 
                 

Earnings per common share

                

Basic

 $0.45  $0.37  $1.19  $1.07 

Diluted

  0.45   0.37   1.19   1.07 

Cash dividends per common share

  0.18   0.16   0.50   0.44 

Weighted average shares outstanding

                

Basic

  17,005,654   17,031,074   17,005,350   17,433,406 

Diluted

  17,082,729   17,083,526   17,076,958   17,475,211 
  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

  

September 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                

Net income

 $8,266  $9,156  $24,376  $29,238 

Other comprehensive income, before tax

                

Available-for-sale debt securities:

                

Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on debt securities without other-than-temporary impairment

  (268)  28   873   1,578 

Reclassification adjustment for net (gains) losses recognized in net income

  0   0   (385)  43 

Net unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale debt securities

  (268)  28   488   1,621 

Employee benefit plans:

                

Net actuarial (loss) gain

  (1)  1   (446)  (405)

Reclassification adjustment for amortization of prior service cost and net actuarial loss recognized in net income

  97   67   290   207 

Net unrealized gains (losses) on employee benefit plans

  96   68   (156)  (198)

Other comprehensive (loss) income, before tax

  (172)  96   332   1,423 

Income tax expense

  (36)  20   70   299 

Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax

  (136)  76   262   1,124 

Total comprehensive income

 $8,130  $9,232  $24,638  $30,362 

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

  

September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                

Net income

 $7,652  $6,383  $20,272  $18,722 

Other comprehensive income, before tax

                

Available-for-sale securities:

                

Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on securities without other-than-temporary impairment

  (169)  744   2,127   4,141 

Reclassification adjustment for net losses recognized in net income

  -   (25)  657   53 

Reclassification adjustment for other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in net income

  -   4,635   -   4,646 

Net unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities

  (169)  5,354   2,784   8,840 

Employee benefit plans:

                

Net actuarial (loss) gain

  (1)  (2)  133   (56)

Reclassification adjustment for amortization of prior service cost and net actuarial loss recognized in net income

  65   69   194   205 

Net unrealized gains on employee benefit plans

  64   67   327   149 

Other comprehensive (loss) income, before tax

  (105)  5,421   3,111   8,989 

Income tax (benefit) expense

  (39)  2,034   1,167   3,372 

Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax

  (66)  3,387   1,944   5,617 

Total comprehensive income

 $7,586  $9,770  $22,216  $24,339 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

THREE MONTHS ENDED

September 30, 2020 and 2019

 

                      

Accumulated

     
          

Additional

          

Other

     
  

Preferred

  

Common

  

Paid-in

  

Retained

  

Treasury

  

Comprehensive

     

(Amounts in thousands,

 

Stock

  

Stock

  

Capital

  

Earnings

  

Stock

  

Income (Loss)

  

Total

 

except share and per share data)

                            

Balance January 1, 2016

 $-  $21,382  $227,692  $155,647  $(56,457) $(5,247) $343,017 

Net income

  -   -   -   18,722   -   -   18,722 

Other comprehensive income

  -   -   -   -   -   5,617   5,617 

Common dividends declared -- $0.44 per share

  -   -   -   (7,680)  -   -   (7,680)

Equity-based compensation expense

  -   -   144   -   -   -   144 

Common stock options exercised -- 11,730 shares

  -   -   (23)  -   205   -   182 

Restricted stock awards -- 15,587 shares

  -   -   26   -   270   -   296 

Issuance of treasury stock to 401(k) plan -- 16,290 shares

  -   -   45   -   287   -   332 

Purchase of treasury shares -- 1,152,776 shares at $20.00 per share

  -   -   -   -   (23,094)  -   (23,094)

Balance September 30, 2016

 $-  $21,382  $227,884  $166,689  $(78,789) $370  $337,536 
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Balance January 1, 2017

 $-  $21,382  $228,142  $170,377  $(78,833) $(2,011) $339,057 

Net income

  -   -   -   20,272   -   -   20,272 

Other comprehensive income

  -   -   -   -   -   1,944   1,944 

Common dividends declared -- $0.50 per share

  -   -   -   (8,504)  -   -   (8,504)

Equity-based compensation expense

  -   -   290   -   -   -   290 

Common stock options exercised -- 8,036 shares

  -   -   6   -   145   -   151 

Restricted stock awards -- 21,542 shares

  -   -   (40)  -   387   -   347 

Issuance of treasury stock to 401(k) plan -- 12,834 shares

  -   -   112   -   231   -   343 

Purchase of treasury shares -- 50,118 shares at $25.16 per share

  -   -   -   -   (1,263)  -   (1,263)

Balance September 30, 2017

 $-  $21,382  $228,510  $182,145  $(79,333) $(67) $352,637 
                  

Accumulated

     
          

Additional

      

Other

     

(Amounts in thousands,

 

Preferred

  

Common

  

Paid-in

  

Retained

  

Comprehensive

     

except share and per share data)

 

Stock

  

Stock

  

Capital

  

Earnings

  

Income (Loss)

  

Total

 
                         

Balance July 1, 2019

 $-  $15,633  $109,816  $208,618  $(381) $333,686 

Net income

  -   -   -   9,156   -   9,156 

Other comprehensive income

  -   -   -   -   76   76 

Common dividends declared -- $0.25 per share

  -   -   -   (3,908)  -   (3,908)

Equity-based compensation expense

  -   0   216   -   -   216 

Common stock options exercised -- 3,407 shares

  -   4   37   -   -   41 

Issuance of common stock to 401(k) plan -- 3,010 shares

  -   4   95   -   -   99 

Repurchase of common shares -- 60,500 shares at $33.11 per share

  -   (61)  (1,942)  -   -   (2,003)

Balance September 30, 2019

 $-  $15,580  $108,222  $213,866  $(305) $337,363 
                         

Balance July 1, 2020

 $-  $17,710  $172,601  $226,627  $(1,108) $415,830 

Net income

  -   -   -   8,266   -   8,266 

Other comprehensive income

  -   -   -   -   (136)  (136)

Common dividends declared -- $0.25 per share

  -   -   -   (4,429)  -   (4,429)

Equity-based compensation expense

  -   1   262   -   -   263 

Issuance of common stock to 401(k) plan -- 6,237 shares

  -   6   117   -   -   123 

Balance September 30, 2020

 $0  $17,717  $172,980  $230,464  $(1,244) $419,917 

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWSCHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

nine MONTHS ENDED

September 30, 2020 and 2019

 

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

2017

  

2016

 

Operating activities

        

Net income

 $20,272  $18,722 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities

        

Provision for loan losses

  2,156   755 

Depreciation and amortization of property, plant, and equipment

  2,688   2,707 

Amortization of premiums on investments, net

  63   2,758 

Amortization of FDIC indemnification asset, net

  3,186   3,856 

Amortization of intangible assets

  790   871 

Accretion on acquired loans

  (4,257)  (3,893)

Gain on divestiture, net

  -   (3,065)

Equity-based compensation expense

  290   144 

Restricted stock awards

  347   296 

Issuance of treasury stock to 401(k) plan

  343   332 

Loss on sale of property, plant, and equipment, net

  13   271 

Loss on sale of other real estate

  940   1,487 

Loss on sale of securities

  657   53 

Net impairment losses recognized in earnings

  -   4,646 

Decrease in accrued interest receivable

  397   509 

(Increase) decrease in other operating activities

  (2,008)  4,341 

Net cash provided by operating activities

  25,877   34,790 

Investing activities

        

Proceeds from sale of securities available for sale

  12,273   70,530 

Proceeds from maturities, prepayments, and calls of securities available for sale

  18,022   77,395 

Proceeds from maturities and calls of securities held to maturity

  21,840   190 

Payments to acquire securities available for sale

  (36,966)  (1,174)

Proceeds from (originations of) loans, net

  17,304   (138,984)

Proceeds from (payments for) FHLB stock, net

  694   (933)

Cash proceeds from mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, net

  -   24,816 

Proceeds from the FDIC

  1,701   3,639 

Payments to acquire property, plant, and equipment, net

  (1,999)  (448)

Proceeds from sale of other real estate

  2,130   4,541 

Net cash provided by investing activities

  34,999   39,572 

Financing activities

        

Increase in noninterest-bearing deposits, net

  25,235   28,322 

Decrease in interest-bearing deposits, net

  (2,753)  (62,819)

Repayments of securities sold under agreements to repurchase, net

  (14,222)  (20,082)

(Repayments of) proceeds from FHLB and other borrowings, net

  (30,708)  24,951 

Proceeds from stock options exercised

  151   182 

Payments for repurchase of treasury stock

  (1,263)  (23,094)

Payments of common dividends

  (8,504)  (7,680)

Net cash used in financing activities

  (32,064)  (60,220)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

  28,812   14,142 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

  76,307   51,787 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 $105,119  $65,929 
         

Supplemental disclosure -- cash flow information

        

Cash paid for interest

 $6,257  $7,394 

Cash paid for income taxes

  12,942   6,488 
         

Supplemental transactions -- noncash items

        

Transfer of loans to other real estate

  1,282   3,652 

Loans originated to finance other real estate

  -   42 
                  

Accumulated

     
          

Additional

      

Other

     

(Amounts in thousands,

 

Preferred

  

Common

  

Paid-in

  

Retained

  

Comprehensive

     

except share and per share data)

 

Stock

  

Stock

  

Capital

  

Earnings

  

Income (Loss)

  

Total

 
                         

Balance January 1, 2019

 $0  $16,007  $122,486  $195,793  $(1,429) $332,857 

Net income

  -   -   -   29,238   -   29,238 

Other comprehensive income

  -   -   -   -   1,124   1,124 

Common dividends declared -- $0.71 per share

  -   -   -   (11,165)  -   (11,165)

Equity-based compensation expense

  -   42   1,180   -   -   1,222 

Common stock options exercised -- 7,752 shares

  -   8   116   -   -   124 

Issuance of common stock to 401(k) plan -- 9,663 shares

  -   10   315   -   -   325 

Repurchase of common shares -- 487,400 shares at $33.57 per share

  -   (487)  (15,875)  -   -   (16,362)

Balance September 30, 2019

 $-  $15,580  $108,222  $213,866  $(305) $337,363 
                         

Balance January 1, 2020

 $-  $18,377  $192,413  $219,535  $(1,506) $428,819 

Net income

  -   -   -   24,376   -   24,376 

Other comprehensive income

  -   -   -   -   262   262 

Common dividends declared -- $0.75 per share

  -   -   -   (13,447)  -   (13,447)

Equity-based compensation expense

  -   57   1,311   -   -   1,368 

Issuance of common stock to 401(k) plan -- 18,148 shares

  -   18   393   -   -   411 

Repurchase of common shares -- 734,653 shares at $29.77 per share

  0   (735)  (21,137)  0   0   (21,872)

Balance September 30, 2020

 $0  $17,717  $172,980  $230,464  $(1,244) $419,917 

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

2020

  

2019

 

Operating activities

        

Net income

 $24,376  $29,238 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities

        

Provision for loan losses

  12,034   3,480 

Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment

  3,328   2,491 

Amortization of premiums on investments, net

  1,387   171 

Amortization of FDIC indemnification asset, net

  1,352   1,787 

Amortization of intangible assets

  1,086   746 

Accretion on acquired loans

  (5,221)  (2,720)

Equity-based compensation expense

  1,368   1,222 

Issuance of common stock to 401(k) plan

  411   325 

Loss (gain) on sale of premises and equipment, net

  9   (104)

Loss on sale of other real estate owned

  299   791 

(Gain) Loss on sale of securities

  (385)  43 

(Increase) decrease in accrued interest receivable

  (2,474)  639 

(Increase) decrease in other operating activities

  (5,542)  1,527 

Net cash provided by operating activities

  32,028   39,636 

Investing activities

        

Proceeds from sale of securities available for sale

  51,027   13,897 

Proceeds from maturities, prepayments, and calls of securities available for sale

  29,614   29,555 

Proceeds from maturities and calls of securities held to maturity

  0   25,000 

Payments to acquire securities available for sale

  (2,553)  (4,453)

(Originations of) proceeds from repayment of loans, net

  (78,663)  78,036 

(Purchase of) proceeds from FHLB stock, net

  (12)  129 

Payments to the FDIC

  (67)  (137)

Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment

  1,435   1,038 

Payments to acquire premises and equipment

  (2,474)  (6,225)

Proceeds from sale of other real estate owned

  1,997   2,917 

Net cash provided by investing activities

  304   139,757 

Financing activities

        

Increase in noninterest-bearing deposits, net

  122,409   12,928 

Increase (decrease) in interest-bearing deposits, net

  39,918   (31,826)

Repayments of securities sold under agreements to repurchase, net

  (645)  (27,507)

Repayments of FHLB and other borrowings, net

  (40)  0 

Proceeds from stock options exercised

  0   124 

Payments for repurchase of common stock

  (21,872)  (16,362)

Payments of common dividends

  (13,447)  (11,165)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

  126,323   (73,808)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

  158,655   105,585 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

  217,009   76,873 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 $375,664  $182,458 
         

Supplemental disclosure -- cash flow information

        

Cash paid for interest

 $4,334  $4,308 

Cash paid for income taxes

  5,607   7,083 
         

Supplemental transactions -- noncash items

        

Transfer of loans to other real estate owned

  695   2,883 

Loans originated to finance other real estate owned

  265   484 

Decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss

  262   1,124 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

  

 

 

NOTES TO CONDENSEDCONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

Note 1. Basis of Presentation

 

General

 

First Community Bancshares,Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”), a financial holding company, was founded in 1989 and incorporated under the laws of Nevadathe Commonwealth of Virginia in 1997.2018. The Company’s is the successor to First Community Bancshares, Inc., a Nevada corporation, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reincorporation and Merger, the sole purpose of which was to change the Company’s state of incorporation from Nevada to Virginia. The Company’s principal executive office is located at One Community Place, Bluefield, Virginia. The Company provides banking products and services to individual and commercial customers through its wholly owned subsidiary First Community Bank (the “Bank”), a Virginia-chartered banking institution founded in 1874. The Bank operates as First Community Bank in Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina and, through November 1, 2020, People’s Community Bank, a Division of First Community Bank, in Tennessee. The Bank provides insurance services through its wholly owned subsidiary First Community Insurance Services (“FCIS”) and offers wealth management and investment advice through its Trust Division and wholly owned subsidiary First Community Wealth Management, Inc. (“FCWM”). Unless the context suggests otherwise, the terms “First Community,” “Company,” “we,” “our,” and “us” refer to First Community Bancshares,Bankshares, Inc. and its subsidiaries as a consolidated entity.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The Company’sCompany’s accounting and reporting policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and prevailing practices in the banking industry. The consolidated financial statements include all accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries and eliminate all intercompany balances and transactions. The Company operates in one business segment, Community Banking, which consists of all operations, including commercial and consumer banking, lending activities, and wealth management, and insurance services.management. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for other interim periods or for the full year. In management’s opinion, the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements contain all necessary adjustments, including normal recurring accruals, and disclosures for a fair presentation.

 

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2016, has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements. These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K10-K for the year ended December 31, 20162019 (the “20162019 Form 10-K”10-K”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 3, 2017.13, 2020. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2019, has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements.

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain amounts reported in prior years have been reclassified to conform to the current year’syear’s presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position, or net cash flow.

 

Use of Estimates

 

Preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the balance sheet and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates that require the most subjective or complex judgments relate to fair value measurements, investment securities, the allowance for loan losses, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) indemnification asset, goodwill and other intangible assets, and income taxes. A discussion of the Company’s application of critical accounting estimates is included in “Critical Accounting Estimates” in Item 2 of this report.

 

Significant Accounting Policies

A complete and detailed description of the Company’sThe Company’s significant accounting policies isare included in Note 1, “Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of the Company’s 20162019 Form 10-K.10-K.

 

Risks and Uncertainties

Recent COVID-19 Virus Developments

During the firstnine months of 2020, government reaction to the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic significantly disrupted local, national, and global economies and adversely impacted a broad range of industries, including banking and other financial services.

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Company Response to COVID-19

As COVID-19 events unfolded during the firstnine months of 2020, the Company implemented various plans, strategies and protocols to protect its employees, maintain services for customers, assure the functional continuity of its operating systems, controls and processes, and mitigate financial risks posed by changing market conditions. In particular, the Company took the following actions, among others:

Implemented its board-approved pandemic business continuity plan

Appointed an internal pandemic preparedness task force comprised of the Company’s management to address both operational and financial risks posed by COVID-19

Modified branch operations:

o

Branch lobbies remain available, but on a limited appointment-only basis

o

Most transactions conducted via drive-throughs

o

Increased emphasis on digital banking platforms

Implemented physical separation of critical operational workforce for Bank and non-Bank financial services subsidiaries

Expanded paid time off and health benefits for employees

Implemented work from home strategy for appropriate staff:

Many of the Company's non-branch, operational essential employees remain working remotely

o

Geographically separated work locations of Bank and Company CEO’s and most other executive management team members

o

Suspended non-essential work-related travel

Implemented a pay differential for employees continuing to work at branch or back office locations which ended May 31, 2020

Adopted self-monitoring and quarantining procedures

Implemented enhanced facility cleaning protocols

Redeployed staff to critical customer service operations to expedite loan payment deferral requests, Paycheck Protection Program lending efforts, and other operations

Potential Effects of COVID-19 – 

The adverse impact of COVID-19 to the economy has impaired some of the Company’s customers’ ability to fulfill their financial obligations to the Company, reducing interest income on loans or increasing loan losses. In keeping with Interagency Statement on Loan Modifications and Reporting for Financial Institutions Working with Customers Affected by the Coronavirus, the Company continues to work with COVID-19 affected borrowers to defer loan payments, interest, and fees. Through September 30, 2020, the Company has modified or deferred payments on a total of 3,362 loans totaling $426.45 million in principal.   As of September 30, 2020, commercial and consumer loans currently in deferral decreased to $102.54 million and $13.09 million, respectively.  Included in the September 30, 2020 deferral amounts are re-deferrals for approximately $69.32 million commercial loans and approximately $5.09 million in consumer mortgage and installment  loans.   Deferred interest and fees for these loans will continue to accrue to income under normal GAAP accounting. However, should eventual credit losses on deferred payments occur, accrued interest income and fees would be reversed, which would negatively impact interest income in future periods. At this time, the Company is unable to project the materiality of any such impact.

The general economic slowdown caused by COVID-19 in local economies in communities served by the Company has affected loan demand and consumption of financial services, generally, reducing interest income, service fees, and the demand for other profitable financial services provided by the Company.

In addition to the general impact of COVID-19, certain provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, as well as other legislative and regulatory actions may materially impact the Company. The Company is participating in the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), administered by the Small Business Administration (“SBA”), in an attempt to assist its customers. Per the terms of the program, PPP loans have a two-year term, earn interest at 1%, are fully guaranteed by the SBA, and are partially or totally forgivable if administered by the borrower according to guidance provided by the SBA. The Company believes the majority of these loans have the potential to be forgiven by the SBA if administered in accordance with the terms of the program. Through September 30, 2020 the Company processed 803 loans with original principal balances totaling $62.74 million through the PPP.

COVID-19 could cause a sustained decline in the Company’s stock price or the occurrence of an event that could, under certain circumstances, create the impairment of goodwill. In the event the Company deems all or a portion of its goodwill to be impaired, the Company could record a non-cash charge to earnings for the amount of such impairment. Such a charge would have no impact on tangible or regulatory capital.

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To date, the Company has identified no material, unmitigated operational or internal control challenges or risks and anticipates no significant challenges to its ability to maintain systems and controls as a result of the actions taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In addition, the Company currently faces no material resource constraints arising due to implementation of the business continuity plan.

It is impossible to predict the full extent to which COVID-19 and the resulting measures to prevent its spread will affect the Company’s operations. Although there is a high degree of uncertainty around the magnitude and duration of the economic impact of COVID-19, the Company’s management believes its financial position, including high levels of capital and liquidity, will allow it to successfully endure the negative economic impacts of the crisis.

Recent Accounting Standards

 

Standards Adopted in 2020

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement.” The amendments remove, modify, and add certain fair value disclosure requirements based on the concepts in the FASB Concepts Statement, Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting—Chapter 8: Notes to Financial Statements. This update is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019.

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) – Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting Summary”. This ASU provides temporary optional guidance to ease the potential burden in accounting for reference rate reform. LIBOR (London Inter-bank Offered Rate) and other interbank offered rates are widely used benchmarks or reference rates in the United States and globally. With global capital markets expected to move away from LIBOR and other inter-bank offered rates toward rates that are more observable or transaction based and less susceptible to manipulation, the FASB launched a broad project in late 2018 to address potential accounting challenges expected to arise from the transition. The new guidance provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued. This ASU is effective March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The Company adopted this ASU on March 12, 2020. The update is not expected to have any material effect on the Company’s financial statements when and as changes are made to various assets and liabilities for reference rates.

Standards Not Yet Adopted

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-04, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Accounting for Goodwill Impairment.” This ASU removes the requirement to perform a hypothetical purchase price allocation to measure goodwill impairment. A goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. ASU 2017-04 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The update should be applied prospectively. The Company early adopted ASU 2017-04 in the first quarter of 2017. The adoption of the standard did not have an effect on the Company’s financial statements.

In January 2017, June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2017-03, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections (Topic 250) and Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to Staff Announcements at the September 22, 2016 and November 17, 2016 EITF Meetings.” This ASU requires registrants to disclose the effect that recently issued accounting standards will have on their financial statements when adopted in a future period. In cases where a registrant cannot reasonably estimate the impact of the adoption, additional qualitative disclosures should be considered to assist the reader in assessing the significance of the standard's impact on its financial statements. The Company adopted ASU 2017-03 in the first quarter of 2017. The adoption of the standard resulted in enhanced disclosures regarding the impact that recently issued accounting standards adopted in a future period will have on the Company’s financial statements and disclosures. See “Standards Not Yet Adopted” below.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, “Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.” This ASU simplifies several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment award transactions including income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The guidance eliminates additional paid-in capital pools for equity-based awards and requires that the related income tax effects of awards be recognized in the income statement. The guidance also allows an employer to repurchase more of an employee’s shares for tax withholding purposes without triggering liability accounting and to make a policy election to account for forfeitures as they occur. The Company adopted ASU 2016-09 in the first quarter of 2017 on a prospective basis and elected to account for forfeitures of share-based awards as they occur. Excess tax benefits on share-based awards in the statements of cash flows in prior periods have not been adjusted. The adoption of the standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

Standards Not Yet Adopted

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities.” This ASU intends to improve the financial reporting of hedging relationships to better portray the economic results of an entity’s risk management activities in its financial statements and simplify the application of hedge accounting guidance. ASU 2017-12 will be effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018.The Company expects to adopt ASU 2017-12 in the first quarter of 2019. The Company is evaluating the impact of the standard and does not expect the guidance to have a material effect on its financial statements.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, “Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting.” This ASU clarifies when to account for a change to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award as a modification. Under the new guidance, modification accounting is required only if the fair value, the vesting conditions, or the classification of the award (as equity or liability) changes as a result of the change in terms or conditions. ASU 2017-09 will be effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company expects to adopt ASU 2017-09 in the first quarter of 2018. The Company is evaluating the impact of the standard and does not expect the guidance to have a material effect on its financial statements.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-08, “Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Securities.” This ASU amends the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium. ASU 2017-08 will be effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company expects to adopt ASU 2017-08 in the first quarter of 2019. The Company is evaluating the impact of the standard and does not expect the guidance to have a material effect on its financial statements.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, “Compensation – Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost.” This ASU intends to improve the presentation of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit costs in the income statement and to narrow the amounts eligible for capitalization in assets. ASU 2017-07 will be effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company expects to adopt ASU 2017-07 in the first quarter of 2018. The Company is evaluating the impact of the standard and does not expect the guidance to have a material effect on its financial statements.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash.” This ASU requires that a statement of cash flows explains the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-18 will be effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company expects to adopt ASU 2016-18 in the first quarter of 2018. The Company is evaluating the impact of the standard and does not expect the guidance to have a material effect on its financial statements.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments.” This ASU makes eight targeted changes to how cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-15 will be effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The update should be applied on a retrospective basis, if practicable. The Company expects to adopt ASU 2016-15 in the first quarter of 2018. The Company is evaluating the impact of the standard and does not expect the guidance to have a material effect on its financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13,-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326)326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” This ASU intends to improve financial reporting by requiring timelierpurportedly requires earlier recording of credit losses on loans and other financial instruments held by financial institutions and other organizations. This ASU also requires an organization to measure all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts andforecasts. It further requires enhanced disclosures related to the significant estimates and judgments used in estimating credit losses, as well as the credit quality and underwriting standards of an organization’sorganization’s portfolio. In addition, the updateASU amends the accounting for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration. The CARES Act was passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by the President of the United States at the end of March 2020. The CARES Act states that “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no insured depository institution, bank holding company, or any affiliate thereof shall be required to comply with the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Update No.2016-13 (“Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments”), including the current expected credit losses methodology for estimating allowances for credit losses, during the period beginning on March 27, 2020 and ending on the earlier of: (1) the date on which the national emergency concerning the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak declared by the President on March 13, 2020 under the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) terminates; or (2) December 31, 2020. The Company has elected to “not comply with” ASU 2016-13 will be2016-13 for the period specified in the CARES Act and any subsequent controlling legislation or regulation. In preparation for expiration of the period specified in the CARES Act, the Company has selected loss estimation methodologies for its allowance for credit losses, performed testing on the chosen methodologies, and determined a qualitative adjustment methodology that aligns with the requirements of the new standard. The Company has also subjected the model to third party validation. Based upon the aforesaid preparatory measures, upon expiration of the period specified in the CARES Act and any subsequent controlling legislation or regulation, the Company anticipates recording a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings of approximately $5.61 million in connection with adoption of the new standard, consisting of tax-effected increases in the allowance for credit losses associated with the Company’s legacy loan portfolio prior to the addition of Highlands Bankshares, Inc. and the portfolio of purchased performing loans associated with Highlands of approximately $2.89 million and $4.44 million, respectively. The Company also anticipates making an approximate $7.04 million adjustment as of January 1, 2020, to the opening balance of the allowance for credit losses associated with the required gross-up of purchased credit deteriorated loans from the Highlands transaction.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740), Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes”. This ASU simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the approach for intraperiod tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period and the recognition for deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. This update is effective for the Company forfiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019, with early2020. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018.which financial statements have not yet been issued. The Company expects to adopt ASU 2016-13 in the first quarter of 2020 and recognize a cumulative adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the year of adoption. The Companyupdate is evaluating the impact of the standard.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842).” This ASU increases transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and requiring more disclosures related to leasing transactions. ASU 2016-02 will be effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company expects to adopt ASU 2016-02 in the first quarter of 2019. The Company leases certain banking offices under lease agreements it classifies as operating leases. The Company is evaluating the impact of the standard and expects an increase in assets and liabilities; however, the Company does not expect the guidance expected to have aany material effect on itsthe Company’s financial statements.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, “Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement

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The Company does not expect other recent accounting standards issued by the FASB or other standards-setting bodies to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 

Note 2. Acquisitions

Highlands Bankshares, Inc.

On September 11, 2019, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Highlands Bankshares, Inc. (“Highlands”) of Abingdon, Virginia. Under the terms of the agreement and plan of merger, each share of Highlands’ common and preferred stock outstanding immediately converted into the right to receive 0.2703 shares of the Company’s stock. The transaction was consummated the close of business December 31, 2019. The transaction combined two traditional Southwestern Virginia community banks who serve the Highlands region in Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. The total purchase price for the transaction was $86.65 million.

The Highlands transaction was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting and, accordingly, assets acquired, liabilities assumed and consideration exchanged were recorded at estimated fair value on the acquisition date. Fair values are preliminary and subject to refinement for up to a year after the closing date of the acquisition.

  

As recorded by

  

Fair Value

   

As recorded by

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Highlands

  

Adjustments

   

the Company

 

Assets

             

Cash and cash equivalents

 $25,879  $0   $25,879 

Securities available for sale

  53,732   0    53,732 

Loans held for sale

  263   0    263 

Loans held for investment, net of allowance and mark

  438,896   (11,429)

( a )

  427,467 

Premises and equipment

  16,722   (2,317)

( b )

  14,405 

Other real estate

  1,963   0    1,963 

Other assets

  25,556   2,250 

( c )

  27,806 

Intangible assets

  0   4,490 

( d )

  4,490 

Total assets

 $563,011  $(7,006)  $556,005 
              

LIABILITIES

             

Deposits:

             

Noninterest-bearing

 $155,714  $0   $155,714 

Interest-bearing

  346,028   1,261 

( e )

  347,289 

Total deposits

  501,742   1,261    503,003 

Long term debt

  40   0    40 

Other liabilities

  2,938   198 

( f )

  3,136 

Total liabilities

  504,720   1,459    506,179 

Net identifiable assets acquired over (under) liabilities assumed

  58,291   (8,465)   49,826 

Goodwill

  0   36,821    36,821 

Net assets acquired over liabilities assumed

 $58,291  $28,356   $86,647 
              

Consideration:

             

First Community Bankshares, Inc. common

           2,792,729 

Purchase price per share of the Company's common stock

          $31.02 

Fair value of Company common stock issued

           86,631 

Cash paid for fractional shares

           16 

Fair Value of total consideration transferred

          $86,647 

Explanation of fair value adjustments:

( a ) - Adjustment reflects the fair value adjustments of $(14.70) million based on the Company's evaluation of the acquired loan portfolio and excludes the allowance for loan losses ("ALLL") and deferred loan fees of $3.27 million recorded by Highlands.

( b ) - Adjustment reflects the fair value adjustments based on the Company's evaluation of the acquired premises and equipment.

( c ) - Adjustment to record the deferred tax asset related to the fair value adjustments.

( d ) - Adjustment reflects the recording of the core deposit intangible on the acquired deposit accounts.

( e ) - Adjustment reflects the fair value adjustment based on the Company's evaluation of the time deposit portfolio.

( f ) - Adjustment reflects the fair value adjustment for death benefits payable of $320 thousand, the fair value adjustment for lease liability of $(37) thousand and the fair value adjustment to the reserve for unfunded commitments of $(85) thousand.

Comparative and Pro Forma Financial Information for Acquisitions

As the merger date was the close of business, December 31, 2019, Highlands had no earnings contribution to the September 30, 2019 consolidated statement of income for the Company.

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The following table discloses the impact of the merger. The table also presents certain pro forma information as if Highlands had been acquired on January 1, 2019.  These results combine the historical results of Highlands in the Company’s consolidated statement of income and, while certain adjustments were made for the estimated impact of certain fair value adjustments and other acquisition-related activity, they are not indicative of what would have occurred had the acquisition taken place on January 1, 2019.

 

Residual merger-related costs of $1.89 million incurred by the Company during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, have been excluded from the proforma information below. There were no residual merger expenses incurred for the third quarter of 2020. No adjustments have been made to the pro formas to eliminate the provision for loan losses for the quarter and year ended September 30, 2019 of Highlands in the amounts of $548 thousand and $1.49 million, respectively.  The Company expects to achieve further operating cost savings and other business synergies as a result of the acquisitions which are not reflected in the pro forma amounts below:

  

ProForma

 
  

Three months ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 

Total revenues (net interest income plus noninterest income)

 $34,472  $36,627  $102,955  $111,615 

Net adjusted income available to the common shareholder

 $8,266  $10,225  $25,864  $33,063 

Note 23. Investment Debt Securities

 

The following tables present the amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale debt securities, including gross unrealized gains and losses, as of the dates indicated:

 

 

September 30, 2017

  

September 30, 2020

 
 

Amortized

  

Unrealized

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 
 

Cost

  

Gains

  

Losses

  

Value

  

Cost

  

Gains

  

Losses

  

Value

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                            

U.S. Treasury securities

 $36,973  $-  $(9) $36,964 

U.S. Agency securities

  1,254   21   -   1,275  $576  $0  $(4) $572 

Municipal securities

  102,347   2,648   (88)  104,907  55,036  631  0  55,667 

Single issue trust preferred securities

  9,363   -   (401)  8,962 

Mortgage-backed Agency securities

  22,518   72   (347)  22,243   33,776   999   (42)  34,733 

Equity securities

  55   18   -   73 

Total securities available for sale

 $172,510  $2,759  $(845) $174,424 

Total

 $89,388  $1,630  $(46) $90,972 

 

 

December 31, 2016

  

December 31, 2019

 
 

Amortized

  

Unrealized

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 
 

Cost

  

Gains

  

Losses

  

Value

  

Cost

  

Gains

  

Losses

  

Value

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                                

U.S. Agency securities

 $1,342  $3  $-  $1,345  $5,038  $0  $(4) $5,034 

Municipal securities

  111,659   2,258   (586)  113,331  85,992  886  0  86,878 

Single issue trust preferred securities

  22,104   -   (2,165)  19,939 

Mortgage-backed Agency securities

  31,290   66   (465)  30,891   77,448   380   (166)  77,662 

Equity securities

  55   18   -   73 

Total securities available for sale

 $166,450  $2,345  $(3,216) $165,579 

Total

 $168,478  $1,266  $(170) $169,574 

 

The following tables present the amortized cost and fair value of held-to-maturity securities, including gross unrealized gains and losses, as of the dates indicated:

  

September 30, 2017

 
  

Amortized

  

Unrealized

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

 
  

Cost

  

Gains

  

Losses

  

Value

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                

U.S. Agency securities

 $17,949  $31  $-  $17,980 

Corporate securities

  7,233   13   -   7,246 

Total securities held to maturity

 $25,182  $44  $-  $25,226 

  

December 31, 2016

 
  

Amortized

  

Unrealized

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

 
  

Cost

  

Gains

  

Losses

  

Value

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                

U.S. Agency securities

 $36,741  $124  $-  $36,865 

Corporate securities

  10,392   11   (2)  10,401 

Total securities held to maturity

 $47,133  $135  $(2) $47,266 

The following table presents the amortized cost and aggregate fair value of available-for-sale securities and held-to-maturitydebt securities by contractual maturity, as of the date indicated. Actual maturities could differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without penalties.

 

 

September 30, 2017

  

September 30, 2020

 
 

Amortized

      

Amortized

   

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Cost

  

Fair Value

  

Cost

  

Fair Value

 

Available-for-sale securities

        

Available-for-sale debt securities

      

Due within one year

 $37,288  $37,279  $0  $0 

Due after one year but within five years

  5,617   5,734  28,495  28,749 

Due after five years but within ten years

  96,693   98,602  27,117  27,490 

Due after ten years

  10,339   10,493   0   0 
  149,937   152,108  55,612  56,239 

Mortgage-backed securities

  22,518   22,243   33,776   34,733 

Equity securities

  55   73 

Total securities available for sale

 $172,510  $174,424 
        

Held-to-maturity securities

        

Due within one year

 $-  $- 

Due after one year but within five years

  25,182   25,226 

Due after five years but within ten years

  -   - 

Due after ten years

  -   - 

Total securities held to maturity

 $25,182  $25,226 

Total debt securities available for sale

 $89,388  $90,972 

 

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The following tables present the fair values and unrealized losses for available-for-sale debt securities in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months and for 12 months or longer as of the dates indicated:

 

 

September 30, 2017

  

September 30, 2020

 
 

Less than 12 Months

  

12 Months or Longer

  

Total

  

Less than 12 Months

  

12 Months or Longer

  

Total

 
 

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 
 

Value

  

Losses

  

Value

  

Losses

  

Value

  

Losses

  

Value

  

Losses

  

Value

  

Losses

  

Value

  

Losses

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                                          

U.S. Treasury securities

 $36,963  $(9) $-  $-  $36,963  $(9)

Municipal securities

  9,421   (52)  1,427   (36)  10,848   (88)

Single issue trust preferred securities

  -   -   8,962   (401)  8,962   (401)

U.S. Agency securities

 $0  $0  $565  $(4) $565  $(4)

Mortgage-backed Agency securities

  7,898   (59)  8,281   (288)  16,179   (347)  3,405   (42)  0   0   3,405   (42)

Total

 $54,282  $(120) $18,670  $(725) $72,952  $(845) $3,405  $(42) $565  $(4) $3,970  $(46)

 

  

December 31, 2016

 
  

Less than 12 Months

  

12 Months or Longer

  

Total

 
  

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Unrealized

 
  

Value

  

Losses

  

Value

  

Losses

  

Value

  

Losses

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                        

Municipal securities

 $24,252  $(527) $715  $(59) $24,967  $(586)

Single issue trust preferred securities

  -   -   19,939   (2,165)  19,939   (2,165)

Mortgage-backed Agency securities

  12,834   (166)  11,851   (299)  24,685   (465)

Total

 $37,086  $(693) $32,505  $(2,523) $69,591  $(3,216)

  

December 31, 2019

 
  

Less than 12 Months

  

12 Months or Longer

  

Total

 
  

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Unrealized

 
  

Value

  

Losses

  

Value

  

Losses

  

Value

  

Losses

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                        

U.S. Agency securities

 $975  $(4) $0  $0  $975  $(4)

Mortgage-backed Agency securities

  8,020   (48)  8,319   (118)  16,339   (166)

Total

 $8,995  $(52) $8,319  $(118) $17,314  $(170)

 

There were no unrealized losses for held-to-maturity securities as of September 30, 2017. The following table presents the fair values and unrealized losses for held-to-maturity securities in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months and for 12 months or longer as of the date indicated:

  

December 31, 2016

 
  

Less than 12 Months

  

12 Months or Longer

  

Total

 
  

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Unrealized

 
  

Value

  

Losses

  

Value

  

Losses

  

Value

  

Losses

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                        

Corporate securities

 $3,533  $(2) $-  $-  $3,533  $(2)

Total

 $3,533  $(2) $-  $-  $3,533  $(2)

There were 453 individual debt securities in an unrealized loss position as of September 30, 2017,2020, and theirthe combined depreciation in value represented 0.42%0.05% of the investmentdebt securities portfolio. There were 8217 individual debt securities in an unrealized loss position as of December 31, 2016,2019, and their combined depreciation in value represented 1.51%0.10% of the investmentdebt securities portfolio.

 

The Company reviews its investment portfolio quarterly for indications of other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”). The initial indicator of OTTI for both debt and equity securities is a decline in fair value below book value and the severity and duration of the decline. For debt securities, theThe credit-related OTTI is recognized as a charge to noninterest income and the noncredit-related OTTI is recognized in other comprehensive income (“OCI”). During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,2020 and 2019, the Company incurred no0 OTTI charges on debt securities. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company incurred OTTI charges on debt securities owned of $4.64 million related to the Company’s change in intent to hold certain securities to recovery. The intent was changed to sell specific trust preferred securities in the Company’s investment portfolio primarily to reduce credit concentrations with two issuers. Temporary impairment on debt securities is primarily related to changes in benchmark interest rates, changes in pricing in the credit markets, and other current economic factors. For equity securities, the OTTI is recognized as a charge to noninterest income. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company incurred no OTTI charges related to equity securities. During the three months ended September 30, 2016, the Company incurred no OTTI charges related to equity holdings. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company incurred OTTI charges related to certain equity holdings of $11 thousand.

 

The following table presents gross realized gains and losses from the sale of available-for-sale debt securities for the periods indicated:

 

 

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 
 

September 30,

  

September 30,

  

September 30,

  

September 30,

 
 

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                            

Gross realized gains

 $-  $203  $-  $344  $0   0  $419  $67 

Gross realized losses

  -   (178)  (657)  (397)  0   0   (34)  (110)

Net gain (loss) on sale of securities

 $-  $25  $(657) $(53)

Net Gain (Loss) on sale of securities

 $0  $0  $385  $(43)

 

The carrying amount of securities pledged for various purposes totaled $99.69$36.17 million as of September 30, 2017,2020, and $139.75$27.87 million as of December 31, 2016.2019.

 

Note 34. Loans

 

The Company groups loans held for investment into three segments (commercial loans, consumer real estate loans, and consumer and other loans) with each segment divided into various classes. Covered loans are those loans acquired in Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) assisted transactions that are covered by loss share agreements. Customer overdrafts reclassified as loans totaled $1.45$1.67 million as of September 30, 2017,2020, and $1.41$2.20 million as of December 31, 2016.2019. Deferred loan fees, net of loan costs, totaled $4.48$7.47 million as of September 30, 2017,2020, and $5.34$4.60 million as of December 31, 2016.2019. For information about off-balance sheet financing, see Note 14,15, “Litigation, Commitments, and Contingencies,” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of this report.

 

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The following table presents loans,loans, net of unearned income, withwithin the non-covered portfolio by loan class, as of the dates indicated:

 

 

September 30, 2017

  

December 31, 2016

  

September 30, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Amount

  

Percent

  

Amount

  

Percent

  

Amount

  

Percent

  

Amount

  

Percent

 

Non-covered loans held for investment

                         

Commercial loans

                         

Construction, development, and other land

 $72,952   3.97% $56,948   3.07% $46,785  2.13% $48,659  2.30%

Commercial and industrial

  90,184   4.91%  92,204   4.98% 179,714  8.19% 142,962  6.76%

Multi-family residential

  125,997   6.86%  134,228   7.24% 105,647  4.81% 121,840  5.76%

Single family non-owner occupied

  143,213   7.79%  142,965   7.72% 189,265  8.62% 163,181  7.72%

Non-farm, non-residential

  613,380   33.38%  598,674   32.31% 748,815  34.11% 727,261  34.39%

Agricultural

  6,096   0.33%  6,003   0.32% 10,362  0.47% 11,756  0.56%

Farmland

  27,897   1.52%  31,729   1.71%  22,973   1.05%  23,155   1.10%

Total commercial loans

  1,079,719   58.76%  1,062,751   57.35% 1,303,561  59.38% 1,238,814  58.59%

Consumer real estate loans

                         

Home equity lines

  102,888   5.60%  106,361   5.74% 94,056  4.29% 110,078  5.21%

Single family owner occupied

  501,242   27.27%  500,891   27.03% 644,598  29.37% 620,697  29.35%

Owner occupied construction

  47,034   2.56%  44,535   2.41%  17,460   0.79%  17,241   0.82%

Total consumer real estate loans

  651,164   35.43%  651,787   35.18% 756,114  34.45% 748,016  35.38%

Consumer and other loans

                         

Consumer loans

  70,695   3.85%  77,445   4.18% 118,738  5.41% 110,027  5.20%

Other

  4,856   0.26%  3,971   0.21%  5,838   0.27%  4,742   0.22%

Total consumer and other loans

  75,551   4.11%  81,416   4.39%  124,576   5.68%  114,769   5.42%

Total non-covered loans

  1,806,434   98.30%  1,795,954   96.92% 2,184,251  99.51% 2,101,599  99.39%

Total covered loans

  31,287   1.70%  56,994   3.08%  10,744   0.49%  12,861   0.61%

Total loans held for investment, net of unearned income

 $1,837,721   100.00% $1,852,948   100.00% $2,194,995   100.00% $2,114,460   100.00%
 

Loans held for sale

 $0     $263    

Commercial and industrial loan balances grew significantly compared to December 31, 2019. The Company began participating as a Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) lender during the second quarter of 2020. At September 30, 2020, the PPP loans had a current balance of $61.00 million, and were included in commercial and industrial loan balances. Deferred loan origination fees related to the PPP loans, net of deferred loan origination costs, which totaled $2.30 million at September 30, 2020, were also recorded. During the third quarter of 2020, the Company recorded amortization of net deferred loan origination fees of $287 thousand on PPP loans and $479 thousand in amortization for the nine month period. The remaining net deferred loan origination fees will be amortized over the expected life of the respective loans, or until forgiven by the SBA, and will be recognized in net interest income.

 

The following table presents the covered loan portfolio, by loan class, as of the dates indicated:

 

 

September 30, 2017

  

December 31, 2016

  

September 30, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

 

(Amounts in thousands)

              

Covered loans

             

Commercial loans

             

Construction, development, and other land

 $40  $4,570  $27  $28 

Commercial and industrial

  -   895 

Multi-family residential

  -   8 

Single family non-owner occupied

  292   962  188  199 

Non-farm, non-residential

  10   7,512   0   3 

Agricultural

  -   25 

Farmland

  -   397 

Total commercial loans

  342   14,369  215  230 

Consumer real estate loans

             

Home equity lines

  26,850   35,817  8,079  9,853 

Single family owner occupied

  4,095   6,729   2,450   2,778 

Total consumer real estate loans

  30,945   42,546   10,529   12,631 

Consumer and other loans

        

Consumer loans

  -   79 

Total covered loans

 $31,287  $56,994  $10,744  $12,861 

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The Company identifies certain purchased loans as impaired when fair values are established at acquisition and groups those purchased credit impaired (“PCI”) loans into loan pools with common risk characteristics. The Company estimates cash flows to be collected on PCI loans and discounts those cash flows at a market rate of interest. Effective January 1, 2020, the Company consolidated the insignificant PCI loans and discounts for Peoples, Waccamaw, and other acquired loans into the core loan portfolio. The only remaining PCI pools are those loans acquired in the Highlands acquisition on December 31, 2019.

 

The following table presents the recorded investment and contractual unpaid principal balance of PCI loans, by acquisition, as of the dates indicated:

 

 

September 30, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

 
 

September 30, 2017

  

December 31, 2016

     

Unpaid Principal

    

Unpaid Principal

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Recorded Investment

  

Unpaid Principal Balance

  

Recorded Investment

  

Unpaid Principal Balance

  

Recorded Investment

  

Balance

  

Recorded Investment

  

Balance

 

PCI Loans, by acquisition

                         

Peoples

 $5,179  $8,328  $5,576  $9,397  $0  $0  $5,071  $6,431 

Waccamaw

  14,903   34,420   21,758   45,030  0  0  2,708  14,277 

Highlands

 43,527  53,295  53,116  64,096 

Other acquired

  1,011   1,037   1,095   1,121   0   0   352   378 

Total PCI Loans

 $21,093  $43,785  $28,429  $55,548  $43,527  $53,295  $61,247  $85,182 

 

The following table presents the changes in the accretable yield on PCI loans, by acquisition, during the periods indicated:

 

 

Peoples

  

Waccamaw

  

Total

  

Peoples

  

Waccamaw

  

Highlands

  

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                        

Balance January 1, 2016

 $3,589  $26,109  $29,698 

Balance January 1, 2019

 $2,590  $14,639  $0  $17,229 

Accretion

 (734) (2,761) 0  (3,495)

Reclassifications (to) from nonaccretable difference(1)

 14  1,200  0  1,214 

Other changes, net

  167   141   0   308 

Balance September 30, 2019

 $2,037  $13,219  $0  $15,256 
 

Balance January 1, 2020

 $1,890  $12,574  $8,152  $22,616 

Accretion

  (982)  (4,408)  (5,390) 0  0  (1,952) (1,952)

Reclassifications from nonaccretable difference(1)

  231   848   1,079  0  0  0  0 

Other changes, net

  1,774   4   1,778   (1,890)  (12,574)  0   (14,464)

Balance September 30, 2016

 $4,612  $22,553  $27,165 
            

Balance January 1, 2017

 $4,392  $21,834  $26,226 

Accretion

  (969)  (4,690)  (5,659)

Reclassifications from nonaccretable difference(1)

  782   2,525   3,307 

Other changes, net

  (375)  (311)  (686)

Balance September 30, 2017

 $3,830  $19,358  $23,188 
            

(1) Represents changes attributable to expected loss assumptions

            

Balance September 30, 2020

 $0  $0  $6,200  $6,200 

 


(1) Represents changes attributable to expected loss assumptions

Note 45. Credit Quality

 

The Company uses a risk grading matrix to assign a risk grade to each loan in its portfolio. Loan risk ratings may be upgraded or downgraded to reflect current information identified during the loan review process. The general characteristics of each risk grade are as follows:

 

Pass -- This grade is assigned to loans with acceptable credit quality and risk. The Company further segments this grade based on borrower characteristics that include capital strength, earnings stability, liquidity, leverage, and industry conditions.

Pass -- This grade is assigned to loans with acceptable credit quality and risk. The Company further segments this grade based on borrower characteristics that include capital strength, earnings stability, liquidity, leverage, and industry conditions.

 

Special Mention -- This grade is assigned to loans that require an above average degree of supervision and attention. These loans have the characteristics of an asset with acceptable credit quality and risk; however, adverse economic or financial conditions exist that create potential weaknesses deserving of management’smanagement’s close attention. If potential weaknesses are not corrected, the prospect of repayment may worsen.

 

Substandard -- This grade is assigned to loans that have well defined weaknesses that may make payment default, or principal exposure, possible. These loans will likely be dependent on collateral liquidation, secondary repayment sources, or principal exposure, possible. These loans will likely be dependent on collateral liquidation, secondaryevents outside the normal course of business to meet repayment sources, or events outside the normal course of business to meet repayment terms.

 

Doubtful -- This grade is assigned to loans that have the weaknesses inherent in substandard loans; however, the weaknesses inherentare so severe that collection or liquidation in substandard loans; however,full is unlikely based on current facts, conditions, and values. Due to certain specific pending factors, the weaknesses are so severe that collection or liquidation in full is unlikely based on current facts, conditions, and values. Due to certain specific pending factors, the amount of loss cannot yet be determined.

 

Loss -- This grade is assigned to loans that will be charged off or charged down when payments, including the timing and value of payments, are uncertain. This risk grade does not imply that the asset has no recovery or salvage value, but simply means that it is not practical or desirable to defer writing off, either all or a portion of, the loan balance even though partial recovery may be realized in the future.

 

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The following tables present the recorded investment of the loan portfolio, by loan class and credit quality, as of the dates indicated. Losses on covered loans are generally reimbursable by the FDIC at the applicable loss share percentage, 80%; therefore, covered loans are disclosed separately.

 

 

September 30, 2017

  

September 30, 2020

 
     

Special

                     

Special

            

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Pass

  

Mention

  

Substandard

  

Doubtful

  

Loss

  

Total

  

Pass

  

Mention

  

Substandard

  

Doubtful

  

Loss

  

Total

 

Non-covered loans

                                     

Commercial loans

                                     

Construction, development, and other land

 $69,257  $2,791  $904  $-  $-  $72,952  $35,889  $8,419  $2,477  $0  $0  $46,785 

Commercial and industrial

  85,368   1,844   2,972   -   -   90,184  153,153  19,369  7,192  0  0  179,714 

Multi-family residential

  119,399   5,882   716   -   -   125,997  81,528  20,937  3,182  0  0  105,647 

Single family non-owner occupied

  132,000   6,839   4,374   -   -   143,213  143,235  32,649  13,368  13  0  189,265 

Non-farm, non-residential

  593,809   11,126   8,243   202   -   613,380  507,094  201,975  39,746  0  0  748,815 

Agricultural

  5,743   235   118   -   -   6,096  6,804  3,216  342  0  0  10,362 

Farmland

  25,097   153   2,647   -   -   27,897  13,281  5,139  4,553  0  0  22,973 

Consumer real estate loans

                                   - 

Home equity lines

  100,375   850   1,663   -   -   102,888  89,729  1,317  3,010  0  0  94,056 

Single family owner occupied

  471,378   5,705   24,159   -   -   501,242  607,616  3,815  33,167  0  0  644,598 

Owner occupied construction

  46,802   -   232   -   -   47,034  16,684  202  574  0  0  17,460 

Consumer and other loans

                                   - 

Consumer loans

  70,459   27   209   -   -   70,695  116,786  197  1,755  0  0  118,738 

Other

  4,856   -   -   -   -   4,856   5,838   0   0   0   0   5,838 

Total non-covered loans

  1,724,543   35,452   46,237   202   -   1,806,434  1,777,637  297,235  109,366  13  0  2,184,251 

Covered loans

                                     

Commercial loans

                                     

Construction, development, and other land

  -   39   1   -   -   40  0  27  0  0  0  27 

Single family non-owner occupied

  271   -   21   -   -   292  155  33  0  0  0  188 

Non-farm, non-residential

  -   -   10   -   -   10 

Consumer real estate loans

                                   - 

Home equity lines

  12,242   13,840   768   -   -   26,850  7,365  386  328  0  0  8,079 

Single family owner occupied

  3,136   425   534   -   -   4,095   1,832   269   349   0   0   2,450 

Total covered loans

  15,649   14,304   1,334   -   -   31,287   9,352   715   677   0   0   10,744 

Total loans

 $1,740,192  $49,756  $47,571  $202  $-  $1,837,721  $1,786,989  $297,950  $110,043  $13  $0  $2,194,995 

 

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December 31, 2016

 
      

Special

                 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Pass

  

Mention

  

Substandard

  

Doubtful

  

Loss

  

Total

 

Non-covered loans

                        

Commercial loans

                        

Construction, development, and other land

 $55,188  $980  $780  $-  $-  $56,948 

Commercial and industrial

  87,581   3,483   1,137   -   3   92,204 

Multi-family residential

  126,468   6,992   768   -   -   134,228 

Single family non-owner occupied

  131,934   5,466   5,565   -   -   142,965 

Non-farm, non-residential

  579,134   10,236   9,102   202   -   598,674 

Agricultural

  5,839   164   -   -   -   6,003 

Farmland

  28,887   1,223   1,619   -   -   31,729 

Consumer real estate loans

                        

Home equity lines

  104,033   871   1,457   -   -   106,361 

Single family owner occupied

  475,402   4,636   20,381   472   -   500,891 

Owner occupied construction

  43,833   -   702   -   -   44,535 

Consumer and other loans

                        

Consumer loans

  77,218   11   216   -   -   77,445 

Other

  3,971   -   -   -   -   3,971 

Total non-covered loans

  1,719,488   34,062   41,727   674   3   1,795,954 

Covered loans

                        

Commercial loans

                        

Construction, development, and other land

  2,768   803   999   -   -   4,570 

Commercial and industrial

  882   -   13   -   -   895 

Multi-family residential

  -   -   8   -   -   8 

Single family non-owner occupied

  796   63   103   -   -   962 

Non-farm, non-residential

  6,423   537   552   -   -   7,512 

Agricultural

  25   -   -   -   -   25 

Farmland

  132   -   265   -   -   397 

Consumer real estate loans

                        

Home equity lines

  14,283   20,763   771   -   -   35,817 

Single family owner occupied

  4,601   928   1,200   -   -   6,729 

Consumer and other loans

                        

Consumer loans

  79   -   -   -   -   79 

Total covered loans

  29,989   23,094   3,911   -   -   56,994 

Total loans

 $1,749,477  $57,156  $45,638  $674  $3  $1,852,948 
 
  

December 31, 2019

 
      

Special

                 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Pass

  

Mention

  

Substandard

  

Doubtful

  

Loss

  

Total

 

Non-covered loans

                        

Commercial loans

                        

Construction, development, and other land

 $45,781  $2,079  $799  $0  $0  $48,659 

Commercial and industrial

  135,651   4,327   2,984   0   0   142,962 

Multi-family residential

  118,045   2,468   1,327   0   0   121,840 

Single family non-owner occupied

  149,916   7,489   5,776   0   0   163,181 

Non-farm, non-residential

  683,481   27,160   16,620   0   0   727,261 

Agricultural

  11,299   122   335   0   0   11,756 

Farmland

  17,609   4,107   1,439   0   0   23,155 

Consumer real estate loans

                        

Home equity lines

  106,246   2,014   1,818   0   0   110,078 

Single family owner occupied

  580,580   17,001   23,116   0   0   620,697 

Owner occupied construction

  16,341   179   721   0   0   17,241 

Consumer and other loans

                        

Consumer loans

  108,065   1,341   621   0   0   110,027 

Other

  4,742   0   0   0   0   4,742 

Total non-covered loans

  1,977,756   68,287   55,556   0   0   2,101,599 

Covered loans

                        

Commercial loans

                        

Construction, development, and other land

  0   28   0   0   0   28 

Single family non-owner occupied

  199   0   0   0   0   199 

Non-farm, non-residential

  0   0   3   0   0   3 

Consumer real estate loans

                        

Home equity lines

  7,177   2,327   349   0   0   9,853 

Single family owner occupied

  2,111   275   392   0   0   2,778 

Total covered loans

  9,487   2,630   744   0   0   12,861 

Total loans

 $1,987,243  $70,917  $56,300  $0  $0  $2,114,460 

 

The Company identifies loans for potential impairment through a variety of means, including, but not limited to, ongoing loan review, renewal processes, delinquency data, market communications, and public information. If the Company determines that it is probable all principal and interest amounts contractually due will not be collected, the loan is generally deemed impaired.

 

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The following table presents the recorded investment, unpaid principal balance, and related allowance for loan losses for impaired loans, excluding PCI loans, as of the dates indicated:

 

 

September 30, 2017

  

December 31, 2016

  

September 30, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

 
     

Unpaid

          

Unpaid

         

Unpaid

       

Unpaid

   
 

Recorded

  

Principal

  

Related

  

Recorded

  

Principal

  

Related

  

Recorded

 

Principal

 

Related

 

Recorded

 

Principal

 

Related

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Investment

  

Balance

  

Allowance

  

Investment

  

Balance

  

Allowance

  

Investment

  

Balance

  

Allowance

  

Investment

  

Balance

  

Allowance

 

Impaired loans with no related allowance

                                     

Commercial loans

                                     

Construction, development, and other land

 $662  $999  $-  $33  $35  $-  $869  $1,097  $-  $552  $768  $- 

Commercial and industrial

  146   1,093   -   346   383   -  3,242  3,302  -  576  599  - 

Multi-family residential

  381   836   -   294   369   -  923  1,009  -  1,254  1,661  - 

Single family non-owner occupied

  2,485   3,891   -   3,084   3,334   -  5,011  5,663  -  2,652  3,176  - 

Non-farm, non-residential

  3,905   6,239   -   3,829   4,534   -  7,712  8,362  -  4,158  4,762  - 

Agricultural

  118   122   -   -   -   -  267  275  -  158  164  - 

Farmland

  990   1,037   -   1,161   1,188   -  1,517  1,591  -  1,437  1,500  - 

Consumer real estate loans

                                     

Home equity lines

  1,624   1,766   -   913   968   -  1,540  1,697  -  1,372  1,477  - 

Single family owner occupied

  16,768   18,932   -   11,779   12,630   -  16,100  18,467  -  15,588  17,835  - 

Owner occupied construction

  233   233   -   573   589   -  503  511  -  648  648  - 

Consumer and other loans

                                     

Consumer loans

  61   63   -   62   103   -   413   424   -   290   294   - 

Total impaired loans with no allowance

  27,373   35,211   -   22,074   24,133   -  38,097  42,398  -  28,685  32,884  - 
                         

Impaired loans with a related allowance

                                     

Commercial loans

                                     

Construction, development, and other land

  -   -   -   -   -   - 

Commercial and industrial

  2,400   2,400   262   -   -   -  0  0  0  0  0  0 

Multi-family residential

 944  1,278  222  0  0  0 

Single family non-owner occupied

  771   772   69   351   351   31  0  0  0  0  0  0 

Non-farm, non-residential

  865   874   325   -   -   -  1,779  1,970  565  1,241  1,227  292 

Farmland

  410   418   50   430   430   18  0  0  0  0  0  0 

Consumer real estate loans

                                     

Home equity lines

  -   -   -   -   -   -  0  0  0  0  0  0 

Single family owner occupied

  3,771   3,779   754   4,118   4,174   770  1,418  1,522  239  1,246  1,246  353 

Consumer and other loans

             

Consumer loans

  0   0   0   0   0   0 

Total impaired loans with an allowance

  8,217   8,243   1,460   4,899   4,955   819   4,141   4,770   1,026   2,487   2,473   645 

Total impaired loans(1)

 $35,590  $43,454  $1,460  $26,973  $29,088  $819  $42,238  $47,168  $1,026  $31,172  $35,357  $645 


(1)

(1)

IncludesTotal recorded investment of impaired loans include loans totaling $20.07$33.48 million as of September 30, 2017,2020, and $16.89$24.64 million as of December 31, 2016,2019, that do not meet the Company's evaluation threshold for individual impairment and are therefore collectively evaluated for impairmentimpairment.

 

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The following table presents the average recorded investment and interest income recognized on impaired loans, excluding PCI loans, for the periods indicated:

 

  

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Interest Income Recognized

  

Average Recorded Investment

  

Interest Income Recognized

  

Average Recorded Investment

  

Interest Income Recognized

  

Average Recorded Investment

  

Interest Income Recognized

  

Average Recorded Investment

 

Impaired loans with no related allowance:

                                

Commercial loans

                                

Construction, development, and other land

 $32  $907  $22  $600  $32  $309  $22  $447 

Commercial and industrial

  5   754   6   1,029   8   468   10   738 

Multi-family residential

  -   509   15   562   3   474   15   309 

Single family non-owner occupied

  11   3,304   91   3,498   88   3,313   107   3,035 

Non-farm, non-residential

  68   5,244   65   8,930   93   3,766   307   10,186 

Agricultural

  4   127   -   -   4   127   -   - 

Farmland

  17   1,003   5   204   17   1,004   9   186 

Consumer real estate loans

                                

Home equity lines

  15   1,683   6   1,157   35   1,259   21   1,318 

Single family owner occupied

  137   17,478   91   13,175   317   15,209   254   12,436 

Owner occupied construction

  1   235   2   585   6   234   7   470 

Consumer and other loans

                                

Consumer loans

  1   62   2   63   3   52   2   45 

Total impaired loans with no related allowance

  291   31,306   305   29,803   606   26,215   754   29,170 
                                 

Impaired loans with a related allowance:

                                

Commercial loans

                                

Construction, development, and other land

  -   -   -   -   -   143   -   - 

Commercial and industrial

  50   2,516   -   -   103   1,727   -   - 

Single family non-owner occupied

  8   778   5   682   21   488   18   572 

Non-farm, non-residential

  -   872   45   4,658   15   964   215   5,108 

Farmland

  -   413   -   -   -   275   -   - 

Consumer real estate loans

                                

Home equity lines

  -   -   -   -   -   139   -   - 

Single family owner occupied

  24   3,814   24   4,130   92   4,527   91   4,547 

Owner occupied construction

  -   -   -   -   -   1   -   115 

Total impaired loans with a related allowance

  82   8,393   74   9,470   231   8,264   324   10,342 

Total impaired loans

 $373  $39,699  $379  $39,273  $837  $34,479  $1,078  $39,512 

The following tables provide information on impaired PCI loan pools as of and for the dates indicated:

  

September 30, 2017

  

December 31, 2016

 

(Amounts in thousands, except impaired loan pools)

        

Unpaid principal balance

 $-  $1,086 

Recorded investment

  -   1,085 

Allowance for loan losses related to PCI loan pools

  -   12 
         

Impaired PCI loan pools

  -   1 

  

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                

Interest income recognized

 $-  $12  $20  $130 

Average recorded investment

  -   1,139   705   2,195 
  

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 
      

Average

      

Average

      

Average

      

Average

 
  

Interest Income

  

Recorded

  

Interest Income

  

Recorded

  

Interest Income

  

Recorded

  

Interest Income

  

Recorded

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Recognized

  

Investment

  

Recognized

  

Investment

  

Recognized

  

Investment

  

Recognized

  

Investment

 

Impaired loans with no related allowance:

                                

Commercial loans

                                

Construction, development, and other land

 $6  $882  $5  $570  $21  $1,021  $17  $720 

Commercial and industrial

  46   3,315   2   66   135   2,845   7   277 

Multi-family residential

  9   967   5   1,269   38   685   21   1,385 

Single family non-owner occupied

  54   5,090   41   2,958   126   4,798   97   3,063 

Non-farm, non-residential

  79   7,786   20   4,590   206   7,115   84   4,832 

Agricultural

  4   272   9   223   7   247   11   108 

Farmland

  12   1,526   19   1,536   48   1,640   45   1,474 

Consumer real estate loans

                                

Home equity lines

  13   1,588   17   1,463   29   1,569   31   1,452 

Single family owner occupied

  120   16,328   176   16,593   410   17,044   454   16,123 

Owner occupied construction

  2   542   3   224   12   470   7   223 

Consumer and other loans

                                

Consumer loans

  8   420   6   319   19   445   10   187 

Total impaired loans with no related allowance

  353   38,716   303   29,811   1,051   37,879   784   29,844 
                                 

Impaired loans with a related allowance:

                                

Commercial loans

                                

Construction, development, and other land

  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 

Commercial and industrial

  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 

Multi-family residential

  0   944   0   0   0   943   0   0 

Single family non-owner occupied

  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 

Non-farm, non-residential

  8   1,789   20   1,254   22   1,670   28   602 

Farmland

  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 

Consumer real estate loans

                                

Home equity lines

  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 

Single family owner occupied

  3   1,423   (30)  1,253   27   1,480   35   2,177 

Owner occupied construction

  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 

Total impaired loans with a related allowance

  11   4,156   (10)  2,507   49   4,093   63   2,779 

Total impaired loans

 $364  $42,872  $293  $32,318  $1,100  $41,972  $847  $32,623 

 

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The Company generally places a loan on nonaccrual status when it is 90 days or more past due. PCI loans are generally not classified as nonaccrual due to the accrual of interest income under the accretion method of accounting. The following table presents nonaccrual loans, by loan class, as of the dates indicated:

 

 

September 30, 2017

  

December 31, 2016

  

September 30, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Non-covered

  

Covered

  

Total

  

Non-covered

  

Covered

  

Total

  

Non-covered

  

Covered

  

Total

  

Non-covered

  

Covered

  

Total

 

Commercial loans

                                     

Construction, development, and other land

 $126  $-  $126  $72  $32  $104  $285  $0  $285  $211  $0  $211 

Commercial and industrial

  118   -   118   332   13   345  1,765  0  1,765  530  0  530 

Multi-family residential

  330   -   330   294   -   294  1,536  0  1,536  1,144  0  1,144 

Single family non-owner occupied

  1,626   20   1,646   1,242   24   1,266  3,289  0  3,289  1,286  0  1,286 

Non-farm, non-residential

  3,352   -   3,352   3,295   30   3,325  6,612  0  6,612  3,400  0  3,400 

Agricultural

  118   -   118   -   -   -  267  0  267  158  0  158 

Farmland

  870   -   870   1,591   -   1,591  814  0  814  713  0  713 

Consumer real estate loans

                                     

Home equity lines

  828   350   1,178   705   400   1,105  951  313  1,264  753  220  973 

Single family owner occupied

  11,517   50   11,567   7,924   109   8,033  8,012  20  8,032  7,259  24  7,283 

Owner occupied construction

  -   -   -   336   -   336  536  0  536  428  0  428 

Consumer and other loans

                                     

Consumer loans

  57   -   57   63   -   63   357   0   357   231   0   231 

Total nonaccrual loans

 $18,942  $420  $19,362  $15,854  $608  $16,462  $24,424  $333  $24,757  $16,113  $244  $16,357 

 

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The following tables present the aging of past due loans, by loan class, as of the dates indicated. Nonaccrual loans 30 days or more past due are included in the applicable delinquency category. Loans acquired with credit deterioration, with a discount, continue to accrue interest based on expected cash flows; therefore, PCI loans are not generally considered nonaccrual. There were no non-coveredNon-covered accruing loans contractually past due 90 days or more totaled $43 thousand as of September 30, 2017, or 2020, compared to $144 thousand as of December 31, 2016.2019.

 

 

September 30, 2017

  

September 30, 2020

 
 

30 - 59 Days

  

60 - 89 Days

  

90+ Days

  

Total

  

Current

  

Total

  

30 - 59 Days

 

60 - 89 Days

 

90+ Days

 

Total

 

Current

 

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Loans

  

Loans

  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Loans

  

Loans

 

Non-covered loans

                                     

Commercial loans

                                     

Construction, development, and other land

 $25  $-  $-  $25  $72,927  $72,952   $ -   $ -   $ 285   $ 285   $ 46,500   $ 46,785 

Commercial and industrial

  226   36   47   309   89,875   90,184  1,280  163  1,061  2,504  177,210  179,714 

Multi-family residential

  341   185   -   526   125,471   125,997  810  334  1,202  2,346  103,301  105,647 

Single family non-owner occupied

  405   186   861   1,452   141,761   143,213  842  636  2,255  3,733  185,532  189,265 

Non-farm, non-residential

  523   17   2,623   3,163   610,217   613,380  608  1,856  3,619  6,083  742,732  748,815 

Agricultural

  6   -   -   6   6,090   6,096  1  16  84  101  10,261  10,362 

Farmland

  849   410   343   1,602   26,295   27,897  125  0  737  862  22,111  22,973 

Consumer real estate loans

                                     

Home equity lines

  242   105   298   645   102,243   102,888  509  248  443  1,200  92,856  94,056 

Single family owner occupied

  3,133   1,414   6,199   10,746   490,496   501,242  2,894  1,286  3,533  7,713  636,885  644,598 

Owner occupied construction

  330   -   -   330   46,704   47,034   71   91   394   556   16,904   17,460 

Consumer and other loans

                                     

Consumer loans

  360   62   38   460   70,235   70,695  1,679  436  187  2,302  116,436  118,738 

Other

  -   -   -   -   4,856   4,856  -  -  -  -  5,838  5,838 

Total non-covered loans

  6,440   2,415   10,409   19,264   1,787,170   1,806,434  8,819  5,066  13,800  27,685  2,156,566  2,184,251 

Covered loans

                                     

Commercial loans

                                     

Construction, development, and other land

  -   -   -   -   40   40  0  0  0  0  27  27 

Single family non-owner occupied

  72   -   -   72   220   292  0  0  0  0  188  188 

Non-farm, non-residential

  -   -   -   -   10   10  0  0  0  0  0  0 

Consumer real estate loans

                                     

Home equity lines

  291   -   118   409   26,441   26,850  123  0  263  386  7,693  8,079 

Single family owner occupied

  -   -   28   28   4,067   4,095   20   0   0   20   2,430   2,450 

Total covered loans

  363   -   146   509   30,778   31,287   143   0   263   406   10,338   10,744 

Total loans

 $6,803  $2,415  $10,555  $19,773  $1,817,948  $1,837,721   $ 8,962   $ 5,066   $ 14,063   $ 28,091   $ 2,166,904   $ 2,194,995 

 

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December 31, 2016

 
  

30 - 59 Days

  

60 - 89 Days

  

90+ Days

  

Total

  

Current

  

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Loans

  

Loans

 

Non-covered loans

                        

Commercial loans

                        

Construction, development, and other land

 $33  $5  $17  $55  $56,893  $56,948 

Commercial and industrial

  174   30   149   353   91,851   92,204 

Multi-family residential

  163   -   281   444   133,784   134,228 

Single family non-owner occupied

  1,302   159   835   2,296   140,669   142,965 

Non-farm, non-residential

  1,235   332   2,169   3,736   594,938   598,674 

Agricultural

  -   5   -   5   5,998   6,003 

Farmland

  224   343   565   1,132   30,597   31,729 

Consumer real estate loans

                        

Home equity lines

  78   136   658   872   105,489   106,361 

Single family owner occupied

  4,777   2,408   3,311   10,496   490,395   500,891 

Owner occupied construction

  342   336   -   678   43,857   44,535 

Consumer and other loans

                        

Consumer loans

  371   90   15   476   76,969   77,445 

Other

  -   -   -   -   3,971   3,971 

Total non-covered loans

  8,699   3,844   8,000   20,543   1,775,411   1,795,954 

Covered loans

                        

Commercial loans

                        

Construction, development, and other land

  434   -   32   466   4,104   4,570 

Commercial and industrial

  -   -   -   -   895   895 

Multi-family residential

  -   -   -   -   8   8 

Single family non-owner occupied

  24   -   -   24   938   962 

Non-farm, non-residential

  32   -   -   32   7,480   7,512 

Agricultural

  -   -   -   -   25   25 

Farmland

  -   -   -   -   397   397 

Consumer real estate loans

                        

Home equity lines

  108   146   62   316   35,501   35,817 

Single family owner occupied

  58   -   39   97   6,632   6,729 

Owner occupied construction

  -   -   -   -   -   - 

Consumer and other loans

                        

Consumer loans

  -   -   -   -   79   79 

Total covered loans

  656   146   133   935   56,059   56,994 

Total loans

 $9,355  $3,990  $8,133  $21,478  $1,831,470  $1,852,948 
 
  

December 31, 2019

 
  

30 - 59 Days

  

60 - 89 Days

  

90+ Days

  

Total

  

Current

  

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Loans

  

Loans

 

Non-covered loans

                        

Commercial loans

                        

Construction, development, and other land

 $63  $65  $211  $339  $48,320  $48,659 

Commercial and industrial

  1,913   238   507   2,658   140,304   142,962 

Multi-family residential

  375   0   1,144   1,519   120,321   121,840 

Single family non-owner occupied

  754   267   661   1,682   161,499   163,181 

Non-farm, non-residential

  917   1,949   3,027   5,893   721,368   727,261 

Agricultural

  86   164   0   250   11,506   11,756 

Farmland

  856   349   664   1,869   21,286   23,155 

Consumer real estate loans

                        

Home equity lines

  1,436   165   503   2,104   107,974   110,078 

Single family owner occupied

  7,728   2,390   3,766   13,884   606,813   620,697 

Owner occupied construction

  207   0   428   635   16,606   17,241 

Consumer and other loans

                        

Consumer loans

  1,735   439   202   2,376   107,651   110,027 

Other

  22   0   0   22   4,720   4,742 

Total non-covered loans

  16,092   6,026   11,113   33,231   2,068,368   2,101,599 

Covered loans

                        

Commercial loans

                        

Construction, development, and other land

  0   0   0   0   28   28 

Single family non-owner occupied

  0   0   0   0   199   199 

Non-farm, non-residential

  0   0   0   0   3   3 

Consumer real estate loans

                        

Home equity lines

  144   28   0   172   9,681   9,853 

Single family owner occupied

  0   50   0   50   2,728   2,778 

Total covered loans

  144   78   0   222   12,639   12,861 

Total loans

 $16,236  $6,104  $11,113  $33,453  $2,081,007  $2,114,460 

 

The Company may make concessions in interest rates, loan terms and/or amortization terms when restructuring loans for borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. Restructured loans in excess of $250$500 thousand are evaluated for a specific reserve based on either the collateral or net present valuecash flow method, whichever is most applicable. Restructured loans under $250$500 thousand are subject to the reserve calculation at the historical loss rate for classified loans. Certain troubledtrouble debt restructurings (“TDRs”("TDRs") are classified as nonperforming at the time of restructuring and are returned to performing status after six months of satisfactory payment performance; however, these loans remain identified as impaired until full payment or other satisfaction of the obligation occurs. PCI loans are generally not considered TDRs as long as the loans remain in the assigned loan pool. No covered loans were recorded as TDRs as of September 30, 2017,2020, or December 31, 2016.2019.

The CARES Act included a provision allowing banks to not apply the guidance on accounting for troubled debt restructurings to loan modifications, such as extensions or deferrals, related to COVID-19 made between March 1, 2020 and the earlier of (i) December 31, 2020 or (ii) 60 days after the end of the COVID-19 national emergency. The relief can only be applied to modifications for borrowers that were not more than 30 days past due as of December 31, 2019. The Company elected to adopt this provision of the CARES Act.

Through September 30, 2020, the Company had modified a total of 3,362 loans with principal balances totaling $426.45 million related to COVID-19 relief.  Those modifications were generally short-term payment deferrals and are not considered TDRs based on the CARES Act.  The Company’s policy is to downgrade commercial loans modified for COVID-19 to Special Mention due to a higher-than-usual level of risk, which caused the significant increase in loans in that rating.  Subsequent upgrade or downgrade will be on a case by case basis.  The Company will consider upgrading these loans back to pass once the modification period has ended and timely contractual payments resume.  Further downgrade would be based on a number of factors, including but not limited to additional modifications, payment performance and current underwriting.  As of September, 30, 2020, current commercial and consumer loan deferrals were $102.54 million and $13.09 million, respectively.

 

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The following table presents loans modified as TDRs, by loan class and accrual status, as of the dates indicated:

 

  

September 30, 2017

  

December 31, 2016

  

September 30, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

 

(Amounts in thousands)

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Nonaccrual(1)

  

Accruing

  

Total

  

Nonaccrual(1)

  

Accruing

  

Total

  

Nonaccrual(1)

  

Accruing

  

Total

  

Nonaccrual(1)

  

Accruing

  

Total

 

Commercial loans

Commercial loans

                                     

Construction, development, and other land

 $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 

Commercial and industrial

 0  1,342  1,342  0  0  0 

Single family non-owner occupied

Single family non-owner occupied

 $33  $875  $908  $38  $892  $930  538  1,274  1,812  552  595  1,147 

Non-farm, non-residential

Non-farm, non-residential

  -   295   295   -   4,160   4,160  0  2,419  2,419  0  307  307 

Consumer real estate loans

Consumer real estate loans

                                     

Home equity lines

Home equity lines

  -   148   148   -   158   158  0  81  81  0  115  115 

Single family owner occupied

Single family owner occupied

  1,484   6,690   8,174   905   7,503   8,408  1,535  5,573  7,108  1,790  5,305  7,095 

Owner occupied construction

Owner occupied construction

  -   234   234   341   239   580  0  217  217  0  221  221 

Consumer and other loans

             

Consumer loans

  0   30   30   0   32   32 

Total TDRs

Total TDRs

 $1,517  $8,242  $9,759  $1,284  $12,952  $14,236  $2,073  $10,936  $13,009  $2,342  $6,575  $8,917 
                          

Allowance for loan losses related to TDRs

Allowance for loan losses related to TDRs

         $707          $670       $347       $353 


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Nonaccrual TDRs are included in total nonaccrual loans disclosed in the nonaccrual table above.

 

The following table presents interest income recognized on TDRs for the periods indicated:

 

  

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

  

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 

(Amounts in thousands)

(Amounts in thousands)

                            

Interest income recognized

Interest income recognized

 $74  $143  $159  $296  $122  $56  $372  $203 

 

The following tables present loans modified as TDRs, by type of concession made and loan class, that were restructured during the periods indicated. The post-modification recorded investment represents the loan balance immediately following modification.indicated:

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 
 

2020

  

2019

 
 

Three Months Ended September 30,

        

Post-modification

       

Post-modification

 
 

2017

  

2016

  

Total

 

Pre-modification

 

Recorded

 

Total

 

Pre-modification

 

Recorded

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Total Contracts

  

Pre-modification

Recorded Investment

  

Post-modification

Recorded Investment

  

Total Contracts

  

Pre-modification

Recorded Investment

  

Post-modification

Recorded Investment

  

Contracts

  

Recorded Investment

  

Investment(1)

  

Contracts

  

Recorded Investment

  

Investment(1)

 

Below market interest rate and extended payment term

                                     

Single family non-owner occupied

 -  -  -  0  0  0 

Single family owner occupied

  1  $42  $42   -  $-  $-         0  0  0 

Total below market interest rate and extended payment term

  -   -   -   0   0   0 

Payment deferral

             

Commercial and industrial

 0  0  0  -  -  - 

Non-farm, non-residential

 0  0  0  -  -  - 

Single family owner occupied

  0   0   0   1   33   29 

Total principal deferral

  0   0   0   1   33   29 

Total

  1  $42  $42   -  $-  $-   0  $0  $0   1  $33  $29 

 

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Total Contracts

  

Pre-modification

Recorded Investment

  

Post-modification

Recorded Investment

  

Total Contracts

  

Pre-modification

Recorded Investment

  

Post-modification

Recorded Investment

 

Below market interest rate and extended payment term

                        

Single family owner occupied

  3  $141  $141   1  $115  $115 

Total

  3  $141  $141   1  $115  $115 

(1)

Represents the loan balance immediately following modification

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Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

 
          

Post-modification

          

Post-modification

 
  

Total

  

Pre-modification

  

Recorded

  

Total

  

Pre-modification

  

Recorded

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Contracts

  

Recorded Investment

  

Investment(1)

  

Contracts

  

Recorded Investment

  

Investment(1)

 

Below market interest rate Single family non-owner occupied

  1   50   50   -  $-  $- 

Total below market interest rate

  1   50   50   -   -   - 

Below market interest rate and extended payment term

                        

Single family non-owner occupied

  -   -   -   2   221   218 
Single family owner occupied  -   -   -   2   488   480 

Total below market interest rate and extended payment term

  -   -   -   4   709   698 

Payment deferral

                        

Construction, development, and other land

  1   63   63   -   -   - 

Commercial and industrial

  3   1,708   1,708   -   -   - 

Single family non-owner occupied

  1   529   529   -   -   - 

Non-farm, non-residential

  3   2,115   2,115   -   -   - 

Single family owner occupied

  3   742   726   1   33   29 

Home equity lines

  -   -   -   0   0   0 

Total principal deferral

  11   5,157   5,141   1   33   29 

Total

  12  $5,207  $5,191   5  $742  $727 


(1)

Represents the loan balance immediately following modification

 

There were no payment

Payment defaults on loans modified as TDRs that were restructured within the previous 12 months as of September 30, 2017 or 2016.

$100 thousand; there were none in 2019.

 

The following table provides information about other real estate owned (“OREO”), which consists of properties acquired through foreclosure, as of the dates indicated:

 

    

September 30, 2017

  

December 31, 2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

        

Non-covered OREO

 $3,543  $5,109 

Covered OREO

  54   276 

Total OREO

 $3,597  $5,385 
           

Non-covered OREO secured by residential real estate

 $971  $1,746 

Residential real estate loans in the foreclosure process(1)

  10,025   2,539 
  

September 30, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

 

(Amounts in thousands)

        

OREO

 $2,103  $3,969 
         

OREO secured by residential real estate

 $767  $2,232 

Residential real estate loans in the foreclosure process(1)

  2,938   1,539 


(1)

(1)

The recorded investment in consumer mortgage loans collateralized by residential real estate that are in the process of foreclosure according to local requirements of the applicable jurisdiction

 

Note 56. Allowance for Loan Losses

 

The following tables present the changes in the allowance for loan losses, by loan segment, during the periods indicated:indicated. There was no allowance related to PCI loans as of September 30, 2020.

 

  

Three Months Ended September 30, 2017

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Commercial

  

Consumer Real

Estate

  

Consumer and

Other

  

Total

Allowance

 

Allowance, excluding PCI

                

Beginning balance

 $12,283  $5,802  $793  $18,878 

Provision for loan losses charged to operations

  358   75   305   738 

Charge-offs

  (207)  (137)  (373)  (717)

Recoveries

  170   67   70   307 

Net charge-offs

  (37)  (70)  (303)  (410)

Ending balance

 $12,604  $5,807  $795  $19,206 
                 

PCI allowance

                

Beginning balance

 $-  $8  $-  $8 

Recovery of loan losses

  -   (8)  -   (8)

Benefit attributable to the FDIC indemnification asset

  -   -   -   - 

Recovery of loan losses charged to operations

  -   (8)  -   (8)

Recovery of loan losses recorded through the FDIC indemnification asset

  -   -   -   - 

Ending balance

 $-  $-  $-  $- 
                 

Total allowance

                

Beginning balance

 $12,283  $5,810  $793  $18,886 

Provision for loan losses

  358   67   305   730 

Benefit attributable to the FDIC indemnification asset

  -   -   -   - 

Provision for loan losses charged to operations

  358   67   305   730 

Recovery of loan losses recorded through the FDIC indemnification asset

  -   -   -   - 

Charge-offs

  (207)  (137)  (373)  (717)

Recoveries

  170   67   70   307 

Net charge-offs

  (37)  (70)  (303)  (410)

Ending balance

 $12,604  $5,807  $795  $19,206 

  

Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

 
      

Consumer Real

  

Consumer and

  

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Commercial

  

Estate

  

Other

  

Allowance

 

Total allowance

                

Beginning balance

 $13,909  $7,294  $2,555  $23,758 

Provision for (recovery of) loan losses charged to operations

  1,972   1,975   756   4,703 

Charge-offs

  (501)  (188)  (874)  (1,563)

Recoveries

  169   38   172   379 

Net charge-offs

  (332)  (150)  (702)  (1,184)

Ending balance

 $15,549  $9,119  $2,609  $27,277 

 

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Three Months Ended September 30, 2019

 
      

Consumer Real

  

Consumer and

  

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Commercial

  

Estate

  

Other

  

Allowance

 

Total allowance

                

Beginning balance

 $10,215  $6,881  $1,444  $18,540 

Provision for (Recovery of) loan losses charged to operations

  203   (338)  810   675 

Charge-offs

  (159)  (253)  (552)  (964)

Recoveries

  40   96   106   242 

Net (charge-offs) recoveries

  (119)  (157)  (446)  (722)

Ending balance

 $10,299  $6,386  $1,808  $18,493 

 

  

Three Months Ended September 30, 2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Commercial

  

Consumer Real Estate

  

Consumer and Other

  

Total Allowance

 

Allowance, excluding PCI

                

Beginning balance

 $13,689  $6,625  $773  $21,087 

(Recovery of) provision for loan losses charged to operations

  (726)  (575)  147   (1,154)

Charge-offs

  (272)  (207)  (293)  (772)

Recoveries

  295   89   76   460 

Net recoveries (charge-offs)

  23   (118)  (217)  (312)

Ending balance

 $12,986  $5,932  $703  $19,621 
                 

PCI allowance

                

Beginning balance

 $-  $12  $-  $12 

Recovery of loan losses

  -   -   -   - 

Benefit attributable to the FDIC indemnification asset

  -   -   -   - 

Recovery of loan losses charged to operations

  -   -   -   - 

Recovery of loan losses recorded through the FDIC indemnification asset

  -   -   -   - 

Ending balance

 $-  $12  $-  $12 
                 

Total allowance

                

Beginning balance

 $13,689  $6,637  $773  $21,099 

(Recovery of) provision for loan losses

  (726)  (575)  147   (1,154)

Benefit attributable to the FDIC indemnification asset

  -   -   -   - 

(Recovery of) provision for loan losses charged to operations

  (726)  (575)  147   (1,154)

Recovery of loan losses recorded through the FDIC indemnification asset

  -   -   -   - 

Charge-offs

  (272)  (207)  (293)  (772)

Recoveries

  295   89   76   460 

Net recoveries (charge-offs)

  23   (118)  (217)  (312)

Ending balance

 $12,986  $5,944  $703  $19,633 
  

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

 
      

Consumer Real

  

Consumer and

  

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Commercial

  

Estate

  

Other

  

Allowance

 

Total allowance

                

Beginning balance

 $10,235  $6,325  $1,865  $18,425 

Provision for loan losses charged to operations

  6,577   2,899   2,558   12,034 

Charge-offs

  (1,647)  (430)  (2,352)  (4,429)

Recoveries

  384   325   538   1,247 

Net (charge-offs) recoveries

  (1,263)  (105)  (1,814)  (3,182)

Ending balance

 $15,549  $9,119  $2,609  $27,277 

  

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

 
      

Consumer Real

  

Consumer and

  

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Commercial

  

Estate

  

Other

  

Allowance

 

Total allowance

                

Beginning balance

 $10,499  $6,732  $1,036  $18,267 

Provision for loan losses charged to operations

  1,359   411   1,710   3,480 

Charge-offs

  (2,165)  (1,203)  (1,332)  (4,700)

Recoveries

  606   446   394   1,446 

Net (charge-offs) recoveries

  (1,559)  (757)  (938)  (3,254)

Ending balance

 $10,299  $6,386  $1,808  $18,493 

 

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Commercial

  

Consumer Real Estate

  

Consumer and Other

  

Total Allowance

 

Allowance, excluding PCI

                

Beginning balance

 $11,690  $5,487  $759  $17,936 

Provision for loan losses charged to operations

  822   561   785   2,168 

Charge-offs

  (493)  (535)  (948)  (1,976)

Recoveries

  585   294   199   1,078 

Net recoveries (charge-offs)

  92   (241)  (749)  (898)

Ending balance

 $12,604  $5,807  $795  $19,206 
                 

PCI allowance

                

Beginning balance

 $-  $12  $-  $12 

Recovery of loan losses

  -   (12)  -   (12)

Benefit attributable to the FDIC indemnification asset

  -   -   -   - 

Recovery of loan losses charged to operations

  -   (12)  -   (12)

Recovery of loan losses recorded through the FDIC indemnification asset

  -   -   -   - 

Ending balance

 $-  $-  $-  $- 
                 

Total allowance

                

Beginning balance

 $11,690  $5,499  $759  $17,948 

Provision for loan losses

  822   549   785   2,156 

Benefit attributable to the FDIC indemnification asset

  -   -   -   - 

Provision for loan losses charged to operations

  822   549   785   2,156 

Recovery of loan losses recorded through the FDIC indemnification asset

  -   -   -   - 

Charge-offs

  (493)  (535)  (948)  (1,976)

Recoveries

  585   294   199   1,078 

Net recoveries (charge-offs)

  92   (241)  (749)  (898)

Ending balance

 $12,604  $5,807  $795  $19,206 

  

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Commercial

  

Consumer Real Estate

  

Consumer and Other

  

Total Allowance

 

Allowance, excluding PCI

                

Beginning balance

 $13,133  $6,356  $690  $20,179 

(Recovery of) provision for loan losses charged to operations

  (200)  436   560   796 

Charge-offs

  (747)  (1,135)  (809)  (2,691)

Recoveries

  800   275   262   1,337 

Net recoveries (charge-offs)

  53   (860)  (547)  (1,354)

Ending balance

 $12,986  $5,932  $703  $19,621 
                 

PCI allowance

                

Beginning balance

 $-  $54  $-  $54 

Recovery of loan losses

  -   (42)  -   (42)

Benefit attributable to the FDIC indemnification asset

  -   1   -   1 

Recovery of loan losses charged to operations

  -   (41)  -   (41)

Recovery of loan losses recorded through the FDIC indemnification asset

  -   (1)  -   (1)

Ending balance

 $-  $12  $-  $12 
                 

Total allowance

                

Beginning balance

 $13,133  $6,410  $690  $20,233 

(Recovery of) provision for loan losses

  (200)  394   560   754 

Benefit attributable to the FDIC indemnification asset

  -   1   -   1 

(Recovery of) provision for loan losses charged to operations

  (200)  395   560   755 

Recovery of loan losses recorded through the FDIC indemnification asset

  -   (1)  -   (1)

Charge-offs

  (747)  (1,135)  (809)  (2,691)

Recoveries

  800   275   262   1,337 

Net recoveries (charge-offs)

  53   (860)  (547)  (1,354)

Ending balance

 $12,986  $5,944  $703  $19,633 

The following tables present the allowance for loan losses and recorded investment in loans evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans, by loan class, as of the dates indicated:

 

 

September 30, 2020

 
 

Loans Individually

 

Allowance for Loans

 

Loans Collectively

 

Allowance for Loans

 
 

September 30, 2017

  

Evaluated for

 

Individually

 

Evaluated for

 

Collectively

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Loans Individually

Evaluated for

Impairment

  

Allowance for Loans Individually

Evaluated

  

Loans Collectively

Evaluated for

Impairment

  

Allowance for Loans Collectively

Evaluated

  

Impairment

  

Evaluated

  

Impairment

  

Evaluated

 

Commercial loans

                         

Construction, development, and other land

 $-  $-  $72,293  $1,099  $0  $0  $45,517  $630 

Commercial and industrial

  2,400   262   87,782   478  767  0  177,396  1,102 

Multi-family residential

  254   -   125,743   1,133  944  222  103,087  1,299 

Single family non-owner occupied

  1,103   69   140,150   2,308  1,054  0  183,088  1,974 

Non-farm, non-residential

  2,561   325   606,773   6,706  3,774  565  726,741  9,360 

Agricultural

  -   -   6,096   44  0  0  10,341  174 

Farmland

  940   50   26,957   130   0   0   19,940   225 

Total commercial loans

  7,258   706   1,065,794   11,898  6,539  787  1,266,110  14,764 

Consumer real estate loans

                         

Home equity lines

  -   -   116,468   825  0  0  101,276  871 

Single family owner occupied

  8,259   754   496,264   3,852  2,259  239  634,021  7,815 

Owner occupied construction

  -   -   47,034   376   0   0   17,460   194 

Total consumer real estate loans

  8,259   754   659,766   5,053  2,259  239  752,757  8,880 

Consumer and other loans

                         

Consumer loans

  -   -   70,695   795  0  0  117,965  2,607 

Other

  -   -   4,856   -   0   0   5,838   0 

Total consumer and other loans

  -   -   75,551   795   0   0   123,803   2,607 

Total loans, excluding PCI loans

 $15,517  $1,460  $1,801,111  $17,746  $8,798  $1,026  $2,142,670  $26,251 

 

 

December 31, 2019

 
 

Loans Individually

 

Allowance for Loans

 

Loans Collectively

 

Allowance for Loans

 
 

December 31, 2016

  

Evaluated for

 

Individually

 

Evaluated for

 

Collectively

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment

  

Allowance for Loans Individually Evaluated

  

Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment

  

Allowance for Loans Collectively Evaluated

  

Impairment

  

Evaluated

  

Impairment

  

Evaluated

 

Commercial loans

                         

Construction, development, and other land

 $-  $-  $60,281  $889  $0  $0  $30,334  $245 

Commercial and industrial

  -   -   93,099   495  0  0  95,659  699 

Multi-family residential

  281   -   133,947   1,157  944  0  98,201  969 

Single family non-owner occupied

  1,910   31   139,711   2,721  0  0  128,520  1,323 

Non-farm, non-residential

  1,454   -   600,915   6,185  2,575  292  591,520  6,361 

Agricultural

  -   -   6,028   43  0  0  9,458  145 

Farmland

  981   18   31,145   151   0   0   16,146   201 

Total commercial loans

  4,626   49   1,065,126   11,641  3,519  292  969,838  9,943 

Consumer real estate loans

                         

Home equity lines

  -   -   122,000   895  0  0  91,999  673 

Single family owner occupied

  5,120   770   501,617   3,594  3,016  353  490,712  5,175 

Owner occupied construction

  336   -   44,199   228   0   0   16,144   124 

Total consumer real estate loans

  5,456   770   667,816   4,717  3,016  353  598,855  5,972 

Consumer and other loans

                         

Consumer loans

  -   -   77,524   759  0  0  99,199  1,865 

Other

  -   -   3,971   -   0   0   4,742   0 

Total consumer and other loans

  -   -   81,495   759   0   0   103,941   1,865 

Total loans, excluding PCI loans

 $10,082  $819  $1,814,437  $17,117  $6,535  $645  $1,672,634  $17,780 

 

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The following table presents the recorded investment in PCI loans and the allowance for loan losses on PCI loans and recorded investment in PCI loans, by loan pool, as of the dates indicated:

 

 

September 30, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

 
    

Allowance for Loan

    

Allowance for Loan

 
  

September 30, 2017

  

December 31, 2016

  

Recorded

 

Pools With

 

Recorded

 

Pools With

 

(Amounts in thousands)

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Recorded

Investment

  

Allowance for Loan

Pools With

Impairment

  

Recorded

Investment

  

Allowance for Loan

Pools With

Impairment

  

Investment

  

Impairment

  

Investment

  

Impairment

 

Commercial loans

Commercial loans

                         

Waccamaw commercial

Waccamaw commercial

 $452  $-  $260  $-  $0  $0  $0  $0 

Peoples commercial

Peoples commercial

  4,159   -   4,491   -  0  0  4,371  0 

Highlands:

         

1-4 family, senior-commercial

 5,311  0  4,564  0 

Construction & land development

 1,295  0  1,956  0 

Farmland and other agricultural

 3,054  0  3,722  0 

Multifamily

 1,616  0  1,663  0 

Commercial real estate

 18,300  0  21,710  0 

Commercial and industrial

 1,551  0  2,829  0 

Other

Other

  1,011   -   1,095   -   0   0   352   0 

Total commercial loans

Total commercial loans

  5,622   -   5,846   -  31,127  0  41,167  0 

Consumer real estate loans

Consumer real estate loans

                         

Waccamaw serviced home equity lines

Waccamaw serviced home equity lines

  13,270   -   20,178   -  0  0  2,121  0 

Waccamaw residential

Waccamaw residential

  1,181   -   1,320   -  0  0  587  0 

Highlands:

 -  -  -  - 

1-4 family, junior and HELOCS

 859  0  2,157  0 

1-4 family, senior-consumer

 10,768  0  13,174  0 

Consumer

 773  0  1,341  0 

Peoples residential

Peoples residential

  1,020   -   1,085   12   0   0   700   0 

Total consumer real estate loans

Total consumer real estate loans

  15,471   -   22,583   12   12,400   0   20,080   0 

Total PCI loans

Total PCI loans

 $21,093  $-  $28,429  $12  $43,527  $0  $61,247  $0 

 

Management believed the allowance was adequate to absorb probable loan losses inherent in the loan portfolio as of September 30, 2017.2020.

 

Note 67. FDIC Indemnification Asset

 

In connection with the FDIC-assistedFDIC-assisted acquisition of Waccamaw Bank in 2012, the Company entered into loss share agreements with the FDIC that covered $31.29 million of loans and $54 thousand of OREO as of September 30, 2017, compared to $56.99 million of loans and $276 thousand of OREO as of December 31, 2016. Under the loss share agreements,in which the FDIC agrees to cover 80% of most loan and foreclosed real estate losses and reimburse certain expenses incurred in relation to thesethose covered assets. Loss share coverage for commercial loans expired June 30, 2017, for commercial loans, with recoveries continuing until ending June 30, 2019. 2020. Loss share coverage on single family loans will expire June 30, 2022, for single family loans. 2022. The Company’s condensed consolidated statements of income include the expense on covered assets net of estimated reimbursements. The following table presents the changes in the FDIC indemnification asset duringand total covered loans and OREO for the periods indicated:

 

  

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                

Beginning balance

 $8,159  $16,431  $12,173  $20,844 

Decrease in estimated losses on covered loans

  -   -   -   (1)

Increase in estimated losses on covered OREO

  4   277   71   851 

Reimbursable expenses from the FDIC

  47   60   108   134 

Net amortization

  (268)  (1,369)  (3,186)  (3,856)

Reimbursements from the FDIC

  (477)  (1,067)  (1,701)  (3,640)

Ending balance

 $7,465  $14,332  $7,465  $14,332 

  

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                

Beginning balance

 $1,943  $4,020  $2,883  $5,108 

Reimbursable expenses to the FDIC

  0   0   0   0 

Net amortization

  (383)  (719)  (1,352)  (1,787)

Payments to the FDIC

  38   157   67   137 

Ending balance

 $1,598  $3,458  $1,598  $3,458 

 

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Note 78. Deposits

 

The following table presents the components of deposits as of the dates indicated:

 

 

September 30, 2017

  

December 31, 2016

  

September 30, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

 

(Amounts in thousands)

              

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

 $452,940  $427,705  $750,277  $627,868 

Interest-bearing deposits:

             

Interest-bearing demand deposits

  393,244   378,339  576,731  497,470 

Money market accounts

  172,266   196,997  241,843  235,712 

Savings deposits

  337,934   326,263  486,506  453,240 

Certificates of deposit

  381,625   382,503  307,267  372,821 

Individual retirement accounts

  125,811   129,531   129,615   142,801 

Total interest-bearing deposits

  1,410,880   1,413,633   1,741,962   1,702,044 

Total deposits

 $1,863,820  $1,841,338  $2,492,239  $2,329,912 

 

Note 89. Leases

Operating leases are recorded as a right of use (“ROU”) asset and operating lease liability. The ROU asset is recorded in other assets, while the lease liability is recorded in other liabilities on the condensed balance sheet beginning January 1, 2019, when the Company adopted ASU 2016-02, on a prospective basis. The ROU asset represents the right to use an underlying asset during the lease term and the lease liability represents the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. The ROU asset and lease liability have been recognized based on the present value of the lease payments using a discount rate that represented our incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date or the date of adoption of ASU 2016-02. The lease expense, which is comprised of the amortization of the ROU asset and the implicit interest accreted on the lease liability, is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term, and is recorded in occupancy expense in the condensed statements of income.

The Company’s current operating leases relate primarily to bank branches. The Company’s ROU asset was $852 thousand as of September 30, 2020 compared to $917 thousand as of December 31, 2019. The operating lease liability as of September 30, 2020 was $920 compared to $1.01 million as of December 31, 2019. The Company’s total operating leases have remaining terms of  2-9 years; compared with 2-10 years as of December 31, 2019. The September 30, 2020 weighted average discount rate of 3.22% did not change from December 31, 2019.

Future minimum lease payments as of the dates indicated are as follows:

Year

 

September 30, 2020

 

(Amounts in thousands)

    

2021

 $154 

2022

  140 

2023

  119 

2024

  119 

2025 and thereafter

  490 

Total lease payments

  1,022 

Less: Interest

  (102)

Present value of lease liabilities

 $920 

Year

 

December 31, 2019

 

(Amounts in thousands)

    

2020

 $154 

2021

  154 

2022

  131 

2023

  119 

2024 and thereafter

  580 

Total lease payments

  1,138 

Less: Interest

  (129)

Present value of lease liabilities

 $1,009 

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Note 10. Borrowings

 

The following table presents the components of borrowings as of the dates indicated:

 

  

September 30, 2017

  

December 31, 2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Balance

  

Weighted

Average Rate

  

Balance

  

Weighted

Average Rate

 

Short-term borrowings

                

Retail repurchase agreements

 $58,783   0.07% $73,005   0.07%

Long-term borrowings

                

Wholesale repurchase agreements

  25,000   3.18%  25,000   3.18%

Long-term FHLB advances

  50,000   4.00%  65,000   4.04%

Other borrowings

                

Subordinated debt

  -   -   15,464   3.65%

Other debt

  -       244     

Total borrowings

 $133,783      $178,713     
  

September 30, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

 
      

Weighted

      

Weighted

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Balance

  

Average Rate

  

Balance

  

Average Rate

 

Retail repurchase agreements

 $956   0.14% $1,601   0.14%

 

The following schedule presentsRepurchase agreements are secured by certain securities that remain under the contractual and weighted average maturitiesCompany’s control during the terms of long-term borrowings, by year, asthe agreements.

As of September 30, 2017:2020, the Company had no long-term borrowings.

 

  

Wholesale Repurchase

Agreements

  

FHLB Borrowings

  

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

            

2017

 $-  $-  $- 

2018

  -   -   - 

2019

  25,000   -   25,000 

2020

  -   -   - 

2021

  -   50,000   50,000 

2022 and thereafter

  -   -   - 

Total long-term borrowings

 $25,000  $50,000  $75,000 
             

Weighted average maturity (in years)

  1.41   3.27   2.65 

The FHLB may redeem callable advances at quarterly intervals, which could substantially shorten the advances’ lives. If called, the advance may be paid in full or converted into another FHLB credit product. Prepayment of an advance may result in substantial penalties based on the differential between the contractual note and current advance rate for similar maturities. The Company pledged certain loans to secure FHLB advances and letters of credit totaling $934.90 million as of September 30, 2017. Unused borrowing capacity with the FHLB totaled $446.30$322.82 million, net of FHLB letters of credit of $113.71$169.64 million, as of September 30, 2017. The FHLB letters2020. As of credit provide an attractive alternative to pledging securities for public unit deposits.

Investment securitiesSeptember 30, 2020, the Company pledged $891.45 million in qualifying loans to secure repurchase agreements remain under the Company’s control during the agreements’ terms. The counterparties may redeem callable repurchase agreements, which could substantially shorten the borrowings’ lives. The prepayment or early termination of a repurchase agreement may result in substantial penalties based on market conditions. The following schedule presents the contractual maturities of repurchase agreements, by type of collateral pledged, as of September 30, 2017:

  

U.S. Treasury

Securities

  

U.S. Agency

Securities

  

Municipal Securities

  

Mortgage-backed

Agency Securities

  

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                    

Overnight and continuous

 $5,240  $12,874  $37,953  $2,639  $58,706 

Up to 30 days

  -   -   -   -   - 

30 - 90 days

  -   -   -   -   - 

Greater than 90 days

  9,000   3,400   -   12,677   25,077 
  $14,240  $16,274  $37,953  $15,316  $83,783 

The Company issued $15.46 million of junior subordinated debentures (“Debentures”) to FCBI Capital Trust (the “Trust”), an unconsolidated subsidiary, in October 2003 with an interest rate of three-month London InterBank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 2.95% and a 30-year term ending in October 2033. The Trust purchased the Debentures through the issuance of trust preferred securities, which had substantially identical terms as the Debentures. Net proceeds from the offering were contributed as capital to the Bank to support further growth. During the first quarter of 2017, the Company redeemed all $15.46 million of its trust preferred securities issued through the Trust.FHLB borrowing capacity.

 

In addition, theThe Company maintains a $15.00 million unsecured, committed line of credit with an unrelated financial institution with an interest rate of one-monthone-month LIBOR plus 2.00% that matures in April 2018. 2021. There was no0 outstanding balance on the line as of September 30, 2017,2020 or December 31, 2016.2019.

 

Note 911. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

 

As of September 30, 2017, the Company’s derivative instruments consisted of interest rate swaps. Generally, derivative instruments help the Company manage exposure to market risk and meet customer financing needs. Market risk represents the possibility that fluctuations in external factors such as interest rates, market-driven loan rates, prices, or other economic factors will adversely affect economic value or net interest income.

 

The Company uses interest rate swap contracts to modify its exposure to interest rate risk caused by changes in the LIBOR curve in relation to certain designated fixed rate loans. These instruments are used to convert these fixed rate loans to an effective floating rate. If the LIBOR rate falls below the loan’sloan’s stated fixed rate for a given period, the Company will owe the floating rate payer the notional amount times the difference between LIBOR and the stated fixed rate. If LIBOR is above the stated rate for a given period, the Company will receive payments based on the notional amount times the difference between LIBOR and the stated fixed rate. The Company’s interest rate swaps qualify and are designated as fair value hedging instruments; therefore, fair value changes in the derivative and hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in earnings in the same period.

The Company’s interest rate swap agreements include a ten-year, $1.28 million notional swap entered into in August 2017; a fourteen-year, $1.20 million notional swap entered into in March 2015; and a fifteen-year, $4.37 million notional swap entered into in February 2014. The swap agreements, which are accounted for as fair value hedges, and the loans hedged by the agreements are recorded at fair value. The fair value hedges were effective as of September 30, 2017.2020. The following table presents the notional, or contractual, amounts and fair values of derivative instruments as of the dates indicated:

 

 

September 30, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

 
 

September 30, 2017

  

December 31, 2016

  

Notional or

 

Fair Value

 

Notional or

 

Fair Value

 
 

Notional or

  

Fair Value

  

Notional or

  

Fair Value

  

Contractual

 

Derivative

 

Derivative

 

Contractual

 

Derivative

 

Derivativ

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Contractual

Amount

  

Derivative

Assets

  

Derivative

Liabilities

  

Contractual

Amount

  

Derivative

Assets

  

Derivative

Liabilities

  

Amount

  

Assets

  

Liabilities

  

Amount

  

Assets

  

Liabilities

 

Derivatives designated as hedges

                                     

Interest rate swaps

 $5,892  $-  $151  $4,835  $-  $167  $16,889  $0  $1,261  $17,432  $0  $510 

Total derivatives

 $5,892  $-  $151  $4,835  $-  $167  $16,889  $0  $1,261  $17,432  $0  $510 

 

 

The following table presents the effect of derivative and hedging activity, if applicable, on the consolidated statements of income for the periods indicated:

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

  

(Amounts in thousands)

 

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

Income Statement Location

 

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 

Income Statement Location

Derivatives designated as hedges

                          

Interest rate swaps

 $23  $31  $64  $86 

Interest and fees on loans

 $80  $1  $172  $1 

Interest and fees on loans

Total derivative expense

 $23  $31  $64  $86   $80  $1  $172  $1  

 

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Note 102. Employee Benefit Plans

 

The Company maintains two nonqualified domestic, noncontributory defined benefit plans (the “Benefit Plans”) for key members of senior management and non-management directors. The Company’sCompany’s unfunded Benefit Plans include the Supplemental Executive Retention Plan and the Directors’ Supplemental Retirement Plan. The following table presents the components of net periodic pension cost and the effect on the consolidated statements of income for the periods indicated:

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

  

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

  
 

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 

Income Statement Location

(Amounts in thousands)

                             

Service cost

 $57  $46  $173  $138  $77  $80  $232  $240 

Salaries and employee benefits

Interest cost

  93   95   279   286  88  101  266  303 

Other expense

Amortization of prior service cost

  57   57   171   170  51  65  151  193 

Other expense

Amortization of losses

  8   12   23   35   46   5   139   16 

Other expense

Net periodic cost

 $215  $210  $646  $629  $262  $251  $788  $752  

Note 13. Earnings per Share

 

The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the periods indicated: 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

  

September 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

                

Net income

 $8,266  $9,156  $24,376  $29,238 
                 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic

  17,710,283   15,603,992   17,803,369   15,717,678 

Dilutive effect of potential common shares

                

Stock options

  16,163   52,360   23,711   55,898 

Restricted stock

  5,982   8,235   9,883   11,908 

Total dilutive effect of potential common shares

  22,145   60,595   33,594   67,806 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted

  17,732,428   15,664,587   17,836,963   15,785,484 
                 

Basic earnings per common share

 $0.47  $0.59  $1.37  $1.86 

Diluted earnings per common share

  0.47   0.58   1.37   1.85 
                 

Antidilutive potential common shares

                

Stock options

  78,016   0   61,241   0 

Restricted stock

  26,012   0   27,874   0 

Total potential antidilutive shares

  104,028   0   89,115   0 

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Note 114. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

The following tablestables present the activitychanges in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”), net of tax and by component, during the periods indicated:

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

 
 

Unrealized Gains

      
 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2017

  

(Losses) on Available-

      
 

Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Available-for-Sale Securities

  

Employee Benefit Plans

  

Total

  

for-Sale Securities

  

Employee Benefit Plans

  

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                     

Beginning balance

 $1,302  $(1,303) $(1) $1,464  $(2,572) $(1,108)

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications

  (106)  (1)  (107)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications

 (213) 1  (212)

Reclassified from AOCI

  -   41   41   0   76   76 

Other comprehensive (loss) income, net

  (106)  40   (66)  (213)  77   (136)

Ending balance

 $1,196  $(1,263) $(67) $1,251  $(2,495) $(1,244)

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019

 
 

Unrealized Gains

      
 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2016

  

(Losses) on Available-

      
 

Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Available-for-Sale Securities

  

Employee Benefit

Plans

  

Total

  

for-Sale Securities

  

Employee Benefit Plans

  

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                     

Beginning balance

 $(1,706) $(1,311) $(3,017) $973  $(1,354) $(381)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications

  465   (2)  463  23  (2) 21 

Reclassified from AOCI

  2,881   43   2,924   0   55   55 

Other comprehensive income, net

  3,346   41   3,387   23   53   76 

Ending balance

 $1,640  $(1,270) $370  $996  $(1,301) $(305)

  

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

 
  

Unrealized Gains

         
  

(Losses) on Available-

         
  

for-Sale Securities

  

Employee Benefit Plans

  

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

            

Beginning balance

 $866  $(2,372) $(1,506)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications

  689   (352)  337 

Reclassified from AOCI

  (304)  229   (75)

Other comprehensive income (loss), net

  385   (123)  262 

Ending balance

 $1,251  $(2,495) $(1,244)

  

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

 
  

Unrealized Gains

         
  

(Losses) on Available-

         
  

for-Sale Securities

  

Employee Benefit Plans

  

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

            

Beginning balance

 $(285) $(1,144) $(1,429)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

            

before reclassifications

  1,247   (322)  925 

Reclassified from AOCI

  34   165   199 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net

  1,281   (157)  1,124 

Ending balance

 $996  $(1,301) $(305)

 

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017

 
  

Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Available-for-Sale Securities

  

Employee Benefit Plans

  

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

            

Beginning balance

 $(544) $(1,467) $(2,011)

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications

  1,329   83   1,412 

Reclassified from AOCI

  411   121   532 

Other comprehensive income, net

  1,740   204   1,944 

Ending balance

 $1,196  $(1,263) $(67)

  

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

 
  

Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Available-for-Sale Securities

  

Employee Benefit

Plans

  

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

            

Beginning balance

 $(3,885) $(1,362) $(5,247)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications

  2,588   (36)  2,552 

Reclassified from AOCI

  2,937   128   3,065 

Other comprehensive income, net

  5,525   92   5,617 

Ending balance

 $1,640  $(1,270) $370 

The following table presents reclassifications out of AOCI,, by component, during the periods indicated:

 

 

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

      

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

  
 

September 30,

  

September 30,

  

Income Statement

  

September 30,

  

September 30,

 

Income Statement

(Amounts in thousands)

 

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

  

Line Item Affected

  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 

Line Item Affected

Available-for-sale securities

                             

Loss (gain) recognized

 $-  $(25) $657  $53  

Net gain (loss) on sale of securities

 

Credit-related OTTI recognized

  -   4,635   -   4,646  

Net impairment losses recognized in earnings

 

Gain recognized

 $0  $0  $(385) $43 

Net loss on sale of securities

Reclassified out of AOCI, before tax

  -   4,610   657   4,699  

Income before income taxes

  0  0  (385) 43 

Income before income taxes

Income tax expense

  -   1,729   246   1,762  

Income tax expense

   0   0   (81)  9 

Income tax expense

Reclassified out of AOCI, net of tax

  -   2,881   411   2,937  

Net income

  0  0  (304) 34 

Net income

Employee benefit plans

                             

Amortization of prior service cost

  57   57   171   170  (1)  $51  $65  $150  $193 

(1)

Amortization of net actuarial benefit cost

  8   12   23   35  (1)   46   5   140   16 

(1)

Reclassified out of AOCI, before tax

  65   69   194   205  

Income before income taxes

  97  70  290  209 

Income before income taxes

Income tax expense

  24   26   73   77  

Income tax expense

   21   15   61   44 

Income tax expense

Reclassified out of AOCI, net of tax

  41   43   121   128  

Net income

   76   55   229   165 

Net income

Total reclassified out of AOCI, net of tax

 $41  $2,924  $532  $3,065  

Net income

  $76  $55  $(75) $199 

Net income


(1)(1)

Amortization is included in net periodic pension cost. See Note 10,11, "Employee Benefit Plans."

 

Note 125. Fair Value

 

Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value

 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. The fair value hierarchy ranks the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

 

 

Level 1– Observable, unadjusted quoted prices in active markets

 

Level 2– Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are directly or indirectly observable for the asset or liability

 

Level 3– Unobservable inputs with little or no market activity that require the Company to use reasonable inputs and assumptions

 

The Company uses fair value measurements to record adjustments to certain financial assets and liabilities on a recurring basis. The Company may be required to record certain assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in specific circumstances, such as evidence of impairment. Methodologies used to determine fair value might be highly subjective and judgmental in nature; therefore, valuations may not be precise. If the Company determines that a valuation technique change is necessary, the change is assumed to have occurred at the end of the respective reporting period. The following discussion describes the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such instruments under the valuation hierarchy.

 

Assets and Liabilities Reported at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

 

Available-for-Sale Debt Securities. SecuritiesDebt securities available for sale are reported at fair value on a recurring basis. The fair value of Level 1 securities is based on quoted market prices in active markets, if available. The Company also uses Level 1 inputs to value equity securities that are traded in active markets. If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are measured utilizing independent valuation techniques of identical or similar securities for which significant assumptions are primarily derived from or corroborated by observable market data. Level 2 securities use fair value measurements from independent pricing services obtained by the Company. These fair value measurements consider observable data that may include dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, the Treasury yield curve, live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit information, and bond terms and conditions. The Company’s Level 2 securities include U.S. Agency and Treasury securities, single issue trust preferred securities, corporate securities, mortgage-backedmunicipal securities, and certain equity securities that are not actively traded.mortgage-backed securities. Securities are based on Level 3 inputs when there is limited activity or less transparency to the valuation inputs. In the absence of observable or corroborated market data, internally developed estimates that incorporate market-based assumptions are used when such information is available.

 

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Fair value models may be required when trading activity has declined significantly or does not exist, prices are not current, or pricing variations are significant. For Level 3 securities, the Company obtains the cash flow of specific securities from third parties that use modeling software to determine cash flows based on market participant data and knowledge of the structures of each individual security. The fair values of Level 3 securities are determined by applying proper market observable discount rates to the cash flow derived from third-partythird-party models. Discount rates are developed by determining credit spreads above a benchmark rate, such as LIBOR, and adding premiums for illiquidity, which are based on a comparison of initial issuance spread to LIBOR versus a financial sector curve for recently issued debt to LIBOR. Securities with increased uncertainty about the receipt of cash flows are discounted at higher rates due to the addition of a deal specific credit premium based on assumptions about the performance of the underlying collateral. Finally, internal fair value model pricing and external pricing observations are combined by assigning weights to each pricing observation. Pricing is reviewed for reasonableness based on the direction of specific markets and the general economic indicators.

 

Equity Securities. Equity securities are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis and included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company uses Level 1 inputs to value equity securities that are traded in active markets. Equity securities that are not actively traded are classified in Level 2.

Loans Held for Investment. Loans held for investment that are subject to a fair value hedge are reported at fair value using discounted future cash flows that apply current interest rates for loans with similar terms and borrower credit quality.derived from third-party models. Loans related todesignated in fair value hedges are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis.

 

Deferred Compensation Assets and Liabilities. Securities held for trading purposes are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis and included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets. These securities include assets related to employee deferred compensation plans, which are generally invested in Level 1 equity securities. The liability associated with these deferred compensation plans is carried at the fair value of the obligation to the employee, which corresponds to the fair value of the invested assets.

 

Derivative Assets and Liabilities. Derivatives are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. The Company obtains dealer quotes, Level 2 inputs, based on observable data to value derivatives.

 

The following tables summarize financial assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, by the level of valuation inputs in the fair value hierarchy, as of the dates indicated:

 

 

September 30, 2017

  

September 30, 2020

 
 

Total

  

Fair Value Measurements Using

  

Total

  

Fair Value Measurements Using

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Fair Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Fair Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 

Available-for-sale securities

                

U.S. Treasury securities

 $36,964  $-  $36,964  $- 

Available-for-sale debt securities

         

U.S. Agency securities

  1,275   -   1,275   -  $572  $0  $572  $0 

Municipal securities

  104,907   -   104,907   -  55,667  0  55,667  0 

Single issue trust preferred securities

  8,962   -   8,962   - 

Mortgage-backed Agency securities

  22,243   -   22,243   -   34,733   0   34,733   0 

Total available-for-sale debt securities

 90,972  0  90,972  0 

Equity securities

  73   55   18   -  55  55  0  0 

Total available-for-sale securities

  174,424   55   174,369   - 

Fair value loans

  5,758   -   5,758   -  15,628  0  0  15,628 

Deferred compensation assets

  3,330   3,330   -   -  3,752  3,752  0  0 

Deferred compensation liabilities

  3,330   3,330   -   -  3,752  3,752  0  0 

IRLCs

  -   -   -   - 

Derivative liabilities

  151   -   151   -  1,261  0  1,261  0 

 

 

December 31, 2016

  

December 31, 2019

 
 

Total

  

Fair Value Measurements Using

  

Total

  

Fair Value Measurements Using

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Fair Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Fair Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 

Available-for-sale securities

                

Available-for-sale debt securities

         

U.S. Agency securities

 $1,345  $-  $1,345  $-  $5,034  $0  $5,034  $0 

Municipal securities

  113,331   -   113,331   -  86,878  0  86,878  0 

Single issue trust preferred securities

  19,939   -   19,939   - 

Mortgage-backed Agency securities

  30,891   -   30,891   -   77,662   0   77,662   0 

Total available-for-sale debt securities

 169,574  0  169,574  0 

Equity securities

  73   55   18   -  55  55  0  0 

Total available-for-sale securities

  165,579   55   165,524   - 

Fair value loans

  4,701   -   4,701   -  16,922  0  0  16,922 

Deferred compensation assets

  3,224   3,224   -   -  3,990  3,990  0  0 

Deferred compensation liabilities

  3,224   3,224   -   -  3,990  3,990  0  0 

Derivative liabilities

  167   -   167   -  510    510   

 

No changes in valuation techniques or transfers into or out

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Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

 

Impaired Loans. Impaired loans are recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis when repayment is expected solely from the sale of the loan’s collateral. Fair value is based on appraised value adjusted for customized discounting criteria, Level 3 inputs.

 

The Company maintains an active and robust problem credit identification system. The impairment review includes obtaining third-partythird-party collateral valuations to help management identify potential credit impairment and determine the amount of impairment to record. The Company’sCompany’s Special Assets staff manages and monitors all impaired loans. Internal collateral valuations are generally performed within two to four weeks of identifying the initial potential impairment. The internal valuation compares the original appraisal to current local real estate market conditions and considers experience and expected liquidation costs. The Company typically receives a third-partythird-party valuation within thirty to forty-five days of completing the internal valuation. When a third-partythird-party valuation is received, it is reviewed for reasonableness. Once the valuation is reviewed and accepted, discounts are applied to fair market value, based on, but not limited to, our historical liquidation experience for like collateral, resulting in an estimated net realizable value. The estimated net realizable value is compared to the outstanding loan balance to determine the appropriate amount of specific impairment reserve.

 

Specific reserves are generally recorded for impaired loans while third-partythird-party valuations are in process and for impaired loans that continue to make some form of payment. While waiting to receive the third-partythird-party appraisal, the Company regularly reviews the relationship to identify any potential adverse developments and begins the tasks necessary to gain control of the collateral and prepare it for liquidation, including, but not limited to, engagement of counsel, inspection of collateral, and continued communication with the borrower. Generally, the only difference between the current appraised value, less liquidation costs, and the carrying amount of the loan, less the specific reserve, is any downward adjustment to the appraised value that the Company deems appropriate, such as the costs to sell the property. Impaired loans that do not meet certain criteria and do not have a specific reserve have typically been written down through partial charge-offs to net realizable value. Based on prior experience, the Company rarely returns loans to performing status after they have been partially charged off. Credits identified as impaired move quickly through the process towards ultimate resolution, except in cases involving bankruptcy and various state judicial processes that may extend the time for ultimate resolution.

 

OREO. OREO is recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis using Level 3 inputs. The Company calculates the fair value of OREO from current or prior appraisals that have been adjusted for valuation declines, estimated selling costs, and other proprietary qualitative adjustments that are deemed necessary.

 

The following tables present assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, by the level of valuation inputs in the fair value hierarchy, as of the dates indicated:

 

 

September 30, 2017

  

September 30, 2020

 
 

Total

  

Fair Value Measurements Using

  

Total

  

Fair Value Measurements Using

 
 

Fair Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Fair Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                            

Impaired loans, non-covered

 $6,757  $-  $-  $6,757  $3,114  $0  $0  $3,114 

OREO, non-covered

  2,293   -   -   2,293 

OREO, covered

  54   -   -   54 

OREO

 2,103  0  0  2,103 

 

 

December 31, 2016

  

December 31, 2019

 
 

Total

  

Fair Value Measurements Using

  

Total

  

Fair Value Measurements Using

 
 

Fair Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Fair Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                                

Impaired loans, non-covered

 $4,078  $-  $-  $4,078  $1,828  $0  $0  $1,828 

OREO, non-covered

  5,109   -   -   5,109 

OREO, covered

  265   -   -   265 

OREO

 3,969  0  0  3,969 

 

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Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

 

The following table provides quantitative information for assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis using Level 3 valuation inputs as of the dates indicated:

 

   

Valuation

 

Unobservable

 

Discount Range (Weighted Average)

 
   

Technique

 

Input

 

September 30, 2017

  

December 31, 2016

 
                    

Impaired loans, non-covered

Discounted appraisals(1)

 

Appraisal adjustments(2)

  2%to63%(18%)   3%to39%(17%) 

OREO, non-covered

Discounted appraisals(1)

 

Appraisal adjustments(2)

  10%to62%(28%)   0%to88%(30%) 

OREO, covered

Discounted appraisals(1)

 

Appraisal adjustments(2)

  0%to65%(56%)   0%to44%(40%) 

Valuation

Unobservable

Discount Range (Weighted Average)

Technique

Input

September 30, 2020

December 31, 2019

        

(1)Impaired loans, non-covered

Discounted appraisals(1)

Appraisal adjustments(2)

3% to 42% (25%)22% to 36% (26%)

OREO

Discounted appraisals(1)

Appraisal adjustments(2)

0% to 77% (24%)15% to 100% (8%)


(1)

Fair value is generally based on appraisals of the underlying collateral.

(2)(2)

Appraisals may be adjusted by management for customized discounting criteria, estimated sales costs, and proprietary qualitative adjustments.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company uses various methodologies and assumptions to estimate the fair value of certain financial instruments. A description of valuation methodologies used for instruments not previously discussed is as follows:

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are reportedfair value is estimated at their carrying amount, which is considered a reasonable estimate due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

Held-to-Maturity Securities. Securities held to maturity are reported at fair value using quoted market prices or dealer quotes.

FDIC Indemnification Asset. The FDIC indemnification asset is reported at fair value is estimated using discounted future cash flows that apply current discount rates.

 

Accrued Interest Receivable/Payable. Accrued interest receivable/payable fair value is reportedestimated at theirits carrying amount, which is considered a reasonable estimate due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

 

Deposits and Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase. Deposits without a stated maturity, such as demand, interest-bearing demand, and savings, are reported at their carrying amount, the amount payable on demand as of the reporting date, which is considered a reasonable estimate of fair value. Deposits and repurchase agreements with fixed maturities and rates are reportedestimated at fair value using discounted future cash flows that apply interest rates available in the market for instruments with similar characteristics and maturities.

 

FHLB and Other Borrowings. FHLB and other borrowings are reportedestimated at fair value using discounted future cash flows that apply interest rates available to the Company for borrowings with similar characteristics and maturities. Trust preferred obligations are reported at fair value using current credit spreads in the market for similar issues.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Instruments. The Company believes that fair values of unfunded commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit, and financial guarantees are not meaningful; therefore, off-balance sheet instruments are not addressed in the fair value disclosures. The Company believes it is not feasible or practical to accurately disclose the fair values of off-balance sheet instruments due to the uncertainty and difficulty in assessing the likelihood and timing of advancing available proceeds, the lack of an established market for these instruments, and the diversity in fee structures. For additional information about the unfunded, contractual value of off-balance sheet financial instruments, see Note 14,16, “Litigation, Commitments, and Contingencies,” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of this report.

 

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The following tables present the carrying amounts and fair values of financial instruments, by the level of valuation inputs in the fair value hierarchy, as of the dates indicated:

 

 

September 30, 2017

  

September 30, 2020

 
 

Carrying

      

Fair Value Measurements Using

  

Carrying

     

Fair Value Measurements Using

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Amount

  

Fair Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Amount

  

Fair Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 

Assets

                                   

Cash and cash equivalents

 $105,119  $105,119  $105,119  $-  $-  $375,664  $375,664  $375,664  $0  $0 

Securities available for sale

  174,424   174,424   55   174,369   - 

Securities held to maturity

  25,182   25,226   -   25,226   - 

Debt securities available for sale

 90,972  90,972  0  90,972  0 

Equity securities

 55  55  55  0  0 

Loans held for investment, net of allowance

  1,818,515   1,792,719   -   5,758   1,786,961  2,167,718  2,123,823  0  0  2,123,823 

FDIC indemnification asset

  7,465   4,548   -   -   4,548  1,598  666  0  0  666 

Interest receivable

  5,156   5,156   -   5,156   -  9,151  9,151  0  9,151  0 

Deferred compensation assets

  3,330   3,330   3,330   -   -  3,752  3,752  3,752  0  0 
                     

Liabilities

                                   

Demand deposits

  452,940   452,940   -   452,940   - 

Interest-bearing demand deposits

  393,244   393,244   -   393,244   - 

Savings deposits

  510,200   510,200   -   510,200   - 

Time deposits

  507,436   503,332   -   503,332   -  436,882  440,283  0  440,283  0 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

  83,783   84,315   -   84,315   -  956  956  0  956  0 

Interest payable

  1,085   1,085   -   1,085   -  719  719  0  719  0 

FHLB and other borrowings

  50,000   53,402   -   53,402   - 

Derivative financial liabilities

  151   151   -   151   -  1,261  1,261  0  1,261  0 

Deferred compensation liabilities

  3,330   3,330   3,330   -   -  3,752  3,752  3,752  0  0 

  

December 31, 2019

 
  

Carrying

      

Fair Value Measurements Using

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Amount

  

Fair Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 

Assets

                    

Cash and cash equivalents

 $217,009  $217,009  $217,009  $0  $0 

Debt securities available for sale

  169,574   169,574   0   169,574   0 

Equity securities

  55   55   55   0   0 

Loans held for sale

  263   263   0   0   263 

Loans held for investment, net of allowance

  2,096,035   2,068,257   0   0   2,068,257 

FDIC indemnification asset

  2,883   1,201   0   0   1,201 

Interest receivable

  6,677   6,677   0   6,677   0 

Deferred compensation assets

  3,990   3,990   3,990   0   0 
                     

Liabilities

                    

Time deposits

  515,622   512,134   0   512,134   0 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

  1,601   1,601   0   1,601   0 

Interest payable

  472   472   0   472   0 

Derivative liabilities

  510   510   0   510   0 

Deferred compensation liabilities

  3,990   3,990   3,990   0   0 

 

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December 31, 2016

 
  

Carrying

      

Fair Value Measurements Using

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Amount

  

Fair Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 

Assets

                    

Cash and cash equivalents

 $76,307  $76,307  $76,307  $-  $- 

Securities available for sale

  165,579   165,579   55   165,524   - 

Securities held to maturity

  47,133   47,266   -   47,266   - 

Loans held for investment, net of allowance

  1,835,000   1,805,999   -   4,701   1,801,298 

FDIC indemnification asset

  12,173   8,112   -   -   8,112 

Interest receivable

  5,553   5,553   -   5,553   - 

Deferred compensation assets

  3,224   3,224   3,224   -   - 
                     

Liabilities

                    

Demand deposits

  427,705   427,705   -   427,705   - 

Interest-bearing demand deposits

  378,339   378,339   -   378,339   - 

Savings deposits

  523,260   523,260   -   523,260   - 

Time deposits

  512,034   507,917   -   507,917   - 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

  98,005   98,879   -   98,879   - 

Interest payable

  1,280   1,280   -   1,280   - 

FHLB and other borrowings

  80,708   83,551   -   83,551   - 

Derivative financial liabilities

  167   167   -   167   - 

Deferred compensation liabilities

  3,224   3,224   3,224   -   - 

Note 13. Earnings per Share

The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the periods indicated:

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

  

September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

                

Net income

 $7,652  $6,383  $20,272  $18,722 

Dividends on preferred stock

  -   -   -   - 

Net income available to common shareholders

 $7,652  $6,383  $20,272  $18,722 
                 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic

  17,005,654   17,031,074   17,005,350   17,433,406 

Dilutive effect of potential common shares

                

Stock options

  49,739   38,746   50,140   31,856 

Restricted stock

  27,336   13,706   21,468   9,949 

Total dilutive effect of potential common shares

  77,075   52,452   71,608   41,805 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted

  17,082,729   17,083,526   17,076,958   17,475,211 
                 

Basic earnings per common share

 $0.45  $0.37  $1.19  $1.07 

Diluted earnings per common share

  0.45   0.37   1.19   1.07 
                 

Antidilutive potential common shares

                

Stock options

  71,592   127,789   75,868   127,789 

Total potential antidilutive shares

  71,592   127,789   75,868   127,789 

Note 146. Litigation, Commitments, and Contingencies

 

Litigation

 

In the normal course of business, the Company is a defendant in various legal actions and asserted claims. While the Company and its legal counsel are unable to assess the ultimate outcome of each of these matters with certainty, the Company believes the resolution of these actions, singly or in the aggregate, should not have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

 

Commitments and Contingencies

 

The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit, and financial guarantees. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk beyond the amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets. The contractual amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of involvement the Company has in particular classes of financial instruments. If the other party to a financial instrument does not perform, the Company’s credit loss exposure is the same as the contractual amount of the instrument. The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balanceon balance sheet instruments.

 

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Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since many commitments are expected to expire without being drawn on, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary, is based on management’s credit evaluation of each customer on a case-by-case basis. Collateral may include accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant and equipment, and income producing commercial properties. The Company maintains a reserve for the risk inherent in unfunded lending commitments, which is included in other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.

 

Standby letters of credit and financial guarantees are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending credit to customers. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary, to secure the customer’scustomer’s performance under certain letters of credit is based on management’s credit evaluation of the customer.

 

The following table presents the off-balance sheet financial instruments as of the dates indicated:

 

  

September 30, 2017

  

December 31, 2016

  

September 30, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

 

(Amounts in thousands)

(Amounts in thousands)

              

Commitments to extend credit

Commitments to extend credit

 $245,978  $261,801  $219,297  $228,716 

Standby letters of credit and financial guarantees(1)

Standby letters of credit and financial guarantees(1)

  118,318   83,900   173,925   167,612 

Total off-balance sheet risk

Total off-balance sheet risk

  364,296   345,701  $393,222  $396,328 
          

Reserve for unfunded commitments

Reserve for unfunded commitments

 $66  $326  $66  $66 


(1)

(1) Includes FHLB letters of credit

 

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ITEM 2.     Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Unless the context suggests otherwise, the terms “First Community,” “Company,” “we,” “our,” and “us” refer to First Community Bancshares, Inc. and its subsidiaries as a consolidated entity. Management’sManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is intended to help the reader understand our financial condition, changes in financial condition, and results of operations. MD&A contains forward-looking statements and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements, accompanying notes, and other financial information included in this report and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20162019 (the “2016“2019 Form 10-K”). Unless the context suggests otherwise, the terms “First Community,” “Company,” “we,” “our,” and “us” refer to First Community Bankshares, Inc. and its subsidiaries as a consolidated entity.

 

Executive Overview

 

First Community Bancshares,Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”) is a financial holding company, headquartered in Bluefield, Virginia, that provides banking products and services through its wholly owned subsidiary First Community Bank (the “Bank”), a Virginia chartered bank institution. As of September 30, 2017,2020, the Bank operated 4452 branches as First Community Bank in Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina and, through November 1, 2020, as People’s Community Bank, a Division of First Community Bank, in Tennessee. As of September 30, 2020, full-time equivalent employees, calculated using the number of hours worked, totaled 630. Our primary source of earnings is net interest income, the difference between interest earned on assets and interest paid on liabilities, which is supplemented by fees for services, commissions on sales, and various deposit service charges. We fund our lending and investing activities primarily through the retail deposit operations of our branch banking network and, to a lesser extent, retail and wholesale repurchase agreements and Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) borrowings. We invest our funds primarily in loans to retail and commercial customers and various investment securities. Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol, FCBC.

 

The Bank offers commercial and personal insurance services through its wholly owned subsidiary First Community Insurance Services (“FCIS”). Revenues are primarily derived from commissions paid by issuing companies on the sale of policies. As of September 30, 2017, FCIS operated 6 in-branch locations in Virginia and West Virginia. The Bank offers trust management, estate administration, and investment advisory services through its Trust Division and wholly owned subsidiary First Community Wealth Management Inc. (“FCWM”). The Trust Division manages inter vivos trusts and trusts under will, develops and administers employee benefit and individual retirement plans, and manages and settles estates. Fiduciary fees for these services are charged on a schedule related to the size, nature, and complexity of the account. Revenues consist primarily of investment advisory fees and commissions on assets under management and investment advisory fees.administration. As of September 30, 2017,2020, the Trust Division and FCWM managed $936 millionand administered $1.13 billion in combined assets under various fee-based arrangements as fiduciary or agent.

 

Our acquisitionRecent Events

In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) surfaced in China, and divestiturequickly spread across most of the earth, including the United States. In March 2020, President Trump declared a National Public Health Emergency. Government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic severely restricted the level of economic activity in the Company’s markets during the nine monthsSpring and early Summer of 2020. While the financial services industry has been designated an essential business in each of the states in which the Company operates, many of the Company’s customers are non-essential businesses, or are employed by non-essential businesses, and have been adversely affected by government shutdowns.

The Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations generally rely upon the ability of borrowers to repay their loans, the value of collateral underlying secured loans, and demand for loans and other financial products and services. Each of these conditions depends highly on the business environment in the primary markets where the Company operates and in the United States as a whole. The COVID-19 pandemic has, and will continue to have, a significant impact on the Company’s business and operations.

To date, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted trade, travel, employee productivity, unemployment, consumer spending, and other economic activities which has resulted in less economic activity, lower equity market valuations, significant volatility and disruption in financial markets, which have all adversely affected the Company’s business volume, financial condition and results of operations. However, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is fluid and continues to evolve. The ultimate extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will impact the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations is currently uncertain and will depend on various developments, including the duration and scope of the pandemic, governmental, regulatory and private sector responses to the pandemic, the pandemic’s depth of impact on national and local economies, financial market reactions, responses of the Company’s customers, employees and vendors, and other factors.

In order to implement and exercise social distancing, on March 20, 2020, the Company began limiting access to branch lobbies and conducting most business through drive-through tellers and through electronic and online means.  To support the health and well-being of employees, a significant amount of the Company's non-customer facing, operational workforce is currently working remotely, and the Company temporarily implemented pay differential for employees not working remotely, which ended when states and localities began their phased re-opening plans.  To support and assist loan customers and/or comply with guidance from regulatory authorities, the Company has deferred loan payments for many consumer and commercial customers, suspended residential property foreclosures, evictions, and involuntary  automobile repossessions, and is offering fee waivers, payment deferrals, and other extraordinary assistance for automobile, mortgage, small business and personal lending customers.  Future regulatory or governmental actions may require these and other types of customer-assistance measures.

In order to help our customers in these unprecedented times, the Company modified or deferred payments on a total of 3,362 loans totaling $426.45 million in principal through September 30, 2017,2020.  At September 30, 2020, loans currently in deferral amounted to $115.63 million.  Included in the September 30, 2020, amounts are re-deferrals for approximately $69.32 million commercial loans and year endedapproximately $5.09 million in consumer mortgage and installment loans.  Deferred interest and fees for these loans will continue to accrue. However, should eventual credit losses on deferred payments occur, accrued interest income and fees would be reversed, which would negatively impact interest income in future periods. The accrued interest for these loans total $1.10 million  as of September 30, 2020.  To date, the Company has not experienced an increase in borrowers drawing on lines of credit. Management currently believes the hotel/motel and retail loan portfolios to be at the greatest risk.

The Company is also participating in the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), administered by the Small Business Administration (“SBA”), in an attempt to assist both existing customers and non-customers. Through September 30, 2020, the Company processed 803 loans with original principal balances totaling $62.74 million through the SBA’s PPP.

Management and the Board of Directors are closely monitoring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on results of operations and financial condition. The Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $12.03 million for the first nine months of 2020  which is significantly higher than in the recent previous periods. Management expects the provisions for loan losses for periods ending after September 30, 2020, to be materially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Acquisitions and Divestitures

On September 11, 2019, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Highlands Bankshares, Inc. (“Highlands” ) of Abingdon, Virginia. Under the terms of the agreement and plan of merger, each share of Highlands’ common and preferred stock outstanding immediately converted into the right to receive 0.2703 shares of the Company’s stock. The transaction was consummated at the close of business December 31, 2016, included2019. The transaction combined two traditional Southwestern Virginia community banks who serve the saleHighlands region in Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. The total purchase price for the transaction was $86.65 million.

The Highlands transaction was accounted for using the acquisition method of Greenpoint Insurance Agency Inc.accounting and, accordingly, assets acquired, liabilities assumed and consideration exchanged were recorded at estimated fair value on October 1, 2016,the acquisition date. Fair values are preliminary and subject to refinement up to a year after the simultaneous saleclosing date of six branches to and purchase of seven branches from First Bank on July 15, 2016.the acquisition.

 

Critical Accounting Estimates

 

We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the U.S. and conform to general practices within the banking industry. Our financial position and results of operations may require management to make significant estimates and assumptions that have a material impact on our financial condition or operating performance. Due to the level of subjectivity and the susceptibility of such matters to change, actual results could differ significantly from management’s assumptions and estimates. Estimates, assumptions, and judgments, which are periodically evaluated, are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events believed reasonable under the circumstances. These estimates are generally necessary when assets and liabilities are required to be recorded at estimated fair value, when a decline in the value of an asset carried on the financial statements at fair value warrants an impairment write-down or a valuation reserve, or when an asset or liability needs recorded based on the probability of occurrence of a future event. Carrying assets and liabilities at fair value inherently results in more financial statement volatility. Fair values and information used to record valuation adjustments for certain assets and liabilities are based on quoted market prices, when available, or third-party sources. When quoted prices or third-party information is not available, management estimates valuation adjustments primarily through the use of financial modeling techniques and appraisal estimates.

 

Our accounting policies are fundamental in understanding MD&A and the disclosures presented in Item 1, “Financial Statements,” of this report. Our accounting policies are described in detail in Note 1, “Basis of Presentation,” of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2020, and in Note 1, “Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies,” of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of our 20162019 Form 10-K and our10-K. Our critical accounting estimates are detailed in the “Critical Accounting Estimates” section in Part II, Item 7 of our 20162019 Form 10-K.

 

Performance Overview

 

Highlights of our results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,2020, and financial condition as of September 30, 2017,2020, include the following:

 

 

Net income available to common shareholders increased $1.27 million, or 19.88%, to $7.65 million and dilutedDiluted earnings per share increased $0.08, or 21.62%, to $0.45was $0.47 for the third quarter and $1.37 for the first  nine months .

Current quarter earnings include a loan loss provision of 2017 compared to the same$4.70 million, an increase of $4.03 million over third quarter of 2016.2019. The year to date loan loss provision was $12.03 million, an increase of $8.55 million from the prior year.  The increase further recognizes the economic uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite the significant increase in loan loss provision, return on average assets remained strong at 1.11% for the third quarter and 1.14% for the nine month period.

 

Net interest margin increased 30decreased 46 basis points to 4.25%, and normalized net interest margin increased 23 basis points to 4.00% for the third quarter of 20174.10% compared to the same quarter of 2016.2019. Net interest margin decreased 30 basis points to 4.33% for the first  nine months compared to the same period of 2019. Both decreases are reflective of the current historically low interest rate environment.

Service charges on deposit accounts have increased since the second quarter of 2020 as pandemic shutdowns and stay-at-home orders were relaxed during the summer.

Total deposits have grown $162.33 million, or 6.97%, during 2020 with $122.41 million of the increase occurring in interest free categories.

Book value per common share at September 30, 2020, was $23.70, an increase of $0.37 during the year.
 

TheAs of September 30, 2020, the Company’s book value per common share increased $0.81 continues to $20.76 compared to December 31, 2016.

The Company significantly exceedsexceed regulatory “well capitalized” targets, as well as all capital targets of September 30, 2017.its capital management plan. The Company completed its previous share repurchase authorization in the first quarter of 2020, prior to the onset of the current COVID-19 pandemic, which completed a strategic objective of acquiring 6.6 million shares, returning over $149 million in surplus capital to shareholders. In light of the uncertain economic forecast, the Company has temporarily delayed consideration of a new share repurchase authorization to preserve and further accumulate surplus capital.

 

Results of Operations

 

Net Income

 

The following table presents the changes in net income and related information for the periods indicated:

 

 

Three Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

     

Nine Months Ended

    

(Amounts in thousands, except per

 

September 30,

 

Increase

    

September 30,

 

Increase

   

share data)

 

2020

  

2019

  

(Decrease)

  

% Change

  

2020

  

2019

  

(Decrease)

  

% Change

 
 

September 30,

  

Increase

  

 

  

September 30,

  

Increase

  

 

  

(Amounts in thousands, except

 

2017

  

2016

  

(Decrease)

  % Change  

2017

  

2016

  (Decrease)  % Change 

per share data)

                                

Net income

 $7,652  $6,383  $1,269   19.88% $20,272  $18,722  $1,550   8.28% $8,266  $9,156  $(890) -9.72% $24,376  $29,238  $(4,862) -16.63%

Net income available to common shareholders

  7,652   6,383   1,269   19.88%  20,272   18,722   1,550   8.28%
                                 

Basic earnings per common share

  0.45   0.37   0.08   21.62%  1.19   1.07   0.12   11.21% 0.47  0.59  (0.12) -20.34% 1.37  1.86  (0.49) -26.34%

Diluted earnings per common share

  0.45   0.37   0.08   21.62%  1.19   1.07   0.12   11.21% 0.47  0.58  (0.11) -18.97% 1.37  1.85  (0.48) -25.95%
                                 

Return on average assets

  1.29%  1.03%  0.26%  25.24%  1.14%  1.01%  0.13%  12.87% 1.11% 1.65% -0.54% -32.73% 1.14% 1.76% -0.62% -35.23%

Return on average common equity

  8.61%  7.58%  1.03%  13.59%  7.80%  7.40%  0.40%  5.41% 7.83% 10.80% -2.97% -27.50% 7.76% 11.70% -3.94% -33.68%

 

Three-Month Comparison. Net income increaseddecreased $890 thousand in the third quarter of 20172020 largely due to a decrease in noninterest expense and increases in noninterest and net interest income. These changes were offset by increases$4.03 million increase in the provision for loan losses as a result of increasing the reserve to recognize the impact of the coronavirus slowdown. Additional decreases resulted from increases in salaries and employee benefits of $1.15 million in 2020 reflective of the addition of Highlands and a one-time litigation settlement of $900 thousand included in the third quarter results from 2019.  These decreases were offset by an increase of $4.61 million in net interest income tax.that is reflective of the addition of Highlands in 2020 and $592 thousand in merger expenses recognized in the third quarter of 2019 .

 

Nine-Month Comparison. Net income increaseddecreased $4.86 million in the first nine months of 20172020 due to a decrease in noninterest expense and an$8.55 million increase in net interest income. These changes were offset by a decrease in noninterest income and increases in the provision for loan losses as a result of increasing the reserve to recognize the impact of the coronavirus slowdown as noted above. Additional decreases resulted from an increase in salaries and employee benefits of $5.23 million which was reflective of the addition of Highlands as well as expenses arising from the implementation of a pay differential related to COVID-19 which ended May 31, 2020. Also contributing to the decrease, were litigation settlements received of $4.60 million received in 2019. These decreases were offset by an increase of $13.46 million in net interest income tax.that is reflective of the of Highlands acquisition.

 

Net Interest Income

 

Net interest income, our largest contributor to earnings, is analyzed on a fully taxable equivalent (“FTE”) basis, a non-GAAP financial measure. For additional information, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

The following tablestables present the consolidated average balance sheets and net interest analysis on a FTE basis for the dates indicated:

 

   

Three Months Ended September 30,

 
   

2017

  

2016

 
   

Average

      

Average Yield/

  

Average

      

Average Yield/

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Balance

  

Interest(1)

  

Rate(1)

  

Balance

  

Interest(1)

  

Rate(1)

 

Assets

                        

Earning assets

                        

Loans(2)

 $1,843,612  $22,765   4.90% $1,820,899  $21,974   4.80%

Securities available for sale

  157,038   1,373   3.47%  266,162   1,941   2.90%

Securities held to maturity

  25,199   106   1.67%  72,210   189   1.04%

Interest-bearing deposits

  73,802   275   1.48%  19,025   26   0.54%

Total earning assets

  2,099,651   24,519   4.63%  2,178,296   24,130   4.41%

Other assets

  258,763           282,310         

Total assets

 $2,358,414          $2,460,606         
                          

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

                        

Interest-bearing deposits

                        

Demand deposits

 $384,594  $89   0.09% $337,893  $60   0.07%

Savings deposits

  518,355   43   0.03%  523,503   62   0.05%

Time deposits

  509,251   1,143   0.89%  529,344   1,011   0.76%

Total interest-bearing deposits

  1,412,200   1,275   0.36%  1,390,740   1,133   0.32%

Borrowings

                        

Federal funds purchased

  -   -   -   3,696   6   0.65%

Retail repurchase agreements

  58,194   10   0.07%  64,385   12   0.07%

Wholesale repurchase agreements

  25,000   203   3.22%  50,000   473   3.76%

FHLB advances and other borrowings

  50,000   511   4.05%  133,838   876   2.60%

Total borrowings

  133,194   724   2.16%  251,919   1,367   2.16%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

  1,545,394   1,999   0.51%  1,642,659   2,500   0.61%

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

  440,227           462,588         

Other liabilities

  20,101           20,462         

Total liabilities

  2,005,722           2,125,709         

Stockholders' equity

  352,692           334,897         

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 $2,358,414          $2,460,606         

Net interest income, FTE

     $22,520          $21,630     

Net interest rate spread

          4.12%          3.80%

Net interest margin

          4.25%          3.95%

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND NET INTEREST INCOME ANALYSIS (Unaudited)

  

Three Months Ended September 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

 
  

Average

      

Average Yield/

  

Average

      

Average Yield/

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Balance

  

Interest(1)

  

Rate(1)

  

Balance

  

Interest(1)

  

Rate(1)

 

Assets

                        

Earning assets

                        

Loans(2)(3)

 $2,171,023  $27,331   5.01% $1,706,936  $22,106   5.14%

Securities available for sale

  93,263   720   3.07%  118,450   1,015   3.40%

Interest-bearing deposits

  352,144   90   0.10%  122,891   680   2.20%

Total earning assets

  2,616,430   28,141   4.28%  1,948,277   23,801   4.85%

Other assets

  344,285           250,142         

Total assets

 $2,960,715          $2,198,419         
                         

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

                        

Interest-bearing deposits

                        

Demand deposits

 $580,165  $73   0.05% $450,650  $78   0.07%

Savings deposits

  720,657   136   0.08%  500,600   222   0.18%

Time deposits

  448,275   951   0.84%  413,012   1,083   1.04%

Total interest-bearing deposits

  1,749,097   1,160   0.26%  1,364,262   1,383   0.40%

Borrowings

                        

Retail repurchase agreements

  969   1   0.14%  2,107   1   0.17%

Total borrowings

  969   1   0.14%  2,107   1   0.17%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

  1,750,066   1,161   0.26%  1,366,369   1,384   0.40%

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

  754,147           466,253         

Other liabilities

  36,379           29,449         

Total liabilities

  2,540,592           1,862,071         

Stockholders' equity

  420,123           336,348         

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 $2,960,715          $2,198,419         

Net interest income, FTE(1)

     $26,980          $22,417     

Net interest rate spread

          4.02%          4.44%

Net interest margin, FTE(1)

          4.10%          4.56%


(1)

Fully taxable equivalent ("FTE")Interest income and average yield/rate are presented on a FTE, non-GAAP, basis based onusing the federal statutory income tax rate of 35%21%.

(2)

Nonaccrual loans are included in the average balances;balance; however, no related interest income is recorded during the period of nonaccrual.

(3)

Interest on loans includes non-cash and accelerated purchase accounting accretion of $1.77 million and $566 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

 

   

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
   

2017

  

2016

 
   

Average

      

Average Yield/

  

Average

      

Average Yield/

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Balance

  

Interest(1)

  

Rate(1)

  

Balance

  

Interest(1)

  

Rate(1)

 

Assets

                        

Earning assets

                        

Loans(2)

 $1,841,981  $67,645   4.91% $1,775,744  $65,836   4.95%

Securities available for sale

  162,198   4,312   3.55%  318,891   6,403   2.68%

Securities held to maturity

  35,578   382   1.44%  72,350   575   1.06%

Interest-bearing deposits

  66,069   655   1.33%  13,288   55   0.55%

Total earning assets

  2,105,826   72,994   4.63%  2,180,273   72,869   4.47%

Other assets

  264,333           287,784         

Total assets

 $2,370,159          $2,468,057         
                         

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

                        

Interest-bearing deposits

                        

Demand deposits

 $384,265  $301   0.10% $339,920  $177   0.07%

Savings deposits

  523,219   114   0.03%  533,799   191   0.05%

Time deposits

  513,072   3,259   0.85%  527,056   2,966   0.75%

Total interest-bearing deposits

  1,420,556   3,674   0.35%  1,400,775   3,334   0.32%

Borrowings

                        

Federal funds purchased

  2   -   0.00%  5,393   26   0.64%

Retail repurchase agreements

  61,951   31   0.07%  69,347   37   0.07%

Wholesale repurchase agreements

  25,000   602   3.22%  50,000   1,410   3.77%

FHLB advances and other borrowings

  57,357   1,754   4.09%  124,803   2,578   2.76%

Total borrowings

  144,310   2,387   2.21%  249,543   4,051   2.17%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

  1,564,866   6,061   0.52%  1,650,318   7,385   0.60%

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

  435,825           457,250         

Other liabilities

  21,905           22,581         

Total liabilities

  2,022,596           2,130,149         

Stockholders' equity

  347,563           337,908         

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 $2,370,159          $2,468,057         

Net interest income, FTE

     $66,933          $65,484     

Net interest rate spread

          4.11%          3.87%

Net interest margin

          4.25%          4.01%

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND NET INTEREST INCOME ANALYSIS (Unaudited)

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

 
  

Average

      

Average Yield/

  

Average

      

Average Yield/

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Balance

  

Interest(1)

  

Rate(1)

  

Balance

  

Interest(1)

  

Rate(1)

 

Assets

                        

Earning assets

                        

Loans(2)(3)

 $2,127,383  $82,476   5.18% $1,730,940  $67,114   5.18%

Securities available for sale

  110,852   2,619   3.16%  130,029   3,314   3.41%

Securities held to maturity

  -   -   -   4,071   45   1.48%

Interest-bearing deposits

  270,106   706   0.34%  101,364   1,784   2.34%

Total earning assets

  2,508,341   85,801   4.57%  1,966,404   72,257   4.91%

Other assets

  351,589           248,801         

Total assets

 $2,859,930          $2,215,205         
                         

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

                        

Interest-bearing deposits

                        

Demand deposits

 $543,539  $261   0.06% $450,653  $192   0.06%

Savings deposits

  702,604   790   0.15%  502,241   589   0.16%

Time deposits

  466,126   3,380   0.97%  426,885   3,299   1.03%

Total interest-bearing deposits

  1,712,269   4,431   0.35%  1,379,779   4,080   0.40%

Borrowings

                        

Retail repurchase agreements

  1,218   3   0.32%  2,792   3   0.13%

Wholesale repurchase agreements

  -   -   -   5,037   119   3.17%

FHLB advances and other borrowings

  48   1   2.23%  -   -   - 

Total borrowings

  1,266   4   0.42%  7,829   122   2.08%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

  1,713,535   4,435   0.35%  1,387,608   4,202   0.40%

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

  688,891           464,958         

Other liabilities

  38,001           28,651         

Total liabilities

  2,440,427           1,881,217         

Stockholders' equity

  419,503           333,988         

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 $2,859,930          $2,215,205         

Net interest income, FTE(1)

     $81,366          $68,055     

Net interest rate spread

          4.22%          4.51%

Net interest margin, FTE(1)

          4.33%          4.63%


(1)

Fully taxable equivalent ("FTE")Interest income and average yield/rate are presented on a FTE, non-GAAP, basis based onusing the federal statutory income tax rate of 35%21%.

(2)

Nonaccrual loans are included in the average balances;balance; however, no related interest income is recorded during the period of nonaccrual.

(3)

Interest on loans includes non-cash purchase accounting accretion of $5.22 million and $2.72 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

 

The following table presents the impact to net interest income on a FTE basis due to changes in volume (average(change in average volume times the prior year’syear’s average rate), rate (average rate times the prior year’s average volume), and rate/volume (average volume times the change in average rate), for the periods indicated:

 

 

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 
 

September 30, 2017 Compared to 2016

  

September 30, 2017 Compared to 2016

  

September 30, 2020 Compared to 2019

 

September 30, 2020 Compared to 2019

 
 

Dollar Increase (Decrease) due to

  

Dollar Increase (Decrease) due to

  

Dollar Increase (Decrease) due to

  

Dollar Increase (Decrease) due to

 
         

Rate/

              

Rate/

            

Rate/

          

Rate/

   

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Volume

  

Rate

  

Volume

  

Total

  

Volume

  

Rate

  

Volume

  

Total

  

Volume

  

Rate

  

Volume

  

Total

  

Volume

  

Rate

  

Volume

  

Total

 

Interest earned on(1)

                                                 

Loans(2)

 $816  $1,336  $(1,361) $791  $2,456  $(563) $(84) $1,809  $5,994  $(557) $(212) $5,225  $15,371  $(23) $14  $15,362 

Securities available-for-sale

  (2,368)  1,130   670   (568)  (3,146)  2,081   (1,026)  (2,091) (215) (98) 18  (295) (489) (82) (124) (695)

Securities held-to-maturity

  (366)  339   (56)  (83)  (292)  202   (103)  (193) -  -  -  -  (45) -  -  (45)

Interest-bearing deposits with other banks

  223   133   (107)  249   218   77   305   600   1,265   (647)  (1,208)  (590)  2,957   (511)  (3,524)  (1,078)

Total interest earning assets

  (1,695)  2,938   (854)  389   (764)  1,797   (908)  125  7,044  (1,302) (1,402) 4,340  17,794  (616) (3,634) 13,544 
                                                 

Interest paid on(1)

                                                 

Demand deposits

  25   53   (49)  29   23   89   12   124  22  (21) (6) (5) 40  8  21  69 

Savings deposits

  (2)  (56)  39   (19)  (4)  (75)  2   (77) 97  (127) (56) (86) 235  (8) (26) 201 

Time deposits

  (114)  517   (271)  132   (79)  385   (13)  293  92  (204) (20) (132) 303  (69) (153) 81 

Federal funds purchased

  (18)  (18)  30   (6)  (26)  -   -   (26)

Retail repurchase agreements

  (3)  (3)  4   (2)  (4)  (2)  -   (6) -  -  -  -  (2) 1  1  - 

Wholesale repurchase agreements

  (704)  (203)  637   (270)  (705)  (205)  102   (808) - - - - (119) - - (119)

FHLB advances and other borrowings

  (1,633)  1,452   (184)  (365)  (1,393)  1,241   (672)  (824)  -   -   -   -   -   -   1   1 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

  (2,449)  1,742   206   (501)  (2,188)  1,433   (569)  (1,324) 211  (352) (82) (223) 457  (68) (156) 233 
                                                 

Change in net interest income(1)

 $754  $1,196  $(1,060) $890  $1,424  $364  $(339) $1,449  $6,833  $(950) $(1,320) $4,563  $17,337  $(548) $(3,478) $13,311 


(1)

FTE basis based on the federal statutory rate of 35%

(2)

Nonaccrual loans are included in average balances; however, no related interest income is recorded during the period of nonaccrual.

The following tables present the net interest analysis on a FTE basis excluding the impact of non-cash purchase accounting accretion from acquired loan portfolios for the periods indicated:

  

Three Months Ended September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Interest(1)

  

Average Yield/

Rate(1)

  

Interest(1)

  

Average Yield/

Rate(1)

 

Earning assets

                

Loans(2)

 $22,765   4.90% $21,974   4.80%

Accretion income

  1,925       1,683     

Less: cash accretion income

  548       699     

Non-cash accretion income

  1,377       984     

Loans, normalized(3)

  21,388   4.60%  20,990   4.59%

Other earning assets

  1,754   2.72%  2,156   2.40%

Total earning assets

  23,142   4.37%  23,146   4.23%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

  1,999   0.51%  2,500   0.61%

Net interest income, FTE(3)

 $21,143      $20,646     

Net interest rate spread, normalized(3)

      3.86%      3.62%

Net interest margin, normalized(3)

      4.00%      3.77%

(1)

FTE basis based on the federal statutory rate of 35%

(2)

Nonaccrual loans are included in average balances; however, no related interest income is recorded during the period of nonaccrual.21%. 

(3)

Normalized totals are non-GAAP financial measures that exclude non-cash loan interest accretion related to PCI loans.

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Interest(1)

  

Average Yield/

Rate(1)

  

Interest(1)

  

Average Yield/

Rate(1)

 

Earning assets

                

Loans(2)

 $67,645   4.91% $65,836   4.95%

Accretion income

  6,243       6,183     

Less: cash accretion income

  1,986       2,290     

Non-cash accretion income

  4,257       3,893     

Loans, normalized(3)

  63,388   4.60%  61,943   4.66%

Other earning assets

  5,349   2.71%  7,033   2.32%

Total earning assets

  68,737   4.36%  68,976   4.23%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

  6,061   0.52%  7,385   0.60%

Net interest income, FTE(3)

 $62,676      $61,591     

Net interest rate spread, normalized(3)

      3.84%      3.63%

Net interest margin, normalized(3)

      3.98%      3.77%

(1)

FTE basis based on the federal statutory rate of 35%

(2)

Nonaccrual loans are included in average balances; however, no related interest income is recorded during the period of nonaccrual.

(3)

Normalized totals are non-GAAP financial measures that exclude non-cash loan interest accretion related to PCI loans.

 

Three-Month Comparison. Net interest income comprised 75.55%77.84% of total net interest and noninterest income in the third quarter of 20172020 compared to 78.18%74.43% in the same quarter of 2016.2019. Net interest income on a GAAP basis increased $929 thousand,$4.61 million, or 4.40%20.76%, and net interest income on a FTE basis increased $890 thousand, or 4.11%. Normalized net interest income on a FTE basis is a non-GAAP measure that excludes non-cash loan accretion income related to PCI loans. For additional information, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below. Normalized net interest margin increased 23 basis points compared to an increase of 30 basis points$4.56 million, or 20.36%, on a FTE basis. NormalizedThe net interest margin on a FTE basis decreased 46 basis points and the net interest spread increased 24 basis points compared to an increase of 32 basis points on a FTE basis.basis decreased 42 basis points. The decrease in the net interest margin and the net interest spread are primarily attributable to the current historically low interest rate environment.

 

Average earning assets decreased $78.65increased $668.15 million, or 3.61%34.29%, primarily due to a decreasean increase in investment securities offset byaverage loans as well as an increase in interest-bearing deposits. Average loans increased $464.09 million which was primarily due to the addition of Highlands. The yield on earning assets decreased 57 basis points or 11.75%, primarily due to the historically low rate environment. The average loan growthto deposit ratio decreased to 86.73% from 93.25% in the same quarter of 2019. Non-cash accretion income increased $1.20 million, or 211.84%, due to the addition of loans from the Highlands acquisition.

Average interest-bearing liabilities, which consist of interest-bearing deposits and borrowings, increased $383.70 million, or 28.08%, primarily due to an increase in interest-bearing deposits. The normalized yield on earning assets increasedinterest-bearing liabilities decreased 14 basis pointspoints. Average interest-bearing deposits increased $384.84 million, or 28.21%, which was driven by the December 31, 2019 Highlands acquisition with increases in average savings deposits of $220.06 million, or 43.96%, interest-bearing demand of $129.52 million, or 28.74%, and time deposits of $35.26 million, or 8.54%

Nine-Month Comparison. Net interest income comprised 78.53% of total net interest and noninterest income for the first nine months of 2020 compared to 73.45% in the same period of 2019. Net interest income on a GAAP basis increased $13.46 million, or 19.97%, compared to an increase of 22$13.31 million, or 19.56%, on a FTE basis. The net interest margin on a FTE basis decreased 30 basis points and the net interest spread on a GAAP basis.FTE basis decreased 29 basis points. The decrease in the net interest margin and the net interest spread are primarily attributable to the historically low rate environment experienced over the past nine months.

Average earning assets increased $541.94 million, or 27.56%, primarily due to an increase in loans and overnight funds sold. The yield on earning assets decreased 34 basis points as the yields in interest-bearing deposits and the available-for-sale investment portfolio decreased. Average loans increased $22.71$396.44 million, or 1.25%22.90%, and the average loan to deposit ratio increaseddecreased to 99.52%88.60% from 98.25%. The normalized yield on loans increased 1 basis point compared to an increase93.83% in the same period of 10 basis points on a GAAP basis.2019. Non-cash accretion income increased $393 thousand,$2.50 million, or 39.94%.91.98%, due to the addition of loans from the Highlands acquisition.

 

 

Average interest-bearing liabilities, which consist of interest-bearing deposits and borrowings, decreased $97.27increased $325.93 million, or 5.92%23.49%, primarily due to a declinean increase in average borrowings.interest-bearing deposits. The yield on interest-bearing liabilities decreased 105 basis points largely driven by a decrease in the average balance of borrowings.or 12.50%. Average borrowings decreased $118.73$6.56 million, or 47.13%83.83%, largely due to an $83.84 million, or 62.64%, decrease in average FHLB advances and other borrowings, a $25.00 million, or 50.00%, decrease in average wholesale repurchase agreements of $5.04 million. The decrease resulted from the payoff of a $6.19$25 million or 9.62%, decreasewholesale repurchase agreement in average retail repurchase agreements, and a $3.70 million decrease in average federal funds purchased.the first quarter of 2019. Average interest-bearing deposits increased $21.46$332.49 million, or 1.54%24.10%, which was driven by a $46.70the December 2019 acquisition of Highlands, resulting in increases of $200.36 million or 13.82%, increase in averagesavings, $92.89 million in interest-bearing demand, deposits offset by a $20.09and $39.24 million or 3.80%, decrease in average time deposits, and a $5.15 million, or 0.98%, decrease in average savings deposits, which include money market and savings accounts.deposits.

 

Nine-Month Comparison. Net interest income comprised 78.16% of total net interest and noninterest income in the first nine months of 2017 compared to 75.42% in the same period of 2016. Net interest income on a GAAP basis increased $1.56 million, or 2.44%, and net interest income on a FTE basis increased $1.45 million, or 2.21%. Normalized net interest margin increased 21 basis points compared to an increase of 24 basis points on a FTE basis. Normalized net interest spread increased 21 basis points compared to an increase of 24 basis points on a FTE basis.

Average earning assets decreased $74.45 million, or 3.41%, primarily due to a decrease in investment offset by loan growth and an increase in interest-bearing deposits. The normalized yield on earning assets increased 13 basis points compared to an increase of 16 basis points on a GAAP basis. Average loans increased $66.24 million, or 3.73%, and the average loan to deposit ratio increased to 99.22% from 95.57%. The normalized yield on loans decreased 6 basis points compared to a decrease of 4 basis points on a GAAP basis. Non-cash accretion income increased $364 thousand, or 9.35%, as the effect of accretion income continued to decline from acquired portfolio attrition.

Average interest-bearing liabilities, which consist of interest-bearing deposits and borrowings, decreased $85.45 million, or 5.18%, primarily due to a decline in average borrowings. The yield on interest-bearing liabilities decreased 8 basis points, largely driven by a decrease in the average balance of borrowings. Average borrowings decreased $105.23 million, or 42.17%, largely due to a $67.45 million, or 54.04%, decrease in average FHLB advances and other borrowings, a $25.00 million, or 50.00%, decrease in average wholesale repurchase agreements, a $7.40 million, or 10.67%, decrease in average retail repurchase agreements, and a $5.39 million, or 99.96%, decrease in average federal funds purchased. Average interest-bearing deposits increased $19.78 million, or 1.41%, which was driven by a $44.35 million, or 13.05%, increase in average interest-bearing demand deposits offset by a $13.98 million, or 2.65%, decrease in average time deposits, and a $10.58 million, or 1.98%, decrease in average savings deposits, which include money market and savings accounts.

Provision for Loan Losses

 

Three-Month Comparison. The provision charged to operations increased $1.88$4.03 million, or 596.74%, to $730 thousand$4.70 million in the third quarter of 20172020 compared to a recovery of $1.15 million in the same quarter of 2016, which2019. The increase in the provision was attributedprimarily due to the reversalimpact of $1.35 million in loan loss provisions related to loans divested in the First Bank transaction during the third quarter of 2016.coronavirus slowdown. For additional information, see “Allowance for Loan Losses” in the “Financial Condition” section below.

 

Nine-Month Comparison. The provision charged to operations increased $1.40$8.55 million, or 245.80%, to $2.16$12.03 million infor the first nine months of 20172020 compared to the same period of 2016, which was attributed2019. The provision net of year to date net charge-offs of $3.18 million had the reversaleffect of $1.35 million inincreasing loan loss provisions related to loans divestedreserves $8.85 million. For additional information, see “Allowance for Loan Losses” in the First Bank transaction during the third quarter of 2016.“Financial Condition” section below.

Noninterest Income

 

The following table presents the components of, and changes in, noninterest income for the periods indicated:

 

 

Three Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

       

Nine Months Ended

      
 

September 30,

  

Increase

      

September 30,

  

Increase

      

September 30,

 

Increase

  % 

September 30,

 

Increase

  %
 

2017

  

2016

  (Decrease)  % Change  

2017

  

2016

  (Decrease)  % Change  

2020

  

2019

  

(Decrease)

  

Change

  

2020

  

2019

  

(Decrease)

  

Change

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                                                        

Wealth management

 $758  $653  $105   16.08% $2,339  $2,147  $192   8.94% $909  $952  $(43) -4.52% $2,607  $2,581  $26  1.01%

Service charges on deposits

  3,605   3,494   111   3.18%  10,078   10,146   (68)  -0.67% 3,250  3,785  (535) -14.13% 9,541  10,892  (1,351) -12.40%

Other service charges and fees

  2,141   2,024   117   5.78%  6,387   6,088  ��299   4.91% 2,748  2,007  741  36.92% 7,596  6,185  1,411  22.81%

Insurance commissions

  306   1,592   (1,286)  -80.78%  1,004   5,383   (4,379)  -81.35%

Net impairment losses recognized in earnings

  -   (4,635)  4,635   -100.00%  -   (4,646)  4,646   -100.00%

Net loss on sale of securities

  -   25   (25)  -100.00%  (657)  (53)  (604)  1139.62%

Net gain on sale of securities

 -  -  -  -  385  (43) 428  -995.35%

Net FDIC indemnification asset amortization

  (268)  (1,369)  1,101   -80.42%  (3,186)  (3,856)  670   -17.38% (383) (719) 336  -46.73% (1,352) (1,787) 435  -24.34%

Net gain on divestiture

  -   3,065   (3,065)  -100.00%  -   3,065   (3,065)  -100.00%

Other income/litigation settlements

 -  900  (900) -100.00% -  4,600  (4,600) -100.00%

Other operating income

  593   1,046   (453)  -43.31%  2,336   2,554   (218)  -8.54%  1,114   709   405  57.12%  3,323   1,935   1,388  71.73%

Total noninterest income

 $7,135  $5,895  $1,240   21.03% $18,301  $20,828  $(2,527)  -12.13% $7,638  $7,634  $4  0.05% $22,100  $24,363  $(2,263) -9.29%

 

Three-Month Comparison. Noninterest income comprised 24.45%22.16% of total net interest and noninterest income in the third quarter of 20172020 compared to 21.82%25.57% in the same quarter of 2016.2019. Noninterest income increased $1.24 million,$4 thousand, or 21.03%,0.05%. The increase was primarily due to increases in both net impairment losses recognizedinterchange income and other operating income for a combined total of $1.15 million. A decrease in the amortization of the FDIC indemnification asset of $336 thousand contributed to the increase in noninterest income as well.  These increases were offset by litigation settlements received in the third quarter of 2016 and the decrease in net negative amortization related to the FDIC indemnification asset2019  of $900 thousand as loss share coverage expired June 30, 2017, for commercial loans. See Note 2, “Investment Securities,” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of this report. These changes were offset bywell as a decrease in insurance commissions resulting from the Greenpoint divestiture in the fourth quarterservice charges on deposits of 2016 and$535 thousand as a net gain on the divestitureresult of six bank branches to First Bank in the third quarter of 2016. Excluding the impact from impairment losses, sales of securities and branches, net FDIC indemnification asset amortization, and net gain on divestiture, noninterest income decreased $1.33 million, or 15.22%, to $7.40 million in the third quarter of 2017, from $8.73 million in the same quarter of 2016. The decrease was due primarily to a $1.29 million decrease in insurance commissions resulting from the Greenpoint divestiture.pandemic shutdowns.

 

Nine-Month Comparison. Noninterest income comprised 21.84%21.47% of total net interest and noninterest income infor the first nine months of 20172020 compared to 24.58%26.55% in the same period of 2016.2019. Noninterest income decreased $2.53$2.26 million, or 12.13%9.29%, primarily due to $4.60 million received from litigation settlements in 2019. In addition, service charges on deposits decreased $1.35 million primarily as a decrease in insurance commissions resulting fromresult of the Greenpoint divestiture in the fourth quarter of 2016second and a net gain on the divestiture of six bank branches to First Bank in the third quarter effects of 2016the pandemic shutdowns. These decreases were primarily offset by net impairment losses recognizedincreases in the third quarter of 2016. See Note 2, “Investment Securities,” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of this report. Net negative amortization related to the FDIC indemnification asset decreasedother service charges and fees and other operating income. Other service charges and fees increased $1.41 million, or 22.81%, primarily due to additional reserve provisions as loss share coverage expired June 30, 2017, for commercial loans. Excluding the impact from impairment losses, sales of securities and branches,an increase in net FDIC indemnification asset amortization, net gain on divestiture, and bank owned life insurance proceeds, noninterestinterchange income. Other Operating income decreased $4.19increased $1.39 million or 16.20%, to $21.69 million in the first nine months of 2017, from $25.88 million in the same period of 2016. The decrease71.73% and was due primarily to a $4.38 million decrease in insurance commissions resulting from the Greenpoint divestiture.

driven by third party incentives associated with debit cards and demand deposit accounts. 

 

 

Noninterest Expense

 

The following table presents the components of, and changes in, noninterest expense for the periods indicated:

 

 

Three Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

       

Nine Months Ended

      
 

September 30,

  

Increase

      

September 30,

  

Increase

  

%

  

September 30,

 

Increase

  % 

September 30,

 

Increase

  %
 

2017

  

2016

  (Decrease)  % Change  

2017

  

2016

  (Decrease)  

Change

  

2020

  

2019

  

(Decrease)

  

Change

  

2020

  

2019

  

(Decrease)

  

Change

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                                                        

Salaries and employee benefits

 $9,137  $9,828  $(691)  -7.03% $27,178  $30,501  $(3,323)  -10.89% $10,485  $9,334  $1,151  12.33% $32,886  $27,653  $5,233  18.92%

Occupancy expense

  1,082   1,249   (167)  -13.37%  3,671   4,139   (468)  -11.31% 1,228  1,042  186  17.85% 3,818  3,277  541  16.51%

Furniture and equipment expense

  1,133   1,066   67   6.29%  3,311   3,271   40   1.22% 1,412  1,183  229  19.36% 4,112  3,278  834  25.44%

Service fees

 1,581  1,466  115  7.84% 4,433  3,727  706  18.94%

Advertising and public relations

 430  795  (365) -45.91% 1,417  1,832  (415) -22.65%

Professional fees

 408  548  (140) -25.55% 948  1,290  (342) -26.51%

Amortization of intangibles

  266   316   (50)  -15.82%  790   871   (81)  -9.30% 365  251  114  45.42% 1,086  746  340  45.58%

FDIC premiums and assessments

  227   363   (136)  -37.47%  698   1,109   (411)  -37.06% 191  -  191  -  224  318  (94) -29.56%

Merger, acquisition, and divestiture expense

  -   226   (226)  -100.00%  -   675   (675)  -100.00%

Merger expense

 -  592  (592) -100.00% 1,893  592  1,301  219.76%

Other operating expense

  5,064   5,509   (445)  -8.08%  15,802   15,527   275   1.77%  3,071   2,233   838   37.53%  8,931   8,167   764   9.35%

Total noninterest expense

 $16,909  $18,557  $(1,648)  -8.88% $51,450  $56,093  $(4,643)  -8.28% $19,171  $17,444  $1,727   9.90% $59,748  $50,880  $8,868   17.43%

 

Three-Month Comparison. Noninterest expense decreased $1.65increased $1.73 million, or 8.88%9.90%, in the third quarter of 20172020 compared to the same quarter of 2016, which2019. The increase was largely due to a decreasean increase in salaries and employee benefits. Salariesbenefits of $1.15 million primarily attributable to the addition of Highlands employees. Other increases also occurred in occupancy and employee benefits decreased as full-time equivalent employees, calculated using the numberfurniture and equipment expense, and other operating expense for a combined total of hours worked, decreased to 569 as of September 30, 2017, from 624 as of September 30, 2016,$1.25 million.  The increases in these categories were primarily due to the First Bank and Greenpoint transactions that occurred during the second halfaddition of 2016. We incurred expenses totaling $226 thousand related to the branch exchange with First Bank during the third quarter of 2016. Occupancy, furniture, and equipment expense decreased $100 thousand, or 4.32%, due to branch closures and divestitures that occurred during the prior year. Other operating expense included a $421 thousand increase in legal fees, a $146 thousand increase in property writedowns, and a $369 thousand increaselocations acquired in the net loss on sales and expenses related to other real estate owned (“OREO”) to $647 thousand from $278 thousandHighlands transaction.  Increases in the third quarter of 2016. These increases2020 were offset primarily by decreasesmerger expenses of $592 thousand that were incurred in office supplies expense, other service fees, nonemployee compensation, and consulting fees.the third quarter of 2019.

 

Nine-Month Comparison. Noninterest expense decreased $4.64increased $8.87 million, or 8.28%17.43%, in the first nine months of 20172020 compared to the same period of 2016,2019. The increase was primarily due to an increase in salaries and benefits of $5.23 million, or 18.92% which was largely due to a decreasethe addition of Highlands employees. In addition, the Company incurred $1.89 million in salaries and employee benefits. Salaries and employee benefits decreased primarily due to the First Bank and Greenpoint transactions that occurredresidual merger expenses during the second halffirst quarter of 2016. We incurred expenses totaling $675 thousand2020 related to the First Bank branch exchange during the first nine months of 2016.Highlands acquisition. Occupancy and furniture and equipment expense decreased $428 thousand, or 5.78%, due toincreased a combined total of $1.38 million and was primarily driven by the addition of branch closures and divestitures that occurred during the prior year. Other operating expense included a $467 thousand increase in legal fees which were offset by a $48 thousand decreaselocations acquired in the net loss on sales and expenses related to OREO to $1.19 million from $1.24 million in the first nine months of 2016.Highlands transaction.

 

IncomeIncome Tax Expense

 

The Company’s effective tax rate, income tax as a percent of pre-tax income, may vary significantly from the statutory rate due to permanent differences and available tax credits. Permanent differences are income and expense items excluded by law in the calculation of taxable income. The Company’s most significant permanent differences generally include interest income on municipal securities and increases in the cash surrender value of life insurance policies.

Three-Month Comparison. The Company’s effective tax rate, income tax as a percent of pre-tax income, may vary significantly from the statutory rate due to permanent differences and available tax credits. Permanent differences are income and expense items excluded by law in the calculation of taxable income. The Company’s most significant permanent differences generally include interest income on municipal securities and increases in the cash surrender value of life insurance policies. Income tax expense increased $664decreased $248 thousand, or 20.56%9.61%, andprimarily due to the decrease in pre-tax earnings. The effective tax rate increased 13 basis points to 33.73%22.00% in the third quarter of 2017 compared to2020 from 21.98% in the same quarter of 2016. The increase in the effective tax rate was largely due to a decrease in tax-exempt revenue.2019.

 

Nine-Month Comparison. Income tax expense increased $727 thousand,decreased $1.36 million, or 7.92%16.71%, and the effective tax rate decreased 7 basis points to 32.83%21.80% in the first nine monthsthird quarter of 2017 compared to2020 from 21.82% in the same periodquarter of 2016. The decrease in the effective tax rate was largely due to an increase in tax-exempt revenue.2019.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures 

 

In addition to financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, we use certain non-GAAP financial measures that management believes provide investors with important information useful in understanding our operational performance and comparing our financial measures with other financial institutions. The non-GAAP financial measuresmeasure presented in this report include net interest income on a FTE basis and normalizedincludes net interest income on a FTE basis. While we believe these non-GAAP financial measures enhance understanding of our business and performance, they are supplemental and not a substitute for, or more important than, financial measures prepared on a GAAP basis. Our non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to those reported by other financial institutions. The reconciliations of these measures to GAAP measures are presented below.

We believe FTE basis is the preferred industry measurement of net interest income and provides better comparability between taxable and tax exempt amounts. We use this non-GAAP financial measure to monitor net interest income performance and to manage the composition of our balance sheet. The FTE basis adjusts for the tax benefits of income from certain tax exempt loans and investments using the federal statutory rate of 35%21%. Normalized net interest incomeWhile we believe certain non-GAAP financial measures enhance understanding of our business and performance, they are supplemental and not a substitute for, or more important than, financial measures prepared on a FTE basis is aGAAP basis. Our non-GAAP measure that excludes non-cash loan accretion income relatedfinancial measures may not be comparable to PCI loans.those reported by other financial institutions. The reconciliations of non-GAAP to GAAP measures are presented below.

 

The following table reconciles net interest income and margin, as presented in our consolidated statements of income, to net interest income on a FTE basis for the periods indicated:

 

  

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                

Net interest income, GAAP

 $22,050  $21,121  $65,485  $63,923 

FTE adjustment(1)

  470   509   1,448   1,561 

Net interest income, FTE

  22,520   21,630   66,933   65,484 

Less: non-cash accretion income(2)

  1,377   984   4,257   3,893 

Net interest income, normalized

 $21,143  $20,646  $62,676  $61,591 
                 

Net interest margin, GAAP

  4.17%  3.85%  4.15%  3.91%

FTE adjustment(1)

  0.08%  0.08%  0.10%  0.09%

Net interest margin, FTE

  4.25%  3.95%  4.25%  4.01%

Less: non-cash accretion income(2)

  0.25%  0.18%  0.27%  0.24%

Net interest margin, normalized

  4.00%  3.77%  3.98%  3.77%

  

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                

Net interest income, GAAP

 $26,834  $22,221  $80,855  $67,396 

FTE adjustment(1)

  146   196   511   659 

Net interest income, FTE

  26,980   22,417   81,366   68,055 
                 

Net interest margin, GAAP

  4.08%  4.53%  4.30%  4.58%

FTE adjustment(1)

  0.02%  0.03%  0.03%  0.05%

Net interest margin, FTE

  4.10%  4.56%  4.33%  4.63%

(1) FTE basis of 21%.

(1)

FTE basis based on the federal statutory rate of 35%

(2)

Includes non-cash purchase accounting accretion income from acquired loan portfolios

 

Financial Condition

 

Total assets as of September 30, 2017, decreased $11.622020, increased $149.08 million, or 0.49%, to $2.37 billion5.33% from $2.39 billion as of December 31, 2016. Total2019. The increase in assets was primarily driven by a increase in overnight funds of $175.36 million, or 118.48%. In addition, total liabilities as of September 30, 2017, decreased $25.202020, increased $157.98 million, or 1.23%, to $2.02 billion6.67% from $2.05 billion as of December 31, 2016.2019. The increase in liabilities was primarily the result of an increase in total deposits of $162.33 million, or 6.97%.

 

Investment Securities

 

Our investment securities are used to generate interest income through the employment of excess funds, to provide liquidity, to fund loan demand or deposit liquidation, and to pledge as collateral where required. The composition of our investment portfolio changes from time to time as we consider our liquidity needs, interest rate expectations, asset/liability management strategies, and capital requirements.

 

Available-for-sale debt securities as of September 30, 2017, increased $8.852020, decreased $78.60 million, or 5.34%46.35%, compared to December 31, 2016,2019. The decrease was primarily due to the purchase of U.S. Treasury securities offset by the maturity and sale of municipal, single-issue trust preferred, and mortgage-backed Agency securities.$51.03 million in securities in the first quarter. The market value of debt securities available for sale as a percentage of amortized cost was 101.11%101.77.% as of September 30, 2017,2020, compared to 99.48%100.65% as of December 31, 2016. Held-to-maturity securities as of September 30, 2017, decreased $21.95 million, or 46.57%, compared to December 31, 2016, primarily due to the maturity of U.S. Agency securities. The market value of securities held to maturity as a percentage of amortized cost was 100.17% as of September 30, 2017, compared to 100.28% as of December 31, 2016.2019.

 

Investment securities are reviewed quarterly for possible other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) charges. We recognized no OTTI charges in earnings associated with debt securities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. We recognized credit-related OTTI charges in earnings associated with debt securities of $4.64 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, due to our change in intent to hold certain trust preferred securities to recovery. We recognized no OTTI charges in earnings associated with equity securities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,2020 or the three months ended September 30, 2016. We recognized OTTI charges in earnings associated with certain equity securities of $11 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.2019. For additional information, see Note 2, “Investment“Debt Securities,” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of this report.

 

Loans Held for Investment

 

LoansLoans held for investment, our largest component of interest income, are grouped into commercial, consumer real estate, and consumer and other loan segments. Each segment is divided into various loan classes based on collateral or purpose. Certain loans acquired in FDIC-assisted transactions are covered under loss share agreements (“covered loans”). Total loans held for investment, net of unearned income, as of September 30, 2017, decreased $15.232020, increased $80.54 million, or 0.82%3.81%, compared to December 31, 2016, primarily due to a $25.712019. Covered loans decreased $2.12 million, or 45.10%16.46%, decrease in covered loans as the covered Waccamaw portfolio continues to run off. The decrease was offset by a $10.48 million, or 0.58%, increase in non-covered loans driven by the commercial construction and non-farm, non-real estate commercial segments.pay down. For additional information, see Note 3,4, “Loans,” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of this report.

 

The following table presents loans, net of unearned income,, with non-covered loans by loan class as of the dates indicated:

 

 

September 30, 2017

  

December 31, 2016

  

September 30, 2016

  

September 30, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

  

September 30, 2019

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Amount

  

Percent

  

Amount

  

Percent

  

Amount

  

Percent

  

Amount

  

Percent

  

Amount

  

Percent

  

Amount

  

Percent

 

Non-covered loans held for investment

                                     

Commercial loans

                                     

Construction, development, and other land

 $72,952   3.97% $56,948   3.07% $49,799   2.71% $46,785  2.13% $48,659  2.30% $61,350  3.62%

Commercial and industrial

  90,184   4.91%  92,204   4.98%  90,362   4.92% 179,714  8.19% 142,962  6.76% 93,627  5.53%

Multi-family residential

  125,997   6.86%  134,228   7.24%  127,468   6.94% 105,647  4.81% 121,840  5.76% 96,274  5.68%

Single family non-owner occupied

  143,213   7.79%  142,965   7.72%  144,023   7.84% 189,265  8.62% 163,181  7.72% 135,298  7.99%

Non-farm, non-residential

  613,380   33.38%  598,674   32.31%  596,015   32.46% 748,815  34.11% 727,261  34.39% 584,897  34.52%

Agricultural

  6,096   0.33%  6,003   0.32%  5,786   0.32% 10,362  0.47% 11,756  0.56% 9,429  0.56%

Farmland

  27,897   1.52%  31,729   1.71%  31,974   1.74%  22,973   1.05%  23,155   1.10%  16,728   0.99%

Total commercial loans

  1,079,719   58.76%  1,062,751   57.35%  1,045,427   56.93% 1,303,561  59.38% 1,238,814  58.59% 997,603  58.89%

Consumer real estate loans

                                     

Home equity lines

  102,888   5.60%  106,361   5.74%  108,108   5.89% 94,056  4.29% 110,078  5.21% 86,349  5.10%

Single family owner occupied

  501,242   27.27%  500,891   27.03%  497,695   27.10% 644,598  29.37% 620,697  29.35% 484,567  28.60%

Owner occupied construction

  47,034   2.56%  44,535   2.41%  43,925   2.39%  17,460   0.79%  17,241   0.82%  14,872   0.87%

Total consumer real estate loans

  651,164   35.43%  651,787   35.18%  649,728   35.38% 756,114  34.45% 748,016  35.38% 585,788  34.57%

Consumer and other loans

                                     

Consumer loans

  70,695   3.85%  77,445   4.18%  76,363   4.16% 118,738  5.41% 110,027  5.20% 92,027  5.43%

Other

  4,856   0.26%  3,971   0.21%  3,029   0.16%  5,838   0.27%  4,742   0.22%  4,540   0.27%

Total consumer and other loans

  75,551   4.11%  81,416   4.39%  79,392   4.32%  124,576   5.68%  114,769   5.42%  96,567   5.70%

Total non-covered loans

  1,806,434   98.30%  1,795,954   96.92%  1,774,547   96.63% 2,184,251  99.51% 2,101,599  99.39% 1,679,958  99.15%

Total covered loans

  31,287   1.70%  56,994   3.08%  61,837   3.37%  10,744   0.49%  12,861   0.61%  14,158   0.84%

Total loans held for investment, net of unearned income

  1,837,721   100.00%  1,852,948   100.00%  1,836,384   100.00% 2,194,995  100.00% 2,114,460  100.00% 1,694,116  99.99%

Less: allowance for loan losses

  19,206       17,948       19,633       27,277      18,425      18,493    

Total loans held for investment, net of unearned income and allowance

 $1,818,515      $1,835,000      $1,816,751      $2,167,718     $2,096,035     $1,675,623    
 

Loans held for sale

 $-     $263     $-    

Commercial and industrial loan balances grew significantly compared to December 31, 2019. During the second quarter, we began participating as a Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) lender. At September 30, 2020, the PPP loans had a current balance of $61.00 million, and were included in commercial and industrial loan balances. Deferred loan origination fees related to the PPP loans, net of deferred loan origination costs, which totaled $2.30 million at September 30, 2020, were also recorded. During the third quarter of 2020, we recorded amortization of net deferred loan origination fees of $286 thousand on PPP loans, while year to date we recorded amortization of $479 thousand. The remaining net deferred loan origination fees will be amortized over the expected life of the respective loans, or until forgiven by the SBA, and will be recognized in net interest income. 

 

 

The following table presents covered loans,, by loan class, as of the dates indicated:

 

 

September 30, 2017

  

December 31, 2016

  

September 30, 2016

  

September 30, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

  

September 30, 2019

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Amount

  

Percent

  

Amount

  

Percent

  

Amount

  

Percent

  

Amount

  

Percent

  

Amount

  

Percent

  

Amount

  

Percent

 

Commercial loans

                                     

Construction, development, and other land

 $40   0.13% $4,570   8.02% $4,699   7.60% $27  0.25% $28  0.22% $30  0.21%

Commercial and industrial

  -   0.00%  895   1.57%  941   1.52%

Multi-family residential

  -   0.00%  8   0.01%  43   0.07%

Single family non-owner occupied

  292   0.93%  962   1.69%  1,328   2.15% 188  1.75% 199  1.55% 216  1.53%

Non-farm, non-residential

  10   0.03%  7,512   13.18%  8,312   13.44% -  0.00% 3  0.02% 4  0.03%

Agricultural

  -   0.00%  25  ��0.04%  26   0.04%

Farmland

  -   0.00%  397   0.70%  412   0.67%

Total commercial loans

  342   1.09%  14,369   25.21%  15,761   25.49% 215  2.00% 230  1.79% 250  1.77%

Consumer real estate loans

                                     

Home equity lines

  26,850   85.82%  35,817   62.84%  38,737   62.64% 8,079  75.20% 9,853  76.61% 11,031  77.91%

Single family owner occupied

  4,095   13.09%  6,729   11.81%  7,058   11.41%  2,450   22.80%  2,778   21.60%  2,877   20.32%

Owner occupied construction

  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  201   0.33%

Total consumer real estate loans

  30,945   98.91%  42,546   74.65%  45,996   74.38%  10,529   98.00%  12,631   98.21%  13,908   98.23%

Consumer and other loans

                        

Consumer loans

  -   0.00%  79   0.14%  80   0.13%

Total covered loans

 $31,287   100.00% $56,994   100.00% $61,837   100.00% $10,744  100.00% $12,861  100.00% $14,158  100.00%

 

RCommercial Loans Modified Under CARES Act

The following table details the balance of commercial loans modified for short-term payment deferral under provisions of the CARES Act as of the dates indicated.

  September 30, 2020  June 30, 2020 
     

Percent

     

Percent

 

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

Balance

  

Modified

  

Balance

  

Modified

 
               

Construction, development, and other land

 $3,753  8.88% $14,377  27.33%

Commercial and industrial

  6,700  3.61%  25,584  13.88%

Multi-family residential

  5,919  5.61%  22,021  20.82%

Single family non-owner occupied

  7,049  3.65%  39,135  20.75%

Commercial Real Estate - Hotel/Motel

  48,225  46.69%  92,940  89.75%

Commercial Real Estate - Retail Strip Centers

  4,432  6.45%  19,740  38.17%

Commercial Real Estate - Other

  22,912  3.92%  116,871  20.58%

Agricultural

  1,322  12.93%  3,464  33.29%

Farmland

  2,223  9.56%  5,865  24.79%

Total commercial modifications

 $102,535  7.78% $339,997  26.39%

iskRisk Elements

 

We seek to mitigate credit risk by adhering tofollowing specific underwriting practices and by ongoing monitoring of our loan portfolio. Our underwriting practices include the analysis of borrowersborrowers’ prior credit histories, financial statements, tax returns, and cash flow projections; valuation of collateral based on independent appraisers’ reports; and verification of liquid assets. We believe our underwriting criteria are appropriate for the various loan types we offer; however, losses may occur that exceed the reserves established in our allowance for loan losses. We track certain credit quality indicators that include: trends related to the risk rating of commercial loans, the level of classified commercial loans, net charge-offs, nonperforming loans, and general economic conditions. The Company’s loan review function generally analyzes all commercial loan relationships greater than $4.0$4.00 million annually and at various times during the year. Smaller commercial and retail loans are sampled for review during the year.

 

Nonperforming assets consist of nonaccrual loans, accrual loans contractually past due 90 days or more, unseasoned troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”), and OREO. Ongoing activity in the classification and categories of nonperforming loans include collections on delinquencies, foreclosures, loan restructurings, and movements into or out of the nonperforming classification due to changing economic conditions, borrower financial capacity, or resolution efforts. Loans acquired with credit deterioration, with a discount, continue to accrue interest based on expected cash flows; therefore, PCI loans are not generally considered nonaccrual. For additional information, see Note 4,5, “Credit Quality,” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of this report.

 

 

The following table presents the components of nonperforming assets and related information as of the periods indicated:

 

 

September 30, 2017

  

December 31, 2016

  

September 30, 2016

  

September 30, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

  

September 30, 2019

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                     

Non-covered nonperforming

                     

Nonaccrual loans

 $18,942  $15,854  $17,487  $24,423  $16,113  $16,701 

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more

  -   -   62  43  144  107 

TDRs(1)

  141   114   115 

TDRs(1)

  456   720   668 

Total nonperforming loans

  19,083   15,968   17,664  24,922  16,977  17,476 

Non-covered OREO

  3,543   5,109   4,052   2,103   3,969   2,528 

Total non-covered nonperforming assets

 $22,626  $21,077  $21,716  $27,025  $20,946  $20,004 
             

Covered nonperforming

                     

Nonaccrual loans

 $420  $608  $688  $333  $244  $243 

Total nonperforming loans

  420   608   688  333  244  243 

Covered OREO

  54   276   2,437   -   -   - 

Total covered nonperforming assets

 $474  $884  $3,125  $333  $244  $243 
             

Total nonperforming

                     

Nonaccrual loans

 $19,362  $16,462  $18,175  $24,756  $16,357  $16,944 

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more

  -   -   62  43  144  107 

TDRs(1)

  141   114   115 

TDRs(1)

  456   720   668 

Total nonperforming loans

  19,503   16,576   18,352  25,255  17,221  17,719 

OREO

  3,597   5,385   6,489   2,103   3,969   2,528 

Total nonperforming assets

 $23,100  $21,961  $24,841  $27,358  $21,190  $20,247 
             

Additional Information

                     

Performing TDRs(2)

 $8,101  $12,838  $13,336 

Total TDRs(3)

  8,242   12,952   13,451 

Performing TDRs(2)

 $10,480  $5,855  $5,635 

Total Accruing TDRs(3)

 10,936  6,575  6,303 
             

Non-covered ratios

                     

Nonperforming loans to total loans

  1.06%  0.89%  1.00% 1.14% 0.81% 1.04%

Nonperforming assets to total assets

  0.97%  0.90%  0.91% 0.92% 0.75% 0.91%

Non-PCI allowance to nonperforming loans

  100.64%  112.32%  111.08% 109.45% 108.53% 105.82%

Non-PCI allowance to total loans

  1.06%  1.00%  1.11% 1.25% 0.88% 1.10%
             

Total ratios

                     

Nonperforming loans to total loans

  1.06%  0.89%  1.00% 1.15% 0.81% 1.05%

Nonperforming assets to total assets

  0.97%  0.92%  1.01% 0.93% 0.76% 0.92%

Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans

  98.48%  108.28%  106.98% 108.01% 106.99% 104.37%

Allowance for loan losses to total loans

  1.05%  0.97%  1.07% 1.24% 0.87% 1.09%


(1)

TDRs restructured within the past six months and nonperforming TDRs exclude nonaccrual TDRs of $15 thousand, $224$1.57 million, $95 thousand, and $268$329 thousand for the periods ended September 30, 2017,2020, December 31, 2016,2019, and September 30, 2016,2019, respectively.

(2)

TDRs with six months or more of satisfactory payment performance exclude nonaccrual TDRs of $1.50 million, $1.06$474 thousand, $2.25 million, and $1.04$2.19 million for the periods ended September 30, 2017,2020, December 31, 2016,2019, and September 30, 2016,2019, respectively.

(3)

Total accruing TDRs exclude nonaccrual TDRs of $1.52$2.04 million, $1.28$2.34 million, and $1.31$2.52 million for the periods ended September 30, 2017,2020, December 31, 2016,2019, and September 30, 2016,2019, respectively.

 

Non-coveredNon-covered nonperforming assets as of September 30, 2017,2020, increased $1.55$6.08 million, or 7.35%29.02%, from December 31, 2016,2019, primarily due to an increase in non-covered nonaccrual loans.loans acquired from Highlands Union Bank offset by a decrease in OREO of $1.87 million. Non-covered nonaccrual loans as of September 30, 2017,2020, increased $3.09$8.31 million, or 19.48%51.57%, from December 31, 2016.2019. As of September 30, 2017,2020, non-covered nonaccrual loans were largely attributed to single family owner occupied (60.80%(32.80%) and, non-farm, non-residential (17.70%(27.07%) loans., and single family non-owner occupied loans (13.47%). As of September 30, 2017,2020, approximately $833 thousand,$6.86 million or 4.40%28.09%, of non-covered nonaccrual loans were attributed to performing loans acquired in business combinations.through the Highlands acquisition. Certain loans included in the nonaccrual category have been written down to estimated realizable value or assigned specific reserves in the allowance for loan losses based on management’s estimate of loss at ultimate resolution.

 

Non-covered delinquent loans, comprised of loans 30 days or more past due and nonaccrual loans, totaled $25.10$33.90 million as of September 30, 2017, an increase2020, a  decrease of $88 thousand,$1.72 million, or 0.35%4.84%, compared to $25.02$35.62 million as of December 31, 2016.2019. Non-covered delinquent loans as a percent of total non-covered loans totaled 1.40%1.55% as of September 30, 2017,2020, which includes past due loans (0.34%(0.43%) and nonaccrual loans (1.06%(1.12%).

 

When restructuring loans for borrowers experiencing financial difficulty, we generally make concessions in interest rates, loan terms, or amortization terms. Certain TDRs are classified as nonperforming when modified and are returned to performing status after ninesix months of satisfactory payment performance; however, these loans remain identified as impaired until full payment or other satisfaction of the obligation occurs. Accruing TDRs as of September 30, 2017, decreased $4.712020, increased $4.36 million, or 36.37%66.33%, to $8.24$10.94 million from December 31, 2016. Nonperforming2019. Unseasoned, or loans restructured within the last six months, and nonperforming accruing TDRs as of September 30, 2017,2020, increased $27 thousand, or 23.68%,$1.87 million to $141 thousand$2.77 million compared to December 31, 2016. Nonperforming2019. Unseasoned and nonperforming accruing TDRs as a percent of total accruing TDRs totaled 1.71%25.29% as of September 30, 2017,2020, compared to 0.88%13.69% as of December 31, 2016.2019. Specific reserves on TDRs totaled $707$347 thousand as of September 30, 2017,2020, compared to $670$353 thousand as of December 31, 2016.2019.

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act included a provision allowing banks to not apply the guidance on accounting for troubled debt restructurings to loan modifications, such as extensions or deferrals, related to COVID-19 made between March 1, 2020 and the earlier of (i) December 31, 2020 or (ii) 60 days after the end of the COVID-19 national emergency. The relief can only be applied to modifications for borrowers that were not more than 30 days past due as of December 31, 2019. The Company elected to adopt this provision of the CARES Act.

Through September 30, 2020, we had modified 3,362 loans for $426.45 million related to COVID-19 relief.  Those modifications were generally short-term payment deferrals and are not considered TDR’s based on the CARES Act.  Our policy is to downgrade commercial loans modified for COVID-19 to special mention, which caused the significant increase in loans in that rating.  Subsequent upgrade or downgrade will be on a case by case basis.  The Company is upgrading these loans back to pass once the modification period has ended and timely contractual payments resume.  Further downgrade would be based on a number of factors, including but not limited to additional modifications, payment performance and current underwriting.

The balance of non-accrual loans was higher at September 30, 2020, due mainly to the migration of three commercial real estate loans with a total balance of $2.58 million coupled with approximately $6.00 million in HUB loans since year-end.  The loans were past due prior to the COVID-19 emergency declaration and payments continued to slow during the quarter.  Additionally, the Bank suspended foreclosure and repossession activity at the end of March due to the COVID-19 pandemic and loans that would have normally been resolved through these processes remain in the portfolio at September 30, 2020.

 

Non-covered OREO, which is carried at the lesser of estimated net realizable value or cost, decreased $1.57$1.87 million, or 30.65%47.01%, as of September 30, 2017,2020, compared to December 31, 2016. Non-covered OREO2019, and consisted of 2622 properties with an average holding period of approximately 13 months as of September 30, 2017.months. The net lossgain on the sale of OREO totaled $522$32 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2017,2020, compared to $184a net loss of $234 thousand for the same period of the prior year, and $943 thousandyear; the net loss on the sale of OREO for the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2020 totaled $296 thousand compared to $1.00 million$790 thousand for the same period of the prior year. The following table presents the changes in OREO during the periods indicated:

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
 

2017

  

2016

  

2020

  

2019

 
 

Non-covered

  

Covered

  

Total

  

Non-covered

  

Covered

  

Total

  

Non-covered

  

Covered

  

Total

  

Non-covered

  

Covered

  

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                                          

Beginning balance

 $5,109  $276  $5,385  $4,873  $4,034  $8,907  $3,969  $-  $3,969  $3,806  $32  $3,838 

Additions

  1,256   26   1,282   2,452   1,200   3,652  695  -  695  2,752  131  2,883 

Disposals

  (2,169)  (218)  (2,387)  (2,561)  (2,131)  (4,692) (2,139) -  (2,139) (3,388) (152) (3,540)

Valuation adjustments

  (653)  (30)  (683)  (712)  (666)  (1,378)  (422)  -   (422)  (642)  (11)  (653)

Ending balance

 $3,543  $54  $3,597  $4,052  $2,437  $6,489  $2,103  $-  $2,103  $2,528  $-  $2,528 

 

Allowance for Loan Losses

 

The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level management deems sufficient to absorb probable loan losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The allowance is increased by the provision for loan losses and recoveries of prior loan charge-offs and decreased by loans charged off. The provision for loan losses is calculated and charged to expense to bring the allowance to an appropriate level using a systematic process of measurement that requires significant judgments and estimates. As of December 31, 2016,September 30, 2020, our qualitative risk factors reflectallowance reflects a stablehigher risk of loan losses due to consistent asset quality metrics and relatively stableuncertainty around the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic will have on business and economic conditions in our primary market areas. The loan portfolio is continually monitored for deterioration in credit, which may result in the need to increase the allowance for loan losses in future periods. Management considered the allowance adequate as of September 30, 2017;2020; however, no assurance can be made that additions to the allowance will not be required in future periods. For additional information, see Note 5,6, “Allowance for Loan Losses,” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of this report.

 

The allowance for loan losses as of September 30, 2017,2020, increased $1.26$8.85 million, or 7.01%48.04%, from December 31, 2016. The increase was largely attributed2019 due primarily to a $1.00 million increase in unallocated reserves combined with a $641 thousand increase in specific reserves on impaired loans.the increased potential for loan defaults and losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The non-PCI allowance as a percent of non-covered loans totaled 1.06%1.25% as of September 30, 2017,2020, compared to 1.00%0.88% as of December 31, 2016.2019. Effective January 1, 2020, the Company collapsed the PCI loans were aggregatedand discounts for Peoples and Waccamaw acquired loans into fivethe core loan pools as of September 30, 2017,portfolio. The Highlands transaction added the following pools: 1-4 Family, Senior-Consumer, 1-4 Family Senior-Commercial, 1-4 Family, Junior and December 31, 2016: Waccamaw commercial, Waccamaw serviced home equity lines, Waccamaw residential, Peoples Bank of Virginia (“Peoples”) commercial,Home Equity Lines, Commercial Land and Peoples residential. The cash flow analysis identified no impaired PCI loan pools as of September 30, 2017, compared to one impaired PCI loan pool with a cumulative impairment of $12 thousand as of December 31, 2016. We recorded a net charge-off of $410Development, Farmland and Agricultural, Multi-family, Commercial Real Estate – Owner Occupied, Commercial Real Estate – Non-owner Occupied, Commercial and Industrial, and Consumer. Net charge-offs increased $462 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2017,2020, compared to a net charge-off of $312 thousand in the same period of the prior year, largely due to an increase in recoveries in the commercial loan segment in 2016. We recorded a net charge-off of $898 thousand foryear. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2020, net charge-offs decreased $72 thousand, compared to a net charge-off of $1.35 million inwith the same period of the prior year, largely due to an overall reductionyear. The decrease in net charge-offs for commercial and consumer real estate loans offsetwas driven by an increase in recoveriesreduced losses in the commercialsingle-family owner occupied loan segment in 2016.pool.

 

 

The following table presents the changes in the allowance for loan losses by loan class, during the periods indicated:

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 
 

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

2020

  

2019

 
 

2017

  

2016

  

Non-PCI

       

Non-PCI

      
 

Non-PCI Portfolio

  

PCI Portfolio

  

Total

  

Non-PCI Portfolio

  

PCI Portfolio

  

Total

  

Portfolio

  

PCI Portfolio

  

Total

  

Portfolio

  

PCI Portfolio

  

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                                          

Beginning balance

 $18,878  $8  $18,886  $21,087  $12  $21,099  $23,758  $-  $23,758  $18,540  $-  $18,540 

Provision for (recovery of) loan losses

  738   (8)  730   (1,154)  -   (1,154)

Benefit attributable to the FDIC indemnification asset

  -   -   -   -   -   - 

Provision for (recovery of) loan losses charged to operations

  738   (8)  730   (1,154)  -   (1,154) 4,703  -  4,703  675  -  675 

Recovery of loan losses recorded through the FDIC indemnification asset

  -   -   -   -   -   - 

Charge-offs

  (717)  -   (717)  (772)  -   (772) (1,563) -  (1,563) (964) -  (964)

Recoveries

  307   -   307   460   -   460   379   -   379   242   -   242 

Net charge-offs

  (410)  -   (410)  (312)  -   (312)  (1,184)  -   (1,184)  (722)  -   (722)

Ending balance

 $19,206  $-  $19,206  $19,621  $12  $19,633  $27,277  $-  $27,277  $18,493  $-  $18,493 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

  

2020

  

2019

 
 

2017

  

2016

  

Non-PCI

       

Non-PCI

      
 

Non-PCI Portfolio

  

PCI Portfolio

  

Total

  

Non-PCI Portfolio

  

PCI Portfolio

  

Total

  

Portfolio

  

PCI Portfolio

  

Total

  

Portfolio

  

PCI Portfolio

  

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                                          

Beginning balance

 $17,936  $12  $17,948  $20,179  $54  $20,233  $18,425  $-  $18,425  $18,267  $-  $18,267 

Provision for (recovery of) loan losses

  2,168   (12)  2,156   796   (42)  754 

Benefit attributable to the FDIC indemnification asset

  -   -   -   -   1   1 

Provision for (recovery of) loan losses charged to operations

  2,168   (12)  2,156   796   (41)  755 

Recovery of loan losses recorded through the FDIC indemnification asset

  -   -   -   -   (1)  (1)

Provision for loan losses

             

charged to operations

 12,034  -  12,034  3,480  -  3,480 

Charge-offs

  (1,976)  -   (1,976)  (2,691)  -   (2,691) (4,429) -  (4,429) (4,700) -  (4,700)

Recoveries

  1,078   -   1,078   1,337   -   1,337   1,247   -   1,247   1,446   -   1,446 

Net charge-offs

  (898)  -   (898)  (1,354)  -   (1,354)  (3,182)  -   (3,182)  (3,254)  -   (3,254)

Ending balance

 $19,206  $-  $19,206  $19,621  $12  $19,633  $27,277  $-  $27,277  $18,493  $-  $18,493 

 

Deposits

 

Total deposits as of September 30, 2017,2020, increased $22.48$162.33 million, or 1.22%6.97%, compared to December 31, 2016. Noninterest-bearing2019. The increase was largely attributable to noninterest-bearing demand deposits which increased $25.24$122.41 million, or 19.50%. Interest-bearing demand and interest-bearing deposits increased $14.91 million while savings deposits which include money market accountsalso reflected growth with increases of $79.26 million, or 15.93% and savings accounts, decreased $13.06 million; and$39.40 million, or 5.72%, respectively. These increases were offset by a decrease in time deposits which include certificates of deposit and individual retirement accounts, decreased $4.60 as$78.74 million, or 15.27%. We attribute a significant amount of September 30, 2017, comparedthe increase in deposits to December 31, 2016.the unprecedented level of federal government stimulus during the second quarter of 2020.

 

Borrowings

 

Total borrowings as of September 30, 2017,2020, decreased $44.93 million, or 25.14%,$645 thousand, compared to December 31, 2016. Short-term borrowings consisted of retail repurchase agreements, which decreased $14.22 million, or 19.48%, while the weighted average rate remained constant at 0.07%, as of September 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016.

Long-term borrowings consisted of wholesale repurchase agreements and FHLB borrowings, including convertible and callable advances as of September 30, 2017. Wholesale repurchase agreements totaled $25.00 million with a weighted average rate of 3.18% as of September 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016. Long-term FHLB borrowings decreased $15.00 million, or 23.08%, to $50.00 million and the weighted average rate decreased 4 basis points to 4.00% as of September 30, 2017, compared to December 31, 2016. The decrease was due to a $15.00 million convertible advance with a 4.15% rate that matured on May 4, 2017. The Company redeemed all of its trust preferred securities on January 9, 2017, resulting in a decrease of $15.46 million in subordinated debt.2019.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Liquidity

 

Liquidity is a measure of our ability to convert assets to cash or raise cash to meet financial obligations. We believe that liquidity management should encompass an overall balance sheet approach that draws together all sources and uses of liquidity. Poor or inadequate liquidity risk management may result in a funding deficit that could have a material impact on our operations. We maintain a liquidity risk management policy and contingency funding policy (“Liquidity Plan”) to detect potential liquidity issues and protect our depositors, creditors, and shareholders. The Liquidity Plan includes various internal and external indicators that are reviewed on a recurring basis by our Asset/Liability Management Committee (“ALCO”) of the Board of Directors. ALCO reviews liquidity risk exposure and policies related to liquidity management; ensures that systems and internal controls are consistent with liquidity policies; and provides accurate reports about liquidity needs, sources, and compliance. The Liquidity Plan involves ongoing monitoring and estimation of potentially credit sensitive liabilities and the sources and amounts of balance sheet and external liquidity available to replace outflows during a funding crisis. The liquidity model incorporates various funding crisis scenarios and a specific action plan is formulated, and activated, when a financial shock that affects our normal funding activities is identified. Generally, the plan will reflect a strategy of replacing liability outflows with alternative liabilities, rather than balance sheet asset liquidity, to the extent that significant premiums can be avoided. If alternative liabilities are not available, outflows will be met through liquidation of balance sheet assets, including unpledged securities.

 

As a financial holding company, the Company’sCompany’s primary source of liquidity is dividends received from the Bank, which are subject to certain regulatory limitations. Other sources of liquidity include cash, investment securities, and borrowings. As of September 30, 2017,2020, the Company’s cash reserves and investment securities totaled $13.84$9.46 million and availability on an unsecured, committed line of credit with an unrelated financial institution totaled $15.00 million. There was no outstanding balance on the line of credit as of September 30, 2017. The Company’s cash reserves and investments provide adequate working capital to meet obligations projected dividends to shareholders, and anticipated debt repayments for the next twelve months.

 

In addition to cash on hand and deposits with other financial institutions, we rely on customer deposits, cash flows from loans and investment securities, and lines of credit from the FHLB and the Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) Discount Window to meet potential liquidity demands. These sources of liquidity are immediately available to satisfy deposit withdrawals, customer credit needs, and our operations. Secondary sources of liquidity include approved lines of credit with correspondent banks and unpledged available-for-sale securities. As of September 30, 2017,2020, our unencumbered cash totaled $105.12$375.66 million, unused borrowing capacity from the FHLB totaled $446.30$322.82 million, available credit from the FRB Discount Window totaled $6.15$6.08 million, available lines from correspondent banks totaled $90.00$85.00 million, and unpledged available-for-sale securities totaled $73.74$54.80 million.

Cash Flows

 

The following table summarizes the components of cash flow for the periods indicated:

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
 

2017

  

2016

  

2020

  

2019

 

(Amounts in thousands)

              

Net cash provided by operating activities

 $25,877  $34,790  $32,028  $39,636 

Net cash provided by investing activities

  34,999   39,572  304  139,757 

Net cash used in financing activities

  (32,064)  (60,220)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

  126,323   (73,808)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

  28,812   14,142  158,655  105,585 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

  76,307   51,787 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 $105,119  $65,929 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning balance

  217,009   76,873 

Cash and cash equivalents, ending balance

 $375,664  $182,458 

 

Cash and cash equivalents increased $28.81$158.66 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2020, compared to an increase of $14.14$105.59 million for the same period of the prior year primarilyyear. The increase in cash and cash equivalents during 2020 was due to financing activities. Net cash used in financing activities decreased $28.16 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, comparedlargely to the same periodsignificant inflow of the prior year primarily due to a decline in interest-bearing deposit runoff and treasury stock repurchases offset by the maturity and repayment of FHLB and other borrowings. Net cash provided by operating activities decreased $8.91 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the same period of the prior year. Net cash provided by investing activities decreased $4.57 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the same period of the prior year, which was largely due to a decrease in loan originations offset by a decrease in proceedsnon-maturity deposits from sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities.unprecedented government stimulus.

 

Capital Resources

 

We are committed to effectively managing our capital to protect our depositors, creditors, and shareholders. Failure to meet certain capital requirements may result in actions by regulatory agencies that could have a material impact on our operations. Total stockholdersstockholders’ equity as of September 30, 2017, increased $13.582020, decreased $8.90 million, or 4.01%2.08%, to $352.64$419.92 million from $339.06$428.82 million as of December 31, 2016.2019. The change in stockholders’ equity was largely due to net income of $20.27 million and other comprehensive income (“OCI”) of $1.94$24.38 million offset by the repurchase of 734,653 shares of our common stock totaling $21.87 million and dividends declared on our common stock of $8.50$13.45 million. Accumulated other comprehensive loss decreased $262 thousand to $1.24 million and repurchased treasury sharesas of $1.26 million. OCI wasSeptember 30, 2020, compared to December 31, 2019, primarily due to net unrealized gains on securities. In accordance with current regulatory guidelines, accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) is largely excluded from stockholders'stockholders’ equity in the calculation of our capital ratios. We repurchased 50,118 shares of our common stock for $1.26 million in the first nine months of 2017. Our book value per common share increased $0.81,$0.37 or 4.06%,1.57% to $20.76$23.70 as of September 30, 2017,2020, from $19.95$23.33 as of December 31, 2016.2019.

 

Capital Adequacy Requirements

 

Risk-based capital guidelines, issued by state and federal banking agencies, include balance sheet assets and off-balance sheet arrangements weighted by the risks inherent in the specific asset type. Our current risk-based capital requirements are based on the international capital standards known as Basel III, became effective on January 1, 2015, subject to a four-year phase-in period. Basel III’s capital conservation buffer became effective on January 1, 2016, at 0.625%, and will be phased in over a four-year period (increasing by an additional 0.625% each year until it reaches 2.5% on January 1, 2019).III. A description of the Basel III capital rules is included in Part I, Item 1 of the 20162019 Form 10-K. Our current required capital ratios are as follows:

 

 

4.5% Common Equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets (effectively 5.75%7.00% including the capital conservation buffer)

 

6.0% Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets (effectively 7.25%8.50% including the capital conservation buffer)

 

8.0% Total capital to risk-weighted assets (effectively 9.25%10.50% including the capital conservation buffer)

 

4.0% Tier 1 capital to average consolidated assets (“Tier 1 leverage ratio”)

 

The following table presents our capital ratios as of the dates indicated:

 

 

September 30, 2017

 

December 31, 2016

 

September 30, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

 

The Company

   
 

Company

  

Bank

  

Company

  

Bank

 
         

Common equity Tier 1 ratio

Common equity Tier 1 ratio

13.90%

 

13.88%

 13.89%  13.21%  14.31%  12.87% 

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

13.90%

 

14.74%

 13.89%  13.21%  14.31%  12.87% 

Total risk-based capital ratio

Total risk-based capital ratio

14.96%

 

15.79%

 15.14%  14.46%  15.21%  13.78% 

Tier 1 leverage ratio

Tier 1 leverage ratio

11.18%

 

11.07%

 10.06%  9.57%  14.01%  12.61% 
    

The Bank

   

Common equity Tier 1 ratio

12.68%

 

12.93%

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

12.68%

 

12.93%

Total risk-based capital ratio

13.74%

 

13.98%

Tier 1 leverage ratio

10.18%

 

9.71%

 

Our risk-based capital ratios as of September 30, 2020, decreased from December 31, 2019, due to a decrease in total capital. The decrease in total capital was primarily attributable to the repurchase of 734,653 shares of our common stock totaling $21.87 million and dividends declared of $13.45 million, offset by net income of $24.38 million. As of September 30, 2017,2020, we continued to meet all capital adequacy requirements and were classified as well-capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. Management believes there have been no conditions or events since those notifications that would change the Bank’s classification. Additionally, our capital ratios were in excess of the minimum standards under the Basel III capital rules on a fully phased-in basis, if such requirements were in effect, as of September 30, 2017.2020.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We extend contractual commitments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of our customers. Our exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by other parties to financial instruments is the same as the contractual amount of the instrument.

The following table presents our off-balance sheet arrangements as of the dates indicated:

 

 

September 30, 2017

  

December 31, 2016

  

September 30, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

 

(Amounts in thousands)

              

Commitments to extend credit

 $245,978  $261,801  $219,297  $228,716 

Financial letters of credit

  550   4,756 

Performance letters of credit(1)

  117,768   79,144 

Standby letters of credit and financial guarantees (1)

  173,925   167,612 

Total off-balance sheet risk

 $364,296  $345,701  $393,222  $396,328 
         

Reserve for unfunded commitments

 $66  $326  $66  $66 

(1)

(1) Includes FHLB letters of credit

 

Market Risk and Interest Rate Sensitivity

 

Market risk represents the risk of loss due to adverse changes in current and future cash flows, fair values, earnings, or capital due to movements in interest rates and other factors. Our profitability is largely dependent upon net interest income, which is subject to variation due to changes in the interest rate environment and unbalanced repricing opportunities. We are subject to interest rate risk when interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities reprice at differing times, when underlying rates change at different levels or in varying degrees, when there is an unequal change in the spread between two or more rates for different maturities, and when embedded options, if any, are exercised. ALCO reviews our mix of assets and liabilities with the goal of limiting exposure to interest rate risk, ensuring adequate liquidity, and coordinating sources and uses of funds while maintaining an acceptable level of net interest income given the current interest rate environment. ALCO is also responsible for overseeing the formulation and implementation of policies and strategies to improve balance sheet positioning and mitigate the effect of interest rate changes.

 

In order to manage our exposure to interest rate risk, we periodically review third-partyinternal simulation and internal simulationthird-party models that project net interest income at risk, which measures the impact of different interest rate scenarios on net interest income, and the economic value of equity at risk, which measures potential long-term risk in the balance sheet by valuing our assets and liabilities at fair value under different interest rate scenarios. Simulation results show the existence and severity of interest rate risk in each scenario based on our current balance sheet position, assumptions about changes in the volume and mix of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and estimated yields earned on assets and rates paid on liabilities. The simulation model provides the best tool available to us and the industry for managing interest rate risk; however, the model cannot precisely predict the impact of fluctuations in interest rates on net interest income due to the use of significant estimates and assumptions. Actual results will differ from simulated results due to the timing, magnitude, and frequency of interest rate changes; changes in market conditions and customer behavior; and changes in our strategies that management might undertake in response to a sudden and sustained rate shock.

 

TheAs of September 30, 2020, the Federal Open Market Committee maintainedhad set the benchmark federal funds rate atto a range of 1000 to 12525 basis points. Given the current level of benchmark interest rates, a complete downward shock of 100 basis points is rendered meaningless; accordingly, a downward rate scenario is only presented for the prior year end. In the downward rate shocks presented, benchmark interest rates were assumed at levels with floors near 0%. The following table presents the sensitivity of net interest income from immediate and sustained rate shocks in various interest rate scenarios over a twelve-month period for the periods indicated. Due to the current target rate, we do not reflect a decrease of more than 100 basis points from current rates in our analysis.

 

  

September 30, 2017

  

December 31, 2016

 
  

Change in

  

 

  

Change in

  

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Basis Points

 

Net Interest

Income

  

Percent

Change

  

Net Interest

Income

  

Percent

Change

 

(Dollars in thousands)

                

300

 $1,655  

1.9

% $526   0.6%

200

  1,294  

1.5

%  438   0.5%

100

  775  

0.9

%  183   0.2%

(100)

  (4,039) 

-4.8

%  (2,616)  -3.1%

We have established policy limits for tolerance of interest rate risk in various interest rate scenarios and exposure limits to changes in the economic value of equity. As of September 30, 2017, exposure to interest rate risk is within our defined policy limits.

The Company primarily uses derivative instruments to manage exposure to market risk and meet customer financing needs. As of September 30, 2017, we maintained interest rate swap agreements with notional amounts totaling $5.89 million to modify our exposure to interest rate risk caused by changes in the LIBOR curve in relation to certain designated fixed rate loans. The fair value of the swap agreements, which are accounted for as fair value hedges and recorded as derivative liabilities, totaled $151 thousand as of September 30, 2017, and $167 thousand as of December 31, 2016. For additional information, see Note 9, “Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of this report.

  

September 30, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

 
  

Change in

  

Percent

  

Change in

  

Percent

 

Increase (Decrease) in Basis Points

 

Net Interest Income

  

Change

  

Net Interest Income

  

Change

 

(Dollars in thousands)

                

300

 $7,633   6.97% $171   0.20%

200

  5,354   4.89%  428   0.40%

100

  2,846   2.60%  426   0.40%

(100)

  N/A   -   (4,631)  -4.30%

 

Inflation and Changing Prices

 

Our consolidated financial statements and related notes are presented in accordance with GAAP, which requires the measurement of results of operations and financial position in historical dollars. Inflation may cause a rise in price levels and changes in the relative purchasing power of money. These inflationary effects are not reflected in historical dollar measurements. The primary effect of inflation on our operations is increased operating costs. In management’smanagement’s opinion, interest rates have a greater impact on our financial performance than inflation. Interest rates do not necessarily fluctuate in the same direction, or to the same extent, as the price of goods and services; therefore, the effect of inflation on businesses with large investments in property, plant, and inventory is generally more significant than the effect on financial institutions. The U.S. inflation rate continues to be relatively stable, and management believes that any changes in inflation will not be material to our financial performance.

In anticipation of the potential discontinuance of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) at the end of 2021, the Company has broken the transition efforts into two phases. The first phase is adding additional language to new loans that allows the Company to replace LIBOR with an equivalent rate index and adjust the margin to ensure the resulting interest rate is the same as it previously was using LIBOR. Also included in the first phase, the Company will be transitioning from the LIBOR swap curve to alternative reference rates when repricing certain loans. The second phase is transitioning current variable loans tied to LIBOR or on a LIBOR swap curve. The Company is currently quantifying the dollar amount and number of loans that extend beyond 2021.

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

The information required in this item is incorporated by reference to “Market Risk and Interest Rate Sensitivity” in Item 12 of this report.

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

In connection with this report, we conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures under the Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b). Based upon that evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that, as of September 30, 2017,2020, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

 

Disclosure controls and procedures are our Company’sCompany’s controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information we are required to disclose in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information we are required to disclose in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions about required disclosure.

 

Management, including the CEO and CFO, does not expect that our disclosure controls and internal controls will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within our Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, collusion of two or more people, or management’smanagement’s override of the controls.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

We assess the adequacy of our internal control over financial reporting quarterly and enhance our controls in response to internal control assessments and internal and external audit and regulatory recommendations. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2017,2020, that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.

Legal Proceedings

 

We are currently a defendant in various legal actions and asserted claims in the normal course of business. Although we are unable to assess the ultimate outcome of each matter with certainty, we believe that the resolution of these actions should not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

 

ITEM 1A.

Risk Factors

 

OurThe risk factors set forth in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 discuss potential events, trends, or other circumstances that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, liquidity, access to capital resources, and, consequently, cause the market value of our common stock to decline. These risks could cause our future results to differ materially from historical results and expectations of future financial performance. If any of the risks occur and the market price of our common stock declines significantly, individuals may lose all, or part, of their investment in our company.Company. Individuals should carefully consider our risk factors and information included or incorporated by reference, in thisour annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 before making an investment decision. There may be risks and uncertainties that we have not identified or that we have deemed immaterial that could adversely affect our business; therefore, oursuch risk factors are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all risks we face. There have been no material changes to the risk factors included in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of our 2016annual report on Form 10-K.10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

The Company is providing these additional risk factors to supplement the risk factors contained in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected our business, financial condition and results of operations, and the ultimate impacts of the pandemic on our business, financial condition and results of operations will depend on future developments and other factors that are highly uncertain and will be impacted by the scope and duration of the pandemic and actions taken by governmental authorities in response to the pandemic.

The ongoing COVID-19 global and national health emergency has caused significant disruption in the international and United States economies and financial markets and has had an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. The spread of COVID-19 has caused illness, quarantines, cancellation of events and travel, business and school shutdowns, reduction in business activity and financial transactions, supply chain interruptions and overall economic and financial market instability. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the governments of the states in which we have branches and of most other states have taken preventative or protective actions, such as imposing restrictions on travel and business operations, advising or requiring individuals to limit or forego their time outside of their homes, and ordering temporary closures of businesses that have been deemed to be non-essential. These restrictions and other consequences of the pandemic have resulted in significant adverse effects for many different types of businesses, including, among others, those in the travel, hospitality and food and beverage industries, and have resulted in a significant number of layoffs and furloughs of employees nationwide and in the regions in which we operate.

The ultimate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the broader economy and the markets that we serve are not known nor is the ultimate length of the restrictions described above and any accompanying effects. Moreover, the Federal Reserve has taken action to lower the Federal Funds rate, which may negatively affect our interest income and, therefore, earnings, financial condition and results of operation. This may include, or exacerbate, among other consequences, the following:

 

employees contracting COVID-19;

reductions in our operating effectiveness as our employees work from home;

increased cybersecurity risk due to the continuation of the work-from-home measures;

a work stoppage, forced quarantine, or other interruption of our business;

unavailability of key personnel necessary to conduct our business activities;

effects on key employees, including operational management personnel and those charged with preparing, monitoring and evaluating our financial reporting and internal controls;

sustained closures of our branch lobbies or the offices of our customers;

declines in demand for loans and other banking services and products;

reduced consumer spending due to both job losses and other effects attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic;

unprecedented volatility in United States financial markets;

volatile performance of our investment securities portfolio;

decline in the credit quality of our loan portfolio, owing to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the markets we serve, leading to a need to increase our allowance for loan losses;

declines in value of collateral for loans, including real estate collateral;

declines in the net worth and liquidity of borrowers and loan guarantors, impairing their ability to honor commitments to us; and

declines in demand resulting from businesses being deemed to be “non-essential” by governments in the markets we serve, and from “non-essential” and “essential” businesses suffering adverse effects from reduced levels of economic activity in our markets.

These factors, together or in combination with other events or occurrences that may not yet be known or anticipated, may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in meaningfully lower stock prices for many companies, as well as the trading prices for many other securities. The further spread of the COVID-19 outbreak, as well as ongoing or new governmental, regulatory and private sector responses to the pandemic, may materially disrupt banking and other economic activity generally and in the areas in which we operate. This could result in further decline in demand for our banking products and services, and could negatively impact, among other things, our liquidity, regulatory capital and our growth strategy. Any one or more of these developments could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are taking precautions to protect the safety and well-being of our employees and customers. However, no assurance can be given that the steps being taken will be adequate or deemed to be appropriate, nor can we predict the level of disruption which will occur to our employee’s ability to provide customer support and service. If we are unable to recover from a business disruption on a timely basis, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. We may also incur additional costs to remedy damages caused by such disruptions, which could further adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

As a participating lender in the SBA Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), the Company and the Bank are subject to additional risks of litigation from the Bank’s customers or other parties regarding the Bank’s processing of loans for the PPP and risks that the SBA may not fund some or all PPP loan guaranties.

On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the CARES Act, which included a $349 billion loan program administered through the SBA referred to as the PPP. Under the PPP, small businesses and other entities and individuals can apply for loans from existing SBA lenders and other approved regulated lenders that enroll in the program, subject to numerous limitations and eligibility criteria. The Bank is participating as a lender in the PPP. The PPP opened on April 3, 2020 and on or about April 16, 2020, the SBA notified lenders that the $349 billion earmarked for the PPP was exhausted. Congress approved additional funding for the PPP of approximately $320 billion on April 24, 2020. As of September 30, 2020, we have funded approximately 803 loans with original principal balances totaling $62.74 million through the PPP program.

Since the opening of the PPP, several other larger banks have been subject to litigation regarding the process and procedures that such banks used in processing applications for the PPP. The Company and the Bank may be exposed to the risk of litigation, from both customers and non-customers who approached the Bank regarding PPP loans, regarding its process and procedures used in processing applications for the PPP. If any such litigation is filed against the Company or the Bank and is not resolved in a manner favorable to the Company or the Bank, it may result in significant financial liability or adversely affect the Company’s reputation. In addition, litigation can be costly, regardless of outcome. Any financial liability, litigation costs or reputational damage caused by PPP related litigation could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The Bank also has credit risk on PPP loans if a determination is made by the SBA that there is a deficiency in the manner in which the loan was originated, funded, or serviced by the Bank, such as an issue with the eligibility of a borrower to receive a PPP loan, which may or may not be related to the ambiguity in the laws, rules and guidance regarding the operation of the PPP. In the event of a loss resulting from a default on a PPP loan and a determination by the SBA that there was a deficiency in the manner in which the PPP loan was originated, funded, or serviced by the Company, the SBA may deny its liability under the guaranty, reduce the amount of the guaranty, or, if it has already paid under the guaranty, seek recovery of any loss related to the deficiency from the Company.

Additionally, if a borrower under the PPP loan fails to qualify for loan forgiveness, the Bank is at the heightened risk of holding the loan at an unfavorable interest rate as compared to loans to customers that the Bank would have otherwise extended credit.  Rules providing for forgiveness have been constantly evolving, including an automatic forgiveness if the amount of the PPP loan was not larger than a specified floor.

ITEM 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

(a)

Not Applicable

 

(b)

Not Applicable

 

(c)

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

We repurchased 39,516no shares of our common stock during the third quarter of 20172020 compared to 171,225194,000 shares during the same quarter of the prior year.2019. We do not currently have a publicly announced plan to repurchase shares.

 

The following table provides information about purchases of our common stock made by us or on our behalf by any affiliated purchaser, as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act, during the periods indicated:

  

Total Number of

Shares

Purchased

  

Average Price

Paid per

Share

  

Total Number of Shares

Purchased as Part of a

Publicly Announced Plan

  

Maximum Number of Shares

that May Yet be Purchased

Under the Plan(1)

 
                 

July 1-31, 2017

  -  $-   -   635,804 

August 1-31, 2017

  13,177   25.16   13,177   622,627 

September 1-30, 2017

  26,339   25.57   26,339   604,723 

Total

  39,516  $25.43   39,516     

(1)

Our stock repurchase plan, as amended, authorizes the purchase and retention of up to 5,000,000 shares. The plan has no expiration date and is currently in effect. No determination has been made to terminate the plan or to cease making purchases. We held 4,395,277 shares in treasury as of September 30, 2017.

ITEM 3.

Defaults Upon SeniorSenior Securities

 

None.None.

 

ITEM 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

 

None.None.

 

ITEM 5.

Other Information

None.None.

 

ITEM 6.

Exhibits

 

Exhibit

No.2.1

Agreement and Plan of Reincorporation and Merger between First Community Bancshares, Inc. and First Community Bankshares, Inc., incorporated by reference to Appendix A of the Definitive Proxy Statement on Form DEF 14A dated April 24, 2018, filed on March 13, 2018

2.2

Agreement and Plan of Merger between First Community Bankshares, Inc. and Highlands Bankshares, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed September 11, 2019

3.1

Articles of Incorporation of First Community Bancshares,Bankshares, Inc., as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i)Appendix B of the Quarterly ReportDefinitive Proxy Statement on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2010,DEF 14A dated April 24, 2018, filed on August 16, 2010March 13, 2018

3.2

Amended and Restated Bylaws of First Community Bancshares,Bankshares, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.13.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 23, 2016,and filed on February 25, 2016October 2, 2018

4.1

Specimen stock certificateDescription of First Community Bancshares, Inc.,Bankshares, Inc. Common Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the AnnualCurrent Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2002,8-K dated and filed on March 25, 2003October 2, 2018

4.2

Indenture betweenForm of First Community Bancshares,Bankshares, Inc. and Wilmington Trust Company,Common Stock Certificate, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the QuarterlyCurrent Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2003,8-K dated and filed on November 10, 2003

4.3

Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of FCBI Capital Trust, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2003, filed on November 10, 2003

4.4

Preferred Securities Guarantee Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2003, filed on November 10, 2003October 2, 2018

10.1.1**

First Community Bancshares, Inc. 1999 Stock Option Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the period ended December 31, 1999, filed on April 13, 2000

10.1.2**

Amendment One to the First Community Bancshares, Inc. 1999 Stock Option Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1.1 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2004, filed on May 7, 2004

10.2**

First Community Bancshares, Inc.Inc. 1999 Stock Option Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002, filed on August 14,13, 2002

10.3**

First Community Bancshares, Inc. 2001 Nonqualified Director Stock Option Agreement,Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002, filed on August 14, 2002

10.4**

First Community Bancshares, Inc. 2004 Omnibus Stock Option Plan, incorporated by reference to Annex B of the Definitive Proxy Statement on Form DEF 14A dated April 27, 2004, filed on March 15, 2004

10.5**

First Community Bancshares, Inc. 2004 Omnibus Stock Option Plan Stock Award Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 of the Quarterly ReportReport on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2004, filed on August 6, 2004

10.6**

First Community Bancshares, Inc. 2012 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Appendix B of the Definitive Proxy Statement on Form DEF 14A dated AprilApril 24, 2012, filed on March 7, 2012

10.7**

First Community Bancshares, Inc. 2012 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan Restricted Stock Grant Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed May 28, 2013

10.8*10.8**

First Community Bancshares, Inc. Life Insurance Endorsement Method Split Dollar Plan and Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the period ended December 31, 1999, filed on April 13, 2000

10.9.1**

First Community Bancshares, Inc. and Affiliates Executive Retention Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 30, 2008, filed on January 5, 2009; Amendment #1, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 16, 2010, filed on December 17, 2010; Amendment #2, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 21, 2013, filed on February 25, 2013; Amendment #3, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 24, 2016, filed on May 27, 2016; and Amendment #4, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on February 28, 2017

10.9.2**

AmendmentAmendment #1 to the First Community Bancshares, Inc. and Affiliates Executive Retention Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 16, 2010, filed on December 17, 2010

10.9.3**

Amendment #2 to the First CommunityCommunity Bancshares, Inc. and Affiliates Executive Retention Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 21, 2013, filed on February 25, 2013

10.9.4**

Amendment #3 to the First Community Bancshares, Inc. andand Affiliates Executive Retention Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 24, 2016, filed on May 31, 2016

10.9.5**

Amendment #4 to the First Community Bancshares, Inc. and Affiliates Executive Retention Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on February 28, 2017

10.10**

Amended and Restated Deferred CompensationCompensation Plan for Directors of First Community Bancshares, Inc. and Affiliates, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.210.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 22, 2006,December 16, 2019, filed on August 23, 2006December 19,2019

10.11.1**

First Community Bancshares, Inc. Amended and RestatedRestated Nonqualified Supplemental Cash or Deferred Retirement Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 22, 2006, filed on August 23, 2006, and Amendment #2, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on February 28, 2017

10.11.2**

Amendment #2 to the First Community Bancshares, Inc. Amended and Restated Nonqualified Supplemental Cash or Deferred Retirement Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on February 28, 2017

10.12.1**

First Community Bancshares, Inc. Supplemental Directors Retirement Plan, as amended and restated, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 16, 2010, filed on December 17, 2010, and Amendment #2, incorporatedincorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 24, 2016, filed on May 31, 2016

10.12.2**

Amendment #2 to the First Community Bancshares, Inc. Supplemental Directors Retirement Plan, as amended and restated, incorporated by referencereference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 24, 2016, filed on May 31, 2016

10.13**

Employment Agreement between First Community Bancshares, Inc. and David D. Brown, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on April 16, 2015

10.14**

Employment Agreement between First Community Bancshares, Inc. and E. Stephen Lilly, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on April 16, 2015

10.15**

Employment Agreement between First Community Bancshares, Inc. and Gary R. Mills, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on April 16, 2015

10.16**

Employment Agreement between First Community Bancshares,, Inc. and William P. Stafford, II, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on April 16, 2015

10.17**

Employment Agreement between First Community Bank and Mark R. Evans, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 2, 2009, filed on April 3, 2009

11

Statement Regarding Computation of Earnings per Share, incorporated by reference to Note 13 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this report

31.1*

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2*

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32*

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-OxleySarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101***

Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T:S-T formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2017,2020, (Unaudited) and December 31, 2016;2019; (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172020 and 2016 ;2019; (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172020 and 2016;2019; (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders'Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172020 and 2016;2019; (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 20172020 and 2016;2019; and (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

104*The cover page of First Community Bankshares, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, formatted in Inline XBRL (included within the Exhibit 101 attachments).

 


*

Filed herewith

**

Indicates a management contract or compensation plan or agreementagreement. These contracts, plans, or agreements were assumed by First Community Bankshares, Inc. in October 2018 in connection with First Community Bancshares, Inc., a Nevada corporation, merging with and into its wholly-owned subsidiary, First Community Bankshares, Inc., a Virginia corporation, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reincorporation and Merger with First Community Bankshares, Inc. continuing as the surviving corporation.

***

Submitted electronically 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, on the 3rd9th day of November, 2017.2020.

 

  

First Community Bancshares,Bankshares, Inc.

(Registrant)

   
   
  

/s/ William P. Stafford, II

  

William P. Stafford, II

  

Chief Executive Officer

  

(Principal Executive Officer)

   
   
   
   
  

/s/ David D. Brown

  

David D. Brown

  

David D. BrownChief Financial Officer

  

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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