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    AMERIS BANCORP ANNOUNCES FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR FIRST QUARTER 2024

    4/25/24 4:05:00 PM ET
    $ABCB
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    Highlights of Ameris's results for the first quarter of 2024 include the following:

    • Net income of $74.3 million, or $1.08 per diluted share; Adjusted net income(1) of $75.6 million, or $1.10 per diluted share
    • Return on average assets ("ROA") of 1.18%; Adjusted ROA(1) of 1.20%
    • Pre-tax, pre-provision net revenue (PPNR) ROA(1) of 1.89%
    • Growth in tangible book value(1) of $0.88 per share, or 10.5% annualized, to $34.52 at March 31, 2024
    • TCE ratio(1) of 9.71%, compared with 9.64% at December 31, 2023 and 8.55% one year ago
    • Net interest margin of 3.51% for the first quarter of 2024
    • Organic growth in loans of $331.0 million, or 6.5% annualized
    • Growth in total deposits of $288.9 million, or 5.6% annualized
    • Increase in the allowance for credit losses to 1.55% of loans, from 1.52% at December 31, 2023
    • Adjusted efficiency ratio(1) of 54.56%

    ATLANTA, April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) (the "Company") today reported net income of $74.3 million, or $1.08 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, compared with $60.4 million, or $0.87 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.  Excluding the FDIC special assessment and gain on bank owned life insurance ("BOLI") proceeds, adjusted net income(1) was $75.6 million, or $1.10 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, compared with $59.9 million, or $0.86 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.

    Ameris Bancorp logo. (PRNewsFoto/Ameris Bancorp)

    Commenting on the Company's results, Palmer Proctor, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, said, "The first quarter results demonstrate another period of solid fundamental performance for Ameris.  We maintain our disciplined approach, aiming to enhance shareholder value by consistently increasing tangible book value and sustained core profitability, as demonstrated by this quarter's financial performance.  We are poised for a successful 2024, with our primary focus on core deposit growth and operating efficiency across our vibrant Southeastern operation."

    Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

    Net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis (TE) was $202.3 million in the first quarter of 2024, a decrease of $4.7 million, or 2.3%, from last quarter and $10.2 million, or 4.8%, compared with the first quarter of 2023. The Company's net interest margin was 3.51% for the first quarter of 2024, down from 3.54% reported for the fourth quarter of 2023 and 3.76% reported for the first quarter of 2023. The decrease in net interest margin this quarter is primarily attributable to rising deposit costs in the current interest rate environment.  The rate of change in deposit costs continues to slow as market interest rates remain relatively stable.

    Yields on earning assets increased four basis points during the quarter to 5.73%, compared with 5.69% in the fourth quarter of 2023, and increased 48 basis points from 5.25% in the first quarter of 2023.  Yields on loans increased to 5.92% during the first quarter of 2024, compared with 5.83% for the fourth quarter of 2023 and 5.44% for the first quarter of 2023.

    The Company's total cost of funds was 2.41% in the first quarter of 2024, an increase of nine basis points compared with the fourth quarter of 2023.  Deposit costs increased 13 basis points during the first quarter of 2024 to 2.29%, compared with 2.16% in the fourth quarter of 2023.  Costs of interest-bearing deposits increased during the quarter from 3.17% in the fourth quarter of 2023 to 3.31% in the first quarter of 2024, reflecting a shift in mix to CDs and money market accounts.

    Noninterest Income

    Noninterest income increased $9.6 million, or 17.1%, in the first quarter of 2024 to $65.9 million, compared with $56.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2023, primarily as a result of increased mortgage banking activity, which increased by $8.0 million, or 25.3%, to $39.4 million in the first quarter of 2024, compared with $31.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2023.  Gain on sale spreads increased to 2.49% in the first quarter of 2024 from 1.93% for the fourth quarter of 2023. Total production in the retail mortgage division increased $19.1 million, or 2.1%, to $910.2 million in the first quarter of 2024, compared with $891.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2023. The retail mortgage open pipeline was $606.7 million at the end of the first quarter of 2024, compared with $400.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2023.  Also included in noninterest income was $998,000 of gain on BOLI proceeds during the quarter.

    Noninterest Expense

    Noninterest expense decreased $300,000, or 0.2%, to $148.7 million during the first quarter of 2024, compared with $149.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2023.  During the first quarter of 2024, the Company recorded an additional $2.9 million related to the FDIC special assessment, compared with $11.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.  The Company also recorded a gain on sale of bank premises of $1.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.  Excluding those items, adjusted expenses(1) increased approximately $6.5 million, or 4.6%, to $145.8 million in the first quarter of 2024 from $139.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.  The increase in adjusted expenses(1) resulted from a $7.0 million increase in salaries and employee benefits related primarily to cyclical payroll tax and 401(k) expenses and variable mortgage compensation. Management continues to focus on operating efficiency, and the adjusted efficiency ratio(1) increased to 54.56% in the first quarter of 2024, compared with 52.87% in the fourth quarter of 2023, primarily as a result of the cyclical compensation expenses.

    Income Tax Expense

    The Company's effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2024 was 23.7%, compared with 27.1% for the fourth quarter of 2023.  The increased rate for the fourth quarter of 2023 was primarily a result of a return to provision adjustment made when the Company filed its 2022 income tax returns in the fourth quarter of 2023.

    Balance Sheet Trends

    Total assets at March 31, 2024 were $25.66 billion, compared with $25.20 billion at December 31, 2023.  Debt securities available-for-sale increased slightly to $1.41 billion, compared with $1.40 billion at December 31, 2023.  Loans, net of unearned income, increased $331.0 million, or 6.5% annualized, to $20.60 billion at March 31, 2024, compared with $20.27 billion at December 31, 2023. Loans held for sale increased to $364.3 million at March 31, 2024 from $281.3 million at December 31, 2023.

    At March 31, 2024, total deposits amounted to $21.00 billion, compared with $20.71 billion at December 31, 2023.  During the first quarter of 2024, deposits grew $288.9 million, with noninterest bearing accounts increasing $46.7 million, money market accounts increasing $164.6 million and CDs increasing $200.8 million, with such increases offset in part by a $103.5 million decrease in interest bearing demand accounts and a $19.7 million decrease in savings accounts.  Noninterest bearing accounts as a percent of total deposits was minimally changed, such that at March 31, 2024, noninterest bearing deposit accounts represented $6.54 billion, or 31.1% of total deposits, compared with $6.49 billion, or 31.3% of total deposits, at December 31, 2023.  

    Shareholders' equity at March 31, 2024 totaled $3.48 billion, an increase of $58.0 million, or 1.7%, from December 31, 2023.  The increase in shareholders' equity was primarily the result of earnings of $74.3 million during the first quarter of 2024, partially offset by dividends declared, share repurchases and an increase in other comprehensive loss of $4.0 million resulting from changes in interest rates on the Company's investment portfolio.  Tangible book value per share(1) increased $0.88 per share, or 10.5% annualized, during the first three months of 2024 to $34.52 at March 31, 2024.  Tangible common equity as a percentage of tangible assets was 9.71% at March 31, 2024, compared with 9.64% at the end of 2023. The Company repurchased 45,174 of its shares in the quarter ending March 31, 2024 at an average cost of $46.58 per share, equating to approximately $2.1 million.

    Credit Quality

    Credit quality remains strong in the Company.  During the first quarter of 2024, the Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $21.1 million, bringing the allowance for credit losses on loans to 1.55%, compared with a provision of $23.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.  Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets were up two basis points to 0.71% during the quarter.  Approximately $84.2 million, or 46.1%, of the nonperforming assets at March 31, 2024 were GNMA-guaranteed mortgage loans, which have minimal loss exposure.  Excluding these government-guaranteed loans, nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets increased five basis points to 0.38% at March 31, 2024, compared with 0.33% at the fourth quarter of 2023. The net charge-off ratio was 25 basis points for the first quarter of 2024, compared with 26 basis points in the fourth quarter of 2023.

    Conference Call

    The Company will host a teleconference at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time on Friday, April 26, 2024, to discuss the Company's results and answer appropriate questions. The conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-844-481-2939.  The conference call ID is Ameris Bancorp.  A replay of the call will be available one hour after the end of the conference call until May 3, 2024.  To listen to the replay, dial 1-877-344-7529.  The conference replay access code is 8309156.  The financial information discussed will be available on the Investor Relations page of the Ameris Bank website at ir.amerisbank.com.  Participants also may listen to a live webcast of the presentation by visiting the link on the Investor Relations page of the Ameris Bank website.

    About Ameris Bancorp

    Ameris Bancorp is a bank holding company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.  The Company's banking subsidiary, Ameris Bank, had 164 locations in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina at the end of the most recent quarter.

    (1) Considered non-GAAP financial measure - See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in tables 9A - 9E.

    This news release contains certain performance measures determined by methods other than in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). The Company's management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in its analysis of the Company's performance. These measures are useful when evaluating the underlying performance and efficiency of the Company's operations and balance sheet. The Company's management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide a greater understanding of ongoing operations, enhance comparability of results with prior periods and demonstrate the effects of significant gains and charges in the current period. The Company's management believes that investors may use these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate the Company's financial performance without the impact of unusual items that may obscure trends in the Company's underlying performance. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP financial measures that may be presented by other companies.

    This news release contains forward-looking statements, as defined by federal securities laws, including, among other forward-looking statements, certain plans, expectations and goals.  Words such as "may," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "will," "should," "plan," "estimate," "predict," "continue" and "potential" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology, as well as similar expressions, are meant to identify forward-looking statements.  The forward-looking statements in this news release are based on current expectations and are provided to assist in the understanding of potential future performance.  Such forward-looking statements involve numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any such statements, including, without limitation, the following:  general competitive, economic, unemployment, political and market conditions and fluctuations, including real estate market conditions, and the effects of such conditions and fluctuations on the creditworthiness of borrowers, collateral values, asset recovery values and the value of investment securities; movements in interest rates and their impacts on net interest margin, investment security valuations and other performance measures; expectations on credit quality and performance; legislative and regulatory changes; changes in U.S. government monetary and fiscal policy; competitive pressures on product pricing and services; the success and timing of other business strategies; our outlook and long-term goals for future growth; and natural disasters, geopolitical events, acts of war or terrorism or other hostilities, public health crises and other catastrophic events beyond our control. For a discussion of some of the other risks and other factors that may cause such forward-looking statements to differ materially from actual results, please refer to the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and the Company's subsequently filed periodic reports and other filings.  Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements.

     

    AMERIS BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

    FINANCIAL TABLES





















    Financial Highlights

    Table 1



    Three Months Ended



    Mar  



    Dec  



    Sep  



    Jun  



    Mar  

    (dollars in thousands except per share data)

    2024



    2023



    2023



    2023



    2023

    EARNINGS



















    Net income

    $    74,312



    $    65,934



    $    80,115



    $    62,635



    $    60,421

    Adjusted net income(1)

    $    75,612



    $    73,568



    $    80,115



    $    62,635



    $    59,935





















    COMMON SHARE DATA



















    Earnings per share available to common shareholders



















     Basic

    $        1.08



    $        0.96



    $        1.16



    $        0.91



    $        0.87

     Diluted

    $        1.08



    $        0.96



    $        1.16



    $        0.91



    $        0.87

    Adjusted diluted EPS(1)

    $        1.10



    $        1.07



    $        1.16



    $        0.91



    $        0.86

    Cash dividends per share

    $        0.15



    $        0.15



    $        0.15



    $        0.15



    $        0.15

    Book value per share (period end)

    $      50.42



    $      49.62



    $      48.41



    $      47.51



    $      46.89

    Tangible book value per share (period end)(1)

    $      34.52



    $      33.64



    $      32.38



    $      31.42



    $      30.79

    Weighted average number of shares



















     Basic

    68,808,393



    68,824,004



    68,879,352



    68,989,549



    69,171,562

    Diluted

    69,014,116



    69,014,793



    68,994,247



    69,034,763



    69,322,664

    Period end number of shares

    69,115,263



    69,053,341



    69,138,461



    69,139,783



    69,373,863

    Market data



















     High intraday price

    $      53.99



    $      53.84



    $      45.34



    $      37.18



    $      50.54

     Low intraday price

    $      44.00



    $      34.26



    $      33.21



    $      28.33



    $      34.28

     Period end closing price

    $      48.38



    $      53.05



    $      38.39



    $      34.21



    $      36.58

     Average daily volume

    407,898



    390,190



    361,167



    475,198



    452,242





















    PERFORMANCE RATIOS



















    Return on average assets

    1.18 %



    1.03 %



    1.25 %



    0.98 %



    0.98 %

    Adjusted return on average assets(1)

    1.20 %



    1.15 %



    1.25 %



    0.98 %



    0.97 %

    Return on average common equity

    8.63 %



    7.73 %



    9.56 %



    7.63 %



    7.54 %

    Adjusted return on average tangible common equity(1)

    12.88 %



    12.81 %



    14.35 %



    11.53 %



    11.41 %

    Earning asset yield (TE)

    5.73 %



    5.69 %



    5.62 %



    5.52 %



    5.25 %

    Total cost of funds

    2.41 %



    2.32 %



    2.24 %



    2.05 %



    1.59 %

    Net interest margin (TE)

    3.51 %



    3.54 %



    3.54 %



    3.60 %



    3.76 %

    Efficiency ratio

    55.64 %



    56.80 %



    52.21 %



    53.60 %



    52.08 %

    Adjusted efficiency ratio (TE)(1)

    54.56 %



    52.87 %



    52.02 %



    53.41 %



    51.99 %





















    CAPITAL ADEQUACY (period end)



















    Shareholders' equity to assets

    13.58 %



    13.60 %



    13.02 %



    12.73 %



    12.47 %

    Tangible common equity to tangible assets(1)

    9.71 %



    9.64 %



    9.11 %



    8.80 %



    8.55 %





















    OTHER DATA (period end)



















    Full time equivalent employees



















     Banking Division

    2,082



    2,088



    2,082



    2,104



    2,132

     Retail Mortgage Division

    596



    595



    601



    613



    630

     Warehouse Lending Division

    8



    7



    8



    8



    8

     Premium Finance Division

    73



    75



    78



    76



    78

     Total Ameris Bancorp FTE headcount

    2,759



    2,765



    2,769



    2,801



    2,848





















    Branch locations

    164



    164



    164



    164



    164

    Deposits per branch location

    $  128,033



    $  126,271



    $  125,551



    $  124,653



    $  121,326



    (1)Considered non-GAAP financial measure - See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in tables 9A - 9E

     

    AMERIS BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

    FINANCIAL TABLES



    Income Statement

    Table 2



    Three Months Ended



    Mar



    Dec



    Sep



    Jun



    Mar

    (dollars in thousands except per share data)

    2024



    2023



    2023



    2023



    2023

    Interest income



















    Interest and fees on loans

    $     303,393



    $     303,487



    $     304,699



    $     292,012



    $     271,964

    Interest on taxable securities

    13,092



    14,033



    14,754



    15,915



    14,300

    Interest on nontaxable securities

    330



    326



    331



    339



    339

    Interest on deposits in other banks

    12,637



    14,368



    10,769



    13,686



    9,113

    Total interest income

    329,452



    332,214



    330,553



    321,952



    295,716





















    Interest expense



















    Interest on deposits

    118,174



    111,749



    102,999



    88,087



    53,182

    Interest on other borrowings

    9,890



    14,364



    19,803



    24,325



    30,882

    Total interest expense

    128,064



    126,113



    122,802



    112,412



    84,064





















    Net interest income

    201,388



    206,101



    207,751



    209,540



    211,652





















    Provision for loan losses

    25,523



    30,401



    30,095



    43,643



    49,376

    Provision for unfunded commitments

    (4,422)



    (7,438)



    (5,634)



    1,873



    346

    Provision for other credit losses

    4



    (11)



    (2)



    —



    7

    Provision for credit losses

    21,105



    22,952



    24,459



    45,516



    49,729

    Net interest income after provision for credit losses

    180,283



    183,149



    183,292



    164,024



    161,923





















    Noninterest income



















    Service charges on deposit accounts

    11,759



    12,252



    12,092



    11,295



    10,936

    Mortgage banking activity

    39,430



    31,461



    36,290



    40,742



    31,392

    Other service charges, commissions and fees

    1,202



    1,234



    1,221



    975



    971

    Gain (loss) on securities

    (7)



    (288)



    (16)



    (6)



    6

    Other noninterest income

    13,494



    11,589



    13,594



    14,343



    12,745

    Total noninterest income

    65,878



    56,248



    63,181



    67,349



    56,050





















    Noninterest expense



















    Salaries and employee benefits

    82,930



    75,966



    81,898



    81,336



    80,910

    Occupancy and equipment

    12,885



    13,197



    12,745



    12,522



    12,986

    Data processing and communications expenses

    14,654



    14,028



    12,973



    13,451



    13,034

    Credit resolution-related expenses(1)

    486



    157



    (1,360)



    848



    435

    Advertising and marketing

    2,545



    2,974



    2,723



    2,627



    3,532

    Amortization of intangible assets

    4,422



    4,425



    4,425



    4,688



    4,706

    Other noninterest expenses

    30,789



    38,264



    28,042



    32,931



    23,818

    Total noninterest expense

    148,711



    149,011



    141,446



    148,403



    139,421





















    Income before income tax expense

    97,450



    90,386



    105,027



    82,970



    78,552

    Income tax expense

    23,138



    24,452



    24,912



    20,335



    18,131

    Net income

    $       74,312



    $       65,934



    $       80,115



    $       62,635



    $       60,421





















    Diluted earnings per common share

    $          1.08



    $          0.96



    $          1.16



    $          0.91



    $          0.87





















    (1) Includes expenses associated with problem loans and OREO, as well as OREO losses and writedowns.

     

    AMERIS BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

    FINANCIAL TABLES



    Period End Balance Sheet

    Table 3



    Mar



    Dec



    Sep



    Jun



    Mar

    (dollars in thousands)

    2024



    2023



    2023



    2023



    2023

    Assets



















    Cash and due from banks

    $     235,931



    $     230,470



    $     241,137



    $     284,552



    $     266,400

    Interest-bearing deposits in banks

    975,321



    936,834



    1,304,636



    1,034,578



    1,754,453

    Debt securities available-for-sale, at fair value

    1,414,419



    1,402,944



    1,424,081



    1,460,356



    1,496,836

    Debt securities held-to-maturity, at amortized cost

    147,022



    141,512



    141,859



    142,513



    134,175

    Other investments

    77,480



    71,794



    104,957



    109,656



    146,715

    Loans held for sale

    364,332



    281,332



    381,466



    391,472



    395,096





















    Loans, net of unearned income

    20,600,260



    20,269,303



    20,201,079



    20,471,759



    19,997,871

    Allowance for credit losses

    (320,023)



    (307,100)



    (290,104)



    (272,071)



    (242,658)

    Loans, net

    20,280,237



    19,962,203



    19,910,975



    20,199,688



    19,755,213





















    Other real estate owned

    2,158



    6,199



    3,397



    6,170



    1,502

    Premises and equipment, net

    214,801



    216,435



    217,564



    218,662



    218,878

    Goodwill

    1,015,646



    1,015,646



    1,015,646



    1,015,646



    1,015,646

    Other intangible assets, net

    83,527



    87,949



    92,375



    96,800



    101,488

    Cash value of bank owned life insurance

    396,804



    395,778



    393,769



    391,483



    389,201

    Other assets

    447,767



    454,603



    465,968



    449,042



    412,781

    Total assets

    $ 25,655,445



    $ 25,203,699



    $ 25,697,830



    $ 25,800,618



    $ 26,088,384





















    Liabilities



















    Deposits



















    Noninterest-bearing

    $  6,538,322



    $  6,491,639



    $  6,589,610



    $  6,706,897



    $  7,297,893

    Interest-bearing

    14,459,068



    14,216,870



    14,000,735



    13,736,228



    12,599,562

     Total deposits

    20,997,390



    20,708,509



    20,590,345



    20,443,125



    19,897,455

    Other borrowings

    631,380



    509,586



    1,209,553



    1,536,989



    2,401,327

    Subordinated deferrable interest debentures

    130,814



    130,315



    129,817



    129,319



    128,820

    Other liabilities

    411,123



    428,542



    421,046



    406,555



    407,587

    Total liabilities

    22,170,707



    21,776,952



    22,350,761



    22,515,988



    22,835,189





















    Shareholders' Equity



















    Preferred stock

    —



    —



    —



    —



    —

    Common stock

    72,683



    72,516



    72,514



    72,515



    72,484

    Capital stock

    1,948,352



    1,945,385



    1,942,852



    1,939,865



    1,937,664

    Retained earnings

    1,603,832



    1,539,957



    1,484,424



    1,414,742



    1,362,512

    Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax

    (39,959)



    (35,939)



    (60,818)



    (50,618)



    (35,581)

    Treasury stock

    (100,170)



    (95,172)



    (91,903)



    (91,874)



    (83,884)

    Total shareholders' equity

    3,484,738



    3,426,747



    3,347,069



    3,284,630



    3,253,195

    Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

    $ 25,655,445



    $ 25,203,699



    $ 25,697,830



    $ 25,800,618



    $ 26,088,384





















    Other Data



















    Earning assets

    $ 23,578,834



    $ 23,103,719



    $ 23,558,078



    $ 23,610,334



    $ 23,925,146

    Intangible assets

    1,099,173



    1,103,595



    1,108,021



    1,112,446



    1,117,134

    Interest-bearing liabilities

    15,221,262



    14,856,771



    15,340,105



    15,402,536



    15,129,709

    Average assets

    25,295,088



    25,341,990



    25,525,913



    25,631,846



    25,115,927

    Average common shareholders' equity

    3,462,871



    3,383,554



    3,324,960



    3,293,049



    3,250,289

     

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    Asset Quality Information

    Table 4



    Three Months Ended



    Mar  



    Dec  



    Sep  



    Jun  



    Mar  

    (dollars in thousands)

    2024



    2023



    2023



    2023



    2023

    Allowance for Credit Losses



















    Balance at beginning of period

    $  348,727



    $  339,180



    $  326,783



    $  295,497



    $  258,163





















    Adoption of ASU 2022-02

    —



    —



    —



    —



    (1,711)





















    Provision for loan losses

    25,523



    30,401



    30,095



    43,643



    49,376

    Provision for unfunded commitments

    (4,422)



    (7,438)



    (5,634)



    1,873



    346

    Provision for other credit losses

    4



    (11)



    (2)



    —



    7

     Provision for credit losses

    21,105



    22,952



    24,459



    45,516



    49,729





















    Charge-offs

    18,457



    20,104



    19,488



    20,670



    14,956

    Recoveries

    5,857



    6,699



    7,426



    6,440



    4,272

     Net charge-offs (recoveries)

    12,600



    13,405



    12,062



    14,230



    10,684





















    Ending balance

    $  357,232



    $  348,727



    $  339,180



    $  326,783



    $  295,497





















    Allowance for loan losses

    $  320,023



    $  307,100



    $  290,104



    $  272,071



    $  242,658

    Allowance for unfunded commitments

    37,136



    41,558



    48,996



    54,630



    52,757

    Allowance for other credit losses

    73



    69



    80



    82



    82

     Total allowance for credit losses

    $  357,232



    $  348,727



    $  339,180



    $  326,783



    $  295,497





















    Non-Performing Assets



















    Nonaccrual portfolio loans

    $    80,448



    $    60,961



    $    53,806



    $    57,025



    $    68,028

    Other real estate owned

    2,158



    6,199



    3,397



    6,170



    1,502

    Repossessed assets

    29



    17



    22



    9



    25

    Accruing loans delinquent 90 days or more

    15,811



    16,988



    11,891



    13,424



    15,792

      Non-performing portfolio assets

    $    98,446



    $    84,165



    $    69,116



    $    76,628



    $    85,347

    Serviced GNMA-guaranteed mortgage nonaccrual loans

    84,238



    90,156



    80,752



    69,655



    74,999

      Total non-performing assets

    $  182,684



    $  174,321



    $  149,868



    $  146,283



    $  160,346





















    Asset Quality Ratios



















    Non-performing portfolio assets as a percent of total assets

    0.38 %



    0.33 %



    0.27 %



    0.30 %



    0.33 %

    Total non-performing assets as a percent of total assets

    0.71 %



    0.69 %



    0.58 %



    0.57 %



    0.61 %

    Net charge-offs as a percent of average loans (annualized)

    0.25 %



    0.26 %



    0.23 %



    0.28 %



    0.22 %

     

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    Loan Information

    Table 5



    Mar



    Dec



    Sep



    Jun



    Mar

    (dollars in thousands)

    2024



    2023



    2023



    2023



    2023

    Loans by Type



















    Commercial, financial and agricultural

    $  2,758,716



    $  2,688,929



    $  2,632,836



    $  2,718,831



    $  2,722,180

    Consumer

    232,993



    241,552



    259,797



    307,486



    349,775

    Indirect automobile

    24,022



    34,257



    47,108



    63,231



    83,466

    Mortgage warehouse

    891,336



    818,728



    852,823



    1,147,413



    958,418

    Municipal

    477,567



    492,668



    497,093



    510,410



    505,515

    Premium Finance

    998,726



    946,562



    1,007,334



    988,731



    947,257

    Real estate - construction and development

    2,264,346



    2,129,187



    2,236,686



    2,217,744



    2,144,605

    Real estate - commercial and farmland

    8,131,248



    8,059,754



    7,865,389



    7,815,779



    7,721,732

    Real estate - residential

    4,821,306



    4,857,666



    4,802,013



    4,702,134



    4,564,923

    Total loans

    $ 20,600,260



    $ 20,269,303



    $ 20,201,079



    $ 20,471,759



    $ 19,997,871





















    Loans by Risk Grade



















    Grades 1 through 5 - Pass

    $ 20,221,302



    $ 19,846,731



    $ 19,812,895



    $ 20,114,816



    $ 19,654,232

    Grade 6 - Other assets especially mentioned

    137,225



    203,725



    187,449



    171,035



    116,345

    Grade 7 - Substandard

    241,733



    218,847



    200,735



    185,908



    227,294

    Total loans

    $ 20,600,260



    $ 20,269,303



    $ 20,201,079



    $ 20,471,759



    $ 19,997,871

     

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    Average Balances

    Table 6



    Three Months Ended



    Mar



    Dec



    Sep



    Jun



    Mar

    (dollars in thousands)

    2024



    2023



    2023



    2023



    2023

    Earning Assets



















     Interest-bearing deposits in banks

    $     923,845



    $     936,733



    $     864,028



    $     998,609



    $     859,614

     Investment securities - taxable

    1,599,705



    1,591,567



    1,650,164



    1,699,096



    1,717,448

     Investment securities - nontaxable

    41,287



    40,227



    40,896



    42,580



    43,052

     Loans held for sale

    323,351



    405,080



    464,452



    577,606



    490,295

     Loans

    20,320,678



    20,252,773



    20,371,689



    20,164,938



    19,820,749

    Total Earning Assets

    $ 23,208,866



    $ 23,226,380



    $ 23,391,229



    $ 23,482,829



    $ 22,931,158





















    Deposits



















     Noninterest-bearing deposits

    $  6,403,300



    $  6,572,190



    $  6,655,191



    $  6,729,789



    $  7,136,373

     NOW accounts

    3,829,977



    3,760,992



    3,661,701



    3,949,850



    4,145,991

     MMDA

    5,952,389



    5,994,361



    5,527,731



    5,002,590



    4,994,195

     Savings accounts

    795,887



    817,075



    915,678



    1,009,749



    1,005,614

     Retail CDs

    2,378,678



    2,281,357



    2,200,413



    2,024,014



    1,612,325

     Brokered CDs

    1,381,382



    1,122,684



    1,441,854



    1,393,206



    125,133

    Total Deposits

    20,741,613



    20,548,659



    20,402,568



    20,109,198



    19,019,631

    Non-Deposit Funding



















     FHLB advances

    219,589



    538,096



    943,855



    1,408,855



    1,968,811

     Other borrowings

    308,210



    311,091



    312,572



    316,626



    361,445

     Subordinated deferrable interest debentures

    130,551



    130,054



    129,554



    129,056



    128,557

    Total Non-Deposit Funding

    658,350



    979,241



    1,385,981



    1,854,537



    2,458,813

    Total Funding

    $ 21,399,963



    $ 21,527,900



    $ 21,788,549



    $ 21,963,735



    $ 21,478,444

     

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    Interest Income and Interest Expense (TE)

    Table 7



    Three Months Ended



    Mar



    Dec



    Sep



    Jun



    Mar

    (dollars in thousands)

    2024



    2023



    2023



    2023



    2023

    Interest Income



















    Interest-bearing deposits in banks

    $      12,637



    $       14,368



    $       10,769



    $       13,686



    $         9,113

    Debt securities - taxable

    13,092



    14,033



    14,754



    15,915



    14,300

    Debt securities - nontaxable (TE)

    418



    413



    418



    430



    429

    Loans held for sale

    5,348



    6,846



    7,460



    8,398



    7,007

    Loans (TE)

    298,907



    297,501



    298,102



    284,471



    265,802

    Total Earning Assets

    $    330,402



    $     333,161



    $     331,503



    $     322,900



    $     296,651





















    Interest Expense



















    Interest-Bearing Deposits



















     NOW accounts

    $      20,574



    $       19,293



    $       17,255



    $       18,003



    $       15,033

     MMDA

    53,953



    54,002



    45,683



    35,224



    27,809

     Savings accounts

    986



    974



    1,791



    2,296



    1,288

     Retail CDs

    24,576



    22,257



    19,013



    14,751



    7,629

     Brokered CDs

    18,085



    15,223



    19,257



    17,813



    1,423

    Total Interest-Bearing Deposits

    118,174



    111,749



    102,999



    88,087



    53,182

    Non-Deposit Funding



















     FHLB advances

    2,578



    7,089



    12,543



    17,222



    22,448

     Other borrowings

    3,879



    3,798



    3,821



    3,902



    5,349

     Subordinated deferrable interest debentures

    3,433



    3,477



    3,439



    3,201



    3,085

    Total Non-Deposit Funding

    9,890



    14,364



    19,803



    24,325



    30,882

    Total Interest-Bearing Funding

    $    128,064



    $     126,113



    $     122,802



    $     112,412



    $       84,064





















    Net Interest Income (TE)

    $    202,338



    $     207,048



    $     208,701



    $     210,488



    $     212,587

     

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    Yields(1)

    Table 8



    Three Months Ended



    Mar



    Dec



    Sep



    Jun



    Mar



    2024



    2023



    2023



    2023



    2023

    Earning Assets



















    Interest-bearing deposits in banks

    5.50 %



    6.09 %



    4.94 %



    5.50 %



    4.30 %

    Debt securities - taxable

    3.29 %



    3.50 %



    3.55 %



    3.76 %



    3.38 %

    Debt securities - nontaxable (TE)

    4.07 %



    4.07 %



    4.06 %



    4.05 %



    4.04 %

    Loans held for sale

    6.65 %



    6.71 %



    6.37 %



    5.83 %



    5.80 %

    Loans (TE)

    5.92 %



    5.83 %



    5.81 %



    5.66 %



    5.44 %

    Total Earning Assets

    5.73 %



    5.69 %



    5.62 %



    5.52 %



    5.25 %





















    Interest-Bearing Deposits



















    NOW accounts

    2.16 %



    2.04 %



    1.87 %



    1.83 %



    1.47 %

    MMDA

    3.65 %



    3.57 %



    3.28 %



    2.82 %



    2.26 %

    Savings accounts

    0.50 %



    0.47 %



    0.78 %



    0.91 %



    0.52 %

    Retail CDs

    4.16 %



    3.87 %



    3.43 %



    2.92 %



    1.92 %

    Brokered CDs

    5.27 %



    5.38 %



    5.30 %



    5.13 %



    4.61 %

    Total Interest-Bearing Deposits

    3.31 %



    3.17 %



    2.97 %



    2.64 %



    1.82 %

    Non-Deposit Funding



















    FHLB advances

    4.72 %



    5.23 %



    5.27 %



    4.90 %



    4.62 %

    Other borrowings

    5.06 %



    4.84 %



    4.85 %



    4.94 %



    6.00 %

    Subordinated deferrable interest debentures

    10.58 %



    10.61 %



    10.53 %



    9.95 %



    9.73 %

    Total Non-Deposit Funding

    6.04 %



    5.82 %



    5.67 %



    5.26 %



    5.09 %

    Total Interest-Bearing Liabilities

    3.43 %



    3.35 %



    3.22 %



    2.96 %



    2.38 %





















    Net Interest Spread

    2.30 %



    2.34 %



    2.40 %



    2.56 %



    2.87 %





















    Net Interest Margin(2)

    3.51 %



    3.54 %



    3.54 %



    3.60 %



    3.76 %





















    Total Cost of Funds(3)

    2.41 %



    2.32 %



    2.24 %



    2.05 %



    1.59 %

    (1) Interest and average rates are calculated on a tax-equivalent basis using an effective tax rate of 21%.

    (2) Rate calculated based on average earning assets.

    (3) Rate calculated based on total average funding including noninterest-bearing deposits.

     

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    Non-GAAP Reconciliations







































    Adjusted Net Income

    Table 9A



    Three Months Ended



    Mar



    Dec



    Sep



    Jun



    Mar

    (dollars in thousands except per share data)

    2024



    2023



    2023



    2023



    2023

    Net income available to common shareholders

    $     74,312



    $     65,934



    $     80,115



    $    62,635



    $     60,421





















    Adjustment items:



















    Gain on BOLI proceeds

    (998)



    —



    —



    —



    (486)

    FDIC special assessment

    2,909



    11,566



    —



    —



    —

    (Gain) loss on bank premises

    —



    (1,903)



    —



    —



    —

    Tax effect of adjustment items (Note 1)

    (611)



    (2,029)



    —



    —



    —

    After tax adjustment items

    1,300



    7,634



    —



    —



    (486)

    Adjusted net income

    $     75,612



    $     73,568



    $     80,115



    $    62,635



    $     59,935





















    Weighted average number of shares - diluted

    69,014,116



    69,014,793



    68,994,247



    69,034,763



    69,322,664

    Net income per diluted share

    $        1.08



    $        0.96



    $        1.16



    $        0.91



    $        0.87

    Adjusted net income per diluted share

    $        1.10



    $        1.07



    $        1.16



    $        0.91



    $        0.86





















    Average assets

    $  25,295,088



    $  25,341,990



    $  25,525,913



    $  25,631,846



    $  25,115,927

    Return on average assets

    1.18 %



    1.03 %



    1.25 %



    0.98 %



    0.98 %

    Adjusted return on average assets

    1.20 %



    1.15 %



    1.25 %



    0.98 %



    0.97 %





















    Average common equity

    $ 3,462,871



    $ 3,383,554



    $ 3,324,960



    $                  3,293,049



    $ 3,250,289

    Average tangible common equity

    $ 2,361,544



    $ 2,277,810



    $ 2,214,775



    $                  2,178,323



    $ 2,130,856

    Return on average common equity

    8.63 %



    7.73 %



    9.56 %



    7.63 %



    7.54 %

    Adjusted return on average tangible common equity

    12.88 %



    12.81 %



    14.35 %



    11.53 %



    11.41 %





















    Note 1:  Tax effect is calculated utilizing a 21% rate for taxable adjustments.  Gain on BOLI proceeds is non-taxable and no tax effect is included.

     

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    FINANCIAL TABLES



    Non-GAAP Reconciliations (continued)



    Adjusted Efficiency Ratio (TE)

    Table 9B



    Three Months Ended



    Mar



    Dec



    Sep



    Jun



    Mar

    (dollars in thousands)

    2024



    2023



    2023



    2023



    2023

    Adjusted Noninterest Expense



















    Total noninterest expense

    $  148,711



    $  149,011



    $  141,446



    $  148,403



    $  139,421

    Adjustment items:



















    FDIC special assessment

    (2,909)



    (11,566)



    —



    —



    —

    Gain (loss) on bank premises

    —



    1,903



    —



    —



    —

    Adjusted noninterest expense

    $  145,802



    $  139,348



    $  141,446



    $  148,403



    $  139,421





















    Total Revenue



















    Net interest income

    $  201,388



    $  206,101



    $  207,751



    $  209,540



    $  211,652

    Noninterest income

    65,878



    56,248



    63,181



    67,349



    56,050

    Total revenue

    $  267,266



    $  262,349



    $  270,932



    $  276,889



    $  267,702





















    Adjusted Total Revenue



















    Net interest income (TE)

    $  202,338



    $  207,048



    $  208,701



    $  210,488



    $  212,587

    Noninterest income

    65,878



    56,248



    63,181



    67,349



    56,050

    Total revenue (TE)

    268,216



    263,296



    271,882



    277,837



    268,637

    Adjustment items:



















    (Gain) loss on securities

    7



    288



    16



    6



    (6)

    Gain on BOLI proceeds

    (998)



    —



    —



    —



    (486)

    Adjusted total revenue (TE)

    $  267,225



    $  263,584



    $  271,898



    $  277,843



    $  268,145





















    Efficiency ratio

    55.64 %



    56.80 %



    52.21 %



    53.60 %



    52.08 %

    Adjusted efficiency ratio (TE)

    54.56 %



    52.87 %



    52.02 %



    53.41 %



    51.99 %





















    Tangible Book Value Per Share

    Table 9C



    Three Months Ended



    Mar



    Dec



    Sep



    Jun



    Mar

    (dollars in thousands except per share data)

    2024



    2023



    2023



    2023



    2023

    Total shareholders' equity

    $                  3,484,738



    $                  3,426,747



    $                  3,347,069



    $                  3,284,630



    $                  3,253,195

    Less:



















    Goodwill

    1,015,646



    1,015,646



    1,015,646



    1,015,646



    1,015,646

    Other intangibles, net

    83,527



    87,949



    92,375



    96,800



    101,488

    Total tangible shareholders' equity

    $                  2,385,565



    $                  2,323,152



    $                  2,239,048



    $                  2,172,184



    $                  2,136,061





















    Period end number of shares

    69,115,263



    69,053,341



    69,138,461



    69,139,783



    69,373,863

    Book value per share (period end)

    $     50.42



    $     49.62



    $      48.41



    $     47.51



    $     46.89

    Tangible book value per share (period end)

    $     34.52



    $     33.64



    $      32.38



    $     31.42



    $     30.79

     

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    Non-GAAP Reconciliations (continued)



    Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets

    Table 9D



    Three Months Ended



    Mar



    Dec



    Sep



    Jun



    Mar

    (dollars in thousands except per share data)

    2024



    2023



    2023



    2023



    2023

    Total shareholders' equity

    $ 3,484,738



    $ 3,426,747



    $ 3,347,069



    $ 3,284,630



    $ 3,253,195

    Less:



















    Goodwill

    1,015,646



    1,015,646



    1,015,646



    1,015,646



    1,015,646

    Other intangibles, net

    83,527



    87,949



    92,375



    96,800



    101,488

    Total tangible shareholders' equity

    $ 2,385,565



    $ 2,323,152



    $ 2,239,048



    $ 2,172,184



    $ 2,136,061





















    Total assets

    $              25,655,445



    $              25,203,699



    $              25,697,830



    $              25,800,618



    $              26,088,384

    Less:



















    Goodwill

    1,015,646



    1,015,646



    1,015,646



    1,015,646



    1,015,646

    Other intangibles, net

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    87,949



    92,375



    96,800



    101,488

    Total tangible assets

    $              24,556,272



    $              24,100,104



    $              24,589,809



    $              24,688,172



    $              24,971,250





















    Equity to Assets

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    13.60 %



    13.02 %



    12.73 %



    12.47 %

    Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets

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    9.64 %



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    Three Months Ended



    Mar



    Dec



    Sep



    Jun



    Mar

    (dollars in thousands except per share data)

    2024



    2023



    2023



    2023



    2023

    Net income

    $    74,312



    $    65,934



    $    80,115



    $    62,635



    $    60,421

    Plus:



















    Income taxes

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    24,452



    24,912



    20,335



    18,131

    Provision for credit losses

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    22,952



    24,459



    45,516



    49,729

    PPNR

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    $  113,338



    $  129,486



    $  128,486



    $  128,281





















    Average Assets

    $  25,295,088



    $  25,341,990



    $  25,525,913



    $  25,631,846



    $  25,115,927





















    Return on Average Assets (ROA)

    1.18 %



    1.03 %



    1.25 %



    0.98 %



    0.98 %

    PPNR ROA

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    1.77 %



    2.01 %



    2.01 %



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    Segment Reporting

    Table 10



    Three Months Ended



    Mar



    Dec



    Sep



    Jun



    Mar

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    2024



    2023



    2023



    2023



    2023

    Retail Mortgage Division



















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    $    24,053



    $    22,805



    $    21,417



    $    20,027

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    1,005



    2,399



    3,278



    2,853

    Noninterest income

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    30,588



    35,691



    39,808



    31,058

    Noninterest expense



















     Salaries and employee benefits

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    16,996



    21,231



    21,930



    20,160

     Occupancy and equipment expenses

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    1,210



    1,182



    1,224



    1,283

     Data processing and telecommunications expenses

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    1,318



    1,052



    1,397



    1,069

     Other noninterest expenses

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    11,634



    12,153



    11,859



    11,747

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    31,158



    35,618



    36,410



    34,259

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    22,478



    20,479



    21,537



    13,973

    Income tax expense

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    4,720



    4,301



    4,523



    2,934

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    $    17,758



    $    16,178



    $    17,014



    $    11,039





















    Warehouse Lending Division



















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    $      6,028



    $      5,965



    $      6,008



    $      6,166



    $      5,700

    Provision for credit losses

    145



    (68)



    (589)



    411



    (194)

    Noninterest income

    740



    929



    662



    1,404



    480

    Noninterest expense



















     Salaries and employee benefits

    888



    296



    924



    772



    802

     Occupancy and equipment expenses

    7



    3



    1



    —



    1

     Data processing and telecommunications expenses

    25



    51



    30



    44



    46

     Other noninterest expenses

    237



    229



    219



    223



    202

    Total noninterest expense

    1,157



    579



    1,174



    1,039



    1,051

    Income before income tax expense

    5,466



    6,383



    6,085



    6,120



    5,323

    Income tax expense

    1,148



    1,340



    1,278



    1,285



    1,118

    Net income

    $      4,318



    $      5,043



    $      4,807



    $      4,835



    $      4,205





















    Premium Finance Division



















    Net interest income

    $      7,605



    $      7,801



    $      9,381



    $      8,185



    $      8,640

    Provision for credit losses

    (499)



    27



    139



    572



    34

    Noninterest income

    10



    9



    4



    9



    9

    Noninterest expense



















     Salaries and employee benefits

    2,053



    1,973



    2,308



    2,122



    2,197

     Occupancy and equipment expenses

    76



    83



    89



    83



    59

     Data processing and telecommunications expenses

    79



    100



    73



    66



    85

     Other noninterest expenses

    1,028



    1,057



    1,027



    1,036



    1,097

    Total noninterest expense

    3,236



    3,213



    3,497



    3,307



    3,438

    Income before income tax expense

    4,878



    4,570



    5,749



    4,315



    5,177

    Income tax expense

    984



    945



    1,170



    869



    1,050

    Net income

    $      3,894



    $      3,625



    $      4,579



    $      3,446



    $      4,127

     

    AMERIS BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

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    Segment Reporting (continued)

    Table 10



    Three Months Ended



    Mar



    Dec



    Sep



    Jun



    Mar

    (dollars in thousands)

    2024



    2023



    2023



    2023



    2023

    Banking Division



















    Net interest income

    $  164,468



    $  168,282



    $  169,557



    $  173,772



    $  177,285

    Provision for credit losses

    19,127



    21,988



    22,510



    41,255



    47,036

    Noninterest income

    26,363



    24,722



    26,824



    26,128



    24,503

    Noninterest expense



















     Salaries and employee benefits

    58,916



    56,701



    57,435



    56,512



    57,751

     Occupancy and equipment expenses

    11,753



    11,901



    11,473



    11,215



    11,643

     Data processing and telecommunications expenses

    13,184



    12,559



    11,818



    11,944



    11,834

     Other noninterest expenses

    24,447



    32,900



    20,431



    27,976



    19,445

    Total noninterest expense

    108,300



    114,061



    101,157



    107,647



    100,673

    Income before income tax expense

    63,404



    56,955



    72,714



    50,998



    54,079

    Income tax expense

    16,028



    17,447



    18,163



    13,658



    13,029

    Net income

    $    47,376



    $    39,508



    $    54,551



    $    37,340



    $    41,050





















    Total Consolidated



















    Net interest income

    $  201,388



    $  206,101



    $  207,751



    $  209,540



    $  211,652

    Provision for credit losses

    21,105



    22,952



    24,459



    45,516



    49,729

    Noninterest income

    65,878



    56,248



    63,181



    67,349



    56,050

    Noninterest expense



















     Salaries and employee benefits

    82,930



    75,966



    81,898



    81,336



    80,910

     Occupancy and equipment expenses

    12,885



    13,197



    12,745



    12,522



    12,986

     Data processing and telecommunications expenses

    14,654



    14,028



    12,973



    13,451



    13,034

     Other noninterest expenses

    38,242



    45,820



    33,830



    41,094



    32,491

    Total noninterest expense

    148,711



    149,011



    141,446



    148,403



    139,421

    Income before income tax expense

    97,450



    90,386



    105,027



    82,970



    78,552

    Income tax expense

    23,138



    24,452



    24,912



    20,335



    18,131

    Net income

    $    74,312



    $    65,934



    $    80,115



    $    62,635



    $    60,421

     

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