First Merchants Corporation

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Quarterly Report for Quarter Ending June 30, 2024 (Form 10-Q)

frme-20240630
FORM 10-Q
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
___________________
☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024
OR
☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Transition Period from _______ to _______
FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Indiana
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
001-41342 35-1544218
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
200 East Jackson Street, Muncie, IN47305-2814
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code): (765) 747-1500
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.125 stated value per share FRME The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/100th interest in a share of Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A FRMEP The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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 every interactive data file required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes☒No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated Filer
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Accelerated Filer
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Non-Accelerated Filer
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Smaller Reporting Company
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Emerging Growth Company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐No ☒
As of July 26, 2024, there were 58,506,917 outstanding common shares of the registrant.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION
Page No.
Glossary of Defined Terms
3
Part I. Financial Information
Item 1.
Financial Statements:
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
4
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income
5
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
6
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Stockholders' Equity
7
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
9
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
10
Item 2.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
42
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
59
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
60
Part II. Other Information
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
61
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
61
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
61
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
61
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
61
Item 5.
Other Information
61
Item 6.
Exhibits
62
Signatures
63
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GLOSSARY OF DEFINED TERMS
FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION
ACL Allowance for Credit Losses
ASC Accounting Standards Codification
ASU Accounting Standards Update
Bank First Merchants Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation
BTFP Bank Term Funding Program created by the Federal Reserve in March 2023
CECL
FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, adopted by the Corporation on January 1, 2021.
CET1 Common Equity Tier 1
CODM Chief operating decision maker
Corporation First Merchants Corporation
CRE Commercial Real Estate
EITF FASB's Emerging Issues Task Force
ESPP Employee Stock Purchase Plan
FASB Financial Accounting Standards Board
FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
FHLB Federal Home Loan Bank
FOMC Federal Open Market Committee, the monetary policymaking body of the Federal Reserve System.
FTE Fully taxable equivalent
GAAP U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
IRA Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Level One Level One Bancorp, Inc., which was acquired by the Corporation on April 1, 2022.
OREO Other real estate owned
PPP Paycheck Protection Program, which was established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, and implemented by the U.S. Small Business Administration to provide small business loans.
RSA Restricted Stock Awards
SOFR Secured Overnight Financing Rate
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
June 30,
2024 		December 31,
2023
(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks $ 105,372 $ 112,649
Interest-bearing deposits 168,528 436,080
Investment securities available for sale 1,618,893 1,627,112
Investment securities held to maturity, net of allowance for credit losses of $245 and $245 (fair value of $1,779,216 and $1,870,374)
2,134,195 2,184,252
Loans held for sale 32,292 18,934
Loans 12,639,650 12,486,027
Less: Allowance for credit losses - loans (189,537) (204,934)
Net loans 12,450,113 12,281,093
Premises and equipment 133,245 133,896
Federal Home Loan Bank stock 41,738 41,769
Interest receivable 97,546 97,664
Goodwill 712,002 712,002
Other intangibles 23,371 27,099
Cash surrender value of life insurance 306,379 306,301
Other real estate owned 4,824 4,831
Tax asset, deferred and receivable 107,080 99,883
Other assets 367,845 322,322
TOTAL ASSETS $ 18,303,423 $ 18,405,887
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing $ 2,303,313 $ 2,500,062
Interest-bearing 12,265,757 12,321,391
Total Deposits 14,569,070 14,821,453
Borrowings:
Federal funds purchased 147,229 -
Securities sold under repurchase agreements 100,451 157,280
Federal Home Loan Bank advances 832,703 712,852
Subordinated debentures and other borrowings 93,589 158,644
Total Borrowings 1,173,972 1,028,776
Interest payable 18,554 18,912
Other liabilities 329,302 289,033
Total Liabilities 16,090,898 16,158,174
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Cumulative Preferred Stock, $1,000 par value, $1,000 liquidation value:
Authorized - 600 cumulative shares
Issued and outstanding - 125 cumulative shares
125 125
Preferred Stock, Series A, no par value, $2,500 liquidation preference:
Authorized - 10,000 non-cumulative perpetual shares
Issued and outstanding - 10,000 non-cumulative perpetual shares
25,000 25,000
Common Stock, $0.125 stated value:
Authorized - 100,000,000 shares
Issued and outstanding - 58,045,653 and 59,424,122 shares
7,256 7,428
Additional paid-in capital 1,191,193 1,236,506
Retained earnings 1,200,930 1,154,624
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (211,979) (175,970)
Total Stockholders' Equity 2,212,525 2,247,713
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 18,303,423 $ 18,405,887
See NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2024 2023 2024 2023
INTEREST INCOME
Loans receivable:
Taxable $ 201,413 $ 186,256 $ 399,436 $ 358,609
Tax exempt 8,430 7,760 16,620 15,469
Investment securities:
Taxable 9,051 8,886 17,799 17,973
Tax exempt 13,613 14,279 27,224 30,349
Deposits with financial institutions 2,995 3,164 9,488 3,801
Federal Home Loan Bank stock 879 1,020 1,714 1,562
Total Interest Income 236,381 221,365 472,281 427,763
INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits 99,151 73,201 197,436 123,886
Federal funds purchased 126 123 126 1,420
Securities sold under repurchase agreements 645 979 1,677 1,827
Federal Home Loan Bank advances 6,398 6,815 13,171 13,879
Subordinated debentures and other borrowings 1,490 2,412 4,237 4,797
Total Interest Expense 107,810 83,530 216,647 145,809
NET INTEREST INCOME 128,571 137,835 255,634 281,954
Provision for credit losses 24,500 - 26,500 -
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES 104,071 137,835 229,134 281,954
NONINTEREST INCOME
Service charges on deposit accounts 8,214 7,813 16,121 15,172
Fiduciary and wealth management fees 8,825 7,397 17,025 15,259
Card payment fees 4,739 4,537 9,239 9,709
Net gains and fees on sales of loans 5,141 3,632 8,395 6,031
Derivative hedge fees 489 672 752 1,820
Other customer fees 460 742 887 1,259
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance 1,414 1,316 2,863 2,603
Gains on life insurance benefits 515 780 658 781
Net realized losses on sales of available for sale securities (49) (1,392) (51) (2,963)
Other income 1,586 822 2,083 1,645
Total Noninterest Income 31,334 26,319 57,972 51,316
NONINTEREST EXPENSES
Salaries and employee benefits 52,214 54,753 110,507 112,212
Net occupancy 6,746 6,674 14,058 13,933
Equipment 6,599 6,181 12,825 12,307
Marketing 1,773 1,102 2,971 2,411
Outside data processing fees 7,072 6,604 13,961 12,717
Printing and office supplies 354 434 707 817
Intangible asset amortization 1,771 2,182 3,728 4,379
FDIC assessments 3,278 2,740 7,565 4,136
Other real estate owned and foreclosure expenses 373 916 907 898
Professional and other outside services 3,822 4,660 7,774 8,358
Other expenses 7,411 6,347 13,345 14,145
Total Noninterest Expenses 91,413 92,593 188,348 186,313
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX 43,992 71,561 98,758 146,957
Income tax expense 4,067 10,699 10,892 22,016
NET INCOME 39,925 60,862 87,866 124,941
Preferred stock dividends 469 469 938 938
NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS $ 39,456 $ 60,393 $ 86,928 $ 124,003
Per Share Data:
Basic Net Income Available to Common Stockholders $ 0.68 $ 1.02 $ 1.48 $ 2.09
Diluted Net Income Available to Common Stockholders $ 0.68 $ 1.02 $ 1.48 $ 2.09
Cash Dividends Paid $ 0.35 $ 0.34 $ 0.69 $ 0.66
Average Diluted Common Shares Outstanding (in thousands) 58,328 59,448 58,800 59,446
See NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Net income $ 39,925 $ 60,862 $ 87,866 $ 124,941
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities available-for-sale:
Unrealized holding gain (loss) arising during the period (17,708) (25,461) (45,632) 23,954
Reclassification adjustment for losses (gains) included in net income 49 1,392 51 2,963
Tax effect 3,709 5,055 9,572 (5,652)
Net of tax (13,950) (19,014) (36,009) 21,265
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges:
Unrealized holding gain (loss) arising during the period - (62) - (113)
Reclassification adjustment for losses (gains) included in net income - 16 - 15
Tax effect - 10 - 20
Net of tax - (36) - (78)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (13,950) (19,050) (36,009) 21,187
Comprehensive income $ 25,975 $ 41,812 $ 51,857 $ 146,128
See NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2024
Cumulative Preferred Stock Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock Common Stock Additional Accumulated
Other
Shares Amount Shares Amount Shares Amount Paid in
Capital 		Retained
Earnings 		Comprehensive
Loss 		Total
Balances, March 31, 2024 125 $ 125 10,000 $ 25,000 58,564,819 $ 7,321 $ 1,208,447 $ 1,181,939 $ (198,029) $ 2,224,803
Comprehensive income:
Net income - - - - - - - 39,925 - 39,925
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
- - - - - - - - (13,950) (13,950)
Cash dividends on preferred stock ($46.88 per share)
- - - - - - - (469) - (469)
Cash dividends on common stock ($0.35 per share)
- - - - - - - (20,465) - (20,465)
Repurchases of common stock - - - - (593,123) (74) (19,907) - - (19,981)
Excise tax on common stock repurchases - - - - - - (185) - - (185)
Share-based compensation - - - - 8,803 - 1,351 - - 1,351
Stock issued under employee benefit plans - - - - 5,510 1 156 - - 157
Stock issued under dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan - - - - 17,675 2 557 - - 559
Stock options exercised - - - - 42,893 6 807 - - 813
Restricted shares withheld for taxes - - - - (924) - (33) - - (33)
Balances, June 30, 2024
125 $ 125 10,000 $ 25,000 58,045,653 $ 7,256 $ 1,191,193 $ 1,200,930 $ (211,979) $ 2,212,525
Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
Cumulative Preferred Stock Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock Common Stock Additional Accumulated
Other
Shares Amount Shares Amount Shares Amount Paid in
Capital 		Retained
Earnings 		Comprehensive
Loss 		Total
Balances, March 31, 2023 125 $ 125 10,000 $ 25,000 59,257,051 $ 7,407 $ 1,231,532 $ 1,057,298 $ (198,914) $ 2,122,448
Comprehensive income:
Net income - - - - - - - 60,862 - 60,862
Other comprehensive loss net of tax
- - - - - - - - (19,050) (19,050)
Cash dividends on preferred stock ($46.88 per share)
- - - - - - - (469) - (469)
Cash dividends on common stock ($0.34 per share)
- - - - - - - (20,292) - (20,292)
Share-based compensation - - - - 7,084 1 1,234 - - 1,235
Stock issued under employee benefit plans - - - - 7,535 1 180 - - 181
Stock issued under dividend reinvestment and
stock purchase plan 		- - - - 19,073 2 548 - - 550
Stock options exercised - - - - 6,405 1 99 - - 100
Balances, June 30, 2023
125 $ 125 10,000 $ 25,000 59,297,148 $ 7,412 $ 1,233,593 $ 1,097,399 $ (217,964) $ 2,145,565
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
Cumulative Preferred Stock Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock Common Stock Additional Accumulated
Other
Shares Amount Shares Amount Shares Amount Paid in
Capital 		Retained
Earnings 		Comprehensive
Loss 		Total
Balances, December 31, 2023 125 $ 125 10,000 $ 25,000 59,424,122 $ 7,428 $ 1,236,506 $ 1,154,624 $ (175,970) $ 2,247,713
Comprehensive income:
Net income - - - - - - - 87,866 - 87,866
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
- - - - - - - - (36,009) (36,009)
Cash dividends on preferred stock ($93.76 per share)
- - - - - - - (938) - (938)
Cash dividends on common stock ($0.69 per share)
- - - - - - - (40,622) - (40,622)
Repurchases of common stock - - - - (1,481,565) (185) (49,770) - - (49,955)
Excise tax on stock repurchase - - - - - - (482) - - (482)
Share-based compensation - - - - 16,216 2 2,752 - - 2,754
Stock issued under employee benefit plans - - - - 11,769 2 341 - - 343
Stock issued under dividend reinvestment and
stock purchase plan 		- - - - 33,890 4 1,097 - - 1,101
Stock options exercised - - - - 42,893 5 807 - - 812
Restricted shares withheld for taxes - - - - (1,672) - (58) - - (58)
Balances, June 30, 2024
125 $ 125 10,000 $ 25,000 58,045,653 $ 7,256 $ 1,191,193 $ 1,200,930 $ (211,979) $ 2,212,525
Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
Cumulative Preferred Stock Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock Common Stock Additional Accumulated
Other
Shares Amount Shares Amount Shares Amount Paid in
Capital 		Retained
Earnings 		Comprehensive
Loss 		Total
Balances, December 31, 2022 125 $ 125 10,000 $ 25,000 59,170,583 $ 7,396 $ 1,228,626 $ 1,012,774 $ (239,151) $ 2,034,770
Comprehensive income:
Net income - - - - - - - 124,941 - 124,941
Other comprehensive income, net of tax - - - - - - - - 21,187 21,187
Cash dividends on preferred stock ($93.76 per share)
- - - - - - - (938) - (938)
Cash dividends on common stock ($0.66 per share)
- - - - - - - (39,378) - (39,378)
Share-based compensation - - - - 14,657 2 2,430 - - 2,432
Stock issued under employee benefit plans - - - - 13,435 2 378 - - 380
Stock issued under dividend reinvestment and
stock purchase plan 		- - - - 33,537 4 1,060 - - 1,064
Stock options exercised - - - - 65,025 8 1,102 - - 1,110
Restricted shares withheld for taxes - - - - (89) - (3) - - (3)
Balances, June 30, 2023 125 $ 125 10,000 $ 25,000 59,297,148 $ 7,412 $ 1,233,593 $ 1,097,399 $ (217,964) $ 2,145,565
See NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended June 30,
2024 2023
Cash Flow From Operating Activities:
Net income $ 87,866 $ 124,941
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for credit losses 26,500 -
Depreciation and amortization 6,680 5,799
Change in deferred taxes 1,356 (1,429)
Share-based compensation 2,754 2,432
Loans originated for sale (451,682) (272,074)
Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale 443,068 256,880
Gains on sales of loans held for sale (4,744) (3,009)
Net losses on sales and redemptions of securities available for sale 51 2,963
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance (2,863) (2,603)
Gains on life insurance benefits (658) (781)
Change in interest receivable 118 (4,714)
Change in interest payable (358) 6,065
Other adjustments 13,787 (1,497)
Net cash provided by operating activities 121,875 112,973
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Net change in interest-bearing deposits 267,552 (93,419)
Purchases of:
Securities available for sale (62,328) (1,400)
Securities held to maturity - (5,653)
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale - 314,087
Proceeds from maturities and redemptions of:
Securities available for sale 21,396 32,365
Securities held to maturity 48,254 50,774
Change in Federal Home Loan Bank stock 31 (3,317)
Payment of capital calls to qualified affordable housing investments (15,933) (4,749)
Net change in loans (171,915) (386,135)
Proceeds from the sale of other real estate owned 274 101
Proceeds from life insurance benefits 3,443 4,675
Proceeds from mortgage portfolio loan sale 1,716 -
Proceeds from commercial portfolio loan sale 3,273 89,675
Other adjustments (28,469) 2,424
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 67,294 (572)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Net change in:
Demand and savings deposits (385,455) (530,227)
Certificates of deposit and other time deposits 133,072 728,637
Borrowings 427,348 746,773
Repayment of borrowings (282,152) (1,033,441)
Cash dividends on preferred stock (938) (938)
Cash dividends on common stock (40,622) (39,378)
Stock issued under employee benefit plans 343 380
Stock issued under dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plans 1,101 1,064
Stock options exercised 812 1,110
Repurchase of common stock (49,955) -
Net cash used in financing activities (196,446) (126,020)
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents (7,277) (13,619)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, January 1 112,649 122,594
Cash and Cash Equivalents, June 30
$ 105,372 $ 108,975
Additional cash flow information:
Interest paid $ 217,005 $ 139,744
Income tax paid (refunded) 5,300 27,530
Loans transferred to other real estate owned 211 1,080
Fixed assets transferred to other real estate owned - 2,900
Non-cash investing activities using trade date accounting 28,805 26,911
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities 5,588 1,505
Qualified affordable housing investments obtained in exchange for funding commitments 40,000 4,700
See NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1
GENERAL
Financial Statement Preparation
The Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet of the Corporation as of December 31, 2023, has been derived from the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Corporation as of that date. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the Corporation's annual financial statements, prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, have been condensed or omitted. These consolidated condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change relate to the determination of the allowance for credit losses and fair value of financial instruments.
Significant Accounting Policies
The significant accounting policies followed by the Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries for interim financial reporting are consistent with the accounting policies followed for annual financial reporting. All adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature and are in the opinion of management necessary for a fair statement of the results for the periods reported, have been included in the accompanying Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.
Recent Accounting Changes Adopted in 2024
FASB Accounting Standards Updates - No. 2023-02- Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323) - Accounting for Investments in Tax Credit Structures Using the Proportional Amortization Method
Summary - The FASB issued ASU No. 2023-02, Investments-Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Accounting for Investments in Tax Credit Structures Using the Proportional Amortization Method, which is intended to improve the accounting and disclosures for investments in tax credit structures. The ASU is a consensus of the FASB's Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF").
The ASU allows reporting entities to elect to account for qualifying tax equity investments using the proportional amortization method, regardless of the program giving rise to the related income tax credits. The ASU responds to stakeholder feedback that the proportional amortization method provides investors and other allocators of capital with a better understanding of the returns from investments that are made primarily for the purpose of receiving income tax credits and other income tax benefits.
Reporting entities were previously permitted to apply the proportional amortization method only to qualifying tax equity investments in low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) structures. In recent years, stakeholders asked the FASB to extend the application of the proportional amortization method to qualifying tax equity investments that generate tax credits through other programs, which resulted in the EITF addressing this issue.
For public business entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for all entities in any interim period. The Corporation adopted this guidance in the first quarter of 2024 and adoption did not have a significant impact on the Corporation's financial statements or disclosures.
New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
The Corporation continually monitors potential accounting pronouncements and the following pronouncements have been deemed to have the most applicability to the Corporation's financial statements:
FASB Accounting Standards Updates - No. 2023-07 - Segment Reporting (Topic 280) - Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosure
Summary - The FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) - Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosure, which is intended to improve disclosures about a public entity's reportable segments and addresses requests from investors and other allocators of capital for additional, more detailed information about a reportable segment's expenses.
The key amendments:
•Require that a public entity disclose, on an annual and interim basis, significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker ("CODM") and included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss.
•Require that a public entity disclose, on an annual and interim basis, an amount for other segment items by reportable segment and a description of its composition. The other segment items category is the difference between segment revenue less the significant expenses disclosed and each reported measure of segment profit or loss.
•Require that a public entity provide all annual disclosures about a reportable segment's profit or loss and assets currently required by FASB ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting, in interim periods.
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(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
•Clarify that if the CODM uses more than one measure of a segment's profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources, a public entity may report one or more of those additional measures of segment profit or loss. However, at least one of the reported segment profit or loss measures (or the single reported measure, if only one is disclosed) should be the measure that is most consistent with the measurement principles used in measuring the corresponding amounts in the public entity's consolidated financial statements.
•Require that a public entity disclose the title and position of the CODM and an explanation of how the CODM uses the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources.
•Require that a public entity that has a single reportable segment provide all the disclosures required by the amendments in the ASU and all existing segment disclosures in Topic 280.
ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, applies to all public entities that are required to report segment information in accordance with Topic 280. All public entities will be required to report segment information in accordance with the new guidance starting in annual periods beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. This ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Corporation's financial statements and disclosures as the Corporation has one operating segment.
FASB Accounting Standards Update - No. 2023-09 - Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures
Summary- The FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosuresin the fourth quarter of 2023. This ASU is intended to enhance income tax disclosures to address investor requests for more information about the tax risks and opportunities present in an entity's worldwide operations.
The two primary enhancements disaggregate existing income tax disclosures related to the effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. These amendments require that public business entities on an annual basis disclose specific categories in the rate reconciliation and provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold. The amendments also require that all entities disclose on an annual basis the amount of income taxes paid (net of refunds received) disaggregated by federal, state and foreign taxes and the amount of income taxes paid (net of refunds received) disaggregated by individual jurisdictions in which income taxes paid (net of refunds received) is equal to or greater than five percent of total income taxes paid (net of refunds received).
For public business entities, the amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted for annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issue. The amendments should be applied on a prospective basis. The Corporation is assessing the terms of this guidance, but adoption of the standard is not expected to have a significant impact on the Corporation's financial statements or disclosures.
NOTE 2
INVESTMENT SECURITIES
The following tables summarize the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses and approximate fair value of investment securities available for sale as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
Amortized
Cost 		Gross Unrealized
Gains 		Gross Unrealized
Losses 		Fair
Value
Available for sale at June 30, 2024
U.S. Government-sponsored agency securities $ 108,842 $ - $ 17,565 $ 91,277
State and municipal 1,178,364 25 153,482 1,024,907
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities 584,055 376 93,777 490,654
Corporate obligations 12,954 - 899 12,055
Total available for sale $ 1,884,215 $ 401 $ 265,723 $ 1,618,893
Amortized
Cost 		Gross Unrealized
Gains 		Gross Unrealized
Losses 		Fair
Value
Available for sale at December 31, 2023
U.S. Government-sponsored agency securities $ 111,521 $ - $ 16,214 $ 95,307
State and municipal 1,181,029 364 116,222 1,065,171
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities 541,343 462 86,990 454,815
Corporate obligations 12,947 - 1,128 11,819
Total available for sale $ 1,846,840 $ 826 $ 220,554 $ 1,627,112
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ITEM 1. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
The following tables summarize the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, approximate fair value and allowance for credit losses on investment securities held to maturity as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
Amortized
Cost 		Allowance for Credit Losses Net Carrying Amount Gross Unrealized
Gains 		Gross Unrealized
Losses 		Fair
Value
Held to maturity at June 30, 2024
U.S. Government-sponsored agency securities $ 365,081 $ - $ 365,081 $ - $ 66,005 $ 299,076
State and municipal 1,091,714 245 1,091,469 300 183,892 908,122
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities 676,145 - 676,145 - 105,607 570,538
Foreign investment 1,500 - 1,500 - 20 1,480
Total held to maturity $ 2,134,440 $ 245 $ 2,134,195 $ 300 $ 355,524 $ 1,779,216
Amortized
Cost 		Allowance for Credit Losses Net Carrying Amount Gross Unrealized
Gains 		Gross Unrealized
Losses 		Fair
Value
Held to maturity at December 31, 2023
U.S. Government-sponsored agency securities $ 374,002 $ - $ 374,002 $ - $ 64,159 $ 309,843
State and municipal 1,099,201 245 1,098,956 1,625 152,113 948,713
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities 709,794 - 709,794 - 99,448 610,346
Foreign investment 1,500 - 1,500 - 28 1,472
Total held to maturity $ 2,184,497 $ 245 $ 2,184,252 $ 1,625 $ 315,748 $ 1,870,374
Accrued interest on investment securities available for sale and held to maturity at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 of $25.3 million and $25.2 million, respectively, are included in the Interest Receivable line on the Corporation's Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. The total amount of accrued interest is excluded from the amortized cost of available for sale and held to maturity securities presented above.
In determining the allowance for credit losses on investment securities available for sale that are in an unrealized loss position, the Corporation first assesses whether it intends to sell, or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If either of the criteria regarding intent or requirement to sell is met, the security's amortized cost basis is written down to fair value through the income statement. For investment securities available for sale that do not meet the aforementioned criteria, the Corporation evaluates whether the decline in fair value has resulted from credit losses or other factors. In making this assessment, the Corporation considers the extent to which fair value is less than amortized cost, any changes to the rating of the security by a rating agency, and adverse conditions specifically related to the security, among other factors. If this assessment indicates that a credit loss exists, the present value of cash flows expected to be collected from the security are compared to the amortized cost basis of the security. If the present value of cash flows expected to be collected is less than the amortized cost basis, a credit loss exists and an allowance for credit losses is recorded for the credit loss, limited by the amount that the fair value is less than the amortized cost basis. Unrealized losses that have not been recorded through an allowance for credit losses is recognized in other comprehensive income. Adjustments to the allowance are reported in the income statement as a component of the provision for credit loss. The Corporation has made the accounting policy election to exclude accrued interest receivable on investment securities available for sale from the estimate of credit losses. Investment securities available for sale are charged off against the allowance or, in the absence of any allowance, written down through the income statement when deemed uncollectible or when either of the aforementioned criteria regarding intent or requirement to sell is met. The Corporation did not record an allowance for credit losses on its investment securities available for sale as the unrealized losses were attributable to changes in interest rates, not credit quality.
The allowance for credit losses on investment securities held to maturity is a contra asset-valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of investment securities held to maturity to present the net amount expected to be collected. Investment securities held to maturity are charged off against the allowance when deemed uncollectible. Adjustments to the allowance are reported in the income statement as a component of the provision for credit loss. The Corporation measures expected credit losses on investment securities held to maturity on a collective basis by major security type with each type sharing similar risk characteristics, and considers historical credit loss information that is adjusted for current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The Corporation has made the accounting policy election to exclude accrued interest receivable on investment securities held to maturity from the estimate of credit losses. With regard to U.S. Government-sponsored agency and mortgage-backed securities, all these securities are issued by a U.S. Government-sponsored entity and have an implicit or explicit government guarantee; therefore, no allowance for credit losses has been recorded for these securities. With regard to securities issued by states and municipalities and other investment securities held to maturity, management considers (1) issuer bond ratings, (2) historical loss rates for given bond ratings, (3) the financial condition of the issuer, and (4) whether issuers continue to make timely principal and interest payments under the contractual terms of the securities. Historical loss rates associated with securities having similar grades as those in the Corporation's portfolio have been insignificant. Furthermore, as of June 30, 2024, there were no past due principal and interest payments associated with these securities. At current expected credit loss ("CECL") adoption, an allowance for credit losses of $245,000 was recorded on the state and municipal securities classified as held to maturity based on applying the long-term historical credit loss rate, as published by Moody's, for similarly rated securities. The balance of the allowance for credit losses remained unchanged at $245,000 as of June 30, 2024.
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ITEM 1. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
On a quarterly basis, the Corporation monitors the credit quality of investment securities held to maturity through the use of credit ratings. The following table summarizes the amortized cost of investment securities held to maturity at June 30, 2024, aggregated by credit quality indicator.
Held to Maturity
State and municipal Other Total
Credit Rating:
Aaa $ 113,341 $ 70,588 $ 183,929
Aa1 161,380 - 161,380
Aa2 167,506 - 167,506
Aa3 133,319 - 133,319
A1 131,193 - 131,193
A2 16,839 - 16,839
A3 3,470 - 3,470
Non-rated 364,666 972,138 1,336,804
Total $ 1,091,714 $ 1,042,726 $ 2,134,440
The following tables summarize, as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, investment securities available for sale in an unrealized loss position for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded, aggregated by security type and length of time in a continuous unrealized loss position.
Less than 12 Months 12 Months or Longer Total
Fair
Value 		Gross
Unrealized
Losses 		Fair
Value 		Gross
Unrealized
Losses 		Fair
Value 		Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Investment securities available for sale at June 30, 2024
U.S. Government-sponsored agency securities $ - $ - $ 91,277 $ 17,565 $ 91,277 $ 17,565
State and municipal 50,145 2,900 973,117 150,582 1,023,262 153,482
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities 57,352 903 399,051 92,874 456,403 93,777
Corporate obligations - - 12,024 899 12,024 899
Total investment securities available for sale $ 107,497 $ 3,803 $ 1,475,469 $ 261,920 $ 1,582,966 $ 265,723
Less than 12 Months 12 Months or Longer Total
Fair
Value 		Gross
Unrealized
Losses 		Fair
Value 		Gross
Unrealized
Losses 		Fair
Value 		Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Investment securities available for sale at December 31, 2023
U.S. Government-sponsored agency securities $ - $ - $ 95,307 $ 16,214 $ 95,307 $ 16,214
State and municipal 55,514 1,076 963,584 115,146 1,019,098 116,222
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities 11,493 25 422,868 86,965 434,361 86,990
Corporate obligations - - 11,788 1,128 11,788 1,128
Total investment securities available for sale $ 67,007 $ 1,101 $ 1,493,547 $ 219,453 $ 1,560,554 $ 220,554
The following tables summarize investment securities available for sale in an unrealized loss position for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded, aggregated by security type and the number of securities in the portfolio as of the dates indicated.
Gross
Unrealized
Losses 		Number of Securities
Investment securities available for sale at June 30, 2024
U.S. Government-sponsored agency securities $ 17,565 14
State and municipal 153,482 725
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities 93,777 161
Corporate obligations 899 10
Total investment securities available for sale $ 265,723 910
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ITEM 1. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
Gross
Unrealized
Losses 		Number of Securities
Investment securities available for sale at December 31, 2023
U.S. Government-sponsored agency securities $ 16,214 14
State and municipal 116,222 691
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities 86,990 150
Corporate obligations 1,128 10
Total investment securities available for sale $ 220,554 865
The unrealized losses in the Corporation's investment portfolio were the result of changes in interest rates and not credit quality. As a result, the Corporation expects to recover the amortized cost basis over the term of the securities. The Corporation does not intend to sell the investments and it is not more likely than not that the Corporation will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost basis, which may be maturity.
Certain investment securities available for sale are reported in the financial statements at an amount less than their historical cost as indicated in the table below.
June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
Investments available for sale reported at less than historical cost:
Historical cost $ 1,848,689 $ 1,781,108
Fair value 1,582,966 1,560,554
Gross unrealized losses $ 265,723 $ 220,554
Percent of the Corporation's investments available for sale 97.8 % 95.9 %
In determining the fair value of the investment securities portfolio, the Corporation utilizes a third party for portfolio accounting services, including market value input, for those securities classified as Level 1 and Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The Corporation has obtained an understanding of what inputs are being used by the vendor in pricing the portfolio and how the vendor classified these securities based upon these inputs. From these discussions, the Corporation's management is comfortable that the classifications are proper. The Corporation has gained trust in the data for two reasons: (a) independent spot testing of the data is conducted by the Corporation through obtaining market quotes from various brokers on a periodic basis; and (b) actual gains or losses resulting from the sale of certain securities has proven the data to be accurate over time. Fair value of securities classified as Level 3 in the valuation hierarchy was determined using a discounted cash flow model that incorporated market estimates of interest rates and volatility in markets that have not been active.
The amortized cost and fair value of investment securities available for sale and held to maturity at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, by contractual maturity are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Securities not due at a single maturity are shown separately.
Available for Sale Held to Maturity
Amortized Cost Fair Value Amortized Cost Fair Value
Maturity Distribution at June 30, 2024
Due in one year or less $ 2,402 $ 2,383 $ 13,380 $ 13,249
Due after one through five years 24,675 22,920 113,750 106,226
Due after five through ten years 160,390 144,580 139,308 125,618
Due after ten years 1,112,693 958,356 1,191,857 963,585
1,300,160 1,128,239 1,458,295 1,208,678
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities 584,055 490,654 676,145 570,538
Total investment securities $ 1,884,215 $ 1,618,893 $ 2,134,440 $ 1,779,216
Available for Sale Held to Maturity
Amortized Cost Fair Value Amortized Cost Fair Value
Maturity Distribution at December 31, 2023
Due in one year or less $ 1,390 $ 1,382 $ 3,041 $ 3,043
Due after one through five years 24,899 23,372 118,592 111,723
Due after five through ten years 127,948 120,385 135,805 126,461
Due after ten years 1,151,260 1,027,158 1,217,265 1,018,801
1,305,497 1,172,297 1,474,703 1,260,028
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities 541,343 454,815 709,794 610,346
Total investment securities $ 1,846,840 $ 1,627,112 $ 2,184,497 $ 1,870,374
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ITEM 1. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
Securities with a carrying value of approximately $1.5 billion and $1.8 billion were pledged at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, to secure certain deposits and securities sold under repurchase agreements, and for other purposes as permitted or required by law.
The book value of securities pledged and available under agreements to repurchase amounted to $118.8 million at June 30, 2024 and $181.4 million at December 31, 2023.
Gross gains and losses on the sales and redemptions of investment securities available for sale for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 are shown below.
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Sales and redemptions of investment securities available for sale:
Gross gains $ - $ 151 $ - $ 759
Gross losses (49) (1,543) (51) (3,722)
Net gains (losses) on sales and redemptions of investment securities available for sale $ (49) $ (1,392) $ (51) $ (2,963)
NOTE 3
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE
Loan Portfolio and Credit Quality
The Corporation's primary lending focus is small business and middle market commercial, commercial real estate, public finance and residential real estate, which results in portfolio diversification. The following tables show the composition of the loan portfolio and credit quality characteristics by collateral classification, excluding loans held for sale. Loans held for sale at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, were $32.3 million and $18.9 million, respectively.
The following table illustrates the composition of the Corporation's loan portfolio by loan class as of the dates indicated:
June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
Commercial and industrial loans $ 3,949,817 $ 3,670,948
Agricultural land, production and other loans to farmers 239,926 263,414
Real estate loans:
Construction 823,267 957,545
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied 2,323,533 2,400,839
Commercial real estate, owner occupied 1,174,195 1,162,083
Residential 2,370,905 2,288,921
Home equity 631,104 617,571
Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures 162,089 168,388
Public finance and other commercial loans 964,814 956,318
Loans $ 12,639,650 $ 12,486,027
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ITEM 1. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
Credit Quality
As part of the ongoing monitoring of the credit quality of the Corporation's loan portfolio, management tracks certain credit quality indicators including trends related to: (i) the level of criticized commercial loans, (ii) net charge-offs, (iii) nonperforming loans, (iv) covenant failures and (v) the general national and local economic conditions.
The Corporation utilizes a risk grading of pass, special mention, substandard, doubtful and loss to assess the overall credit quality of large commercial loans. All large commercial credit grades are reviewed at a minimum of once a year for pass grade loans. Loans with grades below pass are reviewed more frequently depending on the grade. A description of the general characteristics of these grades is as follows:
•Pass - Loans that are considered to be of acceptable credit quality.
•Special Mention - Loans which possess some credit deficiency or potential weakness, which deserves close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the asset or in the Corporation's credit position at some future date. Special mention assets are not adversely classified and do not expose the Corporation to sufficient risk to warrant adverse classification.
•Substandard - Loans that are inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Assets so classified have a well-defined weakness that jeopardizes the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Corporation will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.
•Doubtful - Loans that have all of the weaknesses of those classified as Substandard. However, based on currently existing facts, conditions and values, these weaknesses make full collection of principal highly questionable and improbable.
•Loss - Loans that are considered uncollectible and of such little value that continuing to carry them as an asset is not warranted. Loans will be classified as Loss when it is neither practical or desirable to defer charging-off or reserving all or a portion of a basically worthless asset, even though partial recovery may be possible at some time in the future.
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ITEM 1. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
The following tables summarize the risk grading of the Corporation's loan portfolio and gross charge-offs by loan class and by year of origination for the periods indicated. Consumer loans are not risk graded. For the purposes of this disclosure, the consumer loans are classified in the following manner: loans that are less than 30 days past due are Pass, loans 30-89 days past due are Special Mention and loans greater than 89 days past due are Substandard. The entire balance of a loan is considered delinquent if the minimum payment contractually required to be made is not received by the specified due date.
June 30, 2024
Term Loans (amortized cost basis by origination year) Revolving loans amortized Revolving loans converted
2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 Prior cost basis to term Total
Commercial and industrial loans
Pass $ 778,502 $ 810,290 $ 275,900 $ 201,870 $ 70,975 $ 76,151 $ 1,533,518 $ 4 $ 3,747,210
Special Mention 2,913 5,746 21,042 1,574 2,488 11 35,722 - 69,496
Substandard 13,274 38,566 21,712 5,592 1,625 1,827 42,791 - 125,387
Doubtful - 7,643 - - - - 81 - 7,724
Total Commercial and industrial loans 794,689 862,245 318,654 209,036 75,088 77,989 1,612,112 4 3,949,817
Current period gross charge-offs 1,100 31,803 205 8,425 345 133 - - 42,011
Agricultural land, production and other loans to farmers
Pass 22,137 24,869 34,809 29,077 28,845 34,134 61,444 - 235,315
Special Mention - - 245 - - 448 250 - 943
Substandard 601 53 968 709 516 33 788 - 3,668
Total Agricultural land, production and other loans to farmers 22,738 24,922 36,022 29,786 29,361 34,615 62,482 - 239,926
Real estate loans:
Construction
Pass 166,149 276,029 194,572 95,193 6,632 9,460 10,810 - 758,845
Special Mention - 5,600 23,660 645 - - - - 29,905
Substandard 21,202 2,858 5,135 5,322 - - - - 34,517
Total Construction 187,351 284,487 223,367 101,160 6,632 9,460 10,810 - 823,267
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied
Pass 245,845 303,828 399,269 451,607 373,231 298,925 13,660 - 2,086,365
Special Mention 77,354 22,906 21,755 10,937 2,428 45,158 - - 180,538
Substandard 19,488 2,927 189 502 19,824 1,638 85 - 44,653
Doubtful - 11,288 689 - - - - - 11,977
Total Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied 342,687 340,949 421,902 463,046 395,483 345,721 13,745 - 2,323,533
Current period gross charge-offs - 339 3 - - - - - 342
Commercial real estate, owner occupied
Pass 75,597 191,056 175,737 245,405 231,751 159,142 30,206 - 1,108,894
Special Mention 138 3,230 15,076 6,717 5,301 1,750 260 - 32,472
Substandard 2,072 16,234 964 5,028 4,118 4,135 278 - 32,829
Total Commercial real estate, owner occupied 77,807 210,520 191,777 257,150 241,170 165,027 30,744 - 1,174,195
Current period gross charge-offs - - - - 9 - - - 9
Residential
Pass 111,630 427,692 698,308 421,439 350,587 322,922 5,052 14 2,337,644
Special Mention 668 2,480 5,301 3,917 1,197 5,147 350 - 19,060
Substandard 414 760 4,367 2,973 1,250 4,437 - - 14,201
Total Residential 112,712 430,932 707,976 428,329 353,034 332,506 5,402 14 2,370,905
Current period gross charge-offs - 39 403 57 21 54 - - 574
Home equity
Pass 6,606 7,648 26,336 56,066 10,956 4,652 500,801 6,294 619,359
Special Mention 113 - 1,340 406 1,057 66 5,117 245 8,344
Substandard 62 - 52 597 - 325 2,125 240 3,401
Total Home Equity 6,781 7,648 27,728 57,069 12,013 5,043 508,043 6,779 631,104
Current period gross charge-offs - 11 36 22 - 265 - - 334
Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures
Pass 34,921 27,868 37,193 14,676 3,983 5,878 35,512 659 160,690
Special Mention 29 224 226 135 110 18 623 - 1,365
Substandard - 22 10 - - - 2 - 34
Total Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures 34,950 28,114 37,429 14,811 4,093 5,896 36,137 659 162,089
Current period gross charge-offs 22 353 232 120 25 32 - - 784
Public finance and other commercial loans
Pass 43,164 54,409 206,136 199,844 152,505 308,167 589 - 964,814
Total Public finance and other commercial loans 43,164 54,409 206,136 199,844 152,505 308,167 589 - 964,814
Loans $ 1,622,879 $ 2,244,226 $ 2,170,991 $ 1,760,231 $ 1,269,379 $ 1,284,424 $ 2,280,064 $ 7,456 $ 12,639,650
Total current period gross charge-offs $ 1,122 $ 32,545 $ 879 $ 8,624 $ 400 $ 484 $ - $ - $ 44,054
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ITEM 1. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
December 31, 2023
Term Loans (amortized cost basis by origination year) Revolving loans amortized Revolving loans converted
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Prior cost basis to term Total
Commercial and industrial loans
Pass $ 1,175,967 $ 474,601 $ 253,148 $ 86,226 $ 47,910 $ 45,020 $ 1,393,756 $ 60 $ 3,476,688
Special Mention 34,356 3,911 1,546 5,149 2,986 241 45,994 - 94,183
Substandard 12,311 20,245 17,733 2,479 1,507 1,512 40,449 144 96,380
Doubtful 857 - - - - - 2,840 - 3,697
Total Commercial and industrial loans 1,223,491 498,757 272,427 93,854 52,403 46,773 1,483,039 204 3,670,948
Current period gross charge-offs 13,973 2,711 576 5,665 78 261 - - 23,264
Agricultural land, production and other loans to farmers
Pass 35,633 38,145 31,511 31,048 12,995 25,462 87,534 - 262,328
Special Mention - 266 - - - 122 - - 388
Substandard 58 150 - 454 - 36 - - 698
Total Agricultural land, production and other loans to farmers 35,691 38,561 31,511 31,502 12,995 25,620 87,534 - 263,414
Real estate loans:
Construction
Pass 403,578 267,587 198,350 8,372 7,723 2,357 11,735 - 899,702
Special Mention 25,894 - - 20,846 - - - - 46,740
Substandard 1,451 4,330 5,322 - - - - - 11,103
Total Construction 430,923 271,917 203,672 29,218 7,723 2,357 11,735 - 957,545
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied
Pass 373,378 504,280 535,327 418,553 141,320 200,821 16,744 - 2,190,423
Special Mention 76,382 21,145 7,005 4,531 19,479 27,941 37 - 156,520
Substandard 20,358 10,537 219 20,236 - 2,299 247 - 53,896
Total Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied 470,118 535,962 542,551 443,320 160,799 231,061 17,028 - 2,400,839
Current period gross charge-offs - 66 - - - - - - 66
Commercial real estate, owner occupied
Pass 176,750 199,821 256,346 263,522 99,180 77,485 27,369 - 1,100,473
Special Mention 6,712 5,034 9,319 2,460 919 2,902 514 - 27,860
Substandard 18,092 3,712 4,183 4,545 289 2,929 - - 33,750
Total Commercial real estate, owner occupied 201,554 208,567 269,848 270,527 100,388 83,316 27,883 - 1,162,083
Current period gross charge-offs 48 - - - 2 - - - 50
Residential
Pass 395,363 695,056 442,495 365,297 98,654 254,718 4,988 83 2,256,654
Special Mention 2,167 5,591 3,202 1,924 1,065 4,837 200 81 19,067
Substandard 804 3,708 2,529 1,199 866 4,063 31 - 13,200
Total Residential 398,334 704,355 448,226 368,420 100,585 263,618 5,219 164 2,288,921
Current period gross charge-offs 101 252 208 3 3 94 - - 661
Home equity
Pass 9,375 29,784 61,591 11,084 1,092 3,875 484,330 5,837 606,968
Special Mention - 715 - 1,092 15 2 5,031 149 7,004
Substandard 63 - 727 - - 123 2,589 97 3,599
Total Home Equity 9,438 30,499 62,318 12,176 1,107 4,000 491,950 6,083 617,571
Current period gross charge-offs 69 213 224 149 193 1,596 - - 2,444
Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures
Pass 35,781 49,295 28,387 6,726 2,070 5,904 38,619 772 167,554
Special Mention 184 246 138 69 - 14 176 - 827
Substandard - 6 - - 1 - - - 7
Total Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures 35,965 49,547 28,525 6,795 2,071 5,918 38,795 772 168,388
Current period gross charge-offs 147 770 342 77 62 156 - - 1,554
Public finance and other commercial loans
Pass 65,357 208,347 204,863 155,132 91,619 229,355 1,645 - 956,318
Total Public finance and other commercial loans 65,357 208,347 204,863 155,132 91,619 229,355 1,645 - 956,318
Loans $ 2,870,871 $ 2,546,512 $ 2,063,941 $ 1,410,944 $ 529,690 $ 892,018 $ 2,164,828 $ 7,223 $ 12,486,027
Total current period gross charge-offs $ 14,338 $ 4,012 $ 1,350 $ 5,894 $ 338 $ 2,107 $ - $ - $ 28,039
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(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
Total past due loans equaled $98.2 million as of June 30, 2024 representing an $18.9 million increase from $79.2 million at December 31, 2023. The 30-59 days past due loans decreased $5.0 million from December 31, 2023 as commercial real estate, non-owner occupied decreased $11.2 million, which was partially offset by increases in commercial and industrial and commercial real estate, owner occupied of $1.0 million and $3.2 million, respectively. The 60-89 days past due loans increased $19.0 million from December 31, 2023 as construction increased $19.2 million. The 90 days or more past due loans increased $5.0 million from December 31, 2023 as commercial and industrial and commercial real estate, non-owner occupied increased $3.5 million and $1.6 million, respectively. The tables below show a past due aging of the Corporation's loan portfolio, by loan class, as of the dates indicated:
June 30, 2024
Current 30-59 Days
Past Due 		60-89 Days
Past Due 		90 Days or More Past Due Total Loans > 90 Days or More Past Due
And Accruing
Commercial and industrial loans $ 3,932,986 $ 6,014 $ 463 $ 10,354 $ 3,949,817 $ 385
Agricultural land, production and other loans to farmers 239,676 250 - - 239,926 -
Real estate loans:
Construction 802,064 - 21,203 - 823,267 -
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied 2,306,861 1,789 1,799 13,084 2,323,533 -
Commercial real estate, owner occupied 1,170,516 3,237 - 442 1,174,195 -
Residential 2,342,411 12,483 4,213 11,798 2,370,905 1,187
Home equity 621,441 4,293 2,152 3,218 631,104 114
Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures 160,690 1,017 348 34 162,089 -
Public finance and other commercial loans 964,814 - - - 964,814 -
Loans $ 12,541,459 $ 29,083 $ 30,178 $ 38,930 $ 12,639,650 $ 1,686
December 31, 2023
Current 30-59 Days
Past Due 		60-89 Days
Past Due 		90 Days or More Past Due Total Loans > 90 Days or More Past Due
And Accruing
Commercial and industrial loans $ 3,657,447 $ 5,021 $ 1,622 $ 6,858 $ 3,670,948 $ 86
Agricultural land, production and other loans to farmers 263,414 - - - 263,414 -
Real estate loans:
Construction 955,588 - 1,957 - 957,545 -
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied 2,376,184 12,995 195 11,465 2,400,839 -
Commercial real estate, owner occupied 1,161,869 - 104 110 1,162,083 -
Residential 2,259,496 11,810 5,472 12,143 2,288,921 -
Home equity 608,948 3,614 1,647 3,362 617,571 52
Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures 167,553 635 192 8 168,388 -
Public finance and other commercial loans 956,284 - - 34 956,318 34
Loans $ 12,406,783 $ 34,075 $ 11,189 $ 33,980 $ 12,486,027 $ 172
Loans are reclassified to a nonaccruing status when, in management's judgment, the collateral value and financial condition of the borrower do not justify accruing interest. At the time the accrual is discontinued, all unpaid accrued interest is reversed against earnings. Interest income accrued in prior years, if any, is charged to the allowance for credit losses. Payments subsequently received on nonaccrual loans are applied to principal. A loan is returned to accrual status when principal and interest are no longer past due and collectability is probable, typically after a minimum of six consecutive months of performance.
The following table summarizes the Corporation's nonaccrual loans by loan class as of the dates indicated:
June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
Nonaccrual Loans Nonaccrual Loans with no Allowance for Credit Losses Nonaccrual Loans Nonaccrual Loans with no Allowance for Credit Losses
Commercial and industrial loans $ 13,373 $ 5,884 $ 9,050 $ 1,015
Agricultural land, production and other loans to farmers 53 - 58 -
Real estate loans:
Construction - - 520 -
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied 22,704 10,372 11,932 11,095
Commercial real estate, owner occupied 2,452 1,870 3,041 2,257
Residential 18,814 - 25,140 -
Home equity 4,476 - 3,820 -
Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures 34 - 19 -
Loans $ 61,906 $ 18,126 $ 53,580 $ 14,367
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(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
Interest income on nonaccrual loans is recognized only to the extent that cash payments are received in excess of principal due. There was no interest income recognized on nonaccrual loans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 or 2023.
Determining fair value for collateral dependent loans requires obtaining a current independent appraisal of the collateral and applying a discount factor, which includes selling costs if applicable, to the value. The fair value of real estate is generally based on appraisals by qualified licensed appraisers. The appraisers typically determine the value of the real estate by utilizing an income or market valuation approach. If an appraisal is not available, the fair value may be determined by using a cash flow analysis. Fair value on other collateral such as business assets is typically ascertained by assessing, either singularly or some combination of, asset appraisals, accounts receivable aging reports, inventory listings and or customer financial statements. Both appraised values and values based on borrower's financial information are discounted as considered appropriate based on age and quality of the information and current market conditions.
The tables below present the amortized cost basis of collateral dependent loans by loan class and their respective collateral type, which are individually evaluated to determine expected credit losses. The total collateral dependent loan balance increased $5.0 million, primarily related to an increase of $8.1 million in commercial real estate, non-owner occupied, offset by a decrease of $3.4 million in commercial and industrial, for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The total related allowance balance decreased $612,000, primarily related to a decrease of $3.0 million in commercial and industrial, offset by an increase of $2.4 million in commercial real estate, non-owner occupied, for the six months ended June 30, 2024.
June 30, 2024
Commercial Real Estate Residential Real Estate Other Total Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans
Commercial and industrial loans $ - $ - $ 28,665 $ 28,665 $ 8,442
Real estate loans:
Construction - 5 - 5 -
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied 25,606 - - 25,606 2,483
Commercial real estate, owner occupied 9,951 - - 9,951 -
Residential - 1,263 - 1,263 204
Home equity - 212 - 212 28
Loans $ 35,557 $ 1,480 $ 28,665 $ 65,702 $ 11,157
December 31, 2023
Commercial Real Estate Residential Real Estate Other Total Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans
Commercial and industrial loans $ - $ - $ 32,029 $ 32,029 $ 11,474
Real estate loans:
Construction - 7 - 7 -
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied 17,516 - - 17,516 35
Commercial real estate, owner occupied 9,452 - - 9,452 -
Residential - 1,439 - 1,439 230
Home equity - 223 - 223 30
Loans $ 26,968 $ 1,669 $ 32,029 $ 60,666 $ 11,769
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(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
In certain situations, the Corporation may modify the terms of a loan to a debtor experiencing financial difficulty. The modifications may include principal forgiveness, interest rate reductions, payment delays, term extensions or combinations of these modifications. The following tables present the amortized cost basis of loans at June 30, 2024 and 2023 that were both experiencing financial difficulty and modified during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, by class and by type of modification. The percentage of the amortized cost basis of loans that were modified to borrowers in financial distress as compared to the amortized cost basis of each class of financing receivable is also presented below.
Three Months Ended June 30, 2024
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty
Payment Delay Term Extension Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension Combination Interest Rate Reduction, Term Extension, & Payment Delay % of Total Class of Financing Receivable
Commercial and industrial loans $ - $ 1,778 $ 13 $ - 0.05 %
Real estate loans:
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied - 19,488 - - 0.84 %
Commercial real estate, owner occupied - 1,990 - - 0.17 %
Residential 250 - 392 227 0.04 %
Home equity - - 162 - 0.03 %
Total $ 250 $ 23,256 $ 567 $ 227
Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty
Payment Delay Term Extension Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension % of Total Class of Financing Receivable
Commercial and industrial loans $ - $ 3,917 $ 110 $ - 0.11 %
Real estate loans:
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied - 1,570 - - 0.07 %
Commercial real estate, owner occupied 5,664 2,032 - - 0.65 %
Residential - 14 - 458 0.02 %
Total $ 5,664 $ 7,533 $ 110 $ 458
Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty
Payment Delay Term Extension Interest Rate Reduction Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension Combination Interest Rate Reduction, Term Extension, & Payment Delay % of Total Class of Financing Receivable
Commercial and industrial loans $ 1,491 $ 4,383 $ 249 $ 27 $ - 0.16 %
Real estate loans:
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied - 19,488 - - - 0.84 %
Commercial real estate, owner occupied - 1,990 - - - 0.17 %
Residential 1,880 274 - 392 227 0.12 %
Home Equity 89 62 - 162 - 0.05 %
Total $ 3,460 $ 26,197 $ 249 $ 581 $ 227
Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty
Payment Delay Term Extension Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension % of Total Class of Financing Receivable
Commercial and industrial loans $ - $ 12,897 $ 110 $ - 0.37 %
Agricultural land, production and other loans to farmers - 35 - - 0.02 %
Real estate loans:
Construction - 15 - - - %
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied - 12,394 5,954 - 0.77 %
Commercial real estate, owner occupied 5,664 2,843 79 - 0.73 %
Residential - 14 - 458 0.02 %
Total $ 5,664 $ 28,198 $ 6,143 $ 458
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(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
The following tables present the financial effect of the loan modifications presented above to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
Three Months Ended June 30, 2024
Financial Effect of Loan Modifications
Payment Delay Term Extension Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension Combination Payment Delay, Term Extension & Interest Rate Reduction
Commercial and industrial loans
Extended loans by a weighted average of 12 months.
Provided payment deferrals with weighted average delayed amounts of $5,000 and extended loans by a weighted average of 3 months.
Real estate loans:
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied
Extended loans by a weighted average of 16 months.
Commercial real estate, owner occupied
Extended loans by a weighted average of 28 months.
Residential
Provided payment deferrals with weighted average delayed amounts of $9,000.
Provided payment deferrals with weighted average delayed amounts of $8,000 and extended loans by a weighted average of 120 months.
Provided payment deferrals with weighted average delayed amounts of $14,000, extended loans by a weighted average of 12 months, and reduced the weighted average contractual interest rate from 5.75% to 5.00%.
Home equity
Provided payment deferrals with weighted average delayed amounts of $8,000 and extended loans by a weighted average of 60 months.
Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
Financial Effect of Loan Modifications
Payment Delay Term Extension Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension
Commercial and industrial loans
Extended loans by a weighted average of 6 months.
Reduced the weighted average contractual interest rate from 8.25% to 7.10%. Extended loans by a weighted average of 12 months.
Real estate loans:
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied
Extended loans by a weighted average of 8 months.
Commercial real estate, owner occupied
Provided payment deferrals with weighted average delayed amounts of $4.5 million.
Extended loans by a weighted average of 6 months.
Residential
Extended loans by a weighted average of 11 months.
Provided payment deferrals with weighted average delayed amounts of $3,400. Extended loans by a weighted average of 3 months.
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(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
Financial Effect of Loan Modifications
Payment Delay Term Extension Interest Rate Reduction Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension Combination Payment Delay, Term Extension & Interest Rate Reduction
Commercial and industrial loans
Provided payment deferrals with weighted average delayed amounts of $50,000.
Extended loans by a weighted average of 14 months.
Reduced the weighted average contractual interest rate from 9.00% to 8.00%.
Provided payment deferrals with weighted average delayed amounts of $5,000 and extended loans by a weighted average of 3 months.
Real estate loans:
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied
Extended loans by a weighted average of 16 months.
Commercial real estate, owner occupied
Extended loans by a weighted average of 28 months.
Residential
Provided payment deferrals with weighted average delayed amounts of $28,000.
Extended loans by a weighted average of 6 months.
Provided payment deferrals with weighted average delayed amounts of $8,000 and extended loans by a weighted average of 120 months.
Provided payment deferrals with weighted average delayed amounts of $14,000, extended loans by a weighted average of 12 months, and reduced the weighted average contractual interest rate from 5.75% to 5.00%.
Home Equity
Provided payment deferrals with weighted average delayed amounts of $4,000.
Extended loans by a weighted average of 5 months.
Provided payment deferrals with weighted average delayed amounts of $8,000 and extended loans by a weighted average of 60 months.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
Financial Effect of Loan Modifications
Payment Delay Term Extension Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension
Commercial and industrial loans
Extended loans by a weighted average of 7 months.
Reduced the weighted average contractual interest rate from 8.25% to 7.10%. Extended loans by a weighted average of 12 months.
Reduced the weighted average contractual interest rate from 8.25% to 7.10%. Extended loans by a weighted average of 12 months.
Agricultural land, production and other loans to farmers
Extended loans by a weighted average of 60 months.
Real estate loans:
Construction
Extended loans by a weighted average of 24 months.
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied
Extended loans by a weighted average of 9 months.
Reduced the weighted average contractual interest rate from 7.81% to 7.40%. Extended loans by a weighted average of 41 months.
Commercial real estate, owner occupied
Provided payment deferrals with weighted average delayed amounts of $4.5 million.
Extended loans by a weighted average of 6 months.
Reduced the weighted average contractual interest rate from 10.25% to 6.61%. Extended loans by a weighted average of 12 months.
Residential
Extended loans by a weighted average of 11 months.
Provided payment deferrals with weighted average delayed amounts $3,400. Extended loans by a weighted average of 3 months.
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(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
The following tables present the amortized cost basis and payment status of loans modified within the previous twelve months to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty, and that subsequently defaulted during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 and remained in default at period end.
Three Months Ended June 30, 2024
Payment Status
Current 30-89 Days Past Due
Commercial and industrial loans $ 1,791 $ 125
Real estate loans:
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied 19,488 1,799
Commercial real estate, owner occupied 1,990 -
Residential 869 538
Home equity 162 89
Total $ 24,300 $ 2,551
Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
Payment Status
Current 30-89 Days Past Due 90+ Days Past Due
Commercial and industrial loans $ 4,027 $ - $ -
Real estate loans:
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied 1,570 - -
Commercial real estate, owner occupied 7,696 - -
Residential 159 108 205
Total $ 13,452 $ 108 $ 205
Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
Payment Status
Current 30-89 Days Past Due 90+ Days Past Due
Commercial and industrial loans $ 6,150 $ 125 $ -
Real estate loans:
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied 19,488 1,799 -
Commercial real estate, owner occupied 1,990 - -
Residential 1,219 538 1,188
Home equity 224 89 -
Total $ 29,071 $ 2,551 $ 1,188
Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
Payment Status
Current 30-89 Days Past Due 90+ Days Past Due
Commercial and industrial loans $ 13,007 $ - $ -
Agricultural land, production and other loans to farmers 35 - -
Real estate loans:
Construction 15 - -
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied 18,348 - -
Commercial real estate, owner occupied 8,586 - -
Residential 159 108 205
Total $ 40,150 $ 108 $ 205
Upon the Corporation's determination that a modified loan (or portion of a loan) has subsequently been deemed uncollectible, the loan (or portion of the loan) is charged-off. Therefore, the amortized cost basis of the loan is reduced by the uncollectible amount and the allowance for credit losses is adjusted by the same amount.
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(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans
The Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans ("ACL - Loans") is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of loans to present the net amount expected to be collected on loans over the contractual term. The ACL - Loans is adjusted by the provision for credit losses, which is reported in earnings, and reduced by charge-offs for loans, net of recoveries. Provision for credit losses on loans reflects the totality of actions taken on all loans for a particular period including any necessary increases or decreases in the allowance related to changes in credit loss expectations associated with specific loans or pools of loans. Loans are charged-off against the allowance when the uncollectibility of the loan is confirmed. Expected recoveries do not exceed the aggregate of amounts previously charged-off and expected to be charged-off.
The allowance represents the Corporation's best estimate of current expected credit losses on loans using relevant available information, from internal and external sources, related to past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Historical credit loss experience provides the basis for the estimation of expected credit losses. The CECL calculation is performed and evaluated quarterly and losses are estimated over the expected life of the loan. The level of the allowance for credit losses is believed to be adequate to absorb all expected future losses inherent in the loan portfolio at the measurement date.
In calculating the allowance for credit losses, the loan portfolio was pooled into ten loan segments with similar risk characteristics. Common characteristics include the type or purpose of the loan, underlying collateral and historical/expected credit loss patterns. In developing the loan segments, the Corporation analyzed the degree of correlation in how loans within each portfolio respond when subjected to varying economic conditions and scenarios as well as other portfolio stress factors.
The expected credit losses are measured over the life of each loan segment utilizing the Probability of Default / Loss Given Default methodology combined with economic forecast models to estimate the current expected credit loss inherent in the loan portfolio. This approach is also leveraged to estimate the expected credit losses associated with unfunded loan commitments incorporating expected utilization rates.
The Corporation sub-segmented certain commercial portfolios by risk level and certain consumer portfolios by delinquency status where appropriate. The Corporation utilized a four-quarter reasonable and supportable economic forecast period followed by a six-quarter, straight-line reversion period to the historical macroeconomic mean for the remaining life of the loans. Econometric modeling was performed using historical default rates and a selection of economic forecast scenarios published by Moody's to develop a range of estimated credit losses for which to determine the best credit loss estimate within. Macroeconomic factors utilized in the modeling process include the national unemployment rate, BBB US corporate index, Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") price index and the home price index.
The Corporation qualitatively adjusts model results for risk factors that are not inherently considered in the quantitative modeling process, but are nonetheless relevant in assessing the expected credit losses within the loan portfolio. These adjustments may increase or decrease the estimate of expected credit losses based upon the assessed level of risk for each qualitative factor. The various risks that may be considered in making qualitative adjustments include, among other things, the impact of (i) changes in the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, (ii) changes in the existence, growth and effect of any concentrations in credit, (iii) changes in lending policies and procedures, including changes in underwriting standards and practices for collections, charge-offs, and recoveries, (iv) changes in the quality of the credit review function, (v) changes in the experience, ability and depth of lending, investment, collection and other relevant management staff, (vi) changes in the volume and severity of past due financial assets, the volume of the nonaccrual assets, and the volume and severity of adversely classified or graded assets, (vii) the value of underlying collateral for loans that are not collateral dependent, and (viii) other environmental factors such as regulatory, legal and technological considerations, as well as competition and changes in the economic and business conditions that affect the collectibility of financial assets. At CECL adoption, the Corporation established certain qualitative factors that were expected to correlate to losses within the loan portfolio. During a scheduled review of qualitative factors in 2023, the Corporation determined there had not been significant evidence of correlation to losses for the qualitative factors that included i) changes in experience, ability and depth of lending management and staff; ii) changes in lending policies and procedures; iii) changes in the quality of the credit review function; iv) portfolio mix and growth; and v) industry concentration. The Corporation decided to refine these qualitative factors in order to improve our ability to assess related risk and enhance our ability to correlate to losses. The Corporation's evaluation of the qualitative approach resulted in an insignificant change to the ACL - Loans estimate.
In some cases, management may determine that an individual loan exhibits unique risk characteristics which differentiate the loan from other loans within the loan segments. In such cases, the loans are evaluated for expected credit losses on an individual basis and excluded from the collective evaluation. Specific reserve allocations of the allowance for credit losses are determined by analyzing the borrower's ability to repay amounts owed, collateral deficiencies, the relative risk grade of the loan and economic conditions affecting the borrower's industry, among other things. A loan is considered to be collateral dependent when, based upon management's assessment, the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and repayment is expected to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral. In such cases, expected credit losses are based on the fair value of the collateral at the measurement date, adjusted for estimated selling costs if satisfaction of the loan depends on the sale of the collateral. The fair value of collateral supporting collateral dependent loans is evaluated on a quarterly basis.
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(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
The risk characteristics of the Corporation's portfolio segments are as follows:
Commercial
Commercial lending is primarily based on the identified cash flows of the borrower and secondarily on the underlying collateral provided by the borrower. The cash flows of borrowers, however, may not be as expected and the collateral securing these loans may fluctuate in value. Most commercial loans are secured by the tangible assets being financed such as equipment or real estate or other business assets such as accounts receivable or inventory and may incorporate a personal guarantee. Other loans may be unsecured, secured but under-collateralized or otherwise made on the basis of the enterprise value of an organization. In the case of loans secured by accounts receivable, the availability of funds for the repayment of these loans may be substantially dependent on the ability of the borrower to collect amounts due from its customers.
Commercial real estate
Commercial real estate loans are viewed primarily as cash flow loans and secondarily as loans secured by real estate. Commercial real estate lending typically involves higher loan principal amounts and the repayment of these loans is generally dependent on the successful operation of the property securing the loan or the business conducted on the property securing the loan. The Corporation monitors commercial real estate loans based on collateral and risk grade criteria, as well as the levels of owner-occupied versus non-owner occupied loans.
Construction
Construction loans are underwritten utilizing a combination of tools and techniques including feasibility and market studies, independent appraisals and appraisal reviews, absorption and interest rate sensitivity analysis as well as the financial analysis of the developer and all guarantors. Construction loans are monitored by either in house or third party inspectors limiting advances to a percentage of costs or stabilized project value. These loans frequently involve the disbursement of significant funds with the repayment dependent upon the successful completion and, where necessary, the future stabilization of the project. The predominant inherent risk of this portfolio is associated with the borrower's ability to successfully complete a project on time, within budget and stabilize the projected as originally projected.
Consumer and Residential
With respect to residential loans that are secured by 1-4 family residences, which are typically owner occupied, the Corporation generally establishes a maximum loan-to-value ratio and requires private mortgage insurance if that ratio is exceeded. Home equity loans are secured by a subordinate interest in 1-4 family residences, and consumer loans are secured by consumer assets such as automobiles or recreational vehicles. Some consumer loans, such as small installment loans and certain lines of credit, are unsecured. Repayment of these loans is primarily dependent on the personal income and credit rating of the borrowers and can also be impacted by changes in property values. Risk is mitigated by the fact that the loans are of smaller individual amounts and spread over a large number of borrowers.
The allowance for credit losses decreased $15.1 million and $15.4 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively. Net charge-offs totaled $39.6 million and $41.9 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively. Provision expense of $24.5 million and $26.5 million was recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively. The following tables summarize changes in the allowance for credit losses by loan segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:
Three Months Ended June 30, 2024
Commercial Commercial Real Estate Construction Consumer & Residential Total
Allowance for credit losses
Balances, March 31, 2024 $ 99,213 $ 45,278 $ 20,369 $ 39,821 $ 204,681
Provision for credit losses 31,648 75 (6,009) (1,214) 24,500
Recoveries on loans 536 161 - 560 1,257
Loans charged off (40,180) - - (721) (40,901)
Balances, June 30, 2024 $ 91,217 $ 45,514 $ 14,360 $ 38,446 $ 189,537
Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
Commercial Commercial Real Estate Construction Consumer & Residential Total
Allowance for credit losses
Balances, March 31, 2023 $ 101,304 $ 46,308 $ 28,571 $ 46,869 $ 223,052
Provision for credit losses 7,639 (7,151) 1,502 (1,990) -
Recoveries on loans 66 - - 379 445
Loans charged off (636) - - (1,714) (2,350)
Balances, June 30, 2023 $ 108,373 $ 39,157 $ 30,073 $ 43,544 $ 221,147
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(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
Commercial Commercial Real Estate Construction Consumer & Residential Total
Allowance for credit losses
Balances, December 31, 2023 $ 97,348 $ 44,048 $ 24,823 $ 38,715 $ 204,934
Provision for credit losses 34,793 1,603 (10,463) 567 26,500
Recoveries on loans 1,087 214 - 856 2,157
Loans charged off (42,011) (351) - (1,692) (44,054)
Balances, June 30, 2024 $ 91,217 $ 45,514 $ 14,360 $ 38,446 $ 189,537
Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
Commercial Commercial Real Estate Construction Consumer & Residential Total
Allowance for credit losses
Balances, December 31, 2022 $ 102,216 $ 46,839 $ 28,955 $ 45,267 $ 223,277
Provision for credit losses 6,440 (7,734) 1,118 176 -
Recoveries on loans 596 56 - 637 1,289
Loans charged off (879) (4) - (2,536) (3,419)
Balances, June 30, 2023 $ 108,373 $ 39,157 $ 30,073 $ 43,544 $ 221,147
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, Commitments And Contingencies
In the normal course of business, the Corporation has entered into off-balance sheet financial instruments which include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. Commitments to extend credit are usually the result of lines of credit granted to existing borrowers under agreements that the total outstanding indebtedness will not exceed a specific amount during the term of the indebtedness. Typical borrowers are commercial customers that use lines of credit to supplement their treasury management functions, and thus their total outstanding indebtedness may fluctuate during any time period based on the seasonality of their business and the resultant timing for their cash flows. Other typical lines of credit are related to home equity loans granted to customers. Commitments to extend credit generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses that may require a fee.
Standby letters of credit are generally issued on behalf of an applicant (the Corporation's customer) to a specifically named beneficiary and are the result of a particular business arrangement that exists between the applicant and the beneficiary. Standby letters of credit have fixed expiration dates and are usually for terms of two years or less unless terminated beforehand due to criteria specified in the standby letter of credit. The standby letter of credit would permit the beneficiary to obtain payment from the Corporation under certain prescribed circumstances. Subsequently, the Corporation would seek reimbursement from the applicant pursuant to the terms of the standby letter of credit.
The Corporation typically follows the same credit policies and underwriting practices when making these commitments as it does for on-balance sheet instruments. Each customer's creditworthiness is typically evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and the amount of collateral obtained, if any, is based on management's credit evaluation of the customer. Collateral held varies but may include cash, real estate, marketable securities, accounts receivable, inventory, equipment and personal property. The contractual amounts of these commitments are not reflected in the consolidated financial statements and only amounts drawn upon would be reflected in the future. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the contractual amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. However, should the commitments be drawn upon and should the Corporation's customers default on their resulting obligation to the Corporation, the maximum exposure to credit loss, without consideration of collateral, is represented by the contractual amount of those commitments.
Financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk were as follows:
June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
Amounts of commitments:
Loan commitments to extend credit $ 5,271,982 $ 5,025,790
Standby letters of credit $ 69,618 $ 65,580
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
The Corporation maintains an accrual for credit losses on off-balance sheet commitments using the CECL methodology. Reserves for unfunded commitments declined by $3.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2023, which decreased the reserve to $19.5 million at December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2024. This reserve level remains appropriate and is reported in Other Liabilities as of June 30, 2024 in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.
The table below reflects the total allowance for credit losses for the off-balance sheet commitment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, 2024 June 30, 2023 June 30, 2024 June 30, 2023
Balance at beginning of the period $ 19,500 $ 23,300 $ 19,500 $ 23,300
Provision for credit losses - unfunded commitments - - - -
Ending balance $ 19,500 $ 23,300 $ 19,500 $ 23,300
NOTE 4
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives
The Corporation is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Corporation principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. The Corporation manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk, primarily by managing the amount, sources, and duration of its assets and liabilities and through the use of derivative financial instruments. Specifically, the Corporation enters into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities that result in the receipt or payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates. The Corporation's derivative financial instruments are used to manage differences in the amount, timing, and duration of the Corporation's known or expected cash payments principally related to certain variable-rate liabilities. The Corporation also has derivatives that are a result of a service the Corporation provides to certain qualifying customers, and, therefore, are not used to manage interest rate risk in the Corporation's assets or liabilities. The Corporation manages a matched book with respect to its derivative instruments offered as a part of this service to its customers in order to minimize its net risk exposure resulting from such transactions.
Derivatives Designated as Hedges
The Corporation's objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish these objectives, the Corporation primarily uses interest rate swaps and interest rate caps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the payment of fixed amounts to a counterparty in exchange for the Corporation receiving variable payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. Interest rate caps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty if interest rates rise above the strike rate on the contract in exchange for an up-front premium. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 the Corporation had no interest rate swaps or caps designated as hedges.
The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in earnings. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Corporation did not recognize any ineffectiveness.
Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the Corporation's variable-rate liabilities. During the next twelve months, the Corporation doesn't expect to reclassify income (loss) from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to interest income.
The amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) is included in the table below for the periods indicated.
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships Amount of Loss Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) on Derivatives
(Effective Portion)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, 2024 June 30, 2023 June 30, 2024 June 30, 2023
Interest Rate Products $ - $ (62) $ - $ (113)
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
The amount of gain (loss) reclassified from other comprehensive income (loss) into income related to cash flow hedging relationships is included in the tables below for the periods indicated.
Derivatives Designated as
Hedging Instruments 		Location of Gain (Loss)
Recognized Income on
Derivative 		Amount of Gain Reclassed from Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) into Income (Effective Portion)
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2024 		Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Interest rate contracts Interest Expense $ - $ (16)
Derivatives Designated as
Hedging Instruments 		Location of Gain (Loss)
Recognized Income on
Derivative 		Amount of Gain Reclassed from Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) into Income (Effective Portion)
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2024 		Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Interest rate contracts Interest Expense $ - $ (15)
Non-designated Hedges
The Corporation does not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes. Derivatives not designated as hedges are not speculative and result from a service the Corporation provides to certain customers. The Corporation executes interest rate swaps with commercial banking customers to facilitate their respective risk management strategies. Those interest rate swaps are simultaneously hedged by offsetting interest rate swaps that the Corporation executes with a third party, such that the Corporation minimizes its net risk exposure resulting from such transactions. As the interest rate swaps associated with this program do not meet the strict hedge accounting requirements, changes in the fair value of both the customer swaps and the offsetting swaps are recognized directly in earnings.
Commitments to fund certain mortgage loans (interest rate locks) to be sold into the secondary market and forward commitments for the future delivery of mortgage loans to third party investors are considered derivatives. It is the Corporation's practice to enter into forward commitments for the future delivery of residential mortgage loans when interest rate lock commitments are entered into in order to economically hedge the effect of changes in interest rates resulting from its commitments to fund the loans. These mortgage banking derivatives are not designated in hedge relationships. Fair values were estimated based on changes in mortgage interest rates from the date of the commitments. Changes in the fair value of these mortgage banking derivatives are included in net gains and fees on sales of loans.
The table below presents the fair value of the Corporation's non-designated hedges, as well as their classification on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet, as of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023.
June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
Notional Amount Fair Value Notional Amount Fair Value
Included in other assets:
Interest rate swaps $ 1,299,892 $ 86,965 $ 1,355,947 $ 78,743
Forward contracts related to mortgage loans to be delivered for sale 46,801 605 15,160 469
Interest rate lock commitments 27,375 207 22,706 167
Included in other assets $ 1,374,068 $ 87,777 $ 1,393,813 $ 79,379
Included in other liabilities:
Interest rate swaps $ 1,299,892 $ 87,015 $ 1,355,947 $ 78,811
Forward contracts related to mortgage loans to be delivered for sale 30,948 129 25,290 191
Interest rate lock commitments 22,283 92 1,025 6
Included in other liabilities $ 1,353,123 $ 87,236 $ 1,382,262 $ 79,008
In the normal course of business, the Corporation may decide to settle a forward contract rather than fulfill the contract. Cash received or paid in this settlement manner is included in "Net gains and fees on sales of loans" in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income and is considered a cost of executing a forward contract. The amount of gain (loss) recognized into income related to non-designated hedging instruments is included in the tables below for the periods indicated.
Derivatives Not Designated as
Hedging Instruments 		Location of Gain (Loss)
Recognized Income on
Derivative 		Amount of Gain (Loss)
Recognized into Income on
Derivatives
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2024 		Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Forward contracts related to mortgage loans to be delivered for sale Net gains and fees on sales of loans $ 395 $ 604
Interest rate lock commitments Net gains and fees on sales of loans (33) (220)
Total net gain (loss) recognized in income $ 362 $ 384
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ITEM 1. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
Derivatives Not Designated as
Hedging Instruments 		Location of Gain (Loss)
Recognized Income on
Derivative 		Amount of Gain (Loss)
Recognized into Income on
Derivatives
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2024 		Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Forward contracts related to mortgage loans to be delivered for sale Net gains and fees on sales of loans $ 393 $ 709
Interest rate lock commitments Net gains and fees on sales of loans (45) (33)
Total net gain/(loss) recognized in income $ 348 $ 676
The Corporation's exposure to credit risk occurs because of nonperformance by its counterparties. The counterparties approved by the Corporation are usually financial institutions, which are well capitalized and have credit ratings through Moody's and/or Standard & Poor's at or above investment grade. The Corporation's control of such risk is through quarterly financial reviews, comparing mark-to-market values with policy limitations, credit ratings and collateral pledging.
Credit-risk-related Contingent Features
The Corporation has agreements with certain of its derivative counterparties that contain a provision where if the Corporation fails to maintain its status as a well or adequately capitalized institution, then the Corporation could be required to terminate or fully collateralize all outstanding derivative contracts. Additionally, the Corporation has agreements with certain of its derivative counterparties that contain a provision where if the Corporation defaults on any of its indebtedness, including default where repayment of the indebtedness has not been accelerated by the lender, then the Corporation could also be declared in default on its derivative obligations. As of June 30, 2024, the termination value of derivatives in a net liability position related to these agreements was $3.4 million, which resulted in no collateral pledged to counterparties as of June 30, 2024. While the Corporation did not breach any of these provisions as of June 30, 2024, if it had, the Corporation could have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements at their termination value.
NOTE 5
FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Corporation used fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. The accounting guidance defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. ASC 820 applies only when other guidance requires or permits assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value; it does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances.
As defined in ASC 820, fair value is the price to sell an asset or transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. It represents an exit price at the measurement date. Market participants are buyers and sellers, who are independent, knowledgeable, and willing and able to transact in the principal (or most advantageous) market for the asset or liability being measured. Current market conditions, including imbalances between supply and demand, are considered in determining fair value. The Corporation values its assets and liabilities in the principal market where it sells the particular asset or transfers the liability with the greatest volume and level of activity. In the absence of a principal market, the valuation is based on the most advantageous market for the asset or liability (i.e., the market where the asset could be sold or the liability transferred at a price that maximizes the amount to be received for the asset or minimizes the amount to be paid to transfer the liability).
Valuation inputs refer to the assumptions market participants would use in pricing a given asset or liability. Inputs can be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are those assumptions which market participants would use in pricing the particular asset or liability. These inputs are based on market data and are obtained from a source independent of the Corporation. Unobservable inputs are assumptions based on the Corporation's own information or estimate of assumptions used by market participants in pricing the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are based on the best and most current information available on the measurement date. All inputs, whether observable or unobservable, are ranked in accordance with a prescribed fair value hierarchy which gives the highest ranking to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest ranking to unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market activity (Level 3). Fair values for assets or liabilities classified as Level 2 are based on one or a combination of the following factors: (i) quoted prices for similar assets; (ii) observable inputs for the asset or liability, such as interest rates or yield curves; or (iii) inputs derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Corporation considers an input to be significant if it drives 10 percent or more of the total fair value of a particular asset or liability.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
RECURRING MEASUREMENTS
Assets and liabilities are considered to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis if fair value is measured regularly (i.e., daily, weekly, monthly or quarterly). Recurring valuation occurs at a minimum on the measurement date. Assets and liabilities are considered to be measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis if the fair value measurement of the instrument does not necessarily result in a change in the amount recorded on the balance sheet. Generally, nonrecurring valuation is the result of the application of other accounting pronouncements which require assets or liabilities to be assessed for impairment and recorded at the lower of cost or fair value. The fair value of assets or liabilities transferred in or out of Level 3 is measured on the transfer date, with any additional changes in fair value subsequent to the transfer considered to be realized or unrealized gains or losses.
Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis and recognized in the
accompanying balance sheets, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.
Investment Securities
Where quoted prices are available in an active market, securities are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. Level 1 securities include U.S. Treasury securities. Where significant observable inputs, other than Level 1 quoted prices, are available, securities are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy. Level 2 securities include U.S. Government-sponsored agency and mortgage-backed securities, state and municipal securities and corporate obligations securities. In certain cases where Level 1 or Level 2 inputs are not available, securities are classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy and include state and municipal securities, U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities and corporate obligations securities. Level 3 fair value for securities was determined using a discounted cash flow model that incorporated market estimates of interest rates and volatility in markets that have not been active.
Third party vendors compile prices from various sources and may apply such techniques as matrix pricing to determine the value of identical or similar investment securities (Level 2). Matrix pricing is a mathematical technique widely used in the banking industry to value investment securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for specific investment securities but rather relying on the investment securities' relationship to other benchmark quoted investment securities. Any investment security not valued based upon the methods above are considered Level 3.
Derivative Financial Agreements
See information regarding the Corporation's derivative financial agreements in NOTE 4. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS of these Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.
The following table presents the fair value measurements of assets and liabilities recognized in the accompanying balance sheets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fall at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023.
Fair Value Measurements Using:
June 30, 2024 Fair Value Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1) 		Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2) 		Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Available for sale securities:
U.S. Government-sponsored agency securities $ 91,277 $ - $ 91,277 $ -
State and municipal 1,024,907 - 1,021,718 3,189
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities 490,654 - 490,650 4
Corporate obligations 12,055 - 12,024 31
Derivative assets 87,777 - 87,777 -
Derivative liabilities 87,236 - 87,236 -
Fair Value Measurements Using:
December 31, 2023 Fair Value Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1) 		Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2) 		Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Available for sale securities:
U.S. Government-sponsored agency securities $ 95,307 $ - $ 95,307 $ -
State and municipal 1,065,171 - 1,061,896 3,275
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities 454,815 - 454,811 4
Corporate obligations 11,819 - 11,788 31
Derivative assets 79,379 - 79,379 -
Derivative liabilities 79,008 - 79,008 -
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ITEM 1. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
Level 3 Reconciliation
The following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of recurring fair value measurements recognized in the accompanying
balance sheets using significant unobservable Level 3 inputs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
Available for Sale Securities
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, 2024 June 30, 2023 June 30, 2024 June 30, 2023
Balance at beginning of the period $ 3,247 $ 3,462 $ 3,310 $ 3,439
Included in other comprehensive income (21) (111) 11 3
Principal payments (2) (3) (97) (94)
Ending balance $ 3,224 $ 3,348 $ 3,224 $ 3,348
There were no gains or losses included in earnings that were attributable to the changes in unrealized gains or losses related to assets or
liabilities held at June 30, 2024 or December 31, 2023.
Transfers Between Levels
There were no transfers in or out of Level 3 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
Nonrecurring Measurements
Following is a description of valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and recognized in the accompanying balance sheets, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023.
Fair Value Measurements Using
June 30, 2024 Fair Value Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1) 		Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2) 		Significant Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Collateral dependent loans $ 30,988 $ - $ - $ 30,988
Fair Value Measurements Using
December 31, 2023 Fair Value Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1) 		Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2) 		Significant Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Collateral dependent loans $ 55,020 $ - $ - $ 55,020
Collateral Dependent Loans
Determining fair value for collateral dependent loans requires obtaining a current independent appraisal of the collateral and applying a discount factor, which includes selling costs if applicable, to the value. The fair value of real estate is generally based on appraisals by qualified licensed appraisers. The appraisers typically determine the value of the real estate by utilizing an income or market valuation approach. If an appraisal is not available, the fair value may be determined by using a cash flow analysis. Fair value on other collateral such as business assets is typically ascertained by assessing, either singularly or some combination of, asset appraisals, accounts receivable aging reports, inventory listings and or customer financial statements. Both appraised values and values based on borrower's financial information are discounted as considered appropriate based on age and quality of the information and current market conditions.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
Unobservable (Level 3) Inputs
The following tables present quantitative information about unobservable inputs used in recurring and nonrecurring Level 3 fair value measurements, other than goodwill, at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
June 30, 2024 Fair Value Valuation Technique Unobservable Inputs Range (Weighted-Average)
State and municipal securities $ 3,189 Discounted cash flow Maturity/Call date
1 month to 6 years
US Muni BQ curve
BBB
Discount rate
3.7% - 4.6%
Weighted-average coupon
3.3%
Corporate obligations and U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities $ 35 Discounted cash flow Risk free rate
3 month CME Term SOFR plus 26bps
plus premium for illiquidity (basis points)
plus 200bps
Weighted-average coupon
0%
Collateral dependent loans $ 30,988 Collateral based measurements Discount to reflect current market conditions and ultimate collectability
0% - 25%
Weighted-average discount by loan balance
21.8%
December 31, 2023 Fair Value Valuation Technique Unobservable Inputs Range (Weighted-Average)
State and municipal securities $ 3,275 Discounted cash flow Maturity/Call date
1 month to 15 years
US Muni BQ curve
A- to BBB
Discount rate
3.6% - 4.7%
Weighted-average coupon
3.3%
Corporate obligations and U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities $ 35 Discounted cash flow Risk free rate
3 month CME Term
SOFR plus 26bps
plus premium for illiquidity (basis points)
plus 200bps
Weighted-average coupon
0%
Collateral dependent loans $ 55,020 Collateral based measurements Discount to reflect current market conditions and ultimate collectability
0% - 10%
Weighted-average discount by loan balance
4.1%
The following is a discussion of the sensitivity of significant unobservable inputs, the interrelationships between those inputs and other unobservable inputs used in recurring fair value measurement and how those inputs might magnify or mitigate the effect of changes in the unobservable inputs on the fair value measurement.
State and Municipal Securities, Corporate Obligations and U.S. Government-sponsored Mortgage-Backed Securities
The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Corporation's state and municipal securities, corporate obligations and U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities are premiums for unrated securities and marketability discounts. Significant increases or decreases in either of those inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement. Generally, changes in either of those inputs will not affect the other input.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The following tables present estimated fair values of the Corporation's financial instruments and the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fall at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
June 30, 2024
Quoted Prices in Active Markets
for Identical
Assets 		Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs 		Significant Unobservable
Inputs
Carrying Amount (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3) Total Fair Value
Assets:
Cash and due from banks $ 105,372 $ 105,372 $ - $ - $ 105,372
Interest-bearing deposits 168,528 168,528 - - 168,528
Investment securities available for sale 1,618,893 - 1,615,669 3,224 1,618,893
Investment securities held to maturity, net 2,134,195 - 1,771,567 7,649 1,779,216
Loans held for sale 32,292 - 32,292 - 32,292
Loans, net 12,450,113 - - 12,121,987 12,121,987
Federal Home Loan Bank stock 41,738 - 41,738 - 41,738
Derivative assets 87,777 - 87,777 - 87,777
Interest receivable 97,546 - 97,546 - 97,546
Liabilities:
Deposits $ 14,569,070 $ 12,096,840 $ 2,460,291 $ - 14,557,131
Borrowings:
Federal funds purchased 147,229 - 147,229 - 147,229
Securities sold under repurchase agreements 100,451 - 100,451 - 100,451
Federal Home Loan Bank advances 832,703 - 822,958 - 822,958
Subordinated debentures and other borrowings 93,589 - 84,091 - 84,091
Derivative liabilities 87,236 - 87,236 - 87,236
Interest payable 18,554 - 18,554 - 18,554
December 31, 2023
Quoted Prices in Active Markets
for Identical
Assets 		Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs 		Significant Unobservable
Inputs
Carrying Amount (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3) Total Fair Value
Assets:
Cash and due from banks $ 112,649 $ 112,649 $ - $ - $ 112,649
Interest-bearing deposits 436,080 436,080 - - 436,080
Investment securities available for sale 1,627,112 - 1,623,802 3,310 1,627,112
Investment securities held to maturity, net 2,184,252 - 1,859,974 10,400 1,870,374
Loans held for sale 18,934 - 18,934 - 18,934
Loans, net 12,281,093 - - 11,958,301 11,958,301
Federal Home Loan Bank stock 41,769 - 41,769 - 41,769
Derivative assets 79,379 - 79,379 - 79,379
Interest receivable 97,664 - 97,664 - 97,664
Liabilities:
Deposits $ 14,821,453 $ 12,482,295 $ 2,329,662 $ - 14,811,957
Borrowings:
Securities sold under repurchase agreements 157,280 - 157,265 - 157,265
Federal Home Loan Bank advances 712,852 - 707,377 - 707,377
Subordinated debentures and other borrowings 158,644 - 149,995 - 149,995
Derivative liabilities 79,008 - 79,008 - 79,008
Interest payable 18,912 - 18,912 - 18,912
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ITEM 1. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
NOTE 6
QUALIFIED AFFORDABLE HOUSING INVESTMENTS
The Corporation has investments in various limited partnerships that sponsor affordable housing projects. The purpose of these investments is to earn an adequate return of capital through the receipt of low income housing tax credits and to assist the Corporation in achieving goals associated with the CRA. These investments are included in other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, with any unfunded commitments included in other liabilities. The investments are amortized as a component of income tax expense.
The following table summarizes the Corporation's affordable housing investments as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:
June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
Investment Type Investment Unfunded Commitment Investment Unfunded Commitment
LIHTC $ 151,029 $ 120,562 $ 114,514 $ 96,408
The following table summarizes the amortization expense and tax credits recognized for the Corporation's affordable housing investments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively:
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Amortization expense $ 1,626 $ 1,594 $ 3,323 $ 1,837
Tax credits recognized 1,644 1,332 3,289 1,616
NOTE 7
BORROWINGS
The following table summarizes the Corporation's borrowings as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:
June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
Federal funds purchased $ 147,229 $ -
Securities sold under repurchase agreements 100,451 157,280
Federal Home Loan Bank advances 832,703 712,852
Subordinated debentures and other borrowings 93,589 158,644
Total Borrowings $ 1,173,972 $ 1,028,776
Securities sold under repurchase agreements consist of obligations of the Bank to other parties and are secured by U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise obligations. The maximum amount of outstanding agreements at any month-end during the first six months of 2024 and 2023 totaled $194.2 million and $241.9 million, respectively, and the average of such agreements totaled $144.3 million and $194.3 million during the same period of 2024 and 2023, respectively.
The collateral pledged for all repurchase agreements that are accounted for as secured borrowings as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were:
June 30, 2024
Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements
Overnight and Continuous Up to 30 Days 30-90 Days Greater Than 90 Days Total
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities $ 100,451 $ - $ - $ - $ 100,451
December 31, 2023
Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements
Overnight and Continuous Up to 30 Days 30-90 Days Greater Than 90 Days Total
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities $ 157,280 $ - $ - $ - $ 157,280
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ITEM 1. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
Contractual maturities of borrowings as of June 30, 2024, are as follows:
Maturities in Years Ending December 31: Federal Funds Purchased Securities Sold
Under Repurchase Agreements 		Federal Home
Loan Bank
Advances 		Subordinated
Debentures and
Term Loans
2024 $ 147,229 $ 100,451 $ 110,000 $ 1,166
2025 - - 95,000 -
2026 - - 75,000 -
2027 - - 250,000 -
2028 - - 190,000 5,000
2029 and after - - 112,703 90,938
ASC 805 fair value adjustments at acquisition - - - (3,515)
$ 147,229 $ 100,451 $ 832,703 $ 93,589
The terms of a security agreement with the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") require the Corporation to pledge, as collateral for advances, qualifying first mortgage loans, investment securities and multi-family loans in an amount equal to at least 145 percent of these advances depending on the type of collateral pledged. At June 30, 2024, the outstanding FHLB advances had interest rates from 0.35 to 5.48 percent and are subject to restrictions or penalties in the event of prepayment. The total available remaining borrowing capacity from the FHLB at June 30, 2024, was $780.7 million. As of June 30, 2024, the Corporation had $205.0 million of putable advances with the FHLB.
Subordinated Debentures and Term Loans. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, subordinated debentures and term loans totaled $93.6 million and $158.6 million, respectively.
•First Merchants Capital Trust II ("FMC Trust II"). At June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Corporation had $41.7 million of subordinated debentures issued to FMC Trust II, a wholly-owned statutory business trust. FMC Trust II was formed in July 2007 for purposes of issuing trust preferred securities to investors. At that time, it simultaneously issued and sold its common securities to the Corporation, which constituted all of the issued and outstanding common securities of FMC Trust II. The subordinated debentures, which were purchased with the proceeds of the sale of the trust's capital securities, are the sole assets of FMC Trust II and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Corporation. As of June 30, 2024, the subordinated debentures and trust preferred securities bear interest at a variable rate equal to the three-month CME Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR"), plus the 0.26161 percent spread adjustment. The interest rate at June 30, 2024 was 7.16 percent. As of December 31, 2023, the subordinated debentures and the trust preferred securities bear interest at a variable rate equal to CME Term SOFR, plus the 0.26161 percent spread adjustment. The interest rate at December 31, 2023 was 7.21 percent. The trust preferred securities are currently redeemable at par and without penalty, subject to the Corporation having first redeemed the related subordinated debentures, with the prior approval of the Federal Reserve if then required under applicable capital guidelines or policies. The trust preferred securities and the subordinated debentures of FMC Trust II will mature on September 15, 2037. The Corporation continues to hold all outstanding common securities of FMC Trust II.
•Ameriana Capital Trust I. At June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Corporation had $10.3 million of subordinated debentures issued to Ameriana Capital Trust I. On December 31, 2015, the Corporation acquired Ameriana Capital Trust I in conjunction with its acquisition of Ameriana Bancorp, Inc. With a trust preferred structure substantially similar to that described above for FMC Trust II, the subordinated debentures held by Ameriana Capital Trust I were purchased with the proceeds of the sale of the trust's capital securities. As of June 30, 2024, the subordinated debentures and trust preferred securities bear interest at a variable rate equal to the three-month CME Term SOFR, plus the 0.26161 percent spread adjustment. The interest rate at June 30, 2024 was 7.10 percent. As of December 31, 2023, the subordinated debentures and the trust preferred securities bear interest at a variable rate equal to three-month CME Term SOFR, plus the 0.26161 percent spread adjustment. The interest rate at December 31, 2023 was 7.15 percent. The trust preferred securities of Ameriana Capital Trust I are currently redeemable at par and without penalty, subject to the Corporation having first redeemed the related subordinated debentures, with the prior approval of the Federal Reserve if then required under applicable capital guidelines or policies. The trust preferred securities and the subordinated debentures of Ameriana Capital Trust I will mature in March 2036. The Corporation continues to hold all of the outstanding common securities of Ameriana Capital Trust I.
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ITEM 1. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
•First Merchants Senior Notes and Subordinated Notes. On November 1, 2013, the Corporation completed the private issuance and sale to four institutional investors of an aggregate of $70 million of debt comprised of (a) 5.00 percent Fixed-to-Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2028 in the aggregate principal amount of $5 million (the "Senior Debt") and (b) 6.75 percent Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2028 in the aggregate principal amount of $65 million (the "Subordinated Debt"). The interest rate on the Senior Debt and Subordinated Debt remained fixed for the first ten (10) years and became floating thereafter. The rates converted to floating on October 30, 2023. The Corporation had an option to redeem the Subordinated Debt in whole or in part at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount of the redeemed Subordinated Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of the redemption. The option of redemption was subject to the approval of the Federal Reserve Board. The Corporation has an option to redeem the Senior Debt in whole or in part at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount of the redeemed Senior Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of the redemption; provided, however, that no Subordinated Notes (as defined in the Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement) may remain outstanding subsequent to any early redemption of Senior Notes. The Subordinated Debt and the Senior Debt options to redeem began with the interest payment date on October 30, 2023, or on any scheduled interest payment date thereafter. As of June 30, 2024, the Subordinated Debt was fully paid. During the first quarter of 2024, the Corporation exercised its rights to redeem $40.0 million in principal and paid the debt on the scheduled interest payment date. Additionally, in the second quarter of 2024, the Corporation exercised its rights to redeem the remaining $25.0 million in principal and paid the debt on the scheduled interest payment date. Both redemptions were permitted under the optional redemptions provisions of the Subordinated Note Certificate representing the Subordinated Debt. The Senior Debt agreement contains certain customary representations and warranties and financial and negative covenants. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 the Corporation was in compliance with these covenants.
•Level One Subordinated Notes. On April 1, 2022, the Corporation assumed certain subordinated notes in conjunction with its acquisition of Level One. The $30.0 million of subordinated notes issued on December 18, 2019 bear a fixed interest rate of 4.75 percent per annum, payable semiannually through December 18, 2024. The notes will bear a floating interest rate equal to the of three-month CME Term SOFR plus 3.11 percent, payable quarterly, after December 18, 2024 through maturity. The notes mature on December 18, 2029, and the Corporation has the option to redeem any or all of the subordinated notes without premium or penalty any time after December 18, 2024 or upon the occurrence of a tier 2 capital event or tax event.
•Other Borrowings. During the third quarter of 2023, the Corporation acquired a secured borrowing in conjunction with the purchase of the Indianapolis regional headquarters building. The secured borrowing bears a fixed interest rate of 3.41 percent, has a maturity date of March 2035, and had a balance of $7.2 million as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. On April 1, 2022, the Corporation acquired a secured borrowing in conjunction with its acquisition of Level One. The secured borrowing related to a certain loan participation sold by Level One that did not qualify for sales treatment. The secured borrowing bears a fixed rate of 1.00 percent and had a balance of $1.2 million as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
NOTE 8
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
The following table summarizes the changes in the balances of each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, as of June 30, 2024 and 2023:
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Securities Available for Sale Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Defined Benefit Plans Total
Balance at December 31, 2023 $ (173,654) $ - $ (2,316) $ (175,970)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications (36,049) - - (36,049)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 40 - - 40
Period change (36,009) - - (36,009)
Balance at June 30, 2024 $ (209,663) $ - $ (2,316) $ (211,979)
Balance at December 31, 2022 $ (234,495) $ 130 $ (4,786) $ (239,151)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications 18,924 (90) - 18,834
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 2,341 12 - 2,353
Period change 21,265 (78) - 21,187
Balance at June 30, 2023 $ (213,230) $ 52 $ (4,786) $ (217,964)
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ITEM 1. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
The following tables present the reclassification adjustments out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) that were included in net income in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) For the Three Months Ended June 30,
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Components 2024 2023 Affected Line Item in the Statements of Income
Unrealized gains (losses) on available for sale securities (1)
Realized securities gains (losses) reclassified into income $ (49) $ (1,392) Other income - net realized gains (losses) on sales of available for sale securities
Related income tax benefit (expense) 10 292 Income tax expense
$ (39) $ (1,100)
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges (2)
Interest rate contracts $ - $ (16) Interest expense - subordinated debentures and term loans
Related income tax benefit (expense) - 3 Income tax expense
$ - $ (13)
Total reclassifications for the period, net of tax $ (39) $ (1,113)
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) For the Six Months Ended June 30,
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Components 2024 2023 Affected Line Item in the Statements of Income
Unrealized gains (losses) on available for sale securities (1)
Realized securities gains reclassified into income $ (51) $ (2,963) Other income - net realized gains on sales of available for sale securities
Related income tax benefit (expense) 11 622 Income tax expense
$ (40) $ (2,341)
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges (2)
Interest rate contracts $ - $ (15) Interest expense - subordinated debentures and term loans
Related income tax benefit (expense) - 3 Income tax expense
$ - $ (12)
Total reclassifications for the period, net of tax $ (40) $ (2,353)
(1) For additional detail related to unrealized gains (losses) on available for sale securities and related amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss see NOTE 2. INVESTMENT SECURITIES of these Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.
(2)For additional detail related to unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges and related amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss see NOTE 4. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS of these Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.
NOTE 9
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
Stock options and Restricted Stock Awards ("RSA") have been issued to directors, officers and other management employees under the Corporation's 2019 Long-term Equity Incentive Plan, the 2024 Long-term Equity Incentive Plan, the Level One Bancorp, Inc. 2007 Stock Option Plan and the Equity Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors. The stock options, which have a ten year life, become 100 percent vested based on time ranging from one year to two years and are fully exercisable when vested. Option exercise prices equal the Corporation's common stock closing price on NASDAQ on the date of grant. The RSAs issued to employees and non-employee directors provide for the issuance of shares of the Corporation's common stock at no cost to the holder and generally vest after three years. The RSAs vest only if the employee is actively employed by the Corporation on the vesting date and, therefore, any unvested shares are forfeited. For non-employee directors, the RSAs vest only if the non-employee director remains as an active board member on the vesting date and, therefore, any unvested shares are forfeited. The RSAs for employees and non-employee directors are either immediately vested at retirement, disability or death, or, continue to vest after retirement, disability or death, depending on the plan under which the shares were granted.
The Corporation's 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and 2024 Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP") provide eligible employees of the Corporation and its subsidiaries an opportunity to purchase shares of common stock of the Corporation through quarterly offerings financed by payroll deductions. The price of the stock to be paid by the employees shall be equal to 85 percent of the average of the closing price of the Corporation's common stock on each trading day during the offering period. However, in no event shall such purchase price be less than the lesser of an amount equal to 85 percent of the market price of the Corporation's stock on the offering date or an amount equal to 85 percent of the market value on the date of purchase. Common stock purchases are made quarterly and are paid through advance payroll deductions up to a calendar year maximum of $25,000. The 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan expired on June 30, 2024.
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(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
Compensation expense related to unvested share-based awards is recorded by recognizing the unamortized grant date fair value of these awards over the remaining service periods of those awards, with no change in historical reported fair values and earnings. Awards are valued at
fair value in accordance with provisions of share-based compensation guidance and are recognized on a straight-line basis over the service periods of each award. To complete the exercise of vested stock options, RSA's and ESPP options, the Corporation generally issues new shares from its authorized but unissued share pool. Share-based compensation has been recognized as a component of salaries and benefits expense in the accompanying Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income.
Share-based compensation expense recognized in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income is based on awards ultimately expected to vest and is reduced for estimated forfeitures. Share-based compensation guidance requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods, if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. Pre-vesting forfeitures were estimated to be approximately 0.05 percent for the six months ended June 30, 2024, based on historical experience.
The following table summarizes the components of the Corporation's share-based compensation awards recorded as an expense and the income tax benefit of such awards.
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Stock and ESPP Options
Pre-tax compensation expense $ 35 $ 15 $ 102 $ 44
Income tax expense (benefit) (40) (6) (40) (62)
Stock and ESPP option expense, net of income taxes $ (5) $ 9 $ 62 $ (18)
Restricted Stock Awards
Pre-tax compensation expense $ 1,316 $ 1,220 $ 2,652 $ 2,388
Income tax expense (benefit) (258) (257) (523) (513)
Restricted stock awards expense, net of income taxes $ 1,058 $ 963 $ 2,129 $ 1,875
Total Share-Based Compensation
Pre-tax compensation expense $ 1,351 $ 1,235 $ 2,754 $ 2,432
Income tax expense (benefit) (298) (263) (563) (575)
Total share-based compensation expense, net of income taxes $ 1,053 $ 972 $ 2,191 $ 1,857
The grant date fair value of ESPP options was estimated to be approximately $35,000 at the beginning of the April 1, 2024 quarterly offering period. The ESPP options vested during the three months ending June 30, 2024, leaving no unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested ESPP options at June 30, 2024.
Stock option activity under the Corporation's stock option plans as of June 30, 2024 and changes during the six months ended June 30, 2024, were as follows:
Number of
Shares 		Weighted-Average Exercise Price Weighted Average Remaining
Contractual Term
(in Years) 		Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2024
90,075 $ 20.21
Exercised (42,893) $ 18.94
Outstanding June 30, 2024
47,182 $ 21.36 1.91 $ 562,979
Vested and Expected to Vest at June 30, 2024 47,182 $ 21.36 1.91 $ 562,979
Exercisable at June 30, 2024 47,182 $ 21.36 1.91 $ 562,979
The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between the Corporation's closing stock price on the last trading day of the first six months of 2024 and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their stock options on June 30, 2024. The amount of aggregate intrinsic value will change based on the fair value of the Corporation's common stock.
The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 was $591,000 and $1.4 million, respectively. Cash receipts of stock options exercised during the same periods were $812,000 and $1.1 million, respectively.
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(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
The following table summarizes information on unvested RSAs outstanding as of June 30, 2024:
Number of Shares Weighted-Average
Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested RSAs at January 1, 2024
452,426 $ 37.94
Granted 24,052 $ 34.00
Vested (16,216) $ 44.21
Forfeited (2,250) $ 38.23
Unvested RSAs at June 30, 2024 458,012 $ 37.51
As of June 30, 2024, unrecognized compensation expense related to RSAs was $7.4 million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.5 years. The Corporation did not have any unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options as of June 30, 2024.
NOTE 10
INCOME TAX
The following table summarizes the major components creating differences between income taxes at the federal statutory and the effective tax rate recorded in the consolidated statements of income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Reconciliation of Federal Statutory to Actual Tax Expense:
Federal statutory income tax at 21% $ 9,238 $ 15,028 $ 20,739 $ 30,861
Tax-exempt interest income (4,396) (4,456) (8,748) (9,323)
Non-deductible FDIC premiums 143 113 282 173
Share-based compensation (15) (3) 15 (64)
Tax-exempt earnings and gains on life insurance (405) (441) (739) (711)
Tax credits (360) (73) (664) (165)
State Income Tax (225) 520 (191) 1,220
Other 87 11 198 25
Actual Tax Expense $ 4,067 $ 10,699 $ 10,892 $ 22,016
Effective Tax Rate 9.2 % 15.0 % 11.0 % 15.0 %
NOTE 11
NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE
Basic net income per common share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted net income per common share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the combination of the weighted-average common shares outstanding during the reporting period and all potentially dilutive common shares. Potentially dilutive common shares include stock options and RSAs issued under the Corporation's share-based compensation plans. Potentially dilutive common shares are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per common share in the periods where the effect would be antidilutive.
The following tables reconcile basic and diluted net income per common share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
Three Months Ended June 30,
2024 2023
Net Income Available to Common Stockholders Weighted-Average Common Shares Per Share
Amount 		Net Income Available to Common Stockholders Weighted-Average Common Shares Per Share
Amount
Net income available to common stockholders $ 39,456 58,104,021 $ 0.68 $ 60,393 59,263,813 $ 1.02
Effect of potentially dilutive stock options and restricted stock awards 224,244 184,566
Diluted net income per common share $ 39,456 58,328,265 $ 0.68 $ 60,393 59,448,379 $ 1.02
RSAs excluded from the diluted average common share calculation(1)
90,734 67,731
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(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
Six Months Ended June 30,
2024 2023
Net Income Available to Common Stockholders Weighted-Average Common Shares Per Share
Amount 		Net Income Available to Common Stockholders Weighted-Average Common Shares Per Share
Amount
Net income available to common stockholders $ 86,928 58,585,405 $ 1.48 $ 124,003 59,240,137 $ 2.09
Effect of potentially dilutive stock options and restricted stock awards 215,058 205,920
Diluted net income per common share $ 86,928 58,800,463 $ 1.48 $ 124,003 59,446,057 $ 2.09
RSAs excluded from the diluted average common share calculation(1)
89,011 59,913
(1) Anti-dilution occurs when the unrecognized compensation cost per share of an RSA exceeds the market price of the Corporation's stock.
NOTE 12
GENERAL LITIGATION AND REGULATORY EXAMINATIONS
The Corporation is subject to claims and lawsuits that arise primarily in the ordinary course of business. Additionally, the Corporation is also subject to periodic examinations by various regulatory agencies. It is the general opinion of management that the disposition or ultimate resolution of any such routine litigation or regulatory examinations will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flow of the Corporation.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
From time to time, we include forward-looking statements in our oral and written communication. We may include forward-looking statements in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, in other written materials and in oral statements made by senior management to analysts, investors, representatives of the media and others. We intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and we are including this statement for purposes of these safe harbor provisions. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by the use of words like "believe", "continue", "pattern", "estimate", "project", "intend", "anticipate", "expect" and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "will", "would", "should", "could", "might", "can", "may", or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include:
•statements of the Corporation's goals, intentions and expectations;
•statements regarding the Corporation's business plan and growth strategies;
•statements regarding the asset quality of the Corporation's loan and investment portfolios; and
•estimates of the Corporation's risks and future costs and benefits.
These forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks, assumptions and uncertainties, including, among other things, the following important factors which could affect the actual outcome of future events:
•fluctuations in market rates of interest and loan and deposit pricing, which could negatively affect our net interest margin, asset valuations and expense expectations;
•adverse changes in the economy, which might affect our business prospects and could cause credit-related losses and expenses;
•the impacts of epidemics, pandemics or other infectious disease outbreaks;
•the impacts related to or resulting from recent bank failures or adverse developments at other banks on general investor sentiment regarding the stability and liquidity of banks;
•adverse developments in our loan and investment portfolios;
•competitive factors in the banking industry, such as the trend towards consolidation in our market;
•changes in the banking legislation or the regulatory requirements of federal and state agencies applicable to bank holding companies and banks like our affiliate bank;
•acquisitions of other businesses by us and integration of such acquired businesses;
•changes in market, economic, operational, liquidity, credit and interest rate risks associated with our business; and
•the continued availability of earnings and excess capital sufficient for the lawful and prudent declaration and payment of cash dividends.
Because of these and other uncertainties, our actual future results may be materially different from the results indicated by these forward-looking statements. In addition, our past results of operations do not necessarily indicate our anticipated future results.
BUSINESS SUMMARY
First Merchants Corporation (the "Corporation") is a financial holding company headquartered in Muncie, Indiana and was organized in September 1982. The Corporation's common stock is traded on the Nasdaq's Global Select Market System under the symbol FRME. The Corporation conducts its banking operations through First Merchants Bank (the "Bank"), a wholly-owned subsidiary that opened for business in Muncie, Indiana, in March 1893. The Bank also operates First Merchants Private Wealth Advisors (a division of First Merchants Bank). The Bank includes 116 banking locations in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Illinois. In addition to its branch network, the Corporation offers comprehensive electronic and mobile delivery channels to its customers. The Corporation's business activities are currently limited to one significant business segment, which is community banking.
Through the Bank, the Corporation offers a broad range of financial services, including accepting time, savings and demand deposits; making consumer, commercial, agri-business, public finance and real estate mortgage loans; providing personal and corporate trust services; offering full-service brokerage and private wealth management; and providing letters of credit, repurchase agreements and other corporate services.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
Generally accepted accounting principles are complex and require us to apply significant judgments to various accounting, reporting and disclosure matters. Management must use assumptions and estimates to apply those principles where actual measurement is not possible or practical. The judgments and assumptions made are based upon historical experience or other factors that management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Because of the nature of the judgments and assumptions, actual results could differ from estimates, which could have a material effect on our financial condition and results of operations. There have been no significant changes during the six months ended June 30, 2024 to the items disclosed as our critical accounting policies and estimates in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. For a complete discussion of our significant accounting policies, see "Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
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HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2024
•Net income available to common stockholders for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was $39.5 million compared to $60.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and $47.5 million for the three months ended March 31,2024.
•Earnings per fully diluted common share for the second quarter of 2024 totaled $0.68 compared to $1.02 in the second quarter of 2023 and $0.80 in the first quarter of 2024.
•Strong liquidity and capital with Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 11.02 percent.
•Net interest margin totaled 3.16 percent compared to 3.10 percent on a linked quarter basis and 3.39 percent in the second quarter of 2023.
•Total loans grew $191.2 million, or 6.1 percent annualized, on a linked quarter basis, and $374.4 million, or 3.0 percent, during the last twelve months.
•Total deposits declined $315.5 million, or 8.5 percent annualized, on a linked quarter basis, and declined $252.4 million, or 3.4 percent, during the last twelve months.
•Nonperforming assets to total assets were 36 basis points compared to 37 basis points on a linked quarter basis and 43 basis points as of June 30, 2023.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The Corporation reported second quarter 2024 net income available to common stockholders and diluted earnings per common share of $39.5 million and $0.68 per diluted share, respectively, compared to $60.4 million and $1.02 per diluted share, respectively, during the second quarter of 2023.
Earnings per fully diluted common share for the second quarter of 2024, excluding income on PPP loans and non-core expenses, totaled $0.68, compared to $1.02 in the second quarter of 2023 and $0.85 in the first quarter of 2024. For reconciliations of GAAP earnings per share measures to the corresponding non-GAAP measures provided above, refer to the "NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES" section of this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
As of June 30, 2024, total assets equaled $18.3 billion, a decrease from the December 31, 2023 total of $18.4 billion.
Cash and due from banks and interest-bearing deposits decreased $274.8 million from December 31, 2023 as funds were used to fund loan growth and repurchase shares of the Corporation's stock. Total investment securities decreased $58.3 million from December 31, 2023, primarily due to scheduled pay downs and maturities of investment securities of $69.7 million and an increase of $45.6 million in unrealized losses in the available for sale portfolio during the first six months of 2024. Partially offsetting these decreases were securities purchases of $62.3 million during the first six months of 2024. Additionally, while not reflected in the balance sheet, the unrealized loss in the held to maturity portfolio also increased during the six months ended June 30, 2024 by $41.1 million. Currently, the Corporation is reinvesting cashflows into the investment securities portfolio on a limited basis with a primary focus of using liquidity to pay down borrowings and fund current and future loan growth. The investment portfolio as a percentage of total assets was 20.5 percent at June 30, 2024 and 20.7 percent at December 31, 2023 which reflects progress towards a more normalized earning asset mix. Additional details of the changes in the Corporation's investment securities portfolio are discussed within NOTE 2. INVESTMENT SECURITIES of the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
The Corporation's total loan portfolio increased $167.0 million, or 2.7 percent on an annualized basis, since December 31, 2023. The composition of the loan portfolio is 74.8 percent commercial oriented with the largest loan classes of commercial and industrial and commercial real estate, non-owner occupied, representing 31.1 percent and 18.3 percent of the total loan portfolio, respectively. The increase was primarily driven by an increase in commercial and industrial, residential real estate, home equity and commercial real estate, owner occupied. Partially offsetting those increases was a decrease in construction, commercial real estate, non-owner occupied and agricultural land. Additional details of the changes in the Corporation's loans are discussed within NOTE 3. LOANS AND ALLOWANCE of the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and the "LOAN QUALITY AND PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES ON LOANS" section of this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The Corporation's ACL - loans totaled $189.5 million as of June 30, 2024 and equaled 1.50 percent of total loans, compared to $204.9 million and 1.64 percent of total loans at December 31, 2023. The ACL - loans decreased $15.4 million since December 31, 2023, as net charge-offs during the six months ended June 30, 2024 were $41.9 million and provision for credit losses - loans of $26.5 million was recorded. Nonaccrual loans at June 30, 2024 were $61.9 million and increased $8.3 million from December 31, 2023 primarily due to a $10.8 million and a $4.3 million increase in non-accrual balances in commercial real estate, non-owner occupied and commercial and industrial, respectively. The increases were partially offset by a decline in non-accrual balances within residential of $6.3 million.The Corporation's reserve for unfunded commitments was $19.5 million at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, and is recorded in Other Liabilities. Additional details of the Corporation's allowance methodology and asset quality are discussed within NOTE 3. LOANS AND ALLOWANCE of the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and within the "LOAN QUALITY AND PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES ON LOANS" section of this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
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The Corporation's other assets increased $45.5 million from December 31, 2023. The Corporation's continued investment in qualified affordable housing projects resulted in an increase of $36.7 million in CRA investments (recorded in other assets) and an increase of $24.2 million in unfunded commitments associated with these CRA investments (recorded in other liabilities) from December 31, 2023. Additionally, the Corporation's derivative assets (recorded in other assets) and derivative liabilities (recorded in other liabilities) increased $8.4 million and $8.2 million, respectively, from December 31, 2023. The increase in valuations are due to additional notional amounts originated in the second quarter of 2024 and an increase in rates.
As of June 30, 2024, total deposits equaled $14.6 billion, a decrease of $252.4 million from December 31, 2023, or 3.4 percent on an annualized basis. Total deposits less time deposits greater than $100,000, or core deposits, represented 89.5 percent of the deposit portfolio at June 30, 2024. Noninterest bearing deposits represents 15.8 percent of the deposit portfolio at June 30, 2024, compared to 16.9 percent at December 31, 2023. The decline is the result of a mix shift occurring across the industry as clients move into higher yielding deposit products. The Corporation experienced decreases from December 31, 2023 in demand deposits of $196.7 million, savings accounts of $107.9 million and money market of $69.4 million. Offsetting these decreases was an increase in brokered certificates of deposit of $86.9 million from December 31, 2023.
The average account within the deposit portfolio totals only $33,000. Insured deposits totaled 70.2 percent of total deposits, with the State of Indiana's Public Deposit Insurance Fund, which insures certain public deposits, providing insurance to 14.7 percent of deposits and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") providing insurance to the remaining 55.5 percent. Only 29.8 percent of deposits are uninsured and our available liquidity is ample to cover those when considering both on balance sheet sources of liquidity and unused capacity from the Federal Reserve Discount Window, FHLB and unsecured borrowing sources.
Total borrowings increased $145.2 million as of June 30, 2024, compared to December 31, 2023. This increase was primarily driven by an increase of $147.2 million in federal funds purchased and an increase of $119.9 million in FHLB advances from December 31, 2023. Subordinated debentures and other borrowings decreased $65.1 million compared to December 31, 2023 as the Corporation utilized excess liquidity to pay down $40 million of subordinated debentures in the January of 2024 and $25 million of subordinated debentures in April of 2024. Securities sold under repurchase decreased $56.8 million from December 31, 2023 as clients moved into higher yielding deposit products.
The Corporation continued to maintain all regulatory capital ratios in excess of the regulatory definition of "well-capitalized." Details of the Stock Repurchase Program and regulatory capital ratios are discussed within the "CAPITAL" section of this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
The Corporation's accounting and reporting policies conform to GAAP and general practices within the banking industry. As a supplement to GAAP, the Corporation provides non-GAAP performance measures, which management believes are useful because they assist investors in assessing the Corporation's performance. Non-GAAP financial measures have inherent limitations, are not required to be uniformly applied, and are not audited. Although these non-GAAP financial measures are frequently used by investors to evaluate a company, they have limitations as analytical tools, and should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for analyses of results as reported under GAAP. Where non-GAAP financial measures are used, the comparable GAAP financial measure, as well as the reconciliation to the comparable GAAP financial measure can be found in the following tables.
Adjusted earnings per share, excluding PPP loans and non-core expenses, are meaningful non-GAAP financial measures for management, as they provide a meaningful foundation for period-to-period and company-to-company comparisons, which management believes will aid both investors and analysts in analyzing our financial measures and predicting future performance. These non-GAAP financial measures are also used by management to assess the performance of the Corporation's business, because management does not consider these items to be relevant to ongoing financial performance on a per share basis.
Net interest income and net interest margin presented on a fully taxable equivalent ("FTE") basis, reflecting the income tax savings when comparing tax-exempt and taxable assets using the federal statutory rate of 21 percent, are non-GAAP financial measures used by management to assess what our tax-exempt assets would need to yield in order to achieve the same after-tax yield as a taxable asset. Management believes that it is standard practice in the banking industry to present net interest income and net interest margin on an FTE basis and that it provides useful information for management and investors for peer comparison purposes.
Non-GAAP financial measures such as tangible common equity to tangible assets, tangible earnings per share, return on average tangible assets and return on average tangible equity are important measures of the strength of the Corporation's capital and ability to generate earnings on tangible common equity invested by our shareholders. These non-GAAP measures provide useful supplemental information and may assist investors in analyzing the Corporation's financial position without regard to the effects of intangible assets and preferred stock, but do retain the effect of accumulated other comprehensive gains (losses) in stockholders' equity. Disclosure of these measures also allows analysts and banking regulators to assess our capital adequacy on these same bases.
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ADJUSTED NET INCOME AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE - non-GAAP
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, March 31, June 30, June 30, June 30,
2024 2024 2023 2024 2023
Net Income Available to Common Stockholders - GAAP $ 39,456 $ 47,472 $ 60,393 $ 86,928 $ 124,003
Adjustments:
PPP loan income - - (9) - (34)
Non-core expenses 1
- 3,481 - 3,481 -
Tax on adjustment - (848) 2 (848) 8
Adjusted Net Income Available to Common Stockholders - non-GAAP $ 39,456 $ 50,105 $ 60,386 $ 89,561 $ 123,977
Average Diluted Common Shares Outstanding (in thousands) 58,328 59,273 59,448 58,800 59,446
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share - GAAP $ 0.68 $ 0.80 $ 1.02 $ 1.48 $ 2.09
Adjustments:
Non-core expenses 1
- 0.06 - 0.06 -
Tax on adjustment - (0.01) - (0.01) -
Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Common Share - non-GAAP $ 0.68 $ 0.85 $ 1.02 $ 1.53 $ 2.09
1- Non-core expenses in the three months ended March 31, 2024 and the six months ended June 30, 2024 included $2.4 million from duplicative online banking conversion costs and $1.1 million from the FDIC special assessment.
NET INTEREST MARGIN ("NIM"), ADJUSTED
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Net Interest Income (GAAP) $ 128,571 $ 137,835 $ 255,634 $ 281,954
FTE Adjustment 5,859 5,858 11,655 12,179
Net Interest Income (FTE) (non-GAAP) 134,430 143,693 267,289 294,133
Average Earning Assets (GAAP) $ 17,013,984 $ 16,968,465 $ 17,068,917 $ 16,896,834
Net Interest Margin (GAAP) 3.02 % 3.25 % 3.00 % 3.34 %
Net Interest Margin (FTE) (non-GAAP) 3.16 % 3.39 % 3.13 % 3.48 %
TANGIBLE COMMON EQUITY TO TANGIBLE ASSETS - non-GAAP
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
Total Stockholders' Equity (GAAP) $ 2,212,525 $ 2,247,713
Less: Preferred stock (GAAP) (25,125) (25,125)
Less: Intangible assets (GAAP) (735,373) (739,101)
Tangible common equity (non-GAAP) $ 1,452,027 $ 1,483,487
Total assets (GAAP) $ 18,303,423 $ 18,405,887
Less: Intangible assets (GAAP) (735,373) (739,101)
Tangible assets (non-GAAP) $ 17,568,050 $ 17,666,786
Stockholders' Equity to Assets (GAAP) 12.09 % 12.21 %
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP) 8.27 % 8.40 %
Tangible common equity (non-GAAP) $ 1,452,027 $ 1,483,487
Plus: Tax benefit of intangibles (non-GAAP) 5,020 5,819
Tangible common equity, net of tax (non-GAAP) $ 1,457,047 $ 1,489,306
Common Stock outstanding 58,046 59,424
Book Value (GAAP) $ 37.68 $ 37.40
Tangible book value - common (non-GAAP) $ 25.10 $ 25.06
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TANGIBLE EARNINGS PER SHARE, RETURN ON TANGIBLE ASSETS AND RETURN ON TANGIBLE EQUITY - non-GAAP
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Average goodwill (GAAP) $ 712,002 $ 712,002 $ 712,002 $ 712,002
Average other intangibles (GAAP) 24,169 32,463 25,093 33,540
Average deferred tax on other intangibles (GAAP) (5,191) (6,976) (5,389) (7,208)
Intangible adjustment (non-GAAP) $ 730,980 $ 737,489 $ 731,706 $ 738,334
Average stockholders' equity (GAAP) $ 2,203,361 $ 2,139,877 $ 2,222,750 $ 2,111,657
Average preferred stock (GAAP) (25,125) (25,125) (25,125) (25,125)
Intangible adjustment (non-GAAP) (730,980) (737,489) (731,706) (738,334)
Average tangible capital (non-GAAP) $ 1,447,256 $ 1,377,263 $ 1,465,919 $ 1,348,198
Average assets (GAAP) $ 18,332,159 $ 18,170,650 $ 18,381,340 $ 18,096,832
Intangible adjustment (non-GAAP) (730,980) (737,489) (731,706) (738,334)
Average tangible assets (non-GAAP) $ 17,601,179 $ 17,433,161 $ 17,649,634 $ 17,358,498
Net income available to common stockholders (GAAP) $ 39,456 $ 60,394 $ 86,928 $ 124,003
Other intangible amortization, net of tax (GAAP) 1,399 1,724 2,945 3,459
Preferred stock dividend 469 469 938 938
Tangible net income available to common stockholders (non-GAAP) $ 41,324 $ 62,587 $ 90,811 $ 128,400
Per Share Data:
Diluted net income available to common stockholders (GAAP) $ 0.68 $ 1.02 $ 1.48 $ 2.09
Diluted tangible net income available to common stockholders (non-GAAP) $ 0.70 $ 1.05 $ 1.53 $ 2.16
Ratios:
Return on average GAAP capital (ROE) 7.16 % 11.29 % 7.82 % 11.74 %
Return on average tangible capital 11.29 % 18.04 % 12.26 % 18.91 %
Return on average assets (ROA) 0.87 % 1.34 % 0.96 % 1.38 %
Return on average tangible assets 0.94 % 1.44 % 1.03 % 1.48 %
Return on average tangible capital is tangible net income available to common stockholders (annualized) expressed as a percentage of average tangible capital. Return on average tangible assets is tangible net income available to common stockholders (annualized) expressed as a percentage of average tangible assets.
NET INTEREST INCOME
Net interest income is the most significant component of our earnings, comprising 81.5 percent of revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2024. Net interest income and margin are influenced by many factors, primarily the volume and mix of earning assets, funding sources, and interest rate fluctuations. Other factors include the level of accretion income on purchased loans, prepayment risk on loan and investment-related assets, and the composition and maturity of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Loans typically generate more interest income than investment securities with similar maturities. Funding from customer deposits generally costs less than wholesale funding sources. Factors such as general economic activity, Federal Reserve Board monetary policy, and price volatility of competing alternative investments, can also exert significant influence on our ability to optimize the mix of assets and funding and the net interest income and margin.
Net interest income is the excess of interest received from earning assets over interest paid on interest-bearing liabilities. For analytical purposes, net interest income is also presented on an FTE basis in the table that follows to reflect what our tax-exempt assets would need to yield in order to achieve the same after-tax yield as a taxable asset. The federal statutory rate of 21 percent was used for 2024 and 2023. The FTE analysis portrays the income tax benefits associated with tax-exempt assets and helps to facilitate a comparison between taxable and tax-exempt assets. Management believes that it is a standard practice in the banking industry to present net interest margin and net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis. Therefore, management believes these measures provide useful information for both management and investors by allowing them to make peer comparisons. For reconciliations of GAAP net interest margin to the corresponding non-GAAP measures provided below, refer to the "NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES" section of this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Net interest margin, on an FTE basis, decreased 23 basis points to 3.16 percent for the three months ended June 30, 2024 compared to 3.39 percent for the same period in 2023.
Net interest margin, on an FTE basis, decreased 35 basis points to 3.13 percent for the six months ended June 30, 2024 compared to 3.48 percent for the same period in 2023.
Average Balance Sheet
Average earning assets for the three months ended June 30, 2024 increased $45.5 million compared to the same period in 2023. The increase for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was primarily driven by organic loan growth within the real estate mortgage and commercial portfolios of $119.5 million and $86.4 million, respectively. The organic loan growth was offset by a decrease in the average investment securities portfolio of $184.6 million, as the Corporation utilized cash flows from investment securities to fund current and future loan growth.
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Average earning assets for the six months ended June 30, 2024 increased $172.1 million compared to the same period in 2023. The increase for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was driven by an increase in interest bearing deposits of $190.7 million as well as organic loan growth within the real estate mortgage and commercial portfolios of $168.1 million and $100.0 million, respectively. Offsetting the increases in interest-bearing deposits and loans was a decrease in the average investment securities portfolio of $315.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 when compared to the same period in 2023. The Corporation is reinvesting cashflows into the investment securities portfolio on a limited basis with a primary focus of using liquidity to fund current and future loan growth. The investment portfolio as a percentage of total assets was 20.5 percent at June 30, 2024, which is down from the peak at December 31, 2021 of 29.3 percent, and reflects progress towards a more normalized earning asset mix.
Total average deposits for the three months ended June 30, 2024 increased $176.0 million, when compared to the same period in 2023. Average interest-bearing deposits for the three months ended June 30, 2024 increased $624.7 million compared to the same period in 2023, with the largest increases in the certificates and other time deposits, money market and interest-bearing demand deposits. Noninterest bearing deposits act to mitigate deposit yield increases as interest rates rise. Average noninterest bearing deposits declined $448.8 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024 when compared to the same period in 2023. The decline is the result of a mix shift occurring across the industry as clients move into higher yielding deposit products. Average noninterest bearing deposits represented 15.8 percent of the deposit portfolio for the three months ended June 30, 2024, and 19.0 percent of the deposit portfolio for the three months ended June 30, 2023, which is a decline from the peak in the second quarter of 2022 of 23.6 percent.
Total average deposits for the six months ended June 30, 2024 increased $316.1 million, when compared to the same period in 2023. Average interest-bearing deposits for the six months ended June 30, 2024 increased $886.1 million, compared to the same period in 2023, with the largest increases in the certificates and other time deposits, money market and interest-bearing demand deposits. Average noninterest bearing deposits declined $570.0 million, in the six months ended June 30, 2024 when compared to the same period in 2023. Average noninterest bearing deposits, for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, represented 16.0 percent and 20.3 percent of the deposit portfolio, respectively.
Average borrowings decreased $224.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023. Average securities sold under repurchase agreements and average FHLB advances decreased $64.7 million and $111.9 million, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. Additionally, for the three months ended June 30, 2024, average subordinated debt decreased $57.2 million when compared to the same period in 2023, due to the Corporation's redemption of $25.0 million of subordinated debt in April of 2024
Average borrowings decreased $252.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023
Average securities sold under repurchase, Federal Funds purchased and FHLB advances decreased $49.9 million, $48.0 million, and $119.3 million, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2024 compared to the same period of 2023. Additionally, for the six months ended June 30, 2024, average subordinated debt decreased $42.4 million due to the Corporation's redemption of $40.0 million and $25.0 million of subordinated debt in January of 2024 and April of 2024, respectively.
Interest Income/Expense and Average Yields
In the second quarter of 2024, FTE asset yields increased 33 basis points compared to the same period in 2023 and was primarily due to Federal Open Market Committee ("FOMC") increasing interest rates a total of 100 basis points in 2023, which resulted in an increase in interest income, on an FTE basis, of $15.0 million during the three months ended June 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. Additionally, the Corporation's loan portfolio is 67.1 percent variable and repricing occurred when the Federal Open Market Committee's ("FOMC") increased interest rates a total of 100 basis points in 2023. The FOMC interest rate increases in 2023 and 2022 also resulted in increased yields on new and renewed loans, which were 8.13 percent for the three months ended June 30, 2024 compared to 7.30 percent for the same period in 2023. The Corporation also recognized fair value accretion income on purchased loans, which is included in interest income, of $1.5 million, which accounted for 3 basis points of net interest margin in the three months ended June 30, 2024. Comparatively, the Corporation recognized $2.0 million of accretion income for the three months ended June 30, 2023, or 5 basis points of net interest margin.
As customers have migrated to higher yielding interest-bearing deposit products, interest expense on deposits increased 26.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, or 70 basis points when compared to the same period in 2023. Total cost of funds was 3.21 percent for the three months ended June 30, 2024 compared to 2.56 percent during the same period in 2023. Interest costs increased 65 basis points, which mitigated the 33 basis point increase in asset yields and resulted in a 32 basis point FTE decrease in net interest spread when compared to the same period in 2023.
In the six months ended June 30, 2024, FTE asset yields increased 46 basis points compared to the same period in 2023. The increase in interest income, on an FTE basis, of $44.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 was primarily due to FOMC's increase in interest rates in 2023. The Corporation also recognized fair value accretion income on purchased loans, which is included in interest income, of $2.9 million, which accounted for 3 basis points of net interest margin in the six months ended June 30, 2024. Comparatively, the Corporation recognized $4.4 million of accretion income for the six months ended June 30, 2023, or 5 basis points of net interest margin.
Interest expense on deposits increased $73.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, or 103 basis points when compared to the same period in 2023. Total cost of funds was 3.22 percent for the six months ended June 30, 2024 compared to 2.28 percent during the same period in 2023. Interest costs increased 94 basis points, which mitigated the 46 basis point increase in asset yields and resulted in a 48 basis point FTE decrease in net interest spread when compared to the same period in 2023.
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The following tables present the Corporation's average balance sheet, interest income/interest expense, and the average rate as a percent of average earning assets/liabilities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2024 June 30, 2023
Average Balance Interest
Income /
Expense 		Average
Rate 		Average Balance Interest
Income /
Expense 		Average
Rate
Assets:
Interest-bearing deposits $ 322,647 $ 2,995 3.71 % $ 343,253 $ 3,164 3.69 %
Federal Home Loan Bank stock 41,749 879 8.42 41,873 1,020 9.74
Investment Securities: (1)
Taxable 1,788,749 9,051 2.02 1,876,676 8,886 1.89
Tax-Exempt (2)
2,240,309 17,232 3.08 2,336,990 18,075 3.09
Total Investment Securities 4,029,058 26,283 2.61 4,213,666 26,961 2.56
Loans held for sale 28,585 431 6.03 19,328 300 6.21
Loans: (3)
Commercial 8,691,746 160,848 7.40 8,605,339 150,766 7.01
Real estate mortgage 2,150,591 23,799 4.43 2,031,136 20,345 4.01
Installment 823,417 16,335 7.94 831,775 14,844 7.14
Tax-Exempt (2)
926,191 10,670 4.61 882,095 9,823 4.45
Total Loans 12,620,530 212,083 6.72 12,369,673 196,078 6.34
Total Earning Assets 17,013,984 242,240 5.69 % 16,968,465 227,223 5.36 %
Total Non-Earning Assets 1,318,175 1,202,184
Total Assets $ 18,332,159 $ 18,170,649
Liabilities:
Interest-Bearing Deposits:
Interest-bearing deposits $ 5,586,549 $ 40,994 2.94 % $ 5,546,232 $ 34,574 2.49 %
Money market deposits 3,036,398 27,230 3.59 2,766,876 18,684 2.70
Savings deposits 1,508,734 3,476 0.92 1,724,816 3,884 0.90
Certificates and other time deposits 2,414,967 27,451 4.55 1,883,998 16,059 3.41
Total Interest-Bearing Deposits 12,546,648 99,151 3.16 11,921,922 73,201 2.46
Borrowings 885,919 8,659 3.91 1,110,486 10,329 3.72
Total Interest-Bearing Liabilities 13,432,567 107,810 3.21 13,032,408 83,530 2.56
Noninterest-bearing deposits 2,349,219 2,797,991
Other liabilities 347,012 200,373
Total Liabilities 16,128,798 16,030,772
Stockholders' Equity 2,203,361 2,139,877
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $ 18,332,159 107,810 $ 18,170,649 83,530
Net Interest Income (FTE) $ 134,430 $ 143,693
Net Interest Spread (FTE) (4)
2.48 % 2.80 %
Net Interest Margin (FTE):
Interest Income (FTE) / Average Earning Assets 5.69 % 5.36 %
Interest Expense / Average Earning Assets 2.53 % 1.97 %
Net Interest Margin (FTE) (5)
3.16 % 3.39 %
(1) Average balance of securities is computed based on the average of the historical amortized cost balances without the effects of the fair value adjustments. Annualized amounts are computed utilizing a 30/360 day basis.
(2) Tax-exempt securities and loans are presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis, using a marginal tax rate of 21 percent for 2024 and 2023. Thesetotals equal$5,859 and $5,858 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
(3) Nonaccruing loans have been included in the average balances.
(4) Net Interest Spread (FTE) is interest income expressed as a percentage of average earning assets minus interest expense expressed as a percentage of average interest-bearing liabilities.
(5)Net Interest Margin (FTE) is interest income expressed as a percentage of average earning assets minus interest expense expressed as a percentage of average earning assets.
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(Dollars in Thousands) Six Months Ended
June 30, 2024 June 30, 2023
Average Balance Interest
Income /
Expense 		Average
Rate 		Average Balance Interest
Income /
Expense 		Average
Rate
Assets:
Federal Funds Sold
Interest-bearing deposits $ 449,173 $ 9,488 4.22 % $ 258,504 $ 3,801 2.94 %
Federal Home Loan Bank stock 41,757 1,714 8.21 40,821 1,562 7.65
Investment Securities: (1)
Taxable 1,785,903 17,799 1.99 1,900,247 17,973 1.89
Tax-Exempt (2)
2,243,286 34,461 3.07 2,444,086 38,416 3.14
Total Investment Securities 4,029,189 52,260 2.59 4,344,333 56,389 2.60
Loans held for sale 25,184 759 6.03 21,952 660 6.01
Loans: (3)
Commercial 8,644,927 320,057 7.40 8,544,945 290,428 6.80
Real estate mortgage 2,140,769 46,156 4.31 1,972,680 38,736 3.93
Installment 822,616 32,464 7.89 836,088 28,785 6.89
Tax-Exempt (2)
915,302 21,038 4.60 877,511 19,581 4.46
Total Loans 12,548,798 420,474 6.70 12,253,176 378,190 6.17
Total Earning Assets 17,068,917 483,936 5.67 % 16,896,834 439,942 5.21 %
Total Non-Earning Assets 1,312,423 1,199,998
Total Assets $ 18,381,340 $ 18,096,832
Liabilities:
Interest-Bearing Deposits:
Interest-bearing deposits $ 5,503,185 $ 80,484 2.92 % $ 5,405,696 $ 59,237 2.19 %
Money market deposits 3,040,938 54,613 3.59 2,756,519 32,261 2.34
Savings deposits 1,534,305 7,277 0.95 1,775,233 6,849 0.77
Certificates and other time deposits 2,421,413 55,062 4.55 1,676,291 25,539 3.05
Total Interest-Bearing Deposits 12,499,841 197,436 3.16 11,613,739 123,886 2.13
Borrowings 948,866 19,211 4.05 1,201,392 21,923 3.65
Total Interest-Bearing Liabilities 13,448,707 216,647 3.22 12,815,131 145,809 2.28
Noninterest-bearing deposits 2,388,695 2,958,741
Other liabilities 321,188 211,302
Total Liabilities 16,158,590 15,985,174
Stockholders' Equity 2,222,750 2,111,658
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $ 18,381,340 216,647 $ 18,096,832 145,809
Net Interest Income (FTE) $ 267,289 $ 294,133
Net Interest Spread (FTE) (4)
2.45 % 2.93 %
Net Interest Margin (FTE):
Interest Income (FTE) / Average Earning Assets 5.67 % 5.21 %
Interest Expense / Average Earning Assets 2.54 % 1.73 %
Net Interest Margin (FTE) (5)
3.13 % 3.48 %
(1)Average balance of securities is computed based on the average of the historical amortized cost balances without the effects of the fair value adjustments. Annualized amounts are computed utilizing a 30/360 day basis.
(2)Tax-exempt securities and loans are presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis, using a marginal tax rate of 21 percent for 2024 and 2023. These totals equal $11,655 and $12,179 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
(3)Nonaccruing loans have been included in the average balances.
(4)Net Interest Spread (FTE) is interest income expressed as a percentage of average earning assets minus interest expense expressed as a percentage of average interest-bearing liabilities.
(5)Net Interest Margin (FTE) is interest income expressed as a percentage of average earning assets minus interest expense expressed as a percentage of average earning assets.
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NONINTEREST INCOME
Noninterest income totaled $31.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, a $5.0 million, or 19.1 percent, increase compared to the three months ended June 30, 2023. The increase was primarily driven by a $3.1 million increase in customer-related line items, which was driven primarily by higher gains on sales of loans and private wealth fees of $1.5 million and $1.4 million, respectively. The Corporation also recorded $1.4 million increase in the valuation of CRA investments recorded in other income. Additionally, losses on sales of available for sale securities in the second quarter of 2024 were $49,000 compared to $1.4 million in the same period of 2023.
During the first six months of 2024, noninterest income totaled $58.0 million, a $6.7 million, or 13.0 percent, increase when compared to the same period in 2023. The increase is primarily driven by a $2.4 million increase in net gains and fees on sales of loans, a $1.8 million increase in private wealth fees and a $0.9 million increase in service charge income, when compared to the same period in 2023. Additionally, the first six months of 2024 included $51,000 in net losses realized on sales of available for sale securities compared to $3.0 million in the first six months of 2023. These increases were offset by lower derivative hedge fees of $1.1 million in the first six months of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Noninterest expense totaled $91.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, a $1.2 million, or 1.3 percent, decrease from the second quarter of 2023. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease of $2.5 million in salaries and employee benefits primarily related to savings generated from the voluntary early retirement program and incentive expenses. Partially offsetting this decrease was an increase of $1.1 million in other expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 as the Corporation's customer-related contingent losses increased $0.7 million compared to the same quarter in 2023. Additionally, in the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Corporation recorded gains on the sales of former banking center facilities of $0.1 million compared to gains of $0.7 million in the same period of 2023.
During the first six months of 2024, noninterest expense totaled $188.3 million, a $2.0 million, or 1.1 percent, increase when compared to the same period in 2023. FDIC expense increased $3.4 million, primarily due to a one-time FDIC assessment credit of $2.0 million recorded in the first quarter of 2023, which was offset by increases from growth in the balance sheet over the last twelve months. Additionally, outside data processing expenses increased $1.2 million in the six months ended June 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 due to the Corporation's continued investment in customer-facing digital solutions.
Partially offsetting the above noted increases in noninterest expenses was a $1.7 million decrease in salaries and employee benefits. The decline in salaries and employee benefits was primarily related to a decrease in incentives. The Corporation also recorded an increase of $0.3 million on gains from the sales of former banking center facilities in the first six months of 2024 compared to 2023.
INCOME TAXES
Income tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was $4.1 million on pre-tax net income of $44.0 million. For the same period in 2023, income tax expense was $10.7 million on pre-tax income of $71.6 million. The effective income tax rates for the second quarter of 2024 and 2023 were 9.2 percent and 15.0 percent, respectively.
Income tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was $10.9 million on pre-tax net income of $98.8 million. For the same period in 2023, income tax expense was $22.0 million on pre-tax net income of $147.0 million. The effective income tax rates for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 were 11.0 percent and 15.0 percent, respectively.
The lower effective income tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 when compared to the same periods in 2023 was primarily a result of tax-exempt interest income being a larger portion of pre-tax income in 2024.
The detailed reconciliation of federal statutory to actual tax expense is shown in NOTE 10. INCOME TAX of the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
CAPITAL
Preferred Stock
As part of the Level One acquisition, the Corporation issued 10,000 shares of newly created 7.5 percent non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, with a liquidation preference of $2,500 per share, in exchange for the outstanding Level One Series B preferred stock, and as part of that exchange, each outstanding Level One depository share representing a 1/100th interest in a share of the Level One preferred stock was converted into a depository share of the Corporation representing a 1/100th interest in a share of its newly issued preferred stock. The Corporation had $25.0 million of outstanding preferred stock at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Corporation declared and paid dividends of $46.88 per share (equivalent to $0.4688 per depository share) and $93.76 per share, respectively, equal to $469,000 and $938,000, respectively. The Series A preferred stock qualifies as Tier 1 capital for purposes of the regulatory capital calculations.
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Stock Repurchase Program
On January 27, 2021, the Board of Directors of the Corporation approved a stock repurchase program of up to 3,333,000 shares of the Corporation's outstanding common stock; provided, however, that the total aggregate investment in shares repurchased under the program may not exceed $100,000,000. On a share basis, the amount of common stock subject to the repurchase program represented approximately 6 percent of the Corporation's outstanding shares at the time the program became effective. The Corporation repurchased0.6 million and 1.5 million shares of its common stock pursuant to the repurchase program during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively. As of June 30, 2024, the Corporation had approximately 1.2 million shares at an aggregate value of $24.6 million available to repurchase under the program.
In August 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the "IRA") was enacted. Among other things, the IRA imposes a new 1 percent excise tax on the fair market value of stock repurchased after December 31, 2022 by publicly traded U.S. corporations (like the Corporation). With certain exceptions, the value of stock repurchased is determined net of stock issued in the year, including shares issued pursuant to compensatory arrangements. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Corporation recorded excise tax of $185,000 and $482,000, respectively, related to its share repurchases during the first half of 2024, which is reflected in the Statement of Stockholders' Equity as a component of additional paid-in capital.
Regulatory Capital
Capital adequacy is an important indicator of financial stability and performance. The Corporation and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies and are assigned to a capital category. The assigned capital category is largely determined by four ratios that are calculated according to the regulations: total risk-based capital, tier 1 risk-based capital, common equity tier 1 ("CET1"), and tier 1 leverage ratios. The ratios are intended to measure capital relative to assets and credit risk associated with those assets and off-balance sheet exposures of the entity. The capital category assigned to an entity can also be affected by qualitative judgments made by regulatory agencies about the risk inherent in the entity's activities that are not part of the calculated ratios.
There are five capital categories defined in the regulations, ranging from well capitalized to critically undercapitalized. Classification of a bank in any of the undercapitalized categories can result in actions by regulators that could have a material effect on a bank's operations. Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of total risk-based capital, tier 1 capital, and common equity tier 1 capital, in each case, to risk-weighted assets, and of tier 1 capital to average assets, or leverage ratio, all of which are calculated as defined in the regulations. Banks with lower capital levels are deemed to be undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized or critically undercapitalized, depending on their actual levels. The appropriate federal regulatory agency may also downgrade a bank to the next lower capital category upon a determination that the bank is in an unsafe or unsound practice. Banks are required to monitor closely their capital levels and to notify their appropriate regulatory agency of any basis for a change in capital category.
Basel III requires the Corporation and the Bank to maintain the minimum capital and leverage ratios as defined in the regulation and as illustrated in the table below, which capital to risk-weighted asset ratios include a 2.5 percent capital conservation buffer. Under Basel III, in order to avoid limitations on capital distributions, including dividends, the Corporation must hold a 2.5 percent capital conservation buffer above the adequately capitalized CET1 to risk-weighted assets ratio (which buffer is reflected in the required ratios below). Under Basel III, the Corporation and Bank elected to opt-out of including accumulated other comprehensive income in regulatory capital. As of June 30, 2024, the Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to be considered well capitalized under the fully phased-in Basel III capital rules. There is no threshold for well capitalized status for bank holding companies.
As part of a March 27, 2020 joint statement of federal banking regulators, an interim final rule that allowed banking organizations to mitigate the effects of the CECL accounting standard on their regulatory capital was announced. Banking organizations could elect to mitigate the estimated cumulative regulatory capital effects of CECL for up to two years. This two-year delay was to be in addition to the three-year transition period that federal banking regulators had already made available. While the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 provided for a further extension of the mandatory adoption of CECL until January 1, 2022, the federal banking regulators elected to not provide a similar extension to the two year mitigation period applicable to regulatory capital effects. Instead, the federal banking regulators require that, in order to utilize the additional two-year delay, banking organizations must have adopted the CECL standard no later than December 31, 2020, as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economice Security Act, or CARES Act. As a result, because implementation of the CECL standard was delayed by the Corporation until January 1, 2021, it began phasing in the cumulative effect of the adoption on its regulatory capital, at a rate of 25 percent per year, over a three-year transition period that began on January 1, 2021. Under that phase-in schedule, the cumulative effect of the adoption is fully reflected in regulatory capital on January 1, 2024.
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The Corporation's and Bank's actual and required capital ratios as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were as follows:
Prompt Corrective Action Thresholds
Actual Basel III Minimum Capital Required Well Capitalized
June 30, 2024 Amount Ratio Amount Ratio Amount Ratio
Total risk-based capital to risk-weighted assets
First Merchants Corporation $ 1,963,709 12.95 % $ 1,591,916 10.50 % N/A N/A
First Merchants Bank 1,908,231 12.57 1,593,367 10.50 $ 1,517,492 10.00 %
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
First Merchants Corporation $ 1,695,776 11.19 % $ 1,288,694 8.50 % N/A N/A
First Merchants Bank 1,718,364 11.32 1,289,869 8.50 $ 1,213,994 8.00 %
CET1 capital to risk-weighted assets
First Merchants Corporation $ 1,670,776 11.02 % $ 1,061,277 7.00 % N/A N/A
First Merchants Bank 1,718,364 11.32 1,062,245 7.00 $ 986,370 6.50 %
Tier 1 capital to average assets
First Merchants Corporation $ 1,695,776 9.63 % $ 704,142 4.00 % N/A N/A
First Merchants Bank 1,718,364 9.64 712,681 4.00 $ 890,851 5.00 %
Prompt Corrective Action Thresholds
Actual Basel III Minimum Capital Required Well Capitalized
December 31, 2023 Amount Ratio Amount Ratio Amount Ratio
Total risk-based capital to risk-weighted assets
First Merchants Corporation $ 2,021,124 13.67 % $ 1,552,685 10.50 % N/A N/A
First Merchants Bank 1,931,810 13.06 1,553,600 10.50 $ 1,479,619 10.00 %
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
First Merchants Corporation $ 1,703,626 11.52 % $ 1,256,935 8.50 % N/A N/A
First Merchants Bank 1,746,299 11.80 1,257,676 8.50 $ 1,183,695 8.00 %
Common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
First Merchants Corporation $ 1,678,626 11.35 % $ 1,035,123 7.00 % N/A N/A
First Merchants Bank 1,746,299 11.80 1,035,733 7.00 $ 961,752 6.50 %
Tier 1 capital to average assets
First Merchants Corporation $ 1,703,626 9.64 % $ 707,091 4.00 % N/A N/A
First Merchants Bank 1,746,299 9.89 706,331 4.00 $ 882,913 5.00 %
On November 1, 2013, the Corporation completed the private issuance and sale to four institutional investors of an aggregate of $70.0 million of debt comprised of (a) 5.00 percent Fixed-to-Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2028 in the aggregate principal amount of $5 million and (b) 6.75 percent Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due October 30, 2028 in the aggregate principal amount of $65.0 million. As of December 31, 2023 the Corporation began the five year phase-out (at a rate of 20 percent per year) as defined in the Basel III capital rules, which resulted in a reduction of $13.0 million in tier 2 capital. Subordinated debt decreased due to the pay down of $40.0 million in principal on the scheduled interest payment date during the first quarter of 2024, which resulted in an additional reduction of $32.0 million in tier 2 capital. Additionally, the remaining $25.0 million of subordinated debt was paid in full during the second quarter of 2024. As of June 30, 2024, the Corporation's remaining subordinated debt of $31.0 million was classified as tier 2 capital and was not subject to the five year phase-out.
Management believes the disclosed capital ratios are meaningful measurements for evaluating the safety and soundness of the Corporation. Traditionally, the banking regulators have assessed bank and bank holding company capital adequacy based on both the amount and the composition of capital, the calculation of which is prescribed in federal banking regulations. The Federal Reserve focuses its assessment of capital adequacy on a component of tier 1 capital known as CET1. Because the Federal Reserve has long indicated that voting common stockholders equity (essentially tier 1 risk-based capital less preferred stock and non-controlling interest in subsidiaries) generally should be the dominant element in tier 1 risk-based capital, this focus on CET1 is consistent with existing capital adequacy categories. Tier I regulatory capital consists primarily of total common stockholders' equity and subordinated debentures issued to business trusts categorized as qualifying borrowings, less non-qualifying intangible assets and unrealized net securities gains or losses.
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A reconciliation of regulatory measures are detailed in the following table as of the dates indicated.
June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
(Dollars in thousands) First Merchants Corporation First Merchants Bank First Merchants Corporation First Merchants Bank
Total Risk-Based Capital
Total Stockholders' Equity (GAAP) $ 2,212,525 $ 2,236,535 $ 2,247,713 $ 2,291,788
Adjust for Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss (1)
211,979 210,112 175,970 174,103
Less: Preferred Stock (25,125) (125) (25,125) (125)
Add: Qualifying Capital Securities 25,000 - 25,000 -
Less: Disallowed Goodwill and Intangible Assets (728,321) (727,873) (731,315) (730,867)
Add: Modified CECL Transition Amount - - 11,514 11,514
Less: Disallowed Deferred Tax Assets (282) (285) (131) (114)
Total Tier 1 Capital (Regulatory) 1,695,776 1,718,364 1,703,626 1,746,299
Qualifying Subordinated Debentures 78,236 - 132,174 -
Allowance for Loan Losses Includible in Tier 2 Capital 189,697 189,867 185,324 185,511
Total Risk-Based Capital (Regulatory) $ 1,963,709 $ 1,908,231 $ 2,021,124 $ 1,931,810
Net Risk-Weighted Assets (Regulatory) $ 15,161,104 $ 15,174,294 $ 14,787,474 $ 14,796,189
Average Assets (Regulatory) $ 17,603,556 $ 17,817,020 $ 17,677,268 $ 17,658,269
Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio (Regulatory) 12.95 % 12.57 % 13.67 % 13.06 %
Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets 11.19 % 11.32 % 11.52 % 11.80 %
Tier 1 Capital to Average Assets 9.63 % 9.64 % 9.64 % 9.89 %
CET1 Capital Ratio
Total Tier 1 Capital (Regulatory) $ 1,695,776 $ 1,718,364 $ 1,703,626 $ 1,746,299
Less: Qualified Capital Securities (25,000) - (25,000) -
CET1 Capital (Regulatory) $ 1,670,776 $ 1,718,364 $ 1,678,626 $ 1,746,299
Net Risk-Weighted Assets (Regulatory) $ 15,161,104 $ 15,174,294 $ 14,787,474 $ 14,796,189
CET1 Capital Ratio (Regulatory) 11.02 % 11.32 % 11.35 % 11.80 %
(1)Includes net unrealized gains or losses on available for sale securities, net gains or losses on cash flow hedges, and amounts resulting from the application of the applicable accounting guidance for defined benefit and other postretirement plans.
In management's view, certain non-GAAP financial measures, when taken together with the corresponding GAAP financial measures and ratios, provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance. We believe investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures and ratios in assessing our operating results, related trends and when forecasting future periods. However, these non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, and not a substitute for or preferable to, financial measures and ratios presented in accordance with GAAP.
The Corporation's tangible common equity measures are capital adequacy metrics that are meaningful to the Corporation, as well as analysts and investors, in assessing the Corporation's use of equity and in facilitating period-to-period and company-to-company comparisons. Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio was 8.27 percent at June 30, 2024, and 8.40 percent at December 31, 2023. At June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Corporation had net unrealized losses associated with its investment securities available for sale of $265.3 million and $219.7 million, respectively. This decrease in value is due to interest rate changes and not due to credit quality.
Non-GAAP financial measures such as tangible common equity to tangible assets, tangible earnings per share, return on average tangible assets and return on average tangible equity are important measures of the strength of the Corporation's capital and ability to generate earnings on tangible common equity invested by our shareholders. These non-GAAP measures provide useful supplemental information and may assist investors in analyzing the Corporation's financial position without regard to the effects of intangible assets and preferred stock, but retain the effect of accumulated other comprehensive gains (losses) in shareholder's equity. Disclosure of these measures also allows analysts and banking regulators to assess our capital adequacy on these same bases.
The tables within the "NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES" section of this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations reconcile traditional GAAP measures to these non-GAAP financial measures at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
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LOAN QUALITY AND PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES ON LOANS
The Corporation's primary lending focus is small business and middle market commercial, commercial real estate, public finance and residential real estate, which results in portfolio diversification. Commercial loans are individually underwritten and judgmentally risk rated. They are periodically monitored and prompt corrective actions are taken on deteriorating loans. Consumer loans are typically underwritten with statistical decision-making tools and are managed throughout their life cycle on a portfolio basis.
Loan Maturities
The following tables present the maturity distribution of our loan portfolio, excluding loans held for sale, by collateral classification at June 30, 2024 according to contractual maturities of (1) one year or less, (2) after one year but within five years and (3) after five years. The tables also present the portion of loans by loan classification that have fixed interest rates or variable interest rates that fluctuate over the life of the loans in accordance with changes in an interest rate index.
(Dollars in Thousands) Maturing
Within 1 Year 		Maturing
1-5 Years 		Maturing Over
5 Years 		Total
Commercial and industrial loans $ 714,807 $ 2,862,457 $ 372,553 $ 3,949,817
Agricultural land, production and other loans to farmers 69,384 37,489 133,053 239,926
Real estate loans:
Construction 317,775 359,463 146,029 823,267
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied 410,503 1,020,805 892,225 2,323,533
Commercial real estate, owner occupied 115,020 603,714 455,461 1,174,195
Residential 21,144 156,751 2,193,010 2,370,905
Home Equity 30,059 27,373 573,672 631,104
Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures 16,322 97,190 48,577 162,089
Public finance and other commercial loans 2,589 58,022 904,203 964,814
Total $ 1,697,603 $ 5,223,264 $ 5,718,783 $ 12,639,650
(Dollars in Thousands) Maturing
Within 1 Year 		Maturing
1-5 Years 		Maturing Over
5 Years 		Total
Commercial and industrial loans $ 36,365 $ 417,891 $ 162,662 $ 616,918
Agricultural land, production and other loans to farmers 1,938 27,344 9,759 39,041
Real estate loans:
Construction 13,446 14,195 122,291 149,932
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied 127,342 442,268 126,158 695,768
Commercial real estate, owner occupied 66,049 377,395 120,435 563,879
Residential 14,624 117,783 921,229 1,053,636
Home Equity 9,449 10,244 10,860 30,553
Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures 3,169 71,740 18,886 93,795
Public finance and other commercial loans 2,049 34,076 874,864 910,989
Total loans with fixed interest rates $ 274,431 $ 1,512,936 $ 2,367,144 $ 4,154,511
(Dollars in Thousands) Maturing
Within 1 Year 		Maturing
1-5 Years 		Maturing Over
5 Years 		Total
Commercial and industrial loans $ 678,442 $ 2,444,566 $ 209,891 $ 3,332,899
Agricultural land, production and other loans to farmers 67,446 10,145 123,294 200,885
Real estate loans:
Construction 304,329 345,268 23,738 673,335
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied 283,161 578,537 766,067 1,627,765
Commercial real estate, owner occupied 48,971 226,319 335,026 610,316
Residential 6,520 38,968 1,271,781 1,317,269
Home Equity 20,610 17,129 562,812 600,551
Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures 13,153 25,450 29,691 68,294
Public finance and other commercial loans 540 23,946 29,339 53,825
Total loans with variable interest rates $ 1,423,172 $ 3,710,328 $ 3,351,639 $ 8,485,139
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Loan Quality
The quality of the loan portfolio and the amount of nonperforming loans may increase or decrease as a result of acquisitions, organic portfolio growth, problem loan recognition and resolution through collections, sales or charge-offs. The performance of any loan can be affected by external factors such as economic conditions, or internal factors specific to a particular borrower, such as the actions of a customer's internal management.
At June 30, 2024, non-accrual loans totaled $61.9 million, an increase of $8.3 million from December 31, 2023, primarily due to a $10.8 million and a $4.3 million increase in non-accrual balances in commercial real estate, non-owner occupied and commercial and industrial, respectively. The increase was partially offset by a decline in non-accrual balances within residential of $6.3 million.
Other real estate owned and repossessions, totaling $4.8 million at June 30, 2024, remained consistent from December 31, 2023. For other real estate owned, current appraisals are obtained to determine fair value as management continues to aggressively market these real estate assets.
According to applicable accounting guidance, loans that no longer exhibit similar risk characteristics are evaluated individually to determine if there is a need for a specific reserve. Commercial loans under $500,000 and consumer loans are not individually evaluated. The determination for individual evaluation is made based on current information or events that may suggest it is probable that not all amounts due of principal and interest, according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement, will be substantially collected.
The Corporation's nonperforming assets plus accruing loans 90-days or more delinquent and individually evaluated loans are presented in the table below.
(Dollars in Thousands) June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
Nonperforming Assets:
Non-accrual loans $ 61,906 $ 53,580
OREO and Repossessions 4,824 4,831
Nonperforming assets (NPA) 66,730 58,411
Loans 90-days or more delinquent and still accruing 1,686 172
NPAs and loans 90-days or more delinquent $ 68,416 $ 58,583
The composition of nonperforming assets plus accruing loans 90-days or more delinquent is reflected in the following table by loan class.
(Dollars in Thousands) June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
Nonperforming assets and loans 90-days or more delinquent:
Commercial and industrial loans $ 13,758 $ 9,136
Agricultural land, production and other loans to farmers 53 58
Real estate loans:
Construction - 520
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied 27,424 16,652
Commercial real estate, owner occupied 2,452 3,041
Residential 20,105 25,178
Home equity 4,590 3,945
Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures 34 19
Public finance and other commercial loans - 34
Nonperforming assets and loans 90-days or more delinquent: $ 68,416 $ 58,583
Provision and Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans
The Corporation adopted FASB Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instrumentson January 1, 2021. CECL replaced the previous "incurred loss" model with an "expected loss" model of measuring credit losses, which encompasses allowances for losses expected to be incurred over the life of the portfolio. The CECL model requires the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets measured at amortized cost based on historical experiences, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. CECL also requires enhanced disclosures related to the significant estimates and judgments used in estimating credit losses, as well as credit quality and underwriting standards of an organization's portfolio. Additional details of the Corporation's CECL methodology and allowance calculation are discussed within NOTE 3. LOANS AND ALLOWANCE of the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
The CECL allowance is maintained through the provision for credit losses, which is a charge against earnings. Based on management's judgment as to the appropriate level of the allowance for credit losses, the amount provided in any period may be greater or less than net loan losses for the same period. The determination of the provision amount and the adequacy of the allowance in any period is based on management's continuing review and evaluation of the loan portfolio.
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The Corporation's loan balances, excluding loans held for sale, increased $153.6 million from December 31, 2023 to $12.6 billion at June 30, 2024. At June 30, 2024, the allowance for credit losses totaled $189.5 million, which represents a decrease of $15.4 million from December 31, 2023. As a percentage of loans, the allowance for credit losses was 1.50 percent at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
Net charge-offs totaling $39.6 million and $41.9 million were recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, and provision for credit losses of $24.5 million and $26.5 million, respectively, were recorded for the same periods in 2024. Net charge-offs totaling $1.9 million and $2.1 million were recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, with no provision for credit losses recorded in the same periods in 2023. The increase in net charge-offs is primarily related to two commercial and industrial relationships that accounted for $36.1 million of charge-offs during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024. One borrower experienced a sudden change in revenue from the cancellation and inability to renegotiate their contracts with the U.S. Government. This negatively impacted the value of the borrower's business and resulted in their inability to repay principal and interest. The second borrower provided notification of its plans to cease operations. These charge-offs are not indicative of the portfolio as a whole.
The distribution of the net charge-offs (recoveries) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 are reflected in the following table.
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(Dollars in Thousands) 2024 2023 2024 2023
Net charge-offs (recoveries):
Commercial and industrial loans $ 39,644 $ 570 $ 40,924 $ 283
Real estate loans:
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied (150) - 192 (44)
Commercial real estate, owner occupied (11) - (55) (8)
Residential 129 51 495 81
Home equity (174) 1,129 (124) 1,312
Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures 206 155 465 506
Total net charge-offs (recoveries) $ 39,644 $ 1,905 $ 41,897 $ 2,130
Management continually evaluates the commercial loan portfolio by including consideration of specific borrower cash flow analysis and estimated collateral values, types and amounts on nonperforming loans, past and anticipated credit loss experience, changes in the composition of the loan portfolio, and the current condition and amount of loans outstanding. The determination of the provision for credit losses in any period is based on management's continuing review and evaluation of the loan portfolio, and its judgment as to the impact of current economic conditions on the portfolio. The allowance for credit losses remains adequate, along with $20.3 million of fair value accretion remaining on the acquired portfolio. The Corporation continues to monitor economic forecast changes, loan growth and credit quality to determine provision needs in the future.
LIQUIDITY
Liquidity management is the process by which the Corporation ensures that adequate liquid funds are available for the holding company and its subsidiaries. These funds are necessary in order to meet financial commitments on a timely basis. These commitments include withdrawals by depositors, funding credit obligations to borrowers, paying dividends to stockholders, paying operating expenses, funding capital expenditures, and maintaining deposit reserve requirements. Liquidity is monitored and closely managed by the asset/liability committee.
The Corporation's liquidity is dependent upon the receipt of dividends from the Bank, which is subject to certain regulatory limitations and access to other funding sources. Liquidity of the Bank is derived primarily from core deposit growth, principal payments received on loans, the sale and maturity of investment securities, net cash provided by operating activities, and access to other funding sources.
The principal source of asset-funded liquidity is investment securities classified as available for sale, the market values of which totaled $1.6 billion at June 30, 2024, a decrease of $8.2 million, or 0.5 percent, from December 31, 2023. Securities classified as held to maturity that are maturing within a short period of time can also be a source of liquidity. Securities classified as held to maturity and that are maturing in one year or less totaled $13.4 million at June 30, 2024. In addition, other types of assets such as cash and interest-bearing deposits with other banks, federal funds sold and loans maturing within one year are sources of liquidity.
The most stable source of liability-funded liquidity for both the long-term and short-term is deposit growth and retention in the core deposit base. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase are also considered a source of liquidity. In addition, FHLB advances and Federal Reserve Discount Window borrowings utilized as a funding source. At June 30, 2024, total borrowings from the FHLB were $832.7 million and there were no outstanding borrowings from the Federal Reserve Discount Window. The Bank has pledged certain mortgage loans and investments to the FHLB and Federal Reserve. The total available remaining borrowing capacity from the FHLB and Federal Reserve at June 30, 2024 was $780.7 million and $1.1 billion, respectively.
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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
In March 2023, the Federal Reserve created the Bank Term Funding Program ("BTFP"). The BTFP was a new facility established in response to recent liquidity concerns within the banking industry in part due to recent deposit runs that resulted in a few large bank failures. The BTFP was designed to provide available additional funding to eligible depository institutions in order to help assure that banks have the ability to meet the needs of all their depositors. Under the program, eligible depository institutions could obtain loans of up to one year in length by pledging U.S. Treasuries, agency debt and mortgage-backed securities, and other qualifying assets as collateral. These assets were valued at par. The BTFP was intended to eliminate the need for depository institutions to quickly sell their securities if they were experiencing stress on their liquidity. As of March 11, 2024, the program was discontinued and the Bank had no outstanding balance as of June 30, 2024.
The Corporation and the Bank receive outside credit ratings from Moody's. Both the Corporation and the Bank currently have Issuer Ratings of Baa1. Additionally, the Bank has a Baseline Credit Assessment Rating of a3. Management considers these ratings to be indications of a sound capital base and strong liquidity and believes that these ratings would help ensure the ready marketability of its commercial paper. Because of the Corporation's and Bank's current levels of long-term debt, management believes it could generate additional liquidity from various sources should the need arise.
The following table presents the Corporation's material cash requirements from known contractual and other obligations at June 30, 2024:
Payments Due In
(Dollars in Thousands) One Year or Less Over One Year Total
Deposits without stated maturity $ 12,096,840 $ - $ 12,096,840
Certificates and other time deposits 2,306,415 165,815 2,472,230
Securities sold under repurchase agreements 100,451 - 100,451
Federal Home Loan Bank advances 180,000 652,703 832,703
Federal Funds Purchased 147,229 - 147,229
Subordinated debentures and other borrowings 1,331 92,258 93,589
Total $ 14,832,266 $ 910,776 $ 15,743,042
Also, in the normal course of business, the Bank is a party to a number of other off-balance sheet activities that contain credit, market and operational risk that are not reflected in whole or in part in our consolidated financial statements. These activities primarily consist of traditional off-balance sheet credit-related financial instruments such as loan commitments and standby letters of credit.
Summarized credit-related financial instruments at June 30, 2024 are as follows:
(Dollars in Thousands) June 30, 2024
Amounts of commitments:
Loan commitments to extend credit $ 5,271,982
Standby and commercial letters of credit 69,618
$ 5,341,600
Since many of the commitments are expected to expire unused or be only partially used, the total amount of unused commitments in the preceding table does not necessarily represent future cash requirements.
INTEREST SENSITIVITY AND DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK
Asset/Liability management has been an important factor in the Corporation's ability to record consistent earnings growth through periods of interest rate volatility and product deregulation. Management and the Board of Directors monitor the Corporation's liquidity and interest sensitivity positions at regular meetings to review how changes in interest rates may affect earnings. Decisions regarding investment and the pricing of loan and deposit products are made after analysis of reports designed to measure liquidity, rate sensitivity, the Corporation's exposure to changes in net interest income given various rate scenarios and the economic and competitive environments.
It is the objective of the Corporation to monitor and manage risk exposure to net interest income caused by changes in interest rates. It is the goal of the Corporation's Asset/Liability management function to provide optimum and stable net interest income. To accomplish this, management uses two asset liability tools. GAP/Interest Rate Sensitivity Reports and Net Interest Income Simulation Modeling are constructed, presented and monitored quarterly. Management believes that the Corporation's liquidity and interest sensitivity position at June 30, 2024, remained adequate to meet the Corporation's primary goal of achieving optimum interest margins while avoiding undue interest rate risk.
Net interest income simulation modeling, or earnings-at-risk, measures the sensitivity of net interest income to various interest rate movements. The Corporation's asset liability process monitors simulated net interest income under three separate interest rate scenarios; base, rising and falling. Estimated net interest income for each scenario is calculated over a twelve-month horizon. The immediate and parallel changes to the base case scenario used in the model are presented below. The interest rate scenarios are used for analytical purposes and do not necessarily represent management's view of future market movements. Rather, these are intended to provide a measure of the degree of volatility interest rate movements may introduce into the earnings of the Corporation.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The base scenario is highly dependent on numerous assumptions embedded in the model, including assumptions related to future interest rates. While the base sensitivity analysis incorporates management's best estimate of interest rate and balance sheet dynamics under various market rate movements, the actual behavior and resulting earnings impact will likely differ from that projected. For certain assets, the base simulation model captures the expected prepayment behavior under changing interest rate environments. Assumptions and methodologies regarding the interest rate or balance behavior of indeterminate maturity products, such as savings, money market, interest-bearing and demand deposits, reflect management's best estimate of expected future behavior. Historical retention rate assumptions are applied to non-maturity deposits for modeling purposes.
The comparative rising 200 basis points and falling 100 basis points scenarios below, as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, assume further interest rate changes in addition to the base simulation discussed above. These changes are immediate and parallel changes to the base case scenario.
Results for the rising 200 basis points and falling 100 basis points interest rate scenarios are listed below based upon the Corporation's rate sensitive assets and liabilities at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. The change from the base scenario represents cumulative net interest income over a twelve-month time horizon. Balance sheet assumptions used for the base scenario are the same for the rising and falling simulations.
June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
Rising 200 basis points from base case 1.4 % 4.0 %
Falling 100 basis points from base case (3.3) % (5.0) %
OTHER
The Securities and Exchange Commission maintains a web site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the Commission, including the Corporation, and that address is (http://www.sec.gov).
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE
DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The information required under this item is included as part of Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, under the headings "LIQUIDITY" and "INTEREST SENSITIVITY AND DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK".
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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
At the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective. Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms.
There have been no changes in the Corporation's internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation discussed above that occurred during the Corporation's last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Corporation's internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II: OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1., ITEM 1A., ITEM 2., ITEM 3., ITEM 4. AND ITEM 5.
(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
There are no pending legal proceedings, other than litigation incidental to the ordinary business of the Corporation or its subsidiaries, of a material nature to which the Corporation or its subsidiaries is a party or of which any of their properties is subject. Further, there are no material legal proceedings in which any director, officer, principal shareholder, or affiliate of the Corporation, or any associate of any such director, officer or principal shareholder, is a party, or has a material interest, adverse to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.
None of the routine legal proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, in which the Corporation or its affiliates are involved are expected to have a material adverse impact on the financial position or the results of operations of the Corporation.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
a. None
b. None
c. Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table presents information relating to our purchases of equity securities during the three months ended June 30, 2024.
Period
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased (1)
Average
Price Paid
per Share
Total Number of Shares
Purchased as part of Publicly announced Plans or Programs (2)
Maximum Number of Shares
that may yet be Purchased
Under the Plans or Programs (2)
April, 2024 570,620 $ 33.67 570,137 1,228,319
May, 2024 23,427 $ 34.30 22,986 1,205,333
June, 2024 - $ - - 1,205,333
Total 594,047 593,123
(1) During the three months ended June 30, 2024, there were 593,123 shares repurchased pursuant to the Corporation's share repurchase program described in note (2) below. The amounts in April 2024 and May 2024 also include 483 and 441 shares, respectively, repurchased pursuant to net settlement by employees in satisfaction of income tax withholding obligations incurred through the vesting of the Corporation's restricted stock awards and are not a part of the Corporation's share repurchase program described in note (2) below.
(2)On January 27, 2021, the Board of Directors of the Corporation approved a stock repurchase program of up to 3,333,000 shares of the Corporation's outstanding common stock; provided, however, that the total aggregate investment in shares repurchased under the program may not exceed $100,000,000. The program does not have an expiration date. However, it may be discontinued by the Board at any time. Since commencing the program, the Corporation has repurchased a total of 2,127,667 shares of common stock for a total aggregate investment of $75.4 million.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not Applicable
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
a. None
b. None
c. During the three months ended June 30, 2024, no director or officer of the Corporation adopted or terminated a "Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement" or "non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement," as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
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PART II: OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
Exhibit No: Description of Exhibits:
3.1
3.2
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
4.10
4.11
10.1*
10.2*
10.3*
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes - Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002 (1)
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002 (1)
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Certifications Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (2)
101.INS Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document (1)
101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (1)
101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document (1)
101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document (1)
101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document (1)
101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document (1)
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and included in Exhibit 101)
* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
(1) Filed herewith.
(2) Furnished herewith.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
First Merchants Corporation
(Registrant)
August 1, 2024
by /s/ Mark K. Hardwick
Mark K. Hardwick
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
August 1, 2024
by /s/ Michele M. Kawiecki
Michele M. Kawiecki
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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