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

Form 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2018
 
Commission File Number 0-10592

TRUSTCO BANK CORP NY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

NEW YORK
 
14‑1630287
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

5 SARNOWSKI DRIVE, GLENVILLE, NEW YORK
 
12302
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
 
(518) 377‑3311

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted  on  its  corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
☒Yes    ☐ No

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

Large accelerated filer ☒
Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☐
Smaller reporting company ☐
Emerging growth company ☐
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).          ☐Yes   ☒ No

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 the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
 
Common Stock
 
Number of Shares Outstanding
as of April 30, 2018
$1 Par Value
 
96,429,393
 


TrustCo Bank Corp NY

INDEX
 
Part I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
PAGE NO
Item 1.
Consolidated Interim Financial Statements (Unaudited):
 
 
   
 
3
 
   
 
4
 
   
 
5
 
   
 
6
 
   
 
7
 
   
 
8 – 33
 
   
 
34
 
   
Item 2.
35-53
 
   
Item 3.
54
 
   
Item 4.
54
 
   
Part II.
 
 
   
Item 1.
55
 
   
Item 1A.
55
 
   
Item 2.
55
 
   
Item 3.
55
 
   
Item 4.
55
 
   
Item 5.
55
 
   
Item 6.
55
 
2

TRUSTCO BANK CORP NY
Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2018
2017
 
             
Interest and dividend income:
           
Interest and fees on loans
 
$
38,091
     
36,044
 
Interest and dividends on securities available for sale:
               
U. S. government sponsored enterprises
   
750
     
595
 
State and political subdivisions
   
7
     
12
 
Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations-residential
   
1,763
     
1,958
 
Corporate bonds
   
133
     
151
 
Small Business Administration-guaranteed participation securities
   
352
     
415
 
Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations-commercial
   
42
     
23
 
Other securities
   
5
     
4
 
Total interest and dividends on securities available for sale
   
3,052
     
3,158
 
                 
Interest on held to maturity securities:
               
Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations-residential
   
260
     
316
 
Corporate bonds
   
-
     
154
 
Total interest on held to maturity securities
   
260
     
470
 
                 
Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock
   
77
     
134
 
Interest on federal funds sold and other short-term investments
   
2,017
     
1,246
 
Total interest income
   
43,497
     
41,052
 
                 
Interest expense:
               
Interest on deposits:
               
Interest-bearing checking
   
106
     
124
 
Savings
   
419
     
430
 
Money market deposit accounts
   
439
     
466
 
Time deposits
   
2,860
     
2,283
 
Interest on short-term borrowings
   
358
     
349
 
Total interest expense
   
4,182
     
3,652
 
                 
Net interest income
   
39,315
     
37,400
 
Provision for loan losses
   
300
     
600
 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
   
39,015
     
36,800
 
                 
Noninterest income:
               
Trustco financial services income
   
1,815
     
1,858
 
Fees for services to customers
   
2,645
     
2,637
 
Other
   
219
     
232
 
Total noninterest income
   
4,679
     
4,727
 
                 
Noninterest expenses:
               
Salaries and employee benefits
   
10,422
     
10,210
 
Net occupancy expense
   
4,315
     
4,109
 
Equipment expense
   
1,751
     
1,556
 
Professional services
   
1,430
     
1,928
 
Outsourced services
   
1,925
     
1,500
 
Advertising expense
   
630
     
713
 
FDIC and other insurance
   
1,023
     
1,047
 
Other real estate expense, net
   
372
     
499
 
Other
   
2,287
     
2,457
 
Total noninterest expenses
   
24,155
     
24,019
 
                 
Income before taxes
   
19,539
     
17,508
 
Income taxes
   
4,731
     
6,561
 
                 
Net income
 
$
14,808
     
10,947
 
                 
Net income per share:
               
- Basic
 
$
0.154
     
0.114
 
                 
- Diluted
 
$
0.153
     
0.114
 
 
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated interim financial statements.
 
3

TRUSTCO BANK CORP NY
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)

     
Three Months Ended
March 31,
  
   
2018
   
2017
 
             
Net income
 
$
14,808
     
10,947
 
                 
Net unrealized holding (loss) gain on securities available for sale
   
(7,160
)
   
1,179
 
Tax effect
   
1,858
     
(472
)
                 
Net unrealized (loss) gain on securities available for sale, net of tax
   
(5,302
)
   
707
 
                 
                 
Amortization of net actuarial gain
   
(72
)
   
(63
)
Amortization of prior service cost
   
23
     
23
 
Tax effect
   
13
     
16
 
Amortization of net actuarial gain and prior service cost on pension and postretirement plans, net of tax
   
(36
)
   
(24
)
                 
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
   
(5,338
)
   
683
 
Comprehensive income
 
$
9,470
     
11,630
 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated interim financial statements.
 
4

TRUSTCO BANK CORP NY
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
March 31, 2018
   
December 31, 2017
 
ASSETS:
           
             
Cash and due from banks
 
$
39,373
     
44,125
 
                 
Federal funds sold and other short term investments
   
577,797
     
568,615
 
Total cash and cash equivalents
   
617,170
     
612,740
 
                 
Securities available for sale
   
559,083
     
571,965
 
                 
Held to maturity securities (fair value 2018 $26,994; 2017 $28,701)
   
26,174
     
27,551
 
                 
Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock
   
8,779
     
8,779
 
                 
Loans, net of deferred net costs
   
3,666,975
     
3,636,407
 
Less:
               
Allowance for loan losses
   
44,379
     
44,170
 
Net loans
   
3,622,596
     
3,592,237
 
                 
Bank premises and equipment, net
   
35,240
     
35,157
 
Other assets
   
62,522
     
59,579
 
                 
Total assets
 
$
4,931,564
     
4,908,008
 
                 
LIABILITIES:
               
Deposits:
               
Demand
 
$
403,782
     
398,399
 
Interest-bearing checking
   
915,163
     
891,052
 
Savings accounts
   
1,266,852
     
1,260,447
 
Money market deposit accounts
   
539,839
     
556,462
 
Time deposits
   
1,109,444
     
1,066,966
 
Total deposits
   
4,235,080
     
4,173,326
 
                 
Short-term borrowings
   
203,910
     
242,991
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
   
30,477
     
33,383
 
                 
Total liabilities
 
$
4,469,467
     
4,449,700
 
                 
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
               
 
               
Capital stock par value $1; 150,000,000 shares authorized; 100,002,482 and 99,998,482 shares issued at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively
   
100,002
     
99,998
 
Surplus
   
175,674
     
175,651
 
Undivided profits
   
229,267
     
219,436
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
   
(8,490
)
   
(1,806
)
Treasury stock at cost - 3,643,882 and  3,709,171 shares at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively
   
(34,356
)
   
(34,971
)
                 
Total shareholders’ equity
   
462,097
     
458,308
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
$
4,931,564
     
4,908,008
 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated interim financial statements.
 
5

TRUSTCO BANK CORP NY
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

    
Capital
Stock
   
Surplus
   
Undivided
Profits
   
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
(Loss) Income
   
Treasury
Stock
   
Total
 
                                     
Beginning balance, January 1, 2017
 
$
99,214
     
171,425
     
201,517
     
(6,251
)
   
(33,219
)
   
432,686
 
Net income
   
-
     
-
     
10,947
     
-
     
-
     
10,947
 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
683
     
-
     
683
 
Stock options exercised (279,000 shares)
   
279
     
1,224
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
1,503
 
Cash dividend declared, $.0656 per share
   
-
     
-
     
(6,291
)
   
-
     
-
     
(6,291
)
Purchase of treasury stock (213,356 shares)
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
(1,503
)
   
(1,503
)
Sale of treasury stock (71,925 shares)
   
-
     
(63
)
   
-
     
-
     
696
     
633
 
Stock based compensation expense
   
-
     
42
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
42
 
                                               
Ending balance, March 31, 2017
 
$
99,493
     
172,628
     
206,173
     
(5,568
)
   
(34,026
)
   
438,700
 
                                                 
Beginning balance, January 1, 2018
 
$
99,998
   
$
175,651
   
$
219,436
   
$
(1,806
)
 
$
(34,971
)
 
$
458,308
 
Net income
   
-
     
-
     
14,808
     
-
     
-
     
14,808
 
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017,
                                               
Reclassification from AOCI to Retained
                                               
Earnings, Tax Effect
   
-
     
-
     
1,346
     
(1,346
)
   
-
     
-
 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
(5,338
)
   
-
     
(5,338
)
Stock options exercised (4,000 shares)
   
4
     
16
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
20
 
Cash dividend declared, $.0656 per share
   
-
     
-
     
(6,323
)
   
-
     
-
     
(6,323
)
Sale of treasury stock (65,289 shares)
   
-
     
(21
)
   
-
     
-
     
615
     
594
 
Stock based compensation expense
   
-
     
28
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
28
 
                                                 
Ending balance, March 31, 2018
 
$
100,002
     
175,674
     
229,267
     
(8,490
)
   
(34,356
)
   
462,097
 
 
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated interim financial statements.
 
6

TRUSTCO BANK CORP NY
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)
 
   
Three months ended March 31,
 
   
2018
   
2017
 
             
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
Net income
 
$
14,808
     
10,947
 
                 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
   
942
     
946
 
Net gain on sale of other real estate owned
   
(137
)
   
(191
)
Writedown of other real estate owned
   
199
     
188
 
Provision for loan losses
   
300
     
600
 
Deferred tax (benefit) expense
   
(305
)
   
368
 
Net amortization of securities
   
915
     
1,114
 
Stock based compensation expense
   
28
     
42
 
(Increase) decrease in taxes receivable
   
(1,787
)
   
(411
)
Decrease in interest receivable
   
862
     
328
 
Increase (decrease) in interest payable
   
128
     
(16
)
Increase in other assets
   
(946
)
   
(997
)
Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities
   
(3,039
)
   
(1,602
)
Total adjustments
   
(2,840
)
   
369
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
   
11,968
     
11,316
 
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
                 
Proceeds from calls of securities available for sale
   
25,028
     
20,770
 
Proceeds from maturities of securities available for sale
   
25,000
     
-
 
Proceeds from calls and maturities of held to maturity securities
   
1,377
     
2,220
 
Purchases of securities available for sale
   
(45,224
)
   
(47,905
)
Net increase in loans
   
(31,151
)
   
(19,579
)
Proceeds from dispositions of other real estate owned
   
1,486
     
1,867
 
Purchases of bank premises and equipment
   
(1,025
)
   
(655
)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
   
(24,509
)
   
(43,282
)
                 
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
                 
Net increase in deposits
   
61,754
     
2,306
 
Net (decrease) increase in short-term borrowings
   
(39,081
)
   
11,540
 
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
   
20
     
1,503
 
Stock based award tax withholding payments
   
-
     
(312
)
Proceeds from sale of treasury stock
   
594
     
633
 
Purchases of treasury stock
   
-
     
(1,503
)
Dividends paid
   
(6,316
)
   
(6,284
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
   
16,971
     
7,883
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
   
4,430
     
(24,083
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
   
612,740
     
707,274
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$
617,170
     
683,191
 
 
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
           
Cash paid during the year for:
           
Interest paid
   
4,054
     
3,668
 
Income taxes paid
   
6,524
     
6,150
 
Other non cash items:
               
Transfer of loans to other real estate owned
   
492
     
787
 
Increase in dividends payable
   
7
     
7
 
Change in unrealized (loss) gain on securities available for sale-gross of deferred taxes
   
(7,160
)
   
1,179
 
Change in deferred tax effect on unrealized (loss) gain on securities available for sale
   
1,858
     
(472
)
Amortization of net actuarial (gain) loss and prior service cost on pension and postretirement plans
   
(49
)
   
(40
)
Change in deferred tax effect of amortization of net actuarial (gain) loss and prior service cost on pension and postretirement plans
   
13
     
16
 
 
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated interim financial statements.
 
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(1) Financial Statement Presentation

The unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements of TrustCo Bank Corp NY (the “Company” or “TrustCo”) include the accounts of the subsidiaries after elimination of all significant intercompany accounts and transactions.  Prior period amounts are reclassified when necessary to conform to the current period presentation.  The net income reported for the three months ended March 31, 2018 is not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2018, or any interim periods.  These financial statements consider events that occurred through the date of filing.

In the opinion of the management of the Company, the accompanying unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements contain all recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position as of March 31, 2018, the results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017.  The accompanying Consolidated Interim Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s year-end Consolidated Financial Statements, including notes thereto, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.  The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and, therefore, do not include all information and notes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flow activity required in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

(2) Earnings Per Share

The Company computes earnings per share in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 260, Earnings Per Share (“ASC 260”).   A reconciliation of the component parts of earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:

(in thousands,
except per share data)
 
For the three months ended
March 31:
 
   
2018
   
2017
 
Net income
 
$
14,808
     
10,947
 
Weighted average common shares
   
96,353
     
95,879
 
Stock Options
   
131
     
108
 
Weighted average common shares including potential dilutive shares
   
96,484
     
95,987
 
Basic EPS
 
$
0.154
     
0.114
 
Diluted EPS
 
$
0.153
     
0.114
 

For the three months ended March 31, 2018, there were no antidilutive stock options excluded from diluted earnings.  For the three months ended March 31, 2017 the weighted average number of antidilutive stock options excluded from diluted earnings per share was approximately 553 thousand.
 
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(3) Benefit Plans

The table below outlines the components of the Company’s net periodic benefit recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 for its pension and other postretirement benefit plans:

   
For the three months ended March 31,
 
   
Pension Benefits
   
Other Postretirement Benefits
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
2018
   
2017
   
2018
   
2017
 
                         
Service cost
 
$
11
     
11
     
26
     
28
 
Interest cost
   
326
     
329
     
54
     
56
 
Expected return on plan assets
   
(687
)
   
(686
)
   
(190
)
   
(191
)
Amortization of net loss (gain)
   
17
     
23
     
(89
)
   
(86
)
Amortization of prior service cost
   
-
     
-
     
23
     
23
 
Net periodic benefit
 
$
(333
)
   
(323
)
   
(176
)
   
(170
)

The Company does not expect to make contributions to its pension and postretirement benefit plans in 2018.  As of March 31, 2018, no contributions have been made, however, this decision is reviewed each quarter and is subject to change based upon market conditions.

Since 2003, the Company has not subsidized retiree medical insurance premiums.  However, it continues to provide medical benefits and postretirement medical benefits to a limited number of current and retired executives in accordance with the terms of their employment contracts.

(4) Investment Securities

(a) Securities available for sale

The amortized cost and fair value of the securities available for sale are as follows:

(dollars in thousands)
 
March 31, 2018
 
         
Amortized
Cost
       
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
       
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
         
Fair
Value
   
 
                       
U.S. government sponsored enterprises
 
$
154,861
     
-
     
3,534
     
151,327
 
State and political subdivisions
   
515
     
10
     
-
     
525
 
Corporate bonds
   
35,347
     
-
     
120
     
35,227
 
Mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations - residential
   
307,679
     
75
     
10,121
     
297,633
 
Small Business Administration-  guaranteed participation securities
   
66,153
     
-
     
2,040
     
64,113
 
Mortgage backed securities and  collateralized mortgage obligations - commercial
   
9,743
     
-
     
170
     
9,573
 
Other
   
685
     
-
     
-
     
685
 
Total Securities Available for Sale
 
$
574,983
   
 
85
   
 
15,985
   
 
559,083
 
 
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(dollars in thousands)
 
December 31, 2017
 
         
Amortized
Cost
       
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
       
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
         
Fair
Value
   
                         
 
                       
U.S. government  sponsored enterprises
 
$
139,890
     
27
     
2,066
     
137,851
 
State and political  subdivisions
   
515
     
10
     
-
     
525
 
Mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations - residential
   
320,614
     
84
     
4,715
     
315,983
 
Corporate bonds
   
40,270
     
-
     
108
     
40,162
 
Small Business Administration- guaranteed participation securities
   
68,921
     
-
     
1,862
     
67,059
 
Mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations - commercial
   
9,810
     
-
     
110
     
9,700
 
Other
   
685
     
-
     
-
     
685
 
Total Securities Available for Sale
 
$
580,705
   
 
121
   
 
8,861
   
 
571,965
 
 
The following table distributes the available for sale security portfolio as of March 31, 2018, based on the securities’ final maturity.   Actual maturities may differ because of securities prepayments and the right of certain issuers to call or prepay their obligations without penalty.  Securities not due at a single maturity date are presented separately:

(dollars in thousands)
 
  
Amortized
Cost
     
Fair
Value
  
Due in one year or less
 
$
30,717
     
30,617
 
Due in one year through five years
   
150,597
     
147,053
 
Due after five years through ten years
   
10,094
     
10,094
 
Mortgage backed securities and  collateralized mortgage  obligations - residential
   
307,679
     
297,633
 
Small Business Administration-  guaranteed participation securities
   
66,153
     
64,113
 
Mortgage backed securities and  collateralized mortgage  obligations - commercial
   
9,743
     
9,573
 
   
$
574,983
     
559,083
 

Gross unrealized losses on securities available for sale and the related fair values aggregated by the length of time that individual securities have been in an unrealized loss position, were as follows:
 
10

(dollars in thousands)
 
March 31, 2018
 
     
Less than
12 months
     
12 months
or more
          
Total
  
         
Fair
Value
       
Gross
Unreal.
Loss
         
Fair
Value
       
Gross
Unreal.
Loss
         
Fair
Value
Gross
Unreal.
Loss
   
                                   
U.S. government sponsored enterprises
 
$
59,076
     
895
     
82,251
     
2,639
     
141,327
     
3,534
 
Mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations - residential
   
45,441
     
1,221
     
250,721
     
8,900
     
296,162
     
10,121
 
Corporate bonds
   
5,218
     
19
     
30,008
     
101
     
35,227
     
120
 
Small Business Administration- guaranteed participation securities
   
-
     
-
     
64,113
     
2,040
     
64,113
     
2,040
 
Mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations - commercial
   
-
     
-
     
9,573
     
170
     
9,573
     
170
 
Total
 
$
109,735
     
2,135
     
436,666
     
13,850
     
546,401
     
15,985
 
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
December 31, 2017
 
     
Less than
12 months
     
12 months
or more
          
Total
  
     
Fair
Value
       
Gross
Unreal.
Loss
         
Fair
Value
       
Gross
Unreal.
Loss
         
Fair
Value
       
Gross
Unreal.
Loss
   
                                   
U.S. government sponsored enterprises
 
$
29,734
     
266
     
98,090
     
1,800
     
127,824
     
2,066
 
Mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations - residential
   
48,080
     
371
     
266,394
     
4,344
     
314,474
     
4,715
 
Corporate bonds
   
-
     
-
     
40,162
     
108
     
40,162
     
108
 
Small Business Administration- guaranteed participation securities
   
-
     
-
     
67,059
     
1,862
     
67,059
     
1,862
 
Mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations - commercial
   
-
     
-
     
9,700
     
110
     
9,700
     
110
 
Total
 
$
77,814
     
637
     
481,405
     
8,224
     
559,219
     
8,861
 

There were no gross realized gains or losses from calls of available for sale securities during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017.

There were no sales of securities available for sale during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. There was $25.0 million and $20.7 million in proceeds from calls of securities available for sale during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
 
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(b) Held to maturity securities

The amortized cost and fair value of the held to maturity securities are as follows:

(dollars in thousands)
 
March 31, 2018
 
    
Amortized
Cost
   
Gross
Unrecognized
Gains
   
Gross
Unrecognized
Losses
   
Fair
Value
 
 
                       
Mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations - residential
 
$
26,174
     
882
     
62
     
26,994
 
Total held to maturity
 
$
26,174
     
882
     
62
     
26,994
 

(dollars in thousands)
 
December 31, 2017
 
    
Amortized
Cost
   
Gross
Unrecognized
Gains
   
Gross
Unrecognized
Losses
   
Fair
Value
 
 
                       
Mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations - residential
 
$
27,551
     
1,150
     
-
     
28,701
 
Total held to maturity
 
$
27,551
     
1,150
     
-
     
28,701
 
 
The following table distributes the held to maturity portfolio as of March 31, 2018, based on the securities’ final maturity.   Actual maturities may differ because of securities prepayments and the right of certain issuers to call or prepay their obligations without penalty.  Securities not due at a single maturity date are presented separately:

(dollars in thousands)
 
  
Amortized
Cost
     
Fair
Value
  
 
           
Mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations - residential
   
26,174
     
26,994
 
Total held to maturity  
$
26,174
     
26,994
 
 
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Gross unrecognized losses on securities held to maturity and the related fair values aggregated by the length of time that individual securities have been in an unrecognized loss position, were as follows:

(dollars in thousands)
 
March 31, 2018
 
     
Less than
12 months
     
12 months
or more
     
Total
  
         
Fair
Value
       
Gross
Unrecog.
Loss
         
Fair
Value
       
Gross
Unrecog.
Loss
         
Fair
Value
       
Gross
Unrecog.
Loss
   
 
                                   
Mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations - residential
   
9,539
     
62
     
-
     
-
     
9,539
     
62
 
Total
 
$
9,539
     
62
     
-
     
-
     
9,539
     
62
 

There were no unrecognized losses on held to maturity investments as of December 31, 2017.

There were no sales or transfers of held to maturity securities during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017.

(c) Other-Than-Temporary Impairment

Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) at least on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market conditions warrant such an evaluation. The investment securities portfolio is evaluated for OTTI by segregating the portfolio by type and applying the appropriate OTTI model. Investment securities classified as available for sale or held to maturity are evaluated for OTTI under ASC 320 “Investments – Debt and Equity Securities.”

In determining OTTI under the FASB ASC 320 model, management considers many factors, including: (1) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, (2) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, (3) whether the market decline was affected by macroeconomic conditions, and (4) whether the Company has the intent to sell the debt security or more likely than not will be required to sell the debt security before its anticipated recovery. The assessment of whether any other-than-temporary decline exists involves a high degree of subjectivity and judgment and is based on the information available to management at a point in time.

When OTTI occurs, the amount of the OTTI recognized in earnings depends on whether management intends to sell the security or it is more likely than not it will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If management intends to sell or it is more likely than not it will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the OTTI shall be recognized in earnings equal to the entire difference between the investment’s amortized cost basis and its fair value at the balance sheet date. If management does not intend to sell the security and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the OTTI on securities shall be separated into the amount representing the credit loss and the amount related to all other factors. The amount of the total OTTI related to the credit loss is determined based on the present value of cash flows expected to be collected and is recognized in earnings. The amount of the total OTTI related to other factors is recognized in other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes. The previous amortized cost basis less the OTTI recognized in earnings becomes the new amortized cost basis of the investment.
 
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As of March 31, 2018, the Company’s security portfolio included certain securities which were in an unrealized loss position.  All such securities with the exception of corporate bonds were issuances from U.S. government sponsored entities. As it relates to corporate bonds, the company monitors the credit rating of the issuers and all were investment grade. The declines in fair value are attributable to changes in interest rates, and not credit quality, and because the Company does not have the intent to sell these securities and it is likely that it will not be required to sell the securities before their anticipated recovery, the Company does not consider these securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2018.

(5) Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses
 
   
March 31, 2018
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
  
New York and
other states*
       
Florida
       
Total
  
Commercial:
                 
Commercial real estate
 
$
149,357
     
11,709
     
161,066
 
Other
   
23,459
     
604
     
24,063
 
Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family:
                       
First mortgages
   
2,305,510
     
784,004
     
3,089,514
 
Home equity loans
   
67,841
     
14,193
     
82,034
 
Home equity lines of credit
   
257,714
     
44,171
     
301,885
 
Installment
   
7,405
     
1,008
     
8,413
 
Total loans, net
 
$
2,811,286
     
855,689
     
3,666,975
 
Less: Allowance for loan losses
                   
44,379
 
Net loans
                 
$
3,622,596
 

   
December 31, 2017
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
  
New York and
other states*
       
Florida
       
Total
  
Commercial:
                 
Commercial real estate
 
$
149,368
     
12,524
     
161,892
 
Other
   
23,606
     
709
     
24,315
 
Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family:
                       
First mortgages
   
2,286,148
     
765,929
     
3,052,077
 
Home equity loans
   
66,455
     
13,989
     
80,444
 
Home equity lines of credit
   
263,275
     
45,641
     
308,916
 
Installment
   
7,141
     
1,622
     
8,763
 
Total loans, net
 
$
2,795,993
     
840,414
     
3,636,407
 
Less: Allowance for loan losses
                   
44,170
 
Net loans
                 
$
3,592,237
 

*Includes New York, New Jersey, Vermont and Massachusetts

At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company had approximately $28.4 million and $30.9 million of real estate construction loans, respectively.  Of the $28.4 million in real estate construction loans at March 31, 2018, approximately $20.4 million are secured by first mortgages to residential borrowers while approximately $8.0 million were to commercial borrowers for residential construction projects. Of the $30.9 million in real estate construction loans at December 31, 2017, approximately $21.1 million are secured by first mortgages to residential borrowers while approximately $9.8 million were to commercial borrowers for residential construction projects. The vast majority of construction loans are in the Company’s New York market.
 
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TrustCo lends in the geographic territory of its branch locations in New York, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Vermont. Although the loan portfolio is diversified, a portion of its debtors’ ability to repay depends significantly on the economic conditions prevailing in the respective geographic territory.

The following tables present the recorded investment in non-accrual loans by loan class:

   
March 31, 2018
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
  
New York and
other states
       
Florida
       
Total
  
Loans in non-accrual status:
                 
Commercial:
                 
Commercial real estate
 
$
1,100
     
-
     
1,100
 
Other
   
113
     
-
     
113
 
Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family:
                       
First mortgages
   
17,687
     
2,025
     
19,712
 
Home equity loans
   
200
     
-
     
200
 
Home equity lines of credit
   
3,538
     
128
     
3,666
 
Installment
   
19
     
4
     
23
 
Total non-accrual loans
   
22,657
     
2,157
     
24,814
 
Restructured real estate mortgages - 1 to 4 family
   
38
     
-
     
38
 
Total nonperforming loans
 
$
22,695
     
2,157
     
24,852
 

   
December 31, 2017
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
  
New York and
other states
       
Florida
       
Total
  
Loans in non-accrual status:
                 
Commercial:
                 
Commercial real estate
 
$
1,443
     
-
     
1,443
 
Other
   
100
     
-
     
100
 
Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family:
                       
First mortgages
   
16,654
     
2,259
     
18,913
 
Home equity loans
   
93
     
-
     
93
 
Home equity lines of credit
   
3,603
     
130
     
3,733
 
Installment
   
57
     
-
     
57
 
Total non-accrual loans
   
21,950
     
2,389
     
24,339
 
Restructured real estate mortgages - 1 to 4 family
   
38
     
-
     
38
 
Total nonperforming loans
 
$
21,988
     
2,389
     
24,377
 

The Company transfers loans to other real estate owned, at fair value less cost to sell, in the period the Company obtains physical possession of the property (through legal title or through a deed in lieu). As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, other real estate owned included $2.2 million and $2.7 million of residential foreclosed properties, respectively. In addition, non-accrual residential mortgage loans that are in the process of foreclosure had a recorded investment of $12.7 million and $12.6 million as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.
 
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The following tables present the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans by loan class and by region as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
 
New York and other states:
 
   
March 31, 2018
 
(dollars in thousands)
   
30-59
Days
Past Due
       
60-89
Days
Past Due
       
90+
Days
Past Due
 
  
   
Total
30+ days
Past Due
          
Current
         
Total
Loans
   
                                           
Commercial:
                                         
Commercial real estate
 
$
-
     
136
     
1,021
     
1,157
     
148,200
     
149,357
 
Other
   
-
     
-
     
113
     
113
     
23,346
     
23,459
 
Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family:
                                               
First mortgages
   
4,831
     
759
     
9,633
     
15,223
     
2,290,287
     
2,305,510
 
Home equity loans
   
-
     
-
     
162
     
162
     
67,679
     
67,841
 
Home equity lines of credit
   
601
     
10
     
2,066
     
2,677
     
255,037
     
257,714
 
Installment
   
23
     
13
     
13
     
49
     
7,356
     
7,405
 
                                                 
Total
 
$
5,455
     
918
     
13,008
     
19,381
     
2,791,905
     
2,811,286
 

Florida:
                                   
 
(dollars in thousands)
    
30-59
Days
Past Due
         
60-89
Days
Past Due
         
90+
Days
Past Due
 
 
  
    
Total
30+ days
Past Due
         
Current
         
Total
Loans
    
                                           
Commercial:
                                         
Commercial real estate
 
$
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
11,709
     
11,709
 
Other
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
604
     
604
 
Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family:
                                               
First mortgages
   
243
     
103
     
940
     
1,286
     
782,718
     
784,004
 
Home equity loans
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
14,193
     
14,193
 
Home equity lines of credit
   
16
     
-
     
50
     
66
     
44,105
     
44,171
 
Installment
   
13
     
5
     
4
     
22
     
986
     
1,008
 
                                                 
Total
 
$
272
     
108
     
994
     
1,374
     
854,315
     
855,689
 

Total:
                                   
 
(dollars in thousands)
    
30-59
Days
Past Due
       
60-89
Days
Past Due
       
90+
Days
Past Due
 
  
   
Total
30+ days
Past Due
          
Current
         
Total
Loans
   
                                           
Commercial:
                                         
Commercial real estate
 
$
-
     
136
     
1,021
     
1,157
     
159,909
     
161,066
 
Other
   
-
     
-
     
113
     
113
     
23,950
     
24,063
 
Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family:
                                               
First mortgages
   
5,074
     
862
     
10,573
     
16,509
     
3,073,005
     
3,089,514
 
Home equity loans
   
-
     
-
     
162
     
162
     
81,872
     
82,034
 
Home equity lines of credit
   
617
     
10
     
2,116
     
2,743
     
299,142
     
301,885
 
Installment
   
36
     
18
     
17
     
71
     
8,342
     
8,413
 
                                                 
Total
 
$
5,727
     
1,026
     
14,002
     
20,755
     
3,646,220
     
3,666,975
 
 
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New York and other states:
   
   
December 31, 2017
 
(dollars in thousands)
 30-59
Days
Past Due
60-89
Days
Past Due
 90 +
Days
Past Due
Total
30+ days
Past Due
  
Current
Total
Loans
                                           
Commercial:
                                         
Commercial real estate
 
$
183
     
174
     
1,332
     
1,689
     
147,679
     
149,368
 
Other
   
-
     
-
     
100
     
100
     
23,506
     
23,606
 
Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family:
                                               
First mortgages
   
5,669
     
1,300
     
9,014
     
15,983
     
2,270,165
     
2,286,148
 
Home equity loans
   
6
     
-
     
45
     
51
     
66,404
     
66,455
 
Home equity lines of credit
   
489
     
18
     
2,139
     
2,646
     
260,629
     
263,275
 
Installment
   
46
     
17
     
25
     
88
     
7,053
     
7,141
 
                                                 
Total
 
$
6,393
     
1,509
     
12,655
     
20,557
     
2,775,436
     
2,795,993
 
                                                 
Florida:
                                               
                                                 
(dollars in thousands)
    30-59
Days
Past Due
      60-89
Days
Past Due
      90 +
Days
Past Due
 
 
  
Total
30+ days
Past Due
          
Current
        
Total
Loans
  
                                                 
Commercial:
                                               
Commercial real estate
 
$
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
12,524
     
12,524
 
Other
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
709
     
709
 
Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family:
                                               
First mortgages
   
277
     
-
     
1,404
     
1,681
     
764,248
     
765,929
 
Home equity loans
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
13,989
     
13,989
 
Home equity lines of credit
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
45,641
     
45,641
 
Installment
   
3
     
5
     
26
     
34
     
1,588
     
1,622
 
                                                 
Total
 
$
280
     
5
     
1,430
     
1,715
     
838,699
     
840,414
 
                                                 
Total:
                                               
       
(dollars in thousands)
    30-59
Days
Past Due
        60-89
Days
Past Due
        90 +
Days
Past Due
      
Total
30+ days
Past Due
            
Current
          
Total
Loans
 
 
 
                                                 
Commercial:
                                               
Commercial real estate
 
$
183
     
174
     
1,332
     
1,689
     
160,203
     
161,892
 
Other
   
-
     
-
     
100
     
100
     
24,215
     
24,315
 
Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family:
                                               
First mortgages
   
5,946
     
1,300
     
10,418
     
17,664
     
3,034,413
     
3,052,077
 
Home equity loans
   
6
     
-
     
45
     
51
     
80,393
     
80,444
 
Home equity lines of credit
   
489
     
18
     
2,139
     
2,646
     
306,270
     
308,916
 
Installment
   
49
     
22
     
51
     
122
     
8,641
     
8,763
 
                                                 
Total
 
$
6,673
     
1,514
     
14,085
     
22,272
     
3,614,135
     
3,636,407
 
 
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At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, there were no loans that were 90 days past due and still accruing interest. As a result, non-accrual loans include all loans 90 days or more past due as well as certain loans less than 90 days past due that were placed on non-accrual status for reasons other than delinquent status. There are no commitments to extend further credit on non-accrual or restructured loans.
 
Activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment is summarized as follows:

(dollars in thousands)
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2018
 
   
Commercial
   
Real Estate
Mortgage-
1 to 4 Family
   
Installment
   
Total
 
Balance at beginning of period
 
$
4,324
     
39,077
     
769
     
44,170
 
Loans charged off:                                
New York and other states*
   
-
     
131
     
71
     
202
 
Florida
   
-
     
-
     
3
     
3
 
Total loan chargeoffs
   
-
     
131
     
74
     
205
 
                                 
Recoveries of loans previously charged off:
                               
New York and other states*
   
6
     
103
     
6
     
115
 
Florida
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Total recoveries
   
6
     
103
     
6
     
115
 
Net loans charged off (recoveries)    
(6
)
   
28
     
68
     
90
 
Provision for loan losses
   
(75
)
   
310
     
64
     
300
 
Balance at end of period
 
$
4,255
     
39,359
     
765
     
44,379
 

(dollars in thousands)
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2017
 
   
Commercial
   
Real Estate
Mortgage-
1 to 4 Family
   
Installment
   
Total
 
Balance at beginning of period
 
$
4,929
     
38,231
     
730
     
43,890
 
Loans charged off:                                
New York and other states*
   
72
     
430
     
41
     
543
 
Florida
   
-
     
84
     
2
     
86
 
Total loan chargeoffs
   
72
     
514
     
43
     
629
 
                                 
Recoveries of loans previously charged off:
                               
New York and other states*
   
8
     
169
     
10
     
187
 
Florida
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Total recoveries
   
8
     
169
     
10
     
187
 
Net loans charged off    
64
     
345
     
33
     
442
 
Provision for loan losses    
(55
)
   
695
     
(40
)
   
600
 
Balance at end of period  
$
4,810
     
38,581
     
657
     
44,048
 
 
*Includes New York, New Jersey, Vermont and Massachusetts
 
The Company has identified non-accrual commercial and commercial real estate loans, as well as all loans restructured under a troubled debt restructuring (“TDR”), as impaired loans. A loan is considered impaired when it is probable that the borrower will be unable to repay the loan according to the original contractual terms of the loan agreement or the loan is restructured as a TDR.
 
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The following tables present the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment in loans by portfolio segment and based on impairment method as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:

   
March 31, 2018
 
(dollars in thousands)
    Commercial Loans      
1-to-4 Family
Residential Real Estate
       Installment Loans        
Total
  
Allowance for loan losses:
                       
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
                       
Individually evaluated for impairment
 
$
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment
   
4,255
     
39,359
     
765
     
44,379
 
                                 
Total ending allowance balance
 
$
4,255
     
39,359
     
765
     
44,379
 
                                 
Loans:
                               
Individually evaluated for impairment
 
$
1,923
     
22,510
     
-
     
24,433
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment
   
183,206
     
3,450,923
     
8,413
     
3,642,542
 
                                 
Total ending loans balance
 
$
185,129
     
3,473,433
     
8,413
     
3,666,975
 

   
December 31, 2017
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Commercial Loans
   
1-to-4 Family
Residential Real Estate
   
Installment Loans
   
Total
 
Allowance for loan losses:
                       
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
                       
Individually evaluated for impairment
 
$
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment
   
4,324
     
39,077
     
769
     
44,170
 
                                 
Total ending allowance balance
 
$
4,324
     
39,077
     
769
     
44,170
 
                                 
Loans:
                               
Individually evaluated for impairment
 
$
2,248
     
22,032
     
-
     
24,280
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment
   
183,959
     
3,419,405
     
8,763
     
3,612,127
 
                                 
Total ending loans balance
 
$
186,207
     
3,441,437
     
8,763
     
3,636,407
 

A loan for which the terms have been modified, and for which the borrower is experiencing financial difficulties, is considered a TDR and is classified as impaired. TDR’s at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are measured at the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan’s effective rate at inception or the fair value of the underlying collateral if the loan is considered collateral dependent.
 
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The following tables present impaired loans by loan class as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:

New York and other states:
                       
   
March 31, 2018
 
(dollars in thousands)
     
Recorded
Investment
   
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
     
Related
Allowance
   
Average
Recorded
Investment
 
                         
Commercial:
                       
Commercial real estate
 
$
1,710
     
2,680
     
-
     
2,264
 
Other
   
213
     
213
     
-
     
107
 
Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family:
                               
First mortgages
   
16,177
     
16,940
     
-
     
16,075
 
Home equity loans
   
265
     
285
     
-
     
267
 
Home equity lines of credit
   
2,751
     
2,992
     
-
     
2,692
 
                                 
Total
 
$
21,116
     
23,110
     
-
     
21,405
 

Florida:
                       
                         
(dollars in thousands)
  
     
Recorded
Investment
       
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
         
Related
Allowance
       
Average
Recorded
Investment
   
                         
Commercial:
                       
Commercial real estate
 
$
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Other
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family:
                               
First mortgages
   
2,687
     
2,793
     
-
     
2,694
 
Home equity loans
   
88
     
88
     
-
     
88
 
Home equity lines of credit
   
542
     
542
     
-
     
521
 
                                 
Total
 
$
3,317
     
3,423
     
-
     
3,303
 

Total:
                       
       
(dollars in thousands)
   
Recorded
Investment
   
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
     
Related
Allowance
   
Average
Recorded
Investment
 
                         
Commercial:
                       
Commercial real estate
 
$
1,710
     
2,680
     
-
     
2,264
 
Other
   
213
     
213
     
-
     
107
 
Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family:
                               
First mortgages
   
18,864
     
19,733
     
-
     
18,769
 
Home equity loans
   
353
     
373
     
-
     
355
 
Home equity lines of credit
   
3,293
     
3,534
     
-
     
3,213
 
                                 
Total
 
$
24,433
     
26,533
     
-
     
24,708
 
 
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New York and other states:
                       
   
December 31, 2017
 
(dollars in thousands)
   
Recorded
Investment
   
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
     
Related
Allowance
   
Average
Recorded
Investment
 
                         
Commercial:
                       
Commercial real estate
 
$
2,148
     
3,120
     
-
     
2,711
 
Other
   
100
     
100
     
-
     
87
 
Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family:
                               
First mortgages
   
15,850
     
16,540
     
-
     
16,508
 
Home equity loans
   
270
     
291
     
-
     
263
 
Home equity lines of credit
   
2,606
     
2,847
     
-
     
2,193
 
                                 
Total
 
$
20,974
     
22,898
     
-
     
21,762
 

Florida:
                       
                         
(dollars in thousands)
   
Recorded
Investment
   
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
     
Related
Allowance
   
Average
Recorded
Investment
 
                         
Commercial:
                       
Commercial real estate
 
$
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Other
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family:
                               
First mortgages
   
2,707
     
2,813
     
-
     
2,335
 
Home equity loans
   
89
     
89
     
-
     
92
 
Home equity lines of credit
   
510
     
510
     
-
     
561
 
                                 
Total
 
$
3,306
     
3,412
     
-
     
2,988
 

Total:
                       
       
(dollars in thousands)
   
Recorded
Investment
   
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
     
Related
Allowance
   
Average
Recorded
Investment
 
                         
Commercial:
                       
Commercial real estate
 
$
2,148
     
3,120
     
-
     
2,711
 
Other
   
100
     
100
     
-
     
87
 
Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family:
                               
First mortgages
   
18,557
     
19,353
     
-
     
18,843
 
Home equity loans
   
359
     
380
     
-
     
355
 
Home equity lines of credit
   
3,116
     
3,357
     
-
     
2,754
 
                                 
Total
 
$
24,280
     
26,310
     
-
     
24,750
 
 
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The Company has not committed to lend additional amounts to customers with outstanding loans that are classified as impaired. Interest income recognized on impaired loans was not material during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017.

As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 impaired loans included approximately $11.1 million and $11.8 million of loans in accruing status that were identified as TDR’s in accordance with regulatory guidance related to Chapter 7 bankruptcy loans.

Management evaluates impairment on impaired loans on a quarterly basis. If, during this evaluation, impairment of the loan is identified, a charge off is taken at that time. As a result, as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, based upon management’s evaluation and due to the sufficiency of chargeoffs taken, none of the allowance for loan losses has been allocated to a specific impaired loan(s).

The following table presents, by class, loans that were modified as TDR’s:

   
Three months ended 3/31/2018
   
Three months ended 3/31/2017
 
New York and other states*:
       
Pre-Modification
   
Post-Modification
         
Pre-Modification
   
Post-Modification
 
  
(dollars in thousands)
   
Number of
Contracts
   
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
   
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
     
Number of
Contracts
   
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
   
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
 
                                     
Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family:
                                   
First mortgages
   
4
   
$
642
   
$
642
     
11
   
$
1,947
   
$
1,947
 
Home equity loans
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
1
     
13
     
13
 
Home equity lines of credit
   
3
     
240
     
240
     
4
     
158
     
158
 
                                                 
Total
   
7
   
$
882
   
$
882
     
16
   
$
2,118
   
$
2,118
 
                                                 
Florida:
         
Pre-Modification
   
Post-Modification
           
Pre-Modification
   
Post-Modification
 
  
(dollars in thousands)
    
Number of
Contracts
   
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
   
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
      
Number of
Contracts
   
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
   
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
 
                                                 
Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family:
                                               
First mortgages
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
1
   
$
80
   
$
80
 
Home equity lines of credit
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
1
     
70
     
70
 
                                                 
Total
   
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
     
2
   
$
150
   
$
150
 

The addition of these TDR’s did not have a significant impact on the allowance for loan losses.

In situations where the Bank considers a loan modification, management determines whether the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty by performing an evaluation 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 underwriting policy.

Generally, the modification of the terms of loans was the result of the borrower filing for bankruptcy protection. Chapter 13 bankruptcies generally include the deferral of all past due amounts for a period of generally 60 months in accordance with the bankruptcy court order. In the case of Chapter 7 bankruptcies, as previously noted, even though there is no modification of terms, the borrowers’ debt to the Company was discharged and they did not reaffirm the debt.

A loan is considered to be in payment default once it is 90 days contractually past due under the modified terms. In situations involving a borrower filing for Chapter 13 bankruptcy protection, however, a loan is considered to be in payment default once it is 30 days contractually past due, consistent with the treatment by the bankruptcy court.

The following table presents, by class, TDR’s that defaulted during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 which had been modified within the last twelve months:
 
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Three months ended 3/31/2018
   
Three months ended 3/31/2017
 
New York and other states*:
 
Number of
   
Recorded
   
Number of
   
Recorded
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Contracts
   
Investment
   
Contracts
   
Investment
 
                         
Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family:
                       
First mortgages
   
-
   
$
-
     
-
   
$
-
 
Home equity lines of credit
   
1
     
3
     
-
     
-
 
                                 
Total
   
1
   
$
3
     
-
   
$
-
 

Florida:
                       
(dollars in thousands)
 
Number of
Contracts
 
Recorded
Investment
   
Number of
Contracts
   
Recorded
Investment
 
                         
Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family:
                       
First mortgages
   
1
   
$
72
     
1
   
$
80
 
Home equity lines of credit
   
-
     
-
     
1
     
70
 
                                 
Total
   
1
   
$
72
     
2
   
$
150
 

The TDR’s that subsequently defaulted described above did not have a material impact on the allowance for loan losses.

The Company categorizes commercial loans 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. On at least an annual basis, the Company’s loan grading process analyzes non-homogeneous loans, such as commercial and commercial real estate loans, individually by grading the loans based on credit risk.  The loan grades assigned to all loan types are tested by the Company’s internal loan review department in accordance with the Company’s internal loan review policy.

The Company uses the following definitions for classified loans:

Special Mention: Loans 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 of the Company’s credit position at some future date.

Substandard: Loans 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 classified as such have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

Doubtful: Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those loans 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. All doubtful loans are considered impaired.

Loans not meeting the criteria above that are analyzed individually as part of the above described process are considered to be “pass” rated loans.
 
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As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, and based on the most recent analysis performed, the risk category of loans by class of loans is as follows:

 
March 31, 2018
 
New York and other states:
                 
                 
(dollars in thousands)
                 
 
Pass
   
Classified
   
Total
 
Commercial:
                 
Commercial real estate
 
$
142,463
     
6,894
     
149,357
 
Other
   
21,842
     
1,617
     
23,459
 
                       
 
$
164,305
     
8,511
     
172,816
 
 
Florida:
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
 
Pass
   
Classified
   
Total
 
Commercial:
                       
Commercial real estate
 
$
11,709
     
-
     
11,709
 
Other
   
604
     
-
     
604
 
                       
 
$
12,313
     
-
     
12,313
 
 
Total:
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
 
Pass
   
Classified
   
Total
 
Commercial:
                       
Commercial real estate
 
$
154,172
     
6,894
     
161,066
 
Other
   
22,446
     
1,617
     
24,063
 
                       
 
$
176,618
     
8,511
     
185,129
 
 
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December 31, 2017
 
New York and other states:
             
               
(dollars in thousands)
             
 
Pass
  Classified  
 
Total  
Commercial:
         
Commercial real estate
 
$
140,806
     
8,562
     
149,368
 
Other
   
21,936
     
1,670
     
23,606
 
                       
 
$
162,742
     
10,232
     
172,974
 
 
Florida:
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
   
Pass
   
Classified
   
Total
 
Commercial:
                       
Commercial real estate
 
$
12,406
     
118
     
12,524
 
Other
   
709
     
-
     
709
 
                         
   
$
13,115
     
118
     
13,233
 
 
Total:
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
   
Pass
   
Classified
   
Total
 
Commercial:
                       
Commercial real estate
 
$
153,212
     
8,680
     
161,892
 
Other
   
22,645
     
1,670
     
24,315
 
                         
   
$
175,857
     
10,350
     
186,207
 
 
Included in classified loans in the above tables are impaired loans of $1.9 million and $2.2 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

For homogeneous loan pools, such as residential mortgages, home equity lines of credit, and installment loans, the Company uses payment status to identify the credit risk in these loan portfolios. Payment status is reviewed on a daily basis by the Bank’s collection area and on a monthly basis with respect to determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. The payment status of these homogeneous pools as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 is included in the aging of the recorded investment of the past due loans table. In addition, the total nonperforming portion of these homogeneous loan pools as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 is presented in the non-accrual loans table.

(6) Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value measurements (ASC 820) defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also 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 standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair values:
 
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Level 1 – Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity can access as of the measurement date.

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

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

The Company used the following methods and significant assumptions to estimate the fair value of assets and liabilities:

Securities Available for Sale: The fair value of securities available for sale is determined utilizing an independent pricing service for identical assets or significantly similar securities. The pricing service uses a variety of techniques to arrive at fair value including market maker bids, quotes and pricing models. Inputs to the pricing models include recent trades, benchmark interest rates, spreads and actual and projected cash flows. This results in a Level 2 classification of the inputs for determining fair value. Interest and dividend income is recorded on the accrual method and is included in the Consolidated Statements of Income in the respective investment class under total interest and dividend income. The Company does not have any securities that would be designated as Level 3.

Other Real Estate Owned: Assets acquired through loan foreclosure are initially recorded at fair value less costs to sell when acquired, establishing a new cost basis. These assets are subsequently accounted for at lower of cost or fair value less estimated costs to sell. Fair value is commonly 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 to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. This results in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value.

Impaired Loans: At the time a loan is considered impaired, it is valued at the lower of cost or fair value. Impaired loans carried at fair value generally have had a chargeoff through the allowance for loan losses. For collateral dependent loans, fair value is commonly 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 to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Such adjustments may be significant and typically result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value. When obtained, non-real estate collateral may be valued using an appraisal, net book value per the borrower’s financial statements, or aging reports, adjusted or discounted based on management’s historical knowledge, changes in market conditions from the time of the valuation, and management’s expertise and knowledge of the client and client’s business, resulting in a Level 3 fair value classification. Impaired loans are evaluated on a quarterly basis for additional impairment and adjusted accordingly.

Indications of value for both collateral-dependent impaired loans and other real estate owned are obtained from third party providers or the Company’s internal Appraisal Department. All indications of value are reviewed for reasonableness by a member of the Appraisal Department for the assumptions and approaches utilized in the appraisal as well as the overall resulting fair value via comparison with independent data sources such as recent market data or industry-wide statistics.
 
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Assets and liabilities measured at fair value under ASC 820 on a recurring basis are summarized below:
 
Fair Value Measurements at
March 31, 2018 Using:
 
 
                 
 
Carrying
Value
 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
(dollars in thousands)
               
Securities available for sale:
               
U.S. government sponsored enterprises
 
$
151,327
   
$
-
   
$
151,327
   
$
-
 
State and political subdivisions
   
525
     
-
     
525
     
-
 
Mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations - residential
   
297,633
     
-
     
297,633
     
-
 
Corporate bonds
   
35,227
     
-
     
35,227
     
-
 
Small Business Administration- guaranteed participation securities
   
64,113
     
-
     
64,113
     
-
 
Mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations - commercial
   
9,573
     
-
     
9,573
     
-
 
Other securities
   
685
     
-
     
685
     
-
 
Total securities available for sale
 
$
559,083
     
-
     
559,083
     
-
 

Fair Value Measurements at
December 31, 2017 Using:
 
 
                 
 
Carrying
Value
 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
(dollars in thousands)
               
Securities available for sale:
               
U.S. government sponsored enterprises
 
$
137,851
   
$
-
   
$
137,851
   
$
-
 
State and political subdivisions
   
525
     
-
     
525
     
-
 
Mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations - residential
   
315,983
     
-
     
315,983
     
-
 
Corporate bonds
   
40,162
     
-
     
40,162
     
-
 
Small Business Administration- guaranteed participation securities
   
67,059
     
-
     
67,059
     
-
 
Mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations - commercial
   
9,700
     
-
     
9,700
     
-
 
Other securities
   
685
     
-
     
685
     
-
 
Total securities available for sale
 
$
571,965
     
-
     
571,965
     
-
 
 
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There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017.

Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis are summarized below:

   
Fair Value Measurements at
March 31, 2018 Using:
             
                                     
   
Carrying
Value
   
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Valuation technique
 
Unobservable inputs
 
Range (Weighted Average)
 
(dollars in thousands)
                                   
                                     
Other real estate owned
 
$
2,190
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
2,190
 
Sales comparison approach
 
Adjustments for differences between comparable sales
   
1% - 14% (7
%)
Impaired loans:
                                             
                                               
Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family
   
750
     
-
     
-
     
750
 
Sales comparison approach
 
Adjustments for differences between comparable sales
   
5% - 14% (10
%)

   
Fair Value Measurements at
December 31, 2017 Using:
             
                                     
   
Carrying
Value
   
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Valuation technique
 
Unobservable inputs
 
Range (Weighted Average)
 
(dollars in thousands)
                                   
                                     
Other real estate owned
 
$
3,246
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
3,246
 
Sales comparison approach
 
Adjustments for differences between comparable sales
   
1% - 14% (7
%)
Impaired loans:
                                             
                                               
Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family
   
844
     
-
     
-
     
844
 
Sales comparison approach
 
Adjustments for differences between comparable sales
   
5% - 14% (10
%)

Other real estate owned, that is carried at fair value less costs to sell was approximately $2.2 million at March 31, 2018 and consisted of $358 thousand of commercial real estate and $1.8 million of residential real estate properties. Valuation charges of $199 thousand are included in earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2018.

Of the total impaired loans of $24.8 million at March 31, 2018, $750 thousand are collateral dependent and are carried at fair value measured on a non-recurring basis. Due to the sufficiency of charge offs taken on these loans and the adequacy of the underlying collateral, there were no specific valuation allowances for these loans at March 31, 2018.  Gross charge offs related to residential impaired loans included in the table above were $36 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2018.

Other real estate owned, that is carried at fair value less costs to sell, was approximately $3.2 million at December 31, 2017 and consisted of $541 thousand of commercial real estate and $2.7 million of residential real estate properties. A valuation charge of $1.1 million is included in earnings for the year ended December 31, 2017.

Of the total impaired loans of $24.1 million at December 31, 2017, $844 thousand are collateral dependent and are carried at fair value measured on a non-recurring basis. Due to the sufficiency of charge offs taken on these loans and the adequacy of the underlying collateral, there were no specific valuation allowances for these loans at December 31, 2017. Gross charge offs related to residential impaired loans included in the table above amounted to $151 thousand at December 31, 2017.
 
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The carrying amounts and estimated fair values (represents exit price) of financial instruments, at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are as follows:

(dollars in thousands)
Fair Value Measurements at
   
Carrying
   
March 31, 2018 Using:
 
   
Value
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Financial assets:
                             
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
617,170
     
617,170
     
-
     
-
     
617,170
 
Securities available for sale
   
559,083
     
35
     
559,048
     
-
     
559,083
 
Held to maturity securities
   
26,174
     
-
     
26,994
     
-
     
26,994
 
Federal Reserve Bank and Federal
                                       
Home Loan Bank stock
   
8,779
     
N/A
     
N/A
     
N/A
     
N/A
 
Net loans
   
3,622,596
     
-
     
-
     
3,598,673
     
3,598,673
 
Accrued interest receivable
   
10,579
     
85
     
2,611
     
7,883
     
10,579
 
Financial liabilities:
                                       
Demand deposits
   
403,782
     
403,782
     
-
     
-
     
403,782
 
Interest bearing deposits
   
3,831,298
     
2,721,854
     
1,122,106
     
-
     
3,843,960
 
Short-term borrowings
   
203,910
     
-
     
203,910
     
-
     
203,910
 
Accrued interest payable
   
665
     
75
     
590
     
-
     
665
 

(dollars in thousands)
Fair Value Measurements at
   
Carrying
   
December 31, 2017 Using:
 
   
Value
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Financial assets:
                             
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
612,740
     
612,740
     
-
     
-
     
612,740
 
Securities available for sale
   
571,965
     
35
     
571,930
     
-
     
571,965
 
Held to maturity securities
   
27,551
     
-
     
28,701
     
-
     
28,701
 
Federal Reserve Bank and Federal
                                       
Home Loan Bank stock
   
8,779
     
N/A
     
N/A
     
N/A
     
N/A
 
Net loans
   
3,692,237
     
-
     
-
     
3,598,213
     
3,598,213
 
Accrued interest receivable
   
11,441
     
243
     
2,440
     
8,758
     
11,441
 
Financial liabilities:
                                       
Demand deposits
   
398,399
     
398,399
     
-
     
-
     
398,399
 
Interest bearing deposits
   
3,774,927
     
2,707,961
     
1,076,213
     
-
     
3,784,174
 
Short-term borrowings
   
242,991
     
-
     
242,991
     
-
     
242,991
 
Accrued interest payable
   
537
     
77
     
460
     
-
     
537
 
 
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(7) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
The following is a summary of the accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income balances, net of tax:

 
Three months ended 3/31/18
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Balance at
12/31/2017
   
Other
Comprehensive
Income (loss)-
Before
Reclassifications
   
Amount
reclassified
from Accumulated
Other Comprehensive
Income
   
Other
Comprehensive
Income (loss)-
Three months
ended 3/31/2018
   
Balance at
3/31/2018
 
                               
                               
Net unrealized holding gain (loss) on securities available for sale, net of tax
  $
(5,030
)
   
(5,302
)
   
-
     
(5,302
)
   
(10,332
)
Net change in net actuarial (gain) loss and prior service cost on pension and Adjustment postretirement benefit plans, net of tax
   
3,224
     
-
     
(36
)
   
(36
)
   
3,188
 
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Reclassification from AOCI to Retained Earnings, Tax Effect
   
-
     
-
     
(1,346
)
   
-
     
(1,346
)
                                         
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
  $
(1,806
)
   
(5,302
)
   
(1,382
)
   
(5,338
)
   
(8,490
)

(dollars in thousands)
 
Three months ended 3/31/2017
 
 
Balance at
12/31/2016
   
Other
Comprehensive
Income (loss)-
Before
Reclassifications
   
Amount
reclassified
from Accumulated
Other Comprehensive
Income
   
Other
Comprehensive
Income (loss)-
Three months
ended 3/31/2016
   
Balance at
3/31/2017
 
                               
                               
Net unrealized holding gain (loss) on securities available for sale, net of tax
 
$
(6,762
)
   
707
     
-
     
707
     
(6,055
)
                                       
Net change in net actuarial (gain) loss and prior service cost on pension and postretirement benefit plans, net of tax
   
511
     
-
     
(24
)
   
(24
)
   
487
 
                                         
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
  $
(6,251
)
   
707
     
(24
)
   
683
     
(5,568
)

The following represents the reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017:

(dollars in thousands)
 
Three months ended
March 31,
   
   
2018
   
2017
 
Affected Line Item in Statements
                  
Amortization of pension and postretirement benefit items
               
                  
Amortization of net actuarial (gain) loss
 
$
(72
)
 
$
(63
)
Salaries and employee benefits
Amortization of prior service cost
   
23
     
23
 
Salaries and employee benefits
Income tax benefit
   
13
     
16
 
Income taxes
Net of tax
   
(36
)
   
(24
)
 
                      
Total reclassifications, net of tax
 
$
(36
)
  $
(24
)
 

(8) Revenue from Contracts with Customers

All of the Company’s revenue from contracts with customers in the scope of ASC 606 is recognized within Non-Interest Income. The following table presents the Company’s sources of Non-Interest Income for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. Items outside the scope of ASC 606 are noted as such.
 
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(dollars in thousands)
 
Three months ended
 
   
March 31,
 
   
2018
   
2017
 
             
Non-interest income
           
Service Charges on Deposits
           
Overdraft fees
 
$
827
   
$
859
 
Other
   
114
     
79
 
Interchange Income
   
1,306
     
1,266
 
Wealth management fees
   
1,815
     
1,858
 
Other (a)
   
617
     
665
 
Total non-interest income
 
$
4,679
   
$
4,727
 

(a) Not within the scope of ASC 606.

A description of the Company’s revenue streams accounted for ASC 606 follows:

Service charges on Deposit Accounts:  The Company earns fees from its deposit customers for transaction-based, account maintenance and overdraft services. Transaction-based fees, which include services such as stop payment charges, statement rendering and ACH fees, are recognized at the time the transaction is executed as that is the point in time the Company fulfills the customer’s request. Account maintenance fees, which relate primarily to monthly maintenance, are earned over the course of a month, representing the period over which the Company satisfies the performance obligation. Overdraft fees are recognized at the point in time that the overdraft occurs. Service charges on deposits are withdrawn from the customer’s account balance.

Interchange Income: Interchange revenue primarily consists of interchange fees, volume-related incentives and ATM charges. As the card-issuing bank, interchange fees represent our portion of discount fees paid by merchants for credit / debit card transactions processed through the interchange network. The levels and structure of interchange rates are set by the card processing companies and are based on cardholder purchase volumes. The Company earns interchange income as cardholder transactions occur and interchange fees are settled on a daily basis concurrent with the transaction processing services provided to the cardholder.

Wealth Management fees: Trustco Financial Services provides a comprehensive suite of trust and wealth management products and services, including financial and estate planning, trustee and custodial services, investment management, corporate retirement plan recordkeeping and administration of which a fee is charged to manage assets for investment or transact on accounts.  These fees are earned over time as the Company provides the contracted monthly or quarterly services and are generally assessed over the period in which services are performed based on a percentage of the fair value of assets under management or administration.  Other services are based on a fixed fee for certain account types, or based on transaction activity and are recognized when services are rendered. Fees are withdrawn from the customer’s account balance.

Gains/Losses on Sales of Other Real Estate Owned “OREO”: The Company records a gain or loss from the sale of OREO when control of the property transfers to the buyer, which generally occurs at the time of an executed deed. When the company finances the sale of OREO to the buyer, the Company assesses whether the buyer is committed to perform their obligations under the contract and whether collectability of the transaction price is probable. Once these criteria are met, the OREO asset is derecognized and the gain or loss on sale is recorded upon the transfer of control of the property to the buyer. In determining the gain or loss on the sale, the Company adjusts the transaction price and related gain/(loss) on sale if a significant financing component is present.
 
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(9) New Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” which implements a common revenue standard that clarifies the principles for recognizing revenue. The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core principle, an entity should apply the following steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.

The Company has adopted this ASU on January 1, 2018. Upon adoption the Company determined that there were no accumulated adjustments needed and no changes to the patterns on how the company recognized revenue. The Company did add disclosures for the items in-scope as described in note 8.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, “Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” which amended existing guidance to improve accounting standards for financial instruments including clarification and simplification of accounting and disclosure requirements and the requirement for public business entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes. The ASU was adopted on January 1, 2018, and does not significantly impact the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company has amended disclosures to comply with the exit price notion as required under the ASU for the period ended March 31, 2018.

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02,  “Income statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income” which will allow a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.  These amendments are effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018.  For Interim periods within those fiscal years, early adoption of the amendment is permitted including public business entities for reporting periods for which financial statements have not yet been issued. The Company did adopt the ASU in the first quarter of 2018 and reclassified the stranded tax effect in accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings in the period ended March 31, 2018.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases” which amended existing guidance to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. These amendments are effective for public business entities for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is evaluating the impact of ASU No. 2016-02 on its consolidated financial statements.
 
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In June 2016, the FASB released ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses” which amended existing guidance to replace current generally accepted accounting principles used to measure a reporting entity’s credit losses.  The main objective of this update is to provide financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date. To achieve this objective, 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. These amendments are effective for public business entities for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The ASU represents a significant departure from current GAAP and the Company is evaluating the impact of the ASU on its consolidated financial statements, which includes developing a roadmap for implementation of the new standard.
 
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Crowe Horwath LLP
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Trustco Bank Corp NY
Glenville, New York

Results of Review of Interim Financial Information

We have reviewed the consolidated statement of condition of Trustco Bank Corp NY (the “Company”) as of March 31, 2018, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the three month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “interim financial information or statements”). Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 
We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the consolidated statement of condition of the Company as of December 31, 2017, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated March 1, 2018, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated statement of condition as of December 31, 2017, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated statement of condition from which it has been derived.

Basis for Review Results

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.  We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

/s/ Crowe Horwath LLP

New York, New York
May 4, 2018
 
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Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-looking Statements
Statements included in this report and in future filings by TrustCo Bank Corp NY (“TrustCo” or the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in TrustCo’s press releases, and in oral statements made with the approval of an authorized executive officer, which are not historical or current facts, are “forward-looking statements” made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical earnings and those presently anticipated or projected. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of such words as may, will, should, could, would, estimate, project, believe, intend, anticipate, plan, seek, expect and similar expressions.  Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, statements TrustCo makes regarding its expectations for complying with the new regulatory capital rules, the Company’s ability to grow its balance sheet and the profitability of such growth, the ability of its loan products to continue to attract customers if long-term rates rise and the ability to secure new sources of liquidity should the need arise.  TrustCo wishes to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.

In addition to factors described under Part II, Item 1A, Risk Factors, if any, and under the Risk Factor discussion in TrustCo’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, the following important factors, among others, in some cases have affected and in the future could affect TrustCo’s actual results and could cause TrustCo’s actual financial performance to differ materially from that expressed in any forward-looking statement:

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TrustCo’s ability to continue to originate a significant volume of one- to- four family mortgage loans in its market areas and to otherwise maintain or increase its market share in the areas in which it operates;
 
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TrustCo’s ability to continue to maintain noninterest expense and other overhead costs at reasonable levels relative to income;
 
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TrustCo’s ability to make accurate assumptions and judgments regarding the credit risks associated with its lending and investing activities, including changes in the level and direction of loan delinquencies and charge-offs, changes in property values, and changes in estimates of the adequacy of the allowance for loan and lease losses;
 
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the effects of and changes in, trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including interest rate policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, inflation, interest rates, market and monetary fluctuations;
 
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restrictions or conditions imposed by TrustCo’s and Trustco Bank’s regulators on their operations that may make it more difficult to achieve TrustCo’s and Trustco Bank’s goals;
 
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the future earnings and capital levels of TrustCo and Trustco Bank and the continued non objection from TrustCo’s and Trustco Bank’s primary federal banking regulators under regulatory rules to distribute capital from Trustco Bank to TrustCo, which could affect the ability of TrustCo to pay dividends;
 
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the results of supervisory monitoring or examinations of Trustco Bank and the Company by their respective primary federal banking regulators, including the possibility that the regulators may, among other things, require us to increase our loss allowances or to take other actions that reduce capital or income;
 
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adverse conditions in the securities markets that lead to impairment in the value of securities in TrustCo’s investment portfolio;
 
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Unanticipated effects from the Tax & Jobs Act that may limit its benefits or adversely impact our business, which could include decreased demand for borrowing by our customers or increased price competition that offsets the benefits of decreased federal income tax expense;
 
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the perceived overall value of TrustCo’s products and services by users, including the features, pricing and quality compared to competitors’ products and services and the willingness of current and prospective customers to substitute competitors’ products and services for TrustCo’s products and services;
 
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changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits;
 
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the effect of changes in financial services laws and regulations (including laws concerning taxation, banking and securities) and the impact of other governmental initiatives affecting the financial services industry, including regulatory capital requirements;
 
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changes in management personnel;
 
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real estate and collateral values;
 
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changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the bank regulatory agencies, Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) or the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board;
 
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disruptions, security breaches, or other adverse events affecting the third-party vendors who perform several of our critical processing functions;
 
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technological changes and electronic, cyber and physical security breaches;
 
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changes in local market areas and general business and economic trends;
 
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TrustCo’s success at managing the risks involved in the foregoing and managing its business; and
 
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other risks and uncertainties included under “Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although TrustCo believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee that the future results, levels of activity, performance or events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur. The foregoing list should not be construed as exhaustive, and the Company disclaims any obligation to subsequently revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.
 
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Following this discussion are the tables “Distribution of Assets, Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity: Interest Rates and Interest Differential” which gives a detailed breakdown of TrustCo’s average interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities for the three month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017.

Introduction
The review that follows focuses on the factors affecting the financial condition and results of operations of TrustCo during the three month periods ended March 31, 2018, with comparisons to the corresponding period in 2017, as applicable.  Net interest margin is presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis in this discussion.  The consolidated interim financial statements and related notes, as well as the 2017 Annual Report to Shareholders on Form 10-K, which was filed with the SEC on March 1, 2018, should also be read in conjunction with this review.  Amounts in prior period consolidated interim financial statements are reclassified whenever necessary to conform to the current period’s presentation.

During the first quarter of 2018 financial markets were influenced by both underlying economic conditions and by political developments.  US equity markets were very strong and ended the first quarter up significantly despite some weakness late in the quarter.  For the full first quarter, the S&P 500 Index was up 18.0% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 22.0%.  Credit markets continue to be driven by worldwide economic news and demand shifts between segments of the bond market as investors seek to capture yield.  The shape of the yield curve continued to flatten during the quarter.  The 10-year Treasury bond averaged 2.75% during Q1 2018 compared to 2.37% in Q4 2017, an increase of 38 basis points.  The 2-year Treasury bond average rate increased 45 basis points to 2.15%, resulting in flattening of the curve.  The spread between the 10-year and the 2-year Treasury bonds contracted from 0.68% on average in Q4 to 0.60% in Q1.  This spread had been depressed in recent years, and compares to 2.42% during its most recent peak in Q4 of 2013.  Steeper yield curves are favorable for portfolio mortgage lenders like TrustCo.  The table below illustrates the range of rate movements for both short term and longer term rates.  The target Fed Funds range was increased by 25 basis points on March 22, 2018 to a range of 1.50% to 1.75%.  Spreads of most asset classes, including agency securities, corporates, municipals and mortgage-backed securities, were down by the end of the quarter as compared to the levels seen a year earlier.  Changes in rates and spreads during the current quarter were due to a number of factors; however, uncertainty about the timing of additional actions that the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) would take in regard to the extraordinary accommodations that have influenced markets in recent years and further uncertainty regarding the economy and related issues were key factors.  Low risk free rates in major nations have also caused investors to shift into alternative fixed income instruments, contributing to the compression of spreads over the risk free rate.
 
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3 Month
Yield (%)
     
2 Year
Yield (%)
     
5 Year
Yield (%)
     
10 Year
Yield (%)
     
10 - 2 Year
Spread (%)
 
 
                                   
Q1/17
 
Beg of Q1
   
0.16
     
1.06
     
1.76
     
2.27
     
1.21
 
Peak
   
0.79
     
1.40
     
2.14
     
2.62
     
1.30
 
Trough
   
0.50
     
1.12
     
1.80
     
2.31
     
1.11
 
End of Q1
   
0.76
     
1.27
     
1.93
     
2.40
     
1.13
 
Average in Q1
   
0.60
     
1.24
     
1.95
     
2.45
     
1.20
 
                                             
Q2/17
 
Beg of Q2
   
0.76
     
1.27
     
1.93
     
2.40
     
1.13
 
Peak
   
1.04
     
1.38
     
1.94
     
2.42
     
1.11
 
Trough
   
0.79
     
1.18
     
1.71
     
2.14
     
0.78
 
End of Q2
   
1.03
     
1.38
     
1.89
     
2.31
     
0.93
 
Average in Q2
   
0.91
     
1.30
     
1.81
     
2.26
     
0.96
 
                                             
Q3/17
 
Beg of Q3
   
1.03
     
1.38
     
1.89
     
2.31
     
0.93
 
Peak
   
1.18
     
1.47
     
1.95
     
2.39
     
1.00
 
Trough
   
0.98
     
1.27
     
1.63
     
2.05
     
0.77
 
End of Q3
   
1.06
     
1.47
     
1.92
     
2.33
     
0.86
 
Average in Q3
   
1.05
     
1.36
     
1.81
     
2.24
     
0.88
 
                                             
Q4/17
 
Beg of Q4
   
1.06
     
1.47
     
1.92
     
2.33
     
0.86
 
Peak
   
1.47
     
1.92
     
2.26
     
2.49
     
0.86
 
Trough
   
1.01
     
1.47
     
1.91
     
2.28
     
0.51
 
End of Q4
   
1.39
     
1.89
     
2.20
     
2.40
     
0.51
 
Average in Q4
   
1.23
     
1.70
     
2.07
     
2.37
     
0.68
 
                                             
Q1/18
 
Beg of Q1
   
1.39
     
1.89
     
2.20
     
2.40
     
0.51
 
Peak
   
1.81
     
2.34
     
2.69
     
2.94
     
0.78
 
Trough
   
1.39
     
1.89
     
2.20
     
2.40
     
0.47
 
End of Q1
   
1.73
     
2.27
     
2.56
     
2.74
     
0.47
 
Average in Q1
   
1.58
     
2.15
     
2.53
     
2.75
     
0.60
 
 
The United States economy continues to show some modest improvements in some areas. Economic conditions vary significantly over geographic areas, with strength concentrated in and around major population centers on the coasts and in certain areas where economic activity has been driven by specific regional factors.  The unprecedented intervention by governments in markets and attempts to stimulate the economy, including the sharp easing of monetary policy during 2007-2008, is beginning to be unwound based on general guidance released by the Fed in late 2017.  Economic activity in Europe, China and elsewhere has also improved in some aspects, but remains mixed.  Finally, regulatory changes that have been enacted are expected to continue to impact the banking industry going forward. These regulatory changes have added significant operating expense and operational burden and have fundamentally changed the way banks conduct business.  The current presidential administration has set policy initiatives that include attempts to reduce the regulatory burden; the timing and extent of any success on that front is yet to be determined.  The tax rate reductions in late 2017 contributed to the net income increase in the first quarter of 2018.
 
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TrustCo believes that its long-term focus on traditional banking services and practices has enabled the Company to avoid significant impact from asset quality problems and that the Company’s strong liquidity and solid capital positions have allowed the Company to continue to conduct business in a manner consistent with its past practice.  TrustCo has not engaged in the types of high risk loans and investments that have led to the widely reported problems in the industry.  Nevertheless, the Company may experience increases in nonperforming loans (“NPLs”) relative to historical levels from time to time.   While the Company does not expect to see a significant change in the inherent risk of loss in its loan portfolio at March 31, 2018, should general housing prices and other economic measures, such as unemployment in the Company’s market areas, deteriorate, the Company may experience an increase in the level of credit risk and in the amount of its classified and nonperforming loans.

Overview
TrustCo recorded net income of $14.8 million, or $0.153 of diluted earnings per share, for the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to net income of $10.9 million, or $0.114 of diluted earnings per share, in the same period in 2017.  Return on average assets was 1.23% and 0.91%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017.  Return on average equity was 13.07% and 10.17%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017.

The primary factors accounting for the change in net income for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to the same period of the prior year were:

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An increase in the average balance of interest earning assets of $19.9 million to $4.80 billion for the first quarter of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017.

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An increase in taxable equivalent net interest margin for the first quarter of 2018 to 3.29% from 3.14% in the prior year period.  The increase in the margin, coupled with the increase in average earning assets, resulted in an increase of $1.9 million in taxable equivalent net interest income in the first quarter of 2018 compared to the first quarter of 2017.

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A decrease of $498 thousand in professional services expense for the first quarter of 2018 compared to the first quarter of 2017.

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An increase of $425 thousand in outsourced services expense for the first quarter of 2018 compared to the first quarter of 2017.

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A decrease of $1.8 million in income taxes in the first quarter of 2018 compared to the prior year due primarily to the change in the statutory federal tax rate enacted in December 2017.

Termination of Regulatory Agreement
On February 14, 2018, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) notified Trustco Bank that it had terminated the July 21, 2015 agreement between the OCC and the Bank effective February 7, 2018. The agreement had required the Bank to take various actions in areas such as compliance, corporate governance, audit, capital planning including dividends, and strategic planning, among others.
 
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Asset/Liability Management
The Company strives to generate its earnings capabilities through a mix of core deposits funding a prudent mix of earning assets.  Additionally, TrustCo attempts to maintain adequate liquidity and reduce the sensitivity of net interest income to changes in interest rates to an acceptable level while enhancing profitability both on a short-term and long-term basis.

TrustCo’s results are affected by a variety of factors including competitive and economic conditions in the specific markets in which the Company operates and, more generally, in the national economy, financial market conditions and the regulatory environment.  Each of these factors is dynamic, and changes in any area can have an impact on TrustCo’s results.  Included in the Annual Report to Shareholders on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 is a description of the effect interest rates had on the results for the year 2017 compared to 2016.  Many of the same market factors discussed in the 2017 Annual Report continued to have a significant impact on results through the first quarter of 2018.

TrustCo competes with other financial service providers based upon many factors including quality of service, convenience of operations and rates paid on deposits and charged on loans.  In the experience of management, the absolute level of interest rates, changes in interest rates and customers’ expectations with respect to the direction of interest rates have a significant impact on the volume of loan and deposit originations in any particular period.

Interest rates have a significant impact on the operations and financial results of all financial services companies. One of the most important interest rates used to implement national economic policy is the Federal Funds rate. This is the interest rate utilized within the banking system for overnight borrowings for institutions with the highest credit rating. The Federal Funds target rate decreased from 4.25% at the beginning of 2008 to a target range of 0.00% to 0.25% by the end of 2008. That target range was in place throughout most of 2015. The FRB increased the target range several times beginning in December of 2015, with the target range now at 1.50% to 1.75%.  Additional increases in 2018 and beyond will largely be dependent on the strength of economic conditions.  In the March statement from the Federal Open Market Committee, it was noted that, “In determining the timing and size of future adjustments to the target range for the federal funds rate, the Committee will assess realized and expected economic conditions relative to its objectives of maximum employment and 2 percent inflation. This assessment will take into account a wide range of information, including measures of labor market conditions, indicators of inflation pressures and inflation expectations, and readings on financial and international developments. The Committee will carefully monitor actual and expected inflation developments relative to its symmetric inflation goal. The Committee expects that economic conditions will evolve in a manner that will warrant further gradual increases in the federal funds rate; the federal funds rate is likely to remain, for some time, below levels that are expected to prevail in the longer run. However, the actual path of the federal funds rate will depend on the economic outlook as informed by incoming data.”
 
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Traditionally, interest rates on bank deposit accounts are heavily influenced by the Federal Funds rate.  The average rate on interest bearing deposits was 6 basis points higher in the first quarter of 2018 relative to the prior year period.  Rates were flat or lower on interest bearing checking accounts and savings accounts but higher on money market accounts and certificates.  Please refer to the statistical disclosures in the table below entitled “Distribution of Assets, Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity: Interest Rates and Interest Differential.”

The interest rate on the 10-year Treasury bond and other long-term interest rates have significant influence on the rates for new residential real estate loans. The FRB has attempted to influence rates on mortgage loans by means other than targeting a lower Federal Funds rate, including direct intervention in the mortgage-backed securities market through purchasing these securities in an attempt to raise prices and reduce yields.  In recent periods this includes the reinvestment of principal payments received on its holdings of agency securities, agency mortgage-backed securities and Treasury securities. The FRB has stated its intent to unwind these positions, which could put upward pressure on rates, although other factors may mitigate this pressure.  These changes in interest rates can have an effect on the Company relative to the interest income on loans, securities and Federal Funds sold and other short term instruments, as well as on interest expense on deposits and borrowings. The FRB plan to reduce its holdings began in October 2017 and will occur gradually.

TrustCo’s principal loan products are residential real estate loans.  As noted above, residential real estate loans and longer-term investments are most affected by the changes in longer term market interest rates such as the 10-year Treasury.  The 10-year Treasury yield was up 28 basis points, on average, during the first quarter of 2018 compared to the fourth quarter of 2017 and was up 30 basis points as compared to the first quarter of 2017.

Interest rates on new residential real estate loan originations are also influenced by the rates established by secondary market participants such as Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.  As a portfolio lender, TrustCo does not sell loans into the secondary market in the normal course of business and is able to establish rates that management determines are appropriate in light of the long-term nature of residential real estate loans while remaining competitive with the secondary market rates.  Financial market volatility and the problems faced by the financial services industry have lessened the influence of the secondary market; however, various programs initiated by arms of the federal government have had an impact on rate levels for certain products.  Most importantly, a government goal of keeping mortgage rates low has been supported by targeted buying of certain securities, thus supporting prices and constraining yields, as noted above, although that effort is now being gradually unwound.  Very low interest rates in many markets around the world have also increased demand for US fixed income assets and contributed to the decline of yields on these assets in recent years until the Fed’s program to raise the Federal Funds target rate finally began to boost market yields over the last year.

The Federal Funds sold and other short term investments portfolios are affected primarily by changes in the Federal Funds target rate. Also, changes in interest rates have an effect on the recorded balance of the securities available for sale portfolio, which is recorded at fair value. Generally, as interest rates increase the fair value of these securities will decrease.
 
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Interest rates generally remained below historic norms on both short term and longer term investments during the first quarter of 2018 despite the increases seen during the quarter.

While TrustCo has been affected by changes in financial markets over time, the impact of the financial crisis that began in 2007 was mitigated by the Company’s generally conservative approach to banking.  The Company utilizes a traditional underwriting process in evaluating loan applications, and since originated loans are retained in the portfolio, there is a strong incentive to be conservative in making credit decisions.  For additional information concerning TrustCo’s loan portfolio and nonperforming loans, please refer to the discussions under “Loans” and “Nonperforming Assets,” respectively.  Further, the Company does not rely on borrowed funds to support its assets and maintains a significant level of liquidity on the asset side of the balance sheet.  These characteristics provide the Company with increased flexibility and stability during periods of market disruption and interest rate volatility.

A fundamental component of TrustCo’s strategy has been to grow customer relationships and the deposits and loans that are part of those relationships.  The Company has significant capacity to grow its balance sheet given its existing infrastructure.  The Company expects that growth to be profitable.  The current interest rate environment, however, has narrowed the margin on incremental balance sheet expansion.  While the Company has not changed its fundamental long term strategy in regard to utilizing its excess capacity, management continually evaluates changing conditions and may seek to limit growth or reduce the size of the balance sheet if its analysis indicates that doing so would be beneficial.

For the first quarter of 2018, the net interest margin was 3.29%, up 15 basis points versus the prior year’s quarter.  The quarterly results reflect the following significant factors:

The average balance of Federal Funds sold and other short-term investments decreased by $112.2 million while the average yield increased 77 basis points in the first quarter of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017.  The decrease in the average balance helped to fund increases in loans.

The average balance of securities available for sale decreased by $60.5 million while the average yield increased 15 basis points to 2.12%.  The average balance of held to maturity securities decreased by $17.5 million and the average yield decreased 36 basis points to 3.88% for the first quarter of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017, with the decrease due to the maturity of corporate bond.

The average loan portfolio grew by $210.9 million to $3.65 billion and the average yield was flat at 4.19% in the first quarter of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017.  The yield on residential mortgages continued to decline, however the other loan categories each saw yield increases.

The average balance of interest bearing liabilities (primarily deposit accounts) decreased $26.9 million and the average rate paid increased 6 basis points to 0.42% in the first quarter of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017.
 
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During the first quarter of 2018, the Company continued to focus on its strategy to expand the loan portfolio by offering competitive interest rates.  Management believes the TrustCo residential real estate loan product is very competitive compared to local and national competitors.  Competition remains strong in the Company’s market areas.

The strategy on the funding side of the balance sheet continues to be to attract and retain deposit customers to the Company based upon a combination of service, convenience and interest rate.

Earning Assets
Total average interest earning assets increased from $4.78 billion in the first quarter of 2017 to $4.80 billion in the same period of 2018 with an average yield of 3.64% in the first quarter of 2018 and 3.44% in the first quarter of 2017.  The shift in the mix of assets towards a higher proportion of loans and the increase in yield on cash drove the overall yield increase.  Interest income on average earning assets increased from $41.1 million in the first quarter of 2017 to $43.5 million in the first quarter of 2018, on a tax equivalent basis. The increase was the result of higher volume and yield.

Loans
The average balance of loans was $3.65 billion in the first quarter of 2018 and $3.44 billion in the comparable period in 2017.  The yield on loans was flat at 4.19%.  The higher average balances led to an increase in interest income on loans from $36.1 million in the first quarter of 2017 to $38.1 million in the first quarter of 2018.

Compared to the first quarter of 2017, the average balance of residential mortgage loans and installment loans increased while other loan categories decreased.  The average balance of residential mortgage loans was $3.15 billion in 2018 compared to $2.91 billion in 2017, an increase of 8.1%.  The average yield on residential mortgage loans decreased by 6 basis points to 4.11% in the first quarter of 2018 compared to 2017.

TrustCo actively markets the residential loan products within its market territories.  Mortgage loan rates are affected by a number of factors including rates on Treasury securities, the Federal Funds rate and rates set by competitors and secondary market participants.  TrustCo aggressively markets the unique aspects of its loan products thereby attempting to create a differentiation from other lenders.  These unique aspects include low closing costs, fast turn-around time on loan approvals, no escrow or mortgage insurance requirements for qualified borrowers and the fact that the Company typically holds these loans in portfolio and does not sell them into the secondary markets.  Assuming a rise in long-term interest rates, the Company would anticipate that the unique features of its loan products will continue to attract customers in the residential mortgage loan area.

Commercial loans, which consist primarily of loans secured by commercial real estate, decreased $1.9 million to an average balance of $185.6 million in the first quarter of 2018 compared to the same period in the prior year.  The average yield on this portfolio was up 3 basis points to 5.21% compared to the prior year period, primarily reflecting the increase in the prime rate.  The Company has been selective in underwriting commercial loans in recent periods as the apparent risk/reward balance has been less favorable in many cases.
 
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The average yield on home equity credit lines increased 51 basis points to 4.25% during the first quarter of 2018 compared to the year earlier period.  The increase in yield is the result of prime rate increases which impacted some loans as well as a smaller percentage of lower yielding initial rate balances.  The average balances of home equity lines decreased 7.3% to $306.3 million in the first quarter of 2018 as compared to the prior year.  Some customers with home equity lines have refinanced their balances into fixed rate mortgage loans.

Securities Available for Sale
The average balance of the securities available for sale portfolio for the first quarter of 2018 was $581.7 million compared to $642.3 million for the comparable period in 2017.  The balance reflects routine paydowns, calls and maturities, offset by new investment purchases.  The average yield was 2.12% for the first quarter of 2018 compared to 1.97% for the first quarter of 2017.  This portfolio is primarily comprised of agency issued residential mortgage backed securities, bonds issued by government sponsored enterprises (such as Fannie Mae, the Federal Home Loan Bank, and Freddie Mac), agency-issued commercial mortgage backed securities, Small Business Administration participation certificates, corporate bonds and municipal bonds.  These securities are recorded at fair value with any adjustment in fair value included in other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax.

The net unrealized loss in the available for sale securities portfolio was $15.9 million as of March 31, 2018 compared to a net unrealized loss of $8.7 million as of December 31, 2017.  The unrealized loss in the portfolio is primarily the result of changes in market interest rate levels.

Held to Maturity Securities
The average balance of held to maturity securities was $26.8 million for the first quarter of 2018 compared to $44.3 million in the first quarter of 2017.  The decrease in balances reflects routine paydowns and calls.  No new securities were added to this portfolio during the period.  The average yield was 3.88% for the first quarter of 2018 compared to 4.24% for the year earlier period.  The lower yield reflects the maturity of a corporate bond.  TrustCo expects to hold the securities in this portfolio until they mature or are called.

As of March 31, 2018, this portfolio consisted solely of residential mortgage-backed securities.  The balances for these securities are recorded at amortized cost.

Federal Funds Sold and Other Short-term Investments
The 2018 first quarter average balance of Federal Funds sold and other short-term investments was $528.9 million, a $112.2 million decrease from the $641.1 million average for the same period in 2017.  The yield was 1.55% for the first quarter of 2018 and 0.78% for the comparable period in 2017.  Interest income from this portfolio increased $771 thousand from $1.2 million in 2017 to $2.0 million in 2018, reflecting the target rate increases, partly offset by the decrease in balances.

The Federal Funds sold and other short-term investments portfolio is utilized to generate additional interest income and liquidity as funds are waiting to be deployed into the loan and securities portfolios.
 
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Funding Opportunities
TrustCo utilizes various funding sources to support its earning asset portfolio.  The vast majority of the Company’s funding comes from traditional deposit vehicles such as savings, demand deposits, interest-bearing checking, money market and time deposit accounts.

Total average interest bearing deposits (which includes interest bearing checking, money market accounts, savings and time deposits) decreased $31.6 million to $3.77 billion for the first quarter of 2018 versus the first quarter in the prior year, and the average rate paid increased from 0.35% for 2017 to 0.41% for 2018.  Total interest expense on these deposits increased $521 thousand to $3.8 million in the first quarter of 2018 compared to the year earlier period.  From the first quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2018, interest bearing demand account average balances were up 8.5%, certificates of deposit average balances were down 4.7%, non-interest demand average balances were up 4.3%, average savings balances decreased 1.1% and money market balances were down 5.7%.

The Company has a number of contingent funding alternatives available in addition to the large cash and cash equivalents position and the investment securities positions it maintains on its balance sheet.  The Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (FHLBNY) and is an eligible borrower at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) and has the ability to borrow utilizing securities and/or loans as collateral at either.  The Bank does not utilize brokered deposits as a part of its funding strategy, but does incorporate them as a contingent funding source within its Asset/Liability Management Policy.  Like other contingent funding sources, brokered CDs may be tested from time to time to ensure operational and market readiness.

At March 31, 2018, the maturity of total time deposits is as follows:

(dollars in thousands)
     
       
Under 1 year
 
$
685,655
 
1 to 2 years
   
371,771
 
2 to 3 years
   
44,460
 
3 to 4 years
   
1,579
 
4 to 5 years
   
5,731
 
Over 5 years
   
248
 
   
$
1,109,444
 
 
Average short-term borrowings for the quarter were $234.4 million in 2018 compared to $229.7 million in 2017.  The average rate increased during this time period from 0.61% in 2017 to 0.62% in 2018.  The short-term borrowings of the Company are cash management accounts, which represent retail accounts with customers for which the Bank has pledged certain assets as collateral.

Net Interest Income
Taxable equivalent net interest income increased by $1.9 million to $39.3 million in the first quarter of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017.  The net interest spread was up 14 basis points to 3.22% in the first quarter of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017. As previously noted, the net interest margin was up 15 basis points to 3.29% for the first quarter of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017.
 
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Nonperforming Assets
Nonperforming assets include nonperforming loans (“NPLs”), which are those loans in a non-accrual status and loans past due three payments or more and still accruing interest.  Also included in the total of nonperforming assets are foreclosed real estate properties, which are included in other assets and categorized as other real estate owned.

The following describes the nonperforming assets of TrustCo as of March 31, 2018:

Nonperforming loans and foreclosed real estate: Total NPLs were $24.9 million at March 31, 2018, compared to $24.4 million at December 31, 2017 and $26.4 million at March 31, 2017.  There were $24.8 million of non-accrual loans at March 31, 2018 compared to $24.3 million at December 31, 2017 and $26.4 million at March 31, 2017.  There were no loans at March 31, 2018 and 2017 and December 31, 2017 that were past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest.

At March 31, 2018, nonperforming loans primarily include a mix of commercial and residential loans.  Of total nonperforming loans of $24.9 million at March 31, 2018, $23.6 million were residential real estate loans, $1.2 million were commercial loans and mortgages and $23 thousand were installment loans, compared to $22.7 million, $1.5 million and $57 thousand, respectively at December 31, 2017.

A significant percentage of nonperforming loans are residential real estate loans, which are historically lower-risk than most other types of loans.  Net chargeoffs were just $28 thousand on residential real estate loans (including home equity lines of credit) for the first quarter of 2018 compared to $345 thousand for the first quarter of 2017.  Management believes that these loans have been appropriately written down where required.

Ongoing portfolio management is intended to result in early identification and disengagement from deteriorating credits. TrustCo has a diversified loan portfolio that includes a significant balance of residential mortgage loans to borrowers in the Capital Region of New York and avoids concentrations to any one borrower or any single industry.  TrustCo has no advances to borrowers or projects located outside the United States.  TrustCo continues to identify delinquent loans as quickly as possible and to move promptly to resolve problem loans.  Efforts to resolve delinquencies begin immediately after the payment grace period expires, with repeated, automatically generated notices, as well as personalized phone calls and letters.  Loans are placed in nonaccrual status once they are 90 days past due, or earlier if management has determined that such classification is appropriate.  Once in nonaccrual status, loans are either brought current and maintained current, at which point they may be returned to accrual status, or they proceed through the foreclosure process.  The collateral on nonaccrual loans is evaluated periodically, and the loan value is written down if the collateral value is insufficient.

The Company originates loans throughout its deposit franchise area.  At March 31, 2018, 76.7% of its gross loan portfolio balances were in New York State and the immediately surrounding areas (including New Jersey, Vermont and Massachusetts), and 23.3% were in Florida.  Those figures compare to 76.9% and 23.1%, respectively at December 31, 2017.
 
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Economic conditions vary widely by geographic location.  Florida experienced a more significant downturn than New York during the recession, however conditions in Florida have improved more than in New York in recent periods.  As a percentage of the total nonperforming loans as of March 31, 2018, 8.7% were to Florida borrowers, compared to 91.3% to borrowers in New York and surrounding areas.  For the three months ended March 31, 2018, New York and surrounding areas experienced net chargeoffs of approximately $88 thousand, compared to net chargeoffs of $2 thousand in Florida.

Other than loans currently identified as nonperforming, management is aware of no other loans in the Bank’s portfolio that pose material risk of the eventual non-collection of principal and interest.  Also as of March 31, 2018, there were no other loans classified for regulatory purposes that management reasonably expects will materially impact future operating results, liquidity, or capital resources.

TrustCo has identified nonaccrual commercial and commercial real estate loans, as well as all loans restructured under a troubled debt restructuring (TDR), as impaired loans.  There were $1.9 million of commercial mortgages and commercial loans classified as impaired as of March 31, 2018 compared to $2.2 million at December 31, 2017.  There were $22.5 million of impaired residential loans at March 31, 2018 and $22.0 million at December 31, 2017.  The average balances of all impaired loans were $24.7 million for the three months of 2018 and $24.8 million for the full year 2017.

As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company’s loan portfolio did not include any subprime mortgages or loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality.

At March 31, 2018 there was $2.2 million of foreclosed real estate compared to $3.2 million at December 31, 2017.

Allowance for loan losses: The balance of the allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level that is, in management’s judgment, representative of the amount of probable incurred losses in the loan portfolio.
 
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
 
Allocation of the Allowance for Loan Losses

The allocation of the allowance for loans losses is as follows:

(dollars in thousands)
 
As of
March 31, 2018
   
As of
December 31, 2017
 
   
Amount
   
Percent of
Loans to
Total Loans
   
Amount
   
Percent of
Loans to
Total Loans
 
Commercial
 
$
4,146
     
4.81
%
 
$
4,205
     
4.85
%
Real estate - construction
 
 
357
     
0.80
%
   
379
     
0.85
%
Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family
 
 
34,084
     
85.93
%
   
33,622
     
85.56
%
Home equity lines of credit
 
 
5,027
     
8.23
%
   
5,195
     
8.50
%
Installment Loans
 
 
765
     
0.23
%
   
769
     
0.24
%
   
$
44,379
     
100.00
%
 
$
44,170
     
100.00
%

At March 31, 2018, the allowance for loan losses was $44.4 million, compared to $44.0 million at March 31, 2017 and $44.2 million at December 31, 2017.  The allowance represents 1.21% of the loan portfolio as of March 31, 2018 compared to 1.28% at March 31, 2017 and 1.21% at December 31, 2017.

The provision for loan losses was $300 thousand for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 and $600 thousand for the quarter ended March 31, 2017.  Net chargeoffs for the three-month period ended March 31, 2018 were $90 thousand and were $442 thousand for the prior year period.

During the first quarter of 2018, there were no commercial loan chargeoffs and $205 thousand of gross residential mortgage and consumer loan chargeoffs compared with $72 thousand of gross commercial loan chargeoffs and $557 thousand of residential mortgage and consumer loan chargeoffs in the first quarter of 2017.  Gross recoveries during the first quarter of 2018 were $6 thousand for commercial loans and $109 thousand for residential mortgage and consumer loans, compared to $8 thousand for commercial loans and $179 thousand for residential and consumer in the first quarter of 2017.

In determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, management reviews the current nonperforming loan portfolio as well as loans that are past due and not yet categorized as nonperforming for reporting purposes.  Also, there are a number of other factors that are taken into consideration, including:

·
The magnitude and nature of recent loan chargeoffs and recoveries;
·
The growth in the loan portfolio and the implication that it has in relation to the economic climate in the Bank’s market territories, and;
·
The economic environment in the Upstate New York and Florida territories over the last several years, as well as in the Company’s other market areas.

Management continues to monitor these factors in determining the provision for loan losses in relation to loan chargeoffs, recoveries, the level and trends of nonperforming loans and overall economic conditions in the Company’s market territories.
 
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Liquidity and Interest Rate Sensitivity
TrustCo seeks to obtain favorable sources of funding and to maintain prudent levels of liquid assets in order to satisfy varied liquidity demands.  Management believes that TrustCo’s earnings performance and strong capital position enable the Company to easily secure new sources of liquidity.  The Company actively manages its liquidity through target ratios established under its liquidity policies.  Continual monitoring of both historical and prospective ratios allows TrustCo to employ strategies necessary to maintain adequate liquidity.  Management has also defined various degrees of adverse liquidity situations which could potentially occur and has prepared appropriate contingency plans should such a situation arise.  As noted, the Company has a number of contingent funding alternatives available in addition to the large cash and cash equivalents position and the investment securities positions it maintains on its balance sheet.  As previously stated, the Bank is a member of the FHLBNY and is an eligible borrower at the FRBNY and has the ability to borrow utilizing securities and/or loans as collateral at either institution.  The Bank does not utilize brokered deposits as a part of its funding strategy, but does incorporate them as a contingent funding source within its Asset/Liability Management Policy.  Like other contingent funding sources, brokered CDs may be tested from time to time to ensure operational and market readiness.

The Company uses an industry standard external model as the primary tool to identify, quantify and project changes in interest rates and prepayment speeds taken both from industry sources and internally generated data based upon historical trends in the Bank’s balance sheet. Assumptions based on the historical behavior of deposit rates and balances in relation to changes in market interest rates are also incorporated into the model. This model calculates an economic or fair value amount with respect to non-time deposit categories since these deposits are part of the core deposit products of the Company. The assumptions used are inherently uncertain and, as a result, the model cannot precisely measure the fair value of capital or precisely predict the impact of fluctuations in interest rates on the fair value of capital.

Using this model, the fair value of capital projections as of March 31, 2018 are referenced below. The base case (current rates) scenario shows the present estimate of the fair value of capital assuming no change in the operating environment or operating strategies and no change in interest rates from those existing in the marketplace as of March 31, 2018. The table indicates the impact on the fair value of capital assuming interest rates were to instantaneously increase by 100 bp, 200 bp, 300 bp and 400 bp or to decrease by 100 bp.

As of March 31, 2018
 
Estimated Percentage of
Fair value of Capital to
Fair value of Assets
 
+400 BP
   
20.12
%
+300 BP
   
21.31
 
+200 BP
   
22.47
 
+100 BP
   
23.57
 
Current rates
   
24.36
 
-100 BP
   
23.13
 
 
Noninterest Income
Total noninterest income for both the first quarter of 2018 and 2017 was $4.7 million.  There were no significant changes in the components of noninterest income.   The fair value of assets under management was $876 million at March 31, 2018 and $890 million as of December 31, 2017 and $846 million at March 31, 2017.
 
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Noninterest Expenses
Total noninterest expenses were $24.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to $24.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017.  Significant changes included a $425 thousand increase in outsourced services, offset by a $498 thousand decrease in professional services.  Full time equivalent headcount increased from 802 as of March 31, 2017 to 827 as of March 31, 2018.

Income Taxes
In the first quarter of 2018, TrustCo recognized income tax expense of $4.7 million compared to $6.6 million for the first quarter of 2017.  The effective tax rates were 24.2% and 37.5% for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, respectively. The decline in the percentage of income tax expense was the result of enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on December 22, 2017, as more fully described in the 2017 Form 10-K. The new law lowered the federal corporate income tax rate to 21 percent beginning in 2018 from a maximum rate of 35 percent in 2017.

Capital Resources
Consistent with its long-term goal of operating a sound and profitable financial organization, TrustCo strives to maintain strong capital ratios.

Banking regulators have moved towards higher required capital requirements due to the standards included in the Basel III reform measures and the Dodd-Frank Act, as well as a general trend towards reducing risk in the banking system by providing a greater capital margin.

Total shareholders’ equity at March 31, 2018 was $462.1 million compared to $438.7 million at March 31, 2017. TrustCo declared a dividend of $0.065625 per share in the first quarter of 2018.  This results in a dividend payout ratio of 42.70% based on first quarter 2018 earnings of $14.8 million.
 
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The Bank and the Company reported the following capital ratios as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
 
(Bank Only)

(dollars in thousands)
As of March 31, 2018  
Well
 
Adequately
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Capitalized(1)
 
Capitalized(1)(2)
 
               
Tier 1 leverage capital
 
$
455,335
   
9.333
%
 
5.000
%
 
4.000
 %
Common equity tier 1 capital
 
455,335
   
17.750
   
6.500
   
6.380
 
Tier 1 risk-based capital
 
455,335
   
17.750
   
8.000
   
7.880
 
Total risk-based capital
 
487,547
   
19.010
   
10.000
   
9.880
 
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
As of December 31, 2017
   
Well
   
Adequately
 
Amount
   
Ratio
   
Capitalized(1)
   
Capitalized(1)(3)
 
                       
Tier 1 (core) capital
 
$
444,931
     
9.152
%
   
5.000
%
   
4.000
 %
Common equity tier 1 capital
   
444,931
     
17.460
     
6.500
     
5.750
 
Tier 1 risk-based capital
   
444,931
     
17.460
     
8.000
     
7.250
 
Total risk-based capital
   
476,942
     
18.720
     
10.000
     
9.250
 

(1)
Federal regulatory minimum requirements to be considered to be Well Capitalized and Adequately Capitalized
(2)
The March 31, 2018 common equity tier 1, tier 1 risk-based, and total risk-based capital ratios include a transition capital conservation buffer of 1.88 percent
(3)
The December 31, 2017 common equity tier 1, tier 1 risk-based, and total risk-based capital ratios include a transition capital conservation buffer of 1.25 percent
 
(Consolidated)
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
As of March 31, 2018
   
Minimum for Capital Adequacy plus Capital Conservation
 
   
Amount
   
Ratio
   
Buffer(1)(2)
 
                   
Tier 1 leverage capital
 
$
470,033
     
9.629
%
   
4.000
%
Common equity tier 1 capital
   
470,033
     
18.320
     
6.380
 
Tier 1 risk-based capital
   
470,033
     
18.320
     
7.880
 
Total risk-based capital
   
502,268
     
19.570
     
9.880
 
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
As of December 31, 2017
   
Minimum for Capital Adequacy plus Capital Conservation
 
   
Amount
   
Ratio
   
Buffer(1)(3)
 
                   
Tier 1 leverage ratio
 
$
459,561
     
9.449
%
   
4.000
%
Common equity Tier 1 capital
   
459,561
     
18.020
     
5.750
 
Tier 1 risk-based capital
   
459,561
     
18.020
     
7.250
 
Total risk-based capital
   
491,590
     
19.280
     
9.250
 
 
(1)
Federal regulatory minimum requirements to be considered to be Well Capitalized and Adequately Capitalized
(2)
The March 31, 2018 common equity tier 1, tier 1 risk-based, and total risk-based capital ratios include a transition capital conservation buffer of 1.88 percent
(3)
The December 31, 2017 common equity tier 1, tier 1 risk-based, and total risk-based capital ratios include a transition capital conservation buffer of 1.25 percent
 
In addition, at March 31, 2018, the consolidated equity to total assets ratio was 9.37%, compared to 9.34% at December 31, 2017 and 8.98% at March 31, 2017.

Both TrustCo and Trustco Bank are subject to regulatory capital requirements. On January 1, 2015, a new capital rule took effect that revised the federal bank regulatory agencies’ risk-based capital requirements and, for the first time, subjected the Company to consolidated regulatory capital requirements. Among other matters, the rule also established a new common equity Tier 1 minimum capital requirement of 4.5% of risk-weighted assets, increased the minimum Tier 1 capital to risk-based assets requirement from 4.0% to 6.0% of risk-weighted assets, changed the risk-weightings of certain assets, and changed what qualifies as capital for purposes of meeting the various capital requirements. In addition, the Company and the Bank are required to maintain additional levels of Tier 1 common equity (the capital conservation buffer) over the minimum risk-based capital levels before they may pay dividends, repurchase shares, or pay discretionary bonuses. The new rule will be phased-in over several years and will be fully in effect in 2019.  Calendar year 2017 was the third year of implementation of the new capital rules.

As of March 31, 2018, the capital levels of both TrustCo and the Bank exceeded the minimum standards, including with the current and also fully phased-in capital conservation buffer is taken into account.
 
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Under the OCC’s “prompt corrective action” regulations, a bank is deemed to be “well-capitalized” when its CET1, Tier 1, total risk-based, and leverage capital ratios are at least 6.5%, 8%, 10%, and 5%, respectively. A bank is deemed to be “adequately capitalized” or better if its capital ratios meet or exceed the minimum federal regulatory capital requirements, and “undercapitalized” if it fails to meet these minimal capital requirements. A bank is “significantly undercapitalized” if its CET1, Tier 1, total risk-based and leverage capital ratios fall below 3%, 4%, 6%, and 3%, respectively and “critically undercapitalized” if the institution has a ratio of tangible equity to total assets that is equal to or less than 2%. At March 31, 2018 and 2017, Trustco Bank met the definition of “well-capitalized.”

As noted, the Company’s dividend payout ratio was 42.70% of net income for the first quarter of 2018 and 57.47% of net income for the first quarter of 2017. The per-share dividend paid in both the first quarters of 2017 and 2018 was $0.065625. The Company’s ability to pay dividends to its shareholders is dependent upon the ability of the Bank to pay dividends to the Company. The payment of dividends by the Bank to the Company is subject to continued compliance with minimum regulatory capital requirements. The OCC may disapprove a dividend if: the Bank would be undercapitalized following the distribution; the proposed capital distribution raises safety and soundness concerns; or the capital distribution would violate a prohibition contained in any statue, regulation or agreement.

TrustCo maintains a dividend reinvestment plan (DRP) with approximately 11,800 participants. The DRP allows participants to reinvest dividends in shares of the Company. The DRP also allows for additional purchases by participants and has a discount feature (up to a 5% for safe harbor provisions) that can be activated by management as a tool to raise capital. To date, the discount feature has not been utilized.

Critical Accounting Policies
Pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) guidance, management of the Company is encouraged to evaluate and disclose those accounting policies judged to be critical policies - those most important to the portrayal of the Company’s financial condition and results, and that require management’s most difficult subjective or complex judgments.
 
Management considers the accounting policy relating to the allowance for loan losses to be a critical accounting policy given the inherent uncertainty in evaluating the levels of the allowance required to cover the inherent risk of losses in the loan portfolio and the material effect that such judgments can have on the results of operations. Included in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 is a description of the significant accounting policies that are utilized by the Company in the preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
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TrustCo Bank Corp NY
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
STATISTICAL DISCLOSURE

I. DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
INTEREST RATES AND INTEREST DIFFERENTIAL

The following table summarizes the component distribution of the average balance sheet, related interest income and expense and the average annualized yields on interest earning assets and annualized rates on interest bearing liabilities of TrustCo (adjusted for tax equivalency) for each of the reported periods. Nonaccrual loans are included in loans for this analysis. The average balances of securities available for sale and held to maturity are calculated using amortized costs for these securities.  Included in the average balance of shareholders’ equity is the unrealized gain (loss), net of tax, in the available for sale portfolio of ($12.2) million in 2018 and ($5.8) million in 2017.  The subtotals contained in the following table are the arithmetic totals of the items contained in that category.  Increases and decreases in interest income and expense  due to both rate and volume have been allocated to the categories of variances (volume and rate) based on the percentage relationship of such variances to each other.

       
Three months ended
   
Three months ended
                   
   
March 31, 2018
   
March 31, 2017
                   
                                                       
   
Average
   
Interest
   
Average
   
Average
   
Interest
   
Average
   
Change in
   
Variance
   
Variance
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Balance
         
Rate
   
Balance
         
Rate
   
Interest
   
Balance
   
Rate
 
                                       
Income/
   
Change
   
Change
 
Assets
                                     
Expense
             
                                                       
Securities available for sale:
                                                     
U. S. government sponsored enterprises
 
$
156,593
     
750
     
1.92
%
 
$
142,495
     
595
     
1.67
%
 
$
155
     
62
     
93
 
Mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations-residential
   
313,753
     
1,763
     
2.25
%
   
367,956
     
1,958
     
2.13
%
   
(195
)
   
(312
)
   
117
 
State and political subdivisions
   
515
     
10
     
7.81
%
   
873
     
19
     
8.71
%
   
(9
)
   
9
     
(18
)
Corporate bonds
   
33,297
     
133
     
1.60
%
   
41,580
     
151
     
1.45
%
   
(18
)
   
(93
)
   
75
 
Small Business Administration-guaranteed participation securities
   
67,106
     
352
     
2.10
%
   
78,591
     
415
     
2.11
%
   
(63
)
   
(61
)
   
(2
)
Mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations-commercial
   
9,775
     
42
     
1.71
%
   
10,089
     
23
     
0.91
%
   
19
     
(5
)
   
24
 
Other
   
685
     
5
     
2.52
%
   
685
     
4
     
2.34
%
   
1
     
-
     
1
 
                                                                         
Total securities available for sale
   
581,724
     
3,055
     
2.12
%
   
642,269
     
3,165
     
1.97
%
   
(110
)
   
(400
)
   
290
 
                                                                         
Federal funds sold and other short-term Investments
   
528,947
     
2,017
     
1.55
%
   
641,126
     
1,246
     
0.78
%
   
771
     
(167
)
   
938
 
                                                                         
Held to maturity securities:
                                                                       
Corporate bonds
   
-
     
-
     
0.00
%
   
9,992
     
154
     
6.16
%
   
(154
)
   
(77
)
   
(77
)
                                                                         
Mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations-residential
   
26,799
     
260
     
3.88
%
   
34,303
     
316
     
3.68
%
   
(56
)
   
(154
)
   
98
 
                                                                         
Total held to maturity securities
   
26,799
     
260
     
3.88
%
   
44,295
     
470
     
4.24
%
   
(210
)
   
(231
)
   
21
 
                                                                         
Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock
   
8,779
     
77
     
6.00
%
   
9,579
     
134
     
5.60
%
   
(57
)
   
(72
)
   
15
 
                                                                         
Commercial loans
   
185,646
     
2,420
     
5.21
%
   
187,590
     
2,429
     
5.18
%
   
(9
)
   
(85
)
   
76
 
Residential mortgage loans
   
3,148,735
     
32,257
     
4.11
%
   
2,911,987
     
30,367
     
4.17
%
   
1,890
     
4,651
     
(2,761
)
Home equity lines of credit
   
306,290
     
3,210
     
4.25
%
   
330,338
     
3,085
     
3.74
%
   
125
     
(1,129
)
   
1,254
 
Installment loans
   
8,365
     
205
     
9.90
%
   
8,228
     
169
     
8.22
%
   
36
     
21
     
15
 
                                                                         
Loans, net of unearned income
   
3,649,036
     
38,092
     
4.19
%
   
3,438,143
     
36,050
     
4.19
%
   
2,042
     
3,459
     
(1,417
)
                                                                         
Total interest earning assets
   
4,795,285
     
43,501
     
3.64
%
   
4,775,412
     
41,065
     
3.44
%
   
2,436
     
2,589
     
(153
)
                                                                         
Allowance for loan losses
   
(44,393
)
                   
(44,236
)
                                       
Cash & non-interest earning assets
   
124,867
                     
130,186
                                         
                                                                         
Total assets
 
$
4,875,759
                   
$
4,861,362
                                         
                                                                         
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                       
                                                                         
Deposits:
                                                                       
Interest bearing checking accounts
 
$
877,776
     
106
     
0.05
%
 
$
809,039
     
124
     
0.06
%
   
(18
)
   
16
     
(33
)
Money market accounts
   
547,136
     
439
     
0.33
%
   
580,006
     
466
     
0.32
%
   
(27
)
   
(38
)
   
11
 
Savings
   
1,260,360
     
419
     
0.13
%
   
1,274,757
     
430
     
0.13
%
   
(11
)
   
(31
)
   
20
 
Time deposits
   
1,080,893
     
2,860
     
1.07
%
   
1,133,942
     
2,283
     
0.81
%
   
577
     
(97
)
   
674
 
                                                                         
Total interest bearing deposits
   
3,766,165
     
3,824
     
0.41
%
   
3,797,744
     
3,303
     
0.35
%
   
521
     
(151
)
   
671
 
Short-term borrowings
   
234,384
     
358
     
0.62
%
   
229,719
     
349
     
0.61
%
   
9
     
5
     
4
 
                                                                         
Total interest bearing liabilities
   
4,000,549
     
4,182
     
0.42
%
   
4,027,463
     
3,652
     
0.36
%
   
530
     
(146
)
   
676
 
                                                                         
Demand deposits
   
386,563
                     
370,552
                                         
Other liabilities
   
29,129
                     
26,781
                                         
Shareholders’ equity
   
459,519
                     
436,566
                                         
                                                                         
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
$
4,875,760
                   
$
4,861,362
                                         
                                                                         
Net interest income , tax equivalent
           
39,319
                     
37,413
           
$
1,906
     
2,734
     
(829
)
                                                                         
Net interest spread
                   
3.22
%
                   
3.08
%
                       
                                                                         
Net interest margin (net interest income to total interest earning assets)
                   
3.29
%
                   
3.14
%
                       
                                                                         
Tax equivalent adjustment
           
(4
)
                   
(13
)
                               
                                                                         
Net interest income
           
39,315
                     
37,400
                                 
 
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Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

As detailed in the Annual Report to Shareholders as of December 31, 2017, the Company is subject to interest rate risk as its principal market risk.  As noted in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the three month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company continues to respond to changes in interest rates in such a way that positions the Company to meet short term earning goals and also allows the Company to respond to changes in interest rates in the future.  Consequently, for the first quarter of 2018, the Company had an average balance of Federal Funds sold and other short-term investments of $528.9 million compared to $641.1 million in the first quarter of 2017.  As investment opportunities present themselves, management plans to invest funds from the Federal Funds sold and other short-term investment portfolio into the securities available for sale, securities held to maturity and loan portfolios.  Additional disclosure of interest rate risk can be found under “Liquidity and Interest Rate Sensitivity” and “Asset/Liability Management” in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis section of this document.

Item 4.
Controls and Procedures

An evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report.

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”)) designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Based upon this evaluation of those disclosure controls and procedures, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company concluded, as of the end of the period covered by this report, that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports the Company files and submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required.

In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.  Further, no evaluation of a cost-effective system of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, will be detected.

There have been no changes in internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting.
 
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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings

None.

Item 1A.
Risk Factors

There were no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

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

None.

Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4.
Mine Safety

None.

Item 5.
Other Information

None.

Item 6.
Exhibits
 
Reg S-K (Item 601)
Exhibit No.
Description
   
15
Crowe Horwath LLP Letter Regarding Unaudited Interim Financial Information
   
31(a)
Rule 13a-15(e)/15d-15(e) Certification of Robert J. McCormick, principal executive officer.
   
31(b)
Rule 13a-15(e)/15d-15(e) Certification of Michael M. Ozimek, principal financial officer
   
32
Section 1350 Certifications of Robert J. McCormick, principal executive officer and Michael M. Ozimek, principal financial officer.
   
101.INS
Instance Document
   
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
   
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
   
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
   
101.PRE
XBRLTaxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
 
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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.
 
 
TrustCo Bank Corp NY
 
 
 
By: /s/ Robert J. McCormick
 
 
Robert J. McCormick
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
By: /s/ Michael M. Ozimek
 
 
Michael M. Ozimek
 
Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
Date:  May 4, 2018
 
 
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Exhibits Index
 
Reg S-K
Exhibit No.
Description
   
Crowe Horwath LLP Letter Regarding Unaudited Interim Financial Information
   
Rule 13a-15(e)/15d-15(e) Certification of Robert J. McCormick, principal executive officer.
   
Rule 13a-15(e)/15d-15(e) Certification of Michael M. Ozimek, principal financial officer.
   
Section 1350 Certifications of Robert J. McCormick, principal executive officer and Michael M. Ozimek,  principal financial officer.
   
101.INS
Instance Document
   
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
   
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
   
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
   
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
   
101.PRE
XBRLTaxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
 
 
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