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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

FORM 10‑Q

(Mark one)

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

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2018

March 31, 2021

Or

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

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

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 000-55983

Picture 1Graphic

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania

32-011605483-1561918

(State or other jurisdiction of

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

incorporation or organization)

9 Old Lincoln Highway, Malvern, Pennsylvania19355

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(484) 568‑5000(484) 568-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Title of class

Trading Symbol

Name of exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $1 par value

MRBK

The NASDAQ Stock Market

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

YesNo

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b‑212b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer Accelerated Filer 

Accelerated filer Filer 

Non-accelerated filer ☐ Filer 

Smaller reporting company Reporting Company 

Emerging growth company    Growth Company    

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b‑212b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes  No

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. As of November 14, 2018May 13, 2021 there were 6,406,7956,171,550 outstanding shares of the issuer’s common stock, par value $1.00 per share.


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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 Financial Statements (Unaudited)

3

Consolidated Balance Sheets – September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 and December 31, 20172020

3

Consolidated Statements of Income – Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 and 20172020

4

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income – Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 and 20172020

5

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity – NineThree Months Ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 and 20172020

6

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – NineThree Months Ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 and 20172020

7

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

8

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

3033

Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

4749

Item 4 Controls and Procedures

4750

PART II OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1 Legal Proceedings

4851

Item 1A Risk Factors

4851

Item 2 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

4851

Item 3 Defaults Upon Senior Securities

4851

Item 4 Mine Safety Disclosures

4851

Item 5 Other Information

4851

Item 6 Exhibits

4851

Signatures

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PART I–FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

MERIDIAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

March 31, 

December 31, 

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

    

2021

    

2020

Cash and due from banks

$

23,072

34,190

Federal funds sold

7,932

2,554

Cash and cash equivalents

31,004

36,744

Securities available-for-sale (amortized cost of $133,341 and $120,215 as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020)

134,165

123,562

Securities held-to-maturity (fair value of $6,772 and $6,857 as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020)

6,476

6,510

Equity investments

1,013

1,031

Mortgage loans held for sale (amortized cost of $169,925 and $225,007 as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020), at fair value

170,248

229,199

Loans, net of fees and costs (includes $13,590 and $12,182 of loans at fair value, amortized cost of $13,007 and $11,514 as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020)

1,354,551

1,284,764

Allowance for loan and lease losses

(18,376)

(17,767)

Loans, net of the allowance for loan and lease losses

1,336,175

1,266,997

Restricted investment in bank stock

5,114

7,861

Bank premises and equipment, net

8,080

7,777

Bank owned life insurance

12,204

12,138

Accrued interest receivable

5,567

5,482

Deferred income taxes

2,531

62

Servicing assets

8,278

5,617

Goodwill

899

899

Intangible assets

3,533

3,601

Other assets

18,690

12,717

Total assets

$

1,743,977

1,720,197

Liabilities:

Deposits:

Non-interest bearing

$

257,730

203,843

Interest bearing

1,125,860

1,037,492

Total deposits

1,383,590

1,241,335

Short-term borrowings

26,376

106,862

Long-term debt

122,884

165,546

Subordinated debentures

40,701

40,671

Accrued interest payable

743

1,154

Other liabilities

26,178

23,007

Total liabilities

1,600,472

1,578,575

Stockholders’ equity:

Common stock, $1 par value. Authorized 10,000,000 shares; issued 6,487,695 and 6,455,566 as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020

6,488

6,456

Surplus

81,727

81,196

Treasury stock - 320,000 shares at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020

(5,828)

(5,828)

Unearned common stock held by employee stock ownership plan

(1,768)

(1,768)

Retained earnings

62,249

59,010

Accumulated other comprehensive income

637

2,556

Total stockholders’ equity

143,505

141,622

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

1,743,977

1,720,197

Seeaccompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

    

September 30, 

    

December 31, 

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

2018

 

2017

Cash and due from banks

 

$

25,118

 

24,893

Federal funds sold

 

 

705

 

10,613

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

25,823

 

35,506

Securities available-for-sale (amortized cost of $48,730 and $40,393 as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017)

 

 

47,678

 

40,006

Securities held-to-maturity (fair value of $12,572 and $12,869 as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017)

 

 

12,771

 

12,861

Mortgage loans held for sale (amortized cost of $33,934 and $34,673 as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017)

 

 

34,044

 

35,024

Loans, net of fees and costs (includes $11,188 and $9,972 of loans at fair value, amortized cost of $11,308 and $9,788 as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017)

 

 

806,788

 

694,637

Allowance for loan losses

 

 

(7,711)

 

(6,709)

Loans, net of the allowance for loan losses

 

 

799,077

 

687,928

Restricted investment in bank stock

 

 

4,581

 

6,814

Bank premises and equipment, net

 

 

9,947

 

9,741

Bank owned life insurance

 

 

11,494

 

11,269

Accrued interest receivable

 

 

2,913

 

2,536

Other real estate owned

 

 

 —

 

437

Deferred income taxes

 

 

1,932

 

1,312

Goodwill and intangible assets

 

 

5,114

 

5,495

Other assets

 

 

4,455

 

7,106

Total assets

 

$

959,829

 

856,035

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest bearing

 

$

124,855

 

100,454

Interest-bearing

 

 

657,072

 

526,655

Total deposits

 

 

781,927

 

627,109

Short-term borrowings

 

 

43,755

 

99,750

Long-term debt

 

 

6,444

 

8,863

Subordinated debentures

 

 

9,308

 

13,308

Accrued interest payable

 

 

353

 

216

Other liabilities

 

 

11,024

 

5,426

Total liabilities

 

 

852,811

 

754,672

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $1 par value. Authorized 10,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 6,406,795 and 6,392,287 as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017

 

 

6,407

 

6,392

Surplus

 

 

79,852

 

79,501

Retained earnings

 

 

21,567

 

15,768

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(808)

 

(298)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

107,018

 

101,363

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

959,829

 

856,035

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MERIDIAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

Three months ended

March 31, 

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

2021

    

2020

Interest income:

Loans, including fees

$

16,822

13,270

Securities:

Taxable

273

364

Tax-exempt

353

102

Cash and cash equivalents

3

58

Total interest income

17,451

13,794

Interest expense:

Deposits

1,566

3,254

Borrowings

765

874

Total interest expense

2,331

4,128

Net interest income

15,120

9,666

Provision for loan losses

599

1,552

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

14,521

8,114

Non-interest income:

Mortgage banking income

24,100

6,793

Wealth management income

1,136

1,021

SBA loan income

1,245

542

Earnings on investment in life insurance

66

70

Net change in the fair value of derivative instruments

(944)

954

Net change in the fair value of loans held-for-sale

(3,867)

860

Net change in the fair value of loans held-for-investment

(102)

(62)

Net gain (loss) on hedging activity

4,261

(1,425)

Net gain on sale of investment securities available-for-sale

48

Service charges

32

28

Other

1,073

438

Total non-interest income

27,048

9,219

Non-interest expenses:

Salaries and employee benefits

22,139

9,884

Occupancy and equipment

1,152

924

Professional fees

940

667

Advertising and promotion

785

609

Data processing

616

344

Information technology

425

318

Pennsylvania bank shares tax

163

226

Other

2,043

1,090

Total non-interest expenses

28,263

14,062

Income before income taxes

13,306

3,271

Income tax expense

3,136

755

Net income

$

10,170

2,516

Basic earnings per common share

$

1.70

0.39

Diluted earnings per common share

$

1.65

0.39

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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MERIDIAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

Three months ended

March 31, 

(dollars in thousands)

    

2021

    

2020

Net income:

$

10,170

2,516

Other comprehensive (loss) income:

Net change in unrealized gains on investment securities available for sale:

Net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period, net of tax expense of $(592), and $102, respectively

(1,883)

429

Less: reclassification adjustment for net gains on sales realized in net income, net of tax expense of $(12), and $0, respectively

(36)

Unrealized investment (losses) gains, net of tax expense of $(604), and $102, respectively

(1,919)

429

Total other comprehensive (loss) income

(1,919)

429

Total comprehensive income

$

8,251

2,945

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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MERIDIAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOMESTOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

    

2018

    

2017

    

2018

    

2017

Interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans, including fees

 

$

11,218

 

8,924

 

31,217

 

25,148

Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

 

213

 

143

 

549

 

366

Tax-exempt

 

 

112

 

110

 

336

 

343

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

30

 

14

 

75

 

55

Total interest income

 

 

11,573

 

9,191

 

32,177

 

25,912

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

2,485

 

1,207

 

6,171

 

3,079

Borrowings

 

 

710

 

643

 

1,790

 

1,728

Total interest expense

 

 

3,195

 

1,850

 

7,961

 

4,807

Net interest income

 

 

8,378

 

7,341

 

24,216

 

21,105

Provision for loan losses

 

 

291

 

665

 

1,258

 

1,445

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

 

8,087

 

6,676

 

22,958

 

19,660

Non-interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage banking income

 

 

8,274

 

9,904

 

20,407

 

25,089

Wealth management income

 

 

930

 

934

 

2,996

 

1,905

Earnings on investment in life insurance

 

 

74

 

83

 

225

 

194

Net change in the fair value of derivative instruments

 

 

70

 

(503)

 

59

 

(115)

Net change in the fair value of loans held-for-sale

 

 

(300)

 

(115)

 

(241)

 

102

Net change in the fair value of loans held-for-investment

 

 

(103)

 

71

 

(289)

 

113

Gain on sale of investment securities available-for-sale

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 4

Service charges

 

 

27

 

22

 

87

 

62

Other

 

 

195

 

54

 

1,647

 

168

Total non-interest income

 

 

9,167

 

10,450

 

24,891

 

27,522

Non-interest expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

 

8,901

 

10,330

 

26,719

 

29,753

Occupancy and equipment

 

 

920

 

992

 

2,870

 

2,818

Loan expenses

 

 

769

 

1,000

 

1,962

 

3,008

Professional fees

 

 

714

 

481

 

1,670

 

1,384

Advertising and promotion

 

 

590

 

597

 

1,802

 

1,537

Data processing

 

 

334

 

337

 

924

 

871

FDIC assessment

 

 

179

 

183

 

358

 

479

Other

 

 

1,346

 

1,092

 

4,084

 

3,207

Total non-interest expenses

 

 

13,753

 

15,012

 

40,389

 

43,057

Income before income taxes

 

 

3,501

 

2,114

 

7,460

 

4,125

Income tax expense

 

 

774

 

716

 

1,661

 

1,381

Net income

 

 

2,727

 

1,398

 

5,799

 

2,744

Dividends on preferred stock

 

 

 —

 

(289)

 

 —

 

(867)

Net income for common stockholders

 

$

2,727

 

1,109

 

5,799

 

1,877

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per common share

 

$

0.43

 

0.30

 

0.91

 

0.51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share

 

$

0.42

 

0.30

 

0.90

 

0.51

Unearned

Accumulated

Common

Other

Common

Treasury

Stock -

Retained

Comprehensive

Stock

    

Surplus

    

Stock

ESOP

Earnings

    

Income (Loss)

    

Total

Balance, January 1, 2020

$

6,408

80,196

(3)

34,097

(3)

120,695

Comprehensive income:

Net income

2,516

2,516

Net change in unrealized gains on securities available-for-sale, net of tax

429

429

Total comprehensive income

2,945

Common stock issued through share-based awards and exercises

6

90

96

Net purchase of treasury stock through publicly announced plans

(5,703)

(5,703)

Balance, March 31, 2020

$

6,414

80,286

(5,706)

36,613

426

118,033

Balance, January 1, 2021

$

6,456

81,196

(5,828)

(1,768)

59,010

2,556

141,622

Comprehensive income:

Net income

10,170

10,170

Net change in unrealized losses on securities available-for-sale, net of tax

(1,919)

(1,919)

Total comprehensive income

8,251

Dividends declared, $1.125 per share

(6,931)

(6,931)

Common stock issued through share-based awards and exercises

32

302

334

Stock based compensation

229

229

Balance, March 31, 2021

$

6,488

81,727

(5,828)

(1,768)

62,249

637

143,505

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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MERIDIAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOMECASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

(dollars in thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

    

2018

    

2017

Net income:

 

$

2,727

 

1,398

 

5,799

 

2,744

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains on investment securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period, net of tax (benefit) expense of ($57),  ($19),  ($155) and $147, respectively

 

 

(166)

 

(31)

 

(510)

 

277

Less: reclassification adjustment for net gains on sales realized in net income, net of tax expense of $0,  $0,  $0, and $1, respectively

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

(3)

Unrealized investment gains (losses), net of tax expense (benefit) of ($57),  ($19),  ($155) and $148, respectively

 

 

(166)

 

(31)

 

(510)

 

274

Total other comprehensive income

 

 

(166)

 

(31)

 

(510)

 

274

Total comprehensive income

 

$

2,561

 

1,367

 

5,289

 

3,018

Three months ended

March 31, 

(dollars in thousands)

    

2021

    

2020

Net income

$

10,170

2,516

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

Gain on sale of investment securities

(48)

Depreciation and amortization

(1,709)

160

Net amortization of investment premiums and discounts and change in fair value of equity securities

331

58

Provision for loan losses

599

1,552

Amortization of issuance costs on subordinated debt

30

24

Share-based compensation

229

Net change in fair value of derivative instruments

944

(954)

Net change in fair value of loans held for sale

3,867

(860)

Net change in fair value of loans held for investment

102

62

Gain on sale of OREO

(6)

Amortization and net impairment (recovery) of servicing rights

(45)

234

Capitalization of servicing rights, net

(2,616)

(343)

SBA loan income

(1,245)

(542)

Proceeds from sale of loans

803,858

188,452

Loans originated for sale

(724,675)

(254,862)

Mortgage banking income

(24,100)

(6,793)

Increase in accrued interest receivable

(85)

(135)

(Increase) decrease in other assets

(5,246)

8,587

Earnings from investment in life insurance

(66)

(70)

(Decrease) income in deferred income tax

(1,865)

412

(Decrease) increase in accrued interest payable

(411)

490

Increase (decrease) in other liabilities

4,745

(660)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

62,764

(62,678)

Cash flows from investing activities:

Activity in available-for-sale securities:

Maturities, repayments and calls

2,343

1,559

Sales

13,639

Purchases

(28,151)

(30,006)

Activity in held-to-maturity securities:

Maturities, repayments and calls

1,000

Proceeds from sale of OREO

126

Decrease (increase) in restricted stock

2,747

(275)

Net increase in loans

(70,915)

(56,197)

Purchases of premises and equipment

(677)

(186)

Net cash used in investing activities

(81,014)

(83,979)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Net increase in deposits

142,255

142,585

(Decrease) in short-term borrowings

(5,465)

(18,169)

(Decrease) increase in short-term borrowings with original maturity > 90 days

(75,021)

24,200

Proceeds from long-term debt, net

(42,662)

1,900

Issuance costs on subordinated debt

(101)

Net purchase of treasury stock

(5,703)

Dividends paid

(6,931)

Share based awards and exercises

334

96

Net cash provided by financing activities

12,510

144,808

Net change in cash and cash equivalents 

(5,740)

(1,849)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

36,744

39,371

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

31,004

37,522

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

Cash paid during the period for:

Interest

$

2,742

3,638

Income taxes

145

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

Transfers from loans held for sale to loans held for investment

2,390

Net loans sold, not settled

(4,432)

(206)

Investment security purchases, not settled

(1,188)

(2,757)

Seeaccompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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MERIDIAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

Common

 

 

 

Retained

 

Comprehensive

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

  

Stock

  

Surplus

  

Earnings

  

Income (Loss)

  

Total

Balance, December 31, 2017

 

$

6,392

 

79,501

 

15,768

 

(298)

 

101,363

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,799

 

 

 

5,799

Change in unrealized gains on securities available-for-sale, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(510)

 

(510)

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,289

Share-based awards and exercises

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

Compensation expense related to stock option grants

 

 

 

 

351

 

 

 

 

 

351

Balance, September 30, 2018

 

$

6,407

 

79,852

 

21,567

 

(808)

 

107,018

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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MERIDIAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine months ended

 

 

September 30, 

(dollars in thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

Net income

 

$

5,799

 

2,744

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

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on sale of investment securities

 

 

 —

 

 4

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

1,088

 

1,673

Provision for credit losses

 

 

1,258

 

1,445

Compensation expense for stock options

 

 

351

 

110

Net change in fair value of loans held for sale

 

 

241

 

(102)

Net change in fair value of derivative instruments

 

 

(59)

 

115

Net change in fair value of contingent assets

 

 

177

 

 —

Gain on sale of OREO

 

 

(57)

 

 —

Proceeds from sale of loans

 

 

513,259

 

556,777

Loans originated for sale

 

 

(492,113)

 

(524,363)

Mortgage banking income

 

 

(20,407)

 

(25,089)

(Increase) decrease in accrued interest receivable

 

 

(377)

 

79

Increase in other assets

 

 

(110)

 

(202)

Earnings from investment in life insurance

 

 

(225)

 

(194)

Deferred income tax (benefit) expense

 

 

(465)

 

279

Increase in accrued interest payable

 

 

137

 

185

Increase in other liabilities

 

 

1,184

 

3,020

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

9,681

 

16,481

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Activity in available-for-sale securities:

 

 

 

 

 

Maturities, repayments and calls

 

 

4,080

 

2,928

Purchases

 

 

(12,768)

 

(7,178)

Activity in held-to-maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

Maturities, repayments and calls

 

 

 —

 

1,045

Proceeds from sale of OREO

 

 

494

 

 —

Settlement of forward contracts

 

 

(21)

 

(845)

Acquisition of wealth management company

 

 

 —

 

(3,225)

Decrease in restricted stock

 

 

2,233

 

563

Net increase in loans

 

 

(107,068)

 

(72,613)

Purchases of premises and equipment

 

 

(1,499)

 

(1,628)

Proceeds from settlment of loans

 

 

2,766

 

 —

Purchase of bank owned life insurance

 

 

 —

 

(5,999)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(111,783)

 

(86,952)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in deposits

 

 

154,818

 

90,546

Decrease in short term borrowings

 

 

(57,795)

 

(28,358)

Repayment of long term debt (Acquisition note)

 

 

(619)

 

(206)

Principal repayment of long term debt (subordinated debt)

 

 

(4,000)

 

 —

Share based awards and exercises

 

 

15

 

10

Dividends paid on preferred stock

 

 

 —

 

(866)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

92,419

 

61,126

Net change in cash and cash equivalents 

 

 

(9,683)

 

(9,345)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

35,506

 

18,872

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

25,823

 

9,527

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

7,392

 

4,622

Income taxes

 

 

1,565

 

1,487

Supplemental non-cash disclosure:

 

 

 

 

 

Net loan assets purchased, not settled

 

 

4,490

 

 —

Acquisition note payable

 

 

 —

 

2,475

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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MERIDIAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

(1)      Basis of Presentation

Meridian Corporation (the “Corporation”)  was incorporated on June 8, 2009, by and at the direction of the board of directors of Meridian Bank (the “Bank”) for the sole purpose of acquiring the Bank and serving as the Bank’s parent bank holding company.  On August 24, 2018, the Corporation acquired the Bank in a merger and reorganization effected under Pennsylvania law and in accordance with the terms of a Plan of Merger and Reorganization dated April 26, 2018 (the “Agreement”).  Pursuant to the Agreement, on August 24, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. each of the 6,402,385 outstanding shares of the Bank’s $1.00 par value common stock formerly held by its shareholders was converted into and exchanged for one newly issued share of the Corporation’s par value common stock, and the Bank became a subsidiary of the Corporation. Because the Bank and the Corporation were entities under common control, this exchange of shares between entities under common control resulted in the retrospective combination of the Bank and the Corporation for all periods presented as if the combination had been in effect since inception of common control.  As the Corporation had no assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses or operations prior to August 24, 2018, the historical financial statements of the Bank are the historical financial statements of the combined entity.  The Corporation is subject to supervision and examination by, and the regulations and reporting requirements of, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. 

The Corporation’s unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial position and the results of operations for the interim periods presented have been included.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptibleAmounts subject to significant change in the near term relate to the determination ofestimates are items such as the allowance for loan losses.losses and lending related commitments, the fair value of financial instruments, other-than-temporary impairments of investment securities, and the valuations of goodwill and intangible assets, and servicing assets.  

These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Corporation’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and, for periods prior to the completion of the holding company reorganization, the Bank’s filings with the FDIC, including the Bank’s most recent annual report(including our Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “2017 Annual Report”) for the year ended December 31, 2017,2020) and, subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.  10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K that update or provide information in addition to the information included in Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings, if any.  

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with current period presentation. Reclassifications had no effect on net income or stockholders’ equity.  Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the year endedending December 31, 20182020 or for any other period.

Since COVID-19 was recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) and a national emergency by the U.S. Government, it has caused a significant disruption in economic activity worldwide, including in market areas served by the Corporation. Estimates for the allowance for loan and lease losses at March 31, 2021 include probable losses related to the pandemic.  While there have been signals of economic recovery and a resumption of many types of business activity, there remains significant uncertainty involved in the measurement of these losses.  If economic conditions deteriorate further, then additional provision for loan losses may be required in future periods.  It is unknown how long these conditions will last and what the ultimate financial impact will be to the Corporation.

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(2)      Earnings per Common Share

Basic earnings per common share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average common shares outstanding during the period.period reduced by unearned ESOP Plan shares and treasury shares. Diluted earnings per common share takes into account the potential dilution computed pursuant to the treasury stock method that could occur if stock options were exercised and converted into common stock.stock and if restricted stock awards were vested. The effects of stock options are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share in periods in which the effect would be anti-dilutive.

Three Months Ended

March 31, 

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

    

2021

    

2020

Numerator:

Net income available to common stockholders

$

10,170

2,516

Denominator for basic earnings per share

Weighted average shares outstanding

6,119

6,383

Average unearned ESOP shares

(119)

Basic weighted averages shares outstanding

6,000

6,383

Effect of dilutive common shares

146

37

Denominator for diluted earnings per share - adjusted weighted average shares outstanding

6,146

6,420

Basic earnings per share

$

1.70

0.39

Diluted earnings per share

$

1.65

0.39

Antidilutive shares excluded from computation of average dilutive earnings per share

22

202

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Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

    

2018

    

2017

    

2018

    

 

2017

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income available to common stockholders

 

$

2,727

 

 

1,109

 

5,799

 

 

1,877

Denominator for basic earnings per share - weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

6,402

 

 

3,686

 

6,395

 

 

3,686

Effect of dilutive common shares

 

 

28

 

 

27

 

31

 

 

26

Denominator for diluted earnings per share - adjusted weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

6,430

 

 

3,713

 

6,426

 

 

3,712

Basic earnings per share

 

$

0.43

 

 

0.30

 

0.91

 

 

0.51

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.42

 

 

0.30

 

0.90

 

 

0.51

Antidilutive shares excluded from computation of average dilutive earnings per share

 

 

116

 

 

50

 

116

 

 

50

(3)      Goodwill and Other Intangibles

The Corporation’s goodwill and intangible assets related to the acquisition of HJ Wealth in April 2017 are detailed below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance

 

 

 

 

 

Balance

 

Amortization

 

 

December 31, 

 

Accumulated

 

Fair Value

 

September 30, 

 

Period

(dollars in thousands)

  

2017

  

Amortization

  

Adjustment

  

2018

  

(in years)

Goodwill - Wealth

 

$

899

 

 —

 

 —

 

899

 

Indefinite

Total Goodwill

 

 

899

 

 —

 

 —

 

899

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets - trade name

 

 

266

 

 —

 

 —

 

266

 

Indefinite

Intangible assets - customer relationships

 

 

3,930

 

(152)

 

 —

 

3,778

 

20

Intangible assets - non competition agreements

 

 

223

 

(52)

 

 —

 

171

 

4

Contingent asset

 

 

177

 

 

 

(177)

 

 —

 

N/A

Total Intangible Assets

 

 

4,596

 

(204)

 

(177)

 

4,215

 

 

Total 

 

$

5,495

 

(204)

 

(177)

 

5,114

 

 

We recognized amortization expense on intangible assets of $68 thousand and $204 thousand, respectively, during the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2018. The contingent asset was being marked to fair value on a quarterly basis for 18 months after the closing date. As of September 30, 2018 the fair value of the contingent asset was marked to a fair value of $0 as it was determined during the current quarter that it no longer had value.

The Corporation performed its annual review of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets in accordance with ASC 350, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other” as of December 31, 2017. For the period from January 1, 2018 through September 30, 2018, the Corporation determined there were no events that would necessitate impairment testing of goodwill and other intangible assets.

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(4)      Securities

The amortized cost and fair value of securities as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 and December 31, 20172020 are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

Amortized

 

unrealized

 

unrealized

 

Fair

(dollars in thousands)

    

cost

    

gains

    

losses

    

value

Securities available-for-sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities

 

$

24,625

 

21

 

(431)

 

24,215

U.S. government agency collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

13,159

 

 —

 

(271)

 

12,888

State and municipal securities

 

 

9,946

 

 —

 

(341)

 

9,605

Investments in mutual funds and other equity securities

 

 

1,000

 

 —

 

(30)

 

970

Total securities available-for-sale

 

$

48,730

 

21

 

(1,073)

 

47,678

Securities held to maturity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasuries

 

$

1,987

 

 —

 

(18)

 

1,969

State and municipal securities

 

 

10,784

 

15

 

(196)

 

10,603

Total securities held-to-maturity

 

$

12,771

 

15

 

(214)

 

12,572

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

 

 

Amortized

 

unrealized

 

unrealized

 

Fair

March 31, 2021

Gross

Gross

# of Securities

Amortized

unrealized

unrealized

Fair

in unrealized

(dollars in thousands)

    

cost

    

gains

    

losses

    

value

    

cost

    

gains

    

losses

    

value

loss position

Securities available-for-sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. asset backed securities

$

26,828

458

(56)

27,230

7

U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities

 

$

21,439

 

19

 

(190)

 

21,268

3,796

126

3,922

U.S. government agency collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

7,875

 

 2

 

(99)

 

7,778

23,014

642

(137)

23,519

5

State and municipal securities

 

 

10,079

 

14

 

(134)

 

9,959

72,815

704

(871)

72,648

30

Investments in mutual funds and other equity securities

 

 

1,000

 

 1

 

 —

 

1,001

U.S. Treasuries

1,938

(22)

1,916

1

Corporate bonds

4,950

17

(37)

4,930

4

Total securities available-for-sale

 

$

40,393

 

36

 

(423)

 

40,006

$

133,341

1,947

(1,123)

134,165

47

Securities held to maturity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasuries

 

$

1,978

 

 —

 

(8)

 

1,970

Securities held-to-maturity:

State and municipal securities

 

 

10,883

 

86

 

(70)

 

10,899

6,476

296

6,772

Total securities held-to-maturity

 

$

12,861

 

86

 

(78)

 

12,869

$

6,476

296

6,772

At September 30, 2018,

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December 31, 2020

Gross

Gross

# of Securities

Amortized

unrealized

unrealized

Fair

in unrealized

(dollars in thousands)

    

cost

    

gains

    

losses

    

value

loss position

Securities available-for-sale:

U.S. asset backed securities

$

25,303

364

(75)

25,592

8

U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities

3,854

192

4,046

U.S. government agency collateralized mortgage obligations

23,010

916

(17)

23,909

1

State and municipal securities

63,848

2,025

(63)

65,810

3

Corporate bonds

4,200

7

(2)

4,205

2

Total securities available-for-sale

$

120,215

3,504

(157)

123,562

14

Securities held-to-maturity:

State and municipal securities

6,510

347

6,857

Total securities held-to-maturity

$

6,510

347

6,857

Although the Corporation had twenty-six U.S. government sponsored agency mortgage‑backed securities, seventeen U.S. government sponsored agency collateralized mortgage obligations, twenty-nine state and municipal securities, one mutual fund, and two  U.S. treasuriesCorporation’s investment portfolio overall is in a net unrealized loss positions. At Decembergain position at March 31, 2017, the Corporation had nineteen U.S. government sponsored agency mortgage‑backed securities, eight U.S. government sponsored agency collateralized mortgage obligations, twenty-two state and municipal securities and one mutual fund in unrealized loss positions. At September 30, 2018,2021, the temporary impairment in the above noted securities is primarily the result of changes in market interest rates subsequent to purchase and the Corporation does not intend to sell these securities prior to recovery and it is more likely than not that the Corporation will not be required to sell these securities prior to recovery to satisfy liquidity needs, and therefore, no0 securities are deemed to be other‑than‑temporarilyother-than-temporarily impaired.

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March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, securities having a fair value of $63.6 million and $55.9 million, respectively, were specifically pledged as collateral for public funds, the FRB discount window program, FHLB borrowings and other purposes. The FHLB has a blanket lien on non-pledged, mortgage-related loans and securities as part of the Corporation’s borrowing agreement with the FHLB.

The following table shows the Corporation’s investment gross unrealized losses and fair value aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in continuous unrealized loss position at September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2017:2020:

March 31, 2021

Less than 12 Months

12 Months or more

Total

Fair

Unrealized

Fair

Unrealized

Fair

Unrealized

(dollars in thousands)

    

value

    

losses

    

value

    

losses

    

value

    

losses

Securities available-for-sale:

U.S. asset backed securities

$

948

(24)

8,373

(32)

9,321

(56)

U.S. government agency collateralized mortgage obligations

6,781

(137)

6,781

(137)

State and municipal securities

47,927

(871)

47,927

(871)

U.S. Treasuries

1,916

(22)

1,916

(22)

Corporate bonds

2,913

(37)

2,913

(37)

Total securities available-for-sale

$

60,485

(1,091)

8,373

(32)

68,858

(1,123)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2018

 

 

Less than 12 Months

 

12 Months or more

 

Total

 

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

(dollars in thousands)

    

value

    

losses

    

value

    

losses

    

value

    

losses

Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities

 

$

11,483

 

(128)

 

9,702

 

(303)

 

21,185

 

(431)

U.S. government agency collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

8,627

 

(102)

 

4,261

 

(169)

 

12,888

 

(271)

State and municipal securities

 

 

5,019

 

(112)

 

4,587

 

(229)

 

9,606

 

(341)

Investments in mutual funds and other equity securities

 

 

970

 

(30)

 

 —

 

 —

 

970

 

(30)

Total securities available-for-sale

 

$

26,099

 

(372)

 

18,550

 

(701)

 

44,649

 

(1,073)

Securities held-to-maturity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasuries

 

$

1,950

 

(18)

 

 —

 

 —

 

1,950

 

(18)

State and municipal securities

 

 

6,537

 

(98)

 

2,211

 

(98)

 

8,748

 

(196)

Total securities held-to-maturity

 

$

8,487

 

(116)

 

2,211

 

(98)

 

10,698

 

(214)

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December 31, 2017

 

 

Less than 12 Months

 

12 Months or more

 

Total

 

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

(dollars in thousands)

    

value

    

losses

    

value

    

losses

    

value

    

losses

Securities available-for-sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities

 

$

9,788

 

(28)

 

7,854

 

(162)

 

17,642

 

(190)

U.S. government agency collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

6,732

 

(81)

 

860

 

(18)

 

7,592

 

(99)

State and municipal securities

 

 

6,147

 

(57)

 

2,818

 

(77)

 

8,965

 

(134)

Total securities available-for-sale

 

$

22,667

 

(166)

 

11,532

 

(257)

 

34,199

 

(423)

Securities held-to-maturity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasuries

 

$

1,962

 

(8)

 

 —

 

 —

 

1,962

 

(8)

State and municipal securities

 

 

4,851

 

(70)

 

 —

 

 —

 

4,851

 

(70)

Total securities held-to-maturity

 

$

6,813

 

(78)

 

 —

 

 —

 

6,813

 

(78)

December 31, 2020

Less than 12 Months

12 Months or more

Total

Fair

Unrealized

Fair

Unrealized

Fair

Unrealized

(dollars in thousands)

    

value

    

losses

    

value

    

losses

    

value

    

losses

Securities available-for-sale:

U.S. asset backed securities

$

2,884

(4)

7,443

(71)

10,327

(75)

U.S. government agency collateralized mortgage obligations

2,284

(17)

2,284

(17)

State and municipal securities

4,163

(63)

4,163

(63)

Corporate bonds

1,198

(2)

1,198

(2)

Total securities available-for-sale

$

10,529

(86)

7,443

(71)

17,972

(157)

The amortized cost and carrying value of securities at September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are shown below by contractual maturities. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities as issuers may have the right to call or repay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

Available-for-sale

 

Held-to-maturity

 

Available-for-sale

 

Held-to-maturity

 

 

Amortized

 

Fair

 

Amortized

 

Fair

 

Amortized

 

Fair

 

Amortized

 

Fair

(dollars in thousands)

    

cost

    

value

    

cost

    

value

    

cost

    

value

    

cost

    

value

Due in one year or less

 

$

1,706

 

1,671

 

994

 

985

 

$

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

Due after one year through five years

 

 

8,229

 

8,070

 

3,746

 

3,702

 

 

5,630

 

5,587

 

3,803

 

3,791

Due after five years through ten years

 

 

6,593

 

6,322

 

8,031

 

7,885

 

 

6,298

 

6,228

 

7,180

 

7,156

Due after ten years

 

 

32,202

 

31,615

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

28,465

 

28,191

 

1,878

 

1,922

Total

 

$

48,730

 

47,678

 

12,771

 

12,572

 

$

40,393

 

40,006

 

12,861

 

12,869

March 31, 2021

December 31, 2020

Available-for-sale

Held-to-maturity

Available-for-sale

Held-to-maturity

Amortized

Fair

Amortized

Fair

Amortized

Fair

Amortized

Fair

(dollars in thousands)

    

cost

    

value

    

cost

    

value

    

cost

    

value

    

cost

    

value

Investment securities:

Due in one year or less

$

$

Due after one year through five years

3,165

3,255

3,181

3,288

Due after five years through ten years

14,077

13,963

3,311

3,517

12,035

12,095

3,329

3,569

Due after ten years

92,454

92,761

81,316

83,512

Subtotal

106,531

106,724

6,476

6,772

93,351

95,607

6,510

6,857

Mortgage-related securities

26,810

27,441

26,864

27,955

Total

$

133,341

134,165

6,476

6,772

$

120,215

123,562

6,510

6,857

  

Proceeds from the sale of available for sale investment securities totaled $13.6 million for the period ended March 31, 2021, resulting in a gross gain on sale of $248 thousand and a gross loss on sale of $200 thousand for the year ended March 31, 2021.

There were 0 sales of available for sale investment securities for the period ended March 31, 2020.

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(5)(4)      Loans Receivable

Loans and leases outstanding at September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 and December 31, 20172020 are detailed by category as follows:

March 31, 

December 31, 

(dollars in thousands)

    

2021

    

2020

Mortgage loans held for sale

$

170,248

229,199

Real estate loans:

Commercial mortgage

517,421

485,103

Home equity lines and loans

55,578

64,987

Residential mortgage (1)

49,085

52,454

Construction

134,601

140,246

Total real estate loans

756,685

742,790

Commercial and industrial

261,421

261,750

Small business loans

62,373

49,542

Paycheck Protection Program loans ("PPP")

230,847

203,543

Main Street Lending Program Loans ("MSLP")

583

580

Consumer

469

511

Leases, net

46,670

31,040

Total portfolio loans and leases

1,359,048

1,289,756

Total loans and leases

$

1,529,296

1,518,955

Loans with predetermined rates

$

622,498

658,458

Loans with adjustable or floating rates

906,798

860,497

Total loans and leases

$

1,529,296

1,518,955

Net deferred loan origination (fees) costs

$

(4,497)

(4,992)

(1)Includes $13,590 and $12,182 of loans at fair value as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

December 31, 

(dollars in thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

Mortgage loans held for sale

 

$

34,044

 

35,024

Real estate loans:

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial mortgage

 

 

316,671

 

263,141

Home equity lines and loans

 

 

82,773

 

84,039

Residential mortgage

 

 

50,363

 

32,375

Construction

 

 

104,518

 

104,970

Total real estate loans

 

 

554,325

 

484,525

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

252,960

 

209,996

Consumer

 

 

783

 

1,022

Leases, net

 

 

364

 

762

Total portfolio loans and leases

 

 

808,432

 

696,305

Total loans and leases

 

$

842,476

 

731,329

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans with predetermined rates

 

$

249,683

 

202,317

Loans with adjustable or floating rates

 

 

592,793

 

529,012

Total loans and leases

 

$

842,476

 

731,329

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net deferred loan origination (fees) costs

 

$

(1,644)

 

(1,668)

Components of the net investment in leases at September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 and December 31, 20172020 are detailed as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

December 31, 

(dollars in thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

Minimum lease payments receivable

 

$

376

 

793

Unearned lease income

 

 

(12)

 

(31)

Total

 

$

364

 

762

March 31, 

December 31, 

(dollars in thousands)

    

2021

    

2020

Minimum lease payments receivable

$

56,818

37,919

Unearned lease income

(10,148)

(6,879)

Total

$

46,670

31,040

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Age Analysis of Past Due Loans and Leases

The following tables present an aging of the Corporation’s loan and lease portfolio as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2017,2020, respectively:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

90+ days

 

 

 

 

 

Accruing

 

Nonaccrual

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2018

 

30-89 days

 

past due and

 

Total past

 

 

 

Loans and

 

loans and

 

Total loans

 

Delinquency

 

(dollars in thousands)

    

past due

  

still accruing

  

due

  

Current

  

leases

  

leases

  

and leases

  

percentage

 

Commercial mortgage

 

$

1,155

 

 —

 

1,155

 

315,022

 

316,177

 

494

 

316,671

 

0.52

%

Home equity lines and loans

 

 

216

 

 —

 

216

 

82,472

 

82,688

 

85

 

82,773

 

0.36

 

Residential mortgage

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

48,212

 

48,212

 

2,151

 

50,363

 

4.27

 

Construction

 

 

315

 

 —

 

315

 

104,203

 

104,518

 

 —

 

104,518

 

0.30

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

252,768

 

252,768

 

192

 

252,960

 

0.08

 

Consumer

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

783

 

783

 

 —

 

783

 

 —

 

Leases

 

 

123

 

 —

 

123

 

241

 

364

 

 —

 

364

 

33.79

 

Total

 

$

1,809

 

 —

 

1,809

 

803,701

 

805,510

 

2,922

 

808,432

 

0.59

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

90+ days

 

 

 

 

 

Accruing

 

Nonaccrual

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

30-89 days

 

past due and

 

Total past

 

 

 

Loans and

 

loans and

 

Total loans

 

Delinquency

 

Total

90+ days

Accruing

Nonaccrual

Total loans

March 31, 2021

30-89 days

past due and

Total past

Loans and

loans and

portfolio

Delinquency

(dollars in thousands)

    

past due

  

still accruing

  

due

  

Current

  

leases

  

leases

  

and leases

  

percentage

 

    

past due

    

still accruing

    

due

    

Current

    

leases

    

leases

    

and leases

    

percentage

 

Commercial mortgage

 

$

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

262,727

 

262,727

 

414

 

263,141

 

0.16

%

$

517,421

517,421

517,421

%

Home equity lines and loans

 

 

142

 

 —

 

142

 

83,760

 

83,902

 

137

 

84,039

 

0.33

 

54,659

54,659

919

55,578

1.65

Residential mortgage(1)

 

 

734

 

 —

 

734

 

30,557

 

31,291

 

1,084

 

32,375

 

5.62

 

640

640

45,730

46,370

2,715

49,085

6.84

Construction

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

104,785

 

104,785

 

185

 

104,970

 

0.18

 

134,601

134,601

134,601

Commercial and industrial

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

208,670

 

208,670

 

1,326

 

209,996

 

0.63

 

257,510

257,510

3,911

261,421

1.50

Small business loans

61,456

61,456

917

62,373

1.47

Paycheck Protection Program loans

230,847

230,847

230,847

Main Street Lending Program loans

583

583

583

Consumer

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

1,022

 

1,022

 

 —

 

1,022

 

 —

 

469

469

469

Leases

 

 

87

 

11

 

98

 

664

 

762

 

 —

 

762

 

12.86

 

160

160

46,379

46,539

131

46,670

0.62

Total

 

$

963

 

11

 

974

 

692,185

 

693,159

 

3,146

 

696,305

 

0.59

%

$

800

800

1,349,655

1,350,455

8,593

1,359,048

0.69

%

(1) Includes $13,590 of loans at fair value as of March 31, 2021 ($12,048 of current, $640 of 30-89 days past due, and $902 of nonaccrual).

(6)

Total

90+ days

Accruing

Nonaccrual

Total loans

December 31, 2020

30-89 days

past due and

Total past

Loans and

loans and

portfolio

Delinquency

(dollars in thousands)

    

past due

    

still accruing

    

due

    

Current

    

leases

    

leases

    

and leases

    

percentage

 

Commercial mortgage

$

482,042

482,042

3,061

485,103

0.63

%

Home equity lines and loans

64,128

64,128

859

64,987

1.32

Residential mortgage (1)

3,595

3,595

46,134

49,729

2,725

52,454

12.05

Construction

140,246

140,246

140,246

Commercial and industrial

260,465

260,465

1,285

261,750

0.49

Small business loans

49,542

49,542

49,542

Paycheck Protection Program loans

203,543

203,543

203,543

Main Street Lending Program loans

580

580

580

Consumer

511

511

511

Leases

109

109

30,931

31,040

31,040

0.35

Total

$

3,704

3,704

1,278,122

1,281,826

7,930

1,289,756

0.90

%

(1)Includes $12,182 of loans at fair value as of December 31, 2020 ($10,314 of current, $958 of 30-89 days past due and $910 of nonaccrual).

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(5)      Allowance for Loan Losses (the “Allowance”)

The Allowance is established through provisions for loan losses charged against income. Loans deemed to be uncollectible are charged against the Allowance, and subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the Allowance.

The Allowance is maintained at a level considered adequate to provide for losses that are probable and estimable. Management’s periodic evaluation of the adequacy of the Allowance is based on known and inherent risks in the portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, the estimated value of any underlying collateral, composition of the loan portfolio, current economic conditions and other relevant factors. This evaluation is subjective as it requires material estimates that may be susceptible to significant revisions as more information becomes available.

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Roll-Forward of Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses by Portfolio Segment

The following tables detail the roll‑forwardroll-forward of the Corporation’s Allowance, by portfolio segment, for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 and 2017,2020, respectively:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance,

Balance,

Balance,

(dollars in thousands)

    

June 30, 2018

    

Charge-offs

    

Recoveries

    

Provision

    

September 30, 2018

    

December 31, 2020

    

Charge-offs

    

Recoveries

    

Provision

    

March 31, 2021

Commercial mortgage

 

$

3,011

 

 —

 

 2

 

140

 

3,153

$

7,451

204

7,655

Home Equity lines and loans

 

 

269

 

 —

 

10

 

37

 

316

Home equity lines and loans

434

2

(126)

310

Residential mortgage

 

 

166

 

 —

 

 —

 

14

 

180

385

2

(73)

314

Construction

 

 

1,438

 

 —

 

 —

 

59

 

1,497

2,421

(110)

2,311

Commercial and industrial

 

 

2,559

 

(50)

 

 8

 

41

 

2,558

5,431

5

(150)

5,286

Small business loans

1,259

661

1,920

Consumer

 

 

 3

 

 —

 

 1

 

 —

 

 4

4

1

(1)

4

Leases

 

 

 3

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 3

382

194

576

Unallocated

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

Total

 

$

7,449

 

(50)

 

21

 

291

 

7,711

$

17,767

10

599

18,376

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance,

(dollars in thousands)

    

December 31, 2017

    

Charge-offs

    

Recoveries

    

Provision

    

September 30, 2018

Commercial mortgage

 

$

2,434

 

 —

 

 6

 

713

 

3,153

Home Equity lines and loans

 

 

280

 

(137)

 

14

 

159

 

316

Residential mortgage

 

 

82

 

 —

 

61

 

37

 

180

Construction

 

 

1,689

 

 —

 

 —

 

(192)

 

1,497

Commercial and industrial

 

 

2,214

 

(244)

 

41

 

547

 

2,558

Consumer

 

 

 5

 

 —

 

 3

 

(4)

 

 4

Leases

 

 

 5

 

 —

 

 —

 

(2)

 

 3

Unallocated

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

Total

 

$

6,709

 

(381)

 

125

 

1,258

 

7,711

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance,

(dollars in thousands)

    

June 30, 2017

    

Charge-offs

    

Recoveries

    

Provision

    

September 30, 2017

Commercial mortgage

 

$

2,423

 

(52)

 

 —

 

 9

 

2,380

Home Equity lines and loans

 

 

228

 

 —

 

52

 

(58)

 

222

Residential mortgage

 

 

79

 

 —

 

 —

 

(2)

 

77

Construction

 

 

1,388

 

 —

 

 —

 

93

 

1,481

Commercial and industrial

 

 

2,086

 

(528)

 

 7

 

626

 

2,191

Consumer

 

 

 2

 

 —

 

 1

 

(2)

 

 1

Leases

 

 

 8

 

 —

 

 —

 

(1)

 

 7

Unallocated

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

Total

 

$

6,214

 

(580)

 

60

 

665

 

6,359

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance,

(dollars in thousands)

    

December 31, 2016

    

Charge-offs

    

Recoveries

    

Provision

    

September 30, 2017

Commercial mortgage

 

$

2,038

 

(83)

 

16

 

409

 

2,380

Home Equity lines and loans

 

 

460

 

(42)

 

46

 

(242)

 

222

Residential mortgage

 

 

85

 

 —

 

 2

 

(10)

 

77

Construction

 

 

690

 

 —

 

 —

 

791

 

1,481

Commercial and industrial

 

 

1,973

 

(647)

 

193

 

672

 

2,191

Consumer

 

 

 2

 

 —

 

 4

 

(5)

 

 1

Leases

 

 

 5

 

 —

 

 —

 

 2

 

 7

Unallocated

 

 

172

 

 —

 

 —

 

(172)

 

 —

Total

 

$

5,425

 

(772)

 

261

 

1,445

 

6,359

Balance,

Balance,

(dollars in thousands)

    

December 31, 2019

    

Charge-offs

    

Recoveries

    

Provision

    

March 31, 2020

Commercial mortgage

$

3,426

686

4,112

Home equity lines and loans

342

1

141

484

Residential mortgage

179

2

38

219

Construction

2,362

19

2,381

Commercial and industrial

2,684

29

456

3,169

Small business loans

509

216

725

Consumer

6

1

(3)

4

Leases

5

(1)

4

Total

$

9,513

33

1,552

11,098

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Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Allocated by Portfolio Segment

The following tables detail the allocation of the allowance for loan and lease losses and the carrying value for loans and leases by portfolio segment based on the methodology used to evaluate the loans and leases for impairment as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2017.2020.

Allowance on loans and leases

Carrying value of loans and leases

Individually

Collectively

Individually

Collectively

March 31, 2021

evaluated

evaluated

evaluated

evaluated

(dollars in thousands)

    

for impairment

    

for impairment

    

Total

    

for impairment

    

for impairment

    

Total

Commercial mortgage

$

7,655

7,655

$

730

516,691

517,421

Home equity lines and loans

8

302

310

919

54,659

55,578

Residential mortgage

72

242

314

1,814

33,681

35,495

Construction

2,311

2,311

1,206

133,395

134,601

Commercial and industrial

1,562

3,724

5,286

4,339

257,082

261,421

Small business loans

376

1,544

1,920

1,087

61,286

62,373

Paycheck Protection Program loans

230,847

230,847

Main Street Lending Program

��

583

583

Consumer

4

4

469

469

Leases

576

576

131

46,539

46,670

Total

$

2,018

16,358

18,376

$

10,226

1,335,232

1,345,458

(1)

Allowance on loans and leases

Carrying value of loans and leases

Individually

Collectively

Individually

Collectively

December 31, 2020

evaluated

evaluated

evaluated

evaluated

(dollars in thousands)

    

for impairment

    

for impairment

    

Total

    

for impairment

    

for impairment

    

Total

Commercial mortgage

$

7,451

7,451

$

1,606

483,497

485,103

Home equity lines and loans

9

425

434

921

64,066

64,987

Residential mortgage

73

312

385

1,817

38,455

40,272

Construction

2,421

2,421

1,206

139,040

140,246

Commercial and industrial

1,563

3,868

5,431

4,645

257,105

261,750

Small business loans

1,259

1,259

185

49,357

49,542

Paycheck Protection Program loans

203,543

203,543

Main Street Lending Program

580

580

Consumer

4

4

511

511

Leases

382

382

31,040

31,040

Total

$

1,645

16,122

17,767

$

10,380

1,267,194

1,277,574

(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance on loans and leases

 

Carrying value of loans and leases

 

 

 

Individually

 

Collectively

 

 

 

Individually

 

Collectively

 

 

 

September 30, 2018

 

evaluated

 

evaluated

 

 

 

evaluated

 

evaluated

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

    

for impairment

    

for impairment

    

Total

    

for impairment

    

for impairment

    

Total

 

Commercial mortgage

 

$

 —

 

3,153

 

3,153

 

$

1,703

 

314,968

 

316,671

 

Home Equity lines and loans

 

 

 —

 

316

 

316

 

 

85

 

82,688

 

82,773

 

Residential mortgage

 

 

 —

 

180

 

180

 

 

249

 

38,926

 

39,175

 

Construction

 

 

 —

 

1,497

 

1,497

 

 

1,296

 

103,222

 

104,518

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

 7

 

2,551

 

2,558

 

 

3,143

 

249,817

 

252,960

 

Consumer

 

 

 —

 

 4

 

 4

 

 

 —

 

783

 

783

 

Leases

 

 

 —

 

 3

 

 3

 

 

 —

 

364

 

364

 

Unallocated

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

Total

 

$

 7

 

7,704

 

7,711

 

$

6,476

 

790,768

 

797,244

(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance on loans and leases

 

Carrying value of loans and leases

 

 

 

Individually

 

Collectively

 

 

 

Individually

 

Collectively

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

evaluated

 

evaluated

 

 

 

evaluated

 

evaluated

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

    

for impairment

    

for impairment

    

Total

    

for impairment

    

for impairment

    

Total

 

Commercial mortgage

 

$

 —

 

2,434

 

2,434

 

$

1,533

 

261,607

 

263,140

 

Home Equity lines and loans

 

 

 —

 

280

 

280

 

 

137

 

83,902

 

84,039

 

Residential mortgage

 

 

 —

 

82

 

82

 

 

249

 

22,155

 

22,404

 

Construction

 

 

 —

 

1,689

 

1,689

 

 

260

 

104,710

 

104,970

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

 1

 

2,213

 

2,214

 

 

2,506

 

207,490

 

209,996

 

Consumer

 

 

 —

 

 5

 

 5

 

 

 —

 

1,022

 

1,022

 

Leases

 

 

 —

 

 5

 

 5

 

 

 —

 

762

 

762

 

Unallocated

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

Total

 

$

 1

 

6,708

 

6,709

 

$

4,685

 

681,648

 

686,333

(1)


(1)

(1)

Excludes deferred fees and loans carried at fair value.

Loans and Leases by Credit Ratings

As part of the process of determining the Allowance to the different segments of the loan and lease portfolio, managementManagement considers certain credit quality indicators. For the commercial mortgage, construction and commercial and industrial loan segments, periodic reviews of the individual loans are performed by management.Management. The results of these reviews are reflected in the risk grade assigned to each loan. These internally assigned grades are as follows:

·

Pass - Loans considered to be satisfactory with no indications of deterioration.

·

Special mention – Loans classified as special mention have a potential weakness that deserves management’sManagement’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or of the institution’s credit position at some future date.

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·

Substandard – Loans classified as substandard are inadequately protected by the current net worth and payment capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Substandard loans have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the institution will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

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·

Doubtful – Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified as substandard, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing factors,facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable. Loan balances classified as doubtful have been reduced by partial charge-offs and are carried at their net realizable values.

The following tables detail the carrying value of loans and leases by portfolio segment based on the credit quality indicators used to allocatedetermine the allowance for loan and lease losses as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2017:2020:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2018

    

 

 

    

Special

    

 

    

 

    

 

March 31, 2021

    

    

Special

    

    

    

(dollars in thousands)

 

Pass

 

mention

 

Substandard

 

Doubtful

 

Total

Pass

mention

Substandard

Doubtful

Total

Commercial mortgage

 

$

311,857

 

4,539

 

275

 

 —

 

316,671

$

482,177

32,076

3,168

517,421

Home equity lines and loans

 

 

82,606

 

 —

 

167

 

 —

 

82,773

54,174

1,404

55,578

Construction

 

 

102,361

 

2,157

 

 —

 

 —

 

104,518

125,974

8,627

134,601

Commercial and industrial

 

 

234,055

 

16,016

 

2,859

 

30

 

252,960

232,768

16,828

8,215

3,610

261,421

Small business loans

58,753

3,620

62,373

Paycheck Protection Program loans

230,847

230,847

Main Street Lending Program loans

583

583

Total

 

$

730,879

 

22,712

 

3,301

 

30

 

756,922

$

1,185,276

57,531

16,407

3,610

1,262,824

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

    

 

 

    

Special

    

 

    

 

    

 

December 31, 2020

    

    

Special

    

    

    

(dollars in thousands)

 

Pass

 

mention

 

Substandard

 

Doubtful

 

Total

Pass

mention

Substandard

Doubtful

Total

Commercial mortgage

 

$

258,337

 

3,917

 

887

 

 —

 

263,141

$

449,545

32,059

3,499

485,103

Home equity lines and loans

 

 

83,902

 

 —

 

137

 

 —

 

84,039

63,923

1,064

64,987

Construction

 

 

103,118

 

1,852

 

 —

 

 —

 

104,970

132,286

7,960

140,246

Commercial and industrial

 

 

194,784

 

13,997

 

448

 

767

 

209,996

227,349

21,721

9,000

3,680

261,750

Small business loans

46,789

2,753

49,542

Paycheck Protection Program loans

203,543

203,543

Main Street Lending Program loans

580

580

Total

 

$

640,141

 

19,766

 

1,472

 

767

 

662,146

$

1,124,015

61,740

16,316

3,680

1,205,751

In addition to credit quality indicators as shown in the above tables, allowance allocations for residential mortgages, consumer loans and leases are also applied based on their performance status as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2017. No2020. NaN troubled debt restructurings performing according to modified terms are included in performing residential mortgages below as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2017.2020.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

March 31, 2021

December 31, 2020

(dollars in thousands)

    

Performing

    

Nonperforming

    

Total

    

Performing

    

Nonperforming

    

Total

    

Performing

    

Nonperforming

    

Total

    

Performing

    

Nonperforming

    

Total

Residential mortgage

 

$

38,926

 

249

 

39,175

 

$

22,154

 

249

 

22,403

$

33,681

1,814

35,495

$

38,457

1,815

40,272

Consumer

 

 

783

 

 —

 

783

 

 

1,022

 

 —

 

1,022

469

469

511

511

Leases

 

 

364

 

 —

 

364

 

 

762

 

 —

 

762

46,539

131

46,670

31,040

31,040

Total

 

$

40,073

 

249

 

40,322

 

$

23,938

 

249

 

24,187

$

80,689

1,945

82,634

$

70,008

1,815

71,823

There were seven5 nonperforming residential mortgage loans at September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 and four5 nonperforming residential mortgage loans at December 31, 20172020 with a combined outstanding principal balance of $1.9 million$902 thousand and $826$910 thousand, respectively, which were carried at fair value and not included in the table above.

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Impaired Loans

The following tables detailtable details the recorded investment and principal balance of impaired loans by portfolio segment, and their related allowance for loan and lease losseslosses.

As of March 31, 2021

As of December 31, 2020

Recorded

Principal

Related

Recorded

Principal

Related

(dollars in thousands)

    

investment

    

balance

    

allowance

    

investment

    

balance

    

allowance

Impaired loans with related allowance:

Commercial and industrial

3,790

3,866

1,562

3,860

3,902

1,563

Small business loans

917

917

376

Home equity lines and loans

94

104

8

95

105

9

Residential mortgage

688

688

72

689

689

73

Total

5,489

5,575

2,018

4,644

4,696

1,645

Impaired loans without related allowance:

Commercial mortgage

$

730

730

1,606

1,642

Commercial and industrial

549

630

785

862

Small business loans

170

170

185

185

Home equity lines and loans

825

839

826

839

Residential mortgage

1,126

1,126

1,128

1,128

Construction

1,206

1,206

1,206

1,206

Leases

131

131

Total

4,737

4,832

5,736

5,862

Grand Total

$

10,226

10,407

2,018

10,380

10,558

1,645

The following table details the average recorded investment and interest income recognized for the periods.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At September 30, 2018

 

At December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

Recorded

 

Principal

 

Related

 

recorded

 

Recorded

 

Principal

 

Related

 

recorded

(dollars in thousands)

    

investment

    

balance

    

allowance

    

investment

    

investment

    

balance

    

allowance

    

investment

Impaired loans with related allowance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial mortgage

 

$

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

Commercial and industrial

 

 

479

 

479

 

 7

 

476

 

124

 

491

 

 1

 

173

Home equity lines and loans

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

Residential mortgage

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

Construction

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

Total

 

 

479

 

479

 

 7

 

476

 

124

 

491

 

 1

 

173

Impaired loans without related allowance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial mortgage

 

$

1,703

 

2,136

 

 —

 

1,698

 

1,534

 

2,025

 

 —

 

1,537

Commercial and industrial

 

 

2,664

 

2,746

 

 —

 

2,748

 

1,907

 

3,180

 

 —

 

2,945

Home equity lines and loans

 

 

85

 

89

 

 —

 

86

 

137

 

137

 

 —

 

137

Residential mortgage

 

 

249

 

258

 

 —

 

254

 

249

 

249

 

 —

 

249

Construction

 

 

1,296

 

1,296

 

 —

 

1,401

 

260

 

260

 

 —

 

267

Total

 

 

5,997

 

6,525

 

 —

 

6,187

 

4,087

 

5,851

 

 —

 

5,135

Grand Total

 

$

6,476

 

7,004

 

 7

 

6,663

 

4,211

 

6,342

 

 1

 

5,308

Interest income recognized on performing impaired loans amounted to $93 thousand and $63 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $218 thousand and $213 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.by portfolio segment.

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2021

March 31, 2020

Average

Interest

Average

Interest

recorded

Income

recorded

Income

(dollars in thousands)

    

investment

Recognized

investment

Recognized

Impaired loans with related allowance:

Commercial and industrial

$

3,826

5

451

5

Small business loans

918

Home equity lines and loans

95

458

Residential mortgage

688

Total

$

5,527

5

909

5

Impaired loans without related allowance:

Commercial mortgage

$

735

8

2,129

21

Commercial and industrial

579

587

4

Small business loans

176

4

934

6

Home equity lines and loans

825

305

-

Residential mortgage

1,127

3,806

-

Construction

1,206

15

1,239

17

Leases

122

Total

$

4,770

27

9,000

48

Grand Total

$

10,297

32

9,909

53

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Troubled Debt Restructuring

The restructuring of a loan is considered a “troubled debt restructuring” (“TDR”) if both of the following conditions are met: (i) the borrower is experiencing financial difficulties, and (ii) the creditor has granted a concession. The most common concessions granted include one or more modifications to the terms of the debt, such as (a) a reduction in the interest rate for the remaining life of the debt, (b) an extension of the maturity date at an interest rate lower than the current market rate for new debt with similar risk, (c) a temporary period of interest-only payments, (d) a reduction in the contractual payment amount for either a short period or remaining term of the loan, and (e) for leases, a reduced lease payment. A less common concession granted is the forgiveness of a portion of the principal.

The determination of whether a borrower is experiencing financial difficulties takes into account not only the current financial condition of the borrower, but also the potential financial condition of the borrower were a concession not granted. The determination of whether a concession has been granted is subjective in nature. For example, simply extending the term of a loan at its original interest rate or even at a higher interest rate could be interpreted as a concession unless the borrower could readily obtain similar credit terms from a different lender.

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The balance of

TDRs at September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 and December 31, 20172020 are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

December 31,

March 31, 

December 31, 

(dollars in thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

    

2021

    

2020

TDRs included in nonperforming loans and leases

 

$  

554

  

741

$

239

  

244

TDRs in compliance with modified terms

 

   

3,463

  

1,900

 

2,534

  

3,362

Total TDRs

 

$  

4,017

  

2,641

$

2,773

  

3,606

The following tables present information regardingThere were 0 loan and lease modifications granted during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 or March 31, 2020 that were categorized as TDRs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2018

 

    

 

    

Pre-Modification

    

Post-Modification

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding

 

Outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

Number of

 

Recorded

 

Recorded

 

Related

(dollar in thousands)

 

Contracts

 

Investment

 

Investment

 

Allowance

Real Estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land and Construction

 

 1

 

$

796

 

$

796

 

$

 —

Total

 

 1

 

$

796

 

$

796

 

$

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018

 

    

 

    

Pre-Modification

    

Post-Modification

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding

 

Outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

Number of

 

Recorded

 

Recorded

 

Related

(dollar in thousands)

 

Contracts

 

Investment

 

Investment

 

Allowance

Real Estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land and Construction

 

 2

 

$

2,410

 

$

2,410

 

$

 —

Commercial and industrial

 

 1

 

 

120

 

 

120

 

 

 —

Total

 

 3

 

$

2,530

 

$

2,530

 

$

 —

Noa TDR.  NaN loan and lease modifications granted during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 and 2020 subsequently defaulted during the same time period.

COVID-19 Loan Modifications

The following table presents information regardingdetails the loan modifications that the Corporation provided to loan customers as of March 31, 2021.

March 31, 2021

December 31, 2020

    

Portfolio

Active

% of

Portfolio

Active

% of

Loan Portfolio

Balance

Modifications

Portfolio Balance

Balance

Modifications

Portfolio Balance

Commercial mortgage

$

517,421

$

24,341

4.7%

$

485,103

$

19,836

4.1%

Commercial and industrial, including leases

308,091

70

0.0%

292,790

Construction & land development

134,601

4,343

3.2%

140,246

4,343

3.1%

Home equity lines and loans

55,578

64,987

Residential mortgage

35,495

40,272

Small business loans

62,373

49,542

2,726

Consumer

469

511

Total

$

1,114,028

$

28,754

2.6%

$

1,073,451

$

26,905

2.5%

In accordance with Section 4013 of the CARES Act, loan deferrals granted to customers that resulted from the impact of COVID-19 and lease modifications granted duringwho were not past due at the nine months ended September 30, 2017 thattime of deferral were categorizednot considered trouble debt restructurings under ASC 310-40 as TDRs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017

 

    

 

    

Pre-Modification

    

Post-Modification

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding

 

Outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

Number of

 

Recorded

 

Recorded

 

Related

(dollar in thousands)

 

Contracts

 

Investment

 

Investment

 

Allowance

Real Estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 1

 

$

165

 

$

165

 

$

 —

Total

 

 1

 

$

165

 

$

165

 

$

 —

Noof March 31, 2021. This provision was extended to January 1, 2022 under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Management continues to monitor these deferrals and has adequately considered these credits in the March 31, 2021 allowance for loan losses balance.  These modified loans are classified as performing and lease modifications granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 subsequently defaulted during the same time period. There were no loan and lease modifications made for the three months ended September 30, 2017.

are not considered past due. Loans are to be placed on non-accrual when it becomes

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apparent that payment of interest or recovery of all principal is questionable, and the COVID-19 related modification is no longer considered short-term or the modification is deemed ineffective.

The following tables present information regarding the types of loan and lease modifications made for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:

For the Three Months Ended

For the Three Months Ended

September 30, 2018

September 30, 2017

Interest Rate

Interest Rate

Loan Term

Change and Loan

Loan Term

Change and Loan

Extension

Term Extension

Extension

Term Extension

Land and Construction

 1

 —

 —

 —

Total

 1

 —

 —

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30, 2018

 

September 30, 2017

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate

 

 

 

Interest Rate

 

 

Loan Term

 

Change and Loan

 

Loan Term

 

Change and Loan

 

    

Extension

    

Term Extension

    

Extension

    

Term Extension

Land and Construction

 

 2

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

Commercial and industrial

 

 —

 

 1

 

 —

 

 1

Total

 

 2

 

 1

 

 —

 

 1

(7)(6)      Short-Term Borrowings and Long‑TermLong-Term Debt

The Corporation’s short‑termshort-term borrowings generally consist of federal funds purchased and short‑termshort-term borrowings extended under agreements with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (“FHLB”). The Corporation has two2 unsecured Federal Funds borrowing facilities with correspondent banks: one of $24,000,000$24 million and one of  $15,000,000.$15 million. Federal Funds purchased generally represent one-day borrowings.  The Corporation had 0 Federal fundsFunds purchased of $0 and $0 at September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2017, respectively.2020. The Corporation also has a facility with the Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) of Philadelphia discount window of $10,667,121.$10.1 million. This facility is fully secured by investment securities and loans.securities. There were no0 borrowings under this facility at September 30, 2018 orMarch 31, 2021 and $10 million at December 31, 20172020.

Short‑termShort-term borrowings as of September 30, 2018 consisted of short‑term advances from the FHLB in the amount of $40,755,700 with interest at 2.10%,  $1,800,000 with an original term of 4 years with interest at 1.70% and $1,200,000 with an original term of 2 years and interest at 0.97%.  

Short‑term borrowings as of DecemberMarch 31, 2017 consisted of short-term advances from the FHLB in the amount of $93,750,000 with interest at 1.54%,  $2,500,000 with an original term of 5 years and interest at 1.92%,  $1,200,000 with an original term of 2 years and interest at 0.97%,  $1,000,000 with an original term of 4 years and interest at 1.68% and $1,300,000 with an original term of 4 years and interest at 1.55%.

Long‑term debt at September 30, 20182021 and December 31, 20172020 consisted of the following fixed rate notesnotes:

Balance as of

Maturity

Interest

March 31, 

December 31, 

(dollars in thousands)

date

    

rate

    

2021

    

2020

Open Repo Plus Weekly

05/28/2021

0.41

%  

60,416

Federal Reserve Discount Window

03/31/2021

0.25

10,000

Mid-term Repo-fixed

01/13/2021

0.36

4,605

Mid-term Repo-fixed

06/10/2021

0.10

6,376

6,376

Mid-term Repo-fixed

09/10/2021

0.11

10,000

10,000

Mid-term Repo-fixed

12/10/2021

0.16

10,000

10,000

Mid-term Repo-fixed

01/27/2021

0.23

5,465

Total

$

26,376

106,862

As part of the CARES Act, the FRB of Philadelphia offered secured discounted borrowings to banks who originated PPP loans through the Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility or PPPLF program.  Advances from this facility are secured 100% by the aggregate face value of pools comprised of loans with common maturity dates. PPPLF advances mature concurrently with the FHLBloans in a given pool. At March 31, 2021, the Corporation pledged $110.6 million of PPP loans to the FRB of Philadelphia to borrow $110.6 million of funds at a rate of 0.35%.

Long-term debt at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consisted of the acquisition purchase note issued in connection with HJ Wealth:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of

 

 

Maturity

 

Interest

 

September 30, 

 

December 31,

(dollars in thousands)

    

date

    

rate

    

2018

    

2017

Mid-term Repo-fixed

 

06/26/19

 

1.70

%  

 

 —

 

1,800

Mid-term Repo-fixed

 

08/10/20

 

2.76

%  

 

5,000

 

5,000

Acquisition Purchase Note

 

04/01/20

 

3.00

%  

 

1,444

 

2,063

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,444

 

8,863

following notes:

Balance as of

Maturity

Interest

March 31, 

December 31, 

(dollars in thousands)

    

date

    

rate

    

2021

    

2020

PPPLF Advances

2022

0.35

%  

45,189

153,269

PPPLF Advances

2026

0.35

$

65,417

Mid-term Repo-fixed

06/29/2022

0.32

7,392

7,392

Mid-term Repo-fixed

09/12/2022

0.23

4,886

4,885

Total

`

$

122,884

165,546

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The FHLB of Pittsburgh has also issued $88,100,000$154 million of letters of credit to the Corporation for the benefit of the Corporation’s public deposit funds and loan customers. These letters of credit expire by December 31, 2018. throughout 2021.

The Corporation has a maximum borrowing capacity with the FHLB of $432,816,917$546.7 million as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 and $380,159,142$638.9 million as of December 31, 2017.2020. All advances and letters of credit from the FHLB are secured by qualifying assetsa blanket lien on non-pledged, mortgage-related loans and securities as part of the Corporation.Corporation’s borrowing agreement with the FHLB.

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(7)      Servicing Assets

The Corporation sells certain residential mortgage loans and the guaranteed portion of certain small business loans (“SBA loans”) to third parties and retains servicing rights and receives servicing fees. All such transfers are accounted for as sales. When the Corporation sells a residential mortgage loan, it does not retain any portion of that loan and its continuing involvement in such transfers is limited to certain servicing responsibilities. While the Corporation may retain a portion of certain sold SBA loans, its continuing involvement in the portion of the loan that was sold is limited to certain servicing responsibilities. When the contractual servicing fees on loans sold with servicing retained are expected to be more than adequate compensation to a servicer for performing the servicing, a capitalized servicing asset is recognized. The Corporation accounts for the transfers and servicing of financial assets in accordance with ASC 860, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishment of Liabilities.

Residential Mortgage Loans

The mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”) are amortized over the period of the estimated future net servicing life of the underlying assets.  MSR’s are evaluated quarterly for impairment based upon the fair value of the rights as compared to their amortized cost.  Impairment is recognized on the income statement to the extent the fair value is less than the capitalized amount of the MSR.  The Corporation serviced $690.9 million and $506.0 million of residential mortgage loans as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Corporation recognized servicing fee income of $358 thousand, compared to $183 thousand during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

Changes in the MSR balance are summarized as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31, 

(dollars in thousands)

2021

    

2020

Balance at beginning of the period

$

4,647

446

Servicing rights capitalized

2,342

184

Amortization of servicing rights

(199)

(33)

Change in valuation allowance

328

(174)

Balance at end of the period

$

7,118

423

Activity in the valuation allowance for MSR’s was as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31, 

(dollars in thousands)

2021

    

2020

Valuation allowance, beginning of period

$

(435)

(98)

Impairment

(174)

Recovery

328

Valuation allowance, end of period

$

(107)

(272)

The Corporation uses assumptions and estimates in determining the fair value of MSRs. These assumptions include prepayment speeds and discount rates. The assumptions used in the valuation were based on input from buyers, brokers and other qualified personnel, as well as market knowledge. At March 31, 2021, the key assumptions used to determine the fair value of the Corporation’s MSRs included a lifetime constant prepayment rate equal to 7.21% and a discount rate equal to 9.00%.  At December 31, 2020, the key assumptions used to determine the fair value of the Corporation’s MSRs included a lifetime constant prepayment rate equal to 9.39% and a discount rate equal to 9.00%.  The prepayment speed assumption has declined from December 31, 2020 to March 31, 2021 as interest

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rates have started to increase and the number of mortgage refinancings have started to decline, while the discount rate assumption is unchanged over this period as the underlying credit quality of the loans sold in each period is relatively unchanged.

At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the sensitivity of the current fair value of the residential mortgage servicing rights to immediate 10% and 20% favorable and unfavorable changes in key economic assumptions are included in the following table.

(dollars in thousands)

March 31, 2021

    

December 31, 2020

Fair value of residential mortgage servicing rights

$

7,258

$

4,647

Weighted average life (years)

6.0

5.0

Prepayment speed

7.21%

9.39%

Impact on fair value:

10% adverse change

$

(250)

$

(183)

20% adverse change

(485)

(354)

Discount rate

9.00%

9.00%

Impact on fair value:

10% adverse change

$

(284)

$

(168)

20% adverse change

(547)

(329)

The sensitivity calculations above are hypothetical and should not be considered to be predictive of future performance. As indicated, changes in fair value based on adverse changes in assumptions generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in assumption to the change in fair value may not be linear. Also, in this table, the effect of an adverse variation in a particular assumption on the fair value of the MSRs is calculated without changing any other assumption; while in reality, changes in one factor may result in changes in another (for example, increases in market interest rates may result in lower prepayments), which may magnify or counteract the effect of the change.

SBA Loans

SBA loan servicing assets are amortized over the period of the estimated future net servicing life of the underlying assets.  SBA loan servicing assets are evaluated quarterly for impairment based upon the fair value of the rights as compared to their amortized cost.  Impairment is recognized on the income statement to the extent the fair value is less than the capitalized amount of the SBA loan servicing asset.  The Corporation serviced $44.8 million and $55.9 million of SBA loans, as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.  

Changes in the SBA loan servicing asset balance are summarized as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31, 

(dollars in thousands)

2021

    

2020

Balance at beginning of the period

$

970

337

Servicing rights capitalized

274

159

Amortization of servicing rights

(67)

(19)

Change in valuation allowance

(17)

(8)

Balance at end of the period

$

1,160

469

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Activity in the valuation allowance for SBA loan servicing assets was as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31, 

(dollars in thousands)

2021

    

2020

Valuation allowance, beginning of period

$

(39)

(26)

Impairment

(17)

(8)

Recovery

Valuation allowance, end of period

$

(56)

(34)

The Corporation uses assumptions and estimates in determining the fair value of SBA loan servicing rights. These assumptions include prepayment speeds, discount rates, and other assumptions. The assumptions used in the valuation were based on input from buyers, brokers and other qualified personnel, as well as market knowledge. At March 31, 2021, the key assumptions used to determine the fair value of the Corporation’s SBA loan servicing rights included a lifetime constant prepayment rate equal to 14.09%, and a discount rate equal to 6.90%. At December 31, 2020, the key assumptions used to determine the fair value of the Corporation’s SBA loan servicing rights included a lifetime constant prepayment rate equal to 12.73%, and a discount rate equal to 8.33%.  

At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the sensitivity of the current fair value of the SBA loan servicing rights to immediate 10% and 20% favorable and unfavorable changes in key economic assumptions are included in the following table.

(dollars in thousands)

March 31, 2021

    

December 31, 2020

Fair value of SBA loan servicing rights

$

1,234

$

1,010

Weighted average life (years)

3.6

3.7

Prepayment speed

14.09%

12.73%

Impact on fair value:

10% adverse change

$

(49)

$

(37)

20% adverse change

(94)

(71)

Discount rate

6.90%

8.33%

Impact on fair value:

10% adverse change

$

(32)

$

(25)

20% adverse change

(62)

(49)

The sensitivity calculations above are hypothetical and should not be considered to be predictive of future performance. As indicated, changes in fair value based on adverse changes in assumptions generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in assumption to the change in fair value may not be linear. Also, in this table, the effect of an adverse variation in a particular assumption on the fair value of the SBA servicing rights is calculated without changing any other assumption; while in reality, changes in one factor may result in changes in another (for example, increases in market interest rates may result in lower prepayments), which may magnify or counteract the effect of the change.

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(8)      Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures

The Corporation uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures.liabilities. The fair value of a financial instrument is 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. Fair value is best determined based upon quoted market prices. However, in many instances, there are no quoted market prices for the Corporation’s various financial instruments. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques. Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows. Accordingly, the fair value estimates may not be realized in an immediate settlement of the instrument.

The fair value guidance provides a consistent definition of fair value, which focuses on exit price in an orderly transaction (that is, not a forced liquidation or distressed sale) between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. If there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability, a change in valuation techniques or the use of multiple valuation techniques may be appropriate. In such instances, determining the price at which willing market participants would transact at the measurement date under current market conditions depends on the facts and circumstances and requires the use of significant judgment. The fair value is a reasonable point within the range that is most representative of fair value under current market conditions.

In accordance with this guidance, the Corporation groups its financial assets and financial liabilities generally measured at fair value in three levels, based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded and the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value.

Level 1 – Valuation is based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.

Level 2 – Valuation is based on inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. The valuation may be based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level 3 – Valuation is based on unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation.

Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

Securities

The fair value of securities available-for-sale (carried at fair value) and held to maturity (carried at amortized cost) are determined by matrix pricing (Level 2), which is a mathematical technique used widely in the industry to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted market prices for the specific securities but rather by relying on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted prices.

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale

The fair value of loans held for sale is based on secondary market prices.

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Mortgage Loans Held for Investment

The fair value of mortgage loans held for investment is based on the price secondary markets are currently offering for similar loans using observable market data.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The fair values of forward commitments and interest rate swaps are based on market pricing and therefore are considered Level 2.  Derivatives classified as Level 3 consist of interest rate lock commitments related to mortgage loan commitments. The determination of fair value includes assumptions related to the likelihood that a commitment will ultimately result in a closed loan, which is a significant unobservable assumption. A significant increase or decrease in the external market price would result in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement.

For financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis, the fair value measurements by level within the fair value hierarchy used at September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 and December 31, 20172020 are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2018

(dollars in thousands)

    

Total

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

Securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities

 

$

24,215

 

 —

 

24,215

 

 —

U.S. government agency collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

12,888

 

 —

 

12,888

 

 —

State and municipal securities

 

 

9,605

 

 —

 

9,605

 

 —

Investments in mutual funds and other equity securities

 

 

970

 

 —

 

970

 

 —

Mortgage loans held-for-sale

 

 

34,044

 

 —

 

34,044

 

 —

Mortgage loans held-for-investment

 

 

11,188

 

 —

 

11,188

 

 —

Interest rate lock commitments

 

 

200

 

 —

 

 —

 

200

Total

 

$

93,110

 

 —

 

92,910

 

200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

March 31, 2021

(dollars in thousands)

    

Total

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

Assets

Securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. asset backed securities

$

27,230

27,230

U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities

 

$

21,268

 

 —

 

21,268

 

 —

3,922

3,922

U.S. government agency collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

7,778

 

 —

 

7,778

 

 —

23,519

23,519

State and municipal securities

 

 

9,959

 

 —

 

9,959

 

 —

72,648

72,648

Investments in mutual funds and other equity securities

 

 

1,001

 

 —

 

1,001

 

 —

Mortgage loans held-for-sale

 

 

35,024

 

 —

 

35,024

 

 —

Mortgage loans held-for-investment

 

 

9,972

 

 —

 

9,972

 

 —

U.S. Treasuries

1,916

1,916

Corporate bonds

4,930

4,930

Equity investments

1,013

1,013

Mortgage loans held for sale

170,248

170,248

Mortgage loans held for investment

13,590

13,590

Interest rate lock commitments

 

 

310

 

 —

 

 —

 

310

3,285

3,285

Forward commitments

1,832

1,832

Customer derivatives - interest rate swaps

151

151

Total

 

$

85,312

 

 —

 

85,002

 

310

$

324,284

320,999

3,285

Liabilities

Interest rate lock commitments

890

890

Forward commitments

8

8

Customer derivatives - interest rate swaps

155

155

$

1,053

163

890

For financial

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December 31, 2020

(dollars in thousands)

    

Total

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

Assets

Securities available for sale:

U.S. asset backed securities

$

25,592

25,592

U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities

4,046

4,046

U.S. government agency collateralized mortgage obligations

23,909

23,909

State and municipal securities

65,810

65,810

Corporate bonds

4,205

4,205

Equity investments

1,031

1,031

Mortgage loans held for sale

229,199

229,199

Mortgage loans held for investment

12,182

12,182

Interest rate lock commitments

6,932

6,932

Forward commitments

Customer derivatives - interest rate swaps

1,118

1,118

Total

$

374,024

367,092

6,932

Liabilities

Interest rate lock commitments

100

100

Forward commitments

1,572

1,572

Customer derivatives - interest rate swaps

1,219

1,219

$

2,891

2,791

100

Financial assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, are considered Level 3 assets in the fair value measurements by level within thehierarchy.  The fair value hierarchy used at September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 and December 31, 20172020 are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2018

(dollars in thousands)

    

Total

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

Impaired loans (2)

 

$

6,476

 

 —

 

 —

 

6,476

Other real estate owned (1)

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

Total

 

$

6,476

 

 —

 

 —

 

6,476

March 31, 2021

December 31, 2020

(dollars in thousands)

    

Fair Value

    

    

Fair Value

Mortgage servicing rights

$

7,118

4,647

SBA loan servicing rights

1,160

970

Impaired loans (1)

3,550

2,998

Total

$

11,828

8,615

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

(dollars in thousands)

    

Total

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

Impaired loans (2)

 

$

4,685

 

 —

 

 —

 

4,685

Other real estate owned (1)

 

 

437

 

 —

 

 —

 

437

Total

 

$

5,122

 

 —

 

 —

 

5,122


(1)

(1)

Real estate properties acquired through, or in lieu of, foreclosure are to be sold and are carried at fair value less estimated cost to sell. Fair value is based upon independent market prices or appraised value of the property. These assets are included in Level 3 fair value based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Appraised values may be discounted based on management’s expertise, historical knowledge, changes in market conditions from the time of valuation and/or estimated costs to sell.

(2)

Impaired loans are those in which the Corporation has measured impairment generally based on the fair value of the loan’s collateral.  Fair value is generally determined based upon independent third‑partythird-party appraisals of the properties, or discounted cash flows based upon the expected proceeds.  These assets are included as Level 3 fair values, based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurements.

values.

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Below is management’s estimate of the fair value of all financial instruments, whether carried at cost or fair value on the Corporation’s balance sheet. The following information should not be interpreted as an estimate of the fair value of the entire Corporation since a fair value calculation is only provided for a limited portion of the Corporation’s assets and liabilities. Due to a wide range of valuation techniques and the degree of subjectivity used in making the estimates, comparisons between the Corporation’s disclosures and those of other companies may not be meaningful. The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of the Corporation’s financial instruments:

(a)Cash and Cash Equivalents

The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheet for cash and short‑termshort-term instruments approximate those assets’ fair values.

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(c)Mortgage       Loans Held for Sale

The fair value of mortgage loans held for sale is based on secondary market prices.

(d)Loans Receivable

The fair value of loans receivable is estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, using market rates at the balance sheet date that reflect the credit and interest rate‑riskrate-risk inherent in the loans. Projected future cash flows are calculated based upon contractual maturity or call dates, projected repayments and prepayments of principal. Generally, for variable rate loans that reprice frequently and with no significant change in credit risk, fair values are based on carrying values. The fair value below is not reflective of an exit price.

(e)Mortgage Loans Held for InvestmentLoan Servicing Rights

The Corporation estimates the fair value of mortgage loans heldservicing rights and SBA loan servicing rights using discounted cash flow models that calculate the present value of estimated future net servicing income. The model uses readily available prepayment speed assumptions for investment is the interest rates of the portfolios serviced. These servicing rights are classified within Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy based upon management’s assessment of the inputs. The Corporation reviews the servicing rights portfolios on the price secondary markets are currently offeringa quarterly basis for similar loans using observable market data.impairment.

(f)Impaired Loans

Impaired loans are those in which the Corporation has measured impairment generally based on the fair value of the loan’s collateral. Fair value is generally determined based upon independent third‑partythird-party appraisals of the properties, or discounted cash flows based upon the expected proceeds. These assets are included as Level 3 fair values, based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurements.

(g)Restricted Investment in Bank Stock

The carrying amount of restricted investment in bank stock approximates fair value, and considers the limited marketability of such securities.

(h)Accrued Interest Receivable and Payable

The carrying amount of accrued interest receivable and accrued interest payable approximates its fair value.

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(i)Deposit Liabilities

The fair values disclosed for demand deposits (e.g., interest and noninterest checking, passbook savings and money market accounts) are, by definition, equal to the amount payable on demand at the reporting date (i.e., their carrying amounts). Fair values for fixed‑ratefixed-rate certificates of deposit are estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies interest rates currently being offered in the market on certificates to a schedule of aggregated expected monthly maturities on time deposits.

(j)Short‑TermShort-Term Borrowings

The carrying amounts of short‑termshort-term borrowings approximate their fair values.

(k)Long‑TermLong-Term Debt

Fair values of FHLB advances and the acquisition purchase note payable are estimated using discounted cash flow analysis, based on quoted prices for new FHLB advances with similar credit risk characteristics, terms and remaining maturity. These prices obtained from this active market represent a market value that is deemed to represent the transfer price if the liability were assumed by a third party.

(l)Subordinated Debt

Fair values of junior subordinated debt are estimated using discounted cash flow analysis, based on market rates currently offered on such debt with similar credit risk characteristics, terms and remaining maturity.

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Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments

Off-balance sheet instruments are primarily comprised of loan commitments, which are generally priced at market at the time of funding. Fees on commitments to extend credit and stand-by letters of credit are deemed to be immaterial and these instruments are expected to be settled at face value or expire unused. It is impractical to assign any fair value to these instruments and as a result they are not included in the table below. Fair values assigned to the notional value of interest rate lock commitments and forward sale contracts are based on market quotes.

(n)Derivative Financial Instruments

The fair value of interest rate lock commitments is based on investor quotes which consider pull-through rates, while the fair value of forward commitments is based on market pricing. 

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The estimated fair values of the Corporation’s financial instruments at September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 and December 31, 20172020 are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

Fair Value

 

Carrying

 

 

 

Carrying

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

    

Hierarchy Level

    

amount

    

Fair value

    

amount

    

Fair value

Financial assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

Level 1

 

$

25,823

 

25,823

 

35,506

 

35,506

Securities available-for-sale

 

Level 2

 

 

47,678

 

47,678

 

40,006

 

40,006

Securities held-to-maturity

 

Level 2

 

 

12,771

 

12,572

 

12,861

 

12,869

Mortgage loans held-for-sale

 

Level 2

 

 

34,044

 

34,044

 

35,024

 

35,024

Loans receivable, net

 

Level 3

 

 

787,889

 

780,958

 

677,956

 

669,852

Mortgage loans held-for-investment

 

Level 2

 

 

11,188

 

11,188

 

9,972

 

9,972

Interest rate lock commitments

 

Level 3

 

 

200

 

200

 

310

 

310

Forward commitments

 

Level 2

 

 

93

 

93

 

 —

 

 —

Restricted investment in bank stock

 

Level 3

 

 

4,581

 

4,581

 

6,814

 

6,814

Accrued interest receivable

 

Level 3

 

 

2,913

 

2,913

 

2,536

 

2,536

Financial liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

Level 2

 

 

781,927

 

775,300

 

627,109

 

626,635

Short-term borrowings

 

Level 2

 

 

43,755

 

43,755

 

99,750

 

99,750

Long-term debt

 

Level 2

 

 

6,444

 

6,458

 

8,863

 

8,865

Subordinated debentures

 

Level 2

 

 

9,308

 

9,241

 

13,308

 

12,883

Accrued interest payable

 

Level 2

 

 

353

 

353

 

216

 

216

Forward commitments

 

Level 2

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

75

 

75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional

 

 

 

Notional

 

 

Off-balance sheet financial instruments:

    

 

    

amount

    

Fair value

    

amount

    

Fair value

  Commitments to extend credit

 

Level 2

 

$

258,719

 

200

 

220,180

 

310

  Letters of credit

 

Level 2

 

 

2,529

 

 —

 

1,809

 

 —

March 31, 2021

December 31, 2020

Fair Value

Carrying

Carrying

(dollars in thousands)

    

Hierarchy Level

    

amount

    

Fair value

    

amount

    

Fair value

Financial assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

Level 1

$

31,004

31,004

36,744

36,744

Securities available-for-sale

Level 2

134,165

134,165

123,562

123,562

Securities held-to-maturity

Level 2

6,476

6,772

6,510

6,857

Equity investments

Level 2

1,013

1,013

1,031

1,031

Mortgage loans held for sale

Level 2

170,248

170,248

229,199

229,199

Loans receivable, net of the allowance for loan and lease losses

Level 3

1,340,961

1,352,643

1,272,582

1,289,776

Mortgage loans held for investment

Level 2

13,590

13,590

12,182

12,182

Interest rate lock commitments

Level 3

3,285

3,285

6,932

6,932

Forward commitments

Level 2

1,832

1,832

Restricted investment in bank stock

NA

5,114

NA

7,861

NA

Accrued interest receivable

Level 3

5,567

5,567

5,482

5,482

Customer derivatives - interest rate swaps

Level 2

151

151

1,118

1,118

Financial liabilities:

Deposits

Level 2

1,383,590

1,470,200

1,241,335

1,392,500

Short-term borrowings

Level 2

26,376

26,376

106,862

106,862

Long-term debt

Level 2

122,884

124,450

165,546

168,000

Subordinated debentures

Level 2

40,701

41,479

40,671

38,375

Accrued interest payable

Level 2

743

743

1,154

1,154

Interest rate lock commitments

Level 3

890

890

100

100

Forward commitments

Level 2

8

8

1,572

1,572

Customer derivatives - interest rate swaps

Level 2

155

155

1,219

1,219

Notional

Notional

Off-balance sheet financial instruments:

    

    

amount

    

Fair value

    

amount

    

Fair value

Commitments to extend credit

Level 2

$

445,536

3,285

421,399

6,932

Letters of credit

Level 2

8,730

8,928

The following table includes a rollforward of interest rate lock commitments for which the Corporation utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value on a recurring basis for the three month peiods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

Three Months Ended March 31, 

2021

    

2020

Balance at beginning of the period

$

6,932

504

(Decrease) increase in value

(3,647)

3,517

Balance at end of the period

$

3,285

4,021

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The following table details the valuation techniques for Level 3 interest rate lock commitments.

Significant

Fair Value

Unobservable

Range of

Weighted

  

Level 3

  

Valuation Technique

  

Input

  

Inputs

  

Average

  

March 31, 2021

$

3,285

Market comparable pricing

Pull through

1 - 99

%

89.79

%

December 31, 2020

6,932

Market comparable pricing

Pull through

1 - 99

83.08

Net realized losses of $4.4 million and net realized gains of $3.3 million due to changes in the fair value of interest rate lock commitments which are classified as Level 3 assets and liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, are recorded in non-interest income as net change in the fair value of derivative instruments in the Corporation’s consolidated statements of income.

(9)    Derivative Financial Instruments

Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives

The Corporation is exposed to certain risk arising from both its business operations and economic conditions.  The Corporation principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. The Corporation manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk primarily by managing the amount, sources, and duration of its assets and liabilities and the use of derivative financial instruments.  Specifically, the Corporation enters into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities that result in the receipt or payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates.  The Corporation’s derivative financial instruments are used to manage differences in the amount, timing, and duration of the Corporation’s known or expected cash receipts and its known or expected cash payments principally related to the Corporation’s loan portfolio.  

Mortgage Banking Derivatives

In connection with its mortgage banking activities, the Corporation enters into commitments to originate certain fixed rate residential mortgage loans for customers, also referred to as interest rate locks. In addition, the Corporation enters into forward commitments for the future sales or purchases of mortgage-backed securities to or from third-party counterparties to hedge the effect of changes in interest rates on the values of both the interest rate locks and mortgage loans held for sale. Forward sales commitments may also be in the form of commitments to sell individual mortgage loans or interest rate locks at a fixed price at a future date. The amount necessary to settle each interest rate lock is based on the price that secondary market investors would pay for loans with similar characteristics, including interest rate and term, as of the date fair value is measured. InterestThe fair value of interest rate lock commitments and forward commitments are recorded within other assets/liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets, with changes in fair values during the period recorded within net change in the fair value of derivative instruments on the unaudited consolidated statements of income.

Customer Derivatives – Interest Rate Swaps

Derivatives not designated as hedges are not speculative and result from a service the Corporation provides to certain customers to swap a fixed rate product for a variable rate product, or vice versa.  The Corporation executes interest rate derivatives with commercial banking customers to facilitate their respective risk management strategies.  Those interest rate derivatives are simultaneously hedged by offsetting derivatives that the Corporation executes with a third party, such that the Corporation minimizes its net interest rate risk exposure resulting from such transactions.  The fair value of interest rate derivatives are recorded within other assets/liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.  As the interest rate derivatives associated with this program do not meet the strict hedge accounting requirements, changes in the fair value of both the customer derivatives and the offsetting derivatives are recognized directly in earnings.  

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The following table presents a summary of the notional amounts and fair values of derivative financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

(dollars in thousands)

Notional
Amount

    

Asset
(Liability)
Fair Value

    

Notional
Amount

    

Asset
(Liability)
Fair Value

    

Interest Rate Lock Commitments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Positive fair values

$

32,445

 

284

 

38,574

 

344

 

Negative fair values

 

9,603

 

(84)

 

7,201

 

(34)

 

Net interest rate lock commitments

 

42,048

 

200

 

45,775

 

310

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward Commitments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Positive fair values

 

25,000

 

107

 

6,500

 

 5

 

Negative fair values

 

8,500

 

(14)

 

32,250

 

(80)

 

Net forward commitments

 

33,500

 

93

 

38,750

 

(75)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net derivative fair value asset

$

75,548

 

293

 

84,525

 

235

 

March 31, 2021

December 31, 2020

(dollars in thousands)

Balance Sheet Line Item

Notional
Amount

    

Asset
(Liability)
Fair Value

    

Notional
Amount

    

Asset
(Liability)
Fair Value

Interest Rate Lock Commitments

Positive fair values

Other assets

$

258,001

3,285

406,422

6,932

Negative fair values

Other liabilities

92,007

(890)

22,406

(100)

Total

350,008

2,395

428,828

6,832

Forward Commitments

Positive fair values

Other assets

161,000

1,832

Negative fair values

Other liabilities

32,500

(8)

218,000

(1,572)

Total

193,500

1,824

218,000

(1,572)

Customer Derivatives - Interest Rate Swaps

Positive fair values

Other assets

36,408

151

20,979

1,118

Negative fair values

Other liabilities

36,408

(155)

20,979

(1,219)

Total

72,816

(4)

41,958

(101)

Total derivative financial instruments

$

616,324

4,215

688,786

5,159

Interest rate lock commitments are considered Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy, while the forward commitments and interest rate swaps are considered Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

The following table presents a summary of the fair value gains and losses on derivative financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 

(dollars in thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

    

2018

    

2017

Interest Rate Lock Commitments

 

$

(224)

 

(423)

 

(110)

 

(162)

Forward Commitments

 

 

294

 

(80)

 

169

 

47

Net fair value gains (losses) on derivative financial instrument

 

$

70

 

(503)

 

59

 

(115)

Three Months Ended March 31, 

(dollars in thousands)

    

2021

    

2020

Interest Rate Lock Commitments

$

(4,437)

3,342

Forward Commitments

3,396

(2,311)

Customer Derivatives - Interest Rate Swaps

97

(77)

Net fair value (losses) gains on derivative financial instruments

$

(944)

954

Realized gains/(losses)Net realized gains on derivatives were ($170 thousand) thousand and $278 thousand$4.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 and 2017, respectively, and $534 thousand and $845 thousandnet realized losses on derivatives were $1.4 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and are included in other non-interest income in the unaudited consolidated statements of income.

March 31, 2020.

(10)    Segments

ASC Topic 280 – Segment Reporting identifies operating segments as components of an enterprise which are evaluated regularly by the Corporation’s Chief Operating Decision Maker, our Chief Executive Officer, in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance. The Corporation has applied the aggregation criterion set forth in this codification to the results of its operations.

Our Banking segment consists of commercial and retail banking. The Banking segment generates interest income from its lending (including leasing) and investing activities and is dependent on the gathering of lower cost deposits from its branch network or borrowed funds from other sources for funding its loans, resulting in the generation of net interest income. The Banking segment also derives revenues from other sources including gains on the sale of available for sale investment securities, gains on the sale of residential mortgage loans, SBA income, service charges on deposit accounts, cash sweep fees, overdraft fees, BOLI income, title insurance fees, and other less significant non-interest income.

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Meridian Wealth Partners (“Wealth”), is a registered investment advisor and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation,Bank, that provides a comprehensive array of wealth management services and products and the trusted guidance to help

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its clients and our banking customers prepare for the future. The unit generates non-interest income through advisory fees.

Meridian’s mortgage banking segmentMeridian Mortgage (“Mortgage”) consists of one central loan production facility and several retail and profit sharing16 loan production offices located throughout the Delaware Valley.Valley and Maryland. The Mortgage segment originates 1 – 4 family residential mortgages and sells nearly all of its production including servicing to third party investors. The unit generates net interest income on the loans it originates and holds temporarily, then earns fee income (primarily gain on sales) at the time of the sale.  The unit also recognizes income from document preparation fees, changes in portfolio pipeline fair values and related net hedging gains.

The table below summarizes income and expenses, directly attributable to each business line, which has been included in the statement of operations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2018

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2017

(dollars in thousands)

    

Bank

    

Wealth

    

Mortgage

    

Total

    

Bank

    

Wealth

    

Mortgage

    

Total

Net interest income

 

$

8,107

 

71

 

200

 

8,378

 

$

7,190

 

31

 

120

 

7,341

Provision for loan losses

 

 

(291)

 

 —

 

 —

 

(291)

 

 

(665)

 

 —

 

 —

 

(665)

Net interest income after provision

 

 

7,816

 

71

 

200

 

8,087

 

 

6,525

 

31

 

120

 

6,676

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage banking income

 

 

105

 

 —

 

8,169

 

8,274

 

 

67

 

 —

 

9,837

 

9,904

Wealth management income

 

 

59

 

871

 

 —

 

930

 

 

18

 

916

 

 —

 

934

Net change in fair values

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

(333)

 

(333)

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

(547)

 

(547)

Other

 

 

363

 

 —

 

(67)

 

296

 

 

353

 

 —

 

(194)

 

159

Total non-interest income

 

 

527

 

871

 

7,769

 

9,167

 

 

438

 

916

 

9,096

 

10,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest Expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

 

3,264

 

445

 

5,192

 

8,901

 

 

3,237

 

411

 

6,682

 

10,330

Occupancy and equipment

 

 

521

 

29

 

370

 

920

 

 

575

 

26

 

391

 

992

Professional fees

 

 

590

 

 9

 

115

 

714

 

 

394

 

 5

 

82

 

481

Advertising and promotion

 

 

301

 

111

 

178

 

590

 

 

254

 

126

 

217

 

597

Other

 

 

1,259

 

314

 

1,055

 

2,628

 

 

1,238

 

198

 

1,176

 

2,612

Total non-interest expense

 

 

5,935

 

908

 

6,910

 

13,753

 

 

5,698

 

766

 

8,548

 

15,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Margin

 

$

2,408

 

34

 

1,059

 

3,501

 

$

1,265

 

181

 

668

 

2,114

Segment Information

Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020

(Dollars in thousands)

    

Bank

    

Wealth

    

Mortgage

    

Total

    

Bank

    

Wealth

    

Mortgage

    

Total

Net interest income

$

14,500

(14)

634

15,120

$

9,518

(2)

150

9,666

Provision for loan losses

599

599

1,552

1,552

Net interest income after provision

13,901

(14)

634

14,521

7,966

(2)

150

8,114

Non-interest Income

Mortgage banking income

268

23,832

24,100

102

6,691

6,793

Wealth management income

1,136

1,136

1,021

1,021

SBA income

1,245

1,245

542

542

Net change in fair values

98

(5,011)

(4,913)

(65)

1,817

1,752

Net gain (loss) on hedging activity

4,261

4,261

(1,425)

(1,425)

Other

712

507

1,219

445

91

536

Non-interest income

2,323

1,136

23,589

27,048

1,024

1,021

7,174

9,219

Non-interest expense

8,932

895

18,436

28,263

6,937

788

6,337

14,062

Income before income taxes

$

7,292

227

5,787

13,306

$

2,053

231

987

3,271

Total Assets

$

1,578,721

6,092

159,164

1,743,977

$

1,192,882

5,337

105,223

1,303,442

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017

(dollars in thousands)

    

Bank

    

Wealth

    

Mortgage

    

Total

    

Bank

    

Wealth

    

Mortgage

    

Total

Net interest income

 

$

23,597

 

217

 

402

 

24,216

 

$

20,733

 

70

 

302

 

21,105

Provision for loan losses

 

 

(1,258)

 

 —

 

 —

 

(1,258)

 

 

(1,445)

 

 —

 

 —

 

(1,445)

Net interest income after provision

 

 

22,339

 

217

 

402

 

22,958

 

 

19,288

 

70

 

302

 

19,660

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage banking income

 

 

148

 

 —

 

20,259

 

20,407

 

 

67

 

 —

 

25,022

 

25,089

Wealth management income

 

 

149

 

2,847

 

 —

 

2,996

 

 

233

 

1,672

 

 —

 

1,905

Net change in fair values

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

(471)

 

(471)

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

100

 

100

Other

 

 

1,136

 

 —

 

823

 

1,959

 

 

995

 

 —

 

(567)

 

428

Total non-interest income

 

 

1,433

 

2,847

 

20,611

 

24,891

 

 

1,295

 

1,672

 

24,555

 

27,522

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest Expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

 

10,390

 

1,373

 

14,956

 

26,719

 

 

9,874

 

856

 

19,023

 

29,753

Occupancy and equipment

 

 

1,599

 

99

 

1,172

 

2,870

 

 

1,666

 

52

 

1,100

 

2,818

Professional feees

 

 

1,325

 

20

 

325

 

1,670

 

 

943

 

125

 

316

 

1,384

Advertising and promotion

 

 

917

 

319

 

566

 

1,802

 

 

746

 

205

 

586

 

1,537

Other

 

 

3,827

 

613

 

2,888

 

7,328

 

 

3,766

 

303

 

3,496

 

7,565

Total non-interest expense

 

 

18,058

 

2,424

 

19,907

 

40,389

 

 

16,995

 

1,541

 

24,521

 

43,057

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Margin

 

$

5,714

 

640

 

1,106

 

7,460

 

$

3,588

 

201

 

336

 

4,125

(11)    Recent LitigationStockholders’ Equity

On November 21, 2017, three former employeesJanuary 28, 2021, the Corporation announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.125 per share, payable on February 22, 2021 to shareholders of record as of February 8, 2021. On February 16, 2021, the Corporation announced that its Board of Directors declared a special dividend of $1.00 per share. The special dividend was paid on March 15, 2021 to shareholders of record as of March 1, 2021. During the first quarter of 2021, the Corporation paid a quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share and the special dividend of $1.00 per share noted above.

On April 22, 2021, the Corporation’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.125 per common share, payable on May 17, 2021 to shareholders of record as of May 10, 2021.

On April 26, 2021, the Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan pursuant to which the Corporation may repurchase up to $6 million of the mortgage-banking division of the Bank filed suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Juan Jordan et al. v. Meridian Bank, Thomas Campbell and Christopher Annas, against the Bank purporting tocompany’s outstanding common stock, par value $1.00 per share. Stock will be a class and collective action seeking unpaid and overtime wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law, and the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act of 1968 on behalf of similarly situated plaintiffs. In February 2018, the Bank answered the complaint and presented affirmative defenses. In March 2018, plaintiffs’ counsel and the Bank agreed to move forward with non-binding mediation. Although the Bank believes it has strong and meritorious defenses, given the uncertainty of litigation, the preliminary stage of the case, and the legal standards that must be met for, among other things, success on the merits, the Bank has recorded a $200 thousand reserve as a reasonable estimate for possible losses that may result from this action. This estimate may changepurchased from time to time and actual losses could vary.in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise, at the discretion of management of the company in accordance with legal requirements. This program is subject to applicable regulatory protocol.

(12)    Recent Accounting Pronouncements

As an “emerging growth company” under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (“JOBS Act”), Meridian Corporationthe Bank is permitted an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards affecting public companies. We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of (i) the end of the fiscal year during which we have total annual gross revenues of $1,070,000,000 or more, (ii) the end of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the completion of our initial public offering, (iii) the date on which we have, during the previous three-year period, issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt and (iv) the end of the fiscal year in which the market value of our equity securities that are held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of June 30 of that year. We have elected to take advantage of this extended transition period, which means that the financial statements included herein, as well as any financial statements that we file in the future, will not be subject to all new or revised accounting standards generally applicable to public companies for the transition period for so long as we remain an emerging growth company or until we affirmatively and irrevocably opt out of the extended transition period under the JOBS Act. If we do so, we will prominently disclose this decision in the first periodic report following our decision, and such decision is irrevocable. As a filer under the JOBS Act, we will implement new accounting standards subject to the effective dates required for non-public entities.

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FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014‑09 (Topic 606), “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”

Issued in May 2014, ASU 2014‑09 will require an entity to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers using a five-step model that requires entities to exercise judgment when considering the terms of the contracts. In August 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2015‑14, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date. This amendment defers the effective date of ASU 2014‑09 by one year. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016‑ 08”, “Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Gross versus Net),” which amends the principal versus agent guidance and clarifies that the analysis must focus on whether the entity has control of the goods or services before they are transferred to the customer. In addition, the FASB issued ASU Nos. 2016‑20, “Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers” and 2016‑12, “Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients”, both of which provide additional clarification of certain provisions in Topic 606. These Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) updates are effective for public companies for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, but early adoption is permitted. Early adoption is permitted only as of annual reporting periods after December 15, 2016. The standard permits the use of either the ‘retrospective’ or ‘retrospectively with the cumulative effect’ transition method. For non-public companies, the ASC updates are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Corporation expects to adopt ASU 2014-09 for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019 and is evaluating all revenue streams, accounting policies, practices and reporting to identify and understand any impact on the Corporation’s Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.

FASB ASU 2017‑04 (Topic 350), “Intangibles – Goodwill and Others”

Issued in January 2017, ASU 2017‑04 simplifies how an entity is required to test goodwill for impairment by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Step 2 measures a goodwill impairment loss by comparing the implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. ASU 2017‑04 is effective for public companies for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019 including interim periods within those periods. ASU 2017‑04 is effective for non-public companies for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2021 including interim periods within those periods. The Corporation is evaluating the effect that ASU 2017‑04 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

FASB ASU 2017‑01 (Topic 805), “Business Combinations”

Issued in January 2017, ASU 2017‑01 clarifies the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. The definition of a business affects many areas of accounting including acquisitions, disposals, goodwill, and consolidation. ASU 2017‑01 is effective for public companies for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 including interim periods within those periods, while for non-public companies the ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Corporation is evaluating the effect that ASU 2017‑01 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

FASB ASU 2016‑15 (Topic 320), “Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments”

Issued in August 2016, ASU 2016‑15 provides guidance on eight specific cash flow issues and their disclosure in the consolidated statements of cash flows. The issues addressed include debt prepayment, settlement of zero-coupon debt, contingent consideration in business combinations, proceeds from settlement of insurance claims, proceeds from settlement of BOLI, distributions received from equity method investees, beneficial interests in securitization transactions, and separately identifiable cash flows and application of the Predominance principle. ASU 2016‑15 is effective for public companies for the annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. For non-public companies ASU 2016‑15 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. The Corporation 

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is evaluating the impact of this guidance and does not anticipate a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

FASB ASU 2016‑132016-13 (Topic 326), “Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments”

Issued in June 2016, ASU 2016‑132016-13 significantly changes how companies measure and recognize credit impairment for many financial assets. The newThis ASU requires businesses and other organizations to measure the current expected credit losses (“CECL”) on financial assets, such as loans, net investments in leases, certain debt securities, bond insurance and other receivables.  The amendments affect entities holding financial assets and net investments in leases that are not accounted for at fair value through net income. Current GAAP requires an incurred loss model will require companies to immediately recognize an estimate ofmethodology for recognizing credit losses that delays recognition until it is probable a loss has been incurred. The amendments in this ASU replace the incurred loss impairment methodology with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonableness and supportable information to occur overinform credit loss estimates. An entity should apply the remaining lifeamendments through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the financial assets that are in the scopebeginning of the standard. The ASU also makes targeted amendments tofirst reporting period in which the current impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities. ASU 2016‑13guidance is effective (modified retrospective approach). Acquired credit impaired loans for public companieswhich the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 310-30 has been previously applied should prospectively apply the guidance in this ASU.  A prospective transition approach is required for debt securities for which an other-than-temporary impairment has been recognized before the effective date. In October 2019, the FASB approved a delay for the annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. For non-public companiesimplementation of the ASU. Accordingly, as an emerging growth company, the Corporation’s effective date for the implementation of the ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within the fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2021.will be January 1, 2023.  The Corporation is evaluatingcurrently determining under which method we

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will adopt this ASU.  The Corporation has assembled a cross-functional team from Finance, Credit, and IT that is leading the effect that ASU 2016‑13 will haveimplementation efforts to evaluate the impact of this guidance on itsthe Corporation's consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.disclosures, internal systems, accounting policies, processes and related internal controls.  At this time the Corporation cannot yet estimate the impact to the consolidated financial statements.

FASB ASU 2019-04, “Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses, Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments”

Issued in April 2019, ASU 2019-04 clarifies certain aspects of accounting for credit losses, hedging activities, and financial instruments (addressed by ASUs 2016-13, 2017-12, and 2016-01, respectively). The amendments to estimating expected credit losses (ASU 2016-13), in particular, how a company considers recoveries and extension options when estimating expected credit losses, are the most relevant to the Corporation. The ASU clarifies that (1) the estimate of expected credit losses should include expected recoveries of financial assets, including recoveries of amounts expected to be written off and those previously written off, and (2) that contractual extension or renewal options that are not unconditionally cancellable by the lender are considered when determining the contractual term over which expected credit losses are measured. Management will consider the impact of ASU 2019-04 when considering the impact of ASU 2016-13 as discussed above.

FASB ASU 2016‑022016-02 (Topic 842), “Leases��“Leases”

Issued in February 2016, ASU 2016‑022016-02 revises the accounting related to lessee accounting. Under the new guidance, lessees will be required to recognize a lease liability and a right-of-use asset for all leases. The new lease guidance also simplifies the accounting for sale and leaseback transactions primarily because lessees must recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. ASU 2016‑02 is effective for public companiesIn June 2020, the FASB approved a delay for the first interim period within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. For non-public companiesimplementation of the ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within the fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2020. In July 2018 ASU 2018-11 was issued which creates a new, optional transition method for implementing ASU 2016-02 and a lessor practical expedient for separating lease and non-lease components and has the same effective date as ASU 2016-02.  Under the optional transition method of ASU 2018-11, the Corporation may initially apply the new lease standard at the adoption date and recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption.  The Corporation is evaluating the effects that ASU 2016‑02 and ASU 2018-11 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

FASB ASU 2016‑01 (Subtopic 825‑10), “Financial Instruments – Overall, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”

Issued in January 2016, ASU 2016‑01 provides that equity investments will be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. When fair value is not readily determinable, an entity may elect to measure the equity investment at cost, minus impairment, plus or minus any change in the investment’s observable price. For financial liabilities that are measured at fair value, the amendment requires an entity to present separately, in other comprehensive income, any change in fair value resulting from a change in instrument-specific credit risk. For public companies, ASU 2016‑01 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. For non-public companies the ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within the fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Entities may apply this guidance on a prospective or retrospective basis. ASU 2018‑03, Technical Corrections and Improvements to Financial Instruments—Overall (Subtopic 825‑10) clarifies certain aspects of ASU 2016‑01 and has the same effective dates for non-public companies. The Corporation is evaluating the effects that ASU 2016‑01 and ASU 2018‑03 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

FASB ASU 2017‑08 (Subtopic 310‑20), “Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310‑20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities”

Issued in March 2017, ASU 2017‑08 shortens the amortization period for certain callable debt securities held at a premium. Specifically, the amendment requires the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. The amendment does not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount; the discount continues to be amortized to maturity. For public business entities,ASU. Accordingly, the amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years, and

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interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. For non-public companies the ASU is effectiveCorporation for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019,2021, and interim periods within the fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2020.15, 2022. Under ASU 2016-02, the Corporation will recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease obligation liability on the consolidated statement of financial condition, which will increase the Corporation’s assets and liabilities. The Corporation is evaluating the effect thatother potential impacts of ASU 2017‑08 will have2016-02 on its consolidated financial statements.

FASB ASU 2020-04 (Topic 848), “Reference Rate Reform (“ASC 848”): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting”

Issued in March 2020, ASU 2020-04 contains optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued. The Corporation does not have a significant concentration of loans, derivative contracts, borrowings or other financial instruments with attributes that are either directly or indirectly dependent on LIBOR.  The guidance under ASC-848 will be available for a limited time, generally through December 31, 2022. The Corporation expects to adopt the LIBOR transition relief allowed under this standard.

FASB ASU 2018-15 (Topic 350), "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software"

Issued in August 2018, ASU 2018-15 provides clarity on capitalizing and expensing implementation costs for cloud computing arrangements in a service contract. If an implementation cost is capitalized, the cost should be recognized over the noncancellable term and periodically assessed for impairment. The guidance is effective in annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020 and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2021. Adoption should be applied retrospectively or prospectively to all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption. The Corporation does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

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FASB ASU 2017‑12 (Subtopic 815), “Derivatives and Hedging: Targeted Improvements to2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Hedging Activities”Income Taxes”

Issued in August 2017,December 2019, ASU 2017‑12 better aligns hedge2019-12 adds new guidance to simplify accounting with an organization’s risk management activities infor income taxes, changes the financial statements. In addition,accounting for certain income tax transactions and makes minor improvements to the ASU simplifies the application of hedge accountingcodification. The guidance in areas where practice issues exist. Specifically, the proposed ASU eases the requirements for effectiveness testing, hedge documentation and application of the shortcut and the critical terms match methods. Entities would be permitted to designate contractually specified components as the hedged risk in a cash flow hedge involving the purchase or sale of nonfinancial assets or variable rate financial instruments. In addition, entities would no longer separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness. Also, entities, may choose refined measurement techniques to determine the changes in fair value of the hedged item in fair value hedges of benchmark interest rate risk. For public business entities, the ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interimannual periods beginning after December 15, 2020. Early applicationadoption is permitted. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

FASB ASU 2020-06, “Debt With Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity

This ASU clarifies the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity. The amendments in this update reduce the number of accounting models for convertible debt instruments and convertible preferred stock by removing the cash conversion model and the beneficial conversion feature models.For public business entities that meet the definition of an SEC filer (excluding smaller reporting entities), the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after Dec. 15, 2021, and interim periods within. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after Dec. 15, 2023, and interim periods within. Early adoption is permitted, in any interim periodbut no earlier than for fiscal years beginning after issuance of the ASU for existing hedging relationships on the date of adoption and the effect of adoption should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption (that is, the initial application date). The Corporation has evaluated ASU 2017‑12, and has determined it has no hedging strategies for which it plans to implement the ASU but we will consider the impact of the ASU on future hedging strategies that may arise.Dec. 15, 2020.

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

You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements contained in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q10-Q and the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes and the discussion under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for the year ended December 31, 2017 (the “2017 10‑K”)2020 included in Meridian Bank’sCorporation’s Annual Report on Form 10‑K10-K filed with the Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationSecurities and Exchange Commission (the “FDIC”“SEC”).

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Meridian Corporation (the “Corporation”) may from time to time make written or oral “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements with respect to Meridian Corporation’s strategies, goals, beliefs, expectations, estimates, intentions, capital raising efforts, financial condition and results of operations, future performance and business. Statements preceded by, followed by, or that include the words “may,” “could,” “should,” “pro forma,” “looking forward,” “would,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” or similar expressions generally indicate a forward-looking statement. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that are subject to change based on various important factors (some of which, in whole or in part, are beyond Meridian Corporation’s control). Numerous competitive, economic, regulatory, legal and technological factors, risks and uncertainties including, without limitation: the impact of the current COVID-19 pandemic and government responses thereto, on the U.S. economy, including the markets in which we operate; actions that we and our customers take in response to these factors and the effects such actions have on our operations, products, services and customer relationships; and the risk that the Small Business Administration may not fund some or all Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan guaranties, among others, could cause Meridian Corporation’s financial performance to differ materially from the goals, plans, objectives, intentions and expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements.  Meridian Corporation cautions that the foregoing factors are not exclusive, and neither such factors nor any such forward-looking statement takes into account the impact of any future events. All forward-looking statements and information set forth herein are based on management’s current beliefs and assumptions as of the date hereof and speak only as of the date they are made. For a more complete discussion of the assumptions, risks and uncertainties related to our business, you are encouraged to review Meridian Corporation’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and, for periods prior to the completion of the holding company reorganization, Meridian Bank’s filings with the FDIC, including Meridian Bank’s most recent annual reportour Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017,2020 and subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K that update or provide information in addition to the information included in the Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings, if any. Meridian

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Corporation does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by Meridian Corporation or by or on behalf of Meridian Bank.

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Recent Developments

Impacts of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause significant, unprecedented disruption that affects daily living and negatively impacts the economy.  The current interest rate environment, borrower and counterparty credit quality and market volatility, among other factors, continue to impact our performance. Though we are unable to estimate the magnitude, we expect the pandemic and the resulting economic environment will continue to affect our future operating results.

Meridian was able to react quickly to the changes required by the pandemic because of the commitment and flexibility of its workforce coupled with well-prepared business continuity plans. While state and local governments have eased temporary business closures and we have opened our branches, we expect our colleagues who have been operating remotely to continue for a period of time. While the approved vaccines are being administered throughout our footprint, it remains unknown when, or if, there will be a return to historical norms of economic and social activity.

We continue to work with our customers to originate and renew business loans as well as originate loans made available through the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), a lending program established as part of the relief to American consumers and businesses in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). Several subsequent congressional acts have reopened and extended the PPP loan program. During the 2021 first quarter, we have processed over 797 applications totaling approximately $117 million under the reopened PPP.

Critical Accounting Policies, Judgments and Estimates

Our accounting and reporting policies conform to GAAP and conform to general practices within the industry in which we operate. To prepare financial statements in conformity with GAAP, management makes estimates, assumptions and judgments based on available information. These estimates, assumptions and judgments affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates, assumptions and judgements are based on information available as of the date of the financial statements and, as this information changes, actual results could differ from the estimates, assumptions and judgments reflected in the financial statements. While certain valuation assumptions and judgments will change to account for COVID-19 pandemic-related circumstances such as widening credit spreads, the Corporation does not anticipate significant changes in methodology used to determine the fair value of assets measured in accordance with GAAP.In particular, management has identified severalthe provision and allowance for loan losses as the accounting policiespolicy that, due to the estimates, assumptions and judgements inherent in those policies, arethat policy, is critical in understanding our financial statements.

These policies include (i) determining the provision and allowance for loan and lease losses, and (ii) the determination of fair value for financial instruments.  Management has presented the application of these policiesthis policy to the audit committee of our board of directors.

TheseThis critical accounting policies,policy, along with other significant accounting policies, are presented in in NoteFootnote 1 of the Corporation’s Consolidated Financial Statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 20172020 and 20162019 included in the 2017 10‑K.Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Recent Acquisitions

As disclosed previously, Meridian Bank acquired HJ Wealth Management, LLC in April 2017.

Executive Overview

The following items highlight the Corporation’s results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018,March 31, 2021, as compared to the same periodsperiod in 2017,2020, and the changes in its financial condition as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 as compared to December 31, 2017.2020. More detailed information related to these highlights can be found in the sections that follow.

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Three Month Results of Operations

Net income was $10.2 million or $1.65 per diluted share, an increase of $7.7 million, or 304.2%. The increase was driven by growth in the balance sheet, as well as growth in our fee producing divisions of mortgage, wealth and SBA.
ROE and ROA were 30.06% and 2.43%, respectively, for the first quarter 2021, compared to 8.40% and 0.87%, respectively, for the first quarter 2020.
Pre-tax, pre-provision income (a non-GAAP measure) for the first quarter of 2021 was $13.9 million, an increase of $9.1 million or 188.3%. A reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure is included in the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section below.
Total revenue was $44.5 million, an increase of $21.5 million or 93.4%.
Net interest income increased $5.5 million, or 56.4%, with interest expense down $1.8 million or 43.5%.
Non-interest income increased $17.8 million or 193.4%, driven by mortgage banking revenue, wealth management income, SBA income, gains on security sales and other fee income.

·

o

Net income for common stockholders for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was $2.7Mortgage banking net revenue increased $17.3 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, an increase254.8%, due to higher levels of $1.6originations and refinancings, largely derived from the expansion of our mortgage division into Maryland. Net gains on hedging activity increased $5.7 million, as compared to net income of $1.1 million for the same periodwhile negative fair value changes in 2017.

loans and derivative instruments were $6.6 million.

·

o

Return on average equity (“ROE”) and return on average assets (“ROA”) for the three months ended September 30, 2018 were 10.16% and 1.16%, respectively.

Wealth management income was up $115 thousand, or 11.3%.

·

o

SBA income was up $703 thousand, or 129.7% as the number and value of SBA loans sold increased from the prior year.

Net interesto

Gains on sales of securities were up $48 thousand, or 100.0%.
oOther fee income increased $1.1 million,$634 thousand, or 14.1%, to $8.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018, as compared to $7.3 million for the same period in 2017.

144.4%.

·

Provision for loan and lease losses (the “Provision”)was $599 thousand in the first quarter of $291 thousand for2021 compared to $1.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2018 was a decreasefirst quarter of $374 thousand from the $665 thousand Provision recorded for the same period in 2017.

2020.

·

Non-interest income of $9.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was a $1.3expenses increased $14.2 million, or 12.3% decrease from the same period in 2017.

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·

Mortgage banking income decreased $1.6 million, or 16.5%101.0%, to $8.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018, as compared to $9.9 million for the same period in 2017.

·

Non-interest expense of $13.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 decreased $1.3 million, or 8.4%, from $15.0 million for the same period in 2017.

Nine Month Results of Operations

·

Net income for common stockholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $5.8 million, or $0.90 per diluted share,driven by an increase of $3.9 million as compared to net income of $1.9 million for the same period in 2017.

salaries and benefits.

·

ROE and ROA for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 were 7.47% and 0.87%, respectively.

·

Net interest income increased $3.1 million, or 14.7%, to $24.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, as compared to $21.1 million for the same period in 2017.

·

The Provision of $1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was a decrease of $200 thousand from the $1.5 million Provision recorded for the same period in 2017.

·

Non-interest income of $24.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was a $2.6 million or 9.6% decrease from the same period in 2017.

·

Mortgage banking income decreased $4.7 million, or 18.7%, to $20.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, as compared to $25.1 million for the same period in 2017.

·

Non-interest expense of $40.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 decreased $2.7 million, or 6.3%, from $43.1 million for the same period in 2017.

Changes in Financial Condition

·

Total assets of $959.8 million as of September 30, 2018 increased $103.8 million, or 12.1%, from $856.0 million as of December 31, 2017.

Total assets increased $23.8 million, or 1.4%, to $1.7 billion as of March 31, 2021.

·

Consolidated stockholders’ equity of $107.0 million as of September 30, 2018 increased $5.6 million from $101.4 million as of December 31, 2017.

Total loans, net of allowance, increased $ 69.2 million, or 5.5%, to $1.3 billion as of March 31, 2021. SBA PPP loans contributed $27.0 million net to this increase, while portfolio loans increased $42.2 million, or 3.9%.

·

Total portfolio loans and leases, excluding mortgage loans held for sale, as of September 30, 2018 were $806.8 million, an increase of $112.2 million, or 16.1%, from $694.6 million as of December 31, 2017.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Meridian provided nearly 200 borrowers with assistance through loan payment holidays of 3-6 months on loans totaling approximately $166.6 million. As of March 31, 2021, $137.8 million of loans had returned to their original payment terms with $28.8 million in active loan modifications, compared to loan modifications of $26.9 million as of December 31, 2020. The increase in loan modifications in the first quarter of 2021 was due to a first loan modification provided to a borrower in the hospitality industry.

·

Total non-performing loans and leases of $2.9 million represented 0.36% of portfolio loans and leases as of September 30, 2018 as compared to $3.2 million, or 0.45% of portfolio loans and leases, as of December 31, 2017.

As of March 31, 2021, we have assisted borrowers with the forgiveness of approximately 453 PPP “round 1” loans totaling approximately $88.9 million, while also helping borrowers to secure approximately 435 PPP “round 2” loans totaling approximately $92.6 million.

·

The $7.7 million allowance for loan losses (“Allowance’), as of September 30, 2018, represented 0.96% of portfolio loans and leases, as compared to $6.7 million, or 0.96% of portfolio loans and leases, as of December 31, 2017.

Mortgage loans held for sale decreased $59.0 million, or 25.7%, to $170.2 million as of March 31, 2021.

·

Total deposits of $781.9 million as of September 30, 2018 increased $154.8 million, or 24.7%, from $627.1 million as of December 31, 2017.

Mortgage segment originated $725.0 in loans for the quarter-ended March 31, 2021.

Total deposits grew $142.3 million, or 11.5%, to $1.4 billion as of March 31, 2021.
Non-interest bearing deposits grew $53.9 million, or 26.4%, to $257.7 million as of March 31, 2021.
Borrowings from the Federal Reserve’s Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility (“PPPLF”) were $110.6 million as of March 31, 2021, a decrease of $42.7 million from December 31, 2020. Other borrowings were down $80.5 million or 67.6%.
Returned $6.9 million of capital to Meridian shareholders through a quarterly dividend of $0.125 and $1.00 special dividend, both paid during first quarter 2021.

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Key Performance Ratios

Key financial performance ratios for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 and 20172020 are shown in the table below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

    

2018

    

2017

    

2018

    

2017

 

Three Months Ended

March 31, 

2021

    

2020

    

Annualized return on average equity

 

 

10.16

%  

 

7.77

%  

 

7.47

%  

 

5.24

%

30.06

%  

8.40

%  

Annualized return on average assets

 

 

1.16

%  

 

0.70

%  

 

0.87

%  

 

0.49

%

2.43

%  

0.87

%  

Net interest margin (tax effected yield)

 

 

3.72

%  

 

3.91

%  

 

3.83

%  

 

3.94

%

3.72

%  

3.49

%  

Basic earnings per share

 

$

0.43

 

$

0.30

 

$

0.91

 

$

0.51

 

$

1.70

$

0.39

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.42

 

$

0.30

 

$

0.90

 

$

0.51

 

$

1.65

$

0.39

The following table presents certain key period-end balances and ratios as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2017:2020:

March 31, 

December 31, 

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

2021

    

2020

Book value per common share

$

23.27

$

23.08

Tangible book value per common share (1)

$

22.55

$

22.35

Allowance as a percentage of loans and leases held for investment

1.36

%  

1.38

%

Allowance as a percentage of loans and leases held for investment (excl. loans at fair value and PPP loans) (1)

1.65

%  

1.65

%

Tier I capital to risk weighted assets

9.90

%  

10.22

%

Tangible common equity ratio (1)

7.99

%  

7.99

%

Loans held for investment

$

1,354,551

$

1,284,764

Total assets

$

1,743,977

$

1,720,197

Stockholders' equity

$

143,505

$

141,622

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

December 31, 

 

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

    

2018

    

2017

 

Book value per common share

 

$

16.70

 

$

15.86

 

Tangible book value per common share

 

$

15.91

 

$

15.00

 

Allowance as a percentage of loans and leases held for investment

 

 

0.96

%  

 

0.96

%

Tier I capital to risk weighted assets

 

 

12.03

%  

 

12.86

%

Tangible common equity ratio (1)

 

 

10.67

%  

 

11.27

%

Loans held for investment

 

$

806,788

 

$

694,637

 

Total assets

 

$

959,829

 

$

856,035

 

Stockholders' equity

 

$

107,018

 

$

101,363

 


(1) Non-GAAP financial measure. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for Non-GAAP to GAAP reconciliation.

(1)

Tangible common equity ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for a reconciliation of this measure to its most comparable GAAP measure.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

IncludedMeridian believes that non-GAAP measures are meaningful because they reflect adjustments commonly made by management, investors, regulators and analysts to evaluate performance trends and the adequacy of common equity. This non-GAAP disclosure has limitations as an analytical tool, should not be viewed as a substitute for performance and financial condition measures determined in this Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Qaccordance with GAAP, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of Meridian’s results as reported under GAAP, nor is a financialit necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measure not recognizedmeasures that may be presented by GAAP, “tangible common equity”. other companies.

Our management used the measure of the tangible common equity ratio to assess our capital strength. We believe that this non-GAAP financial measure is useful to investors because, by removing the impact of our goodwill and other intangible assets, it allows investors to more easily assess our capital adequacy. This non-GAAP financial measure should not be considered a substitute for any regulatory capital ratios and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies.

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The table below provides the non-GAAP reconciliation for our tangible common equity ratio:ratio for Meridian Corporation:

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

December 31,

(dollars in thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

March 31, 2021

    

December 31, 2020

Tangbile common equity ratio:

 

 

 

 

Tangible common equity ratio:

Total stockholders' equity

 

107,018

 

101,363

143,505

141,622

Less:

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

899

 

899

Intangible assets

 

4,215

 

4,596

Goodwill and intangible assets

(4,432)

(4,500)

Tangible common equity

 

101,904

 

95,868

139,073

137,122

Total assets

 

959,829

 

856,035

1,743,977

1,720,197

Less:

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

899

 

899

Intangible assets

 

4,215

 

4,596

Goodwill and intangible assets

(4,432)

(4,500)

Tangible assets

 

954,715

 

850,540

$

1,739,545

$

1,715,697

Tangible common equity ratio

 

10.67%

 

11.27%

7.99%

7.99%

The table below provides the non-GAAP reconciliation for our tangible book value per common share for Meridian Corporation:

2021

2020

Reconciliation of tangible book value per common share

March 31

December 31

Book value per common shares

$

23.27

$

23.08

Less: Impact of goodwill and intangible assets

0.72

0.73

Tangible book value per common share

$

22.55

$

22.35

The following is a reconciliation of the allowance for loan losses to total loans held for investment ratio for the three months ended March 31, 2021. This is considered a non-GAAP measure as the calculation excludes the impact of loans held for investment that are fair valued and the impact of PPP loans as these loan types are not included in the allowance for loan losses calculation.

2021

2020

Reconciliation of Allowance for Loan Losses / Total loans held for investment

March 31

December 31

Allowance for loan losses / Total loans held for investment

1.36%

1.38%

Less: Impact of loans held for investment - fair valued

0.00%

0.00%

Less: Impact of PPP loans

0.29%

0.27%

Allowance for loan losses / Total loans held for investment (excl. loans at fair value and PPP loans)

1.65%

1.65%

The table below provides the non-GAAP reconciliation for pre-tax, pre-provision income:

(Dollars in thousands)

2021

2020

Reconciliation of pre-tax, pre-provision income

1st QTR

1st QTR

Income before income tax expense

$

13,306

$

3,271

Provision for loan losses

599

1,552

Pre-tax, pre-provision income

$

13,905

$

4,823

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The following sections discuss, in detail, the Corporation’s results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018,March 31, 2021, as compared to the same periodsperiod in 2017,2020, and the changes in its financial condition as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 as compared to December 31, 2017.2020.

Components of Net Income

Net income is comprised of five major elements:

·

Net Interest Income, or the difference between the interest income earned on loans, leases and investments and the interest expense paid on deposits and borrowed funds;

·

Provision For Loan and Lease Losses, or the amount added to the Allowance to provide for estimated inherent losses on portfolio loans and leases;

·

Non-interest Income, which is made up primarily of mortgage banking income, wealth management income, gains and losses from the sale of loans, gains and losses from the sale of investment securities available for sale and other fees from loan and deposit services;

·

Non-interest Expense, which consists primarily of salaries and employee benefits, occupancy, loan expenses, professional fees and other operating expenses; and

·

Income Taxes, which include state and federal jurisdictions.

NET INTEREST INCOME

Net interest income is an integral source of the Corporation’s revenue. The tables below present a summary, for the three  and nine months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 and 2017,2020, of the Corporation’s average balances and yields earned on its interest-earning assets and the rates paid on its interest-bearing liabilities. The net interest margin is the net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets. The net interest spread is the difference between the weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities. The difference between the net interest margin and the net interest spread is the results of net free funding sources such as noninterestnon-interest deposits and stockholders’ equity.

Total interest income for the three months ending September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 was $11.6$17.5 million, which represented a $2.4$3.7 million, or 25.9%26.5%, increase compared with the three months ending September 30, 2017.March 31, 2020. The increase in interest income was attributable to a $147.1$539.6 million increase in average interest earning assets, year over year, helpedled by anthe $212.0 million increase in average balances on PPP loans, offset by a decrease of 2369 basis points in yield on earning assets, to 5.12%4.29% from 4.89%4.98%, for same period in 2017.2020.  The commercial loan portfolio yield, in particular, rose 31shared national credit portfolio yield and the home equity loan portfolio yield fell 73, 144 and 85 basis points, respectively, over the same period in 2017. 2020.  Helping to lessen the impact of these yield decreases was an increased yield of 183 basis points in leases as our Meridian Equipment Finance (“MEF”) group has significantly increased lease originations year-over-year.  

Total interest expense rose $1.3declined $1.8 million or 72.7%43.5% to $3.2$2.3 million for the third quarter of 2018,three months ending March 31, 2021, compared with $1.9$4.1 million for the third quarter of 2017. The increase was primarily duethree months ending March 31, 2020. While interest-bearing deposit balances increased $283.7 million from March 31, 2020 compared to an increase in average interest bearing deposits of $114.4 million, year over year, as well as an overall increase of 60 basis points inMarch 31, 2021, the cost of all deposit types declined sharply over this period. The cost of interest-bearing funds reflectivedeposits declined 94 basis points.  The cost of money market and savings deposits declined 85 basis points and the overallcost of time deposits decreased by 132 basis points over the period. Contributing to the decline in interest expense on deposits over this period was the $96.9 million increase in market rates.non-interest bearing deposits. Interest expense on borrowings declined $109 thousand or 12.5% to $765 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The average balance of borrowings increased $125.3 million due largely to PPPLF advances used to fund PPP loans, while the cost of borrowings declined 157 basis points over this period.

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Net interest income increased $1.1$5.5 million, or 14.1%56.4%, to $8.4$15.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018,March 31, 2021, compared to $7.3$9.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017.March 31, 2020. The net-interest margin although strong, decreased 19increased 23 basis points for the third quarter of 2018three months ending March 31, 2021 at 3.72%, compared with 3.91%3.49% for the third quarter of 2017.three month ending March 31, 2020. The decreaseincrease in net interest margin reflects declining interest rates paid on deposits and borrowings loan portfolios overall,  out-pacing the pressure fromdeclines in the rising cost of funds, which has outpaced the favorable trend in yieldyields on interest earning assets during the quarter.  The strength in the Corporation’s net-interest margin in the face of rising cost of funds reflects the size and asset quality of the loan portfolio, as well as the $20.8 million or 20.5% increase in average non-interest bearing depositsyear-over-year period over period.

Total interest income for the nine months ending September 30, 2018 was $32.3  million, which represented a $6.2 million, or 24.2%, increase compared with the nine months ending September 30, 2017. The increase in income was attributable to a  $126.6 million increase in average interest earning assets, year over year, helped by an increase of 24 basis points in

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yield on earning assets, to 5.07% from 4.83%, for same period in 2017. The commercial loan portfolio and home equity loan portfolio yields, in particular, rose 36 and 46 basis points, respectively. Total interest expense rose $3.2 million or 65.6%  to  $8.0 million for the first nine months of 2018, compared with $4.8 million for the first nine months of 2017. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to an increase in average interest bearing deposits of $114.6 million, year over year, as well as an overall increase of 49 basis points in the cost of interest-bearing funds reflective of the overall increase in market rates.

Net interest income increased $3.1 million, or 14.7%, to $24.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to $21.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The net-interest margin, although strong, decreased 11 basis points for the first nine months of 2018 at 3.83%, compared with 3.94% for the first nine months of 2017. The strength in the Corporation’s net-interest margin reflects the size and asset quality of the loan portfolio, as well as the $13.6 million or 13.8% increase in average non-interest bearing deposits period over period.presented.

Analyses of Interest Rates and Interest Differential

The tables below present the major asset and liability categories on an average daily balance basis for the periods presented, along with interest income, interest expense and key rates and yields on a tax equivalent basis.

2021

2020

Interest

Interest

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 

Average

Income/

Yields/

Average

Income/

Yields/

(dollars in thousands)

    

Balance

    

Expense

    

rates

    

Balance

    

Expense

    

rates

Assets

Interest-earning assets

Due from banks

$

13,647

2

0.09%

$

5,488

24

1.75%

Federal funds sold

17,791

1

0.02%

9,015

34

1.48%

Investment securities(1)

135,612

688

2.06%

75,545

479

2.55%

Loans held for sale

173,664

1,131

2.61%

43,850

369

3.37%

Loans held for investment(1)

1,314,077

15,695

4.84%

981,303

12,904

5.26%

Total loans

1,487,741

16,826

4.59%

1,025,153

13,273

5.51%

Total interest-earning assets

1,654,791

17,517

4.29%

1,115,201

13,810

4.98%

Noninterest earning assets

40,170

41,481

Total assets

$

1,694,961

$

1,156,682

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

Interest bearing liabilities

Interest-bearing deposits

$

224,362

298

0.54%

$

139,750

514

1.48%

Money market and savings deposits

577,472

829

0.58%

333,820

1,184

1.43%

Time deposits

271,416

439

0.66%

316,030

1,556

1.98%

Total deposits

1,073,250

1,566

0.59%

789,600

3,254

1.66%

Short-term borrowings

54,806

61

0.45%

53,015

258

1.96%

Long-term borrowings

128,530

111

0.35%

5,023

24

1.92%

Total Borrowings

183,336

172

0.38%

58,038

282

1.95%

Subordinated Debentures

40,682

593

5.83%

41,590

593

5.70%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

1,297,268

2,331

0.73%

889,228

4,129

1.87%

Non-interest bearing deposits

234,030

137,141

Other non-interest bearing liabilities

26,474

9,844

Total liabilities

$

1,557,772

$

1,036,213

Total stockholders' equity

137,189

120,469

Total stockholders' equity and liabilities

$

1,694,961

$

1,156,682

Net interest income (1)

$

15,186

$

9,681

Net interest spread (1)

3.56%

3.11%

Net interest margin (1)

3.72%

3.49%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 

 

Average

 

Income/

 

Yields/

 

Average

 

Income/

 

Yields/

(dollars in thousands)

    

Balance

    

Expense

    

rates

    

Balance

    

Expense

    

rates

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due from banks

 

$

5,872

 

 

28

 

1.89%

 

$

3,642

 

 

11

 

1.20%

Federal funds sold

 

 

477

 

 

 2

 

1.87%

 

 

945

 

 

 3

 

1.26%

Investment securities(1)

 

 

57,574

 

 

350

 

2.41%

 

 

50,774

 

 

292

 

2.28%

Loans held for sale

 

 

39,847

 

 

462

 

4.64%

 

 

33,816

 

 

333

 

3.91%

Loans held for investment(1)

 

 

791,914

 

 

10,758

 

5.36%

 

 

659,430

 

 

8,596

 

5.17%

Total loans

 

 

831,761

 

 

11,220

 

5.33%

 

 

693,246

 

 

8,929

 

5.11%

Total interst-earning assets

 

 

895,684

 

 

11,600

 

5.12%

 

 

748,607

 

 

9,235

 

4.89%

Noninterest earning assets

 

 

40,645

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40,051

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

936,329

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

788,658

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits

 

$

104,857

 

 

351

 

1.33%

 

$

83,165

 

 

135

 

0.64%

Money market and savings deposits

 

 

238,086

 

 

919

 

1.53%

 

 

214,956

 

 

499

 

0.92%

Time deposits

 

 

257,250

 

 

1,215

 

1.87%

 

 

187,642

 

 

573

 

1.21%

Total deposits

 

 

600,193

 

 

2,485

 

1.64%

 

 

485,763

 

 

1,207

 

0.99%

Short-term borrowings

 

 

85,026

 

 

491

 

2.29%

 

 

95,669

 

 

326

 

1.35%

Long-term borrowings

 

 

6,650

 

 

48

 

2.86%

 

 

12,388

 

 

74

 

2.37%

Total Borrowings

 

 

91,676

 

 

539

 

2.33%

 

 

108,057

 

 

400

 

1.47%

Subordinated Debentures

 

 

9,308

 

 

171

 

7.30%

 

 

13,376

 

 

244

 

7.24%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

701,177

 

 

3,195

 

1.81%

 

 

607,196

 

 

1,851

 

1.21%

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

 

122,454

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101,611

 

 

 

 

 

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

 

 

6,193

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,472

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

$

829,824

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

717,279

 

 

 

 

 

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

106,505

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

71,379

 

 

 

 

 

Total stockholders' equity and liabilities

 

$

936,329

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

788,658

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

 

$

8,405

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,384

 

 

Net interest spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.31%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.68%

Net interest margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.72%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.91%

(1)

Yields and net interest income are reflected on a tax-equivalent basis.

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2018

 

2017

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 

 

Average

 

Income/

 

Yields/

 

Average

 

Income/

 

Yields/

(dollars in thousands)

    

Balance

    

Expense

    

rates

    

Balance

    

Expense

    

rates

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due from banks

 

$

5,175

 

 

64

 

1.66%

 

$

6,765

 

 

49

 

0.97%

Federal funds sold

 

 

784

 

 

11

 

1.89%

 

 

836

 

 

 6

 

0.96%

Investment securities(1)

 

 

54,144

 

 

958

 

2.37%

 

 

49,526

 

 

828

 

2.24%

Loans held for sale

 

 

31,074

 

 

1,017

 

4.36%

 

 

28,419

 

 

833

 

3.92%

Loans held for investment(1)

 

 

755,925

 

 

30,209

 

5.28%

 

 

634,951

 

 

24,329

 

5.12%

Total loans

 

 

786,999

 

 

31,226

 

5.28%

 

 

663,370

 

 

25,162

 

5.07%

Total interst-earning assets

 

 

847,102

 

 

32,259

 

5.07%

 

 

720,497

 

 

26,045

 

4.83%

Noninterest earning assets

 

 

41,393

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34,340

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

888,495

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

754,837

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits

 

$

103,623

 

 

851

 

1.10%

 

$

76,618

 

 

304

 

0.53%

Money market and savings deposits

 

 

228,107

 

 

2,212

 

1.30%

 

 

210,593

 

 

1,356

 

0.86%

Time deposits

 

 

247,244

 

 

3,109

 

1.68%

 

 

177,215

 

 

1,418

 

1.07%

Total deposits

 

 

578,974

 

 

6,172

 

1.43%

 

 

464,426

 

 

3,078

 

0.89%

Short-term borrowings

 

 

70,959

 

 

1,123

 

2.12%

 

 

88,711

 

 

788

 

1.19%

Long-term borrowings

 

 

6,720

 

 

142

 

2.83%

 

 

12,650

 

 

215

 

2.27%

Total Borrowings

 

 

77,679

 

 

1,265

 

2.18%

 

 

101,361

 

 

1,003

 

1.32%

Subordinated Debentures

 

 

9,527

 

 

525

 

7.37%

 

 

13,376

 

 

725

 

7.25%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

666,180

 

 

7,962

 

1.60%

 

 

579,163

 

 

4,806

 

1.11%

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

 

112,616

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

99,001

 

 

 

 

 

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

 

 

5,895

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,731

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

$

784,691

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

684,895

 

 

 

 

 

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

103,804

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

69,942

 

 

 

 

 

Total stockholders' equity and liabilities

 

$

888,495

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

754,837

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

 

$

24,297

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

21,239

 

 

Net interest spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.47%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.72%

Net interest margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.83%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.94%

(1)

Yields and net interest income are reflected on a tax-equivalent basis.

Rate/Volume Analysis (tax-equivalent basis)

The rate/volume analysis table below analyzes dollar changes in the components of interest income and interest expense as they relate to the change in balances (volume) and the change in interest rates (rate) of tax-equivalent net interest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 as compared to the same periodsperiod in 2017,2020, allocated by rate and

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volume. Changes in interest income and/or expense attributable to both volume and rate have been allocated proportionately based on the relationship of the absolute dollar amount of the change in each category.

March 31, 2021 Compared to 2020

Change in interest due to:

(dollars in thousands)

Rate

    

Volume

    

Total

Interest income:

Due from banks

$

(120)

98

(22)

Federal funds sold

(147)

114

(33)

Investment securities(1)

(559)

768

209

Loans held for sale

(569)

1,331

762

Loans held for investment(1)

(6,101)

8,892

2,791

Total loans

(6,670)

10,223

3,553

Total interest income

$

(7,496)

11,203

3,707

Interest expense:

Interest bearing deposits

$

(1,394)

1,178

(216)

Money market and savings deposits

(3,282)

2,927

(355)

Time deposits

(922)

(195)

(1,117)

Total interest bearing deposits

(5,598)

3,910

(1,688)

Short-term borrowings

(256)

59

(197)

Long-term borrowings

(150)

237

87

Total borrowings

(406)

296

(110)

Subordinated debentures

53

(53)

Total interest expense

(5,951)

4,153

(1,798)

Interest differential

$

(1,545)

7,050

5,505

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018 Compared to 2017

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

(dollars in thousands)

    

Rate

    

Volume

    

Total

    

Rate

    

Volume

    

Total

Interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due from banks

 

$

 8

 

 9

 

17

 

$

35

 

(20)

 

15

Federal funds sold

 

 

 5

 

(6)

 

(1)

 

 

 6

 

(1)

 

 5

Investment securities(1)

 

 

17

 

41

 

58

 

 

49

 

81

 

130

Loans held for sale

 

 

66

 

63

 

129

 

 

101

 

83

 

184

Loans held for investment(1)

 

 

341

 

1,821

 

2,162

 

 

819

 

5,061

 

5,880

Total loans

 

 

407

 

1,884

 

2,291

 

 

920

 

5,144

 

6,064

Total interest income

 

$

437

 

1,928

 

2,365

 

$

1,008

 

5,206

 

6,214

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest checking

 

$

174

 

42

 

216

 

$

412

 

135

 

547

Money market and savings deposits

 

 

361

 

59

 

420

 

 

735

 

121

 

856

Time deposits

 

 

383

 

259

 

642

 

 

999

 

692

 

1,691

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

 

918

 

360

 

1,278

 

 

2,146

 

948

 

3,094

Short-term borrowings

 

 

390

 

(225)

 

165

 

 

603

 

(268)

 

335

Long-term borrowings

 

 

76

 

(102)

 

(26)

 

 

67

 

(140)

 

(73)

Total borrowings

 

 

466

 

(327)

 

139

 

 

670

 

(408)

 

262

Subordinated debentures

 

 

14

 

(87)

 

(73)

 

 

19

 

(219)

 

(200)

Total interest expense

 

 

1,398

 

(54)

 

1,344

 

 

2,836

 

320

 

3,156

Interest differential

 

$

(961)

 

1,982

 

1,021

 

$

(1,828)

 

4,886

 

3,058


(1)Yields and net interest income are reflected on a tax-equivalent basis.

(1)

Yields and net interest income are reflected on a tax-equivalent basis.

For the three months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 as compared to the same period in 2017, the2020, tax-equivalent interest income increased $3.7 million as volume changes in average earning assets contributed $11.5 million and unfavorable rate changes reduced interest income by $7.8 million.  The favorable change in net interest income due to volume changes was driven largelymostly from growth in the loanloans held for investment portfolio, which increased $138.5$332.8 million on average over the three month periods. This increase contributed $1.9periods, while the loans held for sale portfolio also increased $129.8 million toon average over this period.  Within the loans held for investment portfolio, the average balance on PPP loans increased $212.0 million.  Partially off-setting these favorable volume changes were unfavorable loan rate changes of 92 basis points reducing interest income. Total investment securities, cash and cash equivalents were relatively flat, period over period. income by $7.8 million.

On the funding side, interest checkingexpense decreased $1.8 million due to the impact from rate declines which offset the impact from volume increases.  The cost of deposits and borrowings were down across the board, having a $6.0 million positive effect on interest expense. The cost of interest-bearing deposits, money market and savings accounts and time deposits declined 94 basis points, 85 basis points and 132 basis points, respectively, while the cost of borrowings declined 157 basis points. Interest-bearing deposits, and money market and savings accounts together rose $42.3increased $84.6 million, and $243.7 million on average, reducing net interest income by $94 thousand. Timewhile time deposits increased $72.1decreased $44.6 million on average, causing an increase to interest expense of $259 thousand. Lower levels ofand borrowings down $16.4overall were up $125.3 million on average.  These average affected net interest income $327 thousand favorably, and lower levels of subordinated debt contributed $87 thousandbalance changes led to the net interest income over the three month periods compared.

For the three months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017, the unfavorable change in net interest income due to rate changes was driven largely from thea $4.2 million increase in cost of funds, particularly from wholesale funding such as borrowings and time deposits, which rose 86 and 65 basis points, respectively. Core deposits, such as interest checking and money market accounts rose 69 and 63 basis points, respectively. These unfavorable rate changes were partially offset by favorable rate changes in interest earning assets. expense.  

Overall, the increase in interest income from volume changes contributed $2.0$11.5 million and out-paced the unfavorable rate changes to improve tax-equivalent net interest income by $1.0$5.5 million.

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Simulations of net interest income. We use a simulation model on a quarterly basis to the same periodmeasure and evaluate potential changes in 2017, the favorable change inour net interest income dueresulting from various hypothetical interest rate scenarios. Our model incorporates various assumptions that management believes to volumebe reasonable, but which may have a significant impact on results such as:

The timing of changes in interest rates;
Shifts or rotations in the yield curve;
Repricing characteristics for market rate sensitive instruments on the balance sheet;
Differing sensitivities of financial instruments due to differing underlying rate indices;
Varying timing of loan prepayments for different interest rate scenarios;
The effect of interest rate floors, periodic loan caps and lifetime loan caps;
Overall growth rates and product mix of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.

Because of the limitations inherent in any approach used to measure interest rate risk, simulated results are not intended to be used as a forecast of the actual effect of a change in market interest rates on our results, but rather as a means to better plan and execute appropriate Asset / Liability Management (“ALM”) strategies.

Potential changes was driven largely from growth in the loan portfolio, which increased $123.6 million on average over the nine month periods. This increase contributed $5.1 million to interest income.  Cash and cash equivalents were relatively flat, period over period, while investment securities average balances increased $4.6 million period over period. On the funding side, interest checking and money market accounts together rose $44.5 million on average, reducingour net interest income by $256 thousand. Time deposits increased $70.0 million on average, causing an increase to interest expense of $692 thousand. Lower levels of borrowings, down $23.7 million on average affected net interest income $408 

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thousand favorably, and lower levels of subordinated debt contributed $219 thousand to the net interest income over the nine month periods compared.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017, the unfavorable change in net interest income due to rate changes was driven largely from the increase in cost of funds, particularly from wholesale funding such as borrowings and time deposits, which rose 86 and 61 basis points, respectively. Core deposits, such as interest checking and money market accounts rose 57 and 44 basis points, respectively. These unfavorable rate changes were partially offset by favorable rate changes in interest earning assets. Overall, the increase in interest income from volume changes contributed $4.9 million to interest income and out-paced the unfavorable rate changes to improve net interest income by $3.1 million.

Interest Rate Sensitivity

The Corporation actively manages itsbetween a flat interest rate sensitivity position. The objectives ofscenario and hypothetical rising and declining interest rate risk managementscenarios, measured over a one-year period as of March 31, 2021 and 2020  are to control exposure of net interest income to risks associated with interest rate movements and to achieve sustainable growthpresented in net interest income. The Corporation’s Asset Liability Committee (“ALCO”), using policies and procedures approved by the Corporation’s Board of Directors, is responsible for the management of the Corporation’s interest rate sensitivity position. The Corporation manages interest rate sensitivity by changing the mix, pricing and re-pricing characteristics of its assets and liabilities, through the management of its investment portfolio, its offerings of loan and selected deposit terms and through wholesale funding. Wholesale funding consists of multiple sources including borrowings from the FHLB, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s discount window and certificates of deposit from institutional brokers, including the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service (“CDARS”), and listing services.

The Corporation uses several tools to measure its interest rate risk including interest rate sensitivity analysis, or gap analysis, market value of portfolio equity analysis, interest rate simulations under various rate scenarios and tax-equivalent net interest margin trend reports. The results of these reports are compared to limits established by the Corporation’s ALCO policies and appropriate adjustments are made if the results are outside the established limits.

The following table demonstrates the annualized result of an interest rate simulation.table. The simulation assumes rate shifts occur upward and downward on the yield curve in even increments over the first twelve months (ramp), followed by rates held constant thereafter. We would note that starting in the first quarter of 2020 that our simulations in a downward parallel shift of the yield curve, interest and discount rates at the short-end of the yield curve are allowed to decline below 0%. This simulation assumes that there is no growth in interest-earning assets or interest-bearing liabilities overNegative rates do impact the next twelve months. The changes to net interest income shown belowcalculations, however there are floors in compliance withplace and they override the Corporation’s policy guidelines.negative rates on applicable instruments.  

Summary of Interest Rate SimulationRamp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in Net Interest

 

Change in Net Interest

 

 

 

Income Over the Twelve

 

Income Over the Twelve

 

 

 

Months Beginning After

 

Months Beginning After

 

 

 

September 30, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

(dollars in thousands)

    

Amount

    

Percentage

    

Amount

    

Percentage

 

+300 basis points

 

$

206

 

0.65

%  

$

1,561

 

5.29

%

+200 basis points

 

$

157

 

0.50

%  

$

1,035

 

3.50

%

+100 basis points

 

$

93

 

0.29

%  

$

518

 

1.75

%

-100 basis points

 

$

(237)

 

(0.75)

%  

$

(601)

 

(2.04)

%

Estimated increase

 

(decrease) in Net Interest

 

Income

 

For the year ending

 

March 31, 

 

Changes in Market Interest Rates

    

2021

    

2020

 

+300 basis points over next 12 months

 

3.83

%  

0.81

%

+200 basis points over next 12 months

 

2.28

%  

0.21

%

+100 basis points over next 12 months

 

1.06

%  

(0.08)

%

No Change

 

  

 

  

-100 basis points over next 12 months

(1.56)

%

(0.70)

%

-200 basis points over next 12 months

(5.01)

%

(3.35)

%

The above interest rate simulation suggests that the Corporation’s balance sheet is slightly asset sensitive as of September 30, 2018 and DecemberMarch 31, 2017. The2021. In its current position, the table indicates that a 100, 200 or 300 basis point increase in interest rates would have a modestly positive impact from rising rates on net interest income over the next 12 months. The simulated exposure to a change in interest rates is contained, manageable and well within policy guidelines. The results continue to drive our funding strategy of increasing relationship-based accounts (core deposits) and utilizing term deposits to fund short to medium duration assets.

Simulation of economic value of equity. To quantify the amount of capital required to absorb potential losses in value of our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities resulting from adverse market movements, we calculate economic value of equity on a quarterly basis. We define economic value of equity as the net present value of our balance sheet’s cash flow, and we calculate economic value of equity by discounting anticipated principal and interest cash flows under the prevailing and hypothetical interest rate environments. Potential changes to our economic value of equity between a flat rate scenario and hypothetical rising and declining rate scenarios, measured as of March 31, 2021 and 2020, are presented in the following table. The projections assume shifts upward and downward in the yield curve of 100, 200 and 300 basis points occurring immediately. We would note that starting in the first quarter of 2020 that our simulations in a downward parallel shift of the yield curve, interest and discount rates at the short-end of the yield curve are allowed to decline below 0%. Negative rates for this simulation mainly impacts the discount rate for the economic value calculation.  

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Management has and continues to employ strategies to mitigate risk in these scenarios.  Strategies include actively lowering deposit and funding rates as well as adding and maintaining the use of interest rate floors on floating rate loans.

Estimated increase (decrease) in Net

Economic Value at March 31, 

Changes in Market Interest Rates

    

2021

2020

+300 basis points

 

7

%  

58

%  

+200 basis points

 

4

%  

47

%  

+100 basis points

 

2

%  

29

%  

No Change

 

  

 

 

-100 basis points

 

(4)

%

(46)

%

-200 basis points

 

(13)

%

(117)

%

This economic value of equity profile at March 31, 2021 suggests that we would experience a positive effect from an increase in rates, and that the impact would become greater as rates continue to rise due to the duration of our interest-earning assets and conversely we would experience a negative effect from a decrease in rates. While an instantaneous shift in interest rates is used in this analysis to provide an estimate of exposure, we believe that a gradual shift in interest rates would have a much more modest impact. Since economic value of equity measures the discounted present value of cash flows over the estimated lives of instruments, the change in economic value of equity does not directly correlate to the degree that earnings would be impacted over a shorter time horizon.

The results of our net interest income and economic value of equity simulation analysis are purely hypothetical, and a variety of factors might cause actual results to differ substantially from what is depicted. For example, if the timing and magnitude of interest rate changes differ from that projected, our net interest income might vary significantly. Non-parallel yield curve shifts or changes in interest rate spreads would also cause our net interest income to be different from that projected. An increasing interest rate environment could reduce projected net interest income if deposits and other short-term interest-bearing liabilities reprice faster than expected or faster than our interest-earning assets. Actual results could differ from those projected if we grow interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities faster or slower than estimated, or otherwise change its mix of products. Actual results could also differ from those projected if we experience substantially different repayment speeds in our loan portfolio than those assumed in the simulation model. Furthermore, the results do not take into account the impact of changes in loan prepayment rates on loan discount accretion. If prepayment rates were to increase on our loans, we would recognize any remaining loan discounts into interest income. This would result in a current period offset to declining net interest income caused by higher rate loans prepaying.

Finally, these simulation results do not contemplate all the actions that we may undertake in response to changes in interest rates, such as changes to our loan, investment, deposit, funding or other strategies.

Management has and continues to employ strategies to mitigate risk in the Net Interest Income and Economic Value simulations.  Strategies include actively lowering deposit and funding rates, adding and maintaining interest rate floors on assets.  Recent changes in interest rates and the yield curve, in addition to the strategies employed, have helped mitigate the impact in all rate scenarios and moved us to a more neutral positon over time.

Gap Analysis

Management measures and evaluates the potential effects of interest rate movements on earnings through an interest rate sensitivity “gap” analysis. Given the size and turnover rate of the originated mortgage loans held for sale, these loans are treated as having a maturity of 12 months or less. Interest rate sensitivity reflects the potential effect on net interest income when there is movement in interest rates. An institution is considered to be asset sensitive, or having a positive gap, when the amount of its interest-earning assets repricing within a given period exceeds the amount of its interest-bearing liabilities also repricing within that time period. Conversely, an institution is considered to be liability sensitive, or having a negative gap, when the amount of its interest-bearing liabilities repricing within a given period exceeds the amount of its interest-earning assets also within that time period. During a period of rising interest rates, a negative gap would tend to decrease net interest income, while a positive gap would tend to increase net interest income. During a period of falling interest

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rates, a negative gap would tend to result in an increase in net interest income, while a positive gap would tend to decrease net interest income.

The following tables present the interest rate gap analysis of our assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2017.2020.

Greater 

Than 

5 years and

As of March 31, 2021

12 Months

 Not Rate 

(dollars in thousands)

    

or Less

    

1-2 Years

    

2-5 Years

    

Sensitive

    

Total

Cash and investments

$

54,578

5,380

17,436

95,264

172,658

Loans (1)

1,060,791

173,452

257,746

14,434

1,506,423

Other Assets

64,896

64,896

Total Assets

$

1,115,369

178,832

275,182

174,594

1,743,977

Non-interest bearing deposits

8,489

8,197

23,796

217,248

257,730

Interest bearing deposits

836,092

836,092

Time deposits

193,967

43,173

52,628

289,768

Borrowings

26,376

57,467

65,417

149,260

Other Liabilities

169

67,453

67,622

Total stockholders' equity

143,505

143,505

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

1,064,924

108,837

142,010

428,206

1,743,977

Repricing gap:

Positive (negative)

$

50,445

69,995

133,172

(253,612)

Cumulative repricing gap: Dollar amount

$

50,445

120,440

253,612

Percent of total assets

2.9%

6.9%

14.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2018

(dollars in thousands)

    

12 Months
or Less

    

1-2 Years

    

2-5 Years

    

Greater Than 5
years and Not
Rate Sensitive

    

Total

Cash and investments

 

$

40,738

 

5,754

 

12,255

 

27,525

 

86,272

Loans, net (1)

 

 

450,571

 

90,119

 

242,404

 

50,027

 

833,121

Other Assets

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

40,436

 

40,436

Total Assets

 

 

491,309

 

95,873

 

254,659

 

117,988

 

959,829

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

 

16,566

 

9,080

 

16,852

 

82,057

 

124,555

Interest-bearing deposits

 

 

379,611

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

379,611

Time deposits

 

 

255,720

 

10,330

 

11,411

 

 —

 

277,461

FHLB advances

 

 

43,755

 

5,000

 

 —

 

 —

 

48,755

Other Liabilities

 

 

1,444

 

 —

 

 —

 

20,985

 

22,429

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

107,018

 

107,018

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$

697,096

 

24,410

 

28,263

 

210,060

 

959,829

Repricing gap-positive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Negative) Positive

 

$

(205,787)

 

71,463

 

226,396

 

(92,072)

 

 —

Cumulative repricing gap: Dollar amount

 

$

(205,787)

 

(134,324)

 

92,072

 

 —

 

 

Percent of total assets

 

 

(21.44)%

 

(13.99)%

 

9.59%

 

 —

 

 


(1)

(1)

Loans include portfolio loans and loans held for sale

Greater

Than

 5 years and

As of December 31, 2020

 Not Rate

(dollars in thousands)

    

12 Months

    

1-2 Years

    

2-5 Years

    

 Sensitive

    

Total

Cash and investments

$

59,739

5,376

20,303

82,429

167,847

Loans (1)

1,041,269

199,978

226,594

10,588

1,478,429

Other Assets

73,921

73,921

Total Assets

1,101,008

205,354

246,897

166,938

1,720,197

Noninterest-bearing deposits

6,871

6,638

19,280

171,054

203,843

Interest-bearing deposits

779,195

779,195

Time deposits

197,649

41,533

19,115

258,297

Borrowings

106,862

165,546

272,408

Other Liabilities

169

64,663

64,832

Total stockholders' equity

141,622

141,622

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

1,090,577

213,717

38,564

377,339

1,720,197

Repricing gap:

Positive (negative)

10,431

(8,363)

208,333

(210,401)

Cumulative repricing gap: Dollar amount

$

10,431

2,068

210,401

Percent of total assets

0.6%

0.1%

12.2%

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As of December 31, 2017

(dollars in thousands)

    

12 Months
or Less

    

1-2 Years

    

2-5 Years

    

Greater Than 5
years and Not
Rate Sensitive

    

Total

Cash and investments

 

$

26,648

 

7,475

 

8,523

 

52,542

 

95,188

Loans, net (1)

 

 

420,500

 

75,629

 

202,736

 

30,794

 

729,659

Other Assets

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

31,188

 

31,188

Total Assets

 

 

447,148

 

83,104

 

211,259

 

114,524

 

856,035

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

 

11,414

 

10,116

 

23,960

 

54,964

 

100,454

Interest-bearing deposits

 

 

253,664

 

27,291

 

27,292

 

 —

 

308,247

Time deposits

 

 

159,808

 

52,830

 

5,770

 

 —

 

218,408

FHLB advances

 

 

99,750

 

1,800

 

7,063

 

13,308

 

121,921

Other Liabilities

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

5,642

 

5,642

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

101,363

 

101,363

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$

524,636

 

92,037

 

64,085

 

175,277

 

856,035

Repricing gap-positive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Negative) Positive

 

 

(77,488)

 

(8,933)

 

147,174

 

(60,753)

 

 —

Cumulative repricing gap: Dollar amount

 

$

(77,488)

 

(86,421)

 

60,753

 

 —

 

 

Percent of total assets

 

 

(9.05)%

 

(10.10)%

 

6.88%

 

 —

 

 


(1)

(1)

Loans include portfolio loans and loans held for sale

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Under the repricing gap analysis for both periods, we are liability-sensitive in the short-term mainlyasset-sensitive due to recent loan growth which has out-paced our core deposit growth. In addition, customer preference has been for short-term or liquid deposits.  We generally manage our interest rate risk profile close to neutral, using a strategy that is focused on increasing our concentration of relationship-based transaction accounts through efforts of our business developers and new branches. The gap results presented could vary substantially if different assumptions are used or if actual experience differs from the assumptions used in the preparation of the gap analysis. Furthermore, the gap analysis provides a static view of interest rate risk exposure at a specific point in time and offers only an approximate estimate of the relative sensitivity of our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities to changes in market interest rates. In addition, the impact of certain optionality is embedded in our balance sheet such as contractual caps and floors, and trends in asset and liability growth. Accordingly, we combine the use of gap analysis with the use of an earnings simulation model that provides a dynamic assessment of interest rate sensitivity.

PROVISION FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES

For the three months ended September 30, 2018,March 31, 2021, the Corporation recorded a Provisionprovision for loan and lease losses (“Provision”) of $291$599 thousand which was a $374$953 thousand decrease from the same period in 2017. Net charge-offs for2020. For the three months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 there were $29net recoveries of $10 thousand as compared to $520net recoveries of $33 thousand for the same period in 2017.

For2020.  While the nine months ended September 30, 2018,Provisions recorded for both periods were impacted by qualitative provisioning for the Corporation recordedeconomic uncertainty as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the first quarter 2021 Provision of $1.3 millionhad less such impact as the first quarter 2020 Provision, which was a $187 thousand decrease fromdeveloped right at the same period in 2017. Net charge-offs forstart of the nine months ended September 30, 2018pandemic when economic factors were $256 thousand as comparedseverely impacted, but to $511 thousand of net charge-offs for the same period in 2017.date have recovered to some degree.

The decreased provision over bothfor loan and lease losses could increase in future periods based on our belief that the threecredit quality of our loan portfolio could decline and nine month periods wasloan defaults could increase if the resultCOVID-19 pandemic continues for a prolonged period of strong asset quality and the lower level of net charge-offs.  

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time.

Asset Quality and Analysis of Credit Risk

Asset quality remains strong despite the pressures that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on businesses and the economy locally and nationally. Meridian realized net charge-offs of 0.00% of total average loans for the quarter ending March 31, 2021, unchanged from the quarter ended December 31, 2020. Total non-performing assets, including loans and other real estate property, were $8.6 million as of September 30, 2018, evidenced by total nonperforming loans and leases having decreased by $300 thousand, to $2.9 million, representing 0.36% of loans and leases held-for-investment as of September 30, 2018,March 31, 2021, compared to $3.2$7.9 million or 0.45% of loans and leases held-for-investment, as of December 31, 2017.2020. The decreaseratio of non-performing assets to nonperforming loans resulted from the pay-downs in the commercial and industrial portfolio as well as in the commercial construction portfolio.

The Allowance represented 0.96% of loans and leases held-for-investment,total assets as of September 30, 2018 and DecemberMarch 31, 2017. The Allowance2021 was 0.49% compared to non-performing loans increased from 212.51%0.46% as of December 31, 20172020.  The ratio of allowance for loan losses to 263.89%total loans held for investment, excluding loans at fair value and PPP loans (a non-GAAP measure), was 1.65% as of September 30, 2018.both March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. PPP loans are excluded from calculation of this ratio as they are guaranteed by the SBA and therefore we have not provided for in the allowance for loan losses. A reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure is included in the Appendix.

There were no properties in OREO as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

As of September 30, 2018, the Corporation did not have OREO, as compared to $437 thousand as of DecemberMarch 31, 2017. The balance of OREO as of December 31, 2017 was comprised of one foreclosure, which consisted of two properties. These properties were sold in the quarter ended September 30, 2018 and the Corporation recorded a gain on sale of $57 thousand which is recorded in non-interest income. All OREO properties are recorded at the lower of cost or fair value less cost to sell.

As of September 30, 2018,2021, the Corporation had $4.0$2.8 million of troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”), of which $3.5$2.5 million were in compliance with the modified terms and excluded from non-performing loans and leases. As of December 31, 2017,2020, the Corporation had $2.6$3.6 million of TDRs, of which $1.9$3.4 million were in compliance with the modified terms, and were excluded from non-performing loans and leases. As of September 30, 2018,March 31, 2021, the Corporation had a recorded investment of $6.5$10.2 million of impaired loans and leases which included $4.0$2.8 million of TDRs.

The Corporation continues to be diligent in its credit underwriting process and proactive with its loan review process, including the engagement of the services of an independent outside loan review firm, which helps identify developing credit issues. Proactive steps that are taken include the procurement of additional collateral (preferably outside the current loan structure) whenever possible and frequent contact with the borrower. The Corporation believes that timely identification of credit issues and appropriate actions early in the process serve to mitigate overall risk of loss.

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Nonperforming Assets and Related Ratios

As of

March 31, 

December 31, 

(dollars in thousands)

    

2021

    

2020

Non-performing assets:

Nonaccrual loans:

Real estate loans:

Commercial mortgage

$

3,061

Home equity lines and loans

919

859

Residential mortgage

2,715

2,725

Total real estate loans

$

3,634

6,645

Commercial and industrial

3,911

1,285

Small business loans

917

Leases

131

Total nonaccrual loans

$

8,593

7,930

Total non-performing loans

$

8,593

7,930

Total non-performing assets

$

8,593

7,930

Troubled debt restructurings:

TDRs included in non-performing loans

239

244

TDRs in compliance with modified terms

2,534

3,362

Total TDRs

$

2,773

3,606

Asset quality ratios:

Non-performing assets to total assets

0.49%

0.46%

Non-performing loans to:

Total loans and leases

0.56%

0.52%

Total loans held-for-investment

0.63%

0.62%

Total loans held-for-investment (excluding loans at fair value and PPP loans) (1)

0.77%

0.74%

Allowance for loan losses to:

Total loans and leases

1.21%

1.17%

Total loans held-for-investment

1.36%

1.38%

Total loans held-for-investment (excluding loans at fair value and PPP loans) (1)

1.65%

1.65%

Non-performing loans

213.83%

224.04%

Total loans and leases

$

1,524,799

1,513,963

Total loans and leases held-for-investment

$

1,354,551

1,284,764

Total loans and leases held-for-investment (excluding loans at fair value and PPP loans)

$

1,115,384

1,072,727

Allowance for loan and lease losses

$

18,376

17,767

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of

 

 

September 30, 

 

December 31,

(dollars in thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

Non-performing assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonaccrual loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial mortgage

 

$

494

 

$

414

Home equity lines and loans

 

 

85

 

 

137

Residential mortgage

 

 

2,151

 

 

1,084

Commercial construction

 

 

 —

 

 

185

Total real estate loans

 

$

2,730

 

$

1,820

Commercial and industrial

 

 

192

 

 

1,326

Total nonaccrual loans

 

$

2,922

 

$

3,146

Loans 90 days or more past due and accruing

 

 

 —

 

 

11

Other real estate owned

 

 

 —

 

 

437

Total non-performing loans

 

$

2,922

 

 

3,157

Total non-performing assets

 

$

2,922

 

 

3,594

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Troubled debt restructurings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

TDRs included in non-performing loans

 

 

554

 

 

741

TDRs in compliance with modified terms

 

 

3,463

 

 

1,900

Total TDRs

 

$

4,017

 

$

2,641

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset quality ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-performing assets to total assets

 

 

0.30%

 

 

0.42%

Non-performing loans to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total loans

 

 

0.35%

 

 

0.43%

Total loans held-for-investment

 

 

0.36%

 

 

0.45%

Allowance for loan losses to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total loans

 

 

0.92%

 

 

0.92%

Total loans held-for-investment

 

 

0.96%

 

 

0.96%

Non-performing loans  

 

 

263.89%

 

 

212.51%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total loans and leases

 

$

840,832

 

$

729,661

Total loans and leases held-for-investment

 

$

806,788

 

$

694,637

Allowance for loan and lease losses

 

$

7,711

 

$

6,709

(1) The allowance for loan losses to total loans held-for-investment (excluding loans at fair value and PPP loans) ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” above for a reconciliation of this measure to its most comparable GAAP measure. PPP loans have only been excluded from this calculation as of March 31, 2021.

NON-INTEREST INCOME

Three Months Ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 Compared to the Same Period in 20172020

Total non-interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2018first quarter of 2021 was $9.2$27.1 million, down $1.3up $17.8 million or 12.3%,193.4% from the comparable period in 2017.  The2020. This overall decreaseincrease in non-interest income came primarilylargely from our mortgage division. Mortgage banking net revenue decreasedincreased $17.3 million or 254.8% over the periodfirst quarter of 2020.  The significant increase in first quarter 2021 came from increased levels of mortgage loan originations due primarily to lower margins, which decreased 50 basis pointsboth the expansion of the division into Maryland as well as the favorable rate environment for refinance activity. Our mortgage division originated $724.7 million in loans during

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the first quarter of 2021, an increase of $469.9 million, or 184.6%, from the first quarter of 2020.  Refinance activity represented 64% of the total loans originated for the three month period.first quarter of 2021, compared to 61% for the first quarter of 2020.  The decline in mortgage banking revenue was offset slightly by a $214 thousand increase in fair value adjustments relatedof derivative instruments and loans held for sale decreased a combined $6.6 million over the period.  Net hedging activity increased $5.7 million to mortgage banking to ($333) thousand from ($547) thousanda net gain of $4.3 million for the same periodfirst quarter of 2021.

Non-interest income from the sales of SBA 7(a) loans increased $703 thousand as $13.0 million in 2017.loans were sold in the first quarter of 2021 compared to $10.3 million in loans sold in the first quarter of 2020.  Wealth management revenue was relatively flat for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to three months ended September 30, 2017.

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 Comparedincreased $115 thousand year-over-year due to the Same Period in 2017

Total non-interestfavorable market conditions discussed above.  Other fee income for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $24.9 million, down $2.6 million,up $634 thousand or 9.6%,144.4% from the samefirst quarter of 2020 due to increases period in 2017.  The overall decrease in non-interestover period of $131 thousand on interest rate swap fee income, came primarily from our mortgage division. Mortgage banking revenue decreased over the period due primarily to lower margins, which decreased 26 basis points for the nine month period.  The decline$307 thousand in mortgage banking revenue was offset slightly by hedging gainsfee income, $111 thousand in wire transfer fee income, $38 thousand in title transfer fee income, and fair value adjustments period over period.  Realized gains on derivatives related to mortgage banking, included$95 thousand in other non-interest income, increased $1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 to $534 thousand, compared to a loss of ($798) thousand for the same period in 2017. The increase in realized gains was offset somewhat by a $572 thousand decline in fair value adjustments related to mortgage banking to ($472) thousand from $100 thousand for the same period in 2017. Wealth management revenue was up $1.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to the same period in 2017.fee income.

NON-INTEREST EXPENSE

Three Months Ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 Compared to the Same Period in 20172020

Total non-interest expense was $13.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018, down $1.3first quarter of 2021 was $28.3 million, up $14.2 million or 8.4%101.0%, from $15.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017.comparable period in 2020.  The decreaseincrease in non-interest expense is mainlylargely attributable to a reductionan increase in salaries and employee benefits expense, which decreased $1.4increased $12.3 million or 13.8%124.0%, as full-timefrom the comparable period in 2020.  Of this increase, $12.5 million relates to the mortgage division.  Full-time equivalent employees, particularly in the mortgage division, were reduced. In addition, variable loan expenses decreased $231 thousand or 23.1%, reflectingincreased from the lower level ofprior year comparable quarter as we expanded our mortgage originations. division into Maryland.

Occupancy and equipment data processing and advertising and promotion expenses were relatively flat for the comparable third quarters.  Professional and consulting expense for the three months ended September 30, 2018 included $230 thousand in costs related to the formation of the holding company. Other expenses increased $454$228 thousand or 41.6%, related to a one-time fair market value adjustment of $177 thousand to contingent assets, as well as higher levels of other employee-related expenses, shares tax expense, and other expense.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 Compared to the Same Period in 2017

Total non-interest expense was $40.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, down $2.7 million, or 6.2%24.7%, from the same period infirst quarter of 2020 as the 2017. The decrease is mainly attributable to a reduction in salaries and employee benefitsresult of rent expense which decreased $3.0 million or 10.2%, as full-time equivalent employees, particularly inincurred at the seven loan production locations for our mortgage division were reduced. In addition, variable loan expenses decreased $1.0 millionexpansion into Maryland.  Professional fees increased $273 thousand or 34.8%, reflecting the lower level of mortgage originations. Occupancy and equipment, data processing and advertising and promotion expenses increased $52 thousand, $53 thousand, and $265 thousand, respectively, for the year-to-date period40.9% due largely to new business locations.  Professionalan increase in consulting costs incurred on several IT related projects that Meridian has undertaken to improve efficiency and consultingautomation in processes, combined with an increase in audit and legal fees year over year as Meridian continues to grow.  

Advertising and promotion expense included $230increased $176 thousand, or 28.9%, from the comparable period in 2020.  This increase was due to an increase in Meridian’s overall general marketing and advertising costs, in addition to an increase in marketing costs from our mortgage division.  Data processing costs increased $272 thousand or 79.1%, from the first quarter of 2020 as the result of increased loan processing activity from our mortgage division, combined with processing activity relating to PPP loans.  IT related costs increased $107 thousand due to increased software related costs as Meridian continues to grow and expand the formationnumber of the holding company. technology platforms used to accommodate this growth.

Other non-interest expenses were up $877$953 thousand, or 27.4% compared87.4%, from the comparable period in 2020, due largely to the prioremployee expenses for travel and client meetings, which have begun to open up.  Additionally, as Meridian continues to grow as an organization in headcount, geographic footprint and services offered, certain non-interest expenses have increased year period.over year, including insurance expense, postage and shipping costs, and communications costs. The overall increase year-over-year related to amortization of intangible assets of $68$953 thousand a one-time fair market value adjustment of $177 thousand to contingent assets, a $200 thousand reserve established for the open litigation as well as higher levels ofin other employee-relatednon-interest expenses shares tax expense, upwas also driven by $45 thousandan increase in loan servicing and $192 thousand, respectively.other volume based fees in our mortgage and commercial loan portfolios.  

INCOME TAXES

Income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 was $774 thousand,$3.1 million, as compared to $716$755 thousand for the same period in 2017, despite the $1.3 million2020.  The increase in pre-tax income tax expense was attributable to the increase in earnings, period over this period.  Our effective tax rate was 22.1% for the third quarter of 2018 and 33.9% for the third quarter of 2017.  The effective tax rate decreased primarily due to the reduction in the Federal statutory tax rate to 21% in 2018 from 34% in 2017,  due to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which was effective January 1, 2018.

Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $1.7 million, as compared to $1.4 million for the same period in 2017, despite the $3.4 million increase in pre-tax income over this period.  Our effective tax rate was 22.3%

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23.6% for the first nine monthsquarter of 2018 compared to 35.1%2021 and 23.1% for the first nine monthsquarter of 2017.  As noted above, the effective tax rate decreased primarily due to the reduction in the Federal statutory tax rate to 21% in 2018 from 34% in 2017, due to the enactment2020.  

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BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS

As of September 30, 2018,March 31, 2021, total assets were $959.8$1.7 billion, an increase of $23.8 million compared with $856.0 million as offrom December 31, 2017.2020.  Total assets increased $103.8$440.5 million, or 12.1%33.8%, on a year-to-date basisfrom March 31, 2020 primarily due to strong loan growth, partially offset by lower levels of cash.growth.

Total loans, excluding mortgage loans held for sale,net of allowance, grew $112.2$69.2 million, or 16.1%5.5%, to $806.8 million$1.3 billion as of September 30, 2018,March 31, 2021, from $694.6 million$1.3 billion as of December 31, 2017.2020. The increase in loans is attributable partially to the $37.9 million net increase in PPP loans as of March 31, 2021. There was also growth in several commercial categories as we continue to grow our presence in the Philadelphia market area. Commercial real estate loans increased $46.5$32.3 million, or 22.2%, during the first nine months of the year.  Commercial real estate and commercial construction6.7% from December 31, 2020. Small business loans combined increased $52.9$12.8 million, or 14.4%, during the first nine months of the year. Residential loans held26.0% from December 31, 2020, and leases increased $15.6 million as our MEF leasing team continues to grow at a rapid pace after starting up in portfolio increased $18.0 million, or 55.2%, during the first nine months as certain loan products or terms were targeted to hold in portfolio.early 2020.  Residential mortgage loans held for sale decreased $980 thousand,$59.0 million, or 2.8%25.7%, to $34.0$170.2 million as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 from $229.2 million at December 31, 2017.2020.  

DepositsServicing assets were $781.9$8.3 million as of September 30, 2018,March 31, 2021, up $154.8$2.7 million, or 24.7%47.4%, from December 31, 2017.2020.  $7.2 million of this balance is comprised of mortgage servicing rights, while $1.1 million is comprised of SBA loan servicing assets. The increase in both servicing asset types was the result of the continued strong loan sales markets since December 31, 2021.

Deposits were $1.4 billion as of March 31, 2021, up $142.3 million, or 11.5%, from December 31, 2020. Non-interest bearing deposits increased $24.4$53.9 million, or 24.3%26.4%, from December 31, 2017. New business relationships fueled the increases.2020. Interest-bearing checking accounts increased $37.3 million, or 18.0%, from December 31, 2020.  Money market accounts/savings accounts increased $49.9$19.6 million, or 22.0%,3.4% since December 31, 2017 while interest-bearing checking2020, driven by business money market accounts increased $21.5 million, or 26.2%, during the year. Certificatesand sweep accounts.  Increases in core deposits were driven from loan customers as part of deposit increased $59.1 million, or 27.0%, during the past nine months, paying off borrowingsnew business and municipal relationships and also as a result of wholesale funds managementthe PPP loan process.  Certificates of deposits increased $31.5 million, or 12.2%, from December 31, 2020.

Short-term borrowings were $26.4 million as of March 31, 2021, down $80.5 million, or 75.3%, from December, 31, 2020, while long-term debt was $122.9 million as of March 31, 2021, down $42.7 million, or 25.8%, from December 31, 2020. Short-term borrowings declined from December 31, 2020 to March 31, 2021, largely due to the increase in non-interest deposits noted above. As non-interest bearing deposits increased over this period, the rising rate environment. need for borrowings to fund loan growth, declined.  The decline in long-term debt was due to a decrease in PPPLF advances, which were funding sources for PPP loans, as $64.7 of PPP loans from “round 1” were forgiven for the period ended March 31, 2021.

Capital

Consolidated stockholder’sstockholders’ equity of the Corporation was $107.0$143.5 million, or 11.15%8.2% of total assets as of September 30, 2018,March 31, 2021, as compared to $101.4$141.6 million, or 11.84%also 8.2% of total assets as of December 31, 2017.At September 30, 2018,2020. The change in stockholders’ equity is the result of year-to-date net income of $10.2 million, partially offset by dividends of $6.9 million paid during the first quarter of 2021, which included a special dividend of $1 per share, in addition to the quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share.  Net unrealized gains on available for sale investment securities declined by $1.9 million from December 31, 2020 to March 31, 2021 due to the changing interest rate environment over this period.

As of March 31, 2021, the Tier 1 leverage ratio was 11.02%,8.86% for the Corporation and 11.34% for the Bank, the Tier 1 risk-based capital and common equity ratios were 12.03%,9.90% for the Corporation and 12.66% for the Bank, and total risk-based capital was 14.03%. At December 31, 2017,14.05% for the Tier 1 leverage ratio was 12.37%,Corporation and 14.03% for the Tier 1 risk-based capital andBank. Quarter-end numbers show a tangible common equity ratios were 12.86%,to tangible assets ratio (a non-GAAP measure) of 7.99% for the Corporation and total risk-based capital was 15.53%.10.22% for the Bank. A reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure is included in the Appendix.  Tangible book value per share was $15.91$22.55 as of September 30, 2018,March 31, 2021, compared with $15.00$22.35 as of December 31, 2017.2020.

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The following table presents the Corporation’s capital ratios and the minimum capital requirements to be considered “well capitalized” by regulators as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2017:2020:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be well capitalized under

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For capital adequacy

 

prompt corrective action

 

 

Actual

 

purposes *

 

provisions

(dollars in thousands)

    

Amount

    

Ratio

    

Amount

    

Ratio

    

Amount

    

Ratio

Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)

 

$

119,825 

 

14.03%

 

$

68,312 

 

8.00%

 

$

85,389 

 

10.00%

Common equity tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

 

 

102,688 

 

12.03%

 

 

38,425 

 

4.50%

 

 

55,503 

 

6.50%

Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

 

 

102,688 

 

12.03%

 

 

51,234 

 

6.00%

 

 

68,312 

 

8.00%

Tier 1 capital (to average assets)

 

 

102,688 

 

11.02%

 

 

37,260 

 

4.00%

 

 

46,575 

 

5.00%

March 31, 2021

To Be Well Capitalized

Actual

Under CBLR Framework

(dollars in thousands)

    

Amount

    

Ratio

    

Amount

    

Ratio

Tier 1 capital (to average assets)

Corporation

$

138,435

8.86%

$

124,958

8.00%

Bank

177,102

11.34%

124,959

8.00%

December 31, 2020

To Be Well Capitalized

Actual

Under CBLR Framework

(dollars in thousands)

    

Amount

    

Ratio

    

Amount

    

Ratio

Tier 1 capital (to average assets)

Corporation

$

134,564

8.96%

$

120,082

8.00%

Bank

173,231

11.54%

120,080

8.00%

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December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be well capitalized under

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For capital adequacy

 

prompt corrective action

 

 

Actual

 

purposes *

 

provisions

(dollars in thousands):

    

Amount

    

Ratio

    

Amount

    

Ratio

    

Amount

    

Ratio

Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)

 

$

117,239

 

15.53%

 

$

60,376

 

8.00%

 

$

75,469

 

10.00%

Common equity tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

 

 

101,661

 

12.86%

 

 

33,961

 

4.50%

 

 

49,055

 

6.50%

Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

 

 

97,084

 

12.86%

 

 

45,282

 

6.00%

 

 

60,376

 

8.00%

Tier 1 capital (to average assets)

 

 

97,084

 

12.37%

 

 

31,582

 

4.00%

 

 

39,478

 

5.00%

*Excludes capital conservation buffer of 1.25% for 2017 and 1.875% for 2018.

The capital ratios for the  Corporation, as of September 30, 2018, as shown in the above tables, indicate levels aboveCommunity banks have long raised concerns with bank regulators about the regulatory minimumburden, complexity, and costs associated with certain provisions of the Basel III Rule. In response, Congress provided an “off-ramp” for institutions, like us, with total consolidated assets of less than $10 billion. Section 201 of the Regulatory Relief Act instructed the federal banking regulators to be considered “well capitalized.” The capital ratiosestablish a single "Community Bank Leverage Ratio" (“CBLR”) of between 8 and 10%. Under the final rule, a community banking organization is eligible to risk-weightedelect the new framework if it has: less than $10 billion in total consolidated assets, have all decreased from their December 31, 2017 levels largelylimited amounts of certain assets and off-balance sheet exposures, and a CBLR greater than 9%.The bank regulatory agencies temporarily lowered the CBLR to 8% as a result of the increase in risk-weighted assets, muchCOVID-19 pandemic. During the first quarter of which was in2020, the commercial mortgage, construction, and commercial and industrial segments ofBank adopted the loan portfolio, which are typically risk-weighted at 100%.CBLR framework as its primary regulatory capital ratio, but reports all ratios for comparative purposes.

Liquidity

Management maintains liquidity to meet depositors’ needs for funds, to satisfy or fund loan commitments, and for other operating purposes. Meridian’s foundation for liquidity is a stable and loyal customer deposit base, cash and cash equivalents, and a marketable investment portfolio that provides periodic cash flow through regular maturities and amortization or that can be used as collateral to secure funding. In addition, as part of its liquidity management, Meridian maintains a segment of commercial loan assets that are comprised of shared national credits (“SNCs”), which have a national market and can be sold in a timely manner. Meridian’s primary liquidity, which totaled $133.9$341.6 million at September 30, 2018,March 31, 2021, compared to $125.9$408.8 million at December 31, 2017,2020, includes investments, SNCs, Federal funds sold, mortgages held-for-sale and cash and cash equivalents, less the amount of securities required to be pledged for certain liabilities.  Meridian also anticipates scheduled payments and prepayments on its loan and mortgage-backed securities portfolios.

In addition, Meridian maintains borrowing arrangements with various correspondent banks, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (“FHLB”)FHLB and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (Federal Reserve) to meet short-term liquidity needs. Through its relationship at the Federal Reserve, Meridian had available credit of approximately $10.7$10.1 million at September 30, 2018.March 31, 2021. At March 31, 2021, Meridian had no borrowings from the Federal Reserve. As a member of the FHLB, we are eligible to borrow up to a specific credit limit, which is determined by the amount of our residential mortgages, commercial mortgages and other loans that have been pledged as collateral. As of September 30, 2018,March 31, 2021, Meridian’s maximum borrowing capacity with the FHLB was $432.8$546.7 million. At September 30, 2018,March 31, 2021, Meridian had borrowed $137.1$38.6 million and the FHLB had issued letters of credit, on Meridian’s behalf, totaling $88.1$154 million against its available credit lines. At September 30, 2018,March 31, 2021, Meridian also had available $39 million of unsecured federal funds lines of credit with other financial institutions as well as $95.9$259.8 million of available short or long term funding through the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service (“CDARS”) program and $124.7$182.4 million of available short or long term funding through brokered CD arrangements. Management believes that Meridian has adequate resources to meet its short-term and long-term funding requirements.

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Discussion of Segments

As of September 30, 2018,March 31, 2021, the Corporation has three principal segments as defined by FASB ASC 280, “Segment Reporting.” The segments are Banking, Mortgage Banking and Wealth Management (see Note 10 in the accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements).

The Banking Segment recorded net income before tax (“operating margin”) of $2.4 million and $5.7$7.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively,March 31, 2021, as compared to operating marginincome before tax of $1.3 million and and $3.6$2.1 million for the same respective periodsperiod in 2017. Non-interest expense for both the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018 includes $230 thousand in professional and consulting expense incurred related to the formation of the holding company.2020. The Banking Segment provided 68.8% and 76.6%54.8% of the Bank’sCorporation’s pre-tax profit for the three and

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nine month periodsperiod ended September 30, 2018, respectively,March 31, 2021, as compared to 59.8% and 87.0%62.7% for the same respective periodsperiod in 2017.2020.

The Wealth Management Segment recorded operating marginincome before tax of $34 thousand and $640$227 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively,March 31, 2021, as compared to operating marginincome before tax of $181 thousand and $201$231 thousand for the same respective periodsperiod in 2017. Non-interest expense for both the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018 includes the impact of the one-time fair market value adjustment of $177 thousand to contingent assets.  Prior to our wealth management expansion due to the acquisition in April of 2017, revenue and expenses for wealth management services were immaterial and were included in the Banking Segment.2020.

The Mortgage Banking Segment recorded operating marginincome before tax of $1.1$5.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018,March 31, 2021, as compared to operating marginsincome before tax of $668 thousand$1.0 million and $335 thousand$1.0 million for the same respective periodsperiod in 2017.2020.  Mortgage Banking income and expenses decreasedrelated to loan originations and sales increased due to lower margins andhigher origination volume.

Off Balance Sheet Risk

The Corporation is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit.

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the loan agreement. Total commitments to extend credit at September 30,  2018March 31, 2021 were $261.2$445.5 million, as compared to $220.2$421.4 million at December 31, 2017.2020.

Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Corporation to a customer for a third party. Such standby letters of credit are issued to support private borrowing arrangements. The credit risk involved in issuing standby letters of credit is similar to that involved in granting loan facilities to customers. The Corporation’s obligation under standby letters of credit at September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 amounted to $2.5$8.7 million, as compared to $1.8$8.9 million at December 31, 2017.2020.

Estimated fair values of the Corporation’s off-balance sheet instruments are based on fees and rates currently charged to enter into similar loan agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the counterparties’ credit standing. Since fees and rates charged for off-balance sheet items are at market levels when set, there is no material difference between the stated amount and the estimated fair value of off-balance sheet instruments.

Recent Litigation

See “Part II, Item 1. Legal Proceedings” below for informationIn certain circumstances the Corporation may be required to repurchase loans from investors under the terms of loan sale agreements. Generally, these circumstances include the breach of representations and warranties made to investors regarding borrower default or early payment, as well as a lawsuit filed in November 2017 against the Corporation.

Regulatory Update

The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (the “Act”), which was designed to ease certain restrictions imposed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, was enacted into law on May 24, 2018. Mostviolation of the changes made by the Act can be grouped into five general areas:  mortgage lending; certain regulatory relief for “community” banks; enhanced consumer protections in specific areas, including subjecting credit reporting agencies to additional requirements; certain regulatory relief for large financial institutions, including increasing the threshold at which institutions are classified a systemically important financial institutions (from $50 billion to $250 billion) and therefore subject to stricter oversight, and revising the rules for larger institution stress testing; and certain changes toapplicable federal, securities regulations designed to promote capital formation. Some of the key provisions of the Act as it relates to community banks and bank holding companies include, but are not limited to: (i) designating mortgages held in portfolio as “qualified mortgages” for banks with less than $10 billion in assets, subject to certain documentation and product limitations; (ii) exempting banks with less than $10 billion in assets from Volcker Rule requirements relating to proprietary trading; (iii) simplifying capital calculations for banks with less than $10 billion in assets by requiring federal

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banking agencies to establish a community bank leverage ratio of tangible equity to average consolidate assets not less than 8%state, or more than 10% and provide that banks that maintain tangible equity in excess of such ratio will be deemed to be in compliance with risk-based capital and leverage requirements; (iv) assisting smaller banks with obtaining stable funding by providing an exception for reciprocal deposits from FDIC restrictions on acceptance of brokered deposits; (v) raising the eligibility for use of short-form Call Reports from $1 billion to $5 billion in assets; and (vi) clarifying definitions pertaining to high volatility commercial real estate loans (HVCRE), which require higher capital allocations, so that only loans with increased risk are subject to higher risk weightings.local lending laws.  The Corporation continuesagrees to analyzerepurchase loans if the changes implemented byrepresentations and warranties made with respect to such loans are breached, and such breach has a material adverse effect on the Actloans. Based on the obligations described above, the Corporation did not repurchase loans for the three months ended March 31, 2021, and further rulemaking from federal banking regulators, but, at this time, does not believe that such changes will materially impactrepurchased 1 loan in the Corporation’s business, operations, or financial results.amount of $154 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

See the discussion of quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risks in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations – Interest Rate Summary,” “– Interest Rate Sensitivity,” and “Gap Analysis” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q.10-Q.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Management,Our management, with the participation of the Corporation’s Presidentour CEO and Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer,CFO, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Corporation’sour disclosure controls and procedures (asas defined in Rule l3a-l5 (e) promulgatedRules 13a- 15(e) and 15d- 15(e) under the Exchange Act)Act, as of September 30, 2018.the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on this evaluation, the Corporation’s PresidentCEO and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial OfficerCFO have concluded that the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures arewere effective as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by the Corporation in the reports that the Corporation files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported completely and accurately within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms.

Changes inInternal Control Over Financial Reporting

There was no change in the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting identified during the quarter ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2021 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II–OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

On November 21, 2017, three former employees of the mortgage-banking division of the Bank filed suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Juan Jordan et al. v. Meridian Bank, Thomas Campbell and Christopher Annas, against the Bank purporting to be a class and collective action seeking unpaid and overtime wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law, and the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act of 1968 on behalf of similarly situated plaintiffs. In February 2018, the Bank answered the complaint and presented affirmative defenses. In March 2018, plaintiffs’ counsel and the Bank agreed to move forward with non-binding mediation. Although the Bank believes it has strong and meritorious defenses, given the uncertainty of litigation, the preliminary stage of the case, and the legal standards that must be met for, among other things, success on the merits, the Bank has recorded a $200 thousand reserve as a reasonable estimate for possible losses that may result from this action. This estimate may change from time to time, and actual losses could vary.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

There have been no material changes in the risk factors faced by the Corporation from those disclosed in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Not applicable.

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

None.

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

On August 24, 2018, Meridian Corporation (the “Corporation”), acquired the Bank in a merger and reorganization effected under Pennsylvania law and in accordance with the terms of a Plan of Merger and Reorganization dated April 26, 2018 (the “Agreement”).  Pursuant to the Agreement, on August 24, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. each of the 6,402,385 outstanding shares of the Bank’s $1.00 par value common stock formerly held by its shareholders was converted into and exchanged for one newly issued share of the Corporation’s par value common stock, and the Bank became a subsidiary of the Corporation.

Item 6. Exhibits.

The exhibits filed or incorporated by reference as part of this report are listed in the Exhibit Index, which appears at page 49.52.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number

Description

2.1

Plan of Merger and Reorganization dated April 26, 2018 by and between Registrant, Bank and Meridian Interim Bank, filed as Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K on August 24, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

3.1

Articles of Incorporation of Registrant, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K on August 24, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

3.2

Bylaws of Registrant, filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Form 8-K on August 24, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

4.2

Indenture, dated as of December 18, 2019, between Meridian Corporation, as Issuer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant's Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 18, 2019.

4.3

Form of 5.375% Subordinated Note due 2029 (included as Exhibit A-1 and Exhibit A-2 to the Indenture incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.2 hereto), filed with the SEC on December 18, 2019.

10.1

Meridian Bank 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.1 of the Registration Statement on Form 10, filed with the FDIC on September 29, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

10.2

Employment Agreement between Meridian Bank and Christopher Annas, effective April 11, 2019, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K on April 11, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference.

10.3

Amendment to Meridian Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement and Deferred Compensation Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K on March 12, 2020 and incorporated herein by reference.

10.4

Meridian Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.4 of the Registration Statement on Form 10, filed with the FDIC on September 29, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

10.5

Employment Agreement between Meridian Bank and Denise Lindsay, effective July 23, 2018, filed as Exhibit 10.2, to Form 8-K with the FDIC on July 23, 2018, and incorporated herein by reference.

10.6

Meridian Bank 2004 Stock Option Plan, as amended June 15, 2006, filed as Exhibit 10.6 to Form 10-K on  March 29, 2021, and incorporated herein by reference.

10.7

Change in Control Agreement between Meridian Bank and Joseph Cafarchio, effective July 23, 2018, filed as Exhibit 10.1, to Form 8-K with the FDIC on July 23, 2018, and incorporated herein by reference.

10.8

Change in Control Agreement between Meridian Bank and Charlie Kochka, effective July 23, 2018, filed as Exhibit 10.1, to Form 8-K with the FDIC on July 23, 2018, and incorporated herein by reference.

10.9

Change in Control Agreement between Meridian Bank and Randy McGarry, effective November 2, 2018, and filed herewith.

31.1

Rule 13a‑14(a)13a-14(a)/ 15d‑14(a)15d-14(a) Certification of the Principal Executive Officer,, filed herewith.

31.2

Rule 13a‑14(a)13a-14(a)/ 15d‑14(a)15d-14(a) Certification of the Principal Financial Officer,, filed herewith.

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Section 1350 Certifications,, filed herewith.

101.INS

XBRL Instance Document – The instance document does not appear in the interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

Exhibit 104

Cover Page Interactive Data File – The cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

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SIGNATURES

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date:

NovemberMay 14, 20182021

Meridian BankCorporation

By:

/s/ Christopher J. Annas

Christopher J. Annas

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

By:

/s/ Denise Lindsay

Denise Lindsay

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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