Allowance for Credit Losses

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Management reviews the appropriateness of the allowance for credit losses ("allowance" or "ACL") on a regular basis. Management considers the accounting policy relating to the allowance to be a critical accounting policy, given the inherent uncertainty in evaluating the levels of the allowance required to cover credit losses in the portfolio and the material effect that assumptions could have on the Company’s results of operations. The Company has developed a methodology to measure the amount of estimated credit loss exposure inherent in the loan portfolio to assure that an appropriate allowance is maintained. The Company’s methodology is based upon guidance provided in SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 119, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments ("CECL"), and Financial Instruments - Credit Losses and ASC Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses.

The Company uses a Discounted Cash Flow ("DCF") method to estimate expected credit losses for all loan segments excluding the leasing segment. For each of these loan segments, the Company generates cash flow projections at the instrument level wherein payment expectations are adjusted for estimated prepayment speed, curtailments, recovery lag, probability of default, and loss given default. The modeling of expected prepayment speeds, curtailment rates, and time to recovery are based on internal historical data.

The Company uses regression analysis of historical internal and peer data to determine suitable loss drivers to utilize when modeling lifetime probability of default and loss given default. This analysis also determines how expected probability of default and loss given default will react to forecasted levels of the loss drivers. For all loans utilizing the DCF method, management utilizes forecasts of national unemployment and a one year percentage change in national gross domestic product as loss drivers in the model.

For all DCF models, management has determined that four quarters represents a reasonable and supportable forecast period and reverts back to a historical loss rate over eight quarters on a straight-line basis. Management leverages economic projections from a reputable and independent third party to inform its loss driver forecasts over the four-quarter forecast period. Other internal and external indicators of economic forecasts, and scenario weightings, are also considered by management when developing the forecast metrics.

The combination of adjustments for credit expectations and timing expectations produces an expected cash flow stream at the instrument level. Instrument effective yield is calculated, net of the impacts of prepayment assumptions, and the instrument expected cash flows are then discounted at that effective yield to produce a net present value of expected cash flows ("NPV"). An ACL is established for the difference between the NPV and amortized cost basis.

Since the methodology is based upon historical experience and trends, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts, as well as management’s judgment, factors may arise that result in different estimates. While management’s evaluation of the allowance as of March 31, 2022, considers the allowance to be appropriate, under different conditions or assumptions, the Company would need to increase or decrease the allowance. In addition, various federal and State regulatory agencies, as part of their examination process, review the Company's allowance and may require the Company to recognize additions to the allowance based on their judgements and information available to them at the time of their examinations.

Loan Commitments and Allowance for Credit Losses on Off-Balance Sheet Credit Exposures

Financial instruments include off-balance sheet credit instruments, such as commitments to make loans, and commercial letters of credit. The Company's exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for off-balance sheet loan commitments is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. Such financial instruments are recorded when they are funded. The Company records an allowance for credit losses on off-balance sheet credit exposures, unless the commitments to extend credit are unconditionally cancelable, through a charge to credit loss expense for off-balance sheet credit exposures included in provision for credit loss expense in the Company's consolidated statements of income.

The following table details activity in the allowance for credit losses on loans and leases for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. Allocation of a portion of the allowance to one category of loans does not preclude its availability to absorb losses in other categories.


Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
(In thousands)	Commercial & Industrial		Commercial Real Estate		Residential Real Estate		Consumer and Other		Finance Leases		Total
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance	$	6,335	$	24,813	$	10,139	$	1,492	$	64	$	42,843
Charge-offs	(23)		(27)		0		(196)		0		(246)
Recoveries	20		42		109		92		0		263
(Credit) provision for credit loss expense	695		(1,846)		199		200		18		(734)
Ending Balance	$	7,027	$	22,982	$	10,447	$	1,588	$	82	$	42,126


Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
(In thousands)	Commercial & Industrial		Commercial Real Estate		Residential Real Estate		Consumer and Other		Finance Leases		Total
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance	$	9,239	$	30,546	$	10,257	$	1,562	$	65	51,669
Charge-offs	(116)		0		0		(91)		0		(207)
Recoveries	97		213		34		43		0		387
(Credit) provision for credit loss expense	(1,470)		(292)		(821)		69		4		(2,510)
Ending Balance	$	7,750	$	30,467	$	9,470	$	1,583	$	69	$	49,339

The following table details activity in the Liabilities for off-balance sheet credit exposures for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:


(In thousands)	2022		2021
Liabilities for off-balance sheet credit exposures at beginning of period	$	2,507	$	1,920

Provision for credit loss expense related to off-balance sheet credit exposures	214		680
Liabilities for off-balance sheet credit exposures at end of period	$	2,721	$	2,600

The following table presents the amortized cost basis of collateral dependent loans, which are individually evaluated to determine expected credit losses, and the related allowance for credit losses allocated to these loans:


March 31, 2022
(In thousands)	Real Estate		Business Assets		Other		Total		ACL Allocation
Commercial and Industrial	$	374	$	425	$	668	$	1,467	$	24
Commercial Real Estate	12,130		0		0		12,130		40
Commercial Real Estate - Agriculture	1,544		0		0		1,544		0
Total	$	14,048	$	425	$	668	$	15,141	$	64


December 31, 2021
(In thousands)	Real Estate		Business Assets		Other		Total		ACL Allocation
Commercial and Industrial	$	142	$	395	$	328	$	865	$	26
Commercial Real Estate	13,334		0		1,931		15,265		40
Commercial Real Estate - Agriculture	0		0		0		0		0
Residential Real Estate	32		0		0		32		1
Total	$	13,508	$	395	$	2,259	$	16,162	$	67

Loans are considered modified in a troubled debt restructuring ("TDR") when, due to a borrower’s financial difficulties, the Company makes concessions to the borrower that it would not otherwise consider. These modifications may include, among others, an extension for the term of the loan, and granting a period when interest-only payments can be made with the principal payments made over the remaining term of the loan or at maturity.

There were no new TDRs in the first quarter of 2022 or 2021.

In 2020, the Company implemented a loan payment deferral program to assist both consumer and business borrowers that were experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19. The Company's program allowed for deferral of payments of principal and interest. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act") and interagency guidance issued by Federal banking regulators provided guidance and clarification related to modifications and deferral programs to assist borrowers who were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 national emergency. The guidance and clarifications detail certain provisions whereby banks are permitted to make deferrals and modifications to the terms of a loan which would not require the loan to be reported as a TDR. In accordance with the CARES Act and the interagency guidance, the Company elected to adopt the provisions to not report eligible loan modifications as TDRs.

The relief related to TDRs under the CARES Act was extended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ("CAA Act"). Under the CAA Act, the relief under the CARES Act continued until the January 1, 2022.

The following tables present credit quality indicators by total loans on an amortized cost basis by origination year as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021:


March 31, 2022
(In thousands)	2022		2021		2020		2019		2018		Prior		Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis		Revolving Loans Converted to Term		Total Loans
Commercial and Industrial - Other:
Internal risk grade:
Pass	$	59,972	$	109,152	$	52,407	$	52,415	$	41,753	$	176,794	$	204,489	$	1,054	$	698,036
Special Mention	0		149		424		402		81		1,531		1,591		0		4,178
Substandard	0		0		870		44		521		977		4,000		0		6,412
Total Commercial and Industrial - Other	$	59,972	$	109,301	$	53,701	$	52,861	$	42,355	$	179,302	$	210,080	$	1,054	$	708,626

Commercial and Industrial - PPP:
Pass	$	0	$	23,429	$	666	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	24,095
Special Mention	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
Substandard	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
Total Commercial and Industrial - PPP	$	0	$	23,429	$	666	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	24,095

Commercial and Industrial - Agriculture:
Pass	$	2,444	$	7,892	$	6,357	$	5,294	$	9,470	$	9,049	$	36,632	$	0	$	77,138
Special Mention	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
Substandard	0		0		82		4		0		2,383		1,662		0		4,131
Total Commercial and Industrial - Agriculture	$	2,444	$	7,892	$	6,439	$	5,298	$	9,470	$	11,432	$	38,294	$	0	$	81,269

Commercial Real Estate
Pass	$	60,779	$	372,476	$	296,469	$	293,389	$	217,355	$	889,454	$	25,526	$	18,938	$	2,174,386
Special Mention	0		3,468		1,752		11,694		3,186		67,476		0		0		87,576
Substandard	0		0		0		3,166		2,396		24,177		398		0		30,137
Total Commercial Real Estate	$	60,779	$	375,944	$	298,221	308,249		222,937		981,107		$	25,924	$	18,938	$	2,292,099

Commercial Real Estate - Agriculture:
Pass	$	5,642	$	22,989	$	22,129	$	28,086	$	40,827	$	73,318	$	4,633	$	147	$	197,771
Special Mention	0		0		0		219		0		407		0		0		626
Substandard	0		0		0		0		39		1,216		0		0		1,255
Total Commercial Real Estate - Agriculture	$	5,642	$	22,989	$	22,129	$	28,305	$	40,866	$	74,941	$	4,633	$	147	$	199,652

Commercial Real Estate - Construction
Pass	$	4,103	$	47,620	$	72,993	$	29,262	$	8,940	$	14,312	$	5,841	$	1,648	$	184,719
Special Mention	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	0		0		0		0
Substandard	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	784	$	0	0		0		0		784
Total Commercial Real Estate - Construction	$	4,103	$	47,620	$	72,993	$	30,046	$	8,940	$	14,312	$	5,841	$	1,648	$	185,503


December 31, 2021
(In thousands)	2021		2020		2019		2018		2017		Prior		Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis		Revolving Loans Converted to Term		Total Loans
Commercial and Industrial - Other:
Internal risk grade:
Pass	$	123,996	$	58,432	$	54,116	$	42,093	$	35,725	$	239,093	$	125,476	$	10,039	$	688,970
Special Mention	156		770		450		100		201		393		1,417		0		3,487
Substandard	179		584		47		575		0		637		4,642		0		6,664
Total Commercial and Industrial - Other	$	124,331	$	59,786	$	54,613	$	42,768	$	35,926	$	240,123	$	131,535	$	10,039	$	699,121

Commercial and Industrial - Agriculture:
Pass	$	8,573	$	6,782	$	5,700	$	10,136	$	6,867	$	3,186	$	53,145	$	595	$	94,984
Special Mention	0		0		0		23		0		0		0		0		23
Substandard	0		85		11		0		93		2316		1660		0		4165
Total Commercial and Industrial - Agriculture	$	8,573	$	6,867	$	5,711	$	10,159	$	6,960	$	5,502	$	54,805	$	595	$	99,172

Commercial and Industrial - PPP:
Pass	$	71,260	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	71,260
Special Mention	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
Substandard	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
Total Commercial and Industrial - PPP	$	71,260	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	71,260

Commercial Real Estate
Pass	$	325,874	$	271,680	$	249,266	$	201,992	$	212,991	$	810,713	$	44,264	$	43,225	$	2,160,005
Special Mention	0		1,763		11,772		3,217		2,167		61,723		358		0		81,000
Substandard	3,482		0		2,262		2,518		8,509		20,401		422		0		37,594
Total Commercial Real Estate	$	329,356	$	273,443	$	263,300	$	207,727	$	223,667	$	892,837	$	45,044	$	43,225	$	2,278,599

Commercial Real Estate - Agriculture:
Pass	$	23,151	$	21,856	$	28,943	$	41,064	$	23,195	$	50,809	$	1,949	$	2,850	$	193,817
Special Mention	0		479		0		0		0		350		35		0		864
Substandard	0		0		0		39		0		1,253		0		0		1,292
Total Commercial Real Estate - Agriculture	$	23,151	$	22,335	$	28,943	$	41,103	$	23,195	$	52,412	$	1,984	$	2,850	$	195,973

Commercial Real Estate - Construction
Pass	$	12,840	$	10,025	$	16,325	$	7,542	$	1,274	$	6,559	$	112,537	$	10,037	$	177,139
Special Mention	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
Substandard	0		0		0		0		0		643		800		0		1,443
Total Commercial Real Estate - Construction	$	12,840	$	10,025	$	16,325	$	7,542	$	1,274	$	7,202	$	113,337	$	10,037	$	178,582

The following tables present credit quality indicators by total loans on an amortized cost basis by origination year as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, continued:


March 31, 2022
(In thousands)	2022		2021		2020		2019		2018		Prior		Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis		Revolving Loans Converted to Term		Total Loans

Residential - Home Equity
Performing	$	216	$	1,255	$	726	$	1,154	$	893	$	4,260	$	168,403	$	676	$	177,583
Nonperforming	0		0		0		15		0		75		2,125		0		2,215
Total Residential - Home Equity	$	216	$	1,255	$	726	$	1,169	$	893	$	4,335	$	170,528	$	676	$	179,798

Residential - Mortgages
Performing	$	59,751	$	280,315	$	256,287	$	128,140	$	73,586	$	506,849	$	0	$	0	$	1,304,928
Nonperforming	0		0		0		236		773		6,976		0		0		7,985
Total Residential - Mortgages	$	59,751	$	280,315	$	256,287	$	128,376	$	74,359	$	513,825	$	0	$	0	$	1,312,913

Consumer - Direct
Performing	$	8,374	$	19,893	$	9,903	$	7,929	$	5,515	$	9,365	$	5,306	$	0	$	66,285
Nonperforming	0		0		4		25		104		11		172		0		316
Total Consumer - Direct	$	8,374	$	19,893	$	9,907	$	7,954	$	5,619	$	9,376	$	5,478	$	0	$	66,601

Consumer - Indirect
Performing	$	0	$	194	$	245	$	1,813	$	1,070	$	280	$	0	$	0	$	3,602
Nonperforming	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	196	$	47	$	12	0		0		255
Total Consumer - Indirect	$	0	$	194	$	245	$	2,009	$	1,117	$	292	$	0	$	0	$	3,857


December 31, 2021
(In thousands)	2021		2020		2019		2018		2017		Prior		Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis		Revolving Loans Converted to Term		Total Loans

Residential - Home Equity
Performing	$	2,033	$	1,142	$	3,041	$	1,600	$	1,572	$	3,144	$	161,630	$	6,050	$	180,212
Nonperforming	0		0		16		0		0		604		1,839		0		2,459
Total Residential - Home Equity	$	2,033	$	1,142	$	3,057	$	1,600	$	1,572	$	3,748	$	163,469	$	6,050	$	182,671

Residential - Mortgages
Performing	$	324,967	$	282,202	$	162,574	$	97,778	$	124,221	$	275,133	$	14,112	$	1,205	$	1,282,192
Nonperforming	0		0		241		702		693		7,060		23		0		8,719
Total Residential - Mortgages	$	324,967	$	282,202	$	162,815	$	98,480	$	124,914	$	282,193	$	14,135	$	1,205	$	1,290,911

Consumer - Direct
Performing	$	20,653	$	10,735	$	9,397	$	5,542	$	4,849	$	10,602	$	5,435	$	0	$	67,213
Nonperforming	0		9		44		117		12		0		1		0		183
Total Consumer - Direct	$	20,653	$	10,744	$	9,441	$	5,659	$	4,861	$	10,602	$	5,436	$	0	$	67,396

Consumer - Indirect
Performing	$	1,809	$	854	$	812	$	506	$	362	$	66	$	0	$	0	$	4,409
Nonperforming	0		2		148		81		1		14		0		0		246
Total Consumer - Indirect	$	1,809	$	856	$	960	$	587	$	363	$	80	$	0	$	0	$	4,655