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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
þ
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015
OR
o
 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission file number 001-34737
LEGACYTEXAS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
 
6021
 
27-2176993
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
5851 Legacy Circle, Plano, Texas
 
 
 
75024
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
 
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 578-5000
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 x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
    
Large accelerated filer x
 
Accelerated filer o
 
 
 
Non-accelerated filer o
 
Smaller reporting company o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No x
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class: Common Stock
 
Shares Outstanding as of October 26, 2015:
 
 
47,640,193




LEGACYTEXAS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
FORM 10-Q
September 30, 2015
INDEX
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 






PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION        Item 1. Financial Statements
LEGACYTEXAS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
ASSETS
(unaudited)
 
 
Cash and due from financial institutions
$
47,720

 
$
28,416

Short-term interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions
193,994

 
103,605

Total cash and cash equivalents
241,714

 
132,021

Securities available for sale, at fair value
318,219

 
199,699

Securities held to maturity (fair value: September 30, 2015 — $258,795, December 31, 2014— $251,112)
249,838

 
241,920

Loans held for sale, at fair value
22,802

 

Loans held for investment:
 
 
 
Loans held for investment (net of allowance for loan losses of $36,382 at September 30, 2015 and $25,549 at December 31, 2014)
4,649,215

 
2,605,204

Loans held for investment - Warehouse Purchase Program
960,377

 
786,416

Total loans held for investment
5,609,592

 
3,391,620

FHLB stock and other restricted securities, at cost
63,891

 
44,084

Bank-owned life insurance
54,920

 
36,193

Premises and equipment, net
79,153

 
48,743

Goodwill
180,632

 
29,650

Other assets
58,082

 
40,184

Total assets
$
6,878,843

 
$
4,164,114

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
Deposits
 
 
 
Non-interest-bearing demand
$
1,136,255

 
$
494,376

Interest-bearing demand
750,551

 
472,703

Savings and money market
1,982,729

 
1,176,749

Time
900,515

 
513,981

Total deposits
4,770,050

 
2,657,809

FHLB advances
1,152,916

 
862,907

Repurchase agreements
71,643

 
25,000

Subordinated debt
11,522

 

Other liabilities
80,075

 
50,175

Total liabilities
6,086,206

 
3,595,891

Commitments and contingent liabilities


 


Shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued — September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014

 

Common stock, $.01 par value; 90,000,000 shares authorized; 47,640,193 shares issued — September 30, 2015 and 40,014,851 shares issued — December 31, 2014
476

 
400

Additional paid-in capital
573,929

 
386,549

Retained earnings
230,720

 
195,327

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net
1,395

 
930

Unearned Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) shares; 1,411,505 shares at September 30, 2015 and 1,549,651 shares at December 31, 2014
(13,883
)
 
(14,983
)
Total shareholders’ equity
792,637

 
568,223

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
6,878,843

 
$
4,164,114

 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

3


LEGACYTEXAS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Interest and dividend income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans, including fees
$
63,025

 
$
35,872

 
$
182,611

 
$
100,148

Taxable securities
2,292

 
2,225

 
7,043

 
7,243

Nontaxable securities
773

 
562

 
2,215

 
1,687

Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions
137

 
57

 
421

 
185

FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank stock and other
298

 
139

 
820

 
405

 
66,525

 
38,855

 
193,110

 
109,668

Interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
3,382

 
2,021

 
9,558

 
6,047

FHLB advances
1,606

 
1,957

 
5,086

 
5,832

Repurchase agreements and other borrowings
349

 
207

 
1,131

 
612

 
5,337

 
4,185

 
15,775

 
12,491

Net interest income
61,188

 
34,670

 
177,335

 
97,177

Provision for loan losses
7,515

 
2,511

 
14,265

 
4,084

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
53,673

 
32,159

 
163,070

 
93,093

Non-interest income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service charges and other fees
8,195

 
4,798

 
22,895

 
14,419

Net gain on sale of mortgage loans
1,944

 

 
6,137

 

Bank-owned life insurance income
424

 
147

 
1,267

 
445

Gain (loss) on sale of available-for-sale securities (reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income for unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities)
(25
)
 

 
186

 

Gain (loss) on sale and disposition of assets
228

 
(85
)
 
685

 
643

Other
1,085

 
198

 
2,052

 
(58
)
 
11,851

 
5,058

 
33,222

 
15,449

Non-interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
23,633

 
13,661

 
69,153

 
41,920

Merger and acquisition costs

 
1,188

 
1,553

 
2,009

Advertising
645

 
262

 
2,633

 
1,110

Occupancy and equipment
3,622

 
1,807

 
11,268

 
5,518

Outside professional services
934

 
569

 
2,309

 
1,580

Regulatory assessments
1,026

 
698

 
2,994

 
2,013

Data processing
2,830

 
1,739

 
8,162

 
5,109

Office operations
2,879

 
1,566

 
7,924

 
4,963

Other
2,258

 
1,301

 
6,516

 
4,074

 
37,827

 
22,791

 
112,512

 
68,296

Income before income tax expense
27,697

 
14,426

 
83,780

 
40,246

Income tax expense (items reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income include an income tax benefit of $9 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and an income tax expense of $65 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015)
9,802

 
5,114

 
29,310

 
14,434

Net income
$
17,895

 
$
9,312

 
$
54,470

 
$
25,812

Earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.39

 
$
0.24

 
$
1.18

 
$
0.67

Diluted
$
0.38

 
$
0.24

 
$
1.17

 
$
0.67

Dividends declared per share
$
0.14

 
$
0.12

 
$
0.40

 
$
0.36

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


4


LEGACYTEXAS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Net income
$
17,895

 
$
9,312

 
$
54,470

 
$
25,812

Change in unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale
1,936

 
(206
)
 
902

 
1,569

Reclassification of amount realized through sale of securities
25

 

 
(186
)
 

Tax effect
(688
)
 
71

 
(251
)
 
(551
)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
1,273

 
(135
)
 
465

 
1,018

Comprehensive income
$
19,168

 
$
9,177

 
$
54,935

 
$
26,830

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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LEGACYTEXAS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2014
Common
Stock
 
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income, Net
 
Unearned
ESOP Shares
 
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
Balance at January 1, 2014
$
399

 
$
377,657

 
$
183,236

 
$
(383
)
 
$
(16,449
)
 
$
544,460

Net income

 

 
25,812

 

 

 
25,812

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

 
1,018

 

 
1,018

Dividends declared ($0.36 per share)

 

 
(14,385
)
 

 

 
(14,385
)
ESOP shares earned (138,146 shares)

 
2,482

 

 

 
1,099

 
3,581

Share-based compensation expense

 
2,698

 

 

 

 
2,698

Net issuance of common stock under employee stock plans (68,125 shares)
1

 
942

 

 

 

 
943

Balance at September 30, 2014
$
400

 
$
383,779

 
$
194,663

 
$
635

 
$
(15,350
)
 
$
564,127

For the nine months ended September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at January 1, 2015
$
400

 
$
386,549

 
$
195,327

 
$
930

 
$
(14,983
)
 
$
568,223

Net income

 

 
54,470

 

 

 
54,470

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

 
465

 

 
465

Dividends declared ($0.40 per share)

 

 
(19,077
)
 

 

 
(19,077
)
ESOP shares earned (138,146 shares)

 
2,484

 

 

 
1,100

 
3,584

Share-based compensation expense

 
4,569

 

 

 

 
4,569

Net issuance of common stock under employee stock plans (133,222 shares)
1

 
1,167

 

 

 

 
1,168

Share repurchase (357,950 shares)
(4
)
 
(7,985
)
 

 

 

 
(7,989
)
Acquisition of LegacyTexas Group, Inc. (7,850,070 shares)
79

 
187,145

 

 

 

 
187,224

Balance at September 30, 2015
$
476

 
$
573,929

 
$
230,720

 
$
1,395

 
$
(13,883
)
 
$
792,637


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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LEGACYTEXAS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
Cash flows from operating activities
 
 
 
Net income
$
54,470

 
$
25,812

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Provision for loan losses
14,265

 
4,084

Depreciation and amortization
5,452

 
3,301

Deferred tax expense
3,189

 
2,042

Premium amortization and accretion of securities, net
3,166

 
2,653

Accretion related to acquired loans
(8,565
)
 
(1,198
)
Gain on sale of available for sale securities
(186
)
 

ESOP compensation expense
3,584

 
3,581

Share-based compensation expense
4,569

 
2,698

Net gain on loans held for sale
(6,137
)
 

Loans originated or purchased for sale
(174,201
)
 

Proceeds from sale of loans held for sale
175,175

 

FHLB stock dividends
(111
)
 
(70
)
Bank-owned life insurance income
(1,267
)
 
(445
)
(Gain) loss on sale and disposition of assets
(232
)
 
134

Net change in deferred loan fees
302

 
921

Net change in accrued interest receivable
(1,791
)
 
(284
)
Net change in other assets
7,065

 
1,279

Net change in other liabilities
9,891

 
12,638

Net cash provided by operating activities
88,638

 
57,146

Cash flows from investing activities
 
 
 
Available-for-sale securities:
 
 
 
Maturities, prepayments and calls
998,967

 
1,176,311

Purchases
(1,016,762
)
 
(1,139,501
)
Proceeds from sale of AFS securities
17,947

 

Held-to-maturity securities:
 
 
 
Maturities, prepayments and calls
38,891

 
44,590

Purchases
(14,180
)
 
(5,919
)
Originations of Warehouse Purchase Program loans
(11,932,205
)
 
(8,708,357
)
Proceeds from pay-offs of Warehouse Purchase Program loans
11,758,244

 
8,645,203

Net change in loans held for investment, excluding Warehouse Purchase Program loans
(651,141
)
 
(439,229
)
Purchase of FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank stock
(15,384
)
 
(6,520
)
Cash received in excess of cash paid for acquisition of LegacyTexas Group, Inc.
128,598

 

Purchases of premises and equipment
(4,164
)
 
(916
)
Proceeds from sale of assets
8,511

 
508

Net cash (used in) investing activities
(682,678
)
 
(433,830
)

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)

 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
Cash flows from financing activities
 
 
 
Net change in deposits
484,201

 
231,829

Proceeds from FHLB advances
1,040,000

 
620,000

Repayments on FHLB advances
(749,991
)
 
(459,392
)
Share repurchase
(7,989
)
 

Repayments of borrowings
(44,579
)
 

Payment of dividends
(19,077
)
 
(14,385
)
Proceeds from stock option exercises
1,168

 
943

Net cash provided by financing activities
703,733

 
378,995

Net change in cash and cash equivalents
109,693

 
2,311

Beginning cash and cash equivalents
132,021

 
87,974

Ending cash and cash equivalents
$
241,714

 
$
90,285

Supplemental noncash disclosures:
 
 
 
Transfers from loans to other real estate owned
$
906

 
$
409

Common stock issued in consideration of LegacyTexas Group, Inc. acquisition
187,224

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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LEGACYTEXAS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)


NOTE 1 - BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION
The accompanying consolidated financial statements of LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("US GAAP") and with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all normal and recurring adjustments which are considered necessary to fairly present the results for the interim periods presented have been included. Certain items in prior periods were reclassified to conform to the current presentation. These statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 (“2014 Form 10-K”). Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.
On January 1, 2015 (the "Effective Time"), the Company completed its merger (the "Merger") with LegacyTexas Group, Inc., pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 25, 2013, as amended, by and between the Company and LegacyTexas Group, Inc. (the "Merger Agreement"). At the Effective Time, LegacyTexas Group, Inc. merged into the Company, with the Company as the surviving corporation in the Merger. Immediately following the Effective Time, ViewPoint Bank, N.A., merged with and into LegacyTexas Bank, the wholly-owned subsidiary of LegacyTexas Group, Inc. prior to the Merger, with LegacyTexas Bank surviving the bank merger. At the Effective Time, the Company changed its name from ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc. to LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. and changed its ticker symbol on the Nasdaq Global Select Market to LTXB. The financial results reported in these consolidated financial statements for periods prior to the Effective Time only include historical activity of ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc.
In preparing the financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the recorded amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. For further information with respect to significant accounting policies followed by the Company in preparation of its consolidated financial statements, refer to the 2014 Form 10-K.
The accompanying Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company, whose business primarily consists of the operations of its wholly owned subsidiary, LegacyTexas Bank (the “Bank”). All significant intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated in consolidation.


NOTE 2 - SHARE TRANSACTIONS
On January 27, 2015, the Company announced the resumption of its existing stock repurchase program. The open-ended stock repurchase program, which commenced in August 2012, allows for the repurchase of up to 1,978,871 shares in the open market and in negotiated transactions, depending on market conditions. Stock repurchases under this program were suspended in November 2013 as a result of the Company's announced acquisition of LegacyTexas Group, Inc., which automatically triggered termination of the Company's then-existing 10b5-1 trading plan with Sandler O'Neill & Partners, LP. At the time the stock repurchase program was suspended, 83,800 shares had been repurchased, leaving 1,895,071 shares available for future repurchases under the program.
Upon completion of the acquisition of LegacyTexas Group, Inc. on January 1, 2015, the Company entered into a new trading plan with Sandler O’Neill & Partners, LP in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to facilitate repurchases of its common stock pursuant to the above mentioned stock repurchase program. No shares were repurchased in the second or third quarter of 2015. During the first quarter of 2015, 357,950 shares were repurchased and retired at an average price of $22.32.

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LEGACYTEXAS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

NOTE 3 - EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income (which has been adjusted for distributed and undistributed earnings to participating securities) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period, reduced for average unallocated ESOP shares and average unvested restricted stock awards. Unvested share-based awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) are participating securities and shall be included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method described in ASC 260-10-45-60B. Diluted earnings per common share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock (such as stock awards and options) were exercised or converted to common stock, or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the Company’s earnings. Diluted earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period increased for the dilutive effect of unexercised stock options and unvested restricted stock awards. The dilutive effect of the unexercised stock options and unvested restricted stock awards is calculated under the treasury stock method utilizing the average market value of the Company’s stock for the period. A reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted earnings per common share computation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Basic earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Numerator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
17,895

 
$
9,312

 
$
54,470

 
$
25,812

Distributed and undistributed earnings to participating securities
(127
)
 
(97
)
 
(426
)
 
(285
)
Income available to common shareholders
$
17,768

 
$
9,215

 
$
54,044

 
$
25,527

Denominator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding
47,633,320

 
39,998,205

 
47,664,665

 
39,969,234

Less: Average unallocated ESOP shares
(1,441,870
)
 
(1,626,065
)
 
(1,487,465
)
 
(1,671,660
)
  Average unvested restricted stock awards
(328,610
)
 
(400,350
)
 
(361,099
)
 
(423,144
)
Average shares for basic earnings per share
45,862,840

 
37,971,790

 
45,816,101

 
37,874,430

Basic earnings per common share
$
0.39

 
$
0.24

 
$
1.18

 
$
0.67

Diluted earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Numerator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income available to common shareholders
$
17,768

 
$
9,215

 
$
54,044

 
$
25,527

Denominator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average shares for basic earnings per share
45,862,840

 
37,971,790

 
45,816,101

 
37,874,430

Dilutive effect of share-based compensation plan
325,621

 
231,718

 
257,158

 
246,667

Average shares for diluted earnings per share
46,188,461

 
38,203,508

 
46,073,259

 
38,121,097

Diluted earnings per common share
$
0.38

 
$
0.24

 
$
1.17

 
$
0.67

Share awards excluded in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the exercise price was greater than the common stock average market price and were therefore antidilutive
920,000

 
367,780

 
1,012,971

 
416,890



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LEGACYTEXAS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

NOTE 4 - SECURITIES
The amortized cost, related gross unrealized gains and losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), and the fair value of securities available for sale were as follows:
September 30, 2015
Amortized Cost
 
Gross Unrealized Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair Value
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities 1
$
224,702

 
$
1,734

 
$
214

 
$
226,222

Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations 1
35,686

 
153

 
102

 
35,737

US government and agency securities
15,064

 
187

 

 
15,251

Municipal bonds
40,619

 
492

 
102

 
41,009

Total securities
$
316,071

 
$
2,566

 
$
418

 
$
318,219

December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities 1
$
144,368

 
$
1,760

 
$
610

 
$
145,518

Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations 1
50,424

 
211

 
81

 
50,554

US government and agency securities
3,475

 
152

 

 
3,627

Total securities
$
198,267

 
$
2,123

 
$
691

 
$
199,699

1 Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations are issued and/or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or U.S. government-sponsored enterprises.
The carrying amount, unrealized gains and losses, and fair value of securities held to maturity were as follows:
September 30, 2015
Amortized Cost
 
Gross Unrealized Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair Value
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities 1
$
91,627

 
$
2,555

 
$
18

 
$
94,164

Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities 1
24,964

 
1,476

 

 
26,440

Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations 1
64,732

 
1,670

 
55

 
66,347

Municipal bonds
68,515

 
3,500

 
171

 
71,844

Total securities
$
249,838

 
$
9,201

 
$
244

 
$
258,795

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities 1
$
63,161

 
$
3,124

 
$
13

 
$
66,272

Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities 1
25,301

 
1,144

 
49

 
26,396

Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations 1
86,470

 
1,766

 
80

 
88,156

Municipal bonds
66,988

 
3,535

 
235

 
70,288

Total securities
$
241,920

 
$
9,569

 
$
377

 
$
251,112

1 Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations are issued and/or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or U.S. government-sponsored enterprises.


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LEGACYTEXAS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

The carrying amount and fair value of held to maturity debt securities and the fair value of available for sale debt securities at September 30, 2015 by contractual maturity are set forth in the table below. Securities with contractual payments not due at a single maturity date, including mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations, are shown separately.
 
Held to maturity
 
Available for sale
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair Value
 
Fair Value
Due in one year or less
$
1,948

 
$
1,977

 
$
3,343

Due after one to five years
7,362

 
7,734

 
23,923

Due after five to ten years
46,684

 
49,617

 
17,987

Due after ten years
12,521

 
12,516

 
11,007

Agency residential mortgage-backed securities
91,627

 
94,164

 
226,222

Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities
24,964

 
26,440

 

Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations
64,732

 
66,347

 
35,737

Total
$
249,838

 
$
258,795

 
$
318,219


Securities with a carrying value of $265,654 and $250,525 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, were pledged to secure public deposits, repurchase agreements and for other purposes required or permitted by law.
Sales activity of securities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was as follows. All securities sold were classified as available for sale.
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Proceeds
$
1,366

 
$

 
$
17,947

 
$

Gross gains

 

 
211

 

Gross losses
25

 

 
25

 

Gains and losses on the sale of securities classified as available for sale are recorded on the trade date using the specific-identification method.

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LEGACYTEXAS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Securities with unrealized losses at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, were as follows:
AFS
Less than 12 Months
 
12 Months or More
 
Total
September 30, 2015
Fair Value
 
Unrealized Loss
 
Fair Value
 
Unrealized Loss
 
Fair Value
 
Unrealized Loss
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities 1
$
40,026

 
$
127

 
$
11,068

 
$
87

 
$
51,094

 
$
214

Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations 1
11,754

 
51

 
3,910

 
51

 
15,664

 
102

Municipal bonds
5,578

 
102

 

 

 
5,578

 
102

Total temporarily impaired
$
57,358

 
$
280

 
$
14,978

 
$
138

 
$
72,336

 
$
418

December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities 1
$
6,534

 
$
14

 
$
50,729

 
$
596

 
$
57,263

 
$
610

Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations 1
9,499

 
38

 
4,769

 
43

 
14,268

 
81

Total temporarily impaired
$
16,033

 
$
52

 
$
55,498

 
$
639

 
$
71,531

 
$
691

HTM
Less than 12 Months
 
12 Months or More
 
Total
September 30, 2015
Fair Value
 
Unrealized Loss
 
Fair Value
 
Unrealized Loss
 
Fair Value
 
Unrealized Loss
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities 1
$
1,256

 
$
18

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,256

 
$
18

Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations 1
1,457

 
12

 
3,187

 
43

 
4,644

 
55

Municipal bonds
1,916

 
24

 
6,286

 
147

 
8,202

 
171

Total temporarily impaired
$
4,629


$
54

 
$
9,473

 
$
190

 
$
14,102


$
244

December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities 1
$

 
$

 
$
3,430

 
$
13

 
$
3,430

 
$
13

Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities 1

 

 
3,895

 
49

 
3,895

 
49

Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations 1
8,984

 
33

 
4,697

 
47

 
13,681

 
80

Municipal bonds

 

 
11,415

 
235

 
11,415

 
235

Total temporarily impaired
$
8,984

 
$
33

 
$
23,437

 
$
344

 
$
32,421

 
$
377

1 Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations are issued and/or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or U.S. government-sponsored enterprises.
Other-than-Temporary Impairment
In determining other-than-temporary impairment for debt securities, management considers many factors, including: (1) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than amortized 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 and ability to retain its investment in the issuer for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value.
As of September 30, 2015, 61 securities had unrealized losses, 21 of which had been in an unrealized loss position for over 12 months at September 30, 2015. The Company does not believe these unrealized losses are other-than-temporary and, at September 30, 2015, had the intent and ability to retain its investment in the issuer for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value. All principal and interest payments are being received on time and in full.


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CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

NOTE 5 - LOANS
Loans consist of the following:
 
September 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
Loans held for sale
$
22,802

 
$

 
 
 
 
Loans held for investment:
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
$
2,035,631

 
$
1,265,868

Commercial and industrial
1,437,241

 
781,824

Construction and land
260,433

 
21,298

Consumer real estate
880,532

 
524,199

Other consumer
74,989

 
40,491

Gross loans held for investment, excluding Warehouse Purchase Program
4,688,826

 
2,633,680

Net of:
 
 
 
Deferred fees and discounts, net
(3,229
)
 
(2,927
)
Allowance for loan losses
(36,382
)
 
(25,549
)
Net loans held for investment, excluding Warehouse Purchase Program
4,649,215

 
2,605,204

Warehouse Purchase Program
960,377

 
786,416

Total loans held for investment
$
5,609,592

 
$
3,391,620



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LEGACYTEXAS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Activity in the allowance for loan losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, segregated by portfolio segment and evaluation for impairment, is set forth below. All Warehouse Purchase Program loans are collectively evaluated for impairment and are purchased under several contractual requirements, providing safeguards to the Company. These safeguards include the requirement that our mortgage company customers have a takeout commitment for each loan and multiple investors for purchases. To date, the Company has not experienced a loss on these loans and no allowance for loan losses has been allocated to them. At September 30, 2015 and 2014, the allowance for loan impairment related to purchased credit impaired ("PCI") loans totaled $139 and $182, respectively.
For the three months ended September 30, 2015
Commercial Real Estate
 
Commercial and Industrial
 
Construction and Land
 
Consumer Real Estate
 
Other Consumer
 
Total
Allowance for loan losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance - July 1, 2015
$
11,285

 
$
13,221

 
$
1,531

 
$
4,120

 
$
710

 
$
30,867

Charge-offs
(9
)
 
(1,649
)
 

 
(106
)
 
(360
)
 
(2,124
)
Recoveries
3

 
23

 

 
6

 
92

 
124

Provision expense
1,789

 
4,019

 
888

 
252

 
567

 
7,515

Ending balance - September 30, 2015
$
13,068

 
$
15,614

 
$
2,419

 
$
4,272

 
$
1,009

 
$
36,382

For the nine months ended September 30, 2015
Commercial Real Estate
 
Commercial and Industrial
 
Construction and Land
 
Consumer Real Estate
 
Other Consumer
 
Total
Allowance for loan losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance - January 1, 2015
$
11,830

 
$
9,068

 
$
174

 
$
4,069

 
$
408

 
$
25,549

Charge-offs
(91
)
 
(2,690
)
 

 
(321
)
 
(883
)
 
(3,985
)
Recoveries
24

 
124

 

 
66

 
339

 
553

Provision expense
1,305

 
9,112

 
2,245

 
458

 
1,145

 
14,265

Ending balance - September 30, 2015
$
13,068

 
$
15,614

 
$
2,419

 
$
4,272

 
$
1,009

 
$
36,382

Allowance ending balance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
$
888

 
$
1,426

 
$

 
$
80

 
$
85

 
$
2,479

Collectively evaluated for impairment
12,180

 
14,188

 
2,419

 
4,192

 
924

 
33,903

Loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
13,880

 
41,805

 
39

 
5,571

 
160

 
61,455

Collectively evaluated for impairment
2,011,101

 
1,395,066

 
260,394

 
874,115

 
74,514

 
4,615,190

PCI loans
10,650

 
370

 

 
846

 
315

 
12,181

Ending balance
$
2,035,631

 
$
1,437,241

 
$
260,433

 
$
880,532

 
$
74,989

 
$
4,688,826


For the three months ended September 30, 2014
Commercial Real Estate
 
Commercial and Industrial
 
Construction and Land
 
Consumer Real Estate
 
Other Consumer
 
Total
Allowance for loan losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance - July 1, 2014
$
11,186

 
$
5,285

 
$
252

 
$
3,339

 
$
378

 
$
20,440

Charge-offs

 
(171
)
 
(51
)
 
(81
)
 
(190
)
 
(493
)
Recoveries

 
19

 
1

 
12

 
95

 
127

Provision expense (benefit)
488

 
1,058

 
(59
)
 
910

 
114

 
2,511

Ending balance - September 30, 2014
$
11,674

 
$
6,191

 
$
143

 
$
4,180

 
$
397

 
$
22,585



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LEGACYTEXAS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014
Commercial Real Estate
 
Commercial and Industrial
 
Construction and Land
 
Consumer Real Estate
 
Other Consumer
 
Total
Allowance for loan losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance - January 1, 2014
$
10,944

 
$
4,536

 
$
212

 
$
3,280

 
$
386

 
$
19,358

Charge-offs

 
(473
)
 
(51
)
 
(237
)
 
(497
)
 
(1,258
)
Recoveries

 
76

 
1

 
37

 
287

 
401

Provision expense (benefit)
730

 
2,052

 
(19
)
 
1,100

 
221

 
4,084

Ending balance - September 30, 2014
$
11,674

 
$
6,191

 
$
143

 
$
4,180

 
$
397

 
$
22,585

Allowance ending balance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Individually evaluated for impairment
$
835

 
$
1,595

 
$

 
$
416

 
$
4

 
$
2,850

Collectively evaluated for impairment
10,839

 
4,596

 
143

 
3,764

 
393

 
19,735

Loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Individually evaluated for impairment
8,158

 
6,485

 
104

 
5,393

 
340

 
20,480

Collectively evaluated for impairment
1,206,151

 
688,868

 
16,796

 
509,206

 
40,973

 
2,461,994

PCI loans
5,127

 
190

 

 
1,107

 
165

 
6,589

Ending balance
$
1,219,436

 
$
695,543

 
$
16,900

 
$
515,706

 
$
41,478

 
$
2,489,063

The allowance for loan losses and related provision expense are susceptible to change if the credit quality of our loan portfolio changes, which is evidenced by many factors, including but not limited to charge-offs and non-performing loan trends. Generally, consumer real estate lending has a lower credit risk profile compared to other consumer lending (such as automobile loans). Commercial real estate and commercial and industrial lending, however, can have higher risk profiles than consumer loans due to these loans being larger in amount and non-homogeneous in structure and term. Changes in economic conditions, the mix and size of the loan portfolio, and individual borrower conditions can dramatically impact our level of allowance for loan losses in relatively short periods of time.
The allowance for loan losses is maintained to cover losses that are estimated in accordance with US GAAP. It is our estimate of credit losses inherent in our loan portfolio at each balance sheet date. Our methodology for analyzing the allowance for loan losses consists of general and specific components. For the general component, we stratify the loan portfolio into homogeneous groups of loans that possess similar loss potential characteristics and apply a loss ratio to these groups of loans to estimate the credit losses in the loan portfolio. We use both historical loss ratios and qualitative loss factors assigned to major loan collateral types to establish general component loss allocations. Qualitative loss factors are based on management's judgment of company, market, industry or business specific data and external economic indicators, which may not yet be reflected in the historical loss ratios, and that could impact the Company's specific loan portfolios. The Allowance for Loan Loss Committee sets and adjusts qualitative loss factors by regularly reviewing changes in underlying loan composition and the seasonality of specific portfolios. The Allowance for Loan Loss Committee also considers credit quality and trends relating to delinquency, non-performing and classified loans within the Company's loan portfolio when evaluating qualitative loss factors. Additionally, the Allowance for Loan Loss Committee adjusts qualitative factors to account for the potential impact of external economic factors, including the unemployment rate, vacancy and capitalization rates and other pertinent economic data specific to our primary market area and lending portfolios.
For the specific component, the allowance for loan losses includes loans where management has concerns about the borrower's ability to repay and on individually analyzed loans found to be impaired. Management evaluates current information and events regarding a borrower's ability to repay its obligations and considers a loan to be impaired when the ultimate collectability of amounts due, according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement, is in doubt. If an impaired loan is collateral-dependent, the fair value of the collateral, less the estimated cost to sell, is used to determine the amount of impairment. If an impaired loan is not collateral-dependent, the impairment amount is determined using the negative difference, if any, between the estimated discounted cash flows and the loan amount due. For impaired loans, the amount of the impairment can be adjusted, based on current data, until such time as the actual basis is established by acquisition of the collateral or until the basis is collected. Impairment losses are reflected in the allowance for loan losses through a charge to the provision for loan losses. Subsequent recoveries are credited to the allowance for loan losses. Cash receipts for accruing loans are applied to principal and interest under the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Cash receipts on impaired loans for which the accrual of interest has been discontinued are applied first to principal.

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LEGACYTEXAS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Large groups of smaller-balance homogeneous loans are collectively evaluated for impairment. As a result, the Company does not separately identify consumer real estate loans less than $417 or individual consumer non-real estate secured loans for impairment disclosures. The Company considers these loans to be homogeneous in nature due to the smaller dollar amount and the similar underwriting criteria.
Impaired loans at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, were as follows 1:
September 30, 2015
 
Unpaid
Contractual Principal
Balance
 
Recorded
Investment With No Allowance
 
Recorded
Investment With Allowance
 
Total Recorded Investment
 
Related
Allowance
Commercial real estate
 
$
14,378

 
$
10,529

 
$
3,351

 
$
13,880

 
$
829

Commercial and industrial
 
44,302

 
38,268

 
3,537

 
41,805

 
1,418

Construction and land
 
43

 
39

 

 
39

 

Consumer real estate
 
6,120

 
5,408

 
163

 
5,571

 
20

Other consumer
 
238

 
60

 
100

 
160

 
73

Total
 
$
65,081

 
$
54,304

 
$
7,151

 
$
61,455

 
$
2,340

December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
 
$
8,372

 
$
4,162

 
$
3,243

 
$
7,405

 
$
784

Commercial and industrial
 
7,043

 
2,008

 
3,921

 
5,929

 
1,768

Construction and land
 
109

 
103

 

 
103

 

Consumer real estate
 
6,037

 
4,735

 
872

 
5,607

 
161

Other consumer
 
336

 
282

 
2

 
284

 
2

Total
 
$
21,897

 
$
11,290

 
$
8,038

 
$
19,328

 
$
2,715

1 No Warehouse Purchase Program loans were impaired at September 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014. Loans reported do not include PCI loans.
Income on impaired loans at September 30, 2015 and 2014, was as follows1:
September 30, 2015
 
Current Quarter Average
Recorded
Investment
 
Year-to-Date Average
Recorded
Investment
 
Current Quarter Interest
Income
Recognized
 
Year-to-Date Interest
Income
Recognized
Commercial real estate
 
$
6,394

 
$
6,705

 
$
3

 
$
22

Commercial and industrial
 
27,446

 
15,444

 
2

 
7

Construction and land
 
65

 
99

 

 

Consumer real estate
 
5,253

 
5,320

 
1

 
6

Other consumer
 
172

 
221

 

 
2

Total
 
$
39,330

 
$
27,789

 
$
6

 
$
37

September 30, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
 
$
8,114

 
$
8,043

 
$
9

 
$
12

Commercial and industrial
 
6,209

 
6,018

 
3

 
9

Construction and land
 
94

 
31

 

 

Consumer real estate
 
5,252

 
4,802

 
8

 
31

Other consumer
 
396

 
482

 
2

 
4

Total
 
$
20,065

 
$
19,376

 
$
22

 
$
56

1 Loans reported do not include PCI loans.

Past due status is based on the contractual terms of the loan. Loans that are past due 30 days are considered delinquent. Interest income on loans is discontinued at the time the loan is 90 days delinquent unless the loan is well-secured and in process

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CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

of collection. Non-mortgage consumer loans are typically charged off no later than 120 days past due. In all cases, loans are placed on nonaccrual or charged-off at an earlier date if collection of principal or interest is considered doubtful. Nonaccrual loans include both smaller balance homogeneous loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment and larger individually classified impaired loans.
All interest accrued but not received for loans placed on nonaccrual status is reversed against interest income. Interest received on such loans is accounted for on the cash-basis or cost recovery method, until qualifying for return to accrual. Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured.
Loans past due over 90 days that were still accruing interest totaled $139 at September 30, 2015 and $612 at December 31, 2014, which consisted entirely of PCI loans. At September 30, 2015, no PCI loans were considered non-performing loans. No Warehouse Purchase Program loans were non-performing at September 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014. Non-performing (nonaccrual) loans were as follows:
 
September 30,
 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Commercial real estate
$
13,717

 
$
6,703

Commercial and industrial
41,538

 
5,778

Construction and land
39

 
149

Consumer real estate
10,894

 
10,591

Other consumer
225

 
286

Total
$
66,413

 
$
23,507


A modified loan is considered a troubled debt restructuring (“TDR”) when two conditions are met: 1) the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and 2) concessions are made for the borrower's benefit that would not otherwise be considered for a borrower or transaction with similar credit risk characteristics. Modifications to loan terms may include a modification of the contractual interest rate to a below-market rate (even if the modified rate is higher than the original rate), forgiveness of accrued interest, forgiveness of a portion of principal, an extended repayment period or a deed in lieu of foreclosure or other transfer of assets other than cash to fully or partially satisfy a debt. The Company's policy is to place all TDRs on nonaccrual for a minimum period of six months. Loans qualify for return to accrual status once they have demonstrated performance with the restructured terms of the loan agreement for a minimum of six months and the collection of principal and interest under the revised terms is deemed probable. All TDRs are considered to be impaired loans.

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LEGACYTEXAS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

The outstanding balances of TDRs are shown below:
 
September 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Nonaccrual TDRs(1)
$
8,961

 
$
12,982

Performing TDRs (2)
564

 
1,098

Total
$
9,525

 
$
14,080

Specific reserves on TDRs
$
1,046

 
$
992

Outstanding commitments to lend additional funds to borrowers with TDR loans

 

1 Nonaccrual TDR loans are included in the nonaccrual loan totals.
2 Performing TDR loans are loans that have been performing under the restructured terms for at least six months and the Company is accruing interest on these loans.
The following tables provide the recorded balances of loans modified as a TDR during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
 
 
Principal Deferrals (1)
 
Combination of Rate Reduction and Principal Deferral
 
Other
 
Total
 
Principal Deferrals (1)
 
Combination of Rate Reduction and Principal Deferral
 
Other
 
Total
Commercial and industrial
 
$

 
$

 
$
129

 
$
129

 
$

 
$

 
$
198

 
$
198

Consumer real estate
 
212

 

 

 
212

 
298

 
61

 

 
359

Other consumer
 
2

 

 

 
2

 
2

 

 

 
2

Total
 
$
214

 
$

 
$
129

 
$
343

 
$
300

 
$
61

 
$
198

 
$
559

 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
 
 
Principal Deferrals (1)
 
Combination of Rate Reduction and Principal Deferral
 
Other
 
Total
 
Principal Deferrals (1)
 
Combination of Rate Reduction and Principal Deferral
 
Other
 
Total
Commercial and industrial
 
$

 
$
29

 
$

 
$
29

 
$

 
$
29

 
$
1,831

 
$
1,860

Construction and land
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
104

 
104

Consumer real estate
 
38

 
67

 

 
105

 
164

 
332

 
112

 
608

Other consumer
 
2

 

 

 
2

 
13

 
6

 

 
19

Total
 
$
40

 
$
96

 
$

 
$
136

 
$
177

 
$
367

 
$
2,047

 
$
2,591

1 Principal deferrals include Chapter 7 bankruptcy loans for which the court has discharged the borrower's obligation and the borrower has not reaffirmed the debt. Such loans are placed on non-accrual status.
Loans modified as a TDR during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 or 2014 which experienced a subsequent payment default during the periods are shown below. A payment default is defined as a loan that was 90 days or more past due.
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Commercial and industrial
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
61

Consumer real estate
177

 
108

 
241

 
108

Total
$
177

 
$
108

 
$
241

 
$
169



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Loans acquired with evidence of credit quality deterioration at acquisition, for which it was probable that the Company would not be able to collect all contractual amounts due, were accounted for as PCI loans. The carrying amount of PCI loans included in the consolidated balance sheets and the related outstanding balances at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 were as follows. The outstanding balance represents the total amount owed, including accrued but unpaid interest, and any amounts previously charged off.
 
September 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Carrying amount 1
$
12,042

 
$
6,408

Outstanding balance
13,429

 
7,372

1 The carrying amounts are reported net of allowance for loan losses of $139 and $180 as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.
Changes in the accretable yield for PCI loans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, are as follows:
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Beginning balance
$
3,310

 
$
2,100

Additions

 
1,907

Reclassifications from nonaccretable
786

 
1,192

Disposals
(578
)
 
(932
)
Accretion
(323
)
 
(1,072
)
Balance at end of period
$
3,195

 
$
3,195

Below is an analysis of the age of recorded investment in loans that were past due at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. No Warehouse Purchase Program loans were delinquent at September 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014 and therefore are not included in the following table.
September 30, 2015
 
30-59 Days Past Due
 
60-89 Days Past Due
 
90 Days and Greater Past Due
 
Total Loans Past Due
 
Current Loans 1
 
Total Loans
Commercial real estate
 
$
1,539

 
$
167

 
$
12,488

 
$
14,194

 
$
2,021,437

 
$
2,035,631

Commercial and industrial
 
1,283

 
19,413

 
6,251

 
26,947

 
1,410,294

 
1,437,241

Construction and land
 
1,169

 

 
39

 
1,208

 
259,225

 
260,433

Consumer real estate
 
714

 
3,905

 
2,710

 
7,329

 
873,203

 
880,532

Other consumer
 
238

 
48

 
8

 
294

 
74,695

 
74,989

Total
 
$
4,943

 
$
23,533

 
$
21,496

 
$
49,972

 
$
4,638,854

 
$
4,688,826

December 31, 2014
 
30-59 Days Past Due
 
60-89 Days Past Due
 
90 Days and Greater Past Due
 
Total Loans Past Due
 
Current Loans 1
 
Total Loans
Commercial real estate
 
$
590

 
$
338

 
$

 
$
928

 
$
1,264,940

 
$
1,265,868

Commercial and industrial
 
1,014

 
191

 
357

 
1,562

 
780,262

 
781,824

Construction and land
 
103

 

 
46

 
149

 
21,149

 
21,298

Consumer real estate
 
6,145

 
3,678

 
3,885

 
13,708

 
510,491

 
524,199

Other consumer
 
281

 
26

 
10

 
317

 
40,174

 
40,491

Total
 
$
8,133

 
$
4,233

 
$
4,298

 
$
16,664

 
$
2,617,016

 
$
2,633,680

1 Includes acquired PCI loans with a total carrying value of $10,807 and $5,945 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.
For loans collateralized by real property and commercial and industrial loans, credit exposure is monitored by internally assigned grades used for classification of loans. A loan is considered “special mention” when management has determined that there is a potential weakness that deserves management's close attention. Loans rated as "special mention" are not adversely

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classified according to regulatory classifications and do not expose the Company to sufficient risk to warrant adverse classification. A loan is considered “substandard” if it is inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or the collateral pledged, if any. “Substandard” loans include those characterized by the “distinct possibility” that the insured institution will sustain “some loss” if the deficiencies are not corrected, and the loan may or may not meet the criteria for impairment. Loans classified as “doubtful” have all of the weaknesses of those classified as “substandard”, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses present make “collection or liquidation in full,” on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions and values, “highly questionable and improbable.” All other loans that do not fall into the above mentioned categories are considered “pass” loans. Updates to internally assigned grades are made monthly and/or upon significant developments.
For consumer loans, credit exposure is monitored by payment history of the loans. Non-performing consumer loans are on nonaccrual status and are generally greater than 90 days past due.
The recorded investment in loans by credit quality indicators at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, was as follows.
Real Estate and Commercial and Industrial Credit Exposure
Credit Risk Profile by Internally Assigned Grade
September 30, 2015
 
Commercial Real Estate
 
Commercial and Industrial
 
Construction and Land
 
Consumer Real Estate
Grade: 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pass
 
$
1,990,894

 
$
1,350,846

 
$
260,299

 
$
862,715

Special Mention
 
13,889

 
32,138

 

 
3,481

Substandard
 
30,043

 
54,196

 
95

 
11,372

Doubtful
 
805

 
61

 
39

 
2,964

Total
 
$
2,035,631

 
$
1,437,241

 
$
260,433

 
$
880,532

December 31, 2014
 
Commercial Real Estate
 
Commercial and Industrial
 
Construction and Land
 
Consumer Real Estate
Grade: 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pass
 
$
1,231,053

 
$
752,748

 
$
20,990

 
$
505,028

Special Mention
 
17,745

 
7,280

 
159

 
4,230

Substandard
 
16,242

 
21,577

 
103

 
10,467

Doubtful
 
828

 
219

 
46

 
4,474

Total
 
$
1,265,868

 
$
781,824

 
$
21,298

 
$
524,199

1 PCI loans are included in the substandard or doubtful categories. These categories are consistent with the "substandard" and "doubtful" categories as defined by regulatory authorities.
Warehouse Purchase Program Credit Exposure
All Warehouse Purchase Program loans were graded pass as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.
Consumer Other Credit Exposure
Credit Risk Profile Based on Payment Activity
 
September 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Performing
$
74,764

 
$
40,205

Non-performing
225

 
286

Total
$
74,989

 
$
40,491



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NOTE 6 - FAIR VALUE    
ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.
Level 2: Significant 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: Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant and unobservable in the market. These instruments are valued using the best information available, some of which is internally developed, and reflects a reporting entity’s own assumptions about the risk premiums that market participants would generally require and the assumptions they would use.
The fair values of securities available for sale are determined by matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique widely used in the industry to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities but rather by relying on the securities' relationship to other benchmark quoted securities (Level 2 inputs).
The Company elects the fair value option for residential mortgage loans held for sale in accordance with ASC 825. This election allows for a more effective offset of the changes in fair values of the loans and the derivative instruments used to economically hedge them without the burden of complying with the requirements for hedge accounting under ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.” Mortgage loans held for sale, which are sold on a servicing released basis, are valued on a recurring basis using a market approach by utilizing either: (1) the fair value of securities backed by similar mortgage loans, adjusted for certain factors to approximate the fair value of a whole mortgage loan, including the value attributable to mortgage servicing and credit risk, (ii) current commitments to purchase loans or (iii) recent observable market trades for similar loans, adjusted to credit risk and other individual loan characteristics. As these prices are derived from market observable inputs, the Company classifies these valuations as Level 2 in the fair value disclosures. At September 30, 2015, loans held for sale had an aggregate fair value of $22,802 and an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $22,365 and were recorded in mortgage loans held for sale in the consolidated balance sheet. There were no mortgage loans held for sale that were 90 days or greater past due or on non-accrual at September 30, 2015. Interest income on mortgage loans held for sale is recognized based on the contractual rates and reflected in interest income on loans held for sale in the consolidated income statement.

Transfers of financial assets are accounted for as sales when control over the assets has been surrendered. Control over transferred assets is deemed to be surrendered when (i) the assets have been isolated from the Company, (ii) the transferee has the right (free of conditions that constrain it from taking advantage of that right) to pledge or exchange the transferred assets, and (iii) the Company does not maintain effective control over the transferred assets through either (a) an agreement that entitles and obligates the Company to repurchase or redeem them before their maturity or (b) the ability to unilaterally cause the holder to return specific assets.
The Company enters into a variety of derivative instruments as part of its hedging strategy and measures these instruments at fair value on a recurring basis in the balance sheet. The majority of these derivatives are exchange-traded or traded within highly active dealer markets. In order to determine the fair value of these instruments, the Company utilized the exchange price or dealer market price for the particular derivative contract; therefore these contracts are classified as Level 2. In addition, the Company enters into interest rate lock commitments ("IRLCs") with prospective borrowers. These commitments are carried at fair value based on the fair value of the underlying mortgage loans which are based on observable market data. The Company adjusts the outstanding IRLCs with prospective borrowers based on an expectation that it will be exercised and the loan will be funded. IRLCs are recorded in other assets or other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. These commitments are classified as Level 2 in the fair value disclosures, as the valuations are based on market observable inputs. Net losses of $82 and net gains of $76 resulting from changes in the fair value of these IRLCs and net losses of $404 and $302, on forward mortgage-backed securities trades were recorded in net gain on sale of mortgage loans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively. These gains and losses were not attributable to credit-specific risk. Please see Note 7 - Derivative Financial Instruments for more information.

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The Company also enters into certain interest rate derivative positions that are not designated as hedging instruments. The estimated fair value of these commercial loan interest rate swaps are obtained from a pricing service that provides the swaps' unwind value (Level 2 inputs). The fair value of these derivative positions outstanding are included in other assets and other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Please see Note 7 - Derivative Financial Instruments for more information.
Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below.
September 30, 2015
 
Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Assets:
 
 
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities
 
$
226,222

Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations
 
35,737

US government and agency securities
 
15,251

Municipal bonds
 
41,009

Total securities available for sale
 
$
318,219

 
 
 
Loans held for sale
 
$
22,802

Derivative financial instruments:
 
 
Interest rate lock commitments
 
490

Forward mortgage-backed securities trades
 

Loan customer counterparty
 
333

Liabilities:
 
 
Derivative financial instruments:
 
 
Interest rate lock commitments
 

Forward mortgage-backed securities trades
 
146

Financial institution counterparty
 
333

December 31, 2014
 
 
Assets:
 
 
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities
 
$
145,518

Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations
 
50,554

US government and agency securities
 
3,627

Total securities available for sale
 
$
199,699

Derivative financial instruments:
 
 
Loan customer counterparty
 
$
64

Liabilities:
 
 
Derivative financial instruments:
 
 
Financial institution counterparty
 
64


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Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Non-Recurring Basis

Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis are summarized below. There were no liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis at September 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014.
September 30, 2015
 
Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
 
 
Impaired loans
 
$
4,811

Foreclosed assets- commercial real estate 1
 
2,616

Foreclosed assets- construction and land 1
 
1,917

Foreclosed assets- other
 
107

December 31, 2014
 
 
Assets:
 
 
Impaired loans
 
$
5,323

Foreclosed assets- commercial real estate
 
551

1 Foreclosed assets acquired in the LegacyTexas Group, Inc. acquisition.
Impaired loans that are collateral dependent are measured for impairment using the fair value of the collateral adjusted by additional Level 3 inputs, such as discounts of market value, estimated marketing costs and estimated legal expenses. Impaired loans secured by real estate, receivables or inventory had discounts determined by management on an individual loan basis. Impaired loans that are not collateral dependent are measured for impairment by a discounted cash flow analysis using a net present value calculation that utilizes data from the loan file before and after the modification.
Foreclosed assets are measured at the lower of book or fair value less costs to sell using third party appraisals, listing agreements or sale contracts, which may be adjusted by additional Level 3 inputs, such as discounts of market value, estimated marketing costs and estimated legal expenses. Management may also consider additional adjustments on specific properties due to the age of the appraisal, expected holding period, lack of comparable sales, or if the other real estate owned is a special use property. Foreclosed assets acquired from LegacyTexas Group, Inc. were recorded at their estimated fair value on the acquisition date of January 1, 2015. At September 30, 2015, the Company had $262 in residential mortgage loans in the process of foreclosure.
The Credit Risk Management department evaluates the valuations on impaired loans and foreclosed assets at least quarterly. The valuations on impaired loans are reviewed at least quarterly by the Allowance for Loan Loss Committee and are considered in the calculation of the allowance for loan losses. Unobservable inputs, such as discounts to collateral, are monitored and adjusted if market conditions change.

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(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

The carrying amount and fair value information of financial instruments not recorded at fair value in their entirety on a recurring basis on the Company's consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2015 and at December 31, 2014, were as follows:
 
 
 
 
Fair Value
September 30, 2015
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
Financial assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
241,714

 
$
241,714

 
$

 
$

Securities held to maturity
 
249,838

 

 
258,795

 

Loans held for investment, net
 
4,649,215

 

 

 
4,700,119

Loans held for investment - Warehouse Purchase Program
 
960,377

 

 

 
960,636

FHLB stock and other restricted securities, at cost
 
63,891

 

 
63,891

 

Accrued interest receivable
 
16,079

 
16,079

 

 

Financial liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
 
$
4,770,050

 
$

 
$

 
$
4,518,740

FHLB advances
 
1,152,916

 

 

 
1,157,273

Repurchase agreements
 
71,643

 

 

 
71,597

Subordinated debt
 
11,522

 

 

 
11,522

Accrued interest payable
 
1,182

 
1,182

 

 

 
 
 
 
Fair Value
December 31, 2014
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
Financial assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
132,021

 
$
132,021

 
$

 
$

Securities held to maturity
 
241,920

 

 
251,112

 

Loans held for investment, net
 
2,605,204

 

 

 
2,629,098

Loans held for investment - Warehouse Purchase Program
 
786,416

 

 

 
786,714

FHLB stock and other restricted securities, at cost
 
44,084

 

 
44,084

 

Accrued interest receivable
 
10,347

 
10,347

 

 

Financial liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
 
$
2,657,809

 
$

 
$

 
$
2,517,446

FHLB advances
 
862,907

 

 

 
870,022

Repurchase agreement
 
25,000

 

 

 
26,780

Accrued interest payable
 
899

 
899

 

 


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(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

The methods and assumptions used to estimate fair value are as follows:
Estimated fair value is the carrying amount for cash and cash equivalents and accrued interest receivable and payable. The fair values of securities held to maturity are determined by matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique widely used in the industry to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities but rather by relying on the securities' relationship to other benchmark quoted securities (Level 2 inputs). For loans held for investment (including Warehouse Purchase Program loans), fair value is based on discounted cash flows using current market offering rates, estimated life, and applicable credit risk. For deposits, FHLB advances and overnight repurchase agreements with depositors, fair value is calculated using the FHLB advance curve to discount cash flows for the estimated life for deposits and according to the contractual repayment schedule for FHLB advances. The fair value of the structured repurchase agreement is based on discounting the estimated cash flows using the current rate at which similar borrowings would be made with similar terms and remaining maturities. The fair value of subordinated debt (consisting of trust preferred securities) is based on current market rates on similar debt in the market. It is not practicable to determine the fair value of FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank stock due to restrictions on its transferability. The fair value of off-balance sheet items is based on the current fees or costs that would be charged to enter into or terminate such arrangements and are not considered significant to this presentation.

NOTE 7 - DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company enters into IRLCs with prospective residential mortgage borrowers whereby the interest rate on the loan is determined prior to funding and the borrowers have locked into that interest rate. These commitments are carried at fair value in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. The estimated fair values of IRLCs are based on observable market data and are recorded in other assets or other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company adjusts the outstanding IRLCs with prospective borrowers based on the expectation that it will be exercised and the loan will be funded. The initial and subsequent changes in the fair value of IRLCs are a component of net gain on sale of mortgage loans.
The Company actively manages the risk profiles of its IRLCs and mortgage loans held for sale on a daily basis. To manage the price risk associated with IRLCs, the Company enters into forward sales of mortgage-backed securities in an amount similar to the portion of the IRLC expected to close, assuming no change in mortgage interest rates. In addition, to manage the interest rate risk associated with mortgage loans held for sale, the Company enters into forward sales of mortgage-backed securities to deliver mortgage loan inventory to investors. The estimated fair values of forward sales of mortgage-backed securities and forward sale commitments are based on quoted market values and are recorded in other assets or other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. The initial and subsequent changes in value on forward sales of mortgage-backed securities are a component of net gain on sale of mortgage loans.
The following table provides the outstanding notional balances and fair values of outstanding positions at September 30, 2015 and recorded gains (losses) during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2015. The Company did not have any outstanding derivative positions related to mortgage loans held for sale during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2014.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recorded Gains/(Losses)
Derivative Positions related to Mortgage Loans Held for Sale:
 
Expiration Dates
 
Outstanding Notional Balance
 
Fair Value
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
IRLCs
 
2015
 
$
12,437

 
$
490

 
$
(82
)
 
$
76

Forward mortgage-backed securities trades
 
2015
 
21,631

 
(146
)
 
(404
)
 
(302
)

The Company enters into certain interest rate derivative positions that are not designated as hedging instruments. These derivative positions related to transactions in which we entered into an interest rate swap or cap with a customer, while at the same time entering into an offsetting interest rate swap or cap with another financial institution. In connection with each swap transaction, we agree to pay interest to the customer on a notional amount at a variable interest rate and receive interest from the customer on a similar notional amount at a fixed interest rate. At the same time, we agree to pay another financial institution the same fixed interest rate on the same notional amount and receive the same variable interest rate on the same notional amount. The transaction allows our customer to effectively convert a variable rate loan to a fixed rate. In connection with each interest rate cap, we sell a cap to the customer and agree to pay interest if the underlying index exceeds the strike

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(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

price defined in the cap agreement.  Simultaneously we purchase a cap with matching terms from another financial institution which agrees to pay us if the underlying index exceeds the strike price. Because we act as an intermediary for our customer, changes in the fair value of the underlying derivative contracts substantially offset each other and do not have a material impact on our results of operations. The Company presents derivative instruments at fair value in other assets and other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

The notional amounts and estimated fair values of interest rate swap derivative positions outstanding and weighted-average receive and pay interest rates at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are presented in the following table.

Derivative Positions related to Commercial Loan Interest Rate Swaps:
 
Outstanding
Notional Amount
 
Estimated Fair Value
 
Weighted-Average Interest Rate
 
 
 
Received
 
Paid
September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loan customer counterparty
 
$
20,088

 
$
333


4.28
%
 
3.23
%
Financial institution counterparty
 
(20,088
)
 
(333
)
 
3.23

 
4.28

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loan customer counterparty
 
$
6,199

 
$
64

 
4.38
%
 
2.91
%
Financial institution counterparty
 
(6,199
)
 
(64
)
 
2.91

 
4.38


Our credit exposure on interest rate swaps is limited to the net favorable value of all swaps by each counterparty. In some cases, collateral may be required from the counterparties involved if the net value of the swaps exceed a nominal amount considered to be immaterial. Collateral levels are monitored and adjusted on a regular basis for changes in interest rate swap values. Our cash collateral pledged for interest rate swaps and included in our interest-bearing deposits, which totaled $300 at September 30, 2015 and $150 at December 31, 2014, is in excess of our credit exposure. The Company does not offset fair value amounts recognized for derivative instruments and the amounts collected and/or deposited on derivative instruments in its consolidated balance sheets.


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NOTE 8 - REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
At September 30, 2015, the Company had a $25,000 outstanding structured repurchase agreement with Credit Suisse, as well as $46,643 in overnight repurchase agreements with depositors.
Repurchase agreements, or "repos", which are classified as securities transactions, are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), are not guaranteed, and may lose value. A repo is an agreement between two parties whereby one party (a bank as counterparty) sells the other (as customer) a security at a specified price with a commitment to buy the security back at a fixed time and price. Maturities can vary from overnight to greater than a year, with the longer-maturity repos commonly referred to as “structured” or “term” repos. Repos are accounted for as collateralized borrowings and are recorded at amounts equal to cash received. The contractual terms of the repo may require the Company to provide additional collateral if the fair value of the securities underlying the borrowing decline during the term of the agreement. Risks associated with repos primarily relate to the risk of default and deterioration of collateral value. Risks of default generally include 1) failure to deliver cash or securities as required under the transaction, 2) failure to provide or return cash or securities as used for margining purposes, 3) breach of representation, and 4) a repudiation of obligations under the agreement.
Repos are generally designed so that if a bank counterparty fails to perform its obligations under the repo, the customer may take possession of the collateral. While counterparty selection and collateral requirements provide the customer some protection, repos remain subject to counterparty risk. If a counterparty defaults, a loss may be realized on the sale of the underlying security to the extent that the proceeds from the sale and accrued interest of the security are less than the resale price provided in the repurchase agreement, including interest. Moreover, should a bank counterparty declare bankruptcy or become insolvent, a customer may incur delays and costs in selling the underlying security or may suffer a loss of principal and interest.
To mitigate this risk to the customer, the Company, as the bank counterparty, marks securities sold under repos to fair value on a daily basis and provides 115% market value protection on overnight repos and 112% market value protection on its structured repo.
The following table gives information about the Company's repurchase agreements at September 30, 2015, including the types of collateral pledged against these repos and the remaining contractual maturity of the agreements.
 
Overnight
 
One through Three Years
 
Total
Agency mortgage-backed securities
$
75,322

 
$
15,152

 
$
90,474

US government and agency securities
12,151

 

 
12,151

Agency collateralized mortgage obligations

 
15,923

 
15,923

Total repurchase agreements
$
87,473

 
$
31,075

 
118,548

Excess of pledged securities over repurchase obligation
 
 
 
 
(46,905
)
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for repurchase agreements
 
 
 
 
$
71,643


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NOTE 9 - LONG-TERM DEBT
Subordinated debt: Upon the acquisition of LegacyTexas Group, Inc., the Company acquired $15,000 (15,000 shares with a liquidation amount of $1 per security) of Floating Rate Cumulative Trust Preferred Securities ("TruPS") and $464 of common stock through an unconsolidated subsidiary, Legacy Capital Trust II ("Trust II"). Trust II invested the total proceeds from the sale of the TruPS and common stock (totaling $15,464) in floating rate Junior Subordinated Debentures (the "Trust II Debentures") issued by LegacyTexas Group, Inc. The terms of the Trust II Debentures were such that they qualified as Tier I capital under the Federal Reserve Board’s regulatory capital guidelines applicable to bank holding companies. On April 7, 2015, the Company paid this debt in full.
Also upon the acquisition of LegacyTexas Group, Inc., the Company acquired $15,000 (15,000 shares with a liquidation amount of $1 per security) of TruPS and $464 of common stock through an unconsolidated subsidiary, Legacy Capital Trust III ("Trust III"). Trust III invested the total proceeds from the sale of the TruPS and common stock (totaling $15,464) in floating rate Junior Subordinated Debentures (the "Trust III Debentures") issued by the Company. The terms of the Trust III Debentures are such that they qualify as Tier I capital under the Federal Reserve Board’s regulatory capital guidelines applicable to bank holding companies. Interest on the Trust III Debentures is payable quarterly on March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 of each year, at a rate equal to the three month LIBOR rate plus 1.70% (2.03% at September 30, 2015). Principal is due at maturity on December 15, 2036. The TruPS are guaranteed by the Company and are subject to redemption. The Company may redeem the Trust III Debentures, in whole or in part, on any March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 at an amount equal to the principal amount being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. The Company’s debt obligation related to Trust III was $15,464 at September 30, 2015.
At September 30, 2015, the Trust III TruPS were reduced by a purchase accounting fair value discount of $3,942.
Other long-term debt: Upon the acquisition of LegacyTexas Group, Inc., the Company assumed long-term notes totaling $8,900. These notes were paid off during the first quarter of 2015.


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LEGACYTEXAS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

NOTE 10 - SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Compensation cost charged to income for share-based compensation is presented below:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Restricted stock
$
799

 
$
602

 
$
3,061

 
$
1,897

Stock options
551

 
261

 
1,508

 
801

Income tax benefit
473

 
302

 
1,599

 
944


A summary of activity in the restricted stock portion of the Company's stock plans is presented below:
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
 
Time-Vested Shares
 
Performance-Based Shares
 
Shares
 
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share 1
 
Shares
 
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share 2
Non-vested at December 31, 2014
297,603

 
$
20.45

 
82,400

 
$
23.89

Granted
80,000

 
21.23

 

 

Vested
(131,142
)
 
19.98

 
(20,600
)
 
23.89

Non-vested at September 30, 2015
246,461

 
$
21.50

 
61,800

 
$
30.48

1For restricted stock awards with time-based vesting conditions, the grant date fair value is based upon the closing stock price as quoted on the NASDAQ Stock Market on the grant date.
2 For restricted stock awards with performance-based vesting conditions, the value of the award is based upon the closing stock price as quoted on the NASDAQ Stock Market on the date of vesting. Until the final value is determined on the vesting date, the Company estimates the fair value quarterly based upon the closing stock price as quoted on the NASDAQ Stock Market near the last business day of each calendar quarter end.
As of September 30, 2015, there was $5,612 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested restricted shares awarded under the Company's stock plans. That expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.94 years.
A summary of activity in the stock option portion of the Company's stock plans as of September 30, 2015 is presented below:
 
Shares
 
Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price
per Share
 
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2014
1,370,873

 
$
20.27

 
8.0

 
$
5,679

Granted
633,000

 
25.66

 
10.0

 

Exercised
(53,222
)
 
15.88

 

 
581

Forfeited
(59,693
)
 
22.58

 

 

Outstanding at September 30, 2015
1,890,958

 
22.13

 
8.1

 
15,791

Fully vested and expected to vest
1,866,803

 
22.09

 
8.1

 
15,671

Exercisable at September 30, 2015
554,822

 
$
18.55

 
6.7

 
$
6,621

As of September 30, 2015, there was $7,716 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested stock options. That expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.52 years.

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LEGACYTEXAS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

NOTE 11 - INCOME TAXES
A summary of the net deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, is presented below:
 
September 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Net deferred tax assets
$
16,256

 
$
13,026

Estimated annual effective tax rate
35
%
 
 


NOTE 12 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
In the normal course of business, the Company enters into various transactions which, in accordance with US GAAP, are not included in its consolidated balance sheets. The Company enters into these transactions to meet the financing needs of its customers. These transactions include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit which involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk. Credit losses up to the face amount of these instruments could occur, although material losses are not anticipated. The Company's credit policies applied to loan originations are also applied to these commitment requests, including obtaining collateral at the exercise of the commitment.
The Company enters into contractual commitments to extend credit, normally with fixed expiration dates or termination clauses, at specified rates and for specific purposes. Since many commitments expire without being drawn upon, the total contractual amount of commitments does not necessarily represent future cash requirements of the Company. Substantially all of the Company's commitments to extend credit are contingent upon customers maintaining specific credit standards at the time of future loan funding. Standby letters of credit are written conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. In the event the customer does not perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement with the third party, the Company would be required to fund the commitment. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make is represented by the contractual amount of the commitment. If the commitment were funded, the Company would seek payment from the customer under pre-arranged terms. The Company's policies generally require that standby letter of credit arrangements contain security and debt covenants similar to those contained in loan agreements.
The contractual amounts of financial instruments with off‑balance sheet risk at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, are summarized below. Please see Part I-Item 2-"Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, Contractual Obligations and Commitments" of this Form 10-Q for information related to commitment maturities.
 
September 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Unused commitments to extend credit
$
1,268,504

 
$
520,659

Unused capacity on Warehouse Purchase Program loans
614,623

 
414,584

Standby letters of credit
18,808

 
7,391

Total unused commitments/capacity
$
1,901,935

 
$
942,634

In addition to the commitments above, the Company had overdraft protection available in the amounts of $87,605 and $73,044 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.
In regards to unused capacity on Warehouse Purchase Program loans, the Company has established maximum purchase facility amounts, but reserves the right, at any time, to refuse to buy any mortgage loans offered for sale by each customer, for any reason in the Company's sole and absolute discretion.
The Company, at September 30, 2015, had FHLB letters of credit of $394,555 pledged to secure public deposits, repurchase agreements, and for other purposes required or permitted by law.
At September 30, 2015, the Company had $3,420 of unfunded commitments recorded in other liabilities in its consolidated balance sheet related to investments in community development-oriented private equity funds used for Community Reinvestment Act purposes.

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LEGACYTEXAS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

NOTE 13 - RECENT ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENTS    
In August 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2015-14, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date." This ASU defers the effective date of ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, for public entities to annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. Earlier application is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. The Company is still evaluating the impact of ASU 2014-09 on its financial statements.
In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-15, "Interest—Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30), Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements." In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, which requires the presentation of debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability. ASU 2015-03 does not address presentation or subsequent measurement of debt issuance costs related to line-of-credit arrangements. Given the absence of authoritative guidance within ASU 2015-03 for debt issuance costs related to line-of-credit arrangements, the SEC staff would not object to an entity deferring and presenting debt issuance costs as an asset and subsequently amortizing the deferred debt issuance costs ratably over the term of the line-of-credit arrangement, regardless of whether there are any outstanding borrowings on the line-of-credit arrangement. ASU 2015-15 adds SEC paragraphs pursuant to this SEC Staff Announcement at the June 18, 2015, Emerging Issues Task Force meeting about the presentation and subsequent measurement of debt issuance costs associated with line-of-credit arrangements. The Company is evaluating the possible impact of this ASU on its disclosures but does not expect this ASU to have a significant impact on the Company's consolidated statements of income or financial condition.
In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-16, "Business Combinations (Topic 805): Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments." To simplify the accounting for adjustments made to provisional amounts recognized in a business combination, this ASU eliminates the requirement to retrospectively account for those adjustments. The ASU requires an entity to present separately on the face of the income statement or disclose in the notes the portion of the amount recorded in current-period earnings by line item that would have been recorded in previous reporting periods if the adjustment to the provisional amounts had been recognized as of the acquisition date. For public business entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The amendments should be applied prospectively to adjustments to provisional amounts that occur after the effective date with earlier application permitted for financial statements that have not been issued. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company's financial statements.

NOTE 14 - ACQUISITION
On January 1, 2015, the Company acquired LegacyTexas Group, Inc., a bank holding company and the parent company of LegacyTexas Bank. Immediately following the Merger, the Company amended its articles of incorporation and changed its name to LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. Also immediately following the Merger, the Bank merged with and into LegacyTexas Bank and retained the LegacyTexas Bank name.
The Company issued 7,850,070 shares of common stock and paid out $115,150 in cash to LegacyTexas Group, Inc. shareholders in consideration for the Merger.
This business combination was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. Under this method of accounting, assets and liabilities acquired are recorded at their estimated fair values. The excess cost over fair value of net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. As the consideration paid for LegacyTexas Group, Inc. exceeded the provisional value of the net assets acquired, goodwill of $150,982 was recorded related to the Merger. This goodwill resulted from the combination of expected operational synergies and increased market share in the Company's North Texas market area. Goodwill is not tax deductible. The merger also resulted in a core deposit intangible of $880, which is being amortized on an accelerated basis over the estimated life of eight years.
In the second quarter of 2015, management became aware of a misappropriation of approximately $2,450 in vault cash from one of the former LegacyTexas Bank branches it acquired in the Merger.  Upon determining that the misappropriation occurred, management promptly notified law enforcement officials and is cooperating with and assisting them in their investigation of this matter.  Management also engaged a team of independent investigators, including third-party forensic accountants, to conduct an investigation of the matter. The team has informed management of its belief that the misappropriation occurred in all material respects prior to completion of the Merger. Investigations and cooperation with law

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LEGACYTEXAS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

enforcement are ongoing. The Company maintains first party liability insurance policies in an amount in excess of the Company’s loss and has notified its carriers.   The claim, however, may not be resolved prior to year-end 2015, and there can be no assurance if or when there will be any recovery. Therefore, the Company reduced the cash acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas Group, Inc. by $2,450 and increased goodwill by $1,592, which is net of tax. This adjustment to goodwill related to cash was partially offset by a $218 (net of tax) reduction to goodwill due to a $336 increase in the valuation of the core deposit intangible.
Fair value: The measurement period for the Company to determine the fair values of acquired identifiable assets and assumed liabilities will end at the earlier of (i) twelve months from the date of the acquisition or (ii) as soon as the Company receives the information it was seeking about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date or learns that more information is not obtainable. The Company is currently in the process of obtaining fair values for certain acquired assets and assumed liabilities; therefore, the following estimates are preliminary. The following table presents the amounts recorded on the consolidated balance sheet on the acquisition date of January 1, 2015, showing the estimated fair value as reported at March 31, 2015 and the revised estimated fair value at September 30, 2015.
 
Initial Estimate
 
Adjustments
 
Revised Estimate
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
246,198

 
$
(2,450
)
1 
$
243,748

Securities
153,566

 

 
153,566

Loans held for sale
17,639

 

 
17,639

Loans held for investment
1,399,778

 

 
1,399,778

Premises and equipment, net
36,605

 

 
36,605

Goodwill
149,608

 
1,374

1,2,3 
150,982

Core deposit intangible
544

 
336

2 
880

Other assets
49,254

 
740

3 
49,994

Total assets
$
2,053,192

 
$

 
$
2,053,192

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
$
1,629,782

 
$
(1,742
)
4 
$
1,628,040

Borrowings
102,636

 

 
102,636

Other liabilities
18,400

 
1,742

4 
20,142

Total liabilities
$
1,750,818

 
$

 
$
1,750,818

 
 
 
 
 
 
Consideration
 
 
 
 
 
Market value of common stock issued
$
187,224

 
 
 
 
Cash paid
115,150

 
 
 
 
Total fair value of consideration
$
302,374

 
 
 
 
1 To reflect the $2,450 adjustment to cash acquired discussed above.
2 Valuation assumptions for attrition, explicit interest rates and account service expense revised.
3 Tax impact of the adjustments described above
4 Reclassification between deposits and other liabilities to conform certain general ledger accounts to current presentation
Merger-related expenses and pro forma information: The below table presents pre-tax merger and acquisition expenses incurred by the Company related the Merger. Merger and acquisition expenses are reflected on the Company's income statement for the applicable periods in non-interest expense.
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Merger and acquisition costs
$

 
$
1,188

 
$
1,553

 
$
2,009


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LEGACYTEXAS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

The following pro forma information presents the results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2014, as if the LegacyTexas Group, Inc. acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2014.
 
December 31,
 
2014
Net interest income
$
204,758

Net income
48,402

Basic earnings per share
1.05

Diluted earnings per share
1.04

The above pro forma results are presented for illustrative purposes and are not intended to represent or be indicative of the actual results of operations of the merged companies that would have been achieved had the Merger occurred on January 1, 2014, nor are they intended to represent or be indicative of future results of operations. The pro forma results do not include expected operating cost savings as a result of the Merger. These pro forma results require significant estimates and judgments, particularly as it relates to valuation and accretion of income associated with acquired loans. Pro forma adjustments included the estimated purchase accounting adjustment on acquired non-impaired loans based on the difference between the fair value and the outstanding principal balance of those loans, recognized over the estimated remaining term of the loans, the estimated purchase accounting adjustment to reflect amortization of the core deposit intangible, as well as the tax effects of these adjustments. Additionally, because LegacyTexas Group, Inc. was a Subchapter S corporation before the Merger, and did not incur any federal income tax liability, an adjustment has been included to estimate the impact of federal income taxes on LegacyTexas Group, Inc.'s net income for the year presented. The tax adjustment was calculated at a 35% tax rate.
Acquired Loans and Purchased Credit Impaired Loans: Acquired loans were preliminarily recorded at fair value based on a discounted cash flow valuation methodology that considers, among other things, projected default rates, loss given defaults and recovery rates. No allowance for credit losses was carried over from LegacyTexas Group, Inc.
The Company has identified certain acquired loans which have experienced credit deterioration since origination (“purchased credit impaired loans” or “PCI” loans). PCI loan identification considers payment history and past due status, debt service coverage, loan grading, collateral values and other factors that may indicate deterioration of credit quality since origination. Accretion of purchase discounts on PCI loans are based on estimated future cash flows, regardless of contractual maturities, that include undiscounted expected principal and interest payments and use credit risk, interest rate and prepayment risk models to incorporate management’s best estimate of current key assumptions such as default rates, loss severity and payment speeds. Accretion of purchase discounts on acquired non-impaired loans will be recognized on a level-yield basis based on contractual maturity of individual loans per ASC 310-20.
The following table discloses the preliminary fair value and contractual value of loans acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas Group, Inc. on January 1, 2015:
 
PCI Loans
 
Acquired Non-Impaired Loans
 
Total Acquired Loans
Commercial real estate
$
6,176

 
$
536,314

 
$
542,490

Commercial and industrial
2,245

 
365,736

 
367,981

Construction and land
430

 
195,156

 
195,586

Consumer real estate
178

 
292,843

 
293,021

Other consumer
312

 
18,027

 
18,339

Total fair value
$
9,341

 
$
1,408,076

 
$
1,417,417

Contractual principal balance
$
10,861

 
$
1,426,271

 
$
1,437,132


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LEGACYTEXAS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

The following table presents additional preliminary information about PCI loans acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas Group, Inc. on January 1, 2015:
Contractually required principal and interest
$
12,574

Non-accretable difference
1,326

Cash flows expected to be collected
11,248

Accretable difference
1,907

Fair value of PCI loans
$
9,341

NOTE 15 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company evaluated events from the date of the consolidated financial statements on September 30, 2015 through the issuance of those consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated October 27, 2015. No additional events were identified requiring recognition in and/or disclosures in the consolidated financial statements.

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Item 2.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
When used in filings by LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company,” the “Registrant,” “we,” or “our” in these financial statements) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), in the Company's press releases or other public or shareholder communications, and in oral statements made with the approval of an authorized executive officer, the words or phrases “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “estimate,” “project,” “intends” or similar expressions are intended to identify “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those presently anticipated or projected, including, among other things: the expected cost savings, synergies and other financial benefits from the Company's merger with LegacyTexas Group, Inc. might not be realized within the expected time frames or at all, and costs or difficulties relating to integration matters might be greater than expected; changes in economic conditions; fluctuations in interest rates; the risks of lending and investing activities, including changes in the level and direction of loan delinquencies and write-offs and changes in estimates of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses; the Company's ability to access cost-effective funding; fluctuations in real estate values and both residential and commercial real estate market conditions; demand for loans and deposits in the Company's market area; fluctuations in the price of oil, natural gas and other commodities; competition; changes in management's business strategies; our ability to successfully integrate any assets, liabilities, customers, systems and management personnel we have acquired or may acquire into our operations, and our ability to realize related revenue synergies and cost savings within expected time frames and any goodwill charges related thereto; results of examinations of us and our bank subsidiary by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and by the Texas Department of Banking or other regulatory authorities, including the possibility that any such regulatory authority may, among other things, require us to increase our reserve for loan losses, write-down assets, change our regulatory capital position or affect our ability to borrow funds or maintain or increase deposits, which could adversely affect our liquidity and earnings; legislative or regulatory changes that adversely affect our business including the revenue impact from, and any mitigation actions taken in response, to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”); changes in regulatory policies and principles, or the interpretation of regulatory capital or other rules; changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the financial institution regulatory agencies, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board or the Financial Accounting Standards Board; and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory, and technological factors affecting our operations, pricing, products and services; and the other risks set forth under Risk Factors under Item 1A. of the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. The factors listed above could materially affect the Company's financial performance and could cause the Company's actual results for future periods to differ materially from any opinions or statements expressed with respect to future periods in any current statements.
The Company does not undertake - and specifically declines any obligation - to publicly release the result of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of such statements.

Overview
The Company is a Maryland corporation and LegacyTexas Bank is its wholly owned principal operating subsidiary. On January 1, 2015, LegacyTexas Group, Inc. ("LegacyTexas") merged into the Company and the Company changed its name from ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc. to LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. As part of the merger, ViewPoint Bank, N.A., the wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, merged with and into LegacyTexas Bank, the wholly-owned subsidiary of LegacyTexas prior to the merger, with LegacyTexas Bank as the surviving bank. In connection with the Company’s name change, its ticker symbol on the Nasdaq Global Select Market was changed from VPFG to LTXB.
Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this document to the “Company” refer to LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. (formerly known as ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc.), and references to the “Bank” include ViewPoint Bank, N.A. which was the Company's wholly owned operating subsidiary prior to January 1, 2015. References to “we,” “us,” and “our” means LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. or LegacyTexas Bank, unless the context otherwise requires.

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Until its merger with LegacyTexas Bank on January 1, 2015, the Bank operated under a national bank charter, with oversight by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) and back-up oversight by the FDIC. Effective January 1, 2015, regulators of LegacyTexas Bank are the Texas Department of Banking (“TDOB”) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“FRB”) with back-up oversight by the FDIC. LegacyTexas Bank is required to have certain reserves and stock set by the FRB. LegacyTexas Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, one of the 12 regional banks in the Federal Home Loan Bank System (“FHLB”). The Company is regulated by the FRB.
Our principal business consists of attracting retail deposits from the general public and the business community and investing those funds, along with borrowed funds, in commercial real estate loans, secured and unsecured commercial and industrial loans, as well as permanent loans secured by first and second mortgages on one- to four-family residences and consumer loans. Additionally, the Warehouse Purchase Program allows mortgage banking company customers to close one- to four-family real estate loans in their own name and manage its cash flow needs until the loans are sold to investors. We also offer brokerage services for the purchase and sale of non-deposit investment and insurance products through a third party brokerage arrangement. Our operating revenues are derived principally from interest earned on interest-earning assets, including loans and investment securities and service charges and fees on deposits and other account services. Our primary sources of funds are deposits, FHLB advances and other borrowings, and payments received on loans and securities. We offer a variety of deposit accounts that provide a wide range of interest rates and terms, generally including savings, money market, term certificate and demand accounts. Our principal objective is to be an independent, commercially-oriented, customer-focused financial services company, providing outstanding service and innovative products in our primary market area of North Texas.

Performance Highlights

Gross loans held for investment at September 30, 2015, excluding Warehouse Purchase Program loans, grew $2.06 billion, or 78.0%, from December 31, 2014, with $1.00 billion of net growth resulting from loans acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas. Excluding loans acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas, gross loans held for investment, excluding Warehouse Purchase Program loans, increased by $1.05 billion, or 28.9%, from December 31, 2014.

Warehouse Purchase Program loans at September 30, 2015 totaled $960.4 million, a $174.0 million, or 22.1%, increase from December 31, 2014.

Deposits at September 30, 2015 increased by $2.11 billion, or 79.5%, from December 31, 2014, with $1.63 billion of growth resulting from deposits acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas. Excluding deposits acquired from LegacyTexas, deposits increased by $482.5 million, or 11.3%, from December 31, 2014.

Net interest margin for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 was 4.00%, a 20 basis point increase compared to the third quarter of 2014, which includes 12 basis points of accretion of interest related to purchase accounting fair value adjustments for the third quarter of 2015.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Certain of our accounting estimates are important to the portrayal of our financial condition, since they require management to make difficult, complex or subjective judgments, some of which may relate to matters that are inherently uncertain. Estimates are susceptible to material changes as a result of changes in facts and circumstances. Facts and circumstances which could affect these judgments include, but are not limited to, changes in interest rates, changes in the performance of the economy and changes in the financial condition of borrowers. Management believes that determining the allowance for loan losses is its most critical accounting estimate. Our accounting policies are discussed in detail in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8 of our 2014 Form 10-K.
Allowance for Loan Loss. The allowance for loan losses and related provision expense are susceptible to change if the credit quality of our loan portfolio changes, which is evidenced by many factors, including but not limited to charge-offs and non-performing loan trends. Generally, consumer real estate lending has a lower risk profile compared to other consumer lending (such as automobile loans). Commercial real estate and commercial and industrial lending, however, can have higher risk profiles than consumer loans due to these loans being larger in amount and more susceptible to fluctuations in industry, market and economic conditions. While management uses available information to recognize losses on loans, changes in economic conditions, the mix and size of the loan portfolio and individual borrower conditions can dramatically impact our

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level of allowance for loan losses in relatively short periods of time. Management believes that the allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level that represents coverage of our best estimate of credit losses in the loan portfolio as of September 30, 2015.
Management evaluates current information and events regarding a borrower's ability to repay its obligations and considers a loan to be impaired when the ultimate collectability of amounts due, according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement, is in doubt. If an impaired loan is collateral-dependent, the fair value of the collateral, less the estimated cost to sell, is used to determine the amount of impairment. If an impaired loan is not collateral-dependent, the impairment amount is determined using the negative difference, if any, between the estimated discounted cash flows and the loan amount due. For impaired loans, the amount of the impairment can be adjusted, based on current data, until such time as the actual basis is established by acquisition of the collateral or until the basis is collected. Impairment losses are reflected in the allowance for loan losses through a charge to the provision for loan losses. Subsequent recoveries are credited to the allowance for loan losses. Cash receipts for accruing loans are applied to principal and interest under the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Cash receipts on impaired loans for which the accrual of interest has been discontinued are applied first to principal.

Comparison of Financial Condition at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014
General. Total assets increased by $2.71 billion, or 65.2%, to $6.88 billion at September 30, 2015 from $4.16 billion at December 31, 2014, primarily due to the acquisition of LegacyTexas on January 1, 2015, which added $2.05 billion in assets, including $151.0 million in goodwill.
Loans. Gross loans held for investment increased by $2.23 billion, or 65.2%, to $5.65 billion at September 30, 2015 from $3.42 billion at December 31, 2014, while one- to four-family mortgage loans held for sale totaled $22.8 million at September 30, 2015. Prior to the January 1, 2015 merger with LegacyTexas, the Company did not originate for resale or sell mortgage loans to outside investors.
 
September 30,
 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
Dollar
Change
 
Percent
Change
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Commercial real estate
$
2,035,631

 
$
1,265,868

 
$
769,763

 
60.8
%
Commercial and industrial
1,437,241

 
781,824

 
655,417

 
83.8

Construction and land
260,433

 
21,298

 
239,135

 
1,122.8

Consumer real estate
880,532

 
524,199

 
356,333

 
68.0

Other consumer
74,989

 
40,491

 
34,498

 
85.2

Gross loans held for investment, excluding Warehouse Purchase Program loans
4,688,826

 
2,633,680

 
2,055,146

 
78.0

Warehouse Purchase Program loans
960,377

 
786,416

 
173,961

 
22.1

Gross loans held for investment
5,649,203

 
3,420,096

 
2,229,107

 
65.2

Loans held for sale
22,802

 

 
22,802

 
N/M

Gross loans
$
5,672,005

 
$
3,420,096

 
$
2,251,909

 
65.8
%
N/M - not meaningful
Gross loans held for investment at September 30, 2015, excluding Warehouse Purchase Program loans, grew $2.06 billion, or 78.0%, from December 31, 2014, with $1.00 billion of net growth resulting from loans acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas. Excluding loans acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas and Warehouse Purchase Program loans, gross loans held for investment increased by $1.05 billion, or 28.9%, from December 31, 2014, with increased commercial lending driving the organic growth. Commercial real estate loan balances at September 30, 2015 increased $769.8 million, or 60.8%, from December 31, 2014, with $473.6 million of net growth resulting from the merger with LegacyTexas. Commercial and industrial loans at September 30, 2015 increased $655.4 million, or 83.8%, from December 31, 2014, with $168.7 million of net growth resulting from the merger with LegacyTexas. Construction and land loans at September 30, 2015 increased $239.1 million, or 1,122.8%, from December 31, 2014, with $99.2 million of net growth resulting from the merger with LegacyTexas, while consumer real estate loans increased $356.3 million, or 68.0%, for the same period, which includes $227.2 million of loans acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas. Following the merger with LegacyTexas, the Company now originates one- to four- family real estate loans and sells these loans to outside investors, as well as adding a small portion to the Company's consumer real estate portfolio. Also, the Company originates consumer home equity and home improvement loans.

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Energy loans, which are reported as commercial and industrial loans, totaled $431.4 million at September 30, 2015, up $71.8 million from $359.6 million at December 31, 2014, including $4.0 million in energy loans acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas. In May 2013, the Company formed its Energy Finance group, which is comprised of a group of seasoned lenders, executives and credit risk professionals with more than 100 years of combined Texas energy experience, to focus on providing loans to private and public oil and gas companies throughout the United States. The group also offers the Bank's full array of commercial services, including Treasury Management and letters of credit, to its customers. Substantially all of the loans in the Energy portfolio are reserve based loans, secured by deeds of trust on properties containing proven oil and natural gas reserves. Five loans managed by the Energy Finance group are not secured by oil and gas reserves and are reported as commercial and industrial loans (outside of the $431.4 million reported as energy loans). These loans, with a combined commitment of $76.7 million and a total outstanding balance of $31.1 million at September 30, 2015, are categorized as “Midstream and Other” loans. Loans in this category are typically related to the transmission of oil and natural gas and would only be indirectly impacted from declining commodity prices. Please see "Allowance for Loan Losses" for additional information about the credit quality of the energy portfolio.
At September 30, 2015, the Company had eight relationships in the commercial & industrial loan portfolio (outside of the $431.4 million reported as energy loans) that are involved in the energy exploration sector providing front-end service to companies who drill oil and gas wells and whose business could be impacted by the dramatic reduction in drilling activity as a result of the severe drop in the price of oil and gas.  These relationships totaled $6.3 million at September 30, 2015, of which $1.1 million are classified as Substandard.
Warehouse Purchase Program loans increased by $174.0 million, or 22.1%, to $960.4 million at September 30, 2015 from $786.4 million at December 31, 2014. Although not bound by any legally binding commitment, when a purchase decision is made, the Company purchases a 100% participation interest in the loans originated by our mortgage banking company customers, which are then held as one- to four- family mortgage loans. The mortgage banking company closes mortgage loans consistent with underwriting standards established by approved investors and, once all pertinent documents are received, the participation interest is delivered by the Company to the investor selected by the originator and approved by the Company. Loans funded by the Warehouse Purchase Program during the third quarter of 2015 consisted of 51% conforming and 49% government loans.
Mortgage reform rules mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act became effective in January 2014, requiring lenders to make a reasonable, good faith determination of a borrower’s ability to repay any consumer closed-end credit transaction secured by a dwelling and to limit prepayment penalties. Increased risks of legal challenge, private right of action and regulatory enforcement are presented by these rules. The Company originates and purchases loans that do not meet the definition of a “qualified mortgage” (“QM”). At September 30, 2015, the Company had $76.8 million in non-QM loans, consisting of home equity and home improvement loans totaling $55.9 million, residential mortgage loans totaling $19.4 million and Warehouse Purchase Program loans totaling $1.5 million. To mitigate the risks involved with non-QM loans, the Company has implemented systems, processes, procedural and product changes, and maintains its underwriting standards, to ensure that the “ability-to-repay” requirements of the new rules are adequately addressed.
Allowance for Loan Losses. The allowance for loan losses is maintained to cover losses that are estimated in accordance with US GAAP. It is our estimate of credit losses in our loan portfolio at each balance sheet date. Our methodology for analyzing the allowance for loan losses consists of general and specific components. For more information about the Company's calculation of its allowance for loan losses, please see Item 1 (Financial Statements) - Note 5 - "Loans" under Part 1 of this report.
Acquired loans are initially recorded at fair value, which includes an estimate of credit losses expected to be realized over the remaining lives of the loans, and therefore no corresponding allowance for loan losses is recorded for these loans at acquisition. An allowance may be recorded in later periods if additional losses are subsequently anticipated. Methods utilized to estimate the required allowance for loan losses for acquired loans not deemed credit−impaired at acquisition are similar to originated loans; however, the estimate of loss is limited to the amount that the calculated allowance for loan losses exceeds the remaining purchase discount.
PCI loans are not considered nonperforming loans, and accordingly, are not included in the non-performing loans to total loans ratio as a numerator, but are included in total loans reflected in the denominator. The result is a downward trend in the ratio when compared to prior periods, assuming all other factors stay the same. Similarly, other asset quality ratios, such as the allowance for loan losses to total loans ratio will reflect a downward trend, assuming all other factors stay the same, due to the impact of PCI loans on the denominator with no corresponding impact in the numerator.

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Our non-performing loans, which consist of nonaccrual loans, include both smaller balance homogeneous loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment and larger individually evaluated impaired loans. Loans generally are placed on nonaccrual status when the loan becomes 90 days or more delinquent. In all cases, loans are placed on nonaccrual status (or charged-off) at an earlier date when the collection of principal and/or interest becomes doubtful or other factors involving the loan warrant placing the loan on nonaccrual status.
Non-performing loans to total loans held for investment, excluding Warehouse Purchase Program loans, was 1.42% at September 30, 2015 compared to 0.89% at December 31, 2014. Including Warehouse Purchase Program loans, non-performing loans to total loans held for investment was 1.18% at September 30, 2015 compared to 0.69% at December 31, 2014. Non-performing loans increased by $42.9 million to $66.4 million at September 30, 2015 from $23.5 million at December 31, 2014. This increase was primarily due to three energy loans to two related energy borrowers (classified as commercial and industrial) totaling $36.2 million that were on non-accrual status at September 30, 2015 and were considered impaired; however, the Company does not have any specific reserves set aside and does not currently anticipate any losses on these three loans for the reasons discussed below. $31.0 million of the $36.2 million in non-performing energy loans were placed on non-accrual status during the third quarter of 2015, while $5.2 million was placed on non-accrual in the second quarter of 2015. These energy credits were downgraded as a result of collateral value deterioration due to commodity price declines. As a result of the deterioration, the Company has taken action to improve the risk profile of the criticized energy loans. These actions range from instituting monthly commitment reductions, obtaining additional collateral, obtaining additional guarantor support, and requiring additional equity injections or asset sales.  Borrower response to these actions has been favorable and the Company believes the loans will be paid off or paid down to acceptable risk levels within a reasonable time frame.
Additionally, due to delinquency, a $10.1 million commercial real estate loan secured by a medical facility was placed on non-accrual in the third quarter of 2015. The Company has not set aside any specific reserves for this loan and does not currently anticipate a loss. At September 30, 2015, non-performing loans included $9.0 million in TDRs. For more information about the Company's TDRs, please see Item 1 (Financial Statements) - Note 5 - "Loans" under Part 1 of this report.
Our allowance for loan losses was $36.4 million at September 30, 2015 compared to $25.5 million at December 31, 2014, or 0.64% of total loans held for investment (including Warehouse Purchase Program loans) at September 30, 2015 compared to 0.75% at December 31, 2014. Our allowance for loan losses to total loans held for investment excluding Warehouse Purchase Program loans and loans acquired from LegacyTexas and Highlands was 1.00% at September 30, 2015 compared to 1.00% at December 31, 2014. Our allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans was 54.78% at September 30, 2015 compared to 108.69% at December 31, 2014.
Classified Assets. Loans and other assets, such as securities and foreclosed assets, that are considered by management to be of lesser quality are classified as "substandard," "doubtful" or "loss." An asset is considered "substandard" if it is inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. "Substandard" assets include those characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. Assets classified as "doubtful" have all of the weaknesses of those classified as "substandard," with the added characteristic that the weaknesses present make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions and values, highly questionable and improbable. Assets classified as "loss" are those considered uncollectible and of such little value that their continuance as assets without the establishment of a specific loss reserve is not warranted. PCI loans are included in the "substandard" and "doubtful" categories.
We regularly review the assets in our portfolio to determine whether any should be considered as classified. The total amount of classified assets represented 13.2% of our total equity and 1.5% of our total assets at September 30, 2015 compared to 9.7% of our total equity and 1.3% of our total assets at December 31, 2014. The aggregate amount of classified assets at the dates indicated was as follows:
 
September 30,
 2015
 
December 31,
 2014
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Doubtful
$
3,884

 
$
5,576

Substandard
96,284

 
48,871

Total classified loans
100,168

 
54,447

Foreclosed assets
4,640

 
551

Total classified assets
$
104,808

 
$
54,998


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Substandard loans at September 30, 2015 increased by $47.4 million from December 31, 2014, which was primarily due to the three energy loans discussed above in Allowance for Loan Losses. Additionally, substandard loans at September 30, 2015 included $8.1 million in loans acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas. The $4.1 million increase in foreclosed assets from December 31, 2014 was due to $4.5 million in other real estate owned acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas.
The Company has potential problem loans, considered "other loans of concern," that are currently performing and do not meet the criteria for impairment, but where there is the distinct possibility that we could sustain some loss if credit deficiencies are not corrected. These possible credit problems may result in the future inclusion of these loans in the non-performing asset categories and consisted of $21.6 million in loans that were classified as "substandard" but were still accruing interest and were not considered impaired at September 30, 2015 (excluding PCI loans.) Other loans of concern at September 30, 2015 declined by $56.8 million from June 30, 2015, primarily due to $31.0 million in energy loans that moved to non-accrual status in the third quarter of 2015, as well as two energy relationships totaling $19.6 million that paid in full during the third quarter of 2015. (See "Allowance for Loan Losses" for additional information about downgraded energy loans.) Other loans of concern, which were performing at September 30, 2015, have been considered in management's analysis of potential loan losses.
Securities. Our securities portfolio increased $126.4 million, or 28.6%, to $568.1 million at September 30, 2015 from $441.6 million at December 31, 2014. The increase in our securities portfolio primarily resulted from $153.6 million of securities that were acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, paydowns and maturities of securities totaling $1.04 billion were used to fund loan growth and were partially offset by purchases totaling $1.03 billion. $17.9 million in securities were sold during the nine months ended September 30, 2015, for a gain of $186,000.
Deposits. Total deposits increased $2.11 billion, or 79.5%, to $4.77 billion at September 30, 2015 from $2.66 billion at December 31, 2014, with $1.63 billion of growth resulting from deposits acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas. Excluding deposits acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas, total deposits increased by $482.5 million, or 11.3%, from December 31, 2014.
 
September 30,
 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
Dollar
Change
 
Percent
Change
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Non-interest-bearing demand
$
1,136,255

 
$
494,376

 
$
641,879

 
129.8
%
Interest-bearing demand
750,551

 
472,703

 
277,848

 
58.8

Savings and money market
1,982,729

 
1,176,749

 
805,980

 
68.5

Time
900,515

 
513,981

 
386,534

 
75.2

Total deposits
$
4,770,050

 
$
2,657,809

 
$
2,112,241

 
79.5
%
Savings and money market deposits at September 30, 2015 increased by $806.0 million, or 68.5%, from December 31, 2014, with $534.6 million of growth resulting from deposits acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas. Non-interest-bearing demand deposits increased by $641.9 million, or 129.8%, from December 31, 2014, with $499.7 million of growth resulting from deposits acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas. Interest-bearing demand and time deposits increased by $277.8 million and $386.5 million, respectively, from December 31, 2014; excluding $258.7 million of interest-bearing demand and $336.8 million of time deposits acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas, interest-bearing demand and time deposits increased by $19.1 million and $49.7 million, respectively.
Borrowings. FHLB advances, net of a $616,000 restructuring prepayment penalty, increased $290.0 million, or 33.6%, to $1.15 billion at September 30, 2015 from $862.9 million at December 31, 2014. The outstanding balance of FHLB advances increased due to higher Warehouse Purchase Program balances at September 30, 2015, of which a portion has been strategically funded with short-term advances. At September 30, 2015, the Company was eligible to borrow an additional $542.2 million from the FHLB.

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The table below shows FHLB advances by maturity and weighted average rate at September 30, 2015:
 
Balance
 
Weighted Average Rate
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Less than 90 days
$
1,063,172

 
0.22
%
90 days to less than one year
10,268

 
4.54

One to three years
72,775

 
3.04

After three to five years
4,926

 
5.15

After five years
2,391

 
5.49

 
1,153,532

 
0.47
%
Restructuring prepayment penalty
(616
)
 
 
Total
$
1,152,916

 
 
Additionally, the Company has eight available federal funds lines of credit with other financial institutions totaling $250.0 million and was eligible to borrow $39.2 million from the Federal Reserve Bank discount window. In addition to FHLB advances, at September 30, 2015 the Company had a $25.0 million outstanding structured repurchase agreement with Credit Suisse, as well as $46.6 million in overnight repurchase agreements with depositors. Also, at September 30, 2015, subordinated debt consisted of $11.5 million of trust preferred securities that were acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas (reported net of a purchase accounting fair value adjustment of $3.9 million). On April 7, 2015, the Company paid off $15.0 million of TruPS (please see Note 9 - Long-Term Debt of the unaudited interim financial statements provided in this Form 10-Q.)
Shareholders’ Equity. Total shareholders' equity increased by $224.4 million, or 39.5%, to $792.6 million at September 30, 2015 from $568.2 million at December 31, 2014.
 
September 30,
 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
Dollar
Change
 
Percent
Change
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Common stock
$
476

 
$
400

 
$
76

 
19.0
 %
Additional paid-in capital
573,929

 
386,549

 
187,380

 
48.5

Retained earnings
230,720

 
195,327

 
35,393

 
18.1

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net
1,395

 
930

 
465

 
50.0

Unearned ESOP shares
(13,883
)
 
(14,983
)
 
1,100

 
(7.3
)
Total shareholders’ equity
$
792,637

 
$
568,223

 
$
224,414

 
39.5
 %
The increase in shareholders' equity at September 30, 2015, compared to December 31, 2014, was primarily due to the issuance of 7,850,070 shares representing the stock portion of the merger consideration paid to LegacyTexas shareholders, which increased common stock and additional paid-in capital by a combined $187.2 million. Retained earnings were increased by net income of $54.5 million recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2015, which was partially offset by the payment of quarterly dividends totaling $0.40 per common share, or $19.1 million, during the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

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Comparison of Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014
General. Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2015 was $17.9 million, an increase of $8.6 million, or 92.2%, from net income of $9.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The increase in net income from the third quarter of 2014 was driven by a $27.2 million increase in interest income on loans and a $6.8 million increase in non-interest income, which was partially offset by a $15.0 million increase in non-interest expense, a $5.0 million increase in the provision for loan losses and a $1.4 million increase in interest expense on deposits. Basic earnings per share for the three months ended September 30, 2015 was $0.39, a $0.15 increase from $0.24 for the three months ended September 30, 2014. Diluted earnings per share for the three months ended September 30, 2015 was $0.38, a $0.14 increase from $0.24 for the three months ended September 30, 2014.
Interest Income. Interest income increased by $27.7 million, or 71.2%, to $66.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 from $38.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014.
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Dollar Change
 
Percent Change
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest and dividend income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans, including fees
$
63,025

 
$
35,872

 
$
27,153

 
75.7
%
Securities
3,065

 
2,787

 
278

 
10.0

Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions
137

 
57

 
80

 
140.4

FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank stock and other
298

 
139

 
159

 
114.4

 
$
66,525

 
$
38,855

 
$
27,670

 
71.2
%

The $27.7 million increase in interest income compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014 was primarily due to a $27.2 million, or 75.7%, increase in interest income on loans, which was driven by increased volume in all loan categories resulting from loans acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas on January 1, 2015, as well as organic growth. The average balance of commercial real estate loans increased by $805.8 million from the third quarter of 2014, resulting in a $10.3 million increase in interest income. The $805.8 million in growth includes $551.0 million in commercial real estate loans acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas; excluding these loans, the average balance of commercial real estate loans increased by $254.8 million from the third quarter of 2014. The average balance of commercial and industrial loans increased by $677.7 million from the third quarter of 2014, resulting in an $8.1 million increase in interest income. The $677.7 million in growth includes $337.1 million in commercial and industrial loans acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas; excluding these loans, the average balance of commercial and industrial loans increased by $340.6 million from the third quarter of 2014. The average balance of consumer real estate loans increased by $344.9 million from the third quarter of 2014, resulting in a $4.0 million increase in interest income. The $344.9 million in growth includes $264.0 million in consumer real estate loans acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas; excluding these loans, the average balance of consumer real estate loans increased by $80.9 million from the third quarter of 2014. The average balance of Warehouse Purchase Program loans increased by $200.6 million to $845.8 million from the third quarter of 2014, which resulted in a $1.3 million increase in interest income.
Interest income on loans for the third quarter of 2015 included $2.0 million in accretion of purchase accounting fair value adjustments on loans acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas. Accretion of purchase accounting fair value adjustments related to the LegacyTexas acquisition, as well as a smaller amount related to the Highlands Bank acquisition in 2012, contributed 18 basis points, 12 basis points and 22 basis points to the average yields on commercial real estate, commercial and industrial and consumer real estate loans, respectively, for the third quarter of 2015.

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Interest Expense. Interest expense increased by $1.2 million, or 27.5%, to $5.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 from $4.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014.

 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Dollar Change
 
Percent Change
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
$
3,382

 
$
2,021

 
$
1,361

 
67.3
 %
FHLB advances
1,606

 
1,957

 
(351
)
 
(17.9
)
Repurchase agreements and other borrowings
349

 
207

 
142

 
68.6

 
$
5,337

 
$
4,185

 
$
1,152

 
27.5
 %
The increase in interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period in 2014, was primarily due to an increase in interest expense on deposits, which was driven by increased volume in all deposit categories resulting from deposits acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas on January 1, 2015, as well as organic growth since September 30, 2014. An $875.8 million increase in the average balance of savings and money market deposits to $1.94 billion from the third quarter of 2014 was partially offset by a 12 basis point reduction in the average rate paid on such deposits, resulting in a $96,000 increase in interest expense. The $875.8 million in growth includes $534.6 million in savings and money market deposits acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas; excluding these deposits, the average balance of savings and money market deposits increased by $341.2 million from the third quarter of 2014. The average balance of time deposits increased by $409.3 million to $902.2 million from the third quarter of 2014, resulting in an $808,000 increase in interest expense. The $409.3 million in growth includes $336.8 million in time deposits acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas; excluding these deposits, the average balance of time deposits increased by $72.5 million from the third quarter of 2014. The average balance of interest-bearing demand deposits increased by $276.0 million to $736.1 million from the third quarter of 2014, resulting in a $457,000 increase in interest expense. The $276.0 million in growth includes $258.7 million in interest-bearing demand deposits acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas; excluding these deposits, the average balance of interest-bearing demand deposits increased by $17.3 million from the third quarter of 2014.
The average balance of borrowings increased by $251.1 million compared to the same period in 2014, which was more than offset by a 39 basis point decline in the average rate paid on borrowings, reducing interest expense by $209,000 from the third quarter of 2014.
Net Interest Income. Net interest income increased by $26.5 million, or 76.5%, to $61.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 from $34.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The net interest margin increased by 20 basis points to 4.00% for the three months ended September 30, 2015 from 3.80% for the same period last year. The net interest rate spread increased by 23 basis points to 3.88% for the three months ended September 30, 2015 from 3.65% for the same period last year. Accretion of interest resulting from the merger with LegacyTexas on January 1, 2015, as well as the 2012 Highlands acquisition, contributed 12 basis points to the net interest margin and average yield on earning assets for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, compared to three basis points for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. The average yield on earning assets for the third quarter of 2015 was 4.35%, a nine basis point increase from the third quarter of 2014. The cost of deposits for the third quarter of 2015 was 0.29%, down four basis points from the third quarter of 2014.
Provision for Loan Losses. The Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $7.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, compared to $2.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. The increase in the provision for loan losses compared to the third quarter of 2014 was primarily related to increased organic loan production, as well as loans acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas that were re-underwritten in the normal course of business following completion of the merger. Once an acquired loan undergoes new underwriting and meets the criteria for a new loan, any remaining fair value adjustments are taken into interest income. Without the corresponding fair value adjustment, the newly originated loan drives an increase in the allowance for loan losses. During the third quarter of 2015, the Company added $473.4 million in net loan production that required additional allowance for loan losses, which includes loans acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas that were re-underwritten pursuant to this process.
Net charge-offs for the third quarter of 2015 totaled $2.0 million, an increase of $1.6 million from the third quarter of 2014. This increase was primarily due to a $1.2 million charge-off of a commercial and industrial loan acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas. The $1.2 million charge-off was recorded net of $473,000 in remaining fair value adjustments on the credit.

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At September 30, 2015, $44.2 million, or 0.94%, of the Company's loan portfolio (excluding Warehouse Purchase Program loans) consisted of criticized energy loans. Of the $44.2 million, three energy loans totaling $36.2 million were on non-accrual status at September 30, 2015 and were considered impaired; however, the Company does not have any specific reserves set aside and does not currently anticipate any losses on these three loans. Please see "Allowance for Loan Losses" for additional information about non-accrual energy loans.
Consistent with prior quarters, during the third quarter of 2015, the Company increased qualitative reserve factors to provide for additional allowance for loan losses due to the continued economic uncertainty in Texas related to the further decline in the price of oil. To date, the Company has not recognized a loss from loans in the Energy portfolio, which we believe is a reflection of prudent risk mitigation techniques.  These techniques include sound underwriting (reasonable advance rates based on number and diversification of wells), sound policy (requiring hedges on production sales) and conservative collateral valuations (frequent borrowing base determinations at prices below NYMEX posted rates).  All borrowing base valuations are performed by experienced and nationally recognized third party firms intimately familiar with the properties and their production history.
Non-interest Income. Non-interest income increased by $6.8 million, or 134.3%, to $11.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 from $5.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014.
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Dollar Change
 
Percent Change
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Non-interest income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service charges and other fees
$
8,195

 
$
4,798

 
$
3,397

 
70.8
%
Net gain on sale of mortgage loans
1,944

 

 
1,944

 
N/M

Bank-owned life insurance income
424

 
147

 
277

 
188.4

Loss on sale of available for sale securities
(25
)
 

 
(25
)
 
N/M

Gain (loss) on sale and disposition of assets
228

 
(85
)
 
313

 
N/M

Other
1,085

 
198

 
887

 
448.0

 
$
11,851

 
$
5,058

 
$
6,793

 
134.3
%
N/M - not meaningful
The $6.8 million increase in non-interest income from the three months ended September 30, 2014 was primarily due to a $3.4 million increase in service charges and other fees, which was driven by the addition of $1.2 million of title income, as well as increased commercial loan fee income, debit card income and service charges related to accounts acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas. Additionally, the Company recognized $1.9 million in net gains on the sale of mortgage loans during the third quarter of 2015, which includes the gain recognized on $59.5 million of one-to four-family mortgage loans that were sold or committed for sale during the third quarter of 2015, fair value changes on mortgage derivatives and mortgage fees collected. Prior to the January 1, 2015 merger with LegacyTexas, the Company did not originate for resale or sell mortgage loans to outside investors; therefore, a comparable gain was not recorded in the third quarter of 2014. Other non-interest income increased by $887,000 from the third quarter of 2014, primarily due to $695,000 of insurance income added through the acquisition of LegacyTexas.

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Non-interest Expense. Non-interest expense increased by $15.0 million, or 66.0%, to $37.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 from $22.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014.
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Dollar Change
 
Percent Change
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Non-interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
$
23,633

 
$
13,661

 
$
9,972

 
73.0
 %
Merger and acquisition costs

 
1,188

 
(1,188
)
 
(100.0
)
Advertising
645

 
262

 
383

 
146.2

Occupancy and equipment
3,622

 
1,807

 
1,815

 
100.4

Outside professional services
934

 
569

 
365

 
64.1

Regulatory assessments
1,026

 
698

 
328

 
47.0

Data processing
2,830

 
1,739

 
1,091

 
62.7

Office operations
2,879

 
1,566

 
1,313

 
83.8

Other
2,258

 
1,301

 
957

 
73.6

 
$
37,827

 
$
22,791

 
$
15,036

 
66.0
 %

The increase in non-interest expense from the three months ended September 30, 2014 was driven by a $10.0 million increase in salaries and employee benefits expense, primarily due to the addition of employees and grants of share-based compensation related to the merger with LegacyTexas. The merger with LegacyTexas also resulted in a $1.8 million increase in occupancy and equipment expense, a $1.3 million increase in office operations expense and a $1.1 million increase in data processing expense for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, compared to the same quarter in 2014. These increases in non-interest expense from the three months ended September 30, 2014 were partially offset by a $1.2 million decrease in merger and acquisition costs related to the merger with LegacyTexas.
Income Tax Expense. For the three months ended September 30, 2015 we recognized income tax expense of $9.8 million on our pre-tax income, compared to income tax expense of $5.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014. Both the 2015 and 2014 periods had an effective tax rate of 35.4%.

Comparison of Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014

General. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $54.5 million, an increase of $28.7 million, or 111.0%, from net income of $25.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The increase in net income was driven by an $80.2 million increase in net interest income and an increase in non-interest income of $17.8 million, which was partially offset by a $10.2 million increase in the provision for loan losses and a $44.2 million increase in non-interest expense. Basic earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $1.18, an increase of $0.51 from $0.67 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $1.17, an increase of $0.50 from $0.67 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.


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Interest Income. Interest income increased by $83.4 million, or 76.1%, to $193.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 from $109.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
Dollar Change
 
Percent Change
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest and dividend income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans, including fees
$
182,611

 
$
100,148

 
$
82,463

 
82.3
%
Securities
9,258

 
8,930

 
328

 
3.7

Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions
421

 
185

 
236

 
127.6

FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank stock and other
820

 
405

 
415

 
102.5

 
$
193,110

 
$
109,668

 
$
83,442

 
76.1
%

The increase in interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period in 2014, was primarily due to an $82.5 million, or 82.3%, increase in interest income on loans, which was driven by increased volume in all loan categories resulting from the merger with LegacyTexas on January 1, 2015, as well as organic growth since September 30, 2014. The average balance of commercial real estate loans increased by $741.9 million to $1.89 billion from the nine months ended September 30, 2014, resulting in a $27.9 million increase in interest income. The $741.9 million in growth includes $551.0 million in commercial real estate loans acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas. The average balance of commercial and industrial loans increased by $667.7 million to $1.24 billion from the nine months ended September 30, 2014, resulting in a $25.7 million increase in interest income. The $667.7 million in growth includes $337.1 million in commercial and industrial loans acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas. The average balance of consumer real estate loans increased by $340.4 million to $816.0 million from the nine months ended September 30, 2014, resulting in a $12.3 million increase in interest income. The $340.4 million in growth includes $264.0 million in consumer real estate loans acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas. The average balance of construction and land loans increased by $203.6 million to $225.9 million from the nine months ended September 30, 2014, resulting in an $8.9 million increase in interest income. The $203.6 million in growth includes $198.3 million in construction and land loans acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas. The average balance of Warehouse Purchase Program loans increased by $263.0 million to $818.4 million from the nine months ended September 30, 2014, which resulted in a $5.7 million increase in interest income. Interest income on loans for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 included $7.7 million in accretion of purchase accounting fair value adjustments on loans acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas.

Interest Expense. Interest expense increased by $3.3 million, or 26.3%, to $15.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 from $12.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
Dollar Change
 
Percent Change
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
$
9,558

 
$
6,047

 
$
3,511

 
58.1
 %
FHLB advances
5,086

 
5,832

 
(746
)
 
(12.8
)
Repurchase agreements and other borrowings
1,131

 
612

 
519

 
84.8

 
$
15,775

 
$
12,491

 
$
3,284

 
26.3
 %

The increase in interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period in 2014, was primarily due to increased volume in all deposit categories resulting from deposits acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas on January 1, 2015, as well as organic growth since September 30, 2014 in savings, money market and time deposit balances. An $857.6 million increase in the average balance of savings and money market deposits to $1.85 billion from the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was partially offset by an 11 basis point reduction in the average rate, resulting in a $468,000 increase in interest expense. The $857.6 million in growth includes $534.6 million in savings and money market deposits acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas. The average balance of time deposits increased by $357.9 million to $854.2 million from the nine months ended September 30, 2014, resulting in a $1.9 million increase in interest expense. The $357.9 million in growth includes $336.8 million in time deposits acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas. The average

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balance of interest-bearing demand deposits increased by $250.4 million to $713.5 million from the nine months ended September 30, 2014, resulting in a $1.2 million increase in interest expense. The $250.4 million in growth includes $258.7 million in interest-bearing demand deposits acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas.
    
The average balance of borrowings increased by $366.8 million compared to the same period in 2014, which was more than offset by a 54 basis point decline in the average rate paid on borrowings, reducing interest expense by $227,000 from the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

Net Interest Income. Net interest income increased by $80.2 million, or 82.5%, to $177.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 from $97.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The net interest margin increased by 27 basis points to 4.03% for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 from 3.76% for the same period last year. The net interest rate spread increased by 31 basis points to 3.91% for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 from 3.60% for the same period last year. The average yield on earning assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was 4.39%, a 14 basis point increase from the nine months ended September 30, 2014, which was primarily due to increased volume in higher-yielding commercial loans, as well as accretion income resulting from the merger with LegacyTexas. The average cost of interest-bearing liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was 0.48%, down 17 basis points from the nine months ended September 30, 2014.
Provision for Loan Losses. The provision for loan losses was $14.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, an increase of $10.2 million from $4.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The increase in the provision for loan losses compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was primarily related to increased organic loan production, as well as loans acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas that were re-underwritten in the normal course of business following completion of the merger with LegacyTexas. Once an acquired loan undergoes new underwriting and meets the criteria for a new loan, any remaining fair value adjustments are taken into interest income. Without the corresponding fair value adjustment, the newly originated loan drives an increase in the allowance for loan losses. Consistent with prior quarters, the Company has increased qualitative reserve factors to provide for additional allowance for loan losses due to the continued economic uncertainty in Texas related to the further decline in the price of oil.
Net charge-offs for nine months ended September 30, 2015 totaled $3.4 million, an increase of $2.6 million from the nine months ended September 30, 2014. This increase was primarily due to a $1.2 million charge-off of a commercial and industrial loan acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas. The $1.2 million charge-off was recorded net of $473,000 in remaining fair value adjustments on the credit.
Non-interest Income. Non-interest income increased by $17.8 million, or 115.0%, to $33.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 from $15.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
Dollar Change
 
Percent Change
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Non-interest income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service charges and other fees
$
22,895

 
$
14,419

 
$
8,476

 
58.8
%
Net gain on sale of mortgage loans
6,137

 

 
6,137

 
N/M

Bank-owned life insurance income
1,267

 
445

 
822

 
184.7

Gain on sale of available for sale securities
186

 

 
186

 
N/M

Gain on sale and disposition of assets
685

 
643

 
42

 
6.5

Other
2,052

 
(58
)
 
2,110

 
N/M

 
$
33,222

 
$
15,449

 
$
17,773

 
115.0
%
N/M - not meaningful
The increase in non-interest income from the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was primarily due to an $8.5 million increase in service charges and other fees, which was driven by an $849,000 increase in commercial loan fee income, as well as growth in service charges related to accounts acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas, higher Warehouse Purchase Program fee income due to increased volume in that loan portfolio and the addition of $3.4 million of title income through the acquisition of LegacyTexas' title subsidiary. Additionally, the Company recognized $6.1 million in net gains on the sale of mortgage loans during the nine months ended September 30, 2015, which includes the gain recognized on $175.5

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million of one-to four-family mortgage loans that were sold or committed for sale during the nine months ended September 30 2015, fair value changes on mortgage derivatives and mortgage fees collected. Prior to the merger with LegacyTexas, the Company did not originate for resale or sell mortgage loans to outside investors; therefore, a comparable gain was not recorded in the 2014 period. Other non-interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 included $2.1 million of insurance income added through the acquisition of LegacyTexas.
Non-interest Expense. Non-interest expense increased by $44.2 million, or 64.7%, to $112.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 from $68.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
Dollar Change
 
Percent Change
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Non-interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
$
69,153

 
$
41,920

 
$
27,233

 
65.0
 %
Merger and acquisition costs
1,553

 
2,009

 
(456
)
 
(22.7
)
Advertising
2,633

 
1,110

 
1,523

 
137.2

Occupancy and equipment
11,268

 
5,518

 
5,750

 
104.2

Outside professional services
2,309

 
1,580

 
729

 
46.1

Regulatory assessments
2,994

 
2,013

 
981

 
48.7

Data processing
8,162

 
5,109

 
3,053

 
59.8

Office operations
7,924

 
4,963

 
2,961

 
59.7

Other
6,516

 
4,074

 
2,442

 
59.9

 
$
112,512

 
$
68,296

 
$
44,216

 
64.7
 %
The increase in non-interest expense from the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was driven by a $27.2 million, or 65.0%, increase in salaries and employee benefits expense, primarily due to an increase in full-time equivalent employees to 831 at September 30, 2015, from 512 at September 30, 2014, largely related to the merger with LegacyTexas. Additionally, shortly following the completion of the LegacyTexas merger, certain senior managers from LegacyTexas who joined the Company received immediately-vested stock awards, which resulted in $590,000 of share-based compensation expense recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2015. Compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014, occupancy and equipment expense increased by $5.8 million, or 104.2%, and office operations expense increased by $3.0 million, or 59.7%, primarily due to the addition of LegacyTexas' facilities. Data processing expense increased by $3.1 million, or 59.8%, from the comparable 2014 period, as the Company added LegacyTexas into their information technology infrastructure and upgraded various systems to enhance customer service and increase efficiency.
Income Tax Expense. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 we recognized income tax expense of $29.3 million on our pre-tax income, which was an effective tax rate of 35.0%, compared to income tax expense of $14.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, which was an effective tax rate of 35.9%. The decrease in the effective tax rate was primarily due to non-deductible merger costs associated with the merger with LegacyTexas recognized in 2014, as well as increased amounts of tax-exempt income on municipal securities and bank-owned life insurance in 2015.

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Average Balances, Net Interest Income, Yields Earned and Rates Paid
The following table presents, for the periods indicated, the total dollar amount of interest income from average interest-earning assets and the resultant yields, as well as the interest expense on average interest-bearing liabilities, expressed both in dollars and rates. Also presented are the weighted average yields on interest-earning assets, rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities and the resultant spread. All average balances are daily average balances. Non-accruing loans have been included in the table as loans carrying a zero yield.

 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
Average
Outstanding
Balance
 
Interest
Earned/Paid
 
Yield/
Rate
 
Average
Outstanding
Balance
 
Interest
Earned/Paid
 
Yield/
Rate
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
$
1,969,031

 
$
26,138

 
5.31
%
 
$
1,163,271

 
$
15,880

 
5.46
%
 
Warehouse Purchase Program
845,787

 
7,073

 
3.35

 
645,148

 
5,738

 
3.56

 
Commercial and industrial
1,340,177

 
15,010

 
4.48

 
662,504

 
6,923

 
4.18

 
Construction and land
239,567

 
3,244

 
5.42

 
28,344

 
434

 
6.12

 
Consumer real estate
855,015

 
10,297

 
4.82

 
510,135

 
6,259

 
4.91

 
Other consumer
77,404

 
1,089

 
5.63

 
42,308

 
638

 
6.03

 
Loans held for sale
17,651

 
174

 
3.94

 

 

 

 
Less: deferred fees and allowance for loan loss
(35,690
)
 

 

 
(22,663
)
 

 

 
Loans receivable 1
5,308,942

 
63,025

 
4.75

 
3,029,047

 
35,872

 
4.74

 
Agency mortgage-backed securities
346,435

 
1,742

 
2.01

 
254,338

 
1,366

 
2.15

 
Agency collateralized mortgage obligations
108,089

 
503

 
1.86

 
158,645

 
841

 
2.12

 
Investment securities
133,148

 
820

 
2.46

 
78,901

 
580

 
2.94

 
FHLB and FRB stock and other restricted securities
60,569

 
298

 
1.97

 
41,066

 
139

 
1.35

 
Interest-earning deposit accounts
160,690

 
137

 
0.34

 
90,246

 
57

 
0.25

Total interest-earning assets
6,117,873

 
66,525

 
4.35

 
3,652,243

 
38,855

 
4.26

Non-interest-earning assets
414,865

 
 
 
 
 
185,181

 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
6,532,738

 
 
 
 
 
$
3,837,424

 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing demand
$
736,142

 
864

 
0.47

 
$
460,192

 
407

 
0.35

 
Savings and money market
1,936,090

 
908

 
0.19

 
1,060,311

 
812

 
0.31

 
Time
902,186

 
1,610

 
0.71

 
492,864

 
802

 
0.65

 
Borrowings
984,708

 
1,955

 
0.79

 
733,615

 
2,164

 
1.18

Total interest-bearing liabilities
4,559,126

 
5,337

 
0.47

 
2,746,982

 
4,185

 
0.61

Non-interest-bearing demand
1,108,928

 
 
 
 
 
456,115

 
 
 
 
Non-interest-bearing liabilities
78,628

 
 
 
 
 
72,305

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
5,746,682

 
 
 
 
 
3,275,402

 
 
 
 
Total shareholders’ equity
786,056

 
 
 
 
 
562,022

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
6,532,738

 
 
 
 
 
$
3,837,424

 
 
 
 
Net interest income and margin
 
 
$
61,188

 
4.00
%
 
 
 
$
34,670

 
3.80
%
Net interest income and margin (tax-equivalent basis) 2
 
 
$
61,459

 
4.02
%
 
 
 
$
34,867

 
3.82
%
Net interest rate spread
 
 
 
 
3.88
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.65
%
Net earning assets
$
1,558,747

 
 
 
 
 
$
905,261

 
 
 
 
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities
134.19
%
 
 
 
 
 
132.95
%
 
 
 
 
1 
Calculated net of deferred fees, loan discounts, loans in process and allowance for loan losses.
2 
In order to make pretax income and resultant yields on tax-exempt investments and loans comparable to those on taxable investments and loans, a tax-equivalent adjustment has been computed using a federal income tax rate of 35% for 2015 and 2014. Tax-exempt investments and loans had an average balance of $107.5 million and $67.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

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Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
Average
Outstanding
Balance
 
Interest
Earned/Paid
 
Yield/
Rate
 
Average
Outstanding
Balance
 
Interest
Earned/Paid
 
Yield/
Rate
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
$
1,885,320

 
$
74,499

 
5.27
%
 
$
1,143,515

 
$
46,569

 
5.43
%
 
Warehouse Purchase Program
818,352

 
20,568

 
3.35

 
555,394

 
14,894

 
3.58

 
Commercial and industrial
1,241,985

 
43,730

 
4.69

 
574,283

 
18,022

 
4.18

 
Construction and land
225,864

 
9,905

 
5.85

 
22,225

 
1,021

 
6.12

 
Consumer real estate
816,030

 
29,968

 
4.90

 
475,644

 
17,642

 
4.95

 
Other consumer
83,231

 
3,412

 
5.47

 
44,292

 
2,000

 
6.02

 
Loans held for sale
18,905

 
529

 
3.73

 

 

 

 
Less: deferred fees and allowance for loan loss
(32,284
)
 

 

 
(21,711
)
 

 

 
Loans receivable 1
5,057,403

 
182,611

 
4.81

 
2,793,642

 
100,148

 
4.78

 
Agency mortgage-backed securities
341,491

 
5,114

 
2.00

 
265,629

 
4,378

 
2.20

 
Agency collateralized mortgage obligations
119,422

 
1,764

 
1.97

 
171,313

 
2,813

 
2.19

 
Investment securities
110,743

 
2,380

 
2.87

 
73,960

 
1,739

 
3.14

 
FHLB and FRB stock and other restricted securities
58,153

 
820

 
1.88

 
36,157

 
405

 
1.49

 
Interest-earning deposit accounts
182,069

 
421

 
0.31

 
101,766

 
185

 
0.24

Total interest-earning assets
5,869,281

 
193,110

 
4.39

 
3,442,467

 
109,668

 
4.25

Non-interest-earning assets
422,671

 
 
 
 
 
184,346

 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
6,291,952

 
 
 
 
 
$
3,626,813

 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing demand
$
713,480

 
2,419

 
0.45

 
$
463,071

 
1,257

 
0.36

 
Savings and money market
1,851,178

 
2,667

 
0.19

 
993,582

 
2,199

 
0.30

 
Time
854,247

 
4,472

 
0.70

 
496,364

 
2,591

 
0.70

 
Borrowings
993,497

 
6,217

 
0.83

 
626,703

 
6,444

 
1.37

Total interest-bearing liabilities
4,412,402

 
15,775

 
0.48

 
2,579,720

 
12,491

 
0.65

Non-interest-bearing demand
1,036,525

 
 
 
 
 
428,744

 
 
 
 
Non-interest-bearing liabilities
73,369

 
 
 
 
 
63,720

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
5,522,296

 
 
 
 
 
3,072,184

 
 
 
 
Total shareholders’ equity
769,656

 
 
 
 
 
554,629

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
6,291,952

 
 
 
 
 
$
3,626,813

 
 
 
 
Net interest income and margin
 
 
$
177,335

 
4.03
%
 
 
 
$
97,177

 
3.76
%
Net interest income and margin (tax-equivalent basis) 2
 
 
$
178,111

 
4.05
%
 
 
 
$
97,771

 
3.79
%
Net interest rate spread
 
 
 
 
3.91
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.60
%
Net earning assets
$
1,456,879

 
 
 
 
 
$
862,747

 
 
 
 
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities
133.02
%
 
 
 
 
 
133.44
%
 
 
 
 
1 
Calculated net of deferred fees, loan discounts, loans in process and allowance for loan losses.
2 
In order to make pretax income and resultant yields on tax-exempt investments and loans comparable to those on taxable investments and loans, a tax-equivalent adjustment has been computed using a federal income tax rate of 35% for 2015 and 2014. Tax-exempt investments and loans had an average balance of $103.2 million and $67.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.



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Rate/Volume Analysis
The following tables presents the dollar amount of changes in interest income and interest expense for major components of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. It distinguishes between the changes related to outstanding balances and those due to changes in interest rates. The change in interest attributable to rate has been determined by applying the change in rate between periods to average balances outstanding in the earlier period. The change in interest due to volume has been determined by applying the rate from the earlier period to the change in average balances outstanding between periods. Changes attributable to both rate and volume which cannot be segregated have been allocated proportionately based on the changes due to rate and the changes due to volume.
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
2015 versus 2014
 
Increase (Decrease) Due to
 
Total Increase
 
Volume
 
Rate
 
(Decrease)
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
$
10,708

 
$
(450
)
 
$
10,258

Warehouse Purchase Program
1,695

 
(360
)
 
1,335

Commercial and industrial
7,557

 
530

 
8,087

Construction and land
2,866

 
(56
)
 
2,810

Consumer real estate
4,155

 
(117
)
 
4,038

Other consumer
496

 
(45
)
 
451

Loans held for sale
174

 

 
174

Loans receivable
27,651

 
(498
)
 
27,153

Agency mortgage-backed securities
468

 
(92
)
 
376

Agency collateralized mortgage obligations
(244
)
 
(94
)
 
(338
)
Investment securities
346

 
(106
)
 
240

FHLB and FRB stock and other restricted securities
81

 
78

 
159

Interest-earning deposit accounts
55

 
25

 
80

Total interest-earning assets
28,357

 
(687
)
 
27,670

Interest-bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing demand
296

 
161

 
457

Savings and money market
494

 
(398
)
 
96

Time
724

 
84

 
808

Borrowings
617

 
(826
)
 
(209
)
Total interest-bearing liabilities
2,131

 
(979
)
 
1,152

Net interest income
$
26,226

 
$
292

 
$
26,518

 
 
 
 
 
 

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Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2015 versus 2014
 
Increase (Decrease) Due to
 
Total Increase
 
Volume
 
Rate
 
(Decrease)
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
$
29,352

 
$
(1,422
)
 
$
27,930

Warehouse Purchase Program
6,661

 
(987
)
 
5,674

Commercial and industrial
23,267

 
2,441

 
25,708

Construction and land
8,932

 
(48
)
 
8,884

Consumer real estate
12,502

 
(176
)
 
12,326

Other consumer
1,612

 
(200
)
 
1,412

Loans held for sale
529

 

 
529

Loans receivable
82,855

 
(392
)
 
82,463

Agency mortgage-backed securities
1,164

 
(428
)
 
736

Agency collateralized mortgage obligations
(788
)
 
(261
)
 
(1,049
)
Investment securities
801

 
(160
)
 
641

FHLB and FRB stock and other restricted securities
291

 
124

 
415

Interest-earning deposit accounts
176

 
60

 
236

Total interest-earning assets
84,499

 
(1,057
)
 
83,442

Interest-bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing demand
796

 
366

 
1,162

Savings and money market
1,426

 
(958
)
 
468

Time
1,874

 
7

 
1,881

Borrowings
2,887

 
(3,114
)
 
(227
)
Total interest-bearing liabilities
6,983

 
(3,699
)
 
3,284

Net interest income
$
77,516

 
$
2,642

 
$
80,158




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Liquidity
Management maintains a liquidity position that it believes will adequately provide funding for loan demand and deposit run-off that may occur in the normal course of business. The Company relies on a number of different sources in order to meet its potential liquidity demands. The primary sources are increases in deposit accounts and cash flows from loan payments and the securities portfolio.
In addition to the primary sources of funds, management has several secondary sources available to meet potential funding requirements. At September 30, 2015, the Company had an additional borrowing capacity of $542.2 million with the FHLB. Also, at September 30, 2015, the Company had $250.0 million in federal funds lines of credit available with other financial institutions. The Company may also use the discount window at the Federal Reserve Bank as a source of short-term funding. Federal Reserve Bank borrowing capacity varies based upon securities pledged to the discount window line. At September 30, 2015, securities pledged had a collateral value of $39.2 million.
At September 30, 2015, the Company had classified 56.0% of its securities portfolio as available for sale (including pledged securities), providing an additional source of liquidity. Management believes that because active markets exist and our securities portfolio is of high quality, our available for sale securities are marketable. Selling participations in loans we originate, including portions of commercial real estate loans, creates another source of liquidity and allows us to manage borrower concentration risk as well as interest rate risk.
Liquidity management is both a daily and long-term function of business management. Short-term excess liquidity is generally placed in short-term investments, such as overnight deposits at the Federal Reserve Bank and correspondent banks. On a longer term basis, we maintain a strategy of investing in various lending products and investment securities, including mortgage-backed securities.
Planning for the Company's normal business liquidity needs, both expected and unexpected, is done on a daily and short-term basis through the cash management function. On a longer-term basis it is accomplished through the budget and strategic planning functions, with support from internal asset/liability management software model projections.
The Liquidity Committee monitors liquidity positions and projections. Liquidity contingency planning is added to the Committee's process by focusing on possible scenarios that would stress liquidity beyond the Bank's normal business liquidity needs. These scenarios may include macro-economic and bank specific situations focusing on high probability-high impact, high probability-low impact, low probability-high impact, and low probability-low impact stressors.
Management recognizes that the factors and conditions leading up to and occurring during a liquidity stress event cannot be precisely defined or listed. Nevertheless, management believes that liquidity stress events can be categorized into sources and uses of liquidity, and levels of severity, with responses that apply to various situations.
The Company, which is a separate legal entity from the Bank and must provide for its own liquidity, had liquid assets of $5.3 million on an unconsolidated basis at September 30, 2015. In addition to its operating expenses, the Company is responsible for paying any dividends declared to its shareholders as well as for any Company stock repurchases. The Company has the ability to receive dividends or capital distributions from the Bank, although there are regulatory restrictions on the ability of the Bank to pay dividends. See “How We Are Regulated - Limitations on Dividends and Other Capital Distributions” under Item 1 and Note 18 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8 of the Company's 2014 Form 10-K.
The Company uses its sources of funds primarily to meet its expenses, pay maturing deposits and fund withdrawals, and to fund loan commitments. Total approved loan commitments (including Warehouse Purchase Program commitments, unused lines of credit and letters of credit) amounted to $1.90 billion and $942.6 million at September 30, 2015, and December 31, 2014, respectively. It is management's policy to offer deposit rates that are competitive with other local financial institutions. Based on this management strategy, we believe that a majority of maturing deposits will remain with the Company. Certificates of deposit scheduled to mature in one year or less at September 30, 2015 totaled $612.0 million with a weighted average rate of 0.18%.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, cash and cash equivalents increased by $109.7 million, or 83.1%, to $241.7 million at September 30, 2015 from $132.0 million at December 31, 2014. Operating activities provided cash of $88.6 million and financing activities provided cash of $703.7 million, which was partially offset by cash used in investing activities of $682.7 million. Primary sources of cash for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 included proceeds from pay-offs of Warehouse Purchase Program loans totaling $11.76 billion and proceeds from FHLB advances of $1.04 billion. Primary uses of cash for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 included originations of Warehouse Purchase Program

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loans totaling $11.93 billion, repayments on FHLB advances of $750.0 million and net fundings of loans held for investment totaling $651.1 million.
Please see Item 1A (Risk Factors) under Part 1 of the Company's 2014 Form 10-K for information regarding liquidity risk.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, Contractual Obligations and Commitments
The following table presents our longer term contractual obligations and commitments to extend credit to our borrowers, in aggregate and by payment due dates (not including any interest amounts). In addition to the commitments below, the Company had overdraft protection available to its depositors in the amount of $87.6 million and credit card guarantees outstanding in the amount of $665,000 at September 30, 2015.
 
September 30, 2015
 
Less than
One Year
 
One
through
Three Years
 
Four
through
Five Years
 
After Five
Years
 
Total
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Contractual obligations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits without a stated maturity
$
3,869,535

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
3,869,535

Certificates of deposit (gross of purchase accounting discount of $450)
611,999

 
251,475

 
37,347

 
144

 
900,965

FHLB advances (gross of restructuring prepayment penalty of $616)
1,073,440

 
72,775

 
4,926

 
2,391

 
1,153,532

Repurchase agreements
46,643

 
25,000

 

 

 
71,643

Subordinated debt (gross of purchase accounting discount of $3,942)

 

 

 
15,464

 
15,464

Private equity fund for Community Reinvestment Act purposes
3,420

 

 

 

 
3,420

Operating leases (premises)
6,022

 
8,984

 
6,193

 
15,519

 
36,718

Total contractual obligations
$
5,611,059

 
$
358,234

 
$
48,466

 
$
33,518

 
6,051,277

Off-balance sheet loan commitments: 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unused commitments to extend credit
$
692,468

 
$
319,567

 
$
186,133

 
$
70,336

 
1,268,504

Unused capacity on Warehouse Purchase Program loans
614,623

 

 

 

 
614,623

Standby letters of credit
11,300

 
7,320

 
188

 

 
18,808

Total loan commitments
$
1,318,391

 
$
326,887

 
$
186,321

 
$
70,336

 
1,901,935

Total contractual obligations and loan commitments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
7,953,212

1  Loans having no stated maturity are reported in the “Less than One Year” category.
 
 



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Capital Resources
At December 31, 2014, the Bank and the Company were subject to minimum capital requirements imposed by the OCC and the FRB. Effective on January 1, 2015, upon completion of the merger with LegacyTexas, the Bank was merged into LegacyTexas Bank, with regulatory oversight by the TDOB and the FRB. Consistent with our goal to operate a sound and profitable organization, our policy is for the Company and its subsidiary bank to maintain “well-capitalized” status under the FRB regulations. Based on capital levels at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Bank and the Company were considered to be well-capitalized.
At September 30, 2015, the Bank's equity totaled $776.5 million. The Company's consolidated equity totaled $792.6 million, or 11.5% of total assets, at September 30, 2015. Warehouse Purchase Program loan volumes can increase significantly on the last day of the month, potentially leading to a significant difference between the ending and average balance of Warehouse Purchase Program loans. At September 30, 2015, Warehouse Purchase Program loans totaled $960.4 million, compared to an average balance of $845.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015. Because the capital ratios below are calculated using ending risk-weighted assets and Warehouse Purchase Program loans are risk-weighted at 100%, the end of period increase in these balances can significantly impact the Company's reported capital ratios.
 
Actual
 
Required for Capital Adequacy Purposes
 
To Be Well-Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Regulations
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
September 30, 2015
(Dollars in thousands)
Total risk-based capital
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Company
$
658,602

 
10.75
%
 
$
489,942

 
8.00
%
 
$
612,427

 
10.00
%
Bank
630,941

 
10.30

 
489,972

 
8.00

 
612,464

 
10.00

Tier 1 risk-based capital
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Company
622,220

 
10.16

 
367,456

 
6.00

 
489,942

 
8.00

Bank
594,559

 
9.71

 
367,479

 
6.00

 
489,972

 
8.00

Common equity tier 1 risk-based capital
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Company
610,698

 
9.97

 
275,592

 
4.50

 
398,078

 
6.50

Bank
594,559

 
9.71

 
275,609

 
4.50

 
398,102

 
6.50

Tier 1 leverage
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Company
622,220

 
9.79

 
254,123

 
4.00

 
317,654

 
5.00

Bank
594,559

 
9.36

 
254,165

 
4.00

 
317,707

 
5.00

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total risk-based capital
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Company
$
562,448

 
15.87
%
 
$
283,618

 
8.00
%
 
$
354,522

 
10.00
%
Bank
495,171

 
13.98

 
283,314

 
8.00

 
354,142

 
10.00

Tier 1 risk-based capital
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Company
536,899

 
15.14

 
141,809

 
4.00

 
212,713

 
6.00

Bank
469,622

 
13.26

 
141,657

 
4.00

 
212,485

 
6.00

Tier 1 leverage
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Company
536,899

 
13.86

 
154,900

 
4.00

 
193,625

 
5.00

Bank
469,622

 
12.13

 
154,910

 
4.00

 
193,638

 
5.00


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Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Asset/Liability Management
Our Risk When Interest Rates Change. The rates of interest we earn on assets and pay on liabilities generally are established contractually for a period of time. However, market rates change over time. Like other financial institutions, our results of operations are impacted by changes in market interest rates and the interest rate sensitivity of our assets and liabilities. The risk associated with changes in market interest rates and our ability to adapt to these changes is known as interest rate risk and is our most significant market risk.
How We Measure Our Risk of Interest Rate Changes. As part of our attempt to manage our exposure to changes in market interest rates and comply with applicable regulations, we calculate and monitor our interest rate risk. In doing so, we analyze and manage assets and liabilities based on their interest rates and contractual cash flows, timing of maturities, prepayment potential, repricing opportunities, and sensitivity to actual or potential changes in market interest rates.
The Company is subject to interest rate risk to the extent that its interest-bearing liabilities, primarily deposits, FHLB advances and other borrowings, reprice more rapidly or slowly, or at different rates (basis risk) than its interest-earning assets, primarily loans and investment securities.
The Bank calculates interest rate risk by entering relevant contractual and projected information into its asset/liability management software simulation model. Data required by the model includes balance, rate, pay down schedule, and maturity. For items that contractually reprice, the repricing index, spread, and frequency are entered, including any initial, periodic, and lifetime interest rate caps and floors.
The Bank has adopted an asset and liability management policy. This policy sets the foundation for monitoring and managing the potential for adverse effects of material prolonged increases or decreases in interest rates on our results of operations. The Board of Directors sets the asset and liability policy for the Bank, which is implemented by the Asset/Liability Management Committee.
The purpose of the Asset/Liability Management Committee is to monitor, communicate, coordinate, and direct asset/liability management consistent with our business plan and board-approved policies. The Committee directs and monitors the volume and mix of assets and funding sources, taking into account relative costs and spreads, interest rate sensitivity and liquidity needs. The objectives are to manage assets and funding sources to produce results that are consistent with liquidity, capital adequacy, interest rate risk, growth, and profitability goals.
The Committee meets on a quarterly basis to, among other things, protect capital through earnings stability over the interest rate cycle, maintain our well-capitalized status, and provide a reasonable return on investment. The Committee recommends appropriate strategy changes based on this review. The Committee is responsible for reviewing and reporting the effects of policy implementation and strategies to the Board of Directors at least quarterly. Senior managers oversee the process on a daily basis.
A key element of the Bank’s asset/liability management strategy is to protect earnings by managing the inherent maturity and repricing mismatches between its interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. The Bank generally manages such earnings exposure through the addition of loans, investment securities and deposits with risk mitigating characteristics and by entering into appropriate term FHLB advance agreements.
As part of its efforts to monitor and manage interest rate risk, the Bank uses the economic value of equity (“EVE”) methodology adopted by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council ("FFEIC") as part of its capital regulations. In essence, the EVE approach calculates the difference between the present value of expected cash flows from assets and liabilities. In addition to monitoring selected measures of EVE, management also calculates and monitors potential effects on net interest income resulting from increases or decreases in market interest rates. This approach uses the earnings at risk (“EAR”) methodology adopted by the Joint Agency Policy Statement on Interest Rate Risk as part of its capital regulations. EAR calculates estimated net interest income using a flat balance sheet approach over a twelve month time horizon. The EAR process is used in conjunction with EVE measures to identify interest rate risk on both a global and account level basis. Management and the Board of Directors review EVE and EAR measurements at least quarterly to review historical trends, projected measurements, and to determine whether the Bank's interest rate exposure is within the limits established by the Board of Directors.

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The Bank's asset/liability management strategy sets acceptable limits for the percentage change in EVE and EAR given changes in interest rates. For instantaneous, parallel, and sustained interest rate increases or decreases of 100, 200, 300, and 400 basis points, the Bank's policy indicates that the change in EVE should not exceed a 15.00% decrease. For an instantaneous, parallel, and sustained interest rate increase or decrease of 100 basis points, the Bank's policy indicates that EAR should not decrease by more than 7%, and for increases of 200, 300, and 400 basis points, EAR should not decrease by more than 10%, 13%, and 15%, respectively.
As illustrated in the tables below, the Bank was within policy limits for all scenarios tested. The tables presented below, as of September 30, 2015, and December 31, 2014, are internal analyses of our interest rate risk as measured by changes in EVE and EAR for instantaneous, parallel, and sustained shifts for all market rates and yield curves, in 100 basis point increments, up 400 basis points and down 100 basis points.
As illustrated in the tables below, our EVE would be negatively impacted by a parallel, instantaneous, and sustained increase in market rates. Such an increase in rates would negatively impact EVE as a result of the duration of assets, including loans and investments, being longer than the duration of liabilities, primarily deposit accounts and FHLB borrowings. As illustrated in the table below, at September 30, 2015, our EAR would be negatively impacted by a parallel, instantaneous, and sustained increase in market rates of 200, 300, or 400 basis points. As market interest rates rise and variable liability rates are modeled to increase faster than assets mature or reprice.
September 30, 2015
Change in Interest Rates in Basis Points
 
Economic Value of Equity
 
Earnings at Risk (12 months)
 
Estimated EVE
 
Estimated Increase / (Decrease) in EVE
 
 EVE Ratio %
 
Estimated Net Interest Income
 
Increase / (Decrease) in Estimated Net Interest Income
 
 
$ Amount
 
$ Change
 
% Change
 
 
 
$ Amount
 
$ Change
 
% Change
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
400

 
811,664

 
(91,979
)
 
(10.18
)
 
12.89
 
239,934

 
(9,797
)
 
(3.92
)
300

 
839,809

 
(63,834
)
 
(7.06
)
 
13.10
 
240,793

 
(8,938
)
 
(3.58
)
200

 
864,594

 
(39,049
)
 
(4.32
)
 
13.25
 
241,599

 
(8,132
)
 
(3.26
)
100

 
888,475

 
(15,168
)
 
(1.68
)
 
13.38
 
242,480

 
(7,251
)
 
(2.90
)

 
903,643

 

 

 
13.37
 
249,731

 

 

(100
)
 
897,166

 
(6,477
)
 
(0.72
)
 
13.02
 
245,209

 
(4,522
)
 
(1.81
)
December 31, 2014
Change in Interest Rates in Basis Points
 
Economic Value of Equity
 
Earnings at Risk (12 months)
 
Estimated EVE
 
Estimated Increase / (Decrease) in EVE
 
 EVE Ratio %
 
Estimated Net Interest Income
 
Increase / (Decrease) in Estimated Net Interest Income
 
 
$ Amount
 
$ Change
 
% Change
 
 
 
$ Amount
 
$ Change
 
% Change
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
400

 
605,514

 
(60,025
)
 
(9.02
)
 
15.59
 
162,556

 
15,223

 
10.33

300

 
630,460

 
(35,079
)
 
(5.27
)
 
15.90
 
157,116

 
9,783

 
6.64

200

 
643,841

 
(21,698
)
 
(3.26
)
 
15.94
 
151,746

 
4,413

 
3.00

100

 
656,792

 
(8,747
)
 
(1.31
)
 
15.95
 
146,275

 
(1,058
)
 
(0.72
)

 
665,539

 

 

 
15.87
 
147,333

 

 

(100
)
 
677,979

 
12,440

 
1.87

 
15.83
 
143,450

 
(3,883
)
 
(2.64
)

The Bank's EVE was $903.6 million, or 13.37%, of the market value of portfolio assets as of September 30, 2015, a $238.1 million increase from $665.5 million, or 15.87%, of the market value of portfolio assets as of December 31, 2014. Based upon the assumptions utilized, an immediate 200 basis point increase in market interest rates would result in a $39.0 million decrease in our EVE at September 30, 2015 compared to a $21.7 million decrease at December 31, 2014, and would

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result in a 12 basis point decrease in our EVE ratio to 13.25% at September 30, 2015 compared to a seven basis point increase to 15.94% at December 31, 2014. An immediate 100 basis point decrease in market interest rates would result in a $6.5 million decrease in our EVE at September 30, 2015 compared to a $12.4 million increase at December 31, 2014, and would result in a 35 basis point decrease in our EVE ratio to 13.02% at September 30, 2015, as compared to a four basis point decrease in our EVE ratio to 15.83% at December 31, 2014.
The Bank's projected EAR for the twelve months ending September 30, 2016 is $249.7 million, compared to $147.3 million for the twelve months ending December 31, 2015. Based on the assumptions utilized, an immediate 200 basis point increase in market rates would result in an $8.1 million, or 3.26%, decrease in net interest income for the twelve months ending September 30, 2016 compared to a $4.4 million, or 3.00%, increase for the twelve months ending December 31, 2015. An immediate 100 basis point decrease in market rates would result in a $4.5 million decrease in net interest income for the twelve months ending September 30, 2016 compared to a $3.9 million decrease for the twelve months ending December 31, 2015. In May 2015, we increased non-maturity deposit betas utilized in our interest rate risk model. The primary goal is to model anticipated higher sensitivities due to the current prolonged low rate environment and the signaled impending rate rise from the Federal Reserve.
We have implemented a strategic plan to mitigate interest rate risk. This plan includes the ongoing review of our current and projected mix of fixed rate versus variable rate loans, investments, deposits, and borrowings. When available and appropriate, high quality adjustable rate assets are purchased or originated. These assets generally may reduce our sensitivity to upward interest rate shocks. On the liability side of the balance sheet, borrowings are added as appropriate. These borrowings will be of a size and term so as to mitigate the impact of duration mismatches, reducing our sensitivity to upward interest rate shocks. These strategies are implemented as needed and as opportunities arise to mitigate interest rate risk without materially sacrificing earnings.
In managing our mix of assets and liabilities, while considering the relationship between long and short term interest rates, market conditions, and consumer preferences, we may place somewhat greater emphasis on maintaining or increasing the Bank’s net interest margin than on strictly matching the interest rate sensitivity of its assets and liabilities.
Management also believes that at times the increased net income which may result from a mismatch in the actual maturity, repricing, or duration of its asset and liability portfolios can provide sufficient returns to justify the increased exposure to sudden and unexpected increases or decreases in interest rates which may result from such a mismatch. Management believes that the Bank’s level of interest rate risk is acceptable under this approach.
In evaluating the Bank’s exposure to market interest rate movements, certain shortcomings inherent in the method of analysis presented in the foregoing table must be considered. For example, although certain assets and liabilities may have similar maturities or repricing characteristics, their interest rate drivers may react in different degrees to changes in market interest rates (basis risk). Also, the interest rates on certain types of assets and liabilities may fluctuate in advance of changes in market interest rates, while interest rates on other types may lag behind changes in market interest rates. Additionally, certain assets, such as adjustable rate mortgages, have features which restrict changes in interest rates over the life of the asset (time to initial interest rate reset; interest rate reset frequency; initial, periodic, and lifetime caps and floors). Further, in the event of a significant change in market interest rates, loan and securities prepayment and time deposit early withdrawal levels may deviate significantly from those assumed in the table above. Assets with prepayment options and liabilities with early withdrawal options are being monitored, with assumptions stress tested on a regular basis. Current market rates and customer behavior are being considered in the management of interest rate risk. Finally, the ability of many borrowers to service their debt may decrease in the event of an interest rate increase. The Bank considers all of these factors in monitoring its exposure to interest rate risk. Of note, the current historically low interest rate environment has resulted in asymmetrical interest rate risk. The interest rates on certain repricing assets and liabilities cannot be fully shocked downward.
The Board of Directors and management believe that the Bank’s ability to successfully manage and mitigate its exposure to interest rate risk is strengthened by several key factors. For example, the Bank manages its balance sheet duration and overall interest rate risk by placing a preference on originating and retaining adjustable rate loans. In addition, the Bank borrows at various maturities from the FHLB to mitigate mismatches between the asset and liability portfolios. Furthermore, the investment securities portfolio is used as a primary interest rate risk management tool through the duration and repricing targeting of purchases and sales.

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Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
An evaluation was performed 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 design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of September 30, 2015. Based on that evaluation, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report. There has been no change in the Company's internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
While the Company believes the present design of its disclosure controls and procedures is effective to achieve its goals, future events affecting its business may cause the Company to modify its disclosure controls and procedures. The Company does not expect that its disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting will prevent all error and fraud. A control procedure, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control procedure are met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control procedures, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns in controls or procedures can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual actions of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. The design of any control procedure is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control procedure, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.


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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
We are involved from time to time as plaintiff or defendant in various legal actions arising in the normal course of our businesses. While the ultimate outcome of pending proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, it is the opinion of management, after consultation with counsel representing us in such proceedings, that the resolution of these proceedings should not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.
Item 1A.
Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in the Company's 2014 Form 10-K.

Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
The Company did not repurchase any of its common stock during the quarter ended September 30, 2015.
Item 3.
Defaults upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.

Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.

Item 5.
Other Information
Not applicable.

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Item 6.
 
Exhibits
Exhibit
 
 
Number
 
Description
 
 
 
2.1

 
Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between the Registrant and Highlands Bancshares, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 9, 2011 (File No. 001-34737))
 
 
 
2.2

 
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 25, 2013, by and between the Registrant and LegacyTexas Group, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 25, 2013 (File No. 001-34737))
 
 
 
2.3

 
Amendment No. One to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 19, 2014, by and between the Registrant and LegacyTexas Group, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.3 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 26, 2014 (File No. 001-34737))
 
 
 
2.4

 
Amendment No. Two to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 29, 2014, by and between the Registrant and LegacyTexas Group, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 29, 2014 (File No. 001-34737))
 
 
 
3.1

 
Charter of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 6, 2015 (File No. 001-34737))
 
 
 
3.2

 
Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 6, 2015 (File No. 001-34737))
 
 
 
4.1

 
Certificate of Registrant’s Common Stock (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 6, 2015 (File No. 001-34737))
 
 
 
4.2

 
The Registrant hereby agrees to furnish to the Commission, upon request, the instruments defining the rights of the holders of each issue of long-term debt of the Registrant and its consolidated subsidiaries.
 
 
 
10.1

 
ViewPoint Bank Deferred Compensation Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 0-24566-01))
 
 
 
10.2

 
Amended and Restated ViewPoint Bank Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 0-24566-01))
 
 
 
10.3

 
2013 Executive Annual Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 6, 2013 (File No. 001-34737))
 
 
 
10.4

 
Form of Director's Agreement between the Registrant and James B. McCarley (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 6, 2013 (File No. 001-34737))
 
 
 
10.5

 
Form of Director's Agreement between the Registrant and Gary D. Basham (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 6, 2013 (File No. 001-34737))
 
 
 
10.6

 
Form of Director's Agreement between the Registrant and Jack D. Ersman (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 6, 2013 (File No. 001-34737))
 
 
 
10.7

 
Form of Director's Agreement between the Registrant and V. Keith Sockwell (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 6, 2013 (File No. 001-34737))
 
 
 

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10.8

 
Resignation, Release and Consulting Agreement between the Registrant and Pathie E. McKee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 3, 2013 (File No. 001-34737))
 
 
 
10.9

 
Change in Control and Severance Benefits Agreement entered into between the Registrant and Mays Davenport (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 25, 2013 (File No. 001-34737)).
 
 
 
10.10

 
Form of Change In Control and Severance Benefits Agreement entered into between the Registrant and the following executive officers: Scott A. Almy, Charles D. Eikenberg, Thomas S. Swiley, and Mark L. Williamson (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 2, 2013 (File No. 001-34737)).
 
 
 
10.11

 
Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement entered into by the Registrant on December 2, 2013 with Kevin J. Hanigan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 2, 2013 (File No. 001-34737)).
 
 
 
11

 
Statement regarding computation of per share earnings (See Note 3 of the Condensed Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements included in this Form 10-Q).
 
 
 
31.1

 
Rule 13a — 14(a)/15d — 14(a) Certification (Chief Executive Officer)
 
 
 
31.2

 
Rule 13a — 14(a)/15d — 14(a) Certification (Chief Financial Officer)
 
 
 
32

 
Section 1350 Certifications
 
 
 
101

 
Financial statements from Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Registrant for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) the Condensed Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.
 
 
 


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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc.
(Registrant)

Date:
October 27, 2015
 
By:
/s/ Kevin J. Hanigan
 
 
 
 
Kevin J. Hanigan,
 
 
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
(Duly Authorized Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
October 27, 2015
 
By:
/s/ J. Mays Davenport
 
 
 
 
J. Mays Davenport
 
 
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)


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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibits:

31.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer
31.2
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer
32.0
Section 1350 Certifications
101
Financial statements from Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Registrant for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) the Condensed Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.



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