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Investment Securities
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Investment Securities [Abstract]  
Investment Securities Investment Securities
Investment securities consisted of the following at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

 
(In thousands)
March 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Available for sale debt securities$8,678,586  $8,571,626  
Trading debt securities24,291  28,161  
Equity securities:
   Readily determinable fair value2,633  2,929  
   No readily determinable fair value1,405  1,280  
Other:
   Federal Reserve Bank stock33,915  33,770  
   Federal Home Loan Bank stock40,000  10,000  
   Private equity investments81,159  94,122  
Total investment securities (1)
$8,861,989  $8,741,888  
(1)Accrued interest receivable totaled $33.7 million at March 31, 2020 and was included within other assets on the consolidated balance sheet.

The Company has elected to measure equity securities with no readily determinable fair value at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes for the identical or similar investment of the same issuer. This portfolio includes the Company's holdings of Visa Class B shares, which have a carrying value of zero, as there have not been observable price changes in orderly transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer. During the period, the Company did not record any impairment or other adjustments to the carrying amount of these equity securities without a readily determinable fair value.
Other investment securities include Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) stock, Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock, and investments in portfolio concerns held by the Company's private equity subsidiaries. FRB stock and FHLB stock are held for debt and regulatory purposes. Investment in FRB stock is based on the capital structure of the investing bank, and investment in FHLB stock is tied to the level of borrowings from the FHLB. These holdings are carried at cost. The private equity investments, in the absence of readily ascertainable market values, are carried at estimated fair value.
The majority of the Company’s investment portfolio is comprised of available for sale debt securities, which are carried at fair value with changes in fair value reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI). A summary of the available for sale debt securities by maturity groupings as of March 31, 2020 is shown below. The investment portfolio includes agency mortgage-backed securities, which are guaranteed by agencies such as the FHLMC, FNMA, and GNMA, in addition to non-agency mortgage-backed securities, which have no guarantee but are collateralized by commercial and residential mortgages.
Also included are certain other asset-backed securities, which are primarily collateralized by credit cards, automobiles, student loans, and commercial loans. These securities differ from traditional debt securities primarily in that they may have uncertain maturity dates and are priced based on estimated prepayment rates on the underlying collateral.
(In thousands)Amortized
Cost
Fair
Value
U.S. government and federal agency obligations:
Within 1 year$86,714  $86,079  
After 1 but within 5 years487,114  517,959  
After 5 but within 10 years225,372  236,409  
Total U.S. government and federal agency obligations799,200  840,447  
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations:
Within 1 year70,167  70,749  
After 10 years37,674  42,121  
Total government-sponsored enterprise obligations107,841  112,870  
State and municipal obligations:
Within 1 year55,673  55,911  
After 1 but within 5 years757,906  778,801  
After 5 but within 10 years366,186  380,949  
After 10 years67,856  67,407  
Total state and municipal obligations1,247,621  1,283,068  
Mortgage and asset-backed securities:
  Agency mortgage-backed securities4,011,631  4,168,421  
  Non-agency mortgage-backed securities708,554  717,008  
  Asset-backed securities1,243,235  1,232,292  
Total mortgage and asset-backed securities5,963,420  6,117,721  
Other debt securities:
Within 1 year41,966  41,789  
After 1 but within 5 years212,864  215,466  
After 5 but within 10 years61,691  64,123  
After 10 years2,992  3,102  
Total other debt securities319,513  324,480  
Total available for sale debt securities$8,437,595  $8,678,586  

Investments in U.S. government and federal agency obligations include U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities, which totaled $433.6 million, at fair value, at March 31, 2020. Interest paid on these securities increases with inflation and decreases with deflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index. Included in state and municipal obligations are $8.4 million, at fair value, of auction rate securities, which were purchased from bank customers in 2008. Interest on these bonds is currently being paid at the maximum failed auction rates.

Allowance for credit losses on available for sale debt securities
As described in Note 1, the Company adopted ASU 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, on January 1, 2020. The adoption of ASU 2016-13 had no impact to the Company's available for sale securities reported in its consolidated financial statements at January 1, 2020. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company did not recognize a credit loss expense on any available for sale debt securities.

The Company’s impairment policy requires a review of all securities for which fair value is less than amortized cost. Special emphasis is placed on securities whose credit rating has fallen below Baa3 (Moody's) or BBB- (Standard & Poor's), whose fair values have fallen more than 20% below purchase price, or who have been identified based on management’s judgment. These securities are placed on a watch list and cash flow analyses are prepared on an individual security basis. Inputs to these models include factors such as cash flow projections, contractual payments required, delinquency rates, credit support from other tranches, prepayment speeds, collateral loss severity rates (including loan to values), and various other information related to the underlying collateral. Stress tests are performed at varying levels of delinquency rates, prepayment speeds and loss severities in order to gauge probable ranges of credit loss. At March 31, 2020, the fair value of securities on this watch list was $47.2 million compared to $51.6 million at December 31, 2019.
The Company's model for establishing its allowance for credit losses uses cash flows projected to be received over the estimated life of the securities, discounted to present value, and compared to the current amortized cost bases of the securities. As of March 31, 2020, the Company did not identify any securities for which a credit loss exists. Significant inputs to the cash flow models used at March 31, 2020 to quantify credit losses included the following:

Significant InputsRange
Prepayment CPR0%-25%
Projected cumulative default9%-52%
Credit support0%-20%
Loss severity7%-63%

The table below summarizes debt securities available for sale in an unrealized loss position for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded at March 31, 2020. Unrealized losses on these available for sale securities have not been recognized into income because the issuers' bonds are of investment grade quality (rated Baa3, BBB- or higher), their fair values have not fallen more than 20% below purchase price, and they have not been identified by management as a security needing a more detailed review. Additionally, management does not intend to sell the securities, and it is likely that management will not be required to sell the securities prior to their anticipated recovery. The cash flow analyses prepared for securities included on the watch list discussed above did not identify any instances where the present value of expected cash flows were less than the amortized cost basis of the security.

The following table summarizes debt securities available for sale in an unrealized loss position for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded at March 31, 2020, aggregated by major security type and length of impairment period.

Less than 12 months12 months or longerTotal
 
(In thousands)
   Fair Value
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Value
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Value
Unrealized
Losses
March 31, 2020
U.S. government and federal agency obligations$89,112  $949  $—  $—  $89,112  $949  
State and municipal obligations62,881  2,844  —  —  62,881  2,844  
Mortgage and asset-backed securities:
   Agency mortgage-backed securities53,489  1,572  91  —  53,580  1,572  
   Non-agency mortgage-backed securities288,712  2,662  52,529  515  341,241  3,177  
   Asset-backed securities530,321  12,879  181,841  9,024  712,162  21,903  
Total mortgage and asset-backed securities872,522  17,113  234,461  9,539  1,106,983  26,652  
Other debt securities98,289  912  —  —  98,289  912  
Total $1,122,804  $21,818  $234,461  $9,539  $1,357,265  $31,357  

Debt securities available for sale in an unrealized loss position, aggregated by major security type and length of impairment period, are as follows:

Less than 12 months12 months or longerTotal
 
(In thousands)
Fair Value
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Value
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Value
Unrealized
Losses
December 31, 2019
U.S. government and federal agency obligations$31,787  $21  $25,405  $21  $57,192  $42  
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations6,155  187  —  —  6,155  187  
State and municipal obligations6,700  31  1,554   8,254  32  
Mortgage and asset-backed securities:
  Agency mortgage-backed securities652,352  5,306  147,653  867  800,005  6,173  
  Non-agency mortgage-backed securities102,931  254  189,747  451  292,678  705  
  Asset-backed securities330,876  3,610  152,461  2,108  483,337  5,718  
Total mortgage and asset-backed securities1,086,159  9,170  489,861  3,426  1,576,020  12,596  
Other debt securities5,496   997   6,493   
Total$1,136,297  $9,413  $517,817  $3,451  $1,654,114  $12,864  

The entire available for sale debt portfolio included $1.4 billion of securities that were in a loss position at March 31, 2020, compared to $1.7 billion at December 31, 2019.  The total amount of unrealized loss on these securities was $31.4 million at
March 31, 2020, an increase of $18.5 million compared to the loss at December 31, 2019.  Securities with significant unrealized losses are discussed in the "Allowance for credit losses on available for sale debt securities" section above.

For debt securities classified as available for sale, the following table shows the amortized cost, fair value, and allowance for credit losses of securities available for sale at March 31, 2020 and the corresponding amounts of gross unrealized gains and losses (pre-tax) in AOCI, by security type.

 
 
(In thousands)
Amortized CostGross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Allowance for Credit Losses
Fair Value
March 31, 2020
U.S. government and federal agency obligations$799,200  $42,196  $(949) $—  $840,447  
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations107,841  5,029  —  —  112,870  
State and municipal obligations1,247,621  38,291  (2,844) —  1,283,068  
Mortgage and asset-backed securities:
  Agency mortgage-backed securities4,011,631  158,362  (1,572) —  4,168,421  
  Non-agency mortgage-backed securities708,554  11,631  (3,177) —  717,008  
  Asset-backed securities1,243,235  10,960  (21,903) —  1,232,292  
Total mortgage and asset-backed securities5,963,420  180,953  (26,652) —  6,117,721  
Other debt securities319,513  5,879  (912) —  324,480  
Total$8,437,595  $272,348  $(31,357) $—  $8,678,586  

For debt securities classified as available for sale, the following table shows the amortized cost and fair value of securities available-for-sale at December 31, 2019 and the corresponding amounts of gross unrealized gains and losses (pre-tax) in AOCI, by security type.

 
 
(In thousands)
Amortized CostGross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Value
December 31, 2019
U.S. government and federal agency obligations$827,861  $23,957  $(42) $851,776  
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations138,734  730  (187) 139,277  
State and municipal obligations1,225,532  42,427  (32) 1,267,927  
Mortgage and asset-backed securities:
  Agency mortgage-backed securities3,893,247  50,890  (6,173) 3,937,964  
  Non-agency mortgage-backed securities796,451  14,036  (705) 809,782  
  Asset-backed securities1,228,151  11,056  (5,718) 1,233,489  
Total mortgage and asset-backed securities5,917,849  75,982  (12,596) 5,981,235  
Other debt securities325,555  5,863  (7) 331,411  
Total$8,435,531  $148,959  $(12,864) $8,571,626  
The following tables present proceeds from sales of securities and the components of investment securities gains and losses which have been recognized in earnings.

For the Three Months Ended March 31
(In thousands)20202019
Proceeds from sales of securities:
Available for sale debt securities
$—  $150,756  
Equity securities
 —  
Total proceeds
$ $150,756  
Investment securities gains (losses), net:
Available for sale debt securities:
Gains realized on sales$—  $1,386  
Losses realized on sales—  (692) 
Equity securities:
Gains realized on sales —  
 Fair value adjustments, net
(295) 223  
Other:
Fair value adjustments, net (13,008) (1,842) 
Total investment securities losses, net
$(13,301) $(925) 

Net gains and losses on investment securities for the three months ended March 31, 2020 included net losses in fair value of $295 thousand and $13.0 million on equity securities and private equity investments, respectively, due to fair value adjustments.

At March 31, 2020, securities totaling $3.9 billion in fair value were pledged to secure public fund deposits, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, trust funds, and borrowings at the FRB and FHLB. Securities pledged under agreements pursuant to which the collateral may be sold or re-pledged by the secured parties approximated $209.3 million, while the remaining securities were pledged under agreements pursuant to which the secured parties may not sell or re-pledge the collateral. Except for obligations of various government-sponsored enterprises such as FNMA, FHLB and FHLMC, no investment in a single issuer exceeded 10% of stockholders’ equity.