EDGAR 10-K Filing

Company CIK: 1516912
Filing Year: 2021
Filename: 1516912_10-K_2021_0001516912-21-000019.json

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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Item 1. Business
Our Company
Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Annual Report on Form 10-K to "we," "us," "our," "our company," "the Company" or "Origin" refer to Origin Bancorp, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries. All references to "Origin Bank" or "the Bank" refer to Origin Bank, our wholly owned bank subsidiary.
Origin is a financial holding company headquartered in Ruston, Louisiana. Our wholly owned bank subsidiary, Origin Bank, was founded in 1912. Deeply rooted in our history is a culture committed to providing personalized, relationship banking to our clients and communities. We provide a broad range of financial services to businesses, municipalities, high net worth individuals and retail clients. We currently operate 44 banking centers from Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston, Texas across North Louisiana and into Mississippi. At December 31, 2020, we had total assets of $7.63 billion, total loans of $5.72 billion, total deposits of $5.75 billion and total stockholders' equity of $647.2 million.
We completed an initial public offering of our common stock in May 2018. Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "OBNK."
We are committed to building unique client experiences through a strong culture, experienced leadership team and a focus on delivering unmatched customer service throughout Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Our success has been based on (1) a talented team of relationship bankers, executives and directors, (2) a diverse footprint with stable and growth-oriented markets, (3) differentiated and customized delivery and service, (4) our core deposit franchise and (5) an ability to significantly leverage our infrastructure and technology.
Successful execution of our strategic plan has produced significant growth in our franchise. Since 2005, we have enhanced our growth by integrating three bank acquisitions, entering several expansion markets, expanding our product offerings in mortgage lending and servicing as well as in insurance and private banking. To support our growth, we have raised over $281.8 million of new Tier 1 capital since 2006, including proceeds from our initial public offering completed in May 2018. Additionally, in two separate transactions conducted in February and October of 2020, Origin Bank and the Company announced the completion of the offering and subsequent sales of $70.0 million and $80.0 million, respectively, in aggregate principal amount of subordinated notes that will initially be treated as Tier 2 capital for regulatory purposes. We have also supported our entry into expansion markets by hiring a number of experienced in-market bankers and banking teams. Through these efforts, we have successfully increased our market share in our key geographic markets.
Our Competitive Strengths and Banking Strategy
Organic Growth Capabilities with Strategic Acquisitions
We have historically been able to demonstrate our ability to grow our loans and deposits organically. Our team of seasoned bankers has been an important driver of our organic growth by further developing banking relationships with current and potential clients. Our relationship bankers are motivated to increase the size of their loan and deposit portfolios and generate fee income while maintaining strong credit quality. To promote our organic growth, we strategically locate banking centers within our markets and employ highly experienced relationship bankers who proactively develop valuable relationships within the communities that we serve. Through these relationships, our bankers are able to capitalize on loan demand across a wide range of industries. This allows us to not only diversify our loan portfolio, but also focus on loans with quality credit characteristics.
We focus on generating core deposits and, in particular, noninterest-bearing deposits, as our primary funding source to support loan growth. We believe motivating our relationship bankers to generate strong core, noninterest-bearing deposit growth enhances our ability to build and strengthen client relationships and provide stable funding for future growth.
We also intend to continue pursuing selective acquisition opportunities that we expect will enhance our business model in markets across our attractive geographic footprint.
A Unique from Within Client Experience
Our mission is to passionately pursue ways to make banking and insurance more rewarding for our employees, customers, communities, and stockholders. We recognize that providing a distinguished client service begins with a commitment to building, training and retaining a customer-focused team that exemplifies our core values. Relationships built upon trust, encouraging a strong work ethic, innovation, flexibility and forward-thinking, genuine respect for others, cultivating a commitment to our community and never compromising on integrity are the benchmarks of our values and our promise is to make every customer feel like our only customer, every time.
Concentration on Sound Asset Quality
We believe that asset quality is a key to long-term financial success. We seek to maintain sound asset quality by moderating credit risk, adhering to prudent lending practices and promoting a relationship-based approach to commercial and consumer banking. Our executive management team has extensive knowledge of the bank regulatory landscape, significant experience navigating interest rate and credit cycles and a long history of collaboration, which we believe may help us avoid or mitigate unforeseen losses.
Expanding Revenue Sources
We offer commercial and retail customers a wide range of products and services that provide us with a diversified revenue stream and help us to solidify customer relationships. We provide products and services that compete with large, national banks, but with the personalized attention and responsiveness of a relationship-focused community bank. Our offerings include traditional retail deposits, treasury management, commercial deposits, mortgage origination and servicing, insurance, mobile banking and online banking. Our clients value our ability to provide the sophisticated products and services of larger banks, but with a local and agile decision-making process, a focus on building personal relationships, and a commitment to investing in the local economy and community. This allows us to build Origin Bank by focusing on low-cost core deposit relationships, high credit quality loans, and fee income generated by value-added services. It also allows us to develop strong relationships across industries, creating a diverse commercial loan portfolio.
We believe we have an attractive mix of loans and deposits. At December 31, 2020, our loans held for investment ("LHFI") portfolio was comprised of 50.7% commercial and industrial loans (including Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") and mortgage warehouse loans), and 33.5% commercial real estate loans (including construction/land/land development). This focus on commercial lending increases the asset sensitivity of our balance sheet and provides potential growth opportunities due to our limited real estate concentrations. At December 31, 2020, approximately 28.0% of our deposits were noninterest-bearing demand deposits and our cost of total deposits was 0.53% for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Our Markets
We currently operate in the markets of Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston, Texas, North Louisiana and Mississippi, all of which offer attractive combinations of diversity, growth and stability.
The Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston markets represent two of the largest and fastest growing metropolitan areas in the country. These markets provide attractive economic environments and offer significant deposit and lending opportunities as they are home to many large and mid-size corporations across a wide range of industries that include healthcare, manufacturing, higher education, agriculture, energy, transportation and technology.
The North Louisiana markets offer a stable economic climate with lower cost associated with deposit gathering and a reduced cost associated with our operational platform. Our footprint in Mississippi comprises areas of significant commercial investment and additional growth opportunities. We believe all of our markets throughout Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi provide favorable business climates and continued opportunity for growth.
Our Banking Services
We are focused on delivering a broad range of relationship-driven financial services tailored to meet the needs of small and medium-sized businesses, municipalities, high net worth individuals and retail clients. We principally operate in one business segment, community banking. We are primarily engaged in attracting deposits from individuals and businesses and using these deposits and borrowed funds to originate commercial, residential mortgage, construction and consumer loans.
We have grown our assets, deposits, and business organically and through acquisitions by building on our lending products, expanding our deposit products and delivery capabilities, opening new branches, and hiring experienced bankers with existing customer relationships in our market areas.
A general discussion of the range of financial services we offer follows.
Lending Activities
We originate loans primarily secured by single and multi-family real estate, residential construction and commercial buildings. In addition, we make loans to small and mid-sized businesses, as well as to consumers for a variety of purposes. Our loan portfolio at the dates indicated was comprised as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)
December 31,
Real estate: 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Commercial real estate (1)
$ 1,387,939 $ 1,296,847 $ 1,228,402 $ 1,083,275 $ 1,026,752
Construction/land/land development
531,860 517,688 429,660 322,404 311,279
Residential real estate
885,120 689,555 629,714 570,583 414,226
Total real estate
2,804,919 2,504,090 2,287,776 1,976,262 1,752,257
PPP
546,519 - - - -
Commercial and industrial
1,271,343 1,343,475 1,272,566 989,220 1,135,683
Mortgage warehouse lines of credit
1,084,001 274,659 207,871 255,044 201,997
Consumer loans
17,991 20,971 20,892 20,505 22,138
Total LHFI
$ 5,724,773 $ 4,143,195 $ 3,789,105 $ 3,241,031 $ 3,112,075
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(1)Includes commercial real estate loans accounted at fair value.
Commercial Real Estate Loans and Construction/Land/Land Development Loans. We primarily originate commercial real estate loans and construction/land/land development loans that are generally secured by real estate located in our market areas. Our commercial mortgage loans are generally collateralized by first liens on real estate and amortized over 20 to 30 years with balloon payments typically due at the end of five years. These loans are generally underwritten by addressing cash flow (debt service coverage), primary and secondary sources of repayment, the financial strength of any guarantor, the strength of the tenant (if any), the borrower's liquidity and leverage, management experience, ownership structure, economic conditions, industry specific trends and collateral. Commercial real estate loans have contributed interest income of $59.1 million and $64.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, while construction/land/land development loans have contributed interest income of $25.3 million and $27.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Consumer Loans and Residential Real Estate Loans. Our consumer loan portfolio is primarily composed of secured and unsecured loans that we originate. The largest component of our consumer loan portfolio is for residential real estate purposes. We originate one-to-four family, owner occupied residential mortgage loans generally secured by property located in our primary market areas. The majority of our residential mortgage loans consist of loans secured by owner occupied, single family residences. These loans are underwritten by giving consideration to the borrower's ability to pay, stability of employment or source of income, debt-to-income ratio, credit history and loan-to-value ratio. Consumer loans also include closed-end second mortgages, home equity lines of credit and our mortgage loans held for sale.
Commercial and Industrial Loans. Commercial and industrial loans are made for a variety of business purposes, including working capital, inventory, equipment and capital expansion. The terms for commercial loans are generally one to seven years. Commercial loans are generally underwritten by addressing cash flow (debt service coverage), primary and secondary sources of repayment, the financial strength of any guarantor, the borrower's liquidity and leverage, management experience, ownership structure, economic conditions, industry specific trends and collateral. Commercial and industrial loans have contributed interest income of $64.6 million and $69.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Mortgage Warehouse Loans. Mortgage warehouse loans are extended to mortgage companies and secured by loan participations in mortgages that are typically sold within 15 to 25 days. The loans are underwritten by the approved mortgage company using agency or investor guidelines. The loans are then committed to a secondary market investor and are primarily made up of agency-eligible conventional loans (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac), government loans (Ginnie Mae, FHA loans, VA loans, USDA Rural Housing Development loans) and qualified jumbo loans. Mortgage warehouse loans have contributed interest income of $22.3 million and $10.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Paycheck Protection Program Loans. We have been a participating lender in the PPP established under the CARES Act and administered by the Small Business Administration (“SBA”). At December 31, 2020, there were approximately $546.5 million in PPP loans outstanding included in our commercial and industrial loan portfolio, net of $9.6 million in net deferred loan fees. PPP loans have a maximum maturity of two years and earn interest at 1%. PPP loans are fully guaranteed by the U.S. government and can be forgiven by the SBA if the borrower uses the proceeds to pay specified expenses. We believe that the majority of our PPP loans will ultimately be forgiven by the SBA in accordance with the terms of the program.
Credit Risks. The principal economic risk associated with each category of loans we make is the creditworthiness of the borrower and the ability of the borrower to repay the relevant loan. Borrower creditworthiness is affected by general economic conditions, including interest rates, inflation and in the case of commercial borrowers, demand for the borrower's products and services, and other factors affecting the borrower's customers, suppliers and employees.
Mortgage Warehouse loan risk is primarily centered in the borrower’s adherence to agency or investor underwriting guidelines, while the risk associated with the underlying consumer mortgage loan repayment, as similar to other consumer loans, depends on the borrower's financial stability and are more likely than commercial loans to be adversely affected by divorce, job loss, illness and other personal hardships.
Risks associated with real estate loans also include fluctuations in the value of real estate, new job creation trends, tenant vacancy rates, economic downturns that create the need for temporary payment forbearances and, in the case of commercial borrowers, the quality of the borrower's management. Consumer loan repayments depend on the borrower's financial stability and are more likely than commercial loans to be adversely affected by divorce, job loss, illness and other personal hardships.
Lending Philosophy. Our lending philosophy is driven by our commitment to centralized underwriting for all loans, local market knowledge, long-term customer relationships and a conservative credit culture. To implement this philosophy we have established various levels of authority and review, including our Credit Risk Management Group. In each loan review, we emphasize cash flow and secondary and tertiary repayment sources, such as guarantors and collateral. We generally avoid lending to highly cyclical industries and typically avoid making certain types of loans that we consider to be higher risk.
Lending Policies. We have established common documentation requirements and policies for each type of loan. We have also established a corporate loan committee with authority to approve loans up to the legal lending limit of Origin Bank. During 2020, credit relationships of $5.0 million or greater are generally presented to the corporate loan committee for approval or ratification of approval prior to committing to the loan. The corporate loan committee meets weekly and on an ad hoc basis as needed.
Origin Bank's board of directors periodically reviews our lending policies and procedures. In addition, there are legal restrictions on the maximum amount of loans available for each lending relationship. At December 31, 2020, Origin Bank's legal lending limit under the Louisiana Banking Law and Regulation O of the Federal Reserve was $203.0 million for secured loans to a single borrower, $81.2 million for unsecured loans to a single borrower and $117.4 million for loans to a single insider which represents 15% of the Bank's capital and surplus as required by regulation. At December 31, 2020, we had established a general in-house lending limit ranging between $30.0 million and $35.0 million to any one borrower, excluding mortgage warehouse lines of credit, based upon our internal risk rating of the relationship. Due to multiple sources of repayment, mortgage warehouse lines of credit, has a general in-house lending limit ranging between $30.0 million and $75.0 million to any one borrower,
Deposits and Other Sources of Funds
An important aspect of our business franchise is the ability to gather deposits. At December 31, 2020, we held $5.75 billion of total deposits and have grown deposits at a compound annual growth rate of 19.1% since December 31, 2003. At December 31, 2020, 87.8% of our total deposits were core deposits (defined as total deposits excluding time deposits greater than $250,000 and brokered deposits). We offer a wide range of deposit services, including checking, savings, money market accounts and time deposits. We obtain most of our deposits from individuals, small businesses and municipalities in our market areas. One area of focus has been to create a deposit-focused sales force of business development bankers who have extensive contacts and connections with targeted clients and centers of influence throughout our communities. We also have access to secondary sources of funding, including advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, borrowings at the Federal Reserve Discount Window and other borrowings.
Mortgage Banking
We are also engaged in the residential mortgage banking business, which primarily generates income from the sale of mortgage loans as well as the servicing of residential mortgage loans for others. We originate residential mortgage loans in our markets as a service to our existing customers and as a way to develop relationships with new customers, in order to support our core banking strategy. Revenue from our mortgage banking activities was $29.6 million, $12.3 million and $9.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Insurance
We offer a wide variety of personal and commercial property and casualty insurance products through our wholly owned insurance subsidiary, Davison Insurance Agency, LLC, doing business as Thomas & Farr Agency, Reeves, Coon & Funderburg ("RCF") and Simoneaux & Wallace Agency. With 30 years of growth in the insurance industry and approximately 90 experienced professionals, our agencies have primary market locations across Louisiana, but also serve customers in Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas and other states across the U.S. We also have a 38% interest in the Lincoln Agency Group, a full-service insurance agency operating in North Louisiana. In July 2018, we completed the acquisition of RCF, solidifying our presence as one of the larger independent insurance agencies in North Louisiana. Insurance commission and fee income was $12.7 million, $12.2 million and $9.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Other Banking Services
Given customer demand for increased convenience and account access, we offer a wide range of products and services, including 24-hour internet banking and voice response information, mobile applications, cash management, overdraft protection, direct deposit, safe deposit boxes, U.S. savings bonds, automatic account transfers and peer-to-peer electronic pay solutions and personal financial management solutions.
Information Technology Systems
We continue to make significant investments in our information technology systems for our banking operations and treasury services to enhance our capabilities to offer new products and overall customer experience, to provide scale for future growth and acquisitions, and to increase controls and efficiencies in our back-office operations. Our core data processing platform is from a nationally-recognized bank processing vendor and we leverage the capabilities of a third-party service provider in developing our network design and architecture. We also actively manage our business continuity plan. The majority of our other systems, including electronic funds transfer and transaction processing, are operated in-house. Online banking services and other public-facing web services are performed using third-party service providers. We strive to follow all recommendations outlined by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council and we perform regular tests of the adequacy of our contingency plans for key functions and systems.
Competition
The banking business is highly competitive, and our profitability will depend in large part on our ability to compete with other banks and non-bank financial service companies located in our markets for lending opportunities, deposit funds, financial products, bankers and acquisition targets.
We are subject to vigorous competition in all aspects of our business from banks, savings banks, savings and loan associations, finance companies, credit unions and other financial service providers, such as money market funds, brokerage firms, consumer finance companies, asset-based non-bank lenders, insurance companies and certain other non-financial entities, including retail stores which may maintain their own credit programs and certain governmental organizations which may offer more favorable financing than we can.
Many other commercial banks, savings institutions and credit unions have offices in our primary market areas. These institutions include many of the largest banks operating in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, including various leading national banks. Our competitors often have greater resources, have broader geographic markets, have higher lending limits, offer various services that we may not currently offer and make broader use of media advertising, support services and electronic technology than we do. To offset these competitive disadvantages, we depend on our reputation as having greater personal service, consistency, flexibility and the ability to make credit and other business decisions quickly.
Human Capital Resources
Our current number of full-time equivalent employees is 749, all of whom are the recipients of a variety of initiatives designed to retain, grow, and develop them. Please see the Human Capital Management section referenced as part of Corporate Governance in our Proxy Statement (Schedule 14A) for our 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders for more information on Origin's human capital initiatives.
None of our employees are represented by any collective bargaining unit or are parties to a collective bargaining agreement. We believe that our relations with our employees are good.
Recent Developments: COVID-19 and the CARES Act
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the governmental and societal response to the virus have negatively impacted overall economic conditions on an unprecedented scale, resulting in the shuttering of businesses and significant job loss and continues to impact individuals, households and businesses in a multitude of ways. In recent months, a number of restrictive government initiatives designed to combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been eased on a national level and specifically in the Company's markets of Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, allowing businesses to reopen at varying capacity levels there, which has bolstered commercial activity to some degree. At the end of 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approved the first two COVID-19 vaccines for deployment and distribution in the United States and a number of other vaccines are currently in development or awaiting FDA approval. However, the risk of a resurgence in infections and possible reimplementation of new or additional restrictions at the national and local level to combat the COVID-19 pandemic remains significant. The duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic remain impossible to predict. As the trend in the number of COVID-19 cases continues to fluctuate nationally, the potential exists for further resurgences to occur.
We have continued to meet our customers' needs while keeping the safety and well-being of our employees and customers as our top priority. We implemented a COVID-19 hotline and a temporary pandemic Paid Time Off Policy to assist our employees, and our offices and branches all remain open with all drive-thrus fully operational. We have maintained social distancing measures for our employees working in our offices, including appointment-only restricted lobby access and requiring employees to wear face masks unless working in an office or other location that permits social distancing. We have also enhanced our sanitation protocols, implemented return to work screening protocols following potential exposures, as well as other measures consistent with applicable federal, state, and local guidelines to promote the safety and health of our employees and customers. To allow for more normalized customer operations, we installed thermal kiosks for temperature checks at the entrance of each location and will evaluate any additional safety protocols to allow unrestricted lobby access in the future, if the circumstances allow. During the year ended December 31, 2020, we have made $700,900 in donations and contributions to various institutions as part of our initiative to invest a portion of our PPP loan income within the communities we serve.
We are proactively offering a range of policies and programs to accommodate customer hardship across our business. In March and April 2020, former President Trump signed into law two relief bills, the CARES Act and the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (the “PPP/HCE Act”), which are intended to provide emergency relief to several groups and individuals impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the numerous provisions contained in the CARES Act is the creation of the $349 billion PPP, which provides for small business, including some of our customers, to receive forgivable SBA-backed loans to pay certain employee compensation and other basic expenses. The PPP/HCE Act included an additional $310 billion for PPP funding. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, provided additional funding for the PPP of approximately $284 billion and allows eligible borrowers, including certain borrowers who already received a PPP loan, to apply for “second draw” PPP loans through March 31, 2021. We established an SBA Paycheck Protection Program task force and have approved $546.5 million in loans as of December 31, 2020, under this program. We also have offered forbearance (90-day extensions) and modification agreements to our customers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We continue to track pandemic-impacted relationships and general economic conditions in our markets.
Due to the ongoing economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and governmental efforts to contain it, we believe that certain business sectors of the U.S. economy may be more affected than others. Some of the sectors in which we operate that may experience a more significant impact include hotel, energy, non-essential retail, restaurant and assisted living. Excluding PPP loans, at December 31, 2020, we had $538.6 million, or 10.4%, of our LHFI invested in these sectors. The allowance for loan credit losses on these sectors was $17.2 million at December 31, 2020, and the allowance for loan credit losses on COVID-19 impacted sectors as a percentage of total LHFI in these sectors was 3.19%. While we have increased our allowance for loan credit losses, the allowance is a current estimate and may be subject to change. We continue to monitor our loans, particularly in these sectors.
Our allowance for loan credit losses as a percentage of total LHFI was 1.51% at December 31, 2020, compared to 0.91% at December 31, 2019, respectively, primarily due to the deterioration in macroeconomic variables related to the COVID-19 pandemic. As more information becomes available, including our ongoing evaluation of the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on us, our employees and our customers, governmental responses to recent increases in COVID-19 infection rates, there could be further increases to our allowance for loan credit losses.
Additionally, in light of the volatility and disruptions in the capital and credit markets resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and its negative impact on the economy, we took a number of precautionary actions to enhance our financial flexibility by bolstering our liquidity to ensure we have adequate cash readily available to meet both expected and unexpected funding needs. Origin Bank completed an offering in February 2020 of $70.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.25% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2030, and the holding company completed an offering in October 2020 of $80.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.50% fixed to floating rate subordinated notes due 2030.
President Biden has indicated that the COVID-19 pandemic will remain a governmental priority in 2021. Currently, there are ongoing legislative efforts to provide further relief to businesses and financial institutions in response to the continuing economic effects being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the nature of any future economic stimulus legislation as well as the consequences and effects of such legislation cannot be predicted accurately at this time.
There is significant ongoing uncertainty surrounding the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the possible implementation of new or additional restrictions on economic activity, the deployment of the vaccine, and the magnitude and duration of the continued disruption to economic activity and how this disruption will continue to impact demand for our products and services. It is difficult to forecast specific performance targets or time frames while the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to be felt. We are actively monitoring and responding to developments across our markets related to measures designed to stop the spread of COVID-19, including social, financial, legal, regulatory and governmental measures and the impact on our business, customers and employees.
Corporate Information
We were organized as a business corporation in 1991 under the laws of the state of Louisiana. Our principal executive offices are located at 500 South Service Road East, Ruston, Louisiana 71270, and our telephone number is (318) 255-2222. Our website is www.origin.bank. We make available at this address, free of charge, our Annual Report on Form 10-K, our annual reports to stockholders, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"), as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). These documents are also available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The information contained on, or accessible from, our website does not constitute a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and is not incorporated by reference herein.
Regulation and Supervision
General
The U.S. banking industry is highly regulated under federal and state law. Consequently, our growth and earnings performance will be affected not only by management decisions and general and local economic conditions, but also by the statutes administered by, and the regulations and policies of, various governmental regulatory authorities. These authorities include the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"), Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("Bureau"), Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities. The effect of these statutes, regulations and policies, and any changes to such statutes, regulations and policies, can be significant and cannot be predicted.
The primary goals of the bank regulatory scheme are to maintain a safe and sound banking system, facilitate the conduct of sound monetary policy and promote fairness and transparency for financial products and services. The system of supervision and regulation applicable to us and our subsidiaries establishes a comprehensive framework for their respective operations and is intended primarily for the protection of the FDIC's Deposit Insurance Fund, the Bank's depositors and the public, rather than our stockholders or creditors. The description below summarizes certain elements of the bank regulatory framework applicable to us. This description is not intended to describe all laws and regulations applicable to us and our subsidiaries, and the description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the statutes, regulations, policies, interpretive letters and other written guidance that are described herein.
Bank Holding Company Regulation
Because we control Origin Bank, we are subject to regulation under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and to supervision, examination and enforcement by the Federal Reserve. The Bank Holding Company Act and other federal laws subject bank holding companies to particular restrictions on the types of activities in which they may engage, and to a range of supervisory requirements and activities, including regulatory enforcement actions for violations of laws and regulations. The Federal Reserve's jurisdiction also extends to any company that we directly or indirectly control, such as any nonbank subsidiaries and other companies in which we own a controlling investment.
Financial Services Industry Reform. The Dodd-Frank Act, which was enacted in 2010, broadly affects the financial services industry by implementing changes to the financial regulatory landscape aimed at strengthening the sound operation of the financial services sector. The Dodd-Frank Act, as amended, includes provisions that, among other things:
•apply the same leverage and risk-based capital requirements that cover insured depository institutions to bank holding companies with total assets in excess of $3 billion;
•establish the Bureau to, among other things, establish and implement rules and regulations applicable to all entities offering consumer financial products or services;
•permanently increase FDIC deposit insurance maximum to $250,000 and broaden the base for FDIC insurance assessments from the amount of insured deposits to average total consolidated assets less average tangible equity during the assessment period, subject to certain adjustments;
•eliminate the upper limit for the reserve ratio designated by the FDIC each year for the Deposit Insurance Fund, increase the minimum designated reserve ratio of the deposit insurance fund from 1.15% to 1.35% of the estimated amount of total insured deposits, and eliminate the requirement that the FDIC pay dividends to depository institutions when the reserve ratio exceeds certain thresholds;
•permit banks meeting supervisory and financial criteria to branch across state lines if the laws of the state where the new branch is to be established would permit the establishment of the branch if it were part of a bank that was chartered by such state;
•repeal previous federal prohibitions on the payment of interest on demand deposits, thereby permitting depository institutions to pay interest on business transaction and other accounts;
•require bank holding companies and banks to be "well capitalized" and "well managed" in order to acquire banks located outside of their home state and require any bank holding company electing to be treated as a financial holding company to be "well capitalized" and "well managed;"
•direct the Federal Reserve to establish limitations on interchange fees charged by debit card issuers with $10 billion or more in assets under a "reasonable and proportional cost" per transaction standard;
•prohibit a banking entity under a provision known as the Volcker Rule from engaging in proprietary trading or holding an ownership interest in or sponsoring a hedge fund or a private equity fund;
•increase regulation of consumer protections regarding mortgage originations, including originator compensation, minimum repayment standards, and prepayment consideration;
•implement corporate governance revisions, including with regard to executive compensation and proxy access by stockholders; and
•increase the authority of the Federal Reserve to examine us and any nonbank subsidiaries.
In May 2018, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act ("EGRRCPA") was signed into law. While EGRRCPA preserves the fundamental elements of the post-Dodd-Frank Act regulatory framework, it includes modifications that are intended to result in meaningful regulatory relief both from certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act and from certain regulatory capital rules for smaller and certain regional banking organizations. Among other things, EGRRCPA exempts certain banking entities with no more than $10 billion in assets from the Volcker Rule, allows certain banking organizations with less than $10 billion in assets to avoid generally applicable capital requirements if they maintain a specific "community bank leverage ratio," revises the capital treatment of certain commercial real estate loans, and amends certain Truth in Lending Act requirements for residential mortgage loans.
Even after the EGRRCPA modifications, the Dodd-Frank Act may impact the profitability of our business activities, require changes to certain of our business practices, impose upon us more stringent capital, liquidity and leverage requirements or otherwise adversely affect our business. These changes may also require us to invest significant management attention and resources to evaluate and make any changes necessary to comply with new statutory and regulatory requirements. Failure to comply with any new requirements may negatively impact our results of operations and financial condition.
Revised Rules on Regulatory Capital. The Federal Reserve monitors our capital adequacy at the holding company level by using a combination of risk-based and leverage capital ratios and considers our capital levels when taking action on various types of applications and when conducting supervisory activities. The risk-based capital standards are designed to make regulatory capital requirements more sensitive to differences in risk profiles among financial institutions and their holding companies, to account for off-balance sheet exposure, and to minimize disincentives for holding liquid assets. The regulatory capital rules applicable to us were revised, effective January 1, 2015, under the Basel III regulatory capital framework. These rules include a common equity Tier 1 risk-based capital requirement and establish criteria that instruments must meet to be considered common equity Tier 1 capital, additional Tier 1 capital or Tier 2 capital. These enhancements are designed to both improve the quality and increase the quantity of capital required to be held by banking organizations, better equipping the U.S. banking system to cope with adverse economic conditions. Under these rules, we are required to satisfy four minimum capital ratios: (1) a Tier 1 capital to average total consolidated assets ratio, or "leverage ratio," of at least 4.0%, (2) a common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets ratio, or "common equity Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio," of 4.5%, (3) a Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets ratio, or "Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio," of at least 6.0%, and (4) a total risk-based capital (Tier 1 plus Tier 2) to risk-weighted assets ratio, or "total risk-based capital ratio," of at least 8.0%.
The capital rules also require bank holding companies to maintain a capital conservation buffer above the minimum capital requirements composed solely of common equity Tier 1 capital in order to avoid certain restrictions on capital distributions and discretionary bonus payments to executive officers. Now fully phased in, the capital conservation buffer requirement effectively requires banking organizations to maintain common equity Tier 1 capital of at least 2.5% above the minimum risk-based capital requirements set forth above. This buffer is intended to help to ensure that banking organizations conserve capital when it is most needed, allowing them to better weather periods of economic stress.
The revised regulatory capital rules implement stricter eligibility criteria for regulatory capital instruments, exclude certain instruments, such as trust preferred securities (other than grandfathered trust preferred securities, such as those that we have issued), from Tier 1 capital going forward, and require new adjustments to and deductions from capital for minority interests, mortgage servicing assets, deferred tax assets and certain investments in the capital of unconsolidated financial institutions. In addition, the rules require that most regulatory capital deductions be made from common equity Tier 1 capital.
Compared to the prior capital rules, the current regulatory capital rules also set forth certain changes in the methods of calculating certain risk-weighted assets, which in turn will affect the calculation of risk-based capital ratios. Under the rules, higher or more sensitive risk weights have been assigned to various categories of assets, including, certain credit facilities that finance the acquisition, development or construction of real property, certain exposures or credits that are 90 days past due or on nonaccrual status, foreign exposures and certain corporate exposures. In addition, these rules include greater recognition of collateral and guarantees, and revised capital treatment for derivatives and repo-style transactions.
These capital requirements are minimum requirements. The Federal Reserve may also set higher capital requirements if warranted by our risk profile, economic conditions impacting our market or other circumstances particular to our organization. For example, holding companies experiencing internal growth or making acquisitions are expected to maintain strong capital positions substantially above the minimum supervisory levels, without significant reliance on intangible assets. Failure to meet capital guidelines could subject us to a variety of enforcement remedies, including issuance of a capital directive or restrictions on our operations and expansionary activities.
EGRRCPA exempts most banking organizations with less than $10 billion in total consolidated assets from the risk-based and leverage capital rules and the capital conservation buffer if they maintain a "community bank leverage ratio" ("CBLR"). In order to qualify for the CBLR exemption, a banking organization may not have off-balance sheet exposures totaling more than 25% of its assets or trading assets and liabilities totaling more than 5% of its assets. The federal agencies initially set the CBLR at 9%. The CARES Act temporarily reduced the CBLR to 8% until the earlier of December 31, 2020 or the expiration of the COVID-19-related national emergency declaration, and rules issued by the federal banking agencies provide a graduated transition back to the 9% threshold by January 1, 2022. We have not elected to use the CBLR framework.
Imposition of Liability for Undercapitalized Subsidiaries. Federal banking regulations require FDIC-insured banks that become undercapitalized to submit a capital restoration plan. The capital restoration plan of a bank controlled by a bank holding company will not be accepted by the regulators unless each company having control of the undercapitalized institution guarantees the subsidiary's compliance with the capital restoration plan up to a certain specified amount. Any such guarantee from a bank holding company is entitled to a priority of payment in bankruptcy.
The aggregate liability of the holding company of an undercapitalized bank in such a guarantee is limited to the lesser of 5% of the bank's assets at the time it became undercapitalized or the amount necessary to cause the institution to be adequately capitalized. The federal banking agencies have greater power in situations where a bank becomes significantly or critically undercapitalized or fails to submit a capital restoration plan. For example, a bank holding company controlling such a bank may be required to obtain prior Federal Reserve approval of proposed dividends or to divest the bank or other affiliates.
Acquisitions by Bank Holding Companies. We must obtain the prior approval of the Federal Reserve before (1) acquiring more than 5% of the voting stock of any bank or other bank holding company, (2) acquiring all or substantially all of the assets of any bank or bank holding company, or (3) merging or consolidating with any other bank holding company. In evaluating applications with respect to these transactions, the Federal Reserve is required to consider, among other things, the effect of the acquisition on competition, the financial condition, managerial resources and future prospects of the bank holding company and the banks concerned, the convenience and needs of the communities to be served (including the record of performance under the Community Reinvestment Act), the effectiveness of the parties in combating money laundering activities, and the extent to which the proposed acquisition would result in greater or more concentrated risks to the stability of the U.S. banking or financial system. The Federal Reserve can deny an application based on the above criteria or other considerations. In addition, as a condition to receiving regulatory approval, the Federal Reserve can impose conditions on the acquirer or the business to be acquired, which may not be acceptable or, if acceptable, may reduce the benefit of a proposed acquisition.
Control Acquisitions. Subject to various exceptions, the Bank Holding Company Act and the Change in Bank Control Act, together with related regulations, require Federal Reserve approval or non-objection prior to any person or company acquiring "control" of a bank holding company. Although "control" is based on all of the facts and circumstances surrounding the investment, control under the Bank Holding Company Act is conclusively presumed to exist if a person or company acquires 25% of more of any class of voting securities of the bank holding company, controls the election of a majority of the board of directors, or is able to exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies of the company. Under the Change in Bank Control Act, control of a bank holding company is presumed to exist (subject to rebuttal) if the acquiring person or entity will own 10% or more of any class of voting securities immediately following the transaction and either no other person will hold a greater percentage of that class of voting securities after the acquisition or the bank holding company has publicly registered securities.
Regulatory Restrictions on Dividends and Stock Repurchases. As a bank holding company, we are subject to certain restrictions on dividends under applicable banking laws and regulations. The Federal Reserve has issued a supervisory letter that provides that a bank holding company should not pay dividends unless: (1) its net income over the last four quarters (net of dividends paid) has been sufficient to fully fund the dividends; (2) the prospective rate of earnings retention is consistent with the capital needs, asset quality and overall financial condition of the bank holding company; and (3) the bank holding company will continue to meet, and is not in danger of failing to meet, minimum regulatory capital adequacy ratios. Failure to comply with the supervisory letter could result in a supervisory finding that the bank holding company is operating in an unsafe and unsound manner. In addition, our ability to pay dividends may also be limited if we must maintain the capital conservation buffer under the regulatory capital rules. In the current financial and economic environment, the Federal Reserve Board has indicated that bank holding companies should carefully review their dividend policy and has discouraged payment ratios that are at maximum allowable levels unless both asset quality and capital are very strong. The Federal Reserve may further restrict the payment of dividends by engaging in supervisory action to restrict dividends or by requiring us to maintain a higher level of capital then would otherwise be required under the capital rules. Additionally, the Federal Reserve's Regulation Y generally requires a bank holding company to provide the Federal Reserve with prior notice of any redemption or repurchase of its own equity securities, if the consideration to be paid, together with the consideration paid for any repurchases or redemptions in the preceding year, is equal to 10.0% or more of the bank holding company's consolidated net worth. The Federal Reserve may oppose the transaction if it believes that the transaction would constitute an unsafe or unsound practice or would violate any law or regulation. In certain circumstances, the Federal Reserve could take the position that paying a dividend would constitute an unsafe or unsound banking practice.
Source of Strength. Under longstanding Federal Reserve policy, which has been codified by the Dodd-Frank Act, we are expected to act as a source of financial strength to, and to commit resources to support, Origin Bank. This support may be required at times when we may not otherwise be inclined to provide it. In addition, any capital loans that we make to Origin Bank are subordinate in right of payment to deposits and to certain other indebtedness of Origin Bank. As discussed above, in certain circumstances, we could also be required to guarantee the capital restoration plan of Origin Bank, if it became undercapitalized for purposes of the Federal Reserve's prompt corrective action regulations. In the event of our bankruptcy, any commitment by us to a federal bank regulatory agency to maintain the capital of Origin Bank under a capital restoration plan would be assumed by the bankruptcy trustee and entitled to a priority of payment.
Scope of Permissible Activities. In general, the Bank Holding Company Act limits the activities permissible for bank holding companies to the business of banking, managing or controlling banks and such other activities as the Federal Reserve has determined to be so closely related to banking as to be properly incident thereto. Permissible activities for a bank holding company include, among others, operating a mortgage, finance, credit card or factoring company; performing certain data processing operations; providing investment and financial advice; acting as an insurance agent for certain types of credit-related insurance; leasing personal property on a full-payout, nonoperating basis; and providing certain stock brokerage services. A bank holding company may also make an investment of up to 5% of any class of voting securities of any company that is otherwise a non-controlling investment.
A bank holding company may elect to become a financial holding company, as we have done, and may thereby engage in activities that are (1) financial in nature or incidental to such financial activity or (2) complementary to a financial activity and that do not pose a substantial risk to the safety and soundness of a depository institution or to the financial system generally. These activities include securities dealing, underwriting and market making, insurance underwriting and agency activities, merchant banking and insurance company portfolio investments. Expanded financial activities of financial holding companies generally will be regulated according to the type of such financial activity: banking activities by banking regulators, securities activities by securities regulators and insurance activities by insurance regulators. A bank holding company may elect to be treated as a financial holding company if it is "well capitalized" and "well managed" and if each of its depository institution subsidiaries is "well capitalized" and "well managed," and has received a rating of not less than Satisfactory on each such institution's most recent examinations under the Community Reinvestment Act ("CRA"). We rely on our financial holding company status to engage in insurance agency activities.
If we fail to continue to meet any of the requirements for financial holding company status, we may be required to enter into an agreement with the Federal Reserve to comply with all applicable capital and management requirements within a certain period of time or lose our financial holding company designation, which could also result in a requirement to divest any businesses for which financial holding company status was required. In addition, the Federal Reserve may place limitations on our ability to conduct the broader financial activities permissible for financial holding companies during any period of noncompliance.
Volcker Rule. Section 13 of the Bank Holding Company Act, commonly known as the "Volcker Rule," has generally prohibited insured depository institutions and their affiliates from sponsoring or acquiring an ownership interest in certain investment funds, including hedge funds and private equity funds. The Volcker Rule also places restrictions on proprietary trading. EGRRCPA exempts insured depository institutions with $10 billion or less in total consolidated assets and with total trading assets and liabilities of less than 5% of total consolidated assets from the Volcker Rule, and the Federal Reserve has effectively extended the exemption to bank holding companies.
Safe and Sound Banking Practices. Bank holding companies are not permitted to engage in unsafe and unsound banking practices. The Federal Reserve has broad authority to prohibit activities of bank holding companies and their nonbanking subsidiaries which represent unsafe and unsound banking practices, result in breaches of fiduciary duty or which constitute violations of laws or regulations, and can assess civil money penalties or take other enforcement action to remedy such activities, practices or violations.
Bank Regulation
Origin Bank is a commercial bank chartered under the laws of the State of Louisiana and is a member of the Federal Reserve System. In addition, its deposits are insured by the FDIC to the maximum extent permitted by law. As a result, Origin Bank is subject to extensive regulation, supervision and examination by the Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions and the Federal Reserve. As an insured depository institution, the bank is subject to regulation by the FDIC in its capacity as deposit insurer, although the Federal Reserve is the Bank's primary federal regulator. Origin Bank is also subject to secondary oversight by state banking authorities in other states in which it maintains banking offices. The bank regulatory agencies have the power to enforce compliance with applicable banking laws and regulations. These requirements and restrictions include requirements to maintain reserves against deposits, restrictions on the nature and amount of loans that may be made and the interest that may be charged thereon and restrictions relating to investments and other activities of Origin Bank. Origin Bank also is subject to consumer financial protection regulations that are promulgated by the Bureau.
Capital Adequacy Requirements. The Federal Reserve and Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions monitor the capital adequacy of Origin Bank by using a combination of risk-based and leverage capital ratios similar to those applied at the holding company level. These agencies consider the bank's capital levels when taking action on various types of applications and when conducting supervisory activities related to the safety and soundness of the bank and the banking system. Under the revised capital rules that became effective on January 1, 2015, Origin Bank is required to maintain four minimum capital ratios: (1) a leverage ratio of at least 4.0%, (2) a common equity Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 4.5%, (3) a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of at least 6.0%, and (4) a total risk-based capital ratio of at least 8.0%. The capital rules also require FDIC-insured banks to maintain a capital conservation buffer of common equity Tier capital of at least 2.5% above the minimum risk-based capital ratios to avoid certain restrictions on capital distributions and discretionary bonus payments to executive officers.
These capital requirements are minimum requirements. The Federal Reserve or Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions may also set higher capital requirements if warranted by the risk profile of Origin Bank, economic conditions impacting its markets or other circumstances particular to Origin Bank. For example, Federal Reserve guidance provides that higher capital may be required to take adequate account of, among other things, interest rate risk and the risks posed by concentrations of credit, nontraditional activities or securities trading activities. In addition, the Federal Reserve's prompt corrective action regulations discussed below may, in effect, increase the minimum regulatory capital ratios for banking organizations. Failure to meet capital guidelines could subject Origin Bank to a variety of enforcement remedies, including issuance of a capital directive, restrictions on business activities and other measures under the Federal Reserve's prompt corrective action regulations.
The CBLR framework is available to banks with less than $10 billion in total consolidated assets that do not have more than 25% of its assets in off-balance sheet exposures, nor may it have more than 5% of assets in trading assets and liabilities. We discuss the CBLR further above under “Bank Holding Company Regulation-Revised Rules on Regulatory Capital.” Origin Bank has not elected to use the CBLR framework.
Corrective Measures for Capital Deficiencies. The federal banking regulators are required by the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to take "prompt corrective action" with respect to capital-deficient banks that are FDIC-insured. For the purpose of this framework, every bank is placed in one of the following five capital tiers: "well capitalized," "adequately capitalized," "undercapitalized," "significantly undercapitalized" and "critically undercapitalized." The bank's capital tier depends upon how its capital levels compare with various relevant capital measures and certain other factors, as established by regulation.
To be well capitalized, a bank must have a total risk-based capital ratio of at least 10.0%, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of at least 8.0%, a common equity Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of at least 6.5%, and a leverage ratio of at least 5.0%, and must not be subject to any written agreement, order or directive requiring it to maintain a specific capital level for any capital measure. At December 31, 2020, Origin Bank met the requirements to be categorized as well capitalized under the prompt corrective action framework currently in effect.
As a bank's capital decreases, the bank comes under increasing scrutiny by its primary federal regulators. Banks that are adequately, but not well, capitalized may not accept, renew or rollover brokered deposits except with a waiver from the FDIC and are subject to restrictions on the interest rates that can be paid on their deposits. The Federal Reserve's prompt corrective action regulations also generally prohibit a bank from making any capital distributions (including payment of a dividend) or paying any management fee to its parent holding company if an otherwise adequately capitalized bank would thereafter be undercapitalized. Undercapitalized banks are also subject to growth limitations, may not accept, renew or rollover brokered deposits, and are required to submit a capital restoration plan. The Federal Reserve may not accept such a plan without determining, among other things, that the plan is based on realistic assumptions and is likely to succeed in restoring the bank's capital. Significantly undercapitalized banks may be subject to a number of additional requirements and restrictions, including orders to sell sufficient shares or obligations to become adequately capitalized, limitations on asset growth, and cessation of receipt of deposits from correspondent banks. Generally, subject to a narrow exception, the FDIC must appoint a receiver or conservator for an institution that is critically undercapitalized. The capital classification of a bank also affects the bank's ability to engage in certain activities and the deposit insurance premiums paid by the bank.
Bank Mergers. Section 18(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, known as the "Bank Merger Act," requires the written approval of a bank's primary federal regulator before the bank may (1) acquire through merger or consolidation, (2) purchase or otherwise acquire the assets of, or (3) assume the deposit liabilities of another bank. The Bank Merger Act prohibits the reviewing agency from approving any proposed merger transaction that would result in a monopoly, or would further a combination or conspiracy to monopolize or to attempt to monopolize the business of banking in any part of the United States. Similarly, the Bank Merger Act prohibits the reviewing agency from approving a proposed merger transaction the effect of which in any section of the country may be to substantially lessen competition, or to tend to create a monopoly, or which in any other manner would be in restraint of trade. An exception may be made in the case of a merger transaction the effect of which would be to substantially lessen competition, tend to create a monopoly, or otherwise restrain trade, if the reviewing agency finds that the anticompetitive effects of the proposed transaction are clearly outweighed in the public interest by the probable effect of the transaction in meeting the convenience and needs of the community to be served.
In every proposed merger transaction, the reviewing agency must also consider the financial and managerial resources and future prospects of the existing and proposed institutions, the convenience and needs of the community to be served, and the effectiveness of each insured depository institution involved in the proposed merger transaction in combating money-laundering activities.
Branching. Under Louisiana law, Origin Bank is permitted to establish additional branch offices within Louisiana, subject to the approval of the Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions. As a result of the Dodd-Frank Act, the Bank may also establish additional branch offices outside of Louisiana, subject to prior regulatory approval, so long as the laws of the state where the branch is to be located would permit a state bank chartered in that state to establish a branch and the Bank meets certain supervisory and financial criteria. Any new branch, whether located inside or outside of Louisiana, must also be approved by the Federal Reserve, as the Bank's primary federal regulator. Origin Bank may also establish offices in other states by merging with banks or by purchasing branches of other banks in other states, subject to certain restrictions.
Restrictions on Transactions with Affiliates and Insiders. Federal law strictly limits the ability of banks to engage in transactions with their affiliates, including their bank holding companies. Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act, and Federal Reserve's Regulation W, impose quantitative limits, qualitative standards and collateral requirements on certain transactions by a bank with, or for the benefit of, its affiliates. Generally, Sections 23A and 23B (1) limit the extent to which the bank or its subsidiaries may engage in "covered transactions" with any one affiliate to an amount equal to 10% of the bank's capital stock and surplus, and limit the aggregate of all such transactions with all affiliates to an amount equal to 20% of its capital stock and surplus, and (2) require that a broader set of affiliate transactions be on terms substantially the same, or at least as favorable, to the bank or subsidiary as those that would be offered to a non-affiliate. The term "covered transaction" includes the making of loans to an affiliate, the purchase of assets from an affiliate, the issuance of a guarantee on behalf of an affiliate, and several other types of transactions.
The Dodd-Frank Act expanded the coverage and scope of the limitations on affiliate transactions within a banking organization, including an expansion of what types of transactions are covered transactions to include credit exposures related to derivatives, repurchase agreements and securities lending arrangements and an increase in the amount of time for which collateral requirements regarding covered transactions must be satisfied.
Federal law also limits a bank's authority to extend credit to its directors, executive officers and 10% stockholders, as well as to entities controlled by such persons. Among other things, extensions of credit to insiders are required to be made on terms that are substantially the same as, and follow credit underwriting procedures that are not less stringent than, those prevailing for comparable transactions with unaffiliated persons. Also, the terms of such extensions of credit may not involve more than the normal risk of repayment or present other unfavorable features and may not exceed certain limitations on the amount of credit extended to such persons, individually and in the aggregate, which limits are based, in part, on the amount of the bank's capital. Loans to senior executive officers of a bank are subject to additional restrictions. Insiders may be subject to enforcement actions for accepting loans in violation of applicable restrictions.
Regulatory Restrictions on Dividends. Origin Bank is subject to certain restrictions on dividends under federal and state laws, regulations and policies. In general, Origin Bank may pay dividends to us without the approval of the Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions so long as the amount of the dividend does not exceed the bank's net profits earned during the current year combined with its retained net profits of the immediately preceding year. The bank is required to obtain the approval of the Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions for any amount in excess of this threshold. Additionally, to pay dividends to us, under Louisiana law Origin Bank must have unimpaired surplus that equals or exceeds fifty percent of its outstanding capital stock. Further, under federal law, Origin Bank may not pay any dividend to us if it is undercapitalized or the payment of the dividend would cause it to become undercapitalized. In addition, Origin Bank may not declare or pay a dividend if the total of all dividends declared during the calendar year, including the proposed dividend, exceeds the sum of its net income during the current calendar year and the retained net income of the prior two calendar years, unless the dividend has been approved by the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve may further restrict the payment of dividends by requiring the bank to maintain a higher level of capital than would otherwise be required to be adequately capitalized for regulatory purposes. Under the capital rules, the failure to maintain an adequate capital conservation buffer, as discussed above, may also result in dividend restrictions. Moreover, if, in the opinion of the Federal Reserve, Origin Bank is engaged in an unsound practice (which could include the payment of dividends), the Federal Reserve may require, generally after notice and hearing, the bank to cease such practice. The Federal Reserve has indicated that paying dividends that deplete a depository institution's capital base to an inadequate level would be an unsafe banking practice. The Federal Reserve has also issued guidance providing that a member bank generally should pay dividends only when (1) the bank's net income available to common stockholders over the past year has been sufficient to fully fund the dividends and (2) the prospective rate of earnings retention appears consistent with the bank's capital needs, asset quality, and overall financial condition.
Incentive Compensation Guidance. The federal banking agencies have issued comprehensive guidance on incentive compensation policies intended to ensure that the incentive compensation policies of banking organizations do not undermine the safety and soundness of those organizations by encouraging excessive risk-taking. The incentive compensation guidance sets expectations for banking organizations concerning their incentive compensation arrangements and related risk management, control and governance processes. The incentive compensation guidance, which covers all employees that have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of an organization, either individually or as part of a group, is based upon three primary principles: (1) balanced risk- taking incentives, (2) compatibility with effective controls and risk management and (3) strong corporate governance. Any deficiencies in compensation practices that are identified may be incorporated into the organization's supervisory ratings, which can affect its ability to make acquisitions or take other actions. In addition, under the incentive compensation guidance, a banking organization's federal supervisor may initiate enforcement action if the organization's incentive compensation arrangements pose a risk to the safety and soundness of the organization. Further, the capital conservation buffer described above would limit discretionary bonus payments to bank executives if the institution's regulatory capital ratios failed to exceed certain thresholds. The scope and content of the U.S. banking regulators' policies on executive compensation are continuing to develop and evolve. The agencies (together with certain other federal agencies) proposed a regulation in 2016 on incentive compensation (as required by the Dodd-Frank Act) but have not finalized it.
Deposit Insurance Assessments. FDIC-insured banks are required to pay deposit insurance assessments to the FDIC. The amount of the assessment is based on the size of the bank's assessment base, which is equal to its average consolidated total assets less its average tangible equity, and its risk classification under an FDIC risk-based assessment system. The FDIC has revised its methodology for determining assessments from time to time. The current methodology, which has been in place since the third quarter of 2016, has a range of assessment rates from 1.5 basis points to 30 basis points on insured deposits. An institution’s assessment rate is determined by a number of factors and metrics, including the weighted average of the institution’s CAMELS composite rating. The rate may be adjusted by the institution’s long-term unsecured debt and its brokered deposits. The FDIC may adjust assessment rates downward as the reserve ratio of the Deposit Insurance Fund exceeds 2.0% and higher thresholds. The FDIC can also impose special assessments in certain instances. If there are additional bank or financial institution failures or if the FDIC otherwise determines to increase assessment rates, Origin Bank may be required to pay higher FDIC insurance premiums.
Community Reinvestment Act. The CRA and its implementing regulations are intended to encourage banks to help meet the credit needs of their entire assessment area, including low and moderate income neighborhoods, consistent with the safe and sound operations of such banks. These regulations also provide for regulatory assessment of a bank's CRA performance record when considering applications to establish branches, merger applications and applications to acquire the assets and assume the liabilities of another bank. The CRA requires federal banking agencies to make public their ratings of banks' performance under the CRA. In the case of a bank holding company transaction, the CRA performance record of the subsidiary banks of the bank holding companies involved in the transaction are reviewed in connection with the filing of an application to acquire ownership or control of shares or assets of a bank or to merge with any other bank holding company. An unsatisfactory CRA record could substantially delay approval or result in denial of an application. In addition, a financial holding company may face limitations on activities and acquisitions if its subsidiary depository institutions do not have a least a Satisfactory rating. A satisfactory or better CRA rating also is a prerequisite for certain regulatory benefits, such as expedited processing of applications. Origin Bank received a Satisfactory rating in its most recent CRA examination.
Financial Modernization. Under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, banks may establish financial subsidiaries to engage, subject to limitations on investment, in activities that are financial in nature, other than insurance underwriting as principal, insurance company portfolio investment, real estate development, real estate investment, annuity issuance and merchant banking activities. To do so, a bank must be well capitalized, well managed and have a CRA rating from its primary federal regulator of Satisfactory or better. Subsidiary banks of financial holding companies or banks with financial subsidiaries must remain well capitalized and well managed in order to continue to engage in activities that are financial in nature without regulatory actions or additional restrictions. Such actions or restrictions could include divestiture of the financial subsidiary or subsidiaries. In addition, a financial holding company or a bank may not acquire a company that is engaged in activities that are financial in nature unless each of the subsidiary banks of the financial holding company or the bank has a CRA rating of Satisfactory of better.
Concentrated Commercial Real Estate Lending Regulations. The federal banking regulatory agencies have promulgated guidance governing financial institutions with concentrations in commercial real estate lending. The guidance provides that a bank may have a concentration in commercial real estate lending if (1) total reported loans for construction, land development, and other land represent 100.0% or more of total capital or (2) total commercial real estate loans represent 300.0% or more of the bank's total capital and the outstanding balance of the bank's commercial real estate loan portfolio has increased 50% or more during the prior 36 months. If a concentration is present, the bank will be subject to further regulatory scrutiny with respect to its risk management practices for commercial real estate lending. At December 31, 2020, Origin Bank's total reported loans for construction, land development, and other land represented less than 100% of the bank's total capital, and its total commercial real estate loans represented less than 300% of the bank's total capital.
Consumer Laws and Regulations. Origin Bank is subject to numerous laws and regulations intended to protect consumers in transactions with the bank. These laws include, among others, laws regarding unfair, deceptive and abusive acts and practices, state usury laws and federal consumer protection statutes, including the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Real Estate Procedures Act of 1974, the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008, the Truth in Lending Act and the Truth in Savings Act, among others. Many states and local jurisdictions have consumer protection laws analogous and in addition to those enacted under federal law. These laws and regulations mandate certain disclosure requirements and regulate the manner in which financial institutions must deal with customers when taking deposits, making loans and conducting other types of transactions. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations could give rise to regulatory sanctions, customer rescission rights, actions by state attorneys general and civil or criminal liability.
In addition, the Dodd-Frank Act created the Bureau, which has broad authority to regulate the offering and provision of consumer financial products. The Bureau has authority to promulgate regulations, issue orders, guidance, interpretations and policy statements, conduct examinations and bring enforcement actions with regard to consumer financial products and services. In general, banks with assets of $10 billion or less, such as Origin Bank, will continue to be examined for consumer compliance, and subject to enforcement actions, by their primary federal regulator, in our case the Federal Reserve. However, the Bureau may participate in examinations of these smaller institutions on a "sampling basis" and may refer potential enforcement actions against such institutions to their primary federal regulators. In addition, the Dodd-Frank Act permits states to adopt consumer protection laws and regulations that are stricter than those regulations promulgated by the Bureau, and state attorneys general are permitted to enforce certain consumer protection rules adopted by the Bureau against certain institutions.
Mortgage Lending Rules. The Dodd-Frank Act authorized the Bureau to establish certain minimum standards for the origination of residential mortgages, including a determination of the borrower's ability to repay. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, financial institutions may not make a residential mortgage loan unless they make a "reasonable and good faith determination" that the consumer has a "reasonable ability" to repay the loan. The Dodd-Frank Act allows borrowers to raise certain defenses to foreclosure but provides a presumption or rebuttable presumption of compliance for loans that are "qualified mortgages." The Bureau has also issued regulations that, among other things, specify the types of income and assets that may be considered in the ability-to-repay determination, the permissible sources for income verification, and the required methods of calculating the loan's monthly payments. These regulations extend the requirement that creditors verify and document a borrower's income and assets to include a requirement to verify all information that creditors rely on in determining repayment ability. The rules also define "qualified mortgages" based on adherence to certain underwriting standards and restrictions on loan terms. Points and fees are subject to a relatively stringent cap, and the terms include a wide array of payments that may be made in the course of closing a loan. Certain loans, including interest-only loans and negative amortization loans, cannot be qualified mortgages. Also, the Dodd-Frank Act and the Bureau's final rule on loan originator compensation prohibit certain compensation payments to loan originators and the steering of consumers to loans not in their interest, particularly if the loans will result in greater compensation for a loan originator. The Dodd-Frank Act and the Bureau's implementing regulations also impose additional disclosure requirements with respect to the origination and sale of residential mortgages. EGRRCPA modifies certain of these requirements by, among other things, creating a safe harbor from the ability-to-repay standards for certain mortgage loans made by a bank with less than $10 billion in total consolidated assets.
Anti-Money Laundering and OFAC. The Bank Secrecy Act requires banks and other financial institutions to establish a risk-based system of internal controls reasonably designed to prevent money laundering and the financing of terrorism. The principal requirements for banks include (i) establishment of an anti-money laundering program that includes training and audit components; (ii) establishment of a "know your customer" program involving due diligence to confirm the identity of persons seeking to open accounts and to deny accounts to those persons unable to demonstrate their identities; (iii) the filing of currency transaction reports for deposits and withdrawals of large amounts of cash; (iv) additional precautions for accounts sought and managed for non-U.S. persons; and (v) verification and certification of money laundering risk with respect to private banking and foreign correspondent banking relationships. For many of these tasks a bank must keep records to be made available to its primary federal regulator. Anti-money laundering rules and policies are developed by a bureau within the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, but compliance by individual institutions is overseen by its primary federal regulator, in the Bank's case, the Federal Reserve.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") administers laws and Executive Orders that prohibit U.S. entities from engaging in transactions with certain prohibited parties. OFAC publishes lists of persons and organizations suspected of aiding, harboring or engaging in terrorist acts, known as Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons. Generally, if a bank identifies a transaction, account or wire transfer relating to a person or entity on an OFAC list, it must freeze the account or block the transaction, file a suspicious activity report and notify the appropriate authorities.
Bank regulators routinely examine institutions for compliance with these obligations and they must consider an institution's compliance in connection with the regulatory review of applications, including applications for bank mergers and acquisitions. Failure of a financial institution to maintain and implement adequate programs to combat money laundering and terrorist financing and comply with OFAC sanctions, or to comply with relevant laws and regulations, could have serious legal, reputational and financial consequences for the institution.
Privacy. Federal law and regulations limit the ability of banks and other financial institutions to disclose non-public information about consumers to non-affiliated third parties. These limitations require disclosure of privacy policies to consumers and, in some circumstances, allow consumers to prevent disclosure of certain personal information to a non-affiliated third party. These regulations affect how consumer information is transmitted through financial services companies and conveyed to outside vendors. In addition, consumers may also prevent disclosure of certain information among affiliated companies that is assembled or used to determine eligibility for a product or service, such as that shown on consumer credit reports and asset and income information from applications. Consumers also have the option to direct banks and other financial institutions not to share information about transactions and experiences with affiliated companies for the purpose of marketing products or services. In addition to applicable federal privacy regulations, Origin Bank is subject to certain state privacy laws.
Cybersecurity. The federal banking agencies pay close attention to the cybersecurity practices of banks, bank holding companies and their affiliates. The interagency council of the agencies, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (the "FFIEC"), has issued several policy statements and other guidance for banks as new cybersecurity threats arise. The FFIEC has recently focused on such matters as compromised customer credentials and business continuity planning. Examinations by the banking agencies now include review of an institution's information technology and its ability to thwart cyberattacks.
Federal Home Loan Bank System. Origin Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, which is one of the 11 regional Federal Home Loan Banks composing the Federal Home Loan Bank system. The Federal Home Loan Banks make loans to their member banks in accordance with policies and procedures established by the Federal Home Loan Bank system and the boards of directors of each regional Federal Home Loan Bank. Any advances from a Federal Home Loan Bank must be secured by specified types of collateral, and all long-term advances may be obtained only for the purpose of providing funds for residential housing finance. As a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, Origin Bank is required to acquire and hold shares of capital stock in the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas. All loans, advances and other extensions of credit made by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas to Origin Bank are secured by a portion of Origin Bank's mortgage loan portfolio, certain other investments and the capital stock of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas held by Origin Bank.
Enforcement Powers. The bank regulatory agencies have broad enforcement powers, including the power to terminate deposit insurance and impose substantial fines and other civil and criminal penalties. Failure to comply with applicable laws, regulations and supervisory agreements, breaches of fiduciary duty or the maintenance of unsafe and unsound conditions or practices could subject us or our subsidiaries, including Origin Bank, as well as their respective officers, directors, and other institution-affiliated parties, to administrative sanctions and potentially substantial civil money penalties.
FDIC Conservatorship or Receivership. The bank regulatory agencies may appoint the FDIC as conservator or receiver for a bank (or the FDIC may appoint itself, under certain circumstances) if any one or more of a number of circumstances exist, including, without limitation, if the bank is undercapitalized and has no reasonable prospect of becoming adequately capitalized, fails to become adequately capitalized when required to do so, fails to submit a timely and acceptable capital restoration plan or materially fails to implement an accepted capital restoration plan.
Effect of Governmental Monetary Policies. The commercial banking business is affected not only by general economic conditions but also by U.S. fiscal policy and the monetary policies of the Federal Reserve. Some of the instruments of monetary policy available to the Federal Reserve include changes in the discount rate on member bank borrowings, the fluctuating availability of borrowings at the "discount window," open market operations as directed by the Federal Open Market Committee, the imposition of and changes in reserve requirements against member banks' deposits and certain borrowings by banks and their affiliates and assets of foreign branches. These policies influence to a significant extent the overall growth of bank loans, investments, and deposits and the interest rates charged on loans or paid on deposits. We cannot predict the nature of future fiscal and monetary policies or the effect of these policies on our operations and activities, financial condition, results of operations, growth plans or future prospects.
Impact of Current Laws and Regulations
The cumulative effect of these laws and regulations, while providing certain benefits, adds significantly to the cost of our operations and thus has a negative impact on our profitability. There has also been a notable expansion in recent years of financial service providers that are not subject to the examination, oversight, and other rules and regulations to which we are subject. Those providers, because they are not so highly regulated, may have a competitive advantage over us and may continue to draw large amounts of funds away from traditional banking institutions, with a continuing adverse effect on the banking industry in general.
Future Legislation and Regulatory Reform. From time to time, various legislative and regulatory initiatives are introduced in Congress and state legislatures. New regulations and statutes are regularly proposed that contain wide-ranging proposals for altering the structures, regulations and competitive relationships of financial institutions operating in the United States. We cannot predict whether or in what form any proposed regulation or statute will be adopted or the extent to which our business may be affected by any new regulation or statute. Future legislation, regulation and policies, and the effects of that legislation and regulation and those policies, may have a significant influence on our operations and activities, financial condition, results of operations, growth plans or future prospects and the overall growth and distribution of loans, investments and deposits. Such legislation, regulation and policies have had a significant effect on the operations and activities, financial condition, results of operations, growth plans and future prospects of commercial banks in the past and are expected to continue to do so.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Item 1A. Risk Factors
We face many risks and uncertainties, any one or more of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition, prospects or the value of, or return on, an investment in our common stock. You should carefully consider the risks described below, together with all other information included and incorporated by reference in this report, including our consolidated financial statements and the related notes contained in Item 8 of this report. We believe the risks described below are material to us as of the date of this report but these risks are not the only risks that we face. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects could also be affected by additional risks that apply to all financial services companies or companies operating in the United States and our specific geographic markets, as well as other risks that are not currently known to us or that we currently consider to be immaterial to our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. If any of these risks actually occur, our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects could be adversely affected. Further, to the extent that any of the information in this report constitutes forward-looking statements, the risk factors below also are cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf.
Summary
Our business is subject to a number of risks, including risks that may prevent us from achieving our business objectives or may adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and prospects. These risks are discussed more fully in Item 1A. Risk Factors herein. These risks include, but are not limited to, the following:
•We are subject to various risks associated with COVID-19;
•The discontinuation of LIBOR could result in financial, operational, legal, reputational or compliance risks to us;
•We may not be able to adequately measure and limit our credit risk;
•Adverse conditions in the general business or economic environment could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations;
•Negative changes in the economy affecting real estate values and liquidity could impair the value of collateral securing certain of our loans;
•The loss of executive management or other key employees could adversely impact our business or reputation;
•Unauthorized access, cyber-crime and other threats to data security may cause harm to our business;
•The geographic concentration of our markets in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi makes us more sensitive than our more geographically diversified competitors to adverse changes in the local economy;
•A large portion of our loan portfolio is comprised of commercial loans secured by receivables, inventory, equipment or other commercial collateral, the deterioration in value of which could expose us to credit losses;
•Our loan portfolio contains a number of large loans to certain borrowers, and deterioration in the financial condition of these borrowers could have a significant adverse impact on our asset quality;
•Our allowance for loan credit losses may prove to be insufficient to absorb losses inherent in our loan portfolio and our earnings could decrease;
•We may have exposure to tax liabilities that are larger than we anticipate;
•The small to medium-sized businesses that we lend to may have fewer resources to weather adverse business developments, which may impair our borrowers' ability to repay loans;
•We face significant competition to attract and retain customers, which could impair our growth, decrease our profitability or result in loss of market share;
•Our business has grown rapidly, and we may not be able to maintain our historical rate of growth, which could have an adverse effect on our ability to successfully implement our business strategy;
•We have a continuing need for technological change, and we may not have the resources to effectively implement new technology, or we may experience operational challenges when implementing new technology;
•We operate in a highly regulated environment and the laws and regulations that govern our operations could subject us to regulatory consequences;
•We are subject to stringent capital requirements, which may result in lower returns on equity, require us to raise additional capital, limit growth opportunities or result in regulatory restrictions;
•The market price of our common stock may be subject to substantial fluctuations.
Risks Related to Our Business
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and measures intended to prevent its spread has had and could continue to have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition, and such effects will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and are difficult to predict.
Global health concerns relating to the COVID-19 outbreak and related government actions taken to reduce the spread of the virus have been weighing on the macroeconomic environment, and the outbreak has significantly increased economic uncertainty and reduced economic activity. The outbreak has resulted in authorities’ implementing numerous measures to try to contain the virus, such as travel bans and restrictions, quarantines, shelter-in-place or total lock-down orders and business limitations and shutdowns. Such measures have significantly contributed to rising unemployment and negatively impacted consumer and business spending.
The United States and state and local governments have taken steps to attempt to mitigate some of the more severe anticipated economic effects of the virus, including Congress’s passage of the CARES Act and related stimulus legislation. The CARES Act, which was enacted on March 27, 2020, provides certain measures to support individuals and businesses in maintaining solvency through monetary relief, including in the form of financing, loan forgiveness and automatic forbearance, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, extended some of these relief provisions in certain respects as well as provided other forms of relief. The CARES Act established and provided funding for the PPP, a loan program administered by the SBA. Under the PPP, small businesses, sole proprietorships, independent contractors and self-employed individuals may apply for forgivable loans from enrolled lenders, subject to numerous limitations and eligibility criteria. Beginning in April 2020, we began processing loan applications under the PPP.
Additionally, provisions of the CARES Act, as amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, and interagency guidance of the federal banking agencies, provide financial institutions the option to temporarily suspend requirements under GAAP related to classification of certain loan modifications as troubled debt restructurings, or TDRs, to account for the current and anticipated effects of COVID-19. Further, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Federal Reserve has implemented or announced a number of facilities to provide emergency liquidity to various segments of the U.S. economy and financial markets. Many of these facilities expired on December 31, 2020, or were extended for brief periods
into 2021. The expiration of these facilities could have adverse effect on U.S. economy and ultimately on our business. The federal government is also considering additional stimulus and support legislation focused on providing aid to various sectors, including small businesses.
While the steps described above may help reduce the spread of the outbreak and the related economic impact, there can be no assurance that such steps will be effective or achieve their desired results in a timely fashion. Further, the full impact on our business activities as a result of new government and regulatory policies, programs and guidelines, as well as regulators’ reactions to such activities, remains uncertain. Origin Bank’s participation in the PPP could subject us to increased governmental and regulatory scrutiny, negative publicity or increased exposure to litigation, which could increase our operational, legal and compliance costs and damage our reputation. Moreover, if the federal stimulus measures are not effective in mitigating the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, credit issues for our loan customers may be severe and adversely affect our businesses, results of operations, and financial condition more substantially over a longer period of time. The outbreak has also adversely impacted, and is likely to further adversely impact, our workforce and operations and the operations of our borrowers, customers and business partners. In particular, we have and may continue to experience financial losses due to a number of operational factors impacting us or our borrowers, customers or business partners, including but not limited to:
•credit losses resulting from financial stress being experienced by our borrowers as a result of the outbreak and related governmental actions, particularly in the hotel, energy, non-essential retail, restaurant and assisted living industries, but across other industries as well;
•declines in collateral values;
•third-party disruptions, including outages at network providers and other suppliers;
•increased cyber and payment fraud risk, as cybercriminals attempt to profit from the disruption, given increased online and remote activity; and
•operational failures due to changes in our normal business practices necessitated by the outbreak and related governmental actions.
These factors may remain prevalent for a significant period of time and may continue to adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition even after the COVID-19 outbreak has subsided.
The spread of COVID-19 has caused us to modify our business practices (including restricting employee travel, and developing work from home and social distancing plans for our employees), and we may take further actions as may be required by government authorities or as we determine are in the best interests of our employees, customers and business partners. There is no certainty that such measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks posed by the virus or will otherwise be satisfactory to government authorities.
The extent to which the coronavirus outbreak impacts our business, results of operations and financial condition will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and are difficult to predict, including, but not limited to, the duration and spread of the outbreak, its severity, the actions to contain the virus or treat its impact, the rollout and effectiveness of vaccination programs for the virus, and how quickly and to what extent normal economic and operating conditions can resume. Even after the COVID-19 outbreak has subsided, we may continue to experience materially adverse impacts to our business as a result of the virus’s global economic impact, including the availability of credit, adverse impacts on our liquidity and any recession that has occurred or may occur in the future.
There are no comparable recent events that provide guidance as to the effect the spread of COVID-19 as a global pandemic may have, and, as a result, the ultimate impact of the outbreak is highly uncertain and subject to change. We do not yet know the full extent of the impacts on our business, our operations or the global economy as a whole. However, the effects could have a material impact on our results of operations and heighten many of our known risks described herein.
The discontinuation of LIBOR could result in financial, operational, legal, reputational or compliance risks to us.
On July 27, 2017, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"), announced that it will no longer persuade or require banks to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021. In November 2020, the ICE Benchmark Administration, which administers LIBOR, announced its intention to extend the publication of most tenors of LIBOR through June 30, 2023. The U.S. federal banking agencies have continued to encourage banks to transition away from LIBOR as soon as practicable.
The Federal Reserve’s Alternative Reference Rates Committee has selected the Secured Overnight Funding Rate (“SOFR”) as the preferred alternative rate to LIBOR. SOFR differs from LIBOR in two respects: SOFR is a single overnight rate, while LIBOR includes rates of several tenors, and SOFR is deemed a credit risk-free rate while LIBOR incorporates an evaluation of credit risk. In addition, the SOFR methodology has not been tested for an extended period of time, which may limit market acceptance of the use of SOFR.
It is impossible to predict the effect of any such alternative rates on the value of LIBOR-based securities or other securities or financial arrangements, given LIBOR's role in determining market interest rates globally. Given LIBOR's extensive use across financial markets, the transition away from LIBOR presents various risks and challenges to financial markets and institutions and could have a range of effects on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Our commercial and consumer businesses issue, trade and hold various products that are currently indexed to LIBOR. Among other products, at December 31, 2020, we had approximately $2.32 billion of loans indexed to LIBOR, including loans that mature after 2021. Our products that are indexed to LIBOR are significant, and if not sufficiently planned for, the discontinuation of LIBOR could result in financial, operational, legal, litigation, reputational or compliance risks to us.
Due to the uncertainty surrounding the future of LIBOR, it is expected that the transition will span several reporting periods through the end of 2021and may result in increased compliance costs and operational costs. All pre-prepared Origin notes contain fallback language that allows us to replace the index in the event LIBOR becomes unavailable, unascertainable, ceases to be published or is otherwise unreliable. Such replacement is to be determined by Origin in our sole discretion and can include a mathematical adjustment, if deemed necessary by us. However, inadequate fallback language in the various instruments’ contracts may result in issues establishing an alternative index and adjusting the margin as applicable. We continue to monitor this activity and evaluate the related risks.
We may not be able to adequately measure and limit our credit risk, which could lead to unexpected losses.
Our business depends on our ability to successfully measure and manage credit risk. As a lender, we are exposed to the risk that the principal of, or interest on, a loan will not be repaid timely or at all or that the value of any collateral supporting a loan will be insufficient to cover our outstanding exposure. In addition, we are exposed to risks with respect to the period of time over which the loan may be repaid, risks relating to proper loan underwriting, risks resulting from changes in economic and industry conditions, and risks inherent in dealing with individual loans and borrowers. The creditworthiness of a borrower is affected by many factors including local market conditions and general economic conditions. If the overall economic climate in the U.S., generally, or our market areas, specifically, experiences material disruption, our borrowers may experience difficulties in repaying their loans, the collateral we hold may decrease in value or become illiquid, and the level of nonperforming loans, charge-offs and delinquencies could rise and require significant additional provisions for credit losses. Additional factors related to the credit quality of commercial loans include the quality of the management of the business and the borrower's ability both to properly evaluate changes in the supply and demand characteristics affecting our market for products and services and to effectively respond to those changes. Additional factors related to the credit quality of commercial real estate loans include tenant vacancy rates and the quality of management of the property.
Our risk management practices, such as monitoring the concentration of our loans within specific industries and our credit approval, review and administrative practices may not adequately reduce credit risk, and our credit administration personnel, policies and procedures may not adequately adapt to changes in economic or any other conditions affecting customers and the quality of the loan portfolio. A failure to effectively measure and limit the credit risk associated with our loan portfolio may result in loan defaults, foreclosures and additional charge-offs, and may necessitate that we significantly increase our allowance for credit losses, each of which could adversely affect our net income. As a result, our inability to successfully manage credit risk could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
As a business operating in the financial services industry, adverse conditions in the general business or economic environment could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
Our business and operations, which primarily consist of lending money to customers in the form of loans, borrowing money from customers in the form of deposits and investing in securities, are sensitive to general business and economic conditions in the U.S. Uncertainty about the federal fiscal policymaking process, and the medium and long-term fiscal outlook of the federal government and U.S. economy, is a concern for businesses, consumers and investors in the U.S. In addition, economic conditions in foreign countries, including global political hostilities or public health outbreaks and uncertainty over the stability of foreign currency, could affect the stability of global financial markets, which could hinder domestic economic growth. The current economic environment is characterized by interest rates at historically low levels, which impacts our ability to attract deposits and to generate attractive earnings through our investment portfolio and we are unable to predict changes in market interest rates. Additionally, our business could be adversely affected by the effects of a widespread outbreak of disease pandemics, such as the recent outbreak of COVID-19, which has spread significantly in the United States. Any outbreak of disease pandemics and other adverse public health developments could further have an adverse effect on our business operations. A significant outbreak of disease pandemics or other adverse public health developments in the population could result in a widespread health crisis that could adversely affect the economies and financial markets of many countries, resulting in an economic downturn that could adversely affect our customers' businesses and results of operations. All of these factors are detrimental to our business, and the interplay between these factors can be complex and unpredictable. Our business is also significantly affected by monetary and related policies of the U.S. government and its agencies. Changes in any of these policies are influenced by macroeconomic conditions and other factors that are beyond our control. Adverse economic conditions and government responses to such conditions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
Because a significant portion of our loan portfolio is comprised of real estate loans, negative changes in the economy affecting real estate values and liquidity could impair the value of collateral securing certain of our loans and result in loan and other losses.
Real estate values in many Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi markets have experienced periods of fluctuation over the last several years, and the market value of real estate can fluctuate significantly in a short period of time. At December 31, 2020, $2.8 billion, or 49.0%, of our total LHFI was comprised of loans with real estate as a primary component of collateral. We also make loans secured by real estate as a supplemental source of collateral. Adverse changes affecting real estate values and the liquidity of real estate in one or more of our markets could increase the credit risk associated with our loan portfolio, and could result in losses that adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operation. Negative changes in the economy affecting real estate values and liquidity in our market areas could significantly impair the value of property pledged as collateral on loans and affect our ability to sell the collateral upon foreclosure without a loss or additional losses. Collateral may have to be sold for less than the outstanding balance of the loan, which could result in losses on such loans. Such declines and losses could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. If real estate values decline, it is also more likely that we would be required to increase our allowance for loan credit losses, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We rely heavily on our executive management team and other key employees, and the loss of any these individuals could adversely impact our business or reputation.
Our success depends in large part on the performance of our key personnel, as well as on our ability to attract, motivate and retain highly qualified senior and middle management and other skilled employees. Competition for employees is intense, and the process of locating key personnel with the combination of skills and attributes required to execute our business plan may be lengthy. We may not be successful in retaining our key employees, and the unexpected loss of services of one or more of our key personnel could have an adverse effect on our business because of their skills, knowledge of our primary markets, years of industry experience and the difficulty of promptly finding qualified replacement personnel. If the services of any of our key personnel should become unavailable for any reason, we may not be able to identify and hire qualified persons on terms acceptable to us, or at all, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Unauthorized access, cyber-crime and other threats to data security may require significant resources, harm our reputation, and otherwise cause harm to our business.
We necessarily collect, use and hold personal and financial information concerning individuals and businesses with which we have a banking relationship. This information includes non-public, personally-identifiable information that is protected under applicable federal and state laws and regulations. Additionally, certain of these data processing functions are not handled by us directly, but are outsourced to third party providers. Our facilities and systems, and those of our third party service providers, may be vulnerable to threats to data security, security breaches, acts of vandalism and other physical security threats, computer viruses or compromises, ransomware attacks, misplaced or lost data, programming and/or human errors or other similar events. Any security breach involving the misappropriation, loss or other unauthorized disclosure of our confidential business, employee or customer information, whether originating with us, our vendors or retail businesses, could severely damage our reputation, expose us to the risks of civil litigation and liability, require the payment of regulatory fines or penalties or undertaking of costly remediation efforts with respect to third parties affected by a security breach, disrupt our operations, and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
It is difficult or impossible to defend against every risk being posed by changing technologies or criminals intent on committing cyber-crime. Our controls and protections and those of our vendors could prove inadequate. In the last few years, there have been an increasing number of cyber incidents and cyber criminals continue to increase their sophistication, including several well-publicized cyber-attacks that targeted other U.S. companies, including financial services companies much larger than us. These cyber incidents have been initiated from a variety of sources, including terrorist organizations and hostile foreign governments. As technology advances, the ability to initiate transactions and access data has also become more widely distributed among mobile devices, personal computers, automated teller machines, remote deposit capture sites and similar access points, some of which are not controlled or secured by us. It is possible that we could have exposure to liability and suffer losses as a result of a security breach or cyber-attack that occurred through no fault of the Company. Further, the probability of a successful cyber-attack against us or one of our third party services providers cannot be predicted.
Cyber-security risks appear to be growing and, as a result, the cyber-resilience of banking organizations is of increased importance to federal and state banking agencies and other regulators. New or revised laws and regulations may significantly impact our current and planned privacy, data protection and information security-related practices, the collection, use, sharing, retention and safeguarding of consumer and employee information, and current or planned business activities. Compliance with current or future privacy, data protection and information security laws to which we are subject could result in higher compliance and technology costs and could restrict our ability to provide certain products and services, which could materially and adversely affect the Company's profitability.
Our ability to attract and retain profitable bankers is critical to the success of our business strategy.
Our ability to retain and grow our loans, deposits and fee income depends upon the business generation capabilities, reputation and relationship management skills of our bankers. If we were to lose the services of any of our bankers, including profitable bankers employed by banks that we may acquire, to a new or existing competitor or otherwise, we may not be able to retain valuable relationships and some of our customers could choose to use the services of a competitor instead of our services.
Our growth strategy also relies on our ability to attract and retain additional profitable bankers. We may face difficulties in recruiting and retaining bankers of our desired caliber, including as a result of competition from other financial institutions. In particular, many of our competitors are significantly larger with greater financial resources, and may be able to offer more attractive compensation packages and broader career opportunities. Additionally, we may incur significant expenses and expend significant time and resources on training, integration and business development before we are able to determine whether a new banker will be profitable or effective. If we are unable to attract and retain profitable bankers, or if our bankers fail to meet our expectations in terms of customer relationships and profitability, we may be unable to execute our business strategy, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The geographic concentration of our markets in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi makes us more sensitive than our more geographically diversified competitors to adverse changes in the local economy.
Unlike larger financial institutions that are more geographically diversified, we are a regional banking franchise concentrated in the Interstate 20 Corridor between the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area and Jackson, Mississippi, as well as in Houston, Texas. At December 31, 2020, 52.5% of our total loans (by dollar amount), excluding mortgage warehouse lines of credit, were made to borrowers who reside or conduct business in Texas, 31.9% attributable to Louisiana and 10.0% attributable to Mississippi, and substantially all of our real estate loans are secured by properties located in these states. A deterioration in local economic conditions or in the residential or commercial real estate markets could have an adverse effect on the quality of our portfolio, the demand for our products and services, the ability of borrowers to timely repay loans, and the value of the collateral securing loans. If the population, employment or income growth in one of our markets is negative or slower than projected, income levels, deposits and real estate development could be adversely impacted. Some of our larger competitors that are more geographically diverse may be better able to manage and mitigate risks posed by adverse conditions impacting only local or regional markets.
Our commercial real estate loan portfolio exposes us to risks that may be greater than the risks related to our other mortgage loans.
Our loan portfolio includes non-owner-occupied commercial real estate loans for individuals and businesses for various purposes, which are secured by commercial properties, as well as real estate construction and development loans. At December 31, 2020, our non-owner-occupied commercial real estate loans totaled $927.4 million, or 16.2%, of our total loan portfolio. These loans typically involve repayment dependent upon income generated, or expected to be generated, by the property securing the loan in amounts sufficient to cover operating expenses and debt service, which may be adversely affected by changes in the economy or local market conditions. These loans expose us to greater credit risk than loans secured by residential real estate because the collateral securing these loans typically cannot be liquidated as easily as residential real estate because there are fewer potential purchasers of the collateral. Additionally, non-owner-occupied commercial real estate loans generally involve relatively large balances to single borrowers or related groups of borrowers. Accordingly, charge-offs on non-owner-occupied commercial real estate loans may be larger on a per loan basis than those incurred with our residential or consumer loan portfolios. Unexpected deterioration in the credit quality of our commercial real estate loan portfolio would require us to increase our provision for loan losses, which would reduce our profitability, and could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
A large portion of our loan portfolio is comprised of commercial loans secured by receivables, inventory, equipment or other commercial collateral, the deterioration in value of which could expose us to credit losses.
At December 31, 2020, approximately $1.27 billion, or 22.3%, of our total loans were commercial and industrial loans, excluding PPP loans, to businesses. In general, these loans are collateralized by general business assets, including, among other things, accounts receivable, inventory and equipment and many are backed by a personal guaranty of the borrower or principal. These commercial loans are typically larger in amount than loans to individuals and, therefore, have the potential for larger losses on a single loan basis. Additionally, the repayment of commercial loans is subject to the ongoing business operations of the borrower. The collateral securing such loans generally includes movable property, such as equipment and inventory, which may decline in value more rapidly than we anticipate, exposing us to increased credit risk. In addition, a portion of our customer base, including customers in the energy and real estate business, may be exposed to volatile businesses or industries which are sensitive to commodity prices or market fluctuations, such as energy prices. Accordingly, negative changes in commodity prices and real estate values and liquidity could impair the value of the collateral securing these loans. Significant adverse changes in the economy or local market conditions in which our commercial lending customers operate could cause rapid declines in loan collectability and the values associated with general business assets resulting in inadequate collateral coverage that may expose us to credit losses and could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our loan portfolio contains a number of large loans to certain borrowers, and deterioration in the financial condition of these borrowers could have a significant adverse impact on our asset quality.
Our growth over the past several years has been partially attributable to our ability to originate and retain relatively large loans given our asset size. At December 31, 2020, the size of our average loan held for investment was approximately $308,449. Further, at December 31, 2020, our 20 largest borrowing relationships, excluding mortgage loans held for sale, represented 19.9% of our outstanding loan portfolio, and 3.1% of our total commitments to extend credit. Along with other risks inherent in our loans, such as the deterioration of the underlying businesses or property securing these loans, the higher average size of our loans presents a risk to our lending operations. If any of our largest borrowers become unable to repay their loan obligations as a result of economic or market conditions or personal circumstances, our nonperforming loans and our provision for loan losses could increase significantly, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our allowance for loan credit losses may prove to be insufficient to absorb losses inherent in our loan portfolio and our earnings could decrease.
Our experience in the banking industry indicates that some portion of our loans will not be fully repaid in a timely manner or at all. Accordingly, we maintain an allowance for loan credit losses that represents management's judgment of expected losses and risks inherent in our loan portfolio. The level of the allowance reflects management's continuing evaluation of general economic conditions, diversification and seasoning of the loan portfolio, historic loss experience, identified credit problems, delinquency levels and adequacy of collateral. The determination of the appropriate level of the allowance for loan credit losses is inherently highly subjective and requires us to make significant estimates of and assumptions regarding current credit risks and future trends, all of which may undergo material changes. Inaccurate management assumptions, deterioration of economic conditions affecting borrowers, new information regarding existing loans, identification of additional problem loans and other factors, both within and outside of our control, may require us to increase our allowance for loan credit losses and additional expenses may be incurred. At any time, we are likely to have loans in our portfolio that will result in losses but that have not been identified as nonperforming or potential problem credits. We cannot be certain that we will be able to identify deteriorating credits before they become nonperforming assets or that we will be able to limit or correctly estimate losses on those loans that are identified. In addition, our regulators, as an integral part of their periodic examination, review the adequacy of our allowance for loan credit losses and may direct us to make additions to the allowance based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination. Changes in economic conditions or individual business or personal circumstances affecting borrowers, new information regarding existing loans, identification of additional problem loans and other factors, both within and outside of our control, may require an increase in the allowance. Further, if actual charge-offs in future periods exceed the amounts allocated to the allowance for loan credit losses, we may need additional provision for loan losses to restore the adequacy of our allowance for loan losses. If we are required to materially increase our level of allowance for loan credit losses for any reason, such increases could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
In addition, on January 1, 2020, our methodology for determining our allowance for loan credit losses changed due to the implementation of the Current Expected Credit Losses, or CECL, accounting standard. As a result, we recognized a one-time, after tax cumulative effect adjustment of $760,000 to retained earnings at the beginning of the first quarter of 2020, increasing the allowance for credit losses by approximately $1.2 million and decreasing the off-balance sheet reserve by $381,000. CECL requires recording life-of-loan projected losses in the loan portfolio based on reasonable and supportable forecasts and related loan portfolio credit performance. At adoption the economic effects resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic were unknown. As such, the economic scenario used to develop our estimate of CECL as of the adoption date assumed a continued moderate U.S. economic expansion compared to 2019. The prior accounting standard recorded reserves based on probable losses at the balance sheet date, generally resulting in lower reserve levels at the outset of an economic downturn.
We may have exposure to tax liabilities that are larger than we anticipate.
The tax laws applicable to our business activities are subject to interpretation and may change over time. From time to time, legislative initiatives, such as corporate tax rate changes, which may impact our effective tax rate and could adversely affect our deferred tax assets or our tax positions or liabilities, may be enacted. The taxing authorities in the jurisdictions in which we operate may challenge our tax positions, which could increase our effective tax rate and harm our financial position and results of operations. In addition, our future income taxes could be adversely affected by earnings being higher than anticipated in jurisdictions that have higher statutory tax rates or by changes in tax laws, regulations or accounting principles. We are subject to audit and review by U.S. federal and state tax authorities. Any adverse outcome of such a review or audit could have a negative effect on our financial position and results of operations. In addition, the determination of our provision for income taxes and other liabilities requires significant judgment by management. Although we believe that our estimates are reasonable, the ultimate tax outcome may differ from the amounts recorded in our financial statements and could have a material adverse effect on our financial results in the period or periods for which such determination is made.
The small to medium-sized businesses that we lend to may have fewer resources to weather adverse business developments, which may impair our borrowers' ability to repay loans.
We focus our business development and marketing strategy primarily on small to medium-sized businesses. Small to medium-sized businesses frequently have smaller market shares than their competition, may be more vulnerable to economic downturns, often need substantial additional capital to expand or compete and may experience substantial volatility in operating results, any of which may impair a borrower's ability to repay a loan. In addition, the success of a small and medium-sized business often depends on the management skills, talents and efforts of one or two people or a small group of people, and the death, disability or resignation of one or more of these people could have an adverse impact on the business and its ability to repay its loan. If general economic conditions negatively impact the markets in which we operate and small to medium-sized businesses are adversely affected or our borrowers are otherwise harmed by adverse business developments, this, in turn, could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We face significant competition to attract and retain customers, which could impair our growth, decrease our profitability or result in loss of market share.
We operate in the highly competitive banking industry and face significant competition for customers from bank and non-bank competitors, particularly regional and nationwide institutions, in originating loans, attracting deposits and providing other financial services. Our competitors are generally larger and may have significantly more resources, greater name recognition, and more extensive and established branch networks or geographic footprints than we do. Because of their scale, many of these competitors can be more aggressive than we can on loan and deposit pricing. Also, many of our non-bank competitors have fewer regulatory constraints and may have lower cost structures. We expect competition to continue to intensify due to financial institution consolidation; legislative, regulatory and technological changes; and the emergence of alternative banking sources.
Our ability to compete successfully will depend on a number of factors, including, among other things:
•our ability to develop, maintain and build long-term customer relationships based on top quality service, high ethical standards and safe, sound assets;
•our scope, relevance and pricing of products and services offered to meet customer needs and demands;
•the rate at which we introduce new products and services relative to our competitors;
•customer satisfaction with our level of service;
•our ability to expand our market position;
•industry and general economic trends; and
•our ability to keep pace with technological advances and to invest in new technology.
Increased competition could require us to increase the rates we pay on deposits or lower the rates we offer on loans, which could reduce our profitability. Our failure to compete effectively in our primary markets could cause us to lose market share and could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our ability to maintain our reputation is critical to the success of our business.
Our business plan emphasizes relationship focused banking. We have benefited from strong relationships with and among our customers. As a result, our reputation is one of the most valuable components of our business. Our growth over the past several years has depended on attracting new customers from competing financial institutions and increasing our market share, primarily by our reputation in our primary markets and word-of-mouth advertising, rather than on growth in the market for banking services in our primary markets. As such, we strive to enhance our reputation by recruiting, hiring and retaining employees who share our core values of being an integral part of the communities we serve and delivering superior service to our customers. If our reputation is negatively affected by the actions of our employees or otherwise, our existing relationships may be damaged. We could lose some of our existing customers, including groups of large customers who have relationships with each other, and we may not be successful in attracting new customers. Any of these developments could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our business has grown rapidly, and we may not be able to maintain our historical rate of growth, which could have an adverse effect on our ability to successfully implement our business strategy.
Our business has grown rapidly. Financial institutions that grow rapidly can experience significant difficulties as a result of rapid growth. Furthermore, our primary strategy focuses on organic growth, supplemented by acquisitions of banking teams or other financial institutions. We may be unable to execute on aspects of our growth strategy to sustain our historical rate of growth or we may be unable to grow at all. For example, we may be unable to generate sufficient new loans and deposits within acceptable risk and expense tolerances, obtain the personnel or funding necessary for additional growth or find suitable banking teams or acquisition candidates. Various factors, such as economic conditions and competition, may impede or prohibit the growth of our operations, the opening of new branches, and the consummation of acquisitions. Further, we may be unable to attract and retain experienced bankers, which could adversely affect our growth. The success of our strategy also depends on our ability to effectively manage growth, which is dependent upon a number of factors, including our ability to adapt existing credit, operational, technology and governance infrastructure to accommodate our expanded operations. If we fail to build infrastructure sufficient to support rapid growth or fail to implement one or more aspects of our strategy, we may be unable to maintain historical earnings trends, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, the Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions or the Federal Reserve may direct us to restrain our growth.
We may not be able to manage the risks associated with our anticipated growth and expansion through de novo branching.
Our business strategy includes evaluating strategic opportunities to grow through de novo branching, and we believe that banking location expansion has been meaningful to our growth since inception. De novo branching carries with it certain potential risks, including significant startup costs and anticipated initial operating losses; an inability to gain regulatory approval; an inability to secure the services of qualified senior management to operate the de novo banking location and successfully integrate and promote our corporate culture; poor market reception for de novo banking locations established in markets where we do not have a preexisting reputation; challenges posed by local economic conditions; challenges associated with securing attractive locations at a reasonable cost; and the additional strain on management resources and internal systems and controls. Failure to adequately manage the risks associated with our anticipated growth through de novo branching could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. De novo branches require regulatory approval or non-objection, which may not be forthcoming.
Our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected by changes in accounting policies, standards and interpretations.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") and other bodies that establish accounting standards periodically change the financial accounting and reporting standards governing the preparation of our financial statements. Additionally, those bodies that establish and interpret the accounting standards (such as the FASB, SEC and banking regulators) may change prior interpretations or positions on how these standards should be applied. Changes resulting from these new standards may result in materially different financial results and may require that we change how we process, analyze and report financial information and that we change financial reporting controls.
We may pursue acquisitions in the future, which could expose us to financial, execution and operational risks.
Although we plan to continue to grow our business organically, we may from time to time consider acquisition opportunities that we believe complement our activities and have the ability to enhance our profitability. Our acquisition activities could be material to our business and involve a number of risks, including those associated with:
•the identification of suitable institutions or assets for acquisition;
•the diversion of management attention from the operation of our existing business to identify, evaluate and negotiate potential transactions;
•the ability to attract funding to support additional growth within acceptable risk tolerances;
•the use of inaccurate estimates and judgments to evaluate credit, operations, management and market risks with respect to the target institution or assets;
•the ability to maintain asset quality;
•the adequacy of due diligence and the potential exposure to unknown or contingent liabilities related to the acquisition;
•the retention of customers and key personnel, including bankers;
•the timing and uncertainty associated with obtaining necessary regulatory approvals;
•the incurrence of an impairment of goodwill associated with an acquisition and adverse effects on our results of operations;
•the ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses; and
•the maintenance of adequate regulatory capital.
The market for acquisition targets is highly competitive, which may adversely affect our ability to find acquisition candidates that fit our strategy and standards at acceptable prices. We face significant competition in pursuing acquisition targets from other banks and financial institutions, many of which possess greater financial, human, technical and other resources than we do. Our ability to compete in acquiring target institutions will depend on our available financial resources to fund the acquisitions, including the amount of cash and cash equivalents we have and the liquidity and value of our common stock. In addition, increased competition may also drive up the acquisition consideration that we will be required to pay in order to successfully capitalize on attractive acquisition opportunities. To the extent that we are unable to find suitable acquisition targets, an important component of our growth strategy may not be realized.
Acquisitions of financial institutions also involve operational risks and uncertainties, such as unknown or contingent liabilities with no available manner of recourse, exposure to unexpected problems such as asset quality, the retention of key employees and customers, and other issues that could negatively affect our business. We may not be able to complete future acquisitions after dedicating substantial resources or, if completed, we may not be able to successfully integrate the operations, technology platforms, management, products and services of the entities that we acquire or to realize our expected benefits or our attempts to eliminate redundancies. The integration process may also require significant time and attention from our management that would otherwise be directed toward servicing existing business and developing new business. Failure to successfully integrate the entities we acquire into our existing operations in a timely manner may increase our operating costs significantly and could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Further, acquisitions typically involve the payment of a premium over book and market values and, therefore, some dilution of our book value and net income per common share may occur in connection with any future acquisition, and the carrying amount of any goodwill that we currently maintain or may acquire may be subject to impairment in future periods.
The markets in which we operate are susceptible to hurricanes and other natural disasters and adverse weather, which could result in a disruption of our operations and increases in loan losses.
A significant portion of our business is generated from markets that have been, and may continue to be, damaged by major hurricanes, floods, tropical storms, tornadoes and other natural disasters and adverse weather. Natural disasters can disrupt our operations, cause widespread property damage, and severely depress the local economies in which we operate. If the economies in our primary markets experience an overall decline as a result of a natural disaster, adverse weather, or other disaster, demand for loans and our other products and services could be reduced. In addition, the rates of delinquencies, foreclosures, bankruptcies and loan losses may increase substantially, as uninsured property losses or sustained job interruption or loss may materially impair the ability of borrowers to repay their loans. Moreover, the value of real estate or other collateral that secures the loans could be materially and adversely affected by a disaster. A disaster could, therefore, result in decreased revenue and loan losses that could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We have a continuing need for technological change, and we may not have the resources to effectively implement new technology, or we may experience operational challenges when implementing new technology.
The financial services industry is undergoing rapid technological changes with frequent introductions of new technology-driven products and services and a growing demand for mobile and other phone and computer banking applications. The effective use of technology increases efficiency and enables financial institutions to reduce costs as well as service our customers better. Largely unregulated “fintech” businesses have increased their participation in the lending and payments businesses, and have increased competition in these businesses. This trend is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. Our future success will depend, at least in part, upon our ability to address the needs of our customers by using technology to provide products and services that will satisfy customer demands for convenience as well as to create additional efficiencies in our operations as we continue to grow and expand our products and service offerings. We may experience operational challenges as we implement these new technology enhancements or products, which could result in us not fully realizing the anticipated benefits from such new technology or require us to incur significant costs to remedy any such challenges in a timely manner.
These changes may be more difficult or expensive than we anticipate. Many of our larger competitors have substantially greater resources to invest in technological improvements. As a result, they may be able to offer additional or superior products compared to those that we will be able to provide, which would put us at a competitive disadvantage. Accordingly, we may lose customers seeking new technology-driven products and services to the extent we are unable to provide such products and services.
New lines of business, products, product enhancements or services may subject us to additional risks.
From time to time, we implement new lines of business, or offer new products and product enhancements as well as new services within our existing lines of business, and we will continue to do so in the future. There are substantial risks and uncertainties associated with these efforts, particularly in instances where the markets are not fully developed. In implementing, developing or marketing new lines of business, products, product enhancements or services, we may invest significant time and resources, although we may not assign the appropriate level of resources or expertise necessary to make these new lines of business, products, product enhancements or services successful or to realize their expected benefits. Further, initial timetables for the introduction and development of new lines of business, products, product enhancements or services may not be achieved, and price and profitability targets may not prove feasible. External factors, such as compliance with regulations, competitive alternatives and shifting market preferences, may also impact the ultimate implementation of a new line of business or offerings of new products, product enhancements or services. Furthermore, any new line of business, product, product enhancement or service could have a significant impact on the effectiveness of our system of internal controls. Failure to successfully manage these risks in the development and implementation of new lines of business or offerings of new products, product enhancements or services could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
We are dependent on the use of data and modeling in our management's decision-making and faulty data or modeling approaches could negatively impact our decision-making ability or possibly subject us to regulatory scrutiny in the future.
The use of statistical and quantitative models and other quantitative analyses is endemic to bank decision-making, and the employment of such analyses is becoming increasingly widespread in our operations. Liquidity stress testing, interest rate sensitivity analysis, and the identification of possible violations of anti-money laundering regulations are all examples of areas in which we are dependent on models and the data that underlies them. The use of statistical and quantitative models is also becoming more prevalent in regulatory compliance. While we are not currently subject to annual Dodd-Frank Act stress testing and the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review submissions, we currently utilize stress testing for capital, credit and liquidity purposes and anticipate that model-derived testing may become more extensively implemented by regulators in the future.
We anticipate data-based modeling will penetrate further into bank decision-making, particularly risk management efforts, as the capacities developed to meet rigorous stress testing requirements are able to be employed more widely and in differing applications. While we believe these quantitative techniques and approaches improve our decision-making, they also create the possibility that faulty data or flawed quantitative approaches could negatively impact our decision-making ability or, if we become subject to regulatory stress-testing in the future, adverse regulatory scrutiny. We seek to mitigate this risk by performing back-testing to analyze the accuracy of these techniques and approaches. Secondarily, because of the complexity inherent in these approaches, misunderstanding or misuse of their outputs could similarly result in suboptimal decision-making. Failure to successfully manage these risks could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
We may be required to repurchase mortgage loans in some circumstances, which could diminish our liquidity.
Historically, we have originated whole mortgage loans for sale in the secondary market. When mortgage loans are sold in the secondary market, we are required to make customary representations and warranties to the purchasers about the mortgage loans and the manner in which they were originated. The mortgage loan sale agreements require us to repurchase or substitute mortgage loans or indemnify buyers against losses, in the event we breach these representations and warranties. In addition, we may be required to repurchase mortgage loans as a result of early payment default of the borrower on a mortgage loan. With respect to loans that are originated by us through our broker or correspondents, the remedies available against the originating broker or correspondent, if any, may not be as broad as the remedies available to a purchaser of mortgage loans against us or the originating broker or correspondent, if any, may not have the financial capacity to perform remedies that otherwise may be available. Therefore, if a purchaser enforces their remedies against us, we may not be able to recover losses from the originating broker or correspondent. If repurchase and indemnity demands increase and such demands are valid claims, it could diminish our liquidity, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We were not required to repurchase any material amount of mortgage loans sold into the secondary market during 2020, 2019 or 2018.
Interest rate shifts could reduce net interest income.
The majority of our banking assets are monetary in nature and subject to risk from changes in interest rates. Like most financial institutions, our earnings and cash flows depend to a great extent upon the level of our net interest income, or the difference between the interest income we earn on loans, investments and other interest-earning assets, and the interest we pay on interest-bearing liabilities, such as deposits and borrowings. Changes in interest rates can increase or decrease our net interest income, because different types of assets and liabilities may react differently, and at different times, to market interest rate changes. When interest-bearing liabilities mature or reprice more quickly, or to a greater degree than interest-earning assets in the same period, an increase in interest rates could reduce net interest income. Similarly, when interest-earning assets mature or reprice more quickly, or to a greater degree than interest-bearing liabilities, falling interest rates could reduce net interest income. At December 31, 2020, $3.75 billion, or 51.4%, of our interest-earning assets and $3.64 billion, or 66.9%, of our interest-bearing liabilities were variable rate. Our interest sensitivity profile was asset sensitive at December 31, 2020, meaning that we estimate our net interest income would increase from rising interest rates and decline with falling interest rates.
Additionally, an increase in interest rates may, among other things, reduce the demand for loans and our ability to originate loans and decrease loan repayment rates. A decrease in the general level of interest rates may affect us through, among other things, increased prepayments on our loan portfolio and increased competition for deposits. Accordingly, changes in the level of market interest rates affect our net yield on interest-earning assets, loan origination volume, loan portfolio and our overall results. Although our asset-liability management strategy is designed to control and mitigate exposure to the risks related to changes in market interest rates, those rates are affected by many factors outside of our control, including governmental monetary policies, inflation, deflation, recession, changes in unemployment, the money supply, international disorder and instability in domestic and foreign financial markets.
Changes in interest rates may change the value of our mortgage servicing rights portfolio, which may increase the volatility of our earnings.
As a result of our mortgage servicing business, we have a portfolio of mortgage servicing rights on unpaid principal balances of $1.93 billion at December 31, 2020. A mortgage servicing right is the right to service a mortgage loan - collect principal, interest and escrow amounts - for a fee. We measure and carry our entire residential mortgage servicing rights using the fair value measurement method. Fair value is determined as the present value of estimated future net servicing income, calculated based on a number of variables, including assumptions about the likelihood of prepayment by borrowers.
The primary risk associated with mortgage servicing rights is that in a declining interest rate environment, they will likely lose a substantial portion of their value as a result of higher than anticipated prepayments. Moreover, if prepayments are greater than expected, the cash we receive over the life of the mortgage loans would be reduced. Conversely, these assets generally increase in value in a rising interest rate environment to the extent that prepayments are slower than previously estimated. An increase in the size of our mortgage servicing rights portfolio may increase our interest rate risk. At December 31, 2020, our mortgage servicing rights had a fair value of $13.7 million, compared to $20.7 million at December 31, 2019. Changes in fair value of our mortgage servicing rights are recorded to earnings in each period. Depending on the interest rate environment, it is possible that the fair value of our mortgage servicing rights may be reduced in the future. If such changes in fair value significantly reduce the carrying value of our mortgage servicing rights, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
A lack of liquidity could impair our ability to fund operations.
Liquidity is essential to our business, and we monitor our liquidity and manage our liquidity risk at the holding company and bank levels. We rely on our ability to generate deposits and effectively manage the repayment and maturity schedules of our loans and investment securities, respectively, to ensure that we have adequate liquidity to fund our operations. An inability to raise funds through deposits, borrowings, the sale of our investment securities, the sale of loans, and other sources could have a substantial negative effect on our liquidity. Our most important source of funds is deposits. Deposit balances can decrease when customers perceive alternative investments as providing a better risk/return tradeoff. If customers move money out of bank deposits and into other investments such as money market funds, we would lose a relatively low-cost source of funds, increasing our funding costs and reducing our net interest income and net income.
Other primary sources of funds consist of cash flows from operations, maturities and sales of investment securities, and proceeds from the issuance and sale of our equity and debt securities to investors. Additional liquidity is provided by the ability to borrow from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas. We also may borrow funds from third-party lenders, such as other financial institutions. Our access to funding sources in amounts adequate to finance or capitalize our activities, or on terms that are acceptable to us, could be impaired by factors that affect us directly or the financial services industry or economy in general, such as disruptions in the financial markets or negative views and expectations about the prospects for the financial services industry. Our access to funding sources could also be affected by a decrease in the level of our business activity as a result of a downturn in our primary market area or by one or more adverse regulatory actions against us.
Any decline in available funding could adversely impact our ability to originate loans, invest in securities, meet our expenses, or to fulfill obligations such as repaying our borrowings or meeting deposit withdrawal demands, any of which could have a material adverse impact on our liquidity and could, in turn, have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, because our primary asset at the holding company level is the bank, our liquidity at the holding company level depends primarily on our receipt of dividends from the bank. If the bank is unable to pay dividends to us for any reason, we may be unable to satisfy our holding company level obligations, which include funding operating expenses and debt service obligations.
We may need to raise additional capital in the future, and if we fail to maintain sufficient capital, we may not be able to maintain regulatory compliance.
We face significant capital and other regulatory requirements as a financial institution. We may need to raise additional capital in the future to provide us with sufficient capital resources and liquidity to meet our commitments and business needs, which could include the possibility of financing acquisitions. In addition, we, on a consolidated basis, and Origin Bank, on a stand-alone basis, must meet certain regulatory capital requirements and maintain sufficient liquidity in such amounts as the regulators may require from time to time. Importantly, regulatory capital requirements could increase from current levels, which could require us to raise additional capital or reduce our operations. Even if we satisfy all applicable regulatory capital minimums, our regulators could ask us to maintain capital levels which are significantly in excess of those minimums. Our ability to raise additional capital depends on conditions in the capital markets, economic conditions and a number of other factors, including investor perceptions regarding the banking industry, market conditions and governmental activities, and on our financial condition and performance. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that we will be able to raise additional capital if needed or on terms acceptable to us. If we fail to maintain capital to meet regulatory requirements, we could be subject to enforcement actions or other regulatory consequences, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operation.
By engaging in derivative transactions, we are exposed to additional credit and market risk.
We use interest rate swaps to help manage our interest rate risk from recorded financial assets and liabilities when they can be demonstrated to effectively hedge a designated asset or liability and the asset or liability exposes us to interest rate risk or risks inherent in customer related derivatives. We use other derivative financial instruments to help manage other economic risks, such as liquidity and credit risk, including exposures that arise from business activities that result in the receipt or payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates. Our derivative financial instruments are used to manage differences in the amount, timing, and duration of our known or expected cash receipts principally related to our fixed rate loan assets. Hedging interest rate risk is a complex process, requiring sophisticated models and routine monitoring, and is not a perfect science. As a result of interest rate fluctuations, hedged assets and liabilities will appreciate or depreciate in market value. The effect of this unrealized appreciation or depreciation will generally be offset by income or loss on the derivative instruments that are linked to the hedged assets and liabilities. By engaging in derivative transactions, we are exposed to credit and market risk. If the counterparty fails to perform, credit risk exists to the extent of the fair value gain in the derivative. Market risk exists to the extent that interest rates change in ways that are significantly different from what we expected when we entered into the derivative transaction. The transition away from LIBOR as the interest rate benchmark for derivatives, including interest rate swaps, also may present market risk. The existence of credit and market risk associated with our derivative instruments could adversely affect our net interest income and, therefore, could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The fair value of our investment securities can fluctuate due to factors outside of our control.
At December 31, 2020, the fair value of our portfolio of available for sale investment securities was approximately $1.00 billion, which included a net unrealized gain of approximately $33.1 million. Factors beyond our control can significantly influence the fair value of securities in our portfolio and can cause potential adverse changes to the fair value of these securities. These factors include, but are not limited to, rating agency actions in respect of the securities, defaults by the issuer or with respect to the underlying securities, and changes in market interest rates and continued instability in the capital markets. Any of these factors, among others, could cause an increase in the amount of the allowance for credit losses as it pertains to available for sale or held-to-maturity debt securities, which could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and future prospects. The process for determining if a security has a credit loss often requires complex, subjective judgments about whether there has been a significant deterioration in the financial condition of the issuer, whether management has the intent or ability to hold a security for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value, the future financial performance and liquidity of the issuer and any collateral underlying the security, and other relevant factors.
If we fail to maintain an effective system of disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud.
Ensuring that we have adequate disclosure controls and procedures, including internal control over financial reporting, in place so that we can produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis, is costly and time-consuming and needs to be reevaluated frequently. Under applicable law, we must provide annual management assessments of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. Our management may conclude that our internal control over financial reporting is not effective due to our failure to cure any identified material weakness or otherwise. Moreover, even if our management concludes that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, our independent registered public accounting firm may not conclude that our internal control over financial reporting is effective. In the future, our independent registered public accounting firm may not be satisfied with our internal control over financial reporting or the level at which our controls are documented, designed, operated or reviewed, or it may interpret the relevant requirements differently from us. In addition, during the course of the evaluation, documentation and testing of our internal control over financial reporting, we may identify deficiencies that we may not be able to remediate in time to meet the deadline imposed by the SEC, for compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Any deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting may also subject us to adverse regulatory consequences. If we fail to achieve and maintain the adequacy of our internal control over financial reporting, as these standards are modified, supplemented or amended from time to time, we may be unable to report our financial information on a timely basis, we may not be able to conclude on an ongoing basis that we have effective internal control over financial reporting in accordance with applicable law, and we may suffer adverse regulatory consequences or violate applicable listing standards. In addition, if we fail to achieve and maintain the adequacy of our internal control over financial reporting, we could experience a loss of investor confidence in the reliability of our financial statements.
Material weaknesses in our financial reporting or internal controls could result in a material misstatement in our financial statements and negatively affect investor confidence.
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
The identification of any material weakness could also result in investors losing confidence in our internal control systems and questioning our reported financial information, which, among other things, could have a negative impact on the trading price of our common stock. Additionally, we could become subject to increased regulatory scrutiny and a higher risk of stockholder litigation, which could result in significant additional expenses and require additional financial and management resources.
We rely on third parties to provide key components of our business infrastructure, and a failure of these parties to perform for any reason could disrupt our operations.
Third parties provide key components of our business infrastructure such as data processing, internet connections, network access, core application processing, statement production and account analysis. Our business depends on the successful and uninterrupted functioning of our information technology and telecommunications systems and third-party servicers. The failure of these systems, or the termination of a third-party software license or service agreement on which any of these systems is based, could interrupt our operations. Because our information technology and telecommunications systems interface with and depend on third-party systems, we could experience service denials if demand for such services exceeds capacity or such third-party systems fail or experience interruptions. Replacing vendors or addressing other issues with our third-party service providers could entail significant delay and expense. If we are unable to efficiently replace ineffective service providers, or if we experience a significant, sustained or repeated, system failure or service denial, it could compromise our ability to operate effectively, damage our reputation, result in a loss of customer business, and subject us to additional regulatory scrutiny and possible financial liability, any of which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We are subject to environmental liability risk associated with our lending activities.
In the course of our business, we may purchase real estate, or we may foreclose on and take title to real estate. As a result, we could be subject to environmental liabilities with respect to these properties. We may be held liable to a governmental entity or to third parties for property damage, personal injury, investigation and clean-up costs incurred by these parties in connection with environmental contamination or may be required to investigate or clean up hazardous or toxic substances or chemical releases at a property. The costs associated with investigation or remediation activities could be substantial. In addition, if we are the owner or former owner of a contaminated site, we may be subject to common law claims by third parties based on damages and costs resulting from environmental contamination emanating from the property. Any significant environmental liabilities could cause an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We are subject to claims and litigation pertaining to intellectual property.
Banking and other financial services companies, such as ours, rely on technology companies to provide information technology products and services necessary to support their day-to-day operations. Technology companies frequently enter into litigation based on allegations of patent infringement or other violations of intellectual property rights. In addition, patent holding companies seek to monetize patents they have purchased or otherwise obtained. Competitors of our vendors, or other individuals or companies, may from time to time claim to hold intellectual property sold to us by our vendors. Such claims may increase in the future as the financial services sector becomes more reliant on information technology vendors. The plaintiffs in these actions frequently seek injunctions and substantial damages.
Regardless of the scope or validity of such patents or other intellectual property rights, or the merits of any claims by potential or actual litigants, we may have to engage in protracted litigation. Such litigation is often expensive, time-consuming, disruptive to our operations and distracting to management. If we are found to infringe one or more patents or other intellectual property rights, we may be required to pay substantial damages or royalties to a third party. In certain cases, we may consider entering into licensing agreements for disputed intellectual property, although no assurance can be given that such licenses can be obtained on acceptable terms or that litigation will not occur. These licenses may also significantly increase our operating expenses. If legal matters related to intellectual property claims were resolved against us or settled, we could be required to make payments in amounts that could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We may be adversely affected by the soundness of other financial institutions.
Our ability to engage in routine funding transactions could be adversely affected by the actions and commercial soundness of other financial institutions. Financial services companies are interrelated as a result of trading, clearing, counterparty, and other relationships. We have exposure to different industries and counterparties, and through transactions with counterparties in the financial services industry, including broker-dealers, commercial banks, investment banks, and other financial intermediaries. In addition, we participate in loans originated by other institutions, and we participate in syndicated transactions (including shared national credits) in which other lenders serve as the lead bank. As a result, defaults by, declines in the financial condition of, or even rumors or questions about, one or more financial institutions, financial service companies or the financial services industry generally, may lead to market-wide liquidity, asset quality or other problems and could lead to losses or defaults by us or by other institutions. These problems, losses or defaults could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Risks Related to the Regulation of Our Industry
We operate in a highly regulated environment and the laws and regulations that govern our operations, corporate governance, executive compensation and accounting principles, or changes in them, or our failure to comply with them, could subject us to regulatory action or penalties.
We are subject to extensive regulation, supervision and legal requirements that govern almost all aspects of our operations. These laws and regulations are not intended to protect our stockholders. Rather, these laws and regulations are intended to protect customers, depositors, the Deposit Insurance Fund and the overall financial stability of the U.S., and not stockholders or counterparties. These laws and regulations, among other matters, prescribe minimum capital requirements, impose limitations on the business activities in which we can engage, limit the dividends or distributions that Origin Bank can pay to us, and that we can pay to our stockholders, and impose certain specific accounting requirements on us that may be more restrictive and may result in greater or earlier charges to earnings or reductions in our capital than United States generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP") alone would generally require. Compliance with laws and regulations can be difficult and costly, and changes to laws and regulations often impose additional compliance costs. Our failure to comply with these laws and regulations, even if the failure follows good faith effort or reflects a difference in interpretation, could subject us to restrictions on our business activities, fines and other penalties, any of which could adversely affect our results of operations, capital base and the price of our securities. Further, any new laws, rules and regulations could make compliance more difficult or expensive. All of these laws and regulations, and the supervisory framework applicable to our industry, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
We are subject to stringent capital requirements, which may result in lower returns on equity, require us to raise additional capital, limit growth opportunities or result in regulatory restrictions.
Beginning January 1, 2015, we became subject to regulatory capital rules that generally require us to maintain greater amounts of regulatory capital than we were required to maintain prior to implementation of such rules and may also limit or restrict how we utilize our capital. Increased regulatory capital requirements (and the associated compliance costs) whether due to the adoption of new laws and regulations, changes in existing laws and regulations, or more expansive or aggressive interpretations of existing laws and regulations, may require us to raise additional capital, or impact our ability to repurchase shares of capital stock, pay dividends or pay compensation to our executives, which could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and the value of our common stock. If Origin Bank does not meet minimum capital requirements, it will be subject to prompt corrective action by the Federal Reserve. Prompt corrective action can include progressively more restrictive constraints on operations, management and capital distributions. Failure to exceed the capital conservation buffer will result in certain limitations on dividends, capital repurchases, and discretionary bonus payments to executive officers. Even if we meet minimum capital requirements, it is possible that our regulators may ask us to raise additional capital.
We face a risk of noncompliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and other anti-money laundering statutes and regulations.
The federal Bank Secrecy Act, USA Patriot Act of 2001 and other laws and regulations require financial institutions, among other duties, to institute and maintain effective anti-money laundering programs and file suspicious activity and currency transaction reports as appropriate. The federal Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, established by the Treasury to administer the Bank Secrecy Act, is authorized to impose significant civil money penalties for violations of those requirements and has recently engaged in coordinated enforcement efforts with the individual federal bank regulatory agencies, as well as the U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration and Internal Revenue Service. Federal bank regulatory agencies and state bank regulators also have begun to focus on compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering regulations. If our policies, procedures and systems are deemed deficient, we would be subject to liability, including fines and regulatory actions such as restrictions on our ability to pay dividends and the necessity to obtain regulatory approvals to proceed with certain aspects of our business plan, which would negatively impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Failure by Origin Bank to perform satisfactorily on its Community Reinvestment Act evaluations could make it more difficult for our business to grow.
The performance of a bank under the CRA, in meeting the credit needs of its community is a factor that must be taken into consideration when the federal banking agencies evaluate applications related to mergers and acquisitions, as well as branch opening and relocations. If Origin Bank is unable to maintain at least a "Satisfactory" CRA rating, our ability to complete the acquisition of another financial institution or open a new branch will be adversely impacted. If Origin Bank received an overall CRA rating of less than "Satisfactory", the Federal Reserve would not re-evaluate its rating until its next CRA examination, which may not occur for several more years, and it is possible that a low CRA rating would not improve in the future.
Increases in Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance premiums could adversely affect our earnings and results of operations.
The deposits of Origin Bank are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") up to legal limits and, accordingly, subject it to the payment of FDIC deposit insurance assessments. The bank's regular assessments are determined by the level of its assessment base and its risk classification, which is based on its regulatory capital levels and the level of supervisory concern that it poses. Moreover, the FDIC has the unilateral power to change deposit insurance assessment rates and the manner in which deposit insurance is calculated and also to charge special assessments to FDIC-insured institutions. The FDIC utilized all of these powers during the financial crisis for the purpose of restoring the reserve ratios of the Deposit Insurance Fund. Any future special assessments, increases in assessment rates or premiums, or required prepayments in FDIC insurance premiums could reduce our profitability or limit our ability to pursue certain business opportunities, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Risks Related to Investing in Our Common Stock
The market price of our common stock may be subject to substantial fluctuations, which may make it difficult for you to sell your shares at the volume, prices and times desired.
The market price of our common stock may be highly volatile, which may make it difficult for you to resell your shares at the volume, prices and times desired. There are many factors that may impact the market price and trading volume of our common stock, including, without limitation:
•actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results, financial condition or asset quality;
•changes in economic or business conditions;
•the effects of, and changes in, trade, monetary and fiscal policies, including the interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve, or in laws or regulations affecting us;
•the public reaction to our press releases, our other public announcements and our filings with the SEC;
•changes in accounting standards, policies, guidance, interpretations or principles;
•the number of securities analysts covering us;
•publication of research reports about us, our competitors, or the financial services industry generally, or changes in, or failure to meet, securities analysts' estimates of our financial and operating performance, or lack of research reports by industry analysts or ceasing of coverage;
•changes in market valuations or earnings of companies that investors deem comparable to us;
•the trading volume of our common stock;
•future issuances of our common stock or other securities;
•future sales of our common stock by us or our directors, executive officers or significant stockholders;
•additions or departures of key personnel;
•perceptions in the marketplace regarding our competitors and us;
•significant acquisitions or business combinations, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments by or involving our competitors or us;
•other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and technological factors affecting our operations, pricing, products and services; and
•other news, announcements or disclosures (whether by us or others) related to us, our competitors, our core market or the financial services industry.
In particular, the realization of any of the risks described in this "Risk Factors" section of this report or other unknown risks could have a material adverse effect on the market price of our common stock and cause the value of your investment to decline. The stock market and, in particular, the market for financial institution stocks have experienced substantial fluctuations in recent years, which in many cases have been unrelated to the operating performance and prospects of particular companies. In addition, significant fluctuations in the trading volume of our common stock may cause significant price variations to occur. Increased market volatility could have an adverse effect on the market price of our common stock, which could make it difficult to sell your shares at the volume, prices and times desired.
Our dividend policy may change without notice, and our future ability to pay dividends is subject to restrictions, and we may not pay dividends in the future. We are dependent on dividends from the Bank to meet our financial obligations and pay dividends to our stockholders.
Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive only such cash dividends as our board of directors may declare out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends. Our board of directors may, in its sole discretion, change the amount or frequency of dividends or discontinue the payment of dividends entirely at any time without notice to our stockholders. Our ability to pay dividends may also be limited on account of our outstanding indebtedness as we generally must make payments on our junior subordinated debentures and our outstanding indebtedness before any dividends can be paid on our common stock.
Additionally, because our primary asset is our investment in the stock of Origin Bank, we are dependent upon dividends from the bank to pay our operating expenses, satisfy our obligations and pay dividends on our common stock, and the bank's ability to pay dividends on its common stock will substantially depend upon its earnings and financial condition, liquidity and capital requirements, the general economic and regulatory climate and other factors deemed relevant by its board of directors. In addition, our and the Bank's ability to declare and pay dividends depends on numerous laws and banking regulations and guidance that limit our and Origin Bank's ability to pay dividends, including the guidelines of the Federal Reserve regarding capital adequacy and dividends. As a consequence of these various limitations and restrictions, we may not be able to make, or may have to reduce or eliminate, the payment of dividends on our common stock. Any change in the level of our dividends or the suspension of the payment thereof could have a material adverse effect on the market price of our common stock.
Securities analysts may not continue coverage on us.
The trading market for our common stock will depend, in part, on the research and reports that securities analysts publish about us and our business. We do not have any control over these securities analysts, and they may not continue to cover us. If one or more of these analysts cease to cover us or fail to publish regular reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which could cause the price or trading volume of our common stock to decline. If we are covered by securities analysts and are the subject of an unfavorable report, the price of our common stock may decline.
An investment in our common stock is not an insured deposit and is subject to risk of loss.
Your investment in our common stock will not be a bank deposit and will not be insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government agency. Your investment will be subject to investment risk, and you must be capable of affording the loss of your entire investment.

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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Item 2. Properties
At December 31, 2020, our executive offices and those of Origin Bank were located at 500 South Service Road East, Ruston, Louisiana 71270 and we operated through 43 banking centers in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. At December 31, 2020, our primary offices outside of Louisiana were located in Dallas, Texas, Houston, Texas and Ridgeland, Mississippi. At December 31, 2020, Origin Bank owned its main office building and 24 of its banking centers, as well as a controlling interest in its operations center. The remaining facilities were occupied under lease agreements, terms of which range from month to month to 19 years. We believe that our banking and other offices are in good condition and are suitable and adequate to our needs.

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
We are subject to various legal actions that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of business. While the ultimate outcome of pending proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, at this time management does not expect any such proceedings, either individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations. However, one or more unfavorable outcomes in any legal action against us could have a material adverse effect for the period in which they are resolved. In addition, regardless of their merits or their ultimate outcomes, such matters are costly, divert management's attention and may materially adversely affect our reputation, even if resolved in our favor.

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ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
PART II

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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "OBNK". Our common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on May 9, 2018. Prior to that date, there was no public trading market for our common stock.
At February 16, 2021, there were approximately 1,974 holders of record of our common stock as reported by our transfer agent.
We intend to pay quarterly cash dividends on our common stock, subject to approval by our board of directors. Although we expect to pay dividends according to our dividend policy, we may elect not to pay dividends. Any declarations of dividends, and the amount and timing thereof, will be at the discretion of our board of directors. In determining the amount of any future dividends, our board of directors will take into account our earnings, capital requirements, financial condition and any other relevant factors. The primary source for dividends paid to stockholders are dividends or capital distributions paid to the Company from the Bank. There are regulatory restrictions on the ability of the Bank to pay dividends. Therefore, there can be no assurance that we will pay any dividends to holders of our stock or the amount of any such dividends. See "Item 1. Business - Regulation and Supervision" above and see Note 17 - Capital and Regulatory Matters contained in Item 8 of this report.
Equity Compensation Plans
See "Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters"
Stock Performance Graph
The following graph compares the cumulative total stockholder return on our common stock to the cumulative total stockholder return for the Nasdaq Composite Index and the SNL Index for U.S. Banks with net assets between $1.0 billion and $5.0 billion for the period beginning on May 9, 2018, the first day of trading of our common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "OBNK", through December 31, 2020. The following reflects index values as of close of trading, assumes $100.00 invested on May 9, 2018, in our common stock, the Nasdaq Composite Index, the SNL Index for U.S. Banks total assets of $1.00 billion to $5.00 billion and the SNL Index for U.S. Banks total assets of $5.00 billion to $10.00 billion and assumes the reinvestment of dividends, if any. The historical price of our common stock represented in this graph represents past performance and is not necessarily indicative of future performance. We neither make nor endorse any predictions as to our stock performance.
May 9,
2018 Jun 30,
2018 Sep 30,
2018 Dec 31,
2018 Mar 31,
2019 Jun 30,
2019 Sep 30,
2019 Dec 31,
2019 Mar 31,
2020 Jun 30,
2020 Sep 30,
2020 Dec 31,
Origin Bancorp, Inc. $ 100.00 $ 120.51 $ 110.91 $ 100.48 $ 100.49 $ 97.49 $ 99.96 $ 112.41 $ 60.31 $ 65.87 $ 64.20 $ 83.80
Nasdaq Composite Index 100.00 102.32 109.62 90.40 105.31 109.08 108.98 122.24 104.91 137.04 152.15 175.34
SNL Index for U.S. Banks
$1B - $5B 100.00 95.30 96.48 80.02 85.74 89.04 88.97 97.69 63.10 67.41 60.52 80.75
SNL Index for U.S. Banks $5B - $10B 100.00 99.12 97.82 83.46 88.67 93.39 91.65 101.18 65.96 70.31 64.15 89.45
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Stock Repurchases
In July 2019, our board of directors authorized a stock buyback program pursuant to which we may, from time to time, purchase up to $40 million of our outstanding common stock. The shares may be repurchased in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions from time to time, depending upon market conditions and other factors, and in accordance with applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The stock buyback program is intended to expire in three years, but may be terminated or amended by our board of directors at any time.
At December 31, 2020, approximately $29.2 million may yet be purchased under the stock buyback program. The following table summarizes the Company's stock repurchase activity for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Period
Total Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan at the End of the Period
July 1, 2019 - July 31, 2019 - $ - - $ 40,000
August 1, 2019 - August 31, 2019 300,000 33.53 300,000 29,941
September 1, 2019 - September 30, 2019 - - - 29,941
Total third quarter 2019 300,000 33.53 300,000 29,941
Total fourth quarter 2019 - - - 29,941
Total 2019 300,000 33.53 300,000 29,941
January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020 - - - 29,941
February 1,2020 - February 29, 2020 - - - 29,941
March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020 30,868 23.44 30,868 29,217
Total first quarter 2020 30,868 23.44 30,868 29,217
Total second quarter 2020 - - - 29,217
Total third quarter 2020 - - - 29,217
Total fourth quarter 2020 - - - 29,217
Total 2020 30,868 $ 23.44 30,868 $ 29,217

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
The following tables set forth certain selected historical consolidated financial data as of and for each of the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, and is derived from our audited consolidated financial statements. You should read this information in conjunction with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" contained in Item 7 of this report and our consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in Item 8 of this report.
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) At and for the Years Ended December 31,
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Statement of income data:
Total interest income $ 228,702 $ 227,082 $ 188,096 $ 152,593 $ 139,151
Total interest expense 37,166 53,370 34,644 22,288 18,468
Net interest income 191,536 173,712 153,452 130,305 120,683
Provision for credit losses 59,900 9,568 1,014 8,336 30,078
Net interest income after provision for credit losses 131,636 164,144 152,438 121,969 90,605
Noninterest income
64,652 46,478 41,240 29,187 41,868
Noninterest expense
151,935 144,074 131,236 130,674 116,707
Income before income taxes
44,353 66,548 62,442 20,482 15,766
Income tax expense
7,996 12,666 10,837 5,813 2,916
Net income
$ 36,357 $ 53,882 $ 51,605 $ 14,669 $ 12,850
Pre-tax, pre-provision earnings ("PTPP")(1)
$ 104,253 $ 76,116 $ 63,456 $ 28,818 $ 45,844
Common stock dividends
8,870 5,887 2,937 2,535 2,331
Balance sheet data (period end):
Total assets
$ 7,628,268 $ 5,324,626 $ 4,821,576 $ 4,153,995 $ 4,071,455
Securities
1,054,356 541,203 606,174 436,753 408,738
Loans, net (2)
5,638,103 4,105,675 3,754,902 3,203,948 3,061,544
Allowance for credit losses 86,670 37,520 34,203 37,083 50,531
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net
30,480 31,540 32,861 24,336 24,854
Noninterest-bearing deposits
1,607,564 1,077,706 951,015 832,853 780,065
Total deposits
5,751,314 4,228,612 3,783,138 3,512,014 3,443,266
Total stockholders' equity (3)
647,150 599,262 549,779 455,342 448,657
SBLF preferred stock
- - - 48,260 48,260
Series D preferred stock
- - - 16,998 16,998
Earnings per share data:
Net income $ 36,357 $ 53,882 $ 51,605 $ 14,669 $ 12,850
Preferred stock dividends - - 1,923 4,461 4,398
Net income allocated to participating stockholders - - 1,029 377 316
Net income available to common stockholders $ 36,357 $ 53,882 $ 48,653 $ 9,831 $ 8,136
Common shares outstanding at end of period (4)
23,506,312 23,480,945 23,726,559 19,518,752 19,483,718
Weighted average common shares outstanding (4)
23,367,221 23,470,746 21,995,990 19,418,278 17,545,655
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding (4)
23,511,952 23,674,065 22,194,429 19,634,412 17,733,061
Basic earnings per share (4)
$ 1.56 $ 2.30 $ 2.21 $ 0.51 $ 0.46
Diluted earnings per share (4)
1.55 2.28 2.20 0.50 0.46
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) At and for the Years Ended December 31,
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Performance ratios:
Return on average assets (5)
0.56 % 1.06 % 1.16 % 0.36 % 0.33 %
Return on average equity (5)
5.82 9.27 10.07 3.19 3.11
Net interest margin, fully tax equivalent (6)
3.18 3.69 3.75 3.52 3.38
Efficiency ratio (7)
59.31 65.43 67.41 81.93 71.80
Dividend payout ratio
24.40 10.93 6.04 25.79 28.65
Asset quality ratios:
Nonperforming assets to total assets
0.38 % 0.69 % 0.75 % 0.59 % 1.67 %
Nonperforming LHFI to LHFI 0.46 0.75 0.84 0.73 2.14
Allowance for credit losses to nonperforming LHFI 331.45 120.46 107.37 155.80 75.92
Allowance for credit losses to LHFI 1.51 0.91 0.90 1.14 1.62
Net charge-offs as a percentage of average
LHFI (5)
0.22 0.15 0.13 0.69 0.71
Capital ratios:
Book value per common share $ 27.53 $ 25.52 $ 23.17 $ 19.99 $ 19.68
Tangible book value per common share, (1) (as converted for periods prior to 2018)
26.23 24.18 21.79 18.74 18.42
Equity to assets 8.48 % 11.25 % 11.40 % 10.96 % 11.02 %
Tier 1 leverage ratio 8.62 10.91 11.21 10.53 10.67
Common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets 9.95 11.74 11.94 9.35 9.42
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets 10.11 11.94 12.16 11.25 11.33
Total capital to risk-weighted assets 13.79 12.76 12.98 12.26 12.58
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(1)PTPP earnings and tangible book value per common share, (as converted for periods prior to 2018), are non-GAAP financial measures. For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their comparable GAAP measures, please see Non-GAAP financial measures under Item 7 of this report.
(2)Balances are shown net of the allowance for credit losses and exclude loans held for sale.
(3)Includes shares owned by our Employee Retirement Plan ("Retirement Plan") for periods prior to December 31, 2018.
(4)Presentation of share and per share amounts has been adjusted to reflect a 2-for-1 stock split that occurred on October 5, 2016.
(5)All average balances are calculated using average daily balances.
(6)Tax equivalent yields are calculated by applying a 21% estimated tax rate to tax-exempt interest earnings for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018. A 35% estimated tax rate is used for all periods prior to December 31, 2018.
(7)We calculate the efficiency ratio by dividing noninterest expense by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income. The efficiency ratio is not calculated on a fully tax equivalent basis.

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis presents our financial condition and results of operations on a consolidated basis. However, we conduct all of our material business operations through our wholly owned bank subsidiary, Origin Bank, and the discussion and analysis that follows primarily relates to activities conducted at the Bank level.
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in Item 8 of this report. To the extent that this discussion describes prior performance, the descriptions relate only to the periods listed, which may not be indicative of our future financial outcomes. In addition to historical information, this discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause results to differ materially from management's expectations. Factors that could cause such differences are discussed in the sections titled "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and "Item 1A. Risk Factors." We assume no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements.
Discussion in this Form 10-K includes results of operations and financial condition for 2020 and 2019 and year-over-year comparisons between 2020 and 2019. For discussion on results of operations and financial condition pertaining to 2019 and 2018 and year-over-year comparisons between 2019 and 2018, please refer to “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 filed with the SEC on February 28, 2020.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and with general practices within the financial services industry. Application of these principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under current circumstances. These assumptions form the basis for our judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily available from independent, objective sources. We evaluate our estimates on an ongoing basis. Use of alternative assumptions may have resulted in significantly different estimates. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Please refer to Note 1 - Significant Accounting Policies to our consolidated financial statements contained in Item 8 of this report for a full discussion of our accounting policies, including estimates.
We have identified the following accounting estimates that, due to the difficult, subjective or complex judgments and assumptions inherent in those estimates and the potential sensitivity of the financial statements to those judgments and assumptions, are critical to an understanding of our financial condition and results of operations. We believe that the judgments, estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of the financial statements are appropriate.
Allowance for Credit Losses. Effective January 1, 2020, we adopted CECL, resulting in a change to the our reporting of credit losses for assets held at amortized cost basis and available for sale debt securities. As a result, we recognized a one-time, after tax cumulative effect adjustment of $760,000 to retained earnings at the beginning of the first quarter of 2020, increasing the allowance for credit losses by approximately $1.2 million and decreasing the off-balance sheet reserve by $381,000.
The allowance for loan credit losses represents the estimated losses for loans accounted for on an amortized cost basis. Expected losses are calculated using relevant information about past events, including historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported amount. We evaluate loans held for investment on a pool basis with pools of loans characterized by loan type, collateral, industry, internal credit risk rating and FICO score. The amount of the allowance for loan credit losses is affected by loan charge-offs, which decrease the allowance, recoveries on loans previously charged off, which increase the allowance, as well as the provision for loan credit losses charged to income, which increases the allowance. In determining the provision for loan credit losses, management monitors fluctuations in the allowance resulting from actual charge-offs and recoveries and periodically reviews the size and composition of the loan portfolio in light of current and forecasted economic conditions. If actual losses exceed the amount of allowance for loan credit losses, it could materially and adversely affect our earnings. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available. Credit losses are charged against the allowance for credit losses when management believes the loss is confirmed.
In the first quarter of 2020, U.S. federal regulatory authorities issued an interim final rule that provides banking organizations that adopt CECL during the 2020 calendar year with the option to delay the regulatory capital impact for up to two years (beginning January 1, 2020), followed by a three-year transition period. We have elected to use the two-year delay of CECL’s impact on our regulatory capital (from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2021) followed by the three-year transition period of CECL’s initial impact on our regulatory capital (from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024).
Goodwill. Goodwill, which represents the excess of cost over the fair value of the net assets of an acquired business, is not amortized but tested for impairment on an annual basis, which is typically October 1 for the Company, or more often if events or circumstances indicate that there may be impairment. Because of the volatile market conditions during which the Company's market value fell below book value, the Company performed a qualitative assessment of whether it was more likely than not that the fair value was less than carrying value during each quarter of 2020 including a goodwill impairment assessment performed by a third party valuation specialist during the second quarter of 2020. Based on these assessments, it was determined that the Company's fair value exceeded carrying value and no goodwill impairment was recorded during 2020.
Mortgage Servicing Rights. We recognize the rights to service mortgage loans based on the estimated fair value of the Mortgage Servicing Right ("MSR") when loans are sold and the associated servicing rights are retained. We elected to account for the MSR at fair value.
The fair value of the MSR is determined using a valuation model administered by a third party that calculates the present value of estimated future net servicing income. The model incorporates assumptions that market participants use in estimating future net servicing income, including estimates of prepayment speeds, discount rate, default rates, cost to service (including delinquency and foreclosure costs), escrow account earnings, contractual servicing fee income and other ancillary income such as late fees. Management reviews all significant assumptions quarterly. Mortgage loan prepayment speeds, a key assumption in the model, is the annual rate at which borrowers are forecasted to repay their mortgage loan principal. The discount rate used to determine the present value of estimated future net servicing income, another key assumption in the model, is an estimate of the rate of return investors in the market would require for an asset with similar risk. Both assumptions can, and generally will, change as market conditions and interest rates change.
An increase in either the prepayment speed or discount rate assumption will result in a decrease in the fair value of the MSR, while a decrease in these assumptions will result in an increase in the fair value of the MSR. In recent years, there have been significant market-driven fluctuations in loan prepayment speeds and discount rates. These fluctuations can be rapid and may continue to be significant. Therefore, estimating prepayment speed and/or discount rates within ranges that market participants would use in determining the fair value of the MSR requires significant management judgment.
General
We are a financial holding company headquartered in Ruston, Louisiana. Our wholly owned bank subsidiary, Origin Bank, was founded in 1912. Deeply rooted in our history is a culture committed to providing personalized, relationship banking to its clients and communities. We provide a broad range of financial services to businesses, municipalities, high net-worth individuals and retail clients. We currently operate 44 banking centers located from Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston, Texas across North Louisiana and into Mississippi. As a financial holding company operating through one segment, we generate the majority of our revenue from interest earned on loans and investments, service charges and fees on deposit accounts.
We incur interest expense on deposits and other borrowed funds and noninterest expense, such as salaries and employee benefits and occupancy expenses. We analyze our ability to maximize income generated from interest earning assets and expense of our liabilities through our net interest margin. Net interest margin is a ratio calculated as net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets. Net interest income is the difference between interest income on interest-earning assets, such as loans, securities and interest-bearing cash, and interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities, such as deposits and borrowings. Net interest spread is the average yield on interest-earning assets minus the average rate on interest-bearing liabilities.
Changes in market interest rates and the interest rates we earn on interest-earning assets or pay on interest-bearing liabilities, as well as in the volume and types of interest-earning assets, interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing liabilities and stockholders' equity, are usually the largest drivers of periodic changes in net interest spread, net interest margin and net interest income. Fluctuations in market interest rates are driven by many factors, including governmental monetary policies, inflation, deflation, macroeconomic developments, changes in unemployment, the money supply, political and international conditions and conditions in domestic and foreign financial markets. Periodic changes in the volume and types of loans in our loan portfolio are affected by, among other factors, economic and competitive conditions, as well as developments affecting the real estate, technology, financial services, insurance, transportation and manufacturing sectors within our target markets.
Comparison of Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
Net Interest Income
Year ended December 31, 2020, compared to year ended December 31, 2019
Net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2020, was $191.5 million, an increase of $17.8 million over the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase was primarily due to a $17.6 million reduction in total deposit interest expenses, coupled with a $11.6 million increase in income from mortgage warehouse lines of credit, offset by a $10.9 million total decrease in interest earned on loans held for investment ("LHFI") portfolio, excluding mortgage warehouse loans, during the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to the year ended December 31, 2019.
Deposit interest expense decreased to $27.2 million during the current year, compared to $44.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2019, primarily due to a reduction in deposit rates during the year. The average rate on interest-bearing deposit accounts was 0.52% for the current year, down from 1.30% for the year ended December 31, 2019, accounting for $22.6 million of the decrease in interest expense from the year ended December 31, 2019. The average rate on time deposits decreased to 1.62% for the current year ended December 31, 2020, down from 2.10% for the year ended December 31, 2019, providing an additional decrease of $3.5 million in interest expense. These two rate-driven interest expense declines were offset by a $10.5 million increase in interest expense due to an increase in the average balances of savings and interest-bearing transaction accounts when comparing the year ended December 31, 2020, to December 31, 2019.
Interest income on mortgage warehouse lines of credit increased by $11.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to the year ended December 31, 2019, due to higher mortgage activity driven by the low interest rate environment, coupled with additional mortgage warehouse clients being onboarded and funding loans during 2020. There was a 57.7% increase in mortgage warehouse clients at December 31, 2020, when compared to December 31, 2019. Interest income earned on commercial and industrial loans, excluding Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") loans, decreased by $14.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to December 31, 2019, primarily due to the impact of lower interest rates. The lower interest rates contributed a $24.5 million decrease, which was partially offset by a $10.4 million increase due to higher average commercial and industrial loan balances. PPP loans, which were funded beginning in the second quarter of the 2020 year as part of the CARES Act, contributed an additional $9.8 million in interest income during the year ended December 31, 2020. Please see Item 1 - Lending Activities in the Business section of the this report for more information on the CARES Act.
The following table presents average balance sheet information, interest income, interest expense and the corresponding average yields earned and rates paid for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
Years Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands) 2020 2019 2018
Assets Average Balance(1)
Income/Expense Yield/Rate Average Balance(1)
Income/Expense Yield/Rate Average Balance(1)
Income/Expense Yield/Rate
Commercial real estate $ 1,322,477 $ 59,059 4.47 % $ 1,247,941 $ 64,214 5.15 % $ 1,119,184 $ 54,777 4.89 %
Construction/land/land development 554,038 25,255 4.56 505,795 27,918 5.52 369,999 19,579 5.29
Residential real estate 769,838 34,147 4.44 661,581 32,634 4.93 585,545 27,331 4.67
PPP 388,736 9,759 2.51 - - - - - -
Commercial and industrial excl. PPP 1,321,912 54,860 4.15 1,324,002 68,991 5.21 1,100,560 54,633 4.96
Mortgage warehouse lines of credit 574,837 22,320 3.88 212,733 10,698 5.03 199,952 10,630 5.32
Consumer 18,707 1,195 6.39 20,809 1,426 6.85 20,941 1,410 6.73
LHFI 4,950,545 206,595 4.17 3,972,861 205,881 5.18 3,396,181 168,360 4.96
Loans held for sale 82,178 2,519 3.07 29,656 1,018 3.43 22,959 1,024 4.46
Loans receivable 5,032,723 209,114 4.16 4,002,517 206,899 5.17 3,419,140 169,384 4.95
Investment securities-taxable 536,816 11,302 2.11 469,100 11,975 2.55 404,280 9,843 2.43
Investment securities-non-taxable 214,224 5,428 2.53 102,258 3,327 3.25 124,907 4,465 3.57
Non-marketable equity securities held in other financial institutions 42,782 1,055 2.47 46,233 1,421 3.07 29,615 897 3.03
Interest-bearing deposits in banks 276,423 1,803 0.65 145,090 3,460 2.38 177,349 3,507 1.98
Total interest-earning assets 6,102,968 228,702 3.75 4,765,198 227,082 4.77 4,155,291 188,096 4.53
Noninterest-earning assets(2)
339,560 327,773 307,847
Total assets $ 6,442,528 $ 5,092,971 $ 4,463,138
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Liabilities
Interest-bearing liabilities
Savings and interest-bearing transaction accounts $ 2,904,587 $ 15,215 0.52 % $ 2,098,393 $ 27,330 1.30 % $ 1,996,364 $ 19,002 0.95 %
Time deposits 735,297 11,935 1.62 827,720 17,386 2.10 712,913 10,669 1.50
Total interest-bearing deposits 3,639,884 27,150 0.75 2,926,113 44,716 1.53 2,709,277 29,671 1.10
FHLB advances & other borrowings 456,586 5,868 1.29 397,739 7,746 1.95 179,359 4,138 2.31
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase 12,388 27 0.22 29,256 351 1.20 32,604 282 0.86
Subordinated debentures 88,358 4,121 4.66 9,658 557 5.69 9,631 553 5.67
Total interest-bearing liabilities 4,197,216 37,166 0.89 3,362,766 53,370 1.59 2,930,871 34,644 1.18
Noninterest-bearing deposits 1,499,936 1,054,903 948,585
Other liabilities(2)
120,796 94,357 71,451
Total liabilities 5,817,948 4,512,026 3,950,907
Stockholders' Equity 624,580 580,945 512,231
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 6,442,528 $ 5,092,971 $ 4,463,138
Net interest spread 2.86 % 3.18 % 3.35 %
Net interest income and margin $ 191,536 3.14 $ 173,712 3.65 $ 153,452 3.69
Net interest income and margin - (tax equivalent)(3)
$ 194,196 3.18 $ 175,814 3.69 $ 155,856 3.75
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(1)Nonaccrual loans are included in their respective loan category for the purpose of calculating the yield earned. All average balances are daily average balances.
(2)Includes Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA") repurchase average balances of $37.7 million, $26.0 million and $30.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The GNMA repurchase asset and liability are recorded as equal offsetting amounts in the consolidated balance sheets, with the asset included in loans held for sale and the liability included in FHLB advances and other borrowings. For more information on the GNMA repurchase option, see Note 9 - Mortgage Banking in the notes to our consolidated financial statements.
(3)In order to present pre-tax income and resulting yields on tax-exempt investments comparable to those on taxable investments, a tax-equivalent adjustment has been computed. This adjustment also includes income tax credits received on Qualified School Construction Bonds and income from tax-exempt investments and tax credits were computed using a Federal income tax rate of 21%.
Rate/Volume Analysis
The following tables present the dollar amount of changes in interest income and interest expense for major components of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. It distinguishes between the changes related to outstanding balances and those due to changes in interest rates. The change in interest attributable to rate changes has been determined by applying the change in rate between periods to average balances outstanding in the earlier period. The change in interest due to volume has been determined by applying the rate from the earlier period to the change in average balances outstanding between periods. For purposes of this table, changes attributable to both rate and volume that cannot be segregated, including the difference in day count, have been allocated to rate.
(Dollars in thousands) Year Ended December 31, 2020 vs. Year Ended December 31, 2019
Interest-earning assets Increase (Decrease) due to Change in
Loans: Volume Yield/Rate Total Change
Commercial real estate $ 3,835 $ (8,990) $ (5,155)
Construction/land/land development 2,663 (5,326) (2,663)
Residential real estate 5,340 (3,827) 1,513
PPP 9,759 - 9,759
Commercial and industrial excl. PPP 10,388 (24,519) (14,131)
Mortgage warehouse lines of credit 18,211 (6,589) 11,622
Consumer (144) (87) (231)
Loans held for sale 1,804 (303) 1,501
Loans receivable 51,856 (49,641) 2,215
Investment securities-taxable 1,729 (2,402) (673)
Investment securities-non-taxable 3,642 (1,541) 2,101
Non-marketable equity securities held in other financial institutions (106) (260) (366)
Interest-bearing deposits in banks 3,132 (4,789) (1,657)
Total interest-earning assets 60,253 (58,633) 1,620
Interest-bearing liabilities
Savings and interest-bearing transaction accounts 10,500 (22,615) (12,115)
Time deposits (1,941) (3,510) (5,451)
FHLB advances & other borrowings 1,146 (3,024) (1,878)
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase (202) (122) (324)
Subordinated debentures 4,475 (911) 3,564
Total interest-bearing liabilities 13,978 (30,182) (16,204)
Net interest income $ 46,275 $ (28,451) $ 17,824
(Dollars in thousands) Year Ended December 31, 2019 vs. Year Ended December 31, 2018
Interest-earning assets Increase (Decrease) due to Change in
Loans: Volume Yield/Rate Total Change
Commercial real estate $ 6,302 $ 3,135 $ 9,437
Construction/land/land development 7,186 1,153 8,339
Residential real estate 3,549 1,754 5,303
Commercial and industrial 11,092 3,266 14,358
Mortgage warehouse lines of credit 679 (611) 68
Consumer (9) 25 16
Loans held for sale 299 (305) (6)
Loans receivable 29,098 8,417 37,515
Investment securities-taxable 1,578 554 2,132
Investment securities-non-taxable (810) (328) (1,138)
Non-marketable equity securities held in other financial institutions 503 21 524
Interest-bearing deposits in banks (631) 592 (39)
Federal funds sold - (8) (8)
Total interest-earning assets 29,738 9,248 38,986
Interest-bearing liabilities
Savings and interest-bearing transaction accounts 971 7,357 8,328
Time deposits 1,718 4,999 6,717
FHLB advances & other borrowings 5,038 (1,430) 3,608
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase (29) 98 69
Junior subordinated debentures 2 2 4
Total interest-bearing liabilities 7,700 11,026 18,726
Net interest income $ 22,038 $ (1,778) $ 20,260
Provision for Credit Losses
The provision for credit losses, which includes the provisions for loan losses, off-balance sheet commitments and security credit losses, is based on management's assessment of the adequacy of our allowance for credit losses ("ACL") for loans, securities and our reserve for off-balance sheet lending commitments. Factors impacting the provision include inherent risk characteristics in our loan portfolio, the level of nonperforming loans and net charge-offs, both current and historic, local economic and credit conditions, the direction of the change in collateral values, reasonable and supportable forecasts, and the funding probability on unfunded lending commitments. The provision for credit losses is charged against earnings in order to maintain our ACL, which reflects management's best estimate of life of loan credit losses inherent in our loan portfolio at the balance sheet date, and our reserve for off-balance sheet lending commitments, which reflects management's best estimate of losses inherent in our legally binding lending-related commitments. The allowance is increased by the provision for loan credit losses and decreased by charge-offs, net of recoveries.
Year ended December 31, 2020, compared to year ended December 31, 2019
On January 1, 2020, we adopted CECL and recognized a one-time cumulative effect adjustment to the allowance for loan credit losses of $1.2 million. CECL requires recording life-of-loan projected losses in the loan portfolio based on reasonable and supportable forecasts and related loan portfolio credit performance. At adoption on January 1, 2020, the economic effects resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic were unknown. As such, the economic scenario used to develop our estimate of CECL as of the adoption date assumed a continued moderate U.S. economic expansion compared to 2019. The prior accounting standard recorded reserves based on probable losses at the balance sheet date, generally resulting in lower reserve levels at the outset of an economic downturn.
Our earnings for the year ended December 31, 2020, were significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainty surrounding the economic outlook and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which shaped the forecast we used in our calculation of the CECL estimate at December 31, 2020, and caused us to significantly increase our allowance for loan credit losses. If the pandemic worsens and drives further deterioration in the economic outlook we could continue to see an impact on earnings related to an increase in the provision for the allowance for loan credit losses.
Excluding PPP loans, at December 31, 2020, we had $538.6 million, or 10.4%, of our LHFI invested in key sectors that appear to be heavily affected by COVID-19 including: hotel, energy, non-essential retail, restaurant and assisted living. While we have recorded significant loss reserves, the reserves are an estimate and subject to change. Nonperforming LHFI in these key sectors impacted by COVID-19 was $5.9 million at December 31, 2020, while past due LHFI, defined as loans 30 days or more past due, as a percentage of LHFI, excluding PPP loans, in these key sectors impacted by COVID-19, was 1.0% at December 31, 2020.
We recorded provision expense of $59.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, an increase of $50.3 million from $9.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase in provision expense from the year ended December 31, 2019, was primarily driven by an increase in the allowance for loan credit losses within the loan portfolio, primarily due to the COVID-19 impact on the economy and the adoption of CECL. Net charge-offs were $11.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to $5.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase was driven by $6.6 million in charge-offs from two lending relationships in 2020. The remaining balance, after charge-offs, of these two relationships as of December 31, 2020, were $1.5 million and $2.6 million included in the commercial and industrial and commercial real estate categories, respectively.
Pursuant to rules of the federal banking agencies, we have elected to use a two-year delay of CECL’s impact on our regulatory capital (from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2021) followed by a three-year transition period of CECL’s initial impact on our regulatory capital (from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024).
We continue to gather the latest information available, and as more information becomes available concerning the economic impact and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, we will update our forecast and related qualitative factors, which could lead to further increases to our allowance for loan credit losses.
Noninterest Income
Our primary sources of recurring noninterest income are service charges on deposit accounts, mortgage banking revenue, insurance commission and fee income, and other fee income.
The table below presents the various components of and changes in our noninterest income for the periods indicated.
(Dollars in thousands) Years Ended December 31, 2020 vs. 2019 2019 vs. 2018
Noninterest income: 2020 2019 2018 $ Change % Change $ Change % Change
Service charges and fees $ 12,998 $ 13,859 $ 12,754 $ (861) (6.2) % $ 1,105 8.7 %
Mortgage banking revenue 29,603 12,309 9,620 17,294 140.5 2,689 28.0
Insurance commission and fee income 12,746 12,177 9,720 569 4.7 2,457 25.3
Gains (loss) on sales of securities, net 580 20 (8) 560 N/M 28 N/M
(Loss) on sales and disposals of other assets, net (1,213) (333) (170) (880) N/M (163) 95.9
Limited partnership investment income 78 (6) 823 84 N/M (829) (100.7)
Swap fee income 2,546 2,185 927 361 16.5 1,258 135.7
Change in fair value of equity investments - 367 1,977 (367) N/M (1,610) (81.4)
Other fee income 2,253 1,490 1,811 763 51.2 (321) (17.7)
Other income 5,061 4,410 3,786 651 14.8 624 16.5
Total noninterest income $ 64,652 $ 46,478 $ 41,240 $ 18,174 39.1 $ 5,238 12.7
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N/M = Not meaningful.
Year ended December 31, 2020, compared to year ended December 31, 2019
Noninterest income for the year ended December 31, 2020, increased by $18.2 million, or 39.1%, to $64.7 million, compared to $46.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase in noninterest income during the year ended December 31, 2020, was largely driven by a $17.3 million increase in mortgage banking revenue, with less significant changes in other categories.
Mortgage banking revenue. The $17.3 million increase in mortgage banking revenue compared to the year ended December 31, 2019, was primarily driven by a $18.7 million increase in volume-related gains and income due to higher volumes of purchases and refinance activity during the year driven by falling interest rates, and a $4.0 million hedge gain, partially offset by a $5.7 million decrease in MSR valuation adjustment, net of amortization. After the historic purchase and re-finance market that we experienced in 2020, we expect refinance activity to decrease in 2021 which could reduce our mortgage banking revenue from the 2020 historic high levels.
Noninterest Expense
The following table presents the significant components of noninterest expense for the periods indicated:
(Dollars in thousands) Years Ended December 31, 2020 vs. 2019 2019 vs. 2018
Noninterest expense: 2020 2019 2018 $ Change % Change $ Change % Change
Salaries and employee benefits $ 91,105 $ 88,974 $ 80,487 $ 2,131 2.4 % $ 8,487 10.5 %
Occupancy and equipment, net 17,022 16,759 15,445 263 1.6 1,314 8.5
Data processing 8,321 6,961 6,182 1,360 19.5 779 12.6
Electronic banking 3,686 3,441 2,883 245 7.1 558 19.4
Communications 1,767 2,098 2,028 (331) (15.8) 70 3.5
Advertising and marketing 3,710 3,808 4,275 (98) (2.6) (467) (10.9)
Professional services 3,975 3,577 3,269 398 11.1 308 9.4
Regulatory assessments 3,826 1,694 2,457 2,132 125.9 (763) (31.1)
Loan related expenses 6,316 4,174 3,039 2,142 51.3 1,135 37.3
Office and operations 5,624 6,674 5,881 (1,050) (15.7) 793 13.5
Intangible asset amortization 1,060 1,321 961 (261) (19.8) 360 37.5
Franchise tax expense 2,186 2,160 1,485 26 1.2 675 45.5
Other 3,337 2,433 2,844 904 37.2 (411) (14.5)
Total noninterest expense $ 151,935 $ 144,074 $ 131,236 $ 7,861 5.5 $ 12,838 9.8
Year ended December 31, 2020, compared to year ended December 31, 2019
Noninterest expense increased by $7.9 million, or 5.5%, in 2020 to $151.9 million, primarily due to increases of $2.1 million each in loan related expenses, regulatory assessments, salaries and employee benefits, and a $1.4 million increase in data processing expenses, partially offset by a $1.1 million decrease in office and operations expenses.
Loan related expenses. The increase in loan related expenses was primarily driven by a $1.5 million increase in loan subservicing costs. In the fourth quarter of 2019, we discontinued internal mortgage loan servicing operations and transferred our mortgage loan servicing to a sub-servicer reducing salaries and benefits as discussed below.
Regulatory assessments. The $2.1 million increase in regulatory assessments was primarily due to the recognition of a $1.0 million benefit from the Federal Deposit insurance Corporation ("FDIC") insurance fund, which reduced the total expenses for the year ended December 31, 2019. Additionally, significant growth in our assets during the last 12 months also contributed to the increase.
Salaries and employee benefits. The $2.1 million increase in salaries and employee benefits was primarily due to a $2.2 million increase in mortgage commissions due to the increased mortgage loan production and sale volumes. Bonuses also increased by $718,000 for mortgage warehouse and mortgage departments due to their increased production. Medical self-insurance costs also increased $458,000 due to higher medical claims during the year ended December 31, 2020. These increases were partially offset by a $1.2 million decrease in compensation due to the discontinuation of internal mortgage loan servicing operations.
Data processing. The $1.4 million increase in data processing was driven by various technology enhancements in 2020 including PPP loan origination platform, human resource system conversion and CECL software enhancements, none of which were individually significant factors in the change.
Office and operations. Office and operations expenses decreased by $1.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to the year ended December 31, 2019, primarily due to reductions in travel and entertainment spending due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions.
Income Tax Expense
For the year ended December 31, 2020, we recognized income tax expense of $8.0 million, compared to $12.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Our effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2020, was 18.0%, compared to 19.0% for the year ended December 31, 2019. The decrease in our effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2020, was primarily due to the decrease in our pre-tax income compared to 2019, which made the proportional effect on the tax-exempt items larger on the effective income tax rate.
Our effective income tax rates have differed from the applicable U.S. statutory rates of 21% at December 31, 2020, 2019, due to the effect of tax-exempt income from securities, low income housing and qualified school construction bond tax credits, tax-exempt income from life insurance policies and income tax effects associated with stock-based compensation. Because of these items, we expect our effective income tax rate to continue to remain below the applicable U.S. statutory rate. These tax-exempt items can have a larger than proportional effect on the effective income tax rate as net income decreases. Any increases to the statutory tax rate would increase income taxes in the future.
Comparison of Financial Condition at December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019
General
Total assets increased by $2.30 billion, or 43.3%, to $7.63 billion at December 31, 2020, from $5.32 billion at December 31, 2019. The increase was primarily attributable to $1.58 billion increase in LHFI and $503.6 million increase in securities available for sale.
Loan Portfolio
Our loan portfolio is our largest category of interest-earning assets and interest income earned on our loan portfolio is our primary source of income. At December 31, 2020, 74.9% of the loan portfolio held for investment was comprised of commercial and industrial loans, including PPP loans, mortgage warehouse lines of credit and commercial real estate loans, which were primarily originated within our market areas of Texas, North Louisiana, and Mississippi.
The following table presents the ending balance of our loan portfolio held for investment at the dates indicated.
December 31, 2020 vs. 2019
(Dollars in thousands) 2020 2019
Real estate: Amount Percent Amount Percent $ Change % Change
Commercial real estate $ 1,387,939 24.2 % $ 1,296,847 31.3 % $ 91,092 7.0 %
Construction/land/land development
531,860 9.3 517,688 12.5 14,172 2.7
Residential real estate 885,120 15.5 689,555 16.6 195,565 28.4
Total real estate 2,804,919 49.0 2,504,090 60.4 300,829 12.0
PPP 546,519 9.5 - - 546,519 N/A
Commercial and industrial 1,271,343 22.3 1,343,475 32.5 (72,132) (5.4)
Mortgage warehouse lines of credit 1,084,001 18.9 274,659 6.6 809,342 294.7
Consumer 17,991 0.3 20,971 0.5 (2,980) (14.2)
Total LHFI $ 5,724,773 100.0 % $ 4,143,195 100.0 % $ 1,581,578 38.2 %
December 31,
(Dollars in thousands) 2018 2017 2016
Real estate: Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent
Commercial real estate $ 1,228,402 32.4 % $ 1,083,275 33.5 % $ 1,026,752 33.0 %
Construction/land/land development
429,660 11.3 322,404 9.9 311,279 10.0
Residential real estate 629,714 16.6 570,583 17.6 414,226 13.3
Total real estate 2,287,776 60.3 1,976,262 61.0 1,752,257 56.3
Commercial and industrial 1,272,566 33.6 989,220 30.5 1,135,683 36.5
Mortgage warehouse lines of credit 207,871 5.5 255,044 7.9 201,997 6.5
Consumer 20,892 0.6 20,505 0.6 22,138 0.7
Total LHFI $ 3,789,105 100.0 % $ 3,241,031 100.0 % $ 3,112,075 100.0 %
At December 31, 2020, total LHFI were $5.72 billion, an increase of $1.58 billion, or 38.2%, compared to $4.14 billion at December 31, 2019. The increase reflected growth in all significant loan categories except for commercial and industrial loans. The largest increases are primarily reflected in mortgage warehouse lines of credit and PPP loans, which increased $809.3 million and $546.5 million, respectively. The increase in mortgage warehouse lines of credit is primarily due to increased mortgage activity driven by the continued low interest rate environment, coupled with additional mortgage warehouse clients being onboarded and funding loans during 2020. This increased mortgage related activity, as well as market disruption following merger activity by our peers and competitors, has allowed us to add new customers in the warehouse lines of credit portfolio, and caused us to increase limits to support the record volume of loan purchase and refinance activity. Our lending focus is on operating companies, including commercial loans and lines of credit as well as owner-occupied commercial real estate loans. We currently do not plan to significantly alter the real estate concentrations within our loan portfolio, however, we believe the volume within our mortgage warehouse lines of credit portfolio will decline over the next year.
Under the CARES Act, Congress allocated funds to the PPP, which is designed to provide short-term loans to certain qualifying businesses who retain employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. These loans, totaling $546.5 million for the Company at December 31, 2020, have maximum maturity of two years, and we anticipate many of them will be forgiven by the Small Business Administration under the terms of the PPP before their maturity date. As of February 18, 2021, $88.8 million of Origin Bank originated PPP loans have been forgiven under this program. The loans will bear a fixed rate of interest at one percent for the entire term.
Loan Portfolio Maturity Analysis
The table below presents the maturity distribution of our LHFI at December 31, 2020. The table also presents the portion of our loans that have fixed interest rates, rather than interest rates that fluctuate over the life of the loans based on changes in the interest rate environment.
December 31, 2020
(Dollars in thousands) One Year
or Less Over One Year
Through Five
Years Over Five
Years Total
Real estate:
Commercial real estate $ 228,706 $ 846,217 $ 313,016 $ 1,387,939
Construction/land/land development 164,902 315,024 51,934 531,860
Residential real estate loans 108,719 388,368 388,033 885,120
Total real estate 502,327 1,549,609 752,983 2,804,919
Commercial and industrial loans 607,575 1,095,893 114,394 1,817,862
Mortgage warehouse lines of credit 1,084,001 - - 1,084,001
Consumer loans 6,088 10,649 1,254 17,991
Total LHFI $ 2,199,991 $ 2,656,151 $ 868,631 $ 5,724,773
Amounts with fixed rates $ 277,547 $ 1,763,816 $ 276,292 $ 2,317,655
Amounts with variable rates 1,922,444 892,335 592,339 3,407,118
Total $ 2,199,991 $ 2,656,151 $ 868,631 $ 5,724,773
Loan Portfolio COVID-19 Impact
The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to have a severe impact on the U.S. economy leading to severe unemployment and a recession. Consequently, the deteriorating economic outlook caused us to significantly increase the allowance for loan credit losses during the year ended December 31, 2020, resulting in additional provision expense and reduced earnings during the period. Due to the ongoing economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and governmental efforts to contain it, we believe that certain sectors of the U.S. economy may be more affected than others. Some of the sectors in which we operate that may experience a more significant impact include hotel, energy, non-essential retail, restaurant and assisted living. At December 31, 2020, we had $538.6 million, or 10.4%, of our LHFI, excluding PPP loans, invested in these sectors and, while we have recorded significant loss reserves, the reserves are an estimate and subject to change. Nonperforming LHFI in the sectors impacted by COVID-19 was $5.9 million at December 31, 2020, while past due LHFI, defined as loans 30 days or more past due, as a percentage of LHFI in these sectors, excluding PPP loans, was 1.0% at December 31, 2020. Loans in COVID-19 related forbearance totaled $97.7 million and represented 1.9% of LHFI, excluding PPP loans, at December 31, 2020. It is difficult to predict the future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as there is significant ongoing uncertainty surrounding the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the possible implementation of new or additional restrictions on economic activity.
Certain key data regarding the sectors that may experience a more significant impact due to COVID-19 at December 31, 2020, is reflected in the table below. The information presented excludes PPP loans.
(Dollars in thousands)
Selected sectors
Outstanding Balance Loans Under Forbearance Past Due NPL
Hotel $ 63,218 $ 21,959 $ - $ -
Energy 39,346 676 1,451 1,451
Non-essential retail 176,522 25,177 2,587 2,979
Restaurant 117,844 7,761 - -
Assisted living 141,657 11,470 1,500 1,500
Selected sectors 538,587 67,043 5,538 5,930
All other LHFI 4,639,667 30,609 20,225 20,219
Total LHFI $ 5,178,254 $ 97,652 $ 25,763 $ 26,149
Nonperforming Assets
Nonperforming assets consist of nonperforming loans and property acquired through foreclosures or repossession, as well as bank-owned property not currently in use and listed for sale.
Loans are considered past due when principal and interest payments have not been received at the date such payments are contractually due. We discontinue accruing interest on loans when we determine the borrower's financial condition is such that collection of interest and principal payments in accordance with the terms of the loan are not reasonably assured. Loans may be placed on nonaccrual status even if the contractual payments are not past due if information becomes available that causes substantial doubt about the borrower's ability to meet the contractual obligations of the loan. All interest accrued but not collected for loans that are placed on nonaccrual status is reversed against interest income. Interest income is subsequently recognized only to the extent cash payments are received in excess of principal outstanding. Loans are returned to accrual status when all principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured. If a loan is determined by management to be uncollectible, regardless of size, the portion of the loan determined to be uncollectible is then charged to the allowance for loan credit losses.
We manage the quality of our lending portfolio in part through a disciplined underwriting policy and through continual monitoring of loan performance and borrowers' financial condition. There can be no assurance, however, that our loan portfolio will not become subject to losses due to declines in economic conditions or deterioration in the financial condition of our borrowers.
Although we have seen an impact from the COVID-19 pandemic, the ultimate impact is still unknown. The ongoing economic uncertainty, possibility of additional governmental restrictions on economic activity and relatively high unemployment rate has created conditions that could cause an increase in nonperforming loans in future periods. At December 31, 2020, we have granted COVID-19 forbearances in the form of principal or interest deferments, rate concessions or principal deferments to 49 loans with outstanding loan amounts totaling $97.7 million.
The following table shows our nonperforming loans and nonperforming assets at the dates indicated:
(Dollars in thousands)
December 31,
Nonperforming LHFI
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Commercial real estate $ 3,704 $ 6,994 $ 8,281 $ 1,745 $ 1,975
Construction/land/land development 2,962 4,337 935 1,097 816
Residential real estate 6,530 5,132 6,668 7,166 7,188
Commercial and industrial 12,897 14,520 15,792 13,512 56,372
Consumer 56 163 180 282 210
Total nonperforming LHFI
26,149 31,146 31,856 23,802 66,561
Nonperforming loans held for sale
681 927 741 - -
Total nonperforming loans
26,830 32,073 32,597 23,802 66,561
Other real estate owned
Commercial real estate, construction/land/land development 266 4,165 2,993 390 794
Residential real estate 1,318 487 746 109 779
Total other real estate owned
1,584 4,652 3,739 499 1,573
Other repossessed assets owned
343 101 - 75 -
Total repossessed assets owned
1,927 4,753 3,739 574 1,573
Total nonperforming assets
$ 28,757 $ 36,826 $ 36,336 $ 24,376 $ 68,134
Troubled debt restructuring loans - nonaccrual
$ 5,671 $ 6,609 $ 5,793 $ 2,622 $ 10,900
Troubled debt restructuring loans - accruing
3,314 1,843 2,054 14,234 4,225
Total LHFI
5,724,773 4,143,195 3,789,105 3,241,031 3,112,075
Ratio of nonperforming LHFI to total LHFI
0.46 % 0.75 % 0.84 % 0.73 % 2.14 %
Ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets
0.38 0.69 0.75 0.59 1.67
At December 31, 2020, total nonperforming LHFI decreased by $5.0 million, or 16.0%, from December 31, 2019. The decrease in nonperforming commercial real estate loans is due to a $5.0 million charge-offs for one relationship during the year ended December 31, 2020. The decrease in other real estate owned was primarily due to the fact that we sold one of our branch properties during the year ended December 31, 2020. Please see Note 4 - Loans within our consolidated financial statements for more information on nonperforming loans.
Potential Problem Loans
From a credit risk standpoint, we classify loans in one of five categories: pass, special mention, substandard, doubtful or loss. The classifications of loans reflect a judgment about the risks of default and loss associated with the loan. We review the ratings on loans and adjust them to reflect the degree of risk and loss that is felt to be inherent in each loan. The methodology is structured so that reserve allocations are increased in accordance with deterioration in credit quality (and a corresponding increase in risk and loss) or decreased in accordance with improvement in credit quality (and a corresponding decrease in risk and loss). Loans rated special mention reflect borrowers who exhibit credit weaknesses or downward trends deserving close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the asset or in the bank's credit position at some future date. While potentially weak, no loss of principal or interest is envisioned and these borrowers currently do not pose sufficient risk to warrant adverse classification. Loans rated substandard are those borrowers with deteriorating trends and well-defined weaknesses that jeopardize the orderly liquidation of debt. A substandard loan is inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the obligor or by the collateral pledged, if any. Normal repayment from the borrower might be in jeopardy.
Loans rated as doubtful have the weaknesses of substandard assets with the additional characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full questionable and there is a high probability of loss based on currently existing facts, conditions and values. Loans classified as loss are charged-off and we have no expectation of the recovery of any payments in respect to loans rated as loss. Information regarding the internal risk ratings of our loans at December 31, 2020, is included in Note 4 - Loans in the notes to our consolidated financial statements contained in Item 8 of this report.
Allowance for Loan Losses
Effective January 1, 2020, the Company adopted CECL resulting in a change to the Company's reporting of credit losses for assets held at amortized cost basis and available for sale debt securities. Please see the discussion in Note 1 - Significant Accounting Policies in the notes to our consolidated financial statements titled "Effect of Recently Adopted Accounting Standards" for a description of policy revisions resulting from the Company's adoption of ASU 2016-13.
The allowance for loan credit losses represents the estimated losses for loans accounted for on an amortized cost basis. Expected losses are calculated using relevant information about past events, including historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported amount. The Company evaluates LHFI on a pool basis with pools of loans characterized by loan type, collateral, industry, internal credit risk rating and FICO score. The Company applied a probability of default, loss given default loss methodology to the loan pools at January 1 and December 31, 2020. Historical loss rates for each pool are calculated based on charge-off and recovery data beginning with the second quarter of 2012. These loss rates are adjusted for differences between current period conditions, including the ongoing effects of COVID-19 on the U.S. economy, and the conditions existing during the historical loss period. Historical losses are additionally adjusted for the effects of certain economic variables forecast over a one-year period. Subsequent to the forecast effects, historical loss rates are used to estimate losses over the estimated remaining lives of the loans. The estimated remaining lives consist of the contractual lives, adjusted for estimated prepayments. Loans that exhibit characteristics different from their pool characteristics are evaluated on an individual basis. Certain of these loans are considered to be collateral dependent with the borrower experiencing financial difficulty. For these loans, the fair value of collateral practical expedient is elected whereby the allowance is calculated as the amount by which the amortized cost exceeds the fair value of collateral, less costs to sell (if applicable). Those individual loans that are not collateral dependent are evaluated based on a discounted cash flow methodology.
The amount of the allowance for loan credit losses is affected by loan charge-offs, which decrease the allowance, recoveries on loans previously charged off, which increase the allowance, as well as the provision for loan credit losses charged to income, which increases the allowance. In determining the provision for loan credit losses, management monitors fluctuations in the allowance resulting from actual charge-offs and recoveries and periodically reviews the size and composition of the loan portfolio in light of current and forecasted economic conditions. If actual losses exceed the amount of the allowance for loan credit losses, it would materially and adversely affect our earnings.
As a general rule, when it becomes evident that the full principal and accrued interest of a loan may not be collected, or at 90 days past due, we will reflect that loan as nonperforming. It will remain nonperforming until it performs in a manner that it is reasonable to expect that we will collect principal and accrued interest in full. When the amount or likelihood of a loss on a loan has been confirmed, a charge-off will be taken in the period it is determined.
We establish general allocations for each major loan category and credit quality. The general allocation is based, in part, on historical charge-off experience and loss given default methodology, derived from our internal risk rating process. Other adjustments may be made to the allowance for pools of loans after an assessment of internal or external influences on credit quality that are not fully reflected in the historical loss or risk rating data. We give consideration to trends, changes in loan mix, delinquencies, prior losses, reasonable and supportable forecasts and other related information.
In connection with the review of our loan portfolio, we consider risk elements attributable to particular loan types or categories in assessing the quality of individual loans. Some of the risk elements we consider include:
•for commercial real estate loans, the debt service coverage ratio, operating results of the owner in the case of owner occupied properties, the loan to value ratio, the age and condition of the collateral and the volatility of income, property value and future operating results typical of properties of that type;
•for construction, land and land development loans, the perceived feasibility of the project, including the ability to sell developed lots or improvements constructed for resale or the ability to lease property constructed for lease, the quality and nature of contracts for presale or prelease, if any, experience and ability of the developer and loan to value ratio;
•for residential mortgage loans, the borrower's ability to repay the loan, including a consideration of the debt to income ratio and employment and income stability, the loan-to-value ratio, and the age, condition and marketability of the collateral; and
•for commercial and industrial loans, the debt service coverage ratio (income from the business in excess of operating expenses compared to loan repayment requirements), the operating results of the commercial, industrial or professional enterprise, the borrower's business, professional and financial ability and expertise, the specific risks and volatility of income and operating results typical for businesses in that category and the value, nature and marketability of collateral.
The following table presents the allowance for credit loss by loan category:
December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
2020 2019 2018
Loans secured by real estate:
Amount
%(1)
Amount
%(1)
Amount
%(1)
Commercial real estate $ 15,430 24.2 % $ 10,013 31.3 % $ 8,999 32.4 %
Construction/land/land development 8,191 9.3 3,711 12.5 3,331 11.3
Residential real estate 9,418 15.5 6,332 16.6 5,705 16.6
Commercial and industrial 51,857 31.8 16,960 32.5 15,616 33.6
Mortgage warehouse lines of credit 856 18.9 262 6.6 316 5.5
Consumer 918 0.3 242 0.5 236 0.6
Total $ 86,670 100.0 % $ 37,520 100.0 % $ 34,203 100.0 %
December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
2017 2016
Loans secured by real estate:
Amount
%(1)
Amount
%(1)
Commercial real estate $ 8,998 33.5 % $ 8,718 33.0 %
Construction/land/land development 2,950 9.9 2,805 10.0
Residential real estate 5,807 17.6 5,003 13.3
Commercial and industrial 18,831 30.5 33,590 36.5
Mortgage warehouse lines of credit 214 7.9 139 6.5
Consumer 283 0.6 276 0.7
Total $ 37,083 100.0 % $ 50,531 100.0 %
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(1)Represents the ratio of each loan type to total LHFI.
Our allowance for credit losses increased by $49.2 million, or 131.0%, to $86.7 million at December 31, 2020, from $37.5 million at December 31, 2019. The ratio of allowance for credit losses to total LHFI at December 31, 2020 and 2019, was 1.51% and 0.91%, respectively. The increase in the total allowance for loan credit losses was primarily driven by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic after the adoption of CECL. Our allowance for loan credit losses may increase in the future as the continuing impact of the COVID-19 is currently unknown and difficult to forecast. Please see the section titled Loan Portfolio COVID-19 Impact included above in this section for additional information and metrics related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We recognized a one-time after tax cumulative effect adjustment of $760,000 to retained earnings at the beginning of the first quarter of 2020, increasing the allowance for credit losses by approximately $1.2 million and decreasing the off-balance sheet reserve by $381,000 due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. Our investment securities were not materially affected by the adoption of this ASU due to the nature of the portfolio.
The following table presents an analysis of the allowance for credit losses and other related data at the periods indicated.
(Dollars in thousands) Years Ended December 31,
Allowance for credit losses 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Balance at beginning of period $ 37,520 $ 34,203 $ 37,083 $ 50,531 $ 41,230
Impact of adopting ASC 326 1,248 - - - -
Provision for loan losses 59,028 9,207 1,581 8,219 31,165
Charge-offs:
Commercial real estate 4,924 1,420 1,300 463 422
Construction/land/land development - 38 228 3 24
Residential real estate 692 265 407 1,446 505
Commercial and industrial 6,702 8,231 5,068 21,767 24,851
Mortgage warehouse lines of credit - 29 - - -
Consumer 76 148 121 198 604
Total charge-offs 12,394 10,131 7,124 23,877 26,406
Recoveries:
Commercial real estate 19 341 226 93 25
Construction/land/land development 1 40 6 5 7
Residential real estate 202 185 133 125 185
Commercial and industrial 1,022 3,627 2,206 1,918 4,199
Mortgage warehouse lines of credit - - - - -
Consumer 24 48 92 69 126
Total recoveries 1,268 4,241 2,663 2,210 4,542
Net charge-offs 11,126 5,890 4,461 21,667 21,864
Balance at end of period $ 86,670 $ 37,520 $ 34,203 $ 37,083 $ 50,531
Ratio of allowance for credit losses to:
Nonperforming LHFI 331.45 % 120.46 % 107.37 % 155.80 % 75.92 %
LHFI 1.51 0.91 0.90 1.14 1.62
Net charge-offs as a percentage of:
Provision for loan credit losses 18.85 63.97 282.16 263.62 70.16
Allowance for credit losses 12.84 15.70 13.04 58.43 43.27
Average LHFI 0.22 0.15 0.13 0.69 0.71
Securities
Our securities portfolio is the second largest component of earning assets and provides a significant source of revenue. We use the securities portfolio to provide a source of liquidity, provide an appropriate return on funds invested, manage interest rate risk and meet collateral as well as regulatory capital requirements. We manage the securities portfolio to optimize returns while maintaining an appropriate level of risk. Securities within the portfolio are classified as either held-to-maturity, available-for-sale or at fair value through income, based on the intent and objective of the investment and the ability to hold to maturity. Unrealized gains and losses arising in the available for sale portfolio as a result of changes in the fair value of the securities are reported on an after-tax basis as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income in stockholders' equity while securities classified as held to maturity are carried at amortized cost. For further discussion of the valuation components and classification of investment securities, see Note 1 - Significant Accounting Policies in the consolidated financial statements contained in Item 8 of this report.
Our securities portfolio totaled $1.05 billion at December 31, 2020, representing an increase of $513.2 million, or 94.8%, from $541.2 million at December 31, 2019. The increase was a result of increased liquidity on hand and our continued focus on maintaining an appropriately positioned asset mix and earnings profile. For additional information regarding our securities portfolio, please see Note 3 - Securities in the consolidated financial statements contained in Item 8 of this report.
The following table sets forth the composition of our securities portfolio at the dates indicated.
December 31,
(Dollars in thousands) 2020 2019 2018
Available for sale: Amount % of Total Amount % of Total Amount % of Total
State and municipal securities $ 442,185 44.0 % $ 99,184 19.8 % $ 100,883 17.5 %
Corporate bonds 65,938 6.6 16,817 3.4 11,034 1.9
U.S. government and agency securities 849 0.1 5,238 1.0 61,150 10.6
Commercial mortgage-backed securities 11,080 1.1 12,144 2.4 16,766 2.9
Residential mortgage-backed securities 214,951 21.4 207,506 41.4 186,315 32.4
Commercial collateralized mortgage obligations - - 4,394 0.9 - -
Residential collateralized mortgage obligations 195,343 19.4 155,787 31.1 199,496 34.7
Asset-backed securities 74,328 7.4 - - - -
Total $ 1,004,674 100.0 % $ 501,070 100.0 % $ 575,644 100.0 %
Held to maturity:
State and municipal securities, net of allowance $ 38,128 $ 28,620 $ 19,169
Securities carried at fair value through income:
State and municipal securities $ 11,554 $ 11,513 $ 11,361
The following table presents the fair value of securities available for sale and amortized cost of securities held to maturity and their corresponding yields at December 31, 2020. The securities are grouped by contractual maturity and use amortized cost for all yield calculations. Mortgage backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities, which do not have contractual payments due at a single maturity date, are shown at the date the last underlying mortgage matures.
December 31, 2020
(Dollars in thousands) Within One Year After One Year but Within Five Years After Five Years but Within Ten Years After Ten Years Total
Available for sale: Amount Yield Amount Yield Amount Yield Amount Yield Amount Yield
State and municipal securities (1)
$ 3,237 2.44 % $ 39,267 1.46 % $ 61,799 2.02 % $ 337,882 2.20 % $ 442,185 2.11 %
Corporate bonds - - 12,305 4.10 53,130 4.58 503 4.50 65,938 4.49
U.S. government and agency securities - - - - 277 2.38 572 2.18 849 2.25
Commercial mortgage-backed securities - - 1,715 3.31 9,365 1.77 - - 11,080 2.01
Residential mortgage-backed securities - - 371 3.41 36,179 2.31 178,401 1.94 214,951 2.00
Residential collateralized mortgage obligations - - - - - - 195,343 1.37 195,343 1.37
Asset-backed securities - - - - - - 74,328 1.16 74,328 1.16
Total securities available for sale $ 3,237 2.44 $ 53,658 2.14 $ 160,750 2.92 $ 787,029 1.84 $ 1,004,674 2.03
Held to maturity:
State and municipal securities (1)
12,999 3.03 - - 25,195 3.07 - - 38,194 3.06
Securities carried at fair value through income:
State and municipal securities (1)
- - - - - - 11,554 4.28 11,554 4.28
Total $ 16,236 2.91 $ 53,658 2.14 $ 185,945 2.94 $ 798,583 1.88 $ 1,054,422 2.09
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(1)Tax-exempt security yields are calculated without consideration of their tax benefit status.
The contractual maturity of mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations is not a reliable indicator of their expected life because borrowers have the right to prepay their obligations at any time. Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations are typically issued with stated principal amounts and are backed by pools of mortgage loans and other loans with varying maturities. The term of the underlying mortgages and loans may vary significantly due to the ability of a borrower to prepay outstanding amounts. Monthly pay downs on mortgage-backed securities tend to cause the average life of the securities to be much different than the stated contractual maturity. During a period of increasing interest rates, fixed rate mortgage-backed securities do not tend to experience heavy prepayments of principal, and, consequently, the average life of this security is typically lengthened. If interest rates begin to fall, prepayments may increase, thereby shortening the estimated average life of these securities.
Other than securities issued by government agencies or government sponsored enterprises, we did not own securities of any one issuer for which aggregate adjusted cost exceeded 10.0% of consolidated stockholders' equity at December 31, 2020 or 2019. Additionally, we do not hold any Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac preferred stock, collateralized debt obligations, structured investment vehicles or second lien elements in the investment portfolio, nor does the investment portfolio contain any securities that are directly backed by subprime or Alt-A mortgages.
Securities Carried at Fair Value through Income
At December 31, 2020 and 2019, we held two fixed-rate community investment bonds totaling $11.6 million and $11.5 million, respectively. We elected the fair value option on these securities to offset corresponding changes in the fair value of related interest rate swap agreements.
Deposits
Deposits are the primary funding source used to fund our loans, investments and operating needs. We offer a variety of products designed to attract and retain both consumer and commercial deposit customers. These products consist of noninterest and interest-bearing checking accounts, savings deposits, money market accounts and time deposits. Deposits are primarily gathered from individuals, partnerships and corporations in our market areas. We also obtain deposits from local municipalities and state agencies. Increases of $529.9 million, $512.9 million and $278.6 million in noninterest-bearing, money market and brokered deposits, respectively, drove the increase in total deposits compared to December 31, 2019, partially due to depositors moving into a statistically higher percentage of personal savings rates during the year and also due to the funding of PPP loans into noninterest-bearing demand deposit accounts during the year ended December 31, 2020. Additionally, short-term brokered deposits were utilized to fund the growth in mortgage warehouse lines of credit during the 2020 year.
We manage our interest expense on deposits through specific deposit product pricing that is based on competitive pricing, economic conditions and current and anticipated funding needs. We may use interest rates as a mechanism to attract or deter additional deposits based on our anticipated funding needs and liquidity position. We also consider potential interest rate risk caused by extended maturities of time deposits when setting the interest rates in periods of future economic uncertainty.
The following table presents our deposit mix at the dates indicated:
December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
(Dollars in thousands) Balance % of Total Balance % of Total Balance % of Total
Noninterest-bearing demand
$ 1,607,564 28.0 % $ 1,077,706 25.5 % $ 951,015 25.1 %
Interest-bearing demand
1,052,639 18.3 776,037 18.4 738,725 19.5
Money market
1,789,914 31.0 1,277,053 30.2 815,997 21.6
Time deposits
664,766 11.6 790,810 18.7 796,552 21.1
Brokered (1)
431,180 7.5 152,556 3.6 332,341 8.8
Savings
205,252 3.6 154,450 3.6 148,508 3.9
Total deposits
$ 5,751,315 100.0 % $ 4,228,612 100.0 % $ 3,783,138 100.0 %
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(1)Brokered time deposits of $7.9 million are included in the brokered category for December 31, 2018. There were no brokered time deposits at December 31, 2020 or 2019.
Increases of $529.9 million, $512.9 million and $278.6 million in noninterest-bearing, money market and brokered deposits, respectively, drove the increase in total deposits compared to December 31, 2019, partially due to depositors moving into a statistically higher percentage of personal savings rates during the year. Additionally, due to the high volume of mortgage loans funded under the mortgage warehouse lines of credit, we utilized short term brokered deposits to partially fund the growth in warehouse lines, which drove the increase in brokered deposits from December 31, 2019.
The following schedule reflects the classification of our average deposits and the average rate paid on each deposit category for the periods indicated:
Year Ended December 31,
2020 2019 2018
(Dollars in thousands) Average
Balance Interest Expense Average Rate Paid Average
Balance Interest Expense Average Rate Paid Average
Balance Interest Expense Average Rate Paid
Interest-bearing demand
$ 860,877 $ 4,170 0.48 % $ 697,540 $ 6,026 0.86 % $ 690,061 $ 3,951 0.57 %
Money market
1,526,510 9,776 0.64 1,028,556 15,996 1.56 887,817 9,328 1.05
Time deposits
735,297 11,935 1.62 827,720 17,284 2.09 712,913 10,669 1.50
Brokered
336,902 1,049 0.31 218,714 5,157 2.36 270,109 5,530 2.05
Savings
180,298 220 0.12 153,583 253 0.16 148,377 193 0.13
Total interest-bearing
3,639,884 27,150 0.75 2,926,113 44,716 1.53 2,709,277 29,671 1.10
Noninterest-bearing demand
1,499,936 - 1,054,903 - 948,585 -
Total average deposits
$ 5,139,820 $ 27,150 0.53 $ 3,981,016 $ 44,716 1.12 $ 3,657,862 $ 29,671 0.81
Our average deposit balance was $5.14 billion for the year ended December 31, 2020, an increase of $1.16 billion, or 29.1%, from $3.98 billion for the year ended December 31, 2019. The average annualized rate paid on our interest-bearing deposits for the year ended December 31, 2020, was 0.75%, compared to 1.53% for the year ended December 31, 2019. The decrease in the average cost of our deposits was primarily the result of steadily falling interest rates that occurred since December 31, 2019. The Federal Reserve lowered the federal funds target rate twice from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020, resulting in an aggregate 150 basis point decrease in the target rate. When the target rate reductions began, we took action to lower deposit rates on nonmaturity deposits. Our Louisiana market deposits also increased $531.8 million compared to December 30, 2019, which historically carry lower cost of deposits than those in Texas, helping to lower our overall cost of deposits.
Average noninterest-bearing deposits at December 31, 2020, were $1.5 billion, compared to $1.1 billion at December 31, 2019, an increase of $445.0 million, or 42.2%, and represented 29.2% and 26.5% of average total deposits for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
The following table presents the maturity distribution of our time deposits at December 31, 2020:
(Dollars in thousands)
Time Deposits
Remaining maturity:
Certificates less than $100,000
Certificates of $100,000 or more
3 months or less
$ 33,884 $ 122,621
Over 3 through 6 months
29,584 132,223
Over 6 through 12 months
35,142 144,062
Over 12 months
47,471 119,779
Total
$ 146,081 $ 518,685
Borrowings
Short-term FHLB advances increased $550.0 million at December 31, 2020 compared to December 31, 2019, as a result of our decision to fund PPP loans and the increase in mortgage warehouse lines of credit with non-core funding sources. Additionally, long-term advances from the FHLB decreased by $1.9 million, or 0.7%, at December 31, 2020, compared to December 31, 2019.
Borrowed funds are summarized as follows:
December 31,
(Dollars in thousands) 2020 2019 2018
Overnight repurchase agreements with depositors $ 8,408 $ 16,717 $ 40,314
Short-term FHLB advances (1)
650,000 100,000 100,000
GNMA repurchase liability
55,485 27,860 30,649
Long-term FHLB advances (2)
270,715 272,613 274,261
Total FHLB advances and other borrowings $ 984,608 $ 417,190 $ 445,224
Subordinated debentures $ 157,181 $ 9,671 $ 9,644
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(1)Short-term FHLB advances at December 31, 2020, carried a fixed interest rate of 0.10% and matured on January 4, 2021; at December 31, 2019, short-term FHLB advances carried a fixed interest rate of 1.35%, and matured on January 2, 2020; at December 31, 2018, short-term FHLB advances carried a fixed interest rate of 2.70%, and matured on January 2, 2019.
(2)Includes a FHLB advance of $250.0 million at December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, callable quarterly with a final maturity in 2033, carrying a rate of 1.65%.
Overnight repurchase agreements with depositors consist of obligations of ours to depositors and mature on a daily basis. These obligations to depositors carried a daily average interest rate of 0.22% and 1.20% for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Our long-term debt consists of advances from the FHLB with original maturities greater than one year. Interest rates for FHLB long-term advances outstanding at December 31, 2020, ranged from 1.65% to 5.72% and were subject to restrictions or penalties in the event of prepayment.
At December 31, 2020, we held 35 unfunded letters of credit from the FHLB totaling $527.4 million with expiration dates ranging from January 20, 2021, to November 4, 2022. These letters of credit either support pledges for our public fund deposits or confirm letters of credit we have issued to support our customers' businesses. Security for all indebtedness and outstanding commitments to the FHLB consists of a blanket floating lien on all of our first mortgage loans, commercial real estate and other real estate loans, as well as our investment in capital stock of the FHLB and deposit accounts at the FHLB. The net amounts available under the blanket floating lien at December 31, 2020 and 2019, were $456.9 million and $601.9 million, respectively.
Additionally, at December 31, 2020, we had the ability to borrow $793.2 million from the discount window at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas ("FRB"), with $999.7 million in commercial and industrial loans pledged as collateral. There were no borrowings against this line at December 31, 2020.
Subordinated Debentures
In February 2020, Origin Bank completed an offering of $70.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.25% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2030 (the "Notes") to certain accredited investors in a transaction exempt from registration under Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Notes initially bear interest at a fixed annual rate of 4.25%, payable semi-annually in arrears, to but excluding February 15, 2025. From and including February 15, 2025, to but excluding the maturity date or earlier redemption date, the interest rate will equal three-month LIBOR (provided, that in the event the three-month LIBOR is less than zero, the three-month LIBOR will be deemed to be zero) plus 282 basis points, payable quarterly in arrears. Origin Bank is entitled to redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, on or after February 15, 2025, and to redeem the Notes at any time in whole upon certain other specified events. The Notes qualify as Tier 2 capital for regulatory capital purposes for Origin Bank.
In October 2020, we completed of an offering of $80.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.50% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2030 (the “4.50% Notes”). The 4.50% Notes bear a fixed interest rate of 4.50% payable semi-annually in arrears, to but excluding November 1, 2025. From and including November 1, 2025, to but excluding the maturity date or earlier redemption date, the 4.50% Notes bear a floating interest rate expected to equal the three-month term Secured Overnight Financing Rate plus 432 basis points, payable quarterly in arrears. We may redeem the 4.50% Notes at any time upon certain specified events or in whole or in part on or after November 1, 2025. The 4.50% Notes qualify as Tier 2 capital for regulatory capital purposes for the Company and $51.0 million was transferred to Origin Bank during the fourth quarter of 2020, which qualifies as Tier 1 capital for regulatory capital purposes for the Bank.
Liquidity
Management oversees our liquidity position to ensure adequate cash and liquid assets are available to support our operations and satisfy current and future financial obligations, including demand for loan funding and deposit withdrawals. Management continually monitors, forecasts and tests our liquidity and non-core dependency ratios to ensure compliance with targets established by our Asset-Liability Management Committee and approved by our board of directors.
Management measures our liquidity position by giving consideration to both on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet sources of and demands for funds on a daily and weekly basis. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, our cash and liquid securities totaled 13.6% and 8.4% of total assets, respectively, providing liquidity to support our existing operations.
The Company, which is a separate legal entity apart from the Bank, must provide for its own liquidity, including payment of any dividends that may be declared for our common stockholders and interest and principal on any outstanding debt or trust preferred securities incurred by the Company. The Company had available cash balances of $42.9 million and $5.9 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. This cash is available for the general corporate purposes described above, as well as providing capital support to the Bank and financing potential future acquisitions. In addition, the Company has up to $50.0 million available under a line of credit. See Note 11 - Borrowings contained in Item 8 of this report for more information.
There are regulatory restrictions on the ability of the Bank to pay dividends under federal and state laws, regulations and policies. See "Item 1. Business - Regulation and Supervision" above for more information.
As previously discussed, in light of the volatility and disruptions in the capital and credit markets resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and its negative impact on the economy, we took a number of precautionary actions to enhance our financial flexibility by bolstering our liquidity to ensure we have adequate cash readily available to meet both expected and unexpected funding needs. We have accessed and repaid liquidity both under the PPPLF and FHLB advance window during the year ended December 31, 2020, and currently have access to $2.91 billion of contingent liquidity sources including FHLB availability and PPPLF availability. We believe we currently have sufficient liquidity from the available on- and off-balance sheet liquidity sources. We continue to review actions that we may take to further enhance our financial flexibility in the event that market conditions deteriorate further or for an extended period.
In addition to cash generated from operations, we utilize a number of funding sources to manage our liquidity, including core deposits, investment securities, cash and cash equivalents, loan repayments, federal funds lines of credit available from other financial institutions, as well as advances from the FHLB. We may also use the discount window at the FRB as a source of short-term funding.
Core deposits, which are total deposits excluding time deposits greater than $250,000 and brokered deposits, are a major source of funds used to meet cash flow needs. Maintaining the ability to acquire these funds as needed in a variety of markets is the key to assuring our liquidity.
The investment portfolio is another source for meeting our liquidity needs. Monthly payments on mortgage-backed securities are used for short-term liquidity, and our investments are generally traded in active markets that offer a readily available source of cash through sales, if needed. Securities in our investment portfolio are also used to secure certain deposit types, such as deposits from state and local municipalities, and can be pledged as collateral for other borrowing sources.
Other sources available for meeting liquidity needs include long- and short-term advances from the FHLB, and federal funds lines of credit. Long-term funds obtained from the FHLB are primarily used as an alternative source to fund long-term growth of the balance sheet by supporting growth in loans and other long-term interest-earning assets. We typically rely on such funding when the cost of such borrowings compares favorably to the rates that we would be required to pay for other funding sources, including certain deposits. See Note 11 - Borrowings contained in Item 8 of this report for additional borrowing capacity and outstanding advances at the FHLB.
We also had unsecured federal funds lines of credit available to us, with no amounts outstanding at either December 31, 2020, or December 31, 2019. These lines of credit primarily provide short-term liquidity and in order to ensure availability of these funds, we test these lines of credit at least annually. Interest is charged at the prevailing market rate on federal funds purchased and FHLB advances.
Additionally, we had the ability to borrow at the discount window of the FRB using our commercial and industrial loans as collateral. There were no borrowings against this line at December 31, 2020.
In February 2020, Origin Bank completed an offering of $70.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.25% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2030 (the “Notes”) to certain investors in a transaction exempt from registration under Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Notes provided us with $68.8 million in additional liquidity.
In October 2020, we completed an offering of $80.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.50% fixed-to floating rate subordinated notes due 2030 (the “4.50% Notes”).
In July 2019, our board of directors authorized a stock buyback program pursuant to which we may, from time to time, purchase up to $40 million of our outstanding common stock. Please see the stock repurchases paragraphs under the Stockholders' Equity section of this Part II, Item 7 for more information on our stock buyback program.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations
In the normal course of business as a financial services provider, we enter into financial instruments, such as certain contractual obligations and commitments to extend credit and letters of credit, to meet the financing needs of our customers. These commitments involve elements of credit risk, interest rate risk and liquidity risk. Some instruments may not be reflected in our consolidated financial statements until they are funded, and a significant portion of commitments to extend credit may expire without being drawn, although they expose us to varying degrees of credit risk and interest rate risk in much the same way as funded loans.
The table below presents the funding requirements of our most significant financial commitments, excluding interest and purchase discounts, at the date indicated:
(Dollars in thousands) Payments Due by Period
December 31, 2020 Less than
One Year One-Three
Years Three-Five
Years Greater than
Five Years Total
Operating lease obligations
$ 4,330 $ 7,702 $ 4,624 $ 11,165 $ 27,821
FHLB advances 651,090 6,447 4,661 258,517 920,715
Subordinated debentures
- - - 160,826 160,826
Time deposits
497,515 134,428 32,823 - 664,766
Limited partnership investments(1)
3,170 - - - 3,170
Low income housing tax credits
436 165 274 319 1,194
Overnight repurchase agreements with depositors
8,408 - - - 8,408
Total contractual obligations
$ 1,164,949 $ 148,742 $ 42,382 $ 430,827 $ 1,786,900
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(1)These commitments represent amounts we are obligated to contribute to various limited partnership investments in accordance with the provisions of the respective limited partnership agreements. The capital contributions may be required at any time, and are therefore reflected in the Less than One Year category.
Credit Related Commitments
Commitments to extend credit include revolving commercial credit lines, non-revolving loan commitments issued mainly to finance the acquisition and development or construction of real property or equipment, and credit card and personal credit lines. The availability of funds under commercial credit lines and loan commitments generally depends on whether the borrower continues to meet credit standards established in the underlying contract and has not violated other contractual conditions. Loan commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee by the borrower. Credit card and personal credit lines are generally subject to cancellation if the borrower's credit quality deteriorates. A number of commercial and personal credit lines are used only partially or, in some cases, not at all before they expire, and the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.
A substantial majority of the letters of credit are standby agreements that obligate us to fulfill a customer's financial commitments to a third party if the customer is unable to perform. We issue standby letters of credit primarily to provide credit enhancement to our customers' other commercial or public financing arrangements and to help them demonstrate financial capacity to vendors of essential goods and services.
The table below presents our commitments to extend credit by commitment expiration date for the date indicated:
December 31, 2020
(Dollars in thousands) Less than
One Year One-Three
Years Three-Five
Years Greater than
Five Years Total
Commitments to extend credit(1)
$ 641,951 $ 428,893 $ 163,520 $ 107,137 $ 1,341,501
Standby letters of credit
34,212 8,699 - - 42,911
Total off-balance sheet commitments
$ 676,163 $ 437,592 $ 163,520 $ 107,137 $ 1,384,412
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(1)Includes $504.6 million of unconditionally cancellable commitments at December 31, 2020.
Stockholders' Equity
Stockholders' equity provides a source of permanent funding, allows for future growth and provides a degree of protection to withstand unforeseen adverse developments. At December 31, 2020, stockholders' equity was $647.2 million, representing an increase of $47.9 million, or 8.0%, compared to $599.3 million at December 31, 2019. Net income of $36.4 million and other comprehensive income of $19.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, were the primary drivers of the increase in stockholders' equity compared to December 31, 2019, and was partially offset by the $8.9 million dividend paid on the Company's common stock and the $723,000 repurchase of the Company's common stock that occurred during the period.
Stock Repurchases
In July 2019, our board of directors authorized a stock buyback program pursuant to which we may, from time to time, purchase up to $40 million of our outstanding common stock. The shares may be repurchased in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions from time to time, depending upon market conditions and other factors, and in accordance with applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The stock buyback program is intended to expire in 2022, but may be terminated or amended by our board of directors at any time. The stock buyback program does not obligate us to purchase any shares at any time.
In three transactions that were consummated in March 2020, we repurchased a total of 30,868 shares of our common stock pursuant to our stock buyback program at an average price per share of $23.44 for an aggregate purchase price of $723,000. Prior to 2020, we had repurchased cumulatively $10.1 million of shares under the stock buyback program, and as of the date of this report, our board of directors has approved approximately $29.2 million additional shares to be purchased under the stock buyback program.
Regulatory Capital Requirements
Together with the Bank, we are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by federal banking agencies. These requirements are discussed in greater detail in "Item 1. Business - Regulation and Supervision". Failure to meet minimum capital requirements may result in certain actions by regulators that, if enforced, could have a direct material effect on our financial statements. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, we and the Bank were in compliance with all applicable regulatory capital requirements, and the Bank was classified as "well capitalized" for purposes of the prompt corrective action regulations of the Federal Reserve. As we deploy capital and continue to grow operations, regulatory capital levels may decrease depending on the level of earnings. However, we expect to monitor and control growth in order to remain "well capitalized" under applicable regulatory guidelines and in compliance with all applicable regulatory capital standards. While we are currently classified as well capitalized, an extended economic recession brought about by COVID-19 could adversely impact our reported and regulatory capital ratios.
The following table presents our regulatory capital ratios, as well as those of the Bank, at the dates indicated:
December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
2020 2019
Origin Bancorp, Inc.
Amount
Ratio
Amount
Ratio
Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)
$ 604,306 9.95 % $ 561,630 11.74 %
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)
613,682 10.11 570,975 11.94
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)
837,058 13.79 610,305 12.76
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)
613,682 8.62 570,975 10.91
Origin Bank
Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)
$ 637,863 10.53 % $ 551,060 11.55 %
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)
637,863 10.53 551,060 11.55
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)
782,503 12.92 590,390 12.38
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)
637,863 8.99 551,060 10.56
The Notes and the 4.50% Notes both qualify as Tier 2 capital for the Company, and the $51.0 million that was transferred to Origin Bank during the fourth quarter of 2020, qualifies as Tier 1 capital for regulatory capital purposes at the Bank.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Our accounting and reporting policies conform to GAAP and the prevailing practices in the banking industry. However, we provided other financial measures, such as pre-tax, pre-provision earnings, in this report that are considered “non-GAAP financial measures.” Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company’s financial performance, financial position or cash flows that excludes (or includes) amounts that are included in (or excluded from) the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.
We consider pre-tax, pre-provision earnings as presented in this report as an important measure of financial performance as it provides supplemental information that we use to evaluate our business, to assess underlying operational performance and to allow a comparison to prior periods without the impact of increases in the allowance for credit losses, and related income tax effects, associated with the implementation of CECL and continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We believe non-GAAP measures and ratios, when taken together with the corresponding GAAP measures and ratios, provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance and capital strength. We use, and believe that investors benefit from referring to, non-GAAP measures in assessing our operating results and related trends. However, non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for or preferable to, amounts prepared in accordance with GAAP. In the following table, we have provided a reconciliation of pre-tax pre-provision earnings to the most comparable GAAP financial measure.
December 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Calculation of PTPP Earnings:
Net Income $ 36,357 $ 53,882 $ 51,605 $ 14,669 $ 12,850
Plus: provision for credit losses 59,900 9,568 1,014 8,336 30,078
Plus: income tax expense 7,996 12,666 10,837 5,813 2,916
PTPP Earnings $ 104,253 $ 76,116 $ 63,456 $ 28,818 $ 45,844
Calculation of Tangible Book Value per Common Share:
Total common stockholders' equity (1)
$ 647,150 $ 599,262 $ 549,779 $ 455,342 $ 448,657
Less: Preferred stock, Series SBLF - - - 48,260 48,260
Convertible preferred stock, Series D - - - 16,998 16,998
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net 30,480 31,540 32,861 24,336 24,854
Tangible Common Equity (1)
$ 616,670 $ 567,722 $ 516,918 $ 365,748 $ 358,545
Plus: Convertible preferred stock, Series D - - - 16,998 16,998
Tangible common equity(1), as converted
$ 616,670 $ 567,722 $ 516,918 $ 365,765 $ 358,562
Divided by common shares, as converted (1)
23,506,312 23,480,945 23,726,559 20,420,396 20,385,362
Tangible Book Value per Common Share, as converted $ 26.23 $ 24.18 $ 21.79 $ 18.74 $ 18.42
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(1)Including ESOP-owned shares of 34,991 and 28,564 for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
(2)Assumes the conversion of 901,644 shares of Series D preferred stock into common stock on a one-for-one basis for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Interest Rate Sensitivity and Market Risk
As a financial institution, our primary component of market risk is interest rate volatility. Our financial management policy provides management with guidelines for effective funds management and we have established a measurement system for monitoring the net interest rate sensitivity position.
Fluctuations in interest rates will ultimately impact both the level of income and expense recorded on most of our assets and liabilities, and the market value of all interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, other than those which have a short term to maturity. Interest rate risk is the potential of economic losses due to future interest rate changes. These economic losses can be reflected as a loss of future net interest income and/or a loss of current fair market values. The objective is to measure the effect on net interest income and to adjust the balance sheet to minimize the inherent risk while at the same time maximizing income.
We manage exposure to interest rates by structuring the balance sheet in the ordinary course of business. Additionally, from time to time we enter into derivatives and futures contracts to mitigate interest rate risk from specific transactions. Based upon the nature of operations, we are not subject to foreign exchange or commodity price risk. We have entered into interest rate swaps to mitigate interest rate risk in limited circumstances, but it is not our policy to enter into such transactions on a regular basis.
Our exposure to interest rate risk is managed by the Bank's Asset-Liability Management Committee in accordance with policies approved by the Bank's board of directors. The committee formulates strategies based on appropriate levels of interest rate risk. In determining the appropriate level of interest rate risk, the committee considers the impact on earnings and capital of the current outlook on interest rates, potential changes in interest rates, regional economies, liquidity, business strategies and other factors.
The committee meets regularly to review, among other things, the sensitivity of assets and liabilities to interest rate changes, the book and market values of assets and liabilities, unrealized gains and losses, purchase and sale activities, commitments to originate loans and the maturities of investments and borrowings. Additionally, the committee reviews liquidity, cash flow flexibility, maturities of deposits and consumer and commercial deposit activity. We employ methodologies to manage interest rate risk which include an analysis of relationships between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and an interest rate shock simulation model.
We use interest rate risk simulation models and shock analyses to test the interest rate sensitivity of net interest income and fair value of equity, and the impact of changes in interest rates on other financial metrics. Contractual maturities and re-pricing opportunities of loans are incorporated in the model as are prepayment assumptions, maturity data and call options within the investment portfolio. The average life of non-maturity deposit accounts is based on our balance retention rates using a vintage study methodology. The assumptions used are inherently uncertain and, as a result, the model cannot precisely measure future net interest income or precisely predict the impact of fluctuations in market interest rates on net interest income. Actual results will differ from the model's simulated results due to timing, magnitude and frequency of interest rate changes as well as changes in market conditions and the application and timing of various management strategies.
On a quarterly basis, we run various simulation models including a static balance sheet and dynamic growth balance sheet. These models test the impact on net interest income and fair value of equity from changes in market interest rates under various scenarios. Under the static model, rates are shocked instantaneously and ramped rates change over a twelve-month and twenty-four month horizon based upon parallel yield curve shifts. Parallel shock scenarios assume instantaneous parallel movements in the yield curve compared to a flat yield curve scenario. Additionally, we run non-parallel simulation involving analysis of interest income and expense under various changes in the shape of the yield curve. Internal policy regarding interest rate risk simulations currently specifies that for instantaneous parallel shifts of the yield curve, estimated net interest income at risk for the subsequent one-year period should not decline by more than 8.0% for a 100 basis point shift, 15.0% for a 200 basis point shift, 20.0% for a 300 basis point shift, and 25.0% for a 400 basis point shift. We continue to monitor our asset sensitivity and evaluate strategies to prevent being significantly impacted by declining interest rates in the near future. We are modeling outside of policy in the down 100 and down 200 basis point rate scenarios, and we continue to monitor our asset sensitivity and evaluate strategies to prevent being significantly impacted by future changes in interest rates.
The following table summarizes the impact of an instantaneous, sustained simulated change in net interest income and fair value of equity over a 12-month horizon at the date indicated:
December 31, 2020
Change in Interest Rates (basis points)
% Change in Net Interest Income
% Change in Fair Value of Equity
+400 9.0 % 0.2 %
+300 6.0 (0.3)
+200 3.7 0.5
+100 1.3 0.7
Base
-100 (9.5) (5.8)
-200 (19.7) 2.5
We have found that, historically, interest rates on deposits change more slowly than changes in the discount and federal funds rates. This assumption is incorporated into the simulation model and is generally not fully reflected in a gap analysis, meaning that process by which we measure the gap between interest rate sensitive assets verses interest rate sensitive liabilities. The assumptions incorporated into the model are inherently uncertain and, as a result, the model cannot precisely measure future net interest income or precisely predict the impact of fluctuations in market interest rates on net interest income. Actual results will differ from the model's simulated results due to timing, magnitude and frequency of interest rate changes as well as changes in market conditions and the application and timing of various strategies.
Impact of Inflation
Our consolidated financial statements and related notes included in Item 8 of this report have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. These require the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars, without considering changes in the relative value of money over time due to inflation or recession. Inflation generally increases the costs of funds and operating overhead, and to the extent loans and other assets bear variable rates, the yields on such assets. Unlike most industrial companies, virtually all of the assets and liabilities of a financial institution are monetary in nature. As a result, interest rates generally have a more significant effect on the performance of a financial institution than the effects of general levels of inflation. In addition, inflation affects a financial institution's cost of goods and services purchased, the cost of salaries and benefits, occupancy expense and similar items. Inflation and related increases in interest rates generally decrease the market value of investments and loans held and may adversely affect liquidity, earnings and stockholders' equity.
Market Risk
.Regulators have encouraged banks to transition away from the use of the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") as a reference rate. It is expected that the transition away from the widespread use of LIBOR to alternative rates will continue to occur over the course of the next few years. Please see Item 1A Risk Factors - Risks Related to Our Business for further information.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Financial Statements
DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Income
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors
Origin Bancorp, Inc.
Ruston, Louisiana
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Origin Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB"), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework: (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) and our report dated March 2, 2021, expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Adoption of New Accounting Standard
As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has changed its method of accounting for the allowance for credit losses in 2020 due to the adoption of ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. As discussed below, the allowance for credit losses is considered a critical audit matter.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audits.
We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures include examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
Allowance for Credit Losses
The Company’s loan portfolio totaled $5.72 billion as of December 31, 2020 and the allowance for credit losses on loans was $86.7 million. The Company’s unfunded loan commitments totaled $1.3 billion, with an allowance for credit loss of $2.3 million. The Company’s available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities portfolios totaled $1.0 billion as of December 31, 2020, and the allowance for credit losses on securities was $66,000. Together these amounts represent the allowance for credit losses (“ACL”).
As more fully described in Notes 1, 3 and 4 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements, the Company estimates its exposure to expected credit losses as of the balance sheet date, for existing financial instruments held at amortized cost, securities classified as available for sale and off-balance sheet exposures, such as unfunded loan commitments, letters of credit and other financial guarantees that are not unconditionally cancellable by the Company.
The determination of the ACL requires management to exercise significant judgment and consider numerous subjective factors, including determining qualitative factors utilized to adjust historical loss rates, loan credit risk grading and identifying loans requiring individual evaluation among others. As disclosed by management, different assumptions and conditions could result in a materially different amount for the estimate of the ACL.
We identified the ACL at December 31, 2020 as well as at the January 1, 2020 adoption date of Topic 326, as a critical audit matter. Auditing the ACL involved a high degree of subjectivity in evaluating management's estimates, such as evaluating management's identification of credit quality indicators, grouping of loans determined to be similar into pools, estimating the remaining life of loans in a pool, assessment of economic conditions and other environmental factors, evaluating the adequacy of specific allowances associated with individually evaluated loans and assessing the appropriateness of loan credit risk grades.
The primary procedures we performed at initial adoption of Topic 326 and as of December 31, 2020, to address this critical audit matter included:
•Obtained an understanding of the Company’s process for establishing the ACL, including the implementation of models and the qualitative factor adjustments of the ACL.
•Tested the design and operating effectiveness of controls, including those related to technology, over the ACL, including:
◦loan data completeness and accuracy,
◦reconciliation of loan balances accounted for at amortized cost and underlying detail,
◦classifications of loans by loan pool,
◦historical charge-off data,
◦the calculation of loss rates given probability of default and loss given default,
◦review of commercial real-estate appraisals,
◦the calculation of estimated remaining lives of the loans,
◦the establishment of qualitative adjustments,
◦loan credit risk ratings,
◦establishment of specific ACL on individually evaluated loans,
◦and management’s review and disclosure controls over the ACL;
•Tested of completeness and accuracy of the information utilized in the ACL, including evaluating the relevance and reliability of such information;
•Tested the ACL model’s computational accuracy such as probability of default, loss given default and estimated remaining lives of loans;
•Evaluated the qualitative adjustments to the ACL including assessing the basis for adjustments and the reasonableness of the significant assumptions including consideration of impact of the COVID-19 pandemic;
•Tested the loan review functions and evaluated the reasonableness of loan credit risk ratings;
•Evaluated the reasonableness of specific allowances on individually evaluated loans;
•Evaluated the overall reasonableness of assumptions used by management considering trends identified within peer groups;
•Evaluated the accuracy and completeness of Topic 326 disclosures in the consolidated financial statements;
•Evaluated credit quality trends in delinquencies, non-accruals, charge-offs and loan risk ratings;
•Tested estimated utilization rate of unfunded loan commitments;
•Reviewed documentation prepared to assess the methodology utilized in the ACL calculation for securities for reasonableness.
Goodwill Impairment Analysis
The Company’s goodwill totaled $26.7 million at December 31, 2020. As discussed in Notes 1 and 8 to the consolidated financial statements, goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting segment level on an annual basis on October 1, or more often if events or circumstances indicate that there may be impairment. Because of the volatile market conditions, the Company’s market value fell below book value and the Company performed a qualitative assessment each quarter during 2020 and included the use of a third-party valuation specialist during the second quarter of 2020. Based on these assessments, it was determined that the fair value of each of the Company’s reporting segments exceeded their carrying value. No goodwill impairment was recorded as a result.
We identified the valuation of goodwill as a critical audit matter due to the subjective nature of the assumptions used to estimate the reporting unit’s fair value. In particular, the fair value estimate was sensitive to significant assumptions, such as changes in the Company's forecasted cash flows, discount rate and terminal value, which are affected by expectations about future market or economic conditions, including uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of the controls over the Company's goodwill impairment process, including controls over management's review of the significant assumptions described above.
To test the estimated fair value of the Company's reporting units, with the support of our internal valuation specialists, we performed audit procedures that included, among others, assessing methodologies and testing the significant assumptions discussed above and the underlying data used by the Company in its analysis. We compared the significant assumptions used by management to current industry and economic trends. We assessed the historical accuracy of management's estimates and performed sensitivity analyses of significant assumptions to evaluate changes in the fair value estimate of the reporting unit resulting from changes in the assumptions. In addition, we tested management's reconciliation of the fair value of the reporting unit to the market capitalization of the Company.
/s/ BKD, LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2016.
Little Rock, Arkansas
March 2, 2021
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
December 31,
2020 2019
Assets
Cash and due from banks $ 60,544 $ 62,160
Interest-bearing deposits in banks 316,670 229,358
Total cash and cash equivalents 377,214 291,518
Securities:
Available for sale 1,004,674 501,070
Held to maturity, net allowance for credit losses of $66 at December 31, 2020, (fair value of $41,205 and $29,523 at December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, respectively)
38,128 28,620
Securities carried at fair value through income 11,554 11,513
Total securities 1,054,356 541,203
Non-marketable equity securities held in other financial institutions 62,586 39,808
Loans held for sale ($136,026 and $36,977 at fair value at December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, respectively)
191,512 64,837
Loans, net of allowance for credit losses of $86,670 and $37,520 at December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, respectively ($17,011 and $17,670 at fair value at December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, respectively)
5,638,103 4,105,675
Premises and equipment, net 81,763 80,457
Mortgage servicing rights 13,660 20,697
Cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance 37,553 37,961
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net 30,480 31,540
Accrued interest receivable and other assets 141,041 110,930
Total assets $ 7,628,268 $ 5,324,626
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Noninterest-bearing deposits $ 1,607,564 $ 1,077,706
Interest-bearing deposits 3,478,985 2,360,096
Time deposits 664,766 790,810
Total deposits 5,751,315 4,228,612
Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") advances and other borrowings 984,608 417,190
Subordinated debentures, net 157,181 9,671
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 88,014 69,891
Total liabilities 6,981,118 4,725,364
Commitments and contingencies - -
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, no par value, 2,000,000 shares authorized
- -
Common stock ($5.00 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 23,506,312 and 23,480,945 shares issued at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively)
117,532 117,405
Additional paid-in capital 237,341 235,623
Retained earnings 266,628 239,901
Accumulated other comprehensive income 25,649 6,333
Total stockholders' equity 647,150 599,262
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 7,628,268 $ 5,324,626
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Years Ended December 31,
2020 2019 2018
Interest and dividend income
Interest and fees on loans $ 209,114 $ 206,899 $ 169,384
Investment securities-taxable 11,302 11,975 9,843
Investment securities-nontaxable 5,428 3,327 4,465
Interest and dividend income on assets held in other financial institutions 2,858 4,881 4,404
Total interest and dividend income 228,702 227,082 188,096
Interest expense
Interest-bearing deposits 27,150 44,716 29,671
FHLB advances and other borrowings 5,895 8,097 4,420
Subordinated debentures 4,121 557 553
Total interest expense 37,166 53,370 34,644
Net interest income
191,536 173,712 153,452
Provision for credit losses 59,900 9,568 1,014
Net interest income after provision for credit losses 131,636 164,144 152,438
Noninterest income
Service charges and fees 12,998 13,859 12,754
Mortgage banking revenue 29,603 12,309 9,620
Insurance commission and fee income 12,746 12,177 9,720
Gain (loss) on sales of securities, net 580 20 (8)
(Loss) on sales and disposals of other assets, net (1,213) (333) (170)
Limited partnership investment (loss) income 78 (6) 823
Swap fee income 2,546 2,185 927
Change in fair value of equity investments - 367 1,977
Other fee income 2,253 1,490 1,811
Other income 5,061 4,410 3,786
Total noninterest income 64,652 46,478 41,240
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(continued)
Years Ended December 31,
2020 2019 2018
Noninterest expense
Salaries and employee benefits 91,105 88,974 80,487
Occupancy and equipment, net 17,022 16,759 15,445
Data processing 8,321 6,961 6,182
Electronic banking 3,686 3,441 2,883
Communications 1,767 2,098 2,028
Advertising and marketing 3,710 3,808 4,275
Professional services 3,975 3,577 3,269
Regulatory assessments 3,826 1,694 2,457
Loan related expenses 6,316 4,174 3,039
Office and operations 5,624 6,674 5,881
Intangible asset amortization 1,060 1,321 961
Franchise tax expense 2,186 2,160 1,485
Other expenses 3,337 2,433 2,844
Total noninterest expense 151,935 144,074 131,236
Income before income tax expense 44,353 66,548 62,442
Income tax expense 7,996 12,666 10,837
Net income $ 36,357 $ 53,882 $ 51,605
Preferred stock dividends $ - $ - $ 1,923
Net income allocated to participating stockholders - - 1,029
Net income available to common stockholders $ 36,357 $ 53,882 $ 48,653
Basic earnings per common share $ 1.56 $ 2.30 $ 2.21
Diluted earnings per common share 1.55 2.28 2.20
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Dollars in thousands)
Years Ended December 31,
2020 2019 2018
Net income $ 36,357 $ 53,882 $ 51,605
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Securities available for sale and transferred securities:
Net unrealized holding gain (loss) arising during the period 25,646 11,439 (5,260)
Net losses realized as a yield adjustment in interest on investment securities (10) (10) (10)
Reclassification adjustment for net (gain) loss included in net income (580) (20) 8
Change in the net unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities, before tax 25,056 11,409 (5,262)
Income tax benefit related to net unrealized gain (loss) arising during the period 5,262 2,396 (1,105)
Change in the net unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities, net of tax 19,794 9,013 (4,157)
Cash flow hedges:
Net unrealized (loss) gain arising during the period (739) (216) 104
Reclassification adjustment for (loss) gain included in net income (134) 37 (7)
Change in the net unrealized (loss) gain on cash flow hedges, before tax (605) (253) 111
Income tax expense (benefit) related to net unrealized (loss) gain on cash flow hedges (127) (53) 23
Change in the net unrealized (loss) gain on cash flow hedges, net of tax (478) (200) 88
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax 19,316 8,813 (4,069)
Comprehensive income $ 55,673 $ 62,695 $ 47,536
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Common Shares Outstanding Preferred
Stock
Series
SBLF Preferred
Stock
Series D Common
Stock Additional
Paid-In
Capital Retained
Earnings Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (loss) Less: Retirement Plan-Owned Shares Total
Stockholders'
Equity
Balance at January 1, 2018 19,518,752 $ 48,260 $ 16,998 $ 97,594 $ 146,061 $ 145,122 $ 1,307 $ (34,991) $ 420,351
Net income
- - - - - 51,605 - - 51,605
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
- - - - - - (4,069) - (4,069)
Reclassification of tax effects related to the adoption of ASU 2018-02
- - - - - (282) 282 - -
Recognition of stock compensation, net
193,913 - - 970 1,028 - - - 1,998
Termination of ESOP put option
- - - - - - - 34,991 34,991
Stock issuance - Common
3,045,426 - - 15,227 79,449 - - - 94,676
Stock issuance - RCF acquisition
66,824 - - 334 2,372 - - - 2,706
Redemption of preferred stock - Series SBLF
- (48,260) - - - - - - (48,260)
Conversion of preferred stock - Series D to common stock
901,644 - (16,998) 4,508 12,490 - - - -
Tax benefit of 2018 stock issuance cost
- - - - 641 - - - 641
Dividends declared - Series SBLF preferred stock (1)
- - - - - (1,894) - - (1,894)
Dividends declared - Series D preferred stock
- - - - - (29) - - (29)
Dividends declared - common stock ($0.13 per share)
- - - - - (2,937) - - (2,937)
Balance at December 31, 2018 23,726,559 - - 118,633 242,041 191,585 (2,480) - 549,779
Net income
- - - - - 53,882 - - 53,882
Other comprehensive income, net of tax - - - - - - 8,813 - 8,813
Impact of adoption of ASU 2016-02 related to leases
- - - - - 321 - - 321
Recognition of stock compensation, net
54,386 - - 272 2,141 - - - 2,413
Dividends declared - common stock ($0.25 per share)
- - - - - (5,887) - - (5,887)
Repurchase of common stock
(300,000) - - (1,500) (8,559) - - - (10,059)
Balance at December 31, 2019 23,480,945 - - 117,405 235,623 239,901 6,333 - 599,262
Net income
- - - - - 36,357 - - 36,357
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
- - - - - - 19,316 - 19,316
Impact of adoption of ASU 2016-13 - CECL
- - - - - (760) - - (760)
Recognition of stock compensation, net
56,235 - - 281 2,287 - - - 2,568
Dividends declared - common stock ($0.3775 per share)
- - - - - (8,870) - - (8,870)
Repurchase of common stock
(30,868) - - (154) (569) - - - (723)
Balance at December 31, 2020 23,506,312 $ - $ - $ 117,532 $ 237,341 $ 266,628 $ 25,649 $ - $ 647,150
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(1) The dividend rate on the Senior Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred stock, Series SBLF ("SBLF preferred stock") was payable quarterly at a fixed annual rate of 9%. The Company redeemed all 48,260 shares of the SBLF preferred stock in June 2018.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Dollars in thousands)
Years Ended December 31,
Cash flows from operating activities: 2020 2019 2018
Net income $ 36,357 $ 53,882 $ 51,605
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for credit losses 59,900 9,568 1,014
Depreciation and amortization 6,880 6,706 5,869
Net amortization on securities 4,581 975 1,138
Amortization of investments in tax credit funds 1,442 1,608 1,899
Net realized (gain) loss on securities sold (580) (20) 8
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense (11,884) (2,596) 5,637
Stock-based compensation expense 2,320 2,247 1,462
Originations of mortgage loans held for sale (659,188) (353,090) (300,093)
Proceeds from mortgage loans held for sale 570,349 334,958 309,153
Gain on mortgage loans held for sale, including origination of servicing rights (19,190) (6,943) (6,403)
Mortgage servicing rights valuation adjustment 12,746 7,012 963
Net loss on disposals of premises and equipment 72 139 75
Increase in the cash surrender value of life insurance (917) (755) (713)
Gain on equity securities without a readily determinable fair value - (367) (1,977)
Net losses on sales and write downs of other real estate owned 1,141 194 95
Other operating activities, net (3,142) 8,035 8,094
Net cash provided by operating activities 887 61,553 77,826
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash paid for business combinations, net of cash acquired - - (6,596)
Purchases of securities available for sale (700,319) (94,544) (477,548)
Maturities, paydowns and calls of securities available for sale 151,932 154,473 279,152
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale 64,702 27,766 20,877
Purchase of securities held to maturity (10,000) (10,000) -
Maturities, paydowns and calls of securities held to maturity 415 541 1,018
Paydowns of securities carried at fair value 452 434 414
Net sales (purchases) of non-marketable equity securities held in other financial institutions (22,401) 3,386 (17,026)
Originations of mortgage warehouse loans (13,665,295) (4,306,171) (4,495,650)
Proceeds from pay-offs of mortgage warehouse loans 12,855,955 4,239,381 4,542,822
Net increase in loans, excluding mortgage warehouse and loans held for sale (788,719) (290,278) (601,153)
Purchase of bank-owned life insurance - (4,500) (4,000)
Return of capital on limited partnership investments 818 503 456
Capital calls on limited partnership investments (525) (1,521) (2,838)
Purchases of premises and equipment (7,198) (11,152) (5,482)
Proceeds from sales of premises and equipment - 27 111
Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned 4,451 470 516
Net cash used in investing activities (2,115,732) (291,185) (764,927)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Dollars in thousands)
(continued)
Years Ended December 31,
Cash flows from financing activities: 2020 2019 2018
Net increase in deposits 1,522,703 445,474 271,124
Proceeds from long-term FHLB advances - 100,000 250,000
Repayments on long-term FHLB advances (1,898) (101,649) (51,342)
Proceeds from Federal Reserve Bank Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility ("PPPLF")
319,257 - -
Repayments on PPPLF (319,257) - -
Proceeds from short-term FHLB advances 2,107,000 2,815,000 667,065
Repayments on short-term FHLB advances (1,557,000) (2,815,000) (567,065)
Net increase in other borrowed funds - - 1,164
Issuance of subordinated debentures, net 147,374 - -
Net (decrease) increase in securities sold under agreements to repurchase (8,309) (23,597) 4,135
Dividends paid (8,854) (5,863) (5,941)
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards - - (25)
Cash received from exercise of stock options 248 166 559
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of offering expenses - - 95,178
Redemption of Series SBLF preferred stock - - (48,260)
Common stock repurchased (723) (10,059) -
Net cash provided by financing activities 2,200,541 404,472 616,592
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 85,696 174,840 (70,509)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 291,518 116,678 187,187
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 377,214 $ 291,518 $ 116,678
Interest paid $ 36,432 $ 53,227 $ 34,390
Income taxes paid 24,974 10,023 675
Significant non-cash transactions:
Unsettled liability for investment purchases recorded at trade date 1,514 2,659 -
Real estate acquired in settlement of loans 2,446 1,577 1,057
Conversion of Series D preferred stock to common stock - - 16,998
Fair value of common stock issued in conjunction with business combination - - 2,706
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1 - Significant Accounting Policies
Nature of Operations. Origin Bancorp, Inc. ("Company") is a financial holding company headquartered in Ruston, Louisiana. The Company's wholly owned bank subsidiary, Origin Bank ("Bank"), provides a broad range of financial services to businesses, municipalities, high net worth individuals and retail clients. The Company currently operates 44 banking centers located in Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston, Texas, North Louisiana and into Mississippi. The Company principally operates in one business segment, community banking.
Basis of Presentation. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all other entities in which Origin Bancorp, Inc. has a controlling financial interest, including the Bank and Davison Insurance Agency, LLC ("Davison Insurance"), doing business as Thomas & Farr Agency, and Reeves, Coon and Funderburg ("RCF"). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company's accounting and financial reporting policies conform, in all material respects, to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("U.S. GAAP") and to general practices within the financial services industry. The Company has evaluated subsequent events for potential recognition and/or disclosure through the date these consolidated financial statements were issued.
Reclassifications. Certain amounts previously reported have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation. Such reclassifications had no effect on prior year net income or stockholders' equity.
Variable Interest Entities. The Company determines whether it has a controlling financial interest in an entity by first evaluating whether the entity is a voting interest entity or a variable interest entity ("VIE") under U.S. GAAP. Voting interest entities are entities in which the total equity investment at risk is sufficient to enable the entity to finance itself independently and provides the equity holders with the obligation to absorb losses, the right to receive residual returns and the right to make decisions about the entity's activities. The Company consolidates voting interest entities in which it has all, or at least a majority of, the voting interest. As defined in applicable accounting standards, VIEs are entities that lack one or more of the characteristics of a voting interest entity. A controlling financial interest in a VIE is present when an enterprise has both the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance and an obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The enterprise with a controlling financial interest, known as the primary beneficiary, consolidates the VIE. The Company's wholly owned subsidiaries CTB Statutory Trust I and First Louisiana Statutory Trust I are VIEs for which the Company is not the primary beneficiary. Accordingly, the accounts of these trusts are not included in the Company's consolidated financial statements.
Operating Segments. Operating segments are components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision-maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Bank is the only significant subsidiary upon which management makes decisions regarding how to allocate resources and assess performance. Individual bank branches offer a group of similar services, including commercial, real estate and consumer loans, time deposits, checking and savings accounts, all with similar operating and economic characteristics. While the chief operating decision-maker monitors the revenue streams of the various products and services, operations are managed and financial performance is evaluated on a Company-wide basis. Accordingly, all of the community banking services and branch locations are considered by management to be aggregated into one reportable operating segment, community banking.
Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions based on available information that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and disclosures provided, including the accompanying notes, and actual results could differ. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to change include the allowance for credit losses for loans and available for sale securities; fair value measurements of assets and liabilities; and income taxes. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically and the effects of revisions are reflected in the Company's consolidated financial statements in the period they are deemed necessary. While management uses its best judgment, actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents. For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all cash on hand, demand deposits with other banks, federal funds sold and short term interest-bearing cash items with an original maturity less than 90 days to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains deposits with other financial institutions in amounts that exceed federal deposit insurance coverage. Furthermore, federal funds sold are essentially uncollateralized loans to other financial institutions. Management regularly evaluates the credit risk associated with the counterparties to these transactions and believes that the Company is not exposed to any significant credit risks on cash and cash equivalents.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
At December 31, 2020 and 2019 the Company had cash collateral required to be held with counterparties on certain derivative transactions as discussed in Note 12 - Derivative Financial Instruments. At December 31, 2020 and 2019 the Company had no reserve requirement for cash balances with the Federal Reserve.
Securities. The Company accounts for debt and equity securities as follows:
Available for Sale ("AFS") - Debt securities that will be held for indefinite periods of time, including securities that may be sold in response to changes in market interest or prepayment rates, needs for liquidity and changes in the availability of and the yield of alternative investments are classified as AFS. These assets are carried at fair value. Fair value is determined using published quotes. If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on other methods including, but not limited to the discounting of cash flows. Unrealized gains and losses on AFS securities are excluded from earnings and reported net of tax in accumulated other comprehensive income until realized. Please see the paragraphs under Allowance for Credit Losses referenced below in this footnote for information on the allowance for credit losses pertaining to AFS securities.
Held to Maturity ("HTM") - Debt securities that management has the positive intent and ability to hold until maturity are classified as HTM and are carried at their remaining unpaid principal balance, net of unamortized premiums or unaccredited discounts. Please see the paragraphs under Allowance for Credit Losses referenced below in this footnote for information pertaining to the allowance for credit losses pertaining to HTM securities.
Securities Carried at Fair Value through Income - Debt securities for which the Company has elected the fair value option for accounting are classified as securities carried at fair value through income. Management has elected the fair value option for these items to offset the corresponding change in fair value of related interest rate swap agreements. Fair value is determined using discounted cash flows and credit quality indicators. Changes in fair value are reported through the consolidated statements of income as a part of other noninterest income.
Interest income on securities includes amortization of purchase premiums and discounts. Premiums and discounts on securities are generally amortized using the interest method with a constant effective yield without anticipating prepayments, except for mortgage-backed securities where prepayments are anticipated. Premiums on callable securities are amortized to their earliest call date. A security is placed on nonaccrual status if (i) principal or interest has been in default for a period of 90 days or more or (ii) full payment of principal and interest is not expected. Interest accrued but not received for a security placed on nonaccrual status is reversed against interest income. Gains and losses on sales are recorded on the trade date, are derived from the amortized cost of the security sold and are determined using the specific identification method.
Prior to the adoption of ASU 2016-13, declines in the fair value of held-to-maturity and available-for-sale securities below their cost that were deemed to be other than temporary were reflected in earnings as realized losses. In estimating other-than-temporary impairment losses prior to January 1, 2020, management considered, among other things, (i) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value had been less than cost, (ii) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer and (iii) the intent and our ability to retain our investment in the issuer for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value.
Non-marketable Equity Securities Held in Other Financial Institutions. Securities with limited marketability, such as stock in the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas ("FRB") or the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas ("FHLB"), are carried at cost, less impairment, if any. These investments in stock do not have readily determinable fair values. The Company's remaining equity investments in other financial institutions, excluding FRB and FHLB, totaling $12.1 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, qualify for the practicability exception under Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-01 due to having illiquid markets and are carried at cost, less impairment, plus or minus any observable price changes. The carrying value of these securities was evaluated and was determined not to be impaired for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
Loans Held for Sale. Loans held for sale include mortgage loans and are carried at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses recorded in the consolidated statements of income.
Forward commitments to sell mortgage loans are acquired to reduce market risk on mortgage loans in the process of origination and mortgage loans held for sale. The forward commitments acquired by the Company for mortgage loans in process of origination are mandatory forward commitments, and the Company is required to substitute another loan or to buy back the commitment if the original loan does not fund. Typically, the Company delivers the mortgage loans within a few days after the loans are funded. These commitments are derivative instruments carried at fair value.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Gains and losses resulting from sales of mortgage loans are realized when the respective loans are sold to investors. Gains and losses are determined by the difference between the selling price (including the fair value of any items such as mortgage servicing rights) and the carrying amount of the loans sold. Fees received from borrowers to guarantee the funding of mortgage loans held for sale are recognized as income or expense when the loans are sold or when it becomes evident that the commitment will not be used.
Loans. Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future, or until maturity or payoff, are reported at their outstanding unpaid principal balances adjusted for charge-offs, the allowance for credit losses, and any deferred fees or costs on originated loans. Interest income is accrued on the unpaid principal balance. Loan origination fees, and certain direct origination costs, are deferred and amortized as a yield adjustment over the lives of the related loans using the interest method. Late fees are recognized as income when earned, assuming collectability is reasonably assured.
The Company has elected the fair value option on a small portion of its LHFI, with changes in fair value recorded in noninterest income. For these loans, the earned current contractual interest payment is recognized in interest income. Loan origination costs and fees are recognized in earnings as incurred and not deferred. Because these loans are recognized at fair value, the Company's allowance for credit losses policy does not apply to these loans. Fair value is determined using discounted cash flows and credit quality indicators.
In addition to loans issued in the normal course of business, the Company considers overdrafts on customer deposit accounts to be loans and classifies these overdrafts as loans in its consolidated balance sheets.
Loans are placed on nonaccrual status when management believes that the borrower's financial condition, after giving consideration to economic and business conditions and collection efforts, is such that collection of interest is doubtful, or generally when loans are 90 days or more past due. When accrual of interest is discontinued, all unpaid accrued interest is reversed. Past due status is based on contractual terms of the loan. Interest income on nonaccrual loans may be recognized to the extent cash payments are received, but payments received are usually applied to principal. Nonaccrual loans are generally returned to accrual status when principal and interest payments are less than 90 days past due, the customer has made required payments for at least six months, and the Company reasonably expects to collect all principal and interest.
Allowance for Credit Losses. The allowance for loan credit losses represents the estimated losses for financial assets accounted for on an amortized cost basis. Expected losses are calculated using relevant information about past events, including historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported amount. The Company evaluates loans held for investment ("LHFI") on a pool basis with pools of loans characterized by loan type, collateral, industry, internal credit risk rating and Fair Isaac Corporation ("FICO") score. The Company applied a probability of default, loss given default loss methodology to the loan pools at January 1 and December 31, 2020. Historical loss rates for each pool are calculated based on charge-off and recovery data beginning with the second quarter of 2012. These loss rates are adjusted for differences between current period conditions, including the ongoing effects of COVID-19 on the U.S. economy, and the conditions existing during the historical loss period. Historical losses are additionally adjusted for the effects of certain economic variables forecast over a one-year period. Subsequent to the forecast effects, historical loss rates are used to estimate losses over the estimated remaining lives of the loans. The estimated remaining lives consist of the contractual lives, adjusted for estimated prepayments. Loans that exhibit characteristics different from their pool characteristics are evaluated on an individual basis. Certain of these loans are considered to be collateral dependent with the borrower experiencing financial difficulty. For these loans, the fair value of collateral practical expedient is elected whereby the allowance is calculated as the amount by which the amortized cost exceeds the fair value of collateral, less costs to sell (if applicable). Those individual loans that are not collateral dependent are evaluated based on a discounted cash flow methodology. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available. Loans are charged off against the allowance for credit losses when management believes the loss is confirmed. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance.
Prior to the adoption of ASU 2016-13, the allowance for credit losses on loans was established through a provision for loan losses charged to expense, which represented management’s best estimate of inherent losses that had been incurred within the existing portfolio of loans. The allowance for credit losses on loans included allowance allocations calculated in accordance with ASC Topic 310, “Receivables” and allowance allocations calculated in accordance with ASC Topic 450, “Contingencies.”
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Delinquency statistics are updated at least monthly and are the most meaningful indicator of the credit quality of one-to-four single family residential, home equity loans and lines of credit and other consumer loans. Internal risk ratings are considered the most meaningful indicator of credit quality for commercial and industrial, construction, and commercial real estate loans. Internal risk ratings are a key factor in identifying loans that are individually evaluated for impairment and impact management's estimates of loss factors used in determining the amount of the allowance for credit losses. Internal risk ratings are updated on a regular basis.
Prior to the adoption of ASC 326 on January 1, 2020, loans were reported as impaired when, based on then current information and events, it was probable that the Company would be unable to collect all amounts due in accordance with the original contractual terms of the loan agreement, including scheduled principal and interest payments. Impairment was evaluated in total for smaller-balance loans of a similar nature and on an individual loan basis for other loans. If a loan was impaired, a specific valuation allowance was allocated, if necessary, so that the loan was reported net, at the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan’s existing rate or at the fair value of collateral if repayment was expected solely from the collateral. Interest payments on impaired loans were typically applied to principal unless collectibility of the principal amount was reasonably assured, in which case interest was recognized on a cash basis. Impaired loans, or portions thereof, were charged off when deemed uncollectible.
Troubled debt restructurings ("TDRs") are loans for which the contractual terms on the loan have been modified and both of the following conditions exist: (1) the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and (2) the restructuring constitutes a concession. Concessions could include a reduction in the interest rate on the loan, payment extensions, forgiveness of principal, forbearance or other actions intended to maximize collection. The Company assesses all loan modifications to determine whether they constitute a TDR.
Certain borrowers are currently unable to meet their contractual payment obligations because of the adverse effects of COVID-19. To help mitigate these effects, loan customers may apply for a deferral of payments, or portions thereof, for up to 90 days. The CARES Act and related guidance from the federal banking agencies provide financial institutions the option to temporarily suspend requirements under GAAP related to classification of certain loan modifications as TDRs to account for the current and anticipated effects of COVID-19. The CARES Act, as amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, specified that COVID-19 related loan modifications executed between March 1, 2020 and the earlier of (i) 60 days after the date of termination of the national emergency declared by the President and (ii) January 1, 2022, on loans that were current as of December 31, 2019 are not TDRs. Additionally, under guidance from the federal banking agencies, other short-term modifications made on a good faith in response to COVID-19 to borrowers that were current prior to any relief are not TDRs under ASC Subtopic 310-40, “Troubled Debt Restructuring by Creditors.” These modifications include short-term (e.g., up to six months) modifications such as payment deferrals, fee waivers, extensions of repayment terms, or delays in payment that are insignificant. At December 31, 2020, the Company had 49 loans totaling $97.7 million under COVID-19 related forbearance agreements.
The allowance for off-balance sheet exposures was determined using the same methodology that is applied to LHFI. Utilization rates are determined based on historical usage.
Credit losses related to available for sale debt securities are recorded through an allowance for credit losses. The amount of the allowance for credit losses is limited to the amount by which fair value is below amortized cost. Discounted cash flow analysis is required for determining credit losses for available for sale securities. In determining whether or not a credit loss exists, such factors as extent of the loss, adverse conditions related to the entity, industry or geographic region, security structure, ratings and changes by a rating agency and past performance are considered. The length of time a security has been in an unrealized loss position is not a factor in determining whether a credit loss exists.
The allowance for credit losses for held-to-maturity securities is calculated using a probability of default, loss given default methodology. Credit losses are estimated over the lives of the securities using historical loss rates, adjusted for current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Third party data is used for the historical loss rates and probability of default statistics. Additionally, the Company uses a weighted average of three possible economic scenarios derived from third party data which is used to calculate the forecast effect. The forecast effect is applied over the estimated lives of the securities.
Premises and Equipment, net. Land is carried at cost. Buildings and improvements are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from 35 to 39 years. Furniture, fixtures, and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from three to seven years.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Leases. The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02 - Leases (Topic 842) as of January 1, 2019, and recorded a $19.7 million right-of-use ("ROU") asset offset by a $19.4 million lease liability, recognizing a net after tax $321,000 cumulative effect adjustment credit to retained earnings. The Company elected the package of practical expedients, which among other things, does not require reassessment of lease classification. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating lease assets are included in accrued interest receivable and other assets, operating lease liabilities are included in accrued expenses and other liabilities in the Company's consolidated balance sheets. The Company has made an accounting policy election not to recognize short-term lease assets and liabilities (less than a 12-month term) or immaterial equipment and server space leases in its balance sheets; instead, the Company recognizes the lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease. The Company has no material finance leases.
ROU assets represent the Company's right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company's obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU lease assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the estimated present value of lease payments over the lease term. The Company uses an estimated incremental collateralized borrowing rate, which is derived from information available at the lease commencement date and gives consideration to the applicable FHLB borrowing rates, when determining the present value of lease payments.
The Company's lease terms include options to extend a lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. The Company's lease agreements do not contain any residual value guarantees. All of the Company's operating long-term leases are real estate leases, which are accounted for as a single lease component.
Mortgage Servicing Rights and Transfers of Financial Assets. Gains or losses on "servicing-retained" loan sale transactions generally include a component reflecting the differential between the contractual interest rate of the loan and the interest rate to be received by the investor. The present value of the estimated future profit for servicing the loans is also taken into account in determining the amount of gain or loss on the sale of these loans. For loans sold servicing-retained, the fair value of mortgage servicing rights is recorded as an asset, with their value estimated using a discounted cash flow methodology to arrive at the present value of future expected earnings from the servicing of the loans. Significant model inputs include prepayment speeds, discount rates, and servicing costs. Servicing revenues are based on a contractual percentage of the outstanding principal or a fixed amount per loan and are recorded as income when earned.
Loans sold into the secondary market are considered transfers of financial assets. These transfers are accounted for as sales when control over the asset has been surrendered, which is deemed to have occurred when: an asset does not have any claims to it by the transferor or their creditors, including in bankruptcy or other receivership situations; the transferee obtains the unconditional right to pledge or exchange the asset; or the transfer does not include a repurchase provision above the limited recourse provisions of these loan sales.
GNMA optional repurchase programs allow financial institutions to buy back individual delinquent mortgage loans that meet certain criteria from the securitized loan pool for which the institution provides servicing. At the servicer's option and without GNMA's prior authorization, the servicer may repurchase a delinquent loan for an amount equal to 100% of the remaining principal balance of the loan. This buy-back option is considered a conditional option until the delinquency criteria are met, at which time the option becomes unconditional. When a financial institution is deemed to have regained effective control over these loans under the unconditional buy-back option, the loans can no longer be reported as sold and must be included in the balance sheet as mortgage loans held for sale, regardless of whether the institution intends to exercise the buy-back option. These loans were recorded as mortgage loans held for sale, at the lower of cost or fair value with a corresponding liability in FHLB advances and other borrowings on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. All derivatives are recorded on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use of the derivative, whether the Company has elected to designate a derivative in a hedging relationship and apply hedge accounting and whether the hedging relationship has satisfied the criteria necessary to apply hedge accounting. Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to changes in the fair value of an asset, liability, or firm commitment attributable to a particular risk, such as interest rate risk, are considered fair value hedges. Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows, or other types of forecasted transactions, are considered cash flow hedges. Hedge accounting generally provides for the matching of the timing of gain or loss recognition on the hedging instrument with the recognition of the changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk in a fair value hedge or the earnings effect of the hedged forecasted transactions in a cash flow hedge. During the term of a cash flow hedge contract the effective portion of changes in fair value in the derivative instrument are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income. Changes in the fair value of derivatives to which hedge accounting does not apply are recognized immediately in earnings. Note 12 - Derivative Financial Instruments describes the derivative instruments currently used by the Company and discloses how these derivatives impact its consolidated balance sheets and statements of income.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Goodwill, which represents the excess of cost over the fair value of the net assets of an acquired business, is not amortized but tested for impairment on an annual basis, which is typically October 1 for the Company, or more often if events or circumstances indicate that there may be impairment. Because of the volatile market conditions during which the Company's market value fell below book value, the Company performed a qualitative assessment of whether it was more likely than not that the fair value was less than carrying value during each quarter of 2020 including a goodwill impairment assessment performed by a third party valuation specialist during the second quarter of 2020. Based on these assessments, it was determined that the Company's fair value exceeded carrying value and no goodwill impairment was recorded during 2020.
Other intangible assets, such as relationship based intangibles and core deposit intangibles, are amortized on a basis consistent with the receipt of economic benefit to us. Such assets are evaluated at least annually as to the recoverability of their carrying value for potential impairment. In the quarter following the period in which identified intangible assets become fully amortized, the fully amortized balances are removed from the gross asset and accumulated amortization amounts.
Other Real Estate Owned. Other real estate owned ("OREO") represents properties acquired through foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure on loans on which the borrowers have defaulted as to payment of principal and interest. OREO also includes bank-owned real estate which the Company is no longer utilizing and intends to sell. These properties are initially recorded at fair value, less cost to sell, at the date of foreclosure establishing a new cost basis. Fair value is determined based on third party appraisals. Any subsequent capital improvements that increase value are added to the balance of the properties. Any valuation adjustments required at the date of transfer from loans to OREO are charged to the allowance for credit losses. Any subsequent write-downs to reflect current fair value, or gains and losses on the sale of the properties are charged to noninterest income. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the balance of OREO was $1.6 million and $4.7 million, respectively, and included as a component of other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Overnight Repurchase Agreements with Depositors. The Company enters into agreements under which it sells securities subject to an obligation to repurchase the same or similar securities. Under these arrangements, the Company may transfer legal control over the assets but still retain effective control through an agreement that both entitles and obligates it to repurchase the assets. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase generally mature on the banking day following that on which the investment was initially sold and are treated as collateralized financing transactions which are recorded at the amounts at which the securities were sold plus accrued interest. Interest rates and maturity dates of the securities involved vary and are not intended to be matched with funds from customers.
Revenue Recognition. In general, for revenue not associated with financial instruments, guarantees and lease contracts, the Company applies the following steps when recognizing revenue from contracts with customers: (i) identify the contract, (ii) identify the performance obligations, (iii) determine the transaction price, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations and (v) recognize revenue when a performance obligation is satisfied. Our contracts with customers are generally short term in nature, typically due within one year or less or cancellable by us or our customer upon a short notice period. Performance obligations for our customer contracts are generally satisfied at a single point in time, typically when the transaction is complete, or over time. Descriptions of the Company's revenue generating activities that are within the scope of Topic 606 are described below.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Service charges and fees on deposit accounts
Service charges and fees on deposit accounts are primarily comprised of maintenance fees, service fees, stop payment and insufficient funds fees. The Company's performance obligation for service fees or other fees covering a period of time are generally satisfied, and related revenue recognized, over the period in which the service is provided. The Company's performance obligations for transactional-based fees are generally satisfied, and related revenue recognized, at a point in time.
Insurance commission and fee income
The Company earns commission income through production on behalf of insurance carriers and also earns fee income by providing complementary services such as collection of premiums. In most instances the Company considers the performance obligation to be complete at the time the service was rendered.
Credit card interchange income
The Company records credit card interchange income at a point in time as card transactions occur. The Company's performance obligation for these transactions is deemed to have occurred upon completion of each transaction. The amounts are included as a component of other income in the consolidated statements of income.
Gain or loss on sale of other assets and OREO
In the normal course of business, the Company recognizes the sale on other assets and OREO, along with any gain or loss, when control of the property transfers to the buyer through an executed contractual agreement. The transaction price is fixed, and on occasion the Company will finance a portion of the purchase price of the transferred asset.
Mortgage Banking Revenue. This revenue category primarily reflects the Company's mortgage production, sales and mortgage servicing revenue, including fees and income derived from mortgages originated with the intent to sell; mortgage sales and servicing; and the impact of risk management activities associated with the mortgage pipeline and mortgage servicing rights ("MSRs"). This revenue category also includes gains and losses on sales and changes in fair value for mortgage loans originated with the intent to sell and measured at fair value under the fair value option. Changes in the fair value of MSRs are reported in mortgage banking revenue. Net interest income from mortgage loans is recorded in interest income.
Income Taxes. Income tax expense is the total of the current year income tax due or refundable and the change in deferred tax assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are the expected future tax amounts for the temporary differences between carrying amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities, computed using enacted tax rates. A valuation allowance, if needed, reduces deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
A tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is "more likely than not" that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the "more likely than not" test, no tax benefit is recorded. The Company did not have any amount accrued with respect to uncertainty in income taxes at December 31, 2020 and 2019.
The Company recognizes interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters as a component of noninterest expense. There were no penalties or related interest for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 or 2018. Federal income tax expense or benefit has been allocated to subsidiaries on a separate return basis.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Stock-Based Compensation. The cost of employee services received in exchange for stock options or restricted stock grants are measured using the fair value of the award on the grant date and is recognized over the service period.
Other Investments. The Company accounts for investments in limited partnerships, limited liability companies ("LLCs"), and other privately held companies using either the equity method of accounting or at amortized cost net of impairments and observable price changes. The accounting treatment depends upon the Company's percentage ownership or degree of management influence.
Under the equity method of accounting, the Company records its initial investment at cost. Subsequently, the carrying amount of the investment is increased or decreased to reflect its share of income or loss of the investee. The Company's recognition of earnings or losses from an equity method investment is based on its ownership percentage in the investee and the investee's earnings for the reporting period, and is recorded on a one-quarter lag.
All of the Company's investments in limited partnerships, LLCs, and other companies are privately held, and their fair values are not readily available. Management evaluates the investments in investees for impairment based on the investee's ability to generate cash through its operations or obtain alternative financing, and other subjective factors. There are inherent risks associated with investments in such companies, which may result in volatility in the consolidated statements of income in future periods.
At December 31, 2020 and 2019, investments in limited partnerships, LLCs and other privately held companies totaled $15.7 million and $16.0 million, respectively, and were included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Investments in Tax Credit Entities. As part of its Community Reinvestment Act responsibilities and due to their favorable economic characteristics, the Company invests in tax credit-motivated projects primarily in the markets it serves. These projects are directed at tax credits issued under Low-Income Housing Tax Credits. The Company generates returns on tax credit motivated projects through the receipt of federal, and if applicable, state tax credits. The federal tax credits are recorded as an offset to the income tax provision in the year that they are earned under federal income tax law - over 10 to 15 years beginning in the year in which rental activity commences. These credits, if not used in the tax return for the year of origination, can be carried forward for 20 years.
The Company invests in a tax credit entity, usually an LLC, which owns the real estate. The Company receives a nonvoting interest in the entity that must be retained during the compliance period for the credits (15 years for Low-Income Housing Tax Credit programs). Control of the tax credit entity rests in the 0.1% interest general partner, who has the power and authority to make decisions that impact economic performance of the project and is required to oversee and manage the project. Due to the lack of any voting, economic, or managerial control, and due to the contractual reduction in the investment, the Company accounts for its investment by amortizing the investment, beginning at the issuance of the certificate of occupancy of the project, over the compliance period, as management believes any potential residual value in the real estate will have limited value. Amortization is included as a component of income tax expense.
The Company has the risk of credit recapture if the project does not maintain compliance during the compliance period. No such events have occurred to date. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had investments in tax credit entities of $7.6 million and $9.0 million, respectively, which are included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Earnings Per Share. Basic and diluted earnings per common share for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, are calculated using the treasury method. Under the treasury method, basic earnings per share is calculated as net income divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share includes the dilutive effect of additional potential common shares issuable under stock options and restricted stock awards.
Basic and diluted earnings per common share for year ended December 31, 2018, was calculated using the two-class method. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for each share of common stock and participating securities according to dividends declared (distributed earnings) and participation rights in undistributed earnings. Distributed and undistributed earnings were allocated between common and participating security stockholders based on their respective rights to receive dividends. Share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents were considered participating securities (e.g., restricted stock grants). Preferred stock that receives dividends based on dividends paid on common stock was also considered a participating security (e.g., Series D preferred stock). Net income attributable to common stockholders was then divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, net of participating securities.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Diluted income per common share considers common stock issuable under the assumed release of unvested restricted stock awards, convertible preferred stock being converted to common stock, and the assumed exercise of stock options granted. The dilutive effect of share-based payment awards that are not deemed to be participating securities is calculated using the treasury stock method, which assumes that the proceeds from exercise are used to purchase common stock at the average market price for the period. The dilutive effect of participating securities is calculated using the more dilutive of the treasury stock method (which assumes that the participating securities are exercised/released) or the two-class method (which assumes that the participating securities are not exercised/released and earnings are reallocated between common and participating security stockholders). Potentially dilutive common stock equivalents are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per common share in periods in which the effect would be antidilutive.
Effect of Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
ASU No. 2019-10, Financial Instruments -Credit Losses (Topic 326), the impact of this ASU alleviates step 2 of the goodwill impairment test. Implementation of this ASU became effective for the Company on January 1, 2020, and did not materially impact the consolidated financial statements or disclosures.
ASU No. 2018-15, Intangibles, Goodwill and Other, Internal Use Software - (Topic 350-40): Customer's Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software (and hosting arrangements that include an internal-use software license). Accordingly, the amendments require an entity (customer) in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract to follow the guidance in Subtopic 350-40 to determine which implementation costs to capitalize as an asset related to the service contract and which costs to expense. The amendments also require the entity (customer) to expense the capitalized implementation costs of a hosting arrangement that is a service contract over the term of the hosting arrangement, which includes reasonably certain renewals. For public business entities that file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), the amendments in the update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years, early adoption is permitted.
The Company prospectively adopted ASU 2018-15 effective October 1, 2018. As a result of this implementation, capitalized costs relating to internal use software totaled $455,000 at December 31, 2018, and are expensed over the useful life of the contract rather than expensed as incurred. The asset is reflected on the consolidated balance sheets in accrued interest receivable and other assets and the related amortization expense is reflected in data processing expense on the consolidated statements of income.
ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments; ASU No. 2018-19, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses; ASU 2019-04, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses, Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments; ASU 2019-05, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Targeted Transition Relief; ASU 2019-11, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses; collectively, the "ASUs". These ASUs introduce and amend ASC Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses and amend guidance on reporting credit losses for assets held at amortized cost basis and available for sale debt securities. For assets held at amortized cost basis, Topic 326 eliminates the current incurred loss approach and, instead, requires an entity to reflect its current estimate of all expected credit losses. The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial assets to present the net amount expected to be collected. This guidance also changes the accounting for purchased loans and securities with credit deterioration.
Topic 326 also applies to off-balance sheet exposures such as unfunded loan commitments, letters of credit and other financial guarantees. Expected credit losses related to off-balance sheet exposures will be presented as a liability rather than as an allowance.
Please see the paragraphs under Allowance for Credit Losses referenced above in this footnote for additional information on the determination of the allowance for credit losses as required by these ASUs.
The Company made the following policy elections related to the adoption of the guidance in Topic 326:
•Accrued interest will be written off against interest income when financial assets are placed into nonaccrual status. Therefore, accrued interest will be excluded from the amortized cost basis for purposes of calculating the allowance for credit losses. Accrued interest receivable is presented with other assets in a separate line item in the consolidated balance sheet.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
•The fair value of collateral practical expedient has been elected on certain loans, in determining the allowance for credit losses, for which the repayment is expected to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral when the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty.
•For credit loss estimates calculated using a discounted cash flow approach, the entire change in present value is reported in credit loss expense rather than being attributed to interest income.
The adoption of ASC Topic 326 was recorded on it's original effective date as a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings at January 1, 2020, and is shown below.
(Dollars in thousands) December 31, 2019 Balance Transition Adjustment January 1, 2020
ACL Balance
LHFI:
Loans secured by real estate:
Commercial real estate $ 10,013 $ (5,052) $ 4,961
Construction/land/land development 3,711 1,141 4,852
Residential real estate 6,332 (2,526) 3,806
Total real estate 20,056 (6,437) 13,619
Commercial and industrial 16,960 7,296 24,256
Mortgage warehouse lines of credit 262 29 291
Consumer 242 360 602
Total allowance for loan credit losses $ 37,520 $ 1,248 $ 38,768
Reserve for off-balance sheet exposures $ 1,810 $ (381) $ 1,429
Held-to-Maturity Securities:
Municipal securities $ - $ 96 $ 96
ASU No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement - (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement modifies the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements in Topic 820. The amendments in this update remove disclosures that no longer are considered cost beneficial, modify/clarify the specific requirements of certain disclosures, and add disclosure requirements identified as relevant. ASU 2018-13 became effective for us on January 1, 2020, and did not have a significant impact on our financial statements.
Effect of Newly Issued But Not Yet Effective Accounting Standards
ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. ASU 2019-12 simplifies the accounting for income taxes by eliminating some exceptions to the general approach in Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 740, Income Taxes. It also clarifies certain aspects of the existing guidance to promote more consistent application, among other things. The amendments in the update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Implementation of this ASU is not expected to materially impact the consolidated financial statements or disclosures.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2 - Earnings Per Share
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) Years Ended December 31,
Basic earnings per common share 2020 2019 2018
Net income $ 36,357 $ 53,882 $ 51,605
Less: Dividends to preferred stock (1)
- - 1,923
Net income allocated to participating stockholders (1) (2)
- - 1,029
Net income available to common stockholders (3)
$ 36,357 $ 53,882 $ 48,653
Weighted average common shares outstanding 23,367,221 23,470,746 21,995,990
Basic earnings per common share (4)
$ 1.56 $ 2.30 $ 2.21
Diluted earnings per common share
Diluted earnings applicable to common stockholders (3)
$ 36,357 $ 53,882 $ 48,819
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding:
Weighted average common shares outstanding 23,367,221 23,470,746 21,995,990
Dilutive effect of common stock options 144,731 203,319 198,439
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding 23,511,952 23,674,065 22,194,429
Diluted earnings per common share $ 1.55 $ 2.28 $ 2.20
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(1)Participating stockholders include those that hold certain share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents. Such shares or units are considered participating securities (i.e., nonvested restricted stock grants). Additionally, for period prior to June 30, 2018, Series D preferred stockholders were participating stockholders as those shares participate in dividends with common shares on a one for one basis. Net income allocated to participating stockholders does not include dividends paid to preferred stockholders.
(2)The average participating share count for the calculation of earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2018, includes an allocation for Series D preferred stockholders, which were converted to common stock during the quarter ended June 30, 2018.
(3)Net income available to common stockholders for basic and diluted earnings per share may differ under the two-class method as a result of adding common stock equivalents for options to dilutive shares outstanding, which alters the ratio used to allocate earnings to common stockholders and participating securities for the purposes of calculating diluted earnings per share.
(4)Due to the combined impact of the repurchase of common stock on the quarterly average common shares outstanding calculation compared to the impact of the repurchase of common stock on the year-to-date average common shares outstanding calculation, and the effect of rounding, the sum of the quarterly earnings per common share may not equal the year-to-date earnings per common share amount.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 3 - Securities
The following table is a summary of the amortized cost and estimated fair value, including gross unrealized gains and losses, of available for sale, held to maturity and securities carried at fair value through income for the dates indicated:
(Dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2020
Amortized
Cost Gross
Unrealized
Gains Gross
Unrealized
Losses Fair
Value Allowance for Credit Losses Net Carrying Amount
Available for sale:
State and municipal securities $ 420,559 $ 21,884 $ (258) $ 442,185 $ - $ 442,185
Corporate bonds 64,313 1,762 (137) 65,938 - 65,938
U.S. government and agency securities 851 3 (5) 849 - 849
Commercial mortgage-backed securities 10,814 266 - 11,080 - 11,080
Residential mortgage-backed securities 207,742 7,441 (232) 214,951 - 214,951
Residential collateralized mortgage obligations 193,865 1,739 (261) 195,343 - 195,343
Asset-backed securities 73,451 877 - 74,328 - 74,328
Total $ 971,595 $ 33,972 $ (893) $ 1,004,674 $ - $ 1,004,674
Held to maturity:
State and municipal securities $ 38,194 $ 3,011 $ - $ 41,205 $ (66) $ 38,128
Securities carried at fair value through income:
State and municipal securities(1)
$ 10,618 $ - $ - $ 11,554 $ - $ 11,554
December 31, 2019
Available for sale:
State and municipal securities $ 96,180 $ 3,039 $ (35) $ 99,184 $ - $ 99,184
Corporate bonds 16,037 780 - 16,817 - 16,817
U.S. government and agency securities 5,063 183 (8) 5,238 - 5,238
Commercial mortgage-backed securities 11,882 262 - 12,144 - 12,144
Residential mortgage-backed securities 204,650 3,105 (249) 207,506 - 207,506
Commercial collateralized mortgage obligations 4,321 73 - 4,394 - 4,394
Residential collateralized mortgage obligations 154,925 1,186 (324) 155,787 - 155,787
Total $ 493,058 $ 8,628 $ (616) $ 501,070 $ - $ 501,070
Held to maturity:
State and municipal securities $ 28,620 $ 903 $ - $ 29,523 $ - $ 28,620
Securities carried at fair value through income:
State and municipal securities(1)
$ 11,070 $ - $ - $ 11,513 $ - $ 11,513
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(1)Securities carried at fair value through income have no unrealized gains or losses at the balance sheet date as all changes in value have been recognized in the consolidated statements of income. See Note 5 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments for more information.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Securities with unrealized losses at December 31, 2020 and 2019, aggregated by investment category and those individual securities that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months, and for 12 months or more, were as follows.
(Dollars in thousands) Less than 12 Months 12 Months or More Total
December 31, 2020 Fair Value Unrealized Loss Fair Value Unrealized Loss Fair Value Unrealized Loss
Available for sale:
State and municipal securities $ 21,979 $ (258) $ - $ - $ 21,979 $ (258)
Corporate bonds 30,513 (137) - - 30,513 (137)
U.S. government and agency securities - - 568 (5) 568 (5)
Residential mortgage-backed securities 23,178 (232) - - 23,178 (232)
Residential collateralized mortgage obligations
43,911 (261) - - 43,911 (261)
Total $ 119,581 $ (888) $ 568 $ (5) $ 120,149 $ (893)
Held to maturity:
State and municipal securities $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
December 31, 2019
Available for sale:
State and municipal securities $ 6,996 $ (35) $ - $ - $ 6,996 $ (35)
Corporate bonds - - - - - -
U.S. government and agency securities - - 663 (8) 663 (8)
Residential mortgage-backed securities 29,184 (151) 14,917 (98) 44,101 (249)
Residential collateralized mortgage obligations
20,266 (118) 24,275 (206) 44,541 (324)
Total $ 56,446 $ (304) $ 39,855 $ (312) $ 96,301 $ (616)
Held to maturity:
State and municipal securities $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Management evaluates available for sale debt securities in unrealized loss positions to determine whether the impairment is due to credit-related factors or noncredit-related factors. Consideration is given to (1) the extent to which the fair value is less than cost, (2) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and (3) the intent and ability of the Company to retain its investment in the security for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value.
At December 31, 2020, the Company had 44 available for sale debt securities in an unrealized loss position without an allowance for credit losses. Management does not have the intent to sell any of these securities and believes that it is more likely than not that the Company will not have to sell any such securities before a recovery of cost. The fair value is expected to recover as the securities approach their maturity date or repricing date or if market yields for such investments decline. Accordingly, at December 31, 2020, management believes that the unrealized losses detailed in the previous table are due to noncredit-related factors, including changes in interest rates and other market conditions, and therefore no losses have been recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of income.
The following table presents the activity in the allowance for credit losses for held-to-maturity debt securities.
(Dollars in thousands) Municipal Securities
Allowance for credit losses: Year Ended December 31,2020
Balance at January 1, 2020 $ -
Impact of adopting ASC 326 96
Credit loss benefit (30)
Balance at December 31, 2020 $ 66
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Accrued interest of $5.4 million was not included in the calculation of the allowance at December 31, 2020. There were no past due held-to-maturity securities at December 31, 2020. No held-to-maturity securities were in nonaccrual status at December 31, 2020, or placed into nonaccrual status during the year ended December 31, 2020.
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale and gross gains for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
December 31,
(Dollars in thousands) 2020 2019 2018
Proceeds from sales $ 64,702 $ 27,766 $ 20,877
Gross realized gains 774 161 381
Gross realized losses (194) (141) (389)
The following table presents the amortized cost and fair value of securities available for sale and held to maturity at December 31, 2020, grouped by contractual maturity. Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations, which do not have contractual payments due at a single maturity date, are shown separately. Actual maturities for mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities will differ from contractual maturities as a result of prepayments made on the underlying mortgages.
(Dollars in thousands) Held to Maturity Available for Sale
December 31, 2020 Amortized Cost Fair Value Amortized Cost Fair Value
Due in one year or less $ 12,999 $ 13,068 $ 3,210 $ 3,237
Due after one year through five years - - 47,500 51,572
Due after five years through ten years 25,195 28,137 111,383 115,206
Due after ten years - - 323,630 338,957
Commercial mortgage-backed securities - - 10,814 11,080
Residential mortgage-backed securities - - 207,742 214,951
Residential collateralized mortgage obligations - - 193,865 195,343
Asset-backed securities - - 73,451 74,328
Total $ 38,194 $ 41,205 $ 971,595 $ 1,004,674
The following table presents carrying amounts of securities pledged as collateral for deposits and repurchase agreements for the period ends presented.
December 31,
(Dollars in thousands) 2020 2019
Carrying value of securities pledged to secure public deposits $ 289,537 $ 285,552
Carrying value of securities pledged to repurchase agreements 10,982 20,356
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 4 - Loans
Loans consist of the following:
December 31,
(Dollars in thousands) 2020 2019
Loans held for sale $ 191,512 $ 64,837
LHFI:
Loans secured by real estate:
Commercial real estate $ 1,370,928 $ 1,279,177
Construction/land/land development 531,860 517,688
Residential real estate 885,120 689,555
Total real estate 2,787,908 2,486,420
Commercial and industrial(1)
1,817,862 1,343,475
Mortgage warehouse lines of credit 1,084,001 274,659
Consumer 17,991 20,971
Total loans accounted for at amortized cost 5,707,762 4,125,525
Loans accounted for at fair value 17,011 17,670
Total LHFI(2)
5,724,773 4,143,195
Less: Allowance for loan losses 86,670 37,520
LHFI, net $ 5,638,103 $ 4,105,675
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(1)Includes $546.5 million of PPP loans at December 31, 2020. No PPP loans were outstanding at December 31, 2019.
(2)Includes net deferred loan fees of $13.7 million and $3.6 million at December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, respectively. Origination of PPP loans contributed $9.6 million of the increase in net deferred loan fees during the year.
Included in total LHFI were $17.0 million and $17.7 million of commercial real estate loans for which the fair value option was elected at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company mitigates the interest rate component of fair value risk on loans at fair value by entering into derivative interest rate contracts. See Note 5 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments for more information on loans for which the fair value option has been elected.
The Company has been a participating lender in the PPP. At December 31, 2020, there were approximately $546.5 million in PPP loans outstanding included in the Company’s commercial and industrial loan portfolio, net of $9.6 million in net deferred loan fees. PPP loans have a maximum maturity of two years and earn interest at 1%. PPP loans are fully guaranteed by the U.S. government and can be forgiven by the SBA if the borrower uses the proceeds to pay specified expenses. The Company believes that the majority of our PPP loans will ultimately be forgiven by the SBA in accordance with the terms of the program.
Credit quality indicators. As part of the Company's commitment to manage the credit quality of its loan portfolio, management annually updates and evaluates certain credit quality indicators, which include but are not limited to (i) weighted-average risk rating of the loan portfolio, (ii) net charge-offs, (iii) level of non-performing loans, (iv) level of classified loans (defined as substandard, doubtful and loss), and (v) the general economic conditions in the states in which the Company operates. The Company maintains an internal risk rating system where ratings are assigned to individual loans based on assessed risk. Loan risk ratings are the primary indicator of credit quality for the loan portfolio and are continually evaluated to ensure they are appropriate based on currently available information.
The following is a summary description of the Company's internal risk ratings:
• Pass (1-6) Loans within this risk rating are further categorized as follows:
Minimal risk (1) Well-collateralized by cash equivalent instruments held by the Bank.
Moderate risk (2) Borrowers with excellent asset quality and liquidity. Borrowers' capitalization and liquidity exceed industry norms. Borrowers in this category have significant levels of liquid assets and have a low level of leverage.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Better than average risk (3) Borrowers with strong financial strength and excellent liquidity that consistently demonstrate strong operating performance. Borrowers in this category generally have a sizable net worth that can be converted into liquid assets within 12 months.
Average risk (4) Borrowers with sound credit quality and financial performance, including liquidity. Borrowers are supported by sufficient cash flow coverage generated through operations across the full business cycle.
Marginally acceptable risk (5) Loans generally meet minimum requirements for an acceptable loan in accordance with lending policy, but possess one or more attributes that cause the overall risk profile to be higher than the majority of newly approved loans.
Watch (6) A passing loan with one or more factors that identify a potential weakness in the overall ability of the borrower to repay the loan. These weaknesses are generally mitigated by other factors that reduce the risk of delinquency or loss.
• Special Mention (7) This grade is intended to be temporary and includes borrowers whose credit quality have deteriorated and is at risk of further decline.
• Substandard (8) This grade includes "Substandard" loans under regulatory guidelines. Substandard loans exhibit a well-defined weakness that jeopardizes debt repayment in accordance with contractual agreements, even though the loan may be performing. These obligations are characterized by the distinct possibility that a loss may be incurred if these weaknesses are not corrected and repayment may be dependent upon collateral liquidation or secondary source of repayment.
• Doubtful (9) This grade includes "Doubtful" loans under regulatory guidelines. Such loans are placed on nonaccrual status and repayment may be dependent upon collateral with no readily determinable valuation or valuations that are highly subjective in nature. Repayment for these loans is considered improbable based on currently existing facts and circumstances.
• Loss (0) This grade includes "Loss" loans under regulatory guidelines. Loss loans are charged-off or written down when repayment is not expected.
In connection with the review of the loan portfolio, the Company considers risk elements attributable to particular loan types or categories in assessing the quality of individual loans. The list of loans to be reviewed for possible individual evaluation consists of nonaccrual commercial loans over $100,000 with direct exposure, unsecured loans over 90 days past due, commercial loans classified substandard or worse over $100,000 with direct exposure, TDRs, consumer loans greater than $100,000 with a FICO score under 625, loans greater than $100,000 in which the borrower has filed bankruptcy, and all loans 180 days or more past due. Loans under $50,000 will be evaluated collectively in designated pools unless a loss exposure has been identified. Some additional risk elements considered by loan type include:
•for commercial real estate loans, the debt service coverage ratio, operating results of the owner in the case of owner occupied properties, the loan to value ratio, the age and condition of the collateral and the volatility of income, property value and future operating results typical of properties of that type;
•for construction, land and land development loans, the perceived feasibility of the project, including the ability to sell developed lots or improvements constructed for resale or the ability to lease property constructed for lease, the quality and nature of contracts for presale or prelease, if any, experience and ability of the developer and loan to value ratio;
•for residential mortgage loans, the borrower's ability to repay the loan, including a consideration of the debt to income ratio and employment and income stability, the loan-to-value ratio, and the age, condition and marketability of the collateral; and
•for commercial and industrial loans, the debt service coverage ratio (income from the business in excess of operating expenses compared to loan repayment requirements), the operating results of the commercial, industrial or professional enterprise, the borrower's business, professional and financial ability and expertise, the specific risks and volatility of income and operating results typical for businesses in that category and the value, nature and marketability of collateral.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The following table reflects recorded investments in loans by credit quality indicator and origination year at December 31, 2020, excluding loans held for sale and loans accounted for at fair value. The Company had an immaterial amount of revolving loans converted to term loans at December 31, 2020.
Term Loans
Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
(Dollars in thousands) 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Prior Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis Total
Commercial real estate:(1)
Pass $ 393,317 $ 290,394 $ 312,051 $ 154,445 $ 46,132 $ 106,994 $ 18,419 $ 1,321,752
Special mention 824 113 2,410 20,691 - 1,656 2,145 27,839
Classified 2,806 1,678 6,704 6,586 1,476 1,093 994 21,337
Total commercial real estate loans $ 396,947 $ 292,185 $ 321,165 $ 181,722 $ 47,608 $ 109,743 $ 21,558 $ 1,370,928
Current period gross charge-offs $ - $ - $ - $ 3,622 $ 199 $ 1,103 $ - $ 4,924
Current period gross recoveries - - - - - 19 - 19
Current period net charge-offs $ - $ - $ - $ 3,622 $ 199 $ 1,084 $ - $ 4,905
(1) Excludes $17.0 million of commercial real estate loans at fair value, which are not included in the loss estimation methodology due to the fair value option election.
Construction/land/land development:
Pass $ 189,311 $ 150,281 $ 138,000 $ 12,907 $ 1,812 $ 1,157 $ 18,892 $ 512,360
Special mention 323 10,421 135 1,003 - - - 11,882
Classified - 1,811 726 1,507 143 168 3,263 7,618
Total construction/land/land development loans $ 189,634 $ 162,513 $ 138,861 $ 15,417 $ 1,955 $ 1,325 $ 22,155 $ 531,860
Current period gross charge-offs $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Current period gross recoveries - - - - - 1 - 1
Current period net charge-offs (recoveries) $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ (1) $ - $ (1)
Residential real estate:
Pass $ 367,652 $ 143,368 $ 103,450 $ 102,272 $ 41,522 $ 50,094 $ 53,854 $ 862,212
Special mention 188 - 29 1,875 9,287 803 - 12,182
Classified 1,857 2,403 2,982 511 1,344 1,533 96 10,726
Total residential real estate loans $ 369,697 $ 145,771 $ 106,461 $ 104,658 $ 52,153 $ 52,430 $ 53,950 $ 885,120
Current period gross charge-offs $ 94 $ 271 $ - $ 283 $ - $ 44 $ - $ 692
Current period gross recoveries - - - - - 202 - 202
Current period net charge-offs (recoveries) $ 94 $ 271 $ - $ 283 $ - $ (158) $ - $ 490
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Term Loans
Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
(Dollars in thousands) 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Prior Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis Total
Commercial and industrial:
Pass $ 851,780 $ 153,722 $ 110,092 $ 29,413 $ 9,927 $ 26,964 $ 511,220 $ 1,693,118
Special mention 4,860 2,059 26,438 423 - 14,843 8,077 56,700
Classified 5,436 12,250 5,859 5,450 5,950 6,707 26,392 68,044
Total commercial and industrial loans $ 862,076 $ 168,031 $ 142,389 $ 35,286 $ 15,877 $ 48,514 $ 545,689 $ 1,817,862
Current period gross charge-offs $ 189 $ 204 $ 87 $ 121 $ 3,228 $ 469 $ 2,404 $ 6,702
Current period gross recoveries - 42 20 81 185 112 582 1,022
Current period net charge-offs $ 189 $ 162 $ 67 $ 40 $ 3,043 $ 357 $ 1,822 $ 5,680
Mortgage Warehouse Lines of Credit:
Pass $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 1,084,001 $ 1,084,001
Current period gross charge-offs $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Current period gross recoveries - - - - - - - -
Current period net charge-offs $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Consumer:
Pass $ 6,702 $ 3,318 $ 1,578 $ 203 $ 116 $ 83 $ 5,935 $ 17,935
Classified 28 8 - - 6 1 13 56
Total consumer loans $ 6,730 $ 3,326 $ 1,578 $ 203 $ 122 $ 84 $ 5,948 $ 17,991
Current period gross charge-offs $ - $ 39 $ 23 $ 8 $ - $ 4 $ 2 $ 76
Current period gross recoveries - - 1 7 5 7 4 24
Current period net charge-offs (recoveries) $ - $ 39 $ 22 $ 1 $ (5) $ (3) $ (2) $ 52
The recorded investment in loans by credit quality indicator at December 31, 2019, excluding loans held for sale, were as follows:
December 31, 2019
(Dollars in thousands) Pass Special Mention Substandard Doubtful Loss Total
Loans secured by real estate:
Commercial real estate $ 1,269,493 $ 12,479 $ 14,875 $ - $ - $ 1,296,847
Construction/land/land development 512,901 149 4,638 - - 517,688
Residential real estate 680,046 1,558 7,951 - - 689,555
Total real estate 2,462,440 14,186 27,464 - - 2,504,090
Commercial and industrial 1,277,564 28,478 37,433 - - 1,343,475
Mortgage warehouse lines of credit 274,659 - - - - 274,659
Consumer 20,808 - 163 - - 20,971
Total LHFI $ 4,035,471 $ 42,664 $ 65,060 $ - $ - $ 4,143,195
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The following tables present the Company's loan portfolio aging analysis at the dates indicated:
December 31, 2020
(Dollars in thousands) 30-59 Days Past Due 60-89 Days Past Due Loans Past Due 90 Days or More Total Past Due Current Loans Total Loans Receivable Accruing Loans 90 or More Days Past Due
Loans secured by real estate:
Commercial real estate (1)
$ 1,072 $ - $ 3,172 $ 4,244 $ 1,383,695 $ 1,387,939 $ -
Construction/land/land development
369 1 2,328 2,698 529,162 531,860 -
Residential real estate 3,774 134 364 4,272 880,848 885,120 -
Total real estate 5,215 135 5,864 11,214 2,793,705 2,804,919 -
Commercial and industrial 703 1,097 12,625 14,425 1,803,437 1,817,862 -
Mortgage warehouse lines of credit
- - - - 1,084,001 1,084,001 -
Consumer 113 9 2 124 17,867 17,991 -
Total LHFI $ 6,031 $ 1,241 $ 18,491 $ 25,763 $ 5,699,010 $ 5,724,773 $ -
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(1)Includes $17.0 million of commercial real estate loans at fair value
December 31, 2019
(Dollars in thousands) 30-59 Days Past Due 60-89 Days Past Due Loans Past Due 90 Days or More Total Past Due Current Loans Total Loans Receivable Accruing Loans 90 or More Days Past Due
Loans secured by real estate:
Commercial real estate $ 917 $ - $ 5,891 $ 6,808 $ 1,290,039 $ 1,296,847 $ -
Construction/land/land development
3,569 133 56 3,758 513,930 517,688 -
Residential real estate 2,174 1,918 913 5,005 684,550 689,555 -
Total real estate 6,660 2,051 6,860 15,571 2,488,519 2,504,090 -
Commercial and industrial 1,588 1,037 11,545 14,170 1,329,305 1,343,475 -
Mortgage warehouse lines of credit
- - - - 274,659 274,659 -
Consumer 164 35 40 239 20,732 20,971 -
Total LHFI $ 8,412 $ 3,123 $ 18,445 $ 29,980 $ 4,113,215 $ 4,143,195 $ -
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(1)Includes $17.7 million of commercial real estate loans at fair value
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The following tables detail activity in the allowance for loan credit losses by portfolio segment. Accrued interest of $20.3 million was not included in the book value for the purposes of calculating the allowance at December 31, 2020. Allocation of a portion of the allowance to one category of loans does not preclude its availability to absorb losses in other categories.
Year Ended December 31, 2020
(Dollars in thousands) Beginning Balance Impact of Adopting ASC 326 Charge-offs Recoveries Provision (1)
Ending Balance
Loans secured by real estate:
Commercial real estate $ 10,013 $ (5,052) $ 4,924 $ 19 $ 15,374 $ 15,430
Construction/land/land development
3,711 1,141 - 1 3,338 8,191
Residential real estate
6,332 (2,526) 692 202 6,102 9,418
Commercial and industrial
16,960 7,296 6,702 1,022 33,281 51,857
Mortgage warehouse lines of credit
262 29 - - 565 856
Consumer 242 360 76 24 368 918
Total $ 37,520 $ 1,248 $ 12,394 $ 1,268 $ 59,028 $ 86,670
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(1)The $59.9 million provision for credit losses on the consolidated statements of income includes a $59.0 million net loan loss provision, a $902,000 provision for off-balance sheet commitments and a $30,000 release of provision for held to maturity credit loss for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Year Ended December 31, 2019
(Dollars in thousands) Beginning Balance Charge-offs Recoveries Provision (Benefit)(1)
Ending Balance
Loans secured by real estate:
Commercial real estate $ 8,999 $ 1,420 $ 341 $ 2,093 $ 10,013
Construction/land/land development
3,331 38 40 378 3,711
Residential real estate
5,705 265 185 707 6,332
Commercial and industrial
15,616 8,231 3,627 5,948 16,960
Mortgage warehouse lines of credit
316 29 - (25) 262
Consumer 236 148 48 106 242
Total $ 34,203 $ 10,131 $ 4,241 $ 9,207 $ 37,520
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(1)The $9.6 million provision for credit losses on the consolidated statements of income includes a $9.2 million net loan loss provision and a $361,000 provision for off-balance sheet commitments for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Year Ended December 31, 2018
(Dollars in thousands) Beginning Balance Charge-offs Recoveries Provision (Benefit)(1)
Ending Balance
Loans secured by real estate:
Commercial real estate $ 8,998 $ 1,300 $ 226 $ 1,075 $ 8,999
Construction/land/land development
2,950 228 6 603 3,331
Residential real estate
5,807 407 133 172 5,705
Commercial and industrial
18,831 5,068 2,206 (353) 15,616
Mortgage warehouse lines of credit
214 - - 102 316
Consumer 283 121 92 (18) 236
Total $ 37,083 $ 7,124 $ 2,663 $ 1,581 $ 34,203
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(1)The $1.0 million provision for credit losses on the consolidated statements of income includes a $1.6 million loan loss provision and a $567,000 release of provision for off-balance sheet commitments for the year ended December 31, 2018.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The provision for loan credit losses for the year ended December 31, 2020, was driven by the continuing uncertainty related to the ongoing economic impact and duration of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Based upon the requirements of CECL, economic forecasts are essential for estimating the life of loan losses. The increased risk, as reflected in current and forecast adjustments, resulted in approximately $39.8 million in provision expense in total collective reserves, of which $27.5 million was related to qualitative factor changes, across the Company’s risk pools for the year ended December 31, 2020. An additional $8.1 million in provision expense was due to the current and forecast effects of individually evaluated loans. There were four significant loan charge-offs during year ended December 31, 2020, totaling $6.6 million reflecting two loan relationships.
The following table shows the recorded investment in loans by loss estimation methodology at December 31, 2020.
December 31, 2020
Collectively Evaluated Individually Evaluated
(Dollars in thousands) Probability of Default Fair Value of Collateral Discounted Cash Flow Total
Loans secured by real estate:
Commercial real estate(1)
$ 1,365,284 $ 3,173 $ 2,471 $ 1,370,928
Construction/land/land development 528,894 2,621 345 531,860
Residential real estate
879,015 2,009 4,096 885,120
Commercial and industrial
1,804,049 3,152 10,661 1,817,862
Mortgage warehouse lines of credit 1,084,001 - - 1,084,001
Consumer 17,991 - - 17,991
Total $ 5,679,234 $ 10,955 $ 17,573 $ 5,707,762
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(1)Excludes $17.0 million of commercial real estate loans at fair value, which are not included in the loss estimation methodology due to the fair value option election.
The following table shows the allowance for loan credit losses by loss estimation methodology at December 31, 2020.
December 31, 2020
Collectively Evaluated Individually Evaluated
(Dollars in thousands) Probability of Default Fair Value of Collateral Discounted Cash Flow Total
Loans secured by real estate:
Commercial real estate $ 14,896 $ 525 $ 9 $ 15,430
Construction/land/land development 8,062 128 1 8,191
Residential real estate
8,983 - 435 9,418
Commercial and industrial
44,714 1,707 5,436 51,857
Mortgage warehouse lines of credit 856 - - 856
Consumer 918 - - 918
Total $ 78,429 $ 2,360 $ 5,881 $ 86,670
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The following tables present the balance of loans receivable by method of impairment evaluation at the dates indicated:
December 31, 2019
(Dollars in thousands)
Loans secured by real estate:
Period End Allowance Allocated to Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment Period End Allowance Allocated to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment Period End Loan Balance Individually Evaluated for Impairment Period End Loan Balance Collectively Evaluated for Impairment (1)
Commercial real estate $ 3 $ 10,010 $ 7,446 $ 1,271,731
Construction/land/land development
3 3,708 4,329 513,359
Residential real estate
21 6,311 4,937 684,618
Commercial and industrial
168 16,792 15,662 1,327,813
Mortgage warehouse lines of credit - 262 - 274,659
Consumer 4 238 100 20,871
Total $ 199 $ 37,321 $ 32,474 $ 4,093,051
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(1)Excludes $17.7 million of commercial real estate loans at fair value, which are not evaluated for impairment due to the fair value option election. See Note 5 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments for more information.
The following table presents impaired loans at the dates indicated. No mortgage warehouse lines of credit were impaired at December 31, 2019.
December 31, 2019
(Dollars in thousands)
Loans secured by real estate:
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance Recorded Investment with no Allowance Recorded Investment with an Allowance Total Recorded Investment Allocation of Allowance for Loan Losses
Commercial real estate $ 10,788 $ 7,375 $ 71 $ 7,446 $ 3
Construction/land/land development 4,692 4,256 73 4,329 3
Residential real estate 5,846 4,407 530 4,937 21
Total real estate 21,326 16,038 674 16,712 27
Commercial and industrial 22,857 14,385 1,277 15,662 168
Consumer 110 - 100 100 4
Total impaired loans $ 44,293 $ 30,423 $ 2,051 $ 32,474 $ 199
Note that the Company is not using the collateral maintenance agreement practical expedient. All fair value of collateral is real estate related.
Collateral-dependent loans consist primarily of commercial real estate and commercial and industrial loans. These loans are individually evaluated when foreclosure is probable or when the repayment of the loan is expected to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the underlying collateral. Loan balances are charged down to the underlying collateral value when they are deemed uncollectible.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Nonaccrual LHFI were as follows:
December 31,
2020 2019
(Dollars in thousands) Nonaccrual With No Allowance for Credit Loss Nonaccrual Nonaccrual
Loans secured by real estate:
Commercial real estate $ 1,053 $ 3,704 $ 6,994
Construction/land/land development
1,319 2,962 4,337
Residential real estate 2,436 6,530 5,132
Total real estate 4,808 13,196 16,463
Commercial and industrial
82 12,897 14,520
Consumer - 56 163
Total nonaccrual loans $ 4,890 $ 26,149 $ 31,146
All interest accrued but not received for loans placed on nonaccrual status is reversed against interest income. Subsequent receipts on nonaccrual loans are recorded as a reduction of principal, and interest income is recorded only after principal recovery is reasonably assured. Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured. At December 31, 2020, the Company had no funding commitments the terms of which have been modified in TDRs.
For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, gross interest income that would have been recorded had the nonaccruing loans been current in accordance with their original terms was $1.5 million, $1.5 million and $1.4 million, respectively. No interest income was recorded on these loans while they were considered nonaccrual during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 or 2018.
The Company elects the fair value option for recording residential mortgage loans held for sale, as well as certain commercial real estate in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Company had $681,000 of nonaccrual mortgage loans held for sale that were recorded using the fair value option election at December 31, 2020, compared to $927,000 at December 31, 2019. There were no nonaccrual LHFI that were recorded using the fair value option election at December 31, 2020, or December 31, 2019.
Certain borrowers are currently unable to meet their contractual payment obligations because of the adverse effects of COVID-19. To help mitigate these effects, loan customers may apply for a deferral of payments, or portions thereof, for up to 90 days. The CARES Act and related guidance from the federal banking agencies provide financial institutions the option to temporarily suspend requirements under GAAP related to classification of certain loan modifications as TDRs to account for the current and anticipated effects of COVID-19. The CARES Act, as amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, specified that COVID-19 related loan modifications executed between March 1, 2020 and the earlier of (i) 60 days after the date of termination of the national emergency declared by the President and (ii) January 1, 2022, on loans that were current as of December 31, 2019 are not TDRs. Additionally, under guidance from the federal banking agencies, other short-term modifications made on a good faith basis in response to COVID-19 to borrowers that were current prior to any relief are not TDRs under ASC Subtopic 310-40, “Troubled Debt Restructuring by Creditors.” These modifications include short-term (e.g., up to six months) modifications such as payment deferrals, fee waivers, extensions of repayment terms, or delays in payment that are insignificant. At December 31, 2020, the Company had 49 loans totaling $97.7 million under COVID-19 related forbearance agreements that were not treated as TDRs pursuant to the CARES Act and interagency guidance.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Loans classified as TDRs, excluding the impact of forbearances granted due to COVID-19, were as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) December 31,
TDRs 2020 2019
Nonaccrual TDRs $ 5,671 $ 6,609
Performing TDRs 3,314 1,843
Total $ 8,985 $ 8,452
The tables below summarize loans classified as TDR's by loan and concession type.
Year Ended December 31, 2020
(Dollars in thousands) Number of Loans Restructured Pre-Modification Recorded Balance Term Concessions Interest Rate Concessions Combination of Term and Rate Concessions Total Modifications
Loans secured by real estate:
Commercial real estate 2 $ 1,696 $ 1,694 $ - $ - $ 1,694
Residential real estate 5 1,212 - 177 877 1,054
Total real estate 7 2,908 1,694 177 877 2,748
Commercial and industrial 5 217 193 - - 193
Consumer 1 2 - - 2 2
Total 13 $ 3,127 $ 1,887 $ 177 $ 879 $ 2,943
Year Ended December 31, 2019
(Dollars in thousands) Number of Loans Restructured Pre-Modification Recorded Balance Term Concessions Interest Rate Concessions Combination of Term and Rate Concessions Total Modifications
Loans secured by real estate:
Construction/land/land development 1 $ 361 $ - $ - $ 343 $ 343
Residential real estate 2 2,516 - - 2,410 2,410
Total real estate 3 2,877 - - 2,753 2,753
Commercial and industrial 5 1,314 852 - - 852
Consumer 1 11 9 - - 9
Total 9 $ 4,202 $ 861 $ - $ 2,753 $ 3,614
Year Ended December 31, 2018
(Dollars in thousands) Number of Loans Restructured Pre-Modification Recorded Balance Term Concessions Interest Rate Concessions Combination of Term and Rate Concessions Total Modifications
Loans secured by real estate:
Commercial real estate 1 $ 252 $ 150 $ - $ - $ 150
Residential real estate 6 428 48 19 331 398
Total real estate 7 680 198 19 331 548
Commercial and industrial 3 198 180 - 14 194
Consumer 1 33 - - 29 29
Total 11 $ 911 $ 378 $ 19 $ 374 $ 771
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
During the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018, no loans defaulted after having been modified as a TDR within the previous 12 months. During the year ended December 31, 2019, two loans with a combined outstanding principal balance of $117,000 defaulted after having been modified as a TDR within the previous 12 months. A payment default is defined as a loan that was 90 or more days past due. The modifications made during the year ended December 31, 2020, did not significantly impact the Company's determination of the allowance for loan credit losses. The Company monitors the performance of the modified loans to their restructured terms on an ongoing basis. In the event of a subsequent default, the allowance for loan credit losses continues to be reassessed on the basis of an individual evaluation of each loan.
Note 5 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair value is the exchange price that is expected to be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Certain assets and liabilities are recorded in the Company's consolidated financial statements at fair value. Some are recorded on a recurring basis and some on a non-recurring basis.
The Company utilizes fair value measurement to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. The determination of fair values of financial instruments often requires the use of estimates. In cases where quoted market values in an active market are not available, the Company utilizes valuation techniques that are consistent with the market approach, the income approach and/or the cost approach to estimate the fair values of its financial instruments. Such valuation techniques are consistently applied.
A hierarchy for fair value has been established which categorizes the valuation techniques into three levels used to measure fair value. The three levels are as follows:
Level 1 - Fair value is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 - Fair value is based on significant other observable inputs that are generally determined based on a single price for each financial instrument provided to the Company by an unrelated third-party pricing service and is based on one or more of the following:
•Quoted prices for similar, but not identical, assets or liabilities in active markets;
•Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active;
•Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, such as interest rate and yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates;
•Other inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market inputs.
Level 3 - Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant and unobservable in the market. These instruments are valued using the best information available, some of which is internally developed, and reflects the Company's own assumptions about the risk premiums that market participants would generally require and the assumptions they would use.
There were no transfers between fair value reporting levels for any period presented.
Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities Recorded on a Recurring Basis
The following tables summarize financial assets and financial liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2020 and 2019, segregated by the level of valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value. There were no changes in the valuation techniques during 2020 or 2019.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2020
(Dollars in thousands) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
State and municipal securities $ - $ 398,120 $ 44,065 $ 442,185
Corporate bonds - 65,938 - 65,938
U.S. government agency securities - 849 - 849
Commercial mortgage-backed securities - 11,080 - 11,080
Residential mortgage-backed securities - 214,951 - 214,951
Residential collateralized mortgage obligations - 195,343 - 195,343
Asset-backed securities - 74,328 - 74,328
Securities available for sale - 960,609 44,065 1,004,674
Securities carried at fair value through income - - 11,554 11,554
Loans held for sale - 136,026 - 136,026
Loans at fair value - - 17,011 17,011
Mortgage servicing rights - - 13,660 13,660
Other assets - derivatives - 23,694 - 23,694
Total recurring fair value measurements - assets $ - $ 1,120,329 $ 86,290 $ 1,206,619
Other liabilities - derivatives $ - $ (23,020) $ - $ (23,020)
Total recurring fair value measurements - liabilities $ - $ (23,020) $ - $ (23,020)
December 31, 2019
(Dollars in thousands) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
State and municipal securities $ - $ 61,011 $ 38,173 $ 99,184
Corporate bonds - 16,817 - 16,817
U.S. government agency securities - 5,238 - 5,238
Commercial mortgage-backed securities - 12,144 - 12,144
Residential mortgage-backed securities - 207,506 - 207,506
Commercial collateralized mortgage obligations - 4,394 - 4,394
Residential collateralized mortgage obligations - 155,787 - 155,787
Securities available for sale - 462,897 38,173 501,070
Securities carried at fair value through income - - 11,513 11,513
Loans held for sale - 36,977 - 36,977
Loans at fair value - - 17,670 17,670
Mortgage servicing rights - - 20,697 20,697
Other assets - derivatives - 9,384 - 9,384
Total recurring fair value measurements - assets $ - $ 509,258 $ 88,053 $ 597,311
Other liabilities - derivatives $ - $ (9,488) $ - $ (9,488)
Total recurring fair value measurements - liabilities $ - $ (9,488) $ - $ (9,488)
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, are summarized as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) Loans at Fair Value MSRs Securities Available for Sale Securities at Fair Value Through Income
Balance at January 1, 2020 $ 17,670 $ 20,697 $ 38,173 $ 11,513
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings:
Mortgage banking revenue(1)
- (12,746) - -
Other noninterest income (53) - - 493
Gain recognized in AOCI - - 1,575 -
Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements:
Originations - 5,709 - -
Purchases - - 6,478 -
Sales - - (140) -
Settlements (606) - (2,021) (452)
Balance at December 31, 2020 $ 17,011 $ 13,660 $ 44,065 $ 11,554
Balance at January 1, 2019 $ 18,571 $ 25,114 $ 39,361 $ 11,361
Losses recognized in earnings:
Mortgage banking revenue(1)
- (7,012) - -
Other noninterest income 124 - - 586
Loss recognized in AOCI - - 1,673 -
Purchases, issuances, sales, and settlements:
Originations - 2,595 - -
Sales - - (2,861) -
Settlements (1,025) - - (434)
Balance at December 31, 2019 $ 17,670 $ 20,697 $ 38,173 $ 11,513
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(1)Total mortgage banking revenue includes changes in fair value due to market changes and run-off.
The Company obtains fair value measurements for loans at fair value, securities available for sale and securities at fair value through income from an independent pricing service, therefore, quantitative unobservable inputs are unknown.
The following methodologies were used to measure the fair value of financial assets and liabilities valued on a recurring basis:
Securities Available for Sale
Securities classified as available for sale are reported at fair value utilizing Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 inputs. For Level 2 securities, the Company obtains fair value measurements from an independent pricing service. The fair value measurements consider observable data that may include dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, the U.S. Treasury yield curve, live trading levels, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit information and the security's terms and conditions, among other things. In order to ensure the fair values are consistent with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, the Company periodically checks the fair value by comparing them to another pricing source, such as Bloomberg LP. The third-party pricing service is subject to an annual review of internal controls in accordance with the Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 16, which was made available to the Company. In certain cases where Level 2 inputs are not available, securities are classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Mortgage Servicing Rights ("MSR")
The carrying amounts of the MSRs equal fair value and are valued using a discounted cash flow valuation technique. The significant assumptions used to value MSRs were as follows:
December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Range Weighted Average(1)
Weighted Average(1)
Prepayment speeds 11.82% - 37.95%
22.08 % 12.46 %
Discount rates 7.83 - 9.09
8.27 9.55
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(1)The weighted average was calculated with reference to the principle balance of the underlying mortgages.
In recent years, there have been significant market-driven fluctuations in the assumptions listed above. Loans with higher average coupon rates have a greater likelihood of prepayment during the current interest rate environment, while loans with lower average coupon rates have a lower likelihood of prepayment. The decline in rates during the year ended December 31, 2020, has caused an increase in our weighted average prepayment speed assumptions used in the MSR valuation. These fluctuations can be rapid and may continue to be significant. Therefore, estimating these assumptions within ranges that market participants would use in determining the fair value of MSRs requires significant management judgment.
Derivatives
Fair values for interest rate swap agreements are based upon the amounts that would be required to settle the contracts. Fair values for derivative loan commitments and forward loan sale commitments are based on fair values of the underlying mortgage loans and the probability of such commitments being exercised. Significant management judgment and estimation is required in determining these fair value measurements.
Fair Values of Assets Recorded on a Recurring Basis for which the Fair Value Option has been Elected
Certain assets are measured at fair value on a recurring basis due to the Company's election to adopt fair value accounting treatment for those assets. This election allows for a more effective offset of the changes in fair values of the assets and the derivative instruments used to economically hedge them without the burden of complying with the requirements for hedge accounting under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. For assets for which the fair value has been elected, the earned current contractual interest payment is recognized in interest income, loan origination costs and fees on fair value option loans are recognized in earnings as incurred and not deferred. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, there were no gains or losses recorded attributable to changes in instrument-specific credit risk. The following tables summarize the difference between the fair value and the unpaid principal balance for financial instruments for which the fair value option has been elected:
December 31, 2020
(Dollars in thousands) Aggregate Fair Value Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance Difference
Loans held for sale(1)
$ 136,026 $ 129,955 $ 6,071
Commercial real estate LHFI(2)
17,011 16,760 251
Securities carried at fair value through income 11,554 10,618 936
Total $ 164,591 $ 157,333 $ 7,258
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(1)$681,000 of loans held for sale were designated as nonaccrual or 90 days or more past due at December 31, 2020. Of this balance, $473,000 was guaranteed by U.S. Government agencies.
(2)There were no commercial real estate loans for which the fair value had been elected that were designated as nonaccrual or 90 days or more past due at December 31, 2020.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
(Dollars in thousands) Aggregate Fair Value Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance Difference
Loans held for sale(1)
$ 36,977 $ 36,037 $ 940
Commercial real estate LHFI(2)
17,670 17,366 304
Securities carried at fair value through income 11,513 11,070 443
Total $ 66,160 $ 64,473 $ 1,687
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(1)A total of $927,000 of loans held for sale were designated as nonaccrual or 90 days or more past due at December 31, 2019. Of this balance, $709,000 was guaranteed by U.S. Government agencies.
(2)There were no commercial real estate loans for which the fair value had been elected that were designated as nonaccrual or 90 days or more past due at December 31, 2019.
Changes in the fair value of assets for which the Company elected the fair value option are classified in the consolidated statement of income line items reflected in the following table:
(Dollars in thousands) Years Ended December 31,
Changes in fair value included in noninterest income: 2020 2019 2018
Mortgage banking revenue $ 5,131 $ 550 $ (163)
Other income:
Loans at fair value held for investment (53) 124 (389)
Securities carried at fair value through income 493 586 (258)
Total impact on other income 440 710 (647)
Total fair value option impact on noninterest income (1)
$ 5,571 $ 1,260 $ (810)
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(1)The fair value option impact on noninterest income is offset by the derivative gain/loss recognized in noninterest income. Please see Note 9 - Mortgage Banking for more detail.
The following methodologies were used to measure the fair value of financial assets valued on a recurring basis for which the fair value option was elected:
Securities at Fair Value through Income
Securities carried at fair value through income are valued using a discounted cash flow with a credit spread applied to each instrument based on the credit worthiness of each issuer. Credit spreads ranged from 83 to 227 basis points at both December 31, 2020 and 2019. The Company believes the fair value approximates an exit price.
Loans Held for Sale
Fair values for loans held for sale are established using anticipated sale prices for loans allocated to a sale commitment, and those unallocated to a commitment are valued based on the interest rate and term for similar loans allocated. The Company believes the fair value approximates an exit price.
LHFI
For LHFI for which the fair value option has been elected, fair values are calculated using a discounted cash flow model with inputs including observable interest rate curves and unobservable credit adjustment spreads based on credit risk inherent in the loan. Credit spreads ranged from 290 to 413 basis points at both December 31, 2020 and 2019. The Company believes the fair value approximates an exit price.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Fair Value of Assets Recorded on a Nonrecurring Basis
Equity Securities without Readily Determinable Fair Values
Equity securities without readily determinable fair values totaled $62.6 million and $39.8 million, at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and are shown on the face of the consolidated balance sheets. The majority of the Company's equity investments qualify for the practical expedient allowed for equity securities without a readily determinable fair value, such that the Company has elected to carry these securities at cost adjusted for any observable transactions during the period, less any impairment. To date, no impairment has been recorded on the Company's investments in equity securities that do not have readily determinable fair values.
Government National Mortgage Association Repurchase Asset
The Company recorded $55.5 million and $27.9 million, respectively, at December 31, 2020 and 2019, for Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA") repurchase assets included in mortgage loans held for sale on the consolidated balance sheets. The assets are valued at the lower of cost or market and, where market is lower than cost, valued using anticipated sale prices for loans allocated to a sale commitment, and those unallocated to a commitment are valued based on the interest rate and term for similar loans allocated. The Company believes the fair value approximates an exit price. Please see Note 9 - Mortgage Banking for more information on the GNMA repurchase asset.
Collateral Dependent Loans with Credit Losses
Loans for which it is probable that the Company will not collect all principal and interest due according to contractual terms are measured to determine if any credit loss exists. Allowable methods for determining the amount of credit loss includes estimating the fair value using the fair value of the collateral for collateral-dependent loans. If the loan is identified as collateral-dependent, the fair value method of measuring the amount of credit loss is utilized. This method requires obtaining a current independent appraisal of the collateral and applying a discount factor to the value. Loans that have experienced a credit loss that are collateral-dependent are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy when the credit loss is determined using the fair value method. The fair value of loans that have experienced a credit loss with specific allocated losses was approximately $12.3 million and $1.9 million at December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, respectively.
Non-Financial Assets
Foreclosed assets held for sale are the only non-financial assets valued on a non-recurring basis that are initially recorded by the Company at fair value, less estimated costs to sell. At foreclosure, if the fair value, less estimated costs to sell, of the real estate acquired is less than the Company's recorded investment in the related loan, a write-down is recognized through a charge to the allowance for loan credit losses. Additionally, valuations are periodically performed by management and any subsequent reduction in value is recognized by a charge to income. The carrying value and fair value of foreclosed assets held for sale is estimated using Level 3 inputs based on observable market data and was $1.6 million and $4.7 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. At December 31, 2020, the Company had no residential mortgage loans in the process of foreclosure.
Fair Values of Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value
Loans
The estimated fair value approximates carrying value for variable-rate loans that reprice frequently and with no significant change in credit risk. The fair value of fixed-rate loans and variable-rate loans which reprice on an infrequent basis is estimated by discounting future cash flows using exit level pricing, which combines the current interest rates at which similar loans with similar terms would be made to borrowers of similar credit quality and an estimated additional rate to reflect a liquidity premium. An overall valuation adjustment is made for specific credit risks as well as general portfolio credit risk.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Deposits
The estimated fair value approximates carrying value for demand deposits. The fair value of fixed-rate deposit liabilities with defined maturities is estimated by discounting future cash flows using the interest rates currently available for funding from the FHLB. The estimated fair value of deposits does not take into account the value of our long-term relationships with depositors, commonly known as core deposit intangibles, which are separate intangible assets, and not considered financial instruments. Nonetheless, the Company would likely realize a core deposit premium if the deposit portfolio were sold in the principal market for such deposits.
Borrowed Funds
The estimated fair value approximates carrying value for short-term borrowings. The fair value of long-term fixed-rate and fixed-to-floating-rate borrowings is estimated using quoted market prices, if available, or by discounting future cash flows using current interest rates for similar financial instruments. The estimated fair value approximates carrying value for variable-rate junior subordinated debentures that reprice quarterly.
The carrying value and estimated fair values of financial instruments not recorded at fair value are as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)
December 31,
Financial assets:
2020 2019
Level 1 inputs: Carrying
Value Estimated
Fair Value Carrying
Value Estimated
Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents $ 377,214 $ 377,214 $ 291,518 $ 291,518
Level 2 inputs:
Non-marketable equity securities held in other financial institutions
62,586 62,586 39,808 39,808
Accrued interest and loan fees receivable 27,146 27,146 16,430 16,430
Level 3 inputs:
Securities held to maturity 38,128 41,205 28,620 29,523
LHFI, net(1)
5,621,092 5,802,744 4,088,005 3,940,347
Financial liabilities:
Level 2 inputs:
Deposits 5,751,315 5,756,312 4,228,612 4,081,430
FHLB advances and other borrowings 984,608 991,943 417,190 425,318
Subordinated debentures 157,181 156,395 9,671 10,717
Accrued interest payable 3,556 3,556 2,822 2,822
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(1)Does not include loans for which the fair value option had been elected at December 31, 2020 or 2019, as these loans are carried at fair value on a recurring basis.
Note 6 - Premises and Equipment
Major classifications of premises and equipment are summarized below:
December 31,
(Dollars in thousands) 2020 2019
Land, buildings and improvements $ 85,108 $ 83,161
Furniture, fixtures and equipment 28,599 27,911
Leasehold improvements 16,715 15,790
Construction in process 1,142 407
Total premises and equipment 131,564 127,269
Accumulated depreciation (49,801) (46,812)
Premises and equipment, net $ 81,763 $ 80,457
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Depreciation expense for premises and equipment totaled $5.8 million, $5.4 million and $4.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Note 7 - Leases
The Company leases certain real estate, as well as certain equipment, under non-cancelable operating leases that expire at various dates through 2038.
The balance sheet details and components of the Company's lease expense were as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Operating lease right of use assets (included in Accrued interest receivable and other assets) $ 21,667 $ 24,013
Operating lease liabilities (included in Accrued expenses and other liabilities) 23,445 25,810
Finance lease liabilities (included in Accrued expenses and other liabilities) 3,148 248
Weighted average remaining lease term (years) - operating leases 9.22 9.58
Weighted average discount rate - operating leases 3.44 % 3.49 %
Years Ended
(Dollars in thousands) December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Lease expense:
Operating lease expense $ 4,680 $ 4,716
Other lease expense 265 245
Total lease expense $ 4,945 $ 4,961
Right of use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities $ 1,338 $ 1,256
Total lease expense was $4.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2018. Maturities of operating lease liabilities at December 31, 2020, were as follows:
December 31, 2020
Year 1 $ 4,330
Year 2 4,064
Year 3 3,638
Year 4 2,584
Year 5 2,040
Year 6 and thereafter 11,165
Total lease payments 27,821
Less: Imputed interest 4,376
Total lease obligations $ 23,445
Supplemental cash flow related to leases was as follows:
Year Ended
December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Cash paid for operating leases $ 4,791 $ 4,796
Note 8 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
There were no changes to the carrying amount of the Company's goodwill during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The components of the Company's goodwill and other intangible assets are as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2020
Gross Accumulated Amortization Net
Goodwill $ 26,741 $ - $ 26,741
Other intangible assets:
Core deposit intangibles 1,260 (1,192) 68
Relationship based intangibles 7,304 (3,648) 3,656
Tradename 186 (171) 15
Non-compete 270 (270) -
Total $ 35,761 $ (5,281) $ 30,480
December 31, 2019
Goodwill $ 26,741 $ - $ 26,741
Other intangible assets:
Core deposit intangibles 1,260 (1,091) 169
Relationship based intangibles 7,304 (2,781) 4,523
Tradename 186 (124) 62
Non-compete 270 (225) 45
Total $ 35,761 $ (4,221) $ 31,540
Amortization expense on other intangible assets totaled $1.1 million, $1.3 million and $961,000 for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and was included as a component of other noninterest expense in the consolidated statements of income.
Estimated future amortization expense for intangible assets remaining at December 31, 2020, was as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)
Years Ended December 31,
2021 $ 844
2022 689
2023 582
2024 488
2025 393
Thereafter 743
Total $ 3,739
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 9 - Mortgage Banking
The following table presents the Company's revenue from mortgage banking operations:
(Dollars in thousands)
Years Ended December 31,
Mortgage banking revenue
2020 2019 2018
Origination $ 1,880 $ 1,000 $ 854
Gain on sale of loans held for sale 19,190 6,943 6,403
Servicing 6,116 6,547 7,081
Total gross mortgage revenue 27,186 14,490 14,338
Mortgage HFS and pipeline fair value adjustment 7,351 979 (725)
MSR valuation adjustment, net of amortization (12,746) (7,012) (963)
MSR hedge impact 7,812 3,852 (3,030)
Mortgage banking revenue $ 29,603 $ 12,309 $ 9,620
Management uses mortgage-backed securities to mitigate the impact of changes in fair value of MSRs. See Note 12 - Derivative Financial Instruments for further information.
Mortgage Servicing Rights
Activity in MSRs was as follows:
Years Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands) 2020 2019 2018
Balance at beginning of period $ 20,697 $ 25,114 $ 24,182
Addition of servicing rights 5,709 2,595 1,895
Valuation adjustment, net of amortization (12,746) (7,012) (963)
Balance at end of period $ 13,660 $ 20,697 $ 25,114
The Company receives annual servicing fee income approximating 0.28% of the outstanding balance of the underlying loans. In connection with the Company's activities as a servicer of mortgage loans, the investors and the securitization trusts have no recourse to the Company's assets for failure of debtors to pay when due.
The Company is potentially subject to losses in its loan servicing portfolio due to loan foreclosures. The Company has obligations to either repurchase the outstanding principal balance of a loan or make the purchaser whole for the economic benefits of a loan if it is determined that the loan sold violated representations or warranties made by the Company and/or the borrower at the time of the sale, which the Company refers to as mortgage loan servicing putback expenses. Such representations and warranties typically include those made regarding loans that had missing or insufficient file documentation and/or loans obtained through fraud by borrowers or other third parties. Putback claims may be made until the loan is paid in full. When a putback claim is received, the Company evaluates the claim and takes appropriate actions based on the nature of the claim. The Company is required by Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to provide a response to putback claims within 60 days of the date of receipt.
The Company incurred $82,000 in mortgage loan servicing putback reserve expense for the year ended December 31, 2020, and $33,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019. The Company incurred no mortgage loan servicing putback reserve expense for the year ended December 31, 2018. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the reserve for mortgage loan servicing putback expenses totaled $311,000 and $229,000, respectively. There is inherent uncertainty in reasonably estimating the requirement for reserves against future mortgage loan servicing putback expenses. Future putback expenses depend on many subjective factors, including the review procedures of the purchasers and the potential refinance activity on loans sold with servicing released and the subsequent consequences under the representations and warranties.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
GNMA optional repurchase programs allow financial institutions to buy back individual delinquent mortgage loans that meet certain criteria from the securitized loan pool for which the institution provides servicing. At the servicer's option and without GNMA's prior authorization, the servicer may repurchase a delinquent loan for an amount equal to 100% of the remaining principal balance of the loan. This buy-back option is considered a conditional option until the delinquency criteria are met, at which time the option becomes unconditional. When a financial institution is deemed to have regained effective control over these loans under the unconditional buy-back option, the loans can no longer be reported as sold and must be included in the balance sheet as mortgage loans held for sale, regardless of whether the institution intends to exercise the buy-back option. These loans totaled $55.5 million and $27.9 million at December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, respectively, and were recorded as mortgage loans held for sale, at the lower of cost or fair value with a corresponding liability in FHLB advances and other borrowings on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
Note 10 - Deposits
Deposit balances are summarized as follows:
December 31,
(Dollars in thousands) 2020 2019
Noninterest-bearing demand $ 1,607,564 $ 1,077,706
Interest bearing demand 1,052,639 776,037
Money market 1,789,914 1,277,053
Brokered 431,180 152,556
Savings 205,252 154,450
Time deposits 664,766 790,810
Total Deposits $ 5,751,315 $ 4,228,612
Municipal deposits totaled $689.3 million and $423.8 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Included in time deposits at December 31, 2020 and 2019, are $271.3 million and $319.1 million, respectively, of time deposits in denominations of $250,000 or more.
Maturities of time deposits, at December 31, 2020, are as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)
Years Ended December 31,
2021 $ 497,516
2022 103,156
2023 31,272
2024 25,025
2025 7,797
Total $ 664,766
At December 31, 2020 and 2019, overdrawn deposits of $462,000 and $1.1 million, respectively, were reclassified as unsecured loans.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 11 - Borrowings
Borrowed funds are summarized as follows:
December 31,
(Dollars in thousands) 2020 2019
Overnight repurchase agreements with depositors $ 8,408 $ 16,717
Short-term FHLB advances 650,000 100,000
GNMA repurchase liability
55,485 27,860
Long-term FHLB advances 270,715 272,613
Total FHLB advances and other borrowings $ 984,608 $ 417,190
Subordinated debentures, net $ 157,181 $ 9,671
Additional details of certain FHLB advances are as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) Amount Interest Rate Maturity Date
At December 31, 2020:
Short-term FHLB advance, fixed rate
$ 650,000 0.10 % 1/4/2021
Long-term FHLB advance, callable quarterly, fixed rate 250,000 1.65 8/23/2033
At December 31, 2019:
Short-term FHLB advance, fixed rate
100,000 1.35 1/2/2020
Long-term FHLB advance, callable quarterly, fixed rate 250,000 1.65 8/23/2033
Short-Term Borrowings
The Company had unsecured lines of credit for the purchase of federal funds in the amount of $190.0 million and $180.0 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company also had a $75.0 million secured repurchase line of credit at December 31, 2020 and 2019. There were no amounts outstanding on these lines at either date. It is customary for the financial institutions granting the unsecured lines of credit to require a minimum amount of cash be held on deposit at that institution. Amounts required to be held on deposit are typically $250,000 or less, and the Company has complied with all compensating balance requirements to allow utilization of these lines of credit.
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase consist of the Company's obligations to other parties and mature on a daily basis. These obligations to other parties carried a daily average interest rate of 0.22% and 1.20% for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Long-Term Borrowings
Interest rates for FHLB long-term advances outstanding at both December 31, 2020 and 2019, ranged from 1.65% to 5.72%, respectively. These advances are all fixed rate and are subject to restrictions or penalties in the event of prepayment.
Scheduled maturities of long-term advances from the FHLB at December 31, 2020, are as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)
Years Ended December 31,
2021 $ 1,090
2022 2,404
2023 4,043
2024 3,020
2025 1,641
Thereafter (1)
258,517
Total $ 270,715
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(1)Includes a FHLB advances totaling $250.0 million callable quarterly with a final maturity in 2033, carrying a rate of 1.65%.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Security for all indebtedness and outstanding commitments to the FHLB consists of a blanket floating lien on all of the Company's first mortgage loans, commercial real estate and other real estate loans, as well as the Company's investment in capital stock of the FHLB and deposit accounts at the FHLB. The net amounts available under the blanket floating lien at December 31, 2020 and 2019, were $456.9 million and $601.9 million, respectively.
Additionally, at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had the availability to borrow $793.2 million and $855.1 million, respectively, from the discount window at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, with $999.7 million and $1.09 billion in commercial and industrial loans pledged as collateral, respectively. There were no borrowings against this line at December 31, 2020 or 2019.
Holding Company Line of Credit
During 2018, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement (the "Loan Agreement") with NexBank SSB ("Lender") pursuant to which the Lender will make one or more revolving credit loans of up to $50 million at any time that the Company may use for working capital and general corporate purposes. The principal amounts borrowed under the Loan Agreement will bear interest at a variable rate equal to the applicable one-month LIBOR rate plus 3.25%. The line of credit available to the Company under the Loan Agreement expires on October 5, 2021, or such date of the acceleration of the obligation pursuant to the Loan Agreement, at which time all amounts borrowed, together with applicable interest, fees and other amounts owed by the Company shall be due and payable. There were no outstanding revolving credit loans under the Loan Agreement at December 31, 2020 or 2019.
Subordinated Debentures
In February 2020, Origin Bank completed an offering of $70.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.25% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2030 (the “Notes”) to certain investors in a transaction exempt from registration under Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Notes initially bear interest at a fixed annual rate of 4.25%, payable semi-annually in arrears, to but excluding February 15, 2025. From and including February 15, 2025, to but excluding the maturity date or early redemption date, the interest rate will equal the three-month LIBOR rate (provided, that in the event the three-month LIBOR is less than zero, the three-month LIBOR will be deemed to be zero) plus 282 basis points, payable quarterly in arrears. Origin Bank is entitled to redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, on or after February 15, 2025, and to redeem the Notes at any time in whole upon certain other specified events. The Notes qualify as Tier 2 capital for regulatory capital purposes for Origin Bank.
In October 2020, the Company completed of an offering of $80.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.50% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2030 (the “4.50% Notes”). The 4.50% Notes bear a fixed interest rate of 4.50% payable semi-annually in arrears, to but excluding November 1, 2025. From and including November 1, 2025, to but excluding the maturity date or earlier redemption date, the 4.50% Notes bear a floating interest rate expected to equal the three-month term Secured Overnight Financing Rate plus 432 basis points, payable quarterly in arrears. The Company may redeem the 4.50% Notes at any time upon certain specified events or in whole or in part on or after November 1, 2025. The 4.50% Notes qualify as Tier 2 capital for regulatory capital purposes for the Company and $51.0 million was transferred to Origin Bank during the fourth quarter of 2020, which qualifies as Tier 1 capital for regulatory capital purposes for the Bank. The 4.50% Notes provided net proceeds to the Company of approximately $78.6 million.
The Company has two wholly-owned, unconsolidated subsidiary grantor trusts that were established for the purpose of issuing trust preferred securities. The trust preferred securities accrue and pay distributions periodically at specified annual rates as provided in each trust agreement. The trusts used the net proceeds from each of the offerings to purchase a like amount of junior subordinated debentures (the "debentures") of the Company. The debentures are the sole assets of the trusts. The Company's obligations under the debentures and related documents, taken together, constitute a full and unconditional guarantee by the Company of the obligations of the trusts. The trust preferred securities are mandatorily redeemable upon maturity of the debentures and can be currently redeemed by the Company in whole or in part, at a redemption price specified in the indentures plus any accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date. Due to the extended maturity date of the trust preferred securities, they are included in Tier I capital for regulatory purposes, subject to certain limitations.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The following table is a summary of the terms of the current junior subordinated debentures at December 31, 2020:
(Dollars in thousands)
Issuance Trust
Issuance Date Maturity Date Amount Outstanding Rate Type Current Rate Maximum Rate
CTB Statutory Trust I 07/2001 07/2031 $ 6,702 Variable (1)
3.51 % 12.50 %
First Louisiana Statutory Trust I
09/2006 12/2036 4,124 Variable (2)
2.02 16.00
$ 10,826
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(1)The trust preferred securities reprice quarterly based on the three-month LIBOR plus 3.30%, with the last reprice date on October 29, 2020.
(2)The trust preferred securities reprice quarterly based on the three-month LIBOR plus 1.80%, with the last reprice date on December 11, 2020.
The balance of the junior subordinated debentures outstanding varies from the amounts carried on the consolidated balance sheets due to the remaining purchase discount of $1.1 million and $1.2 million, at December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, respectively, which was established at the time of issuance and is being amortized over the remaining life of the securities using the interest method.
Note 12 - Derivative Financial Instruments
Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives
The Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage risks related to differences in the amount, timing, and duration of the Company's known or expected cash receipts and its known or expected cash payments, as well as to manage changes in fair values of some assets which are marked at fair value through the consolidated statement of income on a recurring basis.
Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk
The Company is a party to an interest rate swap agreement under which the Company receives interest at a variable rate and pays at a fixed rate. The derivative instrument represented by this swap agreement is designated as a cash flow hedge of the Company's forecasted variable cash flows under a variable-rate term borrowing agreement. During the term of the swap agreement, the effective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivative instrument are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income and subsequently reclassified into earnings in the periods that the hedged forecasted variable-rate interest payments affected earnings. There was no ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivative recognized directly in earnings. The entire swap fair value will be reclassified into earnings before the expiration date of the swap agreement.
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedges
Customer interest rate derivative program
The Company offers certain derivatives products, primarily interest rate swaps, directly to qualified commercial banking customers to facilitate their risk management strategies. In some instances, the Company acts only as an intermediary, simultaneously entering into offsetting agreements with unrelated financial institutions, thereby mitigating its net risk exposure resulting from such transactions without significantly impacting its results of operations. Because the interest rate derivatives associated with this program do not meet hedge accounting requirements, changes in the fair value of both the customer derivatives and any offsetting derivatives are recognized directly in earnings as a component of noninterest income.
From time to time, the Company shares in credit risk on interest rate swap arrangements, by entering into risk participation agreements with syndication partners. These are accounted for at fair value and disclosed as risk participation derivatives.
Mortgage banking derivatives
The Company enters into certain derivative agreements as part of its mortgage banking and related risk management activities. These agreements include interest rate lock commitments on prospective residential mortgage loans and forward commitments to sell these loans to investors on a mandatory delivery basis. The Company also economically hedges the value of MSRs by entering into a series of commitments to purchase mortgage-backed securities in the future.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Fair Values of Derivative Instruments on the Balance Sheet
The following tables disclose the fair value of derivative instruments in the Company's balance sheets at December 31, 2020 and 2019, as well as the effect of these derivative instruments on the Company's consolidated statements of income for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018:
Notional Amounts(1)
Fair Values
(Dollars in thousands)
December 31, December 31,
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments: 2020 2019 2020 2019
Interest rate swaps included in other (liabilities) $ 21,000 $ 10,500 $ (706) $ (101)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps included in other assets $ 326,542 $ 217,633 $ 20,207 $ 8,425
Interest rate swaps included in other liabilities
347,096 246,397 (21,321) (9,278)
Risk participation derivative included in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets 63,374 - (18) -
Forward commitments to purchase mortgage-backed securities included in other (liabilities) assets 107,000 200,000 (317) 242
Forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans included in other liabilities 107,200 60,600 (658) (109)
Interest rate-lock commitments on residential mortgage loans included in other assets
79,554 37,382 3,487 717
$ 1,030,766 $ 762,012 $ 1,380 $ (3)
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(1)Notional or contractual amounts, which represent the extent of involvement in the derivatives market, are used to determine the contractual cash flows required in accordance with the terms of the agreement. These amounts are typically not exchanged, significantly exceed amounts subject to credit or market risk and are not reflected in the consolidated balance sheets.
The weighted-average rates paid and received for interest rate swaps at December 31, 2020 and 2019, were as follows:
Weighted-Average Interest Rate
December 31,
2020 2019
Interest rate swaps: Paid Received Paid Received
Cash flow hedges 4.81 % 2.94 % 4.81 % 4.64 %
Non-hedging interest rate swaps - financial institution counterparties 4.18 2.48 4.93 4.13
Non-hedging interest rate swaps - customer counterparties 2.52 4.19 4.18 4.93
Gains and losses recognized on derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments are as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) Years Ended December 31,
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: 2020 2019 2018
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in mortgage banking revenue (1)
$ 4,081 $ 3,079 $ (2,450)
Amount of (loss) gain recognized in other non-interest income (307) (530) 584
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(1)Gains and losses on these instruments are largely offset by market fluctuations in mortgage servicing rights. See Note 9 - Mortgage Banking for more information on components of mortgage banking revenue.
Some interest rate swaps included in other assets were subject to a master netting arrangement with the counterparty in all years presented and could be offset against some amounts included in interest rate swaps included in other liabilities. The Company has chosen not to net these exposures in the consolidated balance sheets, and any impact of netting these amounts would not be significant.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had cash collateral on deposit with swap counterparties totaling $22.2 million and $15.3 million, respectively. These amounts are included in interest-bearing deposits in banks in the consolidated balance sheets and are considered restricted cash until such time as the underlying swaps are settled.
Note 13 - Stock and Incentive Compensation Plans
The Company has granted, and currently has outstanding, stock and incentive compensation awards subject to the provisions of the Company's 2012 Stock Incentive Plan ("2012 Plan"). Additionally, awards have been issued prior to the establishment of the 2012 Plan, some of which were still outstanding at December 31, 2020. The 2012 Plan is designed to provide flexibility to the Company regarding its ability to motivate, attract and retain the services of key officers, employees and directors. The 2012 Plan allows the Company to make grants of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, dividend equivalent rights, performance unit awards or any combination thereof. At December 31, 2020, the maximum number of shares of the Company's common stock available for issuance under the 2012 Plan was 921,248 shares.
Share-based compensation cost charged to income for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, is presented below. There was no stock option expense for any of the periods shown.
Years Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands) 2020 2019 2018
Restricted stock $ 2,320 $ 2,247 $ 1,462
Related tax benefits recognized in net income 487 472 307
Restricted Stock Grants
The Company's restricted stock grants are time-vested awards and are granted to the Company's Board of Directors, executives and senior management team. The service period in which time-vested awards are earned ranges from one to five years. Time-vested awards are valued utilizing the fair value of the Company's stock at the grant date. These awards are recognized on the straight-line method over the requisite service period, with forfeitures recognized as they occur.
The following table summarizes the Company's time-vested award activity:
Years Ended December 31,
2020 2019 2018
Shares Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value Shares Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value Shares Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Nonvested shares, January 1, 149,449 $ 35.15 174,407 $ 35.01 61,293 $ 24.61
Granted 30,638 20.14 37,641 32.77 151,324 37.51
Vested (72,325) 33.88 (59,344) 33.50 (36,209) 27.70
Forfeited (4,403) 37.11 (3,255) 30.21 (2,001) 37.47
Nonvested shares, December 31, 103,359 31.51 149,449 35.15 174,407 35.01
During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, no shares were retired by the Company upon vesting of restricted stock awards. During the year ended December 31, 2018, award recipients surrendered and the Company retired 910 shares to cover taxes owed upon the vesting of restricted stock awards.
At December 31, 2020, there was $2.3 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested restricted shares awarded under the 2012 Plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.9 years.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Stock Option Grants
The Company issues common stock options to select officers and employees through individual agreements and as a result of obligations assumed in association with certain business combinations. As a result, both incentive and nonqualified stock options have been issued and may be issued in the future. The exercise price of each option varies by agreement and is based on either the fair value of the stock at the date of the grant in circumstances where option grants occurred or based on the previously committed exercise price in the case of options acquired through merger. No outstanding stock option has a term that exceeds twenty years, and all of the outstanding options are fully vested. The Company recognizes compensation cost for stock option grants over the required service period based upon the grant date fair-value, which is established using a Black-Scholes valuation model. The Black-Scholes valuation model uses assumptions of risk-free interest rate, expected term of stock options, expected stock price volatility and expected dividends. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur.
The table below summarizes the status of the Company's stock options and changes during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) Number of Shares Weighted Average Exercise Price Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term
(in years) Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2018 319,500 $ 10.65 7.07 $ 4,840
Exercised (45,500) 12.29 - -
Outstanding at December 31, 2018 274,000 10.38 6.75 6,493
Exercised (20,000) 8.25 - -
Outstanding at December 31, 2019 254,000 10.55 5.81 6,932
Exercised (30,000) 8.25 - -
Outstanding at December 31, 2020 224,000 $ 10.86 4.92 $ 3,789
Exercisable at December 31, 2020 224,000 $ 10.86 4.92 $ 3,789
Note 14 - Employee Retirement Plan
Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
The Company maintains the Origin Bancorp, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan ("Retirement Plan") that is a defined contribution benefit plan, that allows contributions under section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Retirement Plan covers substantially all employees who meet certain other requirements and employment classification criteria. Under the provisions of the Retirement Plan, the Company may make discretionary matching contributions on a percentage, not to exceed 6%, of a participant's elective deferrals. Any percentage(s) determined by the Company shall apply to all eligible persons for the entire plan year. Historically, the Company has matched 50% of the first 6% of eligible compensation deferred by a participant. Eligible compensation includes salaries, wages, overtime and bonuses, and excludes expense reimbursements and fringe benefits. In addition, the Company may make additional discretionary contributions out of current or accumulated net profit. Matching contributions are invested as directed by the participant. The total of the Company's contributions may not exceed limitations set forth in the Retirement Plan document or the maximum deductible under the Internal Revenue Code.
Although it has not expressed any intention to do so, the Company has the right to terminate the Retirement Plan at any time. The total expense related to the Retirement Plan, including optional contributions, was $2.0 million, $1.8 million and $1.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Other Benefit Plans
The Company has established non-qualified defined benefit plans for some of its key executives for which deferred compensation liabilities are recorded as a component of accrued expenses and other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The deferred compensation liability was $11.3 million and $9.8 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The expense recorded for the deferred compensation plan totaled $1.9 million, $1.2 million, and $1.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 15 - Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes is as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) Years Ended December 31,
Federal income taxes: 2020 2019 2018
Current $ 18,157 $ 14,232 $ 4,562
Deferred (11,545) (2,513) 5,658
State income taxes:
Current 1,723 1,030 638
Deferred (339) (83) (21)
Income tax expense $ 7,996 $ 12,666 $ 10,837
A reconciliation of income tax expense at the statutory rate to the Company's actual income tax expense is below:
Years Ended December 31,
2020 2019 2018
(Dollars in thousands) Amount % Amount % Amount %
Income taxes computed at statutory rate $ 9,314 21.00 % $ 13,975 21.00 % $ 13,113 21.00 %
Tax exempt revenue, net of nondeductible interest (878) (1.98) (644) (0.97) (907) (1.45)
Low-income housing tax credits, net of amortization (511) (1.15) (514) (0.77) (691) (1.11)
Other tax credits, net of add-backs (1,218) (2.75) (1,218) (1.83) (1,218) (1.95)
Bank-owned life insurance income (259) (0.58) (158) (0.24) (150) (0.24)
State income taxes, net of federal benefit 1,033 2.35 730 1.10 469 0.75
Stock-based compensation 181 0.41 (100) (0.15) (252) (0.40)
Deferred tax write-down for enacted tax rate changes - - - - 231 0.37
Nondeductible expense 257 0.58 413 0.62 337 0.53
Other 77 0.16 182 0.27 (95) (0.15)
Total income tax expense $ 7,996 18.04 % $ 12,666 19.03 % $ 10,837 17.35 %
Significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) December 31,
Deferred tax assets: 2020 2019
Credit loss allowances $ 19,315 $ 8,557
Deferred compensation and share-based compensation 4,504 3,698
Net operating loss carryforwards 1,240 1,245
Other 1,064 1,441
Gross deferred tax assets 26,123 14,941
Valuation allowance (994) (970)
Deferred tax assets net of valuation allowance $ 25,129 $ 13,971
Deferred tax liabilities:
Basis difference in premises and equipment $ 3,089 $ 2,669
Intangible assets 118 157
Mortgage servicing rights 2,951 4,472
Other 146 152
Gross deferred tax liabilities 6,304 7,450
Net deferred tax asset $ 18,825 $ 6,521
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
At December 31, 2020, the Company has $3.6 million in Federal gross net operating loss carryforwards acquired in previous business combinations expiring between 2022 and 2028, and $11.1 million in state net operating losses. Due to limitations on the amounts of these losses that can be recognized annually, the Company has determined that it is more likely than not that some of these net operating loss carryforwards will expire unused, and has established a $994,000 valuation allowance related to these carryforwards.
The Company files a consolidated income tax return in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various states. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to income tax examinations by tax authorities in these taxing jurisdictions for the years before 2017.
Note 16 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI") includes the after-tax change in unrealized gains and losses on AFS securities and cash flow hedging activities.
(Dollars in thousands) Unrealized Gains (Losses) on AFS Securities Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Balance at January 1, 2018 $ 1,280 $ 27 $ 1,307
Net change (4,157) 88 (4,069)
Reclassification of tax effects related to the adoption of ASU 2018-02(1):
Current (293) 17 (276)
Deferred 569 (11) 558
Balance at January 1, 2019 (2,601) 121 (2,480)
Net change 9,013 (200) 8,813
Balance at December 31, 2019 6,412 (79) 6,333
Net change 19,794 (478) 19,316
Balance at December 31, 2020 $ 26,206 $ (557) $ 25,649
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(1)During the first quarter of 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2018-02. The ASU was issued by the FASB in February 2018, to address the issue of other comprehensive income or loss that became stranded in AOCI as a result of the re-measurement of an entity's deferred income tax assets and liabilities following the reduction of the U.S. federal corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% pursuant to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in December 2017. The Company also had certain current tax amounts stranded in AOCI that resulted from a tax accounting election to tax net gains and losses on AFS securities and cash flow hedges as current items beginning in 2016. The Company reclassifies the taxes from AOCI to earnings as the individual securities and hedges are realized. Due to the change in corporate tax rates, the Company had certain net gains and losses taxed at the 35% rate reflected in AOCI. As these transactions are realized over time, they will flow through income tax expense at the 21% rate. Rather than adjusting income tax expense for the difference as each of these securities and instruments are realized, the Company elected to adjust the difference (stranded tax effect) to retained earnings, consistent with the treatment of the deferred tax adjustment.
Note 17 - Capital and Regulatory Matters
The Company (on a consolidated basis) and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by federal and state banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company and the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors.
The Company is subject to the Basel III regulatory capital framework ("Basel III Capital Rules"), which includes a 2.5% capital conservation buffer effective for the Company as of January 1, 2019. The capital conservation buffer is designed to absorb losses during periods of economic stress and requires increased capital levels for the purpose of capital distributions and other payments. Failure to meet the full amount of the buffer will result in restrictions on the Company's ability to make capital distributions, which includes dividend payments and stock repurchases and to pay discretionary bonuses to executive officers.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below) of total, common equity Tier 1 capital, Tier 1 capital, Tier 1 capital, and total capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined), and of Tier 1 capital (as defined) to average assets (as defined). Management believes, at December 31, 2020 and 2019, that the Company and the Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject, including the capital buffer requirement.
At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Bank's capital ratios exceeded those levels necessary to be categorized as "well capitalized" under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as "well capitalized," the Bank must maintain minimum total risk based, common equity Tier 1 capital, Tier 1 risk based and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the table below. A final rule adopted by the federal banking agencies in February 2019 provides banking organizations with the option to phase in, over a three-year period, the adverse day-one regulatory capital effects of the adoption of CECL. In addition, on March 27, 2020, the federal banking agencies issued an interim final rule that gives banking organizations that implement CECL before the end of 2020 the option to delay for two years CECL’s adverse effects on regulatory capital. Origin elected to adopt CECL in the first quarter of 2020 and exercised the option to delay the estimated impact of the adoption of CECL on our regulatory capital for two years (from January 2020 through December 31, 2021), which resulted in a 19 basis point benefit to the common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets capital ratio at December 31, 2020. The two-year delay will be followed by the three-year transition period of CECL's initial impact on our regulatory capital (from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024).
The actual capital amounts and ratios of the Company and Bank at December 31, 2020 and 2019, are presented in the following table:
(Dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2020
Actual Minimum Capital Required - Basel III To be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets Amount Ratio Amount Ratio Amount Ratio
Origin Bancorp, Inc.
$ 604,306 9.95 % $ 425,012 7.00 % N/A N/A
Origin Bank
637,863 10.53 424,010 7.00 $ 393,724 6.50 %
Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets
Origin Bancorp, Inc.
613,682 10.11 516,107 8.50 N/A N/A
Origin Bank 637,863 10.53 514,870 8.50 484,583 8.00
Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets
Origin Bancorp, Inc.
837,058 13.79 637,539 10.50 N/A N/A
Origin Bank 782,503 12.92 636,019 10.50 605,732 10.00
Leverage Ratio
Origin Bancorp, Inc.
613,682 8.62 284,771 4.00 N/A N/A
Origin Bank 637,863 8.99 283,842 4.00 354,802 5.00
December 31, 2019
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets
Origin Bancorp, Inc.
561,630 11.74 334,785 7.00 N/A N/A
Origin Bank
551,060 11.55 333,924 7.00 310,072 6.50
Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets
Origin Bancorp, Inc.
570,975 11.94 406,524 8.50 N/A N/A
Origin Bank 551,060 11.55 405,479 8.50 381,627 8.00
Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets
Origin Bancorp, Inc.
610,305 12.76 502,175 10.50 N/A N/A
Origin Bank 590,390 12.38 500,888 10.50 477,037 10.00
Leverage Ratio
Origin Bancorp, Inc.
570,975 10.91 209,298 4.00 N/A N/A
Origin Bank 551,060 10.56 208,774 4.00 260,968 5.00
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
In the ordinary course of business, the Company depends on dividends from the Bank to provide funds for the payment of dividends to stockholders and to provide for other cash requirements. Banking regulations may limit the amount of dividends that may be paid. Approval by regulatory authorities is required if the effect of dividends declared would cause the regulatory capital of the Bank to fall below specified minimum levels. Approval is also required if dividends declared and paid exceed the Bank's year-to-date net income combined with the retained net income for the preceding year, which was $60.8 million at December 31, 2020.
Stock Repurchases
In three transactions in March 2020, the Company repurchased a total of 30,868 shares of its common stock pursuant to its stock buyback program at an average price per share of $23.44 for an aggregate purchase price of $723,000. Prior to 2020, the Company had repurchased cumulatively $10.1 million of shares under the stock buyback program, and as of December 31, 2020, the Company's board of directors has approved approximately $29.2 million remaining shares to be purchased under the program.
Note 18 - Commitments and Contingencies
Credit Related Commitments
In the normal course of business, the Company enters into financial instruments, such as commitments to extend credit and letters of credit, to meet the financing needs of its customers. Such instruments are not reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements until they are funded, although they expose the Company to varying degrees of credit risk and interest rate risk in much the same way as funded loans.
Commitments to extend credit include revolving commercial credit lines, nonrevolving loan commitments issued mainly to finance the acquisition and development or construction of real property or equipment, and credit card and personal credit lines. The availability of funds under commercial credit lines and loan commitments generally depends on whether the borrower continues to meet credit standards established in the underlying contract and has not violated other contractual conditions. Loan commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee by the borrower. Credit card and personal credit lines are generally subject to cancellation if the borrower's credit quality deteriorates. A number of commercial and personal credit lines are used only partially or, in some cases, not at all before they expire, and the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements of the Company.
A substantial majority of the letters of credit are standby agreements that obligate the Company to fulfill a customer's financial commitments to a third party if the customer is unable to perform. The Company issues standby letters of credit primarily to provide credit enhancement to its customers' other commercial or public financing arrangements and to help them demonstrate financial capacity to vendors of essential goods and services.
The contract amounts of these instruments reflect the Company's exposure to credit risk. The Company undertakes the same credit evaluation in making loan commitments and assuming conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments and may require collateral or other credit support. These off-balance sheet financial instruments are summarized below:
December 31,
(Dollars in thousands) 2020 2019
Commitments to extend credit $ 1,341,501 $ 1,374,055
Standby letters of credit 42,911 39,344
In addition to the above, the Company guarantees the credit card debt of certain customers to the merchant bank that issues the credit cards. These guarantees are in place for as long as the guaranteed credit card is open. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, these credit card guarantees totaled $200,000 and $489,000, respectively. This amount represents the maximum potential amount of future payments under the guarantee for which the Company would be responsible in the event of customer non-payment.
At December 31, 2020, the Company held 35 unfunded letters of credit from the FHLB totaling $527.4 million with expiration dates ranging from January 20, 2021, to November 4, 2022. At December 31, 2019, the Company held 21 unfunded letters of credit from the FHLB totaling $241.3 million with expiration dates ranging from January 15, 2020, to February 25, 2021.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Management establishes an asset-specific allowance for certain lending-related commitments and computes a formula-based allowance for performing consumer and commercial lending-related commitments. These are computed using a methodology similar to that used for the commercial loan portfolio, modified for expected maturities and probabilities of drawdown. The reserve for lending-related commitments was $2.3 million and $1.8 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and is included in other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Loss Contingencies
From time to time the Company is also party to various legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. At this time, management does not expect that loss contingencies, if any, arising from any such proceedings, either individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position or liquidity of the Company.
Note 19 - Related Party Transactions
Loans to executive officers, directors, and their affiliates at December 31, 2020 and 2019, were as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) 2020 2019
Balance, beginning of year $ 1,093 $ 1,328
Advances 1,092 450
Principal repayments (793) (495)
Effect of changes in composition of related parties - (190)
Balance, end of year $ 1,392 $ 1,093
Commitments to extend credit $ 2,702 $ 2,212
None of the above loans were considered non-performing or potential problem loans. These loans were made in the ordinary course of business and on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other unaffiliated persons and do not involve more than normal risk of collectability.
Deposits from related parties held by the Company at December 31, 2020 and 2019, amounted to $30.4 million and $27.0 million, respectively.
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 20 - Condensed Parent Company Only Financial Statements
Financial statements of Origin Bancorp, Inc. (parent company only) are as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) December 31,
Condensed Balance Sheets 2020 2019
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 42,908 $ 5,909
Investment in affiliates/subsidiaries 684,410 593,079
Other assets 10,198 10,531
Total assets $ 737,516 $ 609,519
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Subordinated debentures, net $ 88,258 $ 9,671
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 2,108 586
Total liabilities 90,366 10,257
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock 117,532 117,405
Additional paid-in capital 237,341 235,623
Retained earnings 266,628 239,901
Accumulated other comprehensive income 25,649 6,333
Total stockholders' equity 647,150 599,262
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 737,516 $ 609,519
(Dollars in thousands) Years Ended December 31,
Condensed Statements of Income 2020 2019 2018
Income:
Dividends from subsidiaries $ 17,250 $ 17,500 $ 4,500
Other 12 470 2,052
Total income 17,262 17,970 6,552
Expenses:
Interest expense 1,333 563 553
Salaries and employee benefits 214 728 658
Other 1,182 1,565 1,462
Total expenses 2,729 2,856 2,673
Income before income taxes and equity in undistributed net income of subsidiaries 14,533 15,114 3,879
Income tax benefit 549 502 84
Income before equity in undistributed net income of subsidiaries 15,082 15,616 3,963
Equity in undistributed net income of subsidiaries 21,275 38,266 47,642
Net income $ 36,357 $ 53,882 $ 51,605
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in thousands) Years Ended December 31,
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows 2020 2019 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $ 36,357 $ 53,882 $ 51,605
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Deferred income taxes (1) 9 9
Equity in undistributed net income of subsidiaries (21,275) (38,266) (47,642)
Amortization of subordinated debentures discount 58 28 25
Other, net 3,633 130 (2,187)
Net cash provided by operating activities 18,772 15,783 1,810
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital contributed to subsidiaries (51,000) - (45,794)
Net purchases of non-marketable equity securities held in other financial institutions - - (2,213)
Net cash used in investing activities (51,000) - (48,007)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Dividends paid (8,854) (5,863) (5,941)
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards - - (23)
Cash received on exercise of stock options 248 166 559
Proceeds from issuance of subordinated debentures 78,556 - -
Proceeds from issuance of common stock - - 95,178
Payment to repurchase preferred stock - - (48,260)
Payment to repurchase common stock (723) (10,059) -
Net cash provided by (used by) financing activities 69,227 (15,756) 41,513
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 36,999 27 (4,684)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 5,909 5,882 10,566
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 42,908 $ 5,909 $ 5,882
ORIGIN BANCORP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 21 - Summary of Quarterly Financial Statements (Unaudited)
The following tables present selected unaudited data from the Company's condensed consolidated quarterly statements of income for the quarterly periods within the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019:
Quarters Ended - 2020
(Dollars in thousands) December 31 September 30 June 30 March 31
Total interest income $ 59,422 $ 58,800 $ 55,464 $ 55,016
Total interest expense 7,603 8,183 9,174 12,206
Net interest income 51,819 50,617 46,290 42,810
Provision for credit losses 6,333 13,633 21,403 18,531
Net interest income after provision for credit losses 45,486 36,984 24,887 24,279
Non-interest income, exclusive of gain on sales of securities, net 15,156 17,750 19,076 12,090
Gain on sales of securities, net 225 301 - 54
Non-interest expense 38,884 38,734 38,220 36,097
Income before income taxes 21,983 16,301 5,743 326
Income tax expense 4,431 3,206 786 (427)
Net income $ 17,552 $ 13,095 $ 4,957 $ 753
Basic earnings per common share (1)
$ 0.75 $ 0.56 $ 0.21 $ 0.03
Diluted earnings per common share (1)
0.75 0.56 0.21 0.03
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(1)Due to the combined impact of the repurchase of common stock on the quarterly average common shares outstanding calculation compared to the impact of the repurchase of common stock on the year-to-date average common shares outstanding calculation, and the effect of rounding, the sum of the quarterly earnings per common share will not equal the year-to-date earnings per common share amount.
Quarters Ended - 2019
(Dollars in thousands) December 31 September 30 June 30 March 31
Total interest income $ 56,719 $ 58,806 $ 57,063 $ 54,494
Total interest expense 12,624 14,184 14,094 12,468
Net interest income 44,095 44,622 42,969 42,026
Provision for credit losses 2,377 4,201 1,985 1,005
Net interest income after provision for credit losses 41,718 40,421 40,984 41,021
Non-interest income, exclusive of gain on sales of securities, net 10,818 12,860 11,176 11,604
Gain on sales of securities, net - 20 - -
Non-interest expense 36,534 35,064 37,095 35,381
Income before income taxes 16,002 18,237 15,065 17,244
Income tax expense 3,175 3,620 2,782 3,089
Net income 12,827 14,617 12,283 14,155
Basic earnings per common share(1)
$ 0.55 $ 0.62 $ 0.52 $ 0.60
Diluted earnings per common share(1)
0.55 0.62 0.52 0.60
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(1)Due to the combined impact of the repurchase of common stock on the quarterly average common shares outstanding calculation compared to the impact of the repurchase of common stock on the year-to-date average common shares outstanding calculation, and the effect of rounding, the sum of the quarterly earnings per common share will not equal the year-to-date earnings per common share amount.

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures
None.

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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures - As of the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation was performed by the Company, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management was required to apply judgment in evaluating its controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) were effective at the end of the period covered by this report.
Management's annual report on internal control over financial reporting - Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). At December 31, 2020, management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting established in “2013 Internal Control - Integrated Framework,” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on the assessment, management determined that we maintained effective internal control over financial reporting at December 31, 2020, based on those criteria. The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting at December 31, 2020, has been audited by BKD LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in its report which is included in Part II, Item 8 of this report.
Changes in internal control over financial reporting - There were no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended December 31, 2020, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
Limitations on the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures - Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and implemented, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues within a company are detected.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors
Origin Bancorp, Inc.
Ruston, Louisiana
Opinion on the Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited Origin Bancorp, Inc.'s (the "Company") internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework: (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework: (2013) issued by COSO.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB"), the consolidated financial statements of the Company and our report dated March 2, 2021, expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
The Company's management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definitions and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ BKD, LLP
Little Rock, Arkansas
March 2, 2021

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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 9B. Other Information
None.
PART III

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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to our Proxy Statement (Schedule 14A) for our 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of our fiscal year end.

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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Item 11. Executive Compensation
The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to our Proxy Statement (Schedule 14A) for our 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of our fiscal year end.

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
With the exception of the equity compensation plan information provided below, the information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to our Proxy Statement (Schedule 14A) for our 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of our fiscal year end.
Information regarding stock-based compensation awards outstanding and available for future grants at December 31, 2020 is presented in the table below. Additional information regarding stock-based compensation plans is presented in Note 13 - Stock and Incentive Compensation Plans in the notes to our consolidated financial statements contained in Item 8 of this report.
Number of Securities to be Issued upon Exercise of Outstanding Options(1)
Weighted Average Exercise Price Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
2012 Stock Incentive Plan - $ - 921,248
Issued prior to establishment of the 2012 Stock Incentive Plan 224,000 10.86 -
Total 224,000 10.86 921,248
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(1)Includes any compensation plan and individual compensation arrangement of the Company under which equity securities of the Company are authorized for issuance.
Certain information regarding securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans is included under the section captioned "Stock-Based Compensation Plans" in Part II, Item 5, elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
We know of no arrangements, including any pledge by any person of our securities, the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of the Company.
Further information regarding security ownership of our 5% stockholders and our directors, director nominees and executive officers required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to our Proxy Statement (Schedule 14A) for our 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of our fiscal year end.

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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to our Proxy Statement (Schedule 14A) for our 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of our fiscal year-end.

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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to our Proxy Statement (Schedule 14A) for our 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of our fiscal year-end.
PART IV

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
(a) Documents filed as part of this Report:
(1) Financial Statements: Reference is made to the information set forth in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
See Part II-Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
(2) Financial Statement Schedules: All financial statement schedules are omitted because they are either not applicable or not required, or because the required information is included in the consolidated financial statements or the notes thereto is included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(3) Exhibits: See (b) below
(b) Exhibits:
Exhibit Number Description
3.1 Restated Articles of Incorporation, dated August 7, 2018, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Form 10-Q filed August 9, 2018 (File No. 001-38487).
3.2 Bylaws, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed April 10, 2018 (File No. 333-224225).
4.1 Specimen common stock certificate, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed April 10, 2018 (File No. 333-224225).
4.2 Subordinated Indenture, dated as of October 16, 2020, by and between Origin Bancorp, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on October, 16, 2020 (File No. 001-38487)
4.3 First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 16, 2020, by and between Origin Bancorp, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on October, 16, 2020 (File No. 001-38487)
4.4 Description of Common Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s 10-K for the Year ended December 31, 2019 (File No. 001-38487).
10.1 Community Trust Financial Corporation 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed April 10, 2018 (File No. 333-224225).
10.2 Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement under the Origin Bancorp, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed August 28, 2018 (File No. 001-38487).
10.3 Form of Stock Option Award Agreement under the Community Trust Financial Corporation 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed April 10, 2018 (File No. 333-224225).
10.4 Community Trust Financial Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust Agreement, dated January 1, 2014, as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed April 27, 2018 (File No. 333-224225).
10.5 2020 Restated Employment Agreement, dated February 27, 2020, by and between Origin Bancorp, Inc. and Drake Mills, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s 10-K for the Year ended December 31, 2019 (File No. 001-38487).
10.6 Amended and Restated Executive Salary Continuation Plan, effective May 1, 2008, between Community Trust Bank and Drake Mills, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s 10-Q for the Quarter ended March 31, 2019 (File No. 001-38487).
10.7 Executive Deferred Compensation Agreement, dated March 30, 2001, by and between Community Trust Bank and Drake Mills, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 of Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed April 19, 2018 (File No. 333-224225).
10.8 Amended and Restated Life Insurance Endorsement Method Split Dollar Plan Agreement, dated April 25, 2018, by and among New York Life Insurance Company, Origin Bank and Drake Mills, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 of Amendment No. 2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed April 27, 2018 (File No. 333-224225).
Exhibit Number Description
10.9 Amended and Restated Life Insurance Endorsement Method Split Dollar Plan Agreement, dated April 26, 2018, by and among Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company, Origin Bank and Drake Mills, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 of Amendment No. 2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed April 27, 2018 (File No. 333-224225).
10.10 Amended and Restated Endorsement Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement, dated February 27, 2020, by and between Origin Bank and Drake Mills, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s 10-K for the Year ended December 31, 2019 (File No. 001-38487).
10.11 2020 Restated Employment Agreement, dated February 27, 2020, by and between Origin Bancorp, Inc. and M. Lance Hall, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s 10-K for the Year ended December 31, 2019 (File No. 001-38487).
10.12 §409A Amended & Restated Executive Salary Continuation Agreement, dated December 13, 2008, by and between Community Trust Bank and M. Lance Hall, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 of Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed April 19, 2018 (File No. 333-224225).
10.13 Life Insurance Endorsement Method Split Dollar Plan Agreement, dated September 4, 2002, by and between Community Trust Bank and M. Lance Hall, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 of Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed April 19, 2018 (File No. 333-224225).
10.14 Amendment to the Life Insurance Endorsement Split Dollar Plan Agreement, dated December 8, 2008, by and between Community Trust Bank and M. Lance Hall, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 of Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed April 19, 2018 (File No. 333-224225).
10.15 Amendment to the Life Insurance Endorsement Method Split Dollar Plan Agreement, dated December 18, 2009, by and between Community Trust Bank and M. Lance Hall, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 of Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed April 19, 2018 (File No. 333-224225).
10.16 Executive Supplemental Income Agreement, dated October 29, 2019, by and between Origin Bank and M. Lance Hall, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed October 31, 2019 (File No. 001-38487).
10.17 Endorsement Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement, dated October 29, 2019, by and between Origin Bank and M. Lance Hall, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Form 8-K filed October 31, 2019 (File No. 001-38487).
10.18 Change in Control Agreement, dated April 5, 2017, by and between Origin Bank, Origin Bancorp, Inc. and F. Ronnie Myrick, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed April 10, 2018 (File No. 333-224225).
10.19 Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, dated August 17, 2018, by and between Origin Bank and Stephen H. Brolly, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed August 21, 2018 (File No. 001-38487).
10.20 Endorsement Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement, dated August 17, 2018, by and between Origin Bank and Stephen H. Brolly, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form 8-K filed August 21, 2018 (File No. 001-38487).
10.21 Change in Control Agreement, dated April 2, 2018, among Origin Bank, Origin Bancorp, Inc. and Stephen H. Brolly, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s 10-Q for the Quarter ended March 31, 2019 (File No. 001-38487).
10.22 Employment Agreement, effective October 1, 2008, as amended July 14, 2014, and as amended March 15, 2018, between Community Trust Bank and Cary Davis, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the Company’s 10-K for the Year ended December 31, 2019 (File No. 001-38487).
10.23 §409A Amended & Restated Executive Salary Continuation Agreement, dated December 15, 2008, between Community Trust Bank and Cary Davis, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Company’s 10-K for the Year ended December 31, 2019 (File No. 001-38487).
10.24 2016 Amendment, dated December 14, 2016, between Origin Bank and Cary Davis, to the §409A Amended & Restated Executive Salary Continuation Agreement, dated December 15, 2008, between Community Trust Bank and Cary Davis, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Company’s 10-K for the Year ended December 31, 2019 (File No. 001-38487).
10.25 Life Insurance Endorsement Method Split Dollar Plan Agreement, effective February 7, 2001, as amended on January 26, 2007, December 12, 2008, December 18, 2009, and June 10, 2014, between Community Trust Bank and Cary Davis, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Company’s 10-K for the Year ended December 31, 2019 (File No. 001-38487).
10.26 Loan Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2018, by and between Origin Bancorp, Inc. and NexBank SSB, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed October 11, 2018 (File No. 001-38487).
10.27 Revolving Promissory Note issued to NexBank SSB on October 5, 2018, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form 8-K filed October 11, 2018 (File No. 001-38487).
Exhibit Number Description
10.28 Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2018, by and between Origin Bancorp, Inc. and NexBank SSB, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Form 8-K filed October 11, 2018 (File No. 001-38487).
10.29 Fiscal and Paying Agency Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2020, by and between Origin Bank and U.S. Bank National Association, as Fiscal and Paying Agent, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed February 6, 2020 (File No. 001-38487).
10.30 Form of Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2020, by and among Origin Bank and the several Purchasers, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed February 6, 2020 (File No. 001-38487).
10.31 Change in Control Agreement, dated March 28, 2018, among Origin Bank, Origin Bancorp, Inc. and Preston Moore
21 Subsidiaries of the Registrant
23 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
31.1 Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a).
31.2 Certification by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a).
32.1 Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2 Certification by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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