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Securities The amortized cost, estimated fair value, and allowance for securities credit losses of debt securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 are as follows (in thousands): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Amortized
Cost | | Gross
Unrealized
Gains | | Gross
Unrealized
Losses | | Estimated
Fair
Value | | Allowance for Securities Credit Losses | | At June 30, 2025 | | | | | | | | | | | Debt securities available-for-sale: | | | | | | | | | | | U.S. government and agency obligations | $ | 59,254 | | | $ | 4 | | | $ | (3,516) | | | $ | 55,742 | | | $ | — | | | Corporate debt securities | 22,071 | | | 295 | | | (278) | | | 22,088 | | | — | | | Asset-backed securities | 140,653 | | | 136 | | | (50) | | | 140,739 | | | — | | | Mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”): | | | | | | | | | | | Agency residential | 419,213 | | | 902 | | | (753) | | | 419,362 | | | — | | | Agency commercial | 108,591 | | | — | | | (10,961) | | | 97,630 | | | — | | | Total mortgage-backed securities | 527,804 | | | 902 | | | (11,714) | | | 516,992 | | | — | | | Total debt securities available-for-sale | $ | 749,782 | | | $ | 1,337 | | | $ | (15,558) | | | $ | 735,561 | | | $ | — | | | Debt securities held-to-maturity: | | | | | | | | | | | State and municipal debt obligations | $ | 183,589 | | | $ | 150 | | | $ | (12,958) | | | $ | 170,781 | | | $ | (27) | | | Corporate debt securities | 55,677 | | | 252 | | | (625) | | | 55,304 | | | (588) | | | Mortgage-backed securities: | | | | | | | | | | | Agency residential | 633,637 | | | 1,065 | | | (55,702) | | | 579,000 | | | — | | | Agency commercial | 79,035 | | | 6 | | | (5,487) | | | 73,554 | | | — | | | Non-agency commercial | 17,840 | | | — | | | (389) | | | 17,451 | | | (194) | | | Total mortgage-backed securities | 730,512 | | | 1,071 | | | (61,578) | | | 670,005 | | | (194) | | | Total debt securities held-to-maturity | $ | 969,778 | | | $ | 1,473 | | | $ | (75,161) | | | $ | 896,090 | | | $ | (809) | | | Total debt securities | $ | 1,719,560 | | | $ | 2,810 | | | $ | (90,719) | | | $ | 1,631,651 | | | $ | (809) | | | At December 31, 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | Debt securities available-for-sale: | | | | | | | | | | | U.S. government and agency obligations | $ | 62,396 | | | $ | 11 | | | $ | (5,022) | | | $ | 57,385 | | | $ | — | | | Corporate debt securities | 14,042 | | | 43 | | | (762) | | | 13,323 | | | — | | | Asset-backed securities | 197,116 | | | 235 | | | (84) | | | 197,267 | | | — | | | Mortgage-backed securities: | | | | | | | | | | | Agency residential | 465,108 | | | 1,256 | | | (801) | | | 465,563 | | | — | | | Agency commercial | 108,610 | | | — | | | (14,648) | | | 93,962 | | | — | | | Total mortgage-backed securities | 573,718 | | | 1,256 | | | (15,449) | | | 559,525 | | | — | | | Total debt securities available-for-sale | $ | 847,272 | | | $ | 1,545 | | | $ | (21,317) | | | $ | 827,500 | | | $ | — | | | Debt securities held-to-maturity: | | | | | | | | | | | State and municipal debt obligations | $ | 201,369 | | | $ | 199 | | | $ | (13,665) | | | $ | 187,903 | | | $ | (31) | | | Corporate debt securities | 65,350 | | | 775 | | | (1,416) | | | 64,709 | | | (734) | | | Mortgage-backed securities: | | | | | | | | | | | Agency residential | 680,052 | | | 44 | | | (73,110) | | | 606,986 | | | — | | | Agency commercial | 79,925 | | | 1 | | | (5,878) | | | 74,048 | | | — | | | Non-agency commercial | 20,146 | | | — | | | (875) | | | 19,271 | | | (202) | | | Total mortgage-backed securities | 780,123 | | | 45 | | | (79,863) | | | 700,305 | | | (202) | | | Total debt securities held-to-maturity | $ | 1,046,842 | | | $ | 1,019 | | | $ | (94,944) | | | $ | 952,917 | | | $ | (967) | | | Total debt securities | $ | 1,894,114 | | | $ | 2,564 | | | $ | (116,261) | | | $ | 1,780,417 | | | $ | (967) | |
The following table presents the activity in the allowance for credit losses for debt securities held-to-maturity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended June 30, | | Six Months Ended June 30, | | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2025 | | 2024 | | Allowance for securities credit losses | | | | | | | | | Beginning balance | $ | (898) | | | $ | (1,058) | | | $ | (967) | | | $ | (1,133) | | | | | | | | | | | Benefit for credit losses | 89 | | | 100 | | | 158 | | | 175 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total ending allowance balance | $ | (809) | | | $ | (958) | | | $ | (809) | | | $ | (958) | |
The Company monitors the credit quality of debt securities held-to-maturity on a quarterly basis through the use of internal credit analysis supplemented by external credit ratings. Credit ratings of BBB- or Baa3 or higher are considered investment grade. Where multiple ratings are available, the Company considers the lowest rating when determining the allowance for securities credit losses. Under this approach, the amortized cost of debt securities held-to-maturity at June 30, 2025, aggregated by credit quality indicator, are as follows (in thousands): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Investment Grade | | Non-Investment Grade/Non-rated | | Total | | As of June 30, 2025 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | State and municipal debt obligations | $ | 183,589 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 183,589 | | | Corporate debt securities | 42,723 | | | 12,954 | | | 55,677 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Non-agency commercial MBS | 17,840 | | | — | | | 17,840 | | | | | | | | | Total debt securities held-to-maturity | $ | 244,152 | | | $ | 12,954 | | | $ | 257,106 | |
There were $56,000 of realized losses on sale of debt securities available-for-sale for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, as compared to $4,000 of realized gains and $106,000 of realized losses for the corresponding prior year periods. These realized gains/losses on debt securities are presented within Other and included within Total other income on the Consolidated Statements of Income. The amortized cost and estimated fair value of debt securities at June 30, 2025 by contractual maturity are shown below (in thousands): | | | | | | | | | | | | | June 30, 2025 | Amortized
Cost | | Estimated
Fair Value | | Less than one year | $ | 27,939 | | | $ | 27,749 | | | Due after one year through five years | 182,411 | | | 175,331 | | | Due after five years through ten years | 166,697 | | | 164,505 | | | Due after ten years | 84,197 | | | 77,069 | | | $ | 461,244 | | | $ | 444,654 | |
Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities in instances where issuers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. At June 30, 2025, corporate debt securities, state and municipal obligations, and asset-backed securities with an amortized cost of $77.2 million, $49.6 million, and $140.7 million, respectively, and an estimated fair value of $76.8 million, $48.3 million, and $140.7 million, respectively, were callable prior to the maturity date. Mortgage-backed securities are excluded from the above table since their effective lives are expected to be shorter than the contractual maturity date due to principal prepayments. The estimated fair value and unrealized losses for debt securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, segregated by the duration of the unrealized losses, are as follows (in thousands): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Less than 12 months | | 12 months or longer | | Total | | | Estimated
Fair
Value | | Unrealized
Losses | | Estimated
Fair
Value | | Unrealized
Losses | | Estimated
Fair
Value | | Unrealized
Losses | | At June 30, 2025 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Debt securities available-for-sale: | | | | | | | | | | | | | U.S. government and agency obligations | $ | 2,429 | | | $ | (1) | | | $ | 51,067 | | | $ | (3,515) | | | $ | 53,496 | | | $ | (3,516) | | | Corporate debt securities | 4,000 | | | — | | | 4,722 | | | (278) | | | 8,722 | | | (278) | | | Asset-backed securities | 42,333 | | | (36) | | | 5,986 | | | (14) | | | 48,319 | | | (50) | | | MBS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Agency residential | 231,636 | | | (753) | | | — | | | — | | | 231,636 | | | (753) | | | Agency commercial | 493 | | | (2) | | | 97,137 | | | (10,959) | | | 97,630 | | | (10,961) | | | Total MBS | 232,129 | | | (755) | | | 97,137 | | | (10,959) | | | 329,266 | | | (11,714) | | | Total debt securities available-for-sale | 280,891 | | | (792) | | | 158,912 | | | (14,766) | | | 439,803 | | | (15,558) | | | Debt securities held-to-maturity: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | State and municipal debt obligations | 7,985 | | | (31) | | | 151,858 | | | (12,927) | | | 159,843 | | | (12,958) | | | Corporate debt securities | 2,220 | | | (30) | | | 23,710 | | | (595) | | | 25,930 | | | (625) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MBS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Agency residential | 34,872 | | | (552) | | | 457,112 | | | (55,150) | | | 491,984 | | | (55,702) | | | Agency commercial | 1,727 | | | (6) | | | 71,004 | | | (5,481) | | | 72,731 | | | (5,487) | | | Non-agency commercial | — | | | — | | | 17,451 | | | (389) | | | 17,451 | | | (389) | | | Total MBS | 36,599 | | | (558) | | | 545,567 | | | (61,020) | | | 582,166 | | | (61,578) | | | Total debt securities held-to-maturity | 46,804 | | | (619) | | | 721,135 | | | (74,542) | | | 767,939 | | | (75,161) | | | Total debt securities | $ | 327,695 | | | $ | (1,411) | | | $ | 880,047 | | | $ | (89,308) | | | $ | 1,207,742 | | | $ | (90,719) | | | At December 31, 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Debt securities available-for-sale: | | | | | | | | | | | | | U.S. government and agency obligations | $ | 3,221 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 49,538 | | | $ | (5,022) | | | $ | 52,759 | | | $ | (5,022) | | | Corporate debt securities | 4,793 | | | (55) | | | 6,029 | | | (707) | | | 10,822 | | | (762) | | | Asset-backed securities | 31,588 | | | (21) | | | 59,148 | | | (63) | | | 90,736 | | | (84) | | | MBS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Agency residential | 202,961 | | | (801) | | | — | | | — | | | 202,961 | | | (801) | | | Agency commercial | — | | | — | | | 93,962 | | | (14,648) | | | 93,962 | | | (14,648) | | | Total MBS | 202,961 | | | (801) | | | 93,962 | | | (14,648) | | | 296,923 | | | (15,449) | | | Total debt securities available-for-sale | 242,563 | | | (877) | | | 208,677 | | | (20,440) | | | 451,240 | | | (21,317) | | | Debt securities held-to-maturity: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | State and municipal debt obligations | 7,098 | | | (176) | | | 169,434 | | | (13,489) | | | 176,532 | | | (13,665) | | | Corporate debt securities | 1,247 | | | (219) | | | 25,518 | | | (1,197) | | | 26,765 | | | (1,416) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MBS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Agency residential | 114,557 | | | (1,647) | | | 479,847 | | | (71,463) | | | 594,404 | | | (73,110) | | | Agency commercial | 3,894 | | | (20) | | | 69,912 | | | (5,858) | | | 73,806 | | | (5,878) | | | Non-agency commercial | — | | | — | | | 19,271 | | | (875) | | | 19,271 | | | (875) | | | Total MBS | 118,451 | | | (1,667) | | | 569,030 | | | (78,196) | | | 687,481 | | | (79,863) | | | Total debt securities held-to-maturity | 126,796 | | | (2,062) | | | 763,982 | | | (92,882) | | | 890,778 | | | (94,944) | | | Total debt securities | $ | 369,359 | | | $ | (2,939) | | | $ | 972,659 | | | $ | (113,322) | | | $ | 1,342,018 | | | $ | (116,261) | |
The Company concluded that no debt securities were impaired at June 30, 2025 based on consideration of several factors. The Company noted that each issuer made all contractually due payments when required. There were no defaults on principal or interest payments, and no interest payments were deferred. Based on management’s analysis of each individual security, the issuers appear to have the ability to meet debt service requirements over the life of the security. Furthermore, the net unrealized losses were primarily due to changes in the general credit and interest rate environment and not credit quality. Additionally, the Company has not utilized securities sales as a source of liquidity and the Company’s liquidity plans include adequate sources of liquidity outside securities sales. Equity Investments At June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company held equity investments of $87.8 million and $84.1 million, respectively. The equity investments are primarily comprised of select financial services institutions’ preferred stocks, investments in other financial institutions and funds. The realized and unrealized gains or losses on equity securities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 are shown in the table below (in thousands): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended June 30, | | Six Months Ended June 30, | | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2025 | | 2024 | | Net gain on equity investments | $ | 488 | | | $ | 887 | | | $ | 693 | | | $ | 2,810 | | | Less: Net gains recognized on equity investments sold | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | Unrealized gains recognized on equity investments still held | $ | 488 | | | $ | 887 | | | $ | 693 | | | $ | 2,810 | | | | | | | | | |
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