Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Litigation Matters

On September 7, 2017, Paul Parshall, a purported shareholder of Xenith, filed a putative class action lawsuit (the “Parshall Lawsuit”) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against Xenith, its current directors, and the Company on behalf of all public shareholders of Xenith. The plaintiff in the action alleged that the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC, as amended, relating to the Merger omitted certain material information in violation of Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14a-9 promulgated thereunder, and further that the individual defendants were liable for those omissions under Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act. The relief sought in the lawsuit included preliminary and permanent injunction to prevent the completion of the Merger, rescission or rescissory damages if the Merger were completed, costs and attorneys’ fees. On November 6, 2017, Mr. Parshall filed a notice of voluntary dismissal, terminating the Parshall Lawsuit without prejudice.

On September 19, 2017, Shannon Rowe, a purported shareholder of Xenith, filed a putative class action lawsuit (the “Rowe Lawsuit”), also in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, against Xenith and its current directors. The Company is not named as a defendant in the Rowe Lawsuit. The allegations in the Rowe Lawsuit are similar to the allegations in the Parshall Lawsuit. On February 20, 2018, Ms. Rowe filed a notice of voluntary dismissal, terminating the Rowe Lawsuit without prejudice.

In the ordinary course of its operations, the Company and its subsidiaries are parties to various other legal proceedings. Based on the information presently available, and after consultation with legal counsel, management believes that the ultimate outcome in such other legal proceedings, in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the business or the financial condition or results of operations of the Company.

Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk

The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers and to reduce its own exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. These instruments involve elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The contractual amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of the Company’s involvement in particular classes of financial instruments.

The Company’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instruments for commitments to extend credit and letters of credit written is represented by the contractual amount of these instruments. The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments. Unless noted otherwise, the Company does not require collateral or other security to support off-balance sheet financial instruments with credit risk. The Company considers credit losses related to off-balance sheet commitments by undergoing a similar process in evaluating losses for loans that are carried on the balance sheet. The Company considers historical loss rates, current economic conditions, risk ratings, and past due status among other factors in the consideration of whether credit losses are inherent in the Company’s off-balance sheet commitments to extend credit. The Company also records an indemnification reserve that includes balances relating to mortgage loans previously sold based on historical statistics and loss rates. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company's reserves for off-balance sheet credit risk and indemnification were $795,000 and $1.1 million, respectively, and are reported as a component of "Other Liabilities" on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to customers as long as there are no violations of any conditions established in the contracts. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Because many of the commitments may expire without being completely drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.

Letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of customers to third parties. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to customers.

The following table presents the balances of commitments as of December 31, (dollars in thousands):



	2017		2016
Commitments with off-balance sheet risk:
Commitments to extend credit ⁽¹⁾	$	2,192,812	$	1,924,885
Standby letters of credit	127,435		84,212
Total commitments with off-balance sheet risk	$	2,320,247	$	2,009,097

(1) Includes unfunded overdraft protection.

The Company must maintain a reserve against its deposits in accordance with Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Act. For the final weekly reporting period in the periods ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the aggregate amount of daily average required reserves were approximately $77.9 million and $54.5 million, respectively, and was satisfied by vault cash holdings and deposits maintained with the Federal Reserve Bank.

As of December 31, 2017, the Company had approximately $37.8 million in deposits in other financial institutions, of which $23.9 million served as collateral for cash flow and loan swap derivatives. The Company had approximately $12.3 million and $15.2 million in deposits in other financial institutions that were uninsured at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. At least annually, the Company’s management evaluates the loss risk of its uninsured deposits in financial counterparties.

For asset/liability management purposes, the Company uses interest rate swap agreements to hedge various exposures or to modify the interest rate characteristics of various balance sheet accounts. See Note 10 “Derivatives” for additional information.

As part of the Company's liquidity management strategy, it pledges collateral to secure various financing and other activities that occur during the normal course of business. The following tables present the types of collateral pledged, at December 31, 2017 and 2016 (dollars in thousands):



	Pledged Assets as of December 31, 2017
	Cash		AFS Securities⁽¹⁾		HTM Securities⁽¹⁾		Loans⁽²⁾		Total
Public deposits	$	—	$	242,472	$	197,482	$	—	$	439,954
Repurchase agreements	—		77,942		—		—		77,942
FHLB advances	—		878		—		2,390,509		2,391,387
Derivatives	23,870		3,656		—		—		27,526
Other purposes	—		15,043		—		—		15,043
Total pledged assets	$	23,870	$	339,991	$	197,482	$	2,390,509	$	2,951,852

(1) Balance represents market value.

(2) Balance represents book value.



	Pledged Assets as of December 31, 2016
	Cash		AFS Securities⁽¹⁾		HTM Securities⁽¹⁾		Loans⁽²⁾		Total
Public deposits	$	—	$	210,546	$	197,889	$	—	$	408,435
Repurchase agreements	—		108,208		—		—		108,208
FHLB advances	—		1,475		—		1,959,929		1,961,404
Derivatives	33,595		4,376		—		—		37,971
Other purposes	—		17,499		—		—		17,499
Total pledged assets	$	33,595	$	342,104	$	197,889	$	1,959,929	$	2,533,517

(1) Balance represents market value.

(2) Balance represents book value.