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Investment Securities
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Investment Securities INVESTMENT SECURITIES
Held-to-maturity (“HTM”) securities, which include any security for which the Company has both the positive intent and ability to hold until maturity, are carried at historical cost adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Premiums and discounts are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income using the constant effective yield method over the security’s estimated life. Prepayments are anticipated for mortgage-backed and SBA securities. Premiums on callable securities are amortized to their earliest call date.

Available-for-sale (“AFS”) securities, which include any security for which the Company has no immediate plan to sell but which may be sold in the future, are carried at fair value. Realized gains and losses, based on specifically identified amortized cost of the individual security, are included in other income. Unrealized gains and losses are recorded, net of related income tax effects, in stockholders’ equity, further discussed below. Premiums and discounts are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income using the constant effective yield method over the estimated life of the security. Prepayments are anticipated for mortgage-backed and SBA securities. Premiums on callable securities are amortized to their earliest call date.

Assets held in trading accounts, comprised of U.S. Treasury securities, are purchased with the intent of selling in the near term. Trading securities are carried at fair value with gains and losses included in other income.

During the third quarter of 2025, the Company and its subsidiaries initiated and completed steps taken to reposition the Company’s consolidated balance sheet and reclassified approximately $3.59 billion in HTM investment securities to AFS investment securities. Subsequently, the Company sold approximately $3.16 billion in amortized cost basis of AFS securities (including certain of those previously classified as HTM). The sale of investment securities resulted in a realized, after-tax ordinary loss of $625.6 million (based on actual tax rate of 21.946%).

During the quarters ended June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, the Company transferred, at fair value, $1.99 billion and $500.8 million, respectively, of securities from the AFS portfolio to the HTM portfolio. No gains or losses on these securities were recognized at the time of transfer. During the balance sheet repositioning that occurred during 2025, the remaining securities were transferred out of the HTM portfolio to the AFS portfolio at fair value and either subsequently sold or maintained within the AFS portfolio.

As a result of the balance sheet repositioning, the Company did not hold any investment securities classified as HTM as of June 30, 2026 or December 31, 2025.

The amortized cost, fair value and allowance for credit losses of investment securities that are classified as AFS are as follows:

(In thousands)Amortized
Cost
Allowance
for Credit Losses
Gross Unrealized
Gains
Gross Unrealized
(Losses)
Estimated Fair
Value
Available-for-sale
June 30, 2026
U.S. Government agencies$45,008 $— $$(587)$44,425 
Mortgage-backed securities2,254,293 — 665 (193,198)2,061,760 
State and political subdivisions1,030,971 — 32 (165,536)865,467 
Other securities109,254 — (3,728)105,529 
Total AFS$3,439,526 $— $704 $(363,049)$3,077,181 
December 31, 2025
U.S. Government agencies$47,786 $— $$(620)$47,172 
Mortgage-backed securities2,385,646 — 6,072 (189,760)2,201,958 
State and political subdivisions1,046,121 — 42 (187,092)859,071 
Other securities163,256 — 209 (5,445)158,020 
Total AFS$3,642,809 $— $6,329 $(382,917)$3,266,221 

As of June 30, 2026, AFS MBS consisted of $562.5 million and $1.50 billion of commercial MBS and residential MBS, respectively. As of December 31, 2025, AFS MBS consisted of $597.4 million and $1.60 billion of commercial MBS and residential MBS, respectively.
Accrued interest receivable on AFS securities at June 30, 2026 was $21.6 million, and is included in interest receivable on the consolidated balance sheet. The Company has made the election to exclude all accrued interest receivable from securities from the estimate of credit losses.

The following table summarizes the Company’s AFS investments in an unrealized loss position for which an allowance for credit loss has not been recorded as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position:

Less Than 12 Months12 Months or MoreTotal
(In thousands)Estimated
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Estimated
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Estimated
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Available-for-sale
June 30, 2026
U.S. Government agencies$— $— $43,291 $(587)$43,291 $(587)
Mortgage-backed securities210,440 (871)1,559,771 (192,327)1,770,211 (193,198)
State and political subdivisions7,227 (14)835,710 (165,522)842,937 (165,536)
Other securities9,936 (16)81,411 (3,712)91,347 (3,728)
Total AFS$227,603 $(901)$2,520,183 $(362,148)$2,747,786 $(363,049)
December 31, 2025
U.S. Government agencies$2,247 $(17)$43,767 $(603)$46,014 $(620)
Mortgage-backed securities15,305 (74)1,672,723 (189,686)1,688,028 (189,760)
State and political subdivisions5,757 (969)824,265 (186,123)830,022 (187,092)
Other securities— — 96,176 (5,445)96,176 (5,445)
Total AFS$23,309 $(1,060)$2,636,931 $(381,857)$2,660,240 $(382,917)

As of June 30, 2026, the Company’s investment portfolio included $3.08 billion of AFS securities, of which $2.75 billion, or 89.3%, were in an unrealized loss position that were not deemed to have credit losses. A portion of the unrealized losses were related to the Company’s MBS, which are issued and guaranteed by U.S. government-sponsored entities and agencies, and the Company’s state and political subdivision securities, specifically investments in insured fixed rate municipal bonds for which the issuers continue to make timely principal and interest payments under the contractual terms of the securities.

Furthermore, the decline in fair value for each of the above AFS securities is attributable to the rates for those investments yielding less than current market rates. Management does not believe any of the securities are impaired due to reasons of credit quality. Management believes the declines in fair value for the securities are temporary. Management does not have the immediate intent to sell the securities, and management believes the accounting standard of “more likely than not” has not been met regarding whether the Company would be required to sell any of the AFS securities before recovery of amortized cost.

Allowance for Credit Losses

All MBS held by the Company are issued by U.S. government-sponsored entities and agencies. These securities are either explicitly or implicitly guaranteed by the U.S. government, highly rated by major rating agencies and have a long history of no credit losses. Accordingly, no allowance for credit losses has been recorded for these securities.

Regarding securities issued by state and political subdivisions and other HTM securities, the adequacy of the reserve for credit loss is determined quarterly based on methodology similar to the methodology for determining the allowance for credit losses on loans. The methodology considers, but is not limited to: (i) issuer bond ratings, (ii) issuer geography, (iii) whether issuers continue to make timely principal and interest payments under the contractual terms of the securities, (iv) probability-weighted multiple scenario forecasts, and (v) the issuers’ size.
As a result of the balance sheet repositioning, the Company did not hold any investment securities classified as HTM as of June 30, 2026. Activity in the allowance for credit losses by investment security type for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 on the Company’s HTM securities portfolio was as follows:
(In thousands)State and Political SubdivisionsOther
Securities
Total
Three Months Ended June 30, 2025
Held-to-maturity
Beginning balance, April 1, 2025$171 $3,043 $3,214 
Provision for credit loss expense— — — 
Net increase (decrease) in allowance on previously impaired securities31 (31)— 
Ending balance, June 30, 2025$202 $3,012 $3,214 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
Held-to-maturity
Beginning balance, January 1, 2025$196 $3,018 $3,214 
Provision for credit loss expense— — — 
Net increase (decrease) in allowance on previously impaired securities(6)— 
Ending balance, June 30, 2025$202 $3,012 $3,214 

Based upon the Company’s analysis of the underlying risk characteristics of its AFS portfolio, including credit ratings and other qualitative factors, as previously discussed, there was no provision for credit losses related to the Company’s AFS portfolio recorded for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2026 or 2025.

Income earned on securities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, is as follows:

Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
(In thousands)2026202520262025
Taxable:
Held-to-maturity$— $10,224 $— $20,623 
Available-for-sale25,472 21,009 51,783 42,194 
Non-taxable:
Held-to-maturity— 10,052 — 20,103 
Available-for-sale5,541 5,613 11,112 11,235 
Total$31,013 $46,898 $62,895 $94,155 

The amortized cost and estimated fair value by maturity of AFS securities as of June 30, 2026 are shown in the following table. Securities are classified according to their contractual maturities without consideration of principal amortization, potential prepayments or call options. Accordingly, actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities. 

Available-for-Sale
(In thousands)Amortized
Cost
Fair
Value
One year or less$1,129 $1,122 
After one through five years83,447 82,662 
After five through ten years93,730 89,529 
After ten years1,006,734 841,915 
Securities not due on a single maturity date2,254,293 2,061,760 
Other securities (no maturity)193 193 
Total$3,439,526 $3,077,181 
The carrying value, which approximates the fair value, of securities pledged as collateral, to secure public deposits and for other purposes, amounted to $1.83 billion at June 30, 2026 and $2.04 billion at December 31, 2025. 

There were no gross realized gains and no gross realized losses from the call or sale of securities during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, as they were recognized at book value of the security.

The Company has entered into various hedging transactions to help mitigate the impact of changing interest rates on the fair value of AFS securities. See Note 22, Derivative Instruments, for disclosure of the gains and losses recognized on derivative instruments and the cumulative fair value hedging adjustments to the carrying amount of the hedged securities.