Note 17 - Regulatory Capital Requirements and Restrictions on Dividends

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Regulatory Capital Requirements and Restrictions on Dividends

Note 17. Regulatory Capital Requirements and Restrictions on Dividends

The Company (on a consolidated basis) and the subsidiary banks are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company and subsidiary banks’ financial statements.

Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company and the subsidiary banks must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of their assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors. Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and the subsidiary banks to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the following table) of total common equity Tier 1 and Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets and of Tier 1 capital to average assets, each as defined by regulation. Management believes, as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, that the Company and the subsidiary banks met all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject.

Under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, to be categorized as “well capitalized,” an institution must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based, Tier 1 leverage and common equity Tier 1 ratios as set forth in the following tables. The Company and the subsidiary banks’ actual capital amounts and ratios as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 are also presented in the following table (dollars in thousands). As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the subsidiary banks met the requirements to be “well capitalized”.

										For Capital					To Be Well
										Adequacy Purposes					Capitalized Under
					For Capital					With Capital					Prompt Corrective
	Actual				Adequacy Purposes					Conservation Buffer					Action Provisions
	Amount		Ratio		Amount			Ratio		Amount			Ratio		Amount			Ratio
	( dollars in thousands)
As of December 31, 2021:
Company:
Total risk-based capital	$	814,629	14.77	%	$	441,100	>	8.00	%	$	578,944	>	10.50	%	$	551,375	>	10.00	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		631,649	11.46			330,825	>	6.00			468,669	>	8.50			441,100	>	8.00
Tier 1 leverage		631,649	10.46			241,579	>	4.00			241,579	>	4.00			301,974	>	5.00
Common equity Tier 1		593,494	10.76			248,119	>	4.50			385,962	>	7.00			358,394	>	6.50
Quad City Bank & Trust:
Total risk-based capital	$	247,658	13.29	%	$	149,126	>	8.00	%	$	195,727	>	10.50	%	$	186,407	>	10.00	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		224,253	12.03			111,844	>	6.00			158,446	>	8.50			149,126	>	8.00
Tier 1 leverage		224,253	10.45			85,873	>	4.00			85,873	>	4.00			107,341	>	5.00
Common equity Tier 1		224,253	12.03			83,883	>	4.50			130,485	>	7.00			121,164	>	6.50
Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust:
Total risk-based capital	$	277,673	14.85	%	$	149,595	>	8.00	%	$	196,343	>	10.50	%	$	186,993	>	10.00	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		254,279	13.60			112,196	>	6.00			158,944	>	8.50			149,595	>	8.00
Tier 1 leverage		254,279	12.59			80,777	>	4.00			80,777	>	4.00			100,971	>	5.00
Common equity Tier 1		254,279	13.60			84,147	>	4.50			130,895	>	7.00			121,546	>	6.50
Community State Bank:
Total risk-based capital	$	123,365	11.95	%	$	82,601	>	8.00	%	$	108,413	>	10.50	%	$	103,251	>	10.00	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		110,410	10.69			61,951	>	6.00			87,763	>	8.50			82,601	>	8.00
Tier 1 leverage		110,410	9.67			45,676	>	4.00			45,676	>	4.00			57,095	>	5.00
Common equity Tier 1		110,410	10.69			46,463	>	4.50			72,276	>	7.00			67,113	>	6.50
Springfield First Community Bank:
Total risk-based capital	$	101,067	13.39	%	$	60,369	>	8.00	%	$	79,235	>	10.50	%	$	75,462	>	10.00	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		91,625	12.14			45,277	>	6.00			64,142	>	8.50			60,369	>	8.00
Tier 1 leverage		91,625	11.08			33,088	>	4.00			33,088	>	4.00			41,360	>	5.00
Common equity Tier 1		91,625	12.14			33,958	>	4.50			52,823	>	7.00			49,050	>	6.50

Note 17. Regulatory Capital Requirements and Restrictions on Dividends (continued)

										For Capital					To Be Well
										Adequacy Purposes					Capitalized Under
					For Capital					With Capital					Prompt Corrective
	Actual				Adequacy Purposes					Conservation Buffer					Action Provisions
	Amount		Ratio		Amount			Ratio		Amount			Ratio		Amount			Ratio
	( dollars in thousands)
As of December 31, 2020:
Company:
Total risk-based capital	$	721,004	14.95	%	$	385,832	>	8.00	%	$	506,404	>	10.50	%	$	482,290	>	10.00	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		546,729	11.34			289,374	>	6.00			409,946	>	8.50			385,832	>	8.00
Tier 1 leverage		546,729	9.49			230,345	>	4.00			230,345	>	4.00			287,931	>	5.00
Common equity Tier 1		508,736	10.55			217,030	>	4.50			337,603	>	7.00			313,488	>	6.50
Quad City Bank & Trust:
Total risk-based capital	$	213,608	12.24	%	$	139,581	>	8.00	%	$	183,200	>	10.50	%	$	174,477	>	10.00	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		191,693	10.99			104,686	>	6.00			148,305	>	8.50			139,581	>	8.00
Tier 1 leverage		191,693	8.48			90,430	>	4.00			90,430	>	4.00			113,038	>	5.00
Common equity Tier 1		191,693	10.99			78,514	>	4.50			122,134	>	7.00			113,410	>	6.50
Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust:
Total risk-based capital	$	217,227	13.14	%	$	132,269	>	8.00	%	$	173,603	>	10.50	%	$	165,336	>	10.00	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		196,438	11.88			99,202	>	6.00			140,536	>	8.50			132,269	>	8.00
Tier 1 leverage		196,438	10.01			78,535	>	4.00			78,535	>	4.00			98,169	>	5.00
Common equity Tier 1		196,438	11.88			74,401	>	4.50			115,735	>	7.00			107,469	>	6.50
Community State Bank:
Total risk-based capital	$	108,040	12.69	%	$	68,117	>	8.00	%	$	89,404	>	10.50	%	$	85,146	>	10.00	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		97,350	11.43			51,088	>	6.00			72,374	>	8.50			68,117	>	8.00
Tier 1 leverage		97,350	10.27			37,930	>	4.00			37,930	>	4.00			47,412	>	5.00
Common equity Tier 1		97,350	11.43			38,316	>	4.50			59,602	>	7.00			55,345	>	6.50
Springfield First Community Bank:
Total risk-based capital	$	90,334	14.35	%	$	50,357	>	8.00	%	$	66,094	>	10.50	%	$	62,947	>	10.00	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		77,668	12.34			37,768	>	6.00			53,505	>	8.50			50,357	>	8.00
Tier 1 leverage		77,668	10.87			28,575	>	4.00			28,575	>	4.00			35,719	>	5.00
Common equity Tier 1		77,668	12.34			28,326	>	4.50			44,063	>	7.00			40,915	>	6.50

The Company’s ability to pay dividends to its stockholders may be affected by both general corporate law considerations and policies of the Federal Reserve applicable to bank holding companies.

The payment of dividends by any financial institution or its holding company is affected by the requirement to maintain adequate capital pursuant to applicable capital adequacy guidelines and regulations, and a financial institution generally is prohibited from paying any dividends if, following payment thereof, the institution would be undercapitalized. Notwithstanding the availability of funds for dividends, however, the Federal Reserve may prohibit the payment of any dividends by the subsidiary banks if the Federal Reserve determines such payment would constitute an unsafe or unsound practice.

The Company also has certain contractual restrictions on its ability to pay dividends. The Company has issued junior subordinated debentures in four private placements and assumed three issues of junior subordinated debentures in connection with the acquisitions. Under the terms of the debentures, the Company may be prohibited, under certain circumstances, from paying dividends on shares of its common stock. These circumstances did not exist at December 31, 2021 or 2020.

In September 2020 and in February 2019, the Company completed subordinated notes offerings.  See Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

On February 18, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a share repurchase program under which the Company is authorized to repurchase, from time to time as the Company deems appropriate, up to 800,000 shares of its outstanding common stock, or approximately 5% of the outstanding shares as of December 31, 2019.  There were 293,153 and 100,932 shares of common stock purchased by the Company during the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.  There are 405,915 shares of common stock remaining for repurchase as of December  31, 2021.