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Investment Securities
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Investment Securities [Abstract]  
Investment Securities Investment Securities
Investment securities consisted of the following at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

(In thousands)June 30, 2025December 31, 2024
Available for sale debt securities$8,915,779 $9,136,853 
Trading debt securities46,630 38,034 
Equity securities:
Readily determinable fair value45,098 48,359 
No readily determinable fair value9,413 9,083 
Other:
Federal Reserve Bank stock35,736 35,545 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock10,100 10,120 
Private equity investments174,070 184,386 
Total investment securities (1)
$9,236,826 $9,462,380 
(1)Accrued interest receivable totaled $36.1 million and $35.0 million at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, and was included within other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

Most of the Company’s investment securities are classified as available for sale debt securities, and this portfolio is discussed in more detail below. The Company’s equity securities are also discussed below. Other investment securities include Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) stock, Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock, and investments in portfolio concerns held by the Company’s private equity subsidiary. FRB stock and FHLB stock are held for liquidity management and regulatory purposes. Investment in FRB stock is based on the capital structure of the investing bank, and investment in FHLB stock is tied to the asset size of the borrowing bank and the level of borrowings from the FHLB. These holdings are carried at cost. The Company’s private equity investments are carried at estimated fair value.

Equity Securities
The Company’s equity securities portfolio includes mutual funds, common stock, and preferred stock with readily determinable fair values as well as equity securities with no readily determinable fair value. The Company has elected to measure equity securities with no readily determinable fair value at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes for the identical or similar investment of the same issuer. At March 31, 2024, this portfolio included the Company’s 823,447 shares of Visa Inc. (“Visa”) Class B-1 common stock (formerly Class B common stock), which were held by Commerce Bancshares, Inc. The Company’s Visa Class B-1 shares had a carrying value of zero at March 31, 2024, as there had not been observable price changes in orderly transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer.

On April 8, 2024, Visa announced the commencement of a public offering to permit the exchange of its Class B-1 common stock for a combination of shares of its Class B-2 common stock and its Class C common stock (“Exchange Offer”). The Company tendered all of its Visa Class B-1 shares pursuant to the Exchange Offer. On May 3, 2024, the Exchange Offer closed, and in exchange for its 823,447 shares of Visa Class B-1 common stock, the Company received 411,723 shares of Visa Class B-2 common stock (which will be convertible under certain circumstances, as further described below, into Visa’s publicly traded Class A common stock at an initial rate of 1.5875 shares of Class A common for each share of Class B-2 common stock, subject to adjustment) and 163,404 shares of Visa Class C common stock which automatically convert into four shares of Visa's Class A common stock (subject to future adjustments for any stock splits, recapitalizations or similar transactions) upon any transfer to a person other than a Visa member or an affiliate of a Visa member.

As a condition of participating in the exchange, the Company entered into a Makewhole Agreement with Visa that provides for cash payments to Visa to the extent (if any) that future adjustments to the conversion ratio for the Visa Class B-2 common stock to Class A common stock cause such ratio to fall below zero. Changes to the conversion ratio occur when Visa deposits funds to a litigation escrow established by Visa to pay settlements for certain covered litigation that pre-dated Visa’s initial public offering, for which Visa has been effectively indemnified by Visa USA members through reductions to the conversion ratio for its Class B-1 common stock. The purpose of the Makewhole Agreement is to preserve the economic benefit of these adjustments to the Class B-1 conversion ratio for the benefit of Visa’s Class A and Class C common stockholders following the exchange. As further described in Visa’s related Issuer Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO and Prospectus, each dated April 8, 2024, publicly filed with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission, both the Makewhole Agreement and the related escrow fund and transfer restrictions on Visa’s Class B-1 common stock and the new Class B-2 common stock will terminate whenever the covered litigation is ultimately resolved, at which future date outstanding shares of Visa Class B-2 common stock will be convertible into shares of its Class A common stock at the then-applicable conversion ratio.
As a result of the exchange, the Company elected the measurement alternative approach for its Visa Class C common stock and marked the stock to fair value, recording a gain based on the conversion privilege of the Visa Class C common stock and the closing price of Visa Class A common stock. During the second quarter of 2024, the Company sold 436 thousand shares of Visa Class A common stock at an average price of $274.91, resulting in proceeds of $119.8 million. During the third quarter of 2024, the Company sold 218 thousand Visa Class A shares at an average price of $260.56, resulting of proceeds of $56.8 million. The Company sold all of the Visa Class C shares during the second and third quarters of 2024. The Company’s Visa Class B-2 common stock will continue to be carried at cost of $0 as the Company elected the measurement alternative approach for these shares as well, and there are not observable price changes in orderly transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer for the Visa Class B-2 shares held by the Company.

Changes in equity investments with no readily determinable fair value for each period were as follows:
Three Months Ended June 30Six Months Ended June 30
(In thousands)20242024
Balance at beginning of period$6,988 $6,978 
Observable upward price adjustments178,227 178,227 
Observable downward price adjustments  
Impairment charges  
Sales of securities and other activity(119,435)(119,425)
Balance at end of period$65,780 $65,780 

Net gains and losses for the Company's equity securities portfolio for each period were as follows:
Three Months Ended June 30Six Months Ended June 30
(In thousands)20242024
Net gains (losses) recognized during the period on equity securities$178,164 $178,306 
Less: Net (gains) losses recognized during the period on equity securities sold during the period(119,987)(119,987)
Net unrealized gains (losses) recognized during the reporting period on equity securities still held at the reporting date$58,177 $58,319 


Available for sale debt securities portfolio
The majority of the Company’s investment portfolio is comprised of available for sale debt securities, which are carried at fair value with changes in fair value reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI). A summary of the available for sale debt securities by maturity groupings as of June 30, 2025 is shown below. The investment portfolio includes agency mortgage-backed securities, which are guaranteed by agencies such as FHLMC, FNMA, and Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), in addition to non-agency mortgage-backed securities, which have no guarantee but are collateralized by commercial and residential mortgages. Also included are certain other asset-backed securities, which are primarily collateralized by credit cards, automobiles, student loans, and commercial loans. These securities differ from traditional debt securities primarily in that they may have uncertain maturity dates and are priced based on estimated prepayment rates on the underlying collateral.
(In thousands)Amortized
Cost
Fair
Value
U.S. government and federal agency obligations:
Within 1 year$439,321 $439,782 
After 1 but within 5 years1,429,778 1,437,921 
After 5 but within 10 years717,757 720,034 
Total U.S. government and federal agency obligations2,586,856 2,597,737 
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations:
After 5 but within 10 years35,212 30,195 
After 10 years19,820 13,953 
Total government-sponsored enterprise obligations55,032 44,148 
State and municipal obligations:
Within 1 year70,837 70,298 
After 1 but within 5 years416,047 393,723 
After 5 but within 10 years176,358 155,555 
After 10 years111,498 95,382 
Total state and municipal obligations774,740 714,958 
Mortgage and asset-backed securities:
  Agency mortgage-backed securities3,991,521 3,356,039 
  Non-agency mortgage-backed securities539,853 499,996 
  Asset-backed securities1,516,911 1,496,323 
Total mortgage and asset-backed securities6,048,285 5,352,358 
Other debt securities:
Within 1 year24,459 24,152 
After 1 but within 5 years73,750 68,648 
After 5 but within 10 years92,265 89,325 
After 10 years24,748 24,453 
Total other debt securities215,222 206,578 
Total available for sale debt securities$9,680,135 $8,915,779 

Investments in U.S. government and federal agency obligations include U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities, which totaled $413.4 million, at fair value, at June 30, 2025. Interest earned on these securities increases with inflation and decreases with deflation, as measured by the non-seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index (CPI-U). At maturity, the principal paid is the greater of an inflation-adjusted principal or the original principal.

Allowance for credit losses on available for sale debt securities
Securities for which fair value is less than amortized cost are reviewed for impairment. Special emphasis is placed on securities whose credit rating has fallen below Baa3 (Moody's) or BBB- (Standard & Poor's), whose fair values have fallen more than 20% below purchase price, or those which have been identified based on management’s judgment. These securities are placed on a watch list and cash flow analyses are prepared on an individual security basis. Certain securities are analyzed using a projected cash flow model, discounted to present value, and compared to the current amortized cost bases of the securities. The model uses input factors such as cash flow projections, contractual payments required, expected delinquency rates, credit support from other tranches, prepayment speeds, collateral loss severity rates (including loan to values), and various other information related to the underlying collateral. Securities not analyzed using the cash flow model are analyzed by reviewing credit ratings, credit support agreements, and industry knowledge to project future cash flows and any possible credit impairment.

At June 30, 2025, the fair value of securities on this watch list was $1.1 billion compared to $1.6 billion at December 31, 2024. Almost all of the securities included on the Company's watch list in the current quarter were experiencing unrealized loss positions due to the increase in interest rates since their purchase and were analyzed outside of the cash flow model. At June 30, 2025, the securities on the Company's watch list that were not deemed to be solely related to increasing interest rates were securities backed by government-guaranteed student loans and are expected to perform as contractually required. As of June 30, 2025, the Company did not identify any securities for which a credit loss exists, and for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company did not recognize a credit loss expense on any available for sale debt securities.
The table below summarizes debt securities available for sale in an unrealized loss position, aggregated by length of loss period, for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Unrealized losses on these available for sale securities have not been recognized into income because after review, the securities were deemed not to be impaired. The unrealized losses on these securities are primarily attributable to changes in interest rates and current market conditions. At June 30, 2025, the Company does not intend to sell the securities, nor is it anticipated that it would be required to sell any of these securities at a loss.

Less than 12 months12 months or longerTotal
 
(In thousands)
   Fair ValueUnrealized
Losses
Fair ValueUnrealized
Losses
Fair ValueUnrealized
Losses
June 30, 2025
U.S. government and federal agency obligations$690,639 $4,040 $291,903 $8,709 $982,542 $12,749 
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations   44,148 10,884 44,148 10,884 
State and municipal obligations10,292 272 690,932 59,513 701,224 59,785 
Mortgage and asset-backed securities:
   Agency mortgage-backed securities1,964 16 3,308,242 636,145 3,310,206 636,161 
   Non-agency mortgage-backed securities  454,609 40,278 454,609 40,278 
   Asset-backed securities110,990 479 701,808 26,682 812,798 27,161 
Total mortgage and asset-backed securities112,954 495 4,464,659 703,105 4,577,613 703,600 
Other debt securities26,800 170 129,891 9,116 156,691 9,286 
Total $840,685 $4,977 $5,621,533 $791,327 $6,462,218 $796,304 
December 31, 2024
U.S. government and federal agency obligations$1,492,875 $24,662 $353,129 $17,197 $1,846,004 $41,859 
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations— — 42,848 12,576 42,848 12,576 
State and municipal obligations14,860 230 724,587 79,685 739,447 79,915 
Mortgage and asset-backed securities:
   Agency mortgage-backed securities3,882 42 3,409,405 750,664 3,413,287 750,706 
   Non-agency mortgage-backed securities10 — 564,637 56,986 564,647 56,986 
   Asset-backed securities219,414 2,371 1,083,938 36,824 1,303,352 39,195 
Total mortgage and asset-backed securities223,306 2,413 5,057,980 844,474 5,281,286 846,887 
Other debt securities26,390 579 198,936 12,718 225,326 13,297 
Total $1,757,431 $27,884 $6,377,480 $966,650 $8,134,911 $994,534 

The entire available for sale debt portfolio included $6.5 billion of securities that were in a loss position at June 30, 2025, compared to $8.1 billion at December 31, 2024.  The total amount of unrealized loss on these securities was $796.3 million at June 30, 2025, a decrease of $198.2 million compared to the unrealized loss at December 31, 2024.  Securities with significant unrealized losses are discussed in the "Allowance for credit losses on available for sale debt securities" section above.
For debt securities classified as available for sale, the following table shows the amortized cost, fair value, and allowance for credit losses of securities available for sale at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, and the corresponding amounts of gross unrealized gains and losses (pre-tax) in AOCI, by security type.

 
 
(In thousands)
Amortized CostGross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Allowance for Credit Losses
Fair Value
June 30, 2025
U.S. government and federal agency obligations$2,586,856 $23,630 $(12,749)$ $2,597,737 
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations55,032  (10,884) 44,148 
State and municipal obligations774,740 3 (59,785) 714,958 
Mortgage and asset-backed securities:
  Agency mortgage-backed securities3,991,521 679 (636,161) 3,356,039 
  Non-agency mortgage-backed securities539,853 421 (40,278) 499,996 
  Asset-backed securities1,516,911 6,573 (27,161) 1,496,323 
Total mortgage and asset-backed securities6,048,285 7,673 (703,600) 5,352,358 
Other debt securities215,222 642 (9,286) 206,578 
Total$9,680,135 $31,948 $(796,304)$ $8,915,779 
December 31, 2024
U.S. government and federal agency obligations$2,594,130 $2,981 $(41,859)$— $2,555,252 
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations55,425 — (12,576)— 42,849 
State and municipal obligations822,790 16 (79,915)— 742,891 
Mortgage and asset-backed securities:
  Agency mortgage-backed securities4,195,182 415 (750,706)— 3,444,891 
  Non-agency mortgage-backed securities625,539 136 (56,986)— 568,689 
  Asset-backed securities1,595,797 413 (39,195)— 1,557,015 
Total mortgage and asset-backed securities6,416,518 964 (846,887)— 5,570,595 
Other debt securities238,563 — (13,297)— 225,266 
Total$10,127,426 $3,961 $(994,534)$— $9,136,853 

The following table presents proceeds from sales of securities and the components of investment securities gains and losses which have been recognized in earnings.

For the Six Months Ended June 30
(In thousands)20252024
Proceeds from sales of securities:
Available for sale debt securities
$36,065 $1,015,845 
Equity securities
 120,012 
Other investments
10,029 21,319 
Total proceeds
$46,094 $1,157,176 
Investment securities gains (losses), net:
Available for sale debt securities:
Gains realized on sales$4 $— 
Losses realized on sales(4,218)(187,543)
Equity securities:
 Gains (losses) on equity securities, net1,777 178,306 
Other:
 Gains realized on sales
1,167 956 
 Losses realized on sales
(1,773)(1,522)
Fair value adjustments, net (4,111)12,777 
Total investment securities gains (losses), net$(7,154)$2,974 

Net losses on investment securities for the six months ended June 30, 2025 were mainly comprised of net losses of $4.2 million on sales of available for sale securities, net losses of $606 thousand on sales of private equity investments, and net
losses in fair value of $4.1 million recorded on private equity investments. These losses were partially offset by net gains of $1.8 million on equity investments.

During 2024, the Company executed a plan to to reposition a portion of its available for sale debt securities portfolio through the sale of securities with an amortized cost of $1.2 billion. The securities that the Company sold had a yield of approximately 2.1%, which resulted in a loss of $179.1 million, and the Company reinvested $928.8 million of the proceeds into U.S. Treasury securities yielding approximately 4.6%.

Pledged securities
At June 30, 2025, securities totaling $6.9 billion in fair value were pledged to secure public fund deposits, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, trust funds, and borrowings at the FRB and FHLB, compared to $6.9 billion at December 31, 2024. Excluding obligations of various government-sponsored enterprises such as FNMA, FHLB and FHLMC, no investment in a single issuer exceeded 10% of stockholders’ equity.