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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Consolidation
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Axos Financial, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (“Axos” or the “Company”). Axos Bank (the “Bank”), its wholly owned subsidiaries, and the activities of two lending-related trust entities constitute the Banking Business Segment, and Axos Securities, LLC and its wholly owned subsidiaries constitute the Securities Business Segment. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of the Company’s financial statements. On December 7, 2023, the Company acquired from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) two loan portfolios with an aggregate unpaid principal balance of $1.3 billion at a 37% discount to par. For additional information on the “FDIC Loan Purchase,” see Note 2—“Acquisitions” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 (“2024 Form 10-K”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements, presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), are unaudited and reflect all adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair statement of financial condition and results of operations for the interim periods. All adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature. Certain amounts reported in prior periods have been reclassified to conform with the current presentation. Results for the three months ended September 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the year as a whole. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the audited annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or not repeated herein pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect to interim financial reporting. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes for the year ended June 30, 2024 included in the 2024 Form 10-K.
Stock of Regulatory Agencies
Stock of Regulatory Agencies. The Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) system and the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). FHLB members are required to own a certain amount of FHLB stock based on the level of borrowings and other factors while Federal Reserve members are required to own a certain amount of Federal Reserve Bank stock based on the member’s equity capital and surplus. FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank stock is carried at cost, classified as a restricted security, and periodically evaluated for impairment based on ultimate recovery of par value. Axos Securities, LLC is a member of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (“DTCC”), a financial services company providing clearing and settlement services to the financial markets. Members are required to own a certain amount of DTCC stock based on the clearing levels and other factors. DTCC stock is valued based on information provided by the DTCC, classified as a restricted security, and periodically evaluated for impairment based on the ultimate recovery of carrying value.
Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive Income. Comprehensive income consists of net income and other comprehensive income (“OCI”). OCI includes unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities and gains and losses on derivatives in designated cash flow hedge accounting relationships.
Derivatives
Derivatives. Commitments to fund mortgage loans (interest rate locks) to be sold into the secondary market and forward commitments for the future delivery of these mortgage loans are accounted for as free standing derivatives. The Company enters into forward commitments for the future delivery of mortgage loans when interest rate locks are entered into, in order to economically hedge the change in interest rates resulting from its commitments to fund the loans. Changes in the fair values of these derivatives are included in “Mortgage banking income” on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
The Company makes markets in interest rate swap and cap derivatives to facilitate customer demand. The Company enters into offsetting derivative transactions to offset its interest rate risk associated with this customer transaction activity. The Company acquired as part of the FDIC Loan Purchase certain customer-facing interest rate derivatives and related market-facing derivatives which offset the Company’s interest rate risk. For additional information on these derivatives see Note 2—
“Acquisitions” in the 2024 Form 10-K and Note 5— “Derivatives.” Changes in the fair values of these derivatives, and related fees, are included in “Banking and service fees” on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Derivative assets and liabilities are not subject to any counterparty netting and are presented at fair value on a gross basis in “Other assets” and “Accounts payable and other liabilities”, respectively, in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and cash flows related to derivative assets and liabilities are presented in “Net change in assets and liabilities which provide (use) cash - Other Assets” and “Net change in assets and liabilities which provide (use) cash - Accounts payable and other liabilities,” respectively, in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
The Company applies hedge accounting to certain derivative instruments for interest rate risk management purposes. The Company uses such derivative instruments to hedge forecasted variable cash flows from floating-rate deposits. For designated cash flow hedges, changes in the fair value of the derivatives are initially recorded in OCI and subsequently recognized in earnings once the hedged item affects earnings. Derivative gains and losses reclassified to earnings are recognized in interest expense on the condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, consistent with the hedged floating-rate deposits.
Hedge accounting relationships, including the associated risk management objective and strategy, are formally documented at inception. Additionally, the effectiveness of hedge accounting relationships is monitored throughout the duration of the hedge period. Hedge accounting treatment is discontinued either when the derivative is terminated, when it is determined that a derivative is not expected to be, or has ceased to be, effective as a hedge or if the Company removes the cash flow hedge designation. If a hedge accounting relationship is terminated and the original hedged transaction remains probable to occur, the amount in accumulated other comprehensive income is recognized in earnings on a straight-line basis over the remaining term of the derivative. If the original hedged transaction no longer remains probable to occur, any amount in accumulated other comprehensive income is immediately recognized in income.
New Accounting Standards
New Accounting Standards
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
On July 1, 2024, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-02 which permits an election, if certain conditions are met, to account for tax equity investments using the proportional amortization method, which was previously limited to low-income housing tax credit (“LIHTC”) investments. As the Company’s tax equity investments solely comprise LIHTC investments accounted for under the proportional amortization method, there was no impact on its financial condition or results of operations upon adoption. For additional information on the Company’s LIHTC investments, see Note 12 – “Other Assets.”
Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Adopted
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2023-07 which requires disclosure of significant business segment expenses and a description of the composition of other segment expenses by business segment. The ASU also requires disclosure of the title and position of the chief operating decision maker and an explanation of how the chief operating decision maker uses the reported measures of segment profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company does not expect any impact on its financial condition or results of operations upon adoption.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09 which requires further granularity on the disclosure of income taxes, including:
Certain prescribed line items in the income tax rate reconciliation presented both in dollar and percentage terms;
Income taxes paid, income before income taxes and income taxes disaggregated by federal, state and foreign taxes; and
Further disaggregation of income taxes paid by any individual jurisdiction equal to or exceeding five percent of total income taxes paid.
This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company does not expect any impact on its financial condition or results of operations upon adoption.
Credit Quality Indicators
Credit Quality Indicators. The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as: current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information and current economic trends. In addition to the borrower’s primary source of repayment, in its risk rating process the Company considers all available sources of repayment, including obligor guaranties and liquidations of pledged collateral, where individually or together such sources would fully repay the loan on a timely basis. The Company analyzes loans individually by classifying the loans based on credit risk. The Company uses the following internally-defined risk ratings.
Pass. Loans where repayment in full is expected through any of the borrower’s sources of repayment.
Special Mention. Loans where any credit risk is not considered significant yet require management’s attention given certain currently identified characteristics of the borrower, collateral securing the loan and the obligor’s net worth and paying capacity. If the identified credit risks are not adequately monitored or mitigated, the loan may weaken and the Company’s credit position with respect to the loan may deteriorate in the future.
Substandard. Loans where currently identified characteristics of the borrower, collateral securing the loan and the obligor’s net worth and paying capacity, taken together, could jeopardize the repayment of the debt. A loan not fully supported by at least one available source of repayment and involves a distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss in that loan if the weakness is not cured. A loan supported by a guaranty, collateral sufficient to incentivize a sale or refinance, or cash flow that is sufficient for timely repayment in full will not be classified as substandard even if the loan has a well-defined weakness in other sources of repayment.
Doubtful. Loans reflecting the same characteristics as those classified as substandard, but for which repayment in full in accordance with the contractual terms is currently considered highly unlikely.
The Company reviews and grades loans following a continuous review process, featuring coverage of all loan types and business lines at least quarterly. Continuous reviewing provides more effective risk monitoring because it immediately tests for potential impacts caused by changes in personnel, policy, products or underwriting standards.