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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

___________________________________________________________





FORM 10-Q

___________________________________________________________



(Mark one)



 

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



For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2018

OR





 

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: 001-36827



HANCOCK HOLDING COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)





 

Mississippi

64-0693170

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)



 

One Hancock Plaza, 2510 14th Street,
Gulfport, Mississippi

39501

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)



(228) 868-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former name, address and 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      No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).       Yes      No

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





 

 

 

Large accelerated filer  

Accelerated filer  



 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer  

  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company  



Emerging growth company  

 

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

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

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. 

85,287,037 common shares were outstanding as of April 30, 2018. 



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Hancock Holding Company

Index



 

 

Part I. Financial Information

Page Number

ITEM 1.

Financial Statements

 



Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) – March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017

5



Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) – Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017

6



Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited) – Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017

7



Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity - (unaudited) – Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017

8



Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) - Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017

9



Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) – March 31, 2018 and 2017

10 

ITEM 2.

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

33

ITEM 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

54

ITEM 4.

Controls and Procedures

54

Part II.  Other Information

 

ITEM 1.

 Legal Proceedings

55

ITEM 1A.

 Risk Factors

55

ITEM 2.

 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

56

ITEM 3.

 Default on Senior Securities

N/A

ITEM 4.

 Mine Safety Disclosures

N/A

ITEM 5.

Other Information

N/A

ITEM 6.

Exhibits

56

Signatures

 



2


 



Hancock Holding Company

Glossary of Defined Terms



AFS – available for sale securities

AOCI – accumulated other comprehensive income or loss

ALLL – allowance for loan and lease losses

ASC – Accounting Standards Codification

ASU – Accounting Standards Update

ATM - automatic teller machine

Bank – Whitney Bank

Basel II - Basel Committee's 2004 Regulatory Capital Framework (Second Accord)

Basel III - Basel Committee's 2010 Regulatory Capital Framework (Third Accord)

Basel Committee - Basel Committee on Banking Supervision

Beige Book - Federal Reserve’s Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions    

BOLI – Bank-owned life insurance

bp(s) – basis point(s)

C&I – commercial and industrial loans

Capital One – Capital One, National Association

CD – certificate of deposit

CDE – Community Development Entity

CMO – Collateralized Mortgage Obligation

Company – Hancock Holding Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries

CRE – commercial real estate

Dodd-Frank Act – The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

FASB – Financial Accounting Standards Board

FDIC – Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Federal Reserve Bank – The 12 banks that are the operating arms of the U.S. central bank. They implement the

policies of the Federal Reserve Board and also conduct economic research.

Federal Reserve Board – The 7-member Board of Governors that oversees the Federal Reserve System, establishes

monetary policy (interest rates, credit, etc.), and monitors the economic health of the country. Its members are appointed

by the President subject to Senate confirmation, and serve 14-year terms.

Federal Reserve System – The 12 Federal Reserve Banks, with each one serving member banks in its own district.

This system, supervised by the Federal Reserve Board, has broad regulatory powers over the money supply and the

credit structure.

FHLB – Federal Home Loan Bank

FNBC – The former New Orleans, Louisiana based First NBC Bank that failed on April 28, 2017

FNBC I – acquired selected assets and liabilities from FNBC under agreement dated March 10, 2017

FNBC II – acquired selected assets and liabilities from the FDIC as receiver for FNBC under agreement dated April 28, 2017

GAAP – Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America

Hancock – Hancock Holding Company

Hancock Bank – Whitney Bank does business as Hancock Bank in Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida

HFC – Harrison Finance Company, a former consumer finance subsidiary

HTM – held to maturity securities

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

LIHTC – Low Income Housing Tax Credit

MD&A – management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations

NAICS – North American Industry Classification System

n/m – not meaningful

OCI – other comprehensive income

OFI – Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions

ORE – other real estate defined as foreclosed and surplus real estate

3


 

Parent Company – Hancock Holding Company

PCI – purchased credit impaired loans

Repos – securities sold under agreements to repurchase

SEC – U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Securities Act – Securities Act of 1933, as amended

Tax Act – Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

te – taxable equivalent adjustment, or the term used to indicate that a financial measure is presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis

TDR – troubled debt restructuring (as defined in ASC 310-40)

TSR – total shareholder return

U.S. Treasury – The United States Department of the Treasury

Whitney Bank – wholly-owned subsidiary of Hancock Holding Company, through which Hancock conducts its banking operations

4


 





Part I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

Hancock Holding Company and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)





 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

March 31,

 

December 31,

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

2018

 

2017

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$

253,860 

 

$

386,948 

Interest-bearing bank deposits

 

 

61,288 

 

 

92,157 

Federal funds sold

 

 

253 

 

 

227 

Securities available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $3,008,951 and $2,949,057)

 

 

2,915,648 

 

 

2,910,869 

Securities held to maturity (fair value of $2,952,295 and $2,962,010)

 

 

3,014,428 

 

 

2,977,511 

Loans held for sale

 

 

21,827 

 

 

39,865 

Loans

 

 

19,092,504 

 

 

19,004,163 

Less: allowance for loan losses

 

 

(210,713)

 

 

(217,308)

Loans, net

 

 

18,881,791 

 

 

18,786,855 

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $218,540 and $214,998

 

 

334,254 

 

 

333,663 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

29,669 

 

 

28,015 

Other real estate, net

 

 

13,963 

 

 

14,862 

Accrued interest receivable

 

 

80,812 

 

 

82,191 

Goodwill

 

 

745,523 

 

 

745,523 

Other intangible assets, net

 

 

85,021 

 

 

90,640 

Life insurance contracts

 

 

544,427 

 

 

541,081 

Deferred tax asset, net

 

 

52,735 

 

 

53,979 

Other assets

 

 

261,838 

 

 

251,700 

Total assets

 

$

27,297,337 

 

$

27,336,086 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing

 

$

8,230,060 

 

$

8,307,497 

Interest-bearing

 

 

14,255,662 

 

 

13,945,705 

Total deposits

 

 

22,485,722 

 

 

22,253,202 

Short-term borrowings

 

 

1,452,097 

 

 

1,703,890 

Long-term debt

 

 

300,443 

 

 

305,513 

Accrued interest payable

 

 

11,801 

 

 

8,680 

Other liabilities

 

 

151,236 

 

 

179,852 

Total liabilities

 

 

24,401,299 

 

 

24,451,137 

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

292,716 

 

 

292,716 

Capital surplus

 

 

1,723,689 

 

 

1,718,117 

Retained earnings

 

 

1,060,182 

 

 

1,008,518 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net

 

 

(180,549)

 

 

(134,402)

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

2,896,038 

 

 

2,884,949 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$

27,297,337 

 

$

27,336,086 

Common shares authorized (par value of $3.33 per share)

 

 

350,000 

 

 

350,000 

Common shares issued

 

 

87,903 

 

 

87,903 

Common shares outstanding

 

 

85,285 

 

 

85,200 





See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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Hancock Holding Company and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)





 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Three Months Ended



 

March 31,

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

2018

 

2017

Interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans, including fees

 

$

205,847 

 

$

172,781 

Loans held for sale

 

 

221 

 

 

217 

Securities-taxable

 

 

29,301 

 

 

23,367 

Securities-tax exempt

 

 

5,537 

 

 

5,407 

Short-term investments

 

 

489 

 

 

743 

Total interest income

 

 

241,395 

 

 

202,515 

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

26,959 

 

 

12,819 

Short-term borrowings

 

 

5,351 

 

 

2,941 

Long-term debt

 

 

3,421 

 

 

5,064 

Total interest expense

 

 

35,731 

 

 

20,824 

Net interest income

 

 

205,664 

 

 

181,691 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

12,253 

 

 

15,991 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

 

193,411 

 

 

165,700 

Noninterest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service charges on deposit accounts

 

 

21,448 

 

 

19,206 

Trust fees

 

 

11,335 

 

 

11,211 

Bank card and ATM fees

 

 

14,458 

 

 

12,468 

Investment and annuity fees and insurance commissions

 

 

6,125 

 

 

5,264 

Secondary mortgage market operations

 

 

3,401 

 

 

3,567 

Other income

 

 

9,485 

 

 

11,775 

Total noninterest income

 

 

66,252 

 

 

63,491 

Noninterest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation expense

 

 

80,100 

 

 

73,099 

Employee benefits

 

 

19,874 

 

 

19,080 

Personnel expense

 

 

99,974 

 

 

92,179 

Net occupancy expense

 

 

11,010 

 

 

10,757 

Equipment expense

 

 

3,546 

 

 

3,714 

Data processing expense

 

 

16,449 

 

 

15,397 

Professional services expense

 

 

9,255 

 

 

11,276 

Amortization of intangibles

 

 

5,618 

 

 

4,705 

Telecommunications and postage

 

 

3,850 

 

 

3,467 

Deposit insurance and regulatory fees

 

 

7,948 

 

 

6,490 

Other real estate (income) expense, net

 

 

210 

 

 

(13)

Other expense

 

 

12,931 

 

 

15,570 

Total noninterest expense

 

 

170,791 

 

 

163,542 

Income before income taxes

 

 

88,872 

 

 

65,649 

Income taxes

 

 

16,397 

 

 

16,635 

Net income

 

$

72,475 

 

$

49,014 

Earnings per common share-basic

 

$

0.83 

 

$

0.57 

Earnings per common share-diluted

 

$

0.83 

 

$

0.57 

Dividends paid per share

 

$

0.24 

 

$

0.24 

Weighted average shares outstanding-basic

 

 

85,241 

 

 

84,365 

Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted

 

 

85,423 

 

 

84,624 





See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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Hancock Holding Company and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)







 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Three Months Ended



 

March 31,

(in thousands)

 

2018

 

2017

Net income

 

$

72,475 

 

$

49,014 

Other comprehensive income before income taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gain/loss on securities available for sale and hedges

 

 

(62,244)

 

 

1,184 

Reclassification of net losses realized and included in earnings

 

 

1,796 

 

 

1,387 

Amortization of unrealized net loss on securities transferred to held to maturity

 

 

755 

 

 

650 

Other comprehensive income/loss before income taxes

 

 

(59,693)

 

 

3,221 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

(13,546)

 

 

1,201 

Other comprehensive income/loss net of income taxes

 

 

(46,147)

 

 

2,020 

Comprehensive income

 

$

26,328 

 

$

51,034 



See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

7


 

Hancock Holding Company and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive

 

 

 



 

Common Stock

 

Capital

 

Retained

 

Income (Loss),

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

Shares Issued

 

Amount

 

Surplus

 

Earnings

 

net

 

 

Total

Balance, December 31, 2016

 

87,495 

 

$

291,358 

 

$

1,698,253 

 

$

850,689 

 

$

(120,532)

 

$

2,719,768 

Net income

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

49,014 

 

 

 —

 

 

49,014 

Other comprehensive income

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2,020 

 

 

2,020 

Comprehensive income

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

49,014 

 

 

2,020 

 

 

51,034 

Cash dividends declared ($0.24 per common share)

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(20,793)

 

 

 —

 

 

(20,793)

Common stock activity, long-term  incentive plan

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

12,815 

 

 

43 

 

 

 —

 

 

12,858 

Issuance of stock from dividend reinvestment

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

755 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

755 

Balance, March 31, 2017

 

87,495 

 

$

291,358 

 

$

1,711,823 

 

$

878,953 

 

$

(118,512)

 

$

2,763,622 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2017

 

87,903 

 

$

292,716 

 

$

1,718,117 

 

$

1,008,518 

 

$

(134,402)

 

$

2,884,949 

Net income

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

72,475 

 

 

 —

 

 

72,475 

Other comprehensive income

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(46,147)

 

 

(46,147)

Comprehensive income

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

72,475 

 

 

(46,147)

 

 

26,328 

Cash dividends declared ($0.24 per common share)

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(20,881)

 

 

 —

 

 

(20,881)

Common stock activity, long-term incentive plan

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

4,735 

 

 

70 

 

 

 —

 

 

4,805 

Issuance of stock from dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plans

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

837 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

837 

Balance, March 31, 2018

 

87,903 

 

$

292,716 

 

$

1,723,689 

 

$

1,060,182 

 

$

(180,549)

 

$

2,896,038 



See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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 Hancock Holding Company and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)





 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended



 

March 31,

(in thousands)

 

2018

 

2017

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

72,475 

 

$

49,014 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

6,551 

 

 

6,915 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

12,253 

 

 

15,991 

(Gain) loss on other real estate owned

 

 

210 

 

 

(54)

Deferred tax expense

 

 

14,790 

 

 

7,156 

Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance contracts

 

 

(3,346)

 

 

(3,636)

Loss on disposal of other assets

 

 

73 

 

 

229 

Loss on sale of business

 

 

1,145 

 

 

 —

Net decrease in loans held for sale

 

 

18,172 

 

 

13,966 

Net amortization of securities premium/discount

 

 

8,453 

 

 

7,323 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

5,618 

 

 

4,705 

Amortization of FDIC indemnification asset

 

 

 —

 

 

1,100 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

4,883 

 

 

4,209 

Decrease in interest payable and other liabilities

 

 

(32,568)

 

 

(33,323)

Net payments to FDIC for loss share claims

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,131)

Decrease in FDIC loss share receivable

 

 

 —

 

 

902 

Decrease in payable to FDIC for loan servicing

 

 

(11,107)

 

 

 —

Decrease in other assets

 

 

6,821 

 

 

21,362 

Other, net

 

 

71 

 

 

1,600 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

104,494 

 

 

96,328 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from maturities of securities available for sale

 

 

80,155 

 

 

81,116 

Purchases of securities available for sale

 

 

(142,052)

 

 

(60,484)

Proceeds from maturities of securities held to maturity

 

 

93,408 

 

 

92,684 

Purchases of securities held to maturity

 

 

(134,020)

 

 

(87,847)

Net decrease in short-term investments

 

 

30,843 

 

 

9,428 

Proceeds from sales of loans

 

 

12,211 

 

 

33,279 

Net increase in loans

 

 

(196,328)

 

 

(306,745)

Purchases of property and equipment

 

 

(7,904)

 

 

(7,329)

Proceeds from sales of property and equipment

 

 

42 

 

 

17 

Proceeds from sales of other real estate

 

 

1,641 

 

 

3,099 

Cash paid for acquisition, net of cash received

 

 

 —

 

 

(322,708)

Proceeds from the sale of business, net of cash sold

 

 

77,081 

 

 

 —

Other, net

 

 

(8,915)

 

 

(39,588)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(193,838)

 

 

(605,078)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in deposits

 

 

232,638 

 

 

99,583 

Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings

 

 

(251,793)

 

 

385,777 

Repayments of long-term debt

 

 

(5,268)

 

 

(4,475)

Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

 

 

83 

 

 

41 

Dividends paid

 

 

(20,881)

 

 

(20,793)

Payroll tax remitted on net share settlement of equity awards

 

 

(142)

 

 

(163)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

 

782 

 

 

8,650 

Proceeds from dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plans

 

 

837 

 

 

755 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

(43,744)

 

 

469,375 

NET DECREASE IN CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS

 

 

(133,088)

 

 

(39,375)

CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS, BEGINNING

 

 

386,948 

 

 

372,689 

CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS, ENDING

 

$

253,860 

 

$

333,314 

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FOR NON-CASH

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 



Assets acquired in settlement of loans

 

$

1,305 

 

$

1,031 



See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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HANCOCK HOLDING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



1.  Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Hancock Holding Company and all other entities in which it has a controlling interest (the “Company”). The financial statements include all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary to fairly state the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the interim periods presented.  The Company has also evaluated all subsequent events for potential recognition and disclosure through the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  Some financial information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.  Financial information reported in these financial statements is not necessarily indicative of the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows for any other interim or annual period.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.  These changes in presentation did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or operating results. 

Use of Estimates

The accounting principles the Company follows and the methods for applying these principles conform to GAAP and general practices followed by the banking industry.   These accounting principles require management to make estimates and assumptions about future events that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.    

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates



There were no material changes or developments during the reporting period with respect to methodologies that the Company uses when applying what management believes are critical accounting policies and developing critical accounting estimates as disclosed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.  Refer to Note 15 – Recent Accounting Pronouncements for a discussion of accounting standards adopted during the quarter ended March 31, 2018.



 

2.  Acquisitions and Divestiture



On March 10, 2017, the Company, through its banking subsidiary, Whitney Bank (“Whitney”), acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities, including nine branches, from First NBC Bank (“FNBC”), referred to as the FNBC I transaction.  Whitney paid approximately $323 million in cash consideration ($326 million cash paid net of $3 million in branch cash acquired), including a $41.6 million transaction premium for the earnings stream acquired. 



On April 28, 2017, the Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions (“OFI”) closed FNBC and appointed the FDIC as receiver.  Whitney entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with the FDIC,  referred to as the FNBC II transaction. Pursuant to the agreement, Whitney acquired selected assets and assumed selected liabilities of the former FNBC, including substantially all of the transaction and savings deposits. Whitney paid a premium of $35 million to the FDIC for the earnings stream acquired and received approximately $800 million in cash ($642 million from the FDIC for the net liabilities assumed and $158 million in branch cash acquired).  The terms of the agreement require the FDIC to indemnify Whitney against certain liabilities of FNBC and its affiliates not assumed or otherwise purchased by Whitney. Neither the Company nor Whitney Bank acquired any assets, common stock, preferred stock or debt, or assumed any other obligations, of First NBC Bank Holding Company.



Pending Business Combination



In December 2017, the Company announced entry into an agreement to acquire the bank-managed high net worth individual and institutional investment management and trust business from Capital One, National Association (“Capital One”). The transaction is expected to close in early third quarter 2018, pending regulatory approval and the satisfaction of customary and other closing conditions.  



Divestiture



On March 9, 2018, the Company sold its consumer finance subsidiary, Harrison Finance Company (“HFC”).  The Company recorded a loss on the sale of $1.1 million based on the preliminary cash settlement of $78.3 million, with a final cash settlement expected to occur in the second quarter of 2018. 



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3.  Securities

The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and estimated fair value of securities classified as available for sale and held to maturity follow.







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Available for Sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017



 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

 



 

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Fair



 

Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Value

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Value

U.S. Treasury and government agency securities

 

$

97,431 

 

 

 —

 

 

3,547 

 

 

93,884 

 

$

99,535 

 

$

 —

 

$

2,263 

 

$

97,272 

Municipal obligations

 

 

245,164 

 

 

211 

 

 

8,084 

 

 

237,291 

 

 

245,997 

 

 

1,135 

 

 

3,346 

 

 

243,786 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

1,787,382 

 

 

3,552 

 

 

47,391 

 

 

1,743,543 

 

 

1,729,989 

 

 

5,611 

 

 

20,387 

 

 

1,715,213 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

715,360 

 

 

 —

 

 

35,088 

 

 

680,272 

 

 

704,518 

 

 

480 

 

 

17,863 

 

 

687,135 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

158,114 

 

 

 —

 

 

2,956 

 

 

155,158 

 

 

165,518 

 

 

 

 

1,559 

 

 

163,963 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

5,500 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

5,500 

 

 

3,500 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

3,500 



 

$

3,008,951 

 

$

3,763 

 

$

97,066 

 

$

2,915,648 

 

$

2,949,057 

 

$

7,230 

 

$

45,418 

 

$

2,910,869 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Held to Maturity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017



 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

 



 

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Fair



 

Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Value

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Value

U.S. Treasury and government agency securities

 

$

50,000 

 

 

 —

 

 

576 

 

 

49,424 

 

$

50,000 

 

$

 —

 

$

289 

 

$

49,711 

Municipal obligations

 

 

707,581 

 

 

1,315 

 

 

13,453 

 

 

695,443 

 

 

723,094 

 

 

8,323 

 

 

4,245 

 

 

727,172 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

695,655 

 

 

721 

 

 

10,624 

 

 

685,752 

 

 

725,748 

 

 

4,175 

 

 

2,690 

 

 

727,233 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

316,966 

 

 

 —

 

 

11,400 

 

 

305,566 

 

 

317,185 

 

 

40 

 

 

3,915 

 

 

313,310 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

1,244,226 

 

 

391 

 

 

28,507 

 

 

1,216,110 

 

 

1,161,484 

 

 

572 

 

 

17,472 

 

 

1,144,584 



 

$

3,014,428 

 

$

2,427 

 

$

64,560 

 

$

2,952,295 

 

$

2,977,511 

 

$

13,110 

 

$

28,611 

 

$

2,962,010 



The following table presents the amortized cost and estimated fair value of debt securities available for sale and held to maturity at March 31, 2018 by contractual maturity.  Actual maturities will differ from contractual maturities because of rights to call or repay obligations with or without penalties and scheduled and unscheduled principal payments on mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations.









 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Securities Available for Sale

 

Amortized

 

Fair

(in thousands)

 

Cost

 

Value

Due in one year or less

 

$

7,388 

 

$

7,408 

Due after one year through five years

 

 

45,623 

 

 

45,740 

Due after five years through ten years

 

 

1,249,127 

 

 

1,202,997 

Due after ten years

 

 

1,706,813 

 

 

1,659,503 

  Total available for sale debt securities

 

$

3,008,951 

 

$

2,915,648 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Securities Held to Maturity

 

Amortized

 

Fair

(in thousands)

 

Cost

 

Value

Due in one year or less

 

$

4,190 

 

$

4,205 

Due after one year through five years

 

 

132,047 

 

 

131,197 

Due after five years through ten years

 

 

1,478,419 

 

 

1,446,343 

Due after ten years

 

 

1,399,772 

 

 

1,370,550 

  Total held to maturity securities

 

$

3,014,428 

 

$

2,952,295 

The Company held no securities classified as trading at March 31, 2018 or December 31, 2017.    

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The fair value and gross unrealized losses for securities classified as available for sale with unrealized losses for the periods indicated follow. 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available for Sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

Losses < 12 months

 

Losses 12 months or >

 

Total



 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

Gross



 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

(in thousands)

 

Value

 

Losses

 

Value

 

Losses

 

Value

 

Losses

U.S. Treasury and government agency securities

 

$

43,521 

 

 

1,214 

 

 

50,362 

 

 

2,333 

 

$

93,883 

 

$

3,547 

Municipal obligations

 

 

54,330 

 

 

948 

 

 

169,119 

 

 

7,136 

 

 

223,449 

 

 

8,084 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

654,990 

 

 

14,667 

 

 

850,853 

 

 

32,724 

 

 

1,505,843 

 

 

47,391 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

279,631 

 

 

8,091 

 

 

400,641 

 

 

26,997 

 

 

680,272 

 

 

35,088 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

122,186 

 

 

2,324 

 

 

32,972 

 

 

632 

 

 

155,158 

 

 

2,956 



 

$

1,154,658 

 

$

27,244 

 

$

1,503,947 

 

$

69,822 

 

$

2,658,605 

 

$

97,066 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available for Sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

Losses < 12 months

 

Losses 12 months or >

 

Total



 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

Gross



 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

(in thousands)

 

Value

 

Losses

 

Value

 

Losses

 

Value

 

Losses

U.S. Treasury and government agency securities

 

$

45,616 

 

$

42 

 

$

51,157 

 

$

2,221 

 

$

96,773 

 

$

2,263 

Municipal obligations

 

 

2,768 

 

 

11 

 

 

173,530 

 

 

3,335 

 

 

176,298 

 

 

3,346 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

461,835 

 

 

4,195 

 

 

898,099 

 

 

16,192 

 

 

1,359,934 

 

 

20,387 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

203,618 

 

 

995 

 

 

411,046 

 

 

16,868 

 

 

614,664 

 

 

17,863 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

128,174 

 

 

1,076 

 

 

35,488 

 

 

483 

 

 

163,662 

 

 

1,559 



 

$

842,011 

 

$

6,319 

 

$

1,569,320 

 

$

39,099 

 

$

2,411,331 

 

$

45,418 

The fair value and gross unrealized losses for securities classified as held to maturity with unrealized losses for the periods indicated follow. 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held to maturity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

Losses < 12 months

 

Losses 12 months or >

 

Total



 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

Gross



 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

(in thousands)

 

Value

 

Losses

 

Value

 

Losses

 

Value

 

Losses

U.S. Treasury and government agency securities

 

$

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

49,424 

 

 

576 

 

$

49,424 

 

$

576 

Municipal obligations

 

 

341,011 

 

 

4,530 

 

 

221,438 

 

 

8,923 

 

 

562,449 

 

 

13,453 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

403,985 

 

 

4,090 

 

 

224,200 

 

 

6,534 

 

 

628,185 

 

 

10,624 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

234,468 

 

 

6,845 

 

 

71,098 

 

 

4,555 

 

 

305,566 

 

 

11,400 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

672,660 

 

 

12,567 

 

 

441,866 

 

 

15,940 

 

 

1,114,526 

 

 

28,507 



 

$

1,652,124 

 

$

28,032 

 

$

1,008,026 

 

$

36,528 

 

$

2,660,150 

 

$

64,560 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held to maturity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

Losses < 12 months

 

Losses 12 months or >

 

Total



 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

Gross



 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

(in thousands)

 

Value

 

Losses

 

Value

 

Losses

 

Value

 

Losses

U.S. Treasury and government agency securities

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

49,711 

 

$

289 

 

$

49,711 

 

$

289 

Municipal obligations

 

 

14,603 

 

 

19 

 

 

230,960 

 

 

4,226 

 

 

245,563 

 

 

4,245 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

8,815 

 

 

99 

 

 

230,277 

 

 

2,591 

 

 

239,092 

 

 

2,690 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

174,882 

 

 

744 

 

 

72,499 

 

 

3,171 

 

 

247,381 

 

 

3,915 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

570,289 

 

 

5,653 

 

 

472,536 

 

 

11,819 

 

 

1,042,825 

 

 

17,472 



 

$

768,589 

 

$

6,515 

 

$

1,055,983 

 

$

22,096 

 

$

1,824,572 

 

 

28,611 

The unrealized losses primarily relate to changes in market rates on fixed rate debt securities since the respective purchase dates.  In all cases, the indicated impairment on these debt securities would be recovered no later than the security’s maturity date or possibly earlier if the market price for the security increases with a reduction in the yield required by the market.  None of the unrealized losses relate to the marketability of the securities or the issuers’ abilities to meet contractual obligations.  The Company believes it has adequate liquidity and, therefore, does not plan to and, more likely than not, will not be required to sell these securities before recovery of the indicated impairment.  Accordingly, the unrealized losses on these securities have been determined to be temporary.

There were no sales of securities during either of the three months ended March 31, 2018 or 2017.

Securities with carrying values totaling $3.4 billion and $3.3 billion at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, were pledged as collateral, primarily to secure public deposits or securities sold under agreements to repurchase.



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4.  Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses

The Company generally makes loans in its market areas of south Mississippi, southern and central Alabama, south Louisiana, the Houston, Texas area and the northern, central and panhandle regions of Florida. Loans, net of unearned income, by portfolio are presented in the table below.





 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

March 31,

 

December 31,

(in thousands)

 

2018

 

2017

Commercial non-real estate

 

$

8,336,222 

 

$

8,297,937 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

 

2,185,543 

 

 

2,142,439 

 Total commercial & industrial

 

 

10,521,765 

 

 

10,440,376 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

2,394,862 

 

 

2,384,599 

Construction and land development

 

 

1,413,878 

 

 

1,373,421 

Residential mortgages

 

 

2,732,821 

 

 

2,690,472 

Consumer

 

 

2,029,178 

 

 

2,115,295 

Total loans

 

$

19,092,504 

 

$

19,004,163 



The following briefly describes the composition of each loan category.



Commercial and industrial



Commercial and industrial loans are made available to businesses for working capital (including financing of inventory and receivables), business expansion, to facilitate the acquisition of a business, and the purchase of equipment and machinery, including equipment leasing. These loans are primarily made based on the identified cash flows of the borrower and, when secured, have the added strength of the underlying collateral.



Commercial non-real estate loans may be secured by the assets being financed or other tangible or intangible business assets such as accounts receivable, inventory, ownership, enterprise value or commodity interests, and may incorporate a personal or corporate guarantee; however, some short-term loans may be made on an unsecured basis, including a small portfolio of corporate credit cards, generally issued as a part of overall customer relationships.



Commercial real estate – owner occupied loans consist of commercial mortgages on properties where repayment is generally dependent on the cash flow from the ongoing operations and activities of the borrower.  Like commercial non-real estate, these loans are primarily made based on the identified cash flows of the borrower, but also have the added strength of the value of underlying real estate collateral.  



Commercial real estate – income producing



Commercial real estate – income producing loans consist of loans secured by commercial mortgages on properties where the loan is made to real estate developers or investors and repayment is dependent on the sale, refinance, or income generated from the operation of the property.  Properties financed include retail, office, multifamily, senior housing, hotel/motel, skilled nursing facilities and other commercial properties. 



Construction and land development



Construction and land development loans are made to facilitate the acquisition, development, improvement and construction of both commercial and residential-purpose properties.  Such loans are made to builders and investors where repayment is expected to be made from the sale, refinance or operation of the property or to businesses to be used in their business operations.  This portfolio also includes a small amount of residential construction loans and loans secured by raw land not yet under development.   



Residential mortgages



Residential mortgages consist of closed-end loans secured by first liens on 1- 4 family residential properties. The portfolio includes both fixed and adjustable rate loans, although most longer term, fixed rate loans originated are sold in the secondary mortgage market.  



Consumer



Consumer loans include second lien mortgage home loans, home equity lines of credit and nonresidential consumer purpose loans. Nonresidential consumer loans include both direct and indirect loans.   Direct nonresidential consumer loans are made to finance the purchase of personal property, including automobiles, recreational vehicles and boats, and for other personal purposes (secured and unsecured), and deposit account secured loans. Indirect nonresidential consumer loans include automobile financing provided to the consumer through an agreement with automobile dealerships.  Consumer loans also include a small portfolio of credit card receivables issued on the basis of applications received through referrals from the Bank’s branches, online and other marketing efforts.   

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Allowance for Loan Losses

The following tables show activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio class for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, as well as the corresponding recorded investment in loans at the end of each period. Charge-off, recovery and provision activity in the purchased credit impaired portfolio previously segregated has been collapsed into the remainder of the portfolio’s activity as it is no longer material, and the respective reclassifications have been made to the prior period to conform to the current presentation. 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Commercial

 

real estate-

 

Total

 

real estate-

 

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

non-real 

 

owner

 

commercial &

 

income

 

and land

 

Residential

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

estate

 

occupied

 

industrial

 

producing

 

development

 

mortgages

 

Consumer

 

Total



 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2018

Allowance for loan  losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 

$

127,918 

 

$

12,962 

 

$

140,880 

 

$

13,709 

 

$

7,372 

 

$

24,844 

 

$

30,503 

 

$

217,308 

Charge-offs

 

 

(9,335)

 

 

(851)

 

 

(10,186)

 

 

 —

 

 

(10)

 

 

(192)

 

 

(8,048)

 

 

(18,436)

Recoveries

 

 

4,146 

 

 

88 

 

 

4,234 

 

 

63 

 

 

29 

 

 

116 

 

 

1,794 

 

 

6,236 

Net provision for loan losses

 

 

3,877 

 

 

1,421 

 

 

5,298 

 

 

(787)

 

 

2,533 

 

 

150 

 

 

5,059 

 

 

12,253 

Reduction as a result of sale of subsidiary

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(6,648)

 

 

(6,648)

Ending balance

 

$

126,606 

 

$

13,620 

 

$

140,226 

 

$

12,985 

 

$

9,924 

 

$

24,918 

 

$

22,660 

 

$

210,713 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance at end of period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

20,356 

 

$

2,475 

 

$

22,831 

 

$

1,261 

 

$

 

$

276 

 

$

232 

 

$

24,601 

Amounts related to purchased credit impaired loans

 

 

471 

 

 

495 

 

 

966 

 

 

576 

 

 

173 

 

 

11,720 

 

 

612 

 

 

14,047 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 

 

105,779 

 

 

10,650 

 

 

116,429 

 

 

11,148 

 

 

9,750 

 

 

12,922 

 

 

21,816 

 

 

172,065 

Total allowance

 

$

126,606 

 

$

13,620 

 

$

140,226 

 

$

12,985 

 

$

9,924 

 

$

24,918 

 

$

22,660 

 

$

210,713 

Loans at end of period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

323,913 

 

$

30,318 

 

$

354,231 

 

$

14,071 

 

$

113 

 

$

8,338 

 

$

617 

 

$

377,370 

Purchased credit impaired loans

 

 

8,510 

 

 

8,384 

 

 

16,894 

 

 

4,361 

 

 

5,843 

 

 

116,409 

 

 

5,876 

 

 

149,383 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 

 

8,003,799 

 

 

2,146,841 

 

 

10,150,640 

 

 

2,376,430 

 

 

1,407,922 

 

 

2,608,074 

 

 

2,022,685 

 

 

18,565,751 

Total loans

 

$

8,336,222 

 

$

2,185,543 

 

$

10,521,765 

 

$

2,394,862 

 

$

1,413,878 

 

$

2,732,821 

 

$

2,029,178 

 

$

19,092,504 











 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Commercial

 

real estate-

 

Total

 

real estate-

 

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

non-real 

 

owner

 

commercial &

 

income

 

and land

 

Residential

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

estate

 

occupied

 

industrial

 

producing

 

development

 

mortgages

 

Consumer

 

Total



 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

Allowance for loan  losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 

$

147,052 

 

$

11,083 

 

$

158,135 

 

$

13,509 

 

$

6,271 

 

$

25,361 

 

$

26,142 

 

$

229,418 

Charge-offs

 

 

(24,791)

 

 

(29)

 

 

(24,820)

 

 

(7)

 

 

(91)

 

 

(348)

 

 

(8,678)

 

 

(33,944)

Recoveries

 

 

938 

 

 

275 

 

 

1,213 

 

 

375 

 

 

471 

 

 

113 

 

 

1,743 

 

 

3,915 

Net provision for loan losses

 

 

8,101 

 

 

193 

 

 

8,294 

 

 

(266)

 

 

69 

 

 

376 

 

 

7,518 

 

 

15,991 

Decrease in FDIC loss share receivable

 

 

(31)

 

 

 —

 

 

(31)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,696)

 

 

(103)

 

 

(1,830)

Ending balance

 

$

131,269 

 

$

11,522 

 

$

142,791 

 

$

13,611 

 

$

6,720 

 

$

23,806 

 

$

26,622 

 

$

213,550 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance at end of period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

15,017 

 

$

76 

 

$

15,093 

 

$

1,114 

 

$

 

$

94 

 

$

199 

 

$

16,501 

Amounts related to purchased credit impaired loans

 

 

411 

 

 

787 

 

 

1,198 

 

 

213 

 

 

283 

 

 

13,286 

 

 

1,019 

 

 

15,999 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 

 

115,841 

 

 

10,659 

 

 

126,500 

 

 

12,284 

 

 

6,436 

 

 

10,426 

 

 

25,404 

 

 

181,050 

Total allowance

 

$

131,269 

 

$

11,522 

 

$

142,791 

 

$

13,611 

 

$

6,720 

 

$

23,806 

 

$

26,622 

 

$

213,550 

Loans at end of period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

231,988 

 

$

3,894 

 

$

235,882 

 

$

13,599 

 

$

1,592 

 

$

3,236 

 

$

2,149 

 

$

256,458 

Purchased credit impaired loans

 

 

6,693 

 

 

12,468 

 

 

19,161 

 

 

7,669 

 

 

4,326 

 

 

138,260 

 

 

9,951 

 

 

179,367 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 

 

7,835,606 

 

 

2,031,089 

 

 

9,866,695 

 

 

2,483,836 

 

 

1,246,749 

 

 

2,124,767 

 

 

2,046,996 

 

 

17,769,043 

  Total loans

 

$

8,074,287 

 

$

2,047,451 

 

$

10,121,738 

 

$

2,505,104 

 

$

1,252,667 

 

$

2,266,263 

 

$

2,059,096 

 

$

18,204,868 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impaired Loans

The following table shows the composition of nonaccrual loans by portfolio class.  Purchased credit impaired loans accounted for in pools with an accretable yield are considered to be performing and are excluded from the table. 





 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

March 31,

 

December 31,

(in thousands)

 

2018

 

2017

Commercial non-real estate

 

$

179,203 

 

$

152,863 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

 

27,387 

 

 

25,989 

 Total commercial & industrial

 

 

206,590 

 

 

178,852 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

15,633 

 

 

14,574 

Construction and land development

 

 

3,724 

 

 

3,807 

Residential mortgages

 

 

35,069 

 

 

40,480 

Consumer

 

 

14,163 

 

 

15,087 

 Total loans

 

$

275,179 

 

$

252,800 

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Nonaccrual loans include nonaccruing loans modified in troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) of $118.0 million and $99.2 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.  Total TDRs, both accruing and nonaccruing, were $284.5 million at March 31, 2018 and $219.7 million at December 31, 2017.  All TDRs are individually evaluated for impairment.  At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company had unfunded commitments of $8.5 million and $7.3 million, respectively, to borrowers whose loan terms have been modified in a TDR.

The table below details by portfolio class TDRs that were modified during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017:







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Three Months Ended

($ in thousands)

 

March 31, 2018

 

 

 

March 31, 2017



 

 

 

 

Pre-Modification

 

Post-Modification

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-Modification

 

Post-Modification



 

 

 

 

Outstanding

 

Outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding

 

Outstanding



 

Number of

 

 

Recorded

 

Recorded

 

 

Number of

 

 

Recorded

 

Recorded

Troubled Debt Restructurings:

 

Contracts

 

 

Investment

 

Investment

 

Contracts

 

Investment

 

Investment

Commercial non-real estate

 

13 

 

 

$

55,482 

 

 

$

55,482 

 

 

 

 

 

$

38,659 

 

 

$

38,659 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

 

 

 

5,909 

 

 

 

5,909 

 

 

 

 

 

 

656 

 

 

 

656 

 Total commercial & industrial

 

14 

 

 

 

61,391 

 

 

 

61,391 

 

 

 

10 

 

 

 

39,315 

 

 

 

39,315 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

 

 

1,564 

 

 

 

1,564 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,527 

 

 

 

5,527 

Construction and land development

 

 

 

 

43 

 

 

 

43 

 

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 —

Residential mortgages

 

 —

 

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

250 

 

 

 

250 

Consumer

 

 

 

 

222 

 

 

 

222 

 

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 —

Total loans

 

17 

 

 

$

63,220 

 

 

$

63,220 

 

 

 

13 

 

 

$

45,092 

 

 

$

45,092 



The TDRs modified during the three months ended March 31, 2018 reflected in the table above include $48.4 million of loans with extended amortization terms or other payment concessions, $14.6 million with significant covenant waivers and $0.2 million with other modifications.  The TDRs modified during the three months ended March 31, 2017 include $27.4 million of loans with extended amortization terms or other payment concessions, $10.7 million with significant covenant waivers and $6.9 million with other modifications.



For the three month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, there were no loans modified in a TDR within the previous twelve months that subsequently defaulted during the respective periods. 

The tables below present loans that are individually evaluated for impairment disaggregated by portfolio class at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.  Loans individually evaluated for impairment include TDRs and loans that are determined to be impaired and have aggregate relationship balances of $1 million or more. 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



March 31, 2018



 

Recorded investment

 

 

Recorded investment

 

 

Unpaid

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

without an allowance

 

 

with an allowance

 

 

principal balance

 

 

Related allowance

Commercial non-real estate

$

108,898 

 

$

215,015 

 

$

335,178 

 

$

20,356 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

6,064 

 

 

24,254 

 

 

30,997 

 

 

2,475 

 Total commercial & industrial

 

114,962 

 

 

239,269 

 

 

366,175 

 

 

22,831 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

6,055 

 

 

8,016 

 

 

14,269 

 

 

1,261 

Construction and land development

 

100 

 

 

13 

 

 

114 

 

 

Residential mortgages

 

5,861 

 

 

2,477 

 

 

11,682 

 

 

276 

Consumer

 

14 

 

 

603 

 

 

718 

 

 

232 

Total loans

$

126,992 

 

$

250,378 

 

$

392,958 

 

$

24,601 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



December 31, 2017



 

Recorded investment

 

 

Recorded investment

 

 

Unpaid

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

without an allowance

 

 

with an allowance

 

 

principal balance

 

 

Related allowance

Commercial non-real estate

$

116,682 

 

$

151,199 

 

$

285,685 

 

$

16,129 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

16,927 

 

 

4,564 

 

 

24,829 

 

 

793 

 Total commercial & industrial

 

133,609 

 

 

155,763 

 

 

310,514 

 

 

16,922 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

5,101 

 

 

10,429 

 

 

15,687 

 

 

1,326 

Construction and land development

 

100 

 

 

263 

 

 

363 

 

 

11 

Residential mortgages

 

8,245 

 

 

2,395 

 

 

13,855 

 

 

189 

Consumer

 

 —

 

 

1,292 

 

 

1,294 

 

 

118 

Total loans

$

147,055 

 

$

170,142 

 

$

341,713 

 

$

18,566 

The tables below present the average balances and interest income for total impaired loans for the three months ended March 31, 2018

15


 

and 2017.  Interest income recognized represents interest on accruing loans modified in a TDR.







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Three Months Ended



 

March 31, 2018

March 31, 2017



 

Average

 

Interest

 

Average

 

 

Interest



 

recorded

 

income

 

recorded

 

 

income

(in thousands)

 

investment

 

recognized

 

investment

 

 

recognized

Commercial non-real estate

 

$

295,897 

 

$

1,586 

 

$

251,625 

 

$

337 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

 

25,905 

 

 

66 

 

 

5,081 

 

 

 Total commercial & industrial

 

 

321,802 

 

 

1,652 

 

 

256,706 

 

 

341 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

14,801 

 

 

25 

 

 

14,487 

 

 

43 

Construction and land development

 

 

238 

 

 

 —

 

 

1,766 

 

 

 —

Residential mortgages

 

 

9,489 

 

 

 

 

3,792 

 

 

Consumer

 

 

955 

 

 

 

 

2,152 

 

 

Total loans

 

$

347,285 

 

$

1,691 

 

$

278,903 

 

$

388 

Aging Analysis

The tables below present the age analysis of past due loans by portfolio class at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.  Purchased credit impaired loans accounted for in pools with an accretable yield are considered to be current. 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recorded



 

 

 

 

 

Greater than

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

investment



 

30-59 days

 

60-89 days

 

90 days

 

Total

 

 

 

Total

 

> 90 days and

March 31, 2018

 

past due

 

past due

 

past due

 

past due

 

Current

 

Loans

 

still accruing

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial non-real estate

 

$

45,309 

 

$

18,497 

 

$

130,360 

 

$

194,166 

 

$

8,142,056 

 

$

8,336,222 

 

$

20,330 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

 

7,464 

 

 

115 

 

 

22,138 

 

 

29,717 

 

 

2,155,826 

 

 

2,185,543 

 

 

1,360 

 Total commercial & industrial

 

 

52,773 

 

 

18,612 

 

 

152,498 

 

 

223,883 

 

 

10,297,882 

 

 

10,521,765 

 

 

21,690 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

928 

 

 

1,954 

 

 

8,419 

 

 

11,301 

 

 

2,383,561 

 

 

2,394,862 

 

 

2,771 

Construction and land development

 

 

6,537 

 

 

416 

 

 

3,115 

 

 

10,068 

 

 

1,403,810 

 

 

1,413,878 

 

 

259 

Residential mortgages

 

 

32,815 

 

 

4,496 

 

 

20,122 

 

 

57,433 

 

 

2,675,388 

 

 

2,732,821 

 

 

1,170 

Consumer

 

 

16,083 

 

 

5,124 

 

 

7,542 

 

 

28,749 

 

 

2,000,429 

 

 

2,029,178 

 

 

573 

Total

 

$

109,136 

 

$

30,602 

 

$

191,696 

 

$

331,434 

 

$

18,761,070 

 

$

19,092,504 

 

$

26,463 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recorded



 

 

 

 

 

 

Greater than

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

investment



 

30-59 days

 

60-89 days

 

90 days

 

Total

 

 

 

Total

 

> 90 days and

December 31, 2017

 

past due

 

past due

 

past due

 

past due

 

Current

 

Loans

 

still accruing

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial non-real estate

 

$

62,766 

 

$

10,761 

 

$

92,982 

 

$

166,509 

 

$

8,131,428 

 

$

8,297,937 

 

$

21,989 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

 

8,493 

 

 

648 

 

 

15,517 

 

 

24,658 

 

 

2,117,781 

 

 

2,142,439 

 

 

2,032 

 Total commercial & industrial

 

 

71,259 

 

 

11,409 

 

 

108,499 

 

 

191,167 

 

 

10,249,209 

 

 

10,440,376 

 

 

24,021 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

5,315 

 

 

2,165 

 

 

6,081 

 

 

13,561 

 

 

2,371,038 

 

 

2,384,599 

 

 

489 

Construction and land development

 

 

4,113 

 

 

1,056 

 

 

3,412 

 

 

8,581 

 

 

1,364,840 

 

 

1,373,421 

 

 

477 

Residential mortgages

 

 

33,621 

 

 

10,554 

 

 

30,537 

 

 

74,712 

 

 

2,615,760 

 

 

2,690,472 

 

 

2,208 

Consumer

 

 

22,959 

 

 

7,816 

 

 

8,553 

 

 

39,328 

 

 

2,075,967 

 

 

2,115,295 

 

 

571 

Total

 

$

137,267 

 

$

33,000 

 

$

157,082 

 

$

327,349 

 

$

18,676,814 

 

$

19,004,163 

 

$

27,766 



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Credit Quality Indicators

The following tables present the credit quality indicators by segments and portfolio class of loans at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

March 31, 2018

(in thousands)

 

Commercial non-real estate

 

Commercial real estate - owner-occupied

 

Total commercial & industrial

 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

Construction and land development

 

Total commercial

 

Grade:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pass

 

$

7,250,715 

 

$

1,954,384 

 

$

9,205,099 

 

$

2,268,358 

 

$

1,334,456 

 

$

12,807,913 

 

Pass-Watch

 

 

269,657 

 

 

51,856 

 

 

321,513 

 

 

58,092 

 

 

59,208 

 

 

438,813 

 

Special Mention

 

 

100,005 

 

 

35,971 

 

 

135,976 

 

 

9,344 

 

 

6,279 

 

 

151,599 

 

Substandard

 

 

715,827 

 

 

143,332 

 

 

859,159 

 

 

59,068 

 

 

13,935 

 

 

932,162 

 

Doubtful

 

 

18 

 

 

 —

 

 

18 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

18 

 

Total

 

$

8,336,222 

 

$

2,185,543 

 

$

10,521,765 

 

$

2,394,862 

 

$

1,413,878 

 

$

14,330,505 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

December 31, 2017

(in thousands)

 

Commercial non-real estate

 

Commercial real estate - owner-occupied

 

Total commercial & industrial

 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

Construction and land development

 

Total commercial

 

Grade:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pass

 

$

7,190,604 

 

$

1,896,366 

 

$

9,086,970 

 

$

2,223,245 

 

$

1,291,638 

 

$

12,601,853 

 

Pass-Watch

 

 

293,069 

 

 

82,913 

 

 

375,982 

 

 

83,444 

 

 

60,804 

 

 

520,230 

 

Special Mention

 

 

80,649 

 

 

27,456 

 

 

108,105 

 

 

13,244 

 

 

4,788 

 

 

126,137 

 

Substandard

 

 

733,558 

 

 

135,704 

 

 

869,262 

 

 

64,658 

 

 

16,191 

 

 

950,111 

 

Doubtful

 

 

57 

 

 

 —

 

 

57 

 

 

 

 

 —

 

 

65 

 

Total

 

$

8,297,937 

 

$

2,142,439 

 

$

10,440,376 

 

$

2,384,599 

 

$

1,373,421 

 

$

14,198,396 

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

(in thousands)

 

Residential mortgage

 

Consumer

 

Total

 

Residential mortgage

 

Consumer

 

Total

 

Performing

 

$

2,696,582 

 

$

2,014,442 

 

$

4,711,024 

 

$

2,647,784 

 

$

2,099,637 

 

$

4,747,421 

 

Nonperforming

 

 

36,239 

 

 

14,736 

 

 

50,975 

 

 

42,688 

 

 

15,658 

 

 

58,346 

 

Total

 

$

2,732,821 

 

$

2,029,178 

 

$

4,761,999 

 

$

2,690,472 

 

$

2,115,295 

 

$

4,805,767 

 

Below are the definitions of the Company’s internally assigned grades:

Commercial:

·

Pass – loans properly approved, documented, collateralized, and performing which do not reflect an abnormal credit risk.

·

Pass-Watch – credits in this category are of sufficient risk to cause concern.  This category is reserved for credits that display negative performance trends.  The “Watch” grade should be regarded as a transition category.

·

Special Mention – a criticized asset category defined as having potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention.  If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may, at some future date, result in the deterioration of the repayment prospects for the credit or the institution’s credit position.  Special mention credits are not considered part of the Classified credit categories and do not expose the institution to sufficient risk to warrant adverse classification.

·

Substandard – an asset that is inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any.  Assets so classified must have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt.  They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the institution will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

·

Doubtful – an asset that has all the weaknesses inherent in one classified Substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable.

·

Loss – credits classified as Loss are considered uncollectable and are charged off promptly once so classified.

Residential and Consumer:

·

Performing – loans on which payments of principal and interest are less than 90 days past due.

·

Nonperforming – a nonperforming loan is a loan that is in default or close to being in default and there are good reasons to doubt that payments will be made in full.  All loans rated as nonaccrual loans are also classified as nonperforming.



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Purchased Credit Impaired Loans

Changes in the carrying amount of purchased credit impaired loans and related accretable yield are presented in the following table for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017.







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017



 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 



 

Amount

 

Accretable

 

 

Amount

 

Accretable

 

(in thousands)

 

of Loans

 

Yield

 

 

of Loans

 

Yield

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

153,403 

 

$

62,517 

 

 

$

190,915 

 

$

113,686 

 

Addition of cost recovery loans - FNBC I

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 

15,000 

 

 

 —

 

Payments received, net

 

 

(8,288)

 

 

(1,703)

 

 

 

(69,591)

 

 

(7,412)

 

Accretion

 

 

4,268 

 

 

(4,268)

 

 

 

17,079 

 

 

(17,079)

 

Increase in expected cash flows based on actual cash flows and changes in cash flow assumptions

 

 

 —

 

 

(956)

 

 

 

 —

 

 

(30,379)

 

Net transfers from nonaccretable difference to accretable yield

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 —

 

 

3,701 

 

Balance at end of period

 

$

149,383 

 

$

55,590 

 

 

$

153,403 

 

$

62,517 

 



During the three months ended March 31, 2017, certain of the Company’s purchased credit impaired loans were covered by two loss share agreements with the FDIC. The Company had a receivable representing an indemnification asset arising from the agreements.  The receivable was accounted for separately from the covered loans as the agreements were not contractually part of the loans and were not transferrable should the Company have disposed of the loans.  The agreements were terminated by the Company during the third quarter of 2017.  





Residential Mortgage Loans in Process of Foreclosure



Included in loans are $7.8 million and $7.5 million of consumer loans secured by single family residential real estate that are in process of foreclosure as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.   Loans in process of foreclosure include those for which formal foreclosure proceedings are in process according to local requirements of the applicable jurisdiction.  In addition to the single family residential real estate loans in process of foreclosure, the Company also held $3.7 million and $3.4 million of foreclosed single family residential properties in other real estate owned as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.



5.  Securities Sold under Agreements to Repurchase

Included in short-term borrowings are customer securities sold under agreements to repurchase (“repurchase agreements”) that mature daily and are secured by U.S. agency securities totaling $443.2 million and $430.6 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.  The Company borrows funds on a secured basis by selling securities under agreements to repurchase, mainly in connection with treasury management services offered to its deposit customers. As the Company maintains effective control over assets sold under agreements to repurchase, the securities continue to be carried on the consolidated statements of financial condition. Because the Company acts as borrower transferring assets to the counterparty, and the agreements mature daily, the Company’s risk is limited.

6.  Derivatives

On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted the provisions of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2017-12, “Derivatives and Hedging,” using the modified retrospective transition approach.  As a result of adoption of the update, the Company is making certain adjustments to its existing designation documentation for active hedging relationships to take advantage of specific provisions of the update. Adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.  Following is a discussion of the provisions of the guidance relevant to the Company: 

Ineffectiveness measurement and presentation

The provisions of the update eliminate the concept of ineffectiveness from an accounting perspective. The guidance provides that, as long as a hedging instrument is designated and the results of the effectiveness testing support that the instrument qualifies for hedge accounting treatment, there will be no periodic measurement or recognition of ineffectiveness.  Rather, the full impact of hedge gains and losses will be recognized in the period in which the hedged transactions impact the entity’s earnings. 

Presentation of reclassifications from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income that are included in the assessment of effectiveness should be reclassified into earnings in the same period in which the hedged forecasted transactions impact earnings.  As such, the Company will recognize all reclassifications out of Other Comprehensive Income in the same statement of income line item in which the earnings effect of the hedged item is presented.

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Changes to hedged risk 

The update also states that if the designated hedged risk changes during the life of the hedging relationship, an entity may continue to apply hedge accounting as long as the hedging instrument is highly effective at achieving offsetting cash flows attributable to the revised hedged risk. Regardless of the description of the hedged transactions contained in the initial designation documentation, the Company intends to utilize this provision in the updated guidance to the extent possible.

Risk component hedging in fair value hedges

The update allows an entity to make a one-time transition election regarding the fair value measurement methodology applied to fair value hedges in place at adoption.  The Company did not elect either of the one-time transition options; rather, it will continue to measure the hedged items as documented in the initial hedge documentation.  

Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives

The Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage risks related to differences in the amount, timing, and duration of the Company’s known or expected cash receipts and its known or expected cash payments, currently related to select pools of variable rate loans and fixed rate brokered deposits.  The Bank also enters into interest rate derivative agreements as a service to certain qualifying customers.  The Bank manages a matched book with respect to these customer derivatives in order to minimize its net risk exposure resulting from such agreements.  The Bank also enters into risk participation agreements under which it may either sell or buy credit risk associated with a customer’s performance under certain interest rate derivative contracts related to loans in which participation interests have been sold to or purchased from other banks.

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments on the Balance Sheet

The table below presents the notional or contractual amounts and fair values of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017



 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative (1)

 

 

 

Derivative (1)

(in thousands)

 

Type of Hedge

 

 

Notional or Contractual Amount

 

Assets

 

Liabilities

 

Notional or Contractual Amount

 

Assets

 

Liabilities

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps

 

Cash Flow

 

$

875,000 

 

$

1,752 

 

$

12,667 

 

$

875,000 

 

$

 —

 

$

14,020 

Interest rate swaps

 

Fair Value

 

 

483,110 

 

 

 —

 

 

3,948 

 

 

483,110 

 

 

 —

 

 

2,475 



 

 

 

$

1,358,110 

 

$

1,752 

 

$

16,615 

 

$

1,358,110 

 

$

 —

 

$

16,495 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps (2)

 

N/A

 

$

1,184,109 

 

$

20,680 

 

$

20,710 

 

$

1,144,789 

 

$

15,408 

 

$

15,857 

Risk participation agreements

 

N/A

 

 

121,479 

 

 

13 

 

 

61 

 

 

119,951 

 

 

23 

 

 

109 

Forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans

 

N/A

 

 

81,326 

 

 

847 

 

 

454 

 

 

80,462 

 

 

1,000 

 

 

290 

Interest rate-lock commitments on residential mortgage loans

 

N/A

 

 

61,904 

 

 

376 

 

 

789 

 

 

53,724 

 

 

186 

 

 

782 

Foreign exchange forward contracts

 

N/A

 

 

42,815 

 

 

3,096 

 

 

3,062 

 

 

42,260 

 

 

2,453 

 

 

2,419 



 

 

 

 

1,491,633 

 

 

25,012 

 

 

25,076 

 

 

1,441,186 

 

 

19,070 

 

 

19,457 

Total derivatives

 

 

 

$

2,849,743 

 

$

26,764 

 

$

41,691 

 

$

2,799,296 

 

$

19,070 

 

$

35,952 

Less:  netting adjustment (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(14,081)

 

 

(19,162)

 

 

 

 

 

(4,913)

 

 

(21,563)

Total derivative assets/liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

12,683 

 

$

22,529 

 

 

 

 

$

14,157 

 

$

14,389 

(1)

Derivative assets and liabilities are reported at fair value in other assets or other liabilities, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets.

 

(2)

The notional amount represents both the customer accommodation agreements and offsetting agreements with unrelated financial institutions.



(3)

Represents balance sheet netting of derivative assets and liabilities for variation margin collateral held or placed with the same central clearing counterparty.  See offsetting assets and liabilities for further information.



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Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

The Company is party to various interest rate swap agreements designated and qualifying as cash flow hedges of the Company’s forecasted variable cash flows for pools of variable rate loans.   For each agreement, the Company receives interest at a fixed rate and pays at a variable rate.  During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company terminated five of its shorter-term swap agreements with notional amounts totaling $450 million and entered into five longer-term agreements with notional amounts totaling $450 million.  The Company paid termination fees of approximately $10.6 million to settle the interest rate swap liabilities, and the resulting accumulated other comprehensive loss will be amortized over the remaining maturities of the designated instruments. Amortization of other comprehensive loss on terminated cash flow hedges totaled $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018.  The notional amounts of the swap agreements in place at March 31, 2018 expire as follows: $425 million in 2022;  $350 million in 2023; and $100 million in 2024.



Fair Value Hedges of Interest Rate Risk 



During 2017, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements that modify the Company’s exposure to interest rate risk by effectively converting a portion of the Company’s brokered certificates of deposit from fixed rates to variable rates. The maturities and call features of these interest rate swaps match the features of the hedged deposits.  As interest rates fall, the decline in the value of the certificates of deposit is offset by the increase in the value of the interest rate swaps.  Conversely, as interest rates rise, the value of the underlying hedged deposits increases, but the value of the interest rate swaps decreases, resulting in no impact on earnings.  Interest expense is adjusted by the difference between the fixed and floating rates for the period the swaps are in effect. 

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedges

Customer interest rate derivative program

The Bank enters into interest rate derivative agreements, primarily rate swaps, with commercial banking customers to facilitate their risk management strategies.  The Bank enters into offsetting agreements with unrelated financial institutions, thereby mitigating its net risk exposure resulting from such transactions.  Because the interest rate derivatives associated with this program do not meet hedge accounting requirements, changes in the fair value of both the customer derivatives and the offsetting derivatives are recognized directly in earnings.

Risk participation agreements

The Bank also enters into risk participation agreements under which it may either assume or sell credit risk associated with a borrower’s performance under certain interest rate derivative contracts.  In those instances where the Bank has assumed credit risk, it is not a direct counterparty to the derivative contract with the borrower and has entered into the risk participation agreement because it is a party to the related loan agreement with the borrower.  In those instances in which the Bank has sold credit risk, it is the sole counterparty to the derivative contract with the borrower and has entered into the risk participation agreement because other banks participate in the related loan agreement.  The Bank manages its credit risk under risk participation agreements by monitoring the creditworthiness of the borrower, based on the Bank’s normal credit review process.

Mortgage banking derivatives

The Bank also enters into certain derivative agreements as part of its mortgage banking activities.  These agreements include interest rate lock commitments on prospective residential mortgage loans and forward commitments to sell these loans to investors on a best efforts delivery basis.

Customer foreign exchange forward contract derivatives

The Bank enters into foreign exchange forward derivative agreements, primarily forward foreign currency contracts, with commercial banking customers to facilitate their risk management strategies.  The Bank manages its risk exposure from such transactions by entering into offsetting agreements with unrelated financial institutions.  Because the foreign exchange forward contract derivatives associated with this program do not meet hedge accounting requirements, changes in the fair value of both the customer derivatives and the offsetting derivatives are recognized directly in earnings.

Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Income Statement



Derivative instrument income consisting primarily of customer interest rate swap fees, net of fair value adjustments, is reflected in the income statement in other noninterest income, totaling $1.5 million and $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.  The impact to interest income from cash flow hedges, including amortization of comprehensive loss on terminated cash flow hedges, was $(0.6) million and $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Interest expense as a result of mark to market adjustments of fair value hedges was $0.1 million and $(0.1) million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017.

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Credit Risk-Related Contingent Features

Certain of the Bank’s derivative instruments contain provisions allowing the financial institution counterparty to terminate the contracts in certain circumstances, such as a downgrade of the Bank’s credit ratings below specified levels, a default by the Bank on its indebtedness, or the failure of the Bank to maintain specified minimum regulatory capital ratios or its regulatory status as a well-capitalized institution.  These derivative agreements also contain provisions regarding the posting of collateral by each party. 

Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

The Bank’s derivative instruments with certain counterparties contain legally enforceable netting provisions that allow for net settlement of multiple transactions to a single amount, which may be positive, negative, or zero.  Agreements with certain bilateral counterparties require both parties to maintain collateral in the event that the fair values of derivative instruments exceed established exposure thresholds.  For centrally cleared derivatives, the Company is subject to initial margin posting and daily variation margin exchange with the central clearinghouses.  Offsetting information in regards to all derivative assets and liabilities, including accrued interest, subject to these master netting agreements at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 is presented in the following tables.







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

Gross
Amounts

 

Net Amounts 

 

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement
of Income

Description

 

Gross
Amounts
Recognized

 

Offset in
the Statement
of Income

 

Presented in
the Statement
of Income

 

Financial
Instruments

 

Cash
Collateral

 

Net
Amount

As of March 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative Assets

 

$

18,822 

 

$

(14,314)

 

$

4,508 

 

$

1,517 

 

$

 —

 

$

2,991 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative Liabilities

 

$

18,081 

 

$

(16,497)

 

$

1,584 

 

$

1,517 

 

$

4,770 

 

$

(4,703)







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

Gross

Amounts

 

Net Amounts 

 

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement

of Income

Description

 

Gross

Amounts

Recognized

 

Offset in

the Statement

of Income

 

Presented in

the Statement

of Income

 

Financial
Instruments

 

Cash

Collateral

 

Net
Amount

As of December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative Assets

 

$

7,155 

 

$

(5,007)

 

$

2,148 

 

$

2,148 

 

$

 —

 

$

 —



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative Liabilities

 

$

24,015 

 

$

(20,077)

 

$

3,938 

 

$

2,148 

 

$

4,099 

 

$

(2,309)



The Company has excess collateral compared to total exposure due to initial margin requirements for day-to-day rate volatility. 



7.    Stockholders’ Equity



Common Shares Outstanding



Common shares outstanding excludes treasury shares totaling 1.1 million and 1.2 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, with a first-in-first-out cost basis  of $24.4 million and $25.5  million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.  Shares outstanding also excludes unvested restricted share awards totaling 1.5 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss and changes in those components are presented in the following table.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Available

 

HTM Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

for Sale

 

Transferred

 

Employee

 

Cash

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Securities

 

from AFS

 

Benefit Plans

 

Flow Hedges

 

Total

Balance, December 31, 2016

 

$

(28,679)

 

$

(14,392)

 

$

(72,501)

 

$

(4,960)

 

$

(120,532)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gain

 

 

2,319 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,135)

 

 

1,184 

Reclassification of net (gain) loss realized and included in earnings

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1,387 

 

 

 —

 

 

1,387 

Amortization of unrealized net loss on securities transferred to HTM

 

 

 —

 

 

650 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

650 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

843 

 

 

266 

 

 

504 

 

 

(412)

 

 

1,201 

Balance, March 31, 2017

 

$

(27,203)

 

$

(14,008)

 

$

(71,618)

 

$

(5,683)

 

$

(118,512)

Balance, December 31, 2017

 

$

(29,512)

 

$

(14,585)

 

$

(79,078)

 

$

(11,227)

 

$

(134,402)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(55,114)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(7,130)

 

 

(62,244)

Reclassification of net losses realized and included in earnings

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1,177 

 

 

619 

 

 

1,796 

Other valuation adjustments for employee benefit plan

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 —

Amortization of unrealized net loss on securities transferred to HTM

 

 

 —

 

 

755 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

755 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

(12,508)

 

 

171 

 

 

267 

 

 

(1,476)

 

 

(13,546)

Balance, March 31, 2018

 

$

(72,118)

 

$

(14,001)

 

$

(78,168)

 

$

(16,262)

 

$

(180,549)

AOCI is reported as a component of stockholders’ equity.  AOCI can include, among other items, unrealized holding gains and losses on securities available for sale (“AFS”), gains and losses associated with pension or other post-retirement benefits that are not recognized immediately as a component of net periodic benefit cost, and gains and losses on derivative instruments that are designated as, and qualify as, cash flow hedges.  Net unrealized gains/losses on AFS securities reclassified as securities held to maturity (“HTM”) also continue to be reported as a component of AOCI and will be amortized over the estimated remaining life of the securities as an adjustment to interest income.    Subject to certain thresholds, unrealized losses on employee benefit plans will be reclassified into income as pension and post-retirement costs are recognized over the remaining service period of plan participants.  Accumulated gains/losses on the cash flow hedge of the variable rate loans described in Note 6 will be reclassified into income over the life of the hedge.  Accumulated other comprehensive loss resulting from the terminated interest rate swaps will be amortized over the remaining maturities of the designated instruments. Gains (losses) in AOCI are net of deferred income taxes.    

The following table shows the line items of the consolidated statements of income affected by amounts reclassified from AOCI.







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Amount reclassified from AOCI (a) 

 

March 31,

 

Affected line item on

(in thousands)

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

the statement of income

Amortization of unrealized net loss on securities transferred to HTM

 

 

(755)

 

 

(650)

 

Interest income

Tax effect

 

 

171 

 

 

266 

 

Income taxes

Net of tax

 

 

(584)

 

 

(384)

 

Net income

Amortization of defined benefit pension and post-retirement items

 

 

(1,177)

 

 

(1,387)

 

Other noninterest expense (b)

Tax effect

 

 

267 

 

 

504 

 

Income taxes

Net of tax

 

 

(910)

 

 

(883)

 

Net income

Reclassification of unrealized gain on cash flow hedges

 

 

336 

 

 

 —

 

Interest income

Tax effect

 

 

(76)

 

 

 —

 

Income taxes

Net of tax

 

 

260 

 

 

 

 

Net income

Amortization of loss on terminated cash flow hedges

 

 

(954)

 

 

 —

 

Interest income

Tax effect

 

 

216 

 

 

 —

 

Income taxes

Net of tax

 

 

(738)

 

 

 —

 

Net income

Total reclassifications, net of tax

 

$

(1,972)

 

$

(1,267)

 

Net income

(a)

Amounts in parenthesis indicate reduction in net income. 



(b)

These AOCI components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and post-retirement cost that is reported with employee benefits expense (see Note 12 – Retirement Plans for additional details).

 



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8. Revenue Recognition



Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted the amended provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” using the modified retrospective approach.  The standard applies to most of the Company’s noninterest income, with a significant portion of the Company’s revenue excluded from the scope of the standard, including interest and loan origination fees associated with financial instruments, gains and losses on investment securities, derivatives and sales of financial instruments. 



The Company’s evaluation of contracts for compliance with the standard did not identify any material changes to the timing of revenue recognition as the standard was largely consistent with the existing guidance and current practices. Therefore, the adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations and there was no cumulative effect adjustment to opening retained earnings. However, upon adoption the Company has begun presenting certain underwriting costs (previously offset against Investment and Annuity Fees), as well as certain subadvisor costs (previously offset against Trust Fees) gross as noninterest expense, neither of which are material to operating results.



Due to the nature of the Company’s primary sources of revenue, there are no significant receivables, contract assets or contract liabilities not otherwise disclosed. The Company has assessed that its current disclosures are consistent with the requirements of the standard to present revenue disaggregated in to categories that depict how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors.  The following provides additional qualitative disclosures about the Company’s noninterest income and revenue recognition policies. 



Service Charges on Deposit Accounts

Service charges on deposit accounts include transaction based fees for non-sufficient funds, account analysis fees, and other service charges on deposits, including monthly account service fees. Non-sufficient funds fees are recognized at the time when the account overdraft occurs in accordance with regulatory guidelines.  Account analysis fees consist of fees charged on certain business deposit accounts based upon account activity as well as other monthly account fees, are recorded under the accrual method of accounting as services are performed. 



Other service charges are earned by providing depositors safeguard and remittance of funds as well as by providing other elective services for depositors that are performed upon the depositor’s request. Charges for deposit services for the safeguard and remittance of funds are recognized at the end of the statement cycle, after services are provided, as the customer retains funds in the account. Revenue for other elective services is earned at the point in time the customer uses the service.



Trust Fees

Trust fee income represents revenue generated from asset management services provided to individuals, businesses, and institutions. The Company has a fiduciary responsibility to the beneficiary of the trust to perform agreed upon services which can include investing assets, periodic reporting, and providing tax information regarding the trust. In exchange for these trust and custodial services, the Company collects fee income from beneficiaries as contractually determined via fee schedules. The Company’s performance obligation is primarily satisfied over time as the services are performed and provided to the customer.  These fees are recorded under the accrual method of accounting as the services are performed.  The Company generally acts as the principal in these transactions and records revenue and expenses on a gross basis. 



Bank Card and Automated Teller Machine (“ATM”) Fees

Bank card and ATM fees include credit card, debit card and ATM transaction revenue. The majority of this revenue is card interchange fees earned through a third party network. Performance obligations are satisfied for each transaction when the card is used and the funds are remitted. The network establishes interchange fees that the merchant remits for each transaction, and costs are incurred from the network for facilitating the interchange with the merchant.  Card fees also include merchant services fees earned for providing merchants with card processing capabilities.  



ATM income is generated from allowing customers to withdraw funds from other banks’ machines and from allowing a non-customer cardholder to withdraw funds from the Company’s machines. The Company satisfies its performance obligations for each transaction at the point in time that the withdrawal is processed.



Bank card and ATM fee income is recorded on accrual basis as services are provided with the related expense reflected in data processing expense. 



Investment and Annuity Fees and Insurance Commissions

Investment and annuity services fee income represents income earned from investment and advisory services. The Company provides its customers with access to investment products through the use of third party carriers to meet their financial needs and investment objectives. Upon selection of an investment product, the customer enters into a policy with the carrier. The performance obligation is satisfied by fulfilling its responsibility to acquire the investment for which a commission fee is earned from the carrier based on agreed-upon fee percentages on a trade date basis. The Company has a contractual relationship with a third party broker dealer to

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provide full service brokerage and investment advisory activities. As the agent in the arrangement, the Company recognizes the investment services commissions on a net basis.  Investment revenue also includes portfolio management fees, which represent monthly fees charged on a contractual basis to customers for the management of their investment portfolios and are recorded under the accrual method of accounting on a gross basis, with expenses recorded in the appropriate expense line item. 



This revenue line item includes investment banking income, which includes fees for services arising from securities offerings or placements in which the Company acts as a principal. Revenue is recognized at the time the underwriting is completed and the revenue is reasonably determinable.



Insurance commission revenue is recognized, net of cost, as of the effective date of the insurance policy as the Company’s performance obligation is connecting the customer to the insurance products.  The Company also receives contingent commissions from insurance companies as additional incentive for achieving specified premium volume goals and/or the loss experience of the insurance placed. Contingent commissions from insurance companies are recognized when determinable, which is generally when such commissions are received or when we receive data from the insurance companies that allows the reasonable estimation of these amounts.



Secondary Mortgage Market Operations

Secondary mortgage market operations revenue is primarily comprised of service release premiums earned on the sale of closed-end mortgage loans to other financial institutions or government agencies that are recognized in revenue as each sales transaction occurs.



Income from Bank-Owned Life Insurance

Bank-owned life insurance income primarily represents income earned from the appreciation of cash surrender value of insurance contracts held and the proceeds of insurance benefits. Revenue from the proceeds of insurance benefits is recognized at the time a claim is confirmed.



Credit Related Fee Income

Credit-related fee income includes letters of credit fees and unused commercial commitment fees. Revenue for letters of credit fees is recognized over time. Revenue for unused commercial commitment fees are recognized based on contractual terms, generally when collected.



Income from Derivatives

Income from derivatives consists primarily of interest rate swap fees, net of fair value adjustments for customer derivatives and the related offsetting agreements with unrelated financial institutions for which the derivative instruments are not designated as hedges. This line item also includes the resulting gain or loss from ineffectiveness on derivatives that are designated as hedged items. 



Gain (Loss) on Sales of Assets

Gain (loss) on sales of assets reflects the excess (deficiency) of proceeds received over the carrying amount assets sold plus cost to sell for various assets other than foreclosed real estate. Gain or loss on the sale of assets are recognized as each transaction occurs.



Other Miscellaneous Income

Other miscellaneous income represents a variety of revenue streams, including safe deposit box income, wire transfer fees, syndication fees and any other income not reflected above.  Income is recorded once the performance obligation is satisfied, generally on the accrual basis or on a cash basis if not material and/or considered constrained.



9.  Other Noninterest Income  

Components of other noninterest income are as follows: 









 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Three Months Ended



 

March 31,

(in thousands)

 

2018

 

2017

Income from bank-owned life insurance

 

$

3,070 

 

$

2,652 

Credit related fees

 

 

2,722 

 

 

2,878 

Income from derivatives

 

 

1,523 

 

 

465 

Gain (loss) on sales of assets

 

 

(1,207)

 

 

4,125 

Amortization of FDIC loss share receivable

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,100)

Other miscellaneous

 

 

3,377 

 

 

2,755 

Total other noninterest income

 

$

9,485 

 

$

11,775 



























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10.  Other Noninterest Expense

Components of other noninterest expense are as follows:



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended



 

March 31,

(in thousands)

 

2018

 

2017

Advertising

 

$

2,526 

 

$

3,077 

Corporate value and franchise taxes

 

 

3,440 

 

 

3,036 

Printing and supplies

 

 

1,286 

 

 

1,178 

Travel expense

 

 

1,066 

 

 

1,059 

Entertainment and contributions

 

 

2,518 

 

 

1,783 

Tax credit investment amortization

 

 

874 

 

 

1,212 

Other retirement expense

 

 

(4,463)

 

 

(3,060)

Other miscellaneous

 

 

5,684 

 

 

7,285 

Total other noninterest expense

 

$

12,931 

 

$

15,570 



11.  Earnings Per Share

The Company calculates earnings per share using the two-class method.  The two-class method allocates net income to each class of common stock and participating security according to common dividends declared and participation rights in undistributed earnings.  Participating securities consist of nonvested share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents. 

A summary of the information used in the computation of earnings per common share follows.





 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Three Months Ended



 

March 31,

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

2018

 

2017

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income to common shareholders

 

$

72,475 

 

$

49,014 

Net income allocated to participating securities - basic and diluted

 

 

1,366 

 

 

1,156 

Net income allocated to common shareholders - basic and diluted

 

$

71,109 

 

$

47,858 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares - basic

 

$

85,241 

 

$

84,365 

Dilutive potential common shares

 

 

182 

 

 

259 

Weighted-average common shares - diluted

 

$

85,423 

 

$

84,624 

Earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.83 

 

$

0.57 

Diluted

 

$

0.83 

 

$

0.57 



Potential common shares consist of stock options, nonvested performance-based awards, and nonvested restricted share awards deferred under the Company’s nonqualified deferred compensation plan.  These potential common shares do not enter into the calculation of diluted earnings per share if the impact would be anti-dilutive, i.e., increase earnings per share or reduce a loss per share.  There were no anti-dilutive potential common shares excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Weighted average anti-dilutive potential common shares totaled 15,986 for the three months ended March 31, 2017.    

 

12.  Retirement Plans



The Company sponsors a qualified defined benefit pension plan, the Hancock Holding Company Pension Plan and Trust Agreement (“Pension Plan”), covering certain eligible associates. Eligibility is based on minimum age and service-related requirements. During the second quarter of 2017, the Pension Plan was amended to exclude any individual hired or rehired by the Company after June 30, 2017 from eligibility to participate. The Pension Plan amendment further provided that the accrued benefits of each participant in the Pension Plan whose combined age plus years of service as of January 1, 2018 totals less than 55 were to be frozen as of January 1, 2018 and therefore not increase. The Company makes contributions to the Pension Plan in amounts sufficient to meet funding requirements set forth in federal employee benefit and tax laws, plus such additional amounts as the Company may determine to be appropriate. The Company was not required to make a contribution to the Pension Plan in 2017, and does not anticipate making a contribution in 2018.



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The Company also offers a defined contribution retirement benefit plan (401(k) plan), the Hancock Holding Company 401(k) Savings Plan and Trust Agreement (“401(k) Plan”), that covers substantially all associates who have been employed 60 days and meet a minimum age requirement and employment classification criteria. The Company matches 100% of the first 1% of compensation saved by a participant, and 50% of the next 5% of compensation saved. Newly eligible associates are automatically enrolled at an initial 3% savings rate unless the associate actively opts out of participation in the plan. The 401(k) Plan was also amended during the second quarter of 2017 for participants whose benefits are frozen under the Pension Plan to add an enhanced Company contribution beginning January 1, 2018, in the amount of 2%,  4% or 6% of such participant’s eligible compensation, based on the participant’s age and years of service with the Company. The 401(k) Plan’s amendment further provides that the Company will contribute to the benefit of those associates of the Company hired or rehired after June 30, 2017 and those associates of the Company never enrolled in the Pension Plan an additional basic contribution in an amount equal to 2% of the associate’s eligible compensation beginning January 1, 2018. Participants will vest in the new basic and enhanced Company contributions upon completion of three years of service.



The Company sponsors a nonqualified defined benefit plan covering certain legacy Whitney employees that was frozen as of December 31, 2012 and no future benefits are accrued under this plan.

The Company sponsors defined benefit postretirement plans for both legacy Hancock and legacy Whitney employees that provide health care and life insurance benefits.  Benefits under the Hancock plan are not available to employees hired on or after January 1, 2000. Benefits under the Whitney plan are restricted to retirees who were already receiving benefits at the time of plan amendments in 2007 or active participants who were eligible to receive benefits as of December 31, 2007.

The following tables show the components of net periodic benefits cost included in expense for the plans for the periods indicated.









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Post-

(in thousands)

 

Pension Benefits

 

Retirement Benefits

Three months Ended March 31,

 

2018

 

2017

 

2018

 

2017

Service cost

 

$

2,925 

 

$

3,750 

 

$

35 

 

$

48 

Interest cost

 

 

3,923 

 

 

4,123 

 

 

137 

 

 

180 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(9,700)

 

 

(8,750)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Amortization of net loss and prior service costs

 

 

1,326 

 

 

1,435 

 

 

(149)

 

 

(48)

Net periodic benefit cost (reduction of cost)

 

$

(1,526)

 

$

558 

 

$

23 

 

$

180 

Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2017-07, “Compensation – Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Costs.” In accordance with the Update, only the service component of net periodic benefit cost is included in the Employee Benefits line item on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.  All other components have been included in Other Noninterest Expense.  Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current presentation. 



13.  Share-Based Payment Arrangements

Hancock maintains incentive compensation plans that provide for awards of share-based compensation to employees and directors.  These plans have been approved by the Company’s shareholders.  Detailed descriptions of these plans were included in Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.     

A summary of stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2018 is presented below:



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 



 

 

 

Weighted

 

Remaining

 

 

 



 

 

 

Average

 

Contractual

 

Aggregate



 

Number of

 

Exercise

 

Term

 

Intrinsic

Options

 

Shares

 

Price

 

(Years)

 

Value ($000)

Outstanding at January 1, 2018

 

88,301 

 

$

34.84 

 

2.8 

 

$

1,294 

Exercised/Released

 

(24,793)

 

 

35.12 

 

 

 

 

495 

Cancelled/Forfeited

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

 —

Expired

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

 —

Outstanding at March 31, 2018

 

63,508 

 

$

34.73 

 

2.6 

 

$

1,078 

Exercisable at March 31, 2018

 

63,508 

 

$

34.73 

 

2.6 

 

$

1,078 



The total intrinsic value of options exercised for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was $0.5 million and $3.3 million, respectively.

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The Company’s restricted and performance-based share awards to certain employees and directors are subject to service requirements. A summary of the status of the Company’s nonvested restricted and performance-based share awards as of March 31, 2018 and changes during the three months ended March 31, 2018, is presented in the following table.



 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Weighted



 

 

 

 

Average



 

Number of

 

 

Grant Date



 

Shares

 

 

Fair Value

Nonvested at January 1, 2018

 

1,708,942 

 

$

37.05 

Granted

 

54,710 

 

 

48.22 

Vested

 

(9,587)

 

 

35.90 

Forfeited

 

(30,376)

 

 

35.25 

Nonvested at March 31, 2018

 

1,723,689 

 

$

37.44 



As of March 31, 2018,  there was $47.5 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested restricted and performance shares expected to vest.  This compensation is expected to be recognized in expense over a weighted average period of 3.3 years.  The total fair value of shares which vested during three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was $0.3 million and $0.5 million, respectively.    

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company granted 26,147 performance share awards subject to a total shareholder return (“TSR”) performance metric with a grant date fair value of $51.13 per share and 26,147 performance shares subject to an operating earnings per share performance metric with a grant date fair value of $44.84 per share to key members of executive management. The number of performance shares subject to TSR that ultimately vest at the end of the three-year performance period, if any, will be based on the relative rank of the Company’s three-year TSR among the TSRs of a peer group of 43 regional banks. The fair value of the performance shares subject to TSR at the grant date was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation method.  The number of performance shares subject to core earnings per share that ultimately vest will be based on the Company’s attainment of certain core earnings per share goals over the two-year performance period.  The maximum number of performance shares that could vest is 200% of the target award.  Compensation expense for these performance shares is recognized on a straight line basis over the three-year service period. 

 

14Fair Value Measurements

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.  The FASB’s guidance also establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to these valuation techniques used to measure fair value, giving preference to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (“level 1”) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs such as a reporting entity’s own data (“level 3”).    Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, observable inputs other than quoted prices, such as interest rates and yield curves, and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis

The following tables present for each of the fair value hierarchy levels the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the consolidated balance sheets.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

March 31, 2018

(in thousands)

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available for sale debt securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury and government agency securities

 

$

 —

 

$

93,884 

 

$

 —

 

$

93,884 

Municipal obligations

 

 

 —

 

 

237,291 

 

 

 —

 

 

237,291 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

 —

 

 

5,500 

 

 

 —

 

 

5,500 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 —

 

 

1,743,543 

 

 

 —

 

 

1,743,543 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 —

 

 

680,272 

 

 

 —

 

 

680,272 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

 —

 

 

155,158 

 

 

 —

 

 

155,158 

Total available for sale securities

 

 

 —

 

 

2,915,648 

 

 

 —

 

 

2,915,648 

Derivative assets (1)

 

 

 —

 

 

12,682 

 

 

 —

 

 

12,682 

Total recurring fair value measurements - assets

 

$

 —

 

$

2,928,330 

 

$

 —

 

$

2,928,330 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative liabilities (1)

 

$

 —

 

$

22,529 

 

$

 —

 

$

22,529 

Total recurring fair value measurements - liabilities

 

$

 —

 

$

22,529 

 

$

 —

 

$

22,529 



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December 31, 2017

(in thousands)

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available for sale debt securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury and government agency securities

 

$

 —

 

$

97,272 

 

$

 —

 

$

97,272 

Municipal obligations

 

 

 —

 

 

243,786 

 

 

 —

 

 

243,786 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

 —

 

 

3,500 

 

 

 —

 

 

3,500 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 —

 

 

1,715,213 

 

 

 —

 

 

1,715,213 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 —

 

 

687,135 

 

 

 —

 

 

687,135 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

 —

 

 

163,963 

 

 

 —

 

 

163,963 

Total available for sale securities

 

 

 —

 

 

2,910,869 

 

 

 —

 

 

2,910,869 

Derivative assets (1)

 

 

 —

 

 

14,157 

 

 

 —

 

 

14,157 

Total recurring fair value measurements - assets

 

$

 —

 

$

2,925,026 

 

$

 —

 

$

2,925,026 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative liabilities (1)

 

$

 —

 

$

14,389 

 

$

 —

 

$

14,389 

Total recurring fair value measurements - liabilities

 

$

 —

 

$

14,389 

 

$

 —

 

$

14,389 



(1)

For further disaggregation of derivative assets and liabilities, see Note 6 - Derivatives.

Securities classified as level 2 include obligations of U.S. Government agencies and U.S. Government-sponsored agencies, residential mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations that are issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies, and state and municipal bonds.  The level 2 fair value measurements for investment securities are obtained quarterly from a third-party pricing service that uses industry-standard pricing models.  Substantially all of the model inputs are observable in the marketplace or can be supported by observable data. 

The Company invests only in securities of investment grade quality with a targeted duration, for the overall portfolio, generally between two and five years.  Company policies generally limit investments to U.S. agency securities and municipal securities determined to be investment grade according to an internally generated score which generally includes a rating of not less than “Baa” or its equivalent by a nationally recognized statistical rating agency.  

The fair value of derivative financial instruments, which are predominantly customer interest rate swaps, is obtained from a third-party pricing service that uses an industry-standard discounted cash flow model that relies on inputs, LIBOR swap curves and Overnight Index swap rate curves, observable in the marketplace.  To comply with the accounting guidance, credit valuation adjustments are incorporated in the fair values to appropriately reflect nonperformance risk for both the Company and the counterparties.  Although the Company has determined that the majority of the inputs used to value the derivative instruments fall within level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit value adjustments utilize level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads.  The Company has determined that the impact of the credit valuation adjustments is not significant to the overall valuation of these derivatives.  As a result, the Company has classified its derivative valuations in their entirety in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The Company’s policy is to measure counterparty credit risk quarterly for all derivative instruments, including those subject to master netting arrangements consistent with how market participants would price the net risk exposure at the measurement date. 

The Company also has certain derivative instruments associated with the Bank’s mortgage banking activities.  These derivative instruments include interest rate lock commitments on prospective residential mortgage loans and forward commitments to sell these loans to investors on a best efforts delivery basis.  The fair value of these derivative instruments is measured using observable market prices for similar instruments and is classified as a level 2 measurement. 

The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers between valuation hierarchy levels as of the end of a reporting period.  There were no transfers between levels during the periods presented.

Fair Value of Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis

Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.  Collateral-dependent impaired loans are level 2 assets measured at the fair value of the underlying collateral based on independent third-party appraisals that take into consideration market-based information such as recent sales activity for similar assets in the property’s market. 

Other real estate owned, including both foreclosed property and surplus banking property, are level 3 assets that are adjusted to fair value, less estimated selling costs, upon transfer to other real estate owned.  Subsequently, other real estate owned is carried at the lower of carrying value or fair value less estimated selling costs.  Fair values are determined by sales agreement or third-party appraisals as discounted for estimated selling costs, information from comparable sales, and marketability of the property. 

The fair value information presented below is not as of the period-end, rather it was as of the date the fair value adjustment was recorded during the twelve months for each of the dates presented below, and excludes nonrecurring fair value measurements of assets no longer on the balance sheet. 

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The following tables present the Company’s financial assets that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis for each of the fair value hierarchy levels.







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

March 31, 2018

(in thousands)

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

Collateral-dependent impaired loans

 

$

 —

 

$

205,945 

 

$

 —

 

$

205,945 

Other real estate owned

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

5,493 

 

 

5,493 

Total nonrecurring fair value measurements

 

$

 —

 

$

205,945 

 

$

5,493 

 

$

211,438 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

December 31, 2017

(in thousands)

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

Collateral-dependent impaired loans

 

$

 —

 

$

184,205 

 

$

 —

 

$

184,205 

Other real estate owned

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

6,928 

 

 

6,928 

Total nonrecurring fair value measurements

 

$

 —

 

$

184,205 

 

$

6,928 

 

$

191,133 



Accounting guidance from the FASB requires the disclosure of estimated fair value information about certain on- and off-balance sheet financial instruments, including those financial instruments that are not measured and reported at fair value on a recurring basis.  The significant methods and assumptions used by the Company to estimate the fair value of financial instruments are discussed below.

Cash, Short‑Term Investments and Federal Funds Sold  For these short‑term instruments, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Securities – The fair value measurement for securities available for sale was discussed earlier in the note.  The same measurement techniques were applied to the valuation of securities held to maturity. 

Loans, Net  The fair value measurement for certain impaired loans was discussed earlier in the note.  For the remaining portfolio, fair values were generally determined by discounting scheduled cash flows using discount rates determined with reference to current market rates at which loans with similar terms would be made to borrowers of similar credit quality. 

Loans Held for Sale – These loans are recorded at fair value and carried at the lower of cost or market.  The carrying amount is considered a reasonable estimate of fair value. 

Deposits – The accounting guidance requires that the fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, such as noninterest-bearing demand deposits, interest-bearing checking and savings accounts, be assigned fair values equal to amounts payable upon demand (“carrying amounts”).  The fair value of fixed maturity certificates of deposit is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.

Securities Sold under Agreements to Repurchase, Federal Funds Purchased, and FHLB Borrowings – For these short-term liabilities, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Long-Term Debt – The fair value is estimated by discounting the future contractual cash flows using current market rates at which debt with similar terms could be obtained. 

Derivative Financial Instruments – The fair value measurement for derivative financial instruments was discussed earlier in the note.

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The following tables present the estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments by fair value hierarchy levels and the corresponding carrying amount at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

March 31, 2018



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Fair

 

Carrying

(in thousands)

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Value

 

Amount

Financial assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash, interest-bearing bank deposits, and federal funds sold

 

$

315,401 

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

315,401 

 

$

315,401 

Available for sale securities

 

 

 —

 

 

2,915,648 

 

 

 —

 

 

2,915,648 

 

 

2,915,648 

Held to maturity securities

 

 

 —

 

 

2,952,295 

 

 

 —

 

 

2,952,295 

 

 

3,014,428 

Loans, net

 

 

 —

 

 

205,945 

 

 

18,337,770 

 

 

18,543,715 

 

 

18,881,791 

Loans held for sale

 

 

 —

 

 

21,827 

 

 

 —

 

 

21,827 

 

 

21,827 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

 —

 

 

12,682 

 

 

 —

 

 

12,682 

 

 

12,682 

Financial liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

22,438,772 

 

$

22,438,772 

 

$

22,485,722 

Federal funds purchased

 

 

25,967 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

25,967 

 

 

25,967 

Securities sold under  agreements to repurchase

 

 

443,151 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

443,151 

 

 

443,151 

FHLB short-term borrowings

 

 

982,979 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

982,979 

 

 

982,979 

Long-term debt

 

 

 —

 

 

297,555 

 

 

 —

 

 

297,555 

 

 

300,443 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

 —

 

 

22,529 

 

 

 —

 

 

22,529 

 

 

22,529 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

December 31, 2017



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Fair

 

Carrying

(in thousands)

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Value

 

Amount

Financial assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash, interest-bearing bank deposits, and federal funds sold

 

$

479,332 

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

479,332 

 

$

479,332 

Available for sale securities

 

 

 —

 

 

2,910,869 

 

 

 —

 

 

2,910,869 

 

 

2,910,869 

Held to maturity securities

 

 

 —

 

 

2,962,010 

 

 

 —

 

 

2,962,010 

 

 

2,977,511 

Loans, net

 

 

 —

 

 

184,205 

 

 

18,403,303 

 

 

18,587,508 

 

 

18,786,855 

Loans held for sale

 

 

 —

 

 

39,865 

 

 

 —

 

 

39,865 

 

 

39,865 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

 —

 

 

14,157 

 

 

 —

 

 

14,157 

 

 

14,157 

Financial liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

22,238,847 

 

$

22,238,847 

 

$

22,253,202 

Federal funds purchased

 

 

140,754 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

140,754 

 

 

140,754 

Securities sold under  agreements to repurchase

 

 

430,569 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

430,569 

 

 

430,569 

FHLB short-term borrowings

 

 

1,132,567 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1,132,567 

 

 

1,132,567 

Long-term debt

 

 

 —

 

 

303,631 

 

 

 —

 

 

303,631 

 

 

305,513 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

 —

 

 

14,389 

 

 

 —

 

 

14,389 

 

 

14,389 









15. Recent Accounting Pronouncements



Accounting Standards Adopted in 2018



In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities,” with the objective of improving financial reporting of hedging relationships to better portray the economic results of an entity’s risk management activities in its financial statements. The update provides changes to both the designation and measurement guidance for qualifying hedging relationships and the presentation of hedge results. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is permitted in any interim period after issuance of the update. All transition requirements and elections are to be applied to hedging relationships existing on the date of adoption, and the effect of the adoption should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption.  The Company early adopted this standard effective January 1, 2018 and has made certain adjustments to its existing designation documentation for active hedging relationships in order to take advantage of specific provisions in the new guidance and to fully align its documentation with the ASU.  The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations.  See further discussion in Note 6 – Derivatives.



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In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, “Compensation – Retirement Benefits (Topic 715):  Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Costs,” to improve the presentation of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost.  The amendments require that an employer report the service cost component in the same line item or items as other compensation costs arising from services rendered by the pertinent employees during the period.  The other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations, if one is presented.  The amendments also allow only the service cost component to be eligible for capitalization when applicable.  These amendments are effective for public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those annual periods.  Disclosures of the nature of and reason for the change in accounting principle are required in the first interim and annual periods of adoption.  The Company adopted the standard effective January 1, 2018 and the amendments were applied retrospectively for the presentation of the service cost component and the other components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit costs in the statement of income. Refer to Note 12 – Retirement Plans – for detail on the components of net periodic pension and post-retirement benefit costs that were reclassified for each reporting period.   The provisions of this update apply only to presentation and therefore did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.



In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606),” affecting any entity that enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets unless those contracts are within the scope of other standards. The core principle of this standard is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Most revenue associated with financial instruments, including interest and loan origination fees, is outside the scope of the guidance. Gains and losses on investment securities, derivatives, and sales of financial instruments are also excluded from the scope.  Subsequent to issuance of the revenue recognition guidance, the FASB has issued several updates that deferred by one year the effective date for revenue recognition guidance; clarified its guidance for performing the principal-versus-agent analysis; clarified guidance for identifying performance obligations allowing entities to ignore immaterial promised goods and services in the context of a contract with a customer and other clarifying guidance and technical corrections.  Entities could elect to adopt the guidance either on a full or modified retrospective basis.  The standard was effective and the Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective approach.  The Company inventoried and evaluated its contracts with customers for compliance with the standard. The Company did not identify material changes to the timing of revenue recognition and the adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations. See Note 8 - Revenue Recognition for additional information regarding the implementation of this standard. 



Additionally, the following ASUs were applicable to the Company January 1, 2018, but did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements:



·

ASU 2018-05, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118  (SEC Update);

·

ASU 2018-03,Technical Corrections and Improvements to Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities;

·

ASU 2017-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting;

·

ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business;

·

ASU 2016-16, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other than Inventory;

·

ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments; and

·

ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities



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Issued but Not Yet Adopted Accounting Standards



In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credits Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments,” to improve financial reporting by requiring timelier recording of credit losses on loans and other financial instruments held by financial institutions and other organizations.  The ASU, more commonly referred to as Current Expected Credit Losses, or CECL, requires the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts.  Financial institutions and other organizations will now use forward-looking information to better inform their credit loss estimates.  Many of the loss estimation techniques currently applied will still be permitted, although the inputs to those techniques will change to reflect the full amount of expected credit losses.  Organizations will continue to use judgment to determine which loss estimation method is appropriate for their circumstances.  In addition, the ASU amends the accounting for credit losses on debt securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration.  The ASU is effective for SEC filers for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019, with a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the year of adoption.  Early application is permitted for all organizations for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018.  The Company is not planning to early adopt this guidance.  The Company has begun the implementation process by engaging a third party consultant and forming a cross-functional working group comprised of individuals from various areas including credit, finance, risk management and information technology.  Three work streams have been created to complete balance sheet scoping, execute system implementation, and develop the expected credit loss models.  While the Company has not yet quantified the financial impact of adoption, the expectation is that application of this guidance will result in an increase in the allowance for loan losses given the change in methodology from covering losses inherent in the portfolio to covering losses over the remaining expected life of the portfolio, and the reclassification  of nonaccretable difference on purchased credit impaired loans to allowance (offset by an increase in the carrying value of the related loans). Application of the guidance is also expected to result in the establishment of an allowance for credit loss on held to maturity debt securities.  The amount of the increase in these allowances will be impacted by the portfolio composition and quality at the adoption date as well as economic conditions and forecasts at that time.



In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842),” that provides new lease accounting guidance. With the exception of short-term leases, lessees will be required to recognize a lease liability representing the lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis, and a right-of-use asset representing the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term.  Consequently, lessees will no longer be able to utilize leases a source of off-balance sheet financing.  Lessor accounting is largely unchanged under the new guidance, except for clarification of the definition of initial direct costs which may impact the timing of recognition of those costs. Public business entities are required to apply the amendments for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. In the first quarter of 2018, the FASB issued a targeted improvement standard that allows an additional transition method to the new lease standard by recognizing a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. Consequently, an entity’s reporting for the comparative periods presented in the financial statements in which the entity adopts the new lease requirements would continue to be in accordance with current GAAP (Topic 840), including disclosures. The Company plans to elect this transition method. The Company has begun its review of existing lease and service contracts that may include embedded leases. The Company also begun the process of upgrading its existing third-party leasing software that will be used for implementation, with a targeted completion date in the fourth quarter of 2018. The Company expects a gross-up of its Consolidated Balance Sheets as a result of recognizing lease liabilities and right of use assets; the extent of such is under evaluation.  The Company does not expect material changes to its consolidated results of operations as a result of the application of this guidance.





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



FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS



This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning and protections of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements we make in this annual report are set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in other reports or documents that we file from time to time with the SEC and include, but are not limited to, the following:



·

balance sheet and revenue growth expectations;

·

the provision for loans losses, management’s predictions about charge-offs of loans, including energy-related credits, the impact of changes in oil and gas prices on our energy portfolio, and the downstream impact on businesses that support the energy sector, especially in the Gulf Coast region;

·

the impact of the sale of Harrison Finance Company upon our performance and financial condition;

·

the impact of the FNBC and the pending Capital One transactions or future business combinations upon our performance and financial condition including our ability to successfully integrate the businesses;

·

deposit trends;

·

credit quality trends;

·

changes in interest rates and net interest margin trends;

·

future expense levels;

·

success of revenue-generating initiatives;

·

the effectiveness of derivative financial instruments and hedging activities to manage risks;

·

projected tax rates;

·

future profitability;

·

improvements in expense to revenue (efficiency) ratio;

·

purchase accounting impacts such as accretion levels;

·

potential cyber-security incidents;

·

possible repurchases of shares under stock buyback programs;

·

impact of tax reform legislation; and

·

financial impact of regulatory requirements. 



Also, any statement that does not describe historical or current facts is a forward-looking statement. These statements often include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “plans,” “forecast,” “goals,” “targets,” “initiatives,” “focus,” “potentially,” “probably,” “projects,” “outlook” or similar expressions or future conditional verbs such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” and “could.” Forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of management and on information currently available to management. Our statements speak as of the date hereof, and we do not assume any obligation to update these statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those contained in such statements in light of new information or future events.

Forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Investors are cautioned against placing undue reliance on such statements. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in the forward looking statements. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and in other periodic reports that we file with the SEC.

OVERVIEW



Non-GAAP Financial Measures



Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations include non-GAAP measures used to describe our performance.  A reconciliation of those measures to GAAP measures are provided within the selected financial data section of this Item. The following is a summary of these non-GAAP measures and an explanation as to why they are deemed useful. 



Consistent with Securities and Exchange Commission Industry Guide 3, we present net interest income, net interest margin and efficiency ratios on a fully taxable equivalent (“te”) basis. The te basis adjusts for the tax-favored status of net interest income from certain loans and investments using statutory federal tax rates of 21% and 35% for 2018 and 2017, respectively, to increase tax-exempt interest income to a taxable equivalent basis. We believe this measure to be the preferred industry measurement of net interest income, and it enhances comparability of net interest income arising from taxable and tax-exempt sources.



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We present certain additional non-GAAP financial measures to assist the reader with a better understanding of the company’s performance period over period, as well as to provide investors with assistance in understanding the success management has experienced in executing its strategic initiatives. These non-GAAP measures may reference the concepts “core” or “operating.” We use the term “core” to describe a financial measure that excludes income or expense arising from accretion or amortization of fair value adjustments recorded as part of purchase accounting. We use the term “operating” to describe a financial measure that excludes income or expense considered to be nonoperating in nature. Items identified as nonoperating are those that, when excluded from a reported financial measure, provide management or the reader with a measure that may be more indicative of forward-looking trends in our business.

We define Core Net Interest Income as net interest income (te) excluding net purchase accounting accretion and amortization. We define Core Net Interest Margin as core net interest income expressed as a percentage of average earning assets. Management believes that core net interest income and core net interest margin provide investors with meaningful financial measures of the Company’s performance over time.

We define Operating Revenue as net interest income (te) and noninterest income less nonoperating revenue.  We define Operating Pre-Provision Net Revenue as operating revenue (te) less noninterest expense, excluding nonoperating items. Management believes that operating pre-provision net revenue is a useful financial measure because it enables investors and others to assess the Company’s ability to generate capital to cover credit losses through a credit cycle.

We define Operating Earnings as reported net income excluding nonoperating items net of income tax.  We define Operating Earnings per Share as operating earnings expressed as an amount available to each common shareholder on a diluted basis.



Acquisitions and Divestiture

On March 10, 2017, we, through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Whitney Bank (“Whitney”), completed a transaction with First NBC Bank (“FNBC”), whereby Whitney acquired approximately $1.2 billion in loans (net of fair value discount or “loan mark”), nine branch locations with $398 million in deposits, and assumed $604 million in FHLB borrowings.  The operational conversion of the branch locations occurred in the second quarter of 2017, along with the simultaneous closure of 10 overlapping branches.  This transaction is referred to as the FNBC I transaction throughout this document.



On April 28, 2017, Whitney entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with the FDIC (“Agreement”), which acted as the receiver for the Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions (OFI) following the OFI’s closure of FNBC.  This transaction is referred to as the FNBC II transaction throughout this document. Pursuant to the Agreement, Whitney acquired selected assets and liabilities of FNBC from the FDIC and continued to operate the 29 former FNBC branch locations until systems conversion, which occurred in July 2017.  In the third quarter of 2017, Whitney exercised its option to acquire seven former FNBC locations and closed and consolidated 25 overlapping branch locations.



Under the Agreement, Whitney assumed approximately $1.6 billion in deposits and customer repurchase agreements and acquired $165 million in performing loans, and $791 million in other assets.  Whitney paid a premium of $35 million to the FDIC for the earnings stream acquired and received approximately $800 million in cash ($642 million from the FDIC for the net liabilities assumed and $158 million in branch cash acquired).



The terms of the Agreement require the FDIC to indemnify Whitney against certain liabilities of FNBC and its affiliates not assumed or otherwise purchased by Whitney. Neither the Company nor Whitney Bank acquired any assets, common stock, preferred stock or debt, or assumed any other obligations, of First NBC Bank Holding Company.



In December 2017, we announced our entry into an agreement to acquire the bank-managed high net worth individual and institutional investment management and trust business from Capital One. The transaction is expected to close in early third quarter of 2018, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions. The combination is expected to bring assets under administration and assets under management to approximately $26 billion and $10 billion, respectively, and produce combined annual revenue of $70 to $75 million. Additionally, it will provide opportunity to develop relationships for other private, wholesale and retail services.



On March 9, 2018, we sold our consumer finance subsidiary, Harrison Finance Company (“HFC”), due to a change in corporate strategy.  The subsidiary operated in 35 branches with 137 employees and had $95 million in loans as of December 31, 2017.  The transaction resulted in a loss on sale totaling $1.1 million.    

Current Economic Environment

Most of our market area experienced a modest to moderate expansion in economic activity during the first quarter of 2018, according to the Federal Reserve’s Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions (“Beige Book”).  Overall, the economic outlook remains positive, however there is some uncertainty on the impact of the new tariffs on trade. Energy related businesses operating mainly in our south Louisiana and Houston, Texas markets continued to expandU.S. land based drilling and completion activity was up, and outlook remains positive for 2018. However, competitive markets for labor and equipment may constrain further acceleration of activity. 

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The commercial real estate market continued to improve in most of our footprint, with growing demand for multifamily construction.  In the Houston market, apartment rent growth accelerated.  Commercial construction activity was flat to slightly up, with a continued improvement in general economic conditions.   Continued improvement is expected in the commercial real estate market in 2018.  

The residential real estate market has a varied outlook, with new home construction improving, and overall home sales flat to slightly down, but rising moderately in our Houston market.   Residential real estate contacts signaled continued improvement in general economic conditions.  Builders report flat to slightly higher construction activity and an increase in home prices.  Construction activity is expected to be flat or increase slightly over the next three months. 

Retail sales activity and consumer spending outlook was positive.  Auto sales gained traction in our Houston market but demand for vehicles weakened in our other markets.  The labor market remained tight and overall wage growth was modest.  Employment growth was steady, with challenges continuing in filling high demand and high growth sectors, particularly in the information technology, long-haul transportation, construction and medical fields.

Overall economic reports indicate that loan demand was strong, with growth in commercial real estate loans, but with demand for residential real estate loans and consumer loans flat to down.  Our new loan production in the first quarter 2018 was strong, however, payoffs were elevated, resulting in lower than expected loan growth. 

Highlights of First Quarter 2018 Financial Results

Net income for the first quarter of 2018 was $72.5 million, or $.83 per diluted common share (EPS), compared to $55.4 million, or $.64 EPS in the fourth quarter of 2017 and $49.0 million, or $.57 EPS, in the first quarter of 2017. The first quarter of 2018 includes $7.0 million ($.07 per share after-tax impact) of nonoperating items related to the sale of the consumer finance subsidiary, the pending Capital One trust and asset management transaction, the brand consolidation project and a one-time all hands bonus.  The fourth quarter of 2017 included an estimated $19.5 million charge ($.22 per share) for the re-measurement of net deferred tax assets related to the Tax Act.  The first quarter of 2017 included $6.5 million of nonoperating costs related to the FNBC I transaction ($0.05 per share after-tax impact), partially offset by a $4.4 million nonoperating gain from the sale of selected Hancock Horizon funds ($0.03 per share after-tax impact). 

Highlights of Our First Quarter 2018 Results (Compared to Fourth Quarter 2017):

·

Net income increased $17.0 million, or 31%; excluding the impact of the deferred tax asset re-measurement charge and nonoperating items, operating earnings increased $3.3 million, or 4%

·

Loans increased $88 million, or 2%, linked-quarter annualized; net increase includes a decline of $95 million related to the sale of the consumer finance subsidiary

·

Energy loans totaled $1.1 billion and comprised 5.5% of total loans; allowance for the energy portfolio totaled $62.6 million, or 5.9% of energy loans

·

Net interest margin (NIM) of 3.37%, down 11 bps; core NIM down 9 bps to 3.26%; impacted by tax reform, interest reversals on nonaccrual loans, and the sale of the consumer finance subsidiary

·

Operating expenses totaled $164.9 million, down 2% linked quarter

·

Efficiency ratio was 57.5% compared to 56.6% linked quarter; the change is mainly related to the impact of tax reform on the TE adjustment

·

Return on average assets improved 26 bps to 0.88%; excluding nonoperating items and the fourth quarter 2017 deferred tax asset re-measurement charge, operating ROA increased 7 bps to 1.17%

·

Tangible common equity ratio increased 7 bps to 7.80%

Results for first quarter of 2018 were solid, reflecting positive impacts from a lower provision for loan loss, lower operating expenses, and a lower income tax rate, partially offset by negative impacts of tax reform on our TE income, the loss on sale of our consumer finance business, typical first quarter seasonality and the impact of today’s rate environment on our capital ratios. 



We intend to consolidate the Hancock and Whitney brands during the second quarter of 2018, pending shareholder approval, after which time the Company and Bank expect to operate as Hancock Whitney Corporation and Hancock Whitney Bank, respectively.  The brand consolidation is a natural progression of our business that allows the simplification of certain operations, while honoring the legacies of the iconic brands of Hancock and Whitney that have existed since the late 1800s. 









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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Net Interest Income

Net interest income (te) for the first quarter of 2018 was $209.6 million, a $7.4 million, or 3%, decrease from the fourth quarter of 2017. Over the same period, core net interest income decreased $6.2 millionNet interest income (te) for the first quarter of 2018 increased $19.6 million, or 10%, compared to the first quarter of 2017, while core net interest income was up $17.4 million, or 9%. The linked quarter decrease is primarily attributable to a $4.2 million impact of tax reform on the TE adjustment resulting from the change in the statutory tax rate, approximately $3.3 million from two fewer accrual days, and $1.7 million reversal of interest on nonaccrual loans.  

The net interest margin was 3.37% for the first quarter of 2018, down 11 bps from the fourth quarter of 2017.  The core net interest margin for the first quarter of 2018 was 3.26%, down 9 bps from the fourth quarter of 2017.  The net interest margin was down 8 bps related to the impact of the lower tax rate on the TE adjustment, 3 bps related to reversals of interest on nonaccrual loans and 2 bps related to the sale of the consumer finance company.  Excluding those items, the net interest margin would have been up 2 bps and the core net interest margin was up 4 bps.  The loan yield of 4.43% is down 3 bps compared to fourth quarter of 2017, which reflects negative impacts from the lower tax rate of 6 bps and sale of the consumer finance subsidiary of 3 bps.  The securities yield of 2.46% was down 4 bps compared to fourth quarter of 2017, which reflects a negative impact of 10 bps from tax reform. The cost of funds was up 8 bps to .58%, due in part to promotional pricing campaigns aimed at attracting and retaining deposits.

The net interest margin was flat to the first quarter of 2017 at 3.37%,  and the core net interest margin was down 3 bps, with comparability also affected by the 8 bps impact of tax reform, the FNBC transactions and rising interest rates.

The following tables detail the components of our net interest income and net interest margin.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

Three Months Ended



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

March 31, 2017



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(dollars in millions)

 

 

Average Balance

 

Interest

 

Rate

 

Average Balance

 

Interest

 

Rate

 

Average Balance

 

Interest

 

Rate

Average earning assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial & real estate loans (te) (a)

 

 

$

14,224.4 

 

$

150.9 

 

4.30 

%

 

$

14,096.1 

 

$

154.5 

 

4.35 

%

 

$

13,058.7 

 

$

130.4 

 

 

4.04 

%

Residential mortgage loans

 

 

 

2,718.4 

 

 

27.9 

 

4.10 

 

 

 

2,642.3 

 

 

26.3 

 

3.99 

 

 

 

2,185.9 

 

 

21.3 

 

 

3.90 

 

Consumer loans

 

 

 

2,085.7 

 

 

29.0 

 

5.64 

 

 

 

2,101.1 

 

 

29.8 

 

5.63 

 

 

 

2,058.5 

 

 

26.6 

 

 

5.24 

 

Loan fees & late charges

 

 

 

 —

 

 

0.5 

 

 —

 

 

 

 —

 

 

0.6 

 

 —

 

 

 

 —

 

 

(0.1)

 

 

 —

 

Total loans (te) (a) (b)

 

 

 

19,028.5 

 

 

208.3 

 

4.43 

 

 

 

18,839.5 

 

 

211.2 

 

4.46 

 

 

 

17,303.1 

 

 

178.2 

 

 

4.16 

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

 

32.2 

 

 

0.2 

 

2.75 

 

 

 

22.2 

 

 

0.2 

 

3.28 

 

 

 

21.3 

 

 

0.2 

 

 

4.08 

 

US Treasury and government agency securities

 

 

 

148.4 

 

 

0.8 

 

2.21 

 

 

 

144.5 

 

 

0.8 

 

2.21 

 

 

 

116.3 

 

 

0.6 

 

 

2.04 

 

Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

 

4,785.3 

 

 

27.9 

 

2.33 

 

 

 

4,682.2 

 

 

26.2 

 

2.24 

 

 

 

3,975.2 

 

 

22.1 

 

 

2.22 

 

Municipals (te) (a)

 

 

 

960.1 

 

 

7.6 

 

3.18 

 

 

 

971.1 

 

 

9.3 

 

3.82 

 

 

 

942.1 

 

 

9.0 

 

 

3.84 

 

Other securities

 

 

 

3.5 

 

 

 —

 

2.06 

 

 

 

3.7 

 

 

 —

 

2.03 

 

 

 

3.7 

 

 

 —

 

 

1.96 

 

Total securities (te) (a) (c)

 

 

 

5,897.3 

 

 

36.3 

 

2.46 

 

 

 

5,801.5 

 

 

36.3 

 

2.50 

 

 

 

5,037.3 

 

 

31.7 

 

 

2.52 

 

Total short-term investments

 

 

 

148.3 

 

 

0.5 

 

1.34 

 

 

 

149.5 

 

 

0.4 

 

1.07 

 

 

 

408.3 

 

 

0.7 

 

 

0.74 

 

Total earning assets (te) (a)

 

 

$

25,106.3 

 

$

245.3 

 

3.95 

%

 

$

24,812.7 

 

$

248.1 

 

3.98 

%

 

$

22,770.0 

 

$

210.8 

 

 

3.74 

%

Average interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing transaction and savings deposits

 

 

$

8,043.2 

 

$

9.1 

 

0.46 

%

 

$

7,927.3 

 

$

8.3 

 

0.42 

%

 

$

6,897.7 

 

$

4.5 

 

 

0.27 

%

Time deposits

 

 

 

2,979.0 

 

 

9.7 

 

1.32 

 

 

 

2,936.4 

 

 

8.7 

 

1.17 

 

 

 

2,340.0 

 

 

5.1 

 

 

0.89 

 

Public funds

 

 

 

3,070.1 

 

 

8.1 

 

1.07 

 

 

 

2,803.5 

 

 

6.6 

 

0.93 

 

 

 

2,547.9 

 

 

3.2 

 

 

0.50 

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

 

 

14,092.3 

 

 

26.9 

 

0.78 

 

 

 

13,667.2 

 

 

23.6 

 

0.68 

 

 

 

11,785.6 

 

 

12.8 

 

 

0.44 

 

Short-term borrowings

 

 

 

1,823.1 

 

 

5.4 

 

1.17 

 

 

 

1,763.2 

 

 

4.1 

 

0.92 

 

 

 

2,127.3 

 

 

2.9 

 

 

0.56 

 

Long-term debt

 

 

 

305.1 

 

 

3.4 

 

4.48 

 

 

 

312.7 

 

 

3.4 

 

4.37 

 

 

 

458.0 

 

 

5.1 

 

 

4.42 

 

Total borrowings

 

 

 

2,128.2 

 

 

8.8 

 

1.66 

 

 

 

2,075.9 

 

 

7.5 

 

1.45 

 

 

 

2,585.3 

 

 

8.0 

 

 

1.24 

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

 

16,220.5 

 

 

35.7 

 

0.89 

%

 

 

15,743.1 

 

 

31.1 

 

0.79 

%

 

 

14,370.9 

 

 

20.8 

 

 

0.59 

%

Net interest-free funding sources

 

 

 

8,885.8 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,069.6 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,399.1 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of funds

 

 

$

25,106.3 

 

$

35.7 

 

0.58 

%

 

$

24,812.7 

 

$

31.1 

 

0.50 

%

 

$

22,770.0 

 

$

20.8 

 

 

0.37 

%

Net interest spread (te) (a)

 

 

 

 

 

$

209.6 

 

3.05 

%

 

 

 

 

$

217.0 

 

3.19 

%

 

 

 

 

$

190.0 

 

 

3.15 

%

Net interest margin

 

 

$

25,106.3 

 

$

209.6 

 

3.37 

%

 

$

24,812.7 

 

$

217.0 

 

3.48 

%

 

$

22,770.0 

 

$

190.0 

 

 

3.37 

%



(a)

Taxable equivalent (te) amounts are calculated using the current statutory federal income tax rate.

(b)

Includes nonaccrual loans.

(c)

Average securities do not include unrealized holding gains/losses on available for sale securities

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Provision for Loan Losses

During the first quarter of 2018,  we recorded a provision for loan losses of $12.3 million, down $2.7 million from the fourth quarter of 2017 and down $3.7 million from the first quarter of 2017.    

Net charge-offs totaled $12.2 million, which represents 0.26% of average total loans on an annualized basis in the first quarter of 2018, compared to $20.8 million, or 0.44% of average total loans in the fourth quarter of 2017.  Net charge-offs from energy credits in the first quarter of 2018 were $4.3 million and included gross charges of $7.6 million, and recoveries totaling $3.3 million.  There were $8.4 million in net charges-offs related to energy credits in the fourth quarter of 2017. 

The provision for loan losses reflects a continued decline in the energy allowance, offset by an increase in nonenergy reserves.  The discussion of Allowance for Loan Losses and Asset Quality later in this Item provides additional information on changes in the allowance for loan losses and general credit quality.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income totaled $66.3 million for the first quarter of 2018, down $3.4 million, or 5%, from the fourth quarter of 2017 and up $2.8 million, or 4%, compared to the first quarter of 2017Excluding nonoperating items, noninterest income totaled $67.4 million for the first quarter of 2018, down $2.3 million, or 3%, from the fourth quarter of 2017 and up $8.3 million, or 14%, from the first quarter of 2017.  The decrease was largely driven by a decline in gain on sales of assets as the fourth quarter of 2017 included a $2.9 million gain from a bulk sale of loans, and a decline in service charges on deposits, partially offset by increases in most other revenue sources.  The increase compared to the first quarter of 2017 was largely driven by higher service charges on deposit accounts, bank card and ATM fees and income from derivatives

Included in the first quarter of 2018 is a loss on the sale of the finance company of $1.1 million and included in the first quarter of 2017 is a $4.4 million gain related to the sale of selected Hancock Horizon funds, both considered to be nonoperating items.

The components of noninterest income are presented in the following table for the indicated periods.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

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March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

(in thousands)

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

2017

Service charges on deposit accounts

 

 

$

21,448 

 

$

22,455 

 

$

19,206 

Trust fees

 

 

 

11,335 

 

 

11,079 

 

 

11,211 

Bank card and ATM fees

 

 

 

14,458 

 

 

14,234 

 

 

12,468 

Investment and annuity fees and insurance commissions

 

 

 

6,125 

 

 

5,802 

 

 

5,264 

Secondary mortgage market operations

 

 

 

3,401 

 

 

3,244 

 

 

3,567 

Amortization of FDIC loss share receivable

 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,100)

Income from bank-owned life insurance

 

 

 

3,070 

 

 

2,841 

 

 

2,652 

Credit related fees

 

 

 

2,722 

 

 

2,843 

 

 

2,878 

Income from derivatives

 

 

 

1,523 

 

 

1,385 

 

 

465 

Gain (loss) on sales of assets

 

 

 

(62)

 

 

3,013 

 

 

(227)

Other miscellaneous

 

 

 

3,377 

 

 

2,792 

 

 

2,755 

Total noninterest operating income

 

 

$

67,397 

 

$

69,688 

 

$

59,139 

Nonoperating income items

 

 

 

(1,145)

 

 

 —

 

 

4,352 

Total noninterest income

 

 

$

66,252 

 

$

69,688 

 

$

63,491 



Service charges on deposits totaled $21.4 million for the first quarter of 2018, down $1.0 million, or 4%, from the fourth quarter of 2017 and up $2.2 million, or 12%, from the first quarter of 2017. The decrease from the prior quarter was due to a seasonal increase in customer balances in the fourth quarter 2017, and the increase over the first quarter of 2017 was primarily due to an increase in consumer overdraft fees and new sustained overdraft fees, along with the larger deposit base following the FNBC transactions.

Bank card and ATM fees totaled $14.5 million for the first quarter of 2018, up $0.2 million, or 2%, from the fourth quarter of 2017, due mostly to activity in the merchant business. Compared to the first quarter of 2017, bank card and ATM fees were up $2.0 million, or 16%, due to increased activity.

Fee income from secondary mortgage market operations was up $0.2 million, or 5%, from fourth quarter of 2017 with a slightly higher sales activity, and down $0.2 million, or 5%, from the first quarter of 2017. 



Trust fees increased $0.3 million, or 2%, linked quarter, due in part to higher market values of assets managed.  For the first quarter of 2018, trust fees increased $0.1 million, or 1%, compared to the first quarter of 2017. 



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Investment and annuity fees and insurance commisisons increased $0.3 million, or 6%, compared to fourth quarter 2017 and increased $0.9 million, or 16%, compared to first quarter 2017.  The increases are mainly due to higher sales volumes in annuities, mutual funds and bond trading. 

Income from bank-owned life insurance increased $0.2 million, or 8%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2017, and increased $0.4 million, or 16%, compared to the first quarter of 2017.  The increase over the first quarter of 2017 is due to an additional policy investment of $50 million made in the second quarter of 2017.



Income on our customer interest rate derivative program resulted in a $1.5 million net gain for the first quarter of 2018 compared to net gains of $1.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2017 and $0.5 million for the first quarter of 2017.  This income can be volatile and is dependent upon both customer sales activity as well as market value adjustments due to interest rate movement. 



Gain (loss) on sales of assets was down $3.1 million from the fourth quarter of 2017 and up $0.2 million from the first quarter of 2017. The fourth and first quarters of 2017 included the previously mentioned $2.9 million gain on the sale of loans and $4.4 million gain on the sale of selected Hancock Horizon funds, respectively.

 



Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense for the first quarter of 2018 was $170.8 million, up $2.7 million, or 2%, from the fourth quarter of 2017, and up $7.2 million, or 4%, from the first quarter of 2017.  Excluding nonoperating expense items, total operating expense for the first quarter of 2018 totaled $164.9 million, a decrease of $3.1 million, or 2%, linked quarter and up $7.9 million, or 5%, from the first quarter of 2017.

Nonoperating expenses in the first quarter of 2018 included costs associated with a one-time all hands bonus, the brand consolidation project, the sale of the consumer finance company and the pending acquisition of Capital One’s trust and asset management business. There were no nonoperating expenses in the fourth quarter of 2017.  The nonoperating expenses in the first quarter of 2017 related to the FNBC I transaction.  The components of noninterest expense and nonoperating expense are presented in the following tables for the indicated periods.























 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Three Months Ended



 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

(in thousands)

 

2018

 

2017

 

2017

Operating expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation expense

 

$

76,743 

 

$

82,610 

 

$

73,005 

Employee benefits

 

 

19,623 

 

 

16,948 

 

 

19,067 

Personnel expense

 

 

96,366 

 

 

99,558 

 

 

92,072 

Net occupancy expense

 

 

10,943 

 

 

11,585 

 

 

10,762 

Equipment expense

 

 

3,493 

 

 

3,383 

 

 

3,708 

Data processing expense

 

 

16,368 

 

 

17,392 

 

 

15,395 

Professional services expense

 

 

7,847 

 

 

8,544 

 

 

6,649 

Amortization of intangibles

 

 

5,618 

 

 

5,885 

 

 

4,705 

Telecommunications and postage

 

 

3,850 

 

 

3,605 

 

 

3,467 

Deposit insurance and regulatory fees

 

 

7,948 

 

 

8,271 

 

 

6,490 

Other real estate (income) expense, net

 

 

210 

 

 

(340)

 

 

(13)

Advertising

 

 

2,341 

 

 

3,060 

 

 

2,947 

Corporate value and franchise taxes

 

 

3,440 

 

 

2,855 

 

 

3,036 

Printing and supplies

 

 

1,031 

 

 

1,210 

 

 

1,174 

Travel expense

 

 

1,064 

 

 

1,408 

 

 

1,044 

Entertainment and contributions

 

 

2,509 

 

 

2,173 

 

 

1,767 

Tax credit investment amortization

 

 

874 

 

 

1,213 

 

 

1,212 

Other Retirement expense

 

 

(4,463)

 

 

(4,399)

 

 

(3,060)

Other miscellaneous

 

 

5,499 

 

 

2,660 

 

 

5,724 

Total operating expense

 

$

164,938 

 

$

168,063 

 

$

157,079 

Nonoperating expense items

 

 

5,853 

 

 

 —

 

 

6,463 

Total noninterest expense

 

$

170,791 

 

$

168,063 

 

$

163,542 





































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Three Months Ended



 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

(in thousands)

 

2018

 

2017

 

2017

Nonoperating expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personnel expense

 

$

3,608 

 

$

 —

 

$

107 

Net occupancy and equipment expense

 

 

120 

 

 

 —

 

 

Professional services expense

 

 

1,408 

 

 

 —

 

 

4,627 

Advertising

 

 

185 

 

 

 —

 

 

130 

Printing and supplies

 

 

255 

 

 

 —

 

 

Other expense

 

 

277 

 

 

 —

 

 

1,594 

Total nonoperating expenses

 

$

5,853 

 

$

 —

 

$

6,463 





The following discussion of the components of operating expense excludes nonoperating items for each period.

Personnel expense totaled $96.4 million for the first quarter of 2018, down $3.2 million, or 3%, from the previous quarter due to a decrease in incentive and bonus expense, partially offset by seasonal increase in benefit costs. Year over year, personnel expense was up $4.3 million, or 5%, primarily due to merit increases.

Occupancy and equipment expenses totaled $14.4 million in the first quarter of 2018, down $0.5 million, or 4%, from the fourth quarter of 2017 and flat to the first quarter of 2017.



ORE expense for the first quarter of 2018 was $0.2 million compared to small net gains on ORE dispositions of $0.3 million in the linked quarter and small gain in the first quarter of 2017.  Management believes the current quarter reflects a more typical level of ORE expense.



All other expenses, excluding amortization of intangibles and nonoperating expense items, totaled $48.3 million for the first quarter of 2018, up $0.3 million, or 1%, from the fourth quarter of 2017, and up $2.5 million, or 5%, from the first quarter of 2017.  The increases from the first quarter of 2017 include professional services, regulatory fees, data processing and entertainment, partially offset with decreases in other retirement expense and advertising.













Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate for the first quarter of 2018 was approximately 18.5%, compared to 20.8% in the fourth quarter of 2017 (exclusive of the $19.5 million of income tax expense resulting from re-measurement of the deferred tax asset) and 25.3% in the first quarter of 2017. The decrease in the effective tax rate was primarily due to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Tax Act”) on December 22, 2017.  The Tax Act significantly revised U.S. corporate income tax laws by, among other things, lowering the statutory corporate federal income tax rate from 35% to 21%, eliminating or reducing the deductibility of certain meals and entertainment expenses, limiting the deduction of FDIC insurance premiums as well as modifying the deductibility of executive compensation through the elimination of the performance-based compensation exception and changes to the definition of a covered employee. 

As a result of the reduced tax rate, we re-measured our deferred tax assets and liabilities during the fourth quarter of 2017 resulting in incremental income tax expense of $19.5 million.  The re-measurement charge was comprised of $25.3 million related to certain items included in AOCI and a provisional income tax benefit of $5.8 million related to items included in continuing operations.  Pursuant to the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, entities have a measurement period not to exceed one year from the enactment date of the Tax Act to record provisional amounts related to the impact of the Tax Act.  As of March 31, 2018, no adjustment has been made to the initial provisional benefit recorded.  We are still in the process of collecting information, finalizing calculations and awaiting additional guidance from the IRS or other regulatory agencies.  Any such adjustments could materially impact income tax expense in the period in which the adjustments are made.

Our effective tax rate historically varies from the federal statutory rate primarily because of tax-exempt income and tax credits.  Interest income on bonds issued by or loans to state and municipal governments and authorities, and earnings from the BOLI program are the major components of tax-exempt income.  The main source of tax credits has been investments in tax-advantaged securities and tax credit projects.  These investments are made primarily in the markets the Company serves and are directed at tax credits issued under the Qualified Zone Academy Bonds (“QZAB”), Qualified School Construction Bonds (“QSCB”) and Federal and State New Market Tax Credit (“NMTC”) programs. The investments generate tax credits, which reduce current and future taxes and are recognized when earned as a benefit in the provision for income taxes.  The Tax Act repealed the provision related to tax credit bonds effective for bonds issued after December 31, 2017.  As such, these bonds are no longer viable alternatives for lowering our effective tax rate.

We have invested in NMTC projects through investments in our Community Development Entity (“CDE”), as well as other unrelated CDEs.  These investments are expected to generate approximately $104 million in federal and state tax credits.  Federal tax credits from NMTC investments are recognized over a seven-year period, while recognition of the benefits from state tax credits varies from three to five years.

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We intend to continue making investments in tax credit projects.  However, our ability to access new credits will depend upon, among other factors, federal and state tax policies and the level of competition for such credits.  Based on tax credit investments that have been made to date, we expect to realize benefits from federal and state tax credits totaling $6.1 million, $3.6 million and $1.6 million for 2019, 2020 and 2021, respectively. In February 2018, the U.S. Department of Treasury announced the 2017 New Market Tax Credit allocation.  We were awarded a New Market Tax Credit allocation that will allow us to invest $50 million in tax credit projects and receive a total of $19.5 million in tax credits to be recognized over a seven-year period.



The following table reconciles reported income tax expense to that computed at the statutory federal tax rate for the indicated periods.





















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Three Months Ended



 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

(in thousands)

 

2018

 

2017

 

2017

Taxes computed at statutory rate

 

$

18,663 

 

$

33,140 

 

$

22,977 

Tax credits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QZAB/QSCB

 

 

(759)

 

 

(642)

 

 

(642)

NMTC - Federal and State

 

 

(1,379)

 

 

(1,679)

 

 

(1,679)

LIHTC and other credits

 

 

 —

 

 

(88)

 

 

 —

 Total tax credits

 

 

(2,138)

 

 

(2,409)

 

 

(2,321)

State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit

 

 

2,044 

 

 

1,594 

 

 

843 

Tax-exempt interest

 

 

(2,786)

 

 

(4,849)

 

 

(4,673)

Life insurance contracts

 

 

(930)

 

 

(2,119)

 

 

(947)

Employee share-based compensation

 

 

(140)

 

 

(3,821)

 

 

(434)

Impact of deferred tax asset re-measurment

 

 

 —

 

 

19,520 

 

 

 —

Impact from interim estimated effective tax rate

 

 

356 

 

 

(2,230)

 

 

1,880 

FDIC Assessment Disallowance

 

 

747 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Other, net

 

 

581 

 

 

411 

 

 

(690)

 Income tax expense

 

$

16,397 

 

$

39,237 

 

$

16,635 

 







Selected Financial Data

The following tables contain selected financial data as of the dates and for the periods indicated.  







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Three Months Ended



 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,



 

2018

 

2017

 

2017

Common Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.83 

 

$

0.64 

 

$

0.57 

Diluted

 

$

0.83 

 

$

0.64 

 

$

0.57 

Cash dividends paid

 

$

0.24 

 

$

0.24 

 

$

0.24 

Book value per share (period-end)

 

$

33.96 

 

$

33.86 

 

$

32.70 

Tangible book value per share (period-end)

 

$

24.22 

 

$

24.05 

 

$

23.19 

Weighted average number of shares (000s):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

85,241 

 

 

85,044 

 

 

84,365 

Diluted

 

 

85,423 

 

 

85,303 

 

 

84,624 

Period-end number of shares (000s)

 

 

85,285 

 

 

85,200 

 

 

84,517 

Market data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High sales price

 

$

56.40 

 

$

53.35 

 

$

49.50 

Low sales price

 

$

49.48 

 

$

46.18 

 

$

41.71 

Period-end closing price

 

$

51.70 

 

$

49.50 

 

$

45.55 

Trading volume (000s) (a)

 

 

35,459 

 

 

29,308 

 

 

45,119 



(a)

Trading volume is based on the total volume as determined by NASDAQ on the last day of the quarter.





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Three Months Ended



 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

(in thousands)

 

2018

 

2017

 

2017

Income Statement:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

$

241,395 

 

$

239,173 

 

$

202,515 

Interest income (te) (a)

 

 

245,358 

 

 

248,122 

 

 

210,813 

Interest expense

 

 

35,731 

 

 

31,126 

 

 

20,824 

Net interest income (te) (a)

 

 

209,627 

 

 

216,996 

 

 

189,989 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

12,253 

 

 

14,986 

 

 

15,991 

Noninterest income

 

 

66,252 

 

 

69,688 

 

 

63,491 

Noninterest expense (excluding amortization of intangibles)

 

 

165,173 

 

 

162,178 

 

 

158,837 

Amortization of intangibles

 

 

5,618 

 

 

5,885 

 

 

4,705 

Income before income taxes

 

 

88,872 

 

 

94,686 

 

 

65,649 

Income tax expense

 

 

16,397 

 

 

39,237 

 

 

16,635 

Net income

 

$

72,475 

 

$

55,449 

 

$

49,014 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings excluding nonoperating items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

72,475 

 

$

55,449 

 

$

49,014 

Nonoperating income

 

 

1,145 

 

 

 —

 

 

(4,352)

Nonoperating expense

 

 

5,853 

 

 

 —

 

 

6,463 

Income tax benefit

 

 

(1,216)

 

 

 —

 

 

(739)

Income tax resulting from re-measurement of deferred tax asset

 

 

 —

 

 

19,520 

 

 

 —

Nonoperating items, net of applicable income tax benefit

 

 

5,782 

 

 

19,520 

 

 

1,372 

Operating earnings

 

 

78,257 

 

 

74,969 

 

 

50,386 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

Three Months ended



 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

March 31,



 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2017

Performance Ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average assets

 

 

1.08 

%

 

 

0.82 

%

 

 

0.80 

%

Return on average common equity

 

 

10.23 

%

 

 

7.67 

%

 

 

7.27 

%

Return on average tangible common equity

 

 

14.41 

%

 

 

10.81 

%

 

 

9.92 

%

Earning asset yield (te) (a)

 

 

3.95 

%

 

 

3.98 

%

 

 

3.74 

%

Total cost of funds

 

 

0.58 

%

 

 

0.50 

%

 

 

0.37 

%

Net interest margin (te) (a)

 

 

3.37 

%

 

 

3.48 

%

 

 

3.37 

%

Noninterest income to total revenue (te) (a)

 

 

24.01 

%

 

 

24.31 

%

 

 

25.05 

%

Average loan/deposit ratio

 

 

86.32 

%

 

 

86.57 

%

 

 

89.90 

%

FTE employees (period-end)

 

 

3,775 

 

 

 

3,887 

 

 

 

3,819 

 

Capital Ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stockholders' equity to total assets

 

 

10.61 

%

 

 

10.55 

%

 

 

10.84 

%

Tangible common equity ratio (b)

 

 

7.80 

%

 

 

7.73 

%

 

 

7.94 

%



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select performance measures excluding nonoperating items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating earnings per share - diluted (d)

 

$

0.90 

 

 

$

0.86 

 

 

$

0.58 

 

Return on average assets - operating

 

 

1.17 

%

 

 

1.10 

%

 

 

0.83 

%

Return on average common equity - operating

 

 

11.05 

%

 

 

10.37 

%

 

 

7.48 

%

Return on average tangible common equity - operating

 

 

15.56 

%

 

 

14.62 

%

 

 

10.20 

%

Efficiency ratio (c)

 

 

57.51 

%

 

 

56.57 

%

 

 

61.16 

%

Noninterest income as a percent of total revenue (te) - operating

 

 

24.33 

%

 

 

24.31 

%

 

 

23.74 

%



(a)

Taxable equivalent (te) amounts are calculated using the applicable statutory federal income tax rate.

(b)

The tangible common equity ratio is common stockholders’ equity less intangible assets divided by total assets less intangible assets.

(c)

The efficiency ratio is noninterest expense to total net interest (te) and noninterest income, excluding amortization of purchased intangibles and nonoperating items.

(d)

See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures “Operating earnings per share – diluted”  for the reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure.

 

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Three Months Ended



 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

($ in thousands)

 

2018

 

2017

 

2017

Asset Quality Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonaccrual loans (a)

 

$

275,179 

 

 

$

252,800 

 

 

$

262,649 

 

Restructured loans - still accruing

 

 

166,520 

 

 

 

120,493 

 

 

 

47,267 

 

Total nonperforming loans

 

 

441,699 

 

 

 

373,293 

 

 

 

309,916 

 

Other real estate (ORE) and foreclosed assets

 

 

26,630 

 

 

 

27,542 

 

 

 

17,156 

 

Total nonperforming assets

 

$

468,329 

 

 

$

400,835 

 

 

$

327,072 

 

Accruing loans 90 days past due (a)

 

$

12,724 

 

 

$

27,766 

 

 

$

590 

 

Net charge-offs

 

 

12,200 

 

 

 

20,800 

 

 

 

30,029 

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

 

210,713 

 

 

 

217,308 

 

 

 

213,550 

 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

12,253 

 

 

 

14,986 

 

 

 

15,991 

 

Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonperforming assets to loans, ORE and foreclosed assets

 

 

2.45 

%

 

 

2.11 

%

 

 

1.79 

%

Accruing loans 90 days past due to loans

 

 

0.07 

%

 

 

0.15 

%

 

 

0.00 

%

Nonperforming assets + accruing loans 90 days past due to loans, ORE and foreclosed assets

 

 

2.52 

%

 

 

2.25 

%

 

 

1.80 

%

Net charge-offs to average loans

 

 

0.26 

%

 

 

0.44 

%

 

 

0.70 

%

Allowance for loan losses to period-end loans

 

 

1.10 

%

 

 

1.14 

%

 

 

1.17 

%

Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans + accruing loans 90 days past due

 

 

46.37 

%

 

 

54.18 

%

 

 

68.77 

%



(a)

Nonaccrual loans and accruing loans past due 90 days or more do not include purchased credit impaired loans with an accretable yield. Included in nonaccrual loans are $118.0 million, $99.2 million, and $112.6 million in restructured loans at March 31, 2018, December 31, 2017, and March 31, 2017, respectively. 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 



 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

March 31,

(in thousands)

 

2018

 

2017

 

2017

 

2017

 

2017

Period-End Balance Sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total loans, net of unearned income (a)

 

$

19,092,504 

 

$

19,004,163 

 

$

18,786,285 

 

$

18,473,841 

 

$

18,204,868 

Loans held for sale

 

 

21,827 

 

 

39,865 

 

 

23,236 

 

 

26,787 

 

 

20,883 

Securities

 

 

5,930,076 

 

 

5,888,380 

 

 

5,624,552 

 

 

5,668,836 

 

 

5,001,273 

Short-term investments

 

 

61,541 

 

 

92,384 

 

 

111,725 

 

 

126,428 

 

 

51,273 

Earning assets

 

 

25,105,948 

 

 

25,024,792 

 

 

24,545,798 

 

 

24,295,892 

 

 

23,278,297 

Allowance for loan losses

 

 

(210,713)

 

 

(217,308)

 

 

(223,122)

 

 

(221,865)

 

 

(213,550)

Goodwill

 

 

745,523 

 

 

745,523 

 

 

739,403 

 

 

740,265 

 

 

716,761 

Other intangible assets, net

 

 

85,021 

 

 

90,640 

 

 

96,525 

 

 

101,694 

 

 

86,952 

Other assets

 

 

1,571,558 

 

 

1,692,439 

 

 

1,658,151 

 

 

1,714,583 

 

 

1,616,566 

Total assets

 

$

27,297,337 

 

$

27,336,086 

 

$

26,816,755 

 

$

26,630,569 

 

$

25,485,026 

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

$

8,230,060 

 

$

8,307,497 

 

$

7,896,384 

 

$

7,887,867 

 

$

7,722,279 

Interest-bearing transaction and savings deposits

 

 

8,058,793 

 

 

8,181,554 

 

 

7,893,546 

 

 

8,402,133 

 

 

7,162,760 

Interest-bearing public funds deposits

 

 

3,108,008 

 

 

3,040,318 

 

 

2,762,048 

 

 

2,537,030 

 

 

2,595,263 

Time deposits

 

 

3,088,861 

 

 

2,723,833 

 

 

2,981,881 

 

 

2,615,785 

 

 

2,441,718 

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

 

14,255,662 

 

 

13,945,705 

 

 

13,637,475 

 

 

13,554,948 

 

 

12,199,741 

Total deposits

 

 

22,485,722 

 

 

22,253,202 

 

 

21,533,859 

 

 

21,442,815 

 

 

19,922,020 

Short-term borrowings

 

 

1,452,097 

 

 

1,703,890 

 

 

1,737,151 

 

 

1,810,907 

 

 

2,121,932 

Long-term debt

 

 

300,443 

 

 

305,513 

 

 

331,179 

 

 

407,876 

 

 

525,082 

Other liabilities

 

 

163,037 

 

 

188,532 

 

 

351,291 

 

 

155,009 

 

 

152,370 

Stockholders' equity

 

 

2,896,038 

 

 

2,884,949 

 

 

2,863,275 

 

 

2,813,962 

 

 

2,763,622 

Total liabilities & stockholders' equity

 

$

27,297,337 

 

$

27,336,086 

 

$

26,816,755 

 

$

26,630,569 

 

$

25,485,026 







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Three Months Ended



 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

(in thousands)

 

2018

 

2017

 

2017

Average Balance Sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total loans, net of unearned income (a)

 

$

19,028,490 

 

$

18,839,537 

 

$

17,303,044 

Loans held for sale

 

 

32,194 

 

 

22,231 

 

 

21,328 

Securities (b)

 

 

5,897,290 

 

 

5,801,451 

 

 

5,037,286 

Short-term investments

 

 

148,309 

 

 

149,457 

 

 

408,343 

Earning assets

 

 

25,106,283 

 

 

24,812,676 

 

 

22,770,001 

Allowance for loan losses

 

 

(216,796)

 

 

(225,769)

 

 

(226,503)

Goodwill and other intangible assets

 

 

833,269 

 

 

833,162 

 

 

729,766 

Other assets

 

 

1,514,321 

 

 

1,553,438 

 

 

1,483,242 

Total assets

 

$

27,237,077 

 

$

26,973,507 

 

$

24,756,506 

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

$

7,951,121 

 

$

8,095,563 

 

$

7,462,258 

Interest-bearing transaction and savings deposits

 

 

8,043,176 

 

 

7,927,250 

 

 

6,897,660 

Interest-bearing public fund deposits

 

 

3,070,079 

 

 

2,803,547 

 

 

2,547,874 

Time deposits

 

 

2,979,043 

 

 

2,936,397 

 

 

2,340,066 

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

 

14,092,298 

 

 

13,667,194 

 

 

11,785,600 

Total deposits

 

 

22,043,419 

 

 

21,762,757 

 

 

19,247,858 

Short-term borrowings

 

 

1,823,033 

 

 

1,763,189 

 

 

2,127,256 

Long-term debt

 

 

305,117 

 

 

312,719 

 

 

458,050 

Other liabilities

 

 

192,695 

 

 

267,367 

 

 

190,253 

Stockholders' equity

 

 

2,872,813 

 

 

2,867,475 

 

 

2,733,089 

Total liabilities & stockholders' equity

 

$

27,237,077 

 

$

26,973,507 

 

$

24,756,506 



(a)

Includes nonaccrual loans.

(b)

Average securities do not include unrealized holding gains/losses on available for sale securities.





Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures



Reported to core net interest income (te) and core net interest margin





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Three Months Ended

 



March 31,

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

March 31,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2018

 

 

 

2017

 

 

 

2017

 

 

 

2017

 

 

 

2017

 

 

Net interest income

$

205,664 

 

 

$

208,047 

 

 

$

202,857 

 

 

$

199,717 

 

 

$

181,691 

 

 

Tax-equivalent adjustment (te)(a)

 

3,963 

 

 

 

8,949 

 

 

 

8,579 

 

 

 

8,564 

 

 

 

8,298 

 

 

Net interest income (te)

$

209,627 

 

 

$

216,996 

 

 

$

211,436 

 

 

$

208,281 

 

 

$

189,989 

 

 

Purchase accounting adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Loan discount accretion (b)

 

7,108 

 

 

 

8,280 

 

 

 

7,711 

 

 

 

8,801 

 

 

 

5,017 

 

 

    Bond premium amortization (c)

 

(315)

 

 

 

(320)

 

 

 

(364)

 

 

 

(398)

 

 

 

(454)

 

 

Total net purchase accounting adjustments (d)

 

6,793 

 

 

 

7,960 

 

 

 

7,347 

 

 

 

8,403 

 

 

 

4,563 

 

 

Net interest income (te) - core

$

202,834 

 

 

$

209,036 

 

 

$

204,089 

 

 

$

199,878 

 

 

$

185,426 

 

 

Average earning assets

$

25,106,283 

 

 

$

24,812,676 

 

 

$

24,487,426 

 

 

$

24,338,130 

 

 

$

22,770,001 

 

 

Net interest margin - reported

 

3.37 

%

 

 

3.48 

%

 

 

3.44 

%

 

 

3.43 

%

 

 

3.37 

%

 

Net purchase accounting adjustments

 

0.11 

%

 

 

0.13 

%

 

 

0.12 

%

 

 

0.14 

%

 

 

0.08 

%

 

Net interest margin - core

 

3.26 

%

 

 

3.35 

%

 

 

3.32 

%

 

 

3.29 

%

 

 

3.29 

%

 



















43


 

Operating revenue (te) and operating pre-provision net revenue (te)





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Three Months Ended



March 31,

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

March 31,

(in thousands)

2018

 

2017

 

2017

 

2017

 

2017

Net interest income

$

205,664 

 

$

208,047 

 

$

202,857 

 

$

199,717 

 

$

181,691 

Noninterest income

 

66,252 

 

 

69,688 

 

 

67,115 

 

 

67,487 

 

 

63,491 

Total revenue

$

271,916 

 

$

277,735 

 

$

269,972 

 

$

267,204 

 

$

245,182 

Tax-equivalent adjustment (a)

 

3,963 

 

 

8,949 

 

 

8,579 

 

 

8,564 

 

 

8,298 

Nonoperating revenue

 

1,145 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(4,352)

Operating revenue (te)

$

277,024 

 

$

286,684 

 

$

278,551 

 

$

275,768 

 

$

249,128 

Noninterest expense

 

(170,791)

 

 

(168,063)

 

 

(177,616)

 

 

(183,470)

 

 

(163,542)

Nonoperating expense

 

5,853 

 

 

 —

 

 

11,393 

 

 

10,617 

 

 

6,463 

Operating pre-prevision net revenue (te)

$

112,086 

 

$

118,621 

 

$

112,328 

 

$

102,915 

 

$

92,049 



Operating earnings per share - diluted





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Three Months Ended



March 31,

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

March 31,

(in thousands)

2018

 

2017

 

2017

 

2017

 

2017

Net income

$

72,475 

 

$

55,449 

 

$

58,902 

 

$

52,267 

 

$

49,014 

Net income allocated to participating securities

 

(1,366)

 

 

(1,104)

 

 

(1,244)

 

 

(1,166)

 

 

(1,156)

Net income available to common shareholders

 

71,109 

 

 

54,345 

 

$

57,658 

 

$

51,101 

 

 

47,858 

Nonoperating items, net of applicable income tax

 

5,782 

 

 

19,520 

 

 

7,405 

 

 

6,902 

 

 

1,372 

Nonoperating items allocated to participating securities

 

(109)

 

 

(390)

 

 

(156)

 

 

(154)

 

 

(32)

Operating earnings available to common shareholders

$

76,782 

 

$

73,475 

 

 

64,907 

 

 

57,849 

 

$

49,198 

Weighted average common shares - diluted

 

85,423 

 

 

85,303 

 

 

84,980 

 

 

84,867 

 

 

84,624 

Earnings per share -diluted

$

0.83 

 

$

0.64 

 

$

0.68 

 

$

0.60 

 

$

0.57 

Operating earnings per share - diluted

$

0.90 

 

$

0.86 

 

$

0.76 

 

$

0.68 

 

$

0.58 





(a)

Taxable equivalent (te) amounts are calculated using the applicable federal income tax rate.

(b)

Includes net loan discount accretion arising from business combinations.

(c)

Includes net investment premium amortization arising from business combinations.

(d)

Includes net loan discount accretion and net investment premium amortization as defined in (b) and (c) and amortization of the FDIC loss share receivable related to an FDIC assisted transaction.



 

44


 

LIQUIDITY

Liquidity management is focused on ensuring that funds are available to meet the cash flow requirements of our depositors and borrowers, while also meeting the operating, capital and strategic cash flow needs of the Company, the Bank and other subsidiaries.  Hancock develops its liquidity management strategies and measures and regularly monitors liquidity risk as part of its overall asset/liability management process.

The asset portion of the balance sheet provides liquidity primarily through loan principal repayments, as well as maturities and repayments of investment securities.  Short-term investments such as federal funds sold, securities purchased under agreements to resell and interest-bearing deposits with the Federal Reserve Bank or with other commercial banks are additional sources of liquidity to meet cash flow requirements.  Free securities represent unpledged securities that can be sold or used as collateral for borrowings, and include unpledged securities assigned to short-term dealer repurchase agreements or to the Federal Reserve Bank discount window.  As shown in the table below, our ratio of free securities to total securities was 43.35% at March 31, 2018, compared to 44.15% at December 31, 2017 and 20.29% at March 31, 2017.  The total of pledged securities at March 31, 2018 was $3.4 billion, up $76 million from December 31, 2017. Total securities at March 31, 2018 were $0.9 billion higher than at March 31, 2017.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



March 31,

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

March 31,

Liquidity Metrics

2018

 

2017

 

2017

 

2017

 

2017

Free securities / total securities

43.35 

%

 

44.15 

%

 

36.61 

%

 

33.57 

%

 

20.29 

%

Core deposits / total deposits

90.84 

%

 

93.03 

%

 

91.70 

%

 

93.05 

%

 

92.93 

%

Wholesale funds / core deposits

8.58 

%

 

9.71 

%

 

10.47 

%

 

11.12 

%

 

14.30 

%

Quarter-to-date average loans /quarter-to-date average deposits

86.32 

%

 

86.57 

%

 

87.08 

%

 

87.76 

%

 

89.90 

%

The liability portion of the balance sheet provides liquidity mainly through the Company’s ability to use cash sourced from various customers’ interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing deposit and sweep accounts.  Core deposits consist of total deposits excluding certificates of deposit (“CDs”) of $250,000 or more and brokered deposits. The ratio of core deposits to total deposits was 90.84% at March 31, 2018, compared to 93.03% at December 31, 2017 and 92.93% at March 31, 2017. Core deposits totaled $20.4 billion at March 31, 2018, a decrease of $0.3 billion from December 31, 2017, and up $1.9 billion from March 31, 2017. The increase from March 31, 2017 was primarily due to the FNBC II transaction. Brokered deposits totaled $1.2 billion as of March 31, 2018, a $0.4 billion increase compared to December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017. The use of brokered deposits as a funding source is subject to strict parameters regarding the amount, term and interest rate. 

Purchases of federal funds, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other short-term borrowings from customers provide additional sources of liquidity to meet short-term funding requirements. Besides funding from customer sources, the Bank has a line of credit with the FHLB that is secured by blanket pledges of certain mortgage loans. At March 31, 2018, the Bank had borrowings of approximately $1.0 billion and had approximately $3.5 billion available under this line. The Bank also has unused borrowing capacity at the Federal Reserve’s discount window of approximately $2.2 billion; there were no outstanding borrowings with the Federal Reserve at any date during the twelve months ended March 31, 2018.    

Wholesale funds, which are comprised of short-term borrowings and long-term debt, were 8.58% of core deposits at March 31, 2018, compared to 9.71% at December 31, 2017 and 14.30% at March 31, 2017.  The linked quarter decrease primarily related to a $0.3 million decrease in both wholesale funds and core deposits. The year over year decrease was primarily due to a decrease in FHLB borrowings.  Management has established an internal target for wholesale funds to be less than 25% of core deposits.    

Another key measure the Company uses to monitor its liquidity position is the loan-to-deposit ratio (average loans outstanding for the reporting period divided by average deposits outstanding).  The loan-to-deposit ratio measures the amount of funds the Company lends out for each dollar of deposits on hand.  Our loan-to-deposit ratio for the first quarter of 2018 was 86.32%, compared to 86.57%  at December 31, 2017 and 89.90% at March 31, 2017.   Management has established a target range for its loan-to-deposit ratio of 83% to 87%.

Cash generated from operations is another important source of funds to meet liquidity needs.  The consolidated statements of cash flows present operating cash flows and summarize all significant sources and uses of funds for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017

Dividends received from the Bank have been the primary source of funds available to the Parent Company for the payment of dividends to our stockholders and for servicing its debt.   The liquidity management process takes into account the various regulatory provisions that can limit the amount of dividends the Bank can distribute to the Parent Company.  The Parent Company maintains cash and other liquid assets to provide liquidity in an amount sufficient to fund a minimum of at least six quarters of anticipated common stockholder dividends. 

45


 

CAPITAL RESOURCES



Stockholders’ equity totaled $2.9 billion at March 31, 2018, up $11 million, or less than 1% from December 31, 2017 and up $132 million, or 5%, from March 31, 2017.  The tangible common equity ratio was 7.80% at March 31, 2018, compared to 7.73% at December 31, 2017 and 7.94% at March 31, 2017. The increase in the ratio from prior quarter is due to net tangible earnings, partially offset by the change in accumulated other comprehensive loss.  The decrease from March 31, 2017 was primarily related to the increase in tangible assets and the increase in goodwill and core deposits related to the FNBC transactions, and the change in accumulated other comprehensive loss, partially offset by net tangible earnings.  The Company has established an internal target for the tangible common equity ratio of at least 8.00%. However, management will allow the Company’s tangible common equity ratio to drop below 8.00% on a temporary basis if it believes that the shortfall can be replenished through normal operations.



The regulatory capital ratios of the Company and the Bank as of March 31, 2018 continued to improve and remain well in excess of current regulatory minimum requirements. The Company and the Bank have been categorized as “well-capitalized” in the most recent notices received from our regulators. Both entities currently exceed all capital requirements of the Basel III requirements, including the fully phased-in conservation buffer.  See the Supervision and Regulation section in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 for further discussion of the Company’s capital requirements.

The following table shows the regulatory capital ratios for the Company and the Bank as calculated under current rules for the indicated periods.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Well-

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

March 31,



 

Capitalized

 

2018

 

2017

 

2017

 

 

2017

 

2017

Total capital (to risk weighted assets)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hancock Holding Company

 

10.00 

%

 

12.00 

%

 

11.90 

%

 

11.84 

%

 

11.76 

%

 

11.91 

%

Whitney Bank

 

10.00 

%

 

11.60 

%

 

11.55 

%

 

11.35 

%

 

11.33 

%

 

11.52 

%

Tier 1 common equity capital (to risk weighted assets)   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hancock Holding Company

 

6.50 

%

 

10.35 

%

 

10.21 

%

 

10.10 

%

 

10.01 

%

 

10.16 

%

Whitney Bank

 

6.50 

%

 

10.63 

%

 

10.54 

%

 

10.31 

%

 

10.28 

%

 

10.49 

%

Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hancock Holding Company

 

8.00 

%

 

10.35 

%

 

10.21 

%

 

10.10 

%

 

10.01 

%

 

10.16 

%

Whitney Bank

 

8.00 

%

 

10.63 

%

 

10.54 

%

 

10.31 

%

 

10.28 

%

 

10.49 

%

Tier 1 leverage capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hancock Holding Company

 

5.00 

%

 

8.51 

%

 

8.43 

%

 

8.34 

%

 

8.21 

%

 

8.79 

%

Whitney Bank

 

5.00 

%

 

8.75 

%

 

8.72 

%

 

8.53 

%

 

8.44 

%

 

9.09 

%



Regulatory definitions:

(1)

Tier 1 common equity capital generally includes common equity and retained earnings, reduced by goodwill and other disallowed intangibles, disallowed deferred tax assets and certain other assets.

(2)

Tier 1 capital consists of Tier 1 common equity capital plus non-controlling interest in equity of consolidated subsidiaries and a limited amount of qualifying perpetual preferred stock.

(3)

Total capital consists of Tier 1 capital plus perpetual preferred stock not qualifying as Tier 1 capital, mandatory convertible securities, certain types of subordinated debt and a limited amount of allowances for credit losses.

(4)

The risk-weighted asset base is equal to the sum of the aggregate value of assets and credit-converted off-balance sheet items in each risk category as specified in regulatory guidelines, multiplied by the weight assigned by the guidelines to that category.

(5)

The Tier 1 leverage capital ratio is Tier 1 capital divided by average total assets reduced by the deductions for Tier 1 capital noted above. 

 













46


 

BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS

Securities

Investments in securities totaled $5.9  billion at March 31, 2018, up $41.7 million, or less than 1%, from December 31, 2017, and up $928.8 million from March 31, 2017.  At March 31, 2018, securities available for sale totaled $2.9 billion and securities held to maturity totaled $3.0 billion.    

The securities portfolio consists mainly of residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies. The portfolio is designed to enhance liquidity while providing an acceptable rate of return.  The Company invests only in high quality investment grade securities with a targeted effective duration for the overall portfolio of between two and five years.  The effective duration calculates the price sensitivity to changes in interest rates.  At March 31, 2018, the average maturity of the portfolio was 6.15 years with an effective duration of 4.87 years and a nominal weighted-average yield of 2.47%. Management simulations indicate that the effective duration would increase to 4.81 years with a 100 bps increase in the yield curve and to 4.89 years with a 200 bps increase.  At December 31, 2017, the average maturity of the portfolio was 5.78 years with an effective duration of 4.74 years and a nominal weighted-average yield of 2.41%.  The average maturity of the portfolio at March 31, 2017 was 5.80 years, while the duration was 5.0 years, and the nominal weighted average yield was 2.35%.

Loans

Total loans at March 31, 2018 were $19.1 billion, up approximately $88 million, from December 31, 2017,  with growth in commercial loans, including healthcare and equipment finance, as well as mortgage and indirect lines of business.  Growth in loans is net of a $95 million decrease related to the sale of the consumer finance company during the first quarter of 2018. Loans to energy related companies remained relatively flat during first quarter of 2018. 

The following table shows the composition of our loan portfolio:





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 



 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

March 31,

(in thousands)

 

2018

 

2017

 

2017

 

2017

 

2017

Total loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial non-real estate

 

$

8,336,222 

 

$

8,297,937 

 

$

8,129,429 

 

$

8,093,104 

 

$

8,074,287 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

 

2,185,543 

 

 

2,142,439 

 

 

2,076,014 

 

 

2,078,332 

 

 

2,047,451 

    Total commercial and industrial

 

 

10,521,765 

 

 

10,440,376 

 

 

10,205,443 

 

 

10,171,436 

 

 

10,121,738 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

2,394,862 

 

 

2,384,599 

 

 

2,511,808 

 

 

2,401,673 

 

 

2,505,104 

Construction and land development

 

 

1,413,878 

 

 

1,373,421 

 

 

1,373,048 

 

 

1,313,522 

 

 

1,252,667 

Residential mortgages

 

 

2,732,821 

 

 

2,690,472 

 

 

2,596,692 

 

 

2,493,923 

 

 

2,266,263 

Consumer

 

 

2,029,178 

 

 

2,115,295 

 

 

2,099,294 

 

 

2,093,287 

 

 

2,059,096 

    Total loans

 

$

19,092,504 

 

$

19,004,163 

 

$

18,786,285 

 

$

18,473,841 

 

$

18,204,868 

Our commercial customer base is diversified over a range of industries, including energy, healthcare, wholesale and retail trade in various durable and nondurable products and the manufacture of such products, marine transportation and maritime construction, financial and professional services, and agricultural production.

47


 

The following tables provide detail of the more significant industry concentrations for our commercial and industrial loan portfolio, which is based on NAICS codes, and property type concentrations of our commercial real estate – income producing portfolio.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 



 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

March 31,



 

2018

 

2017

 

2017

 

2017

 

2017



 

 

 

 

Pct of

 

 

 

 

Pct of

 

 

 

 

Pct of

 

 

 

 

Pct of

 

 

 

 

Pct of

($ in thousands)

 

 Balance

 

Total

 

 Balance

 

Total

 

 Balance

 

Total

 

 Balance

 

Total

 

 Balance

 

Total

Commercial & industrial loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care and Social Assistance

 

$

1,159,214 

 

11 

%

 

$

1,118,288 

 

11 

%

 

$

1,023,939 

 

10 

%

 

$

1,084,644 

 

11 

%

 

$

1,076,164 

 

11 

%

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

 

 

1,154,304 

 

11 

 

 

 

1,122,389 

 

11 

 

 

 

1,134,451 

 

12 

 

 

 

1,116,117 

 

11 

 

 

 

1,119,937 

 

11 

 

Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (a)

 

 

972,580 

 

 

 

 

992,179 

 

10 

 

 

 

1,074,822 

 

11 

 

 

 

1,131,279 

 

11 

 

 

 

1,211,006 

 

12 

 

Retail Trade (a)

 

 

869,662 

 

 

 

 

757,998 

 

 

 

 

761,418 

 

 

 

 

774,414 

 

 

 

 

755,059 

 

 

Public Administration

 

 

857,736 

 

 

 

 

840,773 

 

 

 

 

832,638 

 

 

 

 

848,543 

 

 

 

 

839,005 

 

 

Manufacturing (a)

 

 

795,014 

 

 

 

 

745,744 

 

 

 

 

726,339 

 

 

 

 

769,161 

 

 

 

 

769,118 

 

 

Transportation and Warehousing (a)

 

 

651,869 

 

 

 

 

609,011 

 

 

 

 

563,263 

 

 

 

 

569,923 

 

 

 

 

556,468 

 

 

Construction

 

 

626,013 

 

 

 

 

619,956 

 

 

 

 

564,444 

 

 

 

 

521,926 

 

 

 

 

519,663 

 

 

Wholesale Trade (a)

 

 

536,791 

 

 

 

 

578,037 

 

 

 

 

513,086 

 

 

 

 

492,910 

 

 

 

 

490,569 

 

 

Educational Services

 

 

440,272 

 

 

 

 

462,595 

 

 

 

 

438,247 

 

 

 

 

434,955 

 

 

 

 

428,248 

 

 

Finance and Insurance

 

 

437,547 

 

 

 

 

501,157 

 

 

 

 

559,092 

 

 

 

 

503,551 

 

 

 

 

478,473 

 

 

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (a)

 

 

433,169 

 

 

 

 

429,637 

 

 

 

 

356,560 

 

 

 

 

371,055 

 

 

 

 

362,610 

 

 

Other Services (except Public Administration)

 

 

371,913 

 

 

 

 

356,787 

 

 

 

 

349,711 

 

 

 

 

348,080 

 

 

 

 

342,155 

 

 

Accommodation and Food Services

 

 

357,693 

 

 

 

 

324,619 

 

 

 

 

340,551 

 

 

 

 

305,421 

 

 

 

 

338,241 

 

 

Other (a)

 

 

857,988 

 

 

 

 

981,206 

 

 

 

 

966,882 

 

10 

 

 

 

899,457 

 

 

 

 

835,022 

 

 

Total commercial & industrial loans

 

$

10,521,765 

 

100 

%

 

$

10,440,376 

 

100 

%

 

$

10,205,443 

 

100 

%

 

$

10,171,436 

 

100 

%

 

$

10,121,738 

 

100 

%



(a) The Company's energy related lending portfolio includes certain balances within each of these selected industry categories as the definition is based on the borrower’s source of revenue.  The energy related lending portfolio totaled approximately $1.1 billion at March 31, 2018, December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, $1.2 billion at June 30, 2017, and $1.3 billion at March 31, 2017.

At March 31, 2018, commercial and industrial (“C&I”) loans, including both non-real estate and owner occupied real estate secured loans, totaled approximately $10.5 billion, an increase of $81.4 million, or 1%, from December 31, 2017.  Included in C&I are $1.1 billion in energy related loans, which are comprised of credits to both the exploration and production segment and the support services segment.  Energy related loans comprised 5.5% of total loans at March 31, 2018, down from 12.4% in fourth quarter of 2014, the beginning of the downturn in the energy cycle.  Payoffs and paydowns of approximately $76 million and charge-offs of approximately $7.6 million were partially offset by approximately $85 million in draws on existing lines of credit.  Management has a strategic target to reduce the concentration of energy loans to total loans to 5%.

The Bank lends mainly to middle market and smaller commercial entities, although it participates in larger shared credit loan facilities.  Shared national credits funded at March 31, 2018 totaling approximately $1.7 billion, or 9%, of total loans were down $368 million from December 31, 2017, primarily due to a change in the definition of a shared national credit from an aggregate loan commitment threshold of $20 million to $100 million.  Approximately $474 million of shared national credits under the new definition were with energy related customers at March 31, 2018. 



Commercial real estate – income producing loans totaled approximately $2.4 billion at March 31, 2018, an increase of $10.3 million, or 0.4%, from December 31, 2017.  The majority of the increase in commercial real estate – income producing loans was related to the multifamily and hotel/motel properties.  The following table details commercial real estate – income producing by property types for the last five quarters.    



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 



 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

March 31,



 

2018

 

2017

 

2017

 

2017

 

2017



 

 

 

 

Pct of

 

 

 

 

Pct of

 

 

 

 

Pct of

 

 

 

 

Pct of

 

 

 

 

Pct of

($ in thousands)

 

 Balance

 

Total

 

 Balance

 

Total

 

 Balance

 

Total

 

 Balance

 

Total

 

 Balance

 

Total

Commercial real estate - income producing loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail

 

$

521,607 

 

22 

%

 

$

526,929 

 

22 

%

 

$

550,720 

 

22 

%

 

$

511,708 

 

22 

%

 

$

565,673 

 

23 

%

Office

 

 

436,789 

 

18 

 

 

 

441,539 

 

19 

 

 

 

472,169 

 

19 

 

 

 

481,626 

 

20 

 

 

 

482,121 

 

19 

 

Multifamily

 

 

379,932 

 

15 

 

 

 

341,783 

 

14 

 

 

 

339,656 

 

13 

 

 

 

347,583 

 

15 

 

 

 

444,188 

 

18 

 

Hotel/Motel

 

 

336,724 

 

14 

 

 

 

328,238 

 

14 

 

 

 

299,796 

 

12 

 

 

 

296,996 

 

12 

 

 

 

307,170 

 

12 

 

Industrial

 

 

270,812 

 

11 

 

 

 

272,133 

 

11 

 

 

 

327,048 

 

13 

 

 

 

269,985 

 

11 

 

 

 

268,138 

 

11 

 

Other

 

 

448,998 

 

19 

 

 

 

473,977 

 

20 

 

 

 

522,419 

 

21 

 

 

 

493,775 

 

21 

 

 

 

437,814 

 

17 

 

Total commercial real estate - income producing loans

 

$

2,394,862 

 

100 

%

 

$

2,384,599 

 

100 

%

 

$

2,511,808 

 

100 

%

 

$

2,401,673 

 

100 

%

 

$

2,505,104 

 

100 

%

 



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Construction and land development loans, totaling approximately $1.4 billion at March 31, 2018, increased approximately $40.5 million from December 31, 2017.    Residential mortgages increased $42.3 million and consumer loans decreased $86.1 million during the first quarter of 2018.  The decrease in consumer loans is primarily the result of the sale of our consumer finance company in the first quarter of 2018.



While our first quarter 2018 loan production was strong, we experienced lower than expected growth, due to the sale of our consumer finance company and a high volume of large payoffs.  We currently expect end of period loan growth for second quarter 2018 of approximately $250 to $300 million and the full year 2018 loan growth in the range of 5% to 6%.  

Allowance for Loan Losses and Asset Quality

The Company's total allowance for loan losses was $210.7 million at March 31, 2018, compared to $217.3 million at December 31, 2017.  The ratio of the allowance for loan losses to period-end loans decreased 4 bps to 1.10%, compared to 1.14% at December 31, 2017.  The decrease in allowance as well as coverage is largely driven by the sale of the consumer finance company, which had an allowance of $6.6 million at the time of sale.  The allowance for loan losses on the energy portfolio decreased by $7.6 million, while the allowance on the nonenergy portfolio was increased by roughly the same amount.  Energy prices improved compared the prior quarter and criticized loan levels continued to decline.  Management believes the allowance level for the energy portfolio, as built in previous quarters, remains adequate and we are continuing to allow it to decline as we work through problem credits.  The increase in the nonenergy allowance reflects  a continued trend of increasing criticized balances and increased growth and diversification of the portfolio. 

The Company’s balance of criticized commercial loans totaled $1.1 billion at both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, with an increase in nonenergy criticized loans of $35 million, offset by a decrease in energy of $27 million. Commercial criticized loans are down $105 million compared to the first quarter of 2017, with the energy portfolio down $214 million, offset by an increase in non- energy of $109 million.  Criticized loans are defined as those having potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention (risk-rated special mention, substandard and doubtful), including both accruing and nonaccruing loans. The increase in nonenergy criticized loans is comprised of loans that are diversified as to both industry and geography and the level as a percent of total loans is not outside of historical norms. As of March 31, 2018, criticized loans in the energy portfolio were $523 million, or approximately 50% of that portfolio. Energy related loans delinquent for more than 30 days, including accrual and nonaccrual loans, totaled $101 million, or 10%, of the energy portfolio at March 31, 2018.

Management continues to closely monitor the ability of our energy related customers to service their debt, including reviews of customers’ balance sheets, leverage ratios, collateral values and other critical lending metrics.  We note that even with the rise in commodity prices, we expect a lag in the recovery of energy service and support credits, with the key to resolution being stabilized prices over the longer-term.  Many reserve based lending credits continue to show signs of improvement, however, we are seeing limited improvement in the support sector, with the expectation for land based services to recover more quickly than drilling and nondrilling services that support offshore production.  Based upon information currently available, management is maintaining the estimate that net charge-offs from energy related credits could be as high as $95 million over the duration of the cycle, which started in the fourth quarter of 2014.  To date, we have recorded approximately $81 million in energy related net charge-offs since the start of the cycle. See Item 7 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 for further discussion of our energy portfolio and its potential impact on the allowance for loan losses.

The following table provides a breakout of the allowance for loan loss for the energy portfolio, allocated by sector, as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

(in millions)

 

Outstanding Balance

 

Allocated Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

 

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses as a % of Loans

 

Outstanding Balance

 

Allocated Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

 

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses as a % of Loans

Upstream (reserve-based lending)

 

$

344 

 

$

9.9 

 

2.88% 

 

$

353 

 

$

11.4 

 

3.24% 

Midstream

 

 

57 

 

 

0.5 

 

0.88% 

 

 

52 

 

 

0.4 

 

0.71% 

Support - drilling

 

 

125 

 

 

7.6 

 

6.08% 

 

 

121 

 

 

10.5 

 

8.62% 

Support - nondrilling

 

 

527 

 

 

44.6 

 

8.46% 

 

 

529 

 

 

47.9 

 

9.06% 

Total

 

$

1,053 

 

$

62.6 

 

5.94% 

 

$

1,055 

 

$

70.2 

 

6.65% 

Net charge-offs were $12.2 million, or 0.26%, of average total loans on an annualized basis in the first quarter of 2018, down from $20.8 million, or 0.44%, of average total loans in the fourth quarter of 2017.  Net charge-offs of energy credits in the first quarter of 2018 totaled $4.3 million, consisting of gross charge-offs of $7.6 million, net of recoveries of $3.3 million.  There were approximately $8.4 million of net charge-offs related to energy credits and $5.5 million of net charge-offs related to nonenergy commercial loans in the fourth quarter of 2017.  Consumer loan charge-offs were down $0.9 million compared to fourth quarter due to the sale of the consumer finance company during the first quarter of 2018.

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The following table sets forth activity in the allowance for loan losses for the periods indicated:





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Three Months Ended

 



 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

(in thousands)

 

2018

 

2017

 

2017

 

Allowance for loan losses at beginning of period

 

$

217,308 

 

$

223,122 

 

$

229,418 

 

Loans charged-off:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial non real estate

 

 

9,335 

 

 

16,232 

 

 

24,791 

 

Commercial real estate - owner-occupied

 

 

851 

 

 

31 

 

 

29 

 

 Total commercial & industrial

 

 

10,186 

 

 

16,263 

 

 

24,820 

 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

 —

 

 

99 

 

 

 

Construction and land development

 

 

10 

 

 

26 

 

 

91 

 

Total commercial

 

 

10,196 

 

 

16,388 

 

 

24,918 

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

192 

 

 

354 

 

 

348 

 

Consumer

 

 

8,048 

 

 

8,586 

 

 

8,678 

 

Total charge-offs

 

 

18,436 

 

 

25,328 

 

 

33,944 

 

Commercial non real estate

 

 

4,146 

 

 

1,084 

 

 

938 

 

Commercial real estate - owner-occupied

 

 

88 

 

 

401 

 

 

275 

 

 Total commercial & industrial

 

 

4,234 

 

 

1,485 

 

 

1,213 

 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

63 

 

 

333 

 

 

375 

 

Construction and land development

 

 

29 

 

 

553 

 

 

471 

 

Total commercial

 

 

4,326 

 

 

2,371 

 

 

2,059 

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

116 

 

 

725 

 

 

113 

 

Consumer

 

 

1,794 

 

 

1,432 

 

 

1,743 

 

Total recoveries

 

 

6,236 

 

 

4,528 

 

 

3,915 

 

Total net charge-offs

 

 

12,200 

 

 

20,800 

 

 

30,029 

 

Decrease in allowance as a result of sale of subsidiary

 

 

(6,648)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Provision for loan losses before FDIC benefit

 

 

12,253 

 

 

14,986 

 

 

14,161 

 

Benefit attributable to FDIC loss share agreement

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1,830 

 

Provision for loan losses, net

 

 

12,253 

 

 

14,986 

 

 

15,991 

 

Increase (decrease) in FDIC loss share receivable

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,830)

 

Allowance for loan losses  at end of period

 

$

210,713 

 

$

217,308 

 

$

213,550 

 

Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross charge-offs  to average loans

 

 

0.39 

%

 

0.53 

%

 

0.79 

%

Recoveries  to average loans

 

 

0.13 

%

 

0.10 

%

 

0.09 

%

Net charge-offs  to average loans

 

 

0.26 

%

 

0.44 

%

 

0.70 

%

Allowance for loan losses to period-end loans

 

 

1.10 

%

 

1.14 

%

 

1.17 

%



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The following table sets forth nonperforming assets by type for the periods indicated, consisting of nonaccrual loans, troubled debt restructurings and foreclosed and surplus ORE and other foreclosed assets.  Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing are also disclosed.







 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

(in thousands)

 

2018

 

2017

 

Loans accounted for on a nonaccrual basis: (a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial  non-real estate

 

$

70,773 

 

$

63,387 

 

Commercial non-real estate - restructured

 

 

108,430 

 

 

89,476 

 

Total commercial non-real estate

 

 

179,203 

 

 

152,863 

 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

 

25,011 

 

 

23,549 

 

Commercial real estate - owner-occupied - restructured

 

 

2,376 

 

 

2,440 

 

Total commercial real estate - owner-occupied

 

 

27,387 

 

 

25,989 

 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

10,176 

 

 

9,054 

 

Commercial real estate - income producing - restructured

 

 

5,457 

 

 

5,520 

 

Total commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

15,633 

 

 

14,574 

 

Construction and land development

 

 

3,711 

 

 

3,791 

 

Construction and land development - restructured

 

 

13 

 

 

16 

 

Total construction and land development

 

 

3,724 

 

 

3,807 

 

Residential mortgage

 

 

33,385 

 

 

38,703 

 

Residential mortgage - restructured

 

 

1,684 

 

 

1,777 

 

Total residential mortgage

 

 

35,069 

 

 

40,480 

 

Consumer

 

 

14,163 

 

 

15,087 

 

Consumer - restructured

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Total consumer

 

 

14,163 

 

 

15,087 

 

Total nonaccrual loans

 

$

275,179 

 

$

252,800 

 

Restructured loans - still accruing:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial non-real estate

 

$

152,612 

 

$

114,224 

 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

 

10,308 

 

 

1,578 

 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

2,522 

 

 

3,827 

 

Construction and land development

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Residential mortgage

 

 

475 

 

 

480 

 

Consumer

 

 

603 

 

 

384 

 

Total restructured loans - still accruing

 

 

166,520 

 

 

120,493 

 

Total nonperforming loans

 

 

441,699 

 

 

373,293 

 

ORE and foreclosed assets

 

 

26,630 

 

 

27,542 

 

Total nonperforming assets (b)

 

$

468,329 

 

$

400,835 

 

Loans 90 days past due still accruing (c)

 

$

12,724 

 

$

27,766 

 

Total restructured loans

 

$

284,480 

 

$

219,722 

 

Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonperforming assets to loans plus ORE and foreclosed assets

 

 

2.45 

%

 

2.11 

%

Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans and accruing loans 90 days past due

 

 

46.37 

%

 

54.18 

%

Loans 90 days past due still accruing to loans

 

 

0.07 

%

 

0.15 

%



(a)

Nonaccrual loans and accruing loans past due 90 days or more do not include purchased credit impaired loans which were written down to fair value upon acquisition and accrete interest income the remaining life of the loan.  

(b)

Includes total nonaccrual loans, total restructured loans - still accruing and ORE and foreclosed assets.

(c)

Excludes accruing TDR already reflected as a restructured accruing loan.

Nonperforming assets totaled $468.3 million at March 31, 2018, up $67.5 million, or 16.8%, from December 31, 2017, and up $141.3 million from March 31, 2017.  During the first quarter of 2018, total nonperforming loans increased approximately $68.4 million from December 31, 2017, and $131.8 million from March 31, 2017. Most of the linked quarter increase in nonperforming loans is attributable to the energy portfolio, and approximately $3.9 million of the increase is attributable to the remainder of the portfolio. The $64.5 million increase in nonperforming energy loans from December 31, 2017 was related to accruing restructured support nondrilling credits. Nonperforming assets as a percent of total loans, ORE and other foreclosed assets was 2.45% at March 31, 2018, up 34 bps from December 31, 2017 and up 66 bps from March 31, 2017.     

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Short-Term Investments

Short-term liquidity assets are held to ensure funds are available to meet the cash flow needs of both borrowers and depositors.  Short-term liquidity investments, including interest-bearing bank deposits and federal funds sold, were $61.5 million at March 31, 2018. This represents a decrease of $30.8 million from December 31, 2017 and an increase of $10.3 million compared to March 31, 2017. These assets are highly volatile on a daily basis depending upon movement in customer loan and deposit accounts.  Average short-term investments of $148.3 million for the first quarter of 2018 were down $1.1 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2017, and down $260.0 million compared to the first quarter of 2017. See the Liquidity section above for further discussion regarding the management of our short-term investment portfolio and the impact upon our liquidity in general.

Deposits

Total deposits were $22.5 billion at March 31, 2018, up $232.5 million, or 1%, from December 31, 2017, and up $2.6 billion, or 13%, from March 31, 2017.  Average deposits for the first quarter of 2018 were $22.0 billion, up $280.7 million, or 1%, from the fourth quarter of 2017 and up $2.8 billion, or 15%, from the first quarter of 2017. The deposits assumed in the FNBC transactions made up $1.1 billion of the increase in total deposits and $1.4 billion in average deposits over the first quarter 2017. 



Noninterest-bearing demand deposits were $8.2 billion at March 31, 2018, down $77.4 million, or less than 1%, linked quarter, and up $507.8 million, or 7%, year over year. The FNBC transactions added noninterest-bearing demand deposits of $211.0 million, compared to the first quarter of 2017.  Noninterest-bearing demand deposits comprised 37% of total deposits at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, and 39% at March 31, 2017.  



Interest-bearing transaction and savings accounts of $8.1 billion at March 31, 2018 decreased $122.8 million, or 2%, compared to December 31, 2017 and increased $0.9 billion, or 13%, compared to March 31, 2017.  The majority of the increase over the first quarter of 2017 was related to the FNBC transactions.

Interest-bearing public fund deposits totaled $3.1 billion at March 31, 2018, up $67.7 million, or 2% from December 31, 2017 and up $512.7 million, or 20%, compared to March 31, 2017.  Time deposits other than public funds totaled $3.1 billion at March 31, 2018 up $365.0 million from December 31, 2017, which includes an increase in brokered CDs of $345.1 million.    

Short-Term Borrowings

At March 31, 2018, short-term borrowings totaled $1.5 billion, down $251.8 million from December 31, 2017, as FHLB borrowings decreased $149.6 million, and federal funds purchased decreased $114.8 million.  Short-term borrowings decreased $669.8 million from March 31, 2017.  

Average short-term borrowings of $1.8 billion in the first quarter of 2018 were up $59.8 million, or 3%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2017, and down $304.2 million, or 14%, compared to the first quarter of 2017Customer repurchase agreements and FHLB borrowings are the major sources of short-term borrowings. Customer repurchase agreements are offered mainly to commercial customers to assist them with their cash management strategies or to provide a temporary investment vehicle for their excess liquidity pending redeployment for corporate or investment purposes. While customer repurchase agreements provide a recurring source of funds to the Bank, the amounts available over time can be volatile.  FHLB borrowings are funds from the Federal Home Loan Bank that are collateralized by single family and commercial real estate loans included in the Bank’s loan portfolio, subject to specific criteria.

Long-Term Debt

At March 31, 2018, long-term debt totaled $300.4 million, down $5.1 million from December 31, 2017.  The Company was in compliance with all contractual covenants, as amended, related to long-term debt as of March 31, 2018.

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OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

Loan Commitments and Letters of Credit

In the normal course of business, the Bank enters into financial instruments, such as commitments to extend credit and letters of credit, to meet the financing needs of their customers.  Such instruments are not reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements until they are funded, although they expose the Bank to varying degrees of credit risk and interest rate risk in much the same way as funded loans. Under regulatory capital guidelines, the Company and Bank must include unfunded commitments meeting certain criteria in risk-weighted capital calculations.

Commitments to extend credit include revolving commercial credit lines, nonrevolving loan commitments issued mainly to finance the acquisition and development or construction of real property or equipment, and credit card and personal credit lines.  The availability of funds under commercial credit lines and loan commitments generally depends on whether the borrower continues to meet credit standards established in the underlying contract and has not violated other contractual conditions.  Loan commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee by the borrower.  Credit card and personal credit lines are generally subject to cancellation if the borrower’s credit quality deteriorates.  A number of commercial and personal credit lines are used only partially or, in some cases, not at all before they expire, and the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements of the Company.

A substantial majority of the letters of credit are standby agreements that obligate the Bank to fulfill a customer’s financial commitments to a third party if the customer is unable to perform.  The Bank issues standby letters of credit primarily to provide credit enhancement to its customers’ other commercial or public financing arrangements and to help them demonstrate financial capacity to vendors of essential goods and services. 

The contract amounts of these instruments reflect the Company's exposure to credit risk.  The Company undertakes the same credit evaluation in making loan commitments and assuming conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments and may require collateral or other credit support. 

The following table shows the commitments to extend credit and letters of credit at March 31, 2018 according to expiration date. 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Expiration Date



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Less than

 

1-3

 

3-5

 

More than

(in thousands)

 

Total

 

1 year

 

years

 

years

 

5 years

Commitments to extend credit

 

$

6,962,514 

 

$

2,859,578 

 

$

1,612,277 

 

$

1,224,069 

 

$

1,266,590 

Letters of credit

 

 

344,045 

 

 

295,753 

 

 

44,361 

 

 

3,799 

 

 

132 

Total

 

$

7,306,559 

 

$

3,155,331 

 

$

1,656,638 

 

$

1,227,868 

 

$

1,266,722 



 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

There were no material changes or developments with respect to methodologies that the Company uses when applying what management believes are critical accounting policies and developing critical accounting estimates as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and with those generally practiced within the banking industry which require management to make estimates and assumptions about future events.  Estimates are based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, and the resulting estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of certain assets and liabilities not readily apparent from other sources.  Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.



  

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Refer to Note 15 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this report.  

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Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company’s net income is materially dependent on net interest income.  The Company’s primary market risk is interest rate risk which stems from uncertainty with respect to absolute and relative levels of future market interest rates that affect financial products and services.  In order to manage the exposures to interest rate risk, management measures the sensitivity of net interest income and cash flows under various market interest rate scenarios, establishes interest rate risk management policies, and implements asset/liability management strategies designed to produce a relatively stable net interest margin under varying rate environments.

The Company measures its interest rate sensitivity primarily by running various net interest income simulations.  The Company’s balance sheet is asset sensitive over a two-year period due to a larger volume of rate sensitive assets than rate sensitive liabilities.  The model measures annual net interest income sensitivity relative to a base case scenario and incorporates assumptions regarding balance sheet growth and the mix of earning assets and funding sources as well as pricing, repricing and maturity characteristics of the existing and projected balance sheet. 

The table below presents the results of simulations run as of March 31, 2018 for year 1 and year 2, assuming the indicated instantaneous and sustained parallel shift in the yield curve at the measurement date. The results demonstrate an increase in net interest income as rates rise and a decline should rates fall as compared to the stable rate environment assumed for the base case.





 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Estimated Increase



 

(Decrease) in NII

Change in Interest Rates

 

Year 1

 

Year 2

(basis points)

 

 

 

 

 

 

- 100

 

(1.36)

%

 

(2.79)

%

+100

 

1.91 

%

 

2.53 

%

+200

 

3.43 

%

 

4.41 

%

+300

 

4.62 

%

 

5.68 

%



Note: Decrease in interest rates limited to 100 basis points in the current rate environment

The foregoing disclosures related to our market risk should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements, related notes and management’s discussion and analysis included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

In connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, an evaluation was carried out by the Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act).  Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of March 31, 2018, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, identified no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three month period ended March 31, 2018, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.



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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.   Legal Proceedings

The Company, including subsidiaries, is party to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business.  We do not believe that loss contingencies, if any, arising from pending litigation and regulatory matters will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or liquidity.

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

The Company disclosed risk factors in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.  The risks described may not be the only risks facing us.  Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that are currently considered to not be material also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, and/or operating results.  The following risk factor regarding cybersecurity matters has been included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q in response to the SEC’s Statement and Guidance on Public Company Cybersecurity Disclosures published on February 26, 2018.



Our operational and communications systems and infrastructure may fail or may be the subject of a breach or cyber-attack that, if successful, could adversely affect our business and disrupt business continuity.



We depend on our ability to process, record and monitor a large number of client transactions and to communicate with clients and other institutions on a continuous basis. As client, industry, public and regulatory expectations regarding operational and information security have increased, our operational systems and infrastructure continue to be safeguarded and monitored for potential failures, disruptions and breakdowns, whether as a result of events beyond our control or otherwise.



Our business, financial, accounting, data processing, or other operating systems and facilities may stop operating properly or become disabled or damaged as a result of a number of factors, including events that are wholly or partially beyond our control. For example, there could be sudden increases in client transaction volume; electrical or telecommunications outages; natural disasters such as earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, and hurricanes; disease pandemics; events arising from local or larger scale political or social matters, including terrorist acts; occurrences of employee error, fraud, or malfeasance; and, as described below, cyber-attacks.



Although we have business continuity plans and other safeguards in place, our operations and communications may be adversely affected by significant and widespread disruption to our systems and infrastructure that support our businesses and clients. While we continue to evolve and modify our business continuity plans, there can be no assurance in an escalating threat environment that they will be effective in avoiding disruption and business impacts. Our insurance may not be adequate to compensate us for all resulting losses, and the cost to obtain adequate coverage may increase for us or the industry.



Security risks for financial institutions such as ours have dramatically increased in recent years, in part because of the proliferation of new technologies, the use of the internet and telecommunications technologies to conduct financial transactions, and the increased sophistication, resources and activities of hackers, terrorists, activists, organized crime, and other external parties, including nation state actors. In addition, clients may use devices or software to access our products and services that are beyond our control environment, which may provide additional avenues for attackers to gain access to confidential information. Although we have information security procedures and controls in place, our technologies, systems, networks, and clients’ devices and software may become the target of cyber-attacks or information security breaches that could result in the unauthorized release, gathering, monitoring, misuse, loss, change or destruction of our or our clients’ confidential, proprietary and other information (including personal identifying information of individuals), or otherwise disrupt our or our clients’ or other third parties’ business operations. Other U.S. financial institutions and financial service companies have reported breaches in the security of their websites or other systems, including attempts to shut down access to their networks and systems in an attempt to extract compensation from them to regain control. Financial institutions have experienced distributed denial-of-service attacks, a sophisticated and targeted attack intended to disable or degrade internet service or to sabotage systems.



We and others in our industry are regularly the subject of attempts by attackers to gain unauthorized access to our networks, systems, and data, or to obtain, change, or destroy confidential data (including personal identifying information of individuals) through a variety of means, including computer viruses, malware, and phishing. In the future, these attacks may result in unauthorized individuals obtaining access to our confidential information or that of our clients, or otherwise accessing, damaging, or disrupting our systems or infrastructure.



We are continuously enhancing our controls, processes and practices designed to protect our systems, computers, software, data and networks from attack, damage or unauthorized access. This continued enhancement will require us to expend additional resources, including to investigate and remediate any information security vulnerabilities that may be detected. Despite our ongoing investments in security resources, talent, and business practices, we are unable to assure that security measures will be effective.

If our systems and infrastructure were to be breached, damaged, or disrupted, or if we were to experience a loss of our confidential information or that of our clients, we could be subject to serious negative consequences, including disruption of our operations,

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damage to our reputation, a loss of trust in us on the part of our clients, vendors or other counterparties, client attrition, reimbursement or other costs, increased compliance costs, significant litigation exposure and legal liability, or regulatory fines, penalties or intervention. Any of these could materially and adversely affect our results of operations, our financial condition, and/or our share price.

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

None.

Item 6.  Exhibits

(a)  Exhibits:





































 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit

 

 

 

Filed

 

Incorporated by Reference

Number

 

Description

 

Herewith

 

Form

 

Exhibit

 

Filing Date

3.1 

 

Composite Articles of the Company 

 

 

 

10-K

 

3.1

 

2/26/2018

3.2 

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws

 

 

 

10-K

 

3.2

 

2/26/2018

31.1 

 

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

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.2 

 

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

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

32.1 

 

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

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

32.2 

 

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

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

101 

 

XBRL Interactive Data

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 











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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.





 

 



Hancock Holding Company



 

 



By:

/s/ John M. Hairston



 

John M. Hairston



 

President & Chief Executive Officer



 

(Principal Executive Officer)



 

 



 

/s/ Michael M. Achary



 

Michael M. Achary



 

Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: May 8, 2018



 

 



 

 



 

 



 

 



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