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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021
Receivables [Abstract] |
Summary of Mortgage Loan Portfolio | Our mortgage loan portfolios are summarized in the following table. There were commitments outstanding of $44.0 million at September 30, 2021.
| September 30, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020
| (Dollars in thousands)
Commercial mortgage loans: |  |  |
Principal outstanding | $ | 3,325,371 |  |  | $ | 3,580,154 |
Deferred fees and costs, net | (1,387) |  |  | (1,266) |
Amortized cost | 3,323,984 |  |  | 3,578,888 |
Valuation allowance | (17,690) |  |  | (25,529) |
Commercial mortgage loans, carrying value | 3,306,294 |  |  | 3,553,359 |
Agricultural mortgage loans: |  |  |
Principal outstanding | 354,743 |  |  | 245,807 |
Deferred fees and costs, net | (1,002) |  |  | (634) |
Amortized cost | 353,741 |  |  | 245,173 |
Valuation allowance | (628) |  |  | (2,130) |
Agricultural mortgage loans, carrying value | 353,113 |  |  | 243,043 |
Residential mortgage loans: |  |  |
Principal outstanding | 610,635 |  |  | 366,320 |
Deferred fees and costs, net | 1,479 |  |  | 925 |
Unamortized discounts and premiums, net | 20,461 |  |  | 5,212 |
Amortized cost | 632,575 |  |  | 372,457 |
Valuation allowance | (3,240) |  |  | (3,370) |
Residential mortgage loans, carrying value | 629,335 |  |  | 369,087 |
Mortgage loans, carrying value | $ | 4,288,742 |  |  | $ | 4,165,489 |
Commercial Mortgage Loan Portfolio Summarized By Geographic Region and Property Type | The commercial mortgage loan portfolio is summarized by geographic region and property type as follows:
| September 30, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020
| Principal |  | Percent |  | Principal |  | Percent
| (Dollars in thousands)
Geographic distribution |  |  |  |  |  |  |
East | $ | 672,882 |  |  | 20.2 | % |  | $ | 699,741 |  |  | 19.5 | %
Middle Atlantic | 292,152 |  |  | 8.8 | % |  | 281,971 |  |  | 7.9 | %
Mountain | 349,747 |  |  | 10.5 | % |  | 391,025 |  |  | 10.9 | %
New England | 24,325 |  |  | 0.7 | % |  | 24,774 |  |  | 0.7 | %
Pacific | 634,074 |  |  | 19.1 | % |  | 659,743 |  |  | 18.4 | %
South Atlantic | 746,152 |  |  | 22.5 | % |  | 832,739 |  |  | 23.3 | %
West North Central | 243,396 |  |  | 7.3 | % |  | 266,050 |  |  | 7.4 | %
West South Central | 362,643 |  |  | 10.9 | % |  | 424,111 |  |  | 11.9 | %
| $ | 3,325,371 |  |  | 100.0 | % |  | $ | 3,580,154 |  |  | 100.0 | %
Property type distribution |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Office | $ | 290,702 |  |  | 8.7 | % |  | $ | 297,065 |  |  | 8.3 | %
Medical Office | 15,752 |  |  | 0.5 | % |  | 20,584 |  |  | 0.6 | %
Retail | 1,062,830 |  |  | 32.0 | % |  | 1,187,484 |  |  | 33.2 | %
Industrial/Warehouse | 902,412 |  |  | 27.1 | % |  | 929,325 |  |  | 25.9 | %
Apartment | 885,655 |  |  | 26.6 | % |  | 939,084 |  |  | 26.2 | %
Mixed use/Other | 168,020 |  |  | 5.1 | % |  | 206,612 |  |  | 5.8 | %
| $ | 3,325,371 |  |  | 100.0 | % |  | $ | 3,580,154 |  |  | 100.0 | %
Rollforward of Valuation Allowance on Mortgage Loan Portfolios | The following table represents a rollforward of the valuation allowance on our mortgage loan portfolios:
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
| Commercial |  | Agricultural |  | Residential |  | Total
| (Dollars in thousands)
Beginning allowance balance | $ | (22,498) |  |  | $ | (454) |  |  | $ | (3,629) |  |  | $ | (26,581) |
Charge-offs | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Recoveries | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Change in provision for credit losses | 4,808 |  |  | (174) |  |  | 389 |  |  | 5,023 |
Ending allowance balance | $ | (17,690) |  |  | $ | (628) |  |  | $ | (3,240) |  |  | $ | (21,558) |
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
| Commercial |  | Agricultural |  | Residential |  | Total
| (Dollars in thousands)
Beginning allowance balance | $ | (18,119) |  |  | $ | (320) |  |  | $ | (1,650) |  |  | $ | (20,089) |
Charge-offs | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Recoveries | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Change in provision for credit losses | 990 |  |  | 20 |  |  | (200) |  |  | 810 |
Ending allowance balance | $ | (17,129) |  |  | $ | (300) |  |  | $ | (1,850) |  |  | $ | (19,279) |
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
| Commercial |  | Agricultural |  | Residential |  | Total
| (Dollars in thousands)
Beginning allowance balance | $ | (25,529) |  |  | $ | (2,130) |  |  | $ | (3,370) |  |  | $ | (31,029) |
Charge-offs | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Recoveries | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Change in provision for credit losses | 7,839 |  |  | 1,502 |  |  | 130 |  |  | 9,471 |
Ending allowance balance | $ | (17,690) |  |  | $ | (628) |  |  | $ | (3,240) |  |  | $ | (21,558) |
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
| Commercial |  | Agricultural |  | Residential |  | Total
| (Dollars in thousands)
Beginning allowance balance | $ | (17,579) |  |  | $ | (200) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (17,779) |
Charge-offs | 1,485 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,485 |
Recoveries | 712 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 712 |
Change in provision for credit losses | (1,747) |  |  | (100) |  |  | (1,850) |  |  | (3,697) |
Ending allowance balance | $ | (17,129) |  |  | $ | (300) |  |  | $ | (1,850) |  |  | $ | (19,279) |
Mortgage Loans By Credit Quality Indicator | The amortized cost of our commercial mortgage loan portfolio by LTV and DSC ratios based on the most recent information collected was as follows at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (by year of origination):
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | Prior | Total
As of September 30, 2021: | Amortized Cost | Average LTV | Amortized Cost | Average LTV | Amortized Cost | Average LTV | Amortized Cost | Average LTV | Amortized Cost | Average LTV | Amortized Cost | Average LTV | Amortized Cost | Average LTV
Debt Service Coverage Ratio: | (Dollars in thousands)
Greater than or equal to 1.5 | $ | 115,988 |  | 67 | % | $ | 457,059 |  | 61 | % | $ | 529,625 |  | 62 | % | $ | 342,347 |  | 59 | % | $ | 252,749 |  | 53 | % | $ | 804,604 |  | 45 | % | $ | 2,502,372 |  | 55 | %
Greater than or equal to 1.2 and less than 1.5 | 12,993 |  | 68 | % | 59,575 |  | 66 | % | 129,356 |  | 68 | % | 89,987 |  | 67 | % | 136,948 |  | 68 | % | 155,276 |  | 56 | % | 584,135 |  | 64 | %
Greater than or equal to 1.0 and less than 1.2 | — |  | — | % | 21,245 |  | 79 | % | 70,141 |  | 74 | % | 12,014 |  | 70 | % | 6,425 |  | 61 | % | 51,806 |  | 59 | % | 161,631 |  | 69 | %
Less than 1.0 | — |  | — | % | — |  | — | % | 22,537 |  | 65 | % | 18,045 |  | 62 | % | 13,489 |  | 68 | % | 21,775 |  | 58 | % | 75,846 |  | 63 | %
Total | $ | 128,981 |  | 67 | % | $ | 537,879 |  | 63 | % | $ | 751,659 |  | 64 | % | $ | 462,393 |  | 61 | % | $ | 409,611 |  | 59 | % | $ | 1,033,461 |  | 48 | % | $ | 3,323,984 |  | 58 | %
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | Prior | Total
As of December 31, 2020: | Amortized Cost | Average LTV | Amortized Cost | Average LTV | Amortized Cost | Average LTV | Amortized Cost | Average LTV | Amortized Cost | Average LTV | Amortized Cost | Average LTV | Amortized Cost | Average LTV
Debt Service Coverage Ratio: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Greater than or equal to 1.5 | $ | 364,574 |  | 63 | % | $ | 442,370 |  | 66 | % | $ | 399,193 |  | 62 | % | $ | 316,738 |  | 57 | % | $ | 359,321 |  | 54 | % | $ | 715,706 |  | 47 | % | $ | 2,597,902 |  | 57 | %
Greater than or equal to 1.2 and less than 1.5 | 161,779 |  | 66 | % | 226,166 |  | 70 | % | 124,267 |  | 72 | % | 124,564 |  | 67 | % | 52,513 |  | 62 | % | 111,690 |  | 55 | % | 800,979 |  | 66 | %
Greater than or equal to 1.0 and less than 1.2 | 17,638 |  | 82 | % | 22,917 |  | 67 | % | 2,769 |  | 71 | % | 7,597 |  | 66 | % | — |  | — | % | 32,327 |  | 65 | % | 83,248 |  | 69 | %
Less than 1.0 | — |  | — | % | 64,131 |  | 58 | % | 1,441 |  | 89 | % | 10,156 |  | 80 | % | — |  | — | % | 21,031 |  | 60 | % | 96,759 |  | 61 | %
Total | $ | 543,991 |  | 65 | % | $ | 755,584 |  | 67 | % | $ | 527,670 |  | 64 | % | $ | 459,055 |  | 60 | % | $ | 411,834 |  | 55 | % | $ | 880,754 |  | 49 | % | $ | 3,578,888 |  | 59 | %
The amortized cost of our agricultural mortgage loan portfolio by LTV and DSC ratios based on the most recent information collected was as follows at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (by year of origination):
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | Prior | Total
As of September 30, 2021: | Amortized Cost | Average LTV | Amortized Cost | Average LTV | Amortized Cost | Average LTV | Amortized Cost | Average LTV | Amortized Cost | Average LTV | Amortized Cost | Average LTV | Amortized Cost | Average LTV
Debt Service Coverage Ratio: | (Dollars in thousands)
Greater than or equal to 1.5 | $ | 38,445 |  | 49 | % | $ | 83,859 |  | 57 | % | $ | 11,749 |  | 49 | % | $ | 25,000 |  | 11 | % | $ | — |  | — | % | $ | — |  | — | % | $ | 159,053 |  | 47 | %
Greater than or equal to 1.2 and less than 1.5 | 63,169 |  | 58 | % | 103,185 |  | 43 | % | 3,352 |  | 22 | % | — |  | — | % | — |  | — | % | — |  | — | % | 169,706 |  | 48 | %
Greater than or equal to 1.0 and less than 1.2 | 7,477 |  | 44 | % | 4,125 |  | 36 | % | 4,757 |  | 50 | % | — |  | — | % | — |  | — | % | — |  | — | % | 16,359 |  | 44 | %
Less than 1.0 | — |  | — | % | 8,623 |  | 59 | % | — |  | — | % | — |  | — | % | — |  | — | % | — |  | — | % | 8,623 |  | 59 | %
Total | $ | 109,091 |  | 54 | % | $ | 199,792 |  | 49 | % | $ | 19,858 |  | 44 | % | $ | 25,000 |  | 11 | % | $ | — |  | — | % | $ | — |  | — | % | $ | 353,741 |  | 48 | %
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | Prior | Total
As of December 31, 2020: | Amortized Cost | Average LTV | Amortized Cost | Average LTV | Amortized Cost | Average LTV | Amortized Cost | Average LTV | Amortized Cost | Average LTV | Amortized Cost | Average LTV | Amortized Cost | Average LTV
Debt Service Coverage Ratio: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Greater than or equal to 1.5 | $ | 78,631 |  | 52 | % | $ | 13,985 |  | 47 | % | $ | 25,000 |  | 11 | % | $ | — |  | — | % | $ | — |  | — | % | $ | — |  | — | % | $ | 117,616 |  | 43 | %
Greater than or equal to 1.2 and less than 1.5 | 101,879 |  | 44 | % | 3,425 |  | 23 | % | — |  | — | % | — |  | — | % | — |  | — | % | — |  | — | % | 105,304 |  | 44 | %
Greater than or equal to 1.0 and less than 1.2 | 4,213 |  | 37 | % | 6,573 |  | 43 | % | — |  | — | % | — |  | — | % | — |  | — | % | — |  | — | % | 10,786 |  | 41 | %
Less than 1.0 | 11,467 |  | 48 | % | — |  | — | % | — |  | — | % | — |  | — | % | — |  | — | % | — |  | — | % | 11,467 |  | 48 | %
Total | $ | 196,190 |  | 47 | % | $ | 23,983 |  | 42 | % | $ | 25,000 |  | 11 | % | $ | — |  | — | % | $ | — |  | — | % | $ | — |  | — | % | $ | 245,173 |  | 43 | %
Aging of Financing Receivables | Aging of financing receivables is summarized in the following table (by year of origination):
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | Prior |  | Total
As of September 30, 2021: | (Dollars in thousands)
Commercial mortgage loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current | $ | 128,981 |  |  | $ | 537,879 |  |  | $ | 751,659 |  |  | $ | 462,393 |  |  | $ | 409,611 |  |  | $ | 1,033,461 |  |  | $ | 3,323,984 |
30 - 59 days past due | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
60 - 89 days past due | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Over 90 days past due | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total commercial mortgage loans | $ | 128,981 |  |  | $ | 537,879 |  |  | $ | 751,659 |  |  | $ | 462,393 |  |  | $ | 409,611 |  |  | $ | 1,033,461 |  |  | $ | 3,323,984 |
Agricultural mortgage loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current | $ | 109,091 |  |  | $ | 199,792 |  |  | $ | 19,858 |  |  | $ | 25,000 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 353,741 |
30 - 59 days past due | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
60 - 89 days past due | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Over 90 days past due | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total agricultural mortgage loans | $ | 109,091 |  |  | $ | 199,792 |  |  | $ | 19,858 |  |  | $ | 25,000 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 353,741 |
Residential mortgage loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current | $ | 232,026 |  |  | $ | 316,539 |  |  | $ | 16,520 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 565,085 |
30 - 59 days past due | 49,684 |  |  | 5,343 |  |  | 389 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 55,416 |
60 - 89 days past due | 4,209 |  |  | 951 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5,160 |
Over 90 days past due | — |  |  | 6,004 |  |  | 910 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,914 |
Total residential mortgage loans | $ | 285,919 |  |  | $ | 328,837 |  |  | $ | 17,819 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 632,575 |
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | Prior |  | Total
As of December 31, 2020: | (Dollars in thousands)
Commercial mortgage loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current | $ | 543,991 |  |  | $ | 755,584 |  |  | $ | 527,670 |  |  | $ | 459,055 |  |  | $ | 411,834 |  |  | $ | 880,754 |  |  | $ | 3,578,888 |
30 - 59 days past due | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
60 - 89 days past due | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Over 90 days past due | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total commercial mortgage loans | $ | 543,991 |  |  | $ | 755,584 |  |  | $ | 527,670 |  |  | $ | 459,055 |  |  | $ | 411,834 |  |  | $ | 880,754 |  |  | $ | 3,578,888 |
Agricultural mortgage loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current | $ | 196,190 |  |  | $ | 23,983 |  |  | $ | 25,000 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 245,173 |
30 - 59 days past due | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
60 - 89 days past due | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Over 90 days past due | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total agricultural mortgage loans | $ | 196,190 |  |  | $ | 23,983 |  |  | $ | 25,000 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 245,173 |
Residential mortgage loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current | $ | 321,779 |  |  | $ | 24,951 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 346,730 |
30 - 59 days past due | 25,150 |  |  | 299 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 25,449 |
60 - 89 days past due | 111 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 111 |
Over 90 days past due | 167 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 167 |
Total residential mortgage loans | $ | 347,207 |  |  | $ | 25,250 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 372,457 |

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