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Investment Securities
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Investment Securities Investment Securities
A summary of the amortized cost and fair value of investment securities is presented below:
 
At September 30, 2017
 
At December 31, 2016
(In thousands)
Amortized
Cost
Unrealized
Gains
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Value
 
Amortized
Cost
Unrealized
Gains
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Value
Available-for-sale:




 
 



U.S. Treasury Bills
$
3,596

$

$

$
3,596

 
$
734

$

$

$
734

Agency CMO
332,341

2,573

(3,116
)
331,798

 
419,865

3,344

(3,503
)
419,706

Agency MBS
923,819

3,214

(14,056
)
912,977

 
969,460

4,398

(19,509
)
954,349

Agency CMBS
599,165


(14,205
)
584,960

 
587,776

63

(14,567
)
573,272

CMBS
402,015

1,539

(121
)
403,433

 
473,974

4,093

(702
)
477,365

CLO
273,172

1,572

(161
)
274,583

 
425,083

2,826

(519
)
427,390

Trust preferred
30,463

676

(202
)
30,937

 
30,381


(1,748
)
28,633

Corporate debt
48,334

674

(130
)
48,878

 
108,490

1,502

(350
)
109,642

Available-for-sale
$
2,612,905

$
10,248

$
(31,991
)
$
2,591,162

 
$
3,015,763

$
16,226

$
(40,898
)
$
2,991,091

Held-to-maturity:




 
 
 
 
 
Agency CMO
$
276,367

$
1,138

$
(3,030
)
$
274,475

 
$
339,455

$
1,977

$
(3,824
)
$
337,608

Agency MBS
2,549,500

24,275

(30,012
)
2,543,763

 
2,317,449

26,388

(41,768
)
2,302,069

Agency CMBS
708,229

280

(3,549
)
704,960

 
547,726

694

(1,348
)
547,072

Municipal bonds and notes
705,411

5,213

(13,150
)
697,474

 
655,813

4,389

(25,749
)
634,453

CMBS
257,361

3,394

(197
)
260,558

 
298,538

4,107

(411
)
302,234

Private Label MBS
443

2


445

 
1,677

12


1,689

Held-to-maturity
$
4,497,311

$
34,302

$
(49,938
)
$
4,481,675

 
$
4,160,658

$
37,567

$
(73,100
)
$
4,125,125


Other-Than-Temporary Impairment
The balance of OTTI, included in the amortized cost columns above, is related to certain CLO positions that were previously considered Covered Funds as defined by Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act, commonly known as the Volcker Rule. The Company has taken measures to bring its CLO positions into conformance with the Volcker Rule.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, OTTI of $126 thousand, related to principal held back in conjunction with the exercise of a clean-up call option for a Private Label MBS security, was recognized. To the extent that changes occur in interest rates, credit movements, and other factors that impact fair value and expected recovery of amortized cost of its investment securities, the Company may, in future periods, be required to recognize OTTI in earnings.
The following table presents the changes in OTTI:
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
Nine months ended September 30,
(In thousands)
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Beginning balance
$
3,231

 
$
3,437

 
$
3,243

 
$
3,288

Reduction for investment securities sold or called
(1,028
)
 
(30
)
 
(1,166
)
 
(30
)
Additions for OTTI not previously recognized in earnings

 

 
126

 
149

Ending balance
$
2,203

 
$
3,407

 
$
2,203

 
$
3,407


Fair Value and Unrealized Losses
The following tables provide information on fair value and unrealized losses for the individual investment securities with an unrealized loss, aggregated by classification and length of time that the individual investment securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position:
 
At September 30, 2017
 
Less Than Twelve Months
 
Twelve Months or Longer
 
Total
(Dollars in thousands)
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
 
# of
Holdings
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
Available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency CMO
$
75,042

$
(1,002
)
 
$
70,167

$
(2,114
)
 
16
$
145,209

$
(3,116
)
Agency MBS
464,031

(5,169
)
 
303,770

(8,887
)
 
104
767,801

(14,056
)
Agency CMBS
306,025

(6,240
)
 
278,935

(7,965
)
 
34
584,960

(14,205
)
CMBS
39,775

(121
)
 


 
5
39,775

(121
)
CLO
82,989

(161
)
 


 
5
82,989

(161
)
Trust preferred
12,570

(97
)
 
4,574

(105
)
 
3
17,144

(202
)
Corporate debt
5,797

(87
)
 
1,825

(43
)
 
2
7,622

(130
)
Available-for-sale in an unrealized loss position
$
986,229

$
(12,877
)
 
$
659,271

$
(19,114
)
 
169
$
1,645,500

$
(31,991
)
Held-to-maturity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency CMO
$
82,839

$
(880
)
 
$
83,103

$
(2,150
)
 
19
$
165,942

$
(3,030
)
Agency MBS
870,376

(7,948
)
 
775,331

(22,064
)
 
157
1,645,707

(30,012
)
Agency CMBS
570,781

(3,504
)
 
4,730

(45
)
 
45
575,511

(3,549
)
Municipal bonds and notes
123,965

(1,745
)
 
226,545

(11,405
)
 
140
350,510

(13,150
)
CMBS
40,150

(197
)
 
250


 
5
40,400

(197
)
Held-to-maturity in an unrealized loss position
$
1,688,111

$
(14,274
)
 
$
1,089,959

$
(35,664
)
 
366
$
2,778,070

$
(49,938
)
 
At December 31, 2016
 
Less Than Twelve Months
 
Twelve Months or Longer
 
Total
(Dollars in thousands)
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
 
# of
Holdings
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
Available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency CMO
$
107,853

$
(2,168
)
 
$
67,351

$
(1,335
)
 
15
$
175,204

$
(3,503
)
Agency MBS
512,075

(10,503
)
 
252,779

(9,006
)
 
97
764,854

(19,509
)
Agency CMBS
554,246

(14,567
)
 


 
32
554,246

(14,567
)
CMBS
12,427

(24
)
 
63,930

(678
)
 
12
76,357

(702
)
CLO
49,946

(54
)
 
50,237

(465
)
 
5
100,183

(519
)
Trust preferred


 
28,633

(1,748
)
 
5
28,633

(1,748
)
Corporate debt


 
7,384

(350
)
 
2
7,384

(350
)
Available-for-sale in an unrealized loss position
$
1,236,547

$
(27,316
)
 
$
470,314

$
(13,582
)
 
168
$
1,706,861

$
(40,898
)
Held-to-maturity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency CMO
$
163,439

$
(3,339
)
 
$
17,254

$
(485
)
 
16
$
180,693

$
(3,824
)
Agency MBS
1,394,623

(32,942
)
 
273,779

(8,826
)
 
150
1,668,402

(41,768
)
Agency CMBS
347,725

(1,348
)
 


 
25
347,725

(1,348
)
Municipal bonds and notes
384,795

(25,745
)
 
1,192

(4
)
 
196
385,987

(25,749
)
CMBS
60,768

(411
)
 


 
8
60,768

(411
)
Held-to-maturity in an unrealized loss position
$
2,351,350

$
(63,785
)
 
$
292,225

$
(9,315
)
 
395
$
2,643,575

$
(73,100
)

Impairment Analysis
The following impairment analysis by investment security type, summarizes the basis for evaluating if investment securities within the Company’s available-for-sale and held-to-maturity portfolios have been impacted by OTTI. Unless otherwise noted for an investment security type, management does not intend to sell these investment securities and has determined, based upon available evidence, that it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell these investment securities before the recovery of their amortized cost. As such, based on the following impairment analysis, the Company does not consider these investment securities, in unrealized loss positions, to be other-than-temporarily impaired at September 30, 2017.
Available-for-Sale
Agency CMO. There were unrealized losses of $3.1 million on the Company’s investment in Agency CMO at September 30, 2017, compared to $3.5 million at December 31, 2016. Unrealized losses decreased due to lower principal balances for this asset class at September 30, 2017 compared to December 31, 2016. Market prices remained essentially unchanged. These investments are issued by a government agency or a government-sponsored agency and, therefore, are backed by certain government guarantees, either direct or indirect. The contractual cash flows for these investments are performing as expected, and there has been no change in the underlying credit quality.
Agency MBS. There were unrealized losses of $14.1 million on the Company’s investment in Agency MBS at September 30, 2017, compared to $19.5 million at December 31, 2016. Unrealized losses decreased due to lower principal balances for this asset class at September 30, 2017 compared to December 31, 2016. Market prices remained essentially unchanged. These investments are issued by a government agency or a government-sponsored agency and, therefore, are backed by certain government guarantees, either direct or indirect. The contractual cash flows for these investments are performing as expected, and there has been no change in the underlying credit quality.
Agency CMBS. There were unrealized losses of $14.2 million on the Company's investment in Agency CMBS at September 30, 2017, compared to $14.6 million at December 31, 2016. Unrealized losses decreased while principal balances remained essentially unchanged. Market prices were slightly higher at September 30, 2017 compared to December 31, 2016. These investments are issued by a government agency or a government-sponsored agency and, therefore, are backed by certain government guarantees, either direct or indirect. The contractual cash flows for these investments are performing as expected, and there has been no change in the underlying credit quality.
CMBS. There were unrealized losses of $0.1 million on the Company’s investment in CMBS at September 30, 2017, compared to $0.7 million at December 31, 2016. The portfolio of mainly floating rate CMBS experienced lower principal balances and lower market spreads which resulted in higher security prices and smaller unrealized losses at September 30, 2017 compared to December 31, 2016. Internal and external metrics are considered when evaluating potential OTTI. Internal stress tests are performed on individual bonds to monitor potential losses under stress scenarios. Contractual cash flows for these investments are performing as expected.
CLO. There were unrealized losses of $0.2 million on the Company's investment in CLO at September 30, 2017, compared to $0.5 million at December 31, 2016. Unrealized losses decreased due to lower principal balances and lower market spreads for the CLO portfolio at September 30, 2017 compared to December 31, 2016. Internal and external metrics are considered when evaluating potential OTTI. Contractual cash flows for these investments are performing as expected.
Trust preferred. There were unrealized losses of $0.2 million on the Company's investment in trust preferred at September 30, 2017, compared to $1.7 million at December 31, 2016. Unrealized losses decreased due to lower market spreads for this asset class, which resulted in higher security prices compared to December 31, 2016. The trust preferred portfolio consists of three floating rate investments issued by two different large capitalization money center financial institutions, which continue to service the debt. The Company performs periodic credit reviews of the issuer to assess the likelihood for ultimate recovery of amortized cost.
Corporate debt. There were $0.1 million unrealized losses on the Company's corporate debt at September 30, 2017, compared to $0.4 million at December 31, 2016. Unrealized losses decreased due to lower principal balances for this asset class at September 30, 2017 compared to December 31, 2016. Market prices remained essentially unchanged. The Company performs periodic credit reviews of the issuer to assess the likelihood for ultimate recovery of amortized cost.
Held-to-Maturity
Agency CMO. There were unrealized losses of $3.0 million on the Company’s investment in Agency CMO at September 30, 2017 compared to $3.8 million at December 31, 2016. Unrealized losses decreased due to lower principal balances for this asset class at September 30, 2017 compared to December 31, 2016. Market prices remained essentially unchanged. These investments are issued by a government agency or a government-sponsored agency and, therefore, are backed by certain government guarantees, either direct or indirect. The contractual cash flows for these investments are performing as expected, and there has been no change in the underlying credit quality.
Agency MBS. There were unrealized losses of $30.0 million on the Company’s investment in Agency MBS at September 30, 2017, compared to $41.8 million at December 31, 2016. Unrealized losses decreased due to lower principal balances for this asset class at September 30, 2017 compared to December 31, 2016. Market prices remained essentially unchanged. These investments are issued by a government agency or a government-sponsored agency and, therefore, are backed by certain government guarantees, either direct or indirect. There has been no change in the underlying credit quality, and the contractual cash flows are performing as expected.
Agency CMBS. There were unrealized losses of $3.5 million on the Company's investment in Agency CMBS at September 30, 2017, compared to $1.3 million at December 31, 2016. Unrealized losses increased due to lower prices on recently purchased ACMBS as principal balances increased at September 30, 2017 compared to December 31, 2016. These investments are issued by a government agency or a government-sponsored agency and, therefore, are backed by certain government guarantees, either direct or indirect. There has been no change in the underlying credit quality, and the contractual cash flows are performing as expected.
Municipal bonds and notes. There were unrealized losses of $13.2 million on the Company’s investment in municipal bonds and notes at September 30, 2017, compared to $25.7 million at December 31, 2016. Unrealized losses decreased due to lower market rates which resulted in higher prices at September 30, 2017. The Company performs periodic credit reviews of the issuers and these investments are currently performing as expected.
CMBS. There were unrealized losses of $0.2 million on the Company’s investment in CMBS at September 30, 2017, compared to $0.4 million at December 31, 2016. Unrealized losses were approximately the same, for the portfolio comprised mainly of seasoned fixed rate conduit transactions, at September 30, 2017 compared to December 31, 2016. Internal and external metrics are considered when evaluating potential OTTI. Internal stress tests are performed on individual bonds to monitor potential losses under stress scenarios. The contractual cash flows for these investments are performing as expected.
Sales of Available-for Sale Investment Securities
 

There were no sales during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, or the three months ended September 30, 2016. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, there were sales resulting in proceeds of $259.3 million, with the related gross realized gains and gross realized losses of $2.9 million and $2.5 million, respectively.
Contractual Maturities
The amortized cost and fair value of debt securities by contractual maturity are set forth below:
 
At September 30, 2017
 
Available-for-Sale
 
Held-to-Maturity
(In thousands)
Amortized
Cost
Fair
Value
 
Amortized
Cost
Fair
Value
Due in one year or less
$
18,668

$
18,714

 
$
40,146

$
40,753

Due after one year through five years
40,246

40,748

 
13,410

13,684

Due after five through ten years
381,547

383,721

 
38,323

39,102

Due after ten years
2,172,444

2,147,979

 
4,405,432

4,388,136

Total debt securities
$
2,612,905

$
2,591,162

 
$
4,497,311

$
4,481,675


For the maturity schedule above, mortgage-backed securities and CLO, which are not due at a single maturity date, have been categorized based on the maturity date of the underlying collateral. Actual principal cash flows may differ from this maturity date presentation as borrowers have the right to prepay obligations with or without prepayment penalties.
At September 30, 2017, the Company had a carrying value of $1.2 billion in callable investment securities in its CMBS, CLO, and municipal bond portfolios. The Company considers prepayment risk in the evaluation of its interest rate risk profile. These maturities may not reflect actual durations, which may be impacted by prepayments.
Investment securities with a carrying value totaling $2.8 billion at September 30, 2017 and $2.5 billion at December 31, 2016 were pledged to secure public funds, trust deposits, repurchase agreements, and for other purposes, as required or permitted by law.