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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021

☐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 001-35272

MIDLAND STATES BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Illinois

37-1233196

(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1201 Network Centre Drive

62401

Effingham, IL

(Zip Code)

(Address of principal executive offices)

(217) 342-7321

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.01 par value	MSBI	Nasdaq Global Select Market

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 ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files). ☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

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Accelerated filer

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Non-accelerated filer

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Smaller reporting company

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Emerging growth company

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). ☐ Yes ☒ No

As of April 23, 2021, the Registrant had 22,364,850 shares of outstanding common stock, $0.01 par value.

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MIDLAND STATES BANCORP, INC.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Financial Statements:

	Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2021 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2020	2

	Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020	3

	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020	4

	Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020	5

	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020	6

	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	7

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	40

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	60

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	61

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	61

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	61

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	62

Item 6.	Exhibits	63

SIGNATURES

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MIDLAND STATES BANCORP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)


	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
	(unaudited)
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	628,450	$	337,080
Federal funds sold	2,769		4,560
Cash and cash equivalents	631,219		341,640
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value (allowance for credit losses of $516 and $366 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)	681,007		676,711
Equity securities, at fair value	9,383		9,424
Loans	4,910,806		5,103,331
Allowance for credit losses on loans	(62,687)		(60,443)
Total loans, net	4,848,119		5,042,888
Loans held for sale	55,174		138,090
Premises and equipment, net	73,255		74,124
Operating lease right-of-use asset	8,813		9,177
Other real estate owned	20,304		20,247
Nonmarketable equity securities	53,096		56,596
Accrued interest receivable	24,679		23,545
Loan servicing rights, at lower of cost or fair value	36,876		39,276
Goodwill	161,904		161,904
Other intangible assets, net	26,867		28,382
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies	146,864		146,004
Other assets	107,226		100,532
Total assets	$	6,884,786	$	6,868,540
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Liabilities:
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing	$	1,522,433	$	1,469,579
Interest-bearing	3,818,080		3,631,437
Total deposits	5,340,513		5,101,016
Short-term borrowings	71,728		68,957
FHLB advances and other borrowings	529,171		779,171
Subordinated debt	169,888		169,795
Trust preferred debentures	48,954		48,814
Operating lease liabilities	11,221		11,958
Other liabilities	77,844		67,438
Total liabilities	6,249,319		6,247,149

Shareholders’ Equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized; 22,351,740 and 22,325,471 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively	224		223
Capital surplus	454,264		453,410
Retained earnings	168,564		156,327
Accumulated other comprehensive income	12,415		11,431
Total shareholders’ equity	635,467		621,391
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	6,884,786	$	6,868,540

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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MIDLAND STATES BANCORP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME—(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021		2020
Interest income:
Loans:
Taxable	$	54,554	$	53,539
Tax exempt	670		836
Loans held for sale	442		191
Investment securities:
Taxable	3,280		4,094
Tax exempt	781		987
Nonmarketable equity securities	680		605
Federal funds sold and cash investments	96		1,062
Total interest income	60,503		61,314
Interest expense:
Deposits	3,183		8,362
Short-term borrowings	24		101
FHLB advances and other borrowings	2,570		2,967
Subordinated debt	2,367		2,509
Trust preferred debentures	491		724
Total interest expense	8,635		14,663
Net interest income	51,868		46,651
Provision for credit losses:
Provision for credit losses on loans	3,950		10,569
Provision for credit losses on unfunded commitments	(535)		934
Provision for other credit losses	150		75
Total provision for credit losses	3,565		11,578
Net interest income after provision for credit losses	48,303		35,073
Noninterest income:
Wealth management revenue	5,931		5,677
Commercial FHA revenue	292		1,267
Residential mortgage banking revenue	1,574		1,755
Service charges on deposit accounts	1,826		2,656
Interchange revenue	3,375		2,833

Impairment on commercial mortgage servicing rights	(1,275)		(8,468)
Company-owned life insurance	860		900
Other income	2,233		1,978
Total noninterest income	14,816		8,598
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits	20,528		21,063
Occupancy and equipment	3,940		4,869
Data processing	5,993		5,477
Professional	2,185		1,855
Marketing	477		981
Communications	822		1,290
Amortization of intangible assets	1,515		1,762



Other expense	3,619		4,369
Total noninterest expense	39,079		41,666
Income before income taxes	24,040		2,005
Income taxes	5,502		456
Net income	$	18,538	$	1,549
Per common share data:
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.81	$	0.06
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.81	$	0.06
Weighted average common shares outstanding	22,522,983		24,433,975
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding	22,578,553		24,538,002

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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MIDLAND STATES BANCORP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME—(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands)


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021		2020
Net income	$	18,538	$	1,549
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Investment securities available for sale:
Unrealized (losses) gains that occurred during the period	(6,741)		1,321
Provision for credit loss expense	150		75

Income tax effect	1,813		(384)
Change in investment securities available for sale, net of tax	(4,778)		1,012
Cash flow hedges:
Net unrealized derivative gains on cash flow hedges	8,284		—
Reclassification adjustment for gains realized in net income	(336)		—
Income tax effect	(2,186)		—
Change in cash flow hedges, net of tax	5,762		—
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	984		1,012
Total comprehensive income	$	19,522	$	2,561

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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MIDLAND STATES BANCORP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY—(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)


	Common stock		Capital surplus		Retained earnings		Accumulated other comprehensive income		Total shareholders' equity
Balances, December 31, 2020	$	223	$	453,410	$	156,327	$	11,431	$	621,391
Net income	—		—		18,538		—		18,538
Other comprehensive income	—		—		—		984		984
Common dividends declared ($0.28 per share)	—		—		(6,301)		—		(6,301)
Common stock repurchased	(1)		(1,207)		—		—		(1,208)
Share-based compensation expense	—		502		—		—		502
Issuance of common stock under employee benefit plans	2		1,559		—		—		1,561
Balances, March 31, 2021	$	224	$	454,264	$	168,564	$	12,415	$	635,467

Balances, December 31, 2019	$	244	$	488,305	$	165,920	$	7,442	$	661,911
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principles (Note 2)	—		—		(7,172)		—		(7,172)
Balances, January 1, 2020	244		488,305		158,748		7,442		654,739
Net income	—		—		1,549		—		1,549
Other comprehensive income	—		—		—		1,012		1,012
Common dividends declared ($0.2675 per share)	—		—		(6,575)		—		(6,575)
Common stock repurchased	(10)		(20,552)		—		—		(20,562)
Share-based compensation expense	—		602		—		—		602
Issuance of common stock under employee benefit plans	—		395		—		—		395
Balances, March 31, 2020	$	234	$	468,750	$	153,722	$	8,454	$	631,160

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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MIDLAND STATES BANCORP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS—(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands)


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021		2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	18,538	$	1,549
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for credit losses	3,565		11,578
Depreciation on premises and equipment	1,436		1,677
Amortization of intangible assets	1,515		1,762
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use asset	407		670
Amortization of loan servicing rights	858		790
Share-based compensation expense	502		602
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance	(860)		(900)
Investment securities amortization, net	1,067		702

Loss (gain) on sales of other real estate owned	9		(15)
Impairment on other real estate owned	104		605
Origination of loans held for sale	(199,721)		(69,332)
Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale	332,685		112,166
Gain on loans sold and held for sale	(1,234)		(2,178)
Impairment on commercial mortgage servicing rights	1,275		8,468
Loss on mortgage servicing rights held for sale	—		496
Impairment related to facilities optimization	—		146
Net change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accrued interest receivable	(1,134)		(186)
Other assets	(6,986)		(5,670)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	6,349		(8,327)
Net cash provided by operating activities	158,375		54,603
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of investment securities available for sale	(56,983)		(50,442)

Maturities and payments on investment securities available for sale	56,870		44,242
Purchases of equity securities	(154)		(23)

Net decrease (increase) in loans	142,019		(125,024)
Purchases of premises and equipment	(574)		(765)
Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment	75		—
Purchases of nonmarketable equity securities	3,500		(1,563)


Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned	131		120

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	144,884		(133,455)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net increase in deposits	239,497		106,386
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings	2,771		(38,451)
Proceeds from FHLB borrowings	250,000		100,000
Payments made on FHLB borrowings and other borrowings	(500,008)		(200)
FHLB advances prepayment fees	8		—
Payments made on subordinated debt	—		(7,443)
Subordinated debt prepayment fees	—		193

Cash dividends paid on common stock	(6,301)		(6,575)
Common stock repurchased	(1,208)		(20,562)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee benefit plans	1,561		395
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(13,680)		133,743
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	289,579		54,891
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period	341,640		394,505
End of period	$	631,219	$	449,396
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash payments for:
Interest paid on deposits and borrowed funds	$	9,436	$	13,985
Income tax paid (net of refunds)	1,650		898
Supplemental disclosures of noncash investing and financing activities:
Transfer of loans to loans held for sale	48,494		138,740
Transfer of loans to other real estate owned	306		1,813

Pending settlements on securities purchased	11,663		—

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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MIDLAND STATES BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(UNAUDITED)

NOTE 1 – BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

Midland States Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is a diversified financial holding company headquartered in Effingham, Illinois. Our wholly owned banking subsidiary, Midland States Bank (the “Bank”), has branches across Illinois and in Missouri, and provides a full range of commercial and consumer banking products and services, business equipment financing, merchant credit card services, trust and investment management services, and insurance and financial planning services.

In addition, we provided multifamily and healthcare facility Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”) financing through Love Funding Corporation (“Love Funding”), our non-bank subsidiary. On August 28, 2020, the Company announced that it had completed the sale of its commercial FHA origination platform to Dwight Capital, a nationwide mortgage banking firm headquartered in New York. The Bank continues to service Love Funding's current servicing portfolio of approximately $3.30 billion as of March 31, 2021.

Our principal business activity has been lending to and accepting deposits from individuals, businesses, municipalities and other entities. We have derived income principally from interest charged on loans and, to a lesser extent, from interest and dividends earned on investment securities. We have also derived income from noninterest sources, such as: fees received in connection with various lending and deposit services; wealth management services; commercial FHA mortgage loan servicing; residential mortgage loan originations, sales and servicing; and, from time to time, gains on sales of assets. Our principal expenses include interest expense on deposits and borrowings, operating expenses, such as salaries and employee benefits, occupancy and equipment expenses, data processing costs, professional fees and other noninterest expenses, provisions for credit losses and income tax expense.

NOTE 2 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements of the Company are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 26, 2021. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and conform to predominant practices within the banking industry. A discussion of these policies can be found in Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies included in the Company's 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain reclassifications of 2020 amounts have been made to conform to the 2021 presentation. Management has evaluated subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021 or any other period.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the parent company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Assets held for customers in a fiduciary or agency capacity, other than trust cash on deposit with the Bank, are not assets of the Company and, accordingly, are not included in the accompanying unaudited balance sheets.

Accounting Guidance Adopted in 2021

FASB ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes – In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standard Board ("FASB") issued ASU No. 2019-12 which removes specific exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 in GAAP. It eliminates the need for an organization to analyze whether the following apply in a given period: (1) exception to the incremental approach for intraperiod tax allocation; (2) exceptions to accounting for basis differences when there are ownership changes in foreign investments; and (3) exception in interim period income tax accounting for year-to-date losses that exceed anticipated losses. The ASU also improves financial statement preparers’ application of income tax-related guidance and simplifies GAAP for: (1) franchise taxes that are partially based on income; (2) transactions with a government that result in a step up in the tax basis of goodwill; (3) separate financial statements of legal entities that are not subject to tax; and (4) enacted changes in tax laws in interim periods. The amendments in this update became effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early

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adoption is permitted. The adoption of ASU 2019-12 on January 1, 2021 did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

FASB ASU No. 2020-01, Investments – Equity Securities (Topic 321), Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) – Clarifying the Interactions Between Topic 321, Topic 323 and Topic 815 (a Consensus of the Emerging Issues Task Force) – In January 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-01 which clarifies the interactions ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities and the ASU on equity method investments. ASU 2016-01 provides companies with an alternative to measure certain equity securities without a readily determinable fair value at cost, minus impairment, if any, unless an observable transaction for an identical or similar security occurs. ASU 2020-01 clarifies that for purposes of applying the Topic 321 measurement alternative, an entity should consider observable transactions that require it to either apply or discontinue the equity method of accounting under Topic 323, immediately before applying or upon discontinuing the equity method. In addition, the new ASU provides direction that a company should not consider whether the underlying securities would be accounted for under the equity method or the fair value option when it is determining the accounting for certain forward contracts and purchased options, upon either settlement or exercise. The amendments in this update became effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, and the amendments are to be applied prospectively. The Company does not use the equity method of accounting for any equity securities, and its equity securities without a readily determinable fair value are recorded at cost, minus any impairment; therefore, the adoption of this new guidance did not have an impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Accounting Guidance Issued But Not Yet Adopted

FASB ASU No. 2020-04, "Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting – In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04 to ease the potential burden in accounting for, or recognizing the effects of, the transition away from the LIBOR or other interbank offered rates. The new guidance provides the following optional expedients that reduce costs and complexity of account for reference rate reform: (1) simplifies accounting analyses for contract modifications; (2) allows hedging relationships to continue without de-designation if there are qualifying changes in the critical terms of an existing hedging relationship due to reference rate reform; (3) allows a change in the systematic and rational method used to recognize in earnings the compounds excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness; (4) allows a change in the designated benchmark interest rate to a different eligible benchmark interest rate in a fair value hedging relationship; (5) allows the shortcut method for a fair value hedging relationship to continue for the remainder of the hedging relationship; (6) simplifies the assessment of hedge effectiveness and provides temporary optional expedients for cash flow hedging relationships affected by reference rate reform; and (7) allows a one-time election to sell or transfer debt securities classified as held to maturity that reference a rate affected by reference rate reform and are classified as held to maturity before January 1, 2020.

The amendments in ASU No. 2020-04 are elective and apply to all entities that have contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued due to reference rate reform. Because the guidance is meant to help entities through the transition period, it will be in effect for a limited time and will not apply to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated after December 31, 2022, except for hedging relationships existing as of December 31, 2022, for which an entity has elected certain optional expedients that are retained through the end of the hedging relationship. The amendments in the ASU are effective March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the new guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 3 – DISPOSITIONS AND ACQUISITONS

On February 10, 2021, the Company announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to purchase substantially all of the trust assets of ATG Trust Company (“ATG Trust”), a trust company based in Chicago, Illinois, with approximately $387 million in assets under management and annual revenue of approximately $3.5 million. The transaction is expected to increase the size of Midland’s Wealth Management group to more than $3.8 billion in assets under administration and more than 90 financial professionals. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions, is expected to close in the second quarter of 2021 and is expected to result in minimal tangible book value dilution.

On August 28, 2020, the Company announced that it had completed the sale of its commercial FHA origination platform to Dwight Capital, a nationwide mortgage banking firm headquartered in New York.

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NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT SECURITIES

Investment Securities Available for Sale

Investment securities available for sale at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were as follows:


	March 31, 2021
(dollars in thousands)	Amortized cost		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses		Allowance for credit losses		Fair value
Investment securities available for sale
U.S. Treasury securities	$	325	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	325
U.S. government sponsored entities and U.S. agency securities	32,256		264		555		—		31,965
Mortgage-backed securities - agency	339,071		4,606		4,657		—		339,020
Mortgage-backed securities - non-agency	23,868		251		92		28		23,999
State and municipal securities	119,234		5,984		207		28		124,983
Corporate securities	157,996		3,878		699		460		160,715
Total available for sale securities	$	672,750	$	14,983	$	6,210	$	516	$	681,007


	December 31, 2020
(dollars in thousands)	Amortized cost		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses		Allowance for credit losses		Fair value
Investment securities available for sale
U.S. government sponsored entities and U.S. agency securities	$	35,287	$	377	$	97	$	—	$	35,567
Mortgage-backed securities - agency	338,340		6,284		47		—		344,577
Mortgage-backed securities - non-agency	20,411		333		—		—		20,744
State and municipal securities	122,488		7,311		5		29		129,765
Corporate securities	145,187		2,205		997		337		146,058
Total available for sale securities	$	661,713	$	16,510	$	1,146	$	366	$	676,711

The following is a summary of the amortized cost and fair value of the investment securities available for sale, by maturity, at March 31, 2021. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities in mortgage-backed securities because the mortgages underlying the securities may be prepaid without penalties. The maturities of all other investment securities available for sale are based on final contractual maturity.


(dollars in thousands)	Amortized cost		Fair value
Investment securities available for sale
Within one year	$	25,646	$	25,907
After one year through five years	60,211		62,450
After five years through ten years	184,124		188,832
After ten years	39,830		40,799
Mortgage-backed securities	362,939		363,019
Total available for sale securities	$	672,750	$	681,007

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During both the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, there were no sales of investment securities available for sale.

The table below presents a rollforward by security type for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 of the allowance for credit losses on investment securities available for sale held at period end:


(dollars in thousands)	Mortgage-backed securities - non-agency		State and municipal securities		Corporate securities
Changes in allowance for credit losses on investment securities available for sale:
For the three months ended March 31, 2021
Balance, beginning of period	$	—	$	29	$	337
Current-period provision for expected credit losses	28		(1)		123
Balance, end of period	$	28	$	28	$	460
For the three months ended March 31, 2020
Balance, beginning of period	$	—	$	—	$	—
Current-period provision for expected credit losses	—		19		56
Balance, end of period	$	—	$	19	$	56

Unrealized losses and fair values for investment securities available for sale as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, are summarized as follows:


	March 31, 2021
	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or more				Total
(dollars in thousands)	Fair value		Unrealized loss		Fair value		Unrealized loss		Fair value		Unrealized loss
Investment securities available for sale

U.S. government sponsored entities and U.S. agency securities	$	9,445	$	555	$	—	$	—	$	9,445	$	555
Mortgage-backed securities - agency	172,444		4,657		—		—		172,444		4,657
Mortgage-backed securities - non-agency	—		—		—		—		—		—
State and municipal securities	8,764		108		—		—		8,764		108
Corporate securities	15,342		386		1,925		75		17,267		461
Total available for sale securities	$	205,995	$	5,706	$	1,925	$	75	$	207,920	$	5,781


	December 31, 2020
	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or more				Total
(dollars in thousands)	Fair value		Unrealized loss		Fair value		Unrealized loss		Fair value		Unrealized loss
Investment securities available for sale
U.S. government sponsored entities and U.S. agency securities	$	9,903	$	97	$	—	$	—	$	9,903	$	97
Mortgage-backed securities - agency	26,172		47		—		—		26,172		47
Mortgage-backed securities - non-agency	—		—		—		—		—		—
State and municipal securities	—		—		—		—		—		—
Corporate securities	20,010		522		—		—		20,010		522
Total available for sale securities	$	56,085	$	666	$	—	$	—	$	56,085	$	666

For all of the above investment securities, the unrealized losses were generally due to changes in interest rates, and unrealized losses were considered to be temporary as the fair value is expected to recover as the securities approach their respective maturity dates.

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At March 31, 2021, 62 investment securities available for sale had unrealized losses with aggregate depreciation of 2.71% from their amortized cost basis. The unrealized losses related principally to the fluctuations in the current interest rate environment. In analyzing an issuer’s financial condition, we consider whether the securities are issued by the federal government or its agencies and whether downgrades by bond rating agencies have occurred. The Company does not intend to sell and it is likely that the Company will not be required to sell the securities prior to their anticipated recovery.

Equity Securities

Equity securities are recorded at fair value and totaled $9.4 million at both March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

During both the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, there were no sales of equity securities. Net unrealized gains and losses on equity securities for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 are summarized below:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
(dollars in thousands)	2021		2020
Equity securities



Net unrealized gains (losses)	$	81	$	(1)

Net unrealized gains and losses on equity securities were recorded in other income in the consolidated statements of income.

NOTE 5 – LOANS

The following table presents total loans outstanding by portfolio class, as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:


(dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Commercial:
Commercial	$	808,262	$	937,382
Commercial other	766,632		748,193
Commercial real estate:
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied	853,110		871,451
Commercial real estate owner occupied	443,403		423,257
Multi-family	120,784		151,534
Farmland	76,734		79,731
Construction and land development	191,870		172,737
Total commercial loans	3,260,795		3,384,285
Residential real estate:
Residential first lien	321,857		358,329
Other residential	76,644		84,551
Consumer:
Consumer	76,943		80,642
Consumer other	772,021		785,460
Lease financing	402,546		410,064
Total loans, gross	$	4,910,806	$	5,103,331

Total loans include net deferred loan fees of $0.6 million and $0.7 million at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, and unearned income of $45.3 million and $46.5 million within the lease financing portfolio at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

At March 31, 2021, the Company had commercial real estate and residential real estate loans held for sale totaling $55.2 million compared to $138.1 million at December 31, 2020. During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company sold commercial real estate, residential real estate and consumer loans with proceeds totaling $332.7 million and $112.2 million, respectively.

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Classifications of Loan Portfolio

The Company monitors and assesses the credit risk of its loan portfolio using the classes set forth below. These classes also represent the segments by which the Company monitors the performance of its loan portfolio and estimates its allowance for credit losses on loans.

Commercial—Loans to varying types of businesses, including municipalities, school districts and nonprofit organizations, for the purpose of supporting working capital, operational needs and term financing of equipment. Repayment of such loans is generally provided through operating cash flows of the business. Commercial loans are predominately secured by equipment, inventory, accounts receivable, and other sources of repayment. Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") loans of $211.6 million and $184.4 million as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, were included in this classification.

Commercial real estate—Loans secured by real estate occupied by the borrower for ongoing operations, including loans to borrowers engaged in agricultural production, and non-owner occupied real estate leased to one or more tenants, including commercial office, industrial, special purpose, retail and multi-family residential real estate loans.

Construction and land development—Secured loans for the construction of business and residential properties. Real estate construction loans often convert to a real estate commercial loan at the completion of the construction period. Secured development loans are made to borrowers for the purpose of infrastructure improvements to vacant land to create finished marketable residential and commercial lots/land. Most land development loans are originated with the intention that the loans will be paid through the sale of developed lots/land by the developers within twelve months of the completion date. Interest reserves may be established on real estate construction loans.

Residential real estate—Loans secured by residential properties that generally do not qualify for secondary market sale; however, the risk to return and/or overall relationship are considered acceptable to the Company. This category also includes loans whereby consumers utilize equity in their personal residence, generally through a second mortgage, as collateral to secure the loan.

Consumer—Loans to consumers primarily for the purpose of home improvements or acquiring automobiles, recreational vehicles and boats. Consumer loans consist of relatively small amounts that are spread across many individual borrowers.

Lease financing—Our equipment leasing business provides financing leases to varying types of businesses, nationwide, for purchases of business equipment and software. The financing is secured by a first priority interest in the financed assets and generally requires monthly payments.

Commercial, commercial real estate, and construction and land development loans are collectively referred to as the Company’s commercial loan portfolio, while residential real estate, consumer loans and lease financing receivables are collectively referred to as the Company’s other loan portfolio.

We have extended loans to certain of our directors, executive officers, principal shareholders and their affiliates. These loans were made in the ordinary course of business upon normal terms, including collateralization and interest rates prevailing at the time. The aggregate loans outstanding to the Company's directors, executive officers, principal shareholders and their affiliates totaled $19.4 million and $19.7 million at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The new loans, other additions, repayments and other reductions for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, are summarized as follows:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
(dollars in thousands)	2021		2020
Beginning balance	$	19,693	$	22,988
New loans and other additions	543		80
Repayments and other reductions	(864)		(1,333)
Ending balance	$	19,372	$	21,735

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The following table represents, by loan portfolio segment, a summary of changes in the allowance for credit losses on loans for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:


	Commercial Loan Portfolio						Other Loan Portfolio
(dollars in thousands)	Commercial		Commercial real estate		Construction and land development		Residential real estate		Consumer		Lease financing		Total
Changes in allowance for credit losses on loans for the three months ended March 31, 2021:
Balance, beginning of period	$	19,851	$	25,465	$	1,433	$	3,929	$	2,338	$	7,427	$	60,443
Provision for credit losses on loans	(2,021)		7,127		11		68		53		(1,288)		3,950
Charge-offs	(506)		(773)		(271)		(110)		(242)		(253)		(2,155)
Recoveries	15		2		66		94		122		150		449
Balance, end of period	$	17,339	$	31,821	$	1,239	$	3,981	$	2,271	$	6,036	$	62,687

Changes in allowance for credit losses on loans for the three months ended March 31, 2020:
Balance, beginning of period	$	10,031	$	10,272	$	290	$	2,499	$	2,642	$	2,294	$	28,028
Impact of adopting ASC 326	2,327		4,104		724		1,211		(594)		774		8,546
Impact of adopting ASC 326 - PCD loans	1,045		1,311		809		1,015		57		—		4,237
Provision for credit losses on loans	1,730		5,755		(549)		257		256		3,120		10,569
Charge-offs	(3,398)		(7,873)		(12)		(388)		(598)		(948)		(13,217)
Recoveries	5		14		59		44		191		69		382
Balance, end of period	$	11,740	$	13,583	$	1,321	$	4,638	$	1,954	$	5,309	$	38,545

The Company utilizes a combination of models which measure probability of default ("PD") and loss given default ("LGD") methodology in determining expected future credit losses. PD is the risk that the borrower will be unable or unwilling to repay its debt in full or on time. The risk of default is derived by analyzing the obligor’s capacity to repay the debt in accordance with contractual terms. PD is generally associated with financial characteristics such as inadequate cash flow to service debt, declining revenues or operating margins, high leverage, declining or marginal liquidity, and the inability to successfully implement a business plan. In addition to these quantifiable factors, the borrower’s willingness to repay also must be evaluated.

The PD is forecasted, for most commercial and retail loans, using a regression model that determines the likelihood of default within the twelve month time horizon. The regression model uses forward-looking economic forecasts including variables such as gross domestic product, housing price index, and real disposable income to predict default rates. The forecasting method for the Equipment Financing portfolio assumes a rolling twelve month average of the through-the-cycle default mean, to predict default rates for the twelve month time horizon.

As a method for estimating the allowance, it is a form of migration analysis that combines the estimated probability of loans experiencing default events and the losses ultimately associated with the loans experiencing those defaults. The LGD component is the percentage of defaulted loan balance that is ultimately charged off. Multiplying one by the other gives the Company its loss rate, which is then applied to the loan portfolio balance to determine expected future losses.

Within the model, the LGD approach produces segmented LGD estimates using a loss curve methodology, which is based on historical net losses from charge-off and recovery information. The main principle of a loss curve model is that the loss follows a steady timing schedule based on how long the defaulted loan has been on the books.

The Company’s expected loss estimate is anchored in historical credit loss experience, with an emphasis on all available portfolio data. The Company’s historical look-back period includes January 2012 through the current period, on a monthly basis. When historical credit loss experience is not sufficient for a specific portfolio, the Company may supplement its own portfolio data with external models or data.

Historical data is evaluated in multiple components of the expected credit loss, including the reasonable and supportable forecast and the post-reversion period of each loan segment. The historical experience is used to infer probability of default and loss given default in the reasonable and supportable forecast period. In the post-reversion period, long-term average loss rates are segmented by loan pool.

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Qualitative reserves reflect management’s overall estimate of the extent to which current expected credit losses on collectively evaluated loans will differ from historical loss experience. The analysis takes into consideration other analytics performed within the organization, such as enterprise and concentration management, along with other credit-related analytics as deemed appropriate. Management attempts to quantify qualitative reserves whenever possible.

The Company segments the loan portfolio into pools based on the following risk characteristics: financial asset type, collateral type, loan characteristics, credit characteristics, outstanding loan balances, contractual terms and prepayment assumptions, industry of borrower and concentrations, historical or expected credit loss patterns, and reasonable and supportable forecast periods.

Within the PD segmentation, credit metrics are identified to further segment the financial assets. The Company utilizes risk ratings for the commercial portfolios and days past due for the consumer and the lease financing portfolios.

The Company has defined five transitioning risk states for each asset pool within the expected credit loss model. The below table illustrates the transition matrix:


Risk state	Commercial loans risk rating	Consumer loans and equipment finance loans and leases days past due
1	0-5	0-14
2	6	15-29
3	7	30-59
4	8	60-89
Default	9+ and nonaccrual	90+ and nonaccrual

Expected Credit Losses

In calculating expected credit losses, the Company individually evaluates loans on nonaccrual status with a balance greater than $500,000, loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest, and loans that do not share risk characteristics with other loans in the pool. The following table presents amortized cost basis of individually evaluated loans on nonaccrual status as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:


	March 31, 2021						December 31, 2020
(dollars in thousands)	Nonaccrual with allowance		Nonaccrual with no allowance		Total nonaccrual		Nonaccrual with allowance		Nonaccrual with no allowance		Total nonaccrual
Commercial:
Commercial	$	9,644	$	2,966	$	12,610	$	3,498	$	—	$	3,498
Commercial other	3,796		—		3,796		2,634		—		2,634
Commercial real estate:
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied	3,588		4,174		7,762		5,509		3,823		9,332
Commercial real estate owner occupied	3,471		2,124		5,595		3,598		3,227		6,825
Multi-family	107		2,325		2,432		7,921		2,325		10,246
Farmland	—		—		—		—		—		—
Construction and land development	1,443		864		2,307		2,131		693		2,824
Total commercial loans	22,049		12,453		34,502		25,291		10,068		35,359
Residential real estate:
Residential first lien	7,626		1,060		8,686		8,534		1,071		9,605
Other residential	2,483		—		2,483		2,437		—		2,437
Consumer:
Consumer	240		—		240		262		—		262

Lease financing	3,211		—		3,211		1,965		—		1,965
Total loans	$	35,609	$	13,513	$	49,122	$	38,489	$	11,139	$	49,628

There was no interest income recognized on nonaccrual loans during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 while the loans were in nonaccrual status. Additional interest income that would have been recorded on nonaccrual loans had

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they been current in accordance with their original terms was $0.7 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Company recognized interest income on commercial and commercial real estate loans modified under troubled debt restructurings of $0.1 million and $20,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Collateral Dependent Financial Assets

A collateral dependent financial loan relies solely on the operation or sale of the collateral for repayment. In evaluating the overall risk associated with a loan, the Company considers character, overall financial condition and resources, and payment record of the borrower; the prospects for support from any financially responsible guarantors; and the nature and degree of protection provided by the cash flow and value of any underlying collateral. However, as other sources of repayment become inadequate over time, the significance of the collateral’s value increases and the loan may become collateral dependent.

The table below presents the value of individually evaluated, collateral dependent loans by loan class, for borrowers experiencing financial difficulty, as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:


	Type of Collateral
(dollars in thousands)	Real Estate		Blanket Lien		Equipment		Other		Total
March 31, 2021
Commercial
Commercial	$	—	$	9,838	$	—	$	705	$	10,543

Commercial Real Estate
Non-Owner Occupied	7,293		—		—		—		7,293
Owner Occupied	2,166		—		—		—		2,166
Multi-Family	2,324								2,324
Construction and Land Development	864		—		—		—		864


Lease financing	—		—		468		—		468
Total Collateral Dependent Loans	$	12,647	$	9,838	$	468	$	705	$	23,658

December 31, 2020



Commercial Real Estate
Non-Owner Occupied	$	8,159	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	8,159

Multi-Family	10,121		—		—		—		10,121
Construction and Land Development	693		—		—		—		693



Total Collateral Dependent Loans	$	18,973	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	18,973

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The aging status of the recorded investment in loans by portfolio as of March 31, 2021 was as follows:


	Accruing loans
(dollars in thousands)	30-59 days past due		60-89 days past due		Past due 90 days or more		Total past due		Nonaccrual		Current		Total
Commercial:
Commercial	$	3,974	$	96	$	—	$	4,070	$	12,610	$	791,582	$	808,262
Commercial other	4,857		1,435		436		6,728		3,796		756,108		766,632
Commercial real estate:
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied	1,944		717		—		2,661		7,762		842,687		853,110
Commercial real estate owner occupied	800		1,552		—		2,352		5,595		435,456		443,403
Multi-family	—		—		—		—		2,432		118,352		120,784
Farmland	299		—		—		299		—		76,435		76,734
Construction and land development	478		—		—		478		2,307		189,085		191,870
Total commercial loans	12,352		3,800		436		16,588		34,502		3,209,705		3,260,795
Residential real estate:
Residential first lien	197		—		—		197		8,686		312,974		321,857
Other residential	113		5		—		118		2,483		74,043		76,644
Consumer:
Consumer	158		24		—		182		240		76,521		76,943
Consumer other	2,937		2,634		2		5,573		—		766,448		772,021
Lease financing	2,326		273		415		3,014		3,211		396,321		402,546
Total loans	$	18,083	$	6,736	$	853	$	25,672	$	49,122	$	4,836,012	$	4,910,806

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The aging status of the recorded investment in loans by portfolio as of December 31, 2020 was as follows:


	Accruing loans
(dollars in thousands)	30-59 days past due		60-89 days past due		Past due 90 days or more		Total past due		Nonaccrual		Current		Total
Commercial:
Commercial	$	389	$	27	$	—	$	416	$	3,498	$	933,468	$	937,382
Commercial other	4,007		3,901		896		8,804		2,634		736,755		748,193
Commercial real estate:
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied	6,684		—		—		6,684		9,332		855,435		871,451
Commercial real estate owner occupied	2,145		—		—		2,145		6,825		414,287		423,257
Multi-family	61		—		—		61		10,246		141,227		151,534
Farmland	—		—		—		—		—		79,731		79,731
Construction and land development	863		—		—		863		2,824		169,050		172,737
Total commercial loans	14,149		3,928		896		18,973		35,359		3,329,953		3,384,285
Residential real estate:
Residential first lien	127		207		—		334		9,605		348,390		358,329
Other residential	240		135		—		375		2,437		81,739		84,551
Consumer:					—
Consumer	325		57		—		382		262		79,998		80,642
Consumer other	4,334		2,874		—		7,208		—		778,252		785,460
Lease financing	4,539		545		645		5,729		1,965		402,370		410,064
Total loans	$	23,714	$	7,746	$	1,541	$	33,001	$	49,628	$	5,020,702	$	5,103,331

Troubled Debt Restructurings ("TDRs")

Loans modified as TDRs for commercial and commercial real estate loans generally consist of allowing commercial borrowers to defer scheduled principal payments and make interest only payments for a specified period of time at the stated interest rate of the original loan agreement or lower payments due to a modification of the loans’ contractual terms. TDRs that continue to accrue interest and are greater than $50,000 are individually evaluated for impairment on a quarterly basis, and transferred to nonaccrual status when it is probable that any remaining principal and interest payments due on the loan will not be collected in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan. TDRs that subsequently default are individually evaluated for impairment at the time of default.

The CARES Act, as amended by Section 541 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, provides all banks with the option to elect either or both of the following from March 1, 2020 until the earlier of January 1, 2022 or the date that is 60 days after the termination of the national emergency declared by President Trump on March 13, 2020:

(i) to suspend the requirements under GAAP for loan modifications related to the COVID–19 pandemic that would otherwise be categorized as a TDR; and/or

(ii) to suspend any determination of a loan modified as a result of the effects of the COVID–19 pandemic as being a TDR, including impairment for accounting purposes.

If a bank elects, which the Bank has, a suspension noted above, the suspension (i) will be effective for the term of the loan modification, but solely with respect to any modification, including a forbearance arrangement, an interest rate modification, a repayment plan, and any other similar arrangement that defers or delays the payment of principal or interest, that occurs during the applicable period for a loan that was not more than 30 days past due as of December 31, 2019; and (ii) will not apply to any adverse impact on the credit of a borrower that is not related to the COVID–19 pandemic. The outstanding balance of modifications made as a result of COVID-19, that were not considered TDRs, totaled $219.1 million and $209.1 million at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

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The Company’s TDRs are identified on a case-by-case basis in connection with the ongoing loan collection processes. The following table presents TDRs by loan portfolio as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:


	March 31, 2021						December 31, 2020
(dollars in thousands)	Accruing (1)		Non-accrual (2)		Total		Accruing (1)		Non-accrual (2)		Total
Commercial	$	917	$	229	$	1,146	$	967	$	558	$	1,525
Commercial real estate	859		4,086		4,945		866		4,314		5,180
Construction and land development	37		486		523		39		909		948
Residential real estate	975		3,673		4,648		988		3,705		4,693
Consumer	63		—		63		41		—		41
Lease financing	—		34		34		—		38		38
Total loans	$	2,851	$	8,508	$	11,359	$	2,901	$	9,524	$	12,425

(1)These loans are still accruing interest.

(2)These loans are included in non-accrual loans in the preceding tables.

The allowance for credit losses on TDRs totaled $0.7 million and $0.8 million as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The Company had no unfunded commitments in connection with TDRs at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

The following table presents a summary of loans by portfolio that were restructured during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. There were no loans modified as TDRs within the previous twelve months that subsequently defaulted during the three months ended March 31, 2021 or 2020:


	Commercial loan portfolio						Other loan portfolio
(dollars in thousands)	Commercial		Commercial real estate		Construction and land development		Residential real estate		Consumer		Lease financing		Total
For the three months ended March 31, 2021
Troubled debt restructurings:
Number of loans	—		—		1		2		2		—		5
Pre-modification outstanding balance	$	—	$	—	$	49	$	55	$	31	$	—	$	135
Post-modification outstanding balance	—		—		40		56		31		—		127





For the three months ended March 31, 2020
Troubled debt restructurings:
Number of loans	—		—		—		6		—		—		6
Pre-modification outstanding balance	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	675	$	—	$	—	$	675
Post-modification outstanding balance	—		—		—		670		—		—		670

Credit Quality Monitoring

The Company maintains loan policies and credit underwriting standards as part of the process of managing credit risk. These standards include making loans generally within the Company’s four main regions, which include eastern, northern and southern Illinois and the St. Louis metropolitan area. Our equipment leasing business provides financing to business customers across the country.

The Company has a loan approval process involving underwriting and individual and group loan approval authorities to consider credit quality and loss exposure at loan origination. The loans in the Company’s commercial loan portfolio are risk rated at origination based on the grading system set forth below. All loan authority is based on the aggregate credit to a borrower and its related entities.

The Company’s consumer loan portfolio is primarily comprised of both secured and unsecured loans that are relatively small and are evaluated at origination on a centralized basis against standardized underwriting criteria. The ongoing measurement of credit quality of the consumer loan portfolio is largely done on an exception basis. If payments are made on schedule, as agreed, then no further monitoring is performed. However, if delinquency occurs, the delinquent loans are turned

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over to the Company’s Consumer Collections Group for resolution. Credit quality for the entire consumer loan portfolio is measured by the periodic delinquency rate, nonaccrual amounts and actual losses incurred.

Loans in the commercial loan portfolio tend to be larger and more complex than those in the other loan portfolio, and therefore, are subject to more intensive monitoring. All loans in the commercial loan portfolio have an assigned relationship manager, and most borrowers provide periodic financial and operating information that allows the relationship managers to stay abreast of credit quality during the life of the loans. The risk ratings of loans in the commercial loan portfolio are reassessed at least annually, with loans below an acceptable risk rating reassessed more frequently and reviewed by various individuals within the Company at least quarterly.

The Company maintains a centralized independent loan review function that monitors the approval process and ongoing asset quality of the loan portfolio, including the accuracy of loan grades. The Company also maintains an independent appraisal review function that participates in the review of all appraisals obtained by the Company.

Credit Quality Indicators

The Company uses a ten grade risk rating system to monitor the ongoing credit quality of its commercial loan portfolio, which includes commercial, commercial real estate and construction and land development loans. These loan grades rank the credit quality of a borrower by measuring liquidity, debt capacity, and coverage and payment behavior as shown in the borrower’s financial statements. The risk grades also measure the quality of the borrower’s management and the repayment support offered by any guarantors.

The Company considers all loans with Risk Grades of 1 – 6 as acceptable credit risks and structures and manages such relationships accordingly. Periodic financial and operating data combined with regular loan officer interactions are deemed adequate to monitor borrower performance. Loans with Risk Grades of 7 are considered “watch credits” categorized as special mention and the frequency of loan officer contact and receipt of financial data is increased to stay abreast of borrower performance. Loans with Risk Grades of 8 – 10 are considered problematic and require special care. Risk Grade 8 is categorized as substandard, 9 as substandard – nonaccrual and 10 as doubtful. Further, loans with Risk Grades of 7 – 10 are managed and monitored regularly through a number of processes, procedures and committees, including oversight by a loan administration committee comprised of executive and senior management of the Company, which includes highly structured reporting of financial and operating data, intensive loan officer intervention and strategies to exit, as well as potential management by the Company’s Special Assets Group. Loans not graded in the commercial loan portfolio are monitored by aging status and payment activity.

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The following tables present the recorded investment of the commercial loan portfolio by risk category as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:


			March 31, 2021
			Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
(dollars in thousands)			2021		2020		2019		2018		2017		Prior		Revolving loans		Total
Commercial	Commercial	Acceptable credit quality	$	19,309	$	100,024	$	99,919	$	30,305	$	32,980	$	65,471	$	415,206	$	763,214
		Special mention	—		45		353		4,166		24		549		2,309		7,446
		Substandard	148		680		1,624		1,750		3,731		9,324		6,880		24,137
		Substandard – nonaccrual	—		72		122		640		698		414		10,664		12,610
		Doubtful	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
		Not graded	—		—		—		—		—		—		855		855
		Subtotal	19,457		100,821		102,018		36,861		37,433		75,758		435,914		808,262

	Commercial other	Acceptable credit quality	124,852		340,725		144,339		46,939		569		371		76,840		734,635
		Special mention	39		1,861		11,033		3,796		31		76		4,921		21,757
		Substandard	150		31		75		923		2		12		5,251		6,444
		Substandard – nonaccrual	—		166		2,856		768		—		—		6		3,796
		Doubtful	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
		Not graded	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
		Subtotal	125,041		342,783		158,303		52,426		602		459		87,018		766,632

Commercial real estate	Non-owner occupied	Acceptable credit quality	32,270		184,864		97,569		53,200		81,505		206,628		5,561		661,597
		Special mention	—		38		9,972		3,185		357		24,110		4,080		41,742
		Substandard	3,358		9,921		20,908		20,003		23,169		64,246		404		142,009
		Substandard – nonaccrual	289		121		25		—		—		7,327		—		7,762
		Doubtful	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
		Not graded	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
		Subtotal	35,917		194,944		128,474		76,388		105,031		302,311		10,045		853,110

	Owner occupied	Acceptable credit quality	30,252		69,181		53,949		36,724		52,602		149,702		3,447		395,857
		Special mention	—		1,334		3,528		224		3,719		10,767		—		19,572
		Substandard	—		4,592		459		1,009		1,124		14,881		314		22,379
		Substandard – nonaccrual	—		567		200		446		146		3,836		400		5,595
		Doubtful	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
		Not graded	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
		Subtotal	30,252		75,674		58,136		38,403		57,591		179,186		4,161		443,403

	Multi-family	Acceptable credit quality	19,630		13,901		5,648		4,757		10,289		29,365		1,818		85,408
		Special mention	—		461		—		8,427		—		1,315		—		10,203
		Substandard	—		—		10,906		1,518		—		10,317		—		22,741
		Substandard – nonaccrual	—		—		—		—		—		2,432		—		2,432
		Doubtful	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
		Not graded	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
		Subtotal	19,630		14,362		16,554		14,702		10,289		43,429		1,818		120,784

	Farmland	Acceptable credit quality	3,452		18,083		5,847		3,779		8,582		26,272		1,760		67,775
		Special mention	—		238		1,366		179		—		767		—		2,550
		Substandard	—		2,183		306		788		122		2,807		203		6,409
		Substandard – nonaccrual	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
		Doubtful	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
		Not graded	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
		Subtotal	3,452		20,504		7,519		4,746		8,704		29,846		1,963		76,734

Construction and land development		Acceptable credit quality	4,124		51,058		79,127		25,979		2,975		6,244		8,947		178,454
		Special mention	—		—		—		453		—		—		—		453
		Substandard	—		1,386		8,875		—		—		50		—		10,311
		Substandard – nonaccrual	—		—		69		—		—		2,238		—		2,307
		Doubtful	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
		Not graded	69		276		—		—		—		—		—		345
		Subtotal	4,193		52,720		88,071		26,432		2,975		8,532		8,947		191,870

Total		Acceptable credit quality	233,889		777,836		486,398		201,683		189,502		484,053		513,579		2,886,940
		Special mention	39		3,977		26,252		20,430		4,131		37,584		11,310		103,723
		Substandard	3,656		18,793		43,153		25,991		28,148		101,637		13,052		234,430
		Substandard – nonaccrual	289		926		3,272		1,854		844		16,247		11,070		34,502
		Doubtful	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
		Not graded	69		276		—		—		—		—		855		1,200
Total commercial loans			$	237,942	$	801,808	$	559,075	$	249,958	$	222,625	$	639,521	$	549,866	$	3,260,795

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			December 31, 2020
			Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
(dollars in thousands)			2020		2019		2018		2017		2016		Prior		Revolving loans		Total
Commercial	Commercial	Acceptable credit quality	$	117,792	$	107,915	$	35,649	$	34,753	$	22,025	$	51,593	$	517,929	$	887,656
		Special mention	244		201		4,897		3,729		4,968		881		7,721		22,641
		Substandard	544		1,953		1,259		104		248		4,861		14,618		23,587
		Substandard – nonaccrual	2		31		640		936		154		458		1,277		3,498
		Doubtful	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
		Not graded	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
		Subtotal	118,582		110,100		42,445		39,522		27,395		57,793		541,545		937,382

	Commercial other	Acceptable credit quality	416,306		157,232		52,843		739		303		677		88,250		716,350
		Special mention	1,871		10,691		3,810		31		79		—		5,315		21,797
		Substandard	255		260		1,078		3		12		—		5,351		6,959
		Substandard – nonaccrual	—		1,984		641		—		4		—		5		2,634
		Doubtful	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
		Not graded	453		—		—		—		—		—		—		453
		Subtotal	418,885		170,167		58,372		773		398		677		98,921		748,193

Commercial real estate	Non-owner occupied	Acceptable credit quality	168,788		109,602		63,435		91,763		97,293		156,958		5,248		693,087
		Special mention	3,011		9,107		3,231		483		14,294		17,816		4,279		52,221
		Substandard	7,469		16,306		13,813		23,169		16,897		38,907		250		116,811
		Substandard – nonaccrual	125		325		101		—		3,438		5,343		—		9,332
		Doubtful	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
		Not graded	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
		Subtotal	179,393		135,340		80,580		115,415		131,922		219,024		9,777		871,451

	Owner occupied	Acceptable credit quality	68,688		55,502		38,471		55,526		63,105		91,986		4,066		377,344
		Special mention	1,882		3,578		225		4,142		1,038		7,289		—		18,154
		Substandard	4,078		468		1,023		760		5,861		8,430		314		20,934
		Substandard – nonaccrual	373		200		170		241		—		5,441		400		6,825
		Doubtful	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
		Not graded	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
		Subtotal	75,021		59,748		39,889		60,669		70,004		113,146		4,780		423,257

	Multi-family	Acceptable credit quality	12,865		6,921		19,204		32,934		10,674		24,375		1,281		108,254
		Special mention	465		—		8,442		—		—		1,323		—		10,230
		Substandard	—		10,945		1,518		—		10,266		75		—		22,804
		Substandard – nonaccrual	—		—		—		—		7,804		2,442		—		10,246
		Doubtful	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
		Not graded	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
		Subtotal	13,330		17,866		29,164		32,934		28,744		28,215		1,281		151,534

	Farmland	Acceptable credit quality	18,556		6,846		3,873		8,803		6,013		23,921		1,814		69,826
		Special mention	274		1,387		180		38		298		784		—		2,961
		Substandard	2,241		307		802		127		877		2,435		155		6,944
		Substandard – nonaccrual	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
		Doubtful	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
		Not graded	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
		Subtotal	21,071		8,540		4,855		8,968		7,188		27,140		1,969		79,731

Construction and land development		Acceptable credit quality	36,488		83,440		11,625		3,554		2,506		4,263		15,941		157,817
		Special mention	—		—		454		—		—		—		—		454
		Substandard	1,386		8,875		—		—		—		914		—		11,175
		Substandard – nonaccrual	—		242		—		—		152		2,430		—		2,824
		Doubtful	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
		Not graded	467		—		—		—		—		—		—		467
		Subtotal	38,341		92,557		12,079		3,554		2,658		7,607		15,941		172,737

Total		Acceptable credit quality	839,483		527,458		225,100		228,072		201,919		353,773		634,529		3,010,334
		Special mention	7,747		24,964		21,239		8,423		20,677		28,093		17,315		128,458
		Substandard	15,973		39,114		19,493		24,163		34,161		55,622		20,688		209,214
		Substandard – nonaccrual	500		2,782		1,552		1,177		11,552		16,114		1,682		35,359
		Doubtful	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
		Not graded	920		—		—		—		—		—		—		920
Total Commercial loans			$	864,623	$	594,318	$	267,384	$	261,835	$	268,309	$	453,602	$	674,214	$	3,384,285

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The Company evaluates the credit quality of its other loan portfolios, which includes residential real estate, consumer and lease financing loans, based primarily on the aging status of the loan and payment activity. Accordingly, loans on nonaccrual status, loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest, and loans modified under troubled debt restructurings are considered to be nonperforming for purposes of credit quality evaluation. The following tables present the recorded investment of our other loan portfolio based on the credit risk profile of loans that are performing and loans that are nonperforming as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:


			March 31, 2021
			Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
(dollars in thousands)			2021		2020		2019		2018		2017		Prior		Revolving Loans		Total
Residential real estate	Residential first lien	Performing	$	3,258	$	35,369	$	26,285	$	42,704	$	83,234	$	121,286	$	445	$	312,581
		Nonperforming	—		—		193		1,062		1,025		6,996		—		9,276
		Subtotal	3,258		35,369		26,478		43,766		84,259		128,282		445		321,857

	Other residential	Performing	234		907		2,228		2,791		1,890		2,840		62,886		73,776
		Nonperforming	—		18		13		19		141		162		2,515		2,868
		Subtotal	234		925		2,241		2,810		2,031		3,002		65,401		76,644

Consumer	Consumer	Performing	10,811		21,849		12,725		14,613		6,875		6,136		3,631		76,640
		Nonperforming	30		25		5		53		82		101		7		303
		Subtotal	10,841		21,874		12,730		14,666		6,957		6,237		3,638		76,943

	Consumer other	Performing	108,362		521,611		94,407		17,722		5,576		7,513		16,828		772,019
		Nonperforming	—		2		—		—		—		—		—		2
		Subtotal	108,362		521,613		94,407		17,722		5,576		7,513		16,828		772,021

Leases financing		Performing	37,273		155,416		115,095		91,048		88		—		—		398,920
		Nonperforming	—		727		1,756		1,143		—		—		—		3,626
		Subtotal	37,273		156,143		116,851		92,191		88		—		—		402,546

Total		Performing	159,938		735,152		250,740		168,878		97,663		137,775		83,790		1,633,936
		Nonperforming	30		772		1,967		2,277		1,248		7,259		2,522		16,075
Total other loans			$	159,968	$	735,924	$	252,707	$	171,155	$	98,911	$	145,034	$	86,312	$	1,650,011

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			December 31, 2020
			Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
(dollars in thousands)			2020		2019		2018		2017		2016		Prior		Revolving loans		Total
Residential real estate	Residential first lien	Performing	$	32,322	$	27,071	$	49,039	$	99,658	$	81,525	$	58,107	$	405	$	348,127
		Nonperforming	—		196		1,074		933		1,030		6,969		—		10,202
		Subtotal	32,322		27,267		50,113		100,591		82,555		65,076		405		358,329

	Other residential	Performing	975		2,430		3,281		2,091		1,348		1,825		69,773		81,723
		Nonperforming	—		13		21		146		7		165		2,476		2,828
		Subtotal	975		2,443		3,302		2,237		1,355		1,990		72,249		84,551

Consumer	Consumer	Performing	28,449		14,084		16,692		8,737		5,067		3,834		3,476		80,339
		Nonperforming	31		6		57		81		64		63		1		303
		Subtotal	28,480		14,090		16,749		8,818		5,131		3,897		3,477		80,642

	Consumer other	Performing	614,764		117,054		21,394		6,514		6,096		2,480		17,158		785,460
		Nonperforming	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
		Subtotal	614,764		117,054		21,394		6,514		6,096		2,480		17,158		785,460

Leases financing		Performing	177,068		125,611		70,059		21,047		12,410		1,259		—		407,454
		Nonperforming	468		192		1,080		600		207		63		—		2,610
		Subtotal	177,536		125,803		71,139		21,647		12,617		1,322		—		410,064

Total
		Performing	853,578		286,250		160,465		138,047		106,446		67,505		90,812		1,703,103
		Nonperforming	499		407		2,232		1,760		1,308		7,260		2,477		15,943
Total other loans			$	854,077	$	286,657	$	162,697	$	139,807	$	107,754	$	74,765	$	93,289	$	1,719,046

NOTE 6 – PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT, NET

A summary of premises and equipment at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 is as follows:


(dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Land	$	16,158	$	16,158
Buildings and improvements	66,231		65,932
Furniture and equipment	33,401		33,202
Total	115,790		115,292
Accumulated depreciation	(42,535)		(41,168)
Premises and equipment, net	$	73,255	$	74,124

Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was $1.4 million and $1.7 million, respectively.

NOTE 7 – LEASES

The Company had operating lease right-of-use assets of $8.8 million and $9.2 million as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, and operating lease liabilities of $11.2 million and $12.0 million at the same dates, respectively.

The operating leases, primarily for banking offices and operating facilities, have remaining lease terms of 5 months to 12 years, some of which may include options to extend the lease terms for up to an additional 10 years. The options to extend are included if they are reasonably certain to be exercised.

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Information related to operating leases for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was as follows:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
(dollars in thousands)	2021			2020
Operating lease cost	$	523		$	781
Operating cash flows from leases	783			945
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations	80			524
Right-of-use assets derecognized due to terminations or impairment	(122)			(13)
Weighted average remaining lease term	8.16 years			7.83 years
Weighted average discount rate	2.91		%	2.97		%

The projected minimum rental payments under the terms of the leases as of March 31, 2021 were as follows:


(dollars in thousands)	Amount
Year ending December 31:
2021 remaining	$	1,522
2022	2,083
2023	1,847
2024	1,550
2025	762
Thereafter	4,924
Total future minimum lease payments	12,688
Less imputed interest	(1,467)
Total operating lease liabilities	$	11,221

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NOTE 8 – LOAN SERVICING RIGHTS

Commercial FHA Mortgage Loan Servicing

The Company serviced commercial FHA mortgage loans for others with unpaid principal balances of $3.30 billion and $3.50 billion at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Changes in our commercial FHA loan servicing rights for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 are summarized as follows:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
(dollars in thousands)	2021		2020
Loan servicing rights:
Balance, beginning of period	$	38,322	$	57,637
Originated servicing	—		—
Amortization	(783)		(728)
Refinancing fee received from third party	(267)		—
Permanent impairment	(1,275)		—
Balance, end of period	35,997		56,909
Valuation allowances:
Balance, beginning of period	—		4,944
Additions	—		8,468
Reductions	—		—
Balance, end of period	—		13,412
Loan servicing rights, net	$	35,997	$	43,497
Fair value:
At beginning of period	$	38,322	$	52,693
At end of period	$	35,997	$	43,497

The fair value of commercial FHA loan servicing rights is determined using key assumptions, representing both general economic and other published information, including the assumed earnings rates related to escrow and replacement reserves, and the weighted average characteristics of the commercial portfolio, including the prepayment rate and discount rate. The prepayment rate considers many factors as appropriate, including lockouts, balloons, prepayment penalties, interest rate ranges, delinquencies and geographic location. The discount rate is based on an average pre-tax internal rate of return utilized by market participants in pricing the servicing portfolio. Significant increases or decreases in any one of these assumptions would result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement. The weighted average prepayment rate was 8.49% and 8.18% at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, while the weighted average discount rate was 11.51% and 11.48% for the same periods, respectively.

United States Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Loan Servicing

At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company serviced SBA loans for others with unpaid principal balances of $49.6 million and $49.2 million, respectively. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, SBA loan servicing rights of $0.9 million and $1.0 million, respectively, are reflected in loan servicing rights in the consolidated balance sheet.

Residential Mortgage Loan Servicing Held for Sale

At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company serviced residential mortgage loans for others with unpaid principal balances of $361.1 million and $382.3 million, respectively. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, residential mortgage servicing rights of $0.9 million were deemed held for sale and were reflected in other assets in the consolidated balance sheet.

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NOTE 9 – GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The carrying amount of goodwill by segment at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 is summarized as follows:


(dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Banking	$	157,158	$	157,158

Wealth management	4,746		4,746
Total goodwill	$	161,904	$	161,904

The Company’s intangible assets, consisting of core deposit and customer relationship intangibles, as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are summarized as follows:


	March 31, 2021						December 31, 2020
(dollars in thousands)	Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization		Total		Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization		Total
Core deposit intangibles	$	57,012	$	(37,239)	$	19,773	$	57,012	$	(36,005)	$	21,007
Customer relationship intangibles	14,071		(6,977)		7,094		14,071		(6,696)		7,375
Total intangible assets	$	71,083	$	(44,216)	$	26,867	$	71,083	$	(42,701)	$	28,382

Amortization of intangible assets was $1.5 million and $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

NOTE 10 – DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

As part of the Company’s overall management of interest rate sensitivity, the Company utilizes derivative instruments to minimize significant, unanticipated earnings fluctuations caused by interest rate volatility, including interest rate lock commitments, forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities, cash flow hedges and interest rate swap contracts.

Interest Rate Lock Commitments / Forward Commitments to Sell Mortgage-Backed Securities

The Company issues interest rate lock commitments on originated fixed-rate commercial and residential real estate loans to be sold. The interest rate lock commitments and loans held for sale are hedged with forward contracts to sell mortgage-backed securities. The fair value of the interest rate lock commitments and forward contracts to sell mortgage-backed securities are included in other assets or other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. Changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments are recognized in commercial FHA revenue and residential mortgage banking revenue in the consolidated statements of income.

The following table summarizes the interest rate lock commitments and forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities held by the Company, their notional amount and estimated fair values at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:


	Notional amount				Fair value gain
(dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020		March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Derivative instruments (included in other assets):
Interest rate lock commitments	$	109,213	$	136,227	$	1,013	$	2,217
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities	142,048		218,126		425		—
Total	$	251,261	$	354,353	$	1,438	$	2,217


	Notional amount				Fair value loss
(dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020		March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Derivative instruments (included in other liabilities):

Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities	$	—	$	33,240	$	—	$	309

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During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recognized net losses of $0.5 million on derivative instruments in commercial FHA revenue and residential mortgage banking revenue in the consolidated statements of income. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company recognized net gains of $0.6 million on derivative instruments in commercial FHA revenue and residential mortgage banking revenue in the consolidated statements of income.

Cash Flow Hedges

The Company entered into interest rate swap agreements, which qualify as cash flow hedges, to manage the risk of changes in future cash flows due to interest rate fluctuations. The following table summarizes the Company's receive-fixed, pay-variable interest rate swaps on certain Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") advances at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:


(dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2021			December 31, 2020
Notional Amount	$	50,000		$	100,000
Average remaining life in years	6.0			5.3
Weighted average pay rate	0.60		%	0.57		%
Weighted average receive rate	0.24		%	0.22		%

During the first quarter of 2021, the Company terminated an interest rate swap agreement consisting of a $50.0 million notional amount of receive-fixed, pay-variable interest rate swap in conjunction with the repayment of a $50.0 million FHLB advance. A net gain of $0.3 million was recognized in other income in the consolidated statements of income.

In addition, the Company has entered into $140.0 million notional amount of future-starting receive-fixed, pay-variable interest rate swaps on certain FHLB or other fixed-rate advances. These swaps are effective beginning in April 2023. The Company pays or receives the net interest amount quarterly based on the respective hedge agreement and includes the amount as part of FHLB advances interest expense on the consolidated statements of income.

Quarterly, the effectiveness evaluation is based on the fluctuation of the interest the Company pays to the FHLB for the debt as compared to the three-month LIBOR interest received from the counterparty. At March 31, 2021, the $8.4 million fair value of the cash flow hedges was included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets. At December 31, 2020, the $0.4 million fair value of cash flow hedges was included in other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. The tax effected amounts of $6.1 million and $0.3 million at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, were included in accumulated other comprehensive income. There were no amounts recorded in the consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2021, related to ineffectiveness.

Interest Rate Swap Contracts not Designated as Hedges

The Company entered into interest rate swap contracts sold to commercial customers who wish to modify their interest rate sensitivity. The swaps are offset by contracts simultaneously purchased by the Company from other financial dealer institutions with equal and offsetting terms. Because of the equal and offsetting terms of the offsetting contracts, in addition to collateral provisions which mitigate the impact of non-performance risk, changes in the fair value subsequent to initial recognition have a minimal effect on earnings. These derivative contracts do not qualify for hedge accounting.

The notional amounts of the customer derivative instruments and the offsetting counterparty derivative instruments were $8.3 million and $8.5 million at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The fair value of the customer derivative instruments and the offsetting counterparty derivative instruments was $0.5 million and $0.8 million at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, which are included in other assets and other liabilities, respectively, on the consolidated balance sheets.

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NOTE 11 – DEPOSITS

The following table summarizes the classification of deposits as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:


(dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	1,522,433	$	1,469,579
Interest-bearing:
Checking	1,601,449		1,568,888
Money market	819,455		785,871
Savings	653,256		597,966
Time	743,920		678,712
Total deposits	$	5,340,513	$	5,101,016

NOTE 12 – SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS

The following table presents the distribution of short-term borrowings and related weighted average interest rates as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:


	Repurchase agreements
(dollars in thousands)	As of and for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021			As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2020
Outstanding at period-end	$	71,728		$	68,957
Average amount outstanding	75,544			60,306
Maximum amount outstanding at any month end	77,497			77,136
Weighted average interest rate:
During period	0.13		%	0.30		%
End of period	0.13		%	0.12		%

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase, which are classified as secured borrowings, generally mature within one to four days from the transaction date. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase are reflected at the amount of cash received in connection with the transaction, which represents the amount of the Bank’s obligation. The Bank may be required to provide additional collateral based on the fair value of the underlying securities. Investment securities with a carrying amount of $77.4 million and $76.5 million at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, were pledged for securities sold under agreements to repurchase.

The Company had available lines of credit of $57.3 million and $54.4 million at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, from the Federal Reserve Discount Window. The lines are collateralized by a collateral agreement with respect to a pool of commercial real estate loans totaling $67.9 million and $68.1 million at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. There were no outstanding borrowings under these lines at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

At March 31, 2021, the Company had PPP loans available to be pledged to the Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility (“Facility”) that would allow the Company to borrow up to $211.6 million. However, no PPP loans were pledged to the Facility as of March 31, 2021. Under the Facility, the Company can pledge its PPP loans to the Federal Reserve Bank as collateral for available advances. PPP loans pledged as collateral to secure extensions of credit under the Facility are valued at the principal amount of the PPP loan.

At March 31, 2021, the Company had available federal funds lines of credit totaling $20.0 million. These lines of credit were unused at March 31, 2021.

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NOTE 13 – FHLB ADVANCES AND OTHER BORROWINGS

The following table summarizes our FHLB advances and other borrowings as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:


(dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Midland States Bancorp, Inc.
Series G redeemable preferred stock - 171 shares at $1,000 per share	$	171	$	171
Midland States Bank
FHLB advances – fixed rate, fixed term at rates averaging 0.23% and 0.24% at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively – maturing through May 2021	54,000		304,000
FHLB advances – putable fixed rate at rates averaging 2.01% at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 – maturing through February 2030 with call provisions through August 2021	475,000		475,000
Total FHLB advances and other borrowings	$	529,171	$	779,171

The Company’s advances from the FHLB are collateralized by a blanket collateral agreement of qualifying mortgage and home equity line of credit loans and certain commercial real estate loans totaling approximately $1.97 billion and $1.86 billion at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

NOTE 14 – SUBORDINATED DEBT

The following table summarizes the Company’s subordinated debt as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:


(dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Subordinated debt issued June 2015 – fixed interest rate of 6.00% through June 18, 2020 and a variable interest rate equivalent to three month LIBOR plus 4.35% thereafter, which was 4.54% and 4.59% at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, $31,075 - maturing June 18, 2025	$	31,075	$	31,075
Subordinated debt issued June 2015 – fixed interest rate of 6.50%, $550 - maturing June 18, 2025	546		545
Subordinated debt issued October 2017 – fixed interest rate of 6.25% through October 2022 and a variable interest rate equivalent to three month LIBOR plus 4.23% thereafter, $40,000 - maturing October 15, 2027	39,577		39,561
Subordinated debt issued September 2019 – fixed interest rate of 5.00% through September 2024 and a variable interest rate equivalent to three month SOFR plus 3.61% thereafter, $72,750 - maturing September 30, 2029	71,850		71,785
Subordinated debt issued September 2019 – fixed interest rate of 5.50% through September 2029 and a variable interest rate equivalent to three month SOFR plus 4.05% thereafter, $27,250 - maturing September 30, 2034	26,840		26,829
Total subordinated debt	$	169,888	$	169,795

The subordinated debentures may be included in Tier 2 capital (with certain limitations applicable) under current regulatory guidelines and interpretations.

NOTE 15 – EARNINGS PER SHARE

Earnings per share are calculated utilizing the two-class method. Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing the sum of distributed earnings to common shareholders and undistributed earnings allocated to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share are calculated by dividing the sum of distributed earnings to common shareholders and undistributed earnings allocated to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares adjusted for the dilutive effect of common stock awards. The diluted earnings per share computation for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 excluded antidilutive stock options of 77,556 and 89,603, respectively, because the exercise prices of these stock options exceeded the average market prices of the Company’s common shares for

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those respective periods. Presented below are the calculations for basic and diluted earnings per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2021		2020
Net income	$	18,538	$	1,549



Common shareholder dividends	(6,237)		(6,510)
Unvested restricted stock award dividends	(64)		(65)
Undistributed earnings to unvested restricted stock awards	(125)		—
Undistributed earnings to common shareholders	$	12,112	$	(5,026)
Basic
Distributed earnings to common shareholders	$	6,237	$	6,510
Undistributed earnings to common shareholders	12,112		(5,026)
Total common shareholders earnings, basic	$	18,349	$	1,484
Diluted
Distributed earnings to common shareholders	$	6,237	$	6,510
Undistributed earnings to common shareholders	12,112		(5,026)
Total common shareholders earnings	18,349		1,484
Add back:
Undistributed earnings reallocated from unvested restricted stock awards	—		—
Total common shareholders earnings, diluted	$	18,349	$	1,484
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic	22,522,983		24,433,975
Options	55,570		104,027
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted	22,578,553		24,538,002
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.81	$	0.06
Diluted earnings per common share	0.81		0.06

NOTE 16 – FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date reflecting assumptions that a market participant would use when pricing an asset or liability. The hierarchy uses three levels of inputs to measure the fair value of assets and liabilities as follows:

•Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities traded in active markets.

•Level 2: Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1, including quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices in less active markets, or other observable inputs that can be corroborated by observable market data.

•Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs that reflect a company’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

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Assets and liabilities measured and recorded at fair value, including financial assets for which the Company has elected the fair value option, on a recurring and nonrecurring basis at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, are summarized below:


	March 31, 2021
(dollars in thousands)	Total		Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1)		Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)		Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Assets
Investment securities available for sale:
U.S. Treasury securities	$	325	$	325	$	—	$	—
U.S. government sponsored entities and U.S. agency securities	31,965		—		31,965		—
Mortgage-backed securities - agency	339,020		—		339,020		—
Mortgage-backed securities - non-agency	23,999		—		23,999		—
State and municipal securities	124,983		—		124,983		—
Corporate securities	160,715		—		159,756		959
Equity securities	9,383		9,383		—		—
Loans held for sale	55,174		—		55,174		—
Derivative assets	10,293		—		10,293		—

Total	$	755,857	$	9,708	$	745,190	$	959
Liabilities
Derivative liabilities	$	504	$	—	$	504	$	—

Total	$	504	$	—	$	504	$	—

Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis:
Loan servicing rights	$	36,876	$	—	$	—	$	36,876
Mortgage servicing rights held for sale	903		—		—		903
Nonperforming loans	3,703		2,003		1,040		660
Other real estate owned	794		—		794		—
Assets held for sale	3,826		—		3,826		—

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	December 31, 2020
(dollars in thousands)	Total		Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1)		Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)		Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Assets
Investment securities available for sale:
U.S. government sponsored entities and U.S. agency securities	$	35,567	$	—	$	35,567	$	—
Mortgage-backed securities - agency	344,577		—		344,577		—
Mortgage-backed securities - non-agency	20,744		—		20,744		—
State and municipal securities	129,765		—		129,765		—
Corporate securities	146,058		—		145,099		959
Equity securities	9,424		9,424		—		—
Loans held for sale	138,090		—		138,090		—
Derivative assets	3,423		—		3,423		—

Total	$	827,648	$	9,424	$	817,265	$	959
Liabilities
Derivative liabilities	$	1,112	$	—	$	1,112	$	—

Total	$	1,112	$	—	$	1,112	$	—

Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis:
Loan servicing rights	$	39,276	$	—	$	—	$	39,276
Mortgage servicing rights held for sale	878		—		—		878
Nonperforming loans	13,333		—		12,054		1,279
Other real estate owned	20,247		—		20,247		—
Assets held for sale	4,157		—		4,157		—

The following table provides a reconciliation of activity for assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
(dollars in thousands)	2021		2020
Balance, beginning of period	$	959	$	955
Total realized in earnings (1)	2		2
Total unrealized in other comprehensive income (2)	—		(30)
Net settlements (principal and interest)	(2)		(2)
Balance, end of period	$	959	$	925

(1)Amounts included in interest income from investment securities taxable in the consolidated statements of income.

(2)Represents change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for assets held at the end of the reporting period.

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The following table provides quantitative information about significant unobservable inputs used in fair value measurements of Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

(dollars in thousands)

Fair value

Valuation
technique

Unobservable
input / assumptions

Range (weighted average)(1)

March 31, 2021

Corporate securities

959

Consensus pricing

Net market price

0.0% - 5.4% (3.4)%

December 31, 2020

Corporate securities

959

Consensus pricing

Net market price

(2.0)% - 4.9% (2.0)%

(1)Unobservable inputs were weighted by the relative fair value of the instruments.

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s corporate securities is net market price. The corporate securities are not actively traded, and as a result, fair value is determined utilizing third-party valuation services through consensus pricing. Significant changes in any of the inputs in isolation would result in a significant change to the fair value measurement. Generally, net market price increases when market interest rates decline and declines when market interest rates increase.

The following table presents losses recognized on assets measured on a nonrecurring basis for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
(dollars in thousands)	2021		2020
Loan servicing rights	$	1,275	$	8,468
Mortgage servicing rights held for sale	—		496
Nonperforming loans	1,977		12,919
Other real estate owned	103		605
Assets held for sale	—		146
Total losses on assets measured on a nonrecurring basis	$	3,355	$	22,634

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The following tables present quantitative information about significant unobservable inputs used in fair value measurements of Level 3 assets measured on a nonrecurring basis at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

(dollars in thousands)

Fair value

Valuation
technique

Unobservable
input / assumptions

Range (weighted average)(1)

March 31, 2021

Loan servicing rights:

Commercial MSR

35,997

Discounted cash flow

Prepayment speed

8.00% - 18.00% (8.49%)

Discount rate

10.00% - 27.00% (11.51%)

SBA servicing rights

879

Discounted cash flow

Prepayment speed

12.41% - 13.20% (12.78%)

Discount rate

10.00% - 12.00% (11.00%)

MSR held for sale

903

Discounted cash flow

Prepayment speed

13.62% -26.28% (17.22%)

Discount rate

9.00% - 11.50% (10.13%)

Other:

Nonperforming loans

660

Fair value of collateral

Discount for type of property,

4.97% - 6.79% (5.90%)

age of appraisal and current status

December 31, 2020

Loan servicing rights:

Commercial MSR

38,322

Discounted cash flow

Prepayment speed

8.00% - 18.00% (8.18%)

Discount rate

10.00% - 27.00% (11.48%)

SBA servicing rights

954

Discounted cash flow

Prepayment speed

12.01% - 12.52% (12.25%)

Discount rate

No range (11.00%)

MSR held for sale

878

Discounted cash flow

Prepayment speed

14.40% - 26.28% (20.34%)

Discount rate

9.00% - 11.50% (10.13%)

Other:

Nonperforming loans

1,279

Fair value of collateral

Discount for type of property,

5.76% - 6.43% (6.14%)

age of appraisal and current status

(1)Unobservable inputs were weighted by the relative fair value of the instruments.

ASC Topic 825, Financial Instruments, requires disclosure of the estimated fair value of certain financial instruments and the methods and significant assumptions used to estimate such fair values. Additionally, certain financial instruments and all nonfinancial instruments are excluded from the applicable disclosure requirements.

The Company has elected the fair value option for newly originated commercial and residential loans held for sale. These loans are intended for sale and are hedged with derivative instruments. We have elected the fair value option

to mitigate accounting mismatches in cases where hedge accounting is complex and to achieve operational simplification.

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The following table presents the difference between the aggregate fair value and the aggregate remaining principal balance for loans for which the fair value option has been elected as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:


	March 31, 2021						December 31, 2020
(dollars in thousands)	Aggregate fair value		Difference		Contractual principal		Aggregate fair value		Difference		Contractual principal
Commercial loans held for sale	$	42,328	$	24	$	42,304	$	126,123	$	67	$	126,056
Residential loans held for sale	12,846		359		12,487		11,967		743		11,224

Total loans held for sale	$	55,174	$	383	$	54,791	$	138,090	$	810	$	137,280

The following table presents the amount of gains (losses) from fair value changes included in income before income taxes for financial assets carried at fair value for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
(dollars in thousands)	2021		2020
Commercial loans held for sale	$	(44)	$	(158)
Residential loans held for sale	(383)		255
Total loans held for sale	$	(427)	$	97

The carrying values and estimated fair value of certain financial instruments not carried at fair value at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were as follows:


	March 31, 2021
(dollars in thousands)	Carrying amount		Fair value		Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1)		Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)		Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	628,450	$	628,450	$	628,450	$	—	$	—
Federal funds sold	2,769		2,769		2,769		—		—

Loans, net	4,848,119		4,932,787		—		—		4,932,787
Accrued interest receivable	24,679		24,679		—		24,679		—

Liabilities
Deposits	$	5,340,513	$	5,346,432	$	—	$	5,346,432	$	—
Short-term borrowings	71,728		71,728		—		71,728		—
FHLB and other borrowings	529,171		552,250		—		552,250		—
Subordinated debt	169,888		178,013		—		178,013		—
Trust preferred debentures	48,954		52,998		—		52,998		—

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	December 31, 2020
(dollars in thousands)	Carrying amount		Fair value		Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1)		Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)		Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	337,080	$	337,080	$	337,080	$	—	$	—
Federal funds sold	4,560		4,560		4,560		—		—

Loans, net	5,042,888		5,006,223		—		—		5,006,223
Accrued interest receivable	23,545		23,545		—		23,545		—

Liabilities
Deposits	$	5,101,016	$	5,108,360	$	—	$	5,108,360	$	—
Short-term borrowings	68,957		68,957		—		68,957		—
FHLB and other borrowings	779,171		807,493		—		807,493		—
Subordinated debt	169,795		176,504		—		176,504		—
Trust preferred debentures	48,814		50,165		—		50,165		—

In accordance with our adoption of ASU 2016-1 in 2019, the methods utilized to measure fair value of financial instruments at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 represent an approximation of exit price; however, an actual exit price may differ.

NOTE 17 – COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND CREDIT RISK

The spread of the COVID-19 virus had an impact on our operations as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and the Company expects that the virus will continue to have an impact on the business, financial condition, and results of operations of the Company and its customers. The COVID-19 pandemic caused changes in the behavior of customers, businesses, and their employees, including illness, quarantines, social distancing practices, cancellation of events and travel, business and school shutdowns, reduction in commercial activity and financial transactions, supply chain interruptions, increased unemployment, and overall economic and financial market instability. Future effects, including additional actions taken by federal, state, and local governments to contain COVID-19 or treat its impact, are unknown. However, if these actions are sustained, it may adversely impact several industries within our geographic footprint and impair the ability of our customers to fulfill their contractual obligations to the Company. This could cause the Company to experience a material adverse effect on our business operations, asset valuations, financial condition, and results of operations. Material adverse impacts may include all or a combination of valuation impairments on our intangible assets, investments, loans, loan servicing rights, deferred tax assets, or counter-party risk derivatives.

In the normal course of business, there are outstanding various contingent liabilities such as claims and legal actions, which are not reflected in the consolidated financial statements. No material losses are anticipated as a result of these actions or claims.

We are a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of our customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. Those instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the balance sheet. The contract amounts of those instruments reflect the extent of involvement we have in particular classes of financial instruments.

Our exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The Bank used the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet

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instruments. The commitments are principally tied to variable rates. Loan commitments as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were as follows:


(dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Commitments to extend credit	$	916,320	$	894,212
Financial guarantees – standby letters of credit	13,637		15,889

The Company establishes a mortgage repurchase liability to reflect management’s estimate of losses on loans for which the Company could have a repurchase obligation based on the volume of loans sold in 2021 and years prior, borrower default expectations, historical investor repurchase demand and appeals success rates, and estimated loss severity. Loans repurchased from investors are initially recorded at fair value, which becomes the Company’s new accounting basis. Any difference between the loan’s fair value and the outstanding principal amount is charged or credited to the mortgage repurchase liability, as appropriate. Subsequent to repurchase, such loans are carried in loans receivable. There were no losses as a result of make-whole requests and loan repurchases for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. The liability for unresolved repurchase demands totaled $0.2 million and $0.3 million at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

NOTE 18 – SEGMENT INFORMATION

Our business segments are defined as Banking, Wealth Management, and Other. The reportable business segments are consistent with the internal reporting and evaluation of the principle lines of business of the Company. The banking segment provides a wide range of financial products and services to consumers and businesses, including commercial, commercial real estate, mortgage and other consumer loan products; commercial equipment leasing; mortgage loan sales and servicing; letters of credit; various types of deposit products, including checking, savings and time deposit accounts; merchant services; and corporate treasury management services. The wealth management segment consists of trust and fiduciary services, brokerage and retirement planning services. The other segment includes the operating results of the parent company, our captive insurance business unit, and the elimination of intercompany transactions.

Selected business segment financial information for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:


(dollars in thousands)	Banking		Wealth Management		Other		Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Net interest income (expense)	$	54,718	$	—	$	(2,850)	$	51,868
Provision for credit losses	3,565		—		—		3,565
Noninterest income	8,864		5,931		21		14,816
Noninterest expense	35,516		4,001		(438)		39,079
Income (loss) before income taxes (benefit)	24,501		1,930		(2,391)		24,040
Income taxes (benefit)	5,789		540		(827)		5,502
Net income (loss)	$	18,712	$	1,390	$	(1,564)	$	18,538
Total assets	$	6,914,348	$	27,915	$	(57,477)	$	6,884,786

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Net interest income (expense)	$	49,863	$	—	$	(3,212)	$	46,651
Provision for credit losses	11,578		—		—		11,578
Noninterest income	2,981		5,677		(60)		8,598
Noninterest expense	37,924		3,848		(106)		41,666
Income (loss) before income taxes (benefit)	3,342		1,829		(3,166)		2,005
Income taxes (benefit)	973		512		(1,029)		456
Net income (loss)	$	2,369	$	1,317	$	(2,137)	$	1,549
Total assets	$	6,209,546	$	26,686	$	(28,002)	$	6,208,230

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NOTE 19 – REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS

The Company’s revenue from contracts with customers in the scope of Topic 606 is recognized within noninterest income in the consolidated statements of income. The following presents noninterest income, segregated by revenue streams in-scope and out-of-scope of Topic 606, for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
(dollars in thousands)	2021		2020
Noninterest income - in-scope of Topic 606
Wealth management revenue:
Trust management/administration fees	$	4,459	$	4,209
Investment advisory fees	453		529
Investment brokerage fees	400		395
Other	619		544
Service charges on deposit accounts:
Nonsufficient fund fees	1,142		1,866
Other	684		790
Interchange revenues	3,375		2,833
Other income:
Merchant services revenue	337		351
Other	792		938
Noninterest income - out-of-scope of Topic 606	2,555		(3,857)
Total noninterest income	$	14,816	$	8,598

Topic 606 does not apply to revenue associated with financial instruments, including revenue from loans and investment securities. In addition, certain noninterest income streams such as commercial FHA revenue, residential mortgage banking revenue and gain on sales of investment securities, net are also not in scope of Topic 606. Topic 606 is applicable to noninterest income streams such as wealth management revenue, service charges on deposit accounts, interchange revenue, gain on sales of other real estate owned, and certain other noninterest income streams. The noninterest income streams considered in-scope by Topic 606 are discussed below.

Wealth Management Revenue

Wealth management revenue is primarily comprised of fees earned from the management and administration of trusts and other customer assets. The Company also earns investment advisory fees through its SEC registered investment advisory subsidiary. The Company’s performance obligation in both of these instances is generally satisfied over time and the resulting fees are recognized monthly, based upon the month-end market value of the assets under management and contractually determined fee schedules. Payment is generally received a few days after month end through a direct charge to each customer’s account. The Company does not earn performance-based incentives. Optional services such as real estate sales and tax return preparation services are also available to existing trust and asset management customers. The Company’s performance obligation for these transactional-based services is generally satisfied, and related revenue recognized, at a point in time (i.e., as incurred). Payment is received shortly after services are rendered. Fees generated from transactions executed by the Company’s third party broker dealer are remitted by them to the Company on a monthly basis for that month’s transactional activity.

Service Charges on Deposit Accounts

Service charges on deposit accounts consist of fees received under depository agreements with customers to provide access to deposited funds, serve as custodian of deposited funds, and when applicable, pay interest on deposits. These service charges primarily include non-sufficient fund fees and other account related service charges. Non-sufficient fund fees are earned when a depositor presents an item for payment in excess of available funds, and the Company, at its discretion, provides the necessary funds to complete the transaction. The Company generates other account related service charge revenue by providing depositors proper safeguard and remittance of funds as well as by delivering optional services for depositors, such as check imaging or treasury management, that are performed upon the depositor’s request. The Company’s performance obligation for the proper safeguard and remittance of funds, monthly account analysis and any other monthly service fees is generally satisfied, and the related revenue recognized, over the period in which the service is provided. Payment for service

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charges on deposit accounts is typically received immediately or in the following month through a direct charge to a customer’s account.

Interchange Revenue

Interchange revenue includes debit / credit card income and ATM user fees. Card income is primarily comprised of interchange fees earned for standing ready to authorize and providing settlement on card transactions processed through the MasterCard interchange network. The levels and structure of interchange rates are set by MasterCard and can vary based on cardholder purchase volumes. Interchange fees from cardholder transactions represent a percentage of the underlying transaction value and are recognized daily, concurrently with completion of the Company’s performance obligation, the transaction processing services provided to the cardholder. Payment is typically received immediately or in the following month. ATM fees are primarily generated when a Company cardholder withdraws funds from a non-Company ATM or a non-Company cardholder withdraws funds from a Company ATM. The Company satisfies its performance obligation for each transaction at the point in time when the ATM withdrawal is processed.

Other Noninterest Income

The other noninterest income revenue streams within the scope of Topic 606 consist of merchant services revenue, safe deposit box rentals, wire transfer fees, paper statement fees, check printing commissions, gain on sales of other real estate owned, and other noninterest related fees. Revenue from the Company’s merchant services business consists principally of transaction and account management fees charged to merchants for the electronic processing of transactions. These fees are net of interchange fees paid to the credit card issuing bank, card company assessments, and revenue sharing amounts. Account management fees are considered earned at the time the merchant’s transactions are processed or other services are performed. Fees related to the other components of other noninterest income within the scope of Topic 606 are largely transactional based, and therefore, the Company’s performance obligation is satisfied and related revenue recognized, at the point in time the customer uses the selected service to execute a transaction.

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ITEM 2 – MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion explains our financial condition and results of operations as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Annualized results for these interim periods may not be indicative of results for the full year or future periods. The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes presented elsewhere in this report and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on February 26, 2021.

In addition to the historical information contained herein, this Form 10-Q includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of such term in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to many risks and uncertainties, including the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential effects on the economic environment, our customers and our operations, as well as any changes to federal, state or local government laws, regulations or orders in connection with the pandemic; changes in interest rates and other general economic, business and political conditions; changes in the financial markets; changes in business plans as circumstances warrant; risks related to mergers and acquisitions and the integration of acquired businesses; developments and uncertainty related to the future use and availability of some reference rates, such as London Inter-Bank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"), as well as other alternative reference rates, and the adoption of a substitute; changes to U.S. tax laws, regulations and guidance; and other risks detailed from time to time in filings made by the Company with the SEC. Readers should note that the forward-looking statements included herein are not a guarantee of future events, and that actual events may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “will,” “propose,” “may,” “plan,” “seek,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” or “continue,” or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements presented herein are made only as of the date of this document, and we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. These estimates are based upon historical experience and on various other assumptions that management believes are reasonable under current circumstances. These estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of certain assets and liabilities that are not readily available from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The estimates and judgments that management believes have the most effect on the Company’s reported financial position and results of operations are set forth in “Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. There have been no significant changes in critical accounting policies or the assumptions and judgments utilized in applying these policies since December 31, 2020.

Significant Developments and Transactions

Each item listed below materially affects the comparability of our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, and our financial condition as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and may affect the comparability of financial information we report in future fiscal periods.

Impact of COVID-19. The progression of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States has had an adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, and is expected to continue to have a complex and significant adverse impact on the economy, the banking industry and our Company in future fiscal periods, all subject to a high degree of uncertainty.

Effects on Our Market Areas. Our commercial and consumer banking products and services are delivered primarily in Illinois and Missouri, where individual and governmental responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have led to a broad curtailment of economic activity beginning March 2020. Our customers in both Illinois and Missouri were subject to stay-at-home orders and limitations on business activity beginning in March 2020, with economic and social activity reopening in a phased-in approach since May 2020. These measures have had, and current measures continue to have, an impact on the economies of and the customers located in these states. Each state's reopening plans remain subject to roll back, depending on public health developments. The Bank and its branches have remained open during these orders because banking is deemed an essential business, although it suspended lobby access at its branches beginning on March 17, 2020. On February 22, 2021, the Bank reopened the lobbies to customers at nine banking centers while the remaining lobbies reopened on March 8, 2021.

Each state has experienced a dramatic increase in unemployment levels as a result of the curtailment of business activities. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate in Illinois (on a seasonally adjusted basis)

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was 3.7% in March 2020, increased to 16.5% in April 2020 and was 7.1% in March 2021 (based on preliminary estimates). The unemployment rate in Missouri (on a seasonally adjusted basis) was 3.7% in March 2020, increased to 12.5 % in April 2020 and was 4.2% in March 2021 (based on preliminary estimates), according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The increase in unemployment rates in our market areas have affected our customers and their usage of the Bank’s products and services.

Policy and Regulatory Developments. Federal, state and local governments and regulatory authorities have enacted and issued a range of policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the following:

•The Federal Reserve decreased the range for the federal funds target rate by 0.50% on March 3, 2020, and by another 1.0% on March 16, 2020, reaching its current range of 0.0 – 0.25%.

•On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the CARES Act, which established a $2.0 trillion economic stimulus package, including cash payments to individuals, supplemental unemployment insurance benefits and a $349.0 billion loan program administered through the SBA, referred to as the PPP. The Bank participates as a lender in the PPP. In April 2020, after the initial $349.0 billion in funds for the PPP was exhausted, an additional $310.0 billion in funding for PPP loans was authorized. In addition, on December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, a $900.0 billion COVID-19 relief package that included an additional $284.5 billion in PPP funding. On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package that includes additional cash payments to individuals, supplemental unemployment insurance benefits, COVID-19 funding for vaccines, testing and contact tracing, funding for municipality budget shortfalls, education and housing, and small business assistance, including modification and expansion of the PPP. In addition, on March 30, 2021, President Biden signed the PPP Extension Act of 2021 to extend the PPP application deadline to May 31, 2021.

•In addition, the CARES Act, as extended by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (a part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021), provided financial institutions the option to temporarily suspend certain requirements under GAAP related to TDRs until the earlier of January 1, 2022 or 60 days after the national emergency termination date, to account for the effects of COVID-19.

•On April 7, 2020, federal banking regulators issued a revised Interagency Statement on Loan Modifications and Reporting for Financial Institutions, which, among other things, encouraged financial institutions to work prudently with borrowers who are or may be unable to meet their contractual payment obligations because of the effects of COVID-19, and stated that institutions generally do not need to categorize COVID-19-related modifications as TDRs and that the agencies will not direct supervised institutions to automatically categorize all COVID-19 related loan modifications as TDRs.

Effects on Our Business. The COVID-19 pandemic and the specific developments referred to above have had and will continue to have a significant impact on our business. In particular, a significant portion of the Bank’s borrowers in the hotel, restaurant, ground transportation, long-term healthcare and retail industries have endured significant economic distress, which has caused, and we anticipate will continue to cause, them to draw on their existing lines of credit and adversely affect their ability to repay existing indebtedness, and is expected to adversely impact the value of collateral. These developments, together with economic conditions generally, are also expected to impact our commercial real estate portfolio, particularly with respect to real estate with exposure to these industries, our equipment leasing business and loan portfolio, our consumer loan business and loan portfolio, and the value of certain collateral securing our loans. As a result, we anticipate that our financial condition, capital levels and results of operations will be adversely affected, as described in further detail below.

Our Response. We have taken numerous steps in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the following:

•The Bank has granted requests for payment deferrals on loans related to the impact of COVID-19 on such borrowers. At March 31, 2021, loans totaling $219.1 million are currently on deferral, the majority of which are for principal and interest for a period of 90 days. Deferrals of $117.4 million related to the hotel and motel industry and $36.2 million related to transit and ground transportation accounted for 70% of our deferrals at March 31, 2021. Loan deferrals increased from $209.1 million, or 4.1% of total loans at December 31, 2020 to $219.1 million, or 4.5% of total loans at March 31, 2021. We are continuing to work with our customers to address their specific needs.

•The Bank participates as a lender in the PPP and began taking applications on the first day of the program. We funded $394.6 million in PPP loans since its inception, and at March 31, 2021, we had $211.6 million of PPP loans outstanding to 1,716 customers. Income recognized on PPP loans totaled $2.6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2021, including net deferred fee accretion of $2.1 million. The resulting yield for the first quarter of 2021 was 5.64%. No income from PPP loans was recognized in the three months ended March 31, 2020, as the program was not established until March 27, 2020.

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Branch Network Optimization Plan. The Company closed 13 branches, or 20% of its branch network, and vacated approximately 23,000 square feet of corporate office space between September 3, 2020 and December 31, 2020. The Company estimates that the branch and corporate office reductions will result in annual cost savings of approximately $5.0 million beginning in 2021. Additionally, the Company plans to renovate and upgrade five other branches to reduce the size of and better utilize those facilities to serve retail and commercial customers. These renovations and upgrades are expected to cost approximately $4.0 million. The Company estimates that these renovations and upgrades will result in annual cost savings of approximately $1.0 million beginning in 2022. We had $3.8 million of facility-related assets classified as held for sale in other assets on the consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2021.

Sale of Commercial FHA Origination Platform. On August 28, 2020, the Company announced that it had completed the sale of its commercial FHA origination platform to Dwight Capital, a nationwide mortgage banking firm headquartered in New York. The Bank continues to service Love Funding’s current servicing portfolio of approximately $3.30 billion as of March 31, 2021.

Purchased Loans. Our net interest margin benefits from accretion income associated with purchase accounting discounts established on the purchased loans included in our acquisitions. Effective January 1, 2020, PCI loans were reclassified as PCD loans, and due to this change, accretion income will decrease in future periods. Our reported net interest margin for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was 3.45% and 3.48%, respectively. Accretion income associated with accounting discounts established on loans acquired totaled $1.2 million and $2.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, increasing the reported net interest margin by 8 basis points and 16 basis points for each respective period.

Results of Operations

Overview. The following table sets forth condensed income statement information of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2021		2020
Income Statement Data:
Interest income	$	60,503	$	61,314
Interest expense	8,635		14,663
Net interest income	51,868		46,651
Provision for credit losses	3,565		11,578
Noninterest income	14,816		8,598
Noninterest expense	39,079		41,666
Income before income taxes	24,040		2,005
Income taxes	5,502		456
Net income	$	18,538	$	1,549


Basic earnings per common share	$	0.81	$	0.06
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.81	$	0.06

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, we generated net income of $18.5 million, or diluted earnings per common share of $0.81, compared to net income of $1.5 million, or diluted earnings per common share of $0.06 in the three months ended March 31, 2020. Earnings for the first quarter of 2021 compared to the first quarter of 2020 increased primarily due to a $5.2 million increase in net interest income, an $8.0 million decrease in provision for credit losses, a $6.2 million increase in noninterest income and a $2.6 million decrease in noninterest expense. These results were partially offset by a $5.0 million increase in income tax expense.

Net Interest Income and Margin. Our primary source of revenue is net interest income, which is the difference between interest income from interest-earning assets (primarily loans and securities) and interest expense of funding sources (primarily interest-bearing deposits and borrowings). Net interest income is influenced by many factors, primarily the volume and mix of interest-earning assets, funding sources, and interest rate fluctuations. Noninterest-bearing sources of funds, such as demand deposits and shareholders’ equity, also support earning assets. The impact of the noninterest-bearing sources of funds is captured in net interest margin, which is calculated as net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets. Net interest margin is presented on a tax-equivalent basis, which means that tax-free interest income has been adjusted to a pretax-equivalent income, assuming a federal income tax rate of 21% for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

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As described above, one of the factors that impacts net interest income is interest rate fluctuations. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve decreased the target federal funds interest rate by a total of 150 basis points in March 2020. This significant decrease impacts the comparability of net interest income between 2020 and 2021.

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, net interest income, on a tax-equivalent basis, increased to $52.3 million compared to $47.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The tax-equivalent net interest margin decreased to 3.45% for the first quarter of 2021 compared to 3.48% in the first quarter of 2020.

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Average Balance Sheet, Interest and Yield/Rate Analysis. The following table presents the average balance sheets, interest income, interest expense and the corresponding average yields earned and rates paid for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. The average balances are principally daily averages and, for loans, include both performing and nonperforming balances. Interest income on loans includes the effects of discount accretion and net deferred loan origination costs accounted for as yield adjustments.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021						2020
(tax-equivalent basis, dollars in thousands)	Average balance		Interest & fees		Yield/ Rate		Average balance		Interest & fees		Yield/ Rate
Interest-earning assets:
Federal funds sold and cash investments	$	350,061	$	96	0.11	%	$	337,851	$	1,062	1.26	%
Investment securities:
Taxable investment securities	562,182		3,280		2.33		536,895		4,094		3.05
Investment securities exempt from federal income tax (1)	118,020		989		3.35		125,555		1,250		3.98
Total securities	680,202		4,269		2.51		662,450		5,344		3.23
Loans:
Loans (2)	4,905,288		54,554		4.51		4,282,828		53,539		5.03
Loans exempt from federal income tax (1)	87,514		848		3.93		101,378		1,058		4.20
Total loans	4,992,802		55,402		4.50		4,384,206		54,597		5.01
Loans held for sale	65,365		442		2.74		19,844		191		3.87
Nonmarketable equity securities	55,935		680		4.93		45,124		605		5.39
Total interest-earning assets	6,144,365		60,889		4.02		5,449,475		61,799		4.56
Noninterest-earning assets	602,017						624,594
Total assets	$	6,746,382					$	6,074,069
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits:
Checking and money market deposits	$	2,403,468	$	663	0.11	%	$	2,191,295	$	3,795	0.70	%
Savings deposits	620,128		38		0.03		525,994		130		0.10
Time deposits	681,347		2,348		1.40		803,996		4,258		2.13
Brokered deposits	52,165		134		1.04		28,230		179		2.55
Total interest-bearing deposits	3,757,108		3,183		0.34		3,549,515		8,362		0.95
Short-term borrowings	75,544		24		0.13		55,616		101		0.73
FHLB advances and other borrowings	617,504		2,570		1.69		532,733		2,967		2.24
Subordinated debt	169,844		2,367		5.57		170,026		2,509		5.90
Trust preferred debentures	48,887		491		4.08		48,357		724		6.02
Total interest-bearing liabilities	4,668,887		8,635		0.75		4,356,247		14,663		1.35
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing deposits	1,370,604						986,178
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities	82,230						78,943
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities	1,452,834						1,065,121
Shareholders’ equity	624,661						652,701
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	6,746,382					$	6,074,069
Net interest income / net interest margin (3)			$	52,254	3.45	%			$	47,136	3.48	%

(1)Interest income and average rates for tax-exempt loans and securities are presented on a tax-equivalent basis, assuming a federal income tax rate of 21%. Tax-equivalent adjustments totaled $386,000 and $485,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

(2)Average loan balances include nonaccrual loans. Interest income on loans includes amortization of deferred loan fees, net of deferred loan costs.

(3)Net interest margin during the periods presented represents: (i) the difference between interest income on interest-earning assets and the interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities, divided by (ii) average interest-earning assets for the period.

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Interest Rates and Operating Interest Differential. Increases and decreases in interest income and interest expense result from changes in average balances (volume) of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, as well as changes in average interest rates. The following table shows the effect that these factors had on the interest earned on our interest-earning assets and the interest incurred on our interest-bearing liabilities. The effect of changes in volume is determined by multiplying the change in volume by the previous period’s average rate. Similarly, the effect of rate changes is calculated by multiplying the change in average rate by the previous period’s volume. Changes which are not due solely to volume or rate have been allocated proportionally to the change due to volume and the change due to rate.


	Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 compared with Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
	Change due to:				Interest Variance
(tax-equivalent basis, dollars in thousands)	Volume		Rate
Interest-earning assets:
Federal funds sold and cash investments	$	16	$	(982)	$	(966)
Investment securities:
Taxable investment securities	170		(984)		(814)
Investment securities exempt from federal income tax	(69)		(192)		(261)
Total securities	101		(1,176)		(1,075)
Loans:
Loans	7,098		(6,083)		1,015
Loans exempt from federal income tax	(143)		(67)		(210)
Total loans	6,955		(6,150)		805
Loans held for sale	371		(120)		251
Nonmarketable equity securities	135		(60)		75
Total interest-earning assets	$	7,578	$	(8,488)	$	(910)
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits:
Checking and money market deposits	$	195	$	(3,327)	(3,132)
Savings deposits	14		(106)		(92)
Time deposits	(551)		(1,359)		(1,910)
Brokered deposits	105		(150)		(45)
Total interest-bearing deposits	(237)		(4,942)		(5,179)
Short-term borrowings	20		(97)		(77)
FHLB advances and other borrowings	398		(795)		(397)
Subordinated debt	(2)		(140)		(142)
Trust preferred debentures	4		(237)		(233)
Total interest-bearing liabilities	$	183	$	(6,211)	$	(6,028)
Net interest income	$	7,395	$	(2,277)	$	5,118

Interest Income. Interest income, on a tax-equivalent basis, decreased $0.9 million to $60.9 million in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to the same quarter in 2020 primarily due to a decrease in the yields on all earning asset categories. The yield on earning assets decreased 54 basis points to 4.02% from 4.56%, primarily due to the impact of lower market interest rates and a reduction in accretion income associated with accounting discounts established on loans acquired, which totaled $1.2 million and $2.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Average earning assets increased to $6.14 billion in the first quarter of 2021 from $5.45 billion in the same quarter in 2020. Increases in average loans and loans held for sale of $608.6 million and $45.5 million, respectively, account for the majority of the $694.9 million increase in average earning assets. Average commercial loans and consumer loans increased $561.7 million and $137.5 million, respectively, in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the first quarter of 2020. Included in commercial loans are HUD warehouse lines and PPP loans. HUD warehouse lines accounted for $240.8 million of the increase in average commercial loan balances. PPP loan balances averaged $186.8 million in first quarter of 2021 and generated income of $2.6 million in the first three months of 2021, including loan origination fees of $2.1 million. The PPP loan portfolio yield was 5.64% for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Average consumer loan balances increased primarily as a result of our

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relationship with GreenSky. These increases were partially offset by payoffs and repayments in the residential real estate portfolio.

Interest Expense. Interest expense decreased $6.0 million to $8.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased to 0.75% for the first quarter of 2021 compared to 1.35% for the first quarter of 2020 primarily due to lower rates as a result of the Federal Reserve Bank's reduction in the federal funds target rates.

Interest expense on deposits decreased $5.2 million to $3.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 from the comparable period in 2020. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in rates paid on deposits. Average balances of interest-bearing deposit accounts increased $207.6 million, or 5.8%, to $3.76 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the same period one year earlier. The increase in volume was primarily attributable to an increase of $140.8 million from our Insured Cash Sweep (“ICS”) product offering and from commercial customers due to PPP-related fund inflows.

Provision for Credit Losses. The Company provides for credit losses through regular provisions to the allowance for credit losses. The provision is affected by net charge-offs on loans and changes in specific and general allocations of the allowance. During the quarter ended March 31, 2021, the provision for credit losses on loans totaled $4.0 million, or 0.32% of average loans on an annualized basis, compared with $10.6 million, or 0.97% of average loans on an annualized basis, during the first quarter of 2020. The decrease in the provision for credit losses during the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to same period of 2020 was primarily due to the recent developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting improved impact on the economic assumptions used in the Company's CECL model.

Net charge-offs totaled $1.7 million, or 0.14% on an annualized basis of average loans outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared with $12.8 million, or 1.18% on an annualized basis of average loans outstanding during the same period of 2020. The higher level of net charge-offs during the three months ended March 31, 2020 were related to three loans that had been on non-performing status with specific reserves held against them for at least one year. These charge-offs were unrelated to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The provision for credit losses on loans made during the three months ended March 31, 2021 was made at a level deemed necessary by management to absorb estimated losses in the loan portfolio. A detailed evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses is completed quarterly by management, the results of which are used to determine provision for credit losses. Management estimates the allowance balance required using past loan loss experience, the nature and volume of the portfolio, information about specific borrower situations and estimated collateral values, economic conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts along with other qualitative and quantitative factors.

Noninterest Income. The following table sets forth the major components of our noninterest income for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:


	Three Months Ended March 31,				Increase (decrease)
(dollars in thousands)	2021		2020
Noninterest income:
Wealth management revenue	$	5,931	$	5,677	$	254
Commercial FHA revenue	292		1,267		(975)
Residential mortgage banking revenue	1,574		1,755		(181)
Service charges on deposit accounts	1,826		2,656		(830)
Interchange revenue	3,375		2,833		542

Impairment on commercial mortgage servicing rights	(1,275)		(8,468)		7,193
Company-owned life insurance	860		900		(40)
Other income	2,233		1,978		255
Total noninterest income	$	14,816	$	8,598	$	6,218

Wealth management revenue. Income from our wealth management business increased $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020. Assets under administration increased to $3.56 billion at March 31, 2021 from $2.97 billion at March 31, 2020, primarily due to the increase in the market performance as a result of the economic recovery between the two dates. This was partially offset by a decrease in estate fees in the first quarter of 2021 of $0.2 million compared to the same period one year ago.

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Commercial FHA revenue. On August 28, 2020, the Company completed the sale of its commercial FHA origination platform to Dwight Capital, a nationwide mortgage banking firm headquartered in New York. Commercial FHA revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $0.3 million, a decrease of $1.0 million from the first quarter of 2020. The decline in revenue is attributable to the sale of the loan origination platform in August, resulting in a decline in interest rate locks.

Residential mortgage banking revenue. Residential mortgage banking revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2021 totaled $1.6 million, compared to $1.8 million for the same period in 2020, primarily attributable to a decrease in production. Loans originated in the first quarter of 2021 totaled $68.2 million, with 69% representing refinance transactions versus purchase transactions compared to loans originated during the same period one year prior, which totaled $72.4 million with 49% representing refinance transactions.

Service charges on deposit accounts. Service charges on deposit accounts were $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, a decline of $0.8 million from the three months ended March 31, 2020. The decrease in revenue was primarily attributable to a decline in overdraft-related fees due to decreased business activities as a result of COVID-19.

Impairment of Commercial Mortgage Servicing Rights. Impairment of commercial mortgage servicing rights was $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to $8.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. Loans serviced for others totaled $3.30 billion and $4.01 billion at March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The impairment resulted from loan prepayments as borrowers refinanced their loans in the current low interest rate environment.

Other Income. The $0.3 million increase in other income was primarily due to $0.3 million of income recognized on the termination of a hedged interest rate swap in the first quarter of 2021.

Noninterest Expense. The following table sets forth the major components of noninterest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:


	Three Months Ended March 31,				Increase (decrease)
(dollars in thousands)	2021		2020
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits	$	20,528	$	21,063	$	(535)
Occupancy and equipment	3,940		4,869		(929)
Data processing	5,993		5,477		516
Professional	2,185		1,855		330
Marketing	477		981		(504)
Communications	822		1,290		(468)
Amortization of intangible assets	1,515		1,762		(247)



Other expense	3,619		4,369		(750)
Total noninterest expense	$	39,079	$	41,666	$	(2,587)

Salaries and employee benefits. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, salaries and employee benefits expense decreased $0.5 million as compared to the same period in 2020. The Company employed 901 employees at March 31, 2021 compared to 1,027 employees at March 31, 2020. The reduction in staff was primarily due to the sale of our commercial FHA loan origination platform in August 2020 and the closure of 13 banking facilities in December 2020.

Occupancy and equipment expense. The $0.9 million decrease in occupancy and equipment expense was primarily due to the Company operating fewer offices in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same period of 2020. In the third quarter of 2020, we vacated the Love Funding offices as a result of the sale of the commercial FHA loan origination platform, and in December 2020, we closed 13 branches and vacated approximately 23,000 square feet of corporate office space. At March 31, 2021, the Company operated 52 full-service banking centers compared to 68 banking centers at March 31, 2020.

Data processing fees. The $0.5 million increase in data processing fees during the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020 was primarily the result of our continuing investments in technology to better serve our customer base.

Professional fees. The $0.3 million increase in professional fees during the three March 31, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, was primarily the result of increased business activity, including recruiting expenses and legal expenses related to the purchase of assets from ATG Trust Company, which is expected to close in the second quarter of 2021.

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Marketing Expense. Marketing expense decreased $0.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020. The Company utilized more efficient marketing channels in the first quarter of 2021 compared to one year prior. In addition, in early 2020 as the pandemic was starting to impact the communities we serve, the Company provided increased financial support to organizations in those markets in the first quarter of 2020.

Communication expense. The decrease in communication expense of $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, was primarily due to the decrease in the number of banking center offices along with the continued standardization and optimization of services throughout our footprint.

Other expense. Other expense decreased $0.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020. FDIC insurance expense was $0.9 million and $0.0 million in the first quarters of 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Bank utilized small business tax credits received from the FDIC in the first quarter of 2020 to eliminate all of this expense. This increase was partially offset by lower travel costs in the most recent quarter. The first quarter of 2020 was negatively impacted by higher impairment charges on OREO and mortgage servicing rights held for sale.

Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense was $5.5 million and $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The effective tax rate was 22.9% for the first quarter of 2021 as compared to 22.7% for the first quarter of 2020.

Financial Condition

Assets. Total assets increased to $6.88 billion at March 31, 2021, as compared to $6.87 billion at December 31, 2020.

Loans. The loan portfolio is the largest category of our assets. At March 31, 2021, total loans were $4.91 billion compared to $5.10 billion at December 31, 2020. The following table shows loans by category as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:


	March 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
(dollars in thousands)	Book Value		%		Book Value		%
Loans:
Commercial	$	1,574,894	32.1	%	$	1,685,575	33.0	%
Commercial real estate	1,494,031		30.4		1,525,973		29.9
Construction and land development	191,870		3.9		172,737		3.4
Total commercial loans	3,260,795		66.4		3,384,285		66.3
Residential real estate	398,501		8.1		442,880		8.7
Consumer	848,964		17.3		866,102		17.0
Lease financing	402,546		8.2		410,064		8.0
Total loans, gross	$	4,910,806			$	5,103,331
Allowance for credit losses on loans	(62,687)		1.3		(60,443)		1.2
Total loans, net	$	4,848,119			$	5,042,888

Total loans decreased $192.5 million to $4.91 billion at March 31, 2021 as compared to December 31, 2020. The decrease was primarily attributable to elevated payoffs and paydowns across most of the Company’s major portfolios. Commercial loans totaled $1.57 billion at March 31, 2021, a decline of $110.7 million from December 31, 2020. Advances on our HUD warehouse lines of credit decreased $68.2 million to $205.1 million at March 31, 2021, compared to $273.3 million at December 31, 2020. This decline was partially offset by an increase in PPP loans following the origination of $79.3 million of loans in the second round of the program. PPP loans totaled $211.6 million and $184.4 million at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. We anticipate that loan growth will remain slow in the future for our commercial real estate and consumer loan portfolios as a result of COVID-19 and the related decline in economic conditions in our market areas.

The principal segments of our loan portfolio are discussed below:

Commercial loans. We provide a mix of variable and fixed rate commercial loans. The loans are typically made to small- and medium-sized manufacturing, wholesale, retail and service businesses for working capital needs, business expansions and farm operations. Commercial loans generally include lines of credit and loans with maturities of five years or less. The loans are generally made with business operations as the primary source of repayment, but may also include

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collateralization by inventory, accounts receivable and equipment, and generally include personal guarantees. The commercial loan category also includes loans originated by the equipment financing business that are secured by the underlying equipment.

Commercial real estate loans. Our commercial real estate loans consist of both real estate occupied by the borrower for ongoing operations and non-owner occupied real estate properties. The real estate securing our existing commercial real estate loans includes a wide variety of property types, such as owner occupied offices, warehouses and production facilities, office buildings, hotels, mixed-use residential and commercial facilities, retail centers, multifamily properties and assisted living facilities. Our commercial real estate loan portfolio also includes farmland loans. Farmland loans are generally made to a borrower actively involved in farming rather than to passive investors.

Construction and land development loans. Our construction and land development loans are comprised of residential construction, commercial construction and land acquisition and development loans. Interest reserves are generally established on real estate construction loans.

Residential real estate loans. Our residential real estate loans consist of residential properties that generally do not qualify for secondary market sale.

Consumer loans. Our consumer loans include direct personal loans, indirect automobile loans, lines of credit and installment loans originated through home improvement specialty retailers and contractors. Personal loans are generally secured by automobiles, boats and other types of personal property and are made on an installment basis.

Lease financing. Our equipment leasing business provides financing leases to varying types of businesses nationwide for purchases of business equipment and software. The financing is secured by a first priority interest in the financed asset and generally requires monthly payments.

The following table shows the contractual maturities of our loan portfolio and the distribution between fixed and adjustable interest rate loans at March 31, 2021:


	March 31, 2021
	Within One Year				One Year to Five Years				After Five Years
(dollars in thousands)	Fixed Rate		Adjustable Rate		Fixed Rate		Adjustable Rate		Fixed Rate		Adjustable Rate		Total
Commercial	$	65,651	$	449,572	$	802,704	$	76,583	$	83,245	$	97,139	$	1,574,894
Commercial real estate	252,372		55,366		636,612		251,625		94,676		203,380		1,494,031
Construction and land development	14,014		26,060		48,436		80,498		2,629		20,233		191,870
Total commercial loans	332,037		530,998		1,487,752		408,706		180,550		320,752		3,260,795
Residential real estate	3,881		8,871		14,873		30,451		163,853		176,572		398,501
Consumer	4,262		2,476		833,549		7,260		1,417		—		848,964
Lease financing	9,023		—		353,486		—		40,037		—		402,546
Total loans	$	349,203	$	542,345	$	2,689,660	$	446,417	$	385,857	$	497,324	$	4,910,806

Loan Quality

We use what we believe is a comprehensive methodology to monitor credit quality and prudently manage credit concentration within our loan portfolio. Our underwriting policies and practices govern the risk profile, credit and geographic concentration for our loan portfolio. We also have what we believe to be a comprehensive methodology to monitor these credit quality standards, including a risk classification system that identifies potential problem loans based on risk characteristics by loan type as well as the early identification of deterioration at the individual loan level. In addition to our allowance for credit losses on loans, our purchase discounts on acquired loans provide additional protections against credit losses.

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Analysis of the Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans. The allowance for credit losses on loans increased $2.2 million to $62.7 million at March 31, 2021, or 1.28% to total loans. The following table allocates the allowance for credit losses on loans, or the allowance, by loan category:


	March 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
(dollars in thousands)	Allowance		% (1)		Allowance		% (1)
Commercial	$	17,339	1.10	%	$	19,851	1.18	%
Commercial real estate	31,821		2.13		25,465		1.67
Construction and land development	1,239		0.65		1,433		0.83
Total commercial loans	50,399		1.38		46,749		1.38
Residential real estate	3,981		1.00		3,929		0.89
Consumer	2,271		0.27		2,338		0.27
Lease financing	6,036		1.50		7,427		1.81
Total allowance for credit losses on loans	$	62,687	1.28		$	60,443	1.18

(1)Represents the percentage of the allowance to total loans in the respective category.

We measure expected credit losses over the life of each loan utilizing a combination of models which measure probability of default and loss given default, among other things. The measurement of expected credit losses is impacted by loan and borrower attributes and certain macroeconomic variables. Models are adjusted to reflect the impact of certain current macroeconomic variables as well as their expected changes over a reasonable and supportable forecast period.

The allowance allocated to commercial and industrial loans totaled $17.3 million, or 1.10% of total commercial and industrial loans, at March 31, 2021, decreasing $2.5 million from $19.9 million at December 31, 2020. Modeled expected credit losses decreased $5.8 million and qualitative factor ("Q-Factor") adjustments related to commercial and industrial loans decreased $1.2 million. Specific allocations for commercial and industrial loans that were evaluated for expected credit losses on an individual basis increased from $1.2 million at December 31, 2020 to $5.6 million at March 31, 2021.

The allowance allocated to commercial real estate loans totaled $31.8 million, or 2.13% of total commercial real estate loans, at March 31, 2021, increasing $6.4 million, from $25.5 million, or 1.67% of total commercial real estate loans, at December 31, 2020. Modeled expected credit losses related to commercial real estate loans increased $1.4 million and Q-Factor adjustments related to commercial real estate loans increased $6.2 million. Specific allocations for commercial real estate loans that were evaluated for expected credit losses on an individual basis decreased from $1.4 million at December 31, 2020 to $0.1 million at March 31, 2021.

The allowance allocated to the lease portfolio totaled $6.0 million, or 1.50% of total commercial leases, at March 31, 2021, decreasing $1.4 million, from $7.4 million, or 1.81% of total commercial leases at December 31, 2020. Modeled expected credit losses related to commercial leases decreased $1.3 million and Q-Factor adjustments related to commercial leases decreased $0.4 million. Specific allocations for commercial leases that were evaluated for expected credit losses on an individual basis increased from $0.2 million at December 31, 2020 to $0.5 million at March 31, 2021.

As previously stated, the overall loan portfolio decreased $192.5 million, or 3.8%, which included a $110.7 million, or 6.6%, decrease in commercial and industrial loans and a $32.9 million, or 2.1%, decrease in commercial real estate loans partly offset by a $19.1 million, or 11.1%, increase in construction and land development loans. The weighted average risk grade for commercial and industrial loans of 4.65 at March 31, 2021, did not change significantly from 4.68 at December 31, 2020. Commercial and industrial loans graded “special mention” (risk grade 7) decreased $14.7 million during the first quarter of 2021 while classified commercial and industrial loans (risk grade of 8 or 9) increased $10.3 million. The weighted-average risk grade for commercial real estate loans improved slightly to 5.40 at March 31, 2021 from 5.42 at December 31, 2020.

In estimating expected credit losses as of March 31, 2021, we utilized certain forecasted macroeconomic variables from Oxford Economics in our models. The forecasted projections included, among other things, (i) U.S. Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) ranging from 3.0% to 6.0% during 2021; (ii) U.S. unemployment rate improving to 5.7% by the fourth quarter of 2021 with Illinois unemployment rates slightly higher; and (iii) an average 10 year Treasury rate forecasted at 1.55% in the fourth quarter of 2021. These economic metrics forecast an improving economy in 2021.

We qualitatively adjust the model results based on this scenario for various risk factors that are not considered within our modeling processes but are nonetheless relevant in assessing the expected credit losses within our loan pools. Q-Factor

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adjustments are based upon management judgment and current assessment as to the impact of risks related to changes in lending policies and procedures; economic and business conditions; loan portfolio attributes and credit concentrations; and external factors, among other things, that are not already captured within the modeling inputs, assumptions and other processes. Management assesses the potential impact of such items within a range of severely negative impact to positive impact and adjusts the modeled expected credit loss by an aggregate adjustment percentage based upon the assessment. As a result of this assessment as of March 31, 2021, modeled expected credit losses were adjusted upwards with a Q-Factor adjustment of approximately 41 basis points of total loans, increasing slightly from 30 basis points at December 31, 2020. The Q-Factor adjustment at March 31, 2021 was based on an expected positive impact associated with changes in loan portfolio attributes, and changes in the volumes and severity of loan delinquencies within commercial and industrial loans; and a negative impact from other risk factors associated with our commercial real estate portfolio, particularly the risks related to continued decline in commercial real estate prices, and, to a certain level, changes in the volume and severity of delinquent commercial real estate loans.

Management also made certain other qualitative adjustments for loans within certain industries that are expected to be more significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. As of December 31, 2020, we provided an additional qualitative adjustment of $2.3 million for our hotel and motel and our transit and ground transportation loan portfolios. This adjustment was estimated based on continued customer requests for loan modifications, and remained unchanged at March 31,2021.

The following table provides an analysis of the allowance for credit losses on loans, provision for credit losses on loans and net charge-offs for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:


	As of and for the Three Months Ended March 31,
(dollars in thousands)	2021			2020
Balance, beginning of period	$	60,443		$	40,811
Charge-offs:
Commercial	506			3,398
Commercial real estate	773			7,873
Construction and land development	271			12
Residential real estate	110			388
Consumer	242			598
Lease financing	253			948
Total charge-offs	2,155			13,217
Recoveries:
Commercial	15			5
Commercial real estate	2			14
Construction and land development	66			59
Residential real estate	94			44
Consumer	122			191
Lease financing	150			69
Total recoveries	449			382
Net charge-offs	1,706			12,835
Provision for credit losses on loans	3,950			10,569
Balance, end of period	$	62,687		$	38,545
Gross loans, end of period	$	4,910,806		$	4,376,204
Average total loans	$	4,992,802		$	4,384,206
Net charge-offs to average loans	0.14		%	1.18		%
Allowance to total loans	1.28		%	0.88		%

Individual loans considered to be uncollectible are charged off against the allowance. Factors used in determining the amount and timing of charge-offs on loans include consideration of the loan type, length of delinquency, sufficiency of collateral value, lien priority and the overall financial condition of the borrower. Collateral value is determined using updated appraisals and/or other market comparable information. Charge-offs are generally taken on loans once the impairment is determined to be other-than-temporary. Recoveries on loans previously charged off are added to the allowance.

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Net charge-offs for the first quarter of 2021 totaled $1.7 million, compared to $12.8 million for the same period one year ago. Approximately $10.2 million of the net charge-offs in the first quarter of 2020 were related to three loans that had been on non-performing status with specific reserves held against them for at least one year. These charge-offs were unrelated to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nonperforming Loans. The following table sets forth our nonperforming assets by asset categories as of the dates indicated. Nonperforming loans include nonaccrual loans, loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest and loans modified under troubled debt restructurings. Deferrals related to COVID-19 are not included as TDRs as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. The balances of nonperforming loans reflect the net investment in these assets, including deductions for purchase discounts.


(dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2021			December 31, 2020
Nonperforming loans:
Commercial	$	17,759		$	7,995
Commercial real estate	16,648			27,269
Construction and land development	2,344			2,863
Residential real estate	12,144			13,030
Consumer	305			303
Lease financing	3,626			2,610
Total nonperforming loans	52,826			54,070
Other real estate owned and other repossessed assets	22,178			21,362
Nonperforming assets	$	75,004		$	75,432
Nonperforming loans to total loans	1.08		%	1.06		%
Nonperforming assets to total assets	1.09		%	1.10		%

Nonperforming loans totaled $52.8 million at March 31, 2021, a decrease of $1.2 million from December 31, 2020. A commercial loan relationship, totaling $9.4 million, was transferred to nonaccrual in the first quarter of 2021. Offsetting this increase, two unrelated commercial real estate loans, totaling $11.1 million, were paid in full in the first quarter of 2021.

We did not recognize interest income on nonaccrual loans during the three months ended March 31, 2021 or 2020 while the loans were in nonaccrual status. Additional interest income that would have been recorded on nonaccrual loans had they been current in accordance with their original terms was $0.7 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Company recognized interest income on commercial and commercial real estate loans modified under troubled debt restructurings of $0.1 million and $20,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

We use a ten grade risk rating system to categorize and determine the credit risk of our loans. Potential problem loans include loans with a risk grade of 7, which are "special mention," and loans with a risk grade of 8, which are "substandard" loans that are not considered to be nonperforming. These loans generally require more frequent loan officer contact and receipt of financial data to closely monitor borrower performance. Potential problem loans are managed and monitored regularly through a number of processes, procedures and committees, including oversight by a loan administration committee comprised of executive officers and other members of the Bank's senior management team.

The following table presents the recorded investment of potential problem commercial loans by loan category at the dates indicated:


	Commercial				Commercial real estate				Construction & land development
	Risk category				Risk category				Risk category
(dollars in thousands)	7		8 (1)		7		8 (1)		7		8 (1)		Total
March 31, 2021	$	29,203	$	29,792	$	73,927	$	192,819	$	453	$	10,311	$	336,505
December 31, 2020	43,890		29,708		83,424		166,769		454		11,176		335,421

(1)Includes only those 8-rated loans that are not included in nonperforming loans.

Commercial loans with a risk rating of 7 or 8 decreased to $59.0 million as of March 31, 2021, compared to $73.6 million as of December 31, 2020, primarily due to a $9.5 million relationship moving to nonaccrual status and loan paydowns

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received in the first quarter of 2021. Commercial real estate loans with a risk rating of 7 or 8 increased to $266.7 million as of March 31, 2021, compared to $250.2 million as of December 31, 2020, primarily due to downgrades of 2 hotel related relationships and 1 retirement facility relationship totaling $18.8 million.

Investment Securities. Our investment strategy aims to maximize earnings while maintaining liquidity in securities with minimal credit risk. The types and maturities of securities purchased are primarily based on our current and projected liquidity and interest rate sensitivity positions.

The following table sets forth the book value and percentage of each category of investment securities at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. The book value for investment securities classified as available for sale is equal to fair market value.


	March 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
(dollars in thousands)	Book Value		% of Total		Book Value		% of Total
Investment securities available for sale:
U.S. Treasury securities	$	325	—	%	$	—	—	%
U.S. government sponsored entities and U.S. agency securities	31,965		4.7		35,567		5.2
Mortgage-backed securities - agency	339,020		49.8		344,577		50.9
Mortgage-backed securities - non-agency	23,999		3.5		20,744		3.1
State and municipal securities	124,983		18.4		129,765		19.2
Corporate securities	160,715		23.6		146,058		21.6
Total investment securities, available for sale, at fair value	$	681,007	100.0	%	$	676,711	100.0	%

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The following table sets forth the book value, maturities and weighted average yields for our investment portfolio at March 31, 2021. The book value for investment securities classified as available for sale is equal to fair market value.


(dollars in thousands)	Book value		% of total		Weighted average yield
Investment securities available for sale:
U.S. Treasury securities:
Maturing within one year	$	—	—	%	—	%
Maturing in one to five years	325		—		0.1
Maturing in five to ten years	—		—		—
Maturing after ten years	—		0.0		—
Total U.S. Treasury securities	$	325	—	%	0.1	%

U.S. government sponsored entities and U.S. agency securities:
Maturing within one year	$	14,437	2.1	%	2.6	%
Maturing in one to five years	2,289		0.3		2.5
Maturing in five to ten years	9,445		1.4		1.1
Maturing after ten years	5,794		0.9		2.1
Total U.S. government sponsored entities and U.S. agency securities	$	31,965	4.7	%	2.0	%

Mortgage-backed securities - agency:
Maturing within one year	$	35,434	5.2	%	2.2	%
Maturing in one to five years	131,716		19.4		2.4
Maturing in five to ten years	111,068		16.3		1.8
Maturing after ten years	60,802		8.9		2.0
Total mortgage-backed securities - agency	$	339,020	49.8	%	2.1	%

Mortgage-backed securities - non-agency:
Maturing within one year	$	9,357	1.4	%	2.5	%
Maturing in one to five years	14,642		2.1		1.8
Maturing in five to ten years	—		—		—
Maturing after ten years	—		—		—
Total mortgage-backed securities - non-agency	$	23,999	3.5	%	2.1	%

State and municipal securities (1):
Maturing within one year	$	7,469	1.1	%	3.8	%
Maturing in one to five years	43,479		6.5		4.1
Maturing in five to ten years	45,905		6.7		3.4
Maturing after ten years	28,130		4.1		3.1
Total state and municipal securities	$	124,983	18.4	%	3.6	%

Corporate securities:
Maturing within one year	$	4,001	0.6	%	2.7	%
Maturing in one to five years	16,357		2.4		2.8
Maturing in five to ten years	133,482		19.6		4.6
Maturing after ten years	6,875		1.0		3.7
Total corporate securities	$	160,715	23.6	%	4.4	%
Total investment securities, available for sale	$	681,007	100.0	%	2.9	%

(1)Weighted average yield for tax-exempt securities are presented on a tax-equivalent basis assuming a federal income tax rate of 21%.

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The table below presents the credit ratings for our investment securities classified as available for sale, at fair value, at March 31, 2021.


	Amortized		Estimated		Average credit rating
(dollars in thousands)	cost		fair value		AAA		AA+/-		A+/-		BBB+/-		<BBB-		Not Rated
Investment securities available for sale:
U.S. Treasury securities	$	325	$	325	$	325	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
U.S. government sponsored entities and U.S. agency securities	32,256		31,965		14,437		17,528		—		—		—		—
Mortgage-backed securities - agency	339,071		339,020		7,656		331,364		—		—		—		—
Mortgage-backed securities - non-agency	23,868		23,999		16,468		7,531		—		—		—		—
State and municipal securities	119,234		124,983		17,748		90,012		7,362		1,600		491		7,770
Corporate securities	157,996		160,715		—		—		39,644		117,211		—		3,860
Total investment securities, available for sale	$	672,750	$	681,007	$	56,634	$	446,435	$	47,006	$	118,811	$	491	$	11,630

Cash and Cash Equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents increased $289.6 million to $631.2 million at March 31, 2021 compared to December 31, 2020, primarily from stimulus payments and PPP loan advances deposited with the Bank.

Loans Held for Sale. Loans held for sale totaled $55.2 million at March 31, 2021, comprised of $42.3 million of commercial real estate and $12.8 million of residential real estate loans, compared to $138.1 million at December 31, 2020, comprised of $126.1 million of commercial real estate and $12.0 million of residential real estate loans. The commercial real estate loans represent modified loans, originated by Love Funding, that are sold into the secondary market.

Liabilities. Total liabilities totaled $6.25 billion at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

Deposits. We emphasize developing total client relationships with our customers in order to increase our retail and commercial core deposit bases, which are our primary funding sources. Our deposits consist of noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing demand, savings and time deposit accounts.

Total deposits increased $239.5 million to $5.34 billion at March 31, 2021, as compared to December 31, 2020. Retail deposits increased $150.9 million from year end due in large part to customers' receipt of payments from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 stimulus package in mid-March 2021. Commercial deposits increased $130.9 million during the same period, primarily from funds from PPP loan advances. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in servicing deposits. At March 31, 2021, total deposits were comprised of 28.5% of noninterest-bearing demand accounts, 57.6% of interest-bearing transaction accounts and 13.9% of time deposits. At March 31, 2021, brokered time deposits totaled $25.1 million, or 0.5% of total deposits, compared to $23.1 million, or 0.5% of total deposits, at December 31, 2020.

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The following table summarizes our average deposit balances and weighted average rates for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021				2020
(dollars in thousands)	Average balance		Weighted average rate		Average balance		Weighted average rate
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	1,370,604	—		$	986,178	—
Interest-bearing:
Checking	1,605,876		0.12	%	1,379,661		0.58	%
Money market	797,592		0.09		811,634		0.89
Savings	620,128		0.03		525,994		0.10
Time, less than $250,000	571,595		1.43		685,933		2.08
Time, $250,000 and over	109,752		1.20		118,063		2.40
Time, brokered	52,165		1.04		28,230		2.55
Total interest-bearing	$	3,757,108	0.34	%	$	3,549,515	0.95	%
Total deposits	$	5,127,712	0.25	%	$	4,535,693	0.74	%

The following table sets forth the maturity of time deposits of $250,000 or more and brokered time deposits as of March 31, 2021:


	Maturity within:
(dollars in thousands)	Three months or less		Three to six months		Six to twelve months		After twelve months		Total
Time, $250,000 and over	$	31,045	$	20,200	$	26,574	$	63,973	$	141,792
Time, brokered	1,044		8,068		5,150		10,870		25,132
Total	$	32,089	$	28,268	$	31,724	$	74,843	$	166,924

FHLB Advances and Other Borrowings. FHLB advances and other borrowings totaled $529.2 million and $779.2 million as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The decrease in borrowings was due to FHLB advances totaling $200.0 million being repaid in accordance with contract terms and not being replaced due to the Company's excess liquidity, and a $50.0 million FHLB advance being repaid early in conjunction with the termination of an interest rate swap.

Capital Resources and Liquidity Management

Capital Resources. Shareholders’ equity is influenced primarily by earnings, dividends, issuances and redemptions of common stock and changes in accumulated other comprehensive income caused primarily by fluctuations in unrealized holding gains or losses, net of taxes, on available-for-sale investment securities and cash flow hedges.

Shareholders’ equity increased $14.1 million to $635.5 million at March 31, 2021 as compared to December 31, 2020. The Company generated net income of $18.5 million during the first three months of 2021, had an increase in accumulated other comprehensive income of $1.0 million and issued $1.6 million of common stock related to employee benefit plans. Offsetting these increases to shareholders’ equity were $6.3 million of dividends to common shareholders and $1.2 million in stock repurchases.

On August 6, 2019, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to $25.0 million of its common stock, which was increased to $50.0 million on March 11, 2020 by an amendment approved by the Board of Directors. On December 2, 2020, the Company announced that the Board had extended the term of the repurchase program from December 31, 2020 to December 31, 2021. At the time of the extension, the program had approximately $6.4 million of remaining repurchase authority. Stock repurchases under the program may be made from time to time on the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, or in any manner that complies with applicable securities laws, at the discretion of the Company. The timing of purchases and the number of shares repurchased under the program are dependent upon a variety of factors including price, trading volume, corporate and regulatory requirements and market condition. The repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time without notice. As of March 31, 2021, $44.8 million, or 2,538,576 shares of the Company’s common stock, had been repurchased under the program, with approximately $5.2 million of remaining repurchase authority.

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Liquidity Management. Liquidity refers to the measure of our ability to meet the cash flow requirements of depositors and borrowers, while at the same time meeting our operating, capital and strategic cash flow needs, all at a reasonable cost. We continuously monitor our liquidity position to ensure that assets and liabilities are managed in a manner that will meet all short-term and long-term cash requirements. We manage our liquidity position to meet the daily cash flow needs of customers, while maintaining an appropriate balance between assets and liabilities to meet the return on investment objectives of our shareholders.

Integral to our liquidity management is the administration of short-term borrowings. To the extent we are unable to obtain sufficient liquidity through core deposits, we seek to meet our liquidity needs through wholesale funding or other borrowings on either a short- or long-term basis.

The Company has the option of obtaining additional liquidity by participating in the Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility (“Facility”). Under the Facility, the Company can pledge its PPP loans to the Federal Reserve Bank as collateral for available advances. PPP loans pledged as collateral to secure extensions of credit under the Facility will be valued at the principal amount of the PPP loan. No loans have been pledged to the Facility as of March 31, 2021.

At March 31, 2021, the Company had available federal funds lines of credit totaling $20.0 million, which were unused.

The Company is a corporation separate and apart from the Bank and, therefore, must provide for its own liquidity. The Company’s main source of funding is dividends declared and paid to us by the Bank. There are statutory, regulatory and debt covenant limitations that affect the ability of the Bank to pay dividends to the Company. Management believed at March 31, 2021, that these limitations will not impact our ability to meet our ongoing short-term cash obligations.

Regulatory Capital Requirements

We are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal and state banking regulators. Failure to meet regulatory capital requirements may result in certain mandatory and possible additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on our financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for “prompt corrective action”, we must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of our assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting policies.

In December 2018, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve, and the FDIC approved a final rule to address changes to credit loss accounting under GAAP, including banking organizations’ implementation of CECL. The final rule provides banking organizations the option to phase in over a three-year period the day-one adverse effects on regulatory capital that may result from the adoption of the CECL accounting standard. In March 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve, and the FDIC published an interim final rule to delay the estimated impact on regulatory capital stemming from the implementation of CECL. The interim final rule maintains the three-year transition option in the previous rule and provides banks the option to delay for two years an estimate of CECL’s effect on regulatory capital, relative to the incurred loss methodology’s effect on regulatory capital, followed by a three-year transition period (five-year transition option). The Company is adopting the capital transition relief over the permissible five-year period.

At March 31, 2021, the Company and the Bank exceeded the regulatory minimums and met the regulatory definition of well-capitalized.

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The following table presents the Company's and the Bank’s capital ratios and the minimum requirements at March 31, 2021:


Ratio	Actual		Minimum Regulatory Requirements (1)		Well Capitalized
Total risk-based capital ratio
Midland States Bancorp, Inc.	13.73	%	10.50	%	N/A
Midland States Bank	12.18		10.50		10.00	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
Midland States Bancorp, Inc.	9.62		8.50		N/A
Midland States Bank	11.15		8.50		8.00
Common equity tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
Midland States Bancorp, Inc.	8.39		7.00		N/A
Midland States Bank	11.15		7.00		6.50
Tier 1 leverage ratio
Midland States Bancorp, Inc.	7.79		4.00		N/A
Midland States Bank	9.03		4.00		5.00

(1)Total risk-based capital ratio, Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio and Common equity tier 1 risk-based capital ratio include the capital conservation buffer of 2.5%.

Contractual Obligations

The following table contains supplemental information regarding our total contractual obligations at March 31, 2021:


	Payments due
(dollars in thousands)	Less than one year		One to three years		Three to five years		More than five years		Total
Deposits without a stated maturity	$	4,596,593	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	4,596,593
Time deposits	519,626		175,344		48,922		28		743,920
Securities sold under repurchase agreements	71,728		—		—		—		71,728
FHLB advances and other borrowings	54,000		240,000		135,000		100,171		529,171
Operating lease obligations	1,762		3,409		1,742		4,308		11,221
Subordinated debt	—		—		31,621		138,267		169,888
Trust preferred debentures	—		—		—		48,954		48,954
Total contractual obligations	$	5,243,709	$	418,753	$	217,285	$	291,728	$	6,171,475

We believe that we will be able to meet our contractual obligations as they come due through the maintenance of adequate cash levels. We expect to maintain adequate cash levels through profitability, loan and securities repayment and maturity activity and continued deposit gathering activities. We have in place various borrowing mechanisms for both short-term and long-term liquidity needs.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market Risk. Market risk represents the risk of loss due to changes in market values of assets and liabilities. We incur market risk in the normal course of business through exposures to market interest rates, equity prices, and credit spreads. We are primarily exposed to interest rate risk as a result of offering a wide array of financial products to our customers and secondarily to price risk from investments in securities backed by mortgage loans.

Interest Rate Risk

Overview. Interest rate risk is the risk to earnings and value arising from changes in market interest rates. Interest rate risk arises from timing differences in the repricings and maturities of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities (reprice risk), changes in the expected maturities of assets and liabilities arising from embedded options, such as borrowers’ ability to prepay residential mortgage loans at any time and depositors’ ability to redeem certificates of deposit before maturity (option risk), changes in the shape of the yield curve where interest rates increase or decrease in a nonparallel fashion (yield curve risk), and changes in spread relationships between different yield curves, such as U.S. Treasuries and LIBOR (basis risk).

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We actively manage interest rate risk, as changes in market interest rates may have a significant impact on reported earnings. Changes in market interest rates may result in changes in the fair market value of our financial instruments, cash flows, and net interest income. We seek to achieve consistent growth in net interest income and capital while managing volatility arising from shifts in market interest rates. Our Board of Directors’ Risk Policy and Compliance Committee oversees interest rate risk, as well as the establishment of risk measures, limits, and policy guidelines for managing the amount of interest rate risk and mortgage price risk and its effect on net interest income and capital. Responsibility for measuring and the management of interest rate risk resides with Corporate Treasury. Our Risk Policy and Compliance Committee meets quarterly to monitor the level of interest rate risk sensitivity to ensure compliance with the board of directors’ approved risk limits.

Interest rate risk management is an active process that encompasses monitoring loan and deposit flows complemented by investment and funding activities. Effective management of interest rate risk begins with understanding the dynamic characteristics of assets and liabilities and determining the appropriate interest rate risk posture given business forecasts, management objectives, market expectations, and policy constraints.

An asset sensitive position refers to a balance sheet position in which an increase in short-term interest rates is expected to generate higher net interest income, as rates earned on our interest-earning assets would reprice upward more quickly than rates paid on our interest-bearing liabilities, thus expanding our net interest margin. Conversely, a liability sensitive position refers to a balance sheet position in which an increase in short-term interest rates is expected to generate lower net interest income, as rates paid on our interest-bearing liabilities would reprice upward more quickly than rates earned on our interest-earning assets, thus compressing our net interest margin.

Income Simulation and Economic Value Analysis. Interest rate risk measurement is calculated and reported to the Risk Policy and Compliance Committee at least quarterly. The information reported includes period-end results and identifies any policy limits exceeded, along with an assessment of the policy limit breach and the action plan and timeline for resolution, mitigation, or assumption of the risk.

We use two approaches to model interest rate risk: Net Interest Income at Risk (“NII at Risk”) and Economic Value of Equity (“EVE”). Under NII at Risk, net interest income is modeled utilizing various assumptions for assets, liabilities, and derivatives. EVE measures the period end market value of assets minus the market value of liabilities and the change in this value as rates change. EVE is a period end measurement.

NII at risk uses net interest income simulation analysis which involves forecasting net interest earnings under a variety of scenarios including changes in the level of interest rates, the shape of the yield curve, and spreads between market interest rates. The sensitivity of net interest income to changes in interest rates is measured using numerous interest rate scenarios including shocks, gradual ramps, curve flattening, curve steepening as well as forecasts of likely interest rates scenarios. Modeling the sensitivity of net interest earnings to changes in market interest rates is highly dependent on numerous assumptions incorporated into the modeling process. To the extent that actual performance is different than what was assumed, actual net interest earnings sensitivity may be different than projected. The assumptions used in the models are our best estimates based on studies conducted by the treasury group. The treasury group uses a data warehouse to study interest rate risk at a transactional level and uses various ad-hoc reports to continuously refine assumptions. Assumptions and methodologies regarding administered rate liabilities (e.g., savings accounts, money market accounts and interest-bearing checking accounts), balance trends, and repricing relationships reflect our best estimate of expected behavior and these assumptions are reviewed periodically.

We also have longer-term interest rate risk exposure, which may not be appropriately measured by earnings sensitivity analysis. The Risk Policy and Compliance Committee uses EVE to study the impact of long-term cash flows on earnings and on capital. EVE involves discounting present values of all cash flows of on and off-balance sheet items under different interest rate scenarios. The discounted present value of all cash flows represents our EVE. The analysis requires modifying the expected cash flows in each interest rate scenario, which will impact the discounted present value. The amount of base-case measurement and its sensitivity to shifts in the yield curve allow us to measure longer-term repricing and option risk in the balance sheet.

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The following table shows NII at Risk at the dates indicated:


	Net interest income sensitivity (Shocks)
	Immediate change in rates
(dollars in thousands)	-100			+100			+200
March 31, 2021:
Dollar change	$	(6,614)		$	3,255		$	5,946
Percent change	(3.3)		%	1.6		%	3.0		%
December 31, 2020:
Dollar change	$	(6,585)		$	5,790		$	10,376
Percent change	(3.1)		%	2.7		%	4.9		%

We report NII at Risk to isolate the change in income related solely to interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. The NII at Risk results included in the table above reflect the analysis used quarterly by management. It models −100, +100 and +200 basis point parallel shifts in market interest rates, implied by the forward yield curve over the next twelve months. We were within Board policy limits for the -100, +100 and +200 basis point scenarios at March 31, 2021.

Tolerance levels for risk management require the continuing development of remedial plans to maintain residual risk within approved levels as we adjust the balance sheet. NII at Risk reported at March 31, 2021, projects that our earnings exhibit reduced sensitivity to changes in interest rates except in the -100 basis point scenario compared to December 31, 2020.

The following table shows EVE at the dates indicated:


	Economic value of equity sensitivity (Shocks)
	Immediate change in rates
(dollars in thousands)	-100			+100			+200
March 31, 2021:
Dollar change	$	(104,297)		$	54,673		$	97,656
Percent change	(16.4)		%	8.6		%	15.3		%
December 31, 2020:
Dollar change	$	(90,487)		$	74,568		$	131,224
Percent change	(13.9)		%	11.5		%	20.2		%

The EVE results included in the table above reflect the analysis used quarterly by management. It models immediate −100, +100 and +200 basis point parallel shifts in market interest rates.

The EVE reported at March 31, 2021 projected that as interest rates increase, the economic value of equity position will increase, and as interest rates decrease, the economic value of equity position will decrease. When interest rates rise, fixed rate assets generally lose economic value; the longer the duration, the greater the value lost. The opposite is true when interest rates fall.

We were within board policy limits for the +100 and +200 basis point scenarios at March 31, 2021 and out of compliance for the -100 basis point scenario. The Bank is reviewing strategies to bring this position into policy compliance.

Price Risk. Price risk represents the risk of loss arising from adverse movements in the prices of financial instruments that are carried at fair value and are subject to fair value accounting. We have price risk from mortgage-backed securities, derivative instruments, and equity investments.

ITEM 3 – QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk are included under “Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk”.

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ITEM 4 – CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. The Company’s management, including our President and

Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”)), as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of that date to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its President and Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in internal control over financial reporting. There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

In the normal course of business, we are named or threatened to be named as a defendant in various lawsuits, none of which we expect to have a material effect on the Company. However, given the nature, scope and complexity of the extensive legal and regulatory landscape applicable to our business (including laws and regulations governing consumer protection, fair lending, fair labor, privacy, information security, anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism), we, like all banking organizations, are subject to heightened legal and regulatory compliance and litigation risk. There are no material pending legal proceedings to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any of their property is the subject.

ITEM 1A – RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the “Risk Factors” section included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

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ITEM 2 – UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

None.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table sets forth information regarding the Company’s repurchase of shares of its outstanding common stock during the first quarter of 2021.


Period	Total number of shares purchased(1)	Average price paid per share		Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs	Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs (2)
January 1 - 31, 2021	51,263	$	18.24	49,660	$	5,460,068
February 1 - 28, 2021	18,638	18.99		16,180	5,157,488
March 1 - 31, 2021	4,606	28.10		—	5,157,488
Total	74,507	$	19.04	65,840	$	5,157,488

(1)Represents shares of the Company’s common stock repurchased under the employee stock purchase program, shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of awards of restricted stock and/or pursuant to a publicly announced repurchase plan or program, as discussed in footnote 2 below.

(2)On August 6, 2019, the board of directors of the Company approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to $25.0 million of its common stock. On March 11, 2020, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to an additional $25.0 million of its common stock in addition to the amount remaining under the prior authorization. On December 2, 2020, the Company announced that the Board had extended the expiration date of the repurchase program from December 31, 2020 to December 31, 2021. At the time of the extension, the program had approximately $6.4 million of remaining repurchase authority. Stock repurchases under these programs may be made from time to time on the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, or in any manner that complies with applicable securities laws, at the discretion of the Company. The timing of purchases and the number of shares repurchased under the programs are dependent upon a variety of factors including price, trading volume, corporate and regulatory requirements and market condition. The repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time without notice. As of March 31, 2021, $44.8 million, or 2,538,576 shares of the Company’s common stock, had been repurchased under the program, with approximately $5.2 million of remaining repurchase authority.

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ITEM 6 – EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.						Description

3.1						Articles of Incorporation of Midland States Bancorp, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-210683), filed with the SEC on April 11, 2016).

3.2						Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Midland States Bancorp, Inc., effective May 8, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 8, 2018).

3.3						Statement of Resolution Establishing Series of Series G Preferred Stock of Midland States Bancorp, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 12, 2017).

3.4						By-laws of Midland States Bancorp, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-210683), filed with the SEC on April 11, 2016).

31.1						Chief Executive Officer’s Certification required by Rule 13(a)-14(a) – filed herewith.

31.2						Chief Financial Officer’s Certification required by Rule 13(a)-14(a) – filed herewith.

32.1						Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 – filed herewith.

32.2						Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 – filed herewith.

101						Financial information from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021 formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity; (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – filed herewith.

104						The cover page from Midland States Bancorp, Inc.’s Form 10-Q Report for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021 formatted in inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101.

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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.


	Midland States Bancorp, Inc.


Date: May 6, 2021	By:	/s/	Jeffrey G. Ludwig
			Jeffrey G. Ludwig
			President and Chief Executive Officer
			(Principal Executive Officer)


Date: May 6, 2021	By:	/s/	Eric T. Lemke
			Eric T. Lemke
			Chief Financial Officer
			(Principal Financial Officer)

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Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY

RULE 13a-14(a) OR RULE 15d-14(a)

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

I, Jeffrey G. Ludwig, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Report”) of Midland States Bancorp, Inc. (the “Registrant”);

2.Based on my knowledge, this Report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this Report;

4.The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:

a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this Report is being prepared;

b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this Report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this Report based on such evaluation; and

d)Disclosed in this Report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


	Midland States Bancorp, Inc.

Dated as of: May 6, 2021	By:	/s/	Jeffrey G. Ludwig
			Jeffrey G. Ludwig
			President and Chief Executive Officer
			(Principal Executive Officer)

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Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY

RULE 13a-14(a) OR RULE 15d-14(a)

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

I, Eric T. Lemke, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Report”) of Midland States Bancorp, Inc. (the “Registrant”);

b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


	Midland States Bancorp, Inc.

Dated as of: May 6, 2021	By:	/s/	Eric T. Lemke
			Eric T. Lemke
			Chief Financial Officer
			(Principal Financial Officer)

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Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Jeffrey G. Ludwig, President and Chief Executive Officer of Midland States Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

(1)The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


	Midland States Bancorp, Inc.

Dated as of: May 6, 2021	By:	/s/	Jeffrey G. Ludwig
			Jeffrey G. Ludwig
			President and Chief Executive Officer
			(Principal Executive Officer)

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Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Eric T. Lemke, Chief Financial Officer of Midland States Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


	Midland States Bancorp, Inc.

Dated as of: May 6, 2021	By:	/s/	Eric T. Lemke
			Eric T. Lemke
			Chief Financial Officer
			(Principal Financial Officer)