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Loans Receivable and Allowance for Loan Losses
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Receivables [Abstract]  
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Loan Losses
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
The following table presents loans receivable as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:
 
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
(amounts in thousands)
 
 Commercial:
 
 
 
 Multi-family
$
3,210,177

 
$
2,909,439

 Commercial and industrial (including owner occupied commercial real estate)
1,160,389

 
1,111,400

 Commercial real estate non-owner occupied
1,052,162

 
956,255

 Construction
103,061

 
87,240

 Total commercial loans
5,525,789

 
5,064,334

 Consumer:
 
 
 
 Residential real estate
267,031

 
271,613

 Manufactured housing
110,830

 
113,490

 Other
3,474

 
3,708

 Total consumer loans
381,335

 
388,811

Total loans receivable
5,907,124

 
5,453,145

Deferred costs and unamortized premiums, net
191

 
334

 Allowance for loan losses
(37,605
)
 
(35,647
)
 Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses
$
5,869,710

 
$
5,417,832



The following tables summarize loans receivable by loan type and performance status as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:
 
March 31, 2016
 
30-89 Days
Past Due (1)
 
90 Days
Or More
Past Due(1)
 
Total Past
Due (1)
 
Non-
Accrual
 
Current (2)
 
Purchased-
Credit-
Impaired
Loans (3)
 
Total
Loans (4)
(amounts in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Multi-family
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
3,206,569

 
$
3,608

 
$
3,210,177

Commercial and industrial
4

 

 
4

 
6,035

 
841,166

 
1,470

 
848,675

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

 

 
2,689

 
296,285

 
12,740

 
311,714

Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied

 

 

 
2,610

 
1,037,684

 
11,868

 
1,052,162

Construction

 

 

 

 
102,827

 
234

 
103,061

Residential real estate
3,487

 

 
3,487

 
2,325

 
253,006

 
8,213

 
267,031

Manufactured housing (5)
3,296

 
2,292

 
5,588

 
2,356

 
99,572

 
3,314

 
110,830

Other consumer
20

 

 
20

 
99

 
3,127

 
228

 
3,474

Total
$
6,807

 
$
2,292

 
$
9,099

 
$
16,114

 
$
5,840,236

 
$
41,675

 
$
5,907,124




December 31, 2015
 
30-89 Days
Past Due (1)
 
90 Days
Or More
Past Due(1)
 
Total Past
Due (1)
 
Non-
Accrual
 
Current (2)
 
Purchased-
Credit-
Impaired
Loans (3)
 
Total
Loans (4)
(amounts in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Multi-family
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
2,905,789

 
$
3,650

 
$
2,909,439

Commercial and industrial
39

 

 
39

 
1,973

 
799,595

 
1,552

 
803,159

Commercial real estate - owner occupied
268

 

 
268

 
2,700

 
292,312

 
12,961

 
308,241

Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied
1,997

 

 
1,997

 
1,307

 
940,895

 
12,056

 
956,255

Construction

 

 

 

 
87,006

 
234

 
87,240

Residential real estate
2,986

 

 
2,986

 
2,202

 
257,984

 
8,441

 
271,613

Manufactured housing (5)
3,752

 
2,805

 
6,557

 
2,449

 
101,132

 
3,352

 
113,490

Other consumer
107

 

 
107

 
140

 
3,227

 
234

 
3,708

Total
$
9,149

 
$
2,805

 
$
11,954

 
$
10,771

 
$
5,387,940

 
$
42,480

 
$
5,453,145

 
(1)
Includes past due loans that are accruing interest because collection is considered probable.
(2)
Loans where next payment due is less than 30 days from the report date.
(3)
Purchased-credit-impaired loans aggregated into a pool are accounted for as a single asset with a single composite interest rate and an aggregate expectation of cash flows, and the past due status of the pools, or that of the individual loans within the pools, is not meaningful. Because of the credit impaired nature of the loans, the loans are recorded at a discount reflecting estimated future cash flows and the Bank recognizes interest income on each pool of loans reflecting the estimated yield and passage of time. Such loans are considered to be performing. Purchased-credit-impaired loans that are not in pools accrete interest when the timing and amount of their expected cash flows are reasonably estimable, and are reported as performing loans.
(4)
Amounts exclude deferred costs and fees, unamortized premiums and discounts, and the allowance for loan losses.
(5)
Manufactured housing loans purchased in 2010 are subject to cash reserves held at the Bank that are used to fund past-due payments when the loan becomes 90 days or more delinquent. Subsequent purchases are subject to varying provisions in the event of borrowers’ delinquencies.

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Bank had $1.2 million and $1.2 million, respectively, of residential real estate held in other real estate owned. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Bank had initiated foreclosure proceedings on $0.9 million and $0.6 million, respectively, on loans secured by residential real estate.
Allowance for loan losses
During second quarter 2015, the Bank refined its methodology for estimating the general allowance for loan losses. Previously, the general allowance for the portion of the loan portfolio originated after December 31, 2009 ("Post 2009 loan portfolio") was based generally on qualitative factors due to insufficient historical loss data on the portfolio. During second quarter 2015, the Bank began using objectively verifiable industry and peer loss data to estimate probable incurred losses as of the balance sheet date for the Post 2009 loan portfolio until sufficient internal loss history is available. The same methodology was also adopted for the portion of the loan portfolio originated on or before December 31, 2009 ("Legacy loan portfolio") that had no loss history over the past two years.
The changes in the allowance for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 and the loans and allowance for loan losses by loan class based on impairment evaluation method as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows. The amounts presented for the provision for loan losses below do not include the effect of changes to estimated benefits resulting from the FDIC loss share arrangements for the covered loans.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
Multi-family
 
Commercial and Industrial
 
Commercial Real Estate Owner Occupied
 
Commercial
Real Estate Non-Owner Occupied
 
Construction
 
Residential
Real Estate
 
Manufactured
Housing
 
Other Consumer
 
Total
(amounts in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ending Balance, December 31, 2015
$
12,016

 
$
8,864

 
$
1,348

 
$
8,420

 
$
1,074

 
$
3,298

 
$
494

 
$
133

 
$
35,647

Charge-offs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(42
)
 
(42
)
Recoveries

 
56

 

 
8

 
433

 

 

 

 
497

Provision for loan losses
119

 
1,039

 
62

 
120

 
(243
)
 
378

 
(26
)
 
54

 
1,503

Ending Balance, March 31, 2016
$
12,135

 
$
9,959

 
$
1,410

 
$
8,548

 
$
1,264

 
$
3,676

 
$
468

 
$
145

 
$
37,605

As of March 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
$
393

 
$
27,286

 
$
9,936

 
$
4,624

 
$

 
$
4,843

 
$
8,898

 
$
98

 
$
56,078

Collectively evaluated for impairment
3,206,176

 
819,919

 
289,038

 
1,035,670

 
102,827

 
253,975

 
98,618

 
3,148

 
5,809,371

Loans acquired with credit deterioration
3,608

 
1,470

 
12,740

 
11,868

 
234

 
8,213

 
3,314

 
228

 
41,675

 
$
3,210,177

 
$
848,675

 
$
311,714

 
$
1,052,162

 
$
103,061

 
$
267,031

 
$
110,830

 
$
3,474

 
$
5,907,124

Allowance for loan losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
$
209

 
$
2,834

 
$
1

 
$
135

 
$

 
$
445

 
$

 
$
46

 
$
3,670

Collectively evaluated for impairment
11,926

 
6,906

 
1,409

 
4,229

 
1,264

 
2,193

 
97

 
43

 
28,067

Loans acquired with credit deterioration

 
219

 

 
4,184

 

 
1,038

 
371

 
56

 
5,868

 
$
12,135

 
$
9,959

 
$
1,410

 
$
8,548

 
$
1,264

 
$
3,676

 
$
468

 
$
145

 
$
37,605

Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
Multi-family
 
Commercial and Industrial
 
Commercial Real Estate Owner Occupied
 
Commercial
Real Estate Non-Owner Occupied
 
Construction
 
Residential
Real Estate
 
Manufactured
Housing
 
Other Consumer
 
Total
(amounts in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ending Balance, December 31, 2014
$
8,493

 
$
4,784

 
$
4,336

 
$
9,198

 
$
1,047

 
$
2,698

 
$
262

 
$
114

 
$
30,932

Charge-offs

 
(21
)
 

 
(318
)
 
(769
)
 

 

 
(36
)
 
(1,144
)
Recoveries

 
22

 
14

 
9

 
15

 

 

 
83

 
143

Provision for loan losses
(297
)
 
1,962

 
233

 
849

 
559

 
297

 
84

 
(52
)
 
3,635

Ending Balance, March 31, 2015
$
8,196

 
$
6,747

 
$
4,583

 
$
9,738

 
$
852

 
$
2,995

 
$
346

 
$
109

 
$
33,566

As of December 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
$
661

 
$
17,621

 
$
8,329

 
$
4,831

 
$

 
$
4,726

 
$
8,300

 
$
140

 
$
44,608

Collectively evaluated for impairment
2,905,128

 
783,986

 
286,951

 
939,368

 
87,006

 
258,446

 
101,838

 
3,334

 
5,366,057

Loans acquired with credit deterioration
3,650

 
1,552

 
12,961

 
12,056

 
234

 
8,441

 
3,352

 
234

 
42,480

 
$
2,909,439

 
$
803,159

 
$
308,241

 
$
956,255

 
$
87,240

 
$
271,613

 
$
113,490

 
$
3,708

 
$
5,453,145

Allowance for loan losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
$

 
$
1,990

 
$
1

 
$
148

 
$

 
$
84

 
$

 
$
50

 
$
2,273

Collectively evaluated for impairment
12,016

 
6,650

 
1,347

 
3,858

 
1,074

 
2,141

 
98

 
28

 
27,212

Loans acquired with credit deterioration

 
224

 

 
4,414

 

 
1,073

 
396

 
55

 
6,162

 
$
12,016

 
$
8,864

 
$
1,348

 
$
8,420

 
$
1,074

 
$
3,298

 
$
494

 
$
133

 
$
35,647


Certain manufactured housing loans were purchased in August 2010. A portion of the purchase price may be used to reimburse the Bank under the specified terms in the purchase agreement for defaults of the underlying borrower and other specified items. At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, funds available for reimbursement, if necessary, were $1.4 million and $1.2 million, respectively. Each quarter, these funds are evaluated to determine if they would be sufficient to absorb the probable incurred losses within the manufactured housing portfolio.


Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment
The following tables present the recorded investment (net of charge-offs), unpaid principal balance, and related allowance by loan type for loans that are individually evaluated for impairment as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and the average recorded investment and interest income recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. Purchased-credit-impaired loans are considered to be performing and are not included in the tables below.
 
March 31, 2016
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
 
Recorded
Investment
Net of
Charge offs
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Related
Allowance
 
Average
Recorded
Investment
 
Interest
Income
Recognized
(amounts in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
With no related allowance recorded:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Multi-family
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
331

 
$

Commercial and industrial
18,950

 
19,921

 

 
15,503

 
187

Commercial real estate owner occupied
9,924

 
9,924

 

 
9,121

 
94

Commercial real estate non-owner occupied
4,083

 
4,083

 

 
4,180

 
23

Construction

 

 

 

 

Other consumer
45

 
45

 

 
47

 

Residential real estate
4,154

 
4,154

 

 
4,243

 
24

Manufactured housing
8,898

 
8,898

 

 
8,599

 
109

With an allowance recorded:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Multi-family
393

 
393

 
209

 
197

 
5

Commercial and industrial
8,336

 
8,685

 
2,834

 
6,951

 
71

Commercial real estate owner occupied
12

 
12

 
1

 
12

 

Commercial real estate non-owner occupied
541

 
541

 
135

 
548

 
2

Construction

 

 

 

 

Other consumer
53

 
53

 
46

 
73

 

Residential real estate
689

 
689

 
445

 
542

 

Total
$
56,078

 
$
57,398

 
$
3,670

 
$
50,347

 
$
515

 
 
December 31, 2015
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
 
Recorded
Investment
Net of
Charge offs
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Related
Allowance
 
Average
Recorded
Investment
 
Interest
Income
Recognized
(amounts in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
With no related allowance recorded:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Multi-family
$
661

 
$
661

 
$

 
$

 
$

Commercial and industrial
12,056

 
13,028

 

 
10,374

 
164

Commercial real estate owner occupied
8,317

 
8,317

 

 
8,668

 
110

Commercial real estate non-owner occupied
4,276

 
4,276

 

 
6,587

 
83

Construction

 

 

 
2,325

 

Other consumer
48

 
48

 

 
21

 

Residential real estate
4,331

 
4,331

 

 
3,781

 
21

Manufactured housing
8,300

 
8,300

 

 
2,653

 
23

With an allowance recorded:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
5,565

 
5,914

 
1,990

 
4,156

 
5

Commercial real estate - owner occupied
12

 
12

 
1

 
800

 

Commercial real estate non-owner occupied
555

 
555

 
148

 
610

 

Construction

 

 

 

 

Other consumer
92

 
92

 
50

 
84

 
1

Residential real estate
395

 
395

 
84

 
364

 

Total
$
44,608

 
$
45,929

 
$
2,273

 
$
40,423

 
$
407


Troubled Debt Restructurings
At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, there were $14.0 million and $11.4 million, respectively, in loans reported as troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”). TDRs are reported as impaired loans in the calendar year of their restructuring and are evaluated to determine whether they should be placed on non-accrual status. In subsequent years, a TDR may be returned to accrual status if it satisfies a minimum six-month performance requirement; however, it will remain classified as impaired. Generally, the Bank requires sustained performance for nine months before returning a TDR to accrual status.
Modification of purchased-credit-impaired loans that are accounted for within loan pools in accordance with the accounting standards for purchased-credit-impaired loans do not result in the removal of these loans from the pool even if modifications would otherwise be considered a TDR. Accordingly, as each pool is accounted for as a single asset with a single composite interest rate and an aggregate expectation of cash flows, modifications of loans within such pools are not considered TDRs.
The following is an analysis of loans modified in a troubled debt restructuring by type of concession for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. There were no modifications that involved forgiveness of debt.
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
 
Number
of Loans
 
Recorded
Investment
 
Number
of Loans
 
Recorded
Investment
(dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extensions of maturity
3

 
$
1,995

 

 
$

Interest-rate reductions
23

 
864

 
3

 
405

Total
26

 
$
2,859

 
3

 
$
405


The following table provides, by loan type, the number of loans modified in troubled debt restructurings and the related recorded investment during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
 
Number
of Loans
 
Recorded
Investment
 
Number
of Loans
 
Recorded
Investment
(dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
1

 
$
76

 

 
$

Commercial real estate non-owner occupied
1

 
1,844

 

 

Manufactured housing
23

 
864

 
2

 
207

Residential real estate
1

 
75

 
1

 
198

Total loans
26

 
$
2,859

 
3

 
$
405


At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, there were no commitments to lend additional funds to debtors whose terms have been modified in TDRs.
As of March 31, 2016, thirty-six manufactured housing loans totaling $1.9 million, two commercial and industrial loans totaling $0.5 million, and one commercial real estate non-owner occupied loan totaling $0.2 million modified as TDRs within the past twelve months, defaulted on payments. As of March 31, 2015, six manufactured housing loans totaling $0.5 million were modified as TDRs within the last twelve months, defaulted on payments.

Loans modified in troubled debt restructurings are evaluated for impairment. The nature and extent of impairment of TDRs, including those which have experienced a subsequent default, is considered in the determination of an appropriate level of allowance for loan losses. There were three specific allowances as a result of TDR modifications during the three months ended March 31, 2016, totaling $0.2 million for two commercial and industrial loans, and $0.1 million for one commercial real estate non-owner-occupied loan. There were zero specific allowances resulting from TDR modifications during the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Purchased Credit Impaired Loans
The changes in accretable yield related to purchased-credit-impaired loans for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2016
 
2015
(amounts in thousands)
 
 
 
Accretable yield balance, ending balance prior year
$
12,947

 
$
17,606

Accretion to interest income
(470
)
 
(660
)
Reclassification from nonaccretable difference and disposals, net
145

 
(1,522
)
Accretable yield balance, end of period
$
12,622

 
$
15,424

 
 
 
 



Allowance for Loan Losses and the FDIC Loss Sharing Receivable and Clawback Liability
Losses incurred on covered loans are eligible for partial reimbursement by the FDIC. Subsequent to the purchase date, the expected cash flows on the covered loans are subject to evaluation. Decreases in the present value of expected cash flows on the covered loans are recognized by increasing the allowance for loan losses with a related charge to the provision for loan losses. At the same time, the FDIC indemnification asset is increased reflecting an estimated future collection from the FDIC, which is recorded as a reduction to the provision for loan losses. If the expected cash flows on the covered loans increase such that a previously recorded impairment can be reversed, the Bank records a reduction in the allowance for loan losses (with a related credit to the provision for loan losses) accompanied by a reduction in the FDIC receivable balance (with a related charge to the provision for loan losses). Increases in expected cash flows on covered loans and decreases in expected cash flows from the FDIC loss sharing receivable, when there are no previously recorded impairments, are considered together and recognized over the remaining life of the loans as interest income. Decreases in the valuations of other real estate owned covered by the loss sharing agreements are recorded net of the estimated FDIC receivable as an increase to other real estate owned expense (a component of non-interest expense).
The FDIC loss sharing receivable balance will be reduced through a charge to the provision for loan losses, with no offsetting reduction to the allowance for loan losses, as the period to submit losses under the FDIC loss sharing arrangements approaches expiration and the estimated losses in the covered loans have not yet emerged or been realized in a final disposition event. The period to submit losses under the FDIC loss sharing arrangements for non-single family loans expired in third quarter 2015. The period to submit losses under the FDIC loss sharing arrangements for single family loans expires in third quarter 2017. The final maturity of the FDIC loss sharing arrangements occurs in third quarter 2020. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, loans covered under loss sharing arrangements with the FDIC were $13.2 million and $13.8 million, respectively.

As part of the FDIC loss sharing arrangements, Customers also assumed a liability to be paid within 45 days days subsequent to the maturity or termination of the loss sharing arrangements that is contingent upon actual losses incurred over the life of the arrangements relative to expected losses and the consideration paid upon acquisition of the failed institutions ("the Clawback Liability”). Due to cash received on the covered assets in excess of the original expectations of the FDIC, the Bank anticipates that it will be required to pay the FDIC at the end of its loss sharing arrangements. As of March 31, 2016, a clawback liability of $2.4 million has been recorded. To the extent actual losses on the covered assets are less than estimated losses, the clawback liability will increase. To the extent actual losses on the covered assets are more than the estimated losses, the clawback liability will decrease.

As of March 31, 2016, the Bank expected to pay $0.1 million to the FDIC resulting from a recovery of previously reimbursed loss amounts, net of estimated losses and reimbursement of external costs, such as legal fees, real estate taxes and appraisal expenses, and estimated the clawback liability due to the FDIC in 2020 at $2.4 million. The net amount of $2.5 million is presented as the "Accrued interest payable and other liabilities" in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
The following table presents changes in the allowance for loan losses and the FDIC loss sharing receivable, including the effect of the estimated clawback liability for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

 
Allowance for Loan Losses
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(amounts in thousands)
2016
 
2015
Ending balance, prior year
$
35,647

 
$
30,932

Provision for loan losses (1)
1,503

 
3,635

Charge-offs
(42
)
 
(1,144
)
Recoveries
497

 
143

Ending balance
$
37,605

 
$
33,566


 
FDIC Loss Sharing Receivable/
Clawback Liability
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(amounts in thousands)
2016
 
2015
Ending balance, prior year
$
(2,083
)
 
$
2,320

Increased (decreased) estimated cash flows (2)
(477
)
 
671

Other activity, net (a)
(304
)
 
134

Cash payments to the FDIC
320

 
302

Ending balance
$
(2,544
)
 
$
3,427

 
 
 
 
(1) Provision for loan losses
$
1,503

 
$
3,635

(2) Effect attributable to FDIC loss share arrangements
477

 
(671
)
Net amount reported as provision for loan losses
$
1,980

 
$
2,964


(a) Includes external costs, such as legal fees, real estate taxes, and appraisal expenses, which qualify for reimbursement under loss sharing arrangements.
Credit Quality Indicators
Multi-family, commercial and industrial, owner occupied commercial real estate, non-owner occupied commercial real estate, construction, and residential real estate loans are rated based on an internally assigned risk rating system which is assigned at the time of loan origination and reviewed on a periodic, or on an “as needed,” basis. Manufactured housing and other consumer loans are evaluated based on the payment activity of the loan and individual loans are not assigned an internal risk rating unless delinquent.
To facilitate the monitoring of credit quality within the multi-family, commercial and industrial, owner occupied commercial real estate, non-owner occupied commercial real estate, construction and residential real estate classes, and for purposes of analyzing historical loss rates used in the determination of the allowance for loan losses for the respective portfolio class, the Bank utilizes the following categories of risk ratings: pass/satisfactory (includes risk rating 1 through 6), special mention, substandard, doubtful, and loss. The risk rating categories, which are derived from standard regulatory rating definitions, are assigned upon initial approval of credit to borrowers and updated periodically thereafter. Pass/satisfactory ratings, which are assigned to those borrowers who do not have identified potential or well-defined weaknesses and for whom there is a high likelihood of orderly repayment, are updated periodically based on the size and credit characteristics of the borrower. All other categories are updated on a quarterly basis during the month preceding the end of the calendar quarter. While assigning risk ratings involves judgment, the risk-rating process allows management to identify riskier credits in a timely manner and allocate the appropriate resources to manage those loans.

The risk rating grades are defined as follows:
“1” – Pass/Excellent
Loans rated 1 represent a credit extension of the highest quality. The borrower’s historic (at least five years) cash flows manifest extremely large and stable margins of coverage. Balance sheets are conservative, well capitalized, and liquid. After considering debt service for proposed and existing debt, projected cash flows continue to be strong and provide ample coverage. The borrower typically reflects broad geographic and product diversification and has access to alternative financial markets.
“2” – Pass/Superior
Loans rated 2 are those for which the borrower has a strong financial condition, balance sheet, operations, cash flow, debt capacity and coverage with ratios better than industry norms. The borrowers of these loans exhibit a limited leverage position, are virtually immune to local economies, and are in stable growing industries. The management team is well respected and the company has ready access to public markets.
“3” – Pass/Strong
Loans rated 3 are those loans for which the borrowers have above average financial condition and flexibility; more than satisfactory debt service coverage; balance sheet and operating ratios are consistent with or better than industry peers; have little industry risk; move in diversified markets; and are experienced and competent in their industry. These borrowers’ access to capital markets is limited mostly to private sources, often secured, but the borrower typically has access to a wide range of refinancing alternatives.
“4” – Pass/Good
Loans rated 4 have a sound primary and secondary source of repayment. The borrower may have access to alternative sources of financing, but sources are not as widely available as they are to a higher grade borrower. These loans carry a normal level of risk, with very low loss exposure. The borrower has the ability to perform according to the terms of the credit facility. The margins of cash flow coverage are satisfactory but vulnerable to more rapid deterioration than the higher quality loans.
“5” – Satisfactory
Loans rated 5 are extended to borrowers who are determined to be a reasonable credit risk and demonstrate the ability to repay the debt from normal business operations. Risk factors may include reliability of margins and cash flows, liquidity, dependence on a single product or industry, cyclical trends, depth of management, or limited access to alternative financing sources. The borrower’s historical financial information may indicate erratic performance, but current trends are positive and the quality of financial information is adequate, but is not as detailed and sophisticated as information found on higher grade loans. If adverse circumstances arise, the impact on the borrower may be significant.
“6” – Satisfactory/Bankable with Care
Loans rated 6 are those for which the borrower has higher than normal credit risk; however, cash flow and asset values are generally intact. These borrowers may exhibit declining financial characteristics, with increasing leverage and decreasing liquidity and may have limited resources and access to financial alternatives. Signs of weakness in these borrowers may include delinquent taxes, trade slowness and eroding profit margins.
“7” – Special Mention
Loans rated Special Mention are credit facilities that may have potential developing weaknesses and deserve extra attention from the account manager and other management personnel. In the event that potential weaknesses are not corrected or mitigated, deterioration in the ability of the borrower to repay the debt in the future may occur. This grade is not assigned to loans that bear certain peculiar risks normally associated with the type of financing involved, unless circumstances have caused the risk to increase to a level higher than would have been acceptable when the credit was originally approved. Loans where significant actual, not potential, weaknesses or problems are clearly evident are graded in the category below.
“8” – Substandard
Loans are classified Substandard when the loans are inadequately protected by the current sound worth and payment capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified must have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt and are characterized by the distinct possibility that the company will sustain some loss if the weaknesses are not corrected.
“9” – Doubtful
The Bank assigns a doubtful rating to loans that have all the attributes of a substandard rating with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable. The possibility of loss is extremely high, but because of certain important and reasonable specific pending factors that may work to the advantage of and strengthen the credit quality of the loan, its classification as an estimated loss is deferred until its more exact status may be determined. Pending factors may include a proposed merger or acquisition, liquidation proceeding, capital injection, perfecting liens on additional collateral or refinancing plans.
“10” – Loss
The Bank assigns a loss rating to loans considered uncollectible and of such little value that their continuance as an active asset is not warranted. Amounts classified as loss are immediately charged off.
Risk ratings are not established for certain consumer loans, including home equity, manufactured housing, and installment loans, mainly because these portfolios consist of a larger number of homogeneous loans with smaller balances. Instead, these portfolios are evaluated for risk mainly based upon aggregate payment history through the monitoring of delinquency levels and trends and are classified as performing and non-performing.
The following tables present the credit ratings of the loans receivable portfolio as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
 
March 31, 2016
 
Multi-family
 
Commercial
and
Industrial
 
Commercial
Real Estate Owner Occupied
 
Commercial Real Estate Non-Owner Occupied
 
Construction
 
Residential
Real Estate
 
Manufactured Housing
 
Other Consumer
 
Total
(amounts in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pass/Satisfactory
$
3,208,368

 
$
820,836

 
$
299,042

 
$
1,047,331

 
$
103,061

 
$
263,517

 
$

 
$

 
$
5,742,155

Special Mention
393

 
19,911

 
8,059

 
2,053

 

 
280

 

 

 
30,696

Substandard
1,416

 
7,928

 
4,613

 
2,778

 

 
3,234

 

 

 
19,969

Performing (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 
102,886

 
3,355

 
106,241

Non-performing (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 
7,944

 
119

 
8,063

Total
$
3,210,177

 
$
848,675

 
$
311,714

 
$
1,052,162

 
$
103,061

 
$
267,031

 
$
110,830

 
$
3,474

 
$
5,907,124

 
December 31, 2015
 
Multi-family
 
Commercial
and
Industrial
 
Commercial
Real Estate Owner Occupied
 
Commercial Real Estate Non-Owner Occupied
 
Construction
 
Residential
Real Estate
 
Manufactured
Housing
 
Other Consumer
 
Total
(amounts in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pass/Satisfactory
$
2,907,362

 
$
784,892

 
$
295,762

 
$
950,886

 
$
87,240

 
$
268,210

 
$

 
$

 
$
5,294,352

Special Mention
661

 
14,052

 
7,840

 
1,671

 

 
282

 

 

 
24,506

Substandard
1,416

 
4,215

 
4,639

 
3,698

 

 
3,121

 

 

 
17,089

Performing (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 
104,484

 
3,461

 
107,945

Non-performing (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 
9,006

 
247

 
9,253

Total
$
2,909,439

 
$
803,159

 
$
308,241

 
$
956,255

 
$
87,240

 
$
271,613

 
$
113,490

 
$
3,708

 
$
5,453,145


(1)
Includes consumer and other installment loans not subject to risk ratings.
(2)
Includes loans that are past due and still accruing interest and loans on nonaccrual status.