DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Heartland uses derivative financial instruments as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. As part of the strategy, Heartland considers the use of interest rate swaps, caps, floors and collars and certain interest rate lock commitments and forward sales of securities related to mortgage banking activities. Heartland's current strategy includes the use of interest rate swaps, interest rate lock commitments and forward sales of mortgage securities. In addition, Heartland is facilitating back-to-back loan swaps to assist customers in managing interest rate risk. Heartland's objectives are to add stability to its net interest margin and to manage its exposure to movement in interest rates. The contract or notional amount of a derivative is used to determine, along with the other terms of the derivative, the amounts to be exchanged between the counterparties. Heartland is exposed to credit risk in the event of nonperformance by counterparties to financial instruments. Heartland minimizes this risk by entering into derivative contracts with large, stable financial institutions. Heartland has not experienced any losses from nonperformance by these counterparties. Heartland monitors counterparty risk in accordance with the provisions of ASC 815.

In addition, interest rate-related derivative instruments generally contain language outlining collateral pledging requirements for each counterparty. Collateral must be posted when the market value exceeds certain threshold limits which are determined by credit ratings of each counterparty. Heartland was required to pledge $2.2 million of cash as collateral at December 31, 2016, and$5.3 million at December 31, 2015. Heartland's counterparties were required to pledge $0 at December 31, 2016, and $79,000 at December 31, 2015, respectively.

Heartland's derivative and hedging instruments are recorded at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets. See Note 20, "Fair Value," for additional fair value information and disclosures.

Cash Flow Hedges

Heartland has variable rate funding which creates exposure to variability in interest payments due to changes in interest rates. To manage the interest rate risk related to the variability of interest payments, Heartland has entered into various interest rate swap agreements. Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive income related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are received or made on Heartland's variable-rate liabilities. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2016, the change in net unrealized losses on cash flow hedges reflects changes in the fair value of the swaps and reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to interest expense totaling $1.9 million. For the next twelve months, Heartland estimates that cash payments and reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to interest expense will total $1.8 million.

Heartland executed an interest rate swap transaction on April 5, 2011, with an effective date of April 20, 2011, and an expiration date of April 20, 2016, to effectively convert $15.0 million of its newly issued variable rate amortizing debt to fixed rate debt. For accounting purposes, this swap transaction is designated as a cash flow hedge of the changes in cash flows attributable to changes in one-month LIBOR, the benchmark interest rate being hedged. This interest rate swap transaction expired on April 20, 2016.

Heartland entered into five forward-starting interest rate swap transactions to effectively convert Heartland Financial Statutory Trust IV, V and VII, which total $65.0 million, as well as Morrill Statutory Trust I and II, which total $20.0 million, from variable interest rate subordinated debentures to fixed interest rate debt. For accounting purposes, these five swap transactions are designated as cash flow hedges of the changes in LIBOR, the benchmark interest rate being hedged, associated with the interest payments made on $85.0 million of Heartland's subordinated debentures that reset quarterly on a specified reset date. At inception, Heartland asserted that the underlying principal balance would remain outstanding throughout the hedge transaction making it probable that sufficient LIBOR-based interest payments would exist through the maturity date of the swaps.

During the first quarter of 2015, Heartland entered into two additional forward starting interest rate swaps. The first forward starting interest rate swap transaction relates to Heartland's $20.0 million Statutory Trust VI, which will convert from a fixed interest rate subordinated debenture to a variable interest rate subordinated debenture. The effective date of the interest rate swap transaction is June 15, 2017, and Heartland Statutory Trust VI will effectively remain at a fixed interest rate. The forward-starting swap transaction expires on June 15, 2024. The second forward starting interest rate swap is effective on March 1, 2017, and will replace the current interest rate swap related to Heartland Statutory Trust VII upon its expiration on March 1, 2017.

Heartland entered into an interest rate swap transaction on May 10, 2016, to effectively convert $40.0 million of amortizing term debt from variable rate debt to fixed rate debt. For accounting purposes, this swap is designated as a cash flow hedge of the changes in LIBOR, the benchmark interest rate being hedged, associated with the interest payments on the amortizing term debt that resets monthly on a specified reset date. The swap expires on May 10, 2021.

The table below identifies the balance sheet category and fair values of Heartland's derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges at December 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015, in thousands:



	Notional Amount		Fair Value			Balance Sheet Category	Receive Rate		Weighted Average Pay Rate		Maturity
December 31, 2016
Interest rate swap	$	—	$	—		Other Liabilities	—	%	—	%	04/20/2016
Interest rate swap	25,000		(447		)	Other Liabilities	0.993	%	2.255	%	03/17/2021
Interest rate swap	20,000		(114		)	Other Liabilities	0.931	%	3.220	%	03/01/2017
Interest rate swap	20,000		(1,145		)	Other Liabilities	0.868	%	3.355	%	01/07/2020
Interest rate swap	10,000		(42		)	Other Liabilities	0.997	%	1.674	%	03/26/2019
Interest rate swap	10,000		(41		)	Other Liabilities	0.993	%	1.658	%	03/18/2019
Interest rate swap	37,667		530			Other assets	3.164	%	3.674	%	05/10/2021
Interest rate swap ⁽¹⁾	20,000		(214		)	Other Liabilities	—	%	2.390	%	06/15/2024
Interest rate swap ⁽²⁾	20,000		(262		)	Other Liabilities	—	%	2.352	%	03/01/2024
December 31, 2015
Interest rate swap	$	8,947	$	(57	)	Other Liabilities	3.152	%	5.140	%	04/20/2016
Interest rate swap	25,000		(713		)	Other Liabilities	0.526	%	2.255	%	03/17/2021
Interest rate swap	20,000		(600		)	Other Liabilities	0.414	%	3.220	%	03/01/2017
Interest rate swap	20,000		(1,582		)	Other Liabilities	0.323	%	3.355	%	01/07/2020
Interest rate swap	10,000		(83		)	Other Liabilities	0.603	%	1.674	%	03/26/2019
Interest rate swap	10,000		(83		)	Other Liabilities	0.526	%	1.658	%	03/18/2019
Interest rate swap ⁽¹⁾	20,000		(146		)	Other Liabilities	—	%	2.390	%	06/15/2024
Interest rate swap ⁽²⁾	20,000		(176		)	Other Liabilities	—	%	2.352	%	03/01/2024

(1) This swap is a forward starting swap with a weighted average pay rate of 2.390% beginning on June 15, 2017. No interest payments are required related to this swap until September 15, 2017.
(2) This swap is a forward starting swap with a weighted average pay rate of 2.352% beginning on March 1, 2017. No interest payments are required on this swap until June 1, 2017.

The table below identifies the gains and losses recognized on Heartland's derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges for the years ended December 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015, in thousands:



	Effective Portion						Ineffective Portion
	Recognized in OCI		Reclassified from AOCI into Income				Recognized in Income on Derivatives
	Amount of Gain(Loss)		Category	Amount of Gain(Loss)			Category	Amount of Gain(Loss)
December 31, 2016
Interest rate swap	$	1,705	Interest Expense	$	(1,914	)	Other Income	$	—
December 31, 2015
Interest rate swap	$	206	Interest Expense	$	(2,222	)	Other Income	$	—

Fair Value Hedges

Heartland uses interest rate swaps to convert certain long term fixed rate loans to floating rates to hedge interest rate risk exposure. Heartland uses hedge accounting in accordance with ASC 815, with the unrealized gains and losses, representing the change in fair value of the derivative and the change in fair value of the risk being hedged on the related loan, being recorded in the consolidated statements of income. The ineffective portions of the unrealized gains or losses, if any, are recorded in interest income and interest expense in the consolidated statements of income. Heartland uses statistical regression to assess hedge effectiveness, both at the inception of the hedge as well as on a continual basis. The regression analysis involves regressing the periodic change in fair value of the hedging instrument against the periodic changes in the fair value of the asset being hedged due to changes in the hedge risk.

During the second quarter of 2015, Heartland entered into an interest rate swap, paying a fixed interest rate of 3.40% to the counterparty and receives a variable interest rate from the same counterparty based on one month LIBOR plus 0.88% calculated on a notional amount of $13.8 million. In the fourth quarter of 2015, Heartland acquired undesignated interest rate swaps with the Premier Valley Bank transaction. These swaps were classified as undesignated interest rate swaps at December 31, 2015. During the first quarter of 2016, Heartland was able to designate some of these interest rate swaps with long term fixed rate loans and now classifies these interest rate swaps as fair value hedges and use hedge accounting in accordance with ASC 815. Heartland was required to pledge $5.0 million of cash as collateral as of December 31, 2016.

The table below identifies the notional amount, fair value and balance sheet category of Heartland's fair value hedges at December 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015, in thousands:



	Notional Amount		Fair Value			Balance Sheet Category
December 31, 2016
Fair value hedges	$	40,807	$	(1,626	)	Other liabilities
December 31, 2015
Fair value hedges	$	13,805	$	(621	)	Other liabilities

The table below identifies the gains and losses recognized on Heartland's fair value hedges for the years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, in thousands:



	Amount of Gain (Loss)			Income Statement Category
December 31, 2016
Fair value hedges	$	(1,005	)	Interest income
December 31, 2015
Fair value hedges	$	(621	)	Interest income

Embedded Derivatives

Heartland acquired fixed rate loans with embedded derivatives in the Premier Valley Bank transaction during the fourth quarter of 2015. The loans contain terms that affect the cash flows or value of the loan similar to a derivative instrument, and therefore are considered to contain an embedded derivative. The embedded derivatives are bifurcated from the loans because the terms of the derivative instrument are not clearly and closely related to the loans. The embedded derivatives are recorded at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets as a part of other assets, and changes in the fair value are a component of noninterest income. The table below identifies the notional amount, fair value and balance sheet category of Heartland's embedded derivatives as of December 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015 in thousands:



	Notional Amount		Fair Value		Balance Sheet Category	Income Statement Category	Year-to-Date Gain (Loss) Recognized
December 31, 2016
Embedded derivatives	$	14,549	$	1,104	Other assets	Other noninterest income	$	(470	)
December 31, 2015
Embedded derivatives	$	15,020	$	1,574	Other assets	Other noninterest income	$	—

In conjunction with the CIC Bancshares, Inc., transaction on February 5, 2016, Heartland acquired convertible subordinated debt. The subordinated debt has a face value of $2.0 million, and the embedded conversion option allows the holder to convert the debt to common equity in any increment. The conversion option is bifurcated from the debt because the terms of the conversion option are not clearly and closely related to the terms of the debt. The total number of shares to be issued upon conversion is 73,394.

During the third quarter of 2016, $1.4 million of the convertible subordinated debt was converted to 52,913 shares of common equity. As of December 31, 2016, the remaining shares to be issued upon conversion totaled 20,481. The embedded conversion option is reported at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets using the Black-Scholes model. The following table identifies, in thousands, the notional amount, fair value, balance sheet category and income statement category for the change in the fair value of the embedded conversion option as of December 31, 2016:



	Notional Amount		Fair Value			Balance Sheet Category	Income Statement Category	Year-to-Date Gain (Loss) Recognized
December 31, 2016
Embedded conversion option	$	558	$	(422	)	Other liabilities	Other noninterest income	$	(100	)

Back-to-Back Loan Swaps

During 2015, Heartland began entering into interest rate swap loan relationships with customers to meet their financing needs. Upon entering into these loan swaps, Heartland enters into offsetting positions with counterparties in order to minimize interest rate risk. These back-to-back loan swaps qualify as free standing financial derivatives with the fair values reported in other assets and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. Heartland was required to post $1.8 million and $0 as of December 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015, respectively, as collateral related to these back-to-back swaps. Heartland's counterparties were required to pledge $768,000 and $0 as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, related to these back-to-back swaps. Any gains and losses on these back-to-back swaps are recorded in noninterest income on the consolidated statements of income, and for the years ended December 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015, no gains or losses were recognized. The table below identifies the balance sheet category and fair values of Heartland's derivative instruments designated as loan swaps at December 31, 2016 and 2015, in thousands:



	Notional Amount		Fair Value			Balance Sheet Category	Weighted Average Receive Rate		Weighted Average Pay Rate
December 31, 2016
Receive fixed-pay floating interest rate swap	$	69,594	$	1,588		Other Assets	4.66	%	3.47	%
Pay fixed-receive floating interest rate swap	69,594		(1,588		)	Other Liabilities	3.47	%	4.66	%
December 31, 2015
Receive fixed-pay floating interest rate swap	$	15,782	$	663		Other Assets	5.08	%	3.07	%
Pay fixed-receive floating interest rate swap	15,782		(663		)	Other Liabilities	3.07	%	5.08	%

Other Free Standing Derivatives

Heartland has entered into interest rate lock commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale and forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans and mortgage backed securities that are considered derivative instruments. Heartland enters into forward commitments for the future delivery of residential mortgage loans when interest rate lock commitments are entered into in order to economically hedge the effect of future changes in interest rates on the commitments to fund the loans as well as on residential mortgage loans available for sale. The fair value of these commitments is recorded on the consolidated balance sheets with the changes in fair value recorded in the consolidated statements of income as a component of gains on sale of loans held for sale. These derivative contracts are designated as free standing derivative contracts and are not designated against specific assets and liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets or forecasted transactions and therefore do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. Heartland was required to pledge $0 at both December 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015, as collateral for these forward commitments. Heartland's counterparties were required to pledge $2.9 million and $0 at December 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015, respectively, for these forward commitments.

Heartland acquired undesignated interest rate swaps with the Premier Valley Bank transaction in the fourth quarter of 2015. These swaps were entered into primarily for the benefit of customers seeking to manage their interest rate risk and are not designated against specific assets or liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet or forecasted transactions and therefore do not qualify for hedge accounting in accordance with ASC 815. These swaps are carried at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets as a component of other liabilities with changes in the fair value recorded as a component of noninterest income.

The table below identifies the balance sheet category and fair values of Heartland's other free standing derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments at December 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015, in thousands:



	Notional Amount		Fair Value			Balance Sheet Category
December 31, 2016
Interest rate lock commitments (mortgage)	$	80,465	$	2,790		Other Assets
Forward commitments	142,750		2,546			Other Assets
Forward commitments	59,276		(266		)	Other Liabilities
Undesignated interest rate swaps	15,564		(1,126		)	Other Liabilities
December 31, 2015
Interest rate lock commitments (mortgage)	$	99,665	$	3,168		Other Assets
Forward commitments	118,378		523			Other Assets
Forward commitments	136,709		(315		)	Other Liabilities
Undesignated interest rate swaps	50,975		(3,677		)	Other Liabilities

The table below identifies the income statement category of the gains and losses recognized in income on Heartland's other free standing derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments for the years ended December 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015, in thousands:



	Income Statement Category	Year-to-Date Gain(Loss) Recognized
December 31, 2016
Interest rate lock commitments (mortgage)	Net gains on sale of loans held for sale	$	(1,564	)
Forward commitments	Net gains on sale of loans held for sale	2,072
Undesignated interest rate swaps	Other noninterest income	2,551
December 31, 2015
Interest rate lock commitments (mortgage)	Net gains on sale of loans held for sale	$	288
Forward commitments	Net gains on sale of loans held for sale	1,552
Undesignated interest rate swaps	Other noninterest income	246