10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(MARK ONE)

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

For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2021

OR

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

For the transition period from              to                 

Commission File No. 001-16197

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Jersey	22-3537895
(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	Identification No.)

500 Hills Drive, Suite 300

Bedminster, New Jersey 07921-0700

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(908) 234-0700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value	PGC	The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC

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

Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulations S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes ☒ No ☐

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

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☒
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐
Emerging growth company	☐

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

Number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 30, 2021: 19,035,870

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1	Financial Statements	3
	Consolidated Statements of Condition at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020	3
	Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020	4
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income/(Loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020	5
	Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020	6
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020	8
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	9
Item 2	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	41
Item 3	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	57
Item 4	Controls and Procedures	59

PART II OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1	Legal Proceedings	60
Item 1A	Risk Factors	60
Item 2	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	60
Item 3	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	60
Item 4	Mine Safety Disclosures	60
Item 5	Other Information	60
Item 6	Exhibits	61

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Item 1. Financial Statements

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION

(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

	(unaudited)			(audited)
	March 31,			December 31,
	2021			2020
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$	8,159		$	10,629
Federal funds sold		102			102
Interest-earning deposits		468,276			642,591
Total cash and cash equivalents		476,537			653,322
Securities available for sale		875,301			622,689
Equity security, at fair value		14,852			15,117
FHLB and FRB stock, at cost		13,699			13,709
Loans held for sale, at fair value		9,219			13,588
Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or fair value		53,185			18,520
Loans		4,377,931			4,372,437
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses		67,536			67,309
Net loans		4,310,395			4,305,128
Premises and equipment		23,260			21,609
Other real estate owned		50			50
Accrued interest receivable		23,916			22,495
Bank owned life insurance		46,448			46,809
Goodwill		33,103			33,103
Other intangible assets		10,421			10,788
Finance lease right-of-use assets		4,143			4,330
Operating lease right-of-use assets		10,186			9,421
Other assets		64,912			99,764
TOTAL ASSETS	$	5,969,627		$	5,890,442
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits	$	908,922		$	833,500
Interest-bearing deposits:
Checking		1,987,567			1,849,254
Savings		141,743			130,731
Money market accounts		1,256,605			1,298,885
Certificates of deposit - retail		474,668			530,222
Certificates of deposit - listing service		31,631			32,128
Subtotal deposits		4,801,136			4,674,720
Interest-bearing demand - brokered		110,000			110,000
Certificates of deposit - brokered		33,777			33,764
Total deposits		4,944,913			4,818,484
Short-term borrowings		15,000			15,000
Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility		168,180			177,086
Finance lease liabilities		6,528			6,753
Operating lease liabilities		10,509			9,737
Subordinated debt, net		181,837			181,794
Deferred tax liabilities, net		28,341			32,978
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		91,878			121,488
TOTAL LIABILITIES		5,447,186			5,363,320
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred stock (no par value; authorized 500,000 shares; liquidation preference of $1,000 per share)		—			—
Common stock (no par value; stated value $0.83 per share; authorized 42,000,000 shares; issued    shares, 20,561,081 at March 31, 2021 and 20,342,881 at December 31, 2020; outstanding    shares, 19,034,870 at March 31, 2021 and 18,974,703 at December 31, 2020		17,140			16,958
Surplus		326,251			326,592
Treasury stock at cost, 1,526,211 shares at March 31, 2021 and 1,368,178 shares    at December 31, 2020		(40,856	)		(36,477	)
Retained earnings		233,670			221,441
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income tax		(13,764	)		(1,392	)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY		522,441			527,122
TOTAL LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	5,969,627		$	5,890,442

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2021			2020
INTEREST INCOME
Interest and fees on loans	$	35,384		$	42,305
Interest on investments:
Taxable		2,629			2,459
Tax-exempt		43			58
Interest on loans held for sale		55			21
Interest on interest-earning deposits		128			552
Total interest income		38,239			45,395
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest on savings and interest-bearing deposit accounts		1,789			6,443
Interest on certificates of deposit		1,470			3,694
Interest on borrowed funds		209			1,012
Interest on finance lease liability		79			90
Interest on subordinated debt		2,145			1,223
Subtotal - interest expense		5,692			12,462
Interest on interest-bearing demand - brokered		493			923
Interest on certificates of deposits - brokered		261			263
Total interest expense		6,446			13,648
NET INTEREST INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR LOAN AND    LEASE LOSSES		31,793			31,747
Provision for loan and lease losses		225			20,000
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN AND    LEASE LOSSES		31,568			11,747
OTHER INCOME
Wealth management fee income		12,131			9,955
Service charges and fees		846			816
Bank owned life insurance		611			328
Gains on loans held for sale at fair value (mortgage banking)		1,025			292
Gain/(loss) on loans held for sale at lower of cost or fair value		282			(3	)
Fee income related to loan level, back-to-back swaps		—			1,418
Gain on sale of SBA loans		1,449			1,054
Corporate advisory fee income		1,098			75
Other income		643			384
Securities (losses)/gains, net		(265	)		198
Total other income		17,820			14,517
OPERATING EXPENSES
Compensation and employee benefits		21,990			19,226
Premises and equipment		4,113			4,043
FDIC insurance expense		585			250
Other operating expense		4,906			4,716
Total operating expenses		31,594			28,235
INCOME/(LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE/(BENEFIT)		17,794			(1,971	)
Income tax expense/(benefit)		4,616			(3,344	)
NET INCOME	$	13,178		$	1,373
EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic	$	0.70		$	0.07
Diluted	$	0.67		$	0.07
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING
Basic		18,950,305			18,858,343
Diluted		19,531,689			19,079,575

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2021			2020
Net income	$	13,178		$	1,373
Comprehensive income:
Unrealized (losses)/gains on available for sale securities:
Unrealized holding (losses)/gains arising during the period		(17,618	)		5,799
		(17,618	)		5,799
Tax effect		4,203			(1,412	)
Net of tax		(13,415	)		4,387
Unrealized gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges:
Unrealized holding gains/(losses) arising during the period		1,450			(8,878	)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts included in net    income		—			(71	)
		1,450			(8,949	)
Tax effect		(407	)		2,398
Net of tax		1,043			(6,551	)
Total other comprehensive loss		(12,372	)		(2,164	)
Total comprehensive income/(loss)	$	806		$	(791	)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020

															Accumulated
															Other			Total
(In thousands, except share and	Preferred		Common						Treasury			Retained			Comprehensive			Shareholders'
per share data)	Stock		Stock			Surplus			Stock			Earnings			Loss			Equity
Balance at December 31, 2020 18,974,703    common shares outstanding	$	—	$	16,958		$	326,592		$	(36,477	)	$	221,441		$	(1,392	)	$	527,122
Net income		—		—			—			—			13,178			—			13,178
Other comprehensive loss		—		—			—			—			—			(12,372	)		(12,372	)
Restricted stock units issued 267,148		—		223			(223	)		—			—			—			—
Restricted stock units/awards repurchased on    vesting to pay taxes, (64,653) shares		—		(54	)		(1,948	)		—			—			-			(2,002	)
Amortization of restricted stock awards/units		—		—			1,615			—			—			—			1,615
Cash dividends declared on common stock    ($0.05 per share)		—		—			—			—			(949	)		—			(949	)
Share repurchase, (158,033) shares		—		—			—			(4,379	)		—			—			(4,379	)
Common stock options exercised, 820 net of    62 shares used to exercise, 758 shares		—		1			9			—			—			—			10
Exercise of warrants, 20,000 net of 13,478    shares used to exercise, 6,522 shares		—		5			(5	)		—			—			—			—
Issuance of shares for Employee Stock    Purchase Plan, 8,425 shares		—		7			211			—			—			—			218
Balance at March 31, 2021 19,034,870    common shares outstanding	$	—	$	17,140		$	326,251		$	(40,856	)	$	233,670		$	(13,764	)	$	522,441
															Accumulated
															Other			Total
(In thousands, except share and	Preferred		Common						Treasury			Retained			Comprehensive			Shareholders'
per share data)	Stock		Stock			Surplus			Stock			Earnings			Loss			Equity
Balance at December 31, 2019 18,926,810    common shares outstanding	$	—	$	16,733		$	319,375		$	(29,990	)	$	199,029		$	(1,495	)	$	503,652
Net income		—		—			—			—			1,373			—			1,373
Other comprehensive loss		—		—			—			—			—			(2,164	)		(2,164	)
Restricted stock units issued 150,084		—		125			(125	)		—			—			—			—
Restricted stock units/awards repurchased on    vesting to pay taxes, (37,106) shares		—		(31	)		(570	)		—			—			—			(601	)
Amortization of restricted stock awards/units		—		—			1,541			—			—			—			1,541
Cash dividends declared on common stock    ($0.05 per share)		—		—			—			—			(949	)		—			(949	)
Share repurchase, (220,222) shares		—		—			—			(6,487	)		—			—			(6,487	)
Common stock options exercised, 5,600 shares		—		4			71			—			—			—			75
Exercise of warrants, 20,000 net of 13,469    shares used to exercise, 6,531 shares		—		6			(6	)		—			—			—			—
Issuance of common stock for acquisition,    20,826 shares		—		17			(17	)		—			—			—			—
Balance at March 31, 2020 18,852,523    common shares outstanding	$	—	$	16,854		$	320,269		$	(36,477	)	$	199,453		$	(3,659	)	$	496,440

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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021			2020
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	13,178		$	1,373
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation		784			771
Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on securities, net		1,578			684
Amortization of restricted stock		1,615			1,541
Amortization of intangible assets		368			324
Amortization of subordinated debt costs		43			56
Provision for loan and lease losses		225			20,000
Deferred tax benefit		(841	)		(3,520	)
Stock-based compensation and employee stock purchase plan expense		30			41
Fair value adjustment for equity security		265			(198	)
Loans originated for sale (1)		(53,886	)		(30,247	)
Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale (1)		64,900			31,095
Gain on loans held for sale (1)		(2,474	)		(1,346	)
(Gain)/loss on loans held for sale at lower of cost or fair value		(282	)		3
Gain on life insurance death benefit		(302	)		—
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance, net		(153	)		(181	)
Increase in accrued interest receivable		(1,421	)		(1,310	)
Decrease/(increase) in other assets		4,956			(7,528	)
Increase/(decrease) in accrued expenses and other liabilities		1,722			(4,174	)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES		30,305			7,384
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Principal repayments, maturities and calls of securities available for sale		52,781			31,037
Redemptions of FHLB and FRB stock		10			12,072
Purchase of securities available for sale		(324,589	)		(24,852	)
Purchase of equity securities		—			(3,000	)
Purchase of FHLB and FRB stock		—			(28,875	)
Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale at lower of cost or fair value		7,221			10,067
Net increase in loans, net of participations sold		(51,268	)		(13,761	)
Purchase of premises and equipment		(2,248	)		(914	)
Proceeds from life insurance death benefit		582			—
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES		(317,511	)		(18,226	)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net increase in deposits		126,429			197,722
Net increase in short-term borrowings		—			386,900
Repayments of Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility		(8,906	)		—
Dividends paid on common stock		(949	)		(949	)
Exercise of Stock Options, net of stock swaps		10			75
Restricted stock repurchased on vesting to pay taxes		(2,002	)		(601	)
Issuance of shares for employee stock purchase plan		218			—
Purchase of treasury shares		(4,379	)		(6,487	)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES		110,421			576,660
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents		(176,785	)		565,818
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		653,322			208,185
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	476,537		$	774,003
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest	$	4,413		$	12,424
Income tax, net		200			206
Transfer of loans to loans held for sale		45,776			—
Security purchases settled in subsequent period		—			10,885

(1) Includes mortgage loans originated with the intent to sell which are carried at fair value. In addition, this includes the guaranteed portion of SBA loans which are carried at the lower of cost or fair value.

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the audited consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 for Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation (the “Corporation” or the “Company”). In the opinion of the management of the Corporation, the accompanying unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements contain all adjustments (consisting solely of normal and recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the financial position as of March 31, 2021, and the results of operations, comprehensive income/(loss), shareholders’ equity for 2020 and cash flow statements for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year or for any future period.

Principles of Consolidation and Organization: The consolidated financial statements of the Company are prepared on the accrual basis and include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Peapack-Gladstone Bank (the “Bank”). The consolidated financial statements also include the Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiaries:

• PGB Trust & Investments of Delaware

• Peapack Capital Corporation (“PCC”) (formed in the second quarter of 2017)

• Murphy Capital Management (“Murphy Capital”) (acquired in the third quarter of 2017)

• Peapack-Gladstone Mortgage Group, Inc. owns 99 percent of Peapack Ventures, LLC and 79 percent of Peapack-Gladstone Realty, Inc., a New Jersey real estate investment company

• PGB Trust & Investments of Delaware owns one percent of Peapack Ventures, LLC

• Peapack Ventures, LLC owns the remaining 21 percent of Peapack-Gladstone Realty, Inc.

• PGB Securities, Inc. (formed in the second quarter of 2020)

While the following footnotes include the consolidated results of the Company, the Bank and their subsidiaries, these footnotes primarily reflect the Bank’s and its subsidiaries’ activities. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated from the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Basis of Financial Statement Presentation: The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. In preparing the financial statements, Management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the statement of condition and revenues and expenses for the periods presented. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Segment Information:  The Company’s business is conducted through two business segments: its banking segment, which involves the delivery of loan and deposit products to customers, and the Peapack Private Wealth Management Division (“Peapack Private”), which includes asset management services to individuals and institutions. Management uses certain methodologies to allocate income and expense to the business segments.

The Banking segment includes commercial (includes C&I and equipment financing), commercial real estate, multifamily, residential and consumer lending activities; treasury management services; C&I advisory services; escrow management; deposit generation; operation of ATMs; telephone and internet banking services; merchant credit card services and customer support services.

Peapack Private includes: investment management services for individuals and institutions; personal trust services, including services as executor, trustee, administrator and custodian; and other financial planning and advisory services. This segment also includes the activity from the Delaware subsidiary, PGB Trust & Investments of Delaware and Murphy Capital.  Wealth management fees are primarily earned over time as the Company provides the contracted monthly or quarterly services and are generally assessed based on a tiered scale of the market value of AUM at month-end.  Fees that are transaction based, including trade execution services, are recognized at the point in time that the transaction is executed (i.e. trade date).

Cash and Cash Equivalents:  For purposes of the statements of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash and due from banks, interest-earning deposits and federal funds sold. Generally, federal funds are sold for one-day periods.  Cash equivalents

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are of original maturities of 90 days or less. Net cash flows are reported for customer loan and deposit transactions and short-term borrowings with original maturities of 90 days or less.

Interest-Earning Deposits in Other Financial Institutions: Interest-earning deposits in other financial institutions mature within one year and are carried at cost.

Securities: All debt securities are classified as available for sale and are carried at fair value, with unrealized holding gains and losses reported in other comprehensive income, net of tax.  The Company also has an investment in a CRA investment fund, which is classified as an equity security.  

Interest income includes amortization of purchase premiums and discounts. Premiums and discounts on securities are amortized on the level-yield method without anticipating prepayments, except for mortgage-backed securities where prepayments are anticipated, and premiums on callable debt securities, which are amortized to the earliest call date. Gains and losses on sales are recorded on the trade date and determined using the specific identification method.

Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment on at least a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market conditions warrant. For securities in an unrealized loss position, Management considers the extent and duration of the unrealized loss and the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer. Management also assesses whether it intends to sell, or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell, a security in an unrealized loss position before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If either of the criteria regarding intent or requirement to sell is met, the entire difference between amortized cost and fair value is recognized as impairment through earnings. For debt securities that do not meet the aforementioned criteria, the amount of impairment is split into two components as follows: 1) other-than-temporary impairment related to credit loss, which is recognized in the income statement and 2) other-than-temporary impairment related to other factors, which is recognized in other comprehensive income. The credit loss is defined as the difference between the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected and the amortized cost basis.

Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) and Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) Stock:  The Bank is a member of the FHLB system. Members are required to own a certain amount of FHLB stock, based on the level of borrowings and other factors. FHLB stock is carried at cost, classified as a restricted security and periodically evaluated for impairment based on ultimate recovery of par value. Both cash and stock dividends are reported as income.

The Bank is also a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and required to own a certain amount of FRB stock. FRB stock is carried at cost and classified as a restricted security. Dividends are reported as income.

Loans Held for Sale:  Mortgage loans originated with the intent to sell in the secondary market are carried at fair value, as determined by outstanding commitments from investors.

Mortgage loans held for sale are generally sold with servicing rights released; therefore, no servicing rights are recorded. Gains and losses on sales of mortgage loans, shown as gain on sale of loans on the Statement of Income, are based on the difference between the selling price and the carrying value of the related loan sold.

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loans originated with the intent to sell in the secondary market are carried at the lower of cost or fair value. SBA loans are generally sold with the servicing rights retained. Gains and losses on the sale of SBA loans are based on the difference between the selling price and the carrying value of the related loan sold.  Total SBA loans serviced totaled $77.0 million and $65.5 million as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.  SBA loans held for sale totaled $1.8 million and $6.0 million at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The Company also has loans originated through the SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that are held for sale.  As of March 31, 2021, the Company had $45.8 million of PPP loans that were designated held for sale.

Loans originated with the intent to hold and subsequently transferred to loans held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or fair value. These are loans that the Company no longer has the intent to hold for the foreseeable future.

Loans:  Loans that Management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity are stated at the principal amount outstanding. Interest on loans is recognized based upon the principal amount outstanding. Loans are stated at face value, less purchased premium and discounts and net deferred fees. Loan origination fees and certain direct loan origination costs are deferred and recognized on a level-yield method, over the life of the loan as an adjustment to the loan’s yield. The definition of recorded investment in loans includes accrued interest receivable and deferred fees/cost, however, for the Company’s loan disclosures, accrued interest and deferred fees/cost were excluded as the impact was not material.

Loans are considered past due when they are not paid within 30 days in accordance with contractual terms. The accrual of income on loans, including impaired loans, is discontinued if, in the opinion of Management, principal or interest is not likely to be paid

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in accordance with the terms of the loan agreement, or when principal or interest is past due 90 days unless the asset is both well secured and in the process of collection. All interest accrued but not received for loans placed on nonaccrual are reversed against interest income. Payments received on nonaccrual loans are recorded as principal payments. A nonaccrual loan is returned to accrual status only when interest and principal payments are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured, generally when the Bank receives contractual payments for a minimum of six consecutive months. Commercial loans are generally charged off, in whole or in part, after an analysis is completed which indicates that collectability of the full principal balance is in doubt. Consumer closed-end loans are generally charged off after they become 120 days past due and open-end loans after 180 days. Subsequent payments are credited to income only if collection of principal is not in doubt. If principal and interest payments are brought contractually current and future collectability is reasonably assured, loans may be returned to accrual status. Nonaccrual mortgage loans are generally charged off to the extent that the value of the underlying collateral does not cover the outstanding principal balance. The majority of the Company’s loans are secured by real estate in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses:  The allowance for loan and lease losses is a valuation allowance for credit losses that is Management’s estimate of probable losses in the loan portfolio.  The process to determine reserves utilizes analytic tools and Management judgment and is reviewed on a quarterly basis. When Management is reasonably certain that a loan balance is not fully collectable, an impairment analysis is completed whereby a specific reserve may be established or a full or partial charge off is recorded against the allowance.  Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance. Management estimates the allowance balance required using past loan loss experience, the size and composition of the portfolio, information about specific borrower situations, estimated collateral values, level of and trends in delinquent, classified and nonperforming loans, economic conditions and other factors. Allocations of the allowance may be made for specific loans via a specific reserve, but the entire allowance is available for any loan that, in Management’s judgment, should be charged off.

The allowance consists of specific and general components. The specific component of the allowance relates to loans that are individually classified as impaired.

A loan is impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Bank will be unable to collect all amounts 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.

Loans are individually evaluated for impairment when they are classified as substandard by Management. If a loan is considered impaired, a portion of the allowance may be allocated so that the loan is reported, net, at the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan’s existing rate or if repayment is expected solely from the underlying collateral, the loan principal balance is compared to the fair value of collateral less estimated disposition costs to determine the need, if any, for a charge off.

The general component of the allowance covers non-impaired loans and is based primarily on the Company’s historical loss experience adjusted for current factors. The historical loss experience is determined by portfolio segment and is based on the actual loss history experience by the Company on a weighted average basis over the previous three years. This actual loss experience is adjusted by other qualitative factors based on the risks present for each portfolio segment. As a result of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company increased certain qualitative factors related to elevated levels of unemployment, economic forecasts and approved loan deferral payment requests as businesses both locally and nationally were shut down and have only gradually and partially reopened.  The Company also considered qualitative factors related to the following:  levels of and trends in delinquencies and impaired loans; effects of any changes in risk selection and underwriting standards; other changes in lending policies, procedures and practices; experience, ability and depth of lending management and other relevant staffing and experience; national and local economic trends and conditions; industry conditions; and effects of changes in credit concentrations.  For loans that are graded as non-impaired, the Company allocates a higher general reserve percentage than pass-rated loans using a multiple that is calculated annually through a migration analysis.  At both March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the multiple was 2.25 times for non-impaired special mention loans and 3.25 times for non-impaired substandard loans.

A troubled debt restructuring (“TDR”) is a modified loan with concessions made by the lender to a borrower who is experiencing financial difficulty. TDRs are impaired and are generally measured at the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan’s effective rate at inception. If a TDR is considered to be a collateral dependent loan, the loan is reported, net, at the fair value of the collateral, less estimated disposition costs. For TDRs that subsequently default, the Company determines the amount of reserve in accordance with the accounting policy for the allowance for loan and lease losses.

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On March 27, 2020, the President of the United States signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security ("CARES“) Act, which provides entities with optional temporary relief from certain accounting and financial reporting requirements under U.S. GAAP.

The CARES Act allows financial institutions to suspend application of certain current TDR accounting guidance under Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 310-40 for loan modifications related to the COVID-19 pandemic made between March 1, 2020 and the earlier of December 31, 2020 or 60 days after the end of the COVID-19 national emergency, provided certain criteria are met. This relief can be applied to loan modifications for borrowers that were not more than 30 days past due as of December 31, 2019 and to loan modifications that defer or delay the payment of principal or interest or change the interest rate on the loan. The revised CARES Act allows for loan modifications through January 1, 2022.  In April 2020, federal and state banking regulators issued the Interagency Statement on Loan Modifications and Reporting for Financial Institutions Working with Customers Affected by the Coronavirus to provide further interpretation of when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty, specifically indicating that if the modification is either short-term (e.g., six months) or mandated by a federal or state government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the borrower is not experiencing financial difficulty under ASC 310-40. The Company continues to prudently work with borrowers negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic while managing credit risks and recognizing an appropriate allowance for loan and lease losses on its loan portfolio.  The Company approved total loan modifications under the CARES Act of $946.7 million, of which $42.8 million remain outstanding as of March 31, 2021.  

Another key program under the CARES Act is the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) administered by the SBA which has provided much needed funding to qualifying businesses and organizations.  Under this program, the Company has provided fundings of approximately $650 million. In the third quarter of 2020, the Company sold approximately $355.0 million of such loans, servicing rights released to a third party.  The Company has approximately $232.7 million of PPP loans remaining in its portfolio as of March 31, 2021 and believes that the majority of these loans will be forgiven by the SBA.

In determining an appropriate amount for the allowance, the Bank segments and evaluates the loan portfolio based on Federal call report codes, which are based on collateral or purpose. The following portfolio classes have been identified:

Primary Residential Mortgages.  The Bank originates one to four family residential mortgage loans in the Tri-State area (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut), Pennsylvania and Florida.  Loans are secured by first liens on the primary residence or investment property.  Primary risk characteristics associated with residential mortgage loans typically involve major living or lifestyle changes to the borrower, including unemployment or other loss of income; unexpected significant expenses, such as for major medical issues or catastrophic events; and divorce or death. In addition, residential mortgage loans that have adjustable rates could expose the borrower to higher debt service requirements in a rising interest rate environment. Further, real estate values could drop significantly and cause the value of the property to fall below the loan amount, creating additional potential loss exposure for the Bank.

Home Equity Lines of Credit.  The Bank provides revolving lines of credit against one to four family residences in the Tri-State area. Primary risk characteristics associated with home equity lines of credit typically involve major living or lifestyle changes to the borrower, including unemployment or other loss of income; unexpected significant expenses, such as for major medical issues or catastrophic events; and divorce or death. In addition, home equity lines of credit typically are made with variable or floating interest rates, which could expose the borrower to higher debt service requirements in a rising interest rate environment. Further, real estate values could drop significantly and cause the value of the property to fall below the loan amount, creating additional potential loss exposure for the Bank.

Junior Lien Loan on Residence.  The Bank provides junior lien loans (“JLL”) against one to four family properties in the Tri-State area. JLLs can be either in the form of an amortizing home equity loan or a revolving home equity line of credit. These loans are subordinate to a first mortgage which may be from another lending institution. Primary risk characteristics associated with JLLs typically involve major living or lifestyle changes to the borrower, including unemployment or other loss of income; unexpected significant expenses, such as for major medical issues or catastrophic events; and divorce or death. Further, real estate values could drop significantly and cause the value of the property to fall below the loan amount, creating additional potential loss exposure for the Bank.

Multifamily and Commercial Real Estate Loans.  The Bank provides mortgage loans for multifamily properties (i.e. buildings which have five or more residential units) and other commercial real estate that is either owner occupied or managed as an investment property (non-owner occupied) in the Tri-State area and Pennsylvania. Commercial real estate properties primarily include retail buildings/shopping centers, hotels, office/medical buildings and industrial/warehouse space. Some properties are considered “mixed use” as they are a combination of building types, such as a building with retail space on the ground floor and either residential apartments or office suites on the upper floors. Multifamily loans are expected to be repaid from the cash flows of the underlying property so the collective amount of rents must be sufficient to cover all operating expenses, property management and

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maintenance, taxes and debt service. Increases in vacancy rates, interest rates or other changes in general economic conditions can have an impact on the borrower and its ability to repay the loan. Commercial real estate loans are generally considered to have a higher degree of credit risk than multifamily loans as they may be dependent on the ongoing success and operating viability of a fewer number of tenants who are occupying the property and who may have a greater degree of exposure to economic conditions.

Commercial and Industrial Loans.  The Bank provides lines of credit and term loans to operating companies for business purposes. The loans are generally secured by business assets such as accounts receivable, inventory, business vehicles and equipment as well as the stock of a company, if privately held.  Commercial and industrial loans are typically repaid first by the cash flows generated by the borrower’s business operation. The primary risk characteristics are specific to the underlying business and its ability to generate sustainable profitability and resulting positive cash flows. Factors that may influence a business’ profitability include, but are not limited to, demand for its products or services, quality and depth of management, degree of competition, regulatory changes, and general economic conditions. Commercial and industrial loans are generally secured by business assets; however, the ability of the Bank to foreclose and realize sufficient value from the assets is often highly uncertain. To mitigate the risk characteristics of commercial and industrial loans, these loans often include commercial real estate as collateral to strengthen the Bank’s position and the Bank will often require more frequent reporting requirements from the borrower in order to better monitor its business performance.

Leasing and Equipment Finance.  PCC offers a range of finance solutions nationally. PCC provides term loans and leases secured by assets financed for U.S. based mid-size and large companies. Facilities tend to be fully drawn under fixed rate terms. PCC serves a broad range of industries including transportation, manufacturing, heavy construction and utilities.

Asset risk in PCC’s portfolio is generally recognized through changes to loan income, or through changes to lease related income streams due to fluctuations in lease rates.  Changes to lease income can occur when the existing lease contract expires, the asset comes off lease or the business seeks to enter a new lease agreement.  Asset risk may also change depreciation, resulting from changes in the residual value of the operating lease asset or through impairment of the asset carrying value, which can occur at any time during the life of the asset.

Credit risk in PCC’s portfolio generally results from the potential default of borrowers or lessees, which may be driven by customer specific or broader industry related conditions.  Credit losses can impact multiple parts of the income statement including loss of interest/lease/rental income and/or higher costs and expenses related to the repossession, refurbishment, re-marketing and or re-leasing of assets.

Consumer and Other.  These are loans to individuals for household, family and other personal expenditures as well as obligations of states and political subdivisions in the U.S. This also represents all other loans that cannot be categorized in any of the previous mentioned loan segments.  Consumer loans generally have higher interest rates and shorter terms than residential loans but tend to have higher credit risk due to the type of collateral securing the loan or in some cases the absence of collateral.

Leases:  At inception, contracts are evaluated to determine whether the contract constitutes a lease agreement. For contracts that are determined to be an operating lease, a corresponding right-of-use (“ROU”) asset and operating lease liability are recorded in separate line items on the statement of condition. A ROU asset represents the Company’s right to use an underlying asset during the lease term and a lease liability represents the Company’s commitment to make contractually obligated lease payments. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date of the lease and are based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The measurement of the operating lease ROU asset includes any lease payments made.

If the rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable, the incremental collateralized borrowing rate is used to determine the present value of lease payments. This rate gives consideration to the applicable FHLB collateralized borrowing rates and is based on the information available at the commencement date. The Company has elected to apply the short-term lease measurement and recognition exemption to leases with an initial term of 12 months or less; therefore, these leases are not recorded on the Company’s statement of condition, but rather, lease expense is recognized over the lease term on a straight-line basis. The Company’s lease agreements may include options to extend or terminate the lease. The Company’s decision to exercise renewal options is based on an assessment of its current business needs and market factors at the time of the renewal.  The Company maintains certain property and equipment under direct financing and operating leases.  Substantially all of the leases in which the Company is the lessee are comprised of real estate property for branches and office space and are classified as operating leases.  

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The ROU asset is measured at the amount of the lease liability adjusted for lease incentives received, any cumulative prepaid or accrued rent if the lease payments are uneven throughout the lease term, any unamortized initial direct costs, and any impairment of the ROU asset. Operating lease expense consists of: a single lease cost allocated over the remaining lease term on a straight-line basis, variable lease payments not included in the lease liability, and any impairment of the ROU asset.

There are no terms or conditions related to residual value guarantees and no restrictions or covenants that would impact the Company’s ability to pay dividends or to incur additional financial obligations.

Derivatives:  At the inception of a derivative contract, the Company designates the derivative as one of three types based on the Company’s intentions and belief as to likely effectiveness as a hedge. These three types are (1) a hedge of the fair value of a recognized asset or liability or of an unrecognized firm commitment (“fair value hedge”), (2) a hedge of a forecasted transaction or the variability of cash flows to be received or paid related to a recognized asset or liability (“cash flow hedge”), or (3) an instrument with no hedging designation.  For a fair value hedge, the gain or loss on the derivative, as well as the offsetting loss or gain on the hedged item, are recognized in current earnings as fair values change. For a cash flow hedge, the gain or loss on the derivative is reported in other comprehensive income and is reclassified into earnings in the same periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. For cash flow hedges, changes in the fair value of derivatives that are not highly effective in hedging the changes in fair value or expected cash flows of the hedged item are recognized immediately in current earnings. Changes in the fair value of derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting are reported currently in earnings, as non-interest income. When hedge accounting is discontinued on a fair value hedge that no longer qualifies as an effective hedge, the derivative continues to be reported at fair value in the statement of condition, but the carrying amount of the hedged item is no longer adjusted for future changes in fair value. The adjustment to the carrying amount of the hedged item that existed at the date hedge accounting is discontinued is amortized over the remaining life of the hedged item into earnings.

Net cash settlements on derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting are recorded in interest income or interest expense, based on the item being hedged. Net cash settlements on derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting are reported in non-interest income. Cash flows on hedges are classified in the cash flow statement the same as the cash flows of the items being hedged.

The Company formally documents the relationship between derivatives and hedged items, as well as the risk-management objective and the strategy for undertaking hedge transactions at the inception of the hedging relationship.  This documentation includes linking fair value or cash flow hedges to specific assets and liabilities on the balance sheet or to specific firm commitments or forecasted transactions.  The Company discontinues hedge accounting when it determines that the derivative is no longer effective in offsetting changes in the fair value or cash flows of the hedged item, the derivative is settled or terminated, a hedged forecasted transaction is no longer probable, a hedged firm commitment is no longer firm, or treatment of the derivative as a hedge is no longer appropriate or intended.

When hedge accounting is discontinued, subsequent changes in fair value of the derivative are recorded as non-interest income.  When a cash flow hedge is discontinued but the hedged cash flows or forecasted transactions are still expected to occur, gains or losses that were accumulated in other comprehensive income are amortized into earnings over the same periods which the hedged transactions will affect earnings.

The Company also offers facility specific / loan level swaps to its customers and offsets its exposure from such contracts by entering into mirror image swaps with a financial institution / swap counterparty (loan level / back to back swap program).  The customer accommodations and any offsetting swaps are treated as non-hedging derivative instruments which do not qualify for hedge accounting (“standalone derivatives”).  The notional amount of the swaps does not represent amounts exchanged by the parties.  The amount exchanged is determined by reference to the notional amount and the other terms of the individual contracts.  The fair value of the swaps is recorded as both an asset and a liability, in other assets and other liabilities, respectively, in equal amounts for these transactions. The Company is exposed to losses if a customer counterparty fails to make its payments under a contract in which the Company is in a net receiving position.  At this time, the Company anticipates that our counterparties will be able to fully satisfy their obligations under the agreements.  All of the contracts to which the Company is a party settle monthly.  Further, the Company has netting agreements with the dealers with which it does business.

Stock-Based Compensation: The Company’s 2006 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan and 2012 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan allow the granting of shares of the Company’s common stock as incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and stock appreciation rights to directors, officers and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. There are no shares remaining for issuance with respect to the stock option plan approved in 2002, however options granted under this plan are still included in the numbers below. Options granted under these plans are, in general, exercisable not earlier than one year after the date of grant, at a price equal to the fair value of common stock on the date of grant and expire not more than ten years after the date of grant. Stock options may vest during a period of up to five years after the date of grant.  Some options granted to officers at or above the senior vice president level were immediately exercisable at the date of grant.  The Company has a policy of using authorized but unissued shares to satisfy option exercises.

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Upon adoption of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-09, “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718), Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting” the Company has elected to account for forfeitures as they occur, rather than estimate expected forfeitures.

For the Company’s stock option plans, changes in options outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2021 were as follows:

						Weighted
				Weighted		Average	Aggregate
				Average		Remaining	Intrinsic
	Number of			Exercise		Contractual	Value
	Options			Price		Term	(In thousands)
Balance, January 1, 2021		50,660		$	13.59
Exercised during 2021		(820	)		13.39
Expired during 2021		—			—
Forfeited during 2021		(2,380	)		13.53
Balance, March 31, 2021		47,460		$	13.60	1.44 years	$	820
Vested and expected to vest		47,460		$	13.60	1.44 years	$	820
Exercisable at March 31, 2021		47,460		$	13.60	1.44 years	$	820

The aggregate intrinsic value represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between the Company’s closing stock price on the last trading day of the first quarter of 2021 and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options). The Company’s closing stock price on March 31, 2021 was $30.88.

There were no stock options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2021.  

The Company issued performance-based and service-based restricted stock units in 2021 and 2020. Service-based units vest ratably over a three- or five-year period.  There were 187,762 service-based restricted stock units granted during the first quarter of 2021.    

The performance-based awards are dependent upon the Company meeting certain performance criteria and, to the extent the performance criteria are met, will cliff vest at the end of the performance period which is generally three years.  There were 51,710 performance-based restricted stock units granted in the first quarter of 2021.   

Changes in non-vested shares dependent on performance criteria for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were as follows:

				Weighted
				Average
	Number of			Grant Date
	Shares			Fair Value
Balance, January 1, 2021		221,600		$	20.47
Granted during 2021		51,710			31.36
Vested during 2021		(36,032	)		35.33
Forfeited during 2021		(11,843	)		26.32
Balance, March 31, 2021		225,435		$	20.29

Changes in service-based restricted stock awards/units for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were as follows:

				Weighted
				Average
	Number of			Grant Date
	Shares			Fair Value
Balance, January 1, 2021		777,166		$	19.24
Granted during 2021		187,762			31.36
Vested during 2021		(231,116	)		22.32
Forfeited during 2021		(21,260	)		16.12
Balance, March 31, 2021		712,552		$	21.53

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As of March 31, 2021, there was $17.4 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to service-based and performance-based units.  That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.65 years. Stock compensation expense recorded for the first quarters of 2021 and 2020 totaled $1.7 million and $1.5 million, respectively.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”): In July 2019, the Board appointed ESPP “committee” revised the ESPP. The ESPP provides for the granting of rights to purchase up to 150,000 shares of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation common stock. In May 2020, shareholders approved an increase of 200,000 shares of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation common stock to be issued under the ESPP.

Subject to certain eligibility requirements and restrictions, the ESPP provided for a single Offering Period of twelve months in duration, which commenced on May 16, 2019 and ended on May 15, 2020.

During the second quarter of 2020, the ESPP was revised to allow for the purchase of shares during four three-month Offering Periods. The first Offering Period under this revised plan commenced on May 16, 2020.  The next three future Offering Periods will commence on August 16, November 16 and February 16.

Each participant in the Offering Period is granted an option to purchase a number of shares and may contribute between one percent and 15 percent of their compensation. At the end of each Offering Period on the purchase date, the number of shares to be purchased by the employee is determined by dividing the employee’s contributions accumulated during the Offering Period by the applicable purchase price. The purchase price is an amount equal to 85 percent of the closing market price of a share of common stock on the purchase date. Participation in the ESPP is entirely voluntary and employees can cancel their purchases at any time during the period without penalty. The fair value of each share purchase right is determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.

The Company recorded $30,000 and $41,000 of expense in salaries and employee benefits expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively related to the ESPP.  Total shares issued under the ESPP during the first quarter of 2021 and 2020 were 8,425 and 0, respectively.

Earnings per share – Basic and Diluted:  The following is a reconciliation of the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share. Basic net income per share is calculated by dividing net income available to shareholders by the weighted average shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted net income per share is computed similarly to that of basic net income per share, except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional shares that would have been outstanding utilizing the Treasury Stock Method if all shares underlying potentially dilutive stock options were issued and all restricted stock, stock warrants or restricted stock units were to vest during the reporting period.

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2021		2020
Net income available to common shareholders	$	13,178	$	1,373
Basic weighted average shares outstanding		18,950,305		18,858,343
Plus: common stock equivalents		581,384		221,232
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		19,531,689		19,079,575
Net income per share
Basic	$	0.70	$	0.07
Diluted		0.67		0.07

                                                                                                                                                                                                               For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, restricted stock units totaling 239,472 and 570,102 were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive. Anti-dilutive shares are common stock equivalents with weighted average exercise prices in excess of the average market value for the periods presented.

Income Taxes:  The Company files a consolidated Federal income tax return. Separate state income tax returns are filed for each subsidiary based on current laws and regulations.

The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in its financial statements or tax returns. The measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities is based on the enacted tax rates. Such tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effect of a change in tax rates in the period of enactment.

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The Company recognizes a tax position as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” 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 greater than 50 percent likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded.

The Company is no longer subject to examination by the U.S. Federal tax authorities for years prior to 2016 or by New Jersey tax authorities for years prior to 2015.  

The Company recognizes interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense.

Loss Contingencies: Loss contingencies, including claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, are recorded as liabilities when the likelihood of loss is probable and an amount or range of loss can be reasonably estimated. Management does not believe there are any such matters that will have a material effect on the financial statements.

Restrictions on Cash: A large portion of cash on hand or on deposit with the Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) was required to meet regulatory reserve and clearing requirements. Prior to March 2020, reserves were in the form of cash and balances with the FRB and included in interest-earning deposits in our statement of condition. The FRB suspended cash reserve requirements effective March 26, 2020.

Comprehensive Income/(Loss): Comprehensive income/(loss) consists of net income and the change during the period in the Company’s net unrealized gains or losses on securities available for sale and unrealized gains and losses on cash flow hedge, net of tax, less adjustments for realized gains and losses.

Transfers of Financial Assets:  Transfers of financial assets are accounted for as sales, when control over the assets has been relinquished.  Control over transferred assets is deemed to be surrendered when the assets have been isolated from the Company, 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 the Company does not maintain effective control over the transferred assets through an agreement to repurchase them before their maturity.

Risks and Uncertainties: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on businesses both locally and nationally. As a result, Congress passed the CARES Act to provide fast and direct economic assistance to American workers, families and businesses. The CARES Act contains substantial tax and spending provisions including direct financial aid to American families, extensive emergency funding for hospitals and medical providers, and economic stimulus to significant impacted industry sectors.

The Company expects COVID-19 to have an impact on our operations but cannot determine or estimate the full impact at this time.  It is possible that estimates made in the Company’s consolidated financial statements could be materially and adversely impacted as a result of the conditions created by COVID-19, including estimates regarding expected provision for loan and lease losses and impairment of goodwill.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets:  Goodwill is generally determined as the excess of the fair value of the consideration transferred, plus the fair value of any noncontrolling interests in the acquiree (if any), 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 exist that indicate that a goodwill impairment test should be performed.

The Company has selected December 31 as the date to perform the annual impairment test.  Intangible assets with definite useful lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values. Goodwill which includes assembled workforce has an indefinite life on our statement of financial condition. Intangible assets with definite useful lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values. Goodwill and assembled workforce are the intangible assets with an indefinite life on our balance sheet.

Other intangible assets, which primarily consist of customer relationship intangible assets arising from acquisitions, are amortized on an accelerated basis over their estimated useful lives, which range from 5 to 15 years.

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2.  INVESTMENT SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE

A summary of amortized cost and approximate fair value of investment securities available for sale included in the Consolidated Statements of Condition as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 follows:

	March 31, 2021
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
(In thousands)	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
U.S government-sponsored agencies	$	229,199	$	—	$	(7,862	)	$	221,337
Mortgage-backed securities–residential		598,088		6,786		(8,254	)		596,620
SBA pool securities		47,372		15		(1,144	)		46,243
State and political subdivisions		7,967		86		—			8,053
Corporate bond		3,000		48		—			3,048
Total	$	885,626	$	6,935	$	(17,260	)	$	875,301

	December 31, 2020
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
(In thousands)	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
U.S. treasuries	$	2,613	$	—	$	—		$	2,613
U.S. government-sponsored agencies		84,424		2		(655	)		83,771
Mortgage-backed securities–residential		467,915		8,604		(461	)		476,058
SBA pool securities		49,457		31		(359	)		49,129
State and political subdivisions		7,987		102		—			8,089
Corporate bond		3,000		29		—			3,029
Total	$	615,396	$	8,768	$	(1,475	)	$	622,689

The following tables present the Company’s available for sale securities in a continuous unrealized loss position and the approximate fair value of these investments as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

	March 31, 2021
	Duration of Unrealized Loss
	Less Than 12 Months					12 Months or Longer					Total
	Approximate					Approximate					Approximate
	Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
(In thousands)	Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses
U.S government-sponsored agencies	$	211,882	$	(7,862	)	$	—	$	—		$	211,882	$	(7,862	)
Mortgage-backed securities-residential		290,133		(8,244	)		6,534		(10	)		296,667		(8,254	)
SBA pool securities		36,923		(1,129	)		2,057		(15	)		38,980		(1,144	)
Total	$	538,938	$	(17,235	)	$	8,591	$	(25	)	$	547,529	$	(17,260	)

	December 31, 2020
	Duration of Unrealized Loss
	Less Than 12 Months					12 Months or Longer					Total
	Approximate					Approximate					Approximate
	Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
(In thousands)	Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses
U.S. government-sponsored agencies	$	73,769	$	(655	)	$	—	$	—		$	73,769	$	(655	)
Mortgage-backed securities-residential		103,340		(430	)		13,914		(31	)		117,254		(461	)
SBA pool securities		39,720		(343	)		2,095		(16	)		41,815		(359	)
Total	$	216,829	$	(1,428	)	$	16,009	$	(47	)	$	232,838	$	(1,475	)

Management believes that the unrealized losses on investment securities available for sale are temporary and are due to interest rate fluctuations and/or volatile market conditions rather than the credit-worthiness of the issuers.  As of March 31, 2021, the Company does not intend to sell these securities nor is it likely that it will be required to sell the securities before their anticipated recovery; therefore, none of the securities in an unrealized loss position were determined to be other-than-temporarily impaired.

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The Company has an investment in a CRA investment fund with a fair value of $14.9 million at March 31, 2021. The investment is classified as an equity security in our Consolidated Statements of Condition.  This security had a loss of $265,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021.  This amount is included in securities gains/(losses), net on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

3.  LOANS AND LEASES

Loans outstanding, excluding those held for sale, by general ledger classification, as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, consisted of the following:

			% of					% of
	March 31,		Totals			December 31,		Total
(Dollars in thousands)	2021		Loans			2020		Loans
Residential mortgage	$	489,665		11.18	%	$	502,829		11.50	%
Multifamily mortgage		1,178,940		26.93			1,126,946		25.77
Commercial mortgage		697,599		15.94			691,294		15.81
Commercial loans (including equipment financing) (A)		1,911,520		43.66			1,950,981		44.62
Commercial construction		17,865		0.41			12,600		0.29
Home equity lines of credit		45,623		1.04			50,545		1.15
Consumer loans, including fixed rate home equity loans		36,519		0.83			37,016		0.85
Other loans		200		0.01			226		0.01
Total loans	$	4,377,931		100.00	%	$	4,372,437		100.00	%

(A) Includes PPP loans of $187 million at March 31, 2021 and $196 million at December 31, 2020.   

In determining an appropriate amount for the allowance, the Bank segments and evaluates the loan portfolio based on federal Call Report codes.  The following portfolio classes have been identified as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

			% of					% of
	March 31,		Totals			December 31,		Total
(Dollars in thousands)	2021		Loans			2020		Loans
Primary residential mortgage	$	498,570		11.39	%	$	512,841		11.74	%
Home equity lines of credit		45,623		1.04			50,545		1.16
Junior lien loan on residence		4,686		0.11			4,527		0.10
Multifamily property		1,178,940		26.95			1,126,946		25.79
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		241,094		5.51			253,447		5.80
Investment commercial real estate		966,287		22.09			995,613		22.79
Commercial and industrial (A)		1,064,133		24.32			1,059,399		24.24
Lease financing		312,358		7.14			305,931		7.00
Farmland/agricultural production		3,349		0.08			3,068		0.07
Commercial construction loans		18,035		0.41			12,773		0.29
Consumer and other loans		42,080		0.96			44,483		1.02
Total loans	$	4,375,155		100.00	%	$	4,369,573		100.00	%
Net deferred costs		2,776					2,864
Total loans including net deferred costs	$	4,377,931				$	4,372,437

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(A) Includes PPP loans of $187 million at March 31, 2021 and $196 million at December 31, 2020. 

The following tables present the loan balances by portfolio class, based on impairment method, and the corresponding balances in the allowance for loan and lease losses (ALLL) as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

	March 31, 2021
	Total		Ending ALLL		Total		Ending ALLL
	Loans		Attributable		Loans		Attributable
	Individually		To Loans		Collectively		To Loans
	Evaluated		Individually		Evaluated		Collectively				Total
	For		Evaluated for		For		Evaluated for		Total		Ending
(In thousands)	Impairment		Impairment		Impairment		Impairment		Loans		ALLL
Primary residential mortgage	$	2,264	$	1	$	496,306	$	2,775	$	498,570	$	2,776
Home equity lines of credit		—		—		45,623		198		45,623		198
Junior lien loan on residence		—		—		4,686		16		4,686		16
Multifamily property		—		—		1,178,940		10,427		1,178,940		10,427
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		564		—		240,530		2,864		241,094		2,864
Investment commercial real estate		—		—		966,287		26,693		966,287		26,693
Commercial and industrial (A)		9,136		3,200		1,054,997		16,925		1,064,133		20,125
Lease financing		—		—		312,358		3,967		312,358		3,967
Farmland/agricultural production		—		—		3,349		47		3,349		47
Commercial construction loans		—		—		18,035		161		18,035		161
Consumer and other loans		—		—		42,080		262		42,080		262
Total ALLL	$	11,964	$	3,201	$	4,363,191	$	64,335	$	4,375,155	$	67,536

(A) The balance includes PPP loans of $187 million had no related reserve as these loans are guaranteed by the SBA.

	December 31, 2020
	Total		Ending ALLL		Total		Ending ALLL
	Loans		Attributable		Loans		Attributable
	Individually		To Loans		Collectively		To Loans
	Evaluated		Individually		Evaluated		Collectively				Total
	For		Evaluated for		For		Evaluated for		Total		Ending
(In thousands)	Impairment		Impairment		Impairment		Impairment		Loans		ALLL
Primary residential mortgage	$	1,490	$	3	$	511,351	$	2,902	$	512,841	$	2,905
Home equity lines of credit		—		—		50,545		218		50,545		218
Junior lien loan on residence		—		—		4,527		15		4,527		15
Multifamily property		—		—		1,126,946		9,945		1,126,946		9,945
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		807		—		252,640		3,050		253,447		3,050
Investment commercial real estate		4,593		—		991,020		27,713		995,613		27,713
Commercial and industrial		9,314		2,700		1,050,085		16,347		1,059,399		19,047
Lease financing		—		—		305,931		3,936		305,931		3,936
Farmland/agricultural production		—		—		3,068		43		3,068		43
Commercial construction loans		—		—		12,773		158		12,773		158
Consumer and other loans		—		—		44,483		279		44,483		279
Total ALLL	$	16,204	$	2,703	$	4,353,369	$	64,606	$	4,369,573	$	67,309

Impaired loans include nonaccrual loans of $11.8 million at March 31, 2021 and $11.4 million at December 31, 2020.    Impaired loans also include performing TDR loans of $197,000 at March 31, 2021 and $201,000 at December 31, 2020.  The allowance allocated to TDR loans totaled $1,000 and $3,000 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, of which none was allocated to nonaccrual loans.    All accruing TDR loans were paying in accordance with restructured terms as of March 31, 2021.  The Company has not committed to lend additional amounts as of March 31, 2021 to customers with outstanding loans that are classified as TDR loans.

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The following tables present loans individually evaluated for impairment by class of loans as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (The average impaired loans on the following tables represent year to date impaired loans):

	March 31, 2021
	Unpaid						Average
	Principal		Recorded		Specific		Impaired
(In thousands)	Balance		Investment		Reserves		Loans
With no related allowance recorded:
Primary residential mortgage	$	2,384	$	2,104	$	—	$	1,579
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		577		564		—		645
Commercial and industrial		7,033		4,136		—		4,198
Total loans with no related allowance	$	9,994	$	6,804	$	—	$	6,422
With related allowance recorded:
Primary residential mortgage	$	160	$	160	$	1	$	161
Commercial and industrial		5,000		5,000		3,200		5,000
Total loans with related allowance	$	5,160	$	5,160	$	3,201	$	5,161
Total loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	15,154	$	11,964	$	3,201	$	11,583

	December 31, 2020
	Unpaid						Average
	Principal		Recorded		Specific		Impaired
(In thousands)	Balance		Investment		Reserves		Loans
With no related allowance recorded:
Primary residential mortgage	$	1,601	$	1,328	$	—	$	5,544
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		817		807		—		516
Investment commercial real estate		4,593		4,593		—		6,582
Commercial and industrial		7,137		4,314		—		1,677
Total loans with no related allowance	$	14,148	$	11,042	$	—	$	14,319
With related allowance recorded:
Primary residential mortgage	$	162	$	162	$	3	$	526
Commercial and industrial		5,000		5,000		2,700		4,140
Total loans with related allowance	$	5,162	$	5,162	$	2,703	$	4,666
Total loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	19,310	$	16,204	$	2,703	$	18,985

Interest income recognized on impaired loans for the quarters ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was not material.  The Company did not recognize any income on non-accruing impaired loans for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

The following tables present the recorded investment in nonaccrual and loans past due over 90 days still on accrual by class of loans as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

	March 31, 2021
			Loans Past Due
			Over 90 Days
			And Still
(In thousands)	Nonaccrual		Accruing Interest
Primary residential mortgage	$	2,104	$	—
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		564		—
Commercial and industrial		9,099		—
Total	$	11,767	$	—

	December 31, 2020
			Loans Past Due
			Over 90 Days
			And Still
(In thousands)	Nonaccrual		Accruing Interest
Primary residential mortgage	$	1,328	$	—
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		807		—
Commercial and industrial		9,275		—
Total	$	11,410	$	—

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The following tables present the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 by class of loans, excluding nonaccrual loans:

	March 31, 2021
	30-59		60-89		Greater Than
	Days		Days		90 Days		Total
(In thousands)	Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due
Primary residential mortgage	$	990	$	—	$	—	$	990
Owner occupied commercial real estate		550		—		—		550
Commercial and industrial		81		—		—		81
Consumer and other loans		—		1		—		1
Total	$	1,621	$	1	$	—	$	1,622

	December 31, 2020
	30-59		60-89		Greater Than
	Days		Days		90 Days		Total
(In thousands)	Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due
Primary residential mortgage	$	2,900	$	141	$	—	$	3,041
Home equity lines of credit		181		—		—		181
Junior lien loan on residence		—		25		—		25
Multifamily property		—		269		—		269
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		268		—		—		268
Commercial and industrial		497		772		—		1,269
Total	$	3,846	$	1,207	$	—	$	5,053

Credit Quality Indicators:

The Company places all commercial loans into various credit risk rating categories based on an assessment of the expected ability of the borrowers to properly service their debt.  The assessment considers numerous factors including, but not limited to, current financial information on the borrower, historical payment experience, strength of any guarantor, nature of and value of any collateral, acceptability of the loan structure and documentation, relevant public information and current economic trends.  This credit risk rating analysis is performed when the loan is initially underwritten and then annually based on set criteria in the loan policy.  

In addition, the Bank has engaged an independent loan review firm to validate risk ratings and to ensure compliance with our policies and procedures.  This review of the following types of loans is performed quarterly:

• A large sample of relationships or new lending to existing relationships greater than $1,000,000 booked since the prior review;

• All criticized and classified rated borrowers with relationship exposure of more than $500,000;  

• A large sample of Pass-rated (including Pass Watch) borrowers with total relationships in excess of $1,000,000 and a small sample of Pass related relationships less than $1,000,000;

• All leveraged loans of $1,000,000 or greater;

• At least two borrowing relationships managed by each commercial banker;

• Any new Regulation “O” loan commitments over $1,000,000; and

• Any other credits requested by Bank senior management or a member of the Board of Directors and any borrower for which the reviewer determines a review is warranted based upon knowledge of the portfolio, local events, industry stresses, etc.

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The review excludes borrowers with commitments of less than $500,000.

The Company uses the following regulatory definitions for criticized and classified risk ratings:

Special Mention:  These loans have a potential weakness that deserves Management’s close attention.  If left uncorrected, the potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loans or of the institution’s credit position at some future date.

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

Doubtful: These loans have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified as substandard, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full highly questionable and improbable, based on currently existing facts, conditions and values.

Loans not meeting the criteria above that are analyzed individually as part of the above described process are considered to be pass-rated loans.  

Loans that are considered to be impaired are individually evaluated for potential loss and allowance adequacy.  Loans not deemed impaired are collectively evaluated for potential loss and allowance adequacy.

As of March 31, 2021, and based on the most recent analysis performed, the risk category of loans by class of loans is as follows:

			Special
(In thousands)	Pass		Mention		Substandard		Doubtful
Primary residential mortgage	$	488,941	$	3,014	$	6,615	$	—
Home equity lines of credit		45,149		—		474		—
Junior lien loan on residence		4,668		—		18		—
Multifamily property		1,174,380		4,206		354		—
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		228,790		10,187		2,117		—
Investment commercial real estate		868,088		98,199		—		—
Commercial and industrial		997,669		50,328		16,136		—
Lease financing		312,358		—		—		—
Farmland/agricultural production		3,349		—		—		—
Commercial construction loans		17,956		79		—		—
Consumer and other loans		42,080		—		—		—
Total	$	4,183,428	$	166,013	$	25,714	$	—

As of December 31, 2020, and based on the most recent analysis performed, the risk category of loans by class of loans is as follows:

			Special
(In thousands)	Pass		Mention		Substandard		Doubtful
Primary residential mortgage	$	504,795	$	1,398	$	6,648	$	—
Home equity lines of credit		50,068		—		477		—
Junior lien loan on residence		4,483		—		44		—
Multifamily property		1,121,145		5,441		360		—
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		240,638		10,417		2,392		—
Investment commercial real estate		893,115		91,162		11,336		—
Commercial and industrial		989,281		53,604		16,514		—
Lease financing		305,931		—		—		—
Farmland/agricultural production		3,068		—		—		—
Commercial construction loans		12,692		81		—		—
Consumer and other loans		44,483		—		—		—
Total	$	4,169,699	$	162,103	$	37,771	$	—

At March 31, 2021, $12.0 million of substandard loans were also considered impaired, compared to December 31, 2020, when $16.2 million of substandard loans were also considered impaired.

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The activity in the allowance for loan and lease losses for the three months ended March 31, 2021 is summarized below:

	January 1,										March 31,
	2021										2021
	Beginning							Provision			Ending
(In thousands)	ALLL		Charge-offs			Recoveries		(Credit)			ALLL
Primary residential mortgage	$	2,905	$	—		$	—	$	(129	)	$	2,776
Home equity lines of credit		218		—			9		(29	)		198
Junior lien loan on residence		15		—			—		1			16
Multifamily property		9,945		—			—		482			10,427
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		3,050		—			—		(186	)		2,864
Investment commercial real estate		27,713		—			—		(1,020	)		26,693
Commercial and industrial		19,047		—			7		1,071			20,125
Lease financing		3,936		—			—		31			3,967
Farmland/agricultural production		43		—			—		4			47
Commercial construction loans		158		—			—		3			161
Consumer and other loans		279		(15	)		1		(3	)		262
Total ALLL	$	67,309	$	(15	)	$	17	$	225		$	67,536

The activity in the allowance for loan and lease losses for the three months ended March 31, 2020 is summarized below:

	January 1,									March 31,
	2020									2020
	Beginning							Provision		Ending
(In thousands)	ALLL		Charge-offs			Recoveries		(Credit)		ALLL
Primary residential mortgage	$	2,090	$	—		$	77	$	1,006	$	3,173
Home equity lines of credit		128		—			3		106		237
Junior lien loan on residence		13		—			—		10		23
Multifamily property		6,037		—			—		3,067		9,104
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		2,064		—			—		774		2,838
Investment commercial real estate		15,988		—			31		11,652		27,671
Commercial and industrial		14,353		—			3		2,768		17,124
Lease financing		2,642		—			—		499		3,141
Farmland/agricultural production		38		—			—		—		38
Commercial construction loans		27		—			—		13		40
Consumer and other loans		296		(8	)		1		105		394
Total ALLL	$	43,676	$	(8	)	$	115	$	20,000	$	63,783

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Loan Modifications:

The CARES Act allows financial institutions to suspend application of certain current TDR accounting guidance under ASC 310-40 for loan modifications related to the COVID-19 pandemic made between March 1, 2020 and the earlier of December 31, 2020 or 60 days after the end of the COVID-19 national emergency, provided certain criteria are met. The revised CARES Act extended loan modifications through January 1, 2022.  This relief can be applied to loan modifications for borrowers that were not more than 30 days past due as of December 31, 2019 and to loan modifications that defer or delay the payment of principal or interest or change the interest rate on the loan. In April 2020, federal and state banking regulators issued the Interagency Statement on Loan Modifications and Reporting for Financial Institutions Working with Customers Affected by the Coronavirus to provide further interpretation of when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty, specifically indicating that if the modification is either short-term (e.g., six months) or mandated by a federal or state government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the borrower is not experiencing financial difficulty under ASC 310-40.

As of March 31, 2021, the Bank has modified 540 loans with a balance of $946.7 million resulting in the deferral of principal and/or interest.  The table below summarizes the deferrals as of March 31, 2021.  All of these loans were performing in accordance with their terms prior to modification and are in conformance with the CARES Act.  Included in the table below is 1 loan related to our back to back swap program totaling $19.9 million. Details with respect to loan modifications are as follows:

			Post-Modification
			Outstanding
	Number of		Recorded
(Dollars in thousands)	Loans		Investment
Primary residential mortgage		21	$	7,477
Junior lien loan on residence		1		18
Multifamily property		1		921
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		1		117
Investment commercial real estate		1		19,887
Commercial and industrial		6		12,993
Commercial construction loans		1		1,344
Total		32	$	42,757

The future performance of these loans, specifically beyond the term of the deferral, is uncertain.  To recognize a credit allowance commensurate with the existing risk, the Company assigned qualitative factors for each of the above portfolio classes for allowance purposes.

Troubled Debt Restructurings:

The Company has allocated $1,000 and $3,000 of specific reserves on TDRs as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.  There were no unfunded commitments to lend additional amounts to customers with outstanding loans that are classified as TDRs.

There were no loans modified as TDRs during the three-month period ended March 31, 2021.

The following table presents loans by class modified as TDRs during the three-month period ended March 31, 2020:

			Pre-Modification		Post-Modification
			Outstanding		Outstanding
	Number of		Recorded		Recorded
(Dollars in thousands)	Loans		Investment		Investment
Primary residential mortgage		1	$	253	$	253
Commercial and industrial		1		48		48
Total		2	$	301	$	301

The identification of the TDRs did not have a significant impact on the allowance for loan and lease losses.  

The following table presents loans by class modified as TDRs that failed to comply with the modified terms in the twelve months following modification and resulted in a payment default at March 31, 2021:

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	Number of		Recorded
(Dollars in thousands)	Loans		Investment
Primary residential mortgage		1	$	132
Total		1	$	132

The following table presents loans by class modified as TDRs that failed to comply with the modified terms in the twelve months following modification and resulted in a payment default at March 31, 2020:

	Number of		Recorded
(Dollars in thousands)	Loans		Investment
Primary residential mortgage		1	$	200
Total		1	$	200

In order to determine whether a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty, an evaluation is performed of the probability that the borrower will be in payment default on any of its debt in the foreseeable future without the modification.  This evaluation is performed under the Company’s internal underwriting policy. The modification of the terms of such loans may include one or more of the following: (1) a reduction of the stated interest rate of the loan to a rate that is lower than the current market rate for new debt with similar risk; (2) an extension of an interest only period for a predetermined period of time; (3) an extension of the maturity date; or (4) an extension of the amortization period over which future payments will be computed.  At the time a loan is restructured, the Bank performs a full re-underwriting analysis, which includes, at a minimum, obtaining current financial statements and tax returns, copies of all leases, and an updated independent appraisal of the property. A loan will continue to accrue interest if it can be reasonably determined that the borrower should be able to perform under the modified terms, that the loan has not been chronically delinquent (both to debt service and real estate taxes) or in nonaccrual status since its inception, and that there have been no charge-offs on the loan.  Restructured loans with previous charge-offs would not accrue interest at the time of the TDR. At a minimum, six consecutive months of contractual payments would need to be made on a restructured loan before returning it to accrual status. Once a loan is classified as a TDR, the loan is reported as a TDR until the loan is paid in full, sold or charged-off.  In rare circumstances, a loan may be removed from TDR status if it meets the requirements of ASC 310-40-50-2.

4.  DEPOSITS

Certificates of deposit, over $250,000, totaled $164.1 million and $186.3 million at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.  These totals exclude brokered certificates of deposit.

The following table sets forth the details of total deposits as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

	March 31,				December 31,
	2021				2020
(Dollars in thousands)
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits	$	908,922	18.38	%	$	833,500	17.30	%
Interest-bearing checking (1)		1,987,567	40.19			1,849,254	38.38
Savings		141,743	2.87			130,731	2.71
Money market		1,256,605	25.41			1,298,885	26.96
Certificates of deposit - retail		474,668	9.60			530,222	11.00
Certificates of deposit - listing service		31,631	0.64			32,128	0.67
Subtotal deposits		4,801,136	97.09			4,674,720	97.02
Interest-bearing demand - Brokered		110,000	2.23			110,000	2.28
Certificates of deposit - Brokered		33,777	0.68			33,764	0.70
Total deposits	$	4,944,913	100.00	%	$	4,818,484	100.00	%

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(1) Interest-bearing checking includes $731.6 million at March 31, 2021 and $652.5 million at December 31, 2020 of reciprocal balances in the Reich & Tang or Promontory Demand Deposit Marketplace program.

The scheduled maturities of certificates of deposit, including brokered certificates of deposit, as of March 31, 2021 are as follows:

(In thousands)
2021	$	352,816
2022		115,218
2023		11,530
2024		25,558
2025		29,225
Over 5 Years		5,729
Total	$	540,076

5.  FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK ADVANCES AND OTHER BORROWINGS

At March 31, 2021, short-term borrowings consisted of a one-month FHLB advance totaling $15.0 million with a rate of 0.36 percent.  The one-month FHLB advance for $15.0 million is part of an interest rate swap designated as a cash flow hedge.  The cash flow hedge has a term of three years.  There were no overnight borrowings with the FHLB as of March 31, 2021 or December 31, 2020.  At March 31, 2021, unused short-term overnight borrowing commitments totaled $1.8 billion from the FHLB, $22.0 million from correspondent banks and $990.0 million at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

The Company had $168.2 million in borrowings from the Federal Reserve’s Paycheck Protection Plan Lending Facility (the “PPPLF”), as of March 31, 2021 as compared to $177.1 million at December 31, 2020.  The borrowings have a rate of 0.35 percent, primarily all of which have a 2-year maturity.  The Company utilized the PPPLF to fund PPP loan production during the second quarter of 2020.  The borrowings are fully pledged by PPP loans as of March 31, 2021.  

The Company prepaid $105.0 million of FHLB advances resulting in a prepayment penalty of $4.8 million during 2020. The repayment of the FHLB advances is expected to provide a benefit to interest expense greater than the prepayment penalty over the remaining life of the advances.

6.  BUSINESS SEGMENTS

The Company assesses its results among two operating segments, Banking and Peapack Private. Management uses certain methodologies to allocate income and expense to the business segments. A funds transfer pricing methodology is used to assign interest income and interest expense.  Certain indirect expenses are allocated to segments. These include support unit expenses such as technology and operations and other support functions. Taxes are allocated to each segment based on the effective rate for the period shown. The Banking segment’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was affected by a $3.3 million income tax benefit recorded during the first quarter of 2020. For additional information related to this income tax benefit refer to the Income Taxes section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

Banking

The Banking segment includes: commercial (includes C&I and equipment finance), commercial real estate, multifamily, residential and consumer lending activities; treasury management services; C&I advisory services; escrow management; deposit generation; operation of ATMs; telephone and internet banking services; merchant credit card services and customer support and sales.

Peapack Private

Peapack Private includes PGB Trust & Investments of Delaware and Murphy Capital, includes investment management services provided for individuals and institutions; personal trust services, including services as executor, trustee, administrator, custodian and guardian, and other financial planning, tax preparation and advisory services.

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The following tables present the statements of income and total assets for the Company’s reportable segments for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
			Wealth
			Management
(In thousands)	Banking		Division		Total
Net interest income	$	30,226	$	1,567	$	31,793
Noninterest income		5,140		12,680		17,820
Total income		35,366		14,247		49,613
Provision for loan and lease losses		225		—		225
Compensation and employee benefits		16,428		5,562		21,990
Premises and equipment expense		3,570		543		4,113
FDIC insurance expense		585		—		585
Other operating expense		2,391		2,515		4,906
Total operating expense		23,199		8,620		31,819
Income before income tax expense		12,167		5,627		17,794
Income tax expense		3,159		1,457		4,616
Net income	$	9,008	$	4,170	$	13,178
Total assets at period end	$	5,883,553	$	86,074	$	5,969,627

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
				Wealth
				Management
(In thousands)	Banking			Division		Total
Net interest income	$	30,409		$	1,338	$	31,747
Noninterest income		4,229			10,288		14,517
Total income		34,638			11,626		46,264
Provision for loan and lease losses		20,000			—		20,000
Compensation and employee benefits		13,207			6,019		19,226
Premises and equipment expense		3,421			622		4,043
FDIC insurance expense		250			—		250
Other operating expense		2,606			2,110		4,716
Total operating expense		39,484			8,751		48,235
(Loss)/income before income tax (benefit)/expense		(4,846	)		2,875		(1,971	)
Income tax (benefit)/expense		(3,893	)		549		(3,344	)
Net (loss)/income	$	(953	)	$	2,326	$	1,373
Total assets at period end	$	5,734,495		$	96,963	$	5,831,458

7.  FAIR VALUE

Fair value is 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. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair values:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.

Level 2: Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

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

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The Company used the following methods and significant assumptions to estimate the fair value:

Investment Securities:  The fair values for investment securities are determined by quoted market prices (Level 1). For securities where quoted prices are not available, fair values are calculated based on market prices of similar securities (Level 2). For securities where quoted prices or market prices of similar securities are not available, fair values are calculated using discounted cash flows or other market indicators (Level 3).

Loans Held for Sale, at Fair Value: The fair value of loans held for sale is determined using quoted prices for similar assets, adjusted for specific attributes of that loan or other observable market data, such as outstanding commitments from third party investors (Level 2).

Derivatives:  The fair values of derivatives are based on valuation models using observable market data as of the measurement date (Level 2).  Our derivatives are traded in an over-the-counter market where quoted market prices are not always available.  Therefore, the fair values of derivatives are determined using quantitative models that utilize multiple market inputs.  The inputs will vary based on the type of derivative, but could include interest rates, prices and indices to generate continuous yield or pricing curves, prepayment rates, and volatility factors to value the position.  The majority of market inputs are actively quoted and can be validated through external sources, including brokers, market transactions and third-party pricing services.

Impaired Loans:  The fair value of impaired loans with specific allocations of the allowance for loan and lease losses is generally based on recent real estate appraisals. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the independent appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Such adjustments are usually significant and typically result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value.

Other Real Estate Owned:  Nonrecurring adjustments to certain commercial and residential real estate properties classified as other real estate owned (OREO) are measured at fair value, less estimated costs to sell. Fair values are based on recent real estate appraisals. These appraisals may use a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the independent appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Such adjustments are usually significant and typically result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value.

Appraisals for both collateral-dependent impaired loans and other real estate owned are performed by certified general appraisers (for commercial properties) or certified residential appraisers (for residential properties) whose qualifications and licenses have been reviewed and verified by Management. Once received, a third party conducts a review of the appraisal for compliance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and appropriate analysis methods for the type of property. Subsequently, a member of the Credit Department reviews the assumptions and approaches utilized in the appraisal, as well as the overall resulting fair value in comparison with independent data sources such as recent market data or industry-wide statistics. Appraisals on collateral dependent impaired loans and other real estate owned (consistent for all loan types) are obtained on an annual basis, unless a significant change in the market or other factors warrants a more frequent appraisal. On an annual basis, Management compares the actual selling price of any collateral that has been sold to the most recent appraised value to determine what additional adjustment should be made to the appraisal value to arrive at fair value for other properties. The most recent analysis performed indicated that a discount up to 15 percent should be applied to appraisals on properties. The discount is determined based on the nature of the underlying properties, aging of appraisals and other factors. For each collateral-dependent impaired loan, we consider other factors, such as certain indices or other market information, as well as property specific circumstances to determine if an adjustment to the appraised value is needed. In situations where there is evidence of change in value, the Bank will determine if there is a need for an adjustment to the specific reserve on the collateral dependent impaired loans. When the Bank applies an interim adjustment, it generally shows the adjustment as an incremental specific reserve against the loan until it has received the full updated appraisal. All collateral-dependent impaired loans and other real estate owned valuations were supported by an appraisal less than 12 months old or in the process of obtaining an appraisal as of March 31, 2021.

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The following table summarizes, at the dates indicated, assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis, including financial assets for which the Corporation has elected the fair value option:

Assets Measured on a Recurring Basis

			Fair Value Measurements Using
			Quoted
			Prices in
			Active		Significant
			Markets For		Other		Significant
			Identical		Observable		Unobservable
	March 31,		Assets		Inputs		Inputs
(In thousands)	2021		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Available for sale:
U.S. government-sponsored agencies	$	221,337	$	—	$	221,337	$	—
Mortgage-backed securities-residential		596,620		—		596,620		—
SBA pool securities		46,243		—		46,243		—
State and political subdivisions		8,053		—		8,053		—
Corporate bond		3,048		—		3,048		—
CRA investment fund		14,852		14,852		—		—
Loans held for sale, at fair value		9,219		—		9,219		—
Derivatives:
Loan level swaps		45,301		—		45,301		—
Total	$	944,673	$	14,852	$	929,821	$	—
Liabilities:
Derivatives:
Cash flow hedges	$	8,166	$	—	$	8,166	$	—
Loan level swaps		45,301		—		45,301		—
Total	$	53,467	$	—	$	53,467	$	—

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Assets Measured on a Recurring Basis

			Fair Value Measurements Using
			Quoted
			Prices in
			Active		Significant
			Markets For		Other		Significant
			Identical		Observable		Unobservable
	December 31,		Assets		Inputs		Inputs
(In thousands)	2020		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Securities available for sale:
U.S. treasuries	$	2,613	$	—	$	2,613	$	—
U.S. government-sponsored agencies		83,771		—		83,771		—
Mortgage-backed securities-residential		476,058		—		476,058		—
SBA pool securities		49,129		—		49,129		—
State and political subdivisions		8,089		—		8,089		—
Corporate bond		3,029		—		3,029		—
CRA investment fund		15,117		15,117		—		—
Loans held for sale, at fair value		13,588		—		13,588		—
Derivatives:
Loan level swaps		79,529		—		79,529		—
Total	$	730,923	$	15,117	$	715,806	$	—
Liabilities:
Derivatives:
Cash flow hedges	$	9,616	$	—	$	9,616	$	—
Loan level swaps		79,529		—		79,529		—
Total	$	89,145	$	—	$	89,145	$	—

The Company has elected the fair value option for certain loans held for sale.  These loans are intended for sale and the Company believes that the fair value is the best indicator of the resolution of these loans.  Interest income is recorded based on the contractual terms of the loan and in accordance with the Company’s policy on loans held for investment.  None of these loans are 90 days or more past due nor on nonaccrual as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

The following tables present residential loans held for sale, at fair value at the dates indicated:

(In thousands)	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Residential loans contractual balance	$	9,029	$	13,295
Fair value adjustment		190		293
Total fair value of residential loans held for sale	$	9,219	$	13,588

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the three months ended March 31, 2021. 

The following tables summarize, at the dates indicated, assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis:    

			Fair Value Measurements Using
			Quoted
			Prices in
			Active		Significant
			Markets For		Other		Significant
			Identical		Observable		Unobservable
	March 31,		Assets		Inputs		Inputs
(In thousands)	2021		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Impaired loans:
Commercial and industrial	$	1,800	$	—	$	—	$	1,800

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			Fair Value Measurements Using
			Quoted
			Prices in
			Active		Significant
			Markets For		Other		Significant
			Identical		Observable		Unobservable
	December 31,		Assets		Inputs		Inputs
(In thousands)	2020		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Impaired loans:
Commercial and industrial	$	2,300	$	—	$	—	$	2,300

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments at March 31, 2021 are as follows:

			Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2021 using
	Carrying
(In thousands)	Amount		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	476,537	$	476,537	$	—	$	—	$	476,537
Securities available for sale		875,301		—		875,301		—		875,301
CRA investment fund		14,852		14,852		—		—		14,852
FHLB and FRB stock		13,699		—		—		—	N/A
Loans held for sale, at fair value		9,219		—		9,219		—		9,219
Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or fair value		53,185		—		53,399		—		53,399
Loans, net of allowance for loan and lease losses		4,310,395		—		—		4,511,593		4,511,593
Accrued interest receivable		23,916		—		2,244		21,672		23,916
Accrued interest receivable loan level swaps (A)		4,660		—		4,660		—		4,660
Loan level swaps		45,301		—		45,301		—		45,301
Financial liabilities
Deposits	$	4,944,913	$	4,404,837	$	545,549	$	—	$	4,950,386
Short-term borrowings		15,000		—		15,000		—		15,000
Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility		168,180		—		168,180		—		168,180
Subordinated debt		181,837		—		—		181,076		181,076
Accrued interest payable		3,499		147		1,159		2,193		3,499
Accrued interest payable loan level swaps		4,660		—		4,660		—		4,660
Cash flow hedges		8,166		—		8,166		—		8,166
Loan level swap		45,301		—		45,301		—		45,301

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(A) Included in other assets in the Consolidated Statement of Condition.

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments at December 31, 2020 are as follows:

			Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2020 using
	Carrying
(In thousands)	Amount		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	653,322	$	653,322	$	—	$	—	$	653,322
Securities available for sale		622,689		—		622,689		—		622,689
CRA investment fund		15,117		15,117		—		—		15,117
FHLB and FRB stock		13,709		—		—		—	N/A
Loans held for sale, at fair value		13,588		—		13,588		—		13,588
Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or fair value		18,520		—		19,115		—		19,115
Loans, net of allowance for loan and lease losses		4,305,128		—		—		4,462,243		4,462,243
Accrued interest receivable		22,495		—		1,653		20,842		22,495
Loan level swaps		79,529		—		79,529		—		79,529
Financial liabilities
Deposits	$	4,818,484	$	4,222,370	$	604,036	$	—	$	4,826,406
Short-term borrowings		15,000		—		15,000		—		15,000
Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility		177,086		—		177,086		—		177,086
Subordinated debt		181,794		—		—		183,348		183,348
Accrued interest payable		1,650		150		1,347		153		1,650
Cash flow hedges		9,616		—		9,616		—		9,616
Loan level swaps		79,529		—		79,529		—		79,529

8.  REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS

All of the Company’s revenue from contracts with customers within the scope of ASC 606 is recognized within noninterest income.

The following tables present the sources of noninterest income for the periods indicated:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2021		2020
Service charges on deposits
Overdraft fees	$	93	$	147
Interchange income		317		280
Other		436		389
Wealth management fees (a)		12,131		9,955
Other (b)		4,843		3,746
Total noninterest other income	$	17,820	$	14,517

(a) Includes investment brokerage fees.

(b) All of the other category is outside the scope of ASC 606.

The following table presents the sources of noninterest income by operating segment for the periods indicated:

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	For the Three Months Ended March 31,						For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021						2020
(In thousands)			Wealth						Wealth
Revenue by Operating Segment	Banking		Management		Total		Banking		Management		Total
Service charges on deposits
Overdraft fees	$	93	$	—	$	93	$	147	$	—	$	147
Interchange income		317		—		317		280		—		280
Other		436		—		436		389		—		389
Wealth management fees (a)		—		12,131		12,131		—		9,955		9,955
Other (b)		4,294		549		4,843		3,413		333		3,746
Total noninterest income	$	5,140	$	12,680	$	17,820	$	4,229	$	10,288	$	14,517

(a) Includes investment brokerage fees.

(b) All of the other category is outside the scope of ASC 606.

A description of the Company’s revenue streams accounted for under ASC 606 follows:

Service charges on deposit accounts:  The Company earns fees from its deposit customers for transaction-based, account maintenance, and overdraft fees.  Transaction-based fees, which include services such as ATM use fees, stop payment charges, statement rendering, and ACH fees, are recognized at the time the transaction is executed as that is the point in time the Company fulfills the customer’s request.  Account maintenance fees, which relate primarily to monthly maintenance, are earned over the course of a month, representing the period over which the Company satisfies the performance obligation.  Overdraft fees are recognized at the point in time that the overdraft occurs.  Service charges on deposits are withdrawn from the customer’s account balance.

Interchange income:  The Company earns interchange fees from debit cardholder transactions conducted through the Visa payment network.  Interchange fees from cardholder transactions represent a percentage of the underlying transaction value and are recognized daily, concurrently with the transaction processing services provided to the cardholder.  Interchange income is presented gross of cardholder rewards.  Cardholder rewards are included in other expenses in the statement of income.  Cardholder rewards reduced interchange income for the first quarter of 2021 by $29,000 compared to $32,000 for the same quarter in 2020.

Wealth management fees (gross):  The Company earns wealth management fees from its contracts with wealth management clients to manage assets for investment, and/or to transact on their accounts.  These fees are primarily earned over time as the Company charges its clients on a monthly or quarterly basis in accordance with its investment advisory agreements.  Fees are generally assessed based on a tiered scale of the market value of AUM at month end.  Fees that are transaction based, including trade execution services, are recognized at the point in time that the transaction is executed (i.e. trade date).

Investment brokerage fees (net):  The Company earns fees from investment brokerage services provided to its customers by a third-party service provider.  The Company receives commissions from the third-party service provider twice a month based upon customer activity for the month.  The fees are recognized monthly and a receivable is recorded until commissions are generally paid by the 15^th of the following month.  Because the Company (i) acts as an agent in arranging the relationship between the customer and the third-party service provider and (ii) does not control the services rendered to the customers, investment brokerage fees are presented net of related costs.

Gains/(losses) on sales of OREO:  The Company records a gain or loss from the sale of OREO when control of the property transfers to the buyer, which generally occurs at the time of an executed deed.  When the Company finances the sale of OREO to the buyer, the Company assesses whether the buyer is committed to perform its obligations under the contract and whether collectability of the transaction price is probable. Once these criteria are met, the OREO asset is derecognized and the gain or loss on sale is recorded upon the transfer of control of the property to the buyer.  In determining the gain or loss on the sale, the Company adjusts the transaction price and related gain/(loss) on sale if a significant financing component is present.    

Other:  All of the other income items are outside the scope of ASC 606.

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9.  OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES

The following table presents the major components of other operating expenses for the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(In thousands)	2021		2020
Professional and legal fees	$	1,256	$	974
Telephone		334		324
Advertising		214		340
Amortization of intangible assets		368		324
Other operating expenses		2,734		2,754
Total other operating expenses	$	4,906	$	4,716

10.  ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)

The following is a summary of the accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) balances, net of tax, for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:

							Amount		Other
							Reclassified		Comprehensive
				Other			From		Income/(Loss)
				Comprehensive			Accumulated		Three Months
	Balance at			Income/(Loss)			Other		Ended			Balance at
	January 1,			Before			Comprehensive		March 31,			March 31,
(In thousands)	2021			Reclassifications			Income/(Loss)		2021			2021
Net unrealized holding gain/(loss) on    securities available for sale, net of tax	$	5,521		$	(13,415	)	$	—	$	(13,415	)	$	(7,894	)
Gain/(loss) on cash flow hedges		(6,913	)		1,043			—		1,043			(5,870	)
Accumulated other comprehensive gain/(loss),    net of tax	$	(1,392	)	$	(12,372	)	$	—	$	(12,372	)	$	(13,764	)

							Amount			Other
							Reclassified			Comprehensive
				Other			From			Income/(Loss)
				Comprehensive			Accumulated			Three Months
	Balance at			Income/(Loss)			Other			Ended			Balance at
	January 1,			Before			Comprehensive			March 31,			March 31,
(In thousands)	2020			Reclassifications			Income/(Loss)			2020			2020
Net unrealized holding gain/(loss) on    securities available for sale, net of tax	$	1,006		$	4,387		$	—		$	4,387		$	5,393
Loss on cash flow hedges		(2,501	)		(6,499	)		(52	)		(6,551	)		(9,052	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss,    net of tax	$	(1,495	)	$	(2,112	)	$	(52	)	$	(2,164	)	$	(3,659	)

The following represents the reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020: 

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	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(In thousands)	2021		2020			Affected Line Item in Income Statement
Unrealized gains/(losses) on cash flow hedge    derivatives:
Reclassification adjustment for amounts    included in net income	$	—	$	(71	)	Interest expense
Tax effect		—		19		Income tax expense
Total reclassifications, net of tax	$	—	$	(52	)

11.  DERIVATIVES

The Company utilizes interest rate swap agreements as part of its asset liability management strategy to help manage its interest rate risk position. The notional amount of the interest rate swaps does not represent amounts exchanged by the parties. The amount exchanged is determined by reference to the notional amount and the other terms of the individual interest rate swap agreements.

Interest Rate Swaps Designated as Cash Flow Hedges: Interest rate swaps with a notional amount of $270.0 million as of both March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were designated as cash flow hedges of certain interest-bearing deposits.  The Company also has a $15.0 million cash flow hedge of a short-term borrowing as of March 31, 2021. On a quarterly basis, the Company performs a qualitative hedge effectiveness assessment. This assessment takes into consideration any adverse developments related to the counterparty’s risk of default and any negative events or circumstances that affect the factors that originally enabled the Company to assess that it could reasonably support, qualitatively, an expectation that the hedging relationship was and will continue to be highly effective. As of March 31, 2021, there were no events or market conditions that would result in hedge ineffectiveness. The aggregate fair value of the swaps is recorded in other assets/liabilities with changes in fair value recorded in other comprehensive income. The amount included in accumulated other comprehensive income would be reclassified to current earnings should the hedges no longer be considered effective. The Company expects the hedges to remain fully effective during the remaining terms of the swaps.

The following table presents information about the interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

(Dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2021			December 31, 2020
Notional amount	$	270,000		$	270,000
Weighted average pay rate		1.93	%		1.93	%
Weighted average receive rate		0.20	%		0.22	%
Weighted average maturity	1.78 years			2.02 years
Unrealized loss, net	$	(8,166	)	$	(9,616	)
Number of contracts		13			13

Net interest expense recorded on these swap transactions totaled $1.2 million and $106,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.   

Cash Flow Hedges

The following table presents the net gain/(loss) recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) and the consolidated financial statements relating to the cash flow derivative instruments for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:

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	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2021		2020
Interest rate contracts
Gain/(loss) recognized in OCI (effective portion)	$	1,450	$	(8,878	)
Gain/(loss) reclassified from OCI to interest expense		—		(71	)
Gain/(loss) recognized in other noninterest expense (ineffective portion)		—		—

During the first quarter of 2020, the Company recognized an unrealized after-tax gain of $26,000 in accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) related to the termination of three interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges.  During the second quarter of 2019, the Company recognized an unrealized after-tax gain of $189,000 in accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) related to the termination of four interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges.  These gains were amortized into earnings over the remaining life of the terminated swaps and completed amortization as of December 31, 2020.  The Company did not recognize pre-tax interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2021, related to the amortization of the gain on the terminated interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges. The Company recognized pre-tax interest income of $71,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2020, related to the amortization of the gain on the terminated interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges.  

	March 31, 2021
	Notional		Fair
(In thousands)	Amount		Value
Interest rate swaps related to interest-bearing deposits	$	270,000	$	(8,166	)
Total included in other assets		—		—
Total included in other liabilities		270,000		(8,166	)

	December 31, 2020
	Notional		Fair
(In thousands)	Amount		Value
Interest rate swaps related to interest-bearing deposits	$	270,000	$	(9,616	)
Total included in other assets		—		—
Total included in other liabilities		270,000		(9,616	)

Derivatives Not Designated as Accounting Hedges:  The Company offers facility specific/loan level swaps to its customers and offsets its exposure from such contracts by entering into mirror image swaps with a financial institution/swap counterparty (loan level / back to back swap program).  The customer accommodations and any offsetting swaps are treated as non-hedging derivative instruments which do not qualify for hedge accounting (“standalone derivatives”).  The notional amount of the swaps does not represent amounts exchanged by the parties.  The amount exchanged is determined by reference to the notional amount and the other terms of the individual contracts.  The fair value of the swaps is recorded as both an asset and a liability, in other assets and other liabilities, respectively, in equal amounts for these transactions.  The accrued interest receivable and payable of $4.7 million related to our swaps is recorded in other assets and other liabilities as of March 31, 2021.

Information about these swaps is as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2021			December 31, 2020
Notional amount	$	789,673		$	823,134
Fair value	$	45,301		$	79,529
Weighted average pay rates		4.05	%		4.02	%
Weighted average receive rates		1.89	%		1.91	%
Weighted average maturity	6.13 years			6.5 years
Number of contracts		93			95

12.  SUBORDINATED DEBT

In June 2016, the Company issued $50.0 million in aggregate principal amount of fixed-to-floating subordinated notes (the “2016 Notes”) to certain institutional investors. The 2016 Notes are non-callable for five years, have a stated maturity of June 30, 2026, and bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.0 percent per year until June 30, 2021. From June 30, 2021 to the maturity date or early

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redemption date, the interest rate will reset quarterly to a level equal to the then current three-month LIBOR rate plus 485 basis points, payable quarterly in arrears. Debt issuance costs incurred totaled $1.3 million and are being amortized to maturity.  

Approximately $40.0 million of the net proceeds from the sale of the 2016 Notes were contributed by the Company to the Bank in the second quarter of 2016.  The remaining funds (approximately $10 million) were retained by the Company for operational purposes.

In December 2017, the Company issued $35.0 million in aggregate principal amount of fixed-to-floating subordinated notes (the “2017 Notes”) to certain institutional investors.  The 2017 Notes are non-callable for five years, have a stated maturity of December 15, 2027, and bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.75 percent per year until December 15, 2022.  From December 16, 2022 to the maturity date or early redemption date, the interest rate will reset quarterly to a level equal to the then current three-month LIBOR rate plus 254 basis points, payable quarterly in arrears.  Debt issuance costs incurred totaled $875,000 and are being amortized to maturity.

Approximately $29.1 million of the net proceeds from the sale of the 2017 Notes were contributed by the Company to the Bank in the fourth quarter of 2017.  The remaining funds (approximately $5 million), representing three years of interest payments, were retained by the Company for operational purposes.

In December 2020, the Company issued $100.0 million in aggregate principal amount of fixed to floating subordinates notes (the “2020 Notes”) to certain institutional investors.  The 2020 Notes are non-callable for five years, have a stated maturity of December 22, 2030, and bear interest at a fixed rate of 3.50 percent per year until December 22, 2025.  From December 23, 2025 to the maturity date or early redemption date, the interest rate will reset quarterly to a level equal to the then current three-month SOFR plus 326 basis points, payable quarterly in arrears.  Debt issuance costs incurred totaled $1.9 million and are being amortized to maturity.

The Company plans for the use of proceeds from the issuance of the 2020 Notes could include stock repurchases, redemption of the 2016 Notes and acquisitions of wealth management firms.

Subordinated debt is presented net of issuance costs on the Consolidated Statements of Condition.  The subordinated debt issuances are included in the Company’s regulatory total capital amount and ratio.

In connection with the issuance of the 2020 Notes, the Company obtained ratings from Kroll Bond Rating Agency (“KBRA”) and Moody’s Investors Services (“Moody’s). KBRA assigned investment grade rating of BBB- and Moody’s assigned investment grade of Baa3 for the 2020 Notes at the time of issuance.  

13. LEASES

The Company maintains certain property and equipment under direct financing and operating leases. As of March 31, 2021, the Company's operating lease ROU asset and operating lease liability totaled $10.2 million and $10.5 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2020, the Company's operating lease ROU asset and operating lease liability totaled $9.4 million and $9.7 million, respectively.  A weighted average discount rate of 3.02 percent and 3.11 percent was used in the measurement of the ROU asset and lease liability as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

The Company's leases have remaining lease terms between three months to 16 years, with a weighted average lease term of 6.67 years at March 31, 2021. The Company's leases had remaining lease terms between one months to 16 years, with a weighted average lease term of 6.01 years, at December 31, 2020. The Company’s lease agreements may include options to extend or terminate the lease. The Company’s decision to exercise renewal options is based on an assessment of its current business needs and market factors at the time of the renewal.

Total operating lease costs were $701,000 and $827,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.  The variable lease costs were $84,000 and $89,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

The following is a schedule of the Company's operating lease liabilities by contractual maturity as of March 31, 2021:

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(In thousands)
2021	$	2,523
2022		2,228
2023		1,721
2024		1,426
2025		1,005
Thereafter		2,825
Total lease payments		11,728
Less: imputed interest		1,219
Total present value of lease payments	$	10,509

The following table shows the supplemental cash flow information related to the Company’s direct finance and operating leases for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:

	For the Three Months Ended
(In thousands)	2021		2020
Right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for lease obligation	$	1,412	$	157
Operating cash flows from operating leases		619		728
Operating cash flows from direct finance leases		79		90
Financing cash flows from direct finance leases		187		187

14. ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

On June 16, 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments”.  This ASU replaces the incurred loss model with an expected loss model, referred to as “current expected credit loss” (CECL) model.  It will significantly change estimates for credit losses related to financial assets measured at amortized cost, including loans receivable, and certain other contracts.  The largest impact will be on lenders and the allowance for loan and lease losses (ALLL).  This ASU will be effective for public business entities (PBEs) in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years.  The Company has elected to delay the adoption of ASU 2016-13, as approved by the CARES Act, until January 1, 2022. The Company has reviewed the potential impact to our securities portfolio, which primarily consists of U.S. government sponsored entities, mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities which have no history of credit loss and have strong credit ratings. The Company does not expect the standard to have a material impact on its financial statements as it relates to the Company’s securities portfolio.  The Company is also currently evaluating the impact the CECL model will have on our accounting and allowance for loans losses. The Company has selected a third-party firm to assist in the development of a CECL model to assist in the calculation of the allowance for loan and lease losses in preparation for the change to the expected loss model. The Company has also engaged a third-party firm to perform a model validation of our CECL model. The Company is also in the process of updating its policies and internal controls accordingly. The Company expects to recognize a one-time cumulative-effect adjustment to our ALLL as of January 1, 2022, consistent with regulatory expectations set forth in interagency guidance. The Company cannot yet determine the magnitude of any such one-time cumulative adjustment or of the overall impact of the new standard on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes”. The amendments in this Update simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740. This ASU removes the following exceptions: exception to the incremental approach for intra-period tax allocation when there is a loss from continuing operations and income or a gain from other items; exception to the requirement to recognize a deferred tax liability for equity method investments when a foreign subsidiary becomes an equity method investment; exception to the ability not to recognize a deferred tax liability for a foreign subsidiary when a foreign equity method investment becomes a subsidiary; and the exception to the general methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period when a year-to-date loss exceeds the anticipated loss for the year. The guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted. This ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting”. The amendments in this Update provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The amendments in this Update apply only to contracts and hedging relationships that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued due to reference rate reform. The expedients and exceptions provided by the amendments do not apply to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated after December 31, 2022. The amendments in this ASU can be adopted immediately and are effective through December 31, 2020.  The Company is evaluating alternative reference rates including the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) in preparation for a rate index replacement and the adoption of this ASU.

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Item 2

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS:  This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are not historical facts and include expressions about Management’s confidence and strategies and Management’s expectations about operations, growth, financial results, new and existing programs and products, investments, relationships, opportunities and market conditions. These statements may be identified by such forward-looking terminology as “expect”, “look”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “may”, or similar statements or variations of such terms. Actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, among others, those risk factors identified in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, in addition to/which include the following:

• our inability to successfully grow our business and implement our strategic plan, including an inability to generate revenues to offset the increased personnel and other costs related to the strategic plan;

• the impact of anticipated higher operating expenses in 2021 and beyond;

• our inability to successfully integrate wealth management firm acquisitions;

• our inability to manage our growth;

• our inability to successfully integrate our expanded employee base;

• an unexpected decline in the economy, in particular in our New Jersey and New York market areas;

• declines in our net interest margin caused by the interest rate environment and/or our highly competitive market;

• declines in value in our investment portfolio;

• higher than expected increases in our allowance for loan and lease losses;

• higher than expected increases in loan and lease losses or in the level of nonperforming loans;

• changes in interest rates;

• decline in real estate values within our market areas;

• legislative and regulatory actions (including the impact of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Basel III and related regulations) that may result in increased compliance costs;

• successful cyberattacks against our IT infrastructure and that of our IT and third-party providers;

• higher than expected FDIC insurance premiums;

• adverse weather conditions;

• our inability to successfully generate business in new geographic markets;

• our inability to execute upon new business initiatives;

• our lack of liquidity to fund our various cash obligations;

• reduction in our lower-cost funding sources;

• our inability to adapt to technological changes;

• claims and litigation pertaining to fiduciary responsibility, environmental laws and other matters;

• our inability to retain key employees;

• reduced demand for loans and deposits in our market areas;

• adverse changes in securities markets;

• changes in accounting policies and practices; and

• other unexpected material adverse changes in our operations or earnings.

Further, given its ongoing and dynamic nature, it is difficult to predict the full impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on our business. The extent of such impact will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain, including when the coronavirus can be controlled and abated and when and whether the gradual reopening of businesses will result in a meaningful increase in economic activity. As the result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related adverse local and national economic consequences, we could be subject to any of the following risks, any of which could have a material, adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity, and results of operations:

• demand for our products and services may decline, making it difficult to grow assets and income;

• if the economy is unable to substantially reopen, and higher levels of unemployment continue for an extended period of time, loan delinquencies, problem assets, and foreclosures may increase, resulting in increased charges and reduced income;

• collateral for loans, especially real estate, may decline in value, which could cause loan losses to increase;

• our allowance for loan losses may have to be increased if borrowers experience financial difficulties, which will adversely affect our net income;

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• the net worth and liquidity of loan guarantors may decline, impairing their ability to honor commitments to us;

• a material decrease in net income or a net loss over several quarters could result in a decrease in the rate of our quarterly cash dividend;

• our wealth management revenues may decline with continuing market turmoil;

• a worsening of business and economic conditions or in the financial markets could result in an impairment of certain intangible assets, such as goodwill;

• the unanticipated loss or unavailability of key employees due to the outbreak, which could harm our ability to operate our business or execute our business strategy, especially as we may not be successful in finding and integrating suitable successors;

• we may face litigation, regulatory enforcement and reputation risk as a result of our participation in the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) and the risk that the SBA may not fund some or all PPP loan guaranties;

• our cyber security risks are increased as the result of an increase in the number of employees working remotely; and

• FDIC premiums may increase if the agency experience additional resolution costs.

Moreover, our operations depend on the management skills of our executive officers and directors, many of whom have held officer and director positions with us for many years. The unanticipated loss or unavailability of key employees due to the pandemic could hinder our ability to operate our business or execute our business strategy.

Except as may be required by applicable law or regulation, the Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements to conform the statement to actual results or change in the Company’s expectations.  Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is based upon the Company’s consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Note 1 to the Company’s Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 contains a summary of the Company’s significant accounting policies.

Management believes that the Company’s policy with respect to the methodology for the determination of the allowance for loan and lease losses involves a higher degree of complexity and requires Management to make difficult and subjective judgments, which often require assumptions or estimates about highly uncertain matters. Changes in these judgments, assumptions or estimates could materially impact results of operations. This critical policy and its application are periodically reviewed with the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors.  

The provision for loan and lease losses is based upon Management’s evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance, including an assessment of known and inherent risks in the portfolio, giving consideration to the size and composition of the loan portfolio, actual loan loss experience, level of delinquencies, classified loans and nonperforming loans, detailed analysis of individual loans for which full collectability may not be assured, the existence and estimated fair value of any underlying collateral and guarantees securing the loans, and current economic and market conditions. Although Management uses the best information available, the level of the allowance for loan and lease losses remains an estimate, which is subject to significant judgment and short-term change. Various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Company’s allowance for loan and lease losses. Such agencies may require the Company to make additional provisions for loan and lease losses based upon information available to them at the time of their examination. Furthermore, the majority of the Company’s loans are secured by real estate in New Jersey and, to a lesser extent, New York City.  Accordingly, the collectability of a substantial portion of the carrying value of the Company’s loan portfolio is susceptible to changes in local market conditions and any adverse economic conditions. Future adjustments to the provision for loan and lease losses and allowance for loan and lease losses may be necessary due to economic, operating, regulatory and other conditions beyond the Company’s control.

The Company accounts for its debt securities in accordance with “Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 320, “Investments - Debt Securities” and its equity security in accordance with ASC 321, “Investments – Equity Securities”. All securities are classified as available for sale and are carried at fair value, with unrealized holding gains and losses reported in other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax, with the exception of the Company’s investment in a CRA investment fund which is classified as an equity security.  In accordance with ASU 2016-01, “Financial Instruments” unrealized holding gains and losses are marked to market through the income statement.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The following table presents certain key aspects of our performance for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.  

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,						Change
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2021			2020 (1)			2021 vs 2020
Results of Operations:
Net interest income	$	31,793		$	31,747		$	46
Provision for loan and lease losses (1)		225			20,000			(19,775	)
Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses		31,568			11,747			19,821
Wealth management fee income (2)		12,131			9,955			2,176
Other income		5,689			4,562			1,127
Operating expense (3)		31,594			28,235			3,359
Income before income tax expense		17,794			(1,971	)		19,765
Income tax expense (4)		4,616			(3,344	)		7,960
Net income	$	13,178		$	1,373		$	11,805
Total revenue (5)	$	49,613		$	46,264		$	3,349
Diluted average shares outstanding		19,531,689			19,079,575			452,114
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.67		$	0.07		$	0.60
Return on average assets annualized (ROAA)		0.89	%		0.11	%		0.78	%
Return on average equity annualized (ROAE)		10.03			1.08			8.95

(1) The March 2020 quarter provision for loan and lease losses was primarily due to the economic environment at that time created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

(2) The March 2021 quarter included a full quarter of wealth management fee income and expense related to the December lift outs of teams from Lucas and Noyes – approximately $600,000 of wealth management fee income and approximately $400,000 of operating expenses were recorded in the 2021 quarter.

(3) The quarter ended March 31, 2021 included $1.5 million of severance expense related to certain staff reorganization within several areas of the Bank.

(4) The March 2020 quarter included a $3.2 million tax benefit related to the carryback of tax NOLs to prior years when the Federal tax rate was 14% higher.

(5) Total revenue equals net interest income plus wealth management fee income and other income.

	March 31,			December 31,			Change
	2021			2020			2021 vs 2020
Selected Balance Sheet Ratios:
Total capital (Tier I + II) to risk-weighted assets		17.70	%		17.67	%		0.03	%
Tier I leverage ratio		8.66			8.53			0.13
Loans to deposits		88.53			90.74			(2.21	)
Allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans		1.54			1.54			—
Allowance for loan and lease losses to nonperforming loans		573.94			589.91			(15.97	)
Nonperforming loans to total loans		0.27			0.26			0.01

For the quarter ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded revenue of $49.61 million, pretax income of $17.79 million, net income of $13.18 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.67, compared to revenue of $46.26 million, a pretax loss of $1.97 million, net income of $1.37 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.07 for the same three-month period last year. The 2021 quarter included increased noninterest income, principally wealth management income and income from capital markets activities (which includes mortgage banking income, back-to-back swap income, SBA loan income, and corporate advisory fee income).  The 2021 quarter also included a significantly reduced provision for loan losses when compared to the same quarter last year.  The 2021 quarter included a $225,000 provision while the 2020 quarter included a $20.0 million provision, which was due to the economic environment at that time created by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to increased qualitative loss factors when calculating the allowance for loan losses.  Fee income generated by capital markets activity totaled $3.57 million for the first quarter of 2021, an increase of $733,000 from $2.84 million for the same period in 2020, despite a decline in loan level back-to-back swap income of $1.4 million.  Income from these programs are not linear each quarter, as some quarters will be higher than others.

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The 2021 three-month period also included $1.5 million of severance expense related to certain staff reorganizations within several areas of the Bank.  The 2020 three-month period included a tax benefit of $3.2 million caused by the changes in the treatment of tax net operating losses (“NOL”) under the CARES Act.  

COVID-19 UPDATE: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on businesses both locally and nationally.  In March 2020, Congress passed the CARES Act to provide fast and direct economic assistance to American workers, families and businesses. The CARES Act contains substantial tax and spending provisions including direct financial aid to American families, extensive emergency funding for hospitals and medical providers, and economic stimulus to significant impacted industry sectors.  Below are some of the measures the Company has implemented in response to COVID-19.

The Company has an Incident Response Team comprised of senior and departmental leaders that meet frequently to monitor and address the ongoing developments and challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. The following represent responses by Management as a result of COVID-19:

• The Company’s branch offices are open with fully operational lobbies and drive-thru facilities (effective May 3^rd), ATM access, and on-line banking;

• Management has leveraged technology to support employees that are working remotely;

• Retail client initiatives have been introduced including:

1) The Company has approved deferral requests under the CARES Act of approximately $946.7 million of which $43 million remain as of March 31, 2021.

2) Waived all late fees for April/May/June 2020; and

3) The Company continued to utilize the PPP to assist both clients and community organizations with funding needs related to the pandemic during the first quarter of 2021. The Company funded $47 million of PPP loans and referred another $95 million directly to a third party for processing and servicing during the first quarter of 2021.

The Company will continue to prudently extend credit to our clients.  The Company expects COVID-19 to have an impact on our operations but cannot determine or estimate the ultimate impact at this time.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS:  For a discussion of our contractual obligations, see the information set forth in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Contractual Obligations.”

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS:  For a discussion of our off-balance sheet arrangements, see the information set forth in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements.”

EARNINGS ANALYSIS

NET INTEREST INCOME (“NII”) / NET INTEREST MARGIN (“NIM”) / AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET:  

The primary source of the Company’s operating income is net interest income, which is the difference between interest and dividends earned on earning assets and fees earned on loans, and interest paid on interest-bearing liabilities. Earning assets include loans, investment securities, interest-earning deposits and federal funds sold. Interest-bearing liabilities include interest-bearing checking, savings and time deposits, Federal Home Loan Bank advances, subordinated debt and other borrowings. Net interest income is determined by the difference between the average yields earned on earning assets and the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities (“net interest spread”) and the relative amounts of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest margin is calculated as net interest income as a percent of total interest earning assets on an annualized basis.  The Company’s net interest income, spread and margin are affected by regulatory, economic and competitive factors that influence interest rates, loan demand and deposit flows and general levels of nonperforming assets.

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The following table summarize the Company’s net interest income and margin for the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2021						March 31, 2020
(Dollars in thousands)	NII			NIM			NII			NIM
NII/NIM excluding the below	$	30,565			2.49	%	$	31,279			2.60	%
Prepayment premiums received on loan paydowns		704			0.05	%		525			0.05	%
Effect of maintaining excess interest earning cash		(195	)		-0.21	%		(57	)		-0.08	%
Effect of PPP loans		719			-0.05	%		—			0.00	%
NII/NIM as reported	$	31,793			2.28	%	$	31,747			2.57	%

Net interest income, on a fully tax-equivalent basis, decreased $264,000 for the first quarter of 2021 to $32.1 million as compared to $32.3 million for the same quarter in 2020.  The net interest margin was 2.28 percent and 2.57 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, a decrease of 29 basis points. As a commercial bank, the Company is asset sensitive with a large portion of its commercial loan portfolio tied to one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). The decline in the NIM when compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2020 was a function of the large decline in one-month LIBOR which occurred during the second quarter of 2020 and higher levels of interest-earning assets (such as interest-earning deposits, investment securities, and PPP loans) with lower yields.

Net interest income benefitted from interest and fees from PPP loans for the three months ended March 31, 2021. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had $186.9 million of PPP loans excluding held for sale, with net deferred fees of $948,000 that will be amortized to net interest income over the life of the loans, which have a stated maturity of two to five years.  However, these loans may be eligible for loan forgiveness by the SBA at an earlier date, which would accelerate the amortization of the net deferred fees.

Future net interest income is expected to be benefitted by the repricing of the Company’s time certificates of deposit (“CDs”). Over the twelve-month period ending March 31, 2022, approximately $415 million of CDs with an average rate of approximately 0.76 percent will mature.

The following table summarizes the loans that the Company closed during the periods indicated:

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31,		March 31,
(In thousands)	2021		2020
Residential mortgage loans originated for portfolio	$	15,814	$	14,831
Residential mortgage loans originated for sale		45,873		19,391
Total residential mortgage loans		61,687		34,222
Commercial real estate loans		38,363		8,858
Multifamily properties		85,009		61,998
C&I loans (A) (B)		129,141		42,908
Small business administration (C)		58,730		13,830
Wealth Lines of Credit (A)		2,475		3,250
Total commercial loans		313,718		130,844
Installment loans		63		256
Home equity lines of credit (A)		1,899		3,632
Total loans closed	$	377,367	$	168,954

(A) Includes loans and lines of credit that closed in the period but were not necessarily funded.

(B) Includes equipment finance leases and loans.

(C) Includes PPP loans of $47 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

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The Company manages its origination levels in conjunction with anticipated paydowns and payoffs. The Company has managed its balance sheet such that multifamily and 1-4 family residential loans declined as a percentage of the overall loan portfolio and C&I loans became a larger percentage of the overall loan portfolio.

At March 31, 2021, December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020, the Bank had a concentration in commercial real estate (“CRE”) loans as defined by applicable regulatory guidance as follows:

	March 31,			December 31,			March 31,
	2021			2020			2020
Multifamily mortgage loans as a percent of    total regulatory capital of the Bank		191	%		188	%		207	%
Non-owner occupied commercial real estate    loans as a percent of total regulatory capital    of the Bank		160			168			188
Total CRE concentration		351	%		356	%		395	%

The Bank believes it addresses the key elements in the risk management framework laid out by its regulators for the effective management of CRE concentration risks.

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The following table reflects the components of the average balance sheet and of net interest income for the periods indicated:

Average Balance Sheet

Unaudited

Three Months Ended

	March 31, 2021									March 31, 2020
	Average			Income/						Average			Income/
(Dollars in thousands)	Balance			Expense			Yield			Balance			Expense			Yield
ASSETS:
Interest-earning assets:
Investments:
Taxable (1)	$	761,187		$	2,629			1.38	%	$	411,806		$	2,459			2.39	%
Tax-exempt (1) (2)		7,980			98			4.91			10,534			131			4.97
Loans (2) (3):
Residential mortgages		501,590			3,954			3.15			535,114			4,576			3.42
Commercial mortgages		1,840,363			14,420			3.13			1,955,808			18,483			3.78
Commercial		1,932,692			16,455			3.41			1,758,137			18,593			4.23
Commercial construction		15,606			139			3.56			5,629			88			6.25
Installment		37,695			276			2.93			53,983			464			3.44
Home equity		48,853			399			3.27			55,654			614			4.41
Other		246			5			8.13			364			9			9.89
Total loans		4,377,045			35,648			3.26			4,364,689			42,827			3.92
Federal funds sold		102			—			0.25			102			—			0.25
Interest-earning deposits		555,331			128			0.09			251,566			552			0.88
Total interest-earning assets		5,701,645			38,503			2.70	%		5,038,697			45,969			3.65	%
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks		11,129									5,517
Allowance for loan and lease losses		(71,160	)								(44,368	)
Premises and equipment		22,634									21,145
Other assets		228,134									161,452
Total noninterest-earning assets		190,737									143,746
Total assets	$	5,892,382								$	5,182,443
LIABILITIES:
Interest-bearing deposits:
Checking	$	1,908,380		$	978			0.20	%	$	1,540,798		$	3,447			0.89	%
Money markets		1,259,597			794			0.25			1,192,049			2,981			1.00
Savings		135,202			17			0.05			110,905			15			0.05
Certificates of deposit - retail		533,488			1,470			1.10			698,019			3,694			2.12
Subtotal interest-bearing deposits		3,836,667			3,259			0.34			3,541,771			10,137			1.14
Interest-bearing demand - brokered		110,000			493			1.79			180,000			923			2.05
Certificates of deposit - brokered		33,769			261			3.09			33,715			263			3.12
Total interest-bearing deposits		3,980,436			4,013			0.40			3,755,486			11,323			1.21
FHLB advances and borrowings		186,006			209			0.45			183,398			1,012			2.21
Finance lease liabilities		6,608			79			4.78			7,475			90			4.82
Subordinated debt		181,795			2,145			4.72			83,439			1,223			5.86
Total interest-bearing liabilities		4,354,845			6,446			0.59	%		4,029,798			13,648			1.35	%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits		848,325									542,557
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		163,569									101,662
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities		1,011,894									644,219
Shareholders’ equity		525,643									508,426
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	5,892,382								$	5,182,443
Net interest income (tax-equivalent basis)					32,057									32,321
Net interest spread								2.11	%								2.30	%
Net interest margin (4)								2.28	%								2.57	%
Tax equivalent adjustment					(264	)								(574	)
Net interest income				$	31,793								$	31,747

(1) Average balances for available for sale securities are based on amortized cost.

(2) Interest income is presented on a tax-equivalent basis using a 21 percent federal tax rate.

(3) Loans are stated net of unearned income and include nonaccrual loans.

(4) Net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis as a percentage of total average interest-earning assets.

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The effect of volume and rate changes on net interest income (on a tax-equivalent basis) for the periods indicated are shown below:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
	Difference due to						Change In
	Change In:						Income/
(In Thousands):	Volume			Rate			Expense
ASSETS:
Investments	$	1,280		$	(1,143	)	$	137
Loans		301			(7,480	)		(7,179	)
Interest-earning deposits		327			(751	)		(424	)
Total interest income	$	1,908		$	(9,374	)	$	(7,466	)
LIABILITIES:
Interest-bearing checking	$	234		$	(2,703	)	$	(2,469	)
Money market		190			(2,377	)		(2,187	)
Savings		3			(1	)		2
Certificates of deposit - retail		(729	)		(1,495	)		(2,224	)
Certificates of deposit - brokered		—			(2	)		(2	)
Interest bearing demand brokered		(313	)		(117	)		(430	)
Borrowed funds		(51	)		(752	)		(803	)
Capital lease obligation		(11	)		—			(11	)
Subordinated debt		1,160			(238	)		922
Total interest expense	$	483		$	(7,685	)	$	(7,202	)
Net interest income	$	1,425		$	(1,689	)	$	(264	)

Interest income on interest-earning assets, on a fully tax-equivalent basis, totaled $38.5 million for the first quarter of 2021 compared to $46.0 million for the same quarter of 2020, reflecting a decrease of $7.5 million, or 16 percent.  The decrease in the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020, reflects a decrease in the average yield on interest-earnings assets, partially offset by an increase in the average balance of interest-earning assets.  

Average interest-earning assets totaled $5.70 billion for the first quarter of 2021, an increase of $663 million, or 13 percent, from the same period of 2020. The increase in the average balance of interest-earning assets for the three months ended March 31, 2021, reflected an increase in the average balance of investment securities, interest-earning deposits and loans, particularly, in the C&I loans, which was partially offset by a decline in commercial mortgage loans. The average balance of the commercial loan portfolio increased $174.6 million to $1.93 billion, or 10 percent, for the first quarter of 2021, from $1.76 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase in this portfolio for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was primarily attributable to the Company’s participation in the PPP program. The Company originated $47 million of PPP loans during the first quarter of 2021. The Company also originated $596 million of PPP loans during the second quarter of 2020, which was partially offset by the sale of $355 million of PPP loans in the third quarter of 2020.  The Company has also supported growth in the C&I portfolio through: the addition of seasoned bankers, including a new EVP, Head of Commercial Banking, in 2019 and an equipment finance team in 2017; a continued focus on client service and value-added aspects of the lending process; and a continued focus on markets outside of the immediate branch service area, including markets around the Teaneck and Princeton, New Jersey private banking offices.  The average balance of the commercial mortgage portfolio decreased $115.4 million to $1.84 billion, or 6 percent, from $1.96 billion for the first quarter of 2020. The decrease in the commercial mortgage portfolio for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 was predominately due to scheduled maturities in the portfolio.  The residential mortgage portfolio also decreased by $33.5 million or 6 percent to $501.6 million during the first quarter of 2021 from the same period in 2020. The Company continued to manage its balance sheet such that lower-yielding, primarily fixed rate multifamily loans declined as a percentage of the overall loan portfolio and higher-yielding, primarily floating rate or short duration C&I loans became a larger percentage of the overall loan portfolio.

The average balance of investment securities totaled $769.2 million for the first quarter of 2021 compared to $422.3 million for the same quarter of 2020, reflecting an increase of $346.8 million, or 82 percent.  The increase in the average balance of investment securities was due to the purchase of securities to maintain the size of the portfolio in anticipation of maturities in 2021 and to utilize excess liquidity.

The average balance of interest-earning deposits totaled $555.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 when compared to $251.6 million for the same period in 2020, reflecting an increase of $303.8 million or 121 percent.  The increase in

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the average balance of interest-earning deposits for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was primarily to increase the Company’s balance sheet liquidity in the event of significant depositor withdrawals and/or significant borrower draws on existing unused credit lines due to the economic environment created by the COVID-19 pandemic.  The Company plans on reducing the level of interest-earning deposits in 2021 through increased loan originations and investment purchases as liquidity has become less of a concern.

For the quarters ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the average yields earned on interest-earning assets were 2.70 percent and 3.65 percent, respectively, a decrease of 95 basis points.  The decrease in average yields on interest-earning assets for the three-month periods was due to a declining rate environment and elevated levels of interest-bearing cash, investment securities, and PPP loans at lower yields. One-month LIBOR has declined by approximately 150 basis points from the beginning of 2020.  The Federal Open Market Committee also reduced the target Federal Funds rate to 0 percent to 0.25 percent in March 2020 due to the economic disruption caused by COVID-19. With the transformation to a commercial bank balance sheet and business model, the Company’s interest rate sensitivity models indicate the Company is asset sensitive as of March 31, 2021, and that net interest income would improve in a rising rate environment but decline in a falling rate environment.

For the first quarter of 2021, the average balance of interest-bearing deposits was $3.98 billion, an increase of $225.0 million, or 6 percent, from $3.76 billion for the same period of 2020. The growth in customer deposits (excluding brokered CDs and brokered interest-bearing demand deposits, but including reciprocal funds discussed below) has come from an increase in retail deposits from our branch network; a focus on providing high-touch client service; new deposit relationships related to PPP; and a full array of treasury management products that support core deposit growth.  The growth was partially offset by a decline of $70.0 million in the average balance of brokered deposits from March 31, 2020.

Average rates paid on total interest-bearing deposits were 0.40 percent and 1.21 percent for the first quarters of 2021 and 2020, respectively, a decrease of 81 basis points.  The decrease in the average rate paid on deposits was principally due to repricing of our deposit base to align with the recent Fed rate decreases.  

For the first quarter of 2021, the average balance of borrowings was $186.0 million an increase of $2.6 million from $183.4 million as compared to the same period in 2020.  The average rate paid on borrowings was 0.45 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to 2.21 percent for the same period in 2020.  The increase in borrowings was principally due to the Company’s participation in the PPPLF partially offset by the Company’s prepayment of $105.0 million of FHLB advances with a weighted-average rate of 3.20 percent during the fourth quarter of 2020.  The average rate paid on borrowings was lower for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as the PPPLF borrowings rate was 0.35 percent.

The Company is a participant in the Reich & Tang Demand Deposit Marketplace (“DDM”) program and the Promontory Program. The Company uses these deposit sweep services to place customer funds into interest-bearing demand (checking) accounts issued by other participating banks.  Customer funds are placed at one or more participating banks to ensure that each deposit customer is eligible for the full amount of FDIC insurance.  As a program participant, the Company receives reciprocal amounts of deposits from other participating banks. Such reciprocal deposit balances are included in the Company’s interest-bearing checking balances. The average balance of reciprocal deposits was $713.6 million and $478.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively.

In December 2020, the Company issued $100.0 million of subordinated debt ($98.2 million net of issuance costs) bearing interest at an annual rate of 3.50 percent for the first five years, and thereafter at an adjustable rate until maturity in December 2025 or earlier redemption.  In December 2017, the Company issued $35.0 million of subordinated debt ($34.1 million net of issuance costs) bearing interest at an annual rate of 4.75 percent for the first five years, and thereafter at an adjustable rate until maturity in December 2027 or earlier redemption.  In June 2016, the Company issued $50.0 million of subordinated debt ($48.7 million net of issuance costs) bearing interest at an annual rate of 6 percent for the first five years, and thereafter at an adjustable rate until maturity in June 2026 or earlier redemption.

INVESTMENT SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE: Investment securities available for sale are purchased, sold and/or maintained as a part of the Company’s overall balance sheet, liquidity and interest rate risk management strategies. These securities are carried at estimated fair value, and unrealized changes in fair value are recognized as a separate component of shareholders’ equity, net of income taxes.  Realized gains and losses are recognized in income at the time the securities are sold.  Equity securities are carried at fair value with unrealized gains and losses recorded in noninterest income.

At March 31, 2021, the Company had investment securities available for sale with a fair value of $875.3 million compared with $622.7 million at December 31, 2020.  The increase was due to purchases of residential mortgage-backed securities and U.S. government-sponsored agencies with excess liquidity as deposits and borrowings exceeded loan growth. A net unrealized loss (net of income tax) of $7.9 million and a net unrealized gain (net of income tax) of $5.5 million were included in shareholders’ equity at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

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The Company has one equity security (a CRA investment security) with a fair value of $14.9 million at March 31, 2021 compared with $15.1 million at December 31, 2020, with changes in fair value recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income.  The Company recorded a $265,000 unrealized loss on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to an unrealized gain of $198,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2020.  

The carrying value of investment securities available for sale as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are shown below:

	March 31,		December 31,
(In thousands)	2021		2020
U.S. treasuries	$	—	$	2,613
U.S. government-sponsored agencies		221,337		83,771
Mortgage-backed securities-residential (principally    U.S. government-sponsored entities)		596,620		476,058
SBA pool securities		46,243		49,129
State and political subdivisions		8,053		8,089
Corporate bond		3,048		3,029
Total	$	875,301	$	622,689

The following table presents the contractual maturities and yields of debt securities available for sale, stated at fair value, as of March 31, 2021:

				After 1			After 5
				But			But			After
	Within			Within			Within			10
(Dollars in thousands)	1 Year			5 Years			10 Years			Years			Total
U.S. government-sponsored agencies	$	—		$	—		$	125,616		$	95,721		$	221,337
		—			—			1.32	%		1.50	%		1.40	%
Mortgage-backed securities-residential (1)	$	25,157		$	11,186		$	51,117		$	509,160		$	596,620
		1.25	%		1.94	%		1.98	%		1.61	%		1.63	%
SBA pool securities	$	—		$	—		$	7,779		$	38,464		$	46,243
		—			—			1.79	%		1.17	%		1.27	%
State and political subdivisions (2)	$	3,814		$	4,239		$	—		$	—		$	8,053
		2.99	%		2.43	%		—			—			2.70	%
Corporate bond	$	—		$	—		$	3,048		$	—		$	3,048
		—			—			5.25	%		—			5.25	%
Total	$	28,971		$	15,425		$	187,560		$	643,345		$	875,301
		1.48	%		2.08	%		1.58	%		1.57	%		1.58	%

(1) Shown using stated final maturity.

(2) Yields presented on a fully tax-equivalent basis.

Federal funds sold and interest-earning deposits are an additional part of the Company’s liquidity and interest rate risk management strategies.  The combined average balance of these investments during the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $555.4 million compared to $614.1 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2020. The higher level of federal funds sold and interest-earning deposits for both periods represented excess cash as deposit and borrowing growth and cash from maturing securities exceeded loan growth.

OTHER INCOME:  The following table presents other income, excluding income from wealth management, which is summarized and discussed subsequently:

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	For the Three Months Ended March 31,						Change
(In thousands)	2021			2020			2021 vs 2020
Service charges and fees	$	846		$	816		$	30
Bank owned life insurance		611			328			283
Gain on sale of loans (mortgage banking)		1,025			292			733
Gain/(loss) on loans held for sale at lower of cost or fair value		282			(3	)		285
Fee income related to loan level, back-to-back swaps		—			1,418			(1,418	)
Gain on sale of SBA loans		1,449			1,054			395
Corporate advisory fee income		1,098			75			1,023
Other income		643			384			259
Securities gains, net		(265	)		198			(463	)
Total other income	$	5,689		$	4,562		$	1,127

The Company recorded total other income, excluding wealth management fee income, of $5.7 million for the first quarter of 2021, reflecting an increase of $1.1 million, or 25 percent, compared to the same period in 2020.

For the first quarter of 2021, income from the sale of newly originated residential mortgage loans was $1.0 million compared to $292,000 for the same period in 2020.  This increase was the result of the increased volume of residential mortgage loans originated for sale during the first three months of 2021 due to more refinancing and home purchase activity in the current low interest rate environment.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2021, the Company did not record any loan level, back-to-back swap income compared to $1.4 million for the same quarter of 2020. The program provides a borrower with a degree of interest rate protection on a variable rate loan, while still providing an adjustable rate to the Company, thus helping to manage the Company’s interest rate risk, while contributing to income. The Company expects back-to-back swap activity will continue to be minimal in the current rate environment.

The Company provides loans that are partially guaranteed by the SBA, for the purposes of providing working capital and/or financing the purchase of equipment, inventory or commercial real estate and that could be used for start-up business.  All SBA loans are underwritten and documented as prescribed by the SBA.  The Company generally sells the guaranteed portion of the SBA loans in the secondary market, with the non-guaranteed portion of SBA loans held in the loan portfolio. The first quarter of 2021 included $1.4 million of income, on sales of $12.2 million, related to the Company’s SBA lending and sale program compared to $1.1 million of income, on sales of $11.4 million, for the same quarter in 2020.  The first quarter of 2021 benefited by certain changes to SBA lending requirements.

The Company recorded corporate advisory fee income of $1.1 million for the first quarter of 2021 compared to $75,000 in the same three-month period of 2020.  This included the Company’s first major corporate advisory/investment banking acquisition transaction.  These transactions tend to be larger and take longer to complete.

The first quarter of 2021 included $302,000 of additional income related to a net life insurance death benefit under its BOLI policies.

Income from the back-to-back swap, SBA programs, and corporate advisory fee income are dependent on volume, and thus are not linear from quarter to quarter, as some quarters will be higher than others.

Other income was $643,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 compared to $384,000 for the same quarter in 2020. The increase in other income for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was primarily due to loan servicing income, offset by decreases in commercial lending fees, particularly unused credit line fees.

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OPERATING EXPENSES: The following table presents the components of operating expenses for the periods indicated:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,				Change
(In thousands)	2021		2020		2021 vs 2020
Compensation and employee benefits	$	21,990	$	19,226	$	2,764
Premises and equipment		4,113		4,043		70
FDIC assessment		585		250		335
Other Operating Expenses:
Professional and legal fees		1,256		974		282
Telephone		334		324		10
Advertising		214		340		(126	)
Amortization of intangible assets		368		324		44
Other		2,734		2,754		(20	)
Total operating expenses	$	31,594	$	28,235	$	3,359

Increased operating expenses in the three month period ended March 31, 2021 was principally attributable to: (1) an increase in compensation and employee benefits of $2.8 million to $22.0 million for the first quarter of 2021 which includes $1.5 million of severance expense related to a staff reorganization within several areas of the Bank; expenses related to the Lucas and Noyes team lift outs completed in December 2020, hiring in line with the Company’s strategic plan; and normal salary increases; (2) additional premises and equipment expenses, which included expenses related to Lucas, Noyes, and the opening of a new retail location partially offset by savings related to the closure of one retail branch and two private banking locations; (3) ongoing operating expenses including amortization of intangibles; and (4) increased FDIC expense, which was impacted by asset growth which negatively affected certain ratios used in calculating the assessment rate.  

PEAPACK PRIVATE:  This division includes: investment management services provided for individuals and institutions; personal trust services, including services as executor, trustee, administrator, custodian and guardian, and other financial planning, tax preparation and advisory services.  Officers from Peapack Private are available to provide wealth management, trust and investment services at the Bank’s headquarters in Bedminster, at private banking locations in Morristown, New Providence, Princeton, Red Bank, Summit and Teaneck, New Jersey and at the Bank’s subsidiaries, PGB Trust & Investments of Delaware, in Greenville, Delaware and Murphy Capital, in Bedminster, New Jersey.

The market value of the assets under management and/or administration (“AUM/AUA”) of the Peapack Private Wealth Management Division was $9.4 billion at March 31, 2021, reflecting a 7 percent increase from $8.8 billion at December 31, 2020 and an increase of 47 percent from $6.4 billion at March 31, 2020. Effective December 18, 2020, the Bank completed the lift out of teams from Lucas, based in Red Bank, New Jersey, and from Noyes, based in New Vernon, New Jersey, which combined contributed approximately $400 million of AUM/AUA at the time of acquisition.  Net organic growth and equity market appreciation contributed an additional $197 million in AUM.

In the March 2021 quarter, Peapack Private generated $12.1 million in fee income compared to $10.0 million for the March 2020 quarter, reflecting a 22 percent increase.  The growth in fee income was due to several factors, including the acquisitions noted above, as well as continued new business, partially offset by normal levels of disbursements and outflows.

Operating expenses relative to Peapack Private for the March 2021 quarter reflected a 1 percent decrease when compared to the March 2020 quarter. Expenses are in line with the Company’s Strategic Plan, particularly the hiring of key management and revenue-producing personnel.

The Peapack Private Wealth Management Division currently generates adequate revenue to support the salaries, benefits and other expenses of the Division and Management believes it will continue to do so as the Company grows organically and/or by acquisition.  Management believes that the Bank generates adequate liquidity to support the expenses of the Peapack Private Wealth Management Division should it be necessary.

NONPERFORMING ASSETS:  OREO, loans past due in excess of 90 days and still accruing, and nonaccrual loans are considered nonperforming assets.

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The following table sets forth asset quality data as of the dates indicated:

	As of
	March 31,			Dec 31,			Sept 30,			June 30,			March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2021			2020			2020			2020			2020
Loans past due over 90 days and still accruing	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Nonaccrual loans (1)		11,767			11,410			8,611			26,697			29,324
Other real estate owned		50			50			50			50			50
Total nonperforming assets	$	11,817		$	11,460		$	8,661		$	26,747		$	29,374
Performing TDRs	$	197		$	201		$	2,278		$	2,376		$	2,389
Loans past due 30 through 89 days and still accruing (2)(3)	$	1,622		$	5,053		$	6,609		$	3,785		$	8,261
Loans subject to special mention	$	166,013		$	162,103		$	129,700		$	27,922		$	13,222
Classified loans (1)	$	25,714		$	37,771		$	41,263		$	63,562		$	58,938
Impaired loans (1)	$	11,964		$	16,204		$	15,514		$	33,708		$	36,369
Nonperforming loans as a % of total loans (4)		0.27	%		0.26	%		0.19	%		0.55	%		0.66	%
Nonperforming assets as a % of total assets (4)		0.20	%		0.19	%		0.15	%		0.43	%		0.50	%
Nonperforming assets as a % of total loans    plus other real estate owned (4)		0.27	%		0.26	%		0.19	%		0.55	%		0.66	%

(1) Excludes one commercial loan held for sale of $5.6 million at March 31, 2021.  Excludes residential and commercial loans held for sale of $8.5 million at December 31, 2020.  Excludes one commercial loan held for sale of $10.0 million at September 30, 2020.

(2) Excludes a residential loan held for sale of $93,000 at December 31, 2020.

(3) December 31, 2020 includes $1.3 million of residential loans that are classified as delinquent due to an escrow payment shortage due to a recent change in escrow payment requirement.

(4) Nonperforming loans/assets do not include performing TDRs.

The increase in special mention loans primarily relates to investment and owner-occupied commercial real estate classified loans and was the result of the Bank’s credit analysis of sectors with COVID elevated residual risk (Hospitality and Food Services and Retail – Non-Grocery Anchored) and the downgrade of several loans within these categories during 2020.

PROVISION FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES:  The provision for loan and lease losses was $225,000 and $20.0 million for the first quarters of 2021 and 2020, respectively.  The decreased provision for loan and lease losses in the 2021 quarter when compared to the 2020 quarter reflect the reduced qualitative factors when calculating the allowance for loan losses as loan deferrals entered into during the COVID-19 pandemic have come down significantly from the prior year (declined from $914 million at June 30, 2020 to $43 million at March 31, 2021). The Company’s provision for loan and lease losses also reflect the Company’s assessment of asset quality metrics, net charge-offs/recoveries, and the composition of the loan portfolio.

The allowance for loan and lease losses was $67.5 million as of March 31, 2021, compared to $67.3 million at December 31, 2020. As a percentage of loans, the allowance for loan and lease losses was 1.54 percent at both March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The specific reserves recorded on impaired loans were $3.2 million at March 31, 2021 compared to $2.7 million as of December 31, 2020.  Specific reserves increased by $498,000 during the first quarter of 2021. Total impaired loans were $12.0 million and $16.2 million as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The general component of the allowance decreased from $64.6 million at December 31, 2020 to $64.3 million at March 31, 2021.

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A summary of the allowance for loan and lease losses for the quarterly periods indicated follows:

	March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2021			2020			2020			2020			2020
Allowance for loan and lease losses:
Beginning of period	$	67,309		$	66,145		$	66,065		$	63,783		$	43,676
Provision for loan and lease losses		225			2,350			5,150			4,900			20,000
Recoveries/(charge-offs), net		2			(1,186	)		(5,070	)		(2,618	)		107
End of period	$	67,536		$	67,309		$	66,145		$	66,065		$	63,783
Allowance for loan and lease losses as a % of    total loans (A)		1.54	%		1.54	%		1.49	%		1.36	%		1.45	%
General allowance for loan and lease losses as    a % of total loans (A)		1.47	%		1.48	%		1.49	%		1.27	%		1.30	%
Allowance for loan and lease losses as a % of    non-performing loans		573.94	%		589.91	%		768.15	%		247.46	%		217.51	%

(A) The June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020, December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 ALLL coverage ratios include PPP loans of $521.6 million, $202.0 million, $195.6 million and $186.9 million, respectively, in total loans.

INCOME TAXES:  Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $4.6 million as compared to an income tax benefit of $3.3 million for the same period in 2020.  

The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was 25.94 percent.  The March 31, 2021 quarter benefitted from life insurance proceeds that were not taxable and from the vesting of restricted stock.

The tax benefit for the quarter ended March 31. 2020 was primarily due to a $3.2 million Federal income tax benefit that resulted from a tax NOL carryback. The Company had a $23 million operating loss for tax purposes in 2018 (when the Federal tax rate was 21 percent) resulting from accelerated tax depreciation. Under the CARES Act, the Company was allowed to carry this NOL back to a period when the Federal tax rate was 35 percent, generating a permanent tax benefit.  

CAPITAL RESOURCES: A solid capital base provides the Company with the ability to support future growth and financial strength and is essential to executing the Company’s Strategic Plan – “Expanding Our Reach.” The Company’s capital strategy is intended to provide stability to expand its business, even in stressed environments. Quarterly stress testing is integral to the Company’s capital management process.

The Company strives to maintain capital levels in excess of internal “triggers” and in excess of those considered to be well capitalized under regulatory guidelines applicable to banks. Maintaining an adequate capital position supports the Company’s goal of providing shareholders an attractive and stable long-term return on investment.

Capital was benefitted by net income of $13.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, which was offset by the purchase of shares through the Company’s stock repurchase program and a change in the unrealized loss on securities, net of tax of $13.4 million. The Company purchased 158,033 shares, at an average price of $27.71, for a total cost of $4.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

The Company employs quarterly capital stress testing – adverse case and severely adverse case. In the December 31, 2020 severely, adverse case, no growth scenario, the Bank remains well capitalized over a two-year stress period. With a Pandemic stress overlay, the Bank still remains well capitalized over the two-year stress period.

Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of Total, Common Equity Tier 1 and Tier 1 capital (each as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined), and of Tier 1 capital (as defined) to average assets (as defined). At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, all of the Bank’s capital ratios remain above the levels required to be considered “well capitalized” and the Company’s

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capital ratios remain above regulatory requirements. The Company’s capital ratios were not affected by our participation in the PPP.  The Company pledged its PPP loans as collateral and utilized funding provided by the FRB’s PPPLF.  PPP loans funded by the PPPLF are risk-weighted at 0 percent for regulatory risk-based capital ratios and are excluded from average assets in the calculation of the regulatory leverage ratio.

To be categorized as well capitalized, the Bank must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier I risk-based, common equity Tier I and Tier I leverage ratios as set forth in the table.

As a result of the recently enacted Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, the federal banking agencies are required to develop a “Community Bank Leverage Ratio” (the ratio of a bank’s tangible equity capital to average total consolidated assets) for financial institutions with assets of less than $10 billion.  A “qualifying community bank” that exceeds this ratio will be deemed to be in compliance with all other capital and leverage requirements, including the capital requirements to be considered “well capitalized” under Prompt Corrective Action statutes.  The federal banking agencies set the minimum capital for the Community Bank Leverage Ratio (“CBLR”) at 9 percent, effective January 1, 2020.  Under the CARES Act, the Community Bank Leverage Ratio was temporarily lowered to 8 percent.  The Bank did not opt into the CBLR and will continue to comply with the requirements under Basel III.  The Bank’s leverage ratio was 9.95 percent at March 31, 2021.

The Bank’s regulatory capital amounts and ratios are presented in the following table:

						To Be Well										For Capital
						Capitalized Under					For Capital					Adequacy Purposes
						Prompt Corrective					Adequacy					Including Capital
	Actual					Action Provisions					Purposes					Conservation Buffer (A)
(Dollars in thousands)	Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio
As of March 31, 2021:
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)	$	615,925		15.04	%	$	409,521		10.00	%	$	327,617		8.00	%	$	429,997		10.50	%
Tier I capital (to risk-weighted assets)		564,533		13.79			327,617		8.00			245,713		6.00			348,093		8.50
Common equity tier I (to risk-weighted assets)		564,504		13.78			266,189		6.50			184,285		4.50			286,665		7.00
Tier I capital (to average assets)		564,533		9.95			283,733		5.00			226,986		4.00			226,986		4.00
As of December 31, 2020:
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)	$	600,478		14.81	%	$	405,587		10.00	%	$	324,469		8.00	%	$	425,866		10.50	%
Tier I capital (to risk-weighted assets)		549,575		13.55			324,469		8.00			243,352		6.00			344,749		8.50
Common equity tier I (to risk-weighted assets)		549,540		13.55			263,631		6.50			182,514		4.50			283,911		7.00
Tier I capital (to average assets)		549,575		9.71			283,083		5.00			226,466		4.00			226,466		4.00

(A) See footnote on following table

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The Company’s regulatory capital amounts and ratios are presented in the following table:

						To Be Well							For Capital
						Capitalized Under		For Capital					Adequacy Purposes
						Prompt Corrective		Adequacy					Including Capital
	Actual					Action Provisions		Purposes					Conservation Buffer (A)
(Dollars in thousands)	Amount		Ratio			Amount	Ratio	Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio
As of March 31, 2021:
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)	$	724,599		17.70	%	N/A	N/A	$	327,531		8.00	%	$	429,884		10.50	%
Tier I capital (to risk-weighted assets)		491,384		12.00		N/A	N/A		245,648		6.00			348,002		8.50
Common equity tier I (to risk-weighted assets)		491,355		12.00		N/A	N/A		184,236		4.50			286,590		7.00
Tier I capital (to average assets)		491,384		8.66		N/A	N/A		226,925		4.00			226,925		4.00
As of December 31, 2020:
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)	$	716,210		17.67	%	N/A	N/A	$	324,322		8.00	%	$	425,673		10.50	%
Tier I capital (to risk-weighted assets)		483,535		11.93		N/A	N/A		243,242		6.00			344,592		8.50
Common equity tier I (to risk-weighted assets)		483,500		11.93		N/A	N/A		182,431		4.50			283,782		7.00
Tier I capital (to average assets)		483,535		8.53		N/A	N/A		226,624		4.00			226,624		4.00

(A) The Basel Rules require the Company and the Bank to maintain a 2.5% “capital conservation buffer” on top of the minimum risk-weighted asset ratios.  The capital conservation buffer is designed to absorb losses during periods of economic stress. Banking institutions with a ratio of (i) CET1 to risk-weighted assets, (ii) Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets or (iii) total capital to risk-weighted assets above the respective minimum but below the capital conservation buffer face constraints on dividends, equity repurchases and discretionary bonus payments to executive officers based on the amount of the shortfall.

The Company’s regulatory total risk-based capital ratio was benefitted by the $48.7 million (net) subordinated debt issuance that closed in June 2016. At that time, the Company down-streamed approximately $40.0 million of proceeds to the Bank as capital, benefitting the Bank’s regulatory capital ratios.

On December 12, 2017, the Company issued $35.0 million in aggregate principal amount of fixed-to-floating subordinated notes due December 15, 2027.  The Company down-streamed approximately $29.1 million of those proceeds to the Bank as capital.

In addition, in December 2020, the Company issued $100.0 million in aggregate principal amount of fixed-to-floating subordinated notes due December 22, 2030.  The Company plans for the proceeds from the issuance of the 2020 Notes could include stock repurchases, redemption of the 2016 Notes and acquisitions of wealth management firms.

The Dividend Reinvestment Plan of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation, or the “Reinvestment Plan,” allows shareholders of the Company to purchase additional shares of common stock using cash dividends without payment of any brokerage commissions or other charges.  Shareholders may also make voluntary cash payments of up to $200 thousand per quarter to purchase additional shares of common stock, which up to January 30, 2019 were purchased at a 3 percent discount to market for plan participants.  On January 30, 2019, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 eliminating the 3 percent discount to market price. Voluntary share purchases in the “Reinvestment Plan” can be filled from the Company’s authorized but unissued shares and/or in the open market, at the discretion of the Company.  All shares purchased during the quarter ended March 31, 2021 were in the open market.

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On April 27, 2021, the Board of Directors declared a regular cash dividend of $0.05 per share payable on May 25, 2021 to shareholders of record on May 11, 2021.

Management believes the Company’s capital position and capital ratios are adequate. Further, Management believes the Company has sufficient capital to support its planned balance sheet growth for the immediate future. The Company continually assesses other potential sources of capital to support future growth.

LIQUIDITY: Liquidity refers to an institution’s ability to meet short-term requirements including funding of loans, deposit withdrawals and maturing obligations, as well as long-term obligations, including potential capital expenditures. The Company’s liquidity risk management is intended to ensure the Company has adequate funding and liquidity to support its assets across a range of market environments and conditions, including stressed conditions. Principal sources of liquidity include cash, temporary investments, securities available for sale, customer deposit inflows, loan repayments and secured borrowings.  Other liquidity sources include loan sales and loan participations.

Management actively monitors and manages the Company’s liquidity position and believes it is sufficient to meet future needs. Cash and cash equivalents, including federal funds sold and interest-earning deposits, totaled $476.5 million at March 31, 2021. In addition, the Company had $875.3 million in securities designated as available for sale at March 31, 2021. These securities can be sold, or used as collateral for borrowings, in response to liquidity concerns. Securities available for sale with a fair value of $841.9 million as of March 31, 2021 were pledged to secure public funds and for other purposes required or permitted by law. In addition, the Company generates significant liquidity from scheduled and unscheduled principal repayments of loans and mortgage-backed securities.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2021, the Company’s balance sheet liquidity was funded by increased client deposits of $126.4 million.  The Company approved loans of approximately $600 million under the PPP and have a balance of $232.7 million at March 31, 2021, of which $45.8 million are designated held for sale.  The Federal Reserve has supplied a source of liquidity for the PPP to participating financial institutions through the PPPLF, which extends credit to eligible financial institutions, at a rate of 0.35 percent, that originate PPP loans, taking the loans as collateral at face value.  The Company utilized this facility to fund its 2020 PPP loan originations.

As of March 31, 2021, in addition to the $1.4 billion of balance sheet liquidity, the Company also had approximately $1.8 billion of secured funding available from the Federal Home Loan Bank, of which $15.0 million was drawn as of March 31, 2021.  Additionally, the Company had $990 million of secured funding available from the Federal Reserve Discount Window, none of which was drawn.

Brokered interest-bearing demand (“overnight”) deposits were $110.0 million at March 31, 2021. The interest rate paid on these deposits allows the Bank to fund at attractive rates and engage in interest rate swaps to hedge its asset-liability interest rate risk. The Company ensures ample available collateralized liquidity as a backup to these short-term brokered deposits.  As of March 31, 2021, the Company had transacted pay fixed, receive floating interest rate swaps totaling $270.0 million in notional amount.

The Company has a Board-approved Contingency Funding Plan in place. This plan provides a framework for managing adverse liquidity stress and contingent sources of liquidity. The Company conducts liquidity stress testing on a regular basis to ensure sufficient liquidity in a stressed environment.  The Company believes it has sufficient liquidity given the current environment created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Management believes the Company’s liquidity position and sources are adequate.

ITEM 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

ASSET/LIABILITY MANAGEMENT: The Company’s Asset/Liability Committee (“ALCO”) is responsible for developing, implementing and monitoring asset/liability management strategies and advising the Board of Directors on such strategies, as well as the related level of interest rate risk. In this regard, interest rate risk simulation models are prepared on a quarterly basis. These models demonstrate balance sheet gaps and predict changes to net interest income and economic/market value of portfolio equity under various interest rate scenarios. In addition, these models, as well as ALCO processes and reporting, are subject to annual independent third-party review.

ALCO is generally authorized to manage interest rate risk through the management of capital, cash flows and duration of assets and liabilities, including sales and purchases of assets, as well as additions of wholesale borrowings and other sources of medium/longer-term funding.  ALCO is authorized to engage in interest rate swaps as a means of extending the duration of shorter-term liabilities.

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The following strategies are among those used to manage interest rate risk:

• Actively market C&I loans, which tend to have adjustable-rate features, and which generate customer relationships that can result in higher core deposit accounts;

• Actively market equipment finance leases and loans, which tend to have shorter terms and higher interest rates than real estate loans;

• Limit residential mortgage portfolio originations to adjustable-rate and/or shorter-term and/or “relationship” loans that result in core deposit and/or wealth management relationships;

• Actively market core deposit relationships, which are generally longer duration liabilities;

• Utilize medium to longer term certificates of deposit and/or wholesale borrowings to extend liability duration;

• Utilize interest rate swaps to extend liability duration;

• Utilize a loan level / back-to-back interest rate swap program, which converts a borrower’s fixed rate loan to adjustable rate for the Company;

• Closely monitor and actively manage the investment portfolio, including management of duration, prepayment and interest rate risk;

• Maintain adequate levels of capital; and

• Utilize loan sales.

The interest rate swap program is administered by the ALCO and follows procedures and documentation in accordance with regulatory guidance and standards as set forth in ASC 815 for cash flow hedges.  The program incorporates pre-purchase analysis, liability designation, sensitivity analysis, correlation analysis, daily mark-to-market analysis and collateral posting as required.  The Board is advised of all swap activity.  In all of these swaps, the Company is receiving floating and paying fixed interest rates with total notional value of $270.0 million as of March 31, 2021.

In addition, the Company initiated a loan level / back-to-back swap program in support of its commercial lending business.  Pursuant to this program, the Company extends a floating rate loan and executes a floating to fixed swap with the borrower.  At the same time, the Company executes a third-party swap, the terms of which fully offset the fixed exposure and, result in a final floating rate exposure for the Company.  As of March 31, 2021, $789.7 million of notional value in swaps were executed and outstanding with borrowers under this program.

As noted above, the ALCO uses simulation modeling to analyze the Company’s net interest income sensitivity, as well as the Company’s economic value of portfolio equity under various interest rate scenarios. The models are based on the actual maturity and repricing characteristics of rate sensitive assets and liabilities. The models incorporate certain prepayment and interest rate assumptions, which management believes to be reasonable as of March 31, 2021. The models assume changes in interest rates without any proactive change in the balance sheet by management. In the models, the forecasted shape of the yield curve remained static as of March 31, 2021.

In an immediate and sustained 100 basis point increase in market rates at March 31, 2021, net interest income would increase approximately 6.3 percent for year 1 and 10.2 percent for year 2, compared to a flat interest rate scenario.

In an immediate and sustained 200 basis point increase in market rates at March 31, 2021, net interest income for year 1 would increase approximately 11.6 percent, when compared to a flat interest rate scenario.  In year 2 net interest income would increase 18.9 percent, when compared to a flat interest rate scenario.

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The table below shows the estimated changes in the Company’s economic value of portfolio equity (“EVPE”) that would result from an immediate parallel change in the market interest rates at March 31, 2021.

	Estimated Increase/								EVPE as a Percentage of
(Dollars in thousands)	Decrease in EVPE								Present Value of Assets (2)
Change In
Interest
Rates	Estimated								EVPE			Increase/(Decrease)
(Basis Points)	EVPE (1)		Amount			Percent			Ratio (3)			(basis points)
+200	$	686,374	$	42,772			6.65	%		11.92	%		113
+100		667,117		23,515			3.65			11.39			60
Flat interest rates		643,602		—			—			10.79			—
-100		604,662		(38,940	)		(6.05	)		10.05			(74	)

(1) EVPE is the discounted present value of expected cash flows from assets and liabilities.

(2) Present value of assets represents the discounted present value of incoming cash flows on interest-earning assets.

(3) EVPE ratio represents EVPE divided by the present value of assets.

Certain shortcomings are inherent in the methodologies used in determining interest rate risk. Simulation modeling requires making certain assumptions that may or may not reflect the manner in which actual yields and costs respond to changes in market interest rates. In this regard, the modeling assumes that the composition of our interest-sensitive assets and liabilities existing at the beginning of a period remains constant over the period being measured and assumes that a particular change in interest rates is reflected uniformly across the yield curve regardless of the duration or repricing of specific assets and liabilities. Accordingly, although the information provides an indication of our interest rate risk exposure at a particular point in time, such measurements are not intended to and do not provide a precise forecast of the effect of changes in market interest rates on our net interest income and will differ from actual results.

The Company’s interest rate sensitivity models indicate the Company is asset sensitive as of March 31, 2021, and that net interest income would improve in a rising rate environment but decline in a falling rate environment.

ITEM 4.  Controls and Procedures

The Corporation’s management, with the participation of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on such evaluation, the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

The Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have also concluded that there have not been any changes in the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonable likely to materially affect, the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting.

The Corporation’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures of our internal controls will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, provides reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. The design of a control system reflects resource constraints; the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because there are inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Corporation have been or will be detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events. There can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all future conditions; over time, control may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  Legal Proceedings

In the normal course of its business, lawsuits and claims may be brought against the Company and its subsidiaries.  There is no currently pending or threatened litigation or proceedings against the Company or its subsidiaries, which if adversely decided, we believe would have a material adverse effect on the Company.

ITEM 1A.  Risk Factors

There have been no material changes in risk factors applicable to the Company from those disclosed in “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

ITEM 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

	Total Number of Shares Purchased As Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs		Total Number of Shares Withheld (1)		Average Price Paid Per Share		Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans Or Programs (2)
January 1, 2021 -
January 31, 2021		—		—	$	—	$	30,000,000
February 1, 2021 -
February 28, 2021		107,737		6,114		27.03	$	27,090,691
March 1, 2021 -
March 31, 2021		50,296		58,359		30.36	$	25,620,887
Total		158,033		64,473		28.68

(1) Represents shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon the exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock awards/units.

(2) On January 28, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a plan to repurchases up to 948,735 shares, which is approximately 5 percent of the outstanding shares through March 31, 2022.

ITEM 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

ITEM 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

ITEM 5.  Other Information

None.

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ITEM 6.  Exhibits

3	Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws:
	A.   Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2009 (File No. 001-16197).
	B.   By-Laws of the Registrant, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 20, 2017 (File No. 001-16197).
31.1	Certification of Douglas L. Kennedy, Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a).
31.2	Certification of Jeffrey J. Carfora, Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation, pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a).
32	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, signed by Douglas L. Kennedy, Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and Jeffrey J. Carfora, Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation.
101.INS	Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because iXBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

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SIGNATURES

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

	PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
	(Registrant)
DATE:  May 10, 2021	By:	/s/ Douglas L. Kennedy
		Douglas L. Kennedy
		President and Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)
DATE:  May 10, 2021	By:	/s/ Jeffrey J. Carfora
		Jeffrey J. Carfora
		Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer)
DATE:  May 10, 2021	By:	/s/ Francesco S. Rossi
		Francesco S. Rossi
		Chief Accounting Officer
		(Principal Accounting Officer)

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Douglas L. Kennedy, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves Management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:  May 10, 2021	By:  /s/ Douglas L. Kennedy
	Name:  Douglas L. Kennedy
	Title:  President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Jeffrey J. Carfora, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves Management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:  May 10, 2021	By:  /s/ Jeffrey J. Carfora
	Name:  Jeffrey J. Carfora
	Title:   Senior Executive Vice President,             Chief Financial Officer

EX-32

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation (the “Corporation”), for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Douglas L. Kennedy, as Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, and Jeffrey J. Carfora, as Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation, each hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation.

/s/ Douglas L. Kennedy
Name:	Douglas L. Kennedy
Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:	May 10, 2021

/s/ Jeffrey J. Carfora
Name:	Jeffrey J. Carfora
Title:	Senior Executive Vice President
	Chief Financial Officer
Date:	May 10, 2021

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Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Apr. 30, 2021
Cover [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Entity Central Index Key	0001050743
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2021
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		19,035,870
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2021
Trading Symbol	PGC
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity File Number	001-16197
Entity Tax Identification Number	22-3537895
Entity Address, Address Line One	500 Hills Drive
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 300
Entity Address, City or Town	Bedminster
Entity Address, State or Province	NJ
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	07921-0700
City Area Code	908
Local Phone Number	234-0700
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	NJ
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, no par value
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks		$ 8,159	$ 10,629
Federal funds sold		102	102
Interest-earning deposits		468,276	642,591
Total cash and cash equivalents		476,537	653,322
Securities available for sale		875,301	622,689
Equity security, at fair value		14,852	15,117
FHLB and FRB stock, at cost		13,699	13,709
Loans held for sale, at fair value		9,219	13,588
Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or fair value		53,185	18,520
Loans		4,377,931	4,372,437
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses		67,536	67,309
Net loans		4,310,395	4,305,128
Premises and equipment		23,260	21,609
Other real estate owned		50	50
Accrued interest receivable		23,916	22,495
Bank owned life insurance		46,448	46,809
Goodwill		33,103	33,103
Other intangible assets		10,421	10,788
Finance lease right-of-use assets		4,143	4,330
Operating lease right-of-use assets		10,186	9,421
Other assets		64,912	99,764
TOTAL ASSETS		5,969,627	5,890,442
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits		908,922	833,500
Interest-bearing deposits:
Checking	[1]	1,987,567	1,849,254
Savings		141,743	130,731
Money market accounts		1,256,605	1,298,885
Certificates of deposit - retail		474,668	530,222
Certificates of deposit - listing service		31,631	32,128
Subtotal deposits		4,801,136	4,674,720
Interest-bearing demand - brokered		110,000	110,000
Certificates of deposit - brokered		33,777	33,764
Total deposits		4,944,913	4,818,484
Short-term borrowings		15,000	15,000
Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility		168,180	177,086
Finance lease liabilities		6,528	6,753
Operating lease liabilities		10,509	9,737
Subordinated debt, net		181,837	181,794
Deferred tax liabilities, net		28,341	32,978
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		91,878	121,488
TOTAL LIABILITIES		5,447,186	5,363,320
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred stock (no par value; authorized 500,000 shares; liquidation preference of $1,000 per share)
Common stock (no par value; stated value $0.83 per share; authorized 42,000,000 shares; issued shares, 20,561,081 at March 31, 2021 and 20,342,881 at December 31, 2020; outstanding shares, 19,034,870 at March 31, 2021 and 18,974,703 at December 31, 2020		17,140	16,958
Surplus		326,251	326,592
Treasury stock at cost, 1,526,211 shares at March 31, 2021 and 1,368,178 shares at December 31, 2020		(40,856)	(36,477)
Retained earnings		233,670	221,441
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income tax		(13,764)	(1,392)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY		522,441	527,122
TOTAL LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY		$ 5,969,627	$ 5,890,442

[1] Interest-bearing checking includes $731.6 million at March 31, 2021 and $652.5 million at December 31, 2020 of reciprocal balances in the Reich & Tang or Promontory Demand Deposit Marketplace program.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Statement Of Financial Position [Abstract]
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0	$ 0
Preferred stock, shares authorized	500,000	500,000
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share	$ 1,000	$ 1,000
Common stock, stated value	$ 0.83	$ 0.83
Common stock, shares authorized	42,000,000	42,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	20,561,081	20,342,881
Common stock, shares outstanding	19,034,870	18,974,703
Treasury stock, shares	1,526,211	1,368,178

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
INTEREST INCOME
Interest and fees on loans	$ 35,384	$ 42,305
Interest on investments:
Taxable	2,629	2,459
Tax-exempt	43	58
Interest on loans held for sale	55	21
Interest on interest-earning deposits	128	552
Total interest income	38,239	45,395
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest on savings and interest-bearing deposit accounts	1,789	6,443
Interest on certificates of deposit	1,470	3,694
Interest on borrowed funds	209	1,012
Interest on finance lease liability	79	90
Interest on subordinated debt	2,145	1,223
Subtotal - interest expense	5,692	12,462
Interest on interest-bearing demand - brokered	493	923
Interest on certificates of deposits - brokered	261	263
Total interest expense	6,446	13,648
NET INTEREST INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES	31,793	31,747
Provision for loan and lease losses	225	20,000
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES	31,568	11,747
OTHER INCOME
Wealth management fee income	12,131	9,955
Service charges and fees	846	816
Bank owned life insurance	611	328
Gains on loans held for sale at fair value (mortgage banking)	1,025	292
Gain/(loss) on loans held for sale at lower of cost or fair value	282	(3)
Fee income related to loan level, back-to-back swaps		1,418
Gain on sale of SBA loans	1,449	1,054
Corporate advisory fee income	1,098	75
Other income	643	384
Securities (losses)/gains, net	(265)	198
Total other income	17,820	14,517
OPERATING EXPENSES
Compensation and employee benefits	21,990	19,226
Premises and equipment	4,113	4,043
FDIC insurance expense	585	250
Other operating expense	4,906	4,716
Total operating expenses	31,594	28,235
INCOME/(LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE/(BENEFIT)	17,794	(1,971)
Income tax expense/(benefit)	4,616	(3,344)
NET INCOME	$ 13,178	$ 1,373
EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic	$ 0.70	$ 0.07
Diluted	$ 0.67	$ 0.07
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING
Basic	18,950,305	18,858,343
Diluted	19,531,689	19,079,575

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS) (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Statement Of Income And Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 13,178	$ 1,373
Unrealized (losses)/gains on available for sale securities:
Unrealized holding (losses)/gains arising during the period	(17,618)	5,799
Before tax	(17,618)	5,799
Tax effect	4,203	(1,412)
Net of tax	(13,415)	4,387
Unrealized gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges:
Unrealized holding gains/(losses) arising during the period	1,450	(8,878)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts included in net income		(71)
Before tax	1,450	(8,949)
Tax effect	(407)	2,398
Net of tax	1,043	(6,551)
Total other comprehensive loss	(12,372)	(2,164)
Total comprehensive income/(loss)	$ 806	$ (791)

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Surplus [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2019	$ 503,652	$ 16,733	$ 319,375	$ (29,990)	$ 199,029	$ (1,495)
Net income	1,373				1,373
Other comprehensive loss	(2,164)					(2,164)
Restricted stock units issued		125	(125)
Restricted stock units/awards repurchased on vesting to pay taxes	(601)	(31)	(570)
Amortization of restricted stock awards/units	1,541		1,541
Cash dividends declared on common stock	(949)				(949)
Share repurchase	(6,487)			(6,487)
Common stock options exercised	75	4	71
Exercise of warrants		6	(6)
Issuance of common stock for acquisition		17	(17)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2020	496,440	16,854	320,269	(36,477)	199,453	(3,659)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2020	527,122	16,958	326,592	(36,477)	221,441	(1,392)
Net income	13,178				13,178
Other comprehensive loss	(12,372)					(12,372)
Restricted stock units issued		223	(223)
Restricted stock units/awards repurchased on vesting to pay taxes	(2,002)	(54)	(1,948)
Amortization of restricted stock awards/units	1,615		1,615
Cash dividends declared on common stock	(949)				(949)
Share repurchase	(4,379)			(4,379)
Common stock options exercised	10	1	9
Exercise of warrants		5	(5)
Issuance of shares for Employee Stock Purchase Plan	218	7	211
Balance at Mar. 31, 2021	$ 522,441	$ 17,140	$ 326,251	$ (40,856)	$ 233,670	$ (13,764)

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Shares outstanding	18,974,703
Common stock options exercised, shares	820
Issuance of shares for Employee Stock Purchase Plan, shares	8,425	0
Shares outstanding	19,034,870
Common Stock [Member]
Shares outstanding	18,974,703	18,926,810
Restricted stock units issued, shares	267,148	150,084
Restricted stock units/awards repurchased on vesting to pay taxes, shares	(64,653)	(37,106)
Cash dividends declared on common stock, per share	$ 0.05	$ 0.05
Share repurchase, share	(158,033)	(220,222)
Common stock options exercised, shares	820	5,600
Common stock options exercised, used to exercise, shares	62
Common stock options exercised, net of shares used to exercise, shares	758
Exercise of warrants, shares	20,000	20,000
Exercise of warrants, used to exercise, shares	13,478	13,469
Exercise of warrants, net of shares used to exercise, shares	6,522	6,531
Issuance of shares for Employee Stock Purchase Plan, shares	8,425
Issuance of common stock for acquisition, shares		20,826
Shares outstanding	19,034,870	18,852,523

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income		$ 13,178	$ 1,373
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation		784	771
Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on securities, net		1,578	684
Amortization of restricted stock		1,615	1,541
Amortization of intangible assets		368	324
Amortization of subordinated debt costs		43	56
Provision for loan and lease losses		225	20,000
Deferred tax benefit		(841)	(3,520)
Stock-based compensation and employee stock purchase plan expense		30	41
Fair value adjustment for equity security		265	(198)
Loans originated for sale	[1]	(53,886)	(30,247)
Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale	[1]	64,900	31,095
Gain on loans held for sale	[1]	(2,474)	(1,346)
(Gain)/loss on loans held for sale at lower of cost or fair value		(282)	3
Gain on life insurance death benefit		(302)
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance, net		(153)	(181)
Increase in accrued interest receivable		(1,421)	(1,310)
Decrease/(increase) in other assets		4,956	(7,528)
Increase/(decrease) in accrued expenses and other liabilities		1,722	(4,174)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES		30,305	7,384
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Principal repayments, maturities and calls of securities available for sale		52,781	31,037
Redemptions of FHLB and FRB stock		10	12,072
Purchase of securities available for sale		(324,589)	(24,852)
Purchase of equity securities			(3,000)
Purchase of FHLB and FRB stock			(28,875)
Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale at lower of cost or fair value		7,221	10,067
Net increase in loans, net of participations sold		(51,268)	(13,761)
Purchase of premises and equipment		(2,248)	(914)
Proceeds from life insurance death benefit		582
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES		(317,511)	(18,226)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net increase in deposits		126,429	197,722
Net increase in short-term borrowings			386,900
Repayments of Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility		(8,906)
Dividends paid on common stock		(949)	(949)
Exercise of Stock Options, net of stock swaps		10	75
Restricted stock repurchased on vesting to pay taxes		(2,002)	(601)
Issuance of shares for employee stock purchase plan		218
Purchase of treasury shares		(4,379)	(6,487)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES		110,421	576,660
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents		(176,785)	565,818
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		653,322	208,185
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		476,537	774,003
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest		4,413	12,424
Income tax, net		200	206
Transfer of loans to loans held for sale		$ 45,776
Security purchases settled in subsequent period			$ 10,885

[1] Includes mortgage loans originated with the intent to sell which are carried at fair value. In addition, this includes the guaranteed portion of SBA loans which are carried at the lower of cost or fair value.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the audited consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 for Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation (the “Corporation” or the “Company”). In the opinion of the management of the Corporation, the accompanying unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements contain all adjustments (consisting solely of normal and recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the financial position as of March 31, 2021, and the results of operations, comprehensive income/(loss), shareholders’ equity for 2020 and cash flow statements for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year or for any future period.

Principles of Consolidation and Organization: The consolidated financial statements of the Company are prepared on the accrual basis and include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Peapack-Gladstone Bank (the “Bank”). The consolidated financial statements also include the Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiaries:

• PGB Trust & Investments of Delaware

• Peapack Capital Corporation (“PCC”) (formed in the second quarter of 2017)

• Murphy Capital Management (“Murphy Capital”) (acquired in the third quarter of 2017)

• Peapack-Gladstone Mortgage Group, Inc. owns 99 percent of Peapack Ventures, LLC and 79 percent of Peapack-Gladstone Realty, Inc., a New Jersey real estate investment company

• PGB Trust & Investments of Delaware owns one percent of Peapack Ventures, LLC

• Peapack Ventures, LLC owns the remaining 21 percent of Peapack-Gladstone Realty, Inc.

• PGB Securities, Inc. (formed in the second quarter of 2020)

While the following footnotes include the consolidated results of the Company, the Bank and their subsidiaries, these footnotes primarily reflect the Bank’s and its subsidiaries’ activities. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated from the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Basis of Financial Statement Presentation: The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. In preparing the financial statements, Management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the statement of condition and revenues and expenses for the periods presented. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Segment Information:  The Company’s business is conducted through two business segments: its banking segment, which involves the delivery of loan and deposit products to customers, and the Peapack Private Wealth Management Division (“Peapack Private”), which includes asset management services to individuals and institutions. Management uses certain methodologies to allocate income and expense to the business segments.

The Banking segment includes commercial (includes C&I and equipment financing), commercial real estate, multifamily, residential and consumer lending activities; treasury management services; C&I advisory services; escrow management; deposit generation; operation of ATMs; telephone and internet banking services; merchant credit card services and customer support services.

Peapack Private includes: investment management services for individuals and institutions; personal trust services, including services as executor, trustee, administrator and custodian; and other financial planning and advisory services. This segment also includes the activity from the Delaware subsidiary, PGB Trust & Investments of Delaware and Murphy Capital.  Wealth management fees are primarily earned over time as the Company provides the contracted monthly or quarterly services and are generally assessed based on a tiered scale of the market value of AUM at month-end.  Fees that are transaction based, including trade execution services, are recognized at the point in time that the transaction is executed (i.e. trade date).

Cash and Cash Equivalents:  For purposes of the statements of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash and due from banks, interest-earning deposits and federal funds sold. Generally, federal funds are sold for one-day periods.  Cash equivalents

are of original maturities of 90 days or less. Net cash flows are reported for customer loan and deposit transactions and short-term borrowings with original maturities of 90 days or less.

Interest-Earning Deposits in Other Financial Institutions: Interest-earning deposits in other financial institutions mature within one year and are carried at cost.

Securities: All debt securities are classified as available for sale and are carried at fair value, with unrealized holding gains and losses reported in other comprehensive income, net of tax.  The Company also has an investment in a CRA investment fund, which is classified as an equity security.  

Interest income includes amortization of purchase premiums and discounts. Premiums and discounts on securities are amortized on the level-yield method without anticipating prepayments, except for mortgage-backed securities where prepayments are anticipated, and premiums on callable debt securities, which are amortized to the earliest call date. Gains and losses on sales are recorded on the trade date and determined using the specific identification method.

Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment on at least a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market conditions warrant. For securities in an unrealized loss position, Management considers the extent and duration of the unrealized loss and the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer. Management also assesses whether it intends to sell, or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell, a security in an unrealized loss position before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If either of the criteria regarding intent or requirement to sell is met, the entire difference between amortized cost and fair value is recognized as impairment through earnings. For debt securities that do not meet the aforementioned criteria, the amount of impairment is split into two components as follows: 1) other-than-temporary impairment related to credit loss, which is recognized in the income statement and 2) other-than-temporary impairment related to other factors, which is recognized in other comprehensive income. The credit loss is defined as the difference between the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected and the amortized cost basis.

Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) and Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) Stock:  The Bank is a member of the FHLB system. Members are required to own a certain amount of FHLB stock, based on the level of borrowings and other factors. FHLB stock is carried at cost, classified as a restricted security and periodically evaluated for impairment based on ultimate recovery of par value. Both cash and stock dividends are reported as income.

The Bank is also a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and required to own a certain amount of FRB stock. FRB stock is carried at cost and classified as a restricted security. Dividends are reported as income.

Loans Held for Sale:  Mortgage loans originated with the intent to sell in the secondary market are carried at fair value, as determined by outstanding commitments from investors.

Mortgage loans held for sale are generally sold with servicing rights released; therefore, no servicing rights are recorded. Gains and losses on sales of mortgage loans, shown as gain on sale of loans on the Statement of Income, are based on the difference between the selling price and the carrying value of the related loan sold.

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loans originated with the intent to sell in the secondary market are carried at the lower of cost or fair value. SBA loans are generally sold with the servicing rights retained. Gains and losses on the sale of SBA loans are based on the difference between the selling price and the carrying value of the related loan sold.  Total SBA loans serviced totaled $77.0 million and $65.5 million as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.  SBA loans held for sale totaled $1.8 million and $6.0 million at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The Company also has loans originated through the SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that are held for sale.  As of March 31, 2021, the Company had $45.8 million of PPP loans that were designated held for sale.

Loans originated with the intent to hold and subsequently transferred to loans held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or fair value. These are loans that the Company no longer has the intent to hold for the foreseeable future.

Loans:  Loans that Management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity are stated at the principal amount outstanding. Interest on loans is recognized based upon the principal amount outstanding. Loans are stated at face value, less purchased premium and discounts and net deferred fees. Loan origination fees and certain direct loan origination costs are deferred and recognized on a level-yield method, over the life of the loan as an adjustment to the loan’s yield. The definition of recorded investment in loans includes accrued interest receivable and deferred fees/cost, however, for the Company’s loan disclosures, accrued interest and deferred fees/cost were excluded as the impact was not material.

Loans are considered past due when they are not paid within 30 days in accordance with contractual terms. The accrual of income on loans, including impaired loans, is discontinued if, in the opinion of Management, principal or interest is not likely to be paid

in accordance with the terms of the loan agreement, or when principal or interest is past due 90 days unless the asset is both well secured and in the process of collection. All interest accrued but not received for loans placed on nonaccrual are reversed against interest income. Payments received on nonaccrual loans are recorded as principal payments. A nonaccrual loan is returned to accrual status only when interest and principal payments are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured, generally when the Bank receives contractual payments for a minimum of six consecutive months. Commercial loans are generally charged off, in whole or in part, after an analysis is completed which indicates that collectability of the full principal balance is in doubt. Consumer closed-end loans are generally charged off after they become 120 days past due and open-end loans after 180 days. Subsequent payments are credited to income only if collection of principal is not in doubt. If principal and interest payments are brought contractually current and future collectability is reasonably assured, loans may be returned to accrual status. Nonaccrual mortgage loans are generally charged off to the extent that the value of the underlying collateral does not cover the outstanding principal balance. The majority of the Company’s loans are secured by real estate in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses:  The allowance for loan and lease losses is a valuation allowance for credit losses that is Management’s estimate of probable losses in the loan portfolio.  The process to determine reserves utilizes analytic tools and Management judgment and is reviewed on a quarterly basis. When Management is reasonably certain that a loan balance is not fully collectable, an impairment analysis is completed whereby a specific reserve may be established or a full or partial charge off is recorded against the allowance.  Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance. Management estimates the allowance balance required using past loan loss experience, the size and composition of the portfolio, information about specific borrower situations, estimated collateral values, level of and trends in delinquent, classified and nonperforming loans, economic conditions and other factors. Allocations of the allowance may be made for specific loans via a specific reserve, but the entire allowance is available for any loan that, in Management’s judgment, should be charged off.

The allowance consists of specific and general components. The specific component of the allowance relates to loans that are individually classified as impaired.

A loan is impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Bank will be unable to collect all amounts 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.

Loans are individually evaluated for impairment when they are classified as substandard by Management. If a loan is considered impaired, a portion of the allowance may be allocated so that the loan is reported, net, at the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan’s existing rate or if repayment is expected solely from the underlying collateral, the loan principal balance is compared to the fair value of collateral less estimated disposition costs to determine the need, if any, for a charge off.

The general component of the allowance covers non-impaired loans and is based primarily on the Company’s historical loss experience adjusted for current factors. The historical loss experience is determined by portfolio segment and is based on the actual loss history experience by the Company on a weighted average basis over the previous three years. This actual loss experience is adjusted by other qualitative factors based on the risks present for each portfolio segment. As a result of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company increased certain qualitative factors related to elevated levels of unemployment, economic forecasts and approved loan deferral payment requests as businesses both locally and nationally were shut down and have only gradually and partially reopened.  The Company also considered qualitative factors related to the following:  levels of and trends in delinquencies and impaired loans; effects of any changes in risk selection and underwriting standards; other changes in lending policies, procedures and practices; experience, ability and depth of lending management and other relevant staffing and experience; national and local economic trends and conditions; industry conditions; and effects of changes in credit concentrations.  For loans that are graded as non-impaired, the Company allocates a higher general reserve percentage than pass-rated loans using a multiple that is calculated annually through a migration analysis.  At both March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the multiple was 2.25 times for non-impaired special mention loans and 3.25 times for non-impaired substandard loans.

A troubled debt restructuring (“TDR”) is a modified loan with concessions made by the lender to a borrower who is experiencing financial difficulty. TDRs are impaired and are generally measured at the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan’s effective rate at inception. If a TDR is considered to be a collateral dependent loan, the loan is reported, net, at the fair value of the collateral, less estimated disposition costs. For TDRs that subsequently default, the Company determines the amount of reserve in accordance with the accounting policy for the allowance for loan and lease losses.

On March 27, 2020, the President of the United States signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security ("CARES“) Act, which provides entities with optional temporary relief from certain accounting and financial reporting requirements under U.S. GAAP.

The CARES Act allows financial institutions to suspend application of certain current TDR accounting guidance under Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 310-40 for loan modifications related to the COVID-19 pandemic made between March 1, 2020 and the earlier of December 31, 2020 or 60 days after the end of the COVID-19 national emergency, provided certain criteria are met. This relief can be applied to loan modifications for borrowers that were not more than 30 days past due as of December 31, 2019 and to loan modifications that defer or delay the payment of principal or interest or change the interest rate on the loan. The revised CARES Act allows for loan modifications through January 1, 2022.  In April 2020, federal and state banking regulators issued the Interagency Statement on Loan Modifications and Reporting for Financial Institutions Working with Customers Affected by the Coronavirus to provide further interpretation of when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty, specifically indicating that if the modification is either short-term (e.g., six months) or mandated by a federal or state government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the borrower is not experiencing financial difficulty under ASC 310-40. The Company continues to prudently work with borrowers negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic while managing credit risks and recognizing an appropriate allowance for loan and lease losses on its loan portfolio.  The Company approved total loan modifications under the CARES Act of $946.7 million, of which $42.8 million remain outstanding as of March 31, 2021.  

Another key program under the CARES Act is the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) administered by the SBA which has provided much needed funding to qualifying businesses and organizations.  Under this program, the Company has provided fundings of approximately $650 million. In the third quarter of 2020, the Company sold approximately $355.0 million of such loans, servicing rights released to a third party.  The Company has approximately $232.7 million of PPP loans remaining in its portfolio as of March 31, 2021 and believes that the majority of these loans will be forgiven by the SBA.

In determining an appropriate amount for the allowance, the Bank segments and evaluates the loan portfolio based on Federal call report codes, which are based on collateral or purpose. The following portfolio classes have been identified:

Primary Residential Mortgages.  The Bank originates one to four family residential mortgage loans in the Tri-State area (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut), Pennsylvania and Florida.  Loans are secured by first liens on the primary residence or investment property.  Primary risk characteristics associated with residential mortgage loans typically involve major living or lifestyle changes to the borrower, including unemployment or other loss of income; unexpected significant expenses, such as for major medical issues or catastrophic events; and divorce or death. In addition, residential mortgage loans that have adjustable rates could expose the borrower to higher debt service requirements in a rising interest rate environment. Further, real estate values could drop significantly and cause the value of the property to fall below the loan amount, creating additional potential loss exposure for the Bank.

Home Equity Lines of Credit.  The Bank provides revolving lines of credit against one to four family residences in the Tri-State area. Primary risk characteristics associated with home equity lines of credit typically involve major living or lifestyle changes to the borrower, including unemployment or other loss of income; unexpected significant expenses, such as for major medical issues or catastrophic events; and divorce or death. In addition, home equity lines of credit typically are made with variable or floating interest rates, which could expose the borrower to higher debt service requirements in a rising interest rate environment. Further, real estate values could drop significantly and cause the value of the property to fall below the loan amount, creating additional potential loss exposure for the Bank.

Junior Lien Loan on Residence.  The Bank provides junior lien loans (“JLL”) against one to four family properties in the Tri-State area. JLLs can be either in the form of an amortizing home equity loan or a revolving home equity line of credit. These loans are subordinate to a first mortgage which may be from another lending institution. Primary risk characteristics associated with JLLs typically involve major living or lifestyle changes to the borrower, including unemployment or other loss of income; unexpected significant expenses, such as for major medical issues or catastrophic events; and divorce or death. Further, real estate values could drop significantly and cause the value of the property to fall below the loan amount, creating additional potential loss exposure for the Bank.

Multifamily and Commercial Real Estate Loans.  The Bank provides mortgage loans for multifamily properties (i.e. buildings which have five or more residential units) and other commercial real estate that is either owner occupied or managed as an investment property (non-owner occupied) in the Tri-State area and Pennsylvania. Commercial real estate properties primarily include retail buildings/shopping centers, hotels, office/medical buildings and industrial/warehouse space. Some properties are considered “mixed use” as they are a combination of building types, such as a building with retail space on the ground floor and either residential apartments or office suites on the upper floors. Multifamily loans are expected to be repaid from the cash flows of the underlying property so the collective amount of rents must be sufficient to cover all operating expenses, property management and

maintenance, taxes and debt service. Increases in vacancy rates, interest rates or other changes in general economic conditions can have an impact on the borrower and its ability to repay the loan. Commercial real estate loans are generally considered to have a higher degree of credit risk than multifamily loans as they may be dependent on the ongoing success and operating viability of a fewer number of tenants who are occupying the property and who may have a greater degree of exposure to economic conditions.

Commercial and Industrial Loans.  The Bank provides lines of credit and term loans to operating companies for business purposes. The loans are generally secured by business assets such as accounts receivable, inventory, business vehicles and equipment as well as the stock of a company, if privately held.  Commercial and industrial loans are typically repaid first by the cash flows generated by the borrower’s business operation. The primary risk characteristics are specific to the underlying business and its ability to generate sustainable profitability and resulting positive cash flows. Factors that may influence a business’ profitability include, but are not limited to, demand for its products or services, quality and depth of management, degree of competition, regulatory changes, and general economic conditions. Commercial and industrial loans are generally secured by business assets; however, the ability of the Bank to foreclose and realize sufficient value from the assets is often highly uncertain. To mitigate the risk characteristics of commercial and industrial loans, these loans often include commercial real estate as collateral to strengthen the Bank’s position and the Bank will often require more frequent reporting requirements from the borrower in order to better monitor its business performance.

Leasing and Equipment Finance.  PCC offers a range of finance solutions nationally. PCC provides term loans and leases secured by assets financed for U.S. based mid-size and large companies. Facilities tend to be fully drawn under fixed rate terms. PCC serves a broad range of industries including transportation, manufacturing, heavy construction and utilities.

Asset risk in PCC’s portfolio is generally recognized through changes to loan income, or through changes to lease related income streams due to fluctuations in lease rates.  Changes to lease income can occur when the existing lease contract expires, the asset comes off lease or the business seeks to enter a new lease agreement.  Asset risk may also change depreciation, resulting from changes in the residual value of the operating lease asset or through impairment of the asset carrying value, which can occur at any time during the life of the asset.

Credit risk in PCC’s portfolio generally results from the potential default of borrowers or lessees, which may be driven by customer specific or broader industry related conditions.  Credit losses can impact multiple parts of the income statement including loss of interest/lease/rental income and/or higher costs and expenses related to the repossession, refurbishment, re-marketing and or re-leasing of assets.

Consumer and Other.  These are loans to individuals for household, family and other personal expenditures as well as obligations of states and political subdivisions in the U.S. This also represents all other loans that cannot be categorized in any of the previous mentioned loan segments.  Consumer loans generally have higher interest rates and shorter terms than residential loans but tend to have higher credit risk due to the type of collateral securing the loan or in some cases the absence of collateral.

Leases:  At inception, contracts are evaluated to determine whether the contract constitutes a lease agreement. For contracts that are determined to be an operating lease, a corresponding right-of-use (“ROU”) asset and operating lease liability are recorded in separate line items on the statement of condition. A ROU asset represents the Company’s right to use an underlying asset during the lease term and a lease liability represents the Company’s commitment to make contractually obligated lease payments. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date of the lease and are based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The measurement of the operating lease ROU asset includes any lease payments made.

If the rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable, the incremental collateralized borrowing rate is used to determine the present value of lease payments. This rate gives consideration to the applicable FHLB collateralized borrowing rates and is based on the information available at the commencement date. The Company has elected to apply the short-term lease measurement and recognition exemption to leases with an initial term of 12 months or less; therefore, these leases are not recorded on the Company’s statement of condition, but rather, lease expense is recognized over the lease term on a straight-line basis. The Company’s lease agreements may include options to extend or terminate the lease. The Company’s decision to exercise renewal options is based on an assessment of its current business needs and market factors at the time of the renewal.  The Company maintains certain property and equipment under direct financing and operating leases.  Substantially all of the leases in which the Company is the lessee are comprised of real estate property for branches and office space and are classified as operating leases.  

The ROU asset is measured at the amount of the lease liability adjusted for lease incentives received, any cumulative prepaid or accrued rent if the lease payments are uneven throughout the lease term, any unamortized initial direct costs, and any impairment of the ROU asset. Operating lease expense consists of: a single lease cost allocated over the remaining lease term on a straight-line basis, variable lease payments not included in the lease liability, and any impairment of the ROU asset.

There are no terms or conditions related to residual value guarantees and no restrictions or covenants that would impact the Company’s ability to pay dividends or to incur additional financial obligations.

Derivatives:  At the inception of a derivative contract, the Company designates the derivative as one of three types based on the Company’s intentions and belief as to likely effectiveness as a hedge. These three types are (1) a hedge of the fair value of a recognized asset or liability or of an unrecognized firm commitment (“fair value hedge”), (2) a hedge of a forecasted transaction or the variability of cash flows to be received or paid related to a recognized asset or liability (“cash flow hedge”), or (3) an instrument with no hedging designation.  For a fair value hedge, the gain or loss on the derivative, as well as the offsetting loss or gain on the hedged item, are recognized in current earnings as fair values change. For a cash flow hedge, the gain or loss on the derivative is reported in other comprehensive income and is reclassified into earnings in the same periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. For cash flow hedges, changes in the fair value of derivatives that are not highly effective in hedging the changes in fair value or expected cash flows of the hedged item are recognized immediately in current earnings. Changes in the fair value of derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting are reported currently in earnings, as non-interest income. When hedge accounting is discontinued on a fair value hedge that no longer qualifies as an effective hedge, the derivative continues to be reported at fair value in the statement of condition, but the carrying amount of the hedged item is no longer adjusted for future changes in fair value. The adjustment to the carrying amount of the hedged item that existed at the date hedge accounting is discontinued is amortized over the remaining life of the hedged item into earnings.

Net cash settlements on derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting are recorded in interest income or interest expense, based on the item being hedged. Net cash settlements on derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting are reported in non-interest income. Cash flows on hedges are classified in the cash flow statement the same as the cash flows of the items being hedged.

The Company formally documents the relationship between derivatives and hedged items, as well as the risk-management objective and the strategy for undertaking hedge transactions at the inception of the hedging relationship.  This documentation includes linking fair value or cash flow hedges to specific assets and liabilities on the balance sheet or to specific firm commitments or forecasted transactions.  The Company discontinues hedge accounting when it determines that the derivative is no longer effective in offsetting changes in the fair value or cash flows of the hedged item, the derivative is settled or terminated, a hedged forecasted transaction is no longer probable, a hedged firm commitment is no longer firm, or treatment of the derivative as a hedge is no longer appropriate or intended.

When hedge accounting is discontinued, subsequent changes in fair value of the derivative are recorded as non-interest income.  When a cash flow hedge is discontinued but the hedged cash flows or forecasted transactions are still expected to occur, gains or losses that were accumulated in other comprehensive income are amortized into earnings over the same periods which the hedged transactions will affect earnings.

The Company also offers facility specific / loan level swaps to its customers and offsets its exposure from such contracts by entering into mirror image swaps with a financial institution / swap counterparty (loan level / back to back swap program).  The customer accommodations and any offsetting swaps are treated as non-hedging derivative instruments which do not qualify for hedge accounting (“standalone derivatives”).  The notional amount of the swaps does not represent amounts exchanged by the parties.  The amount exchanged is determined by reference to the notional amount and the other terms of the individual contracts.  The fair value of the swaps is recorded as both an asset and a liability, in other assets and other liabilities, respectively, in equal amounts for these transactions. The Company is exposed to losses if a customer counterparty fails to make its payments under a contract in which the Company is in a net receiving position.  At this time, the Company anticipates that our counterparties will be able to fully satisfy their obligations under the agreements.  All of the contracts to which the Company is a party settle monthly.  Further, the Company has netting agreements with the dealers with which it does business.

Stock-Based Compensation: The Company’s 2006 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan and 2012 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan allow the granting of shares of the Company’s common stock as incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and stock appreciation rights to directors, officers and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. There are no shares remaining for issuance with respect to the stock option plan approved in 2002, however options granted under this plan are still included in the numbers below. Options granted under these plans are, in general, exercisable not earlier than one year after the date of grant, at a price equal to the fair value of common stock on the date of grant and expire not more than ten years after the date of grant. Stock options may vest during a period of up to five years after the date of grant.  Some options granted to officers at or above the senior vice president level were immediately exercisable at the date of grant.  The Company has a policy of using authorized but unissued shares to satisfy option exercises.

Upon adoption of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-09, “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718), Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting” the Company has elected to account for forfeitures as they occur, rather than estimate expected forfeitures.

For the Company’s stock option plans, changes in options outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2021 were as follows:

						Weighted
				Weighted		Average	Aggregate
				Average		Remaining	Intrinsic
	Number of			Exercise		Contractual	Value
	Options			Price		Term	(In thousands)
Balance, January 1, 2021		50,660		$	13.59
Exercised during 2021		(820	)		13.39
Expired during 2021		—			—
Forfeited during 2021		(2,380	)		13.53
Balance, March 31, 2021		47,460		$	13.60	1.44 years	$	820
Vested and expected to vest		47,460		$	13.60	1.44 years	$	820
Exercisable at March 31, 2021		47,460		$	13.60	1.44 years	$	820

The aggregate intrinsic value represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between the Company’s closing stock price on the last trading day of the first quarter of 2021 and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options). The Company’s closing stock price on March 31, 2021 was $30.88.

There were no stock options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2021.  

The Company issued performance-based and service-based restricted stock units in 2021 and 2020. Service-based units vest ratably over a three- or five-year period.  There were 187,762 service-based restricted stock units granted during the first quarter of 2021.    

The performance-based awards are dependent upon the Company meeting certain performance criteria and, to the extent the performance criteria are met, will cliff vest at the end of the performance period which is generally three years.  There were 51,710 performance-based restricted stock units granted in the first quarter of 2021.   

Changes in non-vested shares dependent on performance criteria for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were as follows:

				Weighted
				Average
	Number of			Grant Date
	Shares			Fair Value
Balance, January 1, 2021		221,600		$	20.47
Granted during 2021		51,710			31.36
Vested during 2021		(36,032	)		35.33
Forfeited during 2021		(11,843	)		26.32
Balance, March 31, 2021		225,435		$	20.29

Changes in service-based restricted stock awards/units for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were as follows:

				Weighted
				Average
	Number of			Grant Date
	Shares			Fair Value
Balance, January 1, 2021		777,166		$	19.24
Granted during 2021		187,762			31.36
Vested during 2021		(231,116	)		22.32
Forfeited during 2021		(21,260	)		16.12
Balance, March 31, 2021		712,552		$	21.53

As of March 31, 2021, there was $17.4 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to service-based and performance-based units.  That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.65 years. Stock compensation expense recorded for the first quarters of 2021 and 2020 totaled $1.7 million and $1.5 million, respectively.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”): In July 2019, the Board appointed ESPP “committee” revised the ESPP. The ESPP provides for the granting of rights to purchase up to 150,000 shares of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation common stock. In May 2020, shareholders approved an increase of 200,000 shares of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation common stock to be issued under the ESPP.

Subject to certain eligibility requirements and restrictions, the ESPP provided for a single Offering Period of twelve months in duration, which commenced on May 16, 2019 and ended on May 15, 2020.

During the second quarter of 2020, the ESPP was revised to allow for the purchase of shares during four three-month Offering Periods. The first Offering Period under this revised plan commenced on May 16, 2020.  The next three future Offering Periods will commence on August 16, November 16 and February 16.

Each participant in the Offering Period is granted an option to purchase a number of shares and may contribute between one percent and 15 percent of their compensation. At the end of each Offering Period on the purchase date, the number of shares to be purchased by the employee is determined by dividing the employee’s contributions accumulated during the Offering Period by the applicable purchase price. The purchase price is an amount equal to 85 percent of the closing market price of a share of common stock on the purchase date. Participation in the ESPP is entirely voluntary and employees can cancel their purchases at any time during the period without penalty. The fair value of each share purchase right is determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.

The Company recorded $30,000 and $41,000 of expense in salaries and employee benefits expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively related to the ESPP.  Total shares issued under the ESPP during the first quarter of 2021 and 2020 were 8,425 and 0, respectively.

Earnings per share – Basic and Diluted:  The following is a reconciliation of the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share. Basic net income per share is calculated by dividing net income available to shareholders by the weighted average shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted net income per share is computed similarly to that of basic net income per share, except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional shares that would have been outstanding utilizing the Treasury Stock Method if all shares underlying potentially dilutive stock options were issued and all restricted stock, stock warrants or restricted stock units were to vest during the reporting period.

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2021		2020
Net income available to common shareholders	$	13,178	$	1,373
Basic weighted average shares outstanding		18,950,305		18,858,343
Plus: common stock equivalents		581,384		221,232
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		19,531,689		19,079,575
Net income per share
Basic	$	0.70	$	0.07
Diluted		0.67		0.07

                                                                                                                                                                                                               For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, restricted stock units totaling 239,472 and 570,102 were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive. Anti-dilutive shares are common stock equivalents with weighted average exercise prices in excess of the average market value for the periods presented.

Income Taxes:  The Company files a consolidated Federal income tax return. Separate state income tax returns are filed for each subsidiary based on current laws and regulations.

The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in its financial statements or tax returns. The measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities is based on the enacted tax rates. Such tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effect of a change in tax rates in the period of enactment.

The Company recognizes a tax position as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” 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 greater than 50 percent likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded.

The Company is no longer subject to examination by the U.S. Federal tax authorities for years prior to 2016 or by New Jersey tax authorities for years prior to 2015.  

The Company recognizes interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense.

Loss Contingencies: Loss contingencies, including claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, are recorded as liabilities when the likelihood of loss is probable and an amount or range of loss can be reasonably estimated. Management does not believe there are any such matters that will have a material effect on the financial statements.

Restrictions on Cash: A large portion of cash on hand or on deposit with the Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) was required to meet regulatory reserve and clearing requirements. Prior to March 2020, reserves were in the form of cash and balances with the FRB and included in interest-earning deposits in our statement of condition. The FRB suspended cash reserve requirements effective March 26, 2020.

Comprehensive Income/(Loss): Comprehensive income/(loss) consists of net income and the change during the period in the Company’s net unrealized gains or losses on securities available for sale and unrealized gains and losses on cash flow hedge, net of tax, less adjustments for realized gains and losses.

Transfers of Financial Assets:  Transfers of financial assets are accounted for as sales, when control over the assets has been relinquished.  Control over transferred assets is deemed to be surrendered when the assets have been isolated from the Company, 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 the Company does not maintain effective control over the transferred assets through an agreement to repurchase them before their maturity.

Risks and Uncertainties: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on businesses both locally and nationally. As a result, Congress passed the CARES Act to provide fast and direct economic assistance to American workers, families and businesses. The CARES Act contains substantial tax and spending provisions including direct financial aid to American families, extensive emergency funding for hospitals and medical providers, and economic stimulus to significant impacted industry sectors.

The Company expects COVID-19 to have an impact on our operations but cannot determine or estimate the full impact at this time.  It is possible that estimates made in the Company’s consolidated financial statements could be materially and adversely impacted as a result of the conditions created by COVID-19, including estimates regarding expected provision for loan and lease losses and impairment of goodwill.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets:  Goodwill is generally determined as the excess of the fair value of the consideration transferred, plus the fair value of any noncontrolling interests in the acquiree (if any), 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 exist that indicate that a goodwill impairment test should be performed.

The Company has selected December 31 as the date to perform the annual impairment test.  Intangible assets with definite useful lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values. Goodwill which includes assembled workforce has an indefinite life on our statement of financial condition. Intangible assets with definite useful lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values. Goodwill and assembled workforce are the intangible assets with an indefinite life on our balance sheet.

Other intangible assets, which primarily consist of customer relationship intangible assets arising from acquisitions, are amortized on an accelerated basis over their estimated useful lives, which range from 5 to 15 years.

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INVESTMENT SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Investment Securities Available For Sale [Abstract]

INVESTMENT SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE

2.  INVESTMENT SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE

A summary of amortized cost and approximate fair value of investment securities available for sale included in the Consolidated Statements of Condition as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 follows:

	March 31, 2021
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
(In thousands)	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
U.S government-sponsored agencies	$	229,199	$	—	$	(7,862	)	$	221,337
Mortgage-backed securities–residential		598,088		6,786		(8,254	)		596,620
SBA pool securities		47,372		15		(1,144	)		46,243
State and political subdivisions		7,967		86		—			8,053
Corporate bond		3,000		48		—			3,048
Total	$	885,626	$	6,935	$	(17,260	)	$	875,301

	December 31, 2020
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
(In thousands)	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
U.S. treasuries	$	2,613	$	—	$	—		$	2,613
U.S. government-sponsored agencies		84,424		2		(655	)		83,771
Mortgage-backed securities–residential		467,915		8,604		(461	)		476,058
SBA pool securities		49,457		31		(359	)		49,129
State and political subdivisions		7,987		102		—			8,089
Corporate bond		3,000		29		—			3,029
Total	$	615,396	$	8,768	$	(1,475	)	$	622,689

The following tables present the Company’s available for sale securities in a continuous unrealized loss position and the approximate fair value of these investments as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

	March 31, 2021
	Duration of Unrealized Loss
	Less Than 12 Months					12 Months or Longer					Total
	Approximate					Approximate					Approximate
	Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
(In thousands)	Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses
U.S government-sponsored agencies	$	211,882	$	(7,862	)	$	—	$	—		$	211,882	$	(7,862	)
Mortgage-backed securities-residential		290,133		(8,244	)		6,534		(10	)		296,667		(8,254	)
SBA pool securities		36,923		(1,129	)		2,057		(15	)		38,980		(1,144	)
Total	$	538,938	$	(17,235	)	$	8,591	$	(25	)	$	547,529	$	(17,260	)

	December 31, 2020
	Duration of Unrealized Loss
	Less Than 12 Months					12 Months or Longer					Total
	Approximate					Approximate					Approximate
	Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
(In thousands)	Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses
U.S. government-sponsored agencies	$	73,769	$	(655	)	$	—	$	—		$	73,769	$	(655	)
Mortgage-backed securities-residential		103,340		(430	)		13,914		(31	)		117,254		(461	)
SBA pool securities		39,720		(343	)		2,095		(16	)		41,815		(359	)
Total	$	216,829	$	(1,428	)	$	16,009	$	(47	)	$	232,838	$	(1,475	)

Management believes that the unrealized losses on investment securities available for sale are temporary and are due to interest rate fluctuations and/or volatile market conditions rather than the credit-worthiness of the issuers.  As of March 31, 2021, the Company does not intend to sell these securities nor is it likely that it will be required to sell the securities before their anticipated recovery; therefore, none of the securities in an unrealized loss position were determined to be other-than-temporarily impaired.

The Company has an investment in a CRA investment fund with a fair value of $14.9 million at March 31, 2021. The investment is classified as an equity security in our Consolidated Statements of Condition.  This security had a loss of $265,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021.  This amount is included in securities gains/(losses), net on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

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LOANS AND LEASES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Receivables [Abstract]

LOANS AND LEASES

3.  LOANS AND LEASES

Loans outstanding, excluding those held for sale, by general ledger classification, as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, consisted of the following:

			% of					% of
	March 31,		Totals			December 31,		Total
(Dollars in thousands)	2021		Loans			2020		Loans
Residential mortgage	$	489,665		11.18	%	$	502,829		11.50	%
Multifamily mortgage		1,178,940		26.93			1,126,946		25.77
Commercial mortgage		697,599		15.94			691,294		15.81
Commercial loans (including equipment financing) (A)		1,911,520		43.66			1,950,981		44.62
Commercial construction		17,865		0.41			12,600		0.29
Home equity lines of credit		45,623		1.04			50,545		1.15
Consumer loans, including fixed rate home equity loans		36,519		0.83			37,016		0.85
Other loans		200		0.01			226		0.01
Total loans	$	4,377,931		100.00	%	$	4,372,437		100.00	%

(A) Includes PPP loans of $187 million at March 31, 2021 and $196 million at December 31, 2020.   

In determining an appropriate amount for the allowance, the Bank segments and evaluates the loan portfolio based on federal Call Report codes.  The following portfolio classes have been identified as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

			% of					% of
	March 31,		Totals			December 31,		Total
(Dollars in thousands)	2021		Loans			2020		Loans
Primary residential mortgage	$	498,570		11.39	%	$	512,841		11.74	%
Home equity lines of credit		45,623		1.04			50,545		1.16
Junior lien loan on residence		4,686		0.11			4,527		0.10
Multifamily property		1,178,940		26.95			1,126,946		25.79
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		241,094		5.51			253,447		5.80
Investment commercial real estate		966,287		22.09			995,613		22.79
Commercial and industrial (A)		1,064,133		24.32			1,059,399		24.24
Lease financing		312,358		7.14			305,931		7.00
Farmland/agricultural production		3,349		0.08			3,068		0.07
Commercial construction loans		18,035		0.41			12,773		0.29
Consumer and other loans		42,080		0.96			44,483		1.02
Total loans	$	4,375,155		100.00	%	$	4,369,573		100.00	%
Net deferred costs		2,776					2,864
Total loans including net deferred costs	$	4,377,931				$	4,372,437

(A) Includes PPP loans of $187 million at March 31, 2021 and $196 million at December 31, 2020. 

The following tables present the loan balances by portfolio class, based on impairment method, and the corresponding balances in the allowance for loan and lease losses (ALLL) as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

	March 31, 2021
	Total		Ending ALLL		Total		Ending ALLL
	Loans		Attributable		Loans		Attributable
	Individually		To Loans		Collectively		To Loans
	Evaluated		Individually		Evaluated		Collectively				Total
	For		Evaluated for		For		Evaluated for		Total		Ending
(In thousands)	Impairment		Impairment		Impairment		Impairment		Loans		ALLL
Primary residential mortgage	$	2,264	$	1	$	496,306	$	2,775	$	498,570	$	2,776
Home equity lines of credit		—		—		45,623		198		45,623		198
Junior lien loan on residence		—		—		4,686		16		4,686		16
Multifamily property		—		—		1,178,940		10,427		1,178,940		10,427
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		564		—		240,530		2,864		241,094		2,864
Investment commercial real estate		—		—		966,287		26,693		966,287		26,693
Commercial and industrial (A)		9,136		3,200		1,054,997		16,925		1,064,133		20,125
Lease financing		—		—		312,358		3,967		312,358		3,967
Farmland/agricultural production		—		—		3,349		47		3,349		47
Commercial construction loans		—		—		18,035		161		18,035		161
Consumer and other loans		—		—		42,080		262		42,080		262
Total ALLL	$	11,964	$	3,201	$	4,363,191	$	64,335	$	4,375,155	$	67,536

(A) The balance includes PPP loans of $187 million had no related reserve as these loans are guaranteed by the SBA.

	December 31, 2020
	Total		Ending ALLL		Total		Ending ALLL
	Loans		Attributable		Loans		Attributable
	Individually		To Loans		Collectively		To Loans
	Evaluated		Individually		Evaluated		Collectively				Total
	For		Evaluated for		For		Evaluated for		Total		Ending
(In thousands)	Impairment		Impairment		Impairment		Impairment		Loans		ALLL
Primary residential mortgage	$	1,490	$	3	$	511,351	$	2,902	$	512,841	$	2,905
Home equity lines of credit		—		—		50,545		218		50,545		218
Junior lien loan on residence		—		—		4,527		15		4,527		15
Multifamily property		—		—		1,126,946		9,945		1,126,946		9,945
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		807		—		252,640		3,050		253,447		3,050
Investment commercial real estate		4,593		—		991,020		27,713		995,613		27,713
Commercial and industrial		9,314		2,700		1,050,085		16,347		1,059,399		19,047
Lease financing		—		—		305,931		3,936		305,931		3,936
Farmland/agricultural production		—		—		3,068		43		3,068		43
Commercial construction loans		—		—		12,773		158		12,773		158
Consumer and other loans		—		—		44,483		279		44,483		279
Total ALLL	$	16,204	$	2,703	$	4,353,369	$	64,606	$	4,369,573	$	67,309

Impaired loans include nonaccrual loans of $11.8 million at March 31, 2021 and $11.4 million at December 31, 2020.    Impaired loans also include performing TDR loans of $197,000 at March 31, 2021 and $201,000 at December 31, 2020.  The allowance allocated to TDR loans totaled $1,000 and $3,000 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, of which none was allocated to nonaccrual loans.    All accruing TDR loans were paying in accordance with restructured terms as of March 31, 2021.  The Company has not committed to lend additional amounts as of March 31, 2021 to customers with outstanding loans that are classified as TDR loans.

The following tables present loans individually evaluated for impairment by class of loans as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (The average impaired loans on the following tables represent year to date impaired loans):

	March 31, 2021
	Unpaid						Average
	Principal		Recorded		Specific		Impaired
(In thousands)	Balance		Investment		Reserves		Loans
With no related allowance recorded:
Primary residential mortgage	$	2,384	$	2,104	$	—	$	1,579
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		577		564		—		645
Commercial and industrial		7,033		4,136		—		4,198
Total loans with no related allowance	$	9,994	$	6,804	$	—	$	6,422
With related allowance recorded:
Primary residential mortgage	$	160	$	160	$	1	$	161
Commercial and industrial		5,000		5,000		3,200		5,000
Total loans with related allowance	$	5,160	$	5,160	$	3,201	$	5,161
Total loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	15,154	$	11,964	$	3,201	$	11,583

	December 31, 2020
	Unpaid						Average
	Principal		Recorded		Specific		Impaired
(In thousands)	Balance		Investment		Reserves		Loans
With no related allowance recorded:
Primary residential mortgage	$	1,601	$	1,328	$	—	$	5,544
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		817		807		—		516
Investment commercial real estate		4,593		4,593		—		6,582
Commercial and industrial		7,137		4,314		—		1,677
Total loans with no related allowance	$	14,148	$	11,042	$	—	$	14,319
With related allowance recorded:
Primary residential mortgage	$	162	$	162	$	3	$	526
Commercial and industrial		5,000		5,000		2,700		4,140
Total loans with related allowance	$	5,162	$	5,162	$	2,703	$	4,666
Total loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	19,310	$	16,204	$	2,703	$	18,985

Interest income recognized on impaired loans for the quarters ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was not material.  The Company did not recognize any income on non-accruing impaired loans for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

The following tables present the recorded investment in nonaccrual and loans past due over 90 days still on accrual by class of loans as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

	March 31, 2021
			Loans Past Due
			Over 90 Days
			And Still
(In thousands)	Nonaccrual		Accruing Interest
Primary residential mortgage	$	2,104	$	—
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		564		—
Commercial and industrial		9,099		—
Total	$	11,767	$	—

	December 31, 2020
			Loans Past Due
			Over 90 Days
			And Still
(In thousands)	Nonaccrual		Accruing Interest
Primary residential mortgage	$	1,328	$	—
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		807		—
Commercial and industrial		9,275		—
Total	$	11,410	$	—

The following tables present the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 by class of loans, excluding nonaccrual loans:

	March 31, 2021
	30-59		60-89		Greater Than
	Days		Days		90 Days		Total
(In thousands)	Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due
Primary residential mortgage	$	990	$	—	$	—	$	990
Owner occupied commercial real estate		550		—		—		550
Commercial and industrial		81		—		—		81
Consumer and other loans		—		1		—		1
Total	$	1,621	$	1	$	—	$	1,622

	December 31, 2020
	30-59		60-89		Greater Than
	Days		Days		90 Days		Total
(In thousands)	Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due
Primary residential mortgage	$	2,900	$	141	$	—	$	3,041
Home equity lines of credit		181		—		—		181
Junior lien loan on residence		—		25		—		25
Multifamily property		—		269		—		269
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		268		—		—		268
Commercial and industrial		497		772		—		1,269
Total	$	3,846	$	1,207	$	—	$	5,053

Credit Quality Indicators:

The Company places all commercial loans into various credit risk rating categories based on an assessment of the expected ability of the borrowers to properly service their debt.  The assessment considers numerous factors including, but not limited to, current financial information on the borrower, historical payment experience, strength of any guarantor, nature of and value of any collateral, acceptability of the loan structure and documentation, relevant public information and current economic trends.  This credit risk rating analysis is performed when the loan is initially underwritten and then annually based on set criteria in the loan policy.  

In addition, the Bank has engaged an independent loan review firm to validate risk ratings and to ensure compliance with our policies and procedures.  This review of the following types of loans is performed quarterly:

• A large sample of relationships or new lending to existing relationships greater than $1,000,000 booked since the prior review;

• All criticized and classified rated borrowers with relationship exposure of more than $500,000;  

• A large sample of Pass-rated (including Pass Watch) borrowers with total relationships in excess of $1,000,000 and a small sample of Pass related relationships less than $1,000,000;

• All leveraged loans of $1,000,000 or greater;

• At least two borrowing relationships managed by each commercial banker;

• Any new Regulation “O” loan commitments over $1,000,000; and

• Any other credits requested by Bank senior management or a member of the Board of Directors and any borrower for which the reviewer determines a review is warranted based upon knowledge of the portfolio, local events, industry stresses, etc.

The review excludes borrowers with commitments of less than $500,000.

The Company uses the following regulatory definitions for criticized and classified risk ratings:

Special Mention:  These loans have a potential weakness that deserves Management’s close attention.  If left uncorrected, the potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loans or of the institution’s credit position at some future date.

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

Doubtful: These loans have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified as substandard, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full highly questionable and improbable, based on currently existing facts, conditions and values.

Loans not meeting the criteria above that are analyzed individually as part of the above described process are considered to be pass-rated loans.  

Loans that are considered to be impaired are individually evaluated for potential loss and allowance adequacy.  Loans not deemed impaired are collectively evaluated for potential loss and allowance adequacy.

As of March 31, 2021, and based on the most recent analysis performed, the risk category of loans by class of loans is as follows:

			Special
(In thousands)	Pass		Mention		Substandard		Doubtful
Primary residential mortgage	$	488,941	$	3,014	$	6,615	$	—
Home equity lines of credit		45,149		—		474		—
Junior lien loan on residence		4,668		—		18		—
Multifamily property		1,174,380		4,206		354		—
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		228,790		10,187		2,117		—
Investment commercial real estate		868,088		98,199		—		—
Commercial and industrial		997,669		50,328		16,136		—
Lease financing		312,358		—		—		—
Farmland/agricultural production		3,349		—		—		—
Commercial construction loans		17,956		79		—		—
Consumer and other loans		42,080		—		—		—
Total	$	4,183,428	$	166,013	$	25,714	$	—

As of December 31, 2020, and based on the most recent analysis performed, the risk category of loans by class of loans is as follows:

			Special
(In thousands)	Pass		Mention		Substandard		Doubtful
Primary residential mortgage	$	504,795	$	1,398	$	6,648	$	—
Home equity lines of credit		50,068		—		477		—
Junior lien loan on residence		4,483		—		44		—
Multifamily property		1,121,145		5,441		360		—
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		240,638		10,417		2,392		—
Investment commercial real estate		893,115		91,162		11,336		—
Commercial and industrial		989,281		53,604		16,514		—
Lease financing		305,931		—		—		—
Farmland/agricultural production		3,068		—		—		—
Commercial construction loans		12,692		81		—		—
Consumer and other loans		44,483		—		—		—
Total	$	4,169,699	$	162,103	$	37,771	$	—

At March 31, 2021, $12.0 million of substandard loans were also considered impaired, compared to December 31, 2020, when $16.2 million of substandard loans were also considered impaired.

The activity in the allowance for loan and lease losses for the three months ended March 31, 2021 is summarized below:

	January 1,										March 31,
	2021										2021
	Beginning							Provision			Ending
(In thousands)	ALLL		Charge-offs			Recoveries		(Credit)			ALLL
Primary residential mortgage	$	2,905	$	—		$	—	$	(129	)	$	2,776
Home equity lines of credit		218		—			9		(29	)		198
Junior lien loan on residence		15		—			—		1			16
Multifamily property		9,945		—			—		482			10,427
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		3,050		—			—		(186	)		2,864
Investment commercial real estate		27,713		—			—		(1,020	)		26,693
Commercial and industrial		19,047		—			7		1,071			20,125
Lease financing		3,936		—			—		31			3,967
Farmland/agricultural production		43		—			—		4			47
Commercial construction loans		158		—			—		3			161
Consumer and other loans		279		(15	)		1		(3	)		262
Total ALLL	$	67,309	$	(15	)	$	17	$	225		$	67,536

The activity in the allowance for loan and lease losses for the three months ended March 31, 2020 is summarized below:

	January 1,									March 31,
	2020									2020
	Beginning							Provision		Ending
(In thousands)	ALLL		Charge-offs			Recoveries		(Credit)		ALLL
Primary residential mortgage	$	2,090	$	—		$	77	$	1,006	$	3,173
Home equity lines of credit		128		—			3		106		237
Junior lien loan on residence		13		—			—		10		23
Multifamily property		6,037		—			—		3,067		9,104
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		2,064		—			—		774		2,838
Investment commercial real estate		15,988		—			31		11,652		27,671
Commercial and industrial		14,353		—			3		2,768		17,124
Lease financing		2,642		—			—		499		3,141
Farmland/agricultural production		38		—			—		—		38
Commercial construction loans		27		—			—		13		40
Consumer and other loans		296		(8	)		1		105		394
Total ALLL	$	43,676	$	(8	)	$	115	$	20,000	$	63,783

Loan Modifications:

The CARES Act allows financial institutions to suspend application of certain current TDR accounting guidance under ASC 310-40 for loan modifications related to the COVID-19 pandemic made between March 1, 2020 and the earlier of December 31, 2020 or 60 days after the end of the COVID-19 national emergency, provided certain criteria are met. The revised CARES Act extended loan modifications through January 1, 2022.  This relief can be applied to loan modifications for borrowers that were not more than 30 days past due as of December 31, 2019 and to loan modifications that defer or delay the payment of principal or interest or change the interest rate on the loan. In April 2020, federal and state banking regulators issued the Interagency Statement on Loan Modifications and Reporting for Financial Institutions Working with Customers Affected by the Coronavirus to provide further interpretation of when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty, specifically indicating that if the modification is either short-term (e.g., six months) or mandated by a federal or state government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the borrower is not experiencing financial difficulty under ASC 310-40.

As of March 31, 2021, the Bank has modified 540 loans with a balance of $946.7 million resulting in the deferral of principal and/or interest.  The table below summarizes the deferrals as of March 31, 2021.  All of these loans were performing in accordance with their terms prior to modification and are in conformance with the CARES Act.  Included in the table below is 1 loan related to our back to back swap program totaling $19.9 million. Details with respect to loan modifications are as follows:

			Post-Modification
			Outstanding
	Number of		Recorded
(Dollars in thousands)	Loans		Investment
Primary residential mortgage		21	$	7,477
Junior lien loan on residence		1		18
Multifamily property		1		921
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		1		117
Investment commercial real estate		1		19,887
Commercial and industrial		6		12,993
Commercial construction loans		1		1,344
Total		32	$	42,757

The future performance of these loans, specifically beyond the term of the deferral, is uncertain.  To recognize a credit allowance commensurate with the existing risk, the Company assigned qualitative factors for each of the above portfolio classes for allowance purposes.

Troubled Debt Restructurings:

The Company has allocated $1,000 and $3,000 of specific reserves on TDRs as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.  There were no unfunded commitments to lend additional amounts to customers with outstanding loans that are classified as TDRs.

There were no loans modified as TDRs during the three-month period ended March 31, 2021.

The following table presents loans by class modified as TDRs during the three-month period ended March 31, 2020:

			Pre-Modification		Post-Modification
			Outstanding		Outstanding
	Number of		Recorded		Recorded
(Dollars in thousands)	Loans		Investment		Investment
Primary residential mortgage		1	$	253	$	253
Commercial and industrial		1		48		48
Total		2	$	301	$	301

The identification of the TDRs did not have a significant impact on the allowance for loan and lease losses.  

The following table presents loans by class modified as TDRs that failed to comply with the modified terms in the twelve months following modification and resulted in a payment default at March 31, 2021:

	Number of		Recorded
(Dollars in thousands)	Loans		Investment
Primary residential mortgage		1	$	132
Total		1	$	132

The following table presents loans by class modified as TDRs that failed to comply with the modified terms in the twelve months following modification and resulted in a payment default at March 31, 2020:

	Number of		Recorded
(Dollars in thousands)	Loans		Investment
Primary residential mortgage		1	$	200
Total		1	$	200

In order to determine whether a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty, an evaluation is performed of the probability that the borrower will be in payment default on any of its debt in the foreseeable future without the modification.  This evaluation is performed under the Company’s internal underwriting policy. The modification of the terms of such loans may include one or more of the following: (1) a reduction of the stated interest rate of the loan to a rate that is lower than the current market rate for new debt with similar risk; (2) an extension of an interest only period for a predetermined period of time; (3) an extension of the maturity date; or (4) an extension of the amortization period over which future payments will be computed.  At the time a loan is restructured, the Bank performs a full re-underwriting analysis, which includes, at a minimum, obtaining current financial statements and tax returns, copies of all leases, and an updated independent appraisal of the property. A loan will continue to accrue interest if it can be reasonably determined that the borrower should be able to perform under the modified terms, that the loan has not been chronically delinquent (both to debt service and real estate taxes) or in nonaccrual status since its inception, and that there have been no charge-offs on the loan.  Restructured loans with previous charge-offs would not accrue interest at the time of the TDR. At a minimum, six consecutive months of contractual payments would need to be made on a restructured loan before returning it to accrual status. Once a loan is classified as a TDR, the loan is reported as a TDR until the loan is paid in full, sold or charged-off.  In rare circumstances, a loan may be removed from TDR status if it meets the requirements of ASC 310-40-50-2.

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DEPOSITS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Deposits [Abstract]

DEPOSITS

4.  DEPOSITS

Certificates of deposit, over $250,000, totaled $164.1 million and $186.3 million at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.  These totals exclude brokered certificates of deposit.

The following table sets forth the details of total deposits as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

	March 31,				December 31,
	2021				2020
(Dollars in thousands)
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits	$	908,922	18.38	%	$	833,500	17.30	%
Interest-bearing checking (1)		1,987,567	40.19			1,849,254	38.38
Savings		141,743	2.87			130,731	2.71
Money market		1,256,605	25.41			1,298,885	26.96
Certificates of deposit - retail		474,668	9.60			530,222	11.00
Certificates of deposit - listing service		31,631	0.64			32,128	0.67
Subtotal deposits		4,801,136	97.09			4,674,720	97.02
Interest-bearing demand - Brokered		110,000	2.23			110,000	2.28
Certificates of deposit - Brokered		33,777	0.68			33,764	0.70
Total deposits	$	4,944,913	100.00	%	$	4,818,484	100.00	%

(1) Interest-bearing checking includes $731.6 million at March 31, 2021 and $652.5 million at December 31, 2020 of reciprocal balances in the Reich & Tang or Promontory Demand Deposit Marketplace program.

The scheduled maturities of certificates of deposit, including brokered certificates of deposit, as of March 31, 2021 are as follows:

(In thousands)
2021	$	352,816
2022		115,218
2023		11,530
2024		25,558
2025		29,225
Over 5 Years		5,729
Total	$	540,076

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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK ADVANCES AND OTHER BORROWINGS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK ADVANCES AND OTHER BORROWINGS

5.  FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK ADVANCES AND OTHER BORROWINGS

At March 31, 2021, short-term borrowings consisted of a one-month FHLB advance totaling $15.0 million with a rate of 0.36 percent.  The one-month FHLB advance for $15.0 million is part of an interest rate swap designated as a cash flow hedge.  The cash flow hedge has a term of three years.  There were no overnight borrowings with the FHLB as of March 31, 2021 or December 31, 2020.  At March 31, 2021, unused short-term overnight borrowing commitments totaled $1.8 billion from the FHLB, $22.0 million from correspondent banks and $990.0 million at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

The Company had $168.2 million in borrowings from the Federal Reserve’s Paycheck Protection Plan Lending Facility (the “PPPLF”), as of March 31, 2021 as compared to $177.1 million at December 31, 2020.  The borrowings have a rate of 0.35 percent, primarily all of which have a 2-year maturity.  The Company utilized the PPPLF to fund PPP loan production during the second quarter of 2020.  The borrowings are fully pledged by PPP loans as of March 31, 2021.  

The Company prepaid $105.0 million of FHLB advances resulting in a prepayment penalty of $4.8 million during 2020. The repayment of the FHLB advances is expected to provide a benefit to interest expense greater than the prepayment penalty over the remaining life of the advances.

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BUSINESS SEGMENTS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

6.  BUSINESS SEGMENTS

The Company assesses its results among two operating segments, Banking and Peapack Private. Management uses certain methodologies to allocate income and expense to the business segments. A funds transfer pricing methodology is used to assign interest income and interest expense.  Certain indirect expenses are allocated to segments. These include support unit expenses such as technology and operations and other support functions. Taxes are allocated to each segment based on the effective rate for the period shown. The Banking segment’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was affected by a $3.3 million income tax benefit recorded during the first quarter of 2020. For additional information related to this income tax benefit refer to the Income Taxes section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

Banking

The Banking segment includes: commercial (includes C&I and equipment finance), commercial real estate, multifamily, residential and consumer lending activities; treasury management services; C&I advisory services; escrow management; deposit generation; operation of ATMs; telephone and internet banking services; merchant credit card services and customer support and sales.

Peapack Private

Peapack Private includes PGB Trust & Investments of Delaware and Murphy Capital, includes investment management services provided for individuals and institutions; personal trust services, including services as executor, trustee, administrator, custodian and guardian, and other financial planning, tax preparation and advisory services.

The following tables present the statements of income and total assets for the Company’s reportable segments for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
			Wealth
			Management
(In thousands)	Banking		Division		Total
Net interest income	$	30,226	$	1,567	$	31,793
Noninterest income		5,140		12,680		17,820
Total income		35,366		14,247		49,613
Provision for loan and lease losses		225		—		225
Compensation and employee benefits		16,428		5,562		21,990
Premises and equipment expense		3,570		543		4,113
FDIC insurance expense		585		—		585
Other operating expense		2,391		2,515		4,906
Total operating expense		23,199		8,620		31,819
Income before income tax expense		12,167		5,627		17,794
Income tax expense		3,159		1,457		4,616
Net income	$	9,008	$	4,170	$	13,178
Total assets at period end	$	5,883,553	$	86,074	$	5,969,627

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
				Wealth
				Management
(In thousands)	Banking			Division		Total
Net interest income	$	30,409		$	1,338	$	31,747
Noninterest income		4,229			10,288		14,517
Total income		34,638			11,626		46,264
Provision for loan and lease losses		20,000			—		20,000
Compensation and employee benefits		13,207			6,019		19,226
Premises and equipment expense		3,421			622		4,043
FDIC insurance expense		250			—		250
Other operating expense		2,606			2,110		4,716
Total operating expense		39,484			8,751		48,235
(Loss)/income before income tax (benefit)/expense		(4,846	)		2,875		(1,971	)
Income tax (benefit)/expense		(3,893	)		549		(3,344	)
Net (loss)/income	$	(953	)	$	2,326	$	1,373
Total assets at period end	$	5,734,495		$	96,963	$	5,831,458

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FAIR VALUE

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

FAIR VALUE

7.  FAIR VALUE

Fair value is 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. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair values:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.

Level 2: Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

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

The Company used the following methods and significant assumptions to estimate the fair value:

Investment Securities:  The fair values for investment securities are determined by quoted market prices (Level 1). For securities where quoted prices are not available, fair values are calculated based on market prices of similar securities (Level 2). For securities where quoted prices or market prices of similar securities are not available, fair values are calculated using discounted cash flows or other market indicators (Level 3).

Loans Held for Sale, at Fair Value: The fair value of loans held for sale is determined using quoted prices for similar assets, adjusted for specific attributes of that loan or other observable market data, such as outstanding commitments from third party investors (Level 2).

Derivatives:  The fair values of derivatives are based on valuation models using observable market data as of the measurement date (Level 2).  Our derivatives are traded in an over-the-counter market where quoted market prices are not always available.  Therefore, the fair values of derivatives are determined using quantitative models that utilize multiple market inputs.  The inputs will vary based on the type of derivative, but could include interest rates, prices and indices to generate continuous yield or pricing curves, prepayment rates, and volatility factors to value the position.  The majority of market inputs are actively quoted and can be validated through external sources, including brokers, market transactions and third-party pricing services.

Impaired Loans:  The fair value of impaired loans with specific allocations of the allowance for loan and lease losses is generally based on recent real estate appraisals. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the independent appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Such adjustments are usually significant and typically result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value.

Other Real Estate Owned:  Nonrecurring adjustments to certain commercial and residential real estate properties classified as other real estate owned (OREO) are measured at fair value, less estimated costs to sell. Fair values are based on recent real estate appraisals. These appraisals may use a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the independent appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Such adjustments are usually significant and typically result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value.

Appraisals for both collateral-dependent impaired loans and other real estate owned are performed by certified general appraisers (for commercial properties) or certified residential appraisers (for residential properties) whose qualifications and licenses have been reviewed and verified by Management. Once received, a third party conducts a review of the appraisal for compliance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and appropriate analysis methods for the type of property. Subsequently, a member of the Credit Department reviews the assumptions and approaches utilized in the appraisal, as well as the overall resulting fair value in comparison with independent data sources such as recent market data or industry-wide statistics. Appraisals on collateral dependent impaired loans and other real estate owned (consistent for all loan types) are obtained on an annual basis, unless a significant change in the market or other factors warrants a more frequent appraisal. On an annual basis, Management compares the actual selling price of any collateral that has been sold to the most recent appraised value to determine what additional adjustment should be made to the appraisal value to arrive at fair value for other properties. The most recent analysis performed indicated that a discount up to 15 percent should be applied to appraisals on properties. The discount is determined based on the nature of the underlying properties, aging of appraisals and other factors. For each collateral-dependent impaired loan, we consider other factors, such as certain indices or other market information, as well as property specific circumstances to determine if an adjustment to the appraised value is needed. In situations where there is evidence of change in value, the Bank will determine if there is a need for an adjustment to the specific reserve on the collateral dependent impaired loans. When the Bank applies an interim adjustment, it generally shows the adjustment as an incremental specific reserve against the loan until it has received the full updated appraisal. All collateral-dependent impaired loans and other real estate owned valuations were supported by an appraisal less than 12 months old or in the process of obtaining an appraisal as of March 31, 2021.

The following table summarizes, at the dates indicated, assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis, including financial assets for which the Corporation has elected the fair value option:

Assets Measured on a Recurring Basis

			Fair Value Measurements Using
			Quoted
			Prices in
			Active		Significant
			Markets For		Other		Significant
			Identical		Observable		Unobservable
	March 31,		Assets		Inputs		Inputs
(In thousands)	2021		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Available for sale:
U.S. government-sponsored agencies	$	221,337	$	—	$	221,337	$	—
Mortgage-backed securities-residential		596,620		—		596,620		—
SBA pool securities		46,243		—		46,243		—
State and political subdivisions		8,053		—		8,053		—
Corporate bond		3,048		—		3,048		—
CRA investment fund		14,852		14,852		—		—
Loans held for sale, at fair value		9,219		—		9,219		—
Derivatives:
Loan level swaps		45,301		—		45,301		—
Total	$	944,673	$	14,852	$	929,821	$	—
Liabilities:
Derivatives:
Cash flow hedges	$	8,166	$	—	$	8,166	$	—
Loan level swaps		45,301		—		45,301		—
Total	$	53,467	$	—	$	53,467	$	—

Assets Measured on a Recurring Basis

			Fair Value Measurements Using
			Quoted
			Prices in
			Active		Significant
			Markets For		Other		Significant
			Identical		Observable		Unobservable
	December 31,		Assets		Inputs		Inputs
(In thousands)	2020		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Securities available for sale:
U.S. treasuries	$	2,613	$	—	$	2,613	$	—
U.S. government-sponsored agencies		83,771		—		83,771		—
Mortgage-backed securities-residential		476,058		—		476,058		—
SBA pool securities		49,129		—		49,129		—
State and political subdivisions		8,089		—		8,089		—
Corporate bond		3,029		—		3,029		—
CRA investment fund		15,117		15,117		—		—
Loans held for sale, at fair value		13,588		—		13,588		—
Derivatives:
Loan level swaps		79,529		—		79,529		—
Total	$	730,923	$	15,117	$	715,806	$	—
Liabilities:
Derivatives:
Cash flow hedges	$	9,616	$	—	$	9,616	$	—
Loan level swaps		79,529		—		79,529		—
Total	$	89,145	$	—	$	89,145	$	—

The Company has elected the fair value option for certain loans held for sale.  These loans are intended for sale and the Company believes that the fair value is the best indicator of the resolution of these loans.  Interest income is recorded based on the contractual terms of the loan and in accordance with the Company’s policy on loans held for investment.  None of these loans are 90 days or more past due nor on nonaccrual as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

The following tables present residential loans held for sale, at fair value at the dates indicated:

(In thousands)	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Residential loans contractual balance	$	9,029	$	13,295
Fair value adjustment		190		293
Total fair value of residential loans held for sale	$	9,219	$	13,588

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the three months ended March 31, 2021. 

The following tables summarize, at the dates indicated, assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis:    

			Fair Value Measurements Using
			Quoted
			Prices in
			Active		Significant
			Markets For		Other		Significant
			Identical		Observable		Unobservable
	March 31,		Assets		Inputs		Inputs
(In thousands)	2021		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Impaired loans:
Commercial and industrial	$	1,800	$	—	$	—	$	1,800

			Fair Value Measurements Using
			Quoted
			Prices in
			Active		Significant
			Markets For		Other		Significant
			Identical		Observable		Unobservable
	December 31,		Assets		Inputs		Inputs
(In thousands)	2020		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Impaired loans:
Commercial and industrial	$	2,300	$	—	$	—	$	2,300

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments at March 31, 2021 are as follows:

			Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2021 using
	Carrying
(In thousands)	Amount		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	476,537	$	476,537	$	—	$	—	$	476,537
Securities available for sale		875,301		—		875,301		—		875,301
CRA investment fund		14,852		14,852		—		—		14,852
FHLB and FRB stock		13,699		—		—		—	N/A
Loans held for sale, at fair value		9,219		—		9,219		—		9,219
Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or fair value		53,185		—		53,399		—		53,399
Loans, net of allowance for loan and lease losses		4,310,395		—		—		4,511,593		4,511,593
Accrued interest receivable		23,916		—		2,244		21,672		23,916
Accrued interest receivable loan level swaps (A)		4,660		—		4,660		—		4,660
Loan level swaps		45,301		—		45,301		—		45,301
Financial liabilities
Deposits	$	4,944,913	$	4,404,837	$	545,549	$	—	$	4,950,386
Short-term borrowings		15,000		—		15,000		—		15,000
Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility		168,180		—		168,180		—		168,180
Subordinated debt		181,837		—		—		181,076		181,076
Accrued interest payable		3,499		147		1,159		2,193		3,499
Accrued interest payable loan level swaps		4,660		—		4,660		—		4,660
Cash flow hedges		8,166		—		8,166		—		8,166
Loan level swap		45,301		—		45,301		—		45,301

(A) Included in other assets in the Consolidated Statement of Condition.

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments at December 31, 2020 are as follows:

			Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2020 using
	Carrying
(In thousands)	Amount		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	653,322	$	653,322	$	—	$	—	$	653,322
Securities available for sale		622,689		—		622,689		—		622,689
CRA investment fund		15,117		15,117		—		—		15,117
FHLB and FRB stock		13,709		—		—		—	N/A
Loans held for sale, at fair value		13,588		—		13,588		—		13,588
Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or fair value		18,520		—		19,115		—		19,115
Loans, net of allowance for loan and lease losses		4,305,128		—		—		4,462,243		4,462,243
Accrued interest receivable		22,495		—		1,653		20,842		22,495
Loan level swaps		79,529		—		79,529		—		79,529
Financial liabilities
Deposits	$	4,818,484	$	4,222,370	$	604,036	$	—	$	4,826,406
Short-term borrowings		15,000		—		15,000		—		15,000
Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility		177,086		—		177,086		—		177,086
Subordinated debt		181,794		—		—		183,348		183,348
Accrued interest payable		1,650		150		1,347		153		1,650
Cash flow hedges		9,616		—		9,616		—		9,616
Loan level swaps		79,529		—		79,529		—		79,529

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REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract]

REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS

8.  REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS

All of the Company’s revenue from contracts with customers within the scope of ASC 606 is recognized within noninterest income.

The following tables present the sources of noninterest income for the periods indicated:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2021		2020
Service charges on deposits
Overdraft fees	$	93	$	147
Interchange income		317		280
Other		436		389
Wealth management fees (a)		12,131		9,955
Other (b)		4,843		3,746
Total noninterest other income	$	17,820	$	14,517

(a) Includes investment brokerage fees.

(b) All of the other category is outside the scope of ASC 606.

The following table presents the sources of noninterest income by operating segment for the periods indicated:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,						For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021						2020
(In thousands)			Wealth						Wealth
Revenue by Operating Segment	Banking		Management		Total		Banking		Management		Total
Service charges on deposits
Overdraft fees	$	93	$	—	$	93	$	147	$	—	$	147
Interchange income		317		—		317		280		—		280
Other		436		—		436		389		—		389
Wealth management fees (a)		—		12,131		12,131		—		9,955		9,955
Other (b)		4,294		549		4,843		3,413		333		3,746
Total noninterest income	$	5,140	$	12,680	$	17,820	$	4,229	$	10,288	$	14,517

(a) Includes investment brokerage fees.

(b) All of the other category is outside the scope of ASC 606.

A description of the Company’s revenue streams accounted for under ASC 606 follows:

Service charges on deposit accounts:  The Company earns fees from its deposit customers for transaction-based, account maintenance, and overdraft fees.  Transaction-based fees, which include services such as ATM use fees, stop payment charges, statement rendering, and ACH fees, are recognized at the time the transaction is executed as that is the point in time the Company fulfills the customer’s request.  Account maintenance fees, which relate primarily to monthly maintenance, are earned over the course of a month, representing the period over which the Company satisfies the performance obligation.  Overdraft fees are recognized at the point in time that the overdraft occurs.  Service charges on deposits are withdrawn from the customer’s account balance.

Interchange income:  The Company earns interchange fees from debit cardholder transactions conducted through the Visa payment network.  Interchange fees from cardholder transactions represent a percentage of the underlying transaction value and are recognized daily, concurrently with the transaction processing services provided to the cardholder.  Interchange income is presented gross of cardholder rewards.  Cardholder rewards are included in other expenses in the statement of income.  Cardholder rewards reduced interchange income for the first quarter of 2021 by $29,000 compared to $32,000 for the same quarter in 2020.

Wealth management fees (gross):  The Company earns wealth management fees from its contracts with wealth management clients to manage assets for investment, and/or to transact on their accounts.  These fees are primarily earned over time as the Company charges its clients on a monthly or quarterly basis in accordance with its investment advisory agreements.  Fees are generally assessed based on a tiered scale of the market value of AUM at month end.  Fees that are transaction based, including trade execution services, are recognized at the point in time that the transaction is executed (i.e. trade date).

Investment brokerage fees (net):  The Company earns fees from investment brokerage services provided to its customers by a third-party service provider.  The Company receives commissions from the third-party service provider twice a month based upon customer activity for the month.  The fees are recognized monthly and a receivable is recorded until commissions are generally paid by the 15^th of the following month.  Because the Company (i) acts as an agent in arranging the relationship between the customer and the third-party service provider and (ii) does not control the services rendered to the customers, investment brokerage fees are presented net of related costs.

Gains/(losses) on sales of OREO:  The Company records a gain or loss from the sale of OREO when control of the property transfers to the buyer, which generally occurs at the time of an executed deed.  When the Company finances the sale of OREO to the buyer, the Company assesses whether the buyer is committed to perform its obligations under the contract and whether collectability of the transaction price is probable. Once these criteria are met, the OREO asset is derecognized and the gain or loss on sale is recorded upon the transfer of control of the property to the buyer.  In determining the gain or loss on the sale, the Company adjusts the transaction price and related gain/(loss) on sale if a significant financing component is present.    

Other:  All of the other income items are outside the scope of ASC 606.

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OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Other Income And Expenses [Abstract]

OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES

9.  OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES

The following table presents the major components of other operating expenses for the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(In thousands)	2021		2020
Professional and legal fees	$	1,256	$	974
Telephone		334		324
Advertising		214		340
Amortization of intangible assets		368		324
Other operating expenses		2,734		2,754
Total other operating expenses	$	4,906	$	4,716

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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Stockholders Equity Note [Abstract]

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)

10.  ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)

The following is a summary of the accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) balances, net of tax, for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:

							Amount		Other
							Reclassified		Comprehensive
				Other			From		Income/(Loss)
				Comprehensive			Accumulated		Three Months
	Balance at			Income/(Loss)			Other		Ended			Balance at
	January 1,			Before			Comprehensive		March 31,			March 31,
(In thousands)	2021			Reclassifications			Income/(Loss)		2021			2021
Net unrealized holding gain/(loss) on    securities available for sale, net of tax	$	5,521		$	(13,415	)	$	—	$	(13,415	)	$	(7,894	)
Gain/(loss) on cash flow hedges		(6,913	)		1,043			—		1,043			(5,870	)
Accumulated other comprehensive gain/(loss),    net of tax	$	(1,392	)	$	(12,372	)	$	—	$	(12,372	)	$	(13,764	)

							Amount			Other
							Reclassified			Comprehensive
				Other			From			Income/(Loss)
				Comprehensive			Accumulated			Three Months
	Balance at			Income/(Loss)			Other			Ended			Balance at
	January 1,			Before			Comprehensive			March 31,			March 31,
(In thousands)	2020			Reclassifications			Income/(Loss)			2020			2020
Net unrealized holding gain/(loss) on    securities available for sale, net of tax	$	1,006		$	4,387		$	—		$	4,387		$	5,393
Loss on cash flow hedges		(2,501	)		(6,499	)		(52	)		(6,551	)		(9,052	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss,    net of tax	$	(1,495	)	$	(2,112	)	$	(52	)	$	(2,164	)	$	(3,659	)

The following represents the reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020: 

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(In thousands)	2021		2020			Affected Line Item in Income Statement
Unrealized gains/(losses) on cash flow hedge    derivatives:
Reclassification adjustment for amounts    included in net income	$	—	$	(71	)	Interest expense
Tax effect		—		19		Income tax expense
Total reclassifications, net of tax	$	—	$	(52	)

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DERIVATIVES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

DERIVATIVES

11.  DERIVATIVES

The Company utilizes interest rate swap agreements as part of its asset liability management strategy to help manage its interest rate risk position. The notional amount of the interest rate swaps does not represent amounts exchanged by the parties. The amount exchanged is determined by reference to the notional amount and the other terms of the individual interest rate swap agreements.

Interest Rate Swaps Designated as Cash Flow Hedges: Interest rate swaps with a notional amount of $270.0 million as of both March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were designated as cash flow hedges of certain interest-bearing deposits.  The Company also has a $15.0 million cash flow hedge of a short-term borrowing as of March 31, 2021. On a quarterly basis, the Company performs a qualitative hedge effectiveness assessment. This assessment takes into consideration any adverse developments related to the counterparty’s risk of default and any negative events or circumstances that affect the factors that originally enabled the Company to assess that it could reasonably support, qualitatively, an expectation that the hedging relationship was and will continue to be highly effective. As of March 31, 2021, there were no events or market conditions that would result in hedge ineffectiveness. The aggregate fair value of the swaps is recorded in other assets/liabilities with changes in fair value recorded in other comprehensive income. The amount included in accumulated other comprehensive income would be reclassified to current earnings should the hedges no longer be considered effective. The Company expects the hedges to remain fully effective during the remaining terms of the swaps.

The following table presents information about the interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

(Dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2021			December 31, 2020
Notional amount	$	270,000		$	270,000
Weighted average pay rate		1.93	%		1.93	%
Weighted average receive rate		0.20	%		0.22	%
Weighted average maturity	1.78 years			2.02 years
Unrealized loss, net	$	(8,166	)	$	(9,616	)
Number of contracts		13			13

Net interest expense recorded on these swap transactions totaled $1.2 million and $106,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.   

Cash Flow Hedges

The following table presents the net gain/(loss) recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) and the consolidated financial statements relating to the cash flow derivative instruments for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2021		2020
Interest rate contracts
Gain/(loss) recognized in OCI (effective portion)	$	1,450	$	(8,878	)
Gain/(loss) reclassified from OCI to interest expense		—		(71	)
Gain/(loss) recognized in other noninterest expense (ineffective portion)		—		—

During the first quarter of 2020, the Company recognized an unrealized after-tax gain of $26,000 in accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) related to the termination of three interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges.  During the second quarter of 2019, the Company recognized an unrealized after-tax gain of $189,000 in accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) related to the termination of four interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges.  These gains were amortized into earnings over the remaining life of the terminated swaps and completed amortization as of December 31, 2020.  The Company did not recognize pre-tax interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2021, related to the amortization of the gain on the terminated interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges. The Company recognized pre-tax interest income of $71,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2020, related to the amortization of the gain on the terminated interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges.  

	March 31, 2021
	Notional		Fair
(In thousands)	Amount		Value
Interest rate swaps related to interest-bearing deposits	$	270,000	$	(8,166	)
Total included in other assets		—		—
Total included in other liabilities		270,000		(8,166	)

	December 31, 2020
	Notional		Fair
(In thousands)	Amount		Value
Interest rate swaps related to interest-bearing deposits	$	270,000	$	(9,616	)
Total included in other assets		—		—
Total included in other liabilities		270,000		(9,616	)

Derivatives Not Designated as Accounting Hedges:  The Company offers facility specific/loan level swaps to its customers and offsets its exposure from such contracts by entering into mirror image swaps with a financial institution/swap counterparty (loan level / back to back swap program).  The customer accommodations and any offsetting swaps are treated as non-hedging derivative instruments which do not qualify for hedge accounting (“standalone derivatives”).  The notional amount of the swaps does not represent amounts exchanged by the parties.  The amount exchanged is determined by reference to the notional amount and the other terms of the individual contracts.  The fair value of the swaps is recorded as both an asset and a liability, in other assets and other liabilities, respectively, in equal amounts for these transactions.  The accrued interest receivable and payable of $4.7 million related to our swaps is recorded in other assets and other liabilities as of March 31, 2021.

Information about these swaps is as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2021			December 31, 2020
Notional amount	$	789,673		$	823,134
Fair value	$	45,301		$	79,529
Weighted average pay rates		4.05	%		4.02	%
Weighted average receive rates		1.89	%		1.91	%
Weighted average maturity	6.13 years			6.5 years
Number of contracts		93			95

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SUBORDINATED DEBT

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Subordinated Longterm Debt Current And Noncurrent [Abstract]

SUBORDINATED DEBT

12.  SUBORDINATED DEBT

In June 2016, the Company issued $50.0 million in aggregate principal amount of fixed-to-floating subordinated notes (the “2016 Notes”) to certain institutional investors. The 2016 Notes are non-callable for five years, have a stated maturity of June 30, 2026, and bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.0 percent per year until June 30, 2021. From June 30, 2021 to the maturity date or early

redemption date, the interest rate will reset quarterly to a level equal to the then current three-month LIBOR rate plus 485 basis points, payable quarterly in arrears. Debt issuance costs incurred totaled $1.3 million and are being amortized to maturity.  

Approximately $40.0 million of the net proceeds from the sale of the 2016 Notes were contributed by the Company to the Bank in the second quarter of 2016.  The remaining funds (approximately $10 million) were retained by the Company for operational purposes.

In December 2017, the Company issued $35.0 million in aggregate principal amount of fixed-to-floating subordinated notes (the “2017 Notes”) to certain institutional investors.  The 2017 Notes are non-callable for five years, have a stated maturity of December 15, 2027, and bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.75 percent per year until December 15, 2022.  From December 16, 2022 to the maturity date or early redemption date, the interest rate will reset quarterly to a level equal to the then current three-month LIBOR rate plus 254 basis points, payable quarterly in arrears.  Debt issuance costs incurred totaled $875,000 and are being amortized to maturity.

Approximately $29.1 million of the net proceeds from the sale of the 2017 Notes were contributed by the Company to the Bank in the fourth quarter of 2017.  The remaining funds (approximately $5 million), representing three years of interest payments, were retained by the Company for operational purposes.

In December 2020, the Company issued $100.0 million in aggregate principal amount of fixed to floating subordinates notes (the “2020 Notes”) to certain institutional investors.  The 2020 Notes are non-callable for five years, have a stated maturity of December 22, 2030, and bear interest at a fixed rate of 3.50 percent per year until December 22, 2025.  From December 23, 2025 to the maturity date or early redemption date, the interest rate will reset quarterly to a level equal to the then current three-month SOFR plus 326 basis points, payable quarterly in arrears.  Debt issuance costs incurred totaled $1.9 million and are being amortized to maturity.

The Company plans for the use of proceeds from the issuance of the 2020 Notes could include stock repurchases, redemption of the 2016 Notes and acquisitions of wealth management firms.

Subordinated debt is presented net of issuance costs on the Consolidated Statements of Condition.  The subordinated debt issuances are included in the Company’s regulatory total capital amount and ratio.

In connection with the issuance of the 2020 Notes, the Company obtained ratings from Kroll Bond Rating Agency (“KBRA”) and Moody’s Investors Services (“Moody’s). KBRA assigned investment grade rating of BBB- and Moody’s assigned investment grade of Baa3 for the 2020 Notes at the time of issuance.  

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LEASES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Leases [Abstract]

LEASES

13. LEASES

The Company maintains certain property and equipment under direct financing and operating leases. As of March 31, 2021, the Company's operating lease ROU asset and operating lease liability totaled $10.2 million and $10.5 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2020, the Company's operating lease ROU asset and operating lease liability totaled $9.4 million and $9.7 million, respectively.  A weighted average discount rate of 3.02 percent and 3.11 percent was used in the measurement of the ROU asset and lease liability as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

The Company's leases have remaining lease terms between three months to 16 years, with a weighted average lease term of 6.67 years at March 31, 2021. The Company's leases had remaining lease terms between one months to 16 years, with a weighted average lease term of 6.01 years, at December 31, 2020. The Company’s lease agreements may include options to extend or terminate the lease. The Company’s decision to exercise renewal options is based on an assessment of its current business needs and market factors at the time of the renewal.

Total operating lease costs were $701,000 and $827,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.  The variable lease costs were $84,000 and $89,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

The following is a schedule of the Company's operating lease liabilities by contractual maturity as of March 31, 2021:

(In thousands)
2021	$	2,523
2022		2,228
2023		1,721
2024		1,426
2025		1,005
Thereafter		2,825
Total lease payments		11,728
Less: imputed interest		1,219
Total present value of lease payments	$	10,509

The following table shows the supplemental cash flow information related to the Company’s direct finance and operating leases for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:

	For the Three Months Ended
(In thousands)	2021		2020
Right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for lease obligation	$	1,412	$	157
Operating cash flows from operating leases		619		728
Operating cash flows from direct finance leases		79		90
Financing cash flows from direct finance leases		187		187

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ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Accounting Changes And Error Corrections [Abstract]

ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

14. ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

On June 16, 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments”.  This ASU replaces the incurred loss model with an expected loss model, referred to as “current expected credit loss” (CECL) model.  It will significantly change estimates for credit losses related to financial assets measured at amortized cost, including loans receivable, and certain other contracts.  The largest impact will be on lenders and the allowance for loan and lease losses (ALLL).  This ASU will be effective for public business entities (PBEs) in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years.  The Company has elected to delay the adoption of ASU 2016-13, as approved by the CARES Act, until January 1, 2022. The Company has reviewed the potential impact to our securities portfolio, which primarily consists of U.S. government sponsored entities, mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities which have no history of credit loss and have strong credit ratings. The Company does not expect the standard to have a material impact on its financial statements as it relates to the Company’s securities portfolio.  The Company is also currently evaluating the impact the CECL model will have on our accounting and allowance for loans losses. The Company has selected a third-party firm to assist in the development of a CECL model to assist in the calculation of the allowance for loan and lease losses in preparation for the change to the expected loss model. The Company has also engaged a third-party firm to perform a model validation of our CECL model. The Company is also in the process of updating its policies and internal controls accordingly. The Company expects to recognize a one-time cumulative-effect adjustment to our ALLL as of January 1, 2022, consistent with regulatory expectations set forth in interagency guidance. The Company cannot yet determine the magnitude of any such one-time cumulative adjustment or of the overall impact of the new standard on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes”. The amendments in this Update simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740. This ASU removes the following exceptions: exception to the incremental approach for intra-period tax allocation when there is a loss from continuing operations and income or a gain from other items; exception to the requirement to recognize a deferred tax liability for equity method investments when a foreign subsidiary becomes an equity method investment; exception to the ability not to recognize a deferred tax liability for a foreign subsidiary when a foreign equity method investment becomes a subsidiary; and the exception to the general methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period when a year-to-date loss exceeds the anticipated loss for the year. The guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted. This ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting”. The amendments in this Update provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The amendments in this Update apply only to contracts and hedging relationships that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued due to reference rate reform. The expedients and exceptions provided by the amendments do not apply to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated after December 31, 2022. The amendments in this ASU can be adopted immediately and are effective through December 31, 2020.  The Company is evaluating alternative reference rates including the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) in preparation for a rate index replacement and the adoption of this ASU.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Principles of Consolidation and Organization

Principles of Consolidation and Organization: The consolidated financial statements of the Company are prepared on the accrual basis and include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Peapack-Gladstone Bank (the “Bank”). The consolidated financial statements also include the Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiaries:

• PGB Trust & Investments of Delaware

• Peapack Capital Corporation (“PCC”) (formed in the second quarter of 2017)

• Murphy Capital Management (“Murphy Capital”) (acquired in the third quarter of 2017)

• Peapack-Gladstone Mortgage Group, Inc. owns 99 percent of Peapack Ventures, LLC and 79 percent of Peapack-Gladstone Realty, Inc., a New Jersey real estate investment company

• PGB Trust & Investments of Delaware owns one percent of Peapack Ventures, LLC

• Peapack Ventures, LLC owns the remaining 21 percent of Peapack-Gladstone Realty, Inc.

• PGB Securities, Inc. (formed in the second quarter of 2020)

While the following footnotes include the consolidated results of the Company, the Bank and their subsidiaries, these footnotes primarily reflect the Bank’s and its subsidiaries’ activities. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated from the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Basis of Financial Statement Presentation

Basis of Financial Statement Presentation: The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. In preparing the financial statements, Management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the statement of condition and revenues and expenses for the periods presented. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Segment Information

Segment Information:  The Company’s business is conducted through two business segments: its banking segment, which involves the delivery of loan and deposit products to customers, and the Peapack Private Wealth Management Division (“Peapack Private”), which includes asset management services to individuals and institutions. Management uses certain methodologies to allocate income and expense to the business segments.

The Banking segment includes commercial (includes C&I and equipment financing), commercial real estate, multifamily, residential and consumer lending activities; treasury management services; C&I advisory services; escrow management; deposit generation; operation of ATMs; telephone and internet banking services; merchant credit card services and customer support services.

Peapack Private includes: investment management services for individuals and institutions; personal trust services, including services as executor, trustee, administrator and custodian; and other financial planning and advisory services. This segment also includes the activity from the Delaware subsidiary, PGB Trust & Investments of Delaware and Murphy Capital.  Wealth management fees are primarily earned over time as the Company provides the contracted monthly or quarterly services and are generally assessed based on a tiered scale of the market value of AUM at month-end.  Fees that are transaction based, including trade execution services, are recognized at the point in time that the transaction is executed (i.e. trade date).

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and Cash Equivalents:  For purposes of the statements of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash and due from banks, interest-earning deposits and federal funds sold. Generally, federal funds are sold for one-day periods.  Cash equivalents

are of original maturities of 90 days or less. Net cash flows are reported for customer loan and deposit transactions and short-term borrowings with original maturities of 90 days or less.

Interest-Earning Deposits in Other Financial Institutions

Interest-Earning Deposits in Other Financial Institutions: Interest-earning deposits in other financial institutions mature within one year and are carried at cost.

Securities

Securities: All debt securities are classified as available for sale and are carried at fair value, with unrealized holding gains and losses reported in other comprehensive income, net of tax.  The Company also has an investment in a CRA investment fund, which is classified as an equity security.  

Interest income includes amortization of purchase premiums and discounts. Premiums and discounts on securities are amortized on the level-yield method without anticipating prepayments, except for mortgage-backed securities where prepayments are anticipated, and premiums on callable debt securities, which are amortized to the earliest call date. Gains and losses on sales are recorded on the trade date and determined using the specific identification method.

Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment on at least a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market conditions warrant. For securities in an unrealized loss position, Management considers the extent and duration of the unrealized loss and the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer. Management also assesses whether it intends to sell, or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell, a security in an unrealized loss position before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If either of the criteria regarding intent or requirement to sell is met, the entire difference between amortized cost and fair value is recognized as impairment through earnings. For debt securities that do not meet the aforementioned criteria, the amount of impairment is split into two components as follows: 1) other-than-temporary impairment related to credit loss, which is recognized in the income statement and 2) other-than-temporary impairment related to other factors, which is recognized in other comprehensive income. The credit loss is defined as the difference between the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected and the amortized cost basis.

Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) and Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) Stock

Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) and Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) Stock:  The Bank is a member of the FHLB system. Members are required to own a certain amount of FHLB stock, based on the level of borrowings and other factors. FHLB stock is carried at cost, classified as a restricted security and periodically evaluated for impairment based on ultimate recovery of par value. Both cash and stock dividends are reported as income.

The Bank is also a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and required to own a certain amount of FRB stock. FRB stock is carried at cost and classified as a restricted security. Dividends are reported as income.

Loans Held for Sale

Loans Held for Sale:  Mortgage loans originated with the intent to sell in the secondary market are carried at fair value, as determined by outstanding commitments from investors.

Mortgage loans held for sale are generally sold with servicing rights released; therefore, no servicing rights are recorded. Gains and losses on sales of mortgage loans, shown as gain on sale of loans on the Statement of Income, are based on the difference between the selling price and the carrying value of the related loan sold.

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loans originated with the intent to sell in the secondary market are carried at the lower of cost or fair value. SBA loans are generally sold with the servicing rights retained. Gains and losses on the sale of SBA loans are based on the difference between the selling price and the carrying value of the related loan sold.  Total SBA loans serviced totaled $77.0 million and $65.5 million as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.  SBA loans held for sale totaled $1.8 million and $6.0 million at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The Company also has loans originated through the SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that are held for sale.  As of March 31, 2021, the Company had $45.8 million of PPP loans that were designated held for sale.

Loans originated with the intent to hold and subsequently transferred to loans held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or fair value. These are loans that the Company no longer has the intent to hold for the foreseeable future.

Loans

Loans:  Loans that Management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity are stated at the principal amount outstanding. Interest on loans is recognized based upon the principal amount outstanding. Loans are stated at face value, less purchased premium and discounts and net deferred fees. Loan origination fees and certain direct loan origination costs are deferred and recognized on a level-yield method, over the life of the loan as an adjustment to the loan’s yield. The definition of recorded investment in loans includes accrued interest receivable and deferred fees/cost, however, for the Company’s loan disclosures, accrued interest and deferred fees/cost were excluded as the impact was not material.

Loans are considered past due when they are not paid within 30 days in accordance with contractual terms. The accrual of income on loans, including impaired loans, is discontinued if, in the opinion of Management, principal or interest is not likely to be paid

in accordance with the terms of the loan agreement, or when principal or interest is past due 90 days unless the asset is both well secured and in the process of collection. All interest accrued but not received for loans placed on nonaccrual are reversed against interest income. Payments received on nonaccrual loans are recorded as principal payments. A nonaccrual loan is returned to accrual status only when interest and principal payments are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured, generally when the Bank receives contractual payments for a minimum of six consecutive months. Commercial loans are generally charged off, in whole or in part, after an analysis is completed which indicates that collectability of the full principal balance is in doubt. Consumer closed-end loans are generally charged off after they become 120 days past due and open-end loans after 180 days. Subsequent payments are credited to income only if collection of principal is not in doubt. If principal and interest payments are brought contractually current and future collectability is reasonably assured, loans may be returned to accrual status. Nonaccrual mortgage loans are generally charged off to the extent that the value of the underlying collateral does not cover the outstanding principal balance. The majority of the Company’s loans are secured by real estate in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses:  The allowance for loan and lease losses is a valuation allowance for credit losses that is Management’s estimate of probable losses in the loan portfolio.  The process to determine reserves utilizes analytic tools and Management judgment and is reviewed on a quarterly basis. When Management is reasonably certain that a loan balance is not fully collectable, an impairment analysis is completed whereby a specific reserve may be established or a full or partial charge off is recorded against the allowance.  Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance. Management estimates the allowance balance required using past loan loss experience, the size and composition of the portfolio, information about specific borrower situations, estimated collateral values, level of and trends in delinquent, classified and nonperforming loans, economic conditions and other factors. Allocations of the allowance may be made for specific loans via a specific reserve, but the entire allowance is available for any loan that, in Management’s judgment, should be charged off.

The allowance consists of specific and general components. The specific component of the allowance relates to loans that are individually classified as impaired.

A loan is impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Bank will be unable to collect all amounts 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.

Loans are individually evaluated for impairment when they are classified as substandard by Management. If a loan is considered impaired, a portion of the allowance may be allocated so that the loan is reported, net, at the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan’s existing rate or if repayment is expected solely from the underlying collateral, the loan principal balance is compared to the fair value of collateral less estimated disposition costs to determine the need, if any, for a charge off.

The general component of the allowance covers non-impaired loans and is based primarily on the Company’s historical loss experience adjusted for current factors. The historical loss experience is determined by portfolio segment and is based on the actual loss history experience by the Company on a weighted average basis over the previous three years. This actual loss experience is adjusted by other qualitative factors based on the risks present for each portfolio segment. As a result of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company increased certain qualitative factors related to elevated levels of unemployment, economic forecasts and approved loan deferral payment requests as businesses both locally and nationally were shut down and have only gradually and partially reopened.  The Company also considered qualitative factors related to the following:  levels of and trends in delinquencies and impaired loans; effects of any changes in risk selection and underwriting standards; other changes in lending policies, procedures and practices; experience, ability and depth of lending management and other relevant staffing and experience; national and local economic trends and conditions; industry conditions; and effects of changes in credit concentrations.  For loans that are graded as non-impaired, the Company allocates a higher general reserve percentage than pass-rated loans using a multiple that is calculated annually through a migration analysis.  At both March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the multiple was 2.25 times for non-impaired special mention loans and 3.25 times for non-impaired substandard loans.

A troubled debt restructuring (“TDR”) is a modified loan with concessions made by the lender to a borrower who is experiencing financial difficulty. TDRs are impaired and are generally measured at the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan’s effective rate at inception. If a TDR is considered to be a collateral dependent loan, the loan is reported, net, at the fair value of the collateral, less estimated disposition costs. For TDRs that subsequently default, the Company determines the amount of reserve in accordance with the accounting policy for the allowance for loan and lease losses.

On March 27, 2020, the President of the United States signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security ("CARES“) Act, which provides entities with optional temporary relief from certain accounting and financial reporting requirements under U.S. GAAP.

The CARES Act allows financial institutions to suspend application of certain current TDR accounting guidance under Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 310-40 for loan modifications related to the COVID-19 pandemic made between March 1, 2020 and the earlier of December 31, 2020 or 60 days after the end of the COVID-19 national emergency, provided certain criteria are met. This relief can be applied to loan modifications for borrowers that were not more than 30 days past due as of December 31, 2019 and to loan modifications that defer or delay the payment of principal or interest or change the interest rate on the loan. The revised CARES Act allows for loan modifications through January 1, 2022.  In April 2020, federal and state banking regulators issued the Interagency Statement on Loan Modifications and Reporting for Financial Institutions Working with Customers Affected by the Coronavirus to provide further interpretation of when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty, specifically indicating that if the modification is either short-term (e.g., six months) or mandated by a federal or state government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the borrower is not experiencing financial difficulty under ASC 310-40. The Company continues to prudently work with borrowers negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic while managing credit risks and recognizing an appropriate allowance for loan and lease losses on its loan portfolio.  The Company approved total loan modifications under the CARES Act of $946.7 million, of which $42.8 million remain outstanding as of March 31, 2021.  

Another key program under the CARES Act is the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) administered by the SBA which has provided much needed funding to qualifying businesses and organizations.  Under this program, the Company has provided fundings of approximately $650 million. In the third quarter of 2020, the Company sold approximately $355.0 million of such loans, servicing rights released to a third party.  The Company has approximately $232.7 million of PPP loans remaining in its portfolio as of March 31, 2021 and believes that the majority of these loans will be forgiven by the SBA.

In determining an appropriate amount for the allowance, the Bank segments and evaluates the loan portfolio based on Federal call report codes, which are based on collateral or purpose. The following portfolio classes have been identified:

Primary Residential Mortgages.  The Bank originates one to four family residential mortgage loans in the Tri-State area (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut), Pennsylvania and Florida.  Loans are secured by first liens on the primary residence or investment property.  Primary risk characteristics associated with residential mortgage loans typically involve major living or lifestyle changes to the borrower, including unemployment or other loss of income; unexpected significant expenses, such as for major medical issues or catastrophic events; and divorce or death. In addition, residential mortgage loans that have adjustable rates could expose the borrower to higher debt service requirements in a rising interest rate environment. Further, real estate values could drop significantly and cause the value of the property to fall below the loan amount, creating additional potential loss exposure for the Bank.

Home Equity Lines of Credit.  The Bank provides revolving lines of credit against one to four family residences in the Tri-State area. Primary risk characteristics associated with home equity lines of credit typically involve major living or lifestyle changes to the borrower, including unemployment or other loss of income; unexpected significant expenses, such as for major medical issues or catastrophic events; and divorce or death. In addition, home equity lines of credit typically are made with variable or floating interest rates, which could expose the borrower to higher debt service requirements in a rising interest rate environment. Further, real estate values could drop significantly and cause the value of the property to fall below the loan amount, creating additional potential loss exposure for the Bank.

Junior Lien Loan on Residence.  The Bank provides junior lien loans (“JLL”) against one to four family properties in the Tri-State area. JLLs can be either in the form of an amortizing home equity loan or a revolving home equity line of credit. These loans are subordinate to a first mortgage which may be from another lending institution. Primary risk characteristics associated with JLLs typically involve major living or lifestyle changes to the borrower, including unemployment or other loss of income; unexpected significant expenses, such as for major medical issues or catastrophic events; and divorce or death. Further, real estate values could drop significantly and cause the value of the property to fall below the loan amount, creating additional potential loss exposure for the Bank.

Multifamily and Commercial Real Estate Loans.  The Bank provides mortgage loans for multifamily properties (i.e. buildings which have five or more residential units) and other commercial real estate that is either owner occupied or managed as an investment property (non-owner occupied) in the Tri-State area and Pennsylvania. Commercial real estate properties primarily include retail buildings/shopping centers, hotels, office/medical buildings and industrial/warehouse space. Some properties are considered “mixed use” as they are a combination of building types, such as a building with retail space on the ground floor and either residential apartments or office suites on the upper floors. Multifamily loans are expected to be repaid from the cash flows of the underlying property so the collective amount of rents must be sufficient to cover all operating expenses, property management and

maintenance, taxes and debt service. Increases in vacancy rates, interest rates or other changes in general economic conditions can have an impact on the borrower and its ability to repay the loan. Commercial real estate loans are generally considered to have a higher degree of credit risk than multifamily loans as they may be dependent on the ongoing success and operating viability of a fewer number of tenants who are occupying the property and who may have a greater degree of exposure to economic conditions.

Commercial and Industrial Loans.  The Bank provides lines of credit and term loans to operating companies for business purposes. The loans are generally secured by business assets such as accounts receivable, inventory, business vehicles and equipment as well as the stock of a company, if privately held.  Commercial and industrial loans are typically repaid first by the cash flows generated by the borrower’s business operation. The primary risk characteristics are specific to the underlying business and its ability to generate sustainable profitability and resulting positive cash flows. Factors that may influence a business’ profitability include, but are not limited to, demand for its products or services, quality and depth of management, degree of competition, regulatory changes, and general economic conditions. Commercial and industrial loans are generally secured by business assets; however, the ability of the Bank to foreclose and realize sufficient value from the assets is often highly uncertain. To mitigate the risk characteristics of commercial and industrial loans, these loans often include commercial real estate as collateral to strengthen the Bank’s position and the Bank will often require more frequent reporting requirements from the borrower in order to better monitor its business performance.

Leasing and Equipment Finance.  PCC offers a range of finance solutions nationally. PCC provides term loans and leases secured by assets financed for U.S. based mid-size and large companies. Facilities tend to be fully drawn under fixed rate terms. PCC serves a broad range of industries including transportation, manufacturing, heavy construction and utilities.

Asset risk in PCC’s portfolio is generally recognized through changes to loan income, or through changes to lease related income streams due to fluctuations in lease rates.  Changes to lease income can occur when the existing lease contract expires, the asset comes off lease or the business seeks to enter a new lease agreement.  Asset risk may also change depreciation, resulting from changes in the residual value of the operating lease asset or through impairment of the asset carrying value, which can occur at any time during the life of the asset.

Credit risk in PCC’s portfolio generally results from the potential default of borrowers or lessees, which may be driven by customer specific or broader industry related conditions.  Credit losses can impact multiple parts of the income statement including loss of interest/lease/rental income and/or higher costs and expenses related to the repossession, refurbishment, re-marketing and or re-leasing of assets.

Consumer and Other.  These are loans to individuals for household, family and other personal expenditures as well as obligations of states and political subdivisions in the U.S. This also represents all other loans that cannot be categorized in any of the previous mentioned loan segments.  Consumer loans generally have higher interest rates and shorter terms than residential loans but tend to have higher credit risk due to the type of collateral securing the loan or in some cases the absence of collateral.

Leases

Leases:  At inception, contracts are evaluated to determine whether the contract constitutes a lease agreement. For contracts that are determined to be an operating lease, a corresponding right-of-use (“ROU”) asset and operating lease liability are recorded in separate line items on the statement of condition. A ROU asset represents the Company’s right to use an underlying asset during the lease term and a lease liability represents the Company’s commitment to make contractually obligated lease payments. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date of the lease and are based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The measurement of the operating lease ROU asset includes any lease payments made.

If the rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable, the incremental collateralized borrowing rate is used to determine the present value of lease payments. This rate gives consideration to the applicable FHLB collateralized borrowing rates and is based on the information available at the commencement date. The Company has elected to apply the short-term lease measurement and recognition exemption to leases with an initial term of 12 months or less; therefore, these leases are not recorded on the Company’s statement of condition, but rather, lease expense is recognized over the lease term on a straight-line basis. The Company’s lease agreements may include options to extend or terminate the lease. The Company’s decision to exercise renewal options is based on an assessment of its current business needs and market factors at the time of the renewal.  The Company maintains certain property and equipment under direct financing and operating leases.  Substantially all of the leases in which the Company is the lessee are comprised of real estate property for branches and office space and are classified as operating leases.  

The ROU asset is measured at the amount of the lease liability adjusted for lease incentives received, any cumulative prepaid or accrued rent if the lease payments are uneven throughout the lease term, any unamortized initial direct costs, and any impairment of the ROU asset. Operating lease expense consists of: a single lease cost allocated over the remaining lease term on a straight-line basis, variable lease payments not included in the lease liability, and any impairment of the ROU asset.

There are no terms or conditions related to residual value guarantees and no restrictions or covenants that would impact the Company’s ability to pay dividends or to incur additional financial obligations.

Derivatives

Derivatives:  At the inception of a derivative contract, the Company designates the derivative as one of three types based on the Company’s intentions and belief as to likely effectiveness as a hedge. These three types are (1) a hedge of the fair value of a recognized asset or liability or of an unrecognized firm commitment (“fair value hedge”), (2) a hedge of a forecasted transaction or the variability of cash flows to be received or paid related to a recognized asset or liability (“cash flow hedge”), or (3) an instrument with no hedging designation.  For a fair value hedge, the gain or loss on the derivative, as well as the offsetting loss or gain on the hedged item, are recognized in current earnings as fair values change. For a cash flow hedge, the gain or loss on the derivative is reported in other comprehensive income and is reclassified into earnings in the same periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. For cash flow hedges, changes in the fair value of derivatives that are not highly effective in hedging the changes in fair value or expected cash flows of the hedged item are recognized immediately in current earnings. Changes in the fair value of derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting are reported currently in earnings, as non-interest income. When hedge accounting is discontinued on a fair value hedge that no longer qualifies as an effective hedge, the derivative continues to be reported at fair value in the statement of condition, but the carrying amount of the hedged item is no longer adjusted for future changes in fair value. The adjustment to the carrying amount of the hedged item that existed at the date hedge accounting is discontinued is amortized over the remaining life of the hedged item into earnings.

Net cash settlements on derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting are recorded in interest income or interest expense, based on the item being hedged. Net cash settlements on derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting are reported in non-interest income. Cash flows on hedges are classified in the cash flow statement the same as the cash flows of the items being hedged.

The Company formally documents the relationship between derivatives and hedged items, as well as the risk-management objective and the strategy for undertaking hedge transactions at the inception of the hedging relationship.  This documentation includes linking fair value or cash flow hedges to specific assets and liabilities on the balance sheet or to specific firm commitments or forecasted transactions.  The Company discontinues hedge accounting when it determines that the derivative is no longer effective in offsetting changes in the fair value or cash flows of the hedged item, the derivative is settled or terminated, a hedged forecasted transaction is no longer probable, a hedged firm commitment is no longer firm, or treatment of the derivative as a hedge is no longer appropriate or intended.

When hedge accounting is discontinued, subsequent changes in fair value of the derivative are recorded as non-interest income.  When a cash flow hedge is discontinued but the hedged cash flows or forecasted transactions are still expected to occur, gains or losses that were accumulated in other comprehensive income are amortized into earnings over the same periods which the hedged transactions will affect earnings.

The Company also offers facility specific / loan level swaps to its customers and offsets its exposure from such contracts by entering into mirror image swaps with a financial institution / swap counterparty (loan level / back to back swap program).  The customer accommodations and any offsetting swaps are treated as non-hedging derivative instruments which do not qualify for hedge accounting (“standalone derivatives”).  The notional amount of the swaps does not represent amounts exchanged by the parties.  The amount exchanged is determined by reference to the notional amount and the other terms of the individual contracts.  The fair value of the swaps is recorded as both an asset and a liability, in other assets and other liabilities, respectively, in equal amounts for these transactions. The Company is exposed to losses if a customer counterparty fails to make its payments under a contract in which the Company is in a net receiving position.  At this time, the Company anticipates that our counterparties will be able to fully satisfy their obligations under the agreements.  All of the contracts to which the Company is a party settle monthly.  Further, the Company has netting agreements with the dealers with which it does business.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation: The Company’s 2006 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan and 2012 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan allow the granting of shares of the Company’s common stock as incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and stock appreciation rights to directors, officers and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. There are no shares remaining for issuance with respect to the stock option plan approved in 2002, however options granted under this plan are still included in the numbers below. Options granted under these plans are, in general, exercisable not earlier than one year after the date of grant, at a price equal to the fair value of common stock on the date of grant and expire not more than ten years after the date of grant. Stock options may vest during a period of up to five years after the date of grant.  Some options granted to officers at or above the senior vice president level were immediately exercisable at the date of grant.  The Company has a policy of using authorized but unissued shares to satisfy option exercises.

Upon adoption of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-09, “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718), Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting” the Company has elected to account for forfeitures as they occur, rather than estimate expected forfeitures.

For the Company’s stock option plans, changes in options outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2021 were as follows:

						Weighted
				Weighted		Average	Aggregate
				Average		Remaining	Intrinsic
	Number of			Exercise		Contractual	Value
	Options			Price		Term	(In thousands)
Balance, January 1, 2021		50,660		$	13.59
Exercised during 2021		(820	)		13.39
Expired during 2021		—			—
Forfeited during 2021		(2,380	)		13.53
Balance, March 31, 2021		47,460		$	13.60	1.44 years	$	820
Vested and expected to vest		47,460		$	13.60	1.44 years	$	820
Exercisable at March 31, 2021		47,460		$	13.60	1.44 years	$	820

The aggregate intrinsic value represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between the Company’s closing stock price on the last trading day of the first quarter of 2021 and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options). The Company’s closing stock price on March 31, 2021 was $30.88.

There were no stock options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2021.  

The Company issued performance-based and service-based restricted stock units in 2021 and 2020. Service-based units vest ratably over a three- or five-year period.  There were 187,762 service-based restricted stock units granted during the first quarter of 2021.    

The performance-based awards are dependent upon the Company meeting certain performance criteria and, to the extent the performance criteria are met, will cliff vest at the end of the performance period which is generally three years.  There were 51,710 performance-based restricted stock units granted in the first quarter of 2021.   

Changes in non-vested shares dependent on performance criteria for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were as follows:

				Weighted
				Average
	Number of			Grant Date
	Shares			Fair Value
Balance, January 1, 2021		221,600		$	20.47
Granted during 2021		51,710			31.36
Vested during 2021		(36,032	)		35.33
Forfeited during 2021		(11,843	)		26.32
Balance, March 31, 2021		225,435		$	20.29

Changes in service-based restricted stock awards/units for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were as follows:

				Weighted
				Average
	Number of			Grant Date
	Shares			Fair Value
Balance, January 1, 2021		777,166		$	19.24
Granted during 2021		187,762			31.36
Vested during 2021		(231,116	)		22.32
Forfeited during 2021		(21,260	)		16.12
Balance, March 31, 2021		712,552		$	21.53

As of March 31, 2021, there was $17.4 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to service-based and performance-based units.  That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.65 years. Stock compensation expense recorded for the first quarters of 2021 and 2020 totaled $1.7 million and $1.5 million, respectively.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”): In July 2019, the Board appointed ESPP “committee” revised the ESPP. The ESPP provides for the granting of rights to purchase up to 150,000 shares of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation common stock. In May 2020, shareholders approved an increase of 200,000 shares of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation common stock to be issued under the ESPP.

Subject to certain eligibility requirements and restrictions, the ESPP provided for a single Offering Period of twelve months in duration, which commenced on May 16, 2019 and ended on May 15, 2020.

During the second quarter of 2020, the ESPP was revised to allow for the purchase of shares during four three-month Offering Periods. The first Offering Period under this revised plan commenced on May 16, 2020.  The next three future Offering Periods will commence on August 16, November 16 and February 16.

Each participant in the Offering Period is granted an option to purchase a number of shares and may contribute between one percent and 15 percent of their compensation. At the end of each Offering Period on the purchase date, the number of shares to be purchased by the employee is determined by dividing the employee’s contributions accumulated during the Offering Period by the applicable purchase price. The purchase price is an amount equal to 85 percent of the closing market price of a share of common stock on the purchase date. Participation in the ESPP is entirely voluntary and employees can cancel their purchases at any time during the period without penalty. The fair value of each share purchase right is determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.

The Company recorded $30,000 and $41,000 of expense in salaries and employee benefits expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively related to the ESPP.  Total shares issued under the ESPP during the first quarter of 2021 and 2020 were 8,425 and 0, respectively.

Earnings per share - Basic and Diluted

Earnings per share – Basic and Diluted:  The following is a reconciliation of the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share. Basic net income per share is calculated by dividing net income available to shareholders by the weighted average shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted net income per share is computed similarly to that of basic net income per share, except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional shares that would have been outstanding utilizing the Treasury Stock Method if all shares underlying potentially dilutive stock options were issued and all restricted stock, stock warrants or restricted stock units were to vest during the reporting period.

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2021		2020
Net income available to common shareholders	$	13,178	$	1,373
Basic weighted average shares outstanding		18,950,305		18,858,343
Plus: common stock equivalents		581,384		221,232
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		19,531,689		19,079,575
Net income per share
Basic	$	0.70	$	0.07
Diluted		0.67		0.07

                                                                                                                                                                                                               For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, restricted stock units totaling 239,472 and 570,102 were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive. Anti-dilutive shares are common stock equivalents with weighted average exercise prices in excess of the average market value for the periods presented.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes:  The Company files a consolidated Federal income tax return. Separate state income tax returns are filed for each subsidiary based on current laws and regulations.

The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in its financial statements or tax returns. The measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities is based on the enacted tax rates. Such tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effect of a change in tax rates in the period of enactment.

The Company recognizes a tax position as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” 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 greater than 50 percent likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded.

The Company is no longer subject to examination by the U.S. Federal tax authorities for years prior to 2016 or by New Jersey tax authorities for years prior to 2015.  

The Company recognizes interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense.

Loss Contingencies

Loss Contingencies: Loss contingencies, including claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, are recorded as liabilities when the likelihood of loss is probable and an amount or range of loss can be reasonably estimated. Management does not believe there are any such matters that will have a material effect on the financial statements.

Restrictions on Cash

Restrictions on Cash: A large portion of cash on hand or on deposit with the Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) was required to meet regulatory reserve and clearing requirements. Prior to March 2020, reserves were in the form of cash and balances with the FRB and included in interest-earning deposits in our statement of condition. The FRB suspended cash reserve requirements effective March 26, 2020.

Comprehensive Income/(Loss)

Comprehensive Income/(Loss): Comprehensive income/(loss) consists of net income and the change during the period in the Company’s net unrealized gains or losses on securities available for sale and unrealized gains and losses on cash flow hedge, net of tax, less adjustments for realized gains and losses.

Transfers of Financial Assets

Transfers of Financial Assets:  Transfers of financial assets are accounted for as sales, when control over the assets has been relinquished.  Control over transferred assets is deemed to be surrendered when the assets have been isolated from the Company, 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 the Company does not maintain effective control over the transferred assets through an agreement to repurchase them before their maturity.

Risks and Uncertainties

Risks and Uncertainties: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on businesses both locally and nationally. As a result, Congress passed the CARES Act to provide fast and direct economic assistance to American workers, families and businesses. The CARES Act contains substantial tax and spending provisions including direct financial aid to American families, extensive emergency funding for hospitals and medical providers, and economic stimulus to significant impacted industry sectors.

The Company expects COVID-19 to have an impact on our operations but cannot determine or estimate the full impact at this time.  It is possible that estimates made in the Company’s consolidated financial statements could be materially and adversely impacted as a result of the conditions created by COVID-19, including estimates regarding expected provision for loan and lease losses and impairment of goodwill.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets:  Goodwill is generally determined as the excess of the fair value of the consideration transferred, plus the fair value of any noncontrolling interests in the acquiree (if any), 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 exist that indicate that a goodwill impairment test should be performed.

The Company has selected December 31 as the date to perform the annual impairment test.  Intangible assets with definite useful lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values. Goodwill which includes assembled workforce has an indefinite life on our statement of financial condition. Intangible assets with definite useful lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values. Goodwill and assembled workforce are the intangible assets with an indefinite life on our balance sheet.

Other intangible assets, which primarily consist of customer relationship intangible assets arising from acquisitions, are amortized on an accelerated basis over their estimated useful lives, which range from 5 to 15 years.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Changes in Options Outstanding

For the Company’s stock option plans, changes in options outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2021 were as follows:

						Weighted
				Weighted		Average	Aggregate
				Average		Remaining	Intrinsic
	Number of			Exercise		Contractual	Value
	Options			Price		Term	(In thousands)
Balance, January 1, 2021		50,660		$	13.59
Exercised during 2021		(820	)		13.39
Expired during 2021		—			—
Forfeited during 2021		(2,380	)		13.53
Balance, March 31, 2021		47,460		$	13.60	1.44 years	$	820
Vested and expected to vest		47,460		$	13.60	1.44 years	$	820
Exercisable at March 31, 2021		47,460		$	13.60	1.44 years	$	820

Schedule of Changes in Non-Vested Performance-Based Shares

Changes in non-vested shares dependent on performance criteria for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were as follows:

				Weighted
				Average
	Number of			Grant Date
	Shares			Fair Value
Balance, January 1, 2021		221,600		$	20.47
Granted during 2021		51,710			31.36
Vested during 2021		(36,032	)		35.33
Forfeited during 2021		(11,843	)		26.32
Balance, March 31, 2021		225,435		$	20.29

Schedule of Changes in Service-Based Restricted Stock Awards/Units

Changes in service-based restricted stock awards/units for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were as follows:

				Weighted
				Average
	Number of			Grant Date
	Shares			Fair Value
Balance, January 1, 2021		777,166		$	19.24
Granted during 2021		187,762			31.36
Vested during 2021		(231,116	)		22.32
Forfeited during 2021		(21,260	)		16.12
Balance, March 31, 2021		712,552		$	21.53

Schedule of Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share

The following is a reconciliation of the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share. Basic net income per share is calculated by dividing net income available to shareholders by the weighted average shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted net income per share is computed similarly to that of basic net income per share, except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional shares that would have been outstanding utilizing the Treasury Stock Method if all shares underlying potentially dilutive stock options were issued and all restricted stock, stock warrants or restricted stock units were to vest during the reporting period.

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2021		2020
Net income available to common shareholders	$	13,178	$	1,373
Basic weighted average shares outstanding		18,950,305		18,858,343
Plus: common stock equivalents		581,384		221,232
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		19,531,689		19,079,575
Net income per share
Basic	$	0.70	$	0.07
Diluted		0.67		0.07

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INVESTMENT SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Investment Securities Available For Sale [Abstract]

Schedule of Amortized Cost and Approximate Fair Value of Securities Available for Sale

A summary of amortized cost and approximate fair value of investment securities available for sale included in the Consolidated Statements of Condition as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 follows:

	March 31, 2021
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
(In thousands)	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
U.S government-sponsored agencies	$	229,199	$	—	$	(7,862	)	$	221,337
Mortgage-backed securities–residential		598,088		6,786		(8,254	)		596,620
SBA pool securities		47,372		15		(1,144	)		46,243
State and political subdivisions		7,967		86		—			8,053
Corporate bond		3,000		48		—			3,048
Total	$	885,626	$	6,935	$	(17,260	)	$	875,301

	December 31, 2020
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
(In thousands)	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
U.S. treasuries	$	2,613	$	—	$	—		$	2,613
U.S. government-sponsored agencies		84,424		2		(655	)		83,771
Mortgage-backed securities–residential		467,915		8,604		(461	)		476,058
SBA pool securities		49,457		31		(359	)		49,129
State and political subdivisions		7,987		102		—			8,089
Corporate bond		3,000		29		—			3,029
Total	$	615,396	$	8,768	$	(1,475	)	$	622,689

Schedule of Available for Sale Securities with Continuous Unrealized Losses and Approximate Fair Value of Investments

The following tables present the Company’s available for sale securities in a continuous unrealized loss position and the approximate fair value of these investments as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

	March 31, 2021
	Duration of Unrealized Loss
	Less Than 12 Months					12 Months or Longer					Total
	Approximate					Approximate					Approximate
	Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
(In thousands)	Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses
U.S government-sponsored agencies	$	211,882	$	(7,862	)	$	—	$	—		$	211,882	$	(7,862	)
Mortgage-backed securities-residential		290,133		(8,244	)		6,534		(10	)		296,667		(8,254	)
SBA pool securities		36,923		(1,129	)		2,057		(15	)		38,980		(1,144	)
Total	$	538,938	$	(17,235	)	$	8,591	$	(25	)	$	547,529	$	(17,260	)

	December 31, 2020
	Duration of Unrealized Loss
	Less Than 12 Months					12 Months or Longer					Total
	Approximate					Approximate					Approximate
	Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
(In thousands)	Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses
U.S. government-sponsored agencies	$	73,769	$	(655	)	$	—	$	—		$	73,769	$	(655	)
Mortgage-backed securities-residential		103,340		(430	)		13,914		(31	)		117,254		(461	)
SBA pool securities		39,720		(343	)		2,095		(16	)		41,815		(359	)
Total	$	216,829	$	(1,428	)	$	16,009	$	(47	)	$	232,838	$	(1,475	)

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LOANS AND LEASES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Receivables [Abstract]

Schedule of composition of loans categorized by the type of loan

Loans outstanding, excluding those held for sale, by general ledger classification, as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, consisted of the following:

			% of					% of
	March 31,		Totals			December 31,		Total
(Dollars in thousands)	2021		Loans			2020		Loans
Residential mortgage	$	489,665		11.18	%	$	502,829		11.50	%
Multifamily mortgage		1,178,940		26.93			1,126,946		25.77
Commercial mortgage		697,599		15.94			691,294		15.81
Commercial loans (including equipment financing) (A)		1,911,520		43.66			1,950,981		44.62
Commercial construction		17,865		0.41			12,600		0.29
Home equity lines of credit		45,623		1.04			50,545		1.15
Consumer loans, including fixed rate home equity loans		36,519		0.83			37,016		0.85
Other loans		200		0.01			226		0.01
Total loans	$	4,377,931		100.00	%	$	4,372,437		100.00	%

(A) Includes PPP loans of $187 million at March 31, 2021 and $196 million at December 31, 2020.   

In determining an appropriate amount for the allowance, the Bank segments and evaluates the loan portfolio based on federal Call Report codes.  The following portfolio classes have been identified as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

			% of					% of
	March 31,		Totals			December 31,		Total
(Dollars in thousands)	2021		Loans			2020		Loans
Primary residential mortgage	$	498,570		11.39	%	$	512,841		11.74	%
Home equity lines of credit		45,623		1.04			50,545		1.16
Junior lien loan on residence		4,686		0.11			4,527		0.10
Multifamily property		1,178,940		26.95			1,126,946		25.79
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		241,094		5.51			253,447		5.80
Investment commercial real estate		966,287		22.09			995,613		22.79
Commercial and industrial (A)		1,064,133		24.32			1,059,399		24.24
Lease financing		312,358		7.14			305,931		7.00
Farmland/agricultural production		3,349		0.08			3,068		0.07
Commercial construction loans		18,035		0.41			12,773		0.29
Consumer and other loans		42,080		0.96			44,483		1.02
Total loans	$	4,375,155		100.00	%	$	4,369,573		100.00	%
Net deferred costs		2,776					2,864
Total loans including net deferred costs	$	4,377,931				$	4,372,437

(A) Includes PPP loans of $187 million at March 31, 2021 and $196 million at December 31, 2020. 

Schedule of loan balances by portfolio segment, based on impairment method, and the corresponding balances in the allowance for loan losses

The following tables present the loan balances by portfolio class, based on impairment method, and the corresponding balances in the allowance for loan and lease losses (ALLL) as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

	March 31, 2021
	Total		Ending ALLL		Total		Ending ALLL
	Loans		Attributable		Loans		Attributable
	Individually		To Loans		Collectively		To Loans
	Evaluated		Individually		Evaluated		Collectively				Total
	For		Evaluated for		For		Evaluated for		Total		Ending
(In thousands)	Impairment		Impairment		Impairment		Impairment		Loans		ALLL
Primary residential mortgage	$	2,264	$	1	$	496,306	$	2,775	$	498,570	$	2,776
Home equity lines of credit		—		—		45,623		198		45,623		198
Junior lien loan on residence		—		—		4,686		16		4,686		16
Multifamily property		—		—		1,178,940		10,427		1,178,940		10,427
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		564		—		240,530		2,864		241,094		2,864
Investment commercial real estate		—		—		966,287		26,693		966,287		26,693
Commercial and industrial (A)		9,136		3,200		1,054,997		16,925		1,064,133		20,125
Lease financing		—		—		312,358		3,967		312,358		3,967
Farmland/agricultural production		—		—		3,349		47		3,349		47
Commercial construction loans		—		—		18,035		161		18,035		161
Consumer and other loans		—		—		42,080		262		42,080		262
Total ALLL	$	11,964	$	3,201	$	4,363,191	$	64,335	$	4,375,155	$	67,536

(A) The balance includes PPP loans of $187 million had no related reserve as these loans are guaranteed by the SBA.

	December 31, 2020
	Total		Ending ALLL		Total		Ending ALLL
	Loans		Attributable		Loans		Attributable
	Individually		To Loans		Collectively		To Loans
	Evaluated		Individually		Evaluated		Collectively				Total
	For		Evaluated for		For		Evaluated for		Total		Ending
(In thousands)	Impairment		Impairment		Impairment		Impairment		Loans		ALLL
Primary residential mortgage	$	1,490	$	3	$	511,351	$	2,902	$	512,841	$	2,905
Home equity lines of credit		—		—		50,545		218		50,545		218
Junior lien loan on residence		—		—		4,527		15		4,527		15
Multifamily property		—		—		1,126,946		9,945		1,126,946		9,945
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		807		—		252,640		3,050		253,447		3,050
Investment commercial real estate		4,593		—		991,020		27,713		995,613		27,713
Commercial and industrial		9,314		2,700		1,050,085		16,347		1,059,399		19,047
Lease financing		—		—		305,931		3,936		305,931		3,936
Farmland/agricultural production		—		—		3,068		43		3,068		43
Commercial construction loans		—		—		12,773		158		12,773		158
Consumer and other loans		—		—		44,483		279		44,483		279
Total ALLL	$	16,204	$	2,703	$	4,353,369	$	64,606	$	4,369,573	$	67,309

Schedule of loans individually evaluated for impairment

The following tables present loans individually evaluated for impairment by class of loans as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (The average impaired loans on the following tables represent year to date impaired loans):

	March 31, 2021
	Unpaid						Average
	Principal		Recorded		Specific		Impaired
(In thousands)	Balance		Investment		Reserves		Loans
With no related allowance recorded:
Primary residential mortgage	$	2,384	$	2,104	$	—	$	1,579
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		577		564		—		645
Commercial and industrial		7,033		4,136		—		4,198
Total loans with no related allowance	$	9,994	$	6,804	$	—	$	6,422
With related allowance recorded:
Primary residential mortgage	$	160	$	160	$	1	$	161
Commercial and industrial		5,000		5,000		3,200		5,000
Total loans with related allowance	$	5,160	$	5,160	$	3,201	$	5,161
Total loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	15,154	$	11,964	$	3,201	$	11,583

	December 31, 2020
	Unpaid						Average
	Principal		Recorded		Specific		Impaired
(In thousands)	Balance		Investment		Reserves		Loans
With no related allowance recorded:
Primary residential mortgage	$	1,601	$	1,328	$	—	$	5,544
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		817		807		—		516
Investment commercial real estate		4,593		4,593		—		6,582
Commercial and industrial		7,137		4,314		—		1,677
Total loans with no related allowance	$	14,148	$	11,042	$	—	$	14,319
With related allowance recorded:
Primary residential mortgage	$	162	$	162	$	3	$	526
Commercial and industrial		5,000		5,000		2,700		4,140
Total loans with related allowance	$	5,162	$	5,162	$	2,703	$	4,666
Total loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	19,310	$	16,204	$	2,703	$	18,985

Schedule of recorded investment in nonaccrual and loans past due over 90 days still on accrual

The following tables present the recorded investment in nonaccrual and loans past due over 90 days still on accrual by class of loans as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

	March 31, 2021
			Loans Past Due
			Over 90 Days
			And Still
(In thousands)	Nonaccrual		Accruing Interest
Primary residential mortgage	$	2,104	$	—
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		564		—
Commercial and industrial		9,099		—
Total	$	11,767	$	—

	December 31, 2020
			Loans Past Due
			Over 90 Days
			And Still
(In thousands)	Nonaccrual		Accruing Interest
Primary residential mortgage	$	1,328	$	—
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		807		—
Commercial and industrial		9,275		—
Total	$	11,410	$	—

Schedule of aging of past due loans

The following tables present the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 by class of loans, excluding nonaccrual loans:

	March 31, 2021
	30-59		60-89		Greater Than
	Days		Days		90 Days		Total
(In thousands)	Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due
Primary residential mortgage	$	990	$	—	$	—	$	990
Owner occupied commercial real estate		550		—		—		550
Commercial and industrial		81		—		—		81
Consumer and other loans		—		1		—		1
Total	$	1,621	$	1	$	—	$	1,622

	December 31, 2020
	30-59		60-89		Greater Than
	Days		Days		90 Days		Total
(In thousands)	Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due
Primary residential mortgage	$	2,900	$	141	$	—	$	3,041
Home equity lines of credit		181		—		—		181
Junior lien loan on residence		—		25		—		25
Multifamily property		—		269		—		269
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		268		—		—		268
Commercial and industrial		497		772		—		1,269
Total	$	3,846	$	1,207	$	—	$	5,053

Schedule of the risk category of loans by class of loans

As of March 31, 2021, and based on the most recent analysis performed, the risk category of loans by class of loans is as follows:

			Special
(In thousands)	Pass		Mention		Substandard		Doubtful
Primary residential mortgage	$	488,941	$	3,014	$	6,615	$	—
Home equity lines of credit		45,149		—		474		—
Junior lien loan on residence		4,668		—		18		—
Multifamily property		1,174,380		4,206		354		—
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		228,790		10,187		2,117		—
Investment commercial real estate		868,088		98,199		—		—
Commercial and industrial		997,669		50,328		16,136		—
Lease financing		312,358		—		—		—
Farmland/agricultural production		3,349		—		—		—
Commercial construction loans		17,956		79		—		—
Consumer and other loans		42,080		—		—		—
Total	$	4,183,428	$	166,013	$	25,714	$	—

As of December 31, 2020, and based on the most recent analysis performed, the risk category of loans by class of loans is as follows:

			Special
(In thousands)	Pass		Mention		Substandard		Doubtful
Primary residential mortgage	$	504,795	$	1,398	$	6,648	$	—
Home equity lines of credit		50,068		—		477		—
Junior lien loan on residence		4,483		—		44		—
Multifamily property		1,121,145		5,441		360		—
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		240,638		10,417		2,392		—
Investment commercial real estate		893,115		91,162		11,336		—
Commercial and industrial		989,281		53,604		16,514		—
Lease financing		305,931		—		—		—
Farmland/agricultural production		3,068		—		—		—
Commercial construction loans		12,692		81		—		—
Consumer and other loans		44,483		—		—		—
Total	$	4,169,699	$	162,103	$	37,771	$	—

Schedule of Activity in Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

The activity in the allowance for loan and lease losses for the three months ended March 31, 2021 is summarized below:

	January 1,										March 31,
	2021										2021
	Beginning							Provision			Ending
(In thousands)	ALLL		Charge-offs			Recoveries		(Credit)			ALLL
Primary residential mortgage	$	2,905	$	—		$	—	$	(129	)	$	2,776
Home equity lines of credit		218		—			9		(29	)		198
Junior lien loan on residence		15		—			—		1			16
Multifamily property		9,945		—			—		482			10,427
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		3,050		—			—		(186	)		2,864
Investment commercial real estate		27,713		—			—		(1,020	)		26,693
Commercial and industrial		19,047		—			7		1,071			20,125
Lease financing		3,936		—			—		31			3,967
Farmland/agricultural production		43		—			—		4			47
Commercial construction loans		158		—			—		3			161
Consumer and other loans		279		(15	)		1		(3	)		262
Total ALLL	$	67,309	$	(15	)	$	17	$	225		$	67,536

The activity in the allowance for loan and lease losses for the three months ended March 31, 2020 is summarized below:

	January 1,									March 31,
	2020									2020
	Beginning							Provision		Ending
(In thousands)	ALLL		Charge-offs			Recoveries		(Credit)		ALLL
Primary residential mortgage	$	2,090	$	—		$	77	$	1,006	$	3,173
Home equity lines of credit		128		—			3		106		237
Junior lien loan on residence		13		—			—		10		23
Multifamily property		6,037		—			—		3,067		9,104
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		2,064		—			—		774		2,838
Investment commercial real estate		15,988		—			31		11,652		27,671
Commercial and industrial		14,353		—			3		2,768		17,124
Lease financing		2,642		—			—		499		3,141
Farmland/agricultural production		38		—			—		—		38
Commercial construction loans		27		—			—		13		40
Consumer and other loans		296		(8	)		1		105		394
Total ALLL	$	43,676	$	(8	)	$	115	$	20,000	$	63,783

Schedule of loans modified as troubled debt restructurings

Details with respect to loan modifications are as follows:

			Post-Modification
			Outstanding
	Number of		Recorded
(Dollars in thousands)	Loans		Investment
Primary residential mortgage		21	$	7,477
Junior lien loan on residence		1		18
Multifamily property		1		921
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		1		117
Investment commercial real estate		1		19,887
Commercial and industrial		6		12,993
Commercial construction loans		1		1,344
Total		32	$	42,757

The following table presents loans by class modified as TDRs during the three-month period ended March 31, 2020:

			Pre-Modification		Post-Modification
			Outstanding		Outstanding
	Number of		Recorded		Recorded
(Dollars in thousands)	Loans		Investment		Investment
Primary residential mortgage		1	$	253	$	253
Commercial and industrial		1		48		48
Total		2	$	301	$	301

The following table presents loans by class modified as TDRs that failed to comply with the modified terms in the twelve months following modification and resulted in a payment default at March 31, 2021:

	Number of		Recorded
(Dollars in thousands)	Loans		Investment
Primary residential mortgage		1	$	132
Total		1	$	132

The following table presents loans by class modified as TDRs that failed to comply with the modified terms in the twelve months following modification and resulted in a payment default at March 31, 2020:

	Number of		Recorded
(Dollars in thousands)	Loans		Investment
Primary residential mortgage		1	$	200
Total		1	$	200

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DEPOSITS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Deposits [Abstract]

Schedule of Details of Total Deposits

The following table sets forth the details of total deposits as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

	March 31,				December 31,
	2021				2020
(Dollars in thousands)
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits	$	908,922	18.38	%	$	833,500	17.30	%
Interest-bearing checking (1)		1,987,567	40.19			1,849,254	38.38
Savings		141,743	2.87			130,731	2.71
Money market		1,256,605	25.41			1,298,885	26.96
Certificates of deposit - retail		474,668	9.60			530,222	11.00
Certificates of deposit - listing service		31,631	0.64			32,128	0.67
Subtotal deposits		4,801,136	97.09			4,674,720	97.02
Interest-bearing demand - Brokered		110,000	2.23			110,000	2.28
Certificates of deposit - Brokered		33,777	0.68			33,764	0.70
Total deposits	$	4,944,913	100.00	%	$	4,818,484	100.00	%

(1) Interest-bearing checking includes $731.6 million at March 31, 2021 and $652.5 million at December 31, 2020 of reciprocal balances in the Reich & Tang or Promontory Demand Deposit Marketplace program.

Scheduled Maturities of Time Deposits

The scheduled maturities of certificates of deposit, including brokered certificates of deposit, as of March 31, 2021 are as follows:

(In thousands)
2021	$	352,816
2022		115,218
2023		11,530
2024		25,558
2025		29,225
Over 5 Years		5,729
Total	$	540,076

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BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Income and Total Assets for Reportable Segments

The following tables present the statements of income and total assets for the Company’s reportable segments for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
			Wealth
			Management
(In thousands)	Banking		Division		Total
Net interest income	$	30,226	$	1,567	$	31,793
Noninterest income		5,140		12,680		17,820
Total income		35,366		14,247		49,613
Provision for loan and lease losses		225		—		225
Compensation and employee benefits		16,428		5,562		21,990
Premises and equipment expense		3,570		543		4,113
FDIC insurance expense		585		—		585
Other operating expense		2,391		2,515		4,906
Total operating expense		23,199		8,620		31,819
Income before income tax expense		12,167		5,627		17,794
Income tax expense		3,159		1,457		4,616
Net income	$	9,008	$	4,170	$	13,178
Total assets at period end	$	5,883,553	$	86,074	$	5,969,627

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
				Wealth
				Management
(In thousands)	Banking			Division		Total
Net interest income	$	30,409		$	1,338	$	31,747
Noninterest income		4,229			10,288		14,517
Total income		34,638			11,626		46,264
Provision for loan and lease losses		20,000			—		20,000
Compensation and employee benefits		13,207			6,019		19,226
Premises and equipment expense		3,421			622		4,043
FDIC insurance expense		250			—		250
Other operating expense		2,606			2,110		4,716
Total operating expense		39,484			8,751		48,235
(Loss)/income before income tax (benefit)/expense		(4,846	)		2,875		(1,971	)
Income tax (benefit)/expense		(3,893	)		549		(3,344	)
Net (loss)/income	$	(953	)	$	2,326	$	1,373
Total assets at period end	$	5,734,495		$	96,963	$	5,831,458

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FAIR VALUE (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Assets Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis

The following table summarizes, at the dates indicated, assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis, including financial assets for which the Corporation has elected the fair value option:

Assets Measured on a Recurring Basis

			Fair Value Measurements Using
			Quoted
			Prices in
			Active		Significant
			Markets For		Other		Significant
			Identical		Observable		Unobservable
	March 31,		Assets		Inputs		Inputs
(In thousands)	2021		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Available for sale:
U.S. government-sponsored agencies	$	221,337	$	—	$	221,337	$	—
Mortgage-backed securities-residential		596,620		—		596,620		—
SBA pool securities		46,243		—		46,243		—
State and political subdivisions		8,053		—		8,053		—
Corporate bond		3,048		—		3,048		—
CRA investment fund		14,852		14,852		—		—
Loans held for sale, at fair value		9,219		—		9,219		—
Derivatives:
Loan level swaps		45,301		—		45,301		—
Total	$	944,673	$	14,852	$	929,821	$	—
Liabilities:
Derivatives:
Cash flow hedges	$	8,166	$	—	$	8,166	$	—
Loan level swaps		45,301		—		45,301		—
Total	$	53,467	$	—	$	53,467	$	—

Assets Measured on a Recurring Basis

			Fair Value Measurements Using
			Quoted
			Prices in
			Active		Significant
			Markets For		Other		Significant
			Identical		Observable		Unobservable
	December 31,		Assets		Inputs		Inputs
(In thousands)	2020		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Securities available for sale:
U.S. treasuries	$	2,613	$	—	$	2,613	$	—
U.S. government-sponsored agencies		83,771		—		83,771		—
Mortgage-backed securities-residential		476,058		—		476,058		—
SBA pool securities		49,129		—		49,129		—
State and political subdivisions		8,089		—		8,089		—
Corporate bond		3,029		—		3,029		—
CRA investment fund		15,117		15,117		—		—
Loans held for sale, at fair value		13,588		—		13,588		—
Derivatives:
Loan level swaps		79,529		—		79,529		—
Total	$	730,923	$	15,117	$	715,806	$	—
Liabilities:
Derivatives:
Cash flow hedges	$	9,616	$	—	$	9,616	$	—
Loan level swaps		79,529		—		79,529		—
Total	$	89,145	$	—	$	89,145	$	—

Schedule of Residential Loans Held for Sale

The following tables present residential loans held for sale, at fair value at the dates indicated:

(In thousands)	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Residential loans contractual balance	$	9,029	$	13,295
Fair value adjustment		190		293
Total fair value of residential loans held for sale	$	9,219	$	13,588

Schedule of Assets Measured at Fair Value on Non-Recurring Basis

The following tables summarize, at the dates indicated, assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis:    

			Fair Value Measurements Using
			Quoted
			Prices in
			Active		Significant
			Markets For		Other		Significant
			Identical		Observable		Unobservable
	March 31,		Assets		Inputs		Inputs
(In thousands)	2021		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Impaired loans:
Commercial and industrial	$	1,800	$	—	$	—	$	1,800

			Fair Value Measurements Using
			Quoted
			Prices in
			Active		Significant
			Markets For		Other		Significant
			Identical		Observable		Unobservable
	December 31,		Assets		Inputs		Inputs
(In thousands)	2020		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Impaired loans:
Commercial and industrial	$	2,300	$	—	$	—	$	2,300

Schedule of Carrying Amounts and Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments at March 31, 2021 are as follows:

			Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2021 using
	Carrying
(In thousands)	Amount		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	476,537	$	476,537	$	—	$	—	$	476,537
Securities available for sale		875,301		—		875,301		—		875,301
CRA investment fund		14,852		14,852		—		—		14,852
FHLB and FRB stock		13,699		—		—		—	N/A
Loans held for sale, at fair value		9,219		—		9,219		—		9,219
Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or fair value		53,185		—		53,399		—		53,399
Loans, net of allowance for loan and lease losses		4,310,395		—		—		4,511,593		4,511,593
Accrued interest receivable		23,916		—		2,244		21,672		23,916
Accrued interest receivable loan level swaps (A)		4,660		—		4,660		—		4,660
Loan level swaps		45,301		—		45,301		—		45,301
Financial liabilities
Deposits	$	4,944,913	$	4,404,837	$	545,549	$	—	$	4,950,386
Short-term borrowings		15,000		—		15,000		—		15,000
Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility		168,180		—		168,180		—		168,180
Subordinated debt		181,837		—		—		181,076		181,076
Accrued interest payable		3,499		147		1,159		2,193		3,499
Accrued interest payable loan level swaps		4,660		—		4,660		—		4,660
Cash flow hedges		8,166		—		8,166		—		8,166
Loan level swap		45,301		—		45,301		—		45,301

(A) Included in other assets in the Consolidated Statement of Condition.

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments at December 31, 2020 are as follows:

			Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2020 using
	Carrying
(In thousands)	Amount		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	653,322	$	653,322	$	—	$	—	$	653,322
Securities available for sale		622,689		—		622,689		—		622,689
CRA investment fund		15,117		15,117		—		—		15,117
FHLB and FRB stock		13,709		—		—		—	N/A
Loans held for sale, at fair value		13,588		—		13,588		—		13,588
Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or fair value		18,520		—		19,115		—		19,115
Loans, net of allowance for loan and lease losses		4,305,128		—		—		4,462,243		4,462,243
Accrued interest receivable		22,495		—		1,653		20,842		22,495
Loan level swaps		79,529		—		79,529		—		79,529
Financial liabilities
Deposits	$	4,818,484	$	4,222,370	$	604,036	$	—	$	4,826,406
Short-term borrowings		15,000		—		15,000		—		15,000
Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility		177,086		—		177,086		—		177,086
Subordinated debt		181,794		—		—		183,348		183,348
Accrued interest payable		1,650		150		1,347		153		1,650
Cash flow hedges		9,616		—		9,616		—		9,616
Loan level swaps		79,529		—		79,529		—		79,529

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REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract]

Schedule of Noninterest Income

The following tables present the sources of noninterest income for the periods indicated:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2021		2020
Service charges on deposits
Overdraft fees	$	93	$	147
Interchange income		317		280
Other		436		389
Wealth management fees (a)		12,131		9,955
Other (b)		4,843		3,746
Total noninterest other income	$	17,820	$	14,517

(a) Includes investment brokerage fees.

(b) All of the other category is outside the scope of ASC 606.

Schedule of Noninterest Income by Operating Segment

The following table presents the sources of noninterest income by operating segment for the periods indicated:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,						For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021						2020
(In thousands)			Wealth						Wealth
Revenue by Operating Segment	Banking		Management		Total		Banking		Management		Total
Service charges on deposits
Overdraft fees	$	93	$	—	$	93	$	147	$	—	$	147
Interchange income		317		—		317		280		—		280
Other		436		—		436		389		—		389
Wealth management fees (a)		—		12,131		12,131		—		9,955		9,955
Other (b)		4,294		549		4,843		3,413		333		3,746
Total noninterest income	$	5,140	$	12,680	$	17,820	$	4,229	$	10,288	$	14,517

(a) Includes investment brokerage fees.

(b) All of the other category is outside the scope of ASC 606.

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OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Other Income And Expenses [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Other Operating Expenses

The following table presents the major components of other operating expenses for the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(In thousands)	2021		2020
Professional and legal fees	$	1,256	$	974
Telephone		334		324
Advertising		214		340
Amortization of intangible assets		368		324
Other operating expenses		2,734		2,754
Total other operating expenses	$	4,906	$	4,716

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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS) (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Stockholders Equity Note [Abstract]

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) Balances, Net of Tax

The following is a summary of the accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) balances, net of tax, for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:

							Amount		Other
							Reclassified		Comprehensive
				Other			From		Income/(Loss)
				Comprehensive			Accumulated		Three Months
	Balance at			Income/(Loss)			Other		Ended			Balance at
	January 1,			Before			Comprehensive		March 31,			March 31,
(In thousands)	2021			Reclassifications			Income/(Loss)		2021			2021
Net unrealized holding gain/(loss) on    securities available for sale, net of tax	$	5,521		$	(13,415	)	$	—	$	(13,415	)	$	(7,894	)
Gain/(loss) on cash flow hedges		(6,913	)		1,043			—		1,043			(5,870	)
Accumulated other comprehensive gain/(loss),    net of tax	$	(1,392	)	$	(12,372	)	$	—	$	(12,372	)	$	(13,764	)

							Amount			Other
							Reclassified			Comprehensive
				Other			From			Income/(Loss)
				Comprehensive			Accumulated			Three Months
	Balance at			Income/(Loss)			Other			Ended			Balance at
	January 1,			Before			Comprehensive			March 31,			March 31,
(In thousands)	2020			Reclassifications			Income/(Loss)			2020			2020
Net unrealized holding gain/(loss) on    securities available for sale, net of tax	$	1,006		$	4,387		$	—		$	4,387		$	5,393
Loss on cash flow hedges		(2,501	)		(6,499	)		(52	)		(6,551	)		(9,052	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss,    net of tax	$	(1,495	)	$	(2,112	)	$	(52	)	$	(2,164	)	$	(3,659	)

Schedule of Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(loss)

The following represents the reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020: 

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(In thousands)	2021		2020			Affected Line Item in Income Statement
Unrealized gains/(losses) on cash flow hedge    derivatives:
Reclassification adjustment for amounts    included in net income	$	—	$	(71	)	Interest expense
Tax effect		—		19		Income tax expense
Total reclassifications, net of tax	$	—	$	(52	)

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DERIVATIVES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Schedule of Information about Interest Rate Swaps Designated as Cash Flow Hedges

The following table presents information about the interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

(Dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2021			December 31, 2020
Notional amount	$	270,000		$	270,000
Weighted average pay rate		1.93	%		1.93	%
Weighted average receive rate		0.20	%		0.22	%
Weighted average maturity	1.78 years			2.02 years
Unrealized loss, net	$	(8,166	)	$	(9,616	)
Number of contracts		13			13

Schedule of Net Gains/(Loss) Recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)

The following table presents the net gain/(loss) recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) and the consolidated financial statements relating to the cash flow derivative instruments for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2021		2020
Interest rate contracts
Gain/(loss) recognized in OCI (effective portion)	$	1,450	$	(8,878	)
Gain/(loss) reclassified from OCI to interest expense		—		(71	)
Gain/(loss) recognized in other noninterest expense (ineffective portion)		—		—

Schedule of Cash Flow Hedges Included in Financial Statements

	March 31, 2021
	Notional		Fair
(In thousands)	Amount		Value
Interest rate swaps related to interest-bearing deposits	$	270,000	$	(8,166	)
Total included in other assets		—		—
Total included in other liabilities		270,000		(8,166	)

	December 31, 2020
	Notional		Fair
(In thousands)	Amount		Value
Interest rate swaps related to interest-bearing deposits	$	270,000	$	(9,616	)
Total included in other assets		—		—
Total included in other liabilities		270,000		(9,616	)

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]

Schedule of Information about Interest Rate Swaps Designated as Cash Flow Hedges

Information about these swaps is as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2021			December 31, 2020
Notional amount	$	789,673		$	823,134
Fair value	$	45,301		$	79,529
Weighted average pay rates		4.05	%		4.02	%
Weighted average receive rates		1.89	%		1.91	%
Weighted average maturity	6.13 years			6.5 years
Number of contracts		93			95

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LEASES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Leases [Abstract]

Schedule of Operating Lease Liabilities by Contractual Maturity

The following is a schedule of the Company's operating lease liabilities by contractual maturity as of March 31, 2021:

(In thousands)
2021	$	2,523
2022		2,228
2023		1,721
2024		1,426
2025		1,005
Thereafter		2,825
Total lease payments		11,728
Less: imputed interest		1,219
Total present value of lease payments	$	10,509

Summary of Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Direct Finance and Operating Leases

The following table shows the supplemental cash flow information related to the Company’s direct finance and operating leases for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:

	For the Three Months Ended
(In thousands)	2021		2020
Right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for lease obligation	$	1,412	$	157
Operating cash flows from operating leases		619		728
Operating cash flows from direct finance leases		79		90
Financing cash flows from direct finance leases		187		187

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Additional Information (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	May 31, 2020 shares	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) segment $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of operating segments | segment		2
Federal funds sales periods		1 day
Interest-earning deposits maturities period		1 year
Servicing rights		$ 0
Amount of loans serviced		$ 77,000,000.0			$ 65,500,000
Threshold period for loan		30 days
Threshold for determining nonaccrual status		90 days
Loan modifications		$ 946,700,000
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment				$ 301,000
Sale of loans servicing released to third party			$ 355,000,000.0
Closing stock price of common stock | $ / shares		$ 30.88
Stock options granted | shares		0
Issuance of shares for Employee Stock Purchase Plan, shares | shares		8,425		0
Antidilutive securities | shares		239,472		570,102
Restricted stock [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Shares granted | shares		187,762
Compensation cost		$ 1,700,000		$ 1,500,000
Restricted stock [Member] | Tranche One [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Stock option vesting term		3 years
Restricted stock [Member] | Tranche Two [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Stock option vesting term		5 years
Performance Shares [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Shares granted | shares		51,710
Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost		$ 17,400,000
Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized (in years)		1 year 7 months 24 days
Employee Stock [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Compensation cost		$ 30,000		$ 41,000
Number of share purchase rights authorized | shares		150,000
Additional common stock to be issued | shares	200,000
Share purchase rights offering period		12 months
Percentage of closing market price on purchase date		85.00%
Deferral [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment		$ 42,757,000
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Loans [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Paycheck Protection Program, maximum credit facility		650,000,000
Paycheck protection program loans remaining balance		$ 232,700,000
Substandard [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Loan reserve multiple		3.25			3.25
Special Mention [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Loan reserve multiple		2.25			2.25
Consumer and Other [Member] | Closed-end Loans [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Threshold for determining nonaccrual status		120 days
Consumer and Other [Member] | Open-end Loans [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Threshold for determining nonaccrual status		180 days
Small Business Administration Loans [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Loans held for sale		$ 1,800,000			$ 6,000,000.0
SBA Paycheck Protection Program [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Loans held for sale		$ 45,800,000
Maximum [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Cash equivalents original maturities period		90 days
Short term borrowings original maturities period		90 days
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		15 years
Maximum [Member] | Employee Stock Option [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Option term		10 years
Stock option vesting term		5 years
Maximum [Member] | Employee Stock [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of compensation contributable		15.00%
Minimum [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		5 years
Minimum [Member] | Employee Stock [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of compensation contributable		1.00%
Peapack-Gladstone Mortgage Group, Inc. [Member] | Peapack Ventures, LLC [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of interest owned		99.00%
Peapack-Gladstone Mortgage Group, Inc. [Member] | Peapack-Gladstone Realty, Inc [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of interest owned		79.00%
PGB Trust & Investments of Delaware [Member] | Peapack Ventures, LLC [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of interest owned		1.00%
Peapack Ventures, LLC [Member] | Peapack-Gladstone Realty, Inc [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of interest owned		21.00%

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Schedule of Changes in Options Outstanding) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Number of Options
Balance | shares	50,660
Exercised | shares	(820)
Forfeited | shares	(2,380)
Balance | shares	47,460
Vested and expected to vest | shares	47,460
Exercisable | shares	47,460
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Balance | $ / shares	$ 13.59
Exercised | $ / shares	13.39
Forfeited | $ / shares	13.53
Balance | $ / shares	13.60
Vested and expected to vest | $ / shares	13.60
Exercisable | $ / shares	$ 13.60
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term
Balance	1 year 5 months 8 days
Vested and expected to vest	1 year 5 months 8 days
Exercisable	1 year 5 months 8 days
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Balance | $	$ 820
Vested and expected to vest | $	820
Exercisable | $	$ 820

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Schedule of Changes in Restricted Common Shares) (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 $ / shares shares
Performance Shares [Member]
Number of Shares
Balance at Beginning | shares	221,600
Shares granted | shares	51,710
Vested | shares	(36,032)
Forfeited | shares	(11,843)
Balance at end | shares	225,435
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Balance at Beginning | $ / shares	$ 20.47
Granted | $ / shares	31.36
Vested | $ / shares	35.33
Forfeited | $ / shares	26.32
Balance at end | $ / shares	$ 20.29
Restricted stock [Member]
Number of Shares
Balance at Beginning | shares	777,166
Shares granted | shares	187,762
Vested | shares	(231,116)
Forfeited | shares	(21,260)
Balance at end | shares	712,552
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Balance at Beginning | $ / shares	$ 19.24
Granted | $ / shares	31.36
Vested | $ / shares	22.32
Forfeited | $ / shares	16.12
Balance at end | $ / shares	$ 21.53

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Schedule of Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Net income available to common shareholders	$ 13,178	$ 1,373
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	18,950,305	18,858,343
Plus: common stock equivalents	581,384	221,232
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	19,531,689	19,079,575
Net income per share
Basic	$ 0.70	$ 0.07
Diluted	$ 0.67	$ 0.07

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INVESTMENT SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE (Schedule of Amortized Cost and Approximate Fair Value of Securities Available for Sale) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 885,626	$ 615,396
Gross Unrealized Gains	6,935	8,768
Gross Unrealized Losses	(17,260)	(1,475)
Fair Value	875,301	622,689
U.S. Government-Sponsored Agencies [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	229,199	84,424
Gross Unrealized Gains	0	2
Gross Unrealized Losses	(7,862)	(655)
Fair Value	221,337	83,771
Mortgage-Backed Securities-Residential [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	598,088	467,915
Gross Unrealized Gains	6,786	8,604
Gross Unrealized Losses	(8,254)	(461)
Fair Value	596,620	476,058
SBA Pool Securities [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	47,372	49,457
Gross Unrealized Gains	15	31
Gross Unrealized Losses	(1,144)	(359)
Fair Value	46,243	49,129
State and Political Subdivisions [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	7,967	7,987
Gross Unrealized Gains	86	102
Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0
Fair Value	8,053	8,089
Corporate Bond [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	3,000	3,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	48	29
Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0
Fair Value	$ 3,048	3,029
U.S. Treasuries [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost		2,613
Gross Unrealized Gains		0
Gross Unrealized Losses		0
Fair Value		$ 2,613

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INVESTMENT SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE (Schedule of Available for Sale Securities in Continuous Unrealized Loss Position and Approximate Fair Value of Investments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Approximate Fair Value
Less Than 12 Months	$ 538,938	$ 216,829
12 Months or Longer	8,591	16,009
Total	547,529	232,838
Unrealized Losses
Less Than 12 Months	(17,235)	(1,428)
12 Months or Longer	(25)	(47)
Total	(17,260)	(1,475)
U.S. Government-Sponsored Agencies [Member]
Approximate Fair Value
Less Than 12 Months	211,882	73,769
12 Months or Longer	0	0
Total	211,882	73,769
Unrealized Losses
Less Than 12 Months	(7,862)	(655)
12 Months or Longer	0	0
Total	(7,862)	(655)
Mortgage-Backed Securities-Residential [Member]
Approximate Fair Value
Less Than 12 Months	290,133	103,340
12 Months or Longer	6,534	13,914
Total	296,667	117,254
Unrealized Losses
Less Than 12 Months	(8,244)	(430)
12 Months or Longer	(10)	(31)
Total	(8,254)	(461)
SBA Pool Securities [Member]
Approximate Fair Value
Less Than 12 Months	36,923	39,720
12 Months or Longer	2,057	2,095
Total	38,980	41,815
Unrealized Losses
Less Than 12 Months	(1,129)	(343)
12 Months or Longer	(15)	(16)
Total	$ (1,144)	$ (359)

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INVESTMENT SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Investment with fair value classified as equity security	$ 14,852,000		$ 15,117,000
Securities (losses)/gains, net	(265,000)	$ 198,000
CRA Investment Fund [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Investment with fair value classified as equity security	14,900,000
Securities (losses)/gains, net	$ (265,000)

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LOANS AND LEASES (Schedule of Loans Outstanding, by Type of Loan) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Total loans		$ 4,377,931	$ 4,372,437
Loans and Finance Receivables, Gross [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member]
Total loans (in percent)		100.00%	100.00%
Unallocated Financing Receivables [Member]
Total loans		$ 200	$ 226
Unallocated Financing Receivables [Member] | Loans and Finance Receivables, Gross [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member]
Total loans (in percent)		0.01%	0.01%
Residential Mortgage [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member]
Total loans		$ 489,665	$ 502,829
Residential Mortgage [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Loans and Finance Receivables, Gross [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member]
Total loans (in percent)		11.18%	11.50%
Multifamily Property [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member]
Total loans		$ 1,178,940	$ 1,126,946
Multifamily Property [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Loans and Finance Receivables, Gross [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member]
Total loans (in percent)		26.93%	25.77%
Commercial Mortgage [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Total loans		$ 697,599	$ 691,294
Commercial Mortgage [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Loans and Finance Receivables, Gross [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member]
Total loans (in percent)		15.94%	15.81%
Commercial Loans Including Equipment Financing [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Total loans	[1]	$ 1,911,520	$ 1,950,981
Commercial Loans Including Equipment Financing [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Loans and Finance Receivables, Gross [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member]
Total loans (in percent)	[1]	43.66%	44.62%
Construction [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Total loans		$ 17,865	$ 12,600
Construction [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Loans and Finance Receivables, Gross [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member]
Total loans (in percent)		0.41%	0.29%
Home Equity Lines of Credit [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member]
Total loans		$ 45,623	$ 50,545
Home Equity Lines of Credit [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Loans and Finance Receivables, Gross [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member]
Total loans (in percent)		1.04%	1.15%
Consumer Loans, Including Home Equity Loans [Member] | Consumer and Other Loans [Member]
Total loans		$ 36,519	$ 37,016
Consumer Loans, Including Home Equity Loans [Member] | Consumer and Other Loans [Member] | Loans and Finance Receivables, Gross [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member]
Total loans (in percent)		0.83%	0.85%

[1] Includes PPP loans of $187 million at March 31, 2021 and $196 million at December 31, 2020.   

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LOANS AND LEASES (Schedule of Loans Outstanding, by Type of Loan) (Parenthetical) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Total loans		$ 4,377,931	$ 4,372,437
Commercial Loans Including Equipment Financing [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Total loans	[1]	1,911,520	1,950,981
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Loans [Member] | Commercial Loans Including Equipment Financing [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Total loans		$ 187,000	$ 196,000

[1] Includes PPP loans of $187 million at March 31, 2021 and $196 million at December 31, 2020.   

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LOANS AND LEASES (Schedule of Loan Balances by Portfolio Class) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2021		Dec. 31, 2020
Total loans		$ 4,375,155		$ 4,369,573
Net deferred costs		2,776		2,864
Total loans including net deferred costs		$ 4,377,931		$ 4,372,437
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Loans and Finance Receivables, Gross [Member]
Total loans (in percent)		100.00%		100.00%
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Primary Residential Mortgages [Member]
Total loans		$ 498,570		$ 512,841
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Primary Residential Mortgages [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Loans and Finance Receivables, Gross [Member]
Total loans (in percent)		11.39%		11.74%
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Home Equity Lines of Credit [Member]
Total loans		$ 45,623		$ 50,545
Total loans including net deferred costs		$ 45,623		$ 50,545
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Home Equity Lines of Credit [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Loans and Finance Receivables, Gross [Member]
Total loans (in percent)		1.04%		1.16%
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Multifamily Property [Member]
Total loans		$ 1,178,940		$ 1,126,946
Total loans including net deferred costs		$ 1,178,940		$ 1,126,946
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Multifamily Property [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Loans and Finance Receivables, Gross [Member]
Total loans (in percent)		26.95%		25.79%
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Junior Lien [Member]
Total loans		$ 4,686		$ 4,527
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Junior Lien [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Loans and Finance Receivables, Gross [Member]
Total loans (in percent)		0.11%		0.10%
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Owner Occupied Property [Member]
Total loans		$ 241,094		$ 253,447
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Owner Occupied Property [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Loans and Finance Receivables, Gross [Member]
Total loans (in percent)		5.51%		5.80%
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Investment Property [Member]
Total loans		$ 966,287		$ 995,613
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Investment Property [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Loans and Finance Receivables, Gross [Member]
Total loans (in percent)		22.09%		22.79%
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Construction [Member]
Total loans		$ 18,035		$ 12,773
Total loans including net deferred costs		$ 17,865		$ 12,600
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Construction [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Loans and Finance Receivables, Gross [Member]
Total loans (in percent)		0.41%		0.29%
Consumer and Other Loans [Member]
Total loans		$ 42,080		$ 44,483
Consumer and Other Loans [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Loans and Finance Receivables, Gross [Member]
Total loans (in percent)		0.96%		1.02%
Commercial and Industrial Sector [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Total loans	[2]	$ 1,064,133	[1]	$ 1,059,399
Commercial and Industrial Sector [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Loans and Finance Receivables, Gross [Member]
Total loans (in percent)	[2]	24.32%		24.24%
Lease Financing [Member]
Total loans		$ 312,358		$ 305,931
Lease Financing [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Loans and Finance Receivables, Gross [Member]
Total loans (in percent)		7.14%		7.00%
Agricultural Sector [Member]
Total loans		$ 3,349		$ 3,068
Agricultural Sector [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Loans and Finance Receivables, Gross [Member]
Total loans (in percent)		0.08%		0.07%

[1] The balance includes PPP loans of $187 million had no related reserve as these loans are guaranteed by the SBA.

[2] Includes PPP loans of $187 million at March 31, 2021 and $196 million at December 31, 2020.

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LOANS AND LEASES (Schedule of Loan Balances by Portfolio Class) (Parenthetical) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Total loans	$ 4,377,931	$ 4,372,437
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Loans [Member] | Commercial and Industrial Sector [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Total loans	$ 187,000	$ 196,000

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LOANS AND LEASES (Schedule of Balances by Portfolio Class, Based on Impairment Method) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2021		Dec. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Total Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment		$ 11,964		$ 16,204
Ending ALLL Attributable to Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment		3,201		2,703
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		4,363,191		4,353,369
Ending ALLL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		64,335		64,606
Total Loans		4,375,155		4,369,573
Total Ending ALLL		67,536		67,309	$ 63,783	$ 43,676
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Primary Residential Mortgages [Member]
Total Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment		2,264		1,490
Ending ALLL Attributable to Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment		1		3
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		496,306		511,351
Ending ALLL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		2,775		2,902
Total Loans		498,570		512,841
Total Ending ALLL		2,776		2,905	3,173	2,090
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Home Equity Lines of Credit [Member]
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		45,623		50,545
Ending ALLL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		198		218
Total Loans		45,623		50,545
Total Ending ALLL		198		218	237	128
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Multifamily Property [Member]
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		1,178,940		1,126,946
Ending ALLL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		10,427		9,945
Total Loans		1,178,940		1,126,946
Total Ending ALLL		10,427		9,945	9,104	6,037
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Junior Lien [Member]
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		4,686		4,527
Ending ALLL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		16		15
Total Loans		4,686		4,527
Total Ending ALLL		16		15	23	13
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Owner Occupied Property [Member]
Total Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment		564		807
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		240,530		252,640
Ending ALLL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		2,864		3,050
Total Loans		241,094		253,447
Total Ending ALLL		2,864		3,050	2,838	2,064
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Investment Property [Member]
Total Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment				4,593
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		966,287		991,020
Ending ALLL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		26,693		27,713
Total Loans		966,287		995,613
Total Ending ALLL		26,693		27,713	27,671	15,988
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Construction [Member]
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		18,035		12,773
Ending ALLL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		161		158
Total Loans		18,035		12,773
Total Ending ALLL		161		158	40	27
Consumer and Other Loans [Member]
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		42,080		44,483
Ending ALLL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		262		279
Total Loans		42,080		44,483
Total Ending ALLL		262		279	394	296
Commercial and Industrial Sector [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Total Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment		9,136	[1]	9,314
Ending ALLL Attributable to Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment		3,200	[1]	2,700
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		1,054,997	[1]	1,050,085
Ending ALLL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		16,925	[1]	16,347
Total Loans	[2]	1,064,133	[1]	1,059,399
Total Ending ALLL		20,125	[1]	19,047	17,124	14,353
Lease Financing [Member]
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		312,358		305,931
Ending ALLL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		3,967		3,936
Total Loans		312,358		305,931
Total Ending ALLL		3,967		3,936
Agricultural Sector [Member]
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		3,349		3,068
Ending ALLL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		47		43
Total Loans		3,349		3,068
Total Ending ALLL		$ 47		$ 43	$ 38	$ 38

[1] The balance includes PPP loans of $187 million had no related reserve as these loans are guaranteed by the SBA.

[2] Includes PPP loans of $187 million at March 31, 2021 and $196 million at December 31, 2020.

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LOANS AND LEASES - (Schedule of Balances by Portfolio Class, Based on Impairment Method) (Parenthetical) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Total loans	$ 4,377,931	$ 4,372,437
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Loans [Member] | Commercial and Industrial Sector [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Total loans	$ 187,000

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LOANS AND LEASES - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) Contract	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) Contract	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Impaired non-accrual loans	$ 11,767,000		$ 11,410,000
Impaired non-accrual loans performing troubled debt restructured	197,000		201,000
Allowance allocated to troubled debt restructured loans	1,000		3,000
Allowance allocated to non accrual loans	0
Loan receivable, validate risk ratings performed for large sample or new lending to existing relationships	1,000,000
Loan receivable, validate risk ratings performed for criticized and classified rated borrowers with relationship exposure, value	500,000
Loan receivable, validate risk ratings performed for new regulation "O" loan commitments, value	1,000,000
Loan receivable validate risk ratings performed for leveraged loans, value	1,000,000
Loan receivable validate risk ratings performed for no borrower with commitments, value	500,000
Bank modified loans and contracts | Contract		2
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment		$ 301,000
Loan modifications	946,700,000
Troubled debt restructurings specific reserves	$ 1,000		3,000
Deferral [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Bank modified loans and contracts | Contract	540
Bank modified loans and contracts | Contract	32
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment	$ 42,757,000
Deferral [Member] | Loan Level Swaps [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Bank modified loans and contracts | Contract	1
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment	$ 19,900,000
Substandard [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivable impaired loan	12,000,000.0		$ 16,200,000
Minimum [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Loan receivable, validate risk ratings performed for large sample of borrowers with relationship, value	1,000,000
Maximum [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Loan receivable, validate risk ratings performed for small sample of borrowers with relationship, value	$ 1,000,000

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LOANS AND LEASES (Schedule of Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Unpaid Principal Balance
With no related allowance recorded	$ 9,994	$ 14,148
With related allowance recorded	5,160	5,162
Total loans individually evaluated for impairment	15,154	19,310
Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	6,804	11,042
With related allowance recorded	5,160	5,162
Total loans individually evaluated for impairment	11,964	16,204
Specific Reserves	3,201	2,703
Average Impaired Loans
With no related allowance recorded	6,422	14,319
With related allowance recorded	5,161	4,666
Total loans individually evaluated for impairment	11,583	18,985
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Primary Residential Mortgages [Member]
Unpaid Principal Balance
With no related allowance recorded	2,384	1,601
With related allowance recorded	160	162
Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	2,104	1,328
With related allowance recorded	160	162
Specific Reserves	1	3
Average Impaired Loans
With no related allowance recorded	1,579	5,544
With related allowance recorded	161	526
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Owner Occupied Property [Member]
Unpaid Principal Balance
With no related allowance recorded	577	817
Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	564	807
Average Impaired Loans
With no related allowance recorded	645	516
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Investment Property [Member]
Unpaid Principal Balance
With no related allowance recorded		4,593
Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded		4,593
Average Impaired Loans
With no related allowance recorded		6,582
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial and Industrial Sector [Member]
Unpaid Principal Balance
With no related allowance recorded	7,033	7,137
With related allowance recorded	5,000	5,000
Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	4,136	4,314
With related allowance recorded	5,000	5,000
Specific Reserves	3,200	2,700
Average Impaired Loans
With no related allowance recorded	4,198	1,677
With related allowance recorded	$ 5,000	$ 4,140

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LOANS AND LEASES (Schedule of Investment in Nonaccrual and Loans Past Due Over 90 Days) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Impaired non-accrual loans	$ 11,767	$ 11,410
Loans Past Due Over 90 Days And Still Accruing Interest	0	0
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Primary Residential Mortgages [Member]
Impaired non-accrual loans	2,104	1,328
Loans Past Due Over 90 Days And Still Accruing Interest	0	0
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Owner Occupied Property [Member]
Impaired non-accrual loans	564	807
Loans Past Due Over 90 Days And Still Accruing Interest	0	0
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial and Industrial Sector [Member]
Impaired non-accrual loans	9,099	9,275
Loans Past Due Over 90 Days And Still Accruing Interest	$ 0	$ 0

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LOANS AND LEASES (Schedule of Aging of Past Due Loans) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Total Past Due	$ 1,622	$ 5,053
Consumer and Other Loans [Member]
Total Past Due	1
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Junior Lien [Member]
Total Past Due		25
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Primary Residential Mortgages [Member]
Total Past Due	990	3,041
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Home Equity Lines of Credit [Member]
Total Past Due		181
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Multifamily Property [Member]
Total Past Due		269
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial and Industrial Sector [Member]
Total Past Due	81	1,269
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Owner Occupied Property [Member]
Total Past Due	550	268
30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Total Past Due	1,621	3,846
30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Primary Residential Mortgages [Member]
Total Past Due	990	2,900
30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Home Equity Lines of Credit [Member]
Total Past Due		181
30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial and Industrial Sector [Member]
Total Past Due	81	497
30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Owner Occupied Property [Member]
Total Past Due	550	268
60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Total Past Due	1	1,207
60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] | Consumer and Other Loans [Member]
Total Past Due	1
60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Junior Lien [Member]
Total Past Due		25
60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Primary Residential Mortgages [Member]
Total Past Due		141
60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Multifamily Property [Member]
Total Past Due		269
60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial and Industrial Sector [Member]
Total Past Due		772
Greater Than 90 Days [Member]
Total Past Due	0	0
Greater Than 90 Days [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Primary Residential Mortgages [Member]
Total Past Due	$ 0	$ 0

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LOANS AND LEASES (Schedule of Risk Category of Loans by Class of Loans) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2021		Dec. 31, 2020
Total loans		$ 4,375,155		$ 4,369,573
Lease Financing [Member]
Total loans		312,358		305,931
Agricultural Sector [Member]
Total loans		3,349		3,068
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Junior Lien [Member]
Total loans		4,686		4,527
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Primary Residential Mortgages [Member]
Total loans		498,570		512,841
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Home Equity Lines of Credit [Member]
Total loans		45,623		50,545
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Multifamily Property [Member]
Total loans		1,178,940		1,126,946
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Investment Property [Member]
Total loans		966,287		995,613
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial and Industrial Sector [Member]
Total loans	[2]	1,064,133	[1]	1,059,399
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Construction [Member]
Total loans		18,035		12,773
Consumer and Other Loans [Member]
Total loans		42,080		44,483
Pass [Member]
Total loans		4,183,428		4,169,699
Pass [Member] | Lease Financing [Member]
Total loans		312,358		305,931
Pass [Member] | Agricultural Sector [Member]
Total loans		3,349		3,068
Pass [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Junior Lien [Member]
Total loans		4,668		4,483
Pass [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Primary Residential Mortgages [Member]
Total loans		488,941		504,795
Pass [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Home Equity Lines of Credit [Member]
Total loans		45,149		50,068
Pass [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Multifamily Property [Member]
Total loans		1,174,380		1,121,145
Pass [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Owner Occupied Property [Member]
Total loans		228,790		240,638
Pass [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Investment Property [Member]
Total loans		868,088		893,115
Pass [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial and Industrial Sector [Member]
Total loans		997,669		989,281
Pass [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Construction [Member]
Total loans		17,956		12,692
Pass [Member] | Consumer and Other Loans [Member]
Total loans		42,080		44,483
Special Mention [Member]
Total loans		166,013		162,103
Special Mention [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Primary Residential Mortgages [Member]
Total loans		3,014		1,398
Special Mention [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Multifamily Property [Member]
Total loans		4,206		5,441
Special Mention [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Owner Occupied Property [Member]
Total loans		10,187		10,417
Special Mention [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Investment Property [Member]
Total loans		98,199		91,162
Special Mention [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial and Industrial Sector [Member]
Total loans		50,328		53,604
Special Mention [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Construction [Member]
Total loans		79		81
Substandard [Member]
Total loans		25,714		37,771
Substandard [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Junior Lien [Member]
Total loans		18		44
Substandard [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Primary Residential Mortgages [Member]
Total loans		6,615		6,648
Substandard [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Home Equity Lines of Credit [Member]
Total loans		474		477
Substandard [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Multifamily Property [Member]
Total loans		354		360
Substandard [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Owner Occupied Property [Member]
Total loans		2,117		2,392
Substandard [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Investment Property [Member]
Total loans				11,336
Substandard [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial and Industrial Sector [Member]
Total loans		$ 16,136		$ 16,514

[1] The balance includes PPP loans of $187 million had no related reserve as these loans are guaranteed by the SBA.

[2] Includes PPP loans of $187 million at March 31, 2021 and $196 million at December 31, 2020.

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LOANS AND LEASES (Schedule of Activity in Allowance for Loan Losses) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021		Mar. 31, 2020
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	$ 67,309		$ 43,676
Charge-Offs	(15)		(8)
Recoveries	17		115
Provision (Credit)	225		20,000
Ending ALLL	67,536		63,783
Agricultural Sector [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	43		38
Provision (Credit)	4
Ending ALLL	47		38
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Junior Lien [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	15		13
Provision (Credit)	1		10
Ending ALLL	16		23
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Primary Residential Mortgages [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	2,905		2,090
Recoveries			77
Provision (Credit)	(129)		1,006
Ending ALLL	2,776		3,173
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Home Equity Lines of Credit [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	218		128
Recoveries	9		3
Provision (Credit)	(29)		106
Ending ALLL	198		237
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Multifamily Property [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	9,945		6,037
Provision (Credit)	482		3,067
Ending ALLL	10,427		9,104
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Owner Occupied Property [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	3,050		2,064
Provision (Credit)	(186)		774
Ending ALLL	2,864		2,838
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Investment Property [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	27,713		15,988
Recoveries			31
Provision (Credit)	(1,020)		11,652
Ending ALLL	26,693		27,671
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial and Industrial Sector [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	19,047		14,353
Recoveries	7		3
Provision (Credit)	1,071		2,768
Ending ALLL	20,125	[1]	17,124
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Lease Financing [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	3,936		2,642
Provision (Credit)	31		499
Ending ALLL	3,967		3,141
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Construction [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	158		27
Provision (Credit)	3		13
Ending ALLL	161		40
Consumer and Other Loans [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	279		296
Charge-Offs	(15)		(8)
Recoveries	1		1
Provision (Credit)	(3)		105
Ending ALLL	$ 262		$ 394

[1] The balance includes PPP loans of $187 million had no related reserve as these loans are guaranteed by the SBA.

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LOANS AND LEASES (Schedule of Loan Modifications) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) Contract	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) Contract
Number of Loans | Contract		2
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | $		$ 301
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Primary Residential Mortgages [Member]
Number of Loans | Contract		1
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | $		$ 253
Deferral [Member]
Number of Loans | Contract	32
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | $	$ 42,757
Deferral [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Junior Lien [Member]
Number of Loans | Contract	1
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | $	$ 18
Deferral [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Primary Residential Mortgages [Member]
Number of Loans | Contract	21
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | $	$ 7,477
Deferral [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Multifamily Property [Member]
Number of Loans | Contract	1
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | $	$ 921
Deferral [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Owner Occupied Property [Member]
Number of Loans | Contract	1
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | $	$ 117
Deferral [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Investment Property [Member]
Number of Loans | Contract	1
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | $	$ 19,887
Deferral [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial and Industrial Sector [Member]
Number of Loans | Contract	6
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | $	$ 12,993
Deferral [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Construction [Member]
Number of Loans | Contract	1
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | $	$ 1,344

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LOANS AND LEASES (Schedule of Loans Modified as Troubled Debt Restructurings) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) Contract
Number of Loans | Contract	2
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 301
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 301
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial and Industrial Sector [Member]
Number of Loans | Contract	1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 48
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 48
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Primary Residential Mortgages [Member]
Number of Loans | Contract	1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 253
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 253

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LOANS AND LEASES (Schedule of Modified as Troubled Debt Restructurings Subsequently Defaulted) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) Contract	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) Contract
Number of Subsequently Defaulted Loans | Contract	1	1
Subsequently Defaulted Recorded Investment | $	$ 132	$ 200
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Primary Residential Mortgages [Member]
Number of Subsequently Defaulted Loans | Contract	1	1
Subsequently Defaulted Recorded Investment | $	$ 132	$ 200

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DEPOSITS - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Deposits [Abstract]
Time deposits over $250,000	$ 164,100	$ 186,300

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DEPOSITS (Schedule of Details of Total Deposits) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits		$ 908,922	$ 833,500
Interest-bearing checking	[1]	1,987,567	1,849,254
Savings		141,743	130,731
Money market		1,256,605	1,298,885
Certificates of deposit - retail		474,668	530,222
Certificates of deposit - listing service		31,631	32,128
Subtotal deposits		4,801,136	4,674,720
Interest-bearing demand - Brokered		110,000	110,000
Certificates of deposit - Brokered		33,777	33,764
Total deposits		$ 4,944,913	$ 4,818,484
%
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits		18.38%	17.30%
Interest-bearing checking	[1]	40.19%	38.38%
Savings		2.87%	2.71%
Money market		25.41%	26.96%
Certificates of deposit - retail		9.60%	11.00%
Certificates of deposit - listing service		0.64%	0.67%
Subtotal deposits		97.09%	97.02%
Interest-bearing demand - Brokered		2.23%	2.28%
Certificates of deposit - Brokered		0.68%	0.70%
Total deposits		100.00%	100.00%

[1] Interest-bearing checking includes $731.6 million at March 31, 2021 and $652.5 million at December 31, 2020 of reciprocal balances in the Reich & Tang or Promontory Demand Deposit Marketplace program.

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DEPOSITS (Details of Total Deposits) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Deposits:
Reciprocal balances	$ 731.6	$ 652.5

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DEPOSITS (Scheduled Maturities of Time Deposits) (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Scheduled maturities of time deposits
2021	$ 352,816
2022	115,218
2023	11,530
2024	25,558
2025	29,225
Over 5 Years	5,729
Total	$ 540,076

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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK ADVANCES AND OTHER BORROWINGS - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
FHLB advance	$ 15,000
FHLB advance rate	0.36%
Cash flow hedge, term	3 years
Overnight borrowings with FHLB	$ 15,000	$ 15,000
Unused commitments from FHLB	1,800,000
Unused short-term or overnight borrowings from correspondent banks	22,000
Unused short-term or overnight borrowings from FRB	990,000
Borrowings from the federal reserve’s PPPLF	$ 168,180	177,086
Paycheck protection program liquidity facility interest rate	0.35%
Paycheck protection program liquidity facility term	2 years
Prepaid FHLB advances		105,000
FHLB prepayment penalty		4,800
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
FHLB advance	$ 15,000
Federal Reserve Bank of New York [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Overnight borrowings with FHLB	$ 0	$ 0

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BUSINESS SEGMENTS - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 segment	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Number of Operating Segments | segment	2
Banking [Member]
Federal income tax benefit | $		$ 3.3

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BUSINESS SEGMENTS - Schedule of Income and Total Assets for Reportable Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Net interest income	$ 31,793	$ 31,747
Noninterest income	17,820	14,517
Total income	49,613	46,264
Provision for loan and lease losses	225	20,000
Compensation and employee benefits	21,990	19,226
Premises and equipment expense	4,113	4,043
FDIC insurance expense	585	250
Other operating expense	4,906	4,716
Total operating expense	31,819	48,235
(Loss)/income before income tax (benefit)/expense	17,794	(1,971)
Income tax expense/(benefit)	4,616	(3,344)
NET INCOME	13,178	1,373
Total assets at period end	5,969,627	5,831,458	$ 5,890,442
Banking [Member]
Net interest income	30,226	30,409
Noninterest income	5,140	4,229
Total income	35,366	34,638
Provision for loan and lease losses	225	20,000
Compensation and employee benefits	16,428	13,207
Premises and equipment expense	3,570	3,421
FDIC insurance expense	585	250
Other operating expense	2,391	2,606
Total operating expense	23,199	39,484
(Loss)/income before income tax (benefit)/expense	12,167	(4,846)
Income tax expense/(benefit)	3,159	(3,893)
NET INCOME	9,008	(953)
Total assets at period end	5,883,553	5,734,495
Wealth Management Division [Member]
Net interest income	1,567	1,338
Noninterest income	12,680	10,288
Total income	14,247	11,626
Provision for loan and lease losses	0	0
Compensation and employee benefits	5,562	6,019
Premises and equipment expense	543	622
FDIC insurance expense	0	0
Other operating expense	2,515	2,110
Total operating expense	8,620	8,751
(Loss)/income before income tax (benefit)/expense	5,627	2,875
Income tax expense/(benefit)	1,457	549
NET INCOME	4,170	2,326
Total assets at period end	$ 86,074	$ 96,963

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FAIR VALUE - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair value transfers between level 1 and level 2	$ 0
Loans Receivable [Member] | Property A [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Discount rate	15.00%
Age of appraisal	12 months

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FAIR VALUE (Schedule of Assets Measured on a Recurring Basis) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Securities available for sale	$ 875,301	$ 622,689
Loans held for sale, at fair value	9,219	13,588
Recurring Basis [Member]
Loans held for sale, at fair value	9,219	13,588
Total	944,673	730,923
Derivatives	53,467	89,145
Recurring Basis [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives	8,166	9,616
Recurring Basis [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives	45,301	79,529
Derivatives	45,301	79,529
Recurring Basis [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Market For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Total	14,852	15,117
Recurring Basis [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Loans held for sale, at fair value	9,219	13,588
Total	929,821	715,806
Derivatives	53,467	89,145
Recurring Basis [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives	8,166	9,616
Recurring Basis [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives	45,301	79,529
Derivatives	45,301	79,529
U.S. Treasuries [Member]
Securities available for sale		2,613
U.S. Treasuries [Member] | Recurring Basis [Member]
Securities available for sale		2,613
U.S. Treasuries [Member] | Recurring Basis [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Securities available for sale		2,613
U.S. Government-Sponsored Agencies [Member]
Securities available for sale	221,337	83,771
U.S. Government-Sponsored Agencies [Member] | Recurring Basis [Member]
Securities available for sale	221,337	83,771
U.S. Government-Sponsored Agencies [Member] | Recurring Basis [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Securities available for sale	221,337	83,771
Mortgage-Backed Securities-Residential [Member]
Securities available for sale	596,620	476,058
Mortgage-Backed Securities-Residential [Member] | Recurring Basis [Member]
Securities available for sale	596,620	476,058
Mortgage-Backed Securities-Residential [Member] | Recurring Basis [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Securities available for sale	596,620	476,058
SBA Pool Securities [Member]
Securities available for sale	46,243	49,129
SBA Pool Securities [Member] | Recurring Basis [Member]
Securities available for sale	46,243	49,129
SBA Pool Securities [Member] | Recurring Basis [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Securities available for sale	46,243	49,129
State and Political Subdivisions [Member]
Securities available for sale	8,053	8,089
State and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Recurring Basis [Member]
Securities available for sale	8,053	8,089
State and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Recurring Basis [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Securities available for sale	8,053	8,089
Corporate Bond [Member]
Securities available for sale	3,048	3,029
Corporate Bond [Member] | Recurring Basis [Member]
Securities available for sale	3,048	3,029
Corporate Bond [Member] | Recurring Basis [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Securities available for sale	3,048	3,029
CRA Investment Fund [Member] | Recurring Basis [Member]
Securities available for sale	14,852	15,117
CRA Investment Fund [Member] | Recurring Basis [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Market For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Securities available for sale	$ 14,852	$ 15,117

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FAIR VALUE (Schedule of Residential Loans Held for Sale, at Fair Value) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Residential loans contractual balance	$ 9,029	$ 13,295
Fair value adjustment	190	293
Total fair value of residential loans held for sale	$ 9,219	$ 13,588

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FAIR VALUE (Schedule of Assets Measured on a Non-Recurring Basis) (Details) - Non-Recurring Basis [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial and Industrial Sector [Member]
Impaired loans	$ 1,800
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial and Industrial Sector [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Impaired loans	$ 1,800
Commercial and Industrial Sector [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Impaired loans		$ 2,300
Commercial and Industrial Sector [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Impaired loans		$ 2,300

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FAIR VALUE (Schedule of Financial Instruments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Financial Assets:
Securities available for sale		$ 875,301	$ 622,689
FHLB and FRB stock		13,699	13,709
Loans held for sale, at fair value		9,219	13,588
Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or fair value		53,185	18,520
Accrued interest receivable		23,916	22,495
Financial Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings		15,000	15,000
Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility		168,180	177,086
Carrying Value [Member]
Financial Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		476,537	653,322
Securities available for sale		875,301	622,689
CRA investment fund		14,852	15,117
FHLB and FRB stock		13,699	13,709
Loans held for sale, at fair value		9,219	13,588
Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or fair value		53,185	18,520
Loans, net of allowance for loan and lease losses		4,310,395	4,305,128
Accrued interest receivable		23,916	22,495
Financial Liabilities:
Deposits		4,944,913	4,818,484
Short-term borrowings		15,000	15,000
Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility		168,180	177,086
Subordinated debt		181,837	181,794
Accrued interest payable		3,499	1,650
Carrying Value [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Financial Liabilities:
Derivatives		8,166	9,616
Carrying Value [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Financial Assets:
Accrued interest receivable	[1]	4,660
Derivatives		45,301	79,529
Financial Liabilities:
Accrued interest payable		4,660
Derivatives		45,301	79,529
Fair value [Member]
Financial Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		476,537	653,322
Securities available for sale		875,301	622,689
CRA investment fund		14,852	15,117
Loans held for sale, at fair value		9,219	13,588
Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or fair value		53,399	19,115
Loans, net of allowance for loan and lease losses		4,511,593	4,462,243
Accrued interest receivable		23,916	22,495
Financial Liabilities:
Deposits		4,950,386	4,826,406
Short-term borrowings		15,000	15,000
Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility		168,180	177,086
Subordinated debt		181,076	183,348
Accrued interest payable		3,499	1,650
Fair value [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Market For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Financial Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		476,537	653,322
CRA investment fund		14,852	15,117
Financial Liabilities:
Deposits		4,404,837	4,222,370
Accrued interest payable		147	150
Fair value [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Financial Assets:
Securities available for sale		875,301	622,689
Loans held for sale, at fair value		9,219	13,588
Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or fair value		53,399	19,115
Accrued interest receivable		2,244	1,653
Financial Liabilities:
Deposits		545,549	604,036
Short-term borrowings		15,000	15,000
Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility		168,180	177,086
Accrued interest payable		1,159	1,347
Fair value [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Financial Assets:
Loans, net of allowance for loan and lease losses		4,511,593	4,462,243
Accrued interest receivable		21,672	20,842
Financial Liabilities:
Subordinated debt		181,076	183,348
Accrued interest payable		2,193	153
Fair value [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Financial Liabilities:
Derivatives		8,166	9,616
Fair value [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Financial Liabilities:
Derivatives		8,166	9,616
Fair value [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Financial Assets:
Accrued interest receivable	[1]	4,660
Derivatives		45,301	79,529
Financial Liabilities:
Accrued interest payable		4,660
Derivatives		45,301	79,529
Fair value [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Financial Assets:
Accrued interest receivable	[1]	4,660
Derivatives		45,301	79,529
Financial Liabilities:
Accrued interest payable		4,660
Derivatives		$ 45,301	$ 79,529

[1] Included in other assets in the Consolidated Statement of Condition.

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REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS (Schedule of Noninterest Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Service charges on deposits
Overdraft fees		$ 93	$ 147
Interchange income		317	280
Other		436	389
Wealth management fees	[1]	12,131	9,955
Other	[2]	4,843	3,746
Total other income		$ 17,820	$ 14,517

[1] Includes investment brokerage fees.

[2] All of the other category is outside the scope of ASC 606.

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REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS (Schedule of Noninterest Income by Operating Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Service charges on deposits
Overdraft fees		$ 93	$ 147
Interchange income		317	280
Other		436	389
Wealth management fees	[1]	12,131	9,955
Other	[2]	4,843	3,746
Total other income		17,820	14,517
Banking [Member]
Service charges on deposits
Overdraft fees		93	147
Interchange income		317	280
Other		436	389
Wealth management fees	[1]	0	0
Other	[2]	4,294	3,413
Total other income		5,140	4,229
Wealth Management Division [Member]
Service charges on deposits
Overdraft fees		0	0
Interchange income		0	0
Other		0	0
Wealth management fees	[1]	12,131	9,955
Other	[2]	549	333
Total other income		$ 12,680	$ 10,288

[1] Includes investment brokerage fees.

[2] All of the other category is outside the scope of ASC 606.

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REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Interchange income	$ 317,000	$ 280,000
Cardholder Rewards [Member]
Interchange income	$ 29,000	$ 32,000

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OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES (Schedule of Components of Other Operating Expenses) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Other operating expenses
Professional and legal fees	$ 1,256	$ 974
Telephone	334	324
Advertising	214	340
Amortization of intangible assets	368	324
Other operating expenses	2,734	2,754
Total other operating expenses	$ 4,906	$ 4,716

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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS) (Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) Balances, Net of Tax) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Balance	$ 527,122	$ 503,652
Total other comprehensive loss	(12,372)	(2,164)
Balance	522,441	496,440
Net Unrealized Holding Gain/(Loss) on Securities Available for Sale, Net of Tax [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Balance	5,521	1,006
Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) Before Reclassifications	(13,415)	4,387
Total other comprehensive loss	(13,415)	4,387
Balance	(7,894)	5,393
Gain/(Loss) on Cash Flow Hedge [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Balance	(6,913)	(2,501)
Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) Before Reclassifications	1,043	(6,499)
Amount Reclassified From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)		(52)
Total other comprehensive loss	1,043	(6,551)
Balance	(5,870)	(9,052)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Gain/(Loss), Net of Tax [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Balance	(1,392)	(1,495)
Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) Before Reclassifications	(12,372)	(2,112)
Amount Reclassified From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)		(52)
Total other comprehensive loss	(12,372)	(2,164)
Balance	$ (13,764)	$ (3,659)

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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS) (Schedule of Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Interest expense	$ (6,446)	$ (13,648)
Securities (losses)/gains, net	(265)	198
Income tax expense	(4,616)	3,344
NET INCOME	$ 13,178	1,373
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Gain/(Loss) on Cash Flow Hedge [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Interest expense		(71)
Income tax expense		19
NET INCOME		$ (52)

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DERIVATIVES - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) N	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) N	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Net interest income (expense)	$ 31,793,000	$ 31,747,000
Accrued interest receivable	23,916,000			$ 22,495,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	270,000,000.0			270,000,000.0
Net interest income (expense)	1,200,000	106,000
Unrealized after-tax gain of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		26,000	$ 189,000
Interest income		$ 71,000
Derivative number of instruments terminated | N		3	4
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	270,000,000			270,000,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Short Term Borrowing [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Cash flow hedge of short-term borrowing	15,000,000.0
Loan Level Swaps [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	789,673,000			$ 823,134,000
Loan Level Swaps [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other Assets [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Accrued interest receivable	4,700,000
Loan Level Swaps [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Accrued interest payable	$ 4,700,000

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DERIVATIVES - (Schedule of Information about Interest Rate Swaps Designated as Cash Flow Hedges) (Details)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) N	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) N
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 270,000,000.0	$ 270,000,000.0
Fair Value	$ (8,166,000)	$ (9,616,000)
Weighted average pay rate	1.93%	1.93%
Weighted average receive rate	0.20%	0.22%
Weighted average maturity	1 year 9 months 10 days	2 years 7 days
Unrealized loss, net	$ (8,166,000)	$ (9,616,000)
Number of contracts | N	13	13
Loan Level Swaps [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 789,673,000	$ 823,134,000
Fair Value	$ 45,301,000	$ 79,529,000
Weighted average pay rate	4.05%	4.02%
Weighted average receive rate	1.89%	1.91%
Weighted average maturity	6 years 1 month 17 days	6 years 6 months
Number of contracts | N	93	95

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DERIVATIVES - (Schedule of Net Gains/(Loss) Recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Derivative [Line Items]
Gain/(loss) recognized in OCI (effective portion)	$ 1,043	$ (6,551)
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Gain/(loss) recognized in OCI (effective portion)	$ 1,450	(8,878)
Gain/(loss) reclassified from OCI to interest expense		$ (71)

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DERIVATIVES - (Schedule of Cash Flow Hedges Included in Financial Statements) (Details) - Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] - Interest Rate Swap [Member] - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount	$ 270,000,000.0	$ 270,000,000.0
Fair Value	(8,166,000)	(9,616,000)
Other Liabilities [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount	270,000,000	270,000,000
Fair Value	$ (8,166,000)	$ (9,616,000)

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SUBORDINATED DEBT - Additional Information (Details) - Subordinated Debt [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 100,000	$ 35,000	$ 50,000
Non-callable term	5 years	5 years	5 years
Notes maturity date	Dec. 22, 2030	Dec. 15, 2027	Jun. 30, 2026
Fixed interest rate	3.50%	4.75%	6.00%
LIBOR spread	326.00%	2.54%	4.85%
Debt issuance costs	$ 1,900	$ 875	$ 1,300
Parent Company [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net proceeds used to contribute to the Bank		29,100	40,000
Proceeds from debt retained by parent		$ 5,000	$ 10,000

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LEASES - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$ 10,186,000		$ 9,421,000
Operating lease liabilities	$ 10,509,000		$ 9,737,000
Weighted average discount rate	3.02%		3.11%
Weighted average lease term	6 years 8 months 1 day		6 years 3 days
Operating lease costs	$ 701,000	$ 827,000
Variable lease costs	$ 84,000	$ 89,000
Minimum [Member]
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Remaining lease term	3 months		1 month
Maximum [Member]
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Remaining lease term	16 years		16 years

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LEASES (Schedule of Operating Lease Liabilities by Contractual Maturity) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Leases [Abstract]
2021	$ 2,523
2022	2,228
2023	1,721
2024	1,426
2025	1,005
Thereafter	2,825
Total lease payments	11,728
Less: imputed interest	1,219
Total present value of lease payments	$ 10,509	$ 9,737

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LEASES (Summary of Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Direct Finance and Operating Leases) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Leases [Abstract]
Right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for lease obligation	$ 1,412	$ 157
Operating cash flows from operating leases	619	728
Operating cash flows from direct finance leases	79	90
Financing cash flows from direct finance leases	$ 187	$ 187

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ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (Details) - ASU 2019-12 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2021
New Accounting Pronouncements Or Change In Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Change in Accounting Principle, Accounting Standards Update, Adopted [true false]	true
Change in Accounting Principle, Accounting Standards Update, Immaterial Effect [true false]	true