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AmeriServ Financial(ASRV) - 2024 Q2 - Quarterly Report

Capital Adequacy - As of June 30, 2024, the Company reported total capital of 148,840thousand,representingaratioof12.77148,840 thousand, representing a ratio of 12.77% to risk-weighted assets, exceeding the minimum required ratio of 8.00%[132] - The Company maintained common equity tier 1 capital of 107,551 thousand, with a ratio of 9.23% to risk-weighted assets, above the minimum requirement of 4.50%[132] - The tier 1 capital was also reported at 107,551thousand,witharatioof9.23107,551 thousand, with a ratio of 9.23% to risk-weighted assets, surpassing the minimum requirement of 6.00%[132] - The Company is categorized as "well capitalized" under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action as of June 30, 2024[131] Hedging Activities - The Company has entered into interest rate swaps with a total notional value of 70 million as of June 30, 2024, to hedge interest rate risk associated with floating-rate time deposit accounts[144] - During the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recognized 199,000ingainsfromcashflowhedges,resultinginadecreaseininterestexpense[147]Themaximumremaininglengthoftimeoverwhichforecastedtransactionsarehedgedisapproximatelytwoandahalfyears,withallhedgetransactionsterminatingbyDecember2026[147]TheCompanyhad199,000 in gains from cash flow hedges, resulting in a decrease in interest expense[147] - The maximum remaining length of time over which forecasted transactions are hedged is approximately two and a half years, with all hedge transactions terminating by December 2026[147] - The Company had 399,000 in gains from cash flow hedges during the six months ended June 30, 2024, leading to a decrease in interest expense[147] - The Company’s hedging policy permits a total maximum notional amount outstanding of 500millionforinterestrateswaps,caps,andswaptions[150]RevenueGrowthCommunitybankingsegmentrevenueforthethreemonthsendedJune30,2024,was500 million for interest rate swaps, caps, and swaptions[150] Revenue Growth - Community banking segment revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2024, was 14,269,000, an increase from 13,671,000inthesameperiodof2023,representingagrowthof4.413,671,000 in the same period of 2023, representing a growth of 4.4%[153] - Wealth management segment revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2024, was 3,056,000, up from 2,792,000inthesameperiodof2023,indicatingagrowthof9.52,792,000 in the same period of 2023, indicating a growth of 9.5%[153] - Total net income for the six months ended June 30, 2024, was 1,529,000, compared to 1,328,000forthesameperiodin2023,reflectinganincreaseof15.11,328,000 for the same period in 2023, reflecting an increase of 15.1%[153] - The total revenue for the community banking segment for the six months ended June 30, 2024, was 28,917,000, compared to 27,029,000forthesameperiodin2023,representingagrowthof7.027,029,000 for the same period in 2023, representing a growth of 7.0%[153] Credit and Commitments - The company had outstanding commitments to extend credit of approximately 248.0 million as of June 30, 2024, compared to 236.6millionasofDecember31,2023,showinganincreaseof4.8236.6 million as of December 31, 2023, showing an increase of 4.8%[154] - The allowance for credit losses related to unfunded commitments and standby letters of credit was 939,000 at June 30, 2024, slightly down from 940,000atDecember31,2023[156]Thecompanyrecordedaprovisionforcreditlossesrecoveryonunfundedcommitmentsof940,000 at December 31, 2023[156] - The company recorded a provision for credit losses recovery on unfunded commitments of 3,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to 17,000forthesameperiodin2023[156]PensionandBenefitsThecompanyrecognizedasettlementchargeof17,000 for the same period in 2023[156] Pension and Benefits - The company recognized a settlement charge of 376,000 in connection with its defined benefit pension plan for the three months ended June 30, 2024, while no such charge was recognized in the same period of 2023[159] - The net periodic pension benefit for the three months ended June 30, 2024, was (118,000),comparedto(118,000), compared to (341,000) for the same period in 2023, indicating an improvement in pension costs[162] - The company implemented a soft freeze of its defined benefit pension plan, affecting non-union employees hired on or after January 1, 2013, and union employees hired on or after January 1, 2014, to reduce future pension costs[160] Fair Value Measurements - As of June 30, 2024, individually evaluated loans using the collateral method had a carrying value of 3.6million,reducedbyaspecificvaluationallowanceof3.6 million, reduced by a specific valuation allowance of 1.6 million, resulting in a net fair value of 2.0million[170]Thefairvalueofotherrealestateownedandrepossessedassetswasreportedat2.0 million[170] - The fair value of other real estate owned and repossessed assets was reported at 1.8 million as of June 30, 2024, with a total of 1.8millionmeasuredatLevel3[171]Theestimatedfairvalueofinvestmentsecuritiesheldtomaturitywas1.8 million measured at Level 3[171] - The estimated fair value of investment securities held to maturity was 60.763 million as of June 30, 2024, compared to a carrying value of 66.446million[177]Loans,netofallowanceforcreditlossesandunearnedincome,hadafairvalueof66.446 million[177] - Loans, net of allowance for credit losses and unearned income, had a fair value of 952.143 million as of June 30, 2024, with a carrying value of 1,024.422million[177]Depositswithstatedmaturitieshadacarryingvalueof1,024.422 million[177] - Deposits with stated maturities had a carrying value of 327.566 million and a fair value of 326.983millionasofJune30,2024[177]Thefairvalueofloansheldforsalewas326.983 million as of June 30, 2024[177] - The fair value of loans held for sale was 241,000 as of June 30, 2024, with a carrying value of 225,000[177]Thefairvalueofallotherborrowingswas225,000[177] - The fair value of all other borrowings was 76.200 million as of June 30, 2024, compared to a carrying value of $77.618 million[177] - Fair values for financial instruments are primarily determined using independent third-party valuations, with approximately 90% of the company's assets and liabilities considered financial instruments[175] - Changes in assumptions or estimation methodologies may significantly affect the estimated fair values of the company's financial instruments[179] - The company had no individually evaluated loans using the collateral method carried at fair value as of December 31, 2023[170]