Significant Accounting Policies and Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Significant Accounting Policies and Basis of Presentation

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Basis of Presentation

The interim unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. These interim unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary to present a fair statement of the financial position and the results of operations and cash flows of Customers Bancorp and subsidiaries for the interim periods presented. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the annual consolidated financial statements have been omitted from these interim unaudited consolidated financial statements as permitted by SEC rules and regulations. The December 31, 2021 consolidated balance sheet presented in this report has been derived from Customers Bancorp’s audited 2021 consolidated financial statements. Management believes that the disclosures are adequate to present fairly the consolidated financial statements as of the dates and for the periods presented. These interim unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the 2021 consolidated financial statements of Customers Bancorp and subsidiaries included in Customers' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC on February 28, 2022 (the "2021 Form 10-K"). The 2021 Form 10-K describes Customers Bancorp’s significant accounting policies. There have been no material changes to Customers Bancorp's significant accounting policies noted above for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Customers Bancorp completed the divestiture of BankMobile Technologies, Inc., the technology arm of its BankMobile segment, to MFAC Merger Sub Inc., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of MFAC on January 4, 2021. Following the completion of the divestiture of BMT, BankMobile's serviced deposits and loans and the related net interest income have been combined with Customers’ financial condition and the results of operations as a single reportable segment. BMT's operating results and associated cash flows have been presented as "Discontinued operations" within the accompanying consolidated financial statements and prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation. See NOTE 3 – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS for additional information.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Presented below are recently issued accounting standards that Customers has adopted as well as those that the FASB has issued but are not yet effective.

Accounting Standards Adopted in 2022

Standard

Summary of Guidance

Effects on Financial Statements

SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin ("SAB") No. 121, Accounting for Obligations to Safeguard Crypto-Assets an Entity Holds for its Platform Users

Issued March 2022

• Provides interpretive guidance regarding the staff's views on how an entity that has an obligation to safeguard crypto-assets for another party should account for that obligation. An entity with a safeguarding obligation under SAB 121 recognizes a safeguarding liability with an accompanying safeguarding asset, measured at the fair value of the safeguarded crypto-asset.
• The guidance also requires additional disclosures related to the nature and amount of crypto-assets the entity is responsible for holding for its customers and disclosure of the potential impact of the destruction, loss, theft, or compromise or unavailability of the cryptographic key information.
• Effective for the first interim or annual period ending after June 15, 2022, with retrospective application as of the beginning of the fiscal year to which the interim or annual period relates.

• Customers adopted this guidance as of June 30, 2022. This guidance did not have any impact on its financial condition, results of operations and consolidated financial statements.

Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Adopted

Standard

Summary of Guidance

Effects on Financial Statements

ASU 2022-02,

Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures

Issued March 2022

• Eliminates the accounting guidance for TDRs by creditors, and applies the loan refinancing and restructuring guidance when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty to determine whether a modification results in a new loan or a continuation of an existing loan.

• Provides enhanced disclosure requirements for certain loan refinancing and restructurings and disclosure of current-period gross write-offs by year of origination for financing receivables and net investments in leases within the scope of ASC 326.

• Effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those

fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period, provided the amendments are adopted as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes the interim period of adoption. Early adoption is permitted separately for the amendments to TDRs and vintage disclosures.

• TDR and vintage disclosures are to be adopted prospectively. An entity may adopt TDR recognition and measurement guidance prospectively or elect to use a modified retrospective transition method, with a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings at the beginning of the period of adoption.

• Customers expects this guidance will result in additional disclosures related to gross write-offs by vintage year and expansive disclosures for certain loan modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty.
• Customers will adopt this guidance on January 1, 2023. This guidance is not expected to have a material impact on its financial condition, results of operations and consolidated financial statements.

ASU 2022-03,

Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions

Issued June 2022

• Clarifies that a contractual restriction on the sale of

an equity security is not considered part of the unit of account of the equity security and not considered in measuring fair value.

• Prohibits recognition and measurement of a contractual sale restriction on the sale of an equity security as a separate unit of account.

• Provides disclosure requirements for the equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions.

• Effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those

fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for both interim and annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance.

• Customers will adopt this guidance on January 1, 2024. This guidance is not expected to have a material impact on its financial condition, results of operations and consolidated financial statements.