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Investment Securities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Investment Securities Investment Securities
Available-for-Sale
The following table summarizes the amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale debt securities by major type:
At December 31, 2021
(In thousands)
Amortized
Cost (1)
Gross Unrealized
Gains
Gross Unrealized
Losses
Fair Value (2)
U.S. Treasury notes$398,664 $— $(1,698)$396,966 
Agency CMO88,109 2,326 (51)90,384 
Agency MBS1,568,293 36,130 (11,020)1,593,403 
Agency CMBS1,248,548 2,537 (18,544)1,232,541 
CMBS887,640 506 (1,883)886,263 
CLO21,860 — (13)21,847 
Corporate debt14,583 — (1,133)13,450 
Available-for-sale debt securities$4,227,697 $41,499 $(34,342)$4,234,854 
At December 31, 2020
(In thousands)
Amortized
Cost (1)
Gross Unrealized
Gains
Gross Unrealized
Losses
Fair Value (2)
Agency CMO$148,711 $6,000 $(98)$154,613 
Agency MBS1,389,100 68,598 (289)1,457,409 
Agency CMBS1,092,430 26,317 (1,514)1,117,233 
CMBS512,759 1,082 (5,823)508,018 
CLO76,693 — (310)76,383 
Corporate debt14,557 — (1,437)13,120 
Available-for-sale debt securities$3,234,250 $101,997 $(9,471)$3,326,776 
(1)Accrued interest receivable of $7.5 million at both December 31, 2021 and 2020 is excluded from amortized cost and is reported within accrued interest receivable and other assets on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(2)Fair value represents net carrying value. No ACL has been recorded on available-for-sale debt securities at December 31, 2021 and 2020, as the securities held are high credit quality and investment grade.
Unrealized Losses
The following table summarizes the gross unrealized losses and fair value of available-for-sale debt securities by length of time each major security type has been in a continuous unrealized loss position and for which an ACL has not been recorded:
 At December 31, 2021
 Less Than 12 Months12 Months or MoreTotal
(Dollars in thousands)Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
# of
Holdings
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
U.S. Treasury notes$396,966 $(1,698)$— $— 8$396,966 $(1,698)
Agency CMO7,895 (51)— — 27,895 (51)
Agency MBS506,602 (7,354)110,687 (3,666)70617,289 (11,020)
Agency CMBS632,213 (6,163)335,480 (12,381)28967,693 (18,544)
CMBS724,762 (1,744)81,253 (139)50806,015 (1,883)
CLO— — 21,848 (13)121,848 (13)
Corporate debt4,203 (76)9,247 (1,057)313,450 (1,133)
Available-for-sale debt securities
in unrealized loss position
$2,272,641 $(17,086)$558,515 $(17,256)162$2,831,156 $(34,342)
 At December 31, 2020
 Less Than 12 Months12 Months or MoreTotal
(Dollars in thousands)Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
# of
Holdings
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
Agency CMO$13,137 $(49)$5,944 $(49)5$19,081 $(98)
Agency MBS33,742 (219)4,561 (70)3038,303 (289)
Agency CMBS376,330 (1,514)— — 8376,330 (1,514)
CMBS409,591 (5,486)23,167 (337)38432,758 (5,823)
CLO57,728 (265)18,655 (45)476,383 (310)
Corporate debt4,100 (166)9,020 (1,271)313,120 (1,437)
Available-for-sale debt securities
in unrealized loss position
$894,628 $(7,699)$61,347 $(1,772)88$955,975 $(9,471)
Available-for-sale debt securities in a continuous unrealized loss position have been assessed for impairment. Since the Company does not intend to sell nor will it be required to sell these securities prior to their anticipated recovery, and as the securities are investment grade, management concluded that no impairment is required. The increase in unrealized losses from 2020 to 2021 is primarily due to portfolio activity and higher market rates. Market prices will approach par as the securities approach maturity. There were no available-for-sale debt securities in non-accrual status at December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Contractual Maturities
The following table summarizes the amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale debt securities by contractual maturity:
At December 31, 2021
(In thousands)Amortized
Cost
Fair Value
Maturing within 1 year$— $— 
After 1 year through 5 years401,668 400,037 
After 5 years through 10 years113,288 113,260 
After 10 years3,712,741 3,721,557 
Available-for-sale debt securities$4,227,697 $4,234,854 
Available-for-sale debt securities that 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 categorization as borrowers have the right to prepay their obligations with or without prepayment penalties.
Sales of Available-for Sale Debt Securities
There were no sales of available-for-sale debt securities during the year ended December 31, 2021. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company sold available-for-sale debt securities for cash proceeds of $9.0 million, which resulted in gross realized gains of $8 thousand. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company sold available-for-sale debt securities for cash proceeds of $70.1 million, which resulted in gross realized gains of $773 thousand and gross realized losses of $744 thousand ($29 thousand net gain on sale).
Held-to-Maturity
The following table summarizes the amortized cost, fair value, and ACL of held-to-maturity debt securities by major type:
At December 31, 2021
(In thousands)
Amortized
Cost (1)
Gross Unrealized
Gains
Gross Unrealized
Losses
Fair ValueAllowance for Credit LossesNet Carrying Value
Agency CMO$42,405 $655 $(25)$43,035 $— $42,405 
Agency MBS2,901,593 71,444 (11,788)2,961,249 — 2,901,593 
Agency CMBS2,378,475 11,202 (43,844)2,345,833 — 2,378,475 
Municipal bonds and notes705,918 51,572 — 757,490 214 705,704 
CMBS169,948 3,381 — 173,329 — 169,948 
Held-to-maturity debt securities$6,198,339 $138,254 $(55,657)$6,280,936 $214 $6,198,125 
At December 31, 2020
(In thousands)
Amortized
Cost (1)
Gross Unrealized
Gains
Gross Unrealized
Losses
Fair ValueAllowance for Credit LossesNet Carrying Value
Agency CMO$91,622 $1,785 $(241)$93,166 $— $91,622 
Agency MBS2,419,751 137,863 (84)2,557,530 — 2,419,751 
Agency CMBS2,101,227 60,484 (2,213)2,159,498 — 2,101,227 
Municipal bonds and notes739,507 60,371 (3)799,875 299 739,208 
CMBS216,081 9,214 — 225,295 — 216,081 
Held-to-maturity debt securities$5,568,188 $269,717 $(2,541)$5,835,364 $299 $5,567,889 
(1)Accrued interest receivable of $21.2 million and $22.1 million at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, is excluded from amortized cost and is reported within accrued interest receivable and other assets on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
An ACL on held-to-maturity debt securities is recorded for certain municipal bonds and notes to account for expected lifetime credit losses. Agency securities represent obligations issued by a U.S. government-sponsored enterprise or other federally-related entity, and are either explicitly or implicitly guaranteed and therefore, assumed to be zero loss. Held-to-maturity debt securities with gross unrealized losses and no ACL are considered to be of high credit quality and therefore, zero credit loss is recorded as of December 31, 2021. The current period unrealized loss position of certain Agency CMBS is primarily attributed to the changing interest rate environment.
The following table summarizes the activity in the ACL on held-to-maturity debt securities:
Years ended December 31,
(In thousands)20212020
Balance, beginning of period (1)
$299$
Adoption of CECL397
(Benefit) for credit losses(85)(98)
Balance, end of period$214$299
(1)The Company adopted CECL on January 1, 2020. The prior period beginning balance did not have an allowance recorded under the applicable GAAP for that period.
Contractual Maturities
The table summarizes the amortized cost and fair value of held-to-maturity debt securities by contractual maturity:
At December 31, 2021
(In thousands)Amortized
Cost
Fair Value
Maturing within 1 year$180 $180 
After 1 year through 5 years7,425 7,712 
After 5 years through 10 years292,727 304,190 
After 10 years5,898,007 5,968,854 
Held-to-maturity debt securities$6,198,339 $6,280,936 
Held-to-maturity debt securities that are not due at a single maturity date have been categorized based on the maturity date of the underlying collateral. Actual principal cash flows may differ from this categorization as borrowers have the right to prepay their obligations with or without prepayment penalties.
Credit Quality Information
The Company monitors the credit quality of held-to-maturity debt securities through credit ratings provided by Standard & Poor's Rating Services (S&P), Moody's Investor Services (Moody's), Fitch Ratings Inc., Kroll Bond Rating Agency, and DBRS Inc. Credit ratings express opinions about the credit quality of a debt security, and are updated at each quarter end. Investment grade debt securities are rated BBB- or higher by S&P, or Baa3 or higher by Moody's, and are generally considered by the rating agencies and market participants to be of low credit risk. Conversely, debt securities rated below investment grade, which are labeled as speculative grade by the rating agencies, are considered to have distinctively higher credit risk than investment grade debt securities. There were no speculative grade held-to-maturity debt securities at December 31, 2021 and 2020. Held-to-maturity debt securities that are not rated are collateralized with U.S. Treasury obligations.
The following table summarizes the amortized cost basis of held-to-maturity debt securities based on their lowest credit rating made publicly available:
At December 31, 2021
Investment Grade
(In thousands)AaaAa1Aa2Aa3A1A2A3Baa2Not Rated
Agency CMOs$— $42,405 $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
Agency MBS— 2,901,593 — — — — — — — 
Agency CMBS— 2,378,475 — — — — — — — 
Municipal bonds and notes207,426 119,804 227,106 104,232 35,878 8,260 — 95 3,117 
CMBS169,948 — — — — — — — — 
Held-to-maturity
debt securities
$377,374 $5,442,277 $227,106 $104,232 $35,878 $8,260 $— $95 $3,117 
At December 31, 2020
Investment Grade
(In thousands)AaaAa1Aa2Aa3A1A2A3Baa2Not Rated
Agency CMOs$— $91,622 $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
Agency MBS— 2,419,751 — — — — — — — 
Agency CMBS— 2,101,227 — — — — — — — 
Municipal bonds and notes209,376 165,056 201,081 115,619 33,264 8,475 2,066 190 4,380 
CMBS216,081 — — — — — — — — 
Held-to-maturity
debt securities
$425,457 $4,777,656 $201,081 $115,619 $33,264 $8,475 $2,066 $190 $4,380 
At December 31, 2021 and 2020, there were no held-to-maturity debt securities past due under the terms of their agreements or in non-accrual status.
Other Information
At December 31, 2021, Webster had callable CMBS, collateralized loan obligation securities (CLO), corporate debt, and municipal bonds and notes with an aggregate carrying value of $1.6 billion. The Company considers this prepayment risk in the evaluation of its interest rate risk profile.
Available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities with carrying values of $1.8 billion and $3.1 billion, respectively, at December 31, 2021, and $1.3 billion and $2.6 billion, respectively, at December 31, 2020, were pledged to secure public funds, trust deposits, repurchase agreements, and other purposes, as required or permitted by law.