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Securities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Securities
Securities
The following tables present the amortized cost, gross unrealized holding gains, gross unrealized holding losses and fair value of securities by major security type and class of security:
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2017
Amortized Cost
 
Unrealized Gains
 
Unrealized Losses
 
Fair Value
Securities Available for Sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises

$161,479

 

$—

 

($3,875
)
 

$157,604

Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
594,944

 
3,671

 
(7,733
)
 
590,882

Obligations of states and political subdivisions
2,355

 
4

 

 
2,359

Individual name issuer trust preferred debt securities
18,106

 

 
(1,122
)
 
16,984

Corporate bonds
13,917

 
13

 
(805
)
 
13,125

Total securities available for sale

$790,801

 

$3,688

 

($13,535
)
 

$780,954

Held to Maturity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises

$12,541

 

$180

 

$—

 

$12,721

Total securities held to maturity
12,541

 
180

 

 
12,721

Total securities

$803,342

 

$3,868

 

($13,535
)
 

$793,675


(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2016
Amortized Cost
 
Unrealized Gains
 
Unrealized Losses
 
Fair Value
Securities Available for Sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises

$111,483

 

$7

 

($3,050
)
 

$108,440

Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
592,833

 
4,923

 
(9,671
)
 
588,085

Obligations of states and political subdivisions
14,423

 
62

 

 
14,485

Individual name issuer trust preferred debt securities
29,851

 

 
(3,115
)
 
26,736

Corporate bonds
2,155

 
16

 
(5
)
 
2,166

Total securities available for sale

$750,745

 

$5,008

 

($15,841
)
 

$739,912

Held to Maturity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises

$15,633

 

$287

 

$—

 

$15,920

Total securities held to maturity
15,633

 
287

 

 
15,920

Total securities

$766,378

 

$5,295

 

($15,841
)
 

$755,832



At December 31, 2017 and 2016, securities with a fair value of $357.8 million and $736.2 million, respectively, were pledged as collateral for Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (“FHLBB”) borrowings, potential borrowings with the FRB, certain public deposits and for other purposes.  See Note 11 for additional discussion of FHLB borrowings.

The schedule of maturities of debt securities available for sale and held to maturity is presented below. Mortgage-backed securities are included based on weighted average maturities, adjusted for anticipated prepayments.  All other debt securities are included based on contractual maturities.  Actual maturities may differ from amounts presented because certain issuers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
(Dollars in thousands)
Available for Sale
 
Held to Maturity
December 31, 2017
Amortized Cost
 
Fair Value
 
Amortized Cost
 
Fair Value
Due in one year or less

$62,120

 

$61,700

 

$1,719

 

$1,743

Due after one year to five years
247,054

 
244,392

 
5,374

 
5,451

Due after five years to ten years
285,543

 
280,870

 
4,019

 
4,077

Due after ten years
196,084

 
193,992

 
1,429

 
1,450

Total securities

$790,801

 

$780,954

 

$12,541

 

$12,721



Included in the above table were debt securities with an amortized cost balance of $195.4 million and a fair value of $189.7 million at December 31, 2017 that are callable at the discretion of the issuers.  Final maturities of the callable securities range from 5 months to 19 years, with call features ranging from 1 month to 4 years.

Other-Than-Temporary Impairment Assessment
Washington Trust assesses whether the decline in fair value of investment securities is other-than-temporary on a regular basis. Unrealized losses on debt securities may occur from current market conditions, increases in interest rates since the time of purchase, a structural change in an investment, volatility of earnings of a specific issuer, or deterioration in credit quality of the issuer.  Management evaluates impairments in value both qualitatively and quantitatively to assess whether they are other-than-temporary.

The following tables summarize temporarily impaired securities, segregated by length of time the securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position:
(Dollars in thousands)
Less than 12 Months
 
12 Months or Longer
 
Total
December 31, 2017
#

Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
 
#

Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
 
#

Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
8


$69,681


($798
)
 
8


$87,923


($3,077
)
 
16


$157,604


($3,875
)
Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
20

128,965

(613
)
 
22

279,693

(7,120
)
 
42

408,658

(7,733
)
Individual name issuer trust preferred debt securities



 
7

16,984

(1,122
)
 
7

16,984

(1,122
)
Corporate bonds
3

921

(5
)
 
3

10,980

(800
)
 
6

11,901

(805
)
Total temporarily impaired securities
31


$199,567


($1,416
)
 
40


$395,580


($12,119
)
 
71


$595,147


($13,535
)

(Dollars in thousands)
Less than 12 Months
 
12 Months or Longer
 
Total
December 31, 2016
#

Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
 
#

Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
 
#

Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
10


$98,433


($3,050
)
 


$—


$—

 
10


$98,433


($3,050
)
Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
35

407,073

(9,671
)
 



 
35

407,073

(9,671
)
Individual name issuer trust preferred debt securities



 
10

26,736

(3,115
)
 
10

26,736

(3,115
)
Corporate bonds
2

400

(5
)
 



 
2

400

(5
)
Total temporarily impaired securities
47


$505,906


($12,726
)
 
10


$26,736


($3,115
)
 
57


$532,642


($15,841
)


Further deterioration in credit quality of the underlying issuers of the securities, further deterioration in the condition of the financial services industry, worsening of the current economic environment, or additional declines in real estate values, among other things, may further affect the fair value of these securities and increase the potential that certain unrealized losses be designated as other-than-temporary in future periods, and the Corporation may incur write-downs.

U.S. Government Agency and U.S. Government-Sponsored Enterprise Securities, including Mortgage-Backed Securities
The gross unrealized losses on U.S. government agency and U.S government-sponsored debt securities, including mortgage-backed securities, were primarily attributable to relative changes in interest rates since the time of purchase. The contractual cash flows for these securities are guaranteed by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises. Based on the assessment of these factors, management believes that the unrealized losses on these debt security holdings are a function of changes in investment spreads and interest rate movements and not changes in credit quality. Management expects to recover the entire amortized cost basis of these securities. Furthermore, Washington Trust does not intend to sell these securities and it is not more-likely-than-not that Washington Trust will be required to sell these securities before recovery of their cost basis, which may be maturity. Therefore, management does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2017.

Trust Preferred Debt Securities of Individual Name Issuers
Included in debt securities in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2017 were seven trust preferred security holdings issued by five individual companies in the banking sector. Management believes the unrealized loss position in these holdings was attributable to the general widening of spreads for this category of debt securities issued by financial services companies since the time these securities were purchased. Based on the information available through the filing date of this report, all individual name trust preferred debt securities held in our portfolio continue to accrue and make payments as expected with no payment deferrals or defaults on the part of the issuers.  As of December 31, 2017, individual name issuers trust preferred debt securities with an amortized cost of $6.1 million and unrealized losses of $509 thousand were rated below investment grade by Standard & Poors, Inc. (“S&P”).  Management reviewed the collectability of these securities taking into consideration such factors as the financial condition of the issuers, reported regulatory capital ratios of the issuers, credit ratings, including ratings in effect as of the reporting period date as well as credit rating changes between the reporting period date and the filing date of this report, and other information.  We noted no downgrades to below investment grade between December 31, 2017 and the filing date of this report.  Based on these analyses, management concluded that it expects to recover the entire amortized cost basis of these securities.  Furthermore, Washington Trust does not intend to sell these securities and it is not more-likely-than-not that Washington Trust will be required to sell these securities before recovery of their cost basis, which may be maturity.  Therefore, management does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2017.

Corporate Bonds
At December 31, 2017, Washington Trust had six corporate bond holdings with unrealized losses totaling $805 thousand. These investment grade corporate bonds were issued by large corporations. Management believes the unrealized losses on these bonds are a function of the changes in the investment spreads and interest rate movements and not changes in the credit quality of the issuers of the debt securities. Management expects to recover the entire amortized cost basis of these securities. Furthermore, Washington Trust does not intend to sell these securities and it is not more-likely-than-not that Washington Trust will be required to sell these securities before recovery of their cost basis, which may be maturity.  Therefore, management does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2017.