x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED September 30, 2022
OR
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ______________ to ______________
Commission File Number 000-26584
BANNER CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Washington
91-1691604
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
10 South First Avenue, Walla Walla, Washington99362
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (509) 527-3636
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, par value $.01 per share
BANR
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
[x]
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
[x]
No
[ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
[x]
Accelerated filer [ ]
Non-accelerated filer [ ]
Smaller reporting company
☐
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes
☐
No
[x]
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Title of class:
As of October 31, 2022
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share
34,190,429 shares
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BANNER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Table of Contents
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1 – Financial Statements. The Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Banner Corporation and Subsidiaries filed as a part of the report are as follows:
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021
Comparison of Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022 and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
Certain matters in this Form 10-Q constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to our financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance or business. Forward-looking statements are not statements of historical fact, are based on certain assumptions and are generally identified by use of the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “forecasts,” “intends,” “plans,” “targets,” “potentially,” “probably,” “projects,” “outlook” or similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “would” and “could.” Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, assumptions and statements about future economic performance and projections of financial items. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated or implied by our forward looking statements, including, but not limited to: potential adverse impacts to economic conditions in our local market areas, other markets where the Company has lending relationships, or other aspects of the Company’s business operations or financial markets, including, without limitation, as a result of employment levels, labor shortages and the effects of inflation, a potential recession or slowed economic growth caused by increasing political instability from acts of war including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as increasing oil prices and supply chain disruptions, and any governmental or societal responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the possibility of new COVID-19 variants: the credit risks of lending activities, including changes in the level and trend of loan delinquencies and write-offs and changes in estimates of the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses and provisions for credit losses; the ability to manage loan delinquency rates; competitive pressures among financial services companies; changes in consumer spending or borrowing and spending habits; interest rate movements generally and the relative differences between short and long-term interest rates, loan and deposit interest rates, net interest margin and funding sources; uncertainty regarding the future of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), and the transition away from LIBOR toward new interest rate benchmarks; the impact of repricing and competitors’ pricing initiatives on loan and deposit products; fluctuations in the demand for loans, the number of unsold homes, land and other properties and fluctuations in real estate values; the ability to adapt successfully to technological changes to meet clients’ needs and developments in the marketplace; the ability to access cost-effective funding; the ability to control operating costs and expenses, including the costs associated with our “Banner Forward” initiative; the use of estimates in determining fair value of certain assets and liabilities, which estimates may prove to be incorrect and result in significant changes in valuation; staffing fluctuations in response to product demand or the implementation of corporate strategies that affect employees, and potential associated charges; disruptions, security breaches or other adverse events, failures or interruptions in, or attacks on, information technology systems or on the third-party vendors who perform critical processing functions; changes in financial markets; changes in economic conditions in general and in Washington, Idaho, Oregon and California in particular, including the risk of inflation; secondary market conditions for loans and the ability to sell loans in the secondary market; the costs, effects and outcomes of litigation; legislation or regulatory changes, including but not limited to changes in regulatory policies and principles, or the interpretation of regulatory capital or other rules, results of safety and soundness and compliance examinations by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Federal Reserve), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the FDIC), the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Banks (the Washington DFI), or other regulatory authorities, including the possibility that any such regulatory authority may, among other things, require restitution or institute an informal or formal enforcement action which could require an increase in reserves for loan losses, write-downs of assets or changes in regulatory capital position, or affect the ability to borrow funds, or maintain or increase deposits, or impose additional requirements and restrictions, any of which could adversely affect liquidity and earnings; the availability of resources to address changes in laws, rules, or regulations or to respond to regulatory actions; the quality and composition of our securities portfolio and the impact of adverse changes in the securities markets; the inability of key third-party providers to perform their obligations; changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines, including additional guidance and interpretation on accounting issues and details of the implementation of new accounting methods; the effects of climate change, severe weather events, natural disasters, pandemics, epidemics and other public health crises, acts of war or terrorism, and other external events on our business; other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and technological factors affecting operations, pricing, products and services; future acquisitions by Banner of other depository institutions or lines of business; and future goodwill impairment due to changes in Banner’s business, changes in market conditions; and other risks detailed from time to time in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including this report on Form 10-Q. Any forward-looking statements are based upon management’s beliefs and assumptions at the time they are made. We do not undertake and specifically disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements included in this report or the reasons why actual results could differ from those contained in such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. These risks could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements by, or on behalf of, us. Further, many of these risks and uncertainties are currently amplified by and may continue to be amplified by or may, in the future, be amplified by, the COVID-19 pandemic. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking statements discussed in this report might not occur, and you should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.
As used throughout this report, the terms “we,” “our,” “us,” or the “Company” refer to Banner Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires. All references to “Banner” refer to Banner Corporation and those to “the Bank” refer to its wholly-owned subsidiary, Banner Bank.
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BANNER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(Unaudited) (In thousands, except shares)
September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021
ASSETS
September 30, 2022
December 31, 2021
Cash and due from banks
$
273,052
$
358,461
Interest bearing deposits
548,869
1,775,839
Total cash and cash equivalents
821,921
2,134,300
Securities—trading
28,383
26,981
Securities—available-for-sale, amortized cost $3,433,541 and $3,653,160, respectively
2,996,173
3,638,993
Securities—held-to-maturity, net of allowance for credit losses of $394 and $433, respectively, fair value $947,416 and $541,853, respectively
1,132,852
520,922
Total securities
4,157,408
4,186,896
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock
10,000
12,000
Securities purchased under agreements to resell
300,000
300,000
Loans held for sale (includes $80,590 and $39,775, at fair value, respectively)
84,358
96,487
Loans receivable
9,827,096
9,084,763
Allowance for credit losses – loans
(135,918)
(132,099)
Net loans receivable
9,691,178
8,952,664
Accrued interest receivable
50,689
42,916
Real estate owned (REO), held for sale, net
340
852
Property and equipment, net
141,280
148,759
Goodwill
373,121
373,121
Other intangibles, net
10,655
14,855
Bank-owned life insurance (BOLI)
295,443
244,156
Deferred tax assets, net
178,550
71,138
Operating lease right-of-use assets
51,908
55,257
Other assets
193,958
171,471
Total assets
$
16,360,809
$
16,804,872
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
Non-interest-bearing
$
6,507,523
$
6,385,177
Interest-bearing transaction and savings accounts
7,004,799
7,103,125
Interest-bearing certificates
721,944
838,631
Total deposits
14,234,266
14,326,933
Advances from FHLB
—
50,000
Other borrowings
234,006
264,490
Subordinated notes, net
98,849
98,564
Junior subordinated debentures at fair value (issued in connection with Trust Preferred Securities)
73,841
119,815
Operating lease liabilities
58,031
59,756
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
209,226
148,303
Deferred compensation
43,931
46,684
Total liabilities
14,952,150
15,114,545
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 12)
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred stock - $0.01 par value per share, 500,000 shares authorized; no shares outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021
—
—
Common stock and paid in capital - $0.01 par value per share, 50,000,000 shares authorized; 34,191,759 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2022; 34,252,632 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021
1,291,741
1,299,381
Common stock (non-voting) and paid in capital - $0.01 par value per share, 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2022; no shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021
—
—
Retained earnings
486,108
390,762
Carrying value of shares held in trust for stock-based compensation plans
(6,973)
(7,435)
Liability for common stock issued to stock related compensation plans
6,973
7,435
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
(369,190)
184
Total shareholders’ equity
1,408,659
1,690,327
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
16,360,809
$
16,804,872
See Selected Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
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BANNER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited) (In thousands, except shares and per share amounts)
For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2022
2021
2022
2021
INTEREST INCOME:
Loans receivable
$
116,610
$
116,487
$
321,466
$
340,802
Mortgage-backed securities
17,558
11,695
48,486
32,503
Securities and cash equivalents
16,951
7,686
37,059
20,649
Total interest income
151,119
135,868
407,011
393,954
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Deposits
2,407
2,749
6,501
9,386
FHLB advances
—
655
291
2,244
Other borrowings
81
125
245
358
Subordinated debt
2,188
2,193
5,866
6,605
Total interest expense
4,676
5,722
12,903
18,593
Net interest income
146,443
130,146
394,108
375,361
PROVISION (RECAPTURE) FOR CREDIT LOSSES
6,087
(8,638)
3,660
(28,145)
Net interest income after provision (recapture) for credit losses
140,356
138,784
390,448
403,506
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Deposit fees and other service charges
11,449
10,457
33,638
29,154
Mortgage banking operations
105
9,613
8,523
28,305
BOLI
1,804
1,245
5,674
3,797
Miscellaneous
1,689
2,185
5,423
8,173
15,047
23,500
53,258
69,429
Net gain on sale of securities
6
56
473
618
Net change in valuation of financial instruments carried at fair value
532
1,778
650
1,895
Gain on sale of branches, including related deposits
—
—
7,804
—
Total non-interest income
15,585
25,334
62,185
71,942
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:
Salary and employee benefits
61,639
59,799
181,957
186,553
Less capitalized loan origination costs
(5,984)
(8,290)
(19,436)
(26,754)
Occupancy and equipment
12,008
13,153
38,512
38,965
Information and computer data services
6,803
6,110
19,451
17,915
Payment and card processing services
5,508
6,181
16,086
15,482
Professional and legal expenses
2,619
12,324
7,677
20,023
Advertising and marketing
1,326
1,521
2,609
3,965
Deposit insurance
1,946
1,469
4,910
4,243
State and municipal business and use taxes
1,223
1,219
3,389
3,367
Real estate operations, net
68
53
(132)
(71)
Amortization of core deposit intangibles
1,215
1,575
4,064
4,997
Loss on extinguishment of debt
—
—
793
—
Miscellaneous
6,663
6,977
18,402
18,642
95,034
102,091
278,282
287,327
COVID-19 expenses
—
44
—
309
Merger and acquisition-related expenses
—
10
—
660
Total non-interest expense
95,034
102,145
278,282
288,296
Income before provision for income taxes
60,907
61,973
174,351
187,152
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
11,837
12,089
33,353
36,031
NET INCOME
$
49,070
$
49,884
$
140,998
$
151,121
Earnings per common share:
Basic
$
1.43
$
1.45
$
4.11
$
4.35
Diluted
$
1.43
$
1.44
$
4.09
$
4.32
Cumulative dividends declared per common share
$
0.44
$
0.41
$
1.32
$
1.23
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic
34,224,640
34,446,510
34,277,182
34,716,914
Diluted
34,416,017
34,669,492
34,499,246
35,012,228
See Selected Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
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BANNER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
(Unaudited) (In thousands)
For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2022
2021
2022
2021
NET INCOME
$
49,070
$
49,884
$
140,998
$
151,121
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME, NET OF INCOME TAXES:
Unrealized holding loss on securities—available-for-sale arising during the period
(140,312)
(23,223)
(422,728)
(62,711)
Income tax benefit related to securities—available-for-sale unrealized holding losses
33,675
5,574
101,455
15,051
Reclassification for net gain on securities—available-for-sale realized in earnings
(6)
(118)
(473)
(634)
Income tax expense related to securities—available-for-sale realized gains
2
28
114
152
Unrealized loss on securities transferred from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity
—
—
(34,596)
—
Income tax benefit related to securities transferred from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity
—
—
8,303
—
Amortization of unrealized loss on securities transferred from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity
754
—
1,982
—
Income tax expense related to amortization of unrealized loss on securities transferred from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity
(181)
—
(476)
—
Net unrealized loss on interest rate swaps used in cash flow hedges
(7,871)
—
(26,425)
—
Income tax benefit related to interest rate swaps used in cash flow hedges
1,889
—
6,342
—
Changes in fair value of junior subordinated debentures related to instrument specific credit risk
(1,612)
(7,333)
(4,544)
(7,879)
Income tax benefit related to junior subordinated debentures
387
1,760
1,091
1,891
Reclassification of fair value of junior subordinated debentures redeemed
—
—
765
—
Income tax expense related to junior subordinated debentures redeemed
—
—
(184)
—
Other comprehensive loss
(113,275)
(23,312)
(369,374)
(54,130)
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
$
(64,205)
$
26,572
$
(228,376)
$
96,991
See Selected Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
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BANNER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited) (In thousands, except shares)
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and the Year Ended December 31, 2021
Common Stock and Paid in Capital
Retained Earnings
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Total Shareholders’ Equity
Shares
Amount
Balance, January 1, 2021
35,159,200
$
1,349,879
$
247,316
$
69,069
$
1,666,264
Net income
46,855
46,855
Other comprehensive loss, net of income tax
(56,103)
(56,103)
Accrual of dividends on common stock ($0.41/share)
(14,589)
(14,589)
Amortization of stock-based compensation related to restricted stock grants, net of shares surrendered
76,143
1,714
1,714
Repurchase of common stock
(500,000)
(25,324)
(25,324)
Balance, March 31, 2021
34,735,343
$
1,326,269
$
279,582
$
12,966
$
1,618,817
Common Stock and Paid in Capital
Retained Earnings
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Total Shareholders’ Equity
Shares
Amount
Balance, April 1, 2021
34,735,343
$
1,326,269
$
279,582
$
12,966
$
1,618,817
Net income
54,382
54,382
Other comprehensive income, net of income tax
25,285
25,285
Accrual of dividends on common stock ($0.41/share)
(14,459)
(14,459)
Amortization of stock-based compensation related to restricted stock grants, net of shares surrendered
65,545
(259)
(259)
Repurchase of common stock
(250,000)
(14,555)
(14,555)
Balance, June 30, 2021
34,550,888
$
1,311,455
$
319,505
$
38,251
$
1,669,211
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Common Stock and Paid in Capital
Retained Earnings
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Total Shareholders’ Equity
Shares
Amounts
Balance, July 1, 2021
34,550,888
$
1,311,455
$
319,505
$
38,251
$
1,669,211
Net income
49,884
49,884
Other comprehensive loss, net of income tax
(23,312)
(23,312)
Accrual of dividends on common stock ($0.41/share)
(14,354)
(14,354)
Amortization of stock-based compensation related to restricted stock grants, net of shares surrendered
1,103
2,339
2,339
Repurchase of common stock
(300,000)
(16,649)
(16,649)
Balance, September 30, 2021
34,251,991
$
1,297,145
$
355,035
$
14,939
$
1,667,119
Common Stock and Paid in Capital
Retained Earnings
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Total Shareholders’ Equity
Shares
Amounts
Balance, October 1, 2021
34,251,991
$
1,297,145
$
355,035
$
14,939
$
1,667,119
Net income
49,927
49,927
Other comprehensive loss, net of income tax
(14,755)
(14,755)
Accrual of dividends on common stock ($0.41/share)
(14,200)
(14,200)
Amortization of stock-based compensation related to restricted stock grants, net of shares surrendered
641
2,236
2,236
Balance, December 31, 2021
34,252,632
$
1,299,381
$
390,762
$
184
$
1,690,327
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Common Stock and Paid in Capital
Retained Earnings
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Total Shareholders’ Equity
Shares
Amount
Balance, January 1, 2022
34,252,632
$
1,299,381
$
390,762
$
184
$
1,690,327
Net income
43,963
43,963
Other comprehensive loss, net of income tax
(154,275)
(154,275)
Accrual of dividends on common stock ($0.44/share)
(15,066)
(15,066)
Amortization of stock-based compensation related to restricted stock grants, net of shares surrendered
120,152
(1,169)
(1,169)
Balance, March 31, 2022
34,372,784
$
1,298,212
$
419,659
$
(154,091)
$
1,563,780
Common Stock and Paid in Capital
Retained Earnings
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Total Shareholders’ Equity
Shares
Amount
Balance, April 1, 2022
34,372,784
$
1,298,212
$
419,659
$
(154,091)
$
1,563,780
Net income
47,965
47,965
Other comprehensive loss, net of income tax
(101,824)
(101,824)
Accrual of dividends on common stock ($0.44/share)
(15,378)
(15,378)
Amortization of stock-based compensation related to restricted stock grants, net of shares surrendered
18,546
2,247
2,247
Repurchase of common stock
(200,000)
(10,960)
(10,960)
Balance, June 30, 2022
34,191,330
$
1,289,499
$
452,246
$
(255,915)
$
1,485,830
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Common Stock and Paid in Capital
Retained Earnings
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Total Shareholders’ Equity
Shares
Amount
Balance, July 1, 2022
34,191,330
$
1,289,499
$
452,246
$
(255,915)
$
1,485,830
Net income
49,070
49,070
Other comprehensive loss, net of income tax
(113,275)
(113,275)
Accrual of dividends on common stock ($0.44/share)
(15,208)
(15,208)
Amortization of stock-based compensation related to restricted stock grants, net of shares surrendered
429
2,242
2,242
Balance, September 30, 2022
34,191,759
$
1,291,741
$
486,108
$
(369,190)
$
1,408,659
See Selected Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
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BANNER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited) (In thousands)
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2022
2021
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income
$
140,998
$
151,121
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided from operating activities:
Depreciation
12,594
13,071
Deferred income and expense, net of amortization
(3,743)
(33,982)
Capitalized loan servicing rights, net of amortization
479
(407)
Amortization of core deposit intangibles
4,064
4,997
Gain on sale of securities, net
(473)
(618)
Net change in valuation of financial instruments carried at fair value
(650)
(1,895)
Gain on sale of branches, including related deposits
(7,804)
—
Decrease in deferred taxes
9,233
12,705
Increase in current taxes payable
9,706
499
Stock-based compensation
6,592
7,012
Net change in cash surrender value of BOLI
(4,980)
(3,482)
Gain on sale of loans, excluding capitalized servicing rights
(3,246)
(22,623)
Loss (gain) on disposal of real estate held for sale and property and equipment, net
239
(1,452)
Provision (recapture) for credit losses
3,660
(28,145)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
765
—
Origination of loans held for sale
(376,654)
(912,467)
Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale
375,656
1,115,207
Net change in:
Other assets
(55,631)
6,537
Other liabilities
46,562
23,645
Net cash provided from operating activities
157,367
329,723
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of securities—available-for-sale
(606,622)
(2,390,756)
Principal repayments and maturities of securities—available-for-sale
296,272
1,136,965
Proceeds from sales of securities—available-for-sale
25,030
59,591
Purchases of securities—held-to-maturity
(190,645)
(52,440)
Principal repayments and maturities of securities—held-to-maturity
40,810
23,842
Purchases of equity securities
—
(4,750)
Proceeds from sales of equity securities
—
4,796
Loan (originations) repayments, net
(621,444)
660,016
Purchases of loans and participating interest in loans
(103,268)
(4,258)
Proceeds from sales of other loans
13,269
38,386
Net cash paid related to branch divestiture
(168,137)
—
Purchases of property and equipment
(12,244)
(6,355)
Proceeds from sale of real estate held for sale and sale of other property
5,940
8,299
Proceeds from FHLB stock repurchase program
2,000
4,358
Purchase of securities purchased under agreements to resell
—
(300,000)
Investment in bank-owned life insurance
(50,052)
(50)
Other
3,544
2,393
Net cash used by investing activities
(1,365,547)
(819,963)
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BANNER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued)
(Unaudited) (In thousands)
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2022
2021
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Increase in deposits, net
$
85,535
$
1,597,381
Repayment of long term FHLB advances
(50,000)
(100,000)
(Decrease) increase in other borrowings, net
(30,483)
62,572
Repayment of junior subordinated debentures
(50,518)
—
Proceeds from redemption of trust securities related to junior subordinated debentures
1,518
—
Cash dividends paid
(46,019)
(43,568)
Cash paid for repurchase of common stock
(10,960)
(56,528)
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards
(3,272)
(3,218)
Net cash (used by) provided from financing activities
(104,199)
1,456,639
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
(1,312,379)
966,399
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
2,134,300
1,234,183
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD
$
821,921
$
2,200,582
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2022
2021
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Interest paid in cash
$
11,332
$
17,927
Tax paid
10,670
20,081
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING TRANSACTIONS:
Transfer of loans to real estate owned and other repossessed assets
—
512
Dividends accrued but not paid until after period end
972
1,191
Loans, held-for-sale, transferred to portfolio
13,420
—
Securities, available-for-sale, transferred to held-to-maturity
462,159
—
DISPOSITIONS:
Assets divested
(1,539)
—
Liabilities divested
(178,209)
—
See Selected Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
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BANNER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1: BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Banner Corporation (the Company or Banner), a bank holding company incorporated in the State of Washington and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Banner Bank (the Bank).
These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In preparing these financial statements, the Company has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to September 30, 2022 for potential recognition or disclosure. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations for the periods presented have been included. Certain information and note disclosures have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC and the accounting standards for interim financial statements. Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements and/or schedules to conform to the 2022 presentation. These reclassifications may have affected certain ratios for the prior periods. The effect of these reclassifications is considered immaterial. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the financial statements. Various elements of the Company’s accounting policies, by their nature, are inherently subject to estimation techniques, valuation assumptions and other subjective assessments. In particular, management has identified several accounting policies that, due to the judgments, estimates and assumptions inherent in those policies, are critical to an understanding of Banner’s consolidated financial statements. These policies relate to (i) the methodology for the recognition of interest income, (ii) determination of the provision and allowance for credit losses, (iii) the valuation of financial assets and liabilities recorded at fair value, (iv) the valuation of intangible assets, such as goodwill, core deposit intangibles (CDI) and loan servicing rights, (v) the valuation of real estate held for sale, (vi) the valuation or recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities, (vii) the valuation of assets and liabilities acquired in business combinations and subsequent recognition of related income and expense and (viii) the determination of estimated losses from legal proceedings and other contingent matters pending. These policies and judgments, estimates and assumptions are described in greater detail in subsequent notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates) in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC (2021 Form 10-K). There have been no significant changes in our application of these accounting policies during the first nine months of 2022.
The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with our 2021 Form 10-K. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year or any other interim period.
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Note 2: ACCOUNTING STANDARDS RECENTLY ISSUED OR ADOPTED
Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)
In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued guidance within Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting, in response to the scheduled discontinuation of LIBOR on December 31, 2021. The amendments in this ASU provide optional guidance designed to provide relief from the accounting analysis and impacts that may otherwise be required for modifications to agreements (e.g., loans, debt securities, derivatives, borrowings) necessitated by reference rate reform. Since the issuance of this guidance, the publication cessation of U.S. dollar LIBOR has been extended to June 30, 2023.
The following optional expedients for applying the requirements of certain Topics or Industry Subtopics in the Codification are permitted for contracts that are modified because of reference rate reform and that meet certain scope guidance: 1) modifications of contracts within the scope of Topics 310, Receivables, and 470, Debt, should be accounted for by prospectively adjusting the effective interest rate; 2) modifications of contracts within the scope of Topic 842, Leases, should be accounted for as a continuation of the existing contracts with no reassessments of the lease classification and the discount rate or remeasurements of lease payments that otherwise would be required under this Topic for modifications not accounted for as separate contracts; 3) modifications of contracts do not require an entity to reassess its original conclusion about whether that contract contains an embedded derivative that is clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract under Subtopic 815-15, Derivatives and Hedging- Embedded Derivatives; and 4) for other Topics or Industry Subtopics in the Codification, the amendments in this ASU also include a general principle that permits an entity to consider contract modifications due to reference rate reform to be an event that does not require contract remeasurement at the modification date or reassessment of a previous accounting determination.
In January 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope. This ASU clarifies that certain optional expedients and exceptions in Topic 848 for contract modifications and hedge accounting apply to derivatives that are affected by the discounting transition. The ASU also amends the expedients and exceptions in Topic 848 to capture the incremental consequences of the scope clarification and to tailor the existing guidance to derivative instruments affected by the discounting transition.
The amendments in these ASUs are effective upon the issuance date of March 12, 2020 and applies to contract modifications made and new hedging relationships entered into through December 31, 2022. The Company has elected certain expedients related to individual hedge relationships. The Company will be able to use other expedients in this guidance to manage through the transition away from LIBOR, specifically as they relate to loans, leases and hedging relationships. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326)
In March 2022, the FASB issued guidance within ASU 2022-02, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures. The amendments in this ASU eliminate the current troubled debt restructuring (TDR) recognition and measurement guidance and, instead, require that a creditor evaluate (consistent with the accounting for other loan modifications) whether the modification represents a new loan or a continuation of an existing loan. The amendments also introduce new requirements related to certain modifications of receivables made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty.
These amendments require vintage disclosures including current-period gross write-offs by year of origination for financing receivables. Gross write-off information must be included in the vintage disclosures in accordance with ASC 326-20-50-6, which requires disclosure of the amortized cost basis of financing receivables by credit quality indicator and class of financing receivable by year of origination.
The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years since the Company previously adopted the amendments in ASU 2016-13, which is commonly referred to as the current expected credit loss methodology, on January 1, 2020. These amendments should be applied prospectively, though for the transition method related to the recognition and measurement of TDRs, an entity has the option to apply a modified retrospective transition method, resulting in a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings in the period of adoption. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820)
In June 2022, the FASB issued guidance within ASU 2022-03, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions. The amendments in this ASU affect all entities that have investments in equity securities measured at fair value that are subject to a contractual sale restriction. These amendments clarify that a contractual restriction on the sale of an equity security is not considered part of the unit of account of the equity security and, therefore, is not considered in measuring fair value.
The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for both interim and annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Note 3: SECURITIES
The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses and estimated fair value of securities at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are summarized as follows (in thousands):
September 30, 2022
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Trading:
Corporate bonds
$
27,203
$
28,383
$
27,203
$
28,383
September 30, 2022
Amortized Cost
Gross Unrealized Gains
Gross Unrealized Losses
Allowance for Credit Losses
Fair Value
Available-for-Sale:
U.S. Government and agency obligations
$
188,046
$
108
$
(1,643)
$
—
$
186,511
Municipal bonds
303,485
14
(50,687)
—
252,812
Corporate bonds
133,398
—
(10,749)
—
122,649
Mortgage-backed or related securities
2,586,161
5
(372,529)
—
2,213,637
Asset-backed securities
222,451
458
(2,345)
—
220,564
$
3,433,541
$
585
$
(437,953)
$
—
$
2,996,173
September 30, 2022
Amortized Cost
Gross Unrealized Gains
Gross Unrealized Losses
Fair Value
Allowance for Credit Losses
Held-to-Maturity:
U.S. Government and agency obligations
$
312
$
1
$
(7)
$
306
$
—
Municipal bonds
508,002
54
(90,655)
417,401
(193)
Corporate bonds
2,994
—
(18)
2,976
(201)
Mortgage-backed or related securities
621,938
—
(95,205)
526,733
—
$
1,133,246
$
55
$
(185,885)
$
947,416
$
(394)
15
December 31, 2021
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Trading:
Corporate bonds
$
27,203
$
26,981
$
27,203
$
26,981
December 31, 2021
Amortized Cost
Gross Unrealized Gains
Gross Unrealized Losses
Allowance for Credit Losses
Fair Value
Available-for-Sale:
U.S. Government and agency obligations
$
201,101
$
852
$
(621)
$
—
$
201,332
Municipal bonds
293,761
15,171
(320)
—
308,612
Corporate bonds
114,427
3,103
(183)
—
117,347
Mortgage-backed or related securities
2,837,480
17,749
(49,961)
—
2,805,268
Asset-backed securities
206,391
52
(9)
—
206,434
$
3,653,160
$
36,927
$
(51,094)
$
—
$
3,638,993
December 31, 2021
Amortized Cost
Gross Unrealized Gains
Gross Unrealized Losses
Fair Value
Allowance for Credit Losses
Held-to-Maturity:
U.S. Government and agency obligations
$
316
$
3
$
—
$
319
$
—
Municipal bonds
420,555
20,743
(1,393)
439,905
(203)
Corporate bonds
3,092
—
(3)
3,089
(230)
Mortgage-backed or related securities
97,392
1,171
(23)
98,540
—
$
521,355
$
21,917
$
(1,419)
$
541,853
$
(433)
Accrued interest receivable on held-to-maturity debt securities was $4.4 million and $3.3 million as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, and was $12.5 million and $10.1 million on available-for-sale debt securities at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Accrued interest receivable on securities is reported in accrued interest receivable on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition and is excluded from the calculation of the allowance for credit losses.
At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the gross unrealized losses and the fair value for securities available-for-sale aggregated by the length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position were as follows (in thousands):
September 30, 2022
Less Than 12 Months
12 Months or More
Total
Fair Value
Unrealized Losses
Fair Value
Unrealized Losses
Fair Value
Unrealized Losses
Available-for-Sale:
U.S. Government and agency obligations
$
83,887
$
(1,239)
$
58,248
$
(404)
$
142,135
$
(1,643)
Municipal bonds
229,339
(42,086)
15,853
(8,601)
245,192
(50,687)
Corporate bonds
115,044
(9,754)
7,006
(995)
122,050
(10,749)
Mortgage-backed or related securities
1,356,167
(182,947)
794,663
(189,582)
2,150,830
(372,529)
Asset-backed securities
103,702
(2,345)
—
—
103,702
(2,345)
$
1,888,139
$
(238,371)
$
875,770
$
(199,582)
$
2,763,909
$
(437,953)
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December 31, 2021
Less Than 12 Months
12 Months or More
Total
Fair Value
Unrealized Losses
Fair Value
Unrealized Losses
Fair Value
Unrealized Losses
Available-for-Sale:
U.S. Government and agency obligations
$
—
$
—
$
71,306
$
(621)
$
71,306
$
(621)
Municipal bonds
40,397
(221)
8,541
(99)
48,938
(320)
Corporate bonds
8,009
(121)
9,938
(62)
17,947
(183)
Mortgage-backed or related securities
1,307,411
(38,028)
721,454
(11,933)
2,028,865
(49,961)
Asset-backed securities
3,382
(9)
—
—
3,382
(9)
$
1,359,199
$
(38,379)
$
811,239
$
(12,715)
$
2,170,438
$
(51,094)
At September 30, 2022, there were 313 securities—available-for-sale with unrealized losses, compared to 97 at December 31, 2021. Management does not believe that any individual unrealized loss as of September 30, 2022 or December 31, 2021 resulted from credit loss. The decline in fair market value of these securities was generally due to changes in interest rates and changes in market-desired spreads subsequent to their purchase.
There were no sales of securities—trading during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 or 2021. There were no securities—trading in a nonaccrual status at September 30, 2022 or December 31, 2021. Net unrealized holding gains of $1.4 million were recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to $1.9 million of net unrealized holding gains recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
The following table presents gross gains and losses on sales and partial calls of securities available-for-sale (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2022
2021
2022
2021
Available-for-Sale:
Gross Gains
$
6
$
140
$
522
$
766
Gross Losses
—
(22)
(49)
(132)
Balance, end of the period
$
6
$
118
$
473
$
634
There were no securities—available-for-sale in a nonaccrual status at September 30, 2022 or December 31, 2021.
The following table presents the amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities at September 30, 2022, by contractual maturity and does not reflect any required periodic payments (in thousands). Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because some securities may be called or prepaid with or without call or prepayment penalties.
September 30, 2022
Trading
Available-for-Sale
Held-to-Maturity
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Maturing within one year
$
—
$
—
$
5,056
$
5,025
$
11,959
$
11,891
Maturing after one year through five years
—
—
264,362
248,564
38,926
37,909
Maturing after five years through ten years
—
—
712,311
661,349
21,648
20,506
Maturing after ten years
27,203
28,383
2,451,812
2,081,235
1,060,713
877,110
$
27,203
$
28,383
$
3,433,541
$
2,996,173
$
1,133,246
$
947,416
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The following table presents, as of September 30, 2022, investment securities which were pledged to secure borrowings, public deposits or other obligations as permitted or required by law (in thousands):
September 30, 2022
Carrying Value
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Purpose or beneficiary:
State and local governments public deposits
$
232,331
$
236,203
$
203,636
Interest rate swap counterparties
7,723
8,183
7,718
Repurchase transaction accounts
272,903
302,344
245,430
Other
2,470
2,470
2,449
Total pledged securities
$
515,427
$
549,200
$
459,233
The Company monitors the credit quality of held-to-maturity debt securities through the use of credit ratings which are reviewed and updated quarterly. The Company’s non-rated held-to-maturity debt securities are primarily United States government sponsored enterprise debentures carrying minimal to no credit risk. The non-rated corporate bonds primarily consist of Community Reinvestment Act related bonds secured by loan instruments from low to moderate income borrowers. The remaining non-rated held-to-maturity debt securities balance is comprised of local municipal debt from within the Company’s geographic footprint and is monitored through quarterly or annual financial review. This municipal debt is predominately essential service or unlimited general obligation backed debt. The following tables summarize the amortized cost of held-to-maturity debt securities by credit rating at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands):
September 30, 2022
U.S. Government and agency obligations
Municipal bonds
Corporate bonds
Mortgage-backed or related securities
Total
AAA/AA/A
$
—
$
496,267
$
500
$
16,731
$
513,498
Not Rated
312
11,735
2,494
605,207
619,748
$
312
$
508,002
$
2,994
$
621,938
$
1,133,246
December 31, 2021
U.S. Government and agency obligations
Municipal bonds
Corporate bonds
Mortgage-backed or related securities
Total
AAA/AA/A
$
—
$
406,363
$
500
$
—
$
406,863
Not Rated
316
14,192
2,592
97,392
114,492
$
316
$
420,555
$
3,092
$
97,392
$
521,355
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The following tables present the activity in the allowance for credit losses for held-to-maturity debt securities by major type for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021 (in thousands):
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
U.S. Government and agency obligations
Municipal bonds
Corporate bonds
Mortgage-backed or related securities
Total
Allowance for credit losses – securities
Beginning Balance
$
—
$
196
$
228
$
—
$
424
Recapture of provision for credit losses
—
(3)
(52)
—
(55)
Recoveries
—
—
25
—
25
Ending Balance
$
—
$
193
$
201
$
—
$
394
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
U.S. Government and agency obligations
Municipal bonds
Corporate bonds
Mortgage-backed or related securities
Total
Allowance for credit losses – securities
Beginning Balance
$
—
$
203
$
230
$
—
$
433
Recapture of provision for credit losses
—
(10)
(54)
—
(64)
Recoveries
—
—
25
—
25
Ending Balance
$
—
$
193
$
201
$
—
$
394
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
U.S. Government and agency obligations
Municipal bonds
Corporate bonds
Mortgage-backed or related securities
Total
Allowance for credit losses – securities
Beginning Balance
$
—
$
64
$
46
$
—
$
110
Recapture of provision for credit losses
—
(1)
(5)
—
(6)
Ending Balance
$
—
$
63
$
41
$
—
$
104
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
U.S. Government and agency obligations
Municipal bonds
Corporate bonds
Mortgage-backed or related securities
Total
Allowance for credit losses – securities
Beginning Balance
$
—
$
59
$
35
$
—
$
94
Provision for credit losses
—
4
6
—
10
Ending Balance
$
—
$
63
$
41
$
—
$
104
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Note 4: LOANS RECEIVABLE AND THE ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - LOANS
During the first quarter of 2022, the Company changed the segmentation of its Small Balance CRE loan category based on the common risk characteristics used to measure the allowance for credit losses. The presentation of loans receivable at December 31, 2021 has been updated to match the segmentation used in the current period presentation. The following table presents the loans receivable at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 by class (dollars in thousands).
September 30, 2022
December 31, 2021
Amount
Percent of Total
Amount
Percent of Total
Commercial real estate:
Owner-occupied
$
862,792
8.8
%
$
831,623
9.2
%
Investment properties
1,604,881
16.3
1,674,027
18.4
Small balance CRE
1,188,351
12.1
1,281,863
14.1
Multifamily real estate
592,834
6.0
530,885
5.8
Construction, land and land development:
Commercial construction
171,029
1.7
167,998
1.8
Multifamily construction
275,488
2.8
259,116
2.9
One- to four-family construction
666,350
6.8
568,753
6.3
Land and land development
329,459
3.4
313,454
3.5
Commercial business:
Commercial business (1)
1,242,550
12.7
1,170,780
12.9
Small business scored
906,647
9.2
792,310
8.7
Agricultural business, including secured by farmland (2)
299,400
3.0
280,578
3.1
One- to four-family residential
1,025,143
10.4
657,474
7.2
Consumer:
Consumer—home equity revolving lines of credit
545,807
5.6
458,533
5.0
Consumer—other
116,365
1.2
97,369
1.1
Total loans
9,827,096
100.0
%
9,084,763
100.0
%
Less allowance for credit losses – loans
(135,918)
(132,099)
Net loans
$
9,691,178
$
8,952,664
(1) Includes $13.1 million and $132.6 million of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
(2) Includes $344,000 of SBA PPP loans as of September 30, 2022 and $1.4 million as of December 31, 2021.
Loan amounts are net of unearned loan fees in excess of unamortized costs of $7.2 million as of September 30, 2022 and $8.6 million as of December 31, 2021. Net loans include net discounts on acquired loans of $7.0 million and $9.7 million as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Net loans does not include accrued interest receivable. Accrued interest receivable on loans was $33.6 million as of September 30, 2022 and $29.2 million as of December 31, 2021 and was reported in accrued interest receivable on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
Purchased credit-deteriorated and purchased non-credit-deteriorated loans. Loans acquired in business combinations are recorded at their fair value at the acquisition date. Acquired loans are evaluated upon acquisition and classified as either purchased credit-deteriorated (PCD) or purchased non-credit-deteriorated. There were no PCD loans acquired during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Troubled Debt Restructurings. Loans are reported as troubled debt restructures (TDRs) when the bank grants one or more concessions to a borrower experiencing financial difficulties that it would not otherwise consider. Our TDRs have generally not involved forgiveness of amounts due, but almost always include a modification of multiple factors; the most common combination includes interest rate, payment amount and maturity date.
The Company had $4.4 million and $5.5 million of TDRs as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. As of both September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had no commitments to advance additional funds related to TDRs.
There were no new TDRs that occurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 or September 30, 2021.
There were no TDRs which incurred a payment default within 12 months of the restructure date during the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021. A default on a TDR results in either a transfer to nonaccrual status or a partial charge-off, or both.
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Credit Quality Indicators: To appropriately and effectively manage the ongoing credit quality of the Company’s loan portfolio, management has implemented a risk-rating or loan grading system for its loans. The system is a tool to evaluate portfolio asset quality throughout each applicable loan’s life as an asset of the Company. Generally, loans are risk rated on an aggregate borrower/relationship basis with individual loans sharing similar ratings. There are some instances when specific situations relating to individual loans will provide the basis for different risk ratings within the aggregate relationship. Loans are graded on a scale of 1 to 9. A description of the general characteristics of these categories is shown below:
Overall Risk Rating Definitions: Risk-ratings contain both qualitative and quantitative measurements and take into account the financial strength of a borrower and the structure of the loan or lease. Consequently, the definitions are to be applied in the context of each lending transaction and judgment must also be used to determine the appropriate risk rating, as it is not unusual for a loan or lease to exhibit characteristics of more than one risk-rating category. Consideration for the final rating is centered in the borrower’s ability to repay, in a timely fashion, both principal and interest. The Company’s risk-rating and loan grading policies are reviewed and approved annually. There were no material changes in the risk-rating or loan grading system for the periods presented.
Risk Ratings 1-5: Pass
Credits with risk ratings of 1 to 5 meet the definition of a pass risk rating. The strength of credits vary within the pass risk ratings, ranging from a risk rated 1 being an exceptional credit to a risk rated 5 being an acceptable credit that requires a more than normal level of supervision.
Risk Rating 6: Special Mention
A credit with potential weaknesses that deserves management’s close attention is risk rated a 6. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses will result in deterioration in the capacity to repay debt. A key distinction between Special Mention and Substandard is that in a Special Mention credit, there are identified weaknesses that pose potential risk(s) to the repayment sources, versus well defined weaknesses that pose risk(s) to the repayment sources. Assets in this category are expected to be in this category no more than 9-12 months as the potential weaknesses in the credit are resolved.
Risk Rating 7: Substandard
A credit with well-defined weaknesses that jeopardize the ability to repay in full is risk rated a 7. These credits are inadequately protected by either the sound net worth and payment capacity of the borrower or the value of pledged collateral. These are credits with a distinct possibility of loss. Loans headed for foreclosure and/or legal action due to deterioration are rated 7 or worse.
Risk Rating 8: Doubtful
A credit with an extremely high probability of loss is risk rated 8. These credits have all the same critical weaknesses that are found in a substandard loan; however, the weaknesses are elevated to the point that based upon current information, collection or liquidation in full is improbable. While some loss on doubtful credits is expected, pending events may make the amount and timing of any loss indeterminable. In these situations taking the loss is inappropriate until the outcome of the pending event is clear.
Risk Rating 9: Loss
A credit that is considered to be currently uncollectible or of such little value that it is no longer a viable bank asset is risk rated 9. Losses should be taken in the accounting period in which the credit is determined to be uncollectible. Taking a loss does not mean that a credit has absolutely no recovery or salvage value but, rather, it is not practical or desirable to defer writing off the credit, even though partial recovery may occur in the future.
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The following tables present the Company’s portfolio of risk-rated loans by class and by grade as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands). Revolving loans that are converted to term loans are treated as new originations in the table below and are presented by year of origination. Term loans that are renewed or extended for periods longer than 90 days are presented as a new origination in the year of the most recent renewal or extension.
September 30, 2022
Term Loans by Year of Origination
Revolving Loans
Total Loans
By class:
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
Prior
Commercial real estate - owner occupied
Risk Rating
Pass
$
146,166
$
198,638
$
151,970
$
76,639
$
57,519
$
154,148
$
21,445
$
806,525
Special Mention
—
—
—
2,849
—
2,061
462
5,372
Substandard
11,645
—
7,262
15,228
16,342
418
—
50,895
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total Commercial real estate - owner occupied
$
157,811
$
198,638
$
159,232
$
94,716
$
73,861
$
156,627
$
21,907
$
862,792
Commercial real estate - investment properties
Risk Rating
Pass
$
135,384
$
330,599
$
165,300
$
184,908
$
173,344
$
588,070
$
11,719
$
1,589,324
Special Mention
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Substandard
7,861
—
—
3,300
—
3,068
1,328
15,557
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total Commercial real estate - investment properties
$
143,245
$
330,599
$
165,300
$
188,208
$
173,344
$
591,138
$
13,047
$
1,604,881
Multifamily real estate
Risk Rating
Pass
$
95,779
$
162,705
$
94,767
$
48,150
$
29,813
$
157,757
$
2,412
$
591,383
Special Mention
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Substandard
—
—
—
—
—
1,451
—
1,451
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total Multifamily real estate
$
95,779
$
162,705
$
94,767
$
48,150
$
29,813
$
159,208
$
2,412
$
592,834
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September 30, 2022
Term Loans by Year of Origination
Revolving Loans
Total Loans
By class:
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
Prior
Commercial construction
Risk Rating
Pass
$
83,600
$
63,018
$
11,456
$
3,615
$
1,122
$
—
$
—
$
162,811
Special Mention
—
—
—
676
—
—
—
676
Substandard
2,851
1
—
—
4,690
—
—
7,542
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total Commercial construction
$
86,451
$
63,019
$
11,456
$
4,291
$
5,812
$
—
$
—
$
171,029
Multifamily construction
Risk Rating
Pass
$
91,394
$
140,938
$
41,708
$
1,448
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
275,488
Special Mention
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Substandard
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total Multifamily construction
$
91,394
$
140,938
$
41,708
$
1,448
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
275,488
One- to four- family construction
Risk Rating
Pass
$
508,690
$
146,630
$
4,226
$
331
$
—
$
—
$
809
$
660,686
Special Mention
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Substandard
5,664
—
—
—
—
—
—
5,664
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total One- to four- family construction
$
514,354
$
146,630
$
4,226
$
331
$
—
$
—
$
809
$
666,350
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September 30, 2022
Term Loans by Year of Origination
Revolving Loans
Total Loans
By class:
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
Prior
Land and land development
Risk Rating
Pass
$
143,120
$
118,548
$
38,737
$
15,048
$
6,725
$
6,625
$
357
$
329,160
Special Mention
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Substandard
—
—
—
—
200
99
—
299
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total Land and land development
$
143,120
$
118,548
$
38,737
$
15,048
$
6,925
$
6,724
$
357
$
329,459
Commercial business
Risk Rating
Pass
$
169,941
$
168,950
$
172,947
$
138,021
$
93,084
$
94,769
$
375,913
$
1,213,625
Special Mention
—
1,805
—
—
2,842
—
3,235
7,882
Substandard
1,277
10,619
1,097
972
1,810
870
4,398
21,043
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total Commercial business
$
171,218
$
181,374
$
174,044
$
138,993
$
97,736
$
95,639
$
383,546
$
1,242,550
Agricultural business, including secured by farmland
Risk Rating
Pass
$
25,451
$
36,902
$
19,249
$
29,486
$
25,367
$
31,640
$
117,885
$
285,980
Special Mention
—
337
271
—
—
—
2,424
3,032
Substandard
1,580
722
—
6,919
—
1,067
100
10,388
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total Agricultural business, including secured by farmland
$
27,031
$
37,961
$
19,520
$
36,405
$
25,367
$
32,707
$
120,409
$
299,400
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December 31, 2021
Term Loans by Year of Origination
Revolving Loans
Total Loans
By class:
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
Prior
Commercial real estate - owner occupied
Risk Rating
Pass
$
212,407
$
172,968
$
100,077
$
83,124
$
43,371
$
153,472
$
11,782
$
777,201
Special Mention
—
—
2,185
—
—
74
—
2,259
Substandard
13,597
—
13,770
—
1,056
23,740
—
52,163
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total Commercial real estate - owner occupied
$
226,004
$
172,968
$
116,032
$
83,124
$
44,427
$
177,286
$
11,782
$
831,623
Commercial real estate - investment properties
Risk Rating
Pass
$
337,170
$
165,174
$
231,021
$
183,787
$
201,738
$
467,821
$
18,471
$
1,605,182
Special Mention
—
—
240
4,131
—
—
—
4,371
Substandard
28,926
—
3,343
—
4,305
27,900
—
64,474
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total Commercial real estate - investment properties
$
366,096
$
165,174
$
234,604
$
187,918
$
206,043
$
495,721
$
18,471
$
1,674,027
Multifamily real estate
Risk Rating
Pass
$
184,310
$
75,226
$
55,494
$
33,708
$
84,612
$
88,055
$
3,030
$
524,435
Special Mention
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Substandard
4,908
—
—
—
—
1,542
—
6,450
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total Multifamily real estate
$
189,218
$
75,226
$
55,494
$
33,708
$
84,612
$
89,597
$
3,030
$
530,885
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December 31, 2021
Term Loans by Year of Origination
Revolving Loans
Total Loans
By class:
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
Prior
Commercial construction
Risk Rating
Pass
$
103,352
$
31,841
$
7,259
$
8,087
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
150,539
Special Mention
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Substandard
11,782
85
688
4,806
—
98
—
17,459
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total Commercial construction
$
115,134
$
31,926
$
7,947
$
12,893
$
—
$
98
$
—
$
167,998
Multifamily construction
Risk Rating
Pass
$
86,643
$
118,114
$
54,359
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
259,116
Special Mention
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Substandard
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total Multifamily construction
$
86,643
$
118,114
$
54,359
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
259,116
One- to four- family construction
Risk Rating
Pass
$
526,153
$
40,133
$
331
$
—
$
—
$
216
$
1,920
$
568,753
Special Mention
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Substandard
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total One- to four- family construction
$
526,153
$
40,133
$
331
$
—
$
—
$
216
$
1,920
$
568,753
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December 31, 2021
Term Loans by Year of Origination
Revolving Loans
Total Loans
By class:
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
Prior
Land and land development
Risk Rating
Pass
$
181,381
$
89,895
$
17,154
$
8,141
$
4,050
$
7,870
$
1,682
$
310,173
Special Mention
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Substandard
2,876
14
263
—
—
128
—
3,281
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total Land and land development
$
184,257
$
89,909
$
17,417
$
8,141
$
4,050
$
7,998
$
1,682
$
313,454
Commercial business
Risk Rating
Pass
$
273,096
$
214,166
$
176,136
$
121,211
$
45,434
$
78,049
$
246,351
$
1,154,443
Special Mention
65
77
—
241
19
8
2,430
2,840
Substandard
1,941
1,560
2,292
3,853
875
679
2,297
13,497
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total Commercial business
$
275,102
$
215,803
$
178,428
$
125,305
$
46,328
$
78,736
$
251,078
$
1,170,780
Agricultural business, including secured by farmland
Risk Rating
Pass
$
33,119
$
25,338
$
49,951
$
27,401
$
11,918
$
30,042
$
99,410
$
277,179
Special Mention
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Substandard
—
474
2,231
493
129
72
—
3,399
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total Agricultural business, including secured by farmland
$
33,119
$
25,812
$
52,182
$
27,894
$
12,047
$
30,114
$
99,410
$
280,578
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The following tables present the Company’s portfolio of non-risk-rated loans by class and delinquency status as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands). Revolving loans that are converted to term loans are treated as new originations in the table below and are presented by year of origination. Term loans that are renewed or extended for periods longer than 90 days are presented as a new origination in the year of the most recent renewal or extension.
September 30, 2022
Term Loans by Year of Origination
Revolving Loans
Total Loans
By class:
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
Prior
Small balance CRE
Past Due Category
Current
$
134,016
$
209,928
$
173,212
$
138,970
$
150,229
$
377,806
$
499
$
1,184,660
30-59 Days Past Due
—
—
—
—
—
2,532
—
2,532
60-89 Days Past Due
—
—
—
—
—
137
—
137
90 Days + Past Due
—
—
—
—
—
1,022
—
1,022
Total Small balance CRE
$
134,016
$
209,928
$
173,212
$
138,970
$
150,229
$
381,497
$
499
$
1,188,351
Small business scored
Past Due Category
Current
$
234,698
$
207,768
$
106,437
$
88,529
$
61,474
$
87,045
$
117,696
$
903,647
30-59 Days Past Due
159
35
423
635
21
147
676
2,096
60-89 Days Past Due
—
—
—
492
—
199
15
706
90 Days + Past Due
—
—
13
119
66
—
—
198
Total Small business scored
$
234,857
$
207,803
$
106,873
$
89,775
$
61,561
$
87,391
$
118,387
$
906,647
One- to four- family residential
Past Due Category
Current
$
406,313
$
269,745
$
61,892
$
37,419
$
38,255
$
204,687
$
1,240
$
1,019,551
30-59 Days Past Due
—
26
—
—
—
110
—
136
60-89 Days Past Due
—
263
330
1,184
94
522
—
2,393
90 Days + Past Due
—
1,107
394
—
210
1,352
—
3,063
Total One- to four- family residential
$
406,313
$
271,141
$
62,616
$
38,603
$
38,559
$
206,671
$
1,240
$
1,025,143
28
September 30, 2022
Term Loans by Year of Origination
Revolving Loans
Total Loans
By class:
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
Prior
Consumer—home equity revolving lines of credit
Past Due Category
Current
$
7,227
$
928
$
546
$
1,478
$
1,446
$
3,855
$
527,727
$
543,207
30-59 Days Past Due
—
91
104
—
—
538
746
1,479
60-89 Days Past Due
—
13
—
251
37
75
—
376
90 Days + Past Due
—
—
73
271
64
337
—
745
Total Consumer—home equity revolving lines of credit
$
7,227
$
1,032
$
723
$
2,000
$
1,547
$
4,805
$
528,473
$
545,807
Consumer-other
Past Due Category
Current
$
39,131
$
13,630
$
10,166
$
6,430
$
5,970
$
18,232
$
22,616
$
116,175
30-59 Days Past Due
—
12
25
19
2
41
50
149
60-89 Days Past Due
—
6
2
5
—
3
25
41
90 Days + Past Due
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total Consumer-other
$
39,131
$
13,648
$
10,193
$
6,454
$
5,972
$
18,276
$
22,691
$
116,365
29
December 31, 2021
Term Loans by Year of Origination
Revolving Loans
Total Loans
By class:
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
Prior
Small balance CRE
Past Due Category
Current
$
215,933
$
208,482
$
157,342
$
182,940
$
138,239
$
377,007
$
533
$
1,280,476
30-59 Days Past Due
40
—
—
—
49
—
—
89
60-89 Days Past Due
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
90 Days + Past Due
—
—
—
—
1,186
112
—
1,298
Total Small balance CRE
$
215,973
$
208,482
$
157,342
$
182,940
$
139,474
$
377,119
$
533
$
1,281,863
Small business scored
Past Due Category
Current
$
235,435
$
126,959
$
109,483
$
84,460
$
55,940
$
69,504
$
108,632
$
790,413
30-59 Days Past Due
260
268
—
133
74
4
185
924
60-89 Days Past Due
—
—
133
11
9
248
64
465
90 Days + Past Due
—
69
—
62
306
7
64
508
Total Small business scored
$
235,695
$
127,296
$
109,616
$
84,666
$
56,329
$
69,763
$
108,945
$
792,310
One- to four- family residential
Past Due Category
Current
$
225,020
$
77,873
$
53,854
$
48,299
$
51,654
$
195,479
$
1,425
$
653,604
30-59 Days Past Due
—
596
—
404
635
683
—
2,318
60-89 Days Past Due
—
—
2
295
—
30
—
327
90 Days + Past Due
—
—
—
167
—
1,058
—
1,225
Total One- to four- family residential
$
225,020
$
78,469
$
53,856
$
49,165
$
52,289
$
197,250
$
1,425
$
657,474
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December 31, 2021
Term Loans by Year of Origination
Revolving Loans
Total Loans
By class:
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
Prior
Consumer—home equity revolving lines of credit
Past Due Category
Current
$
7,135
$
1,210
$
1,324
$
1,772
$
1,764
$
2,920
$
440,352
$
456,477
30-59 Days Past Due
147
—
—
23
37
568
210
985
60-89 Days Past Due
49
—
—
—
45
83
91
268
90 Days + Past Due
—
—
109
191
156
188
159
803
Total Consumer—home equity revolving lines of credit
$
7,331
$
1,210
$
1,433
$
1,986
$
2,002
$
3,759
$
440,812
$
458,533
Consumer-other
Past Due Category
Current
$
18,640
$
12,803
$
8,676
$
8,242
$
6,138
$
17,055
$
25,336
$
96,890
30-59 Days Past Due
—
114
13
150
22
29
60
388
60-89 Days Past Due
6
—
2
—
—
8
59
75
90 Days + Past Due
—
—
10
6
—
—
—
16
Total Consumer-other
$
18,646
$
12,917
$
8,701
$
8,398
$
6,160
$
17,092
$
25,455
$
97,369
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The following tables provide the amortized cost basis of collateral-dependent loans as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands). Our collateral dependent loans presented in the tables below have no significant concentrations by property type or location.
September 30, 2022
Real Estate
Equipment
Total
Commercial real estate:
Investment properties
$
3,068
$
—
$
3,068
Small balance CRE
3,137
—
3,137
Agricultural business, including secured by farmland
—
594
594
Total
$
6,205
$
594
$
6,799
December 31, 2021
Real Estate
Equipment
Total
Commercial real estate:
Owner-occupied
$
921
$
—
$
921
Investment properties
6,136
—
6,136
Small balance CRE
5,902
—
5,902
Commercial business
Commercial business
17
47
64
Agricultural business, including secured by farmland
427
594
1,021
Total
$
13,403
$
641
$
14,044
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The following tables provide additional detail on the age analysis of the Company’s past due loans as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands):
September 30, 2022
30-59 Days Past Due
60-89 Days Past Due
90 Days or More Past Due
Total Past Due
Current
Total Loans
Non-accrual with no Allowance
Total Non-accrual (1)
Loans 90 Days or More Past Due and Accruing
Commercial real estate:
Owner-occupied
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
862,792
$
862,792
$
—
$
185
$
—
Investment properties
—
—
—
—
1,604,881
1,604,881
3,068
3,068
—
Small balance CRE
2,532
137
1,022
3,691
1,184,660
1,188,351
3,110
3,744
—
Multifamily real estate
—
—
—
—
592,834
592,834
—
—
—
Construction, land and land development:
Commercial construction
—
—
—
—
171,029
171,029
—
—
—
Multifamily construction
—
—
—
—
275,488
275,488
—
—
—
One- to four-family construction
—
—
—
—
666,350
666,350
—
—
—
Land and land development
1,186
49
200
1,435
328,024
329,459
—
299
—
Commercial business:
Commercial business
4,328
131
116
4,575
1,237,975
1,242,550
—
425
21
Small business scored
2,096
706
198
3,000
903,647
906,647
—
1,037
43
Agricultural business, including secured by farmland
—
51
594
645
298,755
299,400
594
594
—
One- to four-family residential
136
2,393
3,063
5,592
1,019,551
1,025,143
—
2,381
1,556
Consumer:
Consumer—home equity revolving lines of credit
1,479
376
745
2,600
543,207
545,807
—
1,776
61
Consumer—other
149
41
—
190
116,175
116,365
—
3
—
Total
$
11,906
$
3,884
$
5,938
$
21,728
$
9,805,368
$
9,827,096
$
6,772
$
13,512
$
1,681
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December 31, 2021
30-59 Days Past Due
60-89 Days Past Due
90 Days or More Past Due
Total Past Due
Current
Total Loans
Non-accrual with no Allowance
Total Non-accrual (1)
Loans 90 Days or More Past Due and Accruing
Commercial real estate:
Owner-occupied
$
233
$
—
$
448
$
681
$
830,942
$
831,623
$
924
$
1,456
$
—
Investment properties
81
—
—
81
1,673,946
1,674,027
3,706
6,282
—
Small balance CRE
89
—
1,298
1,387
1,280,476
1,281,863
5,886
6,421
—
Multifamily real estate
—
—
—
—
530,885
530,885
—
—
—
Construction, land and land development:
Commercial construction
—
—
98
98
167,900
167,998
—
98
—
Multifamily construction
—
—
—
—
259,116
259,116
—
—
—
One- to four-family construction
162
—
—
162
568,591
568,753
—
—
—
Land and land development
51
—
14
65
313,389
313,454
—
381
—
Commercial business:
Commercial business
5,157
1,007
588
6,752
1,164,028
1,170,780
228
1,144
2
Small business scored
924
465
508
1,897
790,413
792,310
—
1,012
—
Agricultural business, including secured by farmland
139
—
1,021
1,160
279,418
280,578
1,021
1,022
—
One-to four-family residential
2,318
327
1,225
3,870
653,604
657,474
—
2,711
436
Consumer:
Consumer—home equity revolving lines of credit
985
268
803
2,056
456,477
458,533
—
1,736
114
Consumer—other
388
75
16
479
96,890
97,369
—
18
3
Total
$
10,527
$
2,142
$
6,019
$
18,688
$
9,066,075
$
9,084,763
$
11,765
$
22,281
$
555
(1) The Company did not recognize any interest income on non-accrual loans during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 or the year ended December 31, 2021.
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The following tables provide the activity in the allowance for credit losses by portfolio segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
Commercial Real Estate
Multifamily Real Estate
Construction and Land
Commercial Business
Agricultural Business
One- to Four-Family Residential
Consumer
Total
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance
$
46,373
$
6,906
$
26,939
$
28,673
$
3,002
$
9,573
$
7,236
$
128,702
(Recapture)/provision for credit losses
(2,096)
208
1,071
2,395
243
2,796
1,730
6,347
Recoveries
88
—
—
924
252
25
85
1,374
Charge-offs
—
—
(25)
(138)
(42)
—
(300)
(505)
Ending balance
$
44,365
$
7,114
$
27,985
$
31,854
$
3,455
$
12,394
$
8,751
$
135,918
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
Commercial Real Estate
Multifamily Real Estate
Construction and Land
Commercial Business
Agricultural Business
One- to Four-Family Residential
Consumer
Total
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance
$
52,995
$
7,043
$
27,294
$
26,421
$
3,190
$
8,205
$
6,951
$
132,099
(Recapture)/provision for credit losses
(8,932)
71
337
4,594
(77)
4,026
2,096
2,115
Recoveries
304
—
384
1,307
384
163
413
2,955
Charge-offs
(2)
—
(30)
(468)
(42)
—
(709)
(1,251)
Ending balance
$
44,365
$
7,114
$
27,985
$
31,854
$
3,455
$
12,394
$
8,751
$
135,918
35
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
Commercial Real Estate
Multifamily Real Estate
Construction and Land
Commercial Business
Agricultural Business
One- to Four-Family Residential
Consumer
Total
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance
$
60,349
$
5,807
$
30,899
$
30,830
$
3,256
$
9,800
$
7,068
$
148,009
(Recapture)/provision for credit losses
(4,057)
850
(1,557)
(3,825)
83
(359)
15
(8,850)
Recoveries
923
—
—
230
17
19
227
1,416
Charge-offs
—
—
—
(362)
(179)
—
(119)
(660)
Ending balance
$
57,215
$
6,657
$
29,342
$
26,873
$
3,177
$
9,460
$
7,191
$
139,915
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Commercial Real Estate
Multifamily Real Estate
Construction and Land
Commercial Business
Agricultural Business
One- to Four-Family Residential
Consumer
Total
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance
$
57,791
$
3,893
$
41,295
$
35,007
$
4,914
$
9,913
$
14,466
$
167,279
Provision/(recapture) for credit losses
2,096
2,764
(12,053)
(8,390)
(1,581)
(605)
(7,216)
(24,985)
Recoveries
1,094
—
100
1,530
25
152
620
3,521
Charge-offs
(3,766)
—
—
(1,274)
(181)
—
(679)
(5,900)
Ending balance
$
57,215
$
6,657
$
29,342
$
26,873
$
3,177
$
9,460
$
7,191
$
139,915
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Note 5: REAL ESTATE OWNED, NET
The following table presents the changes in REO for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2022
2021
2022
2021
Balance, beginning of the period
$
340
$
763
$
852
$
816
Additions from loan foreclosures
—
89
—
512
Proceeds from dispositions of REO
—
—
(864)
(783)
Gain on sale of REO
—
—
352
307
Balance, end of the period
$
340
$
852
$
340
$
852
REO properties are recorded at the estimated fair value of the property, less expected selling costs, establishing a new cost basis. Subsequently, REO properties are carried at the lower of the new cost basis or updated fair market values, based on updated appraisals of the underlying properties, as received. Valuation allowances on the carrying value of REO may be recognized based on updated appraisals or on management’s authorization to reduce the selling price of a property. The Company had no foreclosed one- to four-family residential real estate properties held as REO at both September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021. The Company had $1.4 million and $609,000 of one- to four-family residential loans in the process of foreclosure at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
Note 6: GOODWILL, OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets: At September 30, 2022, intangible assets are comprised of goodwill and CDI acquired in business combinations. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase consideration paid over the fair value of the assets acquired, net of the fair values of liabilities assumed in a business combination, and is not amortized but is reviewed at least annually for impairment. Banner has identified one reporting unit for purposes of evaluating goodwill for impairment. The Company completed an assessment of qualitative factors as of December 31, 2021 and concluded that no further analysis was required as it is more likely than not that the fair value of Banner Bank, the reporting unit, exceeds the carrying value.
CDI represents the value of transaction-related deposits and the value of the client relationships associated with the deposits. The Company amortizes CDI assets over their estimated useful lives and reviews them at least annually for events or circumstances that could impair their value.
The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s goodwill and other intangibles for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021 (in thousands):
Goodwill
CDI
Total
Balance, December 31, 2020
$
373,121
$
21,426
$
394,547
Amortization
—
(6,571)
(6,571)
Balance, December 31, 2021
373,121
14,855
387,976
Amortization
—
(4,064)
(4,064)
Other Changes (1)
—
(136)
(136)
Balance, September 30, 2022
$
373,121
$
10,655
$
383,776
(1) Acquired CDI was adjusted for the sale of branches in 2022.
The following table presents the estimated amortization expense with respect to CDI as of September 30, 2022 for the periods indicated (in thousands):
Estimated Amortization
Remainder of 2022
$
1,215
2023
3,756
2024
2,626
2025
1,567
2026
904
Thereafter
587
$
10,655
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Mortgage Servicing Rights: Mortgage and SBA servicing rights are reported in other assets. SBA servicing rights are initially recorded and carried at fair value. Mortgage servicing rights are initially recognized at fair value and are amortized in proportion to, and over the period of, the estimated future net servicing income of the underlying financial assets. Mortgage servicing rights are subsequently evaluated for impairment based upon the fair value of the rights compared to the amortized cost (remaining unamortized initial fair value). If the fair value is less than the amortized cost, a valuation allowance is created through an impairment charge to servicing fee income. However, if the fair value is greater than the amortized cost, the amount above the amortized cost is not recognized in the carrying value. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company did not record any impairment charges or recoveries against mortgage servicing rights. The unpaid principal balance of loans for which mortgage and SBA servicing rights have been recognized totaled $2.80 billion and $2.77 billion at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Custodial accounts maintained in connection with this servicing totaled $29.3 million and $3.2 million at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
An analysis of the mortgage and SBA servicing rights for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 is presented below (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2022
2021
2022
2021
Balance, beginning of the period
$
17,633
$
15,612
$
17,206
$
15,223
Additions—amounts capitalized
296
1,621
3,053
5,418
Additions—through purchase
57
53
202
121
Amortization (1)
(985)
(1,533)
(3,331)
(5,009)
Fair value adjustments (3)
(72)
—
(201)
—
Balance, end of the period (2)
$
16,929
$
15,753
16,929
$
15,753
(1)Amortization of mortgage servicing rights is recorded as a reduction of loan servicing income within mortgage banking operations and any unamortized balance is fully amortized if the loan repays in full.
(2)There was no valuation allowance on mortgage servicing rights as of both September 30, 2022 and 2021.
(3) Fair value adjustments relate to SBA servicing rights. These adjustments are estimated based on an independent dealer analysis by discounting estimated net future cash flows from servicing SBA loans.
Note 7: DEPOSITS
Deposits consisted of the following at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands):
September 30, 2022
December 31, 2021
Non-interest-bearing accounts
$
6,507,523
$
6,385,177
Interest-bearing checking
1,856,244
1,947,414
Regular savings accounts
2,824,711
2,784,716
Money market accounts
2,323,844
2,370,995
Total interest-bearing transaction and saving accounts
7,004,799
7,103,125
Certificates of deposit:
Certificates of deposit less than or equal to $250,000
561,005
657,615
Certificates of deposit greater than $250,000
160,939
181,016
Total certificates of deposit
721,944
838,631
Total deposits
$
14,234,266
$
14,326,933
Included in total deposits:
Public fund transaction and savings accounts
$
365,309
$
353,874
Public fund interest-bearing certificates
33,787
39,961
Total public deposits
$
399,096
$
393,835
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At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had certificates of deposit of $164.7 million and $184.5 million, respectively, that were equal to or greater than $250,000.
Scheduled maturities and weighted average interest rates of certificates of deposit at September 30, 2022 are as follows (dollars in thousands):
September 30, 2022
Amount
Weighted Average Rate
Maturing in one year or less
$
577,678
0.34
%
Maturing after one year through two years
88,552
0.60
Maturing after two years through three years
37,582
0.55
Maturing after three years through four years
10,607
0.41
Maturing after four years through five years
6,068
0.34
Maturing after five years
1,457
0.79
Total certificates of deposit
$
721,944
0.38
%
Note 8: FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The following table presents estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, whether or not recognized or recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (dollars in thousands):
September 30, 2022
December 31, 2021
Level
Carrying Value
Estimated Fair Value
Carrying Value
Estimated Fair Value
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
1
$
821,921
$
821,921
$
2,134,300
$
2,134,300
Securities—trading
3
28,383
28,383
26,981
26,981
Securities—available-for-sale
2
2,996,173
2,996,173
3,638,993
3,638,993
Securities—held-to-maturity
2
1,124,017
938,167
464,008
484,483
Securities—held-to-maturity
3
9,229
9,249
57,347
57,370
Securities purchased under agreements to resell
2
300,000
300,000
300,000
300,000
Loans held for sale
2
84,358
84,453
96,487
96,914
Loans receivable
3
9,827,096
9,438,511
9,084,763
9,100,516
Equity securities
1
657
657
1,000
1,298
FHLB stock
3
10,000
10,000
12,000
12,000
Bank-owned life insurance
1
295,443
295,443
244,156
244,156
Mortgage servicing rights
3
15,986
35,761
16,045
24,393
SBA servicing rights
3
943
943
1,161
1,161
Investments in limited partnerships
3
12,139
12,139
10,257
10,257
Derivatives:
Interest rate swaps
2
38,747
38,747
20,826
20,826
Interest rate lock and forward sales commitments
2,3
1,023
1,023
1,555
1,555
Liabilities:
Demand, interest checking and money market accounts
2
10,687,611
10,687,611
10,703,586
10,703,586
Regular savings
2
2,824,711
2,824,711
2,784,716
2,784,716
Certificates of deposit
2
721,944
701,266
838,631
836,877
FHLB advances
2
—
—
50,000
50,287
Other borrowings
2
234,006
234,006
264,490
264,490
Subordinated notes, net
2
98,849
94,889
98,564
105,241
Junior subordinated debentures
3
73,841
73,841
119,815
119,815
Derivatives:
Interest rate swaps
2
38,801
38,801
11,336
11,336
Interest rate swaps used in cash flow hedges
2
19,547
19,547
279
279
Interest rate lock and forward sales commitments
2,3
247
247
140
140
Risk participation agreement
2
68
68
—
—
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The Company measures and discloses certain assets and liabilities at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (that is, not a forced liquidation or distressed sale). GAAP establishes a consistent framework for measuring fair value and disclosure requirements about fair value measurements. Among other things, accounting standards require us to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s estimates for market assumptions.
The estimated fair value amounts of financial instruments have been determined by the Company using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. However, considerable judgment is required to interpret data to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company could realize at a future date. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts. In addition, reasonable comparability between financial institutions may not be likely due to the wide range of permitted valuation techniques and numerous estimates that must be made given the absence of active secondary markets for many of the financial instruments. This lack of uniform valuation methodologies also introduces a greater degree of subjectivity to these estimated fair values. Transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to occur at the end of the reporting period.
Items Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis:
The following tables present financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy of the fair value measurements for those assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands):
September 30, 2022
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Assets:
Securities—trading
Corporate bonds (Trust Preferred Securities)
$
—
$
—
$
28,383
$
28,383
Securities—available-for-sale
U.S. Government and agency obligations
—
186,511
—
186,511
Municipal bonds
—
252,812
—
252,812
Corporate bonds
—
122,649
—
122,649
Mortgage-backed or related securities
—
2,213,637
—
2,213,637
Asset-backed securities
—
220,564
—
220,564
—
2,996,173
—
2,996,173
Loans held for sale(1)
—
6,803
—
6,803
Equity securities
657
—
—
657
SBA servicing rights
—
—
943
943
Investment in limited partnerships
—
—
12,139
12,139
Derivatives
Interest rate swaps
—
38,747
—
38,747
Interest rate lock and forward sales commitments
—
940
83
1,023
$
657
$
3,042,663
$
41,548
$
3,084,868
Liabilities:
Junior subordinated debentures
$
—
$
—
$
73,841
$
73,841
Derivatives
Interest rate swaps
—
38,801
—
38,801
Interest rate swaps used in cash flow hedges
—
19,547
—
19,547
Interest rate lock and forward sales commitments
—
132
115
247
Risk participation agreement
—
68
—
68
$
—
$
58,548
$
73,956
$
132,504
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December 31, 2021
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Assets:
Securities—trading
Corporate bonds (Trust Preferred Securities)
$
—
$
—
$
26,981
$
26,981
Securities—available-for-sale
U.S. Government and agency obligations
—
201,332
—
201,332
Municipal bonds
—
308,612
—
308,612
Corporate bonds
—
117,347
—
117,347
Mortgage-backed or related securities
—
2,805,268
—
2,805,268
Asset-backed securities
—
206,434
—
206,434
—
3,638,993
—
3,638,993
Loans held for sale(1)
—
39,775
—
39,775
SBA servicing rights
—
—
1,161
1,161
Investment in limited partnerships
—
—
10,257
10,257
Derivatives
Interest rate swaps
—
20,826
—
20,826
Interest rate lock and forward sales commitments
—
88
1,467
1,555
$
—
$
3,699,682
$
39,866
$
3,739,548
Liabilities:
Junior subordinated debentures
$
—
$
—
$
119,815
$
119,815
Derivatives
Interest rate swaps
—
11,336
—
11,336
Interest rate swaps used in cash flow hedges
—
279
—
279
Interest rate lock and forward sales commitments
—
140
—
140
$
—
$
11,755
$
119,815
$
131,570
(1) The unpaid principal balance of residential mortgage loans held for sale carried at fair value on a recurring basis was $7.0 million and $38.6 million at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
The following methods were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments above:
Securities: The estimated fair values of investment securities and mortgaged-backed securities are priced using current active market quotes, if available, which are considered Level 1 measurements. For most of the portfolio, matrix pricing based on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted prices is used to establish the fair value. These measurements are considered Level 2. Due to the continued limited activity in the trust preferred markets that have limited the observability of market spreads for some of the Company’s TPS securities, management has classified these securities as a Level 3 fair value measure. Management periodically reviews the pricing information received from third-party pricing services and tests those prices against other sources to validate the reported fair values.
Loans Held for Sale: Fair values for residential mortgage loans held for sale are determined by comparing actual loan rates to current secondary market prices for similar loans.
Equity Securities: Equity securities at September 30, 2022 are invested in a publicly traded stock. The fair value of these securities are based on daily quoted market prices.
Mortgage Servicing Rights: Fair values are estimated based on an independent dealer analysis of discounted cash flows. The evaluation utilizes assumptions market participants would use in determining fair value including prepayment speeds, delinquency and foreclosure rates, the discount rate, servicing costs, and the timing of cash flows. The mortgage servicing portfolio is stratified by loan type and fair value estimates are adjusted up or down based on the serviced loan interest rates versus current rates on new loan originations since the most recent independent analysis.
SBA Servicing Rights: Fair values are estimated based on an independent dealer analysis by discounting estimated net future cash flows from servicing. The evaluation utilizes assumptions market participants would use in determining fair value including prepayment speeds, delinquency and foreclosure rates, the discount rate, servicing costs, and the timing of cash flows. The SBA servicing portfolio is stratified by loan type and fair value estimates are adjusted up or down based on the serviced loan interest rates versus current rates on new loan originations since the most recent independent analysis.
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Junior Subordinated Debentures: The fair value of junior subordinated debentures is estimated using an income approach technique. The significant inputs included in the estimation of fair value are the credit risk adjusted spread and three month LIBOR. The credit risk adjusted spread represents the nonperformance risk of the liability. The Company utilizes an external valuation firm to validate the reasonableness of the credit risk adjusted spread used to determine the fair value. The junior subordinated debentures are carried at fair value which represents the estimated amount that would be paid to transfer these liabilities in an orderly transaction amongst market participants. Due to inactivity in the trust preferred markets that have limited the observability of market spreads, management has classified this as a Level 3 fair value measure.
Derivatives: Derivatives include interest rate swap agreements, interest rate lock commitments to originate loans held for sale and forward sales contracts to sell loans and securities related to mortgage banking activities. Fair values for these instruments, which generally change as a result of changes in the level of market interest rates, are estimated based on dealer quotes and secondary market sources.
Off-Balance Sheet Items: Off-balance sheet financial instruments include unfunded commitments to extend credit, including standby letters of credit, and commitments to purchase investment securities. The fair value of these instruments is not considered to be material.
Limitations: The fair value estimates presented herein are based on pertinent information available to management as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021. The factors used in the fair value estimates are subject to change subsequent to the dates the fair value estimates are completed, therefore, current estimates of fair value may differ significantly from the amounts presented herein.
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3):
The following table provides a description of the valuation technique, unobservable inputs, and quantitative and qualitative information about the unobservable inputs for the Company’s assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 and measured at fair value on a recurring and non-recurring basis at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
Weighted Average Rate / Range
Financial Instruments
Valuation Technique
Unobservable Inputs
September 30, 2022
December 31, 2021
Corporate bonds (TPS securities)
Discounted cash flows
Discount rate
7.25
%
3.71
%
Junior subordinated debentures
Discounted cash flows
Discount rate
7.25
%
3.71
%
Loans individually evaluated
Collateral valuations
Discount to appraised value
n/a
8.5% to 20.0%
REO
Appraisals
Discount to appraised value
68.35
%
60.91
%
Interest rate lock commitments
Pricing model
Pull-through rate
89.00
%
86.64
%
Investments in limited partnerships
Net Asset Value
Infrequent transactions
n/a
n/a
SBA servicing rights
Discounted cash flows
Constant prepayment rate
14.05%
12.25%
TPS Securities: Management believes that the credit risk-adjusted spread used to develop the discount rate utilized in the fair value measurement of TPS securities is indicative of the risk premium a willing market participant would require under current market conditions for instruments with similar contractual rates and terms and conditions and issuers with similar credit risk profiles and with similar expected probability of default. Management attributes the change in fair value of these instruments, compared to their par value, primarily to perceived general market adjustments to the risk premiums for these types of assets subsequent to their issuance.
Junior subordinated debentures: Similar to the TPS securities discussed above, management believes that the credit risk-adjusted spread utilized in the fair value measurement of the junior subordinated debentures is indicative of the risk premium a willing market participant would require under current market conditions for an issuer with Banner’s credit risk profile. Management attributes the change in fair value of the junior subordinated debentures, compared to their par value, primarily to perceived general market adjustments to the risk premiums for these types of liabilities subsequent to their issuance. Future contractions in the risk adjusted spread relative to the spread currently utilized to measure the Company’s junior subordinated debentures at fair value as of September 30, 2022, or the passage of time, will result in negative fair value adjustments. At September 30, 2022, the discount rate utilized was based on a credit spread of 350 basis points and three-month LIBOR of 375 basis points.
Interest rate lock commitments: The fair value of the interest rate lock commitments is based on secondary market sources adjusted for an estimated pull-through rate. The pull-through rate is based on historical loan closing rates for similar interest rate lock commitments. An increase or decrease in the pull-through rate would have a corresponding, positive or negative fair value adjustment.
SBA servicing asset: The constant prepayment rate (CPR) is set based on industry data. An increase in the CPR would result in a negative fair value adjustment, where a decrease in CPR would result in a positive fair value adjustment.
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The following tables provide a reconciliation of the assets and liabilities measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) on a recurring basis during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2022
Level 3 Fair Value Inputs
TPS Securities
Borrowings—Junior Subordinated Debentures
Interest Rate Lock and Forward Sales Commitments
Investments in Limited Partnerships
SBA Servicing Asset
Beginning balance
$
27,886
$
72,229
$
357
$
11,881
$
1,015
Net change recognized in earnings
497
—
(389)
(38)
(72)
Net change recognized in AOCI
—
1,612
—
—
—
Purchases, issuances and settlements
—
—
—
296
—
Ending balance at September 30, 2022
$
28,383
$
73,841
$
(32)
$
12,139
$
943
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2022
Level 3 Fair Value Inputs
TPS Securities
Borrowings—Junior Subordinated Debentures
Interest Rate Lock and Forward Sales Commitments
Investments in Limited Partnerships
SBA Servicing Asset
Beginning balance
$
26,981
$
119,815
$
1,467
$
10,257
$
1,161
Net change recognized in earnings
1,402
765
(1,499)
(410)
(218)
Net change recognized in AOCI
—
3,779
—
—
—
Purchases, issuances and settlements
—
—
—
2,292
—
Redemptions
—
(50,518)
—
—
—
Ending balance at September 30, 2022
$
28,383
$
73,841
$
(32)
$
12,139
$
943
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2021
Level 3 Fair Value Inputs
TPS Securities
Borrowings—Junior Subordinated Debentures
Interest Rate Lock and Forward Sales Commitments
Investments in Limited Partnerships
SBA Servicing Asset
Beginning balance
$
25,097
$
117,520
$
2,574
$
4,707
$
—
Net change recognized in earnings
1,778
—
(1,179)
—
—
Net change recognized in AOCI
—
7,333
—
—
—
Purchases, issuances and settlements
—
—
—
2,207
—
Ending balance at September 30, 2021
$
26,875
$
124,853
$
1,395
$
6,914
$
—
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2021
Level 3 Fair Value Inputs
TPS Securities
Borrowings—Junior Subordinated Debentures
Interest Rate Lock and Forward Sales Commitments
Investments in Limited Partnerships
SBA Servicing Asset
Beginning balance
$
24,980
$
116,974
$
5,221
$
2,819
$
—
Net change recognized in earnings
1,895
—
(3,826)
—
—
Net change recognized in AOCI
—
7,879
—
—
—
Purchases, issuances and settlements
—
—
—
4,095
—
Ending balance at September 30, 2021
$
26,875
$
124,853
$
1,395
$
6,914
$
—
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Interest income and dividends from the TPS securities are recorded as a component of interest income. Interest expense related to the junior subordinated debentures is measured based on contractual interest rates and reported in interest expense. The change in fair value of the junior subordinated debentures, which represents changes in instrument specific credit risk, is recorded in other comprehensive income. The change in fair value of the investment in limited partnerships and the SBA servicing asset are recorded as a component of non-interest income.
Items Measured at Fair Value on a Non-recurring Basis:
The following tables present financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy of the fair value measurements for those assets as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands):
September 30, 2022
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
REO
—
—
340
340
Loans held for sale
—
73,787
—
73,787
December 31, 2021
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Loans individually evaluated
$
—
$
—
$
2,989
$
2,989
REO
—
—
852
852
The following table presents the losses resulting from non-recurring fair value adjustments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2022
2021
2022
2021
Loans individually evaluated
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
(303)
Loans held for sale
(2,200)
—
(3,261)
—
Total loss from non-recurring measurements
$
(2,200)
$
—
$
(3,261)
$
(303)
Loans individually evaluated: Expected credit losses for loans evaluated individually are measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s original effective interest rate or when the Bank determines that foreclosure is probable, the expected credit loss is measured based on the fair value of the collateral as of the reporting date, less estimated selling costs, as applicable. As a practical expedient, the Bank measures the expected credit loss for a loan using the fair value of the collateral, if repayment is expected to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral when the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty based on the Bank’s assessment as of the reporting date. In both cases, if the fair value of the collateral is less than the amortized cost basis of the loan, the Bank will recognize an allowance as the difference between the fair value of the collateral, less costs to sell (if applicable) at the reporting date and the amortized cost basis of the loan. If the fair value of the collateral exceeds the amortized cost basis of the loan, any expected recovery added to the amortized cost basis will be limited to the amount previously charged-off by the subsequent changes in the expected credit losses for loans evaluated individually are included within the provision for credit losses in the same manner in which the expected credit loss initially was recognized or as a reduction in the provision that would otherwise be reported.
REO: The Company records REO (acquired through a lending relationship) at fair value on a non-recurring basis. Fair value adjustments on REO are based on updated real estate appraisals which are based on current market conditions. All REO properties are recorded at the lower of the estimated fair value of the real estate, less expected selling costs, or the carrying amount of the defaulted loans. From time to time, non-recurring fair value adjustments to REO are recorded to reflect partial write-downs based on an observable market price or current appraised value of property. Banner considers any valuation inputs related to REO to be Level 3 inputs. The individual carrying values of these assets are reviewed for impairment at least annually and any additional impairment charges are expensed to operations.
Loans held for sale: The multifamily held for sale loans are carried at the lower of cost or market value. Lower of cost or market adjustments for multifamily loans held for sale are calculated based on discounted cash flows using a discount rate that is a combination of market spreads for similar loan types added to selected index rates. If the fair value of the multifamily held for sale loans is lower than the amortized cost basis of the loans, a net unrealized loss is recognized through the valuation allowance by charges to income.
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Note 9: INCOME TAXES AND DEFERRED TAXES
The Company files a consolidated income tax return including all of its wholly-owned subsidiaries on a calendar year basis. Income taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability method. Under this method, a deferred tax asset or liability is determined based on the enacted tax rates which will be in effect when the differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and tax basis of existing assets and liabilities are expected to be reported in the Company’s income tax returns. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period of change. A valuation allowance is recognized as a reduction to deferred tax assets when management determines it is more likely than not that deferred tax assets will not be available to offset future income tax liabilities.
Accounting standards for income taxes prescribe a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return, and also provide guidance on the de-recognition of previously recorded benefits and their classification, as well as the proper recording of interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosures and transition. The Company periodically reviews its income tax positions based on tax laws and regulations and financial reporting considerations, and records adjustments as appropriate. This review takes into consideration the status of current taxing authorities’ examinations of the Company’s tax returns, recent positions taken by the taxing authorities on similar transactions, if any, and the overall tax environment.
As of September 30, 2022, the Company has recognized $1.0 million of unrecognized tax benefits for uncertain tax positions. The Company does not anticipate that there are additional uncertain tax positions or that any uncertain tax position which has not been recognized would materially affect the effective tax rate if recognized. The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and penalties on unrecognized tax benefits in the income tax expense. The Company files consolidated income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and in the Oregon, California, Utah, Idaho and Montana state jurisdictions.
Tax credit investments: The Company invests in low income housing tax credit funds that are designed to generate a return primarily through the realization of federal tax credits. The Company accounts for these investments by amortizing the cost of tax credit investments over the life of the investment using a proportional amortization method and tax credit investment amortization expense is a component of the provision for income taxes.
The following table presents the balances of the Company’s tax credit investments and related unfunded commitments at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands):
September 30, 2022
December 31, 2021
Tax credit investments
$
64,845
$
56,589
Unfunded commitments—tax credit investments
38,667
31,174
The following table presents other information related to the Company’s tax credit investments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2022
2021
2022
2021
Tax credits and other tax benefits recognized
$
1,458
$
1,114
$
4,374
$
3,341
Tax credit amortization expense included in provision for income taxes
1,173
915
3,744
2,745
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Note 10: CALCULATION OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING FOR EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS)
The following table reconciles basic to diluted weighted average shares outstanding used to calculate earnings per share data for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands, except shares and per share data):
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2022
2021
2022
2021
Net income
$
49,070
$
49,884
$
140,998
$
151,121
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
34,224,640
34,446,510
34,277,182
34,716,914
Dilutive effect of unvested restricted stock
191,377
222,982
222,064
295,314
Diluted weighted shares outstanding
34,416,017
34,669,492
34,499,246
35,012,228
Earnings per common share
Basic
$
1.43
$
1.45
$
4.11
$
4.35
Diluted
$
1.43
$
1.44
$
4.09
$
4.32
Note 11: STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS
The Company operates the following stock-based compensation plans as approved by its shareholders:
•2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the 2014 Plan).
•2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the 2018 Plan).
The purpose of these plans is to promote the success and enhance the value of the Company by providing a means for attracting and retaining highly skilled employees, officers and directors of Banner Corporation and its affiliates and linking their personal interests with those of the Company’s shareholders. Under these plans the Company currently has outstanding restricted stock share grants and restricted stock unit grants.
2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan
The 2014 Plan was approved by shareholders on April 22, 2014. The 2014 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance units, other stock-based awards and other cash awards, and provides for vesting requirements which may include time-based or performance-based conditions. The Company reserved 900,000 shares of its common stock for issuance under the 2014 Plan in connection with the exercise of awards. As of September 30, 2022, 272,495 restricted stock shares and 426,814 restricted stock units have been granted under the 2014 Plan of which 1,552 restricted stock shares and 23,114 restricted stock units are unvested.
2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan
The 2018 Plan was approved by shareholders on April 24, 2018. The 2018 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance units, other stock-based awards and other cash awards, and provides for vesting requirements which may include time-based or performance-based conditions. The Company reserved 900,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the 2018 Plan in connection with the exercise of awards. As of September 30, 2022, 556,439 restricted stock units have been granted under the 2018 Plan of which 358,175 restricted stock units are unvested.
The expense associated with all restricted stock grants (including restricted stock shares and restricted stock units) was $2.3 million and $6.6 million for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2022 and was $2.4 million and $7.0 million for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021, respectively. Unrecognized compensation expense for these awards as of September 30, 2022 was $12.9 million and will be recognized over a weighted average period of 23 months.
Note 12: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Financial Instruments with Off-Balance-Sheet Risk — The Company has financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk generated in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of our clients. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, commitments related to standby letters of credit, commitments to originate loans, commitments to sell loans, commitments to buy and sell securities. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk similar to the risk involved in on-balance-sheet items recognized in our Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
Our exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument from commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual notional amount of those instruments. We use the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as for on-balance-sheet instruments.
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Outstanding commitments for which no asset or liability for the notional amount has been recorded consisted of the following at the dates indicated (in thousands):
Contract or Notional Amount
September 30, 2022
December 31, 2021
Commitments to extend credit
$
3,943,549
$
3,527,143
Standby letters of credit and financial guarantees
28,508
21,830
Commitments to originate loans
99,723
106,609
Risk participation agreements
52,761
40,064
Derivatives also included in Note 13:
Commitments to originate loans held for sale
20,891
106,590
Commitments to sell loans secured by one- to four-family residential properties
15,253
27,006
Commitments to sell securities related to mortgage banking activities
25,250
127,580
In addition to the commitments disclosed in the table above, the Company is committed to funding its’ unfunded tax credit investments (see Note 9, Income Taxes and Deferred Taxes). The Company has also entered into agreements to invest in several limited partnerships. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the funded balances and remaining outstanding commitments of these investments were as follows (in thousands):
September 30, 2022
December 31, 2021
Funded Balance
Unfunded Balance
Funded Balance
Unfunded Balance
Limited partnerships investments
$
9,934
$
12,566
$
7,642
$
9,858
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a client, as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Many of the commitments may expire without being drawn upon; therefore, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Each client’s creditworthiness is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary upon extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the client. Collateral held varies, but may include accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant and equipment, and income producing commercial properties. The Company’s allowance for credit losses - unfunded loan commitments at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was $14.0 million and $12.4 million, respectively.
Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued to guarantee a client’s performance or payment to a third party. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to clients. Under a risk participation agreement, Banner Bank guarantees the financial performance of a borrower on the participated portion of an interest rate swap on a loan.
Interest rates on residential one- to four-family mortgage loan applications are typically rate locked (committed) to clients during the application stage for periods ranging from 30 to 60 days, the most typical period being 45 days. Traditionally, these loan applications with rate lock commitments had the pricing for the sale of these loans locked with various qualified investors under a best-efforts delivery program at or near the time the interest rate is locked with the client. Banner Bank then attempts to deliver these loans before their rate locks expired. This arrangement generally required delivery of the loans prior to the expiration of the rate lock. Delays in funding the loans would require a lock extension. The cost of a lock extension at times was borne by the client and at times by Banner Bank. These lock extension costs have not had a material impact to the Company’s operations. For mandatory delivery commitments the Company enters into forward commitments at specific prices and settlement dates to deliver either: (1) residential mortgage loans for purchase by secondary market investors (i.e., Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae), or (2) mortgage-backed securities to broker/dealers. The purpose of these forward commitments is to offset the movement in interest rates between the execution of its residential mortgage rate lock commitments with borrowers and the sale of those loans to the secondary market investor. There were no counterparty default losses on forward contracts during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 or September 30, 2021. Market risk with respect to forward contracts arises principally from changes in the value of contractual positions due to changes in interest rates. The Company limits its exposure to market risk by monitoring differences between commitments to clients and forward contracts with market investors and securities broker/dealers. In the event the Company has forward delivery contract commitments in excess of available mortgage loans, the transaction is completed by either paying or receiving a fee to or from the investor or broker/dealer equal to the increase or decrease in the market value of the forward contract.
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In the normal course of business, the Company and/or its subsidiaries have various legal proceedings and other contingent matters outstanding. These proceedings and the associated legal claims are often contested and the outcome of individual matters is not always predictable. These claims and counter-claims typically arise during the course of collection efforts on problem loans or with respect to action to enforce liens on properties in which the Bank holds a security interest. Based upon the information known to management at this time, the Company and the Bank are not a party to any legal proceedings that management believes would have a material adverse effect on the results of operations or consolidated financial position at September 30, 2022.
In connection with certain asset sales, the Bank typically makes representations and warranties about the underlying assets conforming to specified guidelines. If the underlying assets do not conform to the specifications, the Bank may have an obligation to repurchase the assets or indemnify the purchaser against any loss. The Bank believes that the potential for material loss under these arrangements is remote. Accordingly, the fair value of such obligations is not material.
NOTE 13: DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING
The Company, through its Banner Bank subsidiary, is party to various derivative instruments that are used for asset and liability management and client financing needs. Derivative instruments are contracts between two or more parties that have a notional amount and an underlying variable, require no net investment and allow for the net settlement of positions. The notional amount serves as the basis for the payment provision of the contract and takes the form of units, such as shares or dollars. The underlying variable represents a specified interest rate, index, or other component. The interaction between the notional amount and the underlying variable determines the number of units to be exchanged between the parties and influences the market value of the derivative contract. The Company obtains dealer quotations to value its derivative contracts.
The Company’s predominant derivative and hedging activities involve interest rate swaps related to certain term loans and forward sales contracts associated with mortgage banking activities. Generally, these instruments help the Company manage exposure to market risk and meet client financing needs. Market risk represents the possibility that economic value or net interest income will be adversely affected by fluctuations in external factors such as market-driven interest rates and prices or other economic factors.
Interest Rate Swaps with Dealer Counterparties: The Company’s fixed-rate loans result in exposure to losses in value or net interest income as interest rates change. The risk management objective for hedging fixed-rate loans is to effectively convert the fixed-rate received to a floating rate. The Company has hedged exposure to changes in the fair value of certain fixed-rate loans through the use of interest rate swaps. For a qualifying fair value hedge, changes in the value of the derivatives are recognized in current period earnings along with the corresponding changes in the fair value of the designated hedged item attributable to the risk being hedged.
Interest Rate Swaps used in Cash Flow Hedges:
The Company’s floating rate loans result in exposure to losses in value or net interest income as interest rates change. The risk management objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to reduce volatility in net interest income and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. During the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company entered into interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges to hedge the variable cash flows associated with existing floating rate loans. These hedge contracts involve the receipt of fixed-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making floating-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount.
For derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk, the unrealized gain or loss on the derivative is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) and subsequently reclassified into interest income in the same period during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Amounts reported in AOCI related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest income as interest payments are made on the Corporation’s variable-rate assets. During the next 12 months, the Company estimates that an additional $13.6 million will be reclassified as an increase to interest income.
As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the notional values or contractual amounts and fair values of the Company’s derivatives designated in hedge relationships were as follows (in thousands):
Asset Derivatives
Liability Derivatives
September 30, 2022
December 31, 2021
September 30, 2022
December 31, 2021
Notional/ Contract Amount
Fair
Value (1)
Notional/ Contract Amount
Fair
Value (1)
Notional/ Contract Amount
Fair
Value (2)
Notional/ Contract Amount
Fair
Value (2)
Interest Rate Swaps used in Cash Flow Hedges
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
400,000
$
19,547
$
400,000
$
279
(1) Included in Loans receivable on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
(2) Included in Accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
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The following table presents the effect of cash flow hedge accounting on AOCI for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 (in thousands):
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivative
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in AOCI Included Component
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in AOCI Excluded Component
Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized from AOCI into Income
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income Included Component
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income Excluded Component
Interest rate swaps
$
(9,153)
$
(9,153)
$
—
Interest Income
$
(1,283)
$
(1,283)
$
—
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivative
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in AOCI Included Component
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in AOCI Excluded Component
Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized from AOCI into Income
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income Included Component
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income Excluded Component
Interest rate swaps
$
(26,795)
$
(26,795)
$
—
Interest Income
$
(371)
$
(371)
$
—
At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 we had recorded total net unrealized losses on cash flow hedges in AOCI, net of taxes of $21.0 million and $958,000, respectively.
Derivatives Not Designated in Hedge Relationships
Interest Rate Swaps: Banner Bank uses an interest rate swap program for commercial loan clients, that provides the client with a variable-rate loan and enters into an interest rate swap in which the client receives a variable-rate payment in exchange for a fixed-rate payment. The Bank offsets its risk exposure by entering into an offsetting interest rate swap with a dealer counterparty for the same notional amount and length of term as the client interest rate swap providing the dealer counterparty with a fixed-rate payment in exchange for a variable-rate payment. These swaps do not qualify as designated hedges; therefore, each swap is accounted for as a freestanding derivative.
Risk Participation Agreements: In conjunction with the purchase or sale of participating interests in loans, the Company also participates in related swaps through risk participation agreements. The existing credit derivatives resulting from these participations are not designated as hedges as they are not used to manage interest rate risk in the Company’s assets or liabilities and are not speculative.
Mortgage Banking: The Company sells originated one- to four-family mortgage loans into the secondary mortgage loan markets. During the period of loan origination and prior to the sale of the loans in the secondary market, the Company has exposure to movements in interest rates associated with written interest rate lock commitments with potential borrowers to originate one- to four-family loans that are intended to be sold and for closed one- to four-family mortgage loans held for sale for which fair value accounting has been elected, that are awaiting sale and delivery into the secondary market. The Company economically hedges the risk of changing interest rates associated with these mortgage loan commitments by entering into forward sales contracts to sell one- to four-family mortgage loans or mortgage-backed securities to broker/dealers at specific prices and dates.
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As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the notional values or contractual amounts and fair values of the Company’s derivatives not designated in hedge relationships were as follows (in thousands):
Asset Derivatives
Liability Derivatives
September 30, 2022
December 31, 2021
September 30, 2022
December 31, 2021
Notional/ Contract Amount
Fair
Value (1)
Notional/ Contract Amount
Fair
Value (1)
Notional/ Contract Amount
Fair
Value (2)
Notional/ Contract Amount
Fair
Value (2)
Interest rate swaps
$
448,912
$
38,747
$
551,606
$
20,826
$
448,912
$
38,801
$
551,606
$
11,336
Risk participation agreements
1,342
—
—
—
51,419
68
—
—
Mortgage loan commitments
13,805
83
87,986
1,467
13,393
115
26,329
66
Forward sales contracts
25,250
940
56,086
88
15,253
132
98,500
74
$
489,309
$
39,770
$
695,678
$
22,381
$
528,977
$
39,116
$
676,435
$
11,476
(1)Included in Other assets on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
(2)Included in Accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
Gains (losses) recognized in income on non-designated hedging instruments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were as follows (in thousands):
Location on Consolidated Statements of Operations
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2022
2021
2022
2021
Mortgage loan commitments
Mortgage banking operations
$
(472)
$
(1,179)
$
(1,582)
$
(3,826)
Forward sales contracts
Mortgage banking operations
682
865
681
2,004
$
210
$
(314)
$
(901)
$
(1,822)
The Company is exposed to credit-related losses in the event of nonperformance by the counterparty to these agreements. Credit risk of the financial contract is controlled through the credit approval, limits, and monitoring procedures and management does not expect the counterparties to fail their obligations.
In connection with the interest rate swaps between Banner Bank and the dealer counterparties, the agreements contain a provision where if Banner Bank fails to maintain its status as a well/adequately capitalized institution, then the counterparty could terminate the derivative positions and Banner Bank would be required to settle its obligations. Similarly, Banner Bank could be required to settle its obligations under certain of its agreements if specific regulatory events occur, such as a publicly issued prompt corrective action directive, cease and desist order, or a capital maintenance agreement that required Banner Bank to maintain a specific capital level. If Banner Bank had breached any of these provisions at September 30, 2022 or December 31, 2021, it could have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements at the termination value. As of September 30, 2022, the Company had no obligations to dealer counterparties related to these agreements. As of December 31, 2021, the termination value of derivatives in a net liability position related to these agreements was $24.9 million. The Company generally posts collateral against derivative liabilities in the form of cash, government agency-issued bonds, mortgage-backed securities, or commercial mortgage-backed securities. Collateral posted against derivative liabilities was $25.6 million and $45.8 million as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
Derivative assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value on the balance sheet. Master netting agreements allow the Company to settle all derivative contracts held with a single counterparty on a net basis and to offset net derivative positions with related collateral where applicable. In addition, some of interest rate swap derivatives between Banner Bank and the dealer counterparties are cleared through central clearing houses. These clearing houses characterize the variation margin payments as settlements of the derivative’s market exposure and not as collateral. The variation margin is treated as an adjustment to our cash collateral, as well as a corresponding adjustment to our derivative liability. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the variation margin adjustment was a negative adjustment of $8.1 million and $10.7 million, respectively.
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The following tables present additional information related to the Company’s derivative contracts, by type of financial instrument, as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands):
September 30, 2022
Gross Amounts of Financial Instruments Not Offset in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
Gross Amounts Recognized
Amounts offset in the Statement of Financial Condition
Net Amounts in the Statement of Financial Condition
Netting Adjustment Per Applicable Master Netting Agreements
Fair Value of Financial Collateral in the Statement of Financial Condition
Net Amount
Derivative assets
Interest rate swaps
$
38,747
$
—
$
38,747
$
—
$
—
$
38,747
$
38,747
$
—
$
38,747
$
—
$
—
$
38,747
Derivative liabilities
Interest rate swaps
$
58,348
$
—
$
58,348
$
—
$
(17,036)
$
41,312
$
58,348
$
—
$
58,348
$
—
$
(17,036)
$
41,312
December 31, 2021
Gross Amounts of Financial Instruments Not Offset in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
Gross Amounts Recognized
Amounts offset in the Statement of Financial Condition
Net Amounts in the Statement of Financial Condition
Netting Adjustment Per Applicable Master Netting Agreements
Fair Value of Financial Collateral in the Statement of Financial Condition
Net Amount
Derivative assets
Interest rate swaps
$
20,826
$
—
$
20,826
$
—
$
—
$
20,826
$
20,826
$
—
$
20,826
$
—
$
—
$
20,826
Derivative liabilities
Interest rate swaps
$
11,615
$
—
$
11,615
$
—
$
(9,669)
$
1,946
$
11,615
$
—
$
11,615
$
—
$
(9,669)
$
1,946
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NOTE 14: REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CLIENTS
Disaggregation of Revenue:
Deposit fees and other service charges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 are summarized as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2022
2021
2022
2021
Deposit service charges
$
6,195
$
5,128
$
17,592
$
13,735
Debit and credit card interchange fees
6,049
6,032
17,830
17,265
Debit and credit card expense
(2,852)
(2,655)
(8,440)
(7,819)
Merchant services income
4,166
4,239
11,780
11,136
Merchant services expense
(3,431)
(3,439)
(9,654)
(8,964)
Other service charges
1,322
1,152
4,530
3,801
Total deposit fees and other service charges
$
11,449
$
10,457
$
33,638
$
29,154
Deposit fees and other service charges
Deposit fees and other service charges include transaction and non-transaction based deposit fees. Transaction-based fees on deposit accounts are charged to deposit clients for specific services provided to the client. These fees include such items as wire fees, official check fees, and overdraft fees. These are contract specific to each individual transaction and do not extend beyond the individual transaction. The performance obligation is completed and the fees are recognized at the time the specific transactional service is provided to the client. Non-transactional deposit fees are typically monthly account maintenance fees charged on deposit accounts. These are day-to-day contracts that can be canceled by either party without notice. The performance obligation is satisfied and the fees are recognized on a monthly basis after the service period is completed.
Debit and credit card interchange income and expenses
Debit and credit card interchange income represent fees earned when a debit or credit card issued by the Bank is used to purchase goods or services at a merchant. The merchant’s bank pays the Bank a default interchange rate set by MasterCard on a transaction by transaction basis. The merchant acquiring bank can stop accepting the Bank’s cards at any time and the Bank can stop further use of cards issued by them at any time. The performance obligation is satisfied and the fees are earned when the cost of the transaction is charged to the Bank’s cardholders’ card. Direct expenses associated with the credit and debit card are recorded as a net reduction against the interchange income.
Merchant services income
Merchant services income represents fees earned by the Bank for card payment services provided to its merchant clients. The Bank has a contract with a third party to provide card payment services to the Bank’s merchants that contract for those services. The third party provider has contracts with the Bank’s merchants to provide the card payment services. The Bank does not have a direct contractual relationship with its merchants for these services. The Bank sets the rates for the services provided by the third party. The third party provider passes the payments made by the Bank’s merchants through to the Bank. The Bank, in turn, pays the third party provider for the services it provides to the Bank’s merchants. These payments to the third party provider are recorded as expenses as a net reduction against fee income. In addition, a portion of the payment received by the Bank represents interchange fees which are passed through to the card issuing bank. Income is primarily earned based on the dollar volume and number of transactions processed. The performance obligation is satisfied and the related fee is earned when each payment is accepted by the processing network.
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ITEM 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Executive Overview
We are a bank holding company incorporated in the State of Washington, which owns one subsidiary bank, Banner Bank. Banner Bank is a Washington-chartered commercial bank that conducts business from its main office in Walla Walla, Washington and, as of September 30, 2022, it had 137 full service branch offices and 18 loan production offices located in Washington, Oregon, California and Idaho. Banner Corporation is subject to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Banner Bank is subject to regulation by the Washington DFI and the FDIC. As of September 30, 2022, we had total consolidated assets of $16.36 billion, total loans of $9.83 billion, total deposits of $14.23 billion and total shareholders’ equity of $1.41 billion.
Banner Bank is a regional bank which offers a wide variety of commercial banking services and financial products to individuals, businesses and public sector entities in its primary market areas. The Bank’s primary business is that of traditional banking institutions, accepting deposits and originating loans in locations surrounding their offices in Washington, Oregon, California and Idaho. Banner Bank is also an active participant in secondary loan markets, engaging in mortgage banking operations largely through the origination and sale of one- to four-family and multifamily residential loans. Lending activities include commercial business and commercial real estate loans, agriculture business loans, construction and land development loans, one- to four-family and multifamily residential loans, SBA loans and consumer loans.
Banner Corporation’s successful execution of its super community bank model and strategic initiatives have delivered solid core operating results and profitability over the last several years. Banner’s longer term strategic initiatives continue to focus on originating high quality assets and client acquisition, which we believe will continue to generate strong revenue while maintaining the Company’s moderate risk profile.
For the quarter ended September 30, 2022, our net income was $49.1 million, or $1.43 per diluted share, compared to $48.0 million, or $1.39 per diluted share, for the preceding quarter. The current quarter was positively impacted by increased interest income due to increased average yields on total interest-earning assets, partially offset by decreased mortgage banking income and the provision for credit losses.
Our adjusted earnings (a non-GAAP financial measure), which excludes net gain on sales of securities, net change in valuation of financial instruments carried at fair value, merger and acquisition-related expenses, COVID-19 expenses, Banner Forward expenses, loss on extinguishment of debt, gain on sale of branches, and related tax expenses or benefits, were $49.0 million, or $1.42 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, compared to $43.2 million, or $1.25 per diluted share, for the preceding quarter.
During the third quarter of 2021 we began implementing Banner Forward, a bank-wide initiative to enhance revenue growth and reduce operating expenses. Banner Forward is focused on accelerating growth in commercial banking, deepening relationships with retail clients, and advancing technology strategies to enhance our digital service channels, while streamlining underwriting and back office processes. The revenue enhancements associated with Banner Forward are already starting to have a positive impact on earnings, with the implementation of the revenue initiatives continuing to ramp up over the fourth quarter and into 2023. The remaining efficiency-related initiatives associated with Banner Forward are anticipated to be implemented during the fourth quarter, and we expect full implementation of Banner Forward by the end of next year. During the third quarter of 2022, we incurred expenses of $411,000 related to Banner Forward.
Our operating results depend primarily on our net interest income, which is the difference between interest income on interest-earning assets, consisting primarily of loans and investment securities, and interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities, composed primarily of client deposits, FHLB advances, other borrowings, subordinated notes, and junior subordinated debentures. Net interest income is a function of our interest rate spread, which is the difference between the yield earned on interest-earning assets and the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities, as well as a function of the average balances of interest-earning assets, interest-bearing liabilities and non-interest-bearing funding sources including non-interest-bearing deposits. Our net interest income increased $17.4 million, or 14% to $146.4 million, compared to $129.0 million in the preceding quarter. The increased net interest income during the quarter compared to the preceding quarter was primarily due to the increase in market interest rates resulting in an increase in yields on interest-earning assets as well as an increase in average interest-earning assets, particularly growth in loan balances, resulting in higher yielding loans making up a higher percentage of interest-earning assets.
Our net income is also affected by the level of our non-interest income, including deposit fees and other service charges, results of mortgage banking operations, which includes gains and losses on the sale of loans and servicing fees, gains and losses on the sale of securities, as well as our non-interest expenses and provisions for credit losses and income taxes. In addition, our net income is affected by the net change in the value of certain financial instruments carried at fair value.
Our total revenues (net interest income plus total non-interest income) for the third quarter of 2022 increased 4% to $162.0 million, compared to $156.2 million in the preceding quarter, primarily due to the increase in net interest income, partially offset by lower income from mortgage banking operations and the gain recognized on the branch sale completed during the preceding quarter. Our total non-interest income, which is a component of total revenue and includes the net gain on sale of securities and net change in value of financial instruments carried at fair value, decreased to $15.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, compared to $27.2 million in the preceding quarter, primarily due to the $7.8 million gain recognized on the branch sale completed during the preceding quarter and a decrease in mortgage banking revenues.
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Non-interest expense was $95.0 million in the third quarter of 2022, compared to $92.1 million in the preceding quarter. Our non-interest expense increased in the third quarter of 2022, compared to the preceding quarter, largely as a result of increased salary and employee benefits, primarily due to an increase in bonus and commission expense, a decrease in capitalized loan origination costs, primarily due to decreases in production for one- to four-family residential and construction loans, and an increase in information and computer data services expense, primarily due to an increase in computer software expenses, partially offset by a decrease in occupancy and equipment expense, primarily due to a reduction in building rent expense during the current quarter as a result of exiting a large lease agreement in the second quarter of 2022.
We recorded a $6.1 million provision for credit losses in the quarter ended September 30, 2022, compared to a $4.5 million provision for credit losses in the prior quarter. The provision for credit losses for the current and preceding quarter primarily reflects loan growth and, to a lesser extent, a deterioration in forecasted economic conditions and indicators utilized to estimate credit losses. The allowance for credit losses - loans at September 30, 2022 was $135.9 million, representing 895% of non-performing loans, compared to $132.1 million, or 578% of non-performing loans at December 31, 2021. In addition to the allowance for credit losses - loans, Banner maintains an allowance for credit losses - unfunded loan commitments which was $14.0 million at September 30, 2022, compared to $12.4 million at December 31, 2021. Non-performing loans were $15.2 million at September 30, 2022, compared to $22.8 million at December 31, 2021.
Non-GAAP financial measures: Net income, revenues and other earnings and expense information excluding the net change in valuation of financial instruments carried at fair value, net gains or losses on the sale of securities, gain on sale of branches, merger and acquisition-related expenses, loss on extinguishment of debt, COVID-19 expenses, Banner Forward expenses, amortization of CDI, REO operations, state and municipal tax expense and the related tax expense or benefit, are non-GAAP financial measures. Management has presented non-GAAP financial measures in this discussion and analysis because it believes that they provide useful and comparative information to assess trends in our core operations and to facilitate the comparison of our performance with the performance of our peers. However, these non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental and are not a substitute for any analysis based on GAAP. Where applicable, we have also presented comparable earnings information using GAAP financial measures. For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures, see the tables below. Because not all companies use the same calculations, our presentation may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures as calculated by other companies.
The following tables set forth reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures discussed in this report (dollars in thousands except per share data):
Quarters Ended
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
Sep 30, 2022
Jun 30, 2022
2022
2021
ADJUSTED REVENUE
Net interest income (GAAP)
$
146,443
$
129,011
$
394,108
$
375,361
Non-interest income (GAAP)
15,585
27,173
62,185
71,942
Total revenue (GAAP)
162,028
156,184
456,293
447,303
Exclude net gain on sale of securities
(6)
(32)
(473)
(618)
Exclude change in valuation of financial instruments carried at fair value
(532)
(69)
(650)
(1,895)
Exclude gain on sale of branches
—
(7,804)
(7,804)
—
Adjusted Revenue (non-GAAP)
$
161,490
$
148,279
$
447,366
$
444,790
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Quarters Ended
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
Sep 30, 2022
Jun 30, 2022
2022
2021
ADJUSTED EARNINGS
Net income (GAAP)
$
49,070
$
47,965
$
140,998
$
151,121
Exclude net gain on sale of securities
(6)
(32)
(473)
(618)
Exclude net change in valuation of financial instruments carried at fair value
(532)
(69)
(650)
(1,895)
Exclude merger and acquisition-related expenses
—
—
—
660
Exclude COVID-19 expenses
—
—
—
309
Exclude gain on sale of branches
—
(7,804)
(7,804)
—
Exclude Banner Forward expenses
411
1,579
4,455
10,447
Exclude loss on extinguishment of debt
—
—
793
—
Exclude related net tax expense (benefit)
31
1,518
883
(2,137)
Total adjusted earnings (non-GAAP)
$
48,974
$
43,157
$
138,202
$
157,887
Diluted earnings per share (GAAP)
$
1.43
$
1.39
$
4.09
$
4.32
Diluted adjusted earnings per share (non-GAAP)
$
1.42
$
1.25
$
4.01
$
4.51
Quarters Ended
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
Sep 30, 2022
Jun 30, 2022
2022
2021
ADJUSTED EFFICIENCY RATIO
Non-interest expense (GAAP)
$
95,034
$
92,053
$
278,282
$
288,296
Exclude merger and acquisition-related expenses
—
—
—
(660)
Exclude COVID-19 expenses
—
—
—
(309)
Exclude Banner Forward expenses
(411)
(1,579)
(4,455)
(10,447)
Exclude CDI amortization
(1,215)
(1,425)
(4,064)
(4,997)
Exclude state and municipal tax expense
(1,223)
(1,004)
(3,389)
(3,367)
Exclude REO operations
(68)
121
132
71
Exclude loss on extinguishment of debt
—
—
(793)
—
Adjusted non-interest expense (non-GAAP)
$
92,117
$
88,166
$
265,713
$
268,587
Net interest income (GAAP)
$
146,443
$
129,011
$
394,108
$
375,361
Non-interest income (GAAP)
15,585
27,173
62,185
71,942
Total revenue (GAAP)
162,028
156,184
456,293
447,303
Exclude net gain on sale of securities
(6)
(32)
(473)
(618)
Exclude net change in valuation of financial instruments carried at fair value
(532)
(69)
(650)
(1,895)
Exclude gain on sale of branches
—
(7,804)
(7,804)
—
Adjusted revenue (non-GAAP)
$
161,490
$
148,279
$
447,366
$
444,790
Efficiency ratio (GAAP)
58.65
%
58.94
%
60.99
%
64.45
%
Adjusted efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)
57.04
%
59.46
%
59.39
%
60.39
%
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The ratio of tangible common shareholders’ equity to tangible assets is also a non-GAAP financial measure. We calculate tangible common equity by excluding goodwill and other intangible assets from shareholders’ equity. We calculate tangible assets by excluding the balance of goodwill and other intangible assets from total assets. We believe that this is consistent with the treatment by our bank regulatory agencies, which exclude goodwill and other intangible assets from the calculation of risk-based capital ratios. Management believes that this non-GAAP financial measure provides information to investors that is useful in understanding the basis of our capital position (dollars in thousands except per share data).
TANGIBLE COMMON SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY TO TANGIBLE ASSETS
September 30, 2022
December 31, 2021
September 30, 2021
Shareholders’ equity (GAAP)
$
1,408,659
$
1,690,327
$
1,667,119
Exclude goodwill and other intangible assets, net
383,776
387,976
389,550
Tangible common shareholders’ equity (non-GAAP)
$
1,024,883
$
1,302,351
$
1,277,569
Total assets (GAAP)
$
16,360,809
$
16,804,872
$
16,637,879
Exclude goodwill and other intangible assets, net
383,776
387,976
389,550
Total tangible assets (non-GAAP)
$
15,977,033
$
16,416,896
$
16,248,329
Common shareholders’ equity to total assets (GAAP)
8.61
%
10.06
%
10.02
%
Tangible common shareholders’ equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP)
6.41
%
7.93
%
7.86
%
TANGIBLE COMMON SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY PER SHARE
Tangible common shareholders’ equity (non-GAAP)
$
1,024,883
$
1,302,351
$
1,277,569
Common shares outstanding at end of period
34,191,759
34,252,632
34,251,991
Common shareholders’ equity (book value) per share (GAAP)
$
41.20
$
49.35
$
48.67
Tangible common shareholders’ equity (tangible book value) per share (non-GAAP)
$
29.97
$
38.02
$
37.30
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is intended to assist in understanding our financial condition and results of operations. The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying Selected Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.
Summary of Critical Accounting Estimates
Various elements of our accounting policies, by their nature, are inherently subject to estimation techniques, valuation assumptions and other subjective assessments. In particular, management has identified certain accounting policies that, due to the judgments, estimates and assumptions inherent in those policies, are critical to an understanding of our financial statements. Management believes the judgments, estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of the financial statements are appropriate based on the factual circumstances at the time. However, given the sensitivity of the financial statements to these critical accounting estimates, the use of other judgments, estimates and assumptions could result in material differences in our results of operations or financial condition. Further, subsequent changes in economic or market conditions could have a material impact on these estimates and our financial condition and operating results in future periods. There have been no significant changes in our application of accounting policies since December 31, 2021. For additional information concerning critical accounting estimates, see the Selected Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Provision and Allowance for Credit Losses - Loans: (Note 4) The methodology for determining the allowance for credit losses - loans is considered a critical accounting estimate by management because of the high degree of judgment involved, the subjectivity of the assumptions used, and the potential for changes in the economic environment that could result in changes to the amount of the recorded allowance for credit losses - loans. Among the material estimates required to establish the allowance for credit losses - loans are: a reasonable and supportable forecast; a reasonable and supportable forecast period and the reversion period; value of collateral; strength of guarantors; the amount and timing of future cash flows for loans individually evaluated; and determination of the qualitative loss factors. All of these estimates are susceptible to significant change. The allowance for credit losses - 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 the loans. The Bank has elected to exclude accrued interest receivable from the amortized cost basis in their estimate of the allowance for credit losses - loans. The provision for credit losses reflects the amount required to maintain the allowance for credit losses - loans at an appropriate level based upon management’s evaluation of the adequacy of collective and individual loss reserves. The Company has established systematic methodologies for the determination of the adequacy of the Company’s allowance for credit losses - loans. The methodologies are set forth in a formal policy and take into consideration the need for a valuation allowance for loans evaluated on a collective (pool) basis which have similar risk characteristics as well as allowances that are tied to individual loans that do not share risk characteristics.
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The Company increases its allowance for credit losses - loans by charging provisions for credit losses on its Consolidated Statement of Operations. Losses related to specific assets are applied as a reduction of the carrying value of the assets and charged against the allowance for credit loss reserve when management believes the uncollectibility of a loan balance is confirmed. Recoveries on previously charged off loans are credited to the allowance for credit losses.
Management estimates the allowance for credit losses - loans using relevant information, from internal and external sources, relating to past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The allowance for credit losses - loans is maintained at a level sufficient to provide for expected credit losses over the life of the loan based on evaluating historical credit loss experience and making adjustments to historical loss information for differences in the specific risk characteristics in the current loan portfolio. These factors include, among others, changes in the size and composition of the loan portfolio, differences in underwriting standards, delinquency rates, actual loss experience and current economic conditions.
The allowance for credit losses - loans is measured on a collective (pool) basis when similar risk characteristics exist. In estimating the component of the allowance for credit losses for loans that share common risk characteristics, loans are pooled based on loan type and areas of risk concentration. For loans evaluated collectively, the allowance for credit losses - loans is calculated using life of loan historical losses adjusted for economic forecasts and current conditions.
For commercial real estate, multifamily real estate, construction and land, commercial business and agricultural loans with risk rating segmentation, historical credit loss assumptions are estimated using a model that categorizes loan pools based on loan type and risk rating. For one- to four- family residential loans, consumer loans, home equity lines of credit, small business loans, and small balance commercial real estate loans, historical credit loss assumptions are estimated using a model that categorizes loan pools based on loan type and delinquency status. These models calculate an expected life-of-loan loss percentage for each loan category by calculating the probability of default, based on the migration of loans from performing to loss by risk rating or delinquency categories using historical life-of-loan analysis and the severity of loss, based on the aggregate net lifetime losses incurred for each loan pool. For credit cards, historical credit loss assumptions are estimated using a model that calculates an expected life-of-loan loss percentage for each loan category by considering the historical cumulative losses based on the aggregate net lifetime losses incurred for each loan pool. The model captures historical loss data commencing with the first quarter of 2008. For loans evaluated collectively, management uses economic indicators to adjust the historical loss rates so that they better reflect management’s expectations of future conditions over the remaining lives of the loans in the portfolio based on reasonable and supportable forecasts. These economic indicators are selected based on correlation to the Company’s historical credit loss experience and are evaluated for each loan category. The economic indicators evaluated include the unemployment rate, gross domestic product, real estate price indices and growth, industrial employment, corporate profits, the household consumer debt service ratio, the household mortgage debt service ratio, and single family median home price growth. Management considers various economic scenarios and forecasts when evaluating the economic indicators and probability weights the various scenarios to arrive at the forecast that most reflects management’s expectations of future conditions. The selection of a more optimistic or pessimistic economic forecast would result in a lower or higher allowance for credit losses. The use of a protracted slump economic forecast would have increased the allowance for credit losses - loans by approximately 9% as of September 30, 2022, where the use of a stronger near-term growth economic forecast would result in a negligible decrease in the allowance for credit losses - loans as of September 30, 2022. The allowance for credit losses - loans is then adjusted for the period in which those forecasts are considered to be reasonable and supportable. To the extent the lives of the loans in the portfolio extend beyond the period for which a reasonable and supportable forecast can be made, the adjustments discontinue to be applied so that the model reverts back to the historical loss rates using a straight line reversion method. Management selected a reasonable and supportable forecast period of 12 months with a reversion period of 12 months. Both the reasonable and supportable forecast period and the reversion period are periodically reviewed by management.
Further, for loans evaluated collectively, management also considers qualitative and environmental (QE) factors for each loan category to adjust for differences between the historical periods used to calculate historical loss rates and expected conditions over the remaining lives of the loans in the portfolio. In determining the aggregate adjustment needed, management considers the financial condition of the borrowers, the nature and volume of the loans, the remaining terms and the extent of prepayments on the loans, the volume and severity of past due and classified loans as well as the value of the underlying collateral on loans in which the collateral dependent practical expedient has not been used. Management also considers the Company’s lending policies, the quality of the Company’s credit review system, the quality of the Company’s management and lending staff, and the regulatory and economic environments in the areas in which the Company’s lending activities are concentrated. Management uses a scale to assign QE factor adjustments based on the level of estimated impact which requires a significant amount of judgment. Generally, adjustments to QE factors are made in five basis-point increments. Some QE factors impact all loan segments equally while others may impact some loan segments more or less than others. If management’s judgment were different for a QE factor that impacts all loan segments equally, a five basis-point change in this QE factor would increase or decrease the allowance for credit losses - loans by 3.8% as of September 30, 2022.
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Fair Value Accounting and Measurement: (Note 8) We use fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain financial assets and liabilities. A hierarchical disclosure framework associated with the level of pricing observability is utilized in measuring financial instruments at fair value. The degree of judgment utilized in measuring the fair value of financial instruments generally correlates to the level of pricing observability. Financial instruments with readily available active quoted prices or for which fair value can be measured from actively quoted prices generally will have a higher degree of pricing observability and a lesser degree of judgment utilized in measuring fair value. Conversely, financial instruments rarely traded or not quoted will generally have little or no pricing observability and a higher degree of judgment utilized in measuring fair value. Determining the fair value of financial instruments with unobservable inputs requires a significant amount of judgment. This includes the discount rate used to fair value our trust preferred securities and junior subordinated debentures. A 25 basis-point increase or decrease in the discount rate used to calculate the fair value of our trust preferred securities would result in a corresponding $686,000 decrease or increase in the reported fair value as of September 30, 2022, with an offsetting adjustment to our non-interest income. A 25 basis-point increase or decrease in the discount rate used to calculate the fair value of our junior subordinated debentures would result in a corresponding $638,000 decrease or increase in the reported fair value as of September 30, 2022, with an offsetting adjustment to our accumulated other comprehensive income.
Goodwill: (Note 6) Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase consideration paid over the fair value of the assets acquired, net of the fair values of liabilities assumed in a business combination and is not amortized but is reviewed annually, or more frequently as current circumstances and conditions warrant, for impairment. An assessment of qualitative factors is completed to determine if it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. The qualitative assessment involves judgment by management on determining whether there have been any triggering events that have occurred which would indicate potential impairment. Such trigger events considered by management could include: a) macroeconomic conditions such as a deterioration in general economic conditions, limitations on accessing capital, or other developments in equity and credit markets; b) industry and market considerations such as a deterioration in the environment in which an entity operates, an increased competitive environment, a decline in market-dependent multiples or metrics (consider in both absolute terms and relative to peers), a change in the market for an entity’s products or services, or a regulatory or political development; c) cost factors such as increases in labor, or other costs that have a negative effect on earnings and cash flows; d) overall financial performance such as negative or declining cash flows or a decline in actual or planned revenue or earnings compared with actual and projected results of relevant prior periods; e) other relevant entity-specific events such as changes in management, key personnel, strategy, or clients; or litigation; f) events affecting a reporting unit such as a change in the composition or carrying amount of its net assets, a more-likely-than-not expectation of selling or disposing of all, or a portion, of a reporting unit, the testing for recoverability of a significant asset group within a reporting unit; g) if applicable, a sustained decrease in share price (consider in both absolute terms and relative to peers). If the qualitative analysis concludes that further analysis is required, then a quantitative impairment test would be completed. The quantitative goodwill impairment test is used to identify the existence of impairment and the amount of impairment loss and compares the reporting unit’s estimated fair values, including goodwill, to its carrying amount. If a quantitative goodwill impairment test is required, management would engage a third-party valuation firm to estimate the fair value of the reporting unit. Various valuation methodologies are considered when estimating the reporting unit’s fair value. These methodologies could include a comparable transaction approach, a control premium approach and a discounted cash flow approach, as well as others. The specific factors used in these various valuation methodologies that require judgment include the selection of comparable market transactions, discount rates, earnings capitalization rates and the future projected earnings of the reporting unit. Changes in these assumptions could result in changes to the estimated fair value of the reporting unit. If the fair value exceeds the carry amount, then goodwill is not considered impaired. If the carrying amount exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss would be recognized equal to the amount of excess, limited to the amount of total goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. The impairment loss would be recognized as a charge to earnings. The Company completed an assessment of qualitative factors and the potential triggering events noted above as of September 30, 2022 and concluded that no further analysis was required as it is more likely than not that the fair value of Banner Bank, the reporting unit, exceeds the carrying value.
Income Taxes and Deferred Taxes: (Note 9) The Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries file consolidated U.S. federal income tax returns, as well as state income tax returns in Oregon, California, Utah, Idaho and Montana. Income taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability method. Under this method a deferred tax asset or liability is determined based on the enacted tax rates which are expected to be in effect when the differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and tax basis of existing assets and liabilities are expected to be reported in the Company’s income tax returns. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A 1% change in tax rates would result in a $5.9 million increase or decrease in our net deferred tax asset as of September 30, 2022. We assess the appropriate tax treatment of transactions and filing positions after considering statutes, regulations, judicial precedent and other pertinent information and maintain tax accruals consistent with our evaluation. Changes in the estimate of accrued taxes occur periodically due to changes in tax rates, interpretations of tax laws, the status of examinations by the tax authorities and newly enacted statutory, judicial and regulatory guidance that could impact the relative merits of tax positions. These changes, when they occur, impact accrued taxes and can materially affect our operating results. A valuation allowance is required to be recognized if it is more likely than not that all or a portion of our deferred tax assets will not be realized. The evaluation pertaining to the tax expense and related deferred tax asset and liability balances involves a high degree of judgment and subjectivity around the measurement and resolution of these matters. This includes an evaluation of our ability to use our net operating loss carryforwards. The ultimate realization of the deferred tax assets is dependent upon the existence, or generation, of taxable income in the periods when those temporary differences and net operating loss and credit carryforwards are deductible.
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Legal Contingencies: In the normal course of our business, we have various legal proceedings and other contingent matters pending. We determine whether an estimated loss from a contingency should be accrued by assessing whether a loss is deemed probable and can be reasonably estimated. We assess our potential liability by analyzing our litigation and regulatory matters using available information. We develop our views on estimated losses in consultation with outside counsel handling our defense in these matters, which involves an analysis of potential results, assuming a combination of litigation and settlement strategies. The estimated losses often involve a level of subjectivity and usually are a range of reasonable losses and not an exact number, in those situations we accrue the best estimate within the range or the low end of the range if no estimate within the range is better than another.
Comparison of Financial Condition at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021
General: Total assets decreased $444.1 million, to $16.36 billion at September 30, 2022, from $16.80 billion at December 31, 2021. The decrease was largely the result of a decrease in cash held and interest-bearing deposits, partially offset by loan growth.
Loans and lending: Loans are our most significant and generally highest yielding earning assets. We attempt to maintain a portfolio of loans to total deposits ratio at a level designed to enhance our revenues, while adhering to sound underwriting practices and appropriate diversification guidelines in order to maintain a moderate risk profile. Our loan to deposit ratio typically ranges from 90% to 95%. Our loan to deposit ratio at September 30, 2022 was 70%. During the most recent quarters our loan to deposit ratio has begun to trend upward as the unprecedented level of market liquidity begins to reduce. We offer a wide range of loan products to meet the demands of our clients. Our lending activities are primarily directed toward the origination of real estate and commercial loans. Total loans receivable increased $742.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, primarily reflecting increased one-to-four family residential, commercial business, multifamily real estate, construction, land and land development, and consumer loan balances, partially offset by decreased commercial real estate loan balances. Excluding SBA PPP loans, total loans receivable increased $862.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. At September 30, 2022, our loans receivable totaled $9.83 billion compared to $9.08 billion at December 31, 2021 and $9.22 billion at September 30, 2021.
During the first quarter of 2022, the Company changed the segmentation of its Small Balance CRE loan category based on the common risk characteristics used to measure the allowance for credit losses. The presentation of loans receivable at December 31, 2021 and September 30, 2021 has been revised to match the segmentation used in the current period presentation. The following table sets forth the composition of the Company’s loans receivable by type of loan as of the dates indicated (dollars in thousands):
Percentage Change
Sep 30, 2022
Dec 31, 2021
Sep 30, 2021
Prior Year End
Prior Year
Commercial real estate:
Owner-occupied
$
862,792
$
831,623
$
823,477
3.7
%
4.8
%
Investment properties
1,604,881
1,674,027
1,667,098
(4.1)
(3.7)
Small balance CRE
1,188,351
1,281,863
1,284,596
(7.3)
(7.5)
Multifamily real estate
592,834
530,885
497,517
11.7
19.2
Construction, land and land development:
Commercial construction
171,029
167,998
168,663
1.8
1.4
Multifamily construction
275,488
259,116
278,184
6.3
(1.0)
One- to four-family construction
666,350
568,753
571,431
17.2
16.6
Land and land development
329,459
313,454
308,164
5.1
6.9
Commercial business:
Commercial business
1,229,490
1,038,206
1,038,417
18.4
18.4
SBA PPP
13,060
132,574
306,976
(90.1)
(95.7)
Small business scored
906,647
792,310
775,554
14.4
16.9
Agricultural business, including secured by farmland:
Agricultural business, including secured by farmland
299,056
279,224
277,850
7.1
7.6
SBA PPP
344
1,354
3,214
(74.6)
(89.3)
One- to four-family residential
1,025,143
657,474
656,011
55.9
56.3
Consumer:
Consumer—home equity revolving lines of credit
545,807
458,533
462,819
19.0
17.9
Consumer—other
116,365
97,369
98,413
19.5
18.2
Total loans receivable
$
9,827,096
$
9,084,763
$
9,218,384
8.2
%
6.6
%
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Our commercial real estate loans for owner-occupied, investment properties, and small balance CRE totaled $3.66 billion, or 37% of our loan portfolio at September 30, 2022. In addition, multifamily residential real estate loans totaled $592.8 million and comprised 6% of our loan portfolio. Commercial real estate loans decreased by $131.5 million during the first nine months of 2022 while multifamily real estate loans increased by $61.9 million.
We also originate commercial, multifamily, and one- to four-family construction, land and land development loans, which totaled $1.44 billion, or 15% of our loan portfolio at September 30, 2022, compared to $1.31 billion at December 31, 2021 and $1.33 billion September 30, 2021. One- to four-family construction balances increased $97.6 million, or 17%, to $666.4 million at September 30, 2022 compared to $568.8 million at December 31, 2021 and increased $94.9 million, or 17%, compared to $571.4 million at September 30, 2021. One- to four-family construction loans represented approximately 7% of our total loan portfolio at September 30, 2022, and includes both speculative construction and one- to four-family all-in-one construction loans made to owner occupants that convert to permanent loans upon completion of the homes and depending on market conditions can be subsequently sold into the secondary market.
Our commercial business lending is directed toward meeting the credit and related deposit needs of various small- to medium-sized business and agribusiness borrowers operating in our primary market areas. Our commercial and agricultural business loans increased $204.9 million, or 9%, to $2.45 billion at September 30, 2022, compared to $2.24 billion at December 31, 2021, and increased $46.6 million, or 2%, compared to $2.40 billion at September 30, 2021. SBA PPP loans decreased 90% to $13.4 million at September 30, 2022, compared to $133.9 million at December 31, 2021, and decreased 96% when compared to $310.2 million at September 30, 2021. Commercial and agricultural business loans represented approximately 25% of our portfolio at September 30, 2022. Our commercial business lending, to a lesser extent, includes participation in certain syndicated loans, including shared national credits, which totaled $206.8 million at September 30, 2022.
We are active originators of one- to four-family residential loans in most communities where we have established offices in Washington, Oregon, California and Idaho. Most of the one- to four-family residential loans that we originate are typically sold in secondary markets with net gains on sales and loan servicing fees reflected in our revenues from mortgage banking. Although our originations of loans held for sale has declined significantly, originations of portfolio one- to four-family residential loans have recently been relatively strong, despite increases in interest rates during the current year. At September 30, 2022, our outstanding balance of one- to four-family residential loans retained in our portfolio increased $367.7 million, to $1.03 billion, compared to $657.5 million at December 31, 2021, and increased $369.1 million, or 56%, compared to $656.0 million at September 30, 2021. The increase in one- to four-family residential loans from December 31, 2021 was primarily the result of a higher percentage of new production and one- to four-family construction loans converting to one- to four-family residential loans being held in portfolio during the second and third quarters of 2022. One- to four-family residential loans represented 10% of our loan portfolio at September 30, 2022.
Our consumer loan activity is primarily directed at meeting demand from our existing deposit clients. At September 30, 2022, consumer loans, including home equity revolving lines of credit, increased $106.3 million to $662.2 million, compared to $555.9 million at December 31, 2021, and increased $100.9 million compared to $561.2 million at September 30, 2021. The increase from December 31, 2021 was primarily due to a home equity loan marketing campaign during the second and third quarters of 2022.
The following table shows the commitment amount for loan origination (excluding loans held for sale) activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
Sep 30, 2022
Sep 30, 2021
Sep 30, 2022
Sep 30, 2021
Commercial real estate
$
92,062
$
174,827
$
300,848
$
369,459
Multifamily real estate
4,603
26,155
28,731
84,707
Construction and land
444,365
496,386
1,633,672
1,453,583
Commercial business:
Commercial business
218,044
229,859
736,554
527,766
SBA PPP
—
907
—
485,077
Agricultural business
9,879
9,223
65,341
48,936
One-to four- family residential
92,701
49,594
275,485
154,411
Consumer
126,940
145,102
442,752
363,848
Total commitment amount for loan originations (excluding loans held for sale)
$
988,594
$
1,132,053
$
3,483,383
$
3,487,787
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Loans held for sale decreased to $84.4 million at September 30, 2022, compared to $96.5 million at December 31, 2021, as sales exceeded originations of held-for-sale loans during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Loans held for sale were $63.7 million at September 30, 2021. Originations of loans held for sale decreased to $376.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $912.5 million for the same period last year, primarily due to decreased refinance activity as well as an overall decrease in purchase activity for one- to four-family residential mortgage loans due to the increase in interest rates during the current year. The volume of one- to four-family residential mortgage loans sold was $348.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $799.3 million in the same period a year ago. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we sold $26.3 million of multifamily loans, compared to $287.7 million for the same period a year ago. Loans held for sale included $73.8 million and $9.7 million of multifamily loans and $10.6 million and $54.0 million of one- to four-family residential mortgage loans at September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
The following table presents loans by geographic concentration at September 30, 2022, December 31, 2021 and September 30, 2021 (dollars in thousands):
Sep 30, 2022
Dec 31, 2021
Sep 30, 2021
Percentage Change
Amount
Percentage
Amount
Amount
Prior Year End
Prior Year Qtr
Washington
$
4,648,124
47.3
%
$
4,264,590
$
4,319,008
9.0
%
7.6
%
California
2,323,740
23.6
2,138,340
2,160,280
8.7
7.6
Oregon
1,765,254
18.0
1,652,364
1,679,452
6.8
5.1
Idaho
588,498
6.0
525,141
536,128
12.1
9.8
Utah
95,250
1.0
74,913
89,620
27.1
6.3
Other
406,230
4.1
429,415
433,896
(5.4)
(6.4)
Total loans receivable
$
9,827,096
100.0
%
$
9,084,763
$
9,218,384
8.2
%
6.6
%
Investment Securities: Our total investment securities decreased $29.5 million to $4.16 billion at September 30, 2022 from $4.19 billion at December 31, 2021. Securities sales, paydowns and maturities exceeded purchases during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022. During the first quarter of 2022, $458.6 million of securities were transferred from available for sale to securities held to maturity to limit the impact that potential future interest rates changes would have on our AOCI. Purchases during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 were primarily in mortgage-backed securities. The average effective duration of Banner’s securities portfolio was 6.4 years at September 30, 2022, compared to 4.6 years at December 31, 2021. Net fair value adjustments to the portfolio of securities held for trading, which were included in net income, increased $1.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022. In addition, fair value adjustments for securities designated as available-for-sale decreased $422.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, which was included net of the associated tax benefit of $101.5 million as a component of other comprehensive income, and largely occurred as a result of increases in market interest rates during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The Company held $300.0 million of securities purchased under resell agreements at both September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
Deposits: Deposits, client retail repurchase agreements and loan repayments are the major sources of our funds for lending and other investment purposes. We compete with other financial institutions and financial intermediaries in attracting deposits and we generally attract deposits within our primary market areas. Increasing core deposits (non-interest-bearing and interest-bearing transaction and savings accounts) is a fundamental element of our business strategy. Much of the focus of our branch strategy and current marketing efforts have been directed toward attracting additional deposit client relationships and balances. This effort has been particularly directed towards emphasizing core deposit activity in non-interest-bearing and other transaction and savings accounts. The long-term success of our deposit gathering activities is reflected not only in the growth of core deposit balances, but also in the level of deposit fees, service charges and other payment processing revenues compared to prior periods.
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The following table sets forth the Company’s deposits by type of deposit account as of the dates indicated (dollars in thousands):
Percentage Change
Sep 30, 2022
Dec 31, 2021
Sep 30, 2021
Prior Year End
Prior Year Quarter
Non-interest-bearing
$
6,507,523
$
6,385,177
$
6,400,864
1.9
%
1.7
%
Interest-bearing checking
1,856,244
1,947,414
1,799,657
(4.7)
3.1
Regular savings accounts
2,824,711
2,784,716
2,773,995
1.4
1.8
Money market accounts
2,323,844
2,370,995
2,339,107
(2.0)
(0.7)
Interest-bearing transaction & savings accounts
7,004,799
7,103,125
6,912,759
(1.4)
1.3
Total core deposits
13,512,322
13,488,302
13,313,623
0.2
1.5
Interest-bearing certificates
721,944
838,631
851,054
(13.9)
(15.2)
Total deposits
$
14,234,266
$
14,326,933
$
14,164,677
(0.6)
%
0.5
%
Total deposits were $14.23 billion at September 30, 2022, compared to $14.33 billion at December 31, 2021 and $14.16 billion a year ago. The $92.7 million decrease in total deposits compared to December 31, 2021 reflects a $116.7 million decrease in certificates of deposit, partially offset by a $24.0 million increase in core deposits. The decrease in total deposits during the first nine months of 2022 was primarily due to the sale of four branches, which included the transfer of $178.2 million of related deposits. Non-interest-bearing account balances increased 2% to $6.51 billion at September 30, 2022, compared to $6.39 billion at December 31, 2021, and increased 2% compared to $6.40 billion a year ago. Interest-bearing transaction and savings accounts decreased 1% to $7.00 billion at September 30, 2022, compared to $7.10 billion at December 31, 2021, and increased 1% compared to $6.91 billion a year ago. Certificates of deposit decreased 14% to $721.9 million at September 30, 2022, compared to $838.6 million at December 31, 2021 and decreased 15% compared to $851.1 million a year ago. We had no brokered deposits at September 30, 2022 or December 31, 2021. Core deposits represented 95% and 94% of total deposits at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
The following table presents deposits by geographic concentration at September 30, 2022, December 31, 2021 and September 30, 2021 (dollars in thousands):
Sep 30, 2022
Dec 31, 2021
Sep 30, 2021
Percentage Change
Amount
Percentage
Amount
Amount
Prior Year End
Prior Year Quarter
Washington
$
7,845,755
55.2
%
$
7,952,376
$
7,877,919
(1.3)
%
(0.4)
%
Oregon
3,148,520
22.1
3,067,054
3,030,109
2.7
3.9
California
2,493,977
17.5
2,524,296
2,501,521
(1.2)
(0.3)
Idaho
746,014
5.2
783,207
755,128
(4.7)
(1.2)
Total deposits
$
14,234,266
100.0
%
$
14,326,933
$
14,164,677
(0.6)
%
0.5
%
Borrowings: We had no FHLB advances at September 30, 2022, compared to $50.0 million at December 31, 2021, as core deposits were a sufficient source of funding. Other borrowings, consisting of retail repurchase agreements primarily related to client cash management accounts, decreased $30.5 million, or 12%, to $234.0 million at September 30, 2022, compared to $264.5 million at December 31, 2021. Junior subordinated debentures totaled $73.8 million at September 30, 2022 compared to $119.8 million at December 31, 2021, as Banner redeemed $50.5 million of junior subordinated debentures during the first quarter of 2022. Subordinated notes, net of issuance costs were $98.8 million at September 30, 2022 compared to $98.6 million at December 31, 2021.
Shareholders’ Equity: Total shareholders’ equity decreased $281.7 million to $1.41 billion at September 30, 2022, as compared to December 31, 2021. The decrease in shareholders’ equity is primarily due to the $369.4 million decrease in AOCI, primarily representing the unrealized loss and related decrease in the fair value of securities available-for-sale, net of tax, the accrual of $45.7 million of cash dividends to common shareholders, and the repurchase of 200,000 shares of common stock at a total cost of $11.0 million, partially offset by the $141.0 million of year-to-date net income. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, no shares of restricted stock were forfeited and 54,375 shares were surrendered by employees to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock grants. Tangible common shareholders’ equity, which excludes goodwill and other intangible assets, decreased $277.5 million to $1.02 billion, or 6.41% of tangible assets at September 30, 2022, compared to $1.30 billion, or 7.93% of tangible assets at December 31, 2021. The decrease in tangible common shareholders’ equity as a percentage of tangible assets was primarily due to the previously mentioned decrease in AOCI.
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Comparison of Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022 and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
For the quarter ended September 30, 2022, our net income was $49.1 million, or $1.43 per diluted share, compared to $48.0 million, or $1.39 per diluted share, for the preceding quarter. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, our net income was $141.0 million, or $4.09 per diluted share, compared to net income of $151.1 million, or $4.32 per diluted share for the same period a year earlier. Our net income for the current quarter included increased interest income due to increased average yields on total interest-earning assets, partially offset by decreased mortgage banking income and a provision for credit losses of $6.1 million. Our results for both the quarter ended September 30, 2022 and the preceding quarter included no COVID-19 related expenses or merger and acquisition-related expenses. Our net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 included a $19.8 million decrease in mortgage banking income and a provision for credit losses of $3.7 million, partially offset by a $7.8 million gain recognized on the branch sale completed during the preceding quarter and increased interest income. The increased interest income is due to increased interest-earning assets, partially offset by a decline in the recognition of deferred loan fee income due to reduced loan repayments from SBA PPP loan forgiveness, compared to the same period a year ago. Our results for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 included no COVID-19 related expenses or merger and acquisition-related expenses as compared to $309,000 of COVID-19 related expenses and $660,000 of merger and acquisition-related expenses in the same prior year period.
An increase in the yields on loans and investment securities due to rising interest rates during the quarter as well as an increase in average interest-earning assets, particularly growth in loan balances, resulting in higher yielding loans making up a higher percentage of interest-earning assets, produced increased net interest income for the quarter compared to the preceding quarter. Growth in the balance of average interest-earning assets and decreased funding costs, partially offset by a decline in the recognition of deferred loan fee income due to SBA PPP loan repayments from SBA loan forgiveness and the slight decline in the average yield on interest-earning assets, produced increased net interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the same period a year ago. The increase in net interest income, partially offset by lower income from mortgage banking operations, and the gain on sale of branches recognized in the preceding quarter resulted in increased total revenue for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, compared to the preceding quarter as well as for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to the same period a year earlier.
Banner recorded a $6.1 million provision for credit losses for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, compared to a $4.5 million provision for credit losses in the prior quarter. The provision for credit losses for the current and preceding quarter primarily reflects loan growth and, to a lesser extent, a deterioration in forecasted economic conditions and indicators utilized to estimate credit losses. Banner recorded a $3.7 million provision for credit losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to a $28.1 million recapture of provision for credit losses for the same period a year ago. The provision for credit losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 reflects growth in loan balances and, to a lesser extent, a deterioration in forecasted economic conditions and indicators utilized to estimate credit losses, partially offset by a decrease in adversely classified loans.
Non-interest expenses increased in the quarter ended September 30, 2022 compared to the prior quarter and decreased during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to the to the same period a year ago. The increase in non-interest expense for the current quarter compared to the prior quarter reflects increased salary and employee benefits, primarily due to an increase in bonus and commission expense, a decrease in capitalized loan origination costs, primarily due to decreases in production for one- to four-family residential and construction loans, and an increase in information and computer data services expense, primarily due to an increase in computer software expenses, partially offset by a decrease in occupancy and equipment expense, primarily due to a reduction in building rent expense during the current quarter as the result of exiting a large lease agreement in the second quarter of 2022. The year-over-year nine month decrease in non-interest expense reflects a decrease in professional and legal expenses, primarily due to a reduction in consultant expense, and a reduction in occupancy and equipment expense, due to the previously mentioned reduction in building rent expense, partially offset by an increase in salary and employee benefits expense and a decrease in capitalized loan origination costs.
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OPERATING DATA:
Quarters Ended
Nine months ended
(In thousands)
September 30, 2022
June 30, 2022
September 30, 2022
September 30, 2021
Interest income
$
151,119
$
133,001
$
407,011
$
393,954
Interest expense
4,676
3,990
12,903
18,593
Net interest income
146,443
129,011
394,108
375,361
Provision (recapture) for credit losses
6,087
4,534
3,660
(28,145)
Net interest income after provision (recapture) for credit losses
140,356
124,477
390,448
403,506
Deposit fees and other service charges
11,449
11,000
33,638
29,154
Mortgage banking operations
105
3,978
8,523
28,305
Net change in valuation of financial instruments carried at fair value
532
69
650
1,895
All other non-interest income
3,499
12,126
19,374
12,588
Total non-interest income
15,585
27,173
62,185
71,942
Salary and employee benefits
61,639
60,832
181,957
186,553
All other non-interest expenses
33,395
31,221
96,325
101,743
Total non-interest expense
95,034
92,053
278,282
288,296
Income before provision for income tax expense
60,907
59,597
174,351
187,152
Provision for income tax expense
11,837
11,632
33,353
36,031
Net income
$
49,070
$
47,965
$
140,998
$
151,121
PER COMMON SHARE DATA:
Quarters Ended
Nine months ended
September 30, 2022
June 30, 2022
September 30, 2022
September 30, 2021
Net income:
Basic
$
1.43
$
1.40
$
4.11
$
4.35
Diluted
1.43
1.39
4.09
4.32
Net Interest Income. Net interest income increased by $17.4 million, or 14%, to $146.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, compared to $129.0 million for the preceding quarter. The higher net interest income during the quarter compared to the preceding quarter was primarily due to increases in the average yields on loans and investment securities as well as increases in average loan balances. The higher yields on interest-earning assets for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 compared to the preceding quarter reflect the rising interest rate environment during 2022.
The net interest margin on a tax equivalent basis increased 41 basis points to 3.85% for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, compared to a net interest margin on a tax equivalent basis of 3.44% for the preceding quarter. The increase in net interest margin compared to the preceding quarter was primarily due to a 43 basis-point increase in the average yields on interest-earning assets during the current quarter. Since March 2022, in response to inflation, the Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) of the Federal Reserve System has increased the target range for the federal funds rate by 300 basis points, including 150 basis points during the third quarter of 2022, to a range of 3.00% to 3.25%. The increase in average yields on interest-earning assets during the current quarter reflects the benefit of variable rate interest-earning assets repricing higher, as well as new loans being originated at higher interest rates. Our balance sheet is structured to increase the net interest margin in the near term if the FOMC continues to raise the targeted federal funds rate in an effort to curb inflation, which appears likely based on recent Federal Reserve communications and interest rate forecasts.
Net interest income increased by $18.7 million, or 5%, to $394.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $375.4 million for the same period one year earlier, primarily due to an increase of $682.9 million in the average balance of interest-earning assets and decreased funding costs, partially offset by a decline in the recognition of deferred loan fee income due to SBA PPP loan repayments from SBA loan forgiveness resulting in a decline in the average yield on interest-earning assets. The slightly lower average yield on interest-earning assets compared to same period a year ago also reflects the growth in the average balance of interest-earning assets primarily being invested in short term investments, including interest bearing deposits and securities available for sale during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The net interest margin on a tax equivalent basis increased to 3.49% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to 3.48% for the same period in the prior year.
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Interest Income. Interest income for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 was $151.1 million, compared to $133.0 million for the preceding quarter. The increase in interest income during the current quarter compared to the prior quarter occurred primarily as a result of higher yields on interest-earning assets and increased averaged loan balances. The average balance of interest-earning assets was $15.37 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, compared to $15.35 billion for the preceding quarter. The average yield on total interest-earning assets was 3.97% for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, compared to 3.54% for the preceding quarter. This increase in average yield between the quarters reflects a 52 basis-point increase in the average yield on investment securities, and a 28 basis-point increase in the average yield on loans, in each case due to rising interest rates. Average loan balances for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 increased $351.7 million, or 4%, to $9.72 billion, compared to $9.37 billion for the preceding quarter, primarily reflecting the increase in one- to four-family loans. Interest income on loans increased by $12.1 million to $116.6 million for the current quarter from $104.5 million for the preceding quarter, reflecting the increase in the average balance of loans receivable as well as the impact of the previously mentioned increases in interest rates. The average yield on total loans increased to 4.82% for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, from 4.54% in the preceding quarter, also reflecting the impact of the previously mentioned increases in interest rates.
The combined average balance of mortgage-backed securities, other investment securities, equity securities, interest-bearing deposits and FHLB stock (total investment securities or combined portfolio) decreased to $5.64 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 (excluding the effect of fair value adjustments), compared to $5.98 billion for the preceding quarter. The interest and dividend income from those investments increased by $6.0 million compared to the preceding quarter. The average yield on the combined portfolio increased to 2.51% for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, from 1.99% in the preceding quarter. The increase in the average yield for the current quarter compared to the preceding quarter reflects the rising interest rate environment.
Interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $407.0 million, compared to $394.0 million for the same period in the prior year, an increase of $13.1 million. The results between the periods primarily reflect a higher average balance of interest-earning assets, partially offset by a slight decrease in the average yield on interest-earning assets, mostly due to the investment of excess liquidity in short term investments as well as a decline in the acceleration of the recognition of deferred loan fee income upon SBA repayment and forgiveness of low yielding SBA PPP loans.
Interest Expense. Interest expense for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 was $4.7 million, compared to $4.0 million for the preceding quarter. The interest expense increase between the current quarter and preceding quarter reflects an increase in the average cost of total funding liabilities, partially offset by a decrease in the average balance of total funding liabilities.
Interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $12.9 million, compared to $18.6 million for the same period in the prior year. The decrease in interest expense occurred as a result of a six basis-point decrease in the average cost of all funding liabilities to 0.12% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to 0.18% for the same period in the prior year, partially offset by a $733.0 million, or 5%, increase in average funding liabilities. The increase in average funding liabilities reflects increases in low costing core deposits, including non-interest-bearing deposits and interest-bearing transaction and savings accounts, partially offset by decreases in higher cost certificates of deposit and FHLB advances.
Deposit interest expense increased $399,000, or 20%, to $2.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, compared to $2.0 million for the preceding quarter, primarily as a result of an increase in the average rate paid on interest-bearing deposits. The average rate paid on total deposits was 0.07% in the third quarter of 2022 and 0.06% in the preceding quarter. The cost of interest-bearing deposits increased by two basis-point to 0.12% for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, compared to 0.10% in the preceding quarter. Average deposit balances decreased to $14.26 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, from $14.44 billion for the preceding quarter.
Deposit interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 decreased $2.9 million, or 31%, to $6.5 million, compared to $9.4 million for the same period in the prior year. Average deposit balances increased to $14.37 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, from $13.50 billion for the same period a year earlier, while the average rate paid on deposits decreased to 0.06% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from 0.09% for the same period in the prior year. The average cost of interest-bearing deposits decreased by six basis points to 0.11% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to 0.17% in the same period a year earlier. The decrease in the average cost of interest-bearing deposits was primarily the result of an increase in the average balance of core deposits combined with a 31 basis-point decrease in the cost of certificates of deposit along with a $106.0 million decline in the average balance of certificates of deposit.
Interest expense on total borrowings increased to $2.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 from $2.0 million for the preceding quarter. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the average rate paid on total borrowings. The average rate paid on total borrowings for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 increased to 2.08% from 1.80% for the preceding quarter. Average total borrowings were $431.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, compared to $441.3 million for the preceding quarter.
Interest expense on total borrowings decreased to $6.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from $9.2 million for the same period a year earlier. Average total borrowings were $457.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $594.2 million for the same period a year earlier. The decrease was primarily due to the decrease in the average balance of junior subordinated debentures and FHLB advances. The average rate paid on total borrowings for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 decreased to 1.87% from 2.07% for the same period a year earlier.
Analysis of Net Interest Spread. The following tables present for the periods indicated our condensed average balance sheet information, together with interest income and yields earned on average interest-earning assets and interest expense and rates paid on average interest-bearing liabilities with additional comparative data on our operating performance (dollars in thousands):
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ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(dollars in thousands)
(rates / ratios annualized)
ANALYSIS OF NET INTEREST SPREAD
Quarters Ended
Sep 30, 2022
Jun 30, 2022
Average Balance
Interest and Dividends
Yield / Cost(3)
Average Balance
Interest and Dividends
Yield / Cost(3)
Interest-earning assets:
Held for sale loans
$
68,608
$
676
3.91
%
$
69,338
$
655
3.79
%
Mortgage loans
7,841,018
94,581
4.79
7,565,894
85,408
4.53
Commercial/agricultural loans
1,670,595
20,418
4.85
1,572,957
17,153
4.37
SBA PPP loans
21,943
613
11.08
45,739
1,056
9.26
Consumer and other loans
120,583
1,824
6.00
117,162
1,683
5.76
Total loans(1)
9,722,747
118,112
4.82
9,371,090
105,955
4.54
Mortgage-backed securities
3,183,837
17,704
2.21
3,170,915
16,965
2.15
Other securities
1,671,305
13,578
3.22
1,626,204
10,326
2.55
Interest-bearing deposits with banks
778,196
4,406
2.25
1,176,591
2,281
0.78
FHLB stock
10,000
75
2.98
10,000
100
4.01
Total investment securities
5,643,338
35,763
2.51
5,983,710
29,672
1.99
Total interest-earning assets
15,366,085
153,875
3.97
15,354,800
135,627
3.54
Non-interest-earning assets
1,100,313
1,282,649
Total assets
$
16,466,398
$
16,637,449
Deposits:
Interest-bearing checking accounts
$
1,862,887
429
0.09
$
1,924,896
289
0.06
Savings accounts
2,822,153
481
0.07
2,841,286
352
0.05
Money market accounts
2,378,851
769
0.13
2,431,456
531
0.09
Certificates of deposit
740,014
728
0.39
783,536
836
0.43
Total interest-bearing deposits
7,803,905
2,407
0.12
7,981,174
2,008
0.10
Non-interest-bearing deposits
6,458,749
—
—
6,456,432
—
—
Total deposits
14,262,654
2,407
0.07
14,437,606
2,008
0.06
Other interest-bearing liabilities:
FHLB advances
—
—
—
—
—
—
Other borrowings
242,658
81
0.13
252,085
80
0.13
Junior subordinated debentures and subordinated notes
189,178
2,188
4.59
189,178
1,902
4.03
Total borrowings
431,836
2,269
2.08
441,263
1,982
1.80
Total funding liabilities
14,694,490
4,676
0.13
14,878,869
3,990
0.11
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities(2)
257,058
239,676
Total liabilities
14,951,548
15,118,545
Shareholders’ equity
1,514,850
1,518,904
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
16,466,398
$
16,637,449
Net interest income/rate spread (tax equivalent)
$
149,199
3.84
%
$
131,637
3.43
%
Net interest margin (tax equivalent)
3.85
%
3.44
%
Reconciliation to reported net interest income:
Adjustments for taxable equivalent basis
(2,756)
(2,626)
Net interest income and margin, as reported
$
146,443
3.78
%
$
129,011
3.37
%
Additional Key Financial Ratios:
Return on average assets
1.18
%
1.16
%
Return on average equity
12.85
12.67
Average equity/average assets
9.20
9.13
Average interest-earning assets/average interest-bearing liabilities
186.58
182.31
Average interest-earning assets/average funding liabilities
104.57
103.20
Non-interest income/average assets
0.38
0.66
Non-interest expense/average assets
2.29
2.22
Efficiency ratio(4)
58.65
58.94
Adjusted efficiency ratio(5)
57.04
59.46
(1)Average balances include loans accounted for on a nonaccrual basis and loans 90 days or more past due. Amortization of net deferred loan fees/costs is included with interest on loans.
(2)Average other non-interest-bearing liabilities include fair value adjustments related to junior subordinated debentures.
(3)Tax-exempt income is calculated on a tax equivalent basis. The tax equivalent yield adjustment to interest earned on loans was $1.5 million and $1.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, respectively. The tax equivalent yield adjustment to interest earned on tax exempt securities was $1.3 million and $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, respectively.
(4)Non-interest expense divided by the total of net interest income and non-interest income.
(5)Adjusted non-interest expense divided by adjusted revenue. These represent non-GAAP financial measures. See the discussion and reconciliation of non-GAAP financial information in the Executive Overview section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation in this Form 10-Q for more detailed information with respect to the efficiency ratio.
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Nine months ended September 30, 2022
Nine months ended September 30, 2021
Average Balance
Interest and Dividends
Yield/
Cost (3)
Average Balance
Interest and Dividends
Yield/
Cost (3)
Interest-earning assets:
Held for sale loans
$
94,289
$
2,446
3.47
%
$
101,380
$
2,465
3.25
%
Mortgage loans
7,581,540
261,021
4.60
7,179,859
245,056
4.56
Commercial/agricultural loans
1,574,957
52,582
4.46
1,511,723
47,513
4.20
SBA PPP loans
51,890
4,453
11.47
958,848
44,009
6.14
Consumer and other loans
117,892
5,207
5.91
123,483
5,549
6.01
Total loans(1)(3)
9,420,568
325,709
4.62
9,875,293
344,592
4.67
Mortgage-backed securities
3,110,769
48,904
2.10
2,320,474
32,855
1.89
Other securities
1,624,138
32,333
2.66
1,265,056
21,648
2.29
Equity securities
—
—
—
574
—
—
Interest-bearing deposits with banks
1,214,076
7,507
0.83
1,221,241
1,224
0.13
FHLB stock
10,579
281
3.55
14,629
457
4.18
Total investment securities (3)
5,959,562
89,025
2.00
4,821,974
56,184
1.56
Total interest-earning assets
15,380,130
414,734
3.61
14,697,267
400,776
3.65
Non-interest-earning assets
1,250,719
1,255,512
Total assets
$
16,630,849
$
15,952,779
Deposits:
Interest-bearing checking accounts
$
1,915,184
991
0.07
$
1,714,920
899
0.07
Savings accounts
2,826,757
1,187
0.06
2,611,046
1,433
0.07
Money market accounts
2,400,267
1,806
0.10
2,284,904
2,111
0.12
Certificates of deposit
782,548
2,517
0.43
888,502
4,943
0.74
Total interest-bearing deposits
7,924,756
6,501
0.11
7,499,372
9,386
0.17
Non-interest-bearing deposits
6,445,579
—
—
6,001,354
—
—
Total deposits
14,370,335
6,501
0.06
13,500,726
9,386
0.09
Other interest-bearing liabilities:
FHLB advances
13,919
291
2.80
114,103
2,244
2.63
Other borrowings
253,545
245
0.13
232,142
358
0.21
Junior subordinated debentures and subordinated notes
190,103
5,866
4.13
247,944
6,605
3.56
Total borrowings
457,567
6,402
1.87
594,189
9,207
2.07
Total funding liabilities
14,827,902
12,903
0.12
14,094,915
18,593
0.18
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities (2)
241,010
203,349
Total liabilities
15,068,912
14,298,264
Shareholders’ equity
1,561,937
1,654,515
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
16,630,849
$
15,952,779
Net interest income/rate spread (tax equivalent)
$
401,831
3.49
%
$
382,183
3.47
%
Net interest margin (tax equivalent)
3.49
%
3.48
%
Reconciliation to reported net interest income:
Adjustments for taxable equivalent basis
(7,723)
(6,822)
Net interest income and margin
$
394,108
3.43
%
$
375,361
3.41
%
Additional Key Financial Ratios:
Return on average assets
1.13
%
1.27
%
Return on average equity
12.07
12.21
Average equity / average assets
9.39
10.37
Average interest-earning assets / average interest-bearing liabilities
183.48
181.59
Average interest-earning assets / average funding liabilities
103.72
104.27
Non-interest income / average assets
0.50
0.60
Non-interest expense / average assets
2.24
2.42
Efficiency ratio (4)
60.99
64.45
Adjusted efficiency ratio (5)
59.39
60.39
(1)Average balances include loans accounted for on a nonaccrual basis and loans 90 days or more past due. Amortization of net deferred loan fees/costs is included with interest on loans.
(2)Average other non-interest-bearing liabilities include fair value adjustments related to junior subordinated debentures.
(3)Tax-exempt income is calculated on a tax equivalent basis. The tax equivalent yield adjustment to interest earned on loans was $4.2 million and $3.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively. The tax equivalent yield adjustment to interest earned on tax exempt securities was $3.5 million and $3.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively.
(4)Non-interest expense divided by the total of net interest income and non-interest income.
(5)Adjusted non-interest expense divided by adjusted revenue. These represent non-GAAP financial measures. See the discussion and reconciliation of non-GAAP financial information in the Executive Overview section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation in this Form 10-Q for more detailed information with respect to the efficiency ratio.
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Provision and Allowance for Credit Losses. Management estimates the allowance for credit losses using relevant information, from internal and external sources, relating to past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The allowance for credit losses is maintained at a level sufficient to provide for expected credit losses over the life of the loan based on evaluating historical credit loss experience and making adjustments to historical loss information for differences in the specific risk characteristics in the current loan portfolio. These factors include, among others, changes in the size and composition of the loan portfolio, differences in underwriting standards, delinquency rates, actual loss experience and current economic conditions. The following table sets forth an analysis of our allowance for credit losses - loans for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands):
ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(dollars in thousands)
Quarters Ended
Nine Months Ended
CHANGE IN THE
Sep 30, 2022
Jun 30, 2022
Sep 30, 2022
Sep 30, 2021
ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - LOANS
Balance, beginning of period
$
128,702
$
125,471
$
132,099
$
167,279
Provision (recapture) for credit losses – loans
6,347
3,144
2,115
(24,985)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off:
Commercial real estate
88
129
304
1,094
Construction and land
—
—
384
100
One- to four-family residential
25
98
163
152
Commercial business
924
234
1,307
1,530
Agricultural business, including secured by farmland
252
14
384
25
Consumer
85
112
413
620
1,374
587
2,955
3,521
Loans charged off:
Commercial real estate
—
—
(2)
(3,766)
Construction and land
(25)
—
(30)
—
Commercial business
(138)
(248)
(468)
(1,274)
Agricultural business, including secured by farmland
(42)
—
(42)
(181)
Consumer
(300)
(252)
(709)
(679)
(505)
(500)
(1,251)
(5,900)
Net recoveries (charge-offs)
869
87
1,704
(2,379)
Balance, end of period
$
135,918
$
128,702
$
135,918
$
139,915
Net recoveries (charge-offs) / Average loans receivable
0.009
%
0.001
%
0.018
%
(0.024)
%
The provision for credit losses - loans reflects the amount required to maintain the allowance for credit losses - loans at an appropriate level based upon management’s evaluation of the adequacy of collective and individual loss reserves. During the quarter ended September 30, 2022, we recorded a provision for credit losses - loans of $6.3 million, compared to a provision for credit losses - loans of $3.1 million during the prior quarter. The provision for credit losses - loans for the current and preceding quarter primarily reflects loan growth and, to a lesser extent, a deterioration in forecasted economic conditions and indicators utilized to estimate credit losses, partially offset by an improvement in the level of adversely classified loans. Future assessments of the expected credit losses will not only be impacted by changes in the composition of and amount of loans and to the reasonable and supportable forecast, but will also include an updated assessment of qualitative factors, as well as consideration of any required changes in the reasonable and supportable forecast reversion period.
Net loan recoveries were $869,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 compared to net recoveries of $87,000 in the preceding quarter. The allowance for credit losses - loans was $135.9 million at September 30, 2022 compared to $128.7 million at June 30, 2022 and $139.9 million at September 30, 2021. The allowance for credit losses - loans as a percentage of total loans (loans receivable excluding allowance for credit losses) was 1.38% at September 30, 2022 as compared to 1.36% at June 30, 2022 and 1.52% at September 30, 2021. The decrease in the allowance for credit losses - loans as a percentage of loans at September 30, 2022 compared to September 30, 2021 reflects the improvement in the level of adversely classified loans.
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The provision for credit losses - unfunded loan commitments reflects the amount required to maintain the allowance for credit losses - unfunded loan commitments at an appropriate level based upon management’s evaluation of the adequacy of collective and individual loss reserves. The following table sets forth an analysis of our allowance for credit losses - unfunded loan commitments for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands):
Quarters Ended
Nine Months Ended
CHANGE IN THE
Sep 30, 2022
Jun 30, 2022
Sep 30, 2022
Sep 30, 2021
ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - UNFUNDED LOAN COMMITMENTS
Balance, beginning of period
$
14,246
$
12,860
$
12,432
$
13,297
(Recapture) provision for credit losses - unfunded loan commitments
(205)
1,386
1,609
(3,170)
Balance, end of period
$
14,041
$
14,246
$
14,041
$
10,127
The allowance for credit losses - unfunded loan commitments was $14.0 million at September 30, 2022, compared to $14.2 million at June 30, 2022 and compared to $10.1 million at September 30, 2021. The decrease in the allowance for credit losses - unfunded loan commitments reflects the recapture of provision for credit losses - unfunded loan commitments recorded during the current quarter. During the quarter ended September 30, 2022, we recorded a recapture of provision for credit losses - unfunded loan commitments of $205,000, compared to a $1.4 million provision for credit losses - unfunded loan commitments during the preceding quarter. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we recorded a provision for credit losses - unfunded loan commitments of $1.6 million, compared to a recapture of provision for loan losses - unfunded loan commitments of $3.2 million during the same period a year earlier. The recapture of provision for credit losses - unfunded loan commitments recorded during the current quarter was primarily the result of a decrease in the balance of unfunded loan commitments during the quarter. The provision for credit losses - unfunded loan commitments recorded during the preceding quarter was primarily the result of an increase in unfunded loan commitments.
Non-interest Income. The following table presents the key components of non-interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022 and the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (dollars in thousands):
Quarters Ended
Nine months ended September 30,
Sep 30, 2022
Jun 30, 2022
Change Amount
Change Percent
2022
2021
Change Amount
Change Percent
Deposit fees and other service charges
$
11,449
$
11,000
$
449
4.1
%
$
33,638
$
29,154
$
4,484
15.4
%
Mortgage banking operations
105
3,978
(3,873)
(97.4)
8,523
28,305
(19,782)
(69.9)
Bank owned life insurance
1,804
2,239
(435)
(19.4)
5,674
3,797
1,877
49.4
Miscellaneous
1,689
2,051
(362)
(17.6)
5,423
8,173
(2,750)
(33.6)
15,047
19,268
(4,221)
(21.9)
53,258
69,429
(16,171)
(23.3)
Net gain on sale of securities
6
32
(26)
(81.3)
473
618
(145)
(23.5)
Net change in valuation of financial instruments carried at fair value
532
69
463
nm
650
1,895
(1,245)
(65.7)
Gain on sale of branches, including related deposits
—
7,804
(7,804)
(100.0)
7,804
—
7,804
nm
Total non-interest income
$
15,585
$
27,173
$
(11,588)
(42.6)
%
$
62,185
$
71,942
$
(9,757)
(13.6)
%
Non-interest income was $15.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, compared to $27.2 million for the preceding quarter, and was $62.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $71.9 million for the same period a year earlier. The decrease in non-interest income for the quarter compared to the preceding quarter was primarily due to a $7.8 million gain recognized on the branch sale completed during the prior quarter, as well as a $3.9 million decrease in revenue from mortgage banking operations. Our non-interest income for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 included a $532,000 net gain for fair value adjustments and a net gain of $6,000 on sales of securities. For the quarter ended June 30, 2022, fair value adjustments resulted in a net gain of $69,000 and we had a net gain of $32,000 on sale of securities. Our non-interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 included a net gain of $650,000 for fair value adjustments and a $473,000 net gain on sale of securities. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, fair value adjustments resulted in a net gain of $1.9 million and we had a $618,000 net gain on sale of securities.
Deposit fees and other service charges increased by $449,000, or 4%, for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, compared to the preceding quarter. Deposit fees and other service charges increased by $4.5 million, or 15%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to the same period a year earlier, primarily as a result of increased deposit transaction account activity and the benefit from implementing Banner Forward initiatives.
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Mortgage banking operations, including gains on one- to four-family and multifamily loan sales and loan servicing fees, decreased $3.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, compared to the preceding quarter and decreased $19.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to the same period a year earlier. Gains on sales of one- to four-family loans resulted in income of $1.3 million and $9.2 million for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, compared to $3.7 million in the preceding quarter, and $6.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. These decreases in mortgage banking operations between the periods primarily reflect a reduction in the volume and a decrease in the gain on sale margin on one- to four-family sold along with a negative fair market adjustment on multifamily held for sale loans. The reduction in one-to four family loans sold primarily reflects a reduction in refinancing activity, as well as decreased purchase activity as interest rates increased during 2022. Home purchase activity accounted for 88% of one- to four-family mortgage loan originations in the third quarter of 2022, compared to 82% in the prior quarter. Sales of multifamily loans resulted in a net loss of $2.1 million during the quarter and $2.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to net gain of $5.8 million for the same nine-month period a year ago. There were no sales of multifamily loans during the preceding quarter. The net loss recognized on multifamily loans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 included $2.2 million and $3.3 million of lower of cost or market downward adjustments recorded on multifamily held for sale loans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, due to increases in market interest rates.
The decrease in miscellaneous non-interest income during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to the same period a year earlier is primarily due to higher gains recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 related to the disposition of closed branch locations.
Non-interest Expense. The following table represents key elements of non-interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022 and the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (dollars in thousands):
Quarters Ended
Nine months ended September 30,
Sep 30, 2022
Jun 30, 2022
Change Amount
Change Percent
2022
2021
Change Amount
Change Percent
Salary and employee benefits
$
61,639
$
60,832
$
807
1.3
%
$
181,957
$
186,553
$
(4,596)
(2.5)
%
Less capitalized loan origination costs
(5,984)
(7,222)
1,238
(17.1)
(19,436)
(26,754)
7,318
(27.4)
Occupancy and equipment
12,008
13,284
(1,276)
(9.6)
38,512
38,965
(453)
(1.2)
Information and computer data services
6,803
5,997
806
13.4
19,451
17,915
1,536
8.6
Payment and card processing services
5,508
5,682
(174)
(3.1)
16,086
15,482
604
3.9
Professional and legal expenses
2,619
2,878
(259)
(9.0)
7,677
20,023
(12,346)
(61.7)
Advertising and marketing
1,326
822
504
61.3
2,609
3,965
(1,356)
(34.2)
Deposit insurance
1,946
1,440
506
35.1
4,910
4,243
667
15.7
State and municipal business and use taxes
1,223
1,004
219
21.8
3,389
3,367
22
0.7
Real estate operations, net
68
(121)
189
(156.2)
(132)
(71)
(61)
85.9
Amortization of core deposit intangibles
1,215
1,425
(210)
(14.7)
4,064
4,997
(933)
(18.7)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
—
—
—
nm
793
—
793
nm
Miscellaneous
6,663
6,032
631
10.5
18,402
18,642
(240)
(1.3)
95,034
92,053
2,981
3.2
278,282
287,327
(9,045)
(3.1)
COVID-19 expenses
—
—
—
nm
—
309
(309)
(100.0)
Merger and acquisition-related expenses
—
—
—
nm
—
660
(660)
(100.0)
Total non-interest expense
$
95,034
$
92,053
$
2,981
3.2
%
$
278,282
$
288,296
$
(10,014)
(3.5)
%
Non-interest expenses were $95.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, compared to $92.1 million for the preceding quarter, and $278.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $288.3 million for the same period last year. The current quarter non-interest expense includes increased salary and employee benefits, a decrease in capitalized loan origination costs and an increase in information and computer data services expense, partially offset by a decrease in occupancy and equipment expense. We recognized no COVID-19 expenses during either the quarter ended September 30, 2022 or the preceding quarter. The decrease in non-interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 reflects a decrease in professional and legal expenses, primarily due to a reduction in consultant expense, and a reduction in salary and employee benefits expense, partially offset by a decrease in capitalized loan origination costs.
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Salary and employee benefits expenses increased $807,000 to $61.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, compared to $60.8 million for the preceding quarter, primarily due to an increase in bonus and commission expense. Salary and employee benefits expenses decreased $4.6 million to $182.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $186.6 million for the same period last year, primarily due to a reduction in staffing. Capitalized loan origination costs decreased $1.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, compared to the preceding quarter, primarily due to decreases in production for one- to four-family residential and construction loans, and decreased $7.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to the origination of SBA PPP loans during the first quarter of 2021. Information and computer data services expenses increased $806,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 compared to the preceding quarter, and increased $1.5 million compared to the same period last year, primarily due to an increase in computer software expenses. Occupancy and equipment expenses decreased $1.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 compared to the preceding quarter, and decreased $453,000 compared to the same period last year, primarily due to a reduction in building rent expense during the current quarter as the result of exiting a large lease agreement in the second quarter of 2022. Professional and legal expenses decreased $259,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 compared to the preceding quarter, and decreased $12.3 million compared to the same period last year, primarily due to a decrease in consulting expense. Advertising and marketing expenses increased $504,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, compared to the preceding quarter and decreased $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to a reduction in direct mail marketing expenses.
Banner’s efficiency ratio was 58.65% for the current quarter, compared to 58.94% in the preceding quarter. Banner’s adjusted efficiency ratio was 57.04% for the current quarter, compared to 59.46% in the preceding quarter. See the discussion and reconciliation of non-GAAP financial information in the Executive Overview section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation in this Form 10-Q.
Income Taxes. For the quarter ended September 30, 2022, we recognized $11.8 million in income tax expense for an effective tax rate of 19.4%, which reflects our blended statutory tax rate reduced by the effect of tax-exempt income, certain tax credits, and tax benefits related to restricted stock vesting. Our statutory income tax rate is 23.6%, representing a blend of the statutory federal income tax rate of 21.0% and apportioned effects of the state income tax rates. For the quarter ended June 30, 2022, we recognized $11.6 million in income tax expense for an effective tax rate of 19.5%. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we recognized $33.4 million in income tax expense for an effective tax rate of 19.1%, compared to $36.0 million in income tax expense for an effective tax rate of 19.3% for the same period in the prior year.
Asset Quality
Maintaining a moderate risk profile by employing appropriate underwriting standards, avoiding excessive asset concentrations and aggressively managing troubled assets has been and will continue to be a primary focus for us. We actively engage with our borrowers to resolve classified loans, and other problem assets and effectively manage REO as a result of foreclosures.
Non-Performing Assets: Non-performing assets decreased to $15.6 million, or 0.10% of total assets, at September 30, 2022, from $23.7 million, or 0.14% of total assets, at December 31, 2021, and from $29.7 million, or 0.18% of total assets, at September 30, 2021. Our allowance for credit losses - loans was $135.9 million, or 895% of non-performing loans at September 30, 2022 compared to $132.1 million, or 578% of non-performing loans at December 31, 2021 and $139.9 million, or 485% of non-performing loans at September 30, 2021. The low level of non-performing loans and other assets remains manageable at September 30, 2022. The primary components of the $15.6 million in non-performing assets were $13.5 million in nonaccrual loans, $1.7 million in loans more than 90 days delinquent and still accruing interest, and $357,000 in REO and other repossessed assets.
Loans are reported as TDRs when we grant concessions to a borrower experiencing financial difficulties that we would not otherwise consider. If any TDR loan becomes delinquent or other matters call into question the borrower’s ability to repay full interest and principal in accordance with the restructured terms, the TDR loan would be reclassified as nonaccrual. At September 30, 2022, we had $4.4 million of TDR loans performing under their restructured repayment terms.
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The following table sets forth information with respect to our non-performing assets and restructured loans at the dates indicated (dollars in thousands):
September 30, 2022
December 31, 2021
September 30, 2021
Nonaccrual Loans: (1)
Secured by real estate:
Commercial
$
6,997
$
14,159
$
14,931
Construction and land
299
479
354
One- to four-family
2,381
2,711
3,182
Commercial business
1,462
2,156
2,700
Agricultural business, including secured by farmland
594
1,022
1,022
Consumer
1,779
1,754
1,850
13,512
22,281
24,039
Loans more than 90 days delinquent, still on accrual:
Secured by real estate:
Commercial
—
—
3,955
One- to four-family
1,556
436
772
Commercial business
64
2
61
Consumer
61
117
34
1,681
555
4,822
Total non-performing loans
15,193
22,836
28,861
REO, net
340
852
852
Other repossessed assets held for sale
17
17
17
Total non-performing assets
$
15,550
$
23,705
$
29,730
Total non-performing assets to total assets
0.10
%
0.14
%
0.18
%
Total nonaccrual loans to loans before allowance for credit losses
0.14
%
0.25
%
0.26
%
Restructured loans performing under their restructured terms (2)
$
4,352
$
5,309
$
5,273
Loans 30-89 days past due and on accrual
$
15,208
$
11,558
$
6,911
(1)Includes $47,000 of nonaccrual TDR loans at September 30, 2022. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, interest income was reduced by $283,000 as a result of nonaccrual loan activity, which includes the reversal of $22,000 of accrued interest as of the date the loan was placed on nonaccrual. There was no interest income recognized on nonaccrual loans for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
(2)These loans were performing under their restructured repayment terms at the dates indicated.
In addition to the non-performing loans as of September 30, 2022, we had other classified loans with an aggregate outstanding balance of $119.8 million that are not on nonaccrual status, with respect to which known information concerning possible credit problems with the borrowers or the cash flows of the properties securing the respective loans has caused management to be concerned about the ability of the borrowers to comply with present loan repayment terms. This may result in the future inclusion of such loans in the nonaccrual loan category.
The following table presents the Company’s portfolio of risk-rated loans and non-risk-rated loans by grade at the dates indicated (in thousands):
September 30, 2022
December 31, 2021
September 30, 2021
Pass
$
9,672,473
$
8,874,468
$
8,956,604
Special Mention
18,251
11,932
36,001
Substandard
136,372
198,363
225,779
Total
$
9,827,096
$
9,084,763
$
9,218,384
The decrease in substandard loans during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 primarily reflects risk rating upgrades.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our primary sources of funds are deposits, borrowings, proceeds from loan principal and interest payments and sales of loans, and the maturity of and interest income on mortgage-backed and investment securities. While maturities and scheduled amortization of loans and mortgage-backed securities are a predictable source of funds, deposit flows and mortgage prepayments are greatly influenced by market interest rates, economic conditions, competition and our pricing strategies.
Our primary investing activity is the origination of loans and, in certain periods, the purchase of securities or loans. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, our loan originations, including originations of loans held for sale, exceeded our loan repayments by $998.1 million and $252.5 million, respectively. There were $103.3 million of loan purchases during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and $4.3 million of loan purchases during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. This activity was funded primarily by the reduction in the balance of cash held as interest-bearing deposits. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, we received proceeds of $388.9 million and $1.15 billion, respectively, from the sale of loans. Securities purchased during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021 totaled $797.3 million and $2.44 billion, respectively, and securities repayments, maturities and sales in those periods were $362.1 million and $1.22 billion, respectively.
Our primary financing activity is gathering deposits. Total deposits decreased by $92.7 million during the first nine months of 2022, as certificates of deposit decreased by $116.7 million and core deposits increased by $24.0 million.The decrease in total deposits during the first nine months of 2022 was primarily due to the sale of four branches, which included the transfer of $178.2 million of related deposits. Certificates of deposit are generally more vulnerable to competition and more price sensitive than other retail deposits and our pricing of those deposits varies significantly based upon our liquidity management strategies at any point in time. At September 30, 2022, certificates of deposit totaled $721.9 million, or 5% of our total deposits, including $577.7 million which were scheduled to mature within one year. While no assurance can be given as to future periods, historically, we have been able to retain a significant amount of our certificates of deposit as they mature.
We had no FHLB advances at September 30, 2022, compared to $50.0 million at December 31, 2021. Other borrowings decreased $30.5 million to $234.0 million at September 30, 2022 from $264.5 million at December 31, 2021.
We must maintain an adequate level of liquidity to ensure the availability of sufficient funds to accommodate deposit withdrawals, to support loan growth, to satisfy financial commitments and to take advantage of investment opportunities. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, we used our sources of funds primarily to fund loan commitments and purchase securities. At September 30, 2022, we had outstanding loan commitments totaling $4.15 billion, primarily relating to undisbursed loans in process and unused credit lines. While representing potential growth in the loan portfolio and lending activities, this level of commitments is proportionally consistent with our historical experience and does not represent a departure from normal operations.
We generally maintain sufficient cash and readily marketable securities to meet short-term liquidity needs; however, our primary liquidity management practice to supplement deposits is to increase or decrease short-term borrowings. We maintain credit facilities with the FHLB-Des Moines, which provided for advances that in the aggregate would equal the lesser of 45% of Banner Bank’s assets or adjusted qualifying collateral (subject to a sufficient level of ownership of FHLB stock). At September 30, 2022, under these credit facilities based on pledged collateral, Banner Bank had $2.50 billion of available credit capacity. We had no advances under these credit facilities at September 30, 2022. In addition, Banner Bank has been approved for participation in the Borrower-In-Custody (BIC) program by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (FRBSF). Under this program, based on pledged collateral, Banner Bank had available lines of credit of approximately $1.10 billion as of September 30, 2022. We had no funds borrowed from the FRBSF at September 30, 2022 or December 31, 2021. At September 30, 2022, Banner Bank also had uncommitted federal funds line of credit agreements with other financial institutions totaling $125.0 million. No balances were outstanding under these agreements as of September 30, 2022 or December 31, 2021. Availability of lines is subject to federal funds balances available for loan and continued borrower eligibility. These lines are intended to support short-term liquidity needs and the agreements may restrict consecutive day usage. Management believes it has adequate resources and funding potential to meet our foreseeable liquidity requirements.
Banner Corporation is a separate legal entity from the Bank and, on a stand-alone level, must provide for its own liquidity and pay its own operating expenses and cash dividends. Banner Corporation’s primary sources of funds consist of capital raised through dividends or capital distributions from the Bank, although there are regulatory restrictions on the ability of the Bank to pay dividends. We currently expect to continue our current practice of paying quarterly cash dividends on our common stock subject to our Board of Directors’ discretion to modify or terminate this practice at any time and for any reason without prior notice. Our current quarterly common stock dividend rate is $0.44 per share, as approved by our Board of Directors, which we believe is a dividend rate per share which enables us to balance our multiple objectives of managing and investing in the Bank, and returning a substantial portion of our cash to our shareholders. Assuming continued payment during 2022 at this rate of $0.44 per share, our average total dividend paid each quarter would be approximately $15.0 million based on the number of outstanding shares at September 30, 2022. At September 30, 2022, the Company on an unconsolidated basis had liquid assets of $68.7 million.
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As noted below, Banner Corporation and its subsidiary bank continued to maintain capital levels significantly in excess of the requirements to be categorized as “Well-Capitalized” under applicable regulatory standards. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, total shareholders’ equity decreased $281.7 million, to $1.41 billion. At September 30, 2022, tangible common shareholders’ equity, which excludes goodwill and other intangible assets, was $1.02 billion, or 6.41% of tangible assets. See the discussion and reconciliation of non-GAAP financial information in the Executive Overview section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation in this Form 10-Q.
Capital Requirements
Banner Corporation is a bank holding company registered with the Federal Reserve. Bank holding companies are subject to capital adequacy requirements of the Federal Reserve under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (BHCA), and the regulations of the Federal Reserve. Banner Bank, as state-chartered, federally insured commercial bank, is subject to the capital requirements established by the FDIC.
The capital adequacy requirements are quantitative measures established by regulation that require Banner Corporation and the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of capital. The Federal Reserve requires Banner Corporation to maintain capital adequacy that generally parallels the FDIC requirements. The FDIC requires the Bank to maintain minimum ratios of Total Capital, Tier 1 Capital, and Common Equity Tier 1 Capital to risk-weighted assets as well as Tier 1 Leverage Capital to average assets. In addition to the minimum capital ratios, both Banner Corporation and the Bank are required to maintain a capital conservation buffer consisting of additional Common Equity Tier 1 Capital of more than 2.5% of risk-weighted assets above the required minimum levels in order to avoid limitations on paying dividends, engaging in share repurchases, and paying discretionary bonuses. At September 30, 2022, Banner Corporation and the Bank each exceeded all regulatory capital requirements.
The actual regulatory capital ratios calculated for Banner Corporation and Banner Bank as of September 30, 2022, along with the minimum capital amounts and ratios, were as follows (dollars in thousands):
Actual
Minimum to be Categorized as “Adequately Capitalized”
Minimum to be Categorized as “Well-Capitalized”
Amount
Ratio
Amount
Ratio
Amount
Amount
Banner Corporation—consolidated
Total capital to risk-weighted assets
$
1,716,295
13.85
%
$
991,112
8.00
%
$
1,238,890
10.00
%
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
1,482,138
11.96
743,334
6.00
743,334
6.00
Tier 1 leverage capital to average assets
1,482,138
9.06
654,646
4.00
n/a
n/a
Common equity tier 1 capital
1,395,638
11.27
557,500
4.50
n/a
n/a
Banner Bank
Total capital to risk-weighted assets
1,641,723
13.26
990,256
8.00
1,237,820
10.00
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
1,507,566
12.18
742,692
6.00
990,256
8.00
Tier 1 leverage capital to average assets
1,507,566
9.22
654,248
4.00
817,809
5.00
Common equity tier 1 capital
1,507,566
12.18
557,019
4.50
804,583
6.50
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ITEM 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Market Risk and Asset/Liability Management
Our financial condition and operations are influenced significantly by general economic conditions, including the absolute level of interest rates as well as changes in interest rates and the slope of the yield curve. Our profitability is dependent to a large extent on our net interest income, which is the difference between the interest received from our interest-earning assets and the interest expense incurred on our interest-bearing liabilities.
Our activities, like all financial institutions, inherently involve the assumption of interest rate risk. Interest rate risk is the risk that changes in market interest rates will have an adverse impact on the institution’s earnings and underlying economic value. Interest rate risk is determined by the maturity and repricing characteristics of an institution’s assets, liabilities and off-balance-sheet contracts. Interest rate risk is measured by the variability of financial performance and economic value resulting from changes in interest rates. Interest rate risk is the primary market risk affecting our financial performance.
The greatest source of interest rate risk to us results from the mismatch of maturities or repricing intervals for rate sensitive assets, liabilities and off-balance-sheet contracts. This mismatch or gap is generally characterized by a substantially shorter maturity structure for interest-bearing liabilities than interest-earning assets, although our floating-rate assets tend to be more immediately responsive to changes in market rates than most deposit liabilities. Additional interest rate risk results from mismatched repricing indices and formula (basis risk and yield curve risk), and product caps and floors and early repayment or withdrawal provisions (option risk), which may be contractual or market driven, that are generally more favorable to clients than to us. An exception to this generalization is the beneficial effect of interest rate floors on a portion of our performing floating-rate loans, which help us maintain higher loan yields in periods when market interest rates decline significantly. However, in a declining interest rate environment, as loans with floors are repaid they generally are replaced with new loans which have lower interest rate floors. As of September 30, 2022, our loans with interest rate floors totaled $4.23 billion and had a weighted average floor rate of 4.11% compared to a current average note rate of 5.4%. As of September 30, 2022, our loans with interest rates at their floors totaled $1.09 billion and had a weighted average note rate of 3.94% and our loans with interest rates below their floors totaled $483.2 million and had a weighted average note rate of 4.24%. The Company actively manages its exposure to interest rate risk through on-going adjustments to the mix of interest-earning assets and funding sources that affect the repricing speeds of loans, investments, interest-bearing deposits and borrowings.
The principal objectives of asset/liability management are: to evaluate the interest rate risk exposure; to determine the level of risk appropriate given our operating environment, business plan strategies, performance objectives, capital and liquidity constraints, and asset and liability allocation alternatives; and to manage our interest rate risk consistent with regulatory guidelines and policies approved by the Board of Directors. Through such management, we seek to reduce the vulnerability of our earnings and capital position to changes in the level of interest rates. Our actions in this regard are taken under the guidance of the Asset/Liability Management Committee, which is comprised of members of our senior management. The Committee closely monitors our interest sensitivity exposure, asset and liability allocation decisions, liquidity and capital positions, and local and national economic conditions and attempts to structure the loan and investment portfolios and funding sources to maximize earnings within acceptable risk tolerances.
Sensitivity Analysis
Our primary monitoring tool for assessing interest rate risk is asset/liability simulation modeling, which is designed to capture the dynamics of balance sheet, interest rate and spread movements and to quantify variations in net interest income resulting from those movements under different rate environments. The sensitivity of net interest income to changes in the modeled interest rate environments provides a measurement of interest rate risk. We also utilize economic value analysis, which addresses changes in estimated net economic value of equity arising from changes in the level of interest rates. The net economic value of equity is estimated by separately valuing our assets and liabilities under varying interest rate environments. The extent to which assets gain or lose value in relation to the gains or losses of liability values under the various interest rate assumptions determines the sensitivity of net economic value to changes in interest rates and provides an additional measure of interest rate risk.
The interest rate sensitivity analysis performed by us incorporates beginning-of-the-period rate, balance and maturity data, using various levels of aggregation of that data, as well as certain assumptions concerning the maturity, repricing, amortization and prepayment characteristics of loans and other interest-earning assets and the repricing and withdrawal of deposits and other interest-bearing liabilities into an asset/liability computer simulation model. We update and prepare simulation modeling at least quarterly for review by senior management and oversight by the directors. We believe the data and assumptions are realistic representations of our portfolio and possible outcomes under the various interest rate scenarios. Nonetheless, the interest rate sensitivity of our net interest income and net economic value of equity could vary substantially if different assumptions were used or if actual experience differs from the assumptions used.
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The following table sets forth, as of September 30, 2022, the estimated changes in our net interest income over one-year and two-year time horizons and the estimated changes in economic value of equity based on the indicated interest rate environments (dollars in thousands):
Estimated Increase (Decrease) in
Change (in Basis Points) in Interest Rates (1)
Net Interest Income Next 12 Months
Net Interest Income Next 24 Months
Economic Value of Equity
+300
37,875
5.8
85,389
6.4
(451,868)
(12.8)
+200
34,422
5.3
78,814
5.9
(325,939)
(9.2)
+100
21,630
3.3
50,122
3.7
(160,586)
(4.5)
0
—
—
—
—
—
—
-50
(18,672)
(2.9)
(44,929)
(3.3)
29,993
0.9
-100
(41,052)
(6.3)
(99,866)
(7.4)
31,901
0.9
-200
(87,079)
(13.4)
(214,806)
(16.0)
(115,699)
(3.3)
(1) Assumes an instantaneous and sustained uniform change in market interest rates at all maturities; however, no rates are allowed to go below zero. The targeted Federal Funds Rate was between 3.00% and 3.25% at September 30, 2022.
Interest Rate Swaps: The Bank enters into interest rate swaps with certain qualifying commercial loan clients to meet their interest rate risk management needs. The Bank simultaneously enters into interest rate swaps with dealer counterparties, with identical notional amounts and terms. The net result of these interest rate swaps is that the client pays a fixed rate of interest and the Bank receives a floating rate. These interest rate swaps are derivative financial instruments and the gross fair values are recorded in other assets and liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets, with changes in fair value during the period recorded in other non-interest expense on the consolidated statements of income.
Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk: The Bank’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to reduce volatility in net interest income and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Bank primarily uses interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. During the fourth quarter of 2021, the Bank entered into interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges to hedge the variable cash flows associated with existing floating rate loans. These hedge contracts involve the receipt of fixed-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Bank making floating-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount.
Another (although less reliable) monitoring tool for assessing interest rate risk is gap analysis. The matching of the repricing characteristics of assets and liabilities may be analyzed by examining the extent to which assets and liabilities are interest sensitive and by monitoring an institution’s interest sensitivity gap. An asset or liability is said to be interest sensitive within a specific time period if it will mature or reprice within that time period. The interest rate sensitivity gap is defined as the difference between the amount of interest-earning assets anticipated, based upon certain assumptions, to mature or reprice within a specific time period and the amount of interest-bearing liabilities anticipated to mature or reprice, based upon certain assumptions, within that same time period. A gap is considered positive when the amount of interest-sensitive assets exceeds the amount of interest-sensitive liabilities. A gap is considered negative when the amount of interest-sensitive liabilities exceeds the amount of interest-sensitive assets. Generally, during a period of rising rates, a negative gap would tend to adversely affect net interest income while a positive gap would tend to result in an increase in net interest income. During a period of falling interest rates, a negative gap would tend to result in an increase in net interest income while a positive gap would tend to adversely affect net interest income.
Certain shortcomings are inherent in gap analysis. For example, although certain assets and liabilities may have similar maturities or periods of repricing, they may react in different degrees to changes in market rates. Also, the interest rates on certain types of assets and liabilities may fluctuate in advance of changes in market rates, while interest rates on other types may lag behind changes in market rates. Additionally, certain assets, such as adjustable-rate mortgage loans, have features that restrict changes in interest rates on a short-term basis and over the life of the asset. Further, in the event of a change in interest rates, prepayment and early withdrawal levels would likely deviate significantly from those assumed in calculating the table. Finally, the ability of some borrowers to service their debt may decrease in the event of a severe change in market rates.
The following table presents our interest sensitivity gap between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities at September 30, 2022 (dollars in thousands). The table sets forth the amounts of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities which are anticipated by us, based upon certain assumptions, to reprice or mature in each of the future periods shown. At September 30, 2022, total interest-earning assets maturing or repricing within one year exceeded total interest-bearing liabilities maturing or repricing in the same time period by $3.86 billion, representing a one-year cumulative gap to total assets ratio of 23.61%. Management is aware of the sources of interest rate risk and in its opinion actively monitors and manages it to the extent possible. The interest rate risk indicators and interest sensitivity gaps as of September 30, 2022 are within our internal policy guidelines and management considers that our current level of interest rate risk is reasonable.
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Within 6 Months
After 6 Months Within 1 Year
After 1 Year Within 3 Years
After 3 Years Within 5 Years
After 5 Years Within 10 Years
Over 10 Years
Total
Interest-earning assets: (1)
Construction loans
$
866,520
$
42,758
$
142,247
$
29,785
$
17,751
$
1,254
$
1,100,315
Fixed-rate mortgage loans
229,434
188,228
603,537
525,306
897,105
138,747
2,582,357
Adjustable-rate mortgage loans
1,081,422
275,191
946,104
1,146,357
366,751
29,813
3,845,638
Fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities
104,213
112,005
442,449
491,865
934,230
999,658
3,084,420
Adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities
513,046
507
3,700
204
4,211
—
521,668
Fixed-rate commercial/agricultural loans
83,046
84,120
222,699
130,907
135,819
86,747
743,338
Adjustable-rate commercial/agricultural loans
803,420
31,149
66,892
57,000
13,831
37
972,329
Consumer and other loans
421,795
79,984
75,391
24,561
28,066
44,122
673,919
Investment securities and interest-earning deposits
902,329
8,685
92,043
65,361
299,224
459,445
1,827,087
Total rate sensitive assets
5,005,225
822,627
2,595,062
2,471,346
2,696,988
1,759,823
15,351,071
Interest-bearing liabilities: (2)
Regular savings
276,881
169,232
568,797
429,215
671,111
709,474
2,824,710
Interest checking accounts
163,855
74,518
265,645
220,738
403,589
727,899
1,856,244
Money market deposit accounts
245,495
134,409
453,448
345,611
550,861
594,020
2,323,844
Certificates of deposit
353,071
224,639
126,134
16,675
1,425
—
721,944
Subordinated notes
—
—
100,000
—
—
—
100,000
Junior subordinated debentures
89,178
—
—
—
—
—
89,178
Retail repurchase agreements
234,006
—
—
—
—
—
234,006
Total rate sensitive liabilities
1,362,486
602,798
1,514,024
1,012,239
1,626,986
2,031,393
8,149,926
Excess (deficiency) of interest-sensitive assets over interest-sensitive liabilities
$
3,642,739
$
219,829
$
1,081,038
$
1,459,107
$
1,070,002
$
(271,570)
$
7,201,145
Cumulative excess of interest-sensitive assets
$
3,642,739
$
3,862,568
$
4,943,606
$
6,402,713
$
7,472,715
$
7,201,145
$
7,201,145
Cumulative ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities
367.36
%
296.54
%
242.09
%
242.55
%
222.13
%
188.36
%
188.36
%
Interest sensitivity gap to total assets
22.27
1.34
6.61
8.92
6.54
(1.66)
44.01
Ratio of cumulative gap to total assets
22.27
23.61
30.22
39.13
45.67
44.01
44.01
(Footnotes on following page)
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Footnotes for Table of Interest Sensitivity Gap
(1)Adjustable-rate assets are included in the period in which interest rates are next scheduled to adjust rather than in the period in which they are due to mature, and fixed-rate assets are included in the period in which they are scheduled to be repaid based upon scheduled amortization, in each case adjusted to take into account estimated prepayments. Mortgage loans and other loans are not reduced for allowances for credit losses and non-performing loans. Mortgage loans, mortgage-backed securities, other loans and investment securities are not adjusted for deferred fees, unamortized acquisition premiums and discounts.
(2)Adjustable-rate liabilities are included in the period in which interest rates are next scheduled to adjust rather than in the period they are due to mature. Although regular savings, demand, interest checking, and money market deposit accounts are subject to immediate withdrawal, based on historical experience management considers a substantial amount of such accounts to be core deposits having significantly longer maturities. For the purpose of the gap analysis, these accounts have been assigned decay rates to reflect their longer effective maturities. If all of these accounts had been assumed to be short-term, the one-year cumulative gap of interest-sensitive assets would have been $(2.1) billion, or (12.70)% of total assets at September 30, 2022. Interest-bearing liabilities for this table exclude certain non-interest-bearing deposits which are included in the average balance calculations in the table contained in Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Comparison of Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022 and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021” of this report on Form 10-Q.
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ITEM 4 – Controls and Procedures
The management of Banner Corporation is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act). A control procedure, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that its objectives are met. Also, because of the inherent limitations in all control procedures, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. Additionally, in designing disclosure controls and procedures, our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. As a result of these inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Further, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
(a)Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures: An evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and several other members of our senior management as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2022, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is (i) accumulated and communicated to our management (including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer) in a timely manner, and (ii) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
(b)Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting: In the quarter ended September 30, 2022, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1 – Legal Proceedings
In the normal course of our business, we have various legal proceedings and other contingent matters pending. These proceedings and the associated legal claims are often contested and the outcome of individual matters is not always predictable. Furthermore, in some matters, it is difficult to assess potential exposure because the legal proceeding is still in the pretrial stage. These claims and counter claims typically arise during the course of collection efforts on problem loans or with respect to actions to enforce liens on properties in which we hold a security interest, although we also are subject to claims related to employment matters. Claims related to employment matters may include, but are not limited to: claims by our employees of discrimination, harassment, violations of wage and hour requirements, or violations of other federal, state, or local laws and claims of misconduct or negligence on the part of our employees. Some or all of these claims may lead to litigation, including class action litigation, and these matters may cause us to incur negative publicity with respect to alleged claims. Our insurance may not cover all claims that may be asserted against us, and any claims asserted against us, regardless of merit or eventual outcome, may harm our reputation. Should the ultimate judgments or settlements in any litigation exceed our insurance coverage, they could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operation for any period. At September 30, 2022, we had accrued $11.3 million related to these legal proceedings. The ultimate outcome of these legal proceedings could be more or less than what we have accrued. We are not a party to any pending legal proceedings that we believe would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, operations or cash flows, except as set forth below.
A class and collective action lawsuit, Bolding et al. v. Banner Bank, US Dist. Ct., WD WA., was filed against Banner Bank on April 17, 2017. The plaintiffs are former and/or current mortgage loan officers of AmericanWest Bank and/or Banner Bank, who allege that the employer bank failed to pay all required regular and overtime wages that were due pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and related laws of the state respective to each individual plaintiff. The plaintiffs seek regular and overtime wages, plus certain penalty amounts and legal fees. On December 15, 2017, the court granted the plaintiffs’ motion for conditional certification of a class with regard to the FLSA claims; following notice given to approximately 160 potential class members, 33 persons elected to “opt-in” as plaintiffs in the class. On October 10, 2018, the Court granted plaintiffs’ motion for certification of a different class of approximately 200 members, with regard to state law claims. Significant pre-trial motions were filed by both parties, including various motions by Banner Bank seeking to dismiss and/or limit the class claims. The court granted in part and denied in part Banner Bank’s motions and has ultimately allowed the case to proceed. The Court ruled on the last of the pre-trial motions on September 13, 2021, increasing the likelihood of trial or settlement. If the case goes to trial and the Company is unsuccessful in defending the claims, damages could be higher than the amount the Company has accrued as a litigation contingency reserve for this case. We believe that there are substantial defenses to this lawsuit, and we have, and will continue to, defend this case vigorously. The ultimate outcome is unknown at this time. Mediation previously scheduled for September 2022 has been rescheduled for December 2022. In the event the parties fail to reach a settlement, a trial for this case will be scheduled, and will be bifurcated between a liability phase and a damages phase.
ITEM 1A – Risk Factors
There have been no material changes in the risk factors previously disclosed in Part 1, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
ITEM 2 – Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) The following table provides information about repurchases of common stock by the Company during the quarter ended September 30, 2022:
Period
Total Number of Common Shares Purchased
Average Price Paid per Common Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Authorization
Maximum Number of Remaining Shares that May be Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Authorization
July 1, 2022 - July 31, 2022
—
$
—
—
1,512,510
August 1, 2022 - August 31, 2022
157
61.38
—
1,512,510
September 1, 2022 - September 30, 2022
—
—
—
1,512,510
Total for quarter
157
61.38
—
Employees surrendered 157 shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock grants during the three months ended September 30, 2022.
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On December 22, 2021, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had renewed its authorization to repurchase up to 5% of the Company’s common stock, or 1,712,510 of the Company’s outstanding shares. Under the authorization, shares may be repurchased by the Company in open market purchases. The extent to which the Company repurchases its shares and the timing of such repurchases will depend upon market conditions and other corporate considerations. The Company repurchased no shares under the repurchase authorization during the quarter ended September 30, 2022, leaving 1,512,510 available for future repurchase.
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The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, formatted in Inline XBRL (included in Exhibit 101)
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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.
Banner Corporation
November 3, 2022
/s/ Mark J. Grescovich
Mark J. Grescovich
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
November 3, 2022
/s/ Peter J. Conner
Peter J. Conner
Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
