6. LOANS

The following table sets forth the major classifications of loans:



(In thousands)	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
Commercial real estate mortgage loans	$	1,519,807	$	1,373,556
Multi-family mortgage loans		673,909		585,827
Residential real estate mortgage loans		497,842		519,763
Commercial, industrial and agricultural loans		667,949		645,724
Real estate construction and land loans		116,463		123,393
Installment/consumer loans		24,998		20,509
Total loans		3,500,968		3,268,772
Net deferred loan costs and fees		7,364		7,039
Total loans held for investment		3,508,332		3,275,811
Allowance for loan losses		(32,173)		(31,418)
Loans, net	$	3,476,159	$	3,244,393

In June 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of Community National Bank (“CNB”) resulting in the addition of $729.4 million of acquired loans recorded at their fair value. There were approximately $235.7 million and $275.0 million of acquired CNB loans remaining as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

As of September 30, 2019, one commercial real estate (“CRE”) mortgage loan totaling $12.6 million was classified as held for sale. The loan was reclassified from loans held for investment to loans held for sale and written down from $16.3 million to the loan’s estimated fair value of $12.6 million, through a $3.7 million charge-off during the 2019 second quarter.

Lending Risk

The principal business of the Bank is lending in CRE mortgage loans, multi-family mortgage loans, residential real estate mortgage loans, construction loans, home equity loans, commercial, industrial and agricultural loans, land loans and consumer loans. The Bank considers its primary lending area to be Nassau and Suffolk Counties located on Long Island and the New York City boroughs. A substantial portion of the Bank's loans is secured by real estate in these areas. Accordingly, the ultimate collectability of the loan portfolio is susceptible to changes in market and economic conditions in this region.

Commercial Real Estate Mortgages

Loans in this classification include income producing investment properties and owner-occupied real estate used for business purposes. The underlying properties are located largely in the Bank's primary market area. The cash flows of the income producing investment properties are adversely impacted by a downturn in the economy as evidenced by increased vacancy rates, which in turn, will have an effect on credit quality. Generally, management seeks to obtain annual financial information for borrowers with loans in excess of $1.0 million in this category. In the case of owner-occupied real estate used for business purposes, a weakened economy and resultant decreased consumer and/or business spending will have an adverse effect on credit quality.

Multi-Family Mortgages

Loans in this classification include income producing residential investment properties of five or more families. Loans are made to established owners with a proven and demonstrable record of strong performance. Loans are secured by a first mortgage lien on the subject property with a loan to value ratio generally not exceeding 75%. Repayment is derived generally from the rental income generated from the property and may be supplemented by the owners' personal cash flow. Credit risk arises with an increase in vacancy rates, property mismanagement and the predominance of non-recourse loans that are customary in the industry.

Residential Real Estate Mortgages and Home Equity Loans

Loans in these classifications are generally secured by owner-occupied residential real estate and repayment is dependent on the credit quality of the individual borrower. The overall health of the economy, including unemployment rates and housing prices, can have an effect on the credit quality in this loan class. The Bank generally does not originate loans with a loan-to-value ratio greater than 80% and does not grant subprime loans.

Commercial, Industrial and Agricultural Loans

Loans in this classification are made to businesses and include term loans, lines of credit, senior secured loans to corporations, equipment financing and taxi medallion loans. Generally, these loans are secured by assets of the business and repayment is expected from the cash flows of the business. A weakened economy, and resultant decreased consumer and/or business spending, will have an effect on the credit quality in this loan class.

Real Estate Construction and Land Loans

Loans in this classification primarily include land loans to local individuals, contractors and developers for developing the land for sale or for the purpose of making improvements thereon. Repayment is derived primarily from sale of the lots/units including any pre-sold units. Credit risk is affected by market conditions, time to sell at an adequate price and cost overruns. To a lesser extent, this class includes commercial development projects that the Company finances, which in most cases require interest only during construction, and then convert to permanent financing. Construction delays, cost overruns, market conditions and the availability of permanent financing, to the extent such permanent financing is not being provided by the Bank, all affect the credit risk in this loan class.

Installment and Consumer Loans

Loans in this classification may be either secured or unsecured. Repayment is dependent on the credit quality of the individual borrower and, if applicable, sale of the collateral securing the loan, such as automobiles. Therefore, the overall health of the economy, including unemployment rates and housing prices, will have an effect on the credit quality in this loan class.

Credit Quality Indicators

The Company categorizes loans into risk categories of pass, special mention, substandard and doubtful based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt including repayment patterns, probable incurred losses, past loss experience, current economic conditions, and various types of concentrations of credit. Assigned risk rating grades are continuously updated as new information is obtained. Loans risk rated special mention, substandard and doubtful are reviewed on a quarterly basis. The Company uses the following definitions for risk rating grades:

Pass: Loans classified as pass include current loans performing in accordance with contractual terms, pools of homogenous residential real estate and installment/consumer loans that are not individually risk rated and loans which do not exhibit certain risk factors that require greater than usual monitoring by management.

Special mention: Loans classified as special mention, while generally not delinquent, have potential weaknesses that deserve management's close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or in the Bank's credit position at some future date.

Substandard: Loans classified as substandard have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. There is a distinct possibility that the Bank will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

Doubtful: Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in a substandard loan, may also be in delinquency status and have defined weaknesses based on currently existing facts, conditions and values making collection or liquidation in full highly questionable and improbable.

The following tables represent loans categorized by class and internally assigned risk grades as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:


	September 30, 2019
(In thousands)	Pass		Special Mention		Substandard		Doubtful		Total
Commercial real estate:
Owner occupied	$	507,851	$	20,395	$	1,237	$	—	$	529,483
Non-owner occupied		977,896		—		12,428		—		990,324
Multi-family		673,501		408		—		—		673,909
Residential real estate:
Residential mortgage		418,648		8,213		2,093		—		428,954
Home equity		67,435		674		779		—		68,888
Commercial and industrial:
Secured		149,772		1,227		9,809		—		160,808
Unsecured		483,037		11,852		12,252		—		507,141
Real estate construction and land loans		116,047		—		416		—		116,463
Installment/consumer loans		24,233		4		761		—		24,998
Total loans	$	3,418,420	$	42,773	$	39,775	$	—	$	3,500,968


	December 31, 2018
(In thousands)	Pass		Special Mention		Substandard		Doubtful		Total
Commercial real estate:
Owner occupied	$	480,503	$	12,045	$	17,850	$	—	$	510,398
Non-owner occupied		858,069		2,188		2,901		—		863,158
Multi-family		585,409		418		—		—		585,827
Residential real estate:
Residential mortgage		438,891		8,510		1,114		—		448,515
Home equity		68,480		1,594		1,174		—		71,248
Commercial and industrial:
Secured		147,474		5,536		15,530		—		168,540
Unsecured		458,526		12,886		5,772		—		477,184
Real estate construction and land loans		123,089		—		304		—		123,393
Installment/consumer loans		20,464		9		36		—		20,509
Total loans	$	3,180,905	$	43,186	$	44,681	$	—	$	3,268,772

Past Due and Non-accrual Loans

The following tables represent the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 by class of loans, as defined by FASB ASC 310‑10:


	September 30, 2019
					90+ Days		Non-accrual
	30-59		60-89		Past Due		Including 90		Total Past
	Days		Days		And		Days or More		Due and
(In thousands)	Past Due		Past Due		Accruing		Past Due		Non-accrual		Current		Total Loans
Commercial real estate:
Owner occupied	$	729	$	196	$	—	$	231	$	1,156	$	528,327	$	529,483
Non-owner occupied		—		—		—		512		512		989,812		990,324
Multi-family		—		—		—		—		—		673,909		673,909
Residential real estate:
Residential mortgages		3,246		—		—		2,100		5,346		423,608		428,954
Home equity		61		300		338		368		1,067		67,821		68,888
Commercial and industrial:
Secured		—		332		—		211		543		160,265		160,808
Unsecured		485		614		—		652		1,751		505,390		507,141
Real estate construction and land loans		—		—		—		125		125		116,338		116,463
Installment/consumer loans		23		—		—		12		35		24,963		24,998
Total loans	$	4,544	$	1,442	$	338	$	4,211	$	10,535	$	3,490,433	$	3,500,968


	December 31, 2018
					90+ Days		Non-accrual
	30-59		60-89		Past Due		Including 90		Total Past
	Days		Days		And		Days or More		Due and
(In thousands)	Past Due		Past Due		Accruing		Past Due		Non-accrual		Current		Total Loans
Commercial real estate:
Owner occupied	$	333	$	194	$	—	$	253	$	780	$	509,618	$	510,398
Non-owner occupied		—		—		—		885		885		862,273		863,158
Multi-family		—		—		—		—		—		585,827		585,827
Residential real estate:
Residential mortgages		892		230		—		199		1,321		447,194		448,515
Home equity		1,033		—		308		624		1,965		69,283		71,248
Commercial and industrial:
Secured		330		196		—		174		700		167,840		168,540
Unsecured		1,108		—		—		621		1,729		475,455		477,184
Real estate construction and land loans		—		—		—		—		—		123,393		123,393
Installment/consumer loans		84		—		—		52		136		20,373		20,509
Total loans	$	3,780	$	620	$	308	$	2,808	$	7,516	$	3,261,256	$	3,268,772

Impaired Loans

At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had individually impaired loans as defined by FASB ASC No. 310, “Receivables” of $32.7 million and $19.4 million, respectively. The increase in impaired loans was primarily attributable to new troubled debt restructurings ("TDRs”), partially offset by the payoff of certain TDRs and other impaired loans during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Bank modified certain loans as TDRs totaling $20.3 million. For a loan to be considered impaired, management determines after review whether it is probable that the Bank will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Management applies its normal loan review procedures in making these judgments. Impaired loans include individually classified non-accrual loans and TDRs. At September 30, 2019, impaired loans also included $2.5 million in other impaired performing loans which were related to borrowers with other performing TDRs, two of which are being restructured as TDRs in the 2019 fourth quarter. At December 31, 2018, impaired loans also included $2.7 million in other impaired performing loans related to three taxi medallion loans which paid off in January 2019. For impaired loans, the Bank evaluates the impairment of the loan in accordance with FASB ASC 310‑10‑35‑22. Impairment is determined based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan's effective interest rate. For loans that are collateral dependent, the fair value of the collateral is used to determine the fair value of the loan. The fair value of the collateral is determined based on recent appraised values. The fair value of the collateral or present value of expected cash flows is compared to the carrying value to determine if any write-down or specific loan loss allowance allocation is required. The increase in the allocated allowance on impaired loans from December 31, 2018, primarily relates to taxi medallion loans which were restructured as TDRs during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

The following tables set forth the recorded investment, unpaid principal balance and related allowance by class of loans at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 for individually impaired loans. The tables also set forth the average recorded investment of individually impaired loans and interest income recognized while the loans were impaired during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:


							Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2019						September 30, 2019				September 30, 2019
			Unpaid		Related		Average		Interest		Average		Interest
	Recorded		Principal		Allocated		Recorded		Income		Recorded		Income
(In thousands)	Investment		Balance		Allowance		Investment		Recognized		Investment		Recognized
With no related allowance recorded:
Commercial real estate:
Owner occupied	$	8,828	$	8,847	$	—	$	3,095	$	28	$	1,196	$	28
Non-owner occupied		2,332		2,332		—		2,344		25		2,096		75
Residential real estate:
Residential mortgages		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Home equity		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Commercial and industrial:
Secured		244		244		—		244		5		190		11
Unsecured		9,330		9,330		—		7,836		125		5,851		274
Total with no related allowance recorded		20,734		20,753		—		13,519		183		9,333		388

With an allowance recorded:
Commercial real estate:
Owner occupied		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Non-owner occupied		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Residential real estate:
Residential mortgages		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Home equity		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Commercial and industrial:
Secured		9,643		9,643		3,421		6,642		61		5,044		138
Unsecured		2,332		2,332		1,268		2,340		26		1,707		61
Total with an allowance recorded		11,975		11,975		4,689		8,982		87		6,751		199

Total:
Commercial real estate:
Owner occupied		8,828		8,847		—		3,095		28		1,196		28
Non-owner occupied		2,332		2,332		—		2,344		25		2,096		75
Residential real estate:
Residential mortgages		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Home equity		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Commercial and industrial:
Secured		9,887		9,887		3,421		6,886		66		5,234		149
Unsecured		11,662		11,662		1,268		10,176		151		7,558		335
Total	$	32,709	$	32,728	$	4,689	$	22,501	$	270	$	16,084	$	587


							Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	December 31, 2018						September 30, 2018				September 30, 2018
			Unpaid		Related		Average		Interest		Average		Interest
	Recorded		Principal		Allocated		Recorded		Income		Recorded		Income
(In thousands)	Investment		Balance		Allowance		Investment		Recognized		Investment		Recognized
With no related allowance recorded:
Commercial real estate:
Owner occupied	$	268	$	278	$	—	$	268	$	—	$	151	$	—
Non-owner occupied		2,816		2,816		—		1,763		10		1,366		18
Residential real estate:
Residential mortgages		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Home equity		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Commercial and industrial:
Secured		8,234		8,234		—		8,086		57		8,130		171
Unsecured		5,316		5,316		—		5,143		42		5,084		118
Total with no related allowance recorded		16,634		16,644		—		15,260		109		14,731		307

With an allowance recorded:
Commercial real estate:
Owner occupied		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Non-owner occupied		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Residential real estate:
Residential mortgages		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Home equity		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Commercial and industrial:
Secured		2,721		2,721		189		—		—		—		—
Unsecured		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total with an allowance recorded		2,721		2,721		189		—		—		—		—

Total:
Commercial real estate:
Owner occupied		268		278		—		268		—		151		—
Non-owner occupied		2,816		2,816		—		1,763		10		1,366		18
Residential real estate:
Residential mortgages		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Home equity		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Commercial and industrial:
Secured		10,955		10,955		189		8,086		57		8,130		171
Unsecured		5,316		5,316		—		5,143		42		5,084		118
Total	$	19,355	$	19,365	$	189	$	15,260	$	109	$	14,731	$	307

There was no other real estate owned at September 30, 2019. At December 31, 2018, other real estate owned totaled $0.2 million and consisted of one property which was sold during the quarter ended June 30, 2019.

Troubled Debt Restructurings

The terms of certain loans were modified and are considered TDRs. The modification of the terms of such loans generally includes one or a combination of the following: a reduction of the stated interest rate of the loan; an extension of the maturity date at a stated rate of interest lower than the current market rate for new debt with similar risk; or a permanent reduction of the recorded investment in the loan. The modification of these loans involved loans to borrowers who were experiencing financial difficulties.

In order to determine whether a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty, an evaluation is performed to determine if that borrower is currently in payment default under any of its obligations or whether there is a probability that the borrower will be in payment default on any of its debt in the foreseeable future without the modification.

During the three months ended September 30, 2019, the Bank modified seven commercial and industrial loans, including two taxi medallion loans, totaling $8.4 million, two commercial real estate mortgage loans totaling $7.4 million and one residential mortgage loan totaling $0.3 million as TDRs compared to one commercial real estate mortgage loan totaling $0.9 million and one residential mortgage loan totaling $0.6 million modified as TDRs during the three months ended September 30, 2018. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Bank modified twelve commercial and industrial loans, including five taxi medallion loans, totaling $12.6 million, two commercial real estate mortgage loans totaling $7.4 million and one residential mortgage loan totaling $0.3 million as TDRs compared to eight commercial and industrial loans totaling $6.9 million, one commercial real estate mortgage loan totaling $0.9 million and one residential mortgage loan totaling $0.6 million modified as TDRs during the nine months ended September 30, 2018. These modifications did not result in a change to the recorded investment of the loans.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, there were three charge-offs totaling $84 thousand relating to TDRs and there were three loans modified as a TDR for which there was a payment default within twelve months following the modification. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, there were no charge-offs relating to TDRs and there was one loan modified as a TDR for which there was a payment default within twelve months following the modification. A loan is considered to be in payment default once it is 30 days contractually past due under the modified terms.

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had $436 thousand and $133 thousand, respectively, of non-accrual TDRs and $31.0 million and $16.9 million, respectively, of performing TDRs. At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, non-accrual TDRs were unsecured. The Bank has no commitment to lend additional funds to these debtors.

The terms of certain other loans were modified during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 that did not meet the definition of a TDR. These loans have a total recorded investment at September 30, 2019 of $53.6 million. These loans were to borrowers who were not experiencing financial difficulties.

Purchased Credit Impaired Loans

Loans acquired in a business combination are recorded at their fair value at the acquisition date. Credit discounts are included in the determination of fair value; therefore, an allowance for loan losses is not recorded at the acquisition date.

At the February 14, 2014 acquisition date, the purchased credit impaired (“PCI”) loans acquired as part of the First National Bank of New York (“FNBNY”) acquisition had contractually required principal and interest payments receivable of $40.3 million, expected cash flows of $28.4 million, and a fair value (initial carrying amount) of $21.8 million. The difference between the contractually required principal and interest payments receivable and the expected cash flows of $11.9 million represented the non-accretable difference. The difference between the expected cash flows and fair value of $6.6 million represented the initial accretable yield. At September 30, 2019, the contractually required principal and interest payments receivable and carrying amount of the PCI loans was $0.4 million and $0.3 million, respectively, with a remaining non-accretable difference of $0.1 million. At December 31, 2018, the contractually required principal and interest payments receivable and carrying amount of the PCI loans was $1.1 million and $0.5 million, respectively, with a remaining non-accretable difference of $0.5 million.

At the June 19, 2015 acquisition date, the PCI loans acquired as part of the CNB acquisition had contractually required principal and interest payments receivable of $23.4 million, expected cash flows of $10.1 million, and a fair value (initial carrying amount) of $8.7 million. The difference between the contractually required principal and interest payments receivable and the expected cash flows of $13.3 million represented the non-accretable difference. The difference between the expected cash flows and fair value of $1.4 million represented the initial accretable yield. At September 30, 2019, the contractually required principal and interest payments receivable of the PCI loans was $0.6 million and the carrying amount was zero, with a remaining non-accretable difference of $0.5 million. At December 31, 2018, the contractually required principal and interest payments receivable and carrying amount of the PCI loans was $1.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively, with a remaining non-accretable difference of $0.8 million.

The following table summarizes the activity in the accretable yield for the PCI loans:


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
(In thousands)	2019		2018		2019		2018
Balance at beginning of period	$	96	$	1,112	$	460	$	2,151
Accretion		(93)		(354)		(487)		(1,656)
Reclassification from (to) nonaccretable difference during the period		76		(172)		106		91
Accretable discount at end of period	$	79	$	586	$	79	$	586