fcbc20170930_10q.htm

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017

or

 

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

 

Commission file number: 000-19297

 

 

FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.

 
 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Nevada

 

55-0694814

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

     

P.O. Box 989

Bluefield, Virginia

 

24605-0989

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

(276) 326-9000

 
 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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

Yes ☐ No

 

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

Yes ☐ No

 

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

 
 

Large accelerated filer ☐

Accelerated filer ☑

 

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

Smaller reporting company ☐

   

Emerging growth company

 

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

 

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

Yes ☑ No

 

As of October 27, 2017, there were 16,987,339 shares outstanding of the registrant’s Common Stock, $1.00 par value.

 

 

 

FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.

FORM 10-Q

INDEX

 

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

PAGE

     

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 
   

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2017 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2016

4

   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 (Unaudited)

5

   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 (Unaudited)

6

   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 (Unaudited)

7

   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 (Unaudited)

8

   

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

9

Item 2.

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

41

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

59

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

59

     

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

 
     

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

59

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

60

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

60

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

60

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

60

Item 5.

Other Information

60

Item 6.

Exhibits

60

     

SIGNATURES

63

 

2

 

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

inflation, interest rate, market and monetary fluctuations;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

technological changes;

 

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

 

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

 

unanticipated regulatory or judicial proceedings;

 

changes in consumer spending and saving habits; and

 

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

 

This list of important factors is not exclusive. If one or more of the factors affecting these forward-looking statements proves incorrect, actual results, performance, or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Therefore, the Company cautions you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information and statements. The Company does not intend to update any forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, to reflect changes. These cautionary statements expressly qualify all forward-looking statements that apply to the Company including the risk factors presented in Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of this report and Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

3

 

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.     Financial Statements

FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.

 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

   

September 30,

   

December 31,

 
   

2017

      2016(1)  

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

 

(Unaudited)

         

Assets

               

Cash and due from banks

  $ 37,050     $ 36,645  

Federal funds sold

    67,124       38,717  

Interest-bearing deposits in banks

    945       945  

Total cash and cash equivalents

    105,119       76,307  

Securities available for sale

    174,424       165,579  

Securities held to maturity

    25,182       47,133  

Loans held for investment, net of unearned income

               

Non-covered

    1,806,434       1,795,954  

Covered

    31,287       56,994  

Less: allowance for loan losses

    (19,206 )     (17,948 )

Loans held for investment, net

    1,818,515       1,835,000  

FDIC indemnification asset

    7,465       12,173  

Premises and equipment, net

    48,949       50,085  

Other real estate owned, non-covered

    3,543       5,109  

Other real estate owned, covered

    54       276  

Interest receivable

    5,156       5,553  

Goodwill

    95,779       95,779  

Other intangible assets

    6,417       7,207  

Other assets

    84,177       86,197  

Total assets

  $ 2,374,780     $ 2,386,398  
                 

Liabilities

               

Deposits

               

Noninterest-bearing

  $ 452,940     $ 427,705  

Interest-bearing

    1,410,880       1,413,633  

Total deposits

    1,863,820       1,841,338  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

    83,783       98,005  

FHLB borrowings

    50,000       65,000  

Other borrowings

    -       15,708  

Interest, taxes, and other liabilities

    24,540       27,290  

Total liabilities

    2,022,143       2,047,341  
                 

Stockholders' equity

               

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

     -        -  

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

     21,382        21,382  

Additional paid-in capital

    228,510       228,142  

Retained earnings

    182,145       170,377  

Treasury stock, at cost

    (79,333 )     (78,833 )

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

    (67 )     (2,011 )

Total stockholders' equity

    352,637       339,057  

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

  $ 2,374,780     $ 2,386,398  
                 

(1) Derived from audited financial statements

               

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

4

 

FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Nine Months Ended

 
   

September 30,

   

September 30,

 

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

 

2017

   

2016

   

2017

   

2016

 

Interest income

                               

Interest and fees on loans

  $ 22,694     $ 21,952     $ 67,435     $ 65,762  

Interest on securities -- taxable

    341       738       1,157       2,729  

Interest on securities -- tax-exempt

    739       905       2,299       2,762  

Interest on deposits in banks

    275       26       655       55  

Total interest income

    24,049       23,621       71,546       71,308  

Interest expense

                               

Interest on deposits

    1,275       1,133       3,674       3,334  

Interest on short-term borrowings

    213       548       634       1,613  

Interest on long-term debt

    511       819       1,753       2,438  

Total interest expense

    1,999       2,500       6,061       7,385  

Net interest income

    22,050       21,121       65,485       63,923  

Provision for (recovery of) loan losses

    730       (1,154 )     2,156       755  

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

    21,320       22,275       63,329       63,168  

Noninterest income

                               

Wealth management

    758       653       2,339       2,147  

Service charges on deposits

    3,605       3,494       10,078       10,146  

Other service charges and fees

    2,141       2,024       6,387       6,088  

Insurance commissions

    306       1,592       1,004       5,383  

Impairment losses on securities

    -       (4,635 )     -       (4,646 )

Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income

    -       -       -       -  

Net impairment losses recognized in earnings

    -       (4,635 )     -       (4,646 )

Net loss on sale of securities

    -       25       (657 )     (53 )

Net FDIC indemnification asset amortization

    (268 )     (1,369 )     (3,186 )     (3,856 )

Net gain on divestitures

    -       3,065       -       3,065  

Other operating income

    593       1,046       2,336       2,554  

Total noninterest income

    7,135       5,895       18,301       20,828  

Noninterest expense

                               

Salaries and employee benefits

    9,137       9,828       27,178       30,501  

Occupancy expense

    1,082       1,249       3,671       4,139  

Furniture and equipment expense

    1,133       1,066       3,311       3,271  

Amortization of intangibles

    266       316       790       871  

FDIC premiums and assessments

    227       363       698       1,109  

Merger, acquisition, and divestiture expense

    -       226       -       675  

Other operating expense

    5,064       5,509       15,802       15,527  

Total noninterest expense

    16,909       18,557       51,450       56,093  

Income before income taxes

    11,546       9,613       30,180       27,903  

Income tax expense

    3,894       3,230       9,908       9,181  

Net income

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

Dividends on preferred stock

    -       -       -       -  

Net income available to common shareholders

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

Earnings per common share

                               

Basic

  $ 0.45     $ 0.37     $ 1.19     $ 1.07  

Diluted

    0.45       0.37       1.19       1.07  

Cash dividends per common share

    0.18       0.16       0.50       0.44  

Weighted average shares outstanding

                               

Basic

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

Diluted

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

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Nine Months Ended

 
   

September 30,

   

September 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

   

2017

   

2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                               

Net income

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

Other comprehensive income, before tax

                               

Available-for-sale securities:

                               

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

    (169 )     744       2,127       4,141  

Reclassification adjustment for net losses recognized in net income

    -       (25 )     657       53  

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

    -       4,635       -       4,646  

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

    (169 )     5,354       2,784       8,840  

Employee benefit plans:

                               

Net actuarial (loss) gain

    (1 )     (2 )     133       (56 )

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

    65       69       194       205  

Net unrealized gains on employee benefit plans

    64       67       327       149  

Other comprehensive (loss) income, before tax

    (105 )     5,421       3,111       8,989  

Income tax (benefit) expense

    (39 )     2,034       1,167       3,372  

Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax

    (66 )     3,387       1,944       5,617  

Total comprehensive income

  $ 7,586     $ 9,770     $ 22,216     $ 24,339  

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

6

 

FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.

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

 

                                           

Accumulated

         
                   

Additional

                   

Other

         
   

Preferred

   

Common

   

Paid-in

   

Retained

   

Treasury

   

Comprehensive

         

(Amounts in thousands,

 

Stock

   

Stock

   

Capital

   

Earnings

   

Stock

   

Income (Loss)

   

Total

 

except share and per share data)

                                                       

Balance January 1, 2016

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

Net income

    -       -       -       18,722       -       -       18,722  

Other comprehensive income

    -       -       -       -       -       5,617       5,617  

Common dividends declared -- $0.44 per share

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

Equity-based compensation expense

    -       -       144       -       -       -       144  

Common stock options exercised -- 11,730 shares

    -       -       (23 )     -       205       -       182  

Restricted stock awards -- 15,587 shares

    -       -       26       -       270       -       296  

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

    -       -       45       -       287       -       332  

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

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

Balance September 30, 2016

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

Balance January 1, 2017

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

Net income

    -       -       -       20,272       -       -       20,272  

Other comprehensive income

    -       -       -       -       -       1,944       1,944  

Common dividends declared -- $0.50 per share

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

Equity-based compensation expense

    -       -       290       -       -       -       290  

Common stock options exercised -- 8,036 shares

    -       -       6       -       145       -       151  

Restricted stock awards -- 21,542 shares

    -       -       (40 )     -       387       -       347  

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

    -       -       112       -       231       -       343  

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

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

Balance September 30, 2017

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

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

 

   

Nine Months Ended

 
   

September 30,

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

2017

   

2016

 

Operating activities

               

Net income

  $ 20,272     $ 18,722  

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

               

Provision for loan losses

    2,156       755  

Depreciation and amortization of property, plant, and equipment

    2,688       2,707  

Amortization of premiums on investments, net

    63       2,758  

Amortization of FDIC indemnification asset, net

    3,186       3,856  

Amortization of intangible assets

    790       871  

Accretion on acquired loans

    (4,257 )     (3,893 )

Gain on divestiture, net

    -       (3,065 )

Equity-based compensation expense

    290       144  

Restricted stock awards

    347       296  

Issuance of treasury stock to 401(k) plan

    343       332  

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

    13       271  

Loss on sale of other real estate

    940       1,487  

Loss on sale of securities

    657       53  

Net impairment losses recognized in earnings

    -       4,646  

Decrease in accrued interest receivable

    397       509  

(Increase) decrease in other operating activities

    (2,008 )     4,341  

Net cash provided by operating activities

    25,877       34,790  

Investing activities

               

Proceeds from sale of securities available for sale

    12,273       70,530  

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

    18,022       77,395  

Proceeds from maturities and calls of securities held to maturity

    21,840       190  

Payments to acquire securities available for sale

    (36,966 )     (1,174 )

Proceeds from (originations of) loans, net

    17,304       (138,984 )

Proceeds from (payments for) FHLB stock, net

    694       (933 )

Cash proceeds from mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, net

    -       24,816  

Proceeds from the FDIC

    1,701       3,639  

Payments to acquire property, plant, and equipment, net

    (1,999 )     (448 )

Proceeds from sale of other real estate

    2,130       4,541  

Net cash provided by investing activities

    34,999       39,572  

Financing activities

               

Increase in noninterest-bearing deposits, net

    25,235       28,322  

Decrease in interest-bearing deposits, net

    (2,753 )     (62,819 )

Repayments of securities sold under agreements to repurchase, net

    (14,222 )     (20,082 )

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

    (30,708 )     24,951  

Proceeds from stock options exercised

    151       182  

Payments for repurchase of treasury stock

    (1,263 )     (23,094 )

Payments of common dividends

    (8,504 )     (7,680 )

Net cash used in financing activities

    (32,064 )     (60,220 )

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

    28,812       14,142  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    76,307       51,787  

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $ 105,119     $ 65,929  
                 

Supplemental disclosure -- cash flow information

               

Cash paid for interest

  $ 6,257     $ 7,394  

Cash paid for income taxes

    12,942       6,488  
                 

Supplemental transactions -- noncash items

               

Transfer of loans to other real estate

    1,282       3,652  

Loans originated to finance other real estate

    -       42  

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

     

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

Note 1. Basis of Presentation

 

General

 

First Community Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”), a financial holding company, was founded in 1989 and incorporated under the laws of Nevada in 1997. The Company’s principal executive office is located at One Community Place, Bluefield, Virginia. The Company provides banking products and services to individual and commercial customers through its wholly owned subsidiary First Community Bank (the “Bank”), a Virginia-chartered banking institution founded in 1874. The Bank operates as First Community Bank in Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina and People’s Community Bank, a Division of First Community Bank, in Tennessee. The Bank provides insurance services through its wholly owned subsidiary First Community Insurance Services (“FCIS”) and offers wealth management and investment advice through its Trust Division and wholly owned subsidiary First Community Wealth Management (“FCWM”). Unless the context suggests otherwise, the terms “First Community,” “Company,” “we,” “our,” and “us” refer to First Community Bancshares, Inc. and its subsidiaries as a consolidated entity.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

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

 

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2016, has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements. These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 (the “2016 Form 10-K”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 3, 2017.

 

Reclassifications

 

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

 

Use of Estimates

 

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

 

Significant Accounting Policies

 

A complete and detailed description of the Company’s significant accounting policies is included in Note 1, “Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of the Company’s 2016 Form 10-K.

 

Recent Accounting Standards

 

Standards Adopted

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Standards Not Yet Adopted

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” This ASU intends to improve financial reporting by requiring timelier recording of credit losses on loans and other financial instruments held by financial institutions and other organizations. This ASU requires an organization to measure all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts and requires enhanced disclosures related to the significant estimates and judgments used in estimating credit losses, as well as the credit quality and underwriting standards of an organization’s portfolio. In addition, the update amends the accounting for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration. ASU 2016-13 will be effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company expects to adopt ASU 2016-13 in the first quarter of 2020 and recognize a cumulative adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the year of adoption. The Company is evaluating the impact of the standard.

 

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

 

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, “Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.” This ASU significantly revises an entity’s accounting related to (1) the classification and measurement of investments in equity securities and (2) the presentation of certain fair value changes for financial liabilities measured at fair value. The new guidance also amends certain disclosure requirements associated with the fair value of financial instruments. ASU 2016-01 will be effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted for the instrument-specific credit risk provision. The Company expects to adopt ASU 2016-01 in the first quarter of 2018. The Company is evaluating the impact of the standard and does not expect to recognize a significant cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings at the beginning of the year of adoption or expect the guidance to have a material effect on its financial statements. The cumulative-effect adjustment will be dependent on the composition and fair value of the Company’s equity securities portfolio at the adoption date.

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” This ASU’s core principle is that an entity will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In doing so, companies will need to use more judgment and make more estimates than under existing guidance. These may include identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price and allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” deferring the effective date of ASU 2014-09 for the Company until fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016. Additional revenue related standards to be adopted concurrently with ASU 2014-09 include ASU 2017-10, ASU 2017-05, ASU 2016-20, ASU 2016-12, ASU 2016-10, and ASU 2016-08. The Company expects to adopt ASU 2014-09, and related updates, in the first quarter of 2018 and recognize a cumulative adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the year of adoption, if necessary. The Company’s primary source of revenue is interest income, which is excluded from the scope of this guidance; however, the Company is evaluating the impact of the standard on other income, which includes fees for services, commissions on sales, and various deposit service charges. The Company does not expect the guidance to have a material effect on its financial statements.

 

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

 

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Note 2. Investment Securities

 

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

 

   

September 30, 2017

 
   

Amortized

   

Unrealized

   

Unrealized

   

Fair

 
   

Cost

   

Gains

   

Losses

   

Value

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                               

U.S. Treasury securities

  $ 36,973     $ -     $ (9 )   $ 36,964  

U.S. Agency securities

    1,254       21       -       1,275  

Municipal securities

    102,347       2,648       (88 )     104,907  

Single issue trust preferred securities

    9,363       -       (401 )     8,962  

Mortgage-backed Agency securities

    22,518       72       (347 )     22,243  

Equity securities

    55       18       -       73  

Total securities available for sale

  $ 172,510     $ 2,759     $ (845 )   $ 174,424  

 

   

December 31, 2016

 
   

Amortized

   

Unrealized

   

Unrealized

   

Fair

 
   

Cost

   

Gains

   

Losses

   

Value

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                               

U.S. Agency securities

  $ 1,342     $ 3     $ -     $ 1,345  

Municipal securities

    111,659       2,258       (586 )     113,331  

Single issue trust preferred securities

    22,104       -       (2,165 )     19,939  

Mortgage-backed Agency securities

    31,290       66       (465 )     30,891  

Equity securities

    55       18       -       73  

Total securities available for sale

  $ 166,450     $ 2,345     $ (3,216 )   $ 165,579  

 

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

 

   

September 30, 2017

 
   

Amortized

   

Unrealized

   

Unrealized

   

Fair

 
   

Cost

   

Gains

   

Losses

   

Value

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                               

U.S. Agency securities

  $ 17,949     $ 31     $ -     $ 17,980  

Corporate securities

    7,233       13       -       7,246  

Total securities held to maturity

  $ 25,182     $ 44     $ -     $ 25,226  

 

   

December 31, 2016

 
   

Amortized

   

Unrealized

   

Unrealized

   

Fair

 
   

Cost

   

Gains

   

Losses

   

Value

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                               

U.S. Agency securities

  $ 36,741     $ 124     $ -     $ 36,865  

Corporate securities

    10,392       11       (2 )     10,401  

Total securities held to maturity

  $ 47,133     $ 135     $ (2 )   $ 47,266  

 

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

 

   

September 30, 2017

 
   

Amortized

         

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Cost

   

Fair Value

 

Available-for-sale securities

               

Due within one year

  $ 37,288     $ 37,279  

Due after one year but within five years

    5,617       5,734  

Due after five years but within ten years

    96,693       98,602  

Due after ten years

    10,339       10,493  
      149,937       152,108  

Mortgage-backed securities

    22,518       22,243  

Equity securities

    55       73  

Total securities available for sale

  $ 172,510     $ 174,424  
                 

Held-to-maturity securities

               

Due within one year

  $ -     $ -  

Due after one year but within five years

    25,182       25,226  

Due after five years but within ten years

    -       -  

Due after ten years

    -       -  

Total securities held to maturity

  $ 25,182     $ 25,226  

 

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

 

   

September 30, 2017

 
   

Less than 12 Months

   

12 Months or Longer

   

Total

 
   

Fair

   

Unrealized

   

Fair

   

Unrealized

   

Fair

   

Unrealized

 
   

Value

   

Losses

   

Value

   

Losses

   

Value

   

Losses

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                                               

U.S. Treasury securities

  $ 36,963     $ (9 )   $ -     $ -     $ 36,963     $ (9 )

Municipal securities

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

Single issue trust preferred securities

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

Mortgage-backed Agency securities

    7,898       (59 )     8,281       (288 )     16,179       (347 )

Total

  $ 54,282     $ (120 )   $ 18,670     $ (725 )   $ 72,952     $ (845 )

 

   

December 31, 2016

 
   

Less than 12 Months

   

12 Months or Longer

   

Total

 
   

Fair

   

Unrealized

   

Fair

   

Unrealized

   

Fair

   

Unrealized

 
   

Value

   

Losses

   

Value

   

Losses

   

Value

   

Losses

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                                               

Municipal securities

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

Single issue trust preferred securities

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

Mortgage-backed Agency securities

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

Total

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

 

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

 

   

December 31, 2016

 
   

Less than 12 Months

   

12 Months or Longer

   

Total

 
   

Fair

   

Unrealized

   

Fair

   

Unrealized

   

Fair

   

Unrealized

 
   

Value

   

Losses

   

Value

   

Losses

   

Value

   

Losses

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                                               

Corporate securities

  $ 3,533     $ (2 )   $ -     $ -     $ 3,533     $ (2 )

Total

  $ 3,533     $ (2 )   $ -     $ -     $ 3,533     $ (2 )

 

There were 45 individual securities in an unrealized loss position as of September 30, 2017, and their combined depreciation in value represented 0.42% of the investment securities portfolio. There were 82 individual securities in an unrealized loss position as of December 31, 2016, and their combined depreciation in value represented 1.51% of the investment securities portfolio.

 

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

 

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

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Nine Months Ended

 
   

September 30,

   

September 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

   

2017

   

2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                               

Gross realized gains

  $ -     $ 203     $ -     $ 344  

Gross realized losses

    -       (178 )     (657 )     (397 )

Net gain (loss) on sale of securities

  $ -     $ 25     $ (657 )   $ (53 )

 

The carrying amount of securities pledged for various purposes totaled $99.69 million as of September 30, 2017, and $139.75 million as of December 31, 2016.

 

Note 3. Loans

 

The Company groups loans held for investment into three segments (commercial loans, consumer real estate loans, and consumer and other loans) with each segment divided into various classes. Covered loans are those loans acquired in Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) assisted transactions that are covered by loss share agreements. Customer overdrafts reclassified as loans totaled $1.45 million as of September 30, 2017, and $1.41 million as of December 31, 2016. Deferred loan fees totaled $4.48 million as of September 30, 2017, and $5.34 million as of December 31, 2016. For information about off-balance sheet financing, see Note 14, “Litigation, Commitments, and Contingencies,” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of this report.

 

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

 

   

September 30, 2017

   

December 31, 2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Amount

   

Percent

   

Amount

   

Percent

 

Non-covered loans held for investment

                               

Commercial loans

                               

Construction, development, and other land

  $ 72,952       3.97 %   $ 56,948       3.07 %

Commercial and industrial

    90,184       4.91 %     92,204       4.98 %

Multi-family residential

    125,997       6.86 %     134,228       7.24 %

Single family non-owner occupied

    143,213       7.79 %     142,965       7.72 %

Non-farm, non-residential

    613,380       33.38 %     598,674       32.31 %

Agricultural

    6,096       0.33 %     6,003       0.32 %

Farmland

    27,897       1.52 %     31,729       1.71 %

Total commercial loans

    1,079,719       58.76 %     1,062,751       57.35 %

Consumer real estate loans

                               

Home equity lines

    102,888       5.60 %     106,361       5.74 %

Single family owner occupied

    501,242       27.27 %     500,891       27.03 %

Owner occupied construction

    47,034       2.56 %     44,535       2.41 %

Total consumer real estate loans

    651,164       35.43 %     651,787       35.18 %

Consumer and other loans

                               

Consumer loans

    70,695       3.85 %     77,445       4.18 %

Other

    4,856       0.26 %     3,971       0.21 %

Total consumer and other loans

    75,551       4.11 %     81,416       4.39 %

Total non-covered loans

    1,806,434       98.30 %     1,795,954       96.92 %

Total covered loans

    31,287       1.70 %     56,994       3.08 %

Total loans held for investment, net of unearned income

  $ 1,837,721       100.00 %   $ 1,852,948       100.00 %

 

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

 

   

September 30, 2017

   

December 31, 2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

               

Covered loans

               

Commercial loans

               

Construction, development, and other land

  $ 40     $ 4,570  

Commercial and industrial

    -       895  

Multi-family residential

    -       8  

Single family non-owner occupied

    292       962  

Non-farm, non-residential

    10       7,512  

Agricultural

    -       25  

Farmland

    -       397  

Total commercial loans

    342       14,369  

Consumer real estate loans

               

Home equity lines

    26,850       35,817  

Single family owner occupied

    4,095       6,729  

Total consumer real estate loans

    30,945       42,546  

Consumer and other loans

               

Consumer loans

    -       79  

Total covered loans

  $ 31,287     $ 56,994  

 

The Company identifies certain purchased loans as impaired when fair values are established at acquisition and groups those purchased credit impaired (“PCI”) loans into loan pools with common risk characteristics. The Company estimates cash flows to be collected on PCI loans and discounts those cash flows at a market rate of interest.

 

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

 

   

September 30, 2017

   

December 31, 2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Recorded Investment

   

Unpaid Principal Balance

   

Recorded Investment

   

Unpaid Principal Balance

 

PCI Loans, by acquisition

                               

Peoples

  $ 5,179     $ 8,328     $ 5,576     $ 9,397  

Waccamaw

    14,903       34,420       21,758       45,030  

Other acquired

    1,011       1,037       1,095       1,121  

Total PCI Loans

  $ 21,093     $ 43,785     $ 28,429     $ 55,548  

 

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

 

   

Peoples

   

Waccamaw

   

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                       

Balance January 1, 2016

  $ 3,589     $ 26,109     $ 29,698  

Accretion

    (982 )     (4,408 )     (5,390 )

Reclassifications from nonaccretable difference(1)

    231       848       1,079  

Other changes, net

    1,774       4       1,778  

Balance September 30, 2016

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

Balance January 1, 2017

  $ 4,392     $ 21,834     $ 26,226  

Accretion

    (969 )     (4,690 )     (5,659 )

Reclassifications from nonaccretable difference(1)

    782       2,525       3,307  

Other changes, net

    (375 )     (311 )     (686 )

Balance September 30, 2017

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

(1) Represents changes attributable to expected loss assumptions

                       

 

Note 4. Credit Quality

 

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

   

September 30, 2017

 
           

Special

                                 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Pass

   

Mention

   

Substandard

   

Doubtful

   

Loss

   

Total

 

Non-covered loans

                                               

Commercial loans

                                               

Construction, development, and other land

  $ 69,257     $ 2,791     $ 904     $ -     $ -     $ 72,952  

Commercial and industrial

    85,368       1,844       2,972       -       -       90,184  

Multi-family residential

    119,399       5,882       716       -       -       125,997  

Single family non-owner occupied

    132,000       6,839       4,374       -       -       143,213  

Non-farm, non-residential

    593,809       11,126       8,243       202       -       613,380  

Agricultural

    5,743       235       118       -       -       6,096  

Farmland

    25,097       153       2,647       -       -       27,897  

Consumer real estate loans

                                               

Home equity lines

    100,375       850       1,663       -       -       102,888  

Single family owner occupied

    471,378       5,705       24,159       -       -       501,242  

Owner occupied construction

    46,802       -       232       -       -       47,034  

Consumer and other loans

                                               

Consumer loans

    70,459       27       209       -       -       70,695  

Other

    4,856       -       -       -       -       4,856  

Total non-covered loans

    1,724,543       35,452       46,237       202       -       1,806,434  

Covered loans

                                               

Commercial loans

                                               

Construction, development, and other land

    -       39       1       -       -       40  

Single family non-owner occupied

    271       -       21       -       -       292  

Non-farm, non-residential

    -       -       10       -       -       10  

Consumer real estate loans

                                               

Home equity lines

    12,242       13,840       768       -       -       26,850  

Single family owner occupied

    3,136       425       534       -       -       4,095  

Total covered loans

    15,649       14,304       1,334       -       -       31,287  

Total loans

  $ 1,740,192     $ 49,756     $ 47,571     $ 202     $ -     $ 1,837,721  

 

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December 31, 2016

 
           

Special

                                 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Pass

   

Mention

   

Substandard

   

Doubtful

   

Loss

   

Total

 

Non-covered loans

                                               

Commercial loans

                                               

Construction, development, and other land

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

Commercial and industrial

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

Multi-family residential

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

Single family non-owner occupied

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

Non-farm, non-residential

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

Agricultural

    5,839       164       -       -       -       6,003  

Farmland

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

Consumer real estate loans

                                               

Home equity lines

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

Single family owner occupied

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

Owner occupied construction

    43,833       -       702       -       -       44,535  

Consumer and other loans

                                               

Consumer loans

    77,218       11       216       -       -       77,445  

Other

    3,971       -       -       -       -       3,971  

Total non-covered loans

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

Covered loans

                                               

Commercial loans

                                               

Construction, development, and other land

    2,768       803       999       -       -       4,570  

Commercial and industrial

    882       -       13       -       -       895  

Multi-family residential

    -       -       8       -       -       8  

Single family non-owner occupied

    796       63       103       -       -       962  

Non-farm, non-residential

    6,423       537       552       -       -       7,512  

Agricultural

    25       -       -       -       -       25  

Farmland

    132       -       265       -       -       397  

Consumer real estate loans

                                               

Home equity lines

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

Single family owner occupied

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

Consumer and other loans

                                               

Consumer loans

    79       -       -       -       -       79  

Total covered loans

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

Total loans

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

 

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

 

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

 

   

September 30, 2017

   

December 31, 2016

 
           

Unpaid

                   

Unpaid

         
   

Recorded

   

Principal

   

Related

   

Recorded

   

Principal

   

Related

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Investment

   

Balance

   

Allowance

   

Investment

   

Balance

   

Allowance

 

Impaired loans with no related allowance

                                               

Commercial loans

                                               

Construction, development, and other land

  $ 662     $ 999     $ -     $ 33     $ 35     $ -  

Commercial and industrial

    146       1,093       -       346       383       -  

Multi-family residential

    381       836       -       294       369       -  

Single family non-owner occupied

    2,485       3,891       -       3,084       3,334       -  

Non-farm, non-residential

    3,905       6,239       -       3,829       4,534       -  

Agricultural

    118       122       -       -       -       -  

Farmland

    990       1,037       -       1,161       1,188       -  

Consumer real estate loans

                                               

Home equity lines

    1,624       1,766       -       913       968       -  

Single family owner occupied

    16,768       18,932       -       11,779       12,630       -  

Owner occupied construction

    233       233       -       573       589       -  

Consumer and other loans

                                               

Consumer loans

    61       63       -       62       103       -  

Total impaired loans with no allowance

    27,373       35,211       -       22,074       24,133       -  
                                                 

Impaired loans with a related allowance

                                               

Commercial loans

                                               

Construction, development, and other land

    -       -       -       -       -       -  

Commercial and industrial

    2,400       2,400       262       -       -       -  

Single family non-owner occupied

    771       772       69       351       351       31  

Non-farm, non-residential

    865       874       325       -       -       -  

Farmland

    410       418       50       430       430       18  

Consumer real estate loans

                                               

Home equity lines

    -       -       -       -       -       -  

Single family owner occupied

    3,771       3,779       754       4,118       4,174       770  

Total impaired loans with an allowance

    8,217       8,243       1,460       4,899       4,955       819  

Total impaired loans(1)

  $ 35,590     $ 43,454     $ 1,460     $ 26,973     $ 29,088     $ 819  

 

 

 

                     

(1)

Includes loans totaling $20.07 million as of September 30, 2017, and $16.89 million as of December 31, 2016, that do not meet the Company's evaluation threshold for individual impairment and are therefore collectively evaluated for impairment

 

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

 

   

Three Months Ended September 30,

   

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

   

2017

   

2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Interest Income Recognized

   

Average Recorded Investment

   

Interest Income Recognized

   

Average Recorded Investment

   

Interest Income Recognized

   

Average Recorded Investment

   

Interest Income Recognized

   

Average Recorded Investment

 

Impaired loans with no related allowance:

                                                               

Commercial loans

                                                               

Construction, development, and other land

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

Commercial and industrial

    5       754       6       1,029       8       468       10       738  

Multi-family residential

    -       509       15       562       3       474       15       309  

Single family non-owner occupied

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

Non-farm, non-residential

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

Agricultural

    4       127       -       -       4       127       -       -  

Farmland

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

Consumer real estate loans

                                                               

Home equity lines

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

Single family owner occupied

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

Owner occupied construction

    1       235       2       585       6       234       7       470  

Consumer and other loans

                                                               

Consumer loans

    1       62       2       63       3       52       2       45  

Total impaired loans with no related allowance

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

Impaired loans with a related allowance:

                                                               

Commercial loans

                                                               

Construction, development, and other land

    -       -       -       -       -       143       -       -  

Commercial and industrial

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

Single family non-owner occupied

    8       778       5       682       21       488       18       572  

Non-farm, non-residential

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

Farmland

    -       413       -       -       -       275       -       -  

Consumer real estate loans

                                                               

Home equity lines

    -       -       -       -       -       139       -       -  

Single family owner occupied

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

Owner occupied construction

    -       -       -       -       -       1       -       115  

Total impaired loans with a related allowance

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

Total impaired loans

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

 

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

 

   

September 30, 2017

   

December 31, 2016

 

(Amounts in thousands, except impaired loan pools)

               

Unpaid principal balance

  $ -     $ 1,086  

Recorded investment

    -       1,085  

Allowance for loan losses related to PCI loan pools

    -       12  
                 

Impaired PCI loan pools

    -       1  

 

   

Three Months Ended September 30,

   

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

   

2017

   

2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                               

Interest income recognized

  $ -     $ 12     $ 20     $ 130  

Average recorded investment

    -       1,139       705       2,195  

 

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

 

   

September 30, 2017

   

December 31, 2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Non-covered

   

Covered

   

Total

   

Non-covered

   

Covered

   

Total

 

Commercial loans

                                               

Construction, development, and other land

  $ 126     $ -     $ 126     $ 72     $ 32     $ 104  

Commercial and industrial

    118       -       118       332       13       345  

Multi-family residential

    330       -       330       294       -       294  

Single family non-owner occupied

    1,626       20       1,646       1,242       24       1,266  

Non-farm, non-residential

    3,352       -       3,352       3,295       30       3,325  

Agricultural

    118       -       118       -       -       -  

Farmland

    870       -       870       1,591       -       1,591  

Consumer real estate loans

                                               

Home equity lines

    828       350       1,178       705       400       1,105  

Single family owner occupied

    11,517       50       11,567       7,924       109       8,033  

Owner occupied construction

    -       -       -       336       -       336  

Consumer and other loans

                                               

Consumer loans

    57       -       57       63       -       63  

Total nonaccrual loans

  $ 18,942     $ 420     $ 19,362     $ 15,854     $ 608     $ 16,462  

 

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The following tables present the aging of past due loans, by loan class, as of the dates indicated. Nonaccrual loans 30 days or more past due are included in the applicable delinquency category. Loans acquired with credit deterioration, with a discount, continue to accrue interest based on expected cash flows; therefore, PCI loans are not generally considered nonaccrual. There were no non-covered accruing loans contractually past due 90 days or more as of September 30, 2017, or December 31, 2016.

 

   

September 30, 2017

 
   

30 - 59 Days

   

60 - 89 Days

   

90+ Days

   

Total

   

Current

   

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Past Due

   

Past Due

   

Past Due

   

Past Due

   

Loans

   

Loans

 

Non-covered loans

                                               

Commercial loans

                                               

Construction, development, and other land

  $ 25     $ -     $ -     $ 25     $ 72,927     $ 72,952  

Commercial and industrial

    226       36       47       309       89,875       90,184  

Multi-family residential

    341       185       -       526       125,471       125,997  

Single family non-owner occupied

    405       186       861       1,452       141,761       143,213  

Non-farm, non-residential

    523       17       2,623       3,163       610,217       613,380  

Agricultural

    6       -       -       6       6,090       6,096  

Farmland

    849       410       343       1,602       26,295       27,897  

Consumer real estate loans

                                               

Home equity lines

    242       105       298       645       102,243       102,888  

Single family owner occupied

    3,133       1,414       6,199       10,746       490,496       501,242  

Owner occupied construction

    330       -       -       330       46,704       47,034  

Consumer and other loans

                                               

Consumer loans

    360       62       38       460       70,235       70,695  

Other

    -       -       -       -       4,856       4,856  

Total non-covered loans

    6,440       2,415       10,409       19,264       1,787,170       1,806,434  

Covered loans

                                               

Commercial loans

                                               

Construction, development, and other land

    -       -       -       -       40       40  

Single family non-owner occupied

    72       -       -       72       220       292  

Non-farm, non-residential

    -       -       -       -       10       10  

Consumer real estate loans

                                               

Home equity lines

    291       -       118       409       26,441       26,850  

Single family owner occupied

    -       -       28       28       4,067       4,095  

Total covered loans

    363       -       146       509       30,778       31,287  

Total loans

  $ 6,803     $ 2,415     $ 10,555     $ 19,773     $ 1,817,948     $ 1,837,721  

 

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December 31, 2016

 
   

30 - 59 Days

   

60 - 89 Days

   

90+ Days

   

Total

   

Current

   

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Past Due

   

Past Due

   

Past Due

   

Past Due

   

Loans

   

Loans

 

Non-covered loans

                                               

Commercial loans

                                               

Construction, development, and other land

  $ 33     $ 5     $ 17     $ 55     $ 56,893     $ 56,948  

Commercial and industrial

    174       30       149       353       91,851       92,204  

Multi-family residential

    163       -       281       444       133,784       134,228  

Single family non-owner occupied

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

Non-farm, non-residential

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

Agricultural

    -       5       -       5       5,998       6,003  

Farmland

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

Consumer real estate loans

                                               

Home equity lines

    78       136       658       872       105,489       106,361  

Single family owner occupied

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

Owner occupied construction

    342       336       -       678       43,857       44,535  

Consumer and other loans

                                               

Consumer loans

    371       90       15       476       76,969       77,445  

Other

    -       -       -       -       3,971       3,971  

Total non-covered loans

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

Covered loans

                                               

Commercial loans

                                               

Construction, development, and other land

    434       -       32       466       4,104       4,570  

Commercial and industrial

    -       -       -       -       895       895  

Multi-family residential

    -       -       -       -       8       8  

Single family non-owner occupied

    24       -       -       24       938       962  

Non-farm, non-residential

    32       -       -       32       7,480       7,512  

Agricultural

    -       -       -       -       25       25  

Farmland

    -       -       -       -       397       397  

Consumer real estate loans

                                               

Home equity lines

    108       146       62       316       35,501       35,817  

Single family owner occupied

    58       -       39       97       6,632       6,729  

Owner occupied construction

    -       -       -       -       -       -  

Consumer and other loans

                                               

Consumer loans

    -       -       -       -       79       79  

Total covered loans

    656       146       133       935       56,059       56,994  

Total loans

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

 

The Company may make concessions in interest rates, loan terms and/or amortization terms when restructuring loans for borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. Restructured loans in excess of $250 thousand are evaluated for a specific reserve based on either the collateral or net present value method, whichever is most applicable. Restructured loans under $250 thousand are subject to the reserve calculation at the historical loss rate for classified loans. Certain troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) are classified as nonperforming at the time of restructuring and are returned to performing status after six months of satisfactory payment performance; however, these loans remain identified as impaired until full payment or other satisfaction of the obligation occurs. PCI loans are generally not considered TDRs as long as the loans remain in the assigned loan pool. No covered loans were recorded as TDRs as of September 30, 2017, or December 31, 2016.

 

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

 

       

September 30, 2017

   

December 31, 2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Nonaccrual(1)

   

Accruing

   

Total

   

Nonaccrual(1)

   

Accruing

   

Total

 

Commercial loans

                                               

Single family non-owner occupied

  $ 33     $ 875     $ 908     $ 38     $ 892     $ 930  

Non-farm, non-residential

    -       295       295       -       4,160       4,160  

Consumer real estate loans

                                               

Home equity lines

    -       148       148       -       158       158  

Single family owner occupied

    1,484       6,690       8,174       905       7,503       8,408  

Owner occupied construction

    -       234       234       341       239       580  

Total TDRs

  $ 1,517     $ 8,242     $ 9,759     $ 1,284     $ 12,952     $ 14,236  
                                                     

Allowance for loan losses related to TDRs

                  $ 707                     $ 670  

 

 

 

 

                     

(1)

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

         

 

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

 

     

Three Months Ended September 30,

   

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
     

2017

   

2016

   

2017

   

2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                               

Interest income recognized

  $ 74     $ 143     $ 159     $ 296  

 

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

 

   

Three Months Ended September 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Total Contracts

   

Pre-modification

Recorded Investment

   

Post-modification

Recorded Investment

   

Total Contracts

   

Pre-modification

Recorded Investment

   

Post-modification

Recorded Investment

 

Below market interest rate and extended payment term

                                               

Single family owner occupied

    1     $ 42     $ 42       -     $ -     $ -  

Total

    1     $ 42     $ 42       -     $ -     $ -  

 

   

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Total Contracts

   

Pre-modification

Recorded Investment

   

Post-modification

Recorded Investment

   

Total Contracts

   

Pre-modification

Recorded Investment

   

Post-modification

Recorded Investment

 

Below market interest rate and extended payment term

                                               

Single family owner occupied

    3     $ 141     $ 141       1     $ 115     $ 115  

Total

    3     $ 141     $ 141       1     $ 115     $ 115  

 

There were no payment defaults on loans modified as TDRs that were restructured within the previous 12 months as of September 30, 2017 or 2016.

 

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

 

       

September 30, 2017

   

December 31, 2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

               

Non-covered OREO

  $ 3,543     $ 5,109  

Covered OREO

    54       276  

Total OREO

  $ 3,597     $ 5,385  
                     

Non-covered OREO secured by residential real estate

  $ 971     $ 1,746  

Residential real estate loans in the foreclosure process(1)

    10,025       2,539  

 

 

 

       

(1)

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

 

Note 5. Allowance for Loan Losses

 

The following tables present the changes in the allowance for loan losses, by loan segment, during the periods indicated:

 

   

Three Months Ended September 30, 2017

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Commercial

   

Consumer Real

Estate

   

Consumer and

Other

   

Total

Allowance

 

Allowance, excluding PCI

                               

Beginning balance

  $ 12,283     $ 5,802     $ 793     $ 18,878  

Provision for loan losses charged to operations

    358       75       305       738  

Charge-offs

    (207 )     (137 )     (373 )     (717 )

Recoveries

    170       67       70       307  

Net charge-offs

    (37 )     (70 )     (303 )     (410 )

Ending balance

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

PCI allowance

                               

Beginning balance

  $ -     $ 8     $ -     $ 8  

Recovery of loan losses

    -       (8 )     -       (8 )

Benefit attributable to the FDIC indemnification asset

    -       -       -       -  

Recovery of loan losses charged to operations

    -       (8 )     -       (8 )

Recovery of loan losses recorded through the FDIC indemnification asset

    -       -       -       -  

Ending balance

  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
                                 

Total allowance

                               

Beginning balance

  $ 12,283     $ 5,810     $ 793     $ 18,886  

Provision for loan losses

    358       67       305       730  

Benefit attributable to the FDIC indemnification asset

    -       -       -       -  

Provision for loan losses charged to operations

    358       67       305       730  

Recovery of loan losses recorded through the FDIC indemnification asset

    -       -       -       -  

Charge-offs

    (207 )     (137 )     (373 )     (717 )

Recoveries

    170       67       70       307  

Net charge-offs

    (37 )     (70 )     (303 )     (410 )

Ending balance

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

 

 

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Three Months Ended September 30, 2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Commercial

   

Consumer Real Estate

   

Consumer and Other

   

Total Allowance

 

Allowance, excluding PCI

                               

Beginning balance

  $ 13,689     $ 6,625     $ 773     $ 21,087  

(Recovery of) provision for loan losses charged to operations

    (726 )     (575 )     147       (1,154 )

Charge-offs

    (272 )     (207 )     (293 )     (772 )

Recoveries

    295       89       76       460  

Net recoveries (charge-offs)

    23       (118 )     (217 )     (312 )

Ending balance

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

PCI allowance

                               

Beginning balance

  $ -     $ 12     $ -     $ 12  

Recovery of loan losses

    -       -       -       -  

Benefit attributable to the FDIC indemnification asset

    -       -       -       -  

Recovery of loan losses charged to operations

    -       -       -       -  

Recovery of loan losses recorded through the FDIC indemnification asset

    -       -       -       -  

Ending balance

  $ -     $ 12     $ -     $ 12  
                                 

Total allowance

                               

Beginning balance

  $ 13,689     $ 6,637     $ 773     $ 21,099  

(Recovery of) provision for loan losses

    (726 )     (575 )     147       (1,154 )

Benefit attributable to the FDIC indemnification asset

    -       -       -       -  

(Recovery of) provision for loan losses charged to operations

    (726 )     (575 )     147       (1,154 )

Recovery of loan losses recorded through the FDIC indemnification asset

    -       -       -       -  

Charge-offs

    (272 )     (207 )     (293 )     (772 )

Recoveries

    295       89       76       460  

Net recoveries (charge-offs)

    23       (118 )     (217 )     (312 )

Ending balance

  $ 12,986     $ 5,944     $ 703     $ 19,633  

 

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Commercial

   

Consumer Real Estate

   

Consumer and Other

   

Total Allowance

 

Allowance, excluding PCI

                               

Beginning balance

  $ 11,690     $ 5,487     $ 759     $ 17,936  

Provision for loan losses charged to operations

    822       561       785       2,168  

Charge-offs

    (493 )     (535 )     (948 )     (1,976 )

Recoveries

    585       294       199       1,078  

Net recoveries (charge-offs)

    92       (241 )     (749 )     (898 )

Ending balance

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

PCI allowance

                               

Beginning balance

  $ -     $ 12     $ -     $ 12  

Recovery of loan losses

    -       (12 )     -       (12 )

Benefit attributable to the FDIC indemnification asset

    -       -       -       -  

Recovery of loan losses charged to operations

    -       (12 )     -       (12 )

Recovery of loan losses recorded through the FDIC indemnification asset

    -       -       -       -  

Ending balance

  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
                                 

Total allowance

                               

Beginning balance

  $ 11,690     $ 5,499     $ 759     $ 17,948  

Provision for loan losses

    822       549       785       2,156  

Benefit attributable to the FDIC indemnification asset

    -       -       -       -  

Provision for loan losses charged to operations

    822       549       785       2,156  

Recovery of loan losses recorded through the FDIC indemnification asset

    -       -       -       -  

Charge-offs

    (493 )     (535 )     (948 )     (1,976 )

Recoveries

    585       294       199       1,078  

Net recoveries (charge-offs)

    92       (241 )     (749 )     (898 )

Ending balance

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

 

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Commercial

   

Consumer Real Estate

   

Consumer and Other

   

Total Allowance

 

Allowance, excluding PCI

                               

Beginning balance

  $ 13,133     $ 6,356     $ 690     $ 20,179  

(Recovery of) provision for loan losses charged to operations

    (200 )     436       560       796  

Charge-offs

    (747 )     (1,135 )     (809 )     (2,691 )

Recoveries

    800       275       262       1,337  

Net recoveries (charge-offs)

    53       (860 )     (547 )     (1,354 )

Ending balance

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

PCI allowance

                               

Beginning balance

  $ -     $ 54     $ -     $ 54  

Recovery of loan losses

    -       (42 )     -       (42 )

Benefit attributable to the FDIC indemnification asset

    -       1       -       1  

Recovery of loan losses charged to operations

    -       (41 )     -       (41 )

Recovery of loan losses recorded through the FDIC indemnification asset

    -       (1 )     -       (1 )

Ending balance

  $ -     $ 12     $ -     $ 12  
                                 

Total allowance

                               

Beginning balance

  $ 13,133     $ 6,410     $ 690     $ 20,233  

(Recovery of) provision for loan losses

    (200 )     394       560       754  

Benefit attributable to the FDIC indemnification asset

    -       1       -       1  

(Recovery of) provision for loan losses charged to operations

    (200 )     395       560       755  

Recovery of loan losses recorded through the FDIC indemnification asset

    -       (1 )     -       (1 )

Charge-offs

    (747 )     (1,135 )     (809 )     (2,691 )

Recoveries

    800       275       262       1,337  

Net recoveries (charge-offs)

    53       (860 )     (547 )     (1,354 )

Ending balance

  $ 12,986     $ 5,944     $ 703     $ 19,633  

 

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

 

   

September 30, 2017

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Loans Individually

Evaluated for

Impairment

   

Allowance for Loans Individually

Evaluated

   

Loans Collectively

Evaluated for

Impairment

   

Allowance for Loans Collectively

Evaluated

 

Commercial loans

                               

Construction, development, and other land

  $ -     $ -     $ 72,293     $ 1,099  

Commercial and industrial

    2,400       262       87,782       478  

Multi-family residential

    254       -       125,743       1,133  

Single family non-owner occupied

    1,103       69       140,150       2,308  

Non-farm, non-residential

    2,561       325       606,773       6,706  

Agricultural

    -       -       6,096       44  

Farmland

    940       50       26,957       130  

Total commercial loans

    7,258       706       1,065,794       11,898  

Consumer real estate loans

                               

Home equity lines

    -       -       116,468       825  

Single family owner occupied

    8,259       754       496,264       3,852  

Owner occupied construction

    -       -       47,034       376  

Total consumer real estate loans

    8,259       754       659,766       5,053  

Consumer and other loans

                               

Consumer loans

    -       -       70,695       795  

Other

    -       -       4,856       -  

Total consumer and other loans

    -       -       75,551       795  

Total loans, excluding PCI loans

  $ 15,517     $ 1,460     $ 1,801,111     $ 17,746  

 

   

December 31, 2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment

   

Allowance for Loans Individually Evaluated

   

Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment

   

Allowance for Loans Collectively Evaluated

 

Commercial loans

                               

Construction, development, and other land

  $ -     $ -     $ 60,281     $ 889  

Commercial and industrial

    -       -       93,099       495  

Multi-family residential

    281       -       133,947       1,157  

Single family non-owner occupied

    1,910       31       139,711       2,721  

Non-farm, non-residential

    1,454       -       600,915       6,185  

Agricultural

    -       -       6,028       43  

Farmland

    981       18       31,145       151  

Total commercial loans

    4,626       49       1,065,126       11,641  

Consumer real estate loans

                               

Home equity lines

    -       -       122,000       895  

Single family owner occupied

    5,120       770       501,617       3,594  

Owner occupied construction

    336       -       44,199       228  

Total consumer real estate loans

    5,456       770       667,816       4,717  

Consumer and other loans

                               

Consumer loans

    -       -       77,524       759  

Other

    -       -       3,971       -  

Total consumer and other loans

    -       -       81,495       759  

Total loans, excluding PCI loans

  $ 10,082     $ 819     $ 1,814,437     $ 17,117  

 

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

 

     

September 30, 2017

   

December 31, 2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Recorded

Investment

   

Allowance for Loan

Pools With

Impairment

   

Recorded

Investment

   

Allowance for Loan

Pools With

Impairment

 

Commercial loans

                               

Waccamaw commercial

  $ 452     $ -     $ 260     $ -  

Peoples commercial

    4,159       -       4,491       -  

Other

    1,011       -       1,095       -  

Total commercial loans

    5,622       -       5,846       -  

Consumer real estate loans

                               

Waccamaw serviced home equity lines

    13,270       -       20,178       -  

Waccamaw residential

    1,181       -       1,320       -  

Peoples residential

    1,020       -       1,085       12  

Total consumer real estate loans

    15,471       -       22,583       12  

Total PCI loans

  $ 21,093     $ -     $ 28,429     $ 12  

 

Management believed the allowance was adequate to absorb probable loan losses inherent in the loan portfolio as of September 30, 2017.

 

Note 6. FDIC Indemnification Asset

 

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

 

   

Three Months Ended September 30,

   

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

   

2017

   

2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                               

Beginning balance

  $ 8,159     $ 16,431     $ 12,173     $ 20,844  

Decrease in estimated losses on covered loans

    -       -       -       (1 )

Increase in estimated losses on covered OREO

    4       277       71       851  

Reimbursable expenses from the FDIC

    47       60       108       134  

Net amortization

    (268 )     (1,369 )     (3,186 )     (3,856 )

Reimbursements from the FDIC

    (477 )     (1,067 )     (1,701 )     (3,640 )

Ending balance

  $ 7,465     $ 14,332     $ 7,465     $ 14,332  

 

 

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Note 7. Deposits

 

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

 

   

September 30, 2017

   

December 31, 2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

               

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

  $ 452,940     $ 427,705  

Interest-bearing deposits:

               

Interest-bearing demand deposits

    393,244       378,339  

Money market accounts

    172,266       196,997  

Savings deposits

    337,934       326,263  

Certificates of deposit

    381,625       382,503  

Individual retirement accounts

    125,811       129,531  

Total interest-bearing deposits

    1,410,880       1,413,633  

Total deposits

  $ 1,863,820     $ 1,841,338  

 

Note 8. Borrowings

 

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

 

   

September 30, 2017

   

December 31, 2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Balance

   

Weighted

Average Rate

   

Balance

   

Weighted

Average Rate

 

Short-term borrowings

                               

Retail repurchase agreements

  $ 58,783       0.07 %   $ 73,005       0.07 %

Long-term borrowings

                               

Wholesale repurchase agreements

    25,000       3.18 %     25,000       3.18 %

Long-term FHLB advances

    50,000       4.00 %     65,000       4.04 %

Other borrowings

                               

Subordinated debt

    -       -       15,464       3.65 %

Other debt

    -               244          

Total borrowings

  $ 133,783             $ 178,713          

 

The following schedule presents the contractual and weighted average maturities of long-term borrowings, by year, as of September 30, 2017:

 

   

Wholesale Repurchase

Agreements

   

FHLB Borrowings

   

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                       

2017

  $ -     $ -     $ -  

2018

    -       -       -  

2019

    25,000       -       25,000  

2020

    -       -       -  

2021

    -       50,000       50,000  

2022 and thereafter

    -       -       -  

Total long-term borrowings

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

Weighted average maturity (in years)

    1.41       3.27       2.65  

 

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

 

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

 

   

U.S. Treasury

Securities

   

U.S. Agency

Securities

   

Municipal Securities

   

Mortgage-backed

Agency Securities

   

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                                       

Overnight and continuous

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

Up to 30 days

    -       -       -       -       -  

30 - 90 days

    -       -       -       -       -  

Greater than 90 days

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

 

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

 

In addition, the Company maintains a $15.00 million unsecured, committed line of credit with an unrelated financial institution with an interest rate of one-month LIBOR plus 2.00% that matures in April 2018. There was no outstanding balance on the line as of September 30, 2017, or December 31, 2016.

 

Note 9. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

   

September 30, 2017

   

December 31, 2016

 
   

Notional or

   

Fair Value

   

Notional or

   

Fair Value

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Contractual

Amount

   

Derivative

Assets

   

Derivative

Liabilities

   

Contractual

Amount

   

Derivative

Assets

   

Derivative

Liabilities

 

Derivatives designated as hedges

                                               

Interest rate swaps

  $ 5,892     $ -     $ 151     $ 4,835     $ -     $ 167  

Total derivatives

  $ 5,892     $ -     $ 151     $ 4,835     $ -     $ 167  

 

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

 

   

Three Months Ended September 30,

   

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

2017

   

2016

   

2017

   

2016

 

Income Statement Location

Derivatives designated as hedges

                                 

Interest rate swaps

  $ 23     $ 31     $ 64     $ 86  

Interest and fees on loans

Total derivative expense

  $ 23     $ 31     $ 64     $ 86    

 

Note 10. Employee Benefit Plans

 

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

 

   

Three Months Ended September 30,

   

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

   

2017

   

2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                               

Service cost

  $ 57     $ 46     $ 173     $ 138  

Interest cost

    93       95       279       286  

Amortization of prior service cost

    57       57       171       170  

Amortization of losses

    8       12       23       35  

Net periodic cost

  $ 215     $ 210     $ 646     $ 629  

 

Note 11. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

 

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

 

   

Three Months Ended September 30, 2017

 
   

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

   

Employee Benefit Plans

   

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                       

Beginning balance

  $ 1,302     $ (1,303 )   $ (1 )

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications

    (106 )     (1 )     (107 )

Reclassified from AOCI

    -       41       41  

Other comprehensive (loss) income, net

    (106 )     40       (66 )

Ending balance

  $ 1,196     $ (1,263 )   $ (67 )

 

   

Three Months Ended September 30, 2016

 
   

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

   

Employee Benefit

Plans

   

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                       

Beginning balance

  $ (1,706 )   $ (1,311 )   $ (3,017 )

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications

    465       (2 )     463  

Reclassified from AOCI

    2,881       43       2,924  

Other comprehensive income, net

    3,346       41       3,387  

Ending balance

  $ 1,640     $ (1,270 )   $ 370  

 

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017

 
   

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

   

Employee Benefit Plans

   

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                       

Beginning balance

  $ (544 )   $ (1,467 )   $ (2,011 )

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications

    1,329       83       1,412  

Reclassified from AOCI

    411       121       532  

Other comprehensive income, net

    1,740       204       1,944  

Ending balance

  $ 1,196     $ (1,263 )   $ (67 )

 

   

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

 
   

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

   

Employee Benefit

Plans

   

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                       

Beginning balance

  $ (3,885 )   $ (1,362 )   $ (5,247 )

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications

    2,588       (36 )     2,552  

Reclassified from AOCI

    2,937       128       3,065  

Other comprehensive income, net

    5,525       92       5,617  

Ending balance

  $ 1,640     $ (1,270 )   $ 370  

 

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

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Nine Months Ended

         
   

September 30,

   

September 30,

   

Income Statement

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

2017

   

2016

   

2017

   

2016

   

Line Item Affected

 

Available-for-sale securities

                                       

Loss (gain) recognized

  $ -     $ (25 )   $ 657     $ 53    

Net gain (loss) on sale of securities

 

Credit-related OTTI recognized

    -       4,635       -       4,646    

Net impairment losses recognized in earnings

 

Reclassified out of AOCI, before tax

    -       4,610       657       4,699    

Income before income taxes

 

Income tax expense

    -       1,729       246       1,762    

Income tax expense

 

Reclassified out of AOCI, net of tax

    -       2,881       411       2,937    

Net income

 

Employee benefit plans

                                       

Amortization of prior service cost

    57       57       171       170     (1)  

Amortization of net actuarial benefit cost

    8       12       23       35     (1)  

Reclassified out of AOCI, before tax

    65       69       194       205    

Income before income taxes

 

Income tax expense

    24       26       73       77    

Income tax expense

 

Reclassified out of AOCI, net of tax

    41       43       121       128    

Net income

 

Total reclassified out of AOCI, net of tax

  $ 41     $ 2,924     $ 532     $ 3,065    

Net income

 

 

 

 

                   

(1)

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

 

 

Note 12. Fair Value

 

Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value

 

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

 

 

Level 1 – Observable, unadjusted quoted prices in active markets

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Assets and Liabilities Reported at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

 

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

 

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

 

Loans Held for Investment. Loans held for investment are reported at fair value using discounted future cash flows that apply current interest rates for loans with similar terms and borrower credit quality. Loans related to fair value hedges are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

   

September 30, 2017

 
   

Total

   

Fair Value Measurements Using

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Fair Value

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

 

Available-for-sale securities

                               

U.S. Treasury securities

  $ 36,964     $ -     $ 36,964     $ -  

U.S. Agency securities

    1,275       -       1,275       -  

Municipal securities

    104,907       -       104,907       -  

Single issue trust preferred securities

    8,962       -       8,962       -  

Mortgage-backed Agency securities

    22,243       -       22,243       -  

Equity securities

    73       55       18       -  

Total available-for-sale securities

    174,424       55       174,369       -  

Fair value loans

    5,758       -       5,758       -  

Deferred compensation assets

    3,330       3,330       -       -  

Deferred compensation liabilities

    3,330       3,330       -       -  

IRLCs

    -       -       -       -  

Derivative liabilities

    151       -       151       -  

 

   

December 31, 2016

 
   

Total

   

Fair Value Measurements Using

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Fair Value

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

 

Available-for-sale securities

                               

U.S. Agency securities

  $ 1,345     $ -     $ 1,345     $ -  

Municipal securities

    113,331       -       113,331       -  

Single issue trust preferred securities

    19,939       -       19,939       -  

Mortgage-backed Agency securities

    30,891       -       30,891       -  

Equity securities

    73       55       18       -  

Total available-for-sale securities

    165,579       55       165,524       -  

Fair value loans

    4,701       -       4,701       -  

Deferred compensation assets

    3,224       3,224       -       -  

Deferred compensation liabilities

    3,224       3,224       -       -  

Derivative liabilities

    167       -       167       -  

 

No changes in valuation techniques or transfers into or out of Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy occurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 or 2016.

 

Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

   

September 30, 2017

 
   

Total

   

Fair Value Measurements Using

 
   

Fair Value

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                               

Impaired loans, non-covered

  $ 6,757     $ -     $ -     $ 6,757  

OREO, non-covered

    2,293       -       -       2,293  

OREO, covered

    54       -       -       54  

 

   

December 31, 2016

 
   

Total

   

Fair Value Measurements Using

 
   

Fair Value

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                               

Impaired loans, non-covered

  $ 4,078     $ -     $ -     $ 4,078  

OREO, non-covered

    5,109       -       -       5,109  

OREO, covered

    265       -       -       265  

 

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

 

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

 

     

Valuation

 

Unobservable

 

Discount Range (Weighted Average)

 
     

Technique

 

Input

 

September 30, 2017

   

December 31, 2016

 
                                       

Impaired loans, non-covered

Discounted appraisals(1)

 

Appraisal adjustments(2)

    2% to 63% (18%)       3% to 39% (17%)  

OREO, non-covered

Discounted appraisals(1)

 

Appraisal adjustments(2)

    10% to 62% (28%)       0% to 88% (30%)  

OREO, covered

Discounted appraisals(1)

 

Appraisal adjustments(2)

    0% to 65% (56%)       0% to 44% (40%)  

 

 

 

               

(1)

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

 

(2)

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

 

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

   

September 30, 2017

 
   

Carrying

           

Fair Value Measurements Using

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Amount

   

Fair Value

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

 

Assets

                                       

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 105,119     $ 105,119     $ 105,119     $ -     $ -  

Securities available for sale

    174,424       174,424       55       174,369       -  

Securities held to maturity

    25,182       25,226       -       25,226       -  

Loans held for investment, net of allowance

    1,818,515       1,792,719       -       5,758       1,786,961  

FDIC indemnification asset

    7,465       4,548       -       -       4,548  

Interest receivable

    5,156       5,156       -       5,156       -  

Deferred compensation assets

    3,330       3,330       3,330       -       -  
                                         

Liabilities

                                       

Demand deposits

    452,940       452,940       -       452,940       -  

Interest-bearing demand deposits

    393,244       393,244       -       393,244       -  

Savings deposits

    510,200       510,200       -       510,200       -  

Time deposits

    507,436       503,332       -       503,332       -  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

    83,783       84,315       -       84,315       -  

Interest payable

    1,085       1,085       -       1,085       -  

FHLB and other borrowings

    50,000       53,402       -       53,402       -  

Derivative financial liabilities

    151       151       -       151       -  

Deferred compensation liabilities

    3,330       3,330       3,330       -       -  

 

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December 31, 2016

 
   

Carrying

           

Fair Value Measurements Using

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Amount

   

Fair Value

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

 

Assets

                                       

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 76,307     $ 76,307     $ 76,307     $ -     $ -  

Securities available for sale

    165,579       165,579       55       165,524       -  

Securities held to maturity

    47,133       47,266       -       47,266       -  

Loans held for investment, net of allowance

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

FDIC indemnification asset

    12,173       8,112       -       -       8,112  

Interest receivable

    5,553       5,553       -       5,553       -  

Deferred compensation assets

    3,224       3,224       3,224       -       -  
                                         

Liabilities

                                       

Demand deposits

    427,705       427,705       -       427,705       -  

Interest-bearing demand deposits

    378,339       378,339       -       378,339       -  

Savings deposits

    523,260       523,260       -       523,260       -  

Time deposits

    512,034       507,917       -       507,917       -  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

    98,005       98,879       -       98,879       -  

Interest payable

    1,280       1,280       -       1,280       -  

FHLB and other borrowings

    80,708       83,551       -       83,551       -  

Derivative financial liabilities

    167       167       -       167       -  

Deferred compensation liabilities

    3,224       3,224       3,224       -       -  

 

Note 13. Earnings per Share

 

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

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Nine Months Ended

 
   

September 30,

   

September 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

   

2017

   

2016

 

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

                               

Net income

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

Dividends on preferred stock

    -       -       -       -  

Net income available to common shareholders

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

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic

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

Dilutive effect of potential common shares

                               

Stock options

    49,739       38,746       50,140       31,856  

Restricted stock

    27,336       13,706       21,468       9,949  

Total dilutive effect of potential common shares

    77,075       52,452       71,608       41,805  

Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted

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

Basic earnings per common share

  $ 0.45     $ 0.37     $ 1.19     $ 1.07  

Diluted earnings per common share

    0.45       0.37       1.19       1.07  
                                 

Antidilutive potential common shares

                               

Stock options

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

Total potential antidilutive shares

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

 

Note 14. Litigation, Commitments and Contingencies

 

Litigation

 

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

 

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Commitments and Contingencies

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

     

September 30, 2017

   

December 31, 2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

               

Commitments to extend credit

  $ 245,978     $ 261,801  

Standby letters of credit and financial guarantees(1)

    118,318       83,900  

Total off-balance sheet risk

    364,296       345,701  
                   

Reserve for unfunded commitments

  $ 66     $ 326  
           

(1) Includes FHLB letters of credit

       

 

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

 

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

 

Executive Overview

 

First Community Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) is a financial holding company, headquartered in Bluefield, Virginia, that provides banking products and services through its wholly owned subsidiary First Community Bank (the “Bank”), a Virginia chartered bank institution. As of September 30, 2017, the Bank operated 44 branches as First Community Bank in Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina and as People’s Community Bank, a Division of First Community Bank, in Tennessee. Our primary source of earnings is net interest income, the difference between interest earned on assets and interest paid on liabilities, which is supplemented by fees for services, commissions on sales, and various deposit service charges. We fund our lending and investing activities primarily through the retail deposit operations of our branch banking network and, to a lesser extent, retail and wholesale repurchase agreements and Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) borrowings. We invest our funds primarily in loans to retail and commercial customers and various investment securities. Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol, FCBC.

 

The Bank offers commercial and personal insurance services through its wholly owned subsidiary First Community Insurance Services (“FCIS”). Revenues are primarily derived from commissions paid by issuing companies on the sale of policies. As of September 30, 2017, FCIS operated 6 in-branch locations in Virginia and West Virginia. The Bank offers trust management, estate administration, and investment advisory services through its Trust Division and wholly owned subsidiary First Community Wealth Management (“FCWM”). Revenues consist primarily of commissions on assets under management and investment advisory fees. As of September 30, 2017, the Trust Division and FCWM managed $936 million in combined assets under various fee-based arrangements as fiduciary or agent.

 

Our acquisition and divestiture activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, and year ended December 31, 2016, included the sale of Greenpoint Insurance Agency Inc. on October 1, 2016, and the simultaneous sale of six branches to and purchase of seven branches from First Bank on July 15, 2016.

 

Critical Accounting Estimates

 

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

 

Our accounting policies are fundamental in understanding MD&A and the disclosures presented in Item 1, “Financial Statements,” of this report. Our accounting policies are described in detail in Note 1, “Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies,” to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of our 2016 Form 10-K and our critical accounting estimates are detailed in the “Critical Accounting Estimates” section in Part II, Item 7 of our 2016 Form 10-K.

 

Performance Overview

 

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

 

 

Net income available to common shareholders increased $1.27 million, or 19.88%, to $7.65 million and diluted earnings per share increased $0.08, or 21.62%, to $0.45 for the third quarter of 2017 compared to the same quarter of 2016.

 

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Net interest margin increased 30 basis points to 4.25%, and normalized net interest margin increased 23 basis points to 4.00% for the third quarter of 2017 compared to the same quarter of 2016.

 

The Company’s book value per common share increased $0.81 to $20.76 compared to December 31, 2016.

 

The Company significantly exceeds regulatory “well capitalized” targets as of September 30, 2017.

 

Results of Operations

 

Net Income

 

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

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Three Months Ended

   

Nine Months Ended

   

Nine Months Ended

 
   

September 30,

   

Increase

   

 

   

September 30,

   

Increase

   

 

 

(Amounts in thousands, except

 

2017

   

2016

   

(Decrease)

    % Change    

2017

   

2016

    (Decrease)     % Change  

per share data)

                                                               

Net income

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

Net income available to common shareholders

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

Basic earnings per common share

    0.45       0.37       0.08       21.62 %     1.19       1.07       0.12       11.21 %

Diluted earnings per common share

    0.45       0.37       0.08       21.62 %     1.19       1.07       0.12       11.21 %
                                                                 

Return on average assets

    1.29 %     1.03 %     0.26 %     25.24 %     1.14 %     1.01 %     0.13 %     12.87 %

Return on average common equity

    8.61 %     7.58 %     1.03 %     13.59 %     7.80 %     7.40 %     0.40 %     5.41 %

 

Three-Month Comparison. Net income increased in the third quarter of 2017 due to a decrease in noninterest expense and increases in noninterest and net interest income. These changes were offset by increases in the provision for loan losses and income tax.

 

Nine-Month Comparison. Net income increased in the first nine months of 2017 due to a decrease in noninterest expense and an increase in net interest income. These changes were offset by a decrease in noninterest income and increases in the provision for loan losses and income tax.

 

Net Interest Income

 

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

 

 

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

 

     

Three Months Ended September 30,

 
     

2017

   

2016

 
     

Average

           

Average Yield/

   

Average

           

Average Yield/

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Balance

   

Interest(1)

   

Rate(1)

   

Balance

   

Interest(1)

   

Rate(1)

 

Assets

                                               

Earning assets

                                               

Loans(2)

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

Securities available for sale

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

Securities held to maturity

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

Interest-bearing deposits

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

Total earning assets

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

Other assets

    258,763                       282,310                  

Total assets

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

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

                                               

Interest-bearing deposits

                                               

Demand deposits

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

Savings deposits

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

Time deposits

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

Total interest-bearing deposits

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

Borrowings

                                               

Federal funds purchased

    -       -       -       3,696       6       0.65 %

Retail repurchase agreements

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

Wholesale repurchase agreements

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

FHLB advances and other borrowings

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

Total borrowings

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

Total interest-bearing liabilities

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

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

    440,227                       462,588                  

Other liabilities

    20,101                       20,462                  

Total liabilities

    2,005,722                       2,125,709                  

Stockholders' equity

    352,692                       334,897                  

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

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

Net interest income, FTE

          $ 22,520                     $ 21,630          

Net interest rate spread

                    4.12 %                     3.80 %

Net interest margin

                    4.25 %                     3.95 %

 

 

 

                     

(1)

Fully taxable equivalent ("FTE") basis based on the federal statutory rate of 35%

(2)

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

 

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Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
     

2017

   

2016

 
     

Average

           

Average Yield/

   

Average

           

Average Yield/

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Balance

   

Interest(1)

   

Rate(1)

   

Balance

   

Interest(1)

   

Rate(1)

 

Assets

                                               

Earning assets

                                               

Loans(2)

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

Securities available for sale

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

Securities held to maturity

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

Interest-bearing deposits

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

Total earning assets

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

Other assets

    264,333                       287,784                  

Total assets

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

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

                                               

Interest-bearing deposits

                                               

Demand deposits

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

Savings deposits

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

Time deposits

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

Total interest-bearing deposits

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

Borrowings

                                               

Federal funds purchased

    2       -       0.00 %     5,393       26       0.64 %

Retail repurchase agreements

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

Wholesale repurchase agreements

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

FHLB advances and other borrowings

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

Total borrowings

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

Total interest-bearing liabilities

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

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

    435,825                       457,250                  

Other liabilities

    21,905                       22,581                  

Total liabilities

    2,022,596                       2,130,149                  

Stockholders' equity

    347,563                       337,908                  

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

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

Net interest income, FTE

          $ 66,933                     $ 65,484          

Net interest rate spread

                    4.11 %                     3.87 %

Net interest margin

                    4.25 %                     4.01 %

 

 

 

                     

(1)

Fully taxable equivalent ("FTE") basis based on the federal statutory rate of 35%

(2)

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

 

 

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

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Nine Months Ended

 
   

September 30, 2017 Compared to 2016

   

September 30, 2017 Compared to 2016

 
   

Dollar Increase (Decrease) due to

   

Dollar Increase (Decrease) due to

 
                   

Rate/

                           

Rate/

         

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Volume

   

Rate

   

Volume

   

Total

   

Volume

   

Rate

   

Volume

   

Total

 

Interest earned on(1)

                                                               

Loans(2)

  $ 816     $ 1,336     $ (1,361 )   $ 791     $ 2,456     $ (563 )   $ (84 )   $ 1,809  

Securities available-for-sale

    (2,368 )     1,130       670       (568 )     (3,146 )     2,081       (1,026 )     (2,091 )

Securities held-to-maturity

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

Interest-bearing deposits with other banks

    223       133       (107 )     249       218       77       305       600  

Total interest earning assets

    (1,695 )     2,938       (854 )     389       (764 )     1,797       (908 )     125  
                                                                 

Interest paid on(1)

                                                               

Demand deposits

    25       53       (49 )     29       23       89       12       124  

Savings deposits

    (2 )     (56 )     39       (19 )     (4 )     (75 )     2       (77 )

Time deposits

    (114 )     517       (271 )     132       (79 )     385       (13 )     293  

Federal funds purchased

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

Retail repurchase agreements

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

Wholesale repurchase agreements

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

FHLB advances and other borrowings

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

Total interest-bearing liabilities

    (2,449 )     1,742       206       (501 )     (2,188 )     1,433       (569 )     (1,324 )
                                                                 

Change in net interest income(1)

  $ 754     $ 1,196     $ (1,060 )   $ 890     $ 1,424     $ 364     $ (339 )   $ 1,449  

 

 

 

                             

(1)

FTE basis based on the federal statutory rate of 35%

                       

(2)

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

 

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

 

   

Three Months Ended September 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Interest(1)

   

Average Yield/

Rate(1)

   

Interest(1)

   

Average Yield/

Rate(1)

 

Earning assets

                               

Loans(2)

  $ 22,765       4.90 %   $ 21,974       4.80 %

Accretion income

    1,925               1,683          

Less: cash accretion income

    548               699          

Non-cash accretion income

    1,377               984          

Loans, normalized(3)

    21,388       4.60 %     20,990       4.59 %

Other earning assets

    1,754       2.72 %     2,156       2.40 %

Total earning assets

    23,142       4.37 %     23,146       4.23 %

Total interest-bearing liabilities

    1,999       0.51 %     2,500       0.61 %

Net interest income, FTE(3)

  $ 21,143             $ 20,646          

Net interest rate spread, normalized(3)

            3.86 %             3.62 %

Net interest margin, normalized(3)

            4.00 %             3.77 %

 

 

 

                     

(1)

FTE basis based on the federal statutory rate of 35%

               

(2)

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

(3)

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

       

 

   

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Interest(1)

   

Average Yield/

Rate(1)

   

Interest(1)

   

Average Yield/

Rate(1)

 

Earning assets

                               

Loans(2)

  $ 67,645       4.91 %   $ 65,836       4.95 %

Accretion income

    6,243               6,183          

Less: cash accretion income

    1,986               2,290          

Non-cash accretion income

    4,257               3,893          

Loans, normalized(3)

    63,388       4.60 %     61,943       4.66 %

Other earning assets

    5,349       2.71 %     7,033       2.32 %

Total earning assets

    68,737       4.36 %     68,976       4.23 %

Total interest-bearing liabilities

    6,061       0.52 %     7,385       0.60 %

Net interest income, FTE(3)

  $ 62,676             $ 61,591          

Net interest rate spread, normalized(3)

            3.84 %             3.63 %

Net interest margin, normalized(3)

            3.98 %             3.77 %

 

 

 

                     

(1)

FTE basis based on the federal statutory rate of 35%

               

(2)

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

(3)

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

       

 

Three-Month Comparison. Net interest income comprised 75.55% of total net interest and noninterest income in the third quarter of 2017 compared to 78.18% in the same quarter of 2016. Net interest income on a GAAP basis increased $929 thousand, or 4.40%, and net interest income on a FTE basis increased $890 thousand, or 4.11%. Normalized net interest income on a FTE basis is a non-GAAP measure that excludes non-cash loan accretion income related to PCI loans. For additional information, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below. Normalized net interest margin increased 23 basis points compared to an increase of 30 basis points on a FTE basis. Normalized net interest spread increased 24 basis points compared to an increase of 32 basis points on a FTE basis.

 

Average earning assets decreased $78.65 million, or 3.61%, primarily due to a decrease in investment securities offset by loan growth and an increase in interest-bearing deposits. The normalized yield on earning assets increased 14 basis points compared to an increase of 22 basis points on a GAAP basis. Average loans increased $22.71 million, or 1.25%, and the average loan to deposit ratio increased to 99.52% from 98.25%. The normalized yield on loans increased 1 basis point compared to an increase of 10 basis points on a GAAP basis. Non-cash accretion income increased $393 thousand, or 39.94%.

 

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Average interest-bearing liabilities, which consist of interest-bearing deposits and borrowings, decreased $97.27 million, or 5.92%, primarily due to a decline in average borrowings. The yield on interest-bearing liabilities decreased 10 basis points, largely driven by a decrease in the average balance of borrowings. Average borrowings decreased $118.73 million, or 47.13%, largely due to an $83.84 million, or 62.64%, decrease in average FHLB advances and other borrowings, a $25.00 million, or 50.00%, decrease in average wholesale repurchase agreements, a $6.19 million, or 9.62%, decrease in average retail repurchase agreements, and a $3.70 million decrease in average federal funds purchased. Average interest-bearing deposits increased $21.46 million, or 1.54%, which was driven by a $46.70 million, or 13.82%, increase in average interest-bearing demand deposits offset by a $20.09 million, or 3.80%, decrease in average time deposits, and a $5.15 million, or 0.98%, decrease in average savings deposits, which include money market and savings accounts.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Provision for Loan Losses

 

Three-Month Comparison. The provision charged to operations increased $1.88 million to $730 thousand in the third quarter of 2017 compared to a recovery of $1.15 million in the same quarter of 2016, which was attributed to the reversal of $1.35 million in loan loss provisions related to loans divested in the First Bank transaction during the third quarter of 2016. For additional information, see “Allowance for Loan Losses” in the “Financial Condition” section below.

 

Nine-Month Comparison. The provision charged to operations increased $1.40 million to $2.16 million in the first nine months of 2017 compared to the same period of 2016, which was attributed to the reversal of $1.35 million in loan loss provisions related to loans divested in the First Bank transaction during the third quarter of 2016.

 

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Noninterest Income

 

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

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Three Months Ended

   

Nine Months Ended

   

Nine Months Ended

 
   

September 30,

   

Increase

           

September 30,

   

Increase

         
   

2017

   

2016

    (Decrease)     % Change    

2017

   

2016

    (Decrease)     % Change  

(Amounts in thousands)

                                                               

Wealth management

  $ 758     $ 653     $ 105       16.08 %   $ 2,339     $ 2,147     $ 192       8.94 %

Service charges on deposits

    3,605       3,494       111       3.18 %     10,078       10,146       (68 )     -0.67 %

Other service charges and fees

    2,141       2,024       117       5.78 %     6,387       6,088       299       4.91 %

Insurance commissions

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

Net impairment losses recognized in earnings

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

Net loss on sale of securities

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

Net FDIC indemnification asset amortization

    (268 )     (1,369 )     1,101       -80.42 %     (3,186 )     (3,856 )     670       -17.38 %

Net gain on divestiture

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

Other operating income

    593       1,046       (453 )     -43.31 %     2,336       2,554       (218 )     -8.54 %

Total noninterest income

  $ 7,135     $ 5,895     $ 1,240       21.03 %   $ 18,301     $ 20,828     $ (2,527 )     -12.13 %

 

Three-Month Comparison. Noninterest income comprised 24.45% of total net interest and noninterest income in the third quarter of 2017 compared to 21.82% in the same quarter of 2016. Noninterest income increased $1.24 million, or 21.03%, primarily due to net impairment losses recognized in the third quarter of 2016 and the decrease in net negative amortization related to the FDIC indemnification asset as loss share coverage expired June 30, 2017, for commercial loans. See Note 2, “Investment Securities,” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of this report. These changes were offset by a decrease in insurance commissions resulting from the Greenpoint divestiture in the fourth quarter of 2016 and a net gain on the divestiture of six bank branches to First Bank in the third quarter of 2016. Excluding the impact from impairment losses, sales of securities and branches, net FDIC indemnification asset amortization, and net gain on divestiture, noninterest income decreased $1.33 million, or 15.22%, to $7.40 million in the third quarter of 2017, from $8.73 million in the same quarter of 2016. The decrease was due primarily to a $1.29 million decrease in insurance commissions resulting from the Greenpoint divestiture.

 

Nine-Month Comparison. Noninterest income comprised 21.84% of total net interest and noninterest income in the first nine months of 2017 compared to 24.58% in the same period of 2016. Noninterest income decreased $2.53 million, or 12.13%, primarily due to a decrease in insurance commissions resulting from the Greenpoint divestiture in the fourth quarter of 2016 and a net gain on the divestiture of six bank branches to First Bank in the third quarter of 2016 offset by net impairment losses recognized in the third quarter of 2016. See Note 2, “Investment Securities,” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of this report. Net negative amortization related to the FDIC indemnification asset decreased due to additional reserve provisions as loss share coverage expired June 30, 2017, for commercial loans. Excluding the impact from impairment losses, sales of securities and branches, net FDIC indemnification asset amortization, net gain on divestiture, and bank owned life insurance proceeds, noninterest income decreased $4.19 million, or 16.20%, to $21.69 million in the first nine months of 2017, from $25.88 million in the same period of 2016. The decrease was due primarily to a $4.38 million decrease in insurance commissions resulting from the Greenpoint divestiture.

 

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Noninterest Expense

 

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

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Three Months Ended

   

Nine Months Ended

   

Nine Months Ended

 
   

September 30,

   

Increase

           

September 30,

   

Increase

   

%

 
   

2017

   

2016

    (Decrease)     % Change    

2017

   

2016

    (Decrease)    

Change

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                                                               

Salaries and employee benefits

  $ 9,137     $ 9,828     $ (691 )     -7.03 %   $ 27,178     $ 30,501     $ (3,323 )     -10.89 %

Occupancy expense

    1,082       1,249       (167 )     -13.37 %     3,671       4,139       (468 )     -11.31 %

Furniture and equipment expense

    1,133       1,066       67       6.29 %     3,311       3,271       40       1.22 %

Amortization of intangibles

    266       316       (50 )     -15.82 %     790       871       (81 )     -9.30 %

FDIC premiums and assessments

    227       363       (136 )     -37.47 %     698       1,109       (411 )     -37.06 %

Merger, acquisition, and divestiture expense

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

Other operating expense

    5,064       5,509       (445 )     -8.08 %     15,802       15,527       275       1.77 %

Total noninterest expense

  $ 16,909     $ 18,557     $ (1,648 )     -8.88 %   $ 51,450     $ 56,093     $ (4,643 )     -8.28 %

 

Three-Month Comparison. Noninterest expense decreased $1.65 million, or 8.88%, in the third quarter of 2017 compared to the same quarter of 2016, which was largely due to a decrease in salaries and employee benefits. Salaries and employee benefits decreased as full-time equivalent employees, calculated using the number of hours worked, decreased to 569 as of September 30, 2017, from 624 as of September 30, 2016, primarily due to the First Bank and Greenpoint transactions that occurred during the second half of 2016. We incurred expenses totaling $226 thousand related to the branch exchange with First Bank during the third quarter of 2016. Occupancy, furniture, and equipment expense decreased $100 thousand, or 4.32%, due to branch closures and divestitures that occurred during the prior year. Other operating expense included a $421 thousand increase in legal fees, a $146 thousand increase in property writedowns, and a $369 thousand increase in the net loss on sales and expenses related to other real estate owned (“OREO”) to $647 thousand from $278 thousand in the third quarter of 2016. These increases were offset by decreases in office supplies expense, other service fees, nonemployee compensation, and consulting fees.

 

Nine-Month Comparison. Noninterest expense decreased $4.64 million, or 8.28%, in the first nine months of 2017 compared to the same period of 2016, which was largely due to a decrease in salaries and employee benefits. Salaries and employee benefits decreased primarily due to the First Bank and Greenpoint transactions that occurred during the second half of 2016. We incurred expenses totaling $675 thousand related to the First Bank branch exchange during the first nine months of 2016. Occupancy, furniture, and equipment expense decreased $428 thousand, or 5.78%, due to branch closures and divestitures that occurred during the prior year. Other operating expense included a $467 thousand increase in legal fees which were offset by a $48 thousand decrease in the net loss on sales and expenses related to OREO to $1.19 million from $1.24 million in the first nine months of 2016.

 

Income Tax Expense

 

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

 

Nine-Month Comparison. Income tax expense increased $727 thousand, or 7.92%, and the effective tax rate decreased 7 basis points to 32.83% in the first nine months of 2017 compared to the same period of 2016. The decrease in the effective tax rate was largely due to an increase in tax-exempt revenue.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures 

 

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

 

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We believe FTE basis is the preferred industry measurement of net interest income and provides better comparability between taxable and tax exempt amounts. We use this non-GAAP financial measure to monitor net interest income performance and to manage the composition of our balance sheet. The FTE basis adjusts for the tax benefits of income from certain tax exempt loans and investments using the federal statutory rate of 35%. Normalized net interest income on a FTE basis is a non-GAAP measure that excludes non-cash loan accretion income related to PCI loans.

 

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

 

   

Three Months Ended September 30,

   

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

   

2017

   

2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                               

Net interest income, GAAP

  $ 22,050     $ 21,121     $ 65,485     $ 63,923  

FTE adjustment(1)

    470       509       1,448       1,561  

Net interest income, FTE

    22,520       21,630       66,933       65,484  

Less: non-cash accretion income(2)

    1,377       984       4,257       3,893  

Net interest income, normalized

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

Net interest margin, GAAP

    4.17 %     3.85 %     4.15 %     3.91 %

FTE adjustment(1)

    0.08 %     0.08 %     0.10 %     0.09 %

Net interest margin, FTE

    4.25 %     3.95 %     4.25 %     4.01 %

Less: non-cash accretion income(2)

    0.25 %     0.18 %     0.27 %     0.24 %

Net interest margin, normalized

    4.00 %     3.77 %     3.98 %     3.77 %

 

 

             

(1)

FTE basis based on the federal statutory rate of 35%

(2)

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

 

Financial Condition

 

Total assets as of September 30, 2017, decreased $11.62 million, or 0.49%, to $2.37 billion from $2.39 billion as of December 31, 2016. Total liabilities as of September 30, 2017, decreased $25.20 million, or 1.23%, to $2.02 billion from $2.05 billion as of December 31, 2016.

 

Investment Securities

 

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

 

Available-for-sale securities as of September 30, 2017, increased $8.85 million, or 5.34%, compared to December 31, 2016, primarily due to the purchase of U.S. Treasury securities offset by the maturity and sale of municipal, single-issue trust preferred, and mortgage-backed Agency securities. The market value of securities available for sale as a percentage of amortized cost was 101.11% as of September 30, 2017, compared to 99.48% as of December 31, 2016. Held-to-maturity securities as of September 30, 2017, decreased $21.95 million, or 46.57%, compared to December 31, 2016, primarily due to the maturity of U.S. Agency securities. The market value of securities held to maturity as a percentage of amortized cost was 100.17% as of September 30, 2017, compared to 100.28% as of December 31, 2016.

 

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

 

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Loans Held for Investment

 

Loans held for investment, our largest component of interest income, are grouped into commercial, consumer real estate, and consumer and other loan segments. Each segment is divided into various loan classes based on collateral or purpose. Certain loans acquired in FDIC-assisted transactions are covered under loss share agreements (“covered loans”). Total loans held for investment, net of unearned income, as of September 30, 2017, decreased $15.23 million, or 0.82%, compared to December 31, 2016, primarily due to a $25.71 million, or 45.10%, decrease in covered loans as the covered Waccamaw portfolio continues to run off. The decrease was offset by a $10.48 million, or 0.58%, increase in non-covered loans driven by the commercial construction and non-farm, non-real estate commercial segments. For additional information, see Note 3, “Loans,” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of this report.

 

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

 

   

September 30, 2017

   

December 31, 2016

   

September 30, 2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Amount

   

Percent

   

Amount

   

Percent

   

Amount

   

Percent

 

Non-covered loans held for investment

                                               

Commercial loans

                                               

Construction, development, and other land

  $ 72,952       3.97 %   $ 56,948       3.07 %   $ 49,799       2.71 %

Commercial and industrial

    90,184       4.91 %     92,204       4.98 %     90,362       4.92 %

Multi-family residential

    125,997       6.86 %     134,228       7.24 %     127,468       6.94 %

Single family non-owner occupied

    143,213       7.79 %     142,965       7.72 %     144,023       7.84 %

Non-farm, non-residential

    613,380       33.38 %     598,674       32.31 %     596,015       32.46 %

Agricultural

    6,096       0.33 %     6,003       0.32 %     5,786       0.32 %

Farmland

    27,897       1.52 %     31,729       1.71 %     31,974       1.74 %

Total commercial loans

    1,079,719       58.76 %     1,062,751       57.35 %     1,045,427       56.93 %

Consumer real estate loans

                                               

Home equity lines

    102,888       5.60 %     106,361       5.74 %     108,108       5.89 %

Single family owner occupied

    501,242       27.27 %     500,891       27.03 %     497,695       27.10 %

Owner occupied construction

    47,034       2.56 %     44,535       2.41 %     43,925       2.39 %

Total consumer real estate loans

    651,164       35.43 %     651,787       35.18 %     649,728       35.38 %

Consumer and other loans

                                               

Consumer loans

    70,695       3.85 %     77,445       4.18 %     76,363       4.16 %

Other

    4,856       0.26 %     3,971       0.21 %     3,029       0.16 %

Total consumer and other loans

    75,551       4.11 %     81,416       4.39 %     79,392       4.32 %

Total non-covered loans

    1,806,434       98.30 %     1,795,954       96.92 %     1,774,547       96.63 %

Total covered loans

    31,287       1.70 %     56,994       3.08 %     61,837       3.37 %

Total loans held for investment, net of unearned income

    1,837,721       100.00 %     1,852,948       100.00 %     1,836,384       100.00 %

Less: allowance for loan losses

    19,206               17,948               19,633          

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

  $ 1,818,515             $ 1,835,000             $ 1,816,751          

 

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

 

   

September 30, 2017

   

December 31, 2016

   

September 30, 2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Amount

   

Percent

   

Amount

   

Percent

   

Amount

   

Percent

 

Commercial loans

                                               

Construction, development, and other land

  $ 40       0.13 %   $ 4,570       8.02 %   $ 4,699       7.60 %

Commercial and industrial

    -       0.00 %     895       1.57 %     941       1.52 %

Multi-family residential

    -       0.00 %     8       0.01 %     43       0.07 %

Single family non-owner occupied

    292       0.93 %     962       1.69 %     1,328       2.15 %

Non-farm, non-residential

    10       0.03 %     7,512       13.18 %     8,312       13.44 %

Agricultural

    -       0.00 %     25       0.04 %     26       0.04 %

Farmland

    -       0.00 %     397       0.70 %     412       0.67 %

Total commercial loans

    342       1.09 %     14,369       25.21 %     15,761       25.49 %

Consumer real estate loans

                                               

Home equity lines

    26,850       85.82 %     35,817       62.84 %     38,737       62.64 %

Single family owner occupied

    4,095       13.09 %     6,729       11.81 %     7,058       11.41 %

Owner occupied construction

    -       0.00 %     -       0.00 %     201       0.33 %

Total consumer real estate loans

    30,945       98.91 %     42,546       74.65 %     45,996       74.38 %

Consumer and other loans

                                               

Consumer loans

    -       0.00 %     79       0.14 %     80       0.13 %

Total covered loans

  $ 31,287       100.00 %   $ 56,994       100.00 %   $ 61,837       100.00 %

 

Risk Elements

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

   

September 30, 2017

   

December 31, 2016

   

September 30, 2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                       

Non-covered nonperforming

                       

Nonaccrual loans

  $ 18,942     $ 15,854     $ 17,487  

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more

    -       -       62  

TDRs(1)

    141       114       115  

Total nonperforming loans

    19,083       15,968       17,664  

Non-covered OREO

    3,543       5,109       4,052  

Total non-covered nonperforming assets

  $ 22,626     $ 21,077     $ 21,716  
                         

Covered nonperforming

                       

Nonaccrual loans

  $ 420     $ 608     $ 688  

Total nonperforming loans

    420       608       688  

Covered OREO

    54       276       2,437  

Total covered nonperforming assets

  $ 474     $ 884     $ 3,125  
                         

Total nonperforming

                       

Nonaccrual loans

  $ 19,362     $ 16,462     $ 18,175  

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more

    -       -       62  

TDRs(1)

    141       114       115  

Total nonperforming loans

    19,503       16,576       18,352  

OREO

    3,597       5,385       6,489  

Total nonperforming assets

  $ 23,100     $ 21,961     $ 24,841  
                         

Additional Information

                       

Performing TDRs(2)

  $ 8,101     $ 12,838     $ 13,336  

Total TDRs(3)

    8,242       12,952       13,451  
                         

Non-covered ratios

                       

Nonperforming loans to total loans

    1.06 %     0.89 %     1.00 %

Nonperforming assets to total assets

    0.97 %     0.90 %     0.91 %

Non-PCI allowance to nonperforming loans

    100.64 %     112.32 %     111.08 %

Non-PCI allowance to total loans

    1.06 %     1.00 %     1.11 %
                         

Total ratios

                       

Nonperforming loans to total loans

    1.06 %     0.89 %     1.00 %

Nonperforming assets to total assets

    0.97 %     0.92 %     1.01 %

Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans

    98.48 %     108.28 %     106.98 %

Allowance for loan losses to total loans

    1.05 %     0.97 %     1.07 %

 

 

 

         

(1)

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

(2)

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

(3)

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

 

Non-covered nonperforming assets as of September 30, 2017, increased $1.55 million, or 7.35%, from December 31, 2016, primarily due to an increase in non-covered nonaccrual loans. Non-covered nonaccrual loans as of September 30, 2017, increased $3.09 million, or 19.48%, from December 31, 2016. As of September 30, 2017, non-covered nonaccrual loans were largely attributed to single family owner occupied (60.80%) and non-farm, non-residential (17.70%) loans. As of September 30, 2017, approximately $833 thousand, or 4.40%, of non-covered nonaccrual loans were attributed to performing loans acquired in business combinations. Certain loans included in the nonaccrual category have been written down to estimated realizable value or assigned specific reserves in the allowance for loan losses based on management’s estimate of loss at ultimate resolution.

 

Non-covered delinquent loans, comprised of loans 30 days or more past due and nonaccrual loans, totaled $25.10 million as of September 30, 2017, an increase of $88 thousand, or 0.35%, compared to $25.02 million as of December 31, 2016. Non-covered delinquent loans as a percent of total non-covered loans totaled 1.40% as of September 30, 2017, which includes past due loans (0.34%) and nonaccrual loans (1.06%).

 

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When restructuring loans for borrowers experiencing financial difficulty, we generally make concessions in interest rates, loan terms, or amortization terms. Certain TDRs are classified as nonperforming when modified and are returned to performing status after nine months of satisfactory payment performance; however, these loans remain identified as impaired until full payment or other satisfaction of the obligation occurs. Accruing TDRs as of September 30, 2017, decreased $4.71 million, or 36.37%, to $8.24 million from December 31, 2016. Nonperforming accruing TDRs as of September 30, 2017, increased $27 thousand, or 23.68%, to $141 thousand compared to December 31, 2016. Nonperforming accruing TDRs as a percent of total accruing TDRs totaled 1.71% as of September 30, 2017, compared to 0.88% as of December 31, 2016. Specific reserves on TDRs totaled $707 thousand as of September 30, 2017, compared to $670 thousand as of December 31, 2016.

 

Non-covered OREO, which is carried at the lesser of estimated net realizable value or cost, decreased $1.57 million, or 30.65%, as of September 30, 2017, compared to December 31, 2016. Non-covered OREO consisted of 26 properties with an average holding period of 13 months as of September 30, 2017. The net loss on the sale of OREO totaled $522 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2017, compared to $184 thousand for the same period of the prior year, and $943 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to $1.00 million for the same period of the prior year. The following table presents the changes in OREO during the periods indicated:

 

   

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

 
   

Non-covered

   

Covered

   

Total

   

Non-covered

   

Covered

   

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                                               

Beginning balance

  $ 5,109     $ 276     $ 5,385     $ 4,873     $ 4,034     $ 8,907  

Additions

    1,256       26       1,282       2,452       1,200       3,652  

Disposals

    (2,169 )     (218 )     (2,387 )     (2,561 )     (2,131 )     (4,692 )

Valuation adjustments

    (653 )     (30 )     (683 )     (712 )     (666 )     (1,378 )

Ending balance

  $ 3,543     $ 54     $ 3,597     $ 4,052     $ 2,437     $ 6,489  

 

 Allowance for Loan Losses

 

The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level management deems sufficient to absorb probable loan losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The allowance is increased by the provision for loan losses and recoveries of prior loan charge-offs and decreased by loans charged off. The provision for loan losses is calculated and charged to expense to bring the allowance to an appropriate level using a systematic process of measurement that requires significant judgments and estimates. As of December 31, 2016, our qualitative risk factors reflect a stable risk of loan losses due to consistent asset quality metrics and relatively stable business and economic conditions in our primary market areas. The loan portfolio is continually monitored for deterioration in credit, which may result in the need to increase the allowance for loan losses in future periods. Management considered the allowance adequate as of September 30, 2017; however, no assurance can be made that additions to the allowance will not be required in future periods. For additional information, see Note 5, “Allowance for Loan Losses,” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of this report.

 

The allowance for loan losses as of September 30, 2017, increased $1.26 million, or 7.01%, from December 31, 2016. The increase was largely attributed to a $1.00 million increase in unallocated reserves combined with a $641 thousand increase in specific reserves on impaired loans. The non-PCI allowance as a percent of non-covered loans totaled 1.06% as of September 30, 2017, compared to 1.00% as of December 31, 2016. PCI loans were aggregated into five loan pools as of September 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016: Waccamaw commercial, Waccamaw serviced home equity lines, Waccamaw residential, Peoples Bank of Virginia (“Peoples”) commercial, and Peoples residential. The cash flow analysis identified no impaired PCI loan pools as of September 30, 2017, compared to one impaired PCI loan pool with a cumulative impairment of $12 thousand as of December 31, 2016. We recorded a net charge-off of $410 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2017, compared to a net charge-off of $312 thousand in the same period of the prior year, largely due to an increase in recoveries in the commercial loan segment in 2016. We recorded a net charge-off of $898 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to a net charge-off of $1.35 million in the same period of the prior year, largely due to an overall reduction in charge-offs for commercial and consumer real estate loans offset by an increase in recoveries in the commercial loan segment in 2016.

 

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The following table presents the changes in the allowance for loan losses, by loan class, during the periods indicated: 

 

   

Three Months Ended September 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

 
   

Non-PCI Portfolio

   

PCI Portfolio

   

Total

   

Non-PCI Portfolio

   

PCI Portfolio

   

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                                               

Beginning balance

  $ 18,878     $ 8     $ 18,886     $ 21,087     $ 12     $ 21,099  

Provision for (recovery of) loan losses

    738       (8 )     730       (1,154 )     -       (1,154 )

Benefit attributable to the FDIC indemnification asset

    -       -       -       -       -       -  

Provision for (recovery of) loan losses charged to operations

    738       (8 )     730       (1,154 )     -       (1,154 )

Recovery of loan losses recorded through the FDIC indemnification asset

    -       -       -       -       -       -  

Charge-offs

    (717 )     -       (717 )     (772 )     -       (772 )

Recoveries

    307       -       307       460       -       460  

Net charge-offs

    (410 )     -       (410 )     (312 )     -       (312 )

Ending balance

  $ 19,206     $ -     $ 19,206     $ 19,621     $ 12     $ 19,633  

 

   

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

 
   

Non-PCI Portfolio

   

PCI Portfolio

   

Total

   

Non-PCI Portfolio

   

PCI Portfolio

   

Total

 

(Amounts in thousands)

                                               

Beginning balance

  $ 17,936     $ 12     $ 17,948     $ 20,179     $ 54     $ 20,233  

Provision for (recovery of) loan losses

    2,168       (12 )     2,156       796       (42 )     754  

Benefit attributable to the FDIC indemnification asset

    -       -       -       -       1       1  

Provision for (recovery of) loan losses charged to operations

    2,168       (12 )     2,156       796       (41 )     755  

Recovery of loan losses recorded through the FDIC indemnification asset

    -       -       -       -       (1 )     (1 )

Charge-offs

    (1,976 )     -       (1,976 )     (2,691 )     -       (2,691 )

Recoveries

    1,078       -       1,078       1,337       -       1,337  

Net charge-offs

    (898 )     -       (898 )     (1,354 )     -       (1,354 )

Ending balance

  $ 19,206     $ -     $ 19,206     $ 19,621     $ 12     $ 19,633  

 

Deposits

 

Total deposits as of September 30, 2017, increased $22.48 million, or 1.22%, compared to December 31, 2016. Noninterest-bearing deposits increased $25.24 million and interest-bearing deposits increased $14.91 million while savings deposits, which include money market accounts and savings accounts, decreased $13.06 million; and time deposits, which include certificates of deposit and individual retirement accounts, decreased $4.60 as of September 30, 2017, compared to December 31, 2016.

 

Borrowings

 

Total borrowings as of September 30, 2017, decreased $44.93 million, or 25.14%, compared to December 31, 2016. Short-term borrowings consisted of retail repurchase agreements, which decreased $14.22 million, or 19.48%, while the weighted average rate remained constant at 0.07%, as of September 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016.

 

Long-term borrowings consisted of wholesale repurchase agreements and FHLB borrowings, including convertible and callable advances as of September 30, 2017. Wholesale repurchase agreements totaled $25.00 million with a weighted average rate of 3.18% as of September 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016. Long-term FHLB borrowings decreased $15.00 million, or 23.08%, to $50.00 million and the weighted average rate decreased 4 basis points to 4.00% as of September 30, 2017, compared to December 31, 2016. The decrease was due to a $15.00 million convertible advance with a 4.15% rate that matured on May 4, 2017. The Company redeemed all of its trust preferred securities on January 9, 2017, resulting in a decrease of $15.46 million in subordinated debt.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Liquidity

 

Liquidity is a measure of our ability to convert assets to cash or raise cash to meet financial obligations. We believe that liquidity management should encompass an overall balance sheet approach that draws together all sources and uses of liquidity. Poor or inadequate liquidity risk management may result in a funding deficit that could have a material impact on our operations. We maintain a liquidity risk management policy and contingency funding policy (“Liquidity Plan”) to detect potential liquidity issues and protect our depositors, creditors, and shareholders. The Liquidity Plan includes various internal and external indicators that are reviewed on a recurring basis by our Asset/Liability Management Committee (“ALCO”) of the Board of Directors. ALCO reviews liquidity risk exposure and policies related to liquidity management; ensures that systems and internal controls are consistent with liquidity policies; and provides accurate reports about liquidity needs, sources, and compliance. The Liquidity Plan involves ongoing monitoring and estimation of potentially credit sensitive liabilities and the sources and amounts of balance sheet and external liquidity available to replace outflows during a funding crisis. The liquidity model incorporates various funding crisis scenarios and a specific action plan is formulated, and activated, when a financial shock that affects our normal funding activities is identified. Generally, the plan will reflect a strategy of replacing liability outflows with alternative liabilities, rather than balance sheet asset liquidity, to the extent that significant premiums can be avoided. If alternative liabilities are not available, outflows will be met through liquidation of balance sheet assets, including unpledged securities.

 

As a financial holding company, the Company’s primary source of liquidity is dividends received from the Bank, which are subject to certain regulatory limitations. Other sources of liquidity include cash, investment securities, and borrowings. As of September 30, 2017, the Company’s cash reserves and investment securities totaled $13.84 million and availability on an unsecured, committed line of credit with an unrelated financial institution totaled $15.00 million. There was no outstanding balance on the line of credit as of September 30, 2017. The Company’s cash reserves and investments provide adequate working capital to meet obligations, projected dividends to shareholders, and anticipated debt repayments for the next twelve months.

 

In addition to cash on hand and deposits with other financial institutions, we rely on customer deposits, cash flows from loans and investment securities, and lines of credit from the FHLB and the Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) Discount Window to meet potential liquidity demands. These sources of liquidity are immediately available to satisfy deposit withdrawals, customer credit needs, and our operations. Secondary sources of liquidity include approved lines of credit with correspondent banks and unpledged available-for-sale securities. As of September 30, 2017, our unencumbered cash totaled $105.12 million, unused borrowing capacity from the FHLB totaled $446.30 million, available credit from the FRB Discount Window totaled $6.15 million, available lines from correspondent banks totaled $90.00 million, and unpledged available-for-sale securities totaled $73.74 million.

 

Cash Flows

 

The following table summarizes the components of cash flow for the periods indicated:

 

   

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
   

2017

   

2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

               

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $ 25,877     $ 34,790  

Net cash provided by investing activities

    34,999       39,572  

Net cash used in financing activities

    (32,064 )     (60,220 )

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

    28,812       14,142  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    76,307       51,787  

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $ 105,119     $ 65,929  

 

Cash and cash equivalents increased $28.81 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to an increase of $14.14 million for the same period of the prior year primarily due to financing activities. Net cash used in financing activities decreased $28.16 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the same period of the prior year primarily due to a decline in interest-bearing deposit runoff and treasury stock repurchases offset by the maturity and repayment of FHLB and other borrowings. Net cash provided by operating activities decreased $8.91 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the same period of the prior year. Net cash provided by investing activities decreased $4.57 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the same period of the prior year, which was largely due to a decrease in loan originations offset by a decrease in proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities.

 

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Capital Resources

 

We are committed to effectively managing our capital to protect our depositors, creditors, and shareholders. Failure to meet certain capital requirements may result in actions by regulatory agencies that could have a material impact on our operations. Total stockholders’ equity as of September 30, 2017, increased $13.58 million, or 4.01%, to $352.64 million from $339.06 million as of December 31, 2016. The change in stockholders’ equity was largely due to net income of $20.27 million and other comprehensive income (“OCI”) of $1.94 million offset by dividends declared on our common stock of $8.50 million and repurchased treasury shares of $1.26 million. OCI was primarily due to net unrealized gains on securities. In accordance with current regulatory guidelines, accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) is largely excluded from stockholders' equity in the calculation of our capital ratios. We repurchased 50,118 shares of our common stock for $1.26 million in the first nine months of 2017. Our book value per common share increased $0.81, or 4.06%, to $20.76 as of September 30, 2017, from $19.95 as of December 31, 2016.

 

Capital Adequacy Requirements

 

Risk-based capital guidelines, issued by state and federal banking agencies, include balance sheet assets and off-balance sheet arrangements weighted by the risks inherent in the specific asset type. Our current risk-based capital requirements, based on the international capital standards known as Basel III, became effective on January 1, 2015, subject to a four-year phase-in period. Basel III’s capital conservation buffer became effective on January 1, 2016, at 0.625%, and will be phased in over a four-year period (increasing by an additional 0.625% each year until it reaches 2.5% on January 1, 2019). A description of the Basel III capital rules is included in Part I, Item 1 of the 2016 Form 10-K. Our current required capital ratios are as follows:

 

 

4.5% Common Equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets (effectively 5.75% including the capital conservation buffer)

 

6.0% Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets (effectively 7.25% including the capital conservation buffer)

 

8.0% Total capital to risk-weighted assets (effectively 9.25% including the capital conservation buffer)

 

4.0% Tier 1 capital to average consolidated assets (“Tier 1 leverage ratio”)

 

The following table presents our capital ratios as of the dates indicated:

 

   

September 30, 2017

 

December 31, 2016

The Company

     

Common equity Tier 1 ratio

13.90%

 

13.88%

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

13.90%

 

14.74%

Total risk-based capital ratio

14.96%

 

15.79%

Tier 1 leverage ratio

11.18%

 

11.07%

         

The Bank

     

Common equity Tier 1 ratio

12.68%

 

12.93%

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

12.68%

 

12.93%

Total risk-based capital ratio

13.74%

 

13.98%

Tier 1 leverage ratio

10.18%

 

9.71%

 

As of September 30, 2017, we continued to meet all capital adequacy requirements and were classified as well-capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. Management believes there have been no conditions or events since those notifications that would change the Bank’s classification. Additionally, our capital ratios were in excess of the minimum standards under the Basel III capital rules on a fully phased-in basis, if such requirements were in effect, as of September 30, 2017.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We extend contractual commitments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of our customers. Our exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by other parties to financial instruments is the same as the contractual amount of the instrument.

 

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The following table presents our off-balance sheet arrangements as of the dates indicated:

 

   

September 30, 2017

   

December 31, 2016

 

(Amounts in thousands)

               

Commitments to extend credit

  $ 245,978     $ 261,801  

Financial letters of credit

    550       4,756  

Performance letters of credit(1)

    117,768       79,144  

Total off-balance sheet risk

  $ 364,296     $ 345,701  
                 

Reserve for unfunded commitments

  $ 66     $ 326  
         

(1) Includes FHLB letters of credit

     

 

Market Risk and Interest Rate Sensitivity

 

Market risk represents the risk of loss due to adverse changes in current and future cash flows, fair values, earnings, or capital due to movements in interest rates and other factors. Our profitability is largely dependent upon net interest income, which is subject to variation due to changes in the interest rate environment and unbalanced repricing opportunities. We are subject to interest rate risk when interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities reprice at differing times, when underlying rates change at different levels or in varying degrees, when there is an unequal change in the spread between two or more rates for different maturities, and when embedded options, if any, are exercised. ALCO reviews our mix of assets and liabilities with the goal of limiting exposure to interest rate risk, ensuring adequate liquidity, and coordinating sources and uses of funds while maintaining an acceptable level of net interest income given the current interest rate environment. ALCO is also responsible for overseeing the formulation and implementation of policies and strategies to improve balance sheet positioning and mitigate the effect of interest rate changes.

 

In order to manage our exposure to interest rate risk, we periodically review third-party and internal simulation models that project net interest income at risk, which measures the impact of different interest rate scenarios on net interest income, and the economic value of equity at risk, which measures potential long-term risk in the balance sheet by valuing our assets and liabilities at fair value under different interest rate scenarios. Simulation results show the existence and severity of interest rate risk in each scenario based on our current balance sheet position, assumptions about changes in the volume and mix of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and estimated yields earned on assets and rates paid on liabilities. The simulation model provides the best tool available to us and the industry for managing interest rate risk; however, the model cannot precisely predict the impact of fluctuations in interest rates on net interest income due to the use of significant estimates and assumptions. Actual results will differ from simulated results due to the timing, magnitude, and frequency of interest rate changes; changes in market conditions and customer behavior; and changes in our strategies that management might undertake in response to a sudden and sustained rate shock.

 

The Federal Open Market Committee maintained the benchmark federal funds rate at a range of 100 to 125 basis points. The following table presents the sensitivity of net interest income from immediate and sustained rate shocks in various interest rate scenarios over a twelve-month period for the periods indicated. Due to the current target rate, we do not reflect a decrease of more than 100 basis points from current rates in our analysis.

 

   

September 30, 2017

   

December 31, 2016

 
   

Change in

   

 

   

Change in

   

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Basis Points

 

Net Interest

Income

   

Percent

Change

   

Net Interest

Income

   

Percent

Change

 

(Dollars in thousands)

                               

300

  $ 1,655    

1.9

%   $ 526       0.6 %

200

    1,294    

1.5

%     438       0.5 %

100

    775    

0.9

%     183       0.2 %

(100)

    (4,039 )  

-4.8

%     (2,616 )     -3.1 %

 

 

We have established policy limits for tolerance of interest rate risk in various interest rate scenarios and exposure limits to changes in the economic value of equity. As of September 30, 2017, exposure to interest rate risk is within our defined policy limits.

 

The Company primarily uses derivative instruments to manage exposure to market risk and meet customer financing needs. As of September 30, 2017, we maintained interest rate swap agreements with notional amounts totaling $5.89 million to modify our exposure to interest rate risk caused by changes in the LIBOR curve in relation to certain designated fixed rate loans. The fair value of the swap agreements, which are accounted for as fair value hedges and recorded as derivative liabilities, totaled $151 thousand as of September 30, 2017, and $167 thousand as of December 31, 2016. For additional information, see Note 9, “Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of this report.

 

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Inflation and Changing Prices

 

Our consolidated financial statements and related notes are presented in accordance with GAAP, which requires the measurement of results of operations and financial position in historical dollars. Inflation may cause a rise in price levels and changes in the relative purchasing power of money. These inflationary effects are not reflected in historical dollar measurements. The primary effect of inflation on our operations is increased operating costs. In management’s opinion, interest rates have a greater impact on our financial performance than inflation. Interest rates do not necessarily fluctuate in the same direction, or to the same extent, as the price of goods and services; therefore, the effect of inflation on businesses with large investments in property, plant, and inventory is generally more significant than the effect on financial institutions. The U.S. inflation rate continues to be relatively stable, and management believes that any changes in inflation will not be material to our financial performance.

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

The information required in this item is incorporated by reference to “Market Risk and Interest Rate Sensitivity” in Item 1 of this report.

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

In connection with this report, we conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures under the Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b). Based upon that evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that, as of September 30, 2017, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

 

Disclosure controls and procedures are our Company’s controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information we are required to disclose in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information we are required to disclose in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions about required disclosure.

 

Management, including the CEO and CFO, does not expect that our disclosure controls and internal controls will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within our Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, collusion of two or more people, or management’s override of the controls.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

We assess the adequacy of our internal control over financial reporting quarterly and enhance our controls in response to internal control assessments and internal and external audit and regulatory recommendations. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2017, that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.

Legal Proceedings

 

We are currently a defendant in various legal actions and asserted claims in the normal course of business. Although we are unable to assess the ultimate outcome of each matter with certainty, we believe that the resolution of these actions should not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

 

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ITEM 1A.

Risk Factors

 

Our risk factors discuss potential events, trends, or other circumstances that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, liquidity, access to capital resources, and, consequently, cause the market value of our common stock to decline. These risks could cause our future results to differ materially from historical results and expectations of future financial performance. If any of the risks occur and the market price of our common stock declines significantly, individuals may lose all, or part, of their investment in our company. Individuals should carefully consider our risk factors and information included, or incorporated by reference, in this report before making an investment decision. There may be risks and uncertainties that we have not identified or that we have deemed immaterial that could adversely affect our business; therefore, our risk factors are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all risks we face. There have been no material changes to the risk factors included in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of our 2016 Form 10-K.

 

ITEM 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

(a)

Not Applicable

 

(b)

Not Applicable

 

(c)

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

We repurchased 39,516 shares of our common stock during the third quarter of 2017 compared to 171,225 shares during the same quarter of the prior year.

 

The following table provides information about purchases of our common stock made by us or on our behalf by any affiliated purchaser, as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act, during the periods indicated:

 

   

Total Number of

Shares

Purchased

   

Average Price

Paid per

Share

   

Total Number of Shares

Purchased as Part of a

Publicly Announced Plan

   

Maximum Number of Shares

that May Yet be Purchased

Under the Plan(1)

 
                                 

July 1-31, 2017

    -     $ -       -       635,804  

August 1-31, 2017

    13,177       25.16       13,177       622,627  

September 1-30, 2017

    26,339       25.57       26,339       604,723  

Total

    39,516     $ 25.43       39,516          

 

 

 

             

(1)

Our stock repurchase plan, as amended, authorizes the purchase and retention of up to 5,000,000 shares. The plan has no expiration date and is currently in effect. No determination has been made to terminate the plan or to cease making purchases. We held 4,395,277 shares in treasury as of September 30, 2017.

 

ITEM 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

ITEM 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

 

None.

 

ITEM 5.

Other Information

None.

 

ITEM 6.

Exhibits

 

Exhibit

No.

  Exhibit

3.1

 

Articles of Incorporation of First Community Bancshares, Inc., as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2010, filed on August 16, 2010

3.2

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of First Community Bancshares, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 23, 2016, filed on February 25, 2016

4.1

 

Specimen stock certificate of First Community Bancshares, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2002, filed on March 25, 2003

4.2

 

Indenture between First Community Bancshares, Inc. and Wilmington Trust Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2003, filed on November 10, 2003

4.3

 

Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of FCBI Capital Trust, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2003, filed on November 10, 2003

 

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4.4

 

Preferred Securities Guarantee Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2003, filed on November 10, 2003

10.1.1**

 

First Community Bancshares, Inc. 1999 Stock Option Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the period ended December 31, 1999, filed on April 13, 2000

10.1.2**

 

Amendment One to the First Community Bancshares, Inc. 1999 Stock Option Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1.1 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2004, filed on May 7, 2004

10.2**

 

First Community Bancshares, Inc. 1999 Stock Option Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002, filed on August 14, 2002

10.3**

 

First Community Bancshares, Inc. 2001 Nonqualified Director Stock Option Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002, filed on August 14, 2002

10.4**

 

First Community Bancshares, Inc. 2004 Omnibus Stock Option Plan, incorporated by reference to Annex B of the Definitive Proxy Statement on Form DEF 14A dated April 27, 2004, filed on March 15, 2004

10.5**

 

First Community Bancshares, Inc. 2004 Omnibus Stock Option Plan Stock Award Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2004, filed on August 6, 2004

10.6**

 

First Community Bancshares, Inc. 2012 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Appendix B of the Definitive Proxy Statement on Form DEF 14A dated April 24, 2012, filed on March 7, 2012

10.7**

 

First Community Bancshares, Inc. 2012 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan Restricted Stock Grant Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed May 28, 2013

10.8**

 

First Community Bancshares, Inc. Life Insurance Endorsement Method Split Dollar Plan and Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the period ended December 31, 1999, filed on April 13, 2000

10.9.1**

 

First Community Bancshares, Inc. and Affiliates Executive Retention Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 30, 2008, filed on January 5, 2009; Amendment #1, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 16, 2010, filed on December 17, 2010; Amendment #2, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 21, 2013, filed on February 25, 2013; Amendment #3, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 24, 2016, filed on May 27, 2016; and Amendment #4, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on February 28, 2017

10.9.2**

 

Amendment #1 to the First Community Bancshares, Inc. and Affiliates Executive Retention Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 16, 2010, filed on December 17, 2010

10.9.3**

 

Amendment #2 to the First Community Bancshares, Inc. and Affiliates Executive Retention Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 21, 2013, filed on February 25, 2013

10.9.4**

 

Amendment #3 to the First Community Bancshares, Inc. and Affiliates Executive Retention Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 24, 2016, filed on May 31, 2016

10.9.5**

 

Amendment #4 to the First Community Bancshares, Inc. and Affiliates Executive Retention Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on February 28, 2017

10.10**

 

Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors of First Community Bancshares, Inc. and Affiliates, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 22, 2006, filed on August 23, 2006

10.11.1**

 

First Community Bancshares, Inc. Amended and Restated Nonqualified Supplemental Cash or Deferred Retirement Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 22, 2006, filed on August 23, 2006, and Amendment #2, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on February 28, 2017

10.11.2**

 

Amendment #2 to the First Community Bancshares, Inc. Amended and Restated Nonqualified Supplemental Cash or Deferred Retirement Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on February 28, 2017

10.12.1**

 

First Community Bancshares, Inc. Supplemental Directors Retirement Plan, as amended and restated, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 16, 2010, filed on December 17, 2010, and Amendment #2, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 24, 2016, filed on May 31, 2016

10.12.2**

 

Amendment #2 to the First Community Bancshares, Inc. Supplemental Directors Retirement Plan, as amended and restated, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 24, 2016, filed on May 31, 2016

10.13**

 

Employment Agreement between First Community Bancshares, Inc. and David D. Brown, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on April 16, 2015

 

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10.14**

 

Employment Agreement between First Community Bancshares, Inc. and E. Stephen Lilly, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on April 16, 2015

10.15**

 

Employment Agreement between First Community Bancshares, Inc. and Gary R. Mills, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on April 16, 2015

10.16**

 

Employment Agreement between First Community Bancshares, Inc. and William P. Stafford, II, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on April 16, 2015

10.17**

 

Employment Agreement between First Community Bank and Mark R. Evans, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 2, 2009, filed on April 3, 2009

     

11

 

Statement Regarding Computation of Earnings per Share, incorporated by reference to Note 13 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this report

31.1*

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2*

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32*

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101***

 

Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2017, (Unaudited) and December 31, 2016; (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 ; (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016; (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016; (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016; and (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

 


*

Filed herewith

**

Indicates a management contract or compensation plan or agreement

***

Submitted electronically herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the 3rd day of November, 2017.

 

   

First Community Bancshares, Inc.

(Registrant)

     
     
   

/s/ William P. Stafford, II

     
   

William P. Stafford, II

   

Chief Executive Officer

   

(Principal Executive Officer)

     
     
     
     
   

/s/ David D. Brown

     
   

David D. Brown

   

Chief Financial Officer

   

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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