SEC Document
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 
 
FORM 10-Q
 

x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016
¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission File Number 001-37532
 
 
IBERIABANK Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Louisiana
 
72-1280718
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
 
200 West Congress Street
 
 
Lafayette, Louisiana
 
70501
(Address of principal executive office)
 
(Zip Code)
(337) 521-4003
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company (as defined in Securities Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).
Large Accelerated Filer
 
x
  
Accelerated Filer
 
¨
 
 
 
 
Non-accelerated Filer
 
¨
  
Smaller Reporting Company
 
¨
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x
At April 29, 2016, the Registrant had 41,230,921 shares of common stock, $1.00 par value, which were issued and outstanding.
 




IBERIABANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
 
 
Page
Part I. Financial Information
 
 
 
Item 1.       Financial Statements (unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2


Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements

IBERIABANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
(unaudited)
 
 
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
Assets
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
$
300,207

 
$
241,650

Interest-bearing deposits in banks
696,448

 
268,617

Total cash and cash equivalents
996,655

 
510,267

Securities available for sale, at fair value
2,755,425

 
2,800,286

Securities held to maturity (fair values of $99,039 and $100,961, respectively)
96,117

 
98,928

Mortgage loans held for sale, at fair value
192,545

 
166,247

Loans covered by loss share agreements
220,492

 
229,217

Non-covered loans, net of unearned income
14,230,752

 
14,098,211

Total loans, net of unearned income
14,451,244

 
14,327,428

Allowance for loan losses
(146,557
)
 
(138,378
)
Loans, net
14,304,687

 
14,189,050

FDIC loss share receivables
33,564

 
39,878

Premises and equipment, net
314,615

 
323,902

Goodwill
729,588

 
724,603

Other assets
669,367

 
650,907

Total Assets
$
20,092,563

 
$
19,504,068

 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
Deposits:
 
 
 
Non-interest-bearing
$
4,484,024

 
$
4,352,229

Interest-bearing
11,776,542

 
11,826,519

Total deposits
16,260,566

 
16,178,748

Short-term borrowings
498,238

 
326,617

Long-term debt
598,924

 
340,447

Other liabilities
186,926

 
159,421

Total Liabilities
17,544,654

 
17,005,233

 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ Equity
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $1 par value - 5,000,000 shares authorized
 
 
 
Non-cumulative perpetual, liquidation preference $10,000 per share; 8,000 shares issued and outstanding, including related surplus
76,812

 
76,812

Common stock, $1 par value - 100,000,000 shares authorized; 41,231,860 and 41,139,537 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
41,232

 
41,140

Additional paid-in capital
1,799,597

 
1,797,982

Retained earnings
610,660

 
584,486

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
19,608

 
(1,585
)
Total Shareholders’ Equity
2,547,909

 
2,498,835

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
$
20,092,563

 
$
19,504,068



The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
3


IBERIABANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
2016
 
2015
Interest and Dividend Income
 
 
 
Loans, including fees
$
163,991

 
$
130,191

Mortgage loans held for sale, including fees
1,401

 
1,515

Investment securities:
 
 
 
Taxable interest
13,548

 
10,792

Tax-exempt interest
1,664

 
1,305

Amortization of FDIC loss share receivable
(4,386
)
 
(6,013
)
Other
718

 
795

Total interest and dividend income
176,936

 
138,585

Interest Expense
 
 
 
Deposits:
 
 
 
NOW and MMDA
7,358

 
4,842

Savings
222

 
85

Time deposits
4,354

 
4,411

Short-term borrowings
485

 
363

Long-term debt
3,114

 
3,080

Total interest expense
15,533

 
12,781

Net interest income
161,403

 
125,804

Provision for loan losses
14,905

 
5,345

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
146,498

 
120,459

Non-interest Income
 
 
 
Mortgage income
20,347

 
18,023

Service charges on deposit accounts
10,951

 
9,262

Title revenue
4,745

 
4,629

ATM/debit card fee income
3,503

 
3,275

Income from bank owned life insurance
1,202

 
1,092

Gain on sale of available for sale securities
196

 
386

Broker commissions
3,823

 
4,162

Other non-interest income
11,078

 
8,070

Total non-interest income
55,845

 
48,899

Non-interest Expense
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
80,742

 
72,696

Net occupancy and equipment
16,907

 
16,260

Communication and delivery
3,059

 
3,166

Marketing and business development
3,502

 
3,556

Data processing
5,918

 
9,761

Professional services
3,780

 
6,866

Credit and other loan related expense
2,671

 
4,183

Insurance
4,184

 
3,550

Travel and entertainment
2,383

 
2,515

Other non-interest expense
14,306

 
10,600

Total non-interest expense
137,452

 
133,153

Income before income tax expense
64,891

 
36,205

Income tax expense
22,122

 
11,079

Net Income
42,769

 
25,126

Preferred stock dividends
2,576

 

Net Income Available to Common Shareholders
$
40,193

 
$
25,126

 
 
 
 
Income Available to Common Shareholders - Basic
$
40,193

 
$
25,126

Earnings Allocated to Unvested Restricted Stock
(460
)
 
(324
)
Earnings Allocated to Common Shareholders - Basic
$
39,733

 
$
24,802

 
 
 
 
Earnings per common share - Basic
$
0.98

 
$
0.75

Earnings per common share - Diluted
0.97

 
0.75

Cash dividends declared per common share
0.34

 
0.34

Comprehensive Income
 
 
 
Net Income
$
42,769

 
$
25,126

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
 
 
 
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities:
 
 
 
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period (net of tax effects of $13,702 and $5,408, respectively)
25,447

 
10,043

Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income (net of tax effects of $69 and $135, respectively)
(127
)
 
(251
)
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities, net of tax
25,320

 
9,792

Fair value of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges:
 
 
 
Change in fair value of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges during the period (net of tax effects of $2,223 and $0, respectively)
(4,127
)
 

Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income

 

Fair value of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges, net of tax
(4,127
)
 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax
21,193

 
9,792

Comprehensive Income
$
63,962

 
$
34,918



The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
4


IBERIABANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
(unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Additional Paid in Capital
 
Retained Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
Treasury Stock at Cost
 
Total
 
Preferred Stock
 
Common Stock
 
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
Shares
 
Amount
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2014

 
$

 
35,262,901

 
$
35,263

 
$
1,398,633

 
$
496,573

 
$
7,525

 
$
(85,846
)
 
$
1,852,148

Net income

 

 

 

 

 
25,126

 

 

 
25,126

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 
9,792

 

 
9,792

Cash dividends declared, $0.34 per share

 

 

 

 

 
(12,981
)
 

 

 
(12,981
)
Reclassification of treasury stock under the LBCA (1)

 

 
(1,809,497
)
 
(1,810
)
 
(84,036
)
 

 

 
85,846

 

Common stock issued under incentive plans, net of shares surrendered in payment, including tax benefit

 

 
132,969

 
133

 
656

 

 

 

 
789

Common stock issued for acquisitions

 

 
4,592,047

 
4,592

 
284,912

 

 

 

 
289,504

Share-based compensation cost

 

 

 

 
2,952

 

 

 

 
2,952

Balance, March 31, 2015

 
$

 
38,178,420

 
$
38,178

 
$
1,603,117

 
$
508,718

 
$
17,317

 
$

 
$
2,167,330

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2015
8,000

 
$
76,812

 
41,139,537

 
$
41,140

 
$
1,797,982

 
$
584,486

 
$
(1,585
)
 
$

 
$
2,498,835

Net income

 

 

 

 

 
42,769

 

 

 
42,769

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 
21,193

 

 
21,193

Cash dividends declared, $0.34 per share

 

 

 

 

 
(14,019
)
 

 

 
(14,019
)
Preferred stock dividends

 

 

 

 

 
(2,576
)
 

 

 
(2,576
)
Common stock issued under incentive plans, net of shares surrendered in payment, including tax benefit

 

 
92,323

 
92

 
(2,255
)
 

 

 

 
(2,163
)
Share-based compensation cost

 

 

 

 
3,870

 

 

 

 
3,870

Balance, March 31, 2016
8,000

 
$
76,812

 
41,231,860

 
$
41,232

 
$
1,799,597

 
$
610,660

 
$
19,608

 
$

 
$
2,547,909


(1)
Effective January 1, 2015, companies incorporated in Louisiana became subject to the Louisiana Business Corporation Act (“LBCA”), which eliminates the concept of treasury stock and provides that shares reacquired by a company are to be treated as authorized but unissued. Refer to Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, for further discussion.

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
5


IBERIABANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
 
For the Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
2016
 
2015
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
 
 
 
Net income
$
42,769

 
$
25,126

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
        Depreciation, amortization, and accretion
1,103

 
3,791

        Amortization of purchase accounting adjustments, net
(2,695
)
 
(5,430
)
        Provision for loan losses
14,905

 
5,345

        Share-based compensation cost - equity awards
3,870

 
2,952

        Loss (gain) on sale of assets, net
3

 
(16
)
        Gain on sale of available for sale securities
(196
)
 
(386
)
        Gain on sale of OREO, net
(3,534
)
 
(998
)
        Amortization of premium/discount on securities, net
4,871

 
3,815

        (Benefit) expense for deferred income taxes
(4,698
)
 
(62
)
        Originations of mortgage loans held for sale
(517,661
)
 
(495,874
)
        Proceeds from sales of mortgage loans held for sale
507,372

 
456,278

        Gain on sale of mortgage loans held for sale, net
(19,668
)
 
(13,780
)
        Tax benefit associated with share-based payment arrangements

 
(252
)
        Change in other assets, net of other assets acquired
(3,800
)
 
56,842

        Other operating activities, net
20,530

 
6,396

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
43,171

 
43,747

Cash Flows from Investing Activities
 
 
 
        Proceeds from sales of available for sale securities
49,531

 
40,887

        Proceeds from maturities, prepayments and calls of available for sale securities
98,439

 
85,627

        Purchases of available for sale securities
(68,609
)
 
(121,876
)
        Proceeds from maturities, prepayments and calls of held to maturity securities
2,589

 
3,296

        Purchases of equity securities
(21,569
)
 
(475
)
        Reimbursement of recoverable covered asset losses (to) from the FDIC
(20
)
 
632

        Increase in loans, net of loans acquired
(114,232
)
 
(71,686
)
        Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment
1,158

 
47

        Purchases of premises and equipment, net of premises and equipment acquired
(4,600
)
 
(1,837
)
        Proceeds from disposition of OREO
13,240

 
10,769

        Cash paid for additional investment in tax credit entities
(5,617
)
 

        Cash received in excess of cash paid for acquisitions

 
325,444

        Other investing activities, net
(750
)
 
2,255

Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Investing Activities
(50,440
)
 
273,083

Cash Flows from Financing Activities
 
 
 
        Increase in deposits, net of deposits acquired
81,931

 
365,847

        Net change in short-term borrowings, net of borrowings acquired
171,621

 
(242,368
)
        Proceeds from long-term debt
260,000

 
60,000

        Repayments of long-term debt
(1,168
)
 
(70,527
)
        Cash dividends paid on common stock
(13,988
)
 
(11,374
)
        Cash dividends paid on preferred stock
(2,576
)
 

        Proceeds from common stock transactions
17

 
3,087

        Payments to repurchase common stock
(2,180
)
 
(2,552
)
        Tax benefit associated with share-based payment arrangements

 
252

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
493,657

 
102,365

Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents
486,388

 
419,195

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
510,267

 
548,095

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
$
996,655

 
$
967,290

Supplemental Schedule of Non-cash Activities
 
 
 
        Acquisition of real estate in settlement of loans
$
1,937

 
$
4,821

        Common stock issued in acquisitions
$

 
$
289,504

Supplemental Disclosures
 
 
 
Cash paid for:
 
 
 
        Interest on deposits and borrowings
$
14,703

 
$
11,988

        Income taxes, net
$
4,150

 
$
900


The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
6


IBERIABANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION
General
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all information or footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal and recurring items, necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements have been made. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and footnote disclosures for the Company previously filed with the SEC in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. Operating results for the period ended March 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2016.
When we refer to the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us” in this Report, we mean IBERIABANK Corporation and subsidiaries (consolidated). When we refer to the “Parent,” we mean IBERIABANK Corporation. See the Glossary of Acronyms at the end of this Report for terms used throughout this Report.
Principles of Consolidation
The Company’s consolidated financial statements include all entities in which the Company has a controlling financial interest under either the voting interest or variable interest model. The assessment of whether or not the Company has a controlling interest (i.e., the primary beneficiary) in a variable interest entity ("VIE") is performed on an on-going basis. All equity investments in non-consolidated VIEs are included in "other assets" in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its involvement with non-consolidated VIEs was approximately $163 million and $160 million at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. The Company's maximum exposure to loss was equivalent to the carrying value of its investments and any related outstanding loans to the non-consolidated VIEs.
Investments in entities that are not consolidated are accounted for under either the equity, cost, or proportional amortization method of accounting. Investments for which the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financing decisions of the entity are accounted for under the equity method. Investments for which the Company does not hold such ability are accounted for under the cost method. Investments in qualified affordable housing projects, which meet certain criteria, are accounted for under the proportional amortization method.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, IBERIABANK; Lenders Title Company; IBERIA Capital Partners, LLC; 1887 Leasing, LLC; IBERIA Asset Management, Inc.; 840 Denning, LLC; and IBERIA CDE, LLC. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Nature of Operations
The Company offers commercial and retail banking products and services to customers throughout locations in seven states through IBERIABANK. The Company also operates mortgage production offices in 10 states through IMC and offers a full line of title insurance and closing services throughout Arkansas and Louisiana through LTC and its subsidiaries. ICP provides equity research, institutional sales and trading, and corporate finance services throughout the energy industry. 1887 Leasing, LLC owns an aircraft used by management of the Company. IAM provides wealth management and trust services for commercial and private banking clients. CDE is engaged in the purchase of tax credits.
Reclassifications
Certain amounts reported in prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications did not have a material effect on previously reported consolidated net income, shareholders’ equity or cash flows.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are susceptible to significant change in the near term are the allowance for credit losses, valuation of and accounting for acquired loans, goodwill and other intangibles, and income taxes.


7


Concentrations of Credit Risk
Most of the Company’s business activity is with customers located within the states of Louisiana, Florida, Arkansas, Alabama, Texas, Tennessee and Georgia. The Company’s lending activity is concentrated in its market areas in those states. The Company has emphasized originations of commercial loans and private banking loans, defined as loans to larger consumer clients. Repayments on loans are expected to come from cash flows of the borrower and/or guarantor. Losses on secured loans are limited by the value of the collateral upon default of the borrowers and guarantor support. The Company does not have any significant concentrations to any one industry or customer.

NOTE 2 – RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
ASU No. 2015-02
In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02, Consolidation - Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis, which changes the analysis that a reporting entity must perform to determine whether it should consolidate certain types of legal entities. The amendments in the guidance: 1) modify the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are variable interest entities or voting interest entities, 2) eliminate the presumption that a general partner should consolidate a limited partnership, 3) affect the consolidation analysis of reporting entities that are involved with VIEs, particularly those that have fee arrangements and related party relationships, and 4) provide a scope exception from consolidation guidance for certain investment funds.
The Company adopted the amendment, effective January 1, 2016, through retrospective application on all existing agreements; however, there was no resulting change to amounts reported in prior periods. Refer to Note 1 for current principles of consolidation.
ASU No. 2015-05
In April 2015, the FASB issued new accounting guidance related to whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license (ASU No. 2015-05, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement). If a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, the customer should account for the software license element of the arrangement consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses. If a cloud computing arrangement does not include a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract.
The Company adopted the amendment prospectively on all arrangements entered into or materially modified beginning January 1, 2016, on an individual arrangement basis. The impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements was not material in the current quarter.
ASU No. 2016-02
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The most significant amendment to existing GAAP is the recognition of lease assets (i.e., right of use assets) and liabilities on the balance sheet for leases that are classified as operating leases by lessees. Lessees may also make a policy election to scope out all short-term leases, defined as leases with lease terms (including options to extend) that are less than 12 months. In general, the lessor model is similar to the current model. Amendments to lessor accounting largely align with certain changes to the lessee model and lease recognition criteria within ASC Topic 606 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Additional amendments include the elimination of leveraged leases; modification to the definition of a lease; clarification on separating lease components from non-lease components (including a practical expedient not to separate components, by class of assets); amendments on sale and leaseback guidance to include evaluating “sale” criteria in accordance with ASC Topic 606 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers; and disclosure of additional quantitative and qualitative information.
ASU 2016-02 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. Lessees and lessors are required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. Lessees and lessors are also required to disclose the other comparative amounts for each prior period presented in the financial statements as if the updated guidance had always been applied, including practical expedients (if elected) for lease determination, lease classification, initial direct costs, lease term (i.e., probability of lease extension), and impairment.
The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the ASU on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, including whether to adopt any practical expedients or policy elections from this ASU.


8


ASU No. 2016-08 and ASU No. 2016-10
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net), which is intended to improve implementation guidance on principal versus agency considerations within Topic 606. The amendments clarify the following:
how an entity could be both principal and agent in a contract with a customer that includes more than one specified good or service;
how an entity determines the nature of its promise (to provide each specified good or service);
how control over the good or service, prior to transfer to the customer, determines the assessment of principal or agency for each specified good or service in the contract;
how the indicators that an entity is the principal within the implementation guidance of Topic 606 support or assist in the assessment of control as one or more indicators may be more or less persuasive than others.
In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing, which is intended to improve implementation guidance on identifying performance obligations and licensing aspects of Topic 606. Only a few of the amendements may potentially impact the Company. These amendments are as follows:
When identifying performance obligations, whether it is necessary to assess whether promised goods or services are performance obligations if they are immaterial in the context of the contract.
Determining whether promised goods and services are separately identifiable (that is, distinct within the context of the contract).
The amendments in ASU No. 2016-08 and No. 2016-10 will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim reporting periods within that annual reporting period. The amendments will be applied through the election of one of two retrospective methods.
The Company is currently assessing the effect, but does not expect the adoption will have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
ASU No. 2016-09
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The amendments will require recognition of excess tax benefits and deficiencies associated with awards which vest or settle within income tax expense or benefit in the statement of comprehensive income, with the tax effects treated as discrete items in the reporting period in which they occur. The update further requires entities to recognize excess tax benefits regardless of whether the benefit reduces taxes payable in the current period. In addition, excess tax benefits will be classified as an operating activity rather than as a financing activity in the statement of cash flows. This will eliminate the current APIC pool concept.
The amendments will allow an accounting policy election to account for forfeitures as they occur as opposed to estimating the forfeiture rate. Entities will also be permitted to withhold up to the maximum statutory tax rates in the applicable jurisdictions while still qualifying for equity classification and will subsequently classify all cash paid for withholding shares for tax-withholding purposes as a financing activity in the statement of cash flows.
ASU 2016-09 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Amendments related to the timing of when excess tax benefits are recognized, minimum statutory withholding requirements, and forfeitures should be applied using a modified retrospective transition method. Amendments related to the presentation of employee taxes paid on the statement of cash flows when an employer withholds shares to meet the minimum statutory withholding requirement should be applied retrospectively. Amendments requiring recognition of excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies in the income statement should be applied prospectively. An entity may elect to apply the amendments related to the presentation of excess tax benefits on the statement of cash flows using either a prospective transition method or a retrospective transition method.
The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the ASU on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.


9


NOTE 3 –ACQUISITION ACTIVITY
During 2015, the Company expanded its presence in Florida and Georgia through acquisitions of Florida Bank Group, Inc. on February 28, 2015, Old Florida Bancshares, Inc. on March 31, 2015, and Georgia Commerce Bancshares, Inc. on May 31, 2015. Further information on these acquisitions can be found in Note 3, Acquisition Activity, in the 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.
The Company accounts for business combinations under the acquisition method in accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations. Accordingly, for each transaction, the purchase price is allocated to the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition. In conjunction with the adoption of ASU 2015-16, upon receipt of final fair value estimates during the measurement period, which must be within one year of the acquisition dates, the Company records any adjustments to the preliminary fair value estimates in the reporting period in which the adjustments are determined. Information regarding the Company’s loan discount and related deferred tax assets, core deposit intangible assets and related deferred tax liabilities, as well as income taxes payable and the related deferred tax balances, among other assets and liabilities recorded in the acquisitions may be adjusted as the Company refines its estimates. Determining the fair value of assets and liabilities, particularly illiquid assets and liabilities, is a complicated process involving significant judgment. Fair value adjustments based on updated estimates could materially affect the goodwill recorded on the acquisitions. The Company may incur losses on the acquired loans that are materially different from losses the Company originally projected and included in the fair value estimates of loans.
During the first quarter of 2016, the Company finalized the purchase price allocations related to the Florida Bank Group and Old Florida acquisitions. The purchase price allocation for Georgia Commerce is preliminary and will be finalized upon the receipt of final valuations on certain assets and liabilities. The net impact of these adjustments during the current quarter was a $5.0 million increase to goodwill, with an offsetting decrease to net deferred tax assets.

The following tables summarize the consideration paid, allocation of purchase price to net assets acquired and resulting goodwill for the aforementioned acquisitions.
Acquisition of Florida Bank Group, Inc.
(Dollars in thousands)
Number of Shares
 
Amount
Equity consideration
 
 
 
Common stock issued
752,493

 
$
47,497

Total equity consideration
 
 
47,497

Non-Equity consideration
 
 
 
Cash
 
 
42,988

Total consideration paid
 
 
90,485

Fair value of net assets assumed including identifiable intangible assets
 
 
73,043

Goodwill
 
 
$
17,442



10


(Dollars in thousands)
As Acquired
 

Fair Value
Adjustments
 
As recorded by
the Company
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
72,982

 
$

  
$
72,982

Investment securities
107,236

 
136

(1) 
107,372

Loans
312,902

 
(5,371
)
(2)  
307,531

Other real estate owned
498

 
(75
)
(3) 
423

Core deposit intangible

 
4,489

(4)  
4,489

Deferred tax asset, net
18,151

 
8,569

(5)  
26,720

Other assets
29,817

 
(8,949
)
(6)  
20,868

Total Assets
$
541,586

 
$
(1,201
)
 
$
540,385

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing deposits
$
282,417

 
$
263

(7) 
$
282,680

Non-interest-bearing deposits
109,548

 

 
109,548

Borrowings
60,000

 
8,598

(8) 
68,598

Other liabilities
1,898

 
4,618

(9) 
6,516

Total Liabilities
$
453,863

 
$
13,479

  
$
467,342

Explanation of certain fair value adjustments:
 
(1)
The amount represents the adjustment of the book value of Florida Bank Group’s investments to their estimated fair value on the date of acquisition.
(2)
The amount represents the adjustment of the book value of Florida Bank Group's loans to their estimated fair values based on current interest rates and expected cash flows, which includes estimates of expected credit losses inherent in the portfolio.
(3)
The adjustment represents the adjustment of Florida Bank Group's OREO to its estimated fair value less costs to sell on the date of acquisition.
(4)
The amount represents the fair value of the core deposit intangible asset created in the acquisition.
(5)
The amount represents the deferred tax asset recognized on the fair value adjustments of Florida Bank Group acquired assets and assumed liabilities.
(6)
The amount represents the adjustment of the book value of Florida Bank Group’s property, equipment, and other assets to their estimated fair value at the acquisition date based on their appraised value.
(7)
The amount represents the adjustment of the book value of Florida Bank Group's time deposits to their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition.
(8)
The amount represents the adjustment of the book value of Florida Bank Group’s borrowings to their estimated fair value based on current interest rates and the credit characteristics inherent in the liability.
(9)
The amount is necessary to record Florida Bank Group's rent liability at fair value.
Acquisition of Old Florida Bancshares, Inc.

(Dollars in thousands)
Number of Shares
 
Amount
Equity consideration
 
 
 
Common stock issued
3,839,554

 
$
242,007

Total equity consideration
 
 
242,007

Non-Equity consideration
 
 
 
Cash
 
 
11,145

Total consideration paid
 
 
253,152

Fair value of net assets assumed including identifiable intangible assets
 
 
152,375

Goodwill
 
 
$
100,777



11


 
(Dollars in thousands)
As Acquired
 

Fair Value
Adjustments
 
As recorded by
the Company
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
360,688

 
$

  
$
360,688

 
Investment securities
67,209

 

 
67,209

 
Loans held for sale
5,952

 

 
5,952

 
Loans
1,073,773

 
(10,822
)
(1) 
1,062,951

 
Other real estate owned
4,515

 
1,449

(2) 
5,964

 
Core deposit intangible

 
6,821

(3) 
6,821

 
Deferred tax asset, net
9,490

 
4,388

(4) 
13,878

 
Other assets
30,549

 
(7,238
)
(5) 
23,311

 
Total Assets
$
1,552,176

 
$
(5,402
)
  
$
1,546,774

 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing deposits
$
1,048,765

 
$
123

(6) 
$
1,048,888

 
Non-interest-bearing deposits
340,869

 

  
340,869

 
Borrowings
1,528

 

  
1,528

 
Other liabilities
3,038

 
76

(7) 
3,114

 
Total Liabilities
$
1,394,200

 
$
199

  
$
1,394,399

Explanation of certain fair value adjustments:
 
(1)
The amount represents the adjustment of the book value of Old Florida's loans to their estimated fair values based on current interest rates and expected cash flows, which includes estimates of expected credit losses inherent in the portfolio.
(2)
The adjustment represents the adjustment of Old Florida's OREO to its estimated fair value less costs to sell on the date of acquisition.
(3)
The amount represents the fair value of the core deposit intangible asset created in the acquisition.
(4)
The amount represents the net deferred tax asset recognized on the fair value adjustment of Old Florida acquired assets and assumed liabilities.
(5)
The amount represents the adjustment of the book value of Old Florida’s property, equipment, and other assets to their estimated fair value at the acquisition date based on their appraised value.
(6)
The amount represents the adjustment of the book value of Old Florida's time deposits to their estimated fair values on the date of acquisition.
(7)
The adjustment is necessary to record Old Florida's rent liability at fair value.

Acquisition of Georgia Commerce Bancshares, Inc
(Dollars in thousands)
Number of Shares
 
Amount
Equity consideration
 
 
 
Common stock issued
2,882,357

 
$
185,249

Total equity consideration
 
 
185,249

Non-Equity consideration
 
 
 
Cash
 
 
5,015

Total consideration paid
 
 
190,264

Fair value of net assets assumed including identifiable intangible assets
 
 
100,837

Goodwill
 
 
$
89,427





12


(Dollars in thousands)
As Acquired
 
Preliminary
Fair Value
Adjustments
 
As recorded by
the Company
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
51,059

 
$

 
$
51,059

Investment securities
135,710

 
(806
)
(1) 
134,904

Loans held for sale
1,249

 

 
1,249

Loans
807,726

 
(15,606
)
(2) 
792,120

Other real estate owned
9,795

 
(4,207
)
(3) 
5,588

Core deposit intangible

 
6,720

(4) 
6,720

Deferred tax asset, net
2,897

 
5,451

(5) 
8,348

Other assets
28,952

 
(657
)
(6) 
28,295

Total Assets
$
1,037,388

 
$
(9,105
)
 
$
1,028,283

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing deposits
658,133

 
176

(7) 
658,309

Non-interest-bearing deposits
249,739

 

 
249,739

Borrowings
13,203

 

 
13,203

Other liabilities
6,195

 

 
6,195

Total Liabilities
$
927,270

 
$
176

 
$
927,446


Explanation of certain fair value adjustments:
 
(1)
The amount represents the adjustment of the book value of Georgia Commerce’s investments to their estimated fair value on the date of acquisition.
(2)
The amount represents the adjustment of the book value of Georgia Commerce's loans to their estimated fair value based on current interest rates and expected cash flows, which includes estimates of expected credit losses inherent in the portfolio.
(3)
The adjustment represents the adjustment of Georgia Commerce's OREO to its estimated fair value less costs to sell on the date of acquisition.
(4)
The amount represents the fair value of the core deposit intangible asset created in the acquisition.
(5)
The amount represents the net deferred tax asset recognized on the fair value adjustment of Georgia Commerce acquired assets and assumed liabilities.
(6)
The amount represents the adjustment of the book value of Georgia Commerce’s property, equipment, and other assets to their estimated fair value at the acquisition date based on their appraised value.
(7)
The amount represents the adjustment of the book value of Georgia Commerce's time deposits to their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition.



13


NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT SECURITIES
The amortized cost and fair values of investment securities, with gross unrealized gains and losses, consist of the following:
 
 
March 31, 2016
 
Amortized Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized Losses
 
Estimated
Fair Value
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
Securities available for sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise obligations
$
242,216

 
$
3,883

 
$

 
$
246,099

Obligations of states and political subdivisions
179,748

 
7,112

 

 
186,860

Mortgage-backed securities
2,201,013

 
26,494

 
(2,154
)
 
2,225,353

Other securities
96,639

 
918

 
(444
)
 
97,113

Total securities available for sale
$
2,719,616

 
$
38,407

 
$
(2,598
)
 
$
2,755,425

Securities held to maturity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
$
68,292

 
$
3,061

 
$
(37
)
 
$
71,316

Mortgage-backed securities
27,825

 
281

 
(383
)
 
27,723

Total securities held to maturity
$
96,117

 
$
3,342

 
$
(420
)
 
$
99,039

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
 
Amortized Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized Losses
 
Estimated
Fair Value
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
Securities available for sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise obligations
$
252,514

 
$
1,161

 
$
(1,592
)
 
$
252,083

Obligations of states and political subdivisions
182,541

 
5,429

 
(9
)
 
187,961

Mortgage-backed securities
2,272,879

 
8,457

 
(16,523
)
 
2,264,813

Other securities
95,496

 
430

 
(497
)
 
95,429

Total securities available for sale
$
2,803,430

 
$
15,477

 
$
(18,621
)
 
$
2,800,286

Securities held to maturity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
$
69,979

 
$
2,803

 
$
(101
)
 
$
72,681

Mortgage-backed securities
28,949

 
107

 
(776
)
 
28,280

Total securities held to maturity
$
98,928

 
$
2,910

 
$
(877
)
 
$
100,961

Securities with carrying values of $1.4 billion were pledged to secure public deposits and other borrowings at both March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

14


Information pertaining to securities with gross unrealized losses, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position, is as follows:  
 
March 31, 2016
 
Less Than Twelve Months
 
Over Twelve Months
 
Total
 
Gross
Unrealized Losses
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Gross
Unrealized Losses
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Gross
Unrealized Losses
 
Estimated
Fair Value
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
Securities available for sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-backed securities
$
(447
)
 
$
105,507

 
$
(1,707
)
 
$
186,400

 
$
(2,154
)
 
$
291,907

Other securities
(442
)
 
29,806

 
(2
)
 
506

 
(444
)
 
30,312

Total securities available for sale
$
(889
)
 
$
135,313

 
$
(1,709
)
 
$
186,906

 
$
(2,598
)
 
$
322,219

Securities held to maturity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
$
(16
)
 
$
884

 
$
(21
)
 
$
2,219

 
$
(37
)
 
$
3,103

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 
(383
)
 
18,390

 
(383
)
 
18,390

Total securities held to maturity
$
(16
)
 
$
884

 
$
(404
)
 
$
20,609

 
$
(420
)
 
$
21,493

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
 
Less Than Twelve Months
 
Over Twelve Months
 
Total
 
Gross
Unrealized Losses
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Gross
Unrealized Losses
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Gross
Unrealized Losses
 
Estimated
Fair Value
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
Securities available for sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise obligations
$
(1,214
)
 
$
177,839

 
$
(378
)
 
$
28,116

 
$
(1,592
)
 
$
205,955

Obligations of states and political subdivisions
(9
)
 
5,765

 

 

 
(9
)
 
5,765

Mortgage-backed securities
(11,737
)
 
1,279,914

 
(4,786
)
 
185,215

 
(16,523
)
 
1,465,129

Other securities
(488
)
 
51,975

 
(9
)
 
499

 
(497
)
 
52,474

Total securities available for sale
$
(13,448
)
 
$
1,515,493

 
$
(5,173
)
 
$
213,830

 
$
(18,621
)
 
$
1,729,323

Securities held to maturity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
$
(9
)
 
$
1,999

 
$
(92
)
 
$
4,162

 
$
(101
)
 
$
6,161

Mortgage-backed securities
(45
)
 
3,530

 
(731
)
 
17,573

 
(776
)
 
21,103

Total securities held to maturity
$
(54
)
 
$
5,529

 
$
(823
)
 
$
21,735

 
$
(877
)
 
$
27,264


The Company assessed the nature of the losses in its portfolio as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 to determine if there are losses that should be deemed other-than-temporary. In its analysis of these securities, management considered numerous factors to determine whether there were instances where the amortized cost basis of the debt securities would not be fully recoverable, including, but not limited to:
 
The length of time and extent to which the estimated fair value of the securities was less than their amortized cost,
Whether adverse conditions were present in the operations, geographic area, or industry of the issuer,
The payment structure of the security, including scheduled interest and principal payments, the issuer’s failure to make scheduled payments, if any, and the likelihood of failure to make scheduled payments in the future,
Changes to the rating of the security by a rating agency, and
Subsequent recoveries or additional declines in fair value after the balance sheet date.
Management believes it has considered these factors, as well as all relevant information available, when determining the expected future cash flows of the securities in question. In each instance, management has determined the cost basis of the securities would be fully recoverable. Management also has the intent to hold debt securities until their maturity or anticipated

15


recovery if the security is classified as available for sale. In addition, management does not believe the Company will be required to sell debt securities before the anticipated recovery of the amortized cost basis of the security. As a result of the Company’s analysis, no declines in the estimated fair value of the Company’s investment securities were deemed to be other-than-temporary at March 31, 2016 or December 31, 2015.
At March 31, 2016, 85 debt securities had unrealized losses of 0.87% of the securities’ amortized cost basis. At December 31, 2015, 252 debt securities had unrealized losses of 1.10% of the securities’ amortized cost basis. The unrealized losses for each of the securities related to market interest rate changes and not credit concerns of the issuers. Additional information on securities that have been in a continuous loss position for over twelve months at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 is presented in the following table.
 
(Dollars in thousands)
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
Number of securities
 
 
 
Issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, or Ginnie Mae
51

 
40

Issued by political subdivisions
1

 
2

Other
1

 
1

 
53

 
43

Amortized cost basis
 
 
 
Issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, or Ginnie Mae
$
206,880

 
$
236,800

Issued by political subdivisions
2,240

 
4,253

Other
508

 
508

 
$
209,628

 
$
241,561

Unrealized loss
 
 
 
Issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, or Ginnie Mae
$
2,090

 
$
5,895

Issued by political subdivisions
21

 
92

Other
2

 
9

 
$
2,113

 
$
5,996

The Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae securities are rated AA+ by S&P and Aaa by Moody’s. One of the securities in a continuous loss position for over twelve months was issued by a political subdivision. The security issued by a political subdivision has credit ratings by S&P and Moody's of AAA and Aaa, respectively.
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of investment securities by maturity at March 31, 2016 are shown in the following table. Securities are classified according to their contractual maturities without consideration of principal amortization, potential prepayments or call options. Accordingly, actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities. Weighted average yields are calculated on the basis of the yield to maturity based on the amortized cost of each security.
 
Securities Available for Sale
 
Securities Held to Maturity
 
Weighted
Average Yield
 
Amortized Cost
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Weighted
Average Yield
 
Amortized Cost
 
Estimated
Fair Value
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
Within one year or less
2.34
%
 
$
10,661

 
$
10,751

 
2.07
%
 
$
759

 
$
768

One through five years
1.75
%
 
309,881

 
314,811

 
3.16
%
 
11,876

 
12,222

After five through ten years
2.36
%
 
494,729

 
507,477

 
2.89
%
 
18,389

 
19,246

Over ten years
2.16
%
 
1,904,345

 
1,922,386

 
2.96
%
 
65,093

 
66,803

 
2.15
%
 
$
2,719,616

 
$
2,755,425

 
2.96
%
 
$
96,117

 
$
99,039


16


The following is a summary of realized gains and losses from the sale of securities classified as available for sale. Gains or losses on securities sold are recorded on the trade date, using the specific identification method.
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
2016
 
2015
Realized gains
$
462

 
$
407

Realized losses
(266
)
 
(21
)
 
$
196

 
$
386

In addition to the gains above, the Company realized certain immaterial gains on calls of held to maturity securities.
Other Equity Securities
The Company included the following securities, accounted for at amortized cost, which approximates fair value, in “other assets” on the consolidated balance sheets:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock
$
37,712

 
$
16,265

Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) stock
48,584

 
48,584

Other investments
1,309

 
1,159

 
$
87,605

 
$
66,008


NOTE 5 – LOANS
Loans consist of the following, segregated into legacy and acquired loans, for the periods indicated:
 
 
March 31, 2016
(Dollars in thousands)
Legacy Loans
 
Acquired Loans
 
Total
Commercial loans:
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate
$
4,771,690

 
$
1,458,938

 
$
6,230,628

Commercial and industrial
2,926,686

 
447,696

 
3,374,382

       Energy-related
728,778

 
2,884

 
731,662

 
8,427,154

 
1,909,518

 
10,336,672

 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage loans:
730,621

 
477,770

 
1,208,391

 


 


 


Consumer and other loans:
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity
1,625,812

 
465,702

 
2,091,514

Indirect automobile
213,141

 
38

 
213,179

Other
531,969

 
69,519

 
601,488

 
2,370,922

 
535,259

 
2,906,181

Total
$
11,528,697

 
$
2,922,547

 
$
14,451,244


17


 
 
December 31, 2015
(Dollars in thousands)
Legacy Loans
 
Acquired Loans
 
Total
Commercial loans:
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate
$
4,504,062

 
$
1,569,449

 
$
6,073,511

Commercial and industrial
2,952,102

 
492,476

 
3,444,578

       Energy-related
677,177

 
3,589

 
680,766

 
8,133,341

 
2,065,514

 
10,198,855

 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage loans:
694,023

 
501,296

 
1,195,319

 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer and other loans:
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity
1,575,643

 
490,524

 
2,066,167

Indirect automobile
246,214

 
84

 
246,298

Other
541,299

 
79,490

 
620,789

 
2,363,156

 
570,098

 
2,933,254

Total
$
11,190,520

 
$
3,136,908

 
$
14,327,428


Since 2009, the Company has acquired certain assets and liabilities of six failed banks. Substantially all of the loans and foreclosed real estate that were acquired through these transactions were covered by loss share agreements between the FDIC and IBERIABANK, which afforded IBERIABANK loss protection. Covered loans, which are included in acquired loans in the tables above, were $220.5 million and $229.2 million at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, of which $184.0 million and $191.7 million, respectively, were residential mortgage and home equity loans. Refer to Note 7 for additional information regarding the Company’s loss sharing agreements.
Net deferred loan origination fees were $19.1 million and $18.7 million at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. In addition to loans issued in the normal course of business, the Company considers overdrafts on customer deposit accounts to be loans and reclassifies these overdrafts as loans in its consolidated balance sheets. At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, overdrafts of $4.0 million and $5.1 million, respectively, have been reclassified to loans.

Loans with carrying values of $3.9 billion were pledged as collateral for borrowings at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

18


Aging Analysis
The following tables provide an analysis of the aging of loans as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Due to the difference in accounting for acquired loans, the tables below further segregate the Company’s loans between loans originated by the Company (“legacy loans”) and acquired loans.
 
March 31, 2016
 
Legacy loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Legacy
Loans, Net of
Unearned 
Income
 
 > 90 days and Accruing
 
Past Due (1)
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
30-59 days
 
60-89 days
 
> 90 days
 
Total
 
Current
 
Commercial real estate - Construction
$
10,748

 
$

 
$
42

 
$
10,790

 
$
603,181

 
$
613,971

 
$

Commercial real estate - Other
10,875

 
859

 
13,686

 
25,420

 
4,132,299

 
4,157,719

 
21

Commercial and industrial
4,241

 
1,576

 
12,538

 
18,355

 
2,908,331

 
2,926,686

 

Energy-related

 

 
46,151

 
46,151

 
682,627

 
728,778

 

Residential mortgage
2,890

 
1,254

 
13,057

 
17,201

 
713,420

 
730,621

 
104

Consumer - Home equity
4,484

 
362

 
5,739

 
10,585

 
1,615,227

 
1,625,812

 

Consumer - Indirect automobile
1,918

 
264

 
1,145

 
3,327

 
209,814

 
213,141

 

Consumer - Credit card
209

 
56

 
468

 
733

 
75,514

 
76,247

 

Consumer - Other
2,220

 
498

 
728

 
3,446

 
452,276

 
455,722

 

Total
$
37,585

 
$
4,869

 
$
93,554

 
$
136,008

 
$
11,392,689

 
$
11,528,697

 
$
125

 
 
December 31, 2015
 
Legacy loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Legacy
Loans, Net of
Unearned 
Income
 
 > 90 days and Accruing
 
Past Due (1)
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
30-59 days
 
60-89 days
 
> 90 days
 
Total
 
Current
 
 
Commercial real estate - Construction
$
801

 
$

 
$
120

 
$
921

 
$
635,560

 
$
636,481

 
$

Commercial real estate - Other
2,687

 
793

 
15,517

 
18,997

 
3,848,584

 
3,867,581

 
95

Commercial and industrial
1,208

 
739

 
6,746

 
8,693

 
2,943,409

 
2,952,102

 
87

Energy-related
15

 

 
7,081

 
7,096

 
670,081

 
677,177

 

Residential mortgage
1,075

 
2,485

 
14,116

 
17,676

 
676,347

 
694,023

 
442

Consumer - Home equity
3,549

 
870

 
5,628

 
10,047

 
1,565,596

 
1,575,643

 

Consumer - Indirect automobile
2,187

 
518

 
1,181

 
3,886

 
242,328

 
246,214

 

Consumer - Credit card
394

 
113

 
394

 
901

 
76,360

 
77,261

 

Consumer - Other
1,923

 
752

 
769

 
3,444

 
460,594

 
464,038

 

Total
$
13,839

 
$
6,270

 
$
51,552

 
$
71,661

 
$
11,118,859

 
$
11,190,520

 
$
624


(1) 
Past due loans greater than 90 days include all loans on non-accrual status, regardless of past due status, as of the period indicated. Non-accrual loans are presented separately in the “Non-accrual Loans” section below.


19


 
March 31, 2016
 
Acquired loans
 
Past Due (1)
 
 
 
Discount/Premium
 
Total Acquired Loans,
Net of Unearned Income
 
> 90 days
and
Accruing
(Dollars in thousands)
30-59 days
 
60-89 days
 
> 90 days
 
Total
 
Current
 
 
Commercial real estate - Construction
$
602

 
$
9

 
$
6,771

 
$
7,382

 
$
104,280

 
$
14,943

 
$
126,605

 
$
6,590

Commercial real estate - Other
7,726

 
1,353

 
44,002

 
53,081

 
1,349,646

 
(70,394
)
 
1,332,333

 
42,397

Commercial and industrial
1,382

 
806

 
6,133

 
8,321

 
443,954

 
(4,579
)
 
447,696

 
5,069

Energy-related

 

 
81

 
81

 
2,803

 

 
2,884

 
81

Residential mortgage
766

 

 
21,664

 
22,430

 
486,566

 
(31,226
)
 
477,770

 
20,817

Consumer - Home equity
2,682

 
707

 
10,992

 
14,381

 
478,837

 
(27,516
)
 
465,702

 
9,725

Consumer - Indirect automobile

 
1

 
4

 
5

 
66

 
(33
)
 
38

 
4

Consumer - Credit Card
6

 

 
17

 
23

 
486

 

 
509

 
17

Consumer - Other
481

 
98

 
607

 
1,186

 
68,971

 
(1,147
)
 
69,010

 
411

Total
$
13,645

 
$
2,974

 
$
90,271

 
$
106,890

 
$
2,935,609

 
$
(119,952
)
 
$
2,922,547

 
$
85,111

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
 
Acquired loans
 
Past Due (1)
 
 
 
Discount/Premium
 
Total Acquired Loans,
Net of
Unearned Income
 
> 90 days
and
Accruing
(Dollars in thousands)
30-59 days
 
60-89 days
 
> 90 days
 
Total
 
Current
 
 
Commercial real estate - Construction
$
216

 
$
117

 
$
6,994

 
$
7,327

 
$
120,467

 
$
(2,368
)
 
$
125,426

 
$
6,994

Commercial real estate - Other
4,295

 
2,024

 
53,558

 
59,877

 
1,434,966

 
(50,820
)
 
1,444,023

 
52,067

Commercial and industrial
1,016

 
1,276

 
6,829

 
9,121

 
490,255

 
(6,900
)
 
492,476

 
5,674

Energy-related

 

 
1,368

 
1,368

 
2,221

 

 
3,589

 
1,198

Residential mortgage
73

 
1,806

 
22,873

 
24,752

 
506,103

 
(29,559
)
 
501,296

 
21,765

Consumer - Home equity
2,859

 
997

 
12,525

 
16,381

 
503,635

 
(29,492
)
 
490,524

 
11,234

Consumer - Indirect automobile

 

 
12

 
12

 
72

 

 
84

 
12

Consumer - Credit Card

 

 
17

 
17

 
565

 

 
582

 
17

Consumer - Other
580

 
211

 
667

 
1,458

 
79,167

 
(1,717
)
 
78,908

 
461

Total
$
9,039

 
$
6,431

 
$
104,843

 
$
120,313

 
$
3,137,451

 
$
(120,856
)
 
$
3,136,908

 
$
99,422

(1) 
Past due information presents acquired loans at the gross loan balance, prior to application of discounts.

20


Non-accrual Loans
The following table provides the unpaid principal balance of legacy loans on non-accrual status at the periods indicated.
 
(Dollars in thousands)
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
Commercial real estate - Construction
$
42

 
$
120

Commercial real estate - Other
13,665

 
15,422

Commercial and industrial
12,538

 
6,659

Energy-related
46,151

 
7,081

Residential mortgage
12,953

 
13,674

Consumer - Home equity
5,739

 
5,628

Consumer - Indirect automobile
1,145

 
1,181

Consumer - Credit card
468

 
394

Consumer - Other
728

 
769

Total
$
93,429

 
$
50,928


Loans Acquired
As discussed in Note 3, during 2015, the Company acquired loans with fair values of $0.3 billion from Florida Bank Group, $1.1 billion from Old Florida and $0.8 billion from Georgia Commerce. Of the total $2.2 billion of loans acquired, $2.1 billion were determined to have no evidence of deteriorated credit quality and are accounted for under ASC Topics 310-10 and 310-20. The remaining $57.8 million were determined to exhibit deteriorated credit quality since origination under ASC 310-30. The tables below show the balances acquired during 2015 for these two subsections of the portfolio as of the acquisition date. Purchase accounting adjustments have been finalized for Florida Bank Group and Old Florida. Amounts related to Georgia Commerce are subject to change upon finalization of purchase accounting adjustments.
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Contractually required principal and interest at acquisition
$
2,384,114

Expected losses and foregone interest
(15,539
)
Cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition
2,368,575

Fair value of acquired loans at acquisition
$
2,105,466

 
(Dollars in thousands)
Acquired
Impaired
Loans
Contractually required principal and interest at acquisition
$
76,445

Non-accretable difference (expected losses and foregone interest)
(11,867
)
Cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition
64,578

Accretable yield
(6,823
)
Basis in acquired loans at acquisition
$
57,755


21


The following is a summary of changes in the accretable difference for loans accounted for under ASC 310-30 during the three months ended March 31:
(Dollars in thousands)
2016
 
2015
Balance at beginning of period
$
227,502

 
$
287,651

Acquisition

 
2,032

Transfers from non-accretable difference to accretable yield
2,106

 
(1
)
Accretion
(18,412
)
 
(22,818
)
Changes in expected cash flows not affecting non-accretable differences (1)
8,688

 
(1,915
)
Balance at end of period
$
219,884

 
$
264,949

 
(1) 
Includes changes in cash flows expected to be collected due to the impact of changes in actual or expected timing of liquidation events, modifications, changes in interest rates and changes in prepayment assumptions.

Troubled Debt Restructurings
Information about the Company’s troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) at March 31, 2016 and 2015 is presented in the following tables. Modifications of loans that are accounted for within a pool under ASC Topic 310-30, which include covered loans, as well as certain acquired loans are excluded as TDRs. Accordingly, such modifications do not result in the removal of those loans from the pool, even if the modification of those loans would otherwise be considered a TDR. As a result, all covered and certain acquired loans that would otherwise meet the criteria for classification as a TDR are excluded from the tables below.
TDRs totaling $44.8 million and $14.8 million occurred during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015, respectively, through modification of the original loan terms. The following table provides information on how the TDRs were modified during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:
(Dollars in thousands)
2016
 
2015
Extended maturities
$
3,061

 
$

Maturity and interest rate adjustment
253

 
14,812

Forbearance
5,296

 

Other concession(s) (1)
36,172

 

Total
$
44,782

 
$
14,812

(1) Other concessions may include covenant waivers, forgiveness of principal or interest associated with a customer bankruptcy, or a combination of any of the above concessions.

Of the $44.8 million of TDRs occurring during the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, $39.6 million are on accrual status and $5.2 million are on non-accrual status. All of the $14.8 million of TDRs occurring during the three-month period ended March 31, 2015 were on non-accrual status at March 31, 2015.


22


The following table presents the end of period balance for loans modified in a TDR during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.
 
March 31, 2016
 
March 31, 2015
(In thousands, except number of loans)
Number of Loans
 
Pre-modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
 
Post-modification Outstanding Recorded Investment (1)
 
Number of Loans
 
Pre-modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
 
Post-modification Outstanding Recorded Investment (1)
Commercial real estate
9


$
1,228

 
$
1,228

 
1

 
$
1,935

 
$
1,743

Commercial and industrial
14

 
4,927

 
4,737

 
6

 
13,162

 
13,069

Energy-related
9

 
33,925

 
33,925

 

 

 

Residential mortgage
15

 
3,295

 
3,219

 

 

 

Consumer - Home Equity
22

 
1,372

 
1,316

 

 

 

Consumer - Other
25

 
442

 
357

 

 

 

Total
94

 
$
45,189

 
$
44,782

 
7

 
$
15,097

 
$
14,812


(1) 
Recorded investment includes any allowance for credit losses recorded on the TDRs at the dates indicated.
Information detailing TDRs which defaulted during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, and were modified in the previous twelve months (i.e., the twelve months prior to the default) is presented in the following table. The Company has defined a default as any loan with a loan payment that is currently past due greater than 30 days, or was past due greater than 30 days at any point during the previous twelve months, or since the date of modification, whichever is shorter.
 
 
March 31, 2016
 
March 31, 2015
(In thousands, except number of loans)
Number of
Loans
 
Recorded
Investment
 
Number of
Loans
 
Recorded
Investment
Commercial real estate
9

 
$
1,228

 
31

 
$

Commercial and industrial
9

 
1,627

 
9

 
372

Energy-related
1

 
2,250

 

 

Residential mortgage
15

 
3,218

 

 

Consumer - Home Equity
10

 
595

 

 

Consumer - Other
7

 
170

 
1

 

Total
51

 
$
9,088

 
41

 
$
372



23


NOTE 6– ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES AND CREDIT QUALITY
Allowance for Credit Losses Activity
A summary of changes in the allowance for credit losses for the three months ended March 31 is as follows:
 
2016
(Dollars in thousands)
Legacy Loans
 
Acquired Loans
 
Total
Allowance for credit losses
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses at beginning of period
$
93,808

 
$
44,570

 
$
138,378

Provision for (Reversal of) loan losses before benefit attributable to FDIC loss share agreements
15,908

 
(1,261
)
 
14,647

Adjustment attributable to FDIC loss share arrangements

 
258

 
258

Net provision for loan losses
15,908

 
(1,003
)
 
14,905

Adjustment attributable to FDIC loss share arrangements

 
(258
)
 
(258
)
Transfer of balance to OREO

 
(109
)
 
(109
)
Loans charged-off
(5,389
)
 
(2,521
)
 
(7,910
)
Recoveries
1,247

 
304

 
1,551

Allowance for loan losses at end of period
$
105,574

 
$
40,983

 
$
146,557

 
 
 
 
 
 
Reserve for unfunded commitments at beginning of period
14,145

 

 
14,145

Provision for (Reversal of) unfunded lending commitments
(112
)
 

 
(112
)
Reserve for unfunded commitments at end of period
$
14,033

 
$

 
$
14,033

Allowance for credit losses at end of period
$
119,607

 
$
40,983

 
$
160,590

 
 
2015
(Dollars in thousands)
Legacy Loans
 
Acquired Loans
 
Total
Allowance for credit losses
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses at beginning of period
$
76,174

 
$
53,957

 
$
130,131

Provision for (Reversal of) loan losses before benefit attributable to FDIC loss share agreements
4,177

 
(684
)
 
3,493

Adjustment attributable to FDIC loss share arrangements

 
1,852

 
1,852

Net provision for loan losses
4,177

 
1,168

 
5,345

Adjustment attributable to FDIC loss share arrangements

 
(1,852
)
 
(1,852
)
Transfer of balance to OREO

 
(26
)
 
(26
)
Loans charged-off
(2,669
)
 
(3,859
)
 
(6,528
)
Recoveries
1,091

 
152

 
1,243

Allowance for loan losses at end of period
$
78,773

 
$
49,540

 
$
128,313

 
 
 
 
 
 
Reserve for unfunded commitments at beginning of period
11,801

 

 
11,801

Provision for unfunded lending commitments
1,048

 

 
1,048

Reserve for unfunded commitments at end of period
$
12,849

 
$

 
$
12,849

Allowance for credit losses at end of period
$
91,622

 
$
49,540

 
$
141,162


24


A summary of changes in the allowance for credit losses for legacy loans, by loan portfolio type, for the three months ended March 31 is as follows:
 
2016
 
Commercial Real Estate
 
Commercial and Industrial
 
Energy-related
 
Residential Mortgage
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
Consumer
 
Total
Allowance for loan losses at beginning of period
$
24,658

 
$
23,283

 
$
23,863

 
$
3,947

 
$
18,057

 
$
93,808

Provision for (Reversal of) loan losses
1,297

 
(2,431
)
 
14,533

 
(115
)
 
2,624

 
15,908

Loans charged off
(1,738
)
 
(225
)
 

 
(14
)
 
(3,412
)
 
(5,389
)
Recoveries
487

 
30

 

 
18

 
712

 
1,247

Allowance for loan losses at end of period
$
24,704

 
$
20,657

 
$
38,396

 
$
3,836

 
$
17,981

 
$
105,574

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reserve for unfunded commitments at beginning of period
$
4,160

 
$
3,448

 
$
2,665

 
$
830

 
$
3,042

 
$
14,145

Provision for (Reversal of) unfunded commitments
(297
)
 
1,952

 
(1,766
)
 
(24
)
 
23

 
(112
)
Reserve for unfunded commitments at end of period
$
3,863

 
$
5,400

 
$
899

 
$
806

 
$
3,065

 
$
14,033

Allowance on loans individually evaluated for impairment
$
695

 
$
488

 
$
10,918

 
$
72

 
$
809

 
$
12,982

Allowance on loans collectively evaluated for impairment
24,009

 
20,169

 
27,478

 
3,764

 
17,172

 
92,592

Loans, net of unearned income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at end of period
$
4,771,690

 
$
2,926,686

 
$
728,778

 
$
730,621

 
$
2,370,922

 
$
11,528,697

Balance at end of period individually evaluated for impairment
26,608

 
23,302

 
79,417

 
2,724

 
5,909

 
137,960

Balance at end of period collectively evaluated for impairment
4,745,082

 
2,903,384

 
649,361

 
727,897

 
2,365,013

 
11,390,737

 
2015
 
Commercial Real Estate
 
Commercial and Industrial
 
Energy-related
 
Residential Mortgage
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
Consumer
 
Total
Allowance for loan losses at beginning of period
$
26,752

 
$
24,455

 
$
5,949


$
2,678


$
16,340


$
76,174

Provision for (Reversal of) loan losses
(1,231
)
 
460

 
1,722


1,563


1,663


4,177

Loans charged off
 
(460
)
 


(48
)

(2,161
)

(2,669
)
Recoveries
173

 
49

 


12


857


1,091

Allowance for loan losses at end of period
$
25,694

 
$
24,504

 
$
7,671


$
4,205


$
16,699


$
78,773

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reserve for unfunded commitments at beginning of period
$
3,370

 
$
3,733

 
$
1,596

 
$
168

 
$
2,934

 
$
11,801

Provision for (Reversal of) unfunded commitments
125

 
(347
)
 
534

 
660

 
76

 
1,048

Reserve for unfunded commitments at end of period
$
3,495

 
$
3,386

 
$
2,130

 
$
828

 
$
3,010

 
$
12,849

Allowance on loans individually evaluated for impairment
$
21

 
$
749

 
$

 
$

 
$
3

 
$
773

Allowance on loans collectively evaluated for impairment
25,673

 
23,755

 
7,671

 
4,205

 
16,696

 
78,000

Loans, net of unearned income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at end of period
$
3,845,551

 
$
2,496,258

 
$
815,281

 
$
553,815

 
$
2,183,964

 
$
9,894,869

Balance at end of period individually evaluated for impairment
20,077

 
12,593

 

 

 
693

 
33,363

Balance at end of period collectively evaluated for impairment
3,825,474

 
2,483,665

 
815,281

 
553,815

 
2,183,271

 
9,861,506


25


A summary of changes in the allowance for credit losses for acquired loans, by loan portfolio type, for the three months ended March 31 is as follows:
 
2016
 
Commercial Real Estate
 
Commercial and Industrial
 
Energy-related
 
Residential Mortgage
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
Consumer
 
Total
Allowance for loan losses at beginning of period
$
25,979

 
$
2,819

 
$
125

 
$
7,841

 
$
7,806

 
$
44,570

Provision for (Reversal of) loan losses
(598
)
 
194

 
(25
)
 
662

 
(1,236
)
 
(1,003
)
Increase (Decrease) in FDIC loss share receivable
2

 
(34
)
 

 
(35
)
 
(191
)
 
(258
)
Transfer of balance to OREO
(15
)
 
(21
)
 

 
(45
)
 
(28
)
 
(109
)
Loans charged off
(1,808
)
 
(244
)
 

 

 
(469
)
 
(2,521
)
Recoveries
304

 

 

 

 

 
304

Allowance for loan losses at end of period
$
23,864

 
$
2,714

 
$
100

 
$
8,423

 
$
5,882

 
$
40,983

Allowance on loans individually evaluated for impairment
$
41

 
$
5

 
$

 
$

 
$
50

 
$
96

Allowance on loans collectively evaluated for impairment
23,823

 
2,709

 
100

 
8,423

 
5,832

 
40,887

Loans, net of unearned income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at end of period
$
1,458,938

 
$
447,696

 
$
2,884

 
$
477,770

 
$
535,259

 
$
2,922,547

Balance at end of period individually evaluated for impairment
911

 
1,582

 
34

 

 
4,718

 
7,245

Balance at end of period collectively evaluated for impairment
1,088,713

 
409,561

 
2,850

 
340,278

 
414,902

 
2,256,304

Balance at end of period acquired with deteriorated credit quality
369,314

 
36,553

 

 
137,492

 
115,639

 
658,998

 
2015
 
Commercial Real Estate
 
Commercial and Industrial
 
Energy-related
 
Residential Mortgage
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
Consumer
 
Total
Allowance for loans losses at beginning of period
$
29,949

 
$
3,265

 
$
51

 
$
6,484

 
$
14,208

 
$
53,957

Provision for (Reversal of) loan losses
242

 
47

 
(16
)
 
75

 
820

 
1,168

(Decrease) Increase in FDIC loss share receivable
(22
)
 
(8
)
 

 
24

 
(1,846
)
 
(1,852
)
Transfer of balance to OREO
(4
)
 
(1
)
 

 
14

 
(35
)
 
(26
)
Loans charged off
(3,445
)
 
(105
)
 

 
(22
)
 
(287
)
 
(3,859
)
Recoveries

 

 

 
8

 
144

 
152

Allowance for loans losses at end of period
$
26,720

 
$
3,198

 
35

 
$
6,583

 
$
13,004

 
$
49,540

Allowance on loans individually evaluated for impairment
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Allowance on loans collectively evaluated for impairment
26,720

 
3,198

 
35

 
6,583

 
13,004

 
49,540

Loans, net of unearned income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at end of period
$
1,277,395

 
$
471,048

 
$
4,130

 
$
610,471

 
$
615,548

 
$
2,978,592

Balance at end of period individually evaluated for impairment

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at end of period collectively evaluated for impairment
790,520

 
413,972

 
4,130

 
448,220

 
484,112

 
2,140,954

Balance at end of period acquired with deteriorated credit quality
486,875

 
57,076

 

 
162,251

 
131,436

 
837,638



26


Portfolio Segment Risk Factors
Commercial real estate loans include loans to commercial customers for long-term financing of land and buildings or for land development or construction of a building. These loans are repaid through revenues from operations of the businesses, rents of properties and refinances. Commercial and industrial loans represent loans to commercial customers to finance general working capital needs, equipment purchases and other projects where repayment is derived from cash flows resulting from business operations. The Company originates commercial business loans on a secured and, to a lesser extent, unsecured basis.
Residential mortgage loans consist of loans to consumers to finance a primary residence. The vast majority of the residential mortgage loan portfolio is comprised of one-to-four family mortgage loans secured by properties located in the Company's market areas and originated under terms and documentation that permit sale in the secondary market.
Consumer loans are offered by the Company in order to provide a full range of retail financial services to its customers and include home equity, indirect automobile, credit card and other direct consumer installment loans. The Company originates substantially all of its consumer loans in its primary market areas. Loans in the consumer segment are sensitive to unemployment and other key consumer economic measures.
Credit Quality
The Company utilizes an asset risk classification system in accordance with guidelines established by the Federal Reserve Board as part of its efforts to monitor commercial asset quality. "Special mention" loans are defined as loans where known information about possible credit problems of the borrower cause management to have some doubt as to the ability of these borrowers to comply with the present loan repayment terms and which may result in future disclosures of these loans as non-performing. For assets with identified credit issues, the Company has two primary classifications for problem assets: "substandard" and "doubtful".
Substandard assets have one or more defined weaknesses and are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. Doubtful assets have the weaknesses of the substandard assets with the additional characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full satisfaction of the loan balance outstanding questionable, which makes probability of loss based on currently existing facts, conditions, and values higher. Loans classified as "Pass" do not meet the criteria set forth for special mention, substandard, or doubtful classification and are not considered criticized. Asset risk classifications are determined at origination or acquisition and reviewed on an ongoing basis. Risk classifications are changed if, in the opinion of management, the risk profile of the customer has changed since the last review of the loan relationship.
The Company’s investment in loans by credit quality indicator is presented in the following tables. The tables below further segregate the Company’s loans between loans that were originated by the Company (legacy loans) and acquired loans. Loan premiums/discounts in the tables below represent the adjustment of non-covered acquired loans to fair value at the acquisition date, as adjusted for income accretion and changes in cash flow estimates in subsequent periods. Asset risk classifications for commercial loans reflect the classification as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Credit quality information in the tables below includes loans acquired at the gross loan balance, prior to the application of premiums/discounts, at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
Loan delinquency is the primary credit quality indicator that the Company utilizes to monitor consumer asset quality.
 
Legacy loans
 
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
(Dollars in thousands)
Pass
 
Special
Mention
 
Sub-standard
 
Doubtful
 
Loss
 
Total
 
Pass
 
Special
Mention
 
Sub-standard
 
Doubtful
 
Total
Commercial real estate - Construction
$
613,804

 
$
125

 
$
42

 
$

 
$

 
$
613,971

 
$
634,889

 
$
160

 
$
1,432

 
$

 
$
636,481

Commercial real estate - Other
4,098,025

 
18,736

 
40,644

 
314

 

 
4,157,719

 
3,806,528

 
21,877

 
37,001

 
2,175

 
3,867,581

Commercial and industrial
2,871,108

 
26,940

 
25,857

 
2,781

 

 
2,926,686

 
2,911,396

 
14,826

 
19,888

 
5,992

 
2,952,102

Energy-related
372,507

 
68,883

 
284,104

 
3,284

 

 
728,778

 
531,657

 
67,937

 
74,272

 
3,311

 
677,177

Total
$
7,955,444

 
$
114,684

 
$
350,647

 
$
6,379

 
$

 
$
8,427,154

 
$
7,884,470

 
$
104,800

 
$
132,593

 
$
11,478

 
$
8,133,341

 

27


 
Legacy loans
 
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
(Dollars in thousands)
Current
 
30+ Days
Past Due
 
Total
 
Current
 
30+ Days
Past Due
 
Total
Residential mortgage
$
713,420

 
$
17,201

 
$
730,621

 
$
676,347

 
$
17,676

 
$
694,023

Consumer - Home equity
1,615,227

 
10,585

 
1,625,812

 
1,565,596

 
10,047

 
1,575,643

Consumer - Indirect automobile
209,814

 
3,327

 
213,141

 
242,328

 
3,886

 
246,214

Consumer - Credit card
75,514

 
733

 
76,247

 
76,360

 
901

 
77,261

Consumer - Other
452,276

 
3,446

 
455,722

 
460,594

 
3,444

 
464,038

Total
$
3,066,251

 
$
35,292

 
$
3,101,543

 
$
3,021,225

 
$
35,954

 
$
3,057,179

 
 
Acquired loans
 
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
(Dollars in thousands)
Pass
 
Special
Mention
 
Sub-
standard
 
Doubtful
 
Loss
 
Discount
 
Total
 
Pass
 
Special
Mention
 
Sub-
standard
 
Doubtful
 
Loss
 
Discount
 
Total
Commercial real estate-Construction
$
101,850

 
$
621

 
$
8,421

 
$
770

 
$

 
$
14,943

 
$
126,605

 
$
116,539

 
$
1,681

 
$
8,803

 
$
771

 
$

 
$
(2,368
)
 
$
125,426

Commercial real estate - Other
1,312,852

 
22,392

 
63,735

 
3,748

 

 
(70,394
)
 
1,332,333

 
1,383,409

 
26,080

 
79,119

 
6,124

 
111

 
(50,820
)
 
1,444,023

Commercial and industrial
429,631

 
6,776

 
14,709

 
1,159

 

 
(4,579
)
 
447,696

 
473,241

 
8,376

 
16,510

 
1,206

 
43

 
(6,900
)
 
492,476

Energy-related
2,750

 
53

 
81

 

 

 

 
2,884

 
2,166

 
55

 
170

 
1,198

 

 

 
3,589

Total
$
1,847,083

 
$
29,842

 
$
86,946

 
$
5,677

 
$

 
$
(60,030
)
 
$
1,909,518

 
$
1,975,355

 
$
36,192

 
$
104,602

 
$
9,299

 
$
154

 
$
(60,088
)
 
$
2,065,514


 
 
Acquired loans
 
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
(Dollars in thousands)
Current
 
30+ Days
Past Due
 
Premium
(discount)
 
Total
 
Current
 
30+ Days
Past Due
 
Premium
(discount)
 
Total
Residential mortgage
$
486,566

 
$
22,430

 
$
(31,226
)
 
$
477,770

 
$
506,103

 
$
24,752

 
$
(29,559
)
 
$
501,296

Consumer - Home equity
478,837

 
14,381

 
(27,516
)
 
465,702

 
503,635

 
16,381

 
(29,492
)
 
490,524

Consumer - Indirect automobile
66

 
5

 
(33
)
 
38

 
72

 
12

 

 
84

Consumer - Other
69,457

 
1,209

 
(1,147
)
 
69,519

 
79,732

 
1,475

 
(1,717
)
 
79,490

Total
$
1,034,926

 
$
38,025

 
$
(59,922
)
 
$
1,013,029

 
$
1,089,542

 
$
42,620

 
$
(60,768
)
 
$
1,071,394



28


Legacy Impaired Loans
Information on the Company’s investment in legacy impaired loans, which include all TDRs and all other non-accrual loans, is presented in the following tables as of and for the periods indicated. Legacy non-accrual mortgage and consumer loans, and commercial loans below the Company's specific threshold, are included for purposes of this disclosure although such loans are generally not evaluated or measured individually for impairment for purposes of determining the allowance for loan losses.
 
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
Recorded Investment
 
Unpaid
Principal Balance
 
Related Allowance
 
Recorded Investment
 
Unpaid
Principal Balance
 
Related Allowance
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
With no related allowance recorded:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
$
15,978

 
$
15,978

 
$

 
$
16,145

 
$
16,145

 
$

Commercial business
20,153

 
20,153

 

 
14,340

 
14,340

 

Energy-related
58,155

 
58,155

 

 

 

 

Residential mortgage
1,279

 
1,279

 

 

 

 

Consumer - Home equity

 

 

 
730

 
730

 

Consumer -Other

 

 

 
66

 
66

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
With an allowance recorded:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
10,884

 
11,584

 
(700
)
 
12,500

 
13,753

 
(1,253
)
Commercial and industrial
3,011

 
3,504

 
(493
)
 
5,985

 
6,262

 
(277
)
Energy-related
10,759

 
21,681

 
(10,922
)
 
11,319

 
13,444

 
(2,125
)
Residential mortgage
13,709

 
13,834

 
(125
)
 
13,679

 
13,743

 
(64
)
Consumer - Home equity
10,089

 
10,793

 
(704
)
 
8,196

 
8,559

 
(363
)
Consumer - Indirect automobile
1,098

 
1,150

 
(52
)
 
1,171

 
1,181

 
(10
)
Consumer - Credit card
458

 
468

 
(10
)
 
386

 
394

 
(8
)
Consumer - Other
1,166

 
1,265

 
(99
)
 
876

 
899

 
(23
)
Total
$
146,739

 
$
159,844

 
$
(13,105
)
 
$
85,393

 
$
89,516

 
$
(4,123
)
Total commercial loans
$
118,940

 
$
131,055

 
$
(12,115
)
 
$
60,289

 
$
63,944

 
$
(3,655
)
Total mortgage loans
14,988

 
15,113

 
(125
)
 
13,679

 
13,743

 
(64
)
Total consumer loans
12,811

 
13,676

 
(865
)
 
11,425

 
11,829

 
(404
)
 

29


 
Three Months Ended 
 March 31, 2016
 
Three Months Ended 
 March 31, 2015
 
Average
Recorded Investment
 
Interest
Income Recognized
 
Average
Recorded Investment
 
Interest
Income Recognized
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
With no related allowance recorded:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
$
16,167

 
$
38

 
$
16,608

 
$
7

Commercial and industrial
27,540

 
286

 
1,690

 
18

Energy-related
53,920

 
513

 

 

Residential mortgage
1,289

 
16

 

 

Consumer - Home equity

 

 
679

 
7

With an allowance recorded:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
12,236

 
84

 
2,987

 

Commercial and industrial
9,311

 
143

 
12,374

 

Energy-related
21,712

 
225

 
27

 

Residential mortgage
13,911

 
20

 
15,331

 

Consumer - Home equity
10,453

 
61

 
9,720

 

Consumer - Indirect automobile
1,353

 
8

 
1,658

 

Consumer - Credit card
453

 

 
1,194

 

Consumer - Other
1,420

 
20

 
971

 

Total
$
169,765

 
$
1,414

 
$
63,239

 
$
32

Total commercial loans
$
140,886

 
$
1,289

 
$
33,686

 
$
25

Total mortgage loans
15,200

 
36

 
15,331

 

Total consumer loans
13,679

 
89

 
14,222

 
7


As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company was not committed to lend a material amount of additional funds to any customer whose loan was classified as impaired or as a troubled debt restructuring.


NOTE 7 – LOSS SHARING AGREEMENTS AND FDIC LOSS SHARE RECEIVABLES
Loss Sharing Agreements
Since 2009, the Company has acquired certain assets and liabilities of six failed banks. Substantially all of the loans and foreclosed real estate acquired through these transactions are covered by loss share agreements between the FDIC and IBERIABANK, which afford IBERIABANK loss protection.
During the reimbursable loss periods, the FDIC will cover 80% of covered loan and foreclosed real estate losses up to certain thresholds for the six acquisitions, and 95% of losses that exceed contractual thresholds for three acquisitions. The reimbursable loss periods, excluding single family residential assets, ended in 2014 for three acquisitions, ended during 2015 for one acquisition and will end during 2016 for two acquisitions. The reimbursable loss period for single family residential assets will end in 2019 for three acquisitions, in 2020 for one acquisition, and in 2021 for two acquisitions. To the extent that loss share coverage ends prior to triggering events on covered assets that would enable the Company to collect these amounts from the FDIC, future impairments may be required.
In addition, all covered assets, excluding single family residential assets, have a three year recovery period, which begins upon expiration of the reimbursable loss period. During the recovery periods, the Company must reimburse the FDIC for its share of any recovered losses, net of certain expenses, consistent with the covered loss reimbursement rates in effect during the recovery periods.

30


FDIC loss share receivables
The Company recorded indemnification assets in the form of FDIC loss share receivables as of the acquisition date of each of the six banks covered by loss share agreements. At acquisition, the indemnification assets represented the fair value of the expected cash flows to be received from the FDIC under the loss share agreements. Subsequent to acquisition, the FDIC loss share receivables are updated to reflect changes in actual and expected amounts collectible, adjusted for amortization.
The following is a summary of the year-to-date activity for the FDIC loss share receivables:
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
2016
 
2015
Balance at beginning of period
$
39,878

 
$
69,627

Reversal of loan loss provision recorded on FDIC covered loans
(258
)
 
(1,852
)
Amortization
(4,386
)
 
(6,013
)
Submission of reimbursable losses to the FDIC
(1,658
)
 
(78
)
Changes in cash flow assumptions on OREO and other adjustments
(12
)
 
(712
)
Balance at end of period
$
33,564

 
$
60,972

FDIC loss share receivables collectibility assessment
The Company assesses the FDIC loss share receivables for collectibility on a quarterly basis. Based on the collectibility analysis completed for the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company concluded that the $33.6 million FDIC loss share receivable is fully collectible as of March 31, 2016.


NOTE 8 – GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill
Changes to the carrying amount of goodwill by reporting unit for the three months ended March 31, 2016, and the year ended December 31, 2015 are provided in the following table.
(Dollars in thousands)
IBERIABANK
 
IMC
 
LTC
 
Total
Balance, December 31, 2014
$
489,183

 
$
23,178

 
$
5,165

 
$
517,526

Goodwill acquired during the year
207,077

 

 

 
207,077

Balance, December 31, 2015
$
696,260

 
$
23,178

 
$
5,165

 
$
724,603

Goodwill adjustments during the period
4,985

 

 

 
4,985

Balance, March 31, 2016
$
701,245

 
$
23,178

 
$
5,165

 
$
729,588

The goodwill adjustments during the first three months of 2016 are the result of updates to preliminary fair value estimates related to the 2015 acquisitions of Florida Bank Group, Old Florida, and Georgia Commerce, during the respective measurement periods. See Note 3 for further information on these acquisitions.
The Company performed the required annual goodwill impairment test as of October 1, 2015. The Company’s annual impairment test did not indicate impairment in any of the Company’s reporting units as of the testing date. Subsequent to the testing date, management has evaluated the events and changes that could indicate that goodwill might be impaired and concluded that a subsequent interim test is not required.
Mortgage Servicing Rights
Mortgage servicing rights are recorded at the lower of cost or market value in “other assets” on the Company's consolidated balance sheets and amortized over the remaining servicing life of the loans, with consideration given to prepayment assumptions. Mortgage servicing rights had the following carrying values as of the periods indicated:

31


 
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
Gross Carrying Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net Carrying Amount
 
Gross Carrying Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net Carrying Amount
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage servicing rights
$
6,034

 
$
(2,529
)
 
$
3,505

 
$
6,104

 
$
(2,320
)
 
$
3,784

Title Plant
The Company held title plant assets recorded in "other assets" on the Company's consolidated balance sheets totaling $6.7 million at both March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. No events or changes in circumstances occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2016 to suggest the carrying value of the title plant was not recoverable.
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Definite-lived intangible assets had the following carrying values included in “other assets” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of the periods indicated:
 
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
Gross Carrying Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net Carrying Amount
 
Gross Carrying Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net Carrying Amount
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
Core deposit intangibles
$
74,001

 
$
(46,017
)
 
$
27,984

 
$
74,001

 
$
(43,957
)
 
$
30,044

Customer relationship intangible asset
1,348

 
(946
)
 
402

 
1,348

 
(984
)
 
364

Non-compete agreement
112

 
(104
)
 
8

 
100

 
(79
)
 
21

Other intangible assets

 

 

 
205

 
(114
)
 
91

Total
$
75,461

 
$
(47,067
)
 
$
28,394

 
$
75,654

 
$
(45,134
)
 
$
30,520


32


NOTE 9 –DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND OTHER HEDGING ACTIVITIES
The Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage interest rate risk, exposures related to liquidity and credit risk, and to facilitate customer transactions. The primary types of derivatives used by the Company include interest rate swap agreements, foreign exchange contracts, interest rate lock commitments, forward sales commitments, and written and purchased options. All derivative instruments are recognized on the consolidated balance sheets as other assets or other liabilities at fair value, as required by ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging.
For cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the gain or loss related to the derivative instrument is initially reported as a component of other comprehensive income and subsequently reclassified into earnings when the forecasted transaction affects earnings or when the hedge is terminated. The ineffective portion of the gain or loss is reported in earnings immediately. In applying hedge accounting for derivatives, the Company establishes and documents a method for assessing the effectiveness of the hedging derivative and a measurement approach for determining the ineffective aspect of the hedge upon the inception of the hedge. The Company has designated interest rate swaps in a cash flow hedge to convert forecasted variable interest payments to a fixed rate on its junior subordinated debt and has concluded that the forecasted transactions are probable of occurring.
For derivative instruments that are not designated as hedging instruments, changes in the fair value of the derivatives are recognized in earnings immediately.
Information pertaining to outstanding derivative instruments is as follows:
 
 
 
Asset Derivatives Fair Value
 
 
 
Liability Derivatives Fair Value
(Dollars in thousands)
Balance Sheet
Location
 
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
Balance Sheet
Location
 
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments under ASC Topic 815:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts
Other assets
 
$

 
$
58

 
Other liabilities
 
$
6,292

 
$

Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments under ASC Topic 815
 
 
$

 
$
58

 
 
 
$
6,292

 
$

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC Topic 815:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts
Other assets
 
$
33,248

 
$
18,077

 
Other liabilities
 
$
33,248

 
$
18,077

Foreign exchange contracts
Other assets
 
102

 
156

 
Other liabilities
 
86

 
134

Forward sales contracts
Other assets
 
44

 
1,588

 
Other liabilities
 
2,282

 
474

Written and purchased options
Other assets
 
15,200

 
10,607

 
Other liabilities
 
6,864

 
6,254

Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC Topic 815
 
 
48,594

 
30,428

 
 
 
42,480

 
24,939

Total
 
 
$
48,594

 
$
30,486

 
 
 
$
48,772

 
$
24,939



33


 
 
 
Asset Derivatives 
Notional Amount
 
 
 
Liability Derivatives 
Notional Amount
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
 
 
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments under ASC Topic 815:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts
 
 
$

 
$
108,500

 
 
 
$
108,500

 
$

Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments under ASC Topic 815
 
 
$

 
$
108,500

 
 
 
$
108,500

 
$

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC Topic 815:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts
 
 
$
725,878

 
$
590,334

 
 
 
$
725,878

 
$
590,334

Foreign exchange contracts
 
 
3,347

 
4,392

 
 
 
3,347

 
4,392

Forward sales contracts
 
 
66,401

 
223,841

 
 
 
426,251

 
173,430

Written and purchased options
 
 
411,805

 
328,210

 
 
 
191,904

 
181,949

Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC Topic 815
 
 
1,207,431

 
1,146,777

 
 
 
1,347,380

 
950,105

Total
 
 
$
1,207,431

 
$
1,255,277

 
 
 
$
1,455,880

 
$
950,105


The Company is party to collateral agreements with certain derivative counterparties. Such agreements require that the Company maintain collateral based on the fair values of individual derivative transactions. In the event of default by the Company, the counterparty would be entitled to the collateral.
At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company was required to post $12.2 million and $21.8 million, respectively, in cash as collateral for its derivative transactions, which are included in "interest-bearing deposits in banks" on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company does not anticipate additional assets will be required to be posted as collateral, nor does it believe additional assets would be required to settle its derivative instruments immediately if contingent features were triggered at March 31, 2016. The Company’s master netting agreements represent written, legally enforceable bilateral agreements that (1) create a single legal obligation for all individual transactions covered by the master agreement and (2) in the event of default, provide the non-defaulting counterparty the right to accelerate, terminate, and close-out on a net basis all transactions under the agreement and to promptly liquidate or set-off collateral posted by the defaulting counterparty. As permitted by U.S. GAAP, the Company does not offset fair value amounts recognized for the right to reclaim cash collateral or the obligation to return cash collateral against recognized fair value amounts of derivatives executed with the same counterparty under a master netting agreement.

34


The following table reconciles the gross amounts presented in the consolidated balance sheets to the net amounts that would result in the event of offset.
 
March 31, 2016
 
Gross Amounts
Presented in the Balance Sheet
 
Gross Amounts Not Offset
in the Balance Sheet
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Derivatives
 
Collateral  (1)
 
Net
Derivatives subject to master netting arrangements
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts designated as hedging instruments
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Interest rate contracts not designated as hedging instruments
33,247

 

 

 
33,247

Written and purchased options
6,790

 
(1,967
)
 

 
4,823

Total derivative assets subject to master netting arrangements
$
40,037

 
$
(1,967
)
 
$

 
$
38,070

Derivative liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts designated as hedging instruments
$
6,292

 
$
(1,967
)
 
$
(2,663
)
 
$
1,662

Interest rate contracts not designated as hedging instruments
33,248

 

 
(9,515
)
 
23,733

Written and purchased options

 

 

 

Total derivative liabilities subject to master netting arrangements
$
39,540

 
$
(1,967
)
 
$
(12,178
)
 
$
25,395


(1) 
Consists of cash collateral recorded at cost, which approximates fair value, and investment securities.
 
December 31, 2015
 
Gross Amounts
Presented in the Balance Sheet
 
Gross Amounts Not Offset
in the Balance Sheet
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Derivatives
 
Collateral  (1)
 
Net
Derivatives subject to master netting arrangements
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts designated as hedging instruments
$
58

 
$

 
$
(45
)
 
$
13

Interest rate contracts not designated as hedging instruments
18,058

 

 

 
18,058

       Written and purchased options
6,277

 

 

 
6,277

Total derivative assets subject to master netting arrangements
$
24,393

 
$

 
$
(45
)
 
$
24,348

Derivative liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts designated as hedging instruments
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Interest rate contracts not designated as hedging instruments
18,058

 

 
(9,428
)
 
8,630

Total derivative liabilities subject to master netting arrangements
$
18,058

 
$

 
$
(9,428
)
 
$
8,630

 
(1) 
Consists of cash collateral recorded at cost, which approximates fair value, and investment securities.
During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company has not reclassified into earnings any gain or loss as a result of the discontinuance of cash flow hedges because it was probable the original forecasted transaction would not occur by the end of the originally specified term.
At March 31, 2016, the Company does not expect to reclassify any amount from accumulated other comprehensive income into interest income over the next twelve months for derivatives that will be settled.

35


At March 31, 2016 and 2015, and for the three months then ended, information pertaining to the effect of the hedging instruments on the consolidated financial statements is as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing
 
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
 
 
 
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI net of taxes (Effective Portion)
 
Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)
 
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31
 
 
Derivatives in ASC Topic 815 Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
2016
 
2015
 
 
2016
 
 
2015
 
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
Interest rate contracts
$
(4,127
)
 
$

 
Other income (expense)
$

 
 
$

 
Other income (expense)
 
$

 
$

Total
$
(4,127
)
 
$

 
 
$

 
 
$

 
 
 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Information pertaining to the effect of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on the consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31 is as follows:


 
 
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized
in Income on Derivatives
 
Location of Gain (Loss)
Recognized in Income on
Derivatives
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31
(Dollars in thousands)
 
2016
 
2015
Interest rate contracts (1)
Other income
 
$
2,962

 
$
1,005

Foreign exchange contracts
Other income
 
1

 

Forward sales contracts
Mortgage income
 
(5,343
)
 
(253
)
Written and purchased options
Mortgage income
 
3,982

 
768

Total
 
 
$
1,602

 
$
1,520


(1) Includes fees associated with customer interest rate contracts.

NOTE 10 –SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY, CAPITAL RATIOS AND OTHER REGULATORY MATTERS
The Company and IBERIABANK are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal and state 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’s financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company and IBERIABANK, as applicable, 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.
On January 1, 2015, the Company and IBERIABANK became subject to revised capital adequacy standards as implemented by new final rules approved by the U.S. banking regulatory agencies, including the FRB, to address relevant provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. Certain provisions of the new rules will be phased in from that date to January 1, 2019.
Effective January 1, 2016, the Company was subject to an additional 25% phase out of its trust preferred securities from Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital. As a result, 100% of the Company's trust preferred securities are excluded from Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital at March 31, 2016. Additionally, the Company and IBERIABANK's Common Equity Tier 1 Capital, Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital, and Total Risk-Based Capital were impacted at March 31, 2016 by an additional 20% phase out of certain intangible assets above the December 31, 2015 phase out percentage.

36


Management believes that, as of March 31, 2016, the Company and IBERIABANK met all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject.
As of March 31, 2016, the most recent notification from the FDIC categorized IBERIABANK as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action (the prompt corrective action requirements are not applicable to the Company) existing at the time of notification. To be categorized as well capitalized, an institution must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the following table. There are no conditions or events since the notification that management believes have changed that categorization.
The Company’s and IBERIABANK’s actual capital amounts and ratios as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are presented in the following table.
 
March 31, 2016
 
Minimum
 
Well Capitalized
 
Actual
(Dollars in thousands)
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
Tier 1 Leverage
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated
$
755,536

 
4.00
%
 
N/A

 
N/A
 
$
1,777,629

 
9.41
%
IBERIABANK
753,099

 
4.00

 
941,373

 
5.00
 
1,725,728

 
9.17

Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated
$
757,235

 
4.50
%
 
N/A

 
N/A
 
$
1,700,817

 
10.11
%
IBERIABANK
755,278

 
4.50

 
1,090,957

 
6.50
 
1,725,728

 
10.28

Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated
$
1,009,647

 
6.00
%
 
N/A

 
N/A
 
$
1,777,629

 
10.56
%
IBERIABANK
1,007,038

 
6.00

 
1,342,717

 
8.00
 
1,725,278

 
10.28

Total Risk-Based Capital
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated
$
1,346,196

 
8.00
%
 
N/A

 
N/A
 
$
2,054,719

 
12.21
%
IBERIABANK
1,342,717

 
8.00

 
1,678,396

 
10.00
 
1,886,318

 
11.24


 
December 31, 2015
 
Minimum
 
Well Capitalized
 
Actual
(Dollars in thousands)
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
Tier 1 Leverage
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated
$
751,798

 
4.00
%
 
N/A

 
N/A
 
$
1,790,034

 
9.52
%
IBERIABANK
749,226

 
4.00

 
936,532

 
5.00
 
1,691,022

 
9.03

Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated
$
752,610

 
4.50
%
 
N/A

 
N/A
 
$
1,684,097

 
10.07
%
IBERIABANK
750,660

 
4.50

 
1,084,287

 
6.50
 
1,691,022

 
10.14

Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated
$
1,003,479

 
6.00
%
 
N/A

 
N/A
 
$
1,790,034

 
10.70
%
IBERIABANK
1,000,880

 
6.00

 
1,334,507

 
8.00
 
1,691,022

 
10.14

Total Risk-Based Capital
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated
$
1,337,973

 
8.00
%
 
N/A

 
N/A
 
$
2,029,932

 
12.14
%
IBERIABANK
1,334,507

 
8.00

 
1,668,133

 
10.00
 
1,843,545

 
11.05

 
Beginning January 1, 2016, minimum CET1, Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital, and Total Risk-Based Capital ratios are subject to a capital conservation buffer of 0.625%. This capital conservation buffer will increase in subsequent years by 0.625% annually until it is fully phased in on January 1, 2019 at 2.50%. At March 31, 2016, the capital conservation buffers of the Company and IBERIABANK were 4.22% and 3.24%, respectively.

NOTE 11 – EARNINGS PER SHARE
Share-based payment awards that entitle holders to receive non-forfeitable dividends before vesting are considered participating securities that are included in the calculation of earnings per share using the two-class method. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula under which earnings per share is calculated for common stock and participating

37


securities according to dividends declared and participating rights in undistributed earnings. Under this method, all earnings, distributed and undistributed, are allocated to common shares and participating securities based on their respective rights to receive dividends.
The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the periods indicated.
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands, except per share data)
2016
 
2015
Earnings per common share - basic
 
 
 
Net income
$
42,769

 
$
25,126

Preferred stock dividends
(2,576
)
 

Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to unvested restricted shares
(460
)
 
(324
)
Earnings allocated to common shareholders - basic
$
39,733

 
$
24,802

Weighted average common shares outstanding
40,711

 
33,168

Earnings per common share - basic
$
0.98

 
$
0.75

Earnings per common share - diluted
 
 
 
Earnings allocated to common shareholders - basic
$
39,733

 
$
24,802

Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to unvested restricted shares
(2
)
 
(20
)
Earnings allocated to common shareholders - diluted
$
39,731

 
$
24,782

Weighted average common shares outstanding
40,711

 
33,168

Dilutive potential common shares - stock options
54

 
67

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted
40,765

 
33,235

Earnings per common share - diluted
$
0.97

 
$
0.75

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, and 2015, the calculations for basic shares outstanding exclude the weighted average shares owned by the Recognition and Retention Plan (“RRP”) of 475,423, and 605,463, respectively.
The effects from the assumed exercises of 751,387 and 164,962 stock options were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2016, and 2015, respectively, because such amounts would have had an antidilutive effect on earnings per common share.


NOTE 12 – SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
The Company has various types of share-based compensation plans that permit the granting of awards in the form of stock options, restricted stock, restricted share units, phantom stock and performance units. These plans are administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, which selects persons eligible to receive awards and determines the terms, conditions and other provisions of the awards. At March 31, 2016, awards of 413,968 shares could be made under approved incentive compensation plans.
Stock option awards
The Company issues stock options under various plans to directors, officers and other key employees. The option exercise price cannot be less than the fair value of the underlying common stock as of the date of the option grant and the maximum option term cannot exceed ten years.

38


The following table represents the activity related to stock options during the periods indicated:
 
Number of shares
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
Outstanding options, December 31, 2015
813,777

 
$
56.99

Granted
148,684

 
47.35

Exercised
(466
)
 
36.48

Forfeited or expired
(43,612
)
 
61.26

Outstanding options, March 31, 2016
918,383

 
$
55.24

Exercisable options, March 31, 2016
606,046

 
$
56.32

 
 
 
 
Outstanding options, December 31, 2014
867,682

 
$
55.92

Granted
78,856

 
62.54

Exercised
(61,884
)
 
49.89

Forfeited or expired
(10,469
)
 
71.52

Outstanding options, March 31, 2015
874,185

 
$
56.76

Exercisable options, March 31, 2015
579,727

 
$
56.22

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of stock option awards. The following weighted-average assumptions were used for option awards issued during the following periods:
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31
 
2016
 
2015
Expected dividends
2.9
%
 
2.2
%
Expected volatility
29.1
%
 
35.6
%
Risk-free interest rate
1.4
%
 
2.0
%
Expected term (in years)
6.4

 
7.5

Weighted-average grant-date fair value
$
10.05

 
$
19.61

The assumptions above are based on multiple factors, including historical stock option exercise patterns and post-vesting employment termination behaviors, expected future exercise patterns and the expected volatility of the Company’s stock price.
The following table represents the compensation expense that is included in non-interest expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income related to stock options for the following periods:
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31
(Dollars in thousands)
2016
 
2015
Compensation expense related to stock options
$
484

 
$
471

At March 31, 2016, there was $3.4 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.6 years.

Restricted stock awards
The Company issues restricted stock under various plans for certain officers and directors. The restricted stock awards may not be sold or otherwise transferred until certain restrictions have lapsed. The holders of the restricted stock receive dividends and have the right to vote the shares. The compensation expense for these awards is determined based on the market price of the Company’s common stock at the date of grant applied to the total number of shares granted and is recognized over the vesting period. As of March 31, 2016 and 2015, unrecognized share-based compensation associated with these awards totaled $23.4 million and $24.4 million, respectively.
Restricted share units
During the first three months of 2016 and 2015, the Company issued restricted share units to certain of its executive officers. Restricted share units vest after the end of a three-year performance period, based on satisfaction of the market and

39


performance conditions set forth in the restricted share unit agreement. Recipients do not possess voting or investment power over the common stock underlying such units until vesting. The grant date fair value of these restricted share units is the same as the value of the corresponding number of shares of common stock, adjusted for assumptions surrounding the market-based conditions contained in the respective agreements.
The following table represents the compensation expense that was included in non-interest expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income related to restricted stock awards and restricted share units for the periods indicated:
 
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31
(Dollars in thousands)
2016
 
2015
Compensation expense related to restricted stock awards and restricted share units
$
3,386

 
$
2,972

The following table represents unvested restricted stock award and restricted share unit activity for the following periods:
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31
 
2016
 
2015
Balance at beginning of period
507,130

 
506,289

Granted
226,176

 
142,196

Forfeited
(3,573
)
 
(10,267
)
Earned and issued
(136,126
)
 
(116,583
)
Balance at end of period
593,607

 
521,635

Phantom stock awards
The Company issues phantom stock awards to certain key officers and employees. The awards are subject to a vesting period of five to seven years and are paid out in cash upon vesting. The amount paid per vesting period is calculated as the number of vested “share equivalents” multiplied by the closing market price of a share of the Company’s common stock on the vesting date. Share equivalents are calculated on the date of grant as the total award’s dollar value divided by the closing market price of a share of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. Award recipients are also entitled to a “dividend equivalent” on each unvested share equivalent held by the award recipient. A dividend equivalent is a dollar amount equal to the cash dividends that the participant would have been entitled to receive if the participant’s share equivalents were issued in shares of common stock. Dividend equivalents are reinvested as share equivalents that will vest and be paid out on the same date as the underlying share equivalents on which the dividend equivalents were paid. The number of share equivalents acquired with a dividend equivalent is determined by dividing the aggregate of dividend equivalents paid on the unvested share equivalents by the closing price of a share of the Company’s common stock on the dividend payment date.
Performance units
During the first three months of 2016 and 2015, the Company issued performance units to certain of its executive officers. Performance units are tied to the value of shares of the Company’s common stock, are payable in cash, and vest in increments of one-third per year after attainment of one or more performance measures. The value of performance units is the same as the value of the corresponding number of shares of common stock.
The following table indicates compensation expense recorded for phantom stock and performance units based on the number of share equivalents vested at March 31 of the periods indicated and the current market price of the Company’s stock at that time:
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31
(Dollars in thousands)
2016
 
2015
Compensation expense related to phantom stock and performance units
$
2,405

 
$
3,171


40


The following table represents phantom stock award and performance unit activity during the periods indicated:
(Dollars in thousands)
Number of share
equivalents (1)
 
Value of share
equivalents (2)
Balance, December 31, 2015
462,430

 
$
25,466

Granted
185,798

 
9,526

Forfeited share equivalents
(9,022
)
 
463

Vested share equivalents
(138,752
)
 
6,939

Balance, March 31, 2016
500,454

 
$
25,658

 
 
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2014
475,347

 
$
30,826

Granted
136,413

 
8,598

Forfeited share equivalents
(9,896
)
 
624

Vested share equivalents
(114,616
)
 
7,209

Balance, March 31, 2015
487,248

 
$
30,711


(1) 
Number of share equivalents includes all reinvested dividend equivalents for the periods indicated.
(2) 
Except for share equivalents at the beginning of each period, which are based on the value at that time, and vested share payments, which are based on the cash paid at the time of vesting, the value of share equivalents is calculated based on the market price of the Company’s stock at the end of the respective periods. The market price of the Company’s stock was $51.27 and $63.03 on March 31, 2016, and 2015, respectively.


NOTE 13 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Recurring fair value measurements
The Company has segregated all financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis into the most appropriate level within the fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used to estimate the fair value at the measurement date in the tables below. See Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, in the 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, for a description of how fair value measurements are determined.
 
March 31, 2016
(Dollars in thousands)
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities available for sale
$

 
$
2,755,425

 
$

 
$
2,755,425

Mortgage loans held for sale

 
192,545

 

 
192,545

Derivative instruments

 
48,594

 

 
48,594

Total
$

 
$
2,996,564

 
$

 
$
2,996,564

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative instruments
$

 
$
48,772

 
$

 
$
48,772

Total
$

 
$
48,772

 
$

 
$
48,772

 
 
December 31, 2015
(Dollars in thousands)
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities available for sale
$

 
$
2,800,286

 
$

 
$
2,800,286

Mortgage loans held for sale

 
166,247

 

 
166,247

Derivative instruments

 
30,486

 

 
30,486

Total
$

 
$
2,997,019

 
$

 
$
2,997,019

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative instruments
$

 
$
24,939

 
$

 
$
24,939

Total
$

 
$
24,939

 
$

 
$
24,939


41


During the three months ended March 31, 2016 there were no transfers between the Level 1 and Level 2 fair value categories.
Gains and losses (realized and unrealized) included in earnings (or accumulated other comprehensive income) during the first three months of 2016 related to assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are reported in non-interest income or other comprehensive income as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)
Non-interest
income
 
Other
comprehensive
income
Net gains included in earnings
$
4,103

 
$

Change in unrealized net gains relating to assets still held at March 31, 2016

 
21,193

Non-recurring fair value measurements

The Company has segregated all financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis into the most appropriate level within the fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used to determine the fair value at the measurement date in the tables below.
 
March 31, 2016
(Dollars in thousands)
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OREO, net
$

 
$
2,051

 
$

 
$
2,051

Total
$

 
$
2,051

 
$

 
$
2,051

 
 
December 31, 2015
(Dollars in thousands)
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OREO, net
$

 
$
1,106

 
$

 
$
1,106

Total
$

 
$
1,106

 
$

 
$
1,106

The tables above exclude the initial measurement of assets and liabilities that were acquired as part of the acquisitions completed in 2015. These assets and liabilities were recorded at their fair value upon acquisition in accordance with U.S. GAAP and were not re-measured during the periods presented unless specifically required by U.S. GAAP. Acquisition date fair values represent either Level 2 fair value measurements (investment securities, OREO, property, equipment, and debt) or Level 3 fair value measurements (loans, deposits, and core deposit intangible asset).
The Company did not record any liabilities at fair value for which measurement of the fair value was made on a non-recurring basis at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Fair value option
The Company has elected the fair value option for certain originated residential mortgage loans held for sale, which allows for a more effective offset of the changes in fair values of the loans and the derivative instruments used to hedge them without the burden of complying with the requirements for hedge accounting.
The following table summarizes the difference between the aggregate fair value and the aggregate unpaid principal balance for mortgage loans held for sale measured at fair value:
 
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
(Dollars in thousands)
Aggregate
Fair Value
 
Aggregate
Unpaid
Principal
 
Aggregate
Fair Value
Less Unpaid
Principal
 
Aggregate
Fair Value
 
Aggregate
Unpaid
Principal
 
Aggregate
Fair Value
Less Unpaid
Principal
Mortgage loans held for sale, at fair value
$
192,545

 
$
185,483

 
$
7,062

 
$
166,247

 
$
161,083

 
$
5,164

Interest income on mortgage loans held for sale is recognized based on contractual rates and is reflected in interest income on loans held for sale in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Net gains resulting from the change in fair value of these loans that were recorded in mortgage income in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income totaled $1.9

42


million for both the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. The changes in fair value are mostly offset by economic hedging activities, with an immaterial portion of these changes attributable to changes in instrument-specific credit risk.

NOTE 14 – FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The estimated fair value of a financial instrument is the current amount that would be exchanged between willing parties, other than in a forced liquidation. Fair value is best determined based upon quoted market prices. However, in many instances, there are no quoted market prices for the Company’s various financial instruments. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques. Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows. Accordingly, the fair value estimates may not be realized in an immediate settlement of the instrument. ASC Topic 825, Financial Instruments, excludes certain financial instruments and all non-financial instruments from its disclosure requirements. Consequently, the aggregate fair value amounts presented may not necessarily represent the underlying fair value of the Company.
The carrying amount and estimated fair values, as well as the level within the fair value hierarchy, of the Company’s financial instruments are included in the tables below. See Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, in the 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, for a description of how fair value measurements are determined.
 
March 31, 2016
(Dollars in thousands)
Carrying Amount
 
Fair Value
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Financial Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
996,655

 
$
996,655

 
$
996,655

 
$

 
$

Investment securities
2,851,542

 
2,854,464

 

 
2,854,464

 

Loans and loans held for sale, net of unearned income and allowance for loan losses
14,497,232

 
14,794,601

 

 
192,545

 
14,602,056

FDIC loss share receivables
33,564

 
6,282

 

 

 
6,282

Derivative instruments
48,594

 
48,594

 

 
48,594

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
$
16,260,566

 
$
16,090,782

 
$

 
$

 
$
16,090,782

Short-term borrowings
498,238

 
498,238

 
498,238

 

 

Long-term debt
598,924

 
563,571

 

 

 
563,571

Derivative instruments
48,772

 
48,772

 

 
48,772

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
(Dollars in thousands)
Carrying Amount
 
Fair Value
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Financial Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
510,267

 
$
510,267

 
$
510,267

 
$

 
$

Investment securities
2,899,214

 
2,901,247

 

 
2,901,247

 

Loans and loans held for sale, net of unearned income and allowance for loan losses
14,355,297

 
14,674,749

 

 
166,247

 
14,508,502

FDIC loss share receivables
39,878

 
9,163

 

 

 
9,163

Derivative instruments
30,486

 
30,486

 

 
30,486

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
$
16,178,748

 
$
15,696,245

 
$

 
$

 
$
15,696,245

Short-term borrowings
326,617

 
326,617

 
326,617

 

 

Long-term debt
340,447

 
309,847

 

 

 
309,847

Derivative instruments
24,939

 
24,939

 

 
24,939

 

The fair value estimates presented herein are based upon pertinent information available to management as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Although management is not aware of any factors that would significantly affect the estimated fair

43


value amounts, such amounts have not been comprehensively revalued for purposes of these financial statements since that date and, therefore, current estimates of fair value may differ significantly from the amounts presented herein.


NOTE 15 – BUSINESS SEGMENTS
Each of the Company’s reportable operating segments serves the specific needs of the Company’s customers based on the products and services it offers. The reportable segments are based upon those revenue-producing components for which separate financial information is produced internally and primarily reflect the manner in which resources are allocated and performance is assessed. Further, the reportable operating segments are also determined based on the quantitative thresholds prescribed within ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting, and consideration of the usefulness of the information to the users of the consolidated financial statements.
The Company reports the results of its operations through three reportable segments: IBERIABANK, IMC, and LTC. The IBERIABANK segment represents the Company’s commercial and retail banking functions, including its lending, investment, and deposit activities. IBERIABANK also includes the Company’s wealth management, capital markets, and other corporate functions. The IMC segment represents the Company’s origination, funding, and subsequent sale of one-to-four family residential mortgage loans. The LTC segment represents the Company’s title insurance and loan closing services.
Certain expenses not directly attributable to a specific reportable segment are allocated to segments based on pre-determined methods that reflect utilization. Also within IBERIABANK are certain reconciling items that translate reportable segment results into consolidated results. The following tables present certain information regarding our operations by reportable segment, including a reconciliation of segment results to reported consolidated results for the periods presented. Reconciling items between segment results and reported results include:
 
Elimination of interest income and interest expense representing interest earned by IBERIABANK on interest-bearing checking accounts held by related companies, as well as the elimination of the related deposit balances at the IBERIABANK segment;
Elimination of investment in subsidiary balances on certain operating segments included in total and average segment assets; and
Elimination of intercompany due to and due from balances on certain operating segments that are included in total and average segment assets.
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
(Dollars in thousands)
IBERIABANK
 
IMC
 
LTC
 
Consolidated
Interest and dividend income
$
175,324

 
$
1,611

 
$
1

 
$
176,936

Interest expense
14,654

 
879

 

 
15,533

Net interest income
160,670

 
732

 
1

 
161,403

Provision for loan losses
14,905

 

 

 
14,905

Mortgage income
406

 
19,941

 

 
20,347

Service charges on deposit accounts
10,951

 

 

 
10,951

Title revenue

 

 
4,745

 
4,745

Other non-interest income
19,803

 
(1
)
 

 
19,802

Allocated expenses
(2,669
)
 
2,050

 
619

 

Non-interest expense
120,027

 
13,198

 
4,227

 
137,452

Income before income tax expense
59,567

 
5,424

 
(100
)
 
64,891

Income tax expense
20,001

 
2,153

 
(32
)
 
22,122

Net income
$
39,566

 
$
3,271

 
$
(68
)
 
$
42,769

Total loans and loans held for sale, net of unearned income
$
14,428,613

 
$
215,176

 
$

 
$
14,643,789

Total assets
19,774,092

 
291,893

 
26,578

 
20,092,563

Total deposits
16,256,147

 
4,419

 

 
16,260,566

Average assets
19,381,718

 
252,281

 
27,312

 
19,661,311


44


 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
(Dollars in thousands)
IBERIABANK
 
IMC
 
LTC
 
Consolidated
Interest and dividend income
$
136,830

 
$
1,754

 
$
1

 
$
138,585

Interest expense
12,290

 
491

 

 
12,781

Net interest income
124,540

 
1,263

 
1

 
125,804

Provision for loan losses
5,345

 

 

 
5,345

Mortgage income
(1
)
 
18,024

 

 
18,023

Service charges on deposit accounts
9,262

 

 

 
9,262

Title revenue

 

 
4,629

 
4,629

Other non-interest income
16,989

 
(2
)
 
(2
)
 
16,985

Allocated expenses
(4,847
)
 
3,528

 
1,319

 

Non-interest expense
116,005

 
12,916

 
4,232

 
133,153

Income before income tax expense
34,287

 
2,841

 
(923
)
 
36,205

Income tax expense
10,313

 
1,122

 
(356
)
 
11,079

Net income
$
23,974

 
$
1,719

 
$
(567
)
 
$
25,126

Total loans and loans held for sale, net of unearned income
$
12,869,096

 
$
219,409

 
$

 
$
13,088,505

Total assets
17,772,632

 
254,401

 
24,729

 
18,051,762

Total deposits
14,660,135

 
4,889

 

 
14,665,024

Average assets
15,750,918

 
181,942

 
24,753

 
15,957,613




NOTE 16 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Off-balance sheet commitments
In the normal course of business, to meet the financing needs of its customers, the Company is a party to credit related financial instruments, with risk not reflected in the consolidated financial statements. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit, and commercial letters of credit. Such commitments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets. The credit policies used for these commitments are consistent with those used for on-balance sheet instruments. The Company’s exposure to credit loss in the event of non-performance by its customers under such commitments or letters of credit represents the contractual amount of the financial instruments as indicated in the table below. At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the fair value of guarantees under commercial and standby letters of credit was $1.7 million and $1.5 million, respectively. These amounts represent the unamortized fees associated with the guarantees and is included in “other liabilities” on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. This fair value will decrease as the existing commercial and standby letters of credit approach their expiration dates.
At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, the Company had the following financial instruments outstanding and related reserves, whose contract amounts represent credit risk:
(Dollars in thousands)
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
Commitments to grant loans
$
104,152

 
$
61,240

Unfunded commitments under lines of credit
4,640,245

 
4,617,802

Commercial and standby letters of credit
169,873

 
150,281

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments
14,033

 
14,145

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments are expected to be drawn upon, the total commitment amounts generally represent future cash requirements. The Company evaluates each customer’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral, if any, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the customer.
Unfunded commitments under commercial lines of credit, revolving credit lines, and overdraft protection agreements are commitments for possible future extensions of credit to existing customers. Many of these types of commitments do not contain

45


a specified maturity date and may not be drawn upon to the total extent to which the Company is committed. See Note 6 for additional discussion related to the Company’s unfunded lending commitments.
Commercial and standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. These guarantees are primarily issued to support public and private borrowing arrangements, including commercial paper issuance, bond financing, and similar transactions. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers. When necessary they are collateralized, generally in the form of marketable securities and cash equivalents.
Legal proceedings
The nature of the business of the Company’s banking and other subsidiaries ordinarily results in a certain amount of claims, litigation, investigations, and legal and administrative cases and proceedings, all of which are considered incidental to the normal conduct of business. Some of these claims are against entities or assets of which the Company is a successor or acquired in business acquisitions and certain of these claims will be covered by loss sharing agreements with the FDIC. The Company has asserted defenses to these litigations and, with respect to such legal proceedings, intends to continue to defend itself vigorously, litigating or settling cases according to management’s judgment as to what is in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders.
The Company assesses its liabilities and contingencies in connection with outstanding legal proceedings utilizing the latest information available. Where it is probable that the Company will incur a loss and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated, the Company records a liability in its consolidated financial statements. These legal reserves may be increased or decreased to reflect any relevant developments on a quarterly basis. Where a loss is not probable or the amount of loss is not estimable, the Company does not accrue legal reserves. While the outcome of legal proceedings is inherently uncertain, based on information currently available, advice of counsel, and available insurance coverage, the Company’s management believes that it has established appropriate legal reserves. Any liabilities arising from pending legal proceedings are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, consolidated results of operations, or consolidated cash flows. However, in the event of unexpected future developments, it is possible that the ultimate resolution of these matters, if unfavorable, may be material to the Company’s consolidated financial position, consolidated results of operations, or consolidated cash flows.
As of the date of this filing, the Company believes the amount of losses associated with legal proceedings that it is reasonably possible to incur above amounts already accrued is immaterial.

NOTE 17 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In the ordinary course of business, the Company may execute transactions with various related parties. These transactions are consummated at terms equivalent to the prevailing market rates and terms at the time. Examples of such transactions may include lending or deposit arrangements, transfers of financial assets, services for administrative support, and other miscellaneous items.
The Company has granted loans to executive officers and directors and their affiliates. These loans, including the related principal additions, principal payments, and unfunded commitments are immaterial to the consolidated financial statements at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. None of the related party loans were classified as non-accrual, past due, troubled debt restructurings, or potential problem loans at March 31, 2016 or December 31, 2015, with the exception of the loan discussed below.
IBERIABANK and several other financial institutions have extended credit (the “Credit Facility”) under a multi-bank syndicated credit facility to a corporation ("the Borrower"). One of the Company’s independent directors is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Borrower. The Credit Facility consists of an asset based revolving line of credit not to exceed $900 million, with a current borrowing base of $500 million and a $300 million sublimit for letters of credit. IBERIABANK holds approximately six percent of the total commitments from twelve banks under the Credit Facility, which based on the current borrowing base, equates to $30 million in IBERIABANK commitments. At December 31, 2015, there were zero amounts outstanding to IBERIABANK under the Credit Facility. At March 31, 2016, the Borrower made draws on the Credit Facility equating to approximately $496 million, of which IBERIABANK funded approximately $29.8 million. Depending on the type of advance, IBERIABANK earns interest on its advances under the Credit Facility at the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or at a rate equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate”, or (c) LIBOR plus 1.00%. The Borrower’s primary operations involve the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. Although the

46


Borrower is current in its obligations under the Credit Facility, given the levels and extended duration of depressed oil and gas prices, and the potential impact of these depressed prices on the Borrower, IBERIABANK’s management recently graded the Credit Facility as a potential problem loan.
Deposits from related parties held by the Company were immaterial at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.


NOTE 18 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On May 9, 2016, the Company issued an aggregate of 2,300,000 depositary shares (the “Depositary Shares”), each representing a 1/400th ownership interest in a share of the Company’s 6.60% Fixed-to-Floating Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C, par value $1.00 per share, (“Series C Preferred Stock”), with a liquidation preference of $10,000 per share of Series C Preferred Stock (equivalent to $25 per depositary share), which represents $57,500,000 in aggregate liquidation preference.
Dividends will accrue and be payable on the Series C preferred stock, subject to declaration by the Company’s board of directors, from the date of issuance to, but excluding May 1, 2026, at a rate of 6.60% per annum, payable quarterly, in arrears, and from and including May 1, 2026, dividends will accrue and be payable at a floating rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus a spread of 492 basis points, payable quarterly, in arrears. The Company may redeem the Series C preferred stock at its option, subject to regulatory approval, as described in the Prospectus.

47


Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis is intended to assist readers in understanding the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of IBERIABANK Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) as of and for the period ended March 31, 2016, and updates the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the unaudited consolidated financial statements, accompanying footnotes and supplemental financial data included herein. The emphasis of this discussion will be amounts as of March 31, 2016 compared to December 31, 2015 for the balance sheets and the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to March 31, 2015 for the statements of comprehensive income. Certain amounts in prior year presentations have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
When we refer to the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us” in this Report, we mean IBERIABANK Corporation and subsidiaries (consolidated). When we refer to the “Parent,” we mean IBERIABANK Corporation. See the Glossary of Acronyms at the end of this Report for terms used throughout this Report.
To the extent that statements in this Report relate to future plans, objectives, financial results or performance of the Company, these statements are deemed to be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements, which are based on management’s current information, estimates and assumptions and the current economic environment, are generally identified by use of the words “may,” “plan,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “will,” “should,” “continue,” “potential,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “predict,” “project” or similar expressions, or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology, including statements related to expected timing of proposed mergers, expected returns and other benefits of proposed mergers to shareholders, expected improvement in operating efficiency resulting from mergers, estimated expense reductions, expected impact on and timing of the recovery of the impact on tangible book value, and expected effect of mergers on the Company’s capital ratios. The Company’s actual strategies and results in future periods may differ materially from those currently expected due to various risks and uncertainties.
Forward-looking statements represent management’s beliefs, based upon information available at the time the statements are made, with regard to the matters addressed; they are not guarantees of future performance.  Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties that change over time and could cause actual results or financial condition to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such statements.  Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: the level of market volatility, our ability to execute our growth strategy, including the availability of future bank acquisition opportunities, our ability to execute on our revenue and efficiency improvement initiatives, unanticipated losses related to the completion and integration of mergers and acquisitions, refinements to purchase accounting adjustments for acquired businesses and assets and assumed liabilities in these transactions, adjustments of fair values of acquired assets and assumed liabilities and of deferred taxes in acquisitions, actual results deviating from the Company’s current estimates and assumptions of timing and amounts of cash flows, credit risk of our customers, resolution of assets subject to loss share agreements with the FDIC within the coverage periods, effects of low energy and commodity prices, effects of residential real estate prices and levels of home sales, our ability to satisfy new capital and liquidity standards such as those imposed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and those adopted by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and federal banking regulators, sufficiency of our allowance for loan losses, changes in interest rates, access to funding sources, reliance on the services of executive management, competition for loans, deposits and investment dollars, competition from competitors with greater financial resources than the Company, reputational risk and social factors, changes in government regulations and legislation, increases in FDIC insurance assessments, geographic concentration of our markets, economic or business conditions in our markets or nationally, rapid changes in the financial services industry, significant litigation, cyber-security risks including dependence on our operational, technological, and organizational systems and infrastructure and those of third party providers of those services, hurricanes and other adverse weather events, and valuation of intangible assets. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements are discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), available at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov, and the Company’s website, www.iberiabank.com, under the heading “Investor Relations” and then "Financial Information." All information in this discussion is as of the date of this Report. Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, the Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statement for any reason.

48


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Corporate Profile
The Company is a $20.1 billion bank holding company primarily concentrated in commercial banking in the southeastern United States. The Company has been fulfilling the commercial and retail banking needs of our customers for 129 years through our subsidiary, IBERIABANK, with products and services currently offered in locations in seven states. The Company also operates mortgage production offices in 10 states through IBERIABANK’s subsidiary, IBERIABANK Mortgage Company (“IMC”), and offers a full line of title insurance and closing services throughout Arkansas and Louisiana through Lenders Title Company (“LTC”) and its subsidiaries. IBERIA Capital Partners, LLC (“ICP”) provides equity research, institutional sales and trading, and corporate finance services. 1887 Leasing, LLC owns an aircraft used by management of the Company and its subsidiaries. IBERIA Asset Management, Inc. (“IAM”) provides wealth management and trust services for commercial and private banking clients. IBERIA CDE, LLC (“CDE”) is engaged in the acquisition and allocation of tax credits.
Summary of 2016 First Quarter Results of Operations
Net income available to common shareholders for the three months ended March 31, 2016 totaled $40.2 million, a 60.0% increase compared to $25.1 million for the same period in 2015. Earnings for the first quarter of 2015 included $9.3 million in pre-tax merger-related expenses resulting from the acquisitions of Florida Bank Group, Inc. ("Florida Bank Group") on February 28, 2015, and Old Florida Bancshares, Inc. ("Old Florida") on March 31, 2015. The acquisitions of Florida Bank Group and Old Florida in the first quarter of 2015, as well as the acquisition of Georgia Commerce Bancshares, Inc. ("Georgia Commerce") on May 31, 2015, organic growth in the Company's legacy loan portfolio and fee income businesses, and successful cost containment efforts, contributed to the increase in net income during the first quarter of 2016.
Earnings per diluted common share for the first quarter of 2016 were $0.97, compared to $0.75 for the same quarter of 2015. Excluding non-operating items, primarily merger-related expenses impacting the first quarter of 2015, diluted earnings per share on a non-GAAP operating basis were $1.01 for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, compared to $0.95 for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. See Table 17, Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.
Net interest income on a taxable equivalent basis was $163.8 million for the first quarter of 2016, a $35.9 million, or 28.1%, increase compared to the same quarter of 2015. The first quarter of 2016 reflects a $3.4 billion, or 23.5%, increase in average earning assets, partially offset by a $2.0 billion, or 18.4%, increase in average interest-bearing liabilities compared to the first quarter of 2015. The earning asset yield increased nine basis points to 3.99% during the first quarter of 2016, while funding costs remained flat at 0.49% when compared to the first quarter of 2015. As a result, the net interest spread increased nine basis points to 3.50%, from 3.41%, and net interest margin on an annualized basis increased 10 basis points to 3.64%, from 3.54%, when comparing the periods.
Non-interest income increased $6.9 million, or 14.2%, from the first quarter of 2015, primarily due to a $2.3 million, or 12.9%, increase in mortgage income. In the first quarter of 2016, the Company originated $517.7 million in mortgage loans, up $21.8 million, or 4.4%, from the year-ago quarter. The Company sold $487.7 million in mortgage loans, up $45.2 million, or 10.2%, from the first quarter of 2015.
Non-interest expense for the first quarter of 2016 increased $4.3 million, or 3.2%, compared to the same quarter of 2015. Salaries and employee benefits expense increased $8.0 million, or 11.1%, over the first quarter of 2015, primarily as a result of the Company’s acquisition-related growth.
The Company's efficiency ratio was 63.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, a significant improvement over the 76.2% efficiency ratio for the three months ended March 31, 2015. Excluding the effects of tax benefits related to tax-exempt income, amortization of intangibles and non-operating revenues and expenses, the tangible operating efficiency ratio on a tax-equivalent non-GAAP basis was 60.3% for the first quarter of 2016, compared to 68.5% for the first quarter of 2015. The reconciliation of the GAAP to non-GAAP measure is included in Table 17.
Summary of Financial Condition at March 31, 2016
The Company had total loans of approximately $14.5 billion at March 31, 2016, an increase of $123.8 million, or 0.9%, from December 31, 2015. Legacy loans, which exclude loans covered under FDIC loss share protection and other non-covered acquired loans (collectively, "acquired loans"), increased $338.2 million, or 3.0%, to $11.6 billion at March 31, 2016, while acquired loans decreased $214.4 million, or 6.8%, to $2.9 billion at March 31, 2016. The growth in the legacy portfolio included increases in commercial loans of $293.8 million, or 3.6%, consumer loans of $7.8 million, or 0.3%, and mortgage loans of $36.6 million, or 5.3%, over December 31, 2015 balances. With no additional acquisitions in the first quarter of 2016, the acquired portfolio is decreasing as expected over time as pay-downs and pay-offs occur. In addition, acquired loans are

49


transferred to the legacy portfolio as they are refinanced, renewed, restructured, or otherwise underwritten to the Company's standards.
From an asset quality perspective, legacy non-performing assets increased $43.2 million, or 63.4%, compared to December 31, 2015. Annualized net charge-offs were 15 basis points and six basis points of average loans during the first quarters of 2016 and 2015, respectively. Legacy loans past due 30 days or more represented 1.18% of total legacy loans at March 31, 2016, compared to 0.65% at December 31, 2015. The regression in asset quality from year-end is primarily a result of loans to customers in the energy industry, which has been impacted by depressed oil prices. At March 31, 2016, $46.2 million in energy loans were considered non-performing, up from $8.4 million at year-end 2015. At March 31, 2016, the Company had approximately $39.4 million in aggregate reserves for energy loans and unfunded commitments, an increase of $12.7 million, or 48%, since December 31, 2015. At quarter-end, energy-related reserves equated to 5.4% of energy loans outstanding. The Company's total allowance for loan losses increased $8.2 million, or 5.9%, from $138.4 million at December 31, 2015 to $146.6 million at March 31, 2016, and represents approximately 1.0% of total loans at both December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016.
Total deposits increased $81.8 million, less than 1.0%, to $16.3 billion at March 31, 2016, from $16.2 billion at December 31, 2015. Over the same period, non-interest-bearing deposits increased $131.8 million, or 3.0%, and equated to 27.6% and 26.9% of total deposits at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

Capital ratios as of March 31, 2016 were impacted by the phase out of the Company's remaining 25% of trust preferred securities from Tier 1 risk-based capital into Tier 2 capital, contributing to a net decrease of 14 basis points to the Company's Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio from year-end. Total risk-based capital was not impacted and the Company met all capital adequacy requirements as of March 31, 2016. In addition, IBERIABANK continued to meet the minimum requirements to be considered well-capitalized under regulatory guidelines as of March 31, 2016.
2016 Outlook
The Company's long-term financial goals are as follows:
Return on Average Tangible Common Equity of 13% to 17% (operating basis);
Tangible Operating Efficiency Ratio of less than 60%;
Legacy Asset Quality in the top 10% of our peers;
Double-digit percentage growth in diluted operating EPS.
Despite a challenging economic environment, as discussed below, the Company is striving to meet several of these financial goals in 2016, and our first quarter 2016 results and full-year 2016 forecast are consistent with these goals. Based on our current forecasts and absent an increase in interest rates, the Company expects net interest margin to be around 3.58% for the full year of 2016. The Company anticipates that higher provision expense, currently estimated at $45 million in 2016, compared to $31 million in 2015, will be offset by continued strength in its mortgage, title and customer derivatives businesses. Operating expenses are expected to be $560 million for the full year of 2016 and forecasted 2016 operating EPS is in line with guidance released in January of $4.58. The Company believes that its market diversification should limit the impact of the deteriorating market conditions in western Louisiana and Houston, Texas due to the decline in energy prices and related uncertainty in the energy sector.
Excess oil supply and weakening global demand have weighed heavily on oil prices, which reached a 12-year low at less than $27 per barrel in January 2016. While oil prices have rebounded slightly, averaging $38 per barrel in March 2016, the expectation of continuing large inventory builds, uncertainty stemming from the pace of global economic growth and associated global oil demand, and the responsiveness of oil producers to sustained depressed oil prices, contribute to uncertainty in the future trajectory of oil prices. The Company remains cautious regarding the effects on its markets most impacted by the oil and gas industry. The Company has made a concerted effort through stringent underwriting standards and conservative concentration limits to balance risk and return as it relates to energy exposures. Energy-related loans were $731.7 million, or 5.1% of our total loan portfolio at March 31, 2016, compared to $680.8 million, or 4.8% of our total loan portfolio at December 31, 2015. The increase in energy-related outstandings during the first quarter of 2016 was the result of current energy clients drawing on existing credit facilities. The Company continues to experience a downward migration in ratings of energy credits as expected, with 49% of the energy-related loan portfolio criticized, and 39% classified, at March 31, 2016. At quarter-end, the Company had $39.4 million in aggregate reserves for energy-related loans, which was 5.4% of the energy-related outstandings at that date, and covered energy NPAs of $46.2 million by 85%. The Company has not incurred any energy-related charge-offs over the past several years; however, some economic softening, as exhibited by increasing unemployment rates, is being seen in the specific market areas we operate that are most impacted by energy prices, primarily

50


southwest Louisiana and, to a lesser extent, the Houston area of Texas. Future losses will depend on the duration and severity of the depression of commodity prices. The Company will continue to manage risk by reducing and exiting energy relationships that no longer fit our credit profile and recording additional provision, as necessary.
The mortgage origination locked pipeline was $345 million at March 31, 2016, compared to $227 million at December 31, 2015 and $279 million at March 31, 2015. Mortgage income for the first quarter of 2016 was $20.3 million, up $2.3 million, or 12.9%, from the first quarter of 2015, primarily related to a $45.2 million increase in the volume of mortgages sold. Mortgage volume in 2016 is expected to be greater than $2.5 billion, with margins relatively consistent with 2015 levels. Title revenue, which is seasonably lower during the first quarter of each year, was up 2.5% during the current quarter as compared to the first quarter of 2015, and is expected to be flat for the full year of 2016. At March 31, 2016, the commercial loan pipeline was approximately $900 million, compared to $700 million at December 31, 2015.
The Company experienced revenue growth in the majority of its fee income businesses during the first quarter of 2016. Treasury management income was up $1.2 million, or 38.4%, during the first quarter of 2016, compared to the first quarter of 2015, and is expected to be up 29% in 2016 compared to 2015. Client derivatives income was up approximately $2.0 million, or 194.6%, over the first quarter of 2015, and is expected to be $7.7 million in 2016, an increase of 85.9% over 2015. IBERIA Financial Services ("IFS") revenues increased 14% in the first quarter of 2016 compared to the first quarter of 2015. Revenues for IBERIA Wealth Advisors ("IWA") were up 2% in the first quarter of 2016 compared to the year-ago quarter.  Assets under management at IWA were $1.4 billion at both March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Despite stable growth in these fee income businesses, IBERIA Capital Partners L.L.C. ("ICP"), the Company's energy investment banking boutique, has faced headwinds, with revenues decreasing 36% from the first quarter of 2015. In 2016, the Company expects revenues for both IFS and IWA to increase approximately 6% over 2015, while revenues for ICP are expected to decrease approximately 16% from 2015.
Expense control continues to be a primary focus of the Company and includes branch efficiency efforts. During 2015, the Company closed or consolidated 11 bank branches, acquired 36 branches, and opened five branches. As planned, an additional 19 branches were closed or consolidated during the first quarter of 2016, resulting in $2.1 million in pre-tax non-operating expenses. The annual net run-rate savings associated with the branch closures is projected to be $1 million per quarter starting in the second quarter of 2016. The Company expects to slow its branch consolidation efforts over the remainder of 2016.
Revenue enhancement and cost control measures contributed to a tangible operating efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) of 60.3% in the first quarter of 2016, on pace to reach the Company's goal of less than 60% by the end of 2016.


51


ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table sets forth selected financial ratios and other relevant data used by management to analyze the Company’s performance.
TABLE 1 – SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION 
 
As of and For the Three Months Ended
March 31
 
2016
 
2015
Key Ratios (1)
 
 
 
Return on average assets
0.82
%
 
0.64
%
Operating return on average assets (Non-GAAP)
0.85

 
0.81

Return on average common equity
6.59

 
5.39

Return on average operating tangible common equity
(Non-GAAP) (2)
10.26

 
9.92

Equity to assets at end of period
12.68

 
12.01

Earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities at end of period
142.02

 
137.76

Interest rate spread (3)
3.50

 
3.41

Net interest margin (TE) (3) (4)
3.64

 
3.54

Non-interest expense to average assets (annualized)
2.81

 
3.38

Efficiency ratio (5)
63.3

 
76.2

Tangible operating efficiency ratio (TE) (Non-GAAP) (2) (4) (5)
60.3

 
68.5

Common stock dividend payout ratio
34.9

 
51.7

Asset Quality Data
 
 
 
Non-performing assets to total assets at end of period (6)
1.07
%
 
1.41
%
Allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans at end of period (6)
87.36

 
70.22

Allowance for credit losses to total loans at end of period
1.11

 
1.10

Consolidated Capital Ratios
 
 
 
Tier 1 leverage ratio
9.41
%
 
8.87
%
Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1)
10.11

 
9.79

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
10.56

 
9.99

Total risk-based capital ratio
12.21

 
11.62

 
(1)
With the exception of end-of-period ratios, all ratios are based on average daily balances during the respective periods.
(2)
Tangible calculations eliminate the effect of goodwill and acquisition-related intangible assets and the corresponding amortization expense on a tax-effected basis where applicable. See Table 17 for Non-GAAP reconciliations.
(3)
Interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted average yield on earning assets and the weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest margin represents net interest income as a percentage of average net earning assets.
(4)
Fully taxable equivalent (TE) calculations include the tax benefit associated with related income sources that are tax-exempt using a marginal tax rate of 35%.
(5)
The efficiency ratio represents non-interest expense as a percentage of total revenues. Total revenues are the sum of net interest income and non-interest income.
(6)
Non-performing loans consist of non-accruing loans and loans 90 days or more past due. Non-performing assets consist of non-performing loans and repossessed assets.


Net Interest Income/Net Interest Margin

Net interest income is the difference between interest realized on earning assets and interest paid on interest-bearing liabilities and is also the driver of core earnings. As such, it is subject to constant scrutiny by management. The rate of return and relative risk associated with earning assets are weighed to determine the appropriate mix of earning assets. Additionally, the need for lower cost funding sources is weighed against relationships with clients and future growth opportunities. The Company’s net interest spread, which is the difference between the yields earned on average earning assets and the rates paid on average interest-bearing liabilities, was 3.50% and 3.41%, during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The

52


Company’s net interest margin on a TE basis, which is net interest income (TE) as a percentage of average earning assets, was 3.64% and 3.54% for the quarters ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
The following table sets forth information regarding (i) the total dollar amount of interest income from earning assets and the resultant average yields; (ii) the total dollar amount of interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities and the resultant average rates; (iii) net interest income; (iv) net interest spread; and (v) net interest margin. Information is based on average daily balances during the indicated periods. Investment security market value adjustments and trade-date accounting adjustments are not considered to be earning assets and, as such, the net effect of these adjustments is included in non-earning assets.

53


TABLE 2 – QUARTERLY AVERAGE BALANCES, NET INTEREST INCOME AND INTEREST YIELDS/RATES
 
Three Months Ended March 31
 
2016
 
2015
(Dollars in thousands)
Average
Balance
 
Interest
Income/Expense (2)
 
Yield/
Rate
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
Income/Expense 
(2)
 
Yield/
Rate
Earning Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans (1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial loans (TE) (3)
$
10,250,555

 
$
113,417

 
4.43
 %
 
$
7,882,782

 
$
83,645

 
4.31
 %
Mortgage loans
1,202,692

 
13,429

 
4.47
 %
 
1,099,518

 
13,594

 
4.95
 %
Consumer and other loans
2,901,163

 
37,145

 
5.15
 %
 
2,581,646

 
32,952

 
5.18
 %
Total loans (TE) (3)
14,354,410

 
163,991

 
4.58
 %
 
11,563,946

 
130,191

 
4.56
 %
Loans held for sale
160,873

 
1,401

 
3.48
 %
 
133,304

 
1,515

 
4.55
 %
Investment securities
2,866,974

 
15,212

 
2.25
 %
 
2,307,525

 
12,097

 
2.22
 %
FDIC loss share receivable
37,360

 
(4,386
)
 
(46.44
)%
 
66,165

 
(6,013
)
 
(36.35
)%
Other earning assets
453,737

 
718

 
0.64
 %
 
402,499

 
795

 
0.80
 %
Total earning assets
17,873,354

 
176,936

 
3.99
 %
 
14,473,439

 
138,585

 
3.90
 %
Allowance for loan losses
(141,393
)
 
 
 
 
 
(128,519
)
 
 
 
 
Non-earning assets
1,929,350

 
 
 
 
 
1,612,693

 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
19,661,311

 
 
 
 
 
$
15,957,613

 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOW accounts
$
2,859,940

 
1,940

 
0.27
 %
 
$
2,464,760

 
1,552

 
0.26
 %
Savings and money market accounts
6,598,838

 
5,640

 
0.34
 %
 
4,834,244

 
3,375

 
0.28
 %
Certificates of deposit
2,098,032

 
4,354

 
0.83
 %
 
2,150,447

 
4,411

 
0.83
 %
Total interest-bearing deposits
11,556,810

 
11,934

 
0.42
 %
 
9,449,451

 
9,338

 
0.40
 %
Short-term borrowings
494,670

 
485

 
0.39
 %
 
747,058

 
363

 
0.19
 %
Long-term debt
523,503

 
3,114

 
2.35
 %
 
423,495

 
3,080

 
2.91
 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities
12,574,983

 
15,533

 
0.49
 %
 
10,620,004

 
12,781

 
0.49
 %
Non-interest-bearing demand deposits
4,388,259

 
 
 
 
 
3,312,357

 
 
 
 
Non-interest-bearing liabilities
167,810

 
 
 
 
 
135,477

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
17,131,052

 
 
 
 
 
14,067,838

 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
2,530,259

 
 
 
 
 
1,889,775

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
19,661,311

 
 
 
 
 
$
15,957,613

 
 
 
 
Net earning assets
$
5,298,371

 
 
 
 
 
$
3,853,435

 
 
 
 
Net interest income / Net interest spread
 
 
$
161,403

 
3.50
 %
 
 
 
$
125,804

 
3.41
 %
Net interest income (TE) / Net interest margin (TE) (3)
 
 
$
163,764

 
3.64
 %
 
 
 
$
127,844

 
3.54
 %
 
(1)
Total loans include non-accrual loans for all periods presented.
(2)
Interest income includes loan fees of $0.7 million and $0.6 million for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
(3)
Taxable equivalent yields are calculated using a marginal tax rate of 35%.


54



Net interest income increased $35.6 million, or 28.3%, to $161.4 million for the first quarter of 2016. The increase in net interest income was the result of a 23.5% increase in average earning assets and a nine basis point improvement in the earning asset yield for the first quarter of 2016 when compared to the same period of 2015, and was partially offset by an 18.4% increase in average interest-bearing liabilities over the same period. The associated cost of funds for interest-bearing liabilities was flat period over period.
Average loans made up 80.3% and 79.9% of average earning assets in the first quarters of 2016 and 2015, respectively. Average loans increased $2.8 billion, or 24.1%, when comparing the first quarter of 2016 to the same quarter of 2015. The increase in loans was a result of loans acquired as well as growth in the legacy loan portfolio. Investment securities made up 16.0% and 15.9% of average earning assets for the first quarters of 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Average interest-bearing deposits made up 91.9% and 89.0% of average interest-bearing liabilities in the first quarters of 2016 and 2015, respectively. Average short-term borrowings and long-term debt comprised 8.1% of average interest-bearing liabilities in the first quarter of 2016, compared to 11.0% for the first quarter of 2015.
The nine basis point increase in yield on total earning assets when comparing 2016 to 2015 was driven by higher yields on loans, a decrease in amortization of the Company's FDIC loss share receivable, which results in a negative yield for this asset, and an increase in the yield earned on investment securities.
The following table sets forth information regarding average loan balances and average yields, segregated into the legacy and acquired portfolios, for the periods indicated.
TABLE 3 – AVERAGE LOAN BALANCE AND YIELDS
 
Three Months Ended March 31
 
2016
 
2015
(Dollars in thousands)
Average Balance
 
Average Yield
 
Average Balance
 
Average Yield
Legacy loans
$
11,318,692

 
4.02
 %
 
$
9,734,558

 
3.89
 %
Acquired loans
3,035,718

 
6.48
 %
 
1,829,388

 
7.88
 %
Total loans
14,354,410

 
4.54
 %
 
11,563,946

 
4.52
 %
FDIC loss share receivables
37,360

 
(46.44
)%
 
66,165

 
(36.35
)%
Total loans and FDIC loss share receivables
$
14,391,770

 
4.46
 %
 
$
11,630,111

 
4.32
 %
Provision for Credit Losses
Management of the Company formally assesses the ACL quarterly and will make provisions for loan losses and unfunded lending commitments as necessary in order to maintain the appropriateness of the ACL at the balance sheet date. The provision for loan losses exceeded net charge-offs by $8.5 million and $60,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
On a consolidated basis, the Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $14.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016, a $9.6 million increase from the provision recorded for the same period of 2015. The Company’s total provision for credit losses was $14.8 million in the first three months of 2016, $8.4 million, or 131.4%, greater than the provision recorded in the first three months of 2015. The Company’s total provision recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2016 included a $1.0 million reversal of provision for changes in expected cash flows on the acquired loan portfolios and a $15.9 million provision on legacy loans. The increase in the provision was due primarily to an increase in net charge-offs and the expected continued deterioration in credit quality due to general energy sector weakness. Annualized year-to-date net charge-offs to average loans in the legacy portfolio were 0.15% as of March 31, 2016, compared to 0.06% as of March 31, 2015.
See the "Asset Quality" section for further discussion on past due loans, non-performing assets, troubled debt restructurings and the allowance for credit losses.

Non-interest Income
The Company’s operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2016 included non-interest income of $55.8 million compared to $48.9 million for the same period of 2015. The increase in non-interest income was primarily a result of increases in mortgage income and service charges on deposit accounts. Non-interest income as a percentage of total gross revenue

55


(defined as total interest and dividend income and non-interest income) in the first quarter of 2016 was 24.0% compared to 26.1% of total gross revenue in the first quarter of 2015.
In the first quarter of 2016, mortgage production and sales resulted in a $2.3 million increase in mortgage income over the first quarter of 2015. The Company originated $517.7 million in mortgage loans in the first quarter of 2016, up $21.8 million, or 4.4%, from the year-ago quarter. The Company sold $487.7 million in mortgage loans, up $45.2 million, or 10.2% from the first quarter of 2015. The increase in mortgage income from increased volumes was partially offset by lower pricing in the secondary market.
Service charges on deposit accounts increased $1.7 million, or 18.2%, in the first quarter of 2016 over the first quarter of 2015, due primarily to a $1.6 billion increase in deposits, as well as an increase in Treasury Management customers.
Other fluctuations in non-interest income included a $1.9 million increase in customer derivatives income and modest increases in title revenue, ATM/debit card fee income, income from bank owned life insurance, and the gain on sales of former bank owned properties, offset by decreases in broker commissions and gains on the sale of available for sale securities.
Non-interest Expense
The Company’s results for the first quarter of 2016 include non-interest expense of $137.5 million, an increase of $4.3 million, or 3.2%, over the same period of 2015. Ongoing attention to expense control is part of the Company’s corporate culture. However, the Company’s recent investments in acquisitions, product expansion, and operating systems have led to increases in several components of non-interest expense.
For the first quarter of 2016, the Company’s efficiency ratio was 63.3%, compared to 76.2% in the first quarter of 2015. Excluding non-operating income and expenses and the effect of amortization on intangibles, the Company’s tangible operating efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) was 60.3% and 68.5% in the first quarters of 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Salaries and employee benefits expense increased $8.0 million in the first quarter of 2016 when compared to the same period in 2015, primarily the result of increased staffing due to the growth of the Company. The first quarter of 2016 includes the full impact of the Company's three acquisitions in 2015. The Company had 3,112 full-time equivalent employees at the end of the first quarter of 2016, an increase of 229, or 7.9%, from the end of the first quarter of 2015.
Data processing and professional services expense decreased $3.8 million and $3.1 million, respectively, in the first quarter of 2016, primarily due to merger-related data processing and professional services expenses the Company incurred in the first quarter of 2015. Other non-interest expense increased $3.7 million, primarily due to branch closures and consolidations, recovery expenses due to the FDIC related to covered loans that paid off during the quarter, and an increase in core deposit intangible amortization related to the 2015 acquisitions.
Income Taxes
For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company recorded income tax expense of $22.1 million and $11.1 million, respectively, equating to an effective income tax rate of 34.1% and 30.6%, respectively.
The difference between the effective tax rate and the statutory federal and state tax rates relates to items that are non-taxable or non-deductible, primarily the effect of tax-exempt income, the non-deductibility of a portion of the amortization recorded on acquisition intangibles, and various tax credits. The effective tax rate was negatively impacted by the increase in pre-tax income, expiration of new market tax credits, and the post-merger effect of the 2015 acquisitions, which contributed to the increase in the Company's state effective tax rate given the higher statutory tax rates in Florida and Georgia.


FINANCIAL CONDITION
Earning Assets
Interest income associated with earning assets is the Company’s primary source of income. Earning assets are composed of interest-earning or dividend-earning assets, including loans, securities, short-term investments and loans held for sale. As a result of organic growth, earning assets increased $507.4 million, or 2.9%, since December 31, 2015.

56


The following discussion highlights the Company’s major categories of earning assets.
Loans
The Company’s total loan portfolio increased $123.8 million, or 0.9%, from year-end 2015 to $14.5 billion at March 31, 2016, which was driven by legacy loan growth of $338.2 million offset by a decrease of $214.4 million in acquired loans. By loan type, the increase was primarily driven by legacy commercial loan growth of $293.8 million during the first three months of 2016, 3.6% higher than at the end of 2015.
The major categories of loans outstanding at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are presented in the following tables, segregated into legacy and acquired loans.
TABLE 4 – SUMMARY OF LOANS
 
March 31, 2016
 
Commercial
 
 
Consumer and Other
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Real Estate
 
Commercial and Industrial
 
Energy-related
 
Residential Mortgage
 
Indirect
automobile
 
Home
Equity
 
Credit
Card
 
Other
 
Total
Legacy
$
4,771,690

 
$
2,926,686

 
$
728,778

 
$
730,621

 
$
213,141

 
$
1,625,812

 
$
76,247

 
$
455,722

 
$
11,528,697

Acquired
1,458,938

 
447,696

 
2,884

 
477,770

 
38

 
465,702

 
509

 
69,010

 
2,922,547

Total
$
6,230,628

 
$
3,374,382

 
$
731,662

 
$
1,208,391

 
$
213,179

 
$
2,091,514

 
$
76,756

 
$
524,732

 
$
14,451,244

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
 
Commercial
 
 
Consumer and Other
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Real Estate
 
Commercial and Industrial
 
Energy-related
 
Residential Mortgage
 
Indirect
automobile
 
Home
Equity
 
Credit
Card
 
Other
 
Total
Legacy
$
4,504,062

 
$
2,952,102

 
$
677,177

 
$
694,023

 
$
246,214

 
$
1,575,643

 
$
77,261

 
$
464,038

 
$
11,190,520

Acquired
1,569,449

 
492,476

 
3,589

 
501,296

 
84

 
490,524

 
582

 
78,908

 
3,136,908

Total
$
6,073,511

 
$
3,444,578

 
$
680,766

 
$
1,195,319

 
$
246,298

 
$
2,066,167

 
$
77,843

 
$
542,946

 
$
14,327,428

Loan Portfolio Components
The Company’s loan to deposit ratio at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 was 88.9% and 88.6%, respectively. The percentage of fixed rate loans to total loans was 47.0% at March 31, 2016 and 47.9% at December 31, 2015. The discussion below highlights activity by major loan type.
Commercial Loans
Total commercial loans increased $137.8 million, or 1.4%, to $10.3 billion at March 31, 2016, from $10.2 billion at December 31, 2015. Legacy commercial loan growth during the first three months of 2016 totaled $293.8 million, a 3.6% increase from year-end 2015. The Company continued to attract and retain commercial customers as commercial loans were 71.5% of the total loan portfolio at March 31, 2016, compared to 71.2% at December 31, 2015. Unfunded commitments on commercial loans, including approved loan commitments not yet funded, were $3.6 billion at March 31, 2016, an increase of $31.7 million, or 0.9%, when compared to year-end 2015.

Commercial real estate loans include loans to commercial customers for long-term financing of land and buildings or for land development or construction of a building. These loans are repaid from revenues through operations of the businesses, rents of properties, sales of properties and refinances. Commercial real estate loans increased $157.1 million, or 2.6%, during the first three months of 2016, driven by an increase in legacy commercial real estate loans of $267.6 million, or 5.9%, partially offset by a decrease in acquired commercial real estate loans of $110.5 million, or 7.0%. At March 31, 2016, commercial real estate loans totaled $6.2 billion, or 43.1% of the total loan portfolio, compared to 42.4% at December 31, 2015. The Company’s underwriting standards generally provide for loan terms of three to five years, with amortization schedules of generally no more than twenty years. Low loan-to-value ratios are generally maintained and usually limited to no more than 80% at the time of origination.
Commercial and industrial loans represent loans to commercial customers to finance general working capital needs, equipment purchases and other projects where repayment is derived from cash flows resulting from business operations. The Company

57


originates commercial business loans on a secured and, to a lesser extent, unsecured basis. The Company’s commercial business loans may be term loans or revolving lines of credit. Term loans are generally structured with terms of no more than three to five years, with amortization schedules of generally no more than seven years. Commercial business term loans are generally secured by equipment, machinery or other corporate assets. The Company also provides for revolving lines of credit generally structured as advances upon perfected security interests in accounts receivable and inventory. Revolving lines of credit generally have annual maturities. The Company obtains personal guarantees of the principals as additional security for most commercial business loans. As of March 31, 2016, commercial and industrial loans totaled $3.4 billion, or 23.4% of the total loan portfolio. This represents a $70.2 million, or 2.0%, decrease from December 31, 2015.
The following table details the Company’s commercial loans by state.
TABLE 5 – COMMERCIAL LOANS BY STATE
(Dollars in thousands)
Louisiana
 
Florida
 
Alabama
 
Texas
 
Arkansas
 
Georgia
 
Tennessee
 
Other
 
Total
March 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Legacy
$
3,041,351

 
$
1,132,499

 
$
1,088,260

 
$
1,897,190

 
$
564,631

 
$
170,875

 
$
473,471

 
$
58,877

 
$
8,427,154

Acquired
238,961

 
1,019,286

 
23,503

 
40,275

 

 
520,415

 
19,613

 
47,465

 
1,909,518

Total
$
3,280,312

 
$
2,151,785

 
$
1,111,763

 
$
1,937,465

 
$
564,631

 
$
691,290

 
$
493,084

 
$
106,342

 
$
10,336,672

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Legacy
$
3,081,494

 
$
947,812

 
$
1,059,604

 
$
1,812,055

 
$
569,384

 
$
125,493

 
$
486,703

 
$
50,796

 
$
8,133,341

Acquired
271,780

 
1,079,000

 
28,145

 
40,854

 

 
568,283

 
20,419

 
57,033

 
2,065,514

Total
$
3,353,274

 
$
2,026,812

 
$
1,087,749

 
$
1,852,909

 
$
569,384

 
$
693,776

 
$
507,122

 
$
107,829

 
$
10,198,855

Energy-related Loans
The Company’s loan portfolio includes energy-related loans totaling $731.7 million outstanding at March 31, 2016, or 5.1% of total loans, compared to $680.8 million, or 4.8% of total loans, at December 31, 2015, an increase of $50.9 million, or 7.5%. The increase in energy-related loans was the result of select exploration and production companies drawing on existing commitment lines and normal draws in working capital lines from other energy-related companies. At March 31, 2016, exploration and production (“E&P”) loans accounted for 50.5% of energy-related loans and 55.8% of energy-related commitments. Midstream companies accounted for 17.9% of energy-related loans and 17.0% of energy commitments, while service company loans totaled 31.6% of energy-related loans and 27.2% of energy commitments.
The rapid and sustained decline in energy commodity prices has unsettled the financial condition of businesses and communities tied to the oil and gas industries. While the vast majority of the Company's loan portfolio continues to have no exposure to these concerns, we remain vigilant in our actions to mitigate the risks in the current environment.

Generally, service companies are the most affected by fluctuations in commodity prices, while midstream companies are least affected. The Company's historical focus on sound client selection, conservative credit underwriting, proactive portfolio management, and market and business diversification continue to serve the Company well. The strategic decision to expand into larger markets across the southeastern U.S. allows the Company to drive growth and profitability to offset declining positions in impacted energy segments of business. Based on the composition of its portfolio at March 31, 2016, the Company believes most of its exposure is in areas of lower credit risk.
Mortgage Loans
Residential mortgage loans consist of loans to consumers to finance a primary residence. The vast majority of the residential mortgage loan portfolio is comprised of non-conforming 1-4 family mortgage loans secured by properties located in the Company's market areas and originated under terms and documentation that permit sale in the secondary market. Larger mortgage loans of current and prospective private banking clients are generally retained to enhance relationships, but also tend to be more profitable due to the expected shorter durations and relatively lower servicing costs associated with loans of this size. The Company does not originate or hold high loan-to-value, negative amortization, option ARM, or other exotic mortgage loans in its portfolio. In addition, the Company did not make a significant investment in subprime loans during the first three months of 2016.

58


The Company continues to sell the majority of conforming mortgage loan originations in the secondary market rather than assume the interest rate risk associated with these longer term assets. Upon the sale, the Company retains servicing on a limited portion of these loans. Total residential mortgage loans increased $13.1 million, or 1.1%, compared to December 31, 2015, the result of private banking originations.
Consumer Loans
The Company offers consumer loans in order to provide a full range of retail financial services to its customers. The Company originates substantially all of its consumer loans in its primary market areas. At March 31, 2016, $2.9 billion, or 20.1%, of the total loan portfolio was comprised of consumer loans, compared to $2.9 billion, or 20.5%, at the end of 2015. Total consumer loans decreased $27.1 million, or 0.9%, from December 31, 2015, primarily due to decreases across most categories of consumer loans with the exception of a slight increase in home equity loans, which comprise $2.1 billion of the $2.9 billion consumer loan portfolio at March 31, 2016.
In January 2015, the Company announced it would exit the indirect automobile lending business. The Company concluded compliance risk associated with these loans had become unbalanced relative to potential returns generated by the business on a risk-adjusted basis. At March 31, 2016, indirect automobile loans totaled $213.2 million, or 1.5% of the total loan portfolio, compared to $246.3 million, or 1.7% of the total loan portfolio, at December 31, 2015.
The remainder of the consumer loan portfolio at March 31, 2016 consisted of credit card loans, direct automobile loans and other personal loans, and comprised 4.2% of the total loan portfolio.
Overall, the composition of the Company’s loan portfolio as of March 31, 2016 is consistent with the composition as of December 31, 2015.
In order to assess the risk characteristics of the loan portfolio, the Company considers the current U.S. economic environment and that of its primary market areas. See Note 6, Allowance for Credit Losses, for credit quality factors by loan portfolio segment.
Additional information on the Company’s consumer loan portfolio is presented in the following tables. For the purposes of Table 6, unscoreable consumer loans have been included in loans with FICO scores below 660. FICO scores reflect the Company’s most recent information available as of the dates indicated.
TABLE 6 – CONSUMER LOANS BY STATE
(Dollars in thousands)
Louisiana
 
Florida
 
Alabama
 
Texas
 
Arkansas
 
Georgia
 
Tennessee
 
Other
 
Total
March 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Legacy
$
1,017,822

 
$
320,092

 
$
251,212

 
$
117,468

 
$
248,787

 
$
35,019

 
$
57,448

 
$
323,074

 
$
2,370,922

Acquired
151,217

 
216,941

 
35,544

 
40,679

 

 
76,883

 
13,936

 
59

 
535,259

Total
$
1,169,039

 
$
537,033

 
$
286,756

 
$
158,147

 
$
248,787

 
$
111,902

 
$
71,384

 
$
323,133

 
$
2,906,181

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Legacy
$
1,023,828

 
$
286,539

 
$
246,837

 
$
113,773

 
$
252,289

 
$
32,562

 
$
51,182

 
$
356,146

 
$
2,363,156

Acquired
155,980

 
233,886

 
36,977

 
42,420

 

 
86,083

 
14,742

 
10

 
570,098

Total
$
1,179,808

 
$
520,425

 
$
283,814

 
$
156,193

 
$
252,289

 
$
118,645

 
$
65,924

 
$
356,156

 
$
2,933,254




59


TABLE 7 – CONSUMER LOANS BY FICO SCORE
(Dollars in thousands)
Below 660
 
660 - 720
 
Above 720
 
Discount
 
Total
March 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Legacy
$
329,336

 
$
650,872

 
$
1,390,714

 
$

 
$
2,370,922

Acquired
94,236

 
150,909

 
318,810

 
(28,696
)
 
535,259

Total
$
423,572

 
$
801,781

 
$
1,709,524

 
$
(28,696
)
 
$
2,906,181

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Legacy
$
427,938

 
$
604,751

 
$
1,330,467

 
$

 
$
2,363,156

Acquired
122,619

 
144,665

 
334,023

 
(31,209
)
 
570,098

Total
$
550,557

 
$
749,416

 
$
1,664,490

 
$
(31,209
)
 
$
2,933,254

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale
Loans held for sale increased $26.3 million, or 15.8%, to $192.5 million at March 31, 2016 compared to year-end 2015. The increase in the balance since year-end was due to the timing of mortgage production and sales. The Company originated $517.7 million and sold $487.7 million in mortgage loans during the first quarter of 2016.
Loans held for sale have primarily been fixed-rate single-family residential mortgage loans under contracts to be sold in the secondary market. In most cases, loans in this category are sold within thirty days of closing. Buyers generally have recourse to return a purchased loan to the Company under limited circumstances. See Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, for further discussion.
Asset Quality
Written underwriting standards established by management and approved by the Board of Directors govern the lending activities of the Company. The commercial credit department, in conjunction with senior lending personnel, underwrites all commercial business and commercial real estate loans. The Company provides centralized underwriting of substantially all residential mortgage, construction and consumer loans. Established loan origination procedures require appropriate documentation, including financial data and credit reports. For loans secured by real property, the Company generally requires property appraisals, title insurance or a title opinion, hazard insurance, and flood insurance, where appropriate.
Loan payment performance is monitored and late charges are generally assessed on past due accounts. A centralized department administers delinquent loans. Risk ratings on commercial exposures are reviewed on an ongoing basis and are adjusted as necessary based on the obligor’s risk profile and debt capacity.  Loan Review is responsible for independently assessing and validating risk ratings assigned to commercial exposures. All other loans are also subject to loan reviews through a periodic sampling process. The Company exercises judgment in determining the risk classification of its commercial loans.
The Company utilizes an asset risk classification system in accordance with guidelines established by the FRB as part of its efforts to monitor commercial asset quality. In connection with their examinations of insured institutions, both federal and state examiners also have the authority to identify problem assets and, if appropriate, reclassify them. There are three classifications for problem assets: “substandard,” “doubtful” and “loss”, all of which are considered adverse classifications. Substandard assets have one or more defined weaknesses and are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the weaknesses are not corrected. Doubtful assets have the weaknesses of substandard assets with the additional characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full questionable, and there is a high probability of loss based on currently existing facts, conditions and values. An asset classified as loss is considered not collectible and of such little value that continuance as an asset of the Company is not warranted. Commercial loans with adverse classifications are reviewed by the Board Risk Committee of the Board of Directors periodically. Loans are placed on non-accrual status when they are 90 days or more past due unless, in the judgment of management, the probability of timely collection of principal and interest is deemed to be sufficient to warrant further accrual. When a loan is placed on non-accrual status, the accrual of interest income ceases and accrued but unpaid interest attributable to the current year is reversed against interest income. Accrued interest receivable attributable to the prior year is recorded as a charge-off to the allowance for credit losses.
Real estate acquired by the Company through foreclosure or by deed-in-lieu of foreclosure is classified as OREO, and is recorded at the lesser of the related loan balance (the pro-rata carrying value for acquired loans) or estimated fair value less costs to sell. Closed bank branches are also classified as OREO and recorded at the lower of cost or market value.

60


Under GAAP, certain loan modifications or restructurings are designated as TDRs. In general, the modification or restructuring of a debt constitutes a TDR if the Company, for economic or legal reasons related to the borrower’s financial difficulties, grants a concession to the borrower that the Company would not otherwise consider under current market conditions.
Non-performing Assets
The Company defines nonperforming assets as non-accrual loans, accruing loans more than 90 days past due, OREO and foreclosed property. Management continually monitors loans and transfers loans to non-accrual status when warranted.
Covered loans represent loans acquired through failed bank acquisitions and continue to be covered by loss sharing agreements with the FDIC, whereby the FDIC reimburses the Company for the majority of the losses incurred during the loss share claim period. In addition to covered loans, the Company also accounts for loans formerly covered by loss sharing agreements with the FDIC, other loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality, as well as all loans acquired with significant discounts that did not exhibit deteriorated credit quality at acquisition, in accordance with ASC Topic 310-30. Collectively, all loans accounted for under ASC 310-30 are referred to as "purchased impaired loans". Application of ASC Topic 310-30 results in significant accounting differences, compared to loans originated or acquired by the Company that are not accounted for under ASC 310-30. See Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, in the 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 for further details. Purchased impaired loans were considered to be performing as of the acquisition date regardless of their past due status based on their contractual terms. However, in accordance with regulatory reporting guidelines, purchased impaired loans that are contractually past due are reported as past due and accruing based on the number of days past due.
Due to the significant difference in accounting for covered loans and the related FDIC loss sharing agreements, as well as non-covered acquired loans accounted for as purchased impaired loans, and given the significant amount of acquired impaired loans that are past due but still accruing, the Company believes inclusion of these loans in certain asset quality ratios that reflect non-performing assets in the numerator or denominator (or both) results in significant distortion to these ratios. In addition, because loan level charge-offs related to purchased impaired loans are not recognized in the financial statements until the cumulative amounts exceed the original loss projections on a pool basis, the net charge-off ratio for acquired loans is not consistent with the net charge-off ratio for other loan portfolios. The inclusion of these loans in certain asset quality ratios could result in a lack of comparability across quarters or years, and could impact comparability with other portfolios that were not impacted by purchased impaired loan accounting. The Company believes that the presentation of certain asset quality measures excluding either covered loans or all purchased impaired loans, as indicated below, and related amounts from both the numerator and denominator provides better perspective into underlying trends related to the quality of its loan portfolio. Accordingly, the asset quality measures in the tables below present asset quality information excluding either covered loans or all purchased impaired loans, as indicated within each table, and related amounts.
Legacy non-performing assets increased $43.2 million, or 63.4%, compared to December 31, 2015, as non-accrual loans increased $42.5 million and OREO increased $1.2 million, offset by a decrease in accruing loans 90 days or more past due of $0.5 million. Including TDRs that are in compliance with their modified terms, total non-performing assets and TDRs increased $70.4 million during the first three months of 2016.

61


The following table sets forth the composition of the Company's legacy non-performing assets, including accruing loans 90 days or more past due and TDRs for the periods indicated.
TABLE 8 – NON-PERFORMING ASSETS AND TROUBLED DEBT RESTRUCTURINGS (LEGACY)
(Dollars in thousands)
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
Increase (Decrease)
Non-accrual loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
$
26,245

 
$
22,201

 
$
4,044

 
18.2
 %
Energy-related
46,151

 
7,081

 
39,070

 
551.8
 %
Mortgage
12,953

 
13,674

 
(721
)
 
(5.3
)%
Consumer and credit card
8,080

 
7,972

 
108

 
1.4
 %
Total non-accrual loans
93,429

 
50,928

 
42,501

 
83.5
 %
Accruing loans 90 days or more past due
125

 
624

 
(499
)
 
(80.0
)%
Total non-performing loans (1)
93,554

 
51,552

 
42,002

 
81.5
 %
OREO and foreclosed property (2)
17,662

 
16,491

 
1,171

 
7.1
 %
Total non-performing assets (1)
111,216

 
68,043

 
43,173

 
63.4
 %
Performing troubled debt restructuring (3)
65,685

 
38,441

 
27,244

 
70.9
 %
Total non-performing assets and troubled debt restructurings (1)
$
176,901

 
$
106,484

 
$
70,417

 
66.1
 %
Non-performing loans to total loans (1) (4)
0.81
%
 
0.46
%
 
 
 
 
Non-performing assets to total assets (1) (4)
0.65
%
 
0.42
%
 
 
 
 
Non-performing assets and troubled debt restructurings to total assets (1) (4)
1.03
%
 
0.65
%
 
 
 
 
Allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans (4) (5)
127.85
%
 
209.41
%
 
 
 
 
Allowance for credit losses to total loans (4) (5)
1.04
%
 
0.96
%
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
Non-performing loans and assets include accruing loans 90 days or more past due.
(2)
OREO and foreclosed property at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 include $11.0 million and $8.1 million, respectively, of former bank properties held for development or resale.
(3)
Performing troubled debt restructurings for March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 exclude $27.3 million and $23.4 million, respectively, in troubled debt restructurings that meet non-performing asset criteria.
(4)
Total loans, total non-performing loans, and total assets exclude acquired loans and assets.
(5)
The allowance for credit losses excludes the portion of the allowance related to acquired loans.
Non-performing legacy loans were 0.81% of total legacy loans at March 31, 2016, 35 basis points higher than at December 31, 2015. The increase in legacy non-performing assets for the first three months of 2016 was due primarily to a $39.1 million increase in energy-related non-accrual loans.
Non-performing assets as a percentage of total assets have remained at relatively low levels. Legacy non-performing assets were 0.65% of total legacy assets at March 31, 2016, 23 basis points higher than at December 31, 2015. The allowance for credit losses as a percentage of non-performing legacy loans was 127.85% at March 31, 2016 and 209.41% at December 31, 2015. The Company’s allowance for credit losses as a percentage of legacy loans increased eight basis points from 0.96% at December 31, 2015 to 1.04% at March 31, 2016.
The Company had gross charge-offs on legacy loans of $5.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2016. Offsetting these charge-offs were recoveries of $1.2 million. As a result, net charge-offs on legacy loans for the first three months of 2016 were $4.2 million, or 0.15% annualized of average loans, as compared to net charge-offs of $1.6 million, or 0.06% annualized, for the first three months of 2015.

At March 31, 2016, excluding acquired loans, the Company had $350.6 million of legacy commercial assets classified as substandard, $6.4 million of legacy commercial assets classified as doubtful, and no assets classified as loss. Accordingly, the aggregate of the Company’s legacy commercial classified assets was 1.78% of total assets, 2.47% of total loans, and 3.10% of legacy loans. At December 31, 2015, legacy commercial classified assets totaled $144.1 million, or 0.74% of total assets,

62


1.01% of total loans, and 1.29% of legacy loans. As with non-classified assets, a reserve for credit losses has been recorded for substandard and doubtful loans at March 31, 2016 in accordance with the Company’s allowance for credit losses policy.
In addition to the problem loans described above, there were $114.7 million of legacy loans classified as special mention at March 31, 2016, which in management’s opinion were subject to potential future rating downgrades. Special mention loans are defined as loans where known information about possible credit problems of the borrowers causes management to have some doubt as to the ability of these borrowers to comply with the present loan repayment terms, which may result in future disclosure of these loans as non-performing. Special mention loans at March 31, 2016, increased $9.9 million, or 9.4%, from December 31, 2015, primarily due to the expected downward migration of energy-related loans.
As noted above, the asset quality of the Company’s energy-related loan portfolio has been and may continue to be impacted by the sustained decline in commodity prices. At March 31, 2016, non-accrual energy-related legacy loans comprised 49.4% of total legacy non-accrual loans, and no energy-related loans were past due greater than 30 days. Non-accrual energy-related loans totaled $46.2 million of legacy loans and $81,000 of acquired loans at March 31, 2016, compared to $7.1 million and $1.4 million, respectively, at year-end 2015. The Company did not experience any energy-related charge-offs during the first three months of 2016, or during the year ended December 31, 2015.
Past Due Loans
Past due status is based on the contractual terms of loans. Legacy past due loans (including non-accrual loans) were 1.18% of total loans at March 31, 2016 and 0.65% at December 31, 2015. At March 31, 2016, total past due acquired loans were 3.66% of total loans, a decrease of 18 basis points from December 31, 2015. Additional information on past due loans is presented in the following table.
TABLE 9 – PAST DUE LOAN SEGREGATION
 
March 31, 2016
 
Legacy
 
Acquired
 
Total
 
 
 
% of 
Outstanding
 
 
 
% of 
Outstanding
 
 
 
% of 
Outstanding
(Dollars in thousands)
Amount
 
Balance
 
Amount
 
Balance
 
Amount
 
Balance
Accruing loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30-59 days past due
$
37,585

 
0.33
%
 
$
13,645

 
0.47
%
 
$
51,230

 
0.35
%
60-89 days past due
4,869

 
0.04

 
2,974

 
0.10

 
7,843

 
0.05

90-119 days past due
125

 

 
282

 
0.01

 
407

 

120 days past due or more

 

 
661

 
0.02

 
661

 

 
42,579

 
0.37

 
17,562

 
0.60

 
60,141

 
0.41

Non-accrual loans (1)
93,429

 
0.81

 
89,328

 
3.06

 
182,757

 
1.26

Total past due loans
$
136,008

 
1.18
%
 
$
106,890

 
3.66
%
 
$
242,898

 
1.67
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
 
Legacy
 
Acquired
 
Total
 
 
 
% of Outstanding
 
 
 
% of Outstanding
 
 
 
% of Outstanding
(Dollars in thousands)
Amount
 
Balance
 
Amount
 
Balance
 
Amount
 
Balance
Accruing loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30-59 days past due
$
13,839

 
0.12
%
 
$
9,039

 
0.29
%
 
$
22,878

 
0.16
%
60-89 days past due
6,270

 
0.07

 
6,431

 
0.21

 
12,701

 
0.09

90-119 days past due
461

 

 
1,290

 
0.04

 
1,751

 
0.01

120 days past due or more
163

 

 
56

 

 
219

 

 
20,733

 
0.19

 
16,816

 
0.54

 
37,549

 
0.26

Non-accrual loans (1)
50,928

 
0.46

 
103,497

 
3.30

 
154,425

 
1.08

Total past due loans
$
71,661

 
0.65
%
 
$
120,313

 
3.84
%
 
$
191,974

 
1.34
%
 
(1) 
The acquired loans balance represents the outstanding balance of loans that would otherwise meet the Company’s definition of non-accrual loans.

63


Total legacy loans past due increased $64.3 million, or 89.8%, from December 31, 2015. The change was due primarily to increases in legacy non-accrual loans of $42.5 million and $22.3 million of loans 30-89 days past due, offset by a decrease in accruing loans past due 90 days or more of $0.5 million. The increase in legacy non-accrual loans was due primarily to the addition of $39.1 million of energy-related loans that moved to non-accrual status during the first quarter of 2016.

Total acquired past due loans decreased $13.4 million from December 31, 2015 to $106.9 million at March 31, 2016. The change was due to decreases in total acquired non-accrual loans of $14.2 million and accruing loans past due 90 days or more of $0.4 million, offset by an increase of $1.2 million of loans past due 30-89 days.
Allowance for Credit Losses
The allowance for credit losses represents management’s best estimate of probable credit losses inherent at the balance sheet date. Determination of the allowance for credit losses involves a high degree of complexity and requires significant judgment. Several factors are taken into consideration in the determination of the overall allowance for credit losses. Based on facts and circumstances available, management of the Company believes that the allowance for credit losses was appropriate at March 31, 2016 to cover probable losses in the Company’s loan portfolio. However, future adjustments to the allowance may be necessary, and the results of operations could be adversely affected, if circumstances differ substantially from the assumptions used by management in determining the allowance for credit losses. See the “Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” and Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, in the 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 for more information.
The allowance for credit losses was $160.6 million at March 31, 2016, or 1.11% of total loans, $8.1 million higher than at December 31, 2015. The allowance for credit losses as a percentage of loans was 1.06% at December 31, 2015.
The allowance for credit losses on the legacy portfolio increased $11.7 million, or 10.8%, since December 31, 2015, primarily due to an increase in legacy non-accrual and classified loans during the first three months of 2016. Legacy commercial non-accrual and commercial classified loans increased $43.1 million and $213.0 million, respectively, when compared to year-end 2015, primarily due to energy-related loans that moved to non-accrual status during the first quarter of 2016.
At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the allowance for loan losses covered non-performing legacy loans 1.1 times and 1.8 times, respectively. Including acquired loans, the allowance for loan losses covered 60.3% and 72.1% of total past due and non-accrual loans at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
At March 31, 2016, the Company had an allowance for credit losses of $41.0 million to reserve for probable losses currently in the acquired loan portfolio that have arisen after the losses estimated at the respective acquisition dates.



64


The following table sets forth the activity in the Company’s allowance for credit losses for the periods indicated.
TABLE 10 – SUMMARY OF ACTIVITY IN THE ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
 
March 31, 2016
 
March 31, 2015
(Dollars in thousands)
Legacy
Loans
 
Acquired
Loans
 
Total
 
Legacy
Loans
 
Acquired
Loans
 
Total
Allowance for loan losses at beginning of period
$
93,808

 
$
44,570

 
$
138,378

 
$
76,174

 
$
53,957

 
$
130,131

Provision for (Reversal of) loan losses before benefit attributable to FDIC loss share agreements
15,908

 
(1,261
)
 
14,647

 
4,177

 
(684
)
 
3,493

Adjustment attributable to FDIC loss share arrangements

 
258

 
258

 

 
1,852

 
1,852

Net provision for (reversal of) loan losses
15,908

 
(1,003
)
 
14,905

 
4,177

 
1,168

 
5,345

Adjustment attributable to FDIC loss share arrangements

 
(258
)
 
(258
)
 

 
(1,852
)
 
(1,852
)
Transfer of balance to OREO

 
(109
)
 
(109
)
 

 
(26
)
 
(26
)
Loans charged-off
(5,389
)
 
(2,521
)
 
(7,910
)
 
(2,669
)
 
(3,859
)
 
(6,528
)
Recoveries
1,247

 
304

 
1,551

 
1,091

 
152

 
1,243

Allowance for loan losses at end of period
105,574

 
40,983

 
146,557

 
78,773

 
49,540

 
128,313

Reserve for unfunded commitments at beginning of period
14,145

 

 
14,145

 
11,801

 

 
11,801

Provision for unfunded lending commitments
(112
)
 

 
(112
)
 
1,048

 

 
1,048

Reserve for unfunded commitments at end of period
14,033

 

 
14,033

 
12,849

 

 
12,849

Allowance for credit losses at end of period
$
119,607

 
$
40,983

 
$
160,590

 
$
91,622

 
$
49,540

 
$
141,162


FDIC Loss Share Receivable
As part of the FDIC-assisted acquisitions in 2009 and 2010, the Company recorded a receivable from the FDIC, which represented the fair value of the expected reimbursable losses covered by the loss share agreements as of the acquisition dates. The FDIC loss share receivable decreased $6.3 million, or 15.8%, from $39.9 million at December 31, 2015 to $33.6 million at March 31, 2016. The decrease was due primarily to amortization of $4.4 million and submission of reimbursable losses to the FDIC of $1.7 million. See Note 7 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements for discussion of the reimbursable loss periods of the loss share agreements.
Investment Securities
Investment securities decreased by $47.7 million, or 1.6%, since December 31, 2015 to $2.9 billion at March 31, 2016. Investment securities approximated 14.2% and 14.9% of total assets at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. Average investment securities were 16.0% of average earning assets in the first three months of 2016, relatively flat compared to 15.9% for the same period of 2015.
All of the Company’s mortgage-backed securities were issued by government-sponsored enterprises at March 31, 2016. The Company does not hold any Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac preferred stock, corporate equity, collateralized debt obligations, collateralized loan obligations, or structured investment vehicles, nor does it hold any private label collateralized mortgage obligations, sub-prime, Alt-A, or second lien elements in its investment portfolio. At March 31, 2016, the Company’s investment portfolio did not contain any securities that are directly backed by subprime or Alt-A mortgages.
Funds generated as a result of sales and prepayments are used to fund loan growth and purchase other securities. The Company continues to monitor market conditions and take advantage of market opportunities with appropriate risk and return elements.
The Company assesses the nature of the unrealized losses in its investment portfolio at least quarterly to determine if there are losses that are deemed other-than-temporary. Based on its analysis, the Company concluded no declines in the market value of the Company’s investment securities were deemed to be other-than-temporary at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Note 4 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements provides further information on the Company’s investment securities.

Short-term Investments
Short-term investments primarily result from excess funds invested overnight in interest-bearing deposit accounts at the FRB and the FHLB of Dallas. These balances fluctuate daily depending on the funding needs of the Company and earn interest at the

65


current FHLB and FRB discount rates. The balance in interest-bearing deposits at other institutions increased $427.8 million, or 159.3%, from December 31, 2015 to $696.4 million at March 31, 2016. The Company’s cash activity is further discussed in the “Liquidity and Other Off-Balance Sheet Activities” section below.

FUNDING SOURCES
Deposits obtained from clients in its primary market areas are the Company’s principal source of funds for use in lending and other business purposes. The Company attracts local deposit accounts by offering a wide variety of accounts, competitive interest rates and convenient branch office locations and service hours. Increasing core deposits through acquisitions and the development of client relationships is a continuing focus of the Company. Short-term and long-term borrowings have become an important funding source as the Company has grown. Other funding sources include junior subordinated debt and shareholders’ equity. Refer to the “Liquidity and Other Off-Balance Sheet Activities” section below for further discussion of the Company’s sources and uses of funding. The following discussion highlights the major changes in the mix of deposits and other funding sources during the first three months of 2016.
Deposits
The Company’s ability to attract and retain customer deposits is critical to the Company’s continued success. During the first three months of 2016, total deposits increased $81.8 million, or 0.5%, totaling $16.3 billion at March 31, 2016. Total non-interest-bearing deposits increased $131.8 million, or 3.0%, and interest-bearing deposits decreased $50.0 million, or 0.4%, from December 31, 2015.

The following table sets forth the composition of the Company’s deposits as of the dates indicated.

TABLE 11 – DEPOSIT COMPOSITION BY PRODUCT
(Dollars in thousands)
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
$ Change
 
% Change
Non-interest-bearing deposits
$
4,484,024

 
27.6
%
 
$
4,352,229

 
26.9
%
 
$
131,795

 
3.0
 %
NOW accounts
2,960,562

 
18.2

 
2,974,176

 
18.4

 
(13,614
)
 
(0.5
)
Money market accounts
5,964,029

 
36.7

 
6,010,882

 
37.2

 
(46,853
)
 
(0.8
)
Savings accounts
772,117

 
4.7

 
716,838

 
4.4

 
55,279

 
7.7

Certificates of deposit
2,079,834

 
12.8

 
2,124,623

 
13.1

 
(44,789
)
 
(2.1
)
Total deposits
$
16,260,566

 
100.0
%
 
$
16,178,748

 
100.0
%
 
$
81,818

 
0.5
 %
From a market perspective, total deposit growth was seen primarily in the Southwest Louisiana, Houston, Central Florida, and Birmingham markets. Deposits in Southwest Louisiana increased $88.1 million, or 15.7%, during the first three months of 2016, while total deposits in the Houston market increased $80.9 million, or 6.1%, since the end of 2015. Central Florida had quarter-to-date customer deposit growth of $66.5 million, or 5.4%, while the Birmingham market increased deposits $61.6 million, or 11.4%.
Short-term Borrowings
The Company may obtain advances from the FHLB of Dallas based upon its ownership of FHLB stock and certain pledges of its real estate loans and investment securities, provided certain standards related to the Company’s creditworthiness have been met. These advances are made pursuant to several credit programs, each of which has its own interest rate and range of maturities. The level of short-term borrowings can fluctuate significantly on a daily basis depending on funding needs and the source of funds chosen to satisfy those needs.
The Company also enters into repurchase agreements to facilitate customer transactions that are accounted for as secured borrowings. These transactions typically involve the receipt of deposits from customers that the Company collateralizes with its investment portfolio and have rates ranging from 0.09% to 0.65%.

66


The following table details the average and ending balances of repurchase transactions as of and for the three months ended March 31:
TABLE 12 – REPURCHASE TRANSACTIONS
(Dollars in thousands)
2016
 
2015
Average balance
$
217,296

 
$
263,645

Ending balance
303,238

 
252,602

Total short-term borrowings increased $171.6 million, or 52.5%, from December 31, 2015, to $498.2 million at March 31, 2016, a result of increases of $85.0 million in FHLB advances outstanding and $86.6 million in repurchase agreements. On a quarter-to-date average basis, short-term borrowings decreased $252.4 million, or 33.8%, from the first quarter of 2015. The decrease in the average outstanding balance was largely due to the net repayments of FHLB advances during 2015.
Total short-term borrowings were 2.8% of total liabilities and 45.4% of total borrowings at March 31, 2016, compared to 1.9% and 49.0%, respectively, at December 31, 2015. On a quarter-to-date average basis, short-term borrowings were 2.9% of total liabilities and 48.6% of total borrowings in the first quarter of 2016, compared to 5.3% and 63.8%, respectively, during the same period of 2015.
The weighted average rate paid on short-term borrowings was 0.39% and 0.19% during the first quarters of 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Long-term Debt

Long-term debt increased $258.5 million from December 31, 2015 to $598.9 million at March 31, 2016, due to an increase in FHLB borrowings of $258.5 million during the period. On a period-end basis, long-term debt was 3.4% and 2.0% of total liabilities at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
On average, long-term debt increased to $523.5 million in the first quarter of 2016, $100.0 million, or 23.6%, higher than the first quarter of 2015, as the Company took advantage of favorable rates on FHLB advances to offset expected deposit outflows. Average long-term debt was 3.1% of total liabilities during the current quarter, compared to 3.0% during the first quarter of 2015.
Long-term debt at March 31, 2016 included $395.0 million in fixed-rate advances from the FHLB of Dallas that cannot be prepaid without incurring substantial penalties. The remaining debt consisted of $120.1 million of the Company’s junior subordinated debt and $83.8 million in notes payable on investments in new market tax credit entities. Interest on the junior subordinated debt is payable quarterly and may be deferred at any time at the election of the Company for up to 20 consecutive quarterly periods. During any deferral period, the Company is subject to certain restrictions, including being prohibited from declaring dividends to its shareholders. The junior subordinated debt is redeemable by the Company, at its option, in whole or in part.

CAPITAL RESOURCES
Federal regulations impose minimum regulatory capital requirements on all institutions with deposits insured by the FDIC. The FRB imposes similar capital regulations on bank holding companies. Compliance with bank and bank holding company regulatory capital requirements, which include leverage and risk-based capital guidelines, are monitored by the Company on an ongoing basis. Under the risk-based capital method, a risk weight is assigned to balance sheet and off-balance sheet items based on regulatory guidelines.

67


At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company exceeded all required regulatory capital ratios, and the regulatory capital ratios of IBERIABANK were in excess of the levels established for “well-capitalized” institutions, as shown in the following table.
TABLE 13 – REGULATORY CAPITAL RATIOS
 
Well-Capitalized Minimums
 
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
IBERIABANK Corporation
 
Actual
 
Actual
Tier 1 Leverage
N/A

 
9.41
%
 
9.52
%
Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1)
N/A

 
10.11

 
10.07

Tier 1 risk-based capital
N/A

 
10.56

 
10.70

Total risk-based capital
N/A

 
12.21

 
12.14

IBERIABANK
 
 
 
 
 
Tier 1 Leverage
5.00
%
 
9.17
%
 
9.03
%
Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1)
6.50

 
10.28

 
10.14

Tier 1 risk-based capital
8.00

 
10.28

 
10.14

Total risk-based capital
10.00

 
11.24

 
11.05


In the first quarter of 2016, the Company's Tier 1 capital ratio was impacted by the phase out of the remaining 25% of its trust preferred securities from Tier 1 capital into Tier 2 capital. Additionally, the Company and IBERIABANK's CET1 capital, Tier 1 risk-based capital and total risk-based capital were impacted at March 31, 2016 by an additional 20% phase out of certain intangible assets above the December 31, 2015 phase out percentage. See Note 10 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements for additional information on the Company's capital ratios and shareholders' equity.

On May 4, 2016, the Company announced that the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 950,000 shares, or approximately 2.3%, of the Company's total shares outstanding. Stock repurchases under this program will be made from time to time, on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, at the Company's discretion. The timing of these repurchases will depend on market conditions and other requirements; however, the Company currently anticipates the share repurchase program will extend over a two-year time frame. The share repurchase program does not obligate the Company to repurchase any dollar amount or number of shares, and the program may be extended, modified, suspended, or discontinued at any time.

On May 9, 2016, the Company issued an aggregate of 2,300,000 depositary shares (the “Depositary Shares”), each representing a 1/400th ownership interest in a share of the Company’s 6.60% Fixed-to-Floating Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C, par value $1.00 per share, (“Series C Preferred Stock”), with a liquidation preference of $10,000 per share of Series C Preferred Stock (equivalent to $25 per depositary share), which represents $57,500,000 in aggregate liquidation preference. See Note 18 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements for additional information on the Company's preferred share issuance.

Had the issuance of the Series C Preferred Stock occurred prior to March 31, 2016, the Company estimates the issuance would have increased IBERIABANK Corporation's Tier 1 risk-based capital, total risk-based capital, and Tier 1 leverage ratios at March 31, 2016 by approximately 33 basis points, 33 basis points, and 29 basis points, respectively.
LIQUIDITY AND OTHER OFF-BALANCE SHEET ACTIVITIES
Liquidity refers to the Company’s ability to generate sufficient cash flows to support its operations and to meet its obligations, including the withdrawal of deposits by customers, commitments to originate loans, and its ability to repay its borrowings and other liabilities. Liquidity risk is the risk to earnings or capital resulting from the Company’s inability to fulfill its obligations as they become due. Liquidity risk also develops from the Company’s failure to timely recognize or address changes in market conditions that affect the ability to liquidate assets in a timely manner or to obtain adequate funding to continue to operate on a profitable basis.
The primary sources of funds for the Company are deposits and borrowings. Other sources of funds include repayments and maturities of loans and investment securities, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, and, to a lesser extent, off-balance sheet borrowing availability. Certificates of deposit scheduled to mature in one year or less at March 31, 2016 totaled $1.7 billion. Based on past experience, management believes that a significant portion of maturing deposits will remain with the Company. Additionally, the majority of the investment securities portfolio is classified as available-for-sale, which provides the

68


ability to liquidate unencumbered securities as needed. Of the $2.9 billion in the investment securities portfolio, $1.5 billion is unencumbered and the remaining $1.4 billion has been pledged to support repurchase transactions, public funds deposits and certain long-term borrowings. Due to the relatively short implied duration of the investment securities portfolio, the Company has historically experienced significant cash inflows on a regular basis. Securities cash flows are dependent on prepayment speeds and could change as economic or market conditions change.
Scheduled cash flows from the amortization and maturities of loans and securities are relatively predictable sources of funds. Conversely, deposit flows, prepayments of loan and investment securities, and draws on customer letters and lines of credit are greatly influenced by general interest rates, economic conditions, competition, and customer demand. The FHLB of Dallas provides an additional source of liquidity to make funds available for general requirements and also to assist with the variability of less predictable funding sources. At March 31, 2016 the Company had $590.0 million of outstanding FHLB advances, of which $195.0 million was short-term and $395.0 million was long-term. Additional FHLB borrowing capacity at March 31, 2016 amounted to $4.0 billion. At March 31, 2016, the Company also has various funding arrangements with commercial banks providing up to $180.0 million in the form of federal funds and other lines of credit. At March 31, 2016, there were no balances outstanding on these lines, and all of the funding was available to the Company.
Liquidity management is both a daily and long-term function of business management. The Company manages its liquidity with the objective of maintaining sufficient funds to respond to the predicted needs of depositors and borrowers and to take advantage of investments in earning assets and other earnings enhancement opportunities. Excess liquidity is generally invested in short-term investments such as overnight deposits. On a longer-term basis, the Company maintains a strategy of investing in various lending and investment security products. The Company uses its sources of funds primarily to fund loan commitments and meet its ongoing commitments associated with its operations. Based on its available cash at March 31, 2016 and current deposit modeling, the Company believes it has adequate liquidity to fund ongoing operations. The Company has adequate availability of funds from deposits, borrowings, repayments and maturities of loans and investment securities to provide the Company additional working capital if needed.

ASSET/LIABILITY MANAGEMENT, MARKET RISK AND COUNTERPARTY CREDIT RISK
The principal objective of the Company’s asset and liability management function is to evaluate the interest rate risk included in certain balance sheet accounts, determine the appropriate level of risk given the Company’s business focus, operating environment, capital and liquidity requirements and performance objectives, establish prudent asset concentration guidelines, and manage the risk consistent with Board approved guidelines. Through such management, the Company seeks to reduce the vulnerability of its operations to changes in interest rates. The Company’s actions in this regard are taken under the guidance of the Asset and Liability Committee. The Asset and Liability Committee normally meets monthly to review, among other things, the sensitivity of the Company’s assets and liabilities to interest rate changes, local and national market conditions, and interest rates. In connection therewith, the Asset and Liability Committee generally reviews the Company’s liquidity, cash flow needs, composition of investments, deposits, borrowings, and capital position.
The objective of interest rate risk management is to control the effects that interest rate fluctuations have on net interest income and on the net present value of the Company’s earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Management and the Board are responsible for managing interest rate risk and employing risk management policies that monitor and limit this exposure. Interest rate risk is measured using net interest income simulation and asset/liability net present value sensitivity analyses. The Company uses financial modeling to measure the impact of changes in interest rates on the net interest margin and to predict market risk. Estimates are based upon numerous assumptions including the nature and timing of interest rate levels including yield curve shape, prepayments on loans and securities, deposit decay rates, pricing decisions on loans and deposits, reinvestment/replacement of asset and liability cash flows, and others. These analyses provide a range of potential impacts on net interest income and portfolio equity caused by interest rate movements.

Included in the modeling are instantaneous parallel rate shift scenarios, which are utilized to establish exposure limits. These scenarios are known as “rate shocks” because all rates are modeled to change instantaneously by the indicated shock amount, rather than a gradual rate shift over a period of time that has traditionally been more realistic.

69


The Company’s interest rate risk model indicates that the Company is asset sensitive in terms of interest rate sensitivity. Based on the Company’s interest rate risk model at March 31, 2016, the table below illustrates the impact of an immediate and sustained 100 and 200 basis point increase or decrease in interest rates on net interest income.
TABLE 14 – INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY
            
 
 
 
Shift in Interest
  Rates (in bps)
 
% Change in
Projected Net Interest
Income (Yr 1)
+ 200
 
10.3%
+ 100
 
5.2%
- 100
 
(5.3)%
- 200
 
(7.6)%
The influence of using the forward curve as of March 31, 2016 as a basis for projecting the interest rate environment would approximate a 1.5% increase in net interest income over the next 12 months. The computations of interest rate risk shown above are performed on a flat balance sheet and do not necessarily include certain actions that management may undertake to manage this risk in response to unanticipated changes in interest rates and other factors to include shifts in deposit behavior.
The short-term interest rate environment is primarily a function of the monetary policy of the FRB. The principal tools of the FRB for implementing monetary policy are open market operations, or the purchases and sales of U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities, as well as the establishment of a short-term target rate. The FRB’s objective for open market operations has varied over the years, but the focus has gradually shifted toward attaining a specified level of the federal funds rate to achieve the long-run goals of price stability, full employment, and sustainable economic growth. The federal funds rate is the basis for overnight funding and drives the short end of the yield curve. Longer maturities are influenced by the market’s expectations for economic growth and inflation, but can also be influenced by FRB actions and expectations of monetary policy going forward.
The Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) of the FRB, in an attempt to stimulate the overall economy, has, among other things, kept interest rates low through its targeted Federal funds rate. On December 17, 2015, the FOMC voted to raise the target Federal funds rate by 0.25%, the first increase since 2006. The FOMC expects that economic conditions will evolve in a manner that will warrant only gradual increases in the Federal funds rate over the next several years. As the FOMC increases the Federal funds rate, it is possible that overall interest rates could rise, which may negatively impact the housing markets and the U.S. economic recovery. In addition, deflationary pressures, while possibly lowering our operating costs, could have a significant negative effect on our borrowers, especially our commercial borrowers, and the values of collateral securing loans, which could negatively affect our financial performance.
The Company’s commercial loan portfolio is also impacted by fluctuations in the level of the LIBOR, as a large portion of this portfolio reprices based on this index. Our net interest income may be reduced if more interest-earning assets than interest-bearing liabilities reprice or mature during a period when interest rates are declining, or more interest-bearing liabilities than interest-earning assets reprice or mature during a period when interest rates are rising.
The table below presents the Company’s anticipated repricing of loans and investment securities over the next four quarters.
TABLE 15 – REPRICING OF CERTAIN EARNING ASSETS (1) 
(Dollars in thousands)
2Q 2016
 
3Q 2016
 
4Q 2016
 
1Q 2017
 
Total less than
one year
Investment securities
$
152,633

 
$
133,457

 
$
126,060

 
$
97,217

 
$
509,367

Fixed rate loans
640,385

 
497,311

 
474,616

 
436,159

 
2,048,471

Variable rate loans
6,932,107

 
108,716

 
47,110

 
47,376

 
7,135,309

Total loans
7,572,492

 
606,027

 
521,726

 
483,535

 
9,183,780

 
$
7,725,125

 
$
739,484

 
$
647,786

 
$
580,752

 
$
9,693,147

(1) Amounts include expected maturities, scheduled paydowns, expected prepayments, and loans subject to floors and exclude the repricing of assets from prior periods, as well as non-accrual loans and market value adjustments.

70


As part of its asset/liability management strategy, the Company has emphasized the origination of loans with adjustable or variable rates of interest as well as commercial and consumer loans, which typically have shorter terms than residential mortgage loans. The majority of fixed-rate, long-term residential loans are sold in the secondary market to avoid assumption of the interest rate risk associated with longer duration assets in the current low rate environment. As of March 31, 2016, $7.7 billion, or 53.0%, of the Company’s total loan portfolio had adjustable interest rates. The Company had no significant concentration to any single borrower or industry segment at March 31, 2016.
The Company’s strategy with respect to liabilities in recent periods has been to emphasize transaction accounts, particularly non-interest or low interest-bearing transaction accounts, which are significantly less sensitive to changes in interest rates. At March 31, 2016, 87.2% of the Company’s deposits were in transaction and limited-transaction accounts, compared to 86.9% at December 31, 2015. Non-interest-bearing transaction accounts were 27.6% and 26.9% of total deposits at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
Much of the liquidity increase experienced in the past several years has been due to a significant increase in non-interest-bearing demand deposits. The behavior of non-interest-bearing deposits and other types of demand deposits is one of the most important assumptions used in determining the Company's interest rate and liquidity risk positions. A loss of these deposits in the future would reduce the asset sensitivity of the Company’s balance sheet as interest-bearing funds would most likely be increased to offset the loss of this favorable funding source.
The table below presents the Company’s anticipated repricing of liabilities over the next four quarters.
TABLE 16 – REPRICING OF LIABILITIES (1) 
(Dollars in thousands)
2Q 2016
 
3Q 2016
 
4Q 2016
 
1Q 2017
 
Total less than
one year
Time deposits
$
802,582

 
$
389,777

 
$
270,285

 
$
229,477

 
$
1,692,121

Short-term borrowings
353,238

 
25,000

 
25,000

 
95,000

 
498,238

Long-term debt
145,634

 
7,450

 
15,501

 
10,104

 
178,689

 
$
1,301,454

 
$
422,227

 
$
310,786

 
$
334,581

 
$
2,369,048

(1) Amounts exclude the repricing of liabilities from prior periods.
As part of an overall interest rate risk management strategy, derivative instruments may also be used as an efficient way to modify the repricing or maturity characteristics of on-balance sheet assets and liabilities. Management may from time to time engage in interest rate swaps to effectively manage interest rate risk. The interest rate swaps of the Company would modify net interest sensitivity to levels deemed appropriate.

IMPACT OF INFLATION OR DEFLATION AND CHANGING PRICES
The unaudited consolidated financial statements and related financial data presented herein have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, which generally requires the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars, without considering changes in relative purchasing power over time due to inflation. Unlike most industrial companies, the majority of the Company’s assets and liabilities are monetary in nature. As a result, interest rates generally have a more significant impact on the Company’s performance than does the effect of inflation. Although fluctuations in interest rates are neither completely predictable nor controllable, the Company regularly monitors its interest rate position and oversees its financial risk management by establishing policies and operating limits. Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction or in the same magnitude as the prices of goods and services, since such prices are affected by inflation to a larger extent than interest rates. Although not as critical to the banking industry as to other industries, inflationary factors may have some impact on the Company’s growth, earnings, total assets and capital levels. Management does not expect inflation to be a significant factor in 2016.
Conversely, a period of deflation could affect our business, as well as all financial institutions and other industries. Deflation could lead to lower profits, higher unemployment, lower production and deterioration in overall economic conditions. In addition, deflation could depress economic activity, including loan demand and the ability of borrowers to repay loans, and consequently impair earnings through increasing the value of debt while decreasing the value of collateral for loans.
Management believes the most significant potential impact of deflation on financial results relates to the Company's ability to maintain a sufficient amount of capital to cushion against future losses. However, the Company would employ certain risk management tools to maintain its balance sheet strength in the event a deflationary scenario were to develop.

71


Non-GAAP Measures
The discussion and analysis included herein contains financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with GAAP. The Company’s management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in their analysis of the Company’s performance. These measures typically adjust GAAP performance measures to exclude the effects of the amortization of intangibles and include the tax benefit associated with revenue items that are tax-exempt, as well as adjust income available to common shareholders for certain significant activities or transactions that, in management’s opinion can distort period-to-period comparisons of the Company’s performance. Since the presentation of these GAAP performance measures and their impact differ between companies, management believes presentations of these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful supplemental information that is essential to a proper understanding of the operating results of the Company’s core businesses. These non-GAAP disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for operating results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies. Reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP disclosures are included in the table below.

TABLE 17 – RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2016
 
March 31, 2015
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Pre-tax
 
After-tax (1)
 
Per share (2)
 
Pre-tax
 
After-tax (1)
 
Per share (2)
Net income available to common shareholders (GAAP)
$
64,891

 
$
40,193

 
$
0.97

 
$
36,205

 
$
25,126

 
$
0.75

Non-interest income adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gain on sale of investments and other non-interest income
(196
)
 
(127
)
 

 
(389
)
 
(252
)
 
(0.01
)
Non-interest expense adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Merger-related expenses
3

 
2

 

 
9,296

 
6,139

 
0.18

Severance expenses
454

 
295

 
0.01

 
41

 
27

 

Impairment of long-lived assets, net of (gain) loss on sale
1,044

 
679

 
0.01

 
579

 
376

 
0.01

Other non-operating non-interest expense
1,091

 
709

 
0.02

 
450

 
292

 
0.01

Total non-interest expense adjustments
2,592

 
1,685

 
0.04

 
10,366

 
6,834

 
0.20

Operating earnings (Non-GAAP)
67,287

 
41,751

 
1.01

 
46,182

 
31,708

 
0.95

Provision for loan losses
14,905

 
9,688

 
0.24

 
5,345

 
3,475

 
0.10

Pre-provision operating earnings (Non-GAAP)
$
82,192

 
$
51,439

 
$
1.25

 
$
51,527

 
$
35,183

 
$
1.05

 
(1) 
After-tax amounts computed using a marginal tax rate of 35%.
(2) 
Diluted per share amounts may not appear to foot due to rounding.

















72


 
As of and For the Three Months Ended
March 31
(Dollars in thousands)
2016
 
2015
Net interest income (GAAP)
$
161,403

 
$
125,804

Add: Effect of tax benefit on interest income
2,361

 
2,040

Net interest income (TE) (Non-GAAP) (1)
$
163,764

 
$
127,844

 
 
 
 
Non-interest income (GAAP)
$
55,845

 
$
48,899

Add: Effect of tax benefit on non-interest income
647

 
588

Non-interest income (TE) (Non-GAAP) (1)
56,492

 
49,487

Taxable equivalent revenues (Non-GAAP) (1)
220,256

 
177,331

Securities gains and other non-interest income
(196
)
 
(389
)
Taxable equivalent operating revenues (Non-GAAP) (1)
$
220,060

 
$
176,942

 
 
 
 
Total non-interest expense (GAAP)
$
137,452

 
$
133,153

Less: Intangible amortization expense
2,113

 
1,523

Tangible non-interest expense (Non-GAAP) (2)
135,339

 
131,630

Less: Merger-related expense
3

 
9,296

Severance expense
454

 
41

Loss on sale of long-lived assets, net of impairment
1,044

 
579

Other non-operating non-interest expense
1,091

 
450

Tangible operating non-interest expense (Non-GAAP) (2)
$
132,747

 
$
121,264

 
 
 
 
Total assets (GAAP)
$
20,092,563

 
$
18,051,762

Less: Goodwill and other intangibles
764,730

 
668,802

Tangible assets (Non-GAAP) (2)
$
19,327,833

 
$
17,382,960

 
 
 
 
Average assets (Non-GAAP)
$
19,661,311

 
$
15,957,613

Less: Average intangible assets, net
762,229

 
552,383

Total average tangible assets (Non-GAAP) (2)
$
18,899,082

 
$
15,405,230

 
 
 
 
Total shareholders’ equity (GAAP)
$
2,547,909

 
$
2,167,330

Less: Goodwill and other intangibles
764,730

 
668,802

Total tangible shareholders’ equity (Non-GAAP) (2)
$
1,783,179

 
$
1,498,528

 
 
 
 
Average shareholders’ equity (GAAP)
$
2,530,259

 
$
1,889,775

Less: Average preferred equity
76,812

 

Average common equity
2,453,447

 
1,889,775

Less: Average intangible assets, net
762,229

 
552,383

Average tangible common equity (Non-GAAP) (2)
$
1,691,218

 
$
1,337,392

 
 
 
 
Return on average assets (GAAP)
0.82
 %
 
0.64
 %
Add: Effect of non-operating revenues and expenses
0.03

 
0.17

Operating return on average assets (Non-GAAP)
0.85
 %
 
0.81
 %
 
 
 
 
Return on average common equity (GAAP)
6.59
 %
 
5.39
 %
Add: Effect of intangibles
3.30

 
2.53

  Effect of non-operating revenues and expenses
0.37

 
2.00

Return on average operating tangible common equity (Non-GAAP) (2)
10.26
 %
 
9.92
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

73


 
As of and For the Three Months Ended
March 31
(Dollars in thousands)
2016
 
2015
Efficiency ratio (GAAP)
63.3
 %
 
76.2
 %
Less: Effect of tax benefit related to tax-exempt income
0.9

 
1.1

Efficiency ratio (TE) (Non-GAAP) (1)
62.4

 
75.1

Less: Effect of amortization of intangibles
1.0

 
0.9

Effect of non-operating items
1.1

 
5.7

Tangible operating efficiency ratio (TE) (Non-GAAP) (1), (2)
60.3
 %
 
68.5
 %
 
 
 
 
Total shareholders' equity (GAAP)
$
2,547,909

 
$
2,167,330

Less: Goodwill and other intangibles
764,730

 
668,802

Preferred stock
76,812

 

Tangible common equity (Non-GAAP) (2)
$
1,706,367

 
$
1,498,528

 
 
 
 
Total assets (GAAP)
$
20,092,563

 
$
18,051,762

Less: Goodwill and other intangibles
764,730

 
668,802

Tangible assets (Non-GAAP) (2)
$
19,327,833

 
$
17,382,960

Tangible common equity ratio (Non-GAAP) (2)
8.83
 %
 
8.62
 %
 
 
 
 
Cash Yield:
 
 
 
Earning assets average balance (GAAP)
$
17,873,354

 
$
14,473,439

Add: Adjustments
86,010

 
67,056

Earning assets average balance, as adjusted (Non-GAAP)
$
17,959,364

 
$
14,540,495

 
 
 
 
Net interest income (GAAP)
$
161,403

 
$
125,804

Add: Adjustments
(6,523
)
 
(8,968
)
Net interest income, as adjusted (Non-GAAP)
$
154,880

 
$
116,836

 
 
 
 
Yield, as reported
3.64
 %
 
3.54
 %
Add: Adjustments
(0.16
)%
 
(0.26
)%
Yield, as adjusted (Non-GAAP)
3.48
 %
 
3.28
 %
(1) 
Fully taxable equivalent (TE) calculations include the tax benefit associated with related income sources that are tax-exempt using a marginal tax rate of 35%.
(2) 
Tangible calculations eliminate the effect of goodwill and acquisition-related intangibles and the corresponding amortization expense on a tax-effected basis were applicable.

74


Glossary of Defined Terms
 
 
 
Term
  
Definition
ACL
  
Allowance for credit losses
Acquired loans
  
Loans acquired in a business combination
AFS
  
Available-for-sale securities
ALLL
  
Allowance for loan and lease losses
AOCI
  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
ASC
  
Accounting Standards Codification
ASU
  
Accounting Standards Update
Basel III
  
Global regulatory standards on bank capital adequacy and liquidity published by the BCBS
BCBS
  
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
CET1
 
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital defined by Basel III capital rules
Company
  
IBERIABANK Corporation and Subsidiaries
Covered Loans
  
Acquired loans with loss protection provided by the FDIC
Dodd-Frank Act
  
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
EPS
  
Earnings per share
FASB
  
Financial Accounting Standards Board
FDIC
  
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FICO
 
Fair Isaac Corporation
FHLB
  
Federal Home Loan Bank
Florida Bank Group
  
Florida Bank Group, Inc.
FRB
  
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
FTC
  
Florida Trust Company
GAAP
  
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
Georgia Commerce
  
Georgia Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
GSE
  
Government-sponsored enterprises
HTM
  
Held-to-maturity
Legacy loans
  
Loans that were originated directly by the Company
LIBOR
  
London Interbank Borrowing Offered Rate
MSA
  
Metropolitan statistical area
NPA
 
Non-performing asset
Old Florida
  
Old Florida Bancshares, Inc.
OREO
  
Other real estate owned
Parent
  
IBERIABANK Corporation
RULC
  
Reserve for unfunded lending commitments
SEC
  
Securities and Exchange Commission
TDR
  
Troubled debt restructuring
U.S.
  
United States of America


75


Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk are presented at December 31, 2015 in Part II, Item 7A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 29, 2016. Additional information at March 31, 2016 is included herein under Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
An evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2016 was carried out under the supervision, and with the participation of, the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”). Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in alerting them in a timely manner to material information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”).
Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed by the Company under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls are also designed with the objective of ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the CEO and the CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Disclosure controls include review of internal controls that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that transactions are properly authorized, assets are safeguarded against unauthorized or improper use and transactions are properly recorded and reported. There was no significant change in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting during the last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting.
Any control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance that its objectives are achieved. The design of a control system inherently has limitations, including the controls’ cost relative to their benefits. Additionally, controls can be circumvented. No cost-effective control system can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, will be detected.


76


PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
See Note 16 – Commitments and Contingencies of Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes in risk factors disclosed by the Company in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 29, 2016.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Not Applicable.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not Applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not Applicable.

Item 5. Other Information
None.

77


Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit No. 3.1
Articles of Incorporation of IBERIABANK Corporation
 
 
Exhibit No. 31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
Exhibit No. 31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
Exhibit No. 32.1
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
Exhibit No. 32.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
Exhibit No. 101.INS
XBRL Instance Document.
 
 
Exhibit No. 101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.
 
 
Exhibit No. 101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase.
 
 
Exhibit No. 101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase.
 
 
Exhibit No. 101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase.
 
 
Exhibit No. 101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase.

78


SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
IBERIABANK Corporation
 
 
 
Date: May 10, 2016
 
By:
 
/s/ Daryl G. Byrd
 
 
Daryl G. Byrd
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
Date: May 10, 2016
 
By:
 
/s/ Anthony J. Restel
 
 
Anthony J. Restel
 
 
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


79