Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Allowance for Credit Losses

Allowance for Credit Losses The Corporation's reserve methodology used to determine the appropriate level of the allowance for credit losses ("ACL") is a critical accounting estimate. The ACL is maintained at a level believed to be appropriate to provide for the current credit losses expected to be incurred by the portfolio over the life of each financial asset as of the balance sheet date, including known or anticipated problem loans and leases, as well as for loans and leases which are not currently known to require specific allowances. The Corporation individually evaluates loans and leases that do not share similar risk characteristics with other financial assets for impairment, generally this means TDR loans, previously removed TDR loans and any other loans and leases that no longer exhibit similar risk characteristics of one of the pools of financial assets used for collective evaluation. All other loans and leases are evaluated collectively for impairment. A reserve for unfunded credit commitments such as letters of credit, financial guarantees and binding unfunded loan commitments is recorded in other liabilities on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

Individually evaluated loans and leases are a key component of the ACL. Individually evaluated consumer loans are generally measured at the present value of the expected future cash flows discounted at the loan's initial effective interest rate, unless the loans are collateral dependent, in which case loan impairment is based on the fair value of the collateral less estimated selling costs. Individually evaluated commercial loans and leases are generally measured at the present value of the expected future cash flows discounted at the initial effective interest rate of the loan or lease, unless the loan or lease is collateral dependent, in which case impairment is based on the fair value of collateral less estimated selling costs; however, if payment or satisfaction of the loan or lease is dependent on the operation, rather than the sale of the collateral, the impairment does not include estimated selling costs.

The impairment for all other consumer and commercial loans and leases is evaluated collectively by various characteristics. The collective evaluation of expected losses in these portfolios is based on their probability of default multiplied by historical loss rates, as well as adjustments for forward-looking information, including industry and macroeconomic forecasts. Management has elected to use a twenty-four month reasonable and supportable forecast period with a twelve month straight line reversion to historical loss rates. Factors utilized in the determination of the amount of the allowance include historical loss experience, current economic forecasts and measurement date credit risk characteristics such as product type, lien position, delinquency, collateral value, credit bureau scores and financial statement ratios. The unfunded credit commitments depend on all the same factors, as well as estimates of exposure at default. The various quantitative and qualitative factors used in the methodologies are reviewed quarterly.

Loans and leases are charged off to the extent they are deemed to be uncollectible. Net charge-offs are included in historical data utilized for calculating the ACL. Loans that are not collateral dependent are charged off when deemed uncollectible based on specific facts and circumstances. Residential mortgage and home equity loans are charged off to the estimated fair value of the underlying collateral, less estimated selling costs, no later than 150 days past due. Additional review of the fair value, less estimated costs to sell, compared with the recorded value occurs upon foreclosure and additional charge-offs are recorded if necessary. Consumer installment loans will generally be charged off in full no later than 120 days past due, unless repossession is reasonably assured and in process, in which case the loan would be charged off to the fair value of the collateral, less estimated selling costs. Consumer loans in bankruptcy status may be charged down to the fair value of the collateral, less estimated selling costs, within 60 days past due based on specific criteria. Deposit account overdrafts are reported in other loans. Net losses on uncollectible overdrafts are reported as net charge-offs in the ACL within 60 days from the date of overdraft. Commercial loans and leases that are considered collateral dependent are charged off to estimated fair value, less estimated selling costs when it becomes probable, based on current information and events, that all principal and interest amounts will not be collectible in accordance with their contractual terms.

The amount of the ACL significantly depends on management's estimates of key factors and assumptions affecting valuation, appraisals of collateral, evaluations of performance and status, the amounts and timing of future cash flows expected to be received, forecasts of future economic conditions and reversion periods. Such estimates, appraisals, evaluations, cash flows and forecasts may be subject to frequent adjustments due to changing economic prospects of borrowers, lessees, properties or economic conditions. These estimates are reviewed quarterly and adjustments, if necessary, are recorded in the provision for credit losses in the periods in which they become known.

Accrued interest receivable is included in other assets on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, and an ACL is not recorded for these balances. Generally, when a loan or lease is placed on nonaccrual status, typically when the collection of interest or principal is 90 days or more past due, uncollected interest accrued in prior years is charged off against the ACL and interest accrued in the current year is reversed against interest income.

Management maintains a framework of controls over the estimation process for the ACL, including review of collective reserve methodologies for compliance with GAAP. Management has a quarterly process to review the appropriateness of historical observation periods and loss assumptions, risk ratings assigned to commercial loans and leases, and discount rate assumptions used to estimate the fair value of consumer real estate. Management reviews its qualitative framework and the effect on the collective reserve compared with relevant credit risk factors and consistency with credit trends. Management also maintains controls over the information systems, models and spreadsheets used in the quantitative components of the reserve estimate. This includes the quality and accuracy of historical data used to derive loss rates, the probability of default, loss given default, the inputs to industry and macroeconomic forecasts and the reversion periods utilized. The results of this process are summarized and presented to management quarterly for their approval of the recorded allowance.

Loans and Leases Acquired in a Business Combination

Loans and Leases Acquired in a Business Combination The Corporation records loans and leases acquired in a business combination at fair value at the acquisition date and the fair value discount or premium is recognized as an adjustment to yield over the remaining life of each loan or lease. An ACL is also recorded following the Corporation’s ACL accounting policy. Purchased and acquired loans and leases are evaluated at the acquisition date and classified as either (i) loans and leases purchased without evidence of deteriorated credit quality since origination, or (ii) loans and leases purchased that as of the date of acquisition have experienced a more-than-insignificant deterioration in credit quality since origination, referred to as purchased financial assets with credit deterioration ("PCD") assets. In determining whether an acquired asset should be classified as PCD, the Corporation must make numerous assumptions, interpretations and judgments using internal and third-party credit quality information to determine whether or not the asset has experienced more-than-insignificant credit deterioration since origination. This is a point in time assessment and is inherently subjective due to the nature of the available information and judgment involved. Evidence of credit quality deterioration as of the acquisition date may include statistics such as past due and nonaccrual status, recent borrower credit scores and loan-to-value percentages. The ACL estimated for PCD loans and leases as of the acquisition date is recorded as a gross-up of the loan or lease balance and the ACL. Any remaining discount or premium after the gross-up is then recognized as an adjustment to yield over the remaining life of each PCD loan or lease. After the acquisition date, the accounting for acquired loans and leases, including PCD and non-PCD loans and leases, follows the same accounting guidance as loans and leases originated by the Corporation.

Investment Securities Held-to-Maturity and Investment Securities Available-for-Sale

Investment Securities Held-to-Maturity

Investment securities held-to-maturity are carried at cost and adjusted for amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts using a level yield method; however, transfers of investment securities available-for-sale to investment securities held-to-maturity are made at fair value at the date of transfer. The unrealized holding gain or loss at the date of each transfer is retained in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and in the carrying value of the held-to-maturity investment security. Such amounts are then amortized over the remaining life of the transferred investment security as an adjustment of the yield on those securities. The Corporation evaluates investment securities held-to-maturity for credit losses on a quarterly basis, and records any such losses as a component of provision for credit losses in the Consolidated Statements of Income. See "Note 6. Investment Securities" for further information on investment securities held-to-maturity.

Investment Securities Available-for-Sale

Investment securities available-for-sale are carried at fair value with the unrealized gains or losses net of related deferred income taxes reported within accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). The cost of investment securities sold is determined on a specific identification basis and gains or losses on sales of investment securities available-for-sale are recognized on trade dates. Discounts and premiums on investment securities available-for-sale are amortized using a level yield method over the expected life of the security, or to the earliest call date for premiums on investment securities with call features. The Corporation evaluates investment securities available-for-sale for credit losses on a quarterly basis, and records any such losses as a component of provision for credit losses in the Consolidated Statements of Income. See "Note 6. Investment Securities" for further information on investment securities available-for-sale.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements and Recently Issued but Not Yet Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Effective January 1, 2020, the Corporation adopted ASU No. 2020-03, Codification Improvements to Financial Instruments, which is comprised of amendments intended to clarify or improve the accounting guidance for various financial instruments, including fair value measurement and disclosure, disclosures for depository and lending institutions, and the interaction between Topic 326 - Financial Instruments - Credit losses and other Topics. Each of the clarifying amendments are either not relevant to the Corporation's consolidated financial statements or further confirmed the Corporation's existing interpretation of the accounting guidance. As such, the adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Effective January 1, 2020, the Corporation adopted ASU No. 2019-08, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718) and Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Codification Improvements-Share-Based Consideration Payable to a Customer, which requires entities to measure and classify share-based payment awards granted to a customer by applying the guidance in Topic 718. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Effective January 1, 2020, the Corporation adopted ASU No. 2018-18, Collaborative Arrangements (Topic 808): Clarifying the Interaction between Topic 808 and Topic 606, which makes targeted improvements to the accounting for collaborative arrangements in response to questions raised as a result of the issuance of ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Effective January 1, 2020, the Corporation adopted ASU No. 2018-17, Consolidation (Topic 810): Targeted Improvements to Related Party Guidance for Variable Interest Entities. In addition to providing variable interest entities ("VIE") guidance to private companies, this ASU contains an amendment applicable to all entities which amends how a decision maker or service provider determines whether its fee is a variable interest in a VIE when a related party under common control also has an interest in the VIE. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Effective January 1, 2020, the Corporation adopted ASU No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement, which eliminates, adds and modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. While the adoption of this guidance required adjustments to our fair value disclosures, it did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Effective January 1, 2020, the Corporation adopted ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. This ASU simplifies the accounting for goodwill impairment by removing Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test, which requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. Under the new guidance, the Corporation will compare the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount and recognize an impairment charge for any amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying amount exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. All other goodwill impairment guidance largely remains unchanged. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Effective January 1, 2020, the Corporation adopted ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which changes the impairment model for most financial assets (including off-balance sheet exposures), including trade and other receivables, debt securities held-to-maturity, loans, net investments in leases and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration. The ASU requires the use of a current expected credit loss ("CECL") methodology to determine the allowance for credit losses for loans and debt securities held-to-maturity. CECL requires loss estimates for the remaining estimated life of the asset to be measured using historical loss data as well as adjustments for current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions. Effective January 1, 2020, the Corporation also adopted the following ASUs, which further amend the original CECL guidance in Topic 326: (i) ASU No. 2018-19, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses, which clarifies that receivables arising from operating leases are not within the scope of Subtopic 326-20 and should be accounted for in accordance with Topic 842; (ii) ASU No. 2019-04, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses, Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments, which clarifies and corrects certain unintended applications of the guidance contained in each of the amended Topics; (iii) ASU No. 2019-05, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Targeted Transition Relief, which provides an option to irrevocably elect the fair value option in Subtopic 825-10 to certain instruments within the scope of Subtopic 326-20 upon adoption of Topic 326; (iv) ASU No. 2019-11, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses, which clarifies that expected recoveries of amounts previously written off or expected to be written off should be included in the estimate of allowance for credit losses for purchased financial assets with credit deterioration, provides certain transition relief for TDR accounting when the discounted cash flow method is used to estimate credit losses, allows entities to elect to disclose separately the total amount of accrued interest included in the amortized cost basis as a single balance to meet certain disclosure requirements, and clarifies that an entity should assess whether it reasonably expects the borrower will be able to continually replenish collateral securing financial assets when electing a practical expedient to measure the estimate of expected credit losses by comparing the amortized cost basis of the financial asset and the fair value of collateral securing the financial asset as of the reporting date. These ASUs were adopted on a modified retrospective basis.

CECL represents a significant change in GAAP and is expected to result in a significant change to industry practice, which the Corporation expects will continue to evolve over time. Our adoption resulted in an ACL as of January 1, 2020 that is larger than the allowance for loan and lease losses ("ALLL") that would have been recorded under the legacy guidance on the same date by $206.0 million in total for all portfolios. Approximately 20% of the increase from ALLL to ACL relates to originated loans and leases, with the largest impact on the consumer segment given the longer duration of the portfolios. A significant portion of the increase from ALLL to ACL is a result of new requirements to record ACL related to acquired loans and leases, regardless of any credit mark recorded. Approximately 80% of the increase from ALLL to ACL relates to acquired loans and leases, which were recorded at estimated fair value at their respective acquisition date, the majority of which relate to loans and leases acquired in the Merger. Under legacy GAAP, credit marks were included in the determination of the fair value adjustments reflected as a discount to the carrying value of the loans, and an ALLL was not recorded on acquired loans and leases until evidence of credit deterioration existed post acquisition. However, upon adoption of CECL an ACL is recorded for all acquired loans and leases based on the lifetime loss concept. Further, for acquired loans and leases that do not meet the definition of PCD, the credit and interest marks which existed from acquisition accounting as of December 31, 2019 will continue to accrete over the life of loan. For acquired loans that met the definition of PCI under legacy GAAP and converted to PCD at CECL adoption, the ACL recorded is recognized through a gross-up that increases the amortized cost basis of loans with a corresponding ACL, and therefore results in little to no impact to the cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings. Prior to the adoption of CECL, PCI loans were not classified as nonaccrual loans because they were recorded at their net realizable value based on the principal and interest expected to be collected on the loans. At January 1, 2020, $73.4 million of previous purchased credit impaired loans were reclassified to nonaccrual loans as a result of the adoption of CECL. The adoption of CECL also resulted in an increase in the liability for unfunded commitments of $14.7 million. For other assets within the scope of the standard such as held-to-maturity investment securities, trade and other receivables, the impact from the standard was inconsequential. The cumulative tax effected adjustment to record ACL and to increase the unfunded commitment liability resulted in a reduction to retained earnings of $159.3 million. Post-adoption, as loans and leases are added to the portfolio, the Corporation expects higher levels of ACL determined by CECL assumptions, resulting in accelerated recognition of provision for credit losses, as compared to historical results. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the regulatory agencies published an interim final rule on March 31, 2020 that provides the option to delay the cumulative effect of the day 1 impact of CECL adoption on regulatory capital, along with 25% of the change in the adjusted allowance for credit losses (as computed for regulatory capital purposes which excludes PCD loans), for 2 years, followed by a three-year phase-in period. Management elected the 5-year transition period consistent with the March 31, 2020 interim final rule. Additional and modified disclosure requirements under CECL are included in "Note 6. Investment Securities" and "Note 8. Allowance for Credit Losses and Credit Quality."

Recently Issued but Not Yet Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB") issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting, which provides a number of optional expedients to general accounting guidance intended to ease the burden of the accounting impacts of reference rate reform related to contract modifications and hedge accounting elections. Adoption of the expedients is allowed after March 12, 2020 and no later than December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on the consolidated financial statements.

In January 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-01, Investments-Equity Securities (Topic 321), Investments-Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815)-Clarifying the Interactions between Topic 321, Topic 323, and Topic 815 (a consensus of the Emerging Issues Task Force), which clarifies the interactions between Topic 321, Topic 323 and Topic 815, including accounting for the transition into and out of the equity method and measuring certain purchased options and forward contracts to acquire investments. The adoption of this ASU will be required beginning with the Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending March 31, 2021. Early adoption is allowed. Management is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on the consolidated financial statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which is intended to simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general rules found in Topic 740 - Income Taxes. The adoption of this ASU will be required beginning with the Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending March 31, 2021. Early adoption is allowed. Management is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on the consolidated financial statements.