Regulatory Capital

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Banking and Thrift [Abstract]

Regulatory Capital

Regulatory Capital

Federal and state banking regulations place certain restrictions on the transfer of assets, in the form of dividends, loans, or advances, from Chemical Bank to the Corporation. As of June 30, 2016, substantially all of the assets of Chemical Bank were restricted from transfer to the Corporation in the form of loans or advances. Dividends from Chemical Bank are the principal source of funds for the Corporation. In addition to the statutory limits, the Corporation considers the overall financial and capital position of Chemical Bank prior to making any cash dividend decisions.

The Corporation and Chemical Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by federal banking agencies. Under these capital requirements, Chemical Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of assets and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. In addition, capital amounts and classifications are subject to qualitative judgments by regulators. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements.

Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require minimum ratios of Tier 1 capital to average assets (Leverage Ratio) and common equity Tier 1, Tier 1 and Total capital to risk-weighted assets. These capital guidelines assign risk weights to on- and off-balance sheet items in arriving at total risk-weighted assets. Minimum capital levels are based upon the perceived risk of various asset categories and certain off-balance sheet instruments. Risk weighted assets of the Corporation totaled $7.50 billion, $7.14 billion and $6.99 billion at June 30, 2016, December 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015, respectively.

In July 2013, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ("Reserve Board") and FDIC approved final rules implementing the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's ("BCBS") capital guidelines for U.S. banks (commonly referred to as "Basel III"). Beginning January 1, 2015, the Basel III capital rules include a new minimum common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets ("CET Tier 1") ratio of 4.5%, in addition to raising the minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets from 4.0% to 6.0% and requiring a minimum leverage ratio of 4.0%. The Basel III capital rules also establish a new capital conservation buffer of 2.5% of risk-weighted assets, which is phased-in over a four-year period beginning January 1, 2016.

At June 30, 2016, December 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015, Chemical Bank’s capital ratios exceeded the quantitative capital ratios required for an institution to be considered “well-capitalized.” Significant factors that may affect capital adequacy include, but are not limited to, a disproportionate growth in assets versus capital and a change in mix or credit quality of assets.

The summary below compares the actual capital amounts and ratios with the quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy:

	Actual				Minimum Required for Capital Adequacy Purposes				Required to be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Regulations
	Capital Amount		Ratio		Capital Amount		Ratio		Capital Amount		Ratio
	(Dollars in thousands)
June 30, 2016
Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets:
Corporation	$	851,114	11.4	%	$	599,743	8.0	%	N/A		N/A
Chemical Bank	854,189		11.4		598,142		8.0		$	747,677	10.0	%
Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets:
Corporation	779,608		10.4		449,807		6.0		N/A		N/A
Chemical Bank	782,683		10.5		448,606		6.0		598,142		8.0
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets:
Corporation	779,608		10.4		337,355		4.5		N/A		N/A
Chemical Bank	782,683		10.5		336,455		4.5		485,990		6.5
Leverage Ratio:
Corporation	779,608		8.6		361,408		4.0		N/A		N/A
Chemical Bank	782,683		8.7		360,746		4.0		450,932		5.0

	Actual				Minimum Required for Capital Adequacy Purposes				Required to be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Regulations
	Capital Amount		Ratio		Capital Amount		Ratio		Capital Amount		Ratio
	(Dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2015
Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets:
Corporation	$	841,257	11.8	%	$	571,509	8.0	%	N/A		N/A
Chemical Bank	830,294		11.7		570,073		8.0		$	712,591	10.0	%
Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets:
Corporation	767,929		10.7		428,631		6.0		N/A		N/A
Chemical Bank	756,966		10.6		427,555		6.0		570,073		8.0
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets:
Corporation	753,815		10.6		321,474		4.5		N/A		N/A
Chemical Bank	756,966		10.6		320,666		4.5		463,184		6.5
Leverage Ratio:
Corporation	767,929		8.6		356,396		4.0		N/A		N/A
Chemical Bank	756,966		8.5		355,911		4.0		444,888		5.0
June 30, 2015
Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets:
Corporation	$	816,595	11.6	%	$	559,273	8.0	%	N/A		N/A
Chemical Bank	713,999		12.0		471,422		8.0		$	589,277	10.0	%
The Bank of Holland	77,648		10.2		61,028		8.0		76,285		10.0
The Bank of Northern Michigan	32,779		10.1		25,878		8.0		32,347		10.0
Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets:
Corporation	741,654		10.6		419,455		6.0		N/A		N/A
Chemical Bank	640,324		10.9		353,566		6.0		471,422		8.0
The Bank of Holland	76,312		10.0		45,771		6.0		61,028		8.0
The Bank of Northern Michigan	32,779		10.1		19,408		6.0		25,878		8.0
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets:
Corporation	723,654		10.4		314,591		4.5		N/A		N/A
Chemical Bank	640,324		10.9		265,175		4.5		383,030		6.5
The Bank of Holland	76,312		10.0		34,328		4.5		49,585		6.5
The Bank of Northern Michigan	32,779		10.1		14,556		4.5		21,025		6.5
Leverage Ratio:
Corporation	741,654		9.4		314,344		4.0		N/A		N/A
Chemical Bank	640,324		8.5		300,703		4.0		375,878		5.0
The Bank of Holland	76,312		9.9		30,710		4.0		38,388		5.0
The Bank of Northern Michigan	32,779		9.1		14,421		4.0		18,026		5.0