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LOANS (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |
Schedule of Loans Receivable, Net | The balances of these classes are summarized as follows:
(000's omitted) |  | March 31, 2018 |  |  | December 31, 2017 |
Business lending |  | $ | 2,426,086 |  |  | $ | 2,424,223 |
Consumer mortgage |  |  | 2,211,882 |  |  |  | 2,220,298 |
Consumer indirect |  |  | 1,008,198 |  |  |  | 1,011,978 |
Consumer direct |  |  | 173,032 |  |  |  | 179,929 |
Home equity |  |  | 407,832 |  |  |  | 420,329 |
Gross loans, including deferred origination costs |  |  | 6,227,030 |  |  |  | 6,256,757 |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  | (48,103 | ) |  |  | (47,583 | )
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses |  | $ | 6,178,927 |  |  | $ | 6,209,174 |
Schedule of Accretable Discount Related to Credit Impaired Acquired Loans | The changes in the accretable discount related to the credit impaired acquired loans are as follows:
(000’s omitted) |  |  |
Balance at December 31, 2017 |  | $ | 976 |
Accretion recognized, year-to-date |  |  | (278 | )
Net reclassification between accretable and non-accretable |  |  | 300 |
Balance at March 31, 2018 |  | $ | 998 |
Aged Analysis of Past Due Loans by Class | Legacy Loans (excludes loans acquired after January 1, 2009)
(000’s omitted) |  | Past Due 30 – 89 Days |  |  | 90+ Days Past Due and Still Accruing |  |  | Nonaccrual |  |  | Total Past Due |  |  | Current |  |  | Total Loans |
Business lending |  | $ | 5,062 |  |  | $ | 4,069 |  |  | $ | 3,831 |  |  | $ | 12,962 |  |  | $ | 1,437,044 |  |  | $ | 1,450,006 |
Consumer mortgage |  |  | 10,236 |  |  |  | 1,437 |  |  |  | 10,086 |  |  |  | 21,759 |  |  |  | 1,744,105 |  |  |  | 1,765,864 |
Consumer indirect |  |  | 8,664 |  |  |  | 182 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 8,851 |  |  |  | 981,915 |  |  |  | 990,766 |
Consumer direct |  |  | 1,091 |  |  |  | 30 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 1,121 |  |  |  | 167,396 |  |  |  | 168,517 |
Home equity |  |  | 1,404 |  |  |  | 176 |  |  |  | 1,239 |  |  |  | 2,819 |  |  |  | 313,908 |  |  |  | 316,727 |
Total |  | $ | 26,457 |  |  | $ | 5,894 |  |  | $ | 15,161 |  |  | $ | 47,512 |  |  | $ | 4,644,368 |  |  | $ | 4,691,880 |
Acquired Loans (includes loans acquired after January 1, 2009)
(000’s omitted) |  | Past Due 30 – 89 Days |  |  | 90+ Days Past Due and Still Accruing |  |  | Nonaccrual |  |  | Total Past Due |  |  | Acquired Impaired(1) |  |  | Current |  |  | Total Loans |
Business lending |  | $ | 4,119 |  |  | $ | 0 |  |  | $ | 3,967 |  |  | $ | 8,086 |  |  | $ | 8,496 |  |  | $ | 959,498 |  |  | $ | 976,080 |
Consumer mortgage |  |  | 1,991 |  |  |  | 282 |  |  |  | 2,855 |  |  |  | 5,128 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 440,890 |  |  |  | 446,018 |
Consumer indirect |  |  | 106 |  |  |  | 35 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 141 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 17,291 |  |  |  | 17,432 |
Consumer direct |  |  | 105 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 105 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 4,410 |  |  |  | 4,515 |
Home equity |  |  | 522 |  |  |  | 214 |  |  |  | 1,256 |  |  |  | 1,992 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 89,113 |  |  |  | 91,105 |
Total |  | $ | 6,843 |  |  | $ | 531 |  |  | $ | 8,078 |  |  | $ | 15,452 |  |  | $ | 8,496 |  |  | $ | 1,511,202 |  |  | $ | 1,535,150 |
(1) | Acquired impaired loans were not classified as nonperforming assets as the loans are considered to be performing under ASC 310-30. As a result interest income, through the accretion of the difference between the carrying amount of the loans and the expected cashflows, is being recognized on all acquired impaired loans.
The following is an aged analysis of the Company’s past due loans by class as of December 31, 2017: Legacy Loans (excludes loans acquired after January 1, 2009)
(000’s omitted) |  | Past Due 30 – 89 Days |  |  | 90+ Days Past Due and Still Accruing |  |  | Nonaccrual |  |  | Total Past Due |  |  | Current |  |  | Total Loans |
Business lending |  | $ | 2,283 |  |  | $ | 571 |  |  | $ | 3,944 |  |  | $ | 6,798 |  |  | $ | 1,369,801 |  |  | $ | 1,376,599 |
Consumer mortgage |  |  | 13,564 |  |  |  | 1,500 |  |  |  | 10,722 |  |  |  | 25,786 |  |  |  | 1,728,823 |  |  |  | 1,754,609 |
Consumer indirect |  |  | 14,197 |  |  |  | 295 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 14,492 |  |  |  | 977,344 |  |  |  | 991,836 |
Consumer direct |  |  | 1,875 |  |  |  | 48 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 1,923 |  |  |  | 172,556 |  |  |  | 174,479 |
Home equity |  |  | 1,116 |  |  |  | 94 |  |  |  | 1,354 |  |  |  | 2,564 |  |  |  | 319,576 |  |  |  | 322,140 |
Total |  | $ | 33,035 |  |  | $ | 2,508 |  |  | $ | 16,020 |  |  | $ | 51,563 |  |  | $ | 4,568,100 |  |  | $ | 4,619,663 |
Acquired Loans (includes loans acquired after January 1, 2009)
(000’s omitted) |  | Past Due 30 – 89 Days |  |  | 90+ Days Past Due and Still Accruing |  |  | Nonaccrual |  |  | Total Past Due |  |  | Acquired Impaired(1) |  |  | Current |  |  | Total Loans |
Business lending |  | $ | 4,661 |  |  | $ | 0 |  |  | $ | 4,328 |  |  | $ | 8,989 |  |  | $ | 10,115 |  |  | $ | 1,028,520 |  |  | $ | 1,047,624 |
Consumer mortgage |  |  | 2,603 |  |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | 3,066 |  |  |  | 5,695 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 459,994 |  |  |  | 465,689 |
Consumer indirect |  |  | 245 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 253 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 19,889 |  |  |  | 20,142 |
Consumer direct |  |  | 100 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 100 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 5,350 |  |  |  | 5,450 |
Home equity |  |  | 634 |  |  |  | 170 |  |  |  | 1,326 |  |  |  | 2,130 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 96,059 |  |  |  | 98,189 |
Total |  | $ | 8,243 |  |  | $ | 204 |  |  | $ | 8,720 |  |  | $ | 17,167 |  |  | $ | 10,115 |  |  | $ | 1,609,812 |  |  | $ | 1,637,094 |
(1) | Acquired impaired loans were not classified as nonperforming assets as the loans are considered to be performing under ASC 310-30. As a result interest income, through the accretion of the difference between the carrying amount of the loans and the expected cashflows, is being recognized on all acquired impaired loans.
Summary of Non-Business Impaired Loans | A summary of individually evaluated impaired loans as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 follows:
(000’s omitted) |  | March 31, 2018 |  |  | December 31, 2017 |
Loans with allowance allocation |  | $ | 4,510 |  |  | $ | 5,125 |
Loans without allowance allocation |  |  | 1,422 |  |  |  | 884 |
Carrying balance |  |  | 5,932 |  |  |  | 6,009 |
Contractual balance |  |  | 10,146 |  |  |  | 9,165 |
Specifically allocated allowance |  |  | 878 |  |  |  | 804 |
Troubled Debt Restructurings on Financing Receivables | Information regarding TDRs as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 is as follows:
|  | March 31, 2018 |  |  | December 31, 2017 |
(000’s omitted) |  | Nonaccrual |  |  | Accruing |  |  | Total |  |  | Nonaccrual |  |  | Accruing |  |  | Total |
|  |  | # |  |  | Amount |  |  |  | # |  |  | Amount |  |  |  | # |  |  | Amount |  |  |  | # |  |  | Amount |  |  |  | # |  |  | Amount |  |  |  | # |  |  | Amount |
Business lending |  |  | 8 |  |  | $ | 312 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  | $ | 280 |  |  |  | 11 |  |  | $ | 592 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  | $ | 218 |  |  |  | 7 |  |  | $ | 501 |  |  |  | 15 |  |  | $ | 719 |
Consumer mortgage |  |  | 48 |  |  |  | 1,976 |  |  |  | 43 |  |  |  | 1,651 |  |  |  | 91 |  |  |  | 3,627 |  |  |  | 51 |  |  |  | 2,265 |  |  |  | 44 |  |  |  | 1,750 |  |  |  | 95 |  |  |  | 4,015 |
Consumer indirect |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 68 |  |  |  | 847 |  |  |  | 68 |  |  |  | 847 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 71 |  |  |  | 883 |  |  |  | 71 |  |  |  | 883 |
Consumer direct |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 65 |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 65 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 25 |  |  |  | 69 |  |  |  | 25 |  |  |  | 69 |
Home equity |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 234 |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 201 |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | 435 |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 245 |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 204 |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 449 |
Total |  |  | 67 |  |  | $ | 2,522 |  |  |  | 144 |  |  | $ | 3,044 |  |  |  | 211 |  |  | $ | 5,566 |  |  |  | 72 |  |  | $ | 2,728 |  |  |  | 154 |  |  | $ | 3,407 |  |  |  | 226 |  |  | $ | 6,135 |
The following table presents information related to loans modified in a TDR during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. Of the loans noted in the table below, all loans for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 were modified due to a Chapter 7 bankruptcy as described previously. The financial effects of these restructurings were immaterial.
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 |  |  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 |
(000’s omitted) |  | Number of loans modified |  |  | Outstanding Balance |  |  | Number of loans modified |  |  | Outstanding Balance |
Business lending |  |  | 1 |  |  | $ | 93 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  | $ | 0 |
Consumer mortgage |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 502 |
Consumer indirect |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 41 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 106 |
Consumer direct |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 15 |
Home equity |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 98 |
Total |  |  | 7 |  |  | $ | 136 |  |  |  | 21 |  |  | $ | 721 |
Schedule of Allowance for Loan Losses by Class | The following presents by class the activity in the allowance for loan losses:
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 |
(000’s omitted) |  | Business Lending |  |  | Consumer Mortgage |  |  | Consumer Indirect |  |  | Consumer Direct |  |  | Home Equity |  |  | Unallocated |  |  | Acquired Impaired |  |  | Total |
Beginning balance |  | $ | 17,257 |  |  | $ | 10,465 |  |  | $ | 13,468 |  |  | $ | 3,039 |  |  | $ | 2,107 |  |  | $ | 1,100 |  |  | $ | 147 |  |  | $ | 47,583 |
Charge-offs |  |  | (1,669 | ) |  |  | (199 | ) |  |  | (2,284 | ) |  |  | (496 | ) |  |  | (56 | ) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (43 | ) |  |  | (4,747 | )
Recoveries |  |  | 198 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 1,151 |  |  |  | 222 |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 1,588 |
Provision |  |  | 1,821 |  |  |  | 108 |  |  |  | 1,363 |  |  |  | 219 |  |  |  | (20 | ) |  |  | (16 | ) |  |  | 204 |  |  |  | 3,679 |
Ending balance |  | $ | 17,607 |  |  | $ | 10,382 |  |  | $ | 13,698 |  |  | $ | 2,984 |  |  | $ | 2,040 |  |  | $ | 1,084 |  |  | $ | 308 |  |  | $ | 48,103 |
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 |
(000’s omitted) |  | Business Lending |  |  | Consumer Mortgage |  |  | Consumer Indirect |  |  | Consumer Direct |  |  | Home Equity |  |  | Unallocated |  |  | Acquired Impaired |  |  | Total |
Beginning balance |  | $ | 17,220 |  |  | $ | 10,094 |  |  | $ | 13,782 |  |  | $ | 2,979 |  |  | $ | 2,399 |  |  | $ | 651 |  |  | $ | 108 |  |  | $ | 47,233 |
Charge-offs |  |  | (695 | ) |  |  | (85 | ) |  |  | (1,947 | ) |  |  | (417 | ) |  |  | (38 | ) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (3,182 | )
Recoveries |  |  | 71 |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 869 |  |  |  | 245 |  |  |  | 25 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 1,217 |
Provision |  |  | 261 |  |  |  | 133 |  |  |  | 1,292 |  |  |  | 45 |  |  |  | (27 | ) |  |  | 122 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 1,828 |
Ending balance |  | $ | 16,857 |  |  | $ | 10,149 |  |  | $ | 13,996 |  |  | $ | 2,852 |  |  | $ | 2,359 |  |  | $ | 773 |  |  | $ | 110 |  |  | $ | 47,096 |
Business Lending [Member] |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |
Schedule of Loans by Credit Quality Indicator | The following table shows the amount of business lending loans by credit quality category:
|  | March 31, 2018 |  |  | December 31, 2017 |
(000’s omitted) |  | Legacy |  |  | Acquired |  |  | Total |  |  | Legacy |  |  | Acquired |  |  | Total |
Pass |  | $ | 1,253,688 |  |  | $ | 891,639 |  |  | $ | 2,145,327 |  |  | $ | 1,170,156 |  |  | $ | 963,981 |  |  | $ | 2,134,137 |
Special mention |  |  | 120,881 |  |  |  | 43,034 |  |  |  | 163,915 |  |  |  | 129,076 |  |  |  | 37,321 |  |  |  | 166,397 |
Classified |  |  | 75,283 |  |  |  | 31,313 |  |  |  | 106,596 |  |  |  | 77,367 |  |  |  | 34,628 |  |  |  | 111,995 |
Doubtful |  |  | 154 |  |  |  | 1,598 |  |  |  | 1,752 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 1,579 |  |  |  | 1,579 |
Acquired impaired |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 8,496 |  |  |  | 8,496 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 10,115 |  |  |  | 10,115 |
Total |  | $ | 1,450,006 |  |  | $ | 976,080 |  |  | $ | 2,426,086 |  |  | $ | 1,376,599 |  |  | $ | 1,047,624 |  |  | $ | 2,424,223 |
All Other Loans [Member] |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |
Schedule of Loans by Credit Quality Indicator | The following table details the balances in all other loan categories at March 31, 2018: Legacy Loans (excludes loans acquired after January 1, 2009)
(000’s omitted) |  | Consumer Mortgage |  |  | Consumer Indirect |  |  | Consumer Direct |  |  | Home Equity |  |  | Total |
Performing |  | $ | 1,754,341 |  |  | $ | 990,579 |  |  | $ | 168,487 |  |  | $ | 315,312 |  |  | $ | 3,228,719 |
Nonperforming |  |  | 11,523 |  |  |  | 187 |  |  |  | 30 |  |  |  | 1,415 |  |  |  | 13,155 |
Total |  | $ | 1,765,864 |  |  | $ | 990,766 |  |  | $ | 168,517 |  |  | $ | 316,727 |  |  | $ | 3,241,874 |
Acquired Loans (includes loans acquired after January 1, 2009)
(000’s omitted) |  | Consumer Mortgage |  |  | Consumer Indirect |  |  | Consumer Direct |  |  | Home Equity |  |  | Total |
Performing |  | $ | 442,881 |  |  | $ | 17,397 |  |  | $ | 4,515 |  |  | $ | 89,635 |  |  | $ | 554,428 |
Nonperforming |  |  | 3,137 |  |  |  | 35 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 1,470 |  |  |  | 4,642 |
Total |  | $ | 446,018 |  |  | $ | 17,432 |  |  | $ | 4,515 |  |  | $ | 91,105 |  |  | $ | 559,070 |
The following table details the balances in all other loan categories at December 31, 2017: Legacy Loans (excludes loans acquired after January 1, 2009)
(000’s omitted) |  | Consumer Mortgage |  |  | Consumer Indirect |  |  | Consumer Direct |  |  | Home Equity |  |  | Total |
Performing |  | $ | 1,742,387 |  |  | $ | 991,541 |  |  | $ | 174,431 |  |  | $ | 320,692 |  |  | $ | 3,229,051 |
Nonperforming |  |  | 12,222 |  |  |  | 295 |  |  |  | 48 |  |  |  | 1,448 |  |  |  | 14,013 |
Total |  | $ | 1,754,609 |  |  | $ | 991,836 |  |  | $ | 174,479 |  |  | $ | 322,140 |  |  | $ | 3,243,064 |
Acquired Loans (includes loans acquired after January 1, 2009)
(000’s omitted) |  | Consumer Mortgage |  |  | Consumer Indirect |  |  | Consumer Direct |  |  | Home Equity |  |  | Total |
Performing |  | $ | 462,597 |  |  | $ | 20,134 |  |  | $ | 5,450 |  |  | $ | 96,693 |  |  | $ | 584,874 |
Nonperforming |  |  | 3,092 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 1,496 |  |  |  | 4,596 |
Total |  | $ | 465,689 |  |  | $ | 20,142 |  |  | $ | 5,450 |  |  | $ | 98,189 |  |  | $ | 589,470 |

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