Securities (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Securities [Abstract]

Investment, Policy

The Company does not believe the AFS securities that were in an unrealized loss position as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, which consisted of 149 and 23 individual securities, respectively, represented a credit loss impairment. AFS debt securities in unrealized loss positions are evaluated for impairment related to credit losses at least quarterly. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the majority of the AFS securities in an unrealized loss position consisted of debt securities issued by U.S. government agencies or U.S. government-sponsored enterprises that carry the explicit and/or implicit guarantee of the U.S. government, which are widely recognized as “risk-free” and have a long history of zero credit losses. Total gross unrealized losses were primarily attributable to changes in interest rates, relative to when the investment securities were purchased, and not due to the credit quality of the investment securities. The Company does not intend to sell, nor is it more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, which may be at maturity. The Company elected to exclude accrued interest receivable (“AIR”) from the amortized cost basis of debt securities. AIR on AFS debt securities totaled $3.9 million at December 31, 2021 and $3.3 million at December 31, 2020 and is excluded from the estimate of credit losses and reported in the financial statement line for other assets.

None of the bank’s HTM debt securities were past due or on nonaccrual status as of the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. There was no accrued interest reversed against interest income for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 as all securities remained on accrual status. In addition, there were no collateral-dependent HTM debt securities as of year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, 56% and 65%, respectively, of the Company’s HTM debt securities were issued by U.S. government agencies or U.S. government-sponsored enterprises. These securities carry the explicit and/or implicit guarantee of the U.S. government, are widely recognized as “risk free,” and have a long history of zero credit loss. Therefore, the Company did not record an allowance for credit losses for these securities as of December 31, 2021 and 2020. The remaining HTM debt securities at December 31, 2021 and 2020 were comprised of state and municipal obligations with bond ratings of A to AAA. Utilizing the CECL approach, the Company determined that the expected credit loss on its HTM municipal bond portfolio was immaterial and therefore no allowance for credit loss was recorded as of December 31, 2021 and 2020. AIR on HTM debt securities totaled $2.7 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020 and is excluded from the estimate of credit losses and reported in the financial statement line for other assets.