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Investment Securities
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Investment Securities [Abstract]  
Investment Securities Investment Securities
Investment securities consisted of the following at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

 
(In thousands)
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Available for sale debt securities$11,539,061 $8,571,626 
Trading debt securities25,805 28,161 
Equity securities:
   Readily determinable fair value2,803 2,929 
   No readily determinable fair value1,400 1,280 
Other:
   Federal Reserve Bank stock34,070 33,770 
   Federal Home Loan Bank stock10,000 10,000 
   Private equity investments78,462 94,122 
Total investment securities (1)
$11,691,601 $8,741,888 
(1)Accrued interest receivable totaled $39.7 million at September 30, 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 September 30, 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$59,367 $59,706 
After 1 but within 5 years489,042 521,797 
After 5 but within 10 years225,159 253,555 
Total U.S. government and federal agency obligations773,568 835,058 
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations:
Within 1 year55,185 54,770 
After 10 years35,818 40,531 
Total government-sponsored enterprise obligations91,003 95,301 
State and municipal obligations:
Within 1 year68,787 69,179 
After 1 but within 5 years764,831 803,168 
After 5 but within 10 years597,276 624,525 
After 10 years464,375 472,272 
Total state and municipal obligations1,895,269 1,969,144 
Mortgage and asset-backed securities:
  Agency mortgage-backed securities5,919,500 6,081,802 
  Non-agency mortgage-backed securities324,266 332,970 
  Asset-backed securities1,633,988 1,658,579 
Total mortgage and asset-backed securities7,877,754 8,073,351 
Other debt securities:
Within 1 year23,565 23,701 
After 1 but within 5 years252,180 264,096 
After 5 but within 10 years240,814 249,136 
After 10 years28,195 29,274 
Total other debt securities544,754 566,207 
Total available for sale debt securities$11,182,348 $11,539,061 

Investments in U.S. government and federal agency obligations include U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities, which totaled $429.8 million, at fair value, at September 30, 2020. Interest paid on these securities increases with inflation and decreases with deflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index.

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 and nine months ended September 30, 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 September 30, 2020, the fair value of securities on this watch list was $53.3 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 September 30, 2020, the Company did not identify any securities for which a credit loss exists. Significant inputs to the cash flow models used at September 30, 2020 to quantify credit losses included the following:

Significant InputsRange
Prepayment CPR0%-25%
Projected cumulative default13%-54%
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 September 30, 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 more likely than not 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 September 30, 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
September 30, 2020
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations $14,489 $503 $ $ $14,489 $503 
State and municipal obligations84,876 578   84,876 578 
Mortgage and asset-backed securities:
   Agency mortgage-backed securities287,620 5,402   287,620 5,402 
   Non-agency mortgage-backed securities68,513 234 1,069 45 69,582 279 
   Asset-backed securities97,592 1,100 245,198 6,196 342,790 7,296 
Total mortgage and asset-backed securities453,725 6,736 246,267 6,241 699,992 12,977 
Other debt securities43,600 493   43,600 493 
Total $596,690 $8,310 $246,267 $6,241 $842,957 $14,551 

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 $843.0 million of securities that were in a loss position at September 30, 2020, compared to $1.7 billion at December 31, 2019.  The total amount of unrealized loss on these securities was $14.6 million
at September 30, 2020, an increase of $1.7 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 September 30, 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
September 30, 2020
U.S. government and federal agency obligations$773,568 $61,490 $ $ $835,058 
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations91,003 4,801 (503) 95,301 
State and municipal obligations1,895,269 74,453 (578) 1,969,144 
Mortgage and asset-backed securities:
  Agency mortgage-backed securities5,919,500 167,704 (5,402) 6,081,802 
  Non-agency mortgage-backed securities324,266 8,983 (279) 332,970 
  Asset-backed securities1,633,988 31,887 (7,296) 1,658,579 
Total mortgage and asset-backed securities7,877,754 208,574 (12,977) 8,073,351 
Other debt securities544,754 21,946 (493) 566,207 
Total$11,182,348 $371,264 $(14,551)$ $11,539,061 

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 Nine Months Ended September 30
(In thousands)20202019
Proceeds from sales of securities:
Available for sale debt securities
$574,374 $368,939 
Equity securities
2 3,459 
Other
 7,243 
Total proceeds
$574,376 $379,641 
Investment securities gains (losses), net:
Available for sale debt securities:
Gains realized on sales$16,965 $2,287 
Losses realized on sales (1,559)
Other-than-temporary impairment recognized on debt securities (133)
Equity securities:
Gains realized on sales2 2,865 
 Fair value adjustments, net
(126)318 
Other:
 Gains realized on sales
 1,094 
Fair value adjustments, net (18,116)(998)
Total investment securities gains (losses), net$(1,275)$3,874 

Net gains and losses on investment securities for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 included net gains of $17.0 million realized on sales of available for sale debt securities as well as net losses in fair value of $126 thousand and $18.1 million on equity securities and private equity investments, respectively, due to fair value adjustments.

At September 30, 2020, securities totaling $4.5 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 $218.0 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.