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Bank segment - Credit risk profile - payment activity and assigned grades (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | $ 1,134,977 |
December 31, 2019 | 632,640 |
December 31, 2018 | 446,401 |
December 31, 2017 | 372,750 |
December 31, 2016 | 389,536 |
Prior | 1,288,936 |
Revolving | 1,164,951 |
Converted to term loans | 63,919 |
Total | 5,494,110 | $ 5,120,664
Real estate |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
Total | 4,261,537 | 4,192,069
Real estate | Residential 1-4 family |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 425,930 |
December 31, 2019 | 242,811 |
December 31, 2018 | 138,155 |
December 31, 2017 | 234,297 |
December 31, 2016 | 201,532 |
Prior | 952,368 |
Revolving | 0 |
Converted to term loans | 0 |
Total | 2,195,093 | 2,178,135
Real estate | Home equity line of credit |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 0 |
December 31, 2019 | 0 |
December 31, 2018 | 0 |
December 31, 2017 | 0 |
December 31, 2016 | 0 |
Prior | 0 |
Revolving | 993,063 |
Converted to term loans | 34,948 |
Total | 1,028,011 | 1,092,125
Conversion of debt | 10,000 |
Real estate | Residential land |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 4,606 |
December 31, 2019 | 4,433 |
December 31, 2018 | 1,598 |
December 31, 2017 | 1,600 |
December 31, 2016 | 22 |
Prior | 2,051 |
Revolving | 0 |
Converted to term loans | 0 |
Total | 14,310 | 14,704
Real estate | Residential construction |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 4,368 |
December 31, 2019 | 4,897 |
December 31, 2018 | 386 |
December 31, 2017 | 630 |
December 31, 2016 | 0 |
Prior | 0 |
Revolving | 0 |
Converted to term loans | 0 |
Total | 10,281 | 11,670
Real estate | Commercial real estate |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 170,764 |
December 31, 2019 | 115,159 |
December 31, 2018 | 133,115 |
December 31, 2017 | 64,502 |
December 31, 2016 | 128,705 |
Prior | 277,667 |
Revolving | 11,000 |
Converted to term loans | 0 |
Total | 900,912 | 824,830
Real estate | Commercial construction |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 12,754 |
December 31, 2019 | 21,322 |
December 31, 2018 | 30,655 |
December 31, 2017 | 18,000 |
December 31, 2016 | 5,999 |
Prior | 0 |
Revolving | 24,200 |
Converted to term loans | 0 |
Total | 112,930 | 70,605
Consumer |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 26,175 |
December 31, 2019 | 79,659 |
December 31, 2018 | 47,293 |
December 31, 2017 | 11,463 |
December 31, 2016 | 800 |
Prior | 423 |
Revolving | 20,802 |
Converted to term loans | 3,523 |
Total | 190,138 | 257,921
Conversion of debt | 2,000 |
Commercial |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 490,380 |
December 31, 2019 | 164,359 |
December 31, 2018 | 95,199 |
December 31, 2017 | 42,258 |
December 31, 2016 | 52,478 |
Prior | 56,427 |
Revolving | 115,886 |
Converted to term loans | 25,448 |
Total | 1,042,435 | $ 670,674
Conversion of debt | 13,800 |
Pass | Real estate | Commercial real estate |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 161,130 |
December 31, 2019 | 73,086 |
December 31, 2018 | 63,082 |
December 31, 2017 | 28,685 |
December 31, 2016 | 55,742 |
Prior | 154,297 |
Revolving | 11,000 |
Converted to term loans | 0 |
Total | 547,022 |
Pass | Real estate | Commercial construction |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 11,122 |
December 31, 2019 | 21,322 |
December 31, 2018 | 30,655 |
December 31, 2017 | 0 |
December 31, 2016 | 5,999 |
Prior | 0 |
Revolving | 24,200 |
Converted to term loans | 0 |
Total | 93,298 |
Pass | Commercial |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 454,219 |
December 31, 2019 | 131,481 |
December 31, 2018 | 91,147 |
December 31, 2017 | 30,680 |
December 31, 2016 | 13,067 |
Prior | 37,580 |
Revolving | 76,449 |
Converted to term loans | 13,397 |
Total | 848,020 |
Special Mention | Real estate | Commercial real estate |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 9,634 |
December 31, 2019 | 38,908 |
December 31, 2018 | 65,840 |
December 31, 2017 | 33,921 |
December 31, 2016 | 68,502 |
Prior | 65,431 |
Revolving | 0 |
Converted to term loans | 0 |
Total | 282,236 |
Special Mention | Real estate | Commercial construction |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 1,632 |
December 31, 2019 | 0 |
December 31, 2018 | 0 |
December 31, 2017 | 18,000 |
December 31, 2016 | 0 |
Prior | 0 |
Revolving | 0 |
Converted to term loans | 0 |
Total | 19,632 |
Special Mention | Commercial |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 36,029 |
December 31, 2019 | 23,458 |
December 31, 2018 | 3,681 |
December 31, 2017 | 7,176 |
December 31, 2016 | 30,864 |
Prior | 15,105 |
Revolving | 32,494 |
Converted to term loans | 11,221 |
Total | 160,028 |
Substandard | Real estate | Commercial real estate |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 0 |
December 31, 2019 | 3,165 |
December 31, 2018 | 4,193 |
December 31, 2017 | 1,896 |
December 31, 2016 | 4,461 |
Prior | 57,939 |
Revolving | 0 |
Converted to term loans | 0 |
Total | 71,654 |
Substandard | Real estate | Commercial construction |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 0 |
December 31, 2019 | 0 |
December 31, 2018 | 0 |
December 31, 2017 | 0 |
December 31, 2016 | 0 |
Prior | 0 |
Revolving | 0 |
Converted to term loans | 0 |
Total | 0 |
Substandard | Commercial |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 132 |
December 31, 2019 | 9,420 |
December 31, 2018 | 371 |
December 31, 2017 | 4,402 |
December 31, 2016 | 8,547 |
Prior | 3,742 |
Revolving | 6,943 |
Converted to term loans | 830 |
Total | 34,387 |
Doubtful | Real estate | Commercial real estate |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 0 |
December 31, 2019 | 0 |
December 31, 2018 | 0 |
December 31, 2017 | 0 |
December 31, 2016 | 0 |
Prior | 0 |
Revolving | 0 |
Converted to term loans | 0 |
Total | 0 |
Doubtful | Real estate | Commercial construction |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 0 |
December 31, 2019 | 0 |
December 31, 2018 | 0 |
December 31, 2017 | 0 |
December 31, 2016 | 0 |
Prior | 0 |
Revolving | 0 |
Converted to term loans | 0 |
Total | 0 |
Doubtful | Commercial |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 0 |
December 31, 2019 | 0 |
December 31, 2018 | 0 |
December 31, 2017 | 0 |
December 31, 2016 | 0 |
Prior | 0 |
Revolving | 0 |
Converted to term loans | 0 |
Total | 0 |
Current | Real estate | Residential 1-4 family |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 425,930 |
December 31, 2019 | 242,811 |
December 31, 2018 | 138,155 |
December 31, 2017 | 233,944 |
December 31, 2016 | 201,532 |
Prior | 947,343 |
Revolving | 0 |
Converted to term loans | 0 |
Total | 2,189,715 |
Current | Real estate | Home equity line of credit |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 0 |
December 31, 2019 | 0 |
December 31, 2018 | 0 |
December 31, 2017 | 0 |
December 31, 2016 | 0 |
Prior | 0 |
Revolving | 991,199 |
Converted to term loans | 33,800 |
Total | 1,024,999 |
Current | Real estate | Residential land |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 4,606 |
December 31, 2019 | 4,433 |
December 31, 2018 | 1,598 |
December 31, 2017 | 1,600 |
December 31, 2016 | 22 |
Prior | 1,751 |
Revolving | 0 |
Converted to term loans | 0 |
Total | 14,010 |
Current | Real estate | Residential construction |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 4,368 |
December 31, 2019 | 4,897 |
December 31, 2018 | 386 |
December 31, 2017 | 630 |
December 31, 2016 | 0 |
Prior | 0 |
Revolving | 0 |
Converted to term loans | 0 |
Total | 10,281 |
Current | Consumer |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 25,661 |
December 31, 2019 | 77,454 |
December 31, 2018 | 45,485 |
December 31, 2017 | 10,916 |
December 31, 2016 | 764 |
Prior | 423 |
Revolving | 19,906 |
Converted to term loans | 3,221 |
Total | 183,830 |
30-59 days past due | Real estate | Residential 1-4 family |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 0 |
December 31, 2019 | 0 |
December 31, 2018 | 0 |
December 31, 2017 | 0 |
December 31, 2016 | 0 |
Prior | 2,461 |
Revolving | 0 |
Converted to term loans | 0 |
Total | 2,461 |
30-59 days past due | Real estate | Home equity line of credit |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 0 |
December 31, 2019 | 0 |
December 31, 2018 | 0 |
December 31, 2017 | 0 |
December 31, 2016 | 0 |
Prior | 0 |
Revolving | 419 |
Converted to term loans | 349 |
Total | 768 |
30-59 days past due | Real estate | Residential land |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 0 |
December 31, 2019 | 0 |
December 31, 2018 | 0 |
December 31, 2017 | 0 |
December 31, 2016 | 0 |
Prior | 300 |
Revolving | 0 |
Converted to term loans | 0 |
Total | 300 |
30-59 days past due | Real estate | Residential construction |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 0 |
December 31, 2019 | 0 |
December 31, 2018 | 0 |
December 31, 2017 | 0 |
December 31, 2016 | 0 |
Prior | 0 |
Revolving | 0 |
Converted to term loans | 0 |
Total | 0 |
30-59 days past due | Consumer |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 387 |
December 31, 2019 | 981 |
December 31, 2018 | 723 |
December 31, 2017 | 239 |
December 31, 2016 | 13 |
Prior | 0 |
Revolving | 467 |
Converted to term loans | 131 |
Total | 2,941 |
60-89 days past due | Real estate | Residential 1-4 family |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 0 |
December 31, 2019 | 0 |
December 31, 2018 | 0 |
December 31, 2017 | 0 |
December 31, 2016 | 0 |
Prior | 1,028 |
Revolving | 0 |
Converted to term loans | 0 |
Total | 1,028 |
60-89 days past due | Real estate | Home equity line of credit |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 0 |
December 31, 2019 | 0 |
December 31, 2018 | 0 |
December 31, 2017 | 0 |
December 31, 2016 | 0 |
Prior | 0 |
Revolving | 158 |
Converted to term loans | 0 |
Total | 158 |
60-89 days past due | Real estate | Residential land |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 0 |
December 31, 2019 | 0 |
December 31, 2018 | 0 |
December 31, 2017 | 0 |
December 31, 2016 | 0 |
Prior | 0 |
Revolving | 0 |
Converted to term loans | 0 |
Total | 0 |
60-89 days past due | Real estate | Residential construction |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 0 |
December 31, 2019 | 0 |
December 31, 2018 | 0 |
December 31, 2017 | 0 |
December 31, 2016 | 0 |
Prior | 0 |
Revolving | 0 |
Converted to term loans | 0 |
Total | 0 |
60-89 days past due | Consumer |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 95 |
December 31, 2019 | 717 |
December 31, 2018 | 674 |
December 31, 2017 | 152 |
December 31, 2016 | 5 |
Prior | 0 |
Revolving | 70 |
Converted to term loans | 87 |
Total | 1,800 |
Greater than 89 days past due | Real estate | Residential 1-4 family |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 0 |
December 31, 2019 | 0 |
December 31, 2018 | 0 |
December 31, 2017 | 353 |
December 31, 2016 | 0 |
Prior | 1,536 |
Revolving | 0 |
Converted to term loans | 0 |
Total | 1,889 |
Greater than 89 days past due | Real estate | Home equity line of credit |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 0 |
December 31, 2019 | 0 |
December 31, 2018 | 0 |
December 31, 2017 | 0 |
December 31, 2016 | 0 |
Prior | 0 |
Revolving | 1,287 |
Converted to term loans | 799 |
Total | 2,086 |
Greater than 89 days past due | Real estate | Residential land |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 0 |
December 31, 2019 | 0 |
December 31, 2018 | 0 |
December 31, 2017 | 0 |
December 31, 2016 | 0 |
Prior | 0 |
Revolving | 0 |
Converted to term loans | 0 |
Total | 0 |
Greater than 89 days past due | Real estate | Residential construction |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 0 |
December 31, 2019 | 0 |
December 31, 2018 | 0 |
December 31, 2017 | 0 |
December 31, 2016 | 0 |
Prior | 0 |
Revolving | 0 |
Converted to term loans | 0 |
Total | 0 |
Greater than 89 days past due | Consumer |  |
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade for loans |  |
June 30, 2020 | 32 |
December 31, 2019 | 507 |
December 31, 2018 | 411 |
December 31, 2017 | 156 |
December 31, 2016 | 18 |
Prior | 0 |
Revolving | 359 |
Converted to term loans | 84 |
Total | $ 1,567 |

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