SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K
 
x
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (No fee required)
For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2015
 
 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (No fee required)
For the transition period from _____ to _____
Commission file number: 0-23322
 
A.
Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:
Cascade Bancorp
Employees’ 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
 
B.
Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:
Cascade Bancorp
1100 N.W. Wall Street
Bend, Oregon 97701




REQUIRED INFORMATION
ITEM 1.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES
 
 
 
 
 
These statements and schedules are listed below in the Table of Contents.
 
 
 
 
ITEM 2.
EXHIBITS
 
 
 
 
 
23.1
Consent of BDO USA, LLP

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
Cascade Bancorp
 
 
 
Employees’ 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
 
 
 
(Name of Plan)
 
 
 
 
Date:
June 27, 2016
 
By: /s/ Peggy L. Biss
 
 
 
Cascade Bancorp
 
 
 
Plan Administrator





CASCADE BANCORP EMPLOYEES’
401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE
Years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014




CASCADE BANCORP EMPLOYEES'
401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN
Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014


TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
Page
 
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
Financial Statements
 
 
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
 
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
 
Supplemental Schedule
 
 
Schedule H, Line 4i- Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
 
 




REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


To the Trustees of the
Cascade Bancorp Employees’ 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
Bend, Oregon

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Cascade Bancorp Employees’ 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The accompanying supplemental Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year), as of December 31, 2015 has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental schedule reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental schedule. In forming our opinion on the supplemental schedule, we evaluated whether the supplemental schedule, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental schedule is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.


/s/ BDO USA, LLP

Spokane, Washington
June 27, 2016




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401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
December 31, 2015 and 2014

 
 
2015
 
2014
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments at fair value
 
 
 
 
   Shares of registered investment companies
 
$
21,483,401

 
$
20,120,776

   Common and collective trust fund
 
1,120,173

 
1,352,492

   Corporate common stock - Cascade Bancorp Stock Fund
 
1,267,412

 
907,111

      Total investments at fair value
 
23,870,986

 
22,380,379

 
 
 
 
 
Plan receivables
 
156,998

 
556

Notes receivable from participants
 
335,118

 
359,101

     Total assets
 
24,363,102

 
22,740,036

 
 
 
 
 
Net assets reflecting investments at fair value
 
24,363,102

 
22,740,036

Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts
 
(8,118
)
 
24,230

Net assets available for benefits
 
$
24,354,984

 
$
22,764,266


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 
 
2015
 
2014
Additions to net assets attributed to:
 
 
 
 
   Investment income
 
 
 
 
     Net (depreciation) appreciation in fair value of investments
 
$
(1,308,622
)
 
$
190,502

     Interest and dividends on investments
 
1,208,472

 
1,184,939

   Total investment (loss) income - net
 
(100,150
)
 
1,375,441

 
 
 
 
 
   Interest income on notes receivable from participants
 
18,208

 
16,912

 
 
 
 
 
   Contributions
 
 
 
 
     Participant salary deferrals
 
1,825,650

 
1,593,357

     Participant rollovers
 
1,139,120

 
57,941

     Employer
 
934,665

 
669,448

   Total contributions
 
3,899,435

 
2,320,746

Total additions
 
3,817,493

 
3,713,099

 
 
 
 
 
Deductions from net assets attributed to:
 
 
 
 
     Benefits paid to participants
 
2,221,975

 
3,263,005

     Administrative expenses
 
4,800

 
10,238

   Total deductions
 
2,226,775

 
3,273,243

Net increase in net assets available for benefits
 
1,590,718

 
439,856

 
 
 
 
 
Net assets available for benefits
 
 
 
 
     Beginning of year
 
22,764,266

 
22,324,410

     End of year
 
$
24,354,984

 
$
22,764,266



The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.



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401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014



1. Description of the Plan

The following description of the Cascade Bancorp Employees’ 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (“the Plan”) provides only general information. Reference should be made to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

General

The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering substantially all employees of Cascade Bancorp and its subsidiary, Bank of the Cascades (collectively, “the Employer”), who have completed 30 days of service and are at least 18 years of age. The Plan is subject to the applicable provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”).

The Plan is administered by a committee designated by the Employer. Reliance Trust Company (“Reliance”) is referred to as “the Custodian.” Premier Retirement Services, Inc. (“Premier”) and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company Retirement Services (“Mass Mutual”) provide plan administration and recordkeeping services.

Automatic enrollment

Employees who are eligible to participate in the Plan are automatically enrolled in the Plan and deemed to have elected a deferral rate of 3% of their annual compensation which is invested in the T. Rowe Price Target Date fund that is closest to the participant’s retirement age unless they affirmatively elect not to participate or elect a different deferral rate.

Contributions

The Plan includes a salary deferral provision which provides for both pre-tax contributions and after-tax Roth 401(k) contributions. Each participant may elect to contribute to the Plan a portion of his or her total annual compensation up to the maximum allowed under the Internal Revenue Code (“the IRC”). Such contributions are withheld from compensation as payroll deductions and are paid to the Plan by the Employer. Participants may also contribute certain amounts representing distributions from other qualified defined benefit or defined contribution plans (i.e., rollover contributions). At the Employer’s discretion, the Employer may make matching and/or profit sharing contributions up to the maximum allowed under the IRC. Participants must be employed on the last day of the Plan year and meet all other eligibility requirements to receive their share of the Employer’s profit sharing contribution for that respective year, if any. Participants must also meet certain eligibility requirements to receive their share of any Employer matching contributions; Employer matching contributions are calculated and allocated to eligible participants on a payroll-by-payroll basis. The Employer makes matching contributions equal to 100% of each participant’s contributions up to a maximum Employer contribution of 4% of the participant’s eligible compensation. Matching contributions aggregated $ 934,665 and $669,448 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 , respectively. There were no discretionary profit sharing contributions for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 . The Employer’s contributions are funded on or before the filing of the Employer’s annual tax return.

The Plan is subject to annual non-discrimination testing required by ERISA. The Plan met all requirements of the testing for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

Participants’ accounts

A separate account is maintained for each participant of the Plan. Each participant’s account is credited (charged) with the participant’s contributions and allocations of (a) the Employer’s matching contributions (if any), (b) the Employer’s profit sharing contributions (if any), and (c) the Plan’s net earnings (losses), and may be charged with an allocation of certain administrative expenses.

A participant’s share of the Employer’s profit sharing contributions would be allocated based upon the participant’s proportionate share of the total compensation (as defined in the Plan document) paid during the year to all participants in the Plan. Earnings (losses) for each investment fund are allocated to the participant accounts based on the individual participant’s account balance as compared to the related fund’s total balance. All forfeitures may be used by the Employer to pay expenses of the Plan. Any forfeitures not used to pay Plan expenses will be used to offset any remaining Employer contributions that have not yet been paid to the Plan for that year or, if there are no such remaining Employer contributions, such amounts will be allocated to eligible participants’ accounts. Participant accounts forfeited during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were $95,683 and

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401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014


$40,238 , respectively. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014 , there were $83,293 and $41,756 , respectively, of unallocated forfeitures available to pay future expenses of the Plan or to reduce future Employer contributions. During the year ended December 31, 2015 , previously unallocated forfeitures of $41,756 were used to reduce Employer contributions. During the year ended December 31, 2014 , previously unallocated forfeitures of $43,864 were allocated to eligible participants’ accounts. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.

Vesting

Participants are immediately vested in their elective contributions, all rollovers from other qualified plans, and the actual earnings (losses) on these contributions and rollovers. These amounts cannot be forfeited for any reason. Vesting in the participants’ share of the Employer’s contributions and the actual earnings (losses) thereon is based on years of credited service, as follows:
Years of credited service
 
Vesting percentage
Less than 2
 
—%
2
 
20%
3
 
40%
4
 
70%
5 or more
 
100%


Participants earn one year of credited service for each calendar year in which the participant is credited with 1,000 hours of service, as defined by the Plan. In addition, upon death, disability, normal retirement at age 65 or older, or early retirement at age 55 and five years of service, participants become fully vested in their share of the Employer’s contributions and the actual earnings (losses) thereon.

Notes receivable from participants

Participants may elect to borrow a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of the vested total of their account balance, reduced by their highest outstanding loan balance in the preceding 12 months. Participant borrowings are evidenced by notes and are secured by up to 50% of the total vested balance in the participant’s account. The notes receivable generally are repayable over a maximum of five years and bear interest at a rate commensurate with local prevailing rates, - as determined monthly by the Plan Administrators, - which is fixed at the time of the note. Principal and interest payments are paid through payroll deductions. The interest rates on participant notes receivable outstanding as of December 31, 2015 ranged from 4.25% to 9.00% .

Benefits

Upon retirement, death, disability, or separation of service, participants (or their beneficiaries) may elect to receive part or all of the balance in their accounts in a lump-sum payment in accordance with the appropriate provisions of the IRC and applicable state laws. Upon separation of service, if a participant’s vested account balance is $5,000 or less, the Employer may direct the Plan to automatically distribute the participant’s vested account balance in a lump-sum Direct Rollover to an individual retirement plan (“IRA”) designated by the Plan Administrator. Also, hardship withdrawals of participants’ contributions are allowed under certain circumstances as described in the Plan document.

Administrative expenses

The majority of plan expenses are paid directly by the Employer.

Each participant that has terminated service with the Employer for reasons other than retirement and that has an individual account balance at December 31 will be assessed a fee from both Mass Mutual and Premier for administrative expenses which will be deducted from the individual participant’s account. The fee currently is $9 every six months for Mass Mutual and $25 per year for Premier. In addition, each participant that has terminated service with the Employer is assessed a fixed fee of $40 for each benefit distribution; such fixed fee is deducted from the individual participant’s account.  


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401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014


2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of accounting

The financial statements of the Plan have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting.

Use of estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.

Investment valuation

The Plan’s investments in shares of registered investment companies and the Cascade Bancorp Stock Fund are stated at fair value. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Plan’s common and collective trust fund is invested in the INVESCO Stable Value V Fund (the Fixed Fund). In accordance with GAAP, investment contracts held by a defined contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value. However, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined contribution plan attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts, because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan. Accordingly, the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits present the fair value of the Fixed Fund, as well as the adjustment of the Fixed Fund from fair value to contract value.

Withdrawals from these contracts may be made at contract value for the qualified benefit payments, including participant-directed transfers. INVESCO attempts to reduce the risk of significant non-benefit related withdrawals by participating in plans, which are permitted under the Declaration of Trust upon receipt of twelve months written notice, by investing in certain contracts which allow INVESCO to effect book value withdrawals from the issuing entity under various circumstances, generally with twelve months’ notice required.

The average yield earned by the Fixed Fund, which is calculated by dividing the annualized earnings of all investments in the Fixed Fund (irrespective of the interest rate credited to participants in the Fixed Fund) by the fair value of all investments in the Fixed Fund, for 2015 and 2014 was 1.78% and 1.44% , respectively. The average yield earned by the entire Fixed Fund, with an adjustment to reflect the actual interest rate credited to participants, for 2015 and 2014 was 1.39% and 0.60% , respectively. The accompanying statements of changes in net assets available for benefits are prepared on a contract value basis. See Note 4 for a discussion of fair value measurements.

Income recognition

Salary deferral contributions from the participants are accrued in the period in which they are deducted from wages in accordance with compensation deferral agreements. Participant rollover contributions are recorded when they are received by the Plan. Employer matching contributions approved by the Employer’s Board of Directors (the Board) are accrued as earned by the participants. Employer profit sharing contributions are accrued in the period in which they are approved by the Board.

The change in fair value of the Plan’s investments from one year to the next is recorded as net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments in the accompanying statements of changes in net assets available for benefits. Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments also includes realized gains and losses on such investments during the year.

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex‑dividend date. Purchases and sales of investments are recorded on a trade-date basis.

Payment of benefits

Benefits are recorded when paid. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014 there were no amounts allocated to participants who had elected to withdraw from the Plan but had not been paid.

Excess contributions payable

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401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014



Excess contributions payable represent contributions that need to be returned to certain active participants in order to satisfy the relevant non-discrimination provisions of the Plan.

3. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2015-12, Plan Accounting: Defined Benefit Pension Plans (Topic 960), Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Topic 962), Health and Welfare Benefit Plans (Topic 965): (Part 1) Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts, (Part II) Plan Investment Disclosures, (Part III) Measurement Date Practical Expedient . Part I clarifies fully benefit-responsive investment contracts are limited to direct investments between the Plan and the issuer. Part I also eliminates the requirements to measure the fair value of fully benefit-responsive investment contracts and provide certain disclosures. Contract value is the only required measurement for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts. Part II eliminates the requirements to disclose individual investments that represent 5 percent or more of net assets available for benefits and the net appreciation or depreciation in fair value of investments by general type. Part II also simplifies the level of disaggregation of investments that are measured at fair value. Plans will continue to disaggregate investments that are measured at fair value by general type; however, plans are no longer required to also disaggregate investments by nature, characteristics, and risks. Further, the disclosure of information about fair value measurements should be provided by general type of plan asset. Part III allows defined benefit plans to measure investments and investment-related accounts as of a month-end date that is closest to the plan's fiscal year-end, when the fiscal period does not coincide with a month-end.  The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. Parts I and II are to be applied retrospectively.  Part III is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015 and should be applied prospectively, with early application permitted.  The Plan has elected not to early adopt this ASU.

In May 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-07, Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share (or its Equivalent) , (ASU 2015-07). ASU 2015-07 removes the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy investments for which fair values are estimated using the net asset value practical expedient provided by Accounting Standards Codification 820, Fair Value Measurement. Disclosures about investments in certain entities that calculate net asset value per share are limited under ASU 2015-07 to those investments for which the entity has elected to estimate the fair value using the net asset value practical expedient. ASU 2015-07 is effective for entities (other than public business entities) for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, with retrospective application to all periods presented. Early application is permitted. Management is currently evaluating the effect that the provisions of ASU 2015-07 will have on the Plan's financial statements.

4. Investments

All investments are participant directed. As of December 31, 2015 , 20 registered investment companies, the Fixed Fund, and the Cascade Bancorp Stock Fund were available as investment options. Participants should refer to the investment funds’ prospectuses for a complete description of the individual investment funds.

The following table presents investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets available for benefits as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 :

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401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014


 
 
2015
 
2014
Common and collective trust fund
 
 
 
 
  Fixed Fund
 
*

 
$
1,352,492

Shares of registered investment companies
 
 
 
 
  T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020
 
$
2,913,909

 
2,580,047

  T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040
 
2,768,167

 
1,945,103

  Vanguard 500 Index Signal
 
2,167,847

 
2,145,511

  T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030
 
1,942,089

 
1,881,740

  Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Z
 
1,715,446

 
1,701,505

  T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050
 
1,610,229

 
*

  MFS Value Fund R4
 
1,386,831

 
1,444,454

  MFS Research International Fund R4
 
*

 
1,174,337

  MFS Utilities Fund R4
 
*

 
1,455,872

Corporate Common Stock
 
 
 
 
  Cascade Bancorp Stock Fund
 
$
1,267,412

 
*

 
 
 
 
 
*Investment represents less than 5% of the Plan's net assets as of the date indicated

During the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 , the Plan’s investments (including gains and losses on investments bought
and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated (depreciated) in fair value as follows:
 
 
2015
 
2014
Shares of registered investment companies
 
$
(1,494,235
)
 
$
163,384

Common and collective trust fund
 
16,451

 
9,845

Cascade Bancorp Stock Fund
 
169,162

 
17,273

 
 
$
(1,308,622
)
 
$
190,502

5. Fair Value Measurements

GAAP defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and requires certain disclosures about fair value measurements. The hierarchy of fair value valuation techniques under GAAP provides for three levels: Level 1 provides the most reliable measure of fair value, whereas Level 3, if applicable, generally would require significant management judgment. The three levels for categorizing assets and liabilities under GAAP’s fair value measurement requirements are as follows:

Level 1 - Fair value of the asset or liability is determined using unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2 - Fair value of the asset or liability is determined using inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the applicable asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar (as opposed to identical) assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; and

Level 3 - Fair value of the asset or liability is determined using unobservable inputs that are significant to the fair value measurement and reflect the Plan’s own assumptions regarding the applicable asset or liability.

An asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

There were no transfers between levels for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 .


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401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014


The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for the Plan’s assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis, including the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy. The methods below may produce fair value calculations that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, although management believes that the valuation methods used by the Plan are appropriate and consistent with those used by other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in different fair value measurements as of the reporting date. There have been no changes to the methodologies used as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 .

Shares of registered investment companies
      
Shares of registered investment companies are mutual funds which are valued at quoted market prices, which represent the net asset value (NAV) of shares held by the Plan at year end. The NAV is based on the value of the underlying assets owned by the fund, less its liabilities, divided by the number of shares outstanding. The NAV is an unadjusted quoted price in an active market and is classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.

Common and collective trust funds (Fixed Fund)

The Fixed Fund account primarily invests in a variety of investment contracts such as guaranteed investment contracts (GICs) issued by insurance companies and other financial institutions, and other investment products (synthetic GICs and collective investment trusts) with similar characteristics. Traditional GICs are backed by the general account of the issuer. The Fixed Fund account deposits a lump sum with the issuer and receives a guaranteed interest rate for a specified time. The issuer guarantees that all qualified participant withdrawals will occur at contract value (principal plus accrued interest). GICs generally do not permit issuers to terminate the agreement prior to the scheduled maturity date. A synthetic GIC is an investment contract issued by an insurance company or bank, backed primarily by a portfolio of bonds that are owned by the Fixed Fund account. These assets - which underlie wrapper contracts - are maintained separate from the contract issuer’s general assets, usually by a third party custodian. The wrapper contracts are obligated to provide an interest rate not less than zero. The issuer guarantees that all qualified participant withdrawals will occur at contract value.

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the fair value of the Fixed Fund is based on the quoted contract values of units owned by the Plan and is classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.

Cascade Bancorp Stock Fund

The Cascade Bancorp Stock Fund consists primarily of common stock of the Employer, and certain cash and cash equivalents. The value of the Employer common stock is based on the closing price reported on the NASDAQ stock market and is classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.

The following are the Plan’s assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 :


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401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014


 
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares of registered investment companies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Asset allocation
 
$
10,207,596

 
$

 
$

 
$
10,207,596

   Domestic equities - Growth
 
3,131,580

 

 

 
3,131,580

   Domestic equities - Value
 
2,536,097

 

 

 
2,536,097

   Global/International
 
1,447,199

 

 

 
1,447,199

   Domestic equities - Utilities
 
977,013

 

 

 
977,013

   Intermediate-term bond
 
1,016,069

 

 

 
1,016,069

   Domestic equities - Blend
 
2,167,847

 

 

 
2,167,847

 
 
21,483,401

 

 

 
21,483,401

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common and collective trust fund
 
 
 
1,120,173

 

 
1,120,173

Corporate common stock - Cascade Bancorp Stock
 
1,267,412

 

 

 
1,267,412

Total
 
$
22,750,813

 
$
1,120,173

 
$

 
$
23,870,986

 
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares of registered investment companies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Asset allocation
 
$
8,153,717

 
$

 
$

 
$
8,153,717

   Domestic equities - Growth
 
3,177,811

 

 

 
3,177,811

   Domestic equities - Value
 
2,788,566

 

 

 
2,788,566

   Domestic equities - Blend
 
2,145,511

 

 

 
2,145,511

   Intermediate-term bond
 
1,463,264

 

 

 
1,463,264

   Global/International
 
1,455,872

 

 

 
1,455,872

   Domestic equities - Utilities
 
936,035

 

 

 
936,035

 
 
20,120,776

 

 

 
20,120,776

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common and collective trust fund
 

 
1,352,492

 

 
1,352,492

Corporate common stock - Cascade Bancorp Stock
 
907,111

 

 

 
907,111

Total
 
$
21,027,887

 
$
1,352,492

 
$

 
$
22,380,379


6. Related Party Transactions

A portion of the Plan’s assets are invested in the common stock of the Employer. Consequently, transactions involving these investments qualify as party-in-interest transactions. In addition, the Employer is the sponsor of the Plan and paid substantially all of the Plan’s expenses during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 , and certain of the Plan’s trustees are participants in the Plan.

7. Plan Termination

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Employer has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan, subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of the Plan’s termination, participants would become fully vested in their accounts.


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CASCADE BANCORP EMPLOYEES'
401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014


8. Income tax status

The Plan received a letter from the IRS dated July 8, 2010, informing it that the Plan is qualified and exempt under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. Although the Plan has been amended and restated since receiving the determination letter, the Plan Administrators and the Plan’s legal counsel believe that the Plan is designed and currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC. Therefore, they believe that the Plan was qualified and the related trust was tax-exempt as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 . Consequently, no provision for income taxes has been included in the accompanying financial statements.

GAAP requires the Plan Administrators to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The Plan Administrators have analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 , there are no uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. The Plan Administrators believe that the Plan is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2012.

9. Risks and Uncertainties

The Plan invests in various investment instruments which are exposed to certain risks such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with the Plan’s investments, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of the Plan’s investments will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the accompanying financial statements and supplemental schedule. For risks regarding investments in the common stock of the Employer - which is the primary investment held by the Cascade Bancorp Stock Fund - participants should refer to the Cascade Bancorp Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 .

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Supplemental Schedule

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CASCADE BANCORP EMPLOYEES'
401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
EIN: 93-1034484
PLAN: 001

December 31, 2015
(a)
 
(b)
 
(c)
 
(d)
 
(e)
 
Identity of issue, borrower, lessor or similar party
 
Description of investment
 
Cost
 
Current value
COMMON AND COLLECTIVE TRUST
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESCO
 
Stable Value V
 
*
 
$
1,120,173

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SHARES OF REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement Funds, Inc.
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020
 
*
 
$
2,913,909

 
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement Funds, Inc.
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040
 
*
 
2,768,167

 
 
Vanguard Group, Inc.
 
Vanguard 500 Index-Admiral
 
*
 
2,167,847

 
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement Funds, Inc.
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030
 
*
 
1,942,089

 
 
Columbia Management
 
Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Z
 
*
 
1,715,446

 
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement Funds, Inc.
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050
 
*
 
1,610,229

 
 
MFS Investment Management
 
MFS Value Fund R4
 
*
 
1,386,831

 
 
MFS Investment Management
 
MFS Research International Fund R4
 
*
 
1,107,216

 
 
MFS Investment Management
 
MFS Utilities Fund R4
 
*
 
977,013

 
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement Funds, Inc.
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010
 
*
 
851,188

 
 
MFS Investment Management
 
MFS Bond Fund R4
 
*
 
844,314

 
 
Prudential
 
Prudential Jennison Mid Cap Growth Z
 
*
 
778,776

 
 
Vanguard Group, Inc.
 
Vanguard SM Cap Growth IDX-ADM
 
*
 
637,358

 
 
American Beacon Advisors, Inc.
 
American Beacon Small-Cap Value Fund I
 
*
 
617,348

 
 
Goldman Sachs
 
Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Inst
 
*
 
531,918

 
 
Vanguard Group, Inc.
 
Vanguard Total International Stock Index
 
*
 
339,983

 
 
Vanguard Group, Inc.
 
Vanguard TOT Bond MKT Index-ADM
 
*
 
171,755

 
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement Funds, Inc.
 
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income
 
*
 
122,014

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
21,483,401

CORPORATE COMMON STOCK
 
 
 
 
 
 
**
 
Cascade Bancorp
 
Cascade Bancorp Stock Fund
 
*
 
$
1,267,412

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PARTICIPANT NOTES RECEIVABLE
 
 
 
 
 
 
**
 
Notes Receivable from Participants
 
Participant notes receivable with interest rates ranging from 4.25% to 9.00% maturing through March 2029
 

 
$
335,118

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Cost omitted for participant-directed investments.
** A party-in-interest as defined by ERISA.


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