Derivative Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

The Corporation offers interest rate swap products directly to qualified commercial borrowers. The Corporation economically hedges client derivative transactions by entering into offsetting interest rate swap contracts executed with a third party. Derivative transactions executed as part of this program are not considered hedging instruments and are marked-to-market through earnings each period. The derivative contracts have mirror-image terms, which results in the positions’ changes in fair value offsetting through earnings each period. The credit risk and risk of non-performance embedded in the fair value calculations is different between the dealer counterparties and the commercial borrowers which may result in a difference in the changes in the fair value of the mirror-image swaps. The Corporation incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both its own non-performance risk and the counterparty’s risk in the fair value measurements. When evaluating the fair value of its derivative contracts for the effects of non-performance and credit risk, the Corporation considered the impact of netting and any applicable credit enhancements such as collateral postings, thresholds and guarantees. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022 the credit valuation allowance was $117,000 and $38,000, respectively.

The Corporation receives fixed rates and pays floating rates based upon designated benchmark interest rates used on the swaps with commercial borrowers. Commercial borrower swaps are completed independently with each borrower and are not subject to master netting arrangements. The Corporation pays fixed rates and receives floating rates based upon designated benchmark interest rates used on the swaps with dealer counterparties. Dealer counterparty swaps are subject to master netting agreements among the contracts within our Bank and are reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The gross amount of dealer counterparty swaps, without regard to the enforceable master netting agreement, was a gross derivative asset of $51.1 million and gross derivative liability of $7.9 million. No right of offset existed with the dealer counterparty swaps as of December 31, 2023.

All changes in fair value of these instruments are recorded in other non-interest income. Given the mirror-image terms of the outstanding derivative portfolio, the change in fair value for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 had an insignificant impact on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The Corporation also enters into interest rate swaps to manage interest rate risk and reduce the cost of match-funding certain long-term fixed rate loans. These derivative contracts involve the receipt of floating rate interest from a counterparty in exchange for the Corporation making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreement, without the exchange of the underlying notional value. The instruments are designated as cash flow hedges as the receipt of floating rate interest from the counterparty is used to manage interest rate risk related to cash outflows attributable to future wholesale deposit or short-term FHLB advance borrowings. The change in the fair value of these hedging instruments is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged transactions affect earnings. A pre-tax unrealized loss of $3.5 million was recognized in other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2023, while a pre-tax unrealized gain of $8.5 million and $3.6 million was recognized in other comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and there were no ineffective portions of these hedges.

The Corporation also enters into interest rate swaps to mitigate market value volatility on certain long-term fixed securities. The objective of the hedge is to protect the Corporation against changes in fair value due to changes in benchmark interest rates. The instruments are designated as fair value hedges as the changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap are expected to offset changes in the fair value of the hedged item attributable to changes in the SOFR swap rate, the designated benchmark interest rate. These derivative contracts involve the receipt of floating rate interest from a counterparty in exchange for the Corporation making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreement, without the exchange of the underlying notional value. The change in the fair value of these hedging instruments is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged transactions affect earnings. Pre-tax unrealized gains of $22,000 and $602,000 were recognized in other comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, and there were no ineffective portions of these hedges. No pre-tax unrealized gain or loss was recognized in other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2021.


	As of December 31, 2023
	Number of Instruments	Notional Amount		Weighted Average Maturity (In Years)	Fair Value
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Included in Derivative assets
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate swap agreements on loans with commercial loan clients	25	$	249,454	6.33	$	7,904
Interest rate swap agreements on loans with third-party counter parties	106	939,156		6.06	43,234
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate swap related to AFS securities	11	$	12,500	8.28	$	624
Interest rate swap related to wholesale funding	9	96,400		2.47	3,835
Included in Derivative liabilities
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate swap agreements on loans with commercial loan clients	81	$	689,702	5.96	$	51,138

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments

Interest rate swap related to wholesale funding	29	$	306,255	3.89	$	811


	As of December 31, 2022
	Number of Instruments	Notional Amount		Weighted Average Maturity (In Years)	Fair Value
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Included in Derivative assets
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate swap agreements on loans with commercial loan clients	2	$	65,352	4.83	$	1,010
Interest rate swap agreements on loans with third-party counter parties	84	744,233		7.37	60,409
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate swap related to AFS securities	11	$	12,500	9.28	$	602
Interest rate swap related to wholesale funding	11	116,400		2.88	6,560
Included in Derivative liabilities
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate swap agreements on loans with commercial loan clients	82	$	678,881	7.61	$	61,419