10-Q 1 q3201610-q.htm 10-Q Document

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2016

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 September 30, 2016
or
¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ____________ to ____________.      
Commission File Number: 001-35768

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WASHINGTONFIRST BANKSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
VIRGINIA
 
26-4480276
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
11921 Freedom Drive, Suite 250, Reston, Virginia
 
20190
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
(703) 840-2410
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes    x        No    ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically 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 (§ 232.405 of this chapter) 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, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer        ¨                Accelerated filer                x
Non-accelerated filer        ¨                Smaller Reporting Company        ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes    ¨        No    x
As of November 1, 2016, the registrant had outstanding 10,439,289 shares of voting common stock and 1,817,842 shares of non-voting common stock.




Table of Contents to Third Quarter 2016 Form 10-Q
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2


Glossary of Acronyms
ACBB
-
Atlantic Central Bankers Bank
ACH
-
Automated Clearing House
ALCO
-
Asset/Liability Committee
AOCI
-
Additional Other Comprehensive Income
ASC
-
FASB Accounting Standards Codification
ASU
-
Accounting Standards Update
Bank
-
WashingtonFirst Bank
BHC Act
-
Bank Holding Company Act
BOLI
-
Bank Owned Life Insurance
Bureau
-
Virginia Bureau of Financial Institutions
CBB
-
Community Bankers Bank
CDARS
-
Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service
CET1
-
Common Equity Tier 1
CFPB
-
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
CMO
-
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
Company
-
WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc.
CRA
-
Community Reinvestment Act of 1977
DIF
-
Deposit Insurance Fund
Dodd-Frank Act
-
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
ELC
-
Executive Loan Committee of the Board of Directors
EVE
-
Economic Value of Equity
Exchange Act
-
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
Fannie Mae
-
Federal National Mortgage Association
FASB
-
Financial Accounting Standards Board
FDIA
-
Federal Deposit Insurance Act
FDIC
-
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDICIA
-
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991
Federal Reserve
-
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
FHFA
-
Federal Housing Finance Agency
FHLB
-
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
FRA
-
Federal Reserve Act
FRB
-
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Freddie Mac
-
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
GAAP
-
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the U.S.
GLB Act
-
Graham Leach Bliley Act of 1999
GSE
-
Government Sponsored Enterprises
HUD
-
The Department of Housing and Urban Development
HVCRE
-
High-volatility commercial real estate
IRLOC
-
Interest Rate Lock Commitment
IRS
-
Internal Revenue Service
JOBS Act
-
Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012
LHFI
-
Loans Held for Investment
LHFS
-
Loans Held for Sale
LTV
-
Loan-to-value Ratio
MBS
-
Mortgage Backed Securities
Mortgage Company
-
WashingtonFirst Mortgage Corporation (formerly 1st Portfolio Lending Corporation), a wholly owned subsidiary of WashingtonFirst Bank
NASDAQ
-
NASDAQ Capital Market
NII
-
Net Interest Income
OFAC
-
U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control
OLC
-
Bank Officers' Loan Committee
OREO
-
Other Real Estate Owned
RESPA
-
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
SOX
-
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
SBLF
-
Small Business Loan Fund
SEC
-
Securities and Exchange Commission
Securities Act
-
Securities Act of 1933, as amended
TDR
-
Troubled Debt Restructuring
TILA
-
Truth-in-Lending Act
USA Patriot Act
-
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001
VA
-
Veterans Administration
VCDC
-
Virginia Community Development Corporation
VSCA
-
Virginia Stock Corporation Act
Wealth Advisors
-
1st Portfolio, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc.

3


PART I
Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements
WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
Assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents:
 
 
 
Cash and due from bank balances
$
3,262

 
$
3,739

Federal funds sold
127,965

 
59,014

Interest bearing deposits
100

 

Cash and cash equivalents
131,327

 
62,753

Investment securities, available-for-sale, at fair value
238,022

 
220,113

Restricted stock, at cost
7,019

 
6,128

Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or fair value
62,847

 
36,494

Loans held for investment:
 
 
 
Loans held for investment, at amortized cost
1,431,371

 
1,308,083

Allowance for loan losses
(12,960
)
 
(12,289
)
Total loans held for investment, net of allowance
1,418,411

 
1,295,794

Premises and equipment, net
7,301

 
7,374

Goodwill
11,420

 
11,431

Identifiable intangibles
1,686

 
1,888

Deferred tax asset, net
7,333

 
8,116

Accrued interest receivable
4,406

 
4,502

Other real estate owned
1,969

 

Bank-owned life insurance
13,791

 
13,521

Other assets
11,406

 
6,352

Total Assets
$
1,916,938

 
$
1,674,466

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
Non-interest bearing deposits
$
410,833

 
$
304,425

Interest bearing deposits
1,121,422

 
1,028,817

Total deposits
1,532,255

 
1,333,242

Other borrowings
22,479

 
6,942

FHLB advances
121,343

 
110,087

Long-term borrowings
32,988

 
32,884

Accrued interest payable
1,390

 
912

Other liabilities
14,503

 
11,804

Total Liabilities
1,724,958

 
1,495,871

Commitments and contingent liabilities

 

Shareholders' Equity:
 
 
 
Common stock:
 
 
 
Common Stock Voting, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 10,439,289 and 10,377,981 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
104

 
103

Common Stock Non-Voting, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, 1,817,842 and 1,817,842 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
18

 
18

Additional paid-in capital
161,918

 
160,861

Accumulated earnings
28,800

 
17,740

Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)
1,140

 
(127
)
Total Shareholders' Equity
191,980

 
178,595

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
$
1,916,938

 
$
1,674,466



See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

4


WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Income
(unaudited)
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
($ in thousands, except per share data)
Interest and dividend income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest and fees on loans
$
17,703

 
$
15,504

 
$
50,930

 
$
43,258

Interest and dividends on investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Taxable
1,102

 
832

 
3,272

 
2,334

Tax-exempt
25

 
15

 
66

 
51

Dividends on other equity securities
56

 
69

 
208

 
186

Interest on Federal funds sold and other short-term investments
50

 
42

 
186

 
195

Total interest and dividend income
18,936

 
16,462

 
54,662

 
46,024

Interest expense:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest on deposits
2,232

 
1,653

 
6,427

 
4,622

Interest on borrowings
861

 
647

 
2,838

 
1,762

Total interest expense
3,093

 
2,300

 
9,265

 
6,384

Net interest income
15,843

 
14,162

 
45,397

 
39,640

Provision for loan losses
1,035

 
925

 
2,640

 
2,475

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
14,808

 
13,237

 
42,757

 
37,165

Non-interest income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service charges on deposit accounts
54

 
106

 
214

 
337

Earnings on bank-owned life insurance
90

 
92

 
270

 
281

Gain on sale of other real estate owned, net
11

 
14

 
11

 
131

Gain on sale of loans, net
6,327

 
2,017

 
14,356

 
2,183

Mortgage banking activities
1,215

 
289

 
3,772

 
289

Wealth management income
467

 
268

 
1,338

 
268

Gain/(loss) on sale of available-for-sale investment securities, net
135

 
(12
)
 
1,287

 
10

Other operating income
367

 
148

 
689

 
586

Total non-interest income
8,666

 
2,922

 
21,937

 
4,085

Non-interest expense:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Compensation and employee benefits
10,052

 
6,803

 
27,209

 
15,506

Premises and equipment
1,802

 
1,641

 
5,482

 
4,630

Data processing
1,058

 
879

 
3,183

 
2,615

Professional fees
377

 
260

 
1,046

 
923

Merger expenses
30

 
313

 
30

 
554

Mortgage loan processing expenses
444

 
109

 
994

 
109

Debt extinguishment
155

 

 
1,199

 

Other operating expenses
1,693

 
1,224

 
4,504

 
3,338

Total non-interest expense
15,611

 
11,229

 
43,647

 
27,675

Income before provision for income taxes
7,863

 
4,930

 
21,047

 
13,575

Provision for income taxes
2,922

 
1,774

 
7,784

 
4,862

Net income
4,941

 
3,156

 
13,263

 
8,713

Preferred stock dividends

 
(22
)
 

 
(73
)
Net income available to common shareholders
$
4,941

 
$
3,134

 
$
13,263

 
$
8,640

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per common share
$
0.40

 
$
0.31

 
$
1.08

 
$
0.88

Diluted earnings per common share
$
0.39

 
$
0.31

 
$
1.06

 
$
0.87

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

5


WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(unaudited)
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
Net income
$
4,941

 
$
3,156

 
$
13,263

 
$
8,713

Other comprehensive income/(loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized gain/(loss) on hedge:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized holding gain/(loss)

 

 

 

Reclassification adjustment for realized (gains)/losses

 

 
(66
)
 

Tax effect

 

 

 

Unrealized (gain)/loss on hedge, net of tax

 

 
(66
)
 

Unrealized gain/(loss) on securities available for sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized holding gain/(loss) arising during the period
(1,073
)
 
1,384

 
3,391

 
1,441

Reclassification adjustment for realized (gains)/losses
(135
)
 
12

 
(1,287
)
 
(10
)
Tax effect
443

 
(485
)
 
(771
)
 
(497
)
Unrealized gain/(loss) on securities available for sale, net of tax
(765
)
 
911

 
1,333

 
934

Total other comprehensive income/(loss)
(765
)
 
911

 
1,267

 
934

Comprehensive income
$
4,176

 
$
4,067

 
$
14,530

 
$
9,647




































 See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

6


WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
(unaudited)
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
($ in thousands, except share data)
Preferred stock:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of period

 
$

 
13,347

 
$
67

Redemption of preferred stock

 

 
(4,449
)
 
(23
)
Balance, end of period

 
$

 
8,898

 
$
44

Additional paid-in capital - preferred:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of period
 
 
$

 
 
 
$
13,280

Redemption of preferred stock
 
 

 
 
 
(4,426
)
Balance, end of period
 
 
$

 
 
 
$
8,854

Common stock:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of period
12,195,823

 
$
121

 
9,565,637

 
$
95

Exercise of stock options
61,722

 
1

 
36,554

 

Forfeiture of restricted stock award
(1,586
)
 

 

 

Issuance of common stock under restricted stock agreements
1,200

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock related to 1st Portfolio acquisition
(28
)
 

 
916,410

 
9

Balance, end of period
12,257,131

 
$
122

 
10,518,601

 
$
104

Additional paid-in capital - common:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of period
 
 
$
160,861

 
 
 
$
112,887

Exercise of stock options
 
 
644

 
 
 
339

Stock compensation expense
 
 
413

 
 
 
267

Issuance of common stock related to 1st Portfolio Acquisition
 
 

 
 
 
15,616

Conversion of stock options related to 1st Portfolio Acquisition
 
 

 
 
 
149

Balance, end of period
 
 
$
161,918

 
 
 
$
129,258

Accumulated earnings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of period
 
 
$
17,740

 
 
 
$
7,775

Net income
 
 
13,263

 
 
 
8,713

Preferred stock dividends
 
 

 
 
 
(73
)
Cash dividends declared
 
 
(2,203
)
 
 
 
(1,484
)
Balance, end of period
 
 
$
28,800

 
 
 
$
14,931

Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of period
 
 
$
(127
)
 
 
 
$
434

Other comprehensive income
 
 
1,267

 
 
 
934

Balance, end of period
 
 
$
1,140

 
 
 
$
1,368

Total shareholders' equity
 
 
$
191,980

 
 
 
$
154,559








See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

7


WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income
$
13,263

 
$
8,713

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
1,478

 
1,054

Amortization of deferred loan origination fees and costs
(495
)
 
(866
)
Net amortization of purchase accounting marks
(2,934
)
 
(1,173
)
Loss on disposal of fixed assets
(40
)
 
19

Gain on sale of other real estate owned
(11
)
 
(131
)
Write-down of other real estate owned
97

 

Gain on sale of investment securities available-for-sale
(1,287
)
 
(10
)
Provision for loan losses
2,640

 
2,475

Earnings on bank-owned life insurance
(270
)
 
(281
)
Net amortization on investment securities available-for-sale
1,115

 
646

Stock based compensation
413

 
267

Gain on sale of loans
(14,356
)
 
(2,183
)
Originations of loans held-for-sale
(603,174
)
 
(97,876
)
Proceeds from sales of loans held-for-sale
589,953

 
105,544

Net change in:
 
 
 
Accrued interest receivable
96

 
(431
)
Other assets
(5,127
)
 
(568
)
Accrued interest payable
478

 
158

Other liabilities
2,705

 
(292
)
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities
(15,456
)
 
15,065

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Net cash received in acquisitions

 
5,731

Purchase of investment securities available-for-sale
(124,316
)
 
(70,101
)
Proceeds from repayment of investment securities available-for-sale
36,866

 
23,919

Proceeds from sale of investment securities available-for-sale
71,818

 
12,335

Net increase in loans held-for-investment
(125,061
)
 
(189,498
)
Proceeds from sale of real estate owned
201

 
473

Net increase in restricted stock
(891
)
 
(469
)
Purchases of premises and equipment, net
(1,299
)
 
(717
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(142,682
)
 
(218,327
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Net increase in deposits
198,965

 
223,892

Proceeds from FHLB advances
93,000

 
50,000

Repayments of FHLB advances
(79,236
)
 
(35,731
)
Net increase/(decrease) in other borrowings
15,537

 
(27,589
)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
645

 
339

Redemption of preferred stock

 
(4,449
)
Cash dividends paid
(2,199
)
 
(1,368
)
Preferred stock dividends paid

 
(73
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
226,712

 
205,021

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
68,574

 
1,759

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
62,753

 
62,306

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
131,327

 
$
64,065







See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

8


WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc.
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
In this report, WashingtonFirst Bankshares Inc. is sometimes referred to as “WashingtonFirst,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us” and these references include the Company’s subsidiaries, WashingtonFirst Bank, 1st Portfolio, Inc. and WashingtonFirst Mortgage (a wholly-owned subsidiary of WashingtonFirst Bank), unless the context requires otherwise.

1. ORGANIZATION
The Company is organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia as a bank holding company. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the Company is the parent company of the Bank which operates 19 full-service banking offices throughout the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. In addition, the Company provides wealth management services through its subsidiary, 1st Portfolio, Inc., located in Fairfax, Virginia and mortgage banking services through the Bank’s wholly owned subsidiary, WashingtonFirst Mortgage which operates in two locations: Fairfax, Virginia and Rockville, Maryland.
On May 13, 2015, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization providing for the Company’s acquisition of 1st Portfolio Holding Corporation with and into the Company (“1st Portfolio Acquisition”). The 1st Portfolio Acquisition closed on July 31, 2015. 1st Portfolio Holding’s wholly owned subsidiary, 1st Portfolio, Inc., became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and 1st Portfolio Holding’s wholly owned subsidiary 1st Portfolio Lending Corporation (now WashingtonFirst Mortgage) became a wholly owned subsidiary of WashingtonFirst Bank. For more information regarding the 1st Portfolio Acquisition, see Note 3 – Acquisition Activities.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The accounting and reporting policies of the Company conform to GAAP and to predominant practices within the banking industry. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities (including, but not limited to, the allowance for loan losses, provision for loan losses, other-than-temporary impairment of investment securities and fair value measurements) as of the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following are the significant accounting policies that the Company follows in preparing and presenting its consolidated financial statements:
(a)
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. These statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s annual report on form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 as filed with the SEC on March 15, 2016.
(b)
Use of Estimates
Management makes 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 revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, the fair values and impairments of financial instruments, the status of contingencies and the valuation of deferred tax assets and goodwill.
(c)
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Statements of Cash Flows
For purposes of the statements of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents consists of cash and due from banks, interest bearing balances and federal funds sold. The Company maintains deposits with other commercial banks in amounts that may exceed federal deposit insurance coverage. Management regularly evaluates the credit risk associated with these transactions and believes that the Company is not exposed to any significant credit risks on cash and cash equivalents. The Bank is required to maintain certain average reserve balances with the FRB. Those balances include usable vault cash and amounts on deposit with the FRB. The Bank had no compensating balance requirements or required cash reserves with correspondent banks as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The Bank maintains interest bearing balances at other banks to help ensure sufficient liquidity and provide additional return compared to overnight Federal Funds.

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Table 2: Certain Cash and Non-Cash Transactions
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
Cash paid during the period for:
 
 
 
Interest paid
$
8,787

 
$
6,226

Income taxes paid
5,728

 
2,715

Non-cash activity:
 
 
 
Loans converted into other real estate owned
2,256

 
90

Reclassifications from goodwill to other liabilities
(11
)
 

Reclassifications from LHFS to LHFI
(1,224
)
 

Non-cash activity resulting from acquisitions/transactions:
 
 
 
Common shares issued:
 
 
 
Common shares issued (916,382 shares)

 
15,625

Loans held for sale

 
32,912

Premises and equipment

 
1,164

Identifiable intangibles - customer list

 
1,447

Other assets

 
1,371

Fair value of liabilities assumed:
 
 
 
Borrowings

 
27,759

Other liabilities

 
4,302

(d)
Loans Held for Sale
Loans held for sale are carried at lower of cost or market, determined in the aggregate. Fair value considers commitment agreements with investors and prevailing market prices. Loans originated by the Mortgage Company and held for sale to outside investors, are made on a pre-sold basis with servicing rights released. Gains and losses on these loans are recognized based on the difference between the selling price and the carrying value of the related loan sold.
(e)
Loans Held for Investment
The Bank and Mortgage Company make several types of loans to its customers including real estate loans (which vary in type between construction and development, commercial, and residential), commercial and industrial loans, and consumer loans. The Company’s primary market is located in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The loan portfolio is diversified and generally is collateralized by assets of the borrowers. The loans are expected to be repaid from cash flow or proceeds from the sale of selected assets of the borrowers. The ability of the Company’s debtors to honor their loan contracts is dependent upon the real estate and general economic conditions in the Company’s market area. Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity or pay-off generally are reported at their outstanding unpaid principal balances less the allowance for loan losses, and any deferred fees or costs on originated loans. Interest income is accrued on the unpaid principal balance. Loan origination fees, net of certain direct origination costs, are deferred and recognized as an adjustment of the related loan yield using the interest method. The accrual of interest on mortgage and commercial loans is generally discontinued at the time the loan is 90 days delinquent unless the credit is well-secured and in process of collection. Consumer loans and other loans typically are charged off no later than 180 days past due. In all cases, loans are placed on non-accrual or charged-off at an earlier date if collection of principal or interest is considered doubtful. All interest accrued but not collected for loans that are placed on non-accrual or charged-off is reversed against interest income. The interest on these loans is accounted for on the cash-basis or cost-recovery method, until qualifying for return to accrual. Loans are returned to accrual status when all of the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured.
(f) Allowance for Loan Losses
The allowance for loan losses is an estimate of the losses that may be sustained in our loan portfolio. The allowance is based on two basic principles of accounting: (i) ASC 450-10, which requires that losses be accrued when they are probable of occurring and estimable; and (ii) ASC 310-10, which requires that losses be accrued based on the differences between the net realizable value of collateral, present value of future cash flows or values that are observable in the secondary market and the loan balance.
An allowance is established as losses are estimated to have occurred through a provision for loan losses charged to earnings. Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the uncollectibility of a loan balance is confirmed. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance. The allowance represents an amount that, in management’s judgment will be

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adequate to absorb any losses on existing loans that may become uncollectible. Management’s judgment in determining the adequacy of the allowance is based on evaluations of the collectibility of loans while taking into consideration such factors as changes in the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, current economic conditions which may affect a borrower’s ability to repay, overall portfolio quality, and review of specific potential losses. This evaluation is inherently subjective, as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available. The allowance consists of specific, general and unallocated components. The specific component relates to loans that are classified as doubtful, substandard or special mention. The general component covers non-classified loans and is based on historical loss experience adjusted for qualitative factors. An unallocated component is maintained to cover uncertainties that could affect management’s estimate of probable losses. The unallocated component of the allowance reflects the margin of imprecision inherent in the underlying assumptions used in the methodologies for estimating specific and general losses in the portfolio.
For loans that are classified as impaired, an allowance is established when the net realizable value (or collateral value, observable market price, or discounted cash flows) of the impaired loan is lower than the carrying value of that loan. 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. Factors considered by management in determining impairment include payment status, collateral value, and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due. Loans that experience insignificant payment delays and payment shortfalls generally are not classified as impaired. Management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the loan and the borrower, including the length of the delay, the reasons for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record, and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed. Impairment is measured on a loan by loan basis for commercial and construction loans by either the present value of the expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the loan’s observable market price, or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. Large groups of smaller balance homogeneous loans are collectively evaluated for impairment. Accordingly, the Bank does not separately identify individual consumer loans for impairment disclosures.
Troubled debt restructurings are also considered impaired with impairment generally measured at the present value of future cash flows using the loan’s effective rate at inception or using the fair value of collateral, less estimated costs to sell, if repayment is expected solely from the collateral.
(g) Premises and Equipment
Premises and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Premises and equipment are depreciated over their estimated useful lives; leasehold improvements are amortized over the lives of the respective leases or the estimated useful life of the leasehold improvement, whichever is less. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the lesser of the estimated useful life or the remaining term of the lease for leasehold improvements; and 3 to 7 years for furniture, fixtures, and equipment. Costs of maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred; improvements and betterments are capitalized. When items are retired or otherwise disposed of, the related costs and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gains or losses are included in the determination of net income.
(h) Leases
The Bank and Mortgage Company lease certain properties under operating leases with terms greater than one year and with minimum lease payments associated with these agreements. Rent expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the expected lease term in accordance with ASC 840. Within the provisions of certain leases, there are predetermined fixed escalations of the minimum rental payments over the base lease term. The effects of the escalations have been reflected in rent expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term, and the difference between the recognized rental expense and the amounts payable under the lease is recorded as deferred lease payments. The amortization period for leasehold improvements is the term used in calculating straight-line rent expense or their estimated economic life, whichever is shorter.
(i) Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes is based on the results of operations, adjusted primarily for: (1) decreases from tax-exempt income; and (2) the tax-exempt earnings from BOLI offset by stock-based compensation which are in excess of the tax-exempt income amounts and income taxes paid to applicable state taxing authorities. Certain items of income and expense are reported in different periods for financial reporting and tax return purposes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the consolidated financial statement and income tax basis of assets and liabilities measured by using the enacted tax rates and laws expected to be in effect when the timing differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax expense or benefit is based on the difference between deferred tax asset or liability from period to period. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, the projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. A valuation allowance, if needed, reduces deferred tax

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assets to the amount expected to be realized. A tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” (i.e., more than 50% likely) that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is more likely than not to be realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded.
The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to U.S. federal income tax and state income tax in those jurisdictions where they operate. The Bank is not subject to state income tax in its primary place of business (Virginia), rather it is subject to Virgina franchise tax. The Company is no longer subject to examination by Federal or State taxing authorities for the years before 2012. As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 the Company did not have any unrecognized tax benefits. The Company does not expect the amount of any unrecognized tax benefits to significantly increase in the next twelve months. The Company recognizes interest related to income tax matters as interest expense and penalties related to income tax matters as other non-interest expense. As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company does not have any amounts accrued for interest and/or penalties.
(j) Valuation of Long-Lived Assets
The Company accounts for the valuation of long-lived assets under ASC 205-20, which requires that long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangible assets be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of the long-lived asset is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of the asset to future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the estimated fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reportable at the lower of the carrying amount or the fair value, less costs to sell.
(k) Transfer of Financial Assets
Transfers of financial assets are accounted for as sales when control over the assets has been surrendered. Control over transferred assets is deemed to be surrendered when: (1) the assets have been isolated from the Company; (2) the transferee obtains the right (free of conditions that constrain it from taking advantage of that right) to pledge or exchange the transferred assets; and (3) the Company does not maintain effective control over the transferred assets through an agreement to repurchase them before their maturity.
(l) Derivative Financial Instruments
The Mortgage Company enters into commitments to fund residential mortgage loans with the intention of selling them in the secondary market. The Mortgage Company also enters into forward sales agreements for certain funded loans and loan commitments, and records unfunded commitments intended for loans held for sale and forward sales agreements at fair value with changes in fair value recorded as a component of other income. Loans originated and intended for sale in the secondary market are carried at fair value. For pipeline loans which are not pre-sold to an investor, the Mortgage Company manages the interest rate risk on rate lock commitments by entering into forward sale contracts of mortgage backed securities, whereby the Mortgage Company obtains the right to deliver securities to investors in the future at a specified price. Such contracts are accounted for as derivatives and are recorded at fair value in derivative assets or liabilities, with changes in fair value recorded in other income.

The Company has determined these derivative financial instruments do not meet the hedging criteria required by ASC 815 and has not designated these derivative financial instruments as hedges. Accordingly, changes in fair value are recognized currently in income.
(m) Purchased Credit Impaired Loans
Related to its acquisition activity, the Bank has acquired loans, some of which have shown evidence of credit impairment since origination. These purchased credit impaired loans are recorded at the amount paid, such that there is no carryover of the seller’s allowance for loan losses. After acquisition, losses are recognized by an increase in the allowance for loan losses. Such purchased credit impaired loans are accounted for individually. For each such loan the Bank estimates the amount and timing of expected cash flows, and the expected cash flows in excess of amount paid is recorded as interest income over the remaining life of the loan (accretable yield). The excess of the loan’s contractual principal and interest over expected cash flows is not recorded (nonaccretable difference).
(n) Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications of prior year information were made to conform to the September 30, 2016 presentation. These reclassifications had no material impact of the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

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(o) Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flow (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. This amends ASC 230 to add or clarify guidance on the classification of eight specific cash receipts and payments in the statement of cash flows. The amendments are effective for public companies for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years and should be be applied using a retrospective transition method to each period where practicable. The Company is currently assessing the impact that ASU 2016-15 will have on its consolidated financial statements.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL). This provided new accounting guidance that will require the earlier recognition of credit losses on loans and other financial instruments based on an expected loss model, replacing the incurred loss model that is currently in use. Under the new guidance, an entity will measure all expected credit losses for financial instruments held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The expected loss model will apply to loans and leases, unfunded lending commitments, held-to-maturity (HTM) debt securities and other debt instruments measured at amortized cost. The impairment model for available-for-sale (AFS) debt securities will require the recognition of credit losses through a valuation allowance when fair value is less than amortized cost, regardless of whether the impairment is considered to be other-than-temporary. The new guidance is effective on January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted on January 1, 2019. The Company is currently assessing the impact that ASU 2016-13 will have on its consolidated financial statements.
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Shares-Based Payment Accounting. The amendments in this ASU simplify several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment award transactions including: (a) income tax consequences; (b) classification of awards as either equity or liabilities; and (c) classification on the statement of cash flows. The amendments are effective for public companies for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. The Company is currently assessing the impact that ASU 2016-09 will have on its consolidated financial statements.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases. From the lessee's perspective, the new standard establishes a right-of-use (ROU) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement for a lessees. From the lessor's perspective, the new standard requires a lessor to classify leases as either sales-type, finance or operating. A lease will be treated as a sale if it transfers all of the risks and rewards, as well as control of the underlying asset, to the lessee. If risks and rewards are conveyed without the transfer of control, the lease is treated as a financing. If the lessor doesn’t convey risks and rewards or control, an operating lease results. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessors for sales-type, direct financing, and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the pending adoption of the new standard on its consolidated financial statements.
In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall. The guidance in this ASU among other things, (1) requires equity investments with certain exceptions, to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income, (2) simplifies the impairment assessment of equity investments without readily determinable fair values by requiring a qualitative assessment to identify impairment, (3) eliminates the requirement for public businesses entities to disclose the methods and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet, (4) requires public business entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes, (5) requires an entity to present separately in other comprehensive income the portion of the change in fair value of a liability resulting from a change in the instrument-specific credit risk when the entity has elected to measure the liability at fair value in accordance with the fair value option for financial instruments, (6) requires separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset on the balance sheet or the accompanying notes to the financial statements and (7) clarifies that an entity should evaluate the need for a valuation allowance on a deferred tax asset related to available-for-sale securities. The guidance in this ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a significant impact on its financial condition or results of operations.
FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The amendments in this update creates a new topic in ASC Topic 606. In addition to superseding and replacing nearly all existing U.S. GAAP revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance, ASC 606 establishes a new control-based revenue recognition model, changes the basis for deciding when revenue is recognized over time or at a point in time, provides new and more detailed guidance on specific topics and expands and improves disclosures about revenue. In addition, ASU 2014-09 adds a new Subtopic to the Codification, ASC 340-40, Other Assets and Deferred Costs: Contracts with Customers, to provide guidance on costs related to obtaining a contract with a customer and costs

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incurred in fulfilling a contract with a customer that are not in the scope of another ASC Topic. The new guidance does not apply to certain contracts within the scope of other ASC Topics, such as lease contracts, insurance contracts, financing arrangements, financial instruments, guarantees other than product or service warranties, and non-monetary exchanges between entities in the same line of business to facilitate sales to customers. The amendments are effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The impact of adoption of this ASU by the Company is not expected to be material.

FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. This update requires that debt issuance costs be reported in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the face amount of the related liability, consistent with the presentation of debt discounts. Further, the update requires the amortization of debt issuance costs to be reported as interest expense. Similarly, debt issuance costs and any discount or premium are considered in the aggregate when determining the effective interest rate on the debt. The new guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The new guidance must be applied retrospectively. The impact of adoption of this ASU by the Company was not material.
FASB issued ASU No. 2014-17, Business Combinations (Topic 805)-Pushdown Accounting (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force), which provides guidance regarding when and how an acquiree that is a business or a non-profit activity can apply pushdown accounting in its separate financial statements. In particular, ASU No. 2014-17 provides an acquired entity with an option to apply pushdown accounting in its separate financial statements upon the occurrence of an event in which an acquirer obtains control of the acquiree. An acquired entity may elect the option to apply pushdown accounting in the reporting period in which the change-in-control event occurs. If, however, pushdown accounting is not applied during that reporting period, an acquired entity will have the option to elect to apply pushdown accounting in a subsequent reporting period to the acquired entity’s most recent change-in-control event. Such an election to apply pushdown accounting in a reporting period after the one in which the change-in-control event occurred should be considered a change in accounting principle, in accordance with ASC Topic 250, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections. Additionally, the ASU provides that an acquired entity should determine whether to elect to apply pushdown accounting for each individual change-in-control event in which an acquirer obtains control of the acquired entity. Notably, if pushdown accounting is applied to an individual change-in-control event, that election is irrevocable. The amendments in this ASU were effective on November 18, 2014. Following the effective date, an acquired entity can make an election to apply the guidance to future change-in-control events or to its most recent change-in-control event.  The impact of prospective adoption of this ASU by the Company was not and is not expected to be material.

3. ACQUISITION ACTIVITIES
On May 13, 2015, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (“1st Portfolio Agreement”) providing for the Company’s acquisition of 1st Portfolio Holding Corporation with and into the Company (“1st Portfolio Acquisition”). The 1st Portfolio Acquisition closed on July 31, 2015. 1st Portfolio Holding Corporation’s wholly owned subsidiary, 1st Portfolio Wealth Advisors became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and wholly owned subsidiary 1st Portfolio Lending Corporation (now WashingtonFirst Mortgage Corporation) became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bank.
Under the terms of the 1st Portfolio Agreement, accredited shareholders of 1st Portfolio Holding Corporation received 916,382 shares of WFBI common stock valued at $17.05 per share.

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Table 3.1: Goodwill on 1st Portfolio Acquisition
 
Amount
 
($ in thousands)
Consideration paid:
 
Common shares issued (916,382 shares)
$
15,625

Cash paid to shareholders in lieu of fractional shares
1

Fair value of options
149

 
15,775

Assets acquired:
 
Cash and cash equivalents
5,732

Loans held for sale
32,912

Premises and equipment
1,164

Customer list intangible
1,447

Other assets
1,371

Total assets
42,626

Liabilities assumed:
 
Borrowings
27,759

Other liabilities
4,272

Total liabilities
32,031

Net assets acquired
10,595

Goodwill
$
5,180

For income tax purposes, the acquired assets and assumed liabilities are recorded at their carry-over basis with no resulting goodwill. Goodwill at the time of closing of the 1st Portfolio acquisition was allocated between the Mortgage Company and the Wealth Advisors at $3.6 million and $1.6 million respectively. The full amount of the customer list intangible was allocated to the Wealth Advisors, and is being amortized over 15 years.
The following table presents unaudited pro forma information as if the acquisition had occurred at the beginning of the periods as well as for the quarters ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015, and includes adjustments for interest income on loans and securities acquired, amortization of intangibles arising from the transaction, depreciations expense on property acquired, and the related income tax effects. The pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of results of operations that would have occurred had the transactions been effected on the assumed dates.
Table 3.2: Proforma Income Statement (Unaudited)
 
For the three months ended September 30,
 
For the nine months ended September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
($ in thousands, except per share data)
  Net Interest Income
$
15,843

 
$
14,239

 
$
45,397

 
$
40,380

  Non-Interest income
8,666

 
3,987

 
21,937

 
13,791

  Non-Interest Expense
15,611

 
12,312

 
43,647

 
35,344

  Net Income - Common
4,941

 
3,172

 
13,263

 
10,422

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EPS - basic
$
0.40

 
$
0.31

 
$
1.08

 
$
1.00

EPS - diluted
0.39

 
0.30

 
1.06

 
0.98


In many cases, the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed were determined by estimating the cash flows expected to result from those assets and liabilities and discounting them at appropriate market rates. The most significant category of assets for which this procedure was used was the acquired loans. The excess of expected cash flows above the fair value of the performing portion of loans will be accreted to interest income over the remaining lives of the loans in accordance with ASC 310-20.
Those loans for which specific credit-related deterioration since origination was identified were recorded at fair value, reflecting the present value of the amounts expected to be collected. Income recognition on these loans is based on reasonable expectation about the

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timing and amount of cash flows to be collected. Acquired loans deemed impaired and considered collateral dependent, with the timing of the sale of loan collateral indeterminate, remain on non-accrual status and have no accretable yield.

4. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Regulation D of the FRA requires that banks maintain reserve balances with the FRB based principally on the type and amount of their deposits. During 2016 and 2015, the Bank maintained balances at the FRB (in addition to vault cash) to meet the reserve requirements as well as balances to partially compensate for services provided by the FRB. The Bank has an interest bearing account with the FHLB and maintains eight non-interest bearing accounts with domestic correspondents.
In addition, the Bank has short term investments in the form of a certificate of deposit with a bank insured by the FDIC, classified as interest bearing balances, as of September 30, 2016. All balances are fully insured up to the applicable limits by the FDIC.

5. INVESTMENT SECURITIES
The Bank maintains an investment securities portfolio to help ensure sufficient liquidity and provide additional return versus overnight Federal Funds and interest bearing balances. Securities that management has both the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as “held to maturity” and are recorded at amortized cost. Securities not classified as held to maturity, including equity securities with readily determinable fair values, are classified as “available-for-sale” and recorded at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported in other comprehensive income, net of income taxes. As of September 30, 2016, and December 31, 2015, all investments were classified as available-for-sale.

Table 5.1: Available-for-Sale Investment Securities Summary
 
As of September 30, 2016
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Unrealized
Gains
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
($ in thousands)
U.S. Treasuries
$
5,066

 
$
82

 
$

 
$
5,148

U.S. Government agencies
57,792

 
841

 
(1
)
 
58,632

Mortgage-backed securities
64,038

 
520

 
(10
)
 
64,548

Collateralized mortgage obligations
85,614

 
388

 
(122
)
 
85,880

Taxable state and municipal securities
12,490

 
135

 
(79
)
 
12,546

Tax-exempt state and municipal securities
11,217

 
81

 
(30
)
 
11,268

Total available-for-sale investment securities
$
236,217

 
$
2,047

 
$
(242
)
 
$
238,022


 
As of December 31, 2015
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Unrealized
Gains
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
($ in thousands)
U.S. Treasuries
$
9,636

 
$
15

 
$
(33
)
 
$
9,618

U.S. Government agencies
96,177

 
229

 
(390
)
 
96,016

Mortgage-backed securities
59,125

 
161

 
(410
)
 
58,876

Collateralized mortgage obligations
40,787

 
85

 
(474
)
 
40,398

Taxable state and municipal securities
10,405

 
448

 

 
10,853

Tax-exempt state and municipal securities
4,282

 
81

 
(11
)
 
4,352

Total available-for-sale investment securities
$
220,412

 
$
1,019

 
$
(1,318
)
 
$
220,113


The estimated fair value of securities pledged to secure public funds, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, and for other purposes amounted to $113.2 million and $104.5 million as of September 30, 2016, and December 31, 2015, respectively. As of

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September 30, 2016, and December 31, 2015, 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 shareholders’ equity.
Purchase premiums and discounts are recognized in interest income using the interest method over the terms of the securities. Declines in the fair value of available-for-sale securities below their cost that are deemed to be other than temporary are reflected in earnings as realized losses. Gains and losses on the sale of securities are recorded on the trade date and are determined using the specific identification method.
The estimated fair value of the portfolio fluctuates due to changes in market interest rates and other factors. Securities are monitored to determine whether a decline in their value is other-than-temporary. Management evaluates the investment portfolio on a quarterly basis to determine the collectibility of amounts due per the contractual terms of the investment security.
A security is generally defined to be impaired if the carrying value of such security exceeds its estimated fair value. Based on the provisions of ASC 320, a security is considered to be other-than-temporarily impaired if the present value of cash flows expected to be collected is less than the security’s amortized cost basis (the difference being defined as the credit loss) or if the fair value of the security is less than the security’s amortized cost basis and the investor intends, or more-likely-than-not will be required to sell the security before recovery of the security’s amortized cost basis. The charge to earnings is limited to the amount of credit loss if the investor does not intend, and more-likely-than-not will not be required, to sell the security before recovery of the security’s amortized cost basis. Any remaining difference between fair value and amortized cost is recognized in other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes. In certain instances, as a result of the other-than-temporary impairment analysis, the recognition or accrual of interest will be discontinued and the security will be placed on non-accrual status.
The Bank did not recognize in earnings any other-than-temporary impairment losses on available-for-sale investment securities during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015. During the three months ended September 30, 2016, the Bank received proceeds of $23.4 million from the sale of securities from its available-for-sale investment portfolio resulting in gross realized gains of $153.0 thousand and $18.0 thousand gross realized losses. During the three months ended September 30, 2015, there were no proceeds from sales of investments. However, a bond was called during the three months ended September 30, 2015, resulting in no gross realized gains and $12.0 thousand of gross realized losses. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Bank received proceeds of $71.8 million from the sale of securities from its available-for-sale investment portfolio resulting in gross realized gains of $1.3 million and gross realized losses of $44.0 thousand, compared to proceeds of $12.3 million resulting in gross realized gains of $163.0 thousand and gross realized losses of $153.0 thousand during the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

Table 5.2: Gross Unrealized Loss and Fair Value of Available-for-Sale Securities
 
As of September 30, 2016
 
Unrealized loss position for less than 12 months
 
Unrealized loss position for more than 12 months
 
Fair Value
 
 Unrealized Loss
 
Fair Value
 
 Unrealized Loss
 
($ in thousands)
U.S. Treasuries
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

U.S. Government agencies
3,001

 
(1
)
 

 

Mortgage-backed securities
2,128

 
(2
)
 
1,482

 
(8
)
Collateralized mortgage obligations
31,404

 
(91
)
 
4,021

 
(31
)
Taxable state and municipal securities
6,211

 
(79
)
 

 

Tax-exempt state and municipal securities
4,717

 
(30
)
 

 

Total
$
47,461

 
$
(203
)
 
$
5,503

 
$
(39
)


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As of December 31, 2015
 
Unrealized loss position for less than 12 months
 
Unrealized loss position for more than 12 months
 
Fair Value
 
Unrealized Loss
 
Fair Value
 
Unrealized Loss
 
 ($ in thousands)
U.S. Treasuries
$
5,101

 
$
(33
)
 
$

 
$

U.S. Government agencies
59,175

 
(382
)
 
996

 
(8
)
Mortgage-backed securities
36,769

 
(322
)
 
2,612

 
(88
)
Collateralized mortgage obligations
19,320

 
(225
)
 
10,034

 
(249
)
Tax-exempt state and municipal securities
1,245

 
(9
)
 
519

 
(2
)
Total
$
121,610

 
$
(971
)
 
$
14,161

 
$
(347
)

As of September 30, 2016, there were $5.5 million, or four positions, of individual securities that had been in a continuous loss position for more than 12 months with a total unrealized loss of $39.0 thousand. As of December 31, 2015, there were $14.2 million, or eleven positions, of individual securities that had been in a continuous loss position for more than 12 months with a total unrealized loss of $347.0 thousand. Management has determined these securities are temporarily impaired at September 30, 2016 for the following reasons:
U.S. Treasuries and Government Agencies. The unrealized losses in this category were caused by interest rate fluctuations. The contractual terms of the investments do not permit the issuer to settle the securities at a price less than the cost basis of each investment. Because the Company does not intend to sell any of the investments and the accounting standard of “more likely than not” has been met for the Company to be required to sell any of these investments before recovery of its amortized cost basis, which may be at maturity, the Company does not consider these investments to be other than temporarily impaired,
Mortgage backed securities (including collateralized mortgage obligations). The unrealized losses in this category were primarily the result of interest rate fluctuation. Since the decline in market value is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality, and because the Company does not intend to sell the investments and it is not more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost basis, which may be at maturity, the Company does not consider these investments to be other than temporarily impaired.
Tax-exempt state and municipal securities. The unrealized losses in the category were generally the result of changes in market interest rates and interest spread relationships since original purchases. The contractual terms of the investments do not permit the issuer to settle the securities at a price less than the cost basis of each investment. The Company does not intend to sell any of the investments and the accounting standard of “more likely than not” has not been met for the Company to be required to sell any of the investments before recovery of its amortized cost basis, which may be at maturity, therefore the Company does not consider these investments to be other than temporarily impaired.
The temporary unrealized losses presented above are attributable to interest rate fluctuations. As of September 30, 2016, all U.S. Treasuries and U.S. Government Agencies are rated AA+ or higher, and any fluctuations in their fair value are caused by changes in interest rates and are not considered credit related as the contractual cash flows of these investments are either explicitly or implicitly backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. Unrealized losses that are related to the prevailing interest rate environment will decline over time and recover as these securities approach maturity. As of September 30, 2016, the fair market value of U.S. Treasuries and U.S. Government Agencies was $5.1 million and $58.6 million, respectively. The mortgage-backed securities portfolio at September 30, 2016, is composed of GNMA, FNMA or FHLMC mortgage-backed securities reported at fair value of $64.5 million and GNMA collateralized mortgage obligations reported at fair value of $85.9 million. Any associated unrealized losses are caused by changes in interest rates and are not considered credit related as the contractual cash flows of these investments are either explicitly or implicitly backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. As of September 30, 2016, the fair value of the taxable state and municipal securities portfolio totaled $12.5 million, while the tax-exempt state and municipal securities portfolio totaled $11.3 million. As of September 30, 2016, all tax-exempt state and municipal securities are rated A or higher, and any fluctuations in their fair value are caused by changes in interest rates.


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Table 5.3: Contractual Maturity of Available-For-Sale Securities
 
As of September 30, 2016
 
Amortized Cost
 
Fair Value
 
($ in thousands)
Due within one year
$
5,477

 
$
5,498

Due after one year through five years
60,016

 
61,000

Due after five years through ten years
33,448

 
33,706

Due after ten years
137,276

 
137,818

Total
$
236,217

 
$
238,022


In the table above, mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations are included based on their final maturities, although the actual maturities may differ due to prepayments of the underlying assets or mortgages.

6. LOANS HELD FOR INVESTMENT

Table 6.1: Composition of Loans Held for Investment
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
Construction and development
$
272,171

 
$
249,433

Commercial real estate
709,020

 
657,110

Residential real estate
279,442

 
241,395

Real estate loans
1,260,633

 
1,147,938

Commercial and industrial
166,145

 
153,860

Consumer
4,593

 
6,285

Total loans held for investment
1,431,371

 
1,308,083

Less: allowance for loan losses
12,960

 
12,289

Total loans held for investment, net of allowance
$
1,418,411

 
$
1,295,794


As of September 30, 2016, $747.3 million of loans were pledged as collateral for FHLB advances, compared to $636.2 million as of December 31, 2015. Loans pledged include qualifying home equity lines of credit, commercial real estate loans, multifamily real estate loans, and residential real estate secured loans. As of September 30, 2016, and December 31, 2015, there were $0.9 million and $1.6 million of net unamortized deferred fees, respectively.
A significant portion of the Bank’s loan portfolio is secured by commercial real estate collateral in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Real estate collateral in each case provides an alternate source of repayment in the event of default by the borrower. Under guidance adopted by the federal banking regulators, banks with concentrations in construction, land development or commercial real estate loans (other than loans for majority owner occupied properties) would be expected to maintain higher levels of risk management and, potentially, higher levels of capital. Loans that are 90+ days past due and still accruing are only loans that are well secured and in the process of collection.

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Table 6.2: Loans Held for Investment Aging Analysis
 
As of September 30, 2016
 
Current
Loans
(1)
 
30-59 Days
Past Due
 
60-89 Days
Past Due
 
90+ Days
Past Due (and accruing)
 
Non-
Accrual
 
Total
Past Due
 
Total
Loans
 
($ in thousands)
Construction and development
$
270,996

 
$
1,083

 
$

 
$

 
$
92

 
$
1,175

 
$
272,171

Commercial real estate
702,116

 
4,450

 

 

 
2,454

 
6,904

 
709,020

Residential real estate
276,645

 
1,498

 
109

 

 
1,190

 
2,797

 
279,442

Commercial and industrial
164,321

 
35

 

 

 
1,789

 
1,824

 
166,145

Consumer
4,227

 
4

 

 

 
362

 
366

 
4,593

Balance at end of period
$
1,418,305

 
$
7,070

 
$
109

 
$

 
$
5,887

 
$
13,066

 
$
1,431,371

 
As of December 31, 2015
 
Current
Loans
(1)
 
30-59 Days
Past Due
 
60-89 Days
Past Due
 
90+ Days
Past Due (and accruing)
 
Non-
Accrual
 
Total
Past Due
 
Total
Loans
 
($ in thousands)
Construction and development
$
249,312

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
121

 
$
121

 
$
249,433

Commercial real estate
649,185

 
2,466

 

 

 
5,459

 
7,925

 
657,110

Residential real estate
238,831

 
1,044

 

 

 
1,520

 
2,564

 
241,395

Commercial and industrial
149,703

 
411

 
617

 
28

 
3,101

 
4,157

 
153,860

Consumer
6,284

 
1

 

 

 

 
1

 
6,285

Balance at end of period
$
1,293,315

 
$
3,922

 
$
617

 
$
28

 
$
10,201

 
$
14,768

 
$
1,308,083

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) For the purpose of this table, loans 1-29 days past due are included in the balance of current loans.

The Company divides its loans held for investment into the following categories based on credit quality.
The characteristics of these ratings are as follows:
Pass and pass watch rated loans (risk ratings 1 to 6) are to borrowers with an acceptable financial condition, specified collateral margins, specified cash flow to service the existing loans, and a specified leverage ratio. The borrower has paid all obligations as agreed and it is expected that the borrower will maintain this type of payment history. Acceptable personal guarantors routinely support these loans.
Special mention loans (risk rating 7) have a specifically defined weakness in the borrower’s operations and/or the borrower’s ability to generate positive cash flow on a sustained basis. For example, the borrower’s recent payment history may be characterized by late payments. The Company’s risk exposure to special mention loans is partially mitigated by collateral supporting the loan; however, loans in this category have collateral that is considered to be degraded.
Substandard loans (risk rating 8) are considered to have specific and well-defined weaknesses that jeopardize the repayment terms as originally structured in the Company’s initial credit extension. The payment history for the loan may have been inconsistent and the expected or projected primary repayment source may be inadequate to service the loan, or the estimated net liquidation value of the collateral pledged and/or ability of the personal guarantors to pay the loan may not adequately protect the Company. For loans in this category, there is a distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies associated with the loan are not corrected in the near term. A substandard loan would not automatically meet the Company’s definition of an impaired loan unless the loan is significantly past due and the borrower’s performance and financial condition provide evidence that it is probable the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due. Substandard non-accrual loans have the same characteristics as substandard loans. However these loans have a non-accrual classification generally because the borrower’s principal or interest payments are 90 days or more past due.
Doubtful rated loans (risk rating 9) have all the weakness inherent in a loan that is classified as substandard but with the added characteristic that the weakness makes collection or liquidation in full highly questionable and improbable based upon current existing facts, conditions, and values. The possibility of loss related to doubtful rated loans is extremely high.

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Loss (risk rating 10) rated loans are not considered collectible under normal circumstances and there is no realistic expectation for any future payment on the loan. Loss rated loans are fully charged off.
Internal risk ratings of pass (rating numbers 1 to 5), pass watch (rating number 6), and special mention (rating number 7) are deemed to be unclassified assets. Internal risk ratings of substandard (rating number 8), doubtful (rating number 9) and loss (rating number 10) are deemed to be classified assets.

Table 6.3: Risk Categories of Loans Held for Investment
 
 
As of September 30, 2016
Internal risk rating grades
 
Pass
 
Pass Watch
 
Special
Mention
 
Substandard
 
Total
Risk rating number
 
1 to 5
 
6
 
7
 
8
 
 
 
 
($ in thousands)
Construction and development
 
$
270,826

 
$
1,253

 
$

 
$
92

 
$
272,171

Commercial real estate
 
694,363

 
8,775

 
2,527

 
3,355

 
709,020

Residential real estate
 
270,004

 
6,742

 
883

 
1,813

 
279,442

Commercial and industrial
 
158,831

 
4,542

 
750

 
2,022

 
166,145

Consumer
 
4,225

 
5

 

 
363

 
4,593

Balance at end of period
 
$
1,398,249

 
$
21,317

 
$
4,160

 
$
7,645

 
$
1,431,371

 
 
As of December 31, 2015
Internal risk rating grades
 
Pass
 
Pass Watch
 
Special
Mention
 
Substandard
 
Total
Risk rating number
 
1 to 5
 
6
 
7
 
8
 
 
 
 
($ in thousands)
Construction and development
 
$
248,011

 
$
1,301

 
$

 
$
121

 
$
249,433

Commercial real estate
 
638,431

 
5,950

 
5,570

 
7,159

 
657,110

Residential real estate
 
234,957

 
4,447

 
783

 
1,208

 
241,395

Commercial and industrial
 
144,421

 
3,732

 
1,170

 
4,537

 
153,860

Consumer
 
5,905

 
380

 

 

 
6,285

Balance at end of period
 
$
1,271,725

 
$
15,810

 
$
7,523

 
$
13,025

 
$
1,308,083


A loan may be placed on non-accrual status when the loan is specifically determined to be impaired or when principal or interest is delinquent 90 days or more. The Company closely monitors individual loans, and relationship officers are charged with working with customers to resolve potential credit issues in a timely manner with minimum exposure to the Company. The Company maintains a policy of adding an appropriate amount to the allowance for loan losses to ensure an adequate reserve based on the portfolio composition, specific credit extended by it, general economic conditions and other factors and external circumstances identified during the process of estimating probable losses in its loan portfolio.

Table 6.4: Non-Accrual Loans
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
Construction and development
$
92

 
$
121

Commercial real estate
2,454

 
5,459

Residential real estate
1,190

 
1,520

Commercial and industrial
1,789

 
3,101

Consumer
362

 

Total non-accrual loans
$
5,887

 
$
10,201



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A modification to the contractual terms of a loan that results in granting a concession to a borrower experiencing financial difficulties is considered a TDR. When the Company has granted a concession, as a result of the restructuring, it does not expect to collect all amounts due in a timely manner, including interest accrued at the original contract rate. In making its determination of whether a borrower is experiencing financial difficulties, the Company considers several factors, including whether: (1) the borrower has declared or is in the process of declaring bankruptcy; (2) there is substantial doubt as to whether the borrower will continue to be a going concern; and (3) the borrower can obtain funds from other sources at an effective interest rate at or near a current market interest rate for debt with similar risk characteristics. The Company evaluates TDRs similarly to other impaired loans for purposes of the allowance for loan losses. In some situations a borrower may be experiencing financial distress, but the Company does not provide a concession. These modifications are not considered TDRs. In other cases, the Company might provide a concession, such as a reduction in interest rate, but the borrower is not experiencing financial distress. This could be the case if the Company is matching a competitor’s interest rate. These modifications would also not be considered TDRs. Finally, any renewals at existing terms for borrowers not experiencing financial distress would not be considered TDRs.
Table 6.5: Changes in Troubled Debt Restructurings
 
September 30, 2016
 
Construction
and
Development
 
Commercial
Real Estate
 
Residential
Real Estate
 
Commercial
and
Industrial
 
Consumer
 
Total
 
($ in thousands)
For the Three Months Ended:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance
$

 
$

 
$
2,866

 
$
397

 
$
353

 
$
3,616

New TDRs

 
742

 

 

 

 
742

Increases to existing TDRs

 

 
2

 

 

 
2

Charge-offs post modification

 

 

 

 

 

Sales, principal payments, or other decreases

 
(742
)
 
(14
)
 
(66
)
 
(4
)
 
(826
)
Ending Balance
$

 
$

 
$
2,854

 
$
331

 
$
349

 
$
3,534

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Nine Months Ended:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance
$
29

 
$
2,029

 
$
1,967

 
$
1,949

 
$
353

 
$
6,327

New TDRs

 
742

 
1,788

 
28

 

 
2,558

Increases to existing TDRs

 

 
6

 

 

 
6

Charge-offs post modification
(29
)
 
(544
)
 
(11
)
 
(576
)
 

 
(1,160
)
Sales, principal payments, or other decreases

 
(2,227
)
 
(896
)
 
(1,070
)
 
(4
)
 
(4,197
)
Ending Balance
$

 
$

 
$
2,854

 
$
331

 
$
349

 
$
3,534



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September 30, 2015
 
Construction
and
Development
 
Commercial
Real Estate
 
Residential
Real Estate
 
Commercial
and
Industrial
 
Consumer
 
Total
 
($ in thousands)
For the Three Months Ended:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance
$
228

 
$
2,032

 
$
1,934

 
$
2,041

 
$

 
$
6,235

New TDRs

 

 
182

 

 

 
182

Increases to existing TDRs

 

 
4

 

 

 
4

Charge-offs post modification

 

 

 

 

 

Sales, principal payments, or other decreases
(4
)
 
(3
)
 
(158
)
 
(45
)
 

 
(210
)
Ending Balance
$
224

 
$
2,029

 
$
1,962

 
$
1,996

 
$

 
$
6,211

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Nine Months Ended:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance
$
241

 
$
4,619

 
$
1,796

 
$
354

 
$

 
$
7,010

New TDRs

 

 
536

 
1,675

 

 
2,211

Increases to existing TDRs

 

 
6

 
16

 

 
22

Charge-offs post modification

 
(128
)
 

 

 

 
(128
)
Sales, principal payments, or other decreases
(17
)
 
(2,462
)
 
(376
)
 
(49
)
 

 
(2,904
)
Ending Balance
$
224

 
$
2,029

 
$
1,962

 
$
1,996

 
$

 
$
6,211


Table 6.6: New Troubled Debt Restructurings Details
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
Number of Loans
 
Pre-Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Balance
 
Post-Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Balance
 
Number of Loans
 
Pre-Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Balance
 
Post-Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Balance
 
($ in thousands)
Construction and development

 
$

 
$

 

 
$

 
$

Commercial real estate
1

 
742

 
742

 

 

 

Residential real estate
1

 
1,788

 
1,788

 
4

 
536

 
536

Commercial and industrial
1

 
28

 
28

 
5

 
1,839

 
1,675

Consumer

 

 

 

 

 

Total loans
3

 
$
2,558

 
$
2,558

 
9

 
$
2,375

 
$
2,211


TDRs are reported as impaired loans in the calendar year of their restructuring and are evaluated to determine whether they should be placed on non-accrual status. In subsequent years, a TDR may be returned to accrual status if the borrower satisfies a minimum six-month performance requirement; however, it will remain classified as impaired.


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Table 6.7: Troubled Debt Restructuring in Default in Past Twelve Months
 
As of September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
Number
of
Loans
 
Pre-Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Balance
 
Post-Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Balance
 
Number
of
Loans
 
Pre-Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Balance
 
Post-Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Balance
 
($ in thousands)
Construction and development
1

 
$
184

 
$
29

 
1

 
$
379

 
$
224

Commercial real estate
2

 
2,071

 
2,029

 
2

 
2,071

 
2,029

Residential real estate
1

 
168

 
144

 
1

 
201

 
201

Commercial and industrial
1

 
931

 
931

 
3

 
853

 
688

Consumer
1

 
352

 
349

 

 

 

Total loans
6

 
$
3,706

 
$
3,482

 
7

 
$
3,504

 
$
3,142


The following is an analysis of new loans modified in a troubled debt restructuring by type of concession for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, and 2015. There were no modifications that involved forgiveness of debt.

Table 6.8: Troubled Debt Restructuring by Type of Concession
 
TDRs Entered into During the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
Number
of
Loans
 
Post-Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Balance
 
Number
of
Loans
 
Post-Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Balance
 
($ in thousands)
Extended under forbearance
1

 
$
742

 

 
$

Interest rate modification

 

 

 

Maturity or payment extension

 

 
1

 
182

Total loans
1

 
$
742

 
1

 
$
182

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TDRs Entered into During the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
Number
of
Loans
 
Post-Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Balance
 
Number
of
Loans
 
Post-Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Balance
 
($ in thousands)
Extended under forbearance
3

 
$
2,558

 

 
$

Interest rate modification

 

 
2

 
267

Maturity or payment extension

 

 
7

 
1,944

Total loans
3

 
$
2,558

 
9

 
$
2,211


The outstanding balances in Table 6.1 include acquired impaired loans with a recorded investment of $2.7 million or 0.2% of total loans as of September 30, 2016, compared to $3.5 million or 0.3% of total loans as of December 31, 2015. The contractual principal of these acquired loans was $2.9 million as of September 30, 2016 compared to $3.8 million as of December 31, 2015. For these loans, the allowance for loan losses was increased by $1.0 thousand and decreased by $199.0 thousand during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, compared to a decrease of $2.0 thousand and an increase of $72.0 thousand during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively. The balances do not include future accretable net interest on the acquired impaired loans.


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Table 6.9: Accretable Yield of Purchased Credit Impaired Loans
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
Accretable yield at beginning of period
$
1,168

 
$
1,354

 
$
1,208

 
$
1,484

Accretion (including cash recoveries)
(43
)
 
(79
)
 
(175
)
 
(259
)
Net reclassifications to accretable from non-accretable
(235
)
 
12

 
10

 
62

Disposals (including maturities, foreclosures, and charge-offs)

 
(74
)
 
(153
)
 
(74
)
Accretable yield at end of period
$
890

 
$
1,213

 
$
890

 
$
1,213


Table 6.10: Non-Performing Assets
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
Non-accrual loans
$
5,887

 
$
10,201

90+ days still accruing

 
28

Troubled debt restructurings still accruing
3,184

 
4,269

Other real estate owned
1,969

 

Total non-performing assets
$
11,040

 
$
14,498


As of September 30, 2016, and December 31, 2015, there was no loan and one loan, respectively, past due more than 90 days that were still accruing. If interest had been earned on the non-accrual loans, interest income on these loans would have been approximately $109.3 thousand and $407.4 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, compared to $127.4 thousand and $301.2 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively. The Company has no remaining commitment to fund non-performing loans. As of September 30, 2016, the Company had approximately $125.0 thousand in loans in the process of foreclosure.

7. ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

Table 7.1: Changes in Allowance for Loan Losses
 
September 30, 2016
 
Construction
and
Development
 
Commercial
Real Estate
 
Residential
Real Estate
 
Commercial
and
Industrial
 
Consumer
 
Total
 
($ in thousands)
For the Three Months Ended:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance
$
2,573

 
$
6,391

 
$
1,552

 
$
1,818

 
$
261

 
$
12,595

Provision for loan losses
94

 
381

 
117

 
328

 
115

 
1,035

Charge-offs

 
(90
)
 

 
(612
)
 

 
(702
)
Recoveries

 
10

 
16

 
5

 
1

 
32

Ending Balance
$
2,667

 
$
6,692

 
$
1,685

 
$
1,539

 
$
377

 
$
12,960

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Nine Months Ended:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance
$
2,321

 
$
6,125

 
$
1,532

 
$
2,172

 
$
139

 
$
12,289

Provisions for loan losses
375

 
1,227

 
152

 
650

 
236

 
2,640

Charge-offs
(31
)
 
(670
)
 
(48
)
 
(1,302
)
 
(1
)
 
(2,052
)
Recoveries
2

 
10

 
49

 
19

 
3

 
83

Ending Balance
$
2,667

 
$
6,692

 
$
1,685

 
$
1,539

 
$
377

 
$
12,960


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September 30, 2015
 
Construction
and
Development
 
Commercial
Real Estate
 
Residential
Real Estate
 
Commercial
and
Industrial
 
Consumer
 
Total
 
($ in thousands)
For the Three Months Ended:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance
$
1,650

 
$
5,616

 
$
1,290

 
$
2,048

 
$
22

 
$
10,626

Provision for loan losses
167

 
687

 
(245
)
 
251

 
65

 
925

Charge-offs

 

 

 

 

 

Recoveries

 
1

 
15

 
5

 
1

 
22

Ending Balance
$
1,817

 
$
6,304

 
$
1,060

 
$
2,304

 
$
88

 
$
11,573

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Nine Months Ended:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance
$
1,028

 
$
5,674

 
$
920

 
$
1,612

 
$
23

 
$
9,257

Provision for loan losses
789

 
767

 
179

 
672

 
68

 
2,475

Charge-offs

 
(138
)
 
(143
)
 

 
(6
)
 
(287
)
Recoveries

 
1

 
104

 
20

 
3

 
128

Ending Balance
$
1,817

 
$
6,304

 
$
1,060

 
$
2,304

 
$
88

 
$
11,573


Table 7.2: Loans Held for Investment and Related Allowance for Loan Losses by Impairment Method and Loan Class
 
As of September 30, 2016
 
Construction
and
Development
 
Commercial
Real Estate
 
Residential
Real Estate
 
Commercial
and
Industrial
 
Consumer
 
Total
 
($ in thousands)
Ending Balance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Evaluated collectively for impairment
$
272,079

 
$
706,566

 
$
275,400

 
$
164,025

 
$
4,230

 
$
1,422,300

Evaluated individually for impairment
92

 
2,454

 
4,042

 
2,120

 
363

 
9,071

 
$
272,171

 
$
709,020

 
$
279,442

 
$
166,145

 
$
4,593

 
$
1,431,371

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for Losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Evaluated collectively for impairment
$
2,666

 
$
6,092

 
$
1,456

 
$
888

 
$
14

 
$
11,116

Evaluated individually for impairment
1

 
600

 
229

 
651

 
363

 
1,844

 
$
2,667

 
$
6,692

 
$
1,685

 
$
1,539

 
$
377

 
$
12,960



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As of December 31, 2015
 
Construction
and
Development
 
Commercial
Real Estate
 
Residential
Real Estate
 
Commercial
and
Industrial
 
Consumer
 
Total
 
($ in thousands)
Ending Balance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Evaluated collectively for impairment
$
249,312

 
$
643,617

 
$
235,885

 
$
145,217

 
$
5,932

 
$
1,279,963

Evaluated individually for impairment
121

 
5,458

 
3,488

 
5,050

 
353

 
14,470

Evaluated individually for impairment but not deemed to be impaired

 
8,035

 
2,022

 
3,593

 

 
13,650

 
$
249,433

 
$
657,110

 
$
241,395

 
$
153,860

 
$
6,285

 
$
1,308,083

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for Losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Evaluated collectively for impairment
$
2,291

 
$
4,990

 
$
1,181

 
$
787

 
$
20

 
$
9,269

Evaluated individually for impairment
30

 
972

 
170

 
1,209

 
119

 
2,500

Evaluated individually for impairment but not deemed to be impaired

 
163

 
181

 
176

 

 
520

 
$
2,321

 
$
6,125

 
$
1,532

 
$
2,172

 
$
139

 
$
12,289


Table 7.3: Specific Allocation for Impaired Loans
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Recorded
Investment
 
Related
Allowance
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Recorded
Investment
 
Related
Allowance
 
($ in thousands)
With no related allowance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and development
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Commercial real estate

 

 

 
317

 
278

 

Residential real estate
2,497

 
2,442

 

 
2,397

 
2,297

 

Commercial and industrial
450

 
254

 

 
407

 
313

 

Consumer

 

 

 

 

 

Total with no related allowance
2,947

 
2,696

 

 
3,121

 
2,888

 

With an allowance recorded:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and development
107

 
92

 
1

 
291

 
121

 
30

Commercial real estate
2,522

 
2,454

 
600

 
5,313

 
5,180

 
972

Residential real estate
1,667

 
1,600

 
229

 
1,205

 
1,191

 
170

Commercial and industrial
1,976

 
1,866

 
651

 
5,146

 
4,737

 
1,209

Consumer
366

 
363

 
363

 
353

 
353

 
119

Total with an allowance recorded
6,638

 
6,375

 
1,844

 
12,308

 
11,582

 
2,500

Total impaired loans
$
9,585

 
$
9,071

 
$
1,844

 
$
15,429

 
$
14,470

 
$
2,500



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Table 7.4: Average Impaired Loan Balance
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
Average Recorded Investment
 
Interest Income Recognized
 
Average Recorded Investment
 
Interest Income Recognized
 
($ in thousands)
With no related allowance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and development
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Commercial real estate
1,105

 

 
8,637

 
100

Residential real estate
2,833

 
28

 
1,824

 
20

Commercial and industrial
1,484

 
1

 
367

 
1

Consumer

 

 

 

Total with no related allowance
5,422

 
29

 
10,828

 
121

With an allowance recorded:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and development
92

 

 
225

 

Commercial real estate
2,462

 

 
7,478

 
82

Residential real estate
1,629

 
10

 
1,745

 
16

Commercial and industrial
1,925

 
1

 
8,032

 
120

Consumer
364

 

 
329

 
1

Total with an allowance recorded
6,472

 
11

 
17,809

 
219

Total average impaired loans
$
11,894

 
$
40

 
$
28,637

 
$
340


 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
Average Recorded Investment
 
Interest Income Recognized
 
Average Recorded Investment
 
Interest Income Recognized
 
($ in thousands)
With no related allowance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and development
$
30

 
$

 
$

 
$

Commercial real estate
3,978

 

 
9,488

 
299

Residential real estate
3,817

 
87

 
2,082

 
61

Commercial and industrial
4,107

 
11

 
442

 
2

Consumer

 

 
3

 

Total with no related allowance
11,932

 
98

 
12,015

 
362

With an allowance recorded:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and development
92

 

 
232

 

Commercial real estate
2,476

 

 
7,536

 
246

Residential real estate
2,094

 
42

 
1,629

 
49

Commercial and industrial
2,024

 
4

 
6,271

 
359

Consumer
365

 

 
310

 
2

Total with an allowance recorded
7,051

 
46

 
15,978

 
656

Total average impaired loans
$
18,983

 
$
144

 
$
27,993

 
$
1,018



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8. OTHER REAL ESTATE OWNED
Real estate properties acquired through loan foreclosures are recorded initially at fair value, less expected sales costs, determined by management. Subsequent valuations are performed by management, and the carrying amount of a property is adjusted by a charge to expense to reflect any subsequent declines in estimated fair value. Fair value estimates are based on recent appraisals and current market conditions. Gains or losses on sales of real estate owned are recognized upon disposition.

Table 8.1: Changes in OREO
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period
$
2,159

 
$
291

 
$

 
$
361

Properties acquired at foreclosure

 

 
2,256

 
90

Sales of foreclosed properties
(190
)
 
(182
)
 
(190
)
 
(342
)
Write-downs

 

 
(97
)
 

Balance at end of period
$
1,969

 
$
109

 
$
1,969

 
$
109


Table 8.2: OREO Activity
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
Write-downs
$

 
$

 
$
97

 
$

Operating expenses
48

 
5

 
67

 
19

Rental income
(29
)
 

 
(31
)
 

Net OREO activity
$
19

 
$
5

 
$
133

 
$
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9. GOODWILL AND IDENTIFIABLE INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible assets include goodwill, core deposit intangibles, and a client list intangible. Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over fair value of net assets and liabilities acquired. Under ASC 350-10, intangible assets and goodwill acquired in a purchase business combination and determined to have an indefinite useful life are not amortized, but tested for impairment at least annually. Impairment testing requires that the fair value be compared to the carrying amount of net assets, including goodwill. If the net fair value exceeds the net book value, no write-down of recorded goodwill is required. If the fair value is less than book value, an expense may be required to write-down the related goodwill to the proper carrying value. Intangible assets with definite useful lives such as core deposits and customer relationships are amortized over their estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values. These are initially measured at fair value and then are amortized over their useful lives.
Core deposit intangibles arise when an acquired bank or branch has a stable deposit base comprised of funds associated with long-term customer relationships. The intangible asset value derives from customer relationships that provide a low-cost source of funding. The Bank’s core deposit intangibles arising from acquisitions are amortized over a five year period for non-interest bearing deposits and interest-bearing NOW accounts. Conversely, core deposit intangibles arising from savings accounts are being amortized over an eight year period. As a part of the 1st Portfolio Acquisition that closed on July 31, 2015, the Company recognized $5.2 million of goodwill and a client list intangible asset of $1.4 million. The client list is being amortized over a 15 year term beginning in August 2015. See Note 3 for further details on the 1st Portfolio Acquisition. The Company performs annual impairment tests on goodwill in the fourth quarter of each year using the fair value approach. There was no impairment of goodwill during the periods ended September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015.


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Table 9: Goodwill and Identifiable Intangibles
 
 
 
 
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
Goodwill:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of period
$
11,420

 
$
6,240

 
$
11,431

 
$
6,240

Goodwill additions/(reductions)

 
5,210

 
(11
)
 
5,210

Balance, end of period
$
11,420

 
$
11,450

 
$
11,420

 
$
11,450

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Identifiable intangibles:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Core deposit intangible balance, beginning of period
$
395

 
$
568

 
$
481

 
$
654

Addition of core deposit intangibles

 

 

 

Amortization of core deposit intangibles
(43
)
 
(44
)
 
(129
)
 
(130
)
Core deposit intangible balance, net, end of period
$
352

 
$
524

 
$
352

 
$
524

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Client list intangible balance, beginning of period
$
1,358

 
$

 
$
1,407

 
$

Addition of client list intangibles

 
1,447

 

 
1,447

Amortization of client list intangibles
(24
)
 
(16
)
 
(73
)
 
(16
)
Client list intangible balance, net, end of period
$
1,334

 
$
1,431

 
$
1,334

 
$
1,431

Total intangibles, net
$
13,106

 
$
13,405

 
$
13,106

 
$
13,405


10. DEPOSITS

Table 10.1: Composition of Deposits
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
Demand deposit accounts
$
410,833

 
$
304,425

NOW accounts
136,319

 
115,459

Money market accounts
290,750

 
309,940

Savings accounts
216,552

 
163,289

Time deposits under $100,000
75,467

 
81,771

Time deposits $100,000 through $250,000
260,313

 
242,683

Time deposits over $250,000
142,021

 
115,675

Total deposits
$
1,532,255

 
$
1,333,242


Time deposits include CDARS balances. The CDARS deposits are customer deposits that are placed in the CDARS network to maximize the FDIC insurance coverage for clients. CDARS balances were $37.4 million and $44.3 million as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. The Bank did not have any brokered deposits as of September 30, 2016 or December 31, 2015. As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, approximately $577.0 million and $644.3 million, respectively, in deposits were in excess of FDIC insurance limits.

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Table 10.2: Scheduled Maturities of Time Deposits
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
Within 1 Year
$
302,712

 
$
295,442

1 - 2 years
104,565

 
75,869

2 - 3 years
41,968

 
32,651

3 - 4 years
16,312

 
21,446

4 - 5 years
11,990

 
14,472

5+ years
254

 
249

Total
$
477,801

 
$
440,129


11. OTHER BORROWINGS
Other borrowings consist of $6.5 million and $6.9 million of customer repurchase agreements as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. Customer repurchase agreements are overnight and continuous standard commercial banking transactions that involve a Bank customer instead of a wholesale bank or broker. The average rate of these repurchase agreements was 0.05% as of both September 30, 2016, and December 31, 2015. As of September 30, 2016, these repurchase agreements were backed by $3.4 million of collateralized mortgage obligations and $3.1 million of mortgage-backed securities, compared to $3.8 million and $3.1 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2015. In addition, the Bank maintains $134.5 million in unsecured lines of credit with a variety of correspondent banks. As of September 30, 2016, there were $15.7 million outstanding balances on these lines of credit. The parent company also maintains a $5.0 million unsecured line of credit with a bank.

12. FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK ADVANCES
As a member of the FHLB, the Bank has access to numerous borrowing programs with total credit availability established at 25% of total quarter-end assets. FHLB advances are fully collateralized by pledges of certain qualifying real estate secured loans (see Note 4 - Cash and Cash Equivalents). The Bank also maintains a secured line of credit with the FHLB up to 25% of total assets or $479.2 million as of September 30, 2016 based on available collateral. As of September 30, 2016, the Bank’s borrowing capacity was $462.4 million of which $121.3 million was outstanding.
Table 12.1: Composition of FHLB Advances
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
As of period ended:
 
 
 
FHLB advances
$
121,343

 
$
107,579

FHLB purchase accounting mark

 
2,508

FHLB total
$
121,343

 
$
110,087

Weighted average outstanding effective interest rate
1.09
%
 
1.62
%

In August 2016, the Bank prepaid a long-term FHLB advance that was entered into during late 2015. This $10.0 million advance had a coupon rate of 1.67% and a final maturity of August 15, 2019 . The cost to terminate the debt instrument was $155.0 thousand
In late June 2016, the Bank prepaid a long-term FHLB advance that was assumed during the Alliance acquisition which was completed in December of 2012. This $25.0 million advance had a coupon rate of 3.99% but an effective cost of 2.04% after considering the purchase accounting mark on the instrument. The instrument had a final maturity of February 26, 2021. The effective cost (prepayment penalty less release of the purchase accounting mark) to terminate the debt instrument was $1.04 million.

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Table 12.2: FHLB Advances Average Balances
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
Averages for the period:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FHLB advances
$
85,407

 
$
116,990

 
$
103,783

 
$
106,717

Average effective interest rate paid during the period
1.46
%
 
1.41
%
 
1.54
%
 
1.45
%
Maximum month-end balance outstanding
$
121,343

 
$
127,696

 
$
131,098

 
$
127,696


Table 12.3: Contractual Maturities of FHLB Advances
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
Within one year
$
70,000

 
$
15,000

1 - 2 years
7,500

 
7,500

2 - 3 years
15,738

 
7,500

3 - 4 years
16,784

 
25,869

4 - 5 years
6,648

 
15,000

5+ years
4,673

 
36,710

Total FHLB advances
$
121,343

 
$
107,579


13. LONG-TERM BORROWINGS
Table 13: Long-term Borrowings Detail
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
Subordinated debt
$
25,000

 
$
25,000

Trust preferred capital notes
10,310

 
10,310

Trust preferred capital notes purchase accounting mark
$
(2,322
)
 
$
(2,426
)
Long-term borrowings
$
32,988

 
$
32,884


In October 2015, the Company issued $25.0 million in Subordinated Debt. As part of the use of proceeds, the Company paid off $2.5 million of existing subordinate debt at the Bank. The Subordinated Debt has a maturity of ten years, is due in full on October 15, 2025, and bears interest at 6.00% per annum, payable quarterly. As of December 31, 2015, the entire amount of Subordinated Debt was considered Tier 2 Capital.
Under current regulatory guidelines, the Subordinated Debt may constitute no more than 25% of total Tier 1 Capital. Any amount not eligible to be counted as Tier 1 Capital is considered to be Tier 2 Capital. As of September 30, 2016, the entire amount of Subordinated Debt was considered Tier 2 Capital.
On June 30, 2003, Alliance invested $300.0 thousand as common equity into a wholly-owned Delaware statutory business trust (the “Trust”). Simultaneously, the Trust privately issued $10.0 million face amount of thirty-year floating rate trust preferred capital securities (the “Trust Preferred Capital Notes”) in a pooled trust preferred capital securities offering. The Trust used the offering proceeds, plus the equity, to purchase $10.3 million principal amount of Alliance’s floating rate junior subordinated debentures due 2033 (the “Subordinated Debentures”). Both the Trust Preferred Capital Notes and the Subordinated Debentures are callable at any time, without penalty. The interest rate associated with the Trust Preferred Capital Notes is three month LIBOR plus 3.15% subject to quarterly interest rate adjustments. The interest rates as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were 4.00% and 3.66%, respectively. The Trust Preferred Capital Notes are guaranteed by the Company on a subordinated basis, and were recorded on the Company’s books at the time of the Alliance acquisition at a discounted amount of $7.5 million, which was the fair value of the instruments at the time of the acquisition. The $2.5 million discount is being expensed monthly over the life of the obligation. Under

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the indenture governing the Trust Preferred Capital Notes, the Company has the right to defer payments of interest for up to twenty consecutive quarterly periods. As of September 30, 2016, the Company was current on all interest payments.
Under current regulatory guidelines, the Trust Preferred Capital Notes may constitute no more than 25% of total Tier 1 Capital. Any amount not eligible to be counted as Tier 1 Capital is considered to be Tier 2 Capital.

14. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
In August 2011, the Company elected to participate in the SBLF, and issued 17,796 shares of its Series D Preferred Stock to the United States Treasury for $17.8 million. Under the terms of the SBLF transaction, during the first ten quarters (ended December 31, 2013) in which the Series D Preferred Stock was outstanding, the preferred shares earned dividends at a rate that could fluctuate on a quarterly basis. From the eleventh dividend period (ended March 31, 2014) through the year 4.5 years after the closing of the SBLF transaction, because the Company’s qualified small business lending (“QSBL”) as of December 31, 2013 had increased sufficiently as compared with the QSBL baseline, the annual dividend rate is fixed at a rate of 1%.
In August 2014, the Company redeemed $4.4 million (4,449 shares), or 25% of the $17.8 million outstanding Series D Preferred Stock. The shares were redeemed at their liquidation value of $1,000 per share plus accrued dividends, for a total redemption price of $4.5 million.
In February 2015, the Company redeemed an additional $4.4 million (4,449 shares), or 25% of the initial $17.8 million outstanding Series D Preferred Stock. The shares were redeemed at their liquidation value of $1,000 per share plus accrued dividends, for a total redemption price of $4.5 million.
In October 2015, the Company redeemed the remaining $8.9 million (8,898 shares) or 50% of the initial $17.8 million outstanding Series D Preferred Stock. These shares were redeemed at their liquidation value of $1,000 per share plus accrued dividends, for a total redemption price of $8.9 million. As of September 30, 2016, there were no shares outstanding of its Series D Preferred Stock.
The Company has warrants outstanding to purchase 60,657 shares of common stock at a share price equal to $10.30. These warrants have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the effect of all stock dividends and expire if not exercised on or before June 15, 2020. The warrants were valued at $300.0 thousand at issuance using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and are being expensed monthly over the life of the debt.
In connection with the 1st Portfolio Acquisition, on July 31, 2015, the Company issued 916,382 shares of the Company’s common stock at a value of $17.05 as merger consideration to former stockholders of 1st Portfolio Holding Corporation. In accordance with the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Merger Agreement”), 47,895 of these shares were held in escrow until July 31, 2016 as security for the indemnification obligations of the FP Indemnity Security Holders as more particularly described in the Merger Agreement, and to make any payments to the Company as provided in therein. On August 1, 2016, all 47,895 held in escrow for indemnification obligations were released to their respective owners as per the agreement.
The Company commenced paying cash dividends in 2014. In the fourth quarter 2015, the Company increased the quarterly cash dividend to six cents ($0.06) per share, which was paid on January 2, April 1, and July 1, 2016. Although the Company expects to declare and pay quarterly cash dividends in the future, any such dividend would be at the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company and would be subject to various federal and state regulatory limitations.

15. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Credit Extension Commitments
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 consist primarily of commitments to extend credit and unfunded loan commitments. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the balance sheet. Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee by the customer. Unfunded commitments under lines of credit, revolving credit lines, and overdraft protection are agreements for possible future extensions of credit to existing customers. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Bank evaluates each customer’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral, if any, deemed necessary by the Bank upon extension of credit is based on management’s credit evaluation of the counterparty. Collateral normally consists of real property, liquid assets or business assets.

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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 notional 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 has $20.2 million in fixed rate commitments and $316.9 million in variable rate commitments.
Table 15.1: Outstanding Commitments to Extend Credit
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
Unused lines of credit as of period ended:
 
 
 
Loans held for sale
$
10,211

 
$
3,613

Commercial
150,741

 
109,143

Commercial real estate
128,695

 
145,022

Residential real estate
195

 
772

Home equity
45,541

 
42,036

Personal lines of credit
1,727

 
2,799

Total outstanding commitments to extend credit
$
337,110

 
$
303,385


Litigation
In the ordinary course of business, the Company has various outstanding commitments and contingent liabilities that are not reflected in the accompanying financial statements. In each pending matter, the Company contests liability or the amount of claimed damages. In view of the inherent difficulty of predicting the outcome of such matters, particularly in cases where claimants seek substantial or indeterminate damages, or where investigation or discovery have yet to be completed, the Company is unable to reasonably estimate a range of possible losses on its remaining outstanding legal proceedings; however, in the opinion of management and after consultation with legal counsel, the Company believes that the ultimate disposition of these matters is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company.
Investment in Affordable Housing Project
The Bank has committed $1.0 million to VCDC, a non-profit organization that seeks to gather capital from investors to build and operate low income housing programs. The Bank’s commitment is split evenly between two funds: the Housing Equity Fund of Virginia XVII, L.L.C (“Fund XVII”) and the Housing Equity Fund of Virginia XVIII, L.L.C. (“Fund XVIII”). The expected return on these two funds is in the form of tax credits and tax deductions from operating losses. The principal risk associated with such an investment results from potential noncompliance with the conditions in the tax law to qualify for the tax benefits, which could result in recapture of the tax benefits. As of September 30, 2016, the Bank had disbursed $490 thousand and $51 thousand to Fund XVII and Fund XVIII, respectively, as a result of investor capital calls. The Bank expects to make additional capital investments of $10 thousand by the end of 2017 for Fund XVII and additional capital investments of $450 thousand by the end of 2018 for Fund XVIII. The Bank accounts for the capital already disbursed in Other Assets on the balance sheet, and records related income using the effective interest method.
Other Contractual Arrangements
The Bank is party to a contract dated October 7, 2010, with Fiserv, for core data processing and item processing services integral to the operations of the Bank. Under the terms of the agreement, the Bank may cancel the agreement subject to a substantial cancellation penalty based on the current monthly billing and remaining term of the contract. The initial term of services provided shall end seven years following the date services are first used. Services were first provided beginning May 16, 2011 and will expire on May 15, 2018. The Bank expects to pay Fiserv approximately $1.0 million over the remaining life of the contract.
Mortgage Banking Interest Rate Locks

During the normal course of business, the Mortgage Company enters into commitments to originate mortgage loans with end customers whereby the interest rate on the loan is determined prior to funding or closing such a loan in a transaction referred to as an IRLOC. The IRLOC are considered derivatives. The Mortgage Company protects itself from changes in interest rates through the use of best efforts forward delivery commitments. The Mortgage Company commits to sell a loan at the time the borrower commits to an interest rate with the intent that the buyer of the loan has assumed the interest rate risk on the loan. The correlation between the IRLOC and the best efforts contracts is very high due to their similarity and timing of entering into an IRLOC with the customer and the best efforts delivery commitment entered into with the buyer of the loan.

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The market values of the IRLOC are not readily ascertainable with precision because the IRLOC is not an actively traded instrument in a stand-alone market. The Mortgage Company determines the fair value of the IRLOC by considering the difference between the wholesale and retail mortgage values and the expected premium for service and release fees offset by direct production costs of the underlying loans. In addition, we apply an estimated pull through rate to the valuation which recognizes the likelihood that some loans that have an IRLOC will not ultimately result in a funded mortgage loan.

The Mortgage Company also originates mortgage loans which are sold to investors on mandatory basis. These loans are hedged via forward sales contracts of MBS. The forward sales contracts of the MBS securities provide a natural hedge against changes in interest rates when mortgage loans are locked with customers. Certain additional risks arise from these forward delivery contracts in that the counterparties to the contract may fail to meet their contractual obligations. The Mortgage Company does not expect the counterparties to fail to meet their respective obligations. If the Mortgage Company fails to close loans required under mandatory delivery requirements, the Mortgage Company could incur additional costs to acquire additional loans to meet the commitment and/or MBS securities to comply with its contractual obligations. These costs could adversely impact the financial performance of the Mortgage Company. The forward sales contracts of MBS securities are recorded at fair value with the changes in fair value recorded in non-interest income.
Since the derivative instruments are not designated as hedging instruments, the fair value of the derivatives are recorded by the Mortgage Company as a freestanding asset or liability with the change in value being recognized in current net income during the period of change. As of September 30, 2016, and December 31, 2015, the Mortgage Company had open forward contracts with a notional value of $62.3 million and $35.0 million, respectively. The open forward delivery contracts are composed of forward sales of MBS. The fair value of these open forward contracts was a liability of $257.0 thousand and $27.7 thousand as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. Certain additional risks arise from these forward delivery contracts in that the counterparties to the contracts may not be able to meet the terms of the contracts. The Mortgage Company does not expect any counterparty to fail to meet its obligation. Additional risks inherent in mandatory delivery programs include the risk that if the Mortgage Company does not close the loans subject to interest rate risk lock commitments, they will be obligated to deliver MBS to the counterparty under the forward sales agreement. Should this be required, the Mortgage Company could incur significant costs in acquiring replacement loans or MBS and such costs could have an adverse effect on mortgage banking operations in future periods.
IRLCs totaled $63.6 million (notional amount) as of September 30, 2016. Fair values of these best efforts commitments were $455.7 thousand as of September 30, 2016.
Loans Held for Sale Loss Contingencies

The Mortgage Company makes representations and warranties that loans sold to investors meet its program’s guidelines and that the information provided by the borrowers is accurate and complete. In the event of a default on a loan sold, the investor may make a claim for losses due to document deficiencies, program compliance, early payment default, and fraud or borrower misrepresentations. The Mortgage Company maintains a reserve in other liabilities for potential losses on mortgage loans sold. Management performs a quarterly analysis to determine the adequacy of the reserve. As of September 30, 2016, and December 31, 2015, the balance in this reserve totaled $0.3 million and $0.3 million, respectively.



16. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The aggregate amount of loans outstanding to employees, officers, directors, and to companies in which the Company’s directors were principal owners, amounted to $22.9 million, or 1.6% of total loans, and $23.7 million, or 1.8% of total loans, as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, principal advances to related parties totaled $2.9 million and $3.4 million, respectively and principal repayments and other reductions totaled $1.8 million and $4.9 million for the same periods.
Total deposit accounts with related parties totaled $30.1 million and $26.7 million as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.


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17. CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
The Company is subject to regulatory capital requirements of federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can result in mandatory—and possibly additional discretionary—actions by regulators that could have a direct material effect on the Company’s financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company must meet specific capital requirements that involve quantitative measures of the Company’s assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors.
Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below) of total, Common Equity Tier 1 and Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets, and of Tier 1 capital to average assets, in each case as those terms are defined in the regulations. As of September 30, 2016, Management believes the Company satisfied all capital adequacy requirements to which it was subject to and that the Company and Bank were “well capitalized” under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as well capitalized, the Company must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based, and Tier 1 leverage ratios, as set forth in the table below.

Additionally, under the final capital rules that became effective on January 1, 2015, there was a requirement for a common equity Tier 1 capital conservation buffer of 2.5% of risk-weighted assets which is in addition to the other minimum risk-based capital standards in the rule. Institutions that do not maintain this required capital buffer will become subject to progressively more stringent limitations on the percentage of earnings that can be paid out in dividends or used for stock repurchases and on the payment of discretionary bonuses to senior executive management. The capital buffer requirement is being phased in over three years beginning in 2016. We have included the 0.625% increase for 2016 in our minimum capital adequacy ratios in the table below. The capital buffer requirement effectively raises the minimum required common equity Tier 1 capital ratio to 7.0%, the Tier 1 capital ratio to 8.5%, and the total capital ratio to 10.5% on a fully phased-in basis on January 1, 2019. As of September 30, 2016, the Bank would meet all capital adequacy requirements under the Basel III Capital Rules on a fully phased-in basis as if all such requirements were currently in effect. The capital buffer provisions as of September 30, 2016, are presented in the table below as well.



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Table 17: Capital Amounts, Ratios and Regulatory Requirements Summary
 
Actual
 
To Be Well Capitalized
Under Prompt Corrective
Action Provisions
 
For Minimum Capital Adequacy Purposes
 
For Minimum Capital Adequacy Purposes with Capital Buffer (1)
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
($ in thousands)
As of September 30, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total risk-based capital ratio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated
$
222,913

 
14.67
%
 
n/a

 
n/a
 
$
121,532

 
 >8.0%
 
$
131,027

 
>8.625%
Bank
208,661

 
13.75
%
 
$
151,735

 
>10.0%
 
121,388

 
 >8.0%
 
130,872

 
>8.625%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated
184,650

 
12.15
%
 
n/a

 
n/a
 
91,149

 
 >6.0%
 
100,644

 
>6.625%
Bank
195,398

 
12.88
%
 
121,388

 
>8.0%
 
91,041

 
 >6.0%
 
100,525

 
>6.625%
Common Equity Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Consolidated
176,662

 
11.63
%
 
n/a

 
n/a
 
68,362

 
>4.5%
 
77,856

 
>5.125%
  Bank
195,398

 
12.88
%
 
98,628

 
>6.5%
 
68,281

 
>4.5%
 
77,764

 
>5.125%
Tier 1 leverage ratio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated
184,650

 
10.33
%
 
n/a

 
n/a
 
71,479

 
 >4.0%
 
n/a

 
n/a
Bank
195,398

 
10.94
%
 
89,307

 
>5.0%
 
71,446

 
 >4.0%
 
n/a

 
n/a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2015:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total risk-based capital ratio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated
$
209,962

 
14.86
%
 
n/a

 
n/a
 
$
113,022

 
 >8.0%
 
n/a

 
n/a
Bank
193,214

 
13.70
%
 
$
141,050

 
>10.0%
 
112,840

 
 >8.0%
 
n/a

 
n/a
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated
172,673

 
12.22
%
 
n/a

 
n/a
 
84,766

 
 >6.0%
 
n/a

 
n/a
Bank
180,925

 
12.83
%
 
112,840

 
>8.0%
 
84,630

 
 >6.0%
 
n/a

 
n/a
Common Equity Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated
164,789

 
11.66
%
 
n/a

 
n/a
 
63,575

 
>4.5%
 
n/a

 
n/a
Bank
180,925

 
12.83
%
 
91,683

 
>6.5%
 
63,473

 
>4.5%
 
n/a

 
n/a
Tier 1 leverage ratio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated
172,673

 
10.67
%
 
n/a

 
n/a
 
64,730

 
 >4.0%
 
n/a

 
n/a
Bank
180,925

 
11.19
%
 
80,808

 
>5.0%
 
64,646

 
 >4.0%
 
n/a

 
n/a
(1) Capital Buffer is not applicable to Tier 1 leverage ratio or any periods prior to January 1, 2016

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18. SHARE BASED COMPENSATION
In February 2010, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the Company’s 2010 Equity Compensation Plan (the “2010 Equity Plan”). Pursuant to the terms of the 2010 Equity Plan, all shares of common stock of the Company remaining unissued under the prior plans were canceled, and an identical number of shares of the Company’s common stock were reserved for issuance under the 2010 Equity Plan. The 2010 Equity Plan gives the Personnel/Compensation Committee of the Company the ability to grant Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, and Stock Awards to employees and non-employee directors.
Under ASC 718, the Company recognizes compensation costs related to share-based payment transactions to be recognized in the financial statements over the period that an employee provides services in exchange for the award. Compensation cost is measured based on the fair value of the equity instrument issued at the date of grant. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015, the Company recognized $413.1 thousand and $267.0 thousand in expenses, respectively, related to these awards. The total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share based compensation arrangements granted under the plan as of both September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015, was $1.4 million and $0.9 million, respectively, and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.8 years and 3.7 years, respectively.
Table 18.1: Stock Options
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
Stock Options
 
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
 
Stock Options
 
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
Outstanding, beginning of year
632,036

 
$
12.13

 
547,695

 
$
10.96

Options granted or exchanged
83,278

 
21.04

 
133,734

 
14.83

Exercised
(61,722
)
 
11.41

 
(36,554
)
 
9.51

Canceled or forfeited
(14,481
)
 
15.19

 
(4,027
)
 
11.27

Outstanding, end of period
639,111

 
$
13.29

 
640,848

 
$
11.86

Exercisable at end of period
277,842

 
$
12.20

 
321,174

 
$
11.71


Option awards are granted with an exercise price equal to the market price at the date of grant. The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using a closed form option valuation (Black-Scholes) model. Expected volatilities are based on historical volatilities of the Company’s common stock. The Company uses historical data to estimate option exercise and post-vesting termination behavior. 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 Company expects that all options granted will vest and become exercisable. 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.
Table 18.2: Fair Value Assumptions for Stock Option Awards
 
 
 
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate
1.46
%
 
2.19
%
Expected dividend yield
1.14
%
 
1.26
%
Weighted-average expected volatility
52.45
%
 
59.90
%
Weighted-average expected life (in years)
7.0

 
10.0

Weighted-average fair value of each option granted
$
10.03

 
$
9.40


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Table 18.3: Stock Options Outstanding
 
 
As of September 30, 2016
 
 
Outstanding
 
Exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices
 
Stock
Options
 
Weighted-Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
 
Stock
Options
 
Weighted-Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
 
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
$8.00 - $9.99
 
16,777

 
3.2
 
16,777

 
3.2
 
$
8.68

$10.00 - $10.99
 
268,011

 
5.7
 
63,295

 
5.2
 
10.61

$11.00 - $11.99
 
12,561

 
1.2
 
12,561

 
1.2
 
11.97

$12.00 - $12.99
 
109,942

 
0.9
 
109,942

 
0.9
 
12.10

$13.00 - $13.99
 
46,090

 
0.6
 
46,090

 
0.6
 
13.82

$14.00 - $14.99
 
11,110

 
2.7
 
6,763

 
2.3
 
14.49

$15.00 - $15.99
 
73,950

 
7.7
 
19,192

 
6.5
 
15.84

$16.00 - $16.99
 
6,442

 
3.3
 
3,222

 
2.7
 
16.43

$17.00 - $22.99
 
94,228

 
9.4
 

 
0.0
 

 
 
639,111

 
5.1
 
277,842

 
2.4
 
$
12.20


As of September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015, the intrinsic value of stock options outstanding was $7.2 million and $4.2 million, respectively.
Table 18.4: Non-Vested Restricted Stock
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
Non-vested
Restricted Stock
 
Weighted-Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
 
Non-vested
Restricted Stock
 
Weighted-Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Outstanding, beginning of year
42,369

 
$
9.36

 
61,409

 
$
9.59

Granted

 

 

 

Canceled
(1,140
)
 
14.14

 

 
14.31

Vested and issued
(14,368
)
 
12.58

 
(19,160
)
 
11.83

Outstanding, end of period
26,861

 
$
7.43

 
42,249

 
$
8.54



19. EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income applicable to common shares by the weighted average number of voting and non-voting restricted common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share is computed by dividing applicable net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus any dilutive potential common shares and dilutive stock options. It is assumed that all dilutive stock options were exercised at the beginning of each period and that the proceeds were used to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at the average market price during the period.
The following shows the weighted average number of shares used in computing earnings per share and the effect on weighted average number of shares of diluted potential common stock. Potential dilutive common stock has no effect on income available to common shareholders.


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Table 19: Basic and Dilutive Earnings Per Share
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
($ in thousands, except for per share amounts)
Net income
$
4,941

 
$
3,156

 
$
13,263

 
$
8,713

Less: SBLF dividends

 
(22
)
 

 
(73
)
Net income available to common shareholders
$
4,941

 
$
3,134

 
$
13,263

 
$
8,640

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
12,253,488

 
10,218,290

 
12,234,887

 
9,797,340

Effect of dilutive shares (1) 
231,957

 
188,470

 
221,521

 
172,701

Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding
12,485,445

 
10,406,760

 
12,456,408

 
9,970,041

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per share
$
0.40

 
$
0.31

 
$
1.08

 
$
0.88

Diluted earnings per share
$
0.39

 
$
0.31

 
$
1.06

 
$
0.87

(1) For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 all restricted stock, stock options and warrants were dilutive.

20. FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES
Fair values of financial instruments are estimated using relevant market information and other assumptions, as more fully disclosed separately.  Fair value estimates involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment regarding interest rates, credit risk, prepayments and other factors, especially in the absence of broad markets for particular items.  Changes in assumptions or in market conditions could significantly affect the estimates.  The fair value estimates of existing on-and off-balance sheet financial instruments do not include the value of anticipated future business or the values of assets and liabilities not considered financial instruments.
Fair value is defined in FASB ASC 820-10 as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. FASB ASC 820-10 also 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. Transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy are recognized on the actual dates of the event or circumstances that caused the transfer, which generally coincides with the Corporation’s monthly and or quarterly valuation process. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair values:
 
Level 1
  
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.
 
 
 
 
 
Level 2
  
Quoted prices in markets that are not active or financial instruments for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.
 
 
 
 
 
Level 3
  
Prices or valuations that require unobservable inputs that are significant to the fair value measurement.
The following is a description of the fair value techniques used for instruments measured at fair value as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy described above. Fair value measurements related to financial instruments that are reported at fair value in the consolidated financial statements each period are referred to as recurring fair value measurements. Fair value measurements related to financial instruments that are not reported at fair value each period but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances are referred to as non-recurring fair value measurements.
Recurring Fair Value Measurements and Classification
Investment Securities Available for Sale
The fair value of investments in U.S. Treasuries is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets. The Company classifies these fair value measurements as Level 1.
For a significant portion of the Company’s investment portfolio, including most asset-backed securities, corporate debt securities, senior agency debt securities, and Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities, fair value is determined using a reputable and nationally recognized third party pricing service. The prices obtained are non-binding and generally representative of recent

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market trades. The Company corroborates its primary valuation source by obtaining a secondary price from another independent third party pricing service. The Company classifies these fair value measurements as Level 2.
For certain investment securities that are thinly traded or not quoted, the Company estimates fair value using internally-developed models that employ a discounted cash flow approach. The Company maximizes the use of observable market data, including prices of financial instruments with similar maturities and characteristics, interest rate yield curves, measures of volatility and prepayment rates. The Company generally considers a market to be thinly traded or not quoted if the following conditions exist: (1) there are few transactions for the financial instruments; (2) the prices in the market are not current; (3) the price quotes vary significantly either over time or among independent pricing services or dealers; or (4) there is a limited availability of public market information. The Company classifies these fair value measurements as Level 3.
Net transfers in and/or out of the different levels within the fair value hierarchy are based on the fair values of the assets and liabilities as of the beginning of the reporting period. There were no transfers within the fair value hierarchy for fair value measurements of the Company's investment securities during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 or 2015.
Financial Derivatives
The Company relies on a third-party pricing service to value its mortgage banking derivative financial assets and liabilities, which the Company classifies as a Level 3 valuation. The external valuation model to estimate the fair value of its interest rate lock commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale includes grouping the interest rate lock commitments by interest rate and terms, applying an estimated pull-through rate based on historical experience, and then multiplying by quoted investor prices determined to be reasonably applicable to the loan commitment groups based on interest rate, terms, and rate lock expiration dates of the loan commitment groups.
Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements and Classification
Loans Held for Investment
Certain loans in the Company's loan portfolio are measured at fair value when they are determined to be impaired. Impaired loans are reported at fair value less estimated cost to sell. The fair value of the loan generally is based on the fair value of the underlying property, which is determined by third-party appraisals when available. When third-party appraisals are not available, fair value is estimated based on factors such as prices for comparable properties in similar geographical areas and/or assessment through observation of such properties. The Company classifies these fair values as Level 3 measurements.
Other Real Estate Owned
The Company initially records OREO properties at fair value less estimated costs to sell and subsequently records them at the lower of carrying value or fair value less estimated costs to sell. The fair value of OREO is determined by third-party appraisals when available. When third-party appraisals are not available, fair value is estimated based on factors such as prices for comparable properties in similar geographical areas and/or assessment through observation of such properties.
Fair Value Classification and Transfers
Fair values estimated by management in the absence of readily determinable fair values are classified as Level 3. As of September 30, 2016, the Company's Level 3 assets and liabilities recorded were $9.9 million or approximately 0.5% of total assets and 4.0% of financial instruments measured at fair value. As of December 31, 2015, level 3 assets and liabilities were at $16.6 million or approximately 1.0% of total assets and 7.0% of financial instruments measured at fair value.
The following tables present information about the Company's assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, and indicate the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques used by the Company to determine such fair value:

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Table 20.1: Summary of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value
 
As of September 30, 2016
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
($ in thousands)
Recurring:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasuries
$
5,148

 
$

 
$

 
$
5,148

U.S. Government agencies

 
58,632

 

 
58,632

Mortgage-backed securities

 
64,548

 

 
64,548

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 
85,880

 

 
85,880

Taxable state and municipal securities

 
12,546

 

 
12,546

Tax-exempt state and municipal securities

 
11,268

 

 
11,268

Financial derivatives

 

 
459

 
459

Total recurring assets at fair value
$
5,148

 
$
232,874

 
$
459

 
$
238,481

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial derivatives
$

 
$

 
$
262

 
$
262

Total recurring liabilities at fair value
$

 
$

 
$
262

 
$
262

Nonrecurring:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans held for investment (1)
$

 
$

 
$
7,227

 
$
7,227

Other real estate owned

 

 
1,969

 
1,969

Total nonrecurring assets at fair value
$

 
$

 
$
9,196

 
$
9,196

 
As of December 31, 2015
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
($ in thousands)
Recurring:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasuries
$
9,618

 
$

 
$

 
$
9,618

U.S. Government agencies

 
96,016

 

 
96,016

Mortgage-backed securities

 
58,876

 

 
58,876

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 
40,398

 

 
40,398

Taxable state and municipal securities

 
10,853

 

 
10,853

Tax-exempt state and municipal securities

 
4,352

 

 
4,352

Financial derivatives

 

 
93

 
93

Total recurring assets at fair value
$
9,618

 
$
210,495

 
$
93

 
$
220,206

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial derivatives

 

 
27

 
27

Total recurring liabilities at fair value
$

 
$

 
$
27

 
$
27

Nonrecurring:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans held for investment (1)
$

 
$

 
$
16,521

 
$
16,521

Other real estate owned

 

 

 

Total nonrecurring assets at fair value
$

 
$

 
$
16,521

 
$
16,521

(1) Represents the impaired loans, net of allowance, that have been individually evaluated and reserved for.



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The recurring Level 3 assets and liabilities are related to the fair value of the interest rate locks recorded by the Mortgage Company (acquired in July 2015). These derivatives represent the fair value of the interest rate locks and forward sales contracts of mortgage backed securities. The fair value utilizes market pricing for the valuation with the unobservable inputs being the estimated pull-through percentages which ranges from 70% to 90%. For more information on these derivatives, see Part II, Note 15 - Commitments and Contingencies. There were no significant transfers in or out of level 3 as of September 30, 2016, and December 31, 2015, respectively.
Table 20.2: Estimated Fair Values and Carrying Values for Financial Assets, Liabilities and Commitments
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
Carrying Amount
 
Fair Value
 
Carrying Amount
 
Fair Value
 
($ in thousands)
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
131,327

 
$
131,327

 
$
62,753

 
$
62,753

Investment securities
238,022

 
238,022

 
220,113

 
220,113

Restricted Stock
7,019

 
7,019

 
6,128

 
6,128

Loans held for sale
62,847

 
65,193

 
36,494

 
37,389

Loans held for investment, net
1,418,411

 
1,472,772

 
1,295,794

 
1,334,205

Bank-owned life insurance
13,791

 
13,791

 
13,521

 
13,521

Derivatives
459

 
459

 
93

 
93

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Time deposits
477,801

 
480,440

 
440,129

 
440,584

Other borrowings
22,479

 
22,479

 
6,942

 
6,942

FHLB advances
121,343

 
122,443

 
110,087

 
112,994

Long-term borrowings
32,988

 
46,166

 
32,884

 
44,309

Derivatives
262

 
262

 
27

 
27

Off-balance sheet instruments

 

 

 


The following methods and assumptions not previously presented were used in estimating the fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities that are not measured and reported at fair value on a recurring basis or non-recurring basis:
Cash and cash equivalents. The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value. As such they are classified as Level 1 for non-interest-bearing deposits and Level 2 for interest-bearing deposits due from banks or federal funds sold.
Restricted Stock. It is not practical to determine the fair value of restricted stock due to the restrictions placed on transferability therefore the carrying amount is assumed to be the fair value.
Loans Held for Sale. Loans held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or fair value. Fair value is derived from secondary market quotations for similar instruments. Gains and losses on sales of these loans are recorded as a component of non-interest income in the consolidated statements of operations. As such, the Company classifies loans subjected to fair value adjustments as Level 2 valuation.
Loans Held for Investment, net (including impaired loans). For certain homogeneous categories of loans, such as some residential mortgages, and other consumer loans, fair value is estimated using the quoted market prices for securities backed by similar loans, adjusted for differences in loan characteristics resulting in a Level 3 classification. The fair value of other types of loans is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities resulting in a Level 3 classification.
Accounting pronouncements require disclosure of the estimated fair value of financial instruments. Fair value is defined in accordance with ASC 820-10 as disclosed above. Given market conditions, a portion of our loan portfolio is not readily marketable and market prices do not exist. We have not attempted to market our loans to potential buyers, if any exist, to determine the fair value of those instruments in accordance with the definition of ASC 820-10. Since negotiated prices in illiquid markets depends upon the then present motivations of the buyer and seller, it is reasonable to assume that actual sales prices could vary widely from any estimate of fair value made without the benefit of negotiations. Additionally, changes in market interest rates can dramatically impact the value of financial instruments in a short period of time. Accordingly, the fair value measurements for loans included in the table above are unlikely to represent the instruments’ liquidation values.
Bank-owned life insurance. The fair value of bank-owned life insurance is based on the cash surrender value provide by the insurance provider, resulting in a Level 3 classification.

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Deposits. The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, such as demand, interest checking and money market, and savings accounts, is equal to the amount payable on demand at year-end, resulting in a Level 1 classification. The fair value of time deposits is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities thereby resulting in a Level 2 classification.
Other borrowings. The carrying value of other borrowing, which consists of customer repurchase agreements, approximates the fair value as of the reporting date, therefore resulting in a Level 2 classification.
FHLB advances. The fair value of FHLB advances is based on the discounted value of future cash flows using interest rates currently being offered for FHLB advances with similar terms and characteristics thereby resulting in a Level 2 classification.
Long-term borrowings. The fair value of long-term borrowing, which consists of subordinated debt and trust preferred securities are based on the discounted value of future cash flows using interest rates currently being offered for FHLB advances with similar terms and characteristics thereby resulting in a Level 2 classification.
Off-balance sheet instruments. The fair value of off-balance-sheet lending commitments is equal to the amount of commitments outstanding. This is based on the fact that the Company generally does not offer lending commitments or standby letters of credit to its customers for long periods, and therefore, the underlying rates of the commitments approximate market rates, resulting in a Level 2 classification.

21. SEGMENT REPORTING

Beginning in 2015, the Company has three reportable segments: traditional commercial banking, a mortgage banking business, and a wealth management business. The basis of segmentation is driven by the respective lines of business within the Company. Revenues from commercial banking operations consist primarily of interest earned on loans and investment securities and fees from deposit services. Mortgage banking operating revenues consist principally of interest earned on mortgage loans held for sale, gains on sales of loans in the secondary market, and loan origination fee income. Wealth management operating revenues consist of fees for portfolio asset management and transactional fees charged to clients. The commercial banking segment provides the mortgage banking segment with the short-term funds needed to originate mortgage loans through a warehouse line of credit and charges the mortgage banking segment interest based on a premium over their cost to borrow funds. These transactions are eliminated in the consolidation process. The following table presents segment information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016. The Company did not have mortgage banking and wealth management segments prior to the acquisition of 1st Portfolio Holding Corporation in July 2015 - see Note 3 Acquisition Activities for more information.

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Table 21.1: Segment Reporting (QTD)
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Commercial Bank
 
Mortgage Bank
 
Wealth Management
 
Other (1)
 
Consolidated Totals
 
($ in thousands)
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
$
18,781

 
$
634

 
$

 
$
(479
)
 
$
18,936

Gain on sale of loans

 
6,327

 

 

 
6,327

Other revenues
602

 
1,208

 
453

 
76

 
2,339

Total income
$
19,383

 
$
8,169

 
$
453

 
$
(403
)
 
$
27,602

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
$
2,571

 
$
479

 
$

 
$
43

 
$
3,093

Salaries and employee benefits
4,845

 
4,747

 
242

 
218

 
10,052

Other expenses
7,655

 
1,843

 
149

 
(131
)
 
9,516

Total expenses
$
15,071

 
$
7,069

 
$
391

 
$
130

 
$
22,661

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income (loss)
$
4,312

 
$
1,100

 
$
62

 
$
(533
)
 
$
4,941

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
1,828,543

 
$
83,644

 
$
3,604

 
$
1,147

 
$
1,916,938

(1) Includes parent company and intercompany eliminations

Table 21.2: Segment Reporting (YTD)
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Commercial Bank
 
Mortgage Bank
 
Wealth Management
 
Other (1)
 
Consolidated Totals
 
($ in thousands)
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
$
54,238

 
$
1,363

 
$

 
$
(939
)
 
$
54,662

Gain on sale of loans

 
14,356

 

 

 
14,356

Other revenues
2,404

 
3,772

 
1,339

 
66

 
7,581

Total income
$
56,642

 
$
19,491

 
$
1,339

 
$
(873
)
 
$
76,599

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
$
7,701

 
$
939

 
$
2

 
$
623

 
$
9,265

Salaries and employee benefits
14,406

 
11,421

 
728

 
654

 
27,209

Other expenses
22,504

 
4,356

 
432

 
(430
)
 
26,862

Total expenses
$
44,611

 
$
16,716

 
$
1,162

 
$
847

 
$
63,336

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income (loss)
$
12,031

 
$
2,775

 
$
177

 
$
(1,720
)
 
$
13,263

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
1,828,543

 
$
83,644

 
$
3,604

 
$
1,147

 
$
1,916,938

(1) Includes parent company and intercompany eliminations


During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the mortgage subsidiary originated $263.6 million and $603.2 million, respectively, of total loan volume. Wealth Advisors’ assets under management grew to $280.8 million as of September 30, 2016, from $226.3 million as of December 31, 2015.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read together with the Company’s financial statements and the related notes to the financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, and 2015.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The following discussion and other sections to which the Company has referred you contains management’s comments on the Company’s business strategy and outlook, and such discussions contain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect the expectations, beliefs, plans and objectives of management about future financial performance and assumptions underlying management’s judgment concerning the matters discussed, and accordingly, involve estimates, assumptions, judgments and uncertainties. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements and the discussion below is not necessarily indicative of future results. Factors that could cause or contribute to any differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in Part II, Item 1A - “Risk Factors.”
This report, as well as other periodic reports filed with the SEC, and written or oral communications made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company, may contain statements relating to future events or future results and their effects that are considered “forward-looking statements” under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “estimate,” “intend,” and “potential,” or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as “should,” “could,” or “may” or the negative of those terms or other variations of them or comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements include statements of the Company’s goals, intentions and expectations; statements regarding its business plans, prospects, growth and operating strategies; statements regarding the quality of its loan and investment portfolios; and estimates of its risks and future costs and benefits.
Forward-looking statements included herein speak only as of the date of this report. The Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date of this report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events except as required by federal securities laws.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with US GAAP and follow general practices in the U.S. banking industry. Application of these principles requires management to make estimates, assumptions, and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates, assumptions, and judgments are based on information available as of the date of the financial statements; accordingly, as this information changes, the financial statements may reflect different estimates, assumptions, and judgments. Certain policies inherently rely to a greater extent on the use of estimates, assumptions, and judgments and as such may have a greater possibility of producing results that could be materially different than originally reported. Management believes the following accounting policies are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results:
allowance for loan losses;
business combinations and acquired loans
goodwill and identifiable intangible asset impairment;
accounting for income taxes; and,
fair value measurements.
Allowance for Loan Losses
The provision for loan losses charged to operations is an amount sufficient to bring the allowance for loan losses to an estimated balance that management considers adequate to absorb probable losses in the portfolio. Loans are charged against the allowance when management believes the collectability of the principal is unlikely. Recoveries of amounts previously charged-off are credited to the allowance. Management’s determination of the adequacy of the allowance is based on an evaluation of the composition of the loan portfolio, the value and adequacy of collateral, current economic conditions, historical loan loss experience, and other risk factors. Management believes that the allowance for loan losses is adequate. While management uses available information to recognize losses on loans, future additions to the allowance may be necessary based on changes in economic conditions, particularly those affecting real estate values. In addition, regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Company’s allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require the Company to make adjustments to the allowance based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination.

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The Company performs regular credit reviews of the loan portfolio to review the credit quality and adherence to its underwriting standards. The credit reviews consist of reviews by its lenders and senior management, with reviews performed periodically by an independent third party. Upon origination, each loan is assigned a risk rating ranging from one to nine, with loans closer to one having less risk. The Company has various committees that review and ensure that the allowance for loan losses methodology is in accordance with US GAAP and loss factors used appropriately reflect the risk characteristics of the loan portfolio.
Impaired Loans - A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Factors considered by management in determining impairment include payment status, collateral value, and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due. Loans that experience insignificant payment delays and payment shortfalls generally are not classified as impaired. Management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the loan and the borrower, including the length of the delay, the reasons for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record, and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed. Impairment is measured on a loan-by-loan basis by either the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the loan’s obtainable market price, or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. The impaired loan policy is the same for each of the seven classes within the commercial portfolio segment.
The Company’s allowance for loan losses consists of specific, general, and unallocated components.
Specific Reserve Component - The specific reserve component relates to impaired loans. Upon being identified as impaired, for loans not considered to be collateral dependent, an allowance is established when the discounted cash flows of the impaired loan are lower than the carrying value of that loan. The impairment of collateral dependent loans is measured based on the fair value of the underlying collateral (based on independent appraisals), less selling costs, compared to the carrying value of the loan. If the Company determines that the value of an impaired collateral dependent loan is less than the recorded investment in the loan, it either recognizes an impairment reserve as a specific component to be provided for in the allowance for loan losses or charges off the deficiency if it is determined that such amount represents a confirmed loss. Typically, a loss is confirmed when the Company is moving towards foreclosure (or final disposition) of the underlying collateral, the collateral deficiency has not improved over a period determined by management, or when there is a payment default of 180 days, whichever occurs first.
The Company obtains independent appraisals from a pre-approved list of independent, third party appraisal firms located in the market in which the collateral is located. The Company’s approved appraiser list is continuously maintained to ensure the list only includes such appraisers that have the experience, reputation, character, and knowledge of the respective real estate market. At a minimum, it is ascertained that the appraiser is currently licensed in the state in which the property is located, experienced in the appraisal of properties similar to the property being appraised, has knowledge of current real estate market conditions and financing trends, is reputable, and has not interest in the property. The Company’s internal credit team, which reports to the Chief Credit Officer, performs either a technical or administrative review of all appraisals obtained. A technical review will ensure the overall quality of the appraisal, while an administrative review ensures that all of the required components of an appraisal are present. Generally, independent appraisals are updated as necessary. The Company’s impairment analysis documents the date of the appraisal used in the analysis, whether the officer preparing the report deems it current, and, if not, allows for internal valuation adjustments with justification. Adjustments to appraisals generally include discounts for continued market deterioration subsequent to the appraisal date. Any adjustments from the appraised value to carrying value are documented in the impairment analysis, which is reviewed and approved by senior credit administration officers and the Special Assets Committee. External appraisals are the primary source to value collateral dependent loans; however, the Company may also utilize values obtained through broker price opinions or other valuations sources. These alternative sources of value are used only if deemed to be more representative of value based on updated information regarding collateral resolution. Impairment analyses are updated, reviewed, and approved on a quarterly basis at or near the end of each reporting period.
General Reserve Component - The general reserve consists of two parts. The first part covers non-impaired loans and is quantitatively derived from an estimate of credit losses adjusted for various environmental factors applicable to both commercial and consumer loan segments. The estimate of credit losses is a function of the product of net charge-off historical loss experience to the loan balance of the loan portfolio averaged during the preceding twelve quarters, as management has determined this to adequately reflect the losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The qualitative environmental factors consist of national, local, and portfolio characteristics and are applied to both the commercial and consumer segments. The following table shows the types of environmental factors management considers:
trends in delinquencies and other non-performing loans;
changes in the risk profile related to large loans in the portfolio;
changes in the categories of loans comprising the loan portfolio;
concentrations of loans to specific industry segments;
changes in economic conditions on both a local and national level;

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changes in the Company’s credit administration and loan portfolio management processes; and
quality of the Company’s credit risk identification processes.
The second part covers certain non-impaired loans and is quantitatively derived from management’s estimate of potential credit losses based on its experience with these loans and their respective histories of non-performance.
Unallocated Component - This component may be used to cover uncertainties that could affect management’s estimate of probable losses. The unallocated component of the allowance reflects the margin of imprecision inherent in the underlying assumptions used in the methodologies for estimating specific and general losses in the loan portfolio. Together, the specific, general and unallocated components of the allowance for loan loss represent management’s estimate of losses inherent in the current loan portfolio. Though provisions for loan losses may be based on specific loans, the entire allowance for loan losses is available for any loan management deems necessary to charge-off.
Business Combinations and Acquired Loans
Business combinations are accounted for under ASC 805, Business Combinations, using the acquisition method of accounting. The acquisition method of accounting requires an acquirer to recognize the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date measured at their fair value as of that date. To determine fair values, the Company utilizes third party valuations, such as appraisals, or internal valuations based on discounted cash flow analysis or other valuation techniques. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the Company will identify the acquirer and the closing date and apply applicable recognition principals and conditions. If they are necessary, to implement its plan to exit an activity of an acquiree, the costs that the Company expects, but is not obligated, to incur in the future are not liabilities at the acquisition date, nor are costs to terminate the employment of or relocate an acquiree’s employee(s). The Company does not recognize these costs as part of applying the acquisition method. Instead, the Company recognizes these costs as expenses in its post-combination financial statements in accordance with other applicable GAAP.
Acquisition-related costs are costs the Company incurs to effect a business combination. Those costs include advisory, legal, accounting, valuation and other professional services. Some other examples of acquisition-related costs to the Company include systems conversions, integration planning consultants and advertising costs. The Company will account for acquisition-related costs as expenses in periods in which the costs are incurred and the services received.
Loans acquired in a business combination are recorded at fair value on the date of acquisition. Loans acquired with deteriorating credit quality are accounted for in accordance with ASC 310-30, Receivables - Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorating Credit Quality, and are initially measured at fair value, which includes estimated future credit losses expected to be incurred over the life of the loans. Loans acquired in business combinations with evidence of credit deterioration are not considered to be impaired unless they deteriorate further subsequent to the acquisition. Certain acquired loans, including performing loans and revolving lines of credit (consumer and commercial), are accounted for in accordance with ASC 310-20, Receivables - Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs, where the discount is accreted through earnings based on estimated cash flows over the estimated life of the loan.
Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets
The Company follows ASC 350, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, which prescribes the accounting for goodwill and intangible assets subsequent to initial recognition. Goodwill is generally determined as the excess of the fair value of the consideration transferred, plus the fair value of any non-controlling interests in the acquiree, over the fair value of the net assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date. Goodwill and intangible assets acquired in a purchase business combination and determined to have an indefinite useful life are not amortized, but tested for impairment at least annually or more frequently if events and circumstances exists that indicate that a goodwill impairment test should be performed. The Company performs its annual impairment testing in the 4th quarter, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset may be impaired. Examples of such events include, but are not limited to, a significant deterioration in future operating results, adverse action by a regulator or a loss of key personnel. Determining the fair value requires the Company to use a degree of subjectivity. Intangible assets with definite useful lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives, which range up to 15 years, to their estimated residual values. Goodwill is the only intangible asset with an indefinite life on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The Company recognized approximately $2.6 million of goodwill as a part of the Millennium Transaction in 2014 and approximately $5.2 million of goodwill as part of the 1st Portfolio Acquisition in 2015. No goodwill impairment was recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, or 2015.
Core deposit intangible assets arise when a bank has a stable deposit base comprised of funds associated with long-term customer relationships. The intangible asset value derives from customer relationships that provide a low-cost source of funding. In connection with the Millennium Transaction in 2014 and the acquisition of Alliance in 2012, the Company recorded $470.0 thousand and $400.0 thousand of core deposit intangibles, respectively, which is presented in the identifiable intangibles line item on the consolidated balance sheet. These are being amortized straight-line over a five year or eight year period, depending on the nature of the deposits underlying the intangible.

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Client list intangible assets arise when a client list is acquired through a business combination and that client list is deemed to be an asset that will provide value over a finite period of time. During the third quarter of 2015, approximately $1.4 million relating to a client list intangible asset was added to the balance sheet as a result of the 1st Portfolio Acquisition. The client list will amortize straight-line over a fifteen year period.
Accounting for Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes by recording deferred income taxes that reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Management exercises significant judgment in the evaluation of the amount and timing of the recognition of the resulting tax assets and liabilities. The judgments and estimates required for the evaluation are updated based upon changes in business factors and the tax laws. If actual results differ from the assumptions and other considerations used in estimating the amount and timing of tax recognized, there can be no assurance that additional expenses will not be required in future periods. The Company’s accounting policy follows the prescribed authoritative guidance that a minimal probability threshold of a tax position must be met before a financial statement benefit is recognized. The Company recognized, when applicable, interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in other non-interest expenses in its consolidated statements of income. Assessment of uncertain tax positions requires careful consideration of the technical merits of a position based on management’s analysis of tax regulations and interpretations. Significant judgment may be involved in applying the applicable reporting and accounting requirements.
Management expects that the Company’s adherence to the required accounting guidance may result in increased volatility in quarterly and annual effective income tax rates due to the requirement that any change in judgment or measurement of a tax position taken in a prior period be recognized as a discrete event in the period in which it occurs. Factors that could impact management’s judgment include changes in income, tax laws and regulations, and tax planning strategies.
Fair Value Measurements
The Company measures certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value in accordance with applicable accounting standards. Significant financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis are investment securities available-for-sale, residential mortgages held for sale and commercial loan interest rate swap agreements. Loans where it is probable that the Company will not collect all principal and interest payments according to the contractual terms are considered impaired loans and are measured on a nonrecurring basis.
The Company conducts a quarterly review for all investment securities that have potential impairment to determine whether unrealized losses are other-than-temporary. Valuations for the investment portfolio are determined using quoted market prices, where available. If quoted market prices are not available, valuations are based on pricing models, quotes for similar investment securities, and, where necessary, an income valuation approach based on the present value of expected cash flows. In addition, the Company considers the financial condition of the issuer, the receipt of principal and interest according to the contractual terms and the intent and ability of the Company to hold the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value. See Note 5 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report.

Executive Overview
Consolidated net income was $4.9 million and $13.3 million (or $0.39 and $1.06 per diluted common share) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. Net income during the third quarter of 2016 increased 57.7% over the $3.1 million in net income (or $0.31 per diluted common share) earned during the three months ended September 30, 2015, and increased 12.3% over the prior quarter ended June 30, 2016. Year to date earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, increased 53.5% over the $8.6 million (or $0.87 per diluted common share) earned during the nine months ended September 30, 2015.
The increase in earnings is primarily attributable to the growth in earning assets of the Bank and the acquisition of 1st Portfolio in July 2015. In July 2015, the Company successfully completed the 1st Portfolio Acquisition. As of September 30, 2016, the Mortgage Company and Wealth Advisors segments were exceeding management’s expectations.
Return on average assets for the three months ended September 30, 2016 was 1.09% compared to 0.83% for the same period last year, and 0.98% for the prior quarter.
Return on average shareholders’ equity for the three months ended September 30, 2016 was 10.68% compared to 9.81% for the same period last year and 10.41% for the prior quarter.

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Net interest income after provision for loan losses for the three months ended September 30, 2016 increased $1.6 million or 11.9% to $14.8 million compared to $13.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015. Net interest income after provision for loan losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 increased $5.6 million or 15.0% to $42.8 million compared to $37.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. This increase is primarily attributable to growth in earning assets of the Bank.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Mortgage Company generated $19.5 million in gross revenue on $603.2 million of mortgage production, which contributed net income of $2.8 million or $0.22 cents per share fully diluted.
As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, total assets were $1.9 billion and $1.7 billion, respectively. Total net loans held for investment increased by $122.6 million (9.5%) from $1.30 billion as of December 31, 2015, to $1.42 billion as of September 30, 2016. This increase is attributable to organic growth from our existing lending team. During the same period, total deposits increased $199.0 million (14.9%) to $1.5 billion. This increase is attributable to core deposit growth.
As of September 30, 2016, WashingtonFirst had $11.0 million in non-performing assets, a decrease of $3.5 million from $14.5 million at December 31, 2015. Allowance for loan losses increased to $13.0 million during third quarter 2016 increasing $671.0 thousand compared to December 31, 2015. The increase in the allowance was driven by provisions of $2.6 million partially offset by net charge-offs of $2.0 million.
The Company paid its 12th consecutive quarterly dividend of $0.06 on October 3, 2016.

Acquisition Activities in 2015
1st Portfolio Acquisition
On May 13, 2015, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (“1st Portfolio Agreement”) providing for the Company’s acquisition of 1st Portfolio Holding Corporation with and into the Company (“1st Portfolio Acquisition”). The 1st Portfolio Acquisition closed on July 31, 2015. 1st Portfolio Holding Corporation’s wholly owned subsidiary, 1st Portfolio Wealth Advisors became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and wholly owned subsidiary 1st Portfolio Lending Corporation (now WashingtonFirst Mortgage Corporation) became a wholly owned subsidiary of WashingtonFirst Bank.
The 1st Portfolio Acquisition was accounted for using the acquisition method. Accordingly, assets acquired, liabilities assumed and consideration paid were recorded at their estimated fair values as of the transaction date. The excess of fair value of net liabilities assumed exceeded cash received in the transaction resulting in goodwill of $5.2 million. The Company also recorded $1.4 million in customer list intangibles which will be amortized over 15 years.

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Results of Operations

Table M1: Selected Performance Ratios
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
($ in thousands, except earnings per share)
Average total assets
$
1,801,142

 
$
1,517,526

 
$
1,762,452

 
$
1,433,581

Average shareholders' equity
192,449

 
148,841

 
187,928

 
140,171

Net income
4,941

 
3,156

 
13,263

 
8,713

Basic earnings per common share
$
0.40

 
$
0.31

 
$
1.08

 
$
0.88

Fully diluted earnings per common share
$
0.39

 
$
0.31

 
$
1.06

 
$
0.87

Return on average assets (1)
1.09
%
 
0.83
%
 
1.01
%
 
0.81
%
Return on average shareholders' equity (1)
10.21
%
 
8.41
%
 
9.43
%
 
8.31
%
Average shareholders' equity to average total assets
10.68
%
 
9.81
%
 
10.66
%
 
9.78
%
Efficiency ratio (2)
63.41
%
 
65.68
%
 
64.27
%
 
63.31
%
Dividend payout ratio
15.00
%
 
16.13
%
 
16.67
%
 
17.05
%
(1) Annualized
(2) The efficiency ratio is calculated as total non-interest expense (less debt extinguishment costs) divided by the sum of net interest income and total non-interest income (less gain on sale of AFS securities). This non-GAAP financial measure is presented to facilitate an understanding of the Company's performance.

The following tables provide information regarding interest-earning assets and funding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. The balance of non-accruing loans is included in the average balance of loans presented, though the related income is accounted for on a cash basis. Therefore, as the balance of non-accruing loans and the income received increases or decreases, the net interest yield will fluctuate accordingly. The increase in average rate on interest-bearing deposit accounts is consistent with general trends in average short-term rates during the periods presented. The upward trend in the average rate on time deposits reflects the maturity of older time deposits and the issuance of new time deposits at higher market rates.


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Table M2: Average Balances, Interest Income and Expense and Average Yield and Rates
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
Average
Balance
 
Income/
Expense
 
Yield/
Rate
(6)
 
Average
Balance
 
Income/
Expense
 
Yield/
Rate
(6)
 
($ in thousands)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans (1)
$
1,468,424

 
$
17,703

 
4.72
%
 
$
1,229,792

 
$
15,504

 
4.93
%
Investment securities - taxable
239,119

 
1,102

 
1.80
%
 
189,852

 
832

 
1.71
%
Investment securities - tax-exempt (2)
6,006

 
30

 
1.98
%
 
2,509

 
19

 
3.18
%
Other equity securities
5,494

 
56

 
4.07
%
 
6,414

 
69

 
4.27
%
Interest-bearing balances
100

 

 
0.60
%
 

 

 
%
Federal funds sold
34,806

 
50

 
0.57
%
 
44,891

 
42

 
0.37
%
Total interest earning assets
1,753,949

 
18,941

 
4.23
%
 
1,473,458

 
16,466

 
4.37
%
Non-interest earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
2,849

 
 
 
 
 
4,907

 
 
 
 
Premises and equipment
7,477

 
 
 
 
 
6,798

 
 
 
 
Other real estate owned
2,121

 
 
 
 
 
183

 
 
 
 
Other assets (3)
47,373

 
 
 
 
 
42,965

 
 
 
 
Less: allowance for loan losses
(12,627
)
 
 
 
 
 
(10,785
)
 
 
 
 
Total non-interest earning assets
47,193

 
 
 
 
 
44,068

 
 
 
 
Total Assets
$
1,801,142

 
 
 
 
 
$
1,517,526

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing demand deposits
$
127,801

 
$
93

 
0.29
%
 
$
111,758

 
$
70

 
0.25
%
Money market deposit accounts
262,080

 
395

 
0.60
%
 
235,004

 
289

 
0.49
%
Savings accounts
228,047

 
409

 
0.71
%
 
136,834

 
238

 
0.69
%
Time deposits
477,763

 
1,335

 
1.11
%
 
418,851

 
1,056

 
1.00
%
Total interest-bearing deposits
1,095,691

 
2,232

 
0.81
%
 
902,447

 
1,653

 
0.73
%
FHLB advances
85,407

 
318

 
1.46
%
 
116,990

 
422

 
1.41
%
Other borrowings and long-term borrowings
39,840

 
543

 
5.40
%
 
20,934

 
225

 
4.24
%
Total interest-bearing liabilities
1,220,938

 
3,093

 
1.01
%
 
1,040,371

 
2,300

 
0.87
%
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Demand deposits
375,629

 
 
 
 
 
316,223

 
 
 
 
Other liabilities
12,126

 
 
 
 
 
12,091

 
 
 
 
Total non-interest-bearing liabilities
387,755

 
 
 
 
 
328,314

 
 
 
 
Total Liabilities
1,608,693

 
 
 
 
 
1,368,685

 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ Equity
192,449

 
 
 
 
 
148,841

 
 
 
 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
$
1,801,142

 
 
 
 
 
$
1,517,526

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Spread (4)
 
 
 
 
3.22
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.50
%
Net Interest Margin (2)(5)
 
 
$
15,848

 
3.53
%
 
 
 
$
14,166

 
3.76
%
(1) 
Includes loans held for sale and loans placed on non-accrual status.
(2) 
Yield and income presented on a fully taxable equivalent (FTE) basis using a federal statutory rate of 35 percent and includes $5 thousand and $4 thousand of FTE income for the three months ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015, respectively.
(3) 
Includes intangibles, deferred tax asset, accrued interest receivable, bank-owned life insurance and other assets.
(4) 
Interest spread is the average yield earned on earning assets, less the average rate incurred on interest bearing liabilities.
(5) 
Net interest margin is net interest income, expressed as a percentage of average earning assets.
(6) 
Rates and yields are annualized and calculated from actual, not rounded amounts in thousands which appear in this table. Additionally, yields are calculated based on a 360 or 365 day convention as appropriate.



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Table M3: Average Balances, Interest Income and Expense and Average Yield and Rates
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
Average
Balance
 
Income/
Expense
 
Yield/
Rate
(6)
 
Average
Balance
 
Income/
Expense
 
Yield/
Rate
(6)
 
($ in thousands)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans (1)
$
1,414,289

 
$
50,930

 
4.73
%
 
$
1,143,556

 
$
43,258

 
4.99
%
Investment securities - taxable
246,686

 
3,272

 
1.74
%
 
179,730

 
2,334

 
1.71
%
Investment securities - tax-exempt (2)
4,644

 
81

 
2.27
%
 
2,688

 
65

 
3.20
%
Other equity securities
6,115

 
208

 
4.55
%
 
6,026

 
186

 
4.12
%
Interest-bearing balances
81

 
1

 
1.98
%
 
5,668

 
27

 
0.64
%
Federal funds sold
44,005

 
185

 
0.56
%
 
57,061

 
168

 
0.39
%
Total interest earning assets
1,715,820

 
54,677

 
4.19
%
 
1,394,729

 
46,038

 
4.35
%
Non-interest earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
2,515

 
 
 
 
 
3,757

 
 
 
 
Premises and equipment
7,607

 
 
 
 
 
6,360

 
 
 
 
Other real estate owned
1,534

 
 
 
 
 
307

 
 
 
 
Other assets (3)
47,375

 
 
 
 
 
38,433

 
 
 
 
Less: allowance for loan losses
(12,399
)
 
 
 
 
 
(10,005
)
 
 
 
 
Total non-interest earning assets
46,632

 
 
 
 
 
38,852

 
 
 
 
Total Assets
$
1,762,452

 
 
 
 
 
$
1,433,581

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing demand deposits
$
122,218

 
$
269

 
0.29
%
 
$
104,942

 
$
188

 
0.24
%
Money market deposit accounts
275,039

 
1,226

 
0.60
%
 
217,739

 
794

 
0.49
%
Savings accounts
205,095

 
1,090

 
0.71
%
 
129,938

 
666

 
0.69
%
Time deposits
467,384

 
3,842

 
1.10
%
 
402,958

 
2,974

 
0.99
%
Total interest-bearing deposits
1,069,736

 
6,427

 
0.80
%
 
855,577

 
4,622

 
0.72
%
FHLB advances
103,783

 
1,216

 
1.54
%
 
106,717

 
1,171

 
1.45
%
Other borrowings and long-term borrowings
39,284

 
1,622

 
5.49
%
 
18,865

 
591

 
4.16
%
Total interest-bearing liabilities
1,212,803

 
9,265

 
1.02
%
 
981,159

 
6,384

 
0.87
%
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Demand deposits
348,836

 
 
 
 
 
302,524

 
 
 
 
Other liabilities
12,885

 
 
 
 
 
9,727

 
 
 
 
Total non-interest-bearing liabilities
361,721

 
 
 
 
 
312,251

 
 
 
 
Total Liabilities
1,574,524

 
 
 
 
 
1,293,410

 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ Equity
187,928

 
 
 
 
 
140,171

 
 
 
 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
$
1,762,452

 
 
 
 
 
$
1,433,581

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Spread (4)
 
 
 
 
3.17
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.48
%
Net Interest Margin (2)(5)
 
 
$
45,412

 
3.47
%
 
 
 
$
39,654

 
3.74
%
(1) 
Includes loans held for sale and loans placed on non-accrual status.
(2) 
Yield and income presented on a fully taxable equivalent (FTE) basis using a federal statutory rate of 35 percent and includes $15 thousand and $14 thousand of FTE income for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015, respectively.
(3) 
Includes intangibles, deferred tax asset, accrued interest receivable, bank-owned life insurance and other assets.
(4) 
Interest spread is the average yield earned on earning assets, less the average rate incurred on interest bearing liabilities.
(5) 
Net interest margin is net interest income, expressed as a percentage of average earning assets.
(6) 
Rates and yields are annualized and calculated from actual, not rounded amounts in thousands which appear in this table. Additionally, yields are calculated based on a 360 or 365 day convention as appropriate.

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The following tables set forth information regarding the changes in the components of the Company’s net interest income for the periods indicated. For each category, information is provided for changes attributable to changes in volume (change in volume multiplied by old rate) and changes in rate (change in rate multiplied by old volume). Combined rate/volume variances, the third element of the calculation, are allocated based on their relative size. The decreases in income due to changes in rate reflect the reset of variable rate investments, variable rate deposit accounts and adjustable rate mortgages to lower rates and the acquisition of new lower yielding investments and loans, as described above. The decrease in expense reflects the decreased cost of funding due to lower interest rates available in the debt markets. The increases due to changes in volume reflect the increase in on-balance sheet assets during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, and 2015.

Table M4: Changes in Rate and Volume Analysis
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to Same Period 2015
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to Same Period 2015
 
(Decrease) Increase Due to
 
(Decrease) Increase Due to
 
Rate
 
Volume
 
Total
 
Rate
 
Volume
 
Total
 
($ in thousands)
Income from interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans
$
(3,840
)
 
$
6,039

 
$
2,199

 
$
(3,490
)
 
$
11,162

 
$
7,672

Investment securities - taxable
46

 
224

 
270

 
42

 
896

 
938

Investment securities - tax exempt
(45
)
 
56

 
11

 
(31
)
 
47

 
16

Other equity securities
(3
)
 
(10
)
 
(13
)
 
19

 
3

 
22

Interest bearing balances

 

 

 
31

 
(57
)
 
(26
)
Federal funds sold
58

 
(50
)
 
8

 
78

 
(61
)
 
17

Total income from interest-earning assets
(3,784
)
 
6,259

 
2,475

 
(3,351
)
 
11,990

 
8,639

Expense from interest-bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing deposits
196

 
383

 
579

 
555

 
1,250

 
1,805

FHLB Advances
91

 
(195
)
 
(104
)
 
90

 
(45
)
 
45

Borrowed funds
74

 
244

 
318

 
235

 
796

 
1,031

Total expense from interest-bearing liabilities
361

 
432

 
793

 
880

 
2,001

 
2,881

Increase (Decrease) in net interest income
$
(4,145
)
 
$
5,827

 
$
1,682

 
$
(4,231
)
 
$
9,989

 
$
5,758


Interest Earning Assets
Average loan balances were $1.4 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $1.1 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. This 23.7% increase is attributable primarily to organic growth. The related interest income from loans was $50.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 resulting in an average yield of 4.73%, compared to $43.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, resulting in an average yield of 4.99%. The decrease in average yield on loans reflects competitive pressure on loan pricing during the period (including the repricing of adjustable rate loans). Interest rates are established for classes of loans that include variable rates based on the prime rate as reported by The Wall Street Journal or other identifiable bases while others carry fixed rates with terms as long as 15 years. Most variable rate originations include minimum initial rates and/or floors.
Taxable investment securities balances averaged $246.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $179.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. Interest income generated on these investment securities for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 totaled $3.3 million, or a 1.74% yield, compared to $2.3 million or a 1.71% yield for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.
Tax-exempt investment securities balances averaged $4.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $2.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. Interest income generated on these investment securities for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 totaled $81.0 thousand, or a 2.27% yield, compared to $65.0 thousand or a 3.20% yield for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The yield for tax-exempt securities has been presented as fully taxable equivalent yield.
Other equity securities balances averaged $6.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $6.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. Interest income generated on these investment securities for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 totaled $208.0 thousand, or a 4.55% yield, compared to $186.0 thousand or a 4.12% yield for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

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Interest-bearing balances averaged $81.0 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $5.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The change in average interest-bearing balances was primarily a result of shifting excess cash balances. Interest income generated on these balances for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 totaled $1.0 thousand, or a 1.98% yield, compared to $27.0 thousand or a 0.64% yield for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.
Short-term investments in federal funds sold averaged $44.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $57.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The decrease in average short-term investments in 2016 is attributable to loan growth out pacing deposit growth. Interest income generated on these assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 totaled $185.0 thousand, or a 0.56% yield, compared to $168.0 thousand, or a 0.39% yield, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.
Interest Bearing Liabilities
Average interest-bearing deposits were $1.1 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $855.6 million for the nine months ended 2015. This 25.0% increase in the average interest-bearing deposits in 2016 is the result of organic growth. The related interest expense from interest-bearing deposits was $6.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $4.6 million for the nine months ended 2015. The average rate on these deposits was 0.80% for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to 0.72% for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. This increase in the cost of interest-bearing deposits is attributable to increased competition in the Company’s market, and changes in the mix of interest-bearing deposits. The increase in interest expense is primarily attributable to an increase in the average balance of interest bearing liabilities as well as changes in the mix of deposit funding.
FHLB advances averaged $103.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $106.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. Interest expense incurred on these borrowing for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 totaled $1.2 million, or a 1.54% rate, compared to $1.2 million, or a 1.45% rate, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. In late June 2016, the Company prepaid a long-term FHLB advance. This $25.0 million advance had a coupon rate of 3.99% but an effective cost of 2.04% after considering the purchase accounting mark on the instrument.
Other borrowings and long-term liabilities averaged $39.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $18.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. Interest expense incurred on these borrowing for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, totaled $1.6 million, or a 5.49% rate, compared to $591.0 thousand, or a 4.16% rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.
The Company’s net interest margin includes the impact of acquisition accounting fair value adjustments (purchase marks). Net accretion related to acquisition accounting totaled $0.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2016. Borrowings accretion ceased after the FHLB advance with a purchase accounting mark was prepaid during the June 2016 deleveraging strategy mentioned earlier. Actual accretion results presented are augmented by prepayments of loans, whereas future projections of accretion are based solely on the contractual maturity of loans and do not include estimated accretion related to prepayment of loans. The second and third quarters of 2016 and remaining estimated net accretion impact are reflected in the following table.

Table M5: Purchase Accounting Accretion Analysis
 
Loan Accretion
 
Borrowings Accretion (Amortization)
 
Total
 
($ in thousands)
For the quarter ended June 30, 2016 (1)
172

 
76

 
248

For the quarter ended September 30, 2016
385

 
(35
)
 
350

For the remaining three months of 2016
90

 
(35
)
 
55

For the years ending:
 
 
 
 
 
2017
318

 
(139
)
 
179

2018
323

 
(139
)
 
184

2019
322

 
(139
)
 
183

2020
304

 
(139
)
 
165

2021
276

 
(139
)
 
137

Thereafter
2,366

 
(1,594
)
 
772

(1) The remaining purchase mark on an acquired FHLB advance totaling $2.3 million was accelerated upon early prepayment and moved from the margin to the debt extinguishment line item in order to net with the prepayment penalty incurred during the second quarter of 2016.

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Non-Interest Income - Consolidated
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, non-interest income was $8.7 million and $21.9 million, respectively, an increase of $5.7 million and $17.9 million over the same periods ended September 30, 2015. This increase is primarily attributable to the 1st Portfolio Acquisition in July 2015. Gains on the sale of available-for-sale investment securities totaled $0.1 million and $1.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, an increase of $0.1 million and $1.3 million over the same periods ended September 30, 2015. This increase in gains is primarily attributable to a deleveraging strategy implemented in June 2016 and, to a lesser extent, in July 2016. The aforementioned deleveraging strategy sought to prepay two long-term FHLB advances, one of which had been acquired during prior acquisitions, with the sale of securities in gain positions to substantially offset the cost of prepayment penalties incurred during the termination of the two FHLB advances. The net effect was to reduce average assets with minimal impact to earnings.
Non-Interest Income - Mortgage and Wealth Operations
The Mortgage Company realized gains on the sale of loans of $6.3 million and $14.4 million compared to $2.0 million and $2.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, 62.6% of the mortgage loan volume was for purchase money mortgage loans, whereas only 53.0% of the mortgage volume for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, was for purchase money loans. Additional fee income of $1.2 million and $3.8 million was generated by the mortgage subsidiary for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. Gains realized through July 31, 2015, are related to the Bank’s legacy mortgage division which was combined with the Mortgage Company in August 2015 after the 1st Portfolio Acquisition. The mortgage subsidiary closed on a record volume of loans during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to any prior comparable nine month period in its history. Mortgage origination volume for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, was $263.6 million and $603.2 million, respectively. Mortgage operations tend to be subject to seasonality with higher levels of volume seen during the second and third quarters annually.
The Wealth Management segment generated $0.5 million and $1.3 million in revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. Prior to July 2015, no such income was generated. The Wealth Management segment generated $0.3 million in revenue for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, as that was the first quarter of operations for this segment. Assets under management grew to $280.8 million as of September 30, 2016, at the wealth management subsidiary, compared to $218.1 million as of September 30, 2015.
Non-Interest Expense - Consolidated
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, non-interest expense was $15.6 million and $43.6 million, respectively, an increase of $4.4 million and $16.0 million over the same periods ended September 30, 2015. This increase is primarily attributable to the acquisition of 1st Portfolio in July 2015. Compensation and employee benefits were $10.1 million and $6.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $27.2 million and $15.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. This increase is primarily attributable to mortgage loan officer commissions, increase in staff levels stemming from the 1st Portfolio Acquisition, and organic growth in the banking segment. Increases in premises and equipment expense is primarily due to an increase in rent expense associated with the addition of two new branches during the first quarter of 2016, as well as 1st Portfolio’s two office locations. Increases in data processing expense is primarily attributable to increased core processing costs given the Bank’s growth and enhancements to network infrastructure. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, as part of the deleveraging strategy outlined earlier, the Company prepaid two long-term FHLB advances and incurred debt extinguishment costs of $0.2 million and $1.2 million, respectively. No such costs were incurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015.
Non-Interest Expense - Mortgage and Wealth Operations
Gain on sale of loans is highly correlated with salaries and employee benefits at the mortgage subsidiary due to commissions paid to loan officers. Salaries and employee benefits totaled $4.7 million and $11.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, at the mortgage segment. Of those amounts, $3.1 million and $6.8 million were related to variable commission and bonus costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. Other expenses at the mortgage segment totaled $1.8 million and $4.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. Of those amounts, $0.5 million and $1.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, were variable and based upon mortgage volume. These mortgage variable costs are primarily made up of appraisal, verification and credit reporting costs incurred upfront; as well as closing expenses, investor fees, and quality control costs incurred during and after loan closing.
Changes in other operating expenses are outlined in the following table.

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Table M6: Consolidated Statement of Operations - Other Operating Expenses Detail
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
Other real estate owned expenses
$
48

 
$
5

 
$
164

 
$
19

Business and franchise tax
408

 
275

 
958

 
718

Advertising and promotional expenses
299

 
229

 
832

 
636

FDIC premiums
273

 
203

 
758

 
621

Postage, printing and supplies
56

 
53

 
164

 
135

Directors' fees
104

 
104

 
311

 
261

Insurance
59

 
49

 
168

 
156

Amortization of intangibles
68

 
59

 
202

 
145

Other
378

 
247

 
947

 
647

Other expenses
$
1,693

 
$
1,224

 
$
4,504

 
$
3,338


Provision for Income Taxes
Provision for income taxes were $2.9 million and $7.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, compared to $1.8 million and $4.9 million during the same periods in 2015, resulting in effective tax rates of 36.98% and 35.82%, respectively. The increase to the 2015 effective tax rate is attributable to the Bank’s federal rate increasing from 34 percent to 35 percent; changes in apportionment between tax jurisdictions; and the impact of tax credits from the Bank’s investment in VCDC low income housing tax credit funds.

Financial Condition
Total assets were $1.9 billion as of September 30, 2016, compared to $1.7 billion as of December 31, 2015. This 14.5% increase is primarily attributable to the Bank’s organic growth. As of September 30, 2016, the Company had $131.3 million of cash and cash equivalents, compared to $62.8 million as of December 31, 2015. As of September 30, 2016, the Company had $238.0 million of investments, compared to $220.1 million as of December 31, 2015.
Total loans held for investment, net, increased $122.6 million (9.5%) from $1.30 billion as of December 31, 2015, to $1.42 billion as of September 30, 2016. This increase is attributable to organic loan growth in our core market.
Total deposits increased $199.0 million (14.9%) from $1.3 billion as of December 31, 2015 to $1.5 billion as of September 30, 2016. This increase is attributable to a $106.4 million growth in non-interest demand deposit account balances, a $53.3 million growth in savings accounts, and a $37.7 million increase in time deposits.
Total shareholders’ equity increased $13.4 million (7.5%) from $178.6 million as of December 31, 2015 to $192.0 million as of September 30, 2016. The increase in total shareholders’ equity during that period is attributable to net income of $13.3 million, stock option exercises of $645.0 thousand, less year to date dividends declared of $2.2 million, and a $1.3 million increase in accumulated other comprehensive income as a result of the change in fair value of the available-for-sale investment portfolio.
Investment Securities - Available-for-sale
The Company actively manages its portfolio duration and composition in response to changing market conditions and changes in balance sheet risk management needs. Additionally, the securities are pledged as collateral for certain borrowing transactions, public funds and repurchase agreements. The total fair value of the amount of the investment securities accounted for under available-for-sale accounting was $238.0 million as of September 30, 2016, compared to $220.1 million as of December 31, 2015. The increase is primarily attributable to additional purchases of investment securities.

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Table M7: Available-for-Sale Investment Securities Summary
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
Amount
 
Percent
 
Amount
 
Percent
 
($ in thousands)
U.S. Treasuries
$
5,148

 
2.2
%
 
$
9,618

 
4.4
%
U.S. Government agencies
58,632

 
24.6
%
 
96,016

 
43.6
%
Mortgage-backed securities
64,548

 
27.1
%
 
58,876

 
26.7
%
Collateralized mortgage obligations
85,880

 
36.1
%
 
40,398

 
18.4
%
Taxable state and municipal securities
12,546

 
5.3
%
 
10,853

 
4.9
%
Tax-exempt state and municipal securities
11,268

 
4.7
%
 
4,352

 
2.0
%
Total available-for-sale investment securities
$
238,022

 
100.0
%
 
$
220,113

 
100.0
%

The investment portfolio contains U.S. Treasury securities; U.S. Government agency securities; CMOs and MBS backed by residential mortgages guaranteed by the US Government, FNMA or FHLMC; and municipal securities. When prepayments on various CMOs and MBS instruments occur at a faster rate than anticipated, premium amortization increases which adversely impacts the portfolio yield. As of September 30, 2016, U.S. Government and agency securities represented $63.8 million or 26.8% of the portfolio, while CMOs and MBS were $150.4 million, or 63.2% of the portfolio, and municipal securities were $23.8 million, or 10.0% of the portfolio.
The yield on the taxable available-for-sale investment securities portfolio for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 was 1.80% and 1.74%, respectively, compared to 1.71% and 1.71% for the same periods ended September 30, 2015. The tax equivalent yield on the tax-exempt available-for-sale investment securities portfolio for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, was 1.98% and 2.27%, respectively, compared to 3.18% and 3.20% for September 30, 2015. The amortized cost, fair value and yield of investments by remaining contractual maturity for available-for-sale investment securities are set forth below. Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities are included based on their final maturities, although the actual maturities may differ due to prepayments of the underlying assets or mortgages.
Table M8: Available-for-Sale Investment Securities Contractual Maturity
 
As of September 30, 2016
 
Amortized Cost
 
Fair Value
 
Weighted-Average Yield
 
($ in thousands)
Due within one year
$
5,477

 
$
5,498

 
1.57
%
Due after one year through five years
60,016

 
61,000

 
1.70
%
Due after five years through ten years
33,448

 
33,706

 
1.93
%
Due after ten years
137,276

 
137,818

 
1.78
%
Total available-for-sale investment securities
$
236,217

 
$
238,022

 
1.76
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2015
 
Amortized Cost
 
Fair Value
 
Weighted-Average Yield
 
($ in thousands)
Due within one year
$
4,606

 
$
4,624

 
1.73
%
Due after one year through five years
99,447

 
99,685

 
1.72
%
Due after five years through ten years
38,697

 
38,611

 
1.92
%
Due after ten years
77,662

 
77,193

 
1.88
%
Total available-for-sale investment securities
$
220,412

 
$
220,113

 
1.81
%


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Loans Held for Sale
Loans in this category are originated by the Mortgage Company and comprised of residential mortgage loans extended to consumers and underwritten in accordance with standards set forth by an institutional investor to whom we expect to sell the loans. Loan proceeds are used for the purchase or refinance of the property securing the loan. Loans and servicing are sold concurrently. The LHFS are closed in the name of the Mortgage Company and carried on our books until the loan is delivered to and purchased by an investor, generally within fifteen to forty-five days. The Mortgage Company releases all servicing rights to the investors whom buy the loans.
The Mortgage Company was recently acquired. See Note 3 - Acquisition Activities for further details. As of September 30, 2016, loans held for sale totaled $62.8 million. The amount of loans held for sale outstanding at the end of any given month fluctuates with the volume of loans closed during the month and the timing of loans purchased by investors. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the mortgage subsidiary originated $263.6 million and $603.2 million, respectively, of total loan volume.
Loans Held for Investment
In its lending activities, the Company seeks to develop relationships with clients whose business and individual banking needs will grow with the Company. The Company has made significant efforts to be responsive to the lending needs in the markets served, while maintaining sound asset quality and credit practices. The Company extends credit to construction and development, residential real estate, commercial real estate, commercial and industrial and consumer borrowers in the normal course of business. The gross loans held for investment portfolio totaled $1.43 billion as of September 30, 2016, an increase of $123.3 million (9.4%) from the December 31, 2015, balance of $1.31 billion.
Table M9: Loans Held for Investment Portfolio
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
Amount
 
Percent
 
Amount
 
Percent
 
($ in thousands)
Construction and development
$
272,171

 
19.0
%
 
$
249,433

 
19.1
%
Commercial real estate
709,020

 
49.6
%
 
657,110

 
50.1
%
Residential real estate
279,442

 
19.5
%
 
241,395

 
18.5
%
Real estate loans
1,260,633

 
88.1
%
 
1,147,938

 
87.7
%
Commercial and industrial
166,145

 
11.6
%
 
153,860

 
11.8
%
Consumer
4,593

 
0.3
%
 
6,285

 
0.5
%
Total loans held for investment
$
1,431,371

 
100.0
%
 
$
1,308,083

 
100.0
%

Substantially all loans are initially underwritten based on identifiable cash flows and supported by appropriate advance rates on collateral, which is independently valued. Commercial and industrial loans are generally secured by accounts receivable, equipment and business assets. Commercial real estate loans are secured by owner-occupied or non-owner occupied commercial properties of all types. Construction and development loans are supported by projects which generally require an appropriate level of pre-sales or pre-leasing. Generally, all commercial and industrial loans and commercial real estate loans have full recourse to the owners and/or sponsors. Residential real estate loans are secured by first or second liens on both owner-occupied and investor-owned residential properties.
Loans secured by various types of real estate, which include construction and development loans, commercial real estate loans, and residential real estate loans, constitute the largest portion of total loans. Of that portion, commercial real estate loans represent the largest dollar exposure. Substantially all of these loans are secured by properties in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area with the heaviest concentration in Northern Virginia. Risk is managed through diversification by sub-market, property type, and loan size, and by seeking loans with multiple sources of repayment. The average outstanding loan balance in this portfolio is $611.2 thousand as of September 30, 2016.
Construction and development loans represented 19.0% and 19.1% of the total loan portfolio as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. New originations in this category are being underwritten in the context of current market conditions and are particularly focused in sub-markets which the Company believes to be relatively strong as compared to other markets in the region. Legacy loans, particularly in the land and speculative construction portion of this portfolio, have been largely converted to amortizing loans with regular principal and interest payments. The Company expects any future reductions in its land and speculative construction exposure to be partially offset by increases in residential construction activities as market conditions improve.

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Secured residential real estate loans represented 19.5% and 18.5% of total loans as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. In general, loans in these categories represent loans underwritten to customers who had or established a deposit relationship with the respective bank at the time the loan was originated. Management believes that its underwriting criteria reflect current market conditions.
The contractual maturity ranges or repricing schedules, as appropriate, of the loans in the Bank’s loan portfolio and the amount of such loans with predetermined interest rates and floating rates in each maturity range as of September 30, 2016, are summarized in the following table:
Table M10: Loan Portfolio Maturity Schedule
 
As of September 30, 2016
 
One Year or Less
 
One to Five Years
 
Over Five Years
 
Total
 
($ in thousands)
Construction and development
$
169,588

 
$
68,587

 
$
33,996

 
$
272,171

Commercial real estate
58,003

 
226,275

 
424,742

 
709,020

Residential real estate
51,640

 
57,101

 
170,701

 
279,442

Commercial and industrial
69,203

 
75,645

 
21,297

 
166,145

Consumer
1,641

 
1,820

 
1,132

 
4,593

Total loans
$
350,075

 
$
429,428

 
$
651,868

 
$
1,431,371

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans with a predetermined interest rate
$
75,034

 
$
288,115

 
$
119,255

 
$
482,404

Loans with a floating or adjustable interest rate
275,041

 
141,313

 
532,613

 
948,967

Total loans
$
350,075

 
$
429,428

 
$
651,868

 
$
1,431,371

Asset Quality
The Bank separates its loans into the following categories, based on credit quality: pass; pass watch; special mention; substandard; doubtful; and loss. The Bank reviews the characteristics of each rating at least annually, generally during the first quarter of each year. For a discussion of the characteristics of these ratings, see Note 6 - Loans Held for Investment.
As part of the Bank’s credit risk management practices, management regularly monitors the payment performance of its borrowers. A high percentage of all loans require some form of payment on a monthly basis, with a high percentage requiring regular amortization of principal. However, certain home equity lines of credit, commercial and industrial lines of credit, and construction loans generally require only monthly interest payments.
When payments are 90 days or more in arrears or when it is no longer prudent to recognize current interest income on a loan, management classifies the loan as non-accrual. From time to time, a loan may be past due 90 days or more but is well secured and in the process of collection and thus warrants remaining on accrual status. Non-accrual loans decreased from $10.2 million as of December 31, 2015 to $5.9 million as of September 30, 2016. There were no loans past due more than 90 days that were still accruing as of September 30, 2016, and $28.0 thousand in loans past due more than 90 days that were still accruing as of December 31, 2015.
Allowance for Loan Losses
The methodology used by the Company to determine the level of its allowance for loan losses is described in Item 2 - “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates - Allowance for Loan Losses.”
The allowance for loan losses was $13.0 million as of September 30, 2016, or approximately 0.91% of outstanding loans held for investment, compared to $12.3 million or approximately 0.94% of outstanding loans held for investment as of December 31, 2015.
As of September 30, 2016, the Company has allocated $1.8 million for specific loans evaluated individually for impairment. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, the Company recorded $1.0 million and $2.6 million in provisions for loan losses, $702 thousand and $2.1 million in charge-offs and $32 thousand and $83 thousand in recoveries, compared to $0.9 million and $2.5 million in provision for loans losses, nothing and $287 thousand in charge-offs and $22 thousand and $128 thousand in recoveries for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively.
As part of its routine credit administration process, the Company periodically engages an outside consulting firm to review its loan portfolio and ALLL methodology. The information from these reviews is used to monitor individual loans as well as to evaluate the overall adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. In reviewing the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses at each period,

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management takes into consideration the historical loan losses experienced by the Company, current economic conditions affecting the borrowers’ ability to repay, the volume of loans, trends in delinquent, non-accruing, and potential problem loans, and the quality of collateral securing loans. Loan losses are charged against the allowance when the Company believes that the collection of the principal is unlikely. Subsequent recoveries of losses previously charged against the allowance are credited to the allowance. After charging off all known losses incurred in the loan portfolio, management considers on a quarterly basis whether the allowance for loan losses remains adequate to cover its estimate of probable future losses, and establishes a provision for loan losses as appropriate. Because the allowance for loan losses is an estimate, the composition of the loan portfolio changes and allowance for loan losses review process continues to evolve, there may be changes to this estimate and elements used in the methodology that may have an effect on the overall level of allowance maintained.
The allowance for loan losses model is reviewed and evaluated each quarter by management to ensure its adequacy and applicability in relation to the Company’s past and future experience with the loan portfolio, from a credit quality perspective.
Table M11: Analysis of the Allowance for Loan Losses
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period
$
12,595

 
$
10,626

 
$
12,289

 
$
9,257

Provision for loan losses
1,035

 
925

 
2,640

 
2,475

Charge-offs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and development

 

 
(31
)
 

Commercial real estate
(90
)
 

 
(670
)
 
(138
)
Residential real estate

 

 
(48
)
 
(143
)
Commercial and industrial
(612
)
 

 
(1,302
)
 

Consumer loans

 

 
(1
)
 
(6
)
Total charge-offs
(702
)
 

 
(2,052
)
 
(287
)
Recoveries:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and development

 

 
2

 

Commercial real estate
10

 
1

 
10

 
1

Residential real estate
16

 
15

 
49

 
104

Commercial and industrial
5

 
5

 
19

 
20

Consumer
1

 
1

 
3

 
3

Total recoveries
32

 
22

 
83

 
128

Net recoveries/(charge-offs)
(670
)
 
22

 
(1,969
)
 
(159
)
Balance at end of period
$
12,960

 
$
11,573

 
$
12,960

 
$
11,573

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses to total loans held for investment
0.91
%
 
0.92
 %
 
0.91
%
 
0.92
%
Adjusted allowance for loan losses to total loans held for investment (1)
1.17
%
 
1.31
 %
 
1.17
%
 
1.31
%
Allowance for loan losses to non-accrual loans
220.15
%
 
138.12
 %
 
220.15
%
 
138.12
%
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing assets
117.39
%
 
92.44
 %
 
117.39
%
 
92.44
%
Non-performing assets to total assets
0.58
%
 
0.78
 %
 
0.58
%
 
0.78
%
Net charge-offs to average loans held for investment
0.18
%
 
(0.01
)%
 
0.19
%
 
0.02
%
(1) This is a non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to the table below outlining the reconciliation of GAAP Allowance Ratio to Adjusted Allowance Ratio.

Of the Bank’s $1.4 billion in gross loans outstanding as of September 30, 2016, approximately $60.9 million or 4.3% were recorded on the books at fair value in connection with the acquisition of Alliance and the Millennium Transaction and have an aggregate discount on the books of $4.0 million as of September 30, 2016. This discount is a net amount consisting of credit-related mark-downs of $3.8 million, yield-related mark-downs of $0.9 million and yield-related mark-ups of $0.7 million.
The adjustment required to reconcile allowance for loan losses with the Company’s adjusted allowance for loan losses and adjusted allowance for loan losses to total loans ratios is the addition of the credit purchase accounting marks on purchased loans in the portfolio. In acquisition accounting, there is no carryover of previously established allowance for loan losses, as acquired loans are recorded at fair value. Loans that were acquired under the purchase accounting method are carried at book value with certain

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accounting marks set up on them at the time of purchase in order to adjust the acquired loans to fair value. These accounting marks can be pricing marks or credit marks. Pricing marks account for the difference in current interest rates and the interest rate on the loan being acquired, and may be either positive or negative. Credit marks may only be negative and are similar to an allowance for loans losses based on credit quality. Therefore, in determining the adjusted allowance for loan losses and related ratio, the credit mark component is added to the allowance for loan losses and to the total loans held for investment. Below is a reconciliation of the allowance for loan losses and related ratios to the adjusted allowance for loan losses and related ratios as of September 30, 2016, and December 31, 2015:
Table M12: Reconciliation of GAAP Allowance Ratio to Adjusted Allowance Ratio (1)
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
GAAP allowance for loan losses
$
12,960

 
$
12,289

GAAP loans held for investment, at amortized cost
1,431,371

 
1,308,083

 
 
 
 
GAAP allowance for loan losses to total loans held for investment
0.91
%
 
0.94
%
 
 
 
 
GAAP allowance for loan losses
$
12,960

 
$
12,289

Plus: Credit purchase accounting marks
3,784

 
4,721

Adjusted allowance for loan losses
$
16,744

 
$
17,010

 
 
 
 
GAAP loans held for investment, at amortized cost
$
1,431,371

 
$
1,308,083

Plus: Credit purchase accounting marks
3,784

 
4,721

Adjusted loans held for investment, at amortized cost
$
1,435,155

 
$
1,312,804

 
 
 
 
Adjusted allowance for loan losses to total loans held for investment
1.17
%
 
1.30
%
(1) This is a non-GAAP financial measure. Credit purchase accounting marks are GAAP marks under purchase accounting guidance.
Non-performing Assets
As of September 30, 2016, the Company had $11.0 million of non-performing assets compared to $14.5 million as of December 31, 2015, a decrease of $3.5 million. The ratio of non-performing assets to total assets decreased 28 basis points to 0.58% as of September 30, 2016, from 0.86% as of December 31, 2015.
Table M13: Non-Performing Assets
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
Non-accrual loans
$
5,887

 
$
10,201

90+ days still accruing

 
28

Troubled debt restructurings still accruing
3,184

 
4,269

Other real estate owned
1,969

 

Total non-performing assets
$
11,040

 
$
14,498

Non-performing assets to total assets
0.58
%
 
0.86
%

Non-accrual loans were $5.9 million as of September 30, 2016, compared to $10.2 million as of December 31, 2015. The $5.9 million non-accrual loan balance consists primarily of loans secured by commercial real estate. The change in non-accrual loans is primarily attributable to the foreclosure on three borrowers, with the properties moving into OREO during the first nine months ended September 30, 2016. Specific reserves for impaired loans were $1.8 million and $2.5 million, respectively, as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
As of September 30, 2016, OREO was $2.0 million compared to none as of December 31, 2015. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Bank acquired seven OREO properties with a fair value of $2.3 million through foreclosure.

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Table M14: Changes in Other Real Estate Owned
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period
$
2,159

 
$
291

 
$

 
$
361

Properties acquired at foreclosure

 

 
2,256

 
90

Sales of foreclosed properties
(190
)
 
(182
)
 
(190
)
 
(342
)
Write downs

 

 
(97
)
 

Balance at end of period
$
1,969

 
$
109

 
$
1,969

 
$
109

Restricted Stock
The Bank’s securities portfolio contains restricted stock investments that are required to be held as part of its banking operations. As a member of the FHLB, the Bank is required to purchase and maintain stock in the FHLB in an amount equal to 4.25%  of aggregate outstanding advances in addition to the membership stock requirement of 0.09% of total assets as of December 31, 2015 (subject to a cap of $15.0 million). Unlike other types of stock, FHLB stock and the stock of correspondent banks is acquired primarily for the right to receive advances and loan participations rather than for the purpose of maximizing dividends or stock growth. No readily available market exists for the FHLB and correspondent bank stock, and they have no quoted market value. Restricted stock, such as FHLB and correspondent bank stock, is carried at cost.
Table M15: Composition of Restricted Stocks
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
FHLB stock
$
6,663

 
$
5,772

ACBB
100

 
100

CBB
256

 
256

Total other equity securities
$
7,019

 
$
6,128

Deposits
The Bank seeks deposits within its market area by offering high-quality customer service, using technology to deliver deposit services effectively and paying competitive interest rates.
As of September 30, 2016, the deposit portfolio totaled $1.5 billion, comprised of $410.8 million of non-interest bearing deposits and $1.1 billion of interest bearing deposits. Total deposits increased $199.0 million (14.9%) from $1.3 billion as of December 31, 2015 to $1.5 billion as of September 30, 2016. As of December 31, 2015, the deposit portfolio totaled $1.3 billion, which was composed of $304.4 million of non-interest bearing deposits and $1.0 billion of interest bearing deposits.
The average balance of interest bearing deposits was $1.1 billion for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, compared to $902.4 million and $855.6 million for the same periods in 2015. The increase in the average interest-bearing deposits in 2016 and 2015 is the result of organic growth. The related interest expense from interest-bearing deposits was $2.2 million and $6.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, compared to $1.7 million and $4.6 million for the same periods in 2015. The average rate on these deposits was 0.81% and 0.80% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, compared to 0.73% and 0.72% for both comparable periods ended September 30, 2015. The increase in interest expense is primarily attributable to an increase in the average balance of interest bearing liabilities as well as changes in the mix of deposit funding.
Average non-interest bearing deposits were $375.6 million and $348.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, compared to $316.2 million and $302.5 million for the same periods in 2015. The increase in the average non-interest-bearing deposits in 2016 and 2015 is the result of organic growth.

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Table M16: Certificates of Deposit by Maturity
 
As of September 30, 2016
 
Under $100,000
 
$100,000 through $250,000
 
Over $250,000
 
Total
 
($ in thousands)
Three months or less
$
10,030

 
$
31,618

 
$
29,462

 
$
71,110

Three through six months
8,544

 
54,727

 
27,893

 
91,164

Six through twelve months
23,623

 
67,840

 
48,976

 
140,439

Over twelve months
33,270

 
106,128

 
35,690

 
175,088

Total certificates of deposit
$
75,467

 
$
260,313

 
$
142,021

 
$
477,801

 
As of December 31, 2015
 
Under $100,000
 
$100,000 through $250,000
 
Over $250,000
 
Total
 
($ in thousands)
Three months or less
$
15,849

 
$
57,512

 
$
17,314

 
$
90,675

Three through six months
16,420

 
30,984

 
35,099

 
82,503

Six through twelve months
15,884

 
57,127

 
49,252

 
122,263

Over twelve months
33,618

 
97,060

 
14,010

 
144,688

Total certificates of deposit
$
81,771

 
$
242,683

 
$
115,675

 
$
440,129


Other Borrowings
Other borrowings consist of customer repurchase agreements and overnight borrowings from correspondent banks. As of September 30, 2016, the Company had $15.7 million in overnight borrowings from correspondent banks, compared to no overnight borrowings as of December 31, 2015. Customer repurchase agreements are standard commercial bank transactions and involve a Bank customer rather than a wholesale bank or broker. This product is an accommodation to commercial customers and individuals that require safety for their funds beyond the FDIC deposit insurance limits. Management believes this product offers it a stable source of financing at a reasonable market rate of interest and is continuing the program. As of September 30, 2016, the Company had $6.5 million of customer repurchase agreements with an average rate of 0.05%, compared to $6.9 million at 0.05% as of December 31, 2015. As of September 30, 2016, the Company was in compliance with all debt agreements and/or debt covenants.
FHLB Advances
The FHLB is a significant source of funding for the Bank, which augments its funding portfolio with FHLB advances for both liquidity and interest rate management. The purchase accounting mark noted in the table below is associated with an advance acquired in the 2012 Alliance acquisition and is being amortized over the life of the advance. Advances are secured by a lien on certain loans and securities of the Bank that are pledged from time to time.
Table M17: Composition of FHLB Advances
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
As of period ended:
 
 
 
FHLB advances
$
121,343

 
$
107,579

FHLB purchase accounting mark

 
2,508

FHLB total
$
121,343

 
$
110,087

Weighted average outstanding effective interest rate
1.09
%
 
1.62
%

In late June 2016, the Bank prepaid a long-term FHLB advance that was assumed during the Alliance acquisition which was completed in December of 2012. This $25.0 million advance had a coupon rate of 3.99% but an effective cost of 2.04% after considering the purchase accounting mark on the instrument. The instrument had a final maturity of February 26, 2021. The effective cost (prepayment penalty less release of the purchase accounting mark) to terminate the debt instrument was $1.04 million.

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Table M18: FHLB Advances Average Balances
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
Averages for the period:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FHLB advances
$
85,407

 
$
116,990

 
$
103,783

 
$
106,717

Average effective interest rate paid during the period
1.46
%
 
1.41
%
 
1.54
%
 
1.45
%
Maximum month-end balance outstanding
$
121,343

 
$
127,696

 
$
131,098

 
$
127,696

As of September 30, 2016, the Company was in compliance with all debt agreements and/or debt covenants.

Long-term Borrowings
Table M19: Long-term Borrowings Detail
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
Subordinated debt
$
25,000

 
$
25,000

Trust preferred capital notes
10,310

 
10,310

Trust preferred capital notes purchase accounting mark
(2,322
)
 
(2,426
)
Long-term borrowings
$
32,988

 
$
32,884


On October 5, 2015, the Company issued $25.0 million in subordinated debt (the “Company Subordinated Debt”). The Company Subordinated Debt has a maturity of ten (10) years with a five year no-call provision, maturing in full on October 15, 2025, and carries a 6.00% fixed rate coupon, payable quarterly, subject to reset after five years at 3-month LIBOR plus 467 basis points. As of September 30, 2016 the entire amount of Company Subordinated Debt is considered Tier 2 Capital.
On June 30, 2003, Alliance invested $300.0 thousand as common equity into a wholly-owned Delaware statutory business trust (the “Trust”). Simultaneously, the Trust privately issued $10.0 million face amount of thirty-year floating rate trust preferred capital securities (the “Trust Preferred Capital Notes”) in a pooled trust preferred capital securities offering. The Trust used the offering proceeds, plus the equity, to purchase $10.3 million principal amount of Alliances’ floating rate junior subordinated debentures due 2033 (the “Subordinated Debentures”). The Trust Preferred Capital Notes are callable at any time without penalty. The interest rate associated with the Trust Preferred Capital Notes is three month LIBOR plus 3.15% subject to quarterly interest rate adjustments. The interest rate as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 was 4.00% and 3.66%, respectively. The Trust Preferred Capital Notes are guaranteed by the Company on a subordinated basis, and were recorded on the Company’s books at the time of the Alliance acquisition at a discounted amount of $7.5 million, which was the fair value of the instruments at the time of the acquisition. The $2.5 million discount is being expensed monthly over the life of the obligation.
Under the indenture governing the Trust Preferred Capital Notes, the Company has the right to defer payments of interest for up to twenty consecutive quarterly periods. The interest deferred under the indenture compounds quarterly at the interest rate then in effect. the Company is not currently deferring the interest payments.
Under current regulatory guidelines, the Trust Preferred Capital Notes may constitute no more than 25% of total Tier 1 Capital. Any amount not eligible to be counted as Tier 1 Capital is considered to be Tier 2 Capital. As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the entire amount of Trust Preferred Capital Notes was considered Tier 1 Capital. As of September 30, 2016, the Company was in compliance with all debt agreements and/or debt covenants.


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Capital Resources
Capital management consists of providing equity to support the Company’s current and future operations. The Company is subject to capital adequacy requirements imposed by the FRB and the Bank is subject to capital adequacy requirements imposed by the FDIC. Both the FRB and the FDIC have adopted risk-based capital requirements for assessing bank holding company and bank capital adequacy.
As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Bank had $106.1 million and $100.1 million, respectively, of capital in excess of the amount needed to meet the regulatory minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio required to be considered “well capitalized.”
The Company elected to participate in the SBLF program, and on August 4, 2011, the Company issued and sold to the U.S. Treasury 17,796 shares of Series D Preferred Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $17.8 million in cash. In 2015, the Bank redeemed its remaining balance of $13.3 million.
Total shareholders’ equity increased $13.4 million (7.5%) from $178.6 million as of December 31, 2015, to $192.0 million as of September 30, 2016. The increase in total shareholders’ equity during that period is attributable to net income of $13.3 million, stock option exercises of $645.0 thousand, less year to date dividends declared of $2.2 million, and a $1.3 million increase in accumulated other comprehensive income as a result of the change in fair value of it available-for-sale investment portfolio.
Table M20: Capital Categories and Ratio Components
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
Tier 1 Capital:
 
 
 
Common stock
$
122

 
$
121

Capital surplus
161,918

 
160,861

Accumulated earnings
28,800

 
17,740

Less: disallowed assets
(14,178
)
 
(13,933
)
   Total Common Equity Tier 1 Capital
176,662

 
164,789

 
 
 
 
Add: Trust preferred
7,988

 
7,884

Total Tier 1 Capital
184,650

 
172,673

 
 
 
 
Tier 2 Capital:
 
 
 
Qualifying allowance for loan losses
13,263

 
12,289

Qualifying subordinated debt
25,000

 
25,000

Total Tier 2 Capital
38,263

 
37,289

 
 
 
 
Total risk-based capital
$
222,913

 
$
209,962

Risk weighted assets
$
1,519,148

 
$
1,412,771

Qualifying quarterly average assets
$
1,786,964

 
$
1,618,250


Table M21: Capital Ratios and Regulatory Requirements Summary
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions
 
For Minimum Capital Adequacy Requirements
 
 
Capital Ratios:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total risk-based capital ratio
14.67
%
 
14.86
%
 
10.00%
 
8.00%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
12.15
%
 
12.22
%
 
8.00%
 
6.00%
CET 1 risk-based capital ratio
11.63
%
 
11.66
%
 
6.50%
 
4.50%
Tier 1 leverage ratio
10.33
%
 
10.67
%
 
5.00%
 
4.00%


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Both the Company and the Bank are considered “well capitalized” under the risk-based capital guidelines currently in effect for the federal banking regulatory agencies, and maintaining a “well capitalized” regulatory position is important for each organization. Both the Company and the Bank monitor their respective capital positions to ensure appropriate capital for the respective risk profile of each organization, as well as sufficient levels to promote depositor and investor confidence in the respective organizations.

Table M22: Reconciliation of Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets Ratio (1)
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
Tangible Common Equity:
 
 
 
Common Stock Voting
$
104

 
$
103

Common Stock Non-Voting
18

 
18

Additional paid-in capital - common
161,918

 
160,861

Accumulated earnings
28,800

 
17,740

Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)
1,140

 
(127
)
Total Common Equity
191,980

 
178,595

 
 
 
 
Less Intangibles:
 
 
 
Goodwill
11,420

 
11,431

Identifiable intangibles
1,686

 
1,888

Total Intangibles
13,106

 
13,319

 
 
 
 
Tangible Common Equity
178,874

 
165,276

 
 
 
 
Tangible Assets:
 
 
 
Total Assets
1,916,938

 
1,674,466

 
 
 
 
Less Intangibles:
 
 
 
Goodwill
11,420

 
11,431

Identifiable intangibles
1,686

 
1,888

Total Intangibles
13,106

 
13,319

 
 
 
 
Tangible Assets
$
1,903,832

 
$
1,661,147

 
 
 
 
Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets
9.40
%
 
9.95
%
(1)  Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure that is presented to facilitate an understanding of the Company's capital structure. This table provides a reconciliation between certain GAAP amounts and this non-GAAP financial measure.

Liquidity
Liquidity is the ability to meet the demand for funds from depositors and borrowers as well as expenses incurred in the operation of the business. The Company has a formal liquidity management policy and a contingency funding policy used to assist management in executing its liquidity strategies. Similar to other banking organizations, management monitors the need for funds to support depositor activities and funding of loans on a daily basis. Liquid assets include cash, interest-bearing balances, Federal funds sold, securities available for sale, loans held for sale and loans maturing within one year. Additional liquidity sources available to the Company include its capacity to borrow funds through correspondent bank lines of credit, a line of credit with the FHLB, the purchase of wholesale and brokered deposits and a corporate line of credit at a correspondent bank. Management considers the Company’s overall liquidity to be sufficient to satisfy its depositors requirements and to meet its customers’ credit needs.
Cash and cash equivalents and securities available for sale comprised 19.3% of total assets as of September 30, 2016, compared to 16.9% as of December 31, 2015. Additional sources of liquidity available to the Company include its capacity to borrow additional funds when necessary. The Bank maintains $134.5 million in unsecured lines of credit with a variety of correspondent banks. As of September 30, 2016, there were $15.7 million outstanding balances on these lines of credit. The Bank also maintains a secured line of

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credit with the FHLB up to 25% of total assets or $479.2 million as of September 30, 2016 based on available collateral. As of September 30, 2016, the Bank’s borrowing capacity was $462.4 million of which $121.3 million was outstanding. The Company maintains a $5.0 million unsecured line of credit with a correspondent bank.
Community banks may also acquire funding from brokers through a nationally recognized network of financial institutions. The Bank may utilize such funding when rates are more favorable than other comparable sources of funding. As of September 30, 2016, the Bank had no brokered funds.
As of September 30, 2016, loans held for investment that mature within one year totaled $350.1 million or 18.3% of total assets.

Concentrations
Substantially all of the Company’s loans, commitments and standby letters of credit have been granted to customers located in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The Company’s overall business includes a significant focus on commercial and residential real estate activities. As of September 30, 2016, commercial real estate loans were 49.6% of the total loan portfolio, construction and development loans were 19.0% of the total loan portfolio and residential real estate loans were 19.5% of the total loan portfolio.
The banking regulators have issued guidance for those institutions which are deemed to have concentrations in commercial real estate lending. Pursuant to the supervisory guidance for identifying institutions with a potential commercial real estate concentration risk, institutions which have (1) total reported loans for construction, land development, and other land acquisitions which represent 100% or more of an institution’s total risk-based capital; or (2) total commercial real estate loans representing 300% or more of the institution’s total risk-based capital and the institution’s commercial real estate loan portfolio has increased 50% or more during the prior 36 months are identified as having potential commercial real estate concentration risk. Institutions which are deemed to have concentrations in commercial real estate lending are expected to employ heightened levels of risk management with respect to their commercial real estate portfolios, and may be required to hold higher levels of capital. As of September 30, 2016, the Bank’s total reported loans for construction, land development, and other land acquisitions represented 130.4% of total bank risk based capital, and its total commercial real estate loans, loans for construction, land development, and other land acquisitions represented 470.2% of total bank risk based capital.
For more information regarding risks, see Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors - “Risks Associated With WashingtonFirst’s Business”, “WashingtonFirst’s profitability depends significantly on local economic conditions” and Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors - “Risks Associated With WashingtonFirst’s Business”, “WashingtonFirst’s loan portfolios have significant real estate concentration” both located in the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2016.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company enters into certain off-balance sheet arrangements in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of customers. These arrangements include commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees which would impact the overall liquidity and capital resources to the extent customers accept and/or use these commitments. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the balance sheet. With the exception of these arrangements, the Company has no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a material current or future effect on its financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.



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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Market risk is defined as the sensitivity of net income, fair market values and capital to changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices and other relevant market prices and rates. The Company’s primary market risk exposure is interest rate risk inherent in our lending, deposit taking and borrowing activities, since net interest income is the largest component on net income. The board of directors has delegated interest rate risk management to the ALCO. ALCO is governed by policy approved annually by our board of directors. The overall interest rate risk position and strategies are reviewed by executive management, ALCO and the Company’s board of directors on an ongoing basis. ALCO formulates and monitors management of interest rate risk through policies and guidelines it establishes and through review of detailed reports discussed at least quarterly. In establishing guidelines, ALCO considers impact on earnings, capital, level and direction of interest rates, liquidity, local economic conditions, external threats and other factors as part of its process to identify and manage maturity and re-pricing mismatches inherent in its cash flows to provide net interest growth consistent with the Company’s earnings objectives.
The Company uses an earnings simulation model on a quarterly basis to monitor its interest rate sensitivity and risk, and to model balance sheet and income statement effects in alternative interest rate scenarios. In modeling interest rate risk, the Company measures NII sensitivity and EVE. The resulting percentage change in NII over various rate scenarios is an indication of short-term interest rate risk. The resulting change in EVE over various rate scenarios is an indication of long-term interest rate risk.
The earnings simulation model utilizes a static current balance sheet and related attributes, and adjusts for assumptions such as interest rates, loan and investment prepayment speeds, deposit early withdrawal assumptions, the sensitivity of non-maturity deposit rates, non-interest income and expense and other factors deemed significant by ALCO. Maturing and repayment dollars are assumed to roll back into like instruments for new terms at current market rates. Pricing floors on discretionary priced liability products are used which limit how low various deposit products could go under declining interest rate scenarios, reflective of our pricing philosophy in response to changing interest rates. Additional assumptions are applied to modify volumes and pricing under various rate scenarios. This information is then shock tested which assumes a simultaneous change in interest rates ranging from +400 basis points to -200 basis points. Results are then analyzed for the impact on NII, net income and EVE over the next 12 months and 24 months. In addition to simultaneous changes in interest rates, alternative interest rate changes such as changes based on interest rate ramps are also performed.
As part of its interest rate risk management, the Company typically uses its investment portfolio and wholesale funding instruments to balance its interest rate exposure.
The board of directors has established interest rate risk limits in its ALCO policy for static gap analysis and both NII and EVE. The Company engages an outside consulting firm to assist in modeling its short-term and long-term interest rate risk profile. On a periodic basis, management reports to ALCO and the board of directors on the Company’s interest rate risk profile and expectations of changes in the profiles based on certain interest rate shocks. The Company believes its strategies are prudent and is within its policy guidelines as of September 30, 2016.
The interest rate risk model results for September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are shown in the table below based on an immediate shift in market interest rates and a static balance sheet. The percentage change indicates what the Company would expect NII and EVE to change over the next twelve months under various interest rate shock scenarios:
 
 
Percentage Change in NII and EVE from Base Case
Interest
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
Rate Shocks
 
NII
 
EVE
 
NII
 
EVE
+400 bp
 
2.1
%
 
(1.1
)%
 
2.8
%
 
0.2
 %
+300 bp
 
5.5
%
 
3.6
 %
 
5.8
%
 
2.7
 %
+200 bp
 
6.0
%
 
5.8
 %
 
5.3
%
 
4.4
 %
+100 bp
 
3.3
%
 
3.9
 %
 
3.1
%
 
3.6
 %
-100 bp
 
3.4
%
 
(2.0
)%
 
3.7
%
 
(1.9
)%
-200 bp
 
2.9
%
 
0.9
 %
 
3.2
%
 
(7.0
)%

This analysis suggests that if interest rates were to increase, the Company is positioned for an improvement in net interest income over the next 12 months.
On a periodic basis, the Company back-tests actual changes in its net interest income against expected changes as well as actual market interest rate movements and other factors impacting actual versus projected results.

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Certain shortcomings are inherent in this method of analysis. Since the Company’s actual balance sheet movement is not static (maturing and repayment dollars are presumed to be rolled back into like instruments for new terms at current market rates), these simulated changes in net interest income are indicative only of the magnitude of interest rate risk in the balance sheet. These changes do not take into account actions we may take in response to changes in interest rates, and are not necessarily reflective of the income the Company would actually receive. There is no guarantee that the risk management techniques and balance sheet management strategies the Company employs will be effective in periods of rapid rate movements or extremely volatile periods. In addition to changes in interest rates, the level of future net interest income is also dependent on a number of other variables including growth and composition of earning assets and interest bearing liabilities, economic and competitive conditions, changes in lending, investing and deposit gathering strategies and client preferences.



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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
(a)
Management's Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.
The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s periodic filings under the Exchange Act, including this report, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis. These disclosure controls and procedures include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management on a timely basis to allow decisions regarding required disclosure. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives. Management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of September 30, 2016. Based on management’s assessment, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2016.
(b)
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended September 30, 2016 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.




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PART II

Item 1. Legal Proceedings
From time to time, the Company and its subsidiaries may become involved in various legal proceedings relating to claims arising in the normal course of its business. In the opinion of management, there are currently no pending or threatened legal proceedings which would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

Item 1A. Risk Factors
There were no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed with the SEC on March 15, 2016.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
There were no unregistered sales of equity by the Company during the fiscal period covered by this report that have not been previously reported on a From 8-K.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
(a)    None.
(b)    None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information
(a)    None.
(b)    None.


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Item 6. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
(a)     The following financial statements, financial statement schedules and exhibits are filed as a part of this report:
1.
Financial Statements. the Company’s consolidated financial statements are included in Item 1 of this report.
2.
Financial Statement Schedules. Financial statement schedules have been omitted because they are either not required, not applicable or the information required to be presented is included in the Company’s financial statements and related notes.
3.
Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed herewith pursuant to the requirements of Item 601 of Regulation S-K:
Exhibit
 
Description
 
 
 
31.1*
 
Certification of Registrants’ principal executive officer relating to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2016, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to § 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 
 
 
31.2*
 
Certification of Registrants’ principal financial officer relating to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2016, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to § 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 
 
 
32.1*
 
Certification of Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer relating to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report of Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2016 pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 
 
 
101.INS*
 
XBRL Instance Document.
 
 
 
101.SCH*
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
 
 
 
101.CAL*
 
XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
101.DEF*
 
XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
101.LAB*
 
XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
101.PRE*
 
XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document.

 
 
 
*
 
Filed with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
 
 
 


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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
WASHINGTONFIRST BANKSHARES, INC.
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Shaza L. Andersen
 
November 9, 2016
By:
Shaza L. Andersen
 
Date
 
President & Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Matthew R. Johnson
 
November 9, 2016
By:
Matthew R. Johnson
 
Date
 
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
 
 






EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
 
Description
 
 
 
31.1*
 
Certification of Registrants’ principal executive officer relating to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2016, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to § 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 
 
 
31.2*
 
Certification of Registrants’ principal financial officer relating to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2016, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to § 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 
 
 
32.1*
 
Certification of Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer relating to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report of Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2016, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 
 
 
101.INS*
 
XBRL Instance Document.
 
 
 
101.SCH*
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
 
 
 
101.CAL*
 
XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
101.DEF*
 
XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
101.LAB*
 
XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
101.PRE*
 
XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document.

 
 
 
*
 
Filed with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
 
 
 


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