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Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Old National Bancorp and its wholly-owned affiliates (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Old National”) and have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and prevailing practices within the banking industry.  Such principles require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.  Such reclassifications had no effect on prior year net income or shareholders’ equity and were insignificant amounts.

Equity Securities

Equity securities consist of mutual funds held in trusts associated with deferred compensation plans for former directors and executives.  These mutual funds are recorded as equity securities at fair value.  Gains and losses are included in other income in the current year and net securities gains in 2018 and 2017.

Investment Securities

Old National classified all of its debt investment securities as available-for-sale at December 31, 2019.  Debt securities classified as available-for-sale are recorded at fair value with the unrealized gains and losses, net of tax effect, recorded in other comprehensive income.  Realized gains and losses affect income and the prior fair value adjustments are reclassified within shareholders’ equity.  Prior to the fourth quarter of 2019, Old National also had debt securities classified as held-to-maturity.  Debt securities classified as held-to-maturity, which management had the intent and ability to hold to maturity, were reported at amortized cost.  Interest income included amortization of purchase premiums or discounts.  Premiums and discounts were amortized on the level-yield method.  Anticipated prepayments were considered when amortizing premiums and discounts on mortgage backed securities.  Gains and losses on the sale of available-for-sale debt securities are determined using the specific-identification method.

Other-Than-Temporary Impairment – Management evaluates debt securities for OTTI at least on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market conditions warrant such evaluation.  Management considers many factors, including: (1) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, (2) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, (3) whether the market decline was affected by macroeconomic conditions, and (4) whether the entity has the intent to sell the debt security or more likely than not will be required to sell the debt security before its anticipated recovery.  If Old National intends to sell an impaired debt security, Old National records an other-than-temporary loss in an amount equal to the entire difference between fair value and amortized cost.  If a debt security is determined to be other-than-temporarily impaired, but Old National does not intend to sell the debt security and it is not more likely than not that it will be required to sell the debt security, only the credit portion of the estimated loss is recognized in earnings, with the other portion of the loss recognized in other comprehensive income. See Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements for a detailed description of the quarterly evaluation process.

Federal Home Loan Bank Stock

Old National is a member of the FHLB system.  Members are required to own a certain amount of stock based on the level of borrowings and other factors and may invest in additional amounts.  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.

Loans Held for Sale

Loans that Old National has originated with an intent to sell are classified as loans held for sale and are recorded at fair value, determined individually, as of the balance sheet date.  The loan’s fair value includes the servicing value of the loans as well as any accrued interest.

Loans

Loans that Old National intends to hold for investment purposes are classified as portfolio loans.  Portfolio loans are carried at the principal balance outstanding, net of earned interest, purchase premiums or discounts, deferred loan fees and costs, and an allowance for loan losses.  Interest income is accrued on the principal balances of loans outstanding.  For all loan classes, a loan is generally placed on nonaccrual status when principal or interest becomes 90 days past due unless it is well secured and in the process of collection, or earlier when concern exists as to the ultimate collectability of principal or interest.  Interest accrued during the current year on such loans is reversed against earnings.  Interest accrued in the prior year, if any, is charged to the allowance for loan losses.  Cash interest received on these loans is applied to the principal balance until the principal is recovered or until the loan returns to accrual status.  Loans may be returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current, remain current for a prescribed period, and future payments are reasonably assured.

Purchased loans acquired in a business combination are recorded at estimated fair value on their purchase date with no carryover of the related allowance for loan and lease losses.  In determining the estimated fair value of purchased loans, management considers a number of factors including, among others, the remaining life of the acquired loans, estimated prepayments, estimated loss ratios, estimated value of the underlying collateral, and net present value of cash flows expected to be received.  Purchased loans are accounted for in accordance with guidance for certain loans acquired in a transfer (ASC 310-30), when the loans have evidence of credit deterioration since origination and it is probable at the date of acquisition that the acquirer will not collect all contractually required principal and interest payments.  The difference between contractually required payments and the cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition is referred to as the non-accretable difference.  Subsequent decreases to the expected cash flows will generally result in a provision for loan and lease losses.  Subsequent increases in expected cash flows will result in a reversal of the provision for loan losses to the extent of prior charges and then an adjustment to accretable yield, which would have a positive impact on interest income.

Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level believed adequate by management to absorb probable losses incurred in the consolidated loan portfolio.  Management’s evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance is an estimate based on reviews of individual loans, pools of homogeneous loans, assessments of the impact of current and anticipated economic conditions on the portfolio, and historical loss experience.  The allowance is increased through a provision charged to operating expense.  Loans deemed to be uncollectible are charged to the allowance.  Recoveries of loans previously charged-off are added to the allowance.

For all loan classes, a loan is considered impaired when it is probable that contractual interest and principal payments will not be collected either for the amounts or by the dates as scheduled in the loan agreement.  If a loan is impaired, a portion of the allowance is allocated so that the loan is reported net, at the present value of estimated cash flows using the loan’s existing rate or at the fair value of collateral if repayment is expected solely from the collateral.  Old National’s policy, for all but PCI loans, is to recognize interest income on impaired loans unless the loan is placed on nonaccrual status.

Acquired loans accounted for under ASC Topic 310-30 accrue interest, even though they may be contractually past due, as any nonpayment of contractual principal or interest is considered in the periodic re-estimation of expected cash flows and is included in the resulting recognition of current period loan loss provision or prospective yield adjustments.

Old National charges off small commercial loans scored through our small business credit center with contractual balances under $250,000 that are 90 days or more delinquent and do not have adequate collateral support.

For all portfolio segments, the general component covers non-impaired loans and is based on historical loss experience adjusted for current factors.  This actual loss experience is supplemented with other economic factors based on the risks present for each portfolio segment.  These economic factors include consideration of the following:  levels of and trends in delinquencies and impaired loans; levels of and trends in charge-offs and recoveries; trends in volume and terms of 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 staff; national and local economic trends and conditions; industry conditions; and effects of changes in credit concentrations.

Further information regarding Old National’s policies and methodology used to estimate the allowance for loan losses is presented in Note 5.

Premises and Equipment

Premises and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation.  Land is stated at cost.  Depreciation is charged to operating expense over the useful lives of the assets, principally on the straight-line method.  Useful lives for premises and equipment are as follows: buildings and building improvements – 15 to 39 years; and furniture and equipment – 3 to 7 years.  Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the lesser of their useful lives or the term of the lease.  Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred while major additions and improvements are capitalized.  Interest costs on construction of qualifying assets are capitalized.

Premises and equipment are reviewed for impairment when events indicate their carrying amount may not be recoverable from future undiscounted cash flows.  If impaired, the assets are adjusted to fair value.  Such impairments are included in other expense.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The excess of the cost of acquired entities over the fair value of identifiable assets acquired less liabilities assumed is recorded as goodwill.  Amortization of goodwill and indefinite-lived assets is not recorded.  However, the recoverability of goodwill and other intangible assets are annually tested for impairment.  Other intangible assets, including core deposits and customer business relationships, are amortized primarily on an accelerated basis over their estimated useful lives, generally over a period of 5 to 15 years.

Company-Owned Life Insurance

Old National has purchased, as well as obtained through acquisitions, life insurance policies on certain key executives.  Old National records company-owned life insurance at the amount that can be realized under the insurance contract at the balance sheet date, which is the cash surrender value adjusted for other charges or other amounts due that are probable at settlement.

Loan Servicing Rights

When loans are sold with servicing retained, servicing rights are initially recorded at fair value with the income statement effect recorded in gain on sales of loans.  Fair value is based on market prices for comparable servicing contracts, when available or alternatively, is based on a valuation model that calculates the present value of estimated future net servicing income.  All classes of servicing assets are subsequently measured using the amortization method which requires servicing rights to be amortized into noninterest income in proportion to, and over the period of, the estimated future net servicing income of the underlying loans.

Loan servicing rights are evaluated for impairment based upon the fair value of the rights as compared to carrying amount.  Impairment is determined by stratifying rights into groupings based on predominant risk characteristics, such as interest rate, loan type, term, and investor type.  Impairment is recognized through a valuation allowance for an individual grouping, to the extent that fair value is less than the carrying amount.  If Old National later determines that all or a portion of the impairment no longer exists for a particular grouping, a reduction of the allowance may be recorded as an increase to income.  Changes in valuation allowances are reported with mortgage banking revenue on the income statement.  The fair values of servicing rights are subject to significant fluctuations as a result of changes in estimated and actual prepayment speeds and default rates and losses.

Servicing fee income, which is reported on the income statement as mortgage banking revenue, is recorded for fees earned for servicing loans.  The fees are based on a contractual percentage of the outstanding principal, or a fixed amount per loan and are recorded as income when earned.

Derivative Financial Instruments

As part of Old National’s overall interest rate risk management, Old National uses derivative instruments, including TBA forward agreements and interest rate swaps, collars, caps, and floors.  All derivative instruments are recognized on the balance sheet at their fair value. At the inception of the derivative contract, Old National designates the derivative as (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 of 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 (“stand-alone derivative”).  For a fair value hedge, the change in value of the derivative, as well as the offsetting change in value of the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk, are recognized in current earnings during the period of the change in fair values.  For a cash flow hedge, the gain or loss on the derivative is reported as a component of other comprehensive income and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings.  Changes in the fair value of derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting are reported currently in earnings, in noninterest income.

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 noninterest income.

Old National formally documents all relationships between derivatives and hedged items, as well as the risk-management objective and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions.  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.  Old National also formally assesses, both at the hedge’s inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivative instruments that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in fair values or cash flows of the hedged items.  Old National discontinues hedge accounting prospectively when it is determined that (1) the derivative is no longer effective in offsetting changes in the fair value or cash flows of the hedged item; (2) the derivative expires, is sold, or terminated; (3) the derivative instrument is de-designated as a hedge because  the forecasted transaction is no longer probable of occurring; (4) a hedged firm commitment no longer meets the definition of a firm commitment; (5) or management otherwise determines that designation of the derivative as a hedging instrument is no longer appropriate.

When hedge accounting is discontinued, subsequent changes in fair value of the derivative are recorded as noninterest income.  When a fair value hedge is discontinued, the hedged asset or liability is no longer adjusted for changes in fair value and the existing basis adjustment is amortized or accreted over the remaining life of the asset or liability.  When a cash flow hedge is discontinued but the hedged cash flows or forecasted transaction is still expected to occur, changes in value that were accumulated in other comprehensive income are amortized or accreted into earnings over the same periods which the hedged transactions will affect earnings.

Old National enters into various stand-alone mortgage-banking derivatives in order to hedge the risk associated with the fluctuation of interest rates.  Changes in fair value are recorded as mortgage banking revenue.  Old National also enters into various stand-alone derivative contracts to provide derivative products to customers which are carried at fair value with changes in fair value recorded as other noninterest income.

Old National is exposed to losses if a counterparty fails to make its payments under a contract in which Old National is in the net receiving position.  Old National anticipates that the counterparties will be able to fully satisfy their obligations under the agreements.  In addition, Old National obtains collateral above certain thresholds of the fair value of its hedges for each counterparty based upon their credit standing.  All of the contracts to which Old National is a party settle monthly, quarterly, or semiannually.  Further, Old National has netting agreements with the dealers with which it does business.

Credit-Related Financial Instruments

In the ordinary course of business, Old National’s affiliate bank has entered into credit-related financial instruments consisting of commitments to extend credit, commercial letters of credit, and standby letters of credit.  The notional amount of these commitments is not reflected in the consolidated financial statements until they are funded.

Repossessed Collateral

Other real estate owned and repossessed personal property are initially recorded at the fair value of the property less estimated cost to sell.  Physical possession of residential real estate property collateralizing a consumer mortgage loan occurs when legal title is obtained upon completion of foreclosure or when the borrower conveys all interest in the property to satisfy the loan through the completion of a deed in lieu of foreclosure or through a similar legal agreement  Any excess recorded investment over the fair value of the property received is charged to the allowance for loan losses.  Any subsequent write-downs are recorded in noninterest expense, as are the costs of operating the properties.  Gains or losses resulting from the sale of collateral are recognized in noninterest expense at the date of sale.

Securities Purchased Under Agreements to Resell and Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase

We purchase certain securities, generally U.S. government-sponsored entity and agency securities, under agreements to resell.  The amounts advanced under these agreements represent short-term secured loans and are reflected as assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.  We also sell certain securities under agreements to repurchase.  These agreements are treated as collateralized financing transactions.  These secured borrowings are reflected as liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and are recorded at the amount of cash received in connection with the transaction.  Short-term securities sold under agreements to repurchase generally mature within one to four days from the transaction date.  Securities, generally U.S. government and federal agency securities, pledged as collateral under these financing arrangements can be repledged by the secured party.  Additional collateral may be required based on the fair value of the underlying securities.

 

Share-Based Compensation

Compensation cost is recognized for stock options and restricted stock awards and units issued to employees based on the fair value of these awards at the date of grant.  A Black-Scholes model is utilized to estimate the fair value of stock options, while the market price of our Common Stock at the date of grant is used for restricted stock awards. A third party provider is used to value certain restricted stock units where the performance measure is based on total shareholder return.  Compensation expense is recognized over the required service period.  Forfeitures are recognized as they occur.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense is the total of the current year income tax due or refundable and the change in deferred tax assets and liabilities.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are the expected future tax amounts for the temporary differences between carrying amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities, computed using enacted tax rates.  A valuation allowance, if needed, reduces deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

We recognize 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% likely of being realized on examination.  For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded.

We recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense.

Old National is a limited partner in several tax-advantaged limited partnerships whose purpose is to invest in approved qualified affordable housing, renewable energy, or other renovation or community revitalization projects. These investments are included in other assets on the balance sheet, with any unfunded commitments included with other liabilities.  Certain of these assets qualify for the proportional amortization method and are amortized over the period that Old National expects to receive the tax credits, with the expense included within income tax expense on the consolidated statements of income.  The other investments are accounted for under the equity method, with the expense included within noninterest expense on the consolidated statements of income.  All of our tax credit investments are evaluated for impairment at the end of each reporting period.

Loss Contingencies

Loss contingencies, including claims and legal actions arising in the normal 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.  See Note 23 to the consolidated financial statements for further disclosure.

Cash Equivalents and Cash Flows

For the purpose of presentation in the accompanying consolidated statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents are defined as cash, due from banks, federal funds sold and resell agreements, and money market investments, which have maturities less than 90 days.  Cash flows from loans, either originated or acquired, are classified at that time according to management’s intent to either sell or hold the loan for the foreseeable future. When management’s intent is to sell the loan, the cash flows of that loan are presented as operating cash flows. When management’s intent is to hold the loan for the foreseeable future, the cash flows of that loan are presented as investing cash flows.

 

The following table summarizes the supplemental cash flow information for the years ended December 31:

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash payments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

127,713

 

 

$

91,813

 

 

$

56,682

 

Income taxes (net of refunds)

 

 

5,494

 

 

 

(2,505

)

 

 

4,326

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities transferred from held-to-maturity to available-for-sale

 

 

381,992

 

 

 

447,026

 

 

 

 

Securities transferred from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity

 

 

 

 

 

323,990

 

 

 

 

Transfer of premises and equipment to assets held for sale

 

 

2,689

 

 

 

9,634

 

 

 

16,617

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations

 

 

113,498

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations

 

 

7,871

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the common shares issued and resultant value of total shareholders’ equity associated with acquisitions for the years ended December 31:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Shares of

 

 

Shareholders'

 

(dollars and shares in thousands)

 

Common Stock

 

 

Equity

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of Klein

 

 

22,772

 

 

$

406,474

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of Anchor (MN)

 

 

16,527

 

 

$

300,828

 

 

There were no acquisitions during 2019.

 

Business Combinations

 

Old National accounts for business combinations using the acquisition method of accounting.  The accounts of an acquired entity are included as of the date of acquisition, and any excess of purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired is capitalized as goodwill.  Old National typically issues common stock and/or pays cash for an acquisition, depending on the terms of the acquisition agreement.  The value of common shares issued is determined based on the market price of the stock as of the closing of the acquisition.  Acquisition costs are expensed when incurred.

 

Impact of Accounting Changes

 

Accounting Guidance Adopted in 2019

 

FASB ASC 842 – In February 2016, the FASB issued its new lease accounting guidance in ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842).  Under the new guidance, lessees will be required to recognize the following for all leases, with the exception of short-term leases, at the commencement date: (1) a lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis; and (2) a right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term.  Under the new guidance, lessor accounting is largely unchanged.

 

In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases and ASU No. 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements.  ASU No. 2018-10 provides improvements related to ASU No. 2016-02 to increase stakeholders’ awareness of the amendments and to expedite the improvements.  The amendments affect narrow aspects of the guidance issued in ASU No. 2016-02.  ASU No. 2018-11 allows entities adopting ASU No. 2016-02 to choose an additional (and optional) transition method, under which an entity initially applies the new leases standard at the adoption date and recognizes a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption.  ASU No. 2018-11 also allows lessors to not separate non-lease components from the associated lease component if certain conditions are met.  The amendments in these updates became effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018.

 

Old National elected the optional transition method permitted by ASU No. 2018-11.  Under this method, an entity shall recognize and measure leases that exist at the application date and prior comparative periods are not adjusted.  In addition, Old National elected the package of practical expedients to leases that commenced before the effective date:

 

1.

An entity need not reassess whether any expired or existing contracts contain leases.

 

2.

An entity need not reassess the lease classification for any expired or existing leases.

 

3.

An entity need not reassess initial direct costs for any existing leases.

Old National also elected the practical expedient, which must be applied consistently to all leases, to use hindsight in determining the lease term and in assessing impairment of our right-of-use assets.  We also elected a practical expedient to not assess whether existing or expired land easements that were not previously accounted for as leases under Topic 840 contain a lease under this Topic.  Both of these practical expedients may be elected separately or in conjunction with each other or the package noted above.

Based on both operating and finance leases outstanding at December 31, 2018, the impact of adoption on January 1, 2019 was recording a lease liability of $122.9 million, a right-of-use asset of $118.7 million, and a cumulative-effect adjustment of $6.3 million to increase retained earnings.

FASB ASC 310 – In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-08, Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities.  This update amends the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium.  FASB is shortening the amortization period for the premium to the earliest call date.  Under current GAAP, entities generally amortize the premium as an adjustment of yield over the contractual life of the instrument.  Concerns were raised that current GAAP excludes certain callable debt securities from consideration of early repayment of principal even if the holder is certain that the call will be exercised.  As a result, upon the exercise of a call on a callable debt security held at a premium, the unamortized premium is recorded as a loss in earnings.  There is diversity in practice (1) in the amortization period for premiums of callable debt securities and (2) in how the potential for exercise of a call is factored into current impairment assessments.  The amendments in this update became effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods and did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

FASB ASC 718 – In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-07, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting.  The amendments in this update expand the scope of Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation (which currently only includes share-based payments to employees) to include share-based payments issued to nonemployees for goods or services.  Consequently, the accounting for share-based payments to nonemployees and employees will be substantially aligned.  The ASU

supersedes Subtopic 505-50, Equity—Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees.  The amendments in this update became effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that fiscal year and did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 

FASB ASC 958 – In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-08, Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 958): Clarifying the Scope and the Accounting Guidance for Contributions Received and Contributions Made.  The amendments in this update clarify and improve the scope and accounting guidance around contributions of cash and other assets received and made by not-for-profit organizations and business enterprises.  The ASU clarifies and improves current guidance about whether a transfer of assets, or the reduction, settlement, or cancellation of liabilities, is a contribution or an exchange transaction.  It provides criteria for determining whether the resource provider is receiving commensurate value in return for the resources transferred which, depending on the outcome, determines whether the organization follows contribution guidance or exchange transaction guidance in the revenue recognition and other applicable standards.  It also provides a more robust framework for determining whether a contribution is conditional or unconditional, and for distinguishing a donor-imposed condition from a donor-imposed restriction.  This is important because such classification affects the timing of contribution revenue and expense recognition.  The new ASU does not apply to transfers of assets from governments to businesses.  The amendments in this update became effective for a public business entity for transactions in which the entity serves as a resource recipient to annual periods beginning after June 15, 2018, including interim periods within those annual periods.  The amendments in this update became effective for a public business entity for transactions in which the entity serves as a resource provider to annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those annual periods and there was no impact.

 

FASB ASC 815 – In October 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-16, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Inclusion of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap (OIS) Rate as a Benchmark Interest Rate for Hedge Accounting.  In the United States, eligible benchmark interest rates under Topic 815 are interest rates on direct Treasury obligations of the U.S. government (“UST”), the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) swap rate, and the Overnight Index Swap (“OIS”) Rate based on the Fed Funds Effective Rate. When the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities, in August 2017, it introduced the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (“SIFMA”) Municipal Swap Rate as the fourth permissible U.S. benchmark rate.

The new ASU adds the OIS rate based on SOFR as a U.S. benchmark interest rate to facilitate the LIBOR to SOFR transition and provide sufficient lead time for entities to prepare for changes to interest rate risk hedging strategies for both risk management and hedge accounting purposes.  The amendments in this update became effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years and the financial statement impact immediately upon adoption was immaterial.  The future financial statement impact will depend on any new contracts entered into using new benchmark rates, as well as any existing contracts that get migrated from LIBOR to new benchmark interest rates.  The Company has formed a working group who is developing a transition plan for all exposed contracts migrating from LIBOR to SOFR.  The Company has identified contracts that reflect exposure associated with LIBOR-indexed financial instruments that mature beyond 2021 in an aggregate notional amount of $4.8 billion.  Additionally, the working group is monitoring industry specific transition guidance around a LIBOR contract’s “fallback” language with the industry goal to minimize or eliminate value transfers resulting from the transition.  The associated risks identified include dependence on third parties for critical decisions regarding SOFR index calculations, spread adjustments, term rate development, and product development, which may impact the bank’s ability to establish more detailed timelines for action.

 

Codification Updates to SEC Sections – In July 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-07, Codification Updates to SEC Sections, which amends certain SEC sections or paragraphs within the Accounting Standards Codification to reflect changes in SEC Final Rule Releases No. 33-10532, “Disclosure Update and Simplification,” and 33-10231 and 33-10442, “Investment Company Reporting Modernization.” Other revisions in ASU No. 2019-07 update language in the codification to match the electronic Code of Federal Regulations.  The amendments became effective upon addition to the FASB Codification and there is no impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 

Accounting Guidance Issued But Not Yet Adopted in 2019

 

FASB ASC 326 – In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“CECL”).  The main objective of this amendment is to provide financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on

financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date.  The amendment requires the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Financial institutions and other organizations will now use forward-looking information to enhance their credit loss estimates.  The amendment requires enhanced disclosures to help investors and other 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 organization’s portfolio.  In addition, the ASU amends the accounting for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration.  The current expected credit loss measurement will be used to estimate the allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) over the life of the financial assets.  The amendments in this update become effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019.  Early adoption was permitted beginning after December 15, 2018.

As previously disclosed, Old National formed a cross functional committee to oversee the adoption of the ASU and a working group was also formed to implement provisions of the ASU.  The working group identified and developed seven distinct loan segments for which models have been developed.  Management monitors and assesses credit risk based on these loan segments.

Old National has completed data and model validation testing, model sensitivity analysis, the determination of qualitative adjustments, other supporting analytics, and the development of related internal controls over model inputs (data and assumptions) and model operations. While the models are operationally complete, other required processes are being finalized.

 

The CECL modeling measurements for estimating the current expected life-time credit losses for loans and debt securities includes the following major items:

 

Initial forecast – using a period of one year for all portfolio segments and off-balance-sheet credit exposures, using forward-looking economic scenarios of expected losses.

 

Historical loss forecast – for a period incorporating the remaining contractual life, adjusted for prepayments, and the changes in various economic variables during representative historical and recessionary periods.

 

Reversion period – using two years, which links the initial loss forecast to the historical loss forecast based on economic conditions at the measurement date.

 

Discounted cash flow (“DCF”) aggregator – using the items above to estimate the life-time credit losses for all portfolios and losses for loans modified as a TDR.

Old National has not completed finalizing the results of the CECL estimate as of year-end. The required financial reporting disclosures are being further refined and internally validated.  Internal controls over financial reporting specifically related to CECL have been designed and are being evaluated; however, all internal controls related to CECL implementation are not operational.  Old National is in the final stages of completing the formal governance and approval process.

During the first quarter of 2020, Old National expects formal approval from all internal committees and governance processes related to CECL.  At that time, the cross functional committee will be disbanded, along with the current Allowance for Loan Losses Committee and replaced with an Allowance for Credit Losses Committee who will provide oversight for the entire CECL model and allowance process.  

 

Old National expects to recognize a one-time cumulative effect adjustment increasing the allowance for loan losses. Because we do not have final approval from our oversight and governance committees, we are estimating an increase to the allowance for credit losses of approximately $35 million to $45 million upon adoption, which includes a range of $3 million to $8 million for off-balance sheet exposures.  The vast majority of this increase is related to the acquired loan portfolio.  Under the current accounting guidance, any remaining unamortized loan discount on an individual loan can be used to offset a charge-off for that loan, so the allowance for loan losses needed for the acquired loans is reduced by the remaining loan discounts.  The new accounting under the ASU removes the ability to offset a charge-off against the remaining loan discount and requires an allowance for credit losses to be recognized in addition to the loan discount.  The ultimate impact of adopting the ASU, and at each subsequent reporting period, is highly dependent on credit quality, macroeconomic forecasts and conditions, composition of our loans and available-for-sale securities portfolio, along with other management judgements. The transition adjustment to record the allowance for credit losses may fall outside of management’s estimated increase

based on material changes in these dependencies, specifically the macroeconomic forecast and conditions and loan composition, used in calculating the allowance for credit losses upon the adoption of CECL.

 

Old National does not expect a material allowance for credit losses to be recorded on its available-for-sale debt securities under the newly codified available-for-sale debt security impairment model, as the majority of these securities are government agency-backed securities for which the risk of loss is minimal.

 

In December 2018, the OCC, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the FDIC approved a final rule to address changes to credit loss accounting under GAAP, including banking organizations’ implementation of CECL.  The final rule provides banking organizations the option to phase in over a three-year period the day-one adverse effects on regulatory capital that may result from the adoption of the new accounting standard.  Old National is planning on adopting the capital transition relief over the permissible three-year period.

FASB ASC 350 – In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles: Goodwill and Other: Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment.  To simplify the subsequent measurement of goodwill, the amendments eliminate Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test.  The annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test is performed by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount.  An impairment charge should be recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value; however, the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.  In addition, the income tax effects of tax deductible goodwill on the carrying amount of the reporting unit should be considered when measuring the goodwill impairment loss, if applicable.  The amendments also eliminate the requirements for any reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test.  An entity still has the option to perform the qualitative assessment for a reporting unit to determine if the qualitative impairment test is necessary.  The amendments should be applied on a prospective basis.  The nature of and reason for the change in accounting principle should be disclosed upon transition.  The amendments in this update should be adopted for annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 and will not have a material impact on the financial statements.  

FASB ASC 820 – In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement.  The updated guidance improves the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements.  The ASU removes certain disclosures required by Topic 820 related to transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; the policy for timing of transfers between levels; the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements; and for nonpublic entities, the changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period included in earnings for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements held at the end of the reporting period.  The ASU modifies certain disclosures required by Topic 820 related to disclosure of transfers into and out of Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy and purchases and issues of Level 3 assets and liabilities for nonpublic entities; the requirement to disclose the timing of liquidation of an investee’s assets and the date when restrictions from redemption might lapse only if the investee has communicated the timing to the entity or announced the timing publicly for investments in certain entities that calculate net asset value; and clarification that the measurement uncertainty disclosure is to communicate information about the uncertainty in measurement as of the reporting date.  The ASU adds certain disclosure requirements related to changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements held at the end of the reporting period and the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements.  For certain unobservable inputs, an entity may disclose other quantitative information in lieu of the weighted average if the entity determines that other quantitative information would be a more reasonable and rational method to reflect the distribution of unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements.  The amendments in this update become effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 and will not have a material impact on the financial statements.

 

FASB ASC 715 – In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-14, Compensation – Retirement Benefits – Defined Benefit Plans – General (Subtopic 715-20): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans.  The amendments in this update modify the disclosure requirements for employers that sponsor defined benefit pension or other postretirement plans.  The amendments in this update become effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2020 and will not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 

FASB ASC 350 – In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract.  The amendments in this update align 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.  The amendments in this update become effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years and will not have a material impact on the financial statements.

 

FASB ASC 842 – In March 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-01, Leases (Topic 842): Codification Improvements.  The amendments in ASU No. 2019-01 align the guidance for fair value of the underlying asset by lessors that are not manufacturers or dealers in Topic 842 with that of existing guidance.  As a result, the fair value of the underlying asset at lease commencement is its cost, reflecting any volume or trade discounts that may apply. However, if there has been a significant lapse of time between when the underlying asset is acquired and when the lease commences, the definition of fair value in Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement should be applied.  ASU No. 2019-01 also requires lessors within the scope of Topic 942, Financial Services—Depository and Lending, to present all “principal payments received under leases” within investing activities.  The amendments in this update become effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and will not have a material impact on the financial statements.

 

FASB ASC 326, 815, and 825 – In April 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-04, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses, Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments.  The amendments related to Topic 326 address accrued interest, transfers between classifications or categories for loans and debt securities, recoveries, vintage disclosures, and contractual extensions and renewal options and will become effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019.  The improvements and clarifications related to Topic 815 address partial-term fair value hedges of interest-rate risk, amortization, and disclosure of fair value hedge basis adjustments and consideration of hedged contractually specified interest rate under the hypothetical method and will become effective for the annual reporting period beginning January 1, 2020.  The amendments related to Topic 825 contain various improvements to ASU 2016-01, including scope; held-to-maturity debt securities fair value disclosures; and remeasurement of equity securities at historical exchange rates and will become effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019.  Old National is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the new guidance on the consolidated financial statements, but it is not expected to have a material impact.

 

FASB ASC 326 – In May 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-05, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Targeted Transition Relief.  These amendments provide targeted transition relief allowing entities to irrevocably elect the fair value option, on an instrument-by-instrument basis, for certain financial assets (excluding held-to-maturity debt securities) previously measured at amortized cost.  

 

In November 2019, the FASB issued 2019-11, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses, to make improvements to the credit losses standard.  Most significantly, the standard clarifies guidance around how to report expected recoveries for PCD assets.  “Expected recoveries” describes a situation in which an organization recognizes a full or partial writeoff of the amortized cost basis of a financial asset, but then later determines that the amount written off, or a portion of that amount, will in fact be recovered.  This ASU permits organizations to record expected recoveries on PCD assets.  In addition to other narrow technical improvements, the ASU also reinforces existing guidance that prohibits organizations from recognizing negative allowances for available-for-sale debt securities.

 

The amendments in these updates become effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and will not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 

FASB ASC 718 – In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-08, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718) and Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Codification Improvements—Share-Based Consideration Payable to a Customer.  This ASU requires companies to measure and classify (on the balance sheet) share-based payments to customers by applying the guidance in Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation. As a result, the amount recorded as a reduction in revenue would be measured based on the grant-date fair value of the share-based payment.  The amendments in this update become effective for annual periods and interim periods

within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and will not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 

FASB ASC 740 – In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes.  This ASU removes specific exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 in GAAP.  It eliminates the need for an organization to analyze whether the following apply in a given period: (1) exception to the incremental approach for intraperiod tax allocation; (2) exceptions to accounting for basis differences when there are ownership changes in foreign investments; and (3) exception in interim period income tax accounting for year-to-date losses that exceed anticipated losses.  The ASU also improves financial statement preparers’ application of income tax-related guidance and simplifies GAAP for: (1) franchise taxes that are partially based on income; (2) transactions with a government that result in a step up in the tax basis of goodwill; (3) separate financial statements of legal entities that are not subject to tax; and (4) enacted changes in tax laws in interim periods.  The amendments in this update become effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years.  Early adoption is permitted.  Old National is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the new guidance on the consolidated financial statements.