Amalgamated Bank Reports Third Quarter 2019 Financial Results


NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amalgamated Bank (Nasdaq: AMAL) (“Amalgamated”) today announced financial results for the period ended September 30, 2019. 

Third Quarter 2019 Highlights

  • Net income for the quarter of $13.2 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, compared to $9.4 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2018
  • Core net income (non-GAAP) for the quarter of $13.3 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, compared to $12.1 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2018
  • Deposit growth of $185.9 million, or 17.8% annualized, from $4.1 billion at June 30, 2019
  • Average deposit growth of $117.4 million, or 11.3% annualized, as compared to the second quarter of 2019
  • Loan growth of $176.3 million, or 21.4% annualized, as compared to June 30, 2019
  • Cost of deposits of 0.37%, as compared to 0.34% for the second quarter of 2019 and 0.25% for the third quarter of 2018
  • Net interest margin of 3.50%, compared to 3.66% for the second quarter of 2019 and 3.65% for the third quarter of 2018
  • Tier 1 Leverage, Common Equity Tier 1, and Total Risk-Based capital ratios were 9.03%, 13.49%, and 14.55%, respectively, at September 30, 2019
  • First U.S. bank to endorse  United Nations’ Principles for Responsible Banking (UNPRB); Joined UNPRB Collective Commitment to Climate Action and Global Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials  Received the Small Cap Board Diversity Award by the National Association of Corporate Directors

Keith Mestrich, President and Chief Executive Officer of Amalgamated Bank, commented, “Our third quarter results demonstrate the continued growth of our franchise as we surpassed $5.0 billion in assets, a significant milestone for Amalgamated.  This growth was driven by continued strength in our average deposits which increased at an 11.3% annualized rate in the quarter, including $91.5 million growth in political deposits at period end as we continue to bank a majority of the candidates running for President.  We also delivered 21.4% annualized loan growth as our expansion into ‘sustainable’ lending continues to gain traction and the headwind from our decision to run off our indirect C&I portfolio abates.  Looking to the balance of the year, we are well positioned as our pipelines in alternative energy, C&I, CRE, and Multifamily are healthy.  Lastly, we have remained disciplined on costs, having reduced our forward looking expense base by approximately $2.4 million annually through the renegotiation of a major vendor contract and the closure of our Chelsea bank branch.  Expense control remains a priority of our management team as we strive to improve the Bank’s profitability.”

Results of Operations, Quarter Ended September 30, 2019

Net income for the third quarter of 2019 was $13.2 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, compared to $11.2 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2019 and $9.4 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2018.  The $3.8 million increase in net income for the third quarter of 2019, compared to the third quarter of 2018, was primarily due to a $2.2 million decrease in non-interest expense due to the initial public offering of our stock in the third quarter of 2018, a $1.7 million increase in net interest income, and a $1.3 million decrease in provision expense due to a $1.7 million recovery in the quarter, partially offset by a $1.6 million increase in income tax expense.

Core net income (non-GAAP) for the third quarter of 2019 was $13.3 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, compared to $11.6 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2019 and $12.1 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2018. Core net income for the third quarter of 2019 exclude branch closure expenses, loss on the sale of securities, severance, and the tax effect of such adjustments.

Net interest income was $41.8 million for the third quarter of 2019, compared to $41.9 million for the second quarter of 2019 and $40.0 million for the third quarter of 2018.  The year-over-year increase of $1.7 million, or 4.3%, was primarily attributable to an increase in average loans of $266.5 million, an increase in average securities of $164.2 million, and an increase in the yield on average securities of 17 basis points. These increases were partially offset by an increase in average interest bearing deposits of $48.4 million, an increase in average FHLB borrowings of $60.2 million, an increase in the average rate paid on interest bearing deposits of 24 basis points, and an increase in the rate paid on FHLB borrowings of 49 basis points. We also recognized $0.8 million of accretion income on acquired loans, adding seven basis points to our net interest margin in the third quarter of 2019.

Net interest margin was 3.50% for the third quarter of 2019, compared to 3.66% in the second quarter of 2019, and 3.65% in the third quarter of 2018.  The 16 basis point decrease in the third quarter compared to the linked quarter, was primarily due to a 20 basis point decrease in the yield on loans as the result of the indirect C&I portfolio run-off and lower market rates and due to higher rates on interest bearing deposits.

Provisions for loan losses totaled a release of $0.6 million in the third quarter of 2019, compared to an expense of $2.1 million in the second quarter of 2019 and an expense of $0.8 million for the third quarter of 2018.  The provision release in the third quarter of 2019 was primarily driven by the recovery of $1.7 million related to one indirect C&I loan that had previously been charged-off, partially offset by $0.8 million in net charge-offs in C&I and by other factors. The provision for the third quarter of 2018 was primarily due to an increase in loan balances, partially offset by a reduction in loss factors.

Non-interest income was $7.7 million in the third quarter of 2019 compared to $6.3 million in the second quarter of 2019, and $7.5 million in the third quarter of 2018.  The $1.3 million increase in the third quarter of 2019 compared to the linked quarter was primarily due to an increase in Trust Department and service charge fees as well as a lower losses on investment securities and no losses in the sale of other real estate owned in the third quarter of 2019.  The $0.1 million, or 1.5%, increase in the third quarter of 2019, compared to the same period in 2018, was primarily due to a $0.2 million increase in Trust Department fees, partially offset by other factors.

Non-interest expense for the third quarter of 2019 was $31.9 million, an increase of $0.9 million from $31.0 million in the second quarter of 2019, and a decrease of $2.2 million from $34.1 million in the third quarter of 2018. The $0.9 million increase in the third quarter compared to the linked quarter was due to higher expenses related to projects, such as SOX readiness and an increase in bonus pool for employees, partially offset by a reduction in the off balance sheet provision and FDIC assessment expense. 

The third quarter of 2019 included a provision for income tax expense of $4.9 million, compared to a provision of $3.9 million for second quarter of 2019, and provision of $3.3 million for the third quarter of 2018.  Our effective tax rate was 27.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to 26.1% and 25.8% for the same period in 2018 and the linked quarter respectively.

Total loans at September 30, 2019 were $3.5 billion, an increase of $176.3 million, or 21.4% annualized, compared to June 30, 2019, and an increase of $302.8 million, or 9.6%, as compared to $3.2 billion as of September 30, 2018.  Loan growth in the third quarter of 2019 was primarily driven by a $83.3 million increase in residential first lien and PACE loans, a $56.9 million increase in multifamily loans, and a $45.6 million increase in C&I loans.

Deposits at September 30, 2019 were $4.3 billion, an increase of $185.9 million, or 17.8% annualized, as compared to $4.1 billion as of June 30, 2019, and an increase of $289.6 million, or 7.2%, compared to $4.0 billion as of September 30, 2018. Deposits held by politically-active customers, such as campaigns, PACs and state and national party committees were $510.9 million as of September 30, 2019, an increase of $91.5 million, compared to $419.4 million as of June 30, 2019, and an increase of $113.1 million compared to $397.8 million, as of September 30, 2018.  Noninterest-bearing deposits represented 45.9% of average deposits and 45.4% of ending deposits for the three months ended September 30, 2019.

Results of Operations, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $35.2 million, or $1.09 per diluted share, compared to $28.7 million, or $0.96 per diluted share, for same period in 2018.  The $6.5 million increase in net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to the same period in 2018, was primarily due to a $14.8 million increase in net interest income, partially offset by a $4.9 million increase in the provision for loan losses, a $2.7 million increase in income tax expense, and $1.4 million increase in non-interest expense.

Core net income (non-GAAP) for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were $35.6 million, or $1.10 per diluted share, compared to $31.9 million or $0.97 per diluted share, for the same period last year. Core net income for the first nine months of 2019 exclude branch closures, severance, loss on the sale of securities, and the tax effect of such adjustments.

Net interest income was $124.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, an increase of $14.8 million, or 13.6%, from the same period in 2018.  This increase was primarily attributable to an increase in average loans of $292.8 million, an increase in average securities of $227.0 million, and an increase in the yield on average securities and FHLB stock of 36 basis points. These increases were partially offset by an increase in average interest bearing deposits of $280.6 million, an increase in the rate paid on interest bearing deposits of 15 basis points, and an increase in the rate paid on FHLB borrowings of 81 basis points.

We had income tax expense of $12.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $9.8 million for the same period in 2018. The $2.7 million increase in income tax expense was primarily due to an increase in pre-tax earnings of $9.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. Our effective tax rate was 26.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to 25.4% for the same period in 2018.

Financial Condition

Total assets were $5.0 billion at September 30, 2019, compared to $4.7 billion at December 31, 2018. The increase of $344.3 million was driven primarily by a $256.4 million increase in loans, net, a $67.1 million increase in investment securities and the addition of a $53.3 million “Rights to use” asset as the result of adopting ASC 842 - leases in the first quarter of 2019.

Nonperforming assets totaled $71.6 million, or 1.42% of total assets at September 30, 2019, a decrease of $2.4 million, compared with $73.9 million, or 1.50% of period end total assets at June 30, 2019.  The decrease in nonperforming assets at September 30, 2019 compared to June 30, 2019 was primarily driven by a $13.9 million reduction in loans 90 days past due and accruing, partially offset by the addition of a $9.3 million accruing restructured loan due to the restructuring of one indirect C&I loan and the addition of a $3.7 million non-accruing restructured construction loan.

The allowance for loan losses increased $0.1 million to $33.7 million at September 30, 2019 from $33.6 million at June 30, 2019.  At September 30, 2019, the Bank had $71.0 million of impaired loans for which a specific allowance of $6.2 million was made, compared to $59.3 million of impaired loans at June 30, 2019 for which a specific allowance of $3.9 million was made. The ratio of allowance to total loans was 0.96% at September 30, 2019, 1.01% at June 30, 2019 and 1.14% at September 30, 2018.

Capital

As of September 30, 2019, our Tier 1 Leverage Capital Ratio was 9.03%, Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio was 13.49%, and Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio was 14.55%, compared to 9.04%, 13.57%, and 14.67%, respectively, as of June 30, 2019. As of September 30, 2018, our Tier 1 Leverage, Common Equity Tier 1, and Total Risk-Based capital ratios were 8.94%, 12.95%, and 14.20%, respectively.  Stockholders’ equity at September 30, 2019 was $486.3 million, compared to $474.9 million at June 30, 2019.

Tangible book value (or tangible common equity) per share was $14.74 as of September 30, 2019 compared to $14.25 as of June 30, 2019 and $12.57 as of September 30, 2018. 

Conference Call

As previously announced, Amalgamated Bank will host a conference call to discuss its third quarter 2019 results today, October 28, 2019 at 10:00am (Eastern Time). The conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-877-407-9716 (domestic) or 1-201-493-6779 (international) and asking for the Amalgamated Bank Third Quarter 2019 Earnings Call. A telephonic replay will be available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call and can be accessed by dialing 1-844-512-2921, or for international callers 1-412-317-6671 and providing the access code 13695040. The telephonic replay will be available until 11:59 pm (Eastern Time) on November 4, 2019.

Interested investors and other parties may also listen to a simultaneous webcast of the conference call by logging onto the investor relations section of our website at http://ir.amalgamatedbank.com/. The online replay will remain available for a limited time beginning immediately following the call.

The presentation materials for the call can be accessed on the investor relations section of our website at http://ir.amalgamatedbank.com/.

About Amalgamated Bank 

Amalgamated Bank is a New York-based full-service commercial bank and a chartered trust company with a combined network of 13 branches in New York City, Washington D.C., and San Francisco. Amalgamated was formed in 1923 as Amalgamated Bank of New York by the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, one of the country's oldest labor unions. Amalgamated provides commercial banking and trust services nationally and offers a full range of products and services to both commercial and retail customers. Amalgamated is a proud member of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values and is a certified B Corporation®. As of September 30, 2019, our total assets were $5.0 billion, total net loans were $3.5 billion, and total deposits were $4.3 billion. Additionally, as of September 30, 2019, the trust business held $32.0 billion in assets under custody and $12.6 billion in assets under management.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures including, without limitation, “Core operating revenue,” “Core non-interest expense,” “Core net income,” “Tangible common equity,” “Tangible book value,” “Core return on average assets,” “Core return on average tangible common equity,” and “Core efficiency ratio.”

Our management utilizes this information to compare our operating performance for 2019 versus certain periods in 2018 and to internally prepared projections.  We believe these non-GAAP financial measures facilitate making period-to-period comparisons and are meaningful indications of our operating performance.  In addition, because intangible assets such as goodwill and other discrete items unrelated to our core business that are excluded vary extensively from company to company, we believe that the presentation of this information allows investors to more easily compare our results to those of other companies. 

The presentation of non-GAAP financial information, however, is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP financial measures.  We strongly encourage readers to review the GAAP financial measures included in this release and not to place undue reliance upon any single financial measure. In addition, because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized, it may not be possible to compare the non-GAAP financial measures presented in this release with other companies’ non-GAAP financial measures having the same or similar names. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial disclosures to what we believe to be the most directly comparable GAAP measures are set forth in the final pages of this release and also may be viewed on our website, amalgamatedbank.com.

Media Contact:
Kaye Verville
The Levinson Group
kaye@mollylevinson.com
202-244-1785

Investor Contact:
Jamie Lillis
Solebury Trout
shareholderrelations@amalgamatedbank.com 
800-895-4172

Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
       (Dollars in thousands, except for per share amount)

          
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
 September 30, June 30, September 30, September 30,
  2019   2019   2018  2019   2018 
                   
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME                  
Loans$35,768  $35,559  $33,788 $106,623  $95,284 
Securities 10,542   10,524   8,707  30,941   22,325 
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock 178   191   161  679   801 
Interest-bearing deposits in banks 209   254   443  756   1,094 
                   
Total interest and dividend income 46,697   46,528   43,099  138,999   119,504 
                   
INTEREST EXPENSE                  
Deposits 3,952   3,499   2,559  10,396   6,860 
Borrowed funds 988   1,173   498  4,216   3,104 
                   
Total interest expense 4,940   4,672   3,057  14,612   9,964 
                   
NET INTEREST INCOME 41,757   41,856   40,042  124,387   109,540 
Provision for (recovery of) loan losses (558)  2,127   791  3,755   (1,124)
                   
Net interest income after provision for loan losses 42,315   39,729   39,251  120,632   110,664 
                   
NON-INTEREST INCOME                  
Trust Department fees 4,888   4,508   4,698  14,117   13,983 
Service charges on deposit accounts 2,222   2,068   2,225  6,161   5,995 
Bank-owned life insurance 415   408   434  1,243   1,237 
Gain (loss) on sale of investment securities available for sale, net (50)  (377)  -  (135)  (110)
Gain (loss) on other real estate owned, net -   (315)  -  (564)  (494)
Other 184   57   190  603   153 
                   
Total non-interest income 7,659   6,349   7,547  21,425   20,764 
                   
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE                  
Compensation and employee benefits, net 17,765   16,992   17,044  52,187   49,259 
Occupancy and depreciation 4,298   4,145   4,172  12,714   12,234 
Professional fees 3,120   2,401   5,243  8,686   10,863 
Data processing 2,856   2,729   2,787  8,334   7,585 
Office maintenance and depreciation 934   830   796  2,651   2,669 
Amortization of intangible assets 344   298   406  1,031   580 
Advertising and promotion 684   692   1,075  1,998   2,583 
Other 1,885   2,915   2,530  6,735   7,206 
                   
Total non-interest expense 31,886   31,002   34,053  94,336   92,979 
                   
Income before income taxes 18,088   15,076   12,745  47,721   38,449 
Income tax expense (benefit) 4,893   3,891   3,328  12,527   9,779 
                   
Net income 13,195   11,185   9,417  35,194   28,670 
                   
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests -   -   -  -   - 
                   
Net income attributable to Amalgamated Bank and subsidiaries$13,195  $11,185  $9,417 $35,194  $28,670 
                   
Earnings per common share - basic (1)$0.41  $0.35  $0.30 $1.11  $0.96 
                   
Earnings per common share - diluted (1)$0.41  $0.35  $0.29 $1.09  $0.96 
                   
(1) effected for stock split that occurred on July 27, 2018                  
                   

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (Unaudited)
      (Dollars in thousands)

    
 September 30, December 31,
  2019   2018 
Assets(Unaudited)  
Cash and due from banks$7,016  $10,510 
Interest-bearing deposits in banks 64,223   70,335 
Total cash and cash equivalents 71,239   80,845 
Securities:   
Available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $1,212,456 and $1,188,710, respectively) 1,225,106   1,175,170 
Held-to-maturity (fair value of $22,396 and $4,105, respectively) 21,259   4,081 
    
Loans receivable, net of deferred loan origination costs (fees) 3,500,724   3,247,831 
Allowance for loan losses (33,697)  (37,195)
Loans receivable, net 3,467,027   3,210,636 
    
Accrued interest and dividends receivable 15,932   14,387 
Premises and equipment, net 18,912   21,654 
Bank-owned life insurance 80,309   79,149 
Right-of-use lease asset 49,848   - 
Deferred tax asset 32,482   39,697 
Goodwill and other intangible assets 20,008   21,039 
Other assets 27,647   38,831 
Total assets$5,029,769  $4,685,489 
Liabilities   
Deposits$4,322,379  $4,105,306 
Borrowed funds 127,775   92,875 
Operating leases 64,512   - 
Other liabilities 28,791   47,937 
Total liabilities 4,543,457   4,246,118 
    
Commitments and contingencies -   - 
    
Stockholders’ equity   
Common stock, par value $.01 per share (70,000,000 shares authorized; 31,633,691 and   
31,771,585 shares issued and outstanding, respectively) 315   318 
Additional paid-in capital 307,157   308,678 
Retained earnings 171,684   142,231 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes 7,022   (11,990)
Total Amalgamated Bank stockholders' equity 486,178   439,237 
Noncontrolling interests 134   134 
Total stockholders' equity 486,312   439,371 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$5,029,769  $4,685,489 
    

Select Financial Data

  As of and for the Three
Months Ended
 As of and for the Nine
Months Ended
  September 30, June 30, September 30, September 30,
   2019  2019  2018  2019  2018
Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data (1)          
Earnings per share          
Basic $0.41 $0.35 $0.30 $1.11 $0.96
Diluted  0.41  0.35  0.29  1.09  0.96
Core Earnings per share (non-GAAP)          
Basic $0.42 $0.36 $0.38 $1.12 $1.07
Diluted  0.41  0.36  0.38  1.10  1.06
Book value per common share  15.37  14.89  13.25  15.37  13.25
(excluding minority interest)          
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)  14.74  14.25  12.57  14.74  12.57
Common shares outstanding  31,633,691  31,886,669  31,771,585  31,633,691  31,771,585
Weighted average common shares  31,809,083  31,824,930  31,771,585  31,802,004  29,895,897
outstanding, basic          
Weighted average common shares  32,176,439  32,237,116  32,099,668  32,251,333  30,006,460
outstanding, diluted          
           
(1) Effected for stock split that occurred on July 27, 2018          
           

Select Financial Data – Select Performance Metrics

  As of and for the Three As of and for the Nine
  Months Ended Months Ended
  September 30, June 30, September 30, September 30,
  2019 2019 2018 2019 2018
           
Selected Performance Metrics:          
Return on average assets 1.05% 0.92% 0.82% 0.97% 0.89%
Core return on average assets (non-GAAP) 1.06% 0.96% 1.05% 0.98% 0.98%
Return on average equity 10.86% 9.65% 8.96% 10.13% 10.07%
Core return on average tangible common equity (non-GAAP) 11.43% 10.45% 12.17% 10.71% 11.64%
Loan yield 4.22% 4.42% 4.33% 4.36% 4.28%
Securities yield 3.28% 3.34% 3.11% 3.33% 2.97%
Deposit cost 0.37% 0.34% 0.25% 0.34% 0.25%
Net interest margin 3.50% 3.66% 3.65% 3.60% 3.55%
Efficiency ratio 64.53% 64.31% 71.56% 64.70% 71.36%
Core efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) 64.26% 63.50% 64.02% 64.38% 68.11%
           
           
           
Asset Quality Ratios:          
Nonaccrual loans to total loans 0.53% 0.49% 0.63% 0.53% 0.63%
Nonperforming assets to total assets 1.42% 1.50% 1.25% 1.42% 1.25%
Allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans 183% 209% 180% 183% 180%
Allowance for loan losses to total loans 0.96% 1.01% 1.14% 0.97% 1.14%
Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans -0.07% 0.01% -0.03% 0.29% -0.07%
           
Capital Ratios:          
Tier 1 leverage capital ratio 9.03% 9.04% 8.94% 9.03% 8.94%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio 13.49% 13.57% 12.95% 13.49% 12.95%
Total risk-based capital ratio 14.55% 14.67% 14.20% 14.55% 14.20%
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio 13.49% 13.57% 12.95% 13.49% 12.95%
           

Loan Portfolio Composition

(In thousands) At September 30, 2019 At June 30, 2019 At September 30, 2018
  Amount % of total loans Amount % of total loans Amount % of total loans
Commercial portfolio:            
Commercial and industrial $469,882  13.5% $424,319  12.8% $585,279  18.3%
Multifamily mortgages  982,667  28.1%  925,747  27.9%  956,307  30.0%
Commercial real estate mortgages  441,612  12.6%  453,393  13.7%  429,616  13.4%
Construction and land development mortgages  59,309  1.7%  58,696  1.7%  36,704  1.1%
Total commercial portfolio  1,953,470  55.9%  1,862,155  56.1%  2,007,906  62.8%
                      
Retail portfolio:                     
Residential 1-4 family (1st mortgage)  1,344,757  38.5%  1,261,488  38.0%  1,017,362  31.9%
Residential 1-4 family (2nd mortgage)  24,859  0.7%  25,174  0.8%  28,588  0.9%
Consumer and other  169,463  4.9%  168,201  5.1%  141,660  4.4%
Total retail  1,539,079  44.1%  1,454,863  43.9%  1,187,610  37.2%
Total loans  3,492,549  100.0%  3,317,018  100.0%  3,195,516  100.0%
                      
Net deferred loan origination fees (costs)  8,175     7,562     5,349   
Allowance for loan losses  (33,697)    (33,630)    (36,414)  
Total loans, net $3,467,027    $3,290,950    $3,164,451   
                     
                     

Net Interest Income Analysis

  Three Months Ended Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
  September 30, 2019 June 30, 2019 September 30, 2018
(In thousands) Average
Balance
 Income /
Expense
 Yield /
Rate
 Average
Balance
 Income /
Expense
 Yield /
Rate
 Average
Balance
 Income /
Expense
 Yield /
Rate
                   
Interest earning assets:                  
Interest-bearing deposits in banks $72,143 $209 1.15% $70,442 $254 1.45% $114,464 $443 1.54%
Securities and FHLB stock  1,294,930  10,720 3.28%  1,287,520  10,715 3.34%  1,130,719  8,867 3.11%
Loans held for sale  -  - 0.00%  -  - 0.00%  11,445  - 0.00%
Total loans, net (1)  3,363,837  35,768 4.22%  3,225,129  35,559 4.42%  3,097,318  33,789 4.33%
Total interest earning assets  4,730,910  46,697 3.92%  4,583,091  46,528 4.07%  4,353,946  43,099 3.93%
Non-interest earning assets:                  
Cash and due from banks  6,985      6,838      19,623    
Other assets  228,076      264,046      202,593    
Total assets $4,965,971     $4,853,975     $4,576,162    
                          
Interest bearing liabilities:                  
Savings, NOW and money market deposits $1,869,675 $2,478 0.53% $1,857,715 $1,962 0.42% $1,804,535 $1,416 0.31%
Time deposits  417,591  1,474 1.40%  486,652  1,537 1.27%  434,352  1,143 1.04%
Total deposits  2,287,266  3,952 0.69%  2,344,367  3,499 0.60%  2,238,887  2,559 0.45%
Federal Home Loan Bank advances  166,363  987 2.35%  190,501  1,166 2.46%  106,131  498 1.86%
Other Borrowings  163  1 2.43%  1,099  7 2.56%  -  - 0.00%
Total interest bearing liabilities  2,453,792  4,940 0.80%  2,535,967  4,672 0.74%  2,345,018  3,057 0.52%
Non interest bearing liabilities:                  
Demand and transaction deposits  1,936,915      1,762,426      1,771,774    
Other liabilities  93,056      90,680      42,563    
Total liabilities  4,483,763      4,389,073      4,159,355    
Stockholders' equity  482,208      464,902      416,807    
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $4,965,971     $4,853,975     $4,576,162    
                   
Net interest income / interest rate spread   $41,757 3.12%   $41,856 3.33%   $40,042 3.41%
Net interest earning assets / net interest margin $2,277,118   3.50% $2,047,124   3.66% $2,008,928   3.65%
                   
Total Cost of Deposits     0.37%     0.34%     0.25%
                   
(1) Amounts are net of deferred origination costs / (fees) and the allowance for loan losses              

Net Interest Income Analysis

  Nine Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018
(In thousands) Average
Balance
 Income /
Expense
 Yield /
Rate
 Average
Balance
 Income /
Expense
 Yield /
Rate
             
Interest earning assets:            
Interest-bearing deposits in banks $71,956 $756 1.40% $88,215 $1,095 1.66%
Securities and FHLB stock  1,269,637  31,620 3.33%  1,042,680  23,125 2.97%
Loans held for sale  -  - 0.00%  13,541  - 0.00%
Total loans, net (1)  3,271,700  106,623 4.36%  2,978,911  95,284 4.28%
Total interest earning assets  4,613,293  138,999 4.03%  4,123,347  119,504 3.87%
Non-interest earning assets:                  
Cash and due from banks  7,926        13,498      
Other assets  248,707        186,518      
Total assets $4,869,926       $4,323,363      
                   
Interest bearing liabilities:                  
Savings, NOW and money market deposits $1,868,218 $6,307 0.45% $1,628,503 $3,774 0.31%
Time deposits  448,140  4,089 1.22%  407,305  3,086 1.01%
Total deposits  2,316,358  10,396 0.60%  2,035,808  6,860 0.45%
Federal Home Loan Bank advances  227,853  4,199 2.46%  251,488  3,104 1.65%
Other Borrowings  861  17 2.64%  -  - 0.00%
Total interest bearing liabilities  2,545,072  14,612 0.77%  2,287,296  9,964 0.58%
Non interest bearing liabilities:                  
Demand and transaction deposits  1,767,232        1,611,783      
Other liabilities  92,966        43,499      
Total liabilities  4,405,270        3,942,578      
Stockholders' equity  464,656        380,785      
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $4,869,926       $4,323,363      
                   
Net interest income / interest rate spread    $124,387 3.26%    $109,540 3.29%
Net interest earning assets / net interest margin $2,068,221    3.60% $1,836,051    3.55%
                   
Total Cost of Deposits       0.34%       0.25%
                   
(1) Amounts are net of deferred origination costs / (fees) and the allowance for loan losses                  
                   

Deposit Portfolio Composition

 Three Months Ended
(in thousands)September 30, 2019 June 30, 2019 September 30, 2018
      
Non-interest bearing demand deposit accounts$1,963,232 $1,908,741 $1,822,991
NOW accounts 235,933  216,834  184,503
Savings accounts 337,590  340,258  332,281
Money market deposit accounts 1,377,747  1,239,387  1,238,481
Time deposits 402,877  411,251  454,536
Brokered CD 5,000  19,991  -
 $4,322,379 $4,136,463 $4,032,792
      


  Three Months Ended
 Three Months Ended
 Three Months Ended
  September 30, 2019
 June 30, 2019
 September 30, 2018
(In thousands) Average
Balance
 Average Rate
Paid
 Average
Balance
 Average Rate
Paid
 Average
Balance
 Average Rate
Paid
             
Demand and transaction deposits $1,936,915 0.00% $1,762,426 0.00% $1,771,774 0.00%
Savings accounts  338,383 0.23%  339,166 0.22%  327,098 0.17%
Money market deposit accounts  1,303,766 0.62%  1,298,033 0.47%  1,286,940 0.32%
NOW accounts  227,525 0.46%  220,516 0.47%  190,497 0.46%
Time deposits  410,310 1.38%  424,848 1.10%  434,352 1.04%
Brokered CD  7,281 2.76%  61,804 2.45%  - 0.00%
Total deposits $4,224,180 0.37% $4,106,793 0.34% $4,010,661 0.25%
                   

Asset Quality

 September 30, June 30, December 31,
(In thousands) 2019   2019   2018 
Loans 90 days past due and accruing$36  $13,939  $- 
Nonaccrual loans excluding held for sale loans and restructured loans 8,874   9,893   8,379 
Nonaccrual loans held for sale -   -   - 
Restructured loans - nonaccrual 9,495   6,221   15,482 
Restructured loans - accruing 52,555   43,277   34,457 
Other real estate owned 526   526   844 
Impaired securities 67   88   93 
Total nonperforming assets$71,553  $73,944  $59,255 
            
Nonaccrual loans:           
Commercial and industrial$3,089  $4,180  $12,153 
Multifamily -   -   - 
Commercial real estate 3,693   3,832   4,112 
Construction and land development 3,702   -   - 
Total commercial portfolio 10,484   8,012   16,265 
            
Residential 1-4 family 1st mortgages 6,545   6,330   6,287 
Residential 1-4 family 2nd mortgages 888   1,267   1,299 
Consumer and other 452   505   10 
Total retail portfolio 7,885   8,102   7,596 
Total nonaccrual loans$18,369  $16,114  $23,861 
            
            
Nonperforming assets to total assets 1.42%  1.50%  1.27%
Nonaccrual assets to total assets 0.38%  0.34%  0.53%
Nonaccrual loans to total loans 0.53%  0.49%  0.74%
Allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans 183%  209%  156%
            
Troubled debt restructurings:           
TDRs included in nonaccrual loans$9,495  $6,221  $15,482 
TDRs in compliance with modified terms$52,555  $43,277  $34,457 
            

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The information provided below presents a reconciliation of each of our non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

   For the Three
 For the Nine
   Months Ended
 Months Ended
(in thousands)  September 30, June 30, September 30, September 30,
    2019   2019   2018   2019   2018 
            
Core operating revenue           
Net interest income (GAAP)  $41,758  $41,856  $40,042  $124,387  $109,540 
Non interest income (GAAP)   7,659   6,349   7,547   21,425   20,764 
Add: Securities loss (gain)   50   377   -   135   112 
Core operating revenue (non-GAAP)  $49,467  $48,582  $47,589  $145,947  $130,416 
            
Core non-interest expenses           
Non-interest expense (GAAP)  $31,887  $31,002  $34,053  $94,337  $92,979 
Less: Prepayment fees on borrowings   -   -   (5)  -   (8)
Less: Branch closure expense(1)   (51)  -   -   (51)  - 
Less: Acquisition cost(2)   -   -   (148)  -   (730)
Less: Initial public offering and follow on cost (3)   -   -   (3,436)  -   (3,436)
Less: Severance (4)   (47)  (154)  -   (318)  23 
Core non-interest expense (non-GAAP)  $31,789  $30,848  $30,464  $93,967  $88,828 
            
Core Earnings            
Net Income  (GAAP)  $13,195  $11,185  $9,417  $35,194  $28,670 
Add: Securities loss (gain)   50   377   -   135   112 
Add: Prepayment fees on borrowings   -   -   5   -   8 
Add: Branch closure expense(1)   51   -   -   51   - 
Add: Acquisition cost(2)   -   -   148   -   730 
Add: Initial public offering and follow on cost (3)   -   -   3,436   -   3,436 
Add: Severance (4)   47   154   -   318   (23)
Less: Tax on notable items   (40)  (137)  (911)  (132)  (1,083)
Core earnings (non-GAAP)  $13,303  $11,579  $12,095  $35,566  $31,850 
            
Tangible common equity           
Stockholders Equity (GAAP)  $486,312  $474,944  $421,028  $486,312  $421,028 
Less: Minority Interest (GAAP)   (134)  (134)  (134)  (134)  (134)
Less: Goodwill (GAAP)   (12,936)  (12,936)  (12,936)  (12,936)  (12,936)
Less: Core deposit intangible (GAAP)   (7,072)  (7,415)  (8,491)  (7,072)  (8,491)
Tangible common equity (non-GAAP)  $466,170  $454,459  $399,467  $466,170  $399,467 
            
Average tangible common equity           
Average Stockholders Equity (GAAP)  $482,208  $464,902  $416,808  $464,656  $380,786 
Less: Minority Interest (GAAP)   (134)  (134)  (134)  (134)  (134)
Less: Preferred Stock (GAAP)   -   -   -   -   (3,681)
Less: Goodwill (GAAP)   (12,936)  (12,936)  (13,933)  (12,936)  (6,899)
Less: Core deposit intangible (GAAP)   (7,240)  (7,575)  (8,402)  (7,570)  (4,140)
Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)  $461,898  $444,257  $394,338  $444,015  $365,931 
            
Core return on average assets            
Core earnings (numerator) (non-GAAP)   13,303   11,579   12,095   35,566   31,850 
Divided: Total average assets (denominator) (GAAP)   4,965,971   4,853,975   4,576,162   4,869,926   4,323,363 
Core return on average assets (non-GAAP)   1.06%  0.96%  1.05%  0.98%  0.98%
            
Core return on average tangible common equity            
Core earnings (numerator) (non-GAAP)   13,303   11,579   12,095   35,566   31,850 
Divided: Average tangible common equity (denominator) (non-GAAP)   461,898   444,257   394,338   444,015   365,931 
Core return on average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)   11.43%  10.45%  12.17%  10.71%  11.64%
            
Core efficiency ratio           
Core non-interest expense (numerator) (non-GAAP)   31,789   30,848   30,464   93,967   88,828 
Core operating revenue (denominator) (non-GAAP)   49,467   48,582   47,589   145,947   130,416 
Core efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)   64.26%  63.50%  64.02%  64.38%  68.11%
            
(1) Occupancy and severance expense related to closure of branches during our branch rationalization        
(2) Expense related to New Resource Bank acquisition           
(3) Costs related to initial public offering in August 2018           
(4) Salary and COBRA reimbursement expense for positions eliminated