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

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017

OR

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

For the transition period from _______ to _______

Commission file number: 000-25927

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Michigan
 
38-3391345
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

10753 Macatawa Drive, Holland, Michigan 49424
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (616) 820-1444
 


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

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

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

Large accelerated filer ☐
Accelerated filer ☒
Non-accelerated filer
Smaller reporting company ☐
Emerging Growth Company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

The number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 33,941,203 shares of the Company's Common Stock (no par value) were outstanding as of October 26, 2017.
 


Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains forward-looking statements that are based on management's beliefs, assumptions, current expectations, estimates and projections about the financial services industry, the economy, and Macatawa Bank Corporation. Forward-looking statements are identifiable by words or phrases such as “outlook”, “plan” or “strategy”; that an event or trend “may”, “should”, “will”, “is likely”, or is “probable” to occur or “continue”, has “begun” or “is scheduled” or “on track” or that the Company or its management “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “plans”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “predicts”, “projects”, or “expects” a particular result, or is “committed”, “confident”, “optimistic” or has an “opinion” that an event will occur, or other words or phrases such as “ongoing”, “future”, “signs”, “efforts”, “tend”, “exploring”, “appearing”, “until”, “near term”, “concern”, “going forward”, “focus”, “starting”, “initiative,” “trend” and variations of such words and similar expressions. Such statements are based upon current beliefs and expectations and involve substantial risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These statements include, among others, future levels of earning assets, statements related to stabilization of our loan portfolio, trends in credit quality metrics, future capital levels and capital needs, including the impact of Basel III, real estate valuation, future levels of repossessed and foreclosed properties and nonperforming assets, future levels of losses and costs associated with the administration and disposition of repossessed and foreclosed properties and nonperforming assets, future levels of loan charge-offs, future levels of other real estate owned, future levels of provisions for loan losses and reserve recoveries, the rate of asset dispositions, future dividends, future growth and funding sources, future cost of funds, future liquidity levels, future profitability levels, future FDIC assessment levels, future net interest margin levels, building and improving our investment portfolio, diversifying our credit risk, the effects on earnings of changes in interest rates, future economic conditions, future effects of new or changed accounting standards, future loss recoveries, future balances of short-term investments, future loan demand and loan growth, future levels of mortgage banking revenue and the future level of other revenue sources. Management's determination of the provision and allowance for loan losses, the appropriate carrying value of intangible assets (including deferred tax assets) and other real estate owned, and the fair value of investment securities (including whether any impairment on any investment security is temporary or other-than-temporary and the amount of any impairment) involves judgments that are inherently forward-looking. All statements with references to future time periods are forward-looking. All of the information concerning interest rate sensitivity is forward-looking. Our ability to sell other real estate owned at its carrying value or at all, successfully implement new programs and initiatives, increase efficiencies, maintain our current levels of deposits and other sources of funding, maintain liquidity, respond to declines in collateral values and credit quality, increase loan volume, originate high quality loans, maintain or improve mortgage banking income, realize the benefit of our deferred tax assets, continue payment of dividends and improve profitability is not entirely within our control and is not assured. The future effect of changes in the real estate, financial and credit markets and the national and regional economy on the banking industry, generally, and Macatawa Bank Corporation, specifically, are also inherently uncertain. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions (“risk factors”) that are difficult to predict with regard to timing, extent, likelihood and degree of occurrence. Therefore, actual results and outcomes may materially differ from what may be expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. Macatawa Bank Corporation does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect the impact of circumstances or events that may arise after the date of the forward-looking statements.

Risk factors include, but are not limited to, the risk factors described in "Item 1A - Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. These and other factors are representative of the risk factors that may emerge and could cause a difference between an ultimate actual outcome and a preceding forward-looking statement.
 

INDEX

   
Page
   
Number
     
Part I.
Financial Information:
 
     
 
Item 1.
 
 
4
     
 
10
     
 
Item 2.
 
 
40
     
 
Item 3.
 
 
55
     
 
Item 4.
 
 
56
     
Part II.
Other Information:
 
     
 
Item 6.
 
 
57
     
58
 

Part I Financial Information
Item 1.
MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As of September 30, 2017 (unaudited) and December 31, 2016
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)


   
September 30,
2017
   
December 31,
2016
 
ASSETS
           
Cash and due from banks
 
$
28,318
   
$
27,690
 
Federal funds sold and other short-term investments
   
131,571
     
62,129
 
Cash and cash equivalents
   
159,889
     
89,819
 
Securities available for sale, at fair value
   
214,182
     
184,433
 
Securities held to maturity (fair value 2017 - $62,854 and 2016 - $69,849)
   
61,927
     
69,378
 
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock
   
11,558
     
11,558
 
Loans held for sale, at fair value
   
2,199
     
2,181
 
Total loans
   
1,260,037
     
1,280,812
 
Allowance for loan losses
   
(16,434
)
   
(16,962
)
Net loans
   
1,243,603
     
1,263,850
 
Premises and equipment – net
   
46,822
     
50,026
 
Accrued interest receivable
   
4,532
     
4,092
 
Bank-owned life insurance
   
40,042
     
39,274
 
Other real estate owned - net
   
6,661
     
12,253
 
Net deferred tax asset
   
5,992
     
8,863
 
Other assets
   
5,639
     
5,286
 
Total assets
 
$
1,803,046
   
$
1,741,013
 
                 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Deposits
               
Noninterest-bearing
 
$
497,310
   
$
501,478
 
Interest-bearing
   
1,008,868
     
947,246
 
Total deposits
   
1,506,178
     
1,448,724
 
Other borrowed funds
   
72,118
     
84,173
 
Long-term debt
   
41,238
     
41,238
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
   
10,048
     
4,639
 
Total liabilities
   
1,629,582
     
1,578,774
 
                 
Commitments and contingent liabilities
   
---
     
---
 
                 
Shareholders' equity
               
Common stock, no par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized;  33,941,953 and 33,940,788 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016
   
217,099
     
216,731
 
Retained deficit
   
(43,307
)
   
(53,008
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
   
(328
)
   
(1,484
)
Total shareholders' equity
   
173,464
     
162,239
 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
$
1,803,046
   
$
1,741,013
 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Three and Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016
(unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)


   
Three Months
Ended
September 30,
 
Three Months
Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
   
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Interest income
                       
Loans, including fees
 
$
 12,804
 
$
 11,838
 
$
 37,800
 
$
 35,228
Securities
                       
Taxable
   
 741
   
 584
   
 2,025
   
 1,699
Tax-exempt
   
 574
   
 451
   
 1,658
   
 1,325
FHLB Stock
   
 122
   
 122
   
 367
   
 368
Federal funds sold and other short-term investments
   
 385
   
 127
   
 666
   
 383
Total interest income
   
 14,626
   
 13,122
   
 42,516
   
 39,003
Interest expense
                       
Deposits
   
 732
   
 431
   
 1,770
   
 1,333
Other borrowings
   
 314
   
 418
   
 1,053
   
 1,318
Long-term debt
   
 442
   
 371
   
 1,267
   
 1,104
Total interest expense
   
 1,488
   
 1,220
   
 4,090
   
 3,755
Net interest income
   
 13,138
   
 11,902
   
 38,426
   
 35,248
Provision for loan losses
   
 (350)
   
 (250)
   
 (1,350)
   
 (1,100)
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
   
 13,488
   
 12,152
   
 39,776
   
 36,348
Noninterest income
                       
Service charges and fees
   
 1,172
   
 1,152
   
 3,342
   
 3,312
Net gains on mortgage loans
   
 369
   
 1,175
   
 1,273
   
 2,235
Trust fees
   
 801
   
 790
   
 2,412
   
 2,286
ATM and debit card fees
   
 1,324
   
 1,272
   
 3,863
   
 3,715
Gain on sales of securities
   
 ---
   
 ---
   
 3
   
 99
Bank owned life insurance ("BOLI") income
   
 249
   
 146
   
 730
   
 748
Other
   
 385
   
 540
   
 1,386
   
 1,824
Total noninterest income
   
 4,300
   
 5,075
   
 13,009
   
 14,219
Noninterest expense
                       
Salaries and benefits
   
 6,211
   
 6,166
   
 18,363
   
 18,521
Occupancy of premises
   
 922
   
 901
   
 2,939
   
 2,784
Furniture and equipment
   
 797
   
 772
   
 2,278
   
 2,476
Legal and professional
   
 199
   
 153
   
 621
   
 500
Marketing and promotion
   
 226
   
 275
   
 678
   
 825
Data processing
   
 655
   
 741
   
 2,068
   
 2,089
FDIC assessment
   
 134
   
 166
   
 404
   
 638
Interchange and other card expense
   
 333
   
 334
   
 970
   
 927
Bond and D&O Insurance
   
 119
   
 132
   
 353
   
 395
Net (gains) losses on repossessed and foreclosed properties
   
 (190)
   
 115
   
 (575)
   
 409
Administration and disposition of problem assets
   
 113
   
 210
   
 435
   
 787
Other
   
 1,237
   
 1,308
   
 3,900
   
 3,943
Total noninterest expenses
   
 10,756
   
 11,273
   
 32,434
   
 34,294
Income before income tax
   
 7,032
   
 5,954
   
 20,351
   
 16,273
Income tax expense
   
 2,157
   
 1,350
   
 6,253
   
 4,429
Net income
 
$
 4,875
 
$
 4,604
 
$
 14,098
 
$
 11,844
Basic earnings per common share
 
$
 0.14
 
$
 0.14
 
$
 0.42
 
$
 0.35
Diluted earnings per common share
 
$
 0.14
 
$
 0.14
 
$
 0.42
 
$
 0.35
Cash dividends per common share
 
$
 0.05
 
$
 0.03
 
$
 0.13
 
$
 0.09
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
-5-

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Three and Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016
(unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)


   
Three Months
Ended
September 30,
 
Three Months
Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
   
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
                 
Net income
 
$
 4,875
 
$
 4,604
 
$
 14,098
 
$
 11,844
                         
Other comprehensive income:
                       
                         
Unrealized gains (losses):
                       
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale
   
 (53)
   
 120
   
 1,782
   
 1,774
Tax effect
   
 19
   
 (42)
   
 (624)
   
 (621)
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale, net of tax
   
 (34)
   
 78
   
 1,158
   
 1,153
                         
Less: reclassification adjustments:
                       
Reclassification for gains included in net income
   
 ---
   
 ---
   
 3
   
 99
Tax effect
   
 ---
   
 ---
   
 (1)
   
 (35)
Reclassification for gains included in net income, net of tax
   
 ---
   
 ---
   
 2
   
 64
                         
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
   
 (34)
   
 78
   
 1,156
   
 1,089
Comprehensive income
 
$
 4,841
 
$
 4,682
 
$
 15,254
 
$
 12,933
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016
(unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 
   
Common
Stock
    
Retained
Deficit
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
Total
Shareholders'
Equity
Balance, January 1, 2016
 
$
 216,540
 
$
 (64,910)
 
$
 347
 
$
 151,977
Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2016
   
 ---
   
 11,844
   
 ---
   
 11,844
Cash dividends at $.09 per share
   
 ---
   
 (3,042)
   
 ---
   
 (3,042)
Repurchase of 4,373 shares for taxes withheld on vested restricted stock
   
 (31)
   
 ---
   
 ---
   
 (31)
Net change in unrealized gain on securities available for sale, net of tax
   
 ---
   
 ---
   
 1,089
   
 1,089
Stock compensation expense
   
 408
   
 ---
   
 ---
   
 408
Balance, September 30, 2016
 
$
 216,917
 
$
 (56,108)
 
$
 1,436
 
$
 162,245
                         
Balance, January 1, 2017
 
$
 216,731
 
$
 (53,008)
 
$
 (1,484)
 
$
 162,239
Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2017
   
 ---
   
 14,098
   
 ---
   
 14,098
Cash dividends at $.13 per share
   
 ---
   
 (4,397)
   
 ---
   
 (4,397)
Repurchase of 533 shares for taxes withheld on vested restricted stock
   
 (5)
   
 ---
   
 ---
   
 (5)
Issuance of 4,000 shares for stock option exercise
   
 34
   
 ---
   
 ---
   
 34
Net change in unrealized loss on securities available for sale, net of tax
   
 ---
   
 ---
   
 1,156
   
 1,156
Stock compensation expense
   
 339
   
 ---
   
 ---
   
 339
Balance, September 30, 2017
 
$
 217,099
 
$
 (43,307)
 
$
 (328)
 
$
 173,464
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016
(unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

 
  
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2017
     
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2016
  
Cash flows from operating activities
           
Net income
 
$
14,098
   
$
11,844
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
   
1,435
     
2,149
 
Stock compensation expense
   
339
     
408
 
Provision for loan losses
   
(1,350
)
   
(1,100
)
Origination of loans for sale
   
(45,018
)
   
(76,096
)
Proceeds from sales of loans originated for sale
   
46,273
     
79,094
 
Net gains on mortgage loans
   
(1,273
)
   
(2,235
)
Gain on sales of securities
   
(3
)
   
(99
)
Write-down of other real estate
   
85
     
774
 
Net gain on sales of other real estate
   
(660
)
   
(365
)
Net loss on sale of premises and equipment
   
240
     
---
 
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
   
2,249
     
(167
)
Change in accrued interest receivable and other assets
   
(794
)
   
(1,142
)
Earnings in bank-owned life insurance
   
(730
)
   
(748
)
Change in accrued expenses and other liabilities
   
4,041
     
1,341
 
Net cash from operating activities
   
18,932
     
13,658
 
                 
Cash flows from investing activities
               
Loan originations and payments, net
   
21,537
     
(37,699
)
Change in interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions
   
---
     
20,000
 
Purchases of securities available for sale
   
(48,409
)
   
(72,107
)
Purchases of securities held to maturity
   
(16,411
)
   
(21,977
)
Purchase of bank-owned life insurance
   
---
     
(10,000
)
Proceeds from:
               
Maturities and calls of securities
   
35,763
     
59,680
 
Sales of securities available for sale
   
5,807
     
9,648
 
Principal paydowns on securities
   
4,585
     
3,027
 
Sales of other real estate
   
6,227
     
4,155
 
Sales of premises and equipment
   
1,742
     
---
 
Death benefit from bank-owned life insurance
   
---
     
518
 
Additions to premises and equipment
   
(734
)
   
(674
)
Net cash from investing activities
   
10,107
     
(45,429
)
                 
Cash flows from financing activities
               
Change in deposits
   
57,454
     
(76,885
)
Repayments and maturities of other borrowed funds
   
(32,055
)
   
(21,996
)
Proceeds from other borrowed funds
   
20,000
     
10,000
 
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
   
34
     
---
 
Repurchase of shares for taxes withheld on vested restricted stock
   
(5
)
   
(31
)
Cash dividends paid
   
(4,397
)
   
(3,042
)
Net cash from financing activities
   
41,031
     
(91,954
)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
   
70,070
     
(123,725
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
   
89,819
     
181,476
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$
159,889
   
$
57,751
 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
-8-

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)
Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016
(unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

 
   
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
   
2017
 
2016
Supplemental cash flow information
           
Interest paid
 
$
 3,827
 
$
 3,770
Income taxes paid
   
 3,525
   
 4,960
Supplemental noncash disclosures:
           
Transfers from loans to other real estate
   
 60
   
 102
Security settlement
   
 (1,368)
   
 (1,315)
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
-9-

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation: The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Macatawa Bank Corporation ("the Company", "our", "we") and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Macatawa Bank ("the Bank"). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Macatawa Bank is a Michigan chartered bank with depository accounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Bank operates 26 full service branch offices providing a full range of commercial and consumer banking and trust services in Kent County, Ottawa County, and northern Allegan County, Michigan.

The Company owns all of the common stock of Macatawa Statutory Trust I and Macatawa Statutory Trust II. These are grantor trusts that issued trust preferred securities and are not consolidated with the Company under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis of Presentation: The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) believed necessary for a fair presentation have been included.

Operating results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2017. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Use of Estimates:  To prepare financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, management makes estimates and assumptions based on available information.  These estimates and assumptions affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the disclosures provided, and future results could differ.  The allowance for loan losses, valuation of deferred tax assets, loss contingencies, fair value of other real estate owned and fair values of financial instruments are particularly subject to change.

Allowance for Loan Losses: The allowance for loan losses (allowance) is a valuation allowance for probable incurred credit losses inherent in our loan portfolio, increased by the provision for loan losses and recoveries, and decreased by charge-offs of loans. Management believes the allowance for loan losses balance to be adequate based on known and inherent risks in the portfolio, past loan loss experience, information about specific borrower situations and estimated collateral values, economic conditions and other relevant factors. Allocations of the allowance may be made for specific loans, but the entire allowance is available for any loan that, in management’s judgment, should be charged-off. Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the uncollectibility of a loan balance is confirmed. Management continues its collection efforts on previously charged-off balances and applies recoveries as additions to the allowance for loan losses.

The allowance consists of specific and general components. The specific component relates to loans that are individually classified as impaired. The general component covers non-classified loans and is based on historical loss experience adjusted for current qualitative factors. The Company maintains a loss migration analysis that tracks loan losses and recoveries based on loan class and the loan risk grade assignment for commercial loans. At September 30, 2017, an 18 month annualized historical loss experience was used for commercial loans and a 12 month historical loss experience period was applied to residential mortgage loans and consumer loans. These historical loss percentages are adjusted (both upwards and downwards) for certain qualitative factors, including economic trends, credit quality trends, valuation trends, concentration risk, quality of loan review, changes in personnel, external factors and other considerations.

A loan is impaired when, based on current information and events, it is believed to be probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Loans for which the terms have been modified and a concession has been made, and for which the borrower is experiencing financial difficulties, are considered troubled debt restructurings and classified as impaired.
 
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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

Commercial and commercial real estate loans with relationship balances exceeding $500,000 and an internal risk grading of 6 or worse are evaluated for impairment. If a loan is impaired, a portion of the allowance is allocated and the loan is reported at the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan’s existing interest rate or at the fair value of collateral, less estimated costs to sell, if repayment is expected solely from the collateral. Large groups of smaller balance homogeneous loans, such as consumer and residential real estate loans, are collectively evaluated for impairment and they are not separately identified for impairment disclosures.

Troubled debt restructurings are also considered impaired with impairment generally measured at the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan’s effective rate at inception or using the fair value of collateral, less estimated costs to sell, if repayment is expected solely from the collateral.

Foreclosed Assets: Assets acquired through or instead of loan foreclosure, primarily other real estate owned, are initially recorded at fair value less estimated costs to sell when acquired, establishing a new cost basis. If fair value declines, a valuation allowance is recorded through expense. Costs after acquisition are expensed unless they add value to the property.

Income Taxes: Income tax expense is the sum of the current year income tax due or refundable and the change in deferred tax assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities, computed using enacted tax rates. A valuation allowance, if needed, reduces deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

We recognize a tax position as a benefit only if it is "more likely than not" that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the "more likely than not" test, no tax benefit is recorded. We recognize interest and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense.

Derivatives:  Certain of our commercial loan customers have entered into interest rate swap agreements directly with the Bank.  At the same time the Bank enters into a swap agreement with its customer, the Bank enters into a corresponding interest rate swap agreement with a correspondent bank at terms mirroring the Bank’s interest rate swap with its commercial loan customer.   This is known as a back-to-back swap agreement.  Under this arrangement the Bank has two freestanding interest rate swaps, both of which are carried at fair value.  As the terms mirror each other, there is no income statement impact to the Bank.  At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the total notional amount of such agreements was $42.7 million and $48.1 million and resulted in a derivative asset with a fair value of $351,000 and $494,000, respectively, which were included in other assets and a derivative liability of $351,000 and $494,000, respectively, which were included in other liabilities.

Reclassifications: Some items in the prior period financial statements were reclassified to conform to the current presentation.

Adoption of New Accounting Standards:  The Financial Accounting Standards Board “FASB” issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) ASU No. 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.  This ASU simplifies several aspects of the accounting for employee share-based payment transactions for both public and nonpublic entities, including the following: Accounting for income taxes, classification of excess tax benefits on the statement of cash flows, forfeitures, statutory tax withholding requirements, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities and classification of employee taxes paid on the statement of cash flows when an employer withholds shares for tax-withholding purposes.  The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and for interim periods within those annual periods.  The impact of adoption of this ASU by the Company was not material.

FASB issued ASU No. 2017-08, Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities.  This ASU changes generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) to require premiums on purchased callable debt securities to be amortized to the earliest call date.  Previous GAAP allowed entities to amortize to contractual maturity or to call date.  The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted.  As the Company has consistently amortized premiums on its purchased callable debt securities to the earliest call date, the Company has elected to early adopt this ASU effective January 1, 2017.  There was no impact of adoption of this ASU by the Company.
 
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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

Newly Issued Not Yet Effective Standards:  FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).  The amendments in this Update create a new topic in the Codification, Topic 606. In addition to superseding and replacing nearly all existing U.S. GAAP revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance, ASC 606 establishes a new control-based revenue recognition model, changes the basis for deciding when revenue is recognized over time or at a point in time, provides new and more detailed guidance on specific topics and expands and improves disclosures about revenue.  In addition, ASU 2014-09 adds a new Subtopic to the Codification, ASC 340-40, Other Assets and Deferred Costs: Contracts with Customers, to provide guidance on costs related to obtaining a contract with a customer and costs incurred in fulfilling a contract with a customer that are not in the scope of another ASC Topic.   The new guidance does not apply to certain contracts within the scope of other ASC Topics, such as lease contracts, insurance contracts, financing arrangements, financial instruments, guarantees other than product or service warranties, and nonmonetary exchanges between entities in the same line of business to facilitate sales to customers. The amendments are effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017.  This ASU may require the Company to change how it recognizes certain recurring revenue streams within trust and investment management fees and interchange income.  Certain fees are currently recognized annually or semi-annually and may need to be accrued monthly under the new standard.  The timing of revenue recognition is expected to change nominally.  The total annual revenue for such fees amounts to less than $60,000.  Financial disclosures relative to revenue will be expanded as a result of this ASU.

FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases. The new standard establishes a right-of-use (ROU) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement.  The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available.  As the Company owns most of its branch locations, this ASU will apply primarily to operating leases and the impact of adoption of this ASU by the Company is not expected to be material.

FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.  This ASU provides financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date by replacing the incurred loss impairment methodology in current GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates.  The new guidance eliminates the probable initial recognition threshold and, instead, reflects an entity’s current estimate of all expected credit losses. The new guidance broadens the information that an entity must consider in developing its expected credit loss estimate for assets measured either collectively or individually to include forecasted information, as well as past events and current conditions. There is no specified method for measuring expected credit losses, and an entity is allowed to apply methods that reasonably reflect its expectations of the credit loss estimate. Although an entity may still use its current systems and methods for recording the allowance for credit losses, under the new rules, the inputs used to record the allowance for credit losses generally will need to change to appropriately reflect an estimate of all expected credit losses and the use of reasonable and supportable forecasts. Additionally, credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities will now have to be presented as an allowance rather than as a write-down. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and for interim periods within those years.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new ASU on its consolidated financial statements.

FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force).  This ASU addresses concerns regarding diversity in practice in how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows.  In particular, this ASU addresses eight specific cash flow issues in an effort to reduce this diversity in practice: (1) debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs; (2) settlement of zero-coupon bonds; (3) contingent consideration payments made after a business combination; (4) proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims; (5) proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies, including bank-owned life insurance policies; (6) distributions received from equity method investees; (7) beneficial interests in securitization transactions; and (8) separately identifiable cash flows and application of the predominance principle.  The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and for interim periods within those annual periods.  The impact of adoption of this ASU by the Company is not expected to be material.
 
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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

FASB issued ASU 2017-12, Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities.  This ASU simplifies and expands the eligible hedging strategies for financial and nonfinancial risks by more closely aligning hedge accounting with a company’s risk management activities, and also simplifies the application of Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, through targeted improvements in key practice areas.  This includes expanding the list of items eligible to be hedged and amending the methods used to measure the effectiveness of hedging relationships.  In addition, the ASU prescribes how hedging results should be presented and requires incremental disclosures.  These changes are intended to allow preparers more flexibility and to enhance the transparency of how hedging results are presented and disclosed.  Further, the ASU provides partial relief on the timing of certain aspects of hedge documentation and eliminates the requirement to recognize hedge ineffectiveness separately in earnings in the current period.  The ASU is effective for years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those years.  The Company does not expect the impact of adoption of this ASU to be material.
 
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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
NOTE 2 – SECURITIES

The amortized cost and fair value of securities at period-end were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
September 30, 2017
               
Available for Sale:
                       
U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities
 
$
 98,386
 
$
 58
 
$
 (709)
 
$
 97,735
U.S. Agency MBS and CMOs
   
 20,281
   
 13
   
 (161)
   
 20,133
Tax-exempt state and municipal bonds
   
 41,255
   
 677
   
 (133)
   
 41,799
Taxable state and municipal bonds
   
 43,100
   
 89
   
 (315)
   
 42,874
Corporate bonds and other debt securities
   
 10,165
   
 16
   
 (20)
   
 10,161
Other equity securities
   
 1,500
   
 ---
   
 (20)
   
 1,480
   
$
 214,687
 
$
 853
 
$
 (1,358)
 
$
 214,182
Held to Maturity
                       
Tax-exempt state and municipal bonds
 
$
 61,927
 
$
 927
 
$
 ---
 
$
 62,854
 
   
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
December 31, 2016
               
Available for Sale:
                       
U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities
 
$
 85,582
 
$
 49
 
$
 (1,281)
 
$
 84,350
U. S. Agency MBS and CMOs
   
 12,037
   
 11
   
 (231)
   
 11,817
Tax-exempt state and municipal bonds
   
 39,578
   
 212
   
 (603)
   
 39,187
Taxable state and municipal bonds
   
 34,255
   
 65
   
 (437)
   
 33,883
Corporate bonds and other debt securities
   
 13,765
   
 16
   
 (55)
   
 13,726
Other equity securities
   
 1,500
   
 ---
   
 (30)
   
 1,470
   
$
 186,717
 
$
 353
 
$
 (2,637)
 
$
 184,433
Held to Maturity:
                       
Tax-exempt state and municipal bonds
 
$
 69,378
 
$
 573
 
$
 (102)
 
$
 69,849

There were no sale of securities available for sale in the three month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.  Proceeds from the sale of securities were $5.8 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2017 resulting in net gains of $3,000, as reported in the Consolidated Statements of Income.  This resulted in reclassifications of $3,000 ($2,000 net of tax) from accumulated other comprehensive income to gain on sale of securities in the Consolidated Statements of Income in the nine month period ended September 30, 2017.  Proceeds from the sale of securities available for sale were $9.6 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2016 resulting in net gains on sale of $99,000 as reported in the Consolidated Statements of Income.  This resulted in reclassifications of $99,000 ($64,000 net of tax) from accumulated other comprehensive income to gain on sale of securities in the Consolidated Statements of Income in the nine month period ended September 30, 2016.
 
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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
NOTE 2 – SECURITIES (Continued)

Contractual maturities of debt securities at September 30, 2017 were as follows (dollars in thousands):

   
Held–to-Maturity Securities
 
Available-for-Sale Securities
   
Amortized
Cost
 
Fair
Value
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Fair
Value
Due in one year or less
 
$
 14,012
 
$
 14,019
 
$
 18,486
 
$
 18,493
Due from one to five years
   
 13,622
   
 14,055
   
 115,857
   
 115,387
Due from five to ten years
   
 10,687
   
 11,019
   
 55,693
   
 55,805
Due after ten years
   
 23,606
   
 23,761
   
 23,151
   
 23,017
   
$
 61,927
 
$
 62,854
 
$
 213,187
 
$
 212,702

Securities with unrealized losses at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, were as follows (dollars in thousands):

   
Less than 12 Months
 
12 Months or More
 
Total
 
September 30, 2017
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Loss
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Loss
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Loss
U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities
 
$
 60,225
 
$
 (472)
 
$
 15,497
 
$
 (237)
 
$
 75,722
 
$
 (709)
U.S. Agency MBS and CMOs
   
 16,883
   
 (129)
   
 1,087
   
 (32)
   
 17,970
   
 (161)
Tax-exempt state and municipal bonds
   
 7,428
   
 (79)
   
 2,124
   
 (54)
   
 9,552
   
 (133)
Taxable state and municipal bonds
   
 20,469
   
 (239)
   
 3,199
   
 (76)
   
 23,668
   
 (315)
Corporate bonds and other debt securities
   
 4,269
   
 (9)
   
 1,507
   
 (11)
   
 5,776
   
 (20)
Other equity securities
   
 1,480
   
 (20)
   
 ---
   
 ---
   
 1,480
   
 (20)
Total temporarily impaired
 
$
 110,754
 
$
 (948)
 
$
 23,414
 
$
 (410)
 
$
 134,168
 
$
 (1,358)

 
December 31, 2016
  
Less than 12 Months
  
12 Months or More
  
Total
Fair
Value
  
Unrealized
Loss
Fair
Value
  
Unrealized
Loss
Fair
Value
  
Unrealized
Loss
U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities
 
$
 59,129
 
$
 (1,271)
 
$
 3,053
 
$
 (10)
 
$
 62,182
 
$
 (1,281)
U.S. Agency MBS and CMOs
   
 10,702
   
 (231)
   
 ---
   
 ---
   
 10,702
   
 (231)
Tax-exempt state and municipal bonds
   
 49,508
   
 (698)
   
 1,672
   
 (7)
   
 51,180
   
 (705)
Taxable state and municipal bonds
   
 22,633
   
 (437)
   
 ---
   
 ---
   
 22,633
   
 (437)
Corporate bonds and other debt securities
   
 5,745
   
 (50)
   
 500
   
 (5)
   
 6,245
   
 (55)
Other equity securities
   
 1,470
   
 (30)
   
 ---
   
 ---
   
 1,470
   
 (30)
Total temporarily impaired
 
$
 149,187
 
$
 (2,717)
 
$
 5,225
 
$
 (22)
 
$
 154,412
 
$
 (2,739)
 
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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
NOTE 2 – SECURITIES (Continued)

Other-Than-Temporary-Impairment

Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment ("OTTI") at least on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market conditions warrant such an evaluation. Management determined that the unrealized losses for each period were attributable to changes in interest rates and not due to credit quality.  As such, no OTTI charges were necessary during the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.

Securities with a carrying value of approximately $2.0 million were pledged as security for public deposits, letters of credit and for other purposes required or permitted by law at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

NOTE 3 – LOANS

Portfolio loans were as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
    
September 30,
2017
   
December 31,
2016
 
Commercial and industrial
 
$
418,838
   
$
449,342
 
                 
Commercial real estate:
               
Residential developed
   
9,077
     
11,970
 
Unsecured to residential developers
   
2,410
     
4,734
 
Vacant and unimproved
   
38,677
     
40,286
 
Commercial development
   
486
     
378
 
Residential improved
   
83,441
     
75,348
 
Commercial improved
   
295,924
     
289,478
 
Manufacturing and industrial
   
100,347
     
95,787
 
Total commercial real estate
   
530,362
     
517,981
 
                 
Consumer
               
Residential mortgage
   
221,829
     
217,614
 
Unsecured
   
254
     
396
 
Home equity
   
82,296
     
88,113
 
Other secured
   
6,458
     
7,366
 
Total consumer
   
310,837
     
313,489
 
                 
Total loans
   
1,260,037
     
1,280,812
 
Allowance for loan losses
   
(16,434
)
   
(16,962
)
   
$
1,243,603
   
$
1,263,850
 
 
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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
NOTE 3 – LOANS (Continued)

Activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment was as follows (dollars in thousands):

 
Three months ended September 30, 2017
  
Commercial
and
Industrial
  
Commercial
Real Estate
     
Consumer
     
Unallocated
     
Total
Beginning balance
 
$
 6,336
 
$
 6,583
 
$
 3,621
 
$
 30
 
$
 16,570
Charge-offs
   
 ---
   
 ---
   
 (55)
   
 ---
   
 (55)
Recoveries
   
 32
   
 199
   
 38
   
 ---
   
 269
Provision for loan losses
   
 (212)
   
 (94)
   
 (43)
   
 (1)
   
 (350)
Ending Balance
 
$
 6,156
 
$
 6,688
 
$
 3,561
 
$
 29
 
$
 16,434

Three months ended September 30, 2016
 
Commercial
and
Industrial
 
Commercial
Real Estate
 
Consumer
 
Unallocated
 
Total
Beginning balance
 
$
 4,960
 
$
 8,065
 
$
 3,894
 
$
 40
 
$
 16,959
Charge-offs
   
 ---
   
 ---
   
 (46)
   
 ---
   
 (46)
Recoveries
   
 50
   
 95
   
 39
   
 ---
   
 184
Provision for loan losses
   
 515
   
 (548)
   
 (190)
   
 (27)
   
 (250)
Ending Balance
 
$
 5,525
 
$
 7,612
 
$
 3,697
 
$
 13
 
$
 16,847

 
Nine months ended September 30, 2017
  
Commercial
and
Industrial
  
Commercial
Real Estate
     
Consumer
     
Unallocated
     
Total
Beginning balance
 
$
 6,345
 
$
 6,703
 
$
 3,871
 
$
 43
 
$
 16,962
Charge-offs
   
 (108)
   
 ---
   
 (113)
   
 ---
   
 (221)
Recoveries
   
 96
   
 818
   
 129
   
 ---
   
 1,043
Provision for loan losses
   
 (177)
   
 (833)
   
 (326)
   
 (14)
   
 (1,350)
Ending Balance
 
$
 6,156
 
$
 6,688
 
$
 3,561
 
$
 29
 
$
 16,434

 
Nine months ended September 30, 2016
  
Commercial
and
Industrial
  
Commercial
Real Estate
     
Consumer
     
Unallocated
     
Total
Beginning balance
 
$
 4,826
 
$
 8,457
 
$
 3,761
 
$
 37
 
$
 17,081
Charge-offs
   
 ---
   
 ---
   
 (158)
   
 ---
   
 (158)
Recoveries
   
 123
   
 772
   
 129
   
 ---
   
 1,024
Provision for loan losses
   
 576
   
 (1,617)
   
 (35)
   
 (24)
   
 (1,100)
Ending Balance
 
$
 5,525
 
$
 7,612
 
$
 3,697
 
$
 13
 
$
 16,847
 
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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
NOTE 3 – LOANS (Continued)

The following table presents the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment in loans by portfolio segment and based on impairment method (dollars in thousands):

 
September 30, 2017
 
Commercial
and
Industrial
   
Commercial
Real Estate
   
Consumer
   
Unallocated
   
Total
 
Allowance for loan losses:
                             
Ending allowance attributable to loans:
                             
Individually reviewed for impairment
 
$
568
   
$
244
   
$
534
   
$
---
   
$
1,346
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment
   
5,588
     
6,444
     
3,027
     
29
     
15,088
 
Total ending allowance balance
 
$
6,156
   
$
6,688
   
$
3,561
   
$
29
   
$
16,434
 
Loans:
                                       
Individually reviewed for impairment
 
$
4,555
   
$
8,742
   
$
8,663
   
$
---
   
$
21,960
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment
   
414,283
     
521,620
     
302,174
     
---
     
1,238,077
 
Total ending loans balance
 
$
418,838
   
$
530,362
   
$
310,837
   
$
---
   
$
1,260,037
 

December 31, 2016
 
Commercial
and
Industrial
   
Commercial
Real Estate
   
Consumer
   
Unallocated
   
Total
 
Allowance for loan losses:
                             
Ending allowance attributable to loans:
                             
Individually reviewed for impairment
 
$
605
   
$
368
   
$
723
   
$
---
   
$
1,696
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment
   
5,740
     
6,335
     
3,148
     
43
     
15,266
 
Total ending allowance balance
 
$
6,345
   
$
6,703
   
$
3,871
   
$
43
   
$
16,962
 
                                         
Loans:
                                       
Individually reviewed for impairment
 
$
5,994
   
$
11,934
   
$
11,726
   
$
---
   
$
29,654
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment
   
443,348
     
506,047
     
301,763
     
---
     
1,251,158
 
Total ending loans balance
 
$
449,342
   
$
517,981
   
$
313,489
   
$
---
   
$
1,280,812
 
 
-18-

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
NOTE 3 – LOANS (Continued)

The following table presents loans individually evaluated for impairment by class of loans as of September 30, 2017 (dollars in thousands):
 
 
September 30, 2017
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
   
Recorded
Investment
   
Allowance
Allocated
 
With no related allowance recorded:
                 
Commercial and industrial
 
$
1,414
   
$
1,414
   
$
---
 
                         
Commercial real estate:
                       
Residential developed
   
---
     
---
     
---
 
Unsecured to residential developers
   
---
     
---
     
---
 
Vacant and unimproved
   
---
     
---
     
---
 
Commercial development
   
190
     
190
     
---
 
Residential improved
   
5
     
5
     
---
 
Commercial improved
   
---
     
---
     
---
 
Manufacturing and industrial
   
---
     
---
     
---
 
     
195
     
195
     
---
 
Consumer:
                       
Residential mortgage
   
---
     
---
     
---
 
Unsecured
   
---
     
---
     
---
 
Home equity
   
---
     
---
     
---
 
Other secured
   
---
     
---
     
---
 
     
---
     
---
     
---
 
Total with no related allowance recorded
 
$
1,609
   
$
1,609
   
$
---
 
                         
With an allowance recorded:
                       
Commercial and industrial
 
$
3,141
   
$
3,141
   
$
568
 
                         
Commercial real estate:
                       
Residential developed
   
181
     
181
     
4
 
Unsecured to residential developers
   
---
     
---
     
---
 
Vacant and unimproved
   
361
     
361
     
12
 
Commercial development
   
---
     
---
     
---
 
Residential improved
   
2,212
     
2,212
     
88
 
Commercial improved
   
5,609
     
5,609
     
139
 
Manufacturing and industrial
   
184
     
184
     
1
 
     
8,547
     
8,547
     
244
 
Consumer:
                       
Residential mortgage
   
6,865
     
6,846
     
422
 
Unsecured
   
---
     
---
     
---
 
Home equity
   
1,817
     
1,817
     
112
 
Other secured
   
---
     
---
     
---
 
     
8,682
     
8,663
     
534
 
Total with an allowance recorded
 
$
20,370
   
$
20,351
   
$
1,346
 
Total
 
$
21,979
   
$
21,960
   
$
1,346
 
 
-19-

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
NOTE 3 – LOANS (Continued)

The following table presents loans individually evaluated for impairment by class of loans as of December 31, 2016 (dollars in thousands):

 
December 31, 2016
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
   
Recorded
Investment
   
Allowance
Allocated
 
With no related allowance recorded:
                 
Commercial and industrial
 
$
2,298
   
$
2,298
   
$
---
 
                         
Commercial real estate:
                       
Residential developed
   
---
     
---
     
---
 
Unsecured to residential developers
   
---
     
---
     
---
 
Vacant and unimproved
   
---
     
---
     
---
 
Commercial development
   
---
     
---
     
---
 
Residential improved
   
27
     
27
     
---
 
Commercial improved
   
350
     
350
     
---
 
Manufacturing and industrial
   
---
     
---
     
---
 
     
377
     
377
     
---
 
Consumer:
                       
Residential mortgage
   
---
     
---
     
---
 
Unsecured
   
---
     
---
     
---
 
Home equity
   
---
     
---
     
---
 
Other secured
   
---
     
---
     
---
 
     
---
     
---
     
---
 
Total with no related allowance recorded
 
$
2,675
   
$
2,675
   
$
---
 
                         
With an allowance recorded:
                       
Commercial and industrial
 
$
3,696
   
$
3,696
   
$
605
 
                         
Commercial real estate:
                       
Residential developed
   
187
     
187
     
4
 
Unsecured to residential developers
   
---
     
---
     
---
 
Vacant and unimproved
   
387
     
387
     
9
 
Commercial development
   
189
     
189
     
6
 
Residential improved
   
4,687
     
4,687
     
216
 
Commercial improved
   
5,879
     
5,879
     
128
 
Manufacturing and industrial
   
228
     
228
     
5
 
     
11,557
     
11,557
     
368
 
Consumer:
                       
Residential mortgage
   
7,523
     
7,523
     
464
 
Unsecured
   
---
     
---
     
---
 
Home equity
   
4,203
     
4,203
     
259
 
Other secured
   
---
     
---
     
---
 
     
11,726
     
11,726
     
723
 
Total with an allowance recorded
 
$
26,979
   
$
26,979
   
$
1,696
 
Total
 
$
29,654
   
$
29,654
   
$
1,696
 
 
-20-

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
NOTE 3 – LOANS (Continued)

The following table presents information regarding average balances of impaired loans and interest recognized on impaired loans for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 (dollars in thousands):
 
   
Three
Months
Ended
September 30,
   
Three
Months
Ended
September 30,
   
Nine
Months
Ended
September 30,
   
Nine
Months
Ended
September 30,
 
   
2017
   
2016
   
2017
   
2016
 
Average of impaired loans during the period:
                       
Commercial and industrial
 
$
4,047
   
$
5,093
   
$
5,410
   
$
6,489
 
                                 
Commercial real estate:
                               
Residential developed
   
181
     
126
     
183
     
42
 
Unsecured to residential developers
   
---
     
---
     
---
     
---
 
Vacant and unimproved
   
372
     
418
     
338
     
433
 
Commercial development
   
189
     
190
     
189
     
191
 
Residential improved
   
2,255
     
5,156
     
3,002
     
5,396
 
Commercial improved
   
5,925
     
6,627
     
6,026
     
7,660
 
Manufacturing and industrial
   
185
     
235
     
246
     
237
 
                                 
Consumer
   
8,793
     
12,501
     
10,366
     
12,828
 
                                 
Interest income recognized during impairment:
                               
Commercial and industrial
   
179
     
203
     
697
     
740
 
Commercial real estate
   
108
     
172
     
360
     
516
 
Consumer
   
80
     
112
     
306
     
350
 
                                 
Cash-basis interest income recognized
                               
Commercial and industrial
   
177
     
195
     
708
     
746
 
Commercial real estate
   
114
     
169
     
363
     
513
 
Consumer
   
79
     
111
     
306
     
346
 
 
-21-

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 3 – LOANS (Continued)

Nonaccrual loans include both smaller balance homogeneous loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment and individually classified impaired loans.  The following tables present the recorded investment in nonaccrual and loans past due over 90 days still on accrual by class of loans as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (dollars in thousands):
 
 
September 30, 2017
 
Nonaccrual
   
Over 90
days
Accruing
 
             
Commercial and industrial
 
$
4
   
$
---
 
                 
Commercial real estate:
               
Residential developed
   
---
     
---
 
Unsecured to residential developers
   
---
     
---
 
Vacant and unimproved
   
---
     
---
 
Commercial development
   
239
     
---
 
Residential improved
   
91
     
---
 
Commercial improved
   
110
     
---
 
Manufacturing and industrial
   
---
     
---
 
     
440
     
---
 
Consumer:
               
Residential mortgage
   
58
     
---
 
Unsecured
   
7
     
---
 
Home equity
   
---
     
---
 
Other secured
   
12
     
---
 
     
77
     
---
 
Total
 
$
521
   
$
---
 
 
 
December 31, 2016
 
Nonaccrual
   
Over 90
days
Accruing
 
             
Commercial and industrial
 
$
36
   
$
---
 
                 
Commercial real estate:
               
Residential developed
   
---
     
---
 
Unsecured to residential developers
   
---
     
---
 
Vacant and unimproved
   
---
     
---
 
Commercial development
   
49
     
---
 
Residential improved
   
6
     
---
 
Commercial improved
   
128
     
---
 
Manufacturing and industrial
   
---
     
---
 
     
183
     
---
 
Consumer:
               
Residential mortgage
   
58
     
---
 
Unsecured
   
16
     
---
 
Home equity
   
7
     
---
 
Other secured
   
---
     
---
 
     
81
     
---
 
Total
 
$
300
   
$
---
 
 
-22-

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
NOTE 3 – LOANS (Continued)

The following table presents the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 by class of loans (dollars in thousands):
 
 
September 30, 2017
 
30-90
Days
   
Greater Than
90 Days
   
Total
Past Due
   
Loans Not
Past Due
   
Total
 
Commercial and industrial
 
$
22
   
$
---
   
$
22
   
$
418,816
   
$
418,838
 
                                         
Commercial real estate:
                                       
Residential developed
   
---
     
---
     
---
     
9,077
     
9,077
 
Unsecured to residential developers
   
---
     
---
     
---
     
2,410
     
2,410
 
Vacant and unimproved
   
308
     
---
     
308
     
38,369
     
38,677
 
Commercial development
   
---
     
239
     
239
     
247
     
486
 
Residential improved
   
---
     
91
     
91
     
83,350
     
83,441
 
Commercial improved
   
107
     
---
     
107
     
295,817
     
295,924
 
Manufacturing and industrial
   
---
     
---
     
---
     
100,347
     
100,347
 
     
415
     
330
     
745
     
529,617
     
530,362
 
Consumer:
                                       
Residential mortgage
   
---
     
56
     
56
     
221,773
     
221,829
 
Unsecured
   
---
     
---
     
---
     
254
     
254
 
Home equity
   
33
     
---
     
33
     
82,263
     
82,296
 
Other secured
   
5
     
11
     
16
     
6,442
     
6,458
 
     
38
     
67
     
105
     
310,732
     
310,837
 
Total
 
$
475
   
$
397
   
$
872
   
$
1,259,165
   
$
1,260,037
 

 
December 31, 2016
 
30-90
Days
   
Greater Than
90 Days
   
Total
Past Due
   
Loans Not
Past Due
   
Total
 
Commercial and industrial
 
$
425
   
$
28
   
$
453
   
$
448,889
   
$
449,342
 
                                         
Commercial real estate:
                                       
Residential developed
   
---
     
---
     
---
     
11,970
     
11,970
 
Unsecured to residential developers
   
---
     
---
     
---
     
4,734
     
4,734
 
Vacant and unimproved
   
---
     
---
     
---
     
40,286
     
40,286
 
Commercial development
   
---
     
49
     
49
     
329
     
378
 
Residential improved
   
74
     
5
     
79
     
75,269
     
75,348
 
Commercial improved
   
478
     
---
     
478
     
289,000
     
289,478
 
Manufacturing and industrial
   
---
     
---
     
---
     
95,787
     
95,787
 
     
552
     
54
     
606
     
517,375
     
517,981
 
Consumer:
                                       
Residential mortgage
   
64
     
56
     
120
     
217,494
     
217,614
 
Unsecured
   
---
     
---
     
---
     
396
     
396
 
Home equity
   
187
     
---
     
187
     
87,926
     
88,113
 
Other secured
   
81
     
---
     
81
     
7,285
     
7,366
 
     
332
     
56
     
388
     
313,101
     
313,489
 
Total
 
$
1,309
   
$
138
   
$
1,447
   
$
1,279,365
   
$
1,280,812
 
 

-23-

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
NOTE 3 – LOANS (Continued)

The Company had allocated $1,346,000 and $1,696,000 of specific reserves to customers whose loan terms have been modified in troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.  These loans may have involved the restructuring of terms to allow customers to mitigate the risk of foreclosure by meeting a lower loan payment requirement based upon their current cash flow.  These may also include loans that renewed at existing contractual rates, but below market rates for comparable credit.  The Company has been active at utilizing these programs and working with its customers to reduce the risk of foreclosure.  For commercial loans, these modifications typically include an interest only period and, in some cases, a lowering of the interest rate on the loan.  In some cases, the modification will include separating the note into two notes with the first note structured to be supported by current cash flows and collateral, and the second note made for the remaining unsecured debt.  The second note is charged off immediately and collected only after the first note is paid in full.  This modification type is commonly referred to as an A-B note structure.  For consumer mortgage loans, the restructuring typically includes a lowering of the interest rate to provide payment and cash flow relief.  For each restructuring, a comprehensive credit underwriting analysis of the borrower’s financial condition and prospects of repayment under the revised terms is performed to assess whether the structure can be successful and that cash flows will be sufficient to support the restructured debt.  An analysis is also performed to determine whether the restructured loan should be on accrual status.  Generally, if the loan is on accrual at the time of restructure, it will remain on accrual after the restructuring.  In some cases, a nonaccrual loan may be placed on accrual at restructuring if the loan’s actual payment history demonstrates it would have cash flowed under the restructured terms.  After six consecutive payments under the restructured terms, a nonaccrual restructured loan is reviewed for possible upgrade to accruing status.

In situations where there is a subsequent modification or renewal and the loan is brought to market terms, including a contractual interest rate not less than a market interest rate for new debt with similar credit risk characteristics, the TDR and impaired loan designations may be removed.  In addition, the TDR designation may also be removed from loans modified under an A-B note structure.  If the remaining “A” note is at a market rate at the time of restructuring (taking into account the borrower’s credit risk and prevailing market conditions), the loan can be removed from TDR designation in a subsequent calendar year after six months of performance in accordance with the new terms.  The market rate relative to the borrower’s credit risk is determined through analysis of market pricing information gathered from peers and use of a loan pricing model.  The general objective of the model is to achieve a consistent return on equity from one credit to the next, taking into consideration differences in credit risk.  In the model, credits with higher risk receive a higher potential loss allocation, and therefore require a higher interest rate to achieve the target return on equity.

As with other impaired loans, an allowance for loan loss is estimated for each TDR based on the most likely source of repayment for each loan.  For impaired commercial real estate loans that are collateral dependent, the allowance is computed based on the fair value of the underlying collateral, less estimated costs to sell.  For impaired commercial loans where repayment is expected from cash flows from business operations, the allowance is computed based on a discounted cash flow computation.  Certain groups of TDRs, such as residential mortgages, have common characteristics and for them the allowance is computed based on a discounted cash flow computation on the change in weighted rate for the pool.  The allowance allocations for commercial TDRs where we have reduced the contractual interest rate are computed by measuring cash flows using the new payment terms discounted at the original contractual rate.

The following table presents information regarding troubled debt restructurings as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (dollars in thousands):
 
   
September 30, 2017
   
December 31, 2016
 
   
Number of
Loans
   
Outstanding
Recorded
Balance
   
Number of
Loans
   
Outstanding
Recorded
Balance
 
Commercial and industrial
   
20
   
$
4,555
     
25
   
$
5,994
 
Commercial real estate
   
38
     
8,742
     
49
     
11,933
 
Consumer
   
103
     
8,663
     
116
     
12,059
 
     
161
   
$
21,960
     
190
   
$
29,986
 
 
-24-

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
NOTE 3 – LOANS (Continued)

The following table presents information related to accruing troubled debt restructurings as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.  The table presents the amount of accruing troubled debt restructurings that were on nonaccrual status prior to the restructuring, accruing at the time of restructuring and those that were upgraded to accruing status after receiving six consecutive monthly payments in accordance with the restructured terms as of each period reported (dollars in thousands):

   
September 30,
2017
   
December 31,
2016
 
Accruing TDR - nonaccrual at restructuring
 
$
---
   
$
---
 
Accruing TDR - accruing at restructuring
   
18,526
     
25,665
 
Accruing TDR - upgraded to accruing after six consecutive payments
   
3,057
     
4,172
 
   
$
21,583
   
$
29,837
 

The following tables present information regarding troubled debt restructurings executed during the three month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 (dollars in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
2017
   
Three Months Ended September 30,
2016
 
 # of
Loans
     
Pre-TDR
Balance
   
Writedown
Upon
TDR
         
# of
Loans
     
Pre-TDR
Balance
   
Writedown
Upon
TDR
   
Commercial and industrial
   
---
   
$
---
   
$
---
     
---
   
$
---
   
$
---
 
Commercial real estate
   
---
     
---
     
---
     
1
     
59
     
---
 
Consumer
   
2
     
222
     
---
     
---
     
---
     
---
 
     
2
     
222
   
$
---
     
1
   
$
59
   
$
---
 

The following tables present information regarding troubled debt restructurings executed during the nine month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 (dollars in thousands):

Nine Months Ended September 30,
2017
     
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2016
  
   
# of
Loans
 
Pre-TDR
Balance
 
Writedown
Upon
TDR
   
# of
Loans
 
Pre-TDR
Balance
 
Writedown
Upon
TDR
 
Commercial and industrial
   
---
   
$
---
   
$
---
     
---
   
$
---
   
$
---
 
Commercial real estate
   
1
     
1,018
     
---
     
1
     
59
     
---
 
Consumer
   
4
     
396
     
---
     
6
     
277
     
---
 
     
5
     
1,414
   
$
---
     
7
   
$
336
   
$
---
 

According to the accounting standards, not all loan modifications are TDRs.  TDRs are modifications or renewals where the Company has granted a concession to a borrower in financial distress.  The Company reviews all modifications and renewals for determination of TDR status.  In some situations a borrower may be experiencing financial distress, but the Company does not provide a concession.  These modifications are not considered TDRs.  In other cases, the Company might provide a concession, such as a reduction in interest rate, but the borrower is not experiencing financial distress.  This could be the case if the Company is matching a competitor’s interest rate.  These modifications would also not be considered TDRs.  Finally, any renewals at existing terms for borrowers not experiencing financial distress would not be considered TDRs.  As with other loans not considered TDR or impaired, allowance allocations are based on the historical based allocation for the applicable loan grade and loan class.

Payment defaults on TDRs have been minimal and during the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the balance of loans that became delinquent by more than 90 days past due or that were transferred to nonaccrual within 12 months of restructuring were not material.
 
-25-

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
NOTE 3 – LOANS (Continued)

Credit Quality Indicators: The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of the borrowers to service their debt such as: current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information and current economic trends, among other factors.  The Company analyzes commercial loans individually and classifies these relationships by credit risk grading.  The Company uses an eight point grading system, with grades 5 through 8 being considered classified, or watch, credits.  All commercial loans are assigned a grade at origination, at each renewal or any amendment.  When a credit is first downgraded to a watch credit (either through renewal, amendment, loan officer identification or the loan review process), an Administrative Loan Review (“ALR”) is generated by the credit department and the loan officer.  All watch credits have an ALR completed quarterly which analyzes the collateral position and cash flow of the borrower and its guarantors.  Management meets quarterly with loan officers to discuss each of these credits in detail and to help formulate solutions where progress has stalled.  When necessary, the loan officer proposes changes to the assigned loan grade as part of the ALR.  Additionally, Loan Review reviews all loan grades upon origination, renewal or amendment and again as loans are selected though the loan review process.  The credit will stay on the ALR until either its grade has improved to a 4 or the credit relationship is at a zero balance.  The Company uses the following definitions for the risk grades:

1. Excellent - Loans supported by extremely strong financial condition or secured by the Bank’s own deposits. Minimal risk to the Bank and the probability of serious rapid financial deterioration is extremely small.

2. Above Average - Loans supported by sound financial statements that indicate the ability to repay or borrowings secured (and margined properly) with marketable securities. Nominal risk to the Bank and probability of serious financial deterioration is highly unlikely. The overall quality of these credits is very high.

3. Good Quality - Loans supported by satisfactory asset quality and liquidity, good debt capacity coverage, and good management in all critical positions. Loans are secured by acceptable collateral with adequate margins. There is a slight risk of deterioration if adverse market conditions prevail.

4. Acceptable Risk - Loans carrying an acceptable risk to the Bank, which may be slightly below average quality. The borrower has limited financial strength with considerable leverage. There is some probability of deterioration if adverse market conditions prevail. These credits should be monitored closely by the Relationship Manager.

5. Marginally Acceptable - Loans are of marginal quality with above normal risk to the Bank. The borrower shows acceptable asset quality but very little liquidity with high leverage. There is inconsistent earning performance without the ability to sustain adverse market conditions. The primary source of repayment is questionable, but the secondary source of repayment still remains an option. Very close attention by the Relationship Manager and management is needed.

6. Substandard - Loans are inadequately protected by the net worth and paying capacity of the borrower or the collateral pledged. The primary and secondary sources of repayment are questionable. Heavy debt condition may be evident and volume and earnings deterioration may be underway. It is possible that the Bank will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not immediately addressed and corrected.

7. Doubtful - Loans supported by weak or no financial statements, as well as the ability to repay the entire loan, are questionable. Loans in this category are normally characterized less than adequate collateral, insolvent, or extremely weak financial condition. A loan classified doubtful has all the weaknesses inherent in one classified substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses makes collection or liquidation in full highly questionable. The possibility of loss is extremely high, however, activity may be underway to minimize the loss or maximize the recovery.

8. Loss - Loans are considered uncollectible and of little or no value as a bank asset.
 
-26-

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
NOTE 3 – LOANS (Continued)

As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the risk grade category of commercial loans by class of loans were as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
September 30, 2017
   
1
     
2
     
3
     
4
     
5
     
6
     
7
     
8
   
Total
 
Commercial and industrial
 
$
---
   
$
15,104
   
$
103,220
   
$
281,082
   
$
15,603
   
$
3,825
   
$
4
   
$
---
   
$
418,838
 
                                                                         
Commercial real estate:
                                                                       
Residential developed
   
---
     
---
     
1,173
     
7,119
     
785
     
---
     
---
     
---
     
9,077
 
Unsecured to residential developers
   
---
     
---
     
---
     
2,410
     
---
     
---
     
---
     
---
     
2,410
 
Vacant and unimproved
   
---
     
---
     
16,252
     
18,975
     
3,450
     
---
     
---
     
---
     
38,677
 
Commercial development
   
---
     
---
     
110
     
137
     
---
     
---
     
239
     
---
     
486
 
Residential improved
   
---
     
---
     
5,218
     
75,297
     
1,579
     
1,256
     
91
     
---
     
83,441
 
Commercial improved
   
---
     
1,287
     
63,600
     
226,190
     
3,798
     
939
     
110
     
---
     
295,924
 
Manufacturing & industrial
   
---
     
961
     
44,416
     
52,150
     
2,301
     
519
     
---
     
---
     
100,347
 
   
$
---
   
$
17,352
   
$
233,989
   
$
663,360
   
$
27,516
   
$
6,539
   
$
444
   
$
---
   
$
949,200
 


December 31, 2016
   
1
     
2
     
3
     
4
     
5
     
6
     
7
     
8
   
Total
 
Commercial and industrial
 
$
---
   
$
27,619
   
$
118,243
   
$
282,527
   
$
14,610
   
$
6,307
   
$
36
   
$
---
   
$
449,342
 
                                                                         
Commercial real estate:
                                                                       
Residential developed
   
---
     
---
     
2,328
     
8,786
     
856
     
---
     
---
     
---
     
11,970
 
Unsecured to residential developers
   
---
     
---
     
---
     
4,734
     
---
     
---
     
---
     
---
     
4,734
 
Vacant and unimproved
   
---
     
---
     
17,672
     
19,028
     
3,586
     
---
     
---
     
---
     
40,286
 
Commercial development
   
---
     
---
     
---
     
140
     
---
     
189
     
49
     
---
     
378
 
Residential improved
   
---
     
---
     
7,100
     
63,957
     
2,628
     
1,657
     
6
     
---
     
75,348
 
Commercial improved
   
---
     
2,433
     
66,259
     
210,449
     
9,084
     
1,125
     
128
     
---
     
289,478
 
Manufacturing & industrial
   
---
     
1,665
     
38,719
     
51,718
     
3,076
     
609
     
---
     
---
     
95,787
 
   
$
---
   
$
31,717
   
$
250,321
   
$
641,339
   
$
33,840
   
$
9,887
   
$
219
   
$
---
   
$
967,323
 

Commercial loans rated a 6 or worse per the Company’s internal risk rating system are considered substandard, doubtful or loss. Commercial loans classified as substandard or worse were as follows at period-end (dollars in thousands):

   
September 30,
2017
   
December 31,
2016
 
Not classified as impaired
 
$
1,247
   
$
2,608
 
Classified as impaired
   
5,736
     
7,498
 
Total commercial loans classified substandard or worse
 
$
6,983
   
$
10,106
 
 
-27-

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
NOTE 3 – LOANS (Continued)

The Company considers the performance of the loan portfolio and its impact on the allowance for loan losses. For consumer loan classes, the Company also evaluates credit quality based on the aging status of the loan, which was previously presented, and by payment activity. The following table presents the recorded investment in consumer loans based on payment activity (dollars in thousands):
 
September 30, 2017
 
Residential
Mortgage
   
Consumer
Unsecured
   
Home
Equity
   
Consumer
Other
 
Performing
 
$
221,773
   
$
254
   
$
82,296
   
$
6,447
 
Nonperforming
   
56
     
---
     
---
     
11
 
Total
 
$
221,829
   
$
254
   
$
82,296
   
$
6,458
 

December 31, 2016
 
Residential
Mortgage
   
Consumer
Unsecured
   
Home
Equity
   
Consumer
Other
 
Performing
 
$
217,558
   
$
396
   
$
88,113
   
$
7,366
 
Nonperforming
   
56
     
---
     
---
     
---
 
Total
 
$
217,614
   
$
396
   
$
88,113
   
$
7,366
 

NOTE 4 – OTHER REAL ESTATE OWNED

Other real estate owned was as follows (dollars in thousands):

   
Nine
Months Ended
September 30,
2017
   
Year
Ended
December 31,
2016
   
Nine
Months Ended
September 30,
2016
 
Beginning balance
 
$
22,864
   
$
28,377
   
$
28,377
 
Additions, transfers from loans
   
60
     
339
     
102
 
Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned
   
(6,227
)
   
(5,339
)
   
(4,155
)
Valuation allowance reversal upon sale
   
(7,003
)
   
(1,158
)
   
(533
)
Gain on sales of other real estate owned
   
660
     
645
     
365
 
     
10,354
     
22,864
     
24,156
 
Less: valuation allowance
   
(3,693
)
   
(10,611
)
   
(11,046
)
Ending balance
 
$
6,661
   
$
12,253
   
$
13,110
 
 
Activity in the valuation allowance was as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
   
Nine
Months Ended
September 30,
2017
   
Nine
Months Ended
September 30,
2016
 
Beginning balance
 
$
10,611
   
$
10,805
 
Additions charged to expense
   
85
     
774
 
Reversals upon sale
   
(7,003
)
   
(533
)
Ending balance
 
$
3,693
   
$
11,046
 
 
-28-

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
NOTE 5 – FAIR VALUE

ASC Topic 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 three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value include:

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:
Significant unobservable inputs that reflect a reporting entity's own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

Investment Securities: The fair values of investment securities 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 fair values of certain securities held to maturity are determined by computing discounted cash flows using observable and unobservable market inputs (Level 3 inputs).

Loans Held for Sale: The fair value of loans held for sale is based upon binding quotes from third party investors (Level 2 inputs).

Impaired Loans: Loans identified as impaired are measured using one of three methods: the loan’s observable market price, the fair value of collateral or the present value of expected future cash flows.  For each period presented, no impaired loans were measured using the loan’s observable market price.  If an impaired loan has had a chargeoff or if the fair value of the collateral is less than the recorded investment in the loan, we establish a specific reserve and report the loan as nonrecurring Level 3.  The fair value of collateral of impaired loans is generally based on recent real estate appraisals. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Such adjustments are usually significant and typically result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value.

Other Real Estate Owned: Other real estate owned (OREO) properties are initially recorded at fair value, less estimated costs to sell when acquired, establishing a new cost basis.  Adjustments to OREO are measured at fair value, less costs to sell. Fair values are generally based on third party appraisals or realtor evaluations of the property. These appraisals and evaluations may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach.  Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available.  Such adjustments are usually significant and typically result in a Level 3 classification.  In cases where the carrying amount exceeds the fair value, less estimated costs to sell, an impairment loss is recognized through a valuation allowance, and the property is reported as nonrecurring Level 3.

Interest Rate Swaps:   For interest rate swap agreements, we measure fair value utilizing pricing provided by a third-party pricing source that that uses market observable inputs, such as forecasted yield curves, and other unobservable inputs and accordingly, interest rate swap agreements are classified as Level 3.
 
-29-

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
NOTE 5 – FAIR VALUE (Continued)

Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below (in thousands):
 
   
Fair
   
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
   
Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
   
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 
   
Value
   
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
 
September 30, 2017
                       
U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities
 
$
97,735
   
$
---
   
$
97,735
   
$
---
 
U.S. Agency MBS and CMOs
   
20,133
     
---
     
20,133
     
---
 
Tax-exempt state and municipal bonds
   
41,799
     
---
     
41,799
     
---
 
Taxable state and municipal bonds
   
42,874
     
---
     
42,874
     
---
 
Corporate bonds and other debt securities
   
10,161
     
---
     
10,161
     
---
 
Other equity securities
   
1,480
     
---
     
1,480
     
---
 
Loans held for sale
   
2,199
     
---
     
2,199
     
---
 
Interest rate swaps
   
351
     
---
     
---
     
351
 
Interest rate swaps
   
(351
)
   
---
     
---
     
(351
)
                                 
December 31, 2016
                               
U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities
 
$
84,350
   
$
---
   
$
84,350
   
$
---
 
U.S. Agency MBS and CMOs
   
11,817
     
---
     
11,817
     
---
 
Tax-exempt state and municipal bonds
   
39,187
     
---
     
39,187
     
---
 
Taxable state and municipal bonds
   
33,883
     
---
     
33,883
     
---
 
Corporate bonds and other debt securities
   
13,726
     
---
     
13,726
     
---
 
Other equity securities
   
1,470
     
---
     
1,470
     
---
 
Loans held for sale
   
2,181
     
---
     
2,181
     
---
 
Interest rate swaps
   
494
     
---
     
---
     
494
 
Interest rate swaps
   
(494
)
   
---
     
---
     
(494
)

Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis are summarized below (in thousands):

   
Fair
   
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
   
Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
   
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 
   
Value
   
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
 
September 30, 2017
                       
Impaired loans
 
$
2,775
   
$
---
   
$
---
   
$
2,775
 
Other real estate owned
   
4,631
     
---
     
---
     
4,631
 
                                 
December 31, 2016
                               
Impaired loans
 
$
3,436
   
$
---
   
$
---
   
$
3,436
 
Other real estate owned
   
9,542
     
---
     
---
     
9,542
 
-30-

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
NOTE 5 – FAIR VALUE (Continued)

Quantitative information about Level 3 fair value measurements measured on a non-recurring basis was as follows at period end (dollars in thousands):

   
Asset
Fair
Value
 
Valuation
Technique
 
Unobservable
Inputs
 
Range (%)
September 30, 2017
                  
Impaired Loans
 
$
2,775
 
Sales comparison approach
 
Adjustment for differences between comparable sales
 
 4.0 to 15.0
         
Income approach
 
Capitalization rate
 
 9.5 to 11.0
                          
Other real estate owned
   
4,631
 
Sales comparison approach
 
Adjustment for differences between comparable sales
 
 3.0 to 22.0
         
Income approach
 
Capitalization rate
 
 9.5 to 11.0
                          

   
Asset
Fair
Value
 
Valuation
Technique
 
Unobservable
Inputs
 
Range (%)
December 31, 2016
                    
Impaired Loans
 
$
3,436
 
Sales comparison approach
 
Adjustment for differences between comparable sales
 
 1.0 to 35.0
         
Income approach
 
Capitalization rate
 
 9.5 to 11.5
                          
Other real estate owned
   
9,542
 
Sales comparison approach
 
Adjustment for differences between comparable sales
 
 2.0 to 32.5
         
Income approach
 
Capitalization rate
 
 9.5 to 11.5
 
-31-

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
NOTE 5 – FAIR VALUE (Continued)

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments, not previously presented, were as follows at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (dollars in thousands):


 
Level in
Fair Value
Hierarchy 
  
September 30, 2017
   
December 31, 2016
 
Carrying
Amount
   
Fair
Value
   
Carrying
Amount
   
Fair
Value
 
Financial assets
                         
Cash and due from banks
Level 1
 
$
28,318
   
$
28,318
   
$
27,690
   
$
27,690
 
Cash equivalents
Level 2
   
131,571
     
131,571
     
62,129
     
62,129
 
Securities held to maturity
Level 3
   
61,927
     
62,854
     
69,378
     
69,849
 
FHLB stock
     
11,558
   
NA
     
11,558
   
NA
 
Loans, net
Level 2
   
1,240,828
     
1,237,274
     
1,260,414
     
1,247,842
 
Bank owned life insurance
Level 3
   
40,042
     
40,042
     
39,274
     
39,274
 
Accrued interest receivable
Level 2
   
4,532
     
4,532
     
4,092
     
4,092
 
                                   
Financial liabilities
                                 
Deposits
Level 2
   
(1,506,178
)
   
(1,506,115
)
   
(1,448,724
)
   
(1,448,692
)
Other borrowed funds
Level 2
   
(72,118
)
   
(71,946
)
   
(84,173
)
   
(84,051
)
Long-term debt
Level 2
   
(41,238
)
   
(36,562
)
   
(41,238
)
   
(36,112
)
Accrued interest payable
Level 2
   
(545
)
   
(545
)
   
(282
)
   
(282
)
                                   
Off-balance sheet credit-related items
                                 
Loan commitments
     
---
     
---
     
---
     
---
 

The methods and assumptions used to estimate fair value are described as follows.

Carrying amount is the estimated fair value for cash and cash equivalents, bank owned life insurance, accrued interest receivable and payable, demand deposits, short-term borrowings and variable rate loans or deposits that reprice frequently and fully. Security fair values are determined by matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique widely used in the industry to value debt securities as discussed above. For fixed rate loans, interest-bearing time deposits in other financial institutions, or deposits and for variable rate loans or deposits with infrequent repricing or repricing limits, fair value is based on discounted cash flows using current market rates applied to the estimated life and credit risk (including consideration of widening credit spreads). Fair value of debt is based on current rates for similar financing. It was not practicable to determine the fair value of FHLB stock due to restrictions placed on its transferability. The fair value of off-balance sheet credit-related items is not significant.
 
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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
NOTE 6 – PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT – NET

Premises and equipment were as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
   
September 30,
2017
   
December 31,
2016
 
Land
 
$
16,384
   
$
18,227
 
Building
   
43,625
     
43,600
 
Leasehold improvements
   
782
     
779
 
Furniture and equipment
   
21,243
     
20,576
 
Construction in progress
   
240
     
358
 
     
82,274
     
83,540
 
Less accumulated depreciation
   
(35,452
)
   
(33,514
)
   
$
46,822
   
$
50,026
 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company sold land parcels that had been held for several years as sites for future branch expansion.  One location was in northwest Grand Rapids (Walker) and was sold for $590,000, resulting in a net loss on sale of $70,000.  The other location was in southwest Grand Rapids (Metro Village) and was sold for $1.2 million, resulting in a net loss on sale of $176,000.  These losses are included in other noninterest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2017.
 
NOTE 7 – DEPOSITS

Deposits are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
   
September 30,
2017
   
December 31,
2016
 
Noninterest-bearing demand
 
$
497,310
   
$
501,478
 
Interest bearing demand
   
351,742
     
340,715
 
Savings and money market accounts
   
564,883
     
532,853
 
Certificates of deposit
   
92,243
     
73,678
 
   
$
1,506,178
   
$
1,448,724
 

Time deposits that exceed the FDIC insurance limit of $250,000 were approximately $28.1 million at September 30, 2017 and $17.4 million at December 31, 2016.
 
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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
NOTE 8 - OTHER BORROWED FUNDS

Other borrowed funds include advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank and borrowings from the Federal Reserve Bank.

Federal Home Loan Bank Advances

At period-end, advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 
Principal Terms
 
   
Advance
Amount
 
 
Range of Maturities
 
   
Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
 
September 30, 2017
                 
Single maturity fixed rate advances
 
$
70,000
 
February 2018 to April 2021
   
1.59
%
Amortizable mortgage advances
   
2,118
 
March 2018 to July 2018
   
3.78
%
   
$
72,118
           
 
 
Principal Terms
 
   
Advance
Amount
 
 
Range of Maturities
 
   
Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
 
December 31, 2016
                 
Single maturity fixed rate advances
 
$
80,000
 
February 2018 to April 2021
   
1.60
%
Amortizable mortgage advances
   
4,173
 
March 2018 to July 2018
   
3.78
%
 
 
$
84,173
           
 
Each advance is subject to a prepayment fee if paid prior to its maturity date.  Fixed rate advances are payable at maturity.   Amortizable mortgage advances are fixed rate advances with scheduled repayments based upon amortization to maturity.  These advances were collateralized by residential and commercial real estate loans totaling $443.5 million and $425.0 million under a blanket lien arrangement at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
 
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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 8 - OTHER BORROWED FUNDS

Scheduled repayments of FHLB advances as of September 30, 2017 were as follows (in thousands):

2017
 
$
---
 
2018
   
52,118
 
2019
   
10,000
 
2020
   
---
 
2021
   
10,000
 
Thereafter
   
---
 
   
$
72,118
 

Federal Reserve Bank borrowings

The Company has a financing arrangement with the Federal Reserve Bank.  There were no borrowings outstanding at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, and the Company had approximately $12.6 million and $18.1 million in unused borrowing capacity based on commercial and mortgage loans pledged to the Federal Reserve Bank totaling $15.1 million and $20.7 million at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

NOTE 9 - EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 are as follows (dollars in thousands, except per share data):
 
   
Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2017
   
Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2016
   
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2017
   
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2016
 
Net income available to common shares
 
$
4,875
   
$
4,604
   
$
14,098
   
$
11,844
 
                                 
Weighted average shares outstanding, including participating stock awards - Basic
   
33,942,248
     
33,921,599
     
33,942,318
     
33,923,067
 
                                 
Dilutive potential common shares:
                               
Stock options
   
5,021
     
---
     
6,101
     
---
 
Stock warrants
   
---
     
---
     
---
     
---
 
Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted
   
33,947,269
     
33,921,599
     
33,948,419
     
33,923,067
 
Basic earnings per common share
 
$
0.14
   
$
0.14
   
$
0.42
   
$
0.35
 
Diluted earnings per common share
 
$
0.14
   
$
0.14
   
$
0.42
   
$
0.35
 

Stock options for 100,896 shares of common stock for both the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2016, were not considered in computing diluted earnings per share because they were antidilutive. There were no antidilutive shares of common stock in the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2017.
 
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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 10 - FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

Income tax expense was as follows (dollars in thousands):

 
Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2017
   
Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2016
   
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2017
   
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2016
 
Current
 
$
2,261
   
$
1,370
   
$
4,004
   
$
4,596
 
Deferred
   
(104
)
   
(20
)
   
2,249
     
(167
)
   
$
2,157
   
$
1,350
   
$
6,253
   
$
4,429
 

The difference between the financial statement tax expense and amount computed by applying the statutory federal tax rate to pretax income was reconciled as follows (dollars in thousands):

   
Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2017
   
Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2016
   
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2017
   
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2016
 
Statutory rate
   
35
%
   
35
%
   
35
%
   
35
%
Statutory rate applied to income before taxes
 
$
2,461
   
$
2,083
   
$
7,123
   
$
5,695
 
Deduct
                               
Tax-exempt interest income
   
(195
)
   
(154
)
   
(564
)
   
(451
)
Bank-owned life insurance
   
(88
)
   
(51
)
   
(256
)
   
(262
)
Tax return credits and other adjustments
   
(5
)
   
(512
)
   
(5
)
   
(512
)
Other, net
   
(16
)
   
(16
)
   
(45
)
   
(41
)
   
$
2,157
   
$
1,350
   
$
6,253
   
$
4,429
 

The realization of deferred tax assets (net of a recorded valuation allowance) is largely dependent upon future taxable income, future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences and the ability to carryback losses to available tax years. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, we consider positive and negative evidence, including taxable income in carry-back years, scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, expected future taxable income and tax planning strategies.  No valuation allowance was necessary at September 30, 2017 or December 31, 2016.
 
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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 10 - FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
(Continued)

The net deferred tax asset recorded included the following amounts of deferred tax assets and liabilities (dollars in thousands):
 
   
September 30,
2017
   
December 31,
2016
 
Deferred tax assets
           
Allowance for loan losses
 
$
5,752
   
$
5,937
 
Nonaccrual loan interest
   
598
     
718
 
Valuation allowance on other real estate owned
   
1,292
     
3,714
 
Unrealized loss on securities available for sale
   
177
     
799
 
Other
   
539
     
176
 
Gross deferred tax assets
   
8,358
     
11,344
 
Valuation allowance
   
---
     
---
 
Total net deferred tax assets
   
8,358
     
11,344
 
                 
Deferred tax liabilities
               
Depreciation
   
(1,608
)
   
(1,705
)
Prepaid expenses
   
(349
)
   
(399
)
Other
   
(409
)
   
(377
)
Gross deferred tax liabilities
   
(2,366
)
   
(2,481
)
Net deferred tax asset
 
$
5,992
   
$
8,863
 

There were no unrecognized tax benefits at September 30, 2017 or December 31, 2016 and the Company does not expect the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits to significantly increase or decrease in the next twelve months. The Company is no longer subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for years before 2013.

NOTE 11 – COMMITMENTS AND OFF BALANCE-SHEET RISK

Some financial instruments are used to meet customer financing needs and to reduce exposure to interest rate changes.  These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit.  These involve, to varying degrees, credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount reported in the financial statements.

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the commitment, and generally have fixed expiration dates.  Collateral or other security is normally not obtained for these financial instruments prior to their use and many of the commitments are expected to expire without being used.  Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments to guarantee a customer’s performance to a third party.  Exposure to credit loss if the other party does not perform is represented by the contractual amount for commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit.

A summary of the contractual amounts of financial instruments with off‑balance‑sheet risk was as follows at period-end (dollars in thousands):

   
September 30,
2017
   
December 31,
2016
 
Commitments to make loans
 
$
121,797
   
$
90,293
 
Letters of credit
   
12,117
     
13,823
 
Unused lines of credit
   
495,151
     
437,435
 

The notional amount of commitments to fund mortgage loans to be sold into the secondary market was approximately $14.2 million and $19.8 million at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
 
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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 11 – COMMITMENTS AND OFF BALANCE-SHEET RISK (Continued)

At September 30, 2017, approximately 32.7% of the Bank’s commitments to make loans were at fixed rates, offered at current market rates.  The remainder of the commitments to make loans were at variable rates tied to prime or one month LIBOR and generally expire within 30 days.  The majority of the unused lines of credit were at variable rates tied to prime.

NOTE 12 – CONTINGENCIES

The Company and its subsidiaries periodically become defendants in certain claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. As of September 30, 2017, there were no material pending legal proceedings to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries are a party or which any of its properties are the subject.
 
NOTE 13 – SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Regulatory Capital

The Company and the Bank are subject to regulatory capital requirements administered by federal banking agencies. Capital adequacy guidelines and prompt corrective action regulations involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors, and the regulators can lower classifications in certain cases. Failure to meet various capital requirements can initiate regulatory action that could have a direct material effect on the financial statements.

The prompt corrective action regulations provide five categories, including well capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized, and critically undercapitalized, although these terms are not used to represent overall financial condition. If a bank is only adequately capitalized, regulatory approval is required to, among other things, accept, renew or roll-over brokered deposits. If a bank is undercapitalized, capital distributions and growth and expansion are limited, and plans for capital restoration are required.

In July 2013, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board and the FDIC approved the final rules implementing the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's capital guidelines for U.S. banks (commonly known as Basel III). Under the final rules, which began for the Company and the Bank on January 1, 2015 and are subject to a phase-in period through January 1, 2019, minimum requirements will increase for both the quantity and quality of capital held by the Company and the Bank. The rules include a new common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets ratio (CET1 ratio) of 4.5% and a capital conservation buffer of 2.5% of risk-weighted assets, which when fully phased-in, effectively results in a minimum CET1 ratio of 7.0%.  Basel III raises the minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets from 4.0% to 6.0% (which, with the capital conservation buffer, effectively results in a minimum Tier 1 capital ratio of 8.5% when fully phased-in), which effectively results in a minimum total capital to risk-weighted assets ratio of 10.5% (with the capital conservation buffer fully phased-in), and requires a minimum leverage ratio of 4.0%. Basel III also makes changes to risk weights for certain assets and off-balance-sheet exposures.
 
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MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 13 – SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Continued)

At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, actual capital levels and minimum required levels were (dollars in thousands):

   
Actual
   
Minimum
Capital
Adequacy
   
Minimum Capital
Adequacy With
Capital Buffer
   
To Be Well
Capitalized Under
Prompt Corrective
Action Regulations
 
   
Amount
 
Ratio
   
Amount
 
Ratio
   
Amount
 
Ratio
   
Amount
 
Ratio
 
September 30, 2017
                                       
CET1 capital (to risk weighted assets)
                                       
Consolidated
 
$
173,779
 
11.7
%
 
$
66,837
 
4.5
%
 
$
85,403
 
5.8
%
   
N/A
 
N/A
 
Bank
   
207,805
 
14.0
     
66,831
 
4.5
     
85,395
 
5.8
   
$
96,533
 
6.5
%
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)
                                               
Consolidated
   
213,779
 
14.4
     
89,116
 
6.0
     
107,682
 
7.3
     
N/A
 
N/A
 
Bank
   
207,805
 
14.0
     
89,108
 
6.0
     
107,672
 
7.3
     
118,810
 
8.0
 
Total capital (to risk weighted assets)
                                               
Consolidated
   
230,213
 
15.5
     
118,821
 
8.0
     
137,387
 
9.3
     
N/A
 
N/A
 
Bank
   
224,239
 
15.1
     
118,810
 
8.0
     
137,374
 
9.3
     
148,513
 
10.0
 
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)
                                               
Consolidated
   
213,779
 
12.0
     
71,008
 
4.0
     
N/A
 
N/A
     
N/A
 
N/A
 
Bank
   
207,805
 
11.7
     
70,945
 
4.0
     
N/A
 
N/A
     
88,682
 
5.0
 
                                                 
December 31, 2016
                                               
CET1 capital (to risk weighted assets)
                                               
Consolidated
 
$
163,663
 
11.0
%
 
$
66,743
 
4.5
%
 
$
76,013
 
5.1
%
   
N/A
 
N/A
 
Bank
   
197,972
 
13.4
     
66,737
 
4.5
     
76,006
 
5.1
   
$
96,398
 
6.5
%
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)
                                               
Consolidated
   
203,663
 
13.7
     
88,991
 
6.0
     
98,261
 
6.6
     
N/A
 
N/A
 
Bank
   
197,972
 
13.4
     
88,983
 
6.0
     
98,252
 
6.6
     
118,644
 
8.0
 
Total capital (to risk weighted assets)
                                               
Consolidated
   
220,625
 
14.9
     
118,655
 
8.0
     
127,925
 
8.6
     
N/A
 
N/A
 
Bank
   
214,934
 
14.5
     
118,644
 
8.0
     
127,913
 
8.6
     
148,305
 
10.0
 
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)
                                               
Consolidated
   
203,663
 
12.0
     
67,810
 
4.0
     
N/A
 
N/A
     
N/A
 
N/A
 
Bank
   
197,972
 
11.7
     
67,742
 
4.0
     
N/A
 
N/A
     
84,677
 
5.0
 

Approximately $40.0 million of trust preferred securities outstanding at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, qualified as Tier 1 capital. Refer to our 2016 Form 10-K for more information on the trust preferred securities.

The Bank was categorized as "well capitalized" at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.
 
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Item 2.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Macatawa Bank Corporation is a Michigan corporation and a registered bank holding company. It wholly-owns Macatawa Bank, Macatawa Statutory Trust I and Macatawa Statutory Trust II. Macatawa Bank is a Michigan chartered bank with depository accounts insured by the FDIC. The Bank operates twenty-six branch offices and a lending and operational service facility, providing a full range of commercial and consumer banking and trust services in Kent County, Ottawa County, and northern Allegan County, Michigan. Macatawa Statutory Trusts I and II are grantor trusts and issued $20.0 million each of pooled trust preferred securities. These trusts are not consolidated in our Consolidated Financial Statements. For further information regarding consolidation, see the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

At September 30, 2017, we had total assets of $1.80 billion, total loans of $1.26 billion, total deposits of $1.51 billion and shareholders' equity of $173.5 million.  During the third quarter of 2017, we recognized net income of $4.9 million compared to net income of $4.6 million in the third quarter of 2016.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we recognized net income of $14.1 million compared to $11.8 million for the same period in 2016.  The Bank was categorized as “well capitalized” under regulatory capital standards at September 30, 2017.

We paid a dividend of $0.03 per share in each quarter of 2016.  We increased the dividend to $0.04 per share in the first and second quarters of 2017 and $0.05 per share in the third quarter of 2017.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Summary: Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was $4.9 million, compared to net income of $4.6 million in the same period in 2016. Net income per common share on a diluted basis was $0.14 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and $0.14 for the same period in 2016.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, net income was $14.1 million, compared to $11.8 million for the same period in 2016.  Net income per share on a diluted basis for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $0.42 compared to $0.35 for the same period in 2016.

The increase in earnings in the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the same period in 2016 was due primarily to increased net interest income and reduced nonperforming asset expenses.  Net interest income increased to $13.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $11.9 million in the same period in 2016.  Nonperforming asset expenses (including administration costs and losses) were a negative $77,000 for three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $325,000 for the same period in 2016, primarily as a result of a decrease of $220,000 in writedowns of other real estate owned.  The provision for loan losses was a negative $350,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2017, compared to a negative $250,000 for the same period in 2016.  We again were in a net loan recovery position for the three months ended September 30, 2017, with $214,000 in net loan recoveries, compared to $138,000 in net loan recoveries in the same period in 2016.  Also, income tax expense was reduced by $512,000 in September 2016 due to tax credits and other adjustments that did not recur in 2017.

The increase in earnings for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017 compared to the same period of 2016, was due primarily to increased net interest income and reduced nonperforming asset expenses.  Net interest income increased to $38.4 million in the first nine months of 2017 compared to $35.2 million in the same period in 2016.  Nonperforming asset expenses (including administration costs and losses) were a negative $140,000 for the first nine months of 2017 compared to $1.2 million for the first nine months of 2016, primarily as a result of a net gains on other real estate owned of $575,000 for the first nine months of 2017 compared to net losses of $409,000 for the same period in 2016.  The provision for loan losses was a negative $1.35 million for the first nine months of 2017, compared to a negative $1.1 million for the first nine months of 2016.  We again were in a net loan recovery position for the first nine months of 2017, with $822,000 in net loan recoveries, compared to $866,000 in net loan recoveries in the same period in 2016.  Each of these items is discussed more fully below.
 
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Net Interest Income: Net interest income totaled $13.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and $11.9 million for the same period in 2016.  For the first nine months of 2017, net interest income was $38.4 million compared to $35.2 million for the same period in 2016.

Net interest income was positively impacted in the three months ended September 30, 2017 by an increase in average earning assets of $96.5 million compared to the same period in 2016.  Our average yield on earning assets for the three months ended September 30, 2017 increased 18 basis points compared to the same period in 2016 from 3.39% to 3.57%.  Average interest earning assets totaled $1.65 billion for three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $1.56 billion for the same period in 2016. The net interest margin was 3.21% for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to 3.04% for the same period in 2016.  An increase of $42.4 million in average securities between periods and an increase of $36.4 million in average loans were the primary drivers of the increase.  Yield on commercial loans increased from 3.88% for three months ended September 30, 2016 to 4.11% for the same period in 2017.  Yield on residential mortgage loans decreased from 3.51% for the three months ended September 30, 2016 to 3.47% for the same period in 2017, while yields on consumer loans increased from 3.93% for the third quarter of 2016 to 4.32% for the third quarter of 2017.  The December 2016, March 2017 and June 2017 increases in the federal funds rate had a net positive impact on our net interest margin position as more loans repriced at the higher rate than our funding sources.

Average interest earning assets increased to $1.61 billion for the first nine months of 2017, compared to $1.54 billion for the first nine months of 2016.  Our average yield on earning assets increased 17 basis points for the first nine months of 2017 in comparison to the same period in 2016.  Our net interest margin was 3.24% for the first nine months of 2017 compared to 3.04% for the same period in 2016.  Net interest margin for the first nine months of 2017 benefitted from the December 2016, March 2017 and June 2017 increases in the federal funds rate.  The commercial loan yield in the first nine months of 2017 was also positively impacted by the complete payoff of a loan in the first quarter of 2017 that had been on nonaccrual, resulting in the realization of $267,000 in interest income that had been deferred.

The cost of funds increased to 0.53% and 0.50% in the three and nine month periods of 2017 from 0.45% and 0.47% in the same periods of 2016. Increases in the rates paid on our savings and money market accounts in response to the December 2016, March 2017 and June 2017 federal funds rate increases caused the slight increase in our cost of funds.
 
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The following table shows an analysis of net interest margin for the three month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 (dollars in thousands):

   
For the three months ended September 30,
 
   
2017
   
2016
 
   
Average
Balance
   
Interest
Earned
or Paid
   
Average
Yield
or Cost
   
Average
Balance
   
Interest
Earned
or Paid
   
Average
Yield
or Cost
 
Assets
                                   
Taxable securities
 
$
162,729
   
$
741
     
1.83
%
 
$
136,807
   
$
584
     
1.71
%
Tax-exempt securities (1)
   
104,387
     
574
     
3.51
     
87,918
     
451
     
3.31
 
Commercial loans (2)
   
946,105
     
9,930
     
4.11
     
903,484
     
8,965
     
3.88
 
Residential mortgage loans
   
219,532
     
1,905
     
3.47
     
219,170
     
1,928
     
3.51
 
Consumer loans
   
88,933
     
969
     
4.32
     
95,551
     
945
     
3.93
 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
   
11,558
     
122
     
4.15
     
11,558
     
122
     
4.13
 
Federal funds sold and other short-term investments
   
118,784
     
385
     
1.27
     
101,062
     
127
     
0.49
 
Total interest earning assets (1)
   
1,652,028
     
14,626
     
3.57
     
1,555,550
     
13,122
     
3.39
 
                                                 
Noninterest earning assets:
                                               
Cash and due from banks
   
29,940
                     
28,482
                 
Other
   
93,334
                     
96,065
                 
Total assets
 
$
1,775,302
                   
$
1,680,097
                 
                                                 
Liabilities
                                               
Deposits:
                                               
Interest bearing demand
 
$
352,661
   
$
98
     
0.11
%
 
$
313,624
   
$
65
     
0.08
%
Savings and money market accounts
   
551,917
     
454
     
0.33
     
522,697
     
239
     
0.19
 
Time deposits
   
88,933
     
180
     
0.81
     
81,769
     
126
     
0.62
 
Borrowings:
                                               
Other borrowed funds
   
74,190
     
314
     
1.66
     
94,384
     
419
     
1.74
 
Long-term debt
   
41,238
     
442
     
4.20
     
41,238
     
371
     
3.52
 
Total interest bearing liabilities
   
1,108,939
     
1,488
     
0.53
     
1,053,712
     
1,220
     
0.45
 
                                                 
Noninterest bearing liabilities:
                                               
Noninterest bearing demand accounts
   
488,028
                     
459,372
                 
Other noninterest bearing liabilities
   
6,348
                     
6,817
                 
Shareholders' equity
   
171,987
                     
160,196
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
$
1,775,302
                   
$
1,680,097
                 
                                                 
Net interest income
         
$
13,138
                   
$
11,902
         
Net interest spread (1)
                   
3.04
%
                   
2.94
%
Net interest margin (1)
                   
3.21
%
                   
3.04
%
Ratio of average interest earning assets to average interest bearing liabilities
   
148.97
%
                   
147.63
%
               

(1)
Yields are presented on a tax equivalent basis using a 35% tax rate.
(2)
Includes loan fees of $117,000 and $200,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.  Includes average nonaccrual loans of approximately $558,000 and $270,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.
 
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The following table shows an analysis of net interest margin for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 (dollars in thousands):

   
For the nine months ended September 30,
 
   
2017
   
2016
 
   
Average
Balance
   
Interest
Earned
or Paid
   
Average
Yield
or Cost
   
Average
Balance
   
Interest
Earned
or Paid
   
Average
Yield
or Cost
 
Assets
                                   
Taxable securities
 
$
152,043
   
$
2,025
     
1.78
%
 
$
132,941
   
$
1,700
     
1.70
%
Tax-exempt securities (1)
   
106,481
     
1,658
     
3.29
     
85,682
     
1,324
     
3.29
 
Commercial loans (2)
   
952,987
     
29,317
     
4.06
     
898,039
     
26,625
     
3.90
 
Residential mortgage loans
   
217,223
     
5,649
     
3.47
     
217,185
     
5,730
     
3.51
 
Consumer loans
   
91,141
     
2,834
     
4.16
     
96,975
     
2,873
     
3.96
 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
   
11,558
     
367
     
4.19
     
11,558
     
368
     
4.18
 
Federal funds sold and other short-term investments
   
77,710
     
666
     
1.13
     
99,753
     
383
     
0.51
 
Total interest earning assets (1)
   
1,609,143
     
42,516
     
3.58
     
1,542,133
     
39,003
     
3.41
 
                                                 
Noninterest earning assets:
                                               
Cash and due from banks
   
28,911
                     
26,690
                 
Other
   
97,371
                     
97,232
                 
Total assets
 
$
1,735,425
                   
$
1,666,055
                 
                                                 
Liabilities
                                               
Deposits:
                                               
Interest bearing demand
 
$
333,148
   
$
237
     
0.09
%
 
$
324,554
   
$
227
     
0.09
%
Savings and money market accounts
   
552,903
     
1,094
     
0.27
     
515,041
     
708
     
0.19
 
Time deposits
   
82,035
     
440
     
0.71
     
85,862
     
398
     
0.62
 
Borrowings:
                                               
Other borrowed funds
   
86,945
     
1,053
     
1.60
     
97,637
     
1,318
     
1.77
 
Long-term debt
   
41,238
     
1,266
     
4.05
     
41,238
     
1,104
     
3.52
 
Total interest bearing liabilities
   
1,096,269
     
4,090
     
0.50
     
1,064,332
     
3,755
     
0.47
 
                                                 
Noninterest bearing liabilities:
                                               
Noninterest bearing demand accounts
   
465,191
                     
437,943
                 
Other noninterest bearing liabilities
   
5,756
                     
6,734
                 
Shareholders' equity
   
168,209
                     
157,046
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
$
1,735,425
                   
$
1,666,055
                 
                                                 
                                                 
Net interest income
         
$
38,426
                   
$
35,248
         
Net interest spread (1)
                   
3.08
%
                   
2.94
%
Net interest margin
                   
3.24
%
                   
3.04
%
Ratio of average interest earning assets to average interest bearing liabilities
   
146.78
%
                   
144.89
%
               

(1)
Yields are presented on a tax equivalent basis using a 35% tax rate.
(2)
Includes loan fees of $484,000 and $559,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.  Includes average nonaccrual loans of approximately $511,000 and $407,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.
 
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Provision for Loan Losses: The provision for loan losses for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was a negative $350,000 compared to a negative $250,000 for the same period in 2016.  The negative provisions for loan losses for each period were the result of continued stabilization of real estate values on problem credits, continued improvement in asset quality metrics and net loan recoveries of $214,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2017 and $138,000 in the same period in 2016.  At September 30, 2017, we had experienced net loan recoveries in each of the past eleven quarters.  The provision for loan losses for the first nine months of 2017 was a negative $1.35 million compared to a negative $1.1 million for the same period in 2016.

Gross loan recoveries were $269,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and $184,000 for the same period in 2016.  In the three months ended September 30, 2017, we had $55,000 in charge-offs, compared to $46,000 in the same period in 2016.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we experienced gross loan recoveries of $1,043,000 compared to $1,024,000 for the same period in 2016.  Loan charge-offs were $221,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $158,000 for the same period in 2016.  We continue to experience positive results from our collection efforts as evidenced by our net loan recoveries.  While we expect our collection efforts to produce further recoveries, they may not continue at the same level we have experienced the past several quarters.

The amounts of loan loss provision in both the most recent quarter and comparable prior year period were the result of establishing our allowance for loan losses at levels believed necessary based upon our methodology for determining the adequacy of the allowance. The sustained lower level of quarterly net charge-offs over the past several quarters had a significant effect on the historical loss component of our methodology. More information about our allowance for loan losses and our methodology for establishing its level may be found under the heading "Allowance for Loan Losses" below.

Noninterest Income: Noninterest income for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2017 was $4.3 million and $13.0 million compared to $5.1 million and $14.2 million for the same periods in 2016.   The components of noninterest income are shown in the table below (in thousands):

   
Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2017
   
Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2016
   
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2017
   
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2016
 
Service charges and fees on deposit accounts
 
$
1,172
   
$
1,152
   
$
3,342
   
$
3,312
 
Net gains on mortgage loans
   
369
     
1,175
     
1,273
     
2,235
 
Trust fees
   
801
     
790
     
2,412
     
2,286
 
Gain as sales of securities
   
---
     
---
     
3
     
99
 
ATM and debit card fees
   
1,324
     
1,272
     
3,863
     
3,715
 
Bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”) income
   
249
     
146
     
730
     
748
 
Investment services fees
   
239
     
181
     
705
     
755
 
Other income
   
146
     
359
     
681
     
1,069
 
Total noninterest income
 
$
4,300
   
$
5,075
   
$
13,009
   
$
14,219
 

Net gains on mortgage loans were down $806,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to same period in 2016 as a result of an overall lower level of volume.  Mortgage loans originated for sale in the three months ended September 30, 2017 were $11.4 million, compared to $38.2 million in the same period in 2016.  Mortgage loans originated for portfolio in three months ended September 30, 2017 were $16.2 million, compared to $25.4 million in the same period in 2016.  Mortgage loans originated for sale for the first nine months of 2017 were $45.0 million, down from $76.1 million in the first nine months of 2016.  ATM and debit card fees were up in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 due to higher volume of usage by our customers.  BOLI income in the first nine months of 2016 included $290,000 in net benefits from the distribution of a death claim on a covered former employee.  Trust fees were up in the first nine months of 2017 due to investment market value changes and growth in trust assets.  Other noninterest income for the three month period ended September 30, 2017 was reduced by a net loss of $176,000 on the sale of property in southwest Grand Rapids (Metro Village) during the quarter. This also impacted the nine month period ended September 30, 2017, along with a net loss of $70,000 on sale of property in northwest Grand Rapids (Walker) in the second quarter of 2017.
 
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Noninterest Expense: Noninterest expense decreased to $10.8 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2017, from $11.3 million for the same period in 2016.  Noninterest expense decreased to $32.4 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017 compared to $34.3 million for the same period in 2016.  The components of noninterest expense are shown in the table below (in thousands):
 
   
Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2017
   
Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2016
   
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2017
   
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2016
 
Salaries and benefits
 
$
6,211
   
$
6,166
   
$
18,363
   
$
18,521
 
Occupancy of premises
   
922
     
901
     
2,939
     
2,784
 
Furniture and equipment
   
797
     
772
     
2,278
     
2,476
 
Legal and professional
   
199
     
153
     
621
     
500
 
Marketing and promotion
   
226
     
275
     
678
     
825
 
Data processing
   
655
     
741
     
2,068
     
2,089
 
FDIC assessment
   
134
     
166
     
404
     
638
 
Interchange and other card expense
   
333
     
334
     
970
     
927
 
Bond and D&O insurance
   
119
     
132
     
353
     
395
 
Net (gains) losses on repossessed and foreclosed properties
   
(190
)
   
115
     
(575
)
   
409
 
Administration and disposition of problem assets
   
113
     
210
     
435
     
787
 
Outside services
   
423
     
412
     
1,280
     
1,171
 
Other noninterest expense
   
814
     
896
     
2,620
     
2,772
 
Total noninterest expense
 
$
10,756
   
$
11,273
   
$
32,434
   
$
34,294
 

Most categories of noninterest expense were relatively flat or had reductions compared to the three months ended September 30, 2016 due to our ongoing efforts to manage expenses and scale our operations. Our largest component of noninterest expense, salaries and benefits, increased by $45,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2017 from same period in 2016. This increase is largely due to a higher level of costs associated with employee benefits, particularly medical insurance, which was up $25,000 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2016.  Variable based compensation was down $83,000 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2016 and was down $210,000 for the first nine months of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016 due to lower mortgage production and brokerage volume.  We had 343 full-time equivalent employees at September 30, 2017 compared to 343 at September 30, 2016.

Occupancy expenses were up $21,000 in the third quarter of 2017 and were up $155,000 for the first nine months of 2017 compared to the same periods in 2016 due to higher property taxes and maintenance costs incurred associated with certain branch facilities.

Our FDIC assessment costs decreased by $32,000 in the third quarter of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016 and by $234,000 for the first nine months of 2017 due primarily to positive changes in our assessment rates.   These costs have been trending down for the past few years and we believe the rate has stabilized and future expense fluctuations will likely be dependent on changes in our asset size.

Costs associated with administration and disposition of problem assets have decreased significantly over the past several years.  These expenses include legal costs, repossessed and foreclosed property administration expense and losses on repossessed and foreclosed properties. Repossessed and foreclosed property administration expense includes survey and appraisal, property maintenance and management and other disposition and carrying costs. Losses on repossessed and foreclosed properties include both net gains and losses on the sale of properties and unrealized losses from value declines for outstanding properties.  We experienced decreases in almost every category in the third quarter of 2017 and the first nine months of 2017 compared to the same periods in the prior year.

These costs are itemized in the following table (in thousands):
 
   
Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2017
   
Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2016
   
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2017
   
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2016
 
Legal and professional – nonperforming assets
 
$
39
   
$
28
   
$
74
   
$
127
 
Repossessed and foreclosed property administration
   
74
     
182
     
361
     
660
 
Net (gains) losses on repossessed and foreclosed properties
   
(190
)
   
115
     
(575
)
   
409
 
Total
 
$
(77
)
 
$
325
   
$
(140
)
 
$
1,196
 
 
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As the level of problem loans and assets have declined, the costs associated with these nonperforming assets have decreased significantly over the past several years.  Other real estate owned decreased from $13.1 million at September 30, 2016 to $6.7 million at September 30, 2017.  During the second quarter of 2017, we sold our largest individual other real estate owned property (carry value of $3.4 million) for a net gain of $68,000.   This property was responsible for a significant portion of our nonperforming asset expense, including maintenance, property taxes and utility costs.

Net gains/losses on repossessed assets and foreclosed properties for the three month period ended September 30, 2017 decreased $305,000 from the same period in 2016.  For the first nine months of 2017, these expenses decreased $984,000 from the same period in 2016.  These decreases were primarily due to net gains on sales of other real estate properties in these periods.  In the three month period ended September 30, 2017, net gains totaled $190,000, compared to $105,000 for the same period in 2016.  In the first nine months of 2017, we recognized net gains totaling $660,000 on such sales, compared to $365,000 for the same period in 2016.

Federal Income Tax Expense: We recorded $2.2 million and $6.3 million in federal income tax expense for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2017 compared to $1.4 million and $4.4 million, respectively, in the same periods in 2016.  Our effective tax rate for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2017 was 30.67% and 30.73%, compared to 22.67% and 27.22%, respectively, for the same periods in 2016.  Federal income tax expense and related effective tax rates were lower in the 2016 periods due to tax credits and other adjustments recognized in our 2015 federal tax return which was filed in the third quarter of 2016.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

Total assets were $1.80 billion at September 30, 2017, an increase of $62.0 million from $1.74 billion at December 31, 2016. This change reflected increases of $70.1 million in cash and cash equivalents and $29.7 million in securities available for sale, offset by decreases of $20.8 million in our loan portfolio, $7.5 million in securities held to maturity and $6.0 million in other real estate owned.  Total deposits increased by $57.5 million and other borrowed funds decreased by $12.1 million at September 30, 2017 compared to December 31, 2016.

Cash and Cash Equivalents: Our cash and cash equivalents, which include federal funds sold and short-term investments, were $159.9 million at September 30, 2017 compared to $89.8 million at December 31, 2016.  The increase in these balances related primarily to the decrease in our total loans and increase in total deposits in the same period.

Securities: Securities available for sale were $214.2 million at September 30, 2017 compared to $184.4 million at December 31, 2016. The balance at September 30, 2017 primarily consisted of U.S. agency securities, agency mortgage backed securities and various municipal investments. Our held to maturity portfolio decreased from $69.4 million at December 31, 2016 to $61.9 million at September 30, 2017.  Our held to maturity portfolio is comprised of state and municipal bonds.

Portfolio Loans and Asset Quality: Total portfolio loans decreased by $20.8 million in the first nine months of 2017 and were $1.26 billion at September 30, 2017 compared to $1.28 billion at December 31, 2016. During the first nine months of 2017, our commercial portfolio decreased by $18.1 million, while our consumer portfolio decreased by $6.9 million and our residential mortgage portfolio increased by $4.2 million.

The volume of residential mortgage loans originated for sale in the first nine months of 2017 decreased $31.1 million compared to the same period in 2016 due to a higher interest rate environment. Residential mortgage loans originated for sale were $45.0 million in the first nine months of 2017 compared to $76.1 million in the first nine months of 2016.  Mortgage loans originated for portfolio in the first nine months of 2017 were $37.4 million, compared to $62.6 million in the first nine months of 2016.  Mortgage loans originated for portfolio are typically loans that conform to secondary market requirements and have a term of fifteen years or less.
 
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The following table shows our loan origination activity for portfolio loans during the first nine months of 2017 and 2016, broken out by loan type and also shows average originated loan size (dollars in thousands):
 
   
Nine months ended September 30, 2017
   
Nine months ended September 30, 2016
 
   
Portfolio
Originations
   
Percent of
Total
Originations
   
Average
Loan Size
   
Portfolio
Originations
   
Percent of
Total
Originations
   
Average
Loan Size
 
Commercial real estate:
                                   
Residential developed
 
$
7,227
     
3.1
%
 
$
903
   
$
5,227
     
2.1
%
 
$
871
 
Unsecured to residential developers
   
---
     
---
     
---
     
---
     
---
     
---
 
Vacant and unimproved
   
2,149
     
0.9
     
269
     
552
     
---
     
184
 
Commercial development
   
125
     
---
     
125
     
2,342
     
1.0
     
1,171
 
Residential improved
   
38,828
     
16.5
     
254
     
48,718
     
19.4
     
350
 
Commercial improved
   
41,436
     
17.6
     
1,480
     
29,632
     
11.8
     
988
 
Manufacturing and industrial
   
12,039
     
5.1
     
926
     
11,457
     
4.6
     
955
 
Total commercial real estate
   
101,804
     
43.2
     
482
     
97,928
     
38.9
     
510
 
Commercial and industrial
   
60,269
     
25.6
     
685
     
58,432
     
23.2
     
526
 
Total commercial
   
162,073
     
68.8
     
542
     
156,360
     
62.1
     
516
 
                                                 
Consumer
                                               
Residential mortgage
   
37,439
     
15.9
     
234
     
62,616
     
24.9
     
204
 
Unsecured
   
---
     
---
     
---
     
20
     
---
     
10
 
Home equity
   
34,070
     
14.5
     
85
     
31,006
     
12.3
     
84
 
Other secured
   
1,850
     
0.8
     
16
     
1,808
     
0.7
     
17
 
Total consumer
   
73,359
     
31.2
     
108
     
95,450
     
37.9
     
121
 
Total loans
 
$
235,432
     
100.0
%
   
240
   
$
251,810
     
100.0
%
   
231
 

The following table shows a breakout of our commercial loan activity during the first nine months of 2017 and 2016 (dollars in thousands):
 
    
 
  Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2017
 
 
  Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2016
 
Commercial loans originated
 
$
162,073
   
$
156,360
 
Repayments of commercial loans
   
(125,828
)
   
(115,858
)
Change in undistributed - available credit
   
(54,368
)
   
(3,302
)
Net increase/(decrease) in total commercial loans
 
$
(18,123
)
 
$
37,200
 

Overall, the commercial loan portfolio decreased $18.1 million in the first nine months of 2017.  Our commercial and industrial portfolio decreased by $30.5 million and our commercial real estate loans increased by $12.4 million.  However, our production of commercial loans increased by $5.7 million from $156.4 million in the first nine months of 2016 compared to $162.1 million in the same period of 2017.  The decrease in ending portfolio balance from December 31, 2016 to September 30, 2017 was due primarily to changes in undistributed balances/available credit.  Considering our pipeline of commercial credits at September 30, 2017, we expect to achieve measured, high quality loan portfolio growth throughout the remainder of 2017.

Commercial and commercial real estate loans remained our largest loan segment and accounted for approximately 75.3% and 75.5% of the total loan portfolio at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. Residential mortgage and consumer loans comprised approximately 24.7% and 24.5% of total loans at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.
 
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A further breakdown of the composition of the loan portfolio is shown in the table below (in thousands):
 
     
September 30, 2017
   
December 31, 2016
 
Balance
   
Percent of
Total Loans
   
Balance
   
Percent of
Total Loans
 
Commercial real estate: (1)
                       
Residential developed
 
$
9,077
     
0.7
%
 
$
11,970
     
0.9
%
Unsecured to residential developers
   
2,410
     
0.2
     
4,734
     
0.4
 
Vacant and unimproved
   
38,677
     
3.1
     
40,286
     
3.1
 
Commercial development
   
486
     
---
     
378
     
---
 
Residential improved
   
83,441
     
6.6
     
75,348
     
5.9
 
Commercial improved
   
295,924
     
23.5
     
289,478
     
22.6
 
Manufacturing and industrial
   
100,347
     
8.0
     
95,787
     
7.5
 
Total commercial real estate
   
530,362
     
42.1
     
517,981
     
40.4
 
Commercial and industrial
   
418,838
     
33.2
     
449,342
     
35.1
 
Total commercial
   
949,200
     
75.3
     
967,323
     
75.5
 
                                 
Consumer
                               
Residential mortgage
   
221,829
     
17.6
     
217,614
     
17.0
 
Unsecured
   
254
     
---
     
396
     
---
 
Home equity
   
82,296
     
6.6
     
88,113
     
6.9
 
Other secured
   
6,458
     
0.5
     
7,366
     
0.6
 
Total consumer
   
310,837
     
24.7
     
313,489
     
24.5
 
Total loans
 
$
1,260,037
     
100.0
%
 
$
1,280,812
     
100.0
%
 
(1)
Includes both owner occupied and non-owner occupied commercial real estate.

Commercial real estate loans accounted for 42.1% and 40.4% of the total loan portfolio at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 and consisted primarily of loans to business owners and developers of owner and non-owner occupied commercial properties and loans to developers of single and multi-family residential properties. In the table above, we show our commercial real estate portfolio by loans secured by residential and commercial real estate, and by stage of development. Improved loans are generally secured by properties that are under construction or completed and placed in use. Development loans are secured by properties that are in the process of development or fully developed. Vacant and unimproved loans are secured by raw land for which development has not yet begun and agricultural land.

Our consumer residential mortgage loan portfolio, which also includes residential construction loans made to individual homeowners, comprised 17.6% of portfolio loans at September 30, 2017 and 17.0% at December 31, 2016.  We expect to continue to retain in our loan portfolio certain types of residential mortgage loans (primarily high quality, low loan-to-value loans) in an effort to continue to diversify our credit risk and deploy our excess liquidity. A large portion of our residential mortgage loan production continues to be sold on the secondary market with servicing released.

The volume of residential mortgage loans originated for sale during the first nine months of 2017 decreased from the first nine months of 2016 as a result of interest rate conditions.  We are also experiencing a shift in production to financing new home purchases versus refinancings.

Our portfolio of other consumer loans includes loans secured by personal property and home equity fixed term and line of credit loans. Consumer loans decreased by $6.9 million to $89.0 million at September 30, 2017 from $95.9 million at December 31, 2016, due primarily to a decrease in home equity loans.  Consumer loans comprised 7.1% of our portfolio loans at September 30, 2017 and 7.5% at December 31, 2016.
 
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Our loan portfolio is reviewed regularly by our senior management, our loan officers, and an internal loan review team that is independent of our loan originators and credit administration. An administrative loan committee consisting of senior management and seasoned lending and collections personnel meets quarterly to manage our internal watch list and proactively manage high risk loans.

When reasonable doubt exists concerning collectability of interest or principal of one of our loans, the loan is placed in nonaccrual status. Any interest previously accrued but not collected is reversed and charged against current earnings.

Nonperforming assets are comprised of nonperforming loans, foreclosed assets and repossessed assets. At September 30, 2017, nonperforming assets totaled $7.2 million compared to $12.6 million at December 31, 2016. Additions to other real estate owned in the first nine months of 2017 were $60,000, compared to $102,000 in the first nine months of 2016.  At September 30, 2017, there was just one loan in redemption, so we expect there to be few additions to other real estate owned in 2017.  Proceeds from sales of foreclosed properties were $6.2 million in the first nine months of 2017, resulting in net realized gains on sales of $660,000.  We sold our largest individual foreclosed property in the second quarter of 2017.  Proceeds from sales of foreclosed properties were $4.2 million in the first nine months of 2016 resulting in net realized gains on sales of $365,000.    Based upon purchase agreements in place at September 30, 2017 and the sale of our largest individual property in the second quarter of 2017, we expect the level of sales of foreclosed properties to be lower in the final quarter of 2017 than experienced in the first nine months of 2017.

Nonperforming loans include loans on nonaccrual status and loans delinquent more than 90 days but still accruing. As of September 30, 2017, nonperforming loans were negligible and totaled $521,000, or 0.04% of total portfolio loans, compared to $300,000, or 0.02% of total portfolio loans, at December 31, 2016.

Nonperforming loans at September 30, 2017 consisted of $440,000 of commercial real estate loans, $4,000 of commercial and industrial loans, and $77,000 of consumer and residential mortgage loans.

Foreclosed and repossessed assets include assets acquired in settlement of loans. Foreclosed assets totaled $6.7 million at September 30, 2017 and $12.3 million at December 31, 2016. Of this balance at September 30, 2017, there were 21 commercial real estate properties totaling approximately $6.6 million. The remaining balance was comprised of 4 residential properties totaling approximately $109,000.  All properties acquired through or in lieu of foreclosure are initially transferred at their fair value less estimated costs to sell and then evaluated monthly for impairment after transfer using a lower of cost or market approach. Updated property valuations are obtained at least annually on all foreclosed assets.

At September 30, 2017, our foreclosed asset portfolio had a weighted average age held in portfolio of 5.84 years. Below is a breakout of our foreclosed asset portfolio at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 by property type and the percentages the property has been written down since taken into our possession and the combined writedown percentage, including losses taken when the property was loan collateral (dollars in thousands):
 
   
September 30, 2017
   
December 31, 2016
 
Foreclosed Asset Property Type
 
Carrying
Value
   
Foreclosed
Asset
Writedown
   
Combined
Writedown
(Loan and
Foreclosed
Asset)
   
Carrying
Value at
Carrying
Value
   
Foreclosed
Asset
Writedown
   
Combined
Writedown
(Loan and
Foreclosed
Asset)
 
Single Family
 
$
---
     
---
%
   
---
%
 
$
136
     
---
%
   
20.3
%
Residential Lot
   
109
     
46.9
     
73.1
     
438
     
30.1
     
48.0
 
Multi-Family
   
---
     
---
     
---
     
---
     
---
     
---
 
Vacant Land
   
2,246
     
46.8
     
53.6
     
3,096
     
47.2
     
58.3
 
Residential Development
   
2,218
     
29.5
     
71.3
     
2,570
     
36.2
     
74.2
 
Commercial Office
   
---
     
---
     
---
     
240
     
49.3
     
51.1
 
Commercial Industrial
   
---
     
---
     
---
     
---
     
---
     
---
 
Commercial Improved
   
2,088
     
9.3
     
28.8
     
5,773
     
48.7
     
51.2
 
   
$
6,661
     
32.5
     
58.1
   
$
12,253
     
45.2
     
60.1
 
 
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The following table shows the composition and amount of our nonperforming assets (dollars in thousands):
 
   
September 30,
2017
   
December 31,
2016
 
Nonaccrual loans
 
$
521
   
$
300
 
Loans 90 days or more delinquent and still accruing
   
---
     
---
 
Total nonperforming loans (NPLs)
   
521
     
300
 
Foreclosed assets
   
6,661
     
12,253
 
Repossessed assets
   
---
     
---
 
Total nonperforming assets (NPAs)
 
$
7,182
   
$
12,553
 
                 
NPLs to total loans
   
0.04
%
   
0.02
%
NPAs to total assets
   
0.40
%
   
0.72
%

The following table shows the composition and amount of our troubled debt restructurings (TDRs) at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (dollars in thousands):
 
   
September 30, 2017
   
December 31, 2016
 
   
Commercial
   
Consumer
   
Total
   
Commercial
   
Consumer
   
Total
 
Performing TDRs
 
$
12,974
   
$
8,609
   
$
21,583
   
$
17,786
   
$
12,051
   
$
29,837
 
Nonperforming TDRs (1)
   
322
     
55
     
377
     
141
     
8
     
149
 
Total TDRs
 
$
13,296
   
$
8,664
   
$
21,960
   
$
17,927
   
$
12,059
   
$
29,986
 

 
(1)
Included in nonperforming asset table above

We had a total of $22.0 million and $30.0 million of loans whose terms have been modified in TDRs as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.  These loans may have involved the restructuring of terms to allow customers to mitigate the risk of foreclosure by meeting a lower loan payment requirement based upon their current cash flow.  These may also include loans that renewed at existing contractual rates, but below market rates for comparable credit.  For each restructuring, a comprehensive credit underwriting analysis of the borrower’s financial condition and prospects of repayment under the revised terms is performed to assess whether the structure can be successful and that cash flows will be sufficient to support the restructured debt.  An analysis is also performed to determine whether the restructured loan should be on accrual status.  Generally, if the loan is on accrual at the time of restructure, it will remain on accrual after the restructuring.  In some cases, a nonaccrual loan may be placed on accrual at restructuring if the loan’s actual payment history demonstrates it would have cash flowed under the restructured terms.  After six consecutive payments under the restructured terms, a nonaccrual restructured loan is reviewed for possible upgrade to accruing status.  In situations where there is a subsequent modification or renewal and the loan is brought to market terms, including a contractual interest rate not less than a market interest rate for new debt with similar credit risk characteristics, the TDR and impaired designations may be removed.  Total TDRs decreased by $8.0 million from December 31, 2016 to September 30, 2017.  Of this decrease, $2.4 million related to a consumer property that was sold during the period and the remainder of the decrease was primarily due to paydowns on commercial TDRs.

As with other impaired loans, an allowance for loan loss is estimated for each TDR based on the most likely source of repayment for each loan.  For impaired commercial real estate loans that are collateral dependent, the allowance is computed based on the fair value of the underlying collateral, less estimated costs to sell.  For impaired commercial loans where repayment is expected from cash flows from business operations, the allowance is computed based on a discounted cash flow computation.  Certain groups of TDRs, such as residential mortgages, have common characteristics and for them the allowance is computed based on a discounted cash flow computation on the change in weighted rate for the pool.  The allowance allocations for commercial TDRs where we have reduced the contractual interest rate are computed by measuring cash flows using the new payment terms discounted at the original contractual rate.

Allowance for loan losses: The allowance for loan losses at September 30, 2017 was $16.4 million, a decrease of $528,000 from $17.0 million at December 31, 2016.  The balance of the allowance for loan losses represented 1.30% of total portfolio loans at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.  The allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loan coverage ratio decreased from 5654% at December 31, 2016 to 3154% at September 30, 2017.
 
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The table below shows the changes in these metrics over the past five quarters:
 
(Dollars in millions)
 
Quarter Ended
September 30,
2017
   
Quarter Ended
June 30,
2017
   
Quarter Ended
March 31,
2017
   
Quarter Ended
December 31,
2016
   
Quarter Ended
September 30,
2016
 
Commercial loans
 
$
949.2
   
$
949.8
   
$
962.1
   
$
967.3
   
$
923.2
 
Nonperforming loans
   
0.5
     
0.7
     
0.4
     
0.3
     
0.2
 
Other real estate owned and repo assets
   
6.7
     
7.1
     
12.1
     
12.3
     
13.1
 
Total nonperforming assets
   
7.2
     
7.8
     
12.5
     
12.6
     
13.3
 
Net charge-offs (recoveries)
   
(0.2
)
   
(0.4
)
   
(0.2
)
   
(1.2
)
   
(0.1
)
Total delinquencies
   
0.8
     
0.8
     
0.9
     
1.4
     
0.3
 

As discussed earlier, we have had net loan recoveries in each of the last eleven quarters.  Our total delinquencies have continued to be negligible and were $872,000 at September 30, 2017 and $1.4 million at December 31, 2016.  Our delinquency percentage at September 30, 2017 was just 0.07%, well below the Bank’s peers.

These factors all impact our necessary level of allowance for loan losses and our provision for loan losses. The allowance for loan losses decreased $528,000 in the first nine months of 2017.  We recorded a negative provision for loan losses of $1.35 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to a negative $1.1 million for the same period of 2016.  Net loan recoveries were $822,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to net recoveries of $866,000 for the same period in 2016. The ratio of net charge-offs to average loans was -0.09% on an annualized basis for the first nine months of 2017, compared to -0.10% for the first nine months of 2016.

We are encouraged by the reduced level of gross charge-offs over recent quarters. We do, however, recognize that future charge-offs and resulting provisions for loan losses are expected to be impacted by the timing and extent of changes in the overall economy and the real estate markets. We believe we have seen some stabilization in economic conditions and real estate markets.  However, we expect it to take additional time for sustained improvement in the economy and real estate markets in order to further reduce our impaired loans.

Our allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level believed appropriate based upon our assessment of the probable estimated losses inherent in the loan portfolio. Our methodology for measuring the appropriate level of allowance and related provision for loan losses relies on several key elements, which include specific allowances for loans considered impaired, general allowance for commercial loans not considered impaired based upon applying our loan rating system, and general allocations based on historical trends for homogeneous loan groups with similar risk characteristics.

Overall, impaired loans declined by $7.7 million to $22.0 million at September 30, 2017 compared to $29.7 million at December 31, 2016.  The specific allowance for impaired loans decreased $350,000 to $1.3 million at September 30, 2017, compared to $1.7 million at December 31, 2016.  The specific allowance for impaired loans represented 6.1% of total impaired loans at September 30, 2017 and 5.7% at December 31, 2016.  The overall balance of impaired loans remained elevated partially due to an accounting rule (ASU 2011-02) adopted in 2011 that requires us to identify classified loans that renew at existing contractual rates as TDRs if the contractual rate is less than market rates for similar loans at the time of renewal.

The general allowance allocated to commercial loans that were not considered to be impaired was based upon the internal risk grade of such loans.  We use a loan rating method based upon an eight point system.  Loans are stratified between real estate secured and non real estate secured.  The real estate secured portfolio is further stratified by the type of real estate.  Each stratified portfolio is assigned a loss allocation factor.  A higher numerical grade assigned to a loan category generally results in a greater allocation percentage.  Changes in risk grade of loans affect the amount of the allowance allocation.

The determination of our loss factors is based upon our actual loss history by loan grade and adjusted for significant factors that, in management's judgment, affect the collectability of the portfolio as of the analysis date.  We use a rolling 18 month actual net chargeoff history as the base for our computation.  Over the past few years, the 18 month period computations have reflected sizeable decreases in net chargeoff experience.  We addressed this volatility in the qualitative factor considerations applied in our allowance for loan losses computation. Adjustments to the qualitative factors also involved consideration of different loss periods for the Bank, including 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60 month periods. We also considered the extended period of improved asset quality in assessing the overall qualitative component.  Considering the change in our qualitative factors and our commercial loan portfolio balances, the general allowance allocated to commercial loans was $12.0 million at September 30, 2017 and $12.1 million at December 31, 2016.  This resulted in a general reserve percentage allocated at September 30, 2017 of 1.29% of commercial loans, an increase from 1.27% at December 31, 2016.  The qualitative component of our allowance allocated to commercial loans was $12.0 million at September 30, 2017 (down from $12.4 million at December 31, 2016).
 
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Groups of homogeneous loans, such as residential real estate and open- and closed-end consumer loans, receive allowance allocations based on loan type.  A rolling 12 month (four quarter) historical loss experience period was applied to residential mortgage and consumer loan portfolios.  As with commercial loans that are not considered impaired, the determination of the allowance allocation percentage is based principally on our historical loss experience.  These allocations are adjusted for consideration of general economic and business conditions, credit quality and delinquency trends, collateral values, and recent loss experience for these similar pools of loans.  The homogeneous loan allowance was $3.0 million at September 30, 2017 and $3.1 million at December 31, 2016.

The allowance allocations are not intended to imply limitations on usage of the allowance for loan losses.  The entire allowance for loan losses is available for any loan losses without regard to loan type.

Premises and Equipment:  Premises and equipment totaled $46.8 million at September 30, 2017, down $3.2 million from $50.0 million at December 31, 2016.  During the second quarter of 2017 we sold a property in northwest Grand Rapids that had been held for future branch expansion for $590,000, recognizing a net loss on sale of $70,000.   During the third quarter of 2017, we sold a property in southwest Grand Rapids (Metro Village) that had been held for future branch expansion for $1.2 million, recognizing a net loss on sale of $176,000.

Deposits and Other Borrowings: Total deposits increased $57.5 million to $1.51 billion at September 30, 2017, as compared to $1.45 billion at December 31, 2016.  Non-interest checking account balances decreased $4.1 million during the nine months of 2017.  Interest bearing demand account balances increased $11.0 million and savings and money market account balances increased $32.0 million in the first nine months of 2017.  Certificates of deposits increased by $18.6 million in the first nine months of 2017.  We believe our success in maintaining the balances of personal and business checking and savings accounts was primarily attributable to our focus on quality customer service, the desire of customers to deal with a local bank, the convenience of our branch network and the breadth and depth of our sophisticated product line.

Noninterest bearing demand accounts comprised 33% of total deposits at September 30, 2017 and 35% at December 31, 2016.  These balances typically increase at year end for many of our commercial customers, then decline in the first quarter.  Because of the generally low rates paid on interest bearing account alternatives, many of our business customers chose to keep their balances in these more liquid noninterest bearing demand account types.  Interest bearing demand, including money market and savings accounts, comprised 61% of total deposits at September 30, 2017 and 60% at December 31, 2016. Time accounts as a percentage of total deposits were 6% at September 30, 2017 and 5% December 31, 2016.

Borrowed funds totaled $113.4 million at September 30, 2017, including $72.1 million of Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances and $41.2 million in long-term debt associated with trust preferred securities.  Borrowed funds totaled $125.4 million at December 31, 2016, including $84.2 million of FHLB advances and $41.2 million in long-term debt associated with trust preferred securities.  Borrowed funds decreased by $12.1 million in the first nine months of 2017 primarily due to an early payoff of $10.0 million of an FHLB advance in July 2017.
 
CAPITAL RESOURCES

Total shareholders' equity of $173.5 million at September 30, 2017 increased $11.2 million from $162.2 million at December 31, 2016. The increase was primarily a result of net income of $14.1 million earned in the first nine months of 2017 and an increase of $1.2 million in accumulated other comprehensive income, partially offset by the payment of $4.4 million in cash dividends to shareholders.  The Bank was categorized as “well capitalized” at September 30, 2017.

In July 2013, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board and the FDIC approved the final rules implementing the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's capital guidelines for U.S. banks (commonly known as Basel III). Under the final rules, which began for the Company and the Bank on January 1, 2015 and are subject to a phase-in period through January 1, 2019, minimum requirements will increase for both the quantity and quality of capital held by the Company and the Bank. The rules include a new common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets ratio (CET1 ratio) of 4.5% and a capital conservation buffer of 2.5% of risk-weighted assets, which when fully phased-in, effectively results in a minimum CET1 ratio of 7.0%. Basel III raises the minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets from 4.0% to 6.0% (which, with the capital conservation buffer, effectively results in a minimum Tier 1 capital ratio of 8.5% when fully phased-in), effectively results in a minimum total capital to risk-weighted assets ratio of 10.5% (with the capital conservation buffer fully phased-in), and requires a minimum leverage ratio of 4.0%. Basel III also makes changes to risk weights for certain assets and off-balance-sheet exposures. We expect that the capital ratios for the Company and the Bank under Basel III will continue to exceed the well capitalized minimum capital requirements.
 
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The following table shows our regulatory capital ratios (on a consolidated basis) for the past several quarters:
 
Macatawa Bank Corporation
 
  Sept 30,
2017
 
 
   June 30,
2017
 
 
   March 31,
2017
 
 
   Dec 31,
2016
 
 
   Sept 30,
2016
 
Total capital to risk weighted assets
   
15.5
%
   
15.5
%
   
15.1
%
   
14.9
%
   
15.2
%
Common Equity Tier 1 to risk weighted assets
   
11.7
     
11.6
     
11.3
     
11.0
     
11.3
 
Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets
   
14.4
     
14.3
     
14.0
     
13.7
     
14.1
 
Tier 1 capital to average assets
   
12.0
     
12.2
     
12.1
     
12.0
     
12.0
 
 
Approximately $40.0 million of trust preferred securities outstanding at September 30, 2017 qualified as Tier 1 capital.

LIQUIDITY

Liquidity of Macatawa Bank: The liquidity of a financial institution reflects its ability to manage a variety of sources and uses of funds. Our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows categorize these sources and uses into operating, investing and financing activities. We primarily focus on developing access to a variety of borrowing sources to supplement our deposit gathering activities and provide funds for our investment and loan portfolios. Our sources of liquidity include our borrowing capacity with the FRB's discount window, the Federal Home Loan Bank, federal funds purchased lines of credit and other secured borrowing sources with our correspondent banks, loan payments by our borrowers, maturity and sales of our securities available for sale, growth of our deposits, federal funds sold and other short-term investments, and the various capital resources discussed above.

Liquidity management involves the ability to meet the cash flow requirements of our customers. Our customers may be either borrowers with credit needs or depositors wanting to withdraw funds. Our liquidity management involves periodic monitoring of our assets considered to be liquid and illiquid, and our funding sources considered to be core and non-core and short-term (less than 12 months) and long-term. We have established parameters that monitor, among other items, our level of liquid assets to short-term liabilities, our level of non-core funding reliance and our level of available borrowing capacity. We maintain a diversified wholesale funding structure and actively manage our maturing wholesale sources to reduce the risk to liquidity shortages. We have also developed a contingency funding plan to stress test our liquidity requirements arising from certain events that may trigger liquidity shortages, such as rapid loan growth in excess of normal growth levels or the loss of deposits and other funding sources under extreme circumstances.

We have actively pursued initiatives to maintain a strong liquidity position.  The Bank has reduced its reliance on non-core funding sources, including brokered deposits, and focused on achieving a non-core funding dependency ratio below its peer group average.  We have had no brokered deposits on our balance sheet since December 2011.  We continue to maintain significant on-balance sheet liquidity.  At September 30, 2017, the Bank held $131.6 million of federal funds sold and other short-term investments.  In addition, the Bank had available borrowing capacity from correspondent banks of approximately $304.1 million as of September 30, 2017.

In the normal course of business, we enter into certain contractual obligations, including obligations which are considered in our overall liquidity management.  The table below summarizes our significant contractual obligations at September 30, 2017 (dollars in thousands):
 
   
Less than
1 year
   
1-3 years
   
3-5 years
   
More than
5 years
 
Long term debt
 
$
---
   
$
---
   
$
---
   
$
41,238
 
Time deposit maturities
   
59,436
     
30,505
     
2,262
     
40
 
Other borrowed funds
   
42,118
     
20,000
     
10,000
     
---
 
Operating lease obligations
   
243
     
422
     
---
     
---
 
Total
 
$
101,797
   
$
50,927
   
$
12,262
   
$
41,278
 

In addition to normal loan funding, we also maintain liquidity to meet customer financing needs through unused lines of credit, unfunded loan commitments and standby letters of credit.  The level and fluctuation of these commitments is also considered in our overall liquidity management.  At September 30, 2017, we had a total of $495.2 million in unused lines of credit, $121.8 million in unfunded loan commitments and $12.1 million in standby letters of credit.
 
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Liquidity of Holding Company: The primary sources of liquidity for the Company are dividends from the Bank, existing cash resources and the capital markets if the need to raise additional capital arises.  Banking regulations and the laws of the State of Michigan in which our Bank is chartered limit the amount of dividends the Bank may declare and pay to the Company in any calendar year.  Under the state law limitations, the Bank is restricted from paying dividends to the Company in excess of retained earnings.  In 2016, the Bank paid dividends to the Company totaling $6.2 million.  In the same period, the Company paid dividends to its shareholders totaling $4.0 million.  On February 27, 2017, the Bank paid a dividend totaling $1.8 million to the Company in anticipation of the common share cash dividend of $0.04 per share paid on February 28, 2017 to shareholders of record on February 13, 2017.  The cash distributed for this cash dividend payment totaled $1.4 million.  On May 30, 2017, the Bank paid a dividend totaling $1.9 million to the Company in anticipation of the common share cash dividend of $0.04 per share paid on May 30, 2017 to shareholders of record on May 15, 2017. The cash distributed for this cash dividend payment totaled $1.4 million.  On August 29, 2017, the Bank paid a dividend totaling $2.0 million to the Company in anticipation of the common share cash dividend of $0.05 per share paid on August 30, 2017 to shareholders of record on August 15, 2017.  The cash distributed for this cash dividend payment totaled $1.7 million. The Company retained the remaining balance in each period for general corporate purposes.  At September 30, 2017, the Bank had a retained earnings balance of $46.6 million.
 
During 2016, the Company received payments from the Bank totaling $7.1 million, representing the Bank’s intercompany tax liability for the 2016 tax year, in accordance with the Company’s tax allocation agreement.  During the first nine months of 2017, the Company received payments from the Bank totaling $4.1 million, representing the Bank’s intercompany tax liability for the first nine months of 2017.
 
The Company has the right to defer interest payments for 20 consecutive quarters on its trust preferred securities if necessary for liquidity purposes.  During the deferral period, the Company may not declare or pay any dividends on its common stock or make any payment on any outstanding debt obligations that rank equally with or junior to the trust preferred securities.

The Company’s cash balance at September 30, 2017 was $6.0 million.  The Company believes that it has sufficient liquidity to meet its cash flow obligations.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES:

To prepare financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, management makes estimates and assumptions based on available information.  These estimates and assumptions affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and future results could differ.  The allowance for loan losses, other real estate owned valuation, loss contingencies and income taxes are deemed critical due to the required level of management judgment and the use of estimates, making them particularly subject to change.

Our methodology for determining the allowance for loan losses and the related provision for loan losses is described above in the "Allowance for Loan Losses" discussion.  This area of accounting requires significant judgment due to the number of factors which can influence the collectability of a loan.  Unanticipated changes in these factors could significantly change the level of the allowance for loan losses and the related provision for loan losses.  Although, based upon our internal analysis, and in our judgment, we believe that we have provided an adequate allowance for loan losses, there can be no assurance that our analysis has properly identified all of the probable losses in our loan portfolio.  As a result, we could record future provisions for loan losses that may be significantly different than the levels that we recorded in the first nine months of 2017.

Assets acquired through or instead of foreclosure, primarily other real estate owned, are initially recorded at fair value less estimated costs to sell when acquired, establishing a new cost basis.  New real estate appraisals are generally obtained at the time of foreclosure and are used to establish fair value.  If fair value declines, a valuation allowance is recorded through expense.  Estimating the initial and ongoing fair value of these properties involves a number of factors and judgments including holding time, costs to complete, holding costs, discount rate, absorption and other factors.

Loss contingencies are recorded as liabilities when the likelihood of loss is probable and an amount or range of loss can be reasonably estimated.  This, too, is an accounting area that involves significant judgment.  Although, based upon our judgment, internal analysis, and consultations with legal counsel we believe that we have properly accounted for loss contingencies, future changes in the status of such contingencies could result in a significant change in the level of contingent liabilities and a related impact to operating earnings.

Our accounting for income taxes involves the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities primarily associated with differences in the timing of the recognition of revenues and expenses for financial reporting and tax purposes.  At September 30, 2017, we had gross deferred tax assets of $8.4 million, gross deferred tax liabilities of $2.4 million resulting in a net deferred tax asset of $6.0 million.  Accounting standards require that companies assess whether a valuation allowance should be established against their deferred tax assets based on the consideration of all available evidence using a "more likely than not" standard.  Each reporting period we consider all reasonably available positive and negative evidence and determine whether it is “more likely than not” that we would be able to realize our deferred tax assets.  With the positive results in the first nine months of 2017, we concluded at September 30, 2017 that no valuation allowance on our net deferred tax asset was required.  Changes in tax laws, changes in tax rates, changes in ownership and our future level of earnings can impact the ultimate realization of our net deferred tax asset.
 
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Item 3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Our primary market risk exposure is interest rate risk and, to a lesser extent, liquidity risk. All of our transactions are denominated in U.S. dollars with no specific foreign exchange exposure. Macatawa Bank has only limited agricultural-related loan assets, and therefore has no significant exposure to changes in commodity prices.

Our balance sheet has sensitivity, in various categories of assets and liabilities, to changes in prevailing rates in the U.S. for prime rate, mortgage rates, U.S. Treasury rates and various money market indexes. Our asset/liability management process aids us in providing liquidity while maintaining a balance between interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities.

We utilize a simulation model as our primary tool to assess the direction and magnitude of variations in net interest income and the economic value of equity (“EVE”) resulting from potential changes in market interest rates. Key assumptions in the model include contractual cash flows and maturities of interest-sensitive assets and interest-sensitive liabilities, prepayment speeds on certain assets, and changes in market conditions impacting loan and deposit pricing. We also include pricing floors on discretionary priced liability products which limit how low various checking and savings products could go under declining interest rates. These floors reflect our pricing philosophy in response to changing interest rates.

We forecast the next twelve months of net interest income under an assumed environment of gradual changes in market interest rates under various scenarios. The resulting change in net interest income is an indication of the sensitivity of our earnings to directional changes in market interest rates. The simulation also measures the change in EVE, or the net present value of our assets and liabilities, under an immediate shift, or shock, in interest rates under various scenarios, as calculated by discounting the estimated future cash flows using market-based discount rates.

The following table shows the impact of changes in interest rates on net interest income over the next twelve months and EVE based on our balance sheet as of September 30, 2017 (dollars in thousands):
 
Interest Rate Scenario
 
Economic
Value of
Equity
 
 
  
Percent
Change
    
Net Interest
Income
 
 
  
Percent
Change
 
Interest rates up 200 basis points
 
$
222,340
     
(3.71
)%
 
$
55,481
     
3.59
%
Interest rates up 100 basis points
   
227,555
     
(1.46
)
   
54,498
     
1.75
 
No change
   
230,918
     
---
     
53,559
     
---
 
Interest rates down 100 basis points
   
214,540
     
(7.09
)
   
51,752
     
(3.37
)
Interest rates down 200 basis points
   
206,841
     
(10.43
)
   
50,249
     
(6.18
)
 
If interest rates were to increase, this analysis suggests that we are positioned for an improvement in net interest income over the next twelve months.

We also forecast the impact of immediate and parallel interest rate shocks on net interest income under various scenarios to measure the sensitivity of our earnings under extreme conditions.

The quarterly simulation analysis is monitored against acceptable interest rate risk parameters by the Asset/Liability Committee and reported to the Board of Directors.

In addition to changes in interest rates, the level of future net interest income is also dependent on a number of other variables, including: the growth, composition and absolute levels of loans, deposits, and other earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities; economic and competitive conditions; potential changes in lending, investing and deposit gathering strategies; and client preferences.
 
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Item 4:
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a)
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) as of September 30, 2017, the end of the period covered by this report.

In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, as the Company's are designed to do, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating whether the benefits of the controls and procedures that the Company adopts outweigh their costs.

Our CEO and CFO, after evaluating the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report, have concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms.

(b)
Changes in Internal Controls. During the period covered by this report, there have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.
EXHIBITS.

 
Restated Articles of Incorporation. Previously filed with the Commission on April 28, 2011 in Macatawa Bank Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Exhibit 3.1. Here incorporated by reference.
 
Bylaws. Previously filed with the Commission on February 19, 2015 in Macatawa Bank Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, Exhibit 3.1. Here incorporated by reference.
 
Restated Articles of Incorporation. Exhibit 3.1 is here incorporated by reference.
 
Bylaws. Exhibit 3.2 is here incorporated by reference.
4.3
 
Long-Term Debt. The registrant has outstanding long-term debt which at the time of this report does not exceed 10% of the registrant's total consolidated assets. The registrant agrees to furnish copies of the agreements defining the rights of holders of such long-term debt to the SEC upon request.
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
 
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
 
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 
MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
   
 
/s/ Ronald L. Haan
 
Ronald L. Haan
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
   
 
/s/ Jon W. Swets
 
Jon W. Swets
 
Senior Vice President and
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
   
Dated: October 26, 2017
 
 
 
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