Hanmi Financial Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Securities

Securities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

The following is a summary of securities available for sale as of December 31, 2017 and 2016:



	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Gross Unrealized Loss		Estimated Fair Value
	(In thousands)
December 31, 2017
Mortgage-backed securities (1)	$	306,166	$	145	$	2,702	$	303,609
Collateralized mortgage obligations (1)	119,658		8		1,898		117,768
U.S. government agency securities	7,499		—		85		7,414
Municipal bonds-tax exempt	125,601		1,943		69		127,475
U.S. treasury securities	152		—		—		152
Mutual funds	22,916		—		530		22,386
Total securities available for sale	$	581,992	$	2,096	$	5,284	$	578,804

December 31, 2016
Mortgage-backed securities (1) (2)	$	230,489	$	598	$	1,457	$	229,630
Collateralized mortgage obligations (1)	77,447		6		1,002		76,451
U.S. government agency securities	7,499		—		58		7,441
SBA loan pool securities	4,356		—		210		4,146
Municipal bonds-tax exempt	159,789		236		1,995		158,030
Municipal bonds-taxable	13,391		319		9		13,701
Corporate bonds	5,010		5		—		5,015
U.S. treasury securities	156		—		—		156
Mutual funds	22,916		—		522		22,394
Total securities available for sale	$	521,053	$	1,164	$	5,253	$	516,964

(1) Collateralized by residential mortgages and guaranteed by U.S. government sponsored entities.

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities as of December 31, 2017, by contractual or expected maturity, are shown below. Collateralized mortgage obligations are included in the table shown below based on their expected maturities. Since mutual funds do not have contractual maturities and the Company intends to hold these securities for ten years or longer, they are included in the table shown below in the over ten years category. All other securities are included based on their contractual maturities.



	Available for Sale
	Amortized Cost		Estimated Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Within one year	$	16,951	$	16,897
Over one year through five years	73,659		72,898
Over five years through ten years	252,829		251,681
Over ten years	238,553		237,328
Total	$	581,992	$	578,804

FASB ASC 320, “Investments – Debt and Equity Securities,” requires us to periodically evaluate our investments for other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”). There was no OTTI charge during the year ended December 31, 2017.

Gross unrealized losses on securities available for sale, the estimated fair value of the related securities and the number of securities aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, were as follows as of December 31, 2017 and 2016:



	Holding Period
	Less Than 12 Months					12 Months or More					Total
	Gross Unrealized Loss		Estimated Fair Value		Number of Securities	Gross Unrealized Loss		Estimated Fair Value		Number of Securities	Gross Unrealized Loss		Estimated Fair Value		Number of Securities
	(In thousands, except number of securities)
December 31, 2017
Mortgage-backed securities	$	1,855	$	197,621	66	$	847	$	56,998	25	$	2,702	$	254,619	91
Collateralized mortgage obligations	773		65,726		20	1,125		49,986		32	1,898		115,712		52
U.S. government agency securities	15		1,484		1	70		5,930		2	85		7,414		3
Municipal bonds-tax exempt	48		11,541		6	21		2,737		2	69		14,278		8
Mutual funds	—		—		—	530		22,382		6	530		22,382		6
Total	$	2,691	$	276,372	93	$	2,593	$	138,033	67	$	5,284	$	414,405	160

December 31, 2016
Mortgage-backed securities	$	1,345	$	102,647	38	$	112	$	11,350	3	$	1,457	$	113,997	41
Collateralized mortgage obligations	676		60,786		27	326		10,579		7	1,002		71,365		34
U.S. government agency securities	58		7,441		3	—		—		—	58		7,441		3
SBA loan pool securities	—		—		—	210		4,146		2	210		4,146		2
Municipal bonds-tax exempt	1,995		125,004		54	—		—		—	1,995		125,004		54
Municipal bonds-taxable	9		2,904		2	—		—		—	9		2,904		2
Mutual funds	413		21,478		4	109		916		3	522		22,394		7
Total	$	4,496	$	320,260	128	$	757	$	26,991	15	$	5,253	$	347,251	143

All individual securities that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for 12 months or longer as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 had investment grade ratings upon purchase. The issuers of these securities have not established any cause for default on these securities and the various rating agencies have reaffirmed these securities’ long-term investment grade status as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. These securities have fluctuated in value since their purchase dates as market interest rates have fluctuated.

FASB ASC 320 requires other-than-temporarily impaired securities to be written down when fair value is below amortized cost in circumstances where: (1) an entity has the intent to sell a security; (2) it is more likely than not that an entity will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis; or (3) an entity does not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the security. If an entity intends to sell a security or if it is more likely than not the entity will be required to sell the security before recovery, an OTTI write-down is recognized in earnings equal to the entire difference between the security’s amortized cost basis and its fair value. If an entity does not intend to sell the security or it is not more likely than not that it will be required to sell the security before recovery, the OTTI write-down is separated into an amount representing credit loss, which is recognized in earnings, and the amount related to all other factors, which is recognized in other comprehensive income.

The Company does not intend to sell these securities and it is more likely than not that we will not be required to sell the investments before the recovery of its amortized cost basis. In addition, the unrealized losses on municipal and corporate bonds are not considered other-than-temporarily impaired, as the bonds are rated investment grade and there are no credit quality concerns with the issuers. Interest payments have been made as scheduled, and management believes this will continue in the future and that the bonds will be repaid in full as scheduled. Therefore, in management’s opinion, all securities that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for the past 12 months or longer as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were not other-than-temporarily impaired, and therefore, no impairment charges as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were warranted.

Realized gains and losses on sales of securities and proceeds from sales of securities were as follows for the periods indicated:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2017			2016			2015
	(In thousands)
Gross realized gains on sales of securities	$	1,891		$	396		$	6,776
Gross realized losses on sales of securities	(143		)	(350		)	(165		)
Net realized gains on sales of securities	$	1,748		$	46		$	6,611
Proceeds from sales of securities	$	97,271		$	78,282		$	456,098

For the year ended December 31, 2017, there was a $1.7 million net gain in earnings resulting from the sale of securities that had previously been recognized as net unrealized losses of $1.3 million in comprehensive income. For the year ended December 31, 2016, there was a $46 thousand net gain in earnings resulting from the redemption and sale of securities that had previously been recorded as net unrealized gains of $314 thousand in comprehensive income.

Securities available for sale with market values of $130.1 million and $133.0 million as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, were pledged to secure public deposits and for the FRB Discount Window as required or permitted by law.