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Loans and Leases
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Loans and Leases
NOTE 5: LOANS AND LEASE
S
The following table sets forth the composition of the loan and lease portfolio at the dates indicated:
 
 
December 31, 2019
   
December 31, 2018
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Amount
   
Percent of
Loans Held for
Investment
   
Amount
   
Percent of
Loans Held
 
for
Investment
 
Loans and Leases Held for Investment:
   
     
     
     
 
Mortgage Loans:
   
     
     
     
 
Multi-family
 
$
31,158,672
     
74.46
%   $
29,883,919
     
74.46
%
Commercial real estate
   
7,081,910
     
16.93
     
6,998,834
     
17.44
 
One-to-four
family
   
380,361
     
0.91
     
446,094
     
1.11
 
Acquisition, development, and construction
   
200,596
     
0.48
     
407,870
     
1.02
 
                                 
Total mortgage loans held for investment
   
38,821,539
     
92.78
     
37,736,717
     
94.03
 
                                 
Other Loans:
   
     
     
     
 
Commercial and industrial
   
1,742,380
     
4.16
     
1,705,308
     
4.25
 
Lease financing, net of unearned income of $104,826 and $53,891, respectively
   
1,271,998
     
3.04
     
683,112
     
1.70
 
                                 
Total commercial and industrial loans
(1)
   
3,014,378
     
7.20
     
2,388,420
     
5.95
 
Other
   
8,102
     
0.02
     
8,724
     
0.02
 
                                 
Total other loans held for investment
   
3,022,480
     
7.22
     
2,397,144
     
5.97
 
                                 
Total loans and leases held for investment
 
$
41,844,019
     
100.00
%   $
40,133,861
     
100.00
%
                                 
Net deferred loan origination costs
   
50,136
     
     
32,047
     
 
Allowance for
loan
losses
   
(147,638
   
     
(159,820
)    
 
                                 
Total loans and leases, net
 
$
41,746,517
     
    $
40,006,088
     
 
                                 
(1)
Includes specialty finance loans and leases of $2.6 billion and $1.9 billion, respectively, at December 
31
, 2019 and 2018. Other C&I loans of $420.1 million and $469.9 million, respectively, at December 
31
, 2019 and 2018.
Loans and Leases
Loans and Leases Held for Investment
The majority of the loans the Company originates for investment are multi-family loans, most of which are collateralized by
non-luxury
apartment buildings in New York City with rent-regulated units and below-market rents. In addition, the Company originates CRE loans, most of which are collateralized by income-producing properties such as office buildings, retail centers,
mixed-use
buildings, and multi-tenanted light industrial properties that are located in New York City and on Long Island.
To a lesser extent, the Company also originates ADC loans for investment.
One-to-four
family loans held for investment were originated through the Company’s former mortgage banking operation and primarily consisted of jumbo prime adjustable rate mortgages made to borrowers with a solid credit history.
ADC loans are primarily originated for multi-family and residential tract projects in New York City and on Long Island. C&I loans consist of asset-based loans, equipment loans and leases, and dealer floor-plan loans (together, specialty finance loans and leases) that generally are made to large corporate obligors, many of which are publicly traded, carry investment grade or near-investment grade ratings, and participate in stable industries nationwide; and other C&I loans that primarily are made to small and
mid-size
businesses in Metro New York. Other C&I loans are typically made for working capital, business expansion, and the purchase of machinery and equipment.
The repayment of multi-family and CRE loans generally depends on the income produced by the underlying properties which, in turn, depends on their successful operation and management. To mitigate the potential for credit losses, the Company underwrites its loans in accordance with credit standards it considers to be prudent, looking first at the consistency of the cash flows being produced by the underlying property. In addition, multi-family buildings, CRE properties, and ADC projects are inspected as a prerequisite to approval, and independent appraisers, whose appraisals are carefully reviewed by the Company’s
in-house
appraisers, perform appraisals on the collateral properties. In many cases, a second independent appraisal review is
performed.
To further manage its credit risk, the Company’s lending policies limit the amount of credit granted to any one borrower and typically require conservative debt service coverage ratios and
loan-to-value
ratios. Nonetheless, the ability of the Company’s borrowers to repay these loans may be impacted by adverse conditions in the local real estate market, the local economy and changes in applicable laws and regulations. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that its underwriting policies will protect the Company from credit-related losses or delinquencies
.
ADC loans typically involve a higher degree of credit risk than loans secured by improved or owner-occupied real estate. Accordingly, borrowers are required to provide a guarantee of repayment and completion, and loan proceeds are disbursed as construction progresses, as certified by
in-house
inspectors or third-party engineers. The Company seeks to minimize the credit risk on ADC loans by maintaining conservative lending policies and rigorous underwriting standards. However, if the estimate of value proves to be inaccurate, the cost of completion is greater than expected, or the length of time to complete and/or sell or lease the collateral property is greater than anticipated, the property could have a value upon completion that is insufficient to assure full repayment of the loan. This could have a material adverse effect on the quality of the ADC loan portfolio, and could result in losses or delinquencies. In addition, the Company utilizes the same stringent appraisal process for ADC loans as it does for its multi-family and CRE loans.
To minimize the risk involved in specialty finance lending and leasing, the Company participates in syndicated loans that are brought to it, and equipment loans and leases that are assigned to it, by a select group of nationally recognized sources who have had long-term relationships with its experienced lending officers. Each of these credits is secured with a perfected first security interest or outright ownership in the underlying collateral, and structured as senior debt or as a
non-cancelable
lease. To further minimize the risk involved in specialty finance lending and leasing, each transaction is
re-underwritten.
In addition, outside counsel is retained to conduct a further review of the underlying documentation.
To minimize the risks involved in other C&I lending, the Company underwrites such loans on the basis of the cash flows produced by the business; requires that such loans be collateralized by various business assets, including inventory, equipment, and accounts receivable, among others; and typically requires personal guarantees. However, the capacity of a borrower to repay such a C&I loan is substantially dependent on the degree to which the business is successful. In addition, the collateral underlying such loans may depreciate over time, may not be conducive to appraisal, or may fluctuate in value, based upon the results of operations of the business.
Included in loans held for investment at
December
 3
1
, 2019 were loans of $38.2 million to officers, directors, and their related interests and parties. There were no loans to principal shareholders at that date.
Asset Quality
The following table presents information regarding the quality of the Company’s loans held for investment at December 31, 2019:
(in thousands)
 
Loans
30-89
 Days
Past Due
   
Non-

Accrual
Loans
   
Loans
90 Days or More
Delinquent and
Still Accruing
Interest
   
Total
Past Due
Loans
   
Current
Loans
   
Total Loans
Receivable
 
Multi-family
 
$
1,131
   
$
5,407
   
$
   
$
6,538
   
$
31,152,134
   
$
31,158,672
 
Commercial real estate
   
2,545
     
14,830
     
     
17,375
     
7,064,535
     
7,081,910
 
One-to-four
family
   
     
1,730
     
     
1,730
     
378,631
     
380,361
 
Acquisition, development, and construction
   
     
     
     
     
200,596
     
200,596
 
Commercial and industrial
(1) (2)
   
     
39,024
     
     
39,024
     
2,975,354
     
3,014,378
 
Other
   
44
     
252
     
     
296
     
7,806
     
8,102
 
                                                 
Total
 
$
3,720
   
$
61,243
   
$
   
$
64,963
   
$
41,779,056
   
$
41,844,019
 
                                                 
(1)
Includes $30.4 million of taxi medallion-related loans that were 90 days or more past due
. There wer
e
 
no taxi medallion
-related
loans that were 30 to 89 days past due.
(2)
Includes lease financing receivables, all of which were current.
The following table presents information regarding the quality of the Company’s loans held for investment at December 31, 2018:
(in thousands)
 
Loans
30-89
 Days
Past Due
   
Non-

Accrual
Loans
   
Loans
90 Days or More
Delinquent and
Still Accruing
Interest
   
Total
Past Due
Loans
   
Current
Loans
   
Total Loans
Receivable
 
Multi-family
  $
 —  
    $
4,220
    $
—  
    $
4,220
    $
29,879,699
    $
29,883,919
 
Commercial real estate
   
—  
     
3,021
     
—  
     
3,021
     
6,995,813
     
6,998,834
 
One-to-four
family
   
9
     
1,651
     
—  
     
1,660
     
444,434
     
446,094
 
Acquisition, development, and construction
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
407,870
     
407,870
 
Commercial and industrial
(1) (2)
   
530
     
36,608
     
—  
     
37,138
     
2,351,282
     
2,388,420
 
Other
   
25
     
6
     
—  
     
31
     
8,693
     
8,724
 
                                                 
Total
  $
564
    $
45,506
    $
—  
    $
46,070
    $
40,087,791
    $
40,133,861
 
                                                 
(1)
Includes $530,000 and $35.5 million of taxi medallion-related loans that were 30 to 89 days past due and 90 days or more past due, respectively.
(2)
Includes lease financing receivables, all of which were current.
The following table summarizes the Company’s portfolio of loans held for investment by credit quality indicator at December 31, 2019:
 
Mortgage Loans
   
Other Loans
 
(in thousands)
 
Multi-Family
   
Commercial
Real Estate
   
One-to-Four

Family
   
Acquisition,
Development,
and
Construction
   
Total
 
Mortgage
Loans
   
Commercial
and
Industrial
(1)
   
Other
   
Total Other
Loans
 
Credit Quality Indicator:
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Pass
 
$
30,903,657
   
$
6,902,218
   
$
377,883
   
$
158,751
   
$
38,342,509
   
$
2,960,557
   
$
7,850
   
$
2,968,407
 
Special mention
   
239,664
     
104,648
     
748
     
41,456
     
386,516
     
1,588
     
     
1,588
 
Substandard
   
15,351
     
75,044
     
1,730
     
389
     
92,514
     
52,233
     
252
     
52,485
 
Doubtful
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
                                                                 
Total
 
$
31,158,672
   
$
7,081,910
   
$
380,361
   
$
200,596
   
$
38,821,539
   
$
3,014,378
   
$
8,102
   
$
3,022,480
 
                                                                 
(1)
Includes lease financing receivables, all of which were classified as Pass.
The following table summarizes the Company’s portfolio of loans held for investment by credit quality indicator at December 31, 2018:
 
Mortgage Loans
   
Other Loans
 
(in thousands)
 
Multi-Family
   
Commercial
Real Estate
   
One-to-Four

Family
   
Acquisition,
Development,
and
Construction
   
Total
 
Mortgage
Loans
   
Commercial
and
Industrial
(1)
   
Other
   
Total Other
Loans
 
Credit Quality Indicator:
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Pass
  $
29,548,242
    $
6,880,105
    $
444,443
    $
319,001
    $
37,191,791
    $
2,306,563
    $
8,469
    $
2,315,032
 
Special mention
   
312,025
     
90,653
     
—  
     
73,964
     
476,642
     
19,751
     
—  
     
19,751
 
Substandard
   
23,652
     
28,076
     
1,651
     
14,905
     
68,284
     
62,106
     
255
     
62,361
 
Doubtful
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
                                                                 
Total
  $
29,883,919
    $
6,998,834
    $
446,094
    $
407,870
    $
37,736,717
    $
2,388,420
    $
8,724
    $
2,397,144
 
                                                                 
(1)
Includes lease financing receivables, all of which were classified as Pass.
The preceding classifications are the most current ones available and generally have been updated within the last twelve months. In addition, they follow regulatory guidelines and can generally be described as follows: pass loans are of satisfactory quality; special mention loans have potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention; substandard loans are inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the borrower or of the collateral pledged (these loans have a well-defined weakness and there is a possibility that the Company will sustain some loss); and doubtful loans, based on existing circumstances, have weaknesses that make collection or liquidation in full highly questionable and improbable. In addition,
one-to-four
family loans are classified based on the duration of the
delinquency.
At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had no residential mortgage loans in the process of foreclosure
.
The interest income that would have been recorded under the original terms of
non-accrual
loans at the respective year-ends, and the interest income actually recorded on these loans in the respective years, is summarized below:
 
December 31,
 
(in thousands)
 
2019
   
2018
   
2017
 
Interest income that would have been recorded
 
$
5,599
    $
4,145
    $
4,974
 
Interest income actually recorded
   
(3,409
)    
(3,480
)    
(2,904
)
                         
Interest income foregone
 
$
2,190
    $
665
    $
2,070
 
                         
Troubled Debt Restructurings
The Company is required to account for certain loan modifications and restructurings as TDRs. In general, a modification or restructuring of a loan constitutes a TDR if the Company grants a concession to a borrower experiencing financial difficulty. A loan modified as a TDR generally is placed on
non-accrual
status until the Company determines that future collection of principal and interest is reasonably assured, which requires, among other things, that the borrower demonstrate performance according to the restructured terms for a period of at least six consecutive months.
In an effort to proactively manage delinquent loans, the Company has selectively extended to certain borrowers concessions such as rate reductions, extension of maturity dates, and forbearance agreements. As of
December
 
31
, 2019, loans on which concessions were made with respect to rate reductions and/or extension of maturity dates amounted to $32.7 million; loans on which forbearance agreements were reached amounted to $7.8 million.
The following table presents information regarding the Company’s TDRs as of December 31, 2019 and 2018:
 
December 31, 2019
   
December 31, 2018
 
(in thousands)
 
Accruing
   
Non-Accrual
   
Total
   
Accruing
   
Non-Accrual
   
Total
 
Loan Category:
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Multi-family
 
$
   
$
3,577
   
$
3,577
    $
—  
    $
4,220
    $
4,220
 
Commercial real estate
   
     
     
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
One-to-four
family
   
     
584
     
584
     
—  
     
1,022
     
1,022
 
Acquisition, development, and construction
   
389
     
     
389
     
8,297
     
—  
     
8,297
 
Commercial and industrial
(1)
   
865
     
35,084
     
35,949
     
865
     
20,477
     
21,342
 
                                                 
Total
 
$
1,254
   
$
39,245
   
$
40,499
    $
9,162
    $
25,719
    $
34,881
 
                                                 
(1)
Includes $27.3 million and $20.4 million of taxi medallion-related loans at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
The eligibility of a borrower for
work-out
concessions of any nature depends upon the facts and circumstances of each loan, which may change from period to period, and involves judgment by Company personnel regarding the likelihood that the concession will result in the maximum recovery for the Company.
The financial effects of the Company’s TDRs for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 are summarized as follows:
                                                                                                                                    
 
For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2019
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
   
   
   
Weighted Average
Interest Rate
   
   
 
Number 
of Loans
   
Pre-
Modification

Recorded
Investment
   
Post-
Modification

Recorded
Investment
   
Pre-
Modification
   
Post-
Modification
   
Charge-off

Amount
   
Capitalized
Interest
 
Loan Category:
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
One-to-four family
   
1
   
$
131
   
$
131
     
5.50
%
   
5.50
%
 
$
   
$
3
 
Commercial and industrial
   
72
     
35,156
     
30,685
     
4.31
     
4.37
     
4,471
     
 
                                                         
Total
   
73
   
$
35,287
   
$
30,816
     
 
     
 
   
$
4,471
   
$
3
 
                                                         
       
 
For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
   
   
   
Weighted Average
Interest Rate
   
   
 
Number
of
 
Loans
   
Pre-
Modification

Recorded
Investment
   
Post-
Modification

Recorded
Investment
   
Pre-
Modification
   
Post-
Modification
   
Charge-off

Amount
   
Capitalized
Interest
 
Loan Category:
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Acquisition, development, and construction
   
1
    $
900
    $
900
     
4.50
%    
4.50
%   $
—  
    $
—  
 
Commercial and industrial
   
21
     
7,763
     
5,455
     
3.25
     
3.13
     
2,308
     
—  
 
                                                         
Total
   
22
    $
8,663
    $
6,355
     
     
    $
2,308
    $
—  
 
                                                         
       
 
For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2017
 
(dollars in thousands
)
 
   
   
   
Weighted Average
Interest Rate
   
   
 
Number
of
 
Loans
   
Pre-
Modification

Recorded
Investment
   
Post-
Modification

Recorded
Investment
   
Pre-
Modification
   
Post-
Modification
   
Charge-off

Amount
   
Capitalized
Interest
 
Loan Category:
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
One-to-four
family
   
4
    $
810
    $
986
     
5.93
%    
2.21
%   $
—  
    $
12
 
Acquisition, development, and construction
   
2
     
8,652
     
8,652
     
5.50
     
5.50
     
—  
     
—  
 
Commercial and industrial
   
65
     
52,179
     
26,409
     
3.36
     
3.29
     
14,273
     
—  
 
                                                         
Total
   
71
    $
61,641
    $
36,047
     
     
    $
14,273
    $
12
 
                                                         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At December 
31
, 2019, C&I and
one-to-four
family loans totaling $1.1 
million
that had been modified as a TDR during the twelve months ended at that date were in payment default. At December 31, 2018, one C&I loan in the amount of $194,000 that had been modified as a TDR during the twelve months ended at that date was in prepayment default.
The Company does not consider a payment to be in default when the loan is in forbearance, or otherwise granted a delay of payment, when the agreement to forebear or allow a delay of payment is part of a modification.
Subsequent to the modification, the loan is not considered to be in default until payment is contractually past due in accordance with the modified terms. However, the Company does consider a loan with multiple modifications or forbearance periods to be in default, and would also consider a loan to be in default if the borrower were in bankruptcy or if the loan were partially charged off subsequent to modification.