UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2018

 

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from __________________ to __________________

 

Commission File No. 001-38282

 

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

New York 13-4042724
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   
99 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10016
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(212) 659-0600

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

N/A

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such requirements for the past 90 days.

YES x NO ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

YES x NO ¨

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer ¨   Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer x   Smaller reporting company ¨
(Do not check if smaller reporting company)   Emerging Growth Company x

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

YES ¨      NO x

 

There were 8,207,234 shares of the Registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of August 9, 2018.

 

 

 

 

 

 

METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP.

 

Form 10-Q

 

Table of Contents

 

  Page
   
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
   
Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)  
   
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 4
   
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months and Six Months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 5
   
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months and Six Months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 6
   
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Six Months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 7
   
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 8
   
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements 9
   
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 34
   
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 48
   
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 49
   
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION 50
   
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 50
   
Item 1A. Risk Factors 50
   
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 50
   
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 50
   
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 50
   
Item 5. Other Information 50
   
Item 6. Exhibits 50
   
Signatures 51

 

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain “forward looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which may be identified by the use of such words as “may,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “consider,” “should,” “plan,” “estimate,” “predict,” “continue,” “probable,” and “potential” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, estimates with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and business of Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Metropolitan Commercial Bank (the “Bank”), and the Company’s strategies, plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, and other statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not historical facts. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors (many of which are beyond the Company’s control) that could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ from those results expressed or implied include those factors listed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 28, 2018. In addition these factors include but are not limited to:

 

• the timing and occurrence or non-occurrence of events may be subject to circumstances beyond the Company’s control;

 

• there may be increases in competitive pressure among financial institutions or from non-financial institutions;

 

• changes in the interest rate environment may reduce interest margins or affect the value of the Bank’s investments;

 

• changes in deposit flows, loan demand or real estate values may adversely affect the Bank’s business;

 

• changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines may cause the Company’s financial condition to be perceived differently;

 

• general economic conditions, including unemployment rates, either nationally or locally in some or all of the areas in which the Bank does business, or conditions in the securities markets or the banking industry may be less favorable than currently anticipated;

 

• legislative or regulatory changes may adversely affect the Bank’s business;

 

• applicable technological changes may be more difficult or expensive than anticipated;

 

• success or consummation of new business initiatives may be more difficult or expensive than anticipated;

 

• the risks associated with adverse changes to credit quality, including changes in the level of loan delinquencies and non-performing assets and charge-offs and changes in estimates of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses;

 

• difficulties associated with achieving or predicting expected future financial results;

 

• the risk of an economic slowdown that would adversely affect credit quality and loan originations; and

 

• the potential impact on the Bank’s operations and customers resulting from natural or man-made disasters, wars, acts of terrorism and cyberattacks.

 

The Company’s ability to predict results or the actual effects of its plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. As such, forward-looking statements can be affected by inaccurate assumptions made or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. Consequently, no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect conditions only as of the date of this filing. The Company does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this Form 10-Q or to conform these statements to actual events.

 

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METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (unaudited)

(in thousands, except share data)

 

    June 30     December 31  
    2018     2017  
Assets            
Cash and due from banks   $ 10,148     $ 8,790  
Overnight deposits     240,994       254,441  
Total cash and cash equivalents     251,142       263,231  
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value     28,989       32,157  
Investment securities held to maturity (estimated fair value of  $4,782 and $5,330 at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively)     4,985       5,428  
Total securities     33,974       37,585  
Other investments     16,770       11,677  
Loans, net of deferred fees and unamortized costs     1,599,647       1,419,896  
Allowance for loan losses     (17,463 )     (14,887 )
Net loans     1,582,184       1,405,009  
Receivable from prepaid card programs, net     7,589       9,579  
Accrued interest receivable     4,449       4,421  
Premises and equipment, net     7,012       6,268  
Prepaid expenses and other assets     7,715       5,751  
Goodwill     9,733       9,733  
Accounts receivable, net     3,927       6,601  
Total assets   $ 1,924,495     $ 1,759,855  
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity                
Deposits:                
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits   $ 878,703     $ 812,497  
Interest-bearing deposits     661,779       591,858  
Total deposits     1,540,482       1,404,355  
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York advances     63,000       42,198  
Trust preferred securities     20,620       20,620  
Subordinated debts, net of issuance cost     24,517       24,489  
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities     18,111       21,678  
Accrued interest payable     1,019       749  
Prepaid debit cardholder balances     7,162       8,882  
Total liabilities     1,674,911       1,522,971  
                 
Class A preferred stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 5,000,000 shares issued and none outstanding at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017     -       -  
Class B preferred stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 2,000,000 shares, issued and 272,636 outstanding at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017     3       3  
Common stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 10,000,000 shares, issued and 8,205,234 and 8,196,310 outstanding at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively     81       81  
Additional paid in capital     212,100       211,145  
Retained earnings     38,017       25,861  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax effect     (617 )     (206 )
Total stockholders’ equity     249,584       236,884  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity   $ 1,924,495     $ 1,759,855  

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

 

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METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

    Three months ended June 30     Six months ended June 30  
    2018     2017     2018     2017  
Interest and dividend income:                                
Loans, including fees   $ 17,996     $ 13,367     $ 35,143     $ 25,234  
Securities:                                
Taxable     177       204       363       419  
Tax-exempt     8       8       15       15  
Money market funds and commercial paper     121       70       240       134  
Overnight deposits     1,534       293       2,577       481  
Other interest and dividends     162       105       288       206  
Total interest income   $ 19,998     $ 14,047     $ 38,626     $ 26,489  
Interest expense:                                
Deposits     1,799       1,468       3,238       2,728  
Borrowed funds     191       243       341       429  
Trust preferred securities interest expense     208       165       392       305  
Subordinated debt interest expense     405       405       809       478  
Total interest expense     2,603       2,281       4,780       3,940  
                                 
Net interest income     17,395       11,766       33,846       22,549  
Provision for loan losses     1,270       1,790       2,747       2,360  
                                 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses     16,125       9,976       31,099       20,189  
                                 
Non-interest income:                                
Service charges on deposit accounts     821       505       2,731       796  
Prepaid debit card income     1,519       805       2,427       1,593  
Other service charges and fees     346       250       2,840       416  
Loan prepayment penalties     -       13       65       13  
Losses on call of securities     (37 )     -       (37 )     -  
Total non-interest income   $ 2,649     $ 1,573     $ 8,026     $ 2,818  
                                 
Non-interest expense:                                
Compensation and benefits   $ 6,126     $ 4,264     $ 12,443     $ 8,841  
Bank premises and equipment     1,288       1,037       2,468       2,110  
Directors fees     210       175       571       349  
Insurance expense     73       65       149       144  
Professional fees     841       480       1,619       890  
FDIC assessment     123       105       263       275  
Data processing fees     609       291       2,115       550  
Other expenses     1,005       724       1,885       1,216  
Total non-interest expense     10,275       7,141       21,513       14,375  
                                 
Net income before income tax expense     8,499       4,408       17,612       8,632  
Income tax expense     2,634       1,757       5,456       3,431  
Net income   $ 5,865     $ 2,651     $ 12,156     $ 5,201  
                                 
Earnings per share:                                
Basic earnings   $ 0.72     $ 0.57     $ 1.48     $ 1.12  
Diluted earnings   $ 0.70     $ 0.57     $ 1.46     $ 1.12  

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

 

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METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

    Three months ended June 30,     Six months ended June 30,  
    2018     2017     2018     2017  
                         
Net Income   $ 5,865     $ 2,651     $ 12,156     $ 5,201  
                                 
Other comprehensive loss                                
Unrealized gains/(losses) of securities available for sale:                                
Unrealized holding gains/(losses) arising during the period     (166 )     28       (588 )     161  
Reclassification adjustment for net losses included in net income     37       -       37       -  
      (129 )     28       (551 )     161  
Tax effect     40       (12 )     140       (69 )
Total unrealized gains/loss on securities available for sale, net of tax     (89 )     16       (411 )     92  
                                 
Comprehensive income   $ 5,776     $ 2,667     $ 11,745     $ 5,293  

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

 

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METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (unaudited)

For the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017

(in thousands, except share data)

 

    Preferred
Stock,
Class A 		    Preferred
Stock, Class
B 		    Common
Stock 		    Additional
Paid-in
Capital 		    Retained
Earnings 		    AOCI
(Loss),
Net 		    Total  
                                           
Balance at January 1, 2018 (8,196,310 shares)   $ -     $ 3     $ 81     $ 211,145     $ 25,861     $ (206 )   $ 236,884  

Restricted stock issued, net of forfeiture (8,987 shares)

    -       -       -       440       -       -       440  
Redemption of common stock for exercise of stock options and tax withholdings for restricted stock vesting (63 shares)     -       -       -       (72 )     -       -       (72 )
Employee and non-employee stock-based compensation                             619       -       -       619  
Issuance of common stock (1)     -       -       -       (33 )     -       -       (33 )
Net income     -       -       -       -       12,156       -       12,156  
Other comprehensive loss     -       -       -       -       -       (411 )     (411 )
Balance at June 30, 2018 (8,205,234 shares)   $ -     $ 3     $ 81     $ 212,100     $ 38,017     $ (617 )   $ 249,584  
                                                         
Balance at January 1, 2017 (4,604,563 shares)   $ -     $ 3     $ 45     $ 96,116     $ 13,492     $ (165 )   $ 109,491  
Restricted stock grants, net of forfeiture (28,449 shares)     -       -       -       (7 )     -       -       (7 )
Employee stock-based compensation expense     -       -       -       203       -       -       203  
Net income     -       -       -       -       5,201       -       5,201  

Other comprehensive income

    -       -       -       -       -       92       92  
Balance at June 30, 2017 (4,633,012 shares)   $ -       3       45       96,312       18,693       (73 )     114,980  

 

(1) Represents costs incurred in connection with the Company's initial public offering completed in the prior period.

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

 

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METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)

(in thousands, except share data)

 

    Six months ended June 30,  
    2018     2017  
Cash flows from operating activities:                
Net income   $ 12,156     $ 5,201  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash:                
Net depreciation amortization and accretion     850       420  
Provision for loan losses     2,747       2,360  
Net Change in deferred loan fees     940       (338 )
Gain on sale of loans held for sale     (50 )     -  
Loss on call of securities     37       -  
Deferred income tax benefit     62       51  
Proceeds from the sale of loans held for sale     16,932       -  
Stock-based compensation expense     619       203  
Non-employee stock-based expense     220       -  
Forfeiture of restricted shares     -       (7 )
Net change in:                
Accrued interest receivable     (28 )     (324 )
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities     (3,567 )     5,624  
Debit cardholder balances     (1,720 )     6  
Accrued interest payable     270       -  
Accounts receivable, net     2,674       5,362  
Receivable from prepaid card programs, net     1,990       (11 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets     (1,964 )     430  
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities     32,168       18,977  
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:                
Loan originations and payments, net     (197,505 )     (230,535 )
Redemptions of other investments     2,120       208  
Purchases of other investments     (7,213 )     (886 )
Purchases of securities available for sale     (1,812 )     (1,470 )
Proceeds from sales and calls of securities available for sale     1,463       -  
Proceeds from paydowns and maturities of securities available for sale     2,809       3,614  
Proceeds from paydowns of securities held to maturity     427       513  
Purchase of premises and equipment, net     (1,370 )     (1,153 )
Net cash used in investing activities     (201,081 )     (229,709 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:                
Costs incurred from issuance of common stock in prior period     (33 )     -  
Proceeds from issuance of subordinated debt, net of issuance cost     -       24,453  
Proceeds from FHLB advances     90,240       120,000  
Repayments of FHLB advances     (69,438 )     (124,616 )
Redemption of common stock for exercise of stock options and tax withholdings for restricted stock vesting     (72 )     -  
Net increase in deposits     136,127       335,518  
Net cash provided by financing activities     156,824       355,355  
                 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents     (12,089 )     144,623  
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period     263,231       82,931  
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period   $ 251,142     $ 227,554  
                 
Supplemental information:                
                 
Cash paid for:                
Interest                
Income Taxes   $ 4,510     $ 3,143  
    $ 7,389     $ 2,837  
Non-cash item:                
Transfer of loans held for investment to held for sale   $ 16,882     $ -  

    

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

 

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METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION

 

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (a New York Corporation) (the “Company”) is a bank holding company whose principal activity is the ownership and management of Metropolitan Commercial Bank (the “Bank”), its wholly-owned subsidiary. The Bank’s primary market is the New York metropolitan area. The Bank offers a traditional range of services to individuals, businesses and others needing banking services. Its primary lending products are commercial mortgages and commercial and industrial loans. Substantially all loans are secured by specific items of collateral including business assets, consumer assets, and commercial and residential real estate. Commercial loans are expected to be repaid from the cash flows from the operations of the business. The Bank’s primary deposit products are checking, savings, and term deposit accounts, and its deposit accounts are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to the maximum amounts allowed by law. The Bank commenced operations on June 22, 1999.

 

The Company and the Bank are subject to the regulations of certain state and federal agencies and, accordingly, is periodically examined by those regulatory authorities. As a consequence of the extensive regulation of commercial banking activities, the Company’s business is susceptible to being affected by state and federal legislation and regulations.

   

NOTE 2 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The accounting and reporting policies of the Company conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and predominant practices within the U.S. banking industry. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. The Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, which include the accounts of the Company and the Bank, have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. The Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. In preparing the interim financial statements, management has made estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reported periods. The accounting and reporting policies of the Company conform with U.S generally accepted accounting principles and predominant practices within the U.S. banking industry.

 

Certain prior-year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year’s presentation.

 

The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for the entire fiscal year. The unaudited consolidated financial statements presented in this report should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes to audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

   

NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

Pursuant to the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (“JOBS Act”), an Emerging Growth Company (“EGC”) is permitted to elect to adopt new accounting guidance using adoption dates of nonpublic entities. The Company elected delayed effective dates of recently issued accounting standards.

 

Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), implements a common revenue standard that clarifies the principles for recognizing revenue. The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core principle, an entity should apply the following steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. In August 2016, the FASB deferred the effective date of the ASU by one year which means ASU 2014-09 will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2019. Management is in the process of evaluating revenue streams to determine the impact the ASU could have on the Company’s operating results or financial condition.

 

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, an amendment to Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (Subtopic 825-10). The objectives of the ASU are to: (1) require equity investments to be measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in net income, (2) simplify the impairment assessment of equity investments without readily determinable fair values, (3) eliminate the requirement to disclose methods and significant assumptions used to estimate fair value for financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet, (4) require the use of the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments, and (5) clarify the need for a valuation allowance on a deferred tax asset related to available-for-sale securities in combination with the entity’s other deferred tax assets. In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-03, Technical Corrections and Improvements to Financial Instruments – Overall – Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Liabilities, an amendment to ASU 2016-01. The amendments clarify certain aspects of the guidance issued in ASU 2016-01. These ASUs will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2019. The Company has evaluated the impact of ASU 2016-01 and 2018-03 and has concluded that they will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

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METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (continued)

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). ASU 2016-02 requires companies that lease valuable assets to recognize on their balance sheets the assets and liabilities generated by contracts longer than a year. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, however, early adoption is permitted. Under ASU 2016-02, the Company will recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease obligation liability on the consolidated balance sheet, which will increase the Company’s assets and liabilities. The Company is evaluating other potential impacts of ASU 2016-02 on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The objectives of the ASU are to simplify the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, the treatment of forfeitures, and the classification on the statement of cash flows. The amendments: (i) allow companies to make an entity-wide accounting policy election either to estimate the number of forfeitures expected to occur or to account for forfeitures in the compensation cost when they occur, (ii) revise the withholding requirements for classifying stock awards as equity, (iii) requires that the tax effect of any difference between the compensation cost of an award recognized for financial reporting purposes and the deduction for an award for tax purposes is recognized as an income tax expense or benefit in the income statement in the period in which the tax deduction arises, and (iv) clarifies the classification of excess tax benefits and employee taxes paid when an employer withholds shares for tax-withholding purpose on the statement of cash flows.

 

The Company elected to adopt ASU 2016-09 in the second quarter of 2018 and, in accordance with the guidance, has adopted the guidance as of the beginning of the fiscal year. Under the ASU, the tax effects of awards are treated as discrete items in the reporting period in which they occur. Therefore, the tax effect of awards is not spread over the entire year through the use of the annual effective tax rate, but instead is recorded entirely in the period in which the tax deduction arose. The relevant information on restricted stock that vests and stock options that are excised is used to compare the cumulative book expense to the tax deduction. With this information, the discrete item is calculated and recorded. The Company prospectively applied the amendment in this guidance requiring recognition of excess tax benefits and deficits in the income statement resulting in a $62,000 income tax benefit recognized in the six months ended June 30, 2018, resulting in an effective tax rate of 31.1%.

 

The amendments in the guidance that require application using a modified retrospective transition method did not have an impact on the Company’s retained earnings as there were no unrecognized tax benefits that existed prior to April 1, 2018 nor were there forfeiture estimates that were that impacted compensation expense. 2018 will be the first year of recording any excess tax deduction and these will be reported as a discrete item in the quarter in which restricted stocks/stock options will vest/be exercised.

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), which requires the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date be based on historical experience, current condition, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Financial institutions and other organizations will now use forward-looking information to better inform their credit loss estimates. This guidance also amends the accounting for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration. For the Company, this guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2020. Management has established a committee to evaluate the impact of ASU 2016-13 on the Company’s financial statements. Management has also engaged a third party vendor for a software solution, which is expected to be implemented during 2018 to begin testing models and comparing results with current incurred loss estimates. Since the Bank has been using this vendor for credit analysis and stress testing solutions for over five years, sufficient loan level information should be readily available to test the Historical Loss and Migration Analysis models, among other potential modeling solutions. The Company expects to recognize a one-time cumulative adjustment to the allowance for loan losses as of the beginning of the reporting period in which the ASU takes effect, but cannot yet determine the magnitude of the impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (continued)

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, which eliminates the second step in the goodwill impairment test which requires an entity to determine the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill. Instead, an entity should recognize an impairment loss if the carrying value of the net assets assigned to the reporting unit exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, with the impairment loss not to exceed the amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. The standard is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2021, with early adoption permitted for goodwill impairment tests performed after January 1, 2017. Management expects that ASU 2017-04 will not have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-08, Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities, which shortens the amortization period for the premium on certain purchased callable debt securities to the earliest call date. Today, entities generally amortize the premium over the contractual life of the security. The new guidance does not change the accounting for purchased callable debt securities held at a discount as discounts continue to be amortized to maturity. ASU No. 2017-08 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and early adoption is permitted. The guidance includes a modified retrospective transition approach under which a cumulative-effect adjustment will be made to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is adopted. Management expects that ASU 2017-08 will not have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

On February 14, 2018 the FASB issued final guidance in the form of Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-02, which permits - but does not require - companies to reclassify stranded tax effects caused by 2017 tax reform from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings. Additionally, the ASU requires new disclosures by all companies, whether they opt to do the reclassification or not. Management expects that ASU 2018-02 will not have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018; however, early adoption is permitted.

 

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NOTE 4 - INVESTMENT SECURITIES

 

The following table summarizes the amortized cost and fair value of securities available for sale and securities held to maturity at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 and the corresponding amounts of gross unrealized gains and losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss and gross unrecognized losses (dollars in thousands):

 

At June 30, 2018   Amortized Cost    

Gross
Unrealized/

Unrecognized
Gains

   

Gross
Unrealized/

Unrecognized
Losses

    Fair Value  

Available for sale

                               
Residential mortgage-backed securities   $ 24,133     $ 3     $ (672 )   $ 23,464  
Residential collateralized mortgage obligations     2,485       -       (134 )     2,351  
Municipal bond     1,086       7       -       1,093  
CRA mutual fund     2,183       -       (102 )     2,081  

Total securities available for sale

  $ 29,887     $ 10     $ (908 )   $ 28,989  
                                 
Held to maturity                                
Residential mortgage-backed securities   $ 4,960       -     $ (203 )   $ 4,757  
Foreign government securities     25       -       -       25  

Total securities held to maturity

  $ 4,985     $ -     $ (203 )   $ 4,782  

 

At December 31, 2017   Amortized Cost     Gross
Unrealized/
Unrecognized
Gains 		    Gross
Unrealized/
Unrecognized
Losses 		    Fair Value  
Available for sale                                
Residential mortgage-backed securities   $ 24,856     $ 70     $ (242 )   $ 24,684  
Residential collateralized mortgage obligations     2,809       -       (103 )     2,706  
Commercial collateralized mortgage obligations     1,581       -       (31 )     1,550  
Municipal bond     1,098       11       -       1,109  
CRA mutual fund     2,160       -       (52 )     2,108  
Total securities available for sale   $ 32,504     $ 81     $ (428 )   $ 32,157  
                                 
Held to maturity                                
Residential mortgage-backed securities   $ 5,403     $ -     $ (98 )   $ 5,305  
Foreign government securities     25       -       -       25  
Total securities held to maturity   $ 5,428     $ -     $ (98 )   $ 5,330  

 

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NOTE 4 - INVESTMENT SECURITIES (continued)

 

The proceeds from sales and calls of securities and the associated gains and losses are listed below (dollars in thousands):

 

    Three and six months ended June 30,  
    2018     2017  
Proceeds   $ 1,500     $ -  
Gross gains   $ -     $ -  
Gross losses   $ (37 )   $ -  
Tax impact   $ 11     $ -  

 

The amortized cost and fair value of debt securities at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are shown by contractual maturity. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities if borrowers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties (dollars in thousands):

 

    Held to Maturity     Available for Sale  
At June 30, 2018   Amortized Cost     Fair Value     Amortized Cost     Fair Value  
Within one year   $ 25     $ 25     $ -     $ -  
One to five years     -       -       -       -  
Five to ten years     -       -       -       -  
Due after ten years     -       -       1,086       1,093  
Total   $ 25     $ 25     $ 1,086     $ 1,093  
                                 
Residential mortgage-backed securities   $ 4,960     $ 4,757     $ 24,133     $ 23,464  
Residential collateralized mortgage obligations     -       -       2,485       2,351  
CRA mutual fund     -       -       2,183       2,081  
Total Securities   $ 4,985     $ 4,782     $ 29,887     $ 28,989  

 

    Held to Maturity     Available for Sale  
At December 31, 2017   Amortized Cost     Fair Value     Amortized Cost     Fair Value  
Within one year   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
One to five years     25       25       -       -  
Five to ten years     -       -       -       -  
Due after ten years     -       -       1,098       1,109  
Total   $ 25     $ 25     $ 1,098     $ 1,109  
                                 
Residential mortgage-backed securities   $ 5,403     $ 5,305     $ 24,856     $ 24,684  
Residential collateralized mortgage obligations     -       -       2,809       2,706  
Commercial collateralized mortgage obligations     -       -       1,581       1,550  
CRA mutual fund     -       -       2,160       2,108  
Total Securities   $ 5,428     $ 5,330     $ 32,504     $ 32,157  

 

There were no securities pledged at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 to secure borrowings.

 

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NOTE 4 - INVESTMENT SECURITIES (continued)

 

At June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, all of the mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations held by the Bank were issued by U.S. Government-sponsored entities and agencies, primarily Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, institutions which the Government has affirmed its commitment to support.

 

Securities with unrealized/unrecognized losses at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized/unrecognized loss position, are as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

    Less than 12 Months     12 months or more     Total  
At June 30, 2018   Estimated
Fair Value 		   

Unrealized/

Unrecognized
Losses

    Estimated
Fair Value 		   

Unrealized/

Unrecognized
Losses

    Estimated
Fair Value 		   

Unrealized/

Unrecognized
Losses

 
Residential mortgage-backed securities   $ 15,054     $ (308 )   $ 8,148     $ (364 )   $ 23,202     $ (672 )
Residential collateralized mortgage obligations     -       -       2,351       (134 )     2,351       (134 )
CRA mutual fund     -       -       2081       (102 )     2,081       (102 )
Total securities available for sale   $ 15,054     $ (308 )   $ 12,580     $ (600 )   $ 27,634     $ (908 )
                                                 
Residential mortgage-backed securities   $ 2,909     $ (95 )   $ 1,848     $ (108 )   $ 4,757     $ (203 )
Total held to maturity   $ 2,909     $ (95 )   $ 1,848     $ (108 )   $ 4,757     $ (203 )

 

    Less than 12 Months     12 months or more     Total  
At December 31, 2017   Estimated
Fair Value 		   

Unrealized/

Unrecognized
Losses

    Estimated
Fair Value 		   

Unrealized/

Unrecognized
Losses

    Estimated
Fair Value 		   

Unrealized/

Unrecognized
Losses

 
Residential mortgage-backed securities   $ 9,194     $ (85 )   $ 7,738     $ (157 )   $ 16,932     $ (242 )
Residential collateralized mortgage obligations     -       -       2,706       (103 )     2,706       (103 )
Commercial collateralized mortgage obligations     -       -       1,550       (31 )     1,550       (31 )
CRA mutual fund     -       -       2,108       (52 )     2,108       (52 )
Total securities available for sale   $ 9,194     $ (85 )   $ 14,102     $ (343 )   $ 23,296     $ (428 )
                                                 
Residential mortgage-backed securities   $ 3,260     $ (33 )   $ 2,045     $ (65 )   $ 5,305     $ (98 )
Total held to maturity   $ 3,260     $ (33 )   $ 2,045     $ (65 )   $ 5,305     $ (98 )

   

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTE 4 - INVESTMENT SECURITIES (continued)

 

The unrealized losses of securities are primarily due to the changes in market interest rates subsequent to purchase. The Bank does not consider these securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 since the decline in market value is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality. In addition, the Company does not intend to sell and does not believe that it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell these investments until there is a full recovery of the unrealized loss, which may be at maturity. As a result, no impairment loss was recognized during the six months ended June 30, 2018.

 

At June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, there were no holdings of securities of any one issuer, other than the U.S. Government and its agencies, in an amount greater than 10% of stockholders’ equity.

   

NOTE 5 – LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

 

Loans, net of deferred costs and fees, consist of the following as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

    At June 30, 2018     At December 31, 2017  
Real estate                
Commercial   $ 857,071     $ 783,745  
Construction     45,974       36,960  
Multifamily     233,474       190,097  
One-to-four family     23,929       25,568  
Total real estate loans     1,160,448       1,036,370  
                 
Commercial and industrial     354,932       340,001  
Consumer     86,277       44,595  
Total loans     1,601,657       1,420,966  
Deferred fees     (2,010 )     (1,070 )
Loans, net of deferred fees and unamortized costs     1,599,647       1,419,896  
Allowance for loan losses     (17,463 )     (14,887 )
Balance at the end of the period   $ 1,582,184     $ 1,405,009  

 

Non-performing loans include non-accrual loans and loans past due over 90 days and still accruing. Non-performing loans exclude troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) that are accruing and have been performing in accordance with the terms of their restructure agreement for at least six months.

 

Non-accrual loans and loans past due 90 days still on accrual include both smaller balance homogeneous loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment and individually classified impaired loans.

 

There were no loans past due over 90 days and still accruing or non-accruing TDRs at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017. The following tables present the recorded investment in non-accrual loans by class of loans as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

    At June 30, 2018     At December 31, 2017  
Commercial real estate   $ -     $ 787  
Commercial & industrial     -       -  
One-to-four family     -       2,447  
Consumer     192       155  
Total   $ 192     $ 3,389  

 

Interest on non-accrual loans not recognized was $1,000 and $37,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017, respectively. Interest on non-accrual loans not recognized was $2,500 and $77,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017, respectively.

 

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NOTE 5 – LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (continued)

 

The following tables present the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans by class of loans as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

At June 30, 2018  

30-59

Days

   

60-89

Days

   

Greater

than 90

days

    Total Past Due     Loans not Past Due     Total  
Commercial real estate   $ 96     $ -     $ -     $ 96     $ 856,975     $ 857,071  
Commercial & industrial     114       73       -       187       354,745       354,932  
Construction     -       -       -       -       45,974       45,974  
Multifamily     -       -       -       -       233,474       233,474  
One-to-four family     -       -       -       -       23,929       23,929  
Consumer     39       -       142       181       86,096       86,277  
Total   $ 249     $ 73     $ 142     $ 464     $ 1,601,193     $ 1,601,657  
                                                 

 

At December 31, 2017   30-59
Days 		    60-89
Days 		    Greater
than 90
days 		    Total Past
Due 		    Loans not
Past Due 		    Total  
Commercial real estate   $ 836     $ -     $ 787     $ 1,623     $ 782,122     $ 783,745  
Commercial & industrial     85       142       -       227       339,774       340,001  
Construction     -       -       -       -       36,960       36,960  
Multifamily     -       -       -       -       190,097       190,097  
One-to-four family     -       -       -       -       25,568       25,568  
Consumer     149       21       155       325       44,270       44,595  
Total   $ 1,070     $ 163     $ 942     $ 2,175     $ 1,418,791     $ 1,420,966  

 

Troubled Debt Restructurings:

 

Loans for which the terms have been modified resulting in a concession, and for which the borrower is experiencing financial difficulties, are considered TDRs and classified as impaired. Included in impaired loans at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were $2.6 million and $2.7 million of loans modified in TDRs, respectively. The Bank has not allocated specific reserves to those customers with loans modified in TDRs as of June 30, 2018, compared to $9,000 allocated at December 31, 2017. The Bank had not committed to lend additional amounts as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 to customers with outstanding loans that are classified as TDRs. During the three months and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, there were no significant loans modified as TDRs. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017 there were no payment defaults on any loans previously identified as TDRs. A loan is considered to be in payment default once it is 90 days contractually past due under the modified terms. In order to determine whether a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty, an evaluation is performed of the probability that the borrower will be in payment default on any of its debt in the foreseeable future without the modification. This evaluation is performed under the Bank’s internal underwriting policy.

 

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NOTE 5 – LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (continued)

 

Credit Quality Indicators:

 

The Bank categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as: current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information, and current economic trends, among other factors. The Bank analyzes all loans individually by classifying the loans as to credit risk at least annually. An analysis is performed on a quarterly basis for loans classified as special mention, substandard, or doubtful. The Bank uses the following definitions for risk ratings:

 

Special Mention - Loans classified as special mention have a potential weakness that deserves management's close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or of the institution's credit position at some future date.

 

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

   

Doubtful - Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified as substandard, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable.

 

Loans not meeting the criteria above are considered to be pass-rated loans. Based on the most recent analysis performed, the risk category of loans by class of loans is as follows (dollars in thousands):

  

At June 30, 2018   Pass    

Special

Mention

    Substandard     Doubtful     Total  
Commercial real estate   $ 855,536     $ 392     $ 1,143     $ -     $ 857,071  
Commercial & industrial     347,278       7,654       -       -       354,932  
Construction     45,974       -       -       -       45,974  
Multifamily     233,474       -       -       -       233,474  
Total   $ 1,482,262     $ 8,046     $ 1,143     $ -     $ 1,491,451  

 

At December 31, 2017   Pass     Special
Mention 		    Substandard     Doubtful     Total  
Commercial real estate   $ 777,410     $ 4,369     $ 1,966     $ -     $ 783,745  
Commercial & industrial     331,775       8,226       -       -       340,001  
Construction     36,960       -       -       -       36,960  
Multifamily     190,097       -       -       -       190,097  
Total   $ 1,336,242     $ 12,595     $ 1,966     $ -     $ 1,350,803  

 

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NOTE 5 – LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (continued)

 

For one-to-four family loans and consumer loans, the Bank evaluates credit quality based on the aging status of the loan, which was previously presented, and by performance status. Non-performing loans are loans past due over 90 days or more still accruing interest and loans on non-accrual status. The following table presents the recorded investment in one-to-four family and consumer loans based on performance status as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):

  

At June 30, 2018   Performing     Non-Performing     Total  
One-to-four family   $ 23,929     $ -     $ 23,929  
Consumer     86,085       192       86,277  
Total   $ 110,014     $ 192     $ 110,206  

 

At December 31, 2017   Performing     Non-Performing     Total  
One-to-four family   $ 23,121     $ 2,447     $ 25,568  
Consumer     44,440       155       44,595  
Total   $ 67,561     $ 2,602     $ 70,163  

 

The following table presents the activity in the Allowance for Loan Losses (referred herein as “ALLL”) by segment for the three and six months ending June 30, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

Three months ended
June 30, 2018 		  Commercial
Real Estate 		    Commercial
& Industrial 		    Construction     Multi
Family 		    One-to-four
Family 		    Consumer     Total  
Allowance for loan losses:                                                        
Beginning balance   $ 7,800     $ 5,784     $ 503     $ 1,210     $ 383     $ 580       16,260  
Provision/(credit) for loan losses     339       269       163       347       (3 )     155       1,270  
Loans charged-off     -       -       -       -       -       (67 )     (67 )
Recoveries     -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Total ending allowance balance   $ 8,139     $ 6,053     $ 666     $ 1,557     $ 380     $ 668     $ 17,463  
                                                         
Three months ended
June 30, 2017 		  Commercial
Real Estate 		    Commercial
& Industrial 		    Construction     Multi
Family 		    One-to-four
Family 		    Consumer     Total  
Allowance for loan losses:                                                        
Beginning balance   $ 5,853     $ 4,963     $ 502     $ 687     $ 105     $ 126       12,236  
Provision for loan losses     605       713       55       255       (3 )     165       1,790  
Loans charged-off     -       (88 )     -       -       -       (29 )     (117 )
Recoveries     -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Total ending allowance balance   $ 6,458     $ 5,588     $ 557     $ 942     $ 102     $ 262     $ 13,909  

 

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NOTE 5 – LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (continued)

 

Six months ended June
30, 2018 		  Commercial
Real Estate 		    Commercial
& Industrial 		    Construction     Multi
Family 		    One-to-four
Family 		    Consumer     Total  
Allowance for loan losses:                                                        
Beginning balance   $ 7,136     $ 5,578     $ 519     $ 1,156     $ 138     $ 360     $ 14,887  
Provision/(credit) for loan losses     950       546       147       401       242       461       2,747  
Loans charged-off     -         (71 )     -       -       -       (153 )     (224 )
Recoveries     53       -       -       -       -       -       53  
Total ending allowance balance   $ 8,139     $ 6,053     $ 666     $ 1,557     $ 380     $ 668     $ 17,463  
                                                         
Six months ended June
30, 2017 		  Commercial
Real Estate 		    Commercial
& Industrial 		    Construction     Multi
Family 		    One-to-four
Family 		    Consumer     Total  
Allowance for loan losses:                                                        
Beginning balance   $ 5,206     $ 5,364     $ 409     $ 620     $ 109     $ 107       11,815  
Provision/(credit) for loan losses     1,252       444       148       322       (7 )     201       2,360  
Loans charged-off     -       (220 )     -       -       -       (46 )     (266 )
Recoveries     -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Total ending allowance balance   $ 6,458     $ 5,588     $ 557     $ 942     $ 102     $ 262     $ 13,909  

 

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NOTE 5 – LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (continued)

 

The following tables present the balance in the ALLL and the recorded investment in loans by portfolio segment based on impairment method as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

At June 30, 2018   Commercial
Real Estate 		    Commercial
& Industrial 		    Construction     Multi
Family 		    One-to-four
Family 		    Consumer     Total  
Allowance for loan losses:                                                        
Individually evaluated for impairment   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 96     $ 96  
Collectively evaluated for impairment     8,139       6,053       666       1,557       380       572       17,367  
Total ending allowance balance   $ 8,139     $ 6,053     $ 666     $ 1,557     $ 380     $ 668     $ 17,463  
                                                         
Loans:                                                        
Individually evaluated for impairment   $ 1,535     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 1,099     $ 192     $ 2,826  
Collectively evaluated for impairment     855,536       354,932       45,974       233,474       22,830       86,085       1,598,831  
Total ending loan balance   $ 857,071     $ 354,932     $ 45,974     $ 233,474     $ 23,929     $ 86,277     $ 1,601,657  
                                                         
At December 31, 2017   Commercial
Real Estate 		    Commercial
& Industrial 		    Construction     Multi
Family 		    One-to-four
Family 		    Consumer     Total  
Allowance for loan losses:                                                        
Individually evaluated for impairment    $ -       $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 9     $ 77     $ 86  
Collectively evaluated for impairment     7,136       5,578       519       1,156       129       283     $ 14,801  
Total ending allowance balance   $ 7,136     $ 5,578     $ 519     $ 1,156     $ 138     $ 360     $ 14,887  
                                                         
Loans:                                                        
Individually evaluated for impairment   $ 2,368     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 3,566     $ 155     $ 6,089  
Collectively evaluated for impairment     781,377       340,001       36,960       190,097       22,002       44,440       1,414,877  
Total ending loan balance   $ 783,745     $ 340,001     $ 36,960     $ 190,097     $ 25,568     $ 44,595     $ 1,420,966  

 

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NOTE 5 – LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (continued)

 

A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Bank will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Management applies its normal loan review procedures in making these judgments. Impaired loans include individually classified nonaccrual loans and TDRs.

 

The following table presents loans individually evaluated for impairment recognized as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

At June 30, 2018   Unpaid Principal
Balance 		    Recorded Investment     Allowance for Loan
Losses Allocated 		 
With an allowance recorded:                        
One-to-four family   $ -     $ -     $ -  
Consumer     210       192       96  
Total   $ 210     $ 192     $ 96  
                         
Without an allowance recorded:                        
Commercial real estate   $ 2,004     $ 1,535     $ -  
One-to-four family     1,376       1,099       -  
Total   $ 3,380     $ 2,634     $ -  

 

At December 31, 2017   Unpaid Principal
Balance 		    Recorded Investment     Allowance for Loan
Losses Allocated 		 
With an allowance recorded:                        
One-to-four family   $ 686     $ 556     $ 9  
Consumer     155       155       77  
Total   $ 841     $ 711     $ 86  
                         
Without an allowance recorded:                        
Commercial real estate   $ 2,890     $ 2,368     $ -  
One-to-four family     3,157       3,010       -  
Total   $ 6,047     $ 5,378     $ -  

 

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NOTE 5 – LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (continued)

 

The following table presents the average recorded investment and interest income of loans individually evaluated for impairment recognized by class of loans as of and for the three month periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 (in thousands):

 

Three months ended June 30, 2018   Average Recorded
Investment 		    Interest Income
Recognized 		 
With an allowance recorded:                
One-to-four family   $ -     $ -  
Consumer     138       -  
Total   $ 138     $ -  
                 
Without an allowance recorded:                
Commercial real estate   $ 1,540     $ 16  
One-to-four family     1,104     $ 14  
Total   $ 2,644     $ 30  

 

Three months ended June 30, 2017   Average Recorded
Investment 		    Interest Income
Recognized 		 
With an allowance recorded:                
One-to-four family   $ 847     $ 9  
Commercial and industrial     3,660       -  
Consumer     48       -  
Total   $ 4,555     $ 9  
                 
Without an allowance recorded:                
Commercial real estate   $ 6,331     $ 68  
Commercial and industrial     1,160       12  
One-to-four family     283       26  
Total   $ 7,774     $ 106  

 

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NOTE 5 – LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (continued)

 

The following table presents the average recorded investment and interest income of loans individually evaluated for impairment recognized by class of loans as of and for the six month periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 (in thousands):

 

Six months ended June 30, 2018   Average Recorded
Investment 		    Interest Income
Recognized 		 
With an allowance recorded:                
One-to-four family   $ 185     $ -  
Consumer     144       2  
Total   $ 329     $ 2  
                 
Without an allowance recorded:                
Commercial real estate   $ 1,816     $ 62  
One-to-four family     1,373       28  
Total   $ 3,189     $ 90  

 

Six months ended June 30, 2017  

Average Recorded

Investment

   

Interest Income

Recognized

 
With an allowance recorded:            
One-to-four family   $ 753     $ 18  
Commercial and industrial     3,660       -  
Consumer     32       1  
Total   $ 4,445     $ 19  
                 
Without an allowance recorded:                
Commercial real estate   $ 6,056     $ 112  
Commercial and industrial     1,192       26  
One-to-four family     377       -  
Total   $ 7,625     $ 138  

  

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NOTE 6 – EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

The computation of basic and diluted earnings per share is shown below (dollars in thousands, except share data):

 

    Three months ended June 30,     Six months ended June 30,  
    2018     2017     2018     2017  
Basic                                
Net income per consolidated statements of operations   $ 5,865     $ 2,651     $ 12,156     $ 5,201  
Less:  Earnings allocated to participating securities     (49 )     (51 )     (102 )     (100 )
Net income available to common stockholders   $ 5,816     $ 2,600     $ 12,054     $ 5,101  
                                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding including participating securities     8,198,257       4,629,004       8,195,542       4,629,004  
Less:  Weighted average participating securities     (68,770 )     (89,079 )     (68,770 )     (89,079 )
Weighted average common shares outstanding     8,129,487       4,539,925       8,126,772       4,539,925  
                                 
Basic earnings per common share   $ 0.72     $ 0.57     $ 1.48     $ 1.12  
                                 
Diluted                                
Net income allocated to common stockholders   $ 5,816     $ 2,600     $ 12,054     $ 5,101  
                                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic earnings per common share     8,129,487       4,539,925       8,126,772       4,539,925  
Add:  Dilutive effects of assumed exercise of stock options     160,561       33,000       156,834       33,000  
Average shares and dilutive potential common shares     8,290,048       4,572,925       8,283,606       4,572,925  
                                 
Dilutive earnings per common share   $ 0.70     $ 0.57     $ 1.46     $ 1.12  

  

All stock options for shares of common stock were considered in computing diluted earnings per common share for three months and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, as no options were anti-dilutive.

 

NOTE 7 - STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN

 

The Company has two share-based compensation plans which are described below.

 

Stock Option Plan

 

The Company established the 1999 Stock Option Plan (the “1999 Plan”), as amended, under which certain employees and directors may receive stock options. Stock options are generally granted with an exercise price equal to 100% of the fair value of the common stock at the date of grant. As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, there were no unissued shares of the Company’s common stock authorized for option grants under the Plan.

 

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NOTE 7 - STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN ( continued)

 

Equity Incentive Plan

 

In May 2009 the Company approved the 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2009 Plan”) as a successor to the 1999 Plan. The 2009 Plan permits the granting of restricted shares, incentive stock options (“ISO”), nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted share units and other stock-based awards to employees, directors, officers, consultants, advisors, suppliers and any other persons or entity whose services are considered valuable for up to 1,183,000 shares. Under the terms of the 2009 Plan, each option agreement cannot have an exercise price that is less than 100% of the fair value of the shares covered by the option on the date of grant. In the case of an ISO granted to any 10% stockholder, the exercise price shall not be less than 110% of the fair value of the shares covered by the option on the date of grant.

 

In no event shall the exercise price of an option be less than the par value of the shares for which the option is exercisable. In no event shall the exercise period exceed ten years from the date of grant of the option, except, in the case of an ISO granted to a 10% stockholder, the exercise period shall not exceed five years from the date of grant. In the event of a change in control, the Company may determine that any award then outstanding shall be assumed or an equivalent award shall be substituted by the successor company.

 

The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using a closed form option valuation (Black-Scholes) model that uses the assumptions noted in the table below. Expected volatilities based on historical volatilities of the Company’s common stock are not significant. The expected term of options granted is based on historical data and represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding, which takes into account that the options are not transferable. The risk-free interest rate for the expected term of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant. No options were granted during three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017.

 

A summary of the status of the Company’s stock option plan and the change during the six months ended June 30, 2018 is presented below:

  

    Six Months Ended June 30, 2018  
    Number of
Options 		    Weighted Average
Exercise Price 		 
             
Outstanding, beginning of period     271,500       19.79  
Granted     -       -  
Exercised     (3,000 )     30.00  
Cancelled/forfeited     -       -  
Outstanding, end of period     268,500     $ 19.68  
Options vested and exercisable at end of period     268,500     $ 19.68  
                 
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)             5.13  

 

Options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2018 were a cashless exercise. There was no unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options granted under the 2009 Plan at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

 

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NOTE 7 - STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN ( continued)

 

There was no compensation cost related to stock option plan for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017.

 

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at June 30, 2018:

 

    Options Outstanding  
Range of Average
Exercise Prices 		  Number Outstanding at
June 30, 2018 		    Weighted Average
Remaining Contractual Life 		    Weighted Average
Exercise Price 		 
$10 – 20     231,000       5.89     $ 18.00  
$21 – 30     37,500       0.45     $ 30.00  
$10 – 30     268,500       5.13     $ 19.68  

 

Restricted Stock Awards

 

The Company issued restricted stock awards to certain key personnel under the 2009 Equity Incentive Plan. Each restricted stock award vests based on vesting schedule outlined in the reward agreement. Restricted stock awards are subject to forfeiture if the holder is not employed by the Company on the vesting date. In 2013, stockholders approved an additional 300,000 shares available under the plan, and in 2016, an additional 760,000 shares were authorized. Total remaining shares issuable under the plan are 724,642 at June 30, 2018, which includes performance based stock awards discussed below. There were 8,987 restricted shares granted to the Board of Directors as directors’ fees during the three months ended June 30, 2018 . These shares vested on the same day as they were awarded and the expense related to these were booked as directors’ fees expense.

 

As of June 30, 2018, there was $817,000 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to the restricted stock awards. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.82 years.

 

Total compensation cost that has been charged against income for this plan was $98,000 and $161,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018; and $92,000 and $204,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively.

  

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NOTE 7 - STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN ( continued)

 

The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s non-vested restricted stock awards for the six months ended June 30, 2018:

 

    Six Months Ended June 30, 2018  
    Number of Shares     Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair Value 		 
             
Outstanding, beginning of period     76,104     $ 20.61  
  Granted     8,987       48.99  
  Forfeited     -       -  
  Vested     (16,321 )     35.06  
Outstanding at end of period     68,770     $ 23.61  

 

The total fair value of shares vested was $742,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively.

 

Performance Based Stock Awards

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company established a long term incentive award program under the 2009 Equity Incentive Plan. For each award, threshold target Performance Restricted Share Units (“PRSUs”) are eligible to be earned over a three-year performance period based on the Company’s relative performance on certain measurement goals that were established at the onset of the performance period. These awards were accounted for in accordance with on guidance prescribed in ASC Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, 90,000 PRSUs were awarded under the program. These units will be granted at the end of the three year performance period. The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s non-vested PRSU awards for the six months ended June 30, 2018 (dollars in thousands, except share information):

 

    For the six months ended
June 30, 2018 		 
       
Weighted average service inception date fair value of award shares   $ 4,125,300  
Minimum aggregate share payout     12,000  
Maximum aggregate share payout     90,000  
Likely aggregate share payout     90,000  
Compensation expense recognized   $ 561,412  

 

Total compensation cost that has been charged against income for this plan was $382,000 and $561,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively.

 

NOTE 8 - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

The Company uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and to determine fair value disclosures. The Company did not have any liabilities that were measured at fair value at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017. Securities available-for-sale are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Additionally, from time to time, the Company may be required to record at fair value other assets or liabilities on a non-recurring basis, such as certain impaired loans and goodwill. These non-recurring fair value adjustments generally involve the write-down of individual assets due to impairment losses.

 

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NOTE 8 - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)

 

Accounting guidance establishes 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 (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.

 

Level 2: Significant other 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.

 

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs that reflect a reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

 

Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis

 

Assets measured on a recurring basis are limited to the Bank’s available-for-sale securities (“AFS”) portfolio. The AFS portfolio is carried at estimated fair value with any unrealized gains and losses, net of taxes, reported as accumulated other comprehensive income or loss in shareholders’ equity. The fair values for substantially all of these securities are obtained monthly from an independent nationally recognized pricing service. On a monthly basis, the Bank assesses the reasonableness of the fair values obtained by reference to a second independent nationally recognized pricing service. Based on the nature of these securities, the Bank’s independent pricing service provides prices which are categorized as Level 2 since quoted prices in active markets for identical assets are generally not available for the majority of securities in the Bank’s portfolio. Various modeling techniques are used to determine pricing for the Bank’s mortgage-backed securities, including option pricing and discounted cash flow models. The inputs to these models include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers and reference data. On an annual basis, the Bank obtains the models, inputs and assumptions utilized by its pricing service and reviews them for reasonableness. The Bank also owns equity securities with a carrying value of $2.1 million at both June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, for which fair values are obtained from quoted market prices in active markets and, as such, are classified as Level 1.

  

Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below (dollars in thousands):

 

    Fair Value Measurement using:  
   

Carrying

Amount

   

Quoted Prices in Active Markets

For Identical Assets (Level 1)

   

Significant Other Observable

Inputs (Level 2)

   

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs (Level 3)

 
At June 30, 2018                                
Residential mortgage-backed securities   $ 23,464     $ -     $ 23,464     $ -  
Residential collateralized mortgage obligation     2,351       -       2,351       -  
Municipal bond     1,093       -       1,093       -  
CRA Mutual Fund     2,081       2,081       -       -  
                                 
At December 31, 2017                                
Residential mortgage-backed securities   $ 24,684     $ -     $ 24,684     $ -  
Residential collateralized mortgage obligation     2,706       -       2,706       -  
Commercial collateralized mortgage obligations     1,550       -       1,550       -  
Municipal bond     1,109       -       1,109       -  
CRA Mutual Fund     2,108       2,108       -       -  

 

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NOTE 8 - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)

 

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during 2018.

 

There were no assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

 

Carrying amount and estimated fair values of financial instruments at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

          Fair Value Measurement Using:        
At June 30, 2018   Carrying Amount    

Quoted Prices in Active Markets

for Identical

Assets (Level 1)

   

Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs (Level 2)

   

Significant Unobservable

Inputs (Level 3)

   

Total Fair

Value

 
Assets:                                        
Cash and due from banks   $ 10,148     $ 10,148     $ -     $ -     $ 10,148  
Overnight deposits     240,994       240,994       -       -       240,994  
Securities available for sale     28,989       2,081       26,908       -       28,989  
Securities held to maturity     4,985       -       4,782       -       4,782  
Loans, net     1,582,184       -       -       1,628,843       1,628,843  
Other investments     -       -       -       -       -  
FRB Stock     7,223       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  
FHLB Stock     4,047       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  
SBA Loan Fund     5,000       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  
Disability Opportunity Fund     500       -       -       500       500  
Accrued interest receivable     4,449       30       112       4,307       4,449  
Liabilities:                                        
Deposits without stated maturities   $ 1,450,766     $ 1,450,766     $ -     $ -     $ 1,450,766  
Deposits with stated maturities     89,716       -       88,954       -       88,954  
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York advances     63,000       -       62,979       -       62,979  
Trust preferred securities payable     20,620       -       -       20,001       20,001  
Subordinated debt, net of issuance cost     24,517       -       25,313       -       25,313  
Accrued interest payable     1,019       21       787       211       1,019  

  

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NOTE 8 - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)

 

          Fair Value Measurement Using:        
At December 31, 2017  

Carrying

Amount

   

Quoted Prices in Active Markets

for Identica

l Assets (Level 1)

   

Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs (Level 2)

   

Significant Unobservable

Inputs (Level 3)

   

Total Fair

Value

 
Assets:                                        
Cash and due from banks   $ 8,790     $ 8,790     $ -     $ -     $ 8,790  
Overnight deposits     254,441       254,441       -       -       254,441  
Securities available for sale     32,157       2,108       30,049       -       32,157  
Securities held to maturity     5,428       -       5,330       -       5,330  
Loans, net     1,405,009       -       -       1,410,860       1,410,860  
Other investments                                        
FRB Stock     3,911       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  
FHLB Stock     2,766       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  
SBA Loan Fund     5,000       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  
Certificates of deposit     2,000       2,000       -       -       2,000  
Accrued interest receivable     4,421       11       116       4,294       4,421  
Liabilities:                                        
Deposits without stated maturities   $ 1,324,110     $ 1,324,110     $ -     $ -       1,324,110  
Deposits with stated maturities     80,245       -       80,079       -       80,079  
Borrowed funds     42,198       -       42,188       -       42,188  
Trust preferred securities payable     20,620       -       -       19,997       19,997  
Subordinated debt, net of issuance cost     24,489       -       25,500       -       25,500  
Accrued interest payable     749       27       258       464       749  

  

The methods and assumptions used to estimate fair value are described as follows:

 

Cash and Due from Banks: Carrying amounts of cash approximate fair value, since these instruments are either payable on demand or have short-term maturities and as such are classified as Level 1.

 

Securities Available for Sale and Held to Maturity: If available, the estimated fair values are based on independent dealer quotations on nationally recognized securities exchanges and are classified as Level 1. For securities where quoted prices are not available, fair value is based on matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique widely used in the industry to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities but rather by relying on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted securities resulting in a Level 2 classification.

 

Other Investments: It is not practicable to determine the fair value of Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) and Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) stock, and investments in Solomon Hess SBA Loan Fund (“SBA Loan Fund”), due to restrictions placed on transferability. Certificates of deposit values are based on actively quoted prices and as such are classified as Level 1. Other investments also include a $500,000 investment in The Disability Opportunity Fund (“DOF”), which is an equity equivalent investment to a community development financial institution. Quoted prices are not available for the DOF and fair value is estimated using discounted cash flow analysis, using interest rates currently available for similar investments resulting in a level 3 classification.

  

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTE 8 - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)

 

Loans: Fair values of loans, excluding loans held for sale are estimated as follows: For variable rate loans that reprice frequently and with no significant change in credit risk, fair values are based on carrying values resulting in a Level 3 classification. Fair values for other loans are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, using interest rates currently being offered for loans with similar terms to borrowers of similar credit quality establishing discount factors for these types of loans and resulting in a Level 3 classification. The methods utilized to estimate the fair value of loans do not necessarily represent an exit price. The fair value of impaired loans with specific allocations of the ALLL is generally based on recent real estate appraisals. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available for similar loans and collateral underlying such loans. Such adjustments are typically significant and result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value. Non-real estate collateral may be valued using an appraisal, net book value per the borrower’s financial statements, or aging reports, adjusted or discounted based on management’s historical knowledge, changes in market conditions from the time of the valuation, and management’s expertise and knowledge of the client and client’s business, resulting in a Level 3 fair value classification. Impaired loans are evaluated on a quarterly basis for additional impairments and adjusted accordingly.

 

Deposits without stated maturities: The fair values disclosed for demand deposits (e.g. interest and non-interest checking, savings and certain types of money market accounts) are equal to the amount payable on demand at the recording date (i.e., their carrying amount) resulting in a Level 1 price.

 

Deposits with stated maturities : The estimated fair values of certificates of deposit are based on discounted cash flow calculations that use a replacement cost of funds approach to establishing discount rates for certificate of deposit maturities resulting in a Level 2 classification.

 

Borrowed funds: Represents FHLB advances for which the estimated fair values are based on discounted cash flow calculations that use a replacement cost of funds approach to establishing discount rates for funding maturities resulting in a Level 2 classification for all other maturity terms.

 

Trust Preferred Securities: The estimated fair value is based on estimates using market data for similarly risk weighted items and takes into consideration the features of the debentures which is an unobservable input resulting in a Level 3 classification.

 

Subordinated Debt, net of debt issuance costs: The fair value of subordinated debt is estimated using discounted cash flow analyses based on then current borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements (deemed a Level 2 valuation), and is provided to the Company independently by a market maker in the underlying security.

 

Accrued Interest Receivable and Payable: For these short-term instruments, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of the fair value resulting in a Level 1, 2 or 3 classification consistent with the underlying asset or liability the interest is associated with.

 

Stock based compensation liability: The fair values of liabilities related to performance based stock compensation are measured using quoted stock price resulting in a level 1 classification for these liabilities.

 

Off-Balance-Sheet Liabilities: The fair value of off-balance-sheet commitments to extend credit is estimated using fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements. The fair value was immaterial as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

 

Fair value estimates are made at specific points in time and are based on existing on-and off-balance sheet financial instruments. These estimates are subjective in nature and dependent on a number of significant assumptions associated with each financial instrument or group of financial instruments, including estimates of discount rates, risks associated with specific financial instruments, estimates of future cash flows, and relevant available market information. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates. In addition, fair value estimates do not reflect the value of anticipated future business, premiums or discounts that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument, or the tax consequences of realizing gains or losses on the sale of financial instruments.

 

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METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTE 9 - ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

 

The following table presents changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of tax, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

    Three months ended
June 30, 		    Six months ended
June 30, 		 
    2018     2017     2018     2017  
Beginning balance   $ (528 )   $ (89 )   $ (206 )   $ (165 )
Net change in other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification     (166 )     28       (588 )     161  
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income     37       -       37       -  
Tax effect     40       (12 )     140       (69 )
Net current period other comprehensive loss     (89 )     16       (411 )     92  
Ending balance   $ (617 )   $ (73 )   $ (617 )   $ (73 )

 

NOTE 10 - FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE-SHEET RISK

 

The Bank is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the financial statements. The Bank’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The Bank uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments.

 

The Bank had outstanding the following off-balance-sheet financial instruments whose contract amounts represent credit risk at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

    At June 30, 2018     At December 31, 2017  
    Fixed Rate     Variable
Rate 		    Fixed Rate     Variable
Rate 		 
Undrawn lines of credit   $ 36,193     $ 104,844     $ 39,651     $ 76,008  
Letters of credit     24,915       -       23,741       -  
    $ 61,108     $ 104,844     $ 63,392     $ 76,008  

 

A commitment to extend credit is a legally binding agreement to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally expire within two years. At June 30, 2018, the Bank’s fixed rate loan commitments are to make loans with interest rates ranging from 3.0% to 5.7% and maturities of one year or more. At December 31, 2017, the Bank’s fixed rate loan commitments had interest rates ranging from 3.5% to 9.5% and maturities of one year or more. The amount of collateral obtained, if any, by the Bank upon extension of credit is based on management’s credit evaluation of the borrower. Collateral held varies but may include mortgages on commercial and residential real estate, security interests in business assets, equipment, deposit accounts with the Bank or other financial institutions and securities.

  

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTE 10 - FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE-SHEET RISK ( continued)

 

The Bank has stand-by letters of credit in the amount of $24.9 million and $23.7 million included above as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, for which the Bank has pledged interest-bearing accounts of $0.9 million and $1.7 million as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The stand-by letters of credit mature within one year.

 

NOTE 11 – SUBORDINATED DEBT

 

On March 8, 2017, the Company completed the issuance of its $25 million subordinated notes at 100% issue price to accredited institutional investors. The notes mature on March 15, 2027 and bear an interest rate of 6.25% per annum. The interest is paid semiannually on March 15 and September 15 of each year through March 15, 2022 and quarterly thereafter on March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 of each year.

 

Interest rate from March 15, 2022 to the maturity date shall reset quarterly to an interest rate per annum equal to the then current three month LIBOR (not less than zero) plus 426 basis points, payable quarterly in arrears.

 

The Company may redeem the subordinated notes beginning with the interest payment date of March 15, 2022 and on any scheduled interest payment date thereafter. The subordinated notes may be redeemed in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the subordinated notes plus any accrued and unpaid interest.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Company Background

 

The Company is a bank holding company headquartered in New York, New York and registered under the Bank Holding Company Act (“BHCA”). Through its wholly owned bank subsidiary, Metropolitan Commercial Bank, a New York state chartered bank, the Company provides a broad range of business, commercial and retail banking products and services to small businesses, middle-market enterprises, public entities and affluent individuals in the New York metropolitan area. The Bank’s primary lending products are commercial mortgages and commercial and industrial loans. Substantially all loans are secured by specific items of collateral including business assets, consumer assets, and commercial and residential real estate. Commercial loans are expected to be repaid from cash flow from operations of businesses. The Bank’s primary deposit products are checking, savings, and term deposit accounts, and its deposit accounts are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) under the maximum amounts allowed by law.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Note 1 to the Company’s Audited Consolidated Financial Statements, included in its 2017 Annual Report on Form 10K, contains a summary of the Company’s significant accounting policies. Critical accounting estimates are necessary in the application of certain accounting policies and procedures and are particularly susceptible to significant change. Critical accounting policies are defined as those involving significant judgments and assumptions by management that could have a material impact on the carrying value of certain assets or on income under different assumptions or conditions. Management believes that the most critical accounting policies, which involve the most complex or subjective decisions or assessments, are as follows:

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

The ALLL has been determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, under which the Bank is required to maintain an adequate ALLL at June 30, 2018. The Bank is responsible for the timely and periodic determination of the amount of the allowance required. Management believes that the ALLL is adequate to cover specifically identifiable loan losses, as well as estimated losses inherent in the Bank’s portfolio for which certain losses are probable but not specifically identifiable.

 

Although management evaluates available information to determine the adequacy of the ALLL, the level of allowances is an estimate which is subject to significant judgement and short term change. Because of uncertainties associated with local economic conditions, collateral values and future cash flows on the loan portfolio, it is reasonably possible that a material change could occur in the allowance for loan losses in the near term due to economic, operating, regulatory and other conditions beyond the Company’s control. However, the amount of the change that is reasonably possible cannot be estimated. The evaluation of the adequacy of loan collateral is often based upon estimates and appraisals. Because of changing economic conditions, the valuations determined from such estimates and appraisals may also change. Accordingly, the Company may ultimately incur losses that vary from management’s current estimates. Adjustments to the allowance for loan losses will be reported in the period such adjustments become known or can be reasonably estimated. All loan losses are charged to the allowance for loan losses when the loss actually occurs or when the collectability of the principal is unlikely. Recoveries are credited to the allowance at the time of recovery.

 

Emerging Growth Company

 

Pursuant to the JOBS Act, an EGC is provided the option to adopt new or revised accounting standards that may be issued by the FASB or the SEC either (i) within the same periods as those otherwise applicable to non-EGCs or (ii) within the same time periods as private companies. The Company elected delayed effective dates of recently issued accounting standards. As permitted by JOBS Act, so long as it qualifies as an EGC, the Company will take advantage of some of the reduced regulatory and reporting requirements that are available to it, including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation, and exemptions from the requirements of holding non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation and golden parachute payments.

 

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Results of Operations

 

Net income increased $3.2 million to $5.9 million, or $0.70 per diluted common share, for the three months ended June 30, 2018 as compared to $2.7 million for the same period in 2017. This increase was due primarily to a $5.6 million increase in net interest income and a $1.0 million increase in non-interest income, partially offset by a $3.2 million increase in non-interest expense.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, net income increased $7.0 million to $12.2 million, or $1.46 per diluted common share, as compared to $5.2 million, or $1.12 per diluted common share, for the same period in 2017. This increase was due primarily to an $11.3 million increase in net interest income and a $5.2 million increase in non-interest income, partially offset by a $7.1 million increase in non-interest expense and a $2.1 million increase in income tax expense.

 

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Net Interest Income

 

Net interest income is the difference between interest earned on assets and interest incurred on liabilities. The following tables present analysis of net interest income by each major category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017. The table presents the annualized average yield on interest-earning assets and the annualized average cost of interest-bearing liabilities. Yields and costs were derived by dividing annualized income or expense by the average balance of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, respectively, for the periods shown. Average balances were derived from daily balances over the periods indicated. Interest income includes fees that we considered to be adjustments to yields. Yields on tax-exempt obligations were not computed on a tax equivalent basis. Nonaccrual loans were included in the computation of average balances and therefore have a zero yield. The yields set forth below include the effect of deferred loan origination fees and costs, and purchase discounts and premiums that are amortized or accreted to interest income.

 

    Three months ended June 30,  
(dollars in thousands)   2018     2017  
   

Average

Outstanding

Balance

    Interest     Yield/Rate    

Average

Outstanding

Balance

    Interest       Yield/Rate  
Assets:                                                
Interest-earning assets:                                                
Loans   $ 1,532,073     $ 17,996       4.71 %   $ 1,182,724     $ 13,367       4.53 %
Available-for-sale securities     30,117       158       2.10 %     35,315       181       2.06 %
Held-to-maturity securities     5,096       27       2.09 %     6,104       31       2.07 %
Overnight deposits     340,300       1,534       1.81 %     117,912       293       1.00 %
Other interest-earning assets     35,932       283       3.16 %     28,753       175       2.44 %
Total interest-earning assets     1,943,518       19,998       4.13 %     1,370,808       14,047       4.11 %
Non-interest-earning assets     20,134                       56,463                  
Allowance for loan losses     (16,742 )                     (12,669 )                
Total assets   $ 1,946,910                     $ 1,414,602                  
                                                 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:                                                
Interest-bearing liabilities:                                                
Money market and savings accounts   $ 549,950     $ 1,428       1.04 %   $ 577,296     $ 1,221       0.85 %
Certificates of deposit     84,636       371       1.76 %     77,881       247       1.27 %
Total interest-bearing deposits     634,586       1,799       1.14 %     655,177       1,468       0.90 %
Borrowed funds     80,772       804       3.99 %     119,069       813       2.74 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities     715,358       2,603       1.46 %     774,246       2,281       1.18 %
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:                                                
Non-interest-bearing deposits     948,021                       511,793                  
Other non-interest bearing liabilities     37,422                       14,917                  
Total liabilities     1,700,801                       1,300,956                  
                                                 
Stockholders' Equity     246,109                       113,646                  
Total liabilities and equity   $ 1,946,910                     $ 1,414,602                  
                                                 
Net interest income           $ 17,395                     $ 11,766          
Net interest rate spread (1)                     2.67 %                     2.93 %
Net interest-earning assets (2)   $ 1,228,160                     $ 596,562                  
Net interest margin (3)                     3.59 %                     3.44 %
Ratio of interest earning assets to interest bearing liabilities                     2.72 x                     1.77 x

 

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    Six months ended June 30,  
    2018     2017  
(dollars in thousands)   Average
Outstanding
Balance 		    Interest     Yield/Rate     Average
Outstanding
Balance 		    Interest     Yield/Rate  
Assets:                                                
Interest-earning assets:                                                
Loan   $ 1,504,695     $ 35,143       4.71 %   $ 1,125,028     $ 25,234       4.52 %
Available-for-sale securities     30,970       324       2.11 %     36,060       369       2.06 %
Held-to-maturity securities     5,207       54       2.10 %     6,229       65       2.10 %
Overnight deposits     304,686       2,577       1.71 %     101,461       481       0.96 %
Other interest-earning assets     35,838       528       2.97 %     30,040       340       2.28 %
Total interest-earning assets     1,881,396       38,626       4.14 %     1,298,818       26,489       4.11 %
Non-interest-earning assets     34,055                       46,944                  
Allowance for loan losses     (16,057 )                     (12,307 )                
Total assets   $ 1,899,394                     $ 1,333,455                  
                                                 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:                                                
Interest-bearing liabilities:                                                
Money market and savings accounts   $ 532,301     $ 2,619       0.99 %   $ 555,383     $ 2,226       0.81 %
Certificates of deposit     78,761       619       1.58 %     81,012       502       1.25 %
Total interest-bearing deposits     611,062       3,238       1.07 %     636,395       2,728       0.86 %
Borrowed funds     82,535       1,542       3.77 %     110,884       1,212       2.20 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities     693,597       4,780       1.39 %     747,279       3,940       1.06 %
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:                                                
Non-interest-bearing deposits     919,990                       470,987                  
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities     42,608                       2,942                  
Total liabilities     1,656,195                       1,221,208                  
                                                 
Stockholders' Equity     243,199                       112,247                  
Total liabilities and equity   $ 1,899,394                     $ 1,333,455                  
                                                 
Net interest income           $ 33,846                     $ 22,549          
Net interest rate spread (1)                     2.75 %                     3.05 %
Net interest-earning assets (2)   $ 1,187,799                     $ 551,539                  
Net interest margin (3)                     3.63 %                     3.50 %
Ratio of interest earning assets to interest bearing liabilities                     2.71 x                     1.74 x

 

(1) Represents the difference between the yield on average interest-earning assets and the cost of average interest-bearing liabilities.
(2) Represents total average interest-earning assets less total average interest-bearing liabilities.
(3) Represents net interest income divided by total average interest-earning assets.

 

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For the quarter ended June 30, 2018, net interest income was $17.4 million, an increase of $5.6 million or 47.5%, when compared to the second quarter of 2017. Net interest margin improved by 15 basis points to 3.59% for the second quarter of 2018 as compared to 3.44% for the second quarter of 2017. This improvement was mainly the result of an 18 basis point increase in the average yields of loans to 4.71% for the second quarter of 2018 as compared to 4.53% for the same period in 2017 and an increase of 81 basis points in the average yield on overnight deposits to 1.81% as compared to 1.00% for the same period in 2017. Net interest margin also benefited from the effect of an increase in average non-interest-bearing deposits as a percentage of total average deposits in the second quarter of 2018 as compared to the second quarter of 2017. Average non-interest-bearing deposits increased $436.2 million to $948.0 million in the second quarter of 2018, compared to $511.8 million for the second quarter of 2017 and accounted for 60% of average total deposits for the second quarter of 2018 as compared to 44% for the second quarter of 2017.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, net interest income was $33.8 million, an increase of $11.3 million or 50.2%, as compared to the same period in 2017. Net interest margin increased 13 basis points to 3.63% for the six months ended June 30, 2018 as compared to 3.50% for the same period in 2017. This increase was primarily the result of an increase of 19 basis points in average loan yields to 4.71% for the six months ended June 30, 2018 as compared to 4.52% for the same period in 2017 and an increase of 75 basis points in the average yield on overnight deposits to 1.71% as compared to 0.96% for the same period in 2017. Net interest margin also benefited from the effect of an increase in average non-interest-bearing deposits as a percentage of total average deposits at June 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. Average non-interest-bearing deposits increased $449.0 million to $920.0 million at June 30, 2018, compared to $471.0 million for the same period in 2017 and accounted for 60% of average total deposits for the six months ended June 30, 2018 as compared to 43% for the same period in 2017.

 

Interest Income

 

For the second quarter of 2018, total interest income amounted to $20.0 million, an increase of $6.0 million or 42.9% as compared to $14.0 million for the second quarter of 2017. This increase was due primarily to a $4.6 million increase in interest on loans and a $1.2 million increase in interest on overnight funds. The increase in interest income on loans was due to a $349.3 million increase in the average balance of loans to $1.53 billion for the second quarter of 2018 as compared to the second quarter of 2017. In addition, the average yield earned on loans increased 18 basis points to 4.71% from 4.53% for those same periods. The increase in interest income on overnight funds was due to a $222.4 million increase in the average balance to $340.3 million for the second quarter of 2018 as compared to $117.9 million for the second quarter of 2017. The average yield earned on overnight deposits increased 81 basis points to 1.81% for the second quarter of 2018 as compared to 1.00% for the second quarter of 2017. Overnight funds consist primarily of balances held at the Federal Reserve.

 

Total interest income amounted to $38.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018, an increase of $12.1 million or 45.7% as compared to $26.5 million for the same period in 2017. This increase was due primarily to a $9.9 million increase in interest on loans and a $2.1 million increase in interest on overnight funds. The increase in interest income on loans was due to a $379.7 million increase in the average balance of loans to $1.50 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. In addition, the average yield earned on loans increased 19 basis points to 4.71% from 4.52% for those same periods. The increase in interest income on overnight funds was due to a $203.2 million increase in the average balance to $304.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 as compared to $101.5 million for the same period in 2017. The average yield earned on overnight deposits increased 75 basis points to 1.71% for the six months ended June 30, 2018 as compared to 0.96% for the same period in 2017. Average overnight deposits included approximately $246 million of funds from the settlement accounts of digital currency customer relationships. The Bank’s current policy is to not leverage these funds into other interest-earning assets; however, the Bank may consider changing this policy in the future.

 

Interest Expense

 

For the second quarter of 2018, total interest expense was $2.6 million, an increase of $0.3 million or 13%, when compared to the second quarter of 2017. This increase was due primarily to an increase of 24 basis points in the average rate paid on interest-bearing deposits to 1.14% for the second quarter of 2018 as compared to 0.90% for the second quarter of 2017. This increase was partially offset by a $20.6 million decrease in the average balance of total interest-bearing deposits to $634.6 million for the second quarter of 2018 as compared to $655.2 million for the second quarter of 2017.

 

For the second quarter of 2018, average borrowed funds decreased $38.3 million, or 32.2%, to $80.8 million compared to $119.1 million for the second quarter of 2017. The average cost of total borrowings was 3.99% and 2.74% for the second quarters of 2018 and 2017, respectively. The cost of borrowings increased primarily due to increased market interest rates.

 

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For the six months ended June 30, 2018, total interest expense was $4.8 million as compared to $3.9 million for the same period in 2017. This increase was due primarily to an increase of $510,000 in interest expense on interest-bearing deposits and an increase of $330,000 in interest expense on borrowings. The increase in interest on deposits was due to an increase of 21 basis points in the average rate paid on interest-bearing deposits to 1.07% for the second quarter of 2018 as compared to 0.86% for the second quarter of 2017. This increase was partially offset by a $25.3 million decrease in the average balance of total interest-bearing deposits to $611.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 as compared to $636.4 million for the same period in 2017.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, average total borrowings decreased $28.4 million, or 25.6%, to $82.5 million compared to $110.9 million for the same period in 2017. The average cost of total borrowings was 3.77% and 2.20% for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The increase in the average cost of borrowings reflects the effect of the issuance in March 2017 of $25.0 million in subordinated notes bearing an interest rate of 6.3%, which impacted the full six months of 2018 and only four months of the six month period in 2017. Additionally, the cost of borrowings increased due to increased market interest rates.

 

Provision for Loan Losses

 

The provision for loan losses was $1.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2018, compared to $1.8 million for the second quarter of 2017, a decrease of $0.5 million or 27.8%. The Bank’s provision for loan losses was $2.7 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2018, compared to $2.4 million for the same period in 2017, an increase of $0.3 million or 12.5%. The ALLL as a percentage of loans was 1.09% and 1.08% at June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017, respectively.

 

For additional information about the provision for loan losses, see the discussion of asset quality and the ALLL later in this report, as well as in Note 5 in this report.

 

Non-Interest Income

 

Non-interest income increased by $1.0 million to $2.6 million in the second quarter of 2018 as compared to $1.6 million for the second quarter of 2017, primarily due to an increase of $316,000 in service charges on deposits and a $714,000 increase in prepaid debit card income. Included in prepaid debit card income is $500,000 in early termination fees related to one card program.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, non-interest income increased by $5.2 million from the same period in 2017. This increase was due primarily to increases of $1.9 million in service charges on money market accounts, $834,000 in prepaid debit card income and $2.4 million in other service charges and fees.

 

The increase in service charges on money market accounts for the quarter and six month periods was due primarily to an increase in the number and balance of these deposits.

 

The increase in other service charges and fees for the six months ended June 30, 2018 is primarily due to an increase of $2.1 million in foreign currency conversion fees related to customers in the digital currency industry. Notwithstanding this increase, foreign currency conversion fees decreased $2.2 million from the sequential first quarter of 2018. Foreign currency conversion fees were at an elevated level during the fourth quarter of 2017 and continuing into the first quarter of 2018, as customers, particularly those in the digital currency business, were transferring funds from their global corporate accounts back into their U.S. dollar accounts with the Bank.

 

Non-Interest Expense

 

Non-interest expense increased $3.2 million to $10.3 million during the second quarter of 2018 as compared to $7.1 million for the second quarter of 2017. Compensation and benefits increased $1.8 million to $6.1 million for the second quarter of 2018 as compared to $4.3 million for the second quarter of 2017. This increase was due primarily to an increase of 21 full-time equivalent employees. Data processing fees increased $318,000 to $609,000 for the second quarter of 2018 as compared to the second quarter of 2017 primarily due to costs to support the Bank’s balance sheet growth as well as increased wire transfer costs.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, non-interest expense increased $7.1 million to $21.5 million as compared to the same period in 2017. Compensation and benefits increased $3.6 million to $12.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 as compared to $8.8 million for the same period in 2017. For those same periods, data processing fees increased $1.6 million to $2.1 million due primarily to costs related to wire transfer activity, particularly for customers in the digital currency business, as well as costs to support the Bank’s balance sheet growth.

 

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COMPARISON OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AT JUNE 30, 2018 AND DECEMBER 31, 2017

 

The Company’s total assets were $1.92 billion at June 30, 2018, an increase of $160.0 million from $1.76 billion at December 31, 2017. The increase was primarily due to an increase in net loans of $177.2 million or 12.6%, partially offset by a decrease in cash and cash equivalents of $12.1 million or 4.6%, a $2.7 million decrease in accounts receivables and a $2.0 million decrease in receivables from prepaid card debit programs.

 

Loans

 

At June 30, 2018, gross loans were $1.6 billion, or 83.0% of total assets, compared to $1.4 billion, or 80.7% of total assets, at December 31, 2017. The following table sets forth the composition of the Bank’s loan portfolio, by type of loan at the dates indicated, and the dollar and percentage change (dollars in thousands):

 

    At June 30,
2018 		    At December 31,
2017 		    Dollar
Change 		    Percentage
Change 		 
Real Estate:                                
Commercial   $ 857,071     $ 783,745     $ 73,326       9.4 %
Construction     45,974       36,960       9,014       24.4  
Multifamily     233,474       190,097       43,377       22.8  
One-to-four family     23,929       25,568       (1,639 )     -6.4  
Commercial and industrial     354,932       340,001       14,931       4.4  
Consumer     86,277       44,595       41,682       93.5  
Total loans receivable   $ 1,601,657     $ 1,420,966     $ 180,691          

 

Loans, net of deferred fees and unamortized costs increased to $1.6 billion at June 30, 2018 as compared to $1.4 billion at December 31, 2017. The increase is due to loan originations of $331.2 million during 2018, offset by repayments and amortization of $154.8 million.

 

Asset Quality

 

Non-Performing Assets

 

Non-performing assets consist of non-accrual loans, non-accrual TDRs and other real estate owned that has been acquired in partial or full satisfaction of loan obligations or upon foreclosure. Past due status on all loans is based on the contractual terms of the loan. It is generally the Bank’s policy that a loan 90 days past due be placed in non-accrual status unless factors exist that would eliminate the need to place a loan in this status. A loan may also be designated as non-accrual at any time if payment of principal or interest in full is not expected due to deterioration in the financial condition of the borrower. At the time loans are placed in non-accrual status, the accrual of interest is discontinued and previously accrued interest is reversed. All payments received on non-accrual loans are applied to principal. Loans are considered for return to accrual status when they become current as to principal and interest and remain current for a period of six consecutive months or when, in the opinion of management, the Bank expects to receive all of its original principal and interest. In the case of non-accrual loans where a portion of the loan has been charged off, the remaining balance is kept in non-accrual status until the entire principal balance has been recovered.

 

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The table below sets forth the amounts and categories of the Company’s non-performing assets at the dates indicated (dollars in thousands):

 

(dollars in thousands)   At or for the three months ended  
At end of quarter   June 30, 2018     December 31, 2017  
Non-performing assets:                
Non-accrual loans:                
Real Estate:                
Commercial   $ -     $ 787  
One-to-four family     -       2,447  
Commercial and industrial     -       -  
Consumer     192       155  
Total non-accrual loans   $ 192     $ 3,389  
Total non-performing assets   $ 192     $ 3,389  
Accruing loans 90 days or more past due     -       -  
Nonaccrual loans as % of loans outstanding     0.01 %     0.24 %
                 
Allowance for loan losses   $ 17,463     $ 14,887  
Allowance for loan losses as % of loans outstanding     1.09 %     1.05 %
                 
Ratios:                
Total non-accrual loans to total loans     0.01 %     0.24 %
Total non-accrual loans to total assets     0.01 %     0.19 %
Total non-performing assets to total assets     0.01 %     0.19 %

 

Interest income that would have been recorded for the quarters ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, had nonaccrual loans been current according to their original terms, amounted to $1,000 and $37,000, respectively.

 

Interest income that would have been recorded for the six month periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, had nonaccrual loans been current according to their original terms, amounted to $2,500 and $77,000, respectively.

 

Interest income that would have been recorded for the quarters and six months periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, had TDRs been current according to their original terms, was immaterial.

 

Non-Performing Loans

 

Non-performing loans totaled $192,000 at June 30, 2018, or 0.01% of total loans, compared with $3.4 million at December 31, 2017, or 0.24% of total loans. The decrease in non-performing loans at June 30, 2018 was primarily in residential real estate, in particular one large, well collateralized one-to-four family loan. This loan became current as of the first quarter of 2018 by generating payments for six months before being designated as accruing, and was removed from non-accrual status, in accordance with Bank policy. Non-performing assets, as a percentage of total assets, was 0.01% at June 30, 2018, compared with 0.19% of total assets at December 31, 2017.

   

Accruing Loans Past due 90 Days or More

 

There were no accruing loans past due 90 days or more at June 30, 2018, or December 31, 2017.

 

Troubled Debt Restructurings

 

The Bank works closely with borrowers that have financial difficulties to identify viable solutions that minimize the potential for loss. In that regard, the Bank has modified the terms of select loans to maximize their collectability. The modified loans are considered TDRs under current accounting guidance. Modifications generally involve short-term deferrals of principal and/or interest payments, reductions of scheduled payment amounts, interest rates or principal of the loan, and forgiveness of accrued interest. The Company had no non-accrual TDRs at June 30, 2018 or December 31, 2017. As of June 30, 2018, the Bank had $2.6 million of accruing TDRs, as compared to $2.7 million in accruing TDRs as of December 31, 2017.

 

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Impaired Loans

 

A loan is classified as impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Bank will be unable to collect both the principal and interest due under the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Impaired loans at June 30, 2018 totaled $2.8 million, including TDRs of $2.6 million, as compared to impaired loans of $6.1 million at December 31, 2017, including TDRs of $2.7 million. The decrease in non-performing assets was primarily due to a residential real estate loan that became current in the first quarter of 2018.

 

The majority of the Company's impaired loans are secured and measured for impairment based on collateral evaluations. It is the Company's policy to obtain updated appraisals, by independent third parties, on loans secured by real estate at the time a loan is determined to be impaired. An impairment measurement is performed based upon the most recent appraisal on file to determine the amount of any specific allocation or charge-off. In determining the amount of any specific allocation or charge-off, the Company will make adjustments to reflect the estimated costs to sell the property. Upon receipt and review of the updated appraisal, an additional measurement is performed to determine if any adjustments are necessary to reflect the proper provisioning or charge-off. Impaired loans are reviewed on a quarterly basis to determine if any changes in credit quality or market conditions would require any additional allocation or recognition of additional charge-offs. Real estate values in the Company's market area have been holding steady. Non-real estate collateral may be valued using (i) an appraisal, (ii) net book value of the collateral per the borrower’s financial statements, or (iii) accounts receivable aging reports, that may be adjusted based on management’s knowledge of the client and client’s business. If market conditions warrant, future appraisals are obtained for both real estate and non-real estate collateral.

 

Allowance for Loan Losses

 

The allowance is an amount that management believes will be adequate to absorb probable incurred losses on existing loans. The allowance is established based on management’s evaluation of the probable incurred losses inherent in the Bank’s portfolio in accordance with GAAP, and is comprised of both specific valuation allowances and general valuation allowances.

 

The ALLL was $17.5 million at June 30, 2018, as compared to $14.9 million at December 31, 2017. The ratio of ALLL to total loans was 1.09% at June 30, 2018, as compared to 1.05% at December 31, 2017. Net charge-offs for the three month periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 were $67,000 and $117,000 respectively. Net charge-offs for the six month periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 were $171,000 and $266,000 respectively.

 

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Summary of Loan Loss Experience

 

The following tables present a summary by loan portfolio segment of the ALLL, loan loss experience, and provision for loan losses for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands):

 

    Three months ended June 30,     Six months ended June 30,  
    2018     2017     2018     2017  
Balance at beginning of period   $ 16,260     $ 12,236     $ 14,887     $ 11,815  
Charge-offs:                                
Real Estate:                                
Commercial     -       -       -       -  
One-to-four family     -       -       -       -  
Commercial and industrial             (88 )     (71 )     (220 )
Consumer     (67 )     (29 )     (153 )     (46 )
Total charge-offs     (67 )     (117 )     (224 )     (266 )
Recoveries:                                
Real Estate:                                
Commercial     -       -       53       -  
One-to-four family                                
Total recoveries     -       -       53       -  
                                 
Net charge-offs     (67 )     (117 )     (171 )     (266 )
Provision for loan losses     1,270       1,790       2,747       2,360  
Balance at end of period     17,463       13,909       17,463       13,909  
                                 
Annualized ratio of net charge-offs to average loans outstanding     0.02 %     0.04 %     0.02 %     0.05 %

 

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Deposits

 

The table below summarizes the Company’s deposit composition by segment for the periods indicated, and the dollar and percent change from December 31, 2017 to June 30, 2018 (dollars in thousands):

 

    At June 30,
2018 		    At December
31, 2017 		    Dollar
Change 		    Percentage
Change 		 
Non-interest-bearing demand deposits   $ 878,703     $ 812,497     $ 66,206       8.15 %
Money market     552,668       484,589       68,079       14.05  
Savings accounts     19,395       27,024       (7,629 )     (28.23 )
Time deposits     89,716       80,245       9,471       11.80  
Total   $ 1,540,482     $ 1,404,355     $ 136,127          

 

Total deposits increased $136 million, or 9.7%, to $1.5 billion at June 30, 2018 from $1.4 billion at December 31, 2017. The increase was attributable primarily to increases of $66.2 million in non-interest bearing demand deposits, and $69.9 million in interest-bearing deposits, which include money market, savings and time deposits.

 

Deposit balances, at June 30, 2018, related to the digital currency corporate accounts were $89.4 million and represented 5.8% of the total deposit base while that of the settlement accounts was $232.2 million and represented 15.2% of the total deposit base. Deposit balances, at December 31, 2017, related to the digital currency corporate accounts were $95.4 million and represented 6.8% of the total deposit base while that of the settlement accounts was $213.2 million and represented 15.9% of the total deposit base. The Bank’s policy is to not leverage the funds in settlement accounts into interest-earning assets other than overnight deposits with the Federal Reserve; however, the Bank may consider changing this policy in the future.

 

The Company’s deposit strategy is to fund the Bank with stable, low-cost deposits, primarily checking account deposits and other low interest-bearing deposit accounts. A checking account is the driver of a banking relationship and consumers consider the bank where they have their checking account as their primary bank. These customers will typically turn to their primary bank first when in need of other financial services. Strategies that have been developed and implemented to generate these deposits include: (i) acquiring deposits by deepening existing relationships and entering new markets through de novo branching or branch acquisitions, (ii) training branch employees to identify and meet client financial needs with Bank products and services, (iii) linking business loans to the customer's primary checking account at the Bank, (v) continuing to develop the debit card issuing business that generates non-interest bearing deposits, and (vi) constantly monitoring the Company’s pricing strategies to ensure competitive products and services.

   

Borrowings

 

At June 30, 2018, FHLB advances amounted to $63.0 million as compared to $42.2 million at December 31, 2017.

 

At June 30, 2018, the Bank had the ability to borrow a total of $244.7 million from the FHLBNY, subject to pledging additional collateral. The Bank also had an available line of credit with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“FRBNY”) discount window of $141.5 million. At December 31, 2017, the Bank had the ability to borrow a total of $263.4 million from the FHLBNY. At December 31, 2017, the Bank also had an available line of credit with the FRBNY discount window of $92.9 million.

 

Trust Preferred Securities: On December 7, 2005, the Company established MetBank Capital Trust I, a Delaware statutory trust (“Trust I”). The Company owns all of the common capital securities of Trust I in exchange for contributed capital of $310,000. Trust I issued $10 million of preferred capital securities to investors in a private transaction and invested the proceeds, combined with the proceeds from the sale of Trust I’s common capital securities, in the Company through the purchase of $10.3 million aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures (the “Debentures”) issued by the Company. The Debentures, the sole assets of Trust I, mature on December 9, 2035 and bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.82% for the first five years, then at a floating rate of 3-month LIBOR plus 1.85%. The Debentures are callable after five years.

 

On July 14, 2006, the Company established MetBank Capital Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust (“Trust II”). The Company owns all of the common capital securities of Trust II in exchange for contributed capital of $310,000. Trust II issued $10 million of preferred capital securities to investors in a private transaction and invested the proceeds, combined with the proceeds from the sale of Trust II’s common capital securities, in the Company through the purchase of $10.3 million aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures (the “Debentures II”) issued by the Company. The Debentures II, the sole assets of Trust II, mature on October 7, 2036, and bear interest at a fixed rate of 7.61% for the first five years, then at a floating rate of three-month LIBOR plus 2.00%. The Debentures II are callable after five years.

  

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On March 8, 2017, the Company completed the issuance of its $25 million subordinated notes at 100% issue price to accredited institutional investors. The notes mature on March 15, 2027 and bear an interest rate of 6.25% per annum. The interest is paid semi-annually on March 15 th and September 15 th of each year through March 15, 2022 and quarterly thereafter on March 15 th , June 15 th , September 15 th and December 15 th of each year. The interest rate from March 15, 2022 to the maturity date shall reset quarterly to an interest rate per annum equal to the then current three month LIBOR (not less than zero) plus 426 basis points, payable quarterly in arrears. The subordinated notes are callable beginning March 15, 2022 and on any scheduled interest payment date thereafter. The subordinated notes may be called, in whole or in part, at a call price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the subordinated notes plus any accrued and unpaid interest.

 

Stockholders’ Equity

 

Total stockholders’ equity increased $12.7 million, or 5.4%, to $249.6 million at June 30, 2018, from $236.8 million at December 31, 2017. The increase was primarily due to $12.2 million in net income.

 

Contractual Obligations and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

Contractual Obligations. In the ordinary course of its operations, the Bank enters into certain contractual obligations. The following table presents these contractual obligations as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

 

The following table presents the Company’s contractual obligations as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

    Less Than One
Year 		    More than One
year Through
Three Years 		    More Than
Three Years
Through Five
Years 		    Over Five
Years 		    Total  
At June 30, 2018                              
Operating lease obligations   $ 2,753     $ 5,250     $ 4,094     $ 5,853     $ 17,950  
Trust preferred securities payable     -       -       -       20,620       20,620  
Subordinated debt, net of issuance costs     -       -       -       24,517       24,517  
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York advances     63,000       -       -       -       63,000  
Time deposits     59,895       29,352       430       39       89,716  
Total   $ 125,648     $ 34,602     $ 4,524     $ 51,029     $ 215,803  
                                         
At December 31, 2017                                        
Operating lease obligations   $ 2,753     $ 5,491     $ 4,330     $ 6,754     $ 19,328  
Trust preferred securities payable     -       -       -       20,620       20,620  
Subordinated notes     -       -       -       24,489       24,489  
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York advances     42,198       -       -       -       42,198  
Time deposits     63,245       16,287       713       -       80,245  
Total   $ 108,196     $ 21,778     $ 5,043     $ 51,863     $ 186,880  

 

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements. The Bank is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, which involve elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets. The Bank’s exposure to credit loss is represented by the contractual amount of the instruments. The Bank uses the same credit policies in making commitments as it does for on-balance sheet instruments.

 

The following table presents a summary of the Bank’s commitments and contingent liabilities as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

    At June 30, 2018     At December 31, 2017  
    Fixed Rate     Variable Rate     Fixed Rate     Variable Rate  
Undrawn lines of credit   $ 36,193     $ 104,844     $ 39,651     $ 76,008  
Letters of credit     24,915       -       23,741       -  
    $ 61,108     $ 104,844     $ 63,392     $ 76,008  

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Liquidity is the ability to meet current and future financial obligations of a short-term nature. The Bank’s primary sources of funds consist of deposit inflows, loan repayments and maturities and sales of securities. While maturities and scheduled amortization of loans and securities are predictable sources of funds, deposit flows and mortgage prepayments are greatly influenced by general interest rates, economic conditions and competition.

 

The Bank regularly reviews the need to adjust its investments in liquid assets based upon its assessment of: (1) expected loan demand, (2) expected deposit flows, (3) yields available on interest earning deposits and securities, and (4) the objectives of its asset/liability management program. Excess liquid assets are invested generally in interest earning deposits and short- and intermediate-term securities.

 

The Bank’s most liquid assets are cash and cash equivalents. The levels of these assets are dependent on its operating, financing, lending and investing activities during any given period. At June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, cash and cash equivalents totaled $251.1 million and $263.2 million, respectively. Securities classified as available-for-sale, which provide additional sources of liquidity, totaled $29.0 million at June 30, 2018 and $32.2 million at December 31, 2017.

 

The Bank has no material commitments or demands that are likely to affect its liquidity other than set forth below. In the event loan demand were to increase faster than expected, or any unforeseen demand or commitment were to occur, the Bank could access its borrowing capacity with the FHLBNY or obtain additional funds through brokered certificates of deposit.

 

At June 30, 2018, the Bank had $141.0 million in loan commitments outstanding. It also had $24.9 million in standby letters of credit at June 30, 2018. At December 31, 2017, the Bank had $115.7 million in loan commitments outstanding and $23.7 million in standby letters of credit.

 

Time deposits due within one year of June 30, 2018 totaled $59.9 million, or 3.89% of total deposits. Total certificates of deposit were $89.7 million or 5.8% of total deposits at June 30, 2018. Time deposits due within one year of December 31, 2017 totaled $63.2 million, or 4.5% of total deposits. Total time deposits were $80.2 million or 5.7% of total deposits at December 31, 2017.

 

The Bank’s primary investing activities are the origination, and to a lesser extent purchase, of loans and the purchase of securities. During the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, the Bank originated or purchased $331.2 million and $280.3 million of loans, respectively. During the six months ending June 30, 2018, the Bank purchased $1.8 million of securities available for sale. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Bank originated or purchased $762.2 million of loans and purchased $1.5 million of securities.

 

Financing activities consist primarily of activity in deposit accounts and FHLB advances. The Bank experienced an increase in total deposits of $136.1 million and $335.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. It generated deposits from businesses and individuals through client referrals and other relationships and through its retail presence. Management believes that the Bank has a very stable core deposit base due primarily to its cash management solutions for middle-market businesses as it strongly encourages and is generally successful in having its business borrowers maintain their entire banking relationship with it. The high level of transaction accounts is expected to be maintained. The Bank has established deposit concentration thresholds to avoid the possibility of dependence on any single depositor base for funds. Since inception, the Bank has not had the need to borrow significantly from the FHLBNY. It has been able to use the cash generated from the increases in deposits to fund loan growth in recent periods.

 

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On November 10, 2017, the Company completed its initial public offering. The net proceeds from the stock offering has increased the Company’s liquidity and capital resources. Over time, the initial level of liquidity will be reduced as net proceeds from the stock offering are used for general corporate purposes, including the funding of loans. The Company’s financial condition and results of operations will be enhanced by the net proceeds from the stock offering, resulting in increased net interest earning assets and net interest income. However, due to the increase in equity resulting from the net proceeds raised in the offering, as well as other factors associated with the offering, return on equity will be adversely affected until the proceeds can be invested fully in interest earning assets.

 

The Company and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the Federal banking agencies. At June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Bank met all applicable regulatory capital requirements to be considered “well capitalized” under regulatory guidelines. The Company and the Bank manage their capital to comply with their internal planning targets and regulatory capital standards administered by federal banking agencies. The Bank reviews capital levels on a monthly basis.

 

    At June 30, 2018     At December 31, 2017     At December 31, 2016     Minimum
Ratio to be
“Well
Capitalized” 		    Minimum
Ratio
Required
for Capital
Adequacy
Purposes 		 
The Company:                                        
Tier 1 leverage ratio     13.5 %     13.7 %     10.5 %     N/A       4.0 %
Common equity tier 1     14.3 %     15.3 %     10.8 %     N/A       4.5 %
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio     15.8 %     17.1 %     11.3 %     N/A       8.0 %
Total risk-based capital ratio     18.4 %     19.9 %     12.5 %     N/A       6.0 %
                                         
The Bank                                        
Tier 1 leverage ratio     14.5 %     14.7 %     10.4 %     5.0 %     4.0 %
Common equity tier 1     17.0 %     18.4 %     11.3 %     6.5 %     4.5 %
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio     17.0 %     18.4 %     11.3 %     10.0 %     8.0 %
Total risk-based capital ratio     18.1 %     19.4 %     12.4 %     8.0 %     6.0 %

 

Basel III revised the capital adequacy requirements and the Prompt Corrective Action Framework effective January 1, 2015 for the Bank. When fully phased in on January 1, 2019, the Basel Rules will require the Company and The Bank to maintain a 2.5% “capital conservation buffer” on top of the minimum risk-weighted asset ratios. The capital conservation buffer is designed to absorb losses during periods of economic stress. Banking institutions with a (i) CET1 to risk-weighted assets, (ii) Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets, or (iii) total capital to risk-weighted assets above the respective minimum but below the capital conservation buffer will face constraints on dividends, equity repurchases and discretionary bonus payments to executive officers based on the amount of the shortfall. The implementation of the capital conservation buffer began on January 1, 2016 at the 0.625% level. The buffer was 1.25% and 1.875% at December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2018, respectively, and will be fully implemented at 2.5% on January 1, 2019.

 

As a result of the recently enacted Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (the “Act”), banking regulatory agencies must adopt a revised definition of “well capitalized” for financial institutions and holding companies with assets of less than $10 billion and that are not determined to be ineligible by their primary federal regulator due to their risk profile (a “qualifying community bank”). The new definition will expand the ways that a qualifying community bank may meet its capital requirements and be deemed “well capitalized.” The new rule will establish a “community bank leverage ratio” equal to the tangible equity capital divided by the average total consolidated assets. A qualifying community bank that exceeds a to-be-determined threshold for this new leverage ratio, which regulators must set at between 8% and 10%, will be considered to be well capitalized and to have met generally applicable leverage capital requirements, generally applicable risk-based capital requirements, and any other capital or leverage requirements to which such financial institution or holding company is subject.

 

In addition, as a result of the Act, the Federal Reserve Board is required to amend its small bank holding company and savings and loan holding company policy statement to provide that holding companies with consolidated assets of less than $3 billion that are (i) not engaged in significant nonbanking activities, (ii) do not conduct significant off-balance sheet activities, and (3) do not have a material amount of SEC-registered debt or equity securities, other than trust preferred securities, that contribute to an organization’s complexity, will no longer be subject to regulatory capital requirements, effective no later than November 2018.

 

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

General . The principal objective of the Company’s asset and liability management function is to evaluate the interest rate risk within the balance sheet and pursue a controlled assumption of interest rate risk while maximizing net income and preserving adequate levels of liquidity and capital. The Board of Directors of the Company has oversight of the Bank’s asset and liability management function, which is managed by its Asset/Liability Management Committee (“ALCO”). The ALCO meets regularly to review, among other things, the sensitivity of assets and liabilities to market interest rate changes, local and national market conditions and market interest rates. That group also reviews liquidity, capital, deposit mix, loan mix and investment positions.

 

Interest Rate Risk . As a financial institution, the Bank’s primary component of market risk is interest rate volatility. Fluctuations in interest rates will ultimately impact both the level of income and expense recorded on most assets and liabilities, and the fair value of all interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities, other than those which have a short term to maturity. Interest rate risk is the potential of economic losses due to future interest rate changes. These economic losses can be reflected as a loss of future net interest income and/or a loss of current fair values. The objective is to measure the effect on net interest income and to adjust the balance sheet to minimize the inherent risk while at the same time maximizing income.

 

The Company manages its exposure to interest rates primarily by structuring its balance sheet in the ordinary course of business. It does not typically enter into derivative contracts for the purpose of managing interest rate risk, but may do so in the future. Based upon the nature of operations, the Company is not subject to foreign exchange or commodity price risk and does not own any trading assets.

 

Net Interest Income At-Risk. The Bank analyzes its sensitivity to changes in interest rates through a net interest income simulation model. It estimates what net interest income would be for a one-year period based on current interest rates, and then calculates what the net interest income would be for the same period under different interest rate assumptions. The following table shows the estimated impact on net interest income for the one-year period beginning June 30, 2018 resulting from potential changes in interest rates, expressed in basis points. These estimates require certain assumptions to be made, including loan and mortgage-related investment prepayment speeds, reinvestment rates, and deposit maturities and decay rates. These assumptions are inherently uncertain. As a result, no simulation model can precisely predict the impact of changes in interest rates on net interest income.

 

Although the net interest income table below provides an indication of interest rate risk exposure at a particular point in time, such estimates are not intended to, and do not, provide a precise forecast of the effect of changes in market interest rates on net interest income and will differ from actual results. The following table indicates the sensitivity of projected annualized net interest income to the interest rate movements described above at June 30, 2018 (dollars in thousands):

 

At June 30, 2018  

Change in Interest Rates

(basis points)

    Net Interest Income Year 1 Forecast     Year 1 Change from Level  
  +400     $ 84,203       18.73 %
  +300       80,885       14.06 %
  +200       77,555       9.36 %
  +100       74,377       4.88 %
  -       70,917       -  
  -100       67,335       -5.05 %

 

The table above indicates that at June 30, 2018, in the event of a 200 basis point increase in interest rates, the Company would experience a 9.36% increase in net interest income. In the event of a 100 basis point decrease in interest rates, it would experience a 5.05% decrease in net interest income.

 

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Economic Value of Equity Analysis

 

The Bank analyzes the sensitivity of its financial condition to changes in interest rates through an economic value of equity model. This analysis measures the difference between predicted changes in the fair value of assets and predicted changes in the present value of liabilities assuming various changes in current interest rates.

 

The table below represents an analysis of interest rate risk as measured by the estimated changes in economic value of equity, resulting from an instantaneous and sustained parallel shift in the yield curve (+100, +200, +300 and +400 basis points and -100 basis points) at June 30, 2018 (dollars in thousands):

 

            Estimated Increase (Decrease) in EVE     EVE as a Percentage of Fair Value of Assets (3)  
Change in Interest Rates (basis points) (1)     Estimated EVE (2)     Dollars     Percent     EVE Ratio (4)     Increase (Decrease) (basis points)  
   
                                 
  +400     $ 286,573     $ (27,793 )     -8.84 %     16.24       (0.37 )
  +300       292,636       (21,730 )     -6.91 %     16.82       0.21  
  +200       298,396       (15,970 )     -5.08 %     16.37       (0.24 )
  +100       308,762       (5,604 )     -1.78 %     16.60       (0.01 )
  -       314,366       -       -       16.61       -  
  -100       315,298       932       0.30 %     16.39       (0.22 )

   

(1)       Assumes an immediate uniform change in interest rates at all maturities.

 

(2)       EVE is the fair value of expected cash flows from assets, less the fair value of the expected cash flows arising from the Company’s liabilities adjusted for the value of off-balance sheet contracts.

 

(3)       Fair value of assets represents the amount at which an asset could be exchanged between knowledgeable and willing parties in an arms-length transaction.

 

(4)       EVE Ratio represents EVE divided by the fair value of assets.

 

The table above indicates that at June 30, 2018, in the event of a 100 basis point decrease in interest rates, the Company would experience a 0.30% increase in its economic value of equity. In the event of a 200 basis points increase in interest rates, it would experience a decrease of 5.08% in economic value of equity.

 

The preceding income simulation analysis does not represent a forecast of actual results and should not be relied upon as being indicative of expected operating results. These hypothetical estimates are based upon numerous assumptions, which are subject to change, including: the nature and timing of interest rate levels including the yield curve shape, prepayments on loans and securities, deposit decay rates, pricing decisions on loans and deposits, reinvestment/replacement of asset and liability cash flows, and others. Also, as market conditions vary, prepayment/refinancing levels, the varying impact of interest rate changes on caps and floors embedded in adjustable-rate loans, early withdrawal of deposits, changes in product preferences, and other internal/external variables will likely deviate from those assumed.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

The Company's management, with the participation of its Chief Executive Officer, who is the Company's principal executive officer, and the Chief Financial Officer, who is the Company's principal financial officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2018 pursuant to Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange, as amended. Based upon that evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of June 30, 2018. In addition, there have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Disclosure controls and procedures are designed with the objective of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in reports filed by the Company under the Exchange Act, such as this Quarterly Report, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. Disclosure controls and procedures are also designed with the objective of ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 


ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

The Company is subject to various pending and threatened legal actions relating to the conduct of its normal business activities. In the opinion of management, the ultimate aggregate liability, if any, arising out of any such pending or threatened legal actions will not be material to the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and liquidity.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

In addition to the other information set forth in this quarterly report, the reader should carefully consider the factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 28, 2018. The Company’s evaluation of the risk factors applicable to it has not changed materially from those disclosed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

None.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

See Index of Exhibits that follows

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

    Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. and Subsidiary
       
Date: August 14, 2018   By: /s/ Mark R. DeFazio
     
    Mark R. DeFazio
     
    President and Chief Executive Officer
       
Date: August 14, 2018   By: /s/ Anthony Fabiano
     
    Anthony Fabiano
     
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

10.1 Employment Agreement between Metropolitan Commercial Bank and Scott Lublin dated April 25, 2018
   
31.1 Certification of the Principal Executive Officer of the Corporation, pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a).
   
31.2 Certification of the Principal Financial Officer of the Corporation, pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a).
   
32 Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, signed by Principal Executive Officer of the Corporation and the Principal Financial Officer of the Corporation.
   
101 INS XBRL Instance
   
101 SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
   
101 CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation
   
101 DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition
   
101 LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label
   
101 PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation

 

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