Management's discussion and analysis ("MD&A") provides supplemental information, which sets forth the major factors that have affected our financial condition and results of operations and should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes. The following information should provide a better understanding of the major factors and trends that affect our earnings performance and financial condition, and how our performance during 2020 compares with prior years. Throughout this section,Capital City Bank Group, Inc. , and subsidiaries, collectively, is referred to as "CCBG," "Company," "we," "us," or "our." CAUTION CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including this MD&A section, contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements about our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, estimates and intentions that are subject to significant risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, many of which are beyond our control. The words "may," "could," "should," "would," "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "target," "goal," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Our actual future results may differ materially from those set forth in our forward-looking statements. Please see the Introductory Note and Item 1A. Risk Factors of our 2019 Report on Form 10-K, as updated in our subsequent quarterly reports filed on Form 10-Q, and in our other filings made from time to time with theSEC after the date of this report. However, other factors besides those listed in our Quarterly Report or in our Annual Report also could adversely affect our results, and you should not consider any such list of factors to be a complete set of all potential risks or uncertainties. Any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf speak only as of the date they are made. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, except as required by applicable law. BUSINESS OVERVIEW We are a financial holding company headquartered inTallahassee, Florida , and we are the parent of our wholly owned subsidiary,Capital City Bank (the "Bank" or "CCB"). The Bank offers a broad array of products and services through a total of 57 full-service offices located inFlorida ,Georgia , andAlabama . The Bank offers commercial and retail banking services, as well as trust and asset management, and retail securities brokerage. We offer residential mortgage banking services through Capital City Home Loans. Our profitability, like most financial institutions, is dependent to a large extent upon net interest income, which is the difference between the interest and fees received on earning assets, such as loans and securities, and the interest paid on interest-bearing liabilities, principally deposits and borrowings. Results of operations are also affected by the provision for credit losses, noninterest income such as deposit fees, wealth management fees, mortgage banking fees and bank card fees, and operating expenses such as salaries and employee benefits, occupancy and other operating expenses, including income taxes. A detailed discussion regarding the economic conditions in our markets and our long-term strategic objectives is included as part of the MD&A section of our 2019 Form 10-K.Strategic Alliance . OnMarch 1, 2020 , CCB completed its acquisition of a 51% membership interest inBrand Mortgage Group, LLC ("Brand") which is now operated as a Capital City Home Loans ("CCHL"). CCHL was consolidated into CCBG's financial statements effectiveMarch 1, 2020 . See Note 1 - Business Combination in the Consolidated Financial Statements. The primary reasons for the strategic alliance with Brand were to gain access to an expanded residential mortgage product line-up and investor base (including mandatory delivery channel for loan sales), to hedge our net interest income business and to generate other operational synergies and cost savings. 36 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RESPONSE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC
InMarch 2020 , the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 ("COVID-19") was recognized as a pandemic by theWorld Health Organization . The spread of COVID-19 has created a global public health crisis that has resulted in unprecedented uncertainty, volatility and disruption in financial markets and in governmental, commercial and consumer activity inthe United States and globally, including the markets that we serve. Governmental responses to the pandemic have included orders closing businesses not deemed essential and directing individuals to restrict their movements, observe social distancing, and shelter in place. These actions, together with responses to the pandemic by businesses and individuals, resulted in rapid decreases in commercial and consumer activity, temporary closures of many businesses that led to a loss of revenues and a rapid increase in unemployment, material decreases in oil and gas prices and in business valuations, disrupted global supply chains, market downturns and volatility, changes in consumer behavior related to pandemic fears, related emergency response legislation, monetary stimulus, and an expectation thatFederal Reserve policy will maintain a low interest rate environment for the foreseeable future.
We have taken deliberate actions to ensure that we have the balance sheet strength to serve our clients and communities, including a strong liquidity position and adequate reserves supported by a strong capital position. Our business and consumer clients are experiencing varying degrees of financial distress, which may continue in the coming months. In order to protect the health of our clients and associates and comply with applicable government directives, we have modified our business practices as noted below. We will continue to closely monitor this pandemic and respond with needed changes as this situation evolves. We discuss the potential impacts on our financial performance in more detail throughout parts of the MD&A section.
COVID-19 Update ?Lobby access remains open for all of our banking offices and operations are subject to national guidelines and local safety ordinances to protect both clients and associates - we continue to monitor changing conditions with the pandemic and their impacts on client and associate interactions within our banking offices
?Most operational associates returned to work in early
?Enhanced digital access options are available for banking products and access to sales associates
?We continue to monitor COVID-19 case count trends in our markets and respond appropriately to help ensure client and associate safety
?We continue to support clients with the Small Business Administration Payment Protection Program ("SBA PPP") by actively assisting with the forgiveness process
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
We present a tangible common equity ratio and a tangible book value per diluted share that, in each case, removes the effect of goodwill resulting from merger and acquisition activity. We believe these measures are useful to investors because it allows investors to more easily compare our capital adequacy to other companies in the industry, although the manner in which we calculate non-GAAP financial measures may differ from that of other companies reporting non-GAAP measures with similar names. The GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation for each quarter presented on page 38 is provided below. 2020 2019 2018 (Dollars in Thousands, Third Second First
Fourth Third Second First Fourth
except per share data)
Shareowners' Equity (GAAP)
89,095 89,095 89,275
84,811 84,811 84,811 84,811 84,811 Tangible Shareowners' A Equity (non-GAAP)
250,330 245,962 239,232
242,205 236,751 229,784 224,175 217,776 Total Assets (GAAP)
3,587,041 3,499,524 3,086,523
3,088,953 2,934,513 3,017,654 3,052,051 2,959,183
Less:
89,095 89,095 89,275
84,811 84,811 84,811 84,811 84,811
Tangible Assets (non-GAAP) B
7.16% 7.21% 7.98%
8.06% 8.31% 7.83% 7.56% 7.58% Actual Diluted Shares C Outstanding (GAAP)
16,800,563 16,821,743 16,845,462 16,855,161 16,797,241 16,773,449 16,840,496 16,808,542 Diluted Tangible Book Value A/C (non-GAAP) 14.90 14.62 14.20 14.37 14.09 13.70 13.31 12.96 37
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SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in Thousands, 2020 2019 2018 Except Per Share Data) Third Second First Fourth Third Second First Fourth Summary of Operations: Interest Income$ 26,166 $ 26,512 $ 27,365 $ 28,008 $ 28,441 $ 28,665 $ 27,722 $ 26,370 Interest Expense 1,044 1,054 1,592 1,754 2,244 2,681 2,814
2,022
Net Interest Income 25,122 25,458 25,773 26,254 26,197 25,984 24,908 24,348 Provision for Credit 1,308 2,005 4,990 (162) 776 646 767 457 Losses Net Interest Income After Provision for Credit 23,814 23,453 20,783
26,416 25,421 25,338 24,141 23,891
Losses
Noninterest Income 34,965 30,199 15,478
13,828 13,903 12,770 12,552 13,238
Noninterest Expense 40,342 37,303 30,969
29,142 27,873 28,396 28,198 26,505
Income Before Income 18,437 16,349 5,292 11,102 11,451 9,712 8,495 10,624 Taxes Income Tax Expense 3,165 2,950 1,282 2,537 2,970 2,387 2,059 2,166
(Income) Loss Attributable
to NCI (4,875) (4,253) 277 - - - - - Net Income Attributable to CCBG 10,397 9,146 4,287 8,565 8,481 7,325 6,436
8,458
Net Interest Income
$ 26,378 $ 26,333 $ 26,116 $ 25,042 $ 24,513 (FTE) Per Common Share: Net Income Basic$ 0.62 $ 0.55 $ 0.25 $ 0.51 $ 0.51 $ 0.44 $ 0.38 $ 0.50 Net Income Diluted 0.62 0.55 0.25 0.51 0.50 0.44 0.38 0.50 Cash Dividends Declared 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.13 0.13 0.11 0.11 0.09 Diluted Book Value 20.20 19.92 19.50 19.40 19.14 18.76 18.35 18.00 Diluted Tangible Book 14.90 14.62 14.20 14.37 14.09 13.70 13.31 12.96 Value(1) Market Price: High 21.71 23.99 30.62 30.95 28.00 25.00 25.87 26.95 Low 17.55 16.16 15.61 25.75 23.70 21.57 21.04 19.92 Close 18.79 20.95 20.12 30.50 27.45 24.85 21.78 23.21 Selected Average Balances: Loans, Net$ 2,097,700 $ 2,057,925 $ 1,882,703
Earning Assets 3,223,838 3,016,772 2,751,880
2,694,700 2,670,081 2,719,217 2,704,802 2,554,482
Total Assets 3,539,332 3,329,226 3,038,788 2,982,204 2,959,310 3,010,662 2,996,511 2,849,245 Deposits 2,971,277 2,783,453 2,552,690 2,524,951 2,495,755 2,565,431 2,564,715 2,412,375 Shareowners' Equity 340,073 333,515 331,891
326,904 320,273 313,599 307,262 302,196
Common Equivalent Average
Shares: Basic 16,771 16,797 16,808 16,750 16,747 16,791 16,791 16,989 Diluted 16,810 16,839 16,842 16,834 16,795 16,818 16,819 17,050
Performance Ratios:
Return on Average 1.17 % 1.10 % 0.57 %
1.14 % 1.14 % 0.98 % 0.87 % 1.18 %
Assets
Return on Average 12.16 11.03 5.20 10.39 10.51 9.37 8.49
11.10
Equity
Net Interest Margin 3.12 3.41 3.78 3.89 3.92 3.85 3.75 3.81 (FTE) Noninterest Income as % of Operating Revenue 58.19 54.26 37.52 34.50 34.67 32.95 33.51
35.22
Efficiency Ratio 67.01 66.90 74.89 72.48 69.27 73.02 75.01
70.21
Asset Quality:
Allowance for Credit
$ 13,905 $ 14,319 $ 14,593 $ 14,120 $ 14,210 Losses ("ACL") ACL to Loans HFI 1.16 % 1.11 % 1.13 % 0.75 % 0.78 % 0.79 % 0.78 % 0.80 % Nonperforming Assets 6,732 8,025 6,337 5,425 5,454 6,632 6,949
9,101
("NPAs")
NPAs to Total Assets 0.19 0.23 0.21 0.18 0.19 0.22 0.23
0.31
NPAs to Loans HFI plus 0.34 0.40 0.34 0.29 0.30 0.36 0.39
0.51
OREO
ACL to Non-Performing Loans 420.30 322.37 432.61
310.99 290.55 259.55 279.77 206.79
Net Charge-Offs to Average 0.11 0.05 0.23 0.05 0.23 0.04 0.20 0.10 Loans HFI Capital Ratios: Tier 1 Capital 16.77 % 16.59 % 16.12 % 17.16 % 16.83 % 16.36 % 16.34 % 16.36 % Total Capital 17.88 17.60 17.19 17.90 17.59 17.13 17.09 17.13 Common Equity Tier 1 14.20 14.01 13.55 14.47 14.13 13.67 13.62 13.58 Leverage 9.64 10.12 10.81 11.25 11.09 10.64 10.53 10.89 Tangible Common 7.16 7.21 7.98 8.06 8.31 7.83 7.56 7.58 Equity(1) (1)Non-GAAP financial measure. See non-GAAP reconciliation on page 37. 38
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
A summary overview of our financial performance is provided below.
Results of Operations Performance Summary. Net income of$10.4 million , or$0.62 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2020 compared to net income of$9.1 million , or$0.55 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2020, and$8.5 million , or$0.50 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2019. For the first nine months of 2020, net income totaled$23.8 million , or$1.42 per diluted share, compared to net income of$22.2 million , or$1.32 per diluted share, for the same period of 2019. Net Interest Income. Tax-equivalent net interest income for the third quarter of 2020 was$25.2 million compared to$25.6 million for the second quarter of 2020 and$26.3 million for the third quarter of 2019. For the first nine months of 2020, tax-equivalent net interest income totaled$76.7 million compared to$77.5 million in 2019. The decrease compared to all prior periods reflected lower rates earned on overnight funds, investment securities and variable rate loans, partially offset by lower cost for deposits. Provision and Allowance for Credit Losses. Provision for credit losses was$1.3 million for the third quarter of 2020 compared to$2.0 million for the second quarter of 2020 and$0.8 million for the third quarter of 2019. For the first nine months of 2020, the provision was$8.3 million compared to$2.2 million for the same period of 2019. The higher provision in 2020 reflected expected losses due to deterioration in economic conditions related to COVID-19. AtSeptember 30, 2020 , excluding SBA PPP loans, the allowance represented 1.28% of loans held for investment. Noninterest Income and Noninterest Expense. The consolidation of CCHL's mortgage banking operations onMarch 1, 2020 impacted our noninterest income and noninterest expense comparisons for the three and nine month periods endedSeptember 30, 2020 . To better understand the impact, we provide an analysis of Noninterest Income and Noninterest Expense for CCBG excluding CCHL ("Core CCBG") and CCHL under those respective headings below (Pages 42-44). CCHL operations contributed$3.8 million , or$0.23 per diluted share, to CCBG earnings for the third quarter of 2020 compared to$3.4 million , or$0.20 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2020 driven by continued robust mortgage production. At Core CCBG, noninterest income increased$1.1 million , or 9.8%, over the second quarter of 2020 driven by increased consumer spending (deposit and bank card fees) and improved financial markets (wealth fees). Compared to the three and nine month periods of 2019, Core CCBG noninterest expense increased$0.5 million , or 1.9%, and decreased$2.6 million , or 3.0%, respectively. Financial Condition Earning Assets. Average earning assets were$3.224 billion for the third quarter of 2020, an increase of$207.1 million , or 6.9% over the second quarter of 2020, and an increase of$529.1 million , or 19.6% over the fourth quarter of 2019. The increase over both prior periods was primarily driven by higher deposit balances and reflected strong core deposit growth and funding retained at the bank from SBA PPP loans and various other stimulus programs. Loans. Average loans held for investment increased$22.2 million , or 1.1%, over the second quarter of 2020 and$171.1 million , or 9.3%, over the fourth quarter of 2019. Period end loan balances decreased$24.0 million , or 1.2%, from the second quarter of 2020 and increased$162.2 million , or 8.8%, over the fourth quarter of 2019. SBA PPP loans averaged and ended the third quarter of 2020 at$190 million compared to$134 million and$190 million , respectively, at the end of the second quarter. Credit Quality. Nonaccrual loans totaled$5.5 million (0.28% of HFI loans) atSeptember 30, 2020 compared to$7.0 million (0.34% of HFI loans) atJune 30, 2020 and$4.5 million (0.27% of HFI loans) atDecember 31, 2019 . Classified loans totaled$16.8 million ,$17.1 million , and$20.8 million at the same respective periods. We continue to closely monitor borrowers and loan portfolio segments impacted by the pandemic and loans still on extension totaled$40 million atSeptember 30, 2020 , of which$2 million was classified. Approximately$285 million in loans extended have resumed making regularly scheduled payments. Deposits. Average total deposits increased$187.8 million , or 6.8%, over the second quarter of 2020, and$446.3 million , or 17.7%, over the fourth quarter of 2019. Period end deposit balances grew$54.4 million and$364.0 million over the second quarter of 2020 and fourth quarter of 2019, respectively, indicating strong growth in core deposit balances. The estimated initial deposit inflows related to two of the pandemic related stimulus programs that occurred primarily during the second quarter were$179 million (SBA PPP) and$64 million (Economic Impact Payment stimulus checks). Capital. AtSeptember 30, 2020 , we were well-capitalized with a total risk-based capital ratio of 17.88% and a tangible common equity ratio (a non-GAAP financial measure) of 7.16% compared to 17.60% and 7.21%, respectively, atJune 30, 2020 and 17.90% and 8.06%, respectively, atDecember 31, 2019 . AtSeptember 30, 2020 , all of our regulatory capital ratios exceeded the threshold to be well-capitalized under the Basel III capital standards. 39 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS Net Income For the third quarter of 2020, we realized net income of$10.4 million , or$0.62 per diluted share, compared to net income of$9.1 million , or$0.55 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2020 and net income of$8.5 million , or$0.50 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2019. For the first nine months of 2020, net income totaled$23.8 million , or$1.42 per diluted share, compared to net income of$22.2 million , or$1.32 per diluted share, for the same period of 2019. Compared to the second quarter of 2020, the$2.1 million increase in operating profit was attributable to a$4.7 million increase in noninterest income and a$0.7 million decrease in the provision for credit losses, partially offset by higher noninterest expense of$3.0 million and lower net interest income of$0.3 million . Compared to the third quarter of 2019, the$7.0 million increase in operating profit was attributable to a$21.1 million increase in noninterest income, partially offset by higher noninterest expense of$12.5 million , a$0.5 million increase in the provision for credit losses and lower net interest income of$1.1 million . The$10.4 million increase in operating profit for the first nine months of 2020 versus the comparable period of 2019 was attributable to higher noninterest income of$41.4 million , partially offset by higher noninterest expense of$24.2 million , a$6.1 million increase in the provision for credit losses and lower net interest income of$0.7 million .
The aforementioned period over period variances reflect the acquisition of a 51% membership interest and consolidation of CCHL late in the first quarter of 2020.
A condensed earnings summary of each major component of our financial performance is provided below:
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, June 30, September 30, September 30, September 30, (Dollars in Thousands, except 2020 2020 2019 2020 2019 per share data) Interest Income$ 26,166 $ 26,512 $ 28,441 $ 80,043 $ 84,828 Taxable Equivalent Adjustments 111 106 136 321 402 Total Interest Income (FTE) 26,277 26,618 28,577 80,364 85,230 Interest Expense 1,044 1,054 2,244 3,690 7,739 Net Interest Income (FTE) 25,233 25,564 26,333 76,674 77,491 Provision for Credit Losses 1,308 2,005 776 8,303 2,189 Taxable Equivalent Adjustments 111 106 136 321 402 Net Interest Income After 23,814 23,453 25,421 68,050 74,900 Provision for Credit Losses Noninterest Income 34,965 30,199 13,903 80,642 39,225 Noninterest Expense 40,342 37,303 27,873 108,614 84,467 Income Before Income Taxes 18,437 16,349 11,451 40,078 29,658 Income Tax Expense 3,165 2,950 2,970 7,397 7,416 Pre-Tax Income Attributable to (4,875) (4,253) - (8,851) - Noncontrolling Interest Net Income Attributable to$ 10,397 $ 9,146 $ 8,481 $ 23,830 $ 22,242 Common Shareowners Basic Net Income Per Share $ 0.62$ 0.55 $ 0.51$ 1.42 $ 1.33 Diluted Net Income Per Share $ 0.62$ 0.55 $ 0.50$ 1.42 $ 1.32 Net Interest Income Net interest income represents our single largest source of earnings and is equal to interest income and fees generated by earning assets less interest expense paid on interest bearing liabilities. This information is provided on a "taxable equivalent" basis to reflect the tax-exempt status of income earned on certain loans and state and local government debt obligations. We provide an analysis of our net interest income including average yields and rates in Table I on page 52. 40
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Tax-equivalent net interest income for the third quarter of 2020 was
The federal funds target rate has remained in the range of 0.00%-0.25% sinceMarch 2020 when the Fed reduced its overnight rate by 150 basis points, and as a result, we continue to experience lower repricing of our variable/adjustable rate earning assets. Our overall cost of funds remained low during the third quarter of 2020 at 0.13% compared to 0.14% for the second quarter of 2020. Due to highly competitive fixed-rate loan pricing in our markets, we continue to review our loan pricing and make adjustments where we believe appropriate and prudent. Our net interest margin for the third quarter of 2020 was 3.12%, a decrease of 29 basis points from the second quarter of 2020 and a decline of 80 basis points from the third quarter of 2019. For the first nine months of 2020, the net interest margin decreased 42 basis points to 3.42%. The decrease compared to all prior periods was primarily attributable to a combination of lower rates and considerable growth in overnight funds, which reduced our margin. Our net interest margin for the third quarter of 2020, excluding the impact of SBA PPP loans, was 3.17%. Given our extremely low cost of funds with limited ability to lower rates much further, we anticipate the margin to remain at these lower levels until more of the funding from various stimulus programs is paid down or deployed into higher yielding assets. We discuss the effect of the pandemic related stimulus programs on our balance sheet in more detail below under Financial Condition. Provision for Credit Losses The provision for credit losses for the third quarter of 2020 was$1.3 million compared to$2.0 million for the second quarter of 2020 and$0.8 million for the third quarter of 2019. For the first nine months of 2020, the provision was$8.3 million compared to$2.2 million in 2019. The higher provision in 2020 reflected expected losses due to deterioration in economic conditions related to COVID-19. We further discuss the various factors that have impacted our provision expense for 2020 below under the heading Allowance for Credit Losses.
Charge-off activity for the respective periods is set forth below:
Three Months Ended Nine Months EndedSeptember 30 ,June 30 ,
2020 2019 2020 2019 share data) CHARGE-OFFS Commercial, Financial and $ 137$ 186 $ 289 $ 685 $ 619 Agricultural Real Estate - Construction - - 223 - 223 Real Estate - Commercial Mortgage 17 - 26 28 181 Real Estate - Residential 1 1 44 112 373 Real Estate - Home Equity 58 52 333 141 430 Consumer(1) 1,069 1,175 744 3,810 2,059 Total Charge-offs$ 1,282 $ 1,414 $ 1,659 $ 4,776 $ 3,885 RECOVERIES Commercial, Financial and $ 74$ 74 $ 86$ 188 $ 218 Agricultural Real Estate - Construction - - - - - Real Estate - Commercial Mortgage 30 70 142 291 312 Real Estate - Residential 35 51 46 126 313 Real Estate - Home Equity 41 64 58 138 150 Consumer(1) 517 914 277 2,126 812 Total Recoveries $ 697$ 1,173 $ 609 $ 2,869 $ 1,805 Net Charge-offs $ 585$ 241 $ 1,050 $ 1,907 $ 2,080 Net Charge-offs (Annualized) as a 0.11 % 0.05 % 0.23 % 0.13 % 0.15 %
percent of Average Loans HFI
(1)Includes overdrafts. Prior to the first quarter 2020, overdraft losses were netted against deposit fees in noninterest income.
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Noninterest Income Noninterest income for the third quarter of 2020 totaled$35.0 million compared to$30.2 million for the second quarter of 2020 and$13.9 million for the third quarter of 2019. For the first nine months of 2020, noninterest income totaled$80.6 million compared to$39.2 million for same period of 2019. The improvement over all prior periods was primarily attributable to higher mortgage banking revenues at CCHL. Higher deposit fees, bank card fees, and wealth management fees contributed to the increase over the second quarter of 2020. Compared to both prior year periods, deposit fees declined primarily due to the impact of government stimulus during the second quarter related to the COVID-19 pandemic, but were partially offset by higher debit card activity, which drove improvement in bank card fees. Relative to the second quarter, deposit fees improved in the third quarter of 2020 reflecting higher utilization of our overdraft service. Noninterest income represented 58.2% of operating revenues (net interest income plus noninterest income) in the third quarter of 2020 compared to 54.3% in the second quarter of 2020 and 34.7% in the third quarter of 2019. For the first nine months of 2020, noninterest income represented 51.4% of operating revenues compared to 33.7% for the same period of 2019. CCHL's mortgage banking operations were consolidated onMarch 1, 2020 . The table below reflects the major components of noninterest income for Core CCBG and CCHL to facilitate a better understanding of period over period comparisons. Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Sep 30,
2019
(Dollars in
thousands) Core CCBG CCHL Core CCBG CCHL Core CCBG CCHL Core CCBG CCHL Core CCBG CCHL
Deposit Fees$ 4,316 -$ 3,756 $ -$ 4,961 $ -$ 13,087 $ -$ 14,492 $ - Bank Card Fees 3,389 - 3,142 - 2,972 - 9,582 - 8,863 - Wealth Management Fees 2,808 - 2,554 - 2,992 - 7,966 - 7,719 - Mortgage Banking Revenues 208 22,775 241 19,156 1,587 - 1,587 44,046 3,779 - Other 1,182 287 1,147 203 1,391 - 3,787 587 4,372 - Total Noninterest Income$ 11,903 $ 23,062 $ 10,840 $ 19,359 $ 13,903 $ -$ 36,009 $ 44,633 $ 39,225 $ -
Significant components of noninterest income are discussed in more detail below.
Mortgage Banking Revenues. Mortgage banking revenues totaled$23.0 million for the third quarter of 2020 compared to$19.4 million for the second quarter of 2020 and$1.6 million for the third quarter of 2019. For the first nine months of 2020, revenues totaled$45.6 million compared to$3.8 million for the same period of 2019. The increase over all prior periods was attributable to the strategic alliance with CCHL that began onMarch 1, 2020 . For the third quarter of 2020, the purchase/refinance mortgage production mix was 60%/40% compared to 50%/50% for the second quarter of 2020. Deposit Fees. Deposit fees for the third quarter of 2020 totaled$4.3 million , an increase of$0.6 million , or 14.9%, over the second quarter of 2020, and a decrease of$0.6 million , or 13.0%, from the third quarter of 2019. For the first nine months of 2020, deposit fees totaled$13.1 million , a decrease of$1.4 million , or 9.7%, from the same period of 2019. Compared to the second quarter of 2020, the improvement was due to higher utilization of our overdraft service driven by increased consumer spending. The decrease from the prior year periods reflected lower utilization of our overdraft service driven by slower consumer spending and the impact of stimulus payments in the second quarter of 2020 related to the COVID-19 pandemic.Bank Card Fees . Bank card fees for the third quarter of 2020 totaled$3.4 million , a$0.2 million , or 7.9% increase over the second quarter of 2020, and a$0.4 million , or 14.0%, increase over the third quarter of 2019. For the first nine months of 2020, bank card fees totaled$9.6 million , an increase of$0.7 million , or 8.1%, over the same period of 2019. Compared to the second quarter of 2020, the improvement reflected higher card activity driven by increased consumer spending. The increase over both prior year periods reflected various initiatives aimed at growing our bank card revenues, including an account acquisition initiative that began in early 2019 as well as periodic debit and credit card promotions. Wealth Management Fees. Wealth management fees, which include both trust fees (i.e., managed accounts and trusts/estates) and retail brokerage fees (i.e., investment, insurance products, and retirement accounts) totaled$2.8 million for the third quarter of 2020, a$0.3 million , or 9.9%, increase over the second quarter of 2020 and a$0.2 million , or 6.1%, decrease from the third quarter of 2019. For the first nine months of 2020, wealth management fees totaled$8.0 million , an increase of$0.2 million , or 3.2%, over the same period of 2019. The favorable variances versus the second quarter of 2020 and nine month period of 2019 reflected higher assets under management. In the third quarter of 2019, we realized very strong insurance product sales which is the cause of the slight decline in fees versus the third quarter of 2019. AtSeptember 30, 2020 , total assets under management were approximately$1.823 billion compared to$1.774 billion atDecember 31, 2019 and$1.692 billion atSeptember 30, 2019 . 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other. Other income for the third quarter of 2020 totaled$1.5 million , an increase of$0.1 million , or 8.8%, over the second quarter of 2020, and$0.1 million , or 5.6%, over the third quarter of 2019. For the first nine months of 2020, other income totaled$4.4 million , comparable to the same period of 2019. Noninterest Expense Noninterest expense for the third quarter of 2020 totaled$40.3 million compared to$37.3 million for the second quarter of 2020 and$27.9 million for the third quarter of 2019. The increase over the second quarter of 2020 was primarily attributable to higher compensation expense of$2.5 million and other expense of$0.4 million . The increase in compensation reflected higher commission expense of$1.6 million related to higher mortgage production volume at CCHL and lower realized loan cost (credit offset to salary expense) of$1.0 million related to the high level of SBA PPP loan originations in the second quarter. Higher amortization expense for mortgage servicing rights at CCHL and Core CCBG expenses (debit card losses, activity based costs, and miscellaneous expenses) drove the increase in other expense. The increase in expenses compared to the third quarter of 2019 is solely attributable to the addition of CCHL asCCBG Core Bank expenses declined reflecting lower commission expense attributable to the transfer of residential mortgage operations to CCHL. For the first nine months of 2020, noninterest expense totaled$108.6 million , an increase of$24.2 million over the same period of 2019 attributable to the addition of expenses at CCHL, including compensation expense of$21.8 million , occupancy expense of$1.8 million , and other expense of$3.1 million . Core CCBG noninterest expense decreased$2.4 million and reflected lower compensation expense of$1.2 million (primarily commissions - attributable to transfer of residential mortgage operations to CCHL), ORE expense of$0.9 million (gain on sale of banking office), and other expense of$1.4 million (pension plan), partially offset by higher occupancy expense of$1.1 million (technology investment and upgrades, premises maintenance, and pandemic related costs). CCHL's mortgage banking operations were consolidated onMarch 1, 2020 . The table below reflects the major components of noninterest expense for Core CCBG and CCHL to facilitate better understanding of period over period comparisons. Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Sep 30, 2019 Sep 30, 2020 Sep 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands) Core CCBG CCHL Core CCBG CCHL Core CCBG CCHL Core CCBG CCHL Core CCBG CCHL Salaries$ 11,603 10,753$ 11,596 $ 8,381 $ 12,533 $ -$ 36,687 $ 21,376 $ 37,314 $ - Associate Benefits 3,616 192 3,477 204 3,670 - 11,049 446 11,675 - Total Compensation 15,219 10,945 15,073 8,585 16,203
- 47,736 21,822 48,989 -
Premises 2,356 407 2,247 381 2,305 - 6,854 921 6,506 - Equipment 2,705 438 2,783 387 2,405 - 7,985 923 7,250 - Total Occupancy 5,061 845 5,030 768 4,710
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Legal Fees 340 3 477 (65) 361 - 1,285 (61) 1,176 - Professional Fees 1,000 175 1,126 208 1,042 - 3,182 448 3,116 - Processing Services 1,529 - 1,447 - 1,605 - 4,533 - 4,534 - Advertising 537 288 468 331 531 - 1,466 742 1,670 - Travel and Entertainment 114 90 115 39 282 - 470 205 763 - Printing and Supplies 198 32 181 31 189 - 566 76 524 - Telephone 573 110 724 105 664 - 1,873 248 1,952 - Postage 175 30 172 31 180 - 523 72 514 - Insurance - Other 434 - 420 - 4 - 1,150 - 803 - Other Real Estate Owned, Net 248 (29) 102 14 6 - (449) (14) 444 - Miscellaneous 1,782 643 1,367 554 2,096 - 4,726 1,332 6,226 - Total Other Expense 6,930 1,342 6,599 1,248 6,960 - 19,325 3,048 21,722 - Total Noninterest Expense$ 27,210 $ 13,132 $ 26,702 $ 10,601 $ 27,873 $ -$ 81,900 $ 26,714 $ 84,467 $ -
Significant components of noninterest expense are discussed in more detail below.
Compensation. Compensation expense totaled$26.2 million for the third quarter of 2020 compared to$23.7 million for the second quarter of 2020 and$16.2 million for the third quarter of 2019. For the first nine months of 2020, compensation expense totaled$69.6 million compared to$49.0 million for the same period of 2019. 43
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Compared to the second quarter of 2020, the increase in consolidated compensation expense was primarily attributable to higher commission expense of$1.6 million related to higher mortgage production volume at CCHL and lower realized loan cost (credit offset to salary expense) of$1.0 million at Core CCBG related to the high level of SBA PPP loan originations in the second quarter. Compared to the third quarter of 2019, lower commission expense drove the decrease at Core CCBG and reflected the transfer of residential mortgage operations to CCHL. Compared to the nine month period of 2019, the$20.6 million increase in consolidated compensation expense reflected the addition of compensation expense from the integration of the CCHL acquisition. Core CCBG compensation expense declined by$1.2 million attributable to lower commission expense of$1.4 million (transfer of residential mortgage operations to CCHL), higher realized loan cost (credit offset to salary expense) of$0.6 million and lower associate benefit expense of$0.6 million (primarily stock compensation), partially offset by higher cash incentives of$0.6 million , base salaries of$0.3 million , and contractual employment of$0.3 million (tax advisory services for CCHL transaction). Occupancy. Occupancy expense totaled$5.9 million for the third quarter of 2020 compared to$5.8 million for the second quarter of 2020 and$4.7 million for the third quarter of 2019. For the first nine months of 2020, occupancy expense totaled$16.7 million compared to$13.8 million for the same period of 2019. Compared to both prior year periods, the increase in consolidated occupancy expense was primarily attributable to the addition of occupancy expense from the integration of the CCHL acquisition. Higher occupancy expense at Core CCBG also contributed to the increase, but to a lesser extent, and reflected increases in FF&E depreciation and maintenance agreements (related to technology investment and upgrades), maintenance for premises, and pandemic related cleaning/supply costs. Pandemic related costs reflected in occupancy expense for 2020 at Core CCBG totaled approximately$0.3 million and will phase out over a period of time as the pandemic subsides. Other. Other noninterest expense totaled$8.3 million for the third quarter of 2020 compared to$7.8 million for the second quarter of 2020 and$7.0 million for the third quarter of 2019. For the first nine months of 2020, other noninterest expense totaled$22.4 million compared to$21.7 million for the same period of 2019. Compared to the second quarter of 2020, the$0.4 million increase was driven by higher amortization expense for mortgage servicing rights at CCHL and higher debit card losses at Core CCBG. The$1.3 million increase over the third quarter of 2019 was attributable to the addition of expenses at CCHL. Compared to the nine month period of 2019, the$0.7 million increase reflected the addition of$3.0 million in expenses at CCHL partially offset by a$2.4 million decrease in other expenses at Core CCBG. Lower ORE expense of$0.9 million (primarily due to a$1.0 million gain from the sale of a banking office) and a$1.4 million reduction in expense for our pension plan drove the decrease in other expenses at Core CCBG. Our operating efficiency ratio (expressed as noninterest expense as a percentage of the sum of taxable-equivalent net interest income plus noninterest income) was 67.01% for the third quarter of 2020 compared to 66.90% for the second quarter of 2020 and 69.27% for the third quarter of 2019. For the first nine months of 2020, this ratio was 69.04% compared to 72.37% for the same period of 2019. The improvement in this metric was primarily attributable to higher noninterest income driven by our strategic alliance with CCHL. Income Taxes We realized income tax expense of$3.2 million (effective rate of 17%) for the third quarter of 2020 compared to$2.9 million (effective rate of 18%) for the second quarter of 2020 and$3.0 million (effective rate of 26%) for the third quarter of 2019. For the first nine months of 2020, we realized income tax expense of$7.4 million (effective rate of 18%) compared to$7.4 million (effective rate of 25%) for the same period of 2019. The decrease in our effective tax rate in 2020 reflected the impact of converting CCHL to a partnership for tax purposes in the second quarter of 2020. Absent discrete items, we expect our annual effective tax rate to approximate 18%-19% for the remainder of 2020. FINANCIAL CONDITION Average earning assets were$3.224 billion for the third quarter of 2020, an increase of$207.1 million , or 6.9%, over the second quarter of 2020, and an increase of$529.1 million , or 19.6%, over the fourth quarter of 2019. The increase over both prior periods was primarily driven by higher deposit balances which funded growth in the loan portfolio and overnight funds sold. Deposit balances increased as a result of strong core deposit growth, in addition to funding retained at the bank from SBA PPP loans, and various other stimulus programs. The impact of pandemic related stimulus programs on our balance sheet in the third quarter of 2020 is discussed below under Loans and Deposits.Investment Securities In the third quarter of 2020, our average investment portfolio decreased$49.1 million , or 8.1%, from the second quarter of 2020 and decreased$62.1 million , or 10.0%, from the fourth quarter of 2019. Securities in our investment portfolio represented 17.3% of our average earning assets for the third quarter of 2020 compared to 20.1% for the second quarter of 2020, and 23.0% for the fourth quarter of 2019. For the remainder of 2020, we will continue to monitor the interest rate environment for opportunities to purchase additional investment securities where appropriate. 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The investment portfolio is a significant component of our operations and, as such, it functions as a key element of liquidity and asset/liability management. Two types of classifications are approved for investment securities which are Available-for-Sale ("AFS") and Held-to-Maturity ("HTM"). During the third quarter of 2020, we purchased securities under the AFS designation. AtSeptember 30, 2020 ,$328.3 million , or 61.8%, of our investment portfolio was classified as AFS, and$202.6 million , or 38.2%, classified as HTM. The average maturity of our total portfolio atSeptember 30, 2020 was 2.22 years compared to 2.24 years and 2.11 years atJune 30, 2020 andDecember 31, 2019 , respectively. We determine the classification of a security at the time of acquisition based on how the purchase will affect our asset/liability strategy and future business plans and opportunities. We consider multiple factors in determining classification, including regulatory capital requirements, volatility in earnings or other comprehensive income, and liquidity needs. Securities in the AFS portfolio are recorded at fair value with unrealized gains and losses associated with these securities recorded net of tax, in the accumulated other comprehensive income component of shareowners' equity. HTM securities are acquired or owned with the intent of holding them to maturity. HTM investments are measured at amortized cost. We do not trade, nor do we presently intend to begin trading investment securities for the purpose of recognizing gains and therefore we do not maintain a trading portfolio. AtSeptember 30, 2020 there were 30 positions (all SBA securities) with unrealized losses atSeptember 30, 2020 totaling$0.1 million (all AFS). SBA securities carry the full faith and credit guarantee of theUS Government , and are 0% risk-weighted assets for regulatory purposes. None of these positions with unrealized losses are considered impaired, and all are expected to mature at par. Further, we believe the long history of no credit losses on these securities indicates that the expectation of nonpayment of the amortized cost basis is zero, even if theU.S. government were to technically default. Loans Average loans held for investment ("HFI") increased$22.2 million , or 1.1%, over the second quarter of 2020 and$171.1 million , or 9.3%, over the fourth quarter of 2019. We have originated SBA PPP loans totaling$190 million (reflected in the commercial loan category) which averaged and ended the third quarter at$190 million . SBA PPP loans averaged$134 million in the second quarter of 2020. Period-end HFI loans decreased$24.0 , or 1.2%, from the second quarter of 2020 and increased$162.2 million , or 8.8%, over the fourth quarter of 2019. The decline in the core loan portfolio (excluding SBA PPP loans) has been driven by residential real estate loan run-off reflective of the lower rate environment and refinancing activity as well as lower utilization of commercial lines of credit reflective of the economic slowdown. To date, our borrowers have submitted a nominal level of SBA PPP forgiveness applications, but these applications are expected to accelerate over the next six months. Amortized SBA PPP loan fees totaled approximately$0.6 million for the third quarter of 2020 and$0.4 million for the second quarter of 2020. AtSeptember 30, 2020 , we had approximately$4.0 million (net) in deferred SBA PPP loan fees. Without compromising our credit standards, changing our underwriting standards, or taking on inordinate interest rate risk, we continue to closely monitor our markets and make minor rate adjustments as necessary. Credit Quality Nonperforming assets (nonaccrual loans and OREO) totaled$6.7 million atSeptember 30, 2020 , a$1.3 million decrease fromJune 30, 2020 , and a$1.3 million increase overDecember 31, 2019 . Nonaccrual loans totaled$5.5 million (0.28% of HFI loans) atSeptember 30, 2020 compared to$7.0 million (0.34% of HFI loans) atJune 30, 2020 and$4.5 million (0.27% of HFI loans) atDecember 31, 2019 . The balance of OREO totaled$1.2 million atSeptember 30, 2020 , an increase of$0.2 million overJune 30, 2020 and a$0.3 million increase overDecember 31, 2019 . 45
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Dollars in Thousands) September 30, 2020 June 30, 2020 December 31, 2019 Nonaccruing Loans: Commercial, Financial and $ 330 $ 548 $ 446 Agricultural Real Estate - Construction 283 146 - Real Estate - Commercial 1,365 2,580 1,434 Mortgage Real Estate - Residential 2,815 2,400 1,392 Real Estate - Home Equity 592 1,010 797 Consumer 120 282 403
Total Nonaccruing Loans ("NALs")(1) $ 5,505
$ 4,472 Other Real Estate Owned 1,227 1,059 953
Total Nonperforming Assets ("NPAs") $ 6,732
$ 5,425 Past Due Loans 30 - 89 Days $ 3,191$ 2,948 $ 4,871 Performing Troubled Debt 14,693 15,133 16,888 Restructurings Nonaccruing Loans/Loans HFI 0.28 % 0.34 % 0.24 % Nonperforming Assets/Total Assets 0.19 0.23 0.18 Nonperforming Assets/Loans HFI Plus 0.34 0.4 0.29 OREO Allowance/Nonaccruing Loans 420.30 322.37 310.99 (1)Nonaccrual TDRs totaling$0.6 million ,$0.9 million , and$0.7 million are included in NALs forSeptember 30, 2020 ,June 30, 2020 andDecember 31, 2019 , respectively. COVID-19 Exposure We continue to analyze our loan portfolio for segments that have been affected by the stressed economic and business conditions caused by the pandemic. Certain at-risk segments total 8% of our loan balances atSeptember 30, 2020 , including hotel (3%), restaurant (1%), retail and shopping centers (3%), and other (1%). The other segment includes churches, non-profits, education, and recreational. To assist our clients, in mid-March of 2020, we began allowing short term 60 to 90 day loan extensions for affected borrowers. A roll-forward of loan extension activity is provided in the table below. Approximately 83% of the$325 million in loans extended were for commercial borrowers and 17% for consumer borrowers. Approximately$285 million , or 88% of the loan balances associated with these borrowers have resumed making regularly scheduled payments. Of the$40 million that remains on extension, approximately$2 million was classified atSeptember 30, 2020 and$26 million is related to six hotel loans which were not classified, but continue to be monitored closely. % Loans Extended AtOctober 2, 2020 (Dollars in thousands) # Loans Loan Amount # Loans $ Loans Loans Extended 2,333$ 325,014 Loans Resuming Payments (2,129) (284,548) 91% 88% Loans Still on Extension 204$ 40,466 9% 12% Loans Still on Extension / Loans HFI (excluding SBA PPP) 2.2% Allowance for Credit Losses The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the loans' amortized cost basis to present the net amount expected to be collected on the loans. The allowance for credit losses is adjusted by a credit loss provision which is reported in earnings, and reduced by the charge-off of loan amounts, net of recoveries. Loans are charged off against the allowance when management believes the uncollectability of a loan balance is confirmed. Expected recoveries do not exceed the aggregate of amounts previously charged-off and expected to be charged-off. Expected credit loss inherent in non-cancellable off-balance sheet credit exposures is provided through the credit loss provision, but recorded as a separate liability included in other liabilities. Management estimates the allowance balance using relevant available information, from internal and external sources, relating to past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Historical loan default and loss experience provides the basis for the estimation of expected credit losses. Adjustments to historical loss information incorporate management's view of current conditions and forecasts. Detailed information regarding the methodology for estimating the amount reported in the allowance for credit losses is provided in Note 1 - Business and Basis of Presentation/Allowance for Credit Losses in the Consolidated Financial Statements. 46
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AtSeptember 30, 2020 , the allowance for credit losses totaled$23.1 million compared to$22.5 million atJune 30, 2020 and$13.9 million atDecember 31, 2019 . AtSeptember 30, 2020 , the allowance represented 1.16% of outstanding loans held for investment (HFI) and provided coverage of 420% of nonperforming loans compared to 1.11% and 322%, respectively, atJune 30, 2020 and 0.75% and 311%, respectively, atDecember 31, 2019 . AtSeptember 30, 2020 , excluding SBA PPP loans (100% government guaranteed), the allowance represented 1.28% of loans held for investment. The adoption of ASC 326 ("CECL") onJanuary 1, 2020 had an impact of$4.0 million ($3.3 million increase in the allowance for credit losses and$0.7 million increase in the allowance for unfunded loan commitments (other liability account)). The$6.4 million build (provision of$8.3 million less net charge-offs of$1.9 million ) in the allowance for credit losses for the first nine months of 2020 reflected a higher forecasted rate of unemployment due to stressed economic conditions related the COVID-19 pandemic. Deposits Average total deposits were$2.971 billion for the third quarter of 2020, an increase of$187.8 million , or 6.8%, over the second quarter of 2020, and an increase of$446.3 million , or 17.7%, over the fourth quarter of 2019. Period end deposit balances grew$54.4 million and$364.0 million over the second quarter of 2020 and fourth quarter of 2019, respectively, indicating strong growth in core deposit balances. The estimated deposit inflows related to the two pandemic related stimulus programs that occurred primarily during the second quarter were$179 million (SBA PPP) and$64 million (Economic Impact Payment stimulus checks). Given these large increases, the potential exists for our deposit levels to be volatile over the coming quarters due to the uncertain timing of the outflows of the stimulus related deposits and the economic recovery. It is anticipated that current liquidity levels will remain robust due to our strong overnight funds sold position.
We monitor deposit rates on an ongoing basis and adjust if necessary, as a prudent pricing discipline remains the key to managing our mix of deposits.
MARKET RISK AND INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY
Market Risk and Interest Rate Sensitivity
Overview. Market risk management arises from changes in interest rates, exchange rates, commodity prices, and equity prices. We have risk management policies to monitor and limit exposure to interest rate risk and do not participate in activities that give rise to significant market risk involving exchange rates, commodity prices, or equity prices. Our risk management policies are primarily designed to minimize structural interest rate risk. Interest Rate Risk Management. Our net income is largely dependent on net interest income. Net interest income is susceptible to interest rate risk to the degree that interest-bearing liabilities mature or re-price on a different basis than interest-earning assets. When interest-bearing liabilities mature or re-price more quickly than interest-earning assets in a given period, a significant increase in market rates of interest could adversely affect net interest income. Similarly, when interest-earning assets mature or re-price more quickly than interest-bearing liabilities, falling interest rates could result in a decrease in net interest income. Net interest income is also affected by changes in the portion of interest-earning assets that are funded by interest-bearing liabilities rather than by other sources of funds, such as noninterest-bearing deposits and shareowners' equity. We have established a comprehensive interest rate risk management policy, which is administered by management's Asset/Liability Management Committee ("ALCO"). The policy establishes risk limits, which are quantitative measures of the percentage change in net interest income (a measure of net interest income at risk) and the fair value of equity capital (a measure of economic value of equity ("EVE") at risk) resulting from a hypothetical change in interest rates for maturities from one day to 30 years. We measure the potential adverse impacts that changing interest rates may have on our short-term earnings, long-term value, and liquidity by employing simulation analysis through the use of computer modeling. The simulation model is designed to capture optionality factors such as call features and interest rate caps and floors imbedded in investment and loan portfolio contracts. As with any method of analyzing interest rate risk, there are certain shortcomings inherent in the interest rate modeling methodology that we use. When interest rates change, actual movements in different categories of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, loan prepayments, and withdrawals of time and other deposits, may deviate significantly from the assumptions that we use in our modeling. Finally, the methodology does not measure or reflect the impact that higher rates may have on variable and adjustable-rate loan clients' ability to service their debts, or the impact of rate changes on demand for loan and deposit products. We prepare a current base case and several alternative simulations at least once per quarter and present the analysis to ALCO, with the risk metrics also reported to the Board of Directors. In addition, more frequent forecasts may be produced when interest rates are particularly uncertain or when other business conditions so dictate. 47
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our interest rate risk management goal is to maintain expected changes in our net interest income and capital levels due to fluctuations in market interest rates within acceptable limits. Management attempts to achieve this goal by balancing, within policy limits, the volume of variable-rate liabilities with a similar volume of variable-rate assets, by keeping the average maturity of fixed-rate asset and liability contracts reasonably matched, by maintaining our core deposits as a significant component of our total funding sources and by adjusting rates to market conditions on a continuing basis. We test our balance sheet using varying interest rate shock scenarios to analyze our interest rate risk. Average interest rates are shocked by plus or minus 100, 200, 300, and 400 basis points ("bp"), although we may elect not to use particular scenarios that we determined are impractical in a current rate environment. It is management's goal to structure the balance sheet so that net interest earnings at risk over 12-month and 24-month periods, and the economic value of equity at risk, do not exceed policy guidelines at the various interest rate shock levels. We augment our interest rate shock analysis with alternative external interest rate scenarios on a quarterly basis. These alternative interest rate scenarios may include non-parallel rate ramps.
Analysis. Measures of net interest income at risk produced by simulation analysis are indicators of an institution's short-term performance in alternative rate environments. These measures are typically based upon a relatively brief period and do not necessarily indicate the long-term prospects or economic value of the institution.
ESTIMATED CHANGES IN NET INTEREST INCOME (1)
Percentage Change (12-month shock) +400 bp +300 bp +200 bp +100 bp -100 bp
Policy Limit -15.0% -12.5% -10.0% -7.5% -7.5% September 30, 2020 30.4% 22.4% 14.5% 6.9% -2.5% June 30,2020 22.2% 16.2% 10.3% 4.9% -2.1%
Percentage Change (24-month shock) +400 bp +300 bp +200 bp +100 bp -100 bp
Policy Limit -17.5% -15.0% -12.5% -10.0% -10.0% September 30, 2020 42.5% 29.0% 15.9% 3.4% -11.8% June 30,2020 38.9% 26.9% 15.0% 3.7% -10.1% The Net Interest Income at Risk position indicates that in the short-term, all rising rate environments will positively impact the net interest margin of the Company, while a declining rate environment of 100bp will have a negative impact on the net interest margin. Compared to the prior quarter-end, the 12-month and 24-month periods of Net Interest Income at Risk positions became more favorable in the rising rate scenarios, and were slightly less favorable in the falling rate scenario. The primary driver for the negative impact quarter-over-quarter in the falling rate scenario was due to higher levels of nonmaturity deposits, and our limited ability to lower these rates relative to the decline in market rates. The favorable comparisons in the rising rate environment were primarily due to our growth in overnight funds as a result of growth in our nonmaturity deposits and runoff from the investment portfolio. All measures of Net Interest Income at Risk are within our prescribed policy limits over the next 12-months. Over the 24-month period, we are out of compliance in the down 100bp scenario, due to our limited ability to lower our deposit rates relative to the decline in market rate and the additional 12 months for the lower rates to migrate through the earning asset portfolios.
The measures of equity value at risk indicate our ongoing economic value by considering the effects of changes in interest rates on all of our cash flows, and discounting the cash flows to estimate the present value of assets and liabilities. The difference between the aggregated discounted values of the assets and liabilities is the economic value of equity, which, in theory, approximates the fair value of our net assets.
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ESTIMATED CHANGES IN ECONOMIC VALUE OF EQUITY (1)
Changes in Interest Rates +400 bp +300 bp +200 bp +100 bp -100 bp
Policy Limit -30.0% -25.0% -20.0% -15.0% -15.0% September 30, 2020 113.3% 90.2% 64.0% 34.8% -60.9% June 30,2020 106.1% 84.8% 60.4% 32.9% -63.0%
(1) Down 200, 300, and 400 bp scenarios have been excluded due to the low interest rate environment.
AtSeptember 30, 2020 , the economic value of equity results are favorable in all rising rate environments and are within prescribed tolerance levels. In the down 100 bp scenario, the projected change in EVE is outside of the desired parameters. Given the current interest rate environment and the historically high levels of liquidity, management is monitoring the EVE analysis in light of the current economic environment, but has chosen not to institute immediate balance sheet changes to address the down 100 bp scenario.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Liquidity In general terms, liquidity is a measurement of our ability to meet our cash needs. Our objective in managing our liquidity is to maintain our ability to meet loan commitments, purchase securities or repay deposits and other liabilities in accordance with their terms, without an adverse impact on our current or future earnings. Our liquidity strategy is guided by policies that are formulated and monitored by our ALCO and senior management, which take into account the marketability of assets, the sources and stability of funding and the level of unfunded commitments. We regularly evaluate all of our various funding sources with an emphasis on accessibility, stability, reliability and cost-effectiveness. Our principal source of funding has been our client deposits, supplemented by our short-term and long-term borrowings, primarily from securities sold under repurchase agreements, federal funds purchased and FHLB borrowings. We believe that the cash generated from operations, our borrowing capacity and our access to capital resources are sufficient to meet our future operating capital and funding requirements. AtSeptember 30, 2020 , we had the ability to generate$1.253 billion in additional liquidity through all of our available resources (this excludes$626 million in overnight funds sold). In addition to the primary borrowing outlets mentioned above, we also have the ability to generate liquidity by borrowing from the Federal Reserve Discount Window and through brokered deposits. We recognize the importance of maintaining liquidity and have developed a Contingent Liquidity Plan, which addresses various liquidity stress levels and our response and action based on the level of severity. We periodically test our credit facilities for access to the funds, but also understand that as the severity of the liquidity level increases that certain credit facilities may no longer be available. We conduct a liquidity stress test on a quarterly basis based on events that could potentially occur at the Bank and report results to ALCO, ourMarket Risk Oversight Committee ,Risk Oversight Committee and the Board of Directors. AtSeptember 30, 2020 , we believe the liquidity available to us was sufficient to meet our on-going needs and execute our business strategy. We view our investment portfolio primarily as a source of liquidity and have the option to pledge the portfolio as collateral for borrowings or deposits, and/or sell selected securities. The portfolio consists of debt issued by theU.S. Treasury ,U.S. governmental and federal agencies, and municipal governments. The weighted average life of the portfolio was approximately 2.22 years atSeptember 30, 2020 , and the available for sale portfolio had a net unrealized pre-tax gain of$4.4 million . Our average overnight funds position (defined deposits with banks plus Fed funds sold less Fed funds purchased) was$567.9 million during the third quarter of 2020 compared to an average net overnight funds sold position of$351.5 million in the second quarter of 2020 and$228.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2019. The increase compared to both prior periods was driven by deposit inflows related to pandemic related stimulus programs and growth in our core deposits (see Deposits). We expect our capital expenditures will be approximately$7.0 million over the next 12 months, which will primarily consist of office remodeling, office equipment/furniture, and technology purchases. Management expects that these capital expenditures will be funded with existing resources without impairing our ability to meet our on-going obligations. Borrowings AtSeptember 30, 2020 , short term borrowings totaled$90.9 million compared to$64.0 million atJune 30, 2020 and$6.4 million atDecember 31, 2019 . The increase over both prior periods was attributable to higher residential mortgage warehouse borrowings at CCHL. Additional detail on these borrowings is provided in Note 4 - Mortgage Banking Activities in the Consolidated Financial Statements. 49
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AtSeptember 30, 2020 , fixed rate credit advances from the FHLB totaled$4.3 million in outstanding debt consisting of eight notes. During the first nine months of 2020, the Bank made FHLB advance payments totaling approximately$1.0 million , which included an advance of$0.3 million that matured. No advances paid off early, and we did not obtain any new FHLB advances during this period. The FHLB notes are collateralized by a blanket floating lien on all of our 1-4 family residential mortgage loans, commercial real estate mortgage loans, and home equity mortgage loans. We have issued two junior subordinated deferrable interest notes to our wholly ownedDelaware statutory trusts. The first note for$30.9 million was issued to CCBG Capital Trust I inNovember 2004 , of which$10 million was retired inApril 2016 . The second note for$32.0 million was issued to CCBG Capital Trust II inMay 2005 . The interest payment for the CCBG Capital Trust I borrowing is due quarterly and adjusts quarterly to a variable rate of three-month LIBOR plus a margin of 1.90%. This note matures onDecember 31, 2034 . The interest payment for the CCBG Capital Trust II borrowing is due quarterly and adjusts quarterly to a variable rate of three-month LIBOR plus a margin of 1.80%. This note matures onJune 15, 2035 . The proceeds from these borrowings were used to partially fund acquisitions. Under the terms of each junior subordinated deferrable interest note, in the event of default or if we elect to defer interest on the note, we may not, with certain exceptions, declare or pay dividends or make distributions on our capital stock or purchase or acquire any of our capital stock. We are in the process of evaluating the impact of the expected discontinuation of LIBOR in 2021 on our two junior subordinated deferrable interest notes. During the second quarter of 2020 we entered into a derivative cash flow hedge of our interest rate risk related to our subordinated debt. The notional amount of the derivative is$30 million ($10 million of the CCBG Capital Trust I borrowing and$20 million of the CCBG Capital Trust II borrowing). The interest rate swap agreement requires CCBG to pay fixed and receive variable (Libor plus spread) and has an average all-in fixed rate of 2.50% for 10 years. Additional detail on the interest rate swap agreement is provided in Note 5 - Derivatives in the Consolidated Financial Statements.
CAPITAL
Our capital ratios are presented below. At
(Dollars in Thousands) September 30, 2020 June 30, 2020 December 31, 2019 Shareowner's Equity$ 339,425 $ 335,057 $ 327,016 Leverage Ratio 9.64 % 10.12 % 11.25 % Tier 1 Capital Ratio 16.77 16.59 17.16 Total Risk Based Capital Ratio 17.88 17.60 17.90 Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio 14.20 14.01 14.47 Tangible Common Equity Ratio(1) 7.16 % 7.21 % 8.06 %
(1) Non-GAAP financial measure. See non-GAAP reconciliation on page 37.
Shareowners' equity was$339.4 million atSeptember 30, 2020 compared to$335.1 million atJune 30, 2020 and$327.0 million atDecember 31, 2019 . For the first nine months of 2020, shareowners' equity was positively impacted by net income of$23.8 million , a$2.4 million increase in the unrealized gain on investment securities, net adjustments totaling$0.9 million related to transactions under our stock compensation plans, and stock compensation accretion of$0.6 million . Shareowners' equity was reduced by common stock dividends of$7.1 million ($0.42 per share), a$3.1 million (net of tax) adjustment to retained earnings for the adoption of CECL, reclassification of$3.1 million to temporary equity to increase the redemption value of the non-controlling interest in CCHL, and share repurchases of$2.0 million (99,952 shares). AtSeptember 30, 2020 , our common stock had a book value of$20.20 per diluted share compared to$19.92 atJune 30, 2020 and$19.40 atDecember 31, 2019 . Book value is impacted by the net after-tax unrealized gains and losses on AFS investment securities. AtSeptember 30, 2020 , the net gain was$3.3 million compared to a$3.9 million net gain atJune 30, 2020 and a$0.9 million net gain atDecember 31, 2019 . Book value is also impacted by the recording of our unfunded pension liability through other comprehensive income in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 715. AtSeptember 30, 2020 , the net pension liability reflected in other comprehensive loss was$29.0 million compared to$29.0 million atDecember 31, 2019 and$26.8 million atSeptember 30, 2019 . This liability is re-measured annually onDecember 31st based on an actuarial calculation of our pension liability. Significant assumptions used in calculating the liability are discussed in our 2019 Form 10-K "Critical Accounting Policies" and include the weighted average discount rate used to measure the present value of the pension liability, the weighted average expected long-term rate of return on pension plan assets, and the assumed rate of annual compensation increases, all of which will vary when re-measured. The discount rate assumption used to calculate the pension liability is subject to long-term corporate bond rates atDecember 31st . The estimated impact to the pension liability based on a 25-basis point increase or decrease in long-term corporate bond rates used to discount the pension obligation would decrease or increase the pension liability by approximately$5.9 million (after-tax) using the balances from theDecember 31, 2019 measurement date. 50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- InJanuary 2019 , our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 750,000 shares of our outstanding common stock throughFebruary 2024 , which replaced our prior repurchase program that was set to expire inFebruary 2019 . Repurchases may be made in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions; however, we are not obligated to repurchase any specified number of shares. During the first nine months of 2020, we repurchased a total of 99,952 shares (23,000 shares in the third quarter) at an average price of$20.39 per share under the plan. For 2019, we purchased a total of 77,000 shares at an average price of$23.40 .
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
We are a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risks in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of our clients.
AtSeptember 30, 2020 , we had$704.3 million in commitments to extend credit and$6.9 million in standby letters of credit. Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a client so long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by us to guarantee the performance of a client to a third party. We use the same credit policies in establishing commitments and issuing letters of credit as we do for on-balance sheet instruments. If commitments arising from these financial instruments continue to require funding at historical levels, management does not anticipate that such funding will adversely impact our ability to meet our on-going obligations. In the event these commitments require funding in excess of historical levels, management believes current liquidity, advances available from the FHLB and theFederal Reserve , and investment security maturities provide a sufficient source of funds to meet these commitments. Certain agreements provide that the commitments are unconditionally cancellable by the bank and for those agreements no allowance for credit losses has been recorded. We have recorded an allowance for credit losses on loan commitments that are not unconditionally cancellable by the bank, which is included in other liabilities on the consolidated statements of financial condition and totaled$1.5 million atSeptember 30, 2020 .
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2019 Form 10-K. The preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP and reporting practices applicable to the banking industry requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and to disclose contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates. We have identified accounting for (i) the allowance for credit losses, (ii) valuation of goodwill, (iii) pension benefits, and (iv) income taxes as our most critical accounting policies and estimates in that they are important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results, and they require our subjective and complex judgment as a result of the need to make estimates about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain. These accounting policies, including the nature of the estimates and types of assumptions used, are described throughout this Item 2, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and Part II, Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our 2019 Form 10-K. As discussed in Note 1 - Business and Basis of Presentation/Significant Accounting Policies, our policies related to the allowance for credit losses changed onJanuary 1, 2020 in connection with the adoption of ASC 326. The amount of the allowance for credit losses represents management's best estimate of current expected credit losses considering available information, from internal and external sources, relevant to assessing exposure to credit loss over the contractual term of the instrument. Relevant available information includes historical credit loss experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. While historical credit loss experience provides the basis for the estimation of expected credit losses, adjustments to historical loss information may be made for differences in current portfolio-specific risk characteristics, environmental conditions or other relevant factors. While management utilizes its best judgment and information available, the ultimate adequacy of our allowance accounts is dependent upon a variety of factors beyond our control, including the performance of our portfolios, the economy, changes in interest rates and the view of the regulatory authorities toward classification of assets. 51
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE I AVERAGE BALANCES & INTEREST RATES Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 2019 2020 2019 Average Average Average Average Average Average Average Average (Dollars in Thousands) Balances Interest Rate Balances Interest Rate Balances Interest Rate Balances Interest Rate Assets: Loans HFI and HFS,$ 2,097,700 $ 23,698 4.50 %$ 1,837,548 $ 24,113 5.21 %$ 2,013,243 $ 71,175 4.73 %$ 1,813,964 $ 70,705 5.21 % Net(1)(2) Taxable Securities(2) 553,395 2,401 1.73 607,363 3,249 2.13 594,654 8,104 1.82 613,382 9,936 2.16 Tax-Exempt Securities 4,860 32 2.66 18,041 73 1.63 5,338 94 2.34 29,237 347 1.59 Funds Sold 567,883 146 0.10 207,129 1,142 2.19 385,245 991 0.34 241,323 4,242 2.35 Total Earning Assets 3,223,838 26,277 3.25 % 2,670,081 28,577 4.25 % 2,998,480 80,364 3.58 % 2,697,906 85,230 4.22 % Cash & Due From Banks 69,893 50,981 66,512
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Allowance For Credit (22,948) (14,863) (19,672) (14,576) Losses Other Assets 268,549 253,111 257,993 253,152 TOTAL ASSETS$ 3,539,332 $ 2,959,310 $ 3,303,313 $ 2,988,692 Liabilities: NOW Accounts$ 826,776 $ 61 0.03 % $
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247,185 32 0.05 238,565 264 0.44 227,331 189 0.11 238,664 775 0.43 Savings Accounts 438,762 54 0.05 372,593 46 0.05 409,230 150 0.05 369,726 136 0.05 Other Time Deposits 104,522 43 0.16 111,447 51 0.18 104,925 144 0.18 115,215 159 0.18 Total Interest Bearing 1,617,245 190 0.05 1,472,283 1,596 0.43 1,549,875 1,347 0.12 1,545,424 5,683 0.49 Deposits Short-Term Borrowings 74,557 498 2.66 8,697 27 1.24 60,335 1,051 2.33 9,890 93 1.27 Subordinated Notes 52,887 316 2.34 52,887 558 4.13 52,887 1,161 2.89 52,887 1,762 4.39 Payable Other Long-Term 5,453 40 2.91 7,158 63 3.47 5,842 131 3.00 7,619 201 3.52 Borrowings Total Interest Bearing 1,750,142 1,044 0.24 % 1,541,025 2,244 0.58 % 1,668,939 3,690 0.30 % 1,615,820 7,739 0.64 % Liabilities Noninterest Bearing 1,354,032 1,023,472 1,220,002 996,290 Deposits Other Liabilities 83,192 74,540 71,661 62,823 TOTAL LIABILITIES 3,187,366 2,639,037 2,960,602 2,674,933 Temporary Equity 11,893 - 7,534 - TOTAL SHAREOWNERS' 340,073 320,273 335,177 313,759 EQUITY TOTAL LIABILITIES, TEMPORARY AND SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY$ 3,539,332 $ 2,959,310 $ 3,303,313 $ 2,988,692 Interest Rate Spread 3.01 % 3.67 % 3.29 % 3.58 % Net Interest Income$ 25,233 $ 26,333 $ 76,674 $ 77,491 Net Interest Margin(3) 3.12 % 3.92 % 3.42 % 3.84 % (1)Average Balances include nonaccrual loans. (2)Interest income includes the effects of taxable equivalent adjustments using a 21% Federal tax rate. (3)Taxable equivalent net interest income divided by average earning assets. 52
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