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Recently Issued Accounting Standards
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Mar. 31, 2020
Recently Issued Accounting Standards  
Recently Issued Accounting Standards

2. Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Accounting Standards Adopted During 2020

In March 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-03 which included various clarifications and improvements related to financial instruments. The following topics are addressed: fair value option disclosures, applicability of portfolio exception to non-financial items, disclosures for depository and lending institutions, cross-reference to line-of-credit or revolving debt arrangements, cross-reference to net asset value practical expedient, the contractual term of a net investment in a lease for measuring expected credit losses, and recording of an allowance for credit losses when control of financial assets sold is regained. All items had various effective dates, which for the Company ranged from January 1, 2020 to the date of issuance. The adoption of ASU 2020-03 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In December 2019, FASB issued ASU 2019-12 which simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in the ASC and is intended to improve consistency by clarifying and amending existing guidance. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020. As permitted within the amendment, the Company elected to early adopt and prospectively apply the provisions of this amendment as of January 1, 2020. The removal of the exceptions did not result in a material change in the Company’s current or deferred income tax provisions and did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, FASB issued ASU 2018-15 which aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software (and hosting arrangements that include an internal-use software licenses). The accounting for the service element of a hosting arrangement that is a service contract is not affected by the amendments in this update. The amendment also includes presentation and disclosure provisions regarding capitalized implementation costs. The amendment is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods,

beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company adopted the provisions of this amendment as of January 1, 2020. The impact of this amendment is limited to presentation and disclosure changes that did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, FASB issued ASU 2018-13 which includes various removals, modifications and additions to existing guidance regarding fair value disclosures. The amendments are effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company adopted the provisions of these amendments as of January 1, 2020. The impact of these amendments is limited to presentation and disclosure changes that did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In June 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-13 which sets forth a “current expected credit loss” (CECL) model that requires entities to measure all credit losses expected over the life of an exposure (or pool of exposures) for financial instruments held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The FASB has issued various updates, improvements and technical corrections to the standard since the issuance of ASU 2016-13. The new standard, which is codified in ASC 326, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses, replaces the existing incurred loss model and is applicable to the measurement of credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost and applies to some off-balance sheet credit exposures. For available for sale securities, the standard modifies the current OTTI model by requiring entities to record an allowance for credit losses rather than reducing the carrying amount of securities. Additionally, the new standard eliminated the former accounting model for PCI loans, but requires an allowance to be recognized for PCD assets. The new standard also requires enhanced disclosures to help financial statement users better understand significant estimates and judgments used in estimating credit losses, as well as the credit quality and underwriting standards of an entity’s portfolio. The Company’s implementation efforts have included, among other activities, the development, testing and validation of credit forecasting models and a new credit scoring system for significant loan portfolio segments, reassessment of risk rating grades and matrix, as well as development of the policies, systems and controls required to fully implement CECL. The new standard is effective for the Company for annual periods, and interim reporting periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2019, with a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings at the date of adoption. On January 1, 2020, the Company adopted the new CECL standard and recorded entries that resulted in an aggregate allowance for credit losses of $83.6 million within the consolidated balance sheets. The transition adjustment resulted in a net of tax, decrease of $5.7 million to opening retained earnings at January 1, 2020. The decrease to retained earnings included an initial estimate of lifetime expected credit losses for PCD loans and was recognized through a balance sheet gross-up. While not material, the impact of the adoption of CECL also affected the Company’s regulatory capital, performance and other asset quality ratios. Future changes in the allowance for credit losses are expected to be volatile given dependence upon, among other things, the portfolio composition and quality, as well as the impact of significant drivers, including prepayment assumptions and macroeconomic conditions and forecasts.

Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Adopted

In March 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-04, which is intended to provide temporary optional expedients and exceptions to the GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens related to the expected market transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates. This guidance is effective beginning on March 12, 2020, and the Company may elect to apply the amendments prospectively through December 31, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating the provisions of the amendment and the impact on its future consolidated financial statements.

In January 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-01 to clarify the interaction among ASC 321, ASC 323, and ASC 815 for equity securities, equity method investments, and certain financial instruments to acquire equity securities. ASU 2020-01 clarifies whether re-measurement of equity investments is appropriate when observable transactions cause the equity method to be triggered or discontinued. ASU 2020-01 also provides that certain forward contracts and purchased options to acquire equity securities will be measured under ASC 321 without an assessment of subsequent accounting upon settlement or exercise. The amendment is effective in periods beginning after December 15, 2020. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2020-01 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.