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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 September 30, 2018

☐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

Effingham, IL

62401

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(217) 342-7321

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☒ Yes ☐ 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.

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 October 31, 2018, the Registrant had 23,704,643 shares of outstanding common stock, $0.01 par value.

MIDLAND STATES BANCORP, INC.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Financial Statements

	Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2018 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2017	1

	Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017	2

	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017	3

	Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017	4

	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017	5

	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	6

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	38

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	60

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	60

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	60

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	60

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	61

Item 6.	Exhibits	62

SIGNATURES		63

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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)


	September 30,		December 31,
	2018		2017
	(unaudited)
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	240,489	$	214,519
Federal funds sold		1,944		683
Cash and cash equivalents		242,433		215,202
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value		682,396		450,525
Equity securities, at fair value		3,357		—
Loans		4,156,282		3,226,678
Allowance for loan losses		(19,631)		(16,431)
Total loans, net		4,136,651		3,210,247
Loans held for sale, at fair value		35,246		50,089
Premises and equipment, net		95,062		76,162
Other real estate owned		3,684		5,708
Nonmarketable equity securities		44,931		34,796
Accrued interest receivable		17,500		11,715
Mortgage servicing rights, at lower of cost or fair value		51,626		56,352
Mortgage servicing rights held for sale		4,419		10,176
Intangible assets		39,228		16,932
Goodwill		164,044		98,624
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies		138,600		113,366
Accrued income taxes receivable		5,080		8,358
Deferred tax assets, net		10,165		12,024
Other assets		50,190		42,425
Total assets	$	5,724,612	$	4,412,701
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Liabilities:
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing	$	991,311	$	724,443
Interest-bearing		3,151,895		2,406,646
Total deposits		4,143,206		3,131,089
Short-term borrowings		145,450		156,126
FHLB advances and other borrowings		652,253		496,436
Subordinated debt		94,093		93,972
Trust preferred debentures		47,676		47,330
Accrued interest payable		5,564		2,531
Other liabilities		42,224		35,672
Total liabilities		5,130,466		3,963,156

Shareholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock, Series H, $2 par value; $1,000 per share liquidation value; 2,636 shares authorized, issued and outstanding at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017		2,829		2,970
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized; 23,694,637 and 19,122,049 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively		237		191
Capital surplus		473,057		330,148
Retained earnings		122,745		114,478
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income		(4,722)		1,758
Total shareholders’ equity		594,146		449,545
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	5,724,612	$	4,412,701

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				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Interest income:
Loans:
Taxable	$	49,216	$	38,689	$	140,946	$	97,016
Tax exempt		1,006		313		2,275		953
Loans held for sale		512		438		1,235		1,926
Investment securities:
Taxable		3,753		1,920		10,152		4,723
Tax exempt		1,195		948		3,446		2,802
Nonmarketable equity securities		540		331		1,421		788
Federal funds sold and cash investments		765		607		2,300		1,405
Total interest income		56,987		43,246		161,775		109,613
Interest expense:
Deposits		6,151		3,377		15,273		8,570
Short-term borrowings		213		100		453		262
FHLB advances and other borrowings		3,211		1,494		7,664		2,901
Subordinated debt		1,514		873		4,542		2,619
Trust preferred debentures		817		637		2,291		1,635
Total interest expense		11,906		6,481		30,223		15,987
Net interest income		45,081		36,765		131,552		93,626
Provision for loan losses		2,103		1,489		5,963		3,480
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		42,978		35,276		125,589		90,146
Noninterest income:
Commercial FHA revenue		3,130		3,777		6,786		14,625
Residential mortgage banking revenue		1,154		2,317		4,688		7,563
Wealth management revenue		5,467		3,475		14,862		9,754
Service charges on deposit accounts		2,804		2,133		7,464		4,147
Interchange revenue		2,759		1,724		7,733		3,816
Gain (loss) on sales of investment securities, net		—		98		(5)		219
Gain on sales of other real estate owned		86		22		559		54
Other income		2,872		1,857		8,534		5,186
Total noninterest income		18,272		15,403		50,621		45,364
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		22,528		22,411		74,390		61,368
Occupancy and equipment		5,040		4,144		14,000		10,800
Data processing		10,817		5,786		20,402		11,531
FDIC insurance		549		565		1,636		1,403
Professional		2,632		4,151		9,559		10,285
Marketing		1,137		1,070		3,754		2,517
Communications		1,289		723		3,606		1,655
Loan expense		262		629		1,338		1,531
Other real estate owned		42		146		298		725
Amortization of intangible assets		1,853		1,187		5,104		2,291
Loss on mortgage servicing rights held for sale		270		3,617		458		3,617
Other expense		3,898		3,934		11,723		9,082
Total noninterest expense		50,317		48,363		146,268		116,805
Income before income taxes		10,933		2,316		29,942		18,705
Income taxes		2,436		280		6,857		4,640
Net income		8,497		2,036		23,085		14,065
Preferred stock dividends and premium amortization		35		27		107		46
Net income available to common shareholders	$	8,462	$	2,009	$	22,978	$	14,019
Per common share data:
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.35	$	0.10	$	1.00	$	0.81
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.35	$	0.10	$	0.98	$	0.78
Weighted average common shares outstanding		23,855,805		19,265,409		22,868,256		17,274,746
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding		24,325,743		19,704,217		23,327,140		17,797,235

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				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Net income	$	8,497	$	2,036	$	23,085	$	14,065
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Investment securities available for sale:
Unrealized (losses) gains that occurred during the period		(3,330)		305		(8,919)		3,245
Reclassification adjustment for realized net (gains) losses on sales of investment securities included in net income		—		(98)		5		(219)
Income tax effect		915		(94)		2,434		(1,188)
Change in investment securities available for sale, net of tax		(2,415)		113		(6,480)		1,838
Investment securities held to maturity:
Amortization of unrealized gain on investment securities transferred from available-for-sale		—		(25)		—		(83)
Income tax effect		—		9		—		31
Change in investment securities held to maturity, net of tax		—		(16)		—		(52)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax		(2,415)		97		(6,480)		1,786
Total comprehensive income	$	6,082	$	2,133	$	16,605	$	15,851

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)

NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 AND 2017

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)


									Accumulated
									other		Total
	Preferred		Common		Capital		Retained		comprehensive		shareholders'
	stock		stock		surplus		earnings		(loss) income		equity
Balances, December 31, 2017	$	2,970	$	191	$	330,148	$	114,478	$	1,758	$	449,545
Net income		—		—		—		23,085		—		23,085
Compensation expense for stock option grants		—		—		263		—		—		263
Amortization of restricted stock awards		—		—		841		—		—		841
Preferred dividends declared		—		—		—		(248)		—		(248)
Preferred stock, premium amortization		(141)		—		—		141		—		—
Common dividends declared ($0.66 per share)		—		—		—		(14,711)		—		(14,711)
Acquisition of Alpine Bancorporation, Inc.		—		45		139,876		—		—		139,921
Issuance of common stock under employee benefit plans		—		1		1,929		—		—		1,930
Other comprehensive loss		—		—		—		—		(6,480)		(6,480)
Balances, September 30, 2018	$	2,829	$	237	$	473,057	$	122,745	$	(4,722)	$	594,146


Balances, December 31, 2016	$	—	$	155	$	209,712	$	112,513	$	(610)	$	321,770
Net income		—		—		—		14,065		—		14,065
Compensation expense for stock option grants		—		—		413		—		—		413
Amortization of restricted stock awards		—		—		599		—		—		599
Preferred dividends declared		—		—		—		(102)		—		(102)
Preferred stock, premium amortization		(56)		—		—		56		—		—
Common dividends declared ($0.60 per share)		—		—		—		(10,159)		—		(10,159)
Acquisition of CedarPoint Investment Advisors, Inc.		—		1		3,350		—		—		3,351
Acquisition of Centrue Financial Corporation		3,071		32		112,480		—		—		115,583
Issuance of common stock under employee benefit plans		—		3		3,380		—		—		3,383
Other comprehensive income		—		—		—		—		1,786		1,786
Balances, September 30, 2017	$	3,015	$	191	$	329,934	$	116,373	$	1,176	$	450,689

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)


	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2018		2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	23,085	$	14,065
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for loan losses		5,963		3,480
Depreciation on premises and equipment		4,552		3,666
Amortization of intangible assets		5,104		2,291
Compensation expense for stock option grants		263		413
Amortization of restricted stock awards		841		599
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance		(2,656)		(2,016)
Investment securities amortization, net		2,846		1,358
Loss (gain) on sales of investment securities, net		5		(219)
Gain on sales of other real estate owned		(559)		(54)
Impairment of other real estate owned		126		171
Origination of loans held for sale		(399,109)		(630,601)
Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale		424,874		679,217
Gain on loans sold and held for sale		(8,649)		(20,844)
Loss on disposals of premises and equipment		395		102
Amortization of mortgage servicing rights		2,303		4,254
Impairment of mortgage servicing rights		931		1,830
Loss on mortgage servicing rights held for sale		458		3,617
Net change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accrued interest receivable		(1,371)		(1,095)
Accrued interest payable		2,494		1,035
Accrued income taxes receivable		3,278		3,653
Other assets		(1,757)		159
Other liabilities		2,517		(2,341)
Net cash provided by operating activities		65,934		62,740
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment securities available for sale:
Purchases		(68,556)		(221,617)
Sales		16,805		11,250
Maturities and payments		98,838		192,791
Investment securities held to maturity:
Purchases		—		(2,929)
Maturities		—		10,480
Equity securities:
Purchases		(44)		—
Sales		7,789		—
Net increase in loans		(147,450)		(160,266)
Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment		22		—
Purchases of premises and equipment		(5,807)		(5,363)
Proceeds from sales of mortgage servicing rights held for sale		12,994		—
Purchases of nonmarketable equity securities		(20,637)		(16,575)
Sales of nonmarketable equity securities		12,540		9,837
Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned		3,676		4,525
Net cash acquired (paid) in acquisition		36,153		(18,519)
Net cash used in investing activities		(53,677)		(196,386)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net decrease in deposits		(99,013)		(29,766)
Net (decrease) increase in short-term borrowings		(10,676)		7,452
Proceeds from FHLB borrowings		902,080		347,357
Payments made on FHLB borrowings		(761,531)		(229,857)
Proceeds from other borrowings		—		39,964
Payments made on other borrowings		(2,857)		(1,770)
Cash dividends paid on preferred stock		(248)		(102)
Cash dividends paid on common stock		(14,711)		(10,159)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee benefit plans		1,930		3,383
Net cash provided by financing activities		14,974		126,502
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	$	27,231	$	(7,144)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period	$	215,202	$	190,716
End of period	$	242,433	$	183,572
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash payments for:
Interest paid on deposits and borrowed funds	$	27,190	$	14,677
Income tax paid		575		637
Supplemental disclosures of noncash investing and financing activities:
Transfer of loans to other real estate owned	$	904	$	2,659
Transfer of premises and equipment to assets held for sale		—		2,858
Transfer of mortgage servicing rights at lower of cost or market to mortgage servicing rights held for sale		3,649		10,618

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. Its wholly owned banking subsidiary, Midland States Bank (the “Bank”), has branches across Illinois and in Missouri and Colorado, and provides a broad array of traditional community banking and other complementary financial services, including commercial lending, residential mortgage origination, wealth management, merchant services and prime consumer lending. We also originate and service government sponsored mortgages for multifamily and healthcare facilities through our subsidiary, Love Funding Corporation (“Love Funding”), based in Washington, D.C. Our commercial equipment financing business, which operates on a nationwide basis, was brought directly into the Bank under the name Midland Equipment Finance beginning in January 2018.

On February 28, 2018, we completed the acquisition of Alpine Bancorporation, Inc. (“Alpine”) and its banking subsidiary, Alpine Bank & Trust Co. (“Alpine Bank”), as more fully described in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements. Through the Alpine acquisition, we greatly expanded our commercial and retail banking presence in northern Illinois. After the acquisition, Alpine Bank operated as a subsidiary of the Company until its merger into the Bank in July 2018.

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 earned on loans and leases 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; residential mortgage loan originations, sales and servicing; and, from time to time, gains on sales of assets. Our income sources also include Love Funding’s commercial Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”) loan origination and servicing income. 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 loan 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, 2017, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 6, 2018. 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. Management of the Company has made a number of estimates and assumptions related to the reporting of assets and liabilities to prepare the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP. Actual results may differ from those estimates. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods presented herein, have been included. Certain reclassifications of 2017 amounts have been made to conform to the 2018 presentation. Management has evaluated subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2018 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 consolidated financial statements.

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Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards

FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” – In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) amended existing guidance related to revenue from contracts with customers. This amendment supersedes and replaces nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance, establishes a new control-based revenue recognition model, changes the basis for deciding when revenue is recognized over time or at a point in time, provides new and more detailed guidance on specific topics and expands and improves disclosures about revenue. The Company adopted ASU 2014-09 and all subsequent amendments to the ASU (collectively referred to as Topic 606) on January 1, 2018. 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 the new guidance. 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 impact of applying this standard to the Company’s consolidated financial statements was determined to be immaterial because the Company’s revenue recognition pattern for revenue streams within the scope of ASU 2014-09 did not change significantly from prior practice. We elected to implement this standard using the modified retrospective approach, with the cumulative effect recorded as an adjustment to opening retained earnings at January 1, 2018. Since the impact of applying the standard was determined to be immaterial, the Company did not record a cumulative effect adjustment to beginning retained earnings on January 1, 2018. See “Note 17 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers” for further discussion on the Company’s policies for revenue sources within the scope of Topic 606.

FASB ASU 2016-01, “Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10) - Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.” – In January 2016, the FASB issued this standard, which is intended to improve the recognition and measurement of financial instruments. This standard, among other things: (i) requires equity investments, with certain exceptions, to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income; (ii) simplifies the impairment assessment of equity investments without readily determinable fair values by requiring a qualitative assessment to identify impairment; (iii) eliminates the requirement for public business entities to disclose the methods and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet; (iv) requires public business entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes; (v) requires an entity to present separately, in other comprehensive income, the portion of the total change in the fair value of a liability resulting from a change in the instrument-specific credit risk when the entity has elected to measure the liability at fair value in accordance with the fair value option for financial instruments; (vi) requires separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset on the balance sheet or the accompanying notes to the financial statements; and (vii) clarifies that an entity should evaluate the need for a valuation allowance on a deferred tax asset related to available-for-sale securities. The adoption of ASU No. 2016-01 on January 1, 2018 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. See “Note 14 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments” regarding the valuation of the loan portfolio.

FASB ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)” – In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842).” This update revises the model to assess how a lease should be classified and provides guidance for lessees and lessors, when presenting right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet. Under the new guidance, lessees will be required to recognize the following for all leases, with the exception of short-term leases, at the commencement date: (1) a lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis; and (2) a right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term. Under the new guidance, lessor accounting is largely unchanged. This update is effective for us on January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the consolidated financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. In July 2018, the FASB issued supplementary ASU No. 2018-11, which provides for an additional transition method permitting application of the new leases standard at the beginning of the year of adoption. The Company developed and is currently executing on a project plan for implementing the provisions of the new lease standard. While we have not yet determined the overall impact of the new guidance on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, we expect to report increased assets and liabilities on our consolidated statement of financial condition as a result of recognizing right-of-use assets and lease liabilities related to non-cancelable operating lease agreements for office space, which currently are not on our consolidated statement of financial condition.

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FASB ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” – In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” The objective of this update is to improve financial reporting by providing timelier recording of credit losses on loans and other financial instruments held by financial institutions and other organizations. The ASU requires an organization to measure all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Financial institutions and other organizations will use forward-looking information to better understand their credit loss estimates. For public companies that are filers with the SEC, this update is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early application is permitted for any organization for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company has formed a cross functional committee that has overseen the enhancement of existing technology required to source and model data for the purposes of meeting this standard. The committee has finalized the contract with a vendor to assist in generating loan level cash flows and disclosures. The vendor has started the process of uploading loan level historical data into their system. While the Company generally expects to recognize a one-time cumulative effect adjustment to the allowance for loan losses as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the new standard is effective, the Company cannot yet determine the magnitude of any such one-time adjustment or the overall impact of the new guidance on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company is continuing to evaluate the potential impact on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

FASB ASU 2017-02, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities” – In August 2017, the FASB issued this standard, the objectives of which are to: (1) improve the transparency and understandability of information conveyed to financial statement users about an entity’s risk management activities by better aligning the entity’s financial reporting for hedging relationships with those risk management activities; and (2) reduce the complexity of and simplify the application of hedge accounting by preparers. This standard is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018; early adoption is permitted. The Company currently does not designate any derivative financial instruments as formal hedging relationships, and therefore, does not utilize hedge accounting. However, the Company is currently evaluating this standard to determine whether its provisions will enhance the Company’s ability to employ risk management strategies, while improving the transparency and understanding of those strategies for financial statement users.

FASB ASU 2018-02, “Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income” – In February 2018, ASU 2018-02 was issued following the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which changed the Company’s maximum federal income tax rate from 35% to 21% effective starting in 2018. This standard allows an entity to elect a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The standard is effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2018 although early adoption is permitted. The impact of this ASU on the Company’s consolidated financial statements was not material.

Note 3 – Acquisitions

Alpine Bancorporation, Inc.

On February 28, 2018, the Company completed its acquisition of Alpine and its banking subsidiary, Alpine Bank, which operated 19 locations in northern Illinois. In the aggregate, the Company acquired Alpine for consideration valued at approximately $173.2 million, which consisted of approximately $33.3 million in cash and the issuance of 4,463,200 shares of the Company’s common stock. The acquisition was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. Accordingly, the Company recognized amounts for identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their estimated acquisition date fair values, while $22.0 million of transaction and integration costs associated with the acquisition have been expensed during 2017 and the first nine months of 2018, and remaining integration costs will be expensed in future periods as incurred.

Management’s preliminary valuation of the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, which are based on assumptions that are subject to change, and the resulting allocation of the consideration paid for the allocation is reflected in the table below. Prior to the end of the one-year measurement period for finalizing the consideration paid allocation, if information becomes available which would indicate adjustments are required to the allocation, such adjustments will be included in the allocation in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined.

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Centrue Financial Corporation

On June 9, 2017, the Company completed its acquisition of Centrue Financial Corporation (“Centrue”) and its banking subsidiary, Centrue Bank, which operated 20 full-service banking centers located principally in northern Illinois. In the aggregate, the Company acquired Centrue for consideration valued at approximately $176.6 million, which consisted of approximately $61.0 million in cash and the issuance of 3,219,238 shares of the Company’s common stock, 181 shares of Series G preferred stock and 2,635.5462 shares of Series H preferred stock. The acquisition was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. Accordingly, the Company recognized amounts for identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their estimated acquisition date fair values, while $17.8 million of transaction and integration costs associated with the acquisition have been expensed during 2017 and the first nine months of 2018.

As of June 30, 2018, the Company finalized its valuation of all assets acquired and liabilities assumed in its acquisition of Centrue, resulting in no material change to acquisition accounting adjustments. A summary of the fair value of the assets acquired, liabilities assumed and resulting goodwill are included in the table below.



(dollars in thousands)		Alpine		Centrue
Assets acquired:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	69,459	$	42,461
Investment securities, at fair value		301,800		149,013
Loans		786,186		679,582
Loans held for sale		3,416		531
Premises and equipment		18,126		17,147
Other real estate owned		53		4,983
Nonmarketable equity securities		2,038		8,168
Accrued interest receivable		4,414		2,376
Mortgage servicing rights		—		1,933
Mortgage servicing rights held for sale		3,942		—
Intangible assets		27,400		11,070
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies		22,578		36,349
Deferred tax assets, net		—		34,339
Other assets		4,770		2,256
Total assets acquired		1,244,182		990,208
Liabilities assumed:
Deposits		1,111,130		739,867
Short-term borrowings		—		14,434
FHLB advances and other borrowings		18,127		95,332
Trust preferred debentures		—		7,565
Accrued interest payable		539		275
Deferred tax liabilities, net		1,994		—
Other liabilities		4,500		3,600
Total liabilities assumed		1,136,290		861,073
Net assets acquired		107,892		129,135
Goodwill		65,335		47,444
Total consideration paid	$	173,227	$	176,579

Intangible assets:
Core deposit intangible	$	21,100	$	11,070
Customer relationship intangible		6,300		—
Total intangible assets	$	27,400	$	11,070
Estimated useful lives:
Core deposit intangible		13 years		8 years
Customer relationship intangible		13 years		N/A

Goodwill arising from the acquisitions consists largely of the synergies and economies of scale expected from combining the operations of Alpine and Centrue into the Company. The goodwill is assigned as part of the Company’s banking reporting unit. The portion of the consideration paid allocated to goodwill will not be deductible for tax purposes.

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The identifiable assets acquired from Alpine and Centrue included core deposit intangibles and customer relationship intangibles, which are being amortized on an accelerated basis as shown above.

Acquired loan data for Alpine and Centrue can be found in the table below:


					Best Estimate at
					Acquisition Date of
	Fair Value		Gross Contractual		Contractual Cash
	of Acquired Loans		Amounts Receivable		Flows Not Expected
(dollars in thousands)	at Acquisition Date		at Acquisition Date		to be Collected
Alpine:
Acquired receivables subject to ASC 310-30	$	34,993	$	50,342	$	9,254
Acquired receivables not subject to ASC 310-30		751,193		774,836		4,244
Centrue:
Acquired receivables subject to ASC 310-30	$	11,381	$	20,523	$	7,227
Acquired receivables not subject to ASC 310-30		668,201		821,338		4,835

The unaudited pro-forma financial information below for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 gives effect to the Alpine acquisition as if it had occurred on January 1, 2017, which combines the historical results of Alpine with the Company’s consolidated statements of income, adjusted for the impact of the application of the acquisition method of accounting including loan discount accretion, intangible assets amortization, and deposit premium accretion, net of taxes. The unaudited pro-forma financial information also gives effect to the Centrue acquisition that closed on June 9, 2017 as if that transaction became effective January 1, 2017. The unaudited pro-forma financial information has been prepared for comparative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations had the acquisition actually occurred on January 1, 2017. No assumptions have been applied regarding revenue enhancements, expense efficiencies or asset dispositions. Only the acquisition related expenses that have been incurred as of September 30, 2018 are included in net income in the table below. Acquisition related expenses associated with Alpine that were recognized and are included in the unaudited pro-forma net income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 totaled $9.1 million and $21.1 million, respectively, on a pre-tax basis.


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2018		2017		2018		2017
Revenue(1)	$	63,353	$	69,594	$	194,910	$	210,873
Net income		8,497		5,196		25,656		25,278
Diluted earnings per common share		0.35		0.21		1.05		1.04

(1)

Net interest income plus noninterest income

Note 4 – Investment Securities

Investment securities as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were as follows:


	September 30, 2018
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		unrealized		unrealized		Fair
(dollars in thousands)	cost		gains		losses		value
Available for sale securities
U.S. Treasury securities	$	25,028	$	—	$	495	$	24,533
Government sponsored entity debt securities		76,841		18		1,486		75,373
Agency mortgage-backed securities		349,501		573		6,377		343,697
State and municipal securities		169,887		2,634		1,509		171,012
Corporate securities		67,652		910		781		67,781
Total available for sale securities	$	688,909	$	4,135	$	10,648	$	682,396
Equity securities(1)							$	3,357

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	December 31, 2017
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		unrealized		unrealized		Fair
(dollars in thousands)	cost		gains		losses		value
Available for sale securities
U.S. Treasury securities	$	28,005	$	—	$	287	$	27,718
Government sponsored entity debt securities		25,445		41		275		25,211
Agency mortgage-backed securities		233,606		882		2,101		232,387
State and municipal securities		99,449		3,632		514		102,567
Corporate securities		58,904		1,087		179		59,812
Equity securities(1)		2,715		140		25		2,830
Total available for sale securities	$	448,124	$	5,782	$	3,381	$	450,525

(1)

As a result of accounting guidance adopted in the first quarter of 2018, equity securities are no longer presented within available for sale securities and are now presented within equity securities in the consolidated balance sheets for the current period. For further discussion of this guidance, see Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements.

Unrealized losses and fair values for investment securities available for sale as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, are summarized as follows:


	September 30, 2018
	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or more				Total
	Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized
(dollars in thousands)	value		loss		value		loss		value		loss
Available for sale securities
U.S. Treasury securities	$	5,020	$	2	$	19,513	$	493	$	24,533	$	495
Government sponsored entity debt securities		59,562		777		15,010		709		74,572		1,486
Agency mortgage-backed securities		217,907		3,612		60,798		2,765		278,705		6,377
State and municipal securities		82,326		891		15,619		618		97,945		1,509
Corporate securities		28,831		443		4,214		338		33,045		781
Total available for sale securities	$	393,646	$	5,725	$	115,154	$	4,923	$	508,800	$	10,648


	December 31, 2017
	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or more				Total
	Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized
(dollars in thousands)	value		loss		value		loss		value		loss
Available for sale securities
U.S. Treasury securities	$	19,758	$	251	$	7,960	$	36	$	27,718	$	287
Government sponsored entity debt securities		24,168		275		—		—		24,168		275
Agency mortgage-backed securities		124,192		1,500		19,530		601		143,722		2,101
State and municipal securities		29,338		331		5,889		183		35,227		514
Corporate securities		5,917		85		3,463		94		9,380		179
Equity securities(1)		2,603		25		—		—		2,603		25
Total available for sale securities	$	205,976	$	2,467	$	36,842	$	914	$	242,818	$	3,381

(1)

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

We evaluate securities for other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) on a quarterly basis, at a minimum, and more frequently when economic or market concerns warrant such evaluation. In estimating OTTI losses, we consider the severity and duration of the impairment; the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, which for debt securities considers external credit ratings and recent downgrades; and the intent and ability of the Company to hold the security for a period of time sufficient for a recovery in value.

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At September 30, 2018, 393 investment securities available for sale had unrealized losses with aggregate depreciation of 2.1% from their amortized cost basis. The unrealized losses relate 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 have the intent to sell and it is not more likely than not that it will be required to sell a security in an unrealized loss position prior to recovery in value; therefore, the Company does not consider these securities to be other than temporarily impaired at September 30, 2018.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company did not recognize OTTI losses on its investment securities.

The following is a summary of the amortized cost and fair value of the available-for-sale investment securities, by maturity, at September 30, 2018. The maturities of agency and non-agency mortgage-backed securities are based on expected maturities. 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 available-for-sale investment securities are based on final contractual maturity.


	Amortized		Fair
(dollars in thousands)	cost		value
Available for sale securities
Within one year	$	51,775	$	51,705
After one year through five years		419,588		414,879
After five years through ten years		177,434		175,784
After ten years		40,112		40,028
Total available for sale securities	$	688,909	$	682,396

Proceeds from the sale of investment securities available for sale were $16.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. There were no sales of investment securities available for sale during the three months ended September 30, 2018. Gross realized gains from the sale of securities available for sale were $73,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. There were $25,000 gross realized losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

Proceeds from the sale of investment securities available for sale were $2.7 million and $11.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. Gross realized gains from the sale of securities available for sale were $98,000 and $219,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. There were no gross realized losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Proceeds from the sale of equity securities were $7.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. There were no sales of equity securities during the three months ended September 30, 2018. Gross realized losses from the sale of equity securities were $53,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. There were no gross realized gains for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. During the three months ended September 30, 2018, the Company recognized net unrealized losses of $67,000 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company recognized net unrealized gains of $26,000, which was recorded in noninterest income in the consolidated statements of income.

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Note 5 – Loans

The following table presents total loans outstanding by portfolio, which includes non-purchased credit impaired (“Non-PCI”) loans and purchased credit impaired (“PCI”) loans, as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017:


	September 30, 2018						December 31, 2017
	Non-PCI		PCI				Non-PCI		PCI
(dollars in thousands)	Loans		Loans(1)		Total		Loans		Loans(1)		Total
Commercial	$	785,859	$	5,688	$	791,547	$	553,257	$	2,673	$	555,930
Commercial real estate		1,692,143		19,783		1,711,926		1,427,076		12,935		1,440,011
Construction and land development		230,913		8,567		239,480		199,853		734		200,587
Total commercial loans		2,708,915		34,038		2,742,953		2,180,186		16,342		2,196,528
Residential real estate		576,259		9,875		586,134		447,602		5,950		453,552
Consumer		582,161		2,035		584,196		371,286		169		371,455
Lease financing		242,999		—		242,999		205,143		—		205,143
Total loans	$	4,110,334	$	45,948	$	4,156,282	$	3,204,217	$	22,461	$	3,226,678

(1)

The unpaid principal balance for PCI loans totaled $60.7 million and $32.8 million as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Total loans include net deferred loan fees of $15.4 million and $10.1 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, and unearned discounts of $25.4 million and $20.7 million within the lease financing portfolio at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company had commercial and residential loans held for sale totaling $35.2 million and $50.1 million, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company sold commercial and residential real estate loans with proceeds totaling $155.0 million and $424.9 million, respectively, and sold commercial and residential real estate loans with proceeds totaling $206.2 million and $679.2 million for the comparable periods in 2017, respectively.

We have extended loans to certain of our directors, executive officers, principal shareholders and their affiliates. The aggregate loans outstanding to the directors, executive officers, principal shareholders and their affiliates totaled $25.6 million and $22.4 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, there were $6.9 million and $8.6 million, respectively, of new loans and other additions, while repayments and other reductions totaled $1.7 million and $5.4 million, respectively.

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 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

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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. 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” 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. 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.

The following table presents the recorded investment of the commercial loan portfolio (excluding PCI loans) by risk category as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017:


	September 30, 2018								December 31, 2017
			Commercial		Construction						Commercial		Construction
			Real		and Land						Real		and Land
(dollars in thousands)	Commercial		Estate		Development		Total		Commercial		Estate		Development		Total
Acceptable credit quality	$	735,936	$	1,606,393	$	229,411	$	2,571,740	$	510,928	$	1,384,630	$	191,872	$	2,087,430
Special mention		22,686		35,310		44		58,040		12,290		11,497		—		23,787
Substandard		18,849		31,278		—		50,127		27,718		14,695		—		42,413
Substandard – nonaccrual		8,388		19,162		1,239		28,789		1,266		12,482		785		14,533
Doubtful		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Not graded		—		—		219		219		1,055		3,772		7,196		12,023
Total (excluding PCI)	$	785,859	$	1,692,143	$	230,913	$	2,708,915	$	553,257	$	1,427,076	$	199,853	$	2,180,186

The Company evaluates the credit quality of its other loan portfolio 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 impaired for purposes of credit quality evaluation. The following table presents the recorded investment of our other loan portfolio (excluding PCI loans) based on the credit risk profile of loans that are performing and loans that are impaired as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017:


	September 30, 2018								December 31, 2017
	Residential				Lease				Residential				Lease
(dollars in thousands)	Real Estate		Consumer		Financing		Total		Real Estate		Consumer		Financing		Total
Performing	$	569,716	$	581,635	$	242,302	$	1,393,653	$	441,418	$	370,999	$	203,797	$	1,016,214
Impaired		6,543		526		697		7,766		6,184		287		1,346		7,817
Total (excluding PCI)	$	576,259	$	582,161	$	242,999	$	1,401,419	$	447,602	$	371,286	$	205,143	$	1,024,031

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Impaired Loans

Impaired loans include loans on nonaccrual status, loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest and loans modified under troubled debt restructurings. Impaired loans at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 do not include $45.9 million and $22.5 million, respectively, of PCI loans. The risk of credit loss on acquired loans was recognized as part of the fair value adjustment at the acquisition date.

There was no interest income recognized on nonaccrual loans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 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 $421,000 and $1.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and $124,000 and $532,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. The Company recognized interest income on commercial and commercial real estate loans modified under troubled debt restructurings of $17,000 and $75,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and $40,000 and $59,000 for the comparable periods in 2017, respectively.

The following table presents impaired loans (excluding PCI loans) by portfolio and related valuation allowance as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017:


	September 30, 2018						December 31, 2017
			Unpaid		Related				Unpaid		Related
	Recorded		Principal		Valuation		Recorded		Principal		Valuation
(dollars in thousands)	Investment		Balance		Allowance		Investment		Balance		Allowance
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance:
Commercial	$	2,994	$	3,066	$	2,401	$	3,237	$	3,297	$	526
Commercial real estate		6,939		13,179		576		2,297		3,508		329
Construction and land development		179		179		18		103		102		10
Residential real estate		3,875		4,506		589		4,028		4,705		566
Consumer		513		532		58		266		279		29
Lease financing		697		698		296		1,064		1,064		345
Total impaired loans with a valuation allowance		15,197		22,160		3,938		10,995		12,955		1,805
Impaired loans with no related valuation allowance:
Commercial		5,891		9,204		—		866		5,782		—
Commercial real estate		13,679		14,216		—		11,700		17,359		—
Construction and land development		1,113		1,113		—		740		780		—
Residential real estate		2,668		2,943		—		2,156		2,380		—
Consumer		13		14		—		21		21		—
Lease financing		—		—		—		282		282		—
Total impaired loans with no related valuation allowance		23,364		27,490		—		15,765		26,604		—
Total impaired loans:
Commercial		8,885		12,270		2,401		4,103		9,079		526
Commercial real estate		20,618		27,395		576		13,997		20,867		329
Construction and land development		1,292		1,292		18		843		882		10
Residential real estate		6,543		7,449		589		6,184		7,085		566
Consumer		526		546		58		287		300		29
Lease financing		697		698		296		1,346		1,346		345
Total impaired loans (excluding PCI)	$	38,561	$	49,650	$	3,938	$	26,760	$	39,559	$	1,805

The difference between a loan’s recorded investment and the unpaid principal balance represents: (1) a partial charge-off resulting from a confirmed loss due to the value of the collateral securing the loan being below the loan’s principal balance and management’s assessment that the full collection of the loan balance is not likely and (2) payments received on nonaccrual loans that are fully applied to principal on the loan’s recorded investment as compared to being applied to principal and interest on the unpaid customer principal and interest balance. The difference between the recorded investment and the unpaid principal balance on loans was $11.0 million and $12.8 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Interest income recognized on impaired loans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was immaterial.

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The aging status of the recorded investment in loans by portfolio (excluding PCI loans) as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were as follows:



	Accruing Loans
	30-59		60-89		Past Due
	Days		Days		90 Days		Nonaccrual		Total				Total
(dollars in thousands)	Past Due		Past Due		or More		Loans		Past Due		Current		Loans
September 30, 2018
Commercial	$	2,508	$	2,628	$	1	$	8,388	$	13,525	$	772,334	$	785,859
Commercial real estate		1,995		276		793		19,162		22,226		1,669,917		1,692,143
Construction and land development		2,590		—		—		1,239		3,829		227,084		230,913
Residential real estate		1,271		1,462		150		5,600		8,483		567,776		576,259
Consumer		3,974		2,292		33		327		6,626		575,535		582,161
Lease financing		2,933		749		26		671		4,379		238,620		242,999
Total (excluding PCI)	$	15,271	$	7,407	$	1,003	$	35,387	$	59,068	$	4,051,266	$	4,110,334
December 31, 2017
Commercial	$	3,282	$	177	$	2,538	$	1,266	$	7,263	$	545,994	$	553,257
Commercial real estate		3,116		630		—		12,482		16,228		1,410,848		1,427,076
Construction and land development		1,953		—		—		785		2,738		197,115		199,853
Residential real estate		897		632		51		5,204		6,784		440,818		447,602
Consumer		2,824		1,502		53		234		4,613		366,673		371,286
Lease financing		392		—		—		1,346		1,738		203,405		205,143
Total (excluding PCI)	$	12,464	$	2,941	$	2,642	$	21,317	$	39,364	$	3,164,853	$	3,204,217

Troubled Debt Restructurings

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 allowance for loan losses on TDRs totaled $455,000 and $240,000 as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The Company had no unfunded commitments in connection with TDRs at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

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 (excluding PCI loans) as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017:


	September 30, 2018						December 31, 2017
(dollars in thousands)	Accruing (1)		Non-accrual (2)		Total		Accruing (1)		Non-accrual (2)		Total
Commercial	$	496	$	21	$	517	$	299	$	—	$	299
Commercial real estate		663		9,567		10,230		1,515		9,915		11,430
Construction and land development		53		—		53		58		—		58
Residential real estate		793		386		1,179		929		282		1,211
Consumer		166		—		166		—		—		—
Lease financing		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total loans (excluding PCI)	$	2,171	$	9,974	$	12,145	$	2,801	$	10,197	$	12,998

(1)

These loans are still accruing interest.

(2)

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

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The following table presents a summary of loans by portfolio that were restructured during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and the loans by portfolio that were modified as TDRs within the previous twelve months that subsequently defaulted during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018:


	Commercial Loan Portfolio						Other Loan Portfolio
			Commercial		Construction		Residential
			Real		and Land		Real				Lease
(dollars in thousands)	Commercial		Estate		Development		Estate		Consumer		Financing		Total
For the three months ended September 30, 2018:
Troubled debt restructurings:
Number of loans		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Pre-modification outstanding balance	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Post-modification outstanding balance		—		—		—		—		—		—		—

Troubled debt restructurings that subsequently defaulted
Number of loans		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Recorded balance	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018:
Troubled debt restructurings:
Number of loans		1		—		—		3		5		—		9
Pre-modification outstanding balance	$	23	$	—	$	—	$	212	$	19	$	—	$	254
Post-modification outstanding balance		22		—		—		207		19		—		248

Troubled debt restructurings that subsequently defaulted
Number of loans		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Recorded balance	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

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The following table presents a summary of loans by portfolio that were restructured during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and the loans by portfolio that were modified as TDRs within the previous twelve months that subsequently defaulted during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017:


	Commercial Loan Portfolio						Other Loan Portfolio
			Commercial		Construction		Residential
			Real		and Land		Real				Lease
(dollars in thousands)	Commercial		Estate		Development		Estate		Consumer		Financing		Total
For the three months ended September 30, 2017:
Troubled debt restructurings:
Number of loans		—		—		—		1		—		—		1
Pre-modification outstanding balance	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	91	$	—	$	—	$	91
Post-modification outstanding balance		—		—		—		90		—		—		90

Troubled debt restructurings that subsequently defaulted
Number of loans		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Recorded balance	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017:
Troubled debt restructurings:
Number of loans		1		—		—		3		—		—		4
Pre-modification outstanding balance	$	362	$	—	$	—	$	475	$	—	$	—	$	837
Post-modification outstanding balance		339		—		—		474		—		—		813

Troubled debt restructurings that subsequently defaulted
Number of loans		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Recorded balance	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

The amounts reported post-modification are inclusive of all partial pay-downs and charge-offs, and no portion of the debt was forgiven. Loans modified as a TDR that were fully paid down, charged-off or foreclosed upon during the period ended are not reported.

Purchased Credit Impaired Loans

The Company has purchased loans for which there was, at acquisition, evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination and it was probable, at acquisition, that all contractually required payments would not be collected.

Accretable yield of PCI loans, or income expected to be collected, was as follows:


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
(dollars in thousands)	2018		2017		2018		2017
Balance, at beginning of period	$	11,114	$	7,566	$	5,732	$	9,035
New loans purchased – Alpine acquisition		—		—		6,095		—
New loans purchased – Centrue acquisition		—		—		—		1,929
Accretion		(1,308)		(1,270)		(3,659)		(4,276)
Other adjustments (including maturities, charge-offs and impact of changes in timing of expected cash flows)		136		1,678		1,150		(1,558)
Reclassification from non-accretable		1,350		(1,325)		1,974		1,519
Balance, at end of period	$	11,292	$	6,649	$	11,292	$	6,649

Accretion recorded as loan interest income totaled $1.3 million and $3.7 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively and $1.3 million and $4.3 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively.

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Allowance for Loan Losses

The Company’s loan portfolio is principally comprised of commercial, commercial real estate, construction and land development, residential real estate and consumer loans and lease financing receivables. The principal risks to each category of loans are as follows:

Commercial – The principal risk of commercial loans is that these loans are primarily made based on the identified cash flow of the borrower and secondarily on the collateral underlying the loans. Most often, this collateral consists of accounts receivable, inventory and equipment. Inventory and equipment may depreciate over time, may be difficult to appraise and may fluctuate in value based on the success of the business. If the cash flow from business operations is reduced, the borrower’s ability to repay the loan may be impaired. As such, repayment of such loans is often more sensitive than other types of loans to adverse conditions in the general economy.

Commercial real estate – As with commercial loans, repayment of commercial real estate loans is often dependent on the borrower’s ability to make repayment from the cash flow of the commercial venture. While commercial real estate loans are collateralized by the borrower’s underlying real estate, foreclosure on such assets may be more difficult than with other types of collateralized loans because of the possible effect the foreclosure would have on the borrower’s business, and property values may tend to be partially based upon the value of the business situated on the property.

Construction and land development – Construction and land development lending involves additional risks not generally present in other types of lending because funds are advanced upon the estimated future value of the project, which is uncertain prior to its completion and at the time the loan is made, and costs may exceed realizable values in declining real estate markets. Moreover, if the estimate of the value of the completed project proves to be overstated or market values or rental rates decline, the collateral may prove to be inadequate security for the repayment of the loan. Additional funds may also be required to complete the project, and the project may have to be held for an unspecified period of time before a disposition can occur.

Residential real estate – The principal risk to residential real estate lending is associated with residential loans not sold into the secondary market. In such cases, the value of the underlying property may have deteriorated as a result of a change in the residential real estate market, and the borrower may have little incentive to repay the loan or continue living in the property. Additionally, in areas with high vacancy rates, reselling the property without substantial loss may be difficult.

Consumer – The repayment of consumer loans is typically dependent on the borrower remaining employed through the life of the loan, as well as the possibility that the collateral underlying the loan, if applicable, may not be adequately maintained by the borrower.

Lease financing – Our financing leases are primarily for business equipment leased to varying types of businesses, nationwide, for the purchase of business equipment and software. If the cash flow from business operations is reduced, the business’s ability to repay may become impaired.

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The following table represents, by loan portfolio, a summary of changes in the allowance for loan losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:


	Commercial Loan Portfolio						Other Loan Portfolio
			Commercial		Construction		Residential
			Real		and Land		Real				Lease
(dollars in thousands)	Commercial		Estate		Development		Estate		Consumer		Financing		Total
Changes in allowance for loan losses for the three months ended September 30, 2018:
Balance, beginning of period	$	6,203	$	5,377	$	505	$	2,742	$	1,629	$	1,790	$	18,246
Provision for loan losses		1,117		(41)		(98)		(268)		727		666		2,103
Charge-offs		—		—		—		(69)		(453)		(816)		(1,338)
Recoveries		248		(52)		29		33		202		160		620
Balance, end of period	$	7,568	$	5,284	$	436	$	2,438	$	2,105	$	1,800	$	19,631

Changes in allowance for loan losses for the three months ended September 30, 2017:
Balance, beginning of period	$	5,381	$	3,996	$	147	$	3,377	$	1,385	$	1,138	$	15,424
Provision for loan losses		(745)		2,715		55		(433)		(92)		(11)		1,489
Charge-offs		—		—		—		(128)		(105)		(102)		(335)
Recoveries		54		56		13		47		81		32		283
Balance, end of period	$	4,690	$	6,767	$	215	$	2,863	$	1,269	$	1,057	$	16,861

Changes in allowance for loan losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2018:
Balance, beginning of period	$	5,256	$	5,044	$	518	$	2,750	$	1,344	$	1,519	$	16,431
Provision for loan losses		2,908		155		(156)		(250)		1,554		1,752		5,963
Charge-offs		(1,145)		(259)		—		(209)		(1,236)		(1,775)		(4,624)
Recoveries		549		344		74		147		443		304		1,861
Balance, end of period	$	7,568	$	5,284	$	436	$	2,438	$	2,105	$	1,800	$	19,631

Changes in allowance for loan losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2017:
Balance, beginning of period	$	5,920	$	3,225	$	345	$	2,929	$	930	$	1,513	$	14,862
Provision for loan losses		(630)		3,577		(178)		113		678		(80)		3,480
Charge-offs		(737)		(470)		—		(455)		(536)		(658)		(2,856)
Recoveries		137		435		48		276		197		282		1,375
Balance, end of period	$	4,690	$	6,767	$	215	$	2,863	$	1,269	$	1,057	$	16,861

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The following table represents, by loan portfolio, details regarding the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment in loans as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 by impairment evaluation method:


	Commercial Loan Portfolio						Other Loan Portfolio
			Commercial		Construction		Residential
			Real		and Land		Real				Lease
(dollars in thousands)	Commercial		Estate		Development		Estate		Consumer		Financing		Total
September 30, 2018:

Allowance for loan losses:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	2,375	$	516	$	5	$	285	$	13	$	252	$	3,446
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		26		60		13		304		45		44		492
Non-impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment		4,599		4,285		418		1,339		1,898		1,504		14,043
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality (1)		568		423		—		510		149		—		1,650
Total allowance for loan losses	$	7,568	$	5,284	$	436	$	2,438	$	2,105	$	1,800	$	19,631
Recorded investment (loan balance):
Impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	8,632	$	20,055	$	1,166	$	3,480	$	13	$	280	$	33,626
Impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment		253		563		126		3,063		513		417		4,935
Non-impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment		776,974		1,671,525		229,621		569,716		581,635		242,302		4,071,773
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality (1)		5,688		19,783		8,567		9,875		2,035		—		45,948
Total recorded investment (loan balance)	$	791,547	$	1,711,926	$	239,480	$	586,134	$	584,196	$	242,999	$	4,156,282

December 31, 2017:

Allowance for loan losses:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	221	$	281	$	5	$	302	$	—	$	261	$	1,070
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		305		48		5		264		29		84		735
Non-impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment		4,230		4,379		504		1,644		1,166		1,174		13,097
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality (1)		500		336		4		540		149		—		1,529
Total allowance for loan losses	$	5,256	$	5,044	$	518	$	2,750	$	1,344	$	1,519	$	16,431
Recorded investment (loan balance):
Impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	1,285	$	13,554	$	797	$	3,700	$	4	$	568	$	19,908
Impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment		2,818		443		46		2,484		283		778		6,852
Non-impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment		549,154		1,413,079		199,010		441,418		370,999		203,797		3,177,457
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality (1)		2,673		12,935		734		5,950		169		—		22,461
Total recorded investment (loan balance)	$	555,930	$	1,440,011	$	200,587	$	453,552	$	371,455	$	205,143	$	3,226,678

(1)

Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality were originally recorded at fair value at the acquisition date and the risk of credit loss was recognized at that date based on estimates of expected cash flows.

Note 6 – Premises and Equipment, Net

A summary of premises and equipment as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 is as follows:


	September 30,		December 31,
(dollars in thousands)	2018		2017
Land	$	20,231	$	16,109
Buildings and improvements		75,507		63,837
Furniture and equipment		29,236		25,843
Total		124,974		105,789
Accumulated depreciation		(29,912)		(29,627)
Premises and equipment, net	$	95,062	$	76,162

Depreciation expense was recorded at $1.5 million and $4.6 million for the three and nine months ended

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September 30, 2018, respectively. Depreciation expense was recorded at $1.3 million and $3.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively.

Note 7 – Mortgage Servicing Rights

The Company services both residential and commercial FHA mortgage loans for others. At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company serviced commercial FHA mortgage loans for others with unpaid principal balances of approximately $3.93 billion and $3.98 billion, respectively.

Changes in our commercial FHA mortgage servicing rights were as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
(dollars in thousands)	2018		2017		2018		2017
Mortgage servicing rights:
Balance, beginning of period	$	56,268	$	54,315	$	55,714	$	52,006
Originated servicing		176		1,433		2,087		5,020
Amortization		(633)		(650)		(1,990)		(1,928)
Balance, end of period		55,811		55,098		55,811		55,098
Valuation allowances:
Balance, beginning of period		3,887		2,750		3,254		1,711
Impairment		298		104		931		1,143
Balance, end of period		4,185		2,854		4,185		2,854
Mortgage servicing rights, net	$	51,626	$	52,244	$	51,626	$	52,244
Fair value:
At beginning of period	$	52,381	$	51,565	$	52,460	$	50,355
At end of period	$	51,626	$	52,244	$	51,626	$	52,244

The following table is a summary of key assumptions, representing both general economic and other published information and the weighted average characteristics of the commercial and residential portfolios, used in the valuation of servicing rights at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017. Assumptions used in the prepayment rate consider 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 portfolios. Significant increases or decreases in any one of these assumptions would result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.


					Remaining
	Servicing		Interest		Years to	Prepayment		Servicing		Discount
(dollars in thousands)	Fee		Rate		Maturity	Rate		Cost		Rate
September 30, 2018:
Commercial FHA mortgage loans	0.13	%	3.66	%	30.2	8.25	%	$	1,000	11.02	%

December 31, 2017:
Commercial FHA mortgage loans	0.12	%	3.67	%	30.3	8.27	%	$	1,000	11.02	%

We recognize revenue from servicing commercial FHA and residential mortgages as earned based on the specific contractual terms. This revenue, along with amortization of and changes in impairment on servicing rights, is reported in commercial FHA revenue and residential mortgage banking revenue in the consolidated statements of income. Mortgage servicing rights do not trade in an active market with readily observable prices. The fair value of mortgage servicing rights and their sensitivity to changes in interest rates is influenced by the mix of the servicing portfolio and characteristics of each segment of the portfolio. The Company’s servicing portfolio consists of the distinct portfolios of government-insured residential and commercial mortgages and conventional residential mortgages. The fair value of our servicing rights is estimated by using a cash flow valuation model which calculates the present value of estimated future net servicing cash flows, taking into consideration expected mortgage loan prepayment rates, discount rates, cost to service, contractual servicing fee income, ancillary income, late fees, replacement reserves and other economic factors that are determined based on current market conditions.

At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company serviced residential mortgage loans for others with unpaid principal balances of approximately $1.35 billion and $1.99 billion, respectively. During the year ended

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December 31, 2017, the Company recognized a $4.1 million loss to reflect certain residential mortgage servicing rights classified as held for sale at the lower of their carrying value or fair value less estimated costs to sell. On January 2, 2018, the Company sold its $10.2 million of residential mortgage servicing rights held for sale. Subsequent to this sale, the Company transferred all remaining residential mortgage servicing rights, net of valuation allowances, to mortgage servicing rights held for sale. At September 30, 2018, residential mortgage servicing rights total $4.4 million are reflected in the consolidated balance sheet as mortgage servicing rights held for sale.

Note 8 – Goodwill and Intangible Assets

At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, goodwill totaled $164.0 million and $98.6 million, respectively, reflecting an increase of approximately $65.3 million as a result of the acquisition of Alpine on February 28, 2018, as further discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements.

The Company’s intangible assets, consisting of core deposit and customer relationship intangibles, as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are summarized as follows:


	September 30, 2018						December 31, 2017
	Gross						Gross
	Carrying		Accumulated				Carrying		Accumulated
(dollars in thousands)	Amount		Amortization		Total		Amount		Amortization		Total
Core deposit intangibles	$	52,712	$	(23,262)	$	29,450	$	31,612	$	(18,943)	$	12,669
Customer relationship intangibles		13,771		(3,993)		9,778		7,471		(3,208)		4,263
Total intangible assets	$	66,483	$	(27,255)	$	39,228	$	39,083	$	(22,151)	$	16,932

In conjunction with the acquisition of Alpine on February 28, 2018, we recorded $21.1 million of core deposit intangibles and $6.3 million of customer relationship intangibles, which are both being amortized on an accelerated basis over an estimated useful life of 13 years, as further discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements.

Amortization of intangible assets was $1.9 million and $5.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and $1.2 million and $2.3 million for the comparable periods in 2017, respectively.

Note 9 – 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 and forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities.

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

Derivative instruments issued by the Company consist of interest rate lock commitments to originate fixed-rate loans to be sold. Commitments to originate fixed-rate loans consist of commercial and residential real estate loans. 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, estimated fair values and the location in which the derivative instruments are reported in the consolidated balances sheets at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017:


	Notional Amount				Fair Value Gain
	September 30,		December 31,		September 30,		December 31,
(dollars in thousands)	2018		2017		2018		2017
Derivative Instruments (included in Other Assets):
Interest rate lock commitments	$	315,741	$	345,152	$	5,503	$	6,331
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities		316,300		372,824		—		31
Total	$	632,041	$	717,976	$	5,503	$	6,362

Net gains of $1.2 million and net losses of $941,000 were recognized on derivative instruments for the three

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and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. Net losses of $1.1 million and net gains of $48,000 were recognized on derivative instruments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. Net gains and losses on derivative instruments were recognized in commercial FHA revenue and residential mortgage banking revenue in the consolidated statements of income.

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

The Company entered into derivative instruments related to interest rate swap contracts sold to commercial customers who wish to modify their interest rate sensitivity. These swaps are offset by contracts simultaneously purchased by the Company from other financial dealer institutions with mirror-image terms. Because of the mirror-image 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 these customer derivative instruments and the offsetting counterparty derivative instruments were $9.6 million at September 30, 2018 and $10.0 million at December 31, 2017. The fair value of the customer derivative instruments and the offsetting counterparty derivative instruments was $390,000 at September 30, 2018 and $17,000 at December 31, 2017, which are included in other assets and other liabilities, respectively, on the consolidated balance sheets.

Note 10 – Deposits

The following table summarizes the classification of deposits as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017:


	September 30,		December 31,
(dollars in thousands)	2018		2017
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	991,311	$	724,443
Interest-bearing:
Checking		1,047,914		785,934
Money market		836,151		646,426
Savings		445,640		281,212
Time		822,190		693,074
Total deposits	$	4,143,206	$	3,131,089

Note 11 – Short-Term Borrowings

The following table presents the distribution of short-term borrowings and related weighted average interest rates as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017:


	Repurchase Agreements
	September 30,			December 31,
(dollars in thousands)	2018			2017
Outstanding at period-end	$	145,450		$	156,126
Average amount outstanding		136,203			163,461
Maximum amount outstanding at any month end		173,387			196,278
Weighted average interest rate:
During period		0.44	%		0.23	%
End of period		0.63	%		0.28	%

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 $146.4 million and $157.2 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, were pledged for securities sold under agreements to repurchase.

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agreements totaling $78.9 million and $36.5 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. There were no outstanding borrowings under these lines of credit at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

At September 30, 2018, the Company had available federal funds lines of credit totaling $55.0 million. The lines of credit were unused at September 30, 2018.

Note 12 – FHLB Advances and Other Borrowings

The following table summarizes our Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances and other borrowings as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017:


	September 30,		December 31,
(dollars in thousands)	2018		2017
Midland States Bancorp, Inc.
Term loan - variable interest rate equal to LIBOR plus 2.25%, which was 4.38% and 3.63% at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, – maturing through May 25, 2020	$	34,266	$	37,113
Series G redeemable preferred stock - 181 shares at $1,000 per share		181		181
Midland States Bank
FHLB advances – fixed rate, fixed term of $122.8 million and $145.0 million, at rates averaging 2.22% and 1.35% at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively – maturing through February 2023 and putable fixed rate of $495.0 million and $305.0 million at rates averaging 1.99% and 1.29% at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively – maturing through August 2025 with call provisions through December 2020		617,806		450,137
FHLB advances – variable rate, fixed term, at rates averaging 1.20% at December 31, 2017 – matured in March 2018		—		9,000
Other		—		5
Total FHLB advances and other borrowings	$	652,253	$	496,436

In 2017, the Company entered into a loan agreement with another bank for a term loan in the original principal amount of $40.0 million. The term loan matures on May 25, 2020 and has a variable rate of interest equal to one-month LIBOR plus 2.25%. Beginning September 1, 2017, the Company was required to begin making quarterly principal and interest payments on the term loan of $1.4 million with the remaining principal and any unpaid interest due at maturity. The loan is unsecured with a negative pledge of shares of the Bank’s common stock. The loan agreement contains financial covenants that require the Company to maintain a minimum total capital to risk-weighted assets ratio, a minimum adjusted loan loss reserves to nonperforming loans ratio, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and a maximum percentage of nonperforming assets to tangible capital. At September 30, 2018, the Company was in compliance with each of these financial covenants.

The Bank’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 $2.22 billion and $1.86 billion at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Note 13 – 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 using the treasury stock method (outstanding stock options and unvested restricted stock) and common stock warrants.

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Presented below are the calculations for basic and diluted earnings per common share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,			September 30,
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2018		2017		2018		2017
Net income	$	8,497	$	2,036	$	23,085	$	14,065
Preferred dividends declared		(82)		(83)		(248)		(102)
Preferred stock, premium amortization		47		56		141		56
Net income available to common shareholders equity		8,462		2,009		22,978		14,019
Common shareholder dividends		(5,208)		(3,818)		(14,617)		(10,100)
Unvested restricted stock award dividends		(31)		(19)		(94)		(59)
Undistributed earnings to unvested restricted stock awards		(18)		—		(49)		(21)
Undistributed earnings to common shareholders	$	3,205	$	(1,828)	$	8,218	$	3,839
Basic
Distributed earnings to common shareholders	$	5,208	$	3,818	$	14,617	$	10,100
Undistributed earnings to common shareholders		3,205		(1,828)		8,218		3,839
Total common shareholders earnings, basic	$	8,413	$	1,990	$	22,835	$	13,939
Diluted
Distributed earnings to common shareholders	$	5,208	$	3,818	$	14,617	$	10,100
Undistributed earnings to common shareholders		3,205		(1,828)		8,218		3,839
Total common shareholders earnings		8,413		1,990		22,835		13,939
Add back:
Undistributed earnings reallocated from unvested restricted stock awards		1		—		1		1
Total common shareholders earnings, diluted	$	8,414	$	1,990	$	22,836	$	13,940
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic		23,855,805		19,265,409		22,868,256		17,274,746
Options and warrants		469,938		438,808		458,884		522,489
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted		24,325,743		19,704,217		23,327,140		17,797,235
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.35	$	0.10	$	1.00	$	0.81
Diluted earnings per common share		0.35		0.10		0.98		0.78

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Note 14 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments

ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements, defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value including a three‑level valuation hierarchy, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. 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: 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, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

Level 3: Inputs to a valuation methodology that is unobservable, supported by little or no market activity, and significant to the fair value measurement. These valuation methodologies generally include pricing models, discounted cash flow models, or a determination of fair value that requires significant management judgment or estimation. This category also includes observable inputs from a pricing service not corroborated by observable market data, such as pricing corporate securities.

Fair value is used on a recurring basis to account for securities available for sale and derivative instruments, and for financial assets for which the Company has elected the fair value option. For assets and liabilities measured at the lower of cost or fair value, the fair value measurement criteria may or may not be met during a reporting period and such measurements are therefore considered “nonrecurring” for purposes of disclosing our fair value measurements. Fair value is used on a nonrecurring basis to adjust carrying values for impaired loans and other real estate owned and also to record impairment on certain assets, such as mortgage servicing rights, goodwill, intangible assets and other long-lived assets.

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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 as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, are summarized below:


	September 30, 2018
			Quoted prices
			in active		Significant
			markets		other		Significant
			for identical		observable		unobservable
			assets		inputs		inputs
(dollars in thousands)	Total		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Assets
Investment securities available for sale:
U.S. Treasury securities	$	24,533	$	24,533	$	—	$	—
Government sponsored entity debt securities		75,373		—		75,373		—
Agency mortgage-backed securities		343,697		—		343,697		—
State and municipal securities		171,012		—		171,012		—
Corporate securities		67,781		—		62,361		5,420
Equity securities		3,357		—		3,357		—
Loans held for sale		35,246		—		35,246		—
Interest rate lock commitments		5,503		—		5,503		—
Interest rate swap contracts		390		—		390		—
Total	$	726,892	$	24,533	$	696,939	$	5,420
Liabilities
Interest rate swap contracts	$	390	$	—	$	390	$	—

Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis:
Mortgage servicing rights	$	51,626	$	—	$	—	$	51,626
Mortgage servicing rights held for sale		4,419		—		—		4,419
Impaired loans		9,922		—		9,426		496
Other real estate owned		42		—		42		—
Assets held for sale		1,687		—		1,687		—

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	December 31, 2017
			Quoted prices
			in active		Significant
			markets		other		Significant
			for identical		observable		unobservable
			assets		inputs		inputs
(dollars in thousands)	Total		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level) 3
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Assets
Investment securities available for sale:
U.S. Treasury securities	$	27,718	$	27,718	$	—	$	—
Government sponsored entity debt securities		25,211		—		25,211		—
Agency mortgage-backed securities		232,387		—		232,387		—
State and municipal securities		102,567		—		102,567		—
Corporate securities		59,812		—		55,033		4,779
Equity securities		2,830		—		2,830		—
Loans held for sale		50,089		—		50,089		—
Interest rate lock commitments		6,331		—		6,331		—
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities		31		—		31		—
Interest rate swap contracts		17		—		17		—
Total	$	506,993	$	27,718	$	474,496	$	4,779
Liabilities
Interest rate swap contracts	$	17	$	—	$	17	$	—

Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis:
Mortgage servicing rights	$	56,352	$	—	$	—	$	56,352
Mortgage servicing rights held for sale		10,176		10,176		—		—
Impaired loans		9,385		—		7,631		1,754
Other real estate owned		801		—		801		—
Assets held for sale		3,358		—		3,358		—

The following table presents losses recognized on assets measured on a non‑recurring basis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
(dollars in thousands)	2018		2017		2018		2017
Mortgage servicing rights	$	298	$	104	$	931	$	1,830
Mortgage servicing rights held for sale		270		3,617		458		3,617
Impaired loans		989		1		3,906		564
Other real estate owned		—		—		126		180
Assets held for sale		—		—		—		1,130
Total loss on assets measured on a nonrecurring basis	$	1,557	$	3,722	$	5,421	$	7,321

The following table presents activity for assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018:



	Corporate
	Securities
	Three Months		Nine Months
	Ended		Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
(dollars in thousands)	2018
Balance, beginning of period	$	5,357	$	4,779
Total realized in earnings (1)		67		187
Total unrealized in other comprehensive income		55		616
Net settlements (principal and interest)		(59)		(162)
Balance, end of period	$	5,420	$	5,420

(1)

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

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The following table presents activity for assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017:


					Non-Agency
	Corporate				Mortgage-Backed
	Securities				Securities
	Three Months		Nine Months		Three Months		Nine Months
	Ended		Ended		Ended		Ended
	September 30,		September 30,		September 30,		September 30,
(dollars in thousands)	2017				2017
Balance, beginning of period	$	4,740		7,480	$	—	$	1
Total realized in earnings (1)		54		235		—		—
Total unrealized in other comprehensive income		—		242		—		—
Net settlements (principal and interest)		(45)		(3,208)		—		(1)
Balance, end of period	$	4,749		4,749	$	—	$	—

(1)

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

The following table presents quantitative information about significant unobservable inputs used in fair value measurements of non-recurring assets (Level 3) at September 30, 2018 (in thousands):

Non-recurring

Valuation

Unobservable

fair value measurements

Fair Value

technique

input / assumptions

Range (weighted average)

Mortgage servicing rights

51,626

Discounted cash flow

Prepayment speed

8.00% - 18.00% (8.25%)

Discount rate

10.00% - 12.00% (11.02%)

Impaired loans

496

Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

5.00% - 8.10% (7.14%)

Mortgage Servicing Rights. When mortgage loans are sold with servicing rights retained, servicing rights are initially recorded at fair value with the effect recorded in net gain on sales of loans in the consolidated statements of operations. Fair value is based on market prices for comparable mortgage servicing contracts, when available, or, alternatively, is based on a valuation model that calculates the present value of estimated future net servicing income.

The Company utilizes the amortization method to subsequently measure the carrying value of its servicing rights. In accordance with GAAP, the Company must record impairment charges on a non-recurring basis when the carrying value exceeds the estimated fair value. The fair value of our servicing rights is estimated by using a cash flow valuation model which calculates the present value of estimated future net servicing cash flows, taking into consideration expected mortgage loan prepayment rates, discount rates, servicing costs, replacement reserves and other economic factors which are estimated based on current market conditions. The determination of fair value of servicing rights relies upon Level 3 inputs. The fair value of mortgage servicing rights was $51.6 million and $56.4 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Impaired loans. Impaired loans are measured and recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis. All of our nonaccrual loans and restructured loans are considered impaired and are reviewed individually for the amount of impairment, if any. Most of our loans are collateral dependent and, accordingly, we measure impaired loans based on the estimated fair value of such collateral. The fair value of each loan’s collateral is generally based on estimated market prices from an independently prepared appraisal, which is then adjusted for the cost related to liquidating such collateral; such valuation inputs result in a nonrecurring fair value measurement that is categorized as a Level 2 measurement. When adjustments are made to an appraised value to reflect various factors such as the age of the appraisal or known changes in the market or the collateral, such valuation inputs are considered unobservable and the fair value measurement is categorized as a Level 3 measurement. The impaired loans categorized as Level 3 also include unsecured loans and other secured loans whose fair values are based significantly on unobservable inputs such as the strength of a guarantor, cash flows discounted at the effective loan rate, and management’s judgment.

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.

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The Company has elected the fair value option for newly originated residential and commercial 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.

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 September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017:


	September 30, 2018						December 31, 2017
	Aggregate				Contractual		Aggregate				Contractual
(dollars in thousands)	fair value		Difference		principal		fair value		Difference		principal
Residential loans held for sale	$	17,259	$	784	$	16,475	$	12,243	$	375	$	11,868
Commercial loans held for sale		17,987		238		17,749		37,846		343		37,503
Total loans held for sale	$	35,246	$	1,022	$	34,224	$	50,089	$	718	$	49,371

The following table presents the amount of gains and losses from fair value changes included in income before income taxes for financial assets carried at fair value for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
(dollars in thousands)	2018		2017		2018		2017
Residential loans held for sale	$	172	$	(245)	$	232	$	10
Commercial loans held for sale		(131)		89		(105)		(527)
Total loans held for sale	$	41	$	(156)	$	127	$	(517)

The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-01, effective January 1, 2018. Adoption of the standard resulted in the use of an exit price rather than an entrance price to determine the fair value of securities, loans, excluding loans held for sale, time deposits, FHLB and other borrowings, subordinated debt, and trust preferred debentures as of September 30, 2018. Although the exit price notion represents the value that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability, the actual prices received for a sale of assets or paid to transfer liabilities could be different from the exit price disclosed.

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The following tables are a summary of the carrying values and fair value estimates of certain financial instruments as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017:


	September 30, 2018
					Quoted prices
					in active		Significant
					markets		other		Significant
					for identical		observable		unobservable
	Carrying				assets		inputs		inputs
(dollars in thousands)	Amount		Fair Value		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	240,489	$	240,489	$	240,489	$	—	$	—
Federal funds sold		1,944		1,944		1,944		—		—
Investment securities available for sale		682,396		682,396		24,533		652,443		5,420
Equity securities		3,357		3,357		—		3,357		—
Nonmarketable equity securities		44,931		44,931		—		44,931		—
Loans, net		4,136,651		4,065,938		—		—		4,065,938
Loans held for sale		35,246		35,246		—		35,246		—
Accrued interest receivable		17,500		17,500		—		17,500		—
Interest rate lock commitments		5,503		5,503		—		5,503		—
Interest rate swap contracts		390		390		—		390		—
Liabilities
Deposits	$	4,143,206	$	4,134,381	$	—	$	4,134,381	$	—
Short-term borrowings		145,450		145,450		—		145,450		—
FHLB and other borrowings		652,253		648,967		—		648,967		—
Subordinated debt		94,093		60,991		—		60,991		—
Trust preferred debentures		47,676		51,248		—		51,248		—
Accrued interest payable		5,564		5,564		—		5,564		—
Interest rate swap contracts		390		390		—		390		—


	December 31, 2017
					Quoted prices
					in active		Significant
					markets		other		Significant
					for identical		observable		unobservable
	Carrying				assets		inputs		inputs
(dollars in thousands)	Amount		Fair Value		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	214,519	$	214,519	$	214,519	$	—	$	—
Federal funds sold		683		683		683		—		—
Investment securities available for sale		450,525		450,525		27,718		418,028		4,779
Nonmarketable equity securities		34,796		34,796		—		34,796		—
Loans, net		3,210,247		3,200,016		—		—		3,200,016
Loans held for sale		50,089		50,089		—		50,089		—
Accrued interest receivable		11,715		11,715		—		11,715		—
Interest rate lock commitments		6,331		6,331		—		6,331		—
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities		31		31		—		31		—
Interest rate swap contracts		17		17		—		17		—
Liabilities
Deposits	$	3,131,089	$	3,127,626	$	—	$	3,127,626	$	—
Short-term borrowings		156,126		156,126		—		156,126		—
FHLB and other borrowings		496,436		494,634		—		494,634		—
Subordinated debt		93,972		90,860		—		90,860		—
Trust preferred debentures		45,379		46,069		—		46,069		—
Accrued interest payable		2,531		2,531		—		2,531		—
Interest rate swap contracts		17		17		—		17		—

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Note 15 – Commitments, Contingencies and Credit Risk

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 instruments. The commitments are principally tied to variable rates. Loan commitments as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were as follows:


	September 30,		December 31,
(dollars in thousands)	2018		2017
Commitments to extend credit	$	706,519	$	568,356
Financial guarantees – standby letters of credit		143,025		142,189

The Company sells residential mortgage loans to investors in the normal course of business. Residential mortgage loans sold to others are predominantly conventional residential first lien mortgages originated under our usual underwriting procedures, and are sold on a nonrecourse basis, primarily to government-sponsored enterprises (“GSEs”). The Company’s agreements to sell residential mortgage loans in the normal course of business usually require certain representations and warranties on the underlying loans sold, related to credit information, loan documentation, collateral, and insurability. Subsequent to being sold, if a material underwriting deficiency or documentation defect is discovered, the Company may be obligated to repurchase the loan or reimburse the GSEs for losses incurred. The make-whole requests and any related risk of loss under the representations and warranties are largely driven by borrower performance. The Company establishes a mortgage repurchase liability related to these events that reflect management’s estimate of losses on loans for which the Company could have a repurchase obligation based on a combination of factors. Such factors incorporate the volume of loans sold in 2018 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. The Company incurred losses as a result of make-whole requests and loan repurchases totaling $11,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and $17,000 for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. There were no losses incurred for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The liability for unresolved repurchase demands totaled $492,000 and $371,000 at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Note 16 – Segment Information

Our business segments are defined as Banking, Commercial FHA Origination and Servicing, 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 commercial FHA origination and servicing segment provides for the origination and servicing of government sponsored mortgages for multifamily and healthcare facilities. The wealth management segment consists of

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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.

During 2018, the Company re-evaluated its business segments and changed the composition of its reportable segments to those described above and restated all prior period information.

Selected business segment financial information as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:


			Commercial FHA
			Origination and		Wealth
(dollars in thousands)	Banking		Servicing		Management		Other		Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
Net interest income (expense)	$	47,887	$	(177)	$	74	$	(2,703)	$	45,081
Provision for loan losses		2,103		—		—		—		2,103
Noninterest income		9,807		3,144		5,444		(123)		18,272
Noninterest expense		43,636		3,218		3,146		317		50,317
Income before income taxes		11,955		(251)		2,372		(3,143)		10,933
Income taxes (benefit)		2,246		(148)		344		(6)		2,436
Net income (loss)	$	9,709	$	(103)	$	2,028	$	(3,137)	$	8,497
Total assets	$	5,689,585	$	113,463	$	17,528	$	(95,964)	$	5,724,612

Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
Net interest income (expense)	$	38,597	$	(79)	$	117	$	(1,870)	$	36,765
Provision for loan losses		1,489		—		—		—		1,489
Noninterest income		8,093		3,967		3,475		(132)		15,403
Noninterest expense		42,145		3,910		2,122		186		48,363
Income (loss) before income taxes (benefit)		3,056		(22)		1,470		(2,188)		2,316
Income taxes (benefit)		730		(9)		482		(923)		280
Net income (loss)	$	2,326	$	(13)	$	988	$	(1,265)	$	2,036
Total assets	$	4,307,639	$	121,514	$	15,391	$	(96,783)	$	4,347,761


			Commercial FHA
			Origination and		Wealth
(dollars in thousands)	Banking		Servicing		Management		Other		Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
Net interest income (expense)	$	139,497	$	(236)	$	232	$	(7,941)	$	131,552
Provision for loan losses		5,963		—		—		—		5,963
Noninterest income		29,041		7,112		14,832		(364)		50,621
Noninterest expense		127,220		11,474		8,281		(707)		146,268
Income (loss) before income taxes (benefit)		35,355		(4,598)		6,783		(7,598)		29,942
Income taxes (benefit)		8,089		(1,143)		1,373		(1,462)		6,857
Net income (loss)	$	27,266	$	(3,455)	$	5,410	$	(6,136)	$	23,085
Total assets	$	5,689,585	$	113,463	$	17,528	$	(95,964)	$	5,724,612

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
Net interest income (expense)	$	97,579	$	325	$	423	$	(4,701)	$	93,626
Provision for loan losses		3,480		—		—		—		3,480
Noninterest income		20,800		15,189		9,753		(378)		45,364
Noninterest expense		98,589		11,639		6,509		68		116,805
Income (loss) before income taxes (benefit)		16,310		3,875		3,667		(5,147)		18,705
Income taxes (benefit)		4,136		1,550		1,178		(2,224)		4,640
Net income (loss)	$	12,174	$	2,325	$	2,489	$	(2,923)	$	14,065
Total assets	$	4,307,639	$	121,514	$	15,391	$	(96,783)	$	4,347,761

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Note 17 – Revenue From Contracts with Customers

On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU No. 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (Topic 606) and all subsequent ASUs that modified Topic 606. As stated in “Note 2 – Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” the implementation of the new standard did not have a material impact on the measurement or recognition of revenue. Since the impact of applying the standard was determined to be immaterial, the Company did not record a cumulative effect adjustment to beginning retained earnings on January 1, 2018. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2018 are presented under Topic 606, while prior period amounts were not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with previous GAAP.

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 the new guidance. 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 recognition of revenue associated with these noninterest income streams did not change significantly from current practice upon adoption of Topic 606. 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 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.

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The Company satisfies its performance obligation for each transaction at the point in time when the ATM withdrawal is processed.

Gain on Sales of Other Real Estate Owned

The Company records a gain or loss from the sale of other real estate owned (“OREO”) when control of the property transfers to the buyer, which generally occurs at the time of an executed deed. When the Company finances the sale of OREO to a buyer, the Company assesses whether the buyer is committed to perform their obligations under the contract and whether collectability of the transaction price is probable. Once these criteria are met, the OREO asset is derecognized and the gain or loss on sale is recorded upon transfer of control of the property to the buyer. In determining the gain or loss on the sale, the Company adjusts the transaction price and related gain or loss on sale if a significant financing component is present.

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, 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.

The following presents noninterest income, segregated by revenue streams in-scope and out-of-scope of Topic 606, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017.


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
(dollars in thousands)	2018		2017		2018		2017
Noninterest income - in-scope of Topic 606
Wealth management revenue:
Trust management/administration fees	$	4,327	$	2,434	$	11,768	$	7,181
Investment advisory fees		531		451		1,491		896
Investment brokerage fees		270		362		820		1,031
Other		339		228		783		646
Service charges on deposit accounts:
Nonsufficient fund fees		2,098		1,467		5,539		2,810
Other		706		666		1,925		1,337
Interchange revenues		2,759		1,724		7,733		3,816
Other income:
Merchant services revenue		448		310		1,246		802
Other		278		393		2,035		1,273
Noninterest income - out-of-scope of Topic 606		6,516		7,368		17,281		25,572
Total noninterest income	$	18,272	$	15,403	$	50,621	$	45,364

Contract Balances

A contract asset balance occurs when an entity performs a service for a customer before the customer pays consideration (resulting in a contract receivable) or before payment is due (resulting in a contract asset). A contract liability balance is an entity’s obligation to transfer a service to a customer for which the entity has already received payment (or payment is due) from the customer. The Company’s noninterest revenue streams are largely based on transactional activity, or standard month-end revenue accruals such as asset management fees based on month-end market values. Consideration is often received immediately or shortly after the Company satisfies its performance obligation and revenue is recognized. The Company does not typically enter into long-term revenue contracts with customers, and therefore, does not experience significant contract balances. As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company did not have any significant contract balances.

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Contract Acquisition Costs

In connection with the adoption of Topic 606, an entity is required to capitalize, and subsequently amortize into expense, certain incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer if these costs are expected to be recovered. The incremental costs of obtaining a contract are those costs that an entity incurs to obtain a contract with a customer that it would not have incurred if the contract had not been obtained (for example, sales commission). The Company utilizes the practical expedient which allows entities to immediately expense contract acquisition costs when the asset that would have resulted from capitalizing these costs would have been amortized in one year or less. Upon adoption of Topic 606, the Company did not capitalize any contract acquisition costs.

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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 and nine months ended September 30, 2018. 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, 2017, filed with the SEC on March 6, 2018.

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 changes in interest rates and other general economic, business and political conditions, including changes in the financial markets; changes in business plans as circumstances warrant; risks related to mergers and acquisitions and the integration of acquired businesses; 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, 2017. There have been no significant changes in critical accounting policies or the assumptions and judgments utilized in applying these policies since December 31, 2017.

Overview

Midland States Bancorp, Inc. is a diversified financial holding company headquartered in Effingham, Illinois. Its wholly owned banking subsidiary, Midland States Bank, has branches across Illinois and in Missouri and Colorado, and provides a broad array of traditional community banking and other complementary financial services, including commercial lending, residential mortgage origination, wealth management, merchant services and prime consumer lending. We also originate and service government sponsored mortgages for multifamily and healthcare facilities through our subsidiary, Love Funding Corporation, based in Washington, D.C. Our commercial equipment financing business, Midland Equipment Finance, operates on a nationwide basis. As of September 30, 2018, we had $5.7 billion in assets, $4.1 billion of deposits and $594.1 million of shareholders’ equity.

Our strategic plan is focused on building a diversified financial services company anchored by a strong community bank. In the past several years, we have grown organically and through a series of acquisitions, with an over‑arching focus on enhancing shareholder value and maintaining a platform for scalability. In June 2017, we completed the acquisition of Centrue and its subsidiary, Centrue Bank, a regional, full-service community bank headquartered in Ottawa, Illinois. At closing, Centrue had 20 bank branches located principally in northern Illinois and total assets of $990.2 million. Most recently, on February 28, 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of Alpine, and its subsidiary, Alpine Bank, a regional, full-service community bank headquartered in Belvidere, Illinois. At closing, Alpine had 19 bank branches located principally in and around the Rockford, Illinois area and had total assets of $1.2 billion.

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sources, such as: fees received in connection with various lending and deposit services; wealth management services; commercial FHA mortgage loan originations, sales and 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 loan losses and income tax expense.

Significant Transactions

Each item listed below materially affects the comparability of our results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, and our financial condition as of September 30, 2018 and December 30, 2017, and may affect the comparability of financial information we report in future fiscal periods.

Recent Acquisitions. On February 28, 2018, the Company acquired Alpine for total consideration valued at approximately $173.2 million. Consideration transferred by the Company consisted of $33.3 million in cash and 4,463,200 shares of common stock. All identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed were adjusted to fair value as of February 28, 2018, and the results of Alpine’s operations have been included in the consolidated statements of income beginning on that date. The resultant purchase accounting adjustments have been reflected in the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2018. Intangible assets recognized as a result of the transaction consisted of $65.3 million in goodwill, $6.3 million in customer relationship intangibles and $21.1 million in core deposit intangibles.

On June 9, 2017, the Company acquired Centrue for total consideration value of approximately $176.6 million. Consideration paid by the Company consisted of $61.0 million in cash, 3,219,238 shares of common stock, 181 shares of Series G preferred stock and 2,636 shares of Series H preferred stock. All identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed were adjusted to fair value as of June 9, 2017, and the results of Centrue’s operations have been included in the consolidated statements of income beginning on that date. Intangible assets recognized as a result of the transaction consisted of $47.4 million in goodwill and $11.1 million in core deposit intangibles.

Purchased Credit‑Impaired (“PCI”) Loans. Our net interest margin benefits from favorable changes in expected cash flows on our PCI loans and from accretion income associated with purchase accounting discounts established on the non-PCI loans included in our acquisitions. Our reported net interest margin for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was 3.59% and 3.78%, respectively. Accretion income associated with accounting discounts established on loans acquired totaled $1.7 million and $3.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, increasing the reported net interest margin by 10 and 27 basis points for each respective period. The reported net interest margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was 3.73% and 3.78%, respectively. Accretion income associated with purchase accounting discounts established on loans acquired totaled $9.1 million and $6.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, increasing the reported net interest margin by 22 and 25 basis points for each respective period.

Mortgage Servicing Rights. The Company sells residential and commercial mortgage loans in the secondary market and typically retains the right to service the loans sold. Mortgage servicing rights (“MSR”) are carried at the lower of the initial capitalized amount, net of accumulated amortization, or estimated fair value. MSR are amortized in proportion to and over the period of estimated net servicing income and assessed for impairment at each reporting date.

In the third quarter of 2017, we committed to a plan to sell our Fannie Mae residential MSR and transferred $14.2 million of residential MSR, net of valuation allowances, to MSR held for sale. As a result of recognizing a $4.1 million loss in 2017, MSR held for sale had a net carrying value of $10.2 million at December 31, 2017. The Fannie Mae MSR held for sale was sold on January 2, 2018.

During the second quarter of 2018, the Company transferred the remaining $3.6 million of residential MSR to MSR held for sale. An additional loss of $0.3 million was identified on MSR held for sale during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018

There were no impairment charges on the residential MSR during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to no impairment charges and $0.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. For commercial FHA MSR, we recognized impairment charges of $0.3 million and $0.9 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, compared to $0.1 million and $1.1 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.

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Results of Operations

Net Interest Income. 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 impacted by the volume of interest‑earning assets and related funding sources, as well as changes in the levels of interest rates. 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 the net interest margin, which is calculated as net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets. The 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 federal income tax rates of 21% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 35% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively.

In the third quarter of 2018, net interest income (on a tax-equivalent basis) was $45.7 million, an increase of $8.2 million, or 22.0%, from $37.4 million of net interest income we generated for the comparative prior year quarter. The tax-equivalent net interest margin was 3.59% for the third quarter of 2018 compared to 3.78% in the third quarter of 2017.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we generated $133.1 million of net interest income (on a tax-equivalent basis), which was an increase of $37.4 million, or 39.1%, from $95.6 million of net interest income we produced during the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The tax-equivalent net interest margin was 3.73% for the first nine months of 2018 compared to 3.78% for the first nine months of 2017.

Average Balance Sheet, Interest and Yield/Rate Analysis. The following tables present average balance sheet information, interest income, interest expense and the corresponding average yields earned and rates paid for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. 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.

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	For the Three Months Ended September 30,
	2018						2017
	Average		Interest		Yield /		Average		Interest		Yield /
(tax-equivalent basis, dollars in thousands)	Balance		& Fees		Rate		Balance		& Fees		Rate
EARNING ASSETS:
Federal funds sold and cash investments	$	154,526	$	765	1.96	%	$	202,407	$	607	1.19	%
Investment securities:
Taxable investment securities		528,518		3,753	2.84			359,370		1,920	2.14
Investment securities exempt from federal income tax (1)		171,500		1,512	3.53			114,846		1,458	5.08
Total securities		700,018		5,265	3.01			474,216		3,378	2.86
Loans:
Loans (2)		3,996,643		49,216	4.89			3,126,325		38,689	4.91
Loans exempt from federal income tax (1)		109,724		1,274	4.61			46,702		482	4.10
Total loans		4,106,367		50,490	4.88			3,173,027		39,171	4.90
Loans held for sale		48,715		512	4.17			46,441		438	3.74
Nonmarketable equity securities		42,770		540	5.01			31,224		331	4.20
Total earning assets		5,052,396	$	57,572	4.52	%		3,927,315	$	43,925	4.44	%
Noninterest-earning assets		639,323						498,364
Total assets	$	5,691,719					$	4,425,679
INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES:
Checking and money market deposits	$	1,888,758	$	2,880	0.60	%	$	1,448,228	$	1,139	0.31	%
Savings deposits		452,219		176	0.15			286,199		92	0.13
Time deposits		642,093		2,044	1.26			511,761		1,094	0.85
Brokered deposits		189,352		1,051	2.20			281,302		1,052	1.48
Total interest-bearing deposits		3,172,422		6,151	0.77			2,527,490		3,377	0.53
Short-term borrowings		139,215		213	0.61			182,015		100	0.22
FHLB advances and other borrowings		608,153		3,211	2.09			434,860		1,494	1.36
Subordinated debt		94,075		1,514	6.44			54,570		873	6.40
Trust preferred debentures		47,601		817	6.81			47,152		637	5.37
Total interest-bearing liabilities		4,061,466	$	11,906	1.16	%		3,246,087	$	6,481	0.79	%
NONINTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES
Noninterest-bearing deposits		989,142						688,986
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities		47,654						37,289
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities		1,036,796						726,275
Shareholders’ equity		593,457						453,317
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	5,691,719					$	4,425,679
Net interest income / net interest margin (3)			$	45,666	3.59	%			$	37,444	3.78	%

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Interest income and average rates for tax‑exempt loans and securities are presented on a tax‑equivalent basis, assuming federal income tax rates of 21% and 35% for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Tax-equivalent adjustments totaled $585,000 and $679,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, 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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	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018						2017
	Average		Interest		Yield /		Average		Interest		Yield /
(tax-equivalent basis, dollars in thousands)	Balance		& Fees		Rate		Balance		& Fees		Rate
EARNING ASSETS:
Federal funds sold and cash investments	$	173,493	$	2,300	1.77	%	$	186,539	$	1,405	1.01	%
Investment securities:
Taxable investment securities		500,632		10,152	2.70			281,156		4,723	2.24
Investment securities exempt from federal income tax (1)		159,659		4,362	3.64			107,831		4,310	5.33
Total securities		660,291		14,514	2.93			388,987		9,033	3.10
Loans:
Loans (2)		3,765,761		140,946	5.00			2,674,770		97,016	4.85
Loans exempt from federal income tax (1)		92,288		2,880	4.17			46,719		1,467	4.20
Total loans		3,858,049		143,826	4.98			2,721,489		98,483	4.84
Loans held for sale		40,288		1,235	4.10			60,590		1,926	4.25
Nonmarketable equity securities		38,873		1,421	4.89			24,547		788	4.29
Total earning assets		4,770,994	$	163,296	4.58	%		3,382,152	$	111,635	4.41	%
Noninterest-earning assets		605,689						402,889
Total assets	$	5,376,683					$	3,785,041
INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES
Checking and money market deposits	$	1,765,546	$	6,456	0.49	%	$	1,254,706	$	2,565	0.27	%
Savings deposits		421,113		527	0.17			217,753		224	0.14
Time deposits		622,477		5,329	1.14			446,025		2,928	0.88
Brokered deposits		194,877		2,961	2.03			264,035		2,853	1.44
Total interest-bearing deposits		3,004,013		15,273	0.68			2,182,519		8,570	0.52
Short-term borrowings		136,203		453	0.44			157,388		262	0.22
FHLB advances and other borrowings		557,376		7,664	1.84			325,120		2,901	1.19
Subordinated debt		94,035		4,542	6.44			54,544		2,619	6.40
Trust preferred debentures		47,488		2,291	6.45			42,382		1,635	5.16
Total interest-bearing liabilities		3,839,115	$	30,223	1.05	%		2,761,953	$	15,987	0.77	%
NONINTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES
Noninterest-bearing deposits		932,964						598,874
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities		45,241						43,657
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities		978,205						642,531
Shareholders’ equity		559,363						380,557
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	5,376,683					$	3,785,041
Net interest income / net interest margin (3)			$	133,073	3.73	%			$	95,648	3.78	%

(1)

Interest income and average rates for tax‑exempt loans and securities are presented on a tax‑equivalent basis, assuming federal income tax rates of 21% and 35% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Tax-equivalent adjustments totaled $1.5 million and $2.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(2)

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

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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 September 30, 2018						Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
	Compared with						Compared with
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2017						Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
	Change due to:				Interest		Change due to:				Interest
(tax-equivalent basis, dollars in thousands)	Volume		Rate		Variance		Volume		Rate		Variance
EARNING ASSETS:
Federal funds sold and cash investments	$	(190)	$	348	$	158	$	(136)	$	1,031	$	895
Investment securities:
Taxable investment securities		1,053		780		1,833		4,069		1,360		5,429
Investment securities exempt from federal income tax		609		(555)		54		1,744		(1,692)		52
Total securities		1,662		225		1,887		5,813		(332)		5,481
Loans:
Loans		10,744		(217)		10,527		40,202		3,728		43,930
Loans exempt from federal income tax		691		101		792		1,426		(13)		1,413
Total loans		11,435		(116)		11,319		41,628		3,715		45,343
Loans held for sale		22		52		74		(634)		(57)		(691)
Nonmarketable equity securities		134		75		209		492		141		633
Total earning assets	$	13,063	$	584	$	13,647	$	47,163	$	4,498	$	51,661
INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES:
Checking and money market deposits	$	509	$	1,232	$	1,741	$	1,457	$	2,434	$	3,891
Savings deposits		59		25		84		232		71		303
Time deposits		347		603		950		1,334		1,067		2,401
Brokered deposits		(427)		426		(1)		(899)		1,007		108
Total interest-bearing deposits		488		2,286		2,774		2,124		4,579		6,703
Short-term borrowings		(45)		158		113		(53)		244		191
FHLB advances and other borrowings		755		962		1,717		2,633		2,130		4,763
Subordinated debt		634		7		641		1,902		21		1,923
Trust preferred debentures		7		173		180		222		434		656
Total interest-bearing liabilities	$	1,839	$	3,586	$	5,425	$	6,828	$	7,408	$	14,236
Net interest income	$	11,224	$	(3,002)	$	8,222	$	40,335	$	(2,910)	$	37,425

Interest Income. The $11.3 million, or 28.9%, increase in interest income on loans (on a tax-equivalent basis) for the third quarter of 2018 was primarily due to a 29.4% increase in the average balance of loans outstanding. The average balance increase was primarily driven by the addition of $786.2 million of loans from Alpine in February 2018. The decrease in the average yield on loans was mainly due to the impact of lower accretion income, offset in part by higher market interest rates. The reported yield on total loans for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was 4.88% and 4.90%, respectively. Accretion income associated with accounting discounts established on loans acquired totaled $1.7 million and $3.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, generating an 11 and 33 basis point favorable impact to the reported yields for the respective periods.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the $45.3 million, or 46.0%, increase in interest income on loans was primarily due to a 41.8% increase in the average balance of loans outstanding combined with a 14 basis point increase in the average yield. The average balance increase was primarily due to loans added from the Centrue and Alpine acquisitions. The increase in the average yield on loans was mainly due to a $2.2 million increase in accretion income from purchase accounting discounts on acquired loans combined with the impact of higher market interest rates. The reported yield on total loans for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was 4.98% and 4.84%, respectively. Accretion income associated with purchase accounting discounts established on loans acquired totaled $9.1 million and $6.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, increasing the reported net yields by 26 and 30 basis points for each respective period.

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Interest income on our investment securities portfolio on a tax-equivalent basis increased $1.9 million and $5.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, compared to the prior year periods, mainly attributable to increases in the average balances of investment securities of 47.6% and 69.7% for the respective periods. The increase in the average balance for the quarter was primarily due to the addition of $301.8 million of investment securities from Alpine in February 2018. The increase in the average balance for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was also impacted by investment securities added from the Centrue acquisition.

Interest income on short-term cash investments increased to $0.8 million and $2.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, compared to $0.6 million and $1.4 million for the corresponding periods in 2017. These increases were primarily attributable to an increase in short-term interest rates.

Interest Expense. Interest expense on deposits increased to $6.2 million and $15.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, as compared to $3.4 million and $8.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. The $2.8 million, or 82.1%, increase in interest expense on deposits for the third quarter of 2018 was primarily due to the average balance of interest-bearing deposits increasing 25.5% combined with a 24 basis point increase in the average rate paid. For the nine-month period, the $6.7 million, or 78.2%, increase in interest expense on deposits was mainly attributable to the average balance of deposits increasing 37.6% coupled with an 16 basis point increase in the average rate paid. The increase in the average balance of deposits for the three months ended September 30, 2018 primarily reflected the addition of $770.2 million of interest-bearing deposits from Alpine in February 2018. The average balance increase for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was also impacted by interest-bearing deposits added from the Centrue acquisition. The increase in the average rates paid were primarily due to the impact of higher market interest rates.

Interest expense on borrowings increased to $5.8 million and $15.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, as compared to $3.1 million and $7.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. The $2.7 million and $7.5 million increases in interest expense on borrowings for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, were primarily due to expanded usage of FHLB advances as a short-term and long-term funding source, the addition of $18.1 million of FHLB advances assumed from Alpine, issuing $40.0 million of subordinated debt in October 2017 to assist with funding the acquisition of Alpine, and the impact of higher market interest rates on new FHLB advances and our variable rate trust preferred debentures. Interest expense on borrowings for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was also impacted by the full effect of FHLB advances, trust preferred debentures and a term loan assumed as a result of the Centrue acquisition.

Provision for Loan Losses. The provision for loan losses totaled $2.1 million and $6.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $1.5 million and $3.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. The provision for loan losses recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2018 was primarily due to specific reserves established on a group of commercial loans to one borrower that were classified as nonaccrual during the third quarter of 2018.

The provision for loan losses in the first nine months of 2018 was also impacted by the increase in specific reserves of two commercial loans that were classified as nonaccrual during the first quarter of 2018 and then charged off in the second quarter of 2018. The remaining provision increase resulted from the growth of our loan portfolio and as a result, an increase in the required reserves.

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Noninterest Income. The following table sets forth the major components of our noninterest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:


	For the Three Months Ended
	September 30,				Increase
(dollars in thousands)	2018		2017		(decrease)
Noninterest income:
Commercial FHA revenue	$	3,130	$	3,777	$	(647)
Residential mortgage banking revenue		1,154		2,317		(1,163)
Wealth management revenue		5,467		3,475		1,992
Service charges on deposit accounts		2,804		2,133		671
Interchange revenue		2,759		1,724		1,035
Gain on sales of investment securities, net		—		98		(98)
Gain on sales of other real estate owned		86		22		64
Other income		2,872		1,857		1,015
Total noninterest income	$	18,272	$	15,403	$	2,869


	For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				Increase
(dollars in thousands)	2018		2017		(decrease)
Noninterest income:
Commercial FHA revenue	$	6,786	$	14,625	$	(7,839)
Residential mortgage banking revenue		4,688		7,563		(2,875)
Wealth management revenue		14,862		9,754		5,108
Service charges on deposit accounts		7,464		4,147		3,317
Interchange revenue		7,733		3,816		3,917
(Loss) gain on sales of investment securities, net		(5)		219		(224)
Gain on sales of other real estate owned		559		54		505
Other income		8,534		5,186		3,348
Total noninterest income	$	50,621	$	45,364	$	5,257

The $2.9 million increase in noninterest income for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was primarily due to the impact of the Alpine acquisition, which was a primary factor in wealth management revenue increasing $2.0 million and interchange revenue increasing $1.0 million between the quarters. Included in the Alpine acquisition were $1.1 billion of wealth management assets under administration. These increases were offset in part by a $1.2 million decrease in mortgage banking revenue primarily due to lower market demand. The increases in noninterest income were also offset by a $0.6 million decrease in commercial FHA revenue which resulted primarily from interest rate lock commitments declining from $112.5 million in the third quarter of 2017 to $82.8 million in the third quarter of 2018.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the $5.3 million increase in noninterest income resulted mainly from the impact of the Alpine acquisition, which was a primary factor in wealth management revenue increasing $5.1 million. The increases in service charges on deposit accounts and interchange revenue resulted from the impact of the Alpine and Centrue acquisitions. These increases were offset in part by a $7.8 million decrease in commercial FHA revenue and a $2.9 million decrease in residential mortgage banking revenue. The decrease in commercial FHA revenue resulted primarily from interest rate lock commitments declining from $420.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 to $227.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The decrease in residential mortgage banking revenue was primarily due to declines in closed production and interest rate lock commitments.

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Noninterest Expense. The following tables set forth the major components of noninterest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:


	For the Three Months Ended
	September 30,				Increase
(dollars in thousands)	2018		2017		(decrease)
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits	$	22,528	$	22,411	$	117
Occupancy and equipment		5,040		4,144		896
Data processing		10,817		5,786		5,031
FDIC insurance		549		565		(16)
Professional		2,632		4,151		(1,519)
Marketing		1,137		1,070		67
Communications		1,289		723		566
Loan expense		262		629		(367)
Other real estate owned		42		146		(104)
Amortization of intangible assets		1,853		1,187		666
Loss on mortgage servicing rights held for sale		270		3,617		(3,347)
Other		3,898		3,934		(36)
Total noninterest expense	$	50,317	$	48,363	$	1,954


	For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				Increase
(dollars in thousands)	2018		2017		(decrease)
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits	$	74,390	$	61,368	$	13,022
Occupancy and equipment		14,000		10,800		3,200
Data processing		20,402		11,531		8,871
FDIC insurance		1,636		1,403		233
Professional		9,559		10,285		(726)
Marketing		3,754		2,517		1,237
Communications		3,606		1,655		1,951
Loan expense		1,338		1,531		(193)
Other real estate owned		298		725		(427)
Amortization of intangible assets		5,104		2,291		2,813
Loss on mortgage servicing rights held for sale		458		3,617		(3,159)
Other		11,723		9,082		2,641
Total noninterest expense	$	146,268	$	116,805	$	29,463

The $2.0 million increase in noninterest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was primarily due to the impact of the Alpine acquisition. Included in data processing expense for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was $2.8 million in contract terminations and $1.3 million in system conversion charges resulting from the acquisition of Alpine. The loss on mortgage servicing rights held for sale recorded in the third quarter of 2017 related to Fannie Mae residential MSR transferred to held for sale during that quarter.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the $29.5 million increase in noninterest expense resulted primarily from the impact of the Alpine acquisition and the effect of the Centrue acquisition. Included in noninterest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $23.5 million of integration and acquisition expenses associated primarily with Alpine.

Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense was $2.4 million and $6.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, compared to $0.3 million and $4.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. Effective tax rates were 22.3% and 22.9% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, compared to 12.1% and 24.8% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. The maximum federal corporate income tax rate decreased from 35% to 21% beginning in 2018.

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Financial Condition

Assets. Total assets increased $1.3 billion to $5.7 billion at September 30, 2018 as compared to December 31, 2017. This increase primarily reflected the addition of $1.2 billion of assets from the Alpine acquisition.

Loans. The loan portfolio is the largest category of our assets. At September 30, 2018, total loans were $4.2 billion. The following table shows loans by non‑PCI and PCI loan category as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017:


	September 30, 2018						December 31, 2017
	Non-PCI		PCI				Non-PCI		PCI
(dollars in thousands)	Loans		Loans		Total		Loans		Loans		Total
Commercial	$	785,859	$	5,688	$	791,547	$	553,257	$	2,673	$	555,930
Commercial real estate		1,692,143		19,783		1,711,926		1,427,076		12,935		1,440,011
Construction and land development		230,913		8,567		239,480		199,853		734		200,587
Total commercial loans		2,708,915		34,038		2,742,953		2,180,186		16,342		2,196,528
Residential real estate		576,259		9,875		586,134		447,602		5,950		453,552
Consumer		582,161		2,035		584,196		371,286		169		371,455
Lease financing		242,999		—		242,999		205,143		—		205,143
Total loans	$	4,110,334	$	45,948	$	4,156,282	$	3,204,217	$	22,461	$	3,226,678

Loans increased $929.6 million to $4.2 billion at September 30, 2018 as compared to December 31, 2017. The increase in loans was primarily due to $786.2 million of loans added from the Alpine acquisition. The remaining increase reflected organic loan growth primarily from our commercial equipment financing business and consumer loans originated through home improvement specialty retailers. The $23.5 million increase in PCI loans at September 30, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017 reflected the addition of $29.0 million of PCI loans from the Alpine acquisition, partially offset by loan payoffs and repayments.

Outstanding loan balances increase due to new loan originations, advances on outstanding commitments and loans acquired as a result of acquisitions of other financial institutions, net of amounts received for loan payments and payoffs, charge‑offs of loans and transfers of loans to OREO. The following table shows the fair values of those loans acquired at acquisition date and the net growth for the periods presented.


	For the Nine Months Ended				For the Year Ended
	September 30, 2018				December 31, 2017
			Net				Net
			Growth				Growth
(dollars in thousands)	Acquired		(Attrition)		Acquired		(Attrition)
Commercial	$	198,866	$	36,751	$	104,812	$	(6,709)
Commercial real estate		347,360		(75,445)		484,772		(14,376)
Construction and land development		44,856		(5,963)		28,458		(5,196)
Total commercial loans		591,082		(44,657)		618,042		(26,281)
Residential real estate		120,645		11,937		58,857		140,982
Consumer		74,459		138,282		3,047		98,391
Lease financing		—		37,856		—		13,664
Total loans	$	786,186	$	143,418	$	679,946	$	226,756

The principal categories 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 collateralization by inventory, accounts receivable and equipment, and generally include personal guarantees.

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

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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 first priority interest in the financed asset and generally require monthly payments.

The following table shows the contractual maturities of our loan portfolio and the distribution between fixed and adjustable interest rate loans at September 30, 2018:


	September 30, 2018
	Within One Year				One Year to Five Years				After Five Years
			Adjustable				Adjustable				Adjustable
(dollars in thousands)	Fixed Rate		Rate		Fixed Rate		Rate		Fixed Rate		Rate		Total
Loans:
Commercial	$	43,498	$	295,441	$	206,302	$	90,511	$	116,384	$	39,411	$	791,547
Commercial real estate		178,222		87,694		871,361		233,186		83,477		257,986		1,711,926
Construction and land development		13,549		71,154		44,759		92,640		240		17,138		239,480
Total commercial loans		235,269		454,289		1,122,422		416,337		200,101		314,535		2,742,953
Residential real estate		2,999		11,953		27,368		45,828		198,622		299,364		586,134
Consumer		3,550		2,573		554,464		21,444		2,037		128		584,196
Lease financing		7,008		—		224,867		—		11,124		—		242,999
Total loans	$	248,826	$	468,815	$	1,929,121	$	483,609	$	411,884	$	614,027	$	4,156,282

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 and 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 loan losses, our purchase discounts on acquired loans provide additional protections against credit losses.

Discounts on PCI Loans. PCI loans are loans that have evidence of credit deterioration since origination and for which it is probable at the date of acquisition that we will not collect all contractually required principal and interest payments. These loans are recorded at estimated fair value on their purchase date without a carryover of the related allowance for loan losses. At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, we had PCI loans totaling $45.9 million and $22.5 million, respectively.

In determining the fair value of purchased credit‑impaired loans at acquisition, we first determine the contractually required payments due, which represent the total undiscounted amount of all uncollected principal and interest payments, adjusted for the effect of estimated prepayments. We then estimate the undiscounted cash flows we expect to collect. We incorporate several key assumptions to estimate cash flows expected to be collected, including probability of default rates, loss given default assumptions and the amount and timing of prepayments. We calculate fair value by discounting the estimated cash flows we expect to collect using an observable market rate of interest, when available, adjusted for factors that a market participant would consider in determining fair value. We have aggregated

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certain credit‑impaired loans acquired in the same transaction into pools based on common risk characteristics. A pool is accounted for as one asset with a single composite interest rate and an aggregate fair value and expected cash flows.

The difference between contractually required payments due and the cash flows expected to be collected, considering the impact of prepayments, is referred to as the nonaccretable difference. The nonaccretable difference, which is neither accreted into income nor recorded on our consolidated balance sheet, reflects estimated future credit losses expected to be incurred over the life of the loans. The excess of cash flows expected to be collected over the estimated fair value of PCI loans is referred to as the accretable yield. This amount is not recorded on our consolidated balance sheet, but is accreted into interest income over the remaining life of the loans, or pool of loans, using the effective yield method. The outstanding customer balance for PCI loans totaled $60.7 million and $32.8 million as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Subsequent to acquisition, we periodically evaluate our estimates of cash flows expected to be collected. These evaluations, performed quarterly, require the continued use of key assumptions and estimates, similar to the initial estimate of fair value. Subsequent changes in the estimated cash flows expected to be collected may result in changes in the accretable yield and nonaccretable difference or reclassifications between accretable yield and the nonaccretable difference. Decreases in expected cash flows due to further credit deterioration will result in an impairment charge to the provision for loan losses, resulting in an increase to the allowance for loan losses and a reclassification from accretable yield to nonaccretable difference. Increases in expected cash flows due to credit improvements will result in an increase in the accretable yield through a reclassification from the nonaccretable difference or as a reduction in the allowance for loan losses to the extent established on specific pools subsequent to acquisition. The adjusted accretable yield is recognized in interest income over the remaining life of the loan, or pool of loans.

The following table shows changes in the accretable yield for PCI loans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
(dollars in thousands)	2018		2017		2018		2017
Balance, beginning of period	$	11,114	$	7,566	$	5,732	$	9,035
New loans purchased - Alpine acquisition		—		—		6,095		—
New loans purchased - Centrue acquisition		—		—		—		1,929
Accretion		(1,308)		(1,270)		(3,659)		(4,276)
Other adjustments (including maturities, charge-offs, and impact of changes in timing of expected cash flows)		136		1,678		1,150		(1,558)
Reclassification from non-accretable		1,350		(1,325)		1,974		1,519
Balance, end of period	$	11,292	$	6,649	$	11,292	$	6,649

As of September 30, 2018, the balance of accretable discounts on our PCI loan portfolio was $11.3 million compared to $5.7 million at December 31, 2017. We may not accrete the full amount of these discounts into interest income in future periods if the assets to which these discounts are applied do not perform according to our current expectations.

We have also recorded accretable discounts in purchase accounting for loans that are not considered PCI loans. Similar to the way in which we employ the fair value methodology for PCI loans, we consider expected prepayments and estimate the amount and timing of undiscounted cash flows in order to determine the accretable discount for non-PCI loans. Such discounts are accreted into income on a level yield basis.

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Analysis of the Allowance for Loan Losses. The following table allocates the allowance for loan losses, or the allowance, by loan category:


	September 30, 2018				December 31, 2017
(dollars in thousands)	Book Value		% (1)		Book Value		% (1)
Loans:
Commercial	$	7,568	0.96	%	$	5,256	0.95	%
Commercial real estate		5,284	0.31			5,044	0.35
Construction and land development		436	0.18			518	0.26
Total commercial loans		13,288	0.48			10,818	0.49
Residential real estate		2,438	0.42			2,750	0.61
Consumer		2,105	0.36			1,344	0.36
Lease financing		1,800	0.74			1,519	0.74
Total allowance for loan losses	$	19,631	0.47		$	16,431	0.51

(1)

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

The allowance and the balance of nonaccretable discounts represent our estimate of probable and reasonably estimable credit losses inherent in loans held for investment as of the respective balance sheet date. We assess the appropriateness of our allowance for non-PCI loans separately from our allowance for PCI loans.

The allowance for loan losses was $19.6 million at September 30, 2018 compared to $16.4 million at December 31, 2017. The increase in the allowance at September 30, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017 was mainly attributable to loan growth during first nine months of 2018 and a specific reserve established on a group of commercial loans to one borrower that were classified as nonaccrual during the third quarter of 2018.

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. Net charge-offs to average loans were 0.10% and 0.28% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017, respectively.

Allowance for non‑PCI loans. Our methodology for assessing the appropriateness of the allowance for non-PCI loans includes a general allowance for performing loans, which are grouped based on similar characteristics, and a specific allowance for individual impaired loans or loans considered by management to be in a high risk category. General allowances are established based on a number of factors, including historical loss rates, an assessment of portfolio trends and conditions, accrual status and economic conditions.

For commercial and commercial real estate loans, a specific allowance may be assigned to individual loans based on an impairment analysis. Loans are considered impaired when it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. The amount of impairment is based on an analysis of the most probable source of repayment, including the present value of the loan's expected future cash flows and the estimated market value or the fair value of the underlying collateral. Interest income on impaired loans is accrued as earned, unless the loan is placed on nonaccrual status.

Allowance for PCI loans. PCI loans are recorded at their estimated fair value at the date of acquisition, with the estimated fair value including a component for estimated credit losses. An allowance related to PCI loans may be recorded subsequent to acquisition if a PCI loan pool experiences a decrease in expected cash flows as compared to the expected cash flows projected in the previous quarter. Loans considered to be uncollectible are initially charged off against the specific loan pool’s non‑accretable difference. When the pool’s non‑accretable difference has been fully utilized, uncollectible amounts are charged off against the corresponding allowance.

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The following table shows our allowance by loan portfolio and by non‑PCI and PCI loans as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017:


	September 30, 2018						December 31, 2017
	Non-PCI		PCI				Non-PCI		PCI
(dollars in thousands)	Loans		Loans		Total		Loans		Loans		Total
Loans:
Commercial	$	7,000	$	568	$	7,568	$	4,756	$	500	$	5,256
Commercial real estate		4,861		423		5,284		4,708		336		5,044
Construction and land development		436		—		436		514		4		518
Total commercial loans		12,297		991		13,288		9,978		840		10,818
Residential real estate		1,928		510		2,438		2,210		540		2,750
Consumer		1,956		149		2,105		1,195		149		1,344
Lease financing		1,800		—		1,800		1,519		—		1,519
Total allowance for loan losses	$	17,981	$	1,650	$	19,631	$	14,902	$	1,529	$	16,431

Provision for Loan Losses. In determining the allowance and the related provision for loan losses, we consider three principal elements: (i) valuation allowances based upon probable losses identified during the review of impaired commercial, commercial real estate, and construction and land development loans, (ii) allocations, by loan classes, on loan portfolios based on historical loan loss experience and qualitative factors, and (iii) valuation allowances on PCI loan pools based on decreases in expected cash flows. Provisions for loan losses are charged to operations to adjust the total allowance to a level deemed appropriate by us.

The following table provides an analysis of the allowance for loan losses, provision for loan losses and net charge‑offs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:


	As of and for the						As of and for the
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
(dollars in thousands)	2018			2017			2018			2017
Balance, beginning of period	$	18,246		$	15,424		$	16,431		$	14,862
Charge-offs:
Commercial		—			—			1,145			737
Commercial real estate		—			—			259			470
Construction and land development		—			—			—			—
Residential real estate		69			128			209			455
Consumer		453			105			1,236			536
Lease financing		816			102			1,775			658
Total charge-offs		1,338			335			4,624			2,856
Recoveries:
Commercial		248			54			549			137
Commercial real estate		(52)			56			344			435
Construction and land development		29			13			74			48
Residential real estate		33			47			147			276
Consumer		202			81			443			197
Lease financing		160			32			304			282
Total recoveries		620			283			1,861			1,375
Net charge-offs		718			52			2,763			1,481
Provision for loan losses		2,103			1,489			5,963			3,480
Balance, end of period	$	19,631		$	16,861		$	19,631		$	16,861
Gross loans, end of period	$	4,156,282		$	3,157,972		$	4,156,282		$	3,157,972
Average loans	$	4,106,367		$	3,173,027		$	3,858,049		$	2,721,489
Net charge-offs to average loans		0.10	%		0.01	%		0.07	%		0.07	%
Allowance to total loans		0.47	%		0.53	%		0.47	%		0.53	%

Impaired Loans. The following table sets forth our nonperforming assets by asset categories as of the dates indicated. Impaired loans include nonaccrual loans, loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest and loans modified under troubled debt restructurings. The balances of impaired loans reflect the net investment in these assets, including deductions for purchase discounts. PCI loans are excluded from nonperforming status because we expect to fully collect their new carrying values, which reflect significant purchase discounts. If our expectation of reasonably

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estimable future cash flows from PCI loans deteriorates, the loans may be classified as nonaccrual loans and interest income will not be recognized until the timing and amount of future cash flows can be reasonably estimated.


	September 30,			December 31,
(dollars in thousands)	2018			2017
Impaired loans:
Commercial	$	8,885		$	4,103
Commercial real estate		20,618			13,997
Construction and land development		1,292			843
Residential real estate		6,543			6,184
Consumer		526			287
Lease financing		697			1,346
Total impaired loans		38,561			26,760
Other real estate owned, non-guaranteed		3,077			4,134
Nonperforming assets	$	41,638		$	30,894
Impaired loans to total loans		0.93	%		0.83	%
Nonperforming assets to total assets		0.73	%		0.70	%

We did not recognize any interest income on nonaccrual loans during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017 while the loans were in nonaccrual status. Additional interest income that we would have recognized on these loans had they been current in accordance with their original terms was $1.3 million and $0.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and year ended December 31, 2017, respectively. We recognized interest income on commercial and commercial real estate loans modified under troubled debt restructurings of $0.1 million and $0.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017, 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 impaired. 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 (excluding PCI loans) by loan category at the dates indicated:


					Commercial				Construction &
	Commercial				Real Estate				Land Development
	Risk Category				Risk Category				Risk Category
(dollars in thousands)	7		8 (1)		7		8 (1)		7		8 (1)		Total
September 30, 2018	$	22,403	$	18,636	$	34,988	$	31,128	$	43	$	—	$	107,198
December 31, 2017		12,588		27,419		12,260		14,770		—		—		67,037

(1)

Includes only those 8‑rated loans that are not included in impaired loans.

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.

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The following table sets forth the book value and percentage of each category of investment securities at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017. The book value for investment securities classified as available for sale and equity securities is equal to fair market value.



	September 30, 2018				December 31, 2017
	Book		% of		Book		% of
(dollars in thousands)	Value		Total		Value		Total
Available for sale securities
U.S. Treasury securities	$	24,533	3.6	%	$	27,718	6.1	%
Government sponsored entity debt securities		75,373	11.0			25,211	5.6
Agency mortgage-backed securities		343,697	50.1			232,387	51.6
State and municipal securities		171,012	24.9			102,567	22.8
Corporate securities		67,781	9.9			59,812	13.3
Total investment securities, available for sale, at fair value		682,396	99.5	%		447,695	99.4	%
Equity securities		3,357	0.5			2,830	0.6
Total investment securities, at fair value	$	685,753	100.0	%	$	450,525	100.0	%

The following table sets forth the book value, maturities and weighted average yields for our investment portfolio at September 30, 2018. The book value for investment securities classified as available for sale is equal to fair market value.


	September 30, 2018
			% of Total		Weighted
	Book		Investment		Average
(dollars in thousands)	Value		Securities		Yield
Investment securities, available for sale
U.S. Treasury securities:
Maturing within one year	$	5,020	0.8	%	2.4	%
Maturing in one to five years		19,513	2.8		1.5
Maturing in five to ten years		—	—		—
Maturing after ten years		—	—		—
Total U.S. Treasury securities	$	24,533	3.6	%	1.7	%

Government sponsored entity debt securities:
Maturing within one year	$	7,119	1.0	%	2.2	%
Maturing in one to five years		52,984	7.7		2.4
Maturing in five to ten years		14,786	2.2		2.5
Maturing after ten years		484	0.1		2.6
Total government sponsored entity debt securities	$	75,373	11.0	%	2.4	%

Agency mortgage-backed securities:
Maturing within one year	$	17,742	2.6	%	2.6	%
Maturing in one to five years		283,962	41.4		2.8
Maturing in five to ten years		37,550	5.5		2.9
Maturing after ten years		4,443	0.6		3.1
Total agency mortgage-backed securities	$	343,697	50.1	%	2.8	%

State and municipal securities (1):
Maturing within one year	$	19,815	2.8	%	2.9	%
Maturing in one to five years		50,445	7.4		3.9
Maturing in five to ten years		69,122	10.1		4.0
Maturing after ten years		31,630	4.6		4.0
Total state and municipal securities	$	171,012	24.9	%	3.9	%

Corporate securities:
Maturing within one year	$	2,010	0.3	%	3.8	%
Maturing in one to five years		7,975	1.2		3.5
Maturing in five to ten years		54,326	7.9		5.1
Maturing after ten years		3,470	0.5		7.3
Total corporate securities	$	67,781	9.9	%	5.0	%
Total investment securities, available for sale	$	682,396	99.5	%	3.2	%

Equity securities:
No stated maturity	$	3,357	0.5	%	2.4	%
Total investment securities and equity securities	$	685,753	100.0	%	3.2	%

(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 at September 30, 2018 at fair value for our investment securities classified as available for sale.


	September 30, 2018
	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	$	25,028	$	24,533	$	—	$	24,533	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Government sponsored entity debt securities		76,841		75,373		—		75,373		—		—		—		—
Agency mortgage-backed securities		349,501		343,697		3,175		340,522		—		—		—		—
State and municipal securities		169,887		171,012		31,576		106,921		12,638		5,787		735		13,355
Corporate securities		67,652		67,781		—		—		15,666		49,139		—		2,976
Total investment securities, available for sale	$	688,909	$	682,396	$	34,751	$	547,349	$	28,304	$	54,926	$	735	$	16,331

Cash and Cash Equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents increased $27.2 million to $242.4 million as of September 30, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017. This increase was primarily due to cash flows from financing activities and operating activities totaling $15.0 million and $65.9 million, respectively. These increases were offset in part by cash flows used in investing activities of $53.7 million. Cash flows provided by financing activities primarily consisted of FHLB proceeds exceeding payments by $140.5 million, offset in part by a $99.0 million decrease in deposits, $14.7 million in payments made on common dividends and a $10.7 million decrease in short-term borrowings.

Cash provided by operating activities primarily reflected $23.1 million of net income, $25.8 million of proceeds received from sales of loans held for sale exceeding originations, and $13.0 million of proceeds from the sale of residential MSR held for sale. Cash used in investing activities primarily reflected loan growth exceeding net cash flows received from investment security transactions and net cash received from the Alpine acquisition.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Goodwill was $164.0 million at September 30, 2018 compared to $98.6 million at December 31, 2017. Goodwill represents the excess of consideration paid in an acquisition over the fair value of the net assets acquired. The $65.4 million increase during the first nine months of 2018 primarily resulted from goodwill associated with the Alpine acquisition.

Our other intangible assets, which consist of core deposit and customer relationship intangibles, were $39.2 million and $16.9 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The increase in other intangibles primarily reflected the impact of a $21.1 million core deposit intangible and a $6.3 million customer relationship intangible associated with the Alpine acquisition.

Liabilities. Total liabilities increased $1.2 billion to $5.1 billion at September 30, 2018 due primarily to the Alpine acquisition.

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.

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The following table summarizes our average deposit balances and weighted average rates for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:


	September 30, 2018				September 30, 2017
			Weighted				Weighted
	Average		Average		Average		Average
(dollars in thousands)	Balance		Rate		Balance		Rate
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	989,142	—		$	688,986	—
Interest-bearing:
Checking		1,022,010	0.45	%		833,684	0.17	%
Money market		866,748	0.79			614,544	0.50
Savings		452,220	0.15			286,199	0.13
Time, less than $250,000		560,810	1.23			449,308	0.82
Time, $250,000 and over		81,283	1.47			62,453	1.08
Time, brokered		189,351	2.20			281,301	1.48
Total interest-bearing	$	3,172,422	0.77	%	$	2,527,489	0.53	%
Total deposits	$	4,161,564	0.59	%	$	3,216,475	0.42	%

The following table sets forth the maturity of time deposits of $250,000 or more and brokered time deposits as of September 30, 2018:


	September 30, 2018
	Maturity Within:
	Three		Three to Six		Six to 12		After 12
(dollars in thousands)	Months or Less		Months		Months		Months		Total
Time, $250,000 and over	$	9,119	$	12,616	$	32,808	$	21,549	$	76,092
Brokered deposits		26,539		55,491		72,241		34,265		188,536
Total	$	35,658	$	68,107	$	105,049	$	55,814	$	264,628

Total deposits increased $1.0 billion to $4.1 billion at September 30, 2018 as compared to December 31, 2017. This increase primarily resulted from $1.1 billion of deposits added from the Alpine acquisition. At September 30, 2018, total deposits were comprised of 23.9% noninterest‑bearing demand accounts, 56.3% interest‑bearing transaction accounts and 19.8% of time deposits. At September 30, 2018, brokered time deposits totaled $188.5 million, or 4.6% of total deposits, compared to $190.3 million, or 6.1% of total deposits, at December 31, 2017.

Short‑Term Borrowings. In addition to deposits, we use short‑term borrowings, such as federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, as a source of funds to meet the daily liquidity needs of our customers and fund growth in earning assets. Short‑term borrowings were $145.5 million at September 30, 2018 compared to $156.1 million at December 31, 2017. The weighted average interest rate on our short‑term borrowings was 0.63% and 0.28% at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

FHLB Advances and Other Borrowings. FHLB advances and other borrowings totaled $652.3 million and $496.4 million as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. During the first nine months of 2018, we increased FHLB advances at the Bank by $166.0 million and assumed FHLB advances totaling $18.1 million as a result of the Alpine acquisition.

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.

Shareholders’ equity increased $144.6 million to $594.1 million at September 30, 2018 as compared to December 31, 2017. The increase in shareholders’ equity was due primarily to $139.9 million of common equity issued for the Alpine acquisition. During the first nine months of 2018, we generated net income of $23.1 million, and declared dividends to common shareholders of $14.7 million.

In conjunction with the acquisition of Alpine, the Company paid $33.3 million in cash and issued 4,463,200 shares of Midland common stock upon closing of the transaction on February 28, 2018. Additionally, the Company

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issued $40.0 million aggregate principal amount of subordinated debentures in October 2017, the proceeds of which were used to fund the payment of the cash portion of the merger consideration.

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 had available lines of credit of $68.4 million and $32.5 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, from the Federal Reserve Discount Window. The lines are collateralized by collateral agreements totaling $78.9 million and $36.5 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. There were no outstanding borrowings under these lines of credit at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

At September 30, 2018, the Company had available federal funds lines of credit totaling $55.0 million. The lines of credit were unused at September 30, 2018.

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 believes 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.

The Dodd‑Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the Basel III regulatory capital reforms (the “Basel III Rule”) have established capital standards for banks and bank holding companies. The table below summarizes the minimum capital requirements applicable to us under the Basel III Rule.


	Basel III
	Well		Adequately
Ratio	Capitalized		Capitalized
Tier 1 leverage ratio	5.0	%	4.0	%
Common equity Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio	6.5		4.5
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio	8.0		6.0
Total risk-based capital ratio	10.0		8.0

In addition to the minimum regulatory capital requirements set forth in the table above, the Basel III Rule implemented a “capital conservation buffer” that is added to the minimum requirements for capital adequacy purposes. A banking organization that fails to meet the required amount of the capital conservation buffer will be subject to limits

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on capital distributions (e.g., dividends, stock buybacks, etc.) and certain discretionary bonus payments to executive officers. For community banks, the capital conservation buffer requirement is being phased in over a three-year period beginning on January 1, 2016. The capital conservation buffer in 2016 was 0.625%, was 1.25% in 2017, is 1.875% in 2018 and will be fully phased in at 2.5% on January 1, 2019.

At September 30, 2018, the Company was considered to be “well‑capitalized” with a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 8.24%, a common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 8.37%, a Tier 1 capital ratio of 9.85% and a total capital ratio of 12.35%.

At September 30, 2018, Midland States Bank exceeded all regulatory capital requirements under the Basel III Rule and was considered to be “well‑capitalized” with a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 9.86%, a common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 11.77%, a Tier 1 capital ratio of 11.77% and a total capital ratio of 12.22%.

Contractual Obligations

The following table contains supplemental information regarding our total contractual obligations at September 30, 2018:


	Payments Due
	Less than		One to		Three to		More than
(dollars in thousands)	One Year		Three Years		Five Years		Five Years		Total
Deposits without a stated maturity	$	3,321,015	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	3,321,015
Time deposits		562,666		216,159		43,300		65		822,190
Securities sold under repurchase agreements		145,450		—		—		—		145,450
FHLB advances and other borrowings		106,670		39,592		395,991		110,000		652,253
Operating lease obligations		2,826		4,480		3,552		2,449		13,307
Subordinated debt		—		—		—		94,093		94,093
Trust preferred debentures		—		—		—		47,676		47,676
Total contractual obligations	$	4,138,627	$	260,231	$	442,843	$	254,283	$	5,095,984

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 have identified two primary sources of market risk: interest rate risk and price risk.

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).

Our board of directors’ Asset‑Liability Committee (“ALCO”) establishes broad policy limits with respect to interest rate risk. ALCO establishes specific operating guidelines within the parameters of the board of directors’ policies. In general, we seek to minimize the impact of changing interest rates on net interest income and the economic values of assets and liabilities. Our ALCO 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

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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 ALCO 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.

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


	Net Interest Income Sensitivity
	Immediate Change in Rates
(dollars in thousands)	-100			+100			+200
September 30, 2018:
Dollar change	$	(7,215)		$	2,633		$	4,763
Percent change		(3.8)	%		1.4	%		2.5	%
December 31, 2017:
Dollar change	$	(7,943)		$	3,546		$	6,504
Percent change		(5.8)	%		2.6	%		4.7	%

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 immediate -100, +100 and +200 basis point parallel shifts in market interest rates.

We are within board policy limits for the +100 and +200 basis point scenarios. The NII at Risk reported at September 30, 2018, projects that our earnings exhibit decreased sensitivity to changes in interest rates compared to December 31, 2017.

The following table shows EVE at the dates indicated:


	Economic Value of Equity Sensitivity
	Immediate Change in Rates
(dollars in thousands)	-100			+100			+200
September 30, 2018:
Dollar change	$	(53,407)		$	32,796		$	59,189
Percent change		(8.5)	%		5.2	%		9.5	%
December 31, 2017:
Dollar change	$	(47,892)		$	29,803		$	53,786
Percent change		(10.7)	%		6.7	%		12.0	%

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.

We are within board policy limits for the +100 and +200 basis point scenarios. The EVE reported at September 30, 2018 projects 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.

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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 subject to fair value accounting. We have price risk from equity investments and investments in securities backed by mortgage loans.

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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,” appearing on pages 57 through 59 of this report.

Item 4 – Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. The Company’s management, including our 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, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, our 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 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, 2017.

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Item 2 – Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

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 third quarter of 2018.


				Total	Maximum
				Number of	Number of
	Total	Average		Shares Purchased	Shares that May
	Number	Price		as Part of Publicly	Yet Be Purchased
	of Shares	Paid Per		Announced Plans	Under the Plans
Period	Purchased (1)	Share		or Programs	or Programs
July 1 - 31, 2018	1,982	$	35.01	-	-
August 1 - 31, 2018	5,448		34.73	-	-
September 1 -30, 2018	233		33.93	-	-
Total	7,663	$	34.78	-	-

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(1)

Represents shares of the Company’s common stock repurchased under the employee stock purchase program and/or shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of awards of restricted stock. These shares were purchased pursuant to the terms of the applicable plan and not pursuant to a publicly announced repurchase plan or program.

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Item 6 – Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Form of Restricted Stock Award Terms under the Midland States Bancorp, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan (for awards on and after November 6, 2018)

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 September 30, 2018, formatted in XBRL interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (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.

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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: November 7, 2018	By:	/s/	Leon J. Holschbach
			Leon J. Holschbach
			Chief Executive Officer
			(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: November 7, 2018	By:	/s/	Stephen A. Erickson
			Stephen A. Erickson
			Chief Financial Officer
			(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

msbi_Current_Folio_Exh101

Exhibit 10.1

MIDLAND STATES BANCORP, INC.

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

2010 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD TERMS

The Participant specified below has been granted this Restricted Stock Award (“Award”) by MIDLAND STATES BANCORP, INC., an Illinois corporation (the “Company”), under the terms of the MIDLAND STATES BANCORP, INC. SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED 2010 LONG‑TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (the “Plan”). The Award shall be subject to the Plan as well as the following terms and conditions (the “Award Agreement”):

Section 1. Award. In accordance with the Plan, and in recognition of the Participant’s senior role in the business of the Company, as an employee of the Company or one of the Company’s affiliates (collectively, including Midland States Bank and its subsidiaries and affiliated entities, the “Employer”), the Company hereby grants to the Participant this Award which represents the right to receive Stock (the “Covered Shares”) as set forth in Section 2. This Award is in all respects limited and conditioned as provided herein, including the restrictive covenants set forth in Section 3(d) below.

Section 2. Terms of Restricted Stock Award. The following words and phrases relating to the grant of the Award shall have the following meanings:

(a) The “Participant” is [[FIRSTNAME]] [[LASTNAME]].

(b) The “Grant Date” is [[GRANTDATE]].

Except where the context clearly implies to the contrary, any capitalized term in this Award Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to that term under the Plan.

Section 3. Restricted Period and Covenants. This Award Agreement evidences the Company’s grant to the Participant as of the Grant Date, on the terms and conditions described in this Award Agreement and in the Plan, the right of the Participant to receive stock free of restrictions once the Restricted Period ends.

(a) Subject to the limitations of this Award Agreement, the “Restricted Period” for each installment of such Covered Shares (“Installment”) shall begin on the Grant Date and end as described in the following schedule (but only if the Participant has not had a Termination of Service before the end of the Restricted Period):

[[VESTING SCHEDULE]]

As approved by Compensation Committee August 6, 2018

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3, the Restricted Period for the Covered Shares shall cease immediately, and the Covered Shares shall become immediately and fully vested, upon (i) a Change in Control that occurs on or before the Participant’s Termination of Service or (ii) upon the Participant’s Termination of Service due to Disability or death.

(c) In the event the Participant’s Termination of Service, other than as provided in subsection (b) above, occurs prior to the expiration of one or more Restricted Periods, the Participant shall forfeit all rights, title and interest in and to any Installment(s) of Covered Shares still subject to a Restricted Period as of the Participant’s Termination of Service date.

For purposes of this Award Agreement “Disability” shall mean that a Participant (i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, or (ii) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan covering the Company’s employees.

(d) In consideration of receiving the Award, Participant agrees to the following restrictive covenants during Participant’s employment and for a period of one year after any Termination of Service:

(i) Participant will not, directly or indirectly, either for himself/herself, or any entity which competes with Employer: (1) induce or attempt to induce any employee of Employer with whom Participant had significant contact to leave the employ of the Employer; (2) in any way interfere with the relationship between Employer and any employee of the Employer with whom Participant had significant contact; or (3) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, licensee, or business relation of Employer with whom Participant had significant contact to cease doing business with Employer or in any way interfere with the relationship between the Employer and its respective customers, suppliers, licensees or business relations with whom Participant had significant contact.

(ii) Participant will not, directly or indirectly, either for himself/herself, or any entity which competes with Employer, solicit the business of, or provide any products, activities or services which compete in whole or in part with the products, activities or services of the Employer to any person or entity known to Participant to be a customer of the Employer, where Participant, or any person reporting to Participant, had significant contact with such person or entity during his/her employment with Employer.

(iii) Participant agrees not to directly or indirectly use, disclose, copy or make lists of any confidential information, including customer names and any personal financial information, for the benefit of anyone other than Employer except to the extent that such information is or thereafter becomes lawfully available from public sources, such disclosure is authorized in writing by the Employer, or required by law or any competent administrative

agency or judicial authority. All records, files, documents and other materials or copies thereof relating to the business of the Employer remain the sole property of the Employer and Participant shall return and not otherwise use such materials following termination of Employment.

(iv) By accepting this Award, Participant acknowledges that the restrictions contained in this Section 3(d) are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the legitimate business interests of the Employer, that they create no undue hardships, that any violation of these restrictions would cause substantial injury to the Employer and such interests, and that such restrictions were a material inducement to the Employer entering into this Award Agreement. In the event Participant breaches or threatens to breach any of the foregoing covenants, Employer shall be entitled to seek any appropriate legal or equitable relief, including injunctive relief.

(v) If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Section 3(d) is invalid or unenforceable, then the invalidity or unenforceability of that provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Award Agreement and all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. The various covenants and provisions of this Award Agreement are intended to be severable and to constitute independent and distinct binding obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the scope of any covenant contained in this Award Agreement is too broad to permit enforcement to its full extent, such covenant shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, and such scope may be judicially modified accordingly.

Section 4. Delivery of Shares. Delivery of Stock or other amounts under this Award Agreement and the Plan shall be subject to the following:

(a) Compliance with Applicable Laws. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Award Agreement or the Plan, the Company shall have no obligation to deliver any Stock or make any other distribution of benefits under this Award Agreement or the Plan unless such delivery or distribution complies with all applicable laws (including, the requirements of the Securities Act), and the applicable requirements of any securities exchange or similar entity.

(b) Certificates. To the extent that this Award Agreement and the Plan provide for the issuance of Stock, the issuance may be effected on a non-certificated basis, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules of any stock exchange.

Section 5. Withholding. All deliveries of Covered Shares pursuant to this Award Agreement shall be subject to withholding of all applicable taxes. The Company shall have the right to require the Participant (or if applicable, permitted assigns, heirs or Designated Beneficiaries) to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy any tax requirements prior to the delivery date of any certificate or certificates for Stock under this Award Agreement. At the election of the Participant, subject to the rules and limitations as may be established by the Committee, such withholding obligations may be satisfied through the surrender of shares of Stock which the Participant already owns, or to which Participant is otherwise entitled under the Plan.

Section 6. Non-Transferability of Award. During the Restricted Period, the Participant shall not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate, mortgage, encumber or dispose of any Covered Shares awarded under this Award.

Section 7. Dividends. The Participant shall be entitled to receive dividends and distributions paid on the Covered Shares during the Restricted Period; provided, however, that no dividends or distributions shall be payable to or for the benefit of the Participant with respect to record dates for such dividends or distributions occurring before or prior to the Grant Date, or with respect to record dates for such dividends or distributions occurring on or after the date, if any, on which the Participant has forfeited those Covered Shares.

Section 8. Voting Rights. The Participant shall be entitled to vote the Covered Shares during the Restricted Period; provided, however, that the Participant shall not be entitled to vote Covered Shares with respect to record dates for any Covered Shares occurring on or after the date, if any, on which the Participant has forfeited those Covered Shares.

Section 9. Deposit of Restricted Stock Award. Each certificate issued with respect to Covered Shares awarded under this Award Agreement and subject to the restrictions contained herein, shall be registered in the name of the Participant and shall be retained by the Company, or an agent of the Company, until the end of the Restricted Period with respect to such Covered Shares.

Section 10. Heirs and Successors. This Award Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the Company and its successors and assigns, and upon any person acquiring, whether by merger, consolidation, purchase of assets or otherwise, all or substantially all of the Company’s assets and business. If any rights of the Participant or benefits distributable to the Participant under this Award Agreement have not been settled or distributed, respectively, at the time of the Participant’s death, such rights shall be settled and payable to the Designated Beneficiary, and such benefits shall be distributed to the Designated Beneficiary, in accordance with the provisions of this Award Agreement and the Plan. The “Designated Beneficiary” shall be the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by the Participant in a writing filed with the Committee in such form as the Committee may require. The designation of beneficiary form may be amended or revoked from time to time by the Participant. If a deceased Participant fails to designate a beneficiary, or if the Designated Beneficiary does not survive the Participant, any rights that would have been payable to the Participant and shall be payable to the legal representative of the estate of the Participant. If a deceased Participant designates a beneficiary and the Designated Beneficiary survives the Participant but dies before the settlement of Designated Beneficiary’s rights under this Award Agreement, then any rights that would have been payable to the Designated Beneficiary shall be payable to the legal representative of the estate of the Designated Beneficiary.

Section 11. Administration. The authority to manage and control the operation and administration of this Award Agreement and the Plan shall be vested in the Committee, and the Committee shall have all powers with respect to this Award Agreement as it has with respect to the Plan. Any interpretation of this Award Agreement or the Plan by the Committee and any decision made by it with respect to this Award Agreement or the Plan are final and binding on all persons.

Section 12. Plan Governs. Notwithstanding anything in this Award Agreement the contrary, this Award Agreement shall be subject to the terms of the Plan, a copy of which may be obtained by the Participant from the office of the Secretary of the Company; and this Award Agreement are subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations promulgated by the Committee from time to time pursuant to the Plan. Notwithstanding anything in this Award Agreement to the contrary, in the event of any discrepancies between the corporate records and this Award Agreement, the corporate records shall control.

Section 13. Not an Employment Contract. The Award will not confer on the Participant any right with respect to continuance of employment or other service with the Company or any Subsidiary, nor will it interfere in any way with any right the Company or any Subsidiary would otherwise have to terminate or modify the terms of such Participant’s employment or other service at any time.

Section 14. No Rights As Shareholder. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Participant shall not have any rights of a shareholder with respect to the Covered Shares, until Stock has been duly issued and delivered to Participant.

Section 15. Amendment. This Award Agreement may be amended in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, and may otherwise be amended by written Award Agreement of the Participant and the Company without the consent of any other person.

Section 16. Governing Law. This Award Agreement, the Plan, and all actions taken in connection herewith shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois without reference to principles of conflict of laws, except as superseded by applicable federal law.

Section 17. Section 409A Amendment. The Committee reserves the right (including the right to delegate such right) to unilaterally amend this Award Agreement without the consent of the Participant in order to maintain an exclusion from the application of, or to maintain compliance with, Code Section 409A. Participant’s acceptance of this Award constitutes acknowledgement and consent to such rights of the Committee.

Section 18. Trade Secrets; Whistleblower. Notwithstanding any provision of Section 3(d) of this Award Agreement to the contrary:

(a) Participant shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that (A) is made (1) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, and (2) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Accordingly, Participant has the right to disclose in confidence trade secrets to federal, state, and local government officials, or to an attorney, for the sole purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law. Participant also has the right to disclose trade secrets in a document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, but only if the filing is made under seal and protected from public disclosure. Nothing in this Award Agreement is intended to conflict with 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly allowed

by 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b). Nothing in this Award Agreement shall be construed to authorize, or limit liability for, an act that is otherwise prohibited by law, such as the unlawful access of material by unauthorized means.

(b) Nothing contained in Section 3(d) of this Award Agreement shall limit Participant’s ability to file a charge or complaint with any governmental, administrative or judicial agency (each, an “Agency”) pursuant to any applicable whistleblower statute or program (each, a “Whistleblower Program”). Participant acknowledges that Section 3(d) of this Award Agreement does not limit (i) his ability to communicate, in connection with a charge or complaint pursuant to any Whistleblower Program with any Agency or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by such Agency, including providing documents or other information, without notice to the Employer, or (ii) his right to receive an award for information provided to such Agency pursuant to any Whistleblower Program.

[Rest of Page Intentionally Left Blank]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Award Agreement to be executed in its name and on its behalf, all as of the Grant Date and the Participant acknowledges acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement.

	MIDLAND STATES BANCORP, INC.

	By:
	Its: Chief Executive Officer


	PARTICIPANT


	[[FIRSTNAME]] [[LASTNAME]]

BY ACCEPTING THIS AWARD, THE PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF A COPY OF THE PLAN AND THE PROSPECTUS FOR THE PLAN, PURSUANT TO WHICH THE SHARES OF STOCK AWARDED HEREBY HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.

PRIOR TO THE SALE OF ANY SHARES OF STOCK RECEIVED UNDER THE PLAN, IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE PARTICIPANT READ THE PLAN PROSPECTUS, A COPY OF WHICH IS AVAILABLE FROM THE COMPANY’S HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AND IS ALSO ACCESSIBLE ON THE COMPANY’S EQUITY AWARD SOFTWARE PROGRAM WHERE PARTICIPANT ACCESSED THIS AWARD AGREEMENT.

msbi_Current_Folio_Exh311

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY

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

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

I, Leon J. Holschbach, certify that:

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

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;

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;

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)) for the Registrant and have:

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;

[Reserved]

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

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

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):

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

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:November 7, 2018	By:	/s/	LEON J. HOLSCHBACH
			Leon J. Holschbach
			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, Stephen A. Erickson, certify that:

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

[Reserved]

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

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:November 7, 2018	By:	/s/	Stephen A. Erickson
			Stephen A. Erickson
			Chief Financial Officer
			(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

msbi_Current_Folio_Exh321

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, Leon J. Holschbach, 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 September 30, 2018 (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:November 7, 2018	By:	/s/	Leon J. Holschbach
			Leon J. Holschbach
			Chief Executive Officer
			(Principal Executive Officer)

msbi_Current_Folio_Exh322

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, Stephen A. Erickson, 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:

(1)

(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:November 7, 2018	By:	/s/	Stephen A. Erickson
			Stephen A. Erickson
			Chief Financial Officer
			(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)