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

FORM 10-Q
 
(Mark One)
ý
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2017
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 001-35522
 
BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
04-3639825
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
3 MacArthur Place, Santa Ana, California
(Address of principal executive offices)
92707
(Zip Code)
(855) 361-2262
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes   ý     No   ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes   ý     No   ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
 
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Accelerated filer
 
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Non-accelerated filer
 
¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
Smaller reporting company
 
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Emerging growth company
 
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.)  Yes  ¨  No  ý
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date.
As of August 2, 2017 , the registrant had outstanding 50,014,120 shares of voting common stock and 355,173 shares of Class B non-voting common stock.

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BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
FORM 10-Q QUARTERLY REPORT
June 30, 2017
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Forward-looking Statements
When used in this report and in public stockholder communications, in other documents of Banc of California, Inc. (the Company, we, us and our) filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), or in oral statements made with the approval of an authorized executive officer, the words or phrases “believe,” “will,” “should,” “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “estimate,” “project,” “plans,” “guidance” or similar expressions are intended to identify “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. These statements may relate to our future financial performance, strategic plans or objectives, revenue, expense or earnings projections, or other financial items. By their nature, these statements are subject to numerous uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the statements.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated or projected include, but are not limited to, the following:
i.
a pending investigation by the SEC may result in adverse findings, reputational damage, the imposition of sanctions, increased costs and other negative consequences;
ii.
management time and resources may be diverted to address the pending SEC investigation as well as any related litigation and litigation initiated by stockholders;
iii.
the resignation of our former chief executive officer in the first quarter of 2017 might cause a loss of confidence among certain customers who may withdraw their deposits or terminate their business relationships with us, notwithstanding the hiring of our new chief executive officer;
iv.
our performance may be adversely affected by the management transition resulting from the resignation of our former chief executive officer, notwithstanding the hiring of our new chief executive officer, and the resignation of our former interim chief financial officer in the second quarter of 2017;
v.
risks that the Company’s merger and acquisition transactions may disrupt current plans and operations and lead to difficulties in customer and employee retention, risks that the costs, fees, expenses and charges related to these transactions could be significantly higher than anticipated and risks that the expected revenues, cost savings, synergies and other benefits of these transactions might not be realized to the extent anticipated, within the anticipated timetables, or at all;
vi.
the recent disposition of the Banc Home Loans division that occurred during the first quarter of 2017 may adversely impact our revenues and profitability to the extent we are unable to replace its revenues or realize the expected cost savings of this transaction;
vii.
risks that funds obtained from capital raising activities will not be utilized efficiently or effectively;
viii.
a worsening of current economic conditions, as well as turmoil in the financial markets;
ix.
the credit risks of lending activities, which may be affected by deterioration in real estate markets and the financial condition of borrowers, may lead to increased loan and lease delinquencies, losses and nonperforming assets in our loan and lease portfolio, and may result in our allowance for loan and lease losses not being adequate to cover actual losses and require us to materially increase our loan and lease loss reserves;
x.
the quality and composition of our securities portfolio;
xi.
changes in general economic conditions, either nationally or in our market areas, or in financial markets;
xii.
continuation of or changes in the historically low short-term interest rate environment, changes in the levels of general interest rates, volatility in the interest rate environment, the relative differences between short- and long-term interest rates, deposit interest rates, and our net interest margin and funding sources;
xiii.
fluctuations in the demand for loans and leases, the number of unsold homes and other properties and fluctuations in commercial and residential real estate values in our market area;
xiv.
our ability to maintain a strong core deposit base or other low cost funding sources necessary to fund our activities;
xv.
results of examinations of us by regulatory authorities and the possibility that any such regulatory authority may, among other things, limit our business activities, require us to change our business mix, increase our allowance for loan and lease losses, write-down asset values, or increase our capital levels, or affect our ability to borrow funds or maintain or increase deposits, any of which could adversely affect our liquidity and earnings;
xvi.
legislative or regulatory changes that adversely affect our business, including, without limitation, changes in tax laws and policies and changes in regulatory capital or other rules, as well as additional regulatory burdens that result from our growth to over $10 billion in total assets;
xvii.
our ability to control operating costs and expenses;

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xviii.
staffing fluctuations in response to product demand or the implementation of corporate strategies that affect our work force and potential associated charges;
xix.
errors in estimates of the fair values of certain of our assets and liabilities, which may result in significant changes in valuation;
xx.
the network and computer systems on which we depend could fail or experience a security breach;
xxi.
our ability to attract and retain key members of our senior management team;
xxii.
costs and effects of litigation, including settlements and judgments;
xxiii.
increased competitive pressures among financial services companies;
xxiv.
changes in consumer spending, borrowing and saving habits;
xxv.
adverse changes in the securities markets;
xxvi.
earthquake, fire or other natural disasters affecting the condition of real estate collateral;
xxvii.
the availability of resources to address changes in laws, rules or regulations or to respond to regulatory actions;
xxviii.
the ability of key third-party providers to perform their obligations to us;
xxix.
changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the financial institution regulatory agencies or the Financial Accounting Standards Board or their application to our business, including additional guidance and interpretation on accounting issues and details of the implementation of new accounting methods;
xxx.
share price volatility and reputational risks, related to, among other things, speculative trading and certain traders shorting our common shares and attempting to generate negative publicity about us;
xxxi.
war or terrorist activities; and
xxxii.
other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory, and technological factors affecting our operations, pricing, products and services and the other risks described in this report and from time to time in other documents that we file with or furnish to the SEC, including, without limitation, the risks described under “Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and under “Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017.
The Company undertakes no obligation to update any such statement to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date, on which the forward-looking statement is made, except as required by law.

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)

 
June 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
ASSETS
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
$
16,812

 
$
16,769

Interest-earning deposits in financial institutions
494,378

 
422,741

Total cash and cash equivalents
511,190

 
439,510

Time deposits in financial institutions
1,000

 
1,000

Securities available-for-sale, at fair value
2,915,103

 
2,381,488

Securities held to maturity, at amortized cost (fair value of $899,743 at December 31, 2016)
—

 
884,234

Loans held-for-sale, carried at fair value
21,468

 
10,636

Loans held-for-sale, carried at lower of cost or fair value
257,356

 
287,382

Loans and leases receivable, net of allowance for loan and lease losses of $42,385 and $40,444 at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively
5,913,952

 
5,994,308

Federal Home Loan Bank and other bank stock, at cost
63,438

 
67,842

Servicing rights, net ($42,109 and $38,440 measured at fair value at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)
43,834

 
39,936

Other real estate owned, net
3,267

 
2,502

Premises, equipment, and capital leases, net
143,398

 
140,917

Bank owned life insurance
103,709

 
102,512

Goodwill
37,144

 
37,144

Investments in alternative energy partnerships, net
37,605

 
25,639

Deferred income taxes, net
9,499

 
9,989

Income tax receivable
14,984

 
16,009

Other intangible assets, net
11,135

 
13,617

Other assets
113,534

 
92,694

Assets of discontinued operations (Note 2)
164,152

 
482,494

Total assets
$
10,365,768

 
$
11,029,853

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
Noninterest-bearing deposits
$
1,138,095

 
$
1,282,629

Interest-bearing deposits
6,906,816

 
7,859,521

Total deposits
8,044,911

 
9,142,150

Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
870,000

 
490,000

Securities sold under repurchase agreements
53,242

 
—

Other borrowings
—

 
67,922

Long term debt, net
172,790

 
175,378

Reserve for loss on repurchased loans
8,028

 
7,974

Income taxes payable
—

 
92

Due on unsettled securities purchases
116,090

 
50,149

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
77,186

 
81,469

Liabilities of discontinued operations (Note 2)
17,229

 
34,480

Total liabilities
9,359,476

 
10,049,614

Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 19)

 

Preferred stock
269,071

 
269,071

Common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 446,863,844 shares authorized; 54,074,775 shares issued and 49,991,395 shares outstanding at June 30, 2017; 53,794,322 shares issued and 49,695,299 shares outstanding at December 31, 2016
540

 
537

Class B non-voting non-convertible common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 3,136,156 shares authorized; 355,173 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2017 and 201,922 shares issued and outstanding December 31, 2016
4

 
2

Additional paid-in capital
616,251

 
614,226

Retained earnings
140,331

 
134,515

Treasury stock, at cost (4,083,380 shares at June 30, 2017 and 4,099,023 shares at December 31, 2016)
(28,786
)
 
(29,070
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net
8,881

 
(9,042
)
Total stockholders’ equity
1,006,292

 
980,239

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
10,365,768

 
$
11,029,853

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)


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BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Interest and dividend income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans and leases, including fees
$
69,661

 
$
70,032

 
$
139,168

 
$
133,998

Securities
24,996

 
19,393

 
52,235

 
35,440

Other interest-earning assets
1,783

 
1,504

 
3,879

 
2,553

Total interest and dividend income
96,440

 
90,929

 
195,282

 
171,991

Interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
14,942

 
8,385

 
28,902

 
16,492

Federal Home Loan Bank advances
2,774

 
1,966

 
4,197

 
3,228

Securities sold under repurchase agreements
180

 
389

 
186

 
549

Long term debt and other interest-bearing liabilities
3,044

 
2,863

 
6,016

 
7,157

Total interest expense
20,940

 
13,603

 
39,301

 
27,426

Net interest income
75,500

 
77,326

 
155,981

 
144,565

Provision for loan and lease losses
2,503

 
1,769

 
5,086

 
2,090

Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses
72,997

 
75,557

 
150,895

 
142,475

Noninterest income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Customer service fees
1,669

 
1,173

 
3,292

 
2,021

Loan servicing income (loss)
132

 
(1,935
)
 
2,888

 
(4,140
)
Income from bank owned life insurance
616

 
580

 
1,197

 
1,143

Net gain on sale of securities available-for-sale
1,099

 
12,824

 
4,455

 
29,613

Net gain on sale of loans
983

 
2,147

 
5,002

 
4,342

Loan brokerage income
34

 
721

 
1,061

 
1,622

Gain on sale of subsidiary
—

 
3,694

 
—

 
3,694

Other income
1,174

 
3,699

 
2,715

 
5,801

Total noninterest income
5,707

 
22,903

 
20,610

 
44,096

Noninterest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
33,348

 
32,745

 
65,791

 
66,214

Occupancy and equipment
9,776

 
9,057

 
20,444

 
17,998

Professional fees
11,794

 
6,426

 
26,867

 
12,329

Outside service fees
1,119

 
2,020

 
3,002

 
3,645

Data processing
2,246

 
2,156

 
4,425

 
3,842

Advertising
1,117

 
1,229

 
2,842

 
2,215

Regulatory assessments
1,140

 
1,879

 
3,581

 
3,615

Loss on investments in alternative energy partnerships
9,761

 
—

 
18,443

 
—

Reversal for loan repurchases
(403
)
 
(141
)
 
(728
)
 
(500
)
Amortization of intangible assets
1,056

 
1,322

 
2,146

 
2,644

Impairment on intangible assets
—

 
—

 
336

 
—

Restructuring expense
82

 
—

 
5,369

 
—

All other expense
5,283

 
8,360

 
13,697

 
12,195

Total noninterest expense
76,319

 
65,053

 
166,215

 
124,197

Income from continuing operations before income taxes
2,385

 
33,407

 
5,290

 
62,374

Income tax (benefit) expense
(12,753
)
 
13,647

 
(19,224
)
 
25,308

Income from continuing operations
15,138

 
19,760

 
24,514

 
37,066

Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes (including net gain on disposal of $236 and $13,538 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively)
(4,991
)
 
11,390

 
8,357

 
15,378

Income tax (benefit) expense
(2,110
)
 
4,622

 
3,413

 
6,229

Income (loss) from discontinued operations
(2,881
)
 
6,768

 
4,944

 
9,149

Net income
12,257

 
26,528

 
29,458

 
46,215

Preferred stock dividends
5,113

 
5,114

 
10,226

 
9,689

Net income available to common stockholders
$
7,144

 
$
21,414

 
$
19,232

 
$
36,526

Basic earnings per common share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations
$
0.20

 
$
0.30

 
$
0.27

 
$
0.60

Income (loss) from discontinued operations
(0.06
)
 
0.14

 
0.10

 
0.21

Net income
$
0.14

 
$
0.44

 
$
0.37

 
$
0.81

Diluted earnings per common share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations
$
0.20

 
$
0.29

 
$
0.27

 
$
0.59

Income (loss) from discontinued operations
(0.06
)
 
0.14

 
0.10

 
0.20

Net income
$
0.14

 
$
0.43

 
$
0.37

 
$
0.79

Basic earnings per class B common share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations
$
0.20

 
$
0.30

 
$
0.27

 
$
0.60

Income (loss) from discontinued operations
(0.06
)
 
0.14

 
0.10

 
0.21

Net income
$
0.14

 
$
0.44

 
$
0.37

 
$
0.81

Diluted earnings per class B common share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations
$
0.20

 
$
0.30

 
$
0.27

 
$
0.60

Income (loss) from discontinued operations
(0.06
)
 
0.14

 
0.10

 
0.21

Net income
$
0.14

 
$
0.44

 
$
0.37

 
$
0.81

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)


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BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Net income
$
12,257

 
$
26,528

 
$
29,458

 
$
46,215

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized gain arising during the period
6,380

 
7,442

 
7,680

 
23,280

Unrealized gain arising from the reclassification of securities held-to-maturity to securities available-for-sale
12,845

 
—

 
12,845

 
—

Reclassification adjustment for gain included in net income
(642
)
 
(7,594
)
 
(2,602
)
 
(17,602
)
Total change in unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities
18,583

 
(152
)
 
17,923

 
5,678

Total other comprehensive income (loss)
18,583

 
(152
)
 
17,923

 
5,678

Comprehensive income
$
30,840

 
$
26,376

 
$
47,381

 
$
51,893

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)


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BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 
Preferred Stock
 
Common Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Treasury
Stock
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Voting
 
Class B
Non-Voting
 
 
 
 
 
Total
Balance at December 31, 2015
$
190,750

 
$
395

 
$
1

 
$
429,790

 
$
63,534

 
$
(29,070
)
 
$
(2,995
)
 
$
652,405

Comprehensive income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
46,215

 
—

 
—

 
46,215

Other comprehensive income, net
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
5,678

 
5,678

Issuance of common stock
—

 
117

 
1

 
174,976

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
175,094

Issuance of preferred stock
120,255

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
120,255

Repayment of preferred stock
(41,934
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(66
)
 
—

 
—

 
(42,000
)
Cash settlement of stock options
—

 
—

 
—

 
(359
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(359
)
Stock option compensation expense
—

 
—

 
—

 
297

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
297

Restricted stock compensation expense
—

 
—

 
—

 
5,394

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
5,394

Stock appreciation right expense
—

 
—

 
—

 
15

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
15

Restricted stock surrendered due to employee tax liability
—

 
(2
)
 
—

 
(3,386
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(3,388
)
Tax effect from stock compensation plan
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,468

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,468

Shares purchased under the Dividend Reinvestment Plan
—

 
—

 
—

 
108

 
(113
)
 
—

 
—

 
(5
)
Stock appreciation right dividend equivalents
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(372
)
 
—

 
—

 
(372
)
Dividends declared ($0.24 per common share)
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(11,124
)
 
—

 
—

 
(11,124
)
Preferred stock dividends
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(9,689
)
 
—

 
—

 
(9,689
)
Balance at June 30, 2016
$
269,071

 
$
510

 
$
2

 
$
608,303

 
$
88,385

 
$
(29,070
)
 
$
2,683

 
$
939,884

Balance at December 31, 2016
$
269,071

 
$
537

 
$
2

 
$
614,226

 
$
134,515

 
$
(29,070
)
 
$
(9,042
)
 
$
980,239

Comprehensive income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
29,458

 
—

 
—

 
29,458

Other comprehensive income, net
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
17,923

 
17,923

Issuance of common stock
—

 
5

 
2

 
(7
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Exercise of stock options
—

 
1

 
—

 
(285
)
 
—

 
284

 
—

 
—

Stock option compensation expense
—

 
—

 
—

 
667

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
667

Restricted stock compensation expense
—

 
—

 
—

 
6,982

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
6,982

Stock appreciation right expense
—

 
—

 
—

 
42

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
42

Restricted stock surrendered due to employee tax liability
—

 
(3
)
 
—

 
(5,374
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(5,377
)
Stock appreciation right dividend equivalents
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(405
)
 
—

 
—

 
(405
)
Dividends declared ($0.26 per common share)
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(13,011
)
 
—

 
—

 
(13,011
)
Preferred stock dividends
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(10,226
)
 
—

 
—

 
(10,226
)
Balance at June 30, 2017
$
269,071

 
$
540

 
$
4

 
$
616,251

 
$
140,331

 
$
(28,786
)
 
$
8,881

 
$
1,006,292

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

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BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income
$
29,458

 
$
46,215

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
 
 
 
Provision for loan and lease losses
5,086

 
2,090

Provision (reversal) for unfunded loan commitments
1,629

 
(216
)
Reversal for loan repurchases
(728
)
 
(500
)
Depreciation on premises and equipment
6,420

 
5,664

Amortization of intangible assets
2,146

 
2,644

Amortization of debt issuance cost
96

 
363

Net amortization (accretion) of premium and discount on securities
(505
)
 
709

Net amortization of deferred loan fees and costs
(161
)
 
(379
)
Accretion of discounts on purchased loans
(4,222
)
 
(21,096
)
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense
(12,271
)
 
1,456

Bank owned life insurance income
(1,197
)
 
(1,143
)
Share-based compensation expense
7,691

 
5,706

Loss on investments in alternative energy partnerships
18,443

 
—

Impairment on intangible assets
336

 
—

Debt redemption costs
—

 
2,737

Net revenue on mortgage banking activities
(43,070
)
 
(77,479
)
Net gain on sale of loans
(5,002
)
 
(4,342
)
Net gain on sale of securities available for sale
(4,455
)
 
(29,613
)
Loss from change of fair value on mortgage servicing rights
6,378

 
18,717

Loss on sale or disposal of property and equipment
1,035

 
5

Net gain on disposal of discontinued operations
(13,538
)
 
—

Gain on sale of subsidiary
—

 
(3,694
)
Repurchase of mortgage loans
(53,290
)
 
(18,648
)
Originations of loans held for sale from mortgage banking
(1,510,971
)
 
(2,301,125
)
Originations of other loans held for sale
(83,815
)
 
(383,841
)
Proceeds from sales of and principal collected on loans held for sale from mortgage banking
1,848,535

 
2,348,055

Proceeds from sales of and principal collected on other loans held for sale
265,510

 
206,085

Change in accrued interest receivable and other assets
10,288

 
(35,485
)
Change in accrued interest payable and other liabilities
(86,711
)
 
4,526

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
383,115

 
(232,589
)
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Proceeds from sales of securities available-for-sale
810,786

 
3,551,453

Proceeds from maturities and calls of securities available-for-sale
75,804

 
—

Proceeds from principal repayments of securities available-for-sale
22,958

 
47,167

Proceeds from maturities and calls of securities held-to-maturity
143,505

 
—

Purchases of securities available-for-sale
(550,700
)
 
(3,949,717
)
Net cash provided by disposal of discontinued operations
55,865

 
—

Proceeds from sale of subsidiary
—

 
259

Loan and lease originations and principal collections, net
(467,539
)
 
(939,348
)
Purchase of loans and leases
—

 
(156,258
)
Redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank stock
5,300

 
5,690

Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank and other bank stock
(896
)
 
(27,774
)
Proceeds from sale of loans
409,134

 
62,927

Proceeds from sale of other real estate owned
1,066

 
1,007

Proceeds from sale of mortgage servicing rights
—

 
5

Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment
512

 
—

Additions to premises and equipment
(12,089
)
 
(15,458
)
Payments of capital lease obligations
(516
)
 
(473
)
Funding of equity investment
(10,332
)
 
—

Investments in alternative energy partnerships
(30,940
)
 
—

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
451,918

 
(1,420,520
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Net (decrease) increase in deposits
(1,097,239
)
 
1,625,871

Net increase in short-term Federal Home Loan Bank advances
330,000

 
50,000

Repayment of long-term Federal Home Loan Bank advances
(50,000
)
 
(50,000
)
Proceeds from long-term Federal Home Loan Bank advances
100,000

 
—

Net increase in securities sold under repurchase agreements
53,242

 
—

Net decrease in other borrowings
(68,000
)
 
—

Net proceeds from issuance of common stock
—

 
175,094

Net proceeds from issuance of preferred stock
—

 
120,255

Redemption of preferred stock
—

 
(42,000
)
Payment of amortizing debt
(2,684
)
 
(2,492
)
Redemption of long term debt
—

 
(84,750
)
Cash settlement of stock options
—

 
(359
)
Restricted stock surrendered due to employee tax liability
(5,377
)
 
(3,388
)
Dividend equivalents paid on stock appreciation rights
(404
)
 
(370
)
Dividends paid on preferred stock
(10,226
)
 
(9,405
)
Dividends paid on common stock
(12,665
)
 
(9,739
)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
(763,353
)
 
1,768,717

Net change in cash and cash equivalents
71,680

 
115,608

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
439,510

 
156,124

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
511,190

 
$
271,732

Supplemental cash flow information
 
 
 
Interest paid on deposits and borrowed funds
$
38,673

 
$
26,457

Income taxes paid
8,864

 
36,404

Income taxes refunds received
14,070

 
1

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities
 
 
 
Transfer from loans to other real estate owned, net
$
1,803

 
$
304

Transfer of loans held-for-investment to loans held-for-sale
547,099

 
61,410

Transfer of loans held-for-sale to loans held-for-investment
—

 
7,155

Reclassification of securities held-to-maturity to securities available-for-sale
740,863

 
—

Equipment acquired under capital leases
70

 
16

Non-cash consideration received from sale of subsidiary
—

 
2,896

Receivable on unsettled securities sales
—

 
10,049

Due on unsettled securities purchases
116,090

 
89,500

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

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Table of Contents

BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
June 30, 2017
NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles of Consolidation: The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Banc of California, Inc. (collectively, with its consolidated subsidiaries, the Company, we, us and our) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Banc of California, National Association (the Bank), as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 . Significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Unless the context requires otherwise, all references to the Company include its then wholly owned subsidiaries.
Nature of Operations: Banc of California, Inc. is a financial holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, headquartered in Santa Ana, California and incorporated under the laws of Maryland. Banc of California, Inc. is subject to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB) and the Bank operates under a national bank charter issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), its primary regulator. The Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) system, and maintains insurance on deposit accounts with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
As of June 30, 2017 , the Bank had 35 banking offices, serving Orange, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Santa Barbara counties in California.
Significant Accounting Policies: The accounting and reporting policies of the Company are based upon U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and conform to predominant practices within the banking industry. The Company has not made any significant changes in its critical accounting policies from those disclosed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 filed with the SEC. Refer to Accounting Pronouncements below for discussion of accounting pronouncements adopted in 2017 .
Basis of Presentation: The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to Article 10 of SEC Regulation S-X and other SEC rules and regulations for reporting on Form 10-Q. Accordingly, certain disclosures required by GAAP are not included herein. These interim statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 filed by the Company with the SEC. The December 31, 2016 statement of financial condition presented herein has been derived from the audited financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 filed with the SEC, but does not include all of the disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements.
In the opinion of management of the Company, the accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements reflect all of the adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial condition and consolidated results of operations as of the dates and for the periods presented. Certain reclassifications have been made in the prior period financial statements to conform to the current period presentation. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2017.
During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company completed the sale of its Banc Home Loans division, which largely represented the Company's Mortgage Banking segment. In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 205-20, the Company determined that the sale of the Banc Home Loans division and certain other mortgage banking related assets and liabilities that will be sold or settled separately within one year met the criteria to be classified as a discontinued operation and the related operating results and financial condition have been presented as discontinued operations in the consolidated financial statements (see Note 2 for additional information). Unless otherwise indicated, information included in these notes to the consolidated financial statements (unaudited) are presented on a consolidated operations basis, which includes results from both continuing and discontinued operations, for all periods presented.
In connection with the sale of its Mortgage Banking segment, the Company reassessed its reportable operating segments. Based on this internal evaluation, the Company determined that all three of its previously disclosed reportable segments, Commercial Banking, Mortgage Banking, and Corporate/Other, are no longer applicable. Accordingly, to better reflect how the Company is now managed and how information is internally reviewed, the Company determined that all services offered by the Company relate to Commercial Banking and, as a result, its only reportable segment is Commercial Banking.

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Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions based on available information. These estimates and assumptions affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and disclosures provided, and actual results could differ. The allowance for loan and lease losses (ALLL), reserve for loss on repurchased loans, servicing rights, the valuation of goodwill and other intangible assets, derivative instruments, purchased credit impaired (PCI) loan discount accretion, and the fair value measurement of financial instruments are particularly subject to change and any such change could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.
Transfer of Securities Held-To-Maturity to Securities Available-For-Sale: During the three months ended June 30, 2017, the Company evaluated its securities held-to-maturity and determined that certain securities no longer adhere to the Company’s strategic focus and could be sold or reinvested to potentially improve the Company’s liquidity position or duration profile. Accordingly, the Company was no longer able to assert that it had the intent to hold these securities until maturity. As a result, the Company transferred all $740.9 million of its securities held-to-maturity to securities available-for-sale which resulted in a pre-tax increase to accumulated other comprehensive income of $22.0 million . Due to the transfer, the Company’s ability to assert that it has the intent and ability to hold to maturity debt securities will be limited for the foreseeable future.
Incentive Compensation: At December 31, 2016 the Company accrued a liability for estimated discretionary incentive compensation payments to certain employees. The amount paid was less than the accrued liability. Consequently, the Company reversed the excess accrual and recorded a credit to salaries and employee benefits on the consolidated statements of operations of $7.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017. The reversal, based on new information driven by changes to certain facts and circumstances subsequent to December 31, 2016, was determined to be a change in estimate.
Adopted Accounting Pronouncements: During the six months ended June 30, 2017 , the following pronouncement applicable to the Company was adopted:
In March 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (ASU) 2016-09, “ Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. ” This Update was issued as a part of the FASB’s simplification initiative, and intends to improve the accounting for share-based payment transactions. The ASU changes several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment award transactions, including accounting for excess tax benefits and deficiencies, income statement recognition, cash flow classification, forfeitures, and tax withholding requirements. ASU 2016-09 is effective for public business entities in annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016. Adoption of the new guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. See Note 11 for additional information.

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NOTE 2 – SALES OF SUBSIDIARY AND BUSINESS UNITS
The Palisades Group Sale
On May 5, 2016, the Company completed the sale of all of its membership interests in The Palisades Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, to an entity wholly owned by Stephen Kirch and Jack Macdowell, the then-acting Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of The Palisades Group, respectively. As part of the sale, The Palisades Group issued to the Company a 10 percent , $5.0 million note due May 5, 2018 (the Note). The Company recognized a gain on sale of subsidiary of $3.7 million on its Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended June 30, 2016.
The following table summarizes the calculation of the gain on sale of The Palisades Group:
 
Three Months Ended
 
June 30, 2016
 
(In thousands)
Consideration received (paid)
 
Liabilities forgiven by The Palisades Group
$
1,862

Liabilities assumed by the Company
(1,078
)
The Note
2,370

Aggregate fair value of consideration received
3,154

Less: net assets sold (carrying amount of The Palisades Group)
(540
)
Gain on sale of The Palisades Group
$
3,694

The Company estimated various potential future cash flow projection scenarios for The Palisades Group and established probability thresholds for each scenario to arrive at a probability-weighted cash flow expectation, which was then discounted to yield a fair value of the Note at sale date of $2.4 million .
On September 28, 2016, the Note was paid in full in cash prior to maturity and the Company recognized an additional gain of $2.8 million , which was included in Other Income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2016.
Commercial Equipment Finance Business Sale
On October 27, 2016, the Company sold its Commercial Equipment Finance business unit from its Commercial Banking segment to Hanmi Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hanmi Financial Corporation (Hanmi). As part of the transaction, Hanmi acquired $217.2 million of equipment leases diversified across the U.S. with concentrations in California, Georgia and Texas. An additional $25.4 million of equipment leases were transferred during December 2016. Hanmi retained most of the Company’s former Commercial Equipment Finance employees. The Company recorded a gain on sale of business unit of $2.6 million in its Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended December 31, 2016.
Banc Home Loans Sale
On March 30, 2017, the Company completed the sale of specific assets related to its Banc Home Loans division to Caliber Home Loans, Inc. (Caliber). The Banc Home Loans division largely represented the Company's Mortgage Banking segment, the activities of which related to originating, servicing, underwriting, funding and selling residential mortgage loans. Assets sold to Caliber included mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) on certain conventional agency residential mortgage loans. The Banc Home Loans division, along with certain other mortgage banking related assets and liabilities that will be sold or settled separately within one year, is classified as discontinued operations in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition and Consolidated Statements of Operations. Certain components of the Company’s Mortgage Banking segment, including MSRs on certain conventional government single family residential (SFR) mortgage loans that were not sold as part of the Banc Home Loans sale and the repurchase reserves related to previously sold loans, have been classified as continuing operations in the financial statements as they will continue to be part of the Company’s ongoing operations.
The specific assets acquired by Caliber include, among other things, the leases relating to the Company’s dedicated mortgage loan origination offices and rights to certain portions of the Company’s unlocked pipeline of residential mortgage loan applications. Caliber has assumed certain obligations and liabilities of the Company under the acquired leases, and with respect to the employment of transferred employees. The Company received a $25.0 million cash premium payment, in addition to the net book value of certain assets acquired by Caliber, totaling $2.5 million , upon closing of the transaction. Additionally, the Company could receive an earn-out, payable quarterly, based on future performance over the 38 months following completion of the transaction. The Company did not recognize any earn-out during the three months ended June 30, 2017.

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Caliber retains an option to buy out the future earn-out payable to the Company in exchange for cash consideration of $35.0 million , less the aggregate amount of all earn-out payments made prior to the date on which Caliber makes the payment of the buyout amount. Caliber also purchased the MSRs of $37.8 million on approximately $3.86 billion in unpaid balances of conventional agency mortgage loans, subject to adjustment under certain circumstances. The transaction resulted in a net gain of disposal of $13.5 million .
The Banc Home Loans division originated conforming SFR mortgage loans and sold these loans in the secondary market. The amount of net revenue on mortgage banking activities was a function of mortgage loans originated for sale and the fair values of these loans and related derivatives. Net revenue on mortgage banking activities included mark to market pricing adjustments on loan commitments and forward sales contracts, and initial capitalized value of MSRs.
The following table summarizes the calculation of the net gain on disposal of discontinued operations:
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30, 2017
 
(In thousands)
Proceeds from the transaction
$
63,068

Compensation expense related to the transaction
(3,500
)
Other transaction costs
(3,703
)
Net cash proceeds
55,865

Book value of certain assets sold
(2,455
)
MSRs sold
(37,772
)
Goodwill
(2,100
)
Net gain on disposal
$
13,538

The following tables present the financial information of discontinued operations as of the dates or for the periods indicated:
Statements of Financial Condition of Discontinued Operations
 
June 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
(In thousands)
ASSETS
 
 
 
Loans held-for-sale, carried at fair value (1)
$
160,171

 
$
406,338

Loans held-for-sale, carried at lower of cost or fair value
651

 
295

Servicing rights carried at fair value
—

 
37,681

Premises, equipment, and capital leases, net
—

 
2,700

Goodwill
—

 
2,100

Other assets
3,330

 
33,380

Assets of discontinued operations
$
164,152

 
$
482,494

LIABILITIES
 
 
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (1)
$
17,229

 
$
34,480

Liabilities of discontinued operations
$
17,229

 
$
34,480

(1)
Includes $12.2 million and $16.5 million of GNMA loans, respectively, that are delinquent more than 90 days and subject to a repurchase option by the Company at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. As such, the Company is deemed to have regained control over those previously transferred assets and has re-recognized them with an offsetting liability recognized in Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities in the Statements of Financial Condition of Discontinued Operations, as a secured borrowing. Because the Company intends to exercise its option to repurchase and sell them within one year, they have been classified as part of discontinued operations.

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Statements of Operations of Discontinued Operations
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands)
Interest income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans, including fees
$
2,796

 
$
3,711

 
$
6,062

 
$
6,889

Total interest income
2,796

 
3,711

 
6,062

 
6,889

Noninterest income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net gain on disposal
236

 
—

 
13,538

 
—

Loan servicing income (loss)
—

 
(1,412
)
 
1,551

 
(4,495
)
Net revenue on mortgage banking activities
13,636

 
43,795

 
43,070

 
77,479

Loan brokerage income
68

 
38

 
158

 
11

All other income
170

 
280

 
594

 
472

Total noninterest income
14,110

 
42,701

 
58,911

 
73,467

Noninterest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
13,593

 
28,277

 
37,968

 
51,991

Occupancy and equipment
1,038

 
2,886

 
3,395

 
5,685

Professional fees
2,090

 
337

 
2,192

 
646

Outside Service Fees
3,249

 
1,166

 
5,613

 
2,604

Data processing
63

 
682

 
527

 
1,190

Advertising
449

 
1,177

 
1,282

 
2,018

Restructuring expense
297

 
—

 
3,515

 
—

All other expenses
1,118

 
497

 
2,124

 
844

Total noninterest expense
21,897

 
35,022

 
56,616

 
64,978

Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes
(4,991
)
 
11,390

 
8,357

 
15,378

Income tax (benefit) expense
(2,110
)
 
4,622

 
3,413

 
6,229

Income (loss) from discontinued operations
$
(2,881
)
 
$
6,768

 
$
4,944

 
$
9,149

Statements of Cash Flows of Discontinued Operations
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
250,170

 
(40,150
)
Net cash provided by investing activities
55,865

 
—

Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations
306,035

 
(40,150
)

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NOTE 3 – FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Fair Value Hierarchy
ASC 820-10 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 topic describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
•
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 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.
Categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis
Securities Available-for-Sale: The fair values of securities available-for-sale are generally determined by quoted market prices in active markets, if available (Level 1). If quoted market prices are not available, the Company primarily employs independent pricing services that utilize pricing models to calculate fair value. Such fair value measurements consider observable data such as dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, yield curves, live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit information, and respective terms and conditions for debt instruments. The Company employs procedures to monitor the pricing service's assumptions and establishes processes to challenge the pricing service's valuations that appear unusual or unexpected. Level 2 securities include Small Business Administration (SBA) loan pool securities, U.S. government sponsored enterprise (GSE) and U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities, Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities, non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities, collateralized loan obligations, and corporate debt securities. When a market is illiquid or there is a lack of transparency around the inputs to valuation, the securities are classified as Level 3 and reliance is placed upon internally developed models, and management judgment and evaluation for valuation. The Company had no securities available-for-sale classified as Level 3 at June 30, 2017 or December 31, 2016 .
Loans Held-for-Sale, Carried at Fair Value: The fair value of loans held-for-sale is based on commitments outstanding from investors as well as what secondary market investors are currently offering for portfolios with similar characteristics, except for loans that are repurchased out of Ginnie Mae loan pools that become severely delinquent which are valued based on an internal model that estimates the expected loss the Company will incur on these loans. Therefore, loans held-for-sale subjected to recurring fair value adjustments are classified as Level 2 or, in the case of loans repurchased out of Ginnie Mae loan pools, Level 3. The fair value includes the servicing value of the loans as well as any accrued interest.
Derivative Assets and Liabilities :
Derivative Instruments Related to Mortgage Banking Activities: The Company enters into interest rate lock commitments (IRLCs) with prospective residential mortgage borrowers. These commitments are carried at fair value based on the fair value of the underlying mortgage loans which are based on observable market data. The Company adjusts the outstanding IRLCs with prospective borrowers based on an expectation that it will be exercised and the loan will be funded. These commitments are classified as Level 2 in the fair value disclosures, as the valuations are based on market observable inputs. The Company hedges the risk of the overall change in the fair value of loan commitments to borrowers with forward loan sale commitments and trades in to-be-announced (TBA) mortgage-backed securities of GSEs. These forward settling contracts are classified as Level 2, as valuations are based on market observable inputs. Fair values of these derivatives are included assets and liabilities of discontinued operations.
Interest Rate Swaps and Caps: The Company offers interest rate swaps and caps products to certain loan customers to allow them to hedge the risk of rising interest rates on their variable rate loans. The Company originates a variable rate loan and enters into a variable-to-fixed interest rate swap with the customer. The Company also enters into an offsetting swap with a correspondent bank. These back-to-back agreements are intended to offset each other and allow the Company to originate a variable rate loan, while providing a contract for fixed interest payments for the customer. The net cash flow for the Company is equal to the interest income received from a variable rate loan originated with the customer. The fair value of these derivatives is based on a discounted cash flow approach. Due to the observable nature of the inputs used in deriving the fair value of these derivative contracts, the valuation of interest rate swaps is classified as Level 2.

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Foreign Exchange Contracts: The Company offers short-term foreign exchange contracts to its customers to purchase and/or sell foreign currencies at set rates in the future. These products allow customers to hedge the foreign exchange rate risk of their deposits and loans denominated in foreign currencies. In conjunction with these products the Company also enters into offsetting contracts with institutional counterparties to hedge the Company’s foreign exchange rate risk. These back-to-back contracts allow the Company to offer its customers foreign exchange products while minimizing its exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations. The fair value of these instruments is determined at each reporting period based on the change in the foreign exchange rate. Given the short-term nature of the contracts, the counterparties’ credit risks are considered nominal and resulted in no adjustments to the valuation of the short-term foreign exchange contracts. Due to the observable nature of the inputs used in deriving the fair value of these derivative contracts, the valuation of these contracts is classified as Level 2.
Mortgage Servicing Rights: The Company retains servicing on some of its mortgage loans sold for which the Company elected to follow the fair value measurement method for subsequent accounting. The value is based on a third party provider that calculates the present value of the expected net servicing income from the portfolio based on key factors that include interest rates, prepayment assumptions, discount rate and estimated cash flows. Because of the significance of unobservable inputs, these servicing rights are classified as Level 3.
The following table presents the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2017 :
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurement Level
 
Carrying Value
 
Quoted Prices
in Active Markets
for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
 
(In thousands)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SBA loan pools securities
$
1,149

 
$
—

 
$
1,149

 
$
—

U.S. government agency and U.S. government sponsored enterprise residential mortgage-backed securities
496,805

 
—

 
496,805

 
—

Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities
951

 
—

 
951

 
—

Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities
310,118

 
—

 
310,118

 
—

Collateralized loan obligations
1,847,370

 
—

 
1,847,370

 
—

Corporate debt securities
258,710

 
—

 
258,710

 
—

Loans held-for-sale, carried at fair value (1)
181,639

 
—

 
108,094

 
73,545

Mortgage servicing rights (2)
42,109

 
—

 
—

 
42,109

Derivative assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate lock commitments (3)
841

 
—

 
841

 
—

Mandatory forward commitments (3)
201

 
—

 
201

 
—

Interest rate swaps and caps (4)
1,075

 
—

 
1,075

 
—

Foreign exchange contracts (4)
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate lock commitments (5)
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Mandatory forward commitments (5)
762

 
—

 
762

 
—

Interest rate swaps and caps (6)
1,094

 
—

 
1,094

 
—

Foreign exchange contracts (6)
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

(1)
Includes loans held-for-sale carried at fair value of $160.2 million ( $108.1 million at Level 2 and $52.1 million at Level 3) of discontinued operations, which are included in Assets of Discontinued Operations in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
(2)
Included in Servicing Rights, Net in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
(3)
Included in Assets of Discontinued Operations in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
(4)
Included in Other Assets in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
(5)
Included in Liabilities of Discontinued Operations in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
(6)
Included in Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition

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The following table presents the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2016 :
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurement Level
 
Carrying Value
 
Quoted Prices
in Active Markets
for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
 
(In thousands)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SBA loan pools securities
$
1,221

 
$
—

 
$
1,221

 
$
—

U.S. government agency and U.S. government sponsored enterprise residential mortgage-backed securities
807,273

 
—

 
807,273

 
—

Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities
117,177

 
—

 
117,177

 
—

Collateralized loan obligations
1,406,869

 
—

 
1,406,869

 
—

Corporate debt securities
48,948

 
—

 
48,948

 
—

Loans held-for-sale, carried at fair value  (1)
416,974

 
—

 
358,714

 
58,260

Mortgage servicing rights (2)
76,121

 
—

 
—

 
76,121

Derivative assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate lock commitments  (3)
8,317

 
—

 
8,317

 
—

Mandatory forward commitments  (3)
8,897

 
—

 
8,897

 
—

Interest rate swaps and caps  (4)
707

 
—

 
707

 
—

Foreign exchange contracts  (4)
47

 
—

 
47

 
—

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate lock commitments  (5)
231

 
—

 
231

 
—

Mandatory forward commitments  (5)
1,212

 
—

 
1,212

 
—

Interest rate swaps and caps  (6)
655

 
—

 
655

 
—

Foreign exchange contracts  (6)
18

 
—

 
18

 
—

(1)
Includes loans held-for-sale carried at fair value of $406.3 million ( $348.1 million at Level 2 and $58.3 million at Level 3) of discontinued operations, which are included in Assets of Discontinued Operations in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
(2)
Included in Servicing Rights, Net, except for $37.7 million included in Assets of Discontinued Operations, in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
(3)
Included in Assets of Discontinued Operations in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
(4)
Included in Other Assets in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
(5)
Included in Liabilities of Discontinued Operations in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
(6)
Included in Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition


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The following table presents a reconciliation of assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), on a consolidated operations basis, for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands)
Mortgage servicing rights (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
$
42,833

 
$
48,370

 
$
76,121

 
$
49,939

Transfers in and (out) of Level 3 (2)
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Included in earnings—fair value adjustment
(3,035
)
 
(5,831
)
 
(3,079
)
 
(14,032
)
Additions
3,751

 
12,766

 
11,552

 
21,348

Sales, paydowns, and other (3)
(1,440
)
 
(2,738
)
 
(42,485
)
 
(4,688
)
Balance at end of period
$
42,109

 
$
52,567

 
$
42,109

 
$
52,567

Loans Repurchased from Ginnie Mae Loan Pools (4)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
$
66,701

 
$
26,580

 
$
58,260

 
$
18,291

Transfers in and (out) of Level 3 (2)
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Included in earnings—fair value adjustment
6

 
95

 
15

 
142

Additions
17,935

 
11,277

 
35,231

 
21,103

Sales, settlements, and other
(11,097
)
 
(3,701
)
 
(19,961
)
 
(5,285
)
Balance at end of period
$
73,545

 
$
34,251

 
$
73,545

 
$
34,251

(1)
Includes MSRs of discontinued operations, which is included in Assets of Discontinued Operations in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, of $0 and $22.3 million , respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 and $37.7 million and $23.0 million , respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 in balance at beginning of period, and $0 and $24.4 million , respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 in balance at end of period
(2)
The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the actual date of the event or change in circumstances that causes the transfer
(3)
Includes $37.8 million of MSRs sold as a part of discontinued operations for the six month ended June 30, 2017
(4)
Includes loans repurchased from Ginnie Mae Loan Pools of discontinued operations, which is included in Assets of Discontinued Operations in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, of $66.7 million and $26.6 million , respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 and $58.3 million and $18.3 million , respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 in balance at beginning of period, and $52.1 million and $34.3 million , respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 in balance at end of period
Loans repurchased from Ginnie Mae Loan pools had aggregate unpaid principal balances of $73.8 million and $58.3 million at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively.
The following table presents, as of the dates indicated, quantitative information about Level 3 fair value measurements on a recurring basis, other than loans that become severely delinquent and are repurchased out of Ginnie Mae loan pools that were valued based on an estimate of the expected loss the Company will incur on these loans, which was included as Level 3 at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 :
 
Fair Value
 
Valuation Technique(s)
 
Unobservable Input(s)
 
Range (Weighted Average)
 
($ in thousands)
June 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage servicing rights
$
42,109

 
Discounted cash flow
 
Discount rate
 
9.25% to 15.00% (10.98%)
 
 
 
 
 
Prepayment rate
 
7.01% to 38.79% (14.19%)
December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage servicing rights (1)
$
76,121

 
Discounted cash flow
 
Discount rate
 
9.11% to 15.00% (10.18%)
 
 
 
 
 
Prepayment rate
 
7.00% to 39.90% (11.84%)
(1)
Includes $37.7 million of MSRs of discontinued operations
The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s servicing rights include the discount rate and prepayment rate. The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company's loans repurchased from Ginnie Mae pools at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 included an expected loss rate of 1.55 percent . There may be inherent weaknesses in any calculation technique, and changes in the underlying assumptions used, including discount rates and estimates of future cash flows, could significantly affect the results.

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Fair Value Option
Loans Held-for-Sale, Carried at Fair Value: The Company elected to measure certain SFR mortgage loans held-for-sale under the fair value option. Electing to measure SFR mortgage loans held-for-sale at fair value reduces certain timing differences and better matches changes in the value of these assets with changes in the value of derivatives used as economic hedges for these assets.
The following table presents the fair value and aggregate principal balance of certain assets, on a consolidated operations basis, under the fair value option:
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
Fair Value
 
Unpaid Principal Balance
 
Difference
 
Fair Value
 
Unpaid Principal Balance
 
Difference
 
(In thousands)
Loans held-for-sale, carried at fair value in continuing operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total loans
$
21,468

 
$
21,748

 
$
(280
)
 
$
10,636

 
$
10,606

 
$
30

Nonaccrual loans
17,935

 
18,201

 
(266
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Loans held-for-sale, carried at fair value in discontinued operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total loans
$
160,171

 
$
158,383

 
$
1,788

 
$
406,338

 
$
397,283

 
$
9,055

Nonaccrual loans
43,674

 
44,202

 
(528
)
 
54,151

 
54,824

 
(673
)
Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

The assets and liabilities accounted for under the fair value option are initially measured at fair value. Gains and losses from initial measurement and subsequent changes in fair value are recognized in earnings. The following table presents changes in fair value related to initial measurement and subsequent changes in fair value included in earnings for these assets and liabilities measured at fair value for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands)
Net gains from fair value changes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net gain on sale of loans (continuing operations)
$
2

 
$
26

 
$
8

 
$
26

Net revenue on mortgage banking activities (discontinued operations)
2,459

 
14,941

 
2,373

 
14,976

Changes in fair value due to instrument-specific credit risk were insignificant for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016. Interest income on loans held-for-sale under the fair value option is measured based on the contractual interest rate and reported in Loans and Leases, including Fees under Interest and Dividend Income and Income from Discontinued Operations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Non-Recurring Basis
Securities Held-to-Maturity: Investment securities that the Company has the ability and the intent to hold to maturity are classified as held-to-maturity. Investment securities classified as held-to-maturity are carried at amortized cost. The fair values of securities held-to-maturity are generally determined by quoted market prices in active markets, if available (Level 1). If quoted market prices are not available, the Company employs independent pricing services that utilize pricing models to calculate fair value. Such fair value measurements consider observable data such as dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, yield curves, live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit information, and respective terms and conditions for debt instruments (Level 2). The Company employs procedures to monitor the pricing service's assumptions and establishes processes to challenge the pricing service's valuations that appear unusual or unexpected. When a market is illiquid or there is a lack of transparency around the inputs to valuation, the securities are classified as Level 3 and reliance is placed upon internally developed models, and management judgment and evaluation for valuation. Only securities held-to-maturity with other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) are considered to be carried at fair value. The Company did not have any securities classified as held-to-maturity at June 30, 2017, and the Company did not have any OTTI on securities held-to-maturity at December 31, 2016.
Impaired Loans and Leases: The fair value of impaired loans and leases with specific allocations of the ALLL based on collateral values is generally based on recent real estate appraisals. 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 typically significant and result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value.
Loans Held-for-Sale, Carried at Lower of Cost or Fair Value: The Company records non-conforming jumbo mortgage loans held-for-sale and certain non-residential mortgage loans held-of-sale at the lower of cost or fair value, on an aggregate basis. The Company obtains fair values from a third party independent valuation service provider. Loans held-for-sale accounted for at the lower of cost or fair value are considered to be recognized at fair value when they are recorded at below cost, on an aggregate basis, and are classified as Level 2.
SBA Servicing Assets: SBA servicing assets represent the value associated with servicing SBA loans that have been sold. The fair value for SBA servicing assets is determined through discounted cash flow analysis and utilizes discount rates and prepayment speed assumptions as inputs. All of these assumptions require a significant degree of management estimation and judgment. The fair market valuation is performed on a quarterly basis for SBA servicing assets. SBA servicing assets are accounted for at the lower of cost or market value and considered to be recognized at fair value when they are recorded at below cost and are classified as Level 3.
Other Real Estate Owned Assets: Other real estate owned assets (OREO) are recorded at the lower of cost or fair value at the time of foreclosure. The fair value of other real estate owned assets is generally based on recent real estate appraisals adjusted for estimated selling costs. 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 may be significant and result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value. Only OREO with a valuation allowance are considered to be carried at fair value. The Company recorded valuation allowance expense for OREO of $0 and $9 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, and $9 thousand for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 in All Other Expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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The following table presents the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of the dates indicated:
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurement Level
 
Carrying Value
 
Quoted Prices
in Active Markets
for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
 
(In thousands)
June 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Impaired loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
$
2,997

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
2,997

Other real estate owned:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential
87

 
—

 
—

 
87

December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Impaired loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
$
2,956

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
2,956

Other real estate owned:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential
2,502

 
—

 
—

 
2,502

The following table presents the gains and (losses) recognized on assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands)
Impaired loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
$
—

 
$
(149
)
 
$
—

 
$
149

Construction
(29
)
 
—

 
(29
)
 
—

Other real estate owned:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential
36

 
(2
)
 
28

 
35


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Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments
The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial assets and liabilities, on a consolidated operations basis, as of the dates indicated:
 
Carrying Amount
 
Fair Value Measurement Level
 
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
June 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
511,190

 
$
511,190

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
511,190

Time deposits in financial institutions
1,000

 
1,000

 
—

 
—

 
1,000

Securities available-for-sale
2,915,103

 
—

 
2,915,103

 
—

 
2,915,103

Federal Home Loan Bank and other bank stock
63,438

 
—

 
63,438

 
—

 
63,438

Loans held-for-sale (1)
439,646

 
—

 
375,846

 
73,545

 
449,391

Loans and leases receivable, net of ALLL
5,913,952

 
—

 
—

 
5,935,717

 
5,935,717

Accrued interest receivable
34,975

 
34,975

 
—

 
—

 
34,975

Derivative assets
2,117

 
—

 
2,117

 
—

 
2,117

Financial liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
8,044,911

 
—

 
—

 
7,834,328

 
7,834,328

Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
870,000

 
—

 
872,288

 
—

 
872,288

Securities sold under repurchase agreements
53,242

 
—

 
53,242

 
—

 
53,242

Long term debt
172,790

 
—

 
176,797

 
—

 
176,797

Derivative liabilities
1,856

 
—

 
1,856

 
—

 
1,856

Accrued interest payable
4,731

 
4,731

 
—

 
—

 
4,731

December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
439,510

 
$
439,510

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
439,510

Time deposits in financial institutions
1,000

 
1,000

 
—

 
—

 
1,000

Securities available-for-sale
2,381,488

 
—

 
2,381,488

 
—

 
2,381,488

Securities held-to-maturity
884,234

 
—

 
899,743

 
—

 
899,743

Federal Home Loan Bank and other bank stock
67,842

 
—

 
67,842

 
—

 
67,842

Loans held-for-sale  (2)
704,651

 
—

 
652,928

 
58,260

 
711,188

Loans and leases receivable, net of ALLL
5,994,308

 
—

 
—

 
5,999,791

 
5,999,791

Accrued interest receivable
36,382

 
36,382

 
—

 
—

 
36,382

Derivative assets
17,968

 
—

 
17,968

 
—

 
17,968

Financial liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
9,142,150

 
—

 
—

 
8,908,406

 
8,908,406

Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
490,000

 
—

 
490,351

 
—

 
490,351

Other borrowings
67,922

 
—

 
68,000

 
—

 
68,000

Long term debt
175,378

 
—

 
174,006

 
—

 
174,006

Derivative liabilities
2,116

 
—

 
2,116

 
—

 
2,116

Accrued interest payable
4,114

 
4,114

 
—

 
—

 
4,114

(1)
Includes loans held-for-sale carried at fair value of $160.2 million ( $108.1 million at Level 2 and $52.1 million at Level 3) of discontinued operations
(2)
Includes loans held-for-sale carried at fair value of $406.3 million ( $348.1 million at Level 2 and $58.3 million at Level 3) of discontinued operations

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The methods and assumptions used to estimate fair value are described as follows:
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Time Deposits in Financial Institutions: The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents and time deposits in financial institutions approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments (Level 1).
Federal Home Loan Bank and Other Bank Stock: Federal Home Loan Bank and other bank stock is recorded at cost. Ownership of FHLB stock is restricted to member banks, and purchases and sales of these securities are at par value with the issuer (Level 2).
Securities Held-to-Maturity: Investment securities that the Company has the ability and the intent to hold to maturity are classified as held-to-maturity. Investment securities classified as held-to-maturity are carried at cost. The fair values of securities held-to-maturity are generally determined by quoted market prices in active markets, if available (Level 1). If quoted market prices are not available, the Company employs independent pricing services that utilize pricing models to calculate fair value. Such fair value measurements consider observable data such as dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, yield curves, live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit information, and respective terms and conditions for debt instruments (Level 2). The Company employs procedures to monitor the pricing service's assumptions and establishes processes to challenge the pricing service's valuations that appear unusual or unexpected. When a market is illiquid or there is a lack of transparency around the inputs to valuation, the securities are classified as Level 3 and reliance is placed upon internally developed models, and management judgment and evaluation for valuation.
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of ALLL: The fair value of loans and leases receivable is estimated based on the discounted cash flow approach. The discount rate was derived from the associated yield curve plus spreads and reflects the rates offered by the Bank for loans with similar financial characteristics. Yield curves are constructed by product and payment types. These rates could be different from what other financial institutions could offer for these loans. Additionally, the fair value of our loans may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such loans and may differ materially from the values that we may ultimately realize (Level 3). This method of estimating fair value does not incorporate the exit-price concept of fair value prescribed by ASC Topic 820.
Accrued Interest Receivable: The carrying amount of accrued interest receivable approximates its fair value (Level 1).
Deposits: The fair value of deposits is estimated based on discounted cash flows. The cash flows for non-maturity deposits, including savings accounts and money market checking, are estimated based on their historical decaying experiences. The discount rate used for fair valuation is based on interest rates currently being offered by the Bank on comparable deposits as to amount and term (Level 3).
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank, Securities Sold under Repurchase Agreements, and Other Borrowings: The fair values of advances from FHLB, securities sold under repurchase agreements, and other borrowings are estimated based on the discounted cash flows approach. The discount rate was derived from the current market rates for borrowings with similar remaining maturities (Level 2).
Long Term Debt: Fair value of long term debt is determined by observable data such as market spreads, cash flows, yield curves, credit information, and respective terms and conditions for debt instruments (Level 2).
Accrued Interest Payable: The carrying amount of accrued interest payable approximates its fair value (Level 1).


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NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT SECURITIES
The following table presents the amortized cost and fair value of the investment securities portfolio as of the dates indicated:
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
(In thousands)
June 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SBA loan pool securities
$
1,138

 
$
11

 
$
—

 
$
1,149

U.S. government agency and U.S. government sponsored enterprise residential mortgage-backed securities
513,698

 
9

 
(16,902
)
 
496,805

Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities
936

 
17

 
(2
)
 
951

Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities
305,552

 
5,287

 
(721
)
 
310,118

Collateralized loan obligations
1,836,302

 
12,062

 
(994
)
 
1,847,370

Corporate debt securities
242,273

 
16,477

 
(40
)
 
258,710

Total securities available-for-sale
$
2,899,899

 
$
33,863

 
$
(18,659
)
 
$
2,915,103

December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities held-to-maturity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities
$
305,918

 
$
2,949

 
$
(1,781
)
 
$
307,086

Collateralized loan obligations
338,226

 
1,461

 
(61
)
 
339,626

Corporate debt securities
240,090

 
13,032

 
(91
)
 
253,031

Total securities held-to-maturity
$
884,234

 
$
17,442

 
$
(1,933
)
 
$
899,743

Securities available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SBA loan pool securities
$
1,221

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
1,221

U.S. government agency and U.S. government sponsored enterprise residential mortgage-backed securities
830,682

 
9

 
(23,418
)
 
807,273

Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities
121,397

 
18

 
(4,238
)
 
117,177

Collateralized loan obligations
1,395,094

 
12,449

 
(674
)
 
1,406,869

Corporate debt securities
48,574

 
482

 
(108
)
 
48,948

Total securities available-for-sale
$
2,396,968

 
$
12,958

 
$
(28,438
)
 
$
2,381,488

During the three months ended June 30, 2017, the Company evaluated its securities held-to-maturity and determined that certain securities no longer adhere to the Company’s strategic focus and could be sold or reinvested to potentially improve the Company’s liquidity position or duration profile. Accordingly, the Company was no longer able to assert that it had the intent to hold these securities until maturity. As a result, the Company transferred all $740.9 million of its securities held-to-maturity to securities available-for-sale which resulted in a pre-tax increase to accumulated other comprehensive income of $22.0 million . Due to the transfer, the Company’s ability to assert that it has the intent and ability to hold to maturity debt securities will be limited for the foreseeable future.
The following table presents amortized cost and fair value of the available-for-sale investment securities portfolio by expected maturity. In the case of mortgage-backed securities, collateralized loan obligations, and SBA loan pool securities, expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers generally have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. For that reason, mortgage-backed securities, collateralized loan obligations, and SBA loan pool securities are not included in the maturity categories.
 
June 30, 2017
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Fair
Value
 
(In thousands)
Maturity:
 
 
 
Within one year
$
—

 
$
—

One to five years
15,000

 
15,206

Five to ten years
227,273

 
243,504

Greater than ten years
—

 
—

Collateralized loan obligations, SBA loan pool securities, and mortgage-backed securities
2,657,626

 
2,656,393

Total
$
2,899,899

 
$
2,915,103

At June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , there were no holdings of any one issuer, other than the U.S. Government and its agencies, in an amount greater than 10 percent of the Company's stockholders’ equity.

24

The following table presents proceeds from sales and calls of securities available-for-sale and the associated gross gains and losses realized through earnings upon the sales and calls of securities available-for-sale for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands)
Gross realized gains on sales and calls of securities available-for-sale
$
1,099

 
$
12,825

 
$
4,455

 
$
29,618

Gross realized losses on sales and calls of securities available-for-sale
—

 
—

 
—

 
(5
)
Net realized gains on sales and calls of securities available-for-sale
$
1,099

 
$
12,825

 
$
4,455

 
$
29,613

Proceeds from sales and calls of securities available-for-sale
$
475,586

 
$
1,304,032

 
$
886,590

 
$
3,551,453

Tax expense on sales and calls of securities available-for-sale
$
457

 
$
5,231

 
$
1,853

 
$
12,011

Investment securities with carrying values of $767.1 million and $581.8 million as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively, were pledged to secure FHLB advances, public deposits, repurchase agreements, and for other purposes as required or permitted by law.
The following table summarizes the investment securities with unrealized losses by security type and length of time in a continuous unrealized loss position as of the dates indicated:
 
Less Than 12 Months
 
12 Months or Longer
 
Total
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized Losses
 
(In thousands)
June 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. government agency and U.S. government sponsored enterprise residential mortgage-backed securities
$
493,291

 
$
(16,854
)
 
$
2,742

 
$
(48
)
 
$
496,033

 
$
(16,902
)
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities
111

 
(1
)
 
154

 
(1
)
 
265

 
(2
)
Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities
56,563

 
(721
)
 
—

 
—

 
56,563

 
(721
)
Collateralized loan obligations
344,724

 
(994
)
 
—

 
—

 
344,724

 
(994
)
Corporate debt securities
1,723

 
(40
)
 
—

 
—

 
1,723

 
(40
)
Total securities available-for-sale
$
896,412

 
$
(18,610
)
 
$
2,896

 
$
(49
)
 
$
899,308

 
$
(18,659
)
December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities held-to-maturity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities
$
60,221

 
$
(1,781
)
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
60,221

 
$
(1,781
)
Collateralized loan obligation
10,056

 
(6
)
 
56,095

 
(55
)
 
66,151

 
(61
)
Corporate debt securities
9,907

 
(91
)
 
—

 
—

 
9,907

 
(91
)
Total securities held-to-maturity
$
80,184

 
$
(1,878
)
 
$
56,095

 
$
(55
)
 
$
136,279

 
$
(1,933
)
Securities available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SBA loan pool securities
$
1,221

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
1,221

 
$
—

U.S. government agency and U.S. government sponsored enterprise residential mortgage-backed securities
805,803

 
(23,410
)
 
760

 
(8
)
 
806,563

 
(23,418
)
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities
116,216

 
(4,238
)
 
230

 
—

 
116,446

 
(4,238
)
Collateralized loan obligations
187,592

 
(674
)
 
—

 
—

 
187,592

 
(674
)
Corporate debt securities
—

 
—

 
3,530

 
(108
)
 
3,530

 
(108
)
Total securities available-for-sale
$
1,110,832

 
$
(28,322
)
 
$
4,520

 
$
(116
)
 
$
1,115,352

 
$
(28,438
)

25

The Company did not record OTTI for investment securities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 or 2016 . At June 30, 2017 , the Company’s securities available-for-sale portfolio consisted of 223 securities, 61 of which were in an unrealized loss position. At December 31, 2016, the Company’s securities available-for-sale portfolio consisted of 161 securities, 59 of which were in an unrealized loss position and securities held-to-maturity consisted of 87 securities, 15 of which were in an unrealized loss position.
The Company monitors its securities portfolio to ensure it has adequate credit support. As of June 30, 2017 , the Company believed there was no OTTI and did not have the intent to sell these securities and, for securities with fair value below amortized cost at June 30, 2017 , it is not likely that it will be required to sell the securities before their anticipated recovery. The Company considers the lowest credit rating for identification of potential OTTI. As of June 30, 2017 , all of the Company's investment securities in an unrealized loss position received an investment grade credit rating.
NOTE 5 – LOANS AND LEASES AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES
The following table presents the balances in the Company’s loans and leases portfolio as of the dates indicated:
 
Non-Traditional Mortgages
(NTM)
 
Traditional
Loans
 
Total NTM and Traditional
Loans
 
PCI
Loans
 
Total Loans and Leases
Receivable
 
($ in thousands)
June 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
—

 
$
1,560,264

 
$
1,560,264

 
$
652

 
$
1,560,916

Commercial real estate
—

 
715,650

 
715,650

 
1,121

 
716,771

Multi-family
—

 
1,545,888

 
1,545,888

 
—

 
1,545,888

SBA
—

 
74,726

 
74,726

 
2,528

 
77,254

Construction
—

 
156,246

 
156,246

 
—

 
156,246

Lease financing
—

 
173

 
173

 
—

 
173

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
686,998

 
1,009,041

 
1,696,039

 
—

 
1,696,039

Green Loans (HELOC) - first liens
82,497

 
—

 
82,497

 
—

 
82,497

Green Loans (HELOC) - second liens
3,542

 
—

 
3,542

 
—

 
3,542

Other consumer
—

 
117,011

 
117,011

 
—

 
117,011

Total loans and leases
$
773,037

 
$
5,178,999

 
$
5,952,036

 
$
4,301

 
$
5,956,337

Allowance for loan and lease losses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(42,385
)
Loans and leases receivable, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
5,913,952

December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
—

 
$
1,518,200

 
$
1,518,200

 
$
4,760

 
$
1,522,960

Commercial real estate
—

 
728,777

 
728,777

 
1,182

 
729,959

Multi-family
—

 
1,365,262

 
1,365,262

 
—

 
1,365,262

SBA
—

 
71,168

 
71,168

 
2,672

 
73,840

Construction
—

 
125,100

 
125,100

 
—

 
125,100

Lease financing
—

 
379

 
379

 
—

 
379

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
794,120

 
1,091,829

 
1,885,949

 
133,212

 
2,019,161

Green Loans (HELOC) - first liens
87,469

 
—

 
87,469

 
—

 
87,469

Green Loans (HELOC) - second liens
3,559

 
—

 
3,559

 
—

 
3,559

Other consumer
—

 
107,063

 
107,063

 
—

 
107,063

Total loans and leases
$
885,148

 
$
5,007,778

 
$
5,892,926

 
$
141,826

 
$
6,034,752

Allowance for loan and lease losses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(40,444
)
Loans and leases receivable, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
5,994,308


26

Non-Traditional Mortgage Loans
The Company’s NTM portfolio is comprised of three interest only products: Green Account Loans (Green Loans), fixed or adjustable rate hybrid interest only mortgage (Interest Only) loans and a small number of additional loans with the potential for negative amortization. As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , the NTM loans totaled $773.0 million , or 13.0 percent of total loans and leases, and $885.1 million , or 14.7 percent of total loans and leases, respectively. The total NTM portfolio decreased by $112.1 million , or 12.7 percent , during the six months ended June 30, 2017 .
The following table presents the composition of the NTM portfolio as of the dates indicated:
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
Count
 
Amount
 
Percent
 
Count
 
Amount
 
Percent
 
($ in thousands)
Green Loans (HELOC) - first liens
102

 
$
82,497

 
10.7
%
 
107

 
$
87,469

 
9.9
%
Interest-only - first liens
432

 
683,246

 
88.3
%
 
522

 
784,364

 
88.6
%
Negative amortization
11

 
3,752

 
0.5
%
 
22

 
9,756

 
1.1
%
Total NTM - first liens
545

 
769,495

 
99.5
%
 
651

 
881,589

 
99.6
%
Green Loans (HELOC) - second liens
12

 
3,542

 
0.5
%
 
12

 
3,559

 
0.4
%
Total NTM - second liens
12

 
3,542

 
0.5
%
 
12

 
3,559

 
0.4
%
Total NTM loans
557

 
$
773,037

 
100.0
%
 
663

 
$
885,148

 
100.0
%
Total loans and leases
 
 
$
5,956,337

 
 
 
 
 
$
6,034,752

 
 
% of NTM to total loans and leases
 
 
13.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
14.7
%
 
 
Green Loans
Green Loans are SFR first and second mortgage lines of credit with a linked checking account that allows all types of deposits and withdrawals to be performed. The loans are generally interest only with a 15 -year balloon payment due at maturity. At June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , Green Loans totaled $86.0 million and $91.0 million , respectively. At June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , none of the Green Loans were non-performing. As a result of their unique payment feature, Green Loans possess higher credit risk due to the potential for negative amortization; however, management believes the risk is mitigated through the Company’s loan terms and underwriting standards, including its policies on loan-to-value (LTV) ratios and the Company’s contractual ability to curtail loans when the value of the underlying collateral declines. The Company discontinued origination of the Green Loan products in 2011.
Interest Only Loans
Interest only loans are primarily SFR first mortgage loans with payment features that allow interest only payments in initial periods before converting to a fully amortizing loan. At June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , interest only loans totaled $683.2 million and $784.4 million , respectively. As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , $0 and $467 thousand of the interest only loans were non-performing, respectively.
Loans with the Potential for Negative Amortization
Negative amortization loans other than Green Loans totaled $3.8 million and $9.8 million at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively. The Company discontinued origination of negative amortization loans in 2007. At June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , none of the loans that had the potential for negative amortization were non-performing. These loans pose a potentially higher credit risk because of the lack of principal amortization and potential for negative amortization; however, management believes the risk is mitigated through the loan terms and underwriting standards, including the Company’s policies on LTV ratios.

27

Risk Management of Non-Traditional Mortgages
The Company has determined that significant performance indicators for NTMs are LTV ratios and Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) scores. Accordingly, the Company manages credit risk in the NTM portfolio through periodic review of the loan portfolio that includes refreshing FICO scores on the Green Loans and other home equity lines of credit (HELOCs), as needed in conjunction with portfolio management, and ordering third party automated valuation models (AVMs). The loan review is designed to provide a method of identifying borrowers who may be experiencing financial difficulty before they actually fail to make a loan payment. Upon receipt of the updated FICO scores, an exception report is run to identify loans with a decrease in FICO score of 10 percent or more and/or a resulting FICO score of 620 or less. The loans are then further analyzed to determine if the risk rating should be downgraded, which will increase the reserves the Company will establish for potential losses. A report of the periodic loan review is published and regularly monitored.
As these loans are revolving lines of credit, the Company, based on the loan agreement and loan covenants of the particular loan, as well as applicable rules and regulations, could suspend the borrowing privileges or reduce the credit limit at any time the Company reasonably believes that the borrower will be unable to fulfill their repayment obligations under the agreement or certain other conditions are met. In many cases, the decrease in FICO score is the first indication that the borrower may have difficulty in making their future payment obligations.
The Company proactively manages the NTM portfolio by performing detailed analyses on the portfolio. The Company’s Internal Asset Review Committee (IARC) conducts meetings on at least a quarterly basis to review the loans classified as special mention, substandard, or doubtful and determines whether a suspension or reduction in credit limit is warranted. If a line has been suspended and the borrower would like to have their credit privileges reinstated, they would need to provide updated financials showing their ability to meet their payment obligations.
On the interest only loans, the Company projects future payment changes to determine if there will be a material increase in the required payment and then monitors the loans for possible delinquency. Individual loans are monitored for possible downgrading of risk rating.
NTM Performance Indicators
The following table presents the Company’s NTM Green Loans first lien portfolio at June 30, 2017 by FICO scores that were obtained during the quarter ended June 30, 2017 , comparing to the FICO scores for those same loans that were obtained during the quarter ended December 31, 2016:
 
June 30, 2017
 
By FICO Scores Obtained During the Quarter Ended June 30, 2017
 
By FICO Scores Obtained During the Quarter Ended December 31, 2016
 
Change
 
Count
 
Amount
 
Percent
 
Count
 
Amount
 
Percent
 
Count
 
Amount
 
Percent
 
($ in thousands)
FICO Score
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
800+
13

 
$
8,737

 
10.6
%
 
16

 
$
9,258

 
11.2
%
 
(3
)
 
$
(521
)
 
(0.6
)%
700-799
56

 
41,588

 
50.4
%
 
50

 
38,702

 
46.9
%
 
6

 
2,886

 
3.5
 %
600-699
24

 
23,343

 
28.3
%
 
28

 
27,330

 
33.1
%
 
(4
)
 
(3,987
)
 
(4.8
)%
<600
2

 
3,422

 
4.1
%
 
1

 
1,800

 
2.2
%
 
1

 
1,622

 
1.9
 %
No FICO
7

 
5,407

 
6.6
%
 
7

 
5,407

 
6.6
%
 
—

 
—

 
—
 %
Totals
102

 
$
82,497

 
100.0
%
 
102

 
$
82,497

 
100.0
%
 
—

 
$
—

 
—
 %

28

Loan-to-Value Ratio
LTV ratio represents estimated current loan to value ratio, determined by dividing current unpaid principal balance by latest estimated property value received per the Company policy. The table below presents the Company’s SFR NTM first lien portfolio by LTV ratios as of the dates indicated:
 
Green
 
Interest Only
 
Negative Amortization
 
Total
 
Count
 
Amount
 
Percent
 
Count
 
Amount
 
Percent
 
Count
 
Amount
 
Percent
 
Count
 
Amount
 
Percent
 
($ in thousands)
June 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
< 61%
55

 
$
45,809

 
55.5
%
 
185

 
$
330,235

 
48.3
%
 
8

 
$
2,688

 
71.6
%
 
248

 
$
378,732

 
49.2
%
61-80%
39

 
30,942

 
37.5
%
 
230

 
327,107

 
47.9
%
 
3

 
1,064

 
28.4
%
 
272

 
359,113

 
46.7
%
81-100%
8

 
5,746

 
7.0
%
 
17

 
25,904

 
3.8
%
 
—

 
—

 
—
%
 
25

 
31,650

 
4.1
%
> 100%
—

 
—

 
—
%
 
—

 
—

 
—
%
 
—

 
—

 
—
%
 
—

 
—

 
—
%
Total
102

 
$
82,497

 
100.0
%
 
432

 
$
683,246

 
100.0
%
 
11

 
$
3,752

 
100.0
%
 
545

 
$
769,495

 
100.0
%
December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
< 61%
45

 
$
39,105

 
44.7
%
 
196

 
$
336,744

 
42.9
%
 
16

 
$
7,043

 
72.2
%
 
257

 
$
382,892

 
43.4
%
61-80%
52

 
41,732

 
47.7
%
 
306

 
434,269

 
55.4
%
 
6

 
2,713

 
27.8
%
 
364

 
478,714

 
54.3
%
81-100%
10

 
6,632

 
7.6
%
 
8

 
8,828

 
1.1
%
 
—

 
—

 
—
%
 
18

 
15,460

 
1.8
%
> 100%
—

 
—

 
—
%
 
12

 
4,523

 
0.6
%
 
—

 
—

 
—
%
 
12

 
4,523

 
0.5
%
Total
107

 
$
87,469

 
100.0
%
 
522

 
$
784,364

 
100.0
%
 
22

 
$
9,756

 
100.0
%
 
651

 
$
881,589

 
100.0
%

29

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
The Company has established credit risk management processes that include regular management review of the loan and lease portfolio to identify problem loans and leases. During the ordinary course of business, management becomes aware of borrowers and lessees that may not be able to meet the contractual requirements of the loan and lease agreements. Such loans and leases are subject to increased monitoring. Consideration is given to placing the loan or lease on non-accrual status, assessing the need for additional ALLL, and partial or full charge-off. The Company maintains the ALLL at a level that is considered adequate to cover the estimated and known inherent risks in the loan and lease portfolio.
The Company also maintains a separate reserve for unfunded loan commitments at a level that is considered adequate to cover the estimated and known inherent risks. The probability of usage of the unfunded loan commitments and credit risk factors determined based on outstanding loan balance of the same customer or outstanding loans that share similar credit risk exposure are used to determine the adequacy of the reserve. At June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , the reserve for unfunded loan commitments was $4.0 million and $2.4 million , respectively.
The credit risk monitoring system is designed to identify impaired and potential problem loans, and to permit periodic evaluation of impairment and the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses in a timely manner. In addition, the Board of Directors of the Bank has adopted a credit policy that includes a credit review and control system which it believes should be effective in ensuring that the Company maintains an adequate allowance for loan and lease losses. The Board of Directors also provides oversight and guidance for management’s allowance evaluation process. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company, as part of its continuous evaluation of the ALLL methodology and assumptions, determined it appropriate to change from a rolling 28 -quarter look-back period to a pegged 36 -quarter look-back period. The Company believes that an extended period of observed credit loss stability warranted the review of a longer historical period that captured a full credit cycle. Accordingly, as of June 30, 2017, the Company's look-back-period was extended to 37 -quarters. During the three months ended June 30, 2017, the Company further enhanced the methodology of measuring qualitative reserves and updated loan segmentation. These updates were designed to be more systematic, transparent, and repeatable. These updates did not have a material impact.
The determination of the amount of the ALLL and the provision for loan and lease losses is based on management’s current judgment about the credit quality of the loan and lease portfolio and considers known relevant internal and external factors that affect collectability when determining the appropriate level for the ALLL. Additions to the ALLL are made by charges to the provision for loan and lease losses. Identified credit exposures that are determined to be uncollectible are charged off against the ALLL. Recoveries of previously charged off amounts, if any, are credited to the ALLL.
The following table presents a summary of activity in the ALLL for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period
$
42,736

 
$
35,845

 
$
40,444

 
$
35,533

Loans and leases charged off
(2,898
)
 
(772
)
 
(3,255
)
 
(874
)
Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off
44

 
641

 
110

 
734

Provision for loan and lease losses
2,503

 
1,769

 
5,086

 
2,090

Balance at end of period
$
42,385

 
$
37,483

 
$
42,385

 
$
37,483



30

The following table presents the activity and balance in the ALLL and the recorded investment, excluding accrued interest, in loans and leases based on the impairment methodology as of or for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 :
 
Commercial
and
Industrial
 
Commercial
Real Estate
 
Multi-
family
 
SBA
 
Construction
 
Lease
Financing
 
Single Family
Residential
Mortgage
 
Other
Consumer
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
ALLL:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at March 31, 2017
$
10,888

 
$
4,543

 
$
11,029

 
$
1,146

 
$
3,018

 
$
5

 
$
11,240

 
$
867

 
$
42,736

Charge-offs
(132
)
 
(113
)
 
—

 
(293
)
 
(29
)
 
—

 
(2,331
)
 
—

 
(2,898
)
Recoveries
—

 
—

 
—

 
31

 
—

 
10

 
—

 
3

 
44

Provision
(261
)
 
696

 
(343
)
 
200

 
(15
)
 
(12
)
 
2,100

 
138

 
2,503

Balance at June 30, 2017
$
10,495

 
$
5,126

 
$
10,686

 
$
1,084

 
$
2,974

 
$
3

 
$
11,009

 
$
1,008

 
$
42,385

Balance at December 31, 2016
$
7,584

 
$
5,467

 
$
11,376

 
$
939

 
$
2,015

 
$
6

 
$
12,075

 
$
982

 
$
40,444

Charge-offs
(382
)
 
(113
)
 
—

 
(293
)
 
(29
)
 
—

 
(2,412
)
 
(26
)
 
(3,255
)
Recoveries
—

 
—

 
—

 
74

 
—

 
29

 
1

 
6

 
110

Provision
3,293

 
(228
)
 
(690
)
 
364

 
988

 
(32
)
 
1,345

 
46

 
5,086

Balance at June 30, 2017
$
10,495

 
$
5,126

 
$
10,686

 
$
1,084

 
$
2,974

 
$
3

 
$
11,009

 
$
1,008

 
$
42,385

Individually evaluated for impairment
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
424

 
$
—

 
$
424

Collectively evaluated for impairment
10,495

 
5,121

 
10,686

 
1,065

 
2,974

 
3

 
10,585

 
1,008

 
41,937

Acquired with deteriorated credit quality
—

 
5

 
—

 
19

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
24

Total ending ALLL balance
$
10,495

 
$
5,126

 
$
10,686

 
$
1,084

 
$
2,974

 
$
3

 
$
11,009

 
$
1,008

 
$
42,385

Loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
9,971

 
$
873

 
$
10,844

Collectively evaluated for impairment
1,560,264

 
715,650

 
1,545,888

 
74,726

 
156,246

 
173

 
1,768,565

 
119,680

 
5,941,192

Acquired with deteriorated credit quality
652

 
1,121

 
—

 
2,528

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
4,301

Total ending loan balances
$
1,560,916

 
$
716,771

 
$
1,545,888

 
$
77,254

 
$
156,246

 
$
173

 
$
1,778,536

 
$
120,553

 
$
5,956,337


31

The following table presents the activity and balance in the ALLL and the recorded investment, excluding accrued interest, in loans and leases based on the impairment methodology as of or for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 :
 
Commercial
and
Industrial
 
Commercial
Real Estate
 
Multi-
family
 
SBA
 
Construction
 
Lease
Financing
 
Single Family
Residential
Mortgage
 
Other
Consumer
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
ALLL:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at March 31, 2016
$
6,046

 
$
3,969

 
$
6,484

 
$
906

 
$
1,520

 
$
2,610

 
$
13,270

 
$
1,040

 
$
35,845

Charge-offs
(137
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(479
)
 
(149
)
 
(7
)
 
(772
)
Recoveries
—

 
371

 
—

 
245

 
—

 
24

 
—

 
1

 
641

Provision
2,095

 
(786
)
 
430

 
(454
)
 
157

 
385

 
22

 
(80
)
 
1,769

Balance at June 30, 2016
$
8,004

 
$
3,554

 
$
6,914

 
$
697

 
$
1,677

 
$
2,540

 
$
13,143

 
$
954

 
$
37,483

Balance at December 31, 2015
$
5,850

 
$
4,252

 
$
6,012

 
$
683

 
$
1,530

 
$
2,195

 
$
13,854

 
$
1,157

 
$
35,533

Charge-offs
(137
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(581
)
 
(149
)
 
(7
)
 
(874
)
Recoveries
—

 
371

 
—

 
276

 
—

 
85

 
—

 
2

 
734

Provision
2,291

 
(1,069
)
 
902

 
(262
)
 
147

 
841

 
(562
)
 
(198
)
 
2,090

Balance at June 30, 2016
$
8,004

 
$
3,554

 
$
6,914

 
$
697

 
$
1,677

 
$
2,540

 
$
13,143

 
$
954

 
$
37,483

Individually evaluated for impairment
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
1,346

 
$
—

 
$
1,346

Collectively evaluated for impairment
7,947

 
3,543

 
6,914

 
678

 
1,677

 
2,540

 
11,780

 
954

 
36,033

Acquired with deteriorated credit quality
57

 
11

 
—

 
19

 
—

 
—

 
17

 
—

 
104

Total ending ALLL balance
$
8,004

 
$
3,554

 
$
6,914

 
$
697

 
$
1,677

 
$
2,540

 
$
13,143

 
$
954

 
$
37,483

Loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
$
3,470

 
$
271

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
34,813

 
$
294

 
$
38,848

Collectively evaluated for impairment
1,298,486

 
721,510

 
1,147,597

 
62,634

 
86,852

 
228,663

 
1,780,366

 
119,915

 
5,446,023

Acquired with deteriorated credit quality
4,910

 
3,326

 
—

 
2,843

 
—

 
—

 
740,165

 
—

 
751,244

Total ending loan balances
$
1,306,866

 
$
725,107

 
$
1,147,597

 
$
65,477

 
$
86,852

 
$
228,663

 
$
2,555,344

 
$
120,209

 
$
6,236,115



32

The following table presents loans and leases individually evaluated for impairment by class of loans and leases as of the dates indicated. The recorded investment, excluding accrued interest, presents customer balances net of any partial charge-offs recognized on the loans and leases and net of any deferred fees and costs and any purchase premium or discount.
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
Unpaid Principal
Balance
 
Recorded
Investment
 
ALLL
 
Unpaid Principal
Balance
 
Recorded
Investment
 
ALLL
 
(In thousands)
With no related ALLL recorded:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
2,478

 
$
2,429

 
$
—

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
6,525

 
6,550

 
—

 
8,865

 
8,887

 
—

Other consumer
873

 
873

 
—

 
294

 
294

 
—

With an ALLL recorded:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
3,402

 
3,421

 
424

 
1,772

 
1,742

 
243

Total
$
10,800

 
$
10,844

 
$
424

 
$
13,409

 
$
13,352

 
$
243

The following table presents information on impaired loans and leases, disaggregated by class, for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
Average Recorded
Investment
 
Interest Income
Recognized
 
Cash Basis Interest
Recognized
 
Average Recorded
Investment
 
Interest Income
Recognized
 
Cash Basis Interest
Recognized
 
(In thousands)
June 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
764

 
$
—

 
$
—

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
9,985

 
42

 
46

 
10,520

 
85

 
89

Other consumer
878

 
2

 
2

 
884

 
4

 
3

Total
$
10,863

 
$
44

 
$
48

 
$
12,168

 
$
89

 
$
92

June 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
3,500

 
$
55

 
$
55

 
$
4,048

 
$
118

 
$
143

Commercial real estate
285

 
14

 
14

 
295

 
24

 
24

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
34,963

 
309

 
298

 
34,644

 
595

 
563

Other consumer
294

 
2

 
3

 
294

 
4

 
5

Total
$
39,042

 
$
380

 
$
370

 
$
39,281

 
$
741

 
$
735



33

Nonaccrual Loans and Leases
The following table presents nonaccrual loans and leases, and loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing as of the dates indicated:
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
NTM
Loans
 
Traditional
Loans and Leases
 
Total
 
NTM
Loans
 
Traditional
Loans and Leases
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

Nonaccrual loans and leases:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Company maintains specific allowances for these loans of $31 at June 30, 2017 and $0 at December 31, 2016
—

 
9,064

 
9,064

 
467

 
14,475

 
14,942

The following table presents the composition of nonaccrual loans and leases as of the dates indicated:
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
NTM
Loans
 
Traditional
Loans and Leases
 
Total
 
NTM
Loans
 
Traditional
Loans and Leases
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
—

 
$
1,207

 
$
1,207

 
$
—

 
$
3,544

 
$
3,544

SBA
—

 
603

 
603

 
—

 
619

 
619

Lease financing
—

 
65

 
65

 
—

 
109

 
109

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
—

 
6,387

 
6,387

 
467

 
9,820

 
10,287

Other consumer
—

 
802

 
802

 
—

 
383

 
383

Total nonaccrual loans and leases
$
—

 
$
9,064

 
$
9,064

 
$
467

 
$
14,475

 
$
14,942

Loans in Process of Foreclosure
At June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, SFR mortgage loans of $0 and $2.2 million , respectively, were in the process of foreclosure.


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Past Due Loans and Leases
The following table presents the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans and leases as of June 30, 2017 , excluding accrued interest receivable (which is not considered to be material), by class of loans and leases:
 
June 30, 2017
 
30 - 59 Days
Past Due
 
60 - 89 Days
Past Due
 
Greater than
89 Days
Past Due
 
Total
Past Due
 
Current
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
NTM loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
$
661

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
661

 
$
686,337

 
$
686,998

Green Loans (HELOC) - first liens
498

 
—

 
—

 
498

 
81,999

 
82,497

Green Loans (HELOC) - second liens
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
3,542

 
3,542

Total NTM loans
1,159

 
—

 
—

 
1,159

 
771,878

 
773,037

Traditional loans and leases:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
1,810

 
7,711

 
686

 
10,207

 
1,550,057

 
1,560,264

Commercial real estate
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
715,650

 
715,650

Multi-family
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,545,888

 
1,545,888

SBA
—

 
559

 
493

 
1,052

 
73,674

 
74,726

Construction
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
156,246

 
156,246

Lease financing
—

 
—

 
65

 
65

 
108

 
173

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
10,165

 
—

 
5,262

 
15,427

 
993,614

 
1,009,041

Other consumer
1,788

 
113

 
2

 
1,903

 
115,108

 
117,011

Total traditional loans and leases
13,763

 
8,383

 
6,508

 
28,654

 
5,150,345

 
5,178,999

PCI loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
—

 
—

 
147

 
147

 
505

 
652

Commercial real estate
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,121

 
1,121

SBA
297

 
46

 
660

 
1,003

 
1,525

 
2,528

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Total PCI loans
297

 
46

 
807

 
1,150

 
3,151

 
4,301

Total
$
15,219

 
$
8,429

 
$
7,315

 
$
30,963

 
$
5,925,374

 
$
5,956,337


35

The following table presents the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans and leases as of December 31, 2016 , excluding accrued interest receivable (which is not considered to be material), by class of loans and leases:
 
December 31, 2016
 
30 - 59 Days
Past Due
 
60 - 89 Days
Past Due
 
Greater than
89 Days
Past Due
 
Total
Past Due
 
Current
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
NTM loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
$
4,193

 
$
—

 
$
467

 
$
4,660

 
$
789,460

 
$
794,120

Green Loans (HELOC) - first liens
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
87,469

 
87,469

Green Loans (HELOC) - second liens
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
3,559

 
3,559

Total NTM loans
4,193

 
—

 
467

 
4,660

 
880,488

 
885,148

Traditional loans and leases:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
412

 
463

 
3,385

 
4,260

 
1,513,940

 
1,518,200

Commercial real estate
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
728,777

 
728,777

Multi-family
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,365,262

 
1,365,262

SBA
15

 
2

 
482

 
499

 
70,669

 
71,168

Construction
1,529

 
—

 
—

 
1,529

 
123,571

 
125,100

Lease financing
—

 
—

 
109

 
109

 
270

 
379

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
11,225

 
1,345

 
9,393

 
21,963

 
1,069,866

 
1,091,829

Other consumer
10,023

 
933

 
382

 
11,338

 
95,725

 
107,063

Total traditional loans and leases
23,204

 
2,743

 
13,751

 
39,698

 
4,968,080

 
5,007,778

PCI loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
—

 
—

 
156

 
156

 
4,604

 
4,760

Commercial real estate
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,182

 
1,182

SBA
300

 
232

 
328

 
860

 
1,812

 
2,672

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
10,483

 
4,063

 
2,093

 
16,639

 
116,573

 
133,212

Total PCI loans
10,783

 
4,295

 
2,577

 
17,655

 
124,171

 
141,826

Total
$
38,180

 
$
7,038

 
$
16,795

 
$
62,013

 
$
5,972,739

 
$
6,034,752

Troubled Debt Restructurings
A modification of a loan constitutes a troubled debt restructuring (TDR) when the Company, for economic or legal reasons related to a borrower’s financial difficulties, grants a concession to the borrower that it would not otherwise consider. The concessions may be granted in various forms, including reduction in the stated interest rate, reduction in the amount of principal amortization, forgiveness of a portion of a loan balance or accrued interest, or extension of the maturity date. In order to determine whether a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty, an evaluation is performed of the probability that the borrower will be in payment default on any of its debt in the foreseeable future without the modification. This evaluation is performed under the Company’s internal underwriting policy.
TDR loans consist of the following as of the dates indicated:
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
NTM
Loans
 
Traditional
Loans
 
Total
 
NTM
Loans
 
Traditional
Loans
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
482

 
2,694

 
3,176

 
853

 
1,440

 
2,293

Green Loans (HELOC) - first liens
2,234

 
—

 
2,234

 
2,240

 
—

 
2,240

Green Loans (HELOC) - second liens
294

 
—

 
294

 
294

 
—

 
294

Total
$
3,010

 
$
2,694

 
$
5,704

 
$
3,387

 
$
1,440

 
$
4,827

The Company did not have any commitments to lend to customers with outstanding loans that were classified as TDRs as of June 30, 2017 or December 31, 2016 .

36

The following table summarizes the pre-modification and post-modification balances of the new TDRs for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
Number of
Loans
 
Pre-Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
 
Post-Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
 
Number of
Loans
 
Pre-Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
 
Post-Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
 
($ in thousands)
June 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
1

 
$
1,150

 
$
1,160

 
3

 
$
2,416

 
$
2,433

Total
1

 
$
1,150

 
$
1,160

 
3

 
$
2,416

 
$
2,433

June 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
3

 
$
470

 
$
470

 
40

 
$
9,548

 
$
9,548

Total
3

 
$
470

 
$
470

 
40

 
$
9,548

 
$
9,548

The following table summarizes the TDRs by modification type for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 :
 
Three Months Ended
 
Modification Type
 
Change in Principal Payments and Interest Rates
 
Change in Principal Payments
 
Change in Interest Rates
 
Total
 
Count
 
Amount
 
Count
 
Amount
 
Count
 
Amount
 
Count
 
Amount
 
($ in thousands)
June 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
1

 
$
1,160

 
—

 
$
—

 
—

 
$
—

 
1

 
$
1,160

Total
1

 
$
1,160

 
—

 
$
—

 
—

 
$
—

 
1

 
$
1,160

June 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
2

 
$
401

 
—

 
$
—

 
1

 
$
69

 
3

 
$
470

Total
2

 
$
401

 
—

 
$
—

 
1

 
$
69

 
3

 
$
470

The following table summarizes the TDRs by modification type for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 :
 
Six Months Ended
 
Modification Type
 
Change in Principal Payments and Interest Rates
 
Change in Principal Payments
 
Change in Interest Rates
 
Total
 
Count
 
Amount
 
Count
 
Amount
 
Count
 
Amount
 
Count
 
Amount
 
($ in thousands)
June 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
2

 
$
1,290

 
1

 
$
1,143

 
—

 
$
—

 
3

 
$
2,433

Total
2

 
$
1,290

 
1

 
$
1,143

 
—

 
$
—

 
3

 
$
2,433

June 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
34

 
$
8,622

 
4

 
$
780

 
2

 
$
146

 
40

 
$
9,548

Total
34

 
$
8,622

 
4

 
$
780

 
2

 
$
146

 
40

 
$
9,548

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 , there was no and one loan, respectively, with a principal balance of $0 and $124 thousand , respectively, that was modified as a TDR during the past 12 months that had payment defaults during the period. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 , there were one and three loans, respectively, with an aggregate principal balance of $110 thousand and $518 thousand , respectively, that were modified as TDRs during the past 12 months that had payment defaults during the period.

37

Credit Quality Indicators
The Company categorizes loans and leases into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of 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 performs historical loss analysis that is combined with a comprehensive loan or lease to value analysis to analyze the associated risks in the current loan and lease portfolio. The Company analyzes loans and leases individually by classifying the loans and leases as to credit risk. This analysis includes all loans and leases delinquent over 60 days and non-homogeneous loans and leases such as commercial and commercial real estate loans and leases. The Company uses the following definitions for risk ratings:
Pass : Loans and leases classified as pass are in compliance in all respects with the Bank’s credit policy and regulatory requirements, and do not exhibit any potential or defined weakness as defined under “Special Mention”, “Substandard” or “Doubtful”.
Special Mention : Loans and leases classified as special mention have a potential weakness that deserves management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or lease or of the Company’s credit position at some future date.
Substandard : Loans and leases classified as substandard are inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans and leases so classified have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the institution will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.
Doubtful : Loans and leases classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified as substandard, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable.
Not-Rated : When accrual of income on a pool of PCI loans with common risk characteristics is appropriate in accordance with ASC 310-30, individual loans in those pools are not risk-rated. The credit criteria evaluated are FICO scores, LTV ratios, delinquency, and actual cash flows versus expected cash flows of the loan pools.
Loans and leases not meeting the criteria above that are analyzed individually as part of the above described process are considered to be pass rated loans and leases.

38

The following table presents the risk categories for total loans and leases as of June 30, 2017 :
 
June 30, 2017
 
Pass
 
Special Mention
 
Substandard
 
Doubtful
 
Not-Rated
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
NTM loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
$
686,998

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
686,998

Green Loans (HELOC) - first liens
82,497

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
82,497

Green Loans (HELOC) - second liens
3,542

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
3,542

Total NTM loans
773,037

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
773,037

Traditional loans and leases:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
1,545,120

 
12,522

 
2,550

 
72

 
—

 
1,560,264

Commercial real estate
710,187

 
3,393

 
2,070

 
—

 
—

 
715,650

Multi-family
1,545,340

 
548

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,545,888

SBA
72,072

 
1,004

 
1,650

 
—

 
—

 
74,726

Construction
156,246

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
156,246

Lease financing
108

 
—

 
65

 
—

 
—

 
173

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
1,002,654

 
—

 
6,387

 
—

 
—

 
1,009,041

Other consumer
116,163

 
46

 
802

 
—

 
—

 
117,011

Total traditional loans and leases
5,147,890

 
17,513

 
13,524

 
72

 
—

 
5,178,999

PCI loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
—

 
—

 
652

 
—

 
—

 
652

Commercial real estate
1,121

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,121

SBA
1,232

 
—

 
1,296

 
—

 
—

 
2,528

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Total PCI loans
2,353

 
—

 
1,948

 
—

 
—

 
4,301

Total
$
5,923,280

 
$
17,513

 
$
15,472

 
$
72

 
$
—

 
$
5,956,337



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The following table presents the risk categories for total loans and leases as of December 31, 2016 :
 
December 31, 2016
 
Pass
 
Special Mention
 
Substandard
 
Doubtful
 
Not-Rated
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
NTM loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
$
792,179

 
$
1,474

 
$
467

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
794,120

Green Loans (HELOC) - first liens
85,460

 
2,009

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
87,469

Green Loans (HELOC) - second liens
3,559

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
3,559

Total NTM loans
881,198

 
3,483

 
467

 
—

 
—

 
885,148

Traditional loans and leases:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
1,508,636

 
844

 
8,642

 
78

 
—

 
1,518,200

Commercial real estate
725,861

 
1,350

 
1,566

 
—

 
—

 
728,777

Multi-family
1,365,262

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,365,262

SBA
70,508

 
—

 
660

 
—

 
—

 
71,168

Construction
123,571

 
1,529

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
125,100

Lease financing
270

 
—

 
109

 
—

 
—

 
379

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
1,080,664

 
950

 
10,215

 
—

 
—

 
1,091,829

Other consumer
106,632

 
48

 
383

 
—

 
—

 
107,063

Total traditional loans and leases
4,981,404

 
4,721

 
21,575

 
78

 
—

 
5,007,778

PCI loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
—

 
4,056

 
704

 
—

 
—

 
4,760

Commercial real estate
1,182

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,182

SBA
1,268

 
—

 
1,404

 
—

 
—

 
2,672

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
133,212

 
133,212

Total PCI loans
2,450

 
4,056

 
2,108

 
—

 
133,212

 
141,826

Total
$
5,865,052

 
$
12,260

 
$
24,150

 
$
78

 
$
133,212

 
$
6,034,752

Purchases, Sales, and Transfers
The following table presents loans and leases purchased, sold and transferred from (to) held-for-sale by portfolio segment, excluding loans held-for-sale, loans and leases acquired in business combinations and PCI loans for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
Purchases
 
Sales
 
Transfers from (to) Held-For-Sale
 
Purchases
 
Sales
 
Transfers from (to) Held-For-Sale
 
(In thousands)
June 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
(3,924
)
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
(3,924
)
Commercial real estate
—

 
—

 
(1,329
)
 
—

 
—

 
(1,329
)
Multi-family
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(6,583
)
SBA
—

 
—

 
(1,865
)
 
—

 
—

 
(1,865
)
Construction
—

 
—

 
(1,528
)
 
—

 
—

 
(1,528
)
Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
—

 
—

 
(168,043
)
 
—

 
—

 
(403,747
)
Total
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
(176,689
)
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
(418,976
)
June 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lease financing
$
34,226

 
$
(11,840
)
 
$
—

 
65,274

 
(11,840
)
 
—

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
—

 
—

 
2,369

 
—

 
—

 
(54,255
)
Total
$
34,226

 
$
(11,840
)
 
$
2,369

 
$
65,274

 
$
(11,840
)
 
$
(54,255
)

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Purchased Credit Impaired Loans
The Company has acquired loans through business combinations and purchases of loan pools for which there was evidence of deterioration of credit quality subsequent to origination and it was probable, at acquisition, that all contractually required payments would not be collected (referred to as PCI loans). The following table presents the outstanding balance and carrying amount of PCI loans as of the dates indicated:
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
Outstanding Balance
 
Carrying Amount
 
Outstanding Balance
 
Carrying Amount
 
(In thousands)
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
803

 
$
652

 
$
5,029

 
$
4,760

Commercial real estate
1,571

 
1,121

 
1,613

 
1,182

SBA
3,681

 
2,528

 
3,771

 
2,672

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
—

 
—

 
153,867

 
133,212

Total
$
6,055

 
$
4,301

 
$
164,280

 
$
141,826

The following table presents a summary of accretable yield, or income expected to be collected, for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period
$
38,691

 
$
175,889

 
$
41,181

 
$
205,549

New loans purchased
—

 
23,568

 
—

 
23,568

Accretion of income
(1,884
)
 
(9,772
)
 
(3,833
)
 
(19,480
)
Changes in expected cash flows
—

 
(123
)
 
(225
)
 
(18,786
)
Disposals
(34,570
)
 
(5,484
)
 
(34,886
)
 
(6,773
)
Balance at end of period
$
2,237

 
$
184,078

 
$
2,237

 
$
184,078

The following table summarizes purchases and sales of loan pools for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
($ in thousands)
 
 
Number of purchase transactions
—

 
1

 
—

 
1

Total unpaid principal balance of purchased loans at acquisition
$
—

 
$
103,799

 
$
—

 
$
103,799

Total fair value of purchased loan pools at acquisition
—

 
90,984

 
—

 
91,063

Total unpaid principal balance of purchased PCI loans at acquisition
—

 
103,799

 
—

 
103,799

Total fair value of purchased PCI loans at acquisition
—

 
90,984

 
—

 
91,063

Total unpaid principal balance of sold PCI loans
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Total fair value of sold PCI loans
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Gain on sale of PCI loans
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

During the three months ended June 30, 2017 , the Company transferred seasoned SFR mortgage loans with an aggregate unpaid principal balance and aggregate carrying value of $168.3 million and $147.9 million , respectively, to loans held-for-sale in order to improve the credit quality of the loan portfolio and provide additional liquidity. The Company transferred these loans at lower of cost or fair value and recorded a fair value adjustment of $1.8 million against its ALLL. At June 30, 2017 , the carrying value of these loans was $146.1 million . This transfer included PCI loans with an aggregate unpaid principal balance and aggregate carrying value of $147.5 million and $128.4 million , respectively, and recorded a fair value adjustment of $274 thousand . At June 30, 2017 , the carrying value of transferred PCI loans was $128.1 million .


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NOTE 6 – SERVICING RIGHTS
The Company retains MSRs from certain of its sales of residential mortgage loans. MSRs on residential mortgage loans are reported at fair value. Income earned by the Company on its MSRs is derived primarily from contractually specified mortgage servicing fees and late fees, net of curtailment costs and third party subservicing costs. The Company retains servicing rights in connection with its SBA loan operations, which are measured using the amortization method.
On a consolidated operations basis, total income (loss) from servicing rights was $132 thousand and $(3.3) million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, and $4.4 million and $(8.6) million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. The Company recognized losses on the fair value and runoff of servicing rights of $4.5 million and $8.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, and $6.4 million and $18.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. The Company recognized servicing fees of $4.6 million and $5.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, and $10.8 million and $10.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. These amounts are reported in Loan Servicing Income (Loss) in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company entered into a flow-agreement establishing general terms for the purchase and sale to a third party MSR investor in connection with residential mortgage loan sales to GSEs. The flow-agreement allowed the Company to sell its MSRs to a third party MSR investor contemporaneous with the Company’s sales of its servicing retained residential mortgages to the GSEs. Accordingly, entering into the flow-agreement reduced the impact of volatility associated with the Company's MSRs by allowing the Company to sell its MSRs immediately, thus reducing the Company's exposure to market and other conditions. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company suspended sales of MSRs under the flow-agreement. The Company does not expect to resume sales under the flow-agreement, as the Company has discontinued its Mortgage Banking segment operations.
The following table presents a composition of servicing rights, on a consolidated operations basis, as of the dates indicated:
 
June 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
(In thousands)
Mortgage servicing rights, at fair value
$
42,109

 
$
76,121

SBA servicing rights, at amortized cost
1,725

 
1,496

Total
$
43,834

 
$
77,617

Mortgage loans sold with servicing retained are not reported as assets and are subserviced by a third party vendor. The unpaid principal balance of these loans at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 was $4.40 billion and $7.58 billion , respectively. Custodial escrow balances maintained in connection with serviced loans were $25.5 million and $34.2 million at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively. The reductions in these balances were principally driven by the sale of $37.8 million of MSRs during the three months ended March 31, 2017 recognized as discontinued operations.
Mortgage Servicing Rights
The following table presents the key characteristics, inputs and economic assumptions used to estimate the Level 3 fair value of the MSRs, on a consolidated operations basis, as of the dates indicated:
 
June 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
($ in thousands)
Fair value of retained MSRs
$
42,109

 
$
76,121

Discount rate
10.98
%
 
10.18
%
Constant prepayment rate
14.19
%
 
11.84
%
Weighted-average life
5.71 years

 
6.50 years


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The following table presents activity in the MSRs, on a consolidated operations basis, for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period
$
42,833

 
$
48,370

 
$
76,121

 
$
49,939

Additions
3,751

 
12,766

 
11,552

 
21,348

Sales of servicing rights  (1)
—

 
—

 
(39,186
)
 
(3
)
Changes in fair value resulting from valuation inputs or assumptions
(3,035
)
 
(5,831
)
 
(3,079
)
 
(14,032
)
Other
(1,440
)
 
(2,738
)
 
(3,299
)
 
(4,685
)
Balance at end of period
$
42,109

 
$
52,567

 
$
42,109

 
$
52,567

(1) Includes $37.8 million of MSRs sold as a part of discontinued operations for the six months ended June 30, 2017.
SBA Servicing Rights
The Company used a discount rate of 7.50 percent to calculate the present value of cash flows and an estimated prepayment speed based on prepayment data available. Discount rates and prepayment speeds are reviewed quarterly and adjusted as appropriate. The following table presents activity in the SBA servicing rights for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period
$
1,618

 
$
1,036

 
$
1,496

 
$
788

Additions
160

 
91

 
346

 
383

Amortization, including prepayments
(53
)
 
(44
)
 
(100
)
 
(88
)
Impairment
—

 
—

 
(17
)
 
—

Balance at end of period
$
1,725

 
$
1,083

 
$
1,725

 
$
1,083


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NOTE 7 – OTHER REAL ESTATE OWNED
The following table presents the activity in OREO for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period
$
3,345

 
$
325

 
$
2,502

 
$
1,097

Additions
632

 
157

 
1,803

 
304

Sales and net direct write-downs
(710
)
 
(44
)
 
(1,035
)
 
(963
)
Net change in valuation allowance
—

 
(9
)
 
(3
)
 
(9
)
Balance at end of period
$
3,267

 
$
429

 
$
3,267

 
$
429

The following table presents the activity in the OREO valuation allowance for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period
$
9

 
$
70

 
$
6

 
$
70

Additions
—

 
9

 
9

 
9

Net direct write-downs and removals from sale
—

 
—

 
(6
)
 
—

Balance at end of period
$
9

 
$
79

 
$
9

 
$
79

The following table presents expenses related to foreclosed assets included in All Other Expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands)
Net gain on sales
$
36

 
$
7

 
$
31

 
$
44

Operating expenses, net of rental income
(9
)
 
—

 
(13
)
 
—

Total
$
27

 
$
7

 
$
18

 
$
44

The Company did not provide loans to finance the purchase of its OREO properties during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 or 2016 .

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NOTE 8 – GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
At June 30, 2017 , the Company had goodwill of $37.1 million related to the following acquisitions: Banco Popular North America's Southern California branches, RenovationReady, CS Financial, Inc. (CS Financial), The Private Bank of California, and Beach Business Bank.
The Company conducts its evaluation of goodwill impairment as of August 31 each year, and more frequently if events or circumstances indicate that there may be impairment. The Company completed its annual goodwill impairment test as of August 31, 2016 and determined that no goodwill impairment existed. The Company expects to perform its next annual goodwill impairment test at August 31, 2017.
Core deposit intangibles are amortized over their useful lives ranging from 4 to 10 years . As of June 30, 2017 , the weighted average remaining amortization period for core deposit intangibles was approximately 6.3 years .
 
Gross
Carrying Value
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying Value
 
(In thousands)
June 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
Core deposit intangibles
$
30,904

 
$
19,769

 
$
11,135

December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
Core deposit intangibles
$
30,904

 
$
17,656

 
$
13,248

Customer relationship intangible
670

 
391

 
279

Trade name intangible
90

 
—

 
90

Aggregate amortization of intangible assets was $1.1 million and $1.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, and $2.1 million and $2.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. The following table presents estimated future amortization expenses as of June 30, 2017 :
 
Remainder of 2017
 
2018
 
2019
 
2020
 
2021 and After
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
Estimated future amortization expense
$
1,782

 
$
3,007

 
$
2,195

 
$
1,518

 
$
2,633

 
$
11,135

The Company wrote off goodwill of $2.1 million , which was previously allocated to Mortgage Banking segment, against the gain on disposal of discontinued operations during the three months ended March 31, 2017. See Note 2 for additional information. The Company also wrote off a customer relationship intangible of $246 thousand and a trade name intangible of $90 thousand related to RenovationReady during the three months ended March 31, 2017. RenovationReady was acquired in 2014 and provided specialized loan services to financial institutions and mortgage bankers that originate agency eligible residential renovation and construction loan products.

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NOTE 9 – FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK ADVANCES AND OTHER BORROWINGS
At June 30, 2017 , $200.0 million of the Bank's advances from the FHLB were fixed-rate and had interest rates ranging from 0.86 percent to 3.00 percent with a weighted average interest rate of 2.08 percent , and $670.0 million of the Bank’s advances from the FHLB were variable-rate and had a weighted average interest rate of 1.07 percent . At December 31, 2016 , $150.0 million of the Bank’s advances from the FHLB were fixed-rate and had interest rates ranging from 0.69 percent to 1.61 percent with a weighted average interest rate of 1.02 percent , and $340.0 million of the Bank’s advances from the FHLB were variable-rate and had a weighted average interest rate of 0.52 percent .
Each advance is payable at its maturity date. Advances paid early are subject to a prepayment penalty. At June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , the Bank’s advances from the FHLB were collateralized by certain real estate loans with an aggregate unpaid principal balance of $2.51 billion and $3.27 billion , respectively, and securities with carrying values of $422.8 million and $321.0 million , respectively. The Bank’s investment in capital stock of the FHLB of San Francisco totaled $36.6 million and $41.9 million at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively. Based on this collateral, the Bank's financing availability, and the Bank’s holdings of FHLB stock, the Bank was eligible to borrow an additional $1.36 billion at June 30, 2017 .
The Bank maintained a line of credit of $187.3 million from the Federal Reserve Discount Window, to which the Bank pledged securities with a carrying value of $208.2 million with no outstanding borrowings at June 30, 2017 . The Bank maintained available unsecured federal funds lines with correspondent banks totaling $210.0 million at June 30, 2017 .
The Bank also maintained repurchase agreements and had an outstanding amount of $53.2 million with a weighted average interest rate of 2.12 percent at June 30, 2017 . The interest rates are fixed for the term of the agreements, with interest rates ranging from 2.05 percent to 2.21 percent . All outstanding repurchase agreements are short-term in nature with original maturities of 30 days or less. The Company did not have any outstanding securities sold under agreements to repurchase at December 31, 2016 . These transactions are accounted for as collateralized financing transactions and recorded at the amounts at which the securities were sold. The Company may have to provide additional collateral for the repurchase agreements, as necessary. The underlying collateral pledged for the repurchase agreements consists of collateralized loan obligations with a fair value of $35.2 million and commercial mortgage-backed securities of $26.2 million at June 30, 2017 . Availabilities and terms on repurchase agreements are subject to the counterparties' discretion and pledging additional investment securities.
On June 30, 2017, the Company voluntarily terminated a line of credit of $75.0 million that was maintained at the holding company level with an unaffiliated financial institution. The line had a maturity date of July 17, 2017 and a floating interest rate equal to a LIBOR rate plus 2.25 percent or a prime rate. The Company had $50.0 million of borrowings outstanding under the line, which were repaid in connection with the termination of the line. The proceeds of the line were used for working capital purposes.


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NOTE 10 – LONG TERM DEBT
Senior Notes
On April 23, 2012, the Company completed the issuance and sale of $33.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 7.50 percent Senior Notes due April 15, 2020 (the Senior Notes I) in an underwritten public offering at a price to the public of $25.00 per Senior Note I. Net proceeds after discounts were approximately $31.7 million .
On December 6, 2012, the Company completed the issuance and sale of an additional $45.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes I in an underwritten public offering at a price to the public of $25.00 per Senior Note I, plus accrued interest from October 15, 2012. Net proceeds after discounts, including a full exercise of the $6.8 million underwriters’ overallotment option on December 7, 2012, were approximately $50.1 million .
On April 6, 2015, the Company completed the issuance and sale of $175.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.25 percent Senior Notes due April 15, 2025 (the Senior Notes II, together with the Senior Notes I, the Senior Notes). Net proceeds after discounts were approximately $172.8 million .
The Senior Notes were issued under the Senior Debt Securities Indenture, dated as of April 23, 2012 (the Base Indenture), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 23, 2012 for the Senior Notes I, and the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 6, 2015 for the Senior Notes II (the Supplemental Indentures and together with the Base Indenture, the Indenture), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.
On April 15, 2016, the Company completed the redemption of all of its outstanding Senior Notes I at a redemption price of 100 percent of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. In connection with this transaction, the Company recognized a debt redemption cost of $2.7 million in All Other Expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The Senior Notes II are the Company’s senior unsecured debt obligations and rank equally with all of the Company’s other present and future unsecured unsubordinated obligations. The Company makes interest payments on the Senior Notes II semi-annually in arrears.
The Senior Notes II will mature on April 15, 2025. The Company may, at its option, on or after January 15, 2025 (i.e., 90 days prior to the maturity date of the Senior Notes II), redeem the Senior Notes II in whole at any time or in part from time to time, in each case on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice. The Senior Notes II will be redeemable at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount of the Senior Notes II to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption.
The Indenture contains several covenants which, among other things, restrict the Company’s ability and the ability of the Company’s subsidiaries to dispose of or incur liens on the voting stock of certain subsidiaries and also contains customary events of default.
Tangible Equity Units – Amortizing Notes
On May 21, 2014, the Company issued and sold $69.0 million of 8.00 percent tangible equity units (TEUs) in an underwritten public offering. A total of 1,380,000 TEUs were issued, including 180,000 TEUs issued to the underwriter upon exercise of its overallotment option, with each TEU having a stated amount of $50.00 . Each TEU was comprised of (i) a prepaid stock purchase contract (each a Purchase Contract) settled by delivery of a specified number of shares of Company Common Stock and (ii) a junior subordinated amortizing note due May 15, 2017 (each an Amortizing Note) that had an initial principal amount of $10.604556 per Amortizing Note, bore interest at a rate of 7.50 percent  per annum and had a final installment payment date of May 15, 2017. The Company had the right to defer installment payments on the Amortizing Notes at any time and from time to time, subject to certain restrictions, so long as such deferral period did not extend beyond May 15, 2019 ; the Company did not exercise this right.
The Purchase Contracts and Amortizing Notes were accounted for separately. The Purchase Contract component of the TEUs was recorded in Additional Paid in Capital in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. The Amortizing Note component was recorded in Long Term Debt in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. The relative fair values of the Amortizing Notes and Purchase Contracts were estimated to be approximately $14.6 million and $54.4 million , respectively, at the date of issuance. Total issuance costs associated with the TEUs were $4.0 million (including the underwriter discount of $3.3 million ), of which $857 thousand was allocated to the debt component and $3.2 million was allocated to the equity component of the TEUs. The portion of the issuance costs allocated to the debt component of the TEUs was amortized over the term of the Amortizing Notes. On May 15, 2017, the Company made the final installment payment on the Amortizing Notes and all Purchase Contracts that had not previously been settled were settled. See Note 15 for additional information.

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NOTE 11 – INCOME TAXES
For the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , income tax (benefit) expense, on a consolidated operations basis, was $(14.9) million and $18.3 million , respectively, and the effective tax rate was 570.3 percent and 40.8 percent , respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , income tax (benefit) expense, on a consolidated operations basis, was $(15.8) million and $31.5 million , respectively, and the effective tax rate was (115.9) percent and 40.6 percent , respectively. The Company recognized income tax benefits for the 2017 periods due mainly to the recognition of year-to-date tax credits from the investments in alternative energy partnerships of $15.7 million and $24.5 million , respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 . The Company uses the flow-through income statement method to account for the investment tax credits earned on the solar investments. Under this method, the investment tax credits are recognized as a reduction to income tax expense and the initial book-tax difference in the basis of the investments are recognized as additional tax expense in the year they are earned.
The Company accounts for income taxes by recognizing deferred tax assets and liabilities based upon temporary differences between the amounts for financial reporting purposes and tax basis of its assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion, or all, of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. In assessing the realization of deferred tax assets, management will continue to evaluate both positive and negative evidence on a quarterly basis, including the existence of any cumulative losses in the current year and the prior two years, the amount of taxes paid in available carry-back years, future taxable income and tax planning strategies. Based on this analysis, management determined that it was more likely than not that all of the deferred tax assets would be realized; therefore, no valuation allowance was provided against the net deferred tax assets of $9.5 million and $10.0 million at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively. The decrease was mainly due to an increase of $12.8 million in deferred tax liabilities from the increase of unrealized gain on securities available-for-sale and a decrease of $7.2 million in deferred tax assets from reversal of bonus accrual, partially offset by an increase of $19.5 million in deferred tax assets from the sale of discontinued operations.
ASC 740-10-25 relates to the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements. ASC 740-10-25 prescribes a threshold and a measurement process for recognizing in the financial statements a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The Company had no unrecognized tax benefits at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 . At June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , the Company had no accrued interest or penalties. In the event the Company is assessed interest and/or penalties by federal or state tax authorities, such amounts will be classified in the consolidated financial statements as income tax expense.
The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to U.S. Federal income tax as well as income tax in multiple state jurisdictions. The Company is no longer subject to the assessment of U.S. federal income tax for years before 2013.The statute of limitations for the assessment of California Franchise taxes has expired for tax years before 2012 (other state income and franchise tax statutes of limitations vary by state).
The Company adopted ASU 2016-09 during the three months ended March 31, 2017. As a result of the adoption, the Company recorded $1.1 million of income tax benefits for the six months ended June 30, 2017 related to excess tax benefits from stock compensation. Prior to 2017, such excess tax benefits were generally recorded directly in stockholders’ equity. This new accounting standard may potentially increase the volatility in the Company’s effective tax rates.

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NOTE 12 – RESERVE FOR LOSS ON REPURCHASED LOANS
The Company records provisions to the representation and warranty reserve representing its initial estimate of losses on mortgage repurchases or loss reimbursements. Provisions added to the reserve for loss on repurchased loans are initially recorded against net revenue on mortgage banking activities at the time of sale, and any subsequent change in the provision is then recorded under non-interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as an increase or decrease to provision for loan repurchases.
Total provision for loan repurchases was $270 thousand and $851 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, and $787 thousand and $1.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. Of these total provisions for loan repurchases, the Company recorded an initial provision for loan repurchases of $673 thousand and $992 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, and $1.5 million and $1.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. In addition, the Company recorded subsequent reductions in the provision of $403 thousand and $141 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, and $728 thousand and $500 thousand for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively.
The following table presents a summary of activity in the reserve for losses on repurchased loans for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period
$
8,118

 
$
9,781

 
$
7,974

 
$
9,700

Provision for loan repurchases
270

 
851

 
787

 
1,230

Utilization of reserve for loan repurchases
(360
)
 
(194
)
 
(733
)
 
(492
)
Balance at end of period
$
8,028

 
$
10,438

 
$
8,028

 
$
10,438

In addition to the reserve for losses on repurchased loans at June 30, 2017 , the Company may receive repurchase demands in future periods that could be material to the Company's financial position or results of operations. The Company believes that all known or probable and estimable demands were adequately reserved for at June 30, 2017 .
NOTE 13 – DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
The Company uses derivative instruments and other risk management techniques to reduce its exposure to adverse fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates in accordance with its risk management policies.
Derivative Instruments Related to Mortgage Banking Activities: In connection with mortgage banking activities, if interest rates increase, the value of the Company’s loan commitments to borrowers and mortgage loans held-for-sale are adversely impacted. The Company attempts to economically hedge the risk of the overall change in the fair value of loan commitments to borrowers and mortgage loans held-for-sale with forward loan sale contracts and TBA mortgage-backed securities trades. Forward contracts on loan sale commitments, TBA mortgage-based securities trades, and loan commitments to borrowers are non-designated derivative instruments and the gains and losses resulting from these derivative instruments are included in Net Revenue on Mortgage Banking Activities in the Statement of Operations of discontinued operations. The fair value of resulting derivative assets and liabilities are included in Other Assets and Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities, respectively, in the Statement of Financial Condition of discontinued operations.
The net losses relating to these derivative instruments used for mortgage banking activities, which were included in Net Revenue on Mortgage Banking Activities in the Statement of Operations of discontinued operations, were $12.0 million and $5.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, and $11.7 million and $11.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively.
Interest Rate Swaps on Deposits and Other Borrowings: On September 30, 2013 and January 30, 2015, the Company entered into pay-fixed, receive-variable interest-rate swap contracts for the notional amounts of $50.0 million and $25.0 million , respectively, with maturity dates of September 27, 2018 and January 30, 2022 , respectively. These swap contracts were entered into with institutional counterparties to hedge against variability in cash flows attributable to interest rate risk caused by changes in the LIBOR benchmark interest rate on the Company’s ongoing LIBOR based variable rate deposits and borrowings. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company terminated all of its interest rate swaps, which had an aggregate notional amount of $75.0 million .

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Interest Rate Swaps and Caps on Loans: The Company offers interest rate swap and cap products to certain loan customers to allow them to hedge the risk of rising interest rates on their variable rate loans. The Company originates a variable rate loan and enters into a variable-to-fixed interest rate swap with the customer. The Company also enters into an offsetting swap with a correspondent bank. These back-to-back agreements are intended to offset each other and allow the Company to originate a variable rate loan, while providing a contract for fixed interest payments for the customer. The net cash flow for the Company is equal to the interest income received from a variable rate loan originated with the customer. These swaps and caps are not designated as hedging instruments and are recorded at fair value in Other Assets and Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition. The changes in fair value are recorded in Other Income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 , changes in fair value recorded through Other Income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations were insignificant.
Foreign Exchange Contracts: The Company offers short-term foreign exchange contracts to its customers to purchase and/or sell foreign currencies at set rates in the future. These products allow customers to hedge the foreign exchange rate risk of their deposits and loans denominated in foreign currencies. In conjunction with these products the Company also enters into offsetting contracts with institutional counterparties to hedge the Company’s foreign exchange rate risk. These back-to-back contracts allow the Company to offer its customers foreign exchange products while minimizing its exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations. These foreign exchange contracts are not designated as hedging instruments and are recorded at fair value in Other Assets and Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition. At June 30, 2017 , the Company had no outstanding foreign exchange contracts.
The following table presents the notional amount and fair value of derivative instruments included in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of the dates indicated. Note 3 contains further disclosures pertaining to the fair value of mortgage banking derivatives.
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
Notional
Amount
 
Fair
Value
 
Notional
Amount
 
Fair
Value
 
(In thousands)
Included in assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate lock commitments  (1)
$
24,422

 
$
841

 
$
289,637

 
$
8,317

Mandatory forward commitments (1)
77,002

 
201

 
537,476

 
8,897

Interest rate swaps and cap on loans with customers
71,036

 
1,075

 
46,346

 
707

Foreign exchange contracts
—

 
—

 
4,236

 
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Total included in assets
$
172,460

 
$
2,117

 
$
877,695

 
$
17,968

Included in liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate lock commitments  (1)
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
22,945

 
$
231

Mandatory forward commitments (1)
130,753

 
762

 
265,322

 
1,212

Interest rate swaps and caps on loans with correspondent bank
71,036

 
1,094

 
46,346

 
655

Foreign exchange contracts
—

 
—

 
4,207

 
18

Total included in liabilities
$
201,789

 
$
1,856

 
$
338,820

 
$
2,116

(1) Derivative instruments related to mortgage banking activities (discontinued operations).
The Company has entered into agreements with counterparty financial institutions, which include master netting agreements that provide for the net settlement of all contracts with a single counterparty in the event of default. However, the Company elected to account for all derivatives with counterparty institutions on a gross basis. Due to clearinghouse rule changes, beginning January 1, 2017, variation margin payments are treated as settlements of derivative exposure rather than as collateral.

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NOTE 14 – EMPLOYEE STOCK COMPENSATION
The Company issues stock-based compensation awards to its directors and employees from the Company's 2013 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (2013 Omnibus Plan). The 2013 Omnibus Plan provides that the aggregate number of shares of the Company's common stock that may be subject to awards will be 20 percent of the then outstanding shares of Company common stock (the Share Limit), provided that in no event will the Share Limit be less than the greater of 2,384,711 shares of Company common stock and the aggregate number of shares of Company common stock with respect to which awards have been properly granted under the 2013 Omnibus Plan up to that point in time. As of June 30, 2017 , based on the number of shares then registered for issuance under the 2013 Omnibus Plan, 1,178,138 shares were available for future awards.
The Company maintains the Banc of California Capital and Liquidity Enhancement Employee Compensation Trust (the SECT) to fund future employee stock compensation and benefit obligations of the Company. There has been no shares funded out of the SECT as of June 30, 2017 . See Note 15 for additional information.
Share-based Compensation Expense
The following table presents share-based compensation expense and the related tax benefits for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands)
Stock options
$
420

 
$
159

 
$
667

 
$
297

Restricted stock awards and units
4,378

 
1,741

 
6,982

 
5,394

Stock appreciation rights
—

 
2

 
42

 
15

Total share-based compensation expense
$
4,798

 
$
1,902

 
$
7,691

 
$
5,706

Related tax benefits
$
1,992

 
$
790

 
$
3,195

 
$
2,371

The following table presents unrecognized share-based compensation expense as of June 30, 2017 :
 
June 30, 2017
 
Unrecognized
Expense
 
Weighted-Average
Remaining Expected
Recognition Period
 
($ in thousands)
Stock option awards
$
786

 
3.1 years
Restricted stock awards and restricted stock units
13,541

 
2.6 years
Total
$
14,327

 
2.7 years
Stock Options
The Company has issued stock options to certain employees, officers and directors. Stock options are issued at the closing market price immediately before the grant date, and generally have a three to five year vesting period and contractual terms of seven to ten years.
The following table represents stock option activity as of and for the three months ended June 30, 2017 :
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
Number of Shares
 
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
Per Share
 
Weighted-Average
Remaining Contract Term
 
Aggregated
Intrinsic Value
(In thousands)
Outstanding at beginning of period
877,591

 
$
14.14

 
6.5 years
 
$
5,755

Granted
—

 
$
—

 

 


Exercised
(40,786
)
 
$
12.41

 
6.9 years
 


Forfeited
(96,000
)
 
$
17.50

 
8.8 years
 


Outstanding at end of period
740,805

 
$
13.80

 
7.1 years
 
$
5,702

Exercisable at end of period
475,075

 
$
13.33

 
6.6 years
 
$
3,881


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The following table represents stock option activity as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2017 :
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
Number of Shares
 
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
Per Share
 
Weighted-Average
Remaining Contract Term
 
Aggregated
Intrinsic Value
(In thousands)
Outstanding at beginning of period
968,591

 
$
13.95

 
6.4 years
 
$
3,336

Granted
—

 
$
—

 

 
 
Exercised
(131,786
)
 
$
12.17

 
9.7 years
 
 
Forfeited
(96,000
)
 
$
17.50

 
8.8 years
 
 
Outstanding at end of period
740,805

 
$
13.80

 
7.1 years
 
$
5,702

Exercisable at end of period
475,075

 
$
13.33

 
6.6 years
 
$
3,881

The following table represents changes in unvested stock options as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 :
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2017
 
Number of Shares
 
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
Per Share
 
Number of Shares
 
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
Per Share
Outstanding at beginning of period
513,338

 
$
15.07

 
518,936

 
$
15.04

Vested
(151,608
)
 
$
14.26

 
(157,206
)
 
$
14.22

Forfeited
(96,000
)
 
$
17.50

 
(96,000
)
 
$
17.50

Outstanding at end of period
265,730

 
$
14.65

 
265,730

 
$
14.65

Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Units
The Company also has granted restricted stock awards and restricted stock units to certain employees, officers and directors. The restricted stock awards and units are valued at the closing price of the Company’s stock on the date of award. The restricted stock awards and units fully vest after a specified period (generally ranging from one to five years ) of continued service from the date of grant plus, in some cases, the satisfaction of performance conditions. The Company recognizes an income tax deduction in an amount equal to the taxable income reported by the holders of the restricted stock, generally when vested or, in the case of restricted stock units, when settled. The following table represents unvested restricted stock awards and restricted stock units activity as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 :
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2017
 
Number of Shares
 
Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair Value
Per Share
 
Number of Shares
 
Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair Value
Per Share
Outstanding at beginning of period
1,056,421

 
$
15.43

 
1,417,144

 
$
16.16

Granted
633,226

 
$
20.74

 
633,226

 
$
20.74

Vested
(414,106
)
 
$
16.25

 
(716,948
)
 
$
17.39

Forfeited
(225,227
)
 
$
17.85

 
(283,108
)
 
$
17.24

Outstanding at end of period
1,050,314

 
$
17.85

 
1,050,314

 
$
17.85

Stock Appreciation Rights
On August 21, 2012, the Company granted to Steven A. Sugarman, its then- (now former) chief executive officer a ten -year stock appreciation right (SAR) with respect to 500,000 shares (Initial SAR) of the Company’s common stock with a base price of $12.12 per share with one-third of the Initial SAR being vested on the grant date and the remaining amount vesting over a period of 2 years . The Initial SAR entitles Mr. Sugarman to dividend equivalent rights and originally contained an anti-dilution provision pursuant to which additional SARs (Additional SARs) were issued to Mr. Sugarman upon certain stock issuances by the Company, as described below. On March 24, 2016, concurrent with entering into a new employment agreement with the Company, Mr. Sugarman entered into a letter agreement that eliminated this anti-dilution provision of the Initial SAR. Under the terms of the March 24, 2016 letter agreement, in consideration of the removal of the anti-dilution provision of the Initial SAR, the Company granted Mr. Sugarman a onetime performance based restricted stock award with an aggregate grant date fair market value of $5.0 million , which would vest in full on March 24, 2017, but was also subject to restrictions on sale or transfer through March 24, 2021.

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In connection with Mr. Sugarman’s resignation as the Company’s chief executive officer on January 23, 2017, all unvested equity awards (including any unvested SARs) immediately vested and became free of all restrictions. In addition, the SARs continued (and continue) to remain exercisable for their full terms, with dividend equivalent rights of the SARs also continuing in effect during their full terms.
As described more fully in the SAR agreement, the original anti-dilution provision of the Initial SAR did not apply to certain issuances of the Company’s common stock for compensatory purposes, but did apply to certain other issuances of the Company’s common stock, including the issuances of common stock to raise capital. Pursuant to this anti-dilution provision, the Company issued Additional SARs to the former chief executive officer with a base price determined as of each date of issuance, but otherwise with the same terms and conditions as the Initial SAR, except for an Additional SAR granted relating to a public offering of the Company’s TEUs on May 21, 2014 that has different terms (Additional TEU SAR).
Regarding the Additional TEU SAR, the TEU contained a prepaid stock purchase contract (Purchase Contract) that could be settled in shares of the Company’s voting common stock based on a maximum settlement rate (subject to adjustment) and a minimum settlement rate (subject to adjustment) as more fully described under Note 15. The Additional TEU SAR was calculated using the initial maximum settlement rate and, therefore, the number of shares underlying the Additional TEU SAR was subject to adjustment and forfeiture if the aggregate number of shares of stock issued in settlement of any single Purchase Contract was less than the initial maximum settlement rate. By its original terms, the Additional TEU SAR was to vest in full on May 15, 2017 or accelerate in vesting upon early settlement of a Purchase Contract at the holders' option, and until it vested, the Additional TEU SAR was to have no dividend equivalent rights and the shares underlying the Additional TEU SAR were subject to forfeiture.
The following table represents SARs activity as of and for the three months ended June 30, 2017 :
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
Number of Shares
 
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
Per Share
 
Weighted-Average
Remaining Contract Term
 
Aggregated
Intrinsic Value
(In thousands)
Outstanding at beginning of period
1,559,012

 
$
11.60

 
5.4 years
 
$
14,183

Outstanding at end of period
1,559,012

 
$
11.60

 
5.1 years
 
$
15,430

Exercisable at end of period
1,559,012

 
$
11.60

 
5.1 years
 
$
15,430

The following table represents SARs activity as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2017 :
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
Number of Shares
 
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
Per Share
 
Weighted-Average
Remaining Contract Term
 
Aggregated
Intrinsic Value
(In thousands)
Outstanding at beginning of period
1,559,047

 
$
11.60

 
5.6 years
 
$
8,961

Forfeited
(35
)
 
$
10.09

 
5.1 years
 
 
Outstanding at end of period
1,559,012

 
$
11.60

 
5.1 years
 
$
15,430

Exercisable at end of period
1,559,012

 
$
11.60

 
5.1 years
 
$
15,430

The following table represents changes in unvested SARs as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 :
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2017
 
Number of Shares
 
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
Per Share
 
Number of Shares
 
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
Per Share
Outstanding at beginning of period
—

 
$
—

 
8,069

 
$
10.09

Vested
—

 
$
—

 
(8,034
)
 
$
10.09

Forfeited
—

 
$
—

 
(35
)
 
$
10.09

Outstanding at end of period
—

 
$
—

 
—

 
$
—


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NOTE 15 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Warrants
On November 1, 2010 , the Company issued warrants to TCW Shared Opportunity Fund V, L.P. for up to 240,000 shares of non-voting common stock at an original exercise price of $11.00 per share, subject to certain adjustments to the number of shares underlying the warrants as well as certain adjustments to the warrant exercise price as applicable. These warrants were exercisable from the date of original issuance through November 1, 2015 . On August 3, 2015 , these warrants were exercised in full using a cashless (net) exercise, resulting in a net number of shares of non-voting common stock issued in the aggregate of 70,690 , which were immediately thereafter exchanged for an aggregate of 70,690 shares of voting common stock. Based on automatic adjustments to the original $11.00 exercise price, the exercise price at the time of exercise was $9.13 per share.
On November 1, 2010 , the Company also issued warrants to COR Advisors LLC, an entity controlled by Steven A. Sugarman, who became a director of the Company on that date and later became President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company (and resigned from those and all other positions with the Company and the Bank on January 23, 2017), to purchase up to 1,395,000 shares of non-voting common stock at an exercise price of $11.00 per share, subject to certain adjustments to the number of shares underlying the warrants as well as certain adjustments to the warrant exercise price as applicable. Subsequent to their original issuance, warrants for the right to purchase 960,000 shares of non-voting common stock were transferred to Steven A. Sugarman and his spouse through a living trust, and warrants for the right to purchase 435,000 shares of non-voting common stock were transferred to Jeffrey T. Seabold, Executive Vice President and Management Vice-Chair. These warrants vested in tranches, with each tranche being exercisable for five years after the tranche's vesting date. With respect to the warrants transferred to Steven A. Sugarman, 50,000 shares vested on October 1, 2011 and the remainder vested in seven equal quarterly installments beginning January 1, 2012 and ending on July 1, 2013. With respect to the warrants transferred to Mr. Seabold, 95,000 shares vested on January 1, 2011; 130,000 shares vested on each of April 1 and July 1, 2011, and 80,000 shares vested on October 1, 2011.
On August 17, 2016, Steven A. Sugarman and his spouse through their living trust transferred warrants to purchase 480,000 shares to Steven A. Sugarman's brother, Jason Sugarman. The living trust transferred the warrants in consideration for certain consulting services Jason Sugarman previously rendered to COR Advisors LLC. The transferred warrants are last exercisable on September 30, 2016, December 31, 2016, March 31, 2017, June 30, 2017 and September 30, 2017 for 50,000 , 130,000 , 130,000 , 130,000 , and 40,000 shares respectively. On August 17, 2016, Jason Sugarman irrevocably elected to fully exercise each tranche of the transferred warrant. Under the irrevocable election, Jason Sugarman directed that each such exercise would occur on the last exercisable date for each tranche using a cashless (net) exercise method and also directed that each exercise be for either non-voting common stock, or, if allowed under the terms of the warrant, for voting common stock. At September 30, 2016, December 31, 2016, March 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017, based on Jason Sugarman’s irrevocable election, warrants to purchase 50,000 , 130,000 , 130,000 and 130,000 shares, respectively, had been exercised, resulting in issuances of 25,051 and 64,962 shares of the Company's voting common stock and 75,875 and 77,376 shares of the Company's class B non-voting common stock, respectively.
Steven A. Sugarman and his spouse through the living trust continue to hold warrants to purchase 480,000 shares, which are last exercisable on September 30, 2017, December 31, 2017, March 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018 for 90,000 , 130,000 , 130,000 and 130,000 shares, respectively.
On December 8, 2015, March 9, 2016, June 17, 2016, and September 30, 2016, Mr. Seabold exercised his warrants with respect to 95,000 , 130,000 , 130,000 , and 80,000 shares, respectively, using cashless (net) exercises, resulting in a net number of shares of non-voting common stock issued in the aggregate of 37,355 , 53,711 , 70,775 , and 40,081 , respectively. Based on automatic adjustments to the original $11.00 exercise price, the exercise price at the time of exercise was $9.04 , $8.90 , $8.84 , and $8.80 per share, respectively. As a result of these exercises, Mr. Seabold no longer holds warrants to purchase shares of non-voting common stock.
Under the terms of the respective warrants, the warrants are exercisable for voting common stock in lieu of non-voting common stock following a transfer of the warrants under certain circumstances described in the terms of the warrants. Based on automatic adjustments to the original $11.00 exercise price, the Company has determined that the exercise price for the warrants was $8.61 per share as of June 30, 2017 . The terms and issuance of the foregoing warrants were approved by the Company's stockholders at a special meeting held on October 25, 2010.

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Common Stock
On March 8, 2016 , the Company issued and sold 4,850,000 shares of its voting common stock in an underwritten public offering, for gross proceeds of approximately $66.5 million . On the same date, the Company issued an additional 727,500 shares of voting common stock upon the exercise in full by the underwriters of their 30 -day over-allotment option, for additional gross proceeds of approximately $10.5 million .
On May 11, 2016 , the Company issued and sold 5,250,000 shares of its voting common stock in an underwritten public offering for gross proceeds of approximately $100.0 million .
Stock Employee Compensation Trust
On August 3, 2016, the Company and Evercore Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, established the SECT to fund future employee compensation and benefit obligations of the Company using the Company’s common stock. On August 3, 2016, pursuant to a Common Stock Purchase Agreement between the Company and the SECT, the Company sold 2,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to the SECT for an aggregate purchase price of $53.6 million , in exchange for a cash amount equal to the aggregate par value of the shares and a promissory note for the balance of the purchase price. The SECT will release the shares over the term of the SECT to satisfy certain compensatory and benefit obligations of the Company under certain stock and other employee benefit plans of the Company and its subsidiaries, as the promissory note is paid down through allocations of available shares as directed by the Company, dividends on the shares received by the SECT or other earnings of the SECT. As the shares are released from the SECT and allocated to the plans, the Company recognizes compensation expense based on the fair value of the shares on the grant date. The unallocated shares of the Company's common stock held by the SECT are not included in calculating the Company's earnings per share. All shares held by the SECT were unallocated at June 30, 2017 . The SECT provides for confidential pass-through voting and tendering structured such that the individuals with an economic interest in the shares of the Company’s common stock held by the SECT control the voting and tendering of such shares. The SECT will terminate on January 1, 2032 or any earlier date on which the promissory note is paid in full. The Board of Directors may also terminate the SECT at any earlier time, and the SECT will terminate automatically upon the Company giving the trustee notice of a change of control of the Company.
Preferred Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock with par value of $0.01 . Preferred shares outstanding rank senior to common shares both as to dividends and liquidation preference but have no voting rights. All of the Company's outstanding shares of preferred stock have a $1,000 per share liquidation preference. The following table presents the Company's total authorized, issued and outstanding preferred stock as of dates indicated:
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
Shares Authorized and Outstanding
 
Liquidation Preference
 
Carrying Value
 
Shares Authorized and Outstanding
 
Liquidation Preference
 
Carrying Value
 
($ in thousands)
Series C
8.00% non-cumulative perpetual
40,250

 
$
40,250

 
$
37,943

 
40,250

 
$
40,250

 
$
37,943

Series D
7.375% non-cumulative perpetual
115,000

 
115,000

 
110,873

 
115,000

 
115,000

 
110,873

Series E
7.00% non-cumulative perpetual
125,000

 
125,000

 
120,255

 
125,000

 
125,000

 
120,255

Total
280,250

 
$
280,250

 
$
269,071

 
280,250

 
$
280,250

 
$
269,071

On February 8, 2016, the Company completed the issuance and sale, in an underwritten public offering, of 5,000,000 depositary shares, each representing a 1/40 th interest in a share of its 7.00 percent Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series E (with 125,000 shares of Series E Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock issued), with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share (equivalent to $25 per depositary share), for gross proceeds of $121.1 million .
On April 1, 2016, the Company completed the redemption of all 32,000 outstanding shares of the Company's Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, and all 10,000 outstanding shares of the Company's Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B. The shares were redeemed at a redemption price equal to the liquidation amount of $1,000 per share plus the unpaid dividends for the current dividend period to, but excluding, the redemption date. Both the Series A Preferred Stock and the Series B preferred Stock were issued as part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Small Business Lending Fund Program.

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Tangible Equity Units
On May 21, 2014 , the Company completed an underwritten public offering of 1,380,000 of its tangible equity units (TEUs), which included 180,000 TEUs issued to the underwriter upon the full exercise of its over-allotment option, resulting in net proceeds of $65.0 million . Each TEU was comprised of a prepaid stock purchase contract (each, a Purchase Contract) and a junior subordinated amortizing note due May 15, 2017 issued by the Company (each, an Amortizing Note). The terms of the Purchase Contracts provided that unless settled early at the holder’s option as described below, on May 15, 2017, each Purchase Contract would automatically settle and the Company would deliver a number of shares of its voting common stock based on the then-applicable market value of the voting common stock, ranging from an initial minimum settlement rate of 4.4456 shares per Purchase Contract (subject to adjustment) if the applicable market value is equal to or greater than $11.247 per share to an initial maximum settlement rate of 5.1124 shares per Purchase Contract (subject to adjustment) if the applicable market value is less than or equal to $9.78 per share.
From the first business day following the issuance of the TEUs to but excluding the third business day immediately preceding May 15, 2017, a holder of a Purchase Contract could settle its Purchase Contract early, and the Company would deliver to the holder 4.4456 shares of voting common stock. On May 15, 2017, all Purchase Contracts that had not previously been settled early as described above were settled. The Company issued an aggregate of 6,134,988 shares of voting common stock pursuant to the Purchase Contracts. As of June 30, 2017 , no Purchase Contracts remained outstanding.
Each Amortizing Note had an initial principal amount of $10.604556 per Amortizing Note, bore interest at a rate of 7.50 percent  per annum and had a final installment payment date of May 15, 2017. On each August 15, November 15, February 15 and May 15, commencing on August 15, 2014, the Company paid holders of Amortizing Notes equal quarterly cash installments of $1.00 per Amortizing Note (or, in the case of the installment payment due on August 15, 2014, $0.933333 per Amortizing Note) (such installments, the installment payments), which installment payments in the aggregate were equivalent to a 8.00 percent cash distribution per year with respect to each $50.00 stated amount of TEUs. Each installment payment constituted a payment of interest (at a rate of 7.50 percent  per annum) and a partial repayment of principal on each Amortizing Note. The Company had the right to defer installment payments at any time and from time to time, subject to certain restrictions, so long as such deferral period did not extend beyond May 15, 2019 ; the Company did not exercise this right.
On May 15, 2017, the Company made the final installment payment on the Amortizing Notes. As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , the Amortizing Notes, net of unamortized discounts, totaled $0 and $2.7 million , respectively, net of unamortized discounts, and were included in Long Term Debt in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
Change in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The Company’s Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) includes unrealized gain (loss) on securities available-for-sale. Changes to Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) are presented net of tax effect as a component of stockholders' equity. Reclassifications from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) are recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations either as a gain or loss. The following table presents changes to Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands)
Unrealized gain (loss) on securities available-for-sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
$
(9,702
)
 
$
2,835

 
$
(9,042
)
 
$
(2,995
)
Unrealized gain arising during the period
10,923

 
12,565

 
13,149

 
39,374

Unrealized gain arising from the reclassification of securities held-to-maturity to securities available-for-sale
21,990

 
—

 
21,990

 
—

Reclassification adjustment from other comprehensive income
(1,099
)
 
(12,824
)
 
(4,455
)
 
(29,613
)
Tax effect of current period changes
(13,231
)
 
107

 
(12,761
)
 
(4,083
)
Total changes, net of taxes
18,583

 
(152
)
 
17,923

 
5,678

Balance at end of period
$
8,881

 
$
2,683

 
$
8,881

 
$
2,683


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NOTE 16 – REGULATORY CAPITAL MATTERS
The following table presents the regulatory capital amounts and ratios for the Company and the Bank as of dates indicated:
 
 
 
 
 
Minimum Capital Requirement
 
Minimum Required to Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
($ in thousands)
June 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Banc of California, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total risk-based capital
$
996,944

 
14.39
%
 
$
554,405

 
8.00
%
 
 N/A

 
N/A

Tier 1 risk-based capital
950,545

 
13.72
%
 
415,804

 
6.00
%
 
 N/A

 
N/A

Common equity tier 1 capital
681,474

 
9.83
%
 
311,853

 
4.50
%
 
 N/A

 
N/A

Tier 1 leverage
950,545

 
8.93
%
 
426,005

 
4.00
%
 
 N/A

 
N/A

Banc of California, NA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total risk-based capital
$
1,116,007

 
16.13
%
 
$
553,676

 
8.00
%
 
$
692,095

 
10.00
%
Tier 1 risk-based capital
1,069,608

 
15.45
%
 
415,257

 
6.00
%
 
553,676

 
8.00
%
Common equity tier 1 capital
1,069,608

 
15.45
%
 
311,443

 
4.50
%
 
449,861

 
6.50
%
Tier 1 leverage
1,069,608

 
10.05
%
 
425,637

 
4.00
%
 
532,046

 
5.00
%
December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Banc of California, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total risk-based capital
$
975,918

 
13.70
%
 
$
569,856

 
8.00
%
 
 N/A

 
N/A

Tier 1 risk-based capital
941,429

 
13.22
%
 
427,392

 
6.00
%
 
 N/A

 
N/A

Common equity tier 1 capital
672,358

 
9.44
%
 
320,544

 
4.50
%
 
 N/A

 
N/A

Tier 1 leverage
941,429

 
8.17
%
 
460,840

 
4.00
%
 
 N/A

 
N/A

Banc of California, NA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total risk-based capital
$
1,042,617

 
14.73
%
 
$
566,405

 
8.00
%
 
$
708,007

 
10.00
%
Tier 1 risk-based capital
999,788

 
14.12
%
 
424,804

 
6.00
%
 
566,405

 
8.00
%
Common equity tier 1 capital
999,788

 
14.12
%
 
318,603

 
4.50
%
 
460,204

 
6.50
%
Tier 1 leverage
999,788

 
8.71
%
 
459,368

 
4.00
%
 
574,210

 
5.00
%
In July 2013, the Federal banking regulators approved a final rule to implement the revised capital adequacy standards of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, commonly called Basel III, and to address relevant provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act). The final rule strengthens the definition of regulatory capital, increases risk-based capital requirements, makes selected changes to the calculation of risk-weighted assets, and adjusts the prompt corrective action thresholds. The Company and the Bank became subject to the new rule on January 1, 2015 and certain provisions of the new rule will be phased in through 2019.
The final rule:
•
Permits banking organizations that had less than $15 billion in total consolidated assets as of December 31, 2009, to include in Tier 1 capital trust preferred securities and cumulative perpetual preferred stock that were issued and included in Tier 1 capital prior to May 19, 2010, subject to a limit of 25 percent of Tier 1 capital elements, excluding any non-qualifying capital instruments and after all regulatory capital deductions and adjustments have been applied to Tier 1 capital.
•
Establishes new qualifying criteria for regulatory capital, including new limitations on the inclusion of deferred tax assets and mortgage servicing rights.
•
Requires a minimum ratio of common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of 4.5 percent.
•
Increases the minimum Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets ratio requirement from 4 percent to 6 percent.
•
Retains the minimum total capital to risk-weighted assets ratio requirement of 8 percent.
•
Retains a minimum leverage ratio requirement of 4 percent.
•
Changes the prompt corrective action standards so that in order to be considered well-capitalized, a depository institution must have a ratio of common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of 6.5 percent (new), a ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of 8 percent (increased from 6 percent), a ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets of 10 percent (unchanged), and a leverage ratio of 5 percent (unchanged).
•
Retains the existing regulatory capital framework for one-to-four family residential mortgage exposures.


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•
Permits banking organizations that are not subject to the advanced approaches rule, such as the Company and the Bank, to retain, through a one-time election, the existing treatment for most accumulated other comprehensive income, such that unrealized gains and losses on securities available-for-sale will not affect regulatory capital amounts and ratios.
•
Implements a new capital conservation buffer requirement for a banking organization to maintain a common equity capital ratio more than 2.5 percent above the minimum common equity Tier 1 capital, Tier 1 capital and total risk based capital ratios in order to avoid limitations on capital distributions, including dividend payments, and certain discretionary bonus payments. The capital conservation buffer requirement is being phased in, beginning on January 1, 2016 at 0.625 percent, with additional 0.625 percent increments annually, and will be fully phased in at 2.50 percent by January 1, 2019. A banking organization with a buffer of less than the required amount would be subject to increasingly stringent limitations on such distributions and payments as the buffer approaches zero. The new rule also generally prohibits a banking organization from making such distributions or payments during any quarter if its eligible retained income is negative and its capital conservation buffer ratio was 2.5 percent or less at the end of the previous quarter. The eligible retained income of a banking organization is defined as its net income for the four calendar quarters preceding the current calendar quarter, based on the organization’s quarterly regulatory reports, net of any distributions and associated tax effects not already reflected in net income.
•
Increases capital requirements for past-due loans, high volatility commercial real estate exposures, and certain short term commitments and securitization exposures.
•
Expands the recognition of collateral and guarantors in determining risk-weighted assets.
•
Removes references to credit ratings consistent with the Dodd Frank Act and establishes due diligence requirements for securitization exposures.


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NOTE 17 – VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
T he Company holds ownership interests in alternative energy partnerships, qualified affordable housing partnerships, and the SECT. The Company evaluates its interests in these entities to determine whether they meet the definition of a variable interest entity (VIE) and whether the Company is required to consolidate these entities. A VIE is consolidated by its primary beneficiary, which is the party that has both (i) the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE and (ii) a variable interest that could potentially be significant to the VIE. To determine whether or not a variable interest the Company holds could potentially be significant to the VIE, the Company considers both qualitative and quantitative factors regarding the nature, size and form of the Company's involvement with the VIE. The Company has determined that its interests in these entities meet the definition of a variable interest.
Unconsolidated VIEs
Alternative Energy Partnerships
The Company invests in certain alternative energy partnerships (limited liability companies) formed to provide sustainable energy projects that are designed to generate a return primarily through the realization of federal tax credits (energy tax credits). These entities were formed to invest in newly installed residential rooftop solar leases and power purchase agreements. As a result of its investments, the Company has the right to certain investment tax credits and tax depreciation benefits (recognized on the flow through and income statement method in accordance with ASC 740), and to a lesser extent, cash flows generated from the installed solar systems leased to individual consumers for a fixed period of time.
While the Company's interest in the alternative energy partnerships meets the definition of a VIE in accordance with ASC 810, the Company has determined that the Company is not the primary beneficiary because the Company does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the entities including operational and credit risk management activities. As the Company is not the primary beneficiary, the Company did not consolidate the entities. The Company uses the Hypothetical Liquidation at Book Value (HLBV) method to account for its investments in energy tax credits as an equity investment under ASC 970-323-25-17. Under the HLBV method, an equity method investor determines its share of an investee's earnings by comparing its claim on the investee's book value at the beginning and end of the period, assuming the investee were to liquidate all assets at their U.S. GAAP amounts and distribute the resulting cash to creditors and investors under their respective priorities.
The Company funded $13 thousand and $30.9 million , respectively, into these partnerships and recognized a loss on investment of $9.8 million and $18.4 million , respectively, through its HLBV application during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 . As a result, the balance of these investments was $37.6 million at June 30, 2017 . The Company has funded $88.3 million of its $200.0 million aggregate funding commitments. From an income tax benefit perspective, the Company recognized investment tax credits of $15.7 million and $24.5 million , respectively, as well as income tax benefits relating to the recognition of its loss through its HLBV application during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 .
The following table represents the carrying value of the associated assets and liabilities and the associated maximum loss exposure for alternative energy partnerships as of the dates indicated:
 
June 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
(In thousands)
Cash
$
6,777

 
$
—

Equipment, net of depreciation
212,550

 
151,721

Other assets
1,165

 
351

Total unconsolidated assets
$
220,492

 
$
152,072

Total unconsolidated liabilities
$
2,843

 
$
—

Maximum loss exposure
$
149,324

 
$
68,298

The maximum loss exposure that would be absorbed by the Company in the event that all of the assets in alternative energy partnerships are deemed worthless is $149.3 million , consisting of the investment balance of $37.6 million and unfunded equity commitments of $111.7 million at June 30, 2017 . The Company believes that the loss exposure on its investment is reduced considering its return on its investment is provided not only by the cash flows of the underlying customer leases and power purchase agreements, but also through the significant tax benefits, including federal tax credits generated from the investments. In addition, the arrangements include a transition manager to support any transition of the solar company sponsor whose role includes that of the servicer and operation and maintenance provider, in the event the sponsor would be required to be removed from its responsibilities (e.g., bankruptcy, breach of contract, etc.), thereby further limiting the Company’s exposure.


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Qualified Affordable Housing Partnerships
The Company also invests in limited partnerships that operate qualified affordable housing projects. The returns on these investments are generated primarily through allocated Federal tax credits and other tax benefits. In addition, these investments contribute to the Company's compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act. These limited partnerships are considered to be VIEs, because either (i) they do not have sufficient equity investment at risk or (ii) the limited partners with equity at risk do not have substantive kick-out rights through voting rights or substantive participating rights over the general partner. As a limited partner, the Company is not the primary beneficiary because the general partner has the ability to direct the activities of the VIEs that most significantly impact their economic performance. Therefore, the Company does not consolidate these partnerships.
The Company funded $2.0 million into these partnerships and recognized proportional amortization expense of $604 thousand and $727 thousand , respectively, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017. As a result, the balance of these investments was $4.5 million at June 30, 2017 . The Company has funded $11.2 million of its $29.5 million aggregated funding commitments. The Company had an unfunded commitment of $18.4 million at June 30, 2017. From an income tax benefit perspective, the Company recognized investment tax credits of $432 thousand and $539 thousand , respectively, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017. The maximum loss exposure that would be absorbed by the Company in the event that all of the assets in this investment are deemed worthless is $4.5 million , which is the Company's recorded investment amount. The recorded investment amount is included in Other Assets in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition and the proportional amortization expense is recorded in Income Tax (Benefit) Expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
As the investments in alternative energy partnerships and qualified affordable housing partnerships represent unconsolidated VIEs to the Company, the assets and liabilities of the investments themselves are not recorded on the Company's statements of financial condition.
Consolidated VIE
The Company maintains a SECT to fund future employee stock compensation and benefit obligations of the Company. The SECT holds and will release shares of the Company's common stock to be used to fund the Company's obligations during the term of the SECT under certain stock and other employee benefit plans of the Company. During the three months ended September 30, 2016, the Company sold 2,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to the SECT for an aggregate purchase price of $53.6 million , in exchange for a cash amount equal to the aggregate par value of the shares and a promissory note for the balance of the purchase price. The promissory note is paid down through allocations of available shares to the Company’s stock and other employee benefit plans as directed by the Company, dividends on the shares received by the SECT, other earnings of the SECT, or may be forgiven by the Company.
The Company evaluated its interest in the SECT and determined it is a VIE of which the Company is the primary beneficiary. As such, the SECT is consolidated by the Company.
The entire amount of assets and liabilities of the SECT represents the transactions between the Company and the SECT. As a result, the note receivable on the Company and the note payable on the SECT are eliminated on a consolidated basis. All other transactions, such as note principal and dividend payments and receipts, are also eliminated on a consolidated basis, accordingly. See Note 15 for additional information.

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NOTE 18 – EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
The following table presents computations of basic and diluted EPS for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017:
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
Common
Stock
 
Class B
Common
Stock
 
Total
 
Common
Stock
 
Class B
Common
Stock
 
Total
 
($ in thousands, except per share data)
Income from continuing operations
$
15,054

 
$
84

 
$
15,138

 
$
24,396

 
$
118

 
$
24,514

Less: income allocated to participating securities
(12
)
 
—

 
(12
)
 
(174
)
 
(1
)
 
(175
)
Less: participating securities dividends
(201
)
 
(1
)
 
(202
)
 
(403
)
 
(2
)
 
(405
)
Less: preferred stock dividends
(5,085
)
 
(28
)
 
(5,113
)
 
(10,177
)
 
(49
)
 
(10,226
)
Income from continuing operations allocated to common stockholders
9,756

 
55

 
9,811

 
13,642

 
66

 
13,708

Income from discontinued operations
(2,865
)
 
(16
)
 
(2,881
)
 
4,920

 
24

 
4,944

Net income allocated to common stockholders
$
6,891

 
$
39

 
$
6,930

 
$
18,562

 
$
90

 
$
18,652

Weighted average common shares outstanding
50,010,943

 
278,647

 
50,289,590

 
49,817,624

 
240,916

 
50,058,540

Dilutive effects of restricted stock units
42,756

 
—

 
42,756

 
68,664

 
—

 
68,664

Dilutive effects of stock options
226,603

 
—

 
226,603

 
207,397

 
—

 
207,397

Dilutive effects of warrants
383,375

 
—

 
383,375

 
401,497

 
—

 
401,497

Average shares and dilutive common shares
50,663,677

 
278,647

 
50,942,324

 
50,495,182

 
240,916

 
50,736,098

Basic earnings per common share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations
$
0.20

 
$
0.20

 
$
0.20

 
$
0.27

 
$
0.27

 
$
0.27

Income from discontinued operations
(0.06
)
 
(0.06
)
 
(0.06
)
 
0.10

 
0.10

 
0.10

Net income
$
0.14

 
$
0.14

 
$
0.14

 
$
0.37

 
$
0.37

 
$
0.37

Diluted earnings per common share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations
$
0.20

 
$
0.20

 
$
0.20

 
$
0.27

 
$
0.27

 
$
0.27

Income from discontinued operations
(0.06
)
 
(0.06
)
 
(0.06
)
 
0.10

 
0.10

 
0.10

Net income
$
0.14

 
$
0.14

 
$
0.14

 
$
0.37

 
$
0.37

 
$
0.37

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 , there were 44,875 and 49,946 restricted stock units, respectively, and 120,000 and 229,923 stock options, respectively, that were not considered in computing diluted earnings per common share, because they were anti-dilutive.

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The following table presents computations of basic and diluted EPS for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 :
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
Common
Stock
 
Class B
Common
Stock
 
Total
 
Common
Stock
 
Class B
Common
Stock
 
Total
 
($ in thousands, except per share data)
Income from continuing operations
$
19,718

 
$
42

 
$
19,760

 
$
37,001

 
$
65

 
$
37,066

Less: income allocated to participating securities
(482
)
 
(1
)
 
(483
)
 
(851
)
 
(1
)
 
(852
)
Less: participating securities dividends
(186
)
 
—

 
(186
)
 
(371
)
 
(1
)
 
(372
)
Less: preferred stock dividends
(5,103
)
 
(11
)
 
(5,114
)
 
(9,672
)
 
(17
)
 
(9,689
)
Income from continuing operations allocated to common stockholders
13,947

 
30

 
13,977

 
26,107

 
46

 
26,153

Income from discontinued operations
6,753

 
15

 
6,768

 
9,133

 
16

 
9,149

Net income allocated to common stockholders
$
20,700

 
$
45

 
$
20,745

 
$
35,240

 
$
62

 
$
35,302

Weighted average common shares outstanding
47,324,887

 
101,954

 
47,426,841

 
43,618,536

 
76,147

 
43,694,683

Dilutive effects of restricted stock units
258,521

 
—

 
258,521

 
198,582

 
—

 
198,582

Dilutive effects of stock options
308,405

 
—

 
308,405

 
217,480

 
—

 
217,480

Dilutive effects of warrants
560,667

 
—

 
560,667

 
503,304

 
—

 
503,304

Average shares and dilutive common shares
48,452,480

 
101,954

 
48,554,434

 
44,537,902

 
76,147

 
44,614,049

Basic earnings per common share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations
$
0.30

 
$
0.30

 
$
0.30

 
$
0.60

 
$
0.60

 
$
0.60

Income from discontinued operations
0.14

 
0.14

 
0.14

 
0.21

 
0.21

 
0.21

Net income
$
0.44

 
$
0.44

 
$
0.44

 
$
0.81

 
$
0.81

 
$
0.81

Diluted earnings per common share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations
$
0.29

 
$
0.30

 
$
0.29

 
$
0.59

 
$
0.60

 
$
0.59

Income from discontinued operations
0.14

 
0.14

 
0.14

 
0.20

 
0.21

 
0.20

Net income
$
0.43

 
$
0.44

 
$
0.43

 
$
0.79

 
$
0.81

 
$
0.79

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 , there were 0 and 240,000 stock options, respectively, that were not considered in computing diluted earnings per common share, because they were anti-dilutive.

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NOTE 19 – LOAN COMMITMENTS AND OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES
Some financial instruments, such as loan commitments, credit lines, letters of credit, and overdraft protection, are issued to meet customer financing needs. These are agreements to provide credit or to support the credit of others, as long as conditions established in the contract are met, and usually have expiration dates. Commitments may expire without being used. Risk of credit loss exists up to the face amount of these instruments. The same credit policies are used to make such commitments as are used for loans, including obtaining collateral at exercise of the commitment.
The contractual amount of financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk was as follows for the dates indicated:
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
Fixed
Rate
 
Variable
Rate
 
Fixed
Rate
 
Variable
Rate
 
(In thousands)
Commitments to extend credit  (1)
$
10,437

 
$
221,391

 
$
74,777

 
$
201,321

Unused lines of credit
53,320

 
1,098,668

 
27,151

 
888,236

Letters of credit
1,886

 
8,414

 
1,784

 
8,655

(1)
Includes $5.2 million and $65.1 million , respectively, of commitments to extend credit related to discontinued operations at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.
Commitments to make loans are generally made for periods of 30 days or less.
Other Commitments
As of June 30, 2017 , the Company had jumbo SFR mortgage loan sale commitments of $103.5 million . Total forward commitments related to mortgage banking activities were $207.8 million at June 30, 2017 . These commitments consisted of TBAs of $198.0 million and best efforts contracts of $9.8 million . Additionally, the Company had IRLCs of $24.4 million .
During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Bank entered into certain definitive agreements which grant the Bank the exclusive naming rights to the soccer stadium of The Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) as well as the right to be the official bank of LAFC. In exchange for the Bank’s rights as set forth in the agreements, the Bank agreed to pay LAFC $100.0 million over a period of 15 years , beginning in 2017 and ending in 2032. As of June 30, 2017 , the Company paid $10.0 million of the commitment, which was recognized as a prepaid asset and included in Other Assets in Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. See note 21 for additional information.
The Company had unfunded commitments of $18.4 million , $11.8 million , and $111.7 million for Affordable House Fund Investment, SBIC, and Other Investments including investments in alternative energy partnerships, at June 30, 2017 , respectively.


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NOTE 20 – RESTRUCTURING
In connection with the sale of its Banc Home Loans division, the Company restructured certain aspects of its infrastructure and back office operations by realigning back office staffing resulting in certain severance and other employee related costs including accelerated vesting of equity awards, and amending certain system contracts in order to improve the Company's efficiency. These employees and systems primarily supported the Company's mortgage banking activities. The Company expects to recognize approximately $10 million of total restructuring expense during 2017.
The following table presents activities in accrued liabilities and related expenses for the restructuring as of or for the three months ended June 30, 2017 :
 
As of or For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
Expense
 
 
 
Continuing Operations
 
Discontinued Operations
 
Total
 
Accrued Liabilities
 
(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
7,002

Accrual:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Severance and other employee related costs
$
82

 
$
297

 
$
379

 
379

Other restructuring expense
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Total
$
82

 
$
297

 
$
379

 
379

Payments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Severance and other employee related costs
 
 
 
 
 
 
(5,799
)
Other restructuring expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
(895
)
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
(6,694
)
Balance at end of period
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
687

The following table presents activities in accrued liabilities and related expenses for the restructuring as of or for the six months ended June 30, 2017 :
 
As of or For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
Expense
 
 
 
Continuing Operations
 
Discontinued Operations
 
Total
 
Accrued Liabilities
 
(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
—

Accrual:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Severance and other employee related costs
$
5,369

 
$
2,620

 
$
7,989

 
7,989

Other restructuring expense
—

 
895

 
895

 
895

Total
$
5,369

 
$
3,515

 
$
8,884

 
8,884

Payments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Severance and other employee related costs
 
 
 
 
 
 
(7,302
)
Other restructuring expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
(895
)
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
(8,197
)
Balance at end of period
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
687



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NOTE 21 – RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
General. The Bank has granted loans to certain executive officers and directors and their related interests. Excluding the loan amounts described in detail below, loans outstanding to executive officers and directors and their related interests amounted to $249 thousand at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , all of which were performing in accordance with their respective terms as of those dates. These loans were made in the ordinary course of business and on substantially the same terms and conditions, including interest rates and collateral, as those of comparable transactions with non-insiders prevailing at the time, in accordance with the Bank’s underwriting guidelines, and do not involve more than the normal risk of collectability or present other unfavorable features. The Bank has an Employee Loan Program (the Program) which is available to all employees and offers executive officers, directors and principal stockholders that meet the eligibility requirements the opportunity to participate on the same terms as employees generally, provided that any loan to an executive officer, director or principal stockholder must be approved by the Bank’s Board of Directors. The sole benefit provided under the Program is a reduction in loan fees.
Deposits from executive officers, directors, and their related interests amounted to $1.2 million and $2.4 million at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively. There are certain deposits described below, which are not included in the foregoing amounts.
Transactions with Current Related Parties. The Company and the Bank have engaged in transactions described below with the Company’s directors, executive officers, and beneficial owners of more than 5 percent of the outstanding shares of the Company’s voting common stock and certain persons related to them. The transactions below also include transactions involving Jeffrey T. Seabold, the Bank's Executive Vice President and Management Vice Chair; effective March 30, 2017 the Company’s Board of Directors determined that Mr. Seabold's position no longer fits within the category of an executive officer.
Indemnification for Costs of Counsel in Connection with Special Committee Investigation, SEC Investigation and Related Matters . On November 3, 2016, in connection with an investigation by the Special Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, the Company Board authorized and directed the Company to provide indemnification, advancement and/or reimbursement for the costs of separate independent counsel retained by any then-current officer or director, in their individual capacity, with respect to matters related to the investigation, and to advise them on their rights and obligations with respect to the investigation. At the direction of the Company Board, this indemnification, advancement and/or reimbursement is, to the extent applicable, subject to the indemnification agreement that each officer and director previously entered into with the Company, which includes an undertaking to repay any expenses advanced if it is ultimately determined that the officer or director was not entitled to indemnification under such agreements and applicable law. In addition, the Company is also providing indemnification, advancement and/or reimbursement for costs related to (i) a formal order of investigation issued by the SEC on January 4, 2017 directed primarily at certain of the issues that the Special Committee reviewed and (ii) any related civil or administrative proceedings against the Company as well as officers currently or previously associated with the Company.
During the six months ended June 30, 2017 (excluding fees paid in January 2017), the fees and expenses paid by the Company included $485 thousand incurred by Mr. Seabold. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the fees and expenses incurred (which were paid in January 2017) included $57 thousand incurred by Mr. Seabold. Indemnification was paid on behalf of executive officers and directors in lesser amounts for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016. For indemnification costs paid for former executive officers or directors, see Transactions with Former Related Parties below.
Underwriting Services . Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., a Stifel company, acted as an underwriter of public offerings of the Company’s securities in 2016, 2015 and 2014, and also acted as financial advisor for the Company's sale of its Commercial Equipment Finance Division in 2016. Halle J. Benett, a director of the Company and the Bank, was employed as a Managing Director and Head of the Diversified Financials Group at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. until August 31, 2016 and is entitled to receive compensation for certain deals that close subsequent to August 31, 2016 that he originated or actively managed (none involving the Company or the Bank). In addition, Mr. Benett agreed to provide unpaid consulting services to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., for a small number of transactions (none involving the Company or the Bank) through December 31, 2016.
The details of the financial advisory services are as follows:
•
On October 27, 2016, the Company sold its Commercial Equipment Finance Division to Hanmi Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hanmi Financial Corporation (Hanmi). Beginning on February 1, 2016, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods provided financial advisory and investment banking services to the Company with respect the possible sale of the division and, contingent upon the closing of the sale, received a non-refundable contingent fee from the Company of $516 thousand (less expenses, the amount was $500 thousand ).

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The details of the underwritten public offerings are as follows:
•
On March 8, 2016, the Company issued and sold 5,577,500 shares of its voting common stock. Pursuant to an underwriting agreement entered into with the Company for that offering on March 2, 2016, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. received gross underwriting fees and commissions from the Company of approximately $1.0 million (less estimated expenses, the amount was $846 thousand ).
•
On February 8, 2016, the Company issued and sold 5,000,000 depositary shares (Series E Depositary Shares) each representing a 1/40 th ownership interest in a share of 7.00 percent Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series E, with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share (equivalent to $25 per depositary share).  Pursuant to an underwriting agreement entered into with the Company for that offering on February 1, 2016, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. received gross underwriting fees and commission from the Company of approximately $944 thousand (less estimated expenses, the amount was $849 thousand ).
•
On April 8, 2015, the Company issued and sold 4,600,000 depositary shares (Series D Depositary Shares) each representing 1/40 th ownership interest in a share of 7.375 percent Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series D, with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share (equivalent to $25 per depositary share). Pursuant to an underwriting agreement entered into with the Company for that offering on March 31, 2015, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. received gross underwriting fees and commissions from the Company of approximately $590 thousand (less expenses, the amount was $515 thousand ).
•
On April 6, 2015, the Company issued and sold $175.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.25 percent Senior Notes due April 15, 2025 . Pursuant to a purchase agreement entered into with the Company for that offering on March 31, 2015, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. received gross underwriting fees and commissions from the Company of approximately $263 thousand (less expenses, the amount was $221 thousand ).
•
On May 21, 2014, the Company issued and sold 5,922,500 shares of its voting common stock. Pursuant to an underwriting agreement entered into with the Company for that offering on May 15, 2014, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. received gross underwriting fees and commissions from the Company of approximately $521 thousand (less expenses, the amount was $481 thousand ).
Legion Affiliates . As reported in an amendment to a Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 23, 2017 , Legion Partners Asset Management, LLC (Legion Partners), Legion Partners, L.P. I, Legion and its affiliates (collectively, the Legion Group) beneficially owned 2,938,679 shares of the Company’s voting common stock as of May 19, 2017, which the Legion Group reported represented 5.6 percent of the Company’s total shares outstanding.
Cooperation Agreement . On March 13, 2017, the Company entered into a cooperation agreement with the Legion Group (the Legion Group Cooperation Agreement). Under the terms of such agreement, among other things:
•
The Legion Group agreed to irrevocably withdraw its notice of director nomination and submission of a business proposal.
•
The Company agreed to conduct a search for two additional independent directors in collaboration with the Legion Group. In accordance with this provision, following a search initiated by the Company Board and (following entry into the Cooperation Agreement) conducted in consultation with Legion Group, the Company Board appointed Mary A. Curran and Bonnie G. Hill as new independent directors, for terms that become effective on June 9, 2017 at the conclusion of the Company's 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Ms. Curran is serving as a Class I director, for a term to expire at the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Dr. Hill is serving as a Class III director, for a term to expire at the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Simultaneously with the effectiveness of their appointments to the Company Board, each of Ms. Curran and Dr. Hill was appointed as a director of the Bank.
•
From March 13, 2017 until June 10, 2017, the day after the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting, the Legion Group agreed to vote all the shares of the Company's voting common stock that it beneficially owns (i) in favor of the Company’s slate of directors, (ii) against any stockholder’s nominations for directors not approved and recommended by the Board and against any proposals or resolutions to remove any director and (iii) in accordance with the Board’s recommendations on all other proposals of the Board set forth in the Company’s proxy statement.

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•
The Legion Group agreed to certain standstill provisions that restricted the Legion Group and its affiliates, associates and representatives, from March 13, 2017 until June 10, 2017, from, among other things, acquiring additional voting securities of the Company that would result in the Legion Group having ownership or voting interest in 10 percent or more of the outstanding shares of voting common stock, engaging in proxy solicitations in an election contest, subjecting any shares to any voting arrangements except as expressly provided in the Cooperation Agreement, making or being a proponent of a stockholder proposal, seeking to call a meeting of stockholders or solicit consents from stockholders, seeking to obtain representation on the Board except as otherwise expressly provided in the Cooperation Agreement, seeking to remove any director from the Board, seeking to amend any provision of the governing documents of the Company, or proposing or participating in certain extraordinary corporate transactions involving the Company.
•
The Company agreed to reimburse the Legion Group for up to $100 thousand for its legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with its investment in the Company.
PL Capital Affiliates . As reported in an amendment to a Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 10, 2017 , PL Capital Advisors, LLC (PL Capital Advisors) and certain of its affiliates (collectively, the PL Capital Group) owned 3,401,719 shares of the Company’s voting common stock as of February 7, 2017, which the PL Capital Group reported represented 6.9 percent of the Company’s total shares outstanding.
Cooperation Agreement . On February 7, 2017, Richard J. Lashley, a co-founder of PL Capital Advisors, LLC, was appointed to the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank, which appointments became effective February 16, 2017. Mr. Lashley was appointed as a Class I director of the Company, for a term that will expire at the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. In connection with the appointment of Mr. Lashley to the Boards, on February 8, 2017, the PL Capital Group and Mr. Lashley entered into a cooperation agreement with the Company (PL Capital Cooperation Agreement), in which PL Capital Group agreed, among other matters:
•
From February 8, 2017 until June 10, 2017 (PL Capital Restricted Period), the PL Capital Group agreed to vote all the shares of Common Stock that it beneficially owns (i) in favor of the Company’s slate of directors, (ii) against any stockholder’s nominations for directors not approved and recommended by the Company’s Board and against any proposals or resolutions to remove any director and (iii) in accordance with the recommendations by the Company’s Board on all other proposals of the Company’s Board set forth in the Company’s proxy statement.
•
In addition, during the PL Capital Restricted Period, the PL Capital Group agreed to certain standstill provisions that restricted the PL Capital Group and its affiliates, associates and representatives, during the PL Capital Restricted Period, from, among other things, acquiring additional voting securities of the Company that would result in the PL Capital Group having ownership or voting interest in 10 percent or more of the outstanding shares of voting common stock, engaging in proxy solicitations in an election contest, subjecting any shares to any voting arrangements except as expressly provided in the PL Capital Cooperation Agreement, making or being a proponent of a stockholder proposal, seeking to call a meeting of stockholders or solicit consents from stockholders, seeking to obtain representation on the Company’s Board except as otherwise expressly provided in the Cooperation Agreement, seeking to remove any director from the Company’s Board, seeking to amend any provision of the governing documents of the Company, or proposing or participating in certain extraordinary corporate transactions involving the Company.
•
Pursuant to the PL Capital Cooperation Agreement, during the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company reimbursed PL Capital Group $150 thousand for a portion of its legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with its investment in the Company.
Patriot Affiliates . As reported in a Schedule 13D amendment filed with the SEC on November 10, 2014 , Patriot’s last public filing reporting ownership of the Company’s securities, Patriot Financial Partners, L.P. (together with its affiliates referred to as Patriot Partners) owned 3,100,564 shares of the Company’s voting common stock as of November 7, 2014, which Patriot Partners reported represented 9.3 percent of the Company’s outstanding voting common stock as of that date. For the details of the transaction in which Patriot Partners acquired certain of these shares, see “Securities Purchase Agreement with Patriot” below. In connection with the appointment of W. Kirk Wycoff, a managing partner of Patriot Partners, to the Board of Directors of the Company and the Bank (described below), Mr. Wycoff filed a Form 3 with the SEC on February 24, 2017, which reported total holdings for Patriot Partners of 2,850,564 shares.

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Director . On February 9, 2017, Mr. Wycoff was appointed to the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank, which appointment became effective on February 16, 2017. Mr. Wycoff was appointed as a Class III director of the Company, for a term that will expire at the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
From 2010 to 2015, Mr. Wycoff was a director of, and Patriot Partners was a stockholder of, Square 1 Financial, Inc. (Square 1). Douglas H. Bowers, who became President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank and a director of the Bank effective May 8, 2017 and a director of the Company on June 9, 2017 at the conclusion of the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Square 1 from 2011 to 2015. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Bowers and either Mr. Wycoff or Patriot Partners pursuant to which Mr. Bowers was selected as a director and an officer of the Company.
Securities Purchase Agreement with Patriot . As noted above, as reported in a Schedule 13D amendment filed on November 10, 2014 with the SEC, Patriot Partners owned 3,100,564 shares of the Company’s voting common stock as of November 7, 2014, which Patriot Partners reported represented 9.3 percent of the Company’s total shares outstanding as of the dates set forth in the Schedule 13D. On April 22, 2014, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (Patriot SPA) with Patriot Partners to raise a portion of the capital to be used to finance the acquisition of select assets and assumption of certain liabilities by the Bank from Banco Popular North America (BPNA) comprising BPNA's network of 20 California Branches (the BPNA Branch Acquisition), which was completed on November 8, 2014. The Patriot SPA was due to expire by its terms on October 31, 2014. Prior to such expiration, the Company and Patriot Partners entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 30, 2014 (New Patriot SPA). Pursuant to the New Patriot SPA, substantially concurrently with the BPNA Branch Acquisition, Patriot Partners purchased from the Company (i) 1,076,000 shares of its voting common stock at a price of $9.78 per share and (ii) 824,000 shares of its voting common stock at a price of $11.55 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $20.0 million . In consideration for Patriot Partners’ commitment under the New SPA and pursuant the terms of the New SPA, on the closing of the sale of such shares on November 7, 2014, the Company paid Patriot Partners an equity support payment of $538 thousand and also reimbursed Patriot Partners $100 thousand in out-of-pocket expenses.
On October 30, 2014, concurrent with the execution of the New Patriot SPA, Patriot and the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement and Release (the Settlement Agreement) in order to resolve, without admission of any wrongdoing by either party, a prior dispute regarding, among other things, the proper interpretation of certain provisions of the SPA, including but not limited to the computation of the purchase price per share (the Dispute). Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, Patriot and the Company released any claims they may have had against the other party with respect to the Dispute. In addition, Patriot and the Company agreed for the period beginning on the date of the Settlement Agreement and ending on December 31, 2016, that neither Patriot nor the Company would disparage the other party or its affiliates.
During the period beginning on the date of the Settlement Agreement and ending on December 31, 2016, Patriot also agreed not to:
•
institute, solicit, assist or join, as a party, any proxy solicitation, consent solicitation, board nomination or director removal relating to the Company against or involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, assigns, directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys or financial advisors;
•
take any action relative to the governance of the Company that would violate its passivity commitments or vote the shares of voting common stock held or controlled by it on any matters related to the election, removal or replacement of directors or the calling of any meeting related thereto, other than in accordance with management’s recommendations included in the Company’s proxy statement for any annual meeting or special meeting;
•
form or join in a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other group, or solicit proxies or written consents of stockholders or conduct any other type of referendum (binding or non-binding) with respect to, or from the holders of, the voting common stock and any other securities of the Company entitled to vote in the election of directors, or securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, voting common stock or such other securities (such other securities, together with the voting common stock, being referred to as Voting Securities), or become a participant in or assist, encourage or advise any person in any solicitation of any proxy, consent or other authority to vote any Voting Securities; or
•
enter into any negotiations, agreements, arrangements or understandings with any person with respect to any of the foregoing or advise, assist, encourage or seek to persuade any person to take any action with respect to any of the foregoing.

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The Company also agreed, during the same period, not to:
•
institute, solicit, assist or join, as a party, any proxy solicitation, consent solicitation, board nomination or director removal relating to Patriot against or involving Patriot or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, assigns, officers, partners, principals, employees, agents, attorneys or financial advisors; or
•
enter into any negotiations, agreements, arrangements or understandings with any person with respect to any of the foregoing or advise, assist, encourage or seek to persuade any person to take any action with respect to any of the foregoing.
CS Financial Acquisition . Effective October 31, 2013, the Company acquired CS Financial, which was controlled by Jeffrey T. Seabold (who is currently employed as Executive Vice President, Management Vice Chair and previously served as a director of the Company and the Bank) and in which certain relatives of Steven A. Sugarman (the then- (now former) Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank) directly or through their affiliated entities also owned certain minority, non-controlling interests.
CS Financial Services Agreement . On December 27, 2012, the Company entered into a Management Services Agreement (Services Agreement) with CS Financial. On December 27, 2012, Mr. Seabold was then a member of the Board of Directors of each of the Company and the Bank. Under the Services Agreement, CS Financial agreed to provide the Bank such reasonably requested financial analysis, management consulting, knowledge sharing, training services and general advisory services as the Bank and CS Financial mutually agreed upon with respect to the Bank’s residential mortgage lending business, including strategic plans and business objectives, compliance function, monitoring, reporting and related systems, and policies and procedures, at a monthly fee of $100 thousand . The Services Agreement was recommended by disinterested members of management of the Bank and negotiated and approved by special committees of the Board of Directors of each of the Company and the Bank (Special Committees), comprised exclusively of independent, disinterested directors of the Boards. Each of the Boards of Directors of the Bank and the Company also considered and approved the Services Agreement, upon the recommendation of the Special Committees.
On May 13, 2013, the Bank hired Mr. Seabold as Managing Director and Chief Lending Officer by entering into a three -year employment agreement with Mr. Seabold (the 2013 Employment Agreement, which was amended and restated effective as of April 1, 2015). Mr. Seabold was appointed Chief Banking Officer of the Bank on April 1, 2015 and was then appointed as Executive Vice President, Management Vice Chair on July 26, 2016. Simultaneously with entering into the 2013 Employment Agreement, the Bank terminated, with immediate effect, its Services Agreement with CS Financial. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the total compensation paid to CS Financial under the Services Agreement was $439 thousand .
Option to Acquire CS Financial . Under the 2013 Employment Agreement, Mr. Seabold granted to the Company and the Bank an option (CS Call Option), to acquire CS Financial for a purchase price of $10.0 million , payable pursuant to the terms provided under the 2013 Employment Agreement. Based upon the recommendation of the Special Committees, with the assistance of outside financial and legal advisors and consultants, the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank, with Mr. Sugarman recusing himself from the discussions and vote due to previously disclosed conflicts of interest, approved the recommendation of the Special Committees and, pursuant to a letter dated July 29, 2013, the Company indicated that the CS Call Option was being exercised by the Bank, subject to the negotiation and execution of definitive transaction documentation consistent with the applicable provisions of the 2013 Employment Agreement and the satisfaction of the terms and conditions set forth therein.
Merger Agreement . After exercise of the CS Call Option as described above, the Company and the Bank entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (Merger Agreement) with CS Financial, the stockholders of CS Financial (Sellers) and Mr. Seabold, as the Sellers’ Representative, and completed its acquisition of CS Financial on October 31, 2013 (Merger).
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, which was approved by the Board of Directors of each of the Company, the Bank and CS Financial, at the effective time of the Merger, the outstanding shares of common stock of CS Financial were converted into the right to receive in the aggregate: (i) upon the closing of the Merger, (a) 173,791 shares (Closing Date Shares) of voting common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, and (b) $1.5 million in cash and $3.2 million in the form of a noninterest-bearing note issued by the Company to Mr. Seabold that was due and paid by the Company on January 2, 2014; and (i) upon the achievement of certain performance targets by the Bank’s lending activities following the closing of the Merger that are set forth in the Merger Agreement, up to 92,781 shares (Performance Shares) of voting common stock ((i) and (ii), together, Merger Consideration).

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Seller Stock Consideration . The Sellers under the Merger Agreement included Mr. Seabold, and the following relatives of Steven A. Sugarman: Jason Sugarman (brother), Elizabeth Sugarman (sister-in-law), and Michael Sugarman (father), who each owned minority, non-controlling interests in CS Financial.
Upon the closing of the Merger and pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, the aggregate shares of voting common stock issued as the consideration to the Sellers was 173,791 shares, which was allocated by the Sellers and issued as follows: (i) 103,663 shares to Mr. Seabold; (ii) 16,140 shares to Jason Sugarman; (iii) 16,140 shares to Elizabeth Sugarman; (iv) 3,228 shares to Michael Sugarman; and (v) 34,620 shares to certain employees of CS Financial. Of the 103,663 shares to be issued to Mr. Seabold, as allowed under the Merger Agreement and in consideration of repayment of a certain debt incurred by CS Financial owed to an entity controlled by Elizabeth Sugarman, Mr. Seabold requested the Company to issue all 103,663 shares directly to Elizabeth Sugarman, and such shares were so issued by the Company to Elizabeth Sugarman.
On October 31, 2014, certain of the Performance Shares were issued as follows: (i) 28,545 shares to Mr. Seabold; (ii) 1,082 shares to Jason Sugarman; (iii) 1,082 shares to Elizabeth Sugarman; and (iv) 216 shares to Michael Sugarman. An additional portion of the Performance Shares was issued on November 2, 2015 as follows: (i) 28,545 shares to Mr. Seabold; (ii) 1,082 shares to Jason Sugarman; (iii) 1,082 shares to Elizabeth Sugarman; and (iv) 216 shares to Michael Sugarman. The final tranche of the Performance Shares were issued on October 31, 2016 as follows: (i) 28,547 shares to Mr. Seabold; (ii) 1,083 shares to Jason Sugarman; (iii) 1,083 shares to Elizabeth Sugarman and (iv) 218 shares to Michael Sugarman.
Approval of the CS Call Option, Merger Agreement and Merger . All decisions and actions with respect to the exercise of the CS Agreement Option, the Merger Agreement and the Merger (including without limitation the determination of the Merger Consideration and the other material terms of the Merger Agreement) were subject to under the purview and authority of special committees of the Board of Directors of each of the Company and the Bank, each of which was composed exclusively of independent, disinterested directors of the Boards of Directors, with the assistance of outside financial and legal advisors. Mr. Sugarman abstained from the vote of each of the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank to approve the Merger Agreement and the Merger.
Transactions with Former Related Parties
In addition to the transactions described above with former related parties, the Company and the Bank have engaged in transactions described below with the Company’s then (now former) directors, executive officers, and beneficial owners of more than 5 percent of the outstanding shares of the Company’s voting common stock and certain persons related to them.
Indemnification for Costs of Counsel for Former Executive Officers and Former Directors in Connection with Special Committee Investigation, SEC Investigation and Related Matters . On November 3, 2016, in connection with the investigation by the Special Committee of the Company's Board of Directors, the Company Board authorized and directed the Company to provide indemnification, advancement and/or reimbursement for the costs of separate independent counsel retained by any then-current officer or director, in their individual capacity, with respect to matters related to the investigation, and to advise them on their rights and obligations with respect to the investigation. At the direction of the Company Board, this indemnification, advancement and/or reimbursement is, to the extent applicable, subject to the indemnification agreement that each officer and director previously entered into with the Company, which includes an undertaking to repay any expenses advanced if it is ultimately determined that the officer or director was not entitled to indemnification under such agreements and applicable law. In addition, the Company is also providing indemnification, advancement and/or reimbursement for costs related to (i) a formal order of investigation issued by the SEC on January 4, 2017 directed primarily at certain of the issues that the Special Committee reviewed and (ii) any related civil or administrative proceedings against the Company as well as officers currently or previously associated with the Company.
During the six months ended June 30, 2017 (excluding fees paid in January 2017), the fees and expenses paid by the Company included $131 thousand incurred by the Company’s then- (now former) Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer Steven A. Sugarman and $381 thousand incurred by the Company’s then- (now former) director Chad Brownstein. For the year ended December 31, 2016, fees and expenses incurred under the arrangement described above (which were paid in January 2017) included $573 thousand incurred by Mr. Sugarman; $29 thousand incurred by Mr. Brownstein; and $135 thousand jointly incurred by the Company’s then- (now former) Interim Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer J. Francisco A. Turner and the Company’s then- (now former) Chief Financial Officer James J. McKinney. Indemnification was paid on behalf of other former executive officers and former directors in lesser amounts for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016.

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Los Angeles Football Club Loans, Naming Rights and Sponsorship . Effective August 8, 2016, the Bank provided $40.3 million out of a $145.0 million committed construction line of credit (the Stadco Loan) to LAFC Stadium Co, LLC (Stadco) for the construction of a soccer-specific stadium for the LAFC in Los Angeles, California as well as to fund the interest and fees that become due under the Stadco Loan. LAFC is a Major League Soccer expansion franchise scheduled to debut in 2018. Also effective August 8, 2016, the Bank provided $9.7 million out of a $35.0 million committed senior secured line of credit (the Team Loan) to LAFC Sports, LLC (Team) to fund distributions to LAFC Partners, LLLP (Holdco) that will be used for stadium construction, funding interest and fees that become due under such Team Loan and to pay all other fees, costs and expenses payable by the Team in connection with project costs related to the stadium construction.
All of the outstanding equity interests in Stadco and Team are held by Holdco, and Holdco serves as sole guarantor of the Team Loan described above. Minority limited partnership interests in Holdco are held by, among others: (i) Jason Sugarman, who is the brother of the Company’s and the Bank’s then- (now former) Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Steven A. Sugarman; and (ii) Jason Sugarman’s father-in-law, who currently serves as Executive Chairman and a member of Holdco’s board of directors, which is appointed by Holdco’s general partner and primarily functions in an advisory capacity. The foregoing statements are based primarily on information provided to the Company by Holdco through its legal counsel.
As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, there were $8.4 million and no outstanding advances, respectively, by the Bank under the Stadco Loan. During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the largest amount of principal outstanding under the Stadco Loan was $8.4 million . The Bank collected $102 thousand and $59 thousand , respectively, in unused loan fees during the six months ended June 30, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016. Interest on the outstanding balance under the Stadco Loan accrues at LIBOR plus a margin. During the six months ended June 30, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016, $76 thousand and $0 interest, respectively, was paid by Stadco to the Bank on the Stadco Loan.
As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, there were $2.0 million and no outstanding advances, respectively, by the Bank under Team Loan. During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the largest aggregate amount of principal outstanding under the Team Loan was $2.0 million . The Bank collected $31 thousand and $18 thousand , respectively, in unused loan fees during the six months ended June 30, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016. Interest on the outstanding balance under the Team Loan accrues at LIBOR plus a margin. During the six months ended June 30, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016, $31 thousand and $0 interest, respectively, was paid by Team to the Bank on the Team Loan.
Following the closing of the Stadco Loan and the Term Loan, the Bank on August 22, 2016 reached agreement with the Team concerning, among other things, the Bank’s right to name the stadium to be operated by Stadco (the Stadium) as “Banc of California Stadium.” The August 22, 2016 agreement, which contemplated the negotiation and execution of more detailed definitive agreements between the Bank, on the one hand, and Stadco and the Team on the other hand (LAFC Transaction), also included a sponsorship relationship between the Bank and the Team with an initial term ending on the completion date of LAFC’s 15 th full Major League Soccer (MLS) season, and the Bank having a right of first offer to extend the term for an additional 10 years (LAFC Term). On February 28, 2017, the Bank executed more detailed definitive agreements with LAFC and Stadco relating to the LAFC Transaction, which are subject to MLS rules and/or approval (the LAFC Agreements).
The LAFC Agreements provide that, during the LAFC Term, the Bank will have the exclusive right to name the Stadium and will be the exclusive provider of financial services to (and the exclusive financial services sponsor of) the Team and Stadco. In connection with its right to name the Stadium, the Bank will receive, among other rights, signage (including prominent exterior signage) and related branding rights throughout the exterior and interior of the Stadium facility (including exclusive branding rights within certain designated areas and venues within the facility), will receive the right to locate a Bank branch within the Stadium facility, will receive the exclusive right to install and operate ATMs in the Stadium facility, and will receive the exclusive right to process payments and provide other financial services (with certain exceptions) throughout the facility. In addition, the Bank will receive suite access for LAFC and certain other events held at the Stadium and will receive certain hospitality, event, media and other rights ancillary to its naming rights relating to the Stadium and its sponsorship rights relating to the Team. In conjunction with the LAFC Agreements, the Company expects to decrease its other planned marketing and sponsorship expenses.
In exchange for the Bank’s rights as set forth in the LAFC Agreements, the Bank (i) paid the Team $10.0 million on March 31, 2017 and (ii) has agreed to pay the following annual aggregate amounts: for the Team’s 2018 MLS season, $5.3 million ; for 2019, $5.4 million ; for 2020, $5.5 million ; for 2021, $5.6 million ; for 2022, $5.7 million ; for 2023, $5.8 million ; for 2024, $5.9 million ; for 2025, $6.0 million ; for 2026, $6.1 million ; for 2027, $6.2 million ; for 2028, $6.3 million ; for 2029, $6.4 million ; for 2030, $6.5 million ; for 2031, $6.6 million ; and for 2032, $6.7 million .
As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the various entities affiliated with LAFC held $67.9 million and $76.0 million , respectively, of deposits at the Bank.

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Legal Fees and Other Matters. During July 2017, the Company and the Bank became aware that the former Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank, Steven A. Sugarman, became of counsel to Michelman & Robinson, LLP, a law firm that previously provided legal services to the Bank. For legal services that were performed for the Bank over a period of more than four months, the Bank paid Michelman & Robinson, LLP approximately $330 thousand in fees during the three months ended March 31, 2017. No legal services were provided and $0 was paid to Michelman & Robinson, LLP during the three months ended June 30, 2017. The Bank does not intend to utilize the services of Michelman & Robinson, LLP in the future. Michelman & Robinson, LLP currently has three outstanding letters of credit with the Bank, none of which was drawn upon as of June 30, 2017, which were issued under a line of credit that was originally extended to Michelman & Robinson, LLP prior to 2008. Michelman & Robinson, LLP elected to pay in full all outstanding borrowings under the line of credit in June 2017 and, thereafter, the line of credit was terminated. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Bank reimbursed Michelman & Robinson, LLP $100 thousand in connection with a matter concerning funds wired by a third party to a deposit account Michelman & Robinson, LLP held at the Bank.
Consulting Agreement for the Bank. On August 4, 2016, the Bank entered into a Management Services Agreement with Carlos Salas, who was, at the time, the Chief Executive Officer of COR Clearing LLC (COR Clearing) and Chief Financial Officer of COR Securities Holding, Inc. (CORSHI). Steven A. Sugarman, the then- (now former) Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank, is the Chief Executive Officer, as well as a controlling equity owner, of both COR Clearing and CORSHI. For management consulting and advisory services provided to the Bank through the termination of the management services agreement on November 30, 2016, Mr. Salas earned $108 thousand in fees. On December 1, 2016, Mr. Salas became a full-time employee of the Bank and tendered his resignation from his positions as Chief Executive Officer of COR Clearing and Chief Financial Officer of CORSHI effective upon the orderly transition of his duties, but in no case later than March 31, 2017. Mr. Salas earned $17 thousand as a full time employee of the Bank through the year ended December 31, 2016. Mr. Salas separated from the Bank on February 1, 2017.
TCW Affiliates . TCW Shared Opportunity Fund V, L.P. (SHOP V Fund), an affiliate of The TCW Group, Inc., initially became a holder of the Company’s voting common stock and non-voting common stock as a lead investor in the November 2010 recapitalization of the Company (the Recapitalization). In connection with its investment in the Recapitalization, SHOP V Fund also was issued by the Company an immediately exercisable five -year warrant (the SHOP V Fund Warrant) to purchase 240,000 shares of non-voting common stock or, to the extent provided therein, shares of voting common stock in lieu of non-voting common stock. SHOP V Fund was issued shares of non-voting common stock in the Recapitalization because at that time, a controlling interest in TCW Asset Management Company, the investment manager to SHOP V Fund, was held by a foreign banking organization, and in order to prevent SHOP V Fund from being considered a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, the number of shares of voting common stock it purchased in the Recapitalization had to be limited to 4.99 percent of the total number of shares of voting common stock outstanding immediately following the Recapitalization. For the same reason, the SHOP V Fund Warrant could be exercised by SHOP V Fund for voting common stock in lieu of non-voting common stock only to the extent SHOP V Fund's percentage ownership of the voting common stock at the time of exercise would be less than 4.99 percent as a result of dilution occurring from additional issuances of voting common stock subsequent to the Recapitalization.
In 2013, the foreign banking organization sold its controlling interest in TCW Asset Management Company, eliminating the need to limit SHOP V Fund's percentage ownership of the voting common stock to 4.99 percent . As a result, on May 29, 2013, the Company and SHOP V Fund entered into a Common Stock Share Exchange Agreement, dated May 29, 2013 (Exchange Agreement), pursuant to which SHOP V Fund could from time to time exchange its shares of non-voting common stock for shares of voting common stock issued by the Company on a share-for-share basis, provided that immediately following any such exchange, SHOP V Fund's percentage ownership of voting common stock did not exceed 9.99 percent . The shares of non-voting common stock that could be exchanged by SHOP V Fund pursuant to the Exchange Agreement included the shares of non-voting common stock it purchased in the Recapitalization, the additional shares of non-voting common stock SHOP V Fund acquired subsequent to the Recapitalization pursuant to the Company’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan and any additional shares of non-voting common stock that SHOP V Fund acquired pursuant to its exercise of the SHOP V Fund Warrant.
On December 10, 2014, SHOP V Fund and two affiliated entities, Crescent Special Situations Fund Legacy V, L.P. (CSSF Legacy V) and Crescent Special Situations Fund Investor Group, L.P. (CSSF Investor Group), entered into a Contribution, Distribution and Sale Agreement pursuant to which SHOP V Fund agreed to transfer shares of non-voting common stock and portions of the SHOP V Fund Warrant to CSSF Legacy V and CSSF Investor Group. Also on December 10, 2014, SHOP V Fund, CSSF Legacy V, CSSF Investor Group and the Company entered into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement pursuant to which all of SHOP V Fund’s rights and obligations under the Exchange Agreement with respect to the shares of non-voting common stock transferred by it to CSSF Legacy V and CSSF Investor Group pursuant to the Contribution, Distribution and Sale Agreement were assigned to CSSF Legacy V and CSSF Investor Group, including the right of SHOP V Fund to exchange such shares for shares of voting common stock on a one -for-one basis.

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Based on a Schedule 13G amendment filed with the SEC on February 12, 2015 , The TCW Group's last public filing reporting ownership of the Company's securities, as of December 31, 2014, The TCW Group, Inc. and its affiliates held 1,318,462 shares of voting common stock (which included, for purposes of this calculation, the 240,000 shares of stock underlying the as yet unexercised SHOP V Fund Warrant). On June 3, 2013, January 5, 2015, January 20, 2015, and March 16, 2015, SHOP V Fund or CSSF Legacy V or CSSF Investor Group exchanged 550,000 shares, 522,564 shares, 86,620 shares, and 934 shares, respectively, of non-voting common stock for the same number of shares of voting common stock. In addition, on August 3, 2015, the SHOP V Fund Warrant, which was held in separate portions by CSSF Legacy V and CSSF Investor Group, was exercised in full using a cashless (net) exercise, resulting in a net number of shares of non-voting common stock issued in the aggregate of 70,690 , which were immediately thereafter exchanged for an aggregate of 70,690 shares of voting common stock. Based on automatic adjustments to the original $11.00 exercise price of the SHOP V Fund Warrant, the exercise price at the time of exercise was $9.13 per share. As a result of these exchanges and exercises The TCW Group, Inc. and its affiliates no longer hold any shares of non-voting common stock or warrants to acquire stock. Based on TCW Group's prior report of owning 1,318,462 shares of the Company’s voting common stock, TCW Group, Inc. would have owned 3.5 percent of the Company’s outstanding voting common stock as of December 31, 2015.
Oaktree Affiliates. As reported in a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on January 16, 2015, OCM BOCA Investor, LLC (OCM), an affiliate of Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., owned 3,288,947 shares of the Company’s voting common stock as of November 7, 2014 , which OCM reported represented 9.9 percent of the Company’s total shares outstanding as of the dates set forth in the Schedule 13G. For the details of the transaction in which OCM acquired these shares, see “Securities Purchase Agreement with Oaktree” below. However, as reported in a Schedule 13G amendment filed with the SEC on February 12, 2016 OCM and its affiliates owned 671,702 shares of the Company’s voting common stock as of December 31, 2015, which OCM reported represented less than 5 percent of the Company’s total shares outstanding.
Loans . Effective September 30, 2015, the Bank provided a $15.0 million committed revolving line of credit, which was increased to $20.0 million effective as of March 7, 2017, to Teleios LS Holdings DE, LLC and Teleios LS Holdings II DE, LLC (Teleios), which generate income through the purchase, monitoring, maintenance and maturity of life insurance policies. At the time the facility was executed, the Teleios entities were hedge funds in which Oaktree Capital Management L.P. or one of its affiliates was a controlling investor.
Advances under the Teleios line of credit are secured by life insurance policies purchased by Teleios that have a market value in excess of the balance of the advances under the line of credit. As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, outstanding advances by the Bank under the Teleios line of credit were $20.0 million and $15.0 million , respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016, the largest aggregate amount of principal outstanding under the Teleios line of credit were $20.0 million and $15.0 million , respectively. Interest on the outstanding balance under the Teleios line of credit accrues at the Prime Rate plus a margin. During the six months ended June 30, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016, $0 and $2.0 million in principal, respectively, and $488 thousand and $462 thousand in interest, respectively, was paid by Teleios on the line of credit to the Bank.
Effective June 26, 2015, the Bank provided a $35.0 million committed revolving repurchase facility, which was increased to $40.0 million (the Sabal repurchase facility) effective June 11, 2017, to Sabal TL1, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, with a maximum funding amount of $100.0 million in certain situations. At the time the facility was executed, Sabal TL1, LLC was controlled by an affiliate of Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. Under the Sabal repurchase facility, commercial mortgage loans originated by Sabal are purchased from Sabal by the Bank, together with a simultaneous agreement by Sabal to repurchase the commercial mortgage loans from the Bank at a future date. The advances under the Sabal repurchase facility are secured by commercial mortgage loans that have a market value in excess of the balance of the advances under the facility. During the six months ended June 30, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016, the largest aggregate amount of principal outstanding under the Sabal repurchase facility was $94.7 million and $55.1 million , respectively. The amount outstanding as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 was $24.3 million and $22.6 million , respectively. Interest on the outstanding balance under the Sabal repurchase facility accrues at the six month LIBOR rate plus a margin. $371.0 million and $514.1 million in principal, respectively, and $758 thousand and $1.1 million in interest, respectively, was paid by Sabal on the facility to the Bank during the six months ended June 30, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016.
Securities Purchase Agreement with Oaktree . As noted above, as reported in a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on January 16, 2015 , OCM owned 3,288,947 shares of the Company’s voting common stock. OCM purchased these shares from the Company on November 7, 2014 at a price of $9.78 per share pursuant to a securities purchase agreement entered into on April 22, 2014 (and amended on October 28, 2014) in order for the Company to raise a portion of the capital to be used to finance the BPNA Branch Acquisition, which was completed on November 8, 2014. In consideration for its commitment under the securities purchase agreement, OCM was paid at closing an equity support payment from the Company of $1.6 million .

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Management Services . Approximately nine months before OCM became a stockholder of the Company, certain affiliates of Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (collectively, the Oaktree Funds) entered into a management agreement, effective January 30, 2014, as amended (the Management Agreement), with The Palisades Group, which was then a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
Pursuant to the Management Agreement, The Palisades Group serves as the credit manager of pools of SFR mortgage loans held in securitization trusts or other vehicles beneficially owned by the Oaktree Funds. Under the Management Agreement, The Palisades Group is paid a monthly management fee primarily based on the amount of certain designated pool assets and may earn additional fees for advice related to financing opportunities. During the period from January 1, 2016 through May 5, 2016 (the date the Company sold its membership interests in The Palisades Group) and the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Oaktree Funds paid The Palisades Group $1.0 million , $5.1 million , and $5.3 million as management fees, respectively, which in some instances represents fees for partial year services. In addition to the Management Agreement, the Bank may from time to time in the future enter into lending transactions with portfolio companies of investment funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
St. Cloud Affiliates . On November 24, 2014, the Bank invested as a limited partner in an affiliate of St. Cloud Capital LLC (St. Cloud). Based on a Schedule 13G amendment filed with the SEC on February 14, 2012 , St. Cloud's last public filing reporting ownership of the Company securities, St. Cloud reported holding 700,538 shares of the Company’s voting common stock (approximately 1.4 percent of the Company's outstanding voting common shares as of December 31, 2015). The affiliate is St. Cloud Capital Partners III SBIC, LP (the Partnership), which applied for a license granted by the U.S. Small Business Administration to operate as a debenture Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 and the regulations promulgated thereunder. The Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 expressly identifies an investment by a bank in an SBIC as a type of investment that is presumed by the regulatory agencies to promote economic development. The Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank approved the Bank’s investment. The Bank has agreed to invest a minimum of $5.0 million , but up to $7.5 million as long as the Bank’s limited partnership interest in the Partnership remains under 9.9 percent .
Other affiliated funds of St. Cloud have previously invested in CORSHI, of which Steven A. Sugarman (the former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank) is the Chief Executive Officer as well as a controlling stockholder (both directly and indirectly). St. Cloud Capital Partners III SBIC, LP has provided oral representations to the Bank that the Partnership will not make any investments in COR Securities Holdings, Inc.
As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, St. Cloud entities held $0 and $1 thousand , respectively, in deposits at the Bank.
Consulting Services to the Company . On May 15, 2014, the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Company approved a strategic advisor agreement with Chrisman & Co. pursuant to which Chrisman & Co. would provide strategic advisory services for the Company. Timothy Chrisman, who retired from the Company’s Board on May 15, 2014 upon the expiration of the term of his directorship after the Company’s 2014 annual meeting of stockholders, is the Chief Executive Officer and founding principal of Chrisman & Co. The term of the strategic advisor agreement was for a period of one year , which ended on May 15, 2015. For services performed during the term of the agreement, a fixed annual advisory fee of $200 thousand was paid to Chrisman & Co. during the year ended December 31, 2014 and no additional fees were paid during the year ended December 31, 2015.
Consulting Services to The Palisades Group . The Company completed the sale of its subsidiary, The Palisades Group, on May 5, 2016, which it originally acquired on September 10, 2013. The information included herein is based on information known to the Company as of May 5, 2016, the date the Company completed the sale of The Palisades Group. Effective as of July 1, 2013, prior to the Company’s acquisition of The Palisades Group, The Palisades Group entered into a consulting agreement with Jason Sugarman, the brother of the Company’s and the Bank’s then- (now former) Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Steven A. Sugarman. Jason Sugarman has historically provided advisory services to financial institutions and other institutional clients related to investments in residential mortgages, real estate and real estate related assets and The Palisades Group entered into the consulting agreement with Jason Sugarman to provide these types of services. The consulting agreement is for a term of five years , with a minimum payment of $30 thousand owed at the end of each quarter (or $600 thousand in aggregate quarterly payments over the five -year term of the agreement). These payments do not include any bonuses that may be earned under the agreement. Effective as of March 26, 2015, the bonus amount earned by Jason Sugarman for consulting services he provided during the year ended December 31, 2014 was credited in satisfaction and full discharge of all then currently accrued but unpaid quarterly payments as well as any future quarterly payments specified under the consulting agreement, but not against any future bonuses that he may earn under the consulting agreement. During the period from January 1, 2016 through May 5, 2016 (the date the Company sold its membership interests in The Palisades Group), no bonus amounts were earned by Jason Sugarman under the consulting agreement. For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 base and bonus amounts earned by Jason Sugarman under the consulting agreement totaled $30 thousand , $1.2 million , and $121 thousand , respectively.

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The consulting agreement may be terminated at any time by either The Palisades Group or Jason Sugarman upon 30 days prior written notice. The consulting agreement with Jason Sugarman was reviewed as a related party transaction and approved by the then-acting Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and approved by the disinterested directors of the Board. As of May 5, 2016, the Company has no direct or indirect obligation under the consulting agreement, as the agreement was entered into between Jason Sugarman and The Palisades Group, and the Company completed the sale of The Palisades Group on that date.
Lease Payment Reimbursements for The Palisades Group . At the time it was acquired by the Company, The Palisades Group occupied premises in Santa Monica, California leased by COR Securities Holding, Inc. (CORSHI). Steven A. Sugarman, the then- (now former) Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank, is the Chief Executive Officer, as well as a controlling stockholder (both directly and indirectly), of CORSHI. In light of the benefit received by The Palisades Group of its occupancy of the Santa Monica premises, the disinterested directors of the Company’s Board ratified reimbursement to CORSHI for rental payments made for the Santa Monica premises for the period from September 16, 2013 through June 27, 2014, the last date The Palisades Group occupied the premises. The Palisades Group negotiated with an unaffiliated third party a lease for new premises and occupied those premises on June 27, 2014.
The aggregate amount of rent payments reimbursed to CORSHI from September 16, 2013 through December 30, 2013 were $40 thousand . In addition, the Company reimbursed CORSHI for a $34 thousand security deposit and The Palisades Group, in turn, reimbursed the Company for this cost. For the period from January 1, 2014 through June 27, 2014, CORSHI granted The Palisades Group a rent abatement equal to the $34 thousand security deposit and, combined with additional payments, The Palisades Group paid leasing costs totaling $58 thousand to CORSHI for that same time period. The then-acting Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board monitored all the reimbursement costs and reviewed the aggregate reimbursement costs.
NOTE 22 – LITIGATION
From time to time we are involved as plaintiff or defendant in various legal actions arising in the normal course of business. The Company was named as a defendant in several complaints filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California in January 2017 alleging violations of sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  The complaints were brought as purported class actions on behalf of stockholders who purchased shares of the Company’s common stock between varying dates, inclusive of August 7, 2015 through January 23, 2017. In general, the complaints allege that the Company’s alleged concealment of its purported relationship with an individual who pled guilty to securities fraud in matters unrelated to the Company caused various statements made by the Company to be allegedly false and misleading.  These legal actions are at a very early stage. The Company intends to vigorously defend such actions.
NOTE 23 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company evaluated events from the date of the consolidated financial statements on June 30, 2017 through the issuance of these consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and determined that no significant events were identified requiring recognition or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements.


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ITEM 2 – MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following is management’s discussion and analysis of the major factors that influenced our results of operations and financial condition as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 . This analysis should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and with the unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2017 .
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP and general practices within the banking industry. Within these financial statements, certain financial information contains approximate measurements of financial effects of transactions and impacts at the consolidated statements of financial condition dates and our results of operations for the reporting periods. As certain accounting policies require significant estimates and assumptions that have a material impact on the carrying value of assets and liabilities, we have established critical accounting policies to facilitate making the judgment necessary to prepare financial statements. Our critical accounting policies are described in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” and in the “Critical Accounting Policies” section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, “Significant Accounting Policies” in this Form 10-Q.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted: The following are recently issued accounting pronouncements applicable to the Company that have not yet been adopted:
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “ Leases (Topic 842) .” The amendments in this Update require lessees to recognize the assets and liabilities that arise from leases, as well as define classification criteria for distinguishing between financing leases and operating leases. This Update requires lessees to recognize all leases on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition as lease assets and lease liabilities based primarily on the present value of future lease payments. Lessor accounting is largely unchanged. A modified retrospective approach is required at adoption which requires all prior periods presented in the financial statements to be restated, with a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the earliest period presented. This guidance also requires additional disclosures regarding leasing arrangements. For public business entities, the amendments to this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption of the amendments in this Update is permitted. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact that adoption of this guidance may have on its consolidated financial statements.
In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-12, “ Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients. ” This Update amends the guidance in ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers , and clarifies the collectability criteria, accounting policy elections, noncash consideration, satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations, completed contracts, and disclosures. The amendments in ASU 2016-12 affect the guidance in ASU 2014-09, which is effective for public business entities in annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company does not expect this guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, " Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. " The amendments in this Update replace the incurred loss impairment methodology in current GAAP 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. For public business entities that are SEC filers, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted as of fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact that adoption of this guidance may have on its consolidated financial statements. The impact of this Update will depend upon the state of the economy and the nature of the Company's portfolio at the date of adoption.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, “Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business.” The amendments in this Update provide guidance on evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. Currently, Topic 805 does not specify the minimum inputs and processes required for a set to meet the definition of a business. This Update presents a more robust framework to use when an entity determines whether a set of assets and activities represents a business. Also, this Update sets forth more consistency in applying the guidance with a more operable definition of a business. Public business entities must prospectively apply the amendments in this Update to annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods. The Company does not expect this guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

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In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment.” The amendments in this Update eliminate Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test when it is required. Instead, an entity must perform its annual or interim goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. For an impairment charge, an entity must recognize impairment by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value, but the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. Furthermore, this Update requires an entity to disclose the amount of goodwill allocated to each reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount of net assets. A public business entity that is an SEC filer must adopt the amendments in this Update for its annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact that adoption of this guidance may have on its consolidated financial statements.
In February 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-05, “Other Income - Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets (Subtopic 610-20): Clarifying the Scope of Asset Derecognition Guidance and Accounting for Partial Sales of Nonfinancial Assets.” The amendments in this Update clarify the scope and application of ASC 610-20 on the sale or transfer of nonfinancial assets, including real estate, and in substance nonfinancial assets to noncustomers, including partial sales. An entity should identify each distinct nonfinancial asset or in substance nonfinancial asset promised to a counterparty and derecognize each asset when a counterparty obtains control of it. An in substance nonfinancial asset is an asset within a contract or subsidiary in which substantially all of the fair value of the asset is concentrated in a nonfinancial asset. In addition, the amendment requires an entity to derecognize a distinct nonfinancial asset or in substance nonfinancial asset in a partial sale transaction when the entity does not retain a controlling financial interest in the legal entity that holds the asset and an entity transfers control of the asset. Once control is transferred, any non-controlling interest received is required to be measured at fair value. The effective date of the new guidance is aligned with the requirements in the new revenue standard, which is effective for public business entities in annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact that adoption of this guidance may have on its consolidated financial statements.
In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-08, “Receivables - Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities." The amendments in this Update shorten the amortization period for certain callable debt securities held at a premium. Specifically, the amendments require the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. The amendments do not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount, which continue to be amortized to maturity. Public business entities must prospectively apply the amendments in this Update to annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods. The Company does not expect this guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09. “Stock Compensation - Scope of Modification Accounting (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting” The amendments in this Update provide guidance on when changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award are to be accounted for as modifications. Under the new guidance, entities are not required to apply modification accounting to a share-based payment award when the award’s fair value, vesting conditions, and classification as an entity or a liability instrument remain the same after the change. The new guidance is effective for all entities beginning after December 15, 2017 including interim periods within the fiscal year. Early adoption is permitted. Upon adoption, the guidance will be applied prospectively to awards modified on or after the adoption date. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact that adoption of this guidance may have on its consolidated financial statements.


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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following table presents certain selected financial data as of the dates or for the periods indicated:
 
As of or For the Three Months Ended June 30,
 
As of or For the Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
($ in thousands, except per share data)
Selected financial condition data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
10,365,768

 
$
10,157,662

 
$
10,365,768

 
$
10,157,662

Cash and cash equivalents
511,190

 
271,732

 
511,190

 
271,732

Loans and leases receivable, net
5,913,952

 
6,198,632

 
5,913,952

 
6,198,632

Loans held-for-sale
278,824

 
476,928

 
278,824

 
476,928

Other real estate owned, net
3,267

 
429

 
3,267

 
429

Securities available-for-sale
2,915,103

 
1,302,785

 
2,915,103

 
1,302,785

Securities held-to-maturity
—

 
962,282

 
—

 
962,282

Bank owned life insurance
103,709

 
101,314

 
103,709

 
101,314

Time deposits in financial institutions
1,000

 
1,500

 
1,000

 
1,500

FHLB and other bank stock
63,438

 
81,115

 
63,438

 
81,115

Assets of discontinued operations
164,152

 
472,690

 
164,152

 
472,690

Deposits
8,044,911

 
7,928,956

 
8,044,911

 
7,928,956

Total borrowings
1,096,032

 
1,107,743

 
1,096,032

 
1,107,743

Liabilities of discontinued operation
17,229

 
24,104

 
17,229

 
24,104

Total stockholders' equity
1,006,292

 
939,884

 
1,006,292

 
939,884

Selected operations data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total interest and dividend income
$
96,440

 
$
90,929

 
$
195,282

 
$
171,991

Total interest expense
20,940

 
13,603

 
39,301

 
27,426

Net interest income
75,500

 
77,326

 
155,981

 
144,565

Provision for loan and lease losses
2,503

 
1,769

 
5,086

 
2,090

Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses
72,997

 
75,557

 
150,895

 
142,475

Total noninterest income
5,707

 
22,903

 
20,610

 
44,096

Total noninterest expense
76,319

 
65,053

 
166,215

 
124,197

Income from continuing operations before income taxes
2,385

 
33,407

 
5,290

 
62,374

Income tax (benefit) expense
(12,753
)
 
13,647

 
(19,224
)
 
25,308

Income from continuing operations
15,138

 
19,760

 
24,514

 
37,066

Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes
(4,991
)
 
11,390

 
8,357

 
15,378

Income tax (benefit) expense
(2,110
)
 
4,622

 
3,413

 
6,229

Income (loss) from discontinued operations
(2,881
)
 
6,768

 
4,944

 
9,149

Net income
12,257

 
26,528

 
29,458

 
46,215

Dividends paid on preferred stock
5,113

 
5,114

 
10,226

 
9,689

Net income available to common stockholders
7,144

 
21,414

 
19,232

 
36,526

Basic earnings per total common share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continued operations
$
0.20

 
$
0.30

 
$
0.27

 
$
0.60

Income (loss) from discontinued operations
(0.06
)
 
0.14

 
$
0.10

 
$
0.21

Net income
0.14

 
0.44

 
$
0.37

 
$
0.81

Diluted earnings per total common share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continued operations
$
0.20

 
$
0.29

 
$
0.27

 
$
0.59

Income (loss) from discontinued operations
(0.06
)
 
0.14

 
$
0.10

 
$
0.20

Net income
0.14

 
0.43

 
$
0.37

 
$
0.79

Performance ratios of consolidated operations: (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average assets
0.46
%
 
1.06
%
 
0.54
%
 
0.98
%
Return on average equity
4.85
%
 
11.88
%
 
5.89
%
 
11.19
%
Return on average tangible common equity (2)
4.51
%
 
15.65
%
 
6.11
%
 
15.13
%
Dividend payout ratio (3)
92.86
%
 
27.27
%
 
70.27
%
 
29.63
%
Net interest spread
2.90
%
 
3.26
%
 
2.97
%
 
3.23
%
Net interest margin (4)
3.09
%
 
3.39
%
 
3.14
%
 
3.39
%
Ratio of noninterest expense to average total assets
3.68
%
 
4.00
%
 
4.11
%
 
4.03
%
Efficiency ratio (5)
100.10
%
 
68.24
%
 
92.25
%
 
70.32
%
Efficiency ratio, as adjusted (2), (5)
80.51
%
 
68.24
%
 
79.51
%
 
70.32
%

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As of or For the Three Months Ended June 30,
 
As of or For the Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
($ in thousands, except per share data)
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities
123.21
%
 
123.90
%
 
122.28
%
 
124.70
%
Asset quality ratios:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ALLL
$
42,385

 
$
37,483

 
$
42,385

 
$
37,483

Nonperforming loans and leases
9,064

 
45,012

 
9,064

 
45,012

Nonperforming assets
12,331

 
45,441

 
12,331

 
45,441

Nonperforming assets to total assets
0.12
%
 
0.45
%
 
0.12
%
 
0.45
%
ALLL to nonperforming loans and leases
467.62
%
 
83.27
%
 
467.62
%
 
83.27
%
ALLL to total loans and leases
0.71
%
 
0.60
%
 
0.71
%
 
0.60
%
Capital Ratios:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average equity to average assets
9.48
%
 
8.93
%
 
9.21
%
 
8.79
%
Total stockholders' equity to total assets
9.71
%
 
9.25
%
 
9.71
%
 
9.25
%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (2)
6.68
%
 
6.09
%
 
6.68
%
 
6.09
%
Book value per common share
$
14.64

 
$
13.51

 
$
14.64

 
$
13.51

Tangible common equity (TCE) per common share (2)
13.68

 
12.39

 
13.68

 
12.39

Book value per common share and per common share issuable under purchase contracts
14.64

 
13.45

 
14.64

 
13.45

TCE per common share and per common share issuable under purchase contracts (2)
13.68

 
12.34

 
13.68

 
12.34

Banc of California, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total risk-based capital ratio
14.39
%
 
13.45
%
 
14.39
%
 
13.45
%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
13.72
%
 
13.14
%
 
13.72
%
 
13.14
%
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio
9.83
%
 
9.16
%
 
9.83
%
 
9.16
%
Tier 1 leverage ratio
8.93
%
 
8.87
%
 
8.93
%
 
8.87
%
Banc of California, NA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total risk-based capital ratio
16.13
%
 
14.96
%
 
16.13
%
 
14.96
%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
15.45
%
 
14.38
%
 
15.45
%
 
14.38
%
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio
15.45
%
 
14.38
%
 
15.45
%
 
14.38
%
Tier 1 leverage ratio
10.05
%
 
9.70
%
 
10.05
%
 
9.70
%
(1)
Consolidated operations include both continuing and discontinued operations.
(2)
Non-GAAP measure. See Non-GAAP Financial Measures for reconciliation of the calculation.
(3)
Ratio of dividends declared per common share to basic earnings per common share.
(4)
Net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.
(5)
Efficiency ratio represents noninterest expense as a percentage of net interest income plus noninterest income.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Under Item 10(e) of SEC Regulation S-K, public companies disclosing financial measures in filings with the SEC that are not calculated in accordance with GAAP must also disclose, along with each non-GAAP financial measure, certain additional information, including a presentation of the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, as well as a statement of the reasons why the company’s management believes that presentation of the non-GAAP financial measure provides useful information to investors regarding the company’s financial condition and results of operations and, to the extent material, a statement of the additional purposes, if any, for which the company’s management uses the non-GAAP financial measure.
Return on average tangible common equity and efficiency ratio, as adjusted, tangible common equity to tangible assets, and tangible common equity per common share and tangible common equity per common share and per common share issuable under purchase contracts constitute supplemental financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP measures are used by management in its analysis of the Company's performance.
Tangible common equity is calculated by subtracting preferred stock, goodwill, and other intangible assets from stockholders’ equity. Tangible assets is calculated by subtracting goodwill and other intangible assets from total assets. Banking regulators also exclude goodwill and other intangible assets from stockholders’ equity when assessing the capital adequacy of a financial institution.
Adjusted efficiency ratio is calculated by subtracting loss on investments in alternative energy partnerships from noninterest expense and adding total pre-tax return, which includes the loss on investments in alternative energy partnerships, to the sum of net interest income and noninterest income (total revenue). Management believes the presentation of these financial measures adjusting the impact of these items provides useful supplemental information that is essential to a proper understanding of the financial results and operating performance of the Company.
This disclosure should not be viewed as a substitute for results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor is it necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.
The following tables provide reconciliations of the non-GAAP measures with financial measures defined by GAAP.
Return on Average Tangible Common Equity
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
($ in thousands)
Average total stockholders' equity
$
1,014,267

 
$
898,164

 
$
1,008,060

 
$
830,544

Less average preferred stock
(269,071
)
 
(269,073
)
 
(269,071
)
 
(265,016
)
Less average goodwill
(37,144
)
 
(39,244
)
 
(38,177
)
 
(39,244
)
Less average other intangible assets
(11,808
)
 
(17,299
)
 
(12,495
)
 
(17,950
)
Average tangible common equity
$
696,244

 
$
572,548

 
$
688,317

 
$
508,334

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
12,257

 
$
26,528

 
$
29,458

 
$
46,215

Less preferred stock dividends
(5,113
)
 
(5,114
)
 
(10,226
)
 
(9,689
)
Add amortization of intangible assets
1,056

 
1,322

 
2,146

 
2,644

Add impairment on intangible assets
—

 
—

 
336

 
—

Less tax effect on amortization and impairment of intangible assets  (1)
(370
)
 
(463
)
 
(869
)
 
(925
)
Adjusted net income
$
7,830

 
$
22,273

 
$
20,845

 
$
38,245

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average equity
4.85
%
 
11.88
%
 
5.89
%
 
11.19
%
Return on average tangible common equity
4.51
%
 
15.65
%
 
6.11
%
 
15.13
%
(1)
Utilized a 35 percent tax rate

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Efficiency ratio as adjusted to include the pre-tax effect of investments in alternative energy partnerships
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
($ in thousands)
Noninterest expense
$
98,216

 
$
100,075

 
$
222,831

 
$
189,175

Loss on investments in alternative energy partnerships
(9,761
)
 
—

 
(18,443
)
 
—

Total adjusted noninterest expense
$
88,455

 
$
100,075

 
$
204,388

 
$
189,175

Net interest income
$
78,296

 
$
81,037

 
$
162,043

 
$
151,454

Noninterest income
19,817

 
65,604

 
79,521

 
117,563

Total revenue
98,113

 
146,641

 
241,564

 
269,017

Tax credit from investments in alternative energy partnerships
15,681

 
—

 
24,510

 
—

Deferred tax expense on investments in alternative energy partnerships
(2,744
)
 
—

 
(4,289
)
 
—

Tax effect on tax credit and deferred tax expense
8,584

 
—

 
13,724

 
—

Loss on investments in alternative energy partnerships
(9,761
)
 
—

 
(18,443
)
 
—

Total pre-tax adjustments for investments in alternative energy partnerships
11,760

 
—

 
15,502

 
—

Total adjusted revenue
$
109,873

 
$
146,641

 
$
257,066

 
$
269,017

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Efficiency ratio
100.10
%
 
68.24
%
 
92.25
%
 
70.32
%
Efficiency ratio as adjusted to include the pre-tax effect of investments in alternative energy partnerships
80.51
%
 
68.24
%
 
79.51
%
 
70.32
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effective tax rate utilized for calculating tax effect on tax credit and deferred tax expense
39.89
%
 
—
%
 
40.43
%
 
—
%
Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets and Tangible Common Equity Per Common Share and Per Common Share Issuable under Purchase Contracts
 
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
($ in thousands)
Total stockholders' equity
$
1,006,292

 
$
939,884

Less goodwill
(37,144
)
 
(39,244
)
Less other intangible assets
(11,135
)
 
(16,514
)
Less preferred stock
(269,071
)
 
(269,071
)
TCE
$
688,942

 
$
615,055

Total assets
$
10,365,768

 
$
10,157,662

Less goodwill
(37,144
)
 
(39,244
)
Less other intangible assets
(11,135
)
 
(16,514
)
Tangible assets
$
10,317,489

 
$
10,101,904

Total stockholders' equity to total assets
9.71
%
 
9.25
%
TCE to tangible assets
6.68
%
 
6.09
%
 
 
 
 
Common shares outstanding
49,991,395

 
49,478,348

Class B non-voting non-convertible common shares outstanding
355,173

 
161,841

Total common shares outstanding
50,346,568

 
49,640,189

Minimum number of shares issuable under purchase contracts (1)
—

 
218,928

Total common shares outstanding and shares issuable under purchase contracts
50,346,568

 
49,859,117

Book value per common share
$
14.64

 
$
13.51

TCE per common share
$
13.68

 
$
12.39

Book value per common share and per common share issuable under purchase contracts
$
14.64

 
$
13.45

TCE per common share and per common share issuable under purchase contracts
$
13.68

 
$
12.34

(1)
Purchase contracts relating to tangible equity units


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EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
Banc of California, Inc., a financial holding company regulated by the Federal Reserve Board, is focused on empowering California’s diverse private businesses, entrepreneurs and communities. It is the parent company of Banc of California, National Association, a California based bank that is regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
The Bank is headquartered in Santa Ana, California and had 35 full service branches in San Diego, Orange, Santa Barbara, and Los Angeles Counties at June 30, 2017 .
The Company is focused on California and core products and services designed to cater to the unique needs of California's diverse private businesses, entrepreneurs and communities.
As part of delivering on the Company's value proposition to clients, the Company offers a variety of financial products and services designed around our target client in order to serve all of their banking and financial needs. This includes both deposit products offered through the Company's multiple channels that include retail banking, business banking, institutional banking, and private banking, as well as lending products including jumbo residential mortgage lending, commercial lending, commercial real estate lending, multifamily lending, and specialty lending including SBA lending, and construction lending.
The Bank’s deposit and banking product and service offerings include checking, savings, money market, certificates of deposit, retirement accounts as well as online, telephone, and mobile banking, automated bill payment, cash and treasury management, master demand accounts, foreign exchange, interest rate swaps, trust services, card payment services, remote and mobile deposit capture, ACH origination, wire transfer, direct deposit, and safe deposit boxes. Bank customers also have the ability to access their accounts through a nationwide network of over 55,000 surcharge-free ATMs.
The Bank’s lending activities are focused on providing financing to California’s private businesses and entrepreneurs that is often secured against California commercial and residential real estate.
Highlights
•
During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company completed the sale of its Banc Home Loans division, which largely reflected the Company's Mortgage Banking segment. The Company determined that the sale of our Mortgage Banking segment met the criteria to be classified as a discontinued operation. This transaction advanced our strategy to focus our business on core commercial banking opportunities in our California markets.
•
Income from continuing operations was $15.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $4.6 million , or 23.4 percent , from $19.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . For the six months ended June 30, 2017 , income from continuing operations was $24.5 million , a decrease of $12.6 million , or 33.9 percent , from $37.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016. Net income was $12.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $14.3 million , or 53.8 percent , from $26.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . For the six months ended June 30, 2017 , net income was $29.5 million , a decrease of $16.8 million , or 36.3 percent , from $46.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016.
•
Return on average assets, on a consolidated operations basis, was 0.46 percent and 1.06 percent , respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , and 0.54 percent and 0.98 percent , respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 . Return on average tangible common equity, on a consolidated operations basis, was 4.51 percent and 15.65 percent , respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , and 6.11 percent and 15.13 percent , respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 .
•
Net interest income, on a consolidated operations basis, was $78.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $2.7 million , or 3.4 percent , from $81.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . For the six months ended June 30, 2017, net interest income was $162.0 million , an increase of $10.6 million , or 7.0 percent , from $151.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016. The increase was mainly due to a higher interest income from increased average interest-earning assets, partially offset by a higher interest expense from increased interest-bearing liabilities and a lower average yield on loans and leases. Net interest margin was 3.09 percent and 3.39 percent , respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , and 3.14 percent and 3.39 percent , respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 .
•
Provision for loan and lease losses was $2.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $734 thousand , or 41.5 percent , from $1.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . Provision for loan and lease losses was $5.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $3.0 million , or 143.3 percent , from $2.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 .

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Noninterest income from continuing operations was $5.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $17.2 million , or 75.1 percent , from $22.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . For the six months ended June 30, 2017 , noninterest income from continuing operations was $20.6 million , a decrease of $23.5 million , or 53.3 percent , from $44.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 . The decrease in noninterest income was mainly due to a gain on sale of subsidiary during the 2016 periods and the decreases in net gain on sale of securities available-for-sale, loan brokerage income and other income, partially offset by increases in customer services fees and loan servicing income. Noninterest income from discontinued operations was $14.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $28.6 million , or 67.0 percent , from $42.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . For the six months ended June 30, 2017 , noninterest income from discontinued operations was $58.9 million , a decrease of $14.6 million , or 19.8 percent , from $73.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . The decrease was mainly due to a decrease in net revenue from discontinued operations, partially offset by an increase in loan servicing income (loss) and a net gain on disposal of discontinued operations in 2017 periods.
•
Noninterest expense from continuing operations was $76.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $11.3 million , or 17.3 percent , from $65.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . For the six months ended June 30, 2017 , noninterest expense from continuing operations was $166.2 million , an increase of $42.0 million , or 33.8 percent , from $124.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 . The increase was mainly due to the special investigation, pending SEC investigation and restructurings, as well as a recognition of loss on investments in alternative energy partnerships, during the 2017 periods. Noninterest expense from discontinued operations was $21.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $13.1 million , or 37.5 percent , from $35.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . For the six months ended June 30, 2017 , noninterest expense from discontinued operations was $56.6 million , a decrease of $8.4 million , or 12.9 percent , from $65.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 . The decrease was mainly due to decreases in salaries and employee benefits, occupancy and equipment, data processing and advertising, partially offset by increases in professional fees and outside services fees and a restructuring expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017.
•
Income tax (benefit) expense from consolidated operations was $(14.9) million and $18.3 million , respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , and $(15.8) million and $31.5 million , respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 . Income tax benefits in 2017 periods were mainly due to the recognition of tax credits from the investments in alternative energy partnerships of $15.7 million and $24.5 million , respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017.
•
Efficiency ratio as adjusted to include the pre-tax effect of investments in alternative energy partnerships was 80.51 percent and 79.51 percent , respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 , compared to 68.24 percent and 70.32 percent , respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 . The changes in the 2017 periods were mainly due to the higher increase in noninterest expense than the increase in total revenue.
•
Total assets were $10.37 billion at June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $664.1 million , or 6.0 percent , from $11.03 billion at December 31, 2016 . Average total assets were $10.70 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $635.8 million , or 6.3 percent , from $10.06 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . For the six months ended June 30, 2017, average total assets were $10.94 billion , an increase of $1.49 billion , or 15.8 percent , from $9.45 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2016.
•
Loans and leases receivable, net of ALLL were $5.91 billion at June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $80.4 million , or 1.3 percent , from $5.99 billion at December 31, 2016 . Loans held-for-sale, on a consolidated operations basis, were $439.6 million at June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $265.0 million , or 37.6 percent , from $704.7 million at December 31, 2016. Average total loans and leases were $6.64 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $23.7 million , or 0.4 percent , from $6.66 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . For the six months ended June 30, 2017, average total loans and leases were $6.71 billion , an increase of $382.6 million , or 6.0 percent , from $6.33 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2016.
•
Total deposits were $8.04 billion at June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $1.10 billion , or 12.0 percent , from $9.14 billion at December 31, 2016 . The decrease was mainly due to a planned reduction of brokered deposits and outflows from the Company's private banking, institutional banking and commercial banking business units. Average total deposits were $8.24 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $1.34 billion , or 19.4 percent , from $6.90 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . For the six months ended June 30, 2017, average total deposits were $8.57 billion , an increase of $1.84 billion , or 27.3 percent , from $6.73 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2016.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table presents condensed statements of operations for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Interest and dividend income
$
96,440

 
$
90,929

 
$
195,282

 
$
171,991

Interest expense
20,940

 
13,603

 
39,301

 
27,426

Net interest income
75,500

 
77,326

 
155,981

 
144,565

Provision for loan and lease losses
2,503

 
1,769

 
5,086

 
2,090

Noninterest income
5,707

 
22,903

 
20,610

 
44,096

Noninterest expense
76,319

 
65,053

 
166,215

 
124,197

Income from continuing operations before income taxes
2,385

 
33,407

 
5,290

 
62,374

Income tax (benefit) expense
(12,753
)
 
13,647

 
(19,224
)
 
25,308

Income from continuing operations
15,138

 
19,760

 
24,514

 
37,066

Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes
(4,991
)
 
11,390

 
8,357

 
15,378

Income tax (benefit) expense
(2,110
)
 
4,622

 
3,413

 
6,229

Income (loss) from discontinued operations
(2,881
)
 
6,768

 
4,944

 
9,149

Net income
12,257

 
26,528

 
29,458

 
46,215

Preferred stock dividends
5,113

 
5,114

 
10,226

 
9,689

Net income available to common stockholders
$
7,144

 
$
21,414

 
$
19,232

 
$
36,526

Basic earnings per total common share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations
$
0.20

 
$
0.30

 
$
0.27

 
$
0.60

Income (loss) from discontinued operations
(0.06
)
 
0.14

 
0.10

 
0.21

Net income
$
0.14

 
$
0.44

 
$
0.37

 
$
0.81

Diluted earnings per total common share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations
$
0.20

 
$
0.29

 
$
0.27

 
$
0.59

Income (loss) from discontinued operations
(0.06
)
 
0.14

 
0.10

 
0.20

Net income
$
0.14

 
$
0.43

 
$
0.37

 
$
0.79

Income from continuing operations was $15.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $4.6 million , or 23.4 percent , from $19.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . For the six months ended June 30, 2017 , income from continuing operations was $24.5 million , a decrease of $12.6 million , or 33.9 percent , from $37.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016. Net income was $12.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $14.3 million , or 53.8 percent , from $26.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . For the six months ended June 30, 2017 , net income was $29.5 million , a decrease of $16.8 million , or 36.3 percent , from $46.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016.
Consolidated Statement of Operations of Consolidated Operations
The following table presents a reconciliation of Consolidated Statement of Operations of consolidated operations for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
Continuing Operations
 
Discontinued Operations
 
Consolidated Operations
 
Continuing Operations
 
Discontinued Operations
 
Consolidated Operations
 
(In thousands)
Interest and dividend income
$
96,440

 
$
2,796

 
$
99,236

 
$
195,282

 
$
6,062

 
$
201,344

Interest expense
20,940

 
—

 
20,940

 
39,301

 
—

 
39,301

Net interest income
75,500

 
2,796

 
78,296

 
155,981

 
6,062

 
162,043

Provision for loan and lease losses
2,503

 
—

 
2,503

 
5,086

 
—

 
5,086

Noninterest income
5,707

 
14,110

 
19,817

 
20,610

 
58,911

 
79,521

Noninterest expense
76,319

 
21,897

 
98,216

 
166,215

 
56,616

 
222,831

Income from continuing operations before income taxes
2,385

 
(4,991
)
 
(2,606
)
 
5,290

 
8,357

 
13,647

Income tax (benefit) expense
(12,753
)
 
(2,110
)
 
(14,863
)
 
(19,224
)
 
3,413

 
(15,811
)
Net income
$
15,138

 
$
(2,881
)
 
$
12,257

 
$
24,514

 
$
4,944

 
$
29,458



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Net Interest Income
The following table presents interest income, average interest-earning assets, interest expense, average interest-bearing liabilities, and their correspondent yields and costs expressed both in dollars and rates, on a consolidated operations basis, for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 :
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
Average Balance
 
Interest
 
Yield/Cost
 
Average Balance
 
Interest
 
Yield/Cost
 
($ in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total loans and leases (1)
$
6,639,666

 
$
72,457

 
4.38
%
 
$
6,663,340

 
$
73,743

 
4.45
%
Securities
3,004,551

 
24,996

 
3.34
%
 
2,696,524

 
19,393

 
2.89
%
Other interest-earning assets (2)
517,349

 
1,783

 
1.38
%
 
260,073

 
1,504

 
2.33
%
Total interest-earning assets
10,161,566

 
99,236

 
3.92
%
 
9,619,937

 
94,640

 
3.96
%
ALLL
(42,896
)
 
 
 
 
 
(37,637
)
 
 
 
 
BOLI and non-interest earning assets (3)
578,333

 
 
 
 
 
478,937

 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
10,697,003

 
 
 
 
 
$
10,061,237

 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Savings
$
1,002,797

 
2,262

 
0.90
%
 
$
866,051

 
1,603

 
0.74
%
Interest-bearing checking
2,013,751

 
3,609

 
0.72
%
 
1,981,702

 
3,135

 
0.64
%
Money market
2,359,173

 
5,482

 
0.93
%
 
1,672,662

 
1,962

 
0.47
%
Certificates of deposit
1,606,270

 
3,589

 
0.90
%
 
1,176,478

 
1,685

 
0.58
%
FHLB advances
990,780

 
2,774

 
1.12
%
 
1,663,791

 
1,966

 
0.48
%
Securities sold under repurchase agreements
34,298

 
180

 
2.11
%
 
210,299

 
389

 
0.74
%
Long term debt and other interest-bearing liabilities
240,201

 
3,044

 
5.08
%
 
193,144

 
2,863

 
5.96
%
Total interest-bearing liabilities
8,247,270

 
20,940

 
1.02
%
 
7,764,127

 
13,603

 
0.70
%
Noninterest-bearing deposits
1,261,338

 
 
 
 
 
1,205,987

 
 
 
 
Non-interest-bearing liabilities
174,128

 
 
 
 
 
192,959

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
9,682,736

 
 
 
 
 
9,163,073

 
 
 
 
Total stockholders’ equity
1,014,267

 
 
 
 
 
898,164

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
10,697,003

 
 
 
 
 
$
10,061,237

 
 
 
 
Net interest income/spread
 
 
$
78,296

 
2.90
%
 
 
 
$
81,037

 
3.26
%
Net interest margin (4)
 
 
 
 
3.09
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.39
%
(1)
Total loans and leases include loans held-for-sale and loans and leases held-for-investment, and are net of deferred fees, related direct costs and discounts, but exclude the ALLL. Non-accrual loans and leases are included in the average balance. Loan fees of $372 thousand and $294 thousand and accretion of discount on purchased loans of $2.2 million and $10.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, are included in interest income.
(2)
Includes average balance of FHLB and other bank stock at cost and average time deposits with other financial institutions.
(3)
Includes average balance of bank-owned life insurance of $103.3 million and $100.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively.
(4)
Annualized net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.


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The following table presents interest income, average interest-earning assets, interest expense, average interest-bearing liabilities, and their correspondent yields and costs expressed both in dollars and rates, on a consolidated operations basis, for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 :
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
Average Balance
 
Interest
 
Yield/Cost
 
Average Balance
 
Interest
 
Yield/Cost
 
($ in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total loans and leases (1)
$
6,711,938

 
$
145,230

 
4.36
%
 
$
6,329,388

 
$
140,887

 
4.48
%
Securities
3,189,596

 
52,235

 
3.30
%
 
2,412,703

 
35,440

 
2.95
%
Other interest-earning assets (2)
508,784

 
3,879

 
1.54
%
 
239,961

 
2,553

 
2.14
%
Total interest-earning assets
10,410,318

 
201,344

 
3.90
%
 
8,982,052

 
178,880

 
4.00
%
ALLL
(42,095
)
 
 
 
 
 
(36,606
)
 
 
 
 
BOLI and non-interest earning assets (3)
573,323

 
 
 
 
 
501,760

 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
10,941,546

 
 
 
 
 
$
9,447,206

 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Savings
$
1,022,305

 
4,555

 
0.90
%
 
$
850,508

 
3,175

 
0.75
%
Interest-bearing checking
2,011,303

 
7,023

 
0.70
%
 
1,941,268

 
6,378

 
0.66
%
Money market
2,546,452

 
10,173

 
0.81
%
 
1,554,997

 
3,641

 
0.47
%
Certificates of deposit
1,770,916

 
7,151

 
0.81
%
 
1,167,690

 
3,298

 
0.57
%
FHLB advances
902,105

 
4,197

 
0.94
%
 
1,309,725

 
3,228

 
0.50
%
Securities sold under repurchase agreements
18,300

 
186

 
2.05
%
 
150,347

 
549

 
0.73
%
Long term debt and other interest-bearing liabilities
242,110

 
6,016

 
5.01
%
 
228,400

 
7,157

 
6.30
%
Total interest-bearing liabilities
8,513,491

 
39,301

 
0.93
%
 
7,202,935

 
27,426

 
0.77
%
Noninterest-bearing deposits
1,221,530

 
 
 
 
 
1,218,489

 
 
 
 
Non-interest-bearing liabilities
198,465

 
 
 
 
 
195,238

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
9,933,486

 
 
 
 
 
8,616,662

 
 
 
 
Total stockholders’ equity
1,008,060

 
 
 
 
 
830,544

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
10,941,546

 
 
 
 
 
$
9,447,206

 
 
 
 
Net interest income/spread
 
 
$
162,043

 
2.97
%
 
 
 
$
151,454

 
3.23
%
Net interest margin (4)
 
 
 
 
3.14
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.39
%
(1)
Total loans and leases include loans held-for-sale and loans and leases held-for-investment, and are net of deferred fees, related direct costs and discounts, but exclude the ALLL. Non-accrual loans and leases are included in the average balance. Loan fees of $161 thousand and $379 thousand and accretion of discount on purchased loans of $4.2 million and $21.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, are included in interest income.
(2)
Includes average balance of FHLB and other bank stock at cost and average time deposits with other financial institutions.
(3)
Includes average balance of bank-owned life insurance of $103.0 million and $100.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
(4)
Annualized net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.


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Rate/Volume Analysis
The following table presents the changes in interest income and interest expense for major components of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Information is provided on changes attributable to: (i) changes in volume multiplied by the prior rate; and (ii) changes in rate multiplied by the prior volume. Changes attributable to both rate and volume which cannot be segregated have been allocated proportionately to the change due to volume and the change due to rate.
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2017 vs. 2016
 
2017 vs. 2016
 
Increase (Decrease) Due to
 
Net
Increase (Decrease)
 
Increase (Decrease) Due to
 
Net
Increase (Decrease)
 
Volume
 
Rate
 
 
Volume
 
Rate
 
 
(In thousands)
Interest and dividend income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total loans and leases
$
(237
)
 
$
(1,049
)
 
$
(1,286
)
 
$
8,229

 
$
(3,886
)
 
$
4,343

Securities
2,371

 
3,232

 
5,603

 
12,273

 
4,522

 
16,795

Other interest-earning assets
1,070

 
(791
)
 
279

 
2,203

 
(877
)
 
1,326

Total interest and dividend income
$
3,204

 
$
1,392

 
$
4,596

 
$
22,705

 
$
(241
)
 
$
22,464

Interest expense:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Savings
$
278

 
$
381

 
$
659

 
$
693

 
$
687

 
$
1,380

Interest-bearing checking
54

 
420

 
474

 
241

 
404

 
645

Money market
1,040

 
2,480

 
3,520

 
3,060

 
3,472

 
6,532

Certificates of deposit
758

 
1,146

 
1,904

 
2,123

 
1,730

 
3,853

FHLB advances
(1,047
)
 
1,855

 
808

 
(1,240
)
 
2,209

 
969

Securities sold under repurchase agreements
(513
)
 
304

 
(209
)
 
(762
)
 
399

 
(363
)
Long term debt and other interest-bearing liabilities
640

 
(459
)
 
181

 
404

 
(1,545
)
 
(1,141
)
Total interest expense
1,210

 
6,127

 
7,337

 
4,519

 
7,356

 
11,875

Net interest income
$
1,994

 
$
(4,735
)
 
$
(2,741
)
 
$
18,186

 
$
(7,597
)
 
$
10,589

Three Months Ended June 30, 2017 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
Net interest income was $78.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $2.7 million , or 3.4 percent , from $81.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . The decrease in net interest income from the prior period was largely due to higher interest expense on higher average balances of interest-bearing liabilities and lower average yield on total loans and leases and other interest-earning assets, partially offset by higher interest income from higher average balances of interest-earning assets and higher average yield on securities.
Interest income on total loans and leases was $72.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $1.3 million , or 1.7 percent , from $73.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . The decrease in interest income on loans and leases was due to a $23.7 million decrease in average total loans and leases and a 7 basis points (bps) decrease in average yield. The decrease in average balance was due mainly to sales of the Company's lease financing portfolio and seasoned SFR mortgage loan pools during the second half of 2016. The decrease in average yield was mainly due to the sale of the Company's lease financing portfolio, which earned a higher yield than other loan portfolios, and a decrease in the proportion of seasoned SFR mortgage loan pools to total loans and leases, due to sales in 2016, where discounts on these pools generate additional interest income. The discount accretion totaled $2.2 million and $10.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively.
Interest income on securities was $25.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $5.6 million , or 28.9 percent , from $19.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . The increase in interest income on securities was due to a $308.0 million increase in average balance and a 45 bps increase in average yield. The increase in average balance was mainly due to purchases of securities to deploy the proceeds from the preferred stock and common stock offerings in 2016 and the deposit balance increase during the period. The increase in average yield was due to higher interest rates on newly purchased investment securities.
Dividends and interest income on other interest-earning assets was $1.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $279 thousand , or 18.6 percent , from $1.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . The increase in dividends and interest income on other interest-earning assets was due to a $257.3 million increase in average balance, partially offset by a 95 bps decrease in average yield. The increase in average balance was mainly due to the excess cash from the common stock offerings during the second quarter of 2016 and deposit increase. The decrease in average yield was mainly due to an increase in interest-earning deposits in financial institutions, which earn lower yields than other interest-earning assets, and increases in dividend income from FHLB and FRB stock.

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Interest expense on interest-bearing deposits was $14.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $6.6 million , or 78.2 percent , from $8.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . The increase in interest expense on interest-bearing deposits resulted from a $1.29 billion increase in average balance and a 27 bps increase in average cost. The increase in average balance was mainly due to strong deposit growth across the Company's business units as well as an increased average balance per account. The Company also strategically added brokered certificates of deposit in order to maintain a sufficient level of deposit funding.
Interest expense on FHLB advances was $2.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $808 thousand , or 41.1 percent , from $2.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . The increase was due mainly to a 64 bps increase in average cost, partially offset by a $673.0 million decrease in average balance. The increase in average cost was due to a rising interest rate environment.
Interest expense on securities sold under repurchase agreements was $180 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $209 thousand , or 53.7 percent , from $389 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . The Company utilized a decreased amount of repurchase agreements during the three months ended June 30, 2017 .
Interest expense on long term debt and other interest-bearing liabilities was $3.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $181 thousand , or 6.3 percent , from $2.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . The increase was mainly due to a higher utilization of a line of credit with an unaffiliated third party financial institution that was voluntarily terminated by the Company on June 30, 2017, partially offset by a maturity of amortizing debt during the three months ended June 30, 2017 .
Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
Net interest income was $162.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $10.6 million , or 7.0 percent , from $151.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 . The growth in net interest income from the prior period was largely due to higher interest income from higher average balances of interest-earning assets partially offset by higher interest expense on higher average balances of interest-bearing liabilities and lower average yield on total loans and leases.
Interest income on total loans and leases was $145.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $4.3 million , or 3.1 percent , from $140.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 . The increase in interest income on loans and leases was due to a $382.6 million increase in average total loans and leases, partially offset by a 12 bps decrease in average yield. The increase in average balance was due mainly to an increase in loan and lease originations, partially offset by sales of the Company's lease financing portfolio during the first quarter of 2017 and seasoned SFR mortgage loan pools during the second half of 2016. The decrease in average yield was mainly due to the sale of the Company's lease financing portfolio, which earned a higher yield than other loan portfolios, and a decrease in the proportion of seasoned SFR mortgage loan pools to total loans and leases, due to sales in 2016, where discounts on these pools generate additional interest income. The discount accretion totaled $4.2 million and $21.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively.
Interest income on securities was $52.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $16.8 million , or 47.4 percent , from $35.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 . The increase in interest income on securities was due to a $776.9 million increase in average balance and a 35 bps increase in average yield. The increase in average balance was mainly due to purchases of securities to deploy the proceeds from the preferred stock and common stock offerings in 2016 and the deposit balance increase during the period. The increase in average yield was due to higher interest rates on newly purchased investment securities.
Dividends and interest income on other interest-earning assets was $3.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $1.3 million , or 51.9 percent , from $2.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 . The increase in dividends and interest income on other interest-earning assets was due to a $268.8 million increase in average balance, partially offset by a 60 bps decrease in average yield. The increase in average balance was mainly due to the excess cash from the common stock offerings during the second quarter of 2016 and deposit increase. The decrease in average yield was mainly due to an increase in interest-earning deposits in financial institutions, which earn lower yields than other interest-earning assets.
Interest expense on interest-bearing deposits was $28.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $12.4 million , or 75.2 percent , from $16.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 . The increase in interest expense on interest-bearing deposits resulted from a $1.84 billion increase in average balance and a 19 bps increase in average cost. The increase in average balance was mainly due to strong deposit growth across the Company's business units as well as an increased average balance per account. The Company also strategically added brokered certificates of deposit in order to maintain a sufficient level of deposit funding.

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Interest expense on FHLB advances was $4.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $969 thousand , or 30.0 percent , from $3.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 . The increase was due mainly to a 44 bps increase in average cost, partially offset by a $407.6 million decrease in average balance. The increase in average cost was due to a rising interest rate environment.
Interest expense on securities sold under repurchase agreements was $186 thousand for the six months ended June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $363 thousand , or 66.1 percent , from $549 thousand for the six months ended June 30, 2016 . The Company utilized a decreased amount of repurchase agreements during the six months ended June 30, 2017 .
Interest expense on long term debt and other interest-bearing liabilities was $6.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $1.1 million , or 15.9 percent , from $7.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 . The decrease was due mainly to the redemption of the Senior Notes I during the second quarter of 2016, maturity of amortizing debt during the second quarter of 2017, partially offset by a higher utilization of line of credit with an unaffiliated third party financial institution.
Provision for Loan and Lease Losses
Provisions for loan and lease losses are charged to operations at a level required to reflect inherent credit losses in the loan and lease portfolio. The Company recorded provisions for loan and lease losses of $2.5 million and $1.8 million , respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , and $5.1 million and $2.1 million , respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 . The increase was mainly due to increases in commercial and industrial loans, construction loans and multi-family loans, partially offset by decreases in SFR mortgage loans and lease financing.
On a quarterly basis, the Company evaluates the PCI loans and the loan pools for potential impairment. The provision for losses on PCI loans is the result of changes in expected cash flows, both in amount and timing, due to loan payments and the Company’s revised loss forecasts. The revisions to the loss forecasts were based on the results of management’s review of the credit quality of the outstanding loans/loan pools and the analysis of the loan performance data since the acquisition of these loans. On a quarterly basis, the Company also evaluates whether a reforecast of cash flow projections is necessary. Due to the uncertainty in the future performance of the PCI loans, additional impairments may be recognized in the future.
See further discussion in "Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses."

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Noninterest Income
The following table presents the breakdown of non-interest income for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands)
Customer service fees
$
1,669

 
$
1,173

 
$
3,292

 
$
2,021

Loan servicing income (loss)
132

 
(1,935
)
 
2,888

 
(4,140
)
Income from bank owned life insurance
616

 
580

 
1,197

 
1,143

Net gain on sale of securities available-for-sale
1,099

 
12,824

 
4,455

 
29,613

Net gain on sale of loans
983

 
2,147

 
5,002

 
4,342

Loan brokerage income
34

 
721

 
1,061

 
1,622

Gain on sale of subsidiary
—

 
3,694

 
—

 
3,694

Other income
1,174

 
3,699

 
2,715

 
5,801

Total noninterest income
$
5,707

 
$
22,903

 
$
20,610

 
$
44,096

Three Months Ended June 30, 2017 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
Noninterest income was $5.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $17.2 million , or 75.1 percent , from $22.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . The decrease in noninterest income was mainly due to a gain on sale of subsidiary during the three months ended June 30, 2016 and the decreases in net gain on sale of securities available-for-sale, net gain on sale of loans, loan brokerage income and other income, partially offset by increases in customer services fees and loan servicing income.
Customer service fees were $1.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $496 thousand , or 42.3 percent , from $1.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . The increase was mainly due to the increase in average deposit balances.
Loan servicing income (loss) was $132 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $2.1 million , or 106.8 percent , from $(1.9) million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . On a consolidated operations basis, total income (loss) from servicing rights was $132 thousand and $(3.3) million , respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 . The increase was mainly due to a decrease in losses on the fair value of mortgage servicing rights, partially offset by a decrease in servicing fees from the increased volume of loans sold with servicing retained. Losses on fair value and runoff of servicing assets were $4.5 million and $8.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. Servicing fees were $4.6 million and $5.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, and the decrease in servicing fees was due to lower unpaid principal balances of loans sold with servicing retained as a result of discontinued operations.
Net gain on sale of securities available-for-sale was $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , compared to $12.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . During the three months ended June 30, 2017 , the Company sold $431.1 million of securities available-for-sale, as compared to $1.30 billion of securities available-for-sale during the three months ended June 30, 2016 . The Company continued to reposition its securities available-for-sale portfolio to navigate a volatile rate environment, reduce the overall duration of its securities portfolio and enhance the consistency and predictability of its earnings during the three months ended June 30, 2017 .
Net gain on sale of loans was $1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $1.2 million from $2.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . During the three months ended June 30, 2017 , the Company sold jumbo SFR mortgage loans of $271.5 million with a gain of $96 thousand , SBA loans of $9.5 million with a gain of $887 thousand , and other loans of $6.6 million with a gain of $0 . During the three months ended June 30, 2016 , the Company sold jumbo SFR mortgage loans of $112.5 million with a gain of $1.5 million , SBA loans of $4.4 million with a gain of $348 thousand , and lease financing of $10.8 million with a gain of $345 thousand.
Loan brokerage income was $34 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $687 thousand , or 95.3 percent , from $721 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . The decrease was mainly due to a decrease in the volume of brokered loans.
Gain on sale of a subsidiary of $3.7 million was recognized during the three months ended June 30, 2016. The Company completed the sale of all of its membership interests in The Palisades Group on May 5, 2016.

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Other income was $1.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $2.5 million , or 68.3 percent , from $3.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . The decrease was mainly due to a decrease in advisory service fees and a legal settlement received during the three months ended June 30, 2016. The decrease in advisory service fees was due to the sale of The Palisades Group on May 5, 2016. The Company does not expect to have advisory service fee income in future periods.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
Noninterest income was $20.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $23.5 million , or 53.3 percent , from $44.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 . The decrease in noninterest income was mainly due to a gain on sale of subsidiary during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and decreases in net gain on sale of securities available-for-sale, loan brokerage income and other income, partially offset by increases in customer services fees and loan servicing income and net gain on sale of loans.
Customer service fees were $3.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $1.3 million , or 62.9 percent , from $2.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 . The increase was mainly due to the increase in average deposit balances.
Loan servicing income (loss) was $2.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $7.0 million , or 169.8 percent , from $(4.1) million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 . On a consolidated operations basis, total income (loss) from servicing rights was $4.4 million and $(8.6) million , respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 . The increase was mainly due to a decrease in losses on the fair value of mortgage servicing rights and an increase in servicing fees from the increased volume of loans sold with servicing retained. Losses on fair value and runoff of servicing assets were $6.4 million and $18.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. Servicing fees were $10.8 million and $10.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, and the increase in servicing fees was due to higher average unpaid principal balances of loans sold with servicing retained.
Net gain on sale of securities available-for-sale was $4.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 , compared to $29.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 . During the six months ended June 30, 2017 , the Company sold $806.3 million of securities available-for-sale, as compared to $3.53 billion of securities available-for-sale during the six months ended June 30, 2016 . The Company continued to reposition its securities available-for-sale portfolio to navigate a volatile rate environment, reduce the overall duration of its securities portfolio and enhance the consistency and predictability of its earnings during the six months ended June 30, 2017 .
Net gain on sale of loans was $5.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $660 thousand from $4.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 . During the six months ended June 30, 2017 , the Company sold jumbo SFR mortgage loans of $616.7 million with a gain of $2.9 million , SBA loans of $18.5 million with a gain of $1.8 million , and other loans of $14.6 million with a gain of $421 thousand . During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company sold jumbo SFR mortgage loans of $205.3 million with a gain of $2.6 million, SBA loans of $18.5 million with a gain of $1.4 million, and lease financing of $10.8 million with a gain of $345 thousand.
Loan brokerage income was $1.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $561 thousand , or 34.6 percent , from $1.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 . The decrease was mainly due to a decrease in the volume of brokered loans.
Gain on sale of a subsidiary of $3.7 million was recognized during the six months ended June 30, 2016. The Company completed the sale of all of its membership interests in The Palisades Group on May 5, 2016.
Other income was $2.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $3.1 million , or 53.2 percent , from $5.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 . The decrease was mainly due to a decrease in advisory service fees and a legal settlement received during the six months ended June 30, 2016. The decrease in advisory service fees was due to the sale of The Palisades Group on May 5, 2016. The Company does not expect to have advisory service fee income in future periods.


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Noninterest Expense
The following table presents the breakdown of noninterest expense for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands)
Salaries and employee benefits
33,348

 
32,745

 
65,791

 
66,214

Occupancy and equipment
9,776

 
9,057

 
20,444

 
17,998

Professional fees
11,794

 
6,426

 
26,867

 
12,329

Outside service fees
1,119

 
2,020

 
3,002

 
3,645

Data processing
2,246

 
2,156

 
4,425

 
3,842

Advertising
1,117

 
1,229

 
2,842

 
2,215

Regulatory assessments
1,140

 
1,879

 
3,581

 
3,615

Loss on investments in alternative energy partnerships
9,761

 
—

 
18,443

 
—

Reversal for loan repurchases
(403
)
 
(141
)
 
(728
)
 
(500
)
Amortization of intangible assets
1,056

 
1,322

 
2,146

 
2,644

Impairment on intangible assets
—

 
—

 
336

 
—

Restructuring expense
82

 
—

 
5,369

 
—

All other expense
5,283

 
8,360

 
13,697

 
12,195

Total noninterest expense
$
76,319

 
$
65,053

 
$
166,215

 
$
124,197

Three Months Ended June 30, 2017 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
Noninterest expense was $76.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $11.3 million , or 17.3 percent , from $65.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . The increase was mainly due to the special committee and governmental investigations and an increase in expense related to a recognition of loss on investments in alternative energy partnerships during the three months ended June 30, 2017 .
Total salaries and employee benefits was $33.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $603 thousand , or 1.8 percent , from $32.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . The increase was mainly due to increases in salaries, temporary staff and vacation accrual, and a decrease in direct loan origination cost, partially offset by decreases in commissions, share-based compensation expense, and premiums on medical and workers' compensation insurance.
Occupancy and equipment expenses were $9.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $719 thousand , or 7.9 percent , from $9.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . The increase was due mainly to increased building and maintenance costs associated with additional facilities resulting from the new headquarters building in Santa Ana.
Professional fees were $11.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $5.4 million , or 83.5 percent , from $6.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . The increase was mainly due to the special committee investigation, pending SEC investigation and increased audit fees.
Outside service fees were $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $901 thousand , or 44.6 percent , from $2.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . The decrease was mainly due to a decrease in loan sub-servicing expenses resulting from sales of seasoned SFR mortgage loan pools.
Data processing expense was $2.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $90 thousand , or 4.2 percent , from $2.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . The increase was mainly due to a higher volume of transactions related to loan and deposit growth.
Advertising costs were $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $112 thousand , or 9.1 percent , from $1.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . The decrease was mainly due to a decrease in marketing and advertising expenses as a result of the Company's effort to reduce overhead cost, partially offset by an increase in sponsorships to enhance the Company's CRA activities.
Regulatory assessments were $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $739 thousand , or 39.3 percent , from $1.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . The decrease was mainly due to a year-to-date true-up adjustment made to the regulatory assessments during the three months ended June 30, 2017.
Loss on investments in alternative energy partnerships of $9.8 million was recognized during the three months ended June 30, 2017 , with no similar transaction during the three months ended June 30, 2016 .

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Reversal for loan repurchases was $403 thousand and $141 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. Additionally, the Company recorded an initial provision for loan repurchases of $673 thousand and $992 thousand during the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. Total provision for loan repurchases were $270 thousand and $851 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. The decrease in the initial provision was mainly due to a decrease in volume of loans sold and the decrease in provision for loan repurchases in noninterest expense was due to the lower reserve requirement compared to the preceding period.
Amortization of intangible assets was $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $266 thousand , or 20.1 percent , from $1.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . The decrease was mainly due to an impairment on customer relationship intangible during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and no new additional intangible assets during the periods.
The Company recognized additional restructuring expense of $82 thousand during the three months ended June 30, 2017 . In connection with the sale of the Banc Home Loans division and additional cost reduction initiatives, the Company restructured certain aspects of its infrastructure and back office operations by realigning back office staffing and amending certain system contracts in order to improve the Company's efficiency.
Other expenses were $5.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $3.1 million , or 36.8 percent , from $8.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . The decrease was mainly due to a cost of $2.7 million for the
redemption of the Senior Notes I during the three months ended June 30, 2016.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
Noninterest expense was $166.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $42.0 million , or 33.8 percent , from $124.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 . The increase was mainly due to the special committee and governmental investigations and restructuring, as well as an increase in expense related to a recognition of loss on investments in alternative energy partnerships, during the six months ended June 30, 2017 .
Total salaries and employee benefits was $65.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $423 thousand , or 0.6 percent , from $66.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 . The decrease was due mainly to a reversal of bonus accrual, partially offset by increases in salaries, temporary staff and vacation accrual, and a decrease in direct loan origination cost. At December 31, 2016 the Company accrued a liability for estimated discretionary incentive compensation payments to certain employees. The amount paid was less than the accrued liability. Consequently, the Company reversed the excess accrual and recorded a credit to salaries and employee benefits on the consolidated statements of operations of $7.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017. The reversal, based on new information driven by changes to certain facts and circumstances, was determined to be a change in estimate.
Occupancy and equipment expenses were $20.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $2.4 million , or 13.6 percent , from $18.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 . The increase was due mainly to increased building and maintenance costs associated with additional facilities resulting from the new headquarters building in Santa Ana.
Professional fees were $26.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $14.5 million , or 117.9 percent , from $12.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 . The increase was mainly due to the special committee investigation, pending SEC investigation and increased audit fees.
Outside service fees were $3.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $643 thousand , or 17.6 percent , from $3.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 . The decrease was mainly due to a decrease in loan sub-servicing expenses resulting from sales of seasoned SFR mortgage loan pools.
Data processing expense was $4.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $583 thousand , or 15.2 percent , from $3.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 . The increase was mainly due to a higher volume of transactions related to loan and deposit growth.
Advertising costs were $2.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $627 thousand , or 28.3 percent , from $2.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 . The increase was mainly due to an increase in sponsorships to enhance the Company's CRA activities.
Regulatory assessments were $3.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $34 thousand , or 0.9 percent , from $3.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 . The Company's year-over-year change in balance sheet was immaterial and resulted a similar level of regulatory assessments.
Loss on investments in alternative energy partnerships of $18.4 million was recognized during the six months ended June 30, 2017 , with no similar transaction during the six months ended June 30, 2016 .

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Reversal for loan repurchases was $728 thousand and $500 thousand for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. Additionally, the Company recorded an initial provision for loan repurchases of $1.5 million and $1.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. Total provision for loan repurchases were $787 thousand and $1.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. The decrease in the initial provision was mainly due to a decrease in volume of loans sold and the decrease in provision for loan repurchases in noninterest expense was due to the lower reserve requirement compared to the preceding period.
Amortization of intangible assets was $2.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $498 thousand , or 18.8 percent , from $2.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 . The decrease was mainly due to an impairment on customer relationship intangible without additional new intangible assets.
The Company recognized restructuring expense of $5.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2017 . In connection with the sale of the Banc Home Loans division and additional cost reduction initiatives, the Company restructured certain aspects of its infrastructure and back office operations by realigning back office staffing and amending certain system contracts in order to improve the Company's efficiency.
Other expenses were $13.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $1.5 million , or 12.3 percent , from $12.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 . The increase was mainly due to increases in loan related expense and reserve for unfunded loan commitments due to the increased loan volume, partially offset by a cost of $2.7 million for the
redemption of the Senior Notes I during the six months ended June 30, 2016.
Income Tax Expense
For the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , income tax (benefit) expense, on a consolidated operations basis, was $(14.9) million and $18.3 million , respectively, and the effective tax rate was 570.3 percent and 40.8 percent , respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , income tax (benefit) expense, on a consolidated operations basis, was $(15.8) million and $31.5 million , respectively, and the effective tax rate was (115.9) percent and 40.6 percent , respectively. The Company recognized income tax benefits for 2017 periods due mainly to the recognition of year-to-date tax credits from the investments in alternative energy partnerships of $15.7 million and $24.5 million , respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 . The Company uses the flow-through income statement method to account for the investment tax credits earned on the solar investments. Under this method, the investment tax credits are recognized as a reduction to income tax expense and the initial book-tax difference in the basis of the investments are recognized as additional tax expense in the year they are earned.
Discontinued Operations
During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company completed the sale of the Banc Home Loans division, which largely represented the Company's Mortgage Banking segment. In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 205-20, the Company determined that the sale of the Banc Home Loans division and certain other mortgage banking related assets and liabilities that will be sold or settled separately within one year met the criteria to be classified as a discontinued operation and its operating results and financial condition have been presented as discontinued operations in the consolidated financial statements. Certain components of the Company’s Mortgage Banking segment including MSRs on certain conventional government SFR mortgage loans that were not sold as part of the Banc Home Loans sale, and the repurchase reserves related to previously sold loans, have been classified as continuing operations in the financial statements as they will continue to be part of the Company’s ongoing operations.
The Banc Home Loans division originated conforming SFR mortgage loans and sold these loans in the secondary market. The amount of net revenue on mortgage banking activities was a function of mortgage loans originated for sale and the fair values of these loans and related derivatives. Net revenue on mortgage banking activities included mark to market pricing adjustments on loan commitments and forward sales contracts, and initial capitalized value of MSRs.
Interest Income
Interest income of discontinued operations was $2.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, a decrease of $915 thousand , or 24.7 percent , from $3.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016. For the six months ended June 30, 2017, interest income of discontinued operations was $6.1 million , a decrease of $827 thousand , or 12.0 percent , from $6.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016. The decrease was mainly due to a decrease in average balance of loans held-for-sale of discontinued operations.

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Noninterest Income
Noninterest income of discontinued operations was $14.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, a decrease of $28.6 million , or 67.0 percent , from $42.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016. For the six months ended June 30, 2017, noninterest income of discontinued operations was $58.9 million , a decrease of $14.6 million , or 19.8 percent , from $73.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016. The decrease was mainly due to a decrease in net revenue from discontinued operations, partially offset by an increase in loan servicing income (loss) and a net gain on disposal of discontinued operations in 2017 periods.
Net gain on disposal of discontinued operations was $236 thousand and $13.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively.
Loan servicing income (loss) was $0 and $1.6 million , respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, compared to $(1.4) million and $(4.5) million , respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016. The increase was mainly due to high losses recognized on the fair value and runoff of servicing rights during the 2016 periods.
Net revenue on mortgage banking activities was $13.6 million and $43.1 million , respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, compared to $43.8 million and $77.5 million , respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 , the Bank originated $575.5 million and $1.51 billion , respectively, and sold $814.1 million and $1.75 billion , respectively, of conforming SFR mortgage loans in the secondary market. The net gain and margin were $11.4 million and 1.98 percent , respectively, and loan origination fees were $2.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 . For the six months ended June 30, 2017, the net gain and margin were $37.6 million and 2.5 percent , respectively, and loan origination fees were $5.4 million . Included in the net gain is the initial capitalized value of our MSRs, which totaled $3.8 million and $11.1 million , respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 . During the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, the Bank originated $1.28 billion and $2.30 billion, respectively, and sold $1.30 billion and $2.27 billion, respectively, of conforming SFR mortgage loans in the secondary market. The net gain and margin were $38.9 million and 3.05 percent, respectively, and loan origination fees were $4.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016. For the six months ended June 30, 2016, the net gain and margin were $68.6 million and 2.98 percent, respectively, and loan origination fees were $8.9 million. Included in the net gain is the initial capitalized value of our MSRs, which totaled $12.4 million and $20.8 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively.
Noninterest Expense
Noninterest expense of discontinued operations was $21.9 million and $56.6 million , respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, compared to $35.0 million and $65.0 million , respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016. The decrease was mainly due to decreases in salaries and employee benefits, occupancy and equipment, data processing and advertising, partially offset by increases in professional fees and outside services fees and a restructuring expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017.
Restructuring expense was $297 thousand and $3.5 million , respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017. In connection with the sale of Banc Home Loans division, the Company restructured certain aspects of its infrastructure and back office operations by realigning back office staffing and amending certain system contracts in order to improve the Company's efficiency.
For additional information, see Note 2 to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) included in Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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FINANCIAL CONDITION
Investment Securities
Investment securities are classified as held-to-maturity or available-for-sale in accordance with GAAP. Investment securities that the Company has the ability and the intent to hold to maturity are classified as held-to-maturity. All other securities are classified as available-for-sale. Investment securities classified as held-to-maturity are carried at amortized cost. Investment securities classified as available-for-sale are carried at their estimated fair values with the changes in fair values recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax, as a component of stockholders’ equity. At June 30, 2017, all of the Company’s investment securities were classified as available-for-sale.
The primary goal of our investment securities portfolio is to provide a relatively stable source of interest income while satisfactorily managing risk, including credit risk, reinvestment risk, liquidity risk and interest rate risk. Certain investment securities provide a source of liquidity as collateral for FHLB advances, repurchase agreements, certain public funds deposits, and for Federal Reserve Discount Window availability.
The following table presents the amortized cost and fair value of the investment securities portfolio as of the dates indicated:
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 
(In thousands)
Securities held-to-maturity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
305,918

 
$
307,086

 
$
1,168

Collateralized loan obligations
—

 
—

 
—

 
338,226

 
339,626

 
1,400

Corporate debt securities
—

 
—

 
—

 
240,090

 
253,031

 
12,941

Total securities held-to-maturity
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
884,234

 
$
899,743

 
$
15,509

Securities available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SBA loan pool securities
$
1,138

 
$
1,149

 
$
11

 
$
1,221

 
$
1,221

 
$
—

U.S. government agency and U.S. government sponsored enterprise residential mortgage-backed securities
513,698

 
496,805

 
(16,893
)
 
830,682

 
807,273

 
(23,409
)
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities
936

 
951

 
15

 
121,397

 
117,177

 
(4,220
)
Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities
305,552

 
310,118

 
4,566

 
—

 
—

 
—

Collateralized loan obligations
1,836,302

 
1,847,370

 
11,068

 
1,395,094

 
1,406,869

 
11,775

Corporate debt securities
242,273

 
258,710

 
16,437

 
48,574

 
48,948

 
374

Total securities available-for-sale
$
2,899,899

 
$
2,915,103

 
$
15,204

 
$
2,396,968

 
$
2,381,488

 
$
(15,480
)
During the three months ended June 30, 2017, the Company evaluated its securities held-to-maturity and determined that certain securities no longer adhere to the Company’s strategic focus and could be sold or reinvested to potentially improve the Company’s liquidity position or duration profile. Accordingly, the Company was no longer able to assert that it had the intent to hold these securities until maturity. As a result, the Company transferred all $740.9 million of its securities held-to-maturity to securities available-for-sale which resulted in a pre-tax increase to accumulated other comprehensive income of $22.0 million . Due to the transfer, the Company’s ability to assert that it has the intent and ability to hold to maturity debt securities will be limited for the foreseeable future.
Securities available-for-sale were $2.92 billion at June 30, 2017 , an increase of $533.6 million , or 22.4 percent , from $2.38 billion at December 31, 2016 . The increase was mainly due to purchases of $666.8 million and transfers from securities held-to-maturity of $740.9 million , partially offset by sales of $806.3 million , calls and pay-offs of $75.8 million and principal payments of $23.0 million . Securities available-for-sale had a net unrealized gain of $15.2 million at June 30, 2017 , compared to a net unrealized loss of $15.5 million at December 31, 2016 . The Company continued to reposition its securities available-for-sale portfolio to navigate a volatile rate environment, reduce the overall duration of its securities portfolio and enhance the consistency and predictability of its earnings during the six months ended June 30, 2017 .

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Collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) totaled $1.84 billion and $1.73 billion , respectively, in amortized cost basis at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 . CLOs are floating rate debt securities backed by pools of senior secured commercial loans to a diverse group of companies across a broad spectrum of industries. Underlying loans are generally secured by a company’s assets such as inventory, equipment, property, and/or real estate. CLOs are structured to diversify exposure to a broad sector of industries. The payments on these commercial loans support interest and principal on the CLOs across classes that range from AAA rated to equity tranches.
The Company believes that its CLO portfolio, consisting entirely of variable rate securities, supports the Company’s interest rate risk management strategy by lowering the extension risk and duration risk inherent to certain fixed rate investment securities. At June 30, 2017 , the Company owned AAA and AA rated CLOs and did not own CLOs rated below AA. As all CLOs are also rated above investment grade credit ratings and were diversified across issuers, the Company believes that these CLOs enhance the Company's liquidity position. The Company also maintains pre-purchase due diligence and ongoing review processes by a dedicated credit administration team. The ongoing review process includes monitoring of performance factors including external credit ratings, collateralization levels, collateral concentration levels and other performance factors. The Company only acquires CLOs that are Volcker Rule compliant.
The Company did not record OTTI for investment securities for the three months ended June 30, 2017 or 2016 . The Company monitors its securities portfolio to ensure it has adequate credit support. As of June 30, 2017 , the Company believed there was no OTTI and did not have the intent to sell these securities and, for securities with fair value below amortized cost at June 30, 2017, it is not likely that it will be required to sell the securities before their anticipated recovery. The Company considers the lowest credit rating for identification of potential OTTI. As of June 30, 2017 , all of the Company's investment securities in an unrealized loss position received an investment grade credit rating.

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The following table presents the composition of the repricing and yield information, at amortized cost, of the investment securities portfolio as of June 30, 2017 :
 
One Year or Less
 
More than One Year
through Five Years
 
More than Five Years
through Ten Years
 
More than
Ten Years
 
Total
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Weighted Average
Yield
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Weighted Average
Yield
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Weighted Average
Yield
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Weighted Average
Yield
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Weighted Average
Yield
 
($ in thousands)
Securities available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SBA loan pools securities
$
—

 
—
%
 
$
—

 
—
%
 
$
—

 
—
%
 
$
1,138

 
2.70
%
 
$
1,138

 
2.70
%
U.S. government agency and U.S. government sponsored enterprise residential mortgage-backed securities
464

 
1.16
%
 
6,619

 
1.35
%
 
—

 
—
%
 
506,615

 
2.59
%
 
513,698

 
2.57
%
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities
100

 
3.45
%
 
432

 
4.02
%
 
—

 
—
%
 
404

 
5.02
%
 
936

 
4.39
%
Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities
40,453

 
4.29
%
 
—

 
—
%
 
183,103

 
3.89
%
 
81,996

 
3.81
%
 
305,552

 
3.92
%
Collateralized loan obligations
1,836,302

 
3.14
%
 
—

 
—
%
 
—

 
—
%
 
—

 
—
%
 
1,836,302

 
3.14
%
Corporate debt securities
—

 
—
%
 
15,000

 
5.00
%
 
227,273

 
5.06
%
 
—

 
—
%
 
242,273

 
5.06
%
Total securities available-for-sale
$
1,877,319

 
3.17
%
 
$
22,051

 
3.88
%
 
$
410,376

 
4.54
%
 
$
590,153

 
2.76
%
 
$
2,899,899

 
3.28
%


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Loans Held-for-Sale
Total loans held-for-sale on a consolidated operations basis were $439.6 million and $704.7 million , respectively, at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 . Loans held-for-sale consisted of two components; loans held-for-sale carried at fair value and loans held-for-sale carried at lower of cost or fair value.
Loans held-for-sale carried at fair value are mainly conforming SFR mortgage loans originated through the Company's mortgage banking activities. Loans held-for-sale carried at fair value on a consolidated operations basis were $181.6 million and $417.0 million , respectively, at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 . The $235.3 million , or 56.4 percent , decrease was mainly due to originations of $1.52 billion and repurchases of $66.8 million , partially offset by sales of $1.77 billion . During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company completed the sale of its Banc Home Loans division, which reflected the Company's Mortgage Banking segment, and determined that the sale of Mortgage Banking segment met the criteria to be classified as a discontinued operation. Loans held-for-sale carried at fair value related to the Banc Home Loans division were transferred to Assets of Discontinued Operations on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. Such loans totaled $160.2 million and $406.3 million , respectively, at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 .
Loans held-for-sale carried at the lower of cost or fair value are mainly non-conforming jumbo mortgage loans. Loans held-for-sale carried at lower of cost or fair value on a consolidated operations basis was $258.0 million and $287.7 million , respectively, at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 . The Company also sells seasoned SFR mortgage loans opportunistically and to appropriately match asset and liability maturities.
The $29.7 million , or 10.3 percent , decrease was due mainly to sales of $626.4 million and paydowns and amortization of $21.8 million , partially offset by originations of $71.5 million and loans transferred from loans and leases receivable of $547.1 million . During the three months ended June 30, 2017 , the Company transferred seasoned SFR mortgage loans with an aggregate unpaid principal and aggregate carrying value of $168.3 million and $147.9 million , respectively, to loans held-for-sale in order to improve the credit quality of the loan portfolio and provide additional liquidity. The Company transferred these loans at lower of cost or fair value and recorded a fair value adjustment of $1.8 million against its ALLL. At June 30, 2017 , the carrying value of these loans was $146.1 million . The Company expects to sell these loans at a gain, which should sufficiently offset the recorded fair value adjustment.

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Loans and Leases Receivable, Net
The following table presents the composition of the Company’s loan and lease portfolio as of the dates indicated:
 
June 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
Amount
Change
 
Percentage
Change
 
($ in thousands)
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
1,560,916

 
$
1,522,960

 
$
37,956

 
2.5
 %
Commercial real estate
716,771

 
729,959

 
(13,188
)
 
(1.8
)%
Multi-family
1,545,888

 
1,365,262

 
180,626

 
13.2
 %
SBA
77,254

 
73,840

 
3,414

 
4.6
 %
Construction
156,246

 
125,100

 
31,146

 
24.9
 %
Lease financing
173

 
379

 
(206
)
 
(54.4
)%
Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
1,696,039

 
2,019,161

 
(323,122
)
 
(16.0
)%
Green Loans (HELOC)—first liens
82,497

 
87,469

 
(4,972
)
 
(5.7
)%
Green Loans (HELOC)—second liens
3,542

 
3,559

 
(17
)
 
(0.5
)%
Other consumer
117,011

 
107,063

 
9,948

 
9.3
 %
Total loans and leases
5,956,337

 
6,034,752

 
(78,415
)
 
(1.3
)%
ALLL
(42,385
)
 
(40,444
)
 
(1,941
)
 
4.8
 %
Loans and leases receivable, net
$
5,913,952

 
$
5,994,308

 
$
(80,356
)
 
(1.3
)%
Seasoned SFR Mortgage Loan Acquisitions
The Company did not purchase any seasoned SFR mortgage loan pools during the six months ended June 30, 2017. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company completed a seasoned SFR mortgage loan pool acquisition with unpaid principal balances and fair values of $103.8 million and $91.0 million, respectively, at their acquisition date. The Company determined that loans in this seasoned SFR mortgage loan acquisition reflect credit quality deterioration since origination and it was probable, at acquisition, that all contractually required payments would not be collected. The Company acquired these loans at a discount to both current property value and note balance at acquisition.
The total unpaid principal balance and carrying value of the seasoned SFR mortgage loan pools were $177.1 million and $155.2 million , respectively, at December 31, 2016 . The total unpaid principal balance and carrying value of PCI loans included in these pools were $153.9 million and $133.2 million , respectively, at December 31, 2016 .
At June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , approximately 3.37 percent and 4.42 percent of unpaid principal balance of the seasoned SFR mortgage loan pools were delinquent 60 or more days, respectively, and 3.47 percent and 2.39 percent were in bankruptcy or foreclosure, respectively.
As part of the acquisition program, the Company may sell from time to time seasoned SFR mortgage loans that do not meet the Company’s investment standards. The Company also sells seasoned SFR mortgage loans opportunistically and to appropriately match asset and liability maturities. During the three months ended June 30, 2017 , the Company transferred seasoned SFR mortgage loans with an aggregate unpaid principal balance and aggregate carrying value of $168.3 million and $147.9 million , respectively, to loans held-for-sale in order to improve the credit quality of the loan portfolio and provide additional liquidity. The Company transferred these loans at lower of cost or fair value and recorded a fair value adjustment of $1.8 million against its ALLL. At June 30, 2017 , the carrying value of these loans was $146.1 million . This transfer included PCI loans with an aggregate unpaid principal balance and aggregate carrying value of $147.5 million and $128.4 million , respectively, and recorded a fair value adjustment of $274 thousand . At June 30, 2017 , the carrying value of transferred PCI loans was $128.1 million . The Company expects to sell these loans at a gain, which should sufficiently offset the recorded fair value adjustment.


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Non-Traditional Mortgage Portfolio
The Company’s NTM portfolio is comprised of three interest only products: Green Loans, Interest Only loans and a small number of additional loans with the potential for negative amortization. As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , the NTM portfolio totaled $773.0 million , or 13.0 percent of the total gross loan portfolio, and $885.1 million , or 14.7 percent of the total gross loan portfolio, respectively. The total NTM portfolio decreased by $112.1 million , or 12.7 percent during the period. The decrease was primarily due to paydowns and amortization of $92.7 million and loans transferred to held-for-sale of $96.7 million , partially offset by originations of $88.4 million of Interest Only loans.
The initial credit guidelines for the NTM portfolio were established based on the borrower's FICO score, LTV ratio, property type, occupancy type, loan amount, and geography. Additionally, from an ongoing credit risk management perspective, the Company has determined that the most significant performance indicators for NTMs are LTV ratios and FICO scores. The Company reviews the NTM loan portfolio periodically, which includes refreshing FICO scores on the Green Loans and HELOCs and ordering third party AVM to confirm collateral values.
Green Loans
The Company discontinued the origination of Green Loan products in 2011. Green Loans are SFR first and second mortgage lines of credit with a linked checking account that allows all types of deposits and withdrawals to be performed. The loans are generally interest only with a 15-year balloon payment due at maturity. The Company initiated the Green Loan products in 2005 and proactively refined underwriting and credit management practices and credit guidelines in response to changing economic environments, competitive conditions and portfolio performance. The Company continues to manage credit risk, to the extent possible, throughout the borrower’s credit cycle.
Green Loans totaled $86.0 million at June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $5.0 million , or 5.5 percent from $91.0 million at December 31, 2016 , primarily due to reductions in principal balances and payoffs. At June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , none of the Company’s Green Loans were non-performing. As a result of their unique payment feature, Green Loans possess higher credit risk due to the potential of negative amortization; however, management believes the risk is mitigated through the Company’s loan terms and underwriting standards, including its policies on loan-to-value ratios and the Company’s contractual ability to curtail loans when the value of underlying collateral declines.
The Green Loans are similar to HELOCs in that they are collateralized primarily by the equity in the borrower's home. However, some Green Loans are subject to differences from HELOCs relating to certain characteristics including one-action laws. Similar to Green Loans, HELOCs allow the borrower to draw down on the credit line based on an established loan amount for a period of time, typically 10 years, requiring an interest only payment with an option to pay principal at any time. A typical HELOC provides that at the end of the term the borrower can continue to make monthly principal and interest payments based on the loan balance until the maturity date. The Green Loan is an interest only loan with a maturity of 15 years, at which time the loan comes due and payable with a balloon payment at maturity. The unique payment structure also differs from a traditional HELOC in that payments are made through the direct linkage of a personal checking account to the loan through a nightly sweep of funds into the Green Loan Account. This reduces any outstanding balance on the loan by the total amount deposited into the checking account. As a result, every time a deposit is made, effectively a payment to the Green Loan is made. HELOCs typically do not cause the loan to be paid down by a borrower’s depositing of funds into their checking account at the same bank.
Credit guidelines for Green Loans were established based on borrower FICO scores, property type, occupancy type, loan amount, and geography. Property types include single family residences and second trust deeds where the Company owned the first liens, owner occupied as well as non-owner occupied properties. The Company utilized its underwriting guidelines for first liens to underwrite the Green Loan secured by second trust deeds as if the combined loans were a single Green Loan. For all Green Loans, the loan income was underwritten using either full income documentation or alternative income documentation.
Interest Only Loans
Interest only loans are primarily SFR mortgage loans with payment features that allow interest only payment in initial periods before converting to a fully amortizing loan. Interest only loans totaled $683.2 million at June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $101.1 million , or 12.9 percent , from $784.4 million at December 31, 2016 . The decrease was primarily due to paydowns and amortization of $92.7 million and loans transferred to held-for-sale of $96.7 million , partially offset by originations of $88.4 million . As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , $0 thousand and $467 thousand of the interest only loans were non-performing, respectively.

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Loans with the Potential for Negative Amortization
Negative amortization loans other than Green Loans totaled $3.8 million at June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $6.0 million , or 61.5 percent , from $9.8 million as of December 31, 2016 . The Company discontinued origination of negative amortization loans in 2007. At June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , none of the loans that had the potential for negative amortization were non-performing. These loans pose a potentially higher credit risk because of the lack of principal amortization and potential for negative amortization; however, management believes the risk is mitigated through the loan terms and underwriting standards, including the Company’s policies on loan-to-value ratios.
NTM Loan Credit Risk Management
The Company performs detailed reviews of collateral values on loans collateralized by residential real property including its NTM portfolio based on appraisals or estimates from third party AVMs to analyze property value trends periodically. AVMs are used to identify loans that have experienced potential collateral deterioration. Once a loan has been identified that may have experienced collateral deterioration, the Company will obtain updated drive by or full appraisals in order to confirm the valuation. This information is used to update key monitoring metrics such as LTV ratios. Additionally, FICO scores are obtained in conjunction with the collateral analysis. In addition to LTV ratios and FICO scores, the Company evaluates the portfolio on a specific loan basis through delinquency and portfolio charge-offs to determine whether any risk mitigation or portfolio management actions are warranted. The borrowers may be contacted as necessary to discuss material changes in loan performance or credit metrics.
The Company’s risk management policy and credit monitoring includes reviewing delinquency, FICO scores, and collateral values on the NTM loan portfolio. The Company also continuously monitors market conditions for our geographic lending areas. The Company has determined that the most significant performance indicators for NTM are LTV ratios and FICO scores. The loan review provides an effective method of identifying borrowers who may be experiencing financial difficulty before they fail to make a loan payment. Upon receipt of the updated FICO scores, an exception report is run to identify loans with a decrease in FICO score of 10 percent or more and a resulting FICO score of 620 or less. The loans are then further analyzed to determine if the risk rating should be downgraded, which may require an increase in the ALLL the Company needs to establish for potential losses. A report is prepared and regularly monitored.
On the interest only loans, the Company projects future payment changes to determine if there will be an increase in payment of 3.50 percent or greater and then monitors the loans for possible delinquencies. The individual loans are monitored for possible downgrading of risk rating, and trends within the portfolio are identified that could affect other interest only loans scheduled for payment changes in the near future.
As these loans are revolving lines of credit, the Company, based on the loan agreement and loan covenants of the particular loan, as well as applicable rules and regulations, could suspend the borrowing privileges or reduce the credit limit at any time the Company reasonably believes that the borrower will be unable to fulfill their repayment obligations under the agreement or certain other conditions are met. In many cases, the decrease in FICO score is the first red flag that the borrower may have difficulty in making their future payment obligations.
As a result, the Company proactively manages the portfolio by performing a detailed analysis with emphasis on the non-traditional mortgage portfolio. The Company’s Internal Asset Review Committee (IARC) conducts regular meetings to review the loans classified as special mention, substandard, or doubtful and determines whether suspension or reduction in credit limit is warranted. If the line has been suspended and the borrower would like to have their credit privileges reinstated, they would need to provide updated financials showing their ability to meet their payment obligations. From the most recent review completed during the six months ended June 30, 2017 , the Company made no curtailment in available commitments on Green Loans.
Consumer and NTM loans may entail greater risk than do traditional SFR mortgage loans, particularly in the case of consumer loans that are secured by rapidly depreciable assets, such as automobiles and recreational vehicles. In these cases, any repossessed collateral for a consumer and NTM loan are more dependent on the borrower‘s continued financial stability and, thus, are more likely to be adversely affected by job loss, divorce, illness, or personal bankruptcy.

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Non-Performing Assets
The following table presents a summary of total non-performing assets, excluding loans held-for-sale, as of the dates indicated:
 
June 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
Amount
Change
 
Percentage
Change
 
($ in thousands)
Loans past due 90 days or more still on accrual
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
NM

Nonaccrual loans and leases
9,064

 
14,942

 
(5,878
)
 
(39.3
)%
Total non-performing loans
9,064

 
14,942

 
(5,878
)
 
(39.3
)%
Other real estate owned
3,267

 
2,502

 
765

 
30.6
 %
Total non-performing assets
$
12,331

 
$
17,444

 
$
(5,113
)
 
(29.3
)%
Performing restructured loans (1)
$
4,579

 
$
4,827

 
$
(248
)
 
(5.1
)%
Total non-performing loans and leases to total loans and leases
0.15
%
 
0.25
%
 
 
 
 
Total non-performing assets to total assets
0.12
%
 
0.16
%
 
 
 
 
ALLL to non-performing loans and leases
467.62
%
 
270.67
%
 
 
 
 
(1) Excluded from non-performing loans
Loans are generally placed on non-accrual status when they become 90 days past due, unless management believes the loan is adequately collateralized and in the process of collection. Past due loans may or may not be adequately collateralized, but collection efforts are continuously pursued. Loans may be restructured by management when a borrower experiences changes to their financial condition, causing an inability to meet the original repayment terms, and where we believe the borrower will eventually overcome those circumstances and repay the loan in full.
Additional income of approximately $124 thousand and $226 thousand would have been recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 , respectively, had these loans been paid in accordance with their original terms throughout the periods indicated.
Troubled Debt Restructurings
TDRs of loans are defined by ASC 310-40, “Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors” and ASC 470-60, “Troubled Debt Restructurings by Debtors” and evaluated for impairment in accordance with ASC 310-10-35. The concessions may be granted in various forms, including reduction in the stated interest rate, reduction in the amount of principal amortization, forgiveness of a portion of a loan balance or accrued interest, or extension of the maturity date. In order to determine whether a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty, an evaluation is performed of the probability that the borrower will be in payment default on any of its debt in the foreseeable future without the modification. This evaluation is performed under the Company’s internal underwriting policy.
TDR loans consist of the following as of the dates indicated:
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
NTM
Loans
 
Traditional
Loans
 
Total
 
NTM
Loans
 
Traditional
Loans
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
482

 
2,694

 
3,176

 
853

 
1,440

 
2,293

Green Loans (HELOC) - first liens
2,234

 
—

 
2,234

 
2,240

 
—

 
2,240

Green Loans (HELOC) - second liens
294

 
—

 
294

 
294

 
—

 
294

Total
$
3,010

 
$
2,694

 
$
5,704

 
$
3,387

 
$
1,440

 
$
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Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
The Company maintains an ALLL to absorb probable incurred losses inherent in the loan and lease portfolio at the balance sheet date. The ALLL is based on ongoing assessment of the estimated probable losses presently inherent in the loan portfolio. In evaluating the level of the ALLL, management considers the types of loans and leases and the amount of loans and leases in the portfolio, peer group information, historical loss experience, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, estimated value of any underlying collateral, and prevailing economic conditions. This methodology takes into account many factors, including the Company’s own historical and peer loss trends, loan and lease-level credit quality ratings, loan and lease specific attributes along with a review of various credit metrics and trends. The process involves subjective as well as complex judgments. In addition, the Company uses adjustments for numerous factors including those found in the federal banking agencies' joint Interagency Policy Statement on ALLL, which include current economic conditions, loan and lease seasoning, underwriting experience, and collateral value changes among others. The Company evaluates all impaired loans and leases individually using guidance from ASC 310 primarily through the evaluation of cash flows or collateral values. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company, as part of its continuous evaluation of the ALLL methodology and assumptions, determined it appropriate to change from a rolling 28 -quarter look-back period to a pegged 36 -quarter look-back period. The Company believes that an extended period of observed credit loss stability warranted the review of a longer historical period that captured a full credit cycle. Accordingly, as of June 30, 2017, the Company's look-back-period was extended to 37 -quarters. During the three months ended June 30, 2017, the Company further enhanced the methodology of measuring qualitative reserves and updated loan segmentation. These updates were designed to be more systematic, transparent, and repeatable. These updates did not have a material impact.
The Company has acquired PCI loans through business acquisitions and purchases of seasoned SFR mortgage loan pools. The Company recognizes a provision for loan and lease losses when there is further credit deterioration in these loans resulting in a decrease in the cash flows expected to be collected. On a quarterly basis, the Company re-forecasts its expected cash flows for the PCI loans. The provision for PCI loans reflects a decrease in expected cash flows compared to those previously estimated. The impairment reserve for PCI loans was $24 thousand and $104 thousand at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively.
Provision for loan and lease losses was $2.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $734 thousand , or 41.5 percent , from $1.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 . Provision for loan and lease losses was $5.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 , an increase of $3.0 million , or 143.3 percent , from $2.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 . The increase was mainly due to increases in commercial and industrial loans, construction loans and multi-family loans, partially offset by decreases in SFR mortgage loans and lease financing.
The following table provides a summary of the allocation of the ALLL by loan and lease category as well as loans and leases receivable for each category as of the dates indicated:
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
ALLL
 
Loans and Leases
Receivable
 
ALLL
 
Loans and Leases
Receivable
 
(In thousands)
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
10,495

 
$
1,560,916

 
$
7,584

 
$
1,522,960

Commercial real estate
5,126

 
716,771

 
5,467

 
729,959

Multi-family
10,686

 
1,545,888

 
11,376

 
1,365,262

SBA
1,084

 
77,254

 
939

 
73,840

Construction
2,974

 
156,246

 
2,015

 
125,100

Lease financing
3

 
173

 
6

 
379

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family residential mortgage
11,009

 
1,778,536

 
12,075

 
2,106,630

Other consumer
1,008

 
120,553

 
982

 
110,622

Total
$
42,385

 
$
5,956,337

 
$
40,444

 
$
6,034,752


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The following table provides information regarding activity in the ALLL during the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
($ in thousands)
ALLL at beginning of period
$
42,736

 
$
35,845

 
$
40,444

 
$
35,533

Charge-offs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
(132
)
 
(137
)
 
(382
)
 
(137
)
Commercial real estate
(113
)
 
—

 
(113
)
 
—

Multi-family
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

SBA
(293
)
 
—

 
(293
)
 
—

Construction
(29
)
 
—

 
(29
)
 
—

Lease financing
—

 
(479
)
 
—

 
(581
)
Single family residential mortgage
(2,331
)
 
(149
)
 
(2,412
)
 
(149
)
Other consumer
—

 
(7
)
 
(26
)
 
(7
)
Total charge-offs
(2,898
)
 
(772
)
 
(3,255
)
 
(874
)
Recoveries:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Commercial real estate
—

 
371

 
—

 
371

Multi-family
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

SBA
31

 
245

 
74

 
276

Construction
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Lease financing
10

 
24

 
29

 
85

Single family residential mortgage
—

 
—

 
1

 
—

Other consumer
3

 
1

 
6

 
2

Total recoveries
44

 
641

 
110

 
734

Provision for loan and lease losses
2,503

 
1,769

 
5,086

 
2,090

ALLL at end of period
$
42,385

 
$
37,483

 
$
42,385

 
$
37,483

Average total loans and leases held-for-investment
$
6,062,392

 
$
5,721,417

 
$
6,073,804

 
$
5,478,015

Total loans and leases held-for-investment at end of period
$
5,956,337

 
$
6,236,115

 
$
5,956,337

 
$
6,236,115

Ratios:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Annualized net charge-offs (recoveries) to average total loans and leases held-for-investment
0.19
%
 
0.01
%
 
0.10
%
 
0.01
%
ALLL to total loans and leases held-for-investment
0.71
%
 
0.60
%
 
0.71
%
 
0.60
%

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The following table presents the ALLL allocation among loan and lease origination types as of the dates indicated:
 
June 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
Amount
Change
 
Percentage
Change
 
($ in thousands)
Loan breakdown by ALLL evaluation type:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Originated loans and leases
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
$
10,844

 
$
10,168

 
$
676

 
6.6
 %
Collectively evaluated for impairment
5,148,979

 
4,933,381

 
215,598

 
4.4
 %
Acquired loans not impaired at acquisition
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
—

 
2,429

 
(2,429
)
 
(100.0
)%
Collectively evaluated for impairment
792,213

 
924,993

 
(132,780
)
 
(14.4
)%
Seasoned SFR mortgage loan pools - non-impaired
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
—

 
755

 
(755
)
 
(100.0
)%
Collectively evaluated for impairment
—

 
21,200

 
(21,200
)
 
(100.0
)%
Acquired with deteriorated credit quality
4,301

 
141,826

 
(137,525
)
 
(97.0
)%
Total loans
$
5,956,337

 
$
6,034,752

 
$
(78,415
)
 
(1.3
)%
ALLL breakdown:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Originated loans and leases
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
$
424

 
$
137

 
$
287

 
209.5
 %
Collectively evaluated for impairment
40,666

 
38,394

 
2,272

 
5.9
 %
Acquired loans not impaired at acquisition
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
—

 
—

 
—

 
NM

Collectively evaluated for impairment
1,271

 
1,703

 
(432
)
 
(25.4
)%
Seasoned SFR mortgage loan pools - non-impaired
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
—

 
106

 
(106
)
 
(100.0
)%
Collectively evaluated for impairment
—

 
—

 
—

 
NM

Acquired with deteriorated credit quality
24

 
104

 
(80
)
 
(76.9
)%
Total ALLL
$
42,385

 
$
40,444

 
$
1,941

 
4.8
 %
Discount on purchased/acquired Loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquired loans through business acquisitions not impaired at acquisition
$
15,446

 
$
17,820

 
$
(2,374
)
 
(13.3
)%
Seasoned SFR mortgage loan pools - non-impaired
—

 
1,280

 
(1,280
)
 
(100.0
)%
Acquired with deteriorated credit quality
1,754

 
22,454

 
(20,700
)
 
(92.2
)%
Total discount
$
17,200

 
$
41,554

 
$
(24,354
)
 
(58.6
)%
Ratios:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
To originated loans and leases:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
3.91
%
 
1.35
%
 
2.56
%
 
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment
0.79
%
 
0.78
%
 
0.01
%
 
 
Total ALLL
0.80
%
 
0.78
%
 
0.02
%
 
 
To originated loans and leases and acquired loans not impaired at acquisition
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
3.91
%
 
1.09
%
 
2.82
%
 
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment
0.71
%
 
0.68
%
 
0.03
%
 
 
Total ALLL
0.71
%
 
0.69
%
 
0.02
%
 
 
To total loans and leases:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
3.91
%
 
1.82
%
 
2.09
%
 
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment
0.71
%
 
0.68
%
 
0.03
%
 
 
Total ALLL
0.71
%
 
0.67
%
 
0.04
%
 
 


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Servicing Rights
Total mortgage and SBA servicing rights were $43.8 million and $77.6 million at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively. The fair value of the MSRs amounted to $42.1 million and $76.1 million and the amortized cost of the SBA servicing rights was $1.7 million and $1.5 million at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively. The Company retains servicing rights from certain of its sales of SFR mortgage loans and SBA loans.
The aggregate principal balance of the loans underlying our total MSRs and SBA servicing rights was $4.40 billion and $87.4 million , respectively, at June 30, 2017 and $7.58 billion and $74.0 million , respectively, at December 31, 2016 . The recorded amount of the MSR and SBA servicing rights as a percentage of the unpaid principal balance of the loans we are servicing was 0.96 percent and 1.97 percent , respectively, at June 30, 2017 as compared to 1.00 percent and 2.02 percent , respectively, at December 31, 2016 .
During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company entered into a flow-agreement establishing general terms for the purchase and sale to a third party MSR investor in connection with residential mortgage loan sales to GSEs. The flow-agreement allowed the Company to sell its MSRs to a third party MSR investor contemporaneous with the Company’s sales of its servicing retained residential mortgages to the GSEs. Accordingly, entering into the flow-agreement reduced the impact of volatility associated with the Company's MSRs by allowing the Company to sell its MSRs immediately, thus reducing the Company's exposure to market and other conditions. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company suspended sales of MSRs under the flow-agreement. The Company does not expect to resume sales under the flow-agreement as it has discontinued its Mortgage Banking segment operations.
During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company sold $37.8 million of MSRs recognized as a part of discontinued operations.
For additional information, see Note 6 to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) included in Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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Alternative Energy Partnerships
The Company invests in certain alternative energy partnerships (limited liability companies) formed to provide sustainable energy projects that are designed to generate a return primarily through the realization of federal tax credits (energy tax credits) and other tax benefits. The investment helps promote the development of renewable energy sources and help lower the cost of housing for residents by lowering homeowners’ monthly utility costs.
As the Company’s respective investments in these entities are more than minor, the Company has significant influence, but not control, over the investee’s activities that most significantly impact its economic performance. As a result, the Company is required to apply the equity method of accounting, which generally prescribes applying the percentage ownership interest to the investee’s GAAP net income in order to determine the investor’s earnings or losses in a given period. However, because the liquidation rights, tax credit allocations and other benefits to investors can change upon the occurrence of specified events, application of the equity method based on the underlying ownership percentages would not accurately represent the Company’s investment. As a result, the Company applies the HLBV method of the equity method of accounting.
The HLBV method is a balance sheet approach where a calculation is prepared at each balance sheet date to estimate the amount that the Company would receive if the equity investment entity were to liquidate all of its assets (as valued in accordance with GAAP) and distribute that cash to the investors based on the contractually defined liquidation priorities. The difference between the calculated liquidation distribution amounts at the beginning and the end of the reporting period, after adjusting for capital contributions and distributions, is the Company’s share of the earnings or losses from the equity investment for the period.
The following table presents the activity related to the Company’s investment in alternative energy partnerships for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2017
 
(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period
$
47,633

 
$
25,639

New funding
13

 
30,940

Cash distribution from investments
(280
)
 
(531
)
Loss on investments using HLBV method
(9,761
)
 
(18,443
)
Balance at end of period
$
37,605

 
$
37,605

Unfunded equity commitments
$
111,719

 
$
111,719

The Company’s investments in alternative energy partnerships are primarily returned through the realization of energy tax credits and other tax benefits rather than through distributions or through the sale of the investment. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company recognized energy tax credits of $15.7 million and $24.5 million , respectively, offset by $2.7 million and $4.3 million , respectively, of deferred tax expenses in connection with new equipment being placed into service as well as income tax benefits of $3.9 million and $7.5 million , respectively, (based on a current effective tax rate of 39.89 percent and 40.43 percent , respectively which excludes the foregoing energy tax credits and related deferred tax expense) related to the recognition of its loss through its HLBV application.
The HLBV loss for the period is largely driven by accelerated tax depreciation on equipment and the recognition of energy tax credits which reduces the amount distributable by the investee in a hypothetical liquidation under the contractual liquidation provisions.
For additional information, see Note 17 to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) included in Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.


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Deposits
The following table shows the composition of deposits by type as of the dates indicated:
 
June 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
Amount
Change
 
Percentage
Change
 
($ in thousands)
Noninterest-bearing deposits
$
1,138,095

 
$
1,282,629

 
$
(144,534
)
 
(11.3
)%
Interest-bearing demand deposits
2,058,130

 
2,048,839

 
9,291

 
0.5
 %
Money market accounts
2,265,380

 
2,731,314

 
(465,934
)
 
(17.1
)%
Savings accounts
985,001

 
1,118,175

 
(133,174
)
 
(11.9
)%
Certificates of deposit of under $250,000
1,138,265

 
1,550,235

 
(411,970
)
 
(26.6
)%
Certificates of deposit of more than $250,000
460,040

 
410,958

 
49,082

 
11.9
 %
Total deposits
$
8,044,911

 
$
9,142,150

 
$
(1,097,239
)
 
(12.0
)%
Total deposits were $8.04 billion at June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $1.10 billion , or 12.0 percent , from $9.14 billion at December 31, 2016 . The decrease was mainly due to a planned reduction of brokered deposits and outflows from the Company's private banking, institutional banking and commercial banking business units. Brokere d deposits were $1.44 billion at June 30, 2017 , a decrease of $811.9 million , or 36.1 percent , from $2.25 billion at December 31, 2016.
Borrowings
The Company utilizes FHLB advances and securities sold under repurchase agreements to leverage its capital base, to provide funds for its lending activities, as a source of liquidity, and to enhance its interest rate risk management. The Company also maintains additional borrowing availabilities from FRB discount window and unsecured federal funds lines of credit.
FHLB advances totaled $870.0 million and $490.0 million , respectively, and securities sold under repurchase agreements totaled $53.2 million and $0 , respectively, at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 . On June 30, 2017, the Company voluntarily terminated a line of credit of $75.0 million that it maintained at the holding company level with an unaffiliated financial institution. The line had a maturity date of July 17, 2017. The Company had $50 million of borrowings outstanding under the line, which were repaid in connection with the termination of the line. For additional information, see Note 9 to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) included in Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Long Term Debt
The following table presents the Company's long term debts as of the dates indicated:
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
Par Value
 
Unamortized Debt Issuance Cost and Discount
 
Par Value
 
Unamortized Debt Issuance Cost and Discount
 
($ in thousands)
Senior Note II, 5.25% per annum
$
175,000

 
$
2,210

 
$
175,000

 
$
2,281

Amortizing Note, 7.50% per annum
—

 
—

 
2,684

 
25

Total
$
175,000

 
$
2,210

 
$
177,684

 
$
2,306

On April 15, 2016, the Company completed the redemption of all of its outstanding Senior Notes I, which had an aggregate outstanding principal amount of $84.8 million, at a redemption price of 100 percent of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.
On May 15, 2017, the Company made the final installment payment on the Amortizing Notes.
For additional information, see Note 10 to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) included Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments
The Company maintains a reserve for unfunded loan commitments at a level that is considered adequate to cover the estimated and known inherent risks. The probability of usage of the unfunded loan commitments and credit risk factors are determined based on the outstanding loan balance of the same customer or outstanding loans that share similar credit risk exposure. As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , the reserve for unfunded loan commitments was $4.0 million and $2.4 million , respectively. The increase was mainly due to an increase in unfunded loan commitments.
The following table presents a summary of activity in the reserve for unfunded loan commitments for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period
$
3,218

 
$
1,328

 
$
2,385

 
$
2,067

Provision for unfunded loan commitments
796

 
523

 
1,629

 
(216
)
Balance at end of period
$
4,014

 
$
1,851

 
$
4,014

 
$
1,851

Reserve for Loss on Repurchased Loans
Reserve for loss on repurchased loans was $8.0 million at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 . This reserve relates to the Company's mortgage banking activities. When the Company sells residential mortgage loans into the secondary mortgage market, the Company makes customary representations and warranties to the purchasers about various characteristics of each loan, such as the manner of origination, the nature and extent of underwriting standards applied and the types of documentation being provided. Typically, these representations and warranties are in place for the life of the loan. If a defect in the origination process is identified, the Company may be required to either repurchase the loan or indemnify the purchaser for losses it sustains on the loan. If there are no such defects, generally the Company has no liability to the purchaser for losses it may incur on such loan. In addition, the Company has the option to buy out severely delinquent loans at par from Ginnie Mae pools for which the Company is the servicer and issuer of the pool. The Company maintains a reserve for losses on repurchased loans to account for the expected losses related to loans the Company might be required to repurchase (or the indemnity payments the Company may have to make to purchasers). The reserve takes into account both the estimate of expected losses on loans sold during the current accounting period, as well as adjustments to the previous estimates of expected losses on loans sold. In each case, these estimates are based on the most recent data available, including data from third parties, regarding demand for loan repurchases, actual loan repurchases, and actual credit losses on repurchased loans, among other factors.
Provisions added to the reserve for loss on repurchased loans are initially recorded against net revenue on mortgage banking activities at the time of sale, and any subsequent increase or decrease in the provision is then recorded under non-interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as an increase or decrease to provision for loan repurchases.
The following table presents a summary of activity in the reserve for losses on repurchased loans for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period
$
8,118

 
$
9,781

 
$
7,974

 
$
9,700

Provision for loan repurchases
270

 
851

 
787

 
1,230

Utilization of reserve for loan repurchases
(360
)
 
(194
)
 
(733
)
 
(492
)
Balance at end of period
$
8,028

 
$
10,438

 
$
8,028

 
$
10,438

In addition to the reserve for losses on repurchased loans at June 30, 2017 , the Company may receive repurchase demands in future periods that could be material to the Company's financial position or results of operations. The Company believes that all known or probable and estimable demands were adequately reserved at June 30, 2017 .

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Liquidity Management
The Company is required to maintain sufficient liquidity to ensure a safe and sound operation. Liquidity may increase or decrease depending upon availability of funds and comparative yields on investments in relation to the return on loans. Historically, the Company has maintained liquid assets above levels believed to be adequate to meet the requirements of normal operations, including potential deposit outflows, and dividend payments. Cash flow projections are regularly reviewed and updated to ensure that adequate liquidity is maintained.
Banc of California, N.A.
The Bank's liquidity, represented by cash and cash equivalents and securities available-for-sale, is a product of its operating, investing, and financing activities. The Bank's primary sources of funds are deposits, payments and maturities of outstanding loans and investment securities; and other short-term investments and funds provided from operations. While scheduled payments from the amortization of loans and investment securities, and maturing investment securities and short-term investments are relatively predictable sources of funds, deposit flows and loan prepayments are greatly influenced by general interest rates, economic conditions, and competition. In addition, the Bank invests excess funds in short-term interest-earning assets, which provide liquidity to meet lending requirements. The Bank also generates cash through borrowings. The Bank mainly utilizes FHLB advances and securities sold under repurchase agreements to leverage its capital base, to provide funds for its lending activities, as a source of liquidity, and to enhance its interest rate risk management. The Bank also has the ability to obtain brokered deposits and collect deposits through the wholesale and treasury operations. Liquidity management is both a daily and long-term function of business management. Any excess liquidity is typically invested in federal funds or investment securities. On a longer-term basis, the Bank maintains a strategy of investing in various lending products. The Bank uses its sources of funds primarily to meet its ongoing loan and other commitments, and to pay maturing certificates of deposit and savings withdrawals.
Banc of California, Inc.
The primary sources of funds for Banc of California, Inc., on a stand-alone holding company basis, are dividends and intercompany tax payments from the Bank, outside borrowing, and its ability to raise capital and issue debt securities. Dividends from the Bank are largely dependent upon the Bank's earnings and are subject to restrictions under certain regulations that limit its ability to transfer funds to the holding company. OCC regulations impose various restrictions on the ability of a bank to make capital distributions, which include dividends, stock redemptions or repurchases, and certain other items. Generally, a well-capitalized bank may make capital distributions during any calendar year equal to up to 100 percent of net income for the year-to-date plus retained net income for the two preceding years without prior OCC approval. On this basis, at June 30, 2017 , the Bank had $240.9 million available to pay dividends to the holding company. At June 30, 2017 , Banc of California, Inc. had $59.8 million in cash, all of which was on deposit at the Bank.
On a consolidated basis, the Company maintained $511.2 million of cash and cash equivalents, which was 4.9 percent of total assets at June 30, 2017 . The Company also maintained $1.1 million of unpledged securities available-for-sale issued by U.S. Treasury and direct government obligations at June 30, 2017 , which the Company considers in its assessment of cash and cash equivalents as they are highly liquid. These securities and cash and cash equivalents together represented 4.9 percent of total assets as of June 30, 2017 . The Company maintained unpledged securities available-for-sale of $2.15 billion at June 30, 2017 .
At June 30, 2017 , the Bank had available unused secured borrowing capacities of $1.36 billion from FHLB and $187.3 million from Federal Reserve Discount Window, as well as $210.0 million from unused unsecured federal funds lines of credit at the Bank. The Bank also maintained repurchase agreements and $53.2 million of outstanding securities sold under agreements to repurchase at June 30, 2017 . Availabilities and terms on repurchase agreements are subject to the counterparties' discretion and pledging additional investment securities.
On June 30, 2017, the Company voluntarily terminated a line of credit of $75.0 million with an unaffiliated financial institution, which was maintained by Banc of California, Inc. The line originally had a maturity date of July 17, 2017.
The Company believes that its liquidity sources are stable and are adequate to meet its day-to-day cash flow requirements. As of June 30, 2017 , the Company believes that there are no events, uncertainties, material commitments, or capital expenditures that were reasonably likely to have a material effect on its liquidity position.

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Commitments and Contractual Obligations
The following table presents the Company’s commitments and contractual obligations as of June 30, 2017 :
 
Commitments and Contractual Obligations
 
Total
Amount
Committed
 
Less Than
One Year
 
More Than
One Year
Through
Three Years
 
More Than
Three Year
Through
Five Years
 
Over
Five Years
 
(In thousands)
Commitments to extend credit
$
231,828

 
$
60,664

 
$
106,278

 
$
32,182

 
$
32,704

Unused lines of credit
1,151,988

 
805,037

 
118,715

 
123,617

 
104,619

Standby letters of credit
10,300

 
6,596

 
832

 
2,152

 
720

Total commitments
$
1,394,116

 
$
872,297

 
$
225,825

 
$
157,951

 
$
138,043

FHLB advances
$
870,000

 
$
720,000

 
$
50,000

 
$
—

 
$
100,000

Securities sold under repurchase agreements
53,242

 
53,242

 
—

 
—

 
—

Long-term debt
248,500

 
9,188

 
18,375

 
18,375

 
202,562

Operating and capital lease obligations
37,918

 
9,265

 
14,368

 
8,236

 
6,049

Certificate of deposits
1,598,305

 
1,518,052

 
71,868

 
7,278

 
1,107

Total contractual obligations
$
2,807,965

 
$
2,309,747

 
$
154,611

 
$
33,889

 
$
309,718

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Bank entered into certain definitive agreements which grant the Bank the exclusive naming rights to the soccer stadium of LAFC as well as the right to be the official bank of LAFC. In exchange for the Bank’s rights as set forth in the agreements, the Bank agreed to pay LAFC $100.0 million over a period of 15 years , beginning in 2017 and ending in 2032. As of June 30, 2017 , the Company paid $10.0 million of the commitment.
The Company had unfunded commitments of $18.4 million , $11.8 million , and $111.7 million for Affordable House Fund Investment, SBIC, and Other Investments including investments in alternative energy partnerships at June 30, 2017 , respectively.


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Capital
In order to maintain adequate level of capital, the Company continuously assesses projected sources and uses of capital to support projected asset growth, operating needs and credit risk. The Company considers, among other things, earnings generated from operations and access to capital from financial markets through issuing additional preferred and common stock to meet the Company's capital requirements for the foreseeable future. In addition, the Company performs capital stress tests on an annual basis to assess the impact of adverse changes in the economy on the Company's capital base.
Regulatory Capital
The Company and the Bank are subject to the regulatory capital adequacy guidelines that are established by the Federal banking regulators. In July 2013, the Federal banking regulators approved a final rule to implement the revised capital adequacy standards of the Basel III and to address relevant provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. The final rule strengthens the definition of regulatory capital, increases risk-based capital requirements, makes selected changes to the calculation of risk-weighted assets, and adjusts the prompt corrective action thresholds. The Company and the Bank became subject to the new rule on January 1, 2015 and certain provisions of the new rule will be phased in through 2019. For additional information on BASEL III capital rules, see Note 16 to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) included in Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The following table presents the regulatory capital ratios for the Company and the Bank as of dates indicated:
 
Banc of California, Inc.
 
Banc of California, NA
 
Minimum Regulatory Requirements
 
Well Capitalized Requirements (Bank)
June 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total risk-based capital ratio
14.39
%
 
16.13
%
 
8.00
%
 
10.00
%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
13.72
%
 
15.45
%
 
6.00
%
 
8.00
%
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio
9.83
%
 
15.45
%
 
4.50
%
 
6.50
%
Tier 1 leverage ratio
8.93
%
 
10.05
%
 
4.00
%
 
5.00
%
December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total risk-based capital ratio
13.70
%
 
14.73
%
 
8.00
%
 
10.00
%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
13.22
%
 
14.12
%
 
6.00
%
 
8.00
%
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio
9.44
%
 
14.12
%
 
4.50
%
 
6.50
%
Tier 1 leverage ratio
8.17
%
 
8.71
%
 
4.00
%
 
5.00
%
In addition, the Dodd-Frank Act requires publicly-traded bank holding companies with assets of $10 billion or more to perform capital stress testing and establish a risk committee responsible for enterprise-wide risk management practices, comprised of independent directors, including one risk management expert. These provisions become applicable if the average of the total consolidated assets of the bank holding company, as reported in its quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements for Bank Holding Companies, for the four most recent consecutive quarters exceed $10 billion. The Dodd-Frank Act Stress Tests (DFAST) stress tests are designed to determine whether the capital planning of the Company, assessment of its capital adequacy and risk management practices adequately protect it and its affiliates in the event of an economic downturn. The Company must establish adequate internal controls, documentation, policies and procedures to ensure the annual stress test adequately meets these objectives. The board of directors of the Company will be required to review the Company’s policies and procedures at least annually. The Company will be required to report the results of its annual stress tests to the Federal Reserve, and it will be required to consider the results of the Company’s stress tests as part of its capital planning and risk management practices. If a bank holding company fails DFAST when it is a mandatorily compliant, then such failure could result in, for example, restrictions on the Company’s growth, its ability to both pay dividends and repurchase shares.


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ITEM 3 — QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Our Risk When Interest Rates Change. The rates of interest we earn on assets and pay on liabilities generally are established contractually for a period of time. Market interest rates change over time. Accordingly, our results of operations, like those of other financial institutions, are impacted by changes in interest rates and the interest rate sensitivity of our assets and liabilities. The risk associated with changes in interest rates and our ability to adapt to these changes is known as interest rate risk and is our most significant market risk.
How We Measure Our Risk of Interest Rate Changes. As part of our attempt to manage our exposure to changes in interest rates and comply with applicable regulations, we monitor our interest rate risk. In monitoring interest rate risk we continually analyze and manage assets and liabilities based on their payment streams and interest rates, the timing of their maturities and/or prepayments, and their sensitivity to actual or potential changes in market interest rates.
In order to manage the potential for adverse effects of material and prolonged increases in interest rates on our results of operations, we adopted asset and liability management policies to better align the maturities and repricing terms of our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. These policies are implemented by the asset and liability management committee. The asset and liability management committee is chaired by the treasurer and is comprised of members of our senior management. Asset and liability management policies establish guidelines for the volume and mix of assets and funding sources taking into account relative costs and spreads, interest rate sensitivity and liquidity needs, while the asset liability management committee monitors adherence to these guidelines. The objectives are to manage assets and funding sources to produce results that are consistent with liquidity, capital adequacy, growth, risk, and profitability goals. The asset and liability management committee meets periodically to review, among other things, economic conditions and interest rate outlook, current and projected liquidity needs and capital position, anticipated changes in the volume and mix of assets and liabilities and interest rate risk exposure limits versus current projections pursuant to our net present value of equity analysis. At each meeting, the asset and liability management committee recommends appropriate strategy changes based on this review. The treasurer or his/her designee is responsible for reviewing and reporting on the effects of the policy implementations and strategies to the board of directors on a regular basis.
In order to manage our assets and liabilities and achieve the desired liquidity, credit quality, interest rate risk, profitability and capital targets, we evaluate various strategies including:
•
Originating and purchasing adjustable-rate mortgage loans,
•
Originating shorter-term consumer loans,
•
Managing the duration of investment securities,
•
Managing our deposits to establish stable deposit relationships,
•
Using FHLB advances and/or certain derivatives such as swaps to align maturities and repricing terms, and
•
Managing the percentage of fixed-rate loans in our portfolio.
At times, depending on the level of general interest rates, the relationship between long- and short-term interest rates, market conditions and competitive factors, the asset and liability management committee may determine to change the Company’s interest rate risk position within the asset liability tolerance set by the Bank’s policies.
As part of its procedures, the asset and liability management committee regularly reviews interest rate risk by forecasting the impact of alternative interest rate environments on net interest income and market value of portfolio equity, which is defined as the net present value of an institution’s existing assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet instruments, and evaluating such impacts against the maximum potential changes in net interest income and market value of portfolio equity that are authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company.

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Interest Rate Sensitivity of Economic Value of Equity and Net Interest Income
The following table presents the projected change in the Bank’s economic value of equity and net interest income at June 30, 2017 that would occur upon an immediate change in interest rates based on independent analysis, but without giving effect to any steps that management might take to counteract that change.
 
June 30, 2017
Change in
Interest Rates in
Basis Points (bp) (1)
Economic Value of Equity
 
Net Interest Income
Amount
 
Amount Change
 
Percentage Change
 
Amount
 
Amount Change
 
Percentage Change
 
($ in thousands)
+200 bp
$
1,193,792

 
$
(100,022
)
 
(7.7
)%
 
$
301,461

 
$
764

 
0.3
 %
+100 bp
1,256,226

 
(37,588
)
 
(2.9
)%
 
301,417

 
720

 
0.2
 %
0 bp
1,293,814

 
 
 
 
 
300,697

 
 
 
 
-100 bp
1,300,392

 
6,578

 
0.5
 %
 
297,818

 
(2,879
)
 
(1.0
)%
(1)
Assumes an instantaneous uniform change in interest rates at all maturities
As with any method of measuring interest rate risk, certain shortcomings are inherent in the method of analysis presented in the foregoing table. For example, although certain assets and liabilities may have similar maturities or periods to repricing, they may react in different degrees to changes in market interest rates. Also, the interest rates on certain types of assets and liabilities may fluctuate in advance of changes in market interest rates, while interest rates on other types may lag behind changes in market rates. Additionally, certain assets, such as adjustable rate mortgage loans, have features which restrict changes in interest rates on a short-term basis and over the life of the asset. Further, if interest rates change, expected rates of prepayments on loans and early withdrawals from certificates of deposit could deviate significantly from those assumed in calculating the table.
At June 30, 2017 , the Company did not maintain any securities for trading purposes or engage in trading activities. The Company does use derivative instruments to hedge its mortgage banking risks. In addition, interest rate risk is the most significant market risk affecting the Company. Other types of market risk, such as foreign currency exchange risk and commodity price risk, do not arise in the normal course of the Company’s business activities and operations.

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ITEM 4 - CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We carried out an evaluation, with the participation of our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). Disclosure controls and procedures include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that 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, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Following this evaluation, due to the identification of a material weakness in the design and operating effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, as previously reported in Part II, Item 9A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, which is still in the process of being remediated, our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of June 30, 2017 . The material weakness was due to an inadequate tone at the top regarding the importance of internal control over financial reporting. This resulted in a failure to appropriately prioritize the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, which has not been sufficient to address new and evolving sources of potential misstatement largely driven by the increased complexity and growth in the size and scale of our business.
Notwithstanding the identified material weakness as of June 30, 2017 , related to the Company’s control environment, the Company believes the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly represent in all material respects our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows at and for the periods presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We have initiated various governance enhancements during the first and second quarters of 2017 as further described below. In addition, during the three months ended March 31, 2017, as disclosed in our financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company completed the sale of its Banc Home Loans division, which largely represented the Company's Mortgage Banking segment. In connection with the sale, the Company restructured certain aspects of its infrastructure and back office operations to improve efficiency. These combined initiatives were determined to have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting for the quarter ended June 30, 2017. We will continue to monitor internal control over financial reporting throughout the process.
Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls
The Company does not expect that its disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and fraud. A control procedure, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control procedure are met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control procedures, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. The design of any control procedure also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control procedure, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
The Company's Plan to Remediate the Material Weakness
As reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, management identified a material weakness in the design and operating effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as it relates to our control environment due to an inadequate tone at the top regarding the importance of internal control over financial reporting. Specifically, the Company’s tone at the top did not appropriately prioritize the Company’s internal control over financial reporting which has not been sufficient to address new and evolving sources of potential misstatement largely driven by the increased complexity and growth in the size and scale of the business.

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The Company is in the process of remediating the inadequate tone at the top regarding the importance of internal control over financial reporting, and, in connection with the remediation, the Company has initiated or will initiate the following steps:
•
We appointed Robert D. Sznewajs, the then-(now former) Chair of our Joint Audit Committee of the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank (the Board), to the position of Chair of the Board - thereby separating the role of Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. This appointment followed the resignation of Steven A. Sugarman from the Board and his position of President and Chief Executive Officer.
•
We appointed Douglas H. Bowers as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank, and as a director of the Bank, effective May 8, 2017. We also appointed Mr. Bowers as a director of the Company; Mr. Bowers' term as a director of the Company commenced on June 9, 2017 at the conclusion of the Company's 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The terms of Mr. Bowers’ employment agreement with the Company require him to resign as a director of the Company and the Bank in the event of the termination of his employment. Mr. Bowers' appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer replaced the interim CEO and interim President appointments within the “Office of the CEO/President.”
•
We eliminated the lead independent director and Board vice chair roles and appointed new independent Board members, Richard Lashley and W. Kirk Wycoff, to fill the vacancies created by the resignation of Mr. Sugarman and the retirement of Chad T. Brownstein as the former Vice Chair of the Board. We appointed Mr. Lashley as Chair of our Joint Audit Committee of the Board immediately following the conclusion of the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, thereby allowing our Board Chair Robert Sznewajs more time to focus on the critical role of independent Board Chair.
•
We also appointed two additional independent directors, Mary A. Curran and Bonnie G. Hill, whose terms commenced on June 9, 2017 at the conclusion of the Company's 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Ms. Curran and Dr. Hill add diversity to the Board and broaden the Board’s expertise in risk management and corporate governance.
•
We improved our Disclosure Controls and Procedures by implementing a new Disclosure Controls and Procedure Policy which expands internal approval requirements for public statements, and we revised the Company’s Disclosure Committee charter. In addition, we enhanced resources related to the Company’s Sarbanes-Oxley program by terminating the Director of Financial Controls and engaging a new Sarbanes-Oxley outsourcing vendor. Our Principal Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, who began during the quarter ended September 30, 2016, will oversee the program going forward, which will be subject to monitoring activities performed by the Company’s Internal Audit division.
•
We enhanced the efficiency and transparency of our Board committees by eliminating the Executive and Strategic Committees of the Board, and separating the Compensation and Nominating/Governance Committees into two committees, with one committee focused on compensation-related matters and the other on nominating and corporate governance-related matters.
•
We approved new policies to tighten controls on Outside Business Activities and to add rigor to the review of Related Party Transactions.
•
We revised our Public Communications Policy to enhance the level of diligence and review in connection with our public disclosures and external communications.
•
We enhanced our Recoupment policy to enable the Board to recover or cancel cash incentive compensation and equity awards from executive officers.
•
We amended the Company’s bylaws to facilitate the submission by stockholders of director nominations and other proposals for future annual meetings, and to conform the majority voting standard for electing directors more closely to the advisory motion approved by stockholders at the 2016 Annual Meeting.
On June 12, 2017, following approval by the Company's stockholders at our 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 9, 2017, we amended the Company's charter to:
•
declassify the Company’s Board of Directors and provide for the annual election of all directors, to be phased-in over a three-year period,
•
allow for removal of directors with or without cause by majority vote of the stockholders,
•
authorize amendment of the Company’s bylaws by majority vote of the stockholders, provided that a two-thirds vote (which is a reduced supermajority requirement) is required to amend the bylaw provision regarding the calling of special meetings of stockholders, and
•
remove all supermajority stockholder voting requirements to amend certain provisions of the Company’s charter.


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•
We have further enhanced our risk assessment and monitoring activities by implementing new training activities, improving our certification and sub-certification quarterly processes, and plan to further enhance our risk assessment and monitoring activities by hiring additional capable resources and enhancing our Risk and Fraud Risk assessment processes to ensure appropriate resources and controls are in place to mitigate risks commensurate with the risk assessment.
•
We plan to continue to strengthen our governance and controls by further developing consistent, standardized and repeatable desktop procedures for all significant financial controls and processes.
The Company believes the foregoing remedial actions continue to strengthen the Company's internal control over financial reporting and will remediate the material weaknesses identified. However, as of June 30, 2017 , these remediation measures were still ongoing and had not been in operation long enough to measure their operating effectiveness in order to conclude that the identified material weakness was fully remediated. The Company will continue to monitor the effectiveness of these remediation activities and expects to make further changes to improve its internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time we are involved as plaintiff or defendant in various legal actions arising in the normal course of business. On January 23, 2017, the first of three putative class action lawsuits, Garcia v. Banc of California, et al., Case No. 8:17-cv-00118, was filed against Banc of California, James J. McKinney, Ronald J. Nicolas, Jr., and Steven A. Sugarman in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Thereafter, two related putative class action lawsuits were filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California: (1) Malak v. Banc of California, et al., Case No. 8:17-cv-00138 (January 26, 2017), asserting claims against Banc of California, James J. McKinney, and Steven A. Sugarman, and (2) Cardona v. Banc of California, et al., Case No. 2:17-cv-00621 (January 26, 2017), asserting claims against Banc of California, James J. McKinney, Ronald J. Nicolas, Jr., and Steven A. Sugarman. The lawsuits allege that the defendants violated sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In general, they assert that the purported concealment of the defendants’ alleged relationship with Jason Galanis caused various statements made by the defendants to be allegedly false and misleading. The lawsuits purport to be brought on behalf of stockholders who purchased stock in the Company between varying dates, inclusive of August 7, 2015 through January 23, 2017. The lawsuits seek class certification, an award of unspecified compensatory and punitive damages, an award of reasonable costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, and other further relief as the Court may deem just and proper. The lawsuits are at a very early stage. Based on a review of the allegations, we believe that they are without merit and intend to vigorously contest them.
ITEM 1A - RISK FACTORS
There have been no material changes to the risk factors that appeared under “Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and under “Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017.
ITEM 2 - UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
 
Purchase of Equity Securities by the Issuer
 
 
 
Total Number of Shares
 
Average
Price Paid
Per Share
 
Total Number of Shares
Purchased as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
 
Total Number of Shares
That May Yet be Purchased
Under the Plan
From April 1, 2017 to April 30, 2017
—

 
$
—

 
—

 
—

From May 1, 2017 to May 31, 2017
—

 
$
—

 
—

 
—

From June 1, 2017 to June 30, 2017
—

 
$
—

 
—

 
—

Total
—

 
$
—

 
—

 
 
During the three months ended June 30, 2017 , the Company did not purchase any equity securities. On October 18, 2016, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a share buyback program under Rule 10b-18 authorizing the Company to buy back, from time to time during the 12 months ending on October 18, 2017, an aggregate amount representing up to 10 percent of the Company's currently outstanding common shares.
The Company has a practice of buying back stock for tax purposes pertaining to employee benefit plans, and does not count these purchases toward the allotment of the shares. The Company did not purchase any shares during the three months ended June 30, 2017 related to tax liability sales for employee stock benefit plans.
ITEM 3 - DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None
ITEM 4 MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable
ITEM 5 - OTHER INFORMATION
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ITEM 6 - EXHIBITS
2.1
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 3, 2011, by and among Banc of California, Inc., (f/k/a First PacTrust Bancorp, Inc.) (sometimes referred to below as the Registrant or the Company), Gateway Bancorp, Inc. (Gateway), each of the stockholders of Gateway and the D & E Tarbell Trust, u/d/t dated February 19, 2002 (in its capacity as the Sellers’ Representative)
(a)
 
 
 
2.1A
Amendment No. 1, dated as of November 28, 2011, to Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 3, 2011, by and among The Registrant, Gateway Bancorp, the Sellers named therein and the D & E Tarbell Trust, u/d/t dated February 19, 2002 (in its capacity as the Sellers’ Representative)
(a)(1)
 
 
 
2.2B
Amendment No. 2, dated as of February 24, 2012, to Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 3, 2011, by and among the Registrant, Gateway Bancorp, the Sellers named therein and the D & E Tarbell Trust, u/d/t dated February 19, 2002 (in its capacity as the Sellers’ Representative)
(a)(2)
 
 
 
2.2C
Amendment No. 3, dated as of June 30, 2012, to Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 3, 2011, by and among the Registrant, Gateway Bancorp, the Sellers named therein and the D & E Tarbell Trust, u/d/t dated February 19, 2002 (in its capacity as the Sellers’ Representative)
(a)(3)
 
 
 
2.2D
Amendment No. 4, dated as of July 31, 2012, to Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 3, 2011, by and among the Registrant, Gateway Bancorp, the Sellers named therein and the D & E Tarbell Trust, u/d/t dated February 19, 2002 (in its capacity as the Sellers’ Representative)
(a)(4)
 
 
 
2.3
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 30, 2011, by and between the Registrant and Beach Business Bank, as amended by Amendment No. 1thereto dated as of October 31, 2011
(b)
 
 
 
2.4
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 21, 2012, by and among the Registrant, Beach Business Bank and The Private Bank of California
(c)
 
 
 
2.5
Amendment No. 1, dated as of May 5, 2013, to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 21, 2012, by and among the Registrant, Beach Business Bank and The Private Bank of California
(s)
 
 
 
2.6
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 25, 2013, by and among the Registrant, Banc of California, National Association, CS Financial, Inc., the Sellers named therein and the Sellers’ Representative named therein
(t)
 
 
 
2.7
Purchase and Assumption Agreement, dated as of April 22, 2014, by and between Banco Popular North America and Banc of California, National Association
(v)
 
 
 
2.8
Asset Purchase Agreement, dated February 28, 2017, by and between Banc of California, N. A. and Caliber Home Loans, Inc.
(tt)
 
 
 
2.9
Bulk Servicing Rights Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated February 28, 2017, by and between Banc of California, N. A. and Caliber Home Loans, Inc.
(tt)
 
 
 
3.1
Articles of Restatement of the charter of the Registrant
(d)
 
 
 
3.2
Fifth Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant
(d)
 
 
 
4.1
Warrant to purchase up to 1,395,000 shares of the Registrant common stock originally issued on November 1, 2010
(e)
 
 
 
4.2
Senior Debt Securities Indenture, dated as of April 23, 2012, between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee
(i)
 
 
 
4.3
Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 23, 2012, between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, relating to the Registrant’s 7.50% Senior Notes due April 15, 2020 and form of 7.50% Senior Notes due April 15, 2020
(i)
 
 
 
4.4
Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 6, 2015, between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, relating to the Registrant’s 5.25% Senior Notes due April 15, 2025 and form of 5.25% Senior Notes due April 15, 2025
(ff)
 
 
 
4.5
Deposit Agreement, dated as of June 12, 2013, among the Registrant, Registrar and Transfer Company, as Depositary and the holders from time to time of the depositary receipts described therein
(l)
 
 
 
4.6
Deposit Agreement, dated as of April 8, 2015, among the Registrant, Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., collectively as Depositary, and the holders from time to time of the depositary receipts described therein
(gg)
 
 
 
4.7
Purchase Contract Agreement, dated May 21, 2014, between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association
(y)
 
 
 
4.8
Indenture, dated May 21, 2014, between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association
(y)
 
 
 
4.9
First Supplemental Indenture, dated May 21, 2014, between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association relating to the Registrant's 8% Tangible Equity Units due May 15, 2017
(y)
 
 
 
4.10
Deposit Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2016, among the Registrant, Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., collectively as Depositary, and the holders from time to time of the depositary receipts described therein.
(kk)
 
 
 
10.1
Employment Agreement, dated as of August 21, 2012, by and between the Registrant and Steven A. Sugarman
(f)
 
 
 

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10.1A
Stock Appreciation Right Grant Agreement between the Registrant and Steven A. Sugarman dated August 21, 2012
(f)
 
 
 
10.1B
Amendment dated December 13, 2013 to Stock Appreciation Right Grant Agreement between the Registrant and Steven Sugarman dated August 21, 2012
(z)
 
 
 
10.1C
Letter Agreement, dated as of May 23, 2014, by and between the Registrant and Steven A. Sugarman, relating to Stock Appreciation Rights issued with respect to Tangible Equity Units
(aa)
 
 
 
10.1D
Letter Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2016, by and between the Registrant and Steven A. Sugarman
(mm)
 
 
 
10.1E
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of March 24, 2016, by and among Banc of California, Inc., Banc of California, National Association, and Steven A. Sugarman
(nn)
 
 
 
10.1F
Letter Agreement, dated as of March 24, 2016, by and between the Registrant and Steven A. Sugarman
(nn)
 
 
 
10.1G
Employment Separation Agreement and Release, dated as of January 23, 2017, by and among the Registrant, Banc of California, N.A. and Steven A. Sugarman
(pp)
 
 
 
10.2
Reserved
 
 
 
 
10.3
Employment Agreement, dated as of August 22, 2012, by and among the Registrant and John C. Grosvenor
(f)
 
 
 
10.3A
First Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated January 1, 2016, by and between the Registrant and John C. Grosvenor
(ll)
 
 
 
10.4
Reserved
 
 
 
 
10.5
Employment Agreement, dated as of September 17, 2013, by and among the Registrant and Hugh F. Boyle
(w)
 
 
 
10.5A
First Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2016 by and between Registrant and Hugh F. Boyle
(ll)
 
 
 
10.6
Registrant’s 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan
(g)
 
 
 
10.7A
Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement under 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan
(j)
 
 
 
10.7B
Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement under 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan
(j)
 
 
 
10.7C
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement Under 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan
(j)
 
 
 
10.8
Registrant’s 2003 Stock Option and Incentive Plan
(h)
 
 
 
10.9
Registrant’s 2003 Recognition and Retention Plan
(h)
 
 
 
10.10
Reserved
 
 
 
 
10.11
Management Services Agreement, dated as of December 27, 2012, by and between CS Financial, Inc. and Pacific Trust Bank
(k)
 
 
 
10.12
Employment Agreement, dated as of May 13, 2013, by and among Pacific Trust Bank and Jeffrey T. Seabold
(u)
 
 
 
10.12A
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, effective as of April 1, 2015, by and among Banc of California, National Association, and Jeffrey T. Seabold
(ee)
 
 
 
10.12B
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated effective as of January 1, 2016, by between Banc of California, National Association and Jeffrey T. Seabold
(ll)
 
 
 
10.13
Registrant’s 2013 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan
(m)
 
 
 
10.13A
Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement under 2013 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan
(n)
 
 
 
10.13B
Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement under 2013 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan
(n)
 
 
 
10.13C
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under 2013 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan
(n)
 
 
 
10.13D
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under 2013 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan
(x)
 
 
 
10.13E
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Employee Equity Ownership Program under 2013 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan
(x)
 
 
 
10.13F
Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Non-Employee Directors under 2013 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan
(aa)
 
 
 
10.13G
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Non-Employee Directors under 2013 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan
(aa)
 
 
 
10.13H
Form of Performance Unit Agreement under 2013 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan
(ee)
 
 
 
10.13I
Form of Performance-Based Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the 2013 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan
(ee)
 
 
 
10.13J
Form of Performance-Based Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement under the 2013 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan
(ee)
 
 
 
10.13K
Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Agreement under the 2013 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan.
(ee)
 
 
 

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10.14
Agreement to Assume Liabilities and to Acquire Assets of Branch Banking Offices, dated as of May 31, 2013, between Pacific Trust Bank and AmericanWest Bank
(o)
 
 
 
10.15
Common Stock Share Exchange Agreement, dated as of May 29, 2013, by and between the Registrant and TCW Shared Opportunity Fund V, L.P.
(p)
 
 
 
10.15A
Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2014, by and among Crescent Special Situations Fund (Investor Group), L.P., Crescent Special Situations Fund (Legacy V), L.P., TCW Shared Opportunity Fund V, L.P. and the Registrant.
(dd)
 
 
 
10.16
Purchase and Sale Agreement and Escrow Instructions, dated as of July 24, 2013, by and between the Registrant and Memorial Health Services
(q)
 
 
 
10.17
Assumption Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2013, by and between the Registrant and The Private Bank of California
(r)
 
 
 
10.18
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 22, 2014, by and between the Registrant and OCM BOCA Investor, LLC
(v)
 
 
 
10.18A
Acknowledgment and Amendment to Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2014 by and between Banc of California, Inc. and OCM BOCA Investor, LLC.
(bb)
 
 
 
10.19
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 30, 2014, by and among the Registrant, Patriot Financial Partners, L.P. and Patriot Financial Partners Parallel L.P., Patriot Financial Partners II, L.P., and Patriot Financial Partners Parallel II, L.P.
(bb)
 
 
 
10.20
Purchase and Sale Agreement and Escrow Instructions, dated as of May 19, 2015, by and between Banc of California, N.A. and VF Outdoor, Inc.
(hh)
 
 
 
10.21
Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement and Escrow Instructions, dated as of May 19, 2015, by and between Banc of California, N.A. and VF Outdoor, Inc.
(ii)
 
 
 
10.22
Employment Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2015, by and among the Registrant and James J. McKinney
(jj)
 
 
 
10.22A
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of March 24, 2016, by and between Banc of California, Inc. and James J. McKinney
(nn)
 
 
 
10.23
Agreement of Purchase and Sale, dated as of October 2, 2015, by and between The Realty Associates Fund IX, L.P. and Banc of California, National Association
(cc)
 
 
 
10.24
Employment Agreement, dated as of January 6, 2014, by and among Banc of California, National Association and J. Francisco A. Turner
(ll)
 
 
 
10.24A
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of March 24, 2016, by and between Banc of California, National Association, and J. Francisco A. Turner
(nn)
 
 
 
10.24B
Employment Separation Agreement and Release, dated as of June 12, 2017, by and among the Registrant, Banc of California, N.A. and J. Francisco A. Turner
(vv)
 
 
 
10.25
Form Director and Executive Officer Indemnification Agreement
(ll)
 
 
 
10.26
Employment Agreement, dated as of March 24, 2016, by and between Banc of California, Inc. and Brian Kuelbs
(nn)
 
 
 
10.27
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Non-Employee Directors under 2013 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan
10.27
 
 
 
10.28
Trust Agreement, dated as of August 3, 2016, by and between Banc of California, Inc. and Evercore Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.
(oo)
 
 
 
10.29
Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 3, 2016, by and between Banc of California, Inc. and Banc of California Capital and Liquidity Enhancement Employee Compensation Trust.
(oo)
 
 
 
10.30
Separation Agreement and Release, dated as of February 8, 2017, by and between the Registrant and Chad T. Brownstein
(rr)
 
 
 
10.31
Cooperation Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2017, by and between the Registrant and PL Capital Advisors, LLC
(qq)
 
 
 
10.32
Cooperation Agreement, dated as of March 13, 2017, by and between the Registrant and Legion Partners Asset Management, LLC, Legion Partners, L.P. I, Legion Partners, L.P. II, Legion Partners Special Opportunities, L.P. I, Legion Partners Special Opportunities, L.P. V, Legion Partners, LLC, Legion Partners Holdings, LLC, Bradley S. Vizi, Christopher S. Kiper and Raymond White.
(ss)
 
 
 
10.33
Employment Agreement, dated as of April 24, 2017, by and between Banc of California, Inc. and Douglas H. Bowers
(uu)
 
 
 
11.0
Statement regarding computation of per share earnings
(ww)
 
 
 
31.1
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification (Principal Executive Officer)
31.1
 
 
 
31.2
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
31.2
 
 
 
32.0
Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. 1350 Certification
32.0
 
 
 

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101.0
The following financial statements and footnotes from the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity; (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
101.0

(a)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 9, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference.
(a)(1)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 1, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference.
(a)(2)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 28, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.
(a)(3)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 2, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.
(a)(4)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 2, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.
(b)
Filed as Appendix A to the proxy statement/prospectus included in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on November 1, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference.
(c)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 27, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.
(d)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 30, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.
(e)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on November 16, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference.
(f)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.
(g)
Filed as an appendix to the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement filed on April 25, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference.
(h)
Filed as an appendix to the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement filed on March 21, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 23, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.
(j)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference.
(k)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 3, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference.
(l)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 12, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference.
(m)
Filed as an appendix to the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement filed on June 11, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference.
(n)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on July 31, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference.
(o)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 3, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference.
(p)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 4, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference.
(q)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 30, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference.
(r)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 3, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference.
(s)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 6, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference.
(t)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 31, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference.
(u)
Field as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference.
(v)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 25, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference.
(w)
Field as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference.
(x)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference.
(y)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 21, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference.
(z)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference.
(aa)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference.
(bb)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 30, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference.
(cc)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 2, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.
(dd)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference.
(ee)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.
(ff)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 6, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.
(gg)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 8, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.
(hh)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 28, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.
(ii)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 16, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.
(jj)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.
(kk)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 8, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.
(ll)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.
(mm)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 8, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.
(nn)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 25, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.

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(oo)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.
(pp)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 25, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.
(qq)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 8, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.
(rr)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.
(ss)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 14, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.
(tt)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 5, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.
(uu)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 27, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.
(vv)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 14, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.
(ww)
Refer to Note 18 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 1 of Part I of this report.


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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.
 
 
 
BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
 
 
 
 
Date:
August 9, 2017
 
/s/ Douglas H. Bowers
 
 
 
Douglas H. Bowers
 
 
 
President/Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
 
Date:
August 9, 2017
 
/s/ Albert J. Wang
 
 
 
Albert J. Wang
 
 
 
Executive Vice President/Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)


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Exhibit 10.27


BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
2013 OMNIBUS STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
(for non-employee directors)
RSU No. ______
Restricted Stock Units are hereby awarded pursuant to this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (this “Agreement”) on ________, 20__ by Banc of California, Inc. (f/k/a First PacTrust Bancorp, Inc.), a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), to __________ (the “Grantee”), in accordance with the following terms and conditions:
1. Award . The Company hereby awards to the Grantee _____ Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”), with each RSU representing the right to receive one share of Common Stock, pursuant to the Banc of California, Inc. (f/k/a First PacTrust Bancorp, Inc.) 2013 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time (the “Plan”), and upon the terms and conditions and subject to the restrictions in the Plan and as hereinafter set forth. A copy of the Plan, as currently in effect, is incorporated herein by reference and is attached hereto. Capitalized terms used herein which are not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Plan.
2. Restrictions on Transfer; Vesting . When vested, each RSU will entitle the Grantee to receive one share of Common Stock.  The RSUs may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated by the Grantee, except upon the death of the Grantee, by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 3 or Section 8 of this Agreement, provided that the Grantee is serving as a director, officer, employee or consultant of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate as of the date of vesting, the RSUs shall become vested in accordance with the following schedule:
Date of Vesting
Number of RSUs Vested
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

3. Termination of Employment; Qualifying Termination of Service . (a) Upon the Grantee’s Termination of Employment for any reason other than due to death, Disability or a Qualifying Termination of Service (as defined below), any unvested RSUs shall become forfeited. In the event that the Grantee’s Termination of Employment is due to death or Disability, the RSUs, if not theretofore vested, shall vest in full as of the date of such


Termination of Employment. In the event of a Qualifying Termination of Service of the Grantee, regardless of whether such event constitutes a Termination of Employment of the Grantee, the RSUs, if not theretofore vested, shall vest in full as of such date, subject to and conditioned upon the Grantee signing and delivering (and not revoking) to the Company a general release and waiver (substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A) (the “Release”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no RSUs which have previously been forfeited shall thereafter become vested.
A “Qualifying Termination of Service” shall be deemed to occur (i) upon the voluntary retirement or resignation of the Grantee as a director of the Company, provided that written notice of retirement or resignation shall have been provided to the Company at least one (1) year (or such shorter period as the Board shall deem to be adequate under the then prevailing circumstances) in advance of the intended retirement or resignation date; (ii) upon the expiration of the Grantee’s term of service as a director of the Company if the Grantee shall not have been nominated by the Board for re-election, provided that such determination by the Board shall not have occurred for reasons of actual or alleged malfeasance, breach of fiduciary duty or other wrongdoing by the Grantee; or (iii) if nominated for re-election, upon the expiration of the Grantee’s term of service as a director of the Company if the Grantee shall have not been re-elected by the Company’s stockholders.
(b) In consideration of the benefits conferred to the Grantee upon a Qualifying Termination of Service, in addition to signing and delivering the Release, the Grantee hereby agrees as follows:
(i)
The Grantee shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company all secret or confidential information, knowledge or data relating to the Company or any of its affiliated companies, and their respective businesses, which shall have been obtained by the Grantee during the Grantee’s service with the Company or any of its affiliated companies and which shall not be or become public knowledge (other than by acts by the Grantee in violation of this Agreement). After termination of the Grantee’s service with the Company, the Grantee shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company or as may otherwise be required by law or legal process, communicate or divulge any such information, knowledge or data to anyone other than the Company and those designated by it or as may be required by applicable law, court order, a regulatory body or arbitrator or other mediator.
(ii)
During the [two-] year period following a Qualifying Termination of Service (the “Restricted Period”), the Grantee will not, directly or indirectly, on behalf of the Grantee or any other person, within the Territory, become associated with, whether as a principal, partner, director, officer, employee, consultant, agent, representative or stockholder (other than as a holder of [10]% or less of the outstanding voting shares of any publicly traded company), a Competitor. For purposes of this Section 3(b)(ii): (x) a “Competitor” shall mean any company, firm or other entity that is engaged in any of the lines of

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business conducted by the Company and its subsidiaries as of the date of the Qualifying Termination of Service; and (y) “Territory” shall mean the regions of the United States of America where the Company conducts a material portion of its business. The terms and provisions of this Section 3(b)(ii) are intended to be separate and divisible provisions and if, for any reason, any one or more of them is held to be invalid or unenforceable, neither the validity nor the enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement shall thereby be affected. The parties hereto acknowledge that the restrictions on the Grantee imposed by this Section 3(b)(ii) are reasonable in both duration and geographic scope and in all other respects. If for any reason any court of competent jurisdiction shall find any provisions of this Section 3(b)(ii) unreasonable in duration or geographic scope or otherwise, the Grantee and the Company agree that the restrictions and prohibitions contained herein shall be effective to the fullest extent allowed under applicable law in such jurisdiction.
During the Restricted Period, the Grantee shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit or encourage any person to leave his or her employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or assist in any way with the hiring of any Company employee (or any employee of any of the Company’s subsidiaries) by any other business.
The Grantee acknowledges that the Company would be irreparably injured by a violation of this Section 3(b)(ii) and the Grantee or the Company, as applicable, agrees that the Company or the Grantee, as applicable, in addition to any other remedies available to it for such breach or threatened breach, shall be entitled, without posting a bond, to a preliminary injunction, temporary restraining order, or other equivalent relief, restraining the Grantee or the Company (including its officers and directors), as applicable, from any actual or threatened breach of this Section 3(b)(ii).
(iii)
For a period of at least one year following a Qualifying Termination of Service, the Grantee agrees to be available, solely in an advisory capacity and for no further compensation, to the Board to consult with as reasonably requested by the Board.
4. Grantee’s Rights . The Grantee shall have no voting rights, no right to receive any dividends (or dividend equivalents) and no other rights of a stockholder with respect to the shares of Common Stock underlying the RSUs unless and until such shares of Common Stock are issued to the Grantee in payment of the RSUs.
5. Payment of Award . An RSU that has vested (“Vested RSU”) shall be paid in the form of a share of Common Stock, as of the earliest to occur of the following:  (A) the applicable scheduled vesting date set forth in Section 2 above (“Scheduled Vesting Date”); (B) the date of a Change in Control as provided in Section 7 below; or (C) the date of the Grantee’s Termination of Employment due to death or Disability or the Grantee’s Qualifying Termination of

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Service.  Such payment shall be made as soon as practicable following the applicable Scheduled Vesting Date, the date of the Change in Control or the date of Termination of Employment due to death or Disability or a Qualifying Termination of Service, but in no event later than thirty (30) days following the Scheduled Vesting Date, the date of the Change in Control or the date of Termination of Employment due to death or Disability or a Qualifying Termination of Service.
6. Adjustments . In the event of a Corporate Transaction or Share Change, the RSUs shall be adjusted as and to the extent provided in Section 3(d) of the Plan.
7. Effect of Change in Control . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, in the event of a Change in Control, the RSUs, to the extent not theretofore vested, shall vest in full; provided, however, that no RSUs which have previously been forfeited shall thereafter become vested.
8. Delivery and Registration of Shares . The Company’s obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock hereunder shall, if the Committee so requests, be conditioned upon the receipt of a representation that the Grantee, or any other person to whom such shares are to be delivered, is acquiring such shares without a view to the distribution thereof. In requesting any such representation, it may be provided that such representation requirement shall become inoperative upon a registration of such shares or other action eliminating the necessity of such representation under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or other securities law or regulation. The Company shall not be required to deliver any shares of Common Stock hereunder prior to (i) the listing or approval for listing upon notice of issuance of the shares on the Applicable Exchange, (ii) any registration or other qualification of such shares under any state or federal law, rule or regulation, or the maintaining in effect of any such registration or other qualification which the Committee shall, in its absolute discretion upon the advice of counsel, determine to be necessary or advisable and (iii) obtaining any other consent, approval, or permit from any state or federal government agency which the Committee shall, in its absolute discretion after receiving the advice of counsel, determine to be necessary or advisable.
9. Plan and Plan Interpretations as Controlling . The RSUs hereby awarded and the terms and conditions herein set forth are subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Plan, which are controlling. All determinations and interpretations made in the discretion of the Committee shall be binding and conclusive upon the Grantee or the Grantee’s legal representatives with regard to any question arising hereunder or under the Plan.
10. Clawback . All RSUs granted pursuant to this Agreement and all shares of Common Stock issued hereunder shall be subject to any clawback, recoupment or forfeiture provisions (i) required by law or regulation and applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates as in effect from time to time or (ii) set forth in any policies adopted or maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates as in effect from time to time.
11. Grantee Service . Nothing in this Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate to terminate the Grantee’s employment or service at any time, nor confer upon the Grantee any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate.

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12. Withholding Tax . Upon the vesting of the RSUs, the Company may withhold from any payment or distribution made hereunder sufficient shares of Common Stock to cover any applicable withholding and employment taxes, or require the Grantee to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy such taxes.
13. Notices . All notices hereunder to the Company shall be delivered or mailed to it addressed to the Secretary of Banc of California, Inc., 3 MacArthur Place, Santa Ana, CA 92707. Any notices hereunder to the Grantee shall be delivered personally or mailed to the Grantee’s current address according to the Company’s files. Such addresses for the service of notices may be changed at any time, provided written notice of the change is furnished in advance to the Company or to the Grantee, as the case may be.
14. Severability . The various provisions of this Agreement are severable in their entirety. Any judicial or legal determination of invalidity or unenforceability of any one provision shall have no effect on the continuing force and effect of the remaining provisions.
15. Governing Law; Headings . This Agreement and actions taken hereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland, without reference to principles of conflict of laws. The captions of this Agreement are not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect.
16. Amendment . This Agreement may be amended or modified by the Committee at any time; provided , that , no amendment or modification that materially impairs the rights of the Grantee as provided by this Agreement shall be effective unless set forth in writing signed by the parties hereto, except such an amendment made to cause the terms of this Agreement or the RSUs granted hereunder or shares of Common Stock issued hereunder to comply with applicable law (including tax law), Applicable Exchange listing standards or accounting rules. The waiver by either party of compliance with any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement, or of any subsequent breach by such party of a provision of this Agreement.
17. Grantee Acceptance; Counterparts . The Grantee shall signify the Grantee’s acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Agreement by signing in the space provided below and returning a signed copy hereof to the Company at the address set forth in Section 13 above. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The parties hereto agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.
18. Section 409A . The RSUs are intended to comply with the short-term deferral exemption from Section 409A of the Code, and to the extent they do not so comply are intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Award shall be interpreted, operated and administered in a manner consistent with the foregoing.

[Signature page follows]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.
BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
By:
___________________________________

ACCEPTED
____________________________________
____________________________________
(Street Address)
____________________________________
(City, State and Zip Code)


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Exhibit A
GENERAL RELEASE
1.
In consideration of the benefits conferred to ___________ (the “Grantee”) under the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, dated as of _______, 20__ (the “Agreement”), by and between the Grantee and Banc of California, Inc. (the “Company”), upon a Qualifying Termination of Service (as defined in the Agreement), the Grantee for himself or herself, his or her heirs, administrators, representatives, executors, successors and assigns (collectively “Releasors”), does hereby irrevocably and unconditionally release, acquit and forever discharge the Company and its subsidiaries, affiliates and divisions (the “Affiliated Entities”) and their respective predecessors and successors and their respective, current and former, trustees, officers, directors, partners, shareholders, agents, employees, consultants, independent contractors and representatives, including without limitation all persons acting by, through, under or in concert with any of them (collectively, “Releasees”), and each of them from any and all charges, complaints, claims, liabilities, obligations, promises, agreements, controversies, damages, remedies, actions, causes of action, suits, rights, demands, costs, losses, debts and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and costs) of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, whether in law or equity and whether arising under federal, state or local law and in particular including any claim for discrimination based upon race, color, ethnicity, sex, age [(including the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967)] 1 , national origin, religion, disability, or any other unlawful criterion or circumstance, relating to the Grantee’s service through the date of such Qualifying Termination of Service or termination of such service, which the Grantee and Releasors had, now have, or may have in the future against each or any of the Releasees from the beginning of the world until the date hereof (the “Execution Date”).
2.
[The Grantee acknowledges that: (i) this entire General Release is written in a manner calculated to be understood by him or her; (ii) he or she has been advised to consult with an attorney before executing this General Release; (iii) he or she was given a period of [forty-five][twenty-one] days within which to consider this General Release; and (iv) to the extent he or she executes this General Release before the expiration of the [forty- five][twenty one]-day period, he or she does so knowingly and voluntarily and only after consulting his or her attorney. The Grantee shall have the right to cancel and revoke this General Release during a period of seven days following the Execution Date, and this General Release shall not become effective, and no money shall be paid hereunder, until the day after the expiration of such seven-day period. The seven-day period of revocation shall commence upon the Execution Date. In order to revoke this General Release, the Grantee shall deliver to the Company, prior to the expiration of said seven-day period, a written notice of revocation. Upon such revocation, this General Release shall be null and void and of no further force or effect.] 2  
3.
Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, this General Release shall not affect: the obligations of the Company set forth in the Agreement or other obligations
1  Only if ADEA is applicable
2  Only if ADEA is applicable

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that, in each case, by their terms, are to be performed after the date hereof (including, without limitation, obligations to the Grantee under any other stock award, stock option or agreements or obligations under any pension plan or other benefit or deferred compensation plan, all of which shall remain in effect in accordance with their terms); obligations to indemnify the Grantee respecting acts or omissions in connection with the Grantee’s service as a director, officer or employee of the Affiliated Entities; obligations with respect to insurance coverage under any of the Affiliated Entities’ (or any of their respective successors) directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies; or any right the Grantee may have to obtain contribution in the event of the entry of judgment against the Grantee as a result of any act or failure to act for which both the Grantee and any of the Affiliated Entities are jointly responsible.
4.
This General Release shall be construed, enforced and interpreted in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Maryland, without reference to its principles of conflict of laws.
5.
The Grantee represents and warrants that he or she is not aware of any claim by him or her other than the claims that are released by this General Release. The Grantee further acknowledges that he or she may hereafter discover claims or facts in addition to or different than those which he or she now knows or believes to exist with respect to the subject matter of this General Release and which, if known or suspected at the time of entering into this General Release, may have materially affected this General Release and the Grantee’s decision to enter into it. Nevertheless, the Grantee hereby waives any right, claim or cause of action that might arise as a result of such different or additional claims or facts and the Grantee hereby expressly waives any and all rights and benefits confirmed upon him or her by the provisions of California Civil Code Section 1542, which provides as follows:
6.
“A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.”
7.
Being aware of such provisions of law, the Grantee agrees to expressly waive any rights he or she may have thereunder, as well as under any other statute or common law principles of similar effect in any other jurisdiction determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to apply.
8.
It is the intention of the parties hereto that the provisions of this General Release shall be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under all applicable laws and public policies, but that the unenforceability or the modification to conform with such laws or public policies of any provision hereof shall not render unenforceable or impair the remainder of the General Release. Accordingly, if any provision shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable either in whole or in part, this General Release shall be deemed amended to delete or modify as necessary the invalid or unenforceable provisions to alter the balance of this General Release in order to render the same valid and enforceable.

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9.
This General Release may not be orally canceled, changed, modified or amended, and no cancellation, change, modification or amendment shall be effective or binding, unless in writing and signed by both parties to the General Release.
10.
In the event of the breach or a threatened breach by the Grantee of any of the provisions of this General Release, the Company would suffer irreparable harm, and in addition and supplementary to other rights and remedies existing in its favor, the Company shall be entitled to specific performance and/or injunctive or other equitable relief from a court of competent jurisdiction in order to enforce or prevent any violations of the provisions hereof without posting a bond or other security.
11.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned parties have executed this General Release.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
 
 
 
[name]
 
 
[title]


 
GRANTEE
 
Voluntarily Agreed to and Accepted this
        day of                                  20       
 
 


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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Douglas H. Bowers, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Banc of California, Inc.;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a.
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b.
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c.
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d.
disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a.
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b.
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:
August 9, 2017
 
/s/ Douglas H. Bowers
 
 
 
Douglas H. Bowers
 
 
 
President/Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)




Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Albert J. Wang, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Banc of California, Inc.;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a.
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b.
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c.
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d.
disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a.
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b.
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:
August 9, 2017
 
/s/ Albert J. Wang
 
 
 
Albert J. Wang
 
 
 
Executive Vice President/Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)





Exhibit 32.0
SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION
Each of the undersigned hereby certifies in his capacity as an officer of Banc of California, Inc. (“the Company”) that this Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods presented in the financial statements included in such report.

Date:
August 9, 2017
 
/s/ Douglas H. Bowers
 
 
 
Douglas H. Bowers
 
 
 
President/Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
 
Date:
August 9, 2017
 
/s/ Albert J. Wang
 
 
 
Albert J. Wang
 
 
 
Executive Vice President/Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)