UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023

OR

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: 000-25927

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Michigan

38-3391345
(State or other jurisdiction of  incorporation or organization)

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

10753 Macatawa Drive, Holland, Michigan 49424
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (616) 820-1444

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


Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock

MCBC

NASDAQ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes No

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

Large accelerated filer
Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer
Smaller reporting company
Emerging Growth Company

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 Exchange Act). Yes No ☒

The number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 34,292,294 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (no par value) were outstanding as of April 27, 2023.



Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains forward-looking statements that are based on management’s beliefs, assumptions, current expectations, estimates and projections about the financial services industry, the economy, and Macatawa Bank Corporation. Forward-looking statements are identifiable by words or phrases such as “outlook”, “plan” or “strategy”; that an event or trend “could”, “may”, “should”, “will”, “is likely”, or is “possible” or “probable” to occur or “continue”, has “begun” or “is scheduled” or “on track” or that the Company or its management “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “plans”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “predicts”, “projects”, or “expects” a particular result, or is “committed”, “confident”, “optimistic” or has an “opinion” that an event will occur, or other words or phrases such as “ongoing”, “future”, “signs”, “efforts”, “tend”, “exploring”, “appearing”, “until”, “near term”, “concern”, “going forward”, “focus”, “starting”, “initiative,” “trend” and variations of such words and similar expressions. Such statements are based upon current beliefs and expectations and involve substantial risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These statements include, among others, those related to future levels of earning assets, future composition of our loan portfolio, trends in credit quality metrics, future capital levels and capital needs, real estate valuation, future levels of repossessed and foreclosed properties and nonperforming assets, future levels of losses and costs associated with the administration and disposition of repossessed and foreclosed properties and nonperforming assets, future levels of loan charge-offs, future levels of other real estate owned, future levels of provisions for loan losses and reserve recoveries, the rate of asset dispositions, future dividends, future growth and funding sources, future cost of funds, future liquidity levels, future profitability levels, future interest rate levels, future net interest margin levels, the effects on earnings of changes in interest rates, future economic conditions, future effects of new or changed accounting standards, future loss recoveries, loan demand and loan growth, future amounts of unrecognized tax benefits, the future level of other revenue sources and future amounts of unrealized gains or losses in our investment securities portfolio. Management’s determination of the provision and allowance for loan losses, the appropriate carrying value of intangible assets (including deferred tax assets) and other real estate owned, and the fair value of investment securities (including whether any impairment on any investment security is temporary or other-than-temporary and the amount of any impairment) involves judgments that are inherently forward-looking. All statements with references to future time periods are forward-looking. All of the information concerning interest rate sensitivity is forward-looking. Our ability to sell other real estate owned at its carrying value or at all, successfully implement new programs and initiatives, increase efficiencies, maintain our current levels of deposits and other sources of funding, maintain liquidity, respond to declines in collateral values and credit quality, respond to a changing interest rate environment, increase loan volume, originate high quality loans, maintain or improve mortgage banking income, realize the benefit of our deferred tax assets, continue payment of dividends and improve profitability is not entirely within our control and is not assured. The future effect of changes in the real estate, financial and credit markets, interest rates and the national and regional economy on the banking industry, generally, and Macatawa Bank Corporation, specifically, are also inherently uncertain. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions (“risk factors”) that are difficult to predict with regard to timing, extent, likelihood and degree of occurrence. Therefore, actual results and outcomes may materially differ from what may be expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. Macatawa Bank Corporation does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect the impact of circumstances or events that may arise after the date of the forward-looking statements.

Risk factors include, but are not limited to, the risk factors described in “Item 1A - Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. These and other factors are representative of the risk factors that may emerge and could cause a difference between an ultimate actual outcome and a preceding forward-looking statement.


INDEX



Page
Number



Part I.
Financial Information:
 
     

Item 1.


4




10




Item 2.


40




Item 3.


53




Item 4.


54



Part II.
Other Information:





Item 2.


55




Item 6.


55




56

Part I
Financial Information
Item 1.
MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As of March 31, 2023 (unaudited) and December 31, 2022
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)


   
March 31,
2023
   
December 31,
2022
 
ASSETS
           
Cash and due from banks
 
$
29,402
   
$
51,215
 
Federal funds sold and other short-term investments
   
391,336
     
703,955
 
Cash and cash equivalents
   
420,738
     
755,170
 
Debt securities available for sale, at fair value
   
525,959
     
499,257
 
Debt securities held to maturity (fair value 2023 - $335,559 and 2022 - $332,650)
   
348,387
     
348,765
 
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock
   
10,211
     
10,211
 
Loans held for sale, at fair value
   
87
     
215
 
Total loans
   
1,220,939
     
1,177,748
 
Allowance for credit losses
   
(16,794
)
   
(15,285
)
Net loans
   
1,204,145
     
1,162,463
 
Premises and equipment – net
   
40,249
     
40,306
 
Accrued interest receivable
   
8,782
     
7,606
 
Bank-owned life insurance
   
53,557
     
53,345
 
Other real estate owned - net
   
     
2,343
 
Net deferred tax asset
   
8,471
     
9,712
 
Other assets
   
16,567
     
17,526
 
Total assets
 
$
2,637,153
   
$
2,906,919
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Deposits
               
Noninterest-bearing
 
$
690,444
   
$
834,879
 
Interest-bearing
   
1,640,451
     
1,780,263
 
Total deposits
   
2,330,895
     
2,615,142
 
Other borrowed funds
   
30,000
     
30,000
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
   
15,690
     
14,739
 
Total liabilities
   
2,376,585
     
2,659,881
 
Commitments and contingent liabilities
   
     
 
Shareholders’ equity
               
Common stock, no par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized; 34,292,294 and 34,298,640 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022
   
219,733
     
219,578
 
Retained earnings
   
67,092
     
59,036
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
   
(26,257
)
   
(31,576
)
Total shareholders’ equity
   
260,568
     
247,038
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
$
2,637,153
   
$
2,906,919
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Three month periods ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
(unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)


   
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2023
   
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2022
 
Interest income
           
Loans, including fees
 
$
15,660
   
$
10,397
 
Securities
               
Taxable
   
4,481
     
1,434
 
Tax-exempt
   
698
     
732
 
FHLB Stock
   
65
     
51
 
Federal funds sold and other short-term investments
   
6,362
     
529
 
Total interest income
   
27,266
     
13,143
 
Interest expense
               
Deposits
   
4,494
     
158
 
Other borrowings
   
156
     
320
 
Total interest expense
   
4,650
     
478
 
Net interest income
   
22,616
     
12,665
 
Provision for credit losses
   
     
(1,500
)
Net interest income after provision for credit losses
   
22,616
     
14,165
 
Noninterest income
               
Service charges and fees
   
994
     
1,211
 
Net gains on mortgage loans
   
11
     
308
 
Trust fees
   
1,033
     
1,088
 
ATM and debit card fees
   
1,662
     
1,599
 
Bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”) income
   
199
     
240
 
Other
   
629
     
519
 
Total noninterest income
   
4,528
     
4,965
 
Noninterest expense
               
Salaries and benefits
   
6,698
     
6,289
 
Occupancy of premises
   
1,137
     
1,172
 
Furniture and equipment
   
1,031
     
1,016
 
Legal and professional
   
348
     
194
 
Marketing and promotion
   
219
     
195
 
Data processing
   
955
     
884
 
FDIC assessment
   
330
     
180
 
Interchange and other card expense
   
384
     
373
 
Bond and D&O Insurance
   
122
     
130
 
Other
   
941
     
1,306
 
Total noninterest expenses
   
12,165
     
11,739
 
Income before income tax
   
14,979
     
7,391
 
Income tax expense
   
2,975
     
1,391
 
Net income
 
$
12,004
   
$
6,000
 
Basic earnings per common share
 
$
0.35
   
$
0.18
 
Diluted earnings per common share
 
$
0.35
   
$
0.18
 
Cash dividends per common share
 
$
0.08
   
$
0.08
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Three month periods ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
(unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)


   
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2023
   
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2022
 
Net income
 
$
12,004
   
$
6,000
 
Other comprehensive income (loss):
               
Unrealized gains (losses):
               
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on debt securities available for sale
   
6,738
     
(15,119
)
Net unrealized gain at time of transfer on securities transferred to held-to-maturity
          113  
Amortization of net unrealized gains on securities transferred to held-to-maturity
    (5 )     (6 )
Tax effect
   
(1,414
)
   
3,153
 
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on debt securities available for sale, net of tax
   
5,319
     
(11,859
)
Less: reclassification adjustments:
               
Reclassification for gains included in net income
   
     
 
Tax effect
   
     
 
Reclassification for gains included in net income, net of tax
   
     
 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
   
5,319
     
(11,859
)
Comprehensive income (loss)
 
$
17,323
   
$
(5,859
)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

-6-

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Three month periods ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
(unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)


   
Common
Stock
   
Retained
Earnings
   
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
   
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
 
Balance, January 1, 2022
 
$
219,082
   
$
35,220
   
$
(297
)
 
$
254,005
 
Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2022
   
     
6,000
     
     
6,000
 
Cash dividends at $0.08 per share
   
     
(2,728
)
   
     
(2,728
)
Repurchase of 1,338 shares for taxes withheld on vested restricted stock
   
(13
)
   

     

     
(13
)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
   
     
     
(11,859
)
   
(11,859
)
Stock compensation expense
   
197
     
     
     
197
 
Balance, March 31, 2022
 
$
219,266
   
$
38,492
   
$
(12,156
)
 
$
245,602
 

Balance, January 1, 2023
 
$
219,578
   
$
59,036
   
$
(31,576
)
 
$
247,038
 
Adoption of ASU 2016-13, net of tax
       
(1,215 )        
(1,215 )
Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2023
   
     
12,004
     
     
12,004
 
Cash dividends at $0.08 per share
   
     
(2,733
)
   
     
(2,733
)
Repurchase of 1,338 shares for taxes withheld on vested restricted stock
   
(15
)
   
     
     
(15
)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
               
5,319
     
5,319
 
Stock compensation expense
   
170
     
     
     
170
 
Balance, March 31, 2023
 
$
219,733
   
$
67,092
   
$
(26,257
)
 
$
260,568
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Three month periods ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
(unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)


   
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2023
   
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2022
 
Cash flows from operating activities
           
Net income
 
$
12,004
   
$
6,000
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
   
160
     
737
 
Stock compensation expense
   
170
     
197
 
Provision for credit losses
   
     
(1,500
)
Origination of loans for sale
   
(179
)
   
(10,148
)
Proceeds from sales of loans originated for sale
   
318
     
11,008
 
Net gains on mortgage loans
   
(11
)
   
(308
)
Net gain on sales of other real estate
   
(356
)
   
 
Deferred income tax expense
   
150
     
456
 
Earnings in bank-owned life insurance
   
(199
)
   
(240
)
Change in accrued interest receivable and other assets
   
(217
)
   
504
 
Change in accrued expenses and other liabilities
   
889
     
(551
)
Net cash from operating activities
   
12,729
     
6,155
 
Cash flows from investing activities
               
Loan originations and payments, net
   
(43,158
)
   
7,318
 
Purchases of securities available for sale
   
(24,072
)
   
(72,557
)
Purchases of securities held to maturity
   
(3,966
)
   
(28,120
)
Proceeds from:
               
Maturities and calls of securities available for sale
    1,626       5,187  
Maturities and calls of securities held to maturity
    1,126       31,238  
Principal paydowns on securities available for sale
    2,878       4,554  
Principal paydowns on securities held to maturity
    3,197       2,667  
Sales of other real estate
   
2,699
     
 
Redemption of FHLB stock
          1,347  
Additions to premises and equipment
   
(496
)
   
(235
)
Net cash from investing activities
   
(60,166
)
   
(48,601
)
Cash flows from financing activities
               
Change in deposits
   
(284,247
)
   
4,339
 
Repayments and maturities of other borrowed funds
          (25,000 )
Proceeds from other borrowed funds
   
     
25,000
 
Repurchase of shares for taxes withheld on vested restricted stock
   
(15
)
   
(13
)
Cash dividends paid
   
(2,733
)
   
(2,728
)
Net cash from financing activities
   
(286,995
)
   
1,598
 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
   
(334,432
)
   
(40,848
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
   
755,170
     
1,151,788
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$
420,738
   
$
1,110,940
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)
Three month periods ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
(unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)


   
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2023
   
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2022
 
Supplemental cash flow information
           
Interest paid
 
$
4,307
   
$
481
 
Supplemental noncash disclosures:
               
Security settlement
   
     
5,747
 
Transfer of securities from available for sale to held to maturity
          123,469  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

-9-

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation: The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Macatawa Bank Corporation (“the Company”, “our”, “we”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Macatawa Bank (“the Bank”). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Macatawa Bank is a Michigan chartered bank with depository accounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). The Bank operates 26 full service branch offices providing a full range of commercial and consumer banking and trust services in Kent County, Ottawa County, and northern Allegan County, Michigan.

Recent Events:   In early March 2023, over the course of five days, three large financial institutions in the United States failed.  Silvergate Bank self liquidated and Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank were both closed by the FDIC. These bank failures were driven by rapid withdrawals by depositors with large uninsured balances held at these institutions and losses incurred by these banks in liquidating their bond portfolios to provide liquidity to fund these deposit outflows.   Silvergate Bank’s failure was also caused by its exposure to FTX and Alameda cryptocurrency firm failures.   The FDIC determined that Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank were systemically important and fully guaranteed their depositor balances above the $250,000 FDIC insurance limit.  Given the sharp increase in market interest rates during 2022 and into 2023, most financial institutions’ bond portfolios have significant unrealized loss positions.  In response to this, the Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) created a new borrowing facility called the Bank Term Funding Program.  This program allows a bank to borrow against its investment portfolio, at par value, with no reduction for unrealized losses.  The term is for one year and interest rate is fixed at the time the advance is taken and there is no prepayment penalty.  Allowable investments for pledge are those the FRB can own.  This would include all of the Company’s investment securities except municipal securities and corporate bonds.  At March 31, 2023, the Company had no advances under this program and had $642.2 million in unused borrowing capacity under this program.  The program expires on March 11, 2024.

At March 31, 2023, the Company had $391.3 million in federal funds sold and overnight balances and had borrowing capacity of $951 million, including $242.3 million in unused availability with the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”), $65.0 million in available fed funds facilities with correspondent banks, $1.5 million in availability at the FRB Discount Window and the $642.2 million in the FRB  Bank Term Funding Program discussed above.  At March 31, 2023, these liquidity sources exceeded the amount of the Company’s uninsured deposit balances.

Basis of Presentation: The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) believed necessary for a fair presentation have been included.

Operating results for the three month period ended March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2023. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Use of Estimates:  To prepare financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, management makes estimates and assumptions based on available information.  These estimates and assumptions affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the disclosures provided, and future results could differ.  The allowance for credit losses and fair values of financial instruments are particularly subject to change.

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Index
MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, as amended, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.  This ASU, commonly referred to as Current Expected Credit Loss (“CECL”), provides financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date by replacing the incurred loss impairment methodology with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates.  The new guidance eliminates the probable initial recognition threshold and, instead, reflects an entity’s current estimate of all expected credit losses. The new guidance broadens the information that an entity must consider in developing its expected credit loss estimate for assets measured either collectively or individually to include forecasted information, as well as past events and current conditions. There is no specified method for measuring expected credit losses, and an entity is allowed to apply methods that reasonably reflect its expectations of the credit loss estimate. Although an entity may still use its current systems and methods for recording the allowance for credit losses, under the new rules, the inputs used to record the allowance for credit losses generally will need to change to appropriately reflect an estimate of all expected credit losses and the use of reasonable and supportable forecasts. FASB also issued ASU 2022-02, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures.  This standard eliminated the previous accounting guidance for troubled debt restructurings and added additional disclosure requirements for gross chargeoffs by year of origination.  It also prescribes guidance for reporting modifications of loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty

The Company adopted these standards as required on January 1, 2023 using the modified retrospective method for all financial assets measured at amortized cost and off-balance sheet credit exposures.  Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2023 are presented under CECL while prior period amounts continue to be reported in accordance with the probable incurred loss accounting standards.  The transition adjustment of the CECL adoption included an increase in the allowance for loans of $1.5 million and an increase of $62,000 to establish a reserve for unfunded commitments, with a $1.2 million decrease to retained earnings, with the $323,000 income tax portion being recorded as part of the deferred tax asset in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Allowance for Credit Losses (“ACL”) - Loans: The allowance for credit losses (allowance) is a valuation account that is deducted from the loan portfolios’ amortized cost basis to present the net amount expected to be collected on loans.  The allowance is increased by the provision for credit losses and recoveries, and decreased by charge-offs of loans. Management believes the allowance balance to be adequate based on known and inherent risks in the portfolio, past loan loss experience, information about specific borrower situations and estimated collateral values, current and forecasted economic conditions and other relevant factors. Allocations of the allowance may be made for specific loans, but the entire allowance is available for any loan that, in management’s judgment, should be charged-off. Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the uncollectability of a loan balance is confirmed. Management continues its collection efforts on previously charged-off balances and applies recoveries as additions to the allowance for loan losses.

The allowance is measured on a collective pool basis when similar risk characteristics exist.  Loans with similar risk characteristics are grouped into homogeneous segments, or pools, for allowance calculation.  Commercial loans are divided into eight segments based primarily on property type and risk characteristics.  They are further segmented based on commercial loan risk grade. Retail loans are segmented into categories including residential mortgage, home equity, unsecured and other secured and then further segmented based on delinquency status.

The Company’s loan portfolio classes as of March 31, 2023 were as follows:
 
Commercial Loans:
 
Commercial and Industrial - Risks to this category include industry concentration and limitations associated with monitoring the adequacy and condition of collateral which can include inventory, accounts receivable, and other non-real estate assets.  Equipment and inventory obsolescence can also pose a risk.  Declines in general economic conditions and other events can cause cash flows to fall to levels insufficient to service debt.
 
Residential developed - Risks to this category include industry concentration, valuation of residential properties, inventory of homes for sale in the market area, inadequate long-term financing arrangements and velocity of sales.   Loans in this category are susceptible to weakening general economic conditions and increases in unemployment rates as well as market demand and supply of similar property.   Declines in real estate values and lack of suitable alternative use for the properties are also risks for loans in this category.

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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
 
Unsecured to residential developers - Risks to this category include industry concentration, valuation of residential properties, inventory of homes for sale in the market area and velocity of sales.   Declines in general economic conditions and other events can cause cash flows to fall to levels insufficient to service debt.
 
Vacant and unimproved - Risks to this category include industry concentration, valuation of farm land, agricultural properties and residential properties as well as velocity of sales.   Declines in general economic conditions and other events can cause cash flows to fall to levels insufficient to service debt.  Declines in real estate values and lack of suitable alternative use for the properties are also risks for loans in this category.
 
Commercial development - Risks to this category include industry concentration, valuation of commercial properties, lease terms, occupancy/vacancy rates and velocity of sales.   Declines in general economic conditions and other events can cause cash flows to fall to levels insufficient to service debt.  Declines in real estate values and lack of suitable alternative use for the properties are also risks for loans in this category.
 
Residential improved - Risks to this category include industry concentration, valuation of residential properties, inventory of homes for sale in the market area and velocity of sales.   Declines in general economic conditions and other events can cause cash flows to fall to levels insufficient to service debt.  Declines in real estate values and lack of suitable alternative use for the properties are also risks for loans in this category.
 
Commercial improved - Risks to this category include industry concentration, valuation of commercial properties, lease terms, occupancy/vacancy rates, cost overruns, changes in market demand for property or services and velocity of sales.   Declines in general economic conditions and other events can cause cash flows to fall to levels insufficient to service debt.  Declines in real estate values and lack of suitable alternative use for the properties are also risks for loans in this category.
 
Manufacturing and industrial - Risks to this category include industry concentration, valuation of commercial properties,  changes in market demand for products produced and velocity of sales.   Declines in general economic conditions and other events can cause cash flows to fall to levels insufficient to service debt.  Declines in real estate values and lack of suitable alternative use for the properties are also risks for loans in this category.
 
Consumer Loans:
 
Residential mortgage - Residential mortgage loans are susceptible to weakening general economic conditions and increases in unemployment rates and declining real estate values.
 
Unsecured - Unsecured loans are susceptible to weakening general economic conditions and increases in unemployment rates.
 
Home equity - Home equity loans are susceptible to weakening general economic conditions and increases in unemployment rates and declining real estate values.
 
Other secured - Other secured loans are susceptible to weakening general economic conditions and increases in unemployment rates, regulatory risks as well as the inability to monitor collateral consisting of personal property.




The remaining life methodology is used for all loan pools.  This nondiscounted cash flow approach projects an estimated future amortized cost basis based on current loan balance and repayment terms.  Given the bank’s limited loss history over the past twelve years, a loss rate computed for a comparable sized peer group (banks with assets between $1-3 billion) is then applied to future loan balances at the instrument level based on the remaining contractual life adjusted for amortization, prepayment and default to develop a baseline lifetime loss.  The baseline lifetime loss is adjusted for changes in macroeconomic conditions over the reasonable and supportable forecast period and reversion periods.

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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

Reasonable and supportable economic forecasts have to be incorporated in determining expected losses.  The forecast period represents the time frame from the current period end through the point in time that the Company can reasonably forecast. Ideally, the economic forecast period would cover the contractual terms of all loans; however, the ability to produce a forecast that is both reasonable and supportable becomes more difficult the longer the period is projected.

For periods beyond the forecast period, the loss rate reverts back to the long term historical loss average.  As of January 1, 2023 and March 31, 2023, the Company used a one-year reasonable and supportable economic forecast period, with a six-month straight-line reversion period for all loan segments.  In determining the reasonable and supportable economic forecast period, the Company used a consensus economic forecast from a third-party provider that provided forecasts from twenty five leading economists.  The Company considered the March 2023 report’s consensus/mean estimates for gross domestic product and unemployment rates and selected a loss period for the reasonable and supportable forecast period that most closely matched that consensus (December 2006 to September 2007).  At adoption of CECL on January 1, 2023, the Company considered the December 2022 report for these same metrics and used a loss period from September 2007 to December 2007.  The effect of changing the loss period from that used at January 1, 2023 to March 31, 2023 was a reduction in the historical loss rate used at March 31, 2023.
 
A number of qualitative factors are considered including economic forecast uncertainty, credit quality trends, valuation trends, concentration risk, quality of loan review, changes in personnel, impact of rising interest rates, external factors and other considerations.  During each reporting period, management also considers the need to adjust the baseline lifetime loss rates for factors that may cause expected losses to differ from those experienced in the historical loss periods.

The Company is also required to consider expected credit losses associated with loan commitments over the contractual period in which it is exposed to credit risk on the underlying commitments.  Any allowance for off-balance sheet credit exposures is reported as an other liability on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet and is increased or decreased via other noninterest expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Income.  The calculation includes consideration of the likelihood that funding will occur and forecasted credit losses on commitments expected to be funded over their estimated lives.  The allowance is calculated using the same methodology, inputs and assumptions as the funded portion of loans at the segment level applied to the amount of commitments expected to be funded.

Interest income is accrued on the unpaid principal balance.  Loan origination fees, net of certain direct origination costs, are deferred and recognized in interest income over the respective term of the loan using the level-yield method without anticipating prepayments.  Accrued interest on loans totaled $3.8 million at March 31, 2023 and $4.0 million at December 31, 2022.

Accrued interest receivable for loans is included as a separate line item on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet.  The Company elected not to measure an allowance for accrued interest receivable and instead elected to reverse accrued interest income on loans that are placed on nonaccrual status.  The Company believes this policy results in the timely reversal of uncollectible interest.

Interest income on mortgage and commercial loans is discontinued at the time the loan is 90 days delinquent unless the loan is well-secured and in process of collection. Consumer loans are typically charged off no later than 120 days past due.  Past due status is based on the contractual terms of the loan.  In all cases, loans are placed on nonaccrual or charged-off at an earlier date if collection of principal or interest is considered doubtful.  Nonaccrual loans and loans past due 90 days still on accrual include both smaller balance homogeneous loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment and individually classified impaired loans.

All interest accrued but not received for loans placed on nonaccrual is reversed against interest income.  Interest received on such loans is accounted for on the cash-basis or cost-recovery method, until qualifying for return to accrual.  Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured.
 
Securities: Securities are classified as held to maturity (“HTM”) and carried at amortized cost when management has the positive intent and ability to hold them to maturity. Securities available for sale (“AFS”) consist of those securities which might be sold prior to maturity due to changes in interest rates, prepayment risks, yield and availability of alternative investments, liquidity needs or other factors.  Securities classified as AFS are reported at their fair value and the related unrealized gain or loss is reported in other comprehensive income, net of tax.

Interest income includes amortization of purchase premium or discount.  Premiums and discounts on securities are amortized on the level yield method without anticipating prepayments.  Gains and losses on sales are based on the amortized cost of the security sold.  Accrued interest receivable on securities totaled $4.5 million at March 31, 2023 and $3.4 million at December 31, 2022.

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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

ACL - Securities Available for Sale - For securities AFS in an unrealized loss position, management determines whether they intend to sell or if it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the security before recovery of the amortized cost basis. If either of the criteria regarding intent or requirement to sell is met, the security’s amortized cost basis is written down to fair value through income with an allowance being established under CECL.  For securities AFS with unrealized losses not meeting these criteria, management evaluates whether any decline in fair value is due to credit loss factors.  In making this assessment, management considers any changes to the rating of the security by rating agencies and adverse conditions specifically related to the issuer of the security, among other factors.  If this assessment indicates that a credit loss exists, the present value of cash flows expected to be collected from the security are compared to the amortized cost basis of the security.  If the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected is less than the amortized cost basis, a credit loss exists and an allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) is recorded for the credit loss, limited by the amount that the fair value is less than the amortized cost basis.  Changes in the ACL under ASC 326-30 are recorded as provisions for (or reversal of) credit loss expense.  Losses are charged against the allowance when the collectability of a debt security AFS is confirmed or when either of the criteria regarding intent or requirement to sell is met.  Any impairment that has not been recorded through an ACL is recognized in other comprehensive income, net of income taxes.  At March 31, 2023 and at adoption of CECL on January 1, 2023, there was no ACL related to debt securities AFS.  Accrued interest receivable on debt securities was excluded from the estimate of credit losses.
ACL - Securities Held to Maturity - Since the adoption of CECL, the Company measures credit losses on HTM securities on a collective basis by major security type with each type sharing similar risk characteristics, and considers historical credit loss information that is adjusted for current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The ACL on securities HTM is a contra asset valuation account that is deducted from the carrying amount of HTM securities to present the net amount expected to be collected.  HTM securities are charged off against the ACL when deemed uncollectible.  Adjustments to the ACL are reported in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income in the provision for credit losses.  Accrued interest receivable on HTM securities is excluded from the estimate of credit losses.  With regard to US Treasury securities, these have an explicit government guarantee; therefore, no ACL is recorded for these securities.  With regard to obligations of states and political subdivisions and other HTM securities, management considers (1) issuer bond ratings, (2) historical loss rates for given bond ratings, (3) the financial condition of the issuer, and (4) whether issuers continue to make timely principal and interest payments under the contractual terms of the securities.  At March 31, 2023 and at adoption of CECL on January 1, 2023, there was no ACL related to securities HTM.

Income Taxes: Income tax expense is the sum of the current year income tax due or refundable and the change in deferred tax assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities, computed using enacted tax rates. A valuation allowance, if needed, reduces deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

The Company recognizes a tax position as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense.

Revenue From Contracts With Customers: The Company records revenue from contracts with customers in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“Topic 606”).  Under Topic 606, the Company must identify the contract with a customer, identify the performance obligations in the contract, determine the transaction price, allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and recognize revenue when (or as) it satisfies a performance obligation. No revenue has been recognized in the current reporting period that results from performance obligations satisfied in previous periods.

The Company’s primary sources of revenue are derived from interest and dividends earned on loans, securities and other financial instruments that are not within the scope of Topic 606.  The Company has evaluated the nature of its contracts with customers and determined that further disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers into more granular categories beyond what is presented in the Consolidated Statements of Income was not necessary.

The Company generally satisfies its performance obligations on contracts with customers as services are rendered, and the transaction prices are typically fixed and charged either on a periodic basis (generally monthly) or based on activity. Because performance obligations are satisfied as services are rendered and the transaction prices are fixed, there is little judgment involved in applying Topic 606 that significantly affects the determination of the amount and timing of revenue from contracts with customers.

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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

Interest Income: The Company’s largest source of revenue is interest income which is primarily recognized on an accrual basis based on contractual terms written into loans and investment contracts.

Noninterest Revenue:  The Company derives the majority of its noninterest revenue from: (1) service charges for deposit related services, (2) gains related to mortgage loan sales, (3) trust fees and (4) debit and credit card interchange income.  Most of these services are transaction based and revenue is recognized as the related service is provided.

Derivatives:  Certain of the Bank’s commercial loan customers have entered into interest rate swap agreements directly with the Bank.  At the same time the Bank enters into a swap agreement with its customer, the Bank enters into a corresponding interest rate swap agreement with a correspondent bank at terms mirroring the Bank’s interest rate swap with its commercial loan customer.   This is known as a back-to-back swap agreement.  Under this arrangement the Bank has two freestanding interest rate swaps, each of which is carried at fair value.  As the terms mirror each other, there is no income statement impact to the Bank. At March 31,2023 and December 31, 2022, the total notional amount of such agreements was $115.1 million and $125.3 million, respectively, and resulted in a derivative asset with a fair value of $5.3 million and $6.5 million, respectively, which were included in other assets and a derivative liability of $5.3 million and $6.5 million, respectively, which were included in other liabilities.

Mortgage Banking Derivatives: Commitments to fund mortgage loans (interest rate locks) to be sold into the secondary market and forward commitments for the future delivery of these mortgage loans are accounted for as derivatives not qualifying for hedge accounting.  Fair values of these mortgage derivatives are estimated based on changes in mortgage interest rates from the date the interest rate on the loan is locked.  The Bank enters into commitments to sell mortgage backed securities, which it later buys back in order to hedge its exposure to interest rate risk in its mortgage pipeline.  At times, the Bank also enters into forward commitments for the future delivery of mortgage loans when loans are closed but not yet sold, in order to hedge the change in interest rates resulting from its commitments to sell the loans.
    
Changes in the fair values of these interest rate lock and mortgage backed security and forward commitment derivatives are included in net gains on mortgage loans.  The fair value of interest rate lock commitments was $4,000 at March 31, 2023 and $0 at December 31, 2022.  The net fair value of mortgage backed security derivatives was ($3,000) at March 31, 2023 and $0 at December 31, 2022.

Loans Held for Sale:  Mortgage loans originated and intended for sale in the secondary market are carried at fair value, as determined by outstanding commitments from investors. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, these loans had net unrealized gains of $5,000 and $4,000, respectively, which are reflected in their carrying value.  Changes in fair value of loans held for sale are included in net gains on mortgage loans.  Loans are sold with servicing released; therefore no mortgage servicing right assets are established.
 
Newly Issued Not Yet Effective Standards:  FASB issued ASU 2023-01, Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Accounting for Investments in Tax Credit Structures Using the Proportional Amortization Method.  This standard allows entities to elect to account for qualifying tax equity investments using the proportional amortization method, regardless of the program giving rise to the related income tax credits.  This election allows the entity to record writedown of investment to federal income tax expense where income tax credits are recorded.  This also aligns the treatment of other tax equity investments with that allowed for low income housing tax credit investments.  The standard is effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within these fiscal years.  The Company already utilizes the proportional amortization method for its investments in low income housing tax credit investments and as it has no other types of investments in tax credit structures, adoption of this standard will not have any immediate impact.

FASB issued ASU 2023-01, Leases (Topic 842): Common Control Arrangements.  This standard requires entities to amortize leasehold improvements associated with common control leases over the useful life to the common control group.  The standard is effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within these fiscal years.  As the Company does not have any such common control leases, adoption of this standard will not have any immediate impact.

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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 2 – SECURITIES

The amortized cost and fair value of securities at period-end were as follows (dollars in thousands):

   
Amortized
Cost
   
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair
Value
 
March 31, 2023
                       
Available for Sale
                       
U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities
 
$
255,211
   
$
175
   
$
(13,528
)
 
$
241,858
 
U.S. Agency MBS and CMOs
   
134,956
     
81
     
(12,793
)
   
122,244
 
Tax-exempt state and municipal bonds
   
37,142
     
77
     
(270
)
   
36,949
 
Taxable state and municipal bonds
   
119,862
     
149
     
(6,874
)
   
113,137
 
Corporate bonds and other debt securities
   
12,112
     
4
     
(345
)
   
11,771
 
   
$
559,283
   
$
486
   
$
(33,810
)
 
$
525,959
 
                                 
Held to Maturity
                               
U.S. Treasury
  $ 251,286     $     $ (11,274 )   $ 240,012  
Tax-exempt state and municipal bonds
    97,101
      552
      (2,106 )     95,547
 

 
$
348,387
   
$
552
   
$
(13,380
)
 
$
335,559
 

   
Amortized
Cost
   
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair
Value
 
December 31, 2022
                       
Available for Sale:
                       
U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities
 
$
240,921
   
$
23
   
$
(16,310
)
 
$
224,634
 
U.S. Agency MBS and CMOs
   
128,165
     
     
(14,347
)
   
113,818
 
Tax-exempt state and municipal bonds
   
37,198
     
10
     
(498
)
   
36,710
 
Taxable state and municipal bonds
   
120,647
     
49
     
(8,525
)
   
112,171
 
Corporate bonds and other debt securities
   
12,387
     
     
(463
)
   
11,924
 
   
$
539,318
   
$
82
   
$
(40,143
)
 
$
499,257
 
Held to Maturity
                               
U.S. Treasury
  $
251,307     $
    $
(13,677 )   $
237,630  
Tax-exempt state and municipal bonds
    97,458       415       (2,853 )     95,020  

 
$
348,765
   
$
415
    $ (16,530 )  
$
332,650
 

There were no sales of securities in the three month periods ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.

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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 2 – SECURITIES (Continued)

On January 1, 2022, the Company reclassified ten U.S. Treasury securities with an amortized cost of $123.5 million from available for sale to held to maturity, as it has the intent and ability to hold these securities to maturity.  These securities had net unrealized gains of $113,000 at the date of transfer, which will continue to be reported in accumulated other comprehensive income, and will be amortized over the remaining life of the securities as an adjustment of yield. The effect on interest income of the amortization of net unrealized gains is offset by the amortization of the premium on the securities transferred.

Contractual maturities of debt securities at March 31, 2023 were as follows (dollars in thousands):

   
Held–to-Maturity Securities
   
Available-for-Sale Securities
 
   
Amortized
Cost
   
Fair
Value
   
Amortized
Cost
   
Fair
Value
 
Due in one year or less
 
$
58,157
   
$
57,487
   
$
22,431
   
$
22,106
 
Due from one to five years
   
272,386
     
260,375
     
369,226
     
352,338
 
Due from five to ten years
   
17,844
     
17,697
     
34,295
     
30,814
 
Due after ten years
   
     
     
133,331
     
120,701
 
   
$
348,387
   
$
335,559
   
$
559,283
   
$
525,959
 

Securities with unrealized losses at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, were as follows (dollars in thousands):

   
Less than 12 Months
   
12 Months or More
   
Total
 
March 31, 2023
 
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized
Loss
   
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized
Loss
   
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized
Loss
 
Available for Sale
                                   
U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities
 
$
90,278
   
$
(2,249
)
 
$
125,775
   
$
(11,279
)
 
$
216,053
   
$
(13,528
)
U.S. Agency MBS and CMOs
   
31,574
     
(1,021
)
   
64,296
     
(11,772
)
   
95,870
     
(12,793
)
Tax-exempt state and municipal bonds
   
17,744
     
(103
)
   
5,541
     
(167
)
   
23,285
     
(270
)
Taxable state and municipal bonds
   
41,608
     
(989
)
   
58,236
     
(5,885
)
   
99,844
     
(6,874
)
Corporate bonds and other debt securities
   
7,462
     
(148
)
   
3,839
     
(197
)
   
11,301
     
(345
)
Total
 
$
188,666
   
$
(4,510
)
 
$
257,687
   
$
(29,300
)
 
$
446,353
   
$
(33,810
)
                                                 
Held to Maturity
                                               
U.S. Treasury   $ 114,386     $ (5,063 )   $ 125,626     $ (6,211 )   $ 240,012     $ (11,274 )
Tax-exempt state and municipal bonds     26,395       (384 )     49,855       (1,722 )     76,250       (2,106 )
 
$
140,781
   
$
(5,447
)
 
$
175,481
   
$
(7,933
)
 
$
316,262
   
$
(13,380
)

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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 2 – SECURITIES (Continued)

   
Less than 12 Months
   
12 Months or More
   
Total
 
December 31, 2022
 
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized
Loss
   
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized
Loss
   
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized
Loss
 
Available for Sale:
                                   
U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities
 
$
144,796
   
$
(6,230
)
 
$
66,008
   
$
(10,080
)
 
$
210,804
   
$
(16,310
)
U.S. Agency MBS and CMOs
   
64,427
     
(4,789
)
   
41,340
     
(9,558
)
   
105,767
     
(14,347
)
Tax-exempt state and municipal bonds
   
31,337
     
(498
)
   
     
     
31,337
     
(498
)
Taxable state and municipal bonds
   
71,165
     
(3,337
)
   
33,452
     
(5,188
)
   
104,617
     
(8,525
)
Corporate bonds and other debt securities
   
10,668
     
(357
)
   
1,256
     
(106
)
   
11,924
     
(463
)

 
$
322,393
   
$
(15,211
)
 
$
142,056
   
$
(24,932
)
 
$
464,449
   
$
(40,143
)
                                                 
Held to Maturity:
                                               
U.S. Treasury   $
237,630     $
(13,677 )   $
    $
    $
237,630     $
(13,677 )
Tax-exempt state and municipal bonds
   
57,671
     
(2,314
)
   
21,721
     
(539
)
   
79,392
     
(2,853
)
    $ 295,301     $ (15,991 )   $ 21,721     $ (539 )   $ 317,022     $ (16,530 )

Management evaluates securities in an unrealized loss position at least on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market conditions warrant such an evaluation.  In analyzing an issuer’s financial condition, Management considers whether the securities are issued by the federal government or its agencies, whether downgrades by bond rating agencies have occurred and the results of reviews of the issuer’s financial condition.

At March 31, 2023, 413 securities available for sale with fair values totaling $446.4 million had unrealized losses totaling $33.8 million. For securities available for sale with unrealized losses, management considered the financial condition of the issuer and the Company’s intent and ability to retain the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value. At March 31, 2023, 66 securities held to maturity with fair values totaling $316.3 million had unrealized losses totaling $13.4 million. Management has the intent and ability to hold the securities classified as held to maturity until they mature, at which time the Company will receive full value for the securities. Management determined that the unrealized losses for each period and each investment were attributable to changes in interest rates and not due to credit quality.  As such, no allowance for credit losses on securities available for sale or held to maturity have been established as of March 31, 2023.

Securities with a carrying value of approximately $3.6 million and $3.5 million were pledged as security for public deposits, letters of credit and for other purposes required or permitted by law at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

NOTE 3 – LOANS

Portfolio loans were as follows (dollars in thousands):

   
March 31,
2023
   
December 31,
2022
 
Commercial and industrial
  $
473,354
    $
441,716
 
                 
Commercial real estate:
               
Residential developed
   
7,001
     
7,234
 
Unsecured to residential developers
   
     
 
Vacant and unimproved
   
38,700
     
36,270
 
Commercial development
   
99
     
103
 
Residential improved
   
116,177
     
112,791
 
Commercial improved
   
255,894
     
259,281
 
Manufacturing and industrial
   
125,477
     
121,924
 
Total commercial real estate
   
543,348
     
537,603
 
Consumer:
               
Residential mortgage
   
148,676
     
139,148
 
Unsecured
   
106
     
121
 
Home equity
   
52,647
     
56,321
 
Other secured
   
2,808
     
2,839
 
Total consumer
   
204,237
     
198,429
 
Total loans
   
1,220,939
     
1,177,748
 
Allowance for credit losses
   
(16,794
)
   
(15,285
)
   
$
1,204,145
   
$
1,162,463
 

The totals above are shown net of deferred fees and costs.  Deferred fees on loans totaled $1.3 million and $1.3 million at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.  Deferred costs on loans totaled $1.4 million and $1.4 million at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
 
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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 3 – LOANS (Continued)

Activity in the allowance for credit losses by portfolio segment was as follows (dollars in thousands):

Three months ended March 31, 2023
 
Commercial
and
Industrial
   
Commercial
Real Estate
   
Consumer
   
Unallocated
   
Total
 
Beginning balance, prior to adoption of ASU 2016-03
 
$
5,596
   
$
7,180
   
$
2,458
   
$
51
   
$
15,285
 
Impact of adoption of ASU 2016-03     1,299       (212 )     389             1,476  
Charge-offs
   
     
     
(21
)
   
     
(21
)
Recoveries
   
9
     
3
     
42
     
     
54
 
Provision for credit losses (1)
   
220
     
(201
)
   
(50
)
   
31
     
 
Ending Balance
 
$
7,124
   
$
6,770
   
$
2,818
   
$
82
   
$
16,794
 

Three months ended March 31, 2022
 
Commercial
and
Industrial
   
Commercial
Real Estate
   
Consumer
   
Unallocated
   
Total
 
Beginning balance
 
$
5,176
   
$
8,051
   
$
2,633
   
$
29
   
$
15,889
 
Charge-offs
   
     
     
(35
)
   
     
(35
)
Recoveries
   
5
     
233
     
24
     
     
262
 
Provision for credit losses (1)
   
148
     
(1,213
)
   
(469
)
   
34
     
(1,500
)
Ending Balance
 
$
5,329
   
$
7,071
   
$
2,153
   
$
63
   
$
14,616
 

 
(1)
Beginning January 1, 2023, calculation is based on CECL methodology.  Prior to January 1, 2023, calculation was based on probable incurred loss methodology.

The following table presents gross chargeoffs for the three months ended March 31, 2023 by portfolio class and origination year (dollars in thousands):

 
 
Term Loans By Origination Year
             
March 31, 2023
 
2023
   
2022
   
2021
   
2020
   
2019
   
Prior
   
Revolving
Loans
   
Total
 
 
                                               
 
                                               
Commercial and industrial
 
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
 
Commercial development
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Commercial improved
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Manufacturing and industrial
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Residential development
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Residential improved
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Vacant and unimproved
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Total commercial
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
                                                               
Residential mortgage
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Consumer unsecured
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Home equity
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Other
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
21
     
21
 
Total consumer
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
21
     
21
 
 
                                                               
Total loans
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
21
     
21
 

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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 3 – LOANS (Continued)

Collateral dependent loans are loans for which the repayment is expected to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral and the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty.  Under CECL for collateral dependent loans, the Company has adopted the practical expedient to measure the allowance on the fair value of collateral.

The allowance is calculated on an individual loan basis based on the shortfall between the fair value of the loan’s collateral, which is adjusted for liquidation costs/discounts, and the loan’s amortized cost.  If the fair value of the collateral exceeds the loan’s amortized cost, no allowance is necessary.  The Company’s policy is to obtain appraisals on any significant pieces of collateral.  For real estate collateral that is in industries that are undergoing significant stress, or properties that are specialized use or have limited marketability, higher discounts are applied in determining fair value.

There have been no significant changes to the types of collateral securing our collateral dependent loans.

The amortized cost of collateral-dependent loans by class as of March 31, 2023 was as follows (dollars in thousands):

 
 
Collateral Type
       
March 31, 2023
 
Real Estate
   
Other
   
Allowance
Allocated
 
 
                 
Commercial and industrial
 
$
   
$
   
$
 
Commercial real estate:
                       
Residential developed
   
     
     
 
Unsecured to residential developers
   
     
     
 
Vacant and unimproved
   
     
     
 
Commercial development
   
     
     
 
Residential improved
   
30
     
     
 
Commercial improved
   
303
     
     
6
 
Manufacturing and industrial
   
     
     
 
 
   
333
     
     
6
 
Consumer
                       
Residential mortgage
   
     
     
 
Unsecured
   
     
     
 
Home equity
   
     
     
 
Other secured
   
     
     
 
Consumer
   
     
     
 
Total
 
$
333
   
$
   
$
6
 

The following table presents the balance in the allowance for credit losses and the recorded investment in loans by portfolio segment and based on impairment method (dollars in thousands):

December 31, 2022
 
Commercial
and
Industrial
   
Commercial
Real Estate
   
Consumer
   
Unallocated
   
Total
 
Allowance for credit losses:
                             
Ending allowance attributable to loans:
                             
Individually reviewed for impairment
 
$
55
   
$
20
   
$
220
   
$
   
$
295
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment
   
5,541
     
7,160
     
2,238
     
51
     
14,990
 
Total ending allowance balance
 
$
5,596
   
$
7,180
   
$
2,458
   
$
51
   
$
15,285
 
Loans:
                                       
Individually reviewed for impairment
 
$
3,603
   
$
518
   
$
2,886
   
$
   
$
7,007
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment
   
438,113
     
537,085
     
195,543
     
     
1,170,741
 
Total ending loans balance
 
$
441,716
   
$
537,603
   
$
198,429
   
$
   
$
1,177,748
 
 
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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 3 – LOANS (Continued)

The following table presents loans individually evaluated for impairment by class of loans as of December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):

December 31, 2022
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
   
Recorded
Investment
   
Allowance
Allocated
   
Year-To-Date Average Recorded Investment
 
With no related allowance recorded:
                       
Commercial and industrial
 
$
3,278
   
$
3,278
   
$
   
$
2,338
 
Commercial real estate:
                               
Residential improved
   
31
     
31
     
     
33
 
     
31
     
31
     
     
33
 
Consumer
   
     
     
     
 
Total with no related allowance recorded
 
$
3,309
   
$
3,309
   
$
   
$
2,371
 
                                 
With an allowance recorded:
                               
Commercial and industrial
 
$
325
   
$
325
   
$
55
   
$
365
 
Commercial real estate:
                               
Commercial improved
   
307
     
307
     
9
     
313
 
Manufacturing and industrial
   
180
     
180
     
11
     
185
 
     
487
     
487
     
20
     
498
 
Consumer:
                               
Residential mortgage
   
2,653
     
2,653
     
202
     
2,619
 
Unsecured
   
29
     
29
     
2
     
29
 
Home equity
   
204
     
204
     
16
     
234
 
     
2,886
     
2,886
     
220
     
2,882
 
Total with an allowance recorded
 
$
3,698
   
$
3,698
   
$
295
   
$
3,745
 
Total
 
$
7,007
   
$
7,007
   
$
295
   
$
6,116
 

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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 3 – LOANS (Continued)

The following tables present the recorded investment in nonaccrual and loans past due over 90 days still on accrual by class of loans as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022:

March 31, 2023
 
Nonaccrual with No Allowance
   
Nonaccrual with Allowance
   
Total Nonaccrual
   
Over 90
days
Accruing
   
Total Nonperforming Loans
 
Commercial and industrial
 
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
 
                                         
Commercial real estate:
                                       
Residential developed
   
     
     
     
     
 
Unsecured to residential developers
   
     
     
     
     
 
Vacant and unimproved
   
     
     
     
     
 
Commercial development
   
     
     
     
     
 
Residential Improved
   
     
     
     
     
 
Commercial improved
   
     
     
     
     
 
Manufacturing and industrial
   
     
     
     
     
 
     
     
     
     
     
 
Consumer:
                                       
Residential mortgage
   
     
75
     
75
     
     
75
 
Unsecured
   
     
     
     
     
 
Home equity
   
     
     
     
     
 
Other secured
   
     
     
     
     
 
     
     
75
     
75
     
     
75
 
Total
 
$
   
$
75
   
$
75
   
$
   
$
75
 

December 31, 2022
 
Nonaccrual with No Allowance
   
Nonaccrual with Allowance
   
Total Nonaccrual
   
Over 90
days
Accruing
   
Total Nonperforming Loans
 
Commercial and industrial
 
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
 
                                         
Commercial real estate:
                                       
Residential developed
   
     
     
     
     
 
Unsecured to residential developers
   
     
     
     
     
 
Vacant and unimproved
   
     
     
     
     
 
Commercial development
   
     
     
     
     
 
Residential improved
   
     
     
     
     
 
Commercial improved
   
     
     
     
     
 
Manufacturing and industrial
   
     
     
     
     
 
     
     
     
     
     
 
Consumer:
                                       
Residential mortgage
   
     
78
     
78
     
     
78
 
Unsecured
   
     
     
     
     
 
Home equity
   
     
     
     
     
 
Other secured
   
     
     
     
     
 
     
     
78
     
78
     
     
78
 
Total
 
$
   
$
78
   
$
78
   
$
   
$
78
 

No interest income was recognized on nonaccrual loans during the three months ended March 31, 2023.
 
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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 3 – LOANS (Continued)

The following table presents the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 by class of loans (dollars in thousands):

March 31, 2023
 
30-90
Days
   
Greater Than
90 Days
   
Total
Past Due
   
Loans Not
Past Due
   
Total
 
Commercial and industrial
 
$
    $
   
$
   
$
473,354
   
$
473,354
 
Commercial real estate:
                                       
Residential developed
   
     
     
     
7,001
     
7,001
 
Unsecured to residential developers
   
     
     
     
     
 
Vacant and unimproved
   
     
     
     
38,700
     
38,700
 
Commercial development
   
     
     
     
99
     
99
 
Residential improved
   
     
     
     
116,177
     
116,177
 
Commercial improved
   
83
     
     
83
     
255,811
     
255,894
 
Manufacturing and industrial
   
     
     
     
125,477
     
125,477
 
     
83
     
     
83
     
543,265
     
543,348
 
Consumer:
                                       
Residential mortgage
   
120
     
74
     
194
     
148,482
     
148,676
 
Unsecured
   
     
     
     
106
     
106
 
Home equity
   
     
     
     
52,647
     
52,647
 
Other secured
   
     
     
     
2,808
     
2,808
 
     
120
     
74
     
194
     
204,043
     
204,237
 
Total
 
$
203
   
$
74
   
$
277
   
$
1,220,662
   
$
1,220,939
 

December 31, 2022
 
30-90
Days
   
Greater Than
90 Days
   
Total
Past Due
   
Loans Not
Past Due
   
Total
 
Commercial and industrial
 
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
441,716
   
$
441,716
 
Commercial real estate:
                                       
Residential developed
   
     
     
     
7,234
     
7,234
 
Unsecured to residential developers
   
     
     
     
     
 
Vacant and unimproved
   
     
     
     
36,270
     
36,270
 
Commercial development
   
     
     
     
103
     
103
 
Residential improved
   
     
     
     
112,791
     
112,791
 
Commercial improved
   
71
     
     
71
     
259,210
     
259,281
 
Manufacturing and industrial
   
     
     
     
121,924
     
121,924
 
     
71
     
     
71
     
537,532
     
537,603
 
Consumer:
                                       
Residential mortgage
   
     
77
     
77
     
139,071
     
139,148
 
Unsecured
   
     
     
     
121
     
121
 
Home equity
   
24
     
     
24
     
56,297
     
56,321
 
Other secured
   
     
     
     
2,839
     
2,839
 
     
24
     
77
     
101
     
198,328
     
198,429
 
Total
 
$
95
   
$
77
   
$
172
   
$
1,177,576
   
$
1,177,748
 
 
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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 3 – LOANS (Continued)

At times, the Company will modify terms of a loan to allow the customer to mitigate the risk of foreclosure by meeting a lower loan payment requirement based upon their current cash flow.  These may also include loans that renewed at existing contractual rates, but below market rates for comparable credit.  For commercial loans, these modifications typically include an interest only period and, in some cases, a lowering of the interest rate on the loan.  In some cases, the modification will include separating the note into two notes with the first note structured to be supported by current cash flows and collateral, and the second note made for the remaining unsecured debt.  The second note is charged off immediately and collected only after the first note is paid in full.  This modification type is commonly referred to as an A-B note structure.  For consumer mortgage loans, the restructuring typically includes a lowering of the interest rate to provide payment and cash flow relief.  For each restructuring, a comprehensive credit underwriting analysis of the borrower’s financial condition and prospects of repayment under the revised terms is performed to assess whether the structure can be successful and that cash flows will be sufficient to support the restructured debt.  An analysis is also performed to determine whether the restructured loan should be on accrual status.  Generally, if the loan is on accrual at the time of restructure, it will remain on accrual after the restructuring.  In some cases, a nonaccrual loan may be placed on accrual at restructuring if the loan’s actual payment history demonstrates it would have cash flowed under the restructured terms.  After six consecutive payments under the restructured terms, a nonaccrual restructured loan is reviewed for possible upgrade to accruing status.
As with other individually reviewed loans, an allowance for loan loss is estimated for each such modification made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty based on the most likely source of repayment for each loan.  For commercial real estate loans that are collateral dependent, the allowance is computed based on the fair value of the underlying collateral, less estimated costs to sell.  For individually reviewed commercial loans where repayment is expected from cash flows from business operations, the allowance is computed based on a discounted cash flow computation.  Certain groups of such loans, such as residential mortgages, have common characteristics and for them the allowance is computed based on a discounted cash flow computation on the change in weighted rate for the pool.  The allowance allocations for commercial modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty where we have reduced the contractual interest rate are computed by measuring cash flows using the new payment terms discounted at the original contractual rate.

The following table presents information regarding modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty as of March 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands):

   
March 31, 2023
 
   
Number of
Loans
   
Outstanding
Recorded
Balance
   
Percentage to
Total
Loans
 
Commercial and industrial
   
3
   
$
309
     
0.07
%
Commercial real estate
   
3
     
509
     
0.09
%
Consumer
   
32
     
2,847
     
1.39
%
     
38
   
$
3,665
     
0.30
%
 
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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 3 – LOANS (Continued)

The following table presents information related to modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty as of March 31, 2023.  The table presents the amount of accruing modifications that were on nonaccrual status prior to the modification, accruing at the time of modification and those that were upgraded to accruing status after receiving six consecutive monthly payments in accordance with the modified terms as of the period reported (dollars in thousands):

   
March 31,
2023
 
Accruing - nonaccrual at modification
 
$
 
Accruing - accruing at modification
   
3,665
 
Accruing - upgraded to accruing after six consecutive payments
   
 
   
$
3,665
 

There were no modifications made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty during the three month period ended March 31, 2023.

There were no defaults on loans with modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty during the three month periods ended March 31, 2023 and the balance of loans that became delinquent by more than 90 days past due or that were transferred to nonaccrual within 12 months of modification were not material.
 
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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 3 – LOANS (Continued)

Credit Quality Indicators:   The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of the borrowers to service their debt such as: current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information and current economic trends, among other factors.  The Company analyzes commercial loans individually and classifies these relationships by credit risk grading.  The Company uses an eight point grading system, with grades 5 through 8 being considered classified, or watch, credits.  The higher the risk grade, the stronger likelihood of loss.  At grade 7, a loan is placed on nonaccrual status.  All commercial loans are assigned a grade at origination, at each renewal or any amendment.  When a credit is first downgraded to a watch credit (either through renewal, amendment, loan officer identification or the loan review process), an Administrative Loan Review (“ALR”) is generated by the credit department and the loan officer.  All watch credits have an ALR completed quarterly which analyzes the collateral position and cash flow of the borrower and its guarantors.  Management meets quarterly with loan officers to discuss each of these credits in detail and to help formulate solutions where progress has stalled.  When necessary, the loan officer proposes changes to the assigned loan grade as part of the ALR.  Additionally, Loan Review reviews all loan grades upon origination, renewal or amendment and again as loans are selected though the loan review process.  The credit will stay on the ALR until either its grade has improved to a 4 or the credit relationship is at a zero balance.  The Company uses the following definitions for the risk grades in ascending order of likelihood of loss:

1. Excellent - Loans supported by extremely strong financial condition or secured by the Bank’s own deposits. Minimal risk to the Bank and the probability of serious rapid financial deterioration is extremely small.

2. Above Average - Loans supported by sound financial statements that indicate the ability to repay or borrowings secured (and margined properly) with marketable securities. Nominal risk to the Bank and probability of serious financial deterioration is highly unlikely. The overall quality of these credits is very high.

3. Good Quality - Loans supported by satisfactory asset quality and liquidity, good debt capacity coverage, and good management in all critical positions. Loans are secured by acceptable collateral with adequate margins. There is a slight risk of deterioration if adverse market conditions prevail.

4. Acceptable Risk - Loans carrying an acceptable risk to the Bank, which may be slightly below average quality. The borrower has limited financial strength with considerable leverage. There is some probability of deterioration if adverse market conditions prevail. These credits should be monitored closely by the Relationship Manager.

5. Marginally Acceptable - Loans are of marginal quality with above normal risk to the Bank. The borrower shows acceptable asset quality but very little liquidity with high leverage. There is inconsistent earning performance without the ability to sustain adverse market conditions. The primary source of repayment is questionable, but the secondary source of repayment still remains an option. Very close attention by the Relationship Manager and management is needed.

6. Substandard - Loans are inadequately protected by the net worth and paying capacity of the borrower or the collateral pledged. The primary and secondary sources of repayment are questionable. Heavy debt condition may be evident and volume and earnings deterioration may be underway. It is possible that the Bank will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not immediately addressed and corrected.

7. Doubtful - Loans supported by weak or no financial statements, as well as the ability to repay the entire loan, are questionable. Loans in this category are normally characterized less than adequate collateral, insolvent, or extremely weak financial condition. A loan classified doubtful has all the weaknesses inherent in one classified substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses makes collection or liquidation in full highly questionable. The possibility of loss is extremely high, however, activity may be underway to minimize the loss or maximize the recovery.

8. Loss - Loans are considered uncollectible and of little or no value as a bank asset.
 
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Index
MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 3 – LOANS (Continued)

As of December 31, 2022, the risk grade category of commercial loans by class of loans were as follows (dollars in thousands):

December 31, 2022
   
1
     
2
     
3
     
4
     
5
     
6
     
7
     
8
   
Total
 
Commercial and industrial
 
$
15,040
   
$
21,451
   
$
175,762
   
$
220,987
   
$
8,309
   
$
167
   
$
   
$
   
$
441,716
 
                                                                         
Commercial real estate:
                                                                       
Residential developed
   
     
     
     
7,234
     
     
     
     
     
7,234
 
Unsecured to residential developers
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Vacant and unimproved
   
     
1,231
     
18,406
     
16,633
     
     
     
     
     
36,270
 
Commercial development
   
     
     
103
     
     
     
     
     
     
103
 
Residential improved
   
     
     
25,585
     
87,176
     
30
     
     
     
     
112,791
 
Commercial improved
   
     
17,802
     
83,769
     
151,641
     
5,762
     
307
     
     
     
259,281
 
Manufacturing & industrial
   
     
11,422
     
32,977
     
73,566
     
1,646
     
2,313
     
     
     
121,924
 
   
$
15,040
   
$
51,906
   
$
336,602
   
$
557,237
   
$
15,747
   
$
2,787
   
$
   
$
   
$
979,319
 

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Index
MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 3 – LOANS (Continued)

The following table summarizes loan ratings by grade for commercial loans (dollars in thousands):

   
Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis By Origination Year and Risk Grades
             
March 31, 2023
 
2023
   
2022
   
2021
   
2020
   
2019
   
Prior
   
Revolving
   
Total
 
Commercial
                                               
Commercial and industrial
                                               
Grades 1-3
 
$
14,305
   
$
60,752
   
$
18,955
   
$
7,346
   
$
14,878
   
$
47,073
   
$
70,542
   
$
233,851
 
Grade 4
   
12,017
     
46,095
     
24,990
     
26,313
     
10,486
     
30,408
     
77,814
     
228,123
 
Grade 5
   
     
342
     
43
     
407
     
99
     
115
     
10,246
     
11,252
 
Grade 6
   
     
41
     
49
     
     
     
38
     
     
128
 
Grade 7-8
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
   
$
26,322
   
$
107,230
   
$
44,037
   
$
34,066
   
$
25,463
   
$
77,634
   
$
158,602
   
$
473,354
 
Commercial development
                                                               
Grades 1-3
 
$
   
$
99
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
99
 
Grade 4
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Grade 5
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Grade 6
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Grade 7-8
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
   
$
   
$
99
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
99
 
Commercial improved
                                                               
Grades 1-3
 
$
6,992
   
$
18,654
   
$
33,327
   
$
10,894
   
$
14,484
   
$
17,925
   
$
2,915
   
$
105,191
 
Grade 4
   
1,778
     
37,516
     
37,376
     
43,647
     
17,937
     
3,321
     
3,200
     
144,775
 
Grade 5
   
     
148
     
     
29
     
2,227
     
3,171
     
50
     
5,625
 
Grade 6
   
     
     
303
     
     
     
     
     
303
 
Grade 7-8
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
   
$
8,770
   
$
56,318
   
$
71,006
   
$
54,570
   
$
34,648
   
$
24,417
   
$
6,165
   
$
255,894
 
Manufacturing and industrial
                                                               
Grades 1-3
 
$
786
   
$
17,839
   
$
4,829
   
$
8,562
   
$
4,370
   
$
7,459
   
$
430
   
$
44,275
 
Grade 4
   
6,709
     
27,464
     
15,090
     
7,933
     
5,805
     
14,188
     
145
     
77,334
 
Grade 5
   
     
177
     
94
     
     
     
810
     
495
     
1,576
 
Grade 6
   
     
     
     
     
     
2,292
     
     
2,292
 
Grade 7-8
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
   
$
7,495
   
$
45,480
   
$
20,013
   
$
16,495
   
$
10,175
   
$
24,749
   
$
1,070
   
$
125,477
 
Residential development
                                                               
Grades 1-3
 
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
 
Grade 4
   
322
     
3,837
     
1,455
     
     
     
     
1,387
     
7,001
 
Grade 5
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Grade 6
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Grade 7-8
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
   
$
322
   
$
3,837
   
$
1,455
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
1,387
   
$
7,001
 
Residential improved
                                                               
Grades 1-3
 
$
4,587
   
$
7,574
   
$
1,442
   
$
9,544
   
$
258
   
$
5,442
   
$
401
   
$
29,248
 
Grade 4
   
4,037
     
568
     
30,241
     
1,988
     
7,233
     
15,710
     
27,122
     
86,899
 
Grade 5
   
     
     
30
     
     
     
     
     
30
 
Grade 6
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Grade 7-8
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
   
$
8,624
   
$
8,142
   
$
31,713
   
$
11,532
   
$
7,491
   
$
21,152
   
$
27,523
   
$
116,177
 
Vacant and unimproved
                                                               
Grades 1-3
 
$
   
$
4,503
   
$
7,725
   
$
7,210
   
$
   
$
110
   
$
646
   
$
20,194
 
Grade 4
   
952
     
2,897
     
3,721
     
8,332
     
163
     
117
     
982
     
17,164
 
Grade 5
   
1,342
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
1,342
 
Grade 6
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Grade 7-8
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
   
$
2,294
   
$
7,400
   
$
11,446
   
$
15,542
   
$
163
   
$
227
   
$
1,628
   
$
38,700
 
                                                                 
Total Commercial
           
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Grades 1-3
 
$
26,670
   
$
109,421
   
$
66,278
   
$
43,556
   
$
33,990
   
$
78,009
   
$
74,934
   
$
432,858
 
Grade 4
   
25,815
     
118,377
     
112,873
     
88,213
     
41,624
     
63,744
     
110,650
     
561,296
 
Grade 5
   
1,342
     
667
     
167
     
436
     
2,326
     
4,096
     
10,791
     
19,825
 
Grade 6
   
     
41
     
352
     
     
     
2,330
     
     
2,723
 
Grade 7-8
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
   
$
53,827
   
$
228,506
   
$
179,670
   
$
132,205
   
$
77,940
   
$
148,179
   
$
196,375
   
$
1,016,702
 

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Index
MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 3 – LOANS (Continued)

The Company considers the performance of the loan portfolio and its impact on the allowance for credit losses. For consumer loan classes, the Company also evaluates credit quality based on the aging status of the loan, which was previously presented, and by payment activity. The following table presents the recorded investment in consumer loans by year of origination and based on delinquency status at March 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands):


   
Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis By Origination Year
             
March 31, 2023
 
2023
   
2022
   
2021
   
2020
   
2019
   
Prior
   
Revolving
   
Total
 
Retail
                                               
Residential mortgage
                                               
Performing
 
$
17,336
   
$
42,826
   
$
27,298
   
$
10,419
   
$
5,322
   
$
33,520
   
$
11,880
   
$
148,601
 
Nonperforming
   
     
     
     
     
     
75
     
     
75
 
   
$
17,336
   
$
42,826
   
$
27,298
   
$
10,419
   
$
5,322
   
$
33,595
   
$
11,880
   
$
148,676
 
Consumer unsecured
                                                               
Performing
 
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
13
   
$
15
   
$
26
   
$
52
   
$
106
 
Nonperforming
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
13
   
$
15
   
$
26
   
$
52
   
$
106
 
Home equity
                                                               
Performing
 
$
71
   
$
901
   
$
233
   
$
489
   
$
249
   
$
2,324
   
$
48,380
   
$
52,647
 
Nonperforming
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
   
$
71
   
$
901
   
$
233
   
$
489
   
$
249
   
$
2,324
   
$
48,380
   
$
52,647
 
Other
                                                               
Performing
 
$
304
   
$
1,133
   
$
687
   
$
360
   
$
100
   
$
224
   
$
   
$
2,808
 
Nonperforming
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
   
$
304
   
$
1,133
   
$
687
   
$
360
   
$
100
   
$
224
   
$
   
$
2,808
 
                                                                 
Total Retail
 
$
17,711
   
$
44,860
   
$
28,218
   
$
11,281
   
$
5,686
   
$
36,169
   
$
60,312
   
$
204,237
 

The following table presents the recorded investment in consumer loans based on payment status at December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):

December 31, 2022
 
Residential
Mortgage
   
Consumer
Unsecured
   
Home
Equity
   
Consumer
Other
 
Performing
 
$
139,071
   
$
121
   
$
56,321
   
$
2,839
 
Nonperforming
   
77
     
     
     
 
Total
 
$
139,148
   
$
121
   
$
56,321
   
$
2,839
 

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Index
MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 4 – FAIR VALUE

ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value include:


Level 1:
Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.


Level 2:
Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.


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

Investment Securities: The fair values of investment securities are determined by matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique widely used in the industry to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities but rather by relying on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted securities (Level 2 inputs). The fair values of certain securities held to maturity are determined by computing discounted cash flows using observable and unobservable market inputs (Level 3 inputs).

Loans Held for Sale: The fair value of loans held for sale is based upon binding quotes from third party investors (Level 2 inputs).

Impaired Loans: Loans identified as impaired are measured using one of three methods: the loan’s observable market price, the fair value of collateral or the present value of expected future cash flows.  For each period presented, no impaired loans were measured using the loan’s observable market price. If an impaired loan has had a charge-off or if the fair value of the collateral is less than the recorded investment in the loan, we establish a specific reserve and report the loan as nonrecurring Level 3. The fair value of collateral of impaired loans is generally based on recent real estate appraisals, less costs to sell. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Such adjustments are usually significant and typically result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value.

Other Real Estate Owned: Other real estate owned (OREO) properties are initially recorded at fair value, less estimated costs to sell when acquired, establishing a new cost basis.  Adjustments to OREO are measured at fair value, less costs to sell. Fair values are generally based on third party appraisals or realtor evaluations of the property. These appraisals and evaluations may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach.  Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Such adjustments are usually significant and typically result in a Level 3 classification. In cases where the carrying amount exceeds the fair value, less estimated costs to sell, an impairment loss is recognized through a valuation allowance, and the property is reported as nonrecurring Level 3.

Interest Rate Swaps: For interest rate swap agreements, we measure fair value utilizing pricing provided by a third-party pricing source that that uses market observable inputs, such as forecasted yield curves, and other unobservable inputs and accordingly, interest rate swap agreements are classified as Level 3.

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Index
MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 4 – FAIR VALUE (Continued)

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below (in thousands):

    
Fair
   
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
   
Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
   
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 
    Value
    (Level 1)
    (Level 2)
    (Level 3)
 
March 31, 2023
                       
Available for sale securities                        
U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities
 
$
241,858
   
$
   
$
241,858
   
$
 
U.S. Agency MBS and CMOs
   
122,244
     
     
122,244
     
 
Tax-exempt state and municipal bonds
   
36,949
     
     
36,949
     
 
Taxable state and municipal bonds
   
113,137
     
     
113,137
     
 
Corporate bonds and other debt securities
   
11,771
     
     
11,771
     
 
Other equity securities
   
1,321
     
     
1,321
     
 
Loans held for sale
   
87
     
     
87
     
 
Interest rate swaps
   
5,294
     
     
5,294
     
 
Total assets measured at fair value on recurring basis
  $ 532,661     $     $ 532,661     $  
                                 
Interest rate swaps
   
(5,294
)
   
     
(5,294
)
   
 
Total liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis
  $ (5,294 )   $     $ (5,294 )   $  
                                 
December 31, 2022
                               
Available for sale securities
                               
U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities
 
$
224,634
   
$
   
$
224,634
   
$
 
U.S. Agency MBS and CMOs
   
113,818
     
     
113,818
     
 
Tax-exempt state and municipal bonds
   
36,710
     
     
36,710
     
 
Taxable state and municipal bonds
   
112,171
     
     
112,171
     
 
Corporate bonds and other debt securities
   
11,924
     
     
11,924
     
 
Other equity securities
   
1,304
     
     
1,304
     
 
Loans held for sale
   
215
     
     
215
     
 
Interest rate swaps
   
6,463
     
     
6,463
     
 
Total assets measured at fair value on recurring basis
  $ 507,239     $     $ 507,239     $  
                                 
Interest rate swaps
   
(6,463
)
   
     
(6,463
)
   
 
Total liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis
  $ (6,463 )   $     $ (6,463 )   $  

Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis are summarized below (in thousands):

 
 
Fair
   
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
   
Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
   
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 
    Value
    (Level 1)
    (Level 2)
    (Level 3)
 
March 31, 2023
                       
Collateral dependent loans
 
$
327
   
$

   
$

   
$
327
 
                                 
December 31, 2022
                               
Impaired loans
 
$
328
   
$
   
$
   
$
328
 

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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 4 – FAIR VALUE (Continued)

Quantitative information about Level 3 fair value measurements measured on a non-recurring basis was as follows at period end (dollars in thousands):


 
Asset Fair
Value
 
Valuation
Technique
 
Unobservable
Inputs
 
Range (%)
March 31, 2023                  
Collateral dependent loans
 
$
327
 
Sales comparison approach
 
Adjustment for differences
between comparable sales
 
1.5 to 20.0
          Income approach  
Capitalization rate
  9.5 to 11.0


 
Asset Fair
Value
 
Valuation
Technique
 
Unobservable
Inputs
 
Range (%)
December 31, 2022                  
Impaired Loans
 
$
328
 
Sales comparison approach
 
Adjustment for differences
between comparable sales
 
1.5 to 20.0
         
Income approach
 
Capitalization rate
 
9.5 to 11.0

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments, not previously presented, were as follows at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):


Level in   March 31, 2023     December 31, 2022  
 
Fair Value
Hierarchy
 
Carrying
Amount
   
Fair
Value
   
Carrying
Amount
   
Fair
Value
 
Financial assets
                         
Cash and due from banks
Level 1
 
$
29,402
   
$
29,402
   
$
51,215
   
$
51,215
 
Federal funds sold and other short-term investments
Level 1
   
391,336
     
391,336
     
703,955
     
703,955
 
Securities held to maturity - U.S. Treasury
Level 2     251,286       240,012       251,307       237,630  
Securities held to maturity - tax-exempt and muni
Level 3
   
97,101
     
95,547
     
97,458
     
95,020
 
FHLB stock
 Level 3
   
10,211
     
10,211
     
10,211
     
10,211
 
Loans, net
 Level 2
   
1,203,818
     
1,185,925
     
1,162,135
     
1,131,387
 
Bank owned life insurance
 Level 3
   
53,557
     
53,557
     
53,345
     
53,345
 
Accrued interest receivable
 Level 2
   
8,782
     
8,782
     
7,606
     
7,606
 
Financial liabilities
                                 
Deposits
 Level 2
   
(2,330,895
)
   
(2,331,330
)
   
(2,615,142
)
   
(2,615,860
)
Other borrowed funds
 Level 2
   
(30,000
)
   
(28,824
)
   
(30,000
)
   
(28,666
)
Accrued interest payable
 Level 2    
(228
)
   
(228
)
   
(114
)
   
(114
)
Off-balance sheet credit-related items
                                 
Loan commitments
     
     
     
     
 

The methods and assumptions used to estimate fair value are described as follows.
 
Carrying amount is the estimated fair value for cash and cash equivalents, bank owned life insurance, accrued interest receivable and payable, demand deposits, short-term borrowings and variable rate loans or deposits that reprice frequently and fully. Security fair values are determined by matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique widely used in the industry to value debt securities as discussed above. For fixed rate loans, interest-bearing time deposits in other financial institutions, or deposits and for variable rate loans or deposits with infrequent repricing or repricing limits, fair value is based on discounted cash flows using current market rates applied to the estimated life and credit risk (including consideration of widening credit spreads). Fair value of debt is based on current rates for similar financing. It was not practicable to determine the fair value of FHLB stock due to restrictions placed on its transferability, so fair value approximates its cost. The fair value of off-balance sheet credit-related items is not significant.

The estimated fair values of financial instruments disclosed above as follow the guidance in ASU 2016-01 which prescribes an “exit price” approach in estimating and disclosing fair value of financial instruments incorporating discounts for credit, liquidity and marketability factors.

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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 5 - DERIVATIVES

Derivatives not designated as hedges are not speculative and result from a service provided to certain commercial loan borrowers. The Company executes interest rate swaps with commercial banking customers desiring longer-term fixed rate loans, while simultaneously entering into interest rate swaps with a correspondent bank to offset the impact of the interest rate swaps with the commercial banking customers. The net result is the desired floating rate loans and a minimization of the risk exposure of the interest rate swap transactions. As the interest rate swaps associated with this program do not meet the strict hedge accounting requirements, changes in the fair value of both the commercial banking customer interest rate swaps and the offsetting interest rate swaps with the correspondent bank are recognized directly to earnings. Since they offset perfectly, there is no net impact to earnings.

The notional and fair value of derivative instruments as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are reflected in the following table (dollars in thousands):

   
Notional Amount
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value
 
March 31, 2023
             
Derivative assets
             
Interest rate swaps
 
$
57,560
 
Other Assets
 
$
5,294
 
                   
Derivative liabilities
                 
Interest rate swaps
   
57,560
 
Other Liabilities
   
5,294
 

   
Notional Amount
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value
 
December 31, 2022
                 
Derivative assets
                 
Interest rate swaps
 
$
62,661
 
Other Assets
 
$
6,463
 
                   
Derivative liabilities
                 
Interest rate swaps
   
62,661
 
Other Liabilities
   
6,463
 

The fair value of interest rate swaps in a net liability position, which includes accrued interest but excludes any adjustment for nonperformance risk related to these agreements, was $5.3 million and $6.5 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The Bank has a master netting arrangement with the correspondent bank and has the right to offset, however it has elected to present the assets and liabilities gross. The Bank is required to pledge collateral to the correspondent bank equal to or in excess of the net liability position. Securities pledged as collateral totaling $1.8 million and $1.7 million were provided to the counterparty correspondent bank as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

Interest rate swaps entered into with commercial loan customers had notional amounts aggregating $57.6 million as of March 31, 2023 and $62.7 million at December 31, 2022. Associated credit exposure is generally mitigated by securing the interest rate swaps with the underlying collateral of the loan instrument that has been hedged.

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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 6 – DEPOSITS

Deposits are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):

   
March 31,
2023
   
December 31,
2022
 
Noninterest-bearing demand
 
$
690,444
   
$
834,879
 
Interest bearing demand
   
608,967
     
760,889
 
Savings and money market accounts
   
858,895
     
922,418
 
Certificates of deposit
   
172,589
     
96,956
 
   
$
2,330,895
   
$
2,615,142
 

Time deposits that exceeded the FDIC insurance limit of $250,000 were approximately $56.1 million at March 31, 2023 and $29.7 million at December 31, 2022.

NOTE 7 - OTHER BORROWED FUNDS

Other borrowed funds include advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank and borrowings from the Federal Reserve Bank.

Federal Home Loan Bank Advances

At period-end, advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Principal Terms
 
Advance
Amount
 
Range of Maturities
 
Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
 
March 31, 2023              
Single maturity fixed rate advances
 
$
10,000
 
February 2024
   
2.63
%
Putable advances
   
20,000
 
November 2024
   
1.81
%
   
$
30,000
           

Principal Terms
 
Advance
Amount
 
Range of Maturities
 
Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
 
December 31, 2022              
Single maturity fixed rate advances
 
$
10,000
 
February 2024
   
2.63
%
Putable advances
   
20,000
 
November 2024
   
1.81
%
   
$
30,000
           

Each advance is subject to a prepayment fee if paid prior to its maturity date. Fixed rate advances are payable at maturity. Amortizable mortgage advances are fixed rate advances with scheduled repayments based upon amortization to maturity. These advances were collateralized by residential and commercial real estate loans totaling $453.2 million and $446.1 million under a blanket lien arrangement at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The remaining $20.0 million putable advance at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 had a one-time put option on November 13, 2020. The FHLB did not exercise this option.
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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

NOTE 7 - OTHER BORROWED FUNDS (Continued)

Scheduled repayments of FHLB advances as of March 31, 2023  were as follows (in thousands):

2023
 
$
 
2024
   
30,000
 
2025
   
 
2026
   
 
2027
   
 
Thereafter
   
 
   
$
30,000
 

Federal Reserve Bank borrowings

The Company has a financing arrangement with the Federal Reserve Bank. There were no borrowings outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, and the Company had approximately $1.5 million and $5.5 million in unused borrowing capacity based on commercial and mortgage loans pledged to the Federal Reserve Bank totaling $1.6 million and $5.8 million at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. In March 2023, the Federal Reserve Bank implemented a new lending facility called the Bank Term Funding Program.  This program allows a bank to borrow against its investment portfolio, at par value, with no reduction for unrealized losses. The term is for one year and interest rate is fixed at the time the advance is taken and there is no prepayment penalty.  Allowable investments for pledge are those the Federal Reserve Bank can own. This would include all of the Company’s investments except municipal securities and corporate bonds. At March 31, 2023, the Company had no advances under this program and had $642.2 million in unused borrowing capacity under this program.  The program expires on March 11, 2024.

NOTE 8 - EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the three month periods ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 are as follows (dollars in thousands, except per share data):
 
   
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2023
   
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2022
 
Net income available to common shares
 
$
12,004
   
$
6,000
 
Weighted average shares outstanding, including participating stock awards - Basic
   
34,297,221
     
34,254,772
 
Dilutive potential common shares:
               
Stock options
   
     
 
Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted
   
34,297,221
     
34,254,772
 
Basic earnings per common share
 
$
0.35
   
$
0.18
 
Diluted earnings per common share
 
$
0.35
   
$
0.18
 

There were no antidilutive shares of common stock in the three month periods ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.

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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

NOTE 9 - FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

Income tax expense was as follows (dollars in thousands):

   
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2023
   
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2022
 
Current
 
$
2,825
   
$
935
 
Deferred
   
150
   
456
 
   
$
2,975
   
$
1,391
 

The difference between the financial statement tax expense and amount computed by applying the statutory federal tax rate to pretax income was reconciled as follows (dollars in thousands):

   
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2023
   
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2022
 
Statutory rate
   
21
%    
21
%
Statutory rate applied to income before taxes
 
$
3,146
   
$
1,552
 
Deduct
               
Tax-exempt interest income
   
(147
)
   
(154
)
Bank-owned life insurance
   
(42
)
   
(50
)
Other, net
   
18
     
43
 
   
$
2,975
   
$
1,391
 

The realization of deferred tax assets is largely dependent upon future taxable income, future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences and the ability to carryback losses to available tax years. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, we consider positive and negative evidence, including taxable income in carry-back years, scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, expected future taxable income and tax planning strategies.  Management believes it is more likely than not that all of the deferred tax assets at March 31, 2023 will be realized against deferred tax liabilities and projected future taxable income.

The net deferred tax asset recorded included the following amounts of deferred tax assets and liabilities (dollars in thousands):

   
March 31,
2023
   
December 31,
2022
 
Deferred tax assets
           
Allowance for loan losses
 
$
3,527
   
$
3,210
 
Net deferred loan fees
   
     
 
Nonaccrual loan interest
   
12
     
12
 
Valuation allowance on other real estate owned
   
     
 
Unrealized loss on securities available for sale and transferred to held to maturity
   
6,980
     
8,394
 
Other
   
297
     
257
 
Gross deferred tax assets
   
10,816
     
11,873
 
Valuation allowance
   
     
 
Total net deferred tax assets
   
10,816
     
11,873
 
Deferred tax liabilities
               
Depreciation
   
(1,104
)
   
(1,098
)
Net deferred loan fees
    (20 )     (309 )
Prepaid expenses
   
(309
)
   
(21
)
Other
   
(912
)
   
(733
)
Gross deferred tax liabilities
   
(2,345
)
   
(2,161
)
Net deferred tax asset
 
$
8,471
   
$
9,712
 

There were no unrecognized tax benefits at March 31, 2023 or December 31, 2022 and the Company does not expect the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits to significantly increase or decrease in the next twelve months. The Company is no longer subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for years before 2020.

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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 10 – COMMITMENTS AND OFF BALANCE-SHEET RISK

Some financial instruments are used to meet customer financing needs and to reduce exposure to interest rate changes. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. These involve, to varying degrees, credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount reported in the financial statements.

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the commitment, and generally have fixed expiration dates. Collateral or other security is normally not obtained for these financial instruments prior to their use and many of the commitments are expected to expire without being used.  Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments to guarantee a customer’s performance to a third party. Exposure to credit loss if the other party does not perform is represented by the contractual amount for commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit.  At March 31, 2023, the reserve for unfunded commitments was $61,000 and was included in other liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.
 
A summary of the contractual amounts of financial instruments with off‑balance‑sheet risk was as follows at period-end (dollars in thousands):

   
March 31,
2023
   
December 31,
2022
 
Commitments to extend credit
 
$
115,100
   
$
77,384
 
Letters of credit
   
11,937
     
13,455
 
Unused lines of credit
   
719,013
     
745,674
 

The notional amount of commitments to fund mortgage loans to be sold into the secondary market was approximately $82,000 and $0 at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

The Bank enters into commitments to sell mortgage backed securities, which it later buys back in order to hedge its exposure to interest rate risk in its mortgage pipeline. These commitments were approximately $1.1 million and $0 at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

At March 31, 2023, approximately 67.2% of the Bank’s commitments to make loans were at fixed rates, offered at current market rates. The remainder of the commitments to make loans were at variable rates tied to prime or one month term SOFR and generally expire within 30 days. The majority of the unused lines of credit were at variable rates tied to prime or SOFR.

NOTE 11 – CONTINGENCIES

The Company and its subsidiaries periodically become defendants in certain claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. As of March 31, 2023, there were no material pending legal proceedings to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries are a party or which any of its properties are the subject.

NOTE 12 – SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Regulatory Capital

The Company and the Bank are subject to regulatory capital requirements administered by federal banking agencies. Capital adequacy guidelines and prompt corrective action regulations involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors, and the regulators can lower classifications in certain cases. Failure to meet various capital requirements can initiate regulatory action that could have a direct material effect on the financial statements.

The prompt corrective action regulations provide five categories, including well capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized, and critically undercapitalized, although these terms are not used to represent overall financial condition. If a bank is only adequately capitalized, regulatory approval is required to, among other things, accept, renew or roll-over brokered deposits. If a bank is undercapitalized, capital distributions and growth and expansion are limited, and plans for capital restoration are required.

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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 NOTE 12 – SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Continued)

The regulatory capital requirements include a common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets ratio (CET1 ratio) of 4.5% and a capital conservation buffer of 2.5% of risk-weighted assets, which effectively results in a minimum CET1 ratio of 7.0%. The minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets is 6.0% (which, with the capital conservation buffer, effectively results in a minimum Tier 1 capital ratio of 8.5%), which effectively results in a minimum total capital to risk-weighted assets ratio of 10.5% (with the capital conservation buffer). The minimum leverage ratio is 4.0%.

At March 31, 2023  and December 31, 2022, actual capital levels and minimum required levels were (dollars in thousands):

               
Minimum
Capital
   
Minimum Capital
Adequacy With
   
To Be Well
Capitalized Under
Prompt Corrective
 
   
Actual
   
Adequacy
   
Capital Buffer
   
Action Regulations
 
   
Amount
   
Ratio
   
Amount
   
Ratio
   
Amount
   
Ratio
   
Amount
   
Ratio
 
March 31, 2023                                                
CET1 capital (to risk weighted assets)
                                               
Consolidated
 
$
286,826
     
17.1
%
 
$
75,561
     
4.5
%
 
$
117,539
     
7.0
%
   
N/A
     
N/A
 
Bank
   
278,347
     
16.6
     
75,558
     
4.5
     
117,535
     
7.0
   
$
109,139
     
6.5
%
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)
                                                               
Consolidated
   
286,826
     
17.1
     
100,748
     
6.0
     
142,726
     
8.5
     
N/A
     
N/A
 
Bank
   
278,347
     
16.6
     
100,744
     
6.0
     
142,720
     
8.5
     
134,325
     
8.0
 
Total capital (to risk weighted assets)
                                                               
Consolidated
   
303,620
     
18.1
     
134,331
     
8.0
     
176,309
     
10.5
     
N/A
     
N/A
 
Bank
   
295,141
     
17.6
     
134,325
     
8.0
     
176,302
     
10.5
     
167,906
     
10.0
 
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)
                                                               
Consolidated
   
286,826
     
10.3
     
111,845
     
4.0
     
N/A
     
N/A
     
N/A
     
N/A
 
Bank
   
278,347
     
10.0
     
111,839
     
4.0
     
N/A
     
N/A
     
139,799
     
5.0
 
                                                                 
December 31, 2022                                                                
CET1 capital (to risk weighted assets)
                                                               
Consolidated
 
$
278,615
     
16.9
%
 
$
74,003
     
4.5
%
 
$
115,116
     
7.0
%
   
N/A
     
N/A
 
Bank
   
270,274
     
16.4
     
73,992
     
4.5
     
115,098
     
7.0
   
$
106,877
     
6.5
%
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)
                                                               
Consolidated
   
278,615
     
16.9
     
98,670
     
6.0
     
139,783
     
8.5
     
N/A
     
N/A
 
Bank
   
270,274
     
16.4
     
98,655
     
6.0
     
139,762
     
8.5
     
131,540
     
8.0
 
Total capital (to risk weighted assets)
                                                               
Consolidated
   
293,900
     
17.9
     
131,561
     
8.0
     
172,673
     
10.5
     
N/A
     
N/A
 
Bank
   
285,559
     
17.4
     
131,540
     
8.0
     
172,647
     
10.5
     
164,426
     
10.0
 
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)
                                                               
Consolidated
   
278,615
     
9.7
     
114,589
     
4.0
     
N/A
     
N/A
     
N/A
     
N/A
 
Bank
   
270,274
     
9.4
     
114,582
     
4.0
     
N/A
     
N/A
     
143,227
     
5.0
 

The Bank was categorized as “well capitalized” at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

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Item 2.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
Macatawa Bank Corporation is a Michigan corporation and a registered bank holding company. It wholly-owns Macatawa Bank.  Macatawa Bank is a Michigan chartered bank with depository accounts insured by the FDIC. The Bank operates twenty-six branch offices and a lending and operational service facility, providing a full range of commercial and consumer banking and trust services in Kent County, Ottawa County, and northern Allegan County, Michigan. For further information regarding consolidation, see the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
At March 31, 2023, we had total assets of $2.64 billion, total loans of $1.22 billion, total deposits of $2.33 billion and shareholders’ equity of $260.6 million.  For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we recognized net income of $12.0 million compared to $6.0 million for the same period in 2022. The Bank was categorized as “well capitalized” under regulatory capital standards at March 31, 2023.
 
We paid a dividend of $0.08 per share in each quarter in 2022 and in the first quarter of 2023.

In early March 2023, over the course of five days, three large financial institutions in the United States failed.  Silvergate Bank self liquidated and Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank were both closed by the FDIC. These bank failures were driven by rapid withdrawals by depositors with large uninsured balances held at these institutions and losses incurred by these banks in liquidating their bond portfolios to provide liquidity to fund these deposit outflows.   Silvergate Bank’s failure was also caused by its exposure to FTX and Alameda cryptocurrency firm failures.   The FDIC determined that Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank were systematically important and fully guaranteed their depositor balances above the $250,000 FDIC insurance limit.  Given the sharp increase in market interest rates during 2022 and into 2023, most financial institutions’ bond portfolios have significant unrealized loss positions.  In response to this, the FRB created a new borrowing facility called the Bank Term Funding Program.  This program allows a bank to borrow against its investment portfolio, at par value, with no reduction for unrealized losses.  The term is for one year and interest rate is fixed at the time the advance is taken and there is no prepayment penalty.  Allowable investments for pledge are those the FRB can own.  This would include all of the Company’s investments except municipal securities and corporate bonds.  At March 31, 2023, the Company had no advances under this program and had $642.2 million in unused borrowing capacity under this program.  The program expires on March 11, 2024.

At March 31, 2023, the Company had $391.3 million in federal funds sold and overnight balances and had total additional borrowing capacity of $951 million, including $242.3 million in unused availability with the FHLB, $65.0 million in available fed funds facilities with correspondent banks, $1.5 million in availability at the FRB’s Discount Window and the $642.2 million availability in the FRB Bank Term Funding Program discussed above.  Given the flexibility of borrowing structure options with the FHLB, if the Company needed to borrow, we would likely utilize our FHLB capacity first.  At March 31, 2023, our uninsured deposits totaled approximately $962.7 million, or 41% of total deposits, and our liquidity sources exceeded the amount of uninsured deposit balances by over $300 million.

While the Bank experienced a decline in deposit balances during the three months ended March 31, 2023, most of the decline took place prior to the early March 2023 bank failures noted.  Our deposit base is primarily made up of many small accounts, and balances at March 31, 2023 were comprised of 48% personal customers and 52% business customers.  Our core deposits - which we define as deposits we have sourced within our local markets - represented 100% of our total deposits at March 31, 2023.  Our total deposit balances of $2.33 billion at March 31, 2023 remain elevated, reflecting a $625.5 million increase, or 37%, over pre-pandemic totals of $1.71 billion as of March 31, 2020.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
Summary: Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $12.0 million, compared to $6.0 million for the same period in 2022.  Net income per share on a diluted basis for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $0.35 compared to $0.18 for the same period in 2022.
 
The increase in earnings in the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the same period in 2022 was due primarily to higher levels of net interest income partially offset by lower mortgage banking income and a provision for credit losses benefit recorded in the first quarter of 2022.  Throughout 2022, beginning in March, the Federal Reserve Bank increased the federal funds rate several times, bringing the high end of their rate range rate from 0.25% at the beginning of 2022 to 4.50% at the end of 2022.  The Federal Reserve Bank raised this rate an additional 50 basis points to 5.00% during the three months ended March 31, 2023.  Given our asset sensitive balance sheet posture, this had a significant positive impact on our net interest income.  Net interest income increased to $22.6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to $12.7 million in the same period in 2022.   Gains on sales of mortgage loans decreased to $11,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to $308,000 in the same period in 2022.
 
The provision for credit losses was $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to a benefit (income) of $1.5 million for the same period in 2022.  We were in a net loan recovery position for the three months ended March 31, 2023, with $33,000 in net loan recoveries, compared to $227,000 in net loan recoveries in the same period in 2022.  Several of the previous qualitative environmental factors related to the COVID-19 pandemic were reduced in the first quarter of 2022, reflecting improvement in economic conditions and success at mitigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in the net provision benefit recorded in the first quarter of 2022.  Also impacting comparability between periods is our adoption of ASU 2016-13, commonly referred to as CECL, effective January 1, 2023.  At adoption, we increased the allowance for credit losses by $1.5 million.  Provision for the first quarter 2023 was determined under CECL while the first quarter 2022 was determined under the probable incurred loss model.
 
Net Interest Income: Net interest income totaled $22.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to $12.7 million for the same period in 2022.

Net interest income for the first quarter of 2023 increased $10.0 million compared to the same period in 2022.  Of this increase, $1.4 million was from changes in the volume of average interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities and $8.6 million was from increases from changes in rates earned or paid.  The largest changes occurred in interest income on commercial loans and in overnight funds.  The net change in interest income for commercial loans was an increase of $5.4 million with an increase of $4.6 million due to rate and an increase of $782,000 due to portfolio growth.  Overnight funds contributed an increase of $6.2 million due to changes in rate, partially offset by a reduction of $394,000 due to lower average balances compared to the first quarter of 2022 as excess funds were deployed into loans and investment securities.    The average balance of our investment portfolio grew by $326.0 million from $572.7 million in the first quarter of 2022 to $898.7 million in the first quarter of 2023.  This growth resulted in an additional $1.6 million of interest income in the first quarter of 2023.

The cost of funds increased to 1.07% in the first quarter of 2023 compared to 0.11% in the first quarter of 2022.  Increases in the rates paid on our interest-bearing checking, savings, money market and certificate of deposit accounts in response to the federal funds rate increases over the past year and market conditions caused the increase in our cost of funds.

The asset yield improvement to 4.15% in the first quarter of 2023 from 1.92% in the first quarter of 2022, far outweighed the increase in cost of funds.  As a result, net interest margin improved to 3.44% for the first quarter 2023 compared to 1.85% for the first quarter of 2022.

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The following table shows an analysis of net interest margin for the three month periods ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 (dollars in thousands):

   
For the three months ended March 31,
 
   
2023
   
2022
 
   
Average
Balance
   
Interest
Earned
or Paid
   
Average
Yield
or Cost
   
Average
Balance
   
Interest
Earned
or Paid
   
Average
Yield
or Cost
 
Assets
                                   
Taxable securities
 
$
765,999
   
$
4,481
     
2.35
%
 
$
402,863
   
$
1,434
     
1.43
%
Tax-exempt securities (1)
   
132,692
     
698
     
2.71
     
169,845
     
731
     
2.22
 
Commercial loans (2)
   
985,258
     
13,300
     
5.40
     
902,347
     
7,888
     
3.50
 
PPP loans (3)
   
     
     
     
20,364
     
1,052
     
20.66
 
Residential mortgage loans
   
143,839
     
1,343
     
3.73
     
116,504
     
939
     
3.22
 
Consumer loans
   
57,303
     
1,017
     
7.20
     
54,096
     
519
     
3.89
 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
   
10,211
     
65
     
2.55
     
11,019
     
51
     
1.84
 
Federal funds sold and other short-term investments
   
555,670
     
6,362
     
4.58
     
1,111,216
     
529
     
0.19
 
Total interest earning assets (1)
   
2,650,972
     
27,266
     
4.15
     
2,788,254
     
13,143
     
1.92
 
Noninterest earning assets:
                                               
Cash and due from banks
   
34,615
                     
32,505
                 
Other
   
72,007
                     
96,703
                 
Total assets
 
$
2,757,594
                   
$
2,917,462
                 
Liabilities
                                               
Deposits:
                                               
Interest bearing demand
 
$
690,246
   
$
742
     
0.43
%
 
$
706,872
   
$
40
     
0.02
%
Savings and money market accounts
   
903,236
     
3,017
     
1.35
     
894,976
     
65
     
0.03
 
Time deposits
   
134,401
     
735
     
2.22
     
92,244
     
53
     
0.23
 
Borrowings:
                                               
Other borrowed funds
   
30,000
     
156
     
2.08
     
85,002
     
320
     
1.51
 
Total interest bearing liabilities
   
1,757,883
     
4,650
     
1.07
     
1,779,094
     
478
     
0.11
 
Noninterest bearing liabilities:
                                               
Noninterest bearing demand accounts
   
732,434
                     
875,223
                 
Other noninterest bearing liabilities
   
17,117
                     
11,545
                 
Shareholders’ equity
   
250,160
                     
251,600
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
$
2,757,594
                   
$
2,917,462
                 
Net interest income
         
$
22,616
                   
$
12,665
         
Net interest spread (1)
                   
3.08
%
                   
1.81
%
Net interest margin (1)
                   
3.44
%
                   
1.85
%
Ratio of average interest earning assets to average interest bearing liabilities
   
150.80
%
                   
156.72
%
               

(1)
Yields are presented on a tax equivalent basis using an assumed tax rate of 21% at March 31, 2023 and 2022.
(2)
Includes loan fees of $148,000 and $99,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.  Includes average nonaccrual loans of approximately $75,000 and $90,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.  Excludes PPP loans.
(3)
Includes loan fees of $0 and $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
 
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The following table presents the dollar amount of changes in net interest income due to changes in volume and rate (dollars in thousands):

   
For the three months ended March 31,
2023 vs 2022
Increase (Decrease) Due to
 
   
Volume
   
Rate
   
Total
 
                   
Interest income
                 
Taxable securities
 
$
1,778
   
$
1,269
   
$
3,047
 
Tax-exempt securities
   
(223
)
   
190
     
(33
)
Commercial loans, excluding PPP loans
   
782
     
4,630
     
5,412
 
PPP loans
   
(1,052
)
   
     
(1,052
)
Residential mortgage loans
   
241
     
163
     
404
 
Consumer loans
   
32
     
466
     
498
 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
   
(4
)
   
18
     
14
 
Federal funds sold and other short-term investments
   
(394
)
   
6,227
     
5,833
 
Total interest income
   
1,160
     
12,963
     
14,123
 
Interest expense
                       
Interest bearing demand
 
$
(1
)
 
$
703
   
$
702
 
Savings and money market accounts
   
1
     
2,951
     
2,952
 
Time deposits
   
35
     
647
     
682
 
Other borrowed funds
   
(257
)
   
93
     
(164
)
Long-term debt
   
     
     
 
Total interest expense
   
(222
)
   
4,394
     
4,172
 
Net interest income
 
$
1,382
   
$
8,569
   
$
9,951
 

Provision for Credit Losses: The provision for credit losses for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $0 compared to a benefit of  $1.5 million for the same period in 2022.  Total loans increased by $43.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2023 which, on its own, creates a need for provision expense; however, the economic forecast used in our calculation improved slightly from January 1, 2023 to March 31, 2023, thereby offsetting the need to record provision expense due to loan portfolio growth.  Net loan recoveries were $33,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to net loan recoveries of $227,000 in the same period in 2022.
 
Gross loan recoveries were $54,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and $262,000 for the same period in 2022.  In the three months ended March 31, 2023, we had $21,000 in gross loan charge-offs, compared to $35,000 in the same period in 2022.
 
We adopted CECL effective January 1, 2023 using the modified retrospective method for all financial assets measured at amortized cost and off-balance sheet credit exposures.  Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2023 are presented under CECL while prior period amounts continue to be reported in accordance with the probable incurred loss accounting standards.  The transition adjustment of the CECL adoption included an increase in the allowance for credit losses of $1.5 million, $62,000 to establish a reserve for unfunded commitments and a $1.2 million decrease to retained earnings to reflect the cumulative effect of adoption of CECL, with the $323,000 tax impact portion being recorded as part of the deferred tax asset on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.  The amounts of provision for credit losses in both the most recent quarter and comparable prior year period were the result of establishing our allowance for credit losses at levels believed necessary based upon our methodology for determining the adequacy of the allowance.  The provision for credit losses for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was impacted by net reductions to certain qualitative factors that had been elevated in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  More information about our allowance for loan losses and our methodology for establishing its level may be found under the heading “Allowance for Credit Losses” below.

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Noninterest Income: Noninterest income for the three month period ended March 31, 2023 was $4.5 million compared to $5.0 million for the same period in 2022.   The components of noninterest income are shown in the table below (in thousands):

   
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2023
   
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2022
 
Service charges and fees on deposit accounts
 
$
994
   
$
1,211
 
Net gains on mortgage loans
   
11
     
308
 
Trust fees
   
1,033
     
1,088
 
ATM and debit card fees
   
1,662
     
1,599
 
Bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”) income
   
199
     
240
 
Investment services fees
   
411
     
313
 
Other income
   
218
     
206
 
Total noninterest income
 
$
4,528
   
$
4,965
 

Net gains on mortgage loans were down $297,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the same period in 2022 as a result of changes in the volume of loans originated for sale.  Mortgage rates increased sharply throughout 2022 and into the first quarter of 2023, causing a reduction in mortgage volume compared to the first quarter of 2022.  In addition, more of our origination volume in the first three months of 2023 was in variable rate products, which we hold in portfolio.  Mortgage loans originated for sale in the three months ended March 31, 2023 were $179,000, compared to $10.1 million in the same period in 2022.
 
Service charges on deposit accounts decreased by $217,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2023 as compared to the same period in 2022 largely due to higher earnings credit offsets for treasury management accounts.  Trust fees were down $55,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022. The decrease for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was largely due to lower market valuations of underlying trust investments.  ATM and debit card fees were up $63,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2023 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022 due to higher volume of usage by our customers.
 
Noninterest Expense: Noninterest expense increased by $426,000 to $12.2 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2023 as compared to the same period in 2022.  The components of noninterest expense are shown in the table below (in thousands):

   
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2023
   
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2022
 
Salaries and benefits
 
$
6,698
   
$
6,289
 
Occupancy of premises
   
1,137
     
1,172
 
Furniture and equipment
   
1,031
     
1,016
 
Legal and professional
   
348
     
194
 
Marketing and promotion
   
219
     
195
 
Data processing
   
955
     
884
 
FDIC assessment
   
330
     
180
 
Interchange and other card expense
   
384
     
373
 
Bond and D&O insurance
   
122
     
130
 
Outside services
   
469
     
494
 
Other noninterest expense
   
472
     
812
 
Total noninterest expense
 
$
12,165
   
$
11,739
 

Most categories of noninterest expense were relatively unchanged compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022 due to our ongoing efforts to manage expenses and scale our operations. Our largest component of noninterest expense, salaries and benefits, increased by $409,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2023 from the same period in 2022. This increase is primarily due to higher base compensation, higher variable compensation, higher medical costs and lower salary deferral from commercial loan originations partially offset by lower variable compensation tied to lower mortgage production. The table below identifies the primary components of salaries and benefits (in thousands):

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Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2023
   
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2022
 
Salaries and other compensation
 
$
5,912
   
$
5,627
 
Salary deferral from commercial loan originations
   
(145
)
   
(215
)
Bonus accrual
   
287
     
221
 
Mortgage production - variable comp
   
58
     
144
 
401k matching contributions
   
211
     
212
 
Medical insurance costs
   
375
     
300
 
Total salaries and benefits
 
$
6,698
   
$
6,289
 
 
Legal and professional fees were up $154,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the same period in 2022 due to costs associated with new accounting and proxy disclosures as well as regulatory compliance matters related to loan and deposit accounts referred to legal counsel during the quarter.  FDIC assessment costs were up $150,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the same period in 2022 due to higher assessment rates imposed by the FDIC on all banks.  Other noninterest expense was down $340,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the same period in 2022 due to $356,000 net gain recognized on the sale of our last remaining other real estate owned property during the first quarter of 2023.
 
Federal Income Tax Expense: We recorded $3.0 million in federal income tax expense for the three month period ended March 31, 2023 compared to $1.4 million for the same period in 2022.  Our effective tax rate for the three month period ended March 31, 2023 was 19.86%  compared to 18.82% for the same period in 2022.
 
FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
Total assets were $2.64 billion at March 31, 2023, a decrease of $269.8 million from December 31, 2022. This decrease was caused primarily by a decrease in total deposits of $284.2 million at March 31, 2023 compared to December 31, 2022.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents: Our cash and cash equivalents, which include federal funds sold and short-term investments, were $420.7 million at March 31, 2023 compared to $755.2 million at December 31, 2022.  The decrease in these balances primarily related to an increase in our loan and investment portfolios as well as a reduction in deposit balances.
 
Securities: Debt securities available for sale were $526.0 million at March 31, 2023 compared to $499.3 million at December 31, 2022. The balance at March 31, 2023 primarily consisted of U.S. agency securities, agency mortgage backed securities and various municipal investments. Our held to maturity portfolio was $348.4 million at March 31, 2023 compared to $348.8 million at December 31, 2022.  Our held to maturity portfolio is comprised of U.S. Treasury securities and state, municipal and privately placed commercial bonds.

We classify privately placed municipal and commercial bonds as held to maturity as they are typically non-transferable in the bond market.  In addition, we generally classify short-term U.S. Treasury securities as held to maturity.  Typically the final maturity on these short-term Treasury securities is three years or less.  Longer-term Treasury securities and all other marketable debt securities are generally classified as available for sale.

At March 31, 2023, the overall duration of our debt security available for sale portfolio was 3.11 years and the overall duration of our debt security held to maturity portfolio was 2.18 years and were similar to durations for these portfolios before the pandemic.  Net unrealized losses on debt securities available for sale decreased by $6.7 million from $40.1 million at December 31, 2022 to $33.7 million at March 31, 2023.  Net unrealized losses on debt securities held to maturity decreased by $3.3 million from $16.1 million at December 31, 2022 to $12.8 million at March 31, 2023.  Our overall bond portfolio will provide nearly $400 million in liquidity through maturities and scheduled paydowns over the next 24 months ending March 31, 2025.

Per U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, unrealized gains or losses on debt securities available for sale are reflected on the balance sheet in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), while unrealized gains or losses on debt securities held to maturity are not reflected on the balance sheet in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
 
Portfolio Loans and Asset Quality: Total portfolio loans increased by $43.2 million in the first three months of 2023 and were $1.22 billion at March 31, 2023 compared to $1.18 billion at December 31, 2022. During the first three months of 2023, our commercial portfolio increased by $37.4 million.  During the same period, our consumer portfolio decreased by $3.7 million and our residential mortgage portfolio increased by $9.5 million.

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Mortgage loans originated for portfolio are typically adjustable rate loans as well as fixed rate loans that conform to secondary market requirements and have a term of fifteen years or less.  However, given the significant increase in residential mortgage rates, we have increased the percentage of our longer term fixed rate mortgage production that we hold in portfolio as they will typically have lower duration due to refinancings that occur when interest rates decline.  Mortgage loans originated for portfolio in the first three months of 2023 decreased $1.7 million compared to the same period in 2022, from $14.8 million in the first three months of 2022 to $13.1 million in the same period in 2023.
 
The volume of residential mortgage loans originated for sale in the first three months of 2023 decreased $10.0 million compared to the same period in 2022. Residential mortgage loans originated for sale were $179,000 in the first three months of 2023 compared to $10.1 million in the first three months of 2022.
 
The following table shows our loan origination activity for loans to be held in portfolio during the first three months of 2023 and 2022, broken out by loan type and also shows average originated loan size (dollars in thousands):

   
Three months ended March 31, 2023
   
Three months ended March 31, 2022
 
   
Portfolio
Originations
   
Percent of
Total
Originations
   
Average
Loan Size
   
Portfolio
Originations
   
Percent of
Total
Originations
   
Average
Loan Size
 
Commercial real estate:
                                   
Residential developed
 
$
125
     
0.1
%
 
$
63
   
$
4,322
     
2.7
%
 
$
1,080
 
Unsecured to residential
developers
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Vacant and unimproved
   
2,779
     
3.1
     
463
     
1,570
     
1.0
     
523
 
Commercial development
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Residential improved
   
11,852
     
13.1
     
539
     
23,944
     
15.1
     
684
 
Commercial improved
   
3,161
     
3.5
     
316
     
22,907
     
14.5
     
1,909
 
Manufacturing and
industrial
   
5,364
     
5.9
     
894
     
44,128
     
27.8
     
4,413
 
Total commercial real estate
   
23,281
     
25.7
     
506
     
96,871
     
61.1
     
1,514
 
Commercial and industrial
   
47,097
     
52.0
     
1,002
     
32,371
     
20.4
     
549
 
Total commercial and commercial real estate
   
70,378
     
77.7
     
757
     
129,242
     
81.5
     
1,051
 
Consumer
                                               
Residential mortgage
   
13,084
     
14.4
     
262
     
14,829
     
9.4
     
362
 
Unsecured
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Home equity
   
6,818
     
7.5
     
114
     
13,372
     
8.4
     
131
 
Other secured
   
348
     
0.4
     
29
     
1,080
     
0.7
     
154
 
Total consumer
   
20,250
     
22.3
     
166
     
29,281
     
18.5
     
195
 
Total loans
 
$
90,628
     
100.0
%
 
$
422
   
$
158,523
     
100.0
%
 
$
581
 
 
Overall, the commercial loan portfolio increased $37.4 million in the first three months of 2023.  Our commercial and industrial portfolio increased by $31.7 million while our commercial real estate loans increased by $5.7 million.  While overall originations as shown in the table above were down compared to the first three months of 2022, our on-balance-sheet commercial loan balances grew since year end 2022.  This largely resulted from the funding of various construction projects originating in 2022 and higher usage of approved commercial lines by our commercial borrowers.  This utilization was up $22.2 million from December 31, 2022 to March 31, 2023.
 
We also have a significant amount of unfunded commercial lines of credit, that can be drawn on by our commercial loan customers.  The table below shows the total commitment, the unused portion and the percentage of unused to total commitment at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):

   
March 31,
2023
   
December 31,
2022
 
Commercial - Lines of credit commitments
 
$
1,011,846
   
$
1,021,795
 
Commercial - Unused portion of lines of credit
   
580,120
     
612,317
 
Commercial - Unused lines of credit to total commitment
   
57.33
%
   
60.07
%

Total commercial lines of credit commitments decreased by $9.9 million from December 31, 2022 to March 31, 2023.

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Commercial and commercial real estate loans remained our largest loan segment and accounted for approximately 83.3% and 83.2% of the total loan portfolio at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. Residential mortgage and consumer loans comprised approximately 16.7% and 16.8% of total loans at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
 
A further breakdown of the composition of the loan portfolio is shown in the table below (in thousands):

   
March 31, 2023
   
December 31, 2022
 
   
Balance
   
Percent of
Total Loans
   
Balance
   
Percent of
Total Loans
 
Commercial real estate: (1)
                       
Residential developed
 
$
7,001
     
0.6
%
 
$
7,234
     
0.6
%
Unsecured to residential developers
   
     
     
     
 
Vacant and unimproved
   
38,700
     
3.2
     
36,270
     
3.1
 
Commercial development
   
99
     
     
103
     
 
Residential improved
   
116,177
     
9.5
     
112,791
     
9.6
 
Commercial improved
   
255,894
     
20.9
     
259,281
     
22.0
 
Manufacturing and industrial
   
125,477
     
10.3
     
121,924
     
10.4
 
Total commercial real estate
   
543,348
     
44.5
     
537,603
     
45.7
 
Commercial and industrial
   
473,354
     
38.8
     
441,716
     
37.5
 
Total commercial and commercial real estate
   
1,016,702
     
83.3
     
979,319
     
83.2
 
Consumer
                               
Residential mortgage
   
148,676
     
12.2
     
139,148
     
11.8
 
Unsecured
   
106
     
     
121
     
 
Home equity
   
52,647
     
4.3
     
56,321
     
4.8
 
Other secured
   
2,808
     
0.2
     
2,839
     
0.2
 
Total consumer
   
204,237
     
16.7
     
198,429
     
16.8
 
Total loans
 
$
1,220,939
     
100.0
%
 
$
1,177,748
     
100.0
%


(1)
Includes both owner occupied and non-owner occupied commercial real estate.
 
Commercial real estate loans accounted for 44.5% and 45.7% of the total loan portfolio at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, and consisted primarily of loans to business owners and developers of owner and non-owner occupied commercial properties and loans to developers of single and multi-family residential properties. In the table above, we show our commercial real estate portfolio by loans secured by residential and commercial real estate, and by stage of development. Improved loans are generally secured by properties that are under construction or completed and placed in use. Development loans are secured by properties that are in the process of development or fully developed. Vacant and unimproved loans are secured by raw land for which development has not yet begun and agricultural land.
 
Our consumer residential mortgage loan portfolio, which also includes residential construction loans made to individual homeowners, comprised 12.2% of portfolio loans at March 31, 2023 and 11.8% at December 31, 2022.  We expect to continue to retain in our loan portfolio certain types of residential mortgage loans (primarily high quality, low loan-to-value loans) in an effort to continue to diversify our credit risk and deploy our excess liquidity.
 
Our portfolio of other consumer loans includes loans secured by personal property and home equity fixed term and line of credit loans. This portfolio decreased by $3.7 million to $55.6 million at March 31, 2023 from $59.3 million at December 31, 2022.  These other consumer loans comprised 4.5% of our portfolio loans at March 31, 2023 and 5.0% at December 31, 2022.
 
Given that current industry credit conditions are tightening, we expect industry pricing will increase in response to cost of funds increases and we will respond accordingly.
 
Our loan portfolio is reviewed regularly by our senior management, our loan officers, and an internal loan review team that is independent of our loan originators and credit administration. An administrative loan committee consisting of senior management and seasoned lending and collections personnel meets quarterly to manage our internal watch list and proactively manage high risk loans.
 
When reasonable doubt exists concerning collectability of interest or principal of one of our loans, the loan is placed in nonaccrual status. Any interest previously accrued but not collected is reversed and charged against current earnings.

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Nonperforming assets are comprised of nonperforming loans, foreclosed assets and repossessed assets. At March 31, 2023, nonperforming assets totaled just $75,000, down $2.3 million from $2.4 million at December 31, 2022. There were no additions to other real estate owned in the first three months of 2023 or in the first three months of 2022.  At March 31, 2023, there were no loans in foreclosure, so we expect there to be few, if any, additions to other real estate owned in the remainder of 2023.  Proceeds from sales of foreclosed properties were $2.7 million in the first three months of 2023, resulting in net realized gains on sales of $356,000.  Proceeds from sales of foreclosed properties were $0 in the first three months of 2022, resulting in net realized loss on sales of $0.  With the sale of foreclosed properties in the first quarter of 2023, we have no remaining other real estate owned at March 31, 2023.
 
Nonperforming loans include loans on nonaccrual status and loans delinquent more than 90 days but still accruing.  Nonperforming loans at March 31, 2023 consisted of $75,000 of residential mortgage loans.  As of March 31, 2023, nonperforming loans totaled $75,000, or 0.01% of total portfolio loans, compared to $78,000, or 0.01% of total portfolio loans, at December 31, 2022.
 
Foreclosed and repossessed assets include assets acquired in settlement of loans. Foreclosed assets totaled $0 at March 31, 2023 and $2.3 million at December 31, 2022. All properties acquired through or in lieu of foreclosure are initially transferred at their fair value less estimated costs to sell and then evaluated monthly for impairment after transfer using a lower of cost or market approach. Updated property valuations are obtained at least annually on all foreclosed assets.
 
The following table shows the composition and amount of our nonperforming assets (dollars in thousands):

   
March 31,
2023
   
December 31,
2022
 
Nonaccrual loans
 
$
75
   
$
78
 
Loans 90 days or more delinquent and still accruing
   
     
 
Total nonperforming loans (NPLs)
   
75
     
78
 
Foreclosed assets
   
     
2,343
 
Repossessed assets
   
     
 
Total nonperforming assets (NPAs)
 
$
75
   
$
2,421
 
NPLs to total loans
   
0.01
%
   
0.01
%
NPAs to total assets
   
0.00
%
   
0.08
%

We adopted ASU 2022-02 effective January 1, 2023.  This standard eliminated the previous troubled debt restructuring (“TDR”) accounting model and replaced it with guidance and disclosure requirements for identifying modifications to loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty.  The following table shows the balance of loans modified to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty as of March 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands):

   
March 31, 2023
 
   
Number of
Loans
   
Outstanding
Recorded
Balance
   
Percentage to
Total
Loans
 
Commercial and industrial
   
3
   
$
309
     
0.07
%
Commercial real estate
   
3
     
509
     
0.09
%
Consumer
   
32
     
2,847
     
1.39
%
     
38
   
$
3,665
     
0.30
%

Allowance for credit losses: The allowance for credit losses at March 31, 2023 was $16.8 million, an increase of $1.5 million from December 31, 2022.  The allowance for credit losses represented 1.38% of total portfolio loans at March 31, 2023 and 1.30% at December 31, 2022.   The allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loan coverage ratio increased from 19596.2% at December 31, 2022 to 22392.0% at March 31, 2023.

We adopted the Current Expected Credit Loss (“CECL”) standard effective January 1, 2023 using the modified retrospective method for all financial assets measured at amortized cost and off-balance sheet credit exposures.  Results for reporting periods after January 1, 2023 are presented under CECL while prior period amounts continue to be reported in accordance with the probable incurred loss accounting standards.  The transition adjustment of the CECL adoption included an increase in the allowance for credit losses of $1.5 million, $62,000 to establish a reserve for unfunded commitments and a $1.2 million decrease to retained earnings to reflect the cumulative effect of adoption of CECL, with the $323,000 tax impact portion being recorded as part of the deferred tax asset on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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The table below shows the changes in certain credit metrics over the past five quarters (dollars in thousands):

   
Quarter Ended
March 31,
2023
   
Quarter Ended
December 31,
2022
   
Quarter Ended
September 30,
2022
   
Quarter Ended
June 30,
2022
   
Quarter Ended
March 31,
2022
 
Nonperforming loans
 
$
75
   
$
78
   
$
85
   
$
90
   
$
90
 
Other real estate owned and repo assets
   
     
2,343
     
2,343
     
2,343
     
2,343
 
Total nonperforming assets
   
75
     
2,421
     
2,428
     
2,433
     
2,433
 
Net charge-offs (recoveries)
   
(33
)
   
(89
)
   
(190
)
   
(15
)
   
(227
)
Total delinquencies
   
277
     
172
     
84
     
197
     
171
 
 
At March 31, 2023, we had net loan recoveries in thirty-one of the past thirty-three quarters.  Our total delinquencies were $277,000 at March 31, 2023 and $172,000 at December 31, 2022.  Our delinquency percentage at March 31, 2023 was 0.02%.
 
The allowance for credit losses increased $1.5 million in the first three months of 2023.  As discussed above, the increase in the first three months of 2023 was due to the effect of adopting CECL on January 1, 2023.  We recorded a provision for credit losses expense of $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to a provision benefit of $1.5 million for the same period of 2022.  Net loan recoveries were $33,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to net loan recoveries of $227,000 for the same period in 2022. The ratio of net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans was -0.01% on an annualized basis for the first three months of 2023 and -0.03% for the first three months of 2022.
 
While we have experienced low levels of gross charge-offs over recent quarters, we recognize that future charge-offs and resulting provisions for credit losses are expected to be impacted by the timing and extent of changes in the overall economy and the real estate markets.
 
The allowance for credit loss accounting in effect at December 31, 2022 and all prior periods was based on our estimate of probable incurred loan losses as of the reporting date (“incurred loss” methodology).  Under the CECL methodology, our allowance is based on the total amount of credit losses that are expected over the remaining life of the loan portfolio.  Our estimate of credit losses under CECL is determined using a complex model that relies on historical loss information including our own history as well as peer loss history, reasonable and supportable economic forecasts, and various qualitative factors.
 
The primary risk elements with respect to our commercial loans are the financial condition of the borrower, sufficiency of collateral and timeliness of scheduled payments.  We have a policy of reviewing periodic financial statements from commercial loan customers and have a disciplined and formalized review of the existence of collateral and its value.  The primary risk element with respect to residential and consumer loans is the timeliness of scheduled payments.  We have a reporting process that monitors past due loans and have adopted policies to pursue creditors’ rights in order to preserve our collateral position.  Over the past several years, consumer delinquency has been nominal.
 
Under CECL, for commercial loans not identified as collateral dependent, we estimate the CECL reserve based on the internal risk grade of such loans.  We use a loan rating method based upon an eight point system.  Loans are stratified between real estate secured and non-real estate secured.  The real estate secured portfolio is further stratified by the type of real estate.  Each stratified portfolio is assigned a loss allocation factor.  A higher numerical grade assigned to a loan category generally results in a greater allocation percentage.  Changes in risk grade of loans affect the amount of the allowance allocation.

We believe our commercial portfolio is adequately diversified, with our largest commercial concentrations in Real Estate, Rental and Leasing (27.5%), followed by Manufacturing (13.3%) and Retail Trade (11.7%).

The table below breaks down our commercial loan portfolio by industry type at March 31, 2023 and identifies the percentage of loans in each type that have a pass rating within our grading system (4 or better) and criticized rating (5 or worse) (dollars in thousands):
 
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Total
   
Percent of
Total Loans
   
Percent Grade 4 or
Better
   
Percent Grade 5 or
Worse
 
Industry:
                       
Agricultural Products
 
$
47,478
     
4.67
%
   
85.04
%
   
14.96
%
Mining and Oil Extraction
   
397
     
0.04
%
   
89.17
%
   
10.83
%
Construction
   
86,876
     
8.54
%
   
97.56
%
   
2.44
%
Manufacturing
   
134,851
     
13.26
%
   
96.34
%
   
3.66
%
Wholesale Trade
   
68,215
     
6.71
%
   
100.00
%
   
0.00
%
Retail Trade
   
119,262
     
11.73
%
   
99.95
%
   
0.05
%
Transportation and Warehousing
   
68,983
     
6.78
%
   
99.94
%
   
0.06
%
Information
   
567
     
0.06
%
   
5.47
%
   
94.53
%
Finance and Insurance
   
44,467
     
4.37
%
   
100.00
%
   
0.00
%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
   
279,131
     
27.45
%
   
99.98
%
   
0.02
%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
   
5,807
     
0.57
%
   
96.68
%
   
3.32
%
Management of Companies and Enterprises
   
756
     
0.07
%
   
100.00
%
   
0.00
%
Administrative and Support Services
   
24,246
     
2.38
%
   
98.41
%
   
1.59
%
Education Services
   
4,639
     
0.46
%
   
100.00
%
   
0.00
%
Health Care and Social Assistance
   
37,907
     
3.73
%
   
100.00
%
   
0.00
%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation
   
3,588
     
0.35
%
   
91.56
%
   
8.44
%
Accommodations and Food Services
   
51,198
     
5.04
%
   
86.78
%
   
13.22
%
Other Services
   
38,334
     
3.77
%
   
100.00
%
   
0.00
%
Total commercial loans
 
$
1,016,702
     
100.00
%
   
97.78
%
   
2.22
%
 
Considering our qualitative factors and our commercial loan portfolio balances, the general allowance allocated to commercial loans was $13.8 million at March 31, 2023 (under CECL) and $12.8 million at December 31, 2022 (under incurred loss).  The qualitative component of our allowance allocated to commercial loans was $11.2 million at March 31, 2023 (under CECL) compared to $12.7 million at December 31, 2022 (under incurred loss).  Under CECL, we use historical peer loss history so the quantitative component receives a higher allocation and, with the addition of reasonable and supportable forecast assumption under CECL in choosing the historical loss period, less qualitative allocations related to economic conditions are necessary.
 
Groups of homogeneous loans, such as residential real estate and open- and closed-end consumer loans, receive allowance allocations based on loan type.  The determination of the allowance allocation percentage is based principally on peer historical loss experience under CECL.  These allocations are adjusted for consideration of general economic and business conditions, credit quality and delinquency trends, collateral values, and recent loss experience for these similar pools of loans.  The homogeneous allowance for credit losses for consumer loans was $2.8 million at March 31, 2023 (under CECL) and $2.2 million at December 31, 2022 (under incurred loss).
 
Allowance for credit losses allocated to loans identified as collateral dependent were $6,000 at March 31, 2023 (under CECL).  Allowance allocations for loans identified as impaired at December 31, 2022 (under incurred loss) were $295,000.
 
The allowance allocations are not intended to imply limitations on usage of the allowance for loan losses.  The entire allowance for credit losses is available for any loan loss without regard to loan type.
 
See Note 1 - Significant Accounting Policies in this Form 10-Q for further descriptions of our allowance for credit loss estimation process.  See also Note 3 - Loans in this Form 10-Q for further information regarding our loan portfolio and allowance.
 
Bank-Owned Life Insurance:  Bank-owned life insurance increased $212,000 from December 31, 2022 to March 31, 2023 due to earnings on the underlying policies.
 
Premises and Equipment:   Premises and equipment totaled $40.2 million at March 31, 2023, down $57,000 from $40.3 million at December 31, 2022.
 
Deposits and Other Borrowings: Total deposits decreased $284.2 million to $2.33 billion at March 31, 2023, as compared to $2.62 billion at December 31, 2022.   While the Bank experienced a decline in deposit balances during the three months ended March 31, 2023, most of the decline took place prior to the early March 2023 bank failures noted earlier.  We experienced a seasonal run up in business deposits of about $90 million in December 2022, which came back out in January 2023.  In addition, a couple of large business customers removed deposits totaling nearly $90 million in early March 2023 for specific designated purposes.  We saw very little change in our deposit balances overall following the news of the bank failures and banking system disruption.

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Our deposit base is primarily made up of many small accounts, and balances at March 31, 2023 were comprised of 48% personal customers and 52% business customers.  Our core deposits - which we define as deposits we have sourced within our local markets - represented 100% of our total deposits at March 31, 2023.  Our total balances of $2.33 billion at March 31, 2023 remain elevated, reflecting a $625.5 million increase, or 37%, over pre-pandemic totals of $1.71 billion as of March 31, 2020.
 
Non-interest checking account balances decreased $144.4 million during the first three months of 2023.  Interest bearing demand account balances decreased $151.9 million and savings and money market account balances decreased $63.5 million in the first three months of 2023 as municipal and business customers have begun deploying their excess balances they carried during the pandemic, including stimulus funding.  Certificates of deposits increased by $75.6 million in the first three months of 2023 reflecting our increases in offered interest rates, particularly in the 12-18 month term.  We believe our success in maintaining the balances of personal and business checking and savings accounts was primarily attributable to our focus on quality customer service, the desire of customers to deal with a local bank, the convenience of our branch network and the breadth and depth of our sophisticated product line.
 
Noninterest bearing demand accounts comprised 30% of total deposits at March 31, 2023 and 31% of total deposits at December 31, 2022.   In recent years, because of the generally low rates paid on interest bearing account alternatives, many of our business customers chose to keep their balances in these more liquid noninterest bearing demand account types.  We have begun to see some of these balances move to higher earning deposit types.  Interest bearing demand, including money market and savings accounts, comprised 63% of total deposits at March 31, 2023 and 64% at December 31, 2022. Time accounts as a percentage of total deposits were 7% at March 31, 2023 and 4% at December 31, 2022.
 
Deposit balances in excess of the $250,000 FDIC insured limit totaled approximately $962.7 million, or 41% of total deposits, at March 31, 2023 and approximately $1.21 billion, or 45% of total deposits, at December 31, 2022.  As discussed previously, we have sufficient liquid resources to cover all of the uninsured balances at March 31, 2023.
 
Borrowed funds at March 31, 2023 consisted of $30.0 million of Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances.  Borrowed funds at December 31, 2022 consisted of $30.0 million of FHLB advances.  At March 31, 2023, we had $242.3 million in available borrowing capacity at the FHLB.
 
CAPITAL RESOURCES
 
Total shareholders’ equity of $260.6 million at March 31, 2023 reflected an increase of $13.5 million from $247.0 million at December 31, 2022. The increase was primarily a result of net income of $12.0 million earned in the first three months of 2023 and a positive swing of $5.3 million in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”), partially offset by a payment of $2.7 million in cash dividends to shareholders and $1.2 million reduction from adoption of the ASU 2016-13 CECL standard on January 1, 2023.  The positive swing in AOCI was attributable to a decrease in market interest rates on bonds during the first quarter 2023 causing an increase in market value on our investment securities available for sale.  The Bank was categorized as “well capitalized” at March 31, 2023.  The amount of capital retained by the Bank in excess of well capitalized minimums was $127.2 million at March 31, 2023.
 
Capital guidelines for U.S. banks are commonly known as Basel III guidelines. The rules include a common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets ratio (CET1 ratio) of 4.5% and a capital conservation buffer of 2.5% of risk-weighted assets, effectively resulting in a minimum CET1 ratio of 7.0%. The Basel III minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets is 6.0% (which, with the capital conservation buffer, effectively results in a minimum Tier 1 capital ratio of 8.5%), and the minimum total capital to risk-weighted assets ratio is 10.5% (with the capital conservation buffer), and Basel III requires a minimum leverage ratio of 4.0%. The capital ratios for the Company and the Bank under Basel III have continued to exceed the well capitalized minimum capital requirements.
 
The following table shows our regulatory capital ratios (on a consolidated basis) for the past several quarters:

Macatawa Bank Corporation
 
March 31,
2023
   
Dec 31,
2022
   
Sept 30,
2022
   
June 30,
2022
   
March 31,
2022
 
Total capital to risk weighted assets
   
18.1
%
   
17.9
%
   
17.6
%
   
17.5
%
   
17.9
%
Common Equity Tier 1 to risk weighted assets
   
17.1
     
16.9
     
16.7
     
16.5
     
16.9
 
Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets
   
17.1
     
16.9
     
16.7
     
16.5
     
16.9
 
Tier 1 capital to average assets
   
10.3
     
9.7
     
9.3
     
9.1
     
8.8
 

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LIQUIDITY
 
Liquidity of Macatawa Bank: The liquidity of a financial institution reflects its ability to manage a variety of sources and uses of funds. Our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows categorize these sources and uses into operating, investing and financing activities. We primarily focus on developing access to a variety of borrowing sources to supplement our deposit gathering activities and provide funds for our investment and loan portfolios. Our sources of liquidity include our borrowing capacity with the FRB’s discount window, the Federal Home Loan Bank, federal funds purchased lines of credit and other secured borrowing sources with our correspondent banks, loan payments by our borrowers, maturity and sales of our securities available for sale, maturities of our securities held to maturity, growth of our deposits, federal funds sold and other short-term investments, and the various capital resources discussed above.  In March 2023, the Federal Reserve Bank introduced a new borrowing facility named the Bank Term Funding Program.  This program allows an institution to borrow against its investment portfolio at a fixed rate for up to one year and to use their investment portfolio for liquidity without incurring losses by liquidating those investments.  At March 31, 2023, we would qualify for approximately $642.2 million in such borrowing capacity.
 
Liquidity management involves the ability to meet the cash flow requirements of our customers. Our customers may be either borrowers with credit needs or depositors wanting to withdraw funds. Our liquidity management involves periodic monitoring of our assets considered to be liquid and illiquid, and our funding sources considered to be core and non-core and short-term (less than 12 months) and long-term. We have established parameters that monitor, among other items, our level of liquid assets to short-term liabilities, our level of non-core funding reliance and our level of available borrowing capacity. We maintain a diversified wholesale funding structure and actively manage our maturing wholesale sources to reduce the risk to liquidity shortages. We have also developed a contingency funding plan to stress test our liquidity requirements arising from certain events that may trigger liquidity shortages, such as rapid loan growth in excess of normal growth levels or the loss of deposits and other funding sources under extreme circumstances.
 
We have actively pursued initiatives to maintain a strong liquidity position.  The Bank has reduced its reliance on non-core funding sources, including brokered deposits, and focused on achieving a non-core funding dependency ratio below its peer group average.  We have had no brokered deposits on our balance sheet since December 2011.  We continue to maintain significant on-balance sheet liquidity.  At March 31, 2023, the Bank held $391.3 million of federal funds sold and other short-term investments.  In addition, the Bank had available borrowing capacity from correspondent banks, including the Bank Term Funding Program discussed above, of approximately $951.0 million as of March 31, 2023.  Finally, because we have maintained the discipline of buying shorter-term bond durations in our investment securities portfolio, we have $393.0 million in bond maturities and paydowns coming into the Bank in the next 24 months ending March 31, 2025.

In addition to normal loan funding, we also maintain liquidity to meet customer financing needs through unused lines of credit, unfunded loan commitments and standby letters of credit.  The level and fluctuation of these commitments is also considered in our overall liquidity management.  At March 31, 2023, we had a total of $719.0 million in unused lines of credit, $115.1 million in unfunded loan commitments and $11.9 million in standby letters of credit.
 
Liquidity of Holding Company: The primary sources of liquidity for the Company are dividends from the Bank, existing cash resources and the capital markets if the need to raise additional capital arises.  Banking regulations and the laws of the State of Michigan in which our Bank is chartered limit the amount of dividends the Bank may declare and pay to the Company in any calendar year.  Under the state law limitations, the Bank is restricted from paying dividends to the Company in excess of retained earnings.  In 2022, the Bank paid dividends to the Company totaling $11.9 million.  In the same period, the Company paid $10.9 million in dividends to its shareholders.  On February 27, 2023, the Bank paid a dividend totaling $3.1 million to the Company in anticipation of the common share cash dividend of $0.08 per share paid on February 28, 2023 to shareholders of record on February 13, 2023.  The cash distributed for this cash dividend payment totaled $2.7 million.   The Company retained the remaining balance in each period for general corporate purposes.  At March 31, 2023, the Bank had a retained earnings balance of $114.5 million.
 
The Company’s cash balance at March 31, 2023 was $8.1 million.  The Company believes that it has sufficient liquidity to meet its cash flow obligations.
 
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES:
 
To prepare financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, management makes estimates and assumptions based on available information.  These estimates and assumptions affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and future results could differ.  The allowance for credit losses, other real estate owned valuation, loss contingencies, revenue recognition and income taxes are deemed critical due to the required level of management judgment and the use of estimates, making them particularly subject to change.
 
Our methodology for determining the allowance for credit losses and the related provision for credit losses is described above in the “Allowance for Credit Losses” discussion.  This area of accounting requires significant judgment due to the number of factors which can influence the collectability of a loan.  Unanticipated changes in these factors could significantly change the level of the allowance for credit losses and the related provision for credit losses.  Although, based upon our internal analysis, and in our judgment, we believe that we have provided an adequate allowance for credit losses, there can be no assurance that our analysis has properly identified all of the probable losses in our loan portfolio.  As a result, we could record future provisions for credit losses that may be significantly different than the levels that we recorded in the first three months of 2023.

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Assets acquired through or instead of foreclosure, primarily other real estate owned, are initially recorded at fair value less estimated costs to sell when acquired, establishing a new cost basis.  New real estate appraisals are generally obtained at the time of foreclosure and are used to establish fair value.  If fair value declines, a valuation allowance is recorded through expense.  Estimating the initial and ongoing fair value of these properties involves a number of factors and judgments including holding time, costs to complete, holding costs, discount rate, absorption and other factors.
 
Loss contingencies are recorded as liabilities when the likelihood of loss is probable and an amount or range of loss can be reasonably estimated.  This, too, is an accounting area that involves significant judgment.  Although, based upon our judgment, internal analysis, and consultations with legal counsel we believe that we have properly accounted for loss contingencies, future changes in the status of such contingencies could result in a significant change in the level of contingent liabilities and a related impact to operating earnings.
 
Noninterest revenue is recognized in accordance with contractual requirements and as we fulfill our obligations under contractual terms.  Most of our noninterest revenue comes from services that are transaction based and such revenue is recognized as the related service is provided.
 
Our accounting for income taxes involves the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities primarily associated with differences in the timing of the recognition of revenues and expenses for financial reporting and tax purposes.  At March 31, 2023, we had gross deferred tax assets of $10.8 million and gross deferred tax liabilities of $2.3 million resulting in a net deferred tax asset of $8.5 million.  Accounting standards require that companies assess whether a valuation allowance should be established against their deferred tax assets based on the consideration of all available evidence using a “more likely than not” standard.  We concluded at March 31, 2023 that no valuation allowance on our net deferred tax asset was required.  Changes in tax laws, changes in tax rates, changes in ownership and our future level of earnings can impact the ultimate realization of our net deferred tax asset.

Item 3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
 
Our primary market risk exposure is interest rate risk and, to a lesser extent, liquidity risk. All of our transactions are denominated in U.S. dollars with no specific foreign exchange exposure. Macatawa Bank has only limited agricultural-related loan assets, and therefore has no significant exposure to changes in commodity prices.
 
Our balance sheet has sensitivity, in various categories of assets and liabilities, to changes in prevailing rates in the U.S. for prime rate, mortgage rates, U.S. Treasury rates and various money market indexes. Our asset/liability management process aids us in providing liquidity while maintaining a balance between interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities.
 
We utilize a simulation model as our primary tool to assess the direction and magnitude of variations in net interest income and the economic value of equity (“EVE”) resulting from potential changes in market interest rates. Key assumptions in the model include contractual cash flows and maturities of interest-sensitive assets and interest-sensitive liabilities, prepayment speeds on certain assets, and changes in market conditions impacting loan and deposit pricing. We also include pricing floors on discretionary priced liability products which limit how low various checking and savings products could go under declining interest rates. These floors reflect our pricing philosophy in response to changing interest rates.
 
We forecast the next twelve months of net interest income under an assumed environment of gradual changes in market interest rates under various scenarios. The resulting change in net interest income is an indication of the sensitivity of our earnings to directional changes in market interest rates. The simulation also measures the change in EVE, or the net present value of our assets and liabilities, under an immediate shift, or shock, in interest rates under various scenarios, as calculated by discounting the estimated future cash flows using market-based discount rates.

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The following table shows the impact of changes in interest rates on net interest income over the next twelve months and EVE based on our balance sheet as of March 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands):

Interest Rate Scenario
 
Economic
Value of
Equity
   
Percent
Change
   
Net Interest
Income
   
Percent
Change
 
Interest rates up 200 basis points
 
$
380,272
     
(6.13
)%
 
$
92,806
     
1.64
%
Interest rates up 100 basis points
   
392,526
     
(3.10
)
   
92,049
     
0.81
 
No change
   
405,104
     
     
91,313
     
 
Interest rates down 100 basis points
   
412,343
     
1.79
     
90,291
     
(1.12
)
Interest rates down 200 basis points
   
402,802
     
(0.57
)
   
87,957
     
(3.68
)

If interest rates were to increase, this analysis suggests that we are positioned for an improvement in net interest income over the next twelve months.  If interest rates were to decrease, this analysis suggests we would experience a reduction in net interest income over the next twelve months.
 
We also forecast the impact of immediate and parallel interest rate shocks on net interest income under various scenarios to measure the sensitivity of our earnings under extreme conditions.
 
The quarterly simulation analysis is monitored against acceptable interest rate risk parameters by the Asset/Liability Committee and reported to the Board of Directors.
 
In addition to changes in interest rates, the level of future net interest income is also dependent on a number of other variables, including: the growth, composition and absolute levels of loans, deposits, and other earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities; economic and competitive conditions; potential changes in lending, investing and deposit gathering strategies; and client preferences.
 
Item 4:
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
(a)
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) as of March 31, 2023, the end of the period covered by this report.
 
In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, as the Company’s are designed to do, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating whether the benefits of the controls and procedures that the Company adopts outweigh their costs.
 
Our CEO and CFO, after evaluating the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report, have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that 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 Commission’s rules and forms.
 
(b)
Changes in Internal Controls. During the period covered by this report, there have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

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

The following table provides information regarding the Company’s purchase of its own common stock during the first quarter of 2023.  All employee transactions are under stock compensation plans.  These include shares of Macatawa Bank Corporation common stock surrendered to satisfy tax withholding obligations that occur upon the vesting of restricted shares.  The value of the shares withheld is determined based on the closing price of Macatawa Bank Corporation common stock at the date of vesting.  The Company has no publicly announced repurchase plans or programs.

   
Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased
   
Average
Price Paid
Per Share
 
Period
           
January 1 - January 31, 2023
           
Employee Transactions
   
1,338
   
$
10.92
 
February 1 - February 28, 2023
               
Employee Transactions
   
   
$
 
March 1 - March 31, 2023
               
Employee Transactions
   
   
$
 
Total for First Quarter ended March 31, 2023
               
Employee Transactions
   
1,338
   
$
10.92
 

Item 6.
EXHIBITS.

3.1
Restated Articles of Incorporation. Previously filed with the Commission on October 27, 2016 in Macatawa Bank Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Exhibit 3.1. Here incorporated by reference.
3.2
Bylaws. Previously filed with the Commission on February 19, 2015 in Macatawa Bank Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, Exhibit 3.2. Here incorporated by reference.
4.1
Restated Articles of Incorporation. Exhibit 3.1 is here incorporated by reference.
4.2
Bylaws. Exhibit 3.2 is here incorporated by reference.
4.3
Long-Term Debt. The registrant has outstanding long-term debt which at the time of this report does not exceed 10% of the registrant’s total consolidated assets. The registrant agrees to furnish copies of the agreements defining the rights of holders of such long-term debt to the SEC upon request.
Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
101.INS
Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 
MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
   
 
/s/ Ronald L. Haan
 
Ronald L. Haan
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
   
 
/s/ Jon W. Swets
 
Jon W. Swets
 
Senior Vice President and
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
   
Dated: April 27, 2023
 


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