Company: CVBF
Filing Date: 2025-02-28
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000950170-25-029985
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Company: CVB FINANCIAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-02-28
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
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 in short-term market rates and our customers could move their deposits with us to money market funds or institutions that pay higher interest rates on deposits accounts. Accordingly, changes in levels of market interest rates could materially and adversely affect our net interest spread, asset quality, levels of deposits, as well as loan origination and prepayment volume. 

Elevated interest rates have decreased the market value of the Company’s available for sale and held-to-maturity securities and loan portfolios, and the Company would realize losses if it were required to sell such securities or loans to meet liquidity needs.

As a result of inflationary pressures that resulted in rapid increases in interest rates initiated by the Federal Reserve during 2022-2023, the fair values of previously purchased fixed income securities have declined significantly. At December 31, 2024, the total carrying value of our securities portfolio was $4.92 billion, of which $2.54 billion was available-for-sale and $2.38 billion was held-to-maturity.  The aggregate pre-tax net unrealized loss in our AFS securities was $447.7 million at December 31, 2024. Based on estimated fair values, the aggregate pre-tax net unrealized loss in our HTM securities was approximately $425.3 million at December 31, 2024. In addition, the fair value of many of our loans, which have interest rates that are fixed until maturity or reset on a future date, has been negatively impacted by the increases in interest rates from the time these loans were originated. 

While the Company does not currently intend to sell these securities or loans, if the Company were required to sell such securities or loans to meet liquidity needs, it could incur significant losses, which could impair the Company’s capital, financial condition, and results of operations, thereby negatively impacting our profitability. While the Company has taken actions to maximize its funding sources, there is no guarantee that such actions and the Company's borrowing facilities will be successful or sufficient in the event of sudden liquidity needs.   

Hedging against interest rate exposure may adversely affect our earnings. 

On occasion we have employed various financial risk methodologies that limit, or “hedge,” the adverse effects of rising or decreasing interest rates on our loan portfolios, investment securities, and short-term liabilities. We also engage in hedging strategies with respect to arrangements where our customers swap floating interest rate obligations for fixed interest rate obligations, or vice versa. Our hedging activity varies based on the level and volatility of interest rates and other changing market conditions