Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $5.00 par value per share
RNST
The New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
☒
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
Securities held to maturity (net of allowance for credit losses of $32 at each of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023) (fair value of $1,085,085 and $1,121,830, respectively)
1,199,111
1,221,464
Securities available for sale, at fair value
764,486
923,279
Loans held for sale, at fair value
191,440
179,756
Loans held for investment, net of unearned income
12,500,525
12,351,230
Allowance for credit losses on loans
(201,052)
(198,578)
Loans, net
12,299,473
12,152,652
Premises and equipment, net
282,193
283,195
Other real estate owned, net
9,142
9,622
Goodwill
991,665
991,665
Other intangible assets, net
17,583
18,795
Bank-owned life insurance
385,186
382,584
Mortgage servicing rights
71,596
91,688
Other assets
289,466
304,484
Total assets
$
17,345,741
$
17,360,535
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Liabilities
Deposits
Noninterest-bearing
$
3,516,164
$
3,583,675
Interest-bearing
10,720,999
10,493,110
Total deposits
14,237,163
14,076,785
Short-term borrowings
108,121
307,577
Long-term debt
428,047
429,400
Other liabilities
250,060
249,390
Total liabilities
15,023,391
15,063,152
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value – 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding
—
—
Common stock, $5.00 par value – 150,000,000 shares authorized; 59,296,725 shares issued; 56,304,860 and 56,142,207 shares outstanding, respectively
296,483
296,483
Treasury stock, at cost – 2,991,865 and 3,154,518 shares, respectively
(99,683)
(105,249)
Additional paid-in capital
1,303,613
1,308,281
Retained earnings
978,880
952,124
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(In Thousands)
Nature of Operations: Renasant Corporation (referred to herein as the “Company”) owns and operates Renasant Bank (“Renasant Bank” or the “Bank”), Renasant Insurance, Inc., Park Place Capital Corporation and Continental Republic Capital, LLC (doing business as “Republic Business Credit”). Through its subsidiaries, the Company offers a diversified range of financial, wealth management, fiduciary and insurance services to its retail and commercial customers from offices located throughout the Southeast and offers factoring and asset-based lending on a nationwide basis.
Basis of Presentation: The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. For further information regarding the Company’s significant accounting policies, refer to the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2024.
Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and such differences may be material.
Impact of Recently-Issued Accounting Standards and Pronouncements:
In March 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-02, “Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Accounting for Investments in Tax Credit Structures Using the Proportional Amortization Method” (“ASU 2023-02”), which permits reporting entities to elect to account for their tax equity investments, regardless of the tax credit program from which the income tax credits are received, using the proportional amortization method if certain conditions are met. ASU 2023-02 was effective on January 1, 2024. The adoption of this accounting pronouncement will have no impact on the Company’s historical financial statements but could influence the Company’s decisions with respect to investments in certain tax credits prospectively.
In October 2023, FASB issued ASU 2023-06, “Disclosure Improvements” (“ASU 2023-06”), which amends the disclosure requirements related to various subtopics in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (the “Codification”). ASU 2023-06 adds a number of disclosure requirements to the Codification in response to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) initiative to update and simplify disclosure requirements. ASU 2023-06 is to be applied prospectively, and early adoption is prohibited. For SEC reporting entities, the effective dates will be the date on which the SEC’s removal of that related disclosure requirement from Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K becomes effective. If by June 30, 2027, the SEC has not removed the applicable requirement from Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, the pending content of the related amendment will be removed from the Codification and will not become effective for any entities. ASU 2023-06 is not expected to have significant impact on our financial statements.
In November 2023, FASB issued ASU 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-07”), which amends the disclosure requirements related to segment reporting primarily through enhanced disclosure about significant segment expenses and by requiring disclosure of segment information on an annual and interim basis. ASU 2023-07 was effective January 1, 2024 and did not have a significant impact on our financial statements or segment disclosures.
In December 2023, FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-09”), which enhances the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. ASU 2023-09 will require disaggregated information about a reporting entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation as well as information on income taxes paid. Entities will also be required to disclose income/(loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense/(benefit) disaggregated between domestic and foreign, as well as income tax expense/(benefit) from continuing operations disaggregated by federal, state and foreign. ASU 2023-09 is effective January 1, 2025 and is not expected to have a significant impact on our financial statements.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
The amortized cost and fair value of securities held to maturity were as follows as of the dates presented:
Amortized Cost
Gross Unrealized Gains
Gross Unrealized Losses
Fair Value
March 31, 2024
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
$
287,255
$
51
$
(37,550)
$
249,756
Residential mortgage backed securities
Government agency mortgage backed securities
414,485
—
(24,465)
390,020
Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations
379,244
—
(36,971)
342,273
Commercial mortgage backed securities:
Government agency mortgage backed securities
16,977
—
(3,056)
13,921
Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations
44,360
—
(7,411)
36,949
Other debt securities
56,822
—
(4,656)
52,166
$
1,199,143
$
51
$
(114,109)
$
1,085,085
Allowance for credit losses - held to maturity securities
(32)
Held to maturity securities, net of allowance for credit losses
$
1,199,111
Amortized Cost
Gross Unrealized Gains
Gross Unrealized Losses
Fair Value
December 31, 2023
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
$
288,154
$
74
$
(33,688)
$
254,540
Residential mortgage backed securities
Government agency mortgage backed securities
426,264
—
(20,314)
405,950
Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations
387,208
—
(31,670)
355,538
Commercial mortgage backed securities:
Government agency mortgage backed securities
16,983
—
(2,972)
14,011
Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations
44,514
—
(6,977)
37,537
Other debt securities
58,373
—
(4,119)
54,254
$
1,221,496
$
74
$
(99,740)
$
1,121,830
Allowance for credit losses - held to maturity securities
(32)
Held to maturity securities, net of allowance for credit losses
$
1,221,464
Securities sold were as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The Company intended to sell these securities as of December 31, 2023, and completed the sale in January 2024. Therefore, the Company impaired the securities and recognized the loss in net income as of December 31, 2023. There were no securities sold during the first quarter of 2023.
Carrying Value Immediately Prior to Sale
Net Proceeds
Impairment Recognized in December 2023
Three months ended March 31, 2024
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
$
12,301
$
11,360
$
(941)
Residential mortgage backed securities:
Government agency mortgage backed securities
107,389
95,922
(11,467)
Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations
48,300
43,990
(4,310)
Commercial mortgage backed securities:
Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, securities with a carrying value of $799,198 and $880,715, respectively, were pledged to secure government, public and trust deposits. Securities with a carrying value of $14,106 and $14,329 were pledged as collateral for short-term borrowings and derivative instruments at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
The amortized cost and fair value of securities at March 31, 2024 by contractual maturity are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because issuers may call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
Held to Maturity
Available for Sale
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Due within one year
$
—
$
—
$
2,274
$
2,231
Due after one year through five years
7,705
7,249
35,762
36,003
Due after five years through ten years
112,024
99,428
38,877
34,712
Due after ten years
224,348
195,245
52,283
51,365
Residential mortgage backed securities:
Government agency mortgage backed securities
414,485
390,020
198,253
172,279
Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations
379,244
342,273
431,344
340,891
Commercial mortgage backed securities:
Government agency mortgage backed securities
16,977
13,921
6,023
5,344
Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
The following tables present the age of gross unrealized losses and fair value by investment category for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded as of the dates presented:
Less than 12 Months
12 Months or More
Total
#
Fair Value
Unrealized Losses
#
Fair Value
Unrealized Losses
#
Fair Value
Unrealized Losses
Available for Sale:
March 31, 2024
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
—
$
—
$
—
7
$
13,253
$
(1,994)
7
$
13,253
$
(1,994)
Residential mortgage backed securities:
Government agency mortgage backed securities
4
6,720
(45)
36
161,215
(26,028)
40
167,935
(26,073)
Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations
—
—
—
37
340,806
(90,453)
37
340,806
(90,453)
Commercial mortgage backed securities:
Government agency mortgage backed securities
—
—
—
2
5,344
(679)
2
5,344
(679)
Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations
2
7,694
(87)
25
107,128
(22,615)
27
114,822
(22,702)
Other debt securities
—
—
—
21
37,296
(4,431)
21
37,296
(4,431)
Total
6
$
14,414
$
(132)
128
$
665,042
$
(146,200)
134
$
679,456
$
(146,332)
December 31, 2023
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
3
$
2,914
$
(2)
9
$
15,198
$
(1,881)
12
$
18,112
$
(1,883)
Residential mortgage backed securities:
Government agency mortgage backed securities
1
806
(25)
35
166,963
(24,943)
36
167,769
(24,968)
Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations
—
—
—
37
354,574
(85,883)
37
354,574
(85,883)
Commercial mortgage backed securities:
Government agency mortgage backed securities
—
—
—
2
5,392
(637)
2
5,392
(637)
Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Less than 12 Months
12 Months or More
Total
#
Fair Value
Unrealized Losses
#
Fair Value
Unrealized Losses
#
Fair Value
Unrealized Losses
Held to Maturity:
March 31, 2024
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
1
$
2,372
$
(16)
127
$
245,670
$
(37,534)
128
$
248,042
$
(37,550)
Residential mortgage backed securities:
Government agency mortgage backed securities
—
—
—
70
390,021
(24,465)
70
390,021
(24,465)
Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations
—
—
—
18
342,272
(36,971)
18
342,272
(36,971)
Commercial mortgage backed securities:
Government agency mortgage backed securities
—
—
—
1
13,921
(3,056)
1
13,921
(3,056)
Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations
—
—
—
9
36,949
(7,411)
9
36,949
(7,411)
Other debt securities
—
—
—
10
52,167
(4,656)
10
52,167
(4,656)
Total
1
$
2,372
$
(16)
235
$
1,081,000
$
(114,093)
236
$
1,083,372
$
(114,109)
December 31, 2023
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
2
$
2,807
$
(25)
126
$
249,995
$
(33,663)
128
$
252,802
$
(33,688)
Residential mortgage backed securities:
Government agency mortgage backed securities
—
—
—
70
405,950
(20,314)
70
405,950
(20,314)
Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations
—
—
—
18
355,538
(31,670)
18
355,538
(31,670)
Commercial mortgage backed securities:
Government agency mortgage backed securities
—
—
—
1
14,011
(2,972)
1
14,011
(2,972)
Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations
—
—
—
9
37,537
(6,977)
9
37,537
(6,977)
Other debt securities
—
—
—
10
54,254
(4,119)
10
54,254
(4,119)
Total
2
$
2,807
$
(25)
234
$
1,117,285
$
(99,715)
236
$
1,120,092
$
(99,740)
The Company evaluates its available for sale investment securities in an unrealized loss position on a quarterly basis. If the Company intends to sell the security or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell before recovery, the entire unrealized loss is recorded as a loss within noninterest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income along with a corresponding adjustment to the amortized cost basis of the security. If the Company does not intend to sell the security and it is not more likely than not that it will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the Company evaluates if any of the unrealized loss is related to a potential credit loss. The amount related to credit loss, if any, is recognized in earnings as a provision for credit loss and a corresponding allowance for credit losses is established; each is calculated as the difference between the estimate of the discounted future contractual cash flows and the amortized cost basis of the security. A number of qualitative and quantitative factors are considered by management in the estimate of the discounted future contractual cash flows, including the financial condition of the underlying issuer, current and projected deferrals or defaults and credit ratings by nationally recognized statistical rating agencies. The remaining difference between the fair value and the amortized cost basis of the security is considered the amount related to other market factors and is recognized in other comprehensive income, net of tax.
As of March 31, 2024, the Company does not intend to sell any of the securities in an unrealized loss position, and it is not more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell any such security prior to the recovery of its amortized cost basis, which may be maturity. Furthermore, more than 90% of available for sale securities have the explicit or implicit backing of the federal government. Performance of these securities has been in line with broader market price performance, indicating that increases in market-based, risk-free rates, and not credit-related factors, are driving losses. When determining the fair value of
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
the contractual cash flows for municipal and corporate securities, the Company considers historical experience with credit sensitive securities, current market conditions, the financial condition of the underlying issuer, current credit ratings, ratings changes and outlook, explicit and implicit guarantees, or insurance programs. Based upon its review of these factors as of March 31, 2024, the Company determined that all such losses resulted from factors not deemed credit-related. As a result, no credit-related impairment was recognized in current earnings, and all unrealized losses for available for sale securities were recorded in other comprehensive income (loss). See Note 12, “Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)” for more information on the Company’s unrealized losses on securities.
The allowance for credit losses on held to maturity securities was $32 at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. The Company monitors the credit quality of debt securities held to maturity using bond investment grades assigned by third party ratings agencies. Updated investment grades are obtained as they become available from agencies. As of March 31, 2024, all of the amortized cost of debt securities held to maturity were rated A or higher by the ratings agencies.
Note 3 – Loans
(In Thousands, Except Number of Loans)
For purposes of this Note 3, all references to “loans” mean loans excluding loans held for sale.
The following is a summary of loans and leases as of the dates presented:
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
Commercial, financial, agricultural
$
1,869,408
$
1,871,821
Lease financing
113,070
122,807
Real estate – construction:
Residential
271,966
269,616
Commercial
971,569
1,063,781
Total real estate – construction
1,243,535
1,333,397
Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage:
Primary
2,404,521
2,422,482
Home equity
525,346
522,688
Rental/investment
387,556
373,755
Land development
111,863
120,994
Total real estate – 1-4 family mortgage
3,429,286
3,439,919
Real estate – commercial mortgage:
Owner-occupied
1,678,911
1,648,961
Non-owner occupied
3,970,881
3,733,174
Land development
103,438
104,415
Total real estate – commercial mortgage
5,753,230
5,486,550
Installment loans to individuals
97,592
103,523
Gross loans
12,506,121
12,358,017
Unearned income
(5,596)
(6,787)
Loans, net of unearned income
$
12,500,525
$
12,351,230
Past Due and Nonaccrual Loans
Loans are considered past due if the required principal and interest payments have not been received as of the date such payments were due. Generally, the recognition of interest on loans is discontinued at the time the loan is 90 days past due unless the credit is well-secured and in process of collection. Consumer and other retail loans are typically charged-off no later than the time the loan is 120 days past due. In all cases, loans are placed on nonaccrual status or charged-off at an earlier date if collection of principal or interest is considered doubtful. Loans may be placed on nonaccrual status regardless of whether or not
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
such loans are considered past due. For loans that are placed on nonaccrual status or charged-off, all interest accrued for the current year but not collected is reversed against interest income. The interest on these loans is accounted for on the cash-basis or cost-recovery method, until qualifying for return to accrual status. Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Accruing Loans
Nonaccruing Loans
30-89 Days Past Due
90 Days or More Past Due
Current Loans
Total Loans
30-89 Days Past Due
90 Days or More Past Due
Current Loans
Total Loans
Total Loans
December 31, 2023
Commercial, financial, agricultural
$
1,098
$
483
$
1,864,441
$
1,866,022
$
1,310
$
1,296
$
3,193
$
5,799
$
1,871,821
Lease financing
687
—
122,120
122,807
—
—
—
—
122,807
Real estate – construction:
Residential
—
—
269,616
269,616
—
—
—
—
269,616
Commercial
—
—
1,063,781
1,063,781
—
—
—
—
1,063,781
Total real estate – construction
—
—
1,333,397
1,333,397
—
—
—
—
1,333,397
Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage:
Primary
33,679
—
2,344,629
2,378,308
9,454
19,394
15,326
44,174
2,422,482
Home equity
3,004
—
516,835
519,839
987
868
994
2,849
522,688
Rental/investment
9
58
371,508
371,575
43
1,786
351
2,180
373,755
Land development
206
—
120,769
120,975
—
19
—
19
120,994
Total real estate – 1-4 family mortgage
36,898
58
3,353,741
3,390,697
10,484
22,067
16,671
49,222
3,439,919
Real estate – commercial mortgage:
Owner-occupied
4,867
—
1,640,721
1,645,588
131
1,904
1,338
3,373
1,648,961
Non-owner occupied
9,161
—
3,714,239
3,723,400
6,740
—
3,034
9,774
3,733,174
Land development
90
—
104,025
104,115
—
259
41
300
104,415
Total real estate – commercial mortgage
14,118
—
5,458,985
5,473,103
6,871
2,163
4,413
13,447
5,486,550
Installment loans to individuals
1,230
13
101,932
103,175
13
4
331
348
103,523
Unearned income
—
—
(6,787)
(6,787)
—
—
—
—
(6,787)
Loans, net of unearned income
$
54,031
$
554
$
12,227,829
$
12,282,414
$
18,678
$
25,530
$
24,608
$
68,816
$
12,351,230
Certain Modifications to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty
Certain modifications of loans made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty in the form of principal forgiveness, an interest rate reduction, an other-than-insignificant payment delay (including extension of the amortization period), or a term extension, excluding covenant waivers and modification of contingent acceleration clauses, are required to be disclosed in accordance with ASU 2022-02, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures” (“ASU 2022-02”). All modifications for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 and which met the disclosure criteria in ASU 2022-02 were performing in accordance with their modified terms at March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Unused commitments totaled $85 at March 31, 2024. There were no unused commitments at March 31, 2023. Upon the Company’s determination that a modification has been subsequently deemed uncollectible, the loan, or portion of the loan, is charged off, the amortized cost basis of the loan is reduced by the uncollectible amount, and the allowance for credit losses is adjusted accordingly. See Note 4, “Allowance for Credit Losses,” for more information on the allowance for credit losses.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
The following tables present the amortized cost basis of loans that were experiencing financial difficulty, modified during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively and required to be disclosed under ASU 2022-02, by class of financing receivable and by type of modification. The percentage of the amortized cost basis for each class of disclosed modifications as compared to the amortized cost basis of each class of loans is also presented below.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Interest Rate Reduction
Term Extension
Payment Delay
Term Extension and Payment Delay
Interest Rate Reduction and Term Extension
Total
% Total Loans by Class
Commercial, financial, agricultural
$
1,741
$
165
$
—
$
517
$
—
$
2,423
0.13
%
Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage:
Primary
—
33
246
—
—
279
0.01
Real estate – commercial mortgage:
Owner-occupied
7,431
187
—
—
270
7,888
0.47
Non-owner occupied
—
—
89
—
—
89
—
Total real estate – commercial mortgage
7,431
187
89
—
270
7,977
0.14
Installment loans to individuals
—
—
14
—
—
14
0.01
Loans, net of unearned income
$
9,172
$
385
$
349
$
517
$
270
$
10,693
0.09
%
Note: payment delay includes extension of the amortization period.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
Interest Rate Reduction
% Total Loans by Class
Real estate – commercial mortgage:
Owner-occupied
$
155
0.01
%
Non-owner occupied
1,029
0.03
Loans, net of unearned income
$
1,184
0.01
%
The following tables present the weighted average financial effect of loan modifications requiring disclosure under ASU 2022-02 by class of financing receivable for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Interest Rate Reduction (in basis points)
Term Extension (in months)
Payment Delay (in months)
Commercial, financial, agricultural
39
7.5
—
Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage:
Primary
—
24.0
35.7
Real estate – commercial mortgage:
Owner-occupied
47
10.0
—
Non-owner occupied
—
—
9.0
Installment loans to individuals
—
—
17.0
Note: payment delay includes extension of the amortization period.
Three months ended March 31, 2024
Loan Type
Financial Effect
Combination - Term Extension and Payment Delay
Commercial, financial, agricultural
Extended the term and delayed the payment 42 months
Combination - Interest Rate Reduction and Term Extension
Real Estate - Commercial Mortgage - Owner-Occupied
Reduced the interest rate by 275 basis points and extended the term 21 months
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note: payment delay includes extension of the amortization period.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
Interest Rate Reduction (in basis points)
Real estate – commercial mortgage:
Owner-occupied
68
Non-owner occupied
12
Credit Quality
For loans with a commercial purpose, internal risk-rating grades are assigned by lending, credit administration and loan review personnel, based on an analysis of the financial and collateral strength and other credit attributes underlying each loan. Management analyzes the resulting ratings, as well as other external statistics and factors such as delinquency, to track the migration performance of the portfolio balances of commercial and commercial real estate secured loans. Loan grades range between 10 and 95, with 10 being loans with the least credit risk. Loans within the “Pass” grade (those with a risk rating between 10 and 60) generally have a lower risk of loss and therefore a lower risk factor applied to the loan balances. The “Special Mention” grade (those with a risk rating of 70) represents a loan where a significant adverse risk-modifying action is anticipated in the near term and, if left uncorrected, could result in deterioration of the credit quality of the loan. Loans that migrate toward the “Substandard” grade (those with a risk rating between 80 and 95) generally have a higher risk of loss and therefore a higher risk factor applied to those related loan balances.
The following tables present the Company’s loan portfolio by year of origination and internal risk-rating grades as of the dates presented:
Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 4 – Allowance for Credit Losses
(In Thousands)
Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans
The allowance for credit losses is an estimate of expected losses inherent within the Company’s loans held for investment portfolio and is maintained at a level believed adequate by management to absorb credit losses inherent in the entire loan portfolio. Management evaluates the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses on a quarterly basis. Expected credit loss inherent in non-cancellable off-balance-sheet credit exposures is accounted for as a separate liability in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The allowance for credit losses on loans held for investment, as reported in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, is adjusted by a provision for credit losses, which is reported in earnings, and reduced by net charge-offs. Loan losses are charged against the allowance for credit losses when management believes the uncollectability of a loan balance is confirmed and such losses are reasonably quantified. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance. For more information about the Company’s policies and procedures for determining the amount of the allowance for credit losses, please refer to the discussion in Note 1, “Significant Accounting Policies,” in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
The Company has made an accounting policy election to exclude accrued interest from the measurement of the allowance for credit losses in the Company’s loan portfolio. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had accrued interest receivable for loans of $56,176 and $54,804, respectively, which is recorded in the “Other assets” line item on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Although the Company made the election to exclude accrued interest from the measurement of the allowance for credit losses, the Company did have an allowance for credit losses on interest deferred as part of the loan deferral program established in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic of $1,245 as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
The following tables provide a roll-forward of the allowance for credit losses by loan category and a breakdown of the ending balance of the allowance based on the Company’s credit loss methodology for the periods presented:
Commercial
Real Estate - Construction
Real Estate - 1-4 Family Mortgage
Real Estate - Commercial Mortgage
Lease Financing
Installment Loans to Individuals
Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance
$
43,980
$
18,612
$
47,283
$
77,020
$
2,515
$
9,168
$
198,578
Charge-offs
(349)
—
(82)
—
—
(479)
(910)
Recoveries
346
—
48
6
8
338
746
Net (charge-offs) recoveries
(3)
—
(34)
6
8
(141)
(164)
Provision for (recovery of) credit losses on loans
1,944
(1,295)
317
1,699
31
(58)
2,638
Ending balance
$
45,921
$
17,317
$
47,566
$
78,725
$
2,554
$
8,969
$
201,052
Period-End Amount Allocated to:
Individually evaluated
$
9,104
$
—
$
—
$
573
$
—
$
270
$
9,947
Collectively evaluated
36,817
17,317
47,566
78,152
2,554
8,699
191,105
Ending balance
$
45,921
$
17,317
$
47,566
$
78,725
$
2,554
$
8,969
$
201,052
Loans:
Individually evaluated
$
15,861
$
—
$
7,327
$
13,033
$
—
$
270
$
36,491
Collectively evaluated
1,853,547
1,243,535
3,421,959
5,740,197
107,474
97,322
12,464,034
Ending balance
$
1,869,408
$
1,243,535
$
3,429,286
$
5,753,230
$
107,474
$
97,592
$
12,500,525
Nonaccruing loans with no allowance for credit losses
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Commercial
Real Estate - Construction
Real Estate - 1-4 Family Mortgage
Real Estate - Commercial Mortgage
Lease Financing
Installment Loans to Individuals
Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance
$
44,255
$
19,114
$
44,727
$
71,798
$
2,463
$
9,733
$
192,090
Initial impact of PCD loans acquired
(26)
—
—
—
—
—
(26)
Charge-offs
(529)
—
(3)
(5,115)
—
(810)
(6,457)
Recoveries
725
—
24
211
5
760
1,725
Net (charge-offs) recoveries
196
—
21
(4,904)
5
(50)
(4,732)
Provision for (recovery of) credit losses on loans
253
845
1,233
5,876
(31)
(216)
7,960
Ending balance
$
44,678
$
19,959
$
45,981
$
72,770
$
2,437
$
9,467
$
195,292
Period-End Amount Allocated to:
Individually evaluated
$
14,162
$
35
$
608
$
1,734
$
—
$
270
$
16,809
Collectively evaluated
30,516
19,924
45,373
71,036
2,437
9,197
178,483
Ending balance
$
44,678
$
19,959
$
45,981
$
72,770
$
2,437
$
9,467
$
195,292
Loans:
Individually evaluated
$
24,985
$
652
$
12,637
$
10,375
$
—
$
274
$
48,923
Collectively evaluated
1,715,793
1,423,700
3,266,343
5,075,438
121,146
115,082
11,717,502
Ending balance
$
1,740,778
$
1,424,352
$
3,278,980
$
5,085,813
$
121,146
$
115,356
$
11,766,425
Nonaccruing loans with no allowance for credit losses
$
768
$
—
$
9,710
$
5,511
$
—
$
5
$
15,994
The Company recorded a provision for credit losses on loans of $2,638 during the first quarter of 2024, as compared to a provision for credit losses on loans of $7,960 recorded in the first quarter of 2023. The Company’s allowance for credit losses model considers economic projections, primarily the national unemployment rate and GDP, over a reasonable and supportable period of two years. The provision for credit losses on loans of $2,638 in the first quarter of 2024 was primarily driven by loan growth.
Allowance for Credit Losses on Unfunded Loan Commitments
The Company maintains a separate allowance for credit losses on unfunded loan commitments, which is included in the “Other liabilities” line item on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. For more information about the Company’s policies and procedures for determining the amount of the allowance for credit losses on unfunded loan commitments, please refer to the discussion in Note 1, “Significant Accounting Policies,” in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
The following tables provide a roll-forward of the allowance for credit losses on unfunded loan commitments for the periods presented.
Three Months Ended March 31,
2024
2023
Allowance for credit losses on unfunded loan commitments:
Beginning balance
$
16,918
$
20,118
Recovery of credit losses on unfunded loan commitments
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
(In Thousands)
The following table provides details of the Company’s other real estate owned (“OREO”), net of valuation allowances and direct write-downs, as of the dates presented:
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
Residential real estate
$
1,244
$
1,211
Commercial real estate
7,872
8,407
Residential land development
19
4
Commercial land development
7
—
Total
$
9,142
$
9,622
Changes in the Company’s OREO were as follows:
Total OREO
Balance at January 1, 2024
$
9,622
Transfers of loans
195
Impairments
(28)
Dispositions
(119)
Other
(528)
Balance at March 31, 2024
$
9,142
At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the amortized cost of loans secured by Real Estate - 1-4 Family Mortgage in the process of foreclosure was $2,555 and $395, respectively.
Components of the line item “Other real estate owned” in the Consolidated Statements of Income were as follows for the periods presented:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2024
2023
Repairs and maintenance
$
64
$
16
Property taxes and insurance
29
111
Impairments
28
—
Net gains on OREO sales
(13)
(95)
Rental income
(1)
(2)
Total
$
107
$
30
Note 6 – Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
(In Thousands)
The carrying amounts of goodwill by operating segments for the three months ended March 31, 2024 are set forth in the table below.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
The following table provides a summary of finite-lived intangible assets as of the dates presented:
Gross Carrying Amount
Accumulated Amortization
Net Carrying Amount
March 31, 2024
Core deposit intangibles
$
82,492
$
(69,297)
$
13,195
Customer relationship intangible
7,670
(3,282)
4,388
Total finite-lived intangible assets
$
90,162
$
(72,579)
$
17,583
December 31, 2023
Core deposit intangibles
$
82,492
$
(68,383)
$
14,109
Customer relationship intangible
7,670
(2,984)
4,686
Total finite-lived intangible assets
$
90,162
$
(71,367)
$
18,795
Current year amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets is presented in the table below.
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2024
2023
Amortization expense for:
Core deposit intangibles
$
914
$
1,092
Customer relationship intangible
298
334
Total intangible amortization
$
1,212
$
1,426
The estimated amortization expense of finite-lived intangible assets for the year ending December 31, 2024 and the succeeding four years is summarized as follows:
Core Deposit Intangibles
Customer Relationship Intangible
Total
2024
$
3,498
$
1,192
$
4,690
2025
3,102
1,048
4,150
2026
2,899
860
3,759
2027
2,774
628
3,402
2028
1,836
483
2,319
Note 7 – Mortgage Servicing Rights
(In Thousands)
The Company retains the right to service certain mortgage loans that it sells to secondary market investors. These mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”) are recognized as a separate asset on the date the corresponding mortgage loan is sold. MSRs are amortized in proportion to and over the period of estimated net servicing income. These servicing rights are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. Fair value is determined using an income approach with various assumptions, including expected cash flows, prepayment speeds, market discount rates, servicing costs, and other factors, and is subject to significant fluctuation as a result of actual prepayment speeds, default rates and losses differing from estimates thereof. For example, an increase in mortgage interest rates or a decrease in actual prepayment speeds may cause positive adjustments to the valuation of the Company’s MSRs.
MSRs are evaluated for impairment (or reversals of prior impairments) quarterly based upon the fair value of the rights as compared to the carrying amount. Impairment is recognized through a valuation allowance in the amount that unamortized cost exceeds fair value. If the Company later determines that all or a portion of the impairment no longer exists, a reduction of the valuation allowance may be recorded as an increase to income. Changes in valuation allowances related to servicing rights are reported in “Mortgage banking income” on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
There was no valuation adjustment on MSRs during the three months ended March 31, 2024 or 2023.
During the first quarter of 2024, the Company sold MSRs relating to mortgage loans having an aggregate unpaid principal balance of $2,013,235 to a third party for net proceeds of $23,011, resulting in a gain of $3,472.
Changes in the Company’s MSRs were as follows:
Balance at January 1, 2024
$
91,688
Sale of MSRs
(19,539)
Capitalization
2,026
Amortization
(2,579)
Balance at March 31, 2024
$
71,596
Data and key economic assumptions related to the Company’s MSRs are as follows as of the dates presented:
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
Unpaid principal balance
$
5,860,523
$
7,826,182
Weighted-average prepayment speed (CPR)
8.96
%
8.77
%
Estimated impact of a 10% increase
$
(2,046)
$
(2,653)
Estimated impact of a 20% increase
(4,230)
(5,457)
Discount rate
11.10
%
10.85
%
Estimated impact of a 10% increase
$
(3,875)
$
(4,753)
Estimated impact of a 20% increase
(7,461)
(9,149)
Weighted-average coupon interest rate
4.05
%
3.88
%
Weighted-average servicing fee (basis points)
36.15
33.24
Weighted-average remaining maturity (in years)
7.50
7.50
The Company recorded servicing fees of $4,088 and $4,265 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, all of which are included in “Mortgage banking income” in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Note 8 - Employee Benefit and Deferred Compensation Plans
(In Thousands, Except Share Data)
Pension and Post-retirement Medical Plans
The Company sponsors a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan, under which participation and benefit accruals ceased as of December 31, 1996, and it provides retiree medical benefits, consisting of the opportunity to purchase coverage at subsidized rates under the Company’s group medical plan.
Information related to the defined benefit pension plan maintained by Renasant Bank (“Pension Benefits”) and to the post-retirement health and life plan (“Other Benefits”) as of the dates presented is as follows:
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Pension Benefits
Other Benefits
Three Months Ended
Three Months Ended
March 31,
March 31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Interest cost
$
227
$
249
$
5
$
6
Expected return on plan assets
(248)
(309)
—
—
Recognized actuarial loss (gain)
129
131
(23)
(15)
Net periodic benefit cost (return)
$
108
$
71
$
(18)
$
(9)
Incentive Compensation Plans
The Company maintains a long-term equity compensation plan that provides for the grant of stock options and the award of restricted stock. There were no stock options granted or outstanding, nor compensation expense associated with options recorded, during the three months ended March 31, 2024 or 2023.
The Company also awards performance-based restricted stock to executives and other officers and employees and time-based restricted stock to non-employee directors, executives, and other officers and employees.
The following table summarizes the changes in restricted stock as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2024:
Performance-Based Restricted Stock
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Time-Based Restricted Stock
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Nonvested at beginning of period
169,575
$
36.38
779,564
$
36.20
Awarded
95,048
33.44
312,940
33.19
Vested
—
—
(219,951)
36.33
Cancelled
—
—
(3,599)
34.04
Nonvested at end of period
264,623
$
35.32
868,954
$
35.10
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company reissued 162,653 shares from treasury in connection with awards of restricted stock. The Company recorded total stock-based compensation expense of $3,992 and $3,445 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Note 9 – Derivative Instruments
(In Thousands)
The Company uses certain derivative instruments to meet the needs of customers as well as to manage the interest rate risk associated with certain transactions.
Non-hedge derivatives
The Company enters into derivative instruments that are not designated as hedging instruments to help its commercial customers manage their exposure to interest rate fluctuations. To mitigate the interest rate risk associated with these customer contracts, the Company enters into an offsetting derivative contract position. The Company manages its credit risk, or potential risk of default by its commercial customers, through credit limit approval and monitoring procedures.
The Company enters into interest rate lock commitments with its customers to mitigate the interest rate risk associated with the commitments to fund fixed-rate and adjustable-rate residential mortgage loans. The Company also enters into forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans to secondary market investors.
The following table provides a summary of the Company’s derivatives not designated as hedging instruments as of the dates presented:
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Balance Sheet
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
Location
Notional Amount
Fair Value
Notional Amount
Fair Value
Derivative assets:
Interest rate contracts
Other Assets
$
631,264
$
13,758
$
532,279
$
13,567
Interest rate lock commitments
Other Assets
111,462
2,279
61,957
1,483
Forward commitments
Other Assets
74,000
179
20,000
43
Totals
$
816,726
$
16,216
$
614,236
$
15,093
Derivative liabilities:
Interest rate contracts
Other Liabilities
$
631,264
$
13,758
$
535,725
$
13,567
Interest rate lock commitments
Other Liabilities
6,220
18
2,292
—
Forward commitments
Other Liabilities
155,000
674
165,000
2,605
Totals
$
792,484
$
14,450
$
703,017
$
16,172
Gains and losses included in the Consolidated Statements of Income related to the Company’s derivative financial instruments were as follows as of the dates presented:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2024
2023
Interest rate contracts:
Included in interest income on loans
$
3,191
$
1,742
Interest rate lock commitments:
Included in mortgage banking income
808
2,237
Forward commitments
Included in mortgage banking income
2,067
(490)
Total
$
6,066
$
3,489
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
Cash flow hedge relationships mitigate exposure to the variability of future cash flow or other forecasted transactions. The Company uses both interest rate swap contracts and interest rate collars in an effort to manage future interest rate exposure on borrowings. The swap hedging strategy converts the variable interest rate on the forecasted borrowings to a fixed interest rate. The collar hedging strategy stabilizes interest rate fluctuation by setting both a floor and a cap.
The following table provides a summary of the Company’s derivatives designated as cash flow hedges as of the dates presented:
Balance Sheet
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
Location
Notional Amount
Fair Value
Notional Amount
Fair Value
Derivative assets:
Interest rate swaps
Other Assets
$
130,000
$
23,655
$
130,000
$
21,486
Interest rate collars
Other Assets
—
—
200,000
572
Total
$
130,000
$
23,655
$
330,000
$
22,058
Derivative liabilities:
Interest rate collars
Other Liabilities
450,000
2,746
250,000
384
Totals
$
450,000
$
2,746
$
250,000
$
384
Changes in fair value of the cash flow hedges are, to the extent that the hedging relationship is effective, recorded as other comprehensive income and are subsequently recognized in earnings at the same time that the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The ineffective portions of the changes in fair value of the hedging instruments are immediately recognized in earnings. The assessment of the effectiveness of the hedging relationship is evaluated under the hypothetical derivative method. There were no ineffective portions for the three months ended March 31, 2024 or 2023. The impact on other comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 is discussed in Note 12, “Other Comprehensive Income (Loss).”
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Derivatives designated as fair value hedges
Fair value hedges protect against changes in the fair value of an asset, liability, or firm commitment. The Company enters into interest rate swap agreements to manage interest rate exposure on certain of the Company’s fixed-rate subordinated notes. The agreements convert the fixed interest rates to variable interest rates.
The following table provides a summary of the Company's derivatives designated as fair value hedges as of the dates presented:
Balance Sheet
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
Location
Notional Amount
Fair Value
Notional Amount
Fair Value
Derivative liabilities:
Interest rate swaps
Other Liabilities
$
100,000
$
18,563
$
100,000
$
17,052
The following table presents the effects of the Company’s fair value hedge relationships on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the periods presented:
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income
Income Statement
Three Months Ended March 31,
Location
2024
2023
Derivative liabilities:
Interest rate swaps - subordinated notes
Interest Expense
$
(1,511)
$
2,521
Derivative liabilities - hedged items:
Interest rate swaps - subordinated notes
Interest Expense
$
1,511
$
(2,521)
The following table presents the amounts that were recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets related to cumulative basis adjustments for fair value hedges as of the dates presented:
Carrying Amount of the Hedged Liability
Cumulative Amount of Fair Value Hedging Adjustments Included in the Carrying Amount of the Hedged Liability
Balance Sheet Location
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
Long-term debt
$
80,324
$
81,791
$
18,563
$
17,052
Offsetting
Certain financial instruments, including derivatives, may be eligible for offset in the consolidated balance sheet when the “right of offset” exists or when the instruments are subject to an enforceable master netting agreement, which includes the right of the non-defaulting party or non-affected party to offset recognized amounts, including collateral posted with the counterparty, to determine a net receivable or net payable upon early termination of the agreement. Certain of the Company’s derivative instruments are subject to master netting agreements; however, the Company has not elected to offset such financial instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The following table presents the Company’s gross derivative positions as recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as well as the net derivative positions, including collateral pledged to the extent the application of such collateral did not reduce the net derivative liability position below zero, had the Company elected to offset those instruments subject to an enforceable master netting agreement:
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Offsetting Derivative Assets
Offsetting Derivative Liabilities
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
Gross amounts recognized
$
34,905
$
29,284
$
33,054
$
26,425
Gross amounts offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
—
—
—
—
Net amounts presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
34,905
29,284
33,054
26,425
Gross amounts not offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Financial instruments
29,798
23,863
29,798
23,863
Financial collateral pledged
—
—
318
1,074
Net amounts
$
5,107
$
5,421
$
2,938
$
1,488
Note 10 – Income Taxes
(In Thousands)
The following table is a summary of the Company’s temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts that give rise to deferred income tax assets and liabilities and their approximate tax effects as of the dates presented.
March 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Deferred tax assets
Allowance for credit losses
$
53,963
$
53,432
Loans
1,437
1,631
Deferred compensation
12,192
15,310
Net unrealized losses on securities
52,103
51,211
Impairment of assets
284
138
Tax credits
4,711
4,035
Net operating loss carryforwards
4
33
Investment in partnerships
1,637
1,491
Lease liabilities under operating leases
12,974
13,066
Realized losses on securities
48
4,892
Other
2,748
2,660
Total deferred tax assets
142,101
147,899
Deferred tax liabilities
Fixed assets
11,022
11,023
Mortgage servicing rights
16,367
21,282
Junior subordinated debt
1,647
1,708
Intangibles
2,371
2,447
Lease right-of-use asset
12,322
12,399
Other
3,490
3,344
Total deferred tax liabilities
47,219
52,203
Net deferred tax assets
$
94,882
$
95,696
For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded a provision for income taxes totaling $9,912 and $11,322, respectively. The provision for income taxes includes both federal and state income taxes and differs from the statutory rate due to favorable permanent differences.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
The Company and its subsidiaries file a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return. The Company is currently open to audit under the statute of limitations by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue for the years ending December 31, 2021 through December 31, 2023.
Note 11 – Fair Value Measurements
(In Thousands)
Fair Value Measurements and the Fair Level Hierarchy
Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” provides guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities and establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to a valuation based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1), moderate priority to a valuation based on quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities and/or based on assumptions that are observable in the market (Level 2), and the lowest priority to a valuation based on assumptions that are not observable in the market (Level 3).
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
The Company carries certain assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis in accordance with applicable standards. The Company’s recurring fair value measurements are based on the requirement to carry such assets and liabilities at fair value or the Company’s election to carry certain eligible assets and liabilities at fair value. Assets and liabilities that are required to be carried at fair value on a recurring basis include securities available for sale and derivative instruments. The Company has elected to carry mortgage loans held for sale at fair value on a recurring basis as permitted under the guidance in ASC 825, “Financial Instruments” (“ASC 825”).
The following methods and assumptions are used by the Company to estimate the fair values of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured on a recurring basis:
Securities available for sale: Securities available for sale consist primarily of debt securities, such as obligations of U.S. Government agencies and corporations, obligations of states and political subdivisions and mortgage-backed securities. Where quoted market prices in active markets are available, securities are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. If quoted prices from active markets are not available, fair values are based on quoted market prices for similar instruments traded in active markets, quoted market prices for identical or similar instruments traded in markets that are not active, or model-based valuation techniques where all significant assumptions are observable in the market. Such instruments are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. When assumptions used in model-based valuation techniques are not observable in the market, the assumptions used by management reflect estimates of assumptions used by other market participants in determining fair value. When there is limited transparency around the inputs to the valuation, the instruments are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
Derivative instruments: Most of the Company’s derivative contracts are extensively traded in over-the-counter markets and are valued using discounted cash flow models which incorporate observable market based inputs including current market interest rates, credit spreads, and other factors. Such instruments are categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and include interest rate swaps, interest rate collars and other interest rate contracts such as interest rate caps and/or floors. The Company’s interest rate lock commitments are valued using current market prices for mortgage-backed securities with similar characteristics, adjusted for certain factors including servicing and risk. The value of the Company’s forward commitments is based on current prices for securities backed by similar types of loans. Because these assumptions are observable in active markets, the Company’s interest rate lock commitments and forward commitments are categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Mortgage loans held for sale in loans held for sale: Mortgage loans held for sale are primarily agency loans which trade in active secondary markets. The fair value of these instruments is derived from current market pricing for similar loans, adjusted for differences in loan characteristics, including servicing and risk. Because the valuation is based on external pricing of similar instruments, mortgage loans held for sale are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
The following tables present assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of the dates presented:
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Totals
March 31, 2024
Financial assets:
Securities available for sale
$
—
$
764,486
$
—
$
764,486
Derivative instruments
—
39,871
—
39,871
Mortgage loans held for sale in loans held for sale
—
191,440
—
191,440
Total financial assets
$
—
$
995,797
$
—
$
995,797
Financial liabilities:
Derivative instruments:
$
—
$
35,759
$
—
$
35,759
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Totals
December 31, 2023
Financial assets:
Securities available for sale
$
—
$
923,279
$
—
$
923,279
Derivative instruments
—
37,151
—
37,151
Mortgage loans held for sale in loans held for sale
—
179,756
—
179,756
Total financial assets
$
—
$
1,140,186
$
—
$
1,140,186
Financial liabilities:
Derivative instruments
$
—
$
33,608
$
—
$
33,608
The Company reviews fair value hierarchy classifications on a quarterly basis. Changes in the Company’s ability to observe inputs to the valuation may cause reclassification of certain assets or liabilities within the fair value hierarchy. Transfers between levels of the hierarchy are deemed to have occurred at the end of period. There were no such transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy during the three months ended March 31, 2024.
For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, there were no gains or losses included in earnings that were attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses related to assets or liabilities held at the end of each respective period that were measured on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs.
Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements
Certain assets and liabilities may be recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. These nonrecurring fair value adjustments typically are a result of the application of the lower of cost or market accounting or a write-down occurring during the period. The following tables provide the fair value measurement for assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis that were still held on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of the dates presented and the level within the fair value hierarchy each is classified:
March 31, 2024
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Totals
Individually evaluated loans, net of allowance for credit losses
$
—
$
—
$
6,690
$
6,690
OREO
—
—
74
74
Total
$
—
$
—
$
6,764
$
6,764
December 31, 2023
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Totals
Individually evaluated loans, net of allowance for credit losses
$
—
$
—
$
27,762
$
27,762
Total
$
—
$
—
$
27,762
$
27,762
The following methods and assumptions are used by the Company to estimate the fair values of the Company’s financial assets measured on a nonrecurring basis:
Individually evaluated loans: Individually evaluated loans are reviewed and evaluated for credit losses on at least a quarterly basis for additional impairment and adjusted accordingly, taking into account the fair value of the collateral less estimated
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
selling costs. Collateral may be real estate and/or business assets including but not limited to equipment, inventory and accounts receivable. The fair value of real estate is determined based on appraisals by qualified licensed appraisers. The fair value of the business assets is generally based on amounts reported on the business’s financial statements. Appraised and reported values may be adjusted based on changes in market conditions from the time of valuation and management’s knowledge of the client and the client’s business. Since not all valuation inputs are observable, these nonrecurring fair value determinations are classified as Level 3. Individually evaluated loans that were measured or re-measured at fair value had a carrying value of $11,348 and $37,515 at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and a specific reserve for these loans of $4,658 and $9,753 was included in the allowance for credit losses as of such dates.
Other real estate owned: OREO is comprised of commercial and residential real estate obtained in partial or total satisfaction of loan obligations. OREO acquired in settlement of indebtedness is recorded at the fair value of the real estate less estimated costs to sell. Subsequently, it may be necessary to record nonrecurring fair value adjustments for declines in fair value. Fair value, when recorded, is determined based on appraisals by qualified licensed appraisers and adjusted for management’s estimates of costs to sell. Accordingly, values for OREO are classified as Level 3.
The following table presents OREO measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis that was still held on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024. There was no impairment recognized during 2023 of OREO assets still held in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2023.
March 31, 2024
Carrying amount prior to remeasurement
$
103
Impairment recognized in results of operations
(29)
Fair value
$
74
Mortgage servicing rights: Mortgage servicing rights are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. Fair value is determined using an income approach with various assumptions including expected cash flows, market discount rates, prepayment speeds, servicing costs, and other factors. Because these factors are not all observable and include management’s assumptions, mortgage servicing rights are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Mortgage servicing rights were carried at amortized cost at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. There were no valuation adjustments on MSRs during the three months ended March 31, 2024 or 2023.
The following table presents information as of March 31, 2024 about significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) used in the valuation of assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis:
Financial instrument
Fair Value
Valuation Technique
Significant Unobservable Inputs
Range of Inputs
Individually evaluated loans, net of allowance for credit losses
$
6,690
Appraised value of collateral less estimated costs to sell
Estimated costs to sell
4-10%
OREO
$
74
Appraised value of property less estimated costs to sell
Estimated costs to sell
4-10%
Fair Value Option
The Company has elected to measure all mortgage loans held for sale at fair value under the fair value option as permitted under ASC 825. Electing to measure these assets at fair value reduces certain timing differences and better matches the changes in fair value of the loans with changes in the fair value of derivative instruments used to economically hedge them.
A net loss of $1,703 and net gain of $1,780 resulting from fair value changes of these mortgage loans were recorded in income during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The amount does not reflect changes in fair values of related derivative instruments used to hedge exposure to market-related risks associated with these mortgage loans. The change in fair value of both mortgage loans held for sale and the related derivative instruments are recorded in “Mortgage banking income” in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
The Company’s valuation of mortgage loans held for sale incorporates an assumption for credit risk; however, given the short-term period that the Company holds these loans, valuation adjustments attributable to instrument-specific credit risk is nominal.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Interest income on mortgage loans held for sale measured at fair value is accrued as it is earned based on contractual rates and is reflected in loan interest income on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
The following table summarizes the differences between the fair value and the principal balance for mortgage loans held for sale measured at fair value as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023:
Aggregate Fair Value
Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance
Difference
March 31, 2024
Mortgage loans held for sale measured at fair value
$
191,440
$
187,881
$
3,559
December 31, 2023
Mortgage loans held for sale measured at fair value
$
179,756
$
174,471
$
5,285
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments, including those assets and liabilities that are not measured and reported at fair value on a recurring basis or nonrecurring basis, were as follows as of the dates presented:
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 13 – Net Income Per Common Share
(In Thousands, Except Share Data)
Basic net income per common share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net income per common share reflects the pro forma dilution of shares outstanding, assuming outstanding service-based restricted stock awards fully vested, calculated in accordance with the treasury method. Basic and diluted net income per common share calculations are as follows for the periods presented:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2024
2023
Basic
Net income applicable to common stock
$
39,409
$
46,078
Average common shares outstanding
56,208,348
56,008,741
Net income per common share - basic
$
0.70
$
0.82
Diluted
Net income applicable to common stock
$
39,409
$
46,078
Average common shares outstanding
56,208,348
56,008,741
Effect of dilutive stock-based compensation
322,730
261,478
Average common shares outstanding - diluted
56,531,078
56,270,219
Net income per common share - diluted
$
0.70
$
0.82
Stock-based compensation awards that could potentially dilute basic net income per common share in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted net income per common share due to their anti-dilutive effect were as follows for the periods presented:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2024
2023
Number of shares
78,296
68,771
Note 14 – Regulatory Matters
(In Thousands)
The Company and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory, and possibly additional discretionary, actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company’s financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company and the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors.
The Federal Reserve, the FDIC and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency have issued guidelines governing the levels of capital that bank holding companies and banks must maintain. Those guidelines specify capital tiers, which include the following classifications:
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Capital Tiers
Tier 1 Capital to Average Assets (Leverage)
Common Equity Tier 1 to Risk - Weighted Assets
Tier 1 Capital to Risk - Weighted Assets
Total Capital to Risk - Weighted Assets
Well capitalized
5% or above
6.5% or above
8% or above
10% or above
Adequately capitalized
4% or above
4.5% or above
6% or above
8% or above
Undercapitalized
Less than 4%
Less than 4.5%
Less than 6%
Less than 8%
Significantly undercapitalized
Less than 3%
Less than 3%
Less than 4%
Less than 6%
Critically undercapitalized
Tangible Equity / Total Assets less than 2%
The following table provides the capital and risk-based capital and leverage ratios for the Company and for the Bank as of the dates presented:
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
Amount
Ratio
Amount
Ratio
Renasant Corporation
Tier 1 Capital to Average Assets (Leverage)
$
1,594,020
9.75
%
$
1,578,918
9.62
%
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets
1,484,398
10.59
%
1,469,531
10.52
%
Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets
1,594,020
11.37
%
1,578,918
11.30
%
Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets
2,102,933
15.00
%
2,085,531
14.93
%
Renasant Bank
Tier 1 Capital to Average Assets (Leverage)
$
1,728,934
10.57
%
$
1,714,965
10.45
%
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets
1,728,934
12.31
%
1,714,965
12.25
%
Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets
1,728,934
12.31
%
1,714,965
12.25
%
Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets
1,904,816
13.56
%
1,888,104
13.49
%
The Company elected to take advantage of transitional relief offered by the Federal Reserve and the FDIC to delay for two years the estimated impact of ASC Topic 326, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses” (“ASC 326”), often referred to as CECL, on regulatory capital, followed by a three-year transitional period to phase out the capital benefit provided by the two-year delay. The three-year transitional period began on January 1, 2022.
Note 15 – Segment Reporting
(In Thousands)
The operations of the Company’s reportable segments are described as follows:
•The Community Banks segment delivers a complete range of banking and financial services to individuals and small to medium-sized businesses including checking and savings accounts, business and personal loans, asset-based lending, factoring, equipment leasing and treasury management services, as well as safe deposit and night depository facilities.
•The Insurance segment includes a full service insurance agency offering all major lines of commercial and personal insurance through major carriers.
•The Wealth Management segment, through the Trust division, offers a broad range of fiduciary services including the administration (as trustee or in other fiduciary or representative capacities) of benefit plans, management of trust accounts, inclusive of personal and corporate benefit accounts, and custodial accounts, as well as accounting and money management for trust accounts. In addition, the Wealth Management segment, through the Financial Services division, provides specialized products and services to customers, which include fixed and variable annuities, mutual funds and other investment services through a third party broker-dealer.
To give the Company’s divisional management a more precise indication of the income and expenses they can control, the results of operations for the Community Banks, the Insurance and the Wealth Management segments reflect the direct revenues and expenses of each respective segment. Indirect revenues and expenses, including but not limited to income from the Company’s investment portfolio as well as certain costs associated with data processing and back office functions, primarily support the operations of the community banks and, therefore, are included in the results of the Community Banks segment.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Included in “Other” are the operations of the holding company and other eliminations which are necessary for purposes of reconciling to the consolidated amounts.
The following tables provide financial information for the Company’s operating segments as of and for the periods presented:
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(In Thousands, Except Share Data)
This Form 10-Q may contain or incorporate by reference statements regarding Renasant Corporation (referred to herein as the “Company”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words “believes,” “expects,” “projects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates,” “plans,” “potential,” “focus,” “possible,” “may increase,” “may fluctuate,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would” and “could,” are generally forward-looking in nature and not historical facts. Forward-looking statements include information about the Company’s future financial performance, business strategy, projected plans and objectives and are based on the current beliefs and expectations of management. The Company’s management believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable, but they are all inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s control. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to change. Actual results may differ from those indicated or implied in the forward-looking statements, and such differences may be material. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties and, accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made.
Important factors currently known to management that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include the following: (i) the Company’s ability to efficiently integrate acquisitions into its operations, retain the customers of these businesses, grow the acquired operations and realize the cost savings expected from an acquisition to the extent and in the timeframe anticipated by management; (ii) the effect of economic conditions and interest rates on a national, regional or international basis; (iii) timing and success of the implementation of changes in operations to achieve enhanced earnings or effect cost savings; (iv) competitive pressures in the consumer finance, commercial finance, insurance, financial services, asset management, retail banking, factoring and mortgage lending and auto lending industries; (v) the financial resources of, and products available from, competitors; (vi) changes in laws and regulations as well as changes in accounting standards; (vii) changes in policy by regulatory agencies; (viii) changes in the securities and foreign exchange markets; (ix) the Company’s potential growth, including its entrance or expansion into new markets, and the need for sufficient capital to support that growth; (x) changes in the quality or composition of the Company’s loan or investment portfolios, including adverse developments in borrower industries or in the repayment ability of individual borrowers or issuers of investment securities, or the impact of interest rates on the value of our investment securities portfolio; (xi) an insufficient allowance for credit losses as a result of inaccurate assumptions; (xii) changes in the sources and costs of the capital we use to make loans and otherwise fund our operations, due to deposit outflows, changes in the mix of deposits and the cost and availability of borrowings; (xiii) general economic, market or business conditions, including the impact of inflation; (xiv) changes in demand for loan and deposit products and other financial services; (xv) concentrations of credit or deposit exposure; (xvi) changes or the lack of changes in interest rates, yield curves and interest rate spread relationships; (xvii) increased cybersecurity risk, including potential network breaches, business disruptions or financial losses; (xviii) civil unrest, natural disasters, epidemics and other catastrophic events in the Company’s geographic area; (xix) the impact, extent and timing of technological changes; and (xx) other circumstances, many of which are beyond management’s control. Management believes that the assumptions underlying the Company’s forward-looking statements are reasonable, but any of the assumptions could prove to be inaccurate.
The Company undertakes no obligation, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to update or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time, except as required by federal securities laws.
Financial Condition
The following discussion provides details regarding the changes in significant balance sheet accounts at March 31, 2024 compared to December 31, 2023.
Assets
Total assets were $17,345,741 at March 31, 2024 compared to $17,360,535 at December 31, 2023.
The securities portfolio is used to provide a source for meeting liquidity needs and to supply securities to be used in collateralizing certain deposits and certain types of borrowings. The securities portfolio also serves as an outlet to deploy excess liquidity and generate interest income rather than hold such excess funds as cash. The following table shows the carrying value of our securities portfolio by investment type and the percentage of such investment type relative to the entire securities portfolio as of the dates presented:
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
Balance
Percentage of Portfolio
Balance
Percentage of Portfolio
Obligations of other U.S. Government agencies and corporations
$
—
—
%
$
—
—
%
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
307,018
15.63
322,764
15.05
Mortgage-backed securities
1,488,402
75.80
1,695,604
79.06
Other debt securities
168,209
8.57
126,407
5.89
$
1,963,629
100.00
%
$
2,144,775
100.00
%
Allowance for credit losses - held to maturity securities
(32)
(32)
Securities, net of allowance for credit losses
$
1,963,597
$
2,144,743
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company purchased $46,975 in investment securities. The Company did not purchase any investment securities during the first quarter of 2023.
Proceeds from maturities, calls and principal payments on securities during the first three months of 2024 totaled $46,307. During the first quarter, the Company sold from the available for sale portfolio municipal securities, residential mortgage backed securities and commercial mortgage backed securities for net proceeds of $177,185. The Company intended to sell these securities as of December 31, 2023; therefore, the Company impaired the securities and recognized the loss in net income as of December 31, 2023. The carrying value of the securities immediately prior to the impairment was $196,537, and the impairment charge was $19,352. No additional loss was recorded in the first quarter of 2024. Proceeds from the maturities, calls and principal payments on securities during the first three months of 2023 totaled $70,766. The Company did not sell any securities during the first three months of 2023.
During the third quarter of 2022, the Company transferred, at fair value, $882,927 of securities from the available for sale portfolio to the held to maturity portfolio as the Company has the intent and ability to hold these securities until their maturity. The related net unrealized losses of $99,675 (after tax losses of $74,307) remained in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and will be amortized over the remaining life of the securities, offsetting the related amortization of discount on the transferred securities. At March 31, 2024, the net unrealized after tax losses remaining to be amortized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) was $56,084. No gains or losses were recognized at the time of transfer.
For more information about the Company’s security portfolio, see Note 2, “Securities,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company in Item 1, Financial Statements, in this report.
Loans Held for Sale
Loans held for sale, which consist of residential mortgage loans being held until they are sold in the secondary market, were $191,440 at March 31, 2024, as compared to $179,756 at December 31, 2023. Mortgage loans to be sold are sold either on a “best efforts” basis or under a mandatory delivery sales agreement. Under a “best efforts” sales agreement, residential real estate originations are locked in at a contractual rate with third party private investors or directly with government sponsored agencies, and the Company is obligated to sell the mortgages to such investors only if the mortgages are closed and funded. The risk we assume is conditioned upon loan underwriting and market conditions in the national mortgage market. Under a mandatory delivery sales agreement, the Company commits to deliver a certain principal amount of mortgage loans to an investor at a specified price and delivery date. Penalties are paid to the investor if we fail to satisfy the contract. Gains and losses are realized at the time consideration is received and all other criteria for sales treatment have been met. Our standard practice is to sell the loans within 30-40 days after the loan is funded. Although loan fees and some interest income are derived from mortgage loans held for sale, the main source of income is gains from the sale of these loans in the secondary market.
Loans
Total loans, excluding loans held for sale, were $12,500,525 at March 31, 2024 and $12,351,230 at December 31, 2023.
The tables below set forth the balance of loans outstanding, net of unearned income and excluding loans held for sale, by loan type and the percentage of each loan type to total loans as of the dates presented:
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
Total Loans
Percentage of Total Loans
Total Loans
Percentage of Total Loans
Commercial, financial, agricultural
$
1,869,408
14.95
%
$
1,871,821
15.15
%
Lease financing, net of unearned income
107,474
0.86
116,020
0.94
Real estate – construction:
Residential
271,966
2.18
269,616
2.18
Commercial
971,569
7.77
1,063,781
8.61
Total real estate – construction
1,243,535
9.95
1,333,397
10.79
Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage:
Primary
2,404,521
19.24
2,422,482
19.61
Home equity
525,346
4.20
522,688
4.23
Rental/investment
387,556
3.10
373,755
3.03
Land development
111,863
0.89
120,994
0.98
Total real estate – 1-4 family mortgage
3,429,286
27.43
3,439,919
27.85
Real estate – commercial mortgage:
Owner-occupied
1,678,911
13.43
1,648,961
13.35
Non-owner occupied
3,970,881
31.77
3,733,174
30.23
Land development
103,438
0.83
104,415
0.85
Total real estate – commercial mortgage
5,753,230
46.03
5,486,550
44.43
Installment loans to individuals
97,592
0.78
103,523
0.84
Total loans, net of unearned income
$
12,500,525
100.00
%
$
12,351,230
100.00
%
Loan concentrations are considered to exist when there are amounts loaned to a number of borrowers engaged in similar activities that would cause them to be similarly impacted by economic or other conditions. At March 31, 2024, there were no concentrations of loans exceeding 10% of total loans which are not disclosed as a category of loans separate from the categories listed above.
Deposits
The Company relies on deposits as its primary source of funds. Total deposits were $14,237,163 and $14,076,785 at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Noninterest-bearing deposits were $3,516,164 and $3,583,675 at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, while interest-bearing deposits were $10,720,999 and $10,493,110 at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Interest-bearing deposits included brokered deposits of $342,638 and $461,441 at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
Management continues to focus on growing and maintaining a stable source of funding, specifically noninterest-bearing deposits and other core deposits (that is, deposits excluding brokered deposits and time deposits greater than $250,000). Noninterest-bearing deposits represented 24.70% of total deposits at March 31, 2024, as compared to 25.46% of total deposits at December 31, 2023. The decrease in noninterest-bearing deposits as a percentage of total deposits primarily reflects deposit customers transferring noninterest-bearing deposits to interest-bearing deposits such as money market funds offered by the Company, other financial institutions and other financial services companies. Under certain circumstances, management may elect to acquire non-core deposits (in the form of brokered deposits) or public fund deposits (which are deposits of counties, municipalities or other political subdivisions). The source of funds that we select depends on the terms of the deposits and how those terms assist us in mitigating interest rate risk, maintaining our liquidity position and managing our net interest margin; business factors, described in the following paragraph, may cause us to obtain public deposits. Accordingly, funds are acquired to meet anticipated funding needs at the rate and with other terms that, in management’s view, best address our interest rate risk, liquidity and net interest margin parameters.
Public fund deposits may be readily obtained based on the Company’s pricing bid in comparison with competitors. Because public fund deposits are obtained through a bid process, these deposit balances may fluctuate as competitive and market forces change. Although the Company has focused on growing stable sources of deposits to reduce reliance on public fund deposits, it
participates in the bidding process for public fund deposits when pricing and other terms make it reasonable given market conditions or when management perceives that other factors, such as the public entity’s use of our treasury management or other products and services, make such participation advisable. Our public fund transaction accounts are principally obtained from public universities and municipalities, including school boards and utilities. Public fund deposits were $2,006,419 and $1,866,495 at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and represented 14.09% and 13.26% of total deposits as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
Borrowed Funds
Total borrowings include federal funds purchased, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, advances from the FHLB, subordinated notes and junior subordinated debentures and are classified on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as either short-term borrowings or long-term debt. Short-term borrowings have original maturities less than one year and typically include federal funds purchased, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, and short-term FHLB advances. The following table presents our short-term borrowings by type as of the dates presented:
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
Security repurchase agreements
$
8,121
$
7,577
Short-term borrowings from the FHLB
100,000
300,000
$
108,121
$
307,577
Long-term debt typically consists of long-term FHLB advances, our junior subordinated debentures and our subordinated notes. The following table presents our long-term debt by type as of the dates presented:
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
Junior subordinated debentures
$
113,213
$
112,978
Subordinated notes
314,834
316,422
$
428,047
$
429,400
Long-term funds obtained from the FHLB are used to match-fund fixed rate loans in order to minimize interest rate risk and to meet day-to-day liquidity needs, particularly when the cost of such borrowing compares favorably to the rates that we would be required to pay to attract deposits. There were no long-term advances from the FHLB outstanding at March 31, 2024 or December 31, 2023. All advances from the FHLB are collateralized by a blanket lien on the Bank’s loans. The Company had $2,850,966 of availability on unused lines of credit with the FHLB at March 31, 2024, as compared to $2,922,315 at December 31, 2023. The Company also had credit available at the Federal Reserve Discount Window in the amount of $592,236 with no borrowings outstanding at March 31, 2024.
The Company has issued subordinated notes, the proceeds of which have been used for general corporate purposes, including providing capital to support the Company’s growth organically or through strategic acquisitions, repaying indebtedness and financing investments and capital expenditures, and for investments in Renasant Bank as regulatory capital. The subordinated notes qualify as Tier 2 capital under current regulatory guidelines.
The Company owns the outstanding common securities of business trusts that issued corporation-obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred capital securities to third-party investors. The trusts used the proceeds from the issuance of their preferred capital securities and common securities (collectively referred to as “capital securities”) to buy floating rate junior subordinated debentures issued by the Company (or by companies that the Company subsequently acquired). The debentures are the trusts’ only assets and interest payments from the debentures finance the distributions paid on the capital securities.
Results of Operations
Net Income
Net income for the first quarter of 2024 was $39,409 compared to net income of $46,078 for the first quarter of 2023. Basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) for the first quarter of 2024 were $0.70, as compared to basic and diluted EPS of $0.82 for the first quarter of 2023.
From time to time, the Company incurs expenses and charges or recognizes valuation adjustments in connection with certain transactions with respect to which management is unable to accurately predict when these items will be incurred or, when
incurred, the amount of such items. The following table presents the impact of these items on reported EPS for the dates presented.
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2024
March 31, 2023
Pre-tax
After-tax
Impact to Diluted EPS
Pre-tax
After-tax
Impact to Diluted EPS
Gain on sale of MSR
$
3,472
$
2,774
$
0.05
$
—
$
—
$
—
Net Interest Income
Net interest income, the difference between interest earned on assets and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities, is the largest component of our net income, comprising 75.26% of total revenue (i.e., net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis and noninterest income) for the first quarter of 2024. The primary concerns in managing net interest income are the volume, mix and repricing of assets and liabilities.
Net interest income was $123,290 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, as compared to $135,775 for the same period in 2023. On a tax equivalent basis, net interest income was $125,850 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, as compared to $138,529 for the same period in 2023.
The following table sets forth average balance sheet data, including all major categories of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, together with the interest earned or interest paid and the average yield or average rate paid on each such category on a tax-equivalent basis for the periods presented:
(1)U.S. Government and some U.S. Government Agency securities are tax-exempt in the states in which the Company operates.
(2)Interest-bearing demand deposits include interest-bearing transactional accounts and money market deposits.
The average balances of nonaccruing assets are included in the tables above. Interest income and weighted average yields on tax-exempt loans and securities have been computed on a fully tax equivalent basis assuming a federal tax rate of 21%.
Net interest margin and net interest income are influenced by internal and external factors. Internal factors include balance sheet changes in volume and mix and pricing decisions. External factors include changes in market interest rates, competition and other factors affecting the banking industry in general, and the shape of the interest rate yield curve. The largest contributing factor to the decrease in net interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2024, as compared to the same period in 2023, was the rising rate environment that began in 2022 and continued throughout 2023. The higher interest rates benefited yields on earning assets, but this increase was more than offset by an increase in interest expense. The rising interest rates negatively impacted both the cost and mix of our funding sources. The Company has continued its efforts to mitigate increases in the cost of funding through maintaining noninterest-bearing deposits, staying disciplined yet competitive in pricing on interest-bearing deposits in the current rate environment and accessing alternative sources of liquidity, such as brokered deposits.
The following tables set forth a summary of the changes in interest earned, on a tax equivalent basis, and interest paid resulting from changes in volume and rates for the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2024, as compared to the same period
in 2023 (the changes attributable to the combined impact of yield/rate and volume have been allocated on a pro-rata basis using the absolute value of amounts calculated):
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
Volume
Rate
Net
Interest income:
Loans held for investment
$
11,103
$
19,567
$
30,670
Loans held for sale
789
(218)
571
Securities:
Taxable
(3,567)
(245)
(3,812)
Tax-exempt
(712)
(128)
(840)
Interest-bearing balances with banks
1,394
957
2,351
Total interest-earning assets
9,007
19,933
28,940
Interest expense:
Interest-bearing demand deposits
3,424
28,778
32,202
Savings deposits
(153)
57
(96)
Brokered deposits
625
944
1,569
Time deposits
4,785
11,287
16,072
Borrowed funds
(9,544)
1,416
(8,128)
Total interest-bearing liabilities
(863)
42,482
41,619
Change in net interest income
$
9,870
$
(22,549)
$
(12,679)
Interest income, on a tax equivalent basis, was $215,739 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, as compared to $186,799 for the same period in 2023. The increase in interest income, on a tax equivalent basis, for the three months ended March 31, 2024, as compared to the same time period in 2023 is due primarily to interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve during 2023.
The following table presents the percentage of total average earning assets, by type and yield, for the periods presented:
Percentage of Total Average Earning Assets
Yield
Three Months Ended
Three Months Ended
March 31,
March 31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Loans held for investment
81.12
%
76.45
%
6.30
%
5.68
%
Loans held for sale
1.02
0.68
5.94
6.72
Securities
14.14
19.83
2.04
2.07
Other
3.72
3.04
5.49
4.74
Total earning assets
100.00
%
100.00
%
5.66
%
4.94
%
For the first quarter of 2024, interest income on loans held for investment, on a tax equivalent basis, increased $30,670 to $194,640 from $163,970 for the same period in 2023. The Federal Reserve continued to raise interest rates in 2023, which positively impacted the Company’s loan pricing, and the year-to-date average balance of loans held for investment increased $719,442 from March 2023, thereby resulting in the increase in interest income on loans held for investment for the three months ended March 31, 2024, as compared to the same period in 2023.
The impact from interest income collected on problem loans and purchase accounting adjustments on loans to total interest income on loans held for investment, loan yield and net interest margin is shown in the following table for the periods presented.
For the first quarter of 2024, interest income on loans held for sale (consisting of mortgage loans held for sale) increased $571 to $2,308 from $1,737 for the same period in 2023.
Investment income, on a tax equivalent basis, decreased $4,652 to $11,010 for the first quarter of 2024 from $15,662 for the first quarter of 2023. The tax equivalent yield on the investment portfolio for the first quarter of 2024 was 2.04%, down 3 basis points from 2.07% for the same period in 2023. The decrease in taxable equivalent investment income for the three months ended March 31, 2024 as compared to the same period in 2023 was due to our previously disclosed sale of securities during 2023 as well as the aforementioned securities sale in January 2024.
Interest expense was $89,889 for the first quarter of 2024 as compared to $48,270 for the same period in 2023.
The following table presents, by type, the Company’s funding sources, which consist of total average deposits and borrowed funds, and the total cost of each funding source for the periods presented:
Percentage of Total Average Deposits and Borrowed Funds
Cost of Funds
Three Months Ended
Three Months Ended
March 31,
March 31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Noninterest-bearing demand
24.03
%
29.74
%
—
%
—
%
Interest-bearing demand
47.50
41.13
3.03
1.36
Savings
5.88
7.14
0.34
0.32
Brokered deposits
3.04
2.68
5.39
4.53
Time deposits
15.84
10.61
4.06
1.90
Short term borrowings
0.79
5.78
1.20
4.31
Subordinated notes
2.16
2.15
5.83
5.33
Other borrowed funds
0.76
0.77
8.28
7.67
Total deposits and borrowed funds
100.00
%
100.00
%
2.46
%
1.33
%
Interest expense on deposits was $82,613 and $32,866 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The cost of total deposits was 2.35% and 0.99% for the same respective periods. The increase in both deposit expense and cost is attributable to the Company’s efforts to offer competitive deposit rates in the high interest rate environment and its decision to maintain additional on-balance sheet liquidity following the bank failures and broader industry concerns about bank liquidity that arose in March 2023. The Company has continued its efforts to maintain non-interest bearing deposits. Low cost deposits continue to be the preferred choice of funding; however, the Company may rely on brokered deposits or wholesale borrowings when advantageous or otherwise deemed advisable due to market conditions.
Interest expense on total borrowings was $7,276 and $15,404 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The decrease in interest expense on borrowings is a result of the repayment of FHLB borrowings during 2023 and the first quarter of 2024.
A more detailed discussion of the cost of our funding sources is set forth below under the heading “Liquidity and Capital Resources” in this Item.
Total noninterest income includes fees generated from deposit services and other fees and commissions, income from our insurance, wealth management and mortgage banking operations, realized gains and losses on the sale of securities and all other noninterest income. Our focus is to develop and enhance our products that generate noninterest income in order to diversify revenue sources. Noninterest income was $41,381 for the first quarter of 2024 as compared to $37,293 for the same period in 2023. The increase over the three month period is primarily due to the $3,472 gain on sale of MSRs during the first quarter of 2024, which is included in “Mortgage banking income” in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Service charges on deposit accounts include maintenance fees on accounts, per item charges, account enhancement charges for additional packaged benefits and overdraft fees (which encompasses traditional overdraft fees as well as non-sufficient funds fees). Service charges on deposit accounts were $10,506 and $9,120 for the first quarter of 2024 and 2023, respectively. Overdraft fees, the largest component of service charges on deposits, were $5,256 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, as compared to $4,580 for the same period in 2023.
Fees and commissions were $3,949 during the first quarter of 2024 as compared to $4,676 for the same period in 2023. Fees and commissions include fees related to deposit services, such as ATM fees and interchange fees on debit card transactions, and lending services, such as collateral management fees and unused commitment fees. For the first quarter of 2024, interchange fees were $2,130 as compared to $2,327 for the same period in 2023.
Through Renasant Insurance, we offer a range of commercial and personal insurance products through major insurance carriers. Income earned on insurance products was $2,716 and $2,446 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Contingency income is a bonus received from the insurance underwriters and is based both on commission income and claims experience on our clients’ policies during the previous year. Increases and decreases in contingency income are reflective of corresponding increases and decreases in the number of claims paid by insurance carriers. Contingency income, which is included in “Other noninterest income” in the Consolidated Statements of Income, was $873 and $910 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Our Wealth Management segment has two divisions: Trust and Financial Services. The Trust division operates on a custodial basis, which includes administration of benefit plans, as well as accounting and money management for trust accounts. The division manages a number of trust accounts inclusive of personal and corporate benefit accounts, IRAs, and custodial accounts. Fees for managing these accounts are based on changes in market values of the assets under management in the account, with the amount of the fee depending on the type of account. The Financial Services division provides specialized products and services to our customers, which include fixed and variable annuities, mutual funds, and stocks offered through a third party provider. Wealth Management revenue was $5,669 for the first quarter of 2024 compared to $5,140 for the same period in 2023. The market value of assets under management or administration was $5,386,011 and $4,980,887 at March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, respectively.
Mortgage banking income is derived from the origination and sale of mortgage loans and the servicing of mortgage loans that the Company has sold but retained the right to service. Although loan fees and some interest income are derived from mortgage loans held for sale, the main source of income is gains from the sale of these loans in the secondary market. Interest rate lock commitments and originations of mortgage loans to be sold totaled $444,297 and $260,424, respectively, in the first quarter of 2024 compared to $629,833 and $258,946, respectively for the same period in 2023. The decrease in interest rate lock commitments was due to continued increases in mortgage interest rates during 2023, significantly dampening demand for mortgages nationwide. In the first quarter of 2024, the Company sold a portion of its mortgage servicing rights portfolio with a carrying value of $19,539 for a pre-tax gain of $3,472. The table below presents the components of mortgage banking income included in noninterest income for the periods presented.
(1)Gain on sales of loans, net includes pipeline fair value adjustments
(2)Mortgage servicing income, net includes gain on sale of MSR
Bank-owned life insurance (“BOLI”) income is derived from changes in the cash surrender value of the bank-owned life insurance policies and proceeds received upon the death of covered individuals. BOLI income was $2,691 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 as compared to $3,003 for the same period in 2023.
Other noninterest income was $4,424 and $4,391 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Other noninterest income includes income from our SBA banking division, our capital markets division and other miscellaneous income and can fluctuate based on production in our SBA banking and capital markets divisions and recognition of other seasonal income items.
Noninterest Expense
Noninterest Expense to Average Assets
Three Months Ended March 31,
2024
2023
2.64%
2.58%
Noninterest expense was $112,912 and $109,208 for the first quarter of 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Salaries and employee benefits increased $1,638 to $71,470 for the first quarter of 2024 as compared to $69,832 for the same period in 2023. The increase in salaries and employee benefits is primarily due to annual merit increases implemented in April 2023 offset by decreases in salaries and benefits within our mortgage division attributable to declines in mortgage production.
Data processing costs were $3,807 in the first quarter of 2024 as compared to $3,633 for the same period in 2023. The Company continues to examine new and existing contracts to negotiate favorable terms to offset the increased variable cost components of our data processing costs, such as new accounts and increased transaction volume.
Net occupancy and equipment expense for the first quarter of 2024 was $11,389, as compared to $11,405 for the same period in 2023.
For the first quarter of 2024 the Company had expenses of $107 related to other real estate owned as compared to expenses of $30 for the same period in 2023. Expenses on other real estate owned included write downs of the carrying value to fair value on certain pieces of property held in other real estate owned of $28 for the first three months of 2024. There were no such write downs during the first quarter of 2023. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, other real estate owned with a cost basis of $119 and $552, respectively, was sold, resulting in a net gain of $13 and $95, respectively.
Professional fees include fees for legal and accounting services, such as routine litigation matters, external audit services as well as assistance in complying with newly-enacted and existing banking and governmental regulations. Professional fees were $3,348 for the first quarter of 2024 as compared to $3,467 for the same period in 2023.
Advertising and public relations expense was $4,886 for the first quarter of 2024 as compared to $4,686 for the same period in 2023. During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company contributed approximately $1,055 and $1,067, respectively, to charitable organizations throughout Mississippi and Georgia, which contributions are included in our advertising and public relations expense, for which it received a dollar-for-dollar tax credit.
Amortization of intangible assets totaled $1,212 and $1,426 for the first quarter of 2024 and 2023. This amortization relates to finite-lived intangible assets which are being amortized over the useful lives as determined at acquisition. These finite-lived intangible assets have remaining estimated useful lives ranging from approximately 1 year to 7 years.
Communication expenses, those expenses incurred for communication to clients and between employees, were $2,024 for the first quarter of 2024 as compared to $1,980 for the same period in 2023.
Other noninterest expense includes business development and travel expenses, other discretionary expenses, loan fees expense and other miscellaneous fees and operating expenses. Other noninterest expense was $14,669 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 as compared to $12,749 for the same period in 2023. The increase in other noninterest expense is primarily attributable to lower mortgage deferred loan origination expense in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. The amount of loan origination expense deferred is directly correlated to the volume and mix of our loan production during the period. The Company also accrued $700 for an FDIC deposit insurance special assessment in the first quarter of 2024.
The efficiency ratio is a measure of productivity in the banking industry. (This ratio is a measure of our ability to turn expenses into revenue. That is, the ratio is designed to reflect the percentage of one dollar that we must expend to generate a dollar of revenue.) The Company calculates this ratio by dividing noninterest expense by the sum of net interest income on a fully tax equivalent basis and noninterest income. We remain committed to aggressively managing our costs within the framework of our business model. Our goal is to improve the efficiency ratio over time from currently reported levels as a result of revenue growth while at the same time controlling noninterest expenses.
Income Taxes
Income tax expense for the first quarter of 2024 and 2023 was $9,912 and $11,322, respectively. The decline is primarily due to a decrease in pre-tax income.
Risk Management
The management of risk is an on-going process. Primary risks that are associated with the Company include credit, interest rate and liquidity risk. Credit risk and interest rate risk are discussed below, while liquidity risk is discussed in the next subsection under the heading “Liquidity and Capital Resources.”
Credit Risk and Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans and Unfunded Commitments
Management of Credit Risk. Inherent in any lending activity is credit risk, that is, the risk of loss should a borrower default. Credit risk is monitored and managed on an ongoing basis by our credit administration department, our problem asset resolution committee and the Board of Directors Credit Review Committee.Oversight of the Company’s lending operations (including adherence to our policies and procedures governing the loan approval and monitoring process), credit quality and loss mitigation are major concerns of credit administration and these committees. The Company’s central appraisal review department reviews and approves third-party appraisals obtained by the Company on real estate collateral and monitors loan maturities to ensure updated appraisals are obtained. This department is managed by a State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser and employs three additional State Certified General Real Estate Appraisers and four real estate evaluators. In addition, we maintain a loan review staff to independently monitor loan quality and lending practices. Loan review personnel monitor and, if necessary, adjust the grades assigned to loans through periodic examination, focusing their review on commercial and real estate loans rather than consumer and small balance consumer mortgage loans, such as 1-4 family mortgage loans.
In compliance with loan policy, the lending staff is given lending limits based on their knowledge and experience. In addition, each lending officer’s prior performance is evaluated for credit quality and compliance as a tool for establishing and enhancing lending limits. Before funds are advanced on consumer and commercial loans below certain dollar thresholds, loans are reviewed and scored using centralized underwriting methodologies. Loan quality, or “risk-rating,” grades are assigned based upon certain factors, which include the scoring of the loans. This information is used to assist management in monitoring credit quality. Loan requests of amounts greater than an officer’s lending limit are reviewed for approval by senior credit officers.
For loans with a commercial purpose, internal risk-rating grades are assigned by lending, credit administration and loan review personnel, based on an analysis of the financial and collateral strength and other credit attributes underlying each loan. Loan grades range from 10 to 95, with 10 being loans with the least credit risk.
Management’s problem asset resolution committee and the Board of Directors’ Credit Review Committee monitor loans that are past due or those that have been downgraded to criticized due to a decline in the collateral value or cash flow of the borrower. This information is used to assist management in monitoring credit quality. When the ultimate collectability of a loan’s principal is in doubt, wholly or partially, the loan is placed on nonaccrual.
After all collection efforts have failed, collateral securing loans may be repossessed and sold or, for loans secured by real estate, foreclosure proceedings initiated. The collateral is sold at public auction or private sale for fair market value (based upon recent appraisals as described above), with fees associated with the foreclosure being deducted from the sales price. The purchase price is applied to the outstanding loan balance. Any remaining balance is charged-off, which reduces the allowance for credit
losses on loans. Charge-offs reflect the realization of losses in the portfolio that were recognized previously through the provision for credit losses on loans.
The Company’s practice is to charge off estimated losses as soon as management believes the uncollectability of a loan balance is confirmed and such losses are reasonably quantified. Net charge-offs for the first quarter of 2024 were $164, or 0.01% of average loans (annualized), compared to net charge-offs of $4,732, or 0.16% of average loans (annualized), for the same period in 2023. The charge-offs were fully reserved for in the Company’s allowance for credit losses on loans. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance for credit losses on loans.
Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans; Provision for Credit Losses on Loans. The allowance for credit losses is available to absorb credit losses inherent in the loans held for investment portfolio. Management evaluates the adequacy of the allowance on a quarterly basis.
The appropriate level of the allowance is based on an ongoing analysis of the loan portfolio and represents an amount that management deems adequate to provide for inherent losses, including loans evaluated on a collective (pooled) basis and those evaluated on an individual basis as set forth in ASC 326. The credit loss estimation process involves procedures to appropriately consider the unique characteristics of the Company’s loan portfolio segments. Credit quality is assessed and monitored by evaluating various attributes, and the results of those evaluations are utilized in underwriting new loans and in the Company’s process for the estimation of expected credit losses. Credit quality monitoring procedures and indicators can include an assessment of problem loans, the types of loans, historical loss experience, new lending products, emerging credit trends, changes in the size and character of loan categories, and other factors, including our risk rating system, regulatory guidance and economic conditions, such as the unemployment rate and change in GDP in the national and local economies as well as trends in the market values of underlying collateral securing loans, all as determined based on input from management, loan review staff and other sources. This evaluation is complex and inherently subjective, as it requires estimates by management that are inherently uncertain and therefore susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available. In future periods, evaluations of the overall loan portfolio, in light of the factors and forecasts then prevailing, may result in significant changes in the allowance and provision for credit loss in those future periods.
The methodology for estimating the amount of expected credit losses reported in the allowance for credit losses has two basic components: first, a collective or pooled component for estimated expected credit losses for pools of loans that share similar risk characteristics; and second, an asset-specific component involving individual loans that do not share risk characteristics with other loans and the measurement of expected credit losses for such individual loans.
•The allowance for credit losses for loans that share similar risk characteristics with other loans is calculated on a collective (or pooled) basis, where such loans are segregated into loan portfolio segments. In determining the allowance for credit losses on loans evaluated on a collective basis, the Company further categorizes the loan segments based on risk rating. The Company uses two CECL models: (1) for the Real Estate - 1-4 Family Mortgage, Real Estate - Construction and the Installment Loans to Individuals portfolio segments, the Company uses a loss rate model, based on average historical life-of-loan loss rates, and (2) for the Commercial, Real Estate - Commercial Mortgage and Lease Financing portfolio segments, the Company uses a probability of default/loss given default model, which calculates an expected loss percentage for each loan pool by considering (a) the probability of default, based on the migration of loans from performing (using risk ratings) to default using life-of-loan analysis periods, and (b) the historical severity of loss, based on the aggregate net lifetime losses incurred per loan pool.
The historical loss rates calculated as described above are adjusted, as necessary, for both internal and external qualitative factors where there are differences in the historical loss data of the Company and current or projected future conditions. Internal factors include loss history, changes in credit quality (including movement between risk ratings) and/or credit concentration and the nature and volume of the respective loan portfolio segments. External factors include current and reasonable and supportable forecasted economic conditions and changes in collateral values. These factors are used to adjust the historical loss rates (as described above) to ensure that they reflect management’s expectation of future conditions based on a reasonable and supportable forecast period. To the extent the lives of the loans in the portfolio extend beyond the period for which a reasonable and supportable forecast can be made, when necessary, the models immediately revert to the historical loss rates adjusted for qualitative factors related to current conditions.
•For loans that do not share similar risk characteristics with other loans, an individual analysis is performed to determine the expected credit loss. If the respective loan is collateral dependent (that is, when the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and repayment is expected to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral), the expected credit loss is measured as the difference between the amortized cost basis of the loan and the fair value of the collateral. The fair value of collateral is initially based on external appraisals. Generally, collateral values for loans for which measurement of expected losses is dependent on the fair value of such collateral are updated every twelve months,
either from external third parties or in-house certified appraisers. Third-party appraisals are obtained from a pre-approved list of independent, third-party, local appraisal firms. The fair value of the collateral derived from the external appraisal is then adjusted for the estimated cost to sell if repayment or satisfaction of a loan is dependent on the sale (rather than only on the operation) of the collateral. Other acceptable methods for determining the expected credit losses for individually evaluated loans (typically used for loans that are not collateral dependent) is a discounted cash flow approach or, if applicable, an observable market price. Once the expected credit loss amount is determined, an allowance equal to such expected credit loss is included in the allowance for credit losses.
In addition to its quarterly analysis of the allowance for credit losses, on a regular basis management and the Board of Directors review loan ratios. These ratios include the allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total loans, net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans, nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans and the allowance coverage on nonperforming loans, among others. Also, management reviews past due ratios by officer, community bank and the Company as a whole.
The following table presents the allocation of the allowance for credit losses on loans by loan category and the percentage of loans in each category to total loans as of the dates presented:
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
March 31, 2023
Balance
% of Total
Balance
% of Total
Balance
% of Total
Commercial, financial, agricultural
$
45,921
14.95
%
$
43,980
15.15
%
$
44,678
14.79
%
Lease financing
2,554
0.86
2,515
0.94
2,437
1.03
Real estate – construction
17,317
9.95
18,612
10.79
19,959
12.10
Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage
47,566
27.43
47,283
27.85
45,981
27.87
Real estate – commercial mortgage
78,725
46.03
77,020
44.43
72,770
43.23
Installment loans to individuals
8,969
0.78
9,168
0.84
9,467
0.98
Total
$
201,052
100.00
%
$
198,578
100.00
%
$
195,292
100.00
%
The provision for credit losses on loans charged to operating expense is an amount which, in the judgment of management, is necessary to maintain the allowance for credit losses on loans at a level that is believed to be adequate to meet the inherent risks of losses in our loan portfolio. The Company recorded a provision for credit losses on loans of $2,638 in the first quarter of 2024, as compared to $7,960 in the first quarter of 2023. The Company’s allowance for credit losses model considers economic projections, primarily the national unemployment rate and GDP, over a reasonable and supportable period of two years. While credit metrics remained relatively stable, loan growth caused the Company’s model to indicate that the aforementioned provision for credit losses on loans was appropriate during the first quarter of 2024.
The table below reflects the activity in the allowance for credit losses on loans for the periods presented:
The table below reflects annualized net charge-offs (recoveries) to daily average loans outstanding, by loan category, during the periods presented:
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2024
March 31, 2023
Net Charge-offs (Recoveries)
Average Loans
Annualized Net Charge-offs to Average Loans
Net Charge-offs (Recoveries)
Average Loans
Annualized Net Charge-offs to Average Loans
Commercial, financial, agricultural
$
3
$
1,864,444
—%
$
(196)
$
1,721,838
(0.05)%
Lease financing
(8)
107,255
(0.03)
(5)
116,164
(0.02)%
Real estate – construction
—
1,332,341
—
—
1,310,125
—%
Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage
34
3,423,951
—
(21)
3,319,795
—%
Real estate – commercial mortgage
(6)
5,580,170
—
4,904
5,101,752
0.39%
Installment loans to individuals
141
99,815
0.57
50
118,860
0.17%
Total
$
164
$
12,407,976
0.01%
$
4,732
$
11,688,534
0.16%
The following table provides further details of the Company’s net charge-offs (recoveries) of loans secured by real estate for the periods presented:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2024
2023
Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage:
Primary
$
(8)
$
(10)
Home equity
1
(3)
Rental/investment
41
(2)
Land development
—
(6)
Total real estate – 1-4 family mortgage
34
(21)
Real estate – commercial mortgage:
Owner-occupied
(4)
(78)
Non-owner occupied
(3)
4,982
Total real estate – commercial mortgage
(7)
4,904
Total net charge-offs of loans secured by real estate
$
27
$
4,883
Allowance for Credit Losses on Unfunded Commitments; Provision for Credit Losses on Unfunded Commitments. The Company maintains a separate allowance for credit losses on unfunded loan commitments, which is included in the “Other liabilities” line item on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Management estimates the amount of expected losses on unfunded loan commitments by calculating a likelihood of funding over the contractual period for exposures that are not unconditionally cancellable by the Company and applying the loss factors used in the allowance for credit losses on loans methodology described above to unfunded commitments for each loan type. No credit loss estimate is reported for off-balance-sheet credit exposures that are unconditionally cancellable by the Company. A roll-forward of the allowance for credit losses on unfunded commitments is shown in the table below.
Allowance for credit losses on unfunded loan commitments:
Beginning balance
$
16,918
$
20,118
Recovery of provision for credit losses on unfunded loan commitments (included in other noninterest expense)
(200)
(1,500)
Ending balance
$
16,718
$
18,618
Nonperforming Assets. Nonperforming assets consist of nonperforming loans and other real estate owned. Nonperforming loans are those on which the accrual of interest has stopped or loans which are contractually 90 days past due on which interest continues to accrue. Generally, the accrual of interest is discontinued when the full collection of principal or interest is in doubt or when the payment of principal or interest has been contractually 90 days past due, unless the obligation is both well secured and in the process of collection, but loans may also be placed on nonaccrual status at an earlier date if collection of principal or interest is considered doubtful. Management, the problem asset resolution committee and our loan review staff closely monitor loans that are considered to be nonperforming.
Other real estate owned consists of properties acquired through foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure. These properties are carried at the lower of cost or fair market value based on appraised value less estimated selling costs. Losses arising at the time of foreclosure of properties are charged against the allowance for credit losses on loans. Reductions in the carrying value subsequent to acquisition are charged to earnings and are included in “Other real estate owned” in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
The following table provides details of the Company’s nonperforming assets as of the dates presented.
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
Nonaccruing loans
$
73,774
$
68,816
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more
451
554
Total nonperforming loans
74,225
69,370
Other real estate owned
9,142
9,622
Total nonperforming assets
$
83,367
$
78,992
Nonperforming loans to total loans
0.59
%
0.56
%
Nonaccruing loans to total loans
0.59
%
0.56
%
Nonperforming assets to total assets
0.48
%
0.46
%
The following table presents nonperforming loans by loan category as of the dates presented:
Total nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans were 0.59% as of March 31, 2024 as compared to 0.56% and 0.64% as of December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2023, respectively. The Company’s coverage ratio, or its allowance for credit losses on loans as a percentage of nonperforming loans, was 270.87% as of March 31, 2024 as compared to 286.26% as of December 31, 2023 and 259.39% as of March 31, 2023.
Management has evaluated loans classified as nonperforming and believes that all nonperforming loans have been adequately reserved for in the allowance for credit losses at March 31, 2024. Management also continually monitors past due loans for potential credit quality deterioration. Total loans 30-89 days past due but still accruing interest were $59,632, or 0.48% of total loans, at March 31, 2024 as compared to $54,031, or 0.44% of total loans, at December 31, 2023 and $50,992, or 0.43% of total loans, at March 31, 2023.
Certain modifications of loans made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty in the form of principal forgiveness, an interest rate reduction, an other-than-insignificant payment delay (including an extension of the amortization period), or a term extension, excluding covenant waivers and modification of contingent acceleration clauses, are required to be disclosed in accordance with ASU 2022-02. All modifications for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 and which met the disclosure criteria in ASU 2022-02 were performing in accordance with their modified terms at March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The total amortized cost basis of loans that were experiencing financial difficulty, modified during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, were $10,693 and $1,184, respectively. Unused commitments totaled $85 at March 31, 2024. There were no unused commitments at March 31, 2023. Upon the Company’s determination that a modified loan has been subsequently deemed uncollectible, the loan, or portion of the loan, is charged off, the amortized cost basis of the loan is reduced by the uncollectible amount and the allowance for credit losses is adjusted accordingly. For more information about loan modifications made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty, see the information under the heading “Certain Modifications to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty” in Note 3, “Loans,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company in Item 1, Financial Statements.
The following table provides details of the Company’s other real estate owned, net of valuation allowance and direct write-downs, as of the dates presented:
Changes in the Company’s other real estate owned were as follows:
2024
2023
Balance at January 1
$
9,622
$
1,763
Transfers of loans
195
3,623
Impairments
(28)
—
Dispositions
(119)
(552)
Other
(528)
(16)
Balance at March 31
$
9,142
$
4,818
Other real estate owned with a cost basis of $119 was sold during the three months ended March 31, 2024, resulting in a net gain of $13, while other real estate owned with a cost basis of $552 was sold during the three months ended March 31, 2023, resulting in a net gain of $95.
Interest Rate Risk
Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and rates. The majority of assets and liabilities of a financial institution are monetary in nature and therefore differ greatly from most commercial and industrial companies that have significant investments in fixed assets and inventories. Our market risk arises primarily from interest rate risk inherent in lending, investing and deposit-taking activities. Management believes a significant impact on the Company’s financial results stems from our ability to react to changes in interest rates. A sudden and substantial change in interest rates may adversely impact our earnings because the interest rates borne by assets and liabilities do not change at the same speed, to the same extent or on the same basis. Changes in rates may also limit our liquidity, making it more costly for the Company to generate funds to make loans and to satisfy customers wishing to withdraw deposits.
Because of the impact of interest rate fluctuations on our profitability and liquidity, we actively monitor and manage our interest rate risk exposure. We have an Asset/Liability Committee (“ALCO”), which is comprised of various members of senior management and is authorized by the Board of Directors to monitor interest rate sensitivity and liquidity risk, over the short-, medium-, and long-term, and to make decisions relating to these processes. The ALCO’s goal is to structure our asset/liability composition to maximize net interest income while managing interest rate risk and preserving adequate liquidity so as to minimize the adverse impact of changes in interest rates on net interest income, liquidity and capital. We regularly monitor liquidity and stress our liquidity position in various simulated scenarios, which are incorporated in our contingency funding plan outlining different potential liquidity environments. The ALCO uses an asset/liability model as the primary quantitative tool in measuring the amount of interest rate risk associated with changing market rates. The model is used to perform both net interest income forecast simulations for multiple year horizons and economic value of equity (“EVE”) analyses, each under various interest rate scenarios, which could impact the results presented in the table below.
Net interest income forecast simulations measure the short- and medium-term earnings exposure from changes in market interest rates in a rigorous and explicit fashion. Our current financial position is combined with assumptions regarding future business to calculate future net interest income under various hypothetical rate scenarios. EVE measures our long-term earnings exposure from changes in market rates of interest. EVE is defined as the present value of assets minus the present value of liabilities at a point in time for a given set of market rate assumptions. An increase in EVE due to a specified rate change indicates an improvement in the long-term earnings capacity of the balance sheet assuming that the rate change remains in effect over the life of the current balance sheet.
The following table presents the projected impact of a change in interest rates on (1) static EVE and (2) earnings at risk (that is, net interest income) for the 1-12 and 13-24 month periods commencing April 1, 2024, in each case as compared to the result under rates present in the market on March 31, 2024. The changes in interest rates assume an instantaneous and parallel shift in the yield curve and do not account for changes in the slope of the yield curve.
The rate shock results for the net interest income simulations for the next 24 months produce an asset sensitive position at March 31, 2024. The preceding measures assume no change in the size or asset/liability compositions of the balance sheet, and they do not reflect future actions the ALCO may undertake in response to such changes in interest rates.
The scenarios assume instantaneous movements in interest rates in increments described in the table above. As interest rates are adjusted over a period of time, it is our strategy to proactively change the volume and mix of our balance sheet in order to mitigate our interest rate risk. The computation of the prospective effects of hypothetical interest rate changes requires numerous assumptions, including asset prepayment speeds, the impact of competitive factors on our pricing of loans and deposits, the impact of market conditions on the securities yields and interest rates of our borrowings, how responsive our deposit repricing is to the change in market rates and the expected life of non-maturity deposits. These business assumptions are based upon our experience, business plans and published industry experience; however, such assumptions may not necessarily reflect the manner or timing in which cash flows, asset yields and liability costs respond to changes in market rates. Because these assumptions are inherently uncertain, actual results will differ from simulated results.
The Company utilizes derivative financial instruments, including interest rate contracts such as swaps, collars, caps and/or floors, forward commitments, and interest rate lock commitments, as part of its ongoing efforts to mitigate its interest rate risk exposure. For more information about the Company’s derivatives, see the information under the heading “Loan Commitments and Other Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements” in the Liquidity and Capital Resources section below and Note 9, “Derivative Instruments,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company in Item 1, Financial Statements. The Liquidity and Capital Resources section also details our available sources of liquidity, both on and off-balance sheet.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity management is the ability to meet the cash flow requirements of customers who may be either depositors wishing to withdraw funds or borrowers needing assurance that sufficient funds will be available to meet their credit needs.
Core deposits, which are deposits excluding brokered deposits and time deposits greater than $250,000, are the major source of funds used by the Bank to meet cash flow needs. Maintaining the ability to acquire these funds as needed in a variety of markets is the key to assuring the Bank’s liquidity. We may also access the brokered deposit market where rates are favorable to other sources of liquidity (especially in light of collateral requirements for certain borrowings) and core deposits are not sufficient for meeting our current and anticipated liquidity needs. During the first quarter of 2024, brokered deposits decreased by $119,070 as compared to the balance at December 31, 2023. The Bank obtained brokered deposits in the amount of $120,345 during the first quarter of 2024 and paid down brokered deposits of $239,355 during the same period. Management continually monitors the Bank’s liquidity and non-core dependency ratios to ensure compliance with targets established by the ALCO.
Our investment portfolio is another alternative for meeting liquidity needs. These assets generally have readily available markets that offer conversions to cash as needed. Within the next twelve months, the securities portfolio is forecasted to generate cash flow through principal payments and maturities equal to approximately 11.16% of the carrying value of the total securities portfolio. Securities within our investment portfolio are also used to secure certain deposit types, short-term borrowings and derivative instruments. At March 31, 2024, securities with a carrying value of $813,304 were pledged to secure government, public fund and trust deposits and as collateral for short-term borrowings and derivative instruments as compared to securities with a carrying value of $895,044 similarly pledged at December 31, 2023.
Other sources available for meeting liquidity needs include federal funds purchased, short-term and long-term advances from the FHLB and borrowings from the Federal Reserve Discount Window. Interest is charged at the prevailing market rate on federal funds purchased and FHLB advances. There were $100,000 in short-term borrowings from the FHLB at March 31, 2024, as compared to $300,000 at December 31, 2023. Long-term funds obtained from the FHLB are used to match-fund fixed rate loans in order to minimize interest rate risk and also are used to meet day-to-day liquidity needs, particularly when the cost of such borrowing compares favorably to the rates that we would be required to pay to attract deposits. There were no outstanding long-term advances with the FHLB at March 31, 2024 or December 31, 2023. The total amount of the remaining
credit available to us from the FHLB at March 31, 2024 was $2,850,966. The credit available at the Federal Reserve Discount Window at March 31, 2024 was $592,236 with no borrowings currently outstanding. We also maintain lines of credit with other commercial banks totaling $160,000. These are unsecured lines of credit with the majority maturing at various times within the next twelve months. There were no amounts outstanding under these lines of credit at March 31, 2024 or December 31, 2023.
Finally, we can access the capital markets to meet liquidity needs. The Company maintains a shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The shelf registration statement, which was effective upon filing, allows the Company to raise capital from time to time through the sale of common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, debt securities, rights, warrants and units, or a combination thereof, subject to market conditions. Specific terms and prices will be determined at the time of any offering under a separate prospectus supplement that the Company will file with the SEC at the time of the specific offering. The proceeds of the sale of securities, if and when offered, will be used for general corporate purposes or as otherwise described in the prospectus supplement applicable to the offering and could include the expansion of the Company's banking, insurance and wealth management operations as well as other business opportunities. In previous years, we have accessed the capital markets to generate liquidity in the form of common stock and subordinated notes. We have also assumed subordinated notes as part of acquisitions. The carrying value of subordinated notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, was $314,834 at March 31, 2024.
The following table presents, by type, the Company’s funding sources, which consist of total average deposits and borrowed funds, and the total cost of each funding source for the periods presented:
Percentage of Total Average Deposits and Borrowed Funds
Cost of Funds
Three Months Ended
Three Months Ended
March 31,
March 31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Noninterest-bearing demand
24.03
%
29.74
%
—
%
—
%
Interest-bearing demand
47.50
41.13
3.03
1.36
Savings
5.88
7.14
0.34
0.32
Brokered deposits
3.04
2.68
5.39
4.53
Time deposits
15.84
10.61
4.06
1.90
Short-term borrowings
0.79
5.78
1.20
4.31
Subordinated notes
2.16
2.15
5.83
5.33
Other borrowed funds
0.76
0.77
8.28
7.67
Total deposits and borrowed funds
100.00
%
100.00
%
2.46
%
1.33
%
The estimated amount of uninsured and uncollateralized deposits at March 31, 2024 was $4,392,773. Collateralized public funds over FDIC insurance limits were $1,569,410 at March 31, 2024.
Our strategy in choosing funds is focused on minimizing cost in the context of our balance sheet composition, interest rate risk position and liquidity forecast. Accordingly, management targets growth of core deposits, focusing on noninterest-bearing deposits. While we do not control the types of deposit instruments our clients choose, we do influence those choices with the rates and the deposit specials we offer. We constantly monitor our funds position and evaluate the effect that various funding sources have on our financial position.
Cash and cash equivalents were $844,400 at March 31, 2024, as compared to $847,697 at March 31, 2023. Cash provided by investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $29,968, as compared to cash used in investing activities of $153,231 for the three months ended March 31, 2023. Proceeds from the sale, maturity or call of securities within our investment portfolio were $223,492 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, as compared to $70,766 for the same period in 2023. A portion of the securities portfolio was sold during the first quarter, resulting in proceeds of $177,185 of which a portion were used to purchase higher yielding securities, while the remainder was used to fund loan growth. Proceeds in the first quarter of 2023 were primarily used to fund loan growth. Purchases of investment securities were $46,975 during the first three months of 2024. There were no purchases of investment securities for the same period in 2023.
Cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $51,976, as compared to cash provided by financing activities of $432,318 for the same period in 2023. Deposits increased $160,378 and $425,054 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Restrictions on Bank Dividends, Loans and Advances
The Company’s liquidity and capital resources, as well as its ability to pay dividends to its shareholders, are substantially dependent on the ability of Renasant Bank to transfer funds to the Company in the form of dividends, loans and advances. Under Mississippi law, a Mississippi bank may not pay dividends unless its earned surplus is in excess of three times capital stock. A Mississippi bank with earned surplus in excess of three times capital stock may pay a dividend, subject to the approval of the Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance (the “DBCF”). In addition, the FDIC also has the authority to prohibit the Bank from engaging in business practices that the FDIC considers to be unsafe or unsound, which, depending on the financial condition of the bank, could include the payment of dividends. Accordingly, the approval of the DBCF is required prior to the Bank paying dividends to the Company, and under certain circumstances the approval of the FDIC may be required.
Federal Reserve regulations also limit the amount the Bank may loan to the Company unless such loans are collateralized by specific obligations. At March 31, 2024, the maximum amount available for transfer from the Bank to the Company in the form of loans was $190,482. The Company maintains a $3,000 line of credit collateralized by cash with the Bank. There were no amounts outstanding under this line of credit at March 31, 2024.
These restrictions did not have any impact on the Company’s ability to meet its cash obligations in the three months ended March 31, 2024, nor does management expect such restrictions to materially impact the Company’s ability to meet its currently-anticipated cash obligations.
Loan Commitments and Other Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company enters into loan commitments and standby letters of credit in the normal course of its business. Loan commitments are made to accommodate the financial needs of the Company’s customers. Standby letters of credit commit the Company to make payments on behalf of customers when certain specified future events occur. Both arrangements have credit risk essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to customers and are subject to the Company’s normal credit policies, including establishing a provision for credit losses on unfunded commitments. Collateral (e.g., securities, receivables, inventory, equipment, etc.) is obtained based on management’s credit assessment of the customer.
Loan commitments and standby letters of credit do not necessarily represent future cash requirements of the Company in that while the borrower has the ability to draw upon these commitments at any time, these commitments often expire without being drawn upon. The Company’s unfunded loan commitments and standby letters of credit outstanding were as follows as of the dates presented:
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
Loan commitments
$
3,032,017
$
3,091,997
Standby letters of credit
114,456
113,970
The Company closely monitors the amount of remaining future commitments to borrowers in light of prevailing economic conditions and adjusts these commitments and the provision related thereto as necessary; the Company also reviews these commitments as part of its analysis of loan concentrations within the loan portfolio. The Company will continue this process as new commitments are entered into or existing commitments are renewed. For a more detailed discussion related to the allowance and provision for credit losses on unfunded loan commitments, refer to the “Risk Management” section above.
The Company utilizes derivative financial instruments, including interest rate contracts such as swaps, collars, caps and/or floors, as part of its ongoing efforts to mitigate its interest rate risk exposure and to facilitate the needs of its customers. The Company enters into derivative instruments that are not designated as hedging instruments to help its commercial customers manage their exposure to interest rate fluctuations. To mitigate the interest rate risk associated with these customer contracts, the Company enters into an offsetting derivative contract position with other financial institutions. The Company manages its credit risk, or potential risk of default by its commercial customers, through credit limit approval and monitoring procedures. At March 31, 2024, the Company had notional amounts of $631,264 on interest rate contracts with corporate customers and $631,264 in offsetting interest rate contracts with other financial institutions to mitigate the Company’s rate exposure on its corporate customers’ contracts and certain fixed rate loans.
Additionally, the Company enters into interest rate lock commitments with its customers to mitigate the interest rate risk associated with the commitments to fund fixed-rate and adjustable rate residential mortgage loans and also enters into forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans to secondary market investors.
The Company also enters into interest rate swap contracts and interest rate collars on its FHLB borrowings and its junior subordinated debentures that are accounted for as cash flow hedges. Under each of these contracts, the Company pays a fixed rate of interest and receives a variable rate of interest. The Company entered into an interest rate swap contract on its
subordinated notes that is accounted for as a fair value hedge. Under this contract, the Company pays a variable rate of interest and receives a fixed rate of interest.
For more information about the Company’s derivatives, see Note 9, “Derivative Instruments,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company in Item 1, Financial Statements.
Shareholders’ Equity and Regulatory Matters
Total shareholders’ equity of the Company was $2,322,350 at March 31, 2024 compared to $2,297,383 at December 31, 2023. Book value per share was $41.25 and $40.92 at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The growth in shareholders’ equity was attributable to current period earnings and changes in accumulated other comprehensive income, offset by dividends declared.
In October 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program, authorizing the Company to repurchase up to $100,000 of its outstanding common stock, either in open market purchases or privately-negotiated transactions. The program will remain in effect through October 2024 or, if earlier, the repurchase of the entire amount of common stock authorized to be repurchased. The Company did not repurchase any of its common stock under the stock repurchase plan in the first quarter of 2024.
The Company has junior subordinated debentures with a carrying value of $113,213 at March 31, 2024, of which $109,622 is included in the Company’s Tier 1 capital. Federal Reserve guidelines limit the amount of securities that, similar to our junior subordinated debentures, are includable in Tier 1 capital, but these guidelines did not impact the debentures we include in Tier 1 capital at March 31, 2024. Although our existing junior subordinated debentures are currently unaffected by these Federal Reserve guidelines, on account of changes enacted as part of the Dodd-Frank Act, any new trust preferred securities are not includable in Tier 1 capital. Further, if we make any acquisition of a financial institution now that we have exceeded $15,000,000 in assets, we will lose Tier 1 treatment of our junior subordinated debentures.
The Company has subordinated notes with a par value of $336,400 at March 31, 2024, of which $333,397 is included in the Company’s Tier 2 capital.
The Federal Reserve, the FDIC and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency have issued guidelines governing the levels of capital that bank holding companies and banks must maintain. Those guidelines specify capital tiers, which include the following classifications:
The following table provides the capital and risk-based capital and leverage ratios for the Company and for Renasant Bank as of the dates presented:
Actual
Minimum Capital Requirement to be Well Capitalized
Minimum Capital Requirement to be Adequately Capitalized (including the Capital Conservation Buffer)
Amount
Ratio
Amount
Ratio
Amount
Ratio
March 31, 2024
Renasant Corporation:
Risk-based capital ratios:
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio
$
1,484,398
10.59
%
$
911,022
6.50
%
$
981,101
7.00
%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
1,594,020
11.37
1,121,258
8.00
1,191,337
8.50
Total risk-based capital ratio
2,102,933
15.00
1,401,573
10.00
1,471,651
10.50
Leverage capital ratios:
Tier 1 leverage ratio
1,594,020
9.75
817,663
5.00
654,130
4.00
Renasant Bank:
Risk-based capital ratios:
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio
$
1,728,934
12.31
%
$
912,952
6.50
%
$
983,179
7.00
%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
1,728,934
12.31
1,123,633
8.00
1,193,860
8.50
Total risk-based capital ratio
1,904,816
13.56
1,404,542
10.00
1,474,769
10.50
Leverage capital ratios:
Tier 1 leverage ratio
1,728,934
10.57
817,792
5.00
654,234
4.00
December 31, 2023
Renasant Corporation:
Risk-based capital ratios:
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio
$
1,469,531
10.52
%
$
908,163
6.50
%
$
978,022
7.00
%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
1,578,918
11.30
1,117,740
8.00
1,187,598
8.50
Total risk-based capital ratio
2,085,531
14.93
1,397,175
10.00
1,467,033
10.50
Leverage capital ratios:
Tier 1 leverage ratio
1,578,918
9.62
820,428
5.00
656,342
4.00
Renasant Bank:
Risk-based capital ratios:
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio
$
1,714,965
12.25
%
$
909,711
6.50
%
$
979,689
7.00
%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
1,714,965
12.25
1,119,644
8.00
1,189,622
8.50
Total risk-based capital ratio
1,888,104
13.49
1,399,556
10.00
1,469,533
10.50
Leverage capital ratios:
Tier 1 leverage ratio
1,714,965
10.45
820,761
5.00
656,608
4.00
The Company elected to take advantage of transitional relief offered by the Federal Reserve and FDIC to delay for two years the estimated impact of CECL on regulatory capital, followed by a three-year transitional period to phase out the capital benefit provided by the two-year delay. The three-year transitional period began on January 1, 2022.
For more information regarding the capital adequacy guidelines applicable to the Company and Renasant Bank, please refer to Note 14, “Regulatory Matters,” in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company in Item 1, Financial Statements.
We have identified certain accounting estimates that involve significant judgment and estimates which can have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations. Our accounting policies are more fully described in Note 1, “Significant Accounting Policies,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2024. Actual amounts and values as of the balance sheet dates may be materially different from the amounts and values reported due to the inherent uncertainty in the estimation process. Also, future amounts and values could differ materially from those estimates due to changes in values and circumstances after the balance sheet date.
The critical accounting estimates that we believe to be the most critical in preparing our consolidated financial statements relate to the allowance for credit losses and acquisition accounting, which are described under “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” in Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. Since December 31, 2023, there have been no material changes in these critical accounting estimates.
Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
There have been no material changes in our market risk since December 31, 2023. For additional information regarding our market risk, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2024.
Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Based on their evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) are effective for ensuring that information the Company is required to disclose in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Principal Executive and Principal Financial Officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. There was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter covered by this quarterly report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
When evaluating the risk of an investment in the Company’s common stock, potential investors should carefully consider the risk factors appearing in Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors, of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. There have been no material changes from the risk factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
None.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
During the three month period ended March 31, 2024, the Company repurchased shares of its common stock as indicated in the following table:
Total Number of Shares Purchased(1)
Average Price Paid per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Share Repurchase Plans
Maximum Number of Shares or Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under Share Repurchase Plans(2)(3)
January 1, 2024 to January 31, 2024
30,847
$
33.68
—
$
100,000
February 1, 2024 to February 29, 2024
—
—
—
100,000
March 1, 2024 to March 31, 2024
66,043
31.11
—
100,000
Total
96,890
$
31.93
—
(1)All shares in this column represent shares of Renasant Corporation stock withheld to satisfy the federal and state tax liabilities related to the vesting of performance- and time-based restricted stock awards.
(2)The Company announced a $100.0 million stock repurchase program in October 2023 under which the Company is authorized to repurchase outstanding shares of its common stock either in open market purchases or privately-negotiated transactions. This plan will remain in effect through October 2024 or, if earlier, the repurchase of the entire amount of common stock authorized to be repurchased. No shares were repurchased during the first quarter of 2024 under this plan.
(3)Dollars in thousands
Please refer to the information discussing restrictions on the Company’s ability to pay dividends under the heading “Liquidity and Capital Resources” in Part I, Item 2, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of this report, which is incorporated by reference herein.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2024, no director or officer (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) adopted or terminated any “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangements” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangements” (each as defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K).
The following materials from Renasant Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 were formatted in Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity, (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).
(104)
The cover page of Renasant Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, formatted in Inline XBRL (included in Exhibit 101).
(1)Filed as exhibit 3.1 to the Form 10-Q of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on May 10, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.
(2)Filed as exhibit 3(i) to the Form 8-K the Company filed with the Commission on April 25, 2024 and incorporated herein by reference.
(3)Filed as exhibit 3(ii) to the Form 8-K of the Company filed with the Commission on July 20, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.
(4)Filed as exhibit 3(ii) to the Form 8-K of the Company filed with the Commission on April 30, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.
(5)Filed as exhibit 3(ii) to the Form 8-K of the Company filed with the Commission on January 28, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference.
(6)Filed as exhibit 3(ii) to the Form 8-K of the Company filed with the Commission on October 27, 2023 and incorporated herein by reference.
The Company does not have any long-term debt instruments under which securities are authorized exceeding ten percent of the total assets of the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. The Company will furnish to the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon its request, a copy of all long-term debt instruments.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.