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Investment Securities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
INVESTMENT SECURITIES
6. INVESTMENT SECURITIES
The following tables detail the amortized cost, allowance for credit losses and the estimated fair value of the Company's investments in available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities. None of the Company's investments in debt securities are classified as trading.
December 31, 2020
(Dollars in thousands)
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gain
Gross
Unrealized
Loss
Allowance for
Credit Losses
Fair
Value
Available-for-Sale Debt Securities
CMO$461,819 $9,949 $443 $ $471,325 
FNMA MBS1,544,105 55,747 882  1,598,970 
FHLMC MBS190,856 12,142 105  202,893 
GNMA MBS22,716 1,046   23,762 
GSE agency notes230,769 1,987 649  232,107 
$2,450,265 $80,871 $2,079 $ $2,529,057 
Held-to-Maturity Debt Securities(1)
State and political subdivisions$111,246 $4,678 $ $6 $115,918 
Foreign bonds501 2   503 
$111,747 $4,680 $ $6 $116,421 
(1)Held-to-maturity securities transferred from available-for-sale are included in held-to-maturity at amortized cost basis at the time of transfer. The amortized cost of transferred held-to-maturity securities included net unrealized gains of $0.4 million at December 31, 2020, which are offset in Accumulated other comprehensive income. At the time of transfer, there was no allowance for credit loss on the available-for-sale securities. Subsequent to transfer, the securities were evaluated for credit loss.

December 31, 2019
(Dollars in thousands)
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gain
Gross
Unrealized
Loss
Fair
Value
Available-for-Sale Debt Securities
CMO$336,194 $4,578 $542 $340,230 
FNMA MBS1,219,522 25,717 2,786 1,242,453 
FHLMC MBS320,896 8,641 591 328,946 
GNMA MBS32,871 477 63 33,285 
$1,909,483 $39,413 $3,982 $1,944,914 
Held-to-Maturity Debt Securities(1)
State and political subdivisions$131,600 $3,023 $— $134,623 
Foreign bonds2,001 — 2,002 
$133,601 $3,024 $— $136,625 
(1)Held-to–maturity securities transferred from available-for-sale are included in held-to-maturity at fair value at the time of transfer. The amortized cost of transferred held-to-maturity securities included net unrealized gains of $0.6 million at December 31, 2019, which are offset in Accumulated other comprehensive income.
The scheduled maturities of the Company's available-for-sale and held-to-maturity investments at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are presented in the table below:
  
Available-for-Sale
(Dollars in thousands)Amortized CostFair Value
December 31, 2020 (1)
Within one year$ $ 
After one year but within five years37,852 39,985 
After five years but within ten years239,845 251,874 
After ten years2,172,568 2,237,198 
$2,450,265 $2,529,057 
December 31, 2019 (1)
Within one year$— $— 
After one year but within five years22,136 22,207 
After five years but within ten years194,197 194,376 
After ten years1,693,150 1,728,331 
$1,909,483 $1,944,914 
  
Held-to-Maturity
(Dollars in thousands)Amortized CostFair Value
December 31, 2020 (1)
Within one year$1,144 $1,154 
After one year but within five years972 990 
After five years but within ten years35,967 37,317 
After ten years73,664 76,960 
$111,747 $116,421 
December 31, 2019 (1)
Within one year$2,649 $2,653 
After one year but within five years4,239 4,270 
After five years but within ten years35,288 35,967 
After ten years91,425 93,735 
$133,601 $136,625 
(1)Actual maturities could differ from contractual maturities.

MBS may have expected maturities that differ from their contractual maturities. These differences arise because issuers may have the right to call securities and borrowers may have the right to prepay obligations with or without prepayment penalty. The estimated weighted average duration of MBS was 2.7 years at December 31, 2020.
The held-to-maturity debt securities are not collateral-dependent securities as these are general obligation bonds issued by cities, states, counties, or other local and foreign governments.
Investment securities with fair market values aggregating $1.3 billion and $1.1 billion were pledged as collateral for retail customer repurchase agreements, municipal deposits, and other obligations as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company sold $305.8 million of debt securities categorized as available-for-sale, resulting in $9.1 million of realized gains and no realized losses. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company sold $618.2 million of debt securities categorized as available-for-sale, of which $578.8 million was related to the acquisition of Beneficial. The remaining $39.8 million resulted in realized gains of $0.3 million and no realized losses. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company sold $7.0 million of investment securities categorized as available-for-sale, resulting in realized gains of less than $0.1 million and no realized losses.
As of December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, the Company's debt securities portfolio had remaining unamortized premiums of $60.4 million and $15.1 million, respectively, and unaccreted discounts of $2.6 million and $4.1 million, respectively.
For debt securities in an unrealized loss position and an allowance has not been recorded, the table below shows the gross unrealized losses and fair value by investment category and length of time that individual debt securities were in a continuous unrealized loss position at December 31, 2020.
 Duration of Unrealized Loss Position  
Less than 12 months12 months or longerTotal
(Dollars in thousands)
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Loss
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Loss
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Loss
Available-for-sale debt securities:
CMO$183,983 $443 $ $ $183,983 $443 
FNMA MBS289,338 879 4,355 3 293,693 882 
FHLMC MBS5,191 105   5,191 105 
GSE agency notes101,016 649   101,016 649 
$579,528 $2,076 $4,355 $3 $583,883 $2,079 
For debt securities in an unrealized loss position, the table below shows the Company's gross unrealized losses and fair value by investment category and length of time that individual debt securities were in a continuous unrealized loss position at December 31, 2019.
Duration of Unrealized Loss Position
 Less than 12 months12 months or longerTotal
FairUnrealizedFairUnrealizedFairUnrealized
(Dollars in thousands)ValueLossValueLossValueLoss
Available-for-sale debt securities:
CMO$47,376 $481 $7,999 $61 $55,375 $542 
FNMA MBS310,312 2,681 6,522 105 316,834 2,786 
FHLMC MBS35,354 541 2,836 50 38,190 591 
GNMA MBS1,847 5,742 59 7,589 63 
$394,889 $3,707 $23,099 $275 $417,988 $3,982 
Held-to-maturity debt securities:
State and political subdivisions(1)
$523 $— $— $— $523 $— 
(1)State and political subdivisions with an unrealized loss position of less than twelve months had an unrealized loss of less than $1 thousand at December 31, 2019.
At December 31, 2020, available-for-sale debt securities for which the amortized cost basis exceeded fair value totaled $583.9 million. Total unrealized losses on these securities were $2.1 million at December 31, 2020. The Company does not have the intent to sell, nor is it more likely than not it will be required to sell these securities before it is able to recover the amortized cost basis. The unrealized losses are the result of changes in market interest rates subsequent to purchase, not credit loss, as these are highly rated agency securities with no expected credit loss, in the event of a default. As a result, there is no allowance for credit losses recorded for available-for-sale debt securities as of December 31, 2020.
At December 31, 2020, held-to-maturity debt securities had an amortized cost basis of $111.7 million. The held-to-maturity debt security portfolio primarily consists of highly rated municipal bonds. The Company monitors credit quality of its debt securities through credit ratings.
The following table summarizes the amortized cost of debt securities held-to-maturity as of December 31, 2020, aggregated by credit quality indicator:
(Dollars in thousands)State and political subdivisionsForeign bonds
A+ rated or higher$110,959 $501 
Not rated287 — 
Ending balance$111,246 $501 
As a result of the adoption of ASC 326 on January 1, 2020, the Company reviewed its held-to-maturity debt securities for potential credit losses. The following table presents the activity in the allowance for credit losses for debt securities held-to-maturity by major security type for the year ended December 31, 2020:
(Dollars in thousands)State and political subdivisionsForeign bonds
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance$— $— 
Impact of adoption ASC 326— 
Provision for credit losses(2)— 
Charge-offs, net— — 
Ending balance$$— 
Accrued interest receivable of $1.1 million as of December 31, 2020 for held-to-maturity debt securities was excluded from the evaluation of allowance for credit losses. There were no nonaccrual or past due held-to-maturity debt securities as of December 31, 2020.

Equity Investments
The following tables detail the amortized cost, and the estimated fair value of the Company's equity investments, which are included in Other investments in the audited Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
December 31, 2020
(Dollars in thousands)Amortized CostGross Unrealized GainGross Unrealized LossFair Value
Equity Investments
Visa Class B shares(1)
$618 $185 $ $803 
Other equity investments(2)
10,384  1,646 8,738 
$11,002 $185 $1,646 $9,541 

December 31, 2019
(Dollars in thousands)Amortized CostGross Unrealized GainGross Unrealized LossFair Value
Equity Investments
Visa Class B shares(1)
$15,716 $45,565 $— $61,281 
Other equity investments(2)
8,140 625 — 8,765 
$23,856 $46,190 $— $70,046 
(1)The Company recorded a net realized gain on sale of Visa Class B shares of $22.1 million and $3.8 million during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2018, respectively. There were no such sales in 2019. These gains are recorded in Realized gain on sale of equity investment in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company recorded unrealized gains on its remaining investment in Visa Class B shares of $3.0 million, $25.6 million, and $20.7 million during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively, which is recorded in Unrealized gain on equity investment, net in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
(2)As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the fair value balance of the investment in Spring EQ was $4.2 million and $3.4 million, respectively. The Company recorded an impairment loss of $2.3 million in the investment in Spring EQ during the first quarter of 2020, which is recorded in Unrealized gain on equity investment, net in the Consolidated Statements of Income. There were no impairment losses recorded on the Company's equity investments during the year ended December 31, 2019. During the second quarter of 2020, the Company amended its agreement with Spring EQ in an exchange for additional equity interest. The additional equity interest in Spring EQ was valued at $2.4 million.