Bridgewater Bank Annual Report

December 31, 2018 when compared to December 31, 2017, due to a $76.5 million increase in the borrowing capacity on the secured credit line with the Federal Reserve Bank and a $30.0 million increase in unsecured borrowing capacity with correspondent lenders, offset by a $58.8 million decrease in the borrowing capacity on the secured borrowing line with the FHLB. In addition to primary liquidity, the Company generates liquidity from cash flows from the loan and securities portfolios and from the large base of core customer deposits, defined as noninterest bearing transaction, interest bearing transaction, savings, non-brokered money market accounts and non-brokered time deposits less than $250,000. At December 31, 2018, core deposits totaled approximately $1.16 billion and represented 74.2% of total deposits. These core deposits are normally less volatile, often with customer relationships tied to other products offered by the Company, which promote long-standing relationships and stable funding sources. The Company uses brokered deposits, the availability of which is uncertain and subject to competitive market forces and regulation, for liquidity management purposes. At December 31, 2018, brokered deposits totaled $291.2 million, consisting of $264.2 million of brokered time deposits and $27.0 million of non-maturity brokered money market and transaction accounts. At December 31, 2017, brokered deposits totaled $207.5 million, consisting of $183.4 million of brokered time deposits and $24.1 million of non-maturity brokered money market accounts. The Company has increased the amount of brokered deposits in recent quarters because of the efficiency in obtaining such deposits relative to comparable core deposit offerings, and the callable nature embedded in the structures, should rates decline. The Company’s liquidity policy includes guidelines for On-Balance Sheet Liquidity (a measurement of primary liquidity to total deposits plus borrowings), Total On-Balance Sheet Liquidity with Borrowing Capacity (a measurement of primary and secondary liquidity to total deposits plus borrowings), Wholesale Funding Ratio (a measurement of total wholesale funding to total deposits plus borrowings), and other guidelines developed for measuring and maintaining liquidity. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company was in compliance with all established liquidity guidelines. GAAP Reconciliation and Management Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures Some of the financial data included in this report are not measures of financial performance recognized by GAAP. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in the analysis of performance: • ‘‘Efficiency ratio’’ is defined as noninterest expense less the amortization of intangibles divided by our operating revenue, which is equal to net interest income plus noninterest income excluding gains and losses on sales of securities. In our judgment, the adjustments made to operating revenue allow investors and analysts to better assess our operating expenses in relation to our core operating revenue by removing the volatility that is associated with certain one-time items and other discrete items that are unrelated to our core business. • ‘‘Adjusted Efficiency ratio’’ is defined as the efficiency ratio adjusted to exclude the amortization of tax credit investments from noninterest expense. • “Tangible common equity’’ is defined as shareholders’ equity reduced by goodwill and other intangible assets. We believe that this measure is important to many investors in the marketplace who are interested in changes from period to period in shareholders’ equity exclusive of changes in intangible assets. Goodwill and other intangibles that were recorded in a purchase business combination have the effect of increasing both equity and assets while not increasing our tangible equity or tangible assets. • ‘‘Tangible common equity to tangible assets’’ is defined as the ratio of tangible common equity, as defined above, divided by total assets reduced by goodwill and other intangible assets. We believe that this measure is important to many investors in the market place who are interested in relative changes from period to period in shareholders’ equity to total assets, each exclusive of changes in intangible assets. Goodwill and other intangibles that were recorded in a purchase business combination have the effect of increasing both equity and assets while not increasing our tangible equity or tangible assets.

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