Derivative Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Peoples utilizes interest rate swap agreements as part of its asset/liability management strategy to help manage its interest rate risk position. The notional amount of the interest rate swaps does not represent amounts exchanged by the parties. The amount exchanged is determined by reference to the notional amount and the other terms of the individual interest rate swap agreements. The fair value of derivative financial instruments is included in "Other assets" and "Accrued expenses and other liabilities" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and in the net other adjustments to reconcile net income to "Net cash provided by operating activities" in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities – Risk Management Objective of Using Derivative Financial Instruments

Peoples is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. Peoples principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. Peoples manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity and credit risk, primarily by managing the amount, sources and duration of its assets and liabilities. Peoples also manages interest rate risk through the use of derivative financial instruments. Specifically, Peoples enters into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities that result in the receipt or payment of future known or expected cash amounts, the values of which are determined by interest rates. Peoples’ derivative financial instruments are used to manage differences in the amount, timing and duration of Peoples' known or expected cash receipts and its known or expected cash payments principally related to certain variable rate borrowings. Peoples also has interest rate derivative financial instruments that result from a service provided to certain qualifying customers and, therefore, are not used to manage interest rate risk in Peoples' assets or liabilities. Peoples manages a matched book with respect to customer-related derivative financial instruments in order to minimize its net risk exposure resulting from such transactions.

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

Peoples' objectives in using interest rate derivative financial instruments are to add stability to interest income and expense, and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish these objectives, Peoples has entered into interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. These interest rate swaps were designated as cash flow hedges and involve the receipt of variable rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for Peoples making fixed payments. At December 31, 2022, Peoples had entered into thirteen interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional value of $125.0 million. Peoples will pay a fixed rate of interest for up to ten years while receiving a floating rate component of interest equal to the three-month LIBOR rate. The interest received on the floating rate component is intended to offset the interest paid on rolling three-month brokered deposits which will continue to be rolled through the life of the swaps. At December 31, 2022, the interest rate swaps were designated as cash flow hedges of $125.0 million in brokered deposits, which are expected to be extended every 90 days through the maturity dates of the swaps.

For derivative financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges and assessed as effective, the changes in the fair value of each derivative financial instrument is reported in AOCI (outside of earnings), net of tax, and are reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made or received on Peoples' variable-rate liabilities. Peoples assesses the effectiveness of each hedging relationship by

comparing the changes in cash flows of the hedging derivative financial instrument with the changes in cash flows of the designated hedged transaction. The reset dates and the payment dates on the 90-day advances or brokered deposits are matched to the reset dates and payment dates on the receipt of the three-month LIBOR floating portion of the swaps to ensure effectiveness of the cash flow hedge. During the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, Peoples had reclassifications of changes in fair value to interest expense of $0.8 million and $0.7 million, respectively.

The following table summarizes information about the interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges at December 31:


(Dollars in thousands)	2022			2021
Notional amount	$	125,000		$	125,000
Weighted average pay rates	2.26		%	2.26		%
Weighted average receive rates	4.44		%	1.10		%
Weighted average maturity	2.6 years			3.6 years
Pre-tax changes in fair value included in AOCI	5,727			(4,879)

The following table presents changes in fair value recorded in AOCI and in the Consolidated Statements of Income related to the cash flow hedges for the years ended December 31:


(Dollars in thousands)	2022		2021
Amount of income recognized in AOCI, pre-tax	$	10,606	$	6,999

The following table reflects the cash flow hedges, which were included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value, at December 31:


	2022				2021
(Dollars in thousands)	Notional Amount		Fair Value		Notional Amount		Fair Value
Included in "Other assets":
Interest rate swaps related to debt	$	125,000	$	5,594	$	—	$	—
Total included in "Other assets"	$	125,000	$	5,594	$	—	$	—

Included in "Accrued expenses and other liabilities":
Interest rate swaps related to debt	$	—	$	—	$	125,000	$	5,020
Total included in "Accrued expenses and other liabilities"	$	—	$	—	$	125,000	$	5,020

Non-Designated Hedges

Peoples maintains an interest rate protection program for commercial loan customers, which was established in 2010. Under this program, Peoples originates variable rate loans with interest rate swaps, where the customer enters into an interest rate swap with Peoples on terms that match the terms of the loan. By entering into the interest rate swap with the customer, Peoples effectively provides the customer with a fixed rate loan while creating a variable rate asset for Peoples. Peoples offsets its exposure in the swap by entering into an offsetting interest rate swap with an unaffiliated institution. These interest rate swaps do not qualify as designated hedges; therefore, each swap is accounted for as a standalone derivative financial instrument. These interest rate swaps did not have a material impact on Peoples' results of operation or financial condition for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

The following table reflects the non-designated hedges, which were included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value, at December 31:


	2022				2021
(Dollars in thousands)	Notional Amount		Fair Value		Notional Amount		Fair Value
Included in "Other assets":
Interest rate swaps related to commercial loans	$	390,126	$	28,529	$	419,733	$	12,163
Total included in "Other assets"	390,126		28,529		419,733		12,163

Included in "Accrued expenses and other liabilities":
Interest rate swaps related to commercial loans	$	390,126	$	28,529	$	419,733	$	12,163
Total included in "Accrued expenses and other liabilities"	390,126		28,529		419,733		12,163

Pledged Collateral

Peoples pledges or receives collateral for all interest swaps. When the fair value of Peoples' interest rate swaps are in a net liability position, Peoples must pledge collateral, and, when the fair value of Peoples' interest rate swaps are in a net asset position, the respective counterparties must pledge collateral. At each of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, Peoples had no cash pledged while the counterparties had pledged $20.9 million at December 31, 2022 and none at December 31, 2021. At December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, Peoples had zero and $28.1 million, respectively, in investment securities pledged, while counterparties had $2.5 million of investment securities pledged at December 31, 2022 and none pledged at December 31, 2021. Investment securities pledged are included in "Available-for-sale investment securities" and "Held-to-maturity investment securities" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.