UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM
(Mark One)
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THE FIRST OF LONG ISLAND CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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| Non‑Accelerated Filer ☐ | Emerging Growth Company |
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes
As of May 7, 2024, the registrant had
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
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| (dollars in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||
| Investment securities available-for-sale, at fair value | ||||||||
| Loans: | ||||||||
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| Secured by real estate: | ||||||||
| Commercial mortgages | ||||||||
| Residential mortgages | ||||||||
| Home equity lines | ||||||||
| Consumer and other | ||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Restricted stock, at cost | ||||||||
| Bank premises and equipment, net | ||||||||
| Right-of-use asset - operating leases | ||||||||
| Bank-owned life insurance | ||||||||
| Pension plan assets, net | ||||||||
| Deferred income tax benefit | ||||||||
| Other assets | ||||||||
| $ | $ | |||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||
| Deposits: | ||||||||
| Checking | $ | $ | ||||||
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| Operating lease liability | ||||||||
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | ||||||||
| Stockholders' Equity: | ||||||||
| Common stock, par value $ per share: | ||||||||
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| Retained earnings | ||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| $ | $ | |||||||
See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
| Three Months Ended |
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| Interest and dividend income: |
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| Loans |
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| Investment securities: |
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| Interest expense: |
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| Overnight advances |
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| Other borrowings |
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| Net interest income |
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| Credit provision for credit losses |
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| Noninterest income: |
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| Net loss on sales of securities |
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| Other |
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| Noninterest expense: |
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| Other |
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| Income before income taxes |
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| Income tax expense |
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| Net income |
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| Common shares |
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| Earnings per share: |
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| Cash dividends declared per share |
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See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
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| March 31, |
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| Net income |
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| Other comprehensive income (loss): |
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| Change in net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities |
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| Change in funded status of pension plan |
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| Other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes |
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| Income tax expense (benefit) |
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| Comprehensive income |
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See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
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| Balance, January 1, 2024 |
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| Net income |
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| Other comprehensive loss |
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| Repurchase of common stock |
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| Shares withheld upon the vesting and conversion of RSUs |
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| Common stock issued under stock compensation plans |
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| Common stock issued under dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan |
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| Balance, March 31, 2024 |
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| (dollars in thousands) | Shares | Amount | Surplus | Earnings | Loss | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, January 1, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||
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| Shares withheld upon the vesting and conversion of RSUs | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Cash dividends declared | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, March 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||
See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
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| (in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| Cash Flows From Operating Activities: | ||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | ||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
| Credit provision for credit losses | ( | ) | ||||||
| Credit provision for deferred income taxes | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment | ||||||||
| Amortization of right-of-use asset - operating leases | ||||||||
| Premium amortization on investment securities, net | ||||||||
| Net loss on sales of securities | ||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | ||||||||
| Accretion of cash surrender value on bank-owned life insurance | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Pension expense | ||||||||
| Decrease in other liabilities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Other increases in assets | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | ||||||||
| Cash Flows From Investing Activities: | ||||||||
| Available-for-sale securities: | ||||||||
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| Purchases | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net decrease in loans | ||||||||
| Net decrease in restricted stock | ||||||||
| Purchases of premises and equipment, net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
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| Cash Flows From Financing Activities: | ||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in deposits | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net decrease in overnight advances | ( | ) | ||||||
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| Repayment of other borrowings | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of shares withheld | ( | ) | ||||||
| Repurchase of common stock | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash dividends paid | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures: | ||||||||
| Cash paid for: | ||||||||
| Interest | $ | $ | ||||||
| Income taxes | ||||||||
| Operating cash flows from operating leases | ||||||||
| Noncash investing and financing activities: | ||||||||
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities | ||||||||
See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accounting and reporting policies of The First of Long Island Corporation (“Corporation”) reflect banking industry practice and conform to generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary, The First National Bank of Long Island (“Bank”). The Bank has one wholly-owned subsidiary: FNY Service Corp., an investment company. The Bank and FNY Service Corp. jointly own another subsidiary, The First of Long Island REIT, Inc., a real estate investment trust. The consolidated entity is referred to as the “Corporation” and the Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively referred to as the “Bank.” All intercompany balances and amounts have been eliminated. For further information refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
The consolidated financial information included herein as of and for the periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 is unaudited. However, such information reflects all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of results for the interim periods. The December 31, 2023 consolidated balance sheet was derived from the Corporation's December 31, 2023 audited consolidated financial statements. When appropriate, items in the prior year financial statements are reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
Use of Estimates. In preparing the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported asset and liability balances, revenue and expense amounts, and the disclosures provided, including disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, based on available information. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. Information available which could affect these judgements include, but are not limited to, changes in interest rates, changes in the performance of the economy and changes in the financial condition of borrowers.
2 - COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Comprehensive income includes net income and other comprehensive income (loss) (“OCI”). OCI includes revenues, expenses, gains and losses that under GAAP are included in comprehensive income but excluded from net income. OCI for the Corporation consists of unrealized holding gains or losses on available-for-sale (“AFS”) securities, derivative instruments and changes in the funded status of the Bank’s defined benefit pension plan, all net of related income taxes. Accumulated OCI is recognized as a separate component of stockholders’ equity.
The following table sets forth the components of accumulated OCI, net of tax.
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| (in thousands) | 12/31/2023 | Change | 3/31/2024 | |||||||||
| Unrealized holding loss on available-for-sale securities | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||
| Unrealized actuarial loss on pension plan | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||
The components of OCI and the related tax effects are as follows:
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| Change in net unrealized holding gains or losses on available-for-sale securities: | ||||||||
| Change arising during the period | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
| Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income (1) | ||||||||
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| Tax effect | ( | ) | ||||||
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| Change in funded status of pension plan: | ||||||||
| Amortization of net actuarial loss included in pension expense (2) | ||||||||
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| Other comprehensive income (loss) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
| (1) | Represents net realized losses arising from the sale of AFS securities, included in the consolidated statements of income in the line item “Net loss on sales of securities.” See “Note 3 – Investment Securities” for the income tax benefit related to these net realized losses, included in the consolidated statements of income in the line item “Income tax expense.” |
| (2) | Represents the amortization of net actuarial loss relating to the Corporation’s defined benefit pension plan. This item is a component of net periodic pension cost and is included in the consolidated statements of income in the line item “Other noninterest income.” |
3 - INVESTMENT SECURITIES
The following tables set forth the amortized cost and estimated fair values of the Bank’s AFS investment securities at the dates indicated.
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| (in thousands) | Cost | Gains | Losses | Value | ||||||||||||
| State and municipals | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||
| Pass-through mortgage securities | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Collateralized mortgage obligations | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| SBA agency obligations | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Corporate bonds | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||
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| State and municipals | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||
| Pass-through mortgage securities | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Collateralized mortgage obligations | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| SBA agency obligations | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Corporate bonds | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||
Small Business Administration (“SBA”) agency obligations are floating rate, government guaranteed securities backed by $
At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, investment securities with a carrying value of $
There were
There was
Securities With Unrealized Losses. The following tables set forth securities with unrealized losses at the dates indicated presented by the length of time the securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position.
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| Fair | Unrealized | Fair | Unrealized | Fair | Unrealized | |||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Value | Loss | Value | Loss | Value | Loss | ||||||||||||||||||
| State and municipals | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Pass-through mortgage securities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Collateralized mortgage obligations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| SBA agency obligations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate bonds | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total temporarily impaired | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
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| State and municipals | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Pass-through mortgage securities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Collateralized mortgage obligations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| SBA agency obligations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate bonds | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total temporarily impaired | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
State and Municipals
At March 31, 2024, approximately $
Pass-through Mortgage Securities
At March 31, 2024, pass-through mortgage securities of approximately $
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
At March 31, 2024, collateralized mortgage obligations of approximately $
SBA Agency Obligations
At March 31, 2024, SBA agency obligations of approximately $
Corporate Bonds
At March 31, 2024, approximately $
Each of the financial institutions is considered upper medium investment grade and rated A3 or higher. The unrealized loss is attributable to changes in credit spreads and interest rates and the illiquid nature of the securities. The Bank does not have the intent to sell these securities and it is likely that it will not be required to sell the securities before their anticipated recovery. Each of these financial institutions has diversified revenue streams, is well capitalized and continues to make timely interest payments. Management evaluates the quarterly financial statements of each company to determine if full payment of principal and interest is in doubt and does not believe there is any impairment at March 31, 2024.
Sales of AFS Securities. Sales of AFS securities were as follows:
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| Proceeds | $ | $ | ||||||
| Gains | $ | $ | ||||||
| Losses | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net loss | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
Income tax benefit related to the net realized losses for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $
Maturities. The following table sets forth by maturity the amortized cost and fair value of the Bank’s state and municipal securities and corporate bonds at March 31, 2024 based on the earlier of their stated maturity or, if applicable, their pre-refunded date. The remaining securities in the Bank’s investment securities portfolio are mortgage and asset-backed securities, consisting of pass-through mortgage securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and SBA agency obligations. Although these securities are expected to have substantial periodic repayments, they are reflected in the table below in aggregate amounts.
| (in thousands) | Amortized Cost | Fair Value | ||||||
| Within one year | $ | $ | ||||||
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4 - LOANS
The following table sets forth the loans outstanding by class of loans at the dates indicated.
| (in thousands) | March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||||
| Commercial and industrial | $ | $ | ||||||
| Commercial mortgages: | ||||||||
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| Residential mortgages: | ||||||||
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| Consumer and other | ||||||||
| $ | 3,236,574 | $ | 3,248,064 | |||||
Allowance for Credit Losses. Loans that do not share similar risk characteristics are evaluated on an individual basis. Such disparate risk characteristics may include internal or external credit ratings, risk ratings, collateral type, size of loan, effective interest rate, term, geographic location, industry or historical or expected loss pattern. For loans individually evaluated, an allowance for credit losses (“ACL” or “allowance”) is estimated based on either the fair value of collateral or the discounted value of expected future cash flows. In estimating the fair value of real estate collateral, management utilizes appraisals or evaluations adjusted for costs to dispose and a distressed sale adjustment, if needed. Estimating the fair value of collateral other than real estate is also subjective in nature and sometimes requires difficult and complex judgements. Determining expected future cash flows can be more subjective than determining fair values. Expected future cash flows could differ significantly, both in timing and amount, from the cash flows actually received over the loan’s remaining life. Individually evaluated loans are excluded from the estimation of credit losses for the pooled portfolio.
For loans collectively evaluated for credit loss, management segregates its loan portfolio into distinct pools, certain of which are combined in reporting loans outstanding by class of loans: (1) commercial and industrial; (2) small business; (3) multifamily; (4) owner-occupied; (5) other commercial real estate; (6) construction and land development; (7) closed end residential mortgage; (8) revolving home equity; (9) consumer; and (10) municipal loans. Historical loss information from the Bank’s own loan portfolio from December 31, 2007 to present provides a basis for management’s assessment of expected credit losses. The choice of a historical look-back period that begins in 2007 covers an entire economic cycle and impacts the average historical loss rates used to calculate the final ACL. Due to the extensive loss data available, management selected the vintage approach to measure the historical loss component of credit losses for most of its loan pools. For the revolving home equity and small business pools, the lifetime PD/LGD (probability of default/loss given default) method is used to measure historical losses.
Modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty are initially included in loans collectively evaluated for credit loss. An assessment of whether a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty is made on the date of a modification. A charge to the allowance for credit losses is generally not recorded upon modification.
Management believes that the methods selected fairly reflect the historical loss component of expected losses inherent in the Bank’s loan portfolio. However, since future losses could vary significantly from those experienced in the past, on a quarterly basis management adjusts its historical loss experience to reflect current and forecasted conditions. In doing so, management considers a variety of general qualitative and quantitative factors (“Q-factors”) and then subjectively determines the weight to assign to each in estimating losses. Qualitative characteristics include differences in underwriting standards, policies, lending staff and environmental risks. Management also considers whether further adjustments to historical loss information are needed to reflect the extent to which current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts over a year to year forecasting horizon differ from the conditions that existed during the historical loss period. These quantitative adjustments reflect changes to relevant data such as changes in unemployment rates, gross domestic product (“GDP”), vacancies, average growth in pools of loans, delinquencies or other factors associated with the financial assets. The immediate reversion method is applied for periods beyond the forecasting horizon. The Bank’s ACL allocable to pools of loans that are collectively evaluated for credit loss results primarily from these qualitative and quantitative adjustments to historical loss experience. Because of the nature of the Q-factors and the degree of judgement involved in assessing their impact, management’s resulting estimate of losses may not accurately reflect current and future losses in the portfolio.
The Bank did not record a provision for credit losses in the first quarter of 2024. Changes in the ACL were driven largely by net chargeoffs of $
The following tables present the activity in the ACL for the periods indicated.
| Balance at | Provision (Credit) for | Balance at | ||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 1/1/2024 | Chargeoffs | Recoveries | Credit Losses | 3/31/2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Commercial and industrial | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
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| (in thousands) | 1/1/2023 | Chargeoffs | Recoveries | Credit Losses | 3/31/2023 | |||||||||||||||
| Commercial and industrial | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
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| $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||
Aging of Loans. The following tables present the aging of loans past due and loans on nonaccrual status by class of loans.
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| (in thousands) | 30-59 Days | 60-89 Days | 90 Days or More and Still Accruing | With an Allowance for Credit Loss | With No Allowance for Credit Loss | Total Past Due Loans & Nonaccrual Loans | Current | Total Loans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial and industrial | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner-occupied | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Revolving home equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consumer and other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial and industrial | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial mortgages: | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Multifamily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner-occupied | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Closed end | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revolving home equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consumer and other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
There were
Accrued interest receivable from loans totaled $
Loan Modifications. The Bank did not modify the terms of any loans for borrowers experiencing financial difficulty in the form of principal forgiveness, an interest reduction, an other-than-insignificant payment delay or a term extension during the previous twelve months.
Risk Characteristics. Credit risk within the Bank’s loan portfolio primarily stems from factors such as changes in the borrower’s financial condition, credit concentrations, changes in collateral values, economic conditions, rent regulation and environmental contamination of properties securing mortgage loans. The Bank’s commercial loans, including those secured by real estate mortgages, are primarily made to small and medium-sized businesses. Such loans sometimes involve a higher degree of risk than those to larger companies because such businesses may have shorter operating histories, higher debt-to-equity ratios and may lack sophistication in internal record keeping and financial and operational controls. In addition, most of the Bank’s loans are made to businesses and consumers on Long Island and in the boroughs of New York City (“NYC”), and a large percentage of these loans are mortgage loans secured by properties located in those areas. The primary sources of repayment for residential and commercial mortgage loans include employment and other income of the borrowers, the businesses of the borrowers and cash flows from the underlying properties. In the case of multifamily mortgage loans, a substantial portion of the underlying properties are rent stabilized or rent controlled. These sources of repayment are dependent on the strength of the local economy.
Credit Quality Indicators. The Bank categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the borrower’s ability to service their debt including, but not limited to, current financial information for the borrower and any guarantors, payment experience, credit underwriting documentation, public records, due diligence checks and current economic trends. Management analyzes loans individually and classifies them using risk rating matrices consistent with regulatory guidance as follows.
Watch: The borrower’s cash flow has a high degree of variability and subject to economic downturns. Liquidity is strained and the ability of the borrower to access traditional sources of credit is diminished.
Special Mention: The borrower has potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or in the Bank’s credit position at some future date. Special mention assets are not adversely classified and do not expose the Bank to risk sufficient to warrant adverse classification.
Substandard: Loans are inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the borrower or the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Bank will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.
Doubtful: Loans have all the inherent weaknesses of those classified substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, based on existing facts, conditions and values, highly questionable and improbable.
Risk ratings on commercial and industrial loans and commercial mortgages are initially assigned during the underwriting process and affirmed as part of the approval process. The ratings are periodically reviewed and evaluated based on borrower contact, credit department review or independent loan review.
The Bank's loan risk rating and review policy establishes requirements for the annual review of commercial real estate and commercial and industrial loans. The requirements include details of the scope of coverage and selection process based on loan-type and risk rating. The Bank reviews at least
Residential mortgage loans, revolving home equity lines and other consumer loans are initially evaluated utilizing the borrower’s credit score. A credit score is a tool used in the Bank’s loan approval process, and a minimum score of
The following tables present the amortized cost basis of loans by class of loans, vintage and risk rating. Loans shown as Pass are all loans other than those risk rated Watch, Special Mention, Substandard or Doubtful. Also presented are gross chargeoffs and recoveries recorded in the current year-to-date period by year of origination.
| March 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Term Loans by Origination Year | Revolving | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | Prior | Loans (1) | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial and industrial: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk rating: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special Mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current-period gross chargeoffs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current-period recoveries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current-period net chargeoffs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial mortgages – multifamily: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk rating: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special Mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current-period gross chargeoffs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current-period recoveries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current-period net chargeoffs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial mortgages – other: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk rating: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special Mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current-period gross chargeoffs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current-period recoveries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current-period net chargeoffs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial mortgages – owner-occupied: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk rating: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special Mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current-period gross chargeoffs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current-period recoveries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current-period net chargeoffs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Term Loans by Origination Year | Revolving | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | Prior | Loans (1) | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential mortgages (2): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk rating: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special Mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current-period gross chargeoffs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current-period recoveries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current-period net chargeoffs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consumer and other: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk rating: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special Mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Not Rated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current-period gross chargeoffs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current-period recoveries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current-period net chargeoffs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Loans | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total net chargeoffs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (1) | Includes revolving lines converted to term of $ |
| (2) | Certain fixed rate residential mortgage loans are included in a fair value hedging relationship. The amortized cost excludes a contra asset of $ |
5 - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
The following table presents a summary of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) outstanding at March 31, 2024 and changes during the three month period then ended.
| Weighted- | ||||||||||||||||
| Weighted- | Average | Aggregate | ||||||||||||||
| Average | Remaining | Intrinsic | ||||||||||||||
| Number of | Grant-Date | Contractual | Value | |||||||||||||
| RSUs | Fair Value | Term (yrs.) | (in thousands) | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding at January 1, 2024 | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Granted | ||||||||||||||||
| Converted | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Forfeited | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Outstanding at March 31, 2024 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
As of March 31, 2024, there was $
6 - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Financial Instruments Recorded at Fair Value. When measuring fair value, the Corporation uses a fair value hierarchy, which is designed to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The hierarchy involves three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Corporation can access at the measurement date.
Level 2: Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs that reflect the Corporation’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.
The fair values of the Corporation’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are set forth in the table that follows. The fair values of AFS securities are determined on a recurring basis using matrix pricing (Level 2 inputs). Matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique widely used in the industry to value debt securities, does not rely exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities but rather on the relationship of such securities to other benchmark quoted securities. Where no significant other observable inputs were available, Level 3 inputs were used. The fair values of interest rate swaps are based on valuation models using observable market data as of the measurement date resulting in a Level 2 classification.
| Fair Value Measurements Using: | ||||||||||||||||
| Quoted Prices | Significant | |||||||||||||||
| in Active | Other | Significant | ||||||||||||||
| Markets for | Observable | Unobservable | ||||||||||||||
| Identical Assets | Inputs | Inputs | ||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Total | (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | ||||||||||||
| March 31, 2024: | ||||||||||||||||
| Financial Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Available-for-Sale Securities: | ||||||||||||||||
| State and municipals | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Pass-through mortgage securities | ||||||||||||||||
| Collateralized mortgage obligations | ||||||||||||||||
| SBA agency obligations | ||||||||||||||||
| Corporate bonds | ||||||||||||||||
| Derivative - interest rate swaps | ||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
| December 31, 2023: | ||||||||||||||||
| Financial Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Available-for-Sale Securities: | ||||||||||||||||
| State and municipals | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Pass-through mortgage securities | ||||||||||||||||
| Collateralized mortgage obligations | ||||||||||||||||
| SBA agency obligations | ||||||||||||||||
| Corporate bonds | ||||||||||||||||
| Derivative - interest rate swaps | ||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
State and municipal AFS securities measured using Level 3 inputs. The Bank held non-rated bond anticipation notes with a book value of $
Land and Buildings. Premises and facilities held-for-sale of $
Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value. Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time. Such estimates are generally subjective in nature and dependent upon a number of significant assumptions associated with each financial instrument or group of similar financial instruments, including estimates of discount rates, liquidity, risks associated with specific financial instruments, estimates of future cash flows, and relevant available market information. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates. In addition, fair value estimates do not reflect the value of anticipated future business, premiums or discounts that could result from offering for sale at one time the Corporation’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument, or the income tax consequences of realizing gains or losses on the sale of financial instruments.
The following table sets forth the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments that are not recorded at fair value in the Corporation’s financial statements.
| Level of | March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fair Value | Carrying | Carrying | ||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Hierarchy | Amount | Fair Value | Amount | Fair Value | |||||||||||||||
| Financial Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | Level 1 | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Loans, net (1) | Level 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted stock | n/a | n/a | n/a | |||||||||||||||||
| Financial Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Checking deposits | Level 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Savings, NOW and money market deposits | Level 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Time deposits | Level 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Overnight advances | Level 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other borrowings | Level 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| (1) | The decrease in fair value of net loans is mainly due to an increase in interest rates. |
7 – DERIVATIVES
As part of its asset liability management activities, the Corporation may utilize interest rate swaps to help manage its interest rate risk position. The notional amount of an interest rate swap does not represent the amount exchanged by the parties. The exchange of cash flows is determined by reference to the notional amount and the other terms of the interest rate swap agreements.
Fair Value Hedge. On March 16, 2023, the Bank entered into a year interest rate swap with a notional amount totaling million which was designated as a fair value hedge of certain fixed rate residential mortgages. The Bank pays a fixed rate of
The following table summarizes information about the interest rate swap designated as a fair value hedge.
| March 31, 2024 | |||
| Notional amount |
| ||
| Fixed pay rate | | ||
| Overnight receive rate | | ||
| Maturity |
The following table presents the amount recorded on the balance sheet related to cumulative basis adjustments for the fair value hedge as of the periods indicated.
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| (in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| Loans - Residential Mortgages: | ||||||||
| Carrying amount of the hedged asset (1) | $ | $ | ||||||
| Fair value hedging adjustment included in the carrying amount of the hedged asset | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| (1) | This amount represents the amortized cost basis of the closed loan portfolio used to designate the hedging relationship in which the hedged item is the stated amount of assets in the closed portfolio anticipated to be outstanding for the designated hedge period. At March 31, 2024, the amortized cost basis of the closed portfolio used in this hedging relationship was $ |
During the first quarter of 2024, the Bank recorded a $
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following is management's discussion and analysis of The First of Long Island Corporation’s financial condition and operating results during the periods included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and should be read in conjunction with such financial statements. The Corporation’s financial condition and operating results principally reflect those of its wholly-owned subsidiary, The First National Bank of Long Island, and subsidiaries wholly-owned by the Bank, either directly or indirectly, FNY Service Corp. and The First of Long Island REIT, Inc. The consolidated entity is referred to as the Corporation and the Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively referred to as the Bank. The Bank’s primary service area is Nassau and Suffolk Counties on Long Island and the NYC boroughs of Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan.
Overview
Net income and diluted earnings per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 were $4.4 million and $0.20, respectively, compared to $6.5 million and $0.29, respectively, for the comparable quarter in 2023. The principal drivers of the lower earnings were declines in net interest income of $5.5 million and the provision for credit losses of $1.1 million. These items were partially offset by a loss on the sales of securities of $3.5 million in the first quarter of 2023. The decline in net interest income primarily resulted from the current rate environment’s impact on the Bank’s liability sensitive balance sheet. The quarter produced a return on average assets ("ROA") of 0.42%, return on average equity ("ROE") of 4.72%, net interest margin of 1.79%, and an efficiency ratio of 76.48%.
Net interest income declined when comparing the first quarters of 2024 and 2023 due to an increase in interest expense of $11.0 million that was partially offset by a $5.5 million increase in interest income. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased 151 basis points ("bps") while the yield on interest-earning assets increased 52 bps when comparing the two quarters. Also contributing to the decline in net interest income was a shift in the mix of funding as average noninterest-bearing deposits decreased $155.4 million while average interest-bearing liabilities increased $137.3 million.
Noninterest income, excluding the loss on the sales of securities, increased $272,000 when comparing the first quarters of 2024 and 2023. Recurring components of noninterest income including bank-owned life insurance (“BOLI”) and service charges on deposit accounts had increases of 7.7% and 11.8%, respectively. Other noninterest income increased 12.7% and included increases of $106,000 in real estate tax refunds and $52,000 in merchant card services.
Noninterest expense declined $365,000 for the first quarter of 2024, as compared to the first quarter of 2023. Reductions in legal fees of $233,000, occupancy and equipment expense of $111,000 and director fees of $82,000 primarily drove the decline. These items were partially offset by an increase of $209,000 in salaries and employee benefits due to higher incentive compensation and group health costs in the current quarter.
The Bank did not record a provision for credit losses in first quarter of 2024. In the first quarter of 2023, the Bank recorded a reversal of $1.1 million from the ACL. Changes in the ACL in 2024 were driven largely by net chargeoffs of $657,000. The Bank’s ACL to total loans (reserve coverage ratio) at March 31, 2024, was 0.88% of total loans as compared to 0.89% of total loans at December 31, 2023. Past due loans and nonaccrual loans were modest at $292,000 and $1.2 million, respectively, at March 31, 2024. Overall credit quality in the loan and investment portfolios remains strong.
Income tax expense decreased $357,000 and the effective tax rate (income tax expense as a percentage of pre-tax book income) declined from 9.1% in the first quarter of 2023 to 6.2% in the current quarter. The decline in the effective tax rate is mainly due to an increase in the percentage of pre-tax income derived from the Bank’s REIT and BOLI. The decrease in income tax expense reflects the lower effective tax rate and a decline in pre-tax income.
Liquidity. Total average deposits declined by $162.6 million comparing the first quarters of 2024 to 2023, reflecting industry trends. At March 31, 2024, overnight advances were down $70 million from year-end 2023. Other borrowings increased $42.5 million in the quarter to $515.0 million at March 31, 2024.
The Bank had $1.1 billion in collateralized borrowing lines with the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") of New York and the Federal Reserve Bank ("FRB") at March 31, 2024, as well as a $20 million unsecured line of credit with a correspondent bank. We also had $375 million in unencumbered cash and securities. In total, we had approximately $1.5 billion of available liquidity at March 31, 2024.
Capital. The Corporation’s capital position remains strong with a Leverage Ratio of approximately 10.0% at March 31, 2024. Book value per share was $16.78 at March 31, 2024, versus $16.83 at December 31, 2023. The accumulated OCI component of stockholders’ equity is mainly comprised of a net unrealized loss in the AFS securities portfolio due to higher market interest rates. We repurchased 167,526 shares in the first quarter of 2024 at a cost of $2.0 million and the Bank declared its quarterly cash dividend of $0.21 per share. The Board and management continue to evaluate both capital management tools to provide the best opportunity to maximize shareholder value.
Looking Forward. Historically, the Bank experiences seasonal deposit outflows at year-end and deposits generally build throughout the year. While average deposits declined approximately $100 million during the first quarter, at March 31, 2024, total deposits were $55.5 million higher than at December 31, 2023. During the first quarter the Bank repriced $62.5 million of wholesale funding with a weighted average cost of 1.36% to current market rates with a weighted average cost of 4.78%. The first quarter 2024 repricing of wholesale funding represented the final tranches of wholesale funding with a significant increase in interest costs. Retail certificates of deposit have largely repriced to market although the 2024 tranches in April and May have a weighted average cost of approximately 4% and will likely reprice higher during the second quarter of 2024.
The combination of deposit stabilization since year-end 2023’s seasonal outflows and wholesale funding and retail certificates of deposit largely repriced to market rates should stabilize our margin in the coming quarter. Improvement in the margin in second half of 2024 is dependent on an improving yield curve.
Net Interest Income
Average Balance Sheet; Interest Rates and Interest Differential. The following table sets forth the average daily balances for each major category of assets, liabilities and stockholders’ equity as well as the amounts and average rates earned or paid on each major category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. The average balances of loans include nonaccrual loans. The average balances of investment securities exclude unrealized gains and losses on AFS securities.
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| Assets: |
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| Interest-earning bank balances |
$ | 55,117 | $ | 751 | 5.48 | % | $ | 49,156 | $ | 547 | 4.51 | % | ||||||||||||
| Investment securities: |
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| Taxable |
638,857 | 6,242 | 3.91 | 467,444 | 3,122 | 2.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nontaxable (1) |
153,417 | 1,215 | 3.17 | 303,273 | 2,462 | 3.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Loans (1) |
3,243,445 | 33,543 | 4.14 | 3,287,664 | 30,407 | 3.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total interest-earning assets |
4,090,836 | 41,751 | 4.08 | 4,107,537 | 36,538 | 3.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses |
(28,947 | ) | (31,424 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net interest-earning assets |
4,061,889 | 4,076,113 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and due from banks |
31,703 | 31,015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premises and equipment, net |
31,257 | 31,782 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other assets |
120,884 | 115,173 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 4,245,733 | $ | 4,254,083 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity: |
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| Savings, NOW & money market deposits |
$ | 1,534,081 | 10,083 | 2.64 | $ | 1,677,634 | 5,775 | 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Time deposits |
643,854 | 6,977 | 4.36 | 507,475 | 3,069 | 2.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total interest-bearing deposits |
2,177,935 | 17,060 | 3.15 | 2,185,109 | 8,844 | 1.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Overnight advances |
18,846 | 263 | 5.61 | 8,811 | 108 | 4.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other borrowings |
504,258 | 6,012 | 4.80 | 369,867 | 3,433 | 3.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total interest-bearing liabilities |
2,701,039 | 23,335 | 3.47 | 2,563,787 | 12,385 | 1.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Checking deposits |
1,126,593 | 1,281,991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other liabilities |
40,014 | 37,692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3,867,646 | 3,883,470 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stockholders' equity |
378,087 | 370,613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 4,245,733 | $ | 4,254,083 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net interest income (1) |
$ | 18,416 | $ | 24,153 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net interest spread (1) |
0.61 | % | 1.60 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net interest margin (1) |
1.79 | % | 2.34 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (1) |
Tax-equivalent basis. Interest income on a tax-equivalent basis includes the additional amount of interest income that would have been earned if the Corporation's investment in tax-exempt loans and investment securities had been made in loans and investment securities subject to federal income taxes yielding the same after-tax income. The tax-equivalent amount of $1.00 of nontaxable income was $1.27 in each period presented, using the statutory federal income tax rate of 21%. |
Rate/Volume Analysis. The following table sets forth the effect of changes in volumes and rates on tax-equivalent interest income, interest expense and net interest income. The changes attributable to the combined impact of volume and rate have been allocated to the changes due to volume and the changes due to rate.
| Three Months Ended March 31, |
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| 2024 Versus 2023 |
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| Increase (decrease) due to changes in: |
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| Net |
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| (in thousands) |
Volume |
Rate |
Change |
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| Interest Income: |
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| Interest-earning bank balances |
$ | 75 | $ | 129 | $ | 204 | ||||||
| Investment securities: |
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| Taxable |
1,376 | 1,744 | 3,120 | |||||||||
| Nontaxable |
(1,190 | ) | (57 | ) | (1,247 | ) | ||||||
| Loans |
(413 | ) | 3,549 | 3,136 | ||||||||
| Total interest income |
(152 | ) | 5,365 | 5,213 | ||||||||
| Interest Expense: |
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| Savings, NOW & money market deposits |
(473 | ) | 4,781 | 4,308 | ||||||||
| Time deposits |
1,015 | 2,893 | 3,908 | |||||||||
| Overnight advances |
138 | 17 | 155 | |||||||||
| Other borrowings |
1,461 | 1,118 | 2,579 | |||||||||
| Total interest expense |
2,141 | 8,809 | 10,950 | |||||||||
| Decrease in net interest income |
$ | (2,293 | ) | $ | (3,444 | ) | $ | (5,737 | ) | |||
Net Interest Income
Net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $18.4 million, a decrease of $5.7 million, or 23.8%, from the same period of 2023. Net interest income declined due to an increase in interest expense of $11.0 million that was partially offset by a $5.5 million increase in interest income. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased 151 bps while the yield on interest-earning assets increased 52 bps when comparing the first quarters of 2024 and 2023. Also contributing to the decline in net interest income was a shift in the mix of funding as average noninterest-bearing deposits decreased $155.4 million while average interest-bearing liabilities increased $137.3 million. Net interest margin for the first quarter of 2024 was 1.79% compared to 2.34% for the same period of 2023.
Noninterest Income
Noninterest income includes BOLI, service charges on deposit accounts, gains or losses on sales of securities, and all other items of income, other than interest, resulting from the business activities of the Corporation.
Noninterest income, excluding the loss on sales of securities, increased $272,000 when comparing the first quarter of 2024 and 2023. Recurring components of noninterest income including BOLI and service charges on deposit accounts had increases of 7.7% and 11.8%, respectively. Other noninterest income increased 12.7% and included increases of $106,000 in real estate tax refunds and $52,000 in merchant card services.
Noninterest Expense
Noninterest expense is comprised of salaries and employee benefits, occupancy and equipment expense and other operating expenses incurred in supporting the various business activities of the Corporation.
Noninterest expense declined $365,000, or 2.2%, for the first quarter of 2024, as compared to the first quarter of 2023. Reductions in legal fees of $233,000, occupancy and equipment expense of $111,000 and director fees of $82,000 primarily drove the decline. These items were partially offset by an increase of $209,000 in salaries and employee benefits due to higher incentive compensation and group health costs in the current quarter.
Income Taxes
Income tax expense decreased $357,000 and the effective tax rate declined from 9.1% in the first quarter of 2023 to 6.2% in the current quarter. The decline in the effective tax rate is mainly due to an increase in the percentage of pre-tax income derived from the Bank’s REIT and BOLI. The decrease in income tax expense reflects the lower effective tax rate and a decline in pre-tax income.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported asset and liability balances and revenue and expense amounts. Our determination of the ACL is a critical accounting estimate because it is based on our subjective evaluation of a variety of factors at a specific point in time and involves difficult and complex judgements about matters that are inherently uncertain. In the event that management’s estimate needs to be adjusted based on additional information that comes to light after the estimate is made or changes in circumstances, such adjustment could result in the need for a significantly different ACL and thereby materially impact, either positively or negatively, the Bank’s results of operations.
The Bank’s Allowance for Credit Losses Committee (“ACL Committee”), which is a management committee chaired by the Chief Credit Officer, meets on a quarterly basis and is responsible for determining the ACL after considering the results of credit reviews performed by the Bank’s independent loan review consultants and the Bank’s credit department. In addition, and in consultation with the Bank’s Chief Financial Officer, the ACL Committee is responsible for implementing and maintaining accounting policies and procedures surrounding the calculation of the required allowance. The Loan Committee of the Board reviews and approves the Bank’s loan policy at least once each calendar year. The Bank’s ACL is reviewed and ratified by the Loan Committee on a quarterly basis and is subject to periodic examination by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) whose safety and soundness examination includes a determination as to the adequacy of the allowance to absorb current expected credit losses.
The ACL is a valuation amount that is deducted from the loans’ amortized cost basis to present the net amount expected to be collected on the Bank’s loan portfolio. The allowance is established through provisions for credit losses charged against income. When available information confirms that specific loans, or portions thereof, are uncollectible, these amounts are charged against the ACL, and subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance.
Management estimates the ACL balance using relevant available information, from internal and external sources, relating to past events, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Historical loss information from the Bank’s own loan portfolio has been compiled since December 31, 2007 and generally provides a starting point for management’s assessment of expected credit losses. A historical look-back period that begins in 2007 covers an entire economic cycle and impacts the average historical loss rates used to calculate the final ACL. Adjustments to historical loss information are made for differences in current loan-specific risk characteristics such as differences in underwriting standards, portfolio mix, delinquency level or term as well as for current and potential future changes in economic conditions over a one year to two year forecasting horizon, such as unemployment rates, GDP, vacancy rates or other relevant factors. The immediate reversion method is applied for periods beyond the forecasting horizon. The ACL is an amount that management currently believes will be adequate to absorb expected lifetime losses in the Bank’s loan portfolio. The process for estimating credit losses and determining the ACL as of any balance sheet date is subjective in nature and requires material estimates and judgements. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
The ACL is measured on a collective (pool) basis when similar risk characteristics exist. Management segregates its loan portfolio into ten distinct pools: (1) commercial and industrial; (2) small business; (3) multifamily; (4) owner-occupied; (5) other commercial real estate; (6) construction and land development; (7) residential mortgage; (8) revolving home equity; (9) consumer; and (10) municipal loans. The vintage method is applied to measure the historical loss component of lifetime credit losses inherent in most of its loan pools. For the revolving home equity and small business pools, the lifetime PD/LGD method is used to measure historical losses.
Management believes that the methods selected fairly reflect the historical loss component of expected losses inherent in the Bank’s loan portfolio. However, since future losses could vary significantly from those experienced in the past, on a quarterly basis management adjusts its historical loss experience to reflect current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. In doing so, management considers a variety of Q-factors and then subjectively determines the weight to assign to each in estimating losses. The factors include: (1) changes in lending policies and procedures; (2) experience, ability and depth of lending staff; (3) trends in average loan growth and concentrations; (4) changes in the quality of the loan review function; (5) delinquencies; (6) environmental risks; (7) current and forecasted economic conditions as judged by things such as unemployment levels and GDP; (8) changes in the value of underlying collateral as judged by things such as median home prices and forecasted vacancy rates in the Bank’s service area; and (9) direction and magnitude of risks in the portfolio. The Bank’s ACL allocable to its loan pools results primarily from these Q-factor adjustments to historical loss experience with the largest sensitivity of the ACL arising from loan growth, loan concentrations and economic forecasts of unemployment, GDP and vacancies. At March 31, 2024, the ACL was composed approximately 80% of Q-factors and 20% of historical losses. Because of the nature of the Q-factors and the difficulty in assessing their impact, management’s resulting estimate of losses may not accurately reflect lifetime losses in the portfolio.
Loans that do not share similar risk characteristics are evaluated on an individual basis. Such disparate risk characteristics may include internal or external credit ratings, risk ratings, collateral type, size of loan, effective interest rate, term, geographic location, industry or historical or expected loss pattern. Estimated losses for loans individually evaluated are based on either the fair value of collateral or the discounted value of expected future cash flows. For all collateral dependent loans evaluated on an individual basis, credit losses are measured based on the fair value of the collateral. In estimating the fair value of real estate collateral, management utilizes appraisals or evaluations adjusted for costs to dispose and a distressed sale adjustment, if needed. Estimating the fair value of collateral other than real estate is also subjective in nature and sometimes requires difficult and complex judgements. Determining expected future cash flows can be more subjective than determining fair values. Expected future cash flows could differ significantly, both in timing and amount, from the cash flows received over the loan’s remaining life. Individually evaluated loans are not included in the estimation of credit losses from the pooled portfolio.
Asset Quality
Information about the Corporation’s risk elements is set forth below. Risk elements include nonaccrual loans, other real estate owned, loans that are contractually past due 30 days or more and modifications made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. These risk elements present more than the normal risk that the Corporation will be unable to eventually collect or realize their full carrying value.
| March 31, |
December 31, |
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| (in thousands) |
2024 |
2023 |
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| Loans including modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty: |
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| Modified and performing according to their modified terms |
$ | 429 | $ | 431 | ||||
| Past due 30 through 89 days |
292 | 3,086 | ||||||
| Past due 90 days or more and still accruing |
— | — | ||||||
| Nonaccrual |
1,172 | 1,053 | ||||||
| 1,893 | 4,570 | |||||||
| Other real estate owned |
— | — | ||||||
| $ | 1,893 | $ | 4,570 | |||||
The disclosure of other potential problem loans can be found in “Note 4 – Loans” to the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements of this Form 10-Q.
At March 31, 2024, commercial mortgages comprised $1.9 billion, or 59%, of total loans outstanding, with an average loan size of $2.4 million, a weighted average loan-to-value (“LTV”) of 50.8% and a weighted average debt service coverage ratio (“DSCR”) of 2.03x. Multifamily loans made up 45% of the commercial real estate portfolio, amounting to $859.3 million at March 31, 2024. Multifamily loans had an average loan size of $2.4 million, a weighted average LTV of 51.1%, a weighted average DSCR of 1.86x and 55% were majority rent regulated.
Allowance and Provision for Credit Losses
The ACL is established through provisions for credit losses charged against income. When available information confirms that specific loans, or portions thereof, are uncollectible, these amounts are charged off against the ACL, and subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the ACL.
The ACL decreased $657,000 during the first quarter of 2024, amounting to $28.3 million, or 0.88% of total loans, at March 31, 2024 compared to $29.0 million, or 0.89% of total loans, at December 31, 2023. During the first quarter of 2024, the Bank had loan chargeoffs of $664,000 and recoveries of $7,000. The Bank did not record a provision for credit loss in first quarter of 2024. Increases in Q-factors assessed to multifamily loans were offset by reductions in loan balances, specific reserves and other Q-factors pertaining to home prices and concentrations of credit. During the first quarter of 2023, the Bank had loan chargeoffs of $182,000, recoveries of $15,000 and recorded a reversal of $1.1 million from the ACL. The reversal from the ACL in the 2023 period was mainly due to improvements in historical loss rates and declines in outstanding loans, average growth rates and concentrations of credit, partially offset by deteriorating economic conditions.
The ACL is an amount that management currently believes will be adequate to absorb expected lifetime losses in the Bank’s loan portfolio. As more fully discussed in “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates,” the process for estimating credit losses and determining the ACL as of any balance sheet date is subjective in nature and requires material estimates and judgements. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. Other detailed information on the Bank’s loan portfolio and ACL can be found in “Note 4 – Loans” to the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q.
The amount of future chargeoffs and provisions for credit losses will be affected by economic conditions on Long Island and in the boroughs of NYC. Such conditions could affect the financial strength of the Bank’s borrowers and will affect the value of real estate collateral securing the Bank’s mortgage loans. Loans secured by real estate represent approximately 96% of the Bank’s total loans outstanding at March 31, 2024. The majority of these loans are collateralized by properties located on Long Island and in the boroughs of NYC. While business activity in the New York metropolitan area has improved, inflation, increasing interest rates and government regulation pose economic challenges and may result in higher chargeoffs and provisions.
Future provisions and chargeoffs could also be affected by environmental impairment of properties securing the Bank’s mortgage loans. At the present time, management is not aware of any environmental pollution originating on or near properties securing the Bank’s loans that would materially affect the carrying value of such loans.
Cash Flows and Liquidity
Cash Flows. The Bank’s primary sources of cash are deposits, maturities and amortization of loans and investment securities, operations and borrowings. The Bank uses cash from these and other sources to fund loan growth, purchase investment securities, repay deposits and borrowings, expand and improve its physical facilities and pay cash dividends to the Corporation. The Corporation uses dividends from the Bank to pay stockholder dividends, repurchase its common stock and for general corporate purposes.
The Corporation’s cash and cash equivalent position at March 31, 2024 was $106.9 million versus $60.9 million at December 31, 2023. The increase occurred primarily because cash provided by sales, paydowns or repayments of securities and loans, deposit inflows, proceeds from borrowings and operations exceeded cash used to repay deposits and borrowings, purchase securities, originate loans and pay cash dividends.
Securities decreased $18.8 million during the first quarter of 2024, from $695.9 million at year-end 2023 to $677.1 million at March 31, 2024. The decrease is primarily attributable to $16.5 million in paydowns and maturities and an increase in the unrealized loss of $1.8 million.
The Bank’s securities portfolio comprised 16% of total assets at March 31, 2024 and had a duration of approximately 3.7 years. Approximately 34% of the portfolio was comprised of floating rate assets, including $121.2 million of SBA agency obligations with a current yield of 6.40% that reprice quarterly based on the prime rate and $110.3 million of floating rate corporate bonds with a current yield of approximately 4.38% that reprice quarterly based on the ten year constant maturity swap rate.
Government agency fixed rate mortgage-backed securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations, were $307.0 million and comprised 45% of the investment portfolio at March 31, 2024. This portfolio had a current yield of 2.65%. The Bank expects approximately $59.0 million of cash inflows from the investment securities portfolio over the next twelve months and will consider reinvesting them in higher yielding agency mortgage securities that provide some lock out protection when rates eventually decline. The remaining 20% of the portfolio is invested in tax exempt municipal bonds that currently yield 3.17% on a tax adjusted basis.
The $3.2 billion loan portfolio was comprised of $1.9 billion of commercial mortgages, $1.2 billion of residential mortgages and $123.3 million of commercial and industrial loans. Approximately $646 million, or 20.0%, will reprice by March 31,2025, of which $300 million is related to the three-year interest rate swap transaction previously discussed. The Bank expects an additional $210 million, or 6%, of the loan portfolio to reprice from approximately 3.48% to 7.18% from March 31,2025 to March 31, 2026 based on current rates. We expect approximately $365 million of cash inflows from the mortgage loan portfolio over the next twelve months.
During the first quarter of 2024, total deposits grew $55.5 million or 1.7%, to $3.3 billion at March 31, 2024. The increase was attributable to growth in savings, NOW and money market deposits of $17.8 million and time deposits of $68.6 million, partially offset by a decline in noninterest-bearing checking deposits of $30.9 million. Noninterest-bearing checking deposits of $1.1 billion represent 33% of total deposits. Brokered time deposits increased $34.1 million during the first quarter of 2024, totaling $210.0 million, or 6.3%, of total deposits. Brokered time deposits have a weighted average cost of 4.99% and an average maturity of approximately six months, of which $85.7 million, or 41%, will mature in the second quarter of 2024 with an average cost of 5.21%. Reciprocal deposits under the Insured Cash Sweep (“ICS”) program were $16.3 million at March 31, 2024.
There were no overnight advances at March 31, 2024, compared to $70 million at year-end 2023. Other borrowings increased $42.5 million, or 9.0%, during the first quarter of 2024, to $515.0 million at March 31, 2024. Maturities of $57.5 million with a weighted average rate of 3.30% were partially offset by new borrowings of $100.0 million with a weighted average rate of 4.72%. Other borrowings at March 31, 2024 had a weighted average cost of 4.85% and an average maturity of 10 months.
Liquidity. The Bank has a board committee approved liquidity policy and liquidity contingency plan, which are intended to ensure that the Bank has sufficient liquidity to meet the ongoing needs of its customers in terms of credit and deposit outflows, take advantage of earnings enhancement opportunities and respond to liquidity stress conditions should they arise.
The Bank has both internal and external sources of liquidity that can be used to fund loan growth and accommodate deposit outflows. The Bank’s primary internal sources of liquidity are maturities and monthly payments from its investment securities and loan portfolios, operations and sales of investment securities designated as AFS. At March 31, 2024, the Bank had approximately $293.0 million of unencumbered AFS securities.
The Bank is a member of the FRB of New York and the FHLB of New York and has a federal funds line with a commercial bank. In addition to customer deposits, the Bank’s primary external sources of liquidity are secured borrowings from the FRB of New York and FHLB of New York. In addition, the Bank can purchase overnight federal funds under its existing line and the Corporation can raise funds through its Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan. However, the Bank’s FRB of New York membership, FHLB of New York membership and federal funds line do not represent legal commitments to extend credit to the Bank. The amount that the Bank can potentially borrow is currently dependent on the amount of unencumbered eligible securities and loans that the Bank can use as collateral and the collateral margins required by the lenders. The Bank’s borrowing capacity may be adjusted by the FRB of New York or the FHLB of New York and may take into account factors such as the Bank’s tangible common equity ratio, collateral margins required by the lender or other factors. A possible future downgrade of securities and loans pledged as collateral could also impact the amount of available funding. Regulatory or strategic changes affecting the access to and availability of funding from the FHLB and FRB could adversely impact the Bank's liquidity.
The Bank had $1.1 billion in collateralized borrowing lines with the FHLB of New York and the FRB of New York at March 31, 2024, as well as a $20 million unsecured line of credit with a correspondent bank. We also had $375.2 million in unencumbered cash and securities. In total, we had approximately $1.5 billion of available liquidity, compared to an aggregate of uninsured and uncollateralized deposits of approximately $1.3 billion. Uninsured and uncollateralized deposits represented 39% of total deposits.
Capital
Stockholders’ equity was $377.1 million at March 31, 2024 versus $380.1 million at December 31, 2023. The decrease was mainly due to an increase in the after-tax loss on the Bank’s AFS investment securities of $1.3 million, cash dividends declared of $4.7 million and common stock repurchases of $2.0 million, partially offset by net income of $4.4 million.
The Corporation’s ROA and ROE for the first quarter of 2024 were 0.42% and 4.72%, respectively, compared to 0.62% and 7.09%, respectively, for the 2023 period. Book value per share was $16.78 at March 31, 2024, compared to $16.83 at year-end 2023. Based on the Corporation’s market value per share at March 31, 2024 of $11.09, the dividend yield is 7.6%.
The Corporation and the Bank have elected to adopt the community bank leverage ratio (“CBLR”) framework, which requires a leverage ratio of greater than 9.00%. As a qualifying community banking organization, the Corporation and the Bank may opt out of the CBLR framework in any subsequent quarter by completing its regulatory agency reporting using the traditional capital rules. In addition, the Corporation and the Bank exclude accumulated OCI components from Tier 1 and Total regulatory capital, in accordance with the federal banking agencies’ regulatory capital guidelines.
The Corporation’s capital management policy is designed to build and maintain capital levels that exceed regulatory standards and appropriately provide for growth. The Leverage Ratio of the Corporation and the Bank at March 31, 2024 were 9.99% and 9.92%, respectively, and satisfies the well capitalized ratio requirements under the Prompt Corrective Action statutes. The Corporation and the Bank elected the optional five-year transition period provided by the federal banking agencies for recognizing the regulatory capital impact of the implementation of CECL.
The Corporation has a stock repurchase program under which it is authorized to purchase shares of its common stock from time to time through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, or in any other manner that is compliant with applicable securities laws. The stock repurchase program does not obligate the Corporation to purchase shares and there is no guarantee as to the exact number of shares that may be repurchased pursuant to this program, which is subject to market conditions, the cost of repurchasing shares, the availability of alternative investment opportunities, liquidity and other factors deemed appropriate. During the first quarter of 2024, the Corporation repurchased 167,526 shares of its common stock at a total cost of $2.0 million. The Corporation can repurchase another $13.0 million under Board approved repurchase programs.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The Bank invests in interest-earning assets, which are funded by interest-bearing deposits and borrowings, noninterest-bearing deposits and capital. The Bank’s results of operations are subject to risk resulting from interest rate fluctuations generally and having assets and liabilities that have different maturity, repricing and prepayment/withdrawal characteristics. The Bank defines interest rate risk as the risk that the Bank's net interest income and/or economic value of equity (“EVE”) will change when interest rates change. The principal objective of the Bank’s asset liability management activities is to optimize current and future net interest income while at the same time maintain acceptable levels of interest rate and liquidity risk and facilitate the funding needs of the Bank.
The Bank monitors and manages interest rate risk through a variety of techniques including traditional gap analysis and the use of interest rate sensitivity models. Both gap analysis and interest rate sensitivity modeling involve a variety of significant estimates and assumptions and are done at a specific point in time. Changes in the estimates and assumptions made in gap analysis and interest rate sensitivity modeling could have a significant impact on projected results and conclusions. Therefore, these techniques may not accurately reflect the actual impact of changes in the interest rate environment on the Bank’s net interest income or EVE.
Through the use of interest rate sensitivity modeling, the Bank projects net interest income over a five-year period assuming a static balance sheet and no changes in interest rates from current levels. Utilization of a static balance sheet ensures that interest rate risk embedded in the Bank’s current balance sheet is not masked by assumed balance sheet growth or contraction. Net interest income is projected over a five-year time period utilizing various interest rate change scenarios, including both ramped and shocked changes as well as changes in the shape of the yield curve. The interest rate scenarios modeled are based on the shape of the current yield curve and the relative level of rates and management’s expectations as to potential future yield curve shapes and rate levels.
The Bank also uses interest rate sensitivity modeling to calculate EVE in the current rate environment assuming shock increases and decreases in interest rates. EVE is the difference between the present value of expected future cash flows from the Bank’s assets and the present value of the expected future cash flows from the Bank’s liabilities. Present values are determined using discount rates that management believes are reflective of current market conditions. EVE can capture long-term interest rate risk that would not be captured in a five-year projection of net interest income.
In utilizing interest rate sensitivity modeling to project net interest income and calculate EVE, management makes a variety of estimates and assumptions which include the following: (1) how much and when yields and costs on individual categories of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities will change in response to projected changes in market interest rates; (2) future cash flows, including prepayments of mortgage assets and calls of municipal securities; (3) cash flow reinvestment assumptions; (4) appropriate discount rates to be applied to loan, deposit and borrowing cash flows; and (5) decay or runoff rates for nonmaturity deposits such as checking, savings, NOW and money market accounts. The repricing of loans and borrowings and the reinvestment of loan and security cash flows are generally assumed to be impacted by the full amount of each assumed rate change, while the repricing of nonmaturity deposits is not. For nonmaturity deposits, management makes estimates of how much and when it will need to change the rates paid on the Bank’s various nonmaturity deposit products in response to changes in general market interest rates. These estimates are based on product type, management’s experience with needed deposit rate adjustments in prior interest rate change cycles, the results of a nonmaturity deposit study conducted by an independent consultant and updated on a periodic basis and management’s assessment of competitive conditions in its marketplace.
The information provided in the following table is based on a variety of estimates and assumptions that management believes to be reasonable, the more significant of which are set forth hereinafter. The base case information in the table shows: (1) a calculation of the Corporation’s EVE at March 31, 2024 arrived at by discounting estimated future cash flows at rates that management believes are reflective of current market conditions; and (2) an estimate of net interest income for the year ending March 31,2025 assuming a static balance sheet, the adjustment of repricing balances to current rate levels, and the reinvestment at current rate levels of cash flows from maturing assets and liabilities in a mix of assets and liabilities that is intended to reflect a static balance sheet. In addition, in calculating EVE, cash flows for nonmaturity deposits are assumed to have an overall life of 6.0 years based on the current mix of such deposits and the most recently updated nonmaturity deposit study.
The rate change information in the following table shows estimates of net interest income for the year ending March 31, 2025 and calculations of EVE at March 31, 2024 assuming rate changes of plus and minus 100, 200 and 300 bps. The rate change scenarios were selected based on the relative level of current interest rates and: (1) are assumed to be shock or immediate changes for both EVE and net interest income; (2) occur uniformly across the yield curve regardless of the duration to maturity or repricing of specific assets and liabilities; and (3) impact the repricing and reinvestment of all assets and liabilities, except nonmaturity deposits, by the full amount of the rate change. In projecting future net interest income under the indicated rate change scenarios, activity is simulated by assuming that cash flows from maturing assets and liabilities are reinvested in a mix of assets and liabilities that is intended to reflect a static balance sheet. The changes in EVE from the base case have not been tax affected.
| Economic Value of Equity |
Net Interest Income for |
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| at March 31, 2024 |
Year Ending March 31, 2025 |
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| Percent Change |
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| Rate Change Scenario (dollars in thousands) |
Amount |
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Amount |
Base Case |
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| + 300 basis point rate shock |
$ | 370,086 | -25.4 | % | $ | 68,347 | -10.3 | % | ||||||||
| + 200 basis point rate shock |
408,193 | -17.8 | % | 70,877 | -7.0 | % | ||||||||||
| + 100 basis point rate shock |
455,861 | -8.2 | % | 73,874 | -3.1 | % | ||||||||||
| Base case (no rate change) |
496,392 | — | 76,215 | — | ||||||||||||
| - 100 basis point rate shock |
532,065 | 7.2 | % | 78,164 | 2.6 | % | ||||||||||
| - 200 basis point rate shock |
548,575 | 10.5 | % | 78,994 | 3.6 | % | ||||||||||
| - 300 basis point rate shock |
547,861 | 10.4 | % | 79,176 | 3.9 | % | ||||||||||
As shown in the preceding table, assuming a static balance sheet, an immediate increase in interest rates of 100, 200 or 300 bps could negatively impact the Bank’s net interest income for the year ended March 31,2025 because the Bank might need to increase the rates paid on its nonmaturity deposits to remain competitive and any time deposits or borrowings that mature would reprice at a higher interest rate. In addition, the Bank’s securities portfolio, excluding corporate bonds and SBA agency obligations, and a large portion of its loan portfolio do not immediately reprice with changes in market rates. At March 31, 2024, approximately $877 million, or 22.4%, of the Bank's loans and securities reprice or mature within one year. An immediate decrease in interest rates of 100, 200 or 300 bps could positively impact the Bank’s net interest income for the same time period because the Bank would pay less for time deposits or borrowings that mature and reprice at a lower interest rate and would be able to reduce non-maturity deposit rates while the downward repricing of its assets would lag. The positive impact on net interest income of an immediate decrease in interest rates is somewhat constrained because the decrease is assumed to occur uniformly across the inverted yield curve. Changes in management’s estimates as to the rates that will need to be paid on nonmaturity deposits could have a material impact on the net interest income amounts shown for each scenario in the table.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the documents incorporated into it by reference contain or may contain various forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include statements of goals; intentions and expectations; estimates of risks and of future costs and benefits; assessments of expected future credit losses; assessments of market risk; and statements of the ability to achieve financial and other goals. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as “would,” “should,” “could,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “outlook,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project” and other similar words and expressions. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties which may change over time. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. We do not assume any duty and do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements. Because forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions and uncertainties, actual results or future events could differ, possibly materially, from those that we anticipated in our forward-looking statements and future results could differ materially from historical performance.
Our forward-looking statements are subject to the following principal risks and uncertainties: general economic conditions and trends, either nationally or locally; the effects of the recent turmoil in the banking industry; conditions in the securities markets; fluctuations in the trading price of our common stock; changes in interest rates and the rate of inflation; changes in the shape of the yield curve; changes in deposit flows, and in the demand for deposit and loan products and other financial services; changes in real estate values; changes in the quality or composition of our loan or investment portfolios; changes in competitive pressures among financial institutions or from non-financial institutions; our ability to retain key members of management; changes in legislation, regulation, and policies; and a variety of other matters which, by their nature, are subject to significant uncertainties. We provide greater detail regarding some of these factors in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, in Part I under “Item 1A. Our forward-looking statements may also be subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those that we may discuss elsewhere in other documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") from time to time.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Corporation’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have evaluated the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, they have concluded that the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the first quarter of 2024 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
From time to time, the Corporation is involved in various legal actions and claims arising in the normal course of its business. In the opinion of management, these legal actions and claims are not expected to have a material adverse impact on the Corporation's financial condition and results of operations.
There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A. Risk Factors, in the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
(c) Stock Repurchases. The Corporation has a stock repurchase program under which it is authorized to purchase shares of its common stock from time to time through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, or in any other manner that is compliant with applicable securities laws. The details of the Corporation's purchases under the stock repurchase program in the first quarter of 2024 are set forth in the table that follows.
| Total Number of Shares |
Maximum Dollar Value of |
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| Total Number |
Average |
Purchased as Part of |
Shares that May Yet |
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| of Shares |
Price Paid |
Publicly Announced |
be Purchased Under |
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| Period |
Purchased |
Per Share |
Plans or Programs |
the Plans or Programs (1) |
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| January 2024 |
— | — | — | $ | 14,964,378 | |||||||||||
| February 2024 |
167,526 | $ | 11.908 | 167,526 | $ | 12,969,406 | ||||||||||
| March 2024 |
— | — | — | $ | 12,969,406 | |||||||||||
| Total |
167,526 | $ | 11.908 | 167,526 | ||||||||||||
| (1) |
The Corporation’s Board of Directors approved a $30 million common stock repurchase program which was announced on January 31, 2022. The Corporation’s stock repurchase program does not have a fixed expiration date. |
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
Not applicable
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable
(c) Securities Trading Plan of Directors and Executive Officers
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, of the directors or executive officers of the Corporation adopted or terminated any contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of the Corporation's securities that was intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) or any "non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement," as that term is used in SEC regulations.
See Index of Exhibits that follows.
INDEX OF EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. |
Description of Exhibit |
| 31.1 |
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) |
| 31.2 |
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) |
| 32 |
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| 101 |
The following materials from the Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, formatted in iXBRL (Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity, (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. |
| 104 |
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in iXBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
Pursuant to the requirements of Section l3 or l5(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| THE FIRST OF LONG ISLAND CORPORATION |
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| (Registrant) |
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| Dated: May 9, 2024 |
By /s/ CHRISTOPHER BECKER |
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| Christopher Becker, President & Chief Executive Officer |
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| (principal executive officer) |
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| By /s/ JANET T. VERNEUILLE |
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| Janet T. Verneuille, Senior Executive Vice President, |
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| Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer |
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| (principal financial officer) |