BankUnited, Inc.
For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 8, 2025.
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Mar 31, 2025 · Filed May 8, 2025
What changed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis?
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Period ended 2024-09-30; filed 2024-11-04.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2025-03-31; filed 2025-05-08.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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•Maintaining robust liquidity and capital;
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•Managing credit;
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Quarterly Highlights
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•The Company's funding profile continued to improve. NIDDA grew by $453 million, or 5.9%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, to 29% of total deposits, up from 27% at December 31, 2024. NIDDA grew by $830 million compared to March 31, 2024, one year ago.
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•Non-brokered deposits grew by $719 million, or 3.2%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, while total deposits grew by $192 million.
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•Total loans declined by $308 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The core C&I and CRE categories declined by $106 million. Commercial growth is typically seasonally lower in the first quarter, and continued to be impacted by a high level of unscheduled payoffs. Consistent with our balance sheet strategy, the residential, franchise, equipment and municipal finance portfolios declined by a combined $196 million.
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•The net interest margin, calculated on a tax-equivalent basis, was 2.81% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to 2.84% for the immediately preceding quarter, reflecting the impact of declining rates on a modestly asset sensitive balance sheet and the expiration of certain cash flow hedges.
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•The average cost of total deposits declined by 0.14% to 2.58% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, from 2.72% for the immediately preceding quarter ended December 31, 2024. The spot APY of total deposits declined to 2.52% at March 31, 2025 from 2.63% at December 31, 2024.
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•The Company announced an increase of $0.02 per share in its common stock dividend for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, to $0.31 per common share, a 7% increase from the previous level of $0.29 per share.
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(3)At fair value.
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Net interest income, calculated on a tax-equivalent basis, was $236.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $242.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, a decrease of $6.3 million. The decrease was comprised of decreases in tax-equivalent interest income and interest expense of $24.5 million and $18.2 million, respectively. The quarter-over-quarter decline in interest income related to lower yields on interest earning assets as coupon rates on floating rate instruments reset down, and to a lesser extent, the lower average balance of interest earning assets. The decline in interest expense related to both a lower average cost of funds and lower average balance of interest bearing liabilities.
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The net interest margin, calculated on a tax-equivalent basis, was 2.81% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to 2.84% for the three months ended December 31, 2024. The decline in margin reflects the impact of a declining rate environment on a modestly asset sensitive balance sheet and expiration of certain cash flow hedges, which negatively impacted the net interest margin by 0.03%. Factors impacting the net interest margin for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the three months ended December 31, 2024, included:
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•The average rate paid on interest bearing deposits declined to 3.54% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, from 3.75% for the three months ended December 31, 2024. This decline reflected continued initiatives taken to lower rates paid on deposits as short-term market rates declined, including the re-pricing of time deposits.
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•The tax-equivalent yield on loans declined to 5.48% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, from 5.60% for the three months ended December 31, 2024. The primary driver of this decrease was coupon rate resets on variable rate loans.
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The most significant factors impacting the provision for credit losses for the three months ended March 31, 2025 included an increase in certain specific reserves and risk rating migration, and an increase in qualitative loss factors, particularly related to economic uncertainty.
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The increase in compensation was primarily attributable to increased head count and routine salary increases as well as increases in variable compensation.
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We continued to improve our funding profile over the three months ended March 31, 2025. NIDAA grew by $453 million to 29% of total deposits and non-brokered deposits grew by $719 million. Wholesale funding, including FHLB advances and brokered deposits, declined by $1.1 billion. On the asset side of the balance sheet, total loans declined by $308 million. While production was in line with expectations, core C&I and CRE segments decreased by $106 million, partly due to seasonality as well as a continued high level of unscheduled payoffs. Consistent with our balance sheet transformation strategy, lower yielding residential loans declined by $116 million, and franchise, equipment, and municipal finance declined by a combined $80 million. The loan-to-deposit ratio improved to 85.5% at March 31, 2025 from 87.2% at December 31, 2024.
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(1)BKU information as of March 31, 2025
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(2)CRE peer median information based on December 31, 2024 Call Report data for banks with total assets between $10 billion and $100 billion
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The following table presents weighted average DSCR and weighted average LTV for the Florida and New York tri-state CRE portfolios, by property type, at March 31, 2025:
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The following table presents information about CRE loans maturing in the next 12 months by property type at March 31, 2025 (dollars in thousands). 14% of the total CRE portfolio, with a weighted average coupon rate of 4.41%, is fixed rate to the borrower and maturing in the next 12 months.
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(1)Special mention CRE is composed entirely of office property type, representing 4.1% and 3.3% of the office portfolio at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
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(2)Includes C&I, Pinnacle, franchise and equipment finance, and MWL
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(1)Includes C&I, Pinnacle, franchise and equipment finance, and MWL
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At March 31, 2025, we had an estimated $109 million in residential loans in zip codes identified as exposed to the recent Los Angeles area wildfires. Approximately $13 million of these loans were more than 30 days past due at March 31, 2025. We do not expect to find instances in which properties are uninsured or under-insured, and do not currently expect this exposure to lead to significant credit losses although we may experience an increase in delinquencies while insurance claims are being processed.
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(2) Annualized for the three months ended March 31, 2025; ratio for December 31, 2024 represents annual net charge-off rate.
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The net charge-off ratio for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2025 was 0.24%.
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The following chart presents non-performing CRE loans by property type at March 31, 2025 (in millions):
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Non-Performing CRE by Property Type
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Construction and land non-performing loans in the chart above is related to one office relationship.
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•The ACL for the CRE portfolio sub-segment decreased by $4.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025, from 1.13% to 1.06% of loans, the substantial majority of the decrease was related to the office portfolio and resulted primarily from net charge-offs. The substantial majority of charge-offs related to one office loan that had been in workout for some time.
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•The ACL for the residential and MWL segments increased by $3.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025, from 0.15% to 0.20% of loans, primarily due to updated prepayment assumptions, the impact of increased delinquencies, and an increase in qualitative loss factors related to the California wildfires.
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A breakdown of deposits at the dates indicated is shown below:
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Brokered deposits totaled $4.7 billion and $5.2 billion at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Brokered deposits are generally insured and typically a readily available source of funds, however, they are typically higher cost and in some circumstances, credit sensitive. We are strategically focused on reducing the level of brokered deposits.
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The following graph presents trends in the deposit mix and cost of deposits (in millions):
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The following graph presents trends in the spot APY of total deposits compared to the upper bound of the federal funds target range:
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•Maintain robust liquidity and capital;
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•Continue to manage credit;
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To date, we have made notable progress executing on these near-team strategic priorities:
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◦The net interest margin, calculated on a tax-equivalent basis, expanded by 0.06%, to 2.78% for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from 2.72% for the immediately preceding three months ended June 30, 2024. The net interest margin was 2.56% for the three months ended September 30, 2023. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 the net interest margin improved to 2.69% from 2.55% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
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◦The average cost of total deposits declined by 0.03% to 3.06% for the three months ended September 30, 2024, from 3.09% for the immediately preceding three months ended June 30, 2024. The spot APY of total deposits declined to 2.93% at September 30, 2024 from 3.09% at June 30, 2024. The average cost of interest bearing deposits declined by 0.06% to 4.20%for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from 4.26% for the immediately preceding three months ended June 30, 2024 while the spot APY of interest bearing deposits declined to 4.01% at September 30, 2024 from 4.29% at June 30, 2024.
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◦Average NIDDA remained relatively stable, declining by $64 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, consistent with the prior three months ended June 30, 2024 at 27% of average total deposits. Total deposits grew by $93 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. In part due to expected seasonal trends, for the three months ended September 30, 2024, NIDDA declined by $430 million and represented 27% of total deposits at September 30, 2024.
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◦FHLB advances increased by $295 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024; this increase was related to intraday cash management activity and is also reflected in temporarily elevated cash balances. Brokered deposits grew by $303 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as we took advantage of favorable pricing in the brokered deposit market.
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◦For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, our CRE and C&I loan portfolios grew by $286 million while residential loans declined by $422 million and franchise, equipment and municipal finance declined by a combined$238 million, all reflective of our balance sheet repositioning strategy.
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◦Total loans declined by $230 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The commercial real estate segment grew by $34 million while the C&I segment declined by $112 million, impacted by some unanticipated payoffs and strategic exits. Mortgage warehouse grew by $33 million. Consistent with our balance sheet strategy, the residential, franchise, equipment and municipal finance declined by a combined $185 million.
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◦Total same day available liquidity was $15.0 billion, the available liquidity to uninsured, uncollateralized deposits ratio was 147% and an estimated 63% of our deposits were insured or collateralized at September 30, 2024.
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◦The net unrealized pre-tax loss on the AFS securities portfolio continued to improve, declining by $125 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, representing 4% of amortized cost. The duration of our AFS securities portfolio remained short at 1.73 at September 30, 2024. HTM securities were not significant.
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Hurricanes Helene and Milton
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Hurricane Helene made landfall along Florida's "Big Bend" coast in September 2024, ultimately impacting parts of the Southeastern United States. The impact of Hurricane Helene on BankUnited's operations was not significant, and is not expected to be significant to our financial condition or results of operations.
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(3)At fair value except for securities held to maturity.
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(2)Annualized
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(3) At fair value except for securities held to maturity.
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Three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the immediately preceding three months ended June 30, 2024
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The average cost of total deposits declined to 3.06% from 3.09% for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 and the average cost of interest bearing liabilities declined to 4.24% from 4.28% for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. The yield on average interest earning assets increased to 5.79% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 from 5.77% for the prior quarter.
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Three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023
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Net interest income, calculated on a tax-equivalent basis, was $686.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $669.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, an increase of $17.5 million. The increase was comprised of increases in tax-equivalent interest income and interest expense of $81.8 million and $64.3 million, respectively.
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Further discussion of factors impacting the net interest margin for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 follows:
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•The tax-equivalent yield on loans increased to 5.87% and 5.84% for the three andnine months ended September 30, 2024, from 5.54% and 5.33% for the three andnine months ended September 30, 2023. These increases reflected the origination of new loans at higher rates, coupon resets, paydowns of lower-rate loans and balance sheet repositioning.
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•The average cost of interest bearing deposits increased to 4.20% and 4.22% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, from 3.76% and 3.34% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. These increases primarily reflected the ongoing impact of higher prevailing market interest rates.
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For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, an increase in qualitative overlays, changes in portfolio composition and characteristics, and updates to certain assumptions had the effect of increasing the provision, while the impact of improvements in the economic forecast partially offset that increase. For the nine month period, risk rating migration and an increase in specific reserve also contributed to the increase in the provision.
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The losses on marketable equity securities during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, were attributable to losses related to certain preferred equity investments.
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The increase in other non-interest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, reflected increases in BOLI income, particularly as related to the BOLI assets supporting our deferred compensation plan, higher gains on sale of loans, higher loan-related and syndication fees and particularly for the comparative nine month periods, increased revenue from our customer derivative and commercial card businesses.
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The most significant factor impacting the increases in employee compensation and benefits was the fluctuation in variable compensation expense, which was driven by an increase in the Company's stock price, impacting the value ofliability-classified share-based awards as well as increases in certain other variable compensation accruals. Thenine months ended September 30, 2023, also included reversal of expenses in the prior year for awards that did not vest.
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Included in other non-interest expense are costs related to certain deposit customer rebate and commissions programs, which increased by $4.9 million and $16.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.
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Income Taxes
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See Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements for information about income taxes.
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The funding mix improved over the course of thenine months ended September 30, 2024 as we executed on our balance sheet transformation strategy. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, total deposits grew by $1.3 billion, non-brokered deposits grew by $1.7 billion, including growth of $800 million in NIDDA to 27% of total deposits, while wholesale funding, including FHLB advances and brokered deposits, declined by $1.9 billion .
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On the asset side of the balance sheet, while total loans declined by $235 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, there was a change in portfolio composition. C&I and CRE loans grew by $286 million and MWL grew by $139 million, while lower yielding residential loans strategically declined by $422 million, and franchise, equipment, and municipal finance declined by a combined $238 million.
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During the three months ended September 30, 2024, average non-interest bearing demand deposits remained relatively stable as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024, declining by $64 million. FHLB advances increased by $295 million due to intraday cash management activities, which is reflected in the temporarily elevated cash balances. Total loans declined by $230 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024; the CRE portfolio grew by $34 million and the MWL portfolio grew $33 million, while the C&I portfolio declined by $112 million due to strategic exits and the timing of some unanticipated payoffs. Franchise, equipment, and municipal finance portfolios declined by $128 million, in aggregate, and residential loans declined by $57 million consistent with our balance sheet strategy.
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We use third-party pricing services to assist us in estimating the fair value of investment securities. We perform a variety of procedures to ensure that we have a thorough understanding of the methodologies and assumptions used by the pricing services including obtaining and reviewing written documentation of the methods and assumptions employed, conducting interviews with valuation desk personnel, and reviewing model results and detailed assumptions used to value selected securities as considered necessary. Our classification of prices within the fair value hierarchy is based on an evaluation of the nature of the significant assumptions impacting the valuation of each type of security in the portfolio. Our primary pricing services utilize observable inputs when available, and employ unobservable inputs and proprietary models only when observable inputs are not available. As a matter of course, the services validate prices by comparison to recent trading activity whenever such activity exists. Quotes obtained from the pricing services are typically non-binding.
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Quarterly, prices obtained from primary third-party pricing services are validated by obtaining prices from an additional external source for most securities in the portfolio. We have established a robust price challenge process that includes a review by our treasury front office of all prices provided on a quarterly basis. Prices evidencing unexpected quarter over quarter fluctuations, deviations from our expectations based on recent observed trading activity and other information available in the marketplace that would impact the value of the security or deviations of primary prices from those provided by secondary sources beyond established parameters are challenged. Responses to the price challenges, which generally include specific information about inputs and assumptions incorporated in the valuation and their sources, are reviewed in detail. If considered necessary to resolve any discrepancies, a price will be obtained from additional independent valuation sources. We do not typically adjust the prices provided, other than through this established challenge process.
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The following table presents the maturity profile of the CRE portfolio over the next 12 months by property type at September 30, 2024 (dollars in thousands):
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The charts below present operating lease equipment by type at the dates indicated:
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Bridge had exposure to the energy industry of $128 million at September 30, 2024. The majority of the energy exposure was in the operating lease equipment portfolio where energy exposure totaled $122 million, consisting primarily of railcars serving the petroleum industry.
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Total criticized and classified commercial loans increased by $322 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The majority of this increase was in the CRE office category. Criticized and classified CRE loans increased by $301 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, $282 million of which was office exposure (including office related construction loans). This trend has moderated over the most recent quarter, with an increase of $6 million of criticized/classified CRE office exposure for the three months ended September 30, 2024. As expected in the current environment, there has been some further risk rating migration within the criticized and classified population, primarily within the CRE office category. Rent abatement periods, delays in completing build-out of leased space and in some cases lower occupancy levels have contributed to risk rating migration in the office portfolio. When office space is leased to new tenants, landlords frequently provide initial rent abatement periods. During these rent abatement periods, we do not include pro-forma rental payments to be made in the future under the terms of new leases in operating cash flows for the purposes of determining risk ratings.
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(2)Includes Pinnacle and franchise and equipment finance
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The following discussion and analysis is intended to focus on significant matters impacting and changes in the financial condition and results of operations of the Company during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes hereto included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and BKU's 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (the "2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K").
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The following discussion and analysis is intended to focus on significant matters impacting and changes in the financial condition and results of operations of the Company during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes hereto included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and BKU's 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the "2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K").
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This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that reflect the Company’s current views with respect to, among other things, future events and financial performance. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” "future" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on the historical performance of the Company or on the Company’s current plans, estimates and expectations. The inclusion of this forward-looking information should not be regarded as a representation by the Company that the future plans, estimates or expectations so contemplated will be achieved. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties and assumptions relating to the Company’s operations, financial results, financial condition, business prospects, growth strategy and liquidity, including as impacted by external circumstances outside the Company's direct control, such as adverse events impacting the financial services industry. If one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if the Company’s underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, the Company’s actual results may vary materially from those indicated in these statements. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the risk factors described in Part I, Item 1A of the 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
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This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that reflect the Company’s current views with respect to, among other things, future events and financial performance. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” "future", "could", and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on the historical performance of the Company or on the Company’s current plans, estimates and expectations. The inclusion of this forward-looking information should not be regarded as a representation by the Company that the future plans, estimates or expectations so contemplated will be achieved. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties and assumptions relating to the Company’s operations, financial results, financial condition, business prospects, growth strategy and liquidity, including as impacted by external circumstances outside the Company's direct control, such as adverse events impacting the financial services industry. If one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if the Company’s underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, the Company’s actual results may vary materially from those indicated in these statements. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the risk factors described in Part I, Item 1A of the 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
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Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was $61.5 million, or $0.81 per diluted share, compared to $47.0 million, or $0.63 per diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2023. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was $163.2 million, or $2.17 per diluted share, compared to $157.9 million, or $2.11 per diluted share for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the annualized return on average stockholders' equity was 8.1% and the annualized return on average assets was 0.62%.
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Net Income for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $58.5 million, or $0.78 per diluted share, compared to $48.0 million, or $0.64 per diluted share for the three months ended March 31, 2024. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the annualized return on average stockholders' equity was 8.2% and annualized return on average assets was 0.68%.
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In evaluating our financial performance, we consider the level of and trends in net interest income, the net interest margin, the cost of deposits, trends in non-interest income and non-interest expense, performance ratios such as the return on average equity and return on average assets and asset quality ratios, including the ratio of non-performing loans to total loans, non-performing assets to total assets, trends in criticized and classified assets and portfolio delinquency and charge-off trends. We consider the composition of earning assets and the funding mix, the composition and level of available liquidity and our interest rate risk profile. We analyze these ratios and trends against our own historical performance, our expected performance, our risk appetite and the financial condition and performance of comparable financial institutions.
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In evaluating our financial performance, we consider (i) the funding mix and the composition of interest earning assets; (ii) the level of and trends in net interest income and the net interest margin; (iii) the cost of deposits, trends in non-interest income and non-interest expense; (iv) performance ratios such as the return on average equity and return on average assets and asset quality ratios, including the ratios of non-performing loans to total loans and non-performing assets to total assets; (v) trends in criticized and classified assets; and (vi) and portfolio delinquency and charge-off trends. We analyze these ratios and trends against our own historical performance, our expected performance, our risk appetite and the financial condition and performance of comparable financial institutions.
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We are focused on improving the Company's core profitability by emphasizing the following near-term strategic priorities:
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Near-term strategic priorities focused on improving the Company's core profitability include:
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•Improve the Bank's funding profile by growing core deposits and paying down higher cost wholesale funding;
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•Improve the Bank's funding profile by growing core deposits and paying down higher cost funding;
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•Manage the rate of growth in operating expenses.
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•Managing the rate of growth in operating expenses.
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◦The Company's funding profile has improved significantly over the course of 2024. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, wholesale funding, including FHLB advances and brokered deposits, declined by $1.9 billion, while non-brokered deposits grew by $1.7 billion, including an increase of $800 million in NIDDA.
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•Wholesale funding, including FHLB advances and brokered deposits, declined by $1.1 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
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◦The loan to deposit ratio declined to 87.6% at September 30, 2024, from 88.7% at June 30, 2024 and 92.8% at December 31, 2023.
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•The loan to deposit ratio declined to 85.5% at March 31, 2025, from 87.2% at December 31, 2024.
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◦Net charge-offs remained low and were $6.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The annualized net charge-off ratio for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was 0.12%. The NPA ratio at September 30, 2024 was 0.64%, including 0.10% related to the guaranteed portion of non-performing SBA loans, compared to 0.50%, including 0.11% related to the guaranteed portion of non-performing SBA loans at June 30, 2024.
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•The annualized net charge-off ratio for the three months ended March 31, 2025, was 0.33%. The net charge-off ratio for the trailing twelve months was 0.24%. The NPA ratio was 0.76%, including 0.09% related to the guaranteed portion of non-performing SBA loans at March 31, 2025, compared to 0.73% including 0.10% related to the guaranteed portion of non-accrual SBA loans at December 31, 2024.
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◦The ratio of the ACL to total loans increased to 0.94% at September 30, 2024; the ratio of the ACL to non-performing loans was 101.68%. The ACL to loans ratio for commercial portfolio sub-segments including C&I, CRE, franchise finance and equipment finance was 1.41% at September 30, 2024 and the ACL to loans ratio for CRE office loans was 2.20%.
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•The ratio of the ACL to total loans was 0.92% at March 31, 2025, consistent with the prior quarter-end. The ratio of the ACL to non-performing loans was 84.58%, The ACL to loans ratio for commercial portfolio sub-segments including C&I, CRE, franchise finance and equipment finance was 1.34% at March 31, 2025 and the ACL to loans ratio for CRE office loans was 1.99%. The provision for credit losses was $15.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to $11.0 million for the preceding quarter.
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◦Commercial real estate exposure is modest totaling 25% of loans and 164% of the Bank's total risk-based capital at September 30, 2024. By comparison, based on call report data as of June 30, 2024 for banks with between $10 billion and $100 billion in assets, the median level of CRE to total loans was 35% and the median level of CRE to total risk based capital was 220%.
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•Our commercial real estate exposure totaled 26% of loans and 173% of the Bank's total risk based capital at March 31, 2025. By comparison, based on call report data as of December 31, 2024 for banks with between $10 billion and $100 billion in assets, the median level of CRE to total loans was 34% and the median level of CRE to total risk based capital was 218%.
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◦At September 30, 2024, CET1 was 11.8% and pro-forma CET1, including accumulated other comprehensive income, was 10.9%. The ratio of tangible common equity/tangible assets increased to 7.6%.
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•Our capital position is robust, At March 31, 2025, CET1 was 12.2% and pro-forma CET1, including accumulated other comprehensive income, was 11.2%. The ratio of tangible common equity/tangible assets increased to 8.11%.
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◦Book value and tangible book value per common share grew to $37.56 and $36.52, respectively, at September 30, 2024, from $36.11 and $35.07, respectively, at June 30, 2024.
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•Book value and tangible book value per common share continued to accrete, to $38.51 and $37.48, respectively, at March 31, 2025, compared to $37.65 and $36.61, respectively, at December 31, 2024, and $35.31 and $34.27, respectively, at March 31, 2024.
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(1)On a tax-equivalent basis where applicable. The tax-equivalent adjustment for tax-exempt loans was $3.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, $3.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, and $3.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The tax-equivalent adjustment for tax-exempt investment securities was $0.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023.
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(1)On a tax-equivalent basis where applicable. The tax-equivalent adjustment for tax-exempt loans was $2.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, $2.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, and $3.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The tax-equivalent adjustment for tax-exempt investment securities was $0.7 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, and $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
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Net interest income, calculated on a tax-equivalent basis, was$238.0 million for thethree months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $230.0 millionfor the three months ended June 30, 2024, an increase of $8.0 million. The increase in net interest income was comprised of increases in tax-equivalent interest income and expense of $9.0 million and $1.0 million, respectively, for thethree months ended September 30, 2024, compared to thethree months ended June 30, 2024. The net interest margin, calculated on a tax-equivalent basis, was 2.78% for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to 2.72% for thethree months ended June 30, 2024.
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Three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to thethree months ended December 31, 2024
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•The average rate paid on FHLB advances decreased to 4.27% and 4.24%for thethree and nine months ended September 30, 2024, from 4.57% and 4.48%for thethree and nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to repayment of higher rate advances, partially offset by maturities of some cash flow hedges.
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•The average rate paid on FHLB advances declined to 3.69% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, from 3.82% for the three months ended December 31, 2024, primarily due to repayment of higher rate short-term advances partially offset by expiration of cash flow hedges.
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•The tax-equivalent yield on investment securities increased to 5.62% and 5.60% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, from 5.48% and 5.20% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. These increases resulted primarily from the reset of coupon rates on variable rate securities, purchases of higher-yielding securities and paydowns and sales of lower-yielding securities.
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•The tax-equivalent yield on investment securities declined to 5.07% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, from 5.31% for the three months ended December 31, 2024. This decrease resulted primarily from coupon rate resets on variable rate securities.
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Net interest income, calculated on a tax-equivalent basis, was $238.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $219.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, an increase of $18.9 million. The increase was comprised of increases in tax-equivalent interest income and interest expense of $21.4 million and $2.5 million, respectively.
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Net interest income, calculated on a tax-equivalent basis, was $236.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $218.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, an increase of $17.7 million. The increase was comprised of decreases in tax-equivalent interest income and interest expense of $38.4 million and $56.1 million, respectively.
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Increases in interest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, reflected rising yields on interest earning assets that more than offset the decline in average interest earning assets. Similarly, increases in interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, resulted from increases in the cost of interest bearing liabilities that more than offset the decline in average interest bearing liabilities.
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The decrease in tax-equivalent interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024 was attributable to a decrease in the yields on interest earning assets. The decrease in interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024, was attributable to decreases in both the average balance and cost of interest bearing liabilities.
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The net interest margin, calculated on a tax-equivalent basis, increased to 2.78% and 2.69% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, from 2.56% and 2.55% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. The increase in the net interest margin for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily a result of balance sheet repositioning, particularly an improved funding mix. For the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023, average NIDDA increased by $447 million while average FHLB advances declined by $2.3 billion. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023, average NIDDA was stable while average FHLB advances declined by $2.6 billion.
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The net interest margin, calculated on a tax-equivalent basis, increased to 2.81% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, from 2.57% for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The increase in the net interest margin for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024 was primarily a result of balance sheet repositioning, particularly an improved funding mix. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024, average NIDDA grew by $852 million while average FHLB advances declined by $1.6 billion. Average NIDDA was 27.1% of average total deposits for the three months ended March 31, 2025, up from 24.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2024. Within interest bearing deposits, there was a shift from generally higher priced time deposits to generally lower priced forms of interest bearing deposits. On the asset side of the balance sheet, average core C&I and CRE loans increased to 62.8% of average loans from 61.9% of average loans, while residential loans declined to 31.4% of average loans from 31.9% of average loans.
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Increased yields on average interest earning assets as well as increases in the cost of deposits reflected the impact of a sustained higher rate environment.
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Decreased yields on average interest earning assets as well as the decrease in the cost of interest bearing liabilities were primarily attributable to the declining interest rate environment.
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The following table presents the components of the provision for (recovery of) credit losses for the periods indicated (in thousands):
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The following table presents the components of the provision for credit losses for the periods indicated (in thousands):
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The provision for credit losses may be volatile and the level of the ACL may change materially from current levels. Future levels of the ACL could be significantly impacted, in either direction, by changes in factors such as, but not limited to, economic conditions or the economic outlook, the composition of the loan portfolio, the financial condition of our borrowers and collateral values.
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The provision for credit losses may be volatile and the level of the ACL may change materially from current levels. Future levels of the ACL could be significantly impacted, in either direction, by changes in factors such as, but not limited to, economic conditions or the economic outlook, the composition of the loan portfolio, the financial condition of our borrowers and collateral values. In the current environment, changes in economic conditions could be particularly impactful.
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The determination of the amount of the ACL is complex and involves a high degree of judgment and subjectivity. See “Analysis of the Allowance for Credit Losses” below for more information about how we determine the appropriate level of the ACL and about factors that impacted the ACL and provision for credit losses.
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The determination of the amount of the ACL is complex and involves a high degree of judgment and subjectivity. See “Analysis of the Allowance for Credit Losses” below for more information about how we determine the appropriate level of the ACL and about factors that impacted the level of the ACL.
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The decrease in lease financing revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, was primarily attributable to a lower level of rental income as we have opportunistically sold some operating lease equipment in a strategic effort to reduce the size of the operating lease equipment portfolio. Expense related to the depreciation of operating lease equipment reflected a corresponding decrease over these comparative periods.
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The decrease in lease financing revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024, was attributable to the continuing decline in the size of the operating lease equipment portfolio and lower residual income. Expense related to the depreciation of operating lease equipment reflected a corresponding decline over these comparative periods.
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The following table presents the components of non-interest expense for the periods indicated (in thousands):
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The following table presents components of non-interest expense for the periods indicated (in thousands):
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The year-over-year increase in deposit insurance expense was primarily attributable to an additional $5.2 million related to an FDIC special assessment recorded during the first quarter of 2024.
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The decrease in deposit insurance expense was primarily attributable to a $5.2 million FDIC special assessment incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2024.
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The decline in depreciation of operating lease equipment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, is primarily attributed to a smaller operating lease equipment portfolio, corresponding to the decline in lease financing revenue.
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The decline in depreciation of operating lease equipment for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily attributable to the continued decline in the size of the operating lease equipment portfolio as discussed above.
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The following table shows the amortized cost and carrying value, which, with the exception of investment securities held to maturity, is fair value, of investment securities at the dates indicated (in thousands):
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The following table shows the amortized cost and carrying value, which is fair value, of investment securities at the dates indicated (in thousands):
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Our investment strategy is focused on ensuring adequate liquidity, maintaining a suitable balance of high credit quality, diverse assets, managing interest rate risk, and generating acceptable returns given our established risk parameters. We have sought to maintain liquidity by investing a significant portion of the portfolio in high quality liquid securities including U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government Agency and sponsored enterprise securities. We have also invested in highly-rated structured products, including private-label commercial and residential MBS, collateralized loan obligations, single family real estate-backed securities and non-mortgage asset-backed securities that, while somewhat less liquid, are generally pledgeable at either the FHLB or the FRB and provide us with attractive yields. Investment grade municipal securities provide liquidity and attractive tax-equivalent yields. We remain committed to keeping the duration of our securities portfolio short; relatively short effective portfolio duration helps mitigate interest rate risk. The estimated effective duration of the investment portfolio was 1.74 years andthe estimated weighted average life of the portfolio was 5.4 yearsas of September 30, 2024.
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Our investment strategy is focused on ensuring adequate liquidity, maintaining a suitable balance of high credit quality, diverse assets, managing interest rate risk, and generating acceptable returns given our established risk parameters. We have sought to maintain liquidity by investing a significant portion of the portfolio in high quality liquid securities including U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government Agency and sponsored enterprise securities. We have also invested in highly-rated structured products, including private-label commercial and residential MBS, collateralized loan obligations, single family real estate-backed securities and non-mortgage asset-backed securities that, while somewhat less liquid, are generally pledgeable at either the FHLB or the FRB and provide us with attractive yields. Investment grade municipal securities provide liquidity and attractive tax-equivalent yields. We remain committed to keeping the duration of our securities portfolio short; relatively short effective portfolio duration helps mitigate interest rate risk. The estimated effective duration of the investment portfolio was 1.79 years andthe estimated weighted average life of the portfolio was 5.3 yearsas of March 31, 2025. Approximately 70% of the securities portfolio was floating rate at March 31, 2025.
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The investment securities AFS portfolio was in a net unrealized loss position of $338.0 million at September 30, 2024, compared to a net unrealized loss position of $534.8 million at December 31, 2023, improving by $196.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Net unrealized losses at September 30, 2024 included $19.2 million of gross unrealized gains and $357.2 million of gross unrealized losses. Investment securities available for sale in unrealized loss positions at September 30, 2024 had an aggregate fair value of $6.1 billion. The unrealized losses resulted primarily from a sustained period of higher interest rates, and in some cases, wider spreads compared to the levels at which securities were purchased. None of the unrealized losses were attributable to credit loss impairments.
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The investment securities AFS portfolio was in a net unrealized loss position of $338.0 million at March 31, 2025, an improvement of $67.6 million compared to a net unrealized loss position of $405.6 million at December 31, 2024. Net unrealized losses at March 31, 2025 included $16.5 million of gross unrealized gains and $354.5 million of gross unrealized losses. Investment securities available for sale in unrealized loss positions at March 31, 2025 had an aggregate fair value of $5.5 billion. The unrealized losses resulted primarily from a sustained period of higher interest rates, and in some cases, wider spreads compared to the levels at which securities were purchased. None of the unrealized losses were attributable to credit loss impairments.
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While for some securities, we have seen an increase in stress scenario losses over the last year, the level of subordination continues to provide more than sufficient coverage of stress scenario collateral losses, further supporting our determination that none of our securities are credit loss impaired. The scenario used to project stress scenario losses is generally calibrated to the level of stress experienced in the Great Financial Crisis. For further discussion of our analysis of impaired investment securities AFS for credit loss impairment, see Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements.
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The high credit quality of these securities and adequacy of subordination to cover projected collateral losses supports the conclusion that there is no credit loss impairment. The scenario used to project stress scenario losses is generally calibrated to the level of stress experienced in the Great Financial Crisis. For further discussion of our analysis of impaired investment securities AFS for credit loss impairment, see Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements.
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The majority of our investment securities are classified within level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. U.S. Treasury securities and marketable equity securities are classified within level 1 of the hierarchy.
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The majority of our investment securities are classified within level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. U.S. Treasury securities and marketable equity securities are classified within level 1 of the hierarchy. For additional disclosure related to the fair values of investment securities, see Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements.
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The following table shows the weighted average prospective yields, categorized by scheduled maturity, for AFS investment securities as of September 30, 2024. Scheduled maturities have been adjusted for anticipated prepayments when applicable. Yields on tax-exempt securities have been calculated on a tax-equivalent basis, based on a federal income tax rate of 21%:
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The following table shows the weighted average prospective yields based on current rates, categorized by scheduled maturity, for AFS investment securities as of March 31, 2025. Scheduled maturities have been adjusted for anticipated prepayments when applicable. Yields on tax-exempt securities have been calculated on a tax-equivalent basis, based on a federal income tax rate of 21%:
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The loan portfolio comprises the Company’s primary interest-earning asset. The following table shows the composition of the loan portfolio at the dates indicated (dollars in thousands):
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The following table shows the composition of the loan portfolio at the dates indicated (dollars in thousands):
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Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida in October 2024, bringing heavy rain, hurricane or tropical storm force winds, storm surge and power outages to portions of the Florida peninsula. All of our branches and office locations have re-opened for business, and damage to our facilities from the storm was negligible. There were no significant impacts to banking operations. The Company had approximately $3.7 billion UPB, based on September 30, 2024 balances, of loans within a 34 county assessment area incorporating the direct path of Hurricane Milton and adjacent counties. Included in the $3.7 billion UPB of loans are approximately $200 million of residential loans, the substantial majority of which are government-insured and thus have zero expectation of credit losses. As of November 1, 2024, we have contacted the majority of borrowers with potential exposure in the commercial loan portfolio. No borrowers reported severe impact from the storm. In the commercial portfolio, borrowers representing approximately $122 million in UPB reported some impact on their properties or businesses. Of this, approximately $50 million reported mild or moderate impact, with the remaining $72 million reporting no damage. As of November 1, 2024, the Company had not received any requests for payment deferrals or other accommodations resulting from the storm. Although we are still in the process of finalizing our assessment, based on information collected to date, we do not expect the impact of the storm to be material to our financial condition, results of operations or to the ACL.
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The following charts present the distribution of the commercial loan portfolio at the dates indicated (dollars in millions):
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Commercial real estate loans include term loans secured by non-owner occupied income producing properties including rental apartments, industrial properties, retail shopping centers, free-standing single-tenant buildings, medical and other office buildings, warehouse facilities, hotels, and real estate secured lines of credit. The Company’s commercial real estate underwriting standards most often provide for loan terms of five to seven years, with amortization schedules of no more than thirty years.
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Commercial real estate loans include term loans secured by non-owner occupied income producing properties including rental apartments, industrial properties, retail shopping centers, free-standing single-tenant buildings, medical and other office buildings, warehouse facilities, hotels, and real estate secured lines of credit. The Company’s commercial real estate underwriting standards most often provide for loan terms of five to seven years, with amortization schedules of no more than thirty years. Overall CRE exposure is modest in comparison to peer banks as presented in the charts below:
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The following tables present the distribution of commercial real estate loans by property type, along with weighted average DSCRs and LTVs at September 30, 2024 (dollars in thousands):
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The following tables present the distribution of commercial real estate loans by property type, along with weighted average DSCRs and LTVs at the dates indicated (dollars in thousands):
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Included in New York tri-state multifamily loans in the tables above is approximately $117 million of rent regulated exposure as of September 30, 2024.
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Included in New York tri-state multifamily loans in the tables above is approximately $113 million of rent regulated exposure as of March 31, 2025.
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Three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to thethree months ended March 31, 2024
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The franchise and equipment finance portfolio is comprised of loans originated by Bridge including (i) franchise acquisition, expansion and equipment financing facilities and (ii) transportation equipment finance. We do not currently expect significant new loan originations in these segments.
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loans are generally returned to accrual status when less than 60 days past due. Past due status of loans is determined based on the contractual next payment due date. Loans less than 30 days past due are reported as current.
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(1)On a tax-equivalent basis where applicable. The tax-equivalent adjustment for tax-exempt loans was $9.3 million and $10.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The tax-equivalent adjustment for tax-exempt investment securities was $2.6 million and $2.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
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For additional disclosure related to the fair values of investment securities, see Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements.
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The credit quality and risk rating of commercial loans as well as our underwriting and portfolio management practices are regularly reviewed by our internal independent credit review department.
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At September 30, 2024, the majority of the 1-4 single family residential loan portfolio, excluding government insured residential loans, was owner-occupied, with 80% primary residence, 5% second homes and 15% investment properties.