Columbia Banking System Announces Second Quarter 2020 Results and Quarterly Cash Dividend

Net interest income for the second quarter of 2020 was $121.9 million, a decrease of $571 thousand and $3.3 million from the linked quarter and the prior-year period, respectively. The decrease from the linked quarter was primarily due to lower interest income on loans as the lower rate environment more than offset the increase in interest income from the rise in average loan balances. Interest income from securities decreased as a result of $1.9 million of interest income and discount accretion, in the first quarter of 2020, related to the early payoff of three securities as well as lower rates in the current quarter. Partially offsetting these decreases in interest income was a favorable variance in deposit interest expense due to the lower rate environment and lower interest expense on FHLB borrowings as a result of lower average borrowing balances. Net interest income compared to the prior-year period decreased as a result of interest income on loans being down due to the lower rate environment partially offset by an increase in interest income on securities due to higher average balances. The decrease in interest income was partially offset by favorable decreases in interest expense on interest-bearing deposits and FHLB advances resulting from lower rates. For additional information regarding net interest income, see the "Net Interest Margin" section and the "Average Balances and Rates" tables.

Provision for Credit Losses

The Bank's provision for credit losses for the second quarter of 2020 was $33.5 million compared to $41.5 million for the linked quarter and $218 thousand for the comparable quarter in 2019. The provision for credit losses for the second quarter of 2020 remained elevated relative to the prior year principally as a result of COVID-19 and the downturn in the national and global economies. As a result, we added $33.5 million to our allowance for credit losses. For more information, please see the "COVID-19 Update" section of this earnings release.

Andy McDonald, Columbia's Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, commented, "We continue to see modest downward pressure in credit quality migration in our loan portfolio, relative to the first quarter. Weaknesses in the retail and hospitality sectors were the primary cause, which is not surprising given the current pandemic environment. Loans migrating to nonaccrual status and net charge-offs during the quarter continue to be from issues with clients that arose prior to COVID-19. Currently, loan payment deferral requests have declined. To illustrate, in June, we extended loan payment deferrals on approximately $58 million in loans as compared to over $1.2 billion in loans in April. While our credit metrics remained stable in the second quarter, we recognize that many challenges associated with the current downturn may not materialize until later this year or next year due to uncertainty with respect to how the pandemic evolves, additional government stimulus, and the effectiveness of loan deferrals, among other factors."

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income was $37.3 million for the second quarter of 2020, an increase of $16.1 million from the linked quarter and $11.6 million from the second quarter of 2019, respectively. The increases compared to the linked quarter and the same quarter in 2019 were principally due to the sale of 17,360 shares of Visa Class B restricted stock by the Bank for a gain of $3.0 million, which resulted in an observable market price. As a result, the Company wrote up its remaining 77,683 Visa Class B restricted shares to fair value resulting in a gain of $13.4 million, for a total gain of $16.4 million. Based on the existing transfer restriction and uncertainty of Visa's litigation, the shares were previously carried at a zero-cost basis. We also recognized an $875 thousand gain on the sale of a loan that had previously been charge-off. Partially offsetting these gains were decreases in overdraft fees of $1.1 million and $1.2 million compared to the linked quarter and second quarter of 2019, respectively. The decrease in overdraft fees was due to an overall decrease in the number of transactions during this pandemic time period as well as clients generally carrying higher cash balances in their deposit accounts. In addition, the increase from the prior-year period was partially offset by a $1.1 million current period decrease in treasury management fees and a $3.0 million bank-owned life insurance benefit that was recognized during the second quarter of 2019.

Noninterest Expense

Total noninterest expense for the second quarter of 2020 was $80.8 million, a decrease of $3.4 million compared to the first quarter of 2020 principally due to lower compensation and benefits expense. Labor costs related to the origination of PPP loans during the quarter are treated as a contra expense and reduce compensation and benefits expense. These labor costs are capitalized and amortized as a reduction to interest income over the life of the loan. This decrease in noninterest expense was partially offset by an increase in regulatory premiums and provision for unfunded loan commitments. We utilized the remaining $283 thousand of our Small Bank Assessment Credit this quarter related to our FDIC deposit insurance premiums compared to an applied credit of $967 thousand during the first quarter of 2020. The provision for unfunded loan commitments increased by $1.8 million compared to the linked quarter.

Compared to the second quarter of 2019, noninterest expense decreased $5.9 million principally due to the deferral of loan origination costs related to the PPP loans discussed above. Legal and professional fees also declined compared to one year. Partially offsetting these decreases was the $2.6 million increase in the provision for unfunded loan commitments due to higher estimated loss rates and higher amounts of unfunded loan commitments.

The provision for unfunded loan commitments for the periods indicated are as follows:

Net Interest Margin

Columbia's net interest margin (tax equivalent) for the second quarter of 2020 was 3.64%, a decrease of 36 basis points and 76 basis points from the linked quarter and prior-year period, respectively. The decrease in the net interest margin (tax equivalent) compared to the linked quarter and prior-year period was driven by higher average interest-earning deposits with banks at an average rate of 11 basis points as well as lower rates on the loan and securities portfolios, which were exacerbated by PPP.

Columbia's operating net interest margin (tax equivalent)¹ was 3.64% for the second quarter of 2020, which decreased 38 and 74 basis points compared to the linked quarter and the prior-year period, respectively. The decreases in the operating net interest margin for the second quarter of 2020 compared to the linked quarter and the prior-year period were due to the items noted in the preceding paragraph.

The following table highlights the yield on our paycheck protection program loans:

Aaron Deer, Columbia's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, stated, "The margin compression we experienced during the quarter was largely due to excess liquidity created by record deposit inflows. Of course, historically low interest rates also contributed to the pressure and, unfortunately, the rate environment may remain a challenge for some time. We will take a measured approach in deploying our excess liquidity given uncertainty as to PPP funds utilization and depositor behavior generally in the current environment."

Asset Quality

At June 30, 2020, nonperforming assets to total assets remained unchanged at 0.34% compared to March 31, 2020. Total nonperforming assets increased $6.3 million from the linked quarter due to a modest increase in commercial real estate and agriculture nonaccrual loans.

The following table sets forth information regarding nonaccrual loans and total nonperforming assets:

		June 30, 2020				March 31, 2020				December 31, 2019
		(in thousands)
Nonaccrual loans:
Commercial loans:
Commercial real estate		$	11,155			$	5,518			$	3,799
Commercial business		20,525				24,395				20,937
Agriculture		19,162				15,083				5,023
Construction		217				—				—
Consumer loans:
One-to-four family residential real estate		2,662				2,643				3,292
Other consumer		11				8				9
Total nonaccrual loans		53,732				47,647				33,060
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