Wesbanco Bank Community Development Corporation (“WBCDC”), a consolidated subsidiary of Wesbanco Bank, is a Certified Development Entity (“CDE”) with $125.0 million of New Markets Tax Credits (“NMTC”) all of which had been invested in WBCDC at December 31, 2023. The NMTC program is administered by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund of the U.S. Treasury and is aimed at stimulating economic and community development and job creation in low-income communities. The program provides federal tax credits to investors who make qualified equity investments (“QEIs”) in a CDE. The CDE is required to invest the proceeds of each QEI in low-income communities, which are generally defined as those census tracts with poverty rates greater than 20% and/or median family incomes that are less than or equal to 80% of the area median family income.

The credit provided to the investor totals 39% of each QEI in a CDE and is claimed over a seven-year credit allowance period. In each of the first three years, the investor receives a credit equal to 5% of the total amount the investor paid to the CDE for each QEI. For each of the remaining four years, the investor receives a credit equal to 6% of the total amount the investor paid to the CDE for each QEI. As of December 31, 2023, Wesbanco has received $36.4 million in tax credits over the seven-year credit allowance periods for its $125.0 million NMTC authority invested in WBCDC. Wesbanco is eligible to receive an additional $12.3 million in tax credits with respect to aggregate QEI amounts invested over their remaining credit allowance period.

Wesbanco Bank recognized $3.7 million, $3.5 million and $2.6 million in NMTC in its income tax provision for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. These tax credits are subject to certain general business tax credit limitations and are therefore limited in deductibility on Wesbanco’s federal income tax return. As of December 31, 2023, no prior NMTC has been carried forward to future tax years.

The NMTC claimed by Wesbanco Bank with respect to each QEI remain subject to recapture over each QEI’s credit allowance period upon the occurrence of any of the following:

As of December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, none of the above recapture events had occurred, nor in the opinion of management are such events anticipated to occur in the foreseeable future. Approximately half of the tax credits are no longer subject to recapture.

For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively, WBCDC recognized net gains (losses) of $0.1 million, ($1.0) million and $3.8 million on an investment that it made in a start-up firm more than ten years ago that was acquired in 2021 by a public company. This gain is reported on the Consolidated Income Statements within net gain (loss) on other real estate owned and other assets.

The following condensed financial statements summarize the financial position of WBCDC as of December 31, 2023, and the results of its operations and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2023:


(in thousands)	December 31, 2023
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	75,520
Loans, net of allowance for credit losses of $0.8 million		65,378
Other assets		3,963
Total Assets	$	144,861
Liabilities	$	20
Shareholder Equity		144,841
Total Liabilities and Shareholder Equity	$	144,861


(in thousands)	For the Year Ended December 31, 2023
Interest income
Loans	$	1,724
Total interest income		1,724
Provision for credit losses		53
Net interest income after provision for credit losses		1,671
Gain on investments		77
Non-interest expense		117
Income before provision for income taxes		1,631
Provision for income taxes		360
Net income	$	1,271


(in thousands)	For the Year Ended December 31, 2023
Operating Activities
Net income	$	1,271
Provision for credit losses		53
Gain on investments		(77	)
Net change in other assets		(444	)
Net change in other liabilities		(1,097	)
Net cash used in operating activities		(294	)
Investing Activities
Increase in loans		(4,217	)
Proceeds from sale of investments		52
Net cash used in investing activities		(4,165	)
Financing Activities
Qualified equity investment by parent company		-
Net cash provided by financing activities		-
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		(4,459	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		79,979
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$	75,520