RENASANT CORPORATION (In Thousands, Except Share Data)
This Form 10-Q may contain or incorporate by reference statements regardingRenasant 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 and cost of inflation; (xiv) changes in demand for loan products and financial services; (xv) concentration of credit 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 (including the re-emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic) 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
Assets
Total assets were
Investments
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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, 2023 December 31, 2022
Percentage of Percentage of
Balance Portfolio Balance Portfolio
Obligations of other U.S. Government
agencies and corporations $ 165,890 5.91 % $ 164,660 5.76 %
Obligations of states and political
subdivisions 434,140 15.46 436,788 15.28
Mortgage-backed securities 2,077,860 73.99 2,122,855 74.28
Other debt securities 130,289 4.64 133,711 4.68
$ 2,808,179 100.00 % $ 2,858,014 100.00 %
Allowance for credit losses - held to
maturity securities (32) (32)
Securities, net of allowance for credit
losses $ 2,808,147 $ 2,857,982 The Company did not purchase any securities during the three months ended
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. AtMarch 31, 2023 , the net unrealized after tax losses remaining to be amortized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) was$66,284 . No gains or losses were recognized at the time of transfer. Proceeds from 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. Proceeds from the maturities, calls and principal payments on securities during the first three months of 2022 totaled$135,775 . The Company did not sell any securities during the first three months of 2022.
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$159,318 atMarch 31, 2023 , as compared to$110,105 atDecember 31, 2022 . 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
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:
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March 31, 2023 December 31, 2022
Total Percentage of Total Total Percentage of Total
Loans Loans Loans Loans
Commercial, financial, agricultural $ 1,740,778 14.79 % $ 1,673,883 14.46 %
Lease financing, net of unearned income 121,146 1.03 115,013 0.99
Real estate - construction:
Residential 333,439 2.83 355,500 3.07
Commercial 1,090,913 9.27 974,837 8.42
Total real estate - construction 1,424,352 12.10 1,330,337 11.49
Real estate - 1-4 family mortgage:
Primary 2,288,592 19.45 2,222,856 19.20
Home equity 497,925 4.23 501,906 4.33
Rental/investment 344,705 2.93 334,382 2.89
Land development 147,758 1.26 157,119 1.36
Total real estate - 1-4 family mortgage 3,278,980 27.87 3,216,263 27.78
Real estate - commercial mortgage:
Owner-occupied 1,521,327 12.93 1,539,296 13.29
Non-owner occupied 3,447,217 29.30 3,452,910 29.82
Land development 117,269 1.00 125,857 1.09
Total real estate - commercial mortgage 5,085,813 43.23 5,118,063 44.20
Installment loans to individuals 115,356 0.98 124,745 1.08
Total loans, net of unearned income $ 11,766,425 100.00 % $ 11,578,304 100.00 %
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, 2023 , 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 major source of funds. Total deposits were$13,912,019 and$13,486,966 atMarch 31, 2023 andDecember 31, 2022 , respectively. Noninterest-bearing deposits were$4,244,877 and$4,558,756 atMarch 31, 2023 andDecember 31, 2022 , respectively, while interest-bearing deposits were$9,667,142 and$8,928,210 atMarch 31, 2023 andDecember 31, 2022 , respectively. Interest-bearing deposits included brokered deposits of$856,946 and$233,133 atMarch 31, 2023 andDecember 31, 2022 , 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 30.51% of total deposits atMarch 31, 2023 , as compared to 33.80% of total deposits atDecember 31, 2022 . The decrease in noninterest-bearing deposits reflects both deposit customers transferring noninterest-bearing deposits to interest-bearing deposits such as money market funds offered by financial institutions and other financial services companies, and the impact of our increase in brokered deposits in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to brokered deposits atDecember 31, 2022 . 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 and how those terms assist us in mitigating interest rate risk, maintaining our liquidity position and managing our net interest margin. 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 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents 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$1,882,616 and$1,760,460 atMarch 31, 2023 andDecember 31, 2022 , respectively, and represented 13.53% and 13.05% of total deposits as ofMarch 31, 2023 andDecember 31, 2022 , 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, 2023 December 31, 2022 Security repurchase agreements $ 7,057 $
12,232
Short-term borrowings from the FHLB 725,000
700,000
$ 732,057 $ 712,232
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, 2023 December 31, 2022
Junior subordinated debentures
318,835 316,091
$ 431,111 $ 428,133
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, 2023 or December 31, 2022 . The
Company had $2,923,320 of availability on unused lines of credit with the FHLB
at March 31, 2023 , as compared to $3,651,678 at December 31, 2022 .
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
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 2023 was
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.
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Three Months Ended
March 31, 2023 March 31, 2022
Impact to Impact to
Pre-tax After-tax Diluted EPS Pre-tax After-tax Diluted EPS
Merger and conversion expenses $ - $ - $ - $ 687 $ 556 $ 0.01
Restructuring benefit $ - $ - $ - $ (455) $ (368) $ (0.01)
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 78.79% of total revenue (i.e., net interest income on a fully
taxable equivalent basis and noninterest income) for the first quarter of 2023.
The primary concerns in managing net interest income are the volume, mix and
repricing of assets and liabilities.
Net interest income was $135,775 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 , as
compared to $99,629 for the same period in 2022. On a tax equivalent basis, net
interest income was $138,529 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 , as
compared to $101,383 same period in 2022.
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:
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Three Months Ended March 31,
2023 2022
Interest Interest
Average Income/ Yield/ Average Income/ Yield/
Balance Expense Rate Balance Expense Rate
Assets
Interest-earning assets:
Loans held for investment $ 11,688,534 $ 163,970 5.68 % $ 10,108,511 $ 97,001 3.88 %
Loans held for sale 103,410 1,737 6.72 330,442 2,863 3.48
Securities:
Taxable 2,588,148 13,054 2.02 2,499,822 8,782 1.41
Tax-exempt(1) 443,996 2,608 2.35 438,380 2,635 2.40
Interest-bearing balances with banks 464,229 5,430 4.74 1,463,991 664 0.18
Total interest-earning assets 15,288,317 186,799 4.94 14,841,146 111,945 3.05 Cash and due from banks 197,782 206,224 Intangible assets 1,011,557 965,430 Other assets 660,242 684,464 Total assets$ 17,157,898 $ 16,697,264 Liabilities and shareholders' equity Interest-bearing liabilities: Deposits: Interest-bearing demand(2)$ 6,066,770 $ 20,298 1.36 %$ 6,636,392 $ 3,647 0.22 % Savings deposits 1,052,802 826 0.32 1,097,560 139 0.05 Brokered deposits 395,942 4,318 4.42 - - - Time deposits 1,564,658 7,424 1.92 1,374,722 1,851 0.55 Total interest-bearing deposits 9,080,172 32,866 1.47 9,108,674 5,637 0.25 Borrowed funds 1,281,552 15,404 4.86 485,777 4,925 4.08 Total interest-bearing liabilities 10,361,724 48,270 1.89 9,594,451 10,562 0.44 Noninterest-bearing deposits 4,386,998 4,651,793 Other liabilities 222,382 201,353 Shareholders' equity 2,186,794 2,249,667 Total liabilities and shareholders' equity$ 17,157,898 $ 16,697,264 Net interest income/net interest margin$ 138,529 3.66 %$ 101,383
2.76 %
(1)
(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% and a state tax rate of 4.45%, which is net of federal tax benefit. 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 factors to the increase in net interest income for the three months endedMarch 31, 2023 , as compared to the same period in 2022, were the rising interest rate environment throughout 2022 and thus far in 2023, for both interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, coupled with steady loan growth, offset by the Company's decision to increase on-balance sheet liquidity following the bank failures inMarch 2023 . The Company has continued to focus on mitigating increases in the cost of funding through maintaining noninterest-bearing deposits, staying disciplined yet competitive in pricing on interest-bearing deposits in the current rising rate environment and accessing alternative sources of liquidity, such as brokered deposits. In the first quarter of 2023, however, ensuring the safe and sound operation of the Bank in light of industry-wide conditions was management's paramount concern, which led to the Company electing to significantly increase its brokered deposits and borrowed funds in the first quarter of 2023, as compared to the same quarter in 2022. 46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents 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 endedMarch 31, 2023 , as compared to the same period in 2022 (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
Three Months Ended
Volume Rate Net
Interest income:
Loans held for investment $ 16,897 $ 50,072 $ 66,969
Loans held for sale (2,716) 1,590 (1,126)
Securities:
Taxable 334 3,938 4,272
Tax-exempt 33 (60) (27)
Interest-bearing balances with banks (755) 5,521 4,766
Total interest-earning assets 13,793 61,061 74,854
Interest expense:
Interest-bearing demand deposits (340) 16,991 16,651
Savings deposits (6) 693 687
Brokered deposits 4,318 - 4,318
Time deposits 289 5,284 5,573
Borrowed funds 9,433 1,046 10,479
Total interest-bearing liabilities 13,694 24,014 37,708
Change in net interest income $ 99 Interest income, on a tax equivalent basis, was$186,799 for the three months endedMarch 31, 2023 , as compared to$111,945 for the same period in 2022. The increase in interest income, on a tax equivalent basis, for the three months endedMarch 31, 2023 as compared to the same time period in 2022 is due primarily to additional interest rate increases by theFederal Reserve sinceMarch 2022 , coupled with an improved mix of earning assets as excess cash was deployed into higher yielding assets sinceMarch 2022 .
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,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Loans held for investment 76.45 % 68.11 % 5.68 % 3.88 %
Loans held for sale 0.68 2.23 6.72 3.48
Securities 19.83 19.80 2.07 1.55
Other 3.04 9.86 4.74 0.18
Total earning assets 100.00 % 100.00 % 4.94 % 3.05 %
For the first quarter of 2023, interest income on loans held for investment, on
a tax equivalent basis, increased $66,969 to $163,970 from $97,001 for the same
period in 2022. In addition to loan growth since the first quarter of 2022, the
Federal Reserve began to raise interest rates in March 2022 , which positively
impacted the Company's loan pricing, and the average balance of loans held for
investment increased $1,580,023 from March 2022 , thereby resulting in the
increase in interest income on loans held for investment for the first quarter
of 2023 as compared to the first quarter of 2022.
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.
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Three Months Ended
March 31,
2023 2022
Net interest income collected on problem loans
434
Accretable yield recognized on purchased loans(1) 670 1,235
Total impact to interest income on loans $ 1,062 $
1,669
Impact to loan yield 0.04 % 0.07 %
Impact to net interest margin 0.03 % 0.05 %
(1)Includes additional interest income recognized in connection with the acceleration of paydowns and payoffs from purchased loans of$261 and$373 for the first quarter of 2023 and 2022, respectively. This additional interest income increased total loan yield by one basis point for the first quarter of 2023 and 2022, while increasing net interest margin by one basis point for the same respective periods.
For the first quarter of 2023, interest income on loans held for sale
(consisting of mortgage loans held for sale) decreased
Investment income, on a tax equivalent basis, increased$4,245 to$15,662 for the first quarter of 2023 from$11,417 for the first quarter of 2022. The tax equivalent yield on the investment portfolio for the first quarter of 2023 was 2.07%, up 52 basis points from 1.55% for the same period in 2022. The increase in taxable equivalent yield on securities for the three months endedMarch 31, 2023 as compared to the same period in 2022 was due to purchases of higher yielding securities. The increase in yield, coupled with growth in the securities portfolio during 2022 led to the growth in investment income, on a tax equivalent basis.
Interest expense was
The following tables present, 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,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Noninterest-bearing demand 29.74 % 32.65 % - % - %
Interest-bearing demand 41.13 46.59 1.36 0.22
Savings 7.14 7.70 0.32 0.05
Brokered deposits 2.68 - 4.42 -
Time deposits 10.61 9.65 1.92 0.55
Short term borrowings 5.78 0.19 4.31 0.48
Long-term Federal Home Loan Bank advances - 0.01 - 1.86
Subordinated notes 2.15 2.43 5.33 4.26
Other borrowed funds 0.77 0.78 7.67 4.41
Total deposits and borrowed funds 100.00 % 100.00 % 1.33 % 0.30 %
Interest expense on deposits was $32,866 and $5,637 for the three months ended
March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The cost of total deposits was 0.99% and
0.17% for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The
increase in both deposit expense and cost is attributable to the Company's
efforts to offer competitive deposit rates in the rising 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.
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Interest expense on total borrowings was $15,404 and $4,925 for the three months
ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase in interest expense is
a result of higher average borrowings and interest rates primarily due to an
increase in short-term FHLB borrowings during the first quarter of 2023.
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.
Noninterest Income
Noninterest Income to Average Assets
Three Months Ended March 31,
2023 2022
0.88% 0.91%
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 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 $37,293 for the first quarter of 2023 as compared to $37,458 for the
same period in 2022.
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 $9,120 and
$9,562 for the first quarter of 2023 and 2022, respectively. Overdraft fees, the
largest component of service charges on deposits, were $4,580 for the three
months ended March 31, 2023 , as compared to $5,178 for the same period in 2022.
The Company eliminated consumer non-sufficient funds fees as well as transfer
fees to linked customer accounts effective January 1, 2023 . The fees eliminated
totaled approximately $1,300 for the first quarter of 2022.
Fees and commissions were $4,676 during the first quarter of 2023 as compared to
$3,982 for the same period in 2022. Fees and commissions include fees related to
deposit services, such as ATM fees and interchange fees on debit card
transactions. For the first quarter of 2023, interchange fees were $2,327 as
compared to $2,431 for the same period in 2022.
Through Renasant Insurance , we offer a range of commercial and personal
insurance products through major insurance carriers. Income earned on insurance
products was $2,446 and $2,554 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and
2022. 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 $910 and $534
for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, 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 $5,140 for the first quarter of 2023 compared to $5,924 for the same
period in 2022. The market value of assets under management or administration
was $4,980,887 and $5,021,299 at March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022 ,
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 $629,833 and $258,946 ,
respectively, in the first quarter of 2023 compared to $1,174,146 and $595,045 ,
respectively for the same period in 2022. The decrease in both interest rate
lock commitments and mortgage loan originations was due to material increases in
mortgage interest rates from historically low rates, significantly dampening
demand for mortgages nationwide. In the third quarter of 2022, the Company sold
a portion of its mortgage servicing rights portfolio with a carrying value of
$15,565 for a pre-tax gain of $2,960 . Mortgage banking income was $8,517 and
$9,633 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The
table below presents the components of mortgage banking income included in
noninterest income for the periods presented.
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Three Months Ended March 31,
2023 2022
Gain on sales of loans, net (1) $ 4,770
Fees, net 1,806 3,053
Mortgage servicing income, net 1,941 533
Mortgage banking income, net $ 8,517 (1) Gain on sales of loans, net includes pipeline fair value adjustments
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 $3,003 for the three
months ended March 31, 2023 as compared to $2,153 for the same period in 2022.
The Company purchased an additional $80,000 in BOLI policies during the first
quarter of 2022. No such purchases were made in the first quarter of 2023.
Other noninterest income was $4,391 and $3,650 for the three months ended March
31, 2023 and 2022, 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,
2023 2022
2.55% 2.29%
Noninterest expense was
Salaries and employee benefits increased$7,593 to$69,832 for the first quarter of 2023 as compared to$62,239 for the same period in 2022. The increase in salaries and employee benefits is due to increases in the minimum wage we pay our employees that were implemented inMay 2022 . The Company also incurred higher levels of performance-based incentive expense and medical and other insurance related expense in the first quarter of 2023. The acquisition of RBC added$1,563 to salaries and employee benefits expense in the first quarter of 2023. Data processing costs decreased to$3,633 in the first quarter of 2023 from$4,263 for the same period in 2022. The decline in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to the same period in 2022 is primarily due to the Company's renegotiation of certain vendor contracts. 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 2023 was
For the first quarter of 2023 the Company had expenses of$30 related to other real estate owned as compared to a net gain of$241 for the same period in 2022. 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$14 for the first three months of 2022. There were no such write downs during the first quarter of 2023. For the three months endedMarch 31, 2023 and 2022, other real estate owned with a cost basis of$552 and$665 , respectively, was sold, resulting in a net gain of$95 and$291 , 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$3,467 for the first quarter of 2023 as compared to$3,151 for the same period in 2022. Advertising and public relations expense was$4,686 for the first quarter of 2023 as compared to$4,059 for the same period in 2022. During the three months endedMarch 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company contributed approximately$1,067 and$1,000 , respectively, to charitable organizations throughoutMississippi andGeorgia , which contributions are included in our advertising and public relations expense, for which it received a dollar-for-dollar tax credit.
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Communication expenses, those expenses incurred for communication to clients and
between employees, were
Other noninterest expense includes the provision for unfunded commitments, business development and travel expenses, other discretionary expenses, loan fees expense and other miscellaneous fees and operating expenses. Other noninterest expense was$11,249 for the three months endedMarch 31, 2023 as compared to$5,733 for the same period in 2022. The increase in other noninterest expense is primarily attributable to lower deferred loan origination expense in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. The amount of loan origination expense deferred is directly correlated to the volume and mix of our loan production during the quarter. A negative provision (recovery) for unfunded commitments of$1,500 and$550 was recorded for the first quarter of 2023 and 2022, respectively. Efficiency Ratio Efficiency Ratio Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 2022 Efficiency ratio (GAAP) 61.26 % 67.78 % 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 ofone 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 2023 and 2022 was$11,322 and$7,935 , respectively. The Company recognized tax credits of approximately$1,067 in the first quarter of 2023 (as mentioned above in the advertising and public relations discussion) as compared to approximately$1,000 in the first quarter of 2022. 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 aState Certified General Real Estate Appraiser and employs three additionalState 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. 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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 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 three months of 2023 were$4,732 , or 0.16% of average loans (annualized), compared to net charge-offs of$851 , or 0.03% of average loans (annualized), for the same period in 2022. 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 theCommercial, 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. 52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents 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, 2023 December 31, 2022 March 31, 2022 Balance % of Total Balance % of Total Balance % of Total Commercial, financial, agricultural$ 44,678 14.79 %$ 44,255 14.46 %$ 33,606 14.02 % Lease financing 2,437 1.03 % 2,463 0.99 % 1,582 0.87 % Real estate - construction 19,959 12.10 % 19,114 11.49 % 18,411 11.85 % Real estate - 1-4 family mortgage 45,981 27.87 % 44,727 27.78 % 36,848 27.54 % Real estate - commercial mortgage 72,770 43.23 % 71,798 44.20 % 65,231 44.39 % Installment loans to individuals 9,467 0.98 % 9,733 1.08 % 10,790 1.33 % Total$ 195,292 100.00 %$ 192,090 100.00 %$ 166,468 100.00 % 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 of$7,960 in the first quarter of 2023, as compared to$1,500 in the first quarter of 2022. 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 activity during the current quarter was primarily driven by loan growth coupled with a slight deterioration in our economic forecast.
The table below reflects the activity in the allowance for credit losses on loans for the periods presented:
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March 31,
2023 2022
Balance at beginning of period $ 192,090 $ 164,171
Impact of PCD loans acquired during the period (26) 1,648
Charge-offs
Commercial, financial, agricultural 529 2,102 Lease financing - 7 Real estate - 1-4 family mortgage 3 163 Real estate - commercial mortgage 5,115 6 Installment loans to individuals 810 779 Total charge-offs 6,457 3,057
Recoveries
Commercial, financial, agricultural 725 1,136 Lease financing 5 12 Real estate - 1-4 family mortgage 24 178 Real estate - commercial mortgage 211 155 Installment loans to individuals 760 725 Total recoveries 1,725 2,206 Net charge-offs 4,732 851 Provision for credit losses on loans 7,960 1,500 Balance at end of period$ 195,292 $ 166,468 Net charge-offs (annualized) to average loans 0.16 % 0.03 % Net charge-offs to allowance for credit losses on loans 2.42 % 0.51 % Allowance for credit losses on loans to: Total loans 1.66 % 1.61 % Nonperforming loans 259.39 % 318.65 % Nonaccrual loans 344.88 % 320.16 % 54
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Three Months Ended
March 31, 2023 March 31, 2022
Annualized Net Annualized Net
Charge-offs to Average Charge-offs to Average
Net Charge-offs Average Loans Loans Net Charge-offs Average Loans Loans
Commercial, financial,
agricultural $ (196) $ 1,721,838 (0.05)% $ 966 $ 1,424,565 0.28%
Lease financing (5) 116,164 (0.02) (5) 84,681 (0.02)%
Real estate - construction - 1,310,125 - - 1,107,529 -%
Real estate - 1-4 family
mortgage (21) 3,319,795 - (15) 2,810,988 -%
Real estate - commercial
mortgage 4,904 5,101,752 0.39 (149) 4,540,731 (0.01)%
Installment loans to
individuals 50 118,860 0.17 54 140,017 0.16%
Total $ 4,732 $ 11,688,534 0.16% $ 851 $ 10,108,511 0.03%
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,
2023 2022
Real estate - construction:
Residential $ - $ -
Total real estate - construction - -
Real estate - 1-4 family mortgage:
Primary (10) 62
Home equity (3) 22
Rental/investment (2) (2)
Land development (6) (97)
Total real estate - 1-4 family mortgage (21) (15)
Real estate - commercial mortgage:
Owner-occupied (78) (149)
Non-owner occupied 4,982 -
Land development - -
Total real estate - commercial mortgage 4,904 (149)
Total net charge-offs (recoveries) of loans secured by real estate
$ 4,883 $ (164) 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. 55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents Three Months EndedMarch 31 ,
2023 2022 Allowance for credit losses on unfunded loan commitments: Beginning balance
$
20,118
Provision for (recovery of provision for) credit losses on unfunded loan commitments (included in other noninterest expense)
(1,500) (550) Ending balance$ 18,618 $ 19,485 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. 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 tables provide details of the Company's nonperforming assets as of the dates presented. March 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 Nonaccruing loans$ 56,626 $ 56,545 Accruing loans past due 90 days or more 18,664 331 Total nonperforming loans 75,290 56,876 Other real estate owned 4,818 1,763 Total nonperforming assets$ 80,108 $ 58,639 Nonperforming loans to total loans 0.64 % 0.49 % Nonaccruing loans to total loans 0.49 % 0.49 % Nonperforming assets to total assets 0.46 %
0.35 %
The following table presents nonperforming loans by loan category as of the dates presented:
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March 31, March 31,
2023 December 31, 2022 2022
Commercial, financial, agricultural $ 11,382 $ 12,543 $ 13,177
Lease financing - - -
Real estate - construction:
Residential 152 77 -
Commercial - - -
Total real estate - construction 152 77 -
Real estate - 1-4 family mortgage:
Primary 34,755 30,076 20,331
Home equity 2,278 1,909 2,233
Rental/investment 2,849 1,014 878
Land development 20 82 521
Total real estate - 1-4 family mortgage 39,902 33,081 23,963
Real estate - commercial mortgage: Owner-occupied 20,389 5,499 5,700 Non-owner occupied 2,963 5,342 8,558 Land development 265 71 485 Total real estate - commercial mortgage 23,617 10,912
14,743
Installment loans to individuals 237 263 359 Total nonperforming loans$ 75,290 $ 56,876$ 52,242 Total nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans were 0.64% as ofMarch 31, 2023 as compared to 0.49% and 0.51% as ofDecember 31, 2022 andMarch 31, 2022 , respectively. The increase in nonperforming loans is primarily due to two loans, both of which are fully secured and with respect to which the Company expects no loss. The Company's coverage ratio, or its allowance for credit losses on loans as a percentage of nonperforming loans, was 259.39% as ofMarch 31, 2023 as compared to 337.73% as ofDecember 31, 2022 and 318.65% as ofMarch 31, 2022 . Management has evaluated the aforementioned loans and other loans classified as nonperforming and believes that all nonperforming loans have been adequately reserved for in the allowance for credit losses atMarch 31, 2023 . Management also continually monitors past due loans for potential credit quality deterioration. Total loans 30-89 days past due but still accruing interest were$50,992 , or 0.43% of total loans, atMarch 31, 2023 as compared to$58,703 , or 0.51% of total loans, atDecember 31, 2022 and$30,617 , or 0.30% of total loans, atMarch 31, 2022 . 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, or a term extension, excluding covenant waivers and modification of contingent acceleration clauses are required to be disclosed in accordance with ASU 2022-02 and can contribute to our credit risk. The amortized cost of these modifications, all of which were in the form of interest rate reductions, totaled$1,184 during the first quarter of 2023, of which$1,029 and$155 were Real estate - commercial mortgage, non-owner occupied and Real estate - commercial mortgage, owner-occupied, respectively. These modifications represent an insignificant percentage of total loans. For modified loans in the Real estate - commercial mortgage, non-owner occupied class, the weighted average interest rate at modification was 6.67% and was reduced to 6.55%. For modified loans in the Real estate - commercial mortgage, owner occupied class, the weighted average interest rate at modification was 5.43% and was reduced to 4.75%. These loan modifications were current and accruing atMarch 31, 2023 , and had no unused commitments. 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.
The following table provides details of the Company's other real estate owned as of the dates presented:
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March 31, March 31,
2023 December 31, 2022 2022
Residential real estate $ 551 $ 699 $ 376
Commercial real estate 3,507 62 175
Residential land development 4 246 295
Commercial land development 756 756
1,216
Total other real estate owned$ 4,818 $ 1,763 $
2,062
Changes in the Company's other real estate owned were as follows:
2023 2022
Balance at January 1 $ 1,763 $ 2,540
Transfers of loans 3,623 200
Impairments - (14)
Dispositions (552) (665)
Other (16) 1
Balance at March 31 $ 4,818 $ 2,062
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 , while other real
estate owned with a cost basis of $665 was sold during the three months ended
March 31, 2022 , resulting in a net gain of $291 .
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, the Board of Directors and management actively monitor and manage our
interest rate risk exposure. We have an Asset/Liability Committee ("ALCO") that
is authorized by the Board of Directors to monitor our interest rate sensitivity
and liquidity risk 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, 2023 , in each case as
compared to the result under rates present in the market on March 31, 2023 . 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.
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Percentage Change In:
Economic Value Equity
Immediate Change in Rates of (in basis (EVE) Earning at Risk (Net Interest Income)
points): Static 1-12 Months 13-24 Months
+200 1.63% 5.71% 5.76%
+100 1.31% 3.01% 3.06%
-100 (3.31)% (4.05)% (4.47)%
-200 (9.31)% (8.80)% (10.33)%
The rate shock results for the net interest income simulations for the next 24
months produce an asset sensitive position at March 31, 2023 . 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, deposits and 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, as described below) and core deposits are not sufficient for meeting our current and anticipated liquidity needs. During the first quarter of 2023, brokered deposits increased by$623,813 as compared to the balance atDecember 31, 2022 . 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 17.29% 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. AtMarch 31, 2023 , securities with a carrying value of$895,300 were pledged to secure public fund deposits and as collateral for short-term borrowings and derivative instruments as compared to securities with a carrying value of$842,601 similarly pledged atDecember 31, 2022 . Other sources available for meeting liquidity needs include federal funds purchased and short-term and long-term advances from the FHLB. Interest is charged at the prevailing market rate on federal funds purchased and FHLB advances. There were$725,000 in short-term borrowings from the FHLB atMarch 31, 2023 , as compared to$700,000 atDecember 31, 2022 . 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 atMarch 31, 2023 orDecember 31, 2022 . The total amount of the remaining credit available to us from the FHLB atMarch 31, 2023 was$2,923,320 . We also maintain lines of credit with other commercial banks totaling$180,000 . These are unsecured lines of 59
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credit with the majority maturing at various times within the next twelve
months. There were no amounts outstanding under these lines of credit at
Finally, we can access the capital markets to meet liquidity needs. The Company maintains a shelf registration statement with theSecurities 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 theSEC 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$318,835 atMarch 31, 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,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Noninterest-bearing demand 29.74 % 32.65 % - % - %
Interest-bearing demand 41.13 46.59 1.36 0.22
Savings 7.14 7.70 0.32 0.05
Brokered deposits 2.68 - 4.42 -
Time deposits 10.61 9.65 1.92 0.55
Short-term borrowings 5.78 0.19 4.31 0.48
Long-term Federal Home Loan Bank advances - 0.01 - 1.86
Subordinated notes 2.15 2.43 5.33 4.26
Other borrowed funds 0.77 0.78 7.67 4.41
Total deposits and borrowed funds 100.00 % 100.00 % 1.33 % 0.30 %
The estimated amount of uninsured and uncollateralized deposits at March 31,
2023 was $4,147,639 . Collateralized public funds over the FDIC insurance limits
were $1,485,827 .
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 $847,697 at March 31, 2023 , as compared to
$1,607,493 at March 31, 2022 . Cash used in investing activities for the three
months ended March 31, 2023 was $153,231 , as compared to cash used in investing
activities of $584,800 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 . Proceeds from
the sale, maturity or call of securities within our investment portfolio were
$70,766 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 , as compared to $135,775 for
the same period in 2022. These proceeds were primarily used to fund loan growth
in 2023, while they were primarily reinvested into the investment portfolio in
2022. There were no purchases of investment securities during the first three
months of 2023, as compared to $365,069 for the same period in 2022.
Cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023
was $432,318 , as compared to cash provided by financing activities of $108,512
for the same period in 2022. Deposits increased $425,054 and $85,173 for the
three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Restrictions on Bank Dividends, Loans and Advances
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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, 2023 , the maximum amount available for transfer from the Bank to the
Company in the form of loans was $182,137 . 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, 2023 .
These restrictions did not have any impact on the Company's ability to meet its
cash obligations in the three months ended March 31, 2023 , 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, 2023 December 31, 2022
Loan commitments $ 3,484,332 $ 3,577,614
Standby letters of credit 120,787 98,357
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,
2023 , the Company had notional amounts of $305,029 on interest rate contracts
with corporate customers and $305,029 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 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 based on the three-month or one-month
LIBOR plus a predetermined spread. The Company entered into
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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 based on the three-month LIBOR plus a predetermined spread and receives
a fixed rate of interest. Additionally, the Company entered into an interest
rate collar on forecasted borrowings in June 2022 with a 2.25% floor and 4.57%
cap, which is accounted for as a cash flow hedge. The Company entered into a
second interest rate collar in October 2022 with a 2.75% floor and 4.75% cap.
The collar hedging strategy stabilizes interest rate fluctuation by setting both
a floor and a cap.
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
InOctober 2022 , 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 for one year 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 2023. The Company has junior subordinated debentures with a carrying value of$112,276 atMarch 31, 2023 , of which$108,685 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 atMarch 31, 2023 . Although our existing junior subordinated debentures are currently unaffected by theseFederal 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
TheFederal Reserve , theFDIC and theOffice 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: Tier 1 Capital to Tier 1 Capital to
Total Capital to
Average Assets Common Equity Tier 1 to Risk - Weighted Risk - Weighted
Capital Tiers (Leverage) Risk - Weighted Assets Assets 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%
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The following table provides the capital and risk-based capital and leverage
ratios for the Company and for
Minimum Capital Requirement to beMinimum Capital Adequately Requirement to be Capitalized
(including the Capital
Actual Well Capitalized Conservation Buffer)
Amount Ratio Amount Ratio Amount Ratio
March 31, 2023
Renasant Corporation :
Risk-based capital ratios:
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio $ 1,394,401 10.19 % $ 889,836 6.50 % $ 958,285 7.00 %
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio 1,503,086 10.98 % 1,095,183 8.00 % 1,163,632 8.50 %
Total risk-based capital ratio 2,009,552 14.68 % 1,368,979 10.00 % 1,437,428 10.50 %
Leverage capital ratios:
Tier 1 leverage ratio 1,503,086 9.18 % 818,319 5.00 % 654,655 4.00 %
Renasant Bank:
Risk-based capital ratios:
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio $ 1,651,005 12.03 % $ 891,753 6.50 % $ 960,349 7.00 %
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio 1,651,005 12.03 % 1,097,542 8.00 % 1,166,138 8.50 %
Total risk-based capital ratio 1,821,367 13.28 % 1,371,927 10.00 % 1,440,524 10.50 %
Leverage capital ratios:
Tier 1 leverage ratio 1,651,005 10.08 % 818,664 5.00 % 654,931 4.00 %
December 31, 2022
Renasant Corporation :
Risk-based capital ratios:
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio $ 1,372,747 10.21 % $ 874,093 6.50 % $ 941,331 7.00 %
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio 1,481,197 11.01 % 1,075,807 8.00 % 1,143,045 8.50 %
Total risk-based capital ratio 1,968,001 14.63 % 1,344,758 10.00 % 1,411,996 10.50 %
Leverage capital ratios:
Tier 1 leverage ratio 1,481,197 9.36 % 790,853 5.00 % 632,683 4.00 %
Renasant Bank:
Risk-based capital ratios:
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio $ 1,630,389 12.10 % $ 876,066 6.50 % $ 943,455 7.00 %
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio 1,630,389 12.10 % 1,078,235 8.00 % 1,145,624 8.50 %
Total risk-based capital ratio 1,781,312 13.22 % 1,347,794 10.00 % 1,415,183 10.50 %
Leverage capital ratios:
Tier 1 leverage ratio 1,630,389 10.30 % 791,299 5.00 % 633,040 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.
Critical Accounting Estimates
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,
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"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 endedDecember 31, 2022 , filed with theSecurities and Exchange Commission onFebruary 24, 2023 . Actual amounts and values as of the balance sheet dates may be materially different than 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 endedDecember 31, 2022 . SinceDecember 31, 2022 , there have been no material changes in these critical accounting estimates.
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