Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

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Accounting Standards Update and Change in Accounting Principle [Abstract]

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standards Adopted in 2020

Financial Instruments - Credit Losses - ASC 326

ASU 2016-13 was issued in June 2016 and requires the measurement of expected lifetime credit losses for financial assets measured at amortized cost, as well as unfunded commitments that are considered off-balance sheet credit exposures at the reporting date. The measurement is based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts and requires enhanced disclosures related to the significant estimates and judgments used in estimating credit losses, as well as the credit quality and underwriting standards of an organization’s portfolio. In addition, ASU 2016-13 amends the accounting for credit losses on available for sale debt securities and purchased

financial assets with credit deterioration. For available for sale debt securities with unrealized losses, ASC 326 requires credit losses to be recognized as an allowance rather than a reduction in the amortized cost of the securities. As a result, improvements to estimated credit losses are recognized immediately in earnings rather than as interest income over time. ASU 2016-13 provides for a modified retrospective transition, resulting in a cumulative-effect adjustment to equity as of the beginning of the period in which the guidance is effective. This ASU was effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2019. The Corporation adopted ASU 2016-13, including the subsequent ASUs issued to clarify ASC 326, on January 1, 2020.

The Corporation assembled a cross-functional project team that met regularly to address the additional data requirements, to determine the approach for implementation and to identify new internal controls over enhanced accounting processes for estimating the ACL. This included assessing the adequacy of existing loan and loss data, assessing models for default and loss estimates, conducting limited “trial” runs and analytical reviews through December 31, 2019, and completing independent model validation and documentation of ACL processes and controls in the first quarter of 2020.

Upon adoption of ASC 326 on January 1, 2020, the ACL for loans (a contra-asset) increased by $6.5 million and the ACL for unfunded commitments (a liability) increased by $1.5 million, as compared to December 31, 2019. The increases in the ACL on loans and unfunded commitments upon adoption resulted in a one-time cumulative-effect adjustment that decreased retained earnings by $6.1 million, net of deferred tax balances of $1.9 million.

The Corporation elected the five-year phase-in option, provided by regulatory guidance issued by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) in March 2020, which delays the estimated impact of ASC 326 on regulatory capital for the first two years and then phases it in over a three-year period beginning in 2022. See Note 13 for additional disclosure on regulatory capital.

Fair Value Measurement - ASC 820

Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-13, “Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement” (“ASU 2018-13”), was issued in August 2018 to modify the disclosure requirements related to fair value. ASU 2018-13 was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Certain provisions under ASU 2018-13 required prospective application, while other provisions required retrospective application to all periods presented in the consolidated financial statements upon adoption. The Corporation adopted the provisions of ASU 2018-13 effective January 1, 2020 and the adoption did not have a material impact on the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements.

Compensation - Retirement Benefits - ASC 715

Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-14, “Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans” (“ASU 2018-14”), was issued in August 2018 to modify the disclosure requirements associated with defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement plans. ASU 2018-14 is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The provisions under ASU 2018-14 are required to be applied retrospectively. The Corporation adopted the provisions of ASU 2018-13 effective December 31, 2020 and the adoption did not have a material impact on the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements.

Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software - ASC 350

Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-15, “Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract” (“ASU 2018-15”), was issued in August 2018 to align the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with those requirements that currently exist in GAAP for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. Implementation costs would either be capitalized or expensed as incurred depending on the project stage. All costs in the preliminary and post-implementation project stages are expensed as incurred, while certain costs within the application development stage are capitalized. ASU 2018-15 was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Effective January 1, 2020, the Corporation adopted the provisions of ASU 2018-15 prospectively, as permitted, and the adoption did not have a material impact on the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements.

Reference Rate Reform - ASC 848

Accounting Standards Update No. 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform - Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting” (“ASU 2020-04”), was issued in March 2020 to ease the potential burden in accounting for recognizing the effects of reference rate reform on financial reporting. Such challenges include the accounting and operational implications for contract modifications and hedge accounting. The provisions in ASU 2020-04 provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to certain contracts, including loan and debt agreements, hedging relationships and other transactions affected by reference rate reform. These provisions apply to contract modifications that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. Qualifying modifications of loan agreements should be accounted for by prospectively adjusting the effective interest rate and the modification would be considered "minor" so that any existing unamortized deferred loan origination fees and costs would carry forward and continue to be amortized. ASU 2020-04 also provides numerous optional expedients for hedge accounting. ASU 2020-04 is effective as of March 12, 2020, and applies to contract modifications and amendments made as of the beginning of the reporting period that includes or is subsequent to March 12, 2020, and applies through December 31, 2022.

In addition, ASU 2021-01, “Reference Rate Reform - Scope (“ASU 2021-01”), was issued in January 2021 to clarify certain optional expedients in ASC 848 related to contract modifications associated with derivatives hedge accounting. The clarifications specify that the expedients apply to derivative instruments that use an interest rate for margining, discounting or contract price alignment that is modified as a result of reference rate reform. ASU 2021-01 is effective immediately for all entities and the provisions can be applied to contract modification retrospectively as of March 12, 2020 or on a prospective basis to new modifications through December 31, 2022, the end of the effective period of this ASU.

The optional expedients in both ASU 2020-04 and ASU 2021-01 cannot be applied to contract modifications within the scope of ASC 848 that are made after December 31, 2022.

Effective October 1, 2020, the Corporation adopted the provisions of these ASUs on a prospective basis for all eligible contract modifications. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements.

Accounting Standards Pending Adoption

Income Taxes - ASC 745

Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-12, “Income Taxes - Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes” (“ASU 2019-12”), was issued in December 2019 to simplify the accounting for income taxes. ASU 2019-12 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. Certain provisions under ASU 2019-12 require prospective application, some require modified retrospective application through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the year of adoption, while other provisions require retrospective application to all periods presented in the consolidated financial statements upon adoption. The adoption of ASU 2019-12 is not expected to have a material impact on the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements.

Receivables - ASC 310

Accounting Standards Update No. 2020-08, “Codification Improvements to Subtopic 310-20, Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs” (“ASU 2020-08”), was issued in October 2020 to provide further clarification and update the previously issued guidance in ASU 2017-08, “Receivables - Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20: Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities” (“ASU 2017-08”). ASU 2017-08 shortened the amortization period for certain callable debt securities purchased at a premium by requiring that the premium be amortized to the earliest call date. The Corporation early adopted the provisions of ASU 2017-08, effective January 1, 2017. ASU 2020-08 requires that at each reporting period, to the extent that the amortized cost of an individual callable debt security exceeds the amount repayable by the issuer at the next call date, the excess premium shall be amortized to the next call date. ASU 2020-08 is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2020 and early adoption is not permitted. The provisions under ASU 2020-08 are required to be applied prospectively. The adoption of ASU 2020-08 is not expected to have a material impact on the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements.