v3.25.2
Derivative Financial Instruments
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Derivative Financial Instruments Derivative Financial Instruments
Peoples utilizes interest rate swap agreements as part of its asset/liability management strategy to help manage its interest rate risk position. The notional amount of the interest rate swaps does not represent amounts exchanged by the parties. The amount exchanged is determined by reference to the notional amount and the other terms of the individual interest rate swap agreements.
Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities - Risk Management Objective of Using Derivative Financial Instruments
Peoples is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. Peoples principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. Peoples manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity and credit risk, primarily by managing the amount, sources and duration of its assets and liabilities. Peoples also manages interest rate risk through the use of derivative financial instruments. Specifically, Peoples enters into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities that result in the receipt or payment of future known or expected cash amounts, the values of which are determined by interest rates. Peoples’ derivative financial instruments are used to manage differences in the amount, timing and duration of Peoples' known or expected cash receipts and its known or expected cash payments principally related to certain variable rate borrowings. Peoples also has interest rate derivative financial instruments that result from a service provided to certain qualifying customers and, therefore, are not used to manage interest rate risk in Peoples' assets or liabilities. Peoples manages a matched book with respect to customer-related derivative financial instruments in order to minimize its net risk exposure resulting from such transactions.
Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk
Peoples' objectives in using interest rate derivative financial instruments are to add stability to interest income and expense, and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish these objectives, Peoples has entered into interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. These interest rate swaps are designated as cash flow hedges and involve the receipt of variable rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for Peoples making fixed payments. At June 30, 2025, Peoples had entered into six interest rate swap contracts with an aggregate notional value of $55.0 million. Peoples will pay a fixed rate of interest for up to four years while receiving a floating rate component of interest equal to the term secured overnight financing rate ("SOFR"). The interest received on the floating rate component is intended to offset the interest paid on rolling three-month brokered CDs or FHLB advances, which will continue to be rolled through the life of the interest rate swaps. At both June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the interest rate swaps were designated as cash flow hedges of $55.0 and $75.0 million, respectively, in brokered CDs, which are expected to be extended every 90 days through the maturity dates of the interest rate swaps.
For derivative financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges and deemed highly effective, all changes in the fair value of each derivative financial instrument is reported in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income ("AOCI") (outside of earnings), net of tax, and are reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made or received on Peoples' variable-rate liabilities. Peoples assesses the effectiveness of each hedging relationship by comparing the changes in cash flows of the hedging derivative financial instrument with the changes in cash flows of the designated hedged transaction. The reset dates and the payment dates on the brokered CDs or FHLB advances are matched to the reset dates and payment dates on the receipt of the term SOFR (or the three-month LIBOR floating portion prior to June 30, 2023) of the swaps to ensure effectiveness of the cash flow hedge. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024, Peoples recorded reclassifications of losses to earnings of $0.7 million and $1.7 million, respectively. During the next 12 months, Peoples estimates that $0.9 million of AOCI will be reclassified as an addition to interest expense.
The following table summarizes information about the interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges:
(Dollars in thousands)June 30,
2025		December 31,
2024
Notional amount$55,000 $75,000 
Weighted average pay rates2.60 %2.45 %
Weighted average receive rates4.02 %4.49 %
Weighted average maturity1.5 years1.5 years
Pre-tax changes in fair value included in AOCI$940 $1,885 
The following table presents changes in fair value and amounts reclassified from AOCI related to cash flow hedges and recorded in AOCI and in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income:
Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30,June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)2025202420252024
Amount of losses recorded in AOCI, pre-tax$341 $443 $1,002 $187 
The following table reflects the cash flow hedges, which are included in the Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value:
June 30,
2025		December 31,
2024
(Dollars in thousands)Notional AmountFair ValueNotional AmountFair Value
Included in "Other assets":
Interest rate swaps related to debt$55,000 $868 $75,000 $1,784 
Non-Designated Hedges
Peoples Bank maintains an interest rate protection program for commercial loan customers, which was established in 2010. Under this program, Peoples Bank originates variable rate loans with interest rate swaps, where the customer enters into an interest rate swap with Peoples Bank on terms that match the terms of the loan. By entering into the interest rate swap with the customer, Peoples Bank effectively provides the customer with a fixed rate loan while creating a variable rate asset for Peoples Bank. Peoples Bank offsets its exposure in the interest rate swap by entering into an offsetting interest rate swap with an unaffiliated institution. These interest rate swaps do not qualify as designated hedges; therefore, each interest rate swap is accounted for as a standalone derivative financial instrument. These interest rate swaps did not have a material impact on Peoples' results of operations or financial condition at or for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, or at or for the year ended December 31, 2024.
The following table reflects the non-designated hedges, which are included in the Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value:
June 30,
2025		December 31,
2024
(Dollars in thousands)Notional AmountFair ValueNotional AmountFair Value
Included in "Other assets":
Interest rate swaps related to commercial loans$542,787 $15,638 $453,367 $18,742 
Netting Adjustments (a)(5,054)(1,783)
Net Derivative Assets on the Balance Sheet$10,584 $16,959 
Included in "Accrued expenses and other liabilities":
Interest rate swaps related to commercial loans$542,787 $13,543 $453,367 $17,100 
Netting Adjustments (a)(2,885)(54)
Net Derivatives Liabilities on the Balance Sheet$10,658 $17,046 
(a) Netting adjustments represent the amounts recorded to convert our derivative assets and liabilities from a gross basis to a net basis in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance. The net basis takes into account the impact of master netting agreements that allow us to settle derivative contracts with a single counterparty on a net basis. Total derivative assets and liabilities include these netting adjustments.

Pledged Collateral
Peoples Bank pledges or receives collateral for all interest rate swaps. When the fair value of Peoples Bank interest rate swaps is in a net liability position, Peoples Bank must pledge collateral, and, when the fair value of Peoples Bank interest rate swaps is in a net asset position, the respective counterparties must pledge collateral. At June 30, 2025 and at December 31, 2024, Peoples Bank had no cash pledged, while counterparties had $3.7 million of cash pledged at June 30, 2025 and $12.3 million of cash pledged at December 31, 2024. Peoples Bank had no pledged investment securities at June 30, 2025 or at December 31, 2024, while the counterparties had pledged no investment securities at June 30, 2025 and had pledged $1.9 million of investment securities at December 31, 2024.