coupon of each security weighted based on the fair value of each security and does not include adjustments to a tax equivalent basis.
The following tables present an aging analysis of past due loans by loan portfolio segment and loan sub-class.
The CARES Act provides temporary relief from the accounting and disclosure requirements for TDRs for certain loan modifications that are the result of a hardship that is related, either directly or indirectly, to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, interagency guidance issued by federal banking regulators and endorsed by the FASB staff has indicated that borrowers who receive relief are not experiencing financial difficulty if they meet the following qualifying criteria:
We have elected to apply temporary relief under Section 4013 of the CARES Act to certain eligible short-term modifications and therefore will not treat qualifying loan modifications as TDRs for accounting or disclosure purposes. Additionally, eligible short-term loan modifications subject to the practical expedient in the interagency guidance will also not be treated as TDRs for accounting or disclosure purposes if they qualify.
The following is a summary of changes in the Company's liability for estimated mortgage repurchase losses.
The Company has agreements with certain investors to advance scheduled principal and interest amounts on delinquent loans. Advances are also made to fund the foreclosure and collection costs of delinquent loans prior to the recovery of reimbursable
amounts from investors or borrowers. Advances of $3.9$3.0 million and $2.5 million were recorded in other assets as of both March 31, 20202021 and December 31, 2019, respectively.2020.
In March 2019, the Company successfully closed and settled 2 sales of the rights to service an aggregate of $14.26 billion in total unpaid principal balance of single family mortgage loans serviced for Fannie Mae, Ginnie Mae and Freddie Mac representing 71% of HomeStreet's total single family mortgage loans serviced for others portfolio as of December 31, 2018. These sales resulted in a $774 thousand pre-tax gain from discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019. For more information, see Note 2,62,352 Discontinued Operations on thisQuarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
The changes in single family MSRs measured at fair value are as follows.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | | (in thousands) | 2020 | | 2019 | | | | | | | | | | | Beginning balance | $ | 68,109 |
| | $ | 252,168 |
| | | | Additions and amortization: | | | | | | | Originations | 2,162 |
| | 7,287 |
| | | | Sale of single family MSRs | — |
| | (176,944 | ) | | | Changes due to amortization (1) | (3,494 | ) | | (8,983 | ) | | | | Net additions and amortization | (1,332 | ) | | (178,640 | ) | | | Changes in fair value of MSRs due to changes in market inputs and/or model updates (2) | (16,844 | ) | | (5,278 | ) | | | | Ending balance | $ | 49,933 |
| | $ | 68,250 |
| | |
| | (1)Expected weighted-average life (in years) | Represents changes due to collection/realization of expected cash flows and curtailments.6.28 |
| CPR | | (2) | Principally reflects changesImpact on fair value of 25 basis points adverse change in market inputs, which include current market interest rates and prepayment model updates, both | $ | (3,129) | | Impact on fair value of which affect future prepayment speed and cash flow projections.50 basis points adverse change in interest rates | $ | (6,450) | | | Discount rate | | | Impact on fair value of 100 basis points increase | $ | (3,006) | | | Impact on fair value of 200 basis points increase | $ | (5,783) | |
MSRs resulting from the sale of multifamily loans are recorded at fair value and subsequently carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. Multifamily MSRs are amortized in proportion to, and over, the estimated period the net servicing income will be collected.
The changes in multifamily and SBA MSRs measured at the lower of amortized cost or fair value were as follows.follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Quarter Ended March 31, | | | | (in thousands) | 2021 | | 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Beginning balance | $ | 35,774 | | | $ | 29,494 | | | | | | | Origination | 5,196 | | | 1,957 | | | | | | | Amortization | (1,344) | | | (1,331) | | | | | | | Ending balance | $ | 39,626 | | | $ | 30,120 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | (in thousands) | 2020 | | 2019 | | | | | | | | | Beginning balance | $ | 29,494 |
| | $ | 28,328 |
| | | Origination | 1,957 |
| | 630 |
| | | Amortization | (1,331 | ) | | (1,266 | ) | | | Ending balance | $ | 30,120 |
| | $ | 27,692 |
| |
At March 31, 2020, the expected weighted-average remaining life of the Company's multifamily MSRs was 7.16 years. Projected amortization expense for the gross carrying value of multifamily MSRs is estimated as follows.
| | | | | | (in thousands) | At March 31, 2020 | | | | | Remainder of 2020 | $ | 3,248 |
| | 2021 | 4,229 |
| | 2022 | 4,011 |
| | 2023 | 3,798 |
| | 2024 | 3,542 |
| | 2025 | 3,206 |
| | 2026 and thereafter | 8,086 |
| | Carrying value of multifamily MSR | $ | 30,120 |
|
NOTE 8–COMMITMENTS, 7–GUARANTEES AND CONTINGENCIES:
Commitments
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to customers in accordance with predetermined contractual provisions. These commitments may be for specific periods or contain termination clauses and may require the payment of a fee by the borrower. The total amount of unused commitments does not necessarily represent future credit exposure or cash requirements in that commitments may expire without being drawn upon.
The Company makes certain unfunded loan commitments as part of its lending activities that have not been recognized in the Company's financial statements. These include commitments to extend credit made as part of the Company's lending activities on loans the Company intends to hold in its held for investment portfolio. The aggregate amount of these unrecognized unfunded loan commitments existing at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was $12.1 million and $52.8 million, respectively.
In the ordinary course of business, the Company extends secured and unsecured open-end loans to meet the financing needs of its customers. These commitments include unused consumer portfolio lines of $467.2 million and $485.1 million as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, and commercial portfolio lines $672.2 million and $722.2 million at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Within the commercial portfolio, undistributed construction loan proceeds, where the Company has an obligation to advance funds for construction progress payments, were $420.0 million and $435.2 million at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The Company has recorded an allowance for credit losses on loan commitments, included in accounts payable and other liabilities on the consolidated statements of financial condition, of $2.3 million and $1.1 million at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
The Company is in certain agreements to invest in qualifying small businesses and small enterprises, as well as low income housing tax credit partnerships and a tax-exempt bond partnership that have not been recognized in the Company's financial statements. At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had $26.4 million and $23.5 million, respectively, of future commitments to invest in these enterprises.
Guarantees
In the ordinary course of business, the Company sells and services loans through the Fannie Mae Multifamily DUSDelegated Underwriting and Servicing Program ("DUS"® program) that are subject to a credit loss sharing arrangement. The Company services the loans for Fannie Mae and shares in the risk of loss with Fannie Mae under the terms of the DUS® contracts (pari passu loss sharing agreement). contracts. Under such agreements,the DUS program, the Company and Fannie Mae share losses on a pro rata basis, where the Company is responsible for losses incurred up to one-third of principal balance on each loan and with two-thirds of the loss covered by Fannie Mae. For loans that have been sold through this program, a liability is recorded for this loss sharing arrangement under the accounting guidance for guarantees. As of March 31, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, the total unpaid principal balance of loans sold under this program was $1.59$1.9 billion and $1.55$1.8 billion, respectively. The Company's reserve liability related to this arrangement totaled $2.9$2.7 million and $2.8$2.1 million at March 31, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, respectively. There were 0 actual losses incurred under this arrangement during the three monthsquarters ended March 31, 20202021 and 2019.2020.
Mortgage Repurchase Liability
In the ordinary course of business, the Company sells residential mortgage loans to GSEs and other entities. In addition,Under the Company pools FHA-insured and VA-guaranteed mortgage loans into Ginnie Mae Securities guaranteed mortgage-backed securities. Theterms of these sales agreements, the Company has made representations and warranties that the loans sold meet certain requirements. The Company may be required to repurchase mortgage loans or indemnify loan purchasers due to defects in the origination process of the loan, such as documentation errors, underwriting errors and judgments, early payment defaults and fraud.
These obligations expose the Company to mark-to-market and credit losses on the repurchased mortgage loans after accounting for any mortgage insurance that we may receive. Generally, the maximum amount of future payments the Company would be required to make for breaches of these representations and warranties would be equal to the unpaid principal balance of such loans that are deemed to have defects that were sold to purchasers plus, in certain circumstances, accrued and unpaid interest on such loans and certain expenses.
The Company does not typically receive repurchase requests from the FHA or VA. As an originator of FHA-insured or VA-guaranteed loans, the Company is responsible for obtaining the insurance with FHA or the guarantee with the VA. If loans are later found not to meet the requirements of FHA or VA, through required internal quality control reviews or through agency audits, the Company may be required to indemnify FHA or VA against losses. The loans remain in Ginnie Mae pools unless and
until they are repurchased by the Company. In general, once an FHA or VA loan becomes 90 days past due, the Company repurchases the FHA or VA residential mortgage loan to minimize the cost of interest advances on the loan. If the loan is cured through borrower efforts or through loss mitigation activities, the loan may be resold into another Ginnie Mae pool. The Company's mortgage repurchase liability incorporates probable losses associated with such indemnification.
The total unpaid principal balance of loans sold on a servicing-retained basis that were subject to the terms and conditions of these representations and warranties totaled $6.84$5.8 billion and $7.10$6.0 billion as of March 31, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, respectively. At March 31, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, the Company had recorded a mortgage repurchase liability for loans sold on a servicing-retained and servicing-released basis, included in accounts payable and other liabilities on the consolidated statementsbalance sheets, of financial condition, of $2.5$1.9 million and $2.9$2.1 million, respectively. Contingencies
In the normal course of business, the Company may have various legal claims and other similar contingent matters outstanding for which a loss may be realized. For these claims, the Company establishes a liability for contingent losses when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. For claims determined to be reasonably possible but not probable of resulting in a loss, there may be a range of possible losses in excess of the established liability. At March 31, 2020, we reviewed our legal claims and determined that there were 0 material claims that were considered to be probable or reasonably possible of resulting in a material loss. As a result, the Company did not have any material amounts reserved for legal claims as of March 31, 2020.
NOTE 9–8–FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT:
The term "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 at the measurement date. A fair value measurement assumes that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability occurs in the principal market for the asset or liability or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the asset or liability. The Company's approach is to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when developing fair value measurements. For a further discussion
Fair Value Hierarchy
A three-level valuation hierarchy has been established under ASC 820 for disclosure of fair value measurements, includingmeasurements. The valuation hierarchy is based on the observability of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. A financial instrument’s categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The levels are defined as follows:
• Level 1 – Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity can access at the measurement date. An active market for the asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability take place with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information regardingon an ongoing basis.
• Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. This includes quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.
• Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. These inputs reflect the Company's valuation methodologies andassumptions of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
The Company's policy regarding transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy see Note 19, Fair Value Measurement within our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Valuation Processes
The Company has various processes and controls in placeis that all transfers are assumed to ensure that fair value measurements are reasonably estimated. The Finance Committeeoccur at the end of the Board provides oversight and approves the Company's Asset/Liability Management Policy ("ALMP"). The Company's ALMP governs, among other things, the application and control of the valuation models used to measure fair value. On a quarterly basis, the Company's Asset/Liability Management Committee ("ALCO") and the Finance Committee of the Board review significant modeling variables used to measure the fair value of the Company's financial instruments, including the significant inputs used in the valuation of single family MSRs. Additionally, ALCO periodically obtains an independent review of the MSR valuation process and procedures, including a review of the model architecture and the valuation assumptions. The Company obtains an MSR valuation from an independent valuation firm monthly to assist with the validation of the fair value estimate and the reasonableness of the assumptions used in measuring fair value.reporting period.
The Company's real estate valuations are overseen by the Company's appraisal department, which is independent of the Company's lending and credit administration functions. The appraisal department maintains the Company's appraisal policy and recommends changes to the policy subject to approval by the Company's Loan Committee and the Credit Committee of the Board. The Company's appraisals are prepared by independent third-party appraisers and the Company's internal appraisers. Single family appraisals are generally reviewed by the Company's single family loan underwriters. Single family appraisals with unusual, higher risk or complex characteristics, as well as commercial real estate appraisals, are reviewed by the Company's appraisal department.
We obtain pricing from third party service providers for determining the fair value of a substantial portion of our investment securities available for sale. We have processes in place to evaluate such third party pricing services to ensure information obtained and valuation techniques used are appropriate. For fair value measurements obtained from third party services, we monitor and review the results to ensure the values are reasonable and in line with market experience for similar classes of securities. While the inputs used by the pricing vendor in determining fair value are not provided, and therefore unavailable for our review, we do perform certain procedures to validate the values received, including comparisons to other sources of valuation (if available), comparisons to other independent market data and a variance analysis of prices by Company personnel that are not responsible for the performance of the investment securities.
Estimation of Fair Value Fair value is based on quoted market prices, when available. In cases where a quoted price for an asset or liability is not available, the Company uses valuation models to estimate fair value. These models incorporate inputs such as forward yield curves, loan prepayment assumptions, expected loss assumptions, market volatilities and pricing spreads utilizing market-based inputs where readily available. The Company believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with those that would be used by other market participants. However, imprecision in estimating unobservable inputs and other factors may result in these fair value measurements not reflecting the amount realized in an actual sale or transfer of the asset or liability in a current market exchange.
The following table summarizes the fair value measurement methodologies, including significant inputs and assumptions and classification of the Company's assets and liabilities.liabilities valued at fair value on a recurring basis.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Asset/Liability class | | Valuation methodology, inputs and assumptions | | Classification | | Investment securities | | | | | Investment securities available for saleAFS | | Observable market prices of identical or similar securities are used where available.
| | Level 2 recurring fair value measurement. | | | If market prices are not readily available, value is based on discounted cash flows using the following significant inputs: • Expected prepayment speeds • Estimated credit losses • Market liquidity adjustments | | Level 3 recurring fair value measurement. | Loans held for saleLHFS | | | | | | Single family loans, excluding loans transferred from held for investment | | Fair value is based on observable market data, including: • Quoted market prices, where available • Dealer quotes for similar loans • Forward sale commitments | | Level 2 recurring fair value measurement. | | | When not derived from observable market inputs, fair value is based on discounted cash flows, which considers the following inputs: • Benchmark yield curve • Estimated discount spread to the benchmark yield curve • Expected prepayment speeds | | Estimated fair value classified as Level 3. | | Mortgage servicing rights | | | | | | Single family MSRs | | For information on how the Company measures the fair value of its single family MSRs, including key economic assumptions and the sensitivity of fair value to changes in those assumptions, see Note 76, Mortgage Banking Operations. | | Level 3 recurring fair value measurement. | | Derivatives | | | | | | Eurodollar futures | | Fair value is based on closing exchange prices. | | Level 1 recurring fair value measurement. | Interest rate swaps
Interest rate swaptions
Forward sale commitments
| | Fair value is based on quoted prices for identical or similar instruments, when available.
• Forward interest rates
| | Level 2 recurring fair value measurement. | Interest rate lock and purchase loan commitments | | The fair value considers several factors including:
• Fair value of the underlying loan based on quoted prices in the secondary market, when available.
• Value of servicing
• Fall-out factor | | Level 3 recurring fair value measurement. |
The following tabletables presents the levels of the fair value hierarchy for the Company's assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | At March 31, 2021 | | (in thousands) | Fair Value | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | | | | | | | | | Assets: | | | | | | | | | Investment securities AFS | | | | | | | | | Mortgage backed securities: | | | | | | | | | Residential | $ | 43,238 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 40,828 | | | $ | 2,410 | | | Commercial | 43,025 | | | 0 | | | 43,025 | | | 0 | | | Collateralized mortgage obligations: | | | | | | | | | Residential | 230,498 | | | 0 | | | 230,498 | | | 0 | | | Commercial | 152,151 | | | — | | | 152,151 | | | 0 | | | Municipal bonds | 561,011 | | | 0 | | | 561,011 | | | 0 | | | Corporate debt securities | 14,936 | | | 0 | | | 14,856 | | | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Single family LHFS | 241,600 | | | 0 | | | 241,600 | | | 0 | | | Single family LHFI | 4,324 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 4,324 | | | Single family mortgage servicing rights | 62,352 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 62,352 | | | Derivatives | | | | | | | | | Eurodollar futures | 6 | | | 6 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | Forward sale commitments | 13,509 | | | 0 | | | 13,509 | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Interest rate lock commitments | 6,686 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | 6,686 | | | Interest rate swaps | 8,182 | | | 0 | | | 8,182 | | | 0 | | | Total assets | $ | 1,381,518 | | | $ | 6 | | | $ | 1,305,660 | | | $ | 75,852 | | | Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Forward sale commitments | $ | 6,215 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 6,215 | | | $ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Interest rate lock commitments | 198 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 198 | | | Interest rate swaps | 16,784 | | | 0 | | | 16,784 | | | 0 | | Total liabilities | $ | 23,197 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 22,999 | | | $ | 198 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (in thousands) | Fair Value at March 31, 2020 | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Assets: | | | | | | | | | Investment securities available for sale | | | | | | | | | Mortgage backed securities: | | | | | | | | | Residential | $ | 84,746 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 81,948 |
| | $ | 2,798 |
| | Commercial | 43,918 |
| | — |
| | 43,918 |
| | — |
| | Collateralized mortgage obligations: | | | | | | | | | Residential | 294,153 |
| | — |
| | 294,153 |
| | — |
| | Commercial | 160,770 |
| | — |
| | 160,770 |
| | — |
| | Municipal bonds | 452,633 |
| | — |
| | 452,633 |
| | — |
| | Corporate debt securities | 16,611 |
| | — |
| | 16,524 |
| | 87 |
| | U.S. Treasury securities | 1,314 |
| | — |
| | 1,314 |
| | — |
| | Single family loans held for sale | 138,095 |
| | — |
| | 138,095 |
| | — |
| | Single family loans held for investment | 4,926 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 4,926 |
| | Single family mortgage servicing rights | 49,933 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 49,933 |
| | Derivatives | | | | | | | | | Forward sale commitments | 16,269 |
| | — |
| | 16,269 |
| | — |
| | Interest rate lock and purchase loan commitments | 13,565 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 13,565 |
| | Interest rate swaps | 45,076 |
| | — |
| | 45,076 |
| | — |
| | Total assets | $ | 1,322,009 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 1,250,700 |
| | $ | 71,309 |
| | Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | Derivatives | | | | | | | | | Eurodollar futures | $ | 41 |
| | $ | 41 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | Forward sale commitments | 19,614 |
| | — |
| | 19,614 |
| | — |
| | Interest rate lock and purchase loan commitments | 63 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 63 |
| | Interest rate swaps | 27,850 |
| | — |
| | 27,850 |
| | — |
| | Total liabilities | $ | 47,568 |
| | $ | 41 |
| | $ | 47,464 |
| | $ | 63 |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (in thousands) | Fair Value at December 31, 2019 | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Assets: | | | | | | | | | Investment securities available for sale | | | | | | | | | Mortgage backed securities: | | | | | | | | | Residential | $ | 91,695 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 89,831 |
| | $ | 1,864 |
| | Commercial | 38,025 |
| | — |
| | 38,025 |
| | — |
| | Collateralized mortgage obligations: | | | | | | | | | Residential | 291,618 |
| | — |
| | 291,618 |
| | — |
| | Commercial | 156,154 |
| | — |
| | 156,154 |
| | — |
| | Municipal bonds | 341,318 |
| | — |
| | 341,318 |
| | — |
| | Corporate debt securities | 18,661 |
| | — |
| | 18,573 |
| | 88 |
| | U.S. Treasury securities | 1,307 |
| | — |
| | 1,307 |
| | — |
| Single family loans held for sale (1) | 105,458 |
| | — |
| | 105,458 |
| | — |
| | Single family loans held for investment | 3,468 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 3,468 |
| | Single family mortgage servicing rights | 68,109 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 68,109 |
| | Derivatives | | | | | | | | | Eurodollar futures | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | Forward sale commitments | 830 |
| | — |
| | 830 |
| | — |
| | Interest rate lock and purchase loan commitments | 2,281 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 2,281 |
| | Interest rate swaps | 27,097 |
| | — |
| | 27,097 |
| | — |
| | Total assets | $ | 1,146,024 |
| | $ | 3 |
| | $ | 1,070,211 |
| | $ | 75,810 |
| | Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | Derivatives | | | | | | | | | Forward sale commitments | $ | 492 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 492 |
| | $ | — |
| | Interest rate lock and purchase loan commitments | 58 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 58 |
| | Interest rate swaps | 10,889 |
| | — |
| | 10,889 |
| | — |
| | Total liabilities | $ | 11,439 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 11,381 |
| | $ | 58 |
|
(1) Includes both continuing and discontinued operations.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | At December 31, 2020 | | (in thousands) | Fair Value | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | | | | | | | | | Assets: | | | | | | | | | Investment securities AFS | | | | | | | | | Mortgage backed securities: | | | | | | | | | Residential | $ | 51,046 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 48,417 | | | $ | 2,629 | | | Commercial | 45,184 | | | 0 | | | 45,184 | | | 0 | | | Collateralized mortgage obligations: | | | | | | | | | Residential | 234,909 | | | 0 | | | 234,909 | | | 0 | | | Commercial | 159,183 | | | 0 | | | 159,183 | | | 0 | | | Municipal bonds | 564,703 | | | 0 | | | 564,703 | | | 0 | | | Corporate debt securities | 15,222 | | | 0 | | | 15,141 | | | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | Agency debentures | 1,846 | | | 0 | | | 1,846 | | | 0 | | | Single family LHFS | 194,643 | | | 0 | | | 194,643 | | | 0 | | | Single family LHFI | 7,108 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 7,108 | | | Single family mortgage servicing rights | 49,966 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 49,966 | | | Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Forward sale commitments | 1,035 | | | 0 | | | 1,035 | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Interest rate lock commitments | 17,395 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 17,395 | | | Interest rate swaps | 17,459 | | | 0 | | | 17,459 | | | 0 | | | Total assets | $ | 1,359,699 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 1,282,520 | | | $ | 77,179 | | | Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | Derivatives | | | | | | | | | Eurodollar futures | $ | 4 | | | $ | 4 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | Forward sale commitments | 3,714 | | | 0 | | | 3,714 | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Interest rate lock commitments | 3 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 3 | | | Interest rate swaps | 20,511 | | | 0 | | | 20,511 | | | 0 | | | Total liabilities | $ | 24,232 | | | $ | 4 | | | $ | 24,225 | | | $ | 3 | |
There were 0 transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy during the three monthsquarters ended March 31, 20202021 and 2020. 2019.
Level 3 Recurring Fair Value Measurements
The Company's Levellevel 3 recurring fair value measurements consist of investment securities available for sale,AFS, single family MSRs, single family loans held for investmentLHFI where fair value option was elected, certain single family loans held for sale,LHFS and interest rate lock and purchase loan commitments, which are accounted for as derivatives. For information regarding fair value changes and activity for single family MSRs during the three monthsquarter ended March 31, 20202021 and 2019,2020, see Note 7,6, Mortgage Banking Operations of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
The fair value of IRLCs considers several factors, including the fair value in the secondary market of the underlying loan resulting from the exercise of the commitment, the expected net future cash flows related to the associated servicing of the loan (referred to as the value of servicing) and the probability that the commitment will not be converted into a funded loan (referred to as a fall-out factor). The fair value of IRLCs on loans held for sale,LHFS, while based on interest rates observable in the market, is highly dependent on the ultimate closing of the loans. The significance of the fall-out factor to the fair value measurement of an individual IRLC is generally highest at the time that the rate lock is initiated and declines as closing procedures are performed and the underlying loan gets closer to funding. The fall-out factor applied is based on historical experience. The value of servicing is impacted by a variety of factors, including prepayment assumptions, discount rates, delinquency rates, contractually specified servicing fees, servicing costs and underlying portfolio characteristics. Because these inputs are not observable in market trades, the fall-out factor and value of servicing are considered to be level 3 inputs. The fair value of IRLCs decreases in value upon an increase in the fall-out factor and increases in value upon an increase in the value of servicing. Changes in the fall-out factor and value of servicing do not increase or decrease based on movements in other significant unobservable inputs.
The Company recognizes unrealized gains and losses from the time that an IRLC is initiated until the gain or loss is realized at the time the loan closes, which generally occurs within 30-90 days. For IRLCs that fall out, any unrealized gain or loss is reversed, which generally occurs at the end of the commitment period. The gains and losses recognized on IRLC derivatives generally correlates to volume of single family interest rate lock commitments made during the reporting period (after adjusting for estimated fallout) while the amount of unrealized gains and losses realized at settlement generally correlates to the volume of single family closed loans during the reporting period.
The Company uses the discounted cash flow model to estimate the fair value of certain loans that have been transferred from held for sale to held for investment and single family loans held for saleLHFS when the fair value of the loans is not derived using observable market inputs. The key assumption in the valuation model is the implied spread to benchmark interest rate curve. The implied spread is not directly observable in the market and is derived from third party pricing which is based on market information from comparable loan pools. The fair value estimate of these certain single family loans that have been transferred from held for sale to held for investment and these certain single family loans held for sale are sensitive to changes in the benchmark interest rate which might result in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement.
The Company transferred certain loans from held for sale to held for investment. These loans were originated as held for sale loans where the Company had elected fair value option. The Company determined these loans to be level 3 recurring assets as the valuation technique included a significant unobservable input. The total amount of held for investment loans where fair value option election was made was $4.9$4.3 million and $3.5$7.1 million at March 31, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, respectively.
The following information presents significant Level 3 unobservable inputs used to measure fair value of certain investment securities available for sale.assets. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (dollars in thousands) | Fair Value | | Valuation
Technique | | Significant Unobservable
Input | | Low | | High | | Weighted Average | | March 31, 2021 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Investment securities AFS | $ | 2,490 | | | Income approach | | Implied spread to benchmark interest rate curve | | 2.00% | | 2.00% | | 2.00% | | Single family LHFI | 4,324 | | | Income approach | | Implied spread to benchmark interest rate curve | | 3.98% | | 9.53% | | 5.83% | | Interest rate lock commitments, net | 6,488 | | | Income approach | | Fall-out factor | | 0.29% | | 21.00% | | 9.54% | | | | | | Value of servicing | | 0.36% | | 1.47% | | 1.16% | | December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Investment securities AFS | $ | 2,710 | | | Income approach | | Implied spread to benchmark interest rate curve | | 2.00% | | 2.00% | | 2.00% | | Single family LHFI | 7,108 | | | Income approach | | Implied spread to benchmark interest rate curve | | 3.96% | | 10.64% | | 6.23% | | Interest rate lock commitments, net | 17,392 | | | Income approach | | Fall-out factor | | 1.97% | | 38.38% | | 15.53% | | | | | | Value of servicing | | 0.41% | | 1.44% | | 0.97% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (dollars in thousands) | At March 31, 2020 | | Fair Value | | Valuation Technique | | Significant Unobservable Input | | Low | | High | | Weighted Average | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Investment securities available for sale | $ | 2,885 |
| | Income approach | | Implied spread to benchmark interest rate curve | | 2.00% | | 2.00% | | 2.00% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (dollars in thousands) | At December 31, 2019 | | Fair Value | | Valuation Technique | | Significant Unobservable Input | | Low | | High | | Weighted Average | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Investment securities available for sale | $ | 1,952 |
| | Income approach | | Implied spread to benchmark interest rate curve | | 2.00% | | 2.00% | | 2.00% |
The following information presents significant Level 3 unobservable inputs used to measure fair value of single family loans held for investment where fair value option was elected.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (dollars in thousands) | At March 31, 2020 | | Fair Value | | Valuation Technique | | Significant Unobservable Input | | Low | | High | | Weighted Average | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Loans held for investment, fair value option | $ | 4,926 |
| | Income approach | | Implied spread to benchmark interest rate curve | | 5.75% | | 8.23% | | 6.37% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (dollars in thousands) | At December 31, 2019 | | Fair Value | | Valuation Technique | | Significant Unobservable Input | | Low | | High | | Weighted Average | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Loans held for investment, fair value option | $ | 3,468 |
| | Income approach | | Implied spread to benchmark interest rate curve | | 4.56% | | 6.87% | | 5.63% |
The following information presents significant Level 3 unobservable inputs used to measure fair value of certain single family loans held for sale where fair value option was elected.
We had no loans held for sale withLHFS where the fair value option that were subject to Level 3 fair value due to awas not derived with significant unobservable inputobservable inputs at March 31, 20202021 and December 31, 2019.
The following information presents significant Level 3 unobservable inputs used to measure fair value of interest rate lock and purchase loan commitments.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (dollars in thousands) | At March 31, 2020 | | Fair Value | | Valuation Technique | | Significant Unobservable Input | | Low | | High | | Weighted Average | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Interest rate lock and purchase loan commitments, net | $ | 13,502 |
| | Income approach | | Fall-out factor | | 0.71% | | 34.34% | | 16.89% | | | | | | | Value of servicing | | 0.37% | | 1.36% | | 1.05% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (dollars in thousands) | At December 31, 2019 | | Fair Value | | Valuation Technique | | Significant Unobservable Input | | Low | | High | | Weighted Average | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Interest rate lock and purchase loan commitments, net | $ | 2,223 |
| | Income approach | | Fall-out factor | | —% | | 59.69% | | 12.20% | | | | | | | Value of servicing | | 0.55% | | 1.77% | | 1.14% |
The following table presentpresents fair value changes and activity for certain Level 3 investment securities available for sale.assets.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Beginning balance | | Additions | | Transfers | | Payoffs/Sales | | Change in mark to market (1) | | Ending balance | | (in thousands) | | | | Quarter Ended March 31, 2021 | | | | | | | | | | | | Investment securities AFS | | $ | 2,710 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | (48) | | | $ | (172) | | | $ | 2,490 | | | Single family LHFI | | 7,108 | | | 360 | | | 0 | | | (3,191) | | | 47 | | | 4,324 | | | Quarter Ended March 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | Investment securities AFS | | $ | 1,952 | | | $ | 985 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | (291) | | | $ | 239 | | | $ | 2,885 | | | Single family LHFI | | 3,468 | | | 1,679 | | | 0 | | | (247) | | | 26 | | | 4,926 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 | | | | Beginning balance | | Additions | | Transfers | | Payoffs/Sales | | Change in mark to market | | Ending balance | | (in thousands) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Investment securities available for sale | | $ | 1,952 |
| | $ | 985 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | (291 | ) | | $ | 239 |
| | $ | 2,885 |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 | | | | Beginning balance | | Additions | | Transfers | | Payoffs/Sales | | Change in mark to market | | Ending balance | | (in thousands) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Investment securities available for sale | | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 2,379 |
| | $ | (40 | ) | | $ | (402 | ) | | $ | 1,937 |
|
The following tables present(1) Changes in fair value changes and activity for Level 3 loans held for sale and loans held for investment. We had no loans held for sale with fair value option that were subject to Level 3 fair value due to a significant unobservable inputsingle LHFI are recorded in other noninterest income on the consolidated income statement.
at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 | | | | Beginning balance | | Additions | | Transfers | | Payoffs/Sales | | Change in mark to market | | Ending balance | | (in thousands) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Loans held for investment | | $ | 3,468 |
| | $ | 1,679 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | (247 | ) | | $ | 26 |
| | $ | 4,926 |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 | | | | Beginning balance | | Additions | | Transfers | | Payoffs/Sales | | Change in mark to market | | Ending balance | | (in thousands) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Loans held for sale | | $ | 2,691 |
| | $ | 1,886 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | (52 | ) | | $ | 4,525 |
| | Loans held for investment | | 4,057 |
| | 725 |
| | — |
| | (3 | ) | | 51 |
| | 4,830 |
|
The following table presents fair value changes and activity for Level 3 interest rate lock and purchase loan commitments. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Quarter Ended March 31, | | | | (in thousands) | 2021 | | 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Beginning balance, net | $ | 17,392 | | | $ | 2,223 | | | | | | | Total realized/unrealized gains (losses) | (3,469) | | | 15,762 | | | | | | | Settlements | (7,435) | | | (4,483) | | | | | | | Ending balance, net | $ | 6,488 | | | $ | 13,502 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | (in thousands) | 2020 | | 2019 | | | | | | | | | Beginning balance, net | $ | 2,223 |
| | $ | 10,284 |
| | | Total realized/unrealized gains | 15,762 |
| | 19,665 |
| | | Settlements | (4,483 | ) | | (15,893 | ) | | | Ending balance, net | $ | 13,502 |
| | $ | 14,056 |
| |
Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements
Certain assets held by the Company are not included in the tables above, but are measured at fair value on a quarterlyperiodic basis. These assets include certain loans held for investmentLHFI and other real estate ownedOREO that are carried at the lower of cost or fair value of the underlying collateral, less the estimated costcosts to sell. The estimated fair values of real estate collateral are generally based on internal evaluations and appraisals of such collateral, which use the market approach and income approach methodologies. We have omitted disclosure related to quantitative inputs given the insignificance of assets measured on a nonrecurring basis.
The fair value of commercial properties are generally based on third-party appraisals that consider recent sales of comparable properties, including their income-generating characteristics, adjusted (generally based on unobservable inputs) to reflect the general assumptions that a market participant would make when analyzing the property for purchase. The Company uses a fair value of collateral technique to apply adjustments to the appraisal value of certain commercial loans held for investmentLHFI that are collateralized by real estate.
The Company uses a fair value of collateral technique to apply adjustments to the stated value of certain commercial loans held for investmentLHFI that are not collateralized by real estate. During the three months ended March 31, 2020estate and 2019, the Company did not apply any adjustments to the appraisal value of OREO.
Residential properties are generally based on unadjusted third-party appraisals. Factors considered in determining the fair value include geographic sales trends, the value of comparable surrounding properties as well as the condition of the property.
These commercial and residential appraisal adjustments include management assumptions that are based on the type of collateral dependent loan and may increase or decrease an appraised value. Management adjustments vary significantly depending on the location, physical characteristics and income producing potential of each individual property. The quality and volume of market information available at the time of the appraisal can vary from period-to-period and cause significant changes to the nature and magnitude of the unobservable inputs used. Given these variations, changes in these unobservable inputs are generally not a reliable indicator for how fair value will increase or decrease from period to period.
The following tablestable present assets classified as Level 3 assets that had changes in their recorded fair value during the three monthsquarter ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 and assetswhat we still held at the end of the respective reporting period.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | At or for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 | | (in thousands) | Fair Value of Assets Held at March 31, 2020 | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total Gains (Losses) | | | | | | | | | | | | Loans held for investment (1) | $ | 890 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 890 |
| | $ | 113 |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | At or for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 | | (in thousands) | Fair Value of Assets Held at March 31, 2019 | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total Gains (Losses) | | | | | | | | | | | | Loans held for investment (1) | $ | 270 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 270 |
| | $ | (4 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (in thousands) | Fair Value | | | | | | | | Total Gains (Losses) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | At or for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | | LHFI (1) | $ | 890 | | | | | | | | | $ | 113 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(1) Represents the carrying value of loans for which adjustments are based on the fair value of the collateral. Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The following presents the carrying value, estimated fair value and the levels of the fair value hierarchy for the Company's financial instruments other than assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | At March 31, 2021 | | (in thousands) | Carrying
Value | | Fair
Value | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 69,101 | | | $ | 69,101 | | | $ | 69,101 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | Investment securities HTM | 4,246 | | | 4,431 | | | 0 | | | 4,431 | | | 0 | | | LHFI | 5,223,403 | | | 5,305,705 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 5,305,705 | | | | | | | | | | | | | LHFS – multifamily and other | 148,623 | | | 151,946 | | | 0 | | | 151,946 | | | 0 | | | Mortgage servicing rights – multifamily | 39,626 | | | 41,882 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 41,882 | | | Federal Home Loan Bank stock | 9,851 | | | 9,851 | | | 0 | | | 9,851 | | | 0 | | | Other assets - GNMA EBO loans | 82,174 | | | 82,174 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 82,174 | | | Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | Certificates of deposit | $ | 1,178,714 | | | $ | 1,180,956 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 1,180,956 | | | $ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Borrowings | 84,500 | | | 84,500 | | | 0 | | 84,500 | | | 0 | | Long-term debt | 125,885 | | | 116,395 | | | 0 | | | 116,395 | | | 0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | At March 31, 2020 | | (in thousands) | Carrying Value | | Fair Value | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 72,441 |
| | $ | 72,441 |
| | $ | 72,441 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | Investment securities held to maturity | 4,347 |
| | 4,462 |
| | — |
| | 4,462 |
| | — |
| | Loans held for investment | 5,030,004 |
| | 5,164,795 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 5,164,795 |
| | Loans held for sale – multifamily and other | 2,432 |
| | 2,432 |
| | — |
| | 2,432 |
| | — |
| | Mortgage servicing rights – multifamily | 30,120 |
| | 33,483 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 33,483 |
| | Federal Home Loan Bank stock | 26,795 |
| | 26,795 |
| | — |
| | 26,795 |
| | — |
| | Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | Time deposits | $ | 1,297,924 |
| | $ | 1,312,470 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 1,312,470 |
| | $ | — |
| | Federal Home Loan Bank advances | 463,590 |
| | 465,297 |
| | — |
| | 465,297 |
| | — |
| | Other borrowings | 95,000 |
| | 94,998 |
| | — |
| | 94,998 |
| | — |
| | Long-term debt | 125,697 |
| | 117,694 |
| | — |
| | 117,694 |
| | — |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | At December 31, 2020 | | (in thousands) | Carrying
Value | | Fair
Value | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 58,049 | | | $ | 58,049 | | | $ | 58,049 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | Investment securities HTM | 4,271 | | | 4,507 | | | 0 | | | 4,507 | | | 0 | | | LHFI | 5,172,778 | | | 5,327,711 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 5,327,711 | | | | | | | | | | | | | LHFS – multifamily and other | 167,289 | | | 167,289 | | | 0 | | | 167,289 | | | 0 | | | Mortgage servicing rights – multifamily | 35,774 | | | 38,423 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 38,423 | | | Federal Home Loan Bank stock | 20,319 | | | 20,319 | | | 0 | | | 20,319 | | | 0 | | | Other assets-GNMA EBO loans | 101,750 | | | 101,750 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 101,750 | | | Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | Certificates of deposit | $ | 1,139,807 | | | $ | 1,143,747 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 1,143,747 | | | $ | 0 | | | Borrowings | 322,800 | | | 322,876 | | | 0 | | | 322,876 | | | 0 | | | Long-term debt | 125,838 | | | 116,893 | | | 0 | | | 116,893 | | | 0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | At December 31, 2019 | | (in thousands) | Carrying Value | | Fair Value | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 57,880 |
| | $ | 57,880 |
| | $ | 57,880 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | Investment securities held to maturity | 4,372 |
| | 4,501 |
| | — |
| | 4,501 |
| | — |
| | Loans held for investment | 5,069,316 |
| | 5,139,078 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 5,139,078 |
| | Loans held for sale – multifamily and other | 128,841 |
| | 130,720 |
| | — |
| | 130,720 |
| | — |
| | Mortgage servicing rights – multifamily | 29,494 |
| | 32,738 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 32,738 |
| | Federal Home Loan Bank stock | 22,399 |
| | 22,399 |
| | — |
| | 22,399 |
| | — |
| | Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | Time deposits | $ | 1,614,533 |
| | $ | 1,622,879 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 1,622,879 |
| | $ | — |
| | Federal Home Loan Bank advances | 346,590 |
| | 347,949 |
| | — |
| | 347,949 |
| | — |
| | Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase | 125,000 |
| | 125,101 |
| | 125,101 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | Long-term debt | 125,650 |
| | 115,011 |
| | — |
| | 115,011 |
| | — |
|
NOTE 10–9–EARNINGS PER SHARE:
The following table summarizes the calculation of earnings per share. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Quarter Ended March 31, | | | | (in thousands, except share and per share data) | 2021 | | 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | EPS numerator: | | | | | | | | | Net income | $ | 29,663 | | | $ | 7,139 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | EPS denominator: | | | | | | | | | Weighted average shares: | | | | | | | | | Basic weighted-average number of common shares outstanding | 21,637,671 | | | 23,688,930 | | | | | | | Dilutive effect of outstanding common stock equivalents | 324,157 | | | 171,350 | | | | | | | Diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding | 21,961,828 | | | 23,860,280 | | | | | | | Net income per share: | | | | | | | | | Basic earnings per share | $ | 1.37 | | | $ | 0.30 | | | | | | | Diluted earnings per share | 1.35 | | | 0.30 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | (in thousands, except share and per share data) | 2020 | | 2019 | | | | | | | | | EPS numerator: | | | | | | Income from continuing operations | $ | 7,139 |
| | $ | 5,058 |
| | | Income (loss) from discontinued operations | — |
| | (6,773 | ) | | | Net income available to common shareholders | $ | 7,139 |
| | $ | (1,715 | ) | | | EPS denominator: | | | | | | Weighted average shares: | | | | | | Basic weighted-average number of common shares outstanding | 23,688,930 |
| | 27,021,507 |
| | Dilutive effect of outstanding common stock equivalents (1) | 171,350 |
| | 163,668 |
| | | Diluted weighted-average number of common stock outstanding | 23,860,280 |
| | 27,185,175 |
| | | Basic earnings per share: | | | | | | Income from continuing operations | $ | 0.30 |
| | $ | 0.19 |
| | | Income (loss) from discontinued operations | — |
| | (0.25 | ) | | | Basic earnings per share | $ | 0.30 |
| | $ | (0.06 | ) | | | Diluted earnings per share: | | | | | | Income from continuing operations | $ | 0.30 |
| | $ | 0.19 |
| | | Income (loss) from discontinued operations | — |
| | (0.25 | ) | | | Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.30 |
| | $ | (0.06 | ) | |
| | (1) | Excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share (due to their antidilutive effect) for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 were certain stock options and unvested restricted stock issued to key senior management personnel and directors of the Company. The aggregate number of common stock equivalents related to such options and unvested restricted shares, which could potentially be dilutive in future periods, was 1,067 at March 31, 2020 and 0 at March 31, 2019. |
NOTE 11–LEASES:
We have operating and finance leases for corporate offices, commercial lending centers, retail deposit branches and certain equipment. Our leases have remaining lease terms of up to 20 years, some of which include options which are reasonably certain to be extended. Leases with an initial term of less than a year are not included in the Statement of Financial Condition.
The Company, as sublessor, subleases certain office and retail space in which the terms of the subleases end by September 2024. Under all of our executed sublease arrangements, the sublessees are obligated to pay the Company sublease payments of $4.9 million during the remainder of 2020, $5.4 million in 2021, $4.4 million in 2022, $2.6 million in 2023, $870 thousand in 2024 and $989 thousand thereafter.
We incurred $357 thousand and $2.5 million in impairment charges related to the closure of certain offices for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
The components of lease expense were as follows.
| | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | (in thousands) | 2020 | | 2019 | | | | | | | Operating lease cost | $ | 3,215 |
| | $ | 3,951 |
| | Finance lease cost: | | | | | Amortization of right-of-use assets | 374 |
| | 616 |
| | Interest on lease liabilities | 74 |
| | 94 |
| | Short-term lease | — |
| | 4 |
| | Variable lease cost | 1,355 |
| | 1,768 |
| | Sublease income | (2,049 | ) | | (339 | ) | | Total lease cost | $ | 2,969 |
| | $ | 6,094 |
|
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows.NOTE 10–RESTRUCTURING:
| | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | (in thousands) | 2020 | | 2019 | | | | | | | Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: | | | | | Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | 4,269 |
| | $ | 4,431 |
| | Operating cash flows from finance leases | 74 |
| | 94 |
| | Financing cash flows from finance leases | 285 |
| | 455 |
| | Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations: | | | | | Operating leases | $ | 324 |
| | $ | 4,836 |
| | Finance leases | 28 |
| | 176 |
|
In 2020, we took steps to consolidate our facilities and incurred charges to reflect the vacating of certain office space. In addition, we incurred certain consulting fees in connection with a corporate-wide operations restructuring program which began in 2019.
Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows. | | | | | | | | | | (in thousands, except lease term and discount rate) | March 31, 2020 | | December 31, 2019 | | | | | | | Operating lease right-of-use assets | $ | 83,666 |
| | $ | 86,789 |
| | Operating lease liabilities | 100,850 |
| | 104,579 |
| | | | | | | Finance lease right-of-use assets | $ | 7,709 |
| | $ | 8,084 |
| | Finance lease liabilities | 8,251 |
| | 8,513 |
| | | | | | | Weighted Average Remaining lease term in years | | | | | Operating leases | 11.84 |
| | 11.87 |
| | Finance leases | 15.66 |
| | 15.46 |
| | Weighted Average Discount Rate | | | | | Operating leases | 3.49 | % | | 3.48 | % | | Finance leases | 3.64 |
| | 2.63 |
|
Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Operating Leases | | Finance Leases | | Year ended December 31, | | | | | | 2020 (excluding the three months ended March 31, 2020) | | $ | 11,021 |
| | $ | 1,184 |
| | 2021 | | 13,626 |
| | 1,294 |
| | 2022 | | 12,175 |
| | 590 |
| | 2023 | | 10,637 |
| | 475 |
| | 2024 | | 10,205 |
| | 400 |
| | 2025 | | 9,012 |
| | 420 |
| | 2026 and thereafter | | 56,604 |
| | 6,818 |
| | Total lease payments | | 123,280 |
| | 11,181 |
| | Less imputed interest | | 22,430 |
| | 2,930 |
| | Total | | $ | 100,850 |
| | $ | 8,251 |
|
NOTE 12–BUSINESS COMBINATIONS:
Recent Acquisition Activity
On March 25, 2019, the Company completed its acquisition of a branch and its related deposits and loans in San Diego County, from Silvergate Bank along with its business lending team. The application of the acquisition method of accounting resulted in goodwill of $5.9 million.
NOTE 13–ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):
The following table shows changessummarizes the restructuring charges and the liability for restructuring costs still to be paid in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) from unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities, net of tax.the periods indicated:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (in thousands) | | Facility-related costs | | Personnel-related costs | | Other costs | | Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | Quarter ended March 31, 2020 activity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Restructuring charges | | $ | 580 | | | $ | 147 | | | $ | 488 | | | $ | 1,215 | | | | Costs paid or otherwise settled | | (575) | | | (365) | | | (522) | | | (1,462) | | | | Balance, March 31, 2020 | | $ | 1,240 | | | $ | 292 | | | $ | 125 | | | $ | 1,657 | | | | Quarter ended March 31, 2021 activity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Costs paid or otherwise settled | | (233) | | | (15) | | | (116) | | | (364) | | | | Balance, March 31, 2021 | | $ | 2,630 | | | $ | 139 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 2,769 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | (in thousands) | 2020 | | 2019 | | | | | | | | | Beginning balance | $ | 4,321 |
| | $ | (15,439 | ) | | Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting standards | — |
| | (2,080 | ) | (1 | ) | | Other comprehensive income before reclassifications | 13,496 |
| | 9,969 |
| | | Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income | (88 | ) | | 195 |
| | | Net current-period other comprehensive income | 13,408 |
| | 10,164 |
| | | Ending balance | $ | 17,729 |
| | $ | (7,355 | ) | |
NOTE 11–SUBSEQUENT EVENT:
(1) ReflectsOn April 29, 2021 the January 1, 2019 adoptionBoard authorized a dividend of ASU 2018-02 and ASU 2017-12.
The following table shows$0.25 per share, payable on May 26, 2021 to shareholders of record on May 11, 2021. On the impacted line items insame day, the consolidated statements of operations from reclassifications of unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
| | | | | | | | | | | | Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations | | Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | (in thousands) | | 2020 | | 2019 | | | | | | | | | | Gain (loss) on sale of investment securities available for sale | | $ | 112 |
| | $ | (247 | ) | | | Income tax expense (benefit) | | 24 |
| | (52 | ) | | | Total, net of tax | | $ | 88 |
|
| $ | (195 | ) | |
NOTE 14–REVENUE:
Our revenue streams that fall within the scope of Topic 606 are presented within noninterest income and are, in general, recognized as revenue as we satisfy our obligation to the customer. MostBoard approved an expansion of the Company's contracts that fall within the scope of this guidance are contracts with customers that are cancelable by either party without penalty and are short-term in nature. These revenues include depositor and other retail and business banking fees, commission income, credit card fees and sales of other real estate owned. For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, in scope revenue streams were approximately 2.4% and 2.0% of our total revenues, respectively. As this standard is immaterialshare repurchase program for up to our consolidated financial statements, the Company has omitted certain disclosures in ASU 2014-09, including the disaggregation of revenue table. In-scope noninterest revenue streams are discussed below.
Depositor and other retail and business banking fees
Depositor and other retail banking fees consist of monthly service fees, check orders, and other deposit account related fees. The Company's performance obligation for these fees is generally satisfied, and the related revenue recognized, over the period in which the service is provided.
Commission Income
Commission income primarily consists of revenue received on insurance policies and monthly investment management fees earned where the Company has acted as an intermediary between customers and the insurance carriers or investment advisers.
Under Topic 606, the commissions received at the inception of the policy should be deferred and recognized over the course of the policy. The Company's performance obligation for commissions is generally satisfied, and the related revenue generally recognized, over the course of the policy or over the period in which the services are provided, typically monthly.
Credit Card Fees
The Company offers credit cards to its customers through a third party and earns a fee on each transaction and a fee for each new account activation on a net basis. Revenue is recognized on a one-month lag when cash is received for these fees which does not vary materially from recognizing revenue over the period the services are performed.
Sale of Other Real Estate Owned
A gain or loss, the difference between the cost basis of the property and its sale price, on other real estate owned is recognized when the performance obligation is met, which is at the time the property title is transferred to the buyer.
NOTE 15–RESTRUCTURING:
In 2019, we took steps to restructure our corporate operations in order to improve productivity and reduce total corporate expenses in light of a substantial reduction in the size and complexity of our Company and a lower growth plan going forward. Throughout 2019, we began executing this restructuring plan which included:
Simplifying the organizational structure by reducing management levels and management redundancy
Consolidating similar functions currently residing in multiple organizations
Renegotiating, where possible, our technology contracts
Identifying and eliminating redundant or unnecessary systems and services
Rationalizing staffing appropriate to recognize the significant changes in work volumes and company direction
Eliminating excess occupancy costs consistent with reduced personnel
The costs incurred include severance, retention, facility related charges and consulting fees. These restructuring activities and related costs will continue through 2020.
Also in 2019, in connection with the Board of Directors approved plan of exit or disposal of our stand-alone home loan-center based mortgage origination business and related mortgage servicing, the Company restructured certain aspects$25 million of its infrastructure and back office operations, which resulted in certain indirect severance and other employee related costs and impairment charges related to certain facilities and information systems. Cost directly related to the plan of exit or disposal are not included in restructuring charges, but rather are characterized as gain/loss on disposal of discontinued operations; for further information, see common stock
ITEM 2 Discontinued Operations.MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Restructuring charges primarily consist of facility-related costs and severance costs and are included in the occupancy and the salaries and related costs line items on our consolidated statement of operations in the applicable periods for continuing operations and in the income (loss) from discontinued operations for the applicable periods for discontinued operations.
The following tables summarize the restructuring charges recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 and the Company's net remaining liability balance at March 31, 2020 for both continuing and discontinued operations.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2020 | | 2019 | | At and for the three months ended March 31 | | Facility-related costs | | Personnel-related costs | | Other costs | | Total | | Facility-related costs | | Personnel- related costs | | Other costs | | Total | | (in thousands) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Beginning balance | | $ | 1,235 |
| | $ | 510 |
| | $ | 159 |
| | $ | 1,904 |
| | $ | 1,604 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 1,604 |
| | Transfers-In | | 497 |
| | 707 |
| | — |
| | 1,204 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | Restructuring charges | | 580 |
| | 147 |
| | 488 |
| | 1,215 |
| | (96 | ) | | — |
| | 128 |
| | 32 |
| | Costs paid or otherwise settled | | (1,072 | ) | | (1,072 | ) | | (522 | ) | | (2,666 | ) | | (101 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | (101 | ) | | Ending balance | | $ | 1,240 |
| | $ | 292 |
| | $ | 125 |
| | $ | 1,657 |
| | $ | 1,407 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 128 |
| | $ | 1,535 |
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NOTE 16–SUBSEQUENT EVENT:
The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the time of filing this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and has concluded that there are no significant events that occurred subsequent to the balance sheet date but prior to the filing of this report that would have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
| | ITEM 2 | MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes presented elsewhere in this report and in HomeStreet, Inc.'s 20192020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not historical facts or that discuss our expectations, beliefs or views regarding our future operations or future financial performance, or financial or other trends in our business or in the markets in which we operate, and our future plans includingand the credit exposure of certain loan products and other components of our business that could be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, constitute forward-looking statements.statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Many forward-looking statements can be identified as using words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "should," "will" and "would" and similar expressions (or the negative of these terms). Such statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond the control of the Company and are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20192020 and the risks and uncertainties discussed below and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q particularly in Item 1A of Part II, "Risk Factors," that could cause actual results to differ significantly from those projected. In addition, many of the risks and uncertainties are, and will be, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and any worsening of the global, national, regional and local business and economic environment as a result.
Although we believe that expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. We undertake no obligation to, and expressly disclaim any such obligation to update, or clarify any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events, new information or changes to future results over time or otherwise, except as required by law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Except as otherwise noted, references to "we," "our," "us" or "the Company" refer to HomeStreet, Inc. and its subsidiaries that are consolidated for financial reporting purposes. Statements of knowledge, intention or belief reflect those characteristics of our executive management team based on current facts and circumstances.
You may review a copy of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including exhibits and any schedule filed therewith on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website (http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants, such as HomeStreet, Inc., that file electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of our Securities Exchange Act reports also are available from our investor relations website, http://ir.homestreet.com. Information contained in or linked from our websites is not incorporated into and does not constitute a part of this report.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and accounting practices in the banking industry. Certain of those accounting policies are considered critical accounting policies, because they require us to make estimates and assumptions regarding circumstances or trends that could materially affect the value of those assets, such as economic conditions or trends that could impact our ability to fully collect our loans or ultimately realize the carrying value of certain of our other assets. Those estimates and assumptions are made based on current information available to us regarding those economic conditions or trends or other circumstances. If changes were to occur in the events, trends or other circumstances on which our estimates or assumptions were based, these changes could have a material adverse effect on the carrying value of assets and liabilities and on our results of operations. We have identified two policies and estimates as being critical because they require management to make particularly difficult, subjective, and/or complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain and because of the likelihood that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. These policies relate to the allowance for credit losses and the valuation of single family mortgage servicing rights.
These policies and estimates are described in further detail in Part II, Item 7- Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, within our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Summary Financial Data
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Quarter Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | (dollars in thousands, except per share data) | March 31, 2021 | | | | | | | | December 31, 2020 | | March 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Select Income Statement data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Net interest income | $ | 54,517 | | | | | | | | | $ | 56,048 | | | $ | 45,434 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Provision for credit losses | — | | | | | | | | | — | | | 14,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Noninterest income | 38,833 | | | | | | | | | 43,977 | | | 32,630 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Noninterest expense | 56,608 | | | | | | | | | 64,770 | | | 55,184 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Net income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Before income taxes | 36,742 | | | | | | | | | 35,255 | | | 8,880 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 29,663 | | | | | | | | | 27,598 | | | 7,139 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Income per share - diluted | 1.35 | | | | | | | | | 1.25 | | | 0.30 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Select Performance Ratios: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Return on average equity - annualized | 16.4 | % | | | | | | | | 15.3 | % | | 4.1 | % | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Return on average tangible equity - annualized (1) | 17.3 | % | | | | | | | | 16.2 | % | | 4.5 | % | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Return on average assets - annualized | 1.65 | % | | | | | | | | 1.47 | % | | 0.42 | % | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Efficiency ratio (1) | 60.0 | % | | | | | | | | 56.1 | % | | 68.5 | % | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Net interest margin | 3.29 | % | | | | | | | | 3.26 | % | | 2.93 | % | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Other data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Full time equivalent employees | 1,013 | | | | | | | | | 1,013 | | | 996 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(1)Return on average tangible equity and the efficiency ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. For a reconciliation or return on average tangible equity to the nearest comparable GAAP financial measure, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” elsewhere in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | At or for the Three Months Ended | | (dollars in thousands, except share data) | Mar. 31, 2020 | | Dec. 31, 2019 | | Sept. 30, 2019 | | June 30, 2019 | | Mar. 31,
2019 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Income statement data (for the period ended): | | | | | | | | | | | Net interest income | $ | 45,434 |
| | $ | 45,512 |
| | $ | 47,134 |
| | $ | 49,187 |
| | $ | 47,557 |
| | Provision (reversal) for credit losses | 14,000 |
| | (2,000 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | 1,500 |
| | Noninterest income | 32,630 |
| | 21,931 |
| | 24,580 |
| | 19,829 |
| | 8,092 |
| | Noninterest expense | 55,184 |
| | 53,215 |
| | 55,721 |
| | 58,832 |
| | 47,846 |
| | Income from continuing operations before income taxes | 8,880 |
| | 16,228 |
| | 15,993 |
| | 10,184 |
| | 6,303 |
| | Income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations | 1,741 |
| | 3,123 |
| | 2,328 |
| | 1,292 |
| | 1,245 |
| | Income from continuing operations | 7,139 |
| | 13,105 |
| | 13,665 |
| | 8,892 |
| | 5,058 |
| | (Loss) income from discontinued operations before income taxes | — |
| | (3,357 | ) | | 190 |
| | (16,678 | ) | | (8,440 | ) | | Income tax (benefit) expense from discontinued operations | — |
| | (1,240 | ) | | 28 |
| | (2,198 | ) | | (1,667 | ) | (Loss) income from discontinued operations (1) | — |
| | (2,117 | ) | | 162 |
| | (14,480 | ) | | (6,773 | ) | | Net income (loss) | $ | 7,139 |
| | $ | 10,988 |
| | $ | 13,827 |
| | $ | (5,588 | ) | | $ | (1,715 | ) | | Basic income (loss) per common share: | | | | | | | | | | | Income from continuing operations | $ | 0.30 |
| | $ | 0.54 |
| | $ | 0.55 |
| | $ | 0.32 |
| | $ | 0.19 |
| | (Loss) income from discontinued operations | — |
| | (0.09 | ) | | 0.01 |
| | (0.54 | ) | | (0.25 | ) | | Basic income (loss) per common share | $ | 0.30 |
| | $ | 0.45 |
| | $ | 0.55 |
| | $ | (0.22 | ) | | $ | (0.06 | ) | | Diluted income (loss) per common share: | | | | | | | | | | | Income from continuing operations | $ | 0.30 |
| | $ | 0.54 |
| | $ | 0.54 |
| | $ | 0.32 |
| | $ | 0.19 |
| | (Loss) income from discontinued operations | — |
| | (0.09 | ) | | 0.01 |
| | (0.54 | ) | | (0.25 | ) | | Diluted income (loss) per common share | $ | 0.30 |
| | $ | 0.45 |
| | $ | 0.55 |
| | $ | (0.22 | ) | | $ | (0.06 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Common shares outstanding | 23,376,793 |
| | 23,890,855 |
| | 24,408,513 |
| | 26,085,164 |
| | 27,038,257 |
| | Weighted average number of shares outstanding: | | | | | | | | | | | Basic | 23,688,930 |
| | 24,233,434 |
| | 24,419,793 |
| | 26,619,216 |
| | 27,021,507 |
| | Diluted | 23,860,280 |
| | 24,469,891 |
| | 24,625,938 |
| | 26,802,130 |
| | 27,185,175 |
| | Shareholders' equity per share | $ | 28.97 |
| | $ | 28.45 |
| | $ | 28.32 |
| | $ | 27.75 |
| | $ | 27.63 |
| | Financial position (at period end): | | | | | | | | | | | Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 72,441 |
| | $ | 57,880 |
| | $ | 74,788 |
| | $ | 99,602 |
| | $ | 67,690 |
| | Investment securities | 1,058,492 |
| | 943,150 |
| | 866,736 |
| | 803,819 |
| | 816,878 |
| | Loans held for sale | 140,527 |
| | 208,177 |
| | 172,958 |
| | 145,252 |
| | 56,928 |
| | Loans held for investment, net | 5,034,930 |
| | 5,072,784 |
| | 5,139,108 |
| | 5,287,859 |
| | 5,345,969 |
| | Loan servicing rights | 80,053 |
| | 97,603 |
| | 90,624 |
| | 94,950 |
| | 95,942 |
| | Other real estate owned | 1,343 |
| | 1,393 |
| | 1,753 |
| | 1,753 |
| | 838 |
| | Total assets | 6,806,718 |
| | 6,812,435 |
| | 6,835,878 |
| | 7,200,790 |
| | 7,171,405 |
| | Deposits | 5,257,057 |
| | 5,339,959 |
| | 5,804,307 |
| | 5,590,893 |
| | 5,178,334 |
| | Federal Home Loan Bank advances | 463,590 |
| | 346,590 |
| | 5,590 |
| | 387,590 |
| | 599,590 |
| | Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase | — |
| | 125,000 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 27,000 |
| | Other borrowings | 95,000 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | Shareholders' equity | 677,314 |
| | 679,723 |
| | 691,136 |
| | 723,910 |
| | 747,031 |
| | Financial position (averages): | | | | | | | | | | | Investment securities | $ | 993,158 |
| | $ | 892,833 |
| | $ | 803,355 |
| | $ | 815,287 |
| | $ | 891,813 |
| | Loans held for investment | 5,080,928 |
| | 5,184,089 |
| | 5,277,586 |
| | 5,435,474 |
| | 5,236,387 |
| | Total interest-earning assets | 6,253,147 |
| | 6,328,179 |
| | 6,437,903 |
| | 6,699,821 |
| | 6,471,930 |
| | Total interest-bearing deposits | 4,333,756 |
| | 4,674,797 |
| | 4,846,585 |
| | 4,361,850 |
| | 4,145,778 |
| | Federal Home Loan Bank advances | 333,821 |
| | 125,414 |
| | 85,894 |
| | 594,810 |
| | 833,478 |
| | Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase | 134,539 |
| | 53,163 |
| | 6,930 |
| | 73,189 |
| | 47,778 |
| | Total interest-bearing liabilities | 4,943,155 |
| | 4,988,112 |
| | 5,074,429 |
| | 5,165,939 |
| | 5,159,853 |
| | Shareholders' equity | 691,292 |
| | 701,018 |
| | 693,475 |
| | 741,330 |
| | 750,466 |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | As of | | (dollars in thousands, except per share data) | | | | | | | | | | | March 31, 2021 | | December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Selected Balance Sheet Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Loans held for sale | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 390,223 | | | $ | 361,932 | | | Loans held for investment, net | | | | | | | | | | | 5,227,727 | | | 5,179,886 | | | ACL | | | | | | | | | | | 64,047 | | | 64,294 | | | Investment securities | | | | | | | | | | | 1,049,105 | | | 1,076,364 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total assets | | | | | | | | | | | 7,265,191 | | | 7,237,091 | | | Deposits | | | | | | | | | | | 6,131,233 | | | 5,821,559 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Borrowings | | | | | | | | | | | 84,500 | | | 322,800 | | | Long-term debt | | | | | | | | | | | 125,885 | | | 125,838 | | | Total shareholders' equity | | | | | | | | | | | 701,463 | | | 717,750 | | | Other data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Book value per share | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 32.84 | | | $ | 32.93 | | Tangible book value per share (1) | | | | | | | | | | | 31.31 | | | 31.42 | | | Total equity to total assets | | | | | | | | | | | 9.7 | % | | 9.9 | % | Tangible common equity to tangible assets (1) | | | | | | | | | | | 9.2 | % | | 9.5 | % | | Shares outstanding at period end | | | | | | | | | | | 21,360,514 | | | 21,796,904 | | | Loans to deposit ratio | | | | | | | | | | | 92.7 | % | | 96.3 | % | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Credit Quality: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ACL to total loans (2) | | | | | | | | | | | 1.34 | % | | 1.33 | % | ACL to nonaccrual loans | | | | | | | | | | | 297.3 | % | | 310.3 | % | | Nonaccrual loans to total loans | | | | | | | | | | | 0.41 | % | | 0.40 | % | | Nonperforming assets to total assets | | | | | | | | | | | 0.32 | % | | 0.31 | % | | Nonperforming assets | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 23,025 | | | $ | 22,097 | | | Regulatory Capital Ratios: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bank | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tier 1 leverage ratio | | | | | | | | | | | 10.01 | % | | 9.79 | % | | Total risk-based capital | | | | | | | | | | | 14.84 | % | | 14.76 | % | | Company | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tier 1 leverage ratio | | | | | | | | | | | 9.83 | % | | 9.65 | % | | Total risk-based capital | | | | | | | | | | | 14.05 | % | | 14.00 | % |
(1)Tangible book value per share and tangible common equity to tangible assets are non-GAAP financial measures. For a reconciliation to the nearest comparable GAAP financial measure, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” elsewhere in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Summary Financial Data (continued)(2)This ratio excludes balances insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA or SBA, including PPP loans.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | At or for the Three Months Ended | | (dollars in thousands, except share data) | Mar. 31, 2020 | | Dec. 31, 2019 | | Sept. 30, 2019 | | June 30, 2019 | | Mar. 31,
2019 | | | | | | | | | | | | Financial performance, consolidated | | | | | | | | | | Return on average shareholders' equity (2) | 4.13 | % | | 6.27 | % | | 7.98 | % | | (3.02 | )% | | (0.91 | )% | | Return on average assets | 0.42 |
| | 0.64 |
| | 0.79 |
| | (0.31 | ) | | (0.10 | ) | Net interest margin (3) | 2.93 |
| | 2.87 |
| | 2.96 |
| | 3.11 |
| | 3.11 |
| Efficiency ratio (4) | 70.69 |
| | 83.87 |
| | 78.08 |
| | 106.83 |
| | 100.66 |
| | Asset quality: | | | | | | | | | | | Allowance for credit losses including unfunded commitments | $ | 60,606 |
|
| $ | 42,837 |
|
| $ | 44,634 |
| | $ | 44,628 |
| | $ | 44,536 |
| Allowance for credit losses/total loans (8) | 1.14 | % |
| 0.82 | % |
| 0.84 | % | | 0.81 | % | | 0.80 | % | Allowance for credit losses/nonaccrual loans (9) | 449.32 | % | | 324.80 | % | | 349.37 | % | | 435.59 | % | | 271.99 | % | Total nonaccrual loans (5)(6) | $ | 12,975 |
| | $ | 12,861 |
| | $ | 12,433 |
| | $ | 9,930 |
| | $ | 15,874 |
| | Nonaccrual loans/total loans | 0.25 | % |
| 0.25 | % |
| 0.24 | % |
| 0.19 | % | | 0.29 | % | | Other real estate owned | $ | 1,343 |
|
| $ | 1,393 |
|
| $ | 1,753 |
|
| $ | 1,753 |
| | $ | 838 |
| | Total nonperforming assets | $ | 14,318 |
|
| $ | 14,254 |
|
| $ | 14,186 |
|
| $ | 11,683 |
| | $ | 16,712 |
| | Nonperforming assets/total assets | 0.21 | % | | 0.21 | % | | 0.21 | % | | 0.16 | % | | 0.23 | % | | Net (recoveries) charge-offs | $ | (29 | ) | | $ | (203 | ) | | $ | (6 | ) | | $ | (92 | ) | | $ | (123 | ) | | Regulatory capital ratios for the Bank: | | | | | | | | | | | Tier 1 leverage capital (to average assets) | 10.06 | % | | 10.56 | % | | 10.17 | % | | 9.86 | % | | 11.17 | % | | Common equity tier 1 risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets) | 12.75 |
| | 13.50 |
| | 13.45 |
| | 13.26 |
| | 14.88 |
| | Tier 1 risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets) | 12.75 |
| | 13.50 |
| | 13.45 |
| | 13.26 |
| | 14.88 |
| | Total risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets) | 13.95 |
| | 14.37 |
| | 14.37 |
| | 14.15 |
| | 15.77 |
| | Regulatory capital ratios for the Company: | | | | | | | | | | | Tier 1 leverage capital (to average assets) | 10.15 | % | | 10.16 | % | | 10.04 | % | | 10.12 | % | | 10.73 | % | | Tier 1 common equity risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets) | 11.24 |
| | 11.43 |
| | 11.67 |
| | 11.99 |
| | 12.62 |
| | Tier 1 risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets) | 12.32 |
| | 12.52 |
| | 12.77 |
| | 13.06 |
| | 13.68 |
| | Total risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets) | 13.50 |
| | 13.40 |
| | 13.69 |
| | 13.95 |
| | 14.58 |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | At or for the Three Months Ended | | (in thousands) | Mar. 31, 2020 | | Dec. 31, 2019 | | Sept. 30, 2019 | | June 30, 2019 | | Mar. 31,
2019 | | | | | | | | | | | | | SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | Loans serviced for others: | | | | | | | | | | | Commercial | $ | 1,661,038 |
| | $ | 1,618,876 |
| | $ | 1,576,714 |
| | $ | 1,535,522 |
| | $ | 1,521,597 |
| Single family (7) | 6,772,912 |
| | 7,023,441 |
| | 7,014,265 |
| | 6,790,955 |
| | 6,052,394 |
| | Total loans serviced for others | $ | 8,433,950 |
| | $ | 8,642,317 |
| | $ | 8,590,979 |
| | $ | 8,326,477 |
| | $ | 7,573,991 |
|
| | (1) | Discontinued operations accounting was terminated effective January 1, 2020, as it was no longer material to our consolidated operations. |
| | (2) | Net earnings available to common shareholders divided by average shareholders' equity. |
| | (3) | Net interest income divided by total average interest-earning assets on a tax equivalent basis. |
| | (4) | Noninterest expense divided by total revenue (pre-provision net interest income and noninterest income). |
| | (5) | Generally, loans are placed on nonaccrual status when they are 90 or more days past due, unless payment is insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA. |
| | (6) | Includes $1.4 million, $1.3 million, $1.3 million, $1.4 million and $1.7 million of nonperforming loans guaranteed by the SBA at March 31, 2020, December 31, 2019, September 30, 2019, June 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019, respectively. |
| | (7) | Excludes interim loan servicing from first quarter 2019 sale of single family mortgage servicing rights. |
| | (8) | Prior to January 1, 2020 and the adoption of ASU 2016-13, this calculation represented the Allowance for Loan Losses/Total Loans. |
| | (9) | Prior to January 1, 2020 and the adoption of ASU 2016-13, this calculation represented the Allowance for Loan Losses/Non-Accrual Loans. |
About Us
HomeStreet is a diversified financial services company founded in 1921, headquartered in Seattle, Washington, serving customers primarily on the West Coast of the United States, including Hawaii. We are principally engaged in commercial banking, consumer banking, and real estate lending, including commercial real estate and single family mortgage banking operations.
HomeStreet, Inc. is a bank holding company that has elected to be treated as a financial holding company. Our primary subsidiaries are HomeStreet Bank and HomeStreet Capital Corporation. We also sell insurance products and services for consumer clients under the name HomeStreet Insurance.
HomeStreet Bank is a Washington state-chartered commercial bank providing commercial and consumer loans, mortgage loans, deposit products, private banking and cash management services and other banking services. Our loan products include commercial business loans and agriculture loans, consumer loans, single family residential mortgages, loans secured by commercial real estate and construction loans for residential and commercial real estate projects.
HomeStreet Capital Corporation, a Washington corporation, sells and services multifamily mortgage loans originated by HomeStreet Bank under the Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing Program ("DUS®")1.
We generate revenue by earning net interest income and noninterest income. Net interest income is primarily the interest income we earn on loans and investment securities, less the interest we pay on deposits and other borrowings. We also earn noninterest income from the origination, sale and servicing of loans and from fees earned on deposit products and investment and insurance sales.
Current Developments The outbreakCOVID-19 Pandemic Update
We continue to monitor the spread of COVID-19 has adversely impacted a broad range of industries across the region where the Company’s customers operatein our communities and could impair their abilityadapt to fulfill their financial obligations to the Company. The World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 to be a global pandemic and as a result almost all public commerce and related business activities has been and continue to be, to varying degrees, curtailed with the goal of decreasing the rate of new infections. The spread of the outbreak has caused significant disruptionschanges in the U.S. economy and has disrupted business and other financial activity in the areas in which the Company operates. The Company’s business is dependent upon the willingness and ability of its employees and customers to conduct banking and other financial transactions. If the global response to contain COVID-19 escalates further or is unsuccessful, the Company could experience a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. While there has been no material impact to the Company’s employees to date, COVID-19 could potentially create widespread business continuity issues for the Company in the future. Congress, the President, and the Federal Reserveguidance from local healthcare officials. We believe measures we have taken several actions designed to cushion the economic fallout. Most notably, the Coronavirus Aid, Reliefmitigate opportunities for spread and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act was signed into law at the end of March 2020 asprovide a $2 trillion legislative package, which was further expanded in April 2020 by $484 billion. The goal of the CARES Act is to prevent a severe economic downturn through various measures, including direct financial aid to American familiessafe environment for our team members and economic stimulus to significantly impacted industry sectors. The package also includes extensive emergency funding for hospitals and health care providers. In addition to the general impact of COVID-19, certain provisions of the CARES Act as well as other recent legislative and regulatory relief efforts are expected toclients have a material impact on the Company’s operations, as discussed below.been effective.
While it is not possible to know the full extent of the impacts of COVID-19 on the Company’s operations, including any additional mitigation measures that may be imposed to curtail its spread, the Company is disclosing potentially material items of which it is aware.
Financial position and results of operations
The Company’s net interest income could be reduced due to COVID-19. In keeping with guidance from regulators, the Company is actively working with COVID-19 affected borrowers to defer their payments. While loans should continue to accrue interest during theOur initial deferral period, should the economic downturn persist causing the borrowers’ financial situation to deteriorate we would potentially need to reverse interest income and could sustain credit losses on these loans. In such a scenario, interest income and provision for credit losses in future periods could be negatively impacted. At this time, the Company is unable to project the materiality of such an impact, but recognizes the breadth of the economic impact may affect its borrowers’ ability to repay in future periods.
| | | | 1 DUS® is a registered trademark of Fannie Mae
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Credit
The Company is working with customers directly affected by COVID-19. The Company is prepared to offer short-term assistance in accordance with banking regulatory guidelines. As a result of the current economic environment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company is engaging in more frequent communication with borrowers to better understand their financial situation and the challenges faced, allowing it to respond proactively as needs and issues arise. Should economic conditions worsen, the Company could experience further increases in its required allowance for credit losses and record additional provision for credit losses. It is possible that the Company’s asset quality measures could worsen at future measurement periods if the effects of COVID-19 pandemic are prolonged.
Goodwill Impairment Analysis
We evaluated goodwill for impairment at March 31, 2020 and based on our impairment assessment determined our goodwill assets were not impaired. COVID-19 could cause a further and sustained decline in the Company’s stock price or the occurrence of what management would deem to be a triggering event that could, under certain circumstances, cause us to perform another goodwill impairment test and result in an impairment charge being recorded to earnings for that period.
Processes, controls and business continuity plan
The Company has implementedresponse included a business continuity plan that includeswith a remote working strategy, and a social distancing and sanitation plan. The Company does not anticipate incurring material additional costs relatedWe continue to its continued deployment of the business continuity plan. No material operational failures or internal control challenges have been identifiedmonitor this plan to date. The Company does not anticipate significant challengesadapt to its abilityrecent developments. We continue to maintain its systems and controls in light of the measures the Company has taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Company does not currently face any material resource constraints through the implementation of its business continuity plans, but staffing remains a risk if key employees or a large number of employees were to become ill and unable to work. The Company has takentake significant measures to protect itsour employees, such as having most work remotely from home under stay at home orders and where remote work is not viable, implementedimplementing a social distancing and sanitation plan. At May 6, 2020,March 31, 2021, all of our retail deposit branches were open to serve our customers and operating under the guidelines issued by Federal, state, and regional health departmentscommunities.
Lending operations and accommodations
We continue to borrowers In keeping with regulatory guidance to work with borrowers during this unprecedented situation and as outlinedparticipate in the CARES Act, the Company has executed multiple assistance programs including a loan forbearance program for its lending customers that are adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. As of May 5, 2020, the Company had granted a forbearance on 393 qualifying loans with an outstanding balance of $223.0 million. The Company had 173 additional forbearance requests representing $204.0 million in outstanding balances that were in the review process. In accordance with the CARES Act and interagency guidance issued in March 2020, loans granted forbearance due to COVID-19 are not currently considered troubled debt restructurings under US GAAP.
With the passage of theSmall Business Administration’s ("SBA") Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), administered by including processing loan requests. During the Small Business Administration (“SBA”),first quarter of 2021 we funded 1,170 loans with balances of $123 million under the Company assisted its customers with applications for resources through the program.PPP. As of May 5, 2020, the Treasury Department advised that that all funds available under this program had been allocated.March 31, 2021, PPP loans have a two-year term and earn interest at 1%. Additionally, the Company will earn fees paid by the SBA based upon the sliding fee scale established for the PPP program.outstanding loan balances were $381 million. The Company believes that a significant portion of these loans will ultimately be forgiven by the SBA in accordance with the terms of the program. As of May 5, 2020, the Company has closed or approved with the SBA, 1,479 PPP loans representing $304.7 million in funding. It is the Company’s understanding that loans funded through the PPP program are fully guaranteed by the U.S. government. Through March 31, 2021, cumulative PPP loans forgiven totaled $42 million.
Other Items As part of our capital management strategy, in 2020,during the first quarter of 2021, we repurchased a total of 580,278560,996 shares of our common stock at an average price of $27.57$44.56 per share. However, on March 20, 2020, due toOn April 29, 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic we suspended ourBoard of Directors approved an expansion of the Company's share repurchase program for up to preserve our capital.$25 million of its common stock. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic affects the Company’s future financial results and operations will depend on future developments which are uncertain and unpredictable, including new information which continues to emerge concerning the expected duration and broad impacts of the pandemic both social and economic, and current or future domestic and international actions in response to the pandemic and its effects. In addition, due to these uncertainties, we do not know if dividends will be declared in future periods.
Management's Overview of the First Quarter 20201 Financial Performance
First Quarter of 2021 Compared to the Fourth Quarter of 2020
General: Our net income and income before income taxes were $29.7 million and $36.7 million, respectively, in the first quarter of 2021, as compared to $27.6 million and $35.3 million, respectively, during the fourth quarter of 2020. The $1.5 million increase in income before taxes was due to lower noninterest expense, partially offset by lower net interest income and lower noninterest income.
Income Taxes: Our effective tax rate during the first quarter of 2021 was 19.3% as compared to 21.7% in the fourth quarter of 2020 Financial Performanceand a statutory rate of 23.5%. Our effective tax rate was lower than our statutory rate due primarily to the benefits of tax advantaged investments. Our effective tax rate in the first quarter of 2021 was lower than the fourth quarter of 2020 due to reductions in taxes on income related to excess tax benefits resulting from the exercise or vesting of stock awards during the quarter.
ResultsNet Interest Income: The following tables set forth, for the periods indicated, information regarding (i) the total dollar amount of interest income from interest-earning assets and the resultant average yields on those assets; (ii) the total dollar amount of interest expense and the average rate of interest on our interest-bearing liabilities; (iii) net interest income; (iv) net interest rate spread; and (v) net yield on interest-earning assets:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Quarter Ended | | | March 31, 2021 | | December 31, 2020 | | (in thousands) | Average
Balance | | Interest | | Average
Yield/Cost | | Average
Balance | | Interest | | Average
Yield/Cost | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Interest-earning assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | Loans (1) | $ | 5,605,868 | | | $ | 53,755 | | | 3.85 | % | | $ | 5,705,512 | | | $ | 56,916 | | | 3.93 | % | Investment securities (1) | 1,065,423 | | | 6,591 | | | 2.47 | % | | 1,098,367 | | | 6,446 | | | 2.35 | % | | FHLB Stock, Fed Funds and other | 68,044 | | | 172 | | | 1.01 | % | | 73,993 | | | 267 | | | 1.41 | % | | Total interest-earning assets | 6,739,335 | | | 60,518 | | | 3.60 | % | | 6,877,872 | | | 63,629 | | | 3.65 | % | | Noninterest-earning assets | 571,073 | | | | | | | 585,830 | | | | | | | Total assets | $ | 7,310,408 | | | | | | | $ | 7,463,702 | | | | | | | Interest-bearing liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | Deposits: (2) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Demand deposits | $ | 493,831 | | | $ | 169 | | | 0.14 | % | | $ | 483,474 | | | $ | 174 | | | 0.14 | % | | Money market and savings | 2,915,005 | | | 1,228 | | | 0.17 | % | | 2,809,302 | | | 1,493 | | | 0.21 | % | | Certificates of deposit | 1,180,290 | | | 2,253 | | | 0.77 | % | | 1,198,664 | | | 3,218 | | | 1.07 | % | | Total deposits | 4,589,126 | | | 3,650 | | | 0.32 | % | | 4,491,440 | | | 4,885 | | | 0.43 | % | | Borrowings: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Borrowings | 203,621 | | | 161 | | | 0.32 | % | | 471,175 | | | 417 | | | 0.35 | % | | Long-term debt | 125,854 | | | 1,363 | | | 4.33 | % | | 125,807 | | | 1,373 | | | 4.35 | % | | Total interest-bearing liabilities | 4,918,601 | | | 5,174 | | | 0.42 | % | | 5,088,422 | | | 6,675 | | | 0.52 | % | | Noninterest-bearing liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | Demand deposits (2) | 1,433,765 | | | | | | | 1,421,182 | | | | | | | Other liabilities | 226,323 | | | | | | | 236,432 | | | | | | | Total liabilities | 6,578,689 | | | | | | | 6,746,036 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Shareholders' equity | 731,719 | | | | | | | 717,666 | | | | | | | Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 7,310,408 | | | | | | | $ | 7,463,702 | | | | | | Net interest income | | | $ | 55,344 | | | | | | | $ | 56,954 | | | | | Net interest spread | | | | | 3.18 | % | | | | | | 3.13 | % | | Net interest margin | | | | | 3.29 | % | | | | | | 3.26 | % |
(1) Includes taxable-equivalent adjustments primarily related to tax-exempt income on certain loans and securities of $827 thousand and $905 thousand for the quarters ended March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The estimated federal statutory tax rate was 21% for the periods presented. (2) Cost of deposits including noninterest-bearing deposits, was 0.25% and 0.33% for the quarters ended March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
Net interest income was lower in the first quarter of 2021 due to a lower level of interest earnings assets which was partially offset by an increase in our net interest margin. The lower balances of interest earning assets was due primarily to continuing high prepayments on loans in our portfolio and the sale of multifamily loans. Our net interest margin increased to 3.29% primarily due to a five basis point increase in our net interest rate spread. The increase in our net interest rate spread was due to a lower cost of interest-bearing liabilities which was partially offset by lower yields on interest-earning assets. The five basis point decrease in yield on interest earning assets was due to the origination of loans, including PPP loans, at current market rates which were below our portfolio rates and the prepayment and paydown of higher yielding loans. The ten basis point decrease in our costs of interest-bearing liabilities was the result of repricing our deposit products to lower market rates, the maturity of higher rate time deposits and lower borrowing costs.
Provision for Credit Losses: As a result of the favorable performance of our loan portfolio and a stable low level of nonperforming assets, we recorded no provision for credit losses in either the first quarter of 2021 or the fourth quarter of 2020.
Noninterest Income consisted of the following. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Quarter Ended | | | | | | (in thousands) | | | | | | | March 31, 2021 | | December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Noninterest income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gain on loan origination and sale activities (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Single family | | | | | | | | | $ | 26,187 | | | $ | 27,044 | | | | | | | Commercial | | | | | | | | | 7,272 | | | 9,822 | | | | | | | Loan servicing income | | | | | | | | | 748 | | | 2,570 | | | | | | | Deposit fees | | | | | | | | | 1,824 | | | 1,858 | | | | | | | Other | | | | | | | | | 2,802 | | | 2,683 | | | | | | | Total noninterest income | | | | | | | | | $ | 38,833 | | | $ | 43,977 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(1) May include loans originated as held for investment.
Loan servicing income,a component of noninterest income, consisted of the following. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Quarter Ended | | | | | (in thousands) | | | | | | | | | | March 31, 2021 | | December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Single family servicing income, net | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Servicing fees and other | | | | | | | | | | $ | 3,935 | | | $ | 4,120 | | | | | Changes - amortization (1) | | | | | | | | | | (5,693) | | | (5,508) | | | | | | Net | | | | | | | | | | (1,758) | | | (1,388) | | | | | | Risk management, single family MSRs: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Changes in fair value due to assumptions (2) | | | | | | | | | | 11,463 | | | 2,015 | | | | | | Net loss from derivatives hedging | | | | | | | | | | (12,591) | | | (1,328) | | | | | | Subtotal | | | | | | | | | | (1,128) | | | 687 | | | | | | Single Family servicing income (loss) | | | | | | | | | | (2,886) | | | (701) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Commercial loan servicing income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Servicing fees and other | | | | | | | | | | 4,978 | | | 4,844 | | | | | | Amortization of capitalized MSRs | | | | | | | | | | (1,344) | | | (1,573) | | | | | | Total | | | | | | | | | | 3,634 | | | 3,271 | | | | | | Total loan servicing income | | | | | | | | | | $ | 748 | | | $ | 2,570 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(1)Represents changes due to collection/realization of expected cash flows and curtailments. (2)Principally reflects changes in model assumptions, including prepayment speed assumptions, which are primarily affected by changes in mortgage interest rates.
The decrease in noninterest income for the first quarter of 2019 reflect2021 as compared to the impact of the adoption of a plan of exit or disposal, announced in the firstfourth quarter of 2019, with respect2020, was due to the stand-alone home loan center-based mortgage origination and related servicing businesses as discontinued operations. Discontinued operations reported in the first quarter of 2019 included our entire mortgage banking business as did all prior periods presented. Effective April 1, 2019, the newly organized bank location-based mortgage banking business commenced operations and the associated direct revenues and direct expenses are reported as part of the Company's continuing operations beginning in the second quarter of 2019 ("Retained MB Business") and thereafter. Discontinued operations accounting was concluded as of January 1, 2020. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | At or for the Three Months Ended March 31, | | Percent Change | | (in thousands, except per share data and ratios) | 2020 | | 2019 | | | | | | | | | | Selected statement of operations data | | | | | | Total net revenue (1) | $ | 78,064 |
| | $ | 55,649 |
| | 40 | % | | Total noninterest expense | 55,184 |
| | 47,846 |
| | 15 |
| | Provision for credit losses | 14,000 |
| | 1,500 |
| | 833 |
| | Income from continuing operations before income taxes | 8,880 |
| | 6,303 |
| | 41 |
| | Income tax expense for continuing operations | 1,741 |
| | 1,245 |
| | 40 |
| | Income from continuing operations | 7,139 |
| | 5,058 |
| | 41 |
| | Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes | — |
| | (8,440 | ) | | (100 | ) | | Income tax benefit from discontinued operations | — |
| | (1,667 | ) | | (100 | ) | | Loss from discontinued operations | — |
| | (6,773 | ) | | (100 | ) | | Net income (loss) | $ | 7,139 |
| | $ | (1,715 | ) | | (516 | )% | | | | | | | | | Financial performance | | | | | | | Diluted income per share for continuing operations | $ | 0.30 |
| | $ | 0.19 |
| | | | Diluted income (loss) per share for discontinued operations | — |
| | (0.25 | ) | | | | Diluted income (loss) per share | $ | 0.30 |
| | $ | (0.06 | ) | | | | Return on average common shareholders' equity | 4.13 | % | | (0.91 | )% | | | | Return on average assets | 0.42 | % | | (0.10 | )% | | | | Net interest margin | 2.93 | % | | 3.11 | % | | |
| | (1) | Total net revenue is net interest income and noninterest income. |
For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had net income of $7.1a $3.4 million and a net loss of $1.7 million, respectively, which included both continuing and discontinued operations. The increase in net income from the three months ended March 31, 2019 primarily related to the $9.6 million, net of tax, loss on exit or disposal and restructuring charges taken in the first quarter of 2019 and an increasedecrease in gain on loan origination and sale activitiessales and a $1.8 million decrease in loan servicing income. The decrease in gain on loan origination and sales was primarily due to lower volumes of multifamily loans sold, including Fannie Mae DUS loans, in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to the fourth quarter of 2020. The decrease in loan servicing income was due primarily to unfavorable risk management results in the first quarter of 2021 for single family mortgage servicing rights ("MSRs") due in part to unanticipated volatility in the shape of the yield curve.
Noninterest Expense consisted of the following. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Quarter Ended | | | | | | (in thousands) | | | | | | | March 31, 2021 | | December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Noninterest expense | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Compensation and benefits | | | | | | | | | $ | 35,835 | | | $ | 35,397 | | | | | | | Information services | | | | | | | | | 6,784 | | | 7,674 | | | | | | | Occupancy | | | | | | | | | 6,492 | | | 12,241 | | | | | | | General, administrative and other | | | | | | | | | 7,497 | | | 9,458 | | | | | | | Total noninterest expense | | | | | | | | | $ | 56,608 | | | $ | 64,770 | | | | | |
The $8.2 million decrease in noninterest expense in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to the fourth quarter of 2020 was due to a decrease in information services, occupancy and general, administrative and other costs. The decrease in information services costs are primarily due to lower rates, beginning in the first quarter of 2021, related to the renegotiation of our core system processing contract. The decrease in occupancy costs relates to the $6.1 million restructuring charge recognized in the fourth quarter of 2020 and lower rent due to the reduction in rental space. General, administrative and other costs decreased due to a $1.5 million charge related to the prepayment of FHLB advances in the fourth quarter of 2020.
First Quarter of 2021 Compared to the First Quarter of 2020
General: Our net income and income before income taxes were $29.7 million and $36.7 million, respectively, in the first quarter of 2021, as compared to $7.1 million and $8.9 million, respectively, during the first quarter of 2020. The $27.9 million increase in income before taxes was due to higher commercial loan sales volumenet interest income, higher noninterest income and improved margin on commercial loans. The increase isa lower provision for credit losses, which were partially offset by higher noninterest expenses.
Income Taxes: Our effective tax rate during the $14.0first quarter of 2021 was 19.3% as compared to 19.6% in the first quarter of 2020 and a statutory rate of 23.5%. Our effective tax rate was lower than our statutory rate due primarily to the benefits of tax advantaged investments. The benefits of tax advantaged investments were a lower proportion of total earnings in the first quarter of 2021 resulting a higher rate, which was offset by reductions in taxes on income related to excess tax benefits resulting from the exercise or vesting of stock awards during the first quarter of 2021.
Net Interest Income: The following tables set forth, for the periods indicated, information regarding (i) the total dollar amount of interest income from interest-earning assets and the resultant average yields on those assets; (ii) the total dollar amount of interest expense and the average rate of interest on our interest-bearing liabilities; (iii) net interest income; (iv) net interest rate spread; and (v) net yield on interest-earning assets:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Quarter Ended March 31, | | | 2021 | | 2020 | | (in thousands) | Average
Balance | | Interest | | Average
Yield/Cost | | Average
Balance | | Interest | | Average
Yield/Cost | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Interest-earning assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | Loans (1) | $ | 5,605,868 | | | $ | 53,755 | | | 3.85 | % | | $ | 5,218,337 | | | $ | 59,245 | | | 4.51 | % | Investment securities (1) | 1,065,423 | | | 6,591 | | | 2.47 | % | | 979,825 | | | 4,969 | | | 2.03 | % | | FHLB Stock, Fed Funds and other | 68,044 | | | 172 | | | 1.01 | % | | 54,985 | | | 353 | | | 2.57 | % | | Total interest-earning assets | 6,739,335 | | | 60,518 | | | 3.60 | % | | 6,253,147 | | | 64,567 | | | 4.10 | % | | Noninterest-earning assets | 571,073 | | | | | | | 572,846 | | | | | | | Total assets | $ | 7,310,408 | | | | | | | $ | 6,825,993 | | | | | | | Liabilities and shareholders' equity: | | | | | | | | | | | | Deposits: (2) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Demand deposits | $ | 493,831 | | | $ | 169 | | | 0.14 | % | | $ | 369,439 | | | $ | 341 | | | 0.37 | % | | Money market and savings | 2,915,005 | | | 1,228 | | | 0.17 | % | | 2,481,926 | | | 6,404 | | | 1.03 | % | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Certificates of deposit | 1,180,290 | | | 2,253 | | | 0.77 | % | | 1,482,391 | | | 8,134 | | | 2.21 | % | | Total deposits | 4,589,126 | | | 3,650 | | | 0.32 | % | | 4,333,756 | | | 14,879 | | | 1.38 | % | | Borrowings: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Borrowings | 203,621 | | | 161 | | | 0.32 | % | | 483,733 | | | 1,846 | | | 1.51 | % | | Long-term debt | 125,854 | | | 1,363 | | | 4.33 | % | | 125,666 | | | 1,590 | | | 5.04 | % | | Total interest-bearing liabilities | 4,918,601 | | | 5,174 | | | 0.42 | % | | 4,943,155 | | | 18,315 | | | 1.48 | % | | Noninterest-bearing liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | Demand deposits (2) | 1,433,765 | | | | | | | 1,009,482 | | | | | | | Other liabilities | 226,323 | | | | | | | 182,064 | | | | | | | Total liabilities | 6,578,689 | | | | | | | 6,134,701 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Shareholders' equity | 731,719 | | | | | | | 691,292 | | | | | | | Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 7,310,408 | | | | | | | $ | 6,825,993 | | | | | | Net interest income | | | $ | 55,344 | | | | | | | $ | 46,252 | | | | | Net interest rate spread | | | | | 3.18 | % | | | | | | 2.62 | % | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Net interest margin | | | | | 3.29 | % | | | | | | 2.93 | % |
(1) Includes taxable-equivalent adjustments primarily related to tax-exempt income on certain loans and securities of $827 thousand and $818 thousand for the quarters ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. The estimated federal statutory tax rate was 21% for the periods presented. (2) Cost of all deposits, including noninterest-bearing demand deposits was 0.25% and 1.14% for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Net interest income was higher in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to the first quarter of 2020 due to a $486 million increase in interest earning assets and an increase in our net interest margin from 2.93% in the first quarter of 2020 to 3.29% in the first quarter of 2021. The increase in interest earning assets was due to the growth of our loan and investment portfolios during 2020. The increase in our net interest margin was due to a 56 basis point increase in our net interest rate spread as decreases in the rates paid on interest bearing liabilities were greater than the decreases in yields on our interest earning assets. The 50 basis point decrease in yield on interest earning assets was due to the origination of loans, including PPP loans, and purchases of securities at current market rates which were below our portfolio rates, the repricing down of variable rate loans and the prepayment and paydown of higher yielding loans and investments in our portfolios. Our cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased from 1.48% in the first quarter of 2020 to 0.42% first quarter of 2021 due to a decrease in market interest rates which allowed us to reprice our deposits and borrowings at lower rates.
Provision for Credit Losses: As a result of the favorable performance of our loan portfolio and a stable low level of nonperforming assets, we recorded no provision for credit losses in the first quarter of 2021. Due to adverse economic conditions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, in the first quarter of 2020 we recorded a $14 million provision for credit losses.losses as an estimate of the potential adverse impact of those conditions on our loan portfolio.
Noninterest Income consisted of the following. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Quarter Ended March 31, | | | | | | | | | | | | (in thousands) | 2021 | | 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Noninterest income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gain on loan origination and sale activities (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Single family | $ | 26,187 | | | $ | 17,831 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Commercial real estate, multifamily and SBA | 7,272 | | | 4,710 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Loan servicing income | 748 | | | 6,101 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Deposit fees | 1,824 | | | 1,890 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Other | 2,802 | | | 2,098 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total noninterest income | $ | 38,833 | | | $ | 32,630 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(1) May include loans originated as held for investment.
Loan servicing income, from continuing operationsa component of noninterest income, consisted of the following. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Quarter Ended March 31, | | | | | | | | | | | | (in thousands) | | 2021 | | 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Single family servicing income, net | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Servicing fees and other | | $ | 3,935 | | | $ | 4,979 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Changes - amortization (1) | | (5,693) | | | (3,494) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Net | | (1,758) | | | 1,485 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Risk management, single family MSRs: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Changes in fair value due to assumptions (2) | | 11,463 | | | (16,844) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Net gain (loss) from derivatives hedging | | (12,591) | | | 19,921 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Subtotal | | (1,128) | | | 3,077 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Single Family servicing income (loss) | | (2,886) | | | 4,562 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Commercial loan servicing income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Servicing fees and other | | $ | 4,978 | | | $ | 3,014 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Amortization of capitalized MSRs | | (1,344) | | | (1,475) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | | 3,634 | | | 1,539 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total loan servicing income | | $ | 748 | | | $ | 6,101 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(1)Represents changes due to collection/realization of expected cash flows and curtailments. (2)Principally reflects changes in model assumptions, including prepayment speed assumptions, which are primarily affected by changes in mortgage interest rates.
The increase in noninterest income for the three months ended March 31, 2020 increasedfirst quarter of 2021 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019 primarilyfirst quarter of 2020, was due to $11.3 million, after-tax, that was contributed by the Retained MB Business. In the comparative period, income and expense associated with the legacy MB Business was in discontinued operations. Excluding this impact, the improvement primarily relates to an increase in gain on loan origination and sale activities, related to higher commercial loan sales volume and improved margin on commercial loans. The increase iswhich was partially offset by the $14.0a decrease in loan servicing income. The $10.9 million provision for credit losses.
Regulatory Matters
Under the Basel III standards, the Company and Bank's Tier 1 leverage, common equity risk-based capital, Tier 1 risk-based capital and total risk-based capital ratios are as follows. | | | | | | | | | | | At March 31, 2020 | | | | HomeStreet, Inc. | | HomeStreet Bank | | | | Ratio | | Ratio | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tier 1 leverage capital (to average assets) | | 10.15 | % | | 10.06 | % | | Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | 11.24 |
| | 12.75 |
| | Tier 1 risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | 12.32 |
| | 12.75 |
| | Total risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | 13.50 |
| | 13.95 |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | At December 31, 2019 | | | | HomeStreet, Inc. | | HomeStreet Bank | | | | Ratio | | Ratio | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tier 1 leverage capital (to average assets) | | 10.16 | % | | 10.56 | % | | Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | 11.43 |
| | 13.50 |
| | Tier 1 risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | 12.52 |
| | 13.50 |
| | Total risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | 13.40 |
| | 14.37 |
|
The Company and the Bank remain above current "well-capitalized" regulatory minimums.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our significant accounting policies are fundamental to understanding our results of operations and financial condition because they require that we use estimates and assumptions that may affect the value of our assets or liabilities and financial results. Certain of these policies are critical because they require management to make subjective and complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain and because it is likely that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. These policies govern:
Allowance for Credit Losses for Loans Held for Investment
Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Single Family Mortgage Servicing Rights ("MSRs")
These policies and estimates are described in further detail in Part II, Item 7- Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, within our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies within this Form 10-Q.
Results of Operations
Average Balances and Rates
Average balances, together with the total dollar amounts of interest income and expense, on a tax equivalent basis related to such balances and the weighted average rates, were as follows.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | 2020 | | 2019 | | (in thousands) | Average Balance | | Interest | | Average Yield/Cost | | Average Balance | | Interest | | Average Yield/Cost | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | Interest-earning assets: (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 41,652 |
| | $ | 5 |
| | 0.05 | % | | $ | 58,650 |
| | $ | 184 |
| | 1.27 | % | | Investment securities | 993,158 |
| | 5,317 |
| | 2.14 |
| | 891,813 |
| | 6,048 |
| | 2.71 |
| Loans held for sale (4) | 137,409 |
| | 1,367 |
| | 3.98 |
| | 285,080 |
| | 3,344 |
| | 4.69 |
| | Loans held for investment | 5,080,928 |
| | 57,878 |
| | 4.52 |
| | 5,236,387 |
| | 63,034 |
| | 4.82 |
| | Total interest-earning assets | 6,253,147 |
| | 64,567 |
| | 4.10 |
| | 6,471,930 |
| | 72,610 |
| | 4.50 |
| Noninterest-earning assets (2)(4) | 572,846 |
| | | | | | 721,795 |
| | | | | | Total assets | $ | 6,825,993 |
| | | | | | $ | 7,193,725 |
| | | | | | Liabilities and shareholders' equity: | | | | | | | | | | | | Deposits: (4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Interest-bearing demand accounts | $ | 369,439 |
| | $ | 341 |
| | 0.37 | % | | $ | 375,530 |
| | $ | 375 |
| | 0.41 | % | | Savings accounts | 220,150 |
| | 98 |
| | 0.18 |
| | 240,900 |
| | 150 |
| | 0.25 |
| | Money market accounts | 2,261,776 |
| | 6,306 |
| | 1.12 |
| | 1,932,317 |
| | 5,803 |
| | 1.21 |
| | Certificate accounts | 1,482,391 |
| | 8,134 |
| | 2.21 |
| | 1,597,031 |
| | 8,153 |
| | 2.07 |
| Total interest-bearing deposits (5) | 4,333,756 |
| | 14,879 |
| | 1.38 |
| | 4,145,778 |
| | 14,481 |
| | 1.41 |
| | Federal Home Loan Bank advances | 333,821 |
| | 1,310 |
| | 1.55 |
| | 833,478 |
| | 5,614 |
| | 2.69 |
| | Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase | 134,539 |
| | 458 |
| | 1.35 |
| | 47,778 |
| | 304 |
| | 2.54 |
| | Other borrowings | 15,373 |
| | 78 |
| | 2.03 |
| | 7,339 |
| | 94 |
| | 5.15 |
| | Long-term debt | 125,666 |
| | 1,590 |
| | 5.04 |
| | 125,480 |
| | 1,744 |
| | 5.56 |
| | Total interest-bearing liabilities | 4,943,155 |
| | 18,315 |
| | 1.48 |
| | 5,159,853 |
| | 22,237 |
| | 1.74 |
| Noninterest-bearing liabilities (4) (5) | 1,191,546 |
| | | | | | 1,283,406 |
| | | | | | Total liabilities | 6,134,701 |
| | | | | | 6,443,259 |
| | | | | | Shareholders' equity | 691,292 |
| | | | | | 750,466 |
| | | | | | Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 6,825,993 |
| | | | | | $ | 7,193,725 |
| | | | | Net interest income (3) | | | $ | 46,252 |
| | | | | | $ | 50,373 |
| | | | Net interest spread | | | | | 2.62 | % | | | | | | 2.76 | % | | Impact of noninterest-bearing sources | | | | | 0.31 |
| | | | | | 0.35 |
| | Net interest margin | | | | | 2.93 | % | | | | | | 3.11 | % |
| | (1) | The average balances of nonaccrual assets and related income, if any, are included in their respective categories. |
| | (2) | Includes loan balances that have been foreclosed and are now recorded in other real estate owned. |
| | (3) | Includes taxable-equivalent adjustments primarily related to tax-exempt income on certain loans and securities of $818 thousand and $670 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The estimated federal statutory tax rate was 21% for the periods presented. |
| | (4) | Includes average balances related to discontinued operations, which were impractical to remove for the periods presented. The net interest margin related to discontinued operations is immaterial. |
| | (5) | Cost of deposits was 1.14% in both the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. |
Interest on Nonaccrual Loans
We do not include interest collected on nonaccrual loans in interest income. When we place a loan on nonaccrual status, we reverse the accrued but unpaid interest, which reduces interest income for the period in which the reversal occurs and we stop amortizing any net deferred fees (which are normally amortized over the life of the loan). Additionally, if interest is received on nonaccrual loans, the interest collected on the loan is recognized as an adjustment to the cost basis of the loan. The net decrease to interest income due to adjustments made for nonaccrual loans, including the effect of additional interest income that would have been recorded during the periods if the loans had been accruing, were $457 thousand and $525 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Net Income
Net income, which included both continuing and discontinued operations, increased in the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019. The increase in net income from the three months ended March 31, 2019 primarily related to the $9.6 million, net of tax, in loss on exit or disposal and restructuring charges taken in the first quarter of 2019 and an increase in gain on loan origination and sale activities related to higher commercial loan sales volume and improved margin on commercial loans. The increase is partially offset by the $14.0 million provision for credit losses.
Net Income from Continuing Operations
Net income from continuing operations increased in the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019was primarily due to $11.3 million after-tax, that was contributed by the Retained MB Business. In the comparative period, income and expense associated with the legacy MB Business was in discontinued operations. Excluding this impact, the improvement primarily relates to an increase in volumes and profitability on single family mortgage rate locks and increased gain on sale margins of multifamily loans. The $5.4 million decrease in loan origination and sale activities relatedservicing income was due to increased amortization of single family MSRs due to higher commercial loan sales volumelevels of prepayments and improved margin on commercial loans. The increase isa $4.2 million decrease in in risk management results for single family MSRs which was partially offset by the $14.0a $2.1 million provision for credit losses.
Net Income from Discontinued Operations
We had noincrease in commercial loan servicing income from discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to a net loss of $6.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 due to the conclusionincrease in the related servicing portfolio. The decrease in the risk management results reflected the benefits realized in the first quarter of discontinued operations activity2020 related to the high levels of volatility in market interest rates that occurred at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact from revenues and expenses associated withcosts recognized in the Retained MB Business, which were reflectedfirst quarter of 2021 due in continuing operations beginning April 1, 2019.part to unanticipated volatility in the shape of the yield curve.
Our profitability depends significantly on net interest income, which is | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Quarter Ended March 31, | | | | | | | | | | | | (in thousands) | 2021 | | 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Noninterest expense | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Compensation and benefits | $ | 35,835 | | | $ | 32,432 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Information services | 6,784 | | | 7,524 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Occupancy | 6,492 | | | 6,769 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | General, administrative and other | 7,497 | | | 8,459 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total noninterest expense | $ | 56,608 | | | $ | 55,184 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The $1.4 million increase in noninterest expense in the difference between income earned on our interest-earning assets, primarily loans and investment securities, and interest paid on interest-bearing liabilities. Our interest-bearing liabilities consist primarilyfirst quarter of deposits and borrowed funds, including our outstanding trust preferred securities, senior unsecured notes and advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB").
Net interest income on a tax equivalent basis for2021 as compared to the first quarter of 2020 was $46.3 million, adue to higher compensation and benefits costs which were partially offset by lower information services expense and lower general, administrative and other expenses. The higher compensation and benefits costs were due to increased commissions and incentives on higher loan production. The decrease of $4.1 million, or 8.2%, fromin information services costs are primarily due to lower rates, beginning in the first quarter of 2019.2021, related to the renegotiation of core system processing contract. The decrease from 2019lower general, administrative and other expenses was primarily due to lower balances and yields on loansrestructuring charges of $0.5 million recognized in the first quarter of 2020.
Financial Condition
During the first quarter of 2021, total assets increased by $28 million primarily due to increases in our loan portfolios. Loans held for investment andincreased due to $769 million of originations, including the origination of $123 million of loans under PPP, which were partially offset by sales of $130 million, the transfer of $126 million of multifamily to loans held for sale and prepayments and scheduled payments of $465 million. Total liabilities increased by $44 million primarily due to lower loan origination volume resulting from the HLC business sale and higher amount of prepayments due to the reductiona $310 million increase in market interest rates. This decreasedeposits which was partially offset by a $238 million decrease in interest expense on FHLB advancesborrowings. The growth in deposits was due to both a reductionnew customers, increases in these advances and a decline in rates paid on the advances.
The net interest margin on a tax equivalent basis for the first quarter of 2020 decreasedexisting customers balances, deposits related to 2.93% from 3.11% for the same period in 2019. The decrease from 2019 was primarily due to the cost of funds not falling at the same rate as the yields on interest-earning assets with the substantial decline in market interest rates. The cost of interest-bearing deposits only declined 0.03% from last year primarily due to higher-rate time deposit accounts that werePPP loans originated in the secondquarter and third quarters of 2019 and did not mature until the end of the first quarter of 2020 and the beginning of the second quarter of 2020. Additionally, the yield on investment securities declined 0.57% due primarily to the retrospective level yield amortization method that accelerated premium amortization on certain mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations that resulted from the declinea $78 million increase in market interest rates. Also, our yield on cash and cash equivalents was adversely impacted by the cash collateral that we held from our derivative counterparties as we paid interest on this cash collateral that reduced the yield on cash and cash equivalents during the quarter.
For the three months ended March 31, 2020, total average interest-earning assets decreased $218.8 million, or 3.4% from the three months ended March 31, 2019. The decrease for the three months ended March 31, 2019 is primarily due to lower loan origination volume resulting from the home loan center ("HLC') business sale and higher level of prepayments due to the reduction in market interest rates.
Total interest income of $64.6 million on a tax equivalent basis in the first quarter of 2020 decreased $8.0 million, or 11.1%, from $72.6 million in the first quarter of 2019. The decrease was primarily the result of lower average balances and yields of loans held for investment, which decreased $155.5 million, or 3.0% and from the three months ended March 31, 2019, respectively.
Total interest expense in the first quarter of 2020 decreased $3.9 million, or 17.6% from $22.2 million in the first quarter of 2019. The decrease resulted from lower FHLB advances average balances and rates.
Provision for Credit Losses
As a result of the adoption of CECL on January 1, 2020, there is a lack of comparability in the both the reserves and provisions for credit losses for the periods presented. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2020 are presented using the CECL methodology, while comparative information continues to be reported in accordance with the incurred loss methodology in effect for prior periods.
Our provision for credit losses was $14.0 million and $1.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The $14.0 million provision for credit losses in the first quarter of 2020 was exclusively due to the forecasted impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our loan portfolio. As of March 31, 2020, we expect that the markets in which we operate will have some deterioration in both collateral values and the economic outlook over the two-year forecast period, with negative risk factors peaking in the first year and modestly improving in the second year.
The allowance for credit losses for loans held for investment are collectively evaluated considering eight qualitative factors (Q-Factors) for each loan pool, including changes in collateral values and economic conditions. The Q-Factors adjust the expected historical loss rates for current and forecasted conditions that are not incorporated into the historical loss information.
Management uses relevant available information from internal and external sources relating to past events, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts.
In the first quarter 2020, the economic Q-Factor forecast was based on inputs from Moody’s economic scenarios released on March 27, 2020, which include COVID-19 pandemic effects. Final forecast inputs were based on Moody’s Baseline scenario. These results were compared to and consistent with results derived using forecast inputs from Moody’s Moderate Recession scenario.
Collateral Q-Factor forecast inputs were based on a combination of commercial real estate (“CRE”) forecasts provided by REIS, the Bank’s data provider for CRE market information, released on February 3, 2020 and residential real estate forecasts from Moody’s released on March 27, 2020. To determine final forecast inputs for commercial real estate collateral values, REIS’ baseline scenario was compared to two alternate COVID-19 pandemic scenarios. To determine final forecast inputs for residential real estate collateral values, Moody's baseline scenario was compared to an alternate moderate recession scenario. Final forecast inputs were based on Moody’s Baseline scenario, CRE were based on REIS' most severe pandemic scenario, and final forecast inputs for residential real estate.
Net recoveries were $29 thousand in the first quarter of 2020 compared to net recoveries of $123 thousand in the same period in 2019. Overall, the allowance for credit losses (which excludes the allowance for credit losses on unfunded commitments) was 1.14% and 0.80% of loans held for investment at March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019, respectively.
Although our credit quality remains strong, it is still too early to determine the full impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and additional provisions to the ACL may be necessary in future periods. For a more detailed discussion on our allowance for credit losses and related provision for credit losses, see Credit Risk Management within Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Noninterest Income
Noninterest income from continuing operations consisted of the following.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | Dollar
Change | | Percent Change | | (in thousands) | 2020 | | 2019 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Noninterest income | | | | | | | | | Gain on loan origination and sale activities | $ | 22,541 |
| | $ | 2,607 |
| | $ | 19,934 |
| | 765 | % | | Loan servicing income | 5,607 |
| | 1,043 |
| | 4,564 |
| | 438 |
| | Depositor and other retail banking fees | 1,890 |
| | 1,745 |
| | 145 |
| | 8 |
| | Insurance agency commissions | 406 |
| | 625 |
| | (219 | ) | | (35 | ) | | Gain (loss) on sale of investment securities available for sale | 112 |
| | (247 | ) | | 359 |
| | (145 | ) | | Other | 2,074 |
| | 2,319 |
| | (245 | ) | | (11 | ) | | Total noninterest income | $ | 32,630 |
| | $ | 8,092 |
| | $ | 24,538 |
| | 303 | % |
The increases in noninterest income in the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019 was primarily due to $22.4 million of noninterest income contributed by the Retained MB Business. In the comparative period, noninterest income associated with the legacy MB Business was in discontinued operations. Excluding this impact, noninterest income increased largely due to an increase in net gain on loan origination and sale activities related to an increase in commercial loan sales volume and profit margin on those commercial loan sales.
The significant components of our noninterest income are described in greater detail as follows.
Gain on loan origination and sale activities consisted of the following.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | Dollar
Change | | Percent
Change | | (in thousands) | 2020 | | 2019 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Commercial | $ | 4,710 |
| | $ | 2,660 |
| | $ | 2,050 |
| | 77 | % | Single family (1) | 17,831 |
| | 35,435 |
| | (17,604 | ) | | (50 | ) | Gain on loan origination and sale activities (2) | $ | 22,541 |
| | $ | 38,095 |
| | $ | (15,554 | ) | | (41 | )% |
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(1) Includes $35.5 million from discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019. There are no similar balances in the three months ended March 31, 2020 as we concluded our discontinued operations activity.
(2) Includes loans originated as held for investment.
Loans Serviced for Others
| | | | | | | | | | | (in thousands) | | At March 31,
2020 | | At December 31,
2019 | | | | | | | | Commercial | | $ | 1,661,038 |
| | $ | 1,618,876 |
| | Single family | | 6,772,912 |
| | 7,023,441 |
| | Total loans serviced for others | | $ | 8,433,950 |
| | $ | 8,642,317 |
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Loan servicing income consisted of the following.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | | | | (in thousands) | | 2020 | | 2019 | | Dollar Change | | Percent
Change | | | | | | | | | | | | Commercial loan servicing income, net: | | | | | | | | | | Servicing fees and other | | $ | 2,556 |
| | $ | 2,419 |
| | $ | 137 |
| | 6 | % | | Amortization of capitalized MSRs | | (1,511 | ) | | (1,376 | ) | | (135 | ) | | 10 |
| | Commercial loan servicing income | | 1,045 |
| | 1,043 |
| | 2 |
| | — |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Single family servicing income, net | |
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| |
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| |
| |
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| | Servicing fees and other | | 4,979 |
| | 14,158 |
| (4) | (9,179 | ) | | (65 | ) | Changes in fair value of single family MSRs due to amortization (1) | | (3,494 | ) | | (8,983 | ) | | 5,489 |
| | (61 | ) | | | | 1,485 |
| | 5,175 |
| | (3,690 | ) | | (71 | ) | | Risk management, single family MSRs: | | | | | | | | | Changes in fair value of MSR due to changes in model inputs and/or assumptions (2) | | (16,844 | ) | | (4,498 | ) | (3) (4) | (12,346 | ) | | 274 |
| | Net gain (loss) from derivatives economically hedging MSR | | 19,921 |
| | 3,683 |
| | 16,238 |
| | 441 |
| | | | 3,077 |
| | (815 | ) | | 3,892 |
| | (478 | ) | | Single Family servicing income | | 4,562 |
| | 4,360 |
| | 202 |
| | 5 |
| | Total loan servicing income | | $ | 5,607 |
| | $ | 5,403 |
| (5) | $ | 204 |
| | 4 | % | | | | | | | | | | |
| | (1) | Represents changes due to collection/realization of expected cash flows and curtailments. |
| | (2) | Principally reflects changes in model assumptions, including prepayment speed assumptions, which are primarily affected by changes in mortgage interest rates. |
| | (3) | Includes pre-tax income of $774 thousand, net of transaction costs, brokerage fees and prepayment reserves, resulting from the sale of single family MSRs during the three months ended March 31, 2019. |
| | (4) | Reclassified $780 thousand between these line items as compared to prior year disclosures. |
| | (5) | Includes both continuing and discontinued operations. |
The decrease in loans serviced for others was primarily due to loan payoffs. Mortgage servicing fees collected in the three months ended March 31, 2020 decreased compared to the same period in 2019 was primarily due to the sales of mortgage servicing rights in March 2019. Our loans serviced for others portfolio was $8.43 billion at March 31, 2020 compared to $8.64 billion at December 31, 2019 and $7.57 billion at March 31, 2019.
The increase in loan servicing income for the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019 was primarily due to positive single family MSR risk management results. Participants in the primary mortgage market, HomeStreet included, have responded to both capacity constraints created by the large volume surge and market uncertainty by substantially increasing gain on sale margins through price increases. This shift in mortgage industry pricing resulted in primary mortgage rates not declining to the same extent as secondary mortgage rates during the quarter, driving the positive variance between the change in fair value of our MSRs and its related hedges. The increase in loan servicing income, was partially offset by a decrease in single family servicing income primarily due to the sale of single family mortgages serviced for others with aggregate unpaid principal balance ("UPB") of $14.26 billion in late March 2019.
MSR risk management results represent changes in the fair value of single family MSRs due to changes in model inputs and assumptions net of the gain/(loss) from derivatives economically hedging MSRs. The fair value of MSRs is sensitive to changes in interest rates, primarily due to the effect on prepayment speeds. MSRs typically increase in value when interest rates rise because rising interest rates tend to decrease mortgage prepayment speeds, and therefore increase the expected life of the net servicing cash flows of the MSR asset. Certain other changes in MSR fair value relate to factors other than interest rate changes and are generally not within the scope of the Company's MSR economic hedging strategy. These factors may include but are not limited to the impact of changes to the housing price index, prepayment model assumptions, the level of home sales activity, changes to mortgage spreads, valuation discount rates, costs to service and policy changes by U.S. government agencies.
Depositor and other retail banking fees for the three months ended March 31, 2020 increased compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019 primarily due to an increase in the collection of fees.
The following table presents the composition of depositor and other retail banking fees for the periods indicated.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | Dollar
Change | | Percent
Change | | (in thousands) | 2020 | | 2019 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fees: | | | | | | | | | Monthly maintenance and deposit-related fees | $ | 842 |
| | $ | 689 |
| | $ | 153 |
| | 22 | % | | Debit Card/ATM fees | 987 |
| | 997 |
| | (10 | ) | | (1 | ) | | Other fees | 61 |
| | 64 |
| | (3 | ) | | (5 | ) | | Total depositor and other retail banking fees | $ | 1,890 |
| | $ | 1,750 |
| | $ | 140 |
| | 8 | % |
Noninterest Expense
Noninterest expense from continuing operations consisted of the following.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | Dollar Change | | Percent Change | | (in thousands) | 2020 | | 2019 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Noninterest expense | | | | | | | | | Salaries and related costs | $ | 32,043 |
| | $ | 25,279 |
| | $ | 6,764 |
| | 27 | % | | General and administrative | 7,966 |
| | 8,182 |
| | (216 | ) | | (3 | ) | | Amortization of core deposit intangibles | 345 |
| | 333 |
| | 12 |
| | 4 |
| | Legal | 610 |
| | (204 | ) | | 814 |
| | (399 | ) | | Consulting | 934 |
| | 1,408 |
| | (474 | ) | | (34 | ) | | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation assessments | 771 |
| | 821 |
| | (50 | ) | | (6 | ) | | Occupancy | 5,521 |
| | 4,968 |
| | 553 |
| | 11 |
| | Information services | 6,942 |
| | 7,088 |
| | (146 | ) | | (2 | ) | | Net cost (benefit) of operation and sale of other real estate owned | 52 |
| | (29 | ) | | 81 |
| | (279 | ) | | Total noninterest expense | $ | 55,184 |
| | $ | 47,846 |
| | $ | 7,338 |
| | 15 | % | | | | | | | | | |
The increase in noninterest expense in the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019 was primarily due to $9.4 million of expenses contributed by the Retained MB Business. In the comparative period, noninterest expense associated with the legacy MB Business was in discontinued operations. Excluding this contribution, noninterest expense decreased primarily due to savings related to reduced headcount and our cost saving initiatives.
Income Tax Expense
Our effective income tax rate of 19.6% for the first quarter of 2020, differed from the Federal blended state statutory tax rate of 23.7% primarily due to the benefit we received from tax-exempt interest income, excess tax benefit from share-based compensation, and bank-owned life insurance (“BOLI”).
Review of Financial Condition - Comparison of March 31, 2020 to December 31, 2019
Total assets were $6.81 billion at March 31, 2020 compared to $6.81 billion at December 31, 2019, a decrease of $5.7 million, or 0.1%.
Cash and cash equivalents were $72.4 million at March 31, 2020 compared to $57.9 million at December 31, 2019, an increase of $14.6 million, or 25.2%.
Investment securities were $1.06 billion at March 31, 2020 compared to $943.2 million at December 31, 2019, an increase of $115.3 million, or 12.2%.
We primarily hold investment securities for liquidity purposes, while also creating a relatively stable source of interest income. We designated the majority of these securities as available for sale. We designated securities having a carrying value of $4.3 million at March 31, 2020 as held to maturity.
The following table details the composition of our investment securities available for sale by dollar amount and as a percentage of the total available for sale securities portfolio.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | At March 31, 2020 | | At December 31, 2019 | | (in thousands) | Fair Value | | Percent | | Fair Value | | Percent | | | | | | | | | | | Investment securities available for sale: | | | | | | | | | Mortgage-backed securities: | | | | | | | | | Residential | $ | 84,746 |
| | 8 | % | | $ | 91,695 |
| | 10 | % | | Commercial | 43,918 |
| | 4 |
| | 38,025 |
| | 4 |
| | Collateralized mortgage obligations: | | | | | | | | | Residential | 294,153 |
| | 28 |
| | 291,618 |
| | 31 |
| | Commercial | 160,770 |
| | 15 |
| | 156,154 |
| | 17 |
| | Municipal bonds | 452,633 |
| | 43 |
| | 341,318 |
| | 36 |
| | Corporate debt securities | 16,611 |
| | 2 |
| | 18,661 |
| | 2 |
| | U.S. Treasury securities | 1,314 |
| | — |
| | 1,307 |
| | — |
| | Total investment securities available for sale | $ | 1,054,145 |
| | 100 | % | | $ | 938,778 |
| | 100 | % |
Loans held for sale were $140.5 million at March 31, 2020 compared to $208.2 million at December 31, 2019, a decrease of $67.7 million, or 32.5%. Loans held for sale include single family residential and multifamily loans, typically sold within 30 days of origination or transfer to held for sale. The decrease in the loans held for sale balance was primarily due to a reduction of CRE loans in the pipeline compared to the prior period.
The following table details the composition of our loans held for investment, net portfolio by dollar amount and as a percentage of our total loan portfolio.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | At March 31, 2020 | | December 31, 2019 (2) | | (in thousands) | Amount | | Percent | | Amount | | Percent | | | | | | | | | | | Consumer loans: | | | | | | | | Single family (1) | $ | 988,967 |
| | 20 | % | | $ | 1,072,706 |
| | 21 | % | | Home equity and other | 525,544 |
| | 10 |
| | 553,376 |
| | 10 |
| | Total consumer loans | 1,514,511 |
| | 30 |
| | 1,626,082 |
| | 31 |
| | Commercial real estate loans: | | | | | | | | | Non-owner occupied commercial real estate | 872,173 |
| | 17 |
| | 895,546 |
| | 18 |
| | Multifamily | 1,167,242 |
| | 23 |
| | 999,140 |
| | 20 |
| | Construction/land development | 626,969 |
| | 12 |
| | 701,762 |
| | 14 |
| | Total commercial real estate loans | 2,666,384 |
| | 52 |
| | 2,596,448 |
| | 52 |
| | Commercial and industrial loans: | | | | | | | | | Owner occupied commercial real estate | 473,338 |
| | 9 |
| | 477,316 |
| | 9 |
| | Commercial business | 438,996 |
| | 9 |
| | 414,710 |
| | 8 |
| | Total commercial and industrial loans | 912,334 |
| | 18 |
| | 892,026 |
| | 17 |
| | Loans held for investment | 5,093,229 |
| | 100 | % | | 5,114,556 |
| | 100 | % | | Allowance for credit losses | (58,299 | ) | | | | (41,772 | ) | | | | Total loans held for investment | $ | 5,034,930 |
| | | | $ | 5,072,784 |
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| | (1) | Includes $4.9 million and $3.5 million at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, of loans where a fair value option election was made at the time of origination and, therefore, are carried at fair value with changes in value recognized in the consolidated statements of operations. |
| | (2) | Net deferred loans fees and costs of $24.5 million are now included within the carrying amounts of the loan balances as of December 31, 2019, in order to conform to the current period presentation. |
Loans held for investment, net decreased $37.9 million, or 0.7%, from December 31, 2019. During the quarter, new commitments totaled $594.4 million and included $39.4 million of consumer loans, $36.6 million of non-owner occupied commercial real estate loans, $274.2 million of multifamily permanent loans, $58.3 million of commercial and industrial loans and $185.9 million of construction loans. New commitments for construction loans included $116.5 million in residential construction and $41.9 million in single family custom home construction.
Mortgage servicing rights were $80.1 million at March 31, 2020 compared to $97.6 million at December 31, 2019, a decrease of $17.6 million, or 18.0%. The decrease primarily relates to a decline in the fair value of single family MSRs related to a decline in interest rates.
Federal Home Loan Bank stock was $26.8 million at March 31, 2020 compared to $22.4 million at December 31, 2019, an increase of $4.4 million, or 19.6% due to higher outstanding advances.. FHLB stock is carried at par value and can only be purchased or redeemed at par value in transactions between the FHLB and its member institutions. Cash dividends received on FHLB stock are reported in other income when declared.
Other assets were $197.6 million at March 31, 2020, compared to $180.1 million at December 31, 2019, an increase of $17.5 million, or 9.7%.
Deposit balances were as follows for the periods indicated:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (in thousands) | | At March 31, 2020 | | At December 31, 2019 | | | | Amount | | Percent | | Amount | | Percent | | | | | | | | | | | | Noninterest-bearing accounts - checking and savings | | $ | 768,776 |
| | 15 | % | | $ | 704,743 |
| | 13 | % | | Interest-bearing transaction and savings deposits: | | | | | | | | | | NOW accounts | | 420,606 |
| | 8 |
| | 373,832 |
| | 7 |
| | Statement savings accounts due on demand | | 222,821 |
| | 4 |
| | 219,182 |
| | 4 |
| | Money market accounts due on demand | | 2,299,442 |
| | 44 |
| | 2,224,494 |
| | 42 |
| | Total interest-bearing transaction and savings deposits | | 2,942,869 |
| | 56 |
| | 2,817,508 |
| | 53 |
| | Total transaction and savings deposits | | 3,711,645 |
| | 71 |
| | 3,522,251 |
| | 66 |
| | Certificates of deposit | | 1,297,924 |
| | 24 |
| | 1,614,533 |
| | 30 |
| | Noninterest-bearing accounts - other | | 247,488 |
| | 5 |
| | 203,175 |
| | 4 |
| | Total deposits | | $ | 5,257,057 |
| | 100 | % | | $ | 5,339,959 |
| | 100 | % |
Deposits at March 31, 2020 decreased $82.9 million, or 1.6%, from December 31, 2019. The decrease in deposits from December 31, 2019 was primarily driven by a decrease in the amount of certain high-rate brokered deposits and the maturity of promotional certificate of deposits that we previously issued to fund the transfer of servicing related deposits in 2019. The decrease was offset by increases of $72.6 million, or 4.5%, and $117.5 million, or 6.1%, of business and consumer core deposits - checking, savings and money market deposits, respectively. Consumer deposit growth can be sensitive to changes in interest rates, therefore, the Company continues to actively monitor the adequacy of its offered deposit rates.
The aggregate amount of time deposits in denominations of more than $250 thousand at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was $157.9 million and $222.9 million, respectively. There were $196.4 million and $266.5 million of brokered deposits at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
Federal Home Loan Bank advances, one of our core borrowing sources, were $463.6 million at March 31, 2020 compared to $346.6 million at December 31, 2019. The increase in advances was largely due to a decrease in brokered deposits as well as other deposits and reduction in federal funds purchased.
Shareholders' Equity
Shareholders' equity was $677.3 million at March 31, 2020 compared to $679.7 million at December 31, 2019. This decrease was primarily related to share repurchases of $16.7 million, adoption of CECL of $3.7 million, dividends declared and paid of $3.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020, partially offset by other comprehensive income of $13.4 million and net income of $7.1 million. Other comprehensive income (loss) represents unrealized gains and losses, net of tax in the valuation of our available for sale investment securities portfolio at March 31, 2020.
Shareholders' equity, on a per share basis, was $28.97 per share at March 31, 2020, compared to $28.45 per share at December 31, 2019.
Return on Equity and Assets
The following table presents certain information regarding our returns on average equity and average total assets.
| | | | | | | | | At or For the Three Months Ended March 31, | | | 2020 | | 2019 | | | | | | Return on assets (1)(4) | 0.42 | % | | (0.10 | )% | Return on equity (2)(4) | 4.13 |
| | (0.91 | ) | Equity to assets ratio (3) | 10.13 |
| | 10.43 |
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| | (1) | Net income divided by average total assets. |
| | (2) | Net income divided by average common shareholders' equity. |
| | (3) | Average equity divided by average total assets. |
| | (4) | Net income includes both continuing and discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
In the normal course of business, we are a party to financial instruments that carry off-balance sheet risk. These financial instruments (which include commitments to originate loans and commitments to purchase loans) include potential credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. These transactions are designed to (1) meet the financial needs of our customers, (2) manage our credit, market or liquidity risks, (3) diversify our funding sources and/or (4) optimize capital.
For more information on off-balance sheet arrangements, including derivative counterparty credit risk, see the Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Commitments, Guarantees and Contingenciesdiscussions within Part II, Item 7- Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as Note 14, Commitments, Guarantees and Contingencies in our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Note 8, Commitments, Guarantees and Contingencies in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Enterprise Risk Management
Like many financial institutions, we manage and control a variety of business and financial risks that can significantly affect our financial performance. Among these risks are credit risk; market risk, which includes interest rate risk and price risk; liquidity risk; and operational risk. We are also subject to risks associated with compliance/legal, strategic and reputational matters.
In March 2020 as the COVID 19 pandemic challenges began to unfold in earnest, management updated its enterprise wide risk assessment and risk monitoring reporting to overlay identified COVID-19 specific risks and mitigations to inform the Board and other constituents. The Board and its various committees, specifically the Executive Committee, the Enterprise Risk Management Committee and the Credit Committee, are actively engaged in oversight of the heightened risks stemming from the pandemic, the mitigations put in place by management and to keep apprised of the status through regularly scheduled meetings and special meetings. The management-level Executive Committee initiated daily meetings in March to be briefed by the Crisis Management Team, to discuss risks on a real time basis and to oversee the rollout and implementation of federal programs such as the CARES Act and regulatory guidance related to the COVID-19 pandemic. These daily meetings will
continue until no longer deemed necessary. Management level reporting is continuing to evolve and is being kept current on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
For more information on how we manage these business, financial and other risks, see the discussion in "Enterprise Risk Management" within Part II, Item 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Credit Risk Management
The following discussion highlights developments since DecemberAs of March 31, 2019 and should be read in conjunction with the "Credit Risk Management" within Part II, Item 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis2021, our ratio of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Asset Quality and Nonperforming Assets
Credit quality remained strong with nonperforming assets remainingto total assets remained low at $14.3 million, or 0.21% of total assets, at March 31, 2020, compared to $14.3 million, or 0.21% of total assets, at December 31, 2019.
Nonaccrual loans were $13.0 million, or 0.25%0.32% while our ratio of total loans at March 31, 2020, an increase of $114 thousand, or 0.9%, from $12.9 million, or 0.25% ofdelinquent over 30 days to total loans at December 31, 2019. Delinquency rates (excluding FHA/VA insured and guaranteed portion of SBA loans) were 0.28% at March 31, 2020 compared to 0.31% at December 31, 2019; the decrease was primarily related to lower consumer loan delinquencies.
Net recoveries for the three months ended March 31, 2020 were $29 thousand compared to net recoveries of $123 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2019.
At March 31, 2020, our loans held for investment portfolio, net of the allowance for credit losses, was $5.03 billion, a decrease of $37.9 million from December 31, 2019.0.65%. The allowance for credit losses was $58.3 million, or 1.14% of loans held for investment, compared to $41.8 million, or 0.82% of loans held for investment, at December 31, 2019.
WeCompany recorded ano provision for credit losses of $14.0 million for the three monthsquarter ended March 31, 2020 compared2021.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company has approved forbearances for some of its borrowers. The status of these forbearances as of March 31, 2021 is as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Forbearances Approved (2) | | | Initiated in the First Quarter of 2021 | | | | Total | | Expired | | Outstanding | | (in thousands) | | Number of loans | | Amount | | | | | | Number of loans | | Amount | | Number of loans | | Amount | | Number of loans | | Amount | | Loan type: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Commercial and CRE: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Commercial business | | 3 | | | $ | 1,488 | | | | | | | 128 | | | $ | 74,396 | | | 121 | | | 63,527 | | | 7 | | | $ | 10,869 | | | CRE owner occupied | | — | | | — | | | | | | | 29 | | | 72,727 | | | 28 | | | 72,407 | | | 1 | | | 320 | | | CRE nonowner occupied | | 1 | | | 3,877 | | | | | | | 15 | | | 62,126 | | | 13 | | | 57,400 | | | 2 | | | 4,726 | | | Multifamily | | — | | | — | | | | | | | 1 | | | 5,735 | | | — | | | — | | | 1 | | | 5,735 | | | Total | | 4 | | | $ | 5,365 | | | | | | | 173 | | | $ | 214,984 | | | 162 | | | $ | 193,334 | | | 11 | | | $ | 21,650 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Single family and consumer (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Single family | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 131 | | | $ | 57,416 | | | HELOCs and consumer | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 53 | | | 6,852 | | | Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 184 | | | $ | 64,268 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(1) Does not include any single family loans that are guaranteed by Ginnie Mae. (2) Does not include construction loans that were modified as a result of COVID-19 related construction delays to extend the construction or lease-up periods. Each of these loans continued to make monthly payments under the existing or modified payment terms. At March 31, 2021, three of these loans with $2 million in balances were still operating under the terms of their modification.
The forbearances approved for commercial and industrial loans and CRE nonowner occupied loans were generally for a provisionperiod of three months while the forbearances for credit lossessingle family, HELOCs and consumer loans were generally for a period of $1.5 millionthree to six months. As of March 31, 2021, excluding the loans with forbearances still in place, 99% of the commercial and CRE loans approved for a forbearance have completed their forbearance period and have resumed payments. The forbearance periods for the three months endedmajority of single family and consumer loans granted forbearance that were not complete as of March 31, 2019, respectively. 2021 are scheduled to be completed in the second quarter of 2021.
Management considers the current level of the allowance for loan lossesACL to be appropriate to cover estimated lifetime losses inherent within our loans held for investmentLHFI portfolio.
For information regarding the activity on our allowance for credit losses, which includes the reserves for unfunded commitments, see Part I, Item 1 Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 4, Loans and Credit Quality, of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
The allowance for credit losses represents management's estimate of the expected lifetime credit losses inherent within our loan
portfolio. For further discussion related to credit policies and estimates see Adoption of New Accounting Standards -
Allowance for Credit Losses"within Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 4, Loans and Credit Quality of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and "Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates - Allowance for Credit Losses for Loans Held for Investment" and within Part II, Item 7- Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The following table presents the allowance for credit losses, including reserves for unfunded commitments,ACL by loan sub class.product type.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | March 31, 2021 | | December 31, 2020 | | | (in thousands) | Amount | | Reserve Rate (1) | | Amount | | Reserve Rate (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Commercial real estate loans | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Non-owner occupied commercial real estate | $ | 9,218 | | | 1.20 | % | | $ | 8,845 | | | 1.07 | % | | | | | | | Multifamily | 6,969 | | | 0.46 | % | | 6,072 | | | 0.43 | % | | | | | | | Construction/land development | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Multifamily construction | 3,936 | | | 3.69 | % | | 4,903 | | | 4.25 | % | | | | | | | Commercial real estate construction | 1,908 | | | 6.67 | % | | 1,670 | | | 6.12 | % | | | | | | | Single family construction | 5,007 | | | 1.86 | % | | 5,130 | | | 1.98 | % | | | | | | | Single family construction to permanent | 1,124 | | | 0.88 | % | | 1,315 | | | 0.87 | % | | | | | | | Total | 28,162 | | | 1.00 | % | | 27,935 | | | 0.99 | % | | | | | | | Commercial and industrial loans | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Owner occupied commercial real estate | 5,266 | | | 1.12 | % | | 4,994 | | | 1.08 | % | | | | | | | Commercial business | 17,105 | | | 4.68 | % | | 17,043 | | | 4.72 | % | | | | | | | Total | 22,371 | | | 2.68 | % | | 22,037 | | | 2.67 | % | | | | | | | Consumer loans | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Single family | $ | 6,735 | | | 0.88 | % | | $ | 6,906 | | | 0.85 | % | | | | | | | Home equity and other | 6,779 | | | 1.85 | % | | 7,416 | | | 1.83 | % | | | | | | | Total | 13,514 | | | 1.20 | % | | 14,322 | | | 1.18 | % | | | | | | | Total ACL | $ | 64,047 | | | 1.34 | % | | $ | 64,294 | | | 1.33 | % | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | At March 31, 2020 | | (in thousands) | Amount(1) | | Percent of
Allowance
to Total
Allowance | | Loan
Category
as a % of
Total Loans | | | | | | | | | Consumer loans | | | | | | | Single family | $ | 8,587 |
| | 14 | % | | 20 | % | | Home equity and other | 12,891 |
| | 21 |
| | 10 |
| | Total consumer loans | 21,478 |
| | 35 |
| | 30 |
| | Commercial real estate loans | | | | | | | Non-owner occupied commercial real estate | 9,027 |
| | 15 |
| | 17 |
| | Multifamily | 4,275 |
| | 7 |
| | 23 |
| | Construction/land development | | | | | | | Multifamily construction | 3,658 |
| | 6 |
| | 3 |
| | Commercial real estate construction | 396 |
| | 1 |
| | 1 |
| | Single family construction | 7,352 |
| | 12 |
| | 5 |
| | Single family construction to permanent | 1,985 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | Total commercial real estate loans | 26,693 |
| | 44 |
| | 52 |
| | Commercial and industrial loans | | | | | | | Owner occupied commercial real estate | 4,166 |
| | 7 |
| | 9 |
| | Commercial business | 8,269 |
| | 14 |
| | 9 |
| | Total commercial and industrial loans | 12,435 |
| | 21 |
| | 18 |
| | Total allowance for credit losses including unfunded commitments | $ | 60,606 |
| | 100 | % | | 100 | % |
| | (1) | Excludes loans held for investment balances that are carried at fair value. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | At December 31, 2019 | | (in thousands) | Amount(1) | | Percent of
Allowance
to Total
Allowance | | Loan
Category
as a % of
Total Loans | | | | | | | | | Consumer loans | | | | | | | Single family | $ | 6,450 |
| | 15 | % | | 21 | % | | Home equity and other | 6,843 |
| | 16 |
| | 10 |
| | Total consumer loans | 13,293 |
| | 31 |
| | 31 |
| | Commercial real estate loans | | | | | | | Non-owner occupied commercial real estate | 7,249 |
| | 17 |
| | 18 |
| | Multifamily | 7,015 |
| | 17 |
| | 20 |
| | Construction land development | 8,679 |
| | 20 |
| | 14 |
| | Total commercial real estate loans | 22,943 |
| | 54 |
| | 52 |
| | Commercial and industrial loans | | | | | | | Owner occupied commercial real estate | 3,640 |
| | 8 |
| | 9 |
| | Commercial business | 2,961 |
| | 7 |
| | 8 |
| | Total commercial and industrial loans | 6,601 |
| | 15 |
| | 17 |
| | Total allowance for credit losses | $ | 42,837 |
| | 100 | % | | 100 | % |
| | (1) | Excludes loans held for investment balances that are carried at fair value. |
The following tables present the composition of TDRs by accrual and nonaccrual status.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | At March 31, 2020 | | (in thousands) | Accrual | | Nonaccrual | | Total | | | | | | | | | Consumer | | | | | | Single family (1) | $ | 57,504 |
| | $ | 1,251 |
| | $ | 58,755 |
| | Home equity and other | 786 |
| | 19 |
| | 805 |
| | | 58,290 |
| | 1,270 |
| | 59,560 |
| | Commercial and industrial loans | | | | | | | Owner occupied commercial real estate | — |
| | 678 |
| | 678 |
| | Commercial business | 46 |
| | 1,342 |
| | 1,388 |
| | | 46 |
| | 2,020 |
| | 2,066 |
| | | $ | 58,336 |
| | $ | 3,290 |
| | $ | 61,626 |
|
| | (1) | Includes loan balances insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA of $47.1 million at March 31, 2020.
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | At December 31, 2019 | | (in thousands) | Accrual | | Nonaccrual | | Total | | | | | | | | | Consumer | | | | | | Single family (1) | $ | 59,809 |
| | $ | 1,694 |
| | $ | 61,503 |
| | Home equity and other | 853 |
| | 9 |
| | 862 |
| | | 60,662 |
| | 1,703 |
| | 62,365 |
| | Commercial and industrial loans | | | | | | | Commercial business | 48 |
| | 222 |
| | 270 |
| | | 48 |
| | 222 |
| | 270 |
| | | $ | 60,710 |
| | $ | 1,925 |
| | $ | 62,635 |
|
(1) Includes loanThe reserve rate is calculated excluding balances related to loans that are insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA of $48.9 million at December 31, 2019.
The Company had 300 loan relationships classified as TDRs totaling $61.6 million at March 31, 2020 with no related unfunded commitments. The Company had 305 loan relationships classified as TDRs totaling $62.6 million at December 31, 2019 with no related unfunded commitments. TDR loans within the loans held for investment portfolio and the related reserves are included in the allowance for credit losses tables above.
The CARES Act provides temporary relief from the accounting requirements for TDRs for certain loan modifications that are the result of a hardship that is related, either directly or indirectly, to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, interagency guidance issued by federal banking regulators and endorsed by the FASB staff has indicated that borrowers who receive relief are not experiencing financial difficulty if they meet the following qualifying criteria:
The modification is in response to the National Emergency;
The borrower was current at the time the modification program was implemented; and
The modification is short-term
We have elected to apply temporary relief under Section 4013 of the CARES Act to certain eligible short-term modifications and therefore will not treat qualifying loan modifications as TDRs for accounting or disclosure purposes. Additionally, eligible short-term loan modifications subject to the practical expedient in the interagency guidance will also not be treated as TDRs for accounting or disclosure purposes if they qualify. Based on this, we do not expect the volume of TDRs to increase in the near term. However, there is a possibility that in the long run a meaningful number of the loans in our portfolio may ultimately be accounted for as a TDR in accordance with ASC Subtopic 310-40, Receivables - Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors, or migrate to an adverse risk rating because of lingering impacts of an economic recession.
In addition, the regulatory agencies have also provided guidance regarding credit risk ratings, delinquency reporting and nonaccrual status.
The Bank will exercise judgment in determining the risk rating for impacted borrowers and will not automatically adversely classify credits that are affected by COVID-19. The Bank also will not designate loans with deferrals granted due to COVID-19 as past due because of the deferral. Due to the short-term nature of the forbearance and other relief programs we are offering as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we expect that borrowers granted relief under these programs will generally not be reported as nonaccrual. However, we are currently evaluating our policy for interest income recognition for loans that receive forbearance or deferral as a result of a hardship related to COVID-19.
Since the start of the COVID-19 crisis we have received requests for loan payment forbearance from our borrowers. We evaluate each request to determine current need. We are evaluating all loan modifications executed for eligibility under Section 4013 of the CARES Act and other interagency guidance. As of May 5, 2020 we have received the following forbearance requests.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Requests | | Granted | | (dollars in thousands) | | Number of loans | | Amount | | As a % of loan category | | Number of loans | | Amount | | As a % of loan category | | Single family | | 230 |
| | $ | 88,742 |
| | 6 | % | | 230 |
| | $ | 88,742 |
| | 6 | % | | Commercial real estate | | 18 |
| | 98,583 |
| | 4 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | Residential construction | | 11 |
| | 10,254 |
| | 2 |
| (1) | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | Commercial and industrial | | 307 |
| | 229,408 |
| | 25 |
| (1) | 163 |
| | 134,223 |
| | 15 |
| | Total loans | | 566 |
| | $ | 426,987 |
| | 8 | % | | 393 |
| | $ | 222,965 |
| | 4 | % |
(1) We have made Paycheck Protection Program loans for a portion of these loans, therefore forbearance may not be needed.
Delinquent loans and other real estate owned by loan type consisted of the following.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | At March 31, 2020 | | (in thousands) | 30-59 Days Past Due | | 60-89 Days Past Due | | Nonaccrual | | 90 Days or More Past Due and Accruing | | Total Past Due Loans | | Other Real Estate Owned | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Consumer loans | | | | | | | | | | | | | Single family | $ | 5,872 |
| | $ | 2,501 |
| | $ | 5,489 |
| | $ | 20,845 |
| (1) | $ | 34,707 |
| | $ | 1,343 |
| | Home equity and other | 1,210 |
| | 274 |
| | 1,253 |
| | — |
| | 2,737 |
| | — |
| | | 7,082 |
| | 2,775 |
| | 6,742 |
| | 20,845 |
| | 37,444 |
| | 1,343 |
| | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | Commercial and industrial loans | | | | | | | | | | | | | Owner-occupied commercial real estate | — |
| | — |
| | 3,050 |
| | — |
| | 3,050 |
| | — |
| | Commercial business | — |
| | — |
| | 3,183 |
| | — |
| | 3,183 |
| | — |
| | | — |
| | — |
| | 6,233 |
| | — |
| | 6,233 |
| | — |
| | Total | $ | 7,082 |
| | $ | 2,775 |
| | $ | 12,975 |
| | $ | 20,845 |
| | $ | 43,677 |
| | $ | 1,343 |
|
| | (1) | FHA-insured and VA-guaranteed single family loans that are 90 days or more past due are maintained on accrual status if they are determined to have little to no risk of loss. At March 31, 2020, these past due loans totaled $20.8 million. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | At December 31, 2019 | | (in thousands) | 30-59 Days Past Due | | 60-89 Days Past Due | | Nonaccrual | | 90 Days or
More Past Due and Accruing | | Total Past Due Loans | | Other Real Estate Owned | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Consumer loans | | | | | | | | | | | | | Single family | $ | 5,694 |
| | $ | 4,261 |
| | $ | 5,364 |
| | $ | 19,702 |
| (1) | $ | 35,021 |
| | $ | 1,393 |
| | Home equity and other | 837 |
| | 372 |
| | 1,160 |
| | — |
| | 2,369 |
| | — |
| | | 6,531 |
| | 4,633 |
| | 6,524 |
| | 19,702 |
| | 37,390 |
| | 1,393 |
| | Commercial and industrial loans | | | | | | | | | | | | | Owner occupied commercial real estate | — |
| | — |
| | 2,891 |
| | — |
| | 2,891 |
| | — |
| | Commercial business | 44 |
| | — |
| | 3,446 |
| | — |
| | 3,490 |
| | — |
| | | 44 |
| | — |
| | 6,337 |
| | — |
| | 6,381 |
| | — |
| | Total | $ | 6,575 |
| | $ | 4,633 |
| | $ | 12,861 |
| | $ | 19,702 |
| | $ | 43,771 |
| | $ | 1,393 |
|
| | (1) | FHA-insured and VA-guaranteed single family loans that are 90 days or more past due are maintained on accrual status if they are determined to have little to no risk of loss. At December 31, 2019, these past due loans totaled $19.7 million. |
Loan Underwriting Standards
Our underwriting standards for single family and home equity loans require evaluating and understanding a borrower's credit, collateral and ability to repay the loan. Credit is determined based on how well a borrower manages current and prior debts as documented by a credit report that provides credit scores and current and past information about the borrower's credit history. Collateral is based on the type and use of property, occupancy and market value, largely determined by property appraisals or evaluations in accordance with our appraisal policy. A borrower's ability to repay the loan is based on several factors, including employment, income, current debt, assets and level of equity in the property. We also consider loan-to-property value, a debt-to-income ratios, amount of liquid financial reserves, loan amount and lien position in assessing whether to originate a loan. Single family and home equity borrowers are particularly susceptible to downturns in economic trends that negatively affect housing prices, demand and levels of unemployment.
For commercial, multifamily and construction loans, we consider the same factors with regard to the borrower and the guarantors. In addition, we evaluate liquidity, net worth, leverage, other outstanding indebtedness of the borrower, the quality and reliability of cash expected to flow through the borrower (including the outflow to other lenders) and prior known experience with the borrower. We use this information to assess financial capacity, profitability and experience. Ultimate repayment of these loans is sensitive to interest rate changes, general economic conditions, liquidity and availability of long-term financing.
Additional considerations for commercial permanent loans secured by real estate:
Our underwriting standards for commercial permanent loans generally require that the loan-to-value ratio for these loans not exceed 75% of appraised value or discounted cash flow value, as appropriate, and that commercial properties attain debt coverage ratios (net operating income divided by annual debt servicing) of 1.25 or better.
Our underwriting standards for multifamily residential permanent loans generally require that the loan-to-value ratio for these loans not exceed 80% of appraised value, cost, or discounted cash flow value, as appropriate, and that multifamily residential properties attain debt coverage ratios of 1.15 or better. However, underwriting standards can be influenced by competition and other factors. We endeavor to maintain the highest practical underwriting standards while balancing the need to remain competitive in our lending practices.
Additional considerations for commercial construction loans secured by real estate:
We originate a variety of real estate construction loans. Underwriting guidelines for these loans vary by loan type but include loan-to-value limits, term limits, loan advance limits and pre-leasing requirements, as applicable.
Our underwriting guidelines for commercial real estate construction loans generally require that the loan-to-value ratio not exceed 75% and the stabilized debt coverage ratio attain a 1.25 or better.
Our underwriting guidelines for multifamily residential construction loans generally require that the loan-to-value ratio not exceed 80% and the stabilized debt coverage ratio attain a 1.20 or better.
Our underwriting guidelines for single family residential construction loans to builders generally require that the loan-to-value ratio not exceed 85%.
As noted above, underwriting standards can be influenced by competition and other factors. However, we endeavor to maintain the highest practical underwriting standards while balancing the need to remain competitive in our lending practices.
Liquidity and Capital ResourcesSources of Funds
Liquidity risk management is primarily intended to ensure we are able to maintain sources of cash to adequately fund operations and meet our obligations, including demands from depositors, draws on lines of credit and paying any creditors, on a timely and cost-effective basis, in various market conditions. Our liquidity profile is influenced by changes in market conditions, the composition of the balance sheet and risk tolerance levels. HomeStreet, Inc., HSC and the Bank haveThe Company has established liquidity guidelines and operating plans that detail the sources and uses of cash and liquidity.
HomeStreet, Inc., HSC and the Bank have different funding needs andThe Company's primary sources of liquidity and separate regulatory capital requirements.
HomeStreet, Inc.
The main source of liquidity for HomeStreet, Inc. is proceeds from dividends from the Bank and HSC. HomeStreet, Inc. has raised capital through the issuance of common stock, senior debt and trust preferred securities. In March 2020 we canceled our $30.0 million line of credit and at March 31, 2020 we did not have an outstanding balance on this line of credit.
Historically, the main cash outflows have been distributions to shareholders, interest and principal payments to creditors and payments of operating expenses. HomeStreet, Inc.'s ability to pay dividends to shareholders depends substantially on dividends received from the Bank. In January 2020, Our Board of Directors adopted a dividend policy for the consideration of regular quarterly cash dividends on shares of HomeStreet, Inc. common stock and declared a quarterly dividend for the first quarter of
2020 at $0.15 per share, and was paid on February 21, 2020 to shareholders of record as of the close of market on February 5, 2020. In April 2020, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend for the second quarter of 2020 of $0.15 per share to be paid on May 20, 2020 to shareholders of record as of the close of market on May 4, 2020.
In the first quarter of 2020, HomeStreet, Inc. approved two stock repurchase programs of up to $25.0 million and $10.0 million of our common stock. The Bank declared a dividend payable to HomeStreet, Inc. of $35.0 million as the primary source of liquidity to fund repurchases under this program, although repurchases may be funded from one or a combination of existing cash balances, free cash flow and other available liquidity sources. On March 20, 2020 we suspended our $25 million stock repurchase program with $17.1 million in authorized purchases remaining, and withdrew the subsequent $10 million additional repurchase authorization.
HomeStreet Capital Corporation
HomeStreet Capital generates positive cash flow from operations from its servicing fee income on the DUS® portfolio, net of its costs to service the DUS® portfolio. Additional uses are HomeStreet Capital's costs to purchase the servicing rights on new production from the Bank. Minimum liquidity and reporting requirements for DUS® lenders such as HomeStreet Capital are set by Fannie Mae. HomeStreet Capital's liquidity management therefore consists of meeting Fannie Mae requirements and its own operational requirements.
HomeStreet Bank
The Bank's primary sources of funds include deposits, advances from the FHLBs, repaymentsloan payments and prepayments of loans,investment securities payments, both principal and interest, borrowings, and proceeds from the sale of loans and investment securities, interestsecurities. Borrowings include advances from our loans and investment securities and capital contributions from HomeStreet, Inc. We have also raised short-term funds through the sale of securities under agreements to repurchase andFHLB, federal funds purchased.purchased and borrowing from other financial institutions. Additionally, the Company may sell stock or issue long-term debt to raise funds. While scheduled principal repayments on loans and investment securities are a relatively predictable source of funds, deposit inflows and outflows and loan prepayments of loans and investment securities are greatly influenced by interest rates, economic conditions and competition.
The Bank usesCompany’s contractual cash flow obligations include the primary liquidity ratio as a measurematurity of liquidity. The primary liquidity ratio is defined as net cash,certificates of deposit, short-term investments and other marketable assets as a percentlong-term borrowings, interest on certificates of net depositsdeposit and borrowings, operating leases and fees for information technology related services and professional services. Obligations for certificates of deposit and short-term borrowings are typically satisfied through the renewal of these instruments or the generation of new deposits or use of available short-term borrowings. At March 31, 2020,Interest payments and obligations related to leases and services are typically met by cash generated from our primary liquidity ratio was 19.1% comparedoperations. The Company does not have any obligation to 18.7% at December 31, 2019.repay long term debt within the next five years.
At March 31, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, the Bank had available borrowing capacity of $748.3$890 million and $943.3$550 million, respectively, from the FHLB, and $245.4$422 million and $267.1$406 million, respectively, from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.Francisco and $1.4 billion and $1.2 billion under borrowing lines established with other financial institutions.
Cash Flows
ForDuring the three months ended March 31, 2020,first quarter of 2021, cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash increased by $14.6$11 million compared to an increase of $9.1$15 million forduring the three months ended March 31, 2019.first quarter of 2020. As excess liquidity can reduce the Company’s earnings and returns, the Company manages its cash positions to minimize the level of excess liquidity and does not attempt to maximize the level of cash and cash equivalents. The following discussion highlights the major activities and transactions that affected our cash flows during these periods.
Cash flows from operating activities
The Company's operating assets and liabilities are used to support our lending activities, including the origination and sale of mortgage loans. For the three monthsquarter ended March 31, 2020,2021, net cash of $14.0$2 million was used in operating activities, primarily from cash used to fund loans held for saleLHFS production exceeding cash proceeds from the sale of loans. We believe that cash flows from operations, available cash balances and our ability to generate cash through short-term debt are sufficient to fund our operating liquidity needs. For the three monthsquarter ended March 31, 2019,2020, net cash of $12.2$14 million was used in operating activities, primarily from the recognition of deferred taxes from the sale of mortgage servicing rights and the net fair value adjustment and gain on sale of loans held for sale partially offset bycash used to fund LHFS production exceeding cash proceeds from the sale of loans exceeding cash used to fund loans held for sale production.loans.
Cash flows from investing activities
The Company's investing activities primarily include available-for-saleAFS securities and loans originated as held for investment. For the three monthsquarter ended March 31, 2021, net cash of $28 million was used in investing activities for the origination of LHFI and the purchase of AFS securities, which were partially offset by principal payments and the proceeds from the sale of LHFI and AFS securities. For the quarter ended March 31, 2020, net cash of $49.0$45 million was provided by investing activities, primarily due to $244.7 million of proceeds from sale of loans originated as held for investment, $33.8 millionprincipal payments and the proceeds from the sale of investment securitiesLHFI and $34.6 million from principal repayments and maturities of investmentAFS securities, partially offset by $166.5 million purchase of investment securities and $98.0 million of cash used for the origination of portfolio loans netLHFI and the purchase of principal repayments. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, net cash of $62.4 million was provided by investing activities, primarily due to $166.3 million in proceeds from the sale of mortgage servicing rights, $148.6 million proceeds from sale of loans originated as held for investment and $95.0 million proceeds from the sale of investmentAFS securities partially offset by $337.2 million of cash used for the origination of portfolio loans net of principal repayments.
Cash flows from financing activities
The Company's financing activities are primarily related to deposits and net proceeds from FHLB advances.borrowings. For the three monthsquarter ended March 31, 2021, net cash of $41 million was provided by financing activities, primarily due to growth in deposits, which was partially offset by net repayment of short-term borrowings, repurchases of and dividends paid on our common stock. For the quarter ended March 31, 2020, net cash of $20.4$16 million was used in financing activities, primarily due to $117.0 million net repayments of FHLB advances, a $82.9 million reduction in deposits and $16.5repurchases of our common stock.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
In the normal course of business, we are a party to financial instruments that carry off-balance sheet risk. These financial instruments (which include commitments to originate loans and commitments to purchase loans) include potential credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. These transactions are designed to (1) meet the financial needs of our customers, (2) manage our credit, market or liquidity risks, (3) diversify our funding sources and/or (4) optimize capital.
These commitments include the following. | | | | | | | | | | | | | (in thousands) | At March 31,
2021 | | At December 31,
2020 | | | | | | Unused consumer portfolio lines | $ | 377,192 | | | $ | 389,122 | | Commercial portfolio lines (1) | 701,913 | | | 656,065 | | | Commitments to fund loans | 46,199 | | | 68,345 | | | | | | | | | | | Total | $ | 1,125,304 | | | $ | 1,113,532 | |
(1) Within the commercial portfolio, undistributed construction loan proceeds, where the Company has an obligation to advance funds for construction progress payments, were $441 million from common stock repurchases. For the three months endedand $395 million at March 31, 2019, net cash of $41.0 million was used in financing activities, primarily due to $333.0 million net repayments from FHLB advances, partially offset by $271.5 million of growth in deposits.2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
Capital ManagementResources and Dividend Policy
HomeStreet Inc. is aThe capital rules applicable to United States based bank holding company registered withcompanies and federally insured depository institutions (“Capital Rules”) require the Federal ReserveCompany (on a consolidated basis) and the Bank (on a stand-alone basis) to meet specific capital
adequacy requirements that, for the most part, involve quantitative measures, primarily in terms of the ratios of their capital to their assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items, calculated under regulatory accounting practices. In addition, prompt correct action regulations place a federally insured depository institution, such as the Bank, into one of five capital categories on the basis of its capital ratios: (i) well capitalized; (ii) adequately capitalized; (iii) undercapitalized; (iv) significantly undercapitalized; or (v) critically undercapitalized. A depository institution’s primary federal regulatory agency may determine that, based on certain qualitative assessments, the depository institution should be assigned to a lower capital category than the one indicated by its capital ratios. At each successive lower capital category, a depository institution is subject to greater operating restrictions and increased regulatory supervision by its federal bank regulatory agency.
The following table sets forth the capital adequacy requirementsand capital ratios of the Federal Reserve under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended,HomeStreet Inc. (on a consolidated basis) and the regulations of the Federal Reserve. HomeStreet Bank as a state-chartered, federally insured commercial bank, is subjectof the respective dates indicated below, as compared to the capitalrespective regulatory requirements established by the FDIC.applicable to them:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | At March 31, 2021 | | | Actual | | For Minimum Capital
Adequacy Purposes | | To Be Categorized As
"Well Capitalized" | | (in thousands, except ratios) | | Amount | | Ratio | | Amount | | Ratio | | Amount | | Ratio | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | HomeStreet, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tier 1 leverage capital (to average assets) | | $ | 709,895 | | | 9.83 | % | | $ | 288,808 | | | 4.0 | % | | NA | | NA | | Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | 649,895 | | | 11.72 | % | | 249,488 | | | 4.5 | % | | NA | | NA | | Tier 1 risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | 709,895 | | | 12.80 | % | | 332,651 | | | 6.0 | % | | NA | | NA | | Total risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | 779,214 | | | 14.05 | % | | 443,535 | | | 8.0 | % | | NA | | NA | | HomeStreet Bank | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tier 1 leverage capital (to average assets) | | $ | 714,218 | | | 10.01 | % | | $ | 285,501 | | | 4.0 | % | | $ | 356,876 | | | 5.0 | % | | Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | 714,218 | | | 13.59 | % | | 236,427 | | | 4.5 | % | | 341,505 | | | 6.5 | % | | Tier 1 risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | 714,218 | | | 13.59 | % | | 315,235 | | | 6.0 | % | | 420,314 | | | 8.0 | % | | Total risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | 779,924 | | | 14.84 | % | | 420,314 | | | 8.0 | % | | 525,392 | | | 10.0 | % | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | At December 31, 2020 | | | Actual | | For Minimum Capital
Adequacy Purposes | | To Be Categorized As
"Well Capitalized" | | (in thousands, except ratios) | | Amount | | Ratio | | Amount | | Ratio | | Amount | | Ratio | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | HomeStreet, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tier 1 leverage capital (to average assets) | | $ | 709,655 | | | 9.65 | % | | $ | 294,211 | | | 4.0 | % | | NA | | NA | | Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | 649,655 | | | 11.67 | % | | 250,537 | | | 4.5 | % | | NA | | NA | | Tier 1 risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | 709,655 | | | 12.75 | % | | 334,050 | | | 6.0 | % | | NA | | NA | | Total risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | 779,254 | | | 14.00 | % | | 445,400 | | | 8.0 | % | | NA | | NA | | HomeStreet Bank | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tier 1 leverage capital (to average assets) | | $ | 712,533 | | | 9.79 | % | | $ | 291,114 | | | 4.0 | % | | $ | 363,893 | | | 5.0 | % | | Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | 712,533 | | | 13.51 | % | | 237,307 | | | 4.5 | % | | 342,777 | | | 6.5 | % | | Tier 1 risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | 712,533 | | | 13.51 | % | | 316,410 | | | 6.0 | % | | 421,880 | | | 8.0 | % | | Total risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | 778,479 | | | 14.76 | % | | 421,880 | | | 8.0 | % | | 527,350 | | | 10.0 | % | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The
As of each of the dates set forth in the above table, the Company exceeded the minimum required capital adequacy requirements are quantitative measures established by regulation that require HomeStreet, Inc.ratios applicable to it and HomeStreet Bankthe Bank’s capital ratios exceeded the minimums necessary to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of capital. The Federal Reserve requires HomeStreet Inc. to maintain capital adequacy that generally parallelsqualify as a well-capitalized depository institution under the FDIC requirements. The FDIC requires the Bank to maintain minimum ratios of Total Capital, Tier 1 Capital, and Common Equity Tier 1 Capital to risk-weighted assets as well as Tier 1 Leverage Capital to average assets.
prompt corrective action regulations. In addition to the minimum capital ratios, both HomeStreet Inc. and HomeStreet Bank are required to maintain a capital conservation buffer consisting of additional Common Equity Tier 1 Capital of more than 2.5% above the required minimum levels in order to avoid limitations on paying dividends, engaging in share repurchases, and paying discretionary bonuses based on percentages of eligible retained income that could be utilizedbonuses. The required ratios for such actions. (See Item 1, “Business-Regulation,” and Note 4, Regulatorycapital adequacy set forth in the above table do not include the Capital RequirementsRules’ additional capital conservation buffer, though each of the NotesCompany and Bank maintained capital ratios necessary to satisfy the Consolidated Financial Statements included incapital conservation buffer requirements as of the 2019 Form 10-K for additional information regarding regulatory capital requirements for HomeStreet Inc. and HomeStreet Bank).
dates indicated. At March 31, 2020, our2021, capital conservation buffers for the Company and the Bank were 5.50%6.05% and 5.95%6.84%, respectively.
AtThe Company paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per common share in the first quarter of 2021. It is our current intention to continue to pay quarterly dividends, and on April 29, 2021 we declared another cash dividend of $0.25 per common share payable on May 26, 2021. The amount and declaration of future cash dividends are subject to approval by our Board of Directors and certain regulatory restrictions.
We had no material commitments for capital expenditures as of March 31, 2020,2021. However, we intend to take advantage of opportunities that may arise in the Companyfuture to grow our businesses, which may include opening additional offices or acquiring complementary businesses that we believe will provide us with attractive risk-adjusted returns. As a result, we may seek to obtain additional borrowings and the Bank's capital ratios exceededto sell additional shares of our common stock to raise funds which we might need for these purposes. There is no assurance, however, that, if required, we will succeed in obtaining additional borrowings or selling additional shares of our common stock on terms that are acceptable to us, if at all, regulatory requirementsas this will depend on market conditions and continued to meet the regulatory capital categoryother factors outside of "well capitalized"our control, as defined by the FDIC's prompt corrective action rules.well as our future results of operations.
The following tables present regulatory capital information for HomeStreet, Inc. and HomeStreet Bank.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | At March 31, 2020 | | HomeStreet Bank | | Actual | | For Minimum Capital Adequacy Purposes | | To Be Categorized As "Well Capitalized" Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions | | (in thousands) | | Amount | | Ratio | | Amount | | Ratio | | Amount | | Ratio | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tier 1 leverage capital (to average assets) | | $ | 671,528 |
| | 10.06 | % | | $ | 267,050 |
| | 4.0 | % | | $ | 333,812 |
| | 5.0 | % | | Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | 671,528 |
| | 12.75 |
| | 237,045 |
| | 4.5 |
| | 342,398 |
| | 6.5 |
| | Tier 1 risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | 671,528 |
| | 12.75 |
| | 316,060 |
| | 6.0 |
| | 421,413 |
| | 8.0 |
| | Total risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | 734,616 |
| | 13.95 |
| | 421,413 |
| | 8.0 |
| | 526,767 |
| | 10.0 |
|
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, we use certain non-GAAP measures of financial performance. These supplemental performance measures may vary from, and may not be comparable to, similarly titled measures provided by other companies in our industry. Non-GAAP financial measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, GAAP. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company’s performance that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. A non-GAAP financial measure may also be a financial metric that is not required by GAAP or other applicable requirement.
We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures, when taken together with the corresponding GAAP financial measures, provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance by providing additional information used by management that is not otherwise required by GAAP or other applicable requirements. Our management uses, and believes that investors benefit from referring to, these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our operating results and when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate a comparison of our performance to prior periods. We believe these measures are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry. However, these non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or superior to, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. In the information below, we have provided a reconciliation of, where applicable, the most comparable GAAP financial measures to the non-GAAP measures used in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, or a reconciliation of the non-GAAP calculation of the financial measure.
In this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, we use (i) tangible common equity and tangible assets as we believe this information is consistent with the treatment by bank regulatory agencies, which exclude intangible assets from the calculation of capital ratios; and (ii) an efficiency ratio which is the ratio of noninterest expense to the sum of net interest income and noninterest income, excluding certain items of income or expense and excluding taxes incurred and payable to the state of Washington as such taxes are not classified as income taxes and we believe including them in noninterest expense impacts the comparability of our results to those companies whose operations are in states where assessed taxes on business are classified as income taxes.
Reconciliations of non-GAAP results of operations to the nearest comparable GAAP measures:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | At March 31, 2020 | | HomeStreet, Inc. | | Actual | | For Minimum Capital Adequacy Purposes | | To Be Categorized As "Well Capitalized" Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions | | (in thousands) | | Amount | | Ratio | | Amount | | Ratio | | Amount | | Ratio | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tier 1 leverage capital (to average assets) | | $ | 685,710 |
| | 10.15 | % | | $ | 270,279 |
| | 4.0 | % | | $ | 337,849 |
| | 5.0 | % | | Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | 625,710 |
| | 11.24 |
| | 250,553 |
| | 4.5 |
| | 361,911 |
| | 6.5 |
| | Tier 1 risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | 685,710 |
| | 12.32 |
| | 334,071 |
| | 6.0 |
| | 445,428 |
| | 8.0 |
| | Total risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | 751,720 |
| | 13.50 |
| | 445,428 |
| | 8.0 |
| | 556,786 |
| | 10.0 |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Quarter End | | | | (dollars in thousands, except share data) | March 31, 2021 | | December 31, 2020 | | March 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Return on average tangible equity (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | Average shareholders' equity | $ | 731,719 | | | $ | 717,666 | | | $ | 691,292 | | | | | | | Less: Average goodwill and other intangibles | (32,777) | | | (33,103) | | | (34,125) | | | | | | | Average tangible equity | $ | 698,942 | | | $ | 684,563 | | | $ | 657,167 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Net income | $ | 29,663 | | | $ | 27,598 | | | $ | 7,139 | | | | | | | Adjustments (tax effected) | | | | | | | | | | | Amortization on core deposit intangibles | 236 | | | 267 | | | 277 | | | | | | | Tangible income applicable to shareholders | $ | 29,899 | | | $ | 27,865 | | | $ | 7,416 | | | | | | | Ratio | 17.3 | % | | 16.2 | % | | 4.5 | % | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Efficiency ratio | | | | | | | | | | | Noninterest expense | | | | | | | | | | | Total | $ | 56,608 | | | $ | 64,770 | | | $ | 55,184 | | | | | | | Adjustments: | | | | | | | | | | | Restructuring related charges | — | | | (6,112) | | | (1,215) | | | | | | | Prepayment fee on FHLB advances | — | | | (1,492) | | | — | | | | | | | State of Washington taxes | (579) | | | (1,056) | | | (512) | | | | | | | Adjusted total | $ | 56,029 | | | $ | 56,110 | | | $ | 53,457 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total revenues | | | | | | | | | | | Net interest income | $ | 54,517 | | | $ | 56,048 | | | $ | 45,434 | | | | | | | Noninterest income | 38,833 | | | 43,977 | | | 32,630 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Adjusted total | $ | 93,350 | | | $ | 100,025 | | | $ | 78,064 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ratio | 60.0 | % | | 56.1 | % | | 68.5 | % | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | As of | | | (dollars in thousands, except share data) | March 31, 2021 | | December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | Tangible book value per share | | | | | | Shareholders' equity | $ | 701,463 | | | $ | 717,750 | | | | Less: goodwill and other intangibles | (32,587) | | | (32,880) | | | | Tangible shareholder's equity | $ | 668,876 | | | $ | 684,870 | | | | Common shares outstanding | 21,360,514 | | | 21,796,904 | | | | Computed amount | $ | 31.31 | | | $ | 31.42 | | | | | | | | | Tangible common equity to tangible assets | | | | | | Tangible shareholder's equity (per above) | $ | 668,876 | | | $ | 684,870 | | | | Tangible assets | | | | | | Total assets | 7,265,191 | | | 7,237,091 | | | | Less: Goodwill and other intangibles | (32,587) | | | (32,880) | | | | Net | $ | 7,232,604 | | | $ | 7,204,211 | | | | Ratio | 9.2 | % | | 9.5 | % | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | At December 31, 2019 | | HomeStreet Bank | | Actual | | For Minimum Capital Adequacy Purposes | | To Be Categorized As "Well Capitalized" Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions | | (in thousands) | | Amount | | Ratio | | Amount | | Ratio | | Amount | | Ratio | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tier 1 leverage capital (to average assets) | | $ | 712,596 |
| | 10.56 | % | | $ | 269,930 |
| | 4.0 | % | | $ | 337,413 |
| | 5.0 | % | | Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | 712,596 |
| | 13.50 |
| | 237,451 |
| | 4.5 |
| | 342,985 |
| | 6.5 |
| | Tier 1 risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | 712,596 |
| | 13.50 |
| | 316,602 |
| | 6.0 |
| | 422,136 |
| | 8.0 |
| | Total risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | 758,303 |
| | 14.37 |
| | 422,136 |
| | 8.0 |
| | 527,669 |
| | 10.0 |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | At December 31, 2019 | | HomeStreet, Inc. | | Actual | | For Minimum Capital Adequacy Purposes | | To Be Categorized As "Well Capitalized" Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions | | (in thousands) | | Amount | | Ratio | | Amount | | Ratio | | Amount | | Ratio | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tier 1 leverage capital (to average assets) | | $ | 691,323 |
| | 10.16 | % | | $ | 272,253 |
| | 4.0 | % | | $ | 340,316 |
| | 5.0 | % | | Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | 631,323 |
| | 11.43 |
| | 248,523 |
| | 4.5 |
| | 358,977 |
| | 6.5 |
| | Tier 1 risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | 691,323 |
| | 12.52 |
| | 331,364 |
| | 6.0 |
| | 441,818 |
| | 8.0 |
| | Total risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets) | | 739,812 |
| | 13.40 |
| | 441,818 |
| | 8.0 |
| | 552,273 |
| | 10.0 |
|
Accounting Developments
See the Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, for a discussion of Accounting Developments.
| | | | | | | ITEM 3 | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK |
Market Risk Management
The following discussion highlights developments since December 31, 2019 and should be read in conjunction with the MarketRisk Management discussion within Part II, Item 7A Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk in our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Since December 31, 2019, there have been no material changes in the types of risk management instruments we use or in our hedging strategies.
Market risk is defined as the sensitivity of income, fair value measurements and capital to changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices and other relevant market rates or prices. The primary market risks that we are exposed to are price and interest rate risks. Price risk is defined as the risk to current or anticipated earnings or capital arising from changes in the value of either assets or liabilities that are entered into as part of distributing or managing risk. Interest rate risk is defined as risk to current or anticipated earnings or capital arising from movements in interest rates.
For the Company, price and interest rate risks arise from the financial instruments and positions we hold. This includes loans, MSRs, investment securities, deposits, borrowings, long-term debt and derivative financial instruments. Due to the nature of our current operations, we are not subject to foreign currency exchange or commodity price risk. Our real estate loan portfolio is subject to risks associated with the local economies of our various markets, in particular, the regional economy of the western United States, including Hawaii.
Our price and interest rate risks are managed by the Bank's Asset/Liability Management Committee ("ALCO"), a management committee that identifies and manages the sensitivity of earnings or capital to changing interest rates to achieve our overall financial objectives. ALCO is a management-level committee whose members include the Chief Investment Officer, acting as the chair, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and other members of management. The committee meets monthly and is responsible for:
understanding the nature and level of the Company's interest rate risk and interest rate sensitivity;
assessing how that risk fits within our overall business strategies;
ensuring an appropriate level of rigor and sophistication in the risk management process for the overall level of risk;
complying with and reviewing the asset/liability management policy; and
formulating and implementing strategies to improve balance sheet mix and earnings.
The Finance Committee of the Bank's Board provides oversight of the asset/liability management process, reviews the results of interest rate risk analysis and approves submission of the relevant policies to the board.
The spread between the yield on interest-earning assets and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities and the relative dollar amounts of these assets and liabilities are the principal items affecting net interest income. Changes in net interest rates (interest rate risk) are influenced to a significant degree by the repricing characteristics of assets and liabilities (timing risk), the relationship between various rates (basis risk), customer options (option risk) and changes in the shape of the yield curve (time-sensitive risk). We manage the available-for-sale investment securities portfolio while maintaining a balance between risk and return. The Company's funding strategy is to grow core deposits while we efficiently supplement using wholesale borrowings.
We estimate the sensitivity of our net interest income to changes in market interest rates using an interest rate simulation model that includes assumptions related to the level of balance sheet growth, deposit repricing characteristics and the rate of prepayments for multiple interest rate change scenarios. Interest rate sensitivity depends on certain repricing characteristics in our interest-earnings assets and interest-bearing liabilities, including the maturity structure of assets and liabilities and their repricing characteristics during the periods of changes in market interest rates. Effective interest rate risk management seeks to ensure both assets and liabilities respond to changes in interest rates within an acceptable timeframe, minimizing the impact of interest rate changes on net interest income and capital. Interest rate sensitivity is measured as the difference between the volume of assets and liabilities, at a point in time, that are subject to repricing at various time horizons, known as interest rate sensitivity gaps.
The following table presents sensitivity gaps for these different intervals. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | March 31, 2021 | | (dollars in thousands) | 3 Mos.
or Less | | More Than
3 Mos.
to 6 Mos. | | More Than
6 Mos.
to 12 Mos. | | More Than
12 Mos.
to 3 Yrs. | | More Than
3 Yrs.
to 5 Yrs. | | More Than
5 to 15 Yrs. | | More Than
15 Yrs. | | Non-Rate-
Sensitive | | Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Interest-earning assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cash & cash equivalents | $ | 69,101 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 69,101 | | | FHLB Stock | 1,223 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 8,628 | | | — | | | 9,851 | | Investment securities (1) | 144,455 | | | 29,037 | | | 52,692 | | | 108,864 | | | 120,887 | | | 419,752 | | | 173,418 | | | — | | | 1,049,105 | | | LHFS | 390,223 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 390,223 | | LHFI (1) | 1,272,762 | | | 431,084 | | | 679,577 | | | 1,122,086 | | | 1,043,257 | | | 725,761 | | | 17,247 | | | — | | | 5,291,774 | | | Total | 1,877,764 | | | 460,121 | | | 732,269 | | | 1,230,950 | | | 1,164,144 | | | 1,145,513 | | | 199,293 | | | — | | | 6,810,054 | | | Non-interest-earning assets | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 455,137 | | | 455,137 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total assets | $ | 1,877,764 | | | $ | 460,121 | | | $ | 732,269 | | | $ | 1,230,950 | | | $ | 1,164,144 | | | $ | 1,145,513 | | | $ | 199,293 | | | $ | 455,137 | | | $ | 7,265,191 | | | Interest-bearing liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Demand deposit accounts (2) | $ | 557,900 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 557,900 | | Savings accounts (2) | 287,028 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 287,028 | | Money market accounts (2) | 2,665,875 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 2,665,875 | | | Certificates of deposit | 403,695 | | | 110,628 | | | 411,739 | | | 235,157 | | | 17,191 | | | 7 | | | 297 | | | — | | | 1,178,714 | | | Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase | 50,000 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 50,000 | | | FHLB advances | 28,000 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 28,000 | | | Borrowings | 6,500 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 6,500 | | Long-term debt (3) | 60,885 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 65,000 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 125,885 | | | Total | 4,059,883 | | | 110,628 | | | 411,739 | | | 235,157 | | | 82,191 | | | 7 | | | 297 | | | — | | | 4,899,902 | | | Non-interest bearing liabilities | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,663,826 | | | 1,663,826 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Shareholders' Equity | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 701,463 | | | 701,463 | | | Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 4,059,883 | | | $ | 110,628 | | | $ | 411,739 | | | $ | 235,157 | | | $ | 82,191 | | | $ | 7 | | | $ | 297 | | | $ | 2,365,289 | | | $ | 7,265,191 | | | Interest sensitivity gap | $ | (2,182,119) | | | $ | 349,493 | | | $ | 320,530 | | | $ | 995,793 | | | $ | 1,081,953 | | | $ | 1,145,506 | | | $ | 198,996 | | | | | | | Cumulative interest sensitivity gap | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | $ | (2,182,119) | | | $ | (1,832,626) | | | $ | (1,512,096) | | | $ | (516,303) | | | $ | 565,650 | | | $ | 1,711,156 | | | $ | 1,910,152 | | | | | | | As a % of total assets | (30) | % | | (25) | % | | (21) | % | | (7) | % | | 8 | % | | 24 | % | | 26 | % | | | | | | As a % of cumulative interest-bearing liabilities | 46 | % | | 56 | % | | 67 | % | | 89 | % | | 112 | % | | 135 | % | | 139 | % | | | | |
(1)Based on contractual maturities, repricing dates and forecasted principal payments assuming normal amortization and, where applicable, prepayments. (2)Assumes 100% of interest-bearing non-maturity deposits are subject to repricing in three months or less. (3)Based on contractual maturity.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | March 31, 2020 | | (dollars in thousands) | 3 Mos. or Less | | More Than 3 Mos. to 6 Mos. | | More Than 6 Mos. to 12 Mos. | | More Than 12 Mos. to 3 Yrs. | | More Than 3 Yrs. to 5 Yrs. | | More Than 5 Yrs. | | Non-Rate- Sensitive | | Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Interest-earning assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cash & cash equivalents | $ | 72,441 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 72,441 |
| | FHLB Stock | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 26,795 |
| | — |
| | 26,795 |
| Investment securities (1) | 134,497 |
| | 61,026 |
| | 67,382 |
| | 147,287 |
| | 116,211 |
| | 532,089 |
| | — |
| | 1,058,492 |
| Mortgage loans held for sale (3) | 140,527 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 140,527 |
| | Loans held for investment | 1,345,532 |
| | 372,839 |
| | 550,194 |
| | 1,149,605 |
| | 988,801 |
| | 686,258 |
| | — |
| | 5,093,229 |
| | Total interest-earning assets | 1,692,997 |
| | 433,865 |
| | 617,576 |
| | 1,296,892 |
| | 1,105,012 |
| | 1,245,142 |
| | — |
| | 6,391,484 |
| | Non-interest-earning assets | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 415,234 |
| | 415,234 |
| | Total assets | $ | 1,692,997 |
| | $ | 433,865 |
| | $ | 617,576 |
| | $ | 1,296,892 |
| | $ | 1,105,012 |
| | $ | 1,245,142 |
| | $ | 415,234 |
| | $ | 6,806,718 |
| | Interest-bearing liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NOW accounts (2) | $ | 420,606 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 420,606 |
| Statement savings accounts (2) | 222,821 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 222,821 |
| Money market accounts (2) | 2,299,442 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 2,299,442 |
| | Certificates of deposit | 309,819 |
| | 298,972 |
| | 432,169 |
| | 232,139 |
| | 24,800 |
| | 25 |
| | — |
| | 1,297,924 |
| | FHLB advances | 458,000 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 5,590 |
| | — |
| | 463,590 |
| | Other borrowings | 95,000 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 95,000 |
| Long-term debt (3) | 60,697 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 65,000 |
| | — |
| | 125,697 |
| | Total interest-bearing liabilities | 3,866,385 |
| | 298,972 |
| | 432,169 |
| | 232,139 |
| | 24,800 |
| | 70,615 |
| | — |
| | 4,925,080 |
| | Non-interest bearing liabilities | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 1,204,324 |
| | 1,204,324 |
| | Equity | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 677,314 |
| | 677,314 |
| | Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 3,866,385 |
| | $ | 298,972 |
| | $ | 432,169 |
| | $ | 232,139 |
| | $ | 24,800 |
| | $ | 70,615 |
| | $ | 1,881,638 |
| | $ | 6,806,718 |
| | Interest sensitivity gap | $ | (2,173,388 | ) | | $ | 134,893 |
| | $ | 185,407 |
| | $ | 1,064,753 |
| | $ | 1,080,212 |
| | $ | 1,174,527 |
| | | | | | Cumulative interest sensitivity gap | $ | (2,173,388 | ) | | $ | (2,038,495 | ) | | $ | (1,853,088 | ) | | $ | (788,335 | ) | | $ | 291,877 |
| | $ | 1,466,404 |
| | | | | | Cumulative interest sensitivity gap as a percentage of total assets | (32 | )% | | (30 | )% | | (27 | )% | | (12 | )% | | 4 | % | | 22 | % | | | | | | Cumulative interest-earning assets as a percentage of cumulative interest-bearing liabilities | 44 | % | | 51 | % | | 60 | % | | 84 | % | | 106 | % | | 130 | % | | | | |
| | (1) | Based on contractual maturities, repricing dates and forecasted principal payments assuming normal amortization and, where applicable, prepayments. |
| | (2) | Assumes 100% of interest-bearing non-maturity deposits are subject to repricing in three months or less. |
| | (3) | Based on contractual maturity or our expected sale date. |
Changes in the mix of interest-earning assets or interest-bearing liabilities can either increase or decrease the net interest margin, without affecting interest rate sensitivity. In addition, the interest rate spread between an earning asset and its funding liability can vary significantly, while the timing of repricing for both the asset and the liability remains the same, thereby impacting net interest income. This characteristic is referred to as basis risk. Varying interest rate environments can create unexpected changes in prepayment levels of assets and liabilities that are not reflected in the interest rate sensitivity analysis. These prepayments may have a significant impact on our net interest margin. Because of these factors, an interest sensitivity gap analysis may not provide an accurate assessment of our actual exposure to changes in interest rates.
The estimated impact on our net interest income over a time horizon of one year and the change in net portfolio value as of March 31, 20202021 and December 31, 20192020 are provided in the table below. For the scenarios shown, the interest rate simulation assumes an instantaneous and sustained shift in market interest rates and no change in the composition or size of the balance sheet.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | March 31, 2021 | | December 31, 2020 | Change in Interest Rates (basis points) (1) | | Percentage Change | | Net Interest Income (2) | | Net Portfolio Value (3) | | Net Interest Income (2) | | Net Portfolio Value (3) | | +200 | | 7.7 | % | | (10.7) | % | | 3.5 | % | | (9.3) | % | | +100 | | 3.4 | % | | (6.1) | % | | 1.2 | % | | (4.3) | % | | -100 | | (5.5) | % | | (2.8) | % | | (3.8) | % | | (3.7) | % | | -200 | | (7.6) | % | | (6.4) | % | | (4.7) | % | | (5.7) | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | March 31, 2020 | | December 31, 2019 | Change in Interest Rates (basis points) (1) | | Percentage Change | | | Net Interest Income (2) | | Net Portfolio Value (3) | | Net Interest Income (2) | | Net Portfolio Value (3) | | +200 | | 2.5 | % | | (10.2 | )% | | 1.0 | % | | (11.6 | )% | | +100 | | 1.3 |
| | (4.1 | ) | | 0.6 |
| | (5.4 | ) | | -100 | | (2.5 | ) | | 2.8 |
| | (0.9 | ) | | 4.1 |
| | -200 | | (3.6 | ) | | 1.4 |
| | (2.4 | ) | | 6.5 |
|
| | (1) | For purposes of our model, we assume interest rates will not go below zero. This "floor" limits the effect of a potential negative interest rate shock in a low rate environment like the one we are currently experiencing. |
| | (2) | This percentage change represents the impact to net interest income for a one-year period, assuming there is no change in the structure of the balance sheet. |
| | (3) | This percentage change represents the impact to the net present value of equity, assuming there is no change in the structure of the balance sheet. |
(1)For purposes of our model, we assume interest rates will not go below zero. This "floor" limits the effect of a potential negative interest rate shock in a low rate environment like the one we are currently experiencing. (2)This percentage change represents the impact to net interest income for a one-year period, assuming there is no change in the structure of the balance sheet. (3)This percentage change represents the impact to the net present value of equity, assuming there is no change in the structure of the balance sheet.
At March 31, 2020,2021, we believe our net interest income sensitivity did not exhibit a strong bias to either an increase in interest rates or a decline in interest rates. The changes in interest rate sensitivity between December 31, 20192020 and March 31, 20202021 reflected the impact of lower market interest rates, a flatter and inverted yield curve and changes to overall balance sheet composition. Some of the assumptions made in the simulation model may not materialize and unanticipated events and circumstances will occur. ModelingWe do not allow for negative rate assumptions in our model, but actual results in extreme interest rate decline scenarios may result in negative rate assumptions which may cause the modeling results to be inherently unreliable. In addition, the simulation model does not take into account any future actions that we could undertake to mitigate an adverse impact due to changes in interest rates from those expected, in the actual level of market interest rates or competitive influences on our deposits.
| | ITEM 4 | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
ITEM 4CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures The Company carried out an evaluation, with the participation of our management and under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2020.2021.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
As required by Rule 13a-15(d), our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, also conducted an evaluation of our internal control over financial reporting to determine whether any changes occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 20202021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
There were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 20202021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Because the nature of our business involves, among other things, the collection of numerous accounts, the validity of liens and compliance with various state and federal laws, we are subject to various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of our business related to foreclosures, bankruptcies, condemnation and quiet title actions and alleged statutory and regulatory violations. We are also subject to legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business related to employment and other consumer matters, including purported class and collective actions. We do not expect that these proceedings, taken as a whole, will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position or our results of operations. There are currently no matters that, in the opinion of management, would have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position,balance sheet, results of operation or liquidity, or for which there would be a reasonable possibility of such a loss based on information known at this time.
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a resultITEM 1ARISK FACTORS
Refer to Item 1A of certain factors, including the risks faced by us described below and elsewhere in this report.
Risks Related to Our Operations
Our business and our customers are negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and we cannot predict the overall cost or duration of these impacts on our business or the economy as a whole.
In January 2020, the first identified U.S. case of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel corona virus, was identified in the Puget Sound area of Washington state, where we are headquartered. Beginning in early March, social distancing measures and stay-home orders were initiated in all of our markets, and on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the global outbreak of COVID-19 to be a pandemic. As a result of both consumer responses to the pandemic and government-imposed stay-home or shelter in place orders, many businesses have suffered extreme financial hardship, especially those in the travel, energy, hotel, food and beverage service and retail industries. Unemployment has soared both nationally and in the markets where we operate. In addition, in some states, including Washington State, construction projects were put on hold during the initial phase of these stay-home orders, and asPart I of the beginning of May, Washington state has only authorized existing construction projects to resume. While some governmental programs have provided assistance to smaller businesses that have been especially hard hit, including the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) administered by the Small Business Administration (“SBA”), these programs were intended to be of a fairly short duration, covering short-term payroll, real estate and utility costs.
While officials in the states where our markets are located are beginning to announce their intent to gradually lift the stay-home orders, in all likelihood restrictions on social interactions will remain in place for some time to come, and even once these orders are lifted, consumers may not be willing to engage in social activities such as dining out, travel, and retail shopping for some time to come, either because of fears of renewed outbreaks or because of economic hardship from, among other factors, the record levels of unemployment being experienced at this time. As a result, we anticipate that the recession triggered in part by this pandemic may persist for some time, and the overall depth and duration of this recession cannot be dimensioned at this time. This recession will affect certain of our depositors and borrowers more than others but is expected to have impacts to our credit quality, risk management results, and financial statements generally. Specific risks related to this outbreak and the resulting economic crisis are identified throughout our risk factors, but we caution that because the scope and impact of the pandemic, the response to the pandemic and the economic crisis related to the pandemic are largely unknowable at this time, the overall effect on our business and our customers cannot yet be determined.
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our customers may have a significant adverse impact on their ability to meet loan obligations and may also decrease demands for future loans.
While certain initiatives such as increased unemployment benefits and PPP loan forgiveness may mitigate some of the negative financial consequences of the economic shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we still expect significant economic consequences for many of our customers. As a result, some of our customers may be unable to meet their debt obligations to us in a timely manner, or at all, and we are experiencing a meaningful increase in requests from customers for forbearances on loans. Current laws and concomitant regulatory guidance confirm that financial institutions may evaluate loans for eligibility under Section 4103 of the CARES Act or ASC Subtopic 310-40, Receivables - Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors. Modifications eligible under Section 4013 or in which an institution elects not to apply Section 4103 do not automatically result in troubled debt restructuring, or TDRs. Specifically, financial institutions may presume that borrowers are not experiencing financial difficulties at the time of a modification for purposes of determining if a loan is a TDR if the loan modification is in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the borrower was current at the time the modification plan was implemented, and the modification is short-term. Further, COVID-19 pandemic related loan modifications will not automatically result in an adverse risk rating. However, there is a possibility that in the long run a meaningful number of the loans in our portfolio may ultimately need additional forbearance or significant modification and be accounted for as a TDR in accordance with ASC Subtopic 310-40, or migrate to an adverse risk rating, because of lingering impacts of an economic recession. As a result, our financial statements and report of operations, when judged against pre-COVID-19 pandemic standards, may not adequately reflect the credit quality of our loans held in our portfolio in the short term, which may in turn result in a significant migration of loans to a lower tier of loan quality in the future when this prohibition on downgrading is lifted. As a result, we expect a more significant negative impact on our earnings and results of operations may occur in future quarters for developments that have occurred in this quarter.
Our allowance for credit losses may not be adequate and we may need to increase our provision in future quarters.
We have substantially increased our allowance for credit loss in response to the negative economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. We consider certain qualitative factors for each loan pool, including changes in collateral values and economic conditions, to adjust the expected historic loss rates for current and forecasted conditions that are not incorporated into the historical loss information. For the first quarter of 2020, we used forecast scenarios from Moody’s and REIS that include their modeling for COVID-19 pandemic effects. However, we cannot be sure that the amount by which we have increased our allowance for credit losses will be adequate or that additional increases to the allowance for credit loss will not be needed in subsequent periods. The lack of information regarding when orders requiring the closure of non-essential parts of our economy will be lifted, how they will be lifted, the potential for future outbreaks of infections that may require additional closures of the economy and the long lasting impacts of the pandemic on the economy generally, the actual credit performance of our loan portfolio as compared to the modeled estimation, as well as on consumer behavior in the near term and the long run, make it hard to accurately model the total expected impact to the credit quality of our loan portfolio. While our provisioning incorporates past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts regarding the expected economic impact, the actual impact is unknowable, and a failure to make adequate provision may result in future losses above our expected losses, which would have a negative impact on our capital position, liquidity, financial position and results of operations.
As a participating lender in the SBA PPP loans, 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, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was signed into law, which included a $349 billion loan program administered through the SBA referred to as the Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, which the Bank is participating in as a lender. Under the initial phase of the PPP, small businesses and other entities and individuals were able to 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 SBA opened its systems for processing of PPP loans on April 3, 2020; however, there was and continues to be significant ambiguity in the laws, rules and guidance regarding the operation of the PPP, including the order in which loans were processed and which customers were eligible to participate. These ambiguities expose the Company to risks relating to noncompliance with the PPP. Furthermore, the initial funding for the PPP was fully allocated by April 16, 2020, and while the federal government authorized an additional $310 billion in PPP funding on April 24, 2020, to be disbursed beginning on April 27, the additional authorization came with additional guidance and limitations and eligibility criteria that further increased the ambiguity and risk of liability for the Company and the Bank. Moreover, the SBA system was unable to handle the volume of loan submissions throughout the process, further complicating the process and creating additional dissatisfaction from customers whose loans may have been delayed as a result.
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 similar litigation, from both customers and non customers that approached the Bank regarding PPP loans, regarding its process and procedures used in processing applications for the PPP. Class action lawsuits have also been filed in some states against certain lenders alleging that those institutions inappropriately prioritized larger loans for processing in order to maximize agency fees. If any such litigation is filed which names the Company or the Bank as a defendant and which 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 may also have unplanned 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, documented, 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, deny forgiveness of the forgivable part of the PPP loan, 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.
A change in the practices of the Federal Reserve Board implemented to stabilize the market for certain debt securities or a change in federal monetary policy could adversely impact our results of operations.
The Federal Reserve is responsible for regulating the supply of money in the United States, and as a result both its open market operations, which are used to stabilize prices in times of economic stress, as well as its monetary policies strongly influence our rate of return on certain investments, our hedge effectiveness for mortgage servicing and our mortgage origination pipeline, as well as our costs of funds for lending and investing, all of which impact our results of operations including our risk management results, net interest income and net interest margin. The Federal Reserve Board's open market operations can also materially affect the value of financial instruments we hold, including debt securities and derivative securities we use in our mortgage pipeline and MSR hedging, and can impact the value of our mortgage servicing rights, or MSRs and in turn have a negative impact on financial results.
In early 2020, an unexpected drop in liquidity in mortgage backed securities occurred due to a mix of factors, including a decrease in mortgage rates, which prompted a refinancing wave and a related acceleration of prepayment rates, an increase in mortgage-related securities available for sale, a decrease in demand for such securities during the start of the economic crisis related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This drop in liquidity caused significant volatility in the market for mortgage backed securities, resulting in a period of poor hedge correlation for some of our hedging programs relating to our mortgage servicing and mortgage origination pipeline, and our risk management results for that period were uneven as a result. In response to this lack of liquidity, the Federal Reserve Board through its open market practices began purchasing certain securities, including mortgage backed securities. While this has provided stability to the market for such securities, which has allowed for better correlation and provide more predictable risk management results, we do not know how long the Federal Reserve Board will continue making these purchases to support the market for debt instruments. We expect that an improvement in market conditions will reduce the Federal Reserve Board’s acquisition of these assets, which may leave the market open to volatility in the future, especially if such support is withdrawn before the market is able to stabilize without such measures or if there are additional events that again put pressure on this part of the market.
Because a substantial portion of our revenues and our net income historically have been, and in the foreseeable future are expected to be, derived from gain on the origination and sale of mortgage loans for residential and commercial borrowers, as well as on the continuing servicing of those loans, the Federal Reserve Board's open market operation practices that support mortgage backed securities may have had, and for so long as the purchases continue, may continue to have, the effect of supporting higher revenues, higher asset values on certain investments that we hold, and better results of operations than might otherwise be available. Contrarily, a reduction in or termination of such purchases, absent a significant improvement in the overall global economic condition, would likely result in a less liquid mortgage backed securities market and reduced demand for mortgage-backed securities, which could cause our hedging programs to be less effective and our risk management results to be uneven or negative, which could in turn have a material adverse impact upon our results of operations.
We may not be able to meet our profitability and efficiency goals on the timeline we have projected or on the scale we have anticipated, and our achievement of these goals may be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic crisis.
Since the second quarter of 2019, we have been pursuing improvements to corporate profitability and efficiency. We have been implementing cost cutting measures across the organization, including setting goals for cost savings based on reductions in personnel, technology and occupancy expenses as well as organizational restructuring. In the first quarter of 2020 we revised our previously disclosed expectations for the timeline on which we expect to meet these goals, however, those revisions were made before the size and scope of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related economic crisis were known. While we continue to believe that we will be able to meet many of our goals, the timing of the full implementation of the related cost-cutting and efficiency measures may be delayed beyond the end of the third quarter of 2021 as we focus our attention in the short term to responding to the market impacts of the pandemic. In addition, a significant portion of our cost saving goals rely on headcount reductions; however, a recent surge in single-family mortgage volume may also delay us from achieving our planned headcount reductions while we devote resources to process this unplanned volume, while protracted work-from-home orders may also indirectly delay us from achieving our planned headcount reductions. We can offer no assurances that all of the cost cutting measures identified can be fully implemented, that the need to add to our operations to support our response to customer needs stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic crisis will not impact the achievement of cost reduction goals, or that other developments will not arise in the interim to make these cost cutting measures less feasible or have less impact on the efficiency of the organization. We may not be successful in renegotiating contracts for technology services, which may limit our ability to effectively cut costs in that area. We may be unable to or delayed in realizing reductions in occupancy expenses because of COVID-19 negative effects on the commercial real estate market generally and office sublease market in particular. We may incur additional unexpected costs as a part of the process which may lower the benefit of the cost cutting initiatives. If the cost cutting initiatives take longer to implement, if we are not able to implement them on the scale we anticipate, or if developments occur that limit or offset those cost savings in whole or in part, we may not be able to meet the efficiency and cost reduction goals we have set for the Company on the projected timeline or at all, which could adversely impact our overall
results of operations and our stock price. We may not be successful in reducing our overall expenses and improving our efficiency ratio to the level of our peers in the near term, or at all.
Our branches may be impacted by COVID-19 infection rates.
To date, we have not closed any of our branches for extended periods in response to COVID-19 outbreaks in our communities, although we have curtailed branch hours and moved to an appointment-only model for branch lobby visitations during the pendency of the current stay-home orders. However, many other banks in our area have had to close branches due to risks of infection or actual infection within those branches. While we have implemented social distancing and sanitation plans and other safeguards and provided personal protection equipment for our front line employees, those employees remain at heightened risk for infection due to their exposure to the public, and any exposure to the virus may require us to temporarily close one or more of our branches in order to provide for appropriate cleaning of the branch to reduce the risk of infection. These measures, including limiting branch access, potential closures and costs of increased cleaning, may increase our costs of doing business and decrease the profitability of our branches, which may in turn impact our results of operations.
We may not be able to continue our stock repurchase program in the near future.
Since the second quarter of 2019, we have been repurchasing shares of our outstanding common stock, primarily in open market purchases, pursuant to repurchase plans authorized by our Board of Directors. On March 20, 2020, we suspended the repurchase plan then in place in response to the uncertainty and rapidly developing economic changes result from the COVID-19 pandemic, to preserve our capital to provide more protection against potential credit losses and provide more support for lending activities crucial to supporting our community. An additional $17.1 million remains authorized for repurchase under the suspended plan, although our Board subsequently rescinded its authorization for an additional $10 million in repurchases that was still awaiting non-objection from our regulators. While we expect to resume our stock repurchase plan at some point in the future, we will not be able to do so until we have a better understanding of the impact of the pandemic and the related economic crisis on our business, earnings and financial position, the credit quality of our loan portfolios and our resulting liquidity and capital needs. As a result, we cannot predict when or even if we will be able to resume our stock repurchase program, which may negatively impact our stock price in the future.
Recent stock repurchases may not enhance our long-term shareholder value.
From the second quarter of 2019 through March 20, 2020, we repurchased an aggregate 3,767,537 shares at an average price of $30.26 per share, for a total return to shareholders of approximately $114.0 million in capital, and an additional $17.1 million remains authorized for share repurchases under our currently suspended stock repurchase plan. While the intent of the repurchases is to return capital to shareholders and to improve the long-term value of our stock, we cannot be assured that our stock repurchases have actually enhanced long-term shareholder value. Markets have fallen precipitously across the globe in the last few weeks and months in response to the economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, and our average stock price is now below the price we paid for some of these repurchases. Additionally, repurchases under our stock repurchase program have reduced our equity and regulatory capital ratios, which could impact our ability to maintain our “well-capitalized” status in the face of unknown economic stress from the economic crisis brought on by the COVID-10 pandemic, and may also impact our ability to pursue possible future strategic opportunities and acquisitions.
Repurchases may affect our stock price and increase its volatility in the short term, and if we are able to resume the suspended stock repurchase program in the future, the existence of that program may also cause our stock price to be higher than it would be in the absence of such a program and potentially may reduce the market liquidity for our stock during the time the plan is in effect. There can be no assurance that any stock repurchases will enhance shareholder value because the market price of our common stock may decline below the levels at which we repurchased shares of stock even absent an economic crisis like we are now experiencing. Although our stock repurchase program is intended to enhance long-term shareholder value, in the short term our stock price may fluctuate and shareholders may not immediately see an increase to the value of their holdings.
We may not be able to continue paying dividends
In January 2020, our Board of Directors approved a dividend policy that contemplates the payment of regular quarterly dividends. This policy was based on expected results in future quarters which would provide adequate earnings, capital and liquidity in our operations to provide for the payment of a dividend, but requires the Board of Directors to review the Company’s ability to pay such dividend each quarter before declaring payment of a dividend. While our Board, after reviewing appropriate financial analysis, was able to declare a dividend in both the first and second quarter of 2020, we face significant uncertainty regarding the global economy and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic crisis on our communities and our business, and we cannot guarantee that our earnings, capital requirements or liquidity needs will warrant payment of a dividend in any future quarters. In addition, if our regulators have concerns about our ability to maintain adequate capital or to operate in a safe and sound manner, they may also provide guidance or direction that requires us to suspend our dividends, or there may be legislation passed that restricts or prohibits our ability to pay dividends. As a result, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to pay regular quarterly dividends going forward.
If we are not able to retain or attract key employees, or if we were to suffer the loss of a significant number of employees, we could experience a disruption in our ability to implement our strategic plan which would have a material adverse effect on our business.
Beginning in 2019, the Company has been going through a time of transition related to our divestiture of the stand-alone home loan center business and initiatives intended to improve profitability and efficiency, significantly reduce our employee headcount, slow the growth of our continuing operations and implement steps aimed at improving our profitability and efficiency. This time of transition has been somewhat interrupted by the need to increase headcount in certain areas in the short term, including mortgage banking, where volume has increased significantly in the wake of lowered interest rates and heightened interest in refinancing loans, and commercial lending, where demand for PPP loans has increased the need for loan origination, funding and monitoring personnel. However, the efficiency and profitability initiatives are still an important piece of the Company’s current plans, and the related elimination of a number of corporate positions related to those initiatives may cause some employees who we would want to retain, either in the near-term or long-term, to seek other opportunities. If a key employee or a substantial number of employees depart whom we were seeking to retain, or become unable to perform their duties due to COVID-19 related circumstances, it may negatively impact our ability to conduct business as usual. In addition, we may not be able to meet the personnel demands related to the PPP lending operation, which may mean we have to divert resources from other areas of our operations, and may also stress our existing employee base, which could also result in the loss of key employees or a substantial number of employees in key positions. The loss of key personnel, including the loss of a significant amount of our resources for administering and monitoring the PPP loans, or an inability to continue to attract, retain and motivate key personnel could adversely affect our business.
Calls from activists to withhold rent during the COVID-19 global pandemic may impact the ability of some customers to meet their obligations on mortgage loans for multifamily residential buildings, which may have an adverse impact on our results of operations and financial position.
In many of the communities where we do business, recently enacted laws passed in response to the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have restricted the ability of landlords to evict tenants for failure to pay rent. As a result, tenants who are unable to meet their rent obligations or who have prioritized other expenses over their rent expenses may fail to pay rent on time, negatively impacting the recurring revenue of their landlord. At the same time, in certain of our more socially progressive cities such as Seattle and the San Francisco area, activists have been encouraging all renters not to pay their rent, regardless of ability to pay, in an effort to bring attention to their demands for rent control and other housing-related reforms, or to intentionally bring harm to landlords. Where a significant number of tenants are not able or unwilling to pay rent, the landlord in turn may not be able to meet their obligations when due, including payments on loans we have made to them. Many of the mortgages we have originated on multifamily housing assets are intended for sale to Fannie Mae under the Designated Underwriter and Servicing (DUS) license. The terms of our agreement with Fannie Mae requires us to advance payment of some or all of the funds due under certain of these loans regardless of whether or not the borrower has made payment on the loan, and in some cases may require us to share in a portion of loan losses if the collateral value for such loan is less than the outstanding loan amount then due. We may need to make payments to Fannie Mae as an advance of funds owed on these loans without have collected the same amount from the borrower, and without an assurance that the funds will be collected from the borrower, causing a negative impact on our liquidity, credit quality, capital position and financial results.
Changes in interest rates, competition in our industry, operational costs and other factors beyond our control may adversely impact our profitability.
Factors outside of our control, including changing interest rate environments, regulatory decisions, increased competition, a flattening yield curve and other forces of market volatility, can have a significant impact on our financial condition and results of operations, including decreasing net interest income, decreasing profitability, increasing the cost of loan origination and adversely impacting our hedging strategies. For instance, the declining interest rate environment in the third quarter of 2019, which resulted in a temporary inversion of the yield curve, had an adverse impact on our net interest margin. Lower rates prompted an increase in loan prepayments, which reduced the overall yield of our loan portfolio because higher interest loans were replaced with loans originated with lower interest rates, impacting our results of operations. On the other hand, increases in interest rates in 2018, combined with other factors, negatively impacted our origination volume, especially with respect to single family mortgages. While we are subject to these market forces, we do not have any control over them and may not be able to predict changes that could have a significant impact on us.
We may incur significant losses as a result of ineffective hedging of interest rate risk related to our loans sold with retained servicing rights.
Both the value of our single family mortgage servicing rights, or MSRs, and the value of our single family loans held for sale change due to market forces including, among other things, fluctuations in interest rates that can impact the changing expectations of mortgage prepayment activity and speed. To mitigate potential losses of fair value of single family loans held for sale and MSRs related to changes in interest rates, we actively hedge this risk with financial derivative instruments. Hedging is a complex process, requiring sophisticated models, experienced and skilled personnel and continual monitoring. Changes in the value of our hedging instruments may not correlate with changes in the value of our single family loans held for sale and MSRs, and our hedging activities may be impacted by unforeseen or unexpected changes. Therefore, our hedging activities may be insufficient or fail to reduce the impact of interest rate fluctuations on single family loans held for sale and MSRs.
Natural disasters or impacts of a pandemic in our geographic markets may negatively impact our financial results.
Our primary markets are located in geographic regions that are at risk for earthquakes, wildfires, volcanic eruptions, floods, mudslides, outbreaks, epidemics, pandemics and other natural disasters. Certain communities in our markets have suffered significant losses from natural disasters, including devastating wildfires in California, Oregon and Washington, and volcanic eruptions and hurricanes in Hawaii. While the impacts of these natural disasters on our business have not been material to date, we have in the past had temporary office closures during these events and certain of our customers have experienced losses from these events.
In addition, all of the markets in which we do business have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and while state and local governments are starting to announce an easing in stay-home orders, we expect that it will be some time before they are fully lifted and there may be additional waves of outbreaks that may require restrictions to be increased again. We may experience additional impacts in the future from quarantines, market downturns and changes in consumer behavior related to pandemic fears and impacts on our workforce if there are additional waves of significant infections or if another unrelated pandemic were to occur in our communities. We cannot predict the full impact of COVID-19 or any other future global pandemic on our business, but we could suffer financial losses as a result of any such crisis. In addition, downturns in the global market related to pandemic fears now or in the future could result in a lowering of interest rates as a stimulus to boost consumer spending, which could further negatively impact our results of operations.
If a significant natural disaster or pandemic were to occur in the future, our operations in areas impacted by such events could also experience an adverse financial impact due to office closures and market changes. In addition, our financial results could be impacted due to an inability of our customers to meet their loan commitments in a timely manner because of their losses, including a decrease in revenues for certain businesses in areas impacted by quarantines during a pandemic or other changes in consumer behavior, a reduction in housing inventory due to losses caused by natural disaster, and negative impacts to the local economy as it seeks to recover from these disasters.
Our business is geographically confined to certain metropolitan areas of the Western United States, and events and conditions that disproportionately affect those areas may pose a more pronounced risk for our business.
Although we presently have retail deposit branches in four states, with lending offices in these states and two others, a substantial majority of our revenues are derived from operations in the Puget Sound region of Washington, the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area, the San Francisco Bay Area, and the Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside and San Diego metropolitan areas in Southern California. All of our markets are located in the Western United States. Each of our primary markets is subject to various types of natural disasters, and many have experienced disproportionately significant economic volatility compared to the rest of the United States in the past. In addition, many of these areas have experienced a constriction in the availability of houses for sale in recent periods as new home construction has not kept pace with population growth in our primary markets, in part due to limitations on permitting and land availability. Economic events or natural disasters that affect the Western United States and our primary markets in that region, may have an unusually pronounced impact on our business. Because our operations are not more geographically diversified, we may lack the ability to mitigate those impacts from operations in other regions of the United States.
The significant concentration of real estate secured loans in our portfolio has had a negative impact on our asset quality and profitability in the past and there can be no assurance that it will not have such impact in the future.
A substantial portion of our loans are secured by real property. Our real estate secured lending is generally sensitive to national, regional and local economic conditions, making loss levels difficult to predict. Declines in real estate sales and prices, significant increases in interest rates, unforeseen natural disasters and a decline in prevailing economic conditions may result in higher than expected loan delinquencies, foreclosures, problem loans, other real estate owned ("OREO"), net charge-offs and provisions for credit and OREO losses. Although real estate prices are currently stable in the markets in which we operate, if market values decline significantly, as they did in the last recession, the collateral for our loans may provide less security and reduce our ability to recover the principal, interest and costs due on defaulted loans. Such declines may have a greater effect on our earnings and capital than on the earnings and capital of financial institutions whose loan portfolios are more diversified.
Deterioration in the real estate markets in which we operate and higher than normal delinquency and default rates on loans could cause other adverse consequences for us, including:
Reduced cash flows and capital resources, as we are required to make cash advances to meet contractual obligations to investors, process foreclosures, and maintain, repair and market foreclosed properties;
Declining mortgage servicing fee revenues because we recognize these revenues only upon collection;
Increasing mortgage servicing costs;
Declining fair value on our mortgage servicing rights; and
Declining fair values and liquidity of securities held in our investment portfolio that are collateralized by mortgage obligations.
Proxy contests commenced against the Company have caused us to incur substantial costs, diverted the attention of the Board of Directors and management, taken up management's attention and resources, caused uncertainty about the strategic direction of our business and adversely affected our business, operating results and financial condition, and future proxy contests could do so as well.
A proxy contest or other activist campaign and related actions, such as the recent contest by Roaring Blue Lion Capital Management and related entities in 2018 and 2019, could have a material and adverse effect on us for the following reasons:
Activist investors may attempt to effect changes in the Company's strategic direction and how the Company is governed, or to acquire control over the Company.
While the Company welcomes the opinions of all shareholders, responding to proxy contests and related actions by activist investors could be costly and time-consuming, disrupt our operations, and divert the attention of our Board of Directors and senior management and employees away from their regular duties and the pursuit of business opportunities. In addition, there may be litigation in connection with a proxy contest, as was the case with our 2018 proxy fight, which would serve as a further distraction to our Board of Directors, senior management and employees and could require the Company to incur significant additional costs.
Perceived uncertainties as to our future direction as a result of potential changes to the composition of the Board of Directors may lead to the perception of a change in the strategic direction of the business, instability or lack of continuity which may be exploited by our competitors; may cause concern to our existing or potential customers and employees; may result in the loss of potential business opportunities; and may make it more difficult to attract and retain qualified personnel and business partners.
Proxy contests and related actions by activist investors could cause significant fluctuations in our stock price based on temporary or speculative market perceptions or other factors that do not necessarily reflect the underlying fundamentals and prospects of our business.
We may have deficiencies in internal controls over financial reporting that we have not discovered which may result in our inability to maintain control over our assets or to identify and accurately report our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
Our internal controls over financial reporting are intended to ensure we maintain accurate records, promote the accurate and timely reporting of our financial information, maintain adequate control over our assets, and detect unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets. Effective internal and disclosure controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports, effectively prevent fraud, and operate successfully as a public company. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud, our reputation and operating results may be harmed.
As part of our ongoing monitoring of internal controls, from time to time we have discovered deficiencies in our internal controls that have required remediation. In the past, these deficiencies have included "material weaknesses," defined as a deficiency or combination of deficiencies that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected.
Because a significant portion of our employees are working from home due to the stay-home orders issued in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic in all of our communities, we may have less oversight over certain internal controls. While we have not identified any significant concerns to date with our internal controls, the change in work environment, team dynamics and job responsibilities could increase our risk of failure of internal controls, which could have a negative impact on our regulatory compliance and financial reporting.
Management has a process in place to document and analyze all identified internal control deficiencies and implement measures sufficient to remediate those deficiencies. To support our strategic initiatives, as well as to reflect the strategic shift in the business and to create operating efficiencies, we have implemented, and will continue to implement, new systems and processes. We will continue to realign our resources, including reductions in certain areas of corporate support operations, in line with our new strategies. If our change management processes are not sound and adequate resources are not deployed to support these implementations and changes, we may experience additional internal control deficiencies that could expose the Company to operating losses. Moreover, any failure to maintain effective controls or timely implement any necessary improvement of our internal and disclosure controls in the future could harm operating results or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations.
Our allowance for credit losses may prove inadequate or we may be negatively affected by credit risk exposures. Future additions to our allowance for credit losses, as well as charge-offs in excess of reserves, will reduce our earnings.
Our business depends on the creditworthiness of our customers. As with most financial institutions, we maintain an allowance for credit losses to reflect potential defaults and nonperformance, which represents management's best estimate of probable expected losses inherent in the loan portfolio. Management's estimate is based on our continuing evaluation of specific credit risks and loan loss experience, current loan portfolio quality, present economic, political and regulatory conditions, industry concentrations and other factors that may indicate future loan losses. Generally, our nonperforming loans and OREO reflect operating difficulties of individual borrowers and weaknesses in the economies of the markets we serve. This allowance may not be adequate to cover actual losses, and future provisions for losses could materially and adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
In addition to the uncertainty from the ongoing economic crisis related to the COVID-19 pandemic discussed above, which led to a substantial increase in our allowance for credit loss in the first quarter of 2020, we also changed our accounting standard regarding the recognition of loan losses at the beginning of this year. On January 1, 2020, the Company adopted ASU 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, the new accounting standard promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), regarding the recognition of credit losses. This standard makes significant changes to the accounting and disclosures for credit losses on financial instruments recorded on an amortized cost basis, including our loans held for investment. The new current expected credit loss (“CECL”) impairment model requires an estimate of expected credit losses for financial assets measured over the contractual life of an instrument based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The standard provides significant flexibility and requires a high degree of judgment in order to develop an estimate of expected lifetime losses. Providing for lifetime losses for our loan portfolio is a change to the previous method of allowances for loan losses that are based on probable and incurred losses over a short-term horizon. We have only been using this model for one quarter, and so our experience with it is limited and even under normal circumstances, it may perform differently from our prior standard during different business cycles or because of changes to our loan portfolio. The new methodology is likely to be much more sensitive to changes in inputs such as economic forecasts and other factors which may cause significant impact on the allowance, and could create volatility in the provision for credit losses and net income, particularly in periods of downturn. Regulators may impose additional capital buffers to absorb this volatility. Moreover, with the new model we have risk of complying with the new accounting standard, which are still subject to review by our auditors and regulators.
In addition, as we acquired new operations, we added to our books the loans previously held by the acquired companies or related to the acquired branches, including loans acquired from Silvergate Bank in March 2019. If we make additional acquisitions in the future, we may bring additional loans originated by other institutions onto our books. Although we review loan quality as part of our due diligence in considering any acquisition involving loans, the addition of such loans may increase our credit risk exposure, require an increase in our allowance for credit losses, and adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows stemming from losses on those acquired loans.
Uncertainty relating to the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) calculation process and potential phasing out of LIBOR may adversely affect our results of operations.
On July 27, 2017, the Chief Executive of the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which regulates LIBOR, announced that the FCA intends to stop persuading or compelling banks to submit rates for the calibration of LIBOR to the administrator of LIBOR after 2021. The announcement indicates that the continuation of LIBOR on the current basis cannot and will not be guaranteed after 2021. It is impossible to predict whether and to what extent banks will continue to provide LIBOR submissions to the administrator of LIBOR or whether any additional reforms to LIBOR may be enacted in the United Kingdom or elsewhere. At this time, no consensus exists as to what rate or rates may become acceptable alternatives to LIBOR and it is impossible to predict the effect of any such alternatives on the value of LIBOR-based securities and variable rate loans, subordinated debentures, or other securities or financial arrangements, given LIBOR's role in determining market interest rates globally. The Federal Reserve, in conjunction with the Alternative Reference Rates Committee, a steering committee comprised of large U.S. financial institutions, selected a new index calculated by short-term repurchase agreements, backed by Treasury securities (SOFR) to replace LIBOR. SOFR is observed and backward looking, which stands in contrast with LIBOR under the current methodology, which is an estimated forward-looking rate and relies, to some degree, on the expert judgment of submitting panel members. Given that SOFR is a secured rate backed government securities, it will be a rate that does not take into account bank credit risk (which is different for LIBOR). SOFR is therefore likely to be lower than LIBOR and is less likely to correlate with the funding costs of financial institutions. Whether or not SOFR attains market traction as a LIBOR replacement tool remains in question, although some transactions using SOFR have been completed in 2019, and the future of LIBOR remains uncertain at this time. Uncertainty as to the nature of alternative reference rates and as to potential changes or
other reforms to LIBOR may adversely affect LIBOR rates and the value of LIBOR-based loans, and to a lesser extent, securities in our portfolio, and may impact the availability and cost of hedging instruments and borrowings, including the rates we pay on our subordinated debentures and trust preferred securities. If LIBOR rates are no longer available, and we are required to implement substitute indices for the calculation of interest rates under our loan agreements with our borrowers or our existing borrowings, we may incur significant expenses in effecting the transition, and may be subject to disputes or litigation with customers and creditors over the appropriateness or comparability to LIBOR of the substitute indices, which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations.
Our accounting policies and methods are fundamental to how we report our financial condition and results of operations, and we use estimates in determining the fair value of certain of our assets, which estimates may prove to be imprecise and result in significant changes in valuation.
A portion of our assets are carried on the balance sheet at fair value, including investment securities available for sale, mortgage servicing rights related to single family loans and single family loans held for sale. Generally, for assets that are reported at fair value, we use quoted market prices or internal valuation models that use observable market data inputs to estimate their fair value. In certain cases, observable market prices and data may not be readily available, or their availability may be diminished due to market conditions. We use financial models to value certain of these assets. These models are complex and use asset-specific collateral data and market inputs for interest rates. Although we have processes and procedures in place governing internal valuation models and their testing and calibration, such assumptions are complex because we must make judgments about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Different assumptions could result in significant changes in valuation, which in turn could affect earnings or result in significant changes in the dollar amount of assets reported on the balance sheet. From time to time, we may choose to retire or replace existing financial models and reassess assumptions underlying the models, which may impact our valuation estimates.
Our funding sources may prove insufficient to replace deposits and support our future growth.
We must maintain sufficient funds to respond to the needs of depositors and borrowers. As a part of our liquidity management, we use a number of funding sources in addition to core deposit growth and repayments and maturities of loans and investments, including Federal Home Loan Bank advances, proceeds from the sale of loans, federal funds purchased, brokered certificates of deposit and issuance of equity or debt securities. While we continue to have adequate liquidity even in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, uncertainties related to the pandemic and the related economic crisis, changes in global markets and customer demand, adverse operating results or changes in industry conditions could lead to difficulty or an inability to access these additional funding sources and could make our existing funds more volatile. Our financial flexibility may be materially constrained if we are unable to maintain our access to funding or if adequate financing is not available to accommodate future growth at acceptable interest rates. When interest rates change, the cost of our funding may change at a different rate than our interest income, which may have a negative impact on our net interest income and, in turn, our financial results. If we are required to rely more heavily on more expensive funding sources to support future growth, our revenues may not increase proportionately to cover our costs. In that case, our operating margins and profitability would be adversely affected. Further, the volatility inherent in some of these funding sources, particularly brokered deposits, may increase our exposure to liquidity risk.
Our management of capital could adversely affect profitability measures and the market price of our common stock and could dilute the holders of our outstanding common stock.
Since our IPO in 2012, we have maintained our capital ratios at a level that is higher than regulatory minimums to maintain well-capitalized levels. We may face a decrease in our capital ratios due to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, or we may choose to have lower capital ratios in the future in order to take advantage of growth opportunities, including acquisition and organic loan growth, to return additional capital to our shareholders or in order to take advantage of a favorable investment opportunity. On the other hand, we may again in the future elect to raise capital through a sale of our debt or equity securities in order to have additional resources to pursue our growth, including by acquisition, fund our business needs and meet our commitments, or as a response to changes in economic conditions that make capital raising a prudent choice. In the event the quality of our assets or our economic position were to deteriorate significantly, as a result of downgrades in credit quality related to the COVID-19 pandemic, market forces or otherwise, we may also need to raise additional capital in order to remain compliant with capital standards.
We may not be able to raise such additional capital at the time when we need it, or on terms that are acceptable to us. Capital markets may be especially constrained during the COVID-19 pandemic, and our ability to raise additional capital will depend in part on conditions in the capital markets at the time, which are outside our control, and in part on our financial performance. Further, if we need to raise capital in the future, especially if it is in response to changing market conditions, we may need to do so when many other financial institutions are also seeking to raise capital, which would create competition for investors. An
inability to raise additional capital on acceptable terms when needed could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. In addition, any capital raising alternatives could dilute the holders of our outstanding common stock and may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
Changes in government-sponsored enterprises and their ability to insure or to buy our loans in the secondary market may result in significant changes in our ability to recognize income on sale of our loans to third parties.
We originate a substantial portion of our single family mortgage loans for sale to government-sponsored enterprises ("GSE") such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae. Changes in the types of loans purchased by these GSEs or the program requirements for those entities could adversely impact our ability to sell certain of the loans we originate for sale. For example, as a result of Section 309 of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, which was enacted into law in May 2018, a few of our VA-qualified loans we had originated for sale to Ginnie Mae were deemed to be ineligible for sale to Ginnie Mae under the revised terms of that entity’s program and we were required to find a different way to sell these loans. Such changes are difficult to predict and can have a negative impact on our cash flow and results of operations.
The integration of recent and future acquisitions could consume significant resources and may not be successful.
We completed four whole-bank acquisitions and acquired nine stand-alone branches between September 2013 and March 31, 2020, all of which required substantial resources and costs related to the acquisition and integration process. There are certain risks related to the integration of operations of acquired banks and branches, which we may continue to encounter if we acquire other banks or branches in the future, including risks related to the investigation and consideration of the potential acquisition and the costs of undertaking such a transaction, as well as integrating acquired businesses into the Company, including risks that arise after the transaction is completed. Difficulties in pursuing or integrating any new acquisitions, and potential discoveries of additional losses or undisclosed liabilities with respect to the assets and liabilities of acquired companies, may increase our costs and adversely impact our financial condition and results of operations. Further, even if we successfully address these factors and are successful in closing acquisitions and integrating our systems with the acquired systems, we may nonetheless experience customer losses, or we may fail to grow the acquired businesses as we intend or to operate the acquired businesses at a level that would avoid losses or justify our investments in those companies.
If we breach any of the representations or warranties we make to a purchaser or securitizer of our loans or MSRs, we may be liable to the purchaser or securitizer for certain costs and damages.
When we sell or securitize loans, we are required to make certain representations and warranties to the purchaser about the loans and the manner in which they were originated. Our agreements require us to repurchase loans if we have breached any of these representations or warranties, in which case we may be required to repurchase such loan and record a loss upon repurchase and/or bear any subsequent loss on the loan. We may not have any remedies available to us against a third party for such losses, or the remedies available to us may not be as broad as the remedies available to the purchaser of the loan against us. In addition, if there are remedies against a third party available to us, we face further risk that such third party may not have the financial capacity to perform remedies that otherwise may be available to us. Therefore, if a purchaser enforces remedies against us, we may not be able to recover our losses from a third party and may be required to bear the full amount of the related loss.
In 2019, we sold a substantial portion of our MSRs related to our large scale mortgage business, which may increase our exposure to these risks in the short term due to the volume of MSR sales outside of our historical ordinary course of business.
If we experience increased repurchase and indemnity demands on loans or MSRs that we have sold or that we sell from our portfolios in the future, our liquidity, results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected.
If we breach any representations or warranties or fail to follow guidelines when originating a FHA/HUD-insured loan or a VA-guaranteed loan, we may lose the insurance or guarantee on the loan and suffer losses, pay penalties, and/or be subjected to litigation from the federal government.
We originate and purchase, sell and thereafter service single family loans, some of which are insured by FHA/HUD or guaranteed by the VA. We certify to the FHA/HUD and the VA that the loans meet their requirements and guidelines. The FHA/HUD and VA audit loans that are insured or guaranteed under their programs, including audits of our processes and procedures as well as individual loan documentation. Violations of guidelines can result in monetary penalties or require us to provide indemnifications against loss or loans declared ineligible for their programs. In the past, monetary penalties and losses from indemnifications have not created material losses to the Bank. FHA/HUD perform regular audits, and HUD's Inspector General is active in enforcing FHA regulations with respect to individual loans, including partnering with the Department of Justice
("DOJ") to bring lawsuits against lenders for systemic violations. The penalties resulting from such lawsuits can be severe, since systemic violations can be applied to groups of loans and penalties may be subject to treble damages. The DOJ has used the Federal False Claims Act and other federal laws and regulations in prosecuting these lawsuits. Because of our significant origination of FHA/HUD insured and VA guaranteed loans, if the DOJ were to find potential violations by the Bank, we could be subject to material monetary penalties and/or losses, and may even be subject to lawsuits alleging systemic violations which could result in treble damages.
Changes in fee structures by third party loan purchasers may decrease our loan production volume and the margin we can recognize on loans and may adversely impact our results of operations.
Changes in the fee structures by third party loan purchasers may increase our costs of doing business and, in turn, increase the cost of loans to our customers and the cost of selling loans to third party loan purchasers. Increases in those costs could in turn decrease our margin and negatively impact our profitability. Were any of our third party loan purchasers to make such changes in the future, it may have a negative impact on our ability to originate loans to be sold because of the increased costs of such loans and may decrease our profitability with respect to loans held for sale. In addition, any significant adverse change in the level of activity in the secondary market or the underwriting criteria of these third party loan purchasers could negatively impact our results of business, operations and cash flows.
We may incur additional costs in placing loans if our third party purchasers discontinue doing business with us for any reason.
We rely on third party purchasers with whom we place loans as a source of funding for the loans we make to customers. Occasionally, third party loan purchasers may go out of business, elect to exit the market or choose to cease doing business with us for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to the increased burdens on purchasers related to compliance, adverse market conditions or other pressures on the industry. In the event that one or more third party purchasers goes out of business, exits the market or otherwise ceases to do business with us at a time when we have loans that have been placed with such purchaser but not yet sold, we may incur additional costs to sell those loans to other purchasers or may have to retain such loans, which could negatively impact our results of operations and our capital position.
Our real estate lending may expose us to environmental liabilities.
In the course of our business, it is necessary to foreclose and take title to real estate, including commercial real estate which could subject us to environmental liabilities with respect to these properties. Hazardous substances or waste, contaminants, pollutants or sources thereof may be discovered on properties during our ownership or after a sale to a third party. We could be held liable to a governmental entity or to third parties for property damage, personal injury, investigation and clean-up costs incurred in connection with environmental contamination or may be required to investigate or clean up hazardous or toxic substances or chemical releases at such properties. The costs associated with investigation or remediation activities could be substantial and could substantially exceed the value of the real property. In addition, if we were to be an owner or former owner of a contaminated site, we may be subject to common law claims by third parties based on damages and costs resulting from environmental contamination emanating from the property. We may be unable to recover costs from any third party. These occurrences may materially reduce the value of the affected property, and we may find it difficult or impossible to use or sell the property prior to or following any environmental remediation. If we become subject to significant environmental liabilities, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
Market-Related Risks
Fluctuations in interest rates could adversely affect the value of our assets and reduce our net interest income and noninterest income, thereby adversely affecting our earnings and profitability.
Interest rates may be affected by many factors beyond our control, including general and economic conditions and the monetary and fiscal policies of various governmental and regulatory authorities. For example, unexpected increases in interest rates can result in a higher percentage of rate lock customers closing loans, which would in turn increase our costs relative to income. On the other hand, decreases in interest rates may increase loan prepayment speeds, resulting in an overall decrease in the yield of our loan portfolio, and may have a negative impact on our net interest margins and results of operations. Changes in interest rates over the past year have impacted our business. Rising interest rates in 2018 reduced our mortgage revenues by reducing the market for refinancing, thereby negatively impacting demand for certain of our residential loan products and the revenue realized on the sale of loans and our noninterest income and, to a lesser extent, our net interest income. Subsequently, decreasing interest rates in 2019 negatively impacted our net interest margin while also reducing the overall yield of our loans held for investment portfolio because existing loans bearing higher interest rates were prepaid at a faster rate and replaced in the portfolio with lower interest rate loans.
Market volatility in interest rates also can be difficult to predict, as unexpected interest rate changes may result in a sudden impact while anticipated changes in interest rates generally impact the mortgage rate market prior to the actual rate change.
Our earnings are also dependent on the difference between the interest earned on loans and investments and the interest paid on deposits and borrowings. Changes in market interest rates impact the rates earned on loans and investment securities and the rates paid on deposits and borrowings and may negatively impact our ability to attract deposits, make loans, and achieve satisfactory interest rate spreads, which could adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations. In addition, changes to market interest rates may impact the level of loans, deposits and investments and the credit quality of existing loans.
Asymmetrical changes in interest rates, for example a greater increase in short term rates than in long term rates, could adversely impact our net interest income because our liabilities, including advances from the FHLB and interest payable on our deposits, tend to be more sensitive to short term rates while our assets tend to be more sensitive to long term rates. In addition, it may take longer for our assets to reprice to adjust to a new rate environment because fixed rate loans do not fluctuate with interest rate changes and adjustable rate loans often have a specified period of reset. As a result, a flattening or an inversion of the yield curve, such as occurred in the third quarter of 2019, is likely to have a negative impact on our net interest income.
Our securities portfolio also includes securities that are insured or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or government-sponsored enterprises and other securities that are sensitive to interest rate fluctuations. The unrealized gains or losses in our available-for-sale portfolio are reported as a separate component of shareholders' equity until realized upon sale. Interest rate fluctuations may impact the value of these securities and as a result, shareholders' equity, and may cause material fluctuations from quarter to quarter. Failure to hold our securities until maturity or until market conditions are favorable for a sale could adversely affect our financial condition.
The financial services industry is highly competitive.
We face pricing competition for loans and deposits. We also face competition with respect to customer convenience, product lines, accessibility of service and service capabilities. Our most direct competition comes from other banks, credit unions, mortgage companies and savings institutions but more recently has also come from financial technology (or "fintech") companies that rely heavily on technology to provide financial services and often target a younger customer demographic. The significant competition in attracting and retaining deposits and making loans as well as in providing other financial services throughout our market area may impact future earnings and growth. Our success depends, in part, on the ability to adapt products and services to evolving industry standards and provide consistent customer service while keeping costs in line. There is increasing pressure to provide products and services at lower prices, which can reduce net interest income and non-interest income from fee-based products and services. New technology-driven products and services are often introduced and adopted, including innovative ways that customers can make payments, access products and manage accounts. We could be required to make substantial capital expenditures to modify or adapt existing products and services or develop new products and services. We may not be successful in introducing new products and services or those new products may not achieve market acceptance. We could lose business, be forced to price products and services on less advantageous terms to retain or attract clients, or be subject to cost increases if we do not effectively develop and implement new technology. In addition, advances in technology such as telephone, text and on-line banking, e-commerce and self-service automatic teller machines and other equipment, as well as changing customer preferences to access our products and services through digital channels, could decrease the value of
our branch network and other assets. As a result of these competitive pressures, our business, financial condition or results of operations may be adversely affected.
We have significantly decreased our home loan mortgage origination capacity with our new business model which may limit our ability to increase our volume significantly in the event of a significant improvement in the mortgage market.
Due to increases in mortgage rates after many years of record low rates and a nationwide contraction in the number of homes available for sale, which is especially acute in our primary markets, we experienced a significant reduction in the overall number of mortgage products being purchased in the past two to three years as compared to prior periods. In response to those market conditions, in 2019 we sold or divested substantially all of the assets related to our stand alone home loan center-based mortgage origination business, including a significant portion of our mortgage servicing rights portfolio originated through those channels. We facilitated the transfer of a significant number of our related employees to the purchaser of those assets and terminated a number of other related positions. We also sold our interest in WMS Series LLC, an affiliated entity owned by us and Windermere Real Estate which originated single family loans that were generally immediately sold to HomeStreet pursuant to a correspondent purchase arrangement. Our branch based mortgage business which commenced operations on April 1, 2019 is significantly smaller than our legacy HLC based mortgage origination business. The mortgage market improved significantly, at least in the short term, with historically low interest rates at the beginning of 2020, and while we were able to capture a portion of the increased demand, we do not have the capacity to originate mortgages at the volume levels we have had in recent years. If this demand for single family mortgage products were to be sustained over a longer period, this decrease in our capacity would limit our ability to capitalize on that market.
The price of our common stock is subject to volatility.
The price of our common stock has fluctuated in the past and may face additional and potentially substantial fluctuations in the future. Among the factors that may impact our stock price are the following:
Global economic events, such as the economic crisis related to the COVID-19 outbreak
Market responses to times of considerable uncertainty
Variances in our operating results;
Disparity between our operating results and the operating results of our competitors;
Changes in analyst's estimates of our earnings results and future performance, or variances between our actual performance and that forecast by analysts;
News releases or other announcements of material events relating to the Company, including but not limited to mergers, acquisitions, expansion plans, restructuring activities or other strategic developments;
Statements made by activist investors criticizing our strategy, our management team or our Board of Directors;
Future securities offerings by us of debt or equity securities;
Repurchase activity by us under our stock repurchase program;
Addition or departure of key personnel;
Market-wide events that may be seen by the market as impacting the Company;
The presence or absence of short-selling of our common stock;
General financial conditions of the country or the regions in which we operate;
Trends in real estate in our primary markets;
Trends relating to the economic markets generally; or
Changes in laws and regulations affecting financial institutions.
The stock markets in general experience substantial price and trading fluctuations. Such changes may create volatility in the market as a whole or in the stock prices of securities related to particular industries or companies that are unrelated or disproportionate to changes in operating performance of the Company. Such volatility may have an adverse effect on the trading price of our common stock.
A decline in certain economic conditions continue to pose significant challenges for us and could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
We generate revenue from the interest and fees we charge on the loans and other products and services we sell. A substantial amount of our revenue and earnings comes from the net interest income and noninterest income that we earn from our commercial lending and mortgage banking businesses. Our operations have been, and will continue to be, materially affected by the state of the U.S. economy and regional economies where we do business, particularly unemployment levels and home prices. The economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term, have resulted in an unemployment rate that is much higher than any unemployment rate we have experienced in the past, and has been accompanied by a sharp decline in
the U.S. economy. A prolonged period of very high unemployment, economic decline, continued deterioration of general economic conditions, a slow recovery from the decline experienced so far of slow growth or a pronounced decline in the U.S. economy, or any other events or factors that may signal a prolonged return to a recessionary economic environment, will likely dampen consumer confidence, adversely impact the models we use to assess creditworthiness, and materially adversely affect our financial results and condition. This expected decrease in consumer and business confidence and spending in the face of the current uncertain economic climate may lead to a drop in demand for our credit products, including our mortgages, which will reduce our net interest income and noninterest income and our earnings. Significant and unexpected market developments may also make it more challenging for us to accurately forecast our expected financial results.
A portion of our revenue is derived from residential mortgage lending which is a market sector that experiences significant volatility.
Historically, a substantial portion of our consolidated net revenues (net interest income plus noninterest income) have been derived from originating and selling residential mortgages. While we have recently significantly decreased the size of our residential mortgage business through the sale of our HLC-based mortgage business and our interest in WMS Series LLC, we expect to continue to offer mortgage lending on a smaller scale, and therefore will remain subject to the volatility of that market sector. Residential mortgage lending in general has experienced substantial volatility in recent periods due to changes in interest rates, a significant lack of housing inventory caused by an increase in demand for housing at a time of decreased supply in our principal markets, and other market forces beyond our control. Lack of housing inventory limits our ability to originate purchase mortgages because it may take longer for loan applicants to find a home to buy after being pre-approved for a loan, which results in the Company incurring costs related to the pre-approval without being able to book the revenue from an actual loan. In addition, interest rate changes may result in lower rate locks and higher closed loan volume which can negatively impact our financial results because we book revenue at the time we enter into rate lock agreements after adjusting for the estimated percentage of loans that are not expected to actually close, which we refer to as "fallout." When interest rates rise, the level of fallout as a percentage of rate locks declines, which results in higher costs relative to income for that period, which may adversely impact our earnings and results of operations. In addition, an increase in interest rates may materially and adversely affect our future loan origination volume, margins, and the value of the collateral securing our outstanding loans, may increase rates of borrower default, and may otherwise adversely affect our business.
We may incur losses due to changes in prepayment rates.
Our loan servicing rights carry interest rate risk because the total amount of servicing fees earned, as well as changes in fair-market value, fluctuate based on expected loan prepayments (affecting the expected average life of a portfolio of residential mortgage servicing rights). The rate of prepayment of loans generally may be impacted by changes in interest rates and general economic conditions while residential mortgage loans also may be influenced by pressures in the local real estate markets, among other things. During periods of declining interest rates, or increases in real estate values, many borrowers refinance their loans. Changes in prepayment rates are therefore difficult for us to predict. The loan servicing fee income (related to the loan servicing rights corresponding to a loan) decreases as loans are prepaid. Consequently, in the event of an increase in prepayment rates, we would expect the fair value of portfolios of loan servicing rights to decrease along with the amount of loan servicing income received. In the first quarter of 2019, we sold a significant portion of our mortgage servicing rights, however we continue to be exposed to such risks on a smaller scale with respect to the servicing rights we expect to retain going forward.
Regulatory-Related Risks
We are subject to extensive regulation that may restrict our activities, including declaring cash dividends or capital distributions or pursuing growth initiatives and acquisition activities, and imposes financial requirements or limitations on the conduct of our business.
Our operations are subject to extensive regulation by federal, state and local governmental authorities, including the FDIC, the Washington Department of Financial Institutions and the Federal Reserve Board, and to various laws and judicial and administrative decisions imposing requirements and restrictions on part or all of our operations. The laws, rules and regulations to which we are subject evolve and change frequently, including changes that come from judicial or regulatory agency interpretations of laws and regulations outside of the legislative process that may be more difficult to anticipate. We are subject to various examinations by our regulators during the course of the year. Regulatory authorities who conduct these examinations have extensive discretion in their supervisory and enforcement activities, including the authority to restrict our operations, our growth and our acquisition activity, adversely reclassify our assets, determine the level of deposit insurance premiums assessed, require us to increase our allowance for loan losses, require customer restitution and impose fines or other penalties. For example, in November 2019, we entered into a Stipulation and Consent to the Issuance of an Order to Pay Civil Money Penalty (the “Stipulation and Consent”) with the FDIC based on alleged violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act raised by the FDIC during a 2016 compliance examination relating to certain marketing programs. These marketing programs, all of which we have terminated, were associated with the stand-alone home loan center mortgage origination business that we discontinued in 2019, and is accounted for in discontinued operations. We paid a civil money penalty of $1.35 million in connection with the Stipulation and Consent. We have fully resolved the matters that were at issue in the Stipulation and Consent without any additional sanctions. In addition, we have, in the past, been subject to specific regulatory orders that constrained our business and required us to take measures that investors may have deemed undesirable, and we may again in the future be subject to such orders if banking regulators were to determine that our operations require such restrictions or if they determine that remediation of operational or other legal or regulatory deficiencies is required.
In addition, recent political shifts in the United States may result in additional significant changes in legislation and regulations that impact us, although the possibility, nature and extent of any repeals or revisions to Dodd-Frank or any other regulations impacting financial institutions are not presently known and we cannot predict whether or not these changes will come to pass. These circumstances lead to additional uncertainty regarding our regulatory environment and the cost and requirements for compliance. We are unable to predict whether federal or state authorities, or other pertinent bodies, will enact legislations, laws, rules or regulations that will impact our business or operations. Further, an increasing amount of the regulatory authority that pertains to financial institutions is in the form of informal "guidance" such as handbooks, guidelines, examination manuals, field interpretations by regulators or similar provisions that will affect our business or require changes in our practices in the future even if they are not formally adopted as laws or regulations. Any such changes could adversely affect our cost of doing business and our profitability.
Changes in regulation of our industry have the potential to create higher costs of compliance, including short-term costs to meet new compliance standards, limit our ability to pursue business opportunities and increase our exposure to potential fines, penalties and litigation.
Policies and regulations enacted by CFPB may negatively impact our residential mortgage loan business and increase our compliance risk.
Our consumer business, including our mortgage, credit card, and other consumer lending and non-lending businesses, may be adversely affected by the policies enacted or regulations adopted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") which under the Dodd-Frank Act has broad rulemaking authority over consumer financial products and services. For example, in January 2014 federal regulations promulgated by the CFPB took effect which impact how we originate and service residential mortgage loans. Those regulations, among other things, require mortgage lenders to assess and document a borrower's ability to repay their mortgage loan while providing borrowers the ability to challenge foreclosures and sue for damages based on allegations that the lender failed to meet the standard for determining the borrower's ability to repay their loan. While the regulations include presumptions in favor of the lender based on certain loan underwriting criteria, they have not yet been challenged widely in courts and it is uncertain how these presumptions will be construed and applied by courts in the event of litigation. The ultimate impact of these regulations on the lender's enforcement of its loan documents in the event of a loan default, and the cost and expense of doing so, is uncertain, but may be significant. In addition, the secondary market demand for loans that do not fall within the presumptively safest category of a "qualified mortgage" as defined by the CFPB is uncertain. Furthermore, the CFPB is considering allowing the “GSE Patch” provision of these regulations to expire. The “GSE Patch” grants a safe harbor to lenders, such as HomeStreet, to originate loans over a 43 percent debt to income (“DTI”) ratio and to use Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac standards for documentation. The impact of the expiration of this provision on HomeStreet and the U.S. mortgage market is uncertain. Finally, the 2014 regulations also require changes to certain loan servicing procedures and practices, which have resulted in increased foreclosure costs and longer foreclosure timelines in the event of loan default, and failure to comply with the new servicing rules may result in additional litigation and compliance risk.
The CFPB was also given authority over the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, or RESPA, under the Dodd-Frank Act and has, in some cases, interpreted RESPA requirements differently than other agencies, regulators and judicial opinions. As a result, certain practices that have been considered standard in the industry, including relationships that have been established between mortgage lenders and others in the mortgage industry such as developers, realtors and insurance providers, are now being subjected to additional scrutiny under RESPA. Our regulators, including the FDIC, review our practices for compliance with RESPA as interpreted by the CFPB. Changes in RESPA requirements and the interpretation of RESPA requirements by our regulators may result in adverse examination findings by our regulators, leading to enforcement actions, fines and penalties, such as those associated with the recent Stipulation and Consent discussed above.
In addition to RESPA compliance, the Bank is also subject to the CFPB's Final Integrated Disclosure Rule, commonly known as TRID, which became effective in October 2015. Among other things, TRID requires lenders to combine the initial Good Faith Estimate and Initial Truth in Lending disclosures into a single new Loan Estimate disclosure and the HUD-1 and Final TIL disclosures into a single new Closing Disclosure. The definition of an application and timing requirements has changed, and a new Closing Disclosure waiting period has been added. These changes, along with other changes required by TRID, require significant systems modifications, process and procedure changes. Failure to comply with these new requirements may result in payment of restitution to customers for disclosure defects, regulatory penalties for disclosure and other violations under RESPA and the Truth In Lending Act ("TILA"), and private right of action under TILA, and may impact our ability to sell or the price we receive for certain loans.
In addition, the CFPB has adopted and largely implemented additional rules under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act ("HMDA") that are intended to improve information reported about the residential mortgage market and increase disclosure about consumer access to mortgage credit. The updates to the HMDA increase the types of dwelling-secured loans that are subject to the disclosure requirements of the rule and expand the categories of information that financial institutions such as the Bank are required to report with respect to such loans and such borrowers, including potentially sensitive customer information. Most of the rule's provisions went into effect on January 1, 2018. These changes increased our compliance costs due to the need for additional resources to meet the enhanced disclosure requirements as well as informational systems to allow the Bank to properly capture and report the additional mandated information. The volume of new data that is required to be reported under the updated rules will also cause the Bank to face an increased risk of errors in the processing of such information. More importantly, because of the sensitive nature of some of the additional customer information to be included in such reports, the Bank may face a higher potential for security breaches resulting in the disclosure of sensitive customer information in the event the HMDA reporting files were obtained by an unauthorized party.
Interpretation of federal and state legislation, case law or regulatory action may negatively impact our business.
Regulatory and judicial interpretation of existing and future federal and state legislation, case law, judicial orders and regulations could also require us to revise our operations and change certain business practices, impose additional costs, reduce our revenue and earnings and otherwise adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations. For instance, judges interpreting legislation and judicial decisions made during the recent financial crisis could allow modification of the terms of residential mortgages in bankruptcy proceedings which could hinder our ability to foreclose promptly on defaulted mortgage loans or expand assignee liability for certain violations in the mortgage loan origination process, any or all of which could adversely affect our business or result in our being held responsible for violations in the mortgage loan origination process. In addition, the exercise by regulators of revised and at times expanded powers under existing or future regulations could materially and negatively impact the profitability of our business, the value of assets we hold or the collateral available for our loans, require changes to business practices, limit our ability to pursue growth strategies or force us to discontinue certain business practices and expose us to additional costs, taxes, liabilities, penalties, enforcement actions and reputational risk.
Such judicial decisions or regulatory interpretations may affect the manner in which we do business and the products and services that we provide, restrict our ability to grow through acquisition, restrict our ability to compete in our current business or expand into any new business, and impose additional fees, assessments or taxes on us or increase our regulatory oversight.
Federal, state and local consumer protection laws may restrict our ability to offer and/or increase our risk of liability with respect to certain products and services and could increase our cost of doing business.
Federal, state and local laws have been adopted that are intended to eliminate certain practices considered "predatory" or "unfair and deceptive". These laws prohibit practices such as steering borrowers away from more affordable products, failing to disclose key features, limitations, or costs related to products and services, failing to provide advertised benefits, selling unnecessary insurance to borrowers, repeatedly refinancing loans, imposing excessive fees for overdrafts, and making loans without a reasonable expectation that the borrowers will be able to repay the loans irrespective of the value of the underlying property. It is our policy not to make predatory loans or engage in deceptive practices, but these laws and regulations create the potential for liability with respect to our lending, servicing, loan investment, deposit taking and other financial activities. As a company that originates single family mortgage loans, we also, inherently, have a significant amount of risk of noncompliance with fair lending laws and regulations. These laws and regulations are complex and require vigilance to ensure that policies and practices do not create disparate impact on our customers or that our employees do not engage in overt discriminatory practices. Noncompliance can result in significant regulatory actions including, but not limited to, sanctions, fines or referrals to the Department of Justice and restrictions on our ability to execute our growth and expansion plans. If we offer products and services to customers in additional states, we may become subject to additional state and local laws designed to protect consumers. The additional laws and regulations may increase our cost of doing business and ultimately may prevent us from making certain loans, offering certain products, and may cause us to reduce the average percentage rate or the points and fees on loans and other products and services that we do provide.
If our enterprise risk management framework is not effective at mitigating risk and loss to us, we could suffer unexpected losses and our results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
Our enterprise risk management framework seeks to achieve an appropriate balance between risk and return, which is critical to optimizing stockholder value. We have established processes and procedures intended to identify, measure, monitor, report, analyze and control the types of risk to which we are subject. These risks include liquidity risk, credit risk, price risk, interest rate risk, operational risk, legal and compliance risk, strategic risk, and reputational risk, among others. We also maintain a compliance program to identify, measure, assess, and report on our adherence to applicable laws, policies and procedures. While we assess and improve these programs on an ongoing basis, including updating our risk assessment and reporting to address COVID-19 related risks, there can be no assurance that our risk management or compliance programs, along with other related controls, will effectively mitigate all risk and limit losses in our business. However, as with any risk management framework, there are inherent limitations to our risk management strategies as there may exist, or develop in the future, risks that we have not appropriately anticipated or identified. If our risk management framework proves ineffective, we could suffer unexpected losses, our business financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected, and we could be subject to regulatory criticism or restrictions.
Significant legal or regulatory actions could subject us to substantial uninsured liabilities and reputational harm and have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
We are from time to time subject to claims and proceedings related to our operations. These claims and legal actions could include supervisory or enforcement actions by our regulators, or criminal proceedings by prosecutorial authorities, or claims by former and current employees, including class, collective and representative actions. Such actions are a substantial management distraction and could involve large monetary claims, including civil money penalties or fines imposed by government authorities and significant defense costs. For example, since 2016 we used considerable management time and resources and incurred additional legal and other costs associated with the matters resulting in the recent Stipulation and Consent Agreement with the FDIC in November 2019, pursuant to which we recently paid a penalty of $1.35 million.
To mitigate the cost of some of these claims, we maintain insurance coverage in amounts and with deductibles that we believe are appropriate for our operations. However, our insurance coverage does not cover any civil money penalties or fines imposed by government authorities and may not cover all other claims that might be brought against us, including certain wage and hour class, collective and representative actions brought by employees or former employees. In addition, such insurance coverage may not continue to be available to us at a reasonable cost or at all. As a result, we may be exposed to substantial uninsured liabilities, which could adversely affect our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition. Substantial legal liability or significant regulatory action against us could cause significant reputational harm to us and/or could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
We are subject to more stringent capital requirements under Basel III.
As of January 1, 2015, we became subject to new rules relating to capital standards requirements, including requirements contemplated by Section 171 of the Dodd-Frank Act as well as certain standards initially adopted by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, which standards are commonly referred to as Basel III. Many of these rules apply to both the Company and the Bank, including increased common equity Tier 1 capital ratios, Tier 1 leverage ratios, Tier 1 risk-based ratios and total risk-based ratios. In addition, beginning in 2016, all institutions subject to Basel III, including the Company and the Bank are required to establish a "conservation buffer" that took full effect on January 1, 2019. This conservation buffer consists of common equity Tier 1 capital and is now required to be 2.5% above existing minimum capital ratio requirements. This means that, in order to prevent certain regulatory restrictions, the common equity Tier 1 capital ratio requirement is now 7.0%, the Tier 1 risk-based ratio requirement is 8.5% and the total risk-based capital ratio requirement is 10.5%. Any institution that does not meet the conservation buffer will be subject to restrictions on certain activities including payment of dividends, stock repurchases and discretionary bonuses to executive officers.
Additional prompt corrective action rules implemented in 2015 also apply to the Bank, including higher and new ratio requirements for the Bank to be considered "well-capitalized." The new rules also modify the manner for determining when certain capital elements are included in the ratio calculations, including but not limited to, requiring certain deductions related to MSRs and deferred tax assets. For more on these regulatory requirements and how they apply to the Company and the Bank, see "Business - Regulation and Supervision of HomeStreet Bank - Capital and Prompt Corrective Action Requirements - Capital Requirements" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. The application2020 for a discussion of more stringent capital requirements could, among other things, result in lower returns on invested capital and result in regulatory actions if we were to be unable to comply with such requirements. In addition, if we need to raise additional equity capital in order to meet these more stringent requirements, our shareholders may be diluted.
HomeStreet, Inc. primarily relies on dividends from the Bank, which may be limited by applicable laws and regulations.
HomeStreet, Inc. is a separate legal entity from the Bank, and although we may receive some dividends from HomeStreet Capital Corporation, the primary source of our funds from which we service our debt, pay any dividendsfactors that we may declare to our shareholders and otherwise satisfy our obligations is dividends from the Bank. The availability of dividends from the Bank is limited by various statutes and regulations, capital rules regarding requirements to maintain a "well capitalized" ratio at the bank, as well as by our policy of retaining a significant portion of our earnings to support the Bank's operations. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital ResourcesCapital Management" as well as "Regulation and Supervision of HomeStreet Bank - Capital and Prompt Corrective Action Requirements" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. If the Bank cannot pay dividends to us, we may be limited in our ability to service our debt, fund the Company's operations and acquisition plans and pay dividends to the Company's shareholders. In the first quarter of 2020, the Board of Directors adopted a policy to pay quarterly dividends to holders of our common stock, however, the declaration of such dividends in any quarter as well as the amount of any quarterly dividend remains subject to board approval, cash flow limitations, capital requirements, capital and strategic needs and other factors.
Risks Related to Information Systems and Security
A failure in or breach of our security systems or infrastructure, including breaches resulting from cyber-attacks, could disrupt our businesses, result in the disclosure or misuse of confidential or proprietary information, damage our reputation, increase our costs and cause losses.
Information security risks for financial institutions have increased in recent years in part because of the proliferation of new technologies, the use of the Internet and telecommunications technologies to conduct financial transactions, and the increased sophistication and activities of organized crime, hackers, terrorists, activists, and other external parties. Those parties also may attempt to fraudulently induce employees, customers, or other users of our systems to disclose confidential information in order to gain access to our data or that of our customers. Our operations rely on the secure processing, transmission and storage of confidential information in our computer systems and networks, either managed directly by us or through our data processing vendors. In addition, to access our products and services, our customers may use personal computers, smartphones, tablet PCs, and other mobile devices that are beyond our control systems. Although we believe we have robust information security procedures and controls, we rely heavily on our third party vendors, technologies, systems, networks and our customers' devices all of which may become the target of cyber-attacks, computer viruses, malicious code, unauthorized access, hackers or information security breaches that could result in the unauthorized release, gathering, monitoring, misuse, loss, theft or destruction of our confidential, proprietary and other information or that of our customers, or disrupt our operations or those of our customers or third parties. This risk is heightened during the pendency of stay-home orders in our primary markets related to the COVID-19 pandemic as the vast majority of our work force is working remotely, potentially making our systems and employees more vulnerable to attack.
To date we are not aware of any material losses that we have incurred relating to cyber-attacks or other information security breaches, but there can be no assurance that we will not suffer such attacks, breaches and losses in the future. Our risk and exposure to these matters remains heightened because of, among other things, the evolving nature of these threats, our plans to continue to evolve our Internet banking and mobile banking channel, our expanding operations and the outsourcing of a significant portion of our business operations. As a result, the continued development and enhancement of our information security controls, processes and practices designed to protect customer information, our systems, computers, software, data and networks from attack, damage or unauthorized access remain a priority for our management. As cyber threats continue to evolve, we may be required to expend significant additional resources to insure, modify or enhance our protective measures or to investigate and remediate important information security vulnerabilities or exposures; however, our measures may be insufficient to prevent all physical and electronic break-ins, denial of service and other cyber-attacks or security breaches.
Disruptions or failures in the physical infrastructure or operating systems that support our businesses and customers, or cyber-attacks or security breaches of the networks, systems or devices that our customers use to access our products and services could result in customer attrition, uninsured financial losses, the inability of our customers to transact business with us, employee productivity losses, technology replacement costs, incident response costs, violations of applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties or intervention, additional regulatory scrutiny, reputational damage, litigation, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance costs, any of which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations or financial condition.and capital position.
We rely on third party vendors and other service providers for certain critical business activities, which creates additional operational and information security risks for us.
Third parties with which we do business or that facilitate our business activities, including exchanges, clearing houses, financial intermediaries, agents or vendors that provide services or security solutions for our operations, could also be sources of operational and information security risk to us, including from interruptions or failures of their own systems, cybersecurity or ransomware attacks, capacity constraints or failures of their own internal controls. Specifically, we receive core systems processing, essential web hosting and other Internet systems and deposit and other processing services from third-party service providers. In late February 2018, one of our vendors provided notice to us that their independent auditors had determined their internal controls to be inadequate. While we do not believe this particular failure of internal controls would have an impact on us due to the strength of our own internal controls, future failures of internal controls of a vendor could have a significant impact on our operations if we do not have controls to cover those issues. Additionally, during the third quarter of 2019, we were advised by a third party providing services with access to certain of our systems that they had been subjected to a cybersecurity incident. We took measures to limit our vulnerability to such an attack and reviewed our own systems to determine that there was no apparent impact to our systems. However, the interruption caused by the breach in this third party's systems has limited their ability to provide us with contracted services which had the potential to increase our costs of doing business. To date, none of our third party vendors or service providers has notified us of any security breach in their systems that has breached the integrity of our confidential customer data. However, such third parties may also be targets of cyber-attacks, computer viruses, malicious code, unauthorized access, hackers, ransomware attacks or information security breaches that could compromise the confidential or proprietary information of HomeStreet and our customers.
In addition, if any third-party service providers experience difficulties or terminate their services and we are unable to replace them with other service providers, our operations could be interrupted and our operating expenses may materially increase. If an interruption were to continue for a significant period of time, our business financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
Some of our primary third party service providers are subject to examination by banking regulators and may be subject to enhanced regulatory scrutiny due to regulatory findings during examinations of such service providers conducted by federal regulators. While we subject such vendors to higher scrutiny and monitor any corrective measures that the vendors are taking or would undertake, we cannot fully anticipate and mitigate all risks that could result from a breach or other operational failure of a vendor's system.
Others provide technology that we use in our own regulatory compliance, including our mortgage loan origination technology. If those providers fail to update their systems or services in a timely manner to reflect new or changing regulations, or if our personnel operate these systems in a non-compliant manner, our ability to meet regulatory requirements may be impacted and may expose us to heightened regulatory scrutiny and the potential for monetary penalties.
In addition, in order to safeguard our online financial transactions, we must provide secure transmission of confidential information over public networks. Our Internet banking system relies on third party encryption and authentication technologies necessary to provide secure transmission of confidential information. Advances in computer capabilities, new discoveries in the field of cryptology or other developments could result in a compromise or breach of the algorithms our third-party service providers use to protect customer data. If any such compromise of security were to occur, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The failure to protect our customers' confidential information and privacy could adversely affect our business.
We are subject to federal and state privacy regulations and confidentiality obligations that, among other things restrict the use and dissemination of, and access to, certain information that we produce, store or maintain in the course of our business. We also have contractual obligations to protect certain confidential information we obtain from our existing vendors and customers. These obligations generally include protecting such confidential information in the same manner and to the same extent as we protect our own confidential information, and in some instances may impose indemnity obligations on us relating to unlawful or unauthorized disclosure of any such information.ITEM 2UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Recently passed legislation in the European Union (the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR) and in California (the California Privacy Act) may increase the burden and cost of compliance specifically in the realm of consumer data privacy. We are still evaluating the potential impact of these new regulations on our business and do not yet know exactly what the impact may be but anticipate that there will be at least some added cost and burden as a result of these measures. In addition, other
federal, state or local governments may try to implement similar legislation, which could result in different privacy standards for different geographical regions, which could require significantly more resources for compliance.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, a substantial number of our employees are working from home, which could make compliance with privacy regulations and contractual obligations more challenging as confidential information is being accessed in a wider range of locations, and may be visible to individuals other than our employees. While we have implemented safeguards and restrictions to curtail exposure of confidential information outside of our systems, there is an increased potential for inadvertent disclosure during this time.
If we do not properly comply with privacy regulations and contractual obligations that require us to protect confidential information, or if we experience a security breach or network compromise, we could experience adverse consequences, including regulatory sanctions, penalties or fines, increased compliance costs, remedial costs such as providing credit monitoring or other services to affected customers, litigation and damage to our reputation, which in turn could result in decreased revenues and loss of customers, all of which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The network and computer systems on which we depend could fail for reasons not related to security breaches.
Our computer systems could be vulnerable to unforeseen problems other than a cyber-attack or other security breach. Because we conduct a part of our business over the Internet and outsource several critical functions to third parties, operations will depend on our ability, as well as the ability of third-party service providers, to protect computer systems and network infrastructure against damage from fire, power loss, telecommunications failure, physical break-ins or similar catastrophic events. Any damage or failure that causes interruptions in operations may compromise our ability to perform critical functions in a timely manner (or may give rise to perceptions of such compromise) and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations as well as our reputation and customer or vendor relationships.
We continually encounter technological change, and we may have fewer resources than many of our competitors to invest in technological improvements.
The financial services industry is undergoing rapid technological changes with frequent introductions of new technology-driven products and services. The effective use of technology increases efficiency and enables financial institutions to better serve customers and to reduce costs. Our future success will depend, in part, upon our ability to address the needs of our clients by using technology to provide products and services that will satisfy client demands for convenience, as well as to create additional efficiencies in our operations. Many national vendors provide turn-key services to community banks, such as Internet banking and remote deposit capture that allow smaller banks to compete with institutions that have substantially greater resources to invest in technological improvements. We may not be able, however, to effectively implement new technology-driven products and services or be successful in marketing these products and services to our customers.
Anti-Takeover Risk
Some provisions of our articles of incorporation and bylaws and certain provisions of Washington law may deter takeover attempts, which may limit the opportunity of our shareholders to sell their shares at a favorable price.
Some provisions of our articles of incorporation and bylaws may have the effect of deterring or delaying attempts by our shareholders to remove or replace management, to commence proxy contests, or to effect changes in control. These provisions include:
A phased-out classified Board of Directors so that until 2022, only a portion of our board of directors will be elected each year;
Elimination of cumulative voting in the election of directors;
Procedures for advance notification of shareholder nominations and proposals;
The ability of our Board of Directors to amend our bylaws without shareholder approval; and
The ability of our Board of Directors to issue shares of preferred stock without shareholder approval upon the terms and conditions and with the rights, privileges and preferences as the Board of Directors may determine.
In addition, as a Washington corporation, we are subject to Washington law which imposes restrictions on business combinations and similar transactions between a corporation and certain significant shareholders. These provisions, alone or together, could have the effect of deterring or delaying changes in incumbent management, proxy contests or changes in
control. These restrictions may limit a shareholder's ability to benefit from a change-in-control transaction that might otherwise result in a premium unless such a transaction is favored by our Board of Directors.
| | ITEM 2 | UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS |
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer Shares repurchased, on a settlement-date basis, pursuant to the common equity repurchase program during the three monthsquarter ended March 31, 20202021 were as follows.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (in thousands, expect share and per share information) | | Total shares of common stock purchased | | Average price paid per share of common stock | | Dollar value of remaining authorized repurchase | | January | | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 25,000 | | | February | | 288,481 | | | 41.50 | | | 13,027 | | | March | | 272,515 | | | 47.81 | | | — | | | Total | | 560,996 | | | $ | 44.56 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (in thousands, expect share and per share information) | | Total shares of common stock purchased (1) | | Average price paid per share of common stock (2) | | Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans | | Dollar value of remaining authorized repurchase | | | January | | 261,152 |
| | $ | 32.85 |
| | 240,851 |
| | $ | 146 |
| (3 | ) | | February | | 4,360 |
| | 31.85 |
| | 4,067 |
| | — |
| (3 | ) | | March | | 338,057 |
| | 23.71 |
| | 335,360 |
| | 17,056 |
| (4 | ) | | Three months ended March 31, 2020 | | 603,569 |
| | 27.72 |
| | 580,278 |
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(1) Includes shares of the Company's common stock acquired by the Company in connection with satisfaction of tax withholding obligations on vested restricted stock units and equity compensation arrangements.
(2) Excludes commissions cost.
(3) Stock repurchases in the first quarter of 2020 were made pursuant to a Board authorized shares repurchase programs approved on September 26, 2019 and January 23, 2020 pursuant to which the Company could purchase up to $25.0 million, each, of its issued and outstanding common stock, no par value, at prevailing market rates at the time of such purchase.
(4) On January 23, 2020 the Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program pursuant to which the Company may purchase up to $25 million of its issued and outstanding common stock, no par value, at prevailing market rates at the time of such purchase. The Board subsequently approved an additional $10.0 million in authorization subject to regulatory approval. On March 20, 2020 the Company suspended this share repurchase program with $17.1 million in authorized purchases remaining and withdrew the $10.0 million authorization.
Sales of Unregistered Securities
There were no sales of unregistered securities during the first quarter of 2020.2021.
ITEM 3DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
Not applicable.
ITEM 4MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5OTHER INFORMATION
Not applicable.
ITEM 6EXHIBITS EXHIBIT INDEX | | | | | | | | | ITEM 3Exhibit
Number | DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES |
Not applicable.
| | ITEM 4 | MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES |
Not applicable.
Not applicable.
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Description | | | | Exhibit
Number
31.1 | | Description | | | | 10.1 | | | 10.2 | | | 31.1 | | | | 31.2 | | | 32 (1) | | | 101.SCH101 INS | | Inline XBRL Instance Document | | 101.SCH | | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | | 101.CAL | | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | | 101.DEF | | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | | 101.LAB | | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | | 101.PRE | | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definitions Linkbase Document | | 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
| | | | | | | (1) | This exhibit shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section. Such exhibit shall not be deemed incorporated into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Seattle, State of Washington, on May 8, 2020.7, 2021. | | | | | | | | | | HomeStreet, Inc. | | | | | HomeStreet, Inc. | | By: | | | | By: | /s/ Mark K. Mason | | | Mark K. Mason | | | President and Chief Executive Officer | | | (Principal Executive Officer) |
| | | | | | | | | | HomeStreet, Inc. | | | | | HomeStreet, Inc.By: | /s/ John M. Michel | | | John M. Michel | | By: | /s/ Mark R. Ruh | | | Mark R. Ruh | | | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | | | (Principal Financial Officer) |
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