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Loans Receivable
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Receivables [Abstract]  
Loans Receivable Loans Receivable
The various categories of loans receivable are summarized as follows:
 March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
 (In thousands)
Real estate:
Commercial real estate loans
Non-farm/non-residential$5,395,529 $5,290,112 
Construction/land development2,613,604 2,726,993 
Agricultural321,046 332,412 
Residential real estate loans
Residential 1-4 family2,100,374 2,134,334 
Multifamily residential1,232,639 1,140,911 
Total real estate11,663,192 11,624,762 
Consumer1,254,936 1,253,746 
Commercial and industrial2,172,267 2,222,401 
Agricultural329,563 359,879 
Other213,670 225,421 
Total loans receivable15,633,628 15,686,209 
Allowance for credit losses(297,634)(297,583)
Loans receivable, net$15,335,994 $15,388,626 
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company sold $1.2 million of the guaranteed portions of SBA loans, which resulted in a gain of approximately $80,000. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company sold $4.0 million guaranteed portions of certain SBA loans, which resulted in a gain of approximately $288,000.
Mortgage loans held for sale of approximately $201.9 million and $204.0 million at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, are included in residential 1-4 family loans. Mortgage loans held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or fair value, determined using an aggregate basis. Gains and losses resulting from sales of mortgage loans are recognized when the respective loans are sold to investors. Gains and losses are determined by the difference between the selling price and the carrying amount of the loans sold, net of discounts collected or paid. The Company obtains forward commitments to sell mortgage loans to reduce market risk on mortgage loans in the process of origination and mortgage loans held for sale. The forward commitments acquired by the Company for mortgage loans in process of origination are considered mandatory forward commitments. Because these commitments are structured on a mandatory basis, the Company is required to substitute another loan or to buy back the commitment if the original loan does not fund. The Company regularly sells mortgages into the capital markets to mitigate the effects of interest rate volatility during the period from the time an interest rate lock commitment ("IRLC") is issued until the IRLC funds creating a mortgage loan held for sale and its subsequent sale into the secondary/capital markets. Loan sales are typically executed on a mandatory basis. Under a mandatory commitment, the Company agrees to deliver a specified dollar amount with predetermined terms by a certain date. Generally, the commitment is not loan specific, and any combination of loans can be delivered into the outstanding commitment provided the terms fall within the parameters of the commitment. Upon failure to deliver, the Company is subject to fees based on market movement. These commitments and IRLCs are derivative instruments and their fair values at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 were not material.
Purchased loans that have experienced more than insignificant credit deterioration since origination are purchase credit deteriorated ("PCD") loans. An allowance for credit losses is determined using the same methodology as other loans. The Company develops separate PCD models for each loan segment with PCD loans not individually analyzed for credit losses. The initial allowance for credit losses determined on a collective basis is allocated to individual loans. The sum of the loan’s purchase price and allowance for credit losses becomes its initial amortized cost basis. The difference between the initial amortized cost basis and the par value of the loan is a non-credit discount or premium which is amortized into interest income over the life of the loan. Subsequent changes to the allowance for credit losses are recorded through the provision for credit losses. The Company held approximately $51.3 million and $52.2 million in PCD loans, as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. The balances result entirely from the acquisition of Happy Bancshares, Inc. in 2022.
A description of our accounting policies for loans and impaired loans (which includes loans individually analyzed for credit losses for which a specific reserve has been recorded, non-accrual loans, loans past due 90 days or more and restructured loans made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty) are set forth in our 2025 Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 27, 2026.