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Loans
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Receivables [Abstract]  
Loans

Note 4: Loans

The following is a summary of the Company’s loan portfolio by loan class.

 

(In thousands)

 

March 31,
2026

 

 

December 31,
2025

 

Secured by real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential properties

 

$

1,746,754

 

 

$

1,748,571

 

Construction and land development

 

 

461,366

 

 

 

452,044

 

Farmland

 

 

332,937

 

 

 

339,528

 

Other commercial

 

 

2,776,274

 

 

 

2,805,604

 

Total real estate

 

 

5,317,331

 

 

 

5,345,747

 

Commercial and industrial loans

 

 

776,829

 

 

 

721,855

 

Agricultural production and other loans to farmers

 

 

99,362

 

 

 

112,345

 

Consumer and other loans

 

 

110,603

 

 

 

111,586

 

Total loans before allowance for credit losses

 

$

6,304,125

 

 

$

6,291,533

 

 

Loans are stated at the amount of unpaid principal net of discounts and premiums on acquired loans, before allowance for credit losses. Interest on loans is calculated using the simple interest method on daily balances of the principal amount outstanding.

Loan Origination/Risk Management/Credit Concentration – The Company has certain lending policies and procedures in place that are designed to maximize loan income within an acceptable level of risk. The Company’s Board of Directors reviews and approves these policies and procedures on a regular basis. Although the Company has a diversified loan portfolio, the Company has concentrations of credit risks related to the real estate market, including residential, commercial, and construction and land development lending. Most of the Company’s lending activity occurs within Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and Florida.

The risk characteristics of the Company’s material portfolio segments are as follows:

Residential Property Loans – The residential property loan portfolio consists of residential loans for single and multifamily properties. Residential loans are generally secured by owner occupied 1–4 family residences. Repayment of these loans is primarily dependent on the personal income and credit rating of the borrowers and can be impacted by economic conditions within their market area. Risk is mitigated by the fact that the loans are of smaller individual amounts and spread over a large number of borrowers.

Commercial Real Estate Loans – Commercial real estate loans include construction and land development loans, loans secured by farmland and other commercial real estate loans.

Construction and land development loans are usually based upon estimates of costs and estimated value of the completed project and include independent appraisal reviews and a financial analysis of the developers and property owners. Sources of repayment of these loans may include permanent loans, sales of developed property or an interim loan commitment from the Company until permanent financing is obtained. These loans are considered to be higher risk than other real estate loans due to their ultimate repayment being sensitive to interest rate changes, general economic conditions and the availability of long-term financing.

Farmland loans are generally made for the purpose of acquiring land devoted to crop production or livestock, the propagation of timber or the operation of a similar type of business on the secured property. Sources of repayment for these loans generally include income generated from operations of a business on the property, rental income, or sales of timber. Repayment may be impacted by changes in economic conditions which affect underlying collateral values.

Commercial real estate loans typically involve larger principal amounts and repayment of these loans is generally dependent on the successful operations of the property securing the loan or the business conducted on the property securing the loan. These loans are viewed primarily as cash flow loans and secondarily as loans secured by real estate. Management monitors and evaluates commercial real estate loans based on collateral and risk grade criteria.

Commercial and Industrial Loans – The commercial and industrial loan portfolio consists of loans to commercial customers for use in normal business operations to finance working capital needs, equipment purchases or other expansion projects. Commercial loan underwriting standards are designed to promote relationship banking rather than transactional banking and are underwritten based on the borrower’s expected ability to profitably operate its business. The cash flows of borrowers, however, may not be as expected and collateral securing these loans may fluctuate in value. Most commercial loans are secured by assets being financed or other business assets such as accounts receivable or inventory and may incorporate a personal guarantee. In the case of loans secured by accounts receivable, the availability of funds for repayment of these loans may be substantially dependent on the ability of the borrower to collect amounts due from its customers.

Agricultural production and other loans to farmers - The agricultural production and other loans to farmers portfolio consists of loans for the purpose of financing agricultural production, the growing and storing of crops, the marketing, and the carrying of agricultural products. This portfolio also includes loans for the purposes of breeding, raising, fattening, or marketing livestock, fish production, and forest and timber production as well as any other loans made to farmers not secured by real estate. Sources of repayment for these loans generally include income generated from the operations of the business.

Consumer and Other Loans – The consumer and other loan portfolio consists of various term and line of credit loans such as automobile loans and loans for other personal purposes. Repayment for these types of loans will come from a borrower’s income sources that are typically independent of the loan purpose. Credit risk is driven by consumer economic factors (such as unemployment and general economic conditions in the Company’s market area) and the creditworthiness of a borrower.

Loans that are 30 days or more past due based on payments received and applied to the loan are considered delinquent. Accrual of interest is discontinued on a loan when management believes, after considering economic and business conditions and collection efforts, that a borrower's financial condition is such that collection of interest, but not necessarily principal, is doubtful. A loan is typically placed on non-accrual when the contractual payment of principal or interest becomes 90 days past due unless the loan is well-secured and in the process of collection. Loans may be placed on non-accrual status regardless of whether or not such loans

are considered past due. When a loan is placed on non-accrual status, any interest that is accrued, but not collected, is reversed against interest income.

Payments subsequently received on non-accrual loans are applied to principal. Interest income is recognized to the extent that cash payments are received in excess of principal due. A loan may return to accrual status when principal and interest payments are no longer past due and collectability is reasonably assured.

The following table presents the amortized cost basis of nonaccrual loans, segregated by class as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025. At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had no nonaccrual loans without a related allowance for credit loss.

 

(In thousands)

 

Total Nonaccrual

 

 

Past Due 90
days or more
and Accruing

 

March 31, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential properties

 

$

13,672

 

 

$

703

 

Construction and land development

 

 

2,040

 

 

 

1,211

 

Farmland

 

 

1,166

 

 

 

161

 

Other commercial

 

 

6,940

 

 

 

3,274

 

Total real estate

 

 

23,818

 

 

 

5,349

 

Commercial and industrial loans

 

 

2,163

 

 

 

300

 

Agricultural production and other loans to farmers

 

 

900

 

 

 

353

 

Consumer and other loans

 

 

160

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

27,041

 

 

$

6,002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential properties

 

$

10,667

 

 

$

2,797

 

Construction and land development

 

 

2,025

 

 

 

 

Farmland

 

 

1,389

 

 

 

 

Other commercial

 

 

6,818

 

 

 

859

 

Total real estate

 

 

20,899

 

 

 

3,656

 

Commercial and industrial loans

 

 

1,547

 

 

 

203

 

Agricultural production and other loans to farmers

 

 

861

 

 

 

6

 

Consumer and other loans

 

 

168

 

 

 

9

 

Total

 

$

23,475

 

 

$

3,874

 

 

A loan is considered collateral-dependent when the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and repayment is expected to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, there were no significant changes to the collateral which secures the collateral-dependent loans, whether due to general deterioration or other reason. The following table presents the amortized cost basis of collateral-dependent loans by class and collateral type as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

 

(In thousands)

 

Real
Estate

 

 

Accounts
Receivable
& Inventory

 

 

Equipment

 

 

Other

 

March 31, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential properties

 

$

4,158

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Construction and land development

 

 

5,437

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other commercial

 

 

35,571

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

173

 

Total real estate

 

 

45,166

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

173

 

Commercial and industrial loans

 

 

2,766

 

 

 

1,584

 

 

 

1,993

 

 

 

69

 

Total

 

$

47,932

 

 

$

1,584

 

 

$

1,993

 

 

$

242

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Real
Estate

 

 

Accounts
Receivable
& Inventory

 

 

Equipment

 

 

Other

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential properties

 

$

4,212

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Construction and land development

 

 

5,717

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other commercial

 

 

35,793

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

175

 

Total real estate

 

 

45,722

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

175

 

Commercial and industrial loans

 

 

2,786

 

 

 

8,327

 

 

 

2,037

 

 

 

70

 

Total

 

$

48,508

 

 

$

8,327

 

 

$

2,037

 

 

$

245

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An age analysis of past due loans (including both accruing and non-accruing loans) segregated by class of loans is as follows:

 

(In thousands)

 

Past Due 30-89 Days

 

 

Past Due 90 Days or More

 

 

Total Past Due

 

 

Current

 

 

Total Loans

 

March 31, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential properties

 

$

14,584

 

 

$

9,258

 

 

$

23,842

 

 

$

1,722,912

 

 

$

1,746,754

 

Construction and land development

 

 

2,688

 

 

 

3,213

 

 

 

5,901

 

 

 

455,465

 

 

 

461,366

 

Farmland

 

 

903

 

 

 

1,282

 

 

 

2,185

 

 

 

330,752

 

 

 

332,937

 

Other commercial

 

 

12,995

 

 

 

5,356

 

 

 

18,351

 

 

 

2,757,923

 

 

 

2,776,274

 

Total real estate

 

 

31,170

 

 

 

19,109

 

 

 

50,279

 

 

 

5,267,052

 

 

 

5,317,331

 

Commercial and industrial loans

 

 

6,046

 

 

 

1,938

 

 

 

7,984

 

 

 

768,845

 

 

 

776,829

 

Agricultural production and other loans to farmers

 

 

271

 

 

 

485

 

 

 

756

 

 

 

98,606

 

 

 

99,362

 

Consumer and other loans

 

 

397

 

 

 

69

 

 

 

466

 

 

 

110,137

 

 

 

110,603

 

Total

 

$

37,884

 

 

$

21,601

 

 

$

59,485

 

 

$

6,244,640

 

 

$

6,304,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Past Due 30-89 Days

 

 

Past Due 90 Days or More

 

 

Total Past Due

 

 

Current

 

 

Total Loans

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential properties

 

$

14,737

 

 

$

9,155

 

 

$

23,892

 

 

$

1,724,679

 

 

$

1,748,571

 

Construction and land development

 

 

2,139

 

 

 

1,718

 

 

 

3,857

 

 

 

448,187

 

 

 

452,044

 

Farmland

 

 

360

 

 

 

1,072

 

 

 

1,432

 

 

 

338,096

 

 

 

339,528

 

Other commercial

 

 

4,909

 

 

 

5,511

 

 

 

10,420

 

 

 

2,795,184

 

 

 

2,805,604

 

Total real estate

 

 

22,145

 

 

 

17,456

 

 

 

39,601

 

 

 

5,306,146

 

 

 

5,345,747

 

Commercial and industrial loans

 

 

1,616

 

 

 

1,287

 

 

 

2,903

 

 

 

718,952

 

 

 

721,855

 

Agricultural production and other loans to farmers

 

 

102

 

 

 

867

 

 

 

969

 

 

 

111,376

 

 

 

112,345

 

Consumer and other loans

 

 

408

 

 

 

117

 

 

 

525

 

 

 

111,061

 

 

 

111,586

 

Total

 

$

24,271

 

 

$

19,727

 

 

$

43,998

 

 

$

6,247,535

 

 

$

6,291,533

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modifications to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty From time to time, the Company may modify certain loans to borrowers who are experiencing financial difficulty. In some cases, these modifications result in new loans. Loan modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty may be in the form of principal forgiveness, interest rate reduction, term extension, other-than-insignificant payment delay or a combination thereof, among other things.

The following table presents the amortized cost basis of loans that were both made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty and modified during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, by class and type of modification.

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2026

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Payment
Delay

 

 

Term
Extension

 

 

% of Total
Loans

 

Other commercial

 

$

2,647

 

 

$

 

 

 

0.04

 %

Commercial and industrial

 

 

 

 

 

2,835

 

 

 

0.04

 %

Total

 

$

2,647

 

 

$

2,835

 

 

 

0.09

 %

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2025

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Payment Delay

 

 

% of Total
Loans

 

Other commercial

 

$

23,201

 

 

 

0.38

 %

Total

 

$

23,201

 

 

 

0.38

 %

 

The following table describes the financial effects of the modification made to the borrower experiencing financial difficulty during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2026

 

 

Payment Delay

Other commercial

 

Delayed the payment a weighted average of 28 months

 

 

 

 

Term Extension

Commercial and industrial

 

Added a weighted average of 3 months to the life of the modified loan

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2025

 

 

Payment Delay

Other commercial

 

Delayed the payment a weighted average of 12 months

Commercial and industrial

 

N/A

 

The following table presents the performance of loans that have been modified during the last twelve months ended March 31, 2026.

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended March 31, 2026

 

(In thousands)

 

Current

 

 

30-89 Days
Past Due

 

 

90 Days or More
Past Due

 

Secured by real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential properties

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,014

 

Construction and land development

 

 

 

 

 

1,502

 

 

 

 

Other commercial

 

 

4,987

 

 

 

 

 

 

367

 

Total real estate

 

 

4,987

 

 

 

1,502

 

 

 

1,381

 

Commercial and industrial loans

 

 

83

 

 

 

2,766

 

 

 

 

Total loans before allowance for loan losses

 

$

5,070

 

 

$

4,268

 

 

$

1,381