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Loans
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Loans
NOTE 5: LOANS
The following table sets forth the composition of the loan portfolio at the dates indicated:
 
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
 
Amount
 
 
Percent of

Loans
Held for

Investment
 
 
Amount
 
 
Percent of

Loans
Held 
for
Investment
 
Loans Held for Investment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage Loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Multi-family
 
$
29,883,919
 
 
 
74.46
%
 
$
28,074,709
 
 
 
73.19
%
Commercial real estate
 
 
6,998,834
 
 
 
17.44
 
 
 
7,322,226
 
 
 
19.09
 
One-to-four family
 
 
446,094
 
 
 
1.11
 
 
 
477,228
 
 
 
1.24
 
Acquisition, development, and construction
 
 
407,870
 
 
 
1.02
 
 
 
435,825
 
 
 
1.14
 
Total mortgage loans held for investment
 
$
37,736,717
 
 
 
94.03
 
 
$
36,309,988
 
 
 
94.66
 
Other Loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
 
 
1,705,308
 
 
 
4.25
 
 
 
1,377,964
 
 
 
3.59
 
Lease financing, net of unearned income of $53,891 and $65,041, respectively
 
 
683,112
 
 
 
1.70
 
 
 
662,610
 
 
 
1.73
 
Total commercial and industrial loans
(1)
 
 
2,388,420
 
 
 
5.95
 
 
 
2,040,574
 
 
 
5.32
 
Other
 
 
8,724
 
 
 
0.02
 
 
 
8,460
 
 
 
0.02
 
Total other loans held for investment
 
 
2,397,144
 
 
 
5.97
 
 
 
2,049,034
 
 
 
5.34
 
Total loans held for investment
 
$
40,133,861
 
 
 
100.00
%
 
$
38,359,022
 
 
 
100.00
%
Net deferred loan origination costs
 
 
32,047
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28,949
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for losses
 
 
(159,820
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(158,046
)
 
 
 
 
Loans held for investment, net
 
$
40,006,088
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
38,229,925
 
 
 
 
 
Loans held for sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
35,258
 
 
 
 
 
Total loans, net
 
$
40,006,088
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
38,265,183
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
Includes specialty finance loans and leases of $1.9 billion and $1.5 billion, respectively, at December 31, 2018 and 2017. Other C&I loans of $469.9 million and $500.8 million, respectively, at December 31, 2018 and 2017.
Loans
Loans Held for Investment
The majority of the loans the Company originates for investment are multi-family loans, most of which are collateralized by non-luxury apartment buildings in New York City with rent-regulated units and below-market rents. In addition, the Company originates CRE loans, most of which are collateralized by income-producing properties such as office buildings, retail centers, mixed-use buildings, and multi-tenanted light industrial properties that are located in New York City and on Long Island.
To a lesser extent, the Company also originates ADC loans for investment. One-to-four family loans held for investment were originated through the Company’s former mortgage banking operation and primarily consisted of jumbo prime adjustable rate mortgages made to borrowers with a solid credit history.
ADC loans are primarily originated for multi-family and residential tract projects in New York City and on Long Island. C&I loans consist of asset-based loans, equipment loans and leases, and dealer floor-plan loans (together, specialty finance loans and leases) that generally are made to large corporate obligors, many of which are publicly traded, carry investment grade or near-investment grade ratings, and participate in stable industries nationwide; and other C&I loans that primarily are made to small and mid-size businesses in Metro New York. Other C&I loans are typically made for working capital, business expansion, and the purchase of machinery and equipment.
The repayment of multi-family and CRE loans generally depends on the income produced by the underlying properties which, in turn, depends on their successful operation and management. To mitigate the potential for credit losses, the Company underwrites its loans in accordance with credit standards it considers to be prudent, looking first at the consistency of the cash flows being produced by the underlying property. In addition, multi-family buildings, CRE properties, and ADC projects are inspected as a prerequisite to approval, and independent appraisers, whose appraisals are carefully reviewed by the Company’s in-house appraisers, perform appraisals on the collateral properties. In many cases, a second independent appraisal review is performed.
To further manage its credit risk, the Company’s lending policies limit the amount of credit granted to any one borrower and typically require conservative debt service coverage ratios and loan-to-value ratios. Nonetheless, the ability of the Company’s borrowers to repay these loans may be impacted by adverse conditions in the local real estate market and the local economy.
Accordingly, there can be no assurance that its underwriting policies will protect the Company from credit-related losses or delinquencies.
ADC loans typically involve a higher degree of credit risk than loans secured by improved or owner-occupied real estate. Accordingly, borrowers are required to provide a guarantee of repayment and completion, and loan proceeds are disbursed as construction progresses, as certified by in-house inspectors or third-party engineers. The Company seeks to minimize the credit risk on ADC loans by maintaining conservative lending policies and rigorous underwriting standards. However, if the estimate of value proves to be inaccurate, the cost of completion is greater than expected, or the length of time to complete and/or sell or lease the collateral property is greater than anticipated, the property could have a value upon completion that is insufficient to assure full repayment of the loan. This could have a material adverse effect on the quality of the ADC loan portfolio, and could result in losses or delinquencies. In addition, the Company utilizes the same stringent appraisal process for ADC loans as it does for its multi-family and CRE loans.
To minimize the risk involved in specialty finance lending and leasing, the Company participates in syndicated loans that are brought to it, and equipment loans and leases that are assigned to it, by a select group of nationally recognized sources who have had long-term relationships with its experienced lending officers. Each of these credits is secured with a perfected first security interest or outright ownership in the underlying collateral, and structured as senior debt or as a non-cancelable lease. To further minimize the risk involved in specialty finance lending and leasing, each transaction is re-underwritten. In addition, outside counsel is retained to conduct a further review of the underlying documentation.
To minimize the risks involved in other C&I lending, the Company underwrites such loans on the basis of the cash flows produced by the business; requires that such loans be collateralized by various business assets, including inventory, equipment, and accounts receivable, among others; and typically requires personal guarantees. However, the capacity of a borrower to repay such a C&I loan is substantially dependent on the degree to which the business is successful. In addition, the collateral underlying such loans may depreciate over time, may not be conducive to appraisal, or may fluctuate in value, based upon the results of operations of the business.
Included in loans held for investment at December 31, 2018 were loans of $35.3 million to officers, directors, and their related interests and parties. There were no loans to principal shareholders at that date.
Loans Held for Sale
At December 31, 2018 the Company had no loans held for sale as compared to $35.3 million at December 31, 2017. At December 31, 2017, all loans held for sale were one-to-four family loans.
Asset Quality
The following table presents information regarding the quality of the Company’s loans held for investment at December 31, 2018:
 
(in thousands)
 
Loans

30
-
89
Days

Past Due
 
 
Non-

Accrual

Loans
 
 
Loans

90
Days or More

Delinquent and

Still Accruing

Interest
 
 
Total

Past Due

Loans
 
 
Current

Loans
 
 
Total Loans

Receivable
 
Multi-family
 
$
 
 
$
4,220
 
 
$
 
 
$
4,220
 
 
$
29,879,699
 
 
$
29,883,919
 
Commercial real estate
 
 
 
 
 
3,021
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,021
 
 
 
6,995,813
 
 
 
6,998,834
 
One-to-four family
 
 
9
 
 
 
1,651
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,660
 
 
 
444,434
 
 
 
446,094
 
Acquisition, development, and construction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
407,870
 
 
 
407,870
 
Commercial and industrial
(1) (2)
 
 
530
 
 
 
36,608
 
 
 
 
 
 
37,138
 
 
 
2,351,282
 
 
 
2,388,420
 
Other
 
 
25
 
 
 
6
 
 
 
 
 
 
31
 
 
 
8,693
 
 
 
8,724
 
Total
 
$
564
 
 
$
45,506
 
 
$
 
 
$
46,070
 
 
$
40,087,791
 
 
$
40,133,861
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
Includes $530,000 and $35.5 million of taxi medallion-related loans that were 30 to 89 days past due and 90 days or more past due, respectively.
(2)
Includes lease financing receivables, all of which were current. 
The following table presents information regarding the quality of the Company’s loans held for investment at December 31, 2017:
 
(in thousands)
 
Loans

30
-
89
Days

Past Due
 
 
Non-

Accrual

Loans
 
 
Loans

90
Days or More
Delinquent and

Still Accruing

Interest
 
 
Total

Past Due

Loans
 
 
Current
Loans
 
 
Total Loans

Receivable
 
Multi-family
 
$
1,258
 
 
$
11,078
 
 
$
 
 
$
12,336
 
 
$
28,062,373
 
 
$
28,074,709
 
Commercial real estate
 
 
13,227
 
 
 
6,659
 
 
 
 
 
 
19,886
 
 
 
7,302,340
 
 
 
7,322,226
 
One-to-four family
 
 
585
 
 
 
1,966
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,551
 
 
 
474,677
 
 
 
477,228
 
Acquisition, development, and construction
 
 
 
 
 
6,200
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,200
 
 
 
429,625
 
 
 
435,825
 
Commercial and industrial
(1) (2)
 
 
2,711
 
 
 
47,768
 
 
 
 
 
 
50,479
 
 
 
1,990,095
 
 
 
2,040,574
 
Other
 
 
8
 
 
 
11
 
 
 
 
 
 
19
 
 
 
8,441
 
 
 
8,460
 
Total
 
$
17,789
 
 
$
73,682
 
 
$
 
 
$
91,471
 
 
$
38,267,551
 
 
$
38,359,022
 
 
(1)
Includes $2.7 million and $46.7 million of taxi medallion-related loans that were 30 to 89 days past due and 90 days or more past due, respectively.
(2)
Includes lease financing receivables, all of which were current. 
The following table summarizes the Company’s portfolio of loans held for investment by credit quality indicator at December 31, 2018:
 
 
 
Mortgage Loans
 
 
Other Loans
 
(in thousands)
 
Multi-
Family
 
 
Commercial
Real Estate
 
 
One-to-Four

Family
 
 
Acquisition,

Development,

and

Construction
 
 
Total
Mortgage

Loans
 
 
Commercial

and

Industrial
(1)
 
 
Other
 
 
Total Other

Loans
 
Credit Quality Indicator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pass
 
$
29,548,242
 
 
$
6,880,105
 
 
$
444,443
 
 
$
319,001
 
 
$
37,191,791
 
 
$
2,306,563
 
 
$
8,469
 
 
$
2,315,032
 
Special mention
 
 
312,025
 
 
 
90,653
 
 
 
 
 
 
73,964
 
 
 
476,642
 
 
 
19,751
 
 
 
 
 
 
19,751
 
Substandard
 
 
23,652
 
 
 
28,076
 
 
 
1,651
 
 
 
14,905
 
 
 
68,284
 
 
 
62,106
 
 
 
255
 
 
 
62,361
 
Doubtful
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
$
29,883,919
 
 
$
6,998,834
 
 
$
446,094
 
 
$
407,870
 
 
$
37,736,717
 
 
$
2,388,420
 
 
$
8,724
 
 
$
2,397,144
 
 
(1)
Includes lease financing receivables, all of which were classified as Pass.
The following table summarizes the Company’s portfolio of loans held for investment by credit quality indicator at December 31, 2017:
 
 
 
Mortgage Loans
 
 
Other Loans
 
(in thousands)
 
Multi-
Family
 
 
Commercial

Real Estate
 
 
One-to-Four

Family
 
 
Acquisition,

Development,

and

Construction
 
 
Total
Mortgage

Loans
 
 
Commercial

and

Industrial
(1)
 
 
Other
 
 
Total Other

Loans
 
Credit Quality Indicator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pass
 
$
27,874,330
 
 
$
7,255,100
 
 
$
471,571
 
 
$
344,040
 
 
$
35,945,041
 
 
$
1,925,527
 
 
$
8,449
 
 
$
1,933,976
 
Special mention
 
 
125,752
 
 
 
47,123
 
 
 
3,691
 
 
 
76,033
 
 
 
252,599
 
 
 
20,883
 
 
 
 
 
 
20,883
 
Substandard
 
 
74,627
 
 
 
20,003
 
 
 
1,966
 
 
 
15,752
 
 
 
112,348
 
 
 
94,164
 
 
 
11
 
 
 
94,175
 
Doubtful
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
$
28,074,709
 
 
$
7,322,226
 
 
$
477,228
 
 
$
435,825
 
 
$
36,309,988
 
 
$
2,040,574
 
 
$
8,460
 
 
$
2,049,034
 
 
(1)
Includes lease financing receivables, all of which were classified as Pass.
 
The preceding classifications are the most current ones available and generally have been updated within the last twelve months. In addition, they follow regulatory guidelines and can generally be described as follows: pass loans are of satisfactory quality; special mention loans have potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention; substandard loans are inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the borrower or of the collateral pledged (these loans have a well-defined weakness and there is a possibility that the Company will sustain some loss); and doubtful loans, based on existing circumstances, have weaknesses that make collection or liquidation in full highly questionable and improbable. In addition, one-to-four family loans are classified based on the duration of the delinquency.
 
 
The interest income that would have been recorded under the original terms of non-accrual loans at the respective year-ends, and the interest income actually recorded on these loans in the respective years, is summarized below:
 
 
 
December 31,
 
(in thousands)
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
Interest income that would have been recorded
 
$
4,145
 
 
$
4,974
 
 
$
3,128
 
Interest income actually recorded
 
 
(3,480
)
 
 
(2,904
)
 
 
(1,708
)
Interest income foregone
 
$
665
 
 
$
2,070
 
 
$
1,420
 
Troubled Debt Restructurings
The Company is required to account for certain loan modifications and restructurings as TDRs. In general, a modification or restructuring of a loan constitutes a TDR if the Company grants a concession to a borrower experiencing financial difficulty. A loan modified as a TDR generally is placed on non-accrual status until the Company determines that future collection of principal and interest is reasonably assured, which requires, among other things, that the borrower demonstrate performance according to the restructured terms for a period of at least six consecutive months.
In an effort to proactively manage delinquent loans, the Company has selectively extended to certain borrowers concessions such as rate reductions, extension of maturity dates, and forbearance agreements. As of December 31, 2018, loans on which concessions were made with respect to rate reductions and/or extension of maturity dates amounted to $34.8 million; loans on which forbearance agreements were reached amounted to $37,000.
The following table presents information regarding the Company’s TDRs as of December 31, 2018 and 2017:
 
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
(in thousands)
 
Accruing
 
 
Non-Accrual
 
 
Total
 
 
Accruing
 
 
Non-Accrual
 
 
Total
 
Loan Category:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Multi-family
 
$
 
 
$
4,220
 
 
$
4,220
 
 
$
824
 
 
$
8,061
 
 
$
8,885
 
Commercial real estate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
368
 
 
 
368
 
One-to-four family
 
 
 
 
 
1,022
 
 
 
1,022
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,066
 
 
 
1,066
 
Acquisition, development, and construction
 
 
8,297
 
 
 
 
 
 
8,297
 
 
 
8,652
 
 
 
 
 
 
8,652
 
Commercial and industrial
 
 
865
 
 
 
20,477
 
 
 
21,342
 
 
 
177
 
 
 
26,408
 
 
 
26,585
 
Total
 
$
9,162
 
 
$
25,719
 
 
$
34,881
 
 
$
9,653
 
 
$
35,903
 
 
$
45,556
 
The eligibility of a borrower for work-out concessions of any nature depends upon the facts and circumstances of each loan, which may change from period to period, and involves judgment by Company personnel regarding the likelihood that the concession will result in the maximum recovery for the Company.
 
The financial effects of the Company’s TDRs for the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 are summarized as follows:
 
 
 
For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted Average
Interest Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number

of Loans
 
 
Pre-Modification

Recorded

Investment
 
 
Post-Modification

Recorded

Investment
 
 
Pre-
Modification
 
 
Post-
Modification
 
 
Charge-off

Amount
 
 
Capitalized

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

Investment
 
 
Recorded

Investment
 
 
Pre-Modification
 
 
Post-Modification
 
 
Charge-off 
Amount
 
 
Capitalized

Interest
 
Loan Category:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
One-to-four family
 
 
4
 
 
$
810
 
 
$
986
 
 
 
5.93
%
 
 
2.21
%
 
$
 
 
$
12
 
Acquisition, development, and construction
 
 
2
 
 
 
8,652
 
 
 
8,652
 
 
 
5.50
 
 
 
5.50
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
 
 
65
 
 
 
52,179
 
 
 
26,409
 
 
 
3.36
 
 
 
3.29
 
 
 
14,273
 
 
 
 
Total
 
 
71
 
 
$
61,641
 
 
$
36,047
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
14,273
 
 
$
12
 
 
 
 
For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2016
 
(dollars in thousands
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted Average
Interest Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number

of Loans
 
 
Pre-Modification

Recorded

Investment
 
 
Post-Modification

Recorded

Investment
 
 
Pre-
Modification
 
 
Post-
Modification
 
 
Charge-off

Amount
 
 
Capitalized

Interest
 
Loan Category:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Multi-family
 
 
1
 
 
$
9,340
 
 
$
8,129
 
 
 
4.63
%
 
 
4.00
%
 
$
 
 
$
 
One-to-four family
 
 
5
 
 
 
900
 
 
 
1,036
 
 
 
4.26
 
 
 
2.65
 
 
 
 
 
 
11
 
Commercial and industrial
 
 
7
 
 
 
4,697
 
 
 
3,935
 
 
 
3.22
 
 
 
3.19
 
 
 
170
 
 
 
 
Total
 
 
13
 
 
$
14,937
 
 
$
13,100
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
170
 
 
$
11
 
At December 31, 2018, one C&I loan, in the amount of $194,000 that had been modified as a TDR during the twelve months ended at that date and was in payment default.
The Company does not consider a payment to be in default when the loan is in forbearance, or otherwise granted a delay of payment, when the agreement to forebear or allow a delay of payment is part of a modification.
Subsequent to the modification, the loan is not considered to be in default until payment is contractually past due in accordance with the modified terms. However, the Company does consider a loan with multiple modifications or forbearance periods to be in default, and would also consider a loan to be in default if the borrower were in bankruptcy or if the loan were partially charged off subsequent to modification.