Axos Financial Inc

4. LOANS & ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES

The Company categorizes the loan portfolio into five segments: Single Family - Mortgage & Warehouse, Multifamily and Commercial Mortgage, Commercial Real Estate, Commercial & Industrial - Non Real Estate (“Non-RE”) and Auto & Consumer. For further detail of the segments of the Company’s loan portfolio, see Note 1—“Organizations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the 2024 Form 10-K.

The following table sets forth the composition of the loan portfolio:

1 Includes purchased credit deteriorated (“PCD”) loans of $282.6 million and $284.0 million in Multifamily and Commercial Mortgage and $44.5 million and $44.5 million in Commercial Real Estate as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively. For further detail on PCD loans, see Note 1—“Organizations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the 2024 Form 10-K.

Accrued interest receivable on loans held for investments totaled $120.1 million and $119.8 million as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively.

At September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, the Company has pledged certain loans totaling $4,680.7 million and $4,942.8 million, respectively, to the FHLB and $8,194.2 million and $8,197.2 million, respectively, to the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (“FRBSF”).

The following table presents loan-to-value (“LTV”) for the Company’s real estate loans outstanding as of September 30, 2024:

The Company’s effective weighted-average LTV was 50.9% for loans within its real estate portfolio originated during the three months ended September 30, 2024.

The following table presents the components of the provision for credit losses:

The following tables summarize activity in the allowance for credit losses - loans by portfolio segment:

For the three months ended September 30, 2024, the allowance for credit losses for loans increased as a result of the provision for credit losses, partially offset by net charge-offs. The provision for credit losses was primarily due to the quantitative impact of macroeconomic variables in the allowance for credit losses model, primarily the U.S. unemployment rate, and increases in specific reserves, mainly in the commercial & industrial - non-RE portfolio.

Loan products within each portfolio contain varying collateral types which impact the estimate of the loss given default utilized in the calculation of the allowance. For further discussion of the model method of estimating expected lifetime credit losses, see Note 1—“Organizations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the 2024 Form 10-K. The following tables present a summary of the activity in the allowance for credit losses for off-balance sheet lending commitments:

The increase in the allowance for off-balance sheet lending commitments for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was primarily driven by unfunded lending commitment growth, primarily in the commercial & industrial - non-RE portfolio.

Credit Quality Disclosures. The following tables provide the composition of loans that are performing and nonaccrual by portfolio segment:

There wereno nonaccrual loans without an allowance for credit losses as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024. There wasno interest income recognized on nonaccrual loans in the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023. Loans reaching 90 days past due are generally placed on nonaccrual status and risk rated as substandard or doubtful. Loans not yet reaching 90 days past due may be placed on nonaccrual status based on management’s assessment of the aging of contractual principal amounts due, among other factors.

Credit Quality Indicators. The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as: current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information and current economic trends. In addition to the borrower’s primary source of repayment, in its risk rating process the Company considers all available sources of repayment, including obligor guaranties and liquidations of pledged collateral, where individually or together such sources would fully repay the loan on a timely basis. The Company analyzes loans individually by classifying the loans based on credit risk. The Company uses the following internally-defined risk ratings.

Pass. Loans where repayment in full is expected through any of the borrower’s sources of repayment.

Special Mention. Loans where any credit risk is not considered significant yet require management’s attention given certain currently identified characteristics of the borrower, collateral securing the loan and the obligor’s net worth and paying capacity. If the identified credit risks are not adequately monitored or mitigated, the loan may weaken and the Company’s credit position with respect to the loan may deteriorate in the future.

Substandard. Loans where currently identified characteristics of the borrower, collateral securing the loan and the obligor’s net worth and paying capacity, taken together, could jeopardize the repayment of the debt. A loan not fully supported by at least one available source of repayment and involves a distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss in that loan if the weakness is not cured. A loan supported by a guaranty, collateral sufficient to incentivize a sale or refinance, or cash flow that is sufficient for timely repayment in full will not be classified as substandard even if the loan has a well-defined weakness in other sources of repayment.

Doubtful. Loans reflecting the same characteristics as those classified as substandard, but for which repayment in full in accordance with the contractual terms is currently considered highly unlikely.

The Company reviews and grades loans following a continuous review process, featuring coverage of all loan types and business lines at least quarterly. Continuous reviewing provides more effective risk monitoring because it immediately tests for potential impacts caused by changes in personnel, policy, products or underwriting standards.

The following tables present the composition of loans by portfolio segment, fiscal year of origination and credit quality indicator, and the amount of year-to-date gross charge-offs.

The following tables provide the aging of loans by portfolio segment:

Loans reaching 90 or more days past due are generally placed on nonaccrual. As of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, there were loans of $34.1 million and $20.2 million, respectively, over 90 days past due and still accruing interest as the Company expects to collect the principal and interest amounts due.

Single family mortgage loans in process of foreclosure were $23.0 million and $20.1 million as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively.

Loan Modifications to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty. The Company may grant certain modifications of loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty, which effective following the adoption of ASU 2022-02, are reported as financial difficulty modifications (“FDMs”). The Company’s modification programs provide various modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty which may include interest rate reductions, term extensions, payment delays and/or principal forgiveness. For the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, there were no FDMs.