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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark one)

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015

 

OR

 

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

 

For the transition period from                to               

 

Commission file number: 001-36806

 

BENEFICIAL BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

 

47-1569198

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

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

incorporation or organization)

 

 

 

1818 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

19103

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(215) 864-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

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  x     No  o

 

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  x     No  o

 

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

 

Large Accelerated Filer o

 

Accelerated Filer x

Non-Accelerated Filer o

 

Smaller Reporting Company o

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

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

Yes  o     No  x

 

As of October 29, 2015, there were 82,914,746 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.

 

 

 



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BENEFICIAL BANCORP, INC.

 

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Page
No.

Part I. Financial Information

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014

1

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014

2

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014

3

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

4

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014

5

 

 

 

 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

6

 

 

 

Item 2.

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

45

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

63

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

65

 

 

 

Part II. Other Information

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

65

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

65

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

66

 

 

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

66

 

 

 

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

66

 

 

 

Item 5.

Other Information

66

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

66

 

 

 

Signatures

 

67

 



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PART I.            FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.                   Financial Statements

 

BENEFICIAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition

(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

 

September 30,
2015

 

December 31,
2014

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$

48,675

 

$

40,684

 

Overnight investments

 

221,334

 

493,331

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

270,009

 

534,015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT SECURITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $667,377 and $748,858 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)

 

678,520

 

757,834

 

Held-to-maturity (estimated fair value of $729,720 and $731,589 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)

 

720,999

 

727,755

 

Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost

 

8,786

 

8,830

 

Total investment securities

 

1,408,305

 

1,494,419

 

LOANS:

 

2,756,346

 

2,421,745

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

(47,674

)

(50,654

)

Net loans

 

2,708,672

 

2,371,091

 

ACCRUED INTEREST RECEIVABLE

 

14,327

 

13,383

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BANK PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT, Net

 

77,751

 

78,957

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

121,973

 

121,973

 

Bank owned life insurance

 

65,001

 

63,349

 

Other intangibles

 

4,865

 

6,136

 

Other assets

 

57,261

 

68,199

 

Total other assets

 

249,100

 

259,657

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

4,728,164

 

$

4,751,522

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest bearing deposits

 

$

377,852

 

$

369,683

 

Interest-bearing deposits

 

2,975,514

 

3,510,026

 

Total deposits

 

3,353,366

 

3,879,709

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowed funds

 

190,401

 

190,388

 

Other liabilities

 

72,649

 

70,531

 

Total liabilities

 

3,616,416

 

4,140,628

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 15)

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stock - $.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, None issued or outstanding as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Common Stock - $.01 par value 500,000,000 shares authorized, 82,861,313 and 90,809,621 issued and 82,830,717 and 82,698,392 outstanding, as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively

 

829

 

826

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

785,682

 

362,685

 

Unearned common stock held by employee savings and stock ownership plan

 

(32,631

)

(14,306

)

Retained earnings (partially restricted)

 

378,201

 

360,058

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(19,984

)

(22,663

)

Treasury Stock at cost, 30,596 shares and 8,111,229 shares at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively

 

(349

)

(75,706

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

1,111,748

 

610,894

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

$

4,728,164

 

$

4,751,522

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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BENEFICIAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

INTEREST INCOME:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and fees on loans

 

$

28,344

 

$

27,133

 

$

82,805

 

$

79,792

 

Interest on overnight investments

 

167

 

131

 

593

 

510

 

Interest and dividends on investment securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

7,105

 

7,098

 

22,231

 

22,629

 

Tax-exempt

 

334

 

604

 

1,226

 

1,925

 

Total interest income

 

35,950

 

34,966

 

106,855

 

104,856

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTEREST EXPENSE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest bearing checking accounts

 

393

 

408

 

1,197

 

1,273

 

Money market and savings deposits

 

1,327

 

1,354

 

3,968

 

4,032

 

Time deposits

 

1,796

 

1,942

 

5,392

 

5,931

 

Total

 

3,516

 

3,704

 

10,557

 

11,236

 

Interest on borrowed funds

 

1,277

 

1,831

 

3,784

 

5,442

 

Total interest expense

 

4,793

 

5,535

 

14,341

 

16,678

 

Net interest income

 

31,157

 

29,431

 

92,514

 

88,178

 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

(1,550

)

(3,600

)

200

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

31,157

 

30,981

 

96,114

 

87,978

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-INTEREST INCOME:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance and advisory commission and fee income

 

1,687

 

1,761

 

5,159

 

5,452

 

Service charges and other income

 

3,984

 

3,330

 

12,916

 

11,034

 

Mortgage banking income

 

170

 

211

 

564

 

451

 

Net gain on sale of non-performing commercial loans HFS

 

 

1,583

 

 

1,583

 

Net (loss) gain on sale of investment securities

 

(5

)

328

 

(14

)

625

 

Total non-interest income

 

5,836

 

7,213

 

18,625

 

19,145

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

15,673

 

15,271

 

47,010

 

45,064

 

Occupancy expense

 

2,137

 

2,267

 

7,146

 

8,321

 

Depreciation, amortization and maintenance

 

2,260

 

2,202

 

6,735

 

6,796

 

Marketing expense

 

841

 

727

 

3,304

 

2,348

 

Intangible amortization expense

 

473

 

468

 

1,406

 

1,402

 

FDIC Insurance

 

555

 

723

 

1,615

 

2,312

 

Professional fees

 

837

 

1,009

 

3,689

 

3,398

 

Classified loan and other real estate owned related expense

 

77

 

398

 

1,168

 

1,368

 

Other

 

5,440

 

5,983

 

16,705

 

18,484

 

Total non-interest expense

 

28,293

 

29,048

 

88,778

 

89,493

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

8,700

 

9,146

 

25,961

 

17,630

 

Income tax expense

 

2,865

 

2,622

 

7,818

 

4,059

 

NET INCOME

 

$

5,835

 

$

6,524

 

$

18,143

 

$

13,571

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS PER SHARE — Basic

 

$

0.07

 

$

0.08

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.17

 

EARNINGS PER SHARE — Diluted

 

$

0.07

 

$

0.08

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average common shares outstanding — Basic

 

78,544,306

 

80,151,399

 

78,458,062

 

80,900,002

 

Average common shares outstanding — Diluted

 

79,334,149

 

80,852,469

 

79,163,078

 

81,574,370

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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BENEFICIAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

$

18,143

 

$

13,571

 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gains (losses) on securities:

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities arising during the period (net of deferred tax of $788 and $4,838 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively)

 

1,363

 

8,328

 

Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities transferred to held-to-maturity during the period (net of deferred tax of $1,990 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014)

 

 

(3,426

)

Accretion of unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities transferred to held-to-maturity (net of tax of $228 and $185 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively)

 

394

 

319

 

Reclassification adjustment for net losses (gains) on available-for-sale securities included in net income (net of tax of $5 and $230 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively)

 

9

 

(395

)

Defined benefit pension plans:

 

 

 

 

 

Pension losses, other postretirement and postemployment benefit plan adjustments (net of tax of $688 and $397 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively)

 

913

 

402

 

Total other comprehensive income

 

2,679

 

5,228

 

Comprehensive income

 

$

20,822

 

$

18,799

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.             

 

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BENEFICIAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

 

(Dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

Number of 
Shares
Issued

 

Common 
Stock

 

Additional 
Paid in 
Capital

 

Common 
Stock held 
by KSOP

 

Retained 
Earnings

 

Treasury
Stock

 

Accumulated 
Other 
Comprehensive 
Loss

 

Total 
Stockholders’ 
Equity

 

BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 2015

 

90,809,621

 

$

826

 

$

362,685

 

$

(14,306

)

$

360,058

 

$

(75,706

)

$

(22,663

)

$

610,894

 

Net Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,143

 

 

 

 

 

18,143

 

KSOP shares committed to be released

 

 

 

 

 

598

 

1,828

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,426

 

Stock option expense

 

 

 

 

 

1,202

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,202

 

Restricted stock expense

 

 

 

 

 

967

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

967

 

Stock options exercised

 

148,640

 

2

 

1,386

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,388

 

Purchase of treasury stock*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(349

)

 

 

(349

)

Net unrealized losses on AFS securities arising during the period (net of deferred tax of $788)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,363

 

1,363

 

Accretion of unrealized losses on AFS securities transferred to HTM during the period (net of deferred tax of $228)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

394

 

394

 

Reclassification adjustment for net losses on AFS securities included in net income (net of tax of $5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

9

 

Pension, other post retirement and postemployment benefit plan adjustments (net of tax of $688)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

913

 

913

 

Second-step conversion and stock offering:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beneficial Mutual Savings Bank MHC shares sold in public offering, including 2,015,352 shares purchased by the ESOP, net of offering costs

 

50,383,817

 

1

 

494,550

 

(20,153

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

474,398

 

Retirement of MHC shares

 

(50,367,473

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fractional shares resulting from conversion of existing shares at 1.0999 exchange ratio

 

(2,063

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Treasury stock retired

 

(8,111,229

)

 

 

(75,706

)

 

 

 

 

75,706

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE, SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

 

82,861,313

 

$

829

 

$

785,682

 

$

(32,631

)

$

378,201

 

$

(349

)

$

(19,984

)

$

1,111,748

 

 


*  Represents shares that were withheld subject to restricted stock awards, under the Beneficial Bancorp, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as payment of taxes due upon the vesting of the restricted awards.

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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BENEFICIAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

18,143

 

$

13,571

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for loan losses

 

(3,600

)

200

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

4,549

 

4,532

 

Intangible amortization

 

1,406

 

1,402

 

Net loss (gain) on sale of investments

 

14

 

(625

)

Accretion of discount on investments

 

(382

)

(300

)

Amortization of premium on investments

 

4,580

 

4,460

 

Gain on sale of residential loans held for sale

 

(290

)

(216

)

Net gain on sale of non-performing commercial loans HFS

 

 

(1,583

)

Deferred income taxes

 

 

1,935

 

Net loss from disposition of premises and equipment

 

234

 

28

 

Gain on sale of fixed assets held for sale

 

(83

)

 

Other real estate impairment

 

4

 

486

 

Net gain on sale of other real estate

 

(217

)

(1,315

)

Amortization of KSOP

 

2,426

 

1,742

 

Increase in bank owned life insurance

 

(1,652

)

(972

)

Stock based compensation

 

2,169

 

1,938

 

Origination of loans held for sale

 

(13,464

)

(9,920

)

Proceeds from sale of loans

 

15,038

 

33,065

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

(944

)

389

 

Accrued interest payable

 

(255

)

(290

)

Income taxes payable

 

6,861

 

4,023

 

Other liabilities

 

3,974

 

(2,106

)

Other assets

 

(5,048

)

1,572

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

33,463

 

52,016

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Loans originated or acquired

 

(823,701

)

(513,933

)

Principal repayment on loans

 

488,014

 

441,124

 

Purchases of investment securities available for sale

 

(11,985

)

(30,985

)

Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale

 

 

6,496

 

Proceeds from maturities, calls or repayments of investment securities available for sale

 

100,815

 

108,551

 

Purchases of investment securities held to maturity

 

(70,247

)

 

Proceeds from maturities, calls or repayments of investment securities held to maturity

 

75,417

 

56,603

 

Net (purchases) sales of money market and mutual funds

 

(9,352

)

4,701

 

Redemption (purchase) of Federal Home Loan Bank stock

 

44

 

1,811

 

Acquisition of Pye Karr Ambler & Co., Inc., net of cash acquired

 

(135

)

 

Proceeds from sale other real estate owned

 

770

 

5,173

 

Purchases of premises and equipment

 

(3,906

)

(11,857

)

Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment

 

328

 

24

 

Cash used in other investing activities

 

(329

)

(176

)

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

 

(254,267

)

67,532

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in borrowed funds

 

11,000

 

12,000

 

Repayment of borrowed funds

 

(10,987

)

(11,987

)

Net decrease in checking, savings and demand accounts

 

(3,813

)

(182,993

)

Net decrease in time deposits

 

(40,441

)

(33,849

)

Proceeds from the exercise of stock options

 

1,388

 

2,453

 

Excess tax benefit related to stock based compensation awards

 

 

68

 

Purchase of treasury stock

 

(349

)

(28,497

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(43,202

)

(242,805

)

NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

(264,006

)

(123,257

)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR

 

534,015

 

355,683

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR

 

$

270,009

 

$

232,426

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW AND NON-CASH INFORMATION:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash payments for interest

 

$

14,596

 

$

16,968

 

Cash payments (refunds) for income taxes

 

969

 

(1,970

)

Transfers of loans to other real estate owned

 

424

 

337

 

Transfers of securities at fair value from available for sale to held to maturity

 

 

152,200

 

Issuance of common stock funded by stock subscriptions received prior to January 1, 2015, net of offering costs

 

474,398

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BENEFICIAL BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTE 1 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes thereto contained in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by Beneficial Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company” or “Beneficial”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2015.  The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 or any other period.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries.  Specifically, the financial statements include the accounts of Beneficial Bank (the “Bank”), the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, and the Bank’s wholly owned subsidiaries. The Bank’s wholly owned subsidiaries are: (i) Beneficial Advisors, LLC, which offers wealth management services and non-deposit investment products, (ii) Neumann Corporation, a Delaware corporation formed to manage certain investments, (iii) Beneficial Insurance Services, LLC, which provides insurance services to individual and business customers and (iv) BSB Union Corporation, a leasing company. Additionally, the Company has subsidiaries that hold other real estate acquired in foreclosure or transferred from the real estate loan portfolio. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

 

Management makes significant operating decisions based upon the analysis of the entire Company and financial performance is evaluated on a company-wide basis. Accordingly, the various financial services and products offered are included in one reportable operating segment: community banking as outlined under guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC” or “codification”) Topic 280 for Segment Reporting.

 

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

 

These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with GAAP. The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates include the allowance for loan losses, goodwill, other intangible assets, income taxes, postretirement benefits, and the fair value of investment securities.  Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions.

 

NOTE 2 — NATURE OF OPERATIONS

 

The Company is a Maryland corporation that was incorporated in August 2014 to be the successor to Beneficial Mutual Bancorp, Inc. (“Beneficial Mutual Bancorp”) upon completion of the second-step conversion of the Bank from the two-tier mutual holding company structure to the stock holding company structure. Beneficial Savings Bank MHC was the former mutual holding company for Beneficial Mutual Bancorp prior to completion of the second-step conversion. In conjunction with the second-step conversion, each of Beneficial Savings Bank MHC and Beneficial Mutual Bancorp ceased to exist. The second-step conversion was completed on January 12, 2015, at which time the Company sold, for gross proceeds of $503.8 million, a total of 50,383,817 shares of common stock at $10.00 per share, including 2,015,352 shares purchased by the Bank’s employee savings and stock ownership plan. As part of the second-step conversion, each of the existing 29,394,417 outstanding shares of Beneficial Mutual Bancorp common stock owned by persons other than Beneficial Savings Bank MHC was converted into 1.0999 of a share of Company common stock. As a result of the second-step conversion, all share information prior to January 12, 2015 has been subsequently revised to reflect the 1.0999 exchange ratio.

 

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The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, the Bank, a Pennsylvania chartered savings bank, and the Bank’s subsidiaries. Because the Bank’s second-step conversion was completed on January 12, 2015, all financial and other information before that date that is included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is derived from the consolidated financial statements of Beneficial Mutual Bancorp.

 

The Company owns 100% of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Bank, a Pennsylvania chartered savings bank. The Bank offers a variety of consumer and commercial banking services to individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations through 56 offices throughout the Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey area. The Bank is supervised and regulated by the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”). The Company is regulated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System the Federal Reserve Board. The deposits of the Bank are insured up to the applicable legal limits by the Deposit Insurance Fund of the FDIC.

 

On October 21, 2015, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Conestoga Bancorp, Inc. (“Conestoga”) and Conestoga Bank, pursuant to which (i) the Company will acquire Conestoga’s ownership interest in Conestoga Bank, and (ii) Conestoga Bank will be subsequently merged with and into Beneficial Bank.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company will acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Conestoga Bank from Conestoga in exchange for a cash payment equal to 160% of the stated book value of Conestoga Bank’s outstanding common stock as of a date specified in the Stock Purchase Agreement, up to an aggregate purchase price not to exceed $105.0 million, excluding the effect of certain change-in-control and severance payments and transaction-related expenses incurred by Conestoga Bank in connection with the transaction, less goodwill and core deposit intangibles (the “Bank Tangible Book Value”).  To the extent that the Bank Tangible Book Value exceeds $65.625 million, which would equate to a purchase price in excess of $105.0 million, the Stock Purchase Agreement provides that Conestoga Bank shall declare and pay a dividend to Conestoga on the effective date of the transaction for the amount of the Bank Tangible Book Value in excess of $65.625 million.

 

Conestoga Bank is a locally-managed institution dedicated to providing high quality community banking and commercial lending services with locations in Philadelphia, Delaware, Montgomery, Bucks, Chester and Lehigh Counties.  Conestoga Bank has approximately $712 million in assets, $506 million in loans and $530 million in deposits as of June 30, 2015 and serves its customers from fourteen locations.  Conestoga Bank also provides equipment financing through its wholly owned subsidiary, Conestoga Equipment Finance and offers Small Business Administration loans to commercial customers.

 

The closing is anticipated to occur during the first or second quarter of 2016, subject to the receipt of all required regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions.

 

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NOTE 3 — CHANGES IN AND RECLASSIFICATIONS OUT OF ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

 

The following tables present the changes in the balances of each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014.  All amounts are presented net of tax.

 

 

 

Net unrealized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

holding gains on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

available-for-sale

 

Defined benefit

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

securities

 

pension plan items

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance, January 1, 2015

 

$

2,711

 

$

(25,374

)

$

(22,663

)

Changes in other comprehensive loss before reclassifications:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized holding gains on AFS securities

 

1,363

 

 

1,363

 

Accretion of unrealized losses on AFS securities transferred to HTM

 

394

 

 

394

 

Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

9

 

913

 

922

 

Net current-period other comprehensive income

 

1,766

 

913

 

2,679

 

Ending balance, September 30, 2015

 

$

4,477

 

$

(24,461

)

$

(19,984

)

 

 

 

Net unrealized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

holding gains on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

available-for-sale

 

Defined benefit

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

securities

 

pension plan items

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance, January 1, 2014

 

$

(5,078

)

$

(16,276

)

$

(21,354

)

Changes in other comprehensive loss before reclassifications:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized holding gains on AFS securities

 

8,328

 

 

8,328

 

Unrealized losses on AFS securities transferred to HTM

 

(3,426

)

 

(3,426

)

Accretion of unrealized losses on AFS securities transferred to HTM

 

319

 

 

319

 

Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(395

)

402

 

7

 

Net current-period other comprehensive income

 

4,826

 

402

 

5,228

 

Ending balance, September 30, 2014

 

$

(252

)

$

(15,874

)

$

(16,126

)

 

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The following tables present reclassifications out of AOCI by component for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014:

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Details about accumulated

 

Amount reclassified

 

Affected line item in

 

other comprehensive loss

 

from accumulated other

 

the consolidated statements

 

Components

 

comprehensive loss

 

of operations

 

Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

14

 

Net loss on sale of investment securities

 

 

 

(5

)

Income tax benefit

 

 

 

$

9

 

Net of tax

 

Amortization of defined benefit pension items

 

 

 

 

 

Prior service costs

 

$

(389

)(1)

Other non-interest expense

 

Net recognized actuarial losses

 

1,990

(1)

Other non-interest expense

 

 

 

$

1,601

 

Total before tax

 

 

 

(688

)

Income tax benefit

 

 

 

$

913

 

Net of tax

 

 


(1)              These accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost.  See Note 13 - Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits for additional details.

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Details about accumulated

 

Amount reclassified

 

Affected line item in

 

other comprehensive loss

 

from accumulated other

 

the consolidated statements

 

components

 

comprehensive loss

 

of operations

 

Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(625

)

Net gain on sale of investment securities

 

 

 

230

 

Income tax expense

 

 

 

$

(395

)

Net of tax

 

Amortization of defined benefit pension items

 

 

 

 

 

Transition obligation

 

$

122

(1)

Other non-interest expense

 

Prior service costs

 

(395

)(1)

Other non-interest expense

 

Net recognized actuarial losses

 

1,072

(1)

Other non-interest expense

 

 

 

$

799

 

Total before tax

 

 

 

(397

)

Income tax benefit

 

 

 

$

402

 

Net of tax

 

 


(1)              These accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost.  See Note 13 - Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits for additional details.

 

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NOTE 4 — EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

The following table presents a calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014. Earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. The difference between common shares issued and basic average common shares outstanding, for purposes of calculating basic earnings per share, is a result of subtracting unallocated employee stock ownership plan (“ESOP”) shares and unvested restricted stock shares. See Note 14 for further discussion of stock grants.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

5,835

 

$

6,524

 

$

18,143

 

$

13,571

 

Basic average common shares outstanding

 

78,544,306

 

80,151,399

 

78,458,062

 

80,900,002

 

Effect of dilutive securities

 

789,843

 

701,070

 

705,016

 

674,368

 

Dilutive average shares outstanding

 

79,334,149

 

80,852,469

 

79,163,078

 

81,574,370

 

Net earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.07

 

$

0.08

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.17

 

Diluted

 

$

0.07

 

$

0.08

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.17

 

 

Anti-dilutive shares are common stock equivalents with weighted average exercise prices in excess of the weighted average market value for the periods presented. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, there were 687 restricted stock grants and 863,172 outstanding options that were anti-dilutive and therefore excluded from the earnings per share calculation. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, there were 734,183 outstanding options that were anti-dilutive and therefore excluded from the earnings per share calculation.  As a result of the second-step conversion, the share and per share information for the 2014 periods have been adjusted to reflect the 1.0999 exchange ratio.

 

NOTE 5 — INVESTMENT SECURITIES

 

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of investments in debt and equity securities at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

 

 

September 30, 2015

 

 

 

Investment Securities Available-for-Sale

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

Estimated

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Enterprise (“GSE”) and Agency Notes

 

$

6,644

 

$

76

 

$

 

$

6,720

 

GNMA guaranteed mortgage certificates

 

4,542

 

166

 

 

4,708

 

GSE mortgage-backed securities

 

565,355

 

9,614

 

209

 

574,760

 

GSE collateralized mortgage obligations

 

35,560

 

43

 

166

 

35,437

 

Municipal bonds

 

30,494

 

1,528

 

 

32,022

 

Corporate securities

 

11,986

 

126

 

 

12,112

 

Money market and mutual funds

 

12,796

 

 

35

 

12,761

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

667,377

 

$

11,553

 

$

410

 

$

678,520

 

 

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September 30, 2015

 

 

 

Investment Securities Held-to-Maturity

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

Estimated

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GSE mortgage-backed securities

 

$

677,540

 

$

8,980

 

$

1,079

 

$

685,441

 

GSE collateralized mortgage obligations

 

40,709

 

787

 

92

 

41,404

 

Municipal bonds

 

750

 

80

 

 

830

 

Foreign bonds

 

2,000

 

45

 

 

2,045

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

720,999

 

$

9,892

 

$

1,171

 

$

729,720

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Investment Securities Available-for-Sale

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

Estimated

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Enterprise (“GSE”) and Agency Notes

 

$

8,538

 

$

76

 

$

 

$

8,614

 

Ginnie Mae guaranteed mortgage certificates

 

5,038

 

194

 

 

5,232

 

GSE mortgage-backed securities

 

641,952

 

9,981

 

2,985

 

648,948

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

45,494

 

59

 

283

 

45,270

 

Municipal bonds

 

44,378

 

1,986

 

 

46,364

 

Money market, mutual funds and certificates of deposit

 

3,458

 

 

52

 

3,406

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

748,858

 

$

12,296

 

$

3,320

 

$

757,834

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Investment Securities Held-to-Maturity

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

Estimated

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GSE mortgage-backed securities

 

$

677,501

 

$

6,202

 

$

2,507

 

$

681,196

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

47,384

 

264

 

227

 

47,421

 

Municipal bonds

 

870

 

91

 

 

961

 

Foreign bonds

 

2,000

 

11

 

 

2,011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

727,755

 

$

6,568

 

$

2,734

 

$

731,589

 

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Bank sold $270 thousand of mutual funds that resulted in a loss of $14 thousand.

 

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The following tables provide information on the gross unrealized losses and fair market value of the Company’s investments with unrealized losses that are not deemed to be other than temporarily impaired, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:

 

 

 

At September 30, 2015

 

 

 

Less than 12 months

 

12 months or longer

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Fair Value

 

Losses

 

Fair Value

 

Losses

 

Fair Value

 

Losses

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

$

211,140

 

$

810

 

$

114,907

 

$

478

 

$

326,047

 

$

1,288

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

7

 

1

 

40,042

 

257

 

40,049

 

258

 

Subtotal, debt securities

 

$

211,147

 

$

811

 

$

154,949

 

$

735

 

$

366,096

 

$

1,546

 

Mutual Funds

 

 

 

633

 

35

 

633

 

35

 

Total temporarily impaired securities

 

$

211,147

 

$

811

 

$

155,582

 

$

770

 

$

366,729

 

$

1,581

 

 

 

 

At December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Less than 12 months

 

12 months or longer

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Fair Value

 

Losses

 

Fair Value

 

Losses

 

Fair Value

 

Losses

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

$

38,246

 

$

200

 

$

396,600

 

$

5,292

 

$

434,846

 

$

5,492

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

31,990

 

170

 

22,881

 

340

 

54,871

 

510

 

Subtotal, debt securities

 

$

70,236

 

$

370

 

$

419,481

 

$

5,632

 

$

489,717

 

$

6,002

 

Mutual Funds

 

 

 

896

 

52

 

896

 

52

 

Total temporarily impaired securities

 

$

70,236

 

$

370

 

$

420,377

 

$

5,684

 

$

490,613

 

$

6,054

 

 

Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) at least on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market concerns warrant such evaluation. The Company determines whether the unrealized losses are temporary in accordance with guidance under FASB ASC Topic 320 for Investments - Debt and Equity Securities. The evaluation is based upon factors such as the creditworthiness of the issuers/guarantors, the underlying collateral, if applicable, and the continuing performance of the securities. Management also evaluates other facts and circumstances that may be indicative of an OTTI condition. This includes, but is not limited to, an evaluation of the type of security, length of time and extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, and near-term prospects of the issuer. The likelihood of recovering the Company’s investment, whether the Company has the intent to sell the investment or that it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the investment before recovery is also used to determine the nature of the decline in market value of the securities.

 

The Company records the credit portion of OTTI through earnings based on the credit impairment estimates generally derived from cash flow analyses. The remaining unrealized loss, due to factors other than credit, is recorded in other comprehensive income (“OCI”). The Company had an unrealized loss of $1.3 million related to its GSE mortgage-backed securities as of September 30, 2015.  Additionally, the Company had an unrealized loss of $258 thousand on GSE collateralized mortgage obligations and an unrealized loss of $35 thousand on mutual funds as of September 30, 2015.

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

The Company’s investments that were in a loss position for greater than 12 months included GSE mortgage-backed securities with an unrealized loss of 0.4% as of September 30, 2015.  The Company’s investments that were in a loss position for less than 12 months included GSE mortgage-backed securities with an unrealized loss of 0.4% as of September 30, 2015. The unrealized loss is due to current interest rate levels relative to the Company’s cost. Because the unrealized losses are due to current interest rate levels relative to the Company’s cost and not credit quality, and because the Company does not intend to sell the investments and it is not more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell these investments before recovery of its amortized cost, which may be at maturity, the Company does not consider these investments to be other-than temporarily impaired at September 30, 2015.

 

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Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMOs)

 

The Company’s investments that were in a loss position for greater than 12 months included GSE CMOs with an unrealized loss of 0.6% as of September 30, 2015. The Company’s investments that were in a loss position for less than 12 months included a GSE CMO with an unrealized loss of 0.6% as of September 30, 2015. The unrealized loss is due to current interest rate levels relative to the Company’s cost. Because the unrealized losses are due to current interest rate levels relative to the Company’s cost and not credit quality, and because the Company does not intend to sell the investments and it is not more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell these investments before recovery of its amortized cost, which may be at maturity, the Company does not consider these investments to be other-than temporarily impaired at September 30, 2015.

 

The following table sets forth the stated maturities of the investment securities at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. Maturities for mortgage-backed securities are dependent upon the rate environment and prepayments of the underlying loans.  For purposes of this table they are presented separately.

 

 

 

September 30, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Estimated

 

Amortized

 

Estimated

 

(Dollars are in thousands)

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due in one year or less

 

$

355

 

$

355

 

$

347

 

$

352

 

Due after one year through five years

 

4,685

 

4,838

 

8,268

 

8,531

 

Due after five years through ten years

 

24,038

 

24,719

 

28,870

 

29,666

 

Due after ten years

 

20,046

 

20,942

 

15,431

 

16,429

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

605,457

 

614,905

 

692,484

 

699,450

 

Money market and mutual funds

 

12,796

 

12,761

 

3,458

 

3,406

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

667,377

 

$

678,520

 

$

748,858

 

$

757,834

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held-to-maturity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due in one year or less

 

$

120

 

$

124

 

$

1,620

 

$

1,623

 

Due after one year through five years

 

2,505

 

2,604

 

995

 

1,052

 

Due after five years through ten years

 

125

 

147

 

255

 

297

 

Due after ten years

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

718,249

 

726,845

 

724,885

 

728,617

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

720,999

 

$

729,720

 

$

727,755

 

$

731,589

 

 

At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, $89.1 million and $127.1 million, respectively, of securities were pledged to secure municipal deposits.  At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had $344 thousand and $317 thousand, respectively, of securities pledged as collateral on interest rate swaps.

 

At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company held stock in the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) of Pittsburgh totaling $8.8 million.  The Company accounts for the stock based on guidance which requires that the investment be carried at cost and be evaluated for impairment based on the ultimate recoverability of the par value. The Company evaluated its holdings in FHLB stock at September 30, 2015 and believes its holdings in the stock are ultimately recoverable at par.

 

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NOTE 6 — LOANS

 

Loans at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are summarized as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

September 30,
2015

 

December 31,
2014

 

Commercial:

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate

 

$

854,528

 

$

609,646

 

Commercial business loans

 

476,874

 

442,190

 

Commercial construction

 

80,535

 

69,140

 

Total commercial loans

 

1,411,937

 

1,120,976

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential:

 

 

 

 

 

Residential real estate

 

721,498

 

667,800

 

Residential construction

 

259

 

268

 

Total residential loans

 

721,757

 

668,068

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer loans:

 

 

 

 

 

Home equity & lines of credit

 

230,308

 

227,055

 

Personal

 

22,367

 

28,668

 

Education

 

185,852

 

195,185

 

Automobile

 

184,125

 

181,793

 

Total consumer loans

 

622,652

 

632,701

 

Total loans

 

2,756,346

 

2,421,745

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for losses

 

(47,674

)

(50,654

)

Loans, net

 

$

2,708,672

 

$

2,371,091

 

 

As of September 30, 2015, commercial real estate loans include $231.0 million of participations in portfolios of multi-family loans that were entered into during the first nine months of 2015.  The Company also purchased $40.6 million of residential real estate loans during the nine months ended September 30, 2015. These loans all met the Company’s underwriting standards and are secured by real estate located within the Company’s market area.

 

Included in the balance of residential loans are approximately $177 thousand and $1.5 million of loans held for sale at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. These loans are carried at the lower of cost or estimated fair value, on an aggregate basis. Loans held for sale are loans originated by the Bank to be sold to a third party who is under contractual obligation to purchase the loans from the Bank.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Bank sold residential mortgage loans with an unpaid principal balance of approximately $5.0 million and $14.7 million, respectively, and recorded mortgage banking income of approximately $170 thousand and $564 thousand, respectively.  The Bank retained the related servicing rights for the loans that were sold to Fannie Mae and receives a 25 basis point servicing fee from the purchaser of the loans.

 

Commercial business loans include shared national credits, which are participations in loans or loan commitments of at least $20.0 million that are shared by three or more banks.  Included in the shared national credit portfolio are purchased participations and assignments in leveraged lending transactions.  Leveraged lending transactions are generally used to support a merger- or acquisition-related transaction, to back a recapitalization of a company’s balance sheet or to refinance debt.  When considering a participation in the leveraged lending market, the Company will participate only in first lien senior secured term loans that are highly rated (investment grade) by the rating agencies and that trade in active secondary markets.  The Company actively monitors the secondary market for these types of loans to ensure that it maintains flexibility to sell such loans in the event of deteriorating credit quality.  To further minimize risk and based on our current capital levels and loan portfolio, the Company has limited the total amount of leveraged loans to $150.0 million with no single obligor exceeding $15.0 million while maintaining single industry concentrations below 30% of the leveraged lending limit. The Company may reevaluate these limits in future periods.

 

The shared national credit loans are typically variable rate with terms ranging from one to seven years.  At September 30, 2015, shared national credits totaled $212.1 million, which included $115.3 million of leveraged lending transactions. All of these loans were classified as pass rated as of September 30, 2015 as all payments are current and the loans are performing in accordance with their contractual terms.

 

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Allowance for Loan Losses

 

The allowance for loan losses is a valuation allowance for probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio.  The Company evaluates the appropriateness of the allowance for loan losses balance on loans on a quarterly basis.  When additional allowances are necessary, a provision for loan losses is charged to earnings and, when less allowances are necessary, a credit is taken. As of September 30, 2015, the Company’s methodology for assessing the appropriateness of the allowance for loan losses consists of:  (1) a specific valuation allowance on identified problem loans; and (2) a general valuation allowance on the remainder of the loan portfolio.  Prior to September 30, 2015, management had established an unallocated reserve that reflected the uncertainties in economic conditions and in identifying triggering events that directly correlated to subsequent loss rates, changes in appraised value of underlying collateral and other risk factors that had not yet manifested themselves in the loss allocation factors or historical loss experience as well as to reflected the margin of imprecision inherent in the underlying assumptions used in the methodology for estimating general losses in the portfolio.  As of September 30, 2015, management believes the previously unallocated component of $477 thousand as of June 30, 2015 and $550 thousand as of December 31, 2014 were captured by the underlying assumptions used in the methodology including the nine interagency qualitative factors that were assessed to adjust the allowance based on the incremental risk drives not adequately reflected in the quantitative component of the allowance. The appropriate allowance level is estimated based upon factors and trends identified by the Company at the time the consolidated financial statements are prepared. Management continuously evaluates its allowance methodology.

 

The Company charges-off the collateral or discounted cash flow deficiency on all loans at 90 days past due, except government guaranteed student loans, and all loans rated substandard or worse that are 90 days past due.  As a result, no specific valuation allowance was maintained at September 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014.

 

The summary activity in the allowance for loan losses for all portfolios for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, and for the year ended December 31, 2014, is as follows:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2015

 

2014

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of year

 

$

50,654

 

$

55,649

 

$

55,649

 

Provision for loan losses

 

(3,600

)

200

 

200

 

Charge-offs

 

(3,405

)

(11,419

)

(14,529

)

Recoveries

 

4,025

 

7,284

 

9,334

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

 

$

47,674

 

$

51,714

 

$

50,654

 

 

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The following table sets forth the activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and the year ended December 31, 2014:

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL

 

RESIDENTIAL

 

CONSUMER

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2015
(Dollars in thousands)

 

Real
Estate

 

Business

 

Construction

 

Real
Estate

 

Construction

 

Home
Equity &
Equity
Lines

 

Personal

 

Education

 

Auto

 

Unallocated

 

Total

 

Allowance for credit losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 

$

18,016

 

$

18,264

 

$

2,343

 

$

1,960

 

$

 

$

2,669

 

$

1,957

 

$

285

 

$

4,610

 

$

550

 

$

50,654

 

Charge-offs

 

(320

)

(684

)

 

(252

)

 

(503

)

(322

)

(78

)

(1,246

)

 

(3,405

)

Recoveries

 

633

 

2,330

 

102

 

15

 

 

135

 

123

 

 

687

 

 

4,025

 

Provision (credit)

 

1,588

 

(2,523

)

(1,144

)

31

 

 

284

 

(1,056

)

(89

)

(141

)

(550

)

(3,600

)

Allowance ending balance

 

$

19,917

 

$

17,387

 

$

1,301

 

$

1,754

 

$

 

$

2,585

 

$

702

 

$

118

 

$

3,910

 

$

 

$

47,674

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance ending balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 

19,917

 

17,387

 

1,301

 

1,754

 

 

2,585

 

702

 

118

 

3,910

 

 

47,674

 

Total Allowance

 

$

19,917

 

$

17,387

 

$

1,301

 

$

1,754

 

$

 

$

2,585

 

$

702

 

$

118

 

$

3,910

 

$

 

$

47,674

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing receivable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

17,062

 

$

2,474

 

$

41

 

$

11,268

 

$

259

 

$

2,007

 

$

10

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

33,121

 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 

837,466

 

474,400

 

80,494

 

710,230

 

 

228,301

 

22,357

 

185,852

 

184,125

 

 

2,723,225

 

Total Portfolio

 

$

854,528

 

$

476,874

 

$

80,535

 

$

721,498

 

$

259

 

$

230,308

 

$

22,367

 

$

185,852

 

$

184,125

 

$

 

$

2,756,346

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL

 

RESIDENTIAL

 

CONSUMER

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2014
(Dollars in thousands)

 

Real
Estate

 

Business

 

Construction

 

Real
Estate

 

Construction

 

Home
Equity &
Equity
Lines

 

Personal

 

Education

 

Auto

 

Unallocated

 

Total

 

Allowance for credit losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 

$

22,089

 

$

19,301

 

$

3,188

 

$

2,200

 

$

 

$

3,133

 

$

2,687

 

$

306

 

$

2,195

 

$

550

 

$

55,649

 

Charge-offs

 

(5,804

)

(5,338

)

 

(702

)

 

(180

)

(724

)

(99

)

(1,682

)

 

(14,529

)

Recoveries

 

3,112

 

4,499

 

733

 

88

 

 

198

 

103

 

 

601

 

 

9,334

 

Provision (credit)

 

(1,381

)

(198

)

(1,578

)

374

 

 

(482

)

(109

)

78

 

3,496

 

 

200

 

Allowance ending balance

 

$

18,016

 

$

18,264

 

$

2,343

 

$

1,960

 

$

 

$

2,669

 

$

1,957

 

$

285

 

$

4,610

 

$

550

 

$

50,654

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance ending balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 

18,016

 

18,264

 

2,343

 

1,960

 

 

2,669

 

1,957

 

285

 

4,610

 

550

 

50,654

 

Total Allowance

 

$

18,016

 

$

18,264

 

$

2,343

 

$

1,960

 

$

 

$

2,669

 

$

1,957

 

$

285

 

$

4,610

 

$

550

 

$

50,654

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing receivable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

17,984

 

$

4,172

 

$

1,419

 

$

12,003

 

$

268

 

$

2,184

 

$

122

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

38,152

 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 

591,662

 

438,018

 

67,721

 

655,797

 

 

224,871

 

28,546

 

195,185

 

181,793

 

 

2,383,593

 

Total Portfolio

 

$

609,646

 

$

442,190

 

$

69,140

 

$

667,800

 

$

268

 

$

227,055

 

$

28,668

 

$

195,185

 

$

181,793

 

$

 

$

2,421,745

 

 

The provision for loan losses charged to expense is based upon past loan loss experience and an evaluation of estimated losses in the current loan portfolio, including the evaluation of impaired loans under FASB ASC Topic 310 for Loans and Debt Securities.  Under FASB ASC Topic 310 for Receivables, for all loan segments a loan is considered to be impaired when, based upon current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan. An insignificant delay or insignificant shortfall in amount of payments does not necessarily result in the loan being identified as impaired. When all or a portion of the loan is deemed uncollectible, the uncollectible portion is charged-off. The measurement is based either on the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent, the liquidation value, or the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate.  Most of the Company’s commercial loans are collateral dependent and, therefore, the Company uses the value of the collateral to measure the loss. Any collateral or discounted cash flow deficiency for loans that are 90 days past due are charged-off. Impairment losses are included in the provision for loan losses.  Large groups of homogeneous loans are collectively evaluated for impairment, except for those loans restructured under a troubled debt restructuring.

 

Classified Loans

 

The Bank’s credit review process includes a risk classification of all commercial and residential loans that includes pass, special mention, substandard and doubtful.  The classification of a loan may change based on changes in the creditworthiness of the borrower. The description of the risk classifications are as follows:

 

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A loan is classified as pass when payments are current and it is performing under the original contractual terms. A loan is classified as special mention when the borrower exhibits potential credit weakness or a downward trend which, if not checked or corrected, will weaken the asset or inadequately protect the Bank’s position.  While potentially weak, the borrower is currently marginally acceptable; no loss of principal or interest is envisioned.  A loan is classified as substandard when the borrower has a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the orderly liquidation of the debt. A substandard loan is inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor, normal repayment from this borrower is in jeopardy, and there is a distinct possibility that a partial loss of interest and/or principal will occur if the deficiencies are not corrected. A loan is classified as doubtful when a borrower has all weaknesses inherent in a loan classified as substandard with the added provision that: (1) the weaknesses make collection of debt in full on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions and values highly questionable and improbable; (2) serious problems exist to the point where a partial loss of principal is likely; and (3) the possibility of loss is extremely high, but because of certain important, reasonably specific pending factors which may work to the advantage and strengthening of the assets, its classification as an estimated loss is deferred until its more exact status may be determined.  Pending factors include proposed merger, acquisition, or liquidation procedures, capital injection, perfecting liens and additional refinancing plans. The Company charges-off the collateral or discounted cash flow deficiency on all loans classified as substandard or worse. In all cases, loans are placed on non-accrual when 90 days past due or earlier if collection of principal or interest is considered doubtful.

 

The following tables set forth the amounts and percentage of the portfolio of classified asset categories for the commercial and residential loan portfolios at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:

 

Commercial and Residential Loans

Credit Risk Internally Assigned

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

September 30, 2015

 

 

 

Commercial

 

Commercial

 

Commercial

 

Residential

 

Residential

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate

 

Business

 

Construction

 

Real Estate

 

Construction

 

Total

 

Grade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pass

 

$

838,450

 

98

%

$

449,695

 

94

%

$

80,494

 

100

%

$

716,741

 

99

%

$

129

 

50

%

$

2,085,509

 

98

%

Special Mention

 

6,089

 

1

%

10,267

 

2

%

 

%

 

%

 

%

16,356

 

1

%

Substandard

 

9,989

 

1

%

16,912

 

4

%

41

 

%

4,757

 

1

%

130

 

50

%

31,829

 

1

%

Doubtful

 

 

%

 

%

 

%

 

%

 

%

 

%

Total

 

$

854,528

 

100

%

$

476,874

 

100

%

$

80,535

 

100

%

$

721,498

 

100

%

$

259

 

100

%

$

2,133,694

 

100

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Commercial

 

Commercial

 

Commercial

 

Residential

 

Residential

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate

 

Business

 

Construction

 

Real Estate

 

Construction

 

Total

 

Grade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pass

 

$

579,847

 

95

%

$

419,316

 

95

%

$

66,191

 

96

%

$

662,394

 

99

%

$

138

 

51

%

$

1,727,886

 

97

%

Special Mention

 

13,795

 

2

%

5,628

 

1

%

 

%

 

%

 

%

19,423

 

1

%

Substandard

 

16,004

 

3

%

17,246

 

4

%

2,949

 

4

%

5,406

 

1

%

130

 

49

%

41,735

 

2

%

Doubtful

 

 

%

 

%

 

%

 

%

 

%

 

%

Total

 

$

609,646

 

100

%

$

442,190

 

100

%

$

69,140

 

100

%

$

667,800

 

100

%

$

268

 

100

%

$

1,789,044

 

100

%

 

The Bank’s credit review process is based on payment history for all consumer loans.  The collateral deficiency on consumer loans is charged-off when they become 90 days delinquent with the exception of education loans which are guaranteed by the U.S. government.

 

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The following tables set forth the consumer loan risk profile based on payment activity as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:

 

Consumer Credit Exposure

Credit Risk Profile Based on Payment Activity

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

September 30, 2015

 

 

 

Home Equity & Lines of
Credit

 

Personal

 

Education

 

Auto

 

Total

 

Performing

 

$

228,678

 

99

%

$

22,367

 

100

%

$

160,703

 

86

%

$

184,125

 

100

%

$

595,873

 

96

%

Non-performing

 

1,630

 

1

%

 

%

25,149

 

14

%

 

%

26,779

 

4

%

Total

 

$

230,308

 

100

%

$

22,367

 

100

%

$

185,852

 

100

%

$

184,125

 

100

%

$

622,652

 

100

%

 

 

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Home Equity & Lines of
Credit

 

Personal

 

Education

 

Auto

 

Total

 

Performing

 

$

225,197

 

99

%

$

28,557

 

100

%

$

169,889

 

87

%

$

181,793

 

100

%

$

605,436

 

96

%

Non-performing

 

1,858

 

1

%

111

 

%

25,296

 

13

%

 

%

27,265

 

4

%

Total

 

$

227,055

 

100

%

$

28,668

 

100

%

$

195,185

 

100

%

$

181,793

 

100

%

$

632,701

 

100

%

 

Loan Delinquencies and Non-accrual Loans

 

The Company monitors the past due and non-accrual status of loans in determining the loss classification, impairment status and the allowance for loan losses.  Generally, all loans past due 90 days or more are put on non-accrual status.  Education loans greater than 90 days delinquent continue to accrue interest as they are U.S. government guaranteed with little risk of credit loss.

 

The following tables provide information about delinquent and non-accrual loans in the Company’s portfolio at the dates indicated:

 

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Aged Analysis of Past Due and Non-accrual Financing Receivables

As of September 30, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recorded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-59

 

60-89

 

> 90

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Days

 

Days

 

Days

 

Total

 

 

 

Total

 

>90 Days

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Past

 

Past

 

Past

 

Past

 

 

 

Financing

 

And

 

Non-

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Due

 

Due

 

Due

 

Due

 

Current

 

Receivables

 

Accruing

 

Accruing

 

Commercial:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate

 

$

558

 

2

%

$

 

%

$

229

 

1

%

$

787

 

1

%

$

853,741

 

32

%

$

854,528

 

31

%

$

 

$

1,058

 

8

%

Commercial business loans

 

2,497

 

11

%

200

 

2

%

690

 

2

%

3,387

 

6

%

473,487

 

18

%

476,874

 

17

%

 

1,562

 

12

%

Commercial construction

 

 

%

 

%

41

 

%

41

 

%

80,494

 

3

%

80,535

 

3

%

 

41

 

%

Total commercial

 

$

3,055

 

13

%

$

200

 

2

%

$

960

 

3

%

$

4,215

 

7

%

$

1,407,722

 

53

%

$

1,411,937

 

51

%

$

 

$

2,661

 

20

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential real estate

 

$

2,670

 

12

%

$

526

 

6

%

$

3,308

 

11

%

$

6,504

 

11

%

$

714,994

 

27

%

$

721,498

 

26

%

$

 

$

8,038

 

65

%

Residential construction

 

 

%

 

%

259

 

1

%

259

 

%

 

%

259

 

%

 

259

 

2

%

Total residential

 

$

2,670

 

12

%

$

526

 

6

%

$

3,567

 

12

%

$

6,763

 

11

%

$

714,994

 

27

%

$

721,757

 

26

%

$

 

$

8,297

 

67

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home equity & lines of credit

 

$

1,200

 

5

%

$

136

 

2

%

$

904

 

3

%

$

2,240

 

4

%

$

228,068

 

8

%

$

230,308

 

8

%

$

 

$

1,630

 

13

%

Personal

 

497

 

2

%

37

 

%

 

%

534

 

1

%

21,833

 

1

%

22,367

 

1

%

 

 

%

Education

 

12,305

 

56

%

7,144

 

87

%

25,149

 

82

%

44,598

 

72

%

141,254

 

4

%

185,852

 

7

%

25,149

 

 

%

Automobile

 

2,680

 

12

%

271

 

3

%

 

%

2,951

 

5

%

181,174

 

7

%

184,125

 

7

%

 

 

%

Total consumer

 

$

16,682

 

75

%

$

7,588

 

92

%

$

26,053

 

85

%

$

50,323

 

82

%

$

572,329

 

20

%

$

622,652

 

23

%

$

25,149

 

$

1,630

 

13

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

22,407

 

100

%

$

8,314

 

100

%

$

30,580

 

100

%

$

61,301

 

100

%

$

2,695,045

 

100

%

$

2,756,346

 

100

%

$

25,149

 

$

12,588

 

100

%

 

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Aged Analysis of Past Due and Non-accrual Financing Receivables

As of December 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recorded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-59

 

60-89

 

> 90

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Days

 

Days

 

Days

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

>90 Days

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Past

 

Past

 

Past

 

Past

 

 

 

 

 

Financing

 

And

 

Non-

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Due

 

Due

 

Due

 

Due

 

Current

 

Receivables

 

Accruing

 

Accruing

 

Commercial:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate

 

$

202

 

1

%

$

 

%

$

966

 

3

%

$

1,168

 

2

%

$

608,478

 

26

%

$

609,646

 

25

%

$

 

$

1,721

 

12

%

Commercial business loans

 

755

 

4

%

 

%

1,012

 

3

%

1,767

 

3

%

440,423

 

18

%

442,190

 

18

%

 

1,755

 

12

%

Commercial construction

 

 

%

 

%

402

 

1

%

402

 

1

%

68,738

 

3

%

69,140

 

3

%

 

402

 

3

%

Total commercial

 

$

957

 

5

%

$

 

%

$

2,380

 

7

%

$

3,337

 

6

%

$

1,117,639

 

47

%

$

1,120,976

 

46

%

$

 

$

3,878

 

27

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential real estate

 

$

1,843

 

8

%

$

356

 

3

%

$

3,414

 

11

%

$

5,613

 

9

%

$

662,187

 

28

%

$

667,800

 

28

%

$

 

$

8,500

 

58

%

Residential construction

 

 

%

 

%

268

 

1

%

268

 

%

 

%

268

 

%

 

268

 

2

%

Total residential

 

$

1,843

 

8

%

$

356

 

3

%

$

3,682

 

12

%

$

5,881

 

9

%

$

662,187

 

28

%

$

668,068

 

28

%

$

 

$

8,768

 

60

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home equity & lines of credit

 

$

755

 

4

%

$

635

 

6

%

$

979

 

3

%

$

2,369

 

3

%

$

224,686

 

10

%

$

227,055

 

9

%

$

 

$

1,858

 

12

%

Personal

 

308

 

1

%

134

 

1

%

 

%

442

 

1

%

28,226

 

1

%

28,668

 

1

%

 

111

 

1

%

Education

 

14,743

 

69

%

8,918

 

85

%

25,296

 

78

%

48,957

 

76

%

146,228

 

6

%

195,185

 

8

%

25,296

 

 

%

Automobile

 

2,811

 

13

%

481

 

5

%

 

%

3,292

 

5

%

178,501

 

8

%

181,793

 

8

%

 

 

%

Total consumer

 

$

18,617

 

87

%

$

10,168

 

97

%

$

26,275

 

81

%

$

55,060

 

85

%

$

577,641

 

25

%

$

632,701

 

26

%

$

25,296

 

$

1,969

 

13

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

21,417

 

100

%

$

10,524

 

100

%

$

32,337

 

100

%

$

64,278

 

100

%

$

2,357,467

 

100

%

$

2,421,745

 

100

%

$

25,296

 

$

14,615

 

100

%

 

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Troubled Debt Restructured Loans

 

The Bank determines whether a restructuring of debt constitutes a troubled debt restructuring (“TDR”) in accordance with guidance under FASB ASC Topic 310 Receivables. The Bank considers a loan a TDR when the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and the Bank grants a concession that it would not otherwise consider but for the borrower’s financial difficulties.  A TDR includes a modification of debt terms or assets received in satisfaction of the debt (including a foreclosure or a deed in lieu of foreclosure) or a combination of types.  The Bank evaluates selective criteria to determine if a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty, including the ability of the borrower to obtain funds from sources other than the Bank at market rates.  The Bank considers all TDR loans as impaired loans and, generally, they are put on non-accrual status.  The Bank will not consider the loan a TDR if the loan modification was made for customer retention purposes and the modification reflects prevailing market conditions. The Bank’s policy for returning a loan to accruing status requires the preparation of a well-documented credit evaluation, which includes the following:

 

·            A review of the borrower’s current financial condition in which the borrower must demonstrate sufficient cash flow to support the repayment of all principal and interest including any amounts previously charged-off;

 

·            An updated appraisal or home valuation, which must demonstrate sufficient collateral value to support the debt;

 

·            Sustained performance based on the restructured terms for at least six consecutive months; and

 

·            Approval by the Special Assets Committee, which consists of the Chief Credit Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and other members of senior management.

 

The following table summarizes loans whose terms were modified in a manner that met the definition of a TDR as of September 30, 2015 and 2014.  The Company had one accruing TDR in the amount of $150 thousand that was modified during the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

No. of Loans

 

Balance

 

No. of Loans

 

Balance

 

Commercial:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate

 

 

$

 

2

 

$

609

 

Commercial business loans

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial construction

 

 

 

 

 

Total commercial

 

 

 

2

 

609

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential real estate

 

4

 

560

 

1

 

76

 

Residential construction

 

 

 

 

 

Total real estate loans

 

4

 

560

 

1

 

76

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home equity & lines of credit

 

1

 

216

 

2

 

372

 

Automobile

 

 

 

1

 

13

 

Total consumer loans

 

1

 

216

 

3

 

385

 

Total loans

 

5

 

$

776

 

6

 

$

1,070

 

 

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The following tables summarize information about TDRs as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2015

 

(Dollars in thousands, except number of loans)

 

No. of Loans

 

Balance

 

Loans modified during the period in a manner that met the definition of a TDR

 

2

 

$

352

 

Modifications granted:

 

 

 

 

 

Reduction of outstanding principal due

 

 

 

Deferral of principal amounts due

 

1

 

150

 

Temporary reduction in interest rate

 

1

 

202

 

Deferral of interest due

 

 

 

Below market interest rate granted

 

 

 

Outstanding principal balance immediately before modification

 

2

 

352

 

Outstanding principal balance immediately after modification

 

2

 

352

 

Aggregate principal charge-off recognized on TDRs outstanding at period end since origination

 

 

 

Outstanding principal balance at period end

 

5

 

776

 

TDRs that re-defaulted subsequent to being modified (in the past twelve months)

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2014

 

(Dollars in thousands, except number of loans)

 

No. of Loans

 

Balance

 

Loans modified during the period in a manner that met the definition of a TDR

 

 

$

 

Modifications granted:

 

 

 

 

 

Reduction of outstanding principal due

 

 

 

Deferral of principal amounts due

 

 

 

Temporary reduction in interest rate

 

 

 

Deferral of interest due

 

 

 

Below market interest rate granted

 

 

 

Outstanding principal balance immediately before modification

 

 

 

Outstanding principal balance immediately after modification

 

 

 

Aggregate principal charge-off recognized on TDRs outstanding at period end since origination

 

4

 

760

 

Outstanding principal balance at period end

 

6

 

1,070

 

TDRs that re-defaulted subsequent to being modified (in the past twelve months)

 

1

 

523

 

 

Impaired Loans

 

Loans for which it is probable that payment of interest and principal will not be made in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan agreement are considered impaired. Once a loan is identified as individually impaired, management measures the extent of the impairment in accordance with guidance under FASB ASC Topic 310 for Receivables.  The fair value of impaired loans is estimated using one of several methods, including collateral value, liquidation value or discounted cash flows.  However, collateral value is predominantly used to assess the fair value of an impaired loan. Those impaired loans not requiring an allowance represent loans for which the fair value of the collateral or expected repayments exceed the recorded investments in such loans.

 

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Components of Impaired Loans

 

Impaired Loans

Year to date September 30, 2015

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Recorded 
Investment

 

Unpaid 
Principal 
Balance

 

Related 
Allowance

 

Average 
Recorded 
Investment

 

Interest 
Income 
Recognized

 

Interest 
Income 
Recognized 
Using Cash 
Basis

 

Impaired loans with no related specific allowance recorded:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Real Estate

 

$

1,058

 

$

1,058

 

$

 

$

1,654

 

$

 

$

 

Commercial Business

 

1,562

 

1,896

 

 

1,707

 

 

 

Commercial Construction

 

41

 

41

 

 

345

 

 

 

Residential Real Estate

 

8,188

 

8,819

 

 

8,249

 

 

 

Residential Construction

 

259

 

467

 

 

263

 

 

 

Home Equity and Lines of Credit

 

1,630

 

1,640

 

 

1,711

 

 

 

Personal

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

Education

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

Total Impaired Loans:

 

$

12,738

 

$

13,921

 

$

 

$

13,945

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

$

2,661

 

$

2,995

 

$

 

$

3,706

 

$

 

$

 

Residential

 

8,447

 

9,286

 

 

8,512

 

 

 

Consumer

 

1,630

 

1,640

 

 

1,727

 

 

 

Total

 

$

12,738

 

$

13,921

 

$

 

$

13,945

 

$

 

$

 

 

The impaired loans table above includes a $150 thousand accruing TDR that was modified during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and is performing in accordance with its modified terms.

 

Impaired Loans

For the Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Recorded 
Investment

 

Unpaid 
Principal 
Balance

 

Related 
Allowance

 

Average 
Recorded 
Investment

 

Interest 
Income 
Recognized

 

Interest 
Income 
Recognized 
Using Cash 
Basis

 

Impaired loans with no related specific allowance recorded:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Real Estate

 

$

1,721

 

$

2,337

 

$

 

$

10,858

 

$

 

$

 

Commercial Business

 

3,255

 

4,691

 

 

9,061

 

 

 

Commercial Construction

 

1,362

 

1,362

 

 

1,399

 

 

 

Residential Real Estate

 

8,500

 

9,037

 

 

9,517

 

 

 

Residential Construction

 

268

 

476

 

 

195

 

 

 

Home Equity and Lines of Credit

 

1,908

 

1,935

 

 

1,335

 

 

 

Personal

 

111

 

111

 

 

108

 

 

 

Education

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto

 

 

 

 

151

 

 

 

Total Impaired Loans:

 

$

17,125

 

$

19,949

 

$

 

$

32,624

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

$

6,338

 

$

8,390

 

$

 

$

21,318

 

 

 

Residential

 

8,768

 

9,513

 

 

9,712

 

 

 

Consumer

 

2,019

 

2,046

 

 

1,594

 

 

 

Total

 

$

17,125

 

$

19,949

 

$

 

$

32,624

 

$

 

$

 

 

The impaired loans table above includes $2.5 million of accruing TDRs that were modified during 2014 and are performing in accordance with their modified terms.

 

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The Company charged-off the collateral or discounted cash flow deficiency on all impaired loans and, as a result, no specific valuation allowance was required for any impaired loans at September 30, 2015. Interest income that would have been recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, had impaired loans been current according to their original terms, amounted to $582 thousand.

 

Non-performing loans (which include non-accrual loans and loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing) at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 amounted to $37.7 million and $39.9 million, respectively, and included $25.1 million and $25.3 million, respectively, of government guaranteed student loans.

 

NOTE 7 — GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES

 

The goodwill and other intangible assets arising from acquisitions accounted for in accordance with the accounting guidance in FASB ASC Topic 350 for Intangibles - Goodwill and Other.  As of September 30, 2015, the other intangibles consisted of $2.8 million of core deposit intangibles, which are amortized over an estimated useful life of ten years and $2.1 million of customer list intangibles, which are amortized over a estimated remaining life of between four and six years.

 

Goodwill and other intangibles at September 30, 2015 are summarized below.

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Goodwill

 

Intangibles

 

Balance at January 1, 2015

 

$

121,973

 

$

6,136

 

Additions

 

 

135

 

Amortization

 

 

(1,406

)

Balance at September 30, 2015

 

$

121,973

 

$

4,865

 

 

On August 3, 2015, Beneficial Insurance Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Beneficial Bank, acquired Pye Karr Ambler & Co., Inc., a small insurance brokerage firm located in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. As a result of this merger, a customer list intangible of $135 thousand was recorded and will be amortized over 4 years.

 

During 2014, management reviewed qualitative factors for the Bank unit including financial performance, market changes and general economic conditions and noted there was not a significant change in any of these factors as compared to 2013. Accordingly, it was determined that it was more likely than not that the fair value of each reporting unit continued to be in excess of its carrying amount as of December 31, 2014. As it relates to Beneficial Insurance Services, LLC, the Company performed an impairment test which estimates the fair value of equity using discounted cash flow analyses as well as guideline company and guideline transaction information. The inputs and assumptions are incorporated in the valuations including projections of future cash flows, discount rates, the fair value of tangible and intangible assets and liabilities, and applicable valuation multiples based on the guideline information. Based on the Company’s latest annual impairment assessment of Beneficial Insurance Services, LLC, management believes that the fair value is in excess of the carrying amount. As a result, management concluded that there was no impairment of goodwill during the year ended December 31, 2014. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company noted no indicators of impairment as it relates to goodwill or other intangibles.

 

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NOTE 8 — OTHER ASSETS

 

The following table provides selected information on other assets at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2015

 

2014

 

Investments in affordable housing and other partnerships

 

$

9,787

 

$

10,131

 

Net deferred tax assets

 

41,976

 

43,685

 

Other real estate

 

1,451

 

1,578

 

Fixed assets held for sale

 

179

 

391

 

Mortgage servicing rights

 

1,360

 

1,403

 

Prepaid and other assets

 

2,508

 

11,011

 

Total other assets

 

$

57,261

 

$

68,199

 

 

The Company follows the authoritative guidance under ASC 860-50 - Servicing Assets and Liabilities to account for its mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”). The Company utilizes the fair value measurement method to value its existing mortgage servicing assets at fair value in accordance with ASC 860-50.  Under the fair value measurement method, the Company measures its MSRs at fair value at each reporting date and reports changes in the fair value of its MSRs in earnings in the period in which the changes occur.  See Note 18 for further discussion of MSRs.

 

NOTE 9 — DEPOSITS

 

Deposits consisted of the following major classifications at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:

 

 

 

September 30,

 

% of Total

 

December 31,

 

% of Total

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2015

 

Deposits

 

2014

 

Deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest bearing deposits

 

$

377,852

 

11.3

%

$

369,683

 

9.5

%

Interest-earning checking accounts

 

674,407

 

20.1

%

632,345

 

16.3

%

Stock subscription proceeds deposited in interest bearing account (1)

 

 

%

463,036

 

11.9

%

Municipal checking accounts

 

131,110

 

3.9

%

179,439

 

4.6

%

Money market accounts

 

401,477

 

12.0

%

424,789

 

11.0

%

Savings accounts

 

1,125,392

 

33.5

%

1,126,848

 

29.1

%

Certificates of deposit

 

643,128

 

19.2

%

683,569

 

17.6

%

Total deposits

 

$

3,353,366

 

100.0

%

$

3,879,709

 

100.0

%

 


(1)         Additional stock subscription proceeds of $19.1 million were held in escrow in various deposit accounts at December 31, 2014.

 

NOTE 10 — BORROWED FUNDS

 

Borrowed funds at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are summarized as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

September 30,
2015

 

December 31,
2014

 

FHLB advances

 

$

165,000

 

$

165,000

 

Statutory trust debenture

 

25,401

 

25,388

 

Total borrowed funds

 

$

190,401

 

$

190,388

 

 

The Company pledges loans to secure its borrowings at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, loans in the amount of $240.5 million and $237.8 million, respectively, were pledged to secure the Company’s borrowing capacity at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

 

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NOTE 11 — REGULATORY CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS

 

The Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by state and federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory, and possibly additional discretionary, actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Bank’s financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the Bank’s assets, liabilities and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Bank’s capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors.

 

The Dodd-Frank Act required the Federal Reserve Board to promulgate consolidated capital requirements for depository institution holding companies that are no less stringent, both quantitatively and in terms of components of capital, than those applicable to institutions themselves. In early July 2013, the Federal Reserve Board and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency approved revisions to their capital adequacy guidelines and prompt corrective action rules that implement the revised standards of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, commonly called Basel III, and address relevant provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. “Basel III” refers to two consultative documents released by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in December 2009, the rules text released in December 2010, and loss absorbency rules issued in January 2011, which include significant changes to bank capital, leverage and liquidity requirements.

 

In July 2013, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Reserve Board approved a new rule that substantially amended the regulatory risk-based capital rules applicable to Beneficial Bank and Beneficial Bancorp. The final rule implements the “Basel III” regulatory capital reforms and changes required by the Dodd-Frank Act. The rules include new risk-based capital and leverage ratios, which became effective on January 1, 2015, and revised the definition of what constitutes “capital” for purposes of calculating those ratios. The new minimum capital level requirements applicable to the Company and the Bank are: (1) a new common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 4.5%; (2) a Tier 1 capital ratio of 6% (increased from 4%); (3) a total capital ratio of 8% (unchanged from current rules); and (4) a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 4% for all institutions. The rules also establish a “capital conservation buffer” of 2.5% above the new regulatory minimum capital requirements, which must consist entirely of common equity Tier 1 capital and would result in the following minimum ratios: (1) a common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 7.0%, (2) a Tier 1 capital ratio of 8.5%, and (3) a total capital ratio of 10.5%. The new capital conservation buffer requirement will be phased in beginning in January 2016 at 0.625% of risk-weighted assets and would increase by that amount each year until fully implemented in January 2019. An institution is also subject to limitations on paying dividends, engaging in share repurchases, and paying discretionary bonuses if its capital level falls below the buffer amount. These limitations establish a maximum percentage of eligible retained income that could be utilized for such actions.

 

As of September 30, 2015, the Company’s and the Bank’s current capital levels exceed the required capital amounts to be considered “well capitalized” and we believe they also meet the fully-phased in minimum capital requirements, including the related capital conservation buffers, as required by the Basel III capital rules.

 

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The following table summarizes the Company’s compliance with applicable regulatory capital requirements as of September 30, 2015:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Be Well
Capitalized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For Capital

 

Under Prompt
Corrective

 

 

 

Actual

 

Adequacy Purposes

 

Action Provisions

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Capital
Amount

 

Ratio

 

Capital
Amount

 

Ratio

 

Capital
Amount

 

Ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2015:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1 Leverage (to average assets)

 

$

1,024,202

 

22.30

%

$

183,706

 

4.00

%

$

229,633

 

5.00

%

Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to risk weighted assets)

 

1,004,195

 

37.12

%

121,735

 

4.50

%

175,839

 

6.50

%

Tier 1 Capital (to risk weighted assets)

 

1,024,202

 

37.86

%

162,313

 

6.00

%

216,418

 

8.00

%

Total Capital (to risk weighted assets)

 

1,058,258

 

39.12

%

216,418

 

8.00

%

270,522

 

10.00

%

 

The following table summarizes the Bank’s compliance with applicable regulatory capital requirements as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Be Well
Capitalized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For Capital

 

Under Prompt
Corrective

 

 

 

Actual

 

Adequacy Purposes

 

Action Provisions

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Capital
Amount

 

Ratio

 

Capital
Amount

 

Ratio

 

Capital
Amount

 

Ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2015:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1 Leverage (to average assets)

 

$

770,537

 

16.79

%

$

183,563

 

4.00

%

$

229,453

 

5.00

%

Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to risk weighted assets)

 

770,537

 

28.53

%

121,525

 

4.50

%

175,537

 

6.50

%

Tier 1 Capital (to risk weighted assets)

 

770,537

 

28.53

%

162,034

 

6.00

%

216,045

 

8.00

%

Total Capital (to risk weighted assets)

 

804,535

 

29.79

%

216,045

 

8.00

%

270,056

 

10.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2014:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1 Capital (to average assets)

 

$

480,795

 

11.05

%

$

130,520

 

3.00

%

$

217,534

 

5.00

%

Tier 1 Capital (to risk weighted assets)

 

480,795

 

21.17

%

90,842

 

4.00

%

136,262

 

6.00

%

Total Capital (to risk weighted assets)

 

509,460

 

22.43

%

181,683

 

8.00

%

227,104

 

10.00

%

 

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NOTE 12 — INCOME TAXES

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2015, we recorded a provision for income taxes of $2.9 million, reflecting an effective tax rate of 32.9%, compared to a provision for income taxes of $2.6 million, reflecting an effective tax benefit of 28.7%, for the three months ended September 30, 2014.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $7.8 million, reflecting an effective tax benefit of 30.1%, compared to a provision for income taxes of $4.1 million, reflecting an effective tax rate of 23.0%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The increase in income tax expense and the effective tax rate during these periods is due to increased profitability levels and a higher ratio of taxable income compared to tax exempt income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the same periods in 2014.

 

The effective income tax rates differ from the statutory rate of 35% principally because of tax-exempt investments, non-taxable income related to bank-owned life insurance, state and local income taxes and tax credits received on affordable housing partnerships. Tax-exempt income, state and local income taxes and federal income tax credits (reduced) increased the effective tax rates by (3.0%),
2.5% and (3.0%) in the effective income tax rate calculation as of September 30, 2015, respectively, and (6.6%), 1.9% and (5.5%) in the effective income tax rate calculation as of September 30, 2014, respectively.

 

As of September 30, 2015, the Company had net deferred tax assets totaling $42.0 million. These deferred tax assets can only be realized if the Company generates sufficient taxable income in the future.  If it cannot, a valuation allowance is established. The Company regularly evaluates the reliability of deferred tax asset positions. In determining whether a valuation allowance is necessary, the Company considers the level of taxable income in prior years to the extent that carry backs are permitted under current tax laws, as well as estimates of future pre-tax and taxable income and tax planning strategies that would, if necessary, be implemented. The Company currently maintains a valuation allowance for certain state net operating losses and other-than-temporary impairments that management believes it is more likely than not that such deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company expects to realize the remaining deferred tax assets over the allowable carry back and/or carry forward periods. Therefore, no valuation allowance is deemed necessary against its remaining federal or remaining state deferred tax assets as September 30, 2015. However, if an unanticipated event occurs that materially changes pre-tax and taxable income in future periods, an increase in the valuation allowance may become necessary and it could be material to the Company’s financial statements.

 

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NOTE 13 — PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

 

The Bank has noncontributory defined benefit pension plans covering many of its employees.  Additionally, the Company sponsors nonqualified supplemental employee retirement plans for certain participants.  The Bank also provides certain postretirement benefits to qualified former employees.  These postretirement benefits principally pertain to certain health and life insurance coverage. Information relating to these employee benefits program are included in the tables that follow.

 

Effective June 30, 2008, the defined pension benefits for Bank employees were frozen at the current levels. Additionally, the Bank enhanced its 401(k) Plan and combined it with its Employee Stock Ownership Plan to fund employer contributions. As part of the second-step conversion, the Bank’s employee stock ownership plan purchased 2,015,352 shares to be used to fund future contributions into the plan.

 

The components of net pension cost are as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

Other Postretirement Benefits

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

Service cost

 

$

 

$

 

$

28

 

$

32

 

Interest cost

 

960

 

954

 

196

 

225

 

Expected return on assets

 

(1,663

)

(1,514

)

 

 

Amortization of loss

 

528

 

336

 

51

 

22

 

Amortization of prior service cost

 

 

 

(130

)

(132

)

Amortization of transition obligation

 

 

 

 

41

 

Net periodic pension (benefit) cost

 

$

(175

)

$

(224

)

$

145

 

$

188

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

Other Postretirement Benefits

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

Service cost

 

$

 

$

 

$

115

 

$

96

 

Interest cost

 

2,876

 

2,864

 

625

 

676

 

Expected return on assets

 

(4,973

)

(4,542

)

 

 

Amortization of loss

 

1,759

 

1,007

 

231

 

65

 

Amortization of prior service cost

 

 

 

(389

)

(395

)

Amortization of transition obligation

 

 

 

 

122

 

Net periodic pension (benefit) cost

 

$

(338

)

$

(671

)

$

582

 

$

564

 

 

NOTE 14 — STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

 

Stock-based compensation is accounted for in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 for Compensation — Stock Compensation. The Company establishes fair value for its equity awards to determine their cost. The Company recognizes the related expense for employees over the appropriate vesting period, or when applicable, service period, using the straight-line method. However, consistent with the guidance, the amount of stock-based compensation recognized at any date must at least equal the portion of the grant date value of the award that is vested at that date. As a result, it may be necessary to recognize the expense using a ratable method.

 

The Company’s 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (“EIP”) authorizes the issuance of shares of common stock pursuant to awards that may be granted in the form of stock options to purchase common stock (“options”) and awards of shares of common stock (“stock awards”). The purpose of the Company’s stock-based incentive plans is to attract and retain personnel for positions of substantial responsibility and

 

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to provide additional incentive to certain officers, directors and employees. In order to fund grants of stock awards under the EIP, the Equity Incentive Plan Trust (the “EIP Trust”) purchased 1,773,463 shares of Company common stock in the open market for approximately $19.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2008. The Company funded the stock purchases. The acquisition of these shares by the EIP Trust reduced the Company’s outstanding additional paid in capital. The EIP shares will generally vest at a rate of 20% over five years. As of September 30, 2015, 928,840 shares were fully vested and 491,723 shares were forfeited. All grants that were issued contain a service condition in order for the shares to vest. Awards of common stock include awards to certain officers of the Company that will vest only if the Company achieves a return on average assets of 1% or if the Company achieves a return on average assets within the top 25% of the SNL index of nationwide thrifts with total assets between $1.0 billion and $10.0 billion nationwide in the fifth full year subsequent to the grant.  As a result of the second-step conversion, the 2014 period shares disclosed in this footnote were adjusted to reflect the 1.0999 exchange ratio.

 

Compensation expense related to the stock awards is recognized ratably over the five-year vesting period in an amount which totals the market price of the Company’s stock at the grant date. The expense recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $354 thousand and $967 thousand, respectively, as compared to $275 thousand and $776 thousand, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014.

 

The following table summarizes the non-vested stock award activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2015:

 

Summary of Non-vested Stock Award Activity

 

Number of
Shares

 

Weighted
Average
Grant Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-vested Stock Awards outstanding, January 1, 2015

 

534,738

 

$

8.89

 

Issued

 

239,587

 

11.41

 

Vested

 

(110,609

)

8.33

 

Forfeited

 

(46,211

)

8.48

 

Non-vested Stock Awards outstanding, September 30, 2015

 

617,505

 

10.00

 

 

The following table summarizes the non-vested stock award activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2014:

 

Summary of Non-vested Stock Award Activity

 

Number of
Shares

 

Weighted
Average
Grant Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-vested Stock Awards outstanding, January 1, 2014

 

566,668

 

$

8.37

 

Issued

 

150,136

 

10.77

 

Vested

 

(109,192

)

7.90

 

Forfeited

 

(70,064

)

10.30

 

Non-vested Stock Awards outstanding, September 30, 2014

 

537,548

 

8.89

 

 

The fair value of the 110,609 shares that vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $1.3 million. The fair value of the 109,192 shares that vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $1.3 million.

 

The EIP authorizes the grant of options to officers, employees, and directors of the Company to acquire shares of common stock with an exercise price equal to the fair value of the common stock at the grant date. Options expire ten years after the date of grant, unless terminated earlier under the option terms.

 

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Options are granted at the then fair market value of the Company’s stock. The options were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company granted 168,825 options compared to 741,882 options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. All options issued contain vesting conditions that require the participant’s continued service. The options generally vest and are exercisable over five years. Compensation expense for the options totaled $386 thousand and $1.2 million, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, compared to $397 thousand and $1.2 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively.

 

A summary of option activity as of September 30, 2015 and changes during the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 is presented below:

 

 

 

Number of Options

 

Weighted Exercise
Price per Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 1, 2015

 

3,568,887

 

$

9.51

 

Granted

 

168,825

 

11.44

 

Exercised

 

(148,640

)

9.33

 

Forfeited

 

(78,865

)

9.14

 

Expired

 

(88

)

8.90

 

September 30, 2015

 

3,510,119

 

9.62

 

 

A summary of option activity as of September 30, 2014 and changes during the nine month period ended September 30, 2014 is presented below:

 

 

 

Number of Options

 

Weighted Exercise
Price per Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 1, 2014

 

3,164,247

 

$

9.20

 

Granted

 

741,882

 

10.77

 

Exercised

 

(254,517

)

9.63

 

Forfeited

 

(39,321

)

8.63

 

Expired

 

(275

)

7.59

 

September 30, 2014

 

3,612,016

 

9.50

 

 

The weighted average remaining contractual term was approximately 5.87 years and the aggregate intrinsic value was $12.8 million for options outstanding as of September 30, 2015.  As of September 30, 2015, exercisable options totaled 2,135,762 with an average weighted exercise price of $9.57 per share, a weighted average remaining contractual term of approximately 4.62 years, and an aggregate intrinsic value of $7.9 million.  The weighted average remaining contractual term was approximately 6.69 years and the aggregate intrinsic value was $7.7 million for options outstanding as of September 30, 2014.  As of September 30, 2014, exercisable options totaled 1,837,350 with an average weighted exercise price of $9.68 per share, a weighted average remaining contractual term of approximately 5.02 years, and an aggregate intrinsic value of $3.6 million.

 

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Significant weighted average assumptions used to calculate the fair value of the options for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September
30,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Weighted average fair value of options granted

 

$

3.99

 

$

3.97

 

Weighted average risk-free rate of return

 

1.74

%

2.04

%

Weighted average expected option life in months

 

78

 

78

 

Weighted average expected volatility

 

31.18

%

32.67

%

Expected dividends

 

$

 

$

 

 

As of September 30, 2015, there was $4.0 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to options and $4.5 million in unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock awards granted under the EIP. As of September 30, 2014, there was $5.2 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to options and $3.2 million in unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock awards granted under the EIP.  The average weighted lives for the option expense were 2.98 and 3.57 years as of September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively. The average weighted lives for the stock award expense were 3.57 and 3.42 years at September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively.

 

NOTE 15 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had outstanding commitments to purchase or originate new loans aggregating $34.2 million and $32.0 million, respectively, commitments to customers on available lines of credit of $275.2 million and $215.4 million, respectively, commitments to fund commercial construction and other advances of $121.3 million and $47.7 million, respectively, and standby letters of credit of $9.9 million and $8.0 million, respectively.  Commitments are issued in accordance with the same policies and underwriting procedures as settled loans.  The Bank had a reserve for its unfunded commitments of $260 thousand and $211 thousand at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

 

Periodically, there have been various claims and lawsuits against the Company, such as claims to enforce liens, condemnation proceedings on properties in which it holds security interests, claims involving the making and servicing of real property loans and other issues incident to its business.  The Company is not a party to any pending legal proceedings that it believes would have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

 

NOTE 16 — RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-16: Business Combinations — Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments.  GAAP requires that during the measurement period, the acquirer retrospectively adjust the provisional amounts recognized at the acquisition date with a corresponding adjustment to goodwill. Those adjustments are required when new information is obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date that, if known, would have affected the measurement of the amounts initially recognized or would have resulted in the recognition of additional assets or liabilities. The acquirer also must revise comparative information for prior periods presented in financial statements as needed, including revising depreciation, amortization, or other income effects as a result of changes made to provisional amounts. To simplify the accounting for adjustments made to provisional amounts recognized in a business combination, the amendments in this update eliminate the requirement to retrospectively account for those adjustments. The amendments in this update require that an acquirer recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. The amendments in this update require that the acquirer record, in the same period’s financial statements, the effect on earnings of changes in depreciation, amortization, or other income effects, if any, as a result of the change to the provisional amounts, calculated as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. The amendments in this update require an entity to present separately on the face of the income statement or disclose in the notes the portion of the amount recorded in current-period earnings by line item that would have been recorded in previous reporting periods if the adjustment to the provisional amounts had been

 

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recognized as of the acquisition date.  For public business entities, the amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The amendments in this update should be applied prospectively to adjustments to provisional amounts that occur after the effective date of this update with earlier application permitted for financial statements that have not been issued.  The Company intends to comply with the amendments in this update.

 

In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14: Revenue from Contracts with Customers — Deferral of the Effective Date. On May 28, 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. For public business entities, the effective date was for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. In response to stakeholders’ requests to defer the effective date of the guidance in Update 2014-09 and in consideration of feedback received through extensive outreach with preparers, practitioners, and users of financial statements, the Board issued proposed Accounting Standards Update, Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Deferral of the Effective Date.  The amendments in this update defer the effective date of Update 2014-09 for all entities by one year. Public business entities should apply the guidance in Update 2014-09 to annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. Earlier application is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period.  The Company intends to comply with the effective date of this update.

 

In June 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-10: Technical Corrections and Improvements.  This update contains amendments that will affect a wide variety of Topics in the Codification. The amendments in this update will apply to all reporting entities within the scope of the affected accounting guidance.  The amendments generally fall into one of the types of amendments: (i) amendments related to differences between original guidance and the Codification, (ii) guidance clarification and reference corrections, (iii) simplification, and (iv) minor improvements. The amendments in this update represent changes to clarify the Codification, correct unintended application of guidance, or make minor improvements to the Codification that are not expected to have a significant effect on current accounting practice or create a significant administrative cost to most entities. Additionally, some of the amendments will make the Codification easier to understand and easier to apply by eliminating inconsistencies, providing needed clarifications, and improving the presentation of guidance in the Codification. Transition guidance varies based on the amendments in this update. The amendments in this update that require transition guidance are effective for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. All other amendments were effective upon the issuance of the update. The Company does not anticipate a material impact to the consolidated financial statements at this time.

 

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-5: Intangibles — Goodwill and Other — Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement. The amendments in this update provide guidance to customers about whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license. If a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, then the customer should account for the software license element of the arrangement consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses. If a cloud computing arrangement does not include a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract. The guidance will not change GAAP for a customer’s accounting for service contracts.  For public business entities, the amendments in this update will be effective for annual periods, including interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015.  Early adoption is permitted for all entities. The Company evaluated its software agreements and does not anticipate an impact to the consolidated financial statements related to this guidance.

 

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02: Consolidation.  The amendments in this update respond to concerns about the current accounting for consolidation of certain legal entities. Entities expressed concerns that current generally accepted accounting principles might require a reporting entity to consolidate another legal entity in situations in which the reporting entity’s contractual rights do not give it the ability to act primarily on its own behalf, the reporting entity does not hold a majority of the legal

 

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entity’s voting rights, or the reporting entity is not exposed to a majority of the legal entity’s economic benefits or obligations. Financial statement users asserted that in certain of those situations in which consolidation is ultimately required, deconsolidated financial statements are necessary to better analyze the reporting entity’s economic and operational results. Previously, the FASB issued an indefinite deferral for certain entities to partially address those concerns. However, the amendments in this update rescind that deferral and address those concerns by making changes to the consolidation guidance. The amendments in this update impact all reporting entities involved with limited partnerships or similar entities and require reporting entities to re-evaluate these entities for consolidation. In some cases, consolidation conclusion may change.  In other cases, a reporting entity will need to provide additional disclosures if an entity that currently isn’t considered a variable interest entity is considered a variable interest entity under the new guidance. For public business entities, the guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not anticipate an impact to the consolidated financial statements related to this guidance.

 

In January 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-01: Income Statement: Extraordinary and Unusual Items.  The amendment in this update eliminates from GAAP the concept of extraordinary items and the associated disclosure requirements. Subtopic 225-20, Income Statement—Extraordinary and Unusual Items, required that an entity separately classify, present, and disclose extraordinary events and transactions. Presently, an event or transaction is presumed to be an ordinary and usual activity of the reporting entity unless evidence clearly supports its classification as an extraordinary item. Paragraph 225-20-45-2 includes the following two criteria that must both be met for extraordinary classification: (i) unusual nature, and (ii) infrequency of occurrence. If an event or transaction meets the criteria for extraordinary classification, an entity is required to segregate the extraordinary item from the results of ordinary operations and show the item separately in the income statement, net of tax, after income from continuing operations. The entity also is required to disclose applicable income taxes and either present or disclose earnings-per-share data applicable to the extraordinary item. As the Company has not entered into any transactions that would require extraordinary or unusual item disclosure, the Company does not anticipate an impact to the consolidated financial statements related to this guidance.

 

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15: Presentation of Financial Statements — Going Concern: Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern. The amendments in this update apply to all entities. The amendments in this update provide guidance in GAAP about management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. In doing so, the amendments should reduce diversity in the timing and content of footnote disclosures. In connection with preparing financial statements for each annual and interim reporting period, an entity’s management should evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. Management’s evaluation should be based on relevant conditions and events that are known and reasonably knowable at the date that the financial statements are issued. Substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern exists when relevant conditions and events, considered in the aggregate, indicate that it is probable that the entity will be unable to meet its obligations as they become due within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. The term probable is used consistently with its use in Topic 450, Contingencies. When management identifies conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern, management should consider whether its plans that are intended to mitigate those relevant conditions or events will alleviate the substantial doubt. The amendments in this update are effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter. Early application is permitted. The Company does not anticipate a material impact to the consolidated financial statements related to this guidance.

 

Also in August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-14, Receivables — Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors: Classification of Certain Government-Guaranteed Mortgage Loans upon Foreclosure. The amendments in this update affect creditors that hold government guaranteed mortgage loans, including those guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The amendments in this update require that a mortgage loan be derecognized and that a separate other

 

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receivable be recognized upon foreclosure if the following conditions are met (i) the loan has a government guarantee that is not separable from the loan before foreclosure, (ii) at the time of foreclosure, the creditor has the intent to convey the real estate property to the guarantor and make a claim on the guarantee, and the creditor has the ability to recover under that claim, and (iii) at the time of foreclosure, any amount of the claim that is determined on the basis of the fair value of the real estate is fixed. Upon foreclosure, the separate other receivable should be measured based on the amount of the loan balance (principal and interest) expected to be recovered from the guarantor. The amendments in this update are effective for public business entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2014. The Company adopted the provisions of this guidance during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and noted no material impact to the consolidated financial statements related to this guidance as the Company has no foreclosed government guaranteed mortgage loans.

 

In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-12 — Compensation — Stock Compensation: Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period: Current U.S. GAAP does not contain explicit guidance on whether to treat a performance target that could be achieved after the requisite service period as a performance condition that affects vesting or as a nonvesting condition that affects the grant-date fair value of an award.  The amendments in this update provide explicit guidance for those awards.  For all entities, the amendments are effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015.  Early adoption is permitted.  At this time, the Company does not believe that it is probable that the performance conditions for any of the outstanding performance based awards will be met.  The Company does not anticipate an impact to the consolidated financial statements related to this guidance.

 

Also in June 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-11 - Transfers and Servicing: Repurchase-to-Maturity Transaction, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures: The amendments affect all entities that enter into repurchase-to-maturity transactions or repurchase financings. The amendments change the current accounting outcome by requiring repurchase-to-maturity transactions to be accounted for as secured borrowings.  Additionally, the amendments require that in a repurchase financing arrangement the repurchase agreement be accounted for separately from the initial transfer of the financial asset.  ASU 2014-11 requires a new disclosure for certain transactions that involve (1) a transfer of a financial asset accounted for as a sale and (2) an agreement with the same transferee entered into in contemplation of the initial transfer that results in the transferor retaining substantially all of the exposure to the economic return on the transferred financial asset throughout the term of the transaction.  The accounting changes in this update are effective for public business entities for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2014.  The Company adopted the provisions of this guidance during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and noted no material impact to the consolidated financial statements related to this guidance as the Company has no such transactions.

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers: The objective of this amendment is to clarify the principles for recognizing revenue and to develop a common revenue standard for U.S. GAAP and IFRS.  This update affects any entity that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets unless those contracts are in the scope of other standards.  This update, as issued, was effective for public companies beginning with the first fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2016, and the interim periods within that fiscal year. As previously discussed, the amendments in this update were deferred for all entities by one year as indicated in ASU 2015-14. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of this guidance and does not anticipate a material impact to the consolidated financial statements at this time.

 

NOTE 17 — FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

The Company follows authoritative guidance under FASB ASC Topic 820 for Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  The definition of fair value under ASC 820 is the exchange

 

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price. The guidance clarifies that the exchange price is the price in an orderly transaction between market participants to sell the asset or transfer the liability in the market in which the reporting entity would transact for the asset or liability. The definition focuses on the price that would be received to sell the asset or paid to transfer the liability (an exit price), not the price that would be paid to acquire the asset or received to assume the liability (an entry price).  The guidance emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement.

 

Fair value is based on quoted market prices, when available.  If listed prices or quotes are not available, fair value is based on fair value models that use market participant or independently sourced market data which include: discount rate, interest rate yield curves, credit risk, default rates and expected cash flow assumptions.  In addition, valuation adjustments may be made in the determination of fair value.  These fair value adjustments may include amounts to reflect counter party credit quality, creditworthiness, liquidity and other unobservable inputs that are applied consistently over time.  These adjustments are estimated and, therefore, subject to significant management judgment, and at times, may be necessary to mitigate the possibility of error or revision in the model-based estimate of the fair value provided by the model.  The methods described above may produce fair value calculations that may not be indicative of the net realizable value.  While the Company believes its valuation methods are consistent with other financial institutions, the use of different methods or assumptions to determine fair values could result in different estimates of fair value. FASB ASC Topic 820 for Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1             Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.  Level 1 assets and liabilities include debt securities, equity securities and derivative contracts that are traded in an active exchange market as well as certain U.S. Treasury securities that are highly liquid and actively traded in over-the-counter markets.

 

Level 2             Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.  Level 2 assets and liabilities include debt securities with quoted market prices that are traded less frequently than exchange traded assets and liabilities.  The values of these items are determined using pricing models with inputs observable in the market or can be corroborated from observable market data.  This category generally includes U.S. Government and agency mortgage-backed debt securities, corporate debt securities and derivative contracts.

 

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

 

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Those assets which will continue to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis are as follows at September 30, 2015:

 

 

 

Category Used for Fair Value Measurement

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage servicing rights

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,360

 

$

1,360

 

Investment securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. GSE and agency notes

 

 

6,720

 

 

6,720

 

GNMA guaranteed mortgage certificates

 

 

4,708

 

 

4,708

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GSE CMOs

 

 

35,437

 

 

35,437

 

GSE mortgage-backed securities

 

 

574,760

 

 

574,760

 

Municipal bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General obligation municipal bonds

 

 

15,336

 

 

15,336

 

Revenue municipal bonds

 

 

16,686

 

 

16,686

 

Corporate securities

 

 

12,112

 

 

12,112

 

Money market funds

 

12,128

 

 

 

12,128

 

Mutual funds

 

633

 

 

 

633

 

Interest rate swap agreements

 

 

310

 

 

310

 

Total Assets

 

$

12,761

 

$

666,069

 

$

1,360

 

$

680,190

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swap agreements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

 

$

 

$

330

 

$

 

$

330

 

 

 

$

 

$

330

 

$

 

$

330

 

 

Those assets which will continue to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis are as follows at December 31, 2014:

 

 

 

Category Used for Fair Value Measurement

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage servicing rights

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,403

 

$

1,403

 

Investment securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. GSE and agency notes

 

 

8,614

 

 

8,614

 

GNMA guaranteed mortgage certificates

 

 

5,232

 

 

5,232

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GSE CMOs

 

 

45,270

 

 

45,270

 

GSE mortgage-backed securities

 

 

648,948

 

 

648,948

 

Municipal bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General obligation municipal bonds

 

 

29,580

 

 

29,580

 

Revenue municipal bonds

 

 

16,784

 

 

16,784

 

Money market funds

 

2,510

 

 

 

2,510

 

Mutual funds

 

896

 

 

 

896

 

Interest rate swap agreements

 

 

152

 

 

152

 

Total Assets

 

$

3,406

 

$

754,580

 

$

1,403

 

$

759,389

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swap agreements

 

$

 

$

160

 

$

 

$

160

 

Total Liabilities

 

$

 

$

160

 

$

 

$

160

 

 

Level 1 Valuation Techniques and Inputs

 

Included in this category are money market funds, mutual funds and certificates of deposit.  To estimate the fair value of these securities, the Company utilizes observable quotations for the indicated security.

 

Level 2 Valuation Techniques and Inputs

 

The majority of the Company’s investment securities are reported at fair value utilizing Level 2 inputs. Prices of these securities are obtained through independent, third-party pricing services. Prices obtained through these sources include market derived quotations and matrix pricing and may include both observable and unobservable inputs. Fair market values take into consideration data such as dealer quotes, new issue pricing, trade prices for similar issues, prepayment estimates, cash flows, market credit spreads and other factors. The Company reviews the output from the third-party providers for reasonableness by considering the pricing consistency among securities with similar characteristics, where available, and comparing values with other pricing sources available to the Company. In general, the Level 2 valuation process uses the following significant inputs in determining the fair value of the different classes of investments:

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) and Agency Notes. Pricing evaluations are based on obtaining relevant trade data, benchmark quotes and spreads and incorporating this information into the

 

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evaluation process.  Evaluations are generated on either a price or spread basis as determined by the observed market data.  For spread-based evaluations, a non-call spread scale is created or an Option Adjusted Spread (OAS) model is incorporated to adjust spreads of issues that have early redemption features.  Spreads are calculated continuously throughout the day, as well as “end of day”.

 

GNMA Guaranteed Mortgage Certificates. Pricing evaluations are based on issuer type, coupon and maturity. The Pool specific evaluation model takes into account pool level information supplied directly by the agency.  For adjustable rate mortgages, the model takes into account indices, margin, periodic and life caps, next coupon adjustment date and the convertibility of the bond.

 

GSE CMOs.  For pricing evaluations, the pricing service, obtains and applies available direct market color (trades, covers, bids, offers and price talk) along with market color for similar bonds and GSE/Agency CMOs in general (including market research).  Evaluations of tranches (non-volatile and volatile) are based on IDC’s interpretation of accepted market modeling, trading, and pricing conventions.

 

GSE Mortgage-backed Securities.  Included in this category are Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac fixed rate residential mortgage backed securities and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Adjustable Rate residential mortgage backed securities. Pricing evaluations are based on issuer type, coupon and maturity. The Pool specific evaluation model takes into account pool level information supplied directly by the GSE.  For adjustable rate mortgages, the model takes into account indices, margin, periodic and life caps, next coupon adjustment date and the convertibility of the bond.

 

Tax Exempt General Obligation and Revenue Municipal Bonds. For pricing, the pricing service’s evaluators build internal yield curves, which are adjusted throughout the day based on trades and other pertinent market information. Evaluators apply this information to bond sectors, and individual bond evaluations are then extrapolated. Within a given sector, evaluators have the ability to make daily spread adjustments for various attributes that include, but are not limited to, discounts, premiums, credit, alternative minimum tax (AMT), use of proceeds, and callability.

 

Corporate Securities. Pricing evaluations are based on obtaining relevant trade data, benchmark quotes and spreads and incorporating this information into the evaluation process.  Evaluations are generated on either a price or spread basis as determined by the observed market data.  For spread-based evaluations, a non-call spread scale is created or an Option Adjusted Spread (OAS) model is incorporated to adjust spreads of issues that have early redemption features.  Spreads are calculated continuously throughout the day, as well as “end of day”.

 

Interest Rate Swaps. The Company’s valuation methodology for over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives includes an analysis of discount cash flows based on Overnight Index Swap (“OIS”) rates.  Fully collateralized trades are discounted using OIS with no additional economic adjustments to arrive at fair value. Uncollateralized or partially-collateralized trades are also discounted at OIS, but include appropriate economic adjustments for funding costs (i.e., a LIBOR-OIS basis adjustment to approximate uncollateralized cost of funds) and credit risk.

 

Level 3 Valuation Techniques and Inputs

 

Mortgage Servicing Rights. The Company determines the fair value of its MSRs by estimating the amount and timing of future cash flows associated with the servicing rights and discounting the cash flows using market discount rates. The valuation includes the application of certain assumptions made by management of the Company, including prepayment projections, and prevailing assumptions used in the marketplace at the time of the valuation.

 

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The table below presents all assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

 

Level 3 Investments Only

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,
2015

 

September 30,
2014

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Mortgage
Servicing
Rights

 

Mortgage
Servicing
Rights

 

Balance, January 1,

 

$

1,403

 

$

1,524

 

Additions

 

108

 

51

 

Payments

 

(129

)

(100

)

Decrease in fair value due to changes in valuation inputs or assumptions

 

(22

)

(43

)

Balance, September 30,

 

$

1,360

 

$

1,432

 

 

The Company also has assets that, under certain conditions, are subject to measurement at fair value on a non-recurring basis. These include assets that are measured at the lower of cost or market value and had a fair value below cost at the end of the period as summarized below. A loan is impaired when, based on current information, the Company determines that it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect amounts due according to the terms of the loan agreement. The Company’s impaired loans are measured based on the estimated fair value of the collateral if the loans are collateral dependent or based on a discounted cash flow analysis if the loans are not collateral dependent. Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis are as follows:

 

 

 

Balance
Transferred YTD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

September 30, 2015

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Gains/(Losses)

 

Impaired loans

 

$

3,725

 

$

 

$

 

$

3,725

 

$

(376

)

Other real estate owned

 

424

 

 

 

424

 

(16

)

 

 

 

Balance
Transferred YTD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

September 30, 2014

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Gains/(Losses)

 

Impaired loans

 

$

2,441

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,441

 

$

(24

)

Other real estate owned

 

337

 

 

 

337

 

(26

)

 

In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 825 for Financial Instruments, Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, the Company is required to disclose the fair value of financial instruments.  The fair value of a financial instrument is the current amount that would be exchanged between willing parties, other than in a distressed sale.  Fair value is best determined using observable market prices; however for many of the Company’s financial instruments no quoted market prices are readily available.  In instances where quoted market prices are not readily available, fair value is determined using present value or other techniques appropriate for the particular instrument.  These techniques involve some degree of judgment, and as a result, are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company would realize in a current market exchange.  Different assumptions or estimation techniques may have a material effect on the estimated fair value.

 

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The following table sets forth the carrying and estimated fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

 

 

 

 

At
September 30, 2015

 

At
December 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated

 

 

 

Estimated

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

Carrying

 

Fair

 

Carrying

 

Fair

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Hierarchy Level

 

Amount

 

Value

 

Amount

 

Value

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

Level 1

 

$

270,009

 

$

270,009

 

$

534,015

 

$

534,015

 

Securities available for sale

 

See previous table

 

678,520

 

678,520

 

757,834

 

757,834

 

Securities held to maturity

 

Level 2

 

720,999

 

729,720

 

727,755

 

731,589

 

FHLB stock

 

Level 3

 

8,786

 

8,786

 

8,830

 

8,830

 

Loans, net

 

Level 3

 

2,708,495

 

2,765,165

 

2,369,630

 

2,418,826

 

Loans held for sale

 

Level 2

 

177

 

182

 

1,461

 

1,538

 

Mortgage servicing rights

 

Level 3

 

1,360

 

1,360

 

1,403

 

1,403

 

Interest rate swaps

 

Level 2

 

310

 

310

 

152

 

152

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

Level 3

 

14,327

 

14,327

 

13,383

 

13,383

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

Level 2

 

3,353,366

 

3,355,844

 

3,879,709

 

3,884,644

 

Borrowed funds

 

Level 2

 

190,401

 

192,983

 

190,388

 

187,864

 

Interest rate swaps

 

Level 2

 

330

 

330

 

160

 

160

 

Accrued interest payable

 

Level 2

 

1,488

 

1,488

 

1,743

 

1,743

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents - For cash and cash equivalents, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

 

Securities Available for Sale and Held to Maturity - The fair value of investment securities, mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations is based on quoted market prices, dealer quotes, yield curve analysis, and prices obtained from independent pricing services.

 

FHLB Stock - The fair value of FHLB stock is estimated at its carrying value and redemption price of $100 per share.

 

Loans, Net - The fair value of loans is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the current rate at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit and for the same remaining maturities.  Additionally, to be consistent with the requirements under FASB ASC Topic 820 for Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, the loans were valued at a price that represents the Company’s exit price or the price at which these instruments would be sold or transferred.

 

Loans Held for Sale - The fair value of loans held for sale is estimated using the current rate at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit risk and the same remaining maturities.  Loans held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or estimated fair value.

 

Mortgage Servicing Rights - The Company determines the fair value of its MSRs by estimating the amount and timing of future cash flows associated with the servicing rights and discounting the cash flows using market discount rates. The valuation included the application of certain assumptions made by management of the Bank, including prepayment projections, and prevailing assumptions used in the marketplace at the time of the valuation.

 

Interest Rate Swaps - The Company’s valuation methodology for OTC derivatives includes an analysis of discount cash flows based on OIS rates.  Fully collateralized trades are discounted using OIS with no additional economic adjustments to arrive at fair value.  Uncollateralized or partially-collateralized trades are also discounted at OIS, but include appropriate economic adjustments for funding costs (i.e., a LIBOR-OIS basis adjustment to approximate uncollateralized cost of funds) and credit risk. Beginning January 1, 2013, the Company made the changes to better align its inputs, assumptions, and pricing methodologies with those used in its principal market by most dealers and major market participants.  These changes in valuation methodology were applied prospectively as a change in accounting estimate and were immaterial to the Company’s financial statements.

 

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Accrued Interest Receivable/Payable - The carrying amounts of interest receivable/payable approximate fair value.

 

Deposits - The fair value of checking and money market deposits and savings accounts is the amount reported in the consolidated financial statements.  The carrying amount of checking, savings and money market accounts is the amount that is payable on demand at the reporting date.  The fair value of time deposits is generally based on a present value estimate using rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturity.

 

Borrowed Funds - The fair value of borrowed funds is based on a present value estimate using rates currently offered.

 

Commitments to Extend Credit and Letters of Credit - The majority of the Company’s commitments to extend credit and letters of credit carry current market interest rates if converted to loans and are not included in the table above.  Because commitments to extend credit and letters of credit are generally unassignable by either the Company or the borrower, they only have value to the Company and the borrower.  The estimated fair value approximates the recorded net deferred fee amounts, which are not significant.

 

The fair value estimates presented herein are based on pertinent information available to management as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.  Although management is not aware of any factors that would significantly affect the estimated fair value amounts, such amounts have not been comprehensively revalued for purposes of these consolidated financial statements since September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and, therefore, current estimates of fair value may differ significantly from the amounts presented herein.

 

NOTE 18 — MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS

 

The Company follows the authoritative guidance under ASC 860-50 - Servicing Assets and Liabilities to account for its MSRs.  The Company has elected the fair value measurement method to value its existing mortgage servicing assets at fair value in accordance with ASC 860-50.  Under the fair value measurement method, the Company records its MSRs on its consolidated statements of financial condition as a component of other assets at fair value with changes in fair value recorded as a component of mortgage banking income in the Company’s consolidated statements of income for each period.  As of September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, the Company serviced $145.6 million and $151.7 million of residential mortgage loans, respectively.  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company recognized servicing fee income of $92 thousand and $280 thousand, respectively, compared to $97 thousand and $291 thousand for the same periods in 2014.

 

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The following is an analysis of the activity in the Company’s residential MSRs for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:

 

 

 

Residential

 

 

 

Mortgage Servicing Rights

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

Dollars in thousands

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, January 1,

 

$

1,403

 

$

1,524

 

Additions

 

108

 

51

 

Increases (decreases) in fair value due to:

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in valuation input or assumptions

 

(22

)

(43

)

Paydowns

 

(129

)

(100

)

Balance, September 30,

 

$

1,360

 

$

1,432

 

 

The Company uses assumptions and estimates in determining the fair value of MSRs. These assumptions include prepayment speeds, discount rates, escrow earnings rates and other assumptions.  The assumptions used in the valuation were based on input from buyers, brokers and other qualified personnel, as well as market knowledge.  At September 30, 2015, the key assumptions used to determine the fair value of the Company’s MSRs included a lifetime constant prepayment rate equal to 10.53%, a discount rate equal to 9.50% and an escrow earnings credit rate equal to 1.66%.  At September 30, 2014, the key assumptions used to determine the fair value of the Company’s MSRs included a lifetime constant prepayment rate equal to 10.39%, a discount rate equal to 9.75% and an escrow earnings credit rate equal to 1.82%.

 

At September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, the sensitivity of the current fair value of the residential mortgage servicing rights to immediate 10% and 20% favorable and unfavorable changes in key economic assumptions are included in the following table.

 

 

 

Residential

 

Residential

 

 

 

Mortgage Servicing Rights

 

Mortgage Servicing Rights

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

September 30, 2015

 

September 30, 2014

 

Fair value of residential mortgage servicing rights

 

$

1,360

 

$

1,432

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average life (years)

 

5.5 years

 

5.6 years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepayment speed

 

10.53

%

10.39

%

Effect on fair value of a 20% increase

 

$

(100

)

$

(105

)

Effect on fair value of a 10% increase

 

(52

)

(55

)

Effect on fair value of a 10% decrease

 

54

 

56

 

Effect on fair value of a 20% decrease

 

113

 

118

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

9.50

%

9.75

%

Effect on fair value of a 20% increase

 

$

(88

)

$

(95

)

Effect on fair value of a 10% increase

 

(46

)

(50

)

Effect on fair value of a 10% decrease

 

48

 

52

 

Effect on fair value of a 20% decrease

 

100

 

108

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Escrow earnings credit

 

1.66

%

1.82

%

Effect on fair value of a 20% increase

 

$

33

 

$

35

 

Effect on fair value of a 10% increase

 

16

 

17

 

Effect on fair value of a 10% decrease

 

(17

)

(18

)

Effect on fair value of a 20% decrease

 

(35

)

(36

)

 

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

 

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NOTE 19 — DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

The Company is a party to derivative financial instruments in the normal course of business to meet the needs of commercial banking customers. These financial instruments have been limited to interest rate swap agreements, which are entered into with counterparties that meet established credit standards and, where appropriate, contain master netting and collateral provisions protecting the party at risk. The Company believes that the credit risk inherent in all of the derivative contracts is minimal based on the credit standards and the netting and collateral provisions of the interest rate swap agreements.

 

The Company executes interest rate swaps with commercial banking customers to facilitate their respective risk management strategies. Those interest rate swaps are simultaneously hedged by offsetting interest rate swaps that the Company executes with a third party, such that the Company minimizes its net risk exposure resulting from such transactions.  These derivatives are not designated as hedges and are not speculative.  Rather, these derivatives result from a service the Company provides to certain customers. As the interest rate swaps associated with this program do not meet the hedge accounting requirements, changes in the fair value of both the customer swaps and the offsetting swaps are recognized directly in earnings.  As of September 30, 2015, the Company had six interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $24.4 million related to this program. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company recognized a net loss of $13 thousand and of $12 thousand, respectively, compared to a net gain of $1 thousand and a net loss of $26 thousand for the same periods in 2014 related to interest rate swap agreements that are included as a component of services charges and other non-interest income in the Company’s consolidated statements of income.

 

The tables below present the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the consolidated statements of financial condition as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:

 

As of September 30, 2015

 

 

 

Asset derivatives

 

Liability derivatives

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Notional
amount

 

Fair value (1)

 

Notional
amount

 

Fair value (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swap agreements

 

$

12,201

 

$

310

 

$

12,201

 

$

330

 

Total derivatives

 

$

12,201

 

$

310

 

$

12,201

 

$

330

 

 


(1)    Included in other assets in our Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

(2)    Included in other liabilities in our Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

 

As of December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Asset derivatives

 

Liability derivatives

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Notional
amount

 

Fair value (1)

 

Notional
amount

 

Fair value (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swap agreements

 

$

12,608

 

$

152

 

$

12,608

 

$

160

 

Total derivatives

 

$

12,608

 

$

152

 

$

12,608

 

$

160

 

 


(1)    Included in other assets in our Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

(2)    Included in other liabilities in our Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

 

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The following displays offsetting interest rate swap assets and liabilities for the dates presented:

 

Offsetting of Derivative Assets

As of September 30, 2015

 

 

 

Gross
Amounts of

 

Gross Amounts
Offset in the

 

Net Amounts of
Assets presented in

 

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Financial Condition

 

 

 

 

 

Recognized
Assets (1)

 

Statement of
Financial Condition

 

the Statement of
Financial Condition

 

Financial
Instruments

 

Collateral
Received

 

Net Amount

 

Interest rate swaps

 

$

326

 

$

 

$

326

 

$

 

$

 

$

326

 

 

Offsetting of Derivative Liabilities

As of September 30, 2015

 

 

 

Gross
Amounts of

 

Gross Amounts
Offset in the

 

Net Amounts of
Liabilities presented in

 

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Financial Condition

 

 

 

 

 

Recognized
Liabilities (1)

 

Statement of
Financial Condition

 

the Statement of
Financial Condition

 

Financial
Instruments

 

Collateral
Posted

 

Net Amount

 

Interest rate swaps

 

$

346

 

$

 

$

346

 

$

 

$

344

 

$

2

 

 


(1) - Balance includes accrued interest receivable/payable and credit valuation adjustments.

 

Offsetting of Derivative Assets

As of December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Gross
Amounts of

 

Gross Amounts
Offset in the

 

Net Amounts of
Assets presented in

 

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Financial Condition

 

 

 

 

 

Recognized
Assets (1)

 

Statement of
Financial Condition

 

the Statement of
Financial Condition

 

Financial
Instruments

 

Collateral
Received

 

Net Amount

 

Interest rate swaps

 

$

170

 

$

 

$

170

 

$

 

$

 

$

170

 

 

Offsetting of Derivative Liabilities

As of December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Gross
Amounts of

 

Gross Amounts
Offset in the

 

Net Amounts of
Liabilities presented in

 

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Financial Condition

 

 

 

 

 

Recognized
Liabilities (1)

 

Statement of
Financial Condition

 

the Statement of
Financial Condition

 

Financial
Instruments

 

Collateral
Posted

 

Net Amount

 

Interest rate swaps

 

$

178

 

$

 

$

178

 

$

 

$

317

 

$

(139

)

 


(1) - Balance includes accrued interest receivable/payable and credit valuation adjustments.

 

The Company has agreements with certain of its derivative counterparties that provide that if the Company defaults on any of its indebtedness, including default where repayment of the indebtedness has not been accelerated by the lender, then the Company could also be declared in default on its derivative obligations.  The Company also has agreements with certain of its derivative counterparties that provide that if the Company fails to maintain its status as a well or adequately capitalized institution, then the counterparty could terminate the derivative positions and the Company would be required to settle its obligations under the agreements.

 

As of September 30, 2015, the termination value of the interest rate swaps in a liability position was $346 thousand.  The Company has minimum collateral posting thresholds with its counterparty. At September 30, 2015, the Company had $344 thousand of securities pledged as collateral on interest rate swaps. If the Company had breached any of these provisions at September 30, 2015 it would have been required to settle its obligation under the agreement at the termination value and could have been required to pay any additional amounts due in excess of amounts previously posted as collateral with the counterparty. The Company had not breached any provisions at September 30, 2015.

 

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NOTE 20 — SUBSEQUENT EVENT

 

On October 21, 2015, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Conestoga Bancorp, Inc. (“Conestoga”) and Conestoga Bank, pursuant to which (i) the Company will acquire Conestoga’s ownership interest in Conestoga Bank, and (ii) Conestoga Bank will be subsequently merged with and into Beneficial Bank.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company will acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Conestoga Bank from Conestoga in exchange for a cash payment equal to 160% of the stated book value of Conestoga Bank’s outstanding common stock as of a date specified in the Stock Purchase Agreement, up to an aggregate purchase price not to exceed $105.0 million, excluding the effect of certain change-in-control and severance payments and transaction-related expenses incurred by Conestoga Bank in connection with the transaction, less goodwill and core deposit intangibles (the “Bank Tangible Book Value”).  To the extent that the Bank Tangible Book Value exceeds $65.625 million, which would equate to a purchase price in excess of $105.0 million, the Stock Purchase Agreement provides that Conestoga Bank shall declare and pay a dividend to Conestoga on the effective date of the transaction for the amount of the Bank Tangible Book Value in excess of $65.625 million.

 

Conestoga Bank is a locally-managed institution dedicated to providing high quality community banking and commercial lending services with locations in Philadelphia, Delaware, Montgomery, Bucks, Chester and Lehigh Counties.  Conestoga Bank has approximately $712 million in assets, $506 million in loans and $530 million in deposits as of June 30, 2015 and serves its customers from fourteen locations.  Conestoga Bank also provides equipment financing through its wholly owned subsidiary, Conestoga Equipment Finance and offers Small Business Administration loans to commercial customers.

 

The closing is anticipated to occur during the first or second quarter of 2016, subject to the receipt of all required regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions.

 

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

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements that are based on assumptions and may describe future plans, strategies and expectations of the Company.  These forward-looking statements are generally identified by use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project” or similar expressions. The Company’s ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain.  Factors which could have a material adverse effect on the operations of the Company and its subsidiaries include, but are not limited to, changes in interest rates, national and regional economic conditions, legislative or regulatory changes or regulatory actions, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board, the quality and composition of the loan or investment portfolios, demand for loan products, deposit flows, competition, demand for financial services in the Company’s market area, changes in real estate market values in the Company’s market area, changes in relevant accounting principles and guidelines and the inability of third party service providers to perform. Additional factors that may affect our results are disclosed in the section titled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and its other reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Except as required by applicable law or regulation, the Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to release publicly the result of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of the statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

 

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

Beneficial Bancorp is a Maryland corporation and owns 100% of the outstanding common stock of the Bank, a Pennsylvania chartered savings bank.  The Bank offers a variety of consumer and commercial banking services to individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations through 56 offices throughout the Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey area.

 

On January 12, 2015, we completed our stock offering conducted in connection with our second-step conversion, in which 50,383,817 shares of common stock were sold, at a price of $10.00 per share, for gross proceeds of $503.8 million.

 

Our profitability is generally a function of the revenues we earn from our interest bearing assets less the cost of our interest bearing liabilities plus revenues we receive from non-interest income less our provision for loan losses and non-interest expenses.

 

Our primary source of revenue is net interest income. Net interest income, which comprises 83.2% of our revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, is the difference between the income we earn on our loans and investments and the interest we pay on our deposits and borrowings. Changes in levels of interest rates affect our net interest income.

 

A secondary source of revenue is non-interest income, which is income we receive from providing products and services. Traditionally, the majority of our non-interest income has come from service charges (mostly on deposit accounts), interchange income, mortgage banking and from fee income from our insurance and wealth management services.

 

Provision for loan losses is the expense we incur to cover the estimated inherent losses in our portfolio at each reporting period.

 

The non-interest expense represents our operating costs and consists of salaries and employee benefits expenses, the cost of our equity plans, occupancy expenses, depreciation, amortization and maintenance expenses and other miscellaneous expenses, such as loan and owned real estate expenses, marketing, insurance, professional services and printing and supplies expenses. Our largest non-interest expense is salaries and employee benefits, which consist primarily of salaries and wages paid to our employees, payroll taxes, and expenses for health insurance, retirement plans and other employee benefits.

 

We are focused on deploying the second-step conversion proceeds to support growth and improve our financial performance.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we entered into a total of $231.0 million of participations in portfolios of multi-family loans. We also purchased a total of $40.6 million of residential real estate loans and experienced organic loan growth. These loans all met our underwriting standards and are located within our market area. These loans should improve interest income levels in future periods.  In addition, on October 21, 2015, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase Conestoga Bank for an amount not to exceed $105.0 million, excluding the effect of certain change-in-control and severance payments and transaction-related expenses, as well as other purchase accounting adjustments. Conestoga Bank has approximately $712 million in assets as of June 30, 2015 and the transaction is anticipated to close during the first or second quarter of 2016.

 

Our business results continue to be impacted by slow economic growth in our markets. To stimulate economic growth, the Federal Reserve Board continues to hold short-term interest rates at historic lows and expects rates to remain low throughout 2015. The low rate environment has impacted the yield on our investment and loan portfolios. Slow economic growth and continued economic uncertainty has resulted in a slow recovery and limited consumer consumption. Additionally, capital spending and investing by businesses has remained sluggish given the slow and uneven economic recovery, which has resulted in low loan demand. This has resulted in increased competition among banks to secure new loans often with risky terms and lower pricing. We continue to adhere to our prudent underwriting standards and are committed to originating quality loans. As the economy continues to slowly improve, we have seen reductions in our non-performing assets, past due loans and charge-off levels.

 

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We recorded net income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 of $5.8 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, and $18.1 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, compared to net income of $6.5 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, and $13.6 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014.

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, net interest income totaled $31.2 million and $92.5 million, respectively, an increase of $1.7 million, or 5.9%, from the three months ended September 30, 2014 and $4.3 million, or 4.9%, from the nine months ended September 30, 2014.  The increase in net interest income was primarily due to higher interest earning assets as a result of the second-step conversion proceeds. During 2015, these proceeds were utilized to increase the loan portfolio, which resulted in an increase in the average balance of loans. Net interest income was also positively impacted by a reduction in the average cost of liabilities primarily due to reductions in higher-cost time deposits and borrowings, which offset the decline in yields on loans and investments.

 

Net interest margin totaled 2.82% and 2.80% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to 2.89% and 2.84% for each of the same periods in 2014. Loan growth and reductions in higher-cost time deposits and borrowings during 2015 has offset the pressure of the low interest rate environment and has helped stabilize net interest margin.  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, we maintained high levels of cash, as a result of not yet deploying all of the second-step proceeds, which has put pressure on the net interest margin.  We intend to use the cash in future periods to fund loan growth.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, our loan portfolio increased $334.6 million, or 13.8%, primarily due to purchases of multi-family and residential loans, as well as organic growth primarily in our commercial lending groups.

 

Asset quality metrics continued to improve in 2015 as non-performing loans, excluding government guaranteed student loans, decreased to $12.6 million at September 30, 2015, compared to $14.6 million at December 31, 2014. The $2.0 million, or 13.9%, decrease from December 31, 2014 in non-performing loans was a function of our continued work out of non-performing assets.

 

As a result of the stabilization in our asset quality metrics and low net charge-offs recorded during the year, we recorded a $3.6 million negative provision for loan losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to recording a $200 thousand provision for loan losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.  Net recoveries totaled $620 thousand during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to net charge-offs of $4.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

 

At September 30, 2015, the Bank’s allowance for loan losses totaled $47.7 million, or 1.73% of total loans, compared to $50.7 million, or 2.09% of total loans, at December 31, 2014.

 

We continue to maintain strong levels of capital and our capital ratios are well in excess of the levels required to be considered well-capitalized under applicable federal regulations for both the Company and the Bank. Following the second-step conversion, our capital levels increased and are strong with tangible capital to tangible assets totaling 21.40% at September 30, 2015 compared to 10.44% at December 31, 2014. Our capital levels were significantly augmented by the $503.8 million public offering that we completed on January 12, 2015.

 

We believe in working with our customers to help them save and use credit wisely. We dedicate financial and human capital to support organizations that share our sense of responsibility to do what’s right for the communities we serve. We remain committed to the financial responsibility we have practiced throughout our 162-year history, and we are dedicated to providing financial education opportunities to our customers by providing the tools necessary to make wise financial decisions.

 

To further improve our operating returns, we continue to leverage our position as one of the largest and oldest banks headquartered in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. We are focused on acquiring and

 

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retaining customers, and then educating them by aligning our products and services to their financial needs. We also intend to deploy some of our excess capital to grow Beneficial Bank in our markets.

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

In the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements, we have adopted various accounting policies that govern the application of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and that conform to general practices within the banking industry. Certain accounting policies involve significant judgments and assumptions by us that have a material impact on the carrying value of certain assets and liabilities. We consider these accounting policies, which are discussed below, to be critical accounting policies. The judgments and assumptions we use are based on historical experience and other factors, which we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from these judgments and estimates under different conditions, resulting in a change that could have a material impact on the carrying values of our assets and liabilities and our results of operations.

 

Allowance for Loan Losses. We consider the allowance for loan losses to be a critical accounting policy. The allowance for loan losses is determined by management based upon portfolio segment, past experience, evaluation of estimated loss and impairment in the loan portfolio, current economic conditions and other pertinent factors. Management also considers risk characteristics by portfolio segments including, but not limited to, renewals and real estate valuations. The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level that management considers adequate to provide for estimated losses and impairment based upon an evaluation of known and inherent risk in the loan portfolio. Loan impairment is evaluated based on the fair value of collateral or estimated net realizable value. While management uses the best information available to make such evaluations, future adjustments to the allowance may be necessary if economic conditions differ substantially from the assumptions used in making the evaluations.

 

The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loan losses charged to expense, which is based upon past loan loss experience and an evaluation of estimated losses in the current loan portfolio, including the evaluation of impaired loans. Determining the amount of the allowance for loan losses necessarily involves a high degree of judgment. Among the material estimates required to establish the allowance are: overall economic conditions; value of collateral; strength of guarantors; loss exposure at default; the amount and timing of future cash flows on impaired loans; and determination of loss factors to be applied to the various elements of the portfolio. All of these estimates are susceptible to significant change. Management regularly reviews the level of loss experience, current economic conditions and other factors related to the collectability of the loan portfolio. Although we believe that we use the best information available to establish the allowance for loan losses, future adjustments to the allowance may be necessary if economic conditions differ substantially from the assumptions used in making the evaluation. In addition, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review our allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require us to recognize adjustments to the allowance based on judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination.

 

Our financial results are affected by the changes in and the level of the allowance for loan losses. This process involves our analysis of complex internal and external variables, and it requires that we exercise judgment to estimate an appropriate allowance for loan losses. Changes in the financial condition of individual borrowers, economic conditions, or the condition of various markets in which collateral may be sold could require us to significantly decrease or increase the level of the allowance for loan losses. Such an adjustment could materially affect net income as a result of the change in provision for credit losses. For example, a change in the estimate resulting in a 10% to 20% difference in the allowance would have resulted in an additional provision for credit losses of $4.8 million to $9.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. We also have approximately $39.2 million in non-performing assets consisting of non-performing loans and other real estate owned. Most of these assets are collateral dependent loans where we have incurred significant credit losses to write the assets down to their current appraised value less selling costs. We continue to assess the realizability of these loans and update our appraisals on these loans each year. To the extent the property values continue to decline, there could be

 

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additional losses on these non-performing assets which may be material. For example, a 10% decrease in the collateral value supporting the non-performing assets could result in additional credit losses of $3.9 million. During the nine months ending September 30, 2015 and during 2014 and 2013, levels of delinquencies, net charge-offs and non-performing assets declined. Management considered market conditions in deriving the estimated allowance for loan losses; however, given the continued economic difficulties, the ultimate amount of loss could vary from that estimate. For additional discussion related to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, see “—Risk Management—Analysis and Determination of the Allowance for Loan Losses” and the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report.

 

Goodwill and Intangible Assets. The acquisition method of accounting for business combinations requires us to record assets acquired, liabilities assumed and consideration paid at their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date. The excess of consideration paid over the fair value of net assets acquired represents goodwill. Goodwill totaled $122.0 million at both September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

 

Goodwill and other indefinite lived intangible assets are not amortized on a recurring basis, but rather are subject to periodic impairment testing. We have adopted the amendments included in Accounting Standards Update 2011-08, which allow an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test.

 

During 2014, management reviewed qualitative factors for the banking unit, which represented $112.7 million of our goodwill balance, including financial performance, market changes and general economic conditions and noted there was not a significant change in any of these factors as compared to 2013. Accordingly, it was determined that it was more likely than not that the fair value of the banking unit continued to be in excess of its carrying amount as of December 31, 2014. Additionally during 2014, we assessed the qualitative factors related to Beneficial Insurance Services, LLC, which represented $9.3 million of our goodwill balance and determined that the two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test was warranted. We performed a two-step quantitative goodwill impairment for Beneficial Insurance Services, LLC based on estimates of the fair value of equity using discounted cash flow analyses as well as guideline company information. The inputs and assumptions are incorporated in the valuations including projections of future cash flows, discount rates, the fair value of tangible and intangible assets and liabilities, and applicable valuation multiples based on the guideline information. Based on our latest annual impairment assessment of Beneficial Insurance Services, LLC and their current and projected financial results, we believe that the fair value is in excess of the carrying amount. As a result, management concluded that there was no impairment of goodwill during the year ended December 31, 2014. Although we concluded that no impairment of goodwill existed for Beneficial Insurance Services, LLC for 2014, Beneficial Insurance Services, LLC has experienced declining revenues and profitability over the past few years and further declines in financial performance for Beneficial Insurance Services, LLC could result in potential goodwill impairment in future periods. We did not note any negative trends in the financial performance or general market conditions for Beneficial Insurance Services, LLC for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 that would indicate potential goodwill impairment.

 

Other intangible assets subject to amortization are evaluated for impairment in accordance with authoritative guidance. An impairment loss will be recognized if the carrying amount of the intangible asset is not recoverable and exceeds fair value. The carrying amount of the intangible is not considered recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset. During 2014, management reviewed qualitative factors for its intangible assets and determined that it was more likely than not that the fair value of the intangible assets was greater than their carrying amount.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company noted no indicators of impairment as it relates to goodwill and other intangibles.

 

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jurisdictions. The estimated income tax expense (benefit) is reported in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The evaluation pertaining to the tax expense and related tax asset and liability balances involves a high degree of judgment and subjectivity around the ultimate measurement and resolution of these matters.

 

Accrued taxes represent the net estimated amount due to or to be received from tax jurisdictions either currently or in the future and are reported in other assets on our consolidated statements of financial condition. We assess the appropriate tax treatment of transactions and filing positions after considering statutes, regulations, judicial precedent and other pertinent information and maintain tax accruals consistent with our evaluation. Changes in the estimate of accrued taxes occur periodically due to changes in tax rates, interpretations of tax laws, the status of examinations by the tax authorities and newly enacted statutory, judicial and regulatory guidance that could impact the relative merits of tax positions. These changes, when they occur, impact accrued taxes and can materially affect our operating results. We regularly evaluate our uncertain tax positions and estimate the appropriate level of reserves related to each of these positions.

 

As of September 30, 2015, we had net deferred tax assets totaling $42.0 million. We use the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. If currently available information raises doubt as to the realization of the deferred tax assets, a valuation allowance is established. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. We exercise significant judgment in evaluating the amount and timing of recognition of the resulting tax assets and liabilities. These judgments require us to make projections of future taxable income. Management believes, based upon current facts, that it is more likely than not that there will be sufficient taxable income in future years to realize the deferred tax assets.  The judgments and estimates we make in determining our deferred tax assets are inherently subjective and are reviewed on a continual basis as regulatory and business factors change. Any reduction in estimated future taxable income may require us to record a valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets. A valuation allowance that results in additional income tax expense in the period in which it is recognized would negatively affect earnings. The Company currently maintains a valuation allowance for certain state net operating losses and other-than-temporary impairments that management believes it is more likely than not that such deferred tax assets will not be realized. No valuation allowance is deemed necessary against our remaining federal or remaining state deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2015.

 

Postretirement Benefits. Several variables affect the annual cost for our defined benefit retirement programs. The main variables are: (1) size and characteristics of the employee population, (2) discount rate, (3) expected long-term rate of return on plan assets, (4) recognition of actual asset returns and (5) other actuarial assumptions. Below is a brief description of these variables and the effect they have on our pension costs.

 

Size and Characteristics of the Employee Population. Pension cost is directly related to the number of employees covered by the plans, and other factors including salary, age, years of employment and benefit terms. Effective June 30, 2008, plan participants ceased to accrue additional benefits under the existing pension benefit formula and their accrued benefits were frozen.

 

Discount Rate. The discount rate is used to determine the present value of future benefit obligations. The discount rate for each plan is determined by matching the expected cash flows of each plan to a yield curve based on long-term, high-quality fixed income debt instruments available as of the measurement date. The discount rate for each plan is reset annually or upon occurrence of a triggering event on the measurement date to reflect current market conditions.

 

Expected Long-term Rate of Return on Plan Assets. Based on historical experience, market projections, and the target asset allocation set forth in the investment policy for the retirement plans, the pre-tax expected rate of return on plan assets was 7.25% for 2014 compared to 7.45% for 2013. This expected

 

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rate of return is dependent upon the asset allocation decisions made with respect to plan assets. Annual differences, if any, between expected and actual returns are included in the unrecognized net actuarial gain or loss amount. We generally amortize any unrecognized net actuarial gain or loss in excess of 10% in net periodic pension expense over the average future service of active employees, which is approximately seven years, or the average future lifetime for plans with no active participants that are frozen.

 

Recognition of Actual Asset Returns. Accounting guidance allows for the use of an asset value that “smoothes” investment gains and losses over a period up to five years. However, we have elected to use an alternative method in determining pension cost that uses the actual market value of the plan assets. Therefore, we will experience more variability in the annual pension cost, as the asset values will be more volatile than companies who elected to smooth their investment experience.

 

Other Actuarial Assumptions. To estimate the projected benefit obligation, actuarial assumptions are required with respect to factors such as mortality rate, turnover rate, retirement rate and disability rate. These factors do not tend to change significantly over time, so the range of assumptions, and their impact on pension cost, is generally limited. We annually review the assumptions used based on historical and expected future experience.

 

In addition to our defined benefit programs, we offer a defined contribution plan (the “401(k) Plan”) covering substantially all of our employees. During 2008, in conjunction with freezing benefit accruals under the defined benefit program, we enhanced our 401(k) Plan and combined it with our employee stock ownership plan (the “ESOP”) to form the Beneficial Bank Employee Savings and Stock Ownership Plan. While the employee savings and stock ownership plan is one plan, the two separate components of the 401(k) Plan and ESOP remain. Under the employee savings and stock ownership plan, we make basic and matching contributions as well as additional contributions for certain employees based on age and years of service. We may also make discretionary contributions. Each participant’s account is credited with shares of the Company’s stock or cash based on compensation earned during the year.

 

Comparison of Financial Condition at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014

 

Total assets decreased $23.4 million, or 0.5%, to $4.73 billion at September 30, 2015 compared to $4.75 billion at December 31, 2014.  Cash and cash equivalents decreased $264.0 million to $270.0 million at September 30, 2015 from $534.0 million at December 31, 2014.  The decrease in cash and cash equivalents was primarily driven by the deployment of a portion of the second-step conversion proceeds through participations in portfolios of multi-family loans and purchases of residential real estate loans during the year as well as organic loan growth.

 

Investments decreased $86.1 million, or 5.8%, to $1.41 billion at September 30, 2015 compared to $1.49 billion at December 31, 2014.  We continue to focus on maintaining a high quality investment portfolio that provides a steady stream of cash flows both in the current and in rising interest rate environments. We are also focused on improving our balance sheet mix by reducing the percentage of our assets in cash and investments and growing our loan portfolio.

 

Loans increased $334.6 million, or 13.8%, to $2.76 billion at September 30, 2015 from $2.42 billion at December 31, 2014.  The increase was primarily due to $231.0 million of participations in portfolios of multi-family loans and the purchase of $40.6 million of residential real estate loans.  The remaining increase was due to organic growth in our commercial real estate and commercial business loans, which include shared national credits.

 

Deposits decreased $526.3 million, or 13.6%, to $3.35 billion at September 30, 2015 from $3.88 billion at December 31, 2014.  Deposits at December 31, 2014 included $482.1 million of subscription funds held in deposit accounts in connection with the second-step conversion offering that were reclassified into stockholders’ equity in the first quarter of 2015. Excluding the $482.1 million of subscription funds, deposits decreased $44.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The $44.2 million decrease in deposits during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was primarily due to a $48.3

 

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million decrease in municipal deposits and a $42.2 million decrease in time deposits, both of which resulted from our planned run-off of higher-cost, non-relationship-based accounts, partially offset by increases in interest and non-interest bearing checking deposits.

 

Stockholders’ equity increased $500.9 million, or 82.0%, to $1.11 billion at September 30, 2015 from $610.9 million at December 31, 2014.  The increase in stockholders’ equity was primarily due to net proceeds received in connection with the completion of the second-step conversion during the first quarter of 2015.

 

Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014

 

General — For the three months ended September 30, 2015, net income was $5.8 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, compared to $6.5 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2014.

 

Net Interest Income — For the three months ended September 30, 2015, net interest income was $31.2 million, an increase of $1.7 million, or 5.9%, from the three months ended September 30, 2014. The increase in net interest income was primarily due to higher interest earning assets as a result of the second-step conversion proceeds. During 2015, these proceeds were partially utilized to increase the loan portfolio, which resulted in an increase in the average balance of loans.  Net interest income was also positively impacted by a reduction in the average balance of interest bearing liabilities, primarily due to reductions in higher-cost time deposits and borrowings.  The net interest margin totaled 2.82% for the three months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to 2.89% for the same period in 2014. Net interest margin included 4 basis points and 8 basis points for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, related to loan recoveries, prepayments and adjustments.  The decrease in the net interest margin for the three months ended September 30, 2015 was primarily due to a decrease in the yield on loans partially offset by a reduction in the average cost of liabilities. We expect that the continued low interest rate environment will put pressure on the net interest margin in future periods but we are focused on growing our loan portfolio and improving our balance sheet mix to help stabilize our net interest margin.

 

Provision for Loan Losses — As a result of the stabilization in our asset quality metrics and low net charge-offs recorded during the third quarter of 2015, we recorded no provision for loan losses for the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to recording a $1.6 million negative provision for loan losses for the three months ended September 30, 2014.  Net charge-offs totaled $118 thousand during the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to net recoveries of $640 thousand during the three months ended September 30, 2014. Non-performing loans, excluding government guaranteed student loans, decreased to $12.6 million at September 30, 2015, compared to $14.6 million at December 31, 2014.  The $2.0 million, or 13.9%, decrease from December 31, 2014 in non-performing loans was the result of our continued work out of non-performing assets.

 

At September 30, 2015, the Bank’s allowance for loan losses totaled $47.7 million, or 1.73% of total loans, compared to $50.7 million, or 2.09% of total loans at December 31, 2014.

 

Non-interest Income — For the three months ended September 30, 2015, non-interest income totaled $5.8 million, a decrease of $1.4 million, or 19.1%, from the three months ended September 30, 2014. The decrease was primarily due to a $1.6 million net gain recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2014 on the sale of non-performing commercial loans held for sale and a $333 thousand decline in the gain on the sale of investment securities, partially offset by a $504 thousand increase in limited partnership income.

 

Non-interest Expense — For the three months ended September 30, 2015, non-interest expense totaled $28.3 million, a decrease of $755 thousand, or 2.6%, from the three months ended September 30, 2014.  The decrease in non-interest expense was primarily driven by a $321 thousand decrease in classified

 

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loan and other real estate owned related expenses due to improved asset quality and a $438 thousand decrease in debit card rewards expense due to changes in the program parameters.

 

Income Taxes — For the three months ended September 30, 2015, we recorded a provision for income taxes of $2.9 million, reflecting an effective tax rate of 32.9%, compared to a provision for income taxes of $2.6 million, reflecting an effective tax rate of 28.7%, for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The increase in income tax expense and the effective tax rate was due to increased profitability levels and a higher ratio of taxable income compared to tax exempt income for the three months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014. The effective tax rates differ from the statutory rate of 35% principally because of tax-exempt investments, non-taxable income related to bank-owned life insurance and tax credits received on affordable housing partnerships. These tax credits relate to investments maintained by the Bank as a limited partner in partnerships that sponsor affordable housing projects utilizing low-income housing credits pursuant to Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

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The following table summarizes average balances and average yields and costs for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014.  Yields are not presented on a tax-equivalent basis.  Any adjustments necessary to present yields on a tax-equivalent basis are insignificant.

 

Average Balance Tables

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

Average

 

Interest &

 

Yield /

 

Average

 

Interest &

 

Yield /

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Balance

 

Dividends

 

Cost

 

Balance

 

Dividends

 

Cost

 

Interest Earning Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overnight Investments

 

$

261,675

 

$

167

 

0.25

%

$

205,969

 

$

131

 

0.25

%

Stock

 

8,789

 

101

 

4.45

%

15,613

 

157

 

3.95

%

Other Investment securities

 

1,417,257

 

7,338

 

2.07

%

1,455,503

 

7,545

 

2.07

%

Total Investment securities

 

1,687,721

 

7,606

 

1.80

%

1,677,085

 

7,833

 

1.87

%

Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

714,829

 

7,438

 

4.16

%

670,455

 

7,379

 

4.40

%

Non-residential

 

862,636

 

9,416

 

4.31

%

627,684

 

7,660

 

4.80

%

Total real estate

 

1,577,465

 

16,854

 

4.24

%

1,298,139

 

15,039

 

4.59

%

Business loans

 

216,290

 

2,341

 

4.25

%

203,625

 

3,119

 

6.02

%

Shared National Credits

 

206,384

 

1,339

 

2.54

%

133,960

 

700

 

2.04

%

Small Business loans

 

83,753

 

1,205

 

5.66

%

97,362

 

1,346

 

5.44

%

Total Business & Small Business loans

 

506,427

 

4,885

 

3.80

%

434,947

 

5,165

 

4.67

%

Total Business loans

 

1,369,063

 

14,301

 

4.11

%

1,062,631

 

12,825

 

4.75

%

Personal loans

 

620,682

 

6,605

 

4.22

%

639,186

 

6,929

 

4.30

%

Total loans, net of discount

 

2,704,574

 

28,344

 

4.15

%

2,372,272

 

27,133

 

4.53

%

Total interest earning assets

 

4,392,295

 

$

35,950

 

3.25

%

4,049,357

 

$

34,966

 

3.43

%

Non-interest earning assets

 

337,701

 

 

 

 

 

341,938

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

4,729,996

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,391,295

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Bearing Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest bearing savings and demand deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Savings and club accounts

 

$

1,140,479

 

$

986

 

0.34

%

$

1,134,951

 

$

997

 

0.35

%

Money market accounts

 

407,547

 

341

 

0.33

%

440,303

 

357

 

0.32

%

Demand deposits

 

669,527

 

361

 

0.21

%

661,864

 

342

 

0.20

%

Demand deposits - Municipals

 

118,709

 

32

 

0.11

%

219,605

 

66

 

0.12

%

Certificates of deposit

 

650,354

 

1,796

 

1.10

%

701,214

 

1,942

 

1.10

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

2,986,616

 

3,516

 

0.47

%

3,157,937

 

3,704

 

0.47

%

Borrowings

 

190,453

 

1,277

 

2.66

%

250,446

 

1,831

 

2.90

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

3,177,069

 

4,793

 

0.60

%

3,408,383

 

5,535

 

0.64

%

Non-interest-bearing deposits

 

379,282

 

 

 

 

 

320,636

 

 

 

 

 

Other non-interest-bearing liabilities

 

68,717

 

 

 

 

 

53,307

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

3,625,068

 

 

 

 

 

3,782,326

 

 

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

1,104,928

 

 

 

 

 

608,969

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

4,729,996

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,391,295

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

$

31,157

 

 

 

 

 

$

29,431

 

 

 

Interest rate spread

 

 

 

 

 

2.65

%

 

 

 

 

2.79

%

Net interest margin

 

 

 

 

 

2.82

%

 

 

 

 

2.89

%

Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

138.25

%

 

 

 

 

118.81

%

 

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Comparison of Operating Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014

 

General — For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, net income was $18.1 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, compared to net income of $13.6 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

 

Net Interest Income — For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, net interest income was $92.5 million, an increase of $4.3 million, or 4.9%, from the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The increase in net interest income was primarily due to higher interest earning assets as a result of the second-step conversion proceeds. During 2015, these proceeds were utilized to increase the loan portfolio, which resulted in an increase in the average balance of loans.  Net interest income was also positively impacted by a reduction in the average balance of interest bearing liabilities, primarily due to a $146.6 million decrease in the average balance of municipal deposits and a $60.0 million decrease in the average balance of borrowings.  Our net interest margin decreased to 2.80% for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 from 2.84% for the same period in 2014.

 

Provision for Loan Losses — As a result of the improvement in our asset quality metrics and net recoveries recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we recorded a $3.6 million negative provision for loan losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to recording a $200 thousand provision for loan losses for the same period in 2014.

 

At September 30, 2015, our allowance for loan losses totaled $47.7 million, or 1.73% of total loans, compared to an allowance for loan losses of $50.7 million, or 2.09% of total loans at December 31, 2014.

 

Non-interest Income — For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, non-interest income totaled $18.6 million, a decrease of $520 thousand, or 2.7%, from the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The decrease was primarily due to a $1.6 million net gain recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 on the sale of non-performing commercial loans held for sale and a $639 thousand decrease in the net gain on the sale of investment securities.  These decreases were partially offset by an increase of $1.5 million in limited partnership income and $628 thousand in foreign ATM fees.

 

Non-interest Expense — For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, non-interest expense remained relatively consistent at $88.8 million, a decrease of $715 thousand, or 0.8%, from the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The slight decrease in non-interest expense was primarily driven by a $1.9 million increase in salaries and employee benefits due to merit increases and other retirement benefits, a $956 thousand increase in marketing expenses due to current year initiatives to continue rebranding and drive future growth and a $291 thousand increase in professional fees.  These increases were partially offset by a $1.2 million decrease in occupancy expenses related to our headquarters move in the first quarter of 2014, a $1.1 million decrease in debit card rewards expense due to changes in the program parameters, a $697 thousand decrease in FDIC insurance expense due to lower assessments, and a $200 thousand decrease in classified loan and other real estate owned related expenses.

 

Income Taxes — For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we recorded a provision for income taxes of $7.8 million, reflecting an effective tax rate of 30.1%, compared to a provision for income taxes of $4.1 million, reflecting an effective tax rate of 23.0%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The increase in income tax expense and the effective tax rate was due to increased profitability levels and a higher ratio of taxable income compared to tax exempt income for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The tax rates differ from the statutory rate of 35% principally because of tax-exempt investments, non-taxable income related to bank-owned life insurance and tax credits received on affordable housing partnerships.  These tax credits relate to investments maintained by the Company as a limited partner in partnerships that sponsor affordable housing projects utilizing low-income housing credits pursuant to Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

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The following table summarizes average balances and average yields and costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014. Yields are not presented on a tax-equivalent basis.  Any adjustments necessary to present yields on a tax-equivalent basis are insignificant.

 

Average Balance Tables

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

Average

 

Interest &

 

Yield /

 

Average

 

Interest &

 

Yield /

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Balance

 

Dividends

 

Cost

 

Balance

 

Dividends

 

Cost

 

Interest Earning Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overnight Investments

 

$

312,832

 

$

593

 

0.25

%

$

270,123

 

$

510

 

0.25

%

Stock

 

8,805

 

669

 

10.02

%

16,303

 

529

 

4.28

%

Other Investment securities

 

1,458,978

 

22,788

 

2.08

%

1,504,669

 

24,025

 

2.13

%

Total Investment securities

 

1,780,615

 

24,050

 

1.80

%

1,791,095

 

25,064

 

1.87

%

Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

698,094

 

22,308

 

4.26

%

674,141

 

22,625

 

4.47

%

Non-residential

 

788,131

 

25,829

 

4.34

%

587,297

 

21,550

 

4.85

%

Total real estate

 

1,486,225

 

48,137

 

4.30

%

1,261,438

 

44,175

 

4.65

%

Business loans

 

213,322

 

7,277

 

4.51

%

229,695

 

8,115

 

4.67

%

Shared National Credits

 

201,486

 

4,118

 

2.70

%

101,661

 

2,180

 

2.83

%

Small Business loans

 

87,675

 

3,635

 

5.48

%

102,300

 

4,344

 

5.61

%

Total Business & Small Business loans

 

502,483

 

15,030

 

3.95

%

433,656

 

14,639

 

4.46

%

Total Business loans

 

1,290,614

 

40,859

 

4.18

%

1,020,953

 

36,189

 

4.69

%

Personal loans

 

624,044

 

19,638

 

4.21

%

643,111

 

20,978

 

4.36

%

Total loans, net of discount

 

2,612,752

 

82,805

 

4.21

%

2,338,205

 

79,792

 

4.54

%

Total interest earning assets

 

4,393,367

 

$

106,855

 

3.24

%

4,129,300

 

$

104,856

 

3.38

%

Non-interest earning assets

 

343,298

 

 

 

 

 

344,395

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

4,736,665

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,473,695

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Bearing Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest bearing savings and demand deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Savings and club accounts

 

$

1,135,868

 

$

2,938

 

0.35

%

$

1,140,736

 

$

2,975

 

0.35

%

Money market accounts

 

418,643

 

1,030

 

0.33

%

442,344

 

1,057

 

0.32

%

Demand deposits

 

705,821

 

1,090

 

0.21

%

671,412

 

1,029

 

0.20

%

Demand deposits - Municipals

 

129,760

 

107

 

0.11

%

276,335

 

244

 

0.12

%

Certificates of deposit

 

661,940

 

5,392

 

1.09

%

714,570

 

5,931

 

1.11

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

3,052,032

 

10,557

 

0.46

%

3,245,397

 

11,236

 

0.46

%

Borrowings

 

190,435

 

3,784

 

2.66

%

250,420

 

5,442

 

2.91

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

3,242,467

 

14,341

 

0.59

%

3,495,817

 

16,678

 

0.64

%

Non-interest-bearing deposits

 

375,109

 

 

 

 

 

313,221

 

 

 

 

 

Other non-interest-bearing liabilities

 

72,131

 

 

 

 

 

52,462

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

3,689,707

 

 

 

 

 

3,861,500

 

 

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

1,046,958

 

 

 

 

 

612,195

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

4,736,665

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,473,695

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

$

92,514

 

 

 

 

 

$

88,178

 

 

 

Interest rate spread

 

 

 

 

 

2.65

%

 

 

 

 

2.74

%

Net interest margin

 

 

 

 

 

2.80

%

 

 

 

 

2.84

%

Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

135.49

%

 

 

 

 

118.12

%

 

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Asset Quality

 

Non-performing assets decreased $2.3 million to $39.2 million at September 30, 2015 from $41.5 million at December 31, 2014. The ratio of non-performing assets to total assets decreased to 0.83% at September 30, 2015 from 0.87% at December 31, 2014.

 

ASSET QUALITY INDICATORS

 

 

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2015

 

2015

 

2014

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-performing assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-accruing loans

 

$

12,588

 

$

12,812

 

$

14,615

 

$

14,429

 

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more

 

25,149

 

25,460

 

25,296

 

20,920

 

Total non-performing loans

 

37,737

 

38,272

 

39,911

 

35,349

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate owned

 

1,451

 

1,359

 

1,578

 

2,161

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total non-performing assets

 

$

39,188

 

$

39,631

 

$

41,489

 

$

37,510

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-performing loans to total loans

 

1.37

%

1.41

%

1.65

%

1.48

%

Non-performing assets to total assets

 

0.83

%

0.84

%

0.87

%

0.86

%

Non-performing assets less accruing government guaranteed student loans past due 90 days or more to total assets

 

0.30

%

0.30

%

0.34

%

0.38

%

ALLL to total loans

 

1.73

%

1.76

%

2.09

%

2.16

%

ALLL to non-performing loans

 

126.33

%

124.87

%

126.92

%

146.30

%

ALLL to non-performing loans, excluding government guaranteed student loans

 

378.73

%

373.03

%

346.59

%

358.40

%

 

With the exception of government guaranteed student loans, we place loans on non-performing status at 90 days delinquent or sooner if management believes the loan has become impaired (unless return to current status is expected imminently). The accrual of interest is discontinued and reversed once an account becomes past due 90 days or more. The uncollectible portion including any cash flow or collateral deficiency of all loans is charged-off at 90 days past due or when we have confirmed there is a loss. Non-performing consumer loans include $25.1 million and $25.3 million in government guaranteed student loans as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

 

Non-performing loans are evaluated under authoritative guidance in FASB ASC Topic 310 for Receivables and Topic 450 for Contingencies and are included in the determination of the allowance for loan losses. The Company charges-off the collateral or discounted cash flow deficiency on all loans at 90 days past due, and as a result, no specific valuation allowance was maintained at September 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014 for non-performing loans. If necessary, specific reserves are established for estimated losses in determination of the allowance for loan loss.

 

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Allowance for Loan Losses

 

The following table sets forth the breakdown of the allowance for loan losses by loan category at the dates indicated:

 

 

 

September 30, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Loan Balance

 

ALLL

 

Coverage

 

Loan Balance

 

ALLL

 

Coverage

 

Commercial

 

$

1,411,937

 

$

38,605

 

2.73

%

$

1,120,976

 

$

38,623

 

3.45

%

Residential

 

721,757

 

1,754

 

0.24

%

668,068

 

1,960

 

0.29

%

Consumer

 

622,652

 

7,315

 

1.17

%

632,701

 

9,521

 

1.50

%

Unallocated

 

 

 

 

 

550

 

 

Total

 

$

2,756,346

 

$

47,674

 

1.73

%

$

2,421,745

 

$

50,654

 

2.09

%

 

The allowance for loan losses is a valuation allowance for probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio.  We evaluate the appropriateness of the allowance for loan losses balance on loans on a quarterly basis.  When additional allowances are necessary, a provision for loan losses is charged to earnings and, when less allowances are necessary, a credit is taken. As of September 30, 2015, our methodology for assessing the appropriateness of the allowance for loan losses consists of: (1) a specific valuation allowance on identified problem loans; and (2) a general valuation allowance on the remainder of the loan portfolio. Prior to September 30, 2015, management had established an unallocated reserve that reflected the uncertainties in economic conditions and in identifying triggering events that directly correlated to subsequent loss rates, changes in appraised value of underlying collateral and other risk factors that had not yet manifested themselves in the loss allocation factors or historical loss experience as well as to reflected the margin of imprecision inherent in the underlying assumptions used in the methodology for estimating general losses in the portfolio.  As of September 30, 2015, management believes the previously unallocated component of $550 thousand as of December 31, 2014 were captured by the underlying assumptions used in the methodology including the nine interagency qualitative factors that were assessed to adjust the allowance based on the incremental risk drives not adequately reflected in the quantitative component of the allowance. The appropriate allowance level is estimated based upon factors and trends identified by the Company at the time the consolidated financial statements are prepared. Management continuously evaluates its allowance methodology.

 

Management regularly monitors the condition of borrowers and assesses both internal and external factors in determining whether any relationships have deteriorated considering factors such as historical loss experience as well as the nine interagency qualitative factors including changes in lending policies and procedures, economic conditions, nature, volume and terms of loans, experience and ability of staff, delinquent, classified and nonaccrual loans, internal loan review system, concentrations of credits and other factors.

 

Our Chief Credit Officer supervises the workout department and identifies, manages and works through non-performing assets. Our credit officers and workout group identify and manage potential problem loans for our commercial loan portfolios. Changes in management, financial and operating performance, company behavior, industry factors and external events and circumstances are evaluated on an ongoing basis to determine whether potential impairment is evident and additional analysis is needed. For our commercial loan portfolios, risk ratings are assigned to each individual loan to differentiate risk within the portfolio and are reviewed on an ongoing basis by credit risk management and revised, if needed, to reflect the borrowers’ current risk profiles and the related collateral positions. The risk ratings consider factors such as financial condition, debt capacity and coverage ratios, market presence and quality of management. When a credit’s risk rating is downgraded to a certain level, the relationship must be reviewed and detailed reports completed that document risk management strategies for the credit going forward, and the appropriate accounting actions to take in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. When credits are downgraded beyond a certain level, our workout department becomes responsible for managing the credit risk.

 

Risk rating actions are generally reviewed formally by one or more credit committees depending on the size of the loan and the type of risk rating action being taken. Our commercial, consumer and residential

 

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loans are monitored for credit risk and deterioration considering factors such as delinquency, loan to value ratios, and credit scores.

 

When problem loans are identified that are secured with collateral, management examines the loan files to evaluate the nature and type of collateral supporting the loans. Management documents the collateral type, date of the most recent valuation, and whether any liens exist, to determine the value to compare against the committed loan amount. If a loan is identified as impaired and is collateral dependent, an updated appraisal is obtained to provide a baseline in determining the property’s fair market value. We also consider costs to sell the property and use the appraisal less selling costs to determine if a charge-off is required for the collateral dependent problem loan. If the collateral value is subject to significant volatility (due to location of asset, obsolescence, etc.) an appraisal is obtained more frequently. In-house revaluations are typically performed on a quarterly basis and updated appraisals are obtained annually, if determined necessary.

 

When we determine that the value of an impaired loan is less than its carrying amount, we recognize impairment through a charge-off to the allowance. We perform these assessments on at least a quarterly basis. For commercial loans, a charge-off is recorded when management determines we will not collect 100% of a loan based on the fair value of the collateral, less costs to sell the property, or the net present value of expected future cash flows. Charge-offs are recorded on a monthly basis and partially charged-off loans continue to be evaluated on a monthly basis. The collateral deficiency on consumer loans and residential loans are generally charged-off when deemed to be uncollectible or delinquent 90 days or more, whichever comes first, unless it can be clearly demonstrated that repayment will occur regardless of the delinquency status. Examples that would demonstrate repayment include a loan that is secured by adequate collateral and is in the process of collection, a loan supported by a valid guarantee or insurance, or a loan supported by a valid claim against a solvent estate.  Consumer loan delinquency includes $25.1 million and $25.3 million in government guaranteed student loans at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

 

Additionally, we reserve for certain inherent, but undetected, losses that are probable within the loan portfolio. This is due to several factors, such as, but not limited to, inherent delays in obtaining information regarding a customer’s financial condition or changes in their unique business conditions and the interpretation of economic trends. While this analysis is conducted at least quarterly, we have the ability to revise the allowance factors whenever necessary to address improving or deteriorating credit quality trends or specific risks associated with a given loan pool classification.  Regardless of the extent of our analysis of customer performance, portfolio evaluations, trends or risk management processes established, a level of imprecision will always exist due to the subjective nature of the loan portfolio and/or individual loan evaluations.

 

A comprehensive analysis of the allowance for loan losses is performed on a quarterly basis. The factors supporting the allowance for loan losses do not diminish that the entire allowance for loan losses is available to absorb losses in the loan portfolio. Our principal focus, therefore, is on the adequacy of the total allowance for loan losses.

 

The allowance for loan losses is subject to review by banking regulators. Our primary bank regulators regularly conduct examinations of the allowance for loan losses and make assessments regarding their adequacy and the methodology employed in their determination. Our regulators may require the allowance for loan losses to be increased based on their review of information available to them at the time of their examination.

 

Commercial Loan Portfolio. The allowance for the commercial portfolio totaled $38.6 million at both September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. We experienced a decrease in commercial criticized and classified loans and net charge-offs during the nine months ended September 30, 2015, with net recoveries on commercial loans of $1.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to net charge-offs of $2.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The allowance for loan losses related to the commercial portfolio was 2.7% of commercial loans at September 30, 2015 compared to 3.4% of commercial loans at December 31, 2014.  The decrease is the commercial reserve

 

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percentage was due to a $291.0 million increase in commercial loans during the nine months ended September 30, 2015, primarily as a result of the previously discussed $231.0 million of purchases in participations of multi-family loans that occurred during the first nine months of 2015, as well as organic growth.  We believe the commercial reserves are adequate given the decrease in delinquencies and the net recoveries experienced during the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

 

Residential Loans. The allowance for the residential loan portfolio was $1.8 million, or 0.24% of residential loans, at September 30, 2015 compared to $2.0 million, or 0.29% of residential loans, at December 31, 2014. We continue to experience consistently low levels of net charge-offs with this portfolio. Our residential loan net charge-offs decreased to $221 thousand, reflecting a 0.04% annualized loss rate, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to $365 thousand, reflecting a 0.08% annualized loss rate, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.  We believe the balance of residential reserves are appropriate given the continued low charge-off levels.

 

Consumer Loans. The allowance for the consumer loan portfolio was $7.3 million, or 1.2% of consumer loans, at September 30, 2015 compared to $9.5 million, or 1.5% of consumer loans, at December 31, 2014. We have experienced year over year improvement of delinquencies with this portfolio.  Our delinquent consumer loans, excluding student loans, decreased $648 thousand, or 10.9%, to $5.6 million at September 30, 2015 from $5.9 million at December 31, 2014.  We believe the balance of consumer reserves are appropriate given the decrease in delinquencies.

 

The allowance for loan losses is maintained at levels that management considers appropriate to provide for losses based upon an evaluation of known and inherent risks in the loan portfolio. Management’s evaluation takes into consideration historical losses and other quantitative adjustments as well as the nine interagency qualitative factors. While management uses the best information available to make such evaluations, future adjustments to the allowance for credit losses may be necessary if conditions differ substantially from the assumptions used in making the evaluations. In addition, because future events affecting borrowers and collateral cannot be predicted with certainty, the existing allowance for loan losses may not be sufficient should the quality of loans deteriorate as a result of the factors described above. Any material increase in the allowance for loan losses may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

 

Liquidity, Contractual Obligations, Capital and Credit Management

 

Liquidity Management Liquidity is the ability to meet current and future financial obligations of a short-term nature. The Bank’s primary investing activities are the origination and purchase of loans and the purchase of securities. The Bank’s primary sources of funds consist of deposits, loan repayments, maturities of and payments on investment securities and borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.  While maturities and scheduled amortization of loans and securities are predictable sources of funds, deposits and mortgage prepayments are greatly influenced by general interest rates, economic conditions and competition. We generally manage the pricing of our deposits to be competitive. Occasionally, we offer promotional rates on certain deposit products to attract deposits.

 

We regularly adjust our investments in liquid assets based upon our assessment of (1) expected loan demand, (2) expected deposit flows, (3) yields available on interest-earning deposits and securities, (4) repayment of borrowings and (5) the objectives of our asset/liability management program. Excess liquid assets are invested generally in short to intermediate-term U.S. Government Sponsored Enterprise (“GSE”) obligations.

 

The Bank’s most liquid assets are cash and cash equivalents.  The levels of these assets are dependent on our operating, financing, lending and investing activities during any given period. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we raised $474.4 million of cash proceeds, net of offering costs, in connection with our second-step conversion.  We used a portion of that cash to fund purchases of participations in a total of $231.0 million of multifamily commercial real estate loans, purchases of $40.6 million of residential real estate loans as well as organic loan growth in our commercial real estate and

 

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commercial business loan portfolios, which include shared national credits, during the first nine months of 2015. At September 30, 2015, cash and cash equivalents totaled $270.0 million, including overnight investments of $221.3 million. Securities classified as available-for-sale, which provide additional sources of liquidity, totaled $721.0 million at September 30, 2015. At September 30, 2015, we had $165.0 million in Federal Home Loan Bank advances outstanding. In addition, if Beneficial Bank requires funds beyond its ability to generate them internally, it can borrow funds from the Federal Home Loan Bank up to Beneficial Bank’s maximum borrowing capacity.

 

Our primary sources of funds include a large, stable deposit base. Core deposits, primarily gathered from our retail branch network, are our largest and most cost-effective source of funding. Core deposits totaled $2.70 billion at September 30, 2015, compared to $3.20 billion at December 31, 2014. The decrease in core deposits was driven by $463.0 million of subscription funds held in an interest-bearing deposit account at December 31, 2014 in connection with the second-step conversion offering that were reclassified into stockholders’ equity in the first quarter of 2015. We also maintain access to a diversified base of wholesale funding sources. These uncommitted sources may include fed funds purchased from other banks, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, brokered certificates of deposit, and FHLB advances. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, aggregate wholesale funding totaled $308.0 million and $306.2 million, respectively. In addition, at September 30, 2015, we had arrangements to borrow up to $1.4 billion from the FHLB of Pittsburgh and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.  On September 30, 2015, we had $165.0 million of advances outstanding and $175.0 million of future dated advances outstanding with the FHLB.

 

A significant use of our liquidity is the funding of loan originations.  At September 30, 2015, the Bank had $440.6 million in loan commitments outstanding, which consisted of $28.3 million and $5.9 million in commercial and consumer commitments to fund new loans, respectively, $275.2 million in commercial and consumer unused lines of credit, $121.3 million of commitments to fund commercial construction and other advances, and $9.9 million in standby letters of credit.  Another significant use of Beneficial Bank’s liquidity is the funding of deposit withdrawals.  Certificates of deposit due within one year of September 30, 2015 totaled $388.6 million, or 60.4% of certificates of deposit. The large percentage of certificates of deposit that mature within one year reflects customers’ hesitancy to invest their funds for long periods in the current low interest rate environment.  If these maturing deposits do not remain with us, we will be required to seek other sources of funds, including other certificates of deposit, brokered deposits and borrowings.  Depending on market conditions, we may be required to pay higher rates on such deposits or other borrowings than we currently pay on the certificates of deposit due on or before September 30, 2016.  We have the ability to attract and retain deposits by adjusting the interest rates offered.

 

Contractual Obligations The following table presents certain of our contractual obligations at September 30, 2015:

 

 

 

 

 

Payments due by period

 

 

 

 

 

Less than

 

One to

 

Three to

 

More than

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Total

 

One Year

 

Three Years

 

Five Years

 

Five Years

 

Borrowed Funds

 

$

190,401

 

$

70,000

 

$

95,000

 

$

 

$

25,401

 

Commitments to fund new loans

 

34,192

 

34,192

 

 

 

 

Commitments to fund commercial construction and other advances

 

121,319

 

13,573

 

54,557

 

18,802

 

34,387

 

Unused lines of credit

 

275,172

 

152,722

 

28,933

 

24,795

 

68,722

 

Standby letters of credit

 

9,940

 

7,569

 

1,331

 

20

 

1,020

 

Operating lease obligations

 

60,724

 

5,305

 

10,819

 

10,174

 

34,426

 

Total

 

$

691,748

 

$

283,361

 

$

190,640

 

$

53,791

 

$

163,956

 

 

The Bank’s primary investing activities are the origination and purchase of loans and the purchase of securities. The Bank’s primary financing activities consist of activity in deposit accounts, repurchase agreements and FHLB advances. Deposit flows are affected by the overall level of interest rates, the interest rates and products offered by us and our competitors and other factors. We generally manage the

 

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pricing of our deposits to be competitive. Occasionally, we offer promotional rates on certain deposit products to attract deposits.

 

The Company is a separate legal entity from the Bank and must provide for its own liquidity.  In addition to its operating expenses, the Company is responsible for paying any dividends declared to its shareholders. The Company has not paid any dividends to shareholders in the past.  The Company has repurchased shares of its common stock, although under current Federal Reserve Board regulations the Company is precluded from repurchasing its stock in the first year following its second-step conversion. The amount of dividends that the Bank may declare and pay to the Company is generally restricted under Pennsylvania law to the retained earnings of the Bank. At September 30, 2015, the Company (stand-alone) had liquid assets of $248.8 million.  The majority of the cash held by the Company (stand-alone) as of September 30, 2015 includes net proceeds received in connection with the second-step conversion.

 

Capital Management The Company and Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the Federal banking regulators, including a risk-based capital measure.  The risk-based capital guidelines include both a definition of capital and a framework for calculating risk-weighted assets by assigning balance sheet assets and off-balance sheet items to broad risk categories.  At September 30, 2015, the Company and Bank exceeded all of our regulatory capital requirements and were considered “well capitalized” under the regulatory guidelines.

 

Credit Risk Management.  The objective of our credit risk management strategy is to quantify and manage credit risk and to limit the risk of loss resulting from an individual customer default. Our credit risk management strategy focuses on conservatism, diversification within the loan portfolio and monitoring. Our lending practices include conservative exposure limits and underwriting, documentation and collection standards. Our credit risk management strategy also emphasizes diversification on an industry and customer level as well as regular credit examinations and monthly management reviews of large credit exposures and credits experiencing deterioration of credit quality. Underwriting activities are centralized. Our credit risk review function provides objective assessments of the quality of underwriting and documentation, the accuracy of risk grades and the charge-off, non-accrual and reserve analysis process. Our credit review process and overall assessment of required allowances is based on quarterly assessments of the probable estimated losses inherent in the loan portfolio. We use these assessments to identify potential problem loans within the portfolio, maintain an adequate reserve and take any necessary charge-offs. Further, we have strengthened our oversight of problem assets through the formation of a special assets committee. The committee, which consists of our Chief Credit Officer, Chief Financial Officer and other members of senior management, increase the frequency with which classified and watch list credits are reviewed and aggressively acts to resolve problem assets.

 

When a borrower fails to make a required payment, we take a number of steps to have the borrower cure the delinquency and restore the loan to current status. Generally, our collection department follows the guidelines for servicing loans as prescribed by the appropriate investor, state or federal law. Collection activities include, but are not limited to, phone calls to borrowers and collection letters, which include a late charge notice based on the contractual requirements of the specific loan. Additional calls and notices are mailed in compliance with state and federal regulations including, but not limited to, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. After the 90th day of delinquency, or on a different date as allowable by state law, the collection department will forward the account to counsel and begin the foreclosure proceedings. If a foreclosure action is instituted and the loan is not in at least the early stages of a workout by the scheduled sale date, the real property securing the loan generally is sold at a foreclosure sale. If we determine that there is a possibility of a settlement, pay-off or reinstatement, the foreclosure sale may be postponed. If there is a failure to cure the delinquency, the foreclosure sale would proceed.

 

We charge off the collateral or cash flow deficiency on all loans once they become 90 days delinquent. Generally, all consumer loans are charged-off once they become 90 days delinquent except for education loans as they are guaranteed by the government and there is little risk of loss. In addition to the individual review of larger commercial loans that exhibit probable or observed credit weaknesses, the commercial credit review process includes the use of an enhanced risk grading system. This risk grading system is consistent with Basel II expectations and allows for precision in the analysis of commercial credit risk.

 

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Historical portfolio performance metrics, current economic conditions and delinquency monitoring are factors used to assess the credit risk in our homogenous commercial, residential and consumer loan portfolio.

 

In order to mitigate the credit risk related to the Company’s held-to-maturity and available-for-sale portfolios, the Company monitors the ratings of its securities. As of September 30, 2015, approximately 96.0% of the Company’s portfolio consisted of direct government obligations, government sponsored enterprise obligations or securities rated AAA by Moody’s and/or S&P. In addition, at September 30, 2015, approximately 3.3% of the investment portfolio was non-agency securities, rated below AAA but rated investment grade by Moody’s, S&P and/or Kroll and approximately 0.7% of the investment portfolio was not rated. Securities not rated consist primarily of private placement municipal bonds, FHLB stock and mutual funds.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

In the normal course of operations, we engage in a variety of financial transactions that, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, are not recorded in our consolidated financial statements. These transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit, interest rate and liquidity risk. Such transactions are used primarily to manage customers’ requests for funding and take the form of loan commitments and lines of credit.  See “Liquidity Management” for further discussion regarding loan commitments and unused lines of credit.

 

During the second quarter of 2015, the Bank entered into two future borrowing arrangements with the FHLB of Pittsburgh to borrow $100.0 million and $75.0 million, respectively, at a fixed interest rate during the period from April 2016 through April 2019 and the period from March 2017 through March 2020, respectively, to replace existing borrowings that will mature during these periods, as well as, to manage future interest rate volatility by locking into fixed borrowing rates.  There was no impact to the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows for the period ended September 30, 2015.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we did not engage in any off-balance sheet transactions reasonably likely to have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

 

Qualitative Aspects of Market Risk

 

Interest rate risk is defined as the exposure of current and future earnings and capital that arises from adverse movements in interest rates. Depending on a bank’s asset/liability structure, either rising or declining interest rates can negatively affect the institution’s financial condition and results of operations.  For example, a bank with predominantly long-term fixed-rate assets, and short-term liabilities could have an adverse earnings exposure to a rising rate environment.  Conversely, a short-term or variable-rate asset base funded by longer-term liabilities could be negatively affected by falling rates.  This is referred to as re-pricing or maturity mismatch risk.

 

Interest rate risk also arises from changes in the slope of the yield curve (yield curve risk); from imperfect correlations in the adjustment of rates earned and paid on different instruments with otherwise similar re-pricing characteristics (basis risk); and from interest rate related options imbedded in the bank’s assets and liabilities (option risk).

 

Our goal is to manage our interest rate risk by determining whether a given movement in interest rates affects our net income and the market value of our portfolio equity in a positive or negative way, and to execute strategies to maintain interest rate risk within established limits.

 

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Quantitative Aspects of Market Risk

 

We view interest rate risk from two different perspectives. The traditional accounting perspective, which defines and measures interest rate risk as the change in net interest income and earnings caused by a change in interest rates, provides the best view of short-term interest rate risk exposure.  We also view interest rate risk from an economic perspective, which defines and measures interest rate risk as the change in the market value of portfolio equity caused by changes in the values of assets and liabilities, which have been caused by changes in interest rates. The market value of portfolio equity, also referred to as the economic value of equity, is defined as the present value of future cash flows from existing assets, minus the present value of future cash flows from existing liabilities.

 

These two perspectives give rise to income simulation and economic value simulation, each of which presents a unique picture of our risk from any movement in interest rates.  Income simulation identifies the timing and magnitude of changes in income resulting from changes in prevailing interest rates over a short-term time horizon (usually one year).  Economic value simulation captures more information and reflects the entire asset and liability maturity spectrum. Economic value simulation reflects the interest rate sensitivity of assets and liabilities in a more comprehensive fashion, reflecting all future time periods.  It can identify the quantity of interest rate risk as a function of the changes in the economic values of assets and liabilities, and the equity of the Company. Both types of simulation assist in identifying, measuring, monitoring and controlling interest rate risk and are employed by management to ensure that variations in interest rate risk exposure will be maintained within policy guidelines.

 

The Bank’s Asset/Liability Management Committee produces reports on a quarterly basis, which compare current baseline positions (no interest rate change) showing forecasted net income, the economic value of equity and the duration of individual asset and liability classes, and of equity. Duration is defined as the weighted average time to the receipt of the present value of future cash flows. These baseline forecasts are subjected to a series of interest rate changes in order to demonstrate or model the specific impact of the interest rate scenario tested on income, equity and duration.  The model, which incorporates all asset and liability rate information, simulates the effect of various interest rate movements on income and equity value. The reports identify and measure the interest rate risk exposure present in our current asset/liability structure.

 

The tables below set forth an approximation of our interest rate risk exposure. The simulation uses projected re-pricing of assets and liabilities at September 30, 2015.  The primary interest rate exposure measurement applied to the entire balance sheet is the effect on net interest income and earnings of a gradual change in market interest rates of plus or minus 200 basis points over a one-year time horizon, and the effect on economic value of equity of a gradual change in market rates of plus or minus 200 basis points for all projected future cash flows.  Various assumptions are made regarding the prepayment speed and optionality of loans, investments and deposits, which are based on analysis, market information and in-house studies. The assumptions regarding optionality, such as prepayments of loans and the effective maturity of non-maturity deposit products are documented periodically through evaluation under varying interest rate scenarios.

 

Because the prospective effects of hypothetical interest rate changes are based on a number of assumptions, these computations should not be relied upon as indicative of actual results.  While we believe such assumptions to be reasonable, there can be no assurance that assumed prepayment rates will approximate actual future mortgage-backed security, collateralized mortgage obligation and loan repayment activity. Further the computation does not reflect any actions that management may undertake in response to changes in interest rates. Management periodically reviews its rate assumptions based on existing and projected economic conditions.

 

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As of September 30, 2015:

 

Basis point change in rates

 

-200

 

Base Forecast

 

+200

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Interest Income at Risk:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Interest Income

 

$

107,869

 

$

120,632

 

$

126,579

 

% change

 

(10.58

)%

 

 

4.93

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Economic Value at Risk:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

$

1,177,116

 

$

1,252,074

 

$

1,204,404

 

% change

 

(5.99

)%

 

 

(3.81

)%

 

As of September 30, 2015, based on the scenarios above, net interest income at risk would be positively affected in a one-year time horizon in a rising rate environment and negatively affected over a one-year time horizon in a declining rate environment. Economic value at risk would be negatively affected over a one-year time horizon in both a rising and a declining rate environment.

 

The current historically low interest rate environment reduces the reliability of the measurement of a 200 basis point decline in interest rates, as such a decline would result in negative interest rates.  We have established an interest rate floor of zero percent for purposes of measuring interest rate risk. Such a floor in our income simulation results in a reduction in our net interest margin as more of our liabilities than our assets are impacted by the zero percent floor.  In addition, economic value of equity is also reduced in a declining rate environment due to the negative impact to deposit premium values.

 

Overall, our September 30, 2015 results indicate that we are adequately positioned with limited net interest income and economic value at risk and that all interest rate risk results continue to be within our policy guidelines.

 

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

 

The Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”).  Based upon their evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective for the purpose of ensuring that the information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) (1) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (2) is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  In addition, based on that evaluation, no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting occurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

 

The Company is involved in routine legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business.  Such routine legal proceedings, in the aggregate, are believed by management to be immaterial to the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

 

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

 

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The

 

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risk factors of the Company have not changed materially from those reported in the Company’s Annual Report Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.  The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

 

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

 

The following table sets forth information regarding the Company’s repurchases of its common stock during the three months ended September 30, 2015.  The Company is no longer repurchasing shares due to the second-step stock offering.

 

Period

 

Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased

 

Average
Price Paid
Per Share

 

Total Number
Of Shares
Purchased
as Part of
Publicly
Announced Plans
or
Programs

 

Maximum
Number of Shares
that May Yet Be
Purchased Under
the Plans or
Programs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 1-31

 

707

(1)

$

12.81

 

 

1,070,029

 

August 1-31

 

 

 

 

1,070,029

 

September 1-30

 

 

 

 

1,070,029

 

 


(1)         Represents shares that were withheld subject to restricted stock awards, under the Beneficial Bancorp, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plans, as payment of taxes due upon the vesting of the restricted awards.

 

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5.  Other Information

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6.  Exhibits

 

3.1                               Articles of Incorporation of Beneficial Bancorp, Inc. (1)

 

3.2                               Bylaws of Beneficial Bancorp, Inc. (1)

 

4.1                               Stock Certificate of Beneficial Bancorp, Inc. (1)

 

31.1                        Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer

 

31.2                        Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer

 

32.0                        Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

 

101.0                 The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 


(1)                                 Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-198282), as amended, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 21, 2014.

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

BENEFICIAL BANCORP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: October 29, 2015

By:

/s/ Gerard P. Cuddy

 

 

Gerard P. Cuddy

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

(principal executive officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: October 29, 2015

By:

/s/ Thomas D. Cestare

 

 

Thomas D. Cestare

 

 

Executive Vice President and

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(principal financial officer)

 

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