Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019



NOTE 19 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The following tables present assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and reported on the consolidated balance sheets:



	2019
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in thousands)
Loans held for sale	$	—	$	37,828	$	—	$	37,828
Available for sale investment securities:
State and municipal securities	—		652,927		—		652,927
Corporate debt securities	—		374,957		2,400		377,357
Collateralized mortgage obligations	—		693,718		—		693,718
Residential mortgage-backed securities	—		177,312		—		177,312
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	—		494,297		—		494,297
Auction rate securities	—		—		101,926		101,926
Total available for sale investment securities	—		2,393,211		104,326		2,497,537
Other assets:
Investments held in Rabbi Trust	22,213		—		—		22,213
Derivative assets	230		145,365		—		145,595
Total assets	$	22,443	$	2,576,404	$	104,326	$	2,703,173
Other Liabilities
Deferred compensation liabilities	$	22,213	$	—	$	—	$	22,213
Derivative liabilities	199		76,447		—		76,646
Total liabilities	$	22,412	$	76,447	$	—	$	98,859

	2018
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in thousands)
Loans held for sale	$	—	$	27,099	$	—	$	27,099
Available for sale investment securities:
U.S. Government sponsored agency securities	—		31,632		—		31,632
State and municipal securities	—		279,095		—		279,095
Corporate debt securities	—		106,258		3,275		109,533
Collateralized mortgage obligations	—		832,080		—		832,080
Residential mortgage-backed securities	—		463,344		—		463,344
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	—		261,616		—		261,616
Auction rate securities	—		—		102,994		102,994
Total available for sale investment securities	—		1,974,025		106,269		2,080,294
Other assets:
Investments held in Rabbi Trust	18,415		—				18,415
Derivative assets	392		62,552		—		62,944
Total assets	$	18,807	$	2,063,676	$	106,269	$	2,188,752
Other Liabilities
Deferred compensation liabilities	$	18,415	$	—	$	—	$	18,415
Derivative liabilities	381		48,185		—		48,566
Total liabilities	$	18,796	$	48,185	$	—	$	66,981

The valuation techniques used to measure fair value for the items in the preceding tables are as follows:

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Loans held for sale – This category includes mortgage loans held for sale that are measured at fair value. Fair values as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 were measured as the price that secondary market investors were offering for loans with similar characteristics. See "Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" for details related to the Corporation’s election to measure assets and liabilities at fair value.


•	Available for sale investment securities – Included in this asset category are debt securities. Level 2 available for sale debt securities are valued by a third-party pricing service commonly used in the banking industry. The pricing service

uses pricing models that vary based on asset class and incorporate available market information, including quoted prices of investment securities with similar characteristics. Because many fixed income securities do not trade on a daily basis, pricing models use available information, as applicable, through processes such as benchmark yield curves, benchmarking of like securities, sector groupings and matrix pricing.

Standard market inputs include: benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers and reference data, including market research publications. For certain security types, additional inputs may be used, or some of the standard market inputs may not be applicable.

Management tests the values provided by the pricing service by obtaining securities prices from an alternative third-party source and comparing the results. This test is performed for approximately 95% of the securities valued by the pricing service. Generally, differences by security in excess of 5% are researched to reconcile the difference.


•	State and municipal securities/Collateralized mortgage obligations/Residential mortgage-backed securities/Commercial mortgage-backed securities – These debt securities are classified as Level 2 investments. Fair values are determined by a third-party pricing service, as detailed above.

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Corporate debt securities – This category consists of subordinated and senior debt issued by financial institutions ($362.3 million at December 31, 2019 and $86.1 million at December 31, 2018), single-issuer trust preferred securities issued by financial institutions ($11.2 million at December 31, 2019 and $18.6 million at December 31, 2018), pooled trust preferred securities issued by financial institutions ($0 at December 31, 2019 and $875,000 at December 31, 2018) and other corporate debt issued by non-financial institutions ($3.9 million at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018).

Level 2 investments include subordinated debt and senior debt, other corporate debt issued by non-financial institutions and $8.8 million and $16.3 million of single-issuer trust preferred securities held at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The fair values for these corporate debt securities are determined by a third-party pricing service, as detailed above.

Level 3 investments include the Corporation's investments in pooled trust preferred securities ($0 at December 31, 2019 and $875,000 at December 31, 2018) and certain single-issuer trust preferred securities ($2.4 million at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018). The fair values of these securities were determined based on quotes provided by third-party brokers who determined fair values based predominantly on internal valuation models which were not indicative prices or binding offers. The Corporation’s third-party pricing service cannot derive fair values for these securities primarily due to inactive markets for similar investments. Level 3 values are tested by management primarily through trend analysis, by comparing current values to those reported at the end of the preceding calendar quarter, and determining if they are reasonable based on price and spread movements for this asset class.

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Auction rate securities – Due to their illiquidity, ARCs are classified as Level 3 investments and are valued through the use of an expected cash flows model prepared by a third-party valuation expert. The assumptions used in preparing the expected cash flows model include estimates for coupon rates, time to maturity and market rates of return. The most significant unobservable input to the expected cash flows model is an assumed return to market liquidity sometime within the next five years. If the assumed return to market liquidity was lengthened beyond the next five years, this would result in a decrease in the fair value of these ARCs. The Corporation believes that the trusts underlying the ARCs will self-liquidate as student loans are repaid. Level 3 values are tested by management through the performance of a trend analysis of the market price and discount rate. Changes in the price and discount rates are compared to changes in market data, including bond ratings, parity ratios, balances and delinquency levels.


•	Investments held in Rabbi Trust - This category consists of mutual funds that are held in trust for employee deferred compensation plans that the Corporation has elected to measure at fair value. Shares of mutual funds are valued based on net asset value, which represents quoted market prices for the underlying shares held in the mutual funds, and as such, are classified as Level 1.


•	Derivative assets - Fair value of foreign currency exchange contracts classified as Level 1 assets ($230,000 at December 31, 2019 and $392,000 at December 31, 2018). The mutual funds and foreign exchange prices used to measure these items at fair value are based on quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.

Level 2 assets, representing the fair value of mortgage banking derivatives in the form of interest rate locks and forward commitments with secondary market investors ($1.2 million at December 31, 2019 and $1.2 million at December 31, 2018) and the fair value of interest rate swaps ($144.2 million at December 31, 2019 and $61.4 million at December 31, 2018). The fair values of the interest rate locks, forward commitments and interest rate

swaps represent the amounts that would be required to settle the derivative financial instruments at the balance sheet date. See "Note 10 - Derivative Financial Instruments," for additional information.


•	Deferred compensation liabilities – Fair value of amounts due to employees under deferred compensation plans, classified as Level 1 liabilities and are included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. The fair values of these liabilities are determined in the same manner as the related assets, as described under the heading "Investments held in Rabbi Trust" above.


•	Derivative liabilities - Level 1 liabilities, representing the fair value of foreign currency exchange contracts ($199,000 at December 31, 2019 and $381,000 at December 31, 2018). The fair values of these liabilities are determined in the same manner as the related assets.

Level 2 liabilities, representing the fair value of mortgage banking derivatives in the form of interest rate locks and forward commitments with secondary market investors ($424,000 at December 31, 2019 and $1.1 million at December 31, 2018) and the fair value of interest rate swaps ($76.0 million at December 31, 2019 and $47.1 million at December 31, 2018).

The fair values of these liabilities are determined in the same manner as the related assets, which are described under the heading "Derivative assets" above.

The following table presents the changes in available for sale investment securities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the years ended December 31:



	Pooled Trust Preferred Securities			Single-issuer Trust Preferred Securities			Auction Rate Securities
	(in thousands)
Balance as of December 31, 2017	$	707		$	3,050		$	98,668
Realized adjustments to fair value	—			71			—
Unrealized adjustments to fair value ⁽¹⁾	168			221			4,326
Settlements - calls	—			(950		)	—
Discount accretion⁽²⁾	—			8			—
Balance as of December 31, 2018	$	875		$	2,400		$	102,994
Sales	(770		)	—			—
Unrealized adjustments to fair value ⁽¹⁾	(105		)	(4		)	(1,068		)
Discount accretion ⁽²⁾	—			4			—
Balance as of December 31, 2019	$	—		$	2,400		$	101,926


(1)	Pooled trust preferred securities, single-issuer trust preferred securities and ARCs are classified as available for sale investment securities; as such, the unrealized adjustment to fair value was recorded as an unrealized holding gain (loss) and included as a component of "available for sale at estimated fair value" on the consolidated balance sheets.


(2)	Included as a component of "net interest income" on the consolidated statements of income.

Certain financial instruments are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value measurement in certain circumstances, such as upon their acquisition or when there is evidence of impairment. The following table presents Level 3 financial instruments measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis:



	2019		2018
	(in thousands)
Net loans and leases	$	144,807	$	149,846
OREO	6,831		10,518
MSRs⁽¹⁾	45,193		50,200
Total assets	$	196,831	$	210,564


(1)	Amounts shown are estimated fair value. MSRs are recorded on the Corporation's consolidated balance sheets at amortized cost. See "Note 5 - Mortgage Servicing Rights" for additional information.

The valuation techniques used to measure fair value for the items in the table above are as follows:


•	Net loans and leases – This category consists of loans and leases that were individually evaluated for impairment and have been classified as Level 3 assets. The amount shown is the balance of impaired loans and leases, net of the related allowance for loan losses. See "Note 4 - Loans and Leases and Allowance for Credit Losses," for additional details.


•	OREO – This category consists of OREO classified as Level 3 assets, for which the fair values were based on estimated selling prices less estimated selling costs for similar assets in active markets.

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MSRs - This category consists of MSRs, which were initially recorded at fair value upon the sale of residential mortgage loans to secondary market investors, and subsequently carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. MSRs are amortized as a reduction to servicing income over the estimated lives of the underlying loans. MSRs are stratified and evaluated for impairment by comparing each stratum's carrying amount to its estimated fair value. Fair values are determined at the end of each quarter through a discounted cash flows valuation performed by a third-party valuation expert. Significant inputs to the valuation included expected net servicing income, the discount rate and the expected life of the underlying loans. Expected life is based on the contractual terms of the loans, as adjusted for prepayment projections. The weighted average annual constant prepayment rate and the weighted average discount rate used in the December 31, 2019 valuation were 10.5% and 9.5%, respectively. Management tests the reasonableness of the significant inputs to the third-party valuation in comparison to market data.

The following table details the book values and the estimated fair values of the Corporation’s financial instruments as of December 31, 2019 and 2018. A general description of the methods and assumptions used to estimate such fair values is also provided.



	2019
	Estimated Fair Value
	Carrying Amount		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
FINANCIAL ASSETS	(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	517,791	$	517,791	$	—	$	—	$	517,791
FRB and FHLB stock	97,422		—		97,422		—		97,422
Loans held for sale	37,828		—		37,828		—		37,828
Available for sale investment securities	2,497,537		—		2,393,211		104,326		2,497,537
Held to maturity investment securities	369,841		—		383,705		—		383,705
Net loans and leases	16,673,904		—		—		16,485,122		16,485,122
Accrued interest receivable	60,898		60,898		—		—		60,898
Other assets	431,565		234,176		145,365		52,024		431,565
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES
Demand and savings deposits	$	14,327,453	$	14,327,453	$	—	$	—	$	14,327,453
Brokered deposits	264,531		223,982		40,549		—		264,531
Time deposits	2,801,930		—		2,828,988		—		2,828,988
Short-term borrowings	883,241		883,241		—		—		883,241
Accrued interest payable	8,834		8,834		—		—		8,834
FHLB advances and long-term debt	881,769		—		878,385		—		878,385
Other liabilities	221,542		142,508		76,447		2,587		221,542

	2018
	Estimated Fair Value
	Carrying Amount		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in thousands)
FINANCIAL ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	445,687	$	445,687	$	—	$	—	$	445,687
FRB and FHLB stock	79,283		—		79,283		—		79,283
Loans held for sale	27,099		—		27,099		—		27,099
Available for sale investment securities	2,080,294		—		1,974,025		106,269		2,080,294
Held to maturity investment securities	606,679		611,419		—		—		611,419
Net loans and leases	16,005,263		—		—		15,446,895		15,446,895
Accrued interest receivable	58,879		58,879		—		—		58,879
Other assets	235,782		124,138		62,552		49,092		235,782
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES
Demand and savings deposits	$	13,478,016	$	13,478,016	$	—	$	—	$	13,478,016
Brokered deposits	176,239		176,239		—		—		176,239
Time deposits	2,721,904		—		2,712,296		—		2,712,296
Short-term borrowings	754,777		754,777		—		—		754,777
Accrued interest payable	10,529		10,529		—		—		10,529
FHLB advances and long-term debt	992,279		—		970,985		—		970,985
Other liabilities	218,061		161,003		48,185		8,873		218,061

Fair values of financial instruments are significantly affected by the assumptions used, principally the timing of future cash flows and discount rates. Because assumptions are inherently subjective in nature, the estimated fair values cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent market quotes and, in many cases, the estimated fair values could not necessarily be realized in an immediate sale or settlement of the instrument. The aggregate fair value amounts presented do not necessarily represent management’s estimate of the underlying value of the Corporation.

For short-term financial instruments, defined as those with remaining maturities of 90 days or less, and excluding those recorded at fair value on the Corporation’s consolidated balance sheets, book value was considered to be a reasonable estimate of fair value.

The following instruments are predominantly short-term:



Assets		Liabilities
Cash and cash equivalents		Demand and savings deposits
Accrued interest receivable		Short-term borrowings
		Accrued interest payable

FRB and FHLB stock represent restricted investments and are carried at cost on the consolidated balance sheets, which is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

As of December 31, 2019, fair values for loans and leases and time deposits were estimated by discounting future cash flows using the current rates, as adjusted for liquidity considerations, at which similar loans and leases would be made to borrowers and similar deposits would be issued to customers for the same remaining maturities. Fair values of loans and leases also include estimated credit losses that would be assumed in a market transaction, which represents estimated exit prices.

Brokered deposits consists of demand and saving deposits, which are classified as level 1, and time deposits, which are classified as Level 2. The fair value of these deposits are determined in a manner consistent with the respective type of deposits discussed above.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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