Securities available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $605,722 and $513,315 in 2024 and 2023, respectively)
575,257
474,855
Securities held-to-maturity, at amortized cost, net of allowance for credit losses of $0.2 million and $0.3 million in 2024 and 2023, respectively, (fair value of $249,618 and $207,572 in 2024 and 2023, respectively)
263,320
227,153
Loans held-for-sale
32,996
22,052
Loans
4,035,880
3,840,220
Allowance for credit losses - loans
(45,721)
(38,774)
Net loans
3,990,159
3,801,446
Accrued interest receivable
27,750
26,746
Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis stock
28,350
28,350
Cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance
41,111
40,882
Premises and equipment, net
72,150
73,463
Goodwill
4,687
4,687
Servicing asset, at fair value
14,662
10,567
Other real estate owned
251
375
Accrued income and other assets
60,087
51,098
Total assets
$
5,823,259
$
5,167,572
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Liabilities
Noninterest-bearing deposits
$
111,591
$
123,464
Interest-bearing deposits
4,686,119
3,943,509
Total deposits
4,797,710
4,066,973
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
515,000
614,934
Subordinated debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $1,929 and $2,162 in 2024 and 2023, respectively
105,071
104,838
Accrued interest payable
2,808
3,848
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
17,541
14,184
Total liabilities
5,438,130
4,804,777
Commitments and Contingencies
Shareholders’ Equity
Preferred stock, no par value; 4,913,779 shares authorized; issued and outstanding - none
—
—
Voting common stock, no par value; 45,000,000 shares authorized; 8,667,894 and 8,644,451 shares issued and outstanding in 2024 and 2023, respectively
185,631
184,700
Nonvoting common stock, no par value; 86,221 shares authorized; issued and outstanding - none
—
—
Retained earnings
223,824
207,470
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(24,326)
(29,375)
Total shareholders’ equity
385,129
362,795
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
5,823,259
$
5,167,572
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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First Internet Bancorp
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income – Unaudited
(Amounts in thousands except share and per share data)
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2024
September 30, 2023
September 30, 2024
September 30, 2023
Interest Income
Loans
$
59,792
$
48,898
$
172,321
$
139,647
Securities – taxable
6,953
4,301
19,123
11,742
Securities – non-taxable
1,042
912
2,981
2,570
Other earning assets
7,203
8,904
19,691
19,211
Total interest income
74,990
63,015
214,116
173,170
Interest Expense
Deposits
47,415
40,339
134,039
102,285
Other borrowed funds
5,810
5,298
16,251
15,788
Total interest expense
53,225
45,637
150,290
118,073
Net Interest Income
21,765
17,378
63,826
55,097
Provision for credit losses - loans
3,858
1,850
10,360
11,976
Benefit for credit losses - debt securities held to maturity
(29)
(15)
(93)
(15)
(Benefit) Provision for credit losses - off-balance sheet commitments
(439)
111
(398)
1,098
Net Interest Income After Provision for Credit Losses
18,375
15,432
53,957
42,038
Noninterest Income
Service charges and fees
245
208
711
635
Loan servicing revenue
1,570
1,064
4,363
2,699
Loan servicing asset revaluation
(846)
(257)
(2,109)
(670)
Mortgage banking activities
—
—
—
76
Gain on sale of loans
9,933
5,569
24,761
14,498
Other
1,127
823
3,683
1,486
Total noninterest income
12,029
7,407
31,409
18,724
Noninterest Expense
Salaries and employee benefits
13,456
11,767
37,714
34,267
Marketing, advertising and promotion
548
500
1,893
2,049
Consulting and professional services
902
552
2,777
2,189
Data processing
675
701
1,845
1,880
Loan expenses
1,524
1,336
4,566
4,385
Premises and equipment
2,918
2,315
8,898
7,753
Deposit insurance premium
1,219
1,067
3,536
2,546
Other
1,552
1,518
4,924
4,311
Total noninterest expense
22,794
19,756
66,153
59,380
Income Before Income Taxes
7,610
3,083
19,213
1,382
Income Tax Provision (Benefit)
620
(326)
1,267
(2,892)
Net Income
$
6,990
$
3,409
$
17,946
$
4,274
Income Per Share of Common Stock
Basic
$
0.80
$
0.39
$
2.07
$
0.48
Diluted
$
0.80
$
0.39
$
2.05
$
0.48
Weighted-Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding
Basic
8,696,634
8,744,385
8,688,304
8,889,532
Diluted
8,768,731
8,767,217
8,756,544
8,907,748
Dividends Declared Per Share
$
0.06
$
0.06
$
0.18
$
0.18
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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First Internet Bancorp
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) – Unaudited
(Amounts in thousands)
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Net income
$
6,990
$
3,409
$
17,946
$
4,274
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Securities available-for-sale
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) recorded within other comprehensive income (loss) before income tax
10,620
(11,308)
7,995
(11,006)
Income tax provision (benefit)
2,442
(2,600)
1,841
(2,537)
Net effect on other comprehensive income (loss)
8,178
(8,708)
6,154
(8,469)
Securities held-to-maturity
Amortization of net unrealized holding losses on securities transferred from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity
185
173
607
537
Income tax provision
46
45
149
140
Net effect on other comprehensive income
139
128
458
397
Cash flow hedges
Net unrealized holding (losses) gains on cash flow hedging derivatives recorded within other comprehensive income (loss) before income tax
(2,670)
740
(2,030)
664
Income tax (benefit) provision
(614)
171
(467)
153
Net effect on other comprehensive (loss) income
(2,056)
569
(1,563)
511
Total other comprehensive income (loss)
6,261
(8,011)
5,049
(7,561)
Comprehensive income (loss)
$
13,251
$
(4,602)
$
22,995
$
(3,287)
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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First Internet Bancorp
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity - Unaudited
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
(Amounts in thousands except share and per share data)
Voting and Nonvoting Common Stock
Retained Earnings
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Total Shareholders’ Equity
Balance, January 1, 2024
$
184,700
$
207,470
$
(29,375)
$
362,795
Net income
—
17,946
—
17,946
Other comprehensive income
—
—
5,049
5,049
Dividends declared ($0.18 per share)
—
(1,592)
—
(1,592)
Recognition of the fair value of share-based compensation
1,356
—
—
1,356
Repurchased shares of common stock (10,500)
(283)
—
—
(283)
Excise tax on repurchase of common stock
(3)
—
—
(3)
Deferred stock rights and restricted stock units issued in lieu of cash dividends payable on outstanding deferred stock rights and restricted stock units
3
—
—
3
Common stock redeemed for the net settlement of share-based awards
(142)
—
—
(142)
Balance, September 30, 2024
$
185,631
$
223,824
$
(24,326)
$
385,129
Balance, January 1, 2023
$
192,935
$
205,675
$
(33,636)
$
364,974
Impact of adoption of new accounting standards 1
—
(4,491)
—
(4,491)
Net income
—
4,274
—
4,274
Other comprehensive loss
—
—
(7,561)
(7,561)
Dividends declared ($0.18 per share)
—
(1,602)
—
(1,602)
Recognition of the fair value of share-based compensation
873
—
—
873
Repurchased shares of common stock (462,525)
(8,535)
—
—
(8,535)
Excise tax on repurchase of common stock
(85)
—
—
(85)
Deferred stock rights and restricted stock units issued in lieu of cash dividends payable on outstanding deferred stock rights and restricted stock units
3
—
—
3
Common stock redeemed for the net settlement of share-based awards
(106)
—
—
(106)
Balance, September 30, 2023
$
185,085
$
203,856
$
(41,197)
$
347,744
1Reflects the impact of adopting Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13.
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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First Internet Bancorp
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity - Unaudited
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
(Amounts in thousands except share and per share data)
Voting and Nonvoting Common Stock
Retained Earnings
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Total Shareholders’ Equity
Balance, July 1, 2024
185,175
$
217,365
$
(30,587)
$
371,953
Net income
—
6,990
—
6,990
Other comprehensive income
—
—
6,261
6,261
Dividends declared ($0.06 per share)
—
(531)
—
(531)
Recognition of the fair value of share-based compensation
454
—
—
454
Deferred stock rights and restricted stock units issued in lieu of cash dividends payable on outstanding deferred stock rights and restricted stock units
2
—
—
2
Balance, September 30, 2024
$
185,631
$
223,824
$
(24,326)
$
385,129
Balance, July 1, 2023
$
186,545
$
200,973
$
(33,186)
$
354,332
Net income
—
3,409
—
3,409
Other comprehensive loss
—
—
(8,011)
(8,011)
Dividends declared ($0.06 per share)
—
(526)
—
(526)
Recognition of the fair value of share-based compensation
386
—
—
386
Repurchased shares of common stock (97,834)
(1,828)
(1,828)
Excise tax on repurchase of common stock
(18)
—
—
(18)
Balance, September 30, 2023
$
185,085
$
203,856
$
(41,197)
$
347,744
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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First Internet Bancorp
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Unaudited
(Amounts in thousands)
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2024
2023
Operating Activities
Net income
$
17,946
$
4,274
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
6,030
3,019
Increase in cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance
(817)
(760)
Provision for credit losses
9,869
13,059
Share-based compensation expense
1,356
873
Loans originated for sale
(366,948)
(248,622)
Proceeds from sale of loans
374,561
249,296
Gain on loans sold
(24,761)
(14,969)
Gain on sale of other real estate owned
(31)
—
Decrease in fair value of loans held-for-sale
—
143
Loss on derivatives
768
362
Gain on bank-owned life insurance
(149)
—
Loan servicing asset revaluation
2,109
670
Net change in accrued income and other assets
(3,525)
(4,385)
Net change in accrued expenses and other liabilities
2,739
(3,584)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
19,147
(624)
Investing Activities
Net loan activity, excluding purchases
(117,719)
(51,677)
Proceeds from sale of other real estate owned
406
—
Maturities and calls of securities available-for-sale
54,418
39,749
Purchase of securities available-for-sale
(148,019)
(110,749)
Maturities and calls of securities held-to-maturity
18,426
14,236
Purchase of securities held-to-maturity
(53,977)
(53,573)
Purchase of premises and equipment
(2,097)
(4,970)
Proceeds from bank-owned life insurance
737
—
Loans purchased
(81,605)
(194,318)
Other investing activities
(11,857)
(3,442)
Net cash used in investing activities
(341,287)
(364,744)
Financing Activities
Net increase in deposits
730,737
640,370
Cash dividends paid
(1,580)
(1,623)
Repurchase of common stock
(283)
(8,620)
Proceeds from advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
430,000
415,000
Repayment of advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
(530,000)
(415,000)
Other, net
(153)
(106)
Net cash provided by financing activities
628,721
630,021
Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents
306,581
264,653
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period
405,898
256,552
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period
$
712,479
$
521,205
Supplemental Disclosures
Cash paid during the period for interest
151,330
118,019
Cash paid during the period for taxes
492
864
Loans transferred to other real estate owned
251
106
Cash dividends declared, paid in subsequent period
520
520
Securities purchased during the period, settled in subsequent period
—
2,632
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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First Internet Bancorp
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements – Unaudited
(Table amounts in thousands except share and per share data)
Note 1: Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information or footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial condition, results of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity, or cash flows in accordance with GAAP. In our opinion, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the year ending December 31, 2024 or any other period. The September 30, 2024 condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the First Internet Bancorp Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments, or assumptions that could have a material effect on the carrying value of certain assets and liabilities. These estimates, judgments, and assumptions affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and the disclosures provided. The determination of the allowance for credit losses, income taxes, valuations and impairments of investment securities and goodwill, as well as fair value measurements of derivatives and loans held-for-sale are highly dependent upon management’s estimates, judgments, and assumptions, and changes in any of these could have a significant impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements.
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of First Internet Bancorp (the “Company”), its wholly owned subsidiary, First Internet Bank of Indiana (the “Bank”), and the Bank’s three wholly owned subsidiaries, First Internet Public Finance Corp., JKH Realty Services, LLC and SPF15, Inc. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The Company is subject to claims and lawsuits that arise primarily in the ordinary course of business. It is the opinion of management that the disposition or ultimate resolution of such claims and lawsuits will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of the Company.
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Note 2: Earnings Per Share
Earnings per share of common stock are based on the weighted-average number of basic shares and dilutive shares outstanding during the period.
The following is a reconciliation of the weighted-average common shares for the basic and diluted earnings per share computations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Basic earnings per share
Net income
$
6,990
$
3,409
$
17,946
$
4,274
Weighted-average common shares
8,696,634
8,744,385
8,688,304
8,889,532
Basic earnings per common share
$
0.80
$
0.39
$
2.07
$
0.48
Diluted earnings per share
Net income
$
6,990
$
3,409
$
17,946
$
4,274
Weighted-average common shares
8,696,634
8,744,385
8,688,304
8,889,532
Dilutive effect of equity compensation
72,097
22,832
68,240
18,216
Weighted-average common and incremental shares
8,768,731
8,767,217
8,756,544
8,907,748
Diluted earnings per common share 1
$
0.80
$
0.39
$
2.05
$
0.48
1 Potential dilutive common shares are excluded from the computation of diluted EPS in the periods where the effect would be antidilutive. There were no antidilutive shares for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. Excluded from the computation of diluted EPS were weighted-average antidilutive shares totaling 12,713 and 28,363 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.
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Note 3: Securities
The following tables summarize securities available-for-sale and securities held-to-maturity as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
1 Includes $0.3 million of additional premium related to terminated interest rate swaps associated with agency mortgage-backed securities - residential as of September 30, 2024.
1 Includes $0.4 million of additional premium related to terminated interest rate swaps associated with agency mortgage-backed securities - residential as of December 31, 2023.
Accrued interest receivable on AFS and HTM securities at September 30, 2024 was $2.8 million and $1.2 million, respectively, compared to $2.9 million and $1.2 million, respectively, at December 31, 2023, and is included in accrued interest receivable on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The Company elected to exclude all accrued interest receivable from securities when estimating credit losses.
At both September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, over 94% of mortgage-backed securities (including both AFS and HTM) held by the Company are issued by U.S. government-sponsored entities and agencies. These securities are either explicitly or implicitly guaranteed by the U.S. government and have a long history of no credit losses; therefore, the Company did not record an ACL on these securities.
Additionally, the Company evaluated credit impairment for individual AFS securities that are in an unrealized loss position and determined that the unrealized losses are unrelated to credit quality and are primarily attributable to changes in interest rates and volatility in the financial markets. As the Company does not intend to sell the AFS securities that are in an unrealized loss position, and it is unlikely that it will be required to sell these securities before recovery of their amortized cost basis, the Company did not record an ACL on these securities.
The Company also evaluated its HTM securities that are in an unrealized loss position and considered issuer bond ratings, historical loss rates for bond ratings and economic forecasts. The ACL on HTM securities at September 30, 2024 was $0.2 million.
The carrying value of securities at September 30, 2024 is shown below by their contractual maturity date. Actual maturities will differ because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
There were no gross gains or losses resulting from the sale of available-for-sale securities during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively.
Certain investments in debt securities are reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements at an amount less than their historical cost. The total fair value of these investments at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $586.9 million and $578.9 million, which was approximately 71% and 85%, respectively, of the Company’s AFS and HTM securities portfolios. As of September 30, 2024, the Company’s security portfolio consisted of 573 securities, of which 442 were in an unrealized loss position. As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s security portfolio consisted of 512 securities, of which 434 were in an unrealized loss position. The unrealized losses are related to the categories noted below.
U. S. Government-Sponsored Agencies, Municipal Securities and Corporate Securities
The unrealized losses on the Company’s investments in securities issued by U.S. Government-sponsored agencies, municipal organizations and corporate entities were caused primarily by interest rate changes. The contractual terms of those investments do not permit the issuer to settle the securities at a price less than the amortized cost basis of the investments. The Company does not intend to sell the investments and it is not likely that the Company will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost basis, which may be upon maturity.
Agency Mortgage-Backed and Private Label Mortgage-Backed Securities
The unrealized losses on the Company’s investments in agency mortgage-backed and private label mortgage-backed securities were caused primarily by interest rate changes. The Company expects to recover the amortized cost basis over the terms of the securities. The Company does not intend to sell the investments and it is not likely that the Company will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost basis, which may be upon maturity.
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The following tables show the securities portfolio’s gross unrealized losses and fair value, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
The following tables summarize ratings for the Company’s HTM portfolio as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
September 30, 2024
Held-to-Maturity
(in thousands)
Municipal Securities
Mortgage-Backed Securities - Residential
Mortgage-Backed Securities - Commercial
Corporate Securities
Total
AAA equivalent - agency
$
—
$
207,878
$
5,722
$
—
$
213,600
Aa1/AA+
8,889
—
—
—
8,889
Aa2/AA
2,177
—
—
—
2,177
Aa3/AA-
1,793
—
—
—
1,793
A2/A
—
—
—
5,000
5,000
A3/A-
—
—
—
4,501
4,501
Baa1/BBB+
—
—
—
8,500
8,500
Baa2/BBB
—
—
—
8,500
8,500
Baa3/BBB-
—
—
—
8,560
8,560
Ba1/BB+
—
—
—
2,000
2,000
Total
$
12,859
$
207,878
$
5,722
$
37,061
$
263,520
December 31, 2023
Held-to-Maturity
(in thousands)
Municipal Securities
Mortgage-Backed Securities - Residential
Mortgage-Backed Securities - Commercial
Corporate Securities
Total
AAA equivalent - agency
$
—
$
166,750
$
5,767
$
—
$
172,517
Aa1/AA+
9,917
—
—
—
9,917
Aa2/AA
1,538
—
—
—
1,538
A1/A+
1,794
—
—
—
1,794
A2/A
643
—
—
5,000
5,643
A3/A-
—
—
—
4,509
4,509
Baa1/BBB+
—
—
—
8,500
8,500
Baa2/BBB
—
—
—
8,500
8,500
Baa3/BBB-
—
—
—
12,528
12,528
Ba1/BB+
—
—
—
2,000
2,000
Total
$
13,892
$
166,750
$
5,767
$
41,037
$
227,446
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Note 4: Loans
Loan balances as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 are summarized in the table below. Categories of loans include:
(in thousands)
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
Commercial loans
Commercial and industrial
$
111,199
$
129,349
Owner-occupied commercial real estate
56,461
57,286
Investor commercial real estate
260,614
132,077
Construction
340,954
261,750
Single tenant lease financing
932,148
936,616
Public finance
462,730
521,764
Healthcare finance
190,287
222,793
Small business lending
298,645
218,506
Franchise finance
550,442
525,783
Total commercial loans
3,203,480
3,005,924
Consumer loans
Residential mortgage
378,701
395,648
Home equity
20,264
23,669
Other consumer loans
404,388
377,614
Total consumer loans
803,353
796,931
Total commercial and consumer loans
4,006,833
3,802,855
Net deferred loan origination fees/costs and premiums/discounts on purchased loans and other1
29,047
37,365
Total loans
4,035,880
3,840,220
Allowance for credit losses
(45,721)
(38,774)
Net loans
$
3,990,159
$
3,801,446
1 Includes carrying value adjustments of $24.1 million and $27.8 million related to terminated interest rate swaps associated with public finance loans as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
Risk characteristics of each loan portfolio segment are as follows:
Commercial and Industrial: Commercial and industrial loans’ sources of repayment are primarily based on the identified cash flows of the borrower and secondarily on the underlying collateral provided by the borrower. The cash flows of borrowers, however, may not be as expected, and the collateral securing these loans may fluctuate in value. Loans are made for working capital, equipment purchases, or other purposes. Most commercial and industrial loans are secured by the assets being financed and may incorporate a personal guarantee. This portfolio segment is generally concentrated in the Midwest and Southwest regions of the United States.
Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate: The primary source of repayment is the cash flow from the ongoing operations and activities conducted by the borrower, or an affiliate of the borrower, who owns the property. This portfolio segment is generally concentrated in the Midwest and Southwest regions of the United States and its loans are often secured by manufacturing and service facilities.
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Investor Commercial Real Estate: These loans are made on a nationwide basis and are underwritten primarily based on the cash flow expected to be generated from the property and are secondarily supported by the value of the real estate. These loans typically incorporate a personal guarantee from the primary sponsor or sponsors. This portfolio segment generally involves larger loan amounts with repayment primarily dependent on the successful leasing and operation of the property securing the loan or the business conducted on the property securing the loan. Investor commercial real estate loans may be more adversely affected by changing economic conditions in the real estate markets, industry dynamics or the overall health of the local economy where the property is located. The properties securing the Company’s investor commercial real estate portfolio tend to be diverse in terms of property type. Management monitors and evaluates commercial real estate loans based on property financial performance, collateral value, guarantor strength, economic and industry conditions together with other risk grade criteria. As a general rule, the Company avoids financing special use projects unless other underwriting factors are present to mitigate these additional risks.
Construction: Construction loans are made on a nationwide basis and are secured by land and related improvements and are made to assist in the construction of new structures, which may include commercial (retail, industrial, office, and multi-family) properties, land development for residential properties or single family residential properties offered for sale by the builder. These loans generally finance a variety of project costs, including land, site preparation, architectural services, construction, closing and soft costs and interim financing needs. The cash flows of builders, while initially predictable, may fluctuate with market conditions, and the value of the collateral securing these loans may be subject to fluctuations based on general economic changes.
Single Tenant Lease Financing: These loans are made on a nationwide basis to owners of real estate subject to long-term lease arrangements with single tenant operators. The real estate is typically operated by regionally, nationally or globally branded businesses. The loans are underwritten based on the financial strength of the borrower, characteristics of the real estate, cash flows generated from the lease arrangements and the financial strength of the tenant. Similar to the other loan portfolio segments, management monitors and evaluates these loans based on borrower and tenant financial performance, collateral value, industry trends and other risk grade criteria.
Public Finance: These loans are made on a nationwide basis to governmental and not-for-profit entities to provide both tax-exempt and taxable loans for a variety of purposes including: short-term cash-flow needs; debt refinancing; economic development; quality of life projects; infrastructure improvements; renewable energy projects; and equipment financing. The primary sources of repayment for public finance loans include pledged revenue sources including but not limited to: general obligations; property taxes; income taxes; tax increment revenue; utility revenue; gaming revenues; sales tax; and pledged general revenue. Certain loans may also include an additional collateral pledge of mortgaged property or a security interest in financed equipment.
Healthcare Finance: These loans are made on a nationwide basis to healthcare providers, primarily dentists, for practice acquisition financing or refinancing that occasionally includes owner-occupied commercial real estate and equipment purchases. The sources of repayment are primarily based on the identified cash flows from operations of the borrower and related entities and secondarily on the underlying collateral provided by the borrower.
Small Business Lending: These loans are made on a nationwide basis to small businesses and generally carry a partial guaranty from the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) under its 7(a) loan program. We generally sell the government guaranteed portion of SBA loans into the secondary market while retaining the non-guaranteed portion of the loan and the servicing rights. Loans in the small business lending portfolio have sources of repayment that are primarily based on the identified cash flows of the borrower and secondarily on any underlying collateral provided by the borrower. Loans may, but do not always, have a collateral shortfall. For SBA loans where the guaranteed portion is retained, the SBA guaranty provides a tertiary source of repayment to the Bank in event of borrower default. Cash flows of borrowers, however, may not be as expected and collateral securing these loans may fluctuate in value. Loans are made for a broad array of purposes including, but not limited to, providing operating cash flow, funding ownership changes, and facilitating equipment and commercial real estate purchases.
Franchise Finance: These loans are made on a nationwide basis through our partnership with ApplePie Capital, which through their deep relationships with franchise brands provides franchisees with financing options for new franchise units, recapitalization, expansion, equipment and working capital. The sources of repayment are either based on identified cash flows from existing operations of the borrower or pro forma cash flow for new franchise locations.
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Residential Mortgage: With respect to residential loans that are secured by 1-to-4 family residences and are generally owner occupied, the Company typically establishes a maximum loan-to-value ratio and requires private mortgage insurance if that ratio is exceeded. Repayment of these loans is primarily dependent on the financial circumstances of the borrowers, which can be impacted by economic conditions in their market areas such as unemployment levels. Repayment can also be impacted by changes in residential property values. Risk is mitigated by the fact that the loans are of smaller individual amounts and spread over a large number of borrowers in geographically diverse locations throughout the country.
Home Equity: Home equity loans and lines of credit are typically secured by a subordinate interest in 1-to-4 family residences. The properties securing the home equity portfolio segment are generally geographically diverse as the Company offers these products on a nationwide basis. Repayment of these loans and lines of credit is primarily dependent on the financial circumstances of the borrowers and may be impacted by changes in unemployment levels and property values on residential properties, among other economic conditions in the market.
Other Consumer: These loans primarily consist of consumer loans and credit cards. Consumer loans may be secured by consumer assets such as horse trailers or recreational vehicles. Some consumer loans are unsecured, such as small installment loans, home improvement loans and certain lines of credit. Repayment of consumer loans is primarily dependent upon the personal income of the borrowers, which can be impacted by economic conditions in their market areas such as unemployment levels. Risk is mitigated by the fact that the loans are of smaller individual amounts and spread over a large number of borrowers in geographically diverse locations throughout the country.
Allowance for Credit Losses (“ACL”) Methodology
The ACL for loans represents management's estimate of all expected credit losses over the expected life of the Company’s existing loan portfolio. Management estimates the ACL balance using relevant available information about the collectability of cash flows, from internal and external sources, including historical information relating to past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions. When the Company is unable to forecast future economic events, management may revert to historical information.
The Company's methodologies incorporate a one-year reasonable and supportable forecast period with a one-year straight line reversion to the long-term historical average.
The ACL methodology may also consider other adjustments to address changes in conditions, trends, and circumstances such as local industry changes that could have a significant impact on the risk profile of the loan portfolio and provide for adjustments that may not be reflected and/or captured in the historical loss data. These factors include: lending policies, imprecision in forecasting future economic conditions, loan profile, lending staff, problem loan trends, loan review, collateral, credit concentration, or other internal and external factors.
The Company also includes qualitative adjustments to the allowance based on factors and considerations that have not otherwise been fully accounted for. Qualitative adjustments include, but are not limited to:
•Changes in lending policies and procedures, including changes in underwriting standards and collections, charge-offs and recovery practices
•Changes in international, national, regional and local conditions
•Changes in the nature and volume of the portfolio and terms of loans
•Changes in the experience, depth and ability of lending management
•Changes in the volume and severity of past due loans and other similar conditions
•Changes in the quality of the organization’s loan review system
•Changes in the value of underlying collateral for collateral dependent loans
•The existence and effect of any concentrations of credit and changes in the levels of such concentrations
•The effect of other external factors (i.e. competition, legal and regulatory requirements) on the level of estimated credit losses
The ACL is measured on a collective or pool basis when similar risk characteristics exist. The Company segments its portfolio generally by Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council ("FFIEC") Call Report codes that align with its lines of business. Additional sub-segmentation may be utilized to identify groups of loans with unique risk characteristics relative to the rest of the portfolio.
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Loans that do not share similar risk characteristics are evaluated on an individual basis. These evaluations are typically performed on loans with a deteriorated internal risk rating. The allowance for credit loss is determined based on several methods, including estimating the fair value of the underlying collateral or the present value of expected cash flows.
The Company relies on a third-party platform that offers multiple methodologies to measure historical life-of-loan losses.
Modified Loans to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty
The Company may make modifications to certain loans in order to alleviate temporary difficulties in the borrower’s financial condition and/or constraints on the borrower’s ability to repay the loan, and to minimize potential losses to the Company. Modifications may include changes in the amortization terms of the loan, other-than-insignificant payment delays, reductions in interest rates, acceptance of interest only payments, and/or reductions to the outstanding loan balance. Such loans may be placed on nonaccrual status when there is doubt concerning the full repayment of principal and interest or the loan has been delinquent for a period of 90 days or more. These loans may be returned to accrual status when all contractual amounts past due have been brought current, and the borrower’s performance under the modified terms of the loan agreement and the ultimate collectability of all contractual amounts due under the modified terms is no longer in doubt. The Company typically measures the ACL on modified loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty on an individual basis when the loans are deemed to no longer share risk characteristics that are similar with other loans in the portfolio. The determination of the ACL for these loans is based on a discounted cash flow approach for both those measured collectively and individually, unless the loan is deemed collateral dependent, which requires measurement of the ACL based on the estimated expected fair value of the underlying collateral, less costs to sell. GAAP requires the Company to make certain disclosures related to these loans, including certain types of modifications, as well as how such loans have performed since their modifications.
Provision for Credit Losses
A provision for estimated losses on loans is charged to income based upon management’s evaluation of the potential losses. Such an evaluation, which includes a review of all loans for which full repayment may not be reasonably assured, considers, among other matters, the estimated net realizable value of the underlying collateral, as applicable, economic conditions, loan loss experience, and other factors that are particularly susceptible to changes that could result in a material adjustment in the near term. While management attempts to use the best information available in making its evaluations, future allowance adjustments may be necessary if economic conditions change substantially from the assumptions used in making the evaluations.
Policy for Charging Off Loans
The Company’s policy is to charge off a loan at any point in time when it no longer can be considered a bankable asset, meaning collectible within the parameters of policy. A secured loan is generally charged down to the estimated fair value of the collateral, less costs to sell, no later than when it is 120 days past due as to principal or interest. An unsecured loan generally is charged off no later than when it is 180 days past due as to principal or interest. A home improvement loan generally is charged off no later than when it is 90 days past due as to principal or interest.
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The following tables present changes in the balance of the ACL during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024
Allowance for credit losses:
Balance, Beginning of Period
(Credit) Provision Charged to Expense
Losses Charged Off
Recoveries
Balance, End of Period
Commercial and industrial
$
1,389
$
(166)
$
—
$
3
$
1,226
Owner-occupied commercial real estate
561
(9)
—
—
552
Investor commercial real estate
1,172
(29)
—
—
1,143
Construction
3,140
(357)
—
—
2,783
Single tenant lease financing
8,256
(1,562)
—
—
6,694
Public finance
742
(44)
—
—
698
Healthcare finance
1,809
(87)
—
—
1,722
Small business lending
11,993
3,346
(1,309)
169
14,199
Franchise finance
5,991
1,963
—
—
7,954
Residential mortgage
2,112
67
(17)
—
2,162
Home equity
118
(6)
—
3
115
Other consumer loans
6,122
742
(425)
34
6,473
Total
$
43,405
$
3,858
$
(1,751)
$
209
$
45,721
(in thousands)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
Allowance for credit losses:
Balance, Beginning of Period
(Credit) Provision Charged to Expense
Losses Charged Off
Recoveries
Balance, End of Period
Commercial and industrial
$
2,185
$
(966)
$
—
$
7
$
1,226
Owner-occupied commercial real estate
825
(273)
—
—
552
Investor commercial real estate
1,311
(168)
—
—
1,143
Construction
2,167
616
—
—
2,783
Single tenant lease financing
8,129
(1,240)
(195)
—
6,694
Public finance
1,372
(674)
—
—
698
Healthcare finance
1,976
(254)
—
—
1,722
Small business lending
6,532
9,564
(2,171)
274
14,199
Franchise finance
6,363
2,168
(577)
—
7,954
Residential mortgage
2,054
193
(86)
1
2,162
Home equity
171
(62)
—
6
115
Other consumer loans
5,689
1,456
(760)
88
6,473
Total
$
38,774
$
10,360
$
(3,789)
$
376
$
45,721
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(in thousands)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
Allowance for credit losses:
Balance, Beginning of Period
(Credit) Provision Charged to Expense
Losses Charged Off
Recoveries
Balance, End of Period
Commercial and industrial
$
1,849
$
260
$
—
$
1
$
2,110
Owner-occupied commercial real estate
789
69
—
—
858
Investor commercial real estate
1,416
488
(591)
—
1,313
Construction
1,940
163
—
—
2,103
Single tenant lease financing
9,970
(1,605)
—
—
8,365
Public finance
1,509
(98)
—
—
1,411
Healthcare finance
2,421
(194)
—
—
2,227
Small business lending
2,618
2,341
(751)
13
4,221
Franchise finance
4,484
763
—
—
5,247
Residential mortgage
2,550
(215)
(56)
1
2,280
Home equity
224
(34)
—
2
192
Other consumer loans
6,288
(88)
(119)
44
6,125
Total
$
36,058
$
1,850
$
(1,517)
$
61
$
36,452
(in thousands)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
Allowance for credit losses:
Balance, Beginning of Period
Adoption of CECL
(Credit) Provision Charged to Expense
Losses Charged Off
Recoveries
Balance, End of Period
Commercial and industrial
$
1,711
$
(120)
$
7,265
$
(6,965)
$
219
$
2,110
Owner-occupied commercial real estate
651
62
145
—
—
858
Investor commercial real estate
1,099
(191)
996
(591)
—
1,313
Construction
2,074
(435)
464
—
—
2,103
Single tenant lease financing
10,519
(346)
(1,808)
—
—
8,365
Public finance
1,753
(135)
(207)
—
—
1,411
Healthcare finance
2,997
1,034
(1,779)
(25)
—
2,227
Small business lending
2,168
334
3,834
(2,169)
54
4,221
Franchise finance
3,988
(313)
1,903
(331)
—
5,247
Residential mortgage
1,559
406
367
(56)
4
2,280
Home equity
69
133
(15)
—
5
192
Other consumer loans
3,149
2,533
811
(502)
134
6,125
Total
$
31,737
$
2,962
$
11,976
$
(10,639)
$
416
$
36,452
Accrued interest receivable on loans totaled $27.8 million and $26.7 million at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and is excluded from the estimate of credit losses. The Company made the accounting policy election to not measure an ACL for accrued interest receivable. Accrued interest deemed uncollectible will be written off through interest income.
In addition to the ACL, the Company established a reserve for off-balance sheet commitments, classified in other liabilities, as required by the adoption of the CECL methodology for measuring credit losses. This reserve is maintained at a level management believes to be sufficient to absorb losses arising from unfunded loan commitments. The day one entry for off-balance sheet commitments resulted in a reserve of $2.5 million. The adequacy of the reserve for unfunded commitments is determined quarterly based on methodology similar to the methodology for determining the ACL. The following tables detail activity in the provision (benefit) for credit losses on off-balance sheet commitments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024.
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(in thousands)
Balance June 30, 2024
Provision (Benefit) for credit losses
Balance September 30, 2024
Off-balance sheet commitments
Commercial loans
Commercial and industrial
$
188
$
24
$
212
Owner-occupied commercial real estate
—
24
24
Investor commercial real estate
—
10
10
Construction
3,420
(556)
2,864
Single tenant lease financing
—
28
28
Small business lending
131
31
162
Total commercial loans
3,739
(439)
3,300
Consumer loans
Residential mortgage
3
(1)
2
Home equity
33
1
34
Other consumer
11
—
11
Total consumer loans
47
—
47
Total allowance for off-balance sheet commitments
$
3,786
$
(439)
$
3,347
(in thousands)
Balance December 31, 2023
Provision (Benefit) for credit losses
Balance September 30, 2024
Off-balance sheet commitments
Commercial loans
Commercial and industrial
$
233
$
(21)
$
212
Owner-occupied commercial real estate
9
15
24
Investor commercial real estate
6
4
10
Construction
2,889
(25)
2,864
Single tenant lease financing
—
28
28
Small business lending
541
(379)
162
Total commercial loans
3,678
(378)
3,300
Consumer loans
Residential mortgage
11
(9)
2
Home equity
45
(11)
34
Other consumer
11
—
11
Total consumer loans
67
(20)
47
Total allowance for off-balance sheet commitments
$
3,745
$
(398)
$
3,347
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The following table details activity in the provision for credit losses on off-balance sheet commitments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.
(in thousands)
Balance June 30, 2023
Provision (Benefit) for credit losses
Balance September 30, 2023
Off-balance sheet commitments
Commercial loans
Commercial and industrial
$
188
$
18
$
206
Owner-occupied commercial real estate
8
1
9
Investor commercial real estate
20
(3)
17
Construction
2,897
(8)
2,889
Small business lending
242
148
390
Total commercial loans
3,355
156
3,511
Consumer loans
Residential mortgage
59
(34)
25
Home equity
63
(9)
54
Other consumer
14
(2)
12
Total consumer loans
136
(45)
91
Total allowance for off-balance sheet commitments
$
3,491
$
111
$
3,602
(in thousands)
Pre-ASC 326 Adoption
Impact of ASC 326 Adoption
Provision (Benefit) for credit losses
Balance September 30, 2023
Off-balance sheet commitments
Commercial loans
Commercial and industrial
$
—
$
110
$
96
$
206
Owner-occupied commercial real estate
—
—
9
9
Investor commercial real estate
—
9
8
17
Construction
—
2,193
696
2,889
Healthcare finance
—
2
(2)
—
Small business lending
—
—
390
390
Total commercial loans
—
2,314
1,197
3,511
Consumer loans
Residential mortgage
—
127
(102)
25
Home equity
—
52
2
54
Other consumer
—
11
1
12
Total consumer loans
—
190
(99)
91
Total allowance for off-balance sheet commitments
$
—
$
2,504
$
1,098
$
3,602
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The Company utilizes a risk grading matrix to assign a risk grade to each of its commercial loans. A description of the general characteristics of the risk grades is as follows:
•“Pass” - Higher quality loans that do not fit any of the other categories described below.
•“Special Mention” - Loans that possess some credit deficiency or potential weakness, which deserve close attention.
•“Substandard” - Loans that possess a defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. Loans characterized by the distinct possibility that the institution will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. Loans that are inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any.
•“Doubtful” - Such loans have been placed on nonaccrual status and may be heavily dependent upon collateral possessing a value that is difficult to determine or based upon some near-term event that lacks clear certainty. These loans have all of the weaknesses of those classified as Substandard; however, based on existing conditions, these weaknesses make full collection of the principal balance highly improbable.
•“Loss” - Loans that are considered uncollectible and of such little value that continuing to carry them as assets is not warranted.
The Company does not risk grade its consumer loans. It classifies them as either performing or nonperforming. Below is a description of those classifications:
•“Performing” - Loans that are accruing and full collection of principal and interest is expected.
•“Nonperforming” - Loans that are 90 days delinquent or for which the full collection of principal and interest may be in doubt.
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The following tables present the credit risk profile of the Company’s commercial and consumer loan portfolios by loan class and by year of origination for the years indicated based on rating category and payment activity as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
September 30, 2024
Term Loans (amortized cost basis by origination year)
Revolving loans amortized cost basis
Revolving loans converted to term
(in thousands)
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
Prior
Total
Commercial and industrial
Pass
$
15,655
$
9,127
$
14,422
$
5,480
$
2,397
$
18,819
$
40,614
$
—
$
106,514
Special Mention
51
172
4,462
—
—
—
—
—
4,685
Substandard
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total commercial and industrial
15,706
9,299
18,884
5,480
2,397
18,819
40,614
—
111,199
Year-to-date gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Owner-occupied commercial real estate
Pass
3,432
1,467
10,496
6,538
5,766
16,263
—
—
43,962
Special Mention
—
—
574
897
8,208
1,165
—
—
10,844
Substandard
—
—
—
—
—
1,655
—
—
1,655
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total owner-occupied commercial real estate
3,432
1,467
11,070
7,435
13,974
19,083
—
—
56,461
Year-to-date gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Investor commercial real estate
Pass
60,642
2,894
90,280
65,050
9,673
27,709
—
—
256,248
Special Mention
—
—
—
—
—
4,366
—
—
4,366
Substandard
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total investor commercial real estate
60,642
2,894
90,280
65,050
9,673
32,075
—
—
260,614
Year-to-date gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Construction
Pass
24,292
128,924
136,518
47,004
2,098
—
2,118
—
340,954
Special Mention
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Substandard
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total construction
24,292
128,924
136,518
47,004
2,098
—
2,118
—
340,954
Year-to-date gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Single tenant lease financing
Pass
40,680
51,925
214,769
88,047
64,010
447,248
—
—
906,679
Special Mention
646
—
7,667
4,333
—
12,823
—
—
25,469
Substandard
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total single tenant lease financing
41,326
51,925
222,436
92,380
64,010
460,071
—
—
932,148
Year-to-date gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
195
—
—
195
Public finance
Pass
5,565
1,788
7,790
27,775
634
417,168
—
—
460,720
Special Mention
—
—
—
—
—
2,010
—
—
2,010
Substandard
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total public finance
5,565
1,788
7,790
27,775
634
419,178
—
—
462,730
Year-to-date gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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September 30, 2024
Term Loans (amortized cost basis by origination year)
Revolving loans amortized cost basis
Revolving loans converted to term
(in thousands)
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
Prior
Total
Healthcare finance
Pass
—
—
—
9,220
108,900
71,521
—
—
189,641
Special Mention
—
—
—
—
—
646
—
—
646
Substandard
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total healthcare finance
—
—
—
9,220
108,900
72,167
—
—
190,287
Year-to-date gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Small business lending 1
Pass
95,188
103,226
32,612
12,447
10,500
11,643
14,191
—
279,807
Special Mention
977
2,365
1,556
642
364
579
991
—
7,474
Substandard
—
5,350
2,579
70
1,437
1,466
462
—
11,364
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total small business lending
96,165
110,941
36,747
13,159
12,301
13,688
15,644
—
298,645
Year-to-date gross charge-offs
—
1,303
677
—
104
87
—
—
2,171
Franchise finance
Pass
62,376
238,009
185,117
45,867
—
—
—
—
531,369
Special Mention
—
2,226
3,993
6,339
—
—
—
—
12,558
Substandard
—
2,985
3,057
473
—
—
—
—
6,515
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total franchise finance
62,376
243,220
192,167
52,679
—
—
—
—
550,442
Year-to-date gross charge-offs
—
281
—
296
—
—
—
—
577
Consumer loans
Residential mortgage
Performing
1,393
13,746
186,656
87,071
29,170
57,496
—
—
375,532
Nonperforming
—
—
828
611
69
1,661
—
—
3,169
Total residential mortgage
1,393
13,746
187,484
87,682
29,239
59,157
—
—
378,701
Year-to-date gross charge-offs
—
—
28
58
—
—
—
—
86
Home equity
Performing
—
1,018
1,577
364
431
557
15,392
925
20,264
Nonperforming
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total home equity
—
1,018
1,577
364
431
557
15,392
925
20,264
Year-to-date gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Other consumer
Performing
82,580
102,067
92,328
35,338
22,069
69,149
841
—
404,372
Nonperforming
—
—
—
—
2
14
—
—
16
Total other consumer
82,580
102,067
92,328
35,338
22,071
69,163
841
—
404,388
Year-to-date gross charge-offs
49
214
235
100
1
161
—
—
760
Total Loans
$
393,477
$
667,289
$
997,281
$
443,566
$
265,728
$
1,163,958
$
74,609
$
925
$
4,006,833
Total year-to-date gross charge-offs
$
49
$
1,798
$
940
$
454
$
105
$
443
$
—
$
—
$
3,789
1 Balance in “Substandard” is partially guaranteed by the U.S. government.
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December 31, 2023
Term Loans (amortized cost basis by origination year)
Revolving loans amortized cost basis
Revolving loans converted to term
(in thousands)
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
Prior
Total
Commercial and industrial
Pass
$
24,329
$
19,382
$
15,464
$
2,502
$
12,365
$
8,703
$
41,967
$
—
$
124,712
Special Mention
—
4,637
—
—
—
—
—
—
4,637
Substandard
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total commercial and industrial
24,329
24,019
15,464
2,502
12,365
8,703
41,967
—
129,349
Year-to-date gross charge-offs
—
—
6,914
5
130
—
—
—
7,049
Owner-occupied commercial real estate
Pass
1,492
10,731
7,990
6,591
5,255
12,485
—
—
44,544
Special Mention
—
584
922
8,392
—
1,189
—
—
11,087
Substandard
—
—
—
—
—
1,655
—
—
1,655
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total owner-occupied commercial real estate
1,492
11,315
8,912
14,983
5,255
15,329
—
—
57,286
Year-to-date gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Investor commercial real estate
Pass
6,571
35,209
26,841
9,864
47,827
5,765
—
—
132,077
Special Mention
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Substandard
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total investor commercial real estate
6,571
35,209
26,841
9,864
47,827
5,765
—
—
132,077
Year-to-date gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
591
—
—
591
Construction
Pass
26,539
153,066
70,175
6,121
—
—
5,849
—
261,750
Special Mention
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Substandard
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total construction
26,539
153,066
70,175
6,121
—
—
5,849
—
261,750
Year-to-date gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Single tenant lease financing
Pass
52,360
221,964
89,075
65,863
142,023
346,695
—
—
917,980
Special Mention
—
4,362
6,698
3,032
—
4,544
—
—
18,636
Substandard
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total single tenant lease financing
52,360
226,326
95,773
68,895
142,023
351,239
—
—
936,616
Year-to-date gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Public finance
Pass
3,805
30,583
29,750
719
43,611
411,176
—
—
519,644
Special Mention
—
—
—
—
—
2,120
—
—
2,120
Substandard
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total public finance
3,805
30,583
29,750
719
43,611
413,296
—
—
521,764
Year-to-date gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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December 31, 2023
Term Loans (amortized cost basis by origination year)
Revolving loans amortized cost basis
Revolving loans converted to term
(in thousands)
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
Prior
Total
Healthcare finance
Pass
—
—
9,955
124,654
63,486
23,484
—
—
221,579
Special Mention
—
—
—
—
1,214
—
—
—
1,214
Substandard
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total healthcare finance
—
—
9,955
124,654
64,700
23,484
—
—
222,793
Year-to-date gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
605
—
—
—
605
Small business lending 1
Pass
119,149
42,077
15,180
13,948
4,582
9,215
5,388
—
209,539
Special Mention
343
496
—
341
265
698
—
—
2,143
Substandard
1,095
1,854
52
1,777
1,155
417
474
—
6,824
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total small business lending
120,587
44,427
15,232
16,066
6,002
10,330
5,862
—
218,506
Year-to-date gross charge-offs
67
739
416
1,364
—
—
—
—
2,586
Franchise finance
Pass
256,944
210,617
57,919
—
—
—
—
—
525,480
Special Mention
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Substandard
—
—
303
—
—
—
—
—
303
Doubtful
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total franchise finance
256,944
210,617
58,222
—
—
—
—
—
525,783
Year-to-date gross charge-offs
—
331
—
—
—
—
—
—
331
Consumer loans
Residential mortgage
Performing
14,942
195,453
91,010
30,092
13,072
48,330
—
—
392,899
Nonperforming
—
738
456
73
—
1,482
—
—
2,749
Total residential mortgage
14,942
196,191
91,466
30,165
13,072
49,812
—
—
395,648
Year-to-date gross charge-offs
—
53
70
—
17
—
—
—
140
Home equity
Performing
1,369
1,997
436
467
141
585
16,896
1,778
23,669
Nonperforming
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total home equity
1,369
1,997
436
467
141
585
16,896
1,778
23,669
Year-to-date gross charge-offs
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Other consumer
Performing
115,736
106,883
41,598
26,527
27,087
58,902
795
—
377,528
Nonperforming
—
53
—
5
15
13
—
—
86
Total other consumer
115,736
106,936
41,598
26,532
27,102
58,915
795
—
377,614
Year-to-date gross charge-offs
97
115
20
51
56
243
—
—
582
Total Loans
$
624,674
$
1,040,686
$
463,824
$
300,968
$
362,098
$
937,458
$
71,369
$
1,778
$
3,802,855
Total year-to-date gross charge-offs
$
164
$
1,238
$
7,420
$
1,420
$
808
$
834
$
—
$
—
$
11,884
1 Balance in “Substandard” is partially guaranteed by the U.S. government.
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The following tables present the Company’s loan portfolio delinquency analysis as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
September 30, 2024
(in thousands)
30-59 Days Past Due
60-89 Days Past Due
90 Days or More Past Due
Total Past Due
Current
Total Loans
Commercial and industrial
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
111,199
$
111,199
Owner-occupied commercial real estate
—
—
—
—
56,461
56,461
Investor commercial real estate
—
—
—
—
260,614
260,614
Construction
—
—
—
—
340,954
340,954
Single tenant lease financing
—
—
—
—
932,148
932,148
Public finance
—
—
—
—
462,730
462,730
Healthcare finance
—
—
—
—
190,287
190,287
Small business lending1
3,180
1,755
6,779
11,714
286,931
298,645
Franchise finance
1,938
3,651
7,300
12,889
537,553
550,442
Residential mortgage
1,216
1,570
2,647
5,433
373,268
378,701
Home equity
—
—
—
—
20,264
20,264
Other consumer
164
11
—
175
404,213
404,388
Total
$
6,498
$
6,987
$
16,726
$
30,211
$
3,976,622
$
4,006,833
1 Balance is partially guaranteed by the U.S. government.
December 31, 2023
(in thousands)
30-59 Days Past Due
60-89 Days Past Due
90 Days or More Past Due
Total Past Due
Current
Total Loans
Commercial and industrial
$
40
$
21
$
—
$
61
$
129,288
$
129,349
Owner-occupied commercial real estate
—
—
—
—
57,286
57,286
Investor commercial real estate
—
—
—
—
132,077
132,077
Construction
—
—
—
—
261,750
261,750
Single tenant lease financing
—
—
—
—
936,616
936,616
Public finance
—
—
—
—
521,764
521,764
Healthcare finance
—
—
—
—
222,793
222,793
Small business lending1
2,680
57
2,794
5,531
212,975
218,506
Franchise finance
—
2,923
303
3,226
522,557
525,783
Residential mortgage
70
709
1,663
2,442
393,206
395,648
Home equity
—
—
—
—
23,669
23,669
Other consumer
223
68
53
344
377,270
377,614
Total
$
3,013
$
3,778
$
4,813
$
11,604
$
3,791,251
$
3,802,855
1 Balance is partially guaranteed by the U.S. government.
Loans are reclassified to a non-accruing status when, in management’s judgment, the collateral value and financial condition of the borrower do not justify accruing interest. At the time the accrual is discontinued, all unpaid accrued interest is reversed against earnings. Interest income accrued in prior years, if any, is charged to the allowance for credit losses. Payments subsequently received on nonaccrual loans are applied to principal. A loan is returned to accrual status when principal and interest are no longer past due and collectability is probable, typically after a minimum of nine consecutive months of performance. The Company recognized less than $0.1 million in interest income on nonaccrual loans for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023.
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The following table summarizes the Company’s nonaccrual loans and loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing by loan class for the periods indicated:
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
(in thousands)
Nonaccrual Loans
Nonaccrual Loans with no Allowance for Credit Losses
Total Loans 90 Days or More Past Due and Accruing
Nonaccrual Loans
Nonaccrual Loans with no Allowance for Credit Losses
Total Loans 90 Days or More Past Due and Accruing
Small business lending1
$
11,364
$
888
$
61
$
6,824
$
904
$
—
Franchise finance
6,515
—
785
303
—
—
Residential mortgage
3,169
3,169
568
1,911
1,911
838
Other consumer
16
16
—
86
86
—
Total loans
$
21,064
$
4,073
$
1,414
$
9,124
$
2,901
$
838
1 Balance is partially guaranteed by the U.S. government.
Determining fair value for collateral dependent loans requires obtaining a current independent appraisal of the collateral and applying a discount factor, which includes selling costs if applicable, to the value. The fair value of real estate is generally based on appraisals by qualified licensed appraisers. The appraisers typically determine the value of the real estate by utilizing an income or market valuation approach. If an appraisal is not available, the fair value may be determined by using a cash flow analysis. Fair value on other collateral such as business assets is typically ascertained by assessing, either singularly or some combination of, asset appraisals, accounts receivable aging reports, inventory listings and/or customer financial statements. Both appraised values and values based on borrower’s financial information are discounted as considered appropriate based on age and quality of the information and current market conditions.
The following tables present the amortized cost basis of collateral dependent loans, which are individually evaluated to determine expected credit losses as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
September 30, 2024
(in thousands)
Commercial Real Estate
Residential Real Estate
Other
Total
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans
Owner-occupied commercial real estate
$
—
$
—
$
1,654
$
1,654
$
—
Small business lending1
1,192
—
8,147
9,339
5,337
Franchise finance
6,515
—
—
6,515
2,017
Residential mortgage
—
3,169
—
3,169
—
Other consumer loans
—
—
16
16
—
Total loans
$
7,707
$
3,169
$
9,817
$
20,693
$
7,354
1 Balance is partially guaranteed by the U.S. government.
December 31, 2023
(in thousands)
Commercial Real Estate
Residential Real Estate
Other
Total
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans
Owner-occupied commercial real estate
$
—
$
—
$
1,654
$
1,654
$
—
Small business lending1
2,875
1,210
2,226
6,311
2,391
Residential mortgage
—
1,911
—
1,911
—
Other consumer loans
—
—
86
86
—
Total loans
$
2,875
$
3,121
$
3,966
$
9,962
$
2,391
1 Balance is partially guaranteed by the U.S. government.
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Loan Modifications to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty
In January 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2022-02, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Troubled Debt restructurings and Vintage Disclosures” (“ASU 2022-02”), which eliminated the accounting guidance for troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) while enhancing disclosure requirements for certain loan refinancing and restructurings by creditors when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty. This guidance was applied on a prospective basis. Upon adoption of this guidance, the Company no longer establishes a specific reserve for modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. Instead, these modifications are included in their respective loan pool and a historical loss rate is applied to the current loan balance to arrive at the quantitative baseline portion of the ACL.
Modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty may include interest rate reductions, principal or interest forgiveness, other-than-insignificant payment delays, term extensions and other actions intended to minimize loss and to avoid foreclosure or repossession of collateral. The Company had three loan modifications made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty during both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. The Company did not have any loan modifications made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.
The following tables present loans that were both experiencing financial difficulty and modified during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024.
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024
Payment Delay
Total Modification by Loan Class
% of Class of Loans
Investor commercial real estate
$
3,731
$
3,731
1.4
%
Franchise finance
4,028
4,028
0.7
%
Total loans
$
7,759
$
7,759
(in thousands)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
Payment Delay
Total Modification by Loan Class
% of Class of Loans
Investor commercial real estate
$
3,731
$
3,731
1.4
%
Franchise finance
4,028
4,028
0.7
%
Total loans
$
7,759
$
7,759
The following tables describe the financial effect of the modifications made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had no commitments to lend additional funds to these borrowers included in the table below.
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 - Payment Delay
Loan Type
Financial Effect
Investor commercial real estate
Forbearance average of 9 months.
Franchise finance
Forbearance average of 7 months.
(in thousands)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 - Payment Delay
Loan Type
Financial Effect
Investor commercial real estate
Forbearance average of 9 months.
Franchise finance
Forbearance average of 7 months.
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The Company closely monitors the performance of loans that are modified to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty to understand the effectiveness of its modification efforts. The following table presents the performance of such loans that have been modified in the last twelve months as of September 30, 2024.
(in thousands)
Current
30 - 89 Days Past Due
90+ Days Past Due
Investor commercial real estate
$
3,731
$
—
$
—
Franchise finance
4,028
—
—
Total loans
$
7,759
$
—
$
—
No modified loans defaulted during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024.
Other Real Estate Owned
The Company had $0.3 million in other real estate owned (“OREO”) as of September 30, 2024. The Company had $0.4 million in other real estate owned (“OREO”) as of December 31, 2023, which consisted of two residential mortgage properties. There were seven loans totaling $1.9 million and one loan totaling $0.8 million, in the process of foreclosure at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
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Note 5: Premises and Equipment
The following table summarizes premises and equipment at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
(in thousands)
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
Land
$
5,598
$
5,598
Construction in process
382
1,119
Right of use leased asset
203
66
Building and improvements
62,583
60,699
Furniture and equipment
21,677
20,836
Less: accumulated depreciation
(18,293)
(14,855)
Total
$
72,150
$
73,463
Note 6: Goodwill
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the carrying amount of goodwill was $4.7 million. There have been no changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 or September 30, 2023. Goodwill is assessed for impairment annually as of August 31, or more frequently if events occur or circumstances change that indicate an impairment may exist. When assessing goodwill for impairment, first, a qualitative assessment can be made to determine whether it is more likely than not that the estimated fair value of a reporting unit is less than its estimated carrying value. If the results of the qualitative assessment are not conclusive, a quantitative goodwill test is performed. Alternatively, a quantitative goodwill test can be performed without performing a qualitative assessment.
Goodwill was assessed for impairment using a qualitative test performed as of August 31, 2024. The estimated fair value of the reporting unit exceeded the net carrying value, and therefore no goodwill impairment existed as of that date.
Note 7: Servicing Asset
Activity for the servicing asset and the related changes in fair value for the three and nine months ended September 2024 and 2023 are shown in the table below.
Three Months Ended
(in thousands)
September 30, 2024
September 30, 2023
Balance, beginning of period
$
13,009
$
8,251
Additions:
Originated
2,499
1,585
Subtractions
Paydowns:
(689)
(408)
Changes in fair value due to changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in the valuation model
(157)
151
Loan servicing asset revaluation
$
(846)
$
(257)
Balance, end of period
$
14,662
$
9,579
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Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)
September 30, 2024
September 30, 2023
Balance, beginning of period
$
10,567
$
6,255
Additions:
Originated
6,204
3,994
Subtractions
Paydowns:
(2,097)
(1,275)
Changes in fair value due to changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in the valuation model
(12)
605
Loan servicing asset revaluation
$
(2,109)
$
(670)
Balance, end of period
$
14,662
$
9,579
Loans serviced for others are not included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The unpaid principal balances of these loans serviced for others as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 are shown in the table below.
(in thousands)
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
Loan portfolios serviced for:
SBA guaranteed loans
$
783,276
$
531,927
Total
$
783,276
$
531,927
Loan servicing revenue totaled $1.6 million and $4.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and $1.1 million and $2.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. Loan servicing asset revaluation, which represents the change in fair value of the servicing asset, resulted in a $0.8 million and $2.1 million downward valuation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and a $0.3 million and $0.7 million downward valuation for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.
The fair value of servicing rights is highly sensitive to changes in underlying assumptions. Though fluctuations in prepayment speeds and changes in secondary market premiums generally have the most substantial impact on the fair value of servicing rights, other influencing factors include changing economic conditions, changes to the discount rate assumption and the weighted average life of the servicing portfolio. Measurement of fair value is limited to the conditions existing and the assumptions used as of a particular point in time; however, those assumptions may change over time. Refer to Note 11 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments for further details.
Note 8: Subordinated Debt
In June 2019, the Company issued $37.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.0% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”) in a public offering. The 2029 Notes bear interest at a floating rate equal to three-month Term SOFR plus 4.376%. All interest on the 2029 Notes is payable quarterly. The 2029 Notes are scheduled to mature on June 30, 2029. The 2029 Notes are unsecured subordinated obligations of the Company and may be repaid at any time, without penalty. The 2029 Notes are intended to qualify as Tier 2 capital under regulatory guidelines.
In October 2020, the Company entered into a term loan in the principal amount of $10.0 million, evidenced by a term note due 2030 (the “2030 Note”). The 2030 Note initially bears a fixed interest rate of 6.0% per year to, but excluding, November 1, 2025 and thereafter at a floating rate equal to the then-current benchmark rate (initially three-month Term SOFR plus 5.795%). The 2030 Note is scheduled to mature on November 1, 2030. The 2030 Note is an unsecured subordinated obligation of the Company and may be repaid, without penalty, on any interest payment date on or after November 1, 2025. The 2030 Note is intended to qualify as Tier 2 capital under regulatory guidelines. The Company used the net proceeds from the issuance of the 2030 Note to redeem a subordinated term note that had been entered into in October 2015.
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In August 2021, the Company issued $60.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.75% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes”) in a private placement. The 2031 Notes initially bear a fixed interest rate of 3.75% per year to, but excluding, September 1, 2026, and thereafter a floating rate equal to the then-current benchmark rate (initially three-month Term SOFR plus 3.11%). The 2031 Notes are scheduled to mature on September 1, 2031. The 2031 Notes are unsecured subordinated obligations of the Company and may be repaid, without penalty, on any interest payment date on or after September 1, 2026. The 2031 Notes are intended to qualify as Tier 2 capital under regulatory guidelines. The Company used a portion of the net proceeds from the issuance of the 2031 Notes to redeem subordinated notes issued by the Company in 2016. Pursuant to the terms of a Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and the initial purchasers of the 2031 Notes, the Company offered to exchange the 2031 Notes for subordinated notes that are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and have substantially the same terms as the 2031 Notes. On December 30, 2021, we completed an exchange of $59.3 million principal amount of the unregistered 2031 Notes for registered 2031 Notes in satisfaction of our obligations under the registration rights agreement. Holders of $0.7 million of unregistered 2031 Notes did not participate in the exchange.
The following table presents the principal balance and unamortized discount and debt issuance costs for the 2029 Notes, the 2030 Note, and the 2031 Notes as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
(in thousands)
Principal
Unamortized Discount and Debt Issuance Costs
Principal
Unamortized Discount and Debt Issuance Costs
2029 Notes
$
37,000
$
(743)
$
37,000
$
(862)
2030 Notes
10,000
(143)
10,000
(160)
2031 Notes
60,000
(1,043)
60,000
(1,140)
Total
$
107,000
$
(1,929)
$
107,000
$
(2,162)
Note 9: Benefit Plans
Employment Agreements
The Company is party to certain employment agreements with each of its Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. The employment agreements each provide for annual base salaries and annual bonuses, if any, as determined from time to time by the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors. The annual bonuses are to be determined with reference to the achievement of annual performance objectives established by the Compensation Committee. The agreements also provide that each of the Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, may be awarded additional compensation, benefits, or consideration as the Compensation Committee may determine.
The agreements also provide for the continuation of salary and certain other benefits for a specified period of time upon termination of employment under certain circumstances, including resignation for “good reason,” termination by the Company without “cause” at any time or any termination of employment within twelve months following a “change in control,” along with other specific conditions.
2022 Equity Incentive Plan
The First Internet Bancorp 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2022 Plan”) was approved by our Board of Directors and ratified by our shareholders on May 16, 2022. The plan permits awards of incentive and non-statutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, stock unit awards, performance awards and other stock-based awards. All employees, consultants and advisors of the Company or any subsidiary, as well as all non-employee directors of the Company, are eligible to receive awards under the 2022 Plan. The 2022 Plan initially authorized the issuance of 400,000 new shares of the Company’s common stock plus all shares of common stock that remained available for future grants under the First Internet Bancorp 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2013 Plan”).
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Award Activity Under 2022 Plan
The Company recorded $0.4 million and $1.1 million of share-based compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, related to stock-based awards under the 2022 Plan. The Company recorded $0.2 million and $0.6 million of share-based compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, related to stock-based awards under the 2022 Plan.
The following table summarizes the stock-based award activity under the 2022 Plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
Restricted Stock Units
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Restricted Stock Awards
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Deferred Stock Units
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Unvested at December 31, 2023
72,354
$
24.61
30,030
$
11.18
—
$
—
Granted
75,222
24.13
12,040
31.46
—
—
Cancelled/Forfeited
(1,290)
24.37
—
—
—
—
Vested
(14,294)
24.52
(30,030)
11.18
—
—
Unvested at September 30, 2024
131,992
$
24.35
12,040
$
31.46
—
$
—
At September 30, 2024, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock-based awards under the 2022 Plan was $2.4 million with a weighted-average expense recognition period of 1.8 years.
2013 Equity Incentive Plan
The 2013 Plan authorized the issuance of 750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in the form of stock-based awards to employees, directors, and other eligible persons. Although outstanding stock-based awards under the 2013 Plan remain in place according to their terms, our authority to grant new awards under the 2013 Plan terminated upon shareholder approval of the 2022 Plan.
Award Activity Under 2013 Plan
The Company recorded $0.1 million and $0.2 million of share-based compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, related to stock-based awards under the 2013 Plan. The Company recorded less than $0.2 million and $0.3 millionof share-based compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, related to stock-based awards under the 2013 Plan.
The following table summarizes the stock-based award activity under the 2013 Plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
Restricted Stock Units
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Restricted Stock Awards
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Deferred Stock Units
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Unvested at December 31, 2023
53,985
$
39.86
—
$
—
—
$
—
Cancelled/Forfeited
(22,806)
30.45
—
—
—
—
Vested
(8,089)
46.64
—
—
—
—
Unvested at September 30, 2024
23,090
$
46.69
—
$
—
—
$
—
At September 30, 2024, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock-based awards under the 2013 Plan was $0.1 million with a weighted-average expense recognition period of 0.3 years.
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Directors Deferred Stock Plan
Until January 2014, the Company had a practice of granting awards under a stock compensation plan for members of the Board of Directors (“Directors Deferred Stock Plan”). The Company reserved 180,000 shares of common stock that could have been issued pursuant to the Directors Deferred Stock Plan. The plan provided directors the option to elect to receive up to 100% of their annual retainer in either common stock or deferred stock rights. Deferred stock rights were to be settled in common stock following the end of the deferral period payable on the basis of one share of common stock for each deferred stock right.
The following table summarizes the status of deferred stock rights related to the Directors Deferred Stock Plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
Deferred Stock Rights
Outstanding, beginning of period
28,538
Granted
213
Outstanding, end of period
28,751
All deferred stock rights granted during the 2024 period were additional rights issued in lieu of cash dividends payable on outstanding deferred stock rights.
Note 10: Commitments and Credit Risk
In the normal course of business, the Company makes various commitments to extend credit which are not reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had outstanding loan commitments totaling approximately $707.5 million and $755.4 million, respectively.
Note 11: Fair Value of Financial Instruments
ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement, defines fair value 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. ASC Topic 820 also specifies a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1 Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level 2 Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities
Level 3 Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities
Following is a description of the valuation methodologies and inputs used for assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and recognized in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets, as well as the general classification of such assets pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.
Available-for-Sale Securities
Where quoted market prices are available in an active market, securities are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. If quoted market prices are not available, then fair values are estimated by using pricing models, quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics or discounted cash flows. The Company did not own any securities classified within Level 1 of the hierarchy as of September 30, 2024 or December 31, 2023.
Level 2 securities include U.S. Government-sponsored agencies, municipal securities, mortgage and asset-backed securities and corporate securities. Matrix pricing is a mathematical technique widely used in the banking industry to value investment securities.
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In certain cases where Level 1 or Level 2 inputs are not available, securities are classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy. Fair values are calculated using discounted cash flows. Discounted cash flows are calculated based off of the anticipated future cash flows updated to incorporate loss severities. Rating agency and industry research reports as well as default and deferral activity are reviewed and incorporated into the calculation. The Company did not own any securities classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy as of September 30, 2024 or December 31, 2023.
The fair value of loans held-for-sale is determined using quoted prices for similar assets, adjusted for specific attributes of that loan (Level 2).
Servicing Asset
Fair value is based on a loan-by-loan basis taking into consideration the origination to maturity dates of the loans, the current age of the loans and the remaining term to maturity. The valuation methodology utilized for the servicing asset begins with generating estimated future cash flows for each servicing asset based on their unique characteristics and market-based assumptions for prepayment speeds and costs to service. The present value of the future cash flows is then calculated utilizing market-based discount rate assumptions (Level 3).
Interest Rate Swap Agreements
The fair values of interest rate swap agreements are estimated using current market interest rates as of the balance sheet date and calculated using discounted cash flows that are observable or that can be corroborated by observable market data (Level 2).
Back-to-Back Swap Agreements
The Company offers interest rate swaps to certain loan customers to allow them to hedge the risk of rising interest rates on their variable rate loans. The Company originates a variable rate loan and enters into a variable-to-fixed interest rate contract with the customer. The Company also enters into an offsetting interest rate swap with a correspondent bank. These back-to-back swap agreements are intended to offset each other and allow the Company to originate a variable rate loan, while providing a contract for fixed interest payments for the customer. The net cash flow for the Company is equal to the interest income received from a variable rate loan originated with the customer. The fair value of these derivatives is based on a discounted cash flow approach. The fair value assets and liabilities of centrally cleared interest rate swaps are net of variation margin settled-to-market (Level 2).
Interest Rate Lock Commitments
The fair values of IRLCs are determined using the projected sale price of individual loans based on changes in market interest rates, projected pull-through rates (the probability that an IRLC will ultimately result in an originated loan), the reduction in the value of the applicant’s option due to the passage of time, and the remaining origination costs to be incurred based on management’s estimate of market costs (Level 3).
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The following tables present the fair value measurements of assets and liabilities recognized in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fall at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
September 30, 2024 Fair Value Measurements Using
(in thousands)
Fair Value
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
The following tables reconcile the beginning and ending balances of recurring fair value measurements recognized in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets using significant unobservable (Level 3) inputs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
Three Months Ended
(in thousands)
Servicing Asset
Interest Rate Lock Commitments
Balance as of July 1, 2024
$
13,009
$
—
Total realized gains
Additions:
Originated
2,499
—
Subtractions:
Paydowns
(689)
—
Change in fair value
(157)
—
Balance, September 30, 2024
$
14,662
$
—
Balance as of July 1, 2023
$
8,251
$
—
Total realized gains
Additions:
Originated
1,585
—
Subtractions:
Paydowns
(408)
—
Change in fair value
151
—
Balance, September 30, 2023
$
9,579
$
—
Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)
Servicing Asset
Interest Rate Lock Commitments
Balance, January 1, 2024
$
10,567
$
—
Total realized gains
Additions:
Originated
6,204
—
Subtractions:
—
Paydowns
(2,097)
—
Change in fair value
(12)
—
Balance, September 30, 2024
$
14,662
$
—
Balance, January 1, 2023
$
6,255
$
133
Total realized gains
Additions:
Originated
3,994
—
Subtractions:
Paydowns
(1,275)
—
Change in fair value
605
(133)
Balance, September 30, 2023
$
9,579
$
—
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The following describes the valuation methodologies and inputs used for assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, as well as the general classification of such assets pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.
Individually Analyzed Collateral Dependent Loans
Loans for which it is probable that the Company will not collect all principal and interest due according to contractual terms are measured for impairment. The amount of impairment may be determined based on the fair value of the underlying collateral, less costs to sell, the estimated present value of future cash flows or the loan’s observable market price.
If the individually analyzed loan is identified as collateral dependent, the fair value of the underlying collateral, less costs to sell, is used to measure impairment. This method requires obtaining a current independent appraisal of the collateral and applying a discount factor to the value. If the individually analyzed loan is not collateral dependent, the Company utilizes a discounted cash flow analysis to measure impairment.
Individually analyzed loans with a specific valuation allowance based on the value of the underlying collateral or a discounted cash flow analysis are classified as Level 3 assets.
The following table presents the fair value measurements of assets and liabilities recognized in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurement falls at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
September 30, 2024
(in thousands)
Fair Value Measurements Using
Fair Value
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Collateral dependent loans
$
7,221
$
—
$
—
$
7,221
December 31, 2023
(in thousands)
Fair Value Measurements Using
Fair Value
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Collateral dependent loans
$
2,799
$
—
$
—
$
2,799
Significant Unobservable (Level 3) Inputs
The following tables present quantitative information about unobservable inputs used in recurring and nonrecurring Level 3 fair value measurements.
(dollars in thousands)
Fair Value at September 30, 2024
Valuation Technique
Significant Unobservable Inputs
Range
Weighted-Average Range
Collateral dependent loans
$
7,221
Fair value of collateral
Discount for type of property and current market conditions
0%- 90%
21%
Servicing asset
14,662
Discounted cash flow
Prepayment speeds Discount rate
0% - 25%
14%
11.6%
14%
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(dollars in thousands)
Fair Value at December 31, 2023
Valuation Technique
Significant Unobservable Inputs
Range
Weighted-Average Range
Collateral dependent loans
$
2,799
Fair value of collateral
Discount for type of property and current market conditions
0% - 90%
28%
Servicing asset
10,567
Discounted cash flow
Prepayment speeds Discount rate
0% - 25%
15%
11.3%
15%
The following methods were used to estimate the fair value of all other financial instruments recognized in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets at amounts other than fair value.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
For these instruments, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.
Securities Held-to-Maturity
Where quoted market prices are available in an active market, securities are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. Level 1 securities include highly liquid mutual funds. If quoted market prices are not available, then fair values are estimated by using pricing models, quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics or discounted cash flows.
Level 2 securities include agency mortgage-backed securities - residential, municipal securities and corporate securities. Matrix pricing is a mathematical technique widely used in the banking industry to value investment securities.
In certain cases where Level 1 or Level 2 inputs are not available, securities are classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy. Fair values are calculated using discounted cash flows. Discounted cash flows are calculated based off of the anticipated future cash flows updated to incorporate loss severities. Rating agency and industry research reports as well as default and deferral activity are reviewed and incorporated into the calculation. The Company did not own any securities classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy as of September 30, 2024 or December 31, 2023.
The fair value of these loans approximates carrying value.
Loans
The fair value of loans is estimated on an exit price basis incorporating discounts for credit, liquidity and marketability factors.
Accrued Interest Receivable
The fair value of these financial instruments approximates carrying value.
Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis Stock
The fair value of this financial instrument approximates carrying value.
Deposits
The fair value of noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing demand deposits, savings and money market accounts approximates carrying value. The fair value of fixed maturity certificates of deposit and brokered deposits are estimated using rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.
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Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
The fair value of fixed rate advances is estimated using rates currently available for advances with similar remaining maturities. The carrying value of variable rate advances approximates fair value.
Subordinated Debt
The fair value of the Company’s publicly traded subordinated debt is obtained from quoted market prices. The fair value of the Company’s remaining subordinated debt is estimated using discounted cash flow analysis, based on current borrowing rates for similar types of debt instruments.
Accrued Interest Payable
The fair value of these financial instruments approximates carrying value.
Commitments
The fair value of commitments to extend credit are based on fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements with similar maturities and interest rates. The Company determined that the fair value of commitments was zero based on the contractual value of outstanding commitments at each of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
The following tables present the carrying value and estimated fair value of all financial assets and liabilities that are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
September 30, 2024 Fair Value Measurements Using
(in thousands)
Carrying Amount
Fair Value
Quoted Prices In Active Market for Identical Assets (Level 1)
The Bank’s residential real estate lending business originated mortgage loans for customers and typically sold a majority of the originated loans into the secondary market. For most of the mortgages sold in the secondary market, the Bank hedged its mortgage banking pipeline by entering into forward contracts for the future delivery of mortgage loans to third party investors and entering into IRLCs with potential borrowers to fund specific mortgage loans that would be sold into the secondary market. To facilitate the hedging of the loans, the Bank elected the fair value option for loans originated and intended for sale in the secondary market under mandatory pricing agreements. Changes in the fair value of loans held-for-sale, IRLCs and forward contracts are recorded in the mortgage banking activities line item within noninterest income. Refer to Note 13 for further information on derivative financial instruments.
During both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company had no mortgage loans held-for-sale or sold mortgage loans into the secondary market. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company had no mortgage loans held-for-sale and sold mortgage loans into the secondary market. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company originated $36.3 million of mortgage loans held-for-sale and sold $46.5 million of mortgage loans, respectively, into the secondary market. During the first quarter 2023, the Company made the decision to exit the residential mortgage business.
The following table presents the components of income from mortgage banking activities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands)
2024
2023
2024
2023
Gain on loans sold
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
471
Loss resulting from the change in fair value of loans held-for-sale
—
—
—
(143)
Loss resulting from the change in fair value of derivatives
—
—
—
(252)
Net revenue from mortgage banking activities
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
76
Fluctuations in interest rates and changes in IRLC and loan volume within the mortgage banking pipeline may cause volatility in the fair value of loans held-for-sale and the fair value of derivatives used to hedge the mortgage banking pipeline.
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Note 13: Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company uses derivative financial instruments to help manage exposure to interest rate risk and the effects that changes in interest rates may have on net income and the fair value of assets and liabilities. The Company enters into interest rate swap agreements as part of its asset/liability management strategy to help manage its interest rate risk position. Additionally, the Company entered into forward contracts for the future delivery of mortgage loans to third-party investors and entered into IRLCs with potential borrowers to fund specific mortgage loans that were sold into the secondary market. The forward contracts were entered into in order to economically hedge the effect of changes in interest rates resulting from the Company’s commitment to fund the loans.
The Company had various interest rate swap agreements designated and qualifying as accounting hedges during the reported periods. Designating an interest rate swap as an accounting hedge allows the Company to recognize gains and losses in the condensed consolidated statements of income within the same period that the hedged item affects earnings. The Company includes the gain or loss on the hedged items in the same line item as the offsetting loss or gain on the related interest rate swaps. For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, any gains or losses related to changes in fair value are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax. The fair value of interest rate swaps with a positive fair value are reported in accrued income and other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, while interest rate swaps with a negative fair value are reported in accrued expenses and other liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
The Company offers interest rate swaps to certain loan customers to allow them to hedge the risk of rising interest rates on their variable rate loans. The Company originates a variable rate loan and enters into a variable-to-fixed interest rate contract with the customer. The Company also enters into an offsetting interest rate swap with a correspondent bank. These back-to-back swap agreements are intended to offset each other and allow the Company to originate a variable rate loan, while providing a contract for fixed interest payments for the customer. The net cash flow for the Company is equal to the interest income received from a variable rate loan originated with the customer. The fair value of these derivatives is based on a discounted cash flow approach. The fair value assets and liabilities of centrally cleared interest rate swaps are net of variation margin settled-to-market.
The IRLCs and forward contracts are not designated as accounting hedges and are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value reflected in noninterest income on the condensed consolidated statements of income. The fair value of derivative instruments with a positive fair value are reported in accrued income and other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, while derivative instruments with a negative fair value are reported in accrued expenses and other liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
The following table presents amounts that were recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheets related to cumulative basis adjustments for interest rate swap derivatives designated as fair value accounting hedges as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
(in thousands)
Carrying amount of the hedged asset
Cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustment included in the carrying amount of the hedged assets
Line item in the condensed consolidated balance sheets in which the hedged item is included
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
Securities available-for-sale 1
$
67,410
$
69,504
$
(112)
$
(1,143)
1 These amounts include the amortized cost basis of closed portfolios used to designate hedging relationships in which the hedged item is the last layer expected to be remaining at the end of the hedging relationship. The designated hedged items were $50.0 million at both September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
The following tables present a summary of interest rate swap derivatives designated as fair value accounting hedges of fixed-rate receivables used in the Company’s asset/liability management activities at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, identified by the underlying interest rate-sensitive instruments.
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(dollars in thousands)
September 30, 2024
Notional Value
Weighted- Average Remaining Maturity (years)
Weighted-Average Ratio
Instruments Associated With
Fair Value
Receive
Pay
Securities available-for-sale
$
50,000
0.1
$
123
3-month SOFR
2.33
%
Total swap portfolio at September 30, 2024
$
50,000
0.1
$
123
3-month SOFR
2.33
%
(dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2023
Notional Value
Weighted- Average Remaining Maturity (years)
Weighted-Average Ratio
Instruments Associated With
Fair Value
Receive
Pay
Securities available-for-sale
$
50,000
0.8
$
1,153
3-month SOFR
2.33
%
Total swap portfolio at December 31, 2023
$
50,000
0.8
$
1,153
3-month SOFR
2.33
%
In March 2021, the Company terminated the last layer of interest rate swaps associated with available-for-sale agency mortgage-backed securities - residential, which resulted in swap termination payments to counterparties totaling $1.9 million. The corresponding fair value hedging adjustment was allocated pro-rata to the underlying hedged securities and is being amortized over the remaining lives of the designated securities. The Company had amortization expense totaling less than $0.1 million for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, which was recognized as a reduction to interest income on securities.
In June 2020, the Company terminated all fair value hedging relationships associated with loans, which resulted in swap termination payments to counterparties totaling $46.1 million. The corresponding loan fair value hedging adjustment as of the date of termination is being amortized over the remaining lives of the designated loans, which have a weighted average term to maturity of 9.8 years as of September 30, 2024. The Company had amortization expense totaling $1.6 million and $3.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and $1.5 million and $3.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30 2023, respectively, related to these previously terminated fair value hedges was recognized as a reduction to interest income on loans.
The following tables present a summary of interest rate swap derivatives designated as cash flow accounting hedges of variable-rate liabilities used in the Company’s asset/liability management activities at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
(dollars in thousands)
September 30, 2024
Notional Value
Weighted- Average Remaining Maturity (years)
Weighted-Average Ratio
Cash Flow Hedges
Fair Value
Receive
Pay
Interest rate swaps
$
110,000
2.3
$
1,956
3-month SOFR
2.88
%
(dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2023
Notional Value
Weighted- Average Remaining Maturity (years)
Weighted-Average Ratio
Cash Flow Hedges
Fair Value
Receive
Pay
Interest rate swaps
$
110,000
3.1
$
3,596
3-month SOFR
2.88
%
Interest rate swaps
40,000
0.4
390
Fed Funds Effective
2.78
%
These derivative financial instruments were entered into for the purpose of managing the interest rate risk of certain assets and liabilities. The Company received $1.6 million and $5.2 million of cash collateral from counterparties as security for their obligations related to these swap transactions at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. The Company had no pledged cash collateral as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 to counterparties on interest rate swap agreements as security for its obligations related to these agreements. Collateral posted and received is dependent on the market valuation of the underlying hedges.
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The following table presents the notional amount and fair value of interest rate swaps utilized by the Company at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
(in thousands)
Notional Amount
Fair Value
Notional Amount
Fair Value
Asset Derivatives
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate swaps associated with securities available-for-sale
$
50,000
$
123
$
50,000
$
1,153
Interest rate swaps associated with liabilities
110,000
1,956
150,000
3,986
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Back-to-back swaps
18,885
700
1,778
677
Total contracts
$
178,885
$
2,779
$
201,778
$
5,816
Liability Derivatives
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Back-to-back swaps
$
18,885
$
(700)
$
1,778
$
(677)
Total contracts
$
18,885
$
(700)
$
1,778
$
(677)
The fair value of interest rate swaps was estimated using a discounted cash flow method that incorporates current market interest rates as of the balance sheet date.
Back-to-back swaps consist of two interest-rate swaps (a customer swap and an offsetting counterparty swap). As a result of this offsetting relationship, no net gains or losses are recognized in income.
The following table presents the effects of the Company’s cash flow hedge relationships on the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
Amount of (Loss) Gain Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income in The Three Months Ended
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) in The Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)
September 30, 2024
September 30, 2023
September 30, 2024
September 30, 2023
Interest rate swap agreements
$
(2,670)
$
740
$
(2,030)
$
664
The following table summarizes the periodic changes in the fair value of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on the condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
Amount of Loss Recognized in the Three Months Ended
Amount of Loss Recognized in the Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)
September 30, 2024
September 30, 2023
September 30, 2024
September 30, 2023
Liability Derivatives
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
IRLCs
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
(133)
Forward contracts
—
—
—
(119)
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The following table presents the effects of the Company’s interest rate swap agreements on the condensed consolidated statements of operations during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
(in thousands)
Line item in the condensed consolidated statements of operations
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2024
September 30, 2023
September 30, 2024
September 30, 2023
Interest income
Securities - non-taxable
$
421
$
407
$
1,250
$
1,055
Total interest income
421
407
1,250
1,055
Interest expense
Deposits
—
(372)
(424)
(1,330)
Other borrowed funds
(782)
(748)
(2,304)
(1,865)
Total interest expense
(782)
(1,120)
(2,728)
(3,195)
Net interest income
$
1,203
$
1,527
$
3,978
$
4,250
Note 14: Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, included in shareholders' equity, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, are presented in the table below.
(in thousands)
Unrealized Losses On Debt Securities
Unrealized Losses On Debt Securities Transferred From Available-For-Sale To Held-To-Maturity
Cash Flow Hedges
Balance, January 1, 2024
$
(30,174)
$
(2,939)
$
3,738
$
(29,375)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss before tax
7,995
—
(2,030)
5,965
Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss to earnings before tax
—
607
—
607
Other comprehensive gain (loss) before tax
7,995
607
(2,030)
6,572
Income tax provision (benefit)
1,841
149
(467)
1,523
Other comprehensive gain (loss) - net of tax
6,154
458
(1,563)
5,049
Balance, September 30, 2024
$
(24,020)
$
(2,481)
$
2,175
$
(24,326)
Balance, January 1, 2023
$
(35,831)
$
(3,519)
$
5,714
$
(33,636)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss before tax
(11,006)
—
664
(10,342)
Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss to earnings before tax
—
537
—
537
Other comprehensive (loss) gain before tax
(11,006)
537
664
(9,805)
Income tax (benefit) provision
(2,537)
140
153
(2,244)
Other comprehensive (loss) gain - net of tax
(8,469)
397
511
(7,561)
Balance, September 30, 2023
$
(44,300)
$
(3,122)
$
6,225
$
(41,197)
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The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, included in stockholders' equity, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, are presented in the table below.
(in thousands)
Unrealized Losses On Debt Securities
Unrealized Losses On Debt Securities Transferred From Available-For-Sale To Held-To-Maturity
Cash Flow Hedges
Total
Balance, July 1, 2024
$
(32,198)
$
(2,620)
$
4,231
$
(30,587)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss before tax
10,620
—
(2,670)
7,950
Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss to earnings before tax
—
185
185
Other comprehensive gain (loss) before tax
10,620
185
(2,670)
8,135
Income tax provision (benefit)
2,442
46
(614)
1,874
Other comprehensive income (loss) - net of tax
8,178
139
(2,056)
6,261
Balance, September 30, 2024
$
(24,020)
$
(2,481)
$
2,175
$
(24,326)
Balance, July 1, 2023
$
(35,592)
$
(3,250)
$
5,656
$
(33,186)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss before tax
(11,308)
—
740
(10,568)
Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss to earnings before tax
—
173
—
173
Other comprehensive (loss) gain before tax
(11,308)
173
740
(10,395)
Income tax (benefit) provision
(2,600)
45
171
(2,384)
Other comprehensive (loss) income - net of tax
(8,708)
128
569
(8,011)
Balance, September 30, 2023
$
(44,300)
$
(3,122)
$
6,225
$
(41,197)
Details About Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Components
Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss for the
Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss for the
Affected Line Item in the Statements of Operations
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss to earnings before tax
$
(185)
(173)
$
(607)
$
(537)
Interest income
Total amount reclassified before tax
(185)
(173)
(607)
(537)
Income before income taxes
Tax benefit
(46)
(45)
(149)
(140)
Income tax provision (benefit)
Total reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss
$
(139)
$
(128)
$
(458)
$
(397)
Net income
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Note 15: Recent Accounting Pronouncements
ASU 2023-02 - Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Accounting for Investments in Tax Credit Structures Using the Proportional Amortization Method (March 2023)
In March 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-02, Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Accounting for Investments in Tax Credit Structures Using the Proportional Amortization Method. This ASU permits companies to account for tax equity investments, regardless of the tax credit program from which the income tax credits are received, using the proportional amortization method if certain conditions are met. The Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2024 and it did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) - Improvements to Reportable Segments. This ASU enhances financial reporting by requiring disclosure of incremental segment information on an annual and interim basis. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and for interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
ASU 2023-09 - Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (December 2023)
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) - Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. This ASU enhances the transparency and usefulness of income tax disclosures, which addresses investor requests for more transparency about income tax disclosures related primarily to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024 with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this report. This discussion and analysis includes certain forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. You should review the “Risk Factors” sections of this report and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by such forward-looking statements. See also “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” at the beginning of this report.
Overview
First Internet Bancorp is a bank holding company headquartered in Fishers, Indiana that conducts its primary business activities through its wholly-owned subsidiary, First Internet Bank of Indiana (the “Bank”), an Indiana chartered bank. The Bank was the first state-chartered, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insured Internet bank and commenced banking operations in 1999. First Internet Bancorp was incorporated under the laws of the State of Indiana on September 15, 2005. On March 21, 2006, we consummated a plan of exchange by which we acquired all of the outstanding shares of the Bank.
The Bank has three wholly-owned subsidiaries: First Internet Public Finance Corp., an Indiana corporation that provides a range of public and municipal finance lending and leasing products to governmental entities throughout the United States and acquires securities issued by state and local governments and other municipalities; JKH Realty Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company that manages other real estate owned properties as needed; and SPF15, Inc., an Indiana corporation that owns real estate used primarily for the Bank’s principal office.
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We offer a wide range of commercial, small business, consumer and municipal banking products and services. We conduct our consumer and small business deposit operations primarily through digital channels on a nationwide basis and have no traditional branch offices. Our consumer lending products are primarily originated on a nationwide basis through relationships with dealerships and financing partners.
Our commercial banking products and services are delivered through a relationship banking model or through strategic partnerships and include commercial and industrial (“C&I”), construction and investor commercial real estate, single tenant lease financing, public finance, healthcare finance, small business lending, franchise finance and commercial deposits and treasury management. Our C&I team provides credit solutions such as lines of credit, term loans, owner-occupied commercial real estate loans and corporate credit cards on a regional basis to commercial borrowers primarily in the Midwest and Southwest regions of the United States. We offer construction and investor commercial real estate loans, as well as single tenant lease financing, on a nationwide basis. Our public finance team provides a range of public and municipal lending and leasing products to government entities on a nationwide basis. Our healthcare finance team was established in conjunction with our strategic partnership with Provide, Inc. (formerly known as Lendeavor, Inc.), a San Francisco-based technology-enabled lender to healthcare practices, which provided lending on a nationwide basis for healthcare practice finance or acquisition, acquisition or refinancing of owner-occupied commercial real estate and equipment purchases. In the third quarter 2021, Provide was acquired by a super-regional financial institution. Subsequent to Provide being acquired, the acquiring institution has retained most, if not all, of Provide’s loan origination activity and our healthcare finance loan balances have declined. Our franchise finance business was established in July 2021 in conjunction with our business relationship with ApplePie Capital, a company that specializes in providing financing to franchisees in various industry segments across the United States. Our commercial deposits and treasury management team works with the other commercial teams to provide deposit products and treasury management services to our commercial and municipal lending customers as well as pursues commercial deposit opportunities in business segments where we have no credit relationships.
We believe that we differentiate ourselves from larger financial institutions by providing a full suite of services to emerging small businesses and entrepreneurs on a nationwide basis. We are one of the fastest-growing lenders in the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) 7(a) program, closing $371.0 million in SBA 7(a) loans during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, and ranked as the 8th largest SBA 7(a) lender for the SBA’s 2024 fiscal year. We also offer a top-ranked small business checking account product to our country’s entrepreneurs. We continue to scale up this business with the goal of driving increased earnings and profitability in future periods.
We also offer payment, deposit, card and lending products and services through partnerships with financial technology companies and platforms (“fintechs”). With the rapid evolution of technology that enables small businesses to manage their finances digitally, fintechs are addressing a significantly growing marketplace. Fintechs have created robust digital offerings, unburdened by legacy technology architecture, to address growing customer expectations. Through partnerships with selected fintechs, we believe our ability to win and retain small business relationships will be significantly enhanced. Furthermore, we believe partnering with select fintechs will allow us to further diversify our revenue sources, acquire deposits and pursue additional asset generation capabilities.
As of September 30, 2024, the Company had consolidated assets of $5.8 billion, consolidated deposits of $4.8 billion and stockholders’ equity of $385.1 million.
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Results of Operations
During the third quarter 2024, net income was $7.0 million, or $0.80 diluted earnings per share, compared to net income of $3.4 million, or $0.39 diluted earnings per share, during the third quarter 2023, representing an increase in net income of $3.6 million, or 105.0%, and an increase in diluted earnings per share of $0.41, or 105.1%. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, net income was $17.9 million, or $2.05 diluted earnings per share, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 net income of $4.3 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, resulting in an increase in net income of $13.7 million, or 319.9%, and an increase in diluted earnings per share of $1.57, or 327.1%.
The $3.6 million increase in net income for the third quarter 2024 compared to the third quarter 2023 was due primarily to a $4.6 million, or 62.4%, increase in noninterest income and a $4.4 million, or 25.2%, increase in net interest income, partially offset by increases of $3.0 million, or 15.4%, in noninterest expense, $1.4 million, or 74.2%, in the provision for credit losses and $0.9 million in income tax expense.
The $13.7 million increase in net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was due primarily to a $12.7 million, or 67.7%, increase in noninterest income, an $8.7 million, or 15.8%, increase in net interest income and a $3.2 million, or 24.4%, decrease in provision for credit losses, partially offset by increases of $6.8 million, or 11.4%, in noninterest expense and $4.2 million in income tax expense.
During the third quarter 2024, return on average assets (“ROAA”), return on average shareholders’ equity (“ROAE”), and return on average tangible common equity (“ROATCE”) were 0.50%, 7.32%, and 7.41%, respectively, compared to 0.26%, 3.79%, and 3.84%, respectively, for the third quarter 2023. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, ROAA, ROAE and ROATCE were 0.45%, 6.42%, and 6.51%, respectively, compared to 0.12%, 1.59%, and 1.61%, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recognized $0.5 million in IT termination fees and $0.1 million in anniversary expenses. Excluding these items, adjusted net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $18.4 million and adjusted diluted earnings per share was $2.10. Additionally, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, adjusted ROAA, adjusted ROAE and adjusted ROATCE were 0.46%, 6.58% and 6.67%, respectively.
Due to the steep decline in consumer mortgage volumes and the negative outlook for consumer mortgage lending, the Company decided to exit its consumer mortgage business during the first quarter 2023. This included its nationwide digital direct-to-consumer mortgage platform that originated residential loans for sale in the secondary market, as well as its local traditional consumer mortgage and construction-to-permanent business. In connection with this decision, the Company recognized $3.1 million of mortgage operations and exit costs during the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The Company also recognized $0.1 million of mortgage banking revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recognized a partial charge-off of $6.9 million related to a commercial and industrial participation loan with a balance of $9.8 million, prior to the partial charge-off, that was moved to nonaccrual status late in the first quarter 2023. The Company received payment for the remaining balance of the participation loan during the second quarter 2023.
Excluding the impact of exiting consumer mortgage and the partial charge-off, adjusted net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $12.1 million and adjusted diluted earnings per share was $1.35. Additionally, for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, adjusted ROAA, adjusted ROAE and adjusted ROATCE were 0.34%, 4.50% and 4.56%, respectively
Refer to the “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section of Part I, Item 2 of this report, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for additional information.
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Consolidated Average Balance Sheets and Net Interest Income Analyses
For the periods presented, the following tables provide the average balances of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the related yields and cost of funds. The tables do not reflect any effect of income taxes except for net interest margin - FTE, as discussed below. Balances are based on the average of daily balances. Nonaccrual loans are included in average loan balances.
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2024
June 30, 2024
September 30, 2023
(dollars in thousands)
Average Balance
Interest /Dividends
Yield /Cost
Average Balance
Interest /Dividends
Yield /Cost
Average Balance
Interest /Dividends
Yield /Cost
Assets
Interest-earning assets
Loans, including loans held-for-sale
$
4,029,360
$
59,792
5.90
%
$
3,936,723
$
57,094
5.83
%
$
3,701,072
$
48,898
5.24
%
Securities - taxable
713,992
6,953
3.87
%
670,502
6,476
3.88
%
550,208
4,301
3.10
%
Securities - non-taxable
78,417
1,042
5.29
%
74,035
970
5.27
%
72,012
912
5.02
%
Other earning assets
526,384
7,203
5.44
%
469,045
6,421
5.51
%
653,375
8,904
5.41
%
Total interest-earning assets
5,348,153
74,990
5.58
%
5,150,305
70,961
5.54
%
4,976,667
63,015
5.02
%
Allowance for credit losses - loans
(44,572)
(41,362)
(35,601)
Noninterest-earning assets
220,329
223,833
196,408
Total assets
$
5,523,910
$
5,332,776
$
5,137,474
Liabilities
Interest-bearing liabilities
Interest-bearing demand deposits
$
511,446
$
2,880
2.24
%
$
474,124
$
2,567
2.18
%
$
387,517
$
2,131
2.18
%
Savings accounts
22,774
48
0.84
%
22,987
48
0.84
%
26,221
56
0.85
%
Money market accounts
1,224,680
12,980
4.22
%
1,243,011
13,075
4.23
%
1,230,746
12,537
4.04
%
Fintech - brokered deposits
153,012
1,682
4.37
%
119,662
1,299
4.37
%
31,891
348
4.33
%
Certificates and brokered deposits
2,472,166
29,825
4.80
%
2,313,192
27,506
4.78
%
2,235,321
25,267
4.48
%
Total interest-bearing deposits
4,384,078
47,415
4.30
%
4,172,976
44,495
4.29
%
3,911,696
40,339
4.09
%
Other borrowed funds
620,032
5,810
3.73
%
652,176
5,139
3.17
%
719,655
5,298
2.92
%
Total interest-bearing liabilities
5,004,110
53,225
4.23
%
4,825,152
49,634
4.14
%
4,631,351
45,637
3.91
%
Noninterest-bearing deposits
113,009
116,939
127,540
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities
26,730
20,860
21,882
Total liabilities
5,143,849
4,962,951
4,780,773
Shareholders’ equity
380,061
369,825
356,701
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
5,523,910
$
5,332,776
$
5,137,474
Net interest income
$
21,765
$
21,327
$
17,378
Interest rate spread 1
1.35%
1.40%
1.11
%
Net interest margin 2
1.62%
1.67%
1.39
%
Net interest margin - FTE 3
1.70%
1.76%
1.49
%
1 Yield on total interest-earning assets minus cost of total interest-bearing liabilities.
2 Net interest income divided by total average interest-earning assets (annualized).
3 On an FTE basis assuming a 21% tax rate. Net interest income is adjusted to reflect income from assets such as municipal loans and securities that are exempt from Federal income taxes. This is to recognize the income tax savings that facilitates a comparison between taxable and tax-exempt assets. The Company believes that it is a standard practice in the banking industry to present net interest margin and net interest income on a fully-taxable equivalent basis, as these measures provide useful information to make peer comparisons. Net interest margin - FTE represents a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a reconciliation of this measure to its most directly comparable GAAP measure.
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Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2024
September 30, 2023
(dollars in thousands)
Average Balance
Interest /Dividends
Yield /Cost
Average Balance
Interest /Dividends
Yield /Cost
Assets
Interest-earning assets
Loans, including loans held-for-sale
$
3,953,170
$
172,321
5.82
%
$
3,647,243
$
139,647
5.12
%
Securities - taxable
670,728
19,123
3.81
%
531,197
11,742
2.96
%
Securities - non-taxable
76,257
2,981
5.22
%
72,829
2,570
4.72
%
Other earning assets
476,697
19,691
5.52
%
499,835
19,211
5.14
%
Total interest-earning assets
5,176,852
214,116
5.52
%
4,751,104
173,170
4.87
%
Allowance for credit losses - loans
(41,526)
(35,784)
Noninterest-earning assets
220,165
190,590
Total assets
$
5,355,491
$
4,905,910
Liabilities
Interest-bearing liabilities
Interest-bearing demand deposits
$
467,054
$
7,538
2.16
%
$
360,573
$
4,540
1.68
%
Savings accounts
22,760
144
0.85
%
31,494
202
0.86
%
Money market accounts
1,228,538
38,727
4.21
%
1,293,728
37,151
3.84
%
Fintech - brokered deposits
119,470
3,912
4.37
%
23,246
716
4.12
%
Certificates and brokered deposits
2,344,272
83,718
4.77
%
1,971,705
59,676
4.05
%
Total interest-bearing deposits
4,182,094
134,039
4.28
%
3,680,746
102,285
3.72
%
Other borrowed funds
662,824
16,251
3.28
%
719,577
15,788
2.93
%
Total interest-bearing liabilities
4,844,918
150,290
4.14
%
4,400,323
118,073
3.59
%
Noninterest-bearing deposits
114,425
126,647
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities
23,037
19,535
Total liabilities
4,982,380
4,546,505
Shareholders’ equity
373,111
359,405
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
5,355,491
$
4,905,910
Net interest income
$
63,826
$
55,097
Interest rate spread 1
1.38%
1.28%
Net interest margin 2
1.65%
1.55%
Net interest margin - FTE 3
1.74%
1.66%
1 Yield on total interest-earning assets minus cost of total interest-bearing liabilities.
2 Net interest income divided by total average interest-earning assets (annualized).
3 On an FTE basis assuming a 21% tax rate. Net interest income is adjusted to reflect income from assets such as municipal loans and securities that are exempt from Federal income taxes. This is to recognize the income tax savings that facilitates a comparison between taxable and tax-exempt assets. The Company believes that it is a standard practice in the banking industry to present net interest margin and net interest income on a fully-taxable equivalent basis, as these measures provide useful information to make peer comparisons. Net interest margin - FTE represents a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a reconciliation of this measure to its most directly comparable GAAP measure.
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Rate/Volume Analysis
The following table illustrates the impact of changes in the volume of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and interest rates on net interest income for the periods indicated. The change in interest not due solely to volume or rate has been allocated in proportion to the absolute dollar amounts of the change in each.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 vs. June 30, 2024 Due to Changes in
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 vs. September 30, 2023 Due to Changes in
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 vs. September 30, 2023 Due to Changes in
(in thousands)
Volume
Rate
Net
Volume
Rate
Net
Volume
Rate
Net
Interest income
Loans, including loans held-for-sale
$
1,786
$
912
$
2,698
$
4,502
$
6,392
$
10,894
$
12,423
$
20,251
$
32,674
Securities – taxable
588
(111)
477
1,446
1,206
2,652
3,526
3,855
7,381
Securities – non-taxable
68
4
72
81
49
130
127
284
411
Other earning assets
1,303
(521)
782
(2,035)
334
(1,701)
(1,278)
1,758
480
Total
3,745
284
4,029
3,994
7,981
11,975
14,798
26,148
40,946
Interest expense
Interest-bearing deposits
2,791
129
2,920
4,965
2,111
7,076
15,084
16,670
31,754
Other borrowed funds
(1,447)
2,118
671
(3,711)
4,223
512
(1,819)
2,282
463
Total
1,344
2,247
3,591
1,254
6,334
7,588
13,265
18,952
32,217
Increase in net interest income
$
2,401
$
(1,963)
$
438
$
2,740
$
1,647
$
4,387
$
1,533
$
7,196
$
8,729
Net interest income for the third quarter 2024 was $21.8 million, an increase of $4.4 million, or 25.2%, compared to $17.4 million for the third quarter 2023. The increase in net interest income was the result of a $12.0 million, or 19.0%, increase in total interest income to $75.0 million for the third quarter 2024 from $63.0 million for the third quarter 2023, partially offset by a $7.6 million, or 16.6%, increase in total interest expense to $53.2 million for the third quarter 2024 from $45.6 million for the third quarter 2023.
Net interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $63.8 million, an increase of $8.7 million, or 15.8%, compared to $55.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in net interest income was the result of a $40.9 million, or 23.6%, increase in total interest income to $214.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from $173.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in total interest income was partially offset by a $32.2 million, or 27.3%, increase in total interest expense to $150.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from $118.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
The increase in total interest income for the third quarter 2024 compared to third quarter 2023 was due primarily to an increase in interest earned on loans, resulting from an increase of 66 bps in the yield earned on loans, including loans held-for-sale, as well as an increase of $328.3 million, or 8.9%, in the average balance of loans, including loans held-for-sale. Additionally, the average balance of securities increased $170.2 million, or 27.4%, and the yield earned on the securities portfolio increased 69 bps for the third quarter 2024 compared to the third quarter 2023. The increase in the yields earned on loans and securities was due to the impact of the continued elevated interest rate environment on existing interest-earning assets. The yield on funded portfolio loan originations was 8.85% for the third quarter 2024, a decrease of 7 bps compared to the third quarter 2023.
The increase in total interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was due primarily to an increase in interest earned on loans resulting from an increase of 70 bps in the yield earned on loans, including loans held-for-sale, as well as an increase of $305.9 million, or 8.4%, in the average balance of loans, including loans held-for-sale. Additionally, the average balance of securities increased $143.0 million, or 23.7%, and the yield earned on the securities portfolio increased 78 bps for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Furthermore, the yield on other earning assets increased 38 bps, partially offset by a $23.1 million, or 4.6%, decrease in the average balance of other earning assets. The increase in the yield earned on loans, securities and other earning assets was due to the impact of the continued elevated interest rate environment on both existing and newly-originated interest-earning assets. The yield on funded portfolio loan originations was 8.85% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, an increase of 56 bps compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
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The increase in total interest expense for the third quarter 2024 compared to the third quarter 2023 was due primarily to increases of $4.6 million, or 18.0%, in interest expense associated with certificates and brokered deposits, $1.3 million, or 383.3%, in interest expense associated with fintech - brokered deposits and $0.7 million, or 35.1%, in interest expense associated with interest-bearing demand deposits. The increase in interest expense related to certificates and brokered deposits was driven by an increase of 32 bps in the cost of these deposits, as well as an increase of $236.8 million, or 10.6%, in the average balance of these deposits. The increase in the average balance of these deposits was driven by strong consumer and small business demand for certificates of deposits, partially offset by lower brokered deposit balances as the Company used on-balance sheet liquidity to pay down higher-cost balances throughout 2023 and 2024. The increase in interest expense related to fintech - brokered deposits was driven by an increase of 4 bps in the cost of these deposits, as well as an increase of $121.1 million, or 379.8%, in the average balance of these deposits. The increase in interest expense related to interest-bearing demand deposits was driven by an increase of 6 bps in the cost of these deposits, as well as an increase of $123.9 million, or 32.0%, in the average balance of these deposits. The increase in the cost of funds reflects the impact of the continued elevated interest rate environment throughout 2023 and 2024.
The increase in total interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was due primarily to increases of $24.0 million, or 40.3%, in interest expense associated with certificates and brokered deposits, $3.2 million, or 446.4%, in interest expense associated with fintech - brokered deposits, $3.0 million, or 66.0%, in interest expense associated with interest-bearing demand deposits, and $1.6 million, or 4.2%, in interest expense associated with money market accounts. The increase in interest expense related to certificates and brokered deposits was driven by an increase of 72 bps in the cost of these deposits, as well as an increase of $372.6 million, or 18.9%, in the average balance of these deposits. The increase in the average balance of these deposits was driven by strong consumer and small business demand for certificates of deposits in 2024, partially offset by lower brokered deposit balances as the Company used on-balance sheet liquidity to pay down higher-cost balances throughout 2023 and 2024. The increase in interest expense related to interest-bearing demand deposits was due primarily to a 48 bp increase in the cost of these deposits, as well as an increase of $106.5 million, or 29.5%, in the average balance of these deposits. The increase in interest expense related to fintech - brokered deposits was driven primarily by an increase of 25 bps in the cost of these deposits, as well as an increase of $96.2 million, or 413.9%, in the average balance of these deposits. The increase in interest expense related to money market accounts was driven primarily by an increase of 37 bps in the cost of these deposits, partially offset by a decrease of $65.2 million, or 5.0%, in the average balance of these deposits. The increase in the cost of funds reflects the impact of the continued elevated interest rate environment throughout 2023 and 2024.
Overall, the cost of total interest-bearing liabilities for the third quarter 2024 increased 32 bps to 4.23% from 3.91% for the third quarter 2023. The cost of total interest-bearing liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 increased 55 bps to 4.14% from 3.59% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in the cost of funds for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 reflects the impact of the continued elevated interest rate environment throughout 2023 and 2024.
Net interest margin (“NIM”) was 1.62% for the third quarter 2024 compared to 1.39% for the third quarter 2023, an increase of 23 bps. On a fully-taxable equivalent (“FTE”) basis, NIM was 1.70% for the third quarter 2024 compared to 1.49% for the third quarter 2023, an increase of 21 bps. NIM was 1.65% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to 1.55% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, an increase of 10 bps. FTE NIM was 1.74% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to 1.66% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, an increase of 8 bps.
The increase in the third quarter 2024 NIM and FTE NIM compared to the third quarter 2023 reflects the increase in earning asset yields noted above outpacing the increase in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities. The increase in NIM and FTE NIM for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 reflects the decelerating pace of increase in the cost of interest-bearing deposits and the Company’s focus on shifting the loan composition towards variable rate and higher-yielding products.
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Noninterest Income
The following table presents noninterest income for the last five completed fiscal quarters and the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)
September 30, 2024
June 30, 2024
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
September 30, 2023
September 30, 2024
September 30, 2023
Service charges and fees
$
245
$
246
$
220
$
216
$
208
$
711
$
635
Loan servicing revenue
1,570
1,470
1,323
1,134
1,064
4,363
2,699
Loan servicing asset revaluation
(846)
(829)
(434)
(793)
(257)
(2,109)
(670)
Mortgage banking activities
—
—
—
—
—
—
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Gain on sale of loans
9,933
8,292
6,536
6,028
5,569
24,761
14,498
Other
1,127
1,854
702
816
823
3,683
1,486
Total noninterest income
$
12,029
$
11,033
$
8,347
$
7,401
$
7,407
$
31,409
$
18,724
During the third quarter 2024, noninterest income was $12.0 million, representing an increase of $4.6 million, or 62.4%, compared to $7.4 million for the third quarter 2023. The increase in noninterest income was due primarily to increases in gain on sale of loans and other income, partially offset by a decrease in net loan servicing revenue. The increase of $4.4 million, or 78.4%, in gain on sale of loans was due primarily to an increase in U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) 7(a) guaranteed loan sales. The increase of $0.3 million, or 36.9%, in other income was due primarily to distributions from fund investments. The decrease in net loan servicing was due to the fair value adjustment to the loan servicing asset.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, noninterest income was $31.4 million, an increase of $12.7 million, or 67.7%, compared to $18.7 million for the nine month ended September 30, 2023. The increase in noninterest income was due primarily to increases in gain on sale of loans, other income and net loan servicing revenue. The increase of $10.3 million, or 70.8%, in gain on sale of loans was due primarily to an increase in SBA 7(a) guaranteed loan sales. The increase of $2.2 million, or 147.8%, in other income was due primarily to distributions from fund investments. The increase in net loan servicing revenue was due to growth in the balance of the Company’s SBA 7 (a) servicing portfolio, partially offset by the fair value adjustment to the loan servicing asset.
Noninterest Expense
The following table presents noninterest expense for the last five completed fiscal quarters and the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)
September 30, 2024
June 30, 2024
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
September 30, 2023
September 30, 2024
September 30, 2023
Salaries and employee benefits
$
13,456
$
12,462
$
11,796
$
11,055
$
11,767
$
37,714
$
34,267
Marketing, advertising and promotion
548
609
736
518
500
1,893
2,049
Consulting and professional services
902
1,022
853
893
552
2,777
2,189
Data processing
675
606
564
493
701
1,845
1,880
Loan expenses
1,524
1,597
1,445
1,371
1,336
4,566
4,385
Premises and equipment
2,918
3,154
2,826
2,846
2,315
8,898
7,753
Deposit insurance premium
1,219
1,172
1,145
1,334
1,067
3,536
2,546
Other
1,552
1,714
1,658
1,546
1,518
4,924
4,311
Total noninterest expense
$
22,794
$
22,336
$
21,023
$
20,056
$
19,756
19756000
$
66,153
$
59,380
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Noninterest expense for the third quarter 2024 was $22.8 million, compared to $19.8 million for the third quarter 2023. The increase of $3.0 million, or 15.4%, was due primarily to increases of $1.7 million in salaries and employee benefits, $0.6 million in premises and equipment, $0.4 million in consulting and professional fees, $0.2 million in loan expenses, and $0.2 million in deposit insurance premium. The increase in salaries and employee benefits was due primarily to higher small business lending incentive compensation, as well as staff additions in small business lending and risk management. The increase in premises and equipment was due primarily to property taxes, as well as software maintenance expense. The increase in consulting and professional fees was due primarily to increased consulting and audit fees. The increase in loan expenses was due primarily to higher third-party loan servicing fees and other miscellaneous lending costs. The increase in deposit insurance premium was due to asset growth and changes in the composition of the loan and deposit portfolios.
Noninterest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $66.2 million, compared to $59.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase of $6.8 million, or 11.4%, was due primarily to increases of $3.4 million in salaries and employee benefits, $1.1 million in premises and equipment, $1.0 million in deposit insurance premium, $0.6 million in other expenses and $0.6 million in consulting and professional fees. In the first quarter 2023, the Company incurred $2.2 million in severance costs as a result of its decision to exit the mortgage business. In the second quarter 2024, the Company incurred $0.1 million in non-recurring anniversary expenses. Excluding these costs, salaries and employee benefits increased $6.4 million, or 20.4%. The increase in salaries and employee benefits was due primarily to higher small business lending incentive compensation and staff additions in small business lending and risk management, as well as higher incentive compensation accruals based on the increase in net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in premises and equipment was due primarily to non-recurring IT termination fees, property taxes and software maintenance expense. The increase in deposit insurance premium was due primarily to year-over-year asset growth and changes in the composition of the loan and deposit portfolios. The increase in other expenses was due primarily to various expenses, none of which were individually significant. The increase in consulting and professional fees was due primarily to increased consulting and audit fees.
The Company recorded an income tax provision of $0.6 million and an effective tax rate of 8.1% for the third quarter 2024, compared to an income tax benefit of $0.3 million for the third quarter 2023. The Company recorded an income tax provision of $1.3 million and an effective tax rate of 6.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to an income tax benefit of $2.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The income tax benefits recognized during 2023 reflect the benefit of tax exempt income relative to stated pre-tax income, as well as the impact on pre-tax income from mortgage exit costs and the partial charge-off of a commercial and industrial participation loan during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
Financial Condition
The following table presents summary balance sheet data for the last five completed fiscal quarters.
(in thousands)
Balance Sheet Data:
September 30, 2024
June 30, 2024
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
September 30, 2023
Total assets
$
5,823,259
$
5,343,302
$
5,340,667
$
5,167,572
$
5,169,023
Loans
4,035,880
3,961,146
3,909,804
3,840,220
3,735,068
Total securities
838,577
758,921
718,169
702,008
—
682,755
Loans held-for-sale
32,996
19,384
22,589
22,052
31,669
Noninterest-bearing deposits
111,591
126,438
130,760
123,464
125,265
Interest-bearing deposits
4,686,119
4,147,484
4,143,008
3,943,509
3,958,280
Total deposits
4,797,710
4,273,922
4,273,768
4,066,973
4,083,545
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
515,000
575,000
574,936
614,934
614,933
Total shareholders’ equity
385,129
371,953
366,739
362,795
347,744
Total assets increased $655.7 million, or 12.7%, to $5.8 billion at September 30, 2024 compared to $5.2 billion at December 31, 2023. The increase was due primarily to increases in cash balances, securities and loans.
As of September 30, 2024, total shareholders’ equity was $385.1 million, an increase of $22.3 million, or 6.2%, compared to December 31, 2023. The increase in shareholders’ equity was due primarily to the net income earned during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss, as unrealized losses on securities decreased during 2024. Tangible common equity totaled $380.4 million as of September 30, 2024, representing an
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increase of $22.3 million, or 6.2%, compared to December 31, 2023. The ratio of total shareholders’ equity to total assets decreased to 6.61% as of September 30, 2024 from 7.02% as of December 31, 2023, and the ratio of tangible common equity to tangible assets decreased to 6.54% as of September 30, 2024 from 6.94% as of December 31, 2023.
Book value per common share increased 5.9% to $44.43 as of September 30, 2024 from $41.97 as of December 31, 2023. Tangible book value per share increased 5.9% to $43.89 as of September 30, 2024 from $41.43 as of December 31, 2023. The increase in both book value per common share and tangible book value per share was driven primarily by the increases in total shareholders’ equity and tangible common equity. Refer to the “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section of Part I, Item 2 of this report, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for additional information.
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Loan Portfolio Analysis
The following table presents a summary of the Company’s loan portfolio for the last five completed fiscal quarters.
(dollars in thousands)
September 30, 2024
June 30, 2024
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
September 30, 2023
Commercial loans
Commercial and industrial
$
111,199
2.8
%
$
115,585
2.9
%
$
133,897
3.4
%
$
129,349
3.4
%
$
114,265
3.1
%
Owner-occupied commercial real estate
56,461
1.4
%
58,089
1.5
%
57,787
1.5
%
57,286
1.5
%
58,486
1.6
%
Investor commercial real estate
260,614
6.5
%
188,409
4.8
%
128,276
3.3
%
132,077
3.4
%
129,831
3.5
%
Construction
340,954
8.4
%
328,922
8.3
%
325,597
8.3
%
261,750
6.8
%
252,105
6.7
%
Single tenant lease financing
932,148
23.1
%
927,462
23.4
%
941,597
24.1
%
936,616
24.4
%
933,873
25.0
%
Public finance
462,730
11.5
%
486,200
12.3
%
498,262
12.7
%
521,764
13.6
%
535,960
14.3
%
Healthcare finance
190,287
4.7
%
202,079
5.1
%
213,332
5.5
%
222,793
5.8
%
235,622
6.3
%
Small business lending
298,645
7.4
%
270,129
6.8
%
239,263
6.1
%
218,506
5.7
%
192,996
5.2
%
Franchise finance
550,442
13.6
%
551,133
13.9
%
543,122
13.9
%
525,783
13.7
%
455,094
12.2
%
Total commercial loans
3,203,480
79.4
%
3,128,008
79.0
%
3,081,133
78.8
%
3,005,924
78.3
%
2,908,232
77.9
%
Consumer loans
Residential mortgage
378,701
9.4
%
382,549
9.7
%
390,009
10.0
%
395,648
10.3
%
393,501
10.5
%
Home equity
20,264
0.5
%
21,405
0.5
%
22,753
0.6
%
23,669
0.6
%
23,544
0.6
%
Other consumer
404,388
10.0
%
396,527
10.0
%
380,675
9.7
%
377,614
9.8
%
369,451
9.9
%
Total consumer loans
803,353
19.9
%
800,481
20.2
%
793,437
20.3
%
796,931
20.7
%
786,496
21.0
%
Net deferred loan origination costs, premiums and discounts on purchased loans and other 1
29,047
0.7
%
32,657
0.8
%
35,234
0.9
%
37,365
1.0
%
40,340
1.1
%
Total loans
4,035,880
100.0
%
3,961,146
100.0
%
3,909,804
100.0
%
3,840,220
100.0
%
3,735,068
100.0
%
Allowance for credit losses - loans
(45,721)
(43,405)
(40,891)
(38,774)
(36,452)
Net loans
$
3,990,159
$
3,917,741
$
3,868,913
$
3,801,446
$
3,698,616
1 Includes carrying value adjustments of $24.1 million, $25.6 million, $26.9 million, $27.8 million and $29.0 million related to terminated interest rate swaps associated with public finance loans as of September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, respectively.
Total loans were $4.0 billion as of September 30, 2024, an increase of $195.7 million, or 5.1%, compared to December 31, 2023. Total commercial loan balances were $3.2 billion as of September 30, 2024, up $197.6 million, or 6.6%, from December 31, 2023. Total consumer loan balances were $803.4 million as of September 30, 2024, an increase of $6.4 million, or 0.8%, compared to December 31, 2023. Compared to December 31, 2023, in connection with the Company’s focus on variable rate and higher-yielding products, the increase in commercial loan balances was driven by growth in the investor commercial real estate, small business lending, construction, and franchise finance portfolios. These increases were partially offset by decreases in the public finance and single tenant lease financing portfolios, as well as continued runoff in the healthcare finance portfolio. Additionally, commercial and industrial balances declined due primarily to early payoffs. The slight increase in consumer loan balances was due primarily to new origination activity in the other consumer loans portfolios, partially offset by a decrease in the residential mortgage portfolio.
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Asset Quality
Nonperforming loans are comprised of nonaccrual loans and loans 90 days past due and accruing. Nonperforming assets include nonperforming loans, other real estate owned and other nonperforming assets, which consist of repossessed assets. The following table provides a summary of the Company’s nonperforming assets for the last five completed fiscal quarters.
(dollars in thousands)
September 30, 2024
June 30, 2024
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
September 30, 2023
Nonaccrual loans
Commercial loans:
Owner-occupied commercial real estate
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
Small business lending 1
11,364
10,246
9,532
6,824
4,443
Franchise finance
6,515
—
295
303
—
Total commercial loans
17,879
10,246
9,827
7,127
4,443
Consumer loans:
Residential mortgage
3,169
2,117
2,309
1,911
1,354
Other consumer
16
54
129
86
88
Total consumer loans
3,185
2,171
2,438
1,997
1,442
Total nonaccrual loans
21,064
12,417
12,265
9,124
5,885
Past Due 90 days and accruing loans
Commercial loans:
Small business lending
61
—
—
—
—
Franchise finance
785
556
230
—
—
Total commercial loans
846
556
230
—
—
Consumer loans:
Residential mortgage
568
—
555
838
—
Other consumer
—
5
—
—
—
Total consumer loans
568
5
555
838
—
Total past due 90 days and accruing loans
1,414
561
785
838
—
Total nonperforming loans
22,478
12,978
13,050
9,962
5,885
Other real estate owned
Residential mortgage
251
—
375
375
106
Total other real estate owned
251
—
375
375
106
Other nonperforming assets
215
77
—
17
78
Total nonperforming assets
$
22,944
$
13,055
$
13,425
$
10,354
$
6,069
Total nonperforming loans to total loans 2
0.56
%
0.33
%
0.33
%
0.26
%
0.16
%
Total nonperforming assets to total assets 2
0.57
%
0.24
%
0.25
%
0.20
%
0.12
%
Allowance for credit losses - loans to total loans
1.13
%
1.10
%
1.05
%
1.01
%
0.98
%
Nonaccrual loans to total loans
0.52
%
0.31
%
0.31
%
0.24
%
0.16
%
Allowance for credit losses - loans to nonaccrual loans 2
217.1
%
349.6
%
333.4
%
425.0
%
619.4
%
Allowance for credit losses - loans to nonperforming loans 2
203.4
%
334.5
%
313.3
%
389.2
%
619.4
%
1 Balance of loans are partially guaranteed by the U.S. government.
2 Includes the impact of nonperforming small business lending loans, which are partially guaranteed by the U.S. government.
Total nonperforming loans increased $12.5 million, or 125.6%, to $22.5 million as of September 30, 2024 compared to $10.0 million as of December 31, 2023 due primarily to an increase in nonperforming loans in franchise finance and small business lending during the year. Total nonperforming assets increased $12.6 million, or 121.6%, to $22.9 million as of
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September 30, 2024, compared to $10.4 million as of December 31, 2023, due primarily to the increase in nonperforming loans in franchise finance and small business lending mentioned above. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had one residential mortgage property in OREO with a carrying value of $0.3 million. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had two residential mortgage properties in OREO with a carrying value of $0.4 million
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Allowance for Credit Losses- Loans
The following table provides a rollforward of the allowance for credit losses for the last five completed fiscal quarters and the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
(dollars in thousands)
September 30, 2024
June 30, 2024
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
September 30, 2023
September 30, 2024
September 30, 2023
Balance, beginning of period
$
43,405
$
40,891
$
38,774
$
36,452
$
36,058
$
38,774
$
31,737
Adoption of ASU 2016-13 (CECL)
—
—
—
—
—
—
2,962
Balance, beginning of period
43,405
40,891
38,774
36,452
36,058
38,774
34,699
Provision charged to expense
3,858
3,920
2,582
3,478
1,850
10,360
11,976
Losses charged off
Commercial and industrial
—
—
—
—
—
—
6,965
Investor commercial real estate
—
—
—
—
591
—
591
Single tenant lease financing
—
195
—
—
—
195
—
Healthcare finance
—
—
—
580
—
—
25
Small business lending
1,309
573
289
417
751
2,171
2,169
Franchise finance
—
577
—
—
—
577
331
Residential mortgage
17
—
69
84
56
86
56
Other consumer
425
160
175
164
120
760
502
Total losses charged off
1,751
1,505
533
1,245
1,518
3,789
10,639
Recoveries
Commercial and industrial
3
2
2
23
2
7
220
Small business lending
169
65
40
23
14
274
54
Residential mortgage
—
—
1
1
1
1
4
Home equity
3
1
2
1
2
6
5
Other consumer
34
31
23
41
43
88
133
Total recoveries
209
99
68
89
62
376
416
Balance, end of period
$
45,721
$
43,405
$
40,891
$
38,774
$
36,452
$
45,721
$
36,452
Net charge-offs
$
1,542
$
1,406
$
465
$
1,156
$
1,456
$
3,413
$
10,223
Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans (annualized)
Commercial and industrial
(0.01
%)
0.00
%
(0.01
%)
(0.02
%)
0.00
%
(0.01
%)
9.26
%
Investor commercial real estate
0.00
%
0.00
%
0.00
%
0.00
%
0.59
%
0.00
%
0.63
%
Single tenant lease financing
0.00
%
0.04
%
0.00
%
0.00
%
0.00
%
0.03
%
0.00
%
Healthcare finance
0.00
%
0.00
%
0.00
%
0.25
%
0.00
%
0.00
%
0.01
%
Small business lending
0.48
%
0.37
%
0.40
%
0.17
%
0.50
%
0.90
%
1.61
%
Franchise finance
0.00
%
0.21
%
0.00
%
0.00
%
0.00
%
0.14
%
0.11
%
Total commercial net charge-offs
0.05
%
0.08
%
0.03
%
0.03
%
0.06
%
0.11
%
0.46
%
Residential mortgage
0.02
%
0.00
%
0.07
%
0.08
%
0.06
%
0.03
%
0.02
%
Home equity
(0.02
%)
(0.01
%)
(0.03
%)
0.00
%
(0.01
%)
(0.04
%)
(0.03
%)
Other consumer
0.46
%
0.20
%
0.21
%
0.22
%
0.18
%
0.29
%
0.25
%
Total consumer net charge-offs
0.07
%
0.03
%
0.11
%
0.03
%
0.02
%
0.13
%
0.07
%
Total net charge-offs to average loans
0.15
%
0.14
%
0.05
%
0.12
%
0.16
%
0.12
%
0.38
%
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The allowance for credit losses - loans (“ACL”) was $45.7 million as of September 30, 2024, compared to $38.8 million as of December 31, 2023. The increase in the ACL reflects growth and higher coverage ratios in certain portfolios, as well as additional reserves for nonperforming small business lending and franchise finance loans, partially offset by the impact of economic data on forecasted loss rates and qualitative factors for other portfolios. The ACL as a percentage of total loans was 1.13% at September 30, 2024, compared to 1.01% at December 31, 2023. The ACL as a percentage of nonperforming loans decreased to 203.4% as of September 30, 2024, compared to 389.2% as of December 31, 2023, due primarily to the increase in nonperforming loans in small business lending and franchise finance.
Net charge-offs of $1.5 million were recognized during the third quarter 2024, resulting in net charge-offs to average loans of 0.15%, compared to net charge-offs of $1.5 million, or 0.16% of average loans, for the third quarter 2023.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recorded net charge-offs of $3.4 million, compared to net charge-offs of $10.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease in net charge-offs for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was driven primarily by a $6.9 million partial charge-off of a C&I participation loan that was placed on nonaccrual status and charged off during the first quarter 2023.
The provision for credit losses - loans in the third quarter 2024 was $3.9 million, compared to $1.9 million for the third quarter 2023. The increase in the provision for credit losses - loans for the third quarter 2024 was driven primarily by growth and higher coverage ratios in certain loan portfolios, as well as additional reserves related to small business lending and franchise finance loans, partially offset by the impact of economic data on forecasted loss rates and qualitative factors on other portfolios.
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Investment Securities Portfolio
The following tables present the amortized cost and approximate fair value of our investment securities portfolio by security type for the last five completed fiscal quarters.
The approximate fair value of available-for-sale investment securities increased $100.4 million, or 21.1%, to $575.3 million as of September 30, 2024, compared to $474.9 million as of December 31, 2023. The increase was due primarily to increases of $59.2 million in agency mortgage-backed securities - residential, $26.0 million in agency mortgage-backed securities - commercial, $13.8 million in private label mortgage-backed securities - residential and $10.3 million in asset-backed securities, partially offset by a decrease of $6.9 million in U.S. Government-sponsored agencies. This increase was
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caused primarily by new purchase activity within certain available-for-sale portfolios, partially offset by net paydown activity. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had securities with a net carrying value of $263.3 million designated as held-to-maturity, compared to $227.2 million as of December 31, 2023. The increase was due primarily to purchases of CRA-eligible agency mortgage-backed securities - residential.
Accrued Income and Other Assets
Accrued income and other assets increased $9.0 million, or 17.6%, to $60.1 million at September 30, 2024, compared to $51.1 million at December 31, 2023. The increase was due primarily to increases of $11.1 million in equity investments and $4.1 million in income tax receivable, partially offset by a decrease of $5.8 million in deferred tax assets.
Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other liabilities increased $3.4 million, or 23.7%, to $17.5 million at September 30, 2024, compared to $14.2 million at December 31, 2023. The increase was due primarily to increases of $1.9 million in accrued salary and benefits, and $1.5 million in other various expenses and liabilities.
Deposits
The following table presents the composition of the Company’s deposit base for the last five completed fiscal quarters.
(dollars in thousands)
September 30, 2024
June 30, 2024
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
September 30, 2023
Noninterest-bearing deposits
$
111,591
2.3
%
$
126,438
3.0
%
$
130,760
3.1
%
$
123,464
3.0
%
$
125,265
3.1
%
Interest-bearing demand deposits
538,484
11.2
%
480,141
11.2
%
423,529
9.9
%
402,976
9.9
%
374,915
9.2
%
Savings accounts
21,712
0.5
%
22,619
0.5
%
23,554
0.6
%
21,364
0.5
%
23,811
0.6
%
Money market accounts
1,230,707
25.7
%
1,222,197
28.6
%
1,251,230
29.2
%
1,248,319
30.8
%
1,222,511
29.9
%
Fintech - brokered deposits
211,814
4.4
%
140,180
3.3
%
107,911
2.5
%
74,401
1.8
%
41,884
1.0
%
Certificates of deposits
2,110,618
44.0
%
1,829,644
42.8
%
1,738,996
40.7
%
1,605,156
39.5
%
1,624,447
39.8
%
Brokered deposits
572,784
11.9
%
452,703
10.6
%
597,788
14.0
%
591,293
14.5
%
670,712
16.4
%
Total deposits
$
4,797,710
100.0
%
$
4,273,922
100.0
%
$
4,273,768
100.0
%
$
4,066,973
100.0
%
$
4,083,545
100.0
%
Total deposits increased $730.7 million, or 18.0%, to $4.8 billion as of September 30, 2024, compared to $4.1 billion as of December 31, 2023. The increase was due primarily to increases of $505.5 million, or 31.5%, in certificates of deposits, $137.4 million, or 184.7%, in fintech - brokered deposits and $135.5 million, or 33.6% in interest-bearing demand deposits, partially offset by decreases of $18.5 million, or 3.1%, in brokered deposits, $17.6 million, or 1.4%, in money market accounts and $11.9 million, or 9.6%, in noninterest-bearing deposits. The increase in certificates of deposits was due primarily to strong consumer and small business demand throughout 2024. The increase in fintech - brokered deposits was driven by higher payments volumes from our fintech partners. The increase in interest-bearing demand deposits was due primarily to growth in fintech partnership deposits. Using liquidity created by the growth in these deposit channels, the Company was able to pay down higher-cost brokered deposits during 2024.
Uninsured deposit balances represented 24% of total deposits at September 30, 2024, down from 25% at December 31, 2023. These balances include Indiana-based municipal deposits, which are insured by the Indiana Board for Depositories, as well as larger balance accounts under contractual agreements that only allow withdrawal under certain conditions. After subtracting these types of deposits, the adjusted uninsured deposit balance drops to 19% at both September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
Regulatory Capital Requirements
The Company and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by state and federal banking agencies. Capital adequacy guidelines and, additionally for banks, prompt corrective action regulations, involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by regulators about components, risk weighting and other factors.
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The Basel III Capital Rules became effective for the Company and the Bank on January 1, 2015, subject to a phase-in period for certain provisions. Quantitative measures established by the Basel III Capital Rules to ensure capital adequacy require the maintenance of minimum amounts and ratios of Common Equity Tier 1 capital, Tier 1 capital and Total capital, as defined in the regulations, to risk-weighted assets, and of Tier 1 capital to adjusted quarterly average assets (“Leverage Ratio”).
The Basel III Capital Rules were fully phased in on January 1, 2019 and require the Company and the Bank to maintain: 1) a minimum ratio of Common Equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of 4.5%, plus a 2.5% “capital conservation buffer” (resulting in a minimum ratio of Common Equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of 7.0%); 2) a minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of 6.0%, plus the capital conservation buffer (resulting in a minimum Tier 1 capital ratio of 8.5%); 3) a minimum ratio of Total capital to risk-weighted assets of 8.0%, plus the capital conservation buffer (resulting in a minimum Total capital ratio of 10.5%); and 4) a minimum Leverage Ratio of 4.0%.
The capital conservation buffer is designed to absorb losses during periods of economic stress. Failure to maintain the minimum Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio plus the capital conservation buffer will result in potential restrictions on a banking institution’s ability to pay dividends, repurchase stock and/or pay discretionary compensation to its employees.
The following tables present actual and required capital ratios as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 for the Company and the Bank under the Basel III Capital Rules. The minimum required capital amounts presented include the minimum required capital levels as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, which are based on the Basel III Capital Rules. Capital levels required to be considered well capitalized are based upon prompt corrective action regulations, as amended to reflect the changes under the Basel III Capital Rules.
As permitted by the federal banking regulatory agencies, the Company elected the option to delay the impact of the day one adoption of ASC 326. The transition adjustments of $4.5 million will be phased into the regulatory capital calculations over a three-year period, with 25% of the adjustment recognized in 2023, 50% of the adjustment recognized in 2024, 75% of the adjustment recognized in 2025 and 100% of the adjustment recognized in 2026.
Actual
Minimum Capital Required - Basel III
Minimum Required to be Considered Well Capitalized
(dollars in thousands)
Capital Amount
Ratio
Capital Amount
Ratio
Capital Amount
Ratio
As of September 30, 2024:
Common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
Consolidated
$
395,462
9.37
%
$
295,473
7.00
%
N/A
N/A
Bank
471,364
11.22
%
294,031
7.00
%
$
273,028
6.50
%
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
Consolidated
395,462
9.37
%
358,789
8.50
%
N/A
N/A
Bank
471,364
11.22
%
357,037
8.50
%
336,035
8.00
%
Total capital to risk-weighted assets
Consolidated
540,007
12.79
%
443,210
10.50
%
N/A
N/A
Bank
518,387
12.34
%
441,046
10.50
%
420,044
10.00
%
Leverage ratio
Consolidated
395,462
7.13
%
221,873
4.00
%
N/A
N/A
Bank
471,364
8.53
%
221,011
4.00
%
276,264
5.00
%
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Actual
Minimum Capital Required - Basel III
Minimum Required to be Considered Well Capitalized
(dollars in thousands)
Capital Amount
Ratio
Capital Amount
Ratio
Capital Amount
Ratio
As of December 31, 2023:
Common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
Consolidated
$
381,001
9.60
%
$
277,914
7.00
%
N/A
N/A
Bank
464,390
11.73
%
277,063
7.00
%
$
257,273
6.50
%
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
Consolidated
381,001
9.60
%
337,467
8.50
%
N/A
N/A
Bank
464,390
11.73
%
336,434
8.50
%
316,644
8.00
%
Total capital to risk-weighted assets
Consolidated
525,283
13.23
%
416,870
10.50
%
N/A
N/A
Bank
503,834
12.73
%
415,595
10.50
%
395,804
10.00
%
Leverage ratio
Consolidated
381,001
7.33
%
207,929
4.00
%
N/A
N/A
Bank
464,390
8.95
%
207,479
4.00
%
259,349
5.00
%
Shareholders’ Dividends
The Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.06 per share of common stock payable October 15, 2024 to shareholders of record as of September 30, 2024. The Company expects to continue to pay cash dividends on a quarterly basis; however, the declaration and amount of any future cash dividends will be subject to the sole discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend upon many factors, including the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, capital requirements, regulatory and contractual restrictions (including with respect to the Company’s outstanding subordinated debt), business strategy and other factors deemed relevant by the Board of Directors.
As of September 30, 2024, the Company had $107.0 million principal amount of subordinated debt outstanding evidenced by the 2029 Notes, 2030 Note and 2031 Notes. The agreements that govern our outstanding subordinated debt prohibit the Company from paying any dividends on its common stock or making any other distributions to shareholders at any time when there shall have occurred, and be continuing to occur, an event of default under the applicable agreement. If an event of default were to occur and the Company did not cure it, the Company would be prohibited from paying any dividends or making any other distributions to shareholders or from redeeming or repurchasing any common stock.
Capital Resources
The Company believes it has sufficient liquidity and capital resources to meet its cash and capital expenditure requirements for the next twelve months and longer. The Company may explore strategic alternatives, including additional asset, deposit or revenue generation channels that complement our small business, commercial and consumer banking platforms, which may require additional capital. If the Company is unable to secure such capital at favorable terms, its ability to take advantage of such opportunities could be adversely affected.
On December 19, 2022, the Company's Board of Directors approved a new stock repurchase program to replace the prior program. The new program authorized the repurchase of up to $25.0 million of our outstanding common stock from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The stock repurchase authorization is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2024. Under this program, the Company repurchased 559,522 shares of common stock through September 30, 2024, at an average price of $19.06, for a total investment of $10.7 million.
Various factors determine the amount and timing of our share repurchases, including our capital requirements, organic growth and other strategic opportunities, economic and market conditions (including the trading price of our stock), and regulatory and legal considerations. See Part II, Item 2, of this report for information regarding recent repurchase activity and our remaining authority under the program.
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Liquidity
Liquidity management is the process used by the Company to manage the continuing flow of funds necessary to meet its financial commitments on a timely basis and at a reasonable cost while also maintaining safe and sound operations. Liquidity, represented by cash and investment securities, is a product of the Company’s operating, investing and financing activities. The primary sources of funds are deposits, principal and interest payments on loans and investment securities, maturing loans and investment securities, access to wholesale funding sources and collateralized borrowings. While scheduled payments and maturities of loans and investment securities are relatively predictable sources of funds, deposit flows are greatly influenced by interest rates, general economic conditions and competition. Therefore, the Company supplements deposit growth and enhances interest rate risk management through borrowings and wholesale funding, which are generally advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank and brokered deposits.
The Company holds cash and investment securities that qualify as liquid assets to maintain adequate liquidity to ensure safe and sound operations and meet its financial commitments. At September 30, 2024, on a consolidated basis, the Company had $1.3 billion in cash and cash equivalents and investment securities available-for-sale and $33.0 million in loans held-for-sale that were generally available for its cash needs. The Company can also generate funds from wholesale funding sources and collateralized borrowings. At September 30, 2024, the Bank had the ability to borrow an additional $1.4 billion from the FHLB, the Federal Reserve and correspondent bank Fed Funds lines of credit, which when combined with cash balances, totaled $2.1 billion and represented 230% of adjusted uninsured deposit balances.
The Company is a separate legal entity from the Bank and must provide for its own liquidity. In addition to its operating expenses, the Company is responsible for paying any dividends declared to its common shareholders and interest and principal on outstanding debt. The Company’s primary sources of funds are cash maintained at the holding company level and dividends from the Bank, the payment of which is subject to regulatory limits. At September 30, 2024, the Company, on an unconsolidated basis, had $9.7 million in cash for debt servicing and operating expenses.
The Company uses its sources of funds primarily to meet ongoing financial commitments, including withdrawals by depositors, credit commitments to borrowers, operating expenses and capital expenditures. At September 30, 2024, approved outstanding loan commitments, including unused lines of credit and standby letters of credit, amounted to $708.3 million. Certificates of deposits and brokered deposits scheduled to mature in one year or less at September 30, 2024 totaled $1.4 billion.
Management is not aware of any other events or regulatory requirements that, if implemented, are likely to have a material effect on either the Company’s or the Bank’s liquidity.
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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis contains financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures, specifically tangible common equity, tangible assets, tangible book value per common share, tangible common equity to tangible assets, average tangible common equity, return on average tangible common equity, total interest income - FTE, net interest income - FTE, net interest margin - FTE, adjusted total revenue, adjusted noninterest income, adjusted noninterest expense, adjusted income before income taxes, adjusted income tax provision (benefit), adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share, adjusted return on average assets, adjusted return on average shareholders’ equity and adjusted return on average tangible common equity are used by the Company’s management to measure the strength of its capital and analyze profitability, including its ability to generate earnings on tangible capital invested by its shareholders. The Company also believes that it is a standard practice in the banking industry to present total interest income, net interest income and net interest margin on a fully-taxable equivalent basis, as those measures provide useful information for peer comparisons. Although the Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide a greater understanding of its business, they should not be considered a substitute for financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP financial measures that may be presented by other companies. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included in the following table for the last five completed fiscal quarters.
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2024
June 30, 2024
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
September 30, 2023
September 30, 2024
September 30, 2023
Total equity - GAAP
$
385,129
$
371,953
$
366,739
$
362,795
$
347,744
$
385,129
$
347,744
Adjustments:
Goodwill
(4,687)
(4,687)
(4,687)
(4,687)
(4,687)
(4,687)
(4,687)
Tangible common equity
$
380,442
$
367,266
$
362,052
$
358,108
$
343,057
$
380,442
$
343,057
Total assets - GAAP
$
5,823,259
$
5,343,302
$
5,340,667
$
5,167,572
$
5,169,023
$
5,823,259
$
5,169,023
Adjustments:
Goodwill
(4,687)
(4,687)
(4,687)
(4,687)
(4,687)
(4,687)
(4,687)
Tangible assets
$
5,818,572
$
5,338,615
$
5,335,980
$
5,162,885
$
5,164,336
$
5,818,572
$
5,164,336
Common shares outstanding
8,667,894
8,667,894
8,655,854
8,644,451
8,669,673
8,667,894
8,669,673
Book value per common share
$
44.43
$
42.91
$
42.37
$
41.97
$
40.11
$
44.43
$
40.11
Effect of goodwill
(0.54)
(0.54)
(0.54)
(0.54)
(0.54)
(0.54)
(0.54)
Tangible book value per common share
$
43.89
$
42.37
$
41.83
$
41.43
$
39.57
$
43.89
$
39.57
Total shareholders’ equity to assets
6.61
%
6.96
%
6.87
%
7.02
%
6.73
%
6.61
%
6.73
%
Effect of goodwill
(0.07
%)
(0.08
%)
(0.08
%)
(0.08
%)
(0.09
%)
(0.07
%)
(0.09
%)
Tangible common equity to tangible assets
6.54
%
6.88
%
6.79
%
6.94
%
6.64
%
6.54
%
6.64
%
Total average equity - GAAP
$
380,061
$
369,825
$
369,371
$
353,037
$
356,701
$
373,111
$
359,405
Adjustments:
Average goodwill
(4,687)
(4,687)
(4,687)
(4,687)
(4,687)
(4,687)
(4,687)
Average tangible common equity
$
375,374
$
365,138
$
364,684
$
348,350
$
352,014
$
368,424
$
354,718
Return on average shareholders’ equity
7.32
%
6.28
%
5.64
%
4.66
%
3.79
%
6.42
%
1.59
%
Effect of goodwill
0.09
%
0.08
%
0.07
%
0.06
%
0.05
%
0.09
%
0.02
%
Return on average tangible common equity
7.41
%
6.36
%
5.71
%
4.72
%
3.84
%
6.51
%
1.61
%
68
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2024
June 30, 2024
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
September 30, 2023
September 30, 2024
September 30, 2023
Total interest income
$
74,990
$
70,961
$
68,165
$
66,272
$
63,015
$
214,116
$
173,170
Adjustments:
Fully-taxable equivalent adjustments 1
1,133
1,175
1,190
1,238
1,265
3,498
3,995
Total interest income - FTE
$
76,123
$
72,136
$
69,355
$
67,510
$
64,280
$
217,614
$
177,165
Net interest income
$
21,765
$
21,327
$
20,734
$
19,807
$
17,378
$
63,826
$
55,097
Adjustments:
Fully-taxable equivalent adjustments 1
1,133
1,175
1,190
1,238
1,265
3,498
3,995
Net interest income - FTE
$
22,898
$
22,502
$
21,924
$
21,045
$
18,643
$
67,324
$
59,092
Net interest margin
1.62
%
1.67
%
1.66
%
1.58
%
1.39
%
1.65
%
1.55
%
Effect of fully-taxable equivalent adjustments 1
0.08
%
0.09
%
0.09
%
0.10
%
0.10
%
0.09
%
0.11
%
Net interest margin - FTE
1.70
%
1.76
%
1.75
%
1.68
%
1.49
%
1.74
%
1.66
%
1 Assuming a 21% tax rate
69
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2024
June 30, 2024
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
September 30, 2023
September 30, 2024
September 30, 2023
Total revenue- GAAP
$
33,794
$
32,360
$
29,081
$
27,208
$
24,785
$
95,235
$
73,821
Adjustments:
Mortgage-related revenue
—
—
—
—
—
—
(65)
Adjusted total revenue
$
33,794
$
32,360
$
29,081
$
27,208
$
24,785
$
95,235
$
73,756
Noninterest income - GAAP
$
12,029
$
11,033
$
8,347
$
7,401
$
7,407
$
31,409
$
18,724
Adjustments:
Mortgage-related revenue
—
—
—
—
—
—
(65)
Adjusted noninterest income
$
12,029
$
11,033
$
8,347
$
7,401
$
7,407
$
31,409
$
18,659
Noninterest expense - GAAP
$
22,794
$
22,336
$
21,023
$
20,056
$
19,756
$
66,153
$
59,380
Adjustments:
Mortgage-related costs
—
—
—
—
—
—
(3,052)
IT termination fees
—
(452)
—
—
—
(452)
—
Anniversary expenses
—
(120)
—
—
—
(120)
—
Adjusted noninterest expense
$
22,794
$
21,764
$
21,023
$
20,056
$
19,756
$
65,581
$
56,328
Income before income taxes - GAAP
$
7,610
$
5,993
$
5,610
$
3,558
$
3,083
$
19,213
$
1,382
Adjustments:1
Mortgage-related revenue
—
—
—
—
—
—
(65)
Mortgage-related costs
—
—
—
—
—
—
3,052
Partial charge-off of C&I participation loan
—
—
—
—
—
—
6,914
IT termination fees
—
452
—
—
—
452
—
Anniversary expenses
—
120
—
—
—
120
—
Adjusted income before income taxes
$
7,610
$
6,565
$
5,610
$
3,558
$
3,083
$
19,785
$
11,283
Income tax provision (benefit) - GAAP
$
620
$
218
$
429
$
(585)
$
(326)
$
1,267
$
(2,892)
Adjustments:1
Mortgage-related revenue
—
—
—
—
—
—
(14)
Mortgage-related costs
—
—
—
—
—
—
641
Partial charge-off of C&I participation loan
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,452
IT termination fees
—
95
—
—
—
95
—
Anniversary expenses
—
25
—
—
—
25
—
Adjusted income tax provision (benefit)
$
620
$
338
$
429
$
(585)
$
(326)
$
1,387
$
(813)
1 Assuming a 21% tax rate
70
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2024
June 30, 2024
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
September 30, 2023
September 30, 2024
September 30, 2023
Net income - GAAP
$
6,990
$
5,775
$
5,181
$
4,143
$
3,409
$
17,946
$
4,274
Adjustments:
Mortgage-related revenue
—
—
—
—
—
—
(51)
Mortgage-related costs
—
—
—
—
—
—
2,411
Partial charge-off of C&I participation loan
—
—
—
—
—
—
5,462
IT termination fees
—
357
—
—
—
357
—
Anniversary expenses
—
95
—
—
—
95
—
Adjusted net income
$
6,990
$
6,227
$
5,181
$
4,143
$
3,409
$
18,398
$
12,096
Diluted average common shares outstanding
8,768,731
8,656,215
8,750,297
8,720,078
8,767,217
8,756,544
8,907,748
Diluted earnings per share - GAAP
$
0.80
$
0.67
$
0.59
$
0.48
$
0.39
$
2.05
$
0.48
Adjustments:
Mortgage-related revenue
—
—
—
—
—
—
(0.01)
Mortgage-related costs
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.27
Effect of partial charge-off of C&I participation loan
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.61
Effect of IT termination fees
—
0.04
—
—
—
0.04
—
Effect of anniversary expenses
—
0.01
—
—
—
0.01
—
Adjusted diluted earnings per share
$
0.80
$
0.72
$
0.59
$
0.48
$
0.39
$
2.10
$
1.35
Return on average assets
0.50
%
0.44
%
0.40
%
0.32
%
0.26
%
0.45
%
0.12
%
Effect of mortgage-related revenue
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Effect of mortgage-related costs
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.07
%
Effect of partial charge-off of C&I participation loan
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.15
%
Effect of IT termination fees
—
0.03
%
—
—
—
0.01
%
—
Effect of anniversary expenses
—
0.01
%
—
—
—
0.00
%
—
Adjusted return on average assets
0.50
%
0.48
%
0.40
%
0.32
%
0.26
%
0.46
%
0.34
%
Return on average shareholders' equity
7.32
%
6.28
%
5.64
%
4.66
%
3.79
%
6.42
%
1.59
%
Effect of mortgage-related revenue
—
—
—
—
—
—
(0.02
%)
Effect of mortgage-related costs
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.90
%
Effect of partial charge-off of C&I participation loan
—
—
—
—
—
—
2.03
%
Effect of IT termination fees
—
0.39
%
—
—
—
0.13
%
—
Effect of anniversary expenses
—
0.10
%
—
—
—
0.03
%
—
Adjusted return on average shareholders' equity
7.32
%
6.77
%
5.64
%
4.66
%
3.79
%
6.58
%
4.50
%
71
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2024
June 30, 2024
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
September 30, 2023
September 30, 2024
September 30, 2023
Return on average tangible common equity
7.41
%
6.36
%
5.71
%
4.72
%
3.84
%
6.51
%
1.61
%
Effect of mortgage-related revenue
—
—
—
—
—
—
(0.02
%)
Effect of mortgage-related costs
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.91
%
Effect of partial charge-off of C&I participation loan
—
—
—
—
—
—
2.06
%
Effect of IT termination fees
—
0.39
%
—
—
—
0.13
%
—
Effect of anniversary expenses
—
0.10
%
—
—
—
0.03
%
—
Adjusted return on average tangible common equity
7.41
%
6.85
%
5.71
%
4.72
%
3.84
%
6.67
%
4.56
%
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
There have been no material changes in the Company’s critical accounting policies or estimates from those disclosed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Refer to Note 15 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into financial transactions to extend credit, interest rate swap agreements and forms of commitments that may be considered off-balance sheet arrangements. Interest rate swaps are arranged to receive hedge accounting treatment and are classified as either fair value or cash flow hedges. Fair value hedges are purchased to convert certain fixed rate assets to floating rate. Cash flow hedges are used to convert certain variable rate liabilities into fixed rate liabilities. The Company had interest rate swaps with notional amounts of $160.0 million at September 30, 2024, and $200.0 million at December 31, 2023. Refer to Note 13 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information about derivative financial instruments.
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in the fair value of financial instruments due to changes in interest rates, foreign exchange rates and equity prices. The primary source of market risk for the Company is interest rate risk, which can be defined as the risk to earnings and the value of our equity resulting from changes in market interest rates. Interest rate risk arises in the normal course of business to the extent that there are timing and volume differences between the amount of interest-earning assets and the amount of interest-bearing liabilities that are prepaid, withdrawn, re-priced or mature in specified periods. We seek to achieve consistent growth in net interest income and equity while managing volatility arising from shifts in market interest rates.
We monitor the Company’s interest rate risk position using income simulation models and economic value of equity (“EVE”) sensitivity analysis that capture both short-term and long-term interest rate risk exposure. Income simulation involves forecasting net interest income (“NII”) under a variety of interest rate scenarios. We use EVE sensitivity analysis to understand the impact of changes in interest rates on long-term cash flows, income and capital. EVE is calculated by discounting the cash flows for all balance sheet instruments under different interest-rate scenarios. Modeling the sensitivity of NII and EVE to changes in market interest rates is highly dependent on the assumptions incorporated into the modeling process, especially those pertaining to non-maturity deposit accounts. These assumptions are reviewed and refined on an ongoing basis by the Company. We continually model our NII and EVE positions with various interest rate scenarios and assumptions of future balance sheet composition. We utilize implied forward rates in the base case scenario which reflects market expectations for rate changes over the next 24 months. Presented below is the estimated impact on our NII and EVE position as of September 30, 2024, assuming a static balance sheet and instantaneous parallel shifts in interest rates. As of September 30, 2024, we estimate the effects of holding higher cash balances on a static balance sheet had a moderately negative impact on NII volatility in the -100 bps and -200 bps rate scenarios, compared to prior quarters. The Company plans to deploy this excess liquidity over the next several quarters to pay down higher cost deposits and fund loan growth, which is expected to benefit NII in future simulations.
% Change from Base Case for Instantaneous Parallel Changes in Rates
Implied Forward Curve -200 Basis Points
Implied Forward Curve -100 Basis Points
Base Implied Forward Curve
Implied Forward Curve +50 Basis Points
Implied Forward Curve +100 Basis Points
NII - Year 1
3.72
%
2.81
%
N/A
(1.80
%)
(3.61
%)
NII - Year 2
29.31
%
28.09
%
24.50
%
21.05
%
17.42
%
EVE
15.92
%
10.89
%
N/A
(7.34
%)
(15.54
%)
To supplement the instantaneous rate shocks required by regulatory guidance, we also calculate our interest rate risk position assuming a gradual change in market interest rates. This gradual change is commonly referred to as a “rate ramp” and evenly allocates a change in interest rates over a specified time period.
Presented below is the estimated impact on the Company’s NII and EVE position as of September 30, 2024, assuming a static balance sheet and gradual parallel shifts in interest rates:
% Change from Base Case for Gradual Changes in Rates
Implied Forward Curve -200 Basis Points
Implied Forward Curve -100 Basis Points
Base Implied Forward Curve
Implied Forward Curve +50 Basis Points
Implied Forward Curve +100 Basis Points
NII - Year 1
1.68
%
1.31
%
N/A
(0.87
%)
(1.86
%)
NII - Year 2
30.80
%
28.61
%
24.50
%
21.00
%
17.03
%
EVE
14.38
%
10.01
%
N/A
(6.56
%)
(14.83
%)
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The NII and EVE figures presented in the tables above are reflective of a static balance sheet, and do not incorporate either balance sheet growth or contraction, or strategies to increase net interest income while managing volatility arising from shifts in market interest rates.As such, it is likely that actual results will differ from what is presented in the tables above.Balance sheet strategies to achieve such objectives may include:
•Deploying excess liquidity to pay down higher-cost deposits and other wholesale borrowings, as well as to fund loan growth
•Increasing the proportion of low-duration or variable-rate loans to total loans, including organic growth in small business, construction or C&I lending, and declines in longer-term loan portfolios
•Selling longer-term fixed rate loans
•Increasing the proportion of lower cost non-maturity deposits to total deposits
•Extending the duration of wholesale funding
•Executing derivative strategies to synthetically extend liabilities or shorten asset duration
•Repositioning the investment portfolio to manage its duration
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time period specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. These controls and procedures are also designed to provide reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. In designing and evaluating disclosure controls and procedures, the Company has recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Management is required to apply judgment in evaluating its controls and procedures.
The Company performed an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the principal executive and principal financial officers, to assess the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures under the Exchange Act. Based on that evaluation, our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level as of September 30, 2024.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2024 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Neither we nor any of our subsidiaries are party to any material legal proceedings. From time to time, the Bank is a party to legal actions arising from its normal business activities.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Repurchases of Common Stock
In December 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the repurchase of up to $25.0 million of the Company’s outstanding stock from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The stock repurchase program is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2024. Under this program, the Company has repurchased 559,522 shares of common stock through September 30, 2024, at an average price of $19.06, for a total investment of $10.7 million.
The following table presents information with respect to purchases of the Company’s common stock made by or on behalf of the Company or any “affiliated purchaser,” as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3), during the third quarter 2024.
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Total Number of Shares Purchased
Average Price Paid Per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased As Part of Publicly Announced Programs
Approximate Dollar Value Of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under The Program
July 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024
—
$
—
—
$
14,334
August 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024
—
$
—
—
$
14,334
September 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024
—
$
—
—
$
14,334
Total
—
—
Limitations on the Payment of Dividends
The ability of the Company to make capital distributions, including paying dividends and repurchasing shares, depends upon our receipt of dividends from the Bank. The ability of the Bank to pay dividends is limited by state and federal laws and regulations, including the requirement for the Bank to obtain the prior approval of the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions (“DFI”) before paying a dividend that, together with other dividends it has paid during a calendar year, would exceed the sum of its net income for the year to date combined with its retained net income for the previous two years. The ability of the Bank to pay dividends is further affected by the requirement to maintain adequate capital pursuant to applicable capital adequacy guidelines and regulations, and it is generally prohibited from paying any dividends if, following payment thereof, it would be undercapitalized. Notwithstanding the availability of funds for dividends, the FDIC and the DFI may prohibit the payment of dividends by the Bank if either or both determine such payment would constitute an unsafe or unsound practice. In addition, under the Basel III Capital Rules, institutions that seek the freedom to pay dividends have to maintain 2.5% in Common Equity Tier 1 Capital attributable to the capital conservation buffer.
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
Filed Electronically
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
FIRST INTERNET BANCORP
11/7/2024
By
/s/ David B. Becker
David B. Becker,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(on behalf of Registrant)
11/7/2024
By
/s/ Kenneth J. Lovik
Kenneth J. Lovik,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer)