Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Note 3 - Loans

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Note 3 - Loans
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements  
Loans, Notes, Trade and Other Receivables Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 3.

LOANS

 

The composition of loans at December 31, 2019 and 2018 is summarized as follows:

 

   

December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 
   

(In Thousands)

 

Commercial, financial and agricultural

  $ 2,696,210     $ 2,513,225  

Real estate - construction

    521,392       533,192  

Real estate - mortgage:

               

Owner-occupied commercial

    1,587,478       1,463,887  

1-4 family mortgage

    644,188       621,634  

Other mortgage

    1,747,394       1,337,068  

Total real estate - mortgage

    3,979,060       3,422,589  

Consumer

    64,789       64,493  

Total Loans

    7,261,451       6,533,499  

Less: Allowance for loan losses

    (76,584 )     (68,600 )

Net Loans

  $ 7,184,867     $ 6,464,899  

 

Changes in the allowance for loan losses during the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively are as follows:

 

   

Years Ended December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

2017

 
   

(In Thousands)

 

Balance, beginning of year

  $ 68,600     $ 59,406     $ 51,893  

Loans charged off

    (22,489 )     (12,753 )     (16,332 )

Recoveries

    429       545       620  

Allocation from LGP

    7,406       -       -  

Provision for loan losses

    22,638       21,402       23,225  

Balance, end of year

  $ 76,584     $ 68,600     $ 59,406  

 

The Company assesses the adequacy of its allowance for loan losses at the end of each calendar quarter. The level of the allowance is based on management’s evaluation of the loan portfolios, past loan loss experience, current asset quality trends, known and inherent risks in the portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay (including the timing of future payment), the estimated value of any underlying collateral, composition of the loan portfolio, economic conditions, industry and peer bank loan quality indications and other pertinent factors, including regulatory recommendations. The process is inherently subjective and subject to significant change as it requires material estimates. Loans that are specifically impaired include estimates regarding the amounts and timing of future cash flows expected to be received. Loan losses are charged off when management believes that the full collectability of the loan is unlikely. A loan may be partially charged-off after a “confirming event” has occurred which serves to validate that full repayment pursuant to the terms of the loan is unlikely. Allocation of the allowance is made for specific loans, but the entire allowance is available for any loan that in management’s judgment deteriorates and is uncollectible. The portion of the reserve classified as qualitative factors, is management’s evaluation of potential future losses that would arise in the loan portfolio should management’s assumption about qualitative and environmental conditions materialize. This qualitative factor portion of the allowance for loan losses is based on management’s judgment regarding various external and internal factors including macroeconomic trends, management’s assessment of the Company’s loan growth prospects, and evaluations of internal risk controls. Inherent risks in the loan portfolio will differ based on type of loan. Specific risk characteristics by loan portfolio segment are listed below:

 

Commercial and industrial loans include risks associated with borrower’s cash flow, debt service coverage and management’s expertise. These loans are subject to the risk that the Company may have difficulty converting collateral to a liquid asset if necessary, as well as risks associated with degree of specialization, mobility and general collectability in a default situation. These commercial loans may be subject to many different types of risks, including fraud, bankruptcy, economic downturn, deteriorated or non-existent collateral, and changes in interest rates.

 

Real estate construction loans include risks associated with the borrower’s credit-worthiness, contractor’s qualifications, borrower and contractor performance, and the overall risk and complexity of the proposed project. Construction lending is also subject to risks associated with sub-market dynamics, including population, employment trends and household income. During times of economic stress, this type of loan has typically had a greater degree of risk than other loan types.

 

Real estate mortgage loans consist of loans secured by commercial and residential real estate. Commercial real estate lending is dependent upon successful management, marketing and expense supervision necessary to maintain the property. Repayment of these loans may be adversely affected by conditions in the real estate market or the general economy. Also, commercial real estate loans typically involve relatively large loan balances to a single borrower. Residential real estate lending risks are generally less significant than those of other loans. Real estate lending risks include fluctuations in the value of real estate, bankruptcies, economic downturn and customer financial problems.

 

Consumer loans carry a moderate degree of risk compared to other loans. They are generally more risky than traditional residential real estate loans but less risky than commercial loans. Risk of default is usually determined by the well-being of the local economies. During times of economic stress, there is usually some level of job loss both nationally and locally, which directly affects the ability of the consumer to repay debt.

 

During the third quarter of 2019, the Company recorded a $7.4 million payment resulting from the termination of a Loan Guarantee Program (“LGP”) operated by the State of Alabama. The payment was recorded as an increase to the allowance for loan losses specifically related to loans formerly enrolled in this program, in accordance with the Company’s established ALLL review and evaluation criteria. In general, loans enrolled in the program had a collateral shortfall or other enhanced credit risk. In return for the Company’s acceptance of these higher risk loans, the Company received a guarantee of up to 50% of losses in the event of a borrower’s default.  These were loans that would have otherwise not met the Company’s loan underwriting criteria.  The program required a 1% fee on the commitment balance at origination.  As of December 31, 2019, the Company had 71 loans outstanding totaling $42.2 million that were formerly enrolled in the loan guarantee program. Of this total, $37.0 million were categorized as pass within the Company's credit quality asset classification, $5.2 million were categorized as Special Mention.

 

The following table presents an analysis of the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment as of December 31, 2019 and 2018. The total allowance for loan losses is disaggregated into those amounts associated with loans individually evaluated and those associated with loans collectively evaluated.

 

Changes in the allowance for loan losses, segregated by loan type, during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, are as follows:

 

   

Commercial,

                                 
   

financial and

   

Real estate -

   

Real estate -

                 
   

agricultural

   

construction

   

mortgage

   

Consumer

   

Total

 
                                         
   

(In Thousands)

 
   

Year Ended December 31, 2019

 

Allowance for loan losses:

                                       

Balance at December 31, 2018

  $ 39,016     $ 3,522     $ 25,508     $ 554     $ 68,600  

Charge-offs

    (15,015 )     -       (6,882 )     (592 )     (22,489 )

Recoveries

    306       3       13       107       429  

Allocation from LGP

    4,905       115       2,386       -       7,406  

Provision

    14,454       (872 )     8,628       428       22,638  

Balance at December 31, 2019

  $ 43,666     $ 2,768     $ 29,653     $ 497     $ 76,584  
                                         
   

December 31, 2019

 

Individually Evaluated for Impairment

  $ 6,085     $ 86     $ 3,633     $ -     $ 9,804  

Collectively Evaluated for Impairment

    37,581       2,682       26,020       497       66,780  
                                         

Loans:

                                       

Ending Balance

  $ 2,696,210     $ 521,392     $ 3,979,060     $ 64,789     $ 7,261,451  

Individually Evaluated for Impairment

    20,843       4,320       17,985       -       43,148  

Collectively Evaluated for Impairment

    2,675,367       517,072       3,961,075       64,789       7,218,303  
                                         
   

Year Ended December 31, 2018

 

Allowance for loan losses:

                                       

Balance at December 31, 2017

  $ 32,880     $ 4,989     $ 21,022     $ 515     $ 59,406  

Charge-offs

    (11,428 )     -       (1,042 )     (283 )     (12,753 )

Recoveries

    349       112       46       38       545  

Provision

    17,215       (1,579 )     5,482       284       21,402  

Balance at December 31, 2018

  $ 39,016     $ 3,522     $ 25,508     $ 554     $ 68,600  
                                         
   

December 31, 2018

 

Individually Evaluated for Impairment

  $ 6,066     $ 126     $ 1,887     $ 49     $ 8,128  

Collectively Evaluated for Impairment

    32,950       3,396       23,621       505       60,472  
                                         

Loans:

                                       

Ending Balance

  $ 2,513,225     $ 533,192     $ 3,422,589     $ 64,493     $ 6,533,499  

Individually Evaluated for Impairment

    18,444       1,461       18,637       49       38,591  

Collectively Evaluated for Impairment

    2,494,781       531,731       3,403,952       64,444       6,494,908  

 

The credit quality of the loan portfolio is summarized no less frequently than quarterly using categories similar to the standard asset classification system used by the federal banking agencies. The following table presents credit quality indicators for the loan loss portfolio segments and classes. These categories are utilized to develop the associated allowance for loan losses using historical losses adjusted for current economic conditions defined as follows:

 

 

Pass – loans which are well protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor (or obligors, if any) or by the fair value, less cost to acquire and sell, of any underlying collateral.

 

Special Mention – loans with potential weakness that may, if not reversed or corrected, weaken the credit or inadequately protect the Company’s position at some future date. These loans are not adversely classified and do not expose an institution to sufficient risk to warrant an adverse classification.

 

Substandard – loans that exhibit well-defined weakness or weaknesses that presently jeopardize debt repayment. These loans are characterized by the distinct possibility that the institution will sustain some loss if the weaknesses are not corrected.

 

Doubtful – loans that have all the weaknesses inherent in loans classified substandard, plus the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values highly questionable and improbable.

 

Loans by credit quality indicator as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

 

           

Special

                         

December 31, 2019

 

Pass

   

Mention

   

Substandard

   

Doubtful

   

Total

 
                                         
   

(In Thousands)

 

Commercial, financial and agricultural

  $ 2,629,487     $ 46,176     $ 20,547     $ -     $ 2,696,210  

Real estate - construction

    512,373       4,731       4,288       -       521,392  

Real estate - mortgage:

                                       

Owner-occupied commercial

    1,555,283       18,240       13,955       -       1,587,478  

1-4 family mortgage

    639,959       2,787       1,442       -       644,188  

Other mortgage

    1,735,869       10,018       1,507       -       1,747,394  

Total real estate - mortgage

    3,931,111       31,045       16,904       -       3,979,060  

Consumer

    64,789       -       -       -       64,789  

Total

  $ 7,137,760     $ 81,952     $ 41,739     $ -     $ 7,261,451  

 

           

Special

                         

December 31, 2018

 

Pass

   

Mention

   

Substandard

   

Doubtful

   

Total

 
                                         
   

(In Thousands)

 

Commercial, financial and agricultural

  $ 2,447,052     $ 47,754     $ 18,419     $ -     $ 2,513,225  

Real estate - construction

    525,021       6,749       1,422       -       533,192  

Real estate - mortgage:

                                       

Owner-occupied commercial

    1,431,982       28,547       3,358       -       1,463,887  

1-4 family mortgage

    616,884       2,703       2,047       -       621,634  

Other mortgage

    1,309,101       16,506       11,461       -       1,337,068  

Total real estate - mortgage

    3,357,967       47,756       16,866       -       3,422,589  

Consumer

    64,444       -       49       -       64,493  

Total

  $ 6,394,484     $ 102,259     $ 36,756     $ -     $ 6,533,499  

 

Nonperforming loans include nonaccrual loans and loans 90 or more days past due and still accruing. Loans by performance status as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:

 

December 31, 2019

 

Performing

   

Nonperforming

   

Total

 
   

(In Thousands)

 

Commercial, financial and agricultural

  $ 2,681,280     $ 14,930     $ 2,696,210  

Real estate - construction

    519,804       1,588       521,392  

Real estate - mortgage:

                       

Owner-occupied commercial

    1,576,652       10,826       1,587,478  

1-4 family mortgage

    641,875       2,313       644,188  

Other mortgage

    1,740,963       6,431       1,747,394  

Total real estate - mortgage

    3,959,490       19,570       3,979,060  

Consumer

    64,766       23       64,789  

Total

  $ 7,225,339     $ 36,112     $ 7,261,451  

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

Performing

   

Nonperforming

   

Total

 
   

(In Thousands)

 

Commercial, financial and agricultural

  $ 2,502,117     $ 11,108     $ 2,513,225  

Real estate - construction

    532,195       997       533,192  

Real estate - mortgage:

                       

Owner-occupied commercial

    1,460,529       3,358       1,463,887  

1-4 family mortgage

    619,465       2,169       621,634  

Other mortgage

    1,327,038       10,030       1,337,068  

Total real estate - mortgage

    3,407,032       15,557       3,422,589  

Consumer

    64,385       108       64,493  

Total

  $ 6,505,729     $ 27,770     $ 6,533,499  

 

Loans by past due status as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:

 

December 31, 2019

 

Past Due Status (Accruing Loans)

                         
                           

Total Past

                         
   

30-59 Days

   

60-89 Days

   

90+ Days

   

Due

   

Non-Accrual

   

Current

   

Total Loans

 
                                                         
   

(In Thousands)

 
                                                         

Commercial, financial and agricultural

  $ 3,135     $ 344     $ 201     $ 3,680     $ 14,729     $ 2,677,801     $ 2,696,210  

Real estate - construction

    830       -       -       830       1,588       518,974       521,392  

Real estate - mortgage:

                                                       

Owner-occupied commercial

    917       7,242       -       8,159       10,826       1,568,493       1,587,478  

1-4 family mortgage

    1,638       567       873       3,078       1,440       639,670       644,188  

Other mortgage

    -       -       4,924       4,924       1,507       1,740,963       1,747,394  

Total real estate - mortgage

    2,555       7,809       5,797       16,161       13,773       3,949,126       3,979,060  

Consumer

    35       25       23       83       -       64,706       64,789  

Total

  $ 6,555     $ 8,178     $ 6,021     $ 20,754     $ 30,091     $ 7,210,606     $ 7,261,451  

 

December 31, 2018

 

Past Due Status (Accruing Loans)

                         
                           

Total Past

                         
   

30-59 Days

   

60-89 Days

   

90+ Days

   

Due

   

Non-Accrual

   

Current

   

Total Loans

 
                                                         
   

(In Thousands)

 

Commercial, financial and agricultural

  $ 1,222     $ 48     $ 605     $ 1,875     $ 10,503     $ 2,500,847     $ 2,513,225  

Real estate - construction

    -       1,352       -       1,352       997       530,843       533,192  

Real estate - mortgage:

                                                       

Owner-occupied commercial

    412       -       -       412       3,358       1,460,117       1,463,887  

1-4 family mortgage

    534       235       123       892       2,046       618,696       621,634  

Other mortgage

    1,174       -       5,008       6,182       5,022       1,325,864       1,337,068  

Total real estate - mortgage

    2,120       235       5,131       7,486       10,426       3,404,677       3,422,589  

Consumer

    58       123       108       289       -       64,204       64,493  

Total

  $ 3,400     $ 1,758     $ 5,844     $ 11,002     $ 21,926     $ 6,500,571     $ 6,533,499  

 

Fair value estimates for specifically impaired loans are derived from appraised values based on the current market value or as is value of the property, normally from recently received and reviewed appraisals.  Appraisals are obtained from state-certified appraisers and are based on certain assumptions, which may include construction or development status and the highest and best use of the property.  These appraisals are reviewed by our credit administration department to ensure they are acceptable, and values are adjusted down for costs associated with asset disposal.  Once this estimated net realizable value has been determined, the value used in the impairment assessment is updated. As subsequent events dictate and estimated net realizable values decline, required reserves may be established or further adjustments recorded.

 

The following table presents details of the Company’s impaired loans as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Loans which have been fully charged off do not appear in the tables.

 

December 31, 2019

 
                                         
           

Unpaid

           

Average

   

Interest Income

 
   

Recorded

   

Principal

   

Related

   

Recorded

   

Recognized

 
   

Investment

   

Balance

   

Allowance

   

Investment

   

in Period

 
                                         
   

(In Thousands)

 

With no allowance recorded:

                                       

Commercial, financial and agricultural

  $ 9,015     $ 10,563     $ -     $ 11,284     $ 562  

Real estate - construction

    2,731       2,735       -       2,063       126  

Real estate - mortgage:

                                       

Owner-occupied commercial

    7,150       7,246       -       7,548       618  

1-4 family mortgage

    287       287       -       289       2  

Other mortgage

    -       -       -       -       -  

Total real estate - mortgage

    7,437       7,533       -       7,837       620  

Consumer

    -       -       -       -       -  

Total with no allowance recorded

    19,183       20,831       -       21,184       1,308  
                                         

With an allowance recorded:

                                       

Commercial, financial and agricultural

    11,828       19,307       6,085       19,714       395  

Real estate - construction

    1,589       1,589       86       1,614       27  

Real estate - mortgage:

                                       

Owner-occupied commercial

    7,888       11,028       2,456       13,627       301  

1-4 family mortgage

    1,153       1,153       176       1,157       1  

Other mortgage

    1,507       1,507       1,001       1,468       21  

Total real estate - mortgage

    10,548       13,688       3,633       16,252       323  

Consumer

    -       -       -       -       -  

Total with allowance recorded

    23,965       34,584       9,804       37,580       745  
                                         

Total Impaired Loans:

                                       

Commercial, financial and agricultural

    20,843       29,870       6,085       30,998       957  

Real estate - construction

    4,320       4,324       86       3,677       153  

Real estate - mortgage:

                                       

Owner-occupied commercial

    15,038       18,274       2,456       21,175       919  

1-4 family mortgage

    1,440       1,440       176       1,446       3  

Other mortgage

    1,507       1,507       1,001       1,468       21  

Total real estate - mortgage

    17,985       21,221       3,633       24,089       943  

Consumer

    -       -       -       -       -  

Total impaired loans

  $ 43,148     $ 55,415     $ 9,804     $ 58,764     $ 2,053  

 

 

December 31, 2018

 
                                         
           

Unpaid

           

Average

   

Interest Income

 
   

Recorded

   

Principal

   

Related

   

Recorded

   

Recognized in

 
   

Investment

   

Balance

   

Allowance

   

Investment

   

Period

 
                                         
   

(In Thousands)

 

With no allowance recorded:

                                       

Commercial, financial and agricultural

  $ 6,064     $ 6,064     $ -     $ 6,142     $ 237  

Real estate - construction

    464       467       -       524       28  

Real estate - mortgage:

                                       

Owner-occupied commercial

    1,763       1,947       -       2,223       120  

1-4 family mortgage

    1,071       1,071       -       1,088       21  

Other mortgage

    5,061       5,061       -       5,133       252  

Total real estate - mortgage

    7,895       8,079       -       8,444       393  

Consumer

    -       -       -       -       -  

Total with no allowance recorded

    14,423       14,610       -       15,110       658  
                                         

With an allowance recorded:

                                       

Commercial, financial and agricultural

    12,380       20,141       6,066       15,918       462  

Real estate - construction

    997       997       126       997       31  

Real estate - mortgage:

                                       

Owner-occupied commercial

    3,358       3,358       99       3,364       105  

1-4 family mortgage

    975       975       208       975       30  

Other mortgage

    6,409       6,409       1,580       6,598       217  

Total real estate - mortgage

    10,742       10,742       1,887       10,937       352  

Consumer

    49       49       49       49       3  

Total with allowance recorded

    24,168       31,929       8,128       27,901       848  
                                         

Total Impaired Loans:

                                       

Commercial, financial and agricultural

    18,444       26,205       6,066       22,060       699  

Real estate - construction

    1,461       1,464       126       1,521       59  

Real estate - mortgage:

                                       

Owner-occupied commercial

    5,121       5,305       99       5,587       225  

1-4 family mortgage

    2,046       2,046       208       2,063       51  

Other mortgage

    11,470       11,470       1,580       11,731       469  

Total real estate - mortgage

    18,637       18,821       1,887       19,381       745  

Consumer

    49       49       49       49       3  

Total impaired loans

  $ 38,591     $ 46,539     $ 8,128     $ 43,011     $ 1,506  

 

Troubled Debt Restructurings (“TDR”) at December 31, 2019 and 2018 totaled $3.4 million and $14.6 million, respectively. The Company had a related allowance for loan losses of $0.9 million and $4.3 million allocated to these TDRs at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. One commercial loan totaling $0.3 million was classified as a TDR due to an interest rate concession during 2019. The remaining TDRs for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 have resulted from term extensions. The following tables present loans modified in a TDR during the periods presented by portfolio segment and the financial impact of those modifications. The tables include modifications made to new TDRs, as well as renewals of existing TDRs.

 

   

Year Ended December 31, 2019

 
           

Pre-

   

Post-

 
           

Modification

   

Modification

 
           

Outstanding

   

Outstanding

 
   

Number of

   

Recorded

   

Recorded

 
   

Contracts

   

Investment

   

Investment

 
                         
   

(In Thousands)

 

Troubled Debt Restructurings

                       

Commercial, financial and agricultural

    3     $ 3,415     $ 3,415  

Real estate - construction

    -       -       -  

Real estate - mortgage:

                       

Owner-occupied commercial

    -       -       -  

1-4 family mortgage

    -       -       -  

Other mortgage

    -       -       -  

Total real estate - mortgage

    -       -       -  

Consumer

    -       -       -  
      3     $ 3,415     $ 3,415  

 

 

   

Year ended December 31, 2018

 
           

Pre-

   

Post-

 
           

Modification

   

Modification

 
           

Outstanding

   

Outstanding

 
   

Number of

   

Recorded

   

Recorded

 
   

Contracts

   

Investment

   

Investment

 
                         

Commercial, financial and agricultural

    6     $ 7,242     $ 7,242  

Real estate - construction

    1       997       997  

Real estate - mortgage:

                       

Owner-occupied commercial

    2       3,664       3,664  

1-4 family mortgage

    1       850       850  

Other mortgage

    -       -       -  

Total real estate - mortgage

    3       4,514       4,514  

Consumer

    -       -       -  
      10     $ 12,753     $ 12,753  

 

The following table presents TDRs by portfolio segment which defaulted during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, and which were modified in the previous twelve months (i.e., the twelve months prior to default). For purposes of this disclosure default is defined as 90 days past due and still accruing or placement on nonaccrual status.

 

   

Year Ended December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 

Defaulted during the period, where modified in a TDR twelve months prior to default

               

Commercial, financial and agricultural

  $ 491     $ 6,900  

Real estate - construction

    -       997  

Real estate - mortgage:

               

Owner occupied commercial

    726       3,664  

1-4 family mortgage

    -       850  

Other mortgage

    -       -  

Total real estate - mortgage

    726       4,514  

Consumer

    -       -  
    $ 1,217     $ 12,411  

 

In the ordinary course of business, the Company has granted loans to certain related parties, including directors, and their affiliates. The interest rates on these loans were substantially the same as rates prevailing at the time of the transaction and repayment terms are customary for the type of loan. Changes in related party loans for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:

 

   

Years Ended December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 
                 
   

(In Thousands)

 

Balance, beginning of year

  $ 5,428     $ 8,440  

Additions

    17,794       4,174  

Advances

    4,861       3,657  

Repayments

    (3,400 )     (10,843 )

Removal

    (2 )     -  

Balance, end of year

  $ 24,681     $ 5,428