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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q
(mark one)
☒QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020
or
☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ____ to ____
Commission File Number: 000-31225
Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc.
pnfp-20200331_g1.jpg, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Tennessee62-1812853
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
150 Third Avenue South, Suite 900Nashville,TN37201
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(615)744-3700
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changes since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes ☒     No ☐ 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  Yes ☒     No ☐ 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer", "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):

Large Accelerated Filer ☒       Accelerated Filer ☐ 
Non-accelerated Filer  ☐       Smaller reporting company ☐
(do not check if you are a smaller reporting company)    Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).     Yes ☐     No ☒ 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Title of Each ClassTrading SymbolName of Exchange on which Registered
Common Stock, par value $1.00PNFPNasdaq Global Select Market

As of October 31, 2019May 1, 2020 there were 76,565,43875,848,015 shares of common stock, $1.00 par value per share, issued and outstanding.



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Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.
Report on Form 10-Q
September 30, 2019March 31, 2020

TABLE OF CONTENTSPage No.
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Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
6068
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
6068
6169
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
6169
Item 1A. Risk Factors
6170
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
6173
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
6173
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
6173
Item 5. Other Information
6173
Item 6. Exhibits
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this report, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The words "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "may," "should," "plan," "believe," "seek," "estimate" and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, but other statements not based on historical information may also be considered forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the statements, including, but not limited to: (i) deterioration in the financial condition of borrowers of Pinnacle Bank and its subsidiaries or BHG resulting in significant increases in loan losses and provisions for those losses or,and, in the case of BHG, substitutions; (ii) the effects of the emergence of widespread health emergencies or pandemics, including the magnitude and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on general economic and financial market conditions and on Pinnacle Financial's and its customers' business, results of operations, asset quality and financial condition; (iii) the ability to grow and retain low-cost core deposits and retain large, uninsured deposits, including during times when Pinnacle Bank is seeking to lower rates it pays on deposits; (iii)(iv) the inability of Pinnacle Financial, or entities in which it has significant investments, like BHG, to maintain the historical growth rate of its, or such entities', loan portfolio; (iv)(v) changes in loan underwriting, credit review or loss reserve policies associated with economic conditions, examination conclusions, or regulatory developments; (v)(vi) effectiveness of Pinnacle Financial's asset management activities in improving, resolving or liquidating lower-quality assets; (vi)(vii) the impact of competition with other financial institutions, including pricing pressures and the resulting impact on Pinnacle Financial’s results, including as a result of compression to net interest margin; (vii)(viii) adverse conditions in the national or local economies including in Pinnacle Financial's markets throughout Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia,  particularly in commercial and residential real estate markets; (viii)(ix) fluctuations or differences in interest rates on loans or deposits from those that Pinnacle Financial is modeling or anticipating, including as a result of Pinnacle Bank's inability to lowerbetter match deposit rates with the speed and atchanges in the levels desired in connection with the declining short-term rate environment, currently contemplated, or that affect the yield curve; (ix)(x) the results of regulatory examinations; (x)(xi) Pinnacle Financial's ability to identify potential candidates for, consummate, and achieve synergies from, potential future acquisitions; (xi)(xii) difficulties and delays in integrating acquired businesses or fully realizing costs savings and other benefits from acquisitions; (xii)(xiii) BHG's ability to profitably grow its business and successfully execute on its business plans; (xiii)(xiv) risks of expansion into new geographic or product markets; (xiv)markets including the recent expansion into the Atlanta, Georgia metro market; (xv) any matter or development, including those resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, that would cause Pinnacle Financial to conclude that there was impairment of any asset, including goodwill or theother intangible assets; (xv)(xvi) reduced ability to attract additional financial advisors (or failure of such advisors to cause their clients to switch to Pinnacle Bank), to retain financial advisors (including as a result of the competitive environment for associates) or otherwise to attract customers from other financial institutions; (xvi) the ability of Pinnacle Financial to implement its branch consolidation strategy on the timelines, and at the costs, presently contemplated; (xvii) deterioration in the valuation of other real estate owned and increased expenses associated therewith; (xviii) inability to comply with regulatory capital requirements, including those resulting from changes to capital calculation methodologies, required capital maintenance levels or regulatory requests or directives, particularly if Pinnacle Financial'sBank's level of applicable commercial real estate loans were to exceed percentage levels of total capital in guidelines recommended by its regulators; (xix) approval of the declaration of any dividend by Pinnacle Financial's board of directors; (xx) the vulnerability of Pinnacle Bank's network and online banking portals, and the systems of parties with whom Pinnacle FinancialBank contracts, to unauthorized access, computer viruses, phishing schemes, spam attacks, human error, natural disasters, power loss and other security breaches; (xxi) the possibility of increased compliance and operational costs as a result of increased regulatory oversight (including by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau), including oversight of companies in which Pinnacle Financial or Pinnacle Bank have significant investments, like BHG, and the development of additional banking products for Pinnacle Bank's corporate and consumer clients;  (xxii) the risks associated with Pinnacle Financial and Pinnacle Bank being a minority investor in BHG, including the risk that the owners of a majority of the equity interests in BHG decide to sell the company if not prohibited from doing so by Pinnacle Financial or Pinnacle Bank; (xxiii) changes in state and federal legislation, regulations or policies applicable to banks and other financial service providers, like BHG, including regulatory or legislative developments; (xxiv) risks associated with the possible shutdown of the United States federal government, including adverse effects on the national or local economies and adverse effects resulting from a shutdown of the U.S. Small Business Administration's SBA loan program; (xxv) the availability of and access to capital; (xxvi)(xxv) adverse results (including costs, fines, reputational harm, inability to obtain necessary approvals and/or other negative effects) from current or future litigation, regulatory examinations or other legal and/or regulatory actions;actions, including as a result of Pinnacle Bank's participation in and (xxvii)execution of government programs related to the COVID-19 pandemic; and (xxvi) general competitive, economic, political and market conditions. Additional factors which could affect the forward looking statements can be found in Pinnacle Financial's Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC and available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. Pinnacle Financial disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this report, which speak only as of the date hereof, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.



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Item 1.Part I. Financial Information

PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)
March 31, 2020December 31, 2019
ASSETS  
Cash and noninterest-bearing due from banks$181,088  $157,901  
Restricted cash243,313  137,045  
Interest-bearing due from banks598,084  210,784  
Federal funds sold and other1,883  20,977  
Cash and cash equivalents1,024,368  526,707  
Securities available-for-sale, at fair value3,030,564  3,539,995  
Securities held-to-maturity, net of allowance for credit losses of $148,000 at March 31, 2020 (fair value of $1.1 billion and $201.2 million at March 31, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2019, respectively)1,059,257  188,996  
Consumer loans held-for-sale87,245  81,820  
Commercial loans held-for-sale6,850  17,585  
Loans20,396,853  19,787,876  
Less allowance for credit losses(222,465) (94,777) 
Loans, net20,174,388  19,693,099  
Premises and equipment, net274,919  273,932  
Equity method investment285,671  278,037  
Accrued interest receivable82,198  84,462  
Goodwill1,819,811  1,819,811  
Core deposits and other intangible assets48,610  51,130  
Other real estate owned27,182  29,487  
Other assets1,343,117  1,220,435  
Total assets$29,264,180  $27,805,496  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY  
Deposits:  
Noninterest-bearing$4,963,415  $4,795,476  
Interest-bearing4,025,382  3,630,168  
Savings and money market accounts8,144,409  7,813,939  
Time4,199,965  3,941,445  
Total deposits21,333,171  20,181,028  
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase186,548  126,354  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances2,317,520  2,062,534  
Subordinated debt and other borrowings669,658  749,080  
Accrued interest payable33,931  42,183  
Other liabilities338,224  288,569  
Total liabilities24,879,052  23,449,748  
Stockholders' equity:  
Preferred stock, no par value; 10.0 million shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding—  —  
Common stock, par value $1.00; 180.0 million shares authorized; 75.8 million and 76.5 million shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2019, respectively75,800  76,564  
Additional paid-in capital3,015,521  3,064,467  
Retained earnings1,168,301  1,184,183  
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes125,506  30,534  
Total stockholders' equity4,385,128  4,355,748  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$29,264,180  $27,805,496  
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 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
ASSETS   
Cash and noninterest-bearing due from banks$197,660
 $137,433
Restricted cash157,544
 65,491
Interest-bearing due from banks553,124
 516,920
Federal funds sold and other11,975
 1,848
Cash and cash equivalents920,303
 721,692
    
Securities available-for-sale, at fair value3,393,435
 3,083,686
Securities held-to-maturity (fair value of $202.8 million and $193.1 million at Sept. 30, 2019 and Dec. 31, 2018, respectively)189,684
 194,282
Consumer loans held-for-sale73,042
 34,196
Commercial loans held-for-sale21,312
 15,954
    
Loans19,345,642
 17,707,549
Less allowance for loan losses(93,647) (83,575)
Loans, net19,251,995
 17,623,974
    
Premises and equipment, net274,983
 265,560
Equity method investment267,097
 239,237
Accrued interest receivable81,124
 79,657
Goodwill1,830,652
 1,807,121
Core deposits and other intangible assets39,349
 46,161
Other real estate owned30,049
 15,165
Other assets1,174,809
 904,359
Total assets$27,547,834
 $25,031,044
    
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 
  
Deposits: 
  
Noninterest-bearing$4,702,155
 $4,309,067
Interest-bearing3,372,028
 3,464,001
Savings and money market accounts7,625,872
 7,607,796
Time4,300,622
 3,468,243
Total deposits20,000,677
 18,849,107
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase95,402
 104,741
Federal Home Loan Bank advances2,052,548
 1,443,589
Subordinated debt and other borrowings750,488
 485,130
Accrued interest payable36,836
 23,586
Other liabilities317,253
 158,951
Total liabilities23,253,204
 21,065,104
Stockholders' equity: 
  
Preferred stock, no par value; 10.0 million shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding—
 —
Common stock, par value $1.00; 180.0 million shares authorized at Sept. 30, 2019 and Dec. 31, 2018; 76.7 million and 77.5 million shares issued and outstanding at Sept. 30, 2019 and Dec. 31, 2018, respectively76,736
 77,484
Additional paid-in capital3,070,235
 3,107,431
Retained earnings1,100,517
 833,130
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes47,142
 (52,105)
Total stockholders' equity4,294,630
 3,965,940
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$27,547,834
 $25,031,044
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PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Three months ended
March 31,
 20202019
Interest income:
Loans, including fees$236,420  $229,379  
Securities:
Taxable10,268  13,540  
Tax-exempt13,824  11,672  
Federal funds sold and other2,557  3,292  
Total interest income263,069  257,883  
Interest expense:
Deposits50,698  54,217  
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase115  145  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings18,704  16,275  
Total interest expense69,517  70,637  
Net interest income193,552  187,246  
Provision for credit losses99,889  7,184  
Net interest income after provision for credit losses93,663  180,062  
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts9,032  8,542  
Investment services9,239  5,468  
Insurance sales commissions3,240  2,928  
Gain on mortgage loans sold, net8,583  4,878  
Investment gains and losses on sales, net463  (1,960) 
Trust fees4,170  3,295  
Income from equity method investment15,592  13,290  
Other noninterest income20,058  14,622  
Total noninterest income70,377  51,063  
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits80,480  70,376  
Equipment and occupancy20,978  19,331  
Other real estate expense, net2,415  246  
Marketing and other business development3,251  2,948  
Postage and supplies1,990  1,892  
Amortization of intangibles2,520  2,311  
Other noninterest expense25,715  16,947  
Total noninterest expense137,349  114,051  
Income before income taxes26,691  117,074  
Income tax expense (benefit)(1,665) 23,114  
Net income$28,356  $93,960  
Per share information:
Basic net income per common share$0.37  $1.22  
Diluted net income per common share$0.37  $1.22  
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic75,803,402  76,803,171  
Diluted75,966,295  77,127,692  
 Three months ended
September 30,		 Nine months ended
September 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
Interest income:       
Loans, including fees$247,147
 $221,901
 $714,179
 $621,873
Securities:     
  
Taxable10,655
 12,209
 36,438
 35,179
Tax-exempt13,313
 10,074
 37,541
 25,709
Federal funds sold and other4,634
 3,926
 11,325
 7,861
Total interest income275,749
 248,110
 799,483
 690,622
        
Interest expense:     
  
Deposits62,531
 44,172
 175,736
 100,920
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase152
 165
 439
 438
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings17,260
 14,353
 51,338
 43,137
Total interest expense79,943
 58,690
 227,513
 144,495
Net interest income195,806
 189,420
 571,970
 546,127
Provision for loan losses8,260
 8,725
 22,639
 25,058
Net interest income after provision for loan losses187,546
 180,695
 549,331
 521,069
        
Noninterest income:     
  
Service charges on deposit accounts10,193
 9,972
 27,675
 26,333
Investment services6,270
 5,450
 17,607
 15,817
Insurance sales commissions2,252
 2,126
 7,327
 7,293
Gain on mortgage loans sold, net7,402
 3,902
 18,291
 11,423
Investment gains and losses on sales, net417
 11
 (6,009) 41
Trust fees3,593
 3,087
 10,349
 9,768
Income from equity method investment32,248
 14,236
 77,799
 33,286
Other noninterest income20,244
 12,694
 51,325
 39,639
Total noninterest income82,619
 51,478
 204,364
 143,600
        
Noninterest expense:     
  
Salaries and employee benefits85,919
 69,117
 231,915
 196,948
Equipment and occupancy20,348
 19,252
 63,523
 55,203
Other real estate expense, net655
 67
 3,424
 92
Marketing and other business development2,723
 3,293
 8,953
 8,084
Postage and supplies1,766
 1,654
 5,737
 5,984
Amortization of intangibles2,430
 2,616
 7,012
 7,973
Merger-related expense—
 —
 —
 8,259
Other noninterest expense19,100
 17,991
 54,114
 50,935
Total noninterest expense132,941
 113,990
 374,678
 333,478
Income before income taxes137,224
 118,183
 379,017
 331,191
Income tax expense26,703
 24,436
 74,215
 67,069
Net income$110,521
 $93,747
 $304,802
 $264,122
Per share information:     
  
Basic net income per common share$1.45
 $1.22
 $3.99
 $3.42
Diluted net income per common share$1.44
 $1.21
 $3.97
 $3.41
Weighted average shares outstanding:     
  
Basic76,301,010
 77,145,023
 76,480,757
 77,116,377
Diluted76,556,309
 77,490,977
 76,761,167
 77,442,554

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

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PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)

 Three months ended
March 31,
 20202019
Net income$28,356  $93,960  
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Change in fair value on available-for-sale securities, net of tax32,872  36,379  
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges, net of tax61,084  (523) 
Amortization (accretion) of net unrealized losses (gains) on securities transferred from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity, net of tax(467) 29  
Net loss (gain) on cash flow hedges reclassified from other comprehensive income into net income, net of tax1,825  (256) 
Net loss (gain) on sale of investment securities reclassified from other comprehensive income into net income, net of tax(342) 1,448  
Total other comprehensive income, net of tax94,972  37,077  
Total comprehensive income$123,328  $131,037  
 Three months ended
September 30,		 Nine months ended
September 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
Net income$110,521
 $93,747
 $304,802
 $264,122
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:     
  
Change in fair value on available-for-sale securities, net of tax25,259
 (16,899) 87,153
 (53,167)
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges, net of tax494
 783
 6,584
 3,453
Amortization of net unrealized losses (gains) on securities transferred from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity, net of tax56
 (10) 126
 (103)
Net loss (gain) on cash flow hedges reclassified from other comprehensive income into net income, net of tax1,129
 (145) 946
 (429)
Net loss (gain) on sale of investment securities reclassified from other comprehensive income into net income, net of tax(308) (8) 4,438
 (30)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax26,630
 (16,279) 99,247
 (50,276)
Total comprehensive income$137,151
 $77,468
 $404,049
 $213,846

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

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PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Unaudited)
(dollars and shares in thousands)
 Common Stock  
 SharesAmountsAdditional Paid-in CapitalRetained EarningsAccumulated Other Comp. Income (Loss), netTotal Stockholder's Equity
Balance at December 31, 201877,484  $77,484  $3,107,431  $833,130  $(52,105) $3,965,940  
Exercise of employee common stock options and related tax benefits5  5  125  —  —  130  
Common stock dividends paid ($0.16 per share)—  —  —  (12,545) —  (12,545) 
Repurchase of common stock(543) (543) (29,506) —  —  (30,049) 
Issuance of restricted common shares, net of forfeitures180  180  (180) —  —  —  
Restricted shares withheld for taxes & related tax benefit(62) (62) (3,425) —  —  (3,487) 
Compensation expense for restricted shares and performance stock units—  —  4,913  —  —  4,913  
Net income—  —  —  93,960  —  93,960  
Other comprehensive income—  —  —  —  37,077  37,077  
Balance at March 31, 201977,064  $77,064  $3,079,358  $914,545  $(15,028) $4,055,939  
Balance at December 31, 201976,564  $76,564  $3,064,467  $1,184,183  $30,534  $4,355,748  
Exercise of employee common stock options and related tax benefits1  1  4  —  —  5  
Common stock dividends paid ($0.16 per share)—  —  —  (12,442) —  (12,442) 
Repurchase of common stock(1,015) (1,015) (49,775) —  —  (50,790) 
Issuance of restricted common shares, net of forfeitures198  198  (198) —  —  —  
Issuance of common stock pursuant to performance-based vesting restricted stock units, net of shares withheld for taxes and related tax benefit84  84  (2,552) —  —  (2,468) 
Restricted shares withheld for taxes & related tax benefit(32) (32) (1,926) —  —  (1,958) 
Compensation expense for restricted shares and performance stock units—  —  5,501  —  —  5,501  
Net income—  —  —  28,356  —  28,356  
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle—  —  —  (31,796) —  (31,796) 
Other comprehensive income—  —  —  —  94,972  94,972  
Balance at March 31, 202075,800  $75,800  $3,015,521  $1,168,301  $125,506  $4,385,128  
 Common Stock    
 SharesAmountsAdditional Paid-in CapitalRetained EarningsAccumulated Other Comp. Income (Loss), netTotal Stockholder's Equity
Balance at June 30, 201877,855
$77,855
$3,119,461
$667,594
$(38,233)$3,826,677
Exercise of employee common stock options and related tax benefits—
—
—
—
—
—
Common stock dividends paid ($0.14 per share)—
—
—
(10,978)—
(10,978)
Issuance of restricted common shares, net of forfeitures22
22
(22)—
—
—
Restricted shares withheld for taxes & related tax benefit(10)(10)(619)—
—
(629)
Compensation expense for restricted shares—
—
4,503
—
—
4,503
Net income—
—
—
93,747
—
93,747
Other comprehensive loss—
—
—
—
(16,279)(16,279)
Balance at September 30, 201877,867
$77,867
$3,123,323
$750,363
$(54,512)$3,897,041
       
Balance at December 31, 201777,740
$77,740
$3,115,304
$519,144
$(4,236)$3,707,952
Exercise of employee common stock options and related tax benefits90
$90
$1,610
—
$—
$1,700
Common stock dividends paid ($0.14 per share)—
—
—
(32,903)—
(32,903)
Issuance of restricted common shares, net of forfeitures141
141
(141)—
—
—
Restricted shares withheld for taxes & related tax benefit(104)(104)(6,704)—
—
(6,808)
Compensation expense for restricted shares—
—
13,254
—
—
13,254
Net income—
—
—
264,122
—
264,122
Other comprehensive loss—
—
—
—
(50,276)(50,276)
Balance at September 30, 201877,867
$77,867
$3,123,323
$750,363
$(54,512)$3,897,041
       
Balance at June 30, 201976,929
$76,929
$3,076,486
$1,002,434
$20,512
$4,176,361
Exercise of employee common stock options and related tax benefits4
4
104
—
—
108
Common stock dividends paid ($0.16 per share)—
—
—
(12,438)—
(12,438)
Repurchase of common stock(198)(198)(10,867)—
—
(11,065)
Issuance of restricted common shares, net of forfeitures10
10
(10)—
—
—
Restricted shares withheld for taxes & related tax benefit(9)(9)(496)—
—
(505)
Compensation expense for restricted shares—
—
5,018
—
—
5,018
Net income—
—
—
110,521
—
110,521
Other comprehensive income—
—
—
—
26,630
26,630
Balance at September 30, 201976,736
$76,736
$3,070,235
$1,100,517
$47,142
$4,294,630
       
Balance at December 31, 201877,484
$77,484
$3,107,431
$833,130
$(52,105)$3,965,940
Exercise of employee common stock options and related tax benefits10
10
237
—
—
247
Common stock dividends paid ($0.16 per share)—
—
—
(37,415)—
(37,415)
Repurchase of common stock(873)(873)(47,616)—
—
(48,489)
Issuance of restricted common shares, net of forfeitures200
200
(200)—
—
—
Restricted shares withheld for taxes & related tax benefit(85)(85)(4,708)—
—
(4,793)
Compensation expense for restricted shares—
—
15,091
—
—
15,091
Net income—
—
—
304,802
—
304,802
Other comprehensive income—
—
—
—
99,247
99,247
Balance at September 30, 201976,736
$76,736
$3,070,235
$1,100,517
$47,142
$4,294,630

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

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PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)
 Three months ended
March 31,
 20202019
Operating activities:  
Net income$28,356  $93,960  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:  
Net amortization/accretion of premium/discount on securities6,799  4,309  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion10,219  468  
Provision for credit losses99,889  7,184  
Gain on mortgage loans sold, net(8,583) (4,878) 
Investment losses (gains) on sales, net(463) 1,960  
Stock-based compensation expense5,501  4,913  
Deferred tax expense (benefit)(11,799) 8,702  
Losses (gains) on dispositions of other real estate and other investments2,309  (50) 
Income from equity method investment(15,592) (13,290) 
  Dividends received from equity method investment7,957  12,666  
Excess tax benefit from stock compensation(862) (769) 
Gain on commercial loans sold, net(597) (611) 
Commercial loans held for sale:  
Loans originated(78,671) (80,117) 
Loans sold90,003  82,225  
Consumer loans held for sale:  
Loans originated(366,423) (243,870) 
Loans sold369,581  229,286  
Increase in other assets(113,848) (6,517) 
Increase in other liabilities32,834  59,720  
Net cash provided by operating activities56,610  155,291  
Investing activities:  
Activities in securities available-for-sale:  
Purchases(407,122) (312,605) 
Sales30,204  126,579  
Maturities, prepayments and calls88,164  72,813  
Activities in securities held-to-maturity:  
Maturities, prepayments and calls1,743  15  
Increase in loans, net(611,836) (462,940) 
Purchases of software, premises and equipment(6,334) (2,110) 
Proceeds from sales of software, premises and equipment—  53  
Proceeds from sale of other real estate1,796  840  
Purchase of bank owned life insurance policies—  (60,000) 
Proceeds related to derivative instruments35,680  —  
Increase in other investments(10,893) (12,582) 
Net cash used in investing activities(878,598) (649,937) 
Financing activities:  
Net increase (decrease) in deposits1,152,246  (368,466) 
Net increase (decrease) in securities sold under agreements to repurchase60,194  (4,043) 
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank: Issuances650,000  1,147,500  
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank: Payments/maturities(395,014) (470,014) 
Increase in other borrowings, net of issuance costs(65) —  
Decrease in other borrowings(80,000) (520) 
Principal payments of finance lease obligation(59) (55) 
Issuance of common stock pursuant to restricted stock unit agreement, net of shares withheld for taxes(2,468) —  
Exercise of common stock options, net of repurchase of restricted shares(1,953) (3,357) 
Repurchase of common stock(50,790) (30,049) 
Common stock dividends paid(12,442) (12,545) 
Net cash provided by financing activities1,319,649  258,451  
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash497,661  (236,195) 
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period526,707  721,692  
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period$1,024,368  $485,497  
 Nine months ended
September 30,
 2019 2018
Operating activities:   
Net income$304,802
 $264,122
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: 
  
Net amortization/accretion of premium/discount on securities14,365
 14,366
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense (income)4,365
 (20,959)
Provision for loan losses22,639
 25,058
Gain on mortgage loans sold, net(18,291) (11,423)
Investment losses (gains) on sales, net6,009
 (41)
Stock-based compensation expense15,091
 13,254
Deferred tax expense5,355
 17,339
Losses (gains) on dispositions of other real estate and other investments2,612
 (259)
Income from equity method investment(77,799) (33,286)
   Dividends received from equity method investment49,940
 33,651
Excess tax benefit from stock compensation(832) (2,953)
Gain on commercial loans sold, net(2,841) (1,985)
Commercial loans held for sale: 
  
Loans originated(315,454) (226,551)
Loans sold312,936
 242,590
Consumer loans held for sale: 
  
Loans originated(1,001,377) (941,991)
Loans sold980,822
 964,747
Increase in other assets(79,462) (31,805)
Increase in other liabilities91,624
 14,626
Net cash provided by operating activities314,504
 318,500
Investing activities: 
  
Activities in securities available-for-sale: 
  
Purchases(1,039,225) (1,023,876)
Sales626,097
 22,702
Maturities, prepayments and calls253,350
 243,678
Activities in securities held-to-maturity: 
  
Purchases(3,822) —
Maturities, prepayments and calls7,800
 5,280
Increase in loans, net(1,488,436) (1,757,157)
Purchases of software, premises and equipment(34,190) (18,478)
Proceeds from sales of software, premises and equipment66
 458
Proceeds from sale of other real estate4,947
 13,204
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired(44,594) —
Purchase of bank owned life insurance policies(110,000) (100,000)
Proceeds from bank owned life insurance settlements308
 —
Payments related to derivative instruments(37,982) —
Increase in other investments(43,260) (47,687)
Net cash used in investing activities(1,908,941) (2,661,876)
Financing activities: 
  
Net increase in deposits1,152,021
 1,957,566
Net decrease in securities sold under agreements to repurchase(9,339) (5,045)
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank: Issuances2,572,500
 1,439,906
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank: Payments/maturities(1,963,541) (1,239,198)
Increase in other borrowings, net of issuance costs316,200
 —
Decrease in other borrowings(184,175) (240)
Principal payments of finance lease obligation(168) (118)
Exercise of common stock options, net of repurchase of restricted shares(4,546) (5,108)
Repurchase of common stock(48,489) —
Common stock dividends paid(37,415) (32,903)
Net cash provided by financing activities1,793,048
 2,114,860
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash198,611
 (228,516)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period721,692
 779,596
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period$920,303
 $551,080

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

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PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of Business — Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (Pinnacle Financial) is a financial holding company whose primary business is conducted by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Pinnacle Bank. Pinnacle Bank is a commercial bank headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Pinnacle Financial completed its acquisitions of CapitalMark Bank & Trust (CapitalMark), Magna Bank (Magna), Avenue Financial Holdings, Inc. (Avenue) and BNC Bancorp (BNC) on July 31, 2015, September 1, 2015, July 1, 2016 and June 16, 2017, respectively. Pinnacle Financial and Pinnacle Bank also collectively hold a 49% interest in Bankers Healthcare Group, LLC (BHG), a company that primarily serves as a full-service commercial loan provider primarily engaged in the business of making loans to healthcare and other professional practices. Pinnacle Bank provides a full range of banking services, including investment, mortgage, insurance, and comprehensive wealth management services, in its 1112 primarily urban markets within Tennessee, the Carolinas, Virginia and Virginia.beginning in December 2019, Georgia.

On July 2, 2019, Pinnacle Bank acquired all of the outstanding stock of Advocate Capital, Inc. (Advocate Capital) for a cash price of $59$59.0 million. Advocate Capital is a finance firm headquartered in Nashville, TN which supports the financial needs of legal firms through both case expense financing and working capital lines of credit. Pinnacle Financial accounted for the acquisition of Advocate Capital under the acquisition method in accordance with ASC Topic 805. Accordingly, the purchase price is allocated to the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities acquired as of the date of acquisition. Determining the fair value of assets and liabilities, particularly illiquid assets and liabilities, is a complicated process involving significant judgment regarding estimates and assumptions used to calculate estimated fair value. Fair value adjustments based on updated estimates could materially affect the goodwill recorded on the Advocate Capital acquisition. At the acquisition date, Advocate Capital's net assets were initially recorded at a fair value of approximately $34.6$45.6 million, consisting mainly of loans receivable. Advocate Capital's $134.3 million of indebtedness was also paid off in connection with consummation of the acquisition. The purchase price allocations for the acquisition of Advocate Capital are preliminary and will be finalized upon the receipt of final valuations on certain assets and liabilities.

Basis of Presentation — The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with instructions to Form 10-Q and therefore do not include all information and footnotes necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations, and cash flows in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP).  All adjustments consisting of normally recurring accruals that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations for the periods covered by the report have been included. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing in Pinnacle Financial's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (20182019 (2019 10-K).

These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Pinnacle Financial and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Certain statutory trust affiliates of Pinnacle Financial, as noted in Note 11. Subordinated Debt and Other Borrowings are included in these consolidated financial statements pursuant to the equity method of accounting. Significant intercompany transactions and accounts are eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the balance sheet date and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term include the determination of the allowance for loancredit losses and determination of any impairment of intangible assets. It is reasonably possible Pinnacle Financial's estimate of the allowance for credit losses and determination of impairment of intangible assets could change as a result of the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy. The resulting change in this estimate could be material to Pinnacle Financial's consolidated financial statements. There have been no significant changes to Pinnacle Financial's significant accounting policies as disclosed in the 2018 10-K.2019 10-K other than those that relate to the allowance for credit losses upon adoption of ASU 2016-13 as described later within Note 1.
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Cash Flow Information — Supplemental cash flow information addressing certain cash and noncash transactions for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019 and September 30, 2018 was as follows (in thousands):

 For the three months ended
March 31,
 20202019
Cash Transactions:  
Interest paid$77,748  $68,403  
Income taxes paid, net620  550  
Operating lease payments3,424  3,381
Noncash Transactions:  
Loans charged-off to the allowance for credit losses11,693  6,068  
Loans foreclosed upon and transferred to other real estate owned1,800  624  
Loans foreclosed upon and transferred to other assets—  87  
Available-for-sale securities transferred to held-to-maturity portfolio873,613  —  
Right-of-use asset recognized during the period in exchange for lease obligations (1)
716  81,249  
 For the nine months ended
September 30,
 2019 2018
Cash Transactions:   
Interest paid$216,261
 $136,154
Income taxes paid, net61,238
 55,525
Noncash Transactions: 
  
Loans charged-off to the allowance for loan losses21,328
 22,316
Loans foreclosed upon and transferred to other real estate owned16,870
 2,066
Loans foreclosed upon and transferred to other assets93
 1,580
Other real estate sales financed—
 276
Fixed assets transferred to other real estate owned5,126
 —
Available-for-sale securities transferred to held-to-maturity portfolio—
 179,763
Held-for-sale loans transferred to held-for-investment loan portfolio—
 44,980
Right-of-use asset recognized during the period in exchange for lease obligations (1)
82,856
 —

(1) Includes $79.9 million recognized upon initial adoption of ASU 2016-02 on January 1, 2019.

Income Per Common Share — Basic net income per common share (EPS) is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted. The difference between basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding is attributable to common stock options, restricted share awards, and restricted share unit awards. The dilutive effect of outstanding options, restricted share awards, and restricted share unit awards is reflected in diluted EPS by application of the treasury stock method.

The following is a summary of the basic and diluted net income per share calculations for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019 and 2018 (in thousands, except per share data):
 Three months ended
March 31,
 20202019
Basic net income per share calculation:
Numerator - Net income
$28,356  $93,960  
Denominator - Weighted average common shares outstanding
75,803  76,803  
Basic net income per common share$0.37  $1.22  
Diluted net income per share calculation:
Numerator – Net income
$28,356  $93,960  
Denominator - Weighted average common shares outstanding
75,803  76,803  
Dilutive shares contingently issuable163  325  
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding75,966  77,128  
Diluted net income per common share$0.37  $1.22  
 Three months ended
September 30,		 Nine months ended
September 30,
 20192018 20192018
Basic net income per share calculation:     
Numerator - Net income
$110,521
$93,747
 $304,802
$264,122
      
Denominator - Weighted average common shares outstanding
76,301
77,145
 76,481
77,116
Basic net income per common share$1.45
$1.22
 $3.99
$3.42
      
Diluted net income per share calculation:    
 
Numerator – Net income
$110,521
$93,747
 $304,802
$264,122
      
Denominator - Weighted average common shares outstanding
76,301
77,145
 76,481
77,116
Dilutive shares contingently issuable255
346
 280
326
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding76,556
77,491
 76,761
77,443
Diluted net income per common share$1.44
$1.21
 $3.97
$3.41

Allowance for Credit Losses - Loans - As described below under Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements, Pinnacle Financial adopted FASB ASC 326 effective January 1, 2020, which requires the estimation of an allowance for credit losses in accordance with the current expected credit loss (CECL) methodology. Pinnacle Financial's management assesses the adequacy of the allowance on a quarterly basis. This assessment includes procedures to estimate the allowance and test the adequacy and appropriateness of the resulting balance. The level of the allowance is based upon management's evaluation of historical default and loss experience, current and projected economic conditions, asset quality trends, known and inherent risks in the portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrowers' ability to repay a loan (including the timing of future payments), the estimated value of any underlying collateral, composition of the loan portfolio, industry and peer bank loan quality indications and other pertinent factors, including regulatory recommendations. The level of the allowance for credit losses maintained by management is believed adequate to absorb all expected future losses inherent in the loan portfolio at the balance sheet date. The allowance is increased through provision for credit losses and decreased by charge-offs, net of recoveries of amounts previously charged-off.
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The allowance for credit losses is measured on a collective basis for pools of loans with similar risk characteristics. Pinnacle Financial has identified the following pools of financial assets with similar risk characteristics for measuring expected credit losses:

•Owner occupied commercial real estate mortgage loans - Owner occupied commercial real estate mortgage loans are secured by commercial office buildings, industrial buildings, warehouses or retail buildings where the owner of the building occupies the property. For such loans, repayment is largely dependent upon the operation of the borrower's business.
•Non-owner occupied commercial real estate loans - These loans represent investment real estate loans secured by office buildings, industrial buildings, warehouses, retail buildings, and multifamily residential housing. Repayment is primarily dependent on lease income generated from the underlying collateral.
•Consumer real estate mortgage loans - Consumer real estate mortgage consists primarily of loans secured by 1-4 family residential properties, including home equity lines of credit. Repayment is primarily dependent on the personal cash flow of the borrower.
•Construction and land development loans - Construction and land development loans include loans where the repayment is dependent on the successful completion and eventual sale, refinance or operation of the related real estate project. Construction and land development loans include 1-4 family construction projects and commercial construction endeavors such as warehouses, apartments, office and retail space and land acquisition and development.
•Commercial and industrial loans - Commercial and industrial loans include loans to business enterprises issued for commercial, industrial and/or other professional purposes. These loans are generally secured by equipment, inventory, and accounts receivable of the borrower and repayment is primarily dependent on business cash flows.
•Consumer and other loans - Consumer and other loans include all loans issued to individuals not included in the consumer real estate mortgage classification. Examples of consumer and other loans are automobile loans, consumer credit cards and loans to finance education, among others. Many consumer loans are unsecured. Repayment is primarily dependent on the personal cash flow of the borrower.

For commercial real estate, consumer real estate, construction and land development, and commercial and industrial loans, Pinnacle Financial primarily utilizes a probability of default (PD) and loss given default (LGD) modeling approach. These models utilize historical correlations between default experience and certain macroeconomic factors as determined through a statistical regression analysis. All loan segments modeled using this approach consider changes in the national unemployment rate. In addition to the national unemployment rate, gross domestic product and the three month treasury rate is considered for owner occupied commercial real estate, the commercial real estate price index and the five year treasury rate are considered for construction loans, and the three month treasury rate is considered for commercial and industrial loans. Projections of these macroeconomic factors, obtained from an independent third party, are utilized to predict quarterly rates of default based on the statistical PD models. The predicted quarterly default rates are then applied to the estimated future exposure at default (EAD), as determined based on contractual amortization terms and estimated prepayments. An estimated LGD, determined based on historical loss experience, is applied to the quarterly defaulted balances for each loan segment to estimate future losses of the loan's amortized cost.

Losses are predicted over a period of time determined to be reasonable and supportable, and at the end of the reasonable and supportable period losses are reverted to long term historical averages. The reasonable and supportable period and reversion period are re-evaluated each quarter by Pinnacle Financial and are dependent on the current economic environment among other factors. Upon implementation of CECL on January 1, 2020, a reasonable and supportable period of eighteen months was utilized for all loan segments, followed by a twelve month straight line reversion to long term averages. At March 31, 2020, a reasonable and supportable period of nine months was used for owner occupied commercial real estate, construction and land development and commercial and industrial. A reasonable and supportable period of eighteen months was used for all other loan segments. The twelve month straight line reversion period was maintained for all loan segments at March 31, 2020.

For the consumer and other loan segment, a loss rate approach is utilized. For these loans, historical charge off rates are applied to projected future balances, as determined in the same manner as EAD for the statistically modeled loan segments. For credit cards, which have no amortization terms or contractual maturities, future balances are estimated based on expected payment volume applied to the current balance.


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The estimated loan losses for all loan segments are adjusted for changes in qualitative factors not inherently considered in the quantitative analyses. The qualitative categories and the measurements used to quantify the risks within each of these categories are subjectively selected by management, but measured by objective measurements period over period. The data for each measurement may be obtained from internal or external sources. The current period measurements are evaluated and assigned a factor commensurate with the current level of risk relative to past measurements over time. The resulting qualitative adjustments are applied to the relevant collectively evaluated loan portfolios. These adjustments are based upon quarterly trend assessments in portfolio concentrations, policy exceptions, associate retention, independent loan review results, collateral considerations, risk ratings, competition and peer group credit quality trends. The qualitative allowance allocation, as determined by the processes noted above, is increased or decreased for each loan segment based on the assessment of these various qualitative factors.

Loans that do not share similar risk characteristics with the collectively evaluated pools are evaluated on an individual basis and are excluded from the collectively evaluated pools. Individual evaluations are generally performed for loans greater than $1.0 million which have experienced significant credit deterioration. Such loans are evaluated for credit losses based on either discounted cash flows or the fair value of collateral. When management determines that foreclosure is probable, expected credit losses are based on the fair value of the collateral, less selling costs. For loans for which foreclosure is not probable, but for which repayment is expected to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral, Pinnacle Financial has elected the practical expedient under ASC 326 to estimate expected credit losses based on the fair value of collateral, with selling costs considered in the event sale of the collateral is expected. Loans for which terms have been modified in a troubled debt restructuring (TDR) are evaluated using these same individual evaluation methods. In the event the discounted cash flow method is used for a TDR, the original interest rate is used to discount expected cash flows.

In assessing the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses, Pinnacle Financial considers the results of Pinnacle Financial's ongoing independent loan review process. Pinnacle Financial undertakes this process both to ascertain those loans in the portfolio with elevated credit risk and to assist in its overall evaluation of the risk characteristics of the entire loan portfolio. Its loan review process includes the judgment of management, independent internal loan reviewers and reviews that may have been conducted by third-party reviewers including regulatory examiners. Pinnacle Financial incorporates relevant loan review results in the allowance.

In accordance with CECL, losses are estimated over the remaining contractual terms of loans, adjusted for prepayments. The contractual term excludes expected extensions, renewals and modifications unless management has a reasonable expectation at the reporting date that a troubled debt restructuring will be executed or such renewals, extensions or modifications are included in the original loan agreement and are not unconditionally cancellable by Pinnacle Financial.

Credit losses are estimated on the amortized cost basis of loans, which includes the principal balance outstanding, purchase discounts and premiums, deferred loan fees and costs and accrued interest receivable. Accrued interest receivable is presented separately on the balance sheets and as allowed under ASU 2016-13 is excluded from the tabular loan disclosures in Note 4.

While its policies and procedures used to estimate the allowance for credit losses, as well as the resultant provision for credit losses charged to income, are considered adequate by management and are reviewed periodically by regulators, model validators and internal audit, they are necessarily approximate and imprecise. There are factors beyond Pinnacle Financial's control, such as changes in projected economic conditions, real estate markets or particular industry conditions which may materially impact asset quality and the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses and thus the resulting provision for credit losses.

Allowance for Credit Losses on Off Balance Sheet Credit Exposures - Pinnacle Financial estimates expected credit losses over the contractual term of obligations to extend credit, unless the obligation is unconditionally cancellable. The allowance for off balance sheet exposures is adjusted through other noninterest expense. The estimates are determined based on the likelihood of funding during the contractual term and an estimate of credit losses subsequent to funding. Estimated credit losses on subsequently funded balances are based on the same assumptions as used to estimated credit losses on existing funded loans.

Allowance for Credit Losses - Securities Held-to-Maturity - Expected credit losses on debt securities classified as held-to-maturity are measured on a collective basis by major security type. The estimates of expected credit losses are based on historical credit loss information that is adjusted for current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The models rely on regression analyses to predict PD based on projected macroeconomic factors, including unemployment rates and GDP, among others. At March 31, 2020, Pinnacle Financial's held-to-maturity securities consisted entirely of municipal securities rated A or higher by the ratings agencies. A reasonable and supportable period of 18 months and reversion period of 12 months is utilized to estimate credit losses on held-to-maturity municipal securities. The allowance is increased through provision for credit losses and decreased by charge-offs, net of recoveries of amounts previously charged-off.
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Allowance for Credit Losses - Securities Available-for-Sale - For any securities classified as available-for-sale that are in an unrealized loss position at the balance sheet date, Pinnacle Financial assesses whether or not it intends to sell the security, or more likely than not will be required to sell the security, before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If either criteria is met, the security's amortized cost basis is written down to fair value through net income. If neither criteria is met, Pinnacle Financial evaluates whether any portion of the decline in fair value is the result of credit deterioration. Such evaluations consider the extent to which the amortized cost of the security exceeds its fair value, changes in credit ratings and any other known adverse conditions related to the specific security. If the evaluation indicates that a credit loss exists, an allowance for credit losses is recorded for the amount by which the amortized cost basis of the security exceeds the present value of cash flows expected to be collected, limited by the amount by which the amortized cost exceeds fair value. Any impairment not recognized in the allowance for credit losses is recognized in other comprehensive income.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements —

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-02, Leases which requires recognition in the statement of financial position of lease right of use assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases under previous GAAP guidance. The guidance requires that a lessee should recognize lease assets and lease liabilities as compared to previous GAAP guidance that did not require lease assets and lease liabilities to be recognized for operating leases. In July 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases which provided technical corrections and improvements to ASU 2016-02. In July 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements which provided an optional transition method to adopt the new requirements of ASU 2016-02 as of the adoption date with no adjustment to the presentation or disclosure of comparative prior periods included in the financial statements in the period of adoption. Pinnacle Financial has elected this optional transition method and has presented periods prior to adoption under the prior lease guidance of ASC Topic 840. In December 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-20, Leases (Topic

842): Narrow-Scope Improvements for Lessors. ASU 2018-20 permits lessors to account for certain taxes as lessee costs, permits lessors to exclude from revenue certain lessor costs paid by lessees directly to third parties, and requires lessors to allocate certain variable payments to lease and non-lease components. In March 2019, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-01, Leases (Topic 842): Codification Improvements. The amendments in this ASU (i) reinstate the exception in Topic 842 for lessors that are not manufacturers or dealers to use cost as the fair value of the underlying asset, (ii) state that lessors that are depository and lending institutions should present principal payments received under sales type and direct financing leases within investing activities, and (iii) exempt Topic 842 from certain transition related interim disclosure requirements. ASU 2016-02 and the subsequently issued ASUs related to Topic 842 became effective for Pinnacle Financial on January 1, 2019.  As part of the adoption of these updates, Pinnacle Financial has elected the following practical expedients: 1) to not reassess whether existing contracts are or contain a lease, 2) to not reassess lease classification for existing leases, 3) to not reassess initial direct costs, 4) to not separate lease components from nonlease components for real estate leases, and 5) to not recognize short term leases (12 months or less) on the balance sheet. See Note 12 for additional detail related to lease amounts recognized as of September 30, 2019 under Topic 842.

In February 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-02, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. The amendments in this ASU addressed the income tax accounting treatment of the stranded tax effects within other comprehensive income due to the lower federal corporate tax rate included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act issued December 22, 2017 (Tax Act). These amendments allow an entity to make a reclassification from other comprehensive income to retained earnings for the difference between the historical corporate income tax rate and the lower corporate income tax rate included in the Tax Act. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those years. Pinnacle Financial has elected not to adopt this standard due to its insignificant impact on Pinnacle Financial's consolidated financial position.

Newly Issued not yet Effective Accounting Standards — In January 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-04, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment to simplify how entities other than private companies, such as public business entities and not-for-profit entities, are required to test goodwill for impairment by eliminating the comparison of the implied fair value of the reporting unit's goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. The amendments arebecame effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those periods. If this standard had been effective as of the date of the financial statements included in this report, there wouldPinnacle Financial on January 1, 2020 and did not have been noa material impact on Pinnacle Financial's consolidated financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-13,  Financial Instruments - Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (CECL)(Topic 326), ,and has issued subsequent amendments thereto, which introduces the current expected credit losses (CECL) methodology. Among other things, CECLASC 326 requires the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets, including loans and held-to-maturity debt securities, held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported amount. The new model will requirerequires institutions to calculate all probable and estimable losses that are expected to be incurred through the financial asset's entirecontractual life through a provision for credit losses, including loans obtained as a result of any acquisition not deemed to be purchased credit deteriorated (PCD). CECLASC 326 also requires the allowance for credit losses for PCD loans to be determined in a manner similar to that of other financial assets measured at amortized cost; however, the initial allowance will bedetermined at acquisition is added to the purchase price rather than recorded as provision expense. TheIn accordance with ASC 326, the disclosure of credit quality indicators related to the amortized cost of financing receivables will beis further disaggregated by year of origination (or vintage). InstitutionsPinnacle Financial adopted ASU 2016-13 and all subsequent amendments thereto effective January 1, 2020 using the modified retrospective method for all financial assets measured at amortized cost and off balance sheet credit exposures. Amounts for periods beginning on or after January 1, 2020 are to apply the changes throughpresented under ASC 326 and all prior period information is presented in accordance with previously applicable GAAP. At January 1, 2020, Pinnacle Financial recognized a cumulative-effectcumulative adjustment to their retained earnings of $31.8 million, net of tax, attributable to an increase in the allowance for credit losses of $34.3 million, an increase in the allowance for off balance sheet credit exposures of $8.8 million, and an increase in deferred tax assets of $11.3 million. In addition, an allowance of $3.8 million was recognized on loans purchased with credit deterioration (PCD) previously classified as purchased credit impaired (PCI) with a corresponding adjustment to the gross carrying amount of the loans. Pinnacle Financial adopted ASC 326 using the prospective transition approach for PCD loans, which did not require re-evaluation of whether loans previously classified as PCI loans met the criteria of PCD assets at the date of adoption. The remaining noncredit discount will be accreted into interest income at the effective interest rate as of January 1, 2020.

Newly Issued Not Yet Effective Accounting Standards — In March 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting, which provides temporary optional guidance to ease the potential burden in accounting for reference rate reform. The ASU provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued. It is intended to help stakeholders during the global market-wide reference rate transition period. The guidance is effective for all entities as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Pinnacle Financial is implementing a transition plan to identify and modify its loans and other financial instruments, including certain indebtedness, with attributes that are either directly or indirectly influenced by LIBOR. Pinnacle Financial is assessing ASU 2020-04 and its impact on the transition away from LIBOR for its loan and other financial instruments.


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In January 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2020-01, Investments-Equity Securities (Topic 321), Investments-Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) - Clarifying the Interactions between Topic 321, Topic 323, and Topic 815. These amendments, among other things, clarify that a company should consider observable transactions that require a company to either apply or discontinue the equity method of accounting under Topic 323, Investments-Equity Method and Joint Ventures, for the purposes of applying the measurement alternative in accordance with Topic 321 immediately before applying or upon discontinuing the equity method. The amendments also clarify that, when determining the accounting for certain forward contracts and purchased options a company should not consider, whether upon settlement or exercise, if the underlying securities would be accounted for under the equity method or fair value option. The guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. Early application is permitted, including early adoption in an interim period. An entity should apply ASU 2020-01 prospectively at the beginning of the first reportinginterim period in whichthat includes the adoption date. The Company is assessing ASU 2020-01 and its impact on its accounting and disclosures.

In December 2019, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes to simplify various aspects of the current guidance to promote consistent application of the standard is effective.among reporting entities by moving certain exceptions to the general principles. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early application is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. Management continues2020, with early adoption permitted. Pinnacle Financial does not plan to evaluateadopt this standard early. If this standard had been effective as of the impactdate of the financial statements included in this ASU willreport, there would have been no impact on Pinnacle Financial’sFinancial's consolidated financial position, results of operations and financial statement disclosures and determine the most appropriate method to implement the guidance.statements.

Pinnacle Financial has established a cross-functional Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) Steering Committee, which includes members from the accounting, treasury, credit and lending functions, with involvement from members of model risk management, independent loan review and internal audit. Pinnacle Financial is leveraging both internal and external expertise in the development of the models that will be utilized in the determination of the allowance for credit losses determined pursuant to CECL. At this time, Pinnacle Financial is focused on the finalization of the model validations as well as development of process and related controls and the financial statement disclosures. Pinnacle Financial has concluded that an increase in the overall allowance for loan losses is likely upon adoption of CECL in order to provide for expected credit losses over the life of the loan portfolio.

Other than those pronouncements discussed above and those which have been recently adopted, we do not believe there were any other recently issued accounting pronouncements that are expected to materially impact Pinnacle Financial.


Reclassifications — Some items in the prior year financial statements were reclassified to conform to the current presentation. Reclassifications had no effect on prior year net income or stockholders' equity.

Subsequent Events — ASC Topic 855,  Subsequent Events, establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued. Pinnacle Financial evaluated all events or transactions that occurred after September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 through the date of the issued financial statements.

Note 2. Equity method investment

A summary of BHG's financial position as of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 20182019 and results of operations as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019, and 2018, were as follows (in thousands):
 As of
 March 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Assets$1,156,130  $840,398  
Liabilities942,372  641,037  
Equity interests213,758  199,361  
Total liabilities and equity$1,156,130  $840,398  
 As of
 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Assets$695,300
 $459,816
    
Liabilities499,460
 324,211
Equity interests195,840
 135,605
Total liabilities and equity$695,300
 $459,816
 For the three months ended
September 30,		 For the nine months ended
September 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
Revenues$108,770
 $59,133
 $279,569
 $151,937
Net income$61,364
 $30,933
 $156,064
 $69,039

 For the three months ended
March 31,
 20202019
Revenues$97,943  $62,817  
Net income$32,471  $27,135  

At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, technology, trade name and customer relationship intangibles, net of related amortization, totaled $9.2$8.5 million compared to $10.7$8.8 million as of December 31, 2018.2019. Amortization expense of $475,000 and $1.4 million, respectively,$293,000 was included for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to $693,000 and $2.1 million, respectively,$475,000 for the same periodsperiod in the prior year. Accretion income of $630,000 and $2.0 million, respectively$564,000 was included in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to $719,000 and $2.2 million, respectively,$683,000 for the same periodsperiod in the prior year.


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During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, Pinnacle Financial and Pinnacle Bank received dividends from BHG of $9.0$8.0 million and $49.9 million, respectively, in the aggregate compared to $10.2$12.7 million and $33.7 million, respectively, for the same periodsperiod in the prior year. Earnings from BHG are included in Pinnacle Financial's consolidated tax return. Profits from intercompany transactions are eliminated. NaN loans were purchased from BHG by Pinnacle Bank for the three and nine month periods ended September 30,March 31, 2020 or 2019, or 2018, respectively.


Note 3.  Securities

The amortized cost and fair value of securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity at September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 20182019 are summarized as follows (in thousands):
 Amortized
Cost		Gross
Unrealized
Gains		Gross
Unrealized
Losses		Fair
Value
March 31, 2020:    
Securities available-for-sale:    
U.S. Treasury securities$72,809  $391  $—  $73,200  
U.S. government agency securities92,162  1,237  1,072  92,327  
Mortgage-backed securities1,558,424  63,092  2,936  1,618,580  
State and municipal securities1,060,142  17,916  41,439  1,036,619  
Asset-backed securities160,004  47  13,591  146,460  
Corporate notes and other66,207  310  3,139  63,378  
 $3,009,748  $82,993  $62,177  $3,030,564  
Securities held-to-maturity:    
State and municipal securities$1,059,405  $14,019  $22,333  $1,051,091  
 $1,059,405  $14,019  $22,333  $1,051,091  
Allowance for credit losses - securities held-to-maturity(148) 
Securities held-to-maturity, net of allowance for credit losses$1,059,257  
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
September 30, 2019:       
Securities available-for-sale:       
U.S. Treasury securities$48,635
 $31
 $4
 $48,662
U.S. government agency securities92,668
 412
 834
 92,246
Mortgage-backed securities1,318,953
 19,229
 3,665
 1,334,517
State and municipal securities1,658,734
 54,839
 13,687
 1,699,886
Asset-backed securities163,334
 601
 1,202
 162,733
Corporate notes and other55,667
 565
 841
 55,391
 $3,337,991
 $75,677
 $20,233
 $3,393,435
Securities held-to-maturity: 
  
  
  
State and municipal securities$189,684
 $13,137
 $—
 $202,821
 $189,684
 $13,137
 $—
 $202,821


December 31, 2018:       
Securities available-for-sale:       
U.S. Treasury securities$30,325
 $—
 $25
 $30,300
U.S. government agency securities71,456
 49
 1,346
 70,159
Mortgage-backed securities1,336,469
 3,110
 28,634
 1,310,945
State and municipal securities1,259,267
 1,126
 30,739
 1,229,654
Asset-backed securities379,107
 820
 4,345
 375,582
Corporate notes and other69,399
 170
 2,523
 67,046
 $3,146,023
 $5,275
 67,612
 $3,083,686
Securities held-to-maturity: 
  
  
  
State and municipal securities$194,282
 $152
 $1,303
 $193,131
 $194,282
 $152
 $1,303
 $193,131

December 31, 2019:    
Securities available-for-sale:    
U.S. Treasury securities$72,862  $19  $14  $72,867  
U.S. government agency securities80,096  306  710  79,692  
Mortgage-backed securities1,458,894  12,789  7,776  1,463,907  
State and municipal securities1,669,606  52,096  7,249  1,714,453  
Asset-backed securities153,963  302  1,293  152,972  
Corporate notes and other56,212  635  743  56,104  
 $3,491,633  $66,147  17,785  $3,539,995  
Securities held-to-maturity:    
State and municipal securities$188,996  $12,221  $—  $201,217  
 $188,996  $12,221  $—  $201,217  
 
During the first quarter of 2020, Pinnacle Financial transferred, at fair value, $873.6 million of municipal securities from the available-for-sale portfolio to the held-to-maturity portfolio. The related unrealized after tax gains of $69.0 million 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. No gains or losses were recognized at the time of transfer. At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, approximately $1.2$1.3 billion of securities within Pinnacle Financial's investment portfolio were pledged to secure either public funds and other deposits or securities sold under agreements to repurchase. At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, repurchase agreements comprised of secured borrowings totaled $95.4$186.5 million and were secured by $95.4$186.5 million of pledged U.S. government agency securities, municipal securities, asset-backed securities, and corporate debentures. As the fair value of securities pledged to secure repurchase agreements may decline, Pinnacle Financial regularly evaluates its need to pledge additional securities to remain adequately secured.

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The amortized cost and fair value of debt securities as of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 by contractual maturity are shown below. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities of mortgage- and asset-backed securities since the mortgages and assets underlying the securities may be called or prepaid with or without penalty. Therefore, these securities are not included in the maturity categories in the following summary (in thousands):
 Available-for-saleHeld-to-maturity
March 31, 2020:Amortized
Cost		Fair
Value		Amortized
Cost		Fair
Value
Due in one year or less$73,838  $74,226  $1,055  $1,055  
Due in one year to five years10,770  10,946  —  —  
Due in five years to ten years149,431  148,673  5,768  5,863  
Due after ten years1,057,281  1,031,679  1,052,582  1,044,173  
Mortgage-backed securities1,558,424  1,618,580  —  —  
Asset-backed securities160,004  146,460  —  —  
 $3,009,748  $3,030,564  $1,059,405  $1,051,091  
 Available-for-sale Held-to-maturity
September 30, 2019:
Amortized
Cost
 
Fair
Value
 
Amortized
 Cost
 
Fair
Value
Due in one year or less$63,488
 $63,507
 $1,394
 $1,394
Due in one year to five years16,772
 16,986
 —
 —
Due in five years to ten years106,774
 107,322
 5,775
 5,877
Due after ten years1,668,670
 1,708,370
 182,515
 195,550
Mortgage-backed securities1,318,953
 1,334,517
 —
 —
Asset-backed securities163,334
 162,733
 —
 —
 $3,337,991
 $3,393,435
 $189,684
 $202,821


At September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, the following investments had unrealized losses. The table below classifies these investments according to the term of the unrealized losses of less than twelve months or twelve months or longer (in thousands):
 Investments with an Unrealized Loss of
less than 12 months		Investments with an Unrealized Loss of
12 months or longer		Total Investments with an
Unrealized Loss
 Fair ValueUnrealized LossesFair ValueUnrealized LossesFair ValueUnrealized
Losses
At March 31, 2020      
U.S. Treasury securities$—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  
U.S. government agency securities—  —  26,858  1,072  26,858  1,072  
Mortgage-backed securities127,612  1,599  61,820  1,337  189,432  2,936  
State and municipal securities137,622  6,616  487,471  35,555  625,093  42,171  
Asset-backed securities80,904  7,905  48,125  5,686  129,029  13,591  
Corporate notes19,269  1,439  8,300  1,700  27,569  3,139  
Total temporarily-impaired securities$365,407  $17,559  $632,574  $45,350  $997,981  $62,909  
At December 31, 2019      
U.S. Treasury securities$40,505  $14  $—  $—  $40,505  $14  
U.S. government agency securities1,222  1  30,892  709  32,114  710  
Mortgage-backed securities458,881  5,102  163,767  2,674  622,648  7,776  
State and municipal securities204,958  1,938  244,884  5,311  449,842  7,249  
Asset-backed securities75,488  796  59,816  497  135,304  1,293  
Corporate notes—  —  16,908  743  16,908  743  
Total temporarily-impaired securities$781,054  $7,851  $516,267  $9,934  $1,297,321  $17,785  
 
Investments with an Unrealized Loss of
less than 12 months
 
Investments with an Unrealized Loss of
12 months or longer
 
Total Investments with an
Unrealized Loss
 Fair Value Unrealized Losses Fair Value Unrealized Losses Fair Value 
Unrealized
Losses
At September 30, 2019           
U.S. Treasury securities$9,622
 $4
 $—
 $—
 $9,622
 $4
U.S. government agency securities2,942
 5
 33,247
 829
 36,189
 834
Mortgage-backed securities116,784
 515
 210,395
 3,150
 327,179
 3,665
State and municipal securities214,033
 1,874
 383,023
 11,813
 597,056
 13,687
Asset-backed securities69,921
 699
 57,709
 503
 127,630
 1,202
Corporate notes14,959
 120
 12,053
 721
 27,012
 841
Total temporarily-impaired securities$428,261
 $3,217
 $696,427
 $17,016
 $1,124,688
 $20,233
            
At December 31, 2018 
  
  
  
  
  
U.S. Treasury securities$30,054
 $22
 $246
 $3
 $30,300
 $25
U.S. government agency securities13,697
 328
 42,539
 1,018
 56,236
 1,346
Mortgage-backed securities203,299
 2,134
 882,231
 26,500
 1,085,530
 28,634


 
Investments with an Unrealized Loss of
less than 12 months
 
Investments with an Unrealized Loss of
12 months or longer
 
Total Investments with an
Unrealized Loss
 Fair Value Unrealized Losses Fair Value Unrealized Losses Fair Value 
Unrealized
Losses
State and municipal securities1,044,757
 30,780
 198,610
 4,078
 1,243,367
 34,858
Asset-backed securities268,677
 4,118
 11,828
 227
 280,505
 4,345
Corporate notes26,272
 1,538
 25,915
 985
 52,187
 2,523
Total temporarily-impaired securities$1,586,756
 $38,920
 $1,161,369
 $32,811
 $2,748,125
 $71,731


The applicable dates for determining when securities were in an unrealized loss position were September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018.2019. As such, it is possible that a security had a market value less than its amortized cost on other days during the past twelve-month periods ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, but is not in the "Investments with an Unrealized Loss of lessthan 12 months" category above.


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As shown in the tables above, including both available-for-sale and held-to-maturity investment securities, at September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, Pinnacle Financial had approximately $20.2$62.9 million in unrealized losses on $1.1 billion$998.0 million of securities. The unrealized losses associated with $873.6 million and $179.8 million of municipal securities transferred from the available-for-sale portfolio to the held-to-maturity portfolio induring the quarters ended March 31, 2020 and September 30, 2018, described belowrespectively, represent unrealized losses since the date of purchase, independent of the impact associated with changes in the cost basis upon transfer between portfolios. As described in Note 1, for any securities classified as available-for-sale that are in an unrealized loss position at the balance sheet date, Pinnacle Financial assesses whether or not it intends to sell the security, or more likely than not will be required to sell the security, before recovery of its amortized cost basis which would require a write-down to fair value through net income. Because Pinnacle Financial currently does not intend to sell those securities that have an unrealized loss at March 31, 2020, and it is not more-likely-than-not that Pinnacle Financial will be required to sell the securities before recovery of their amortized cost bases, which may be maturity, Pinnacle Financial has determined that no write-down is necessary. In addition, Pinnacle Financial evaluates whether any portion of the decline in fair value is the result of credit deterioration, which would require the recognition of an allowance for credit losses. Such evaluations consider the extent to which the amortized cost of the security exceeds its fair value, changes in credit ratings and any other known adverse conditions related to the specific security. The unrealized losses associated with these investment securities at March 31, 2020 are driven by changes in interest rates and are not due to the credit quality of the securities.securities, and accordingly, no allowance for credit losses is considered necessary related to available-for-sale securities at March 31, 2020. These securities will continue to be monitored as a part of Pinnacle Financial's ongoing impairment analysis.evaluation of credit quality. Management evaluates the financial performance of the issuers on a quarterly basis to determine if it is probable that the issuers can make all contractual principal and interest payments. Because

The allowance for credit losses on held-to-maturity securities is measured on a collective basis by major security type as described in Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. At March 31, 2020, Pinnacle Financial's held-to-maturity securities consist entirely of municipal securities. A reasonable and supportable period of 18 months and reversion period of 12 months was utilized to estimate credit losses on held-to-maturity municipal securities at March 31, 2020. With the implementation of CECL effective January 1, 2020, estimated credit losses on held-to-maturity municipal debt securities totaled $10,000. At March 31, 2020, the estimated allowance for credit losses on these securities increased to $148,000. Projected macroeconomic conditions was the most significant factor resulting in the increase in the allowance for credit losses on these securities at March 31, 2020.

Pinnacle Financial currently does not intendutilizes bond credit ratings assigned by third party ratings agencies to sell thosemonitor the credit quality of debt securities that have an unrealized loss at September 30, 2019, and it is not more-likely-than-not that Pinnacle Financial will be required to sellheld-to-maturity. At March 31, 2020, all debt securities classified as held-to-maturity were rated A or higher by the securities before recovery of their amortized cost bases, which may be maturity, Pinnacle Financial does not consider these securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired at September 30, 2019.

In the third quarter of 2018, Pinnacle Financial transferred, at fair value, $179.8 million of municipal securitiesratings agencies. Updated credit ratings are obtained as they become available from the available-for-sale portfolio to the held-to-maturity portfolio. The related net unrealized after tax losses of $2.2 million 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. No gains or losses were recognized at the time of the transfer.ratings agencies.

Periodically, available-for-sale securities may be sold or the composition of the portfolio realigned to improve yields, quality or marketability, or to implement changes in investment or asset/liability strategy, including maintaining collateral requirements and raising funds for liquidity purposes or preparing for anticipated changes in market interest rates. Additionally, if an available-for-sale security loses its investment grade or tax-exempt status, the underlying credit support is terminated or collection otherwise becomes uncertain based on factors known to management, Pinnacle Financial will consider selling the security, but will review each security on a case-by-case basis as these factors become known. Consistent with the investment policy, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020, available-for-sale securities of approximately $149.4$30.2 million and $626.1 million, respectively, were sold and net unrealized gains, net of tax, of $308,000 and net unrealized losses, net of tax, of $4.4 million, respectively,$342,000 were reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into net income.

The carrying values of Pinnacle Financial's investment securities could decline in the future if the financial condition of issuers deteriorates and management determines it is probable that Pinnacle Financial will not recover the entire amortized cost bases of the securities. As a result, there is a risk that other-than-temporary impairment charges may occur in the future. Additionally, there is a risk that other-than-temporary impairment charges may occur in the future if management's intention to hold these securities to maturity and/or recovery changes. Pinnacle Financial has entered into various fair value hedging transactions to mitigate the impact of changing interest rates on the fair values of available for sale securities. See Note 8. 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.



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Note 4. Loans and Allowance for LoanCredit Losses

For financial reporting purposes, Pinnacle Financial classifies its loan portfolio based on the underlying collateral utilized to secure each loan. This classification is consistent with those utilized in the Quarterly Report of Condition and Income filed by Pinnacle Bank with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).


Pinnacle Financial uses fivethe following loan categories:categories for presentation of loan balances and the related allowance for credit losses on loans:
•Owner occupied commercial real estate mortgage loans - Owner occupied commercial real estate mortgage loans are secured by commercial office buildings, industrial buildings, warehouses or retail buildings where the owner of the building occupies the property. For such loans, repayment is largely dependent upon the operation of the borrower's business.
•Non-owner occupied commercial real estate loans - These loans represent investment real estate loans secured by office buildings, industrial buildings, warehouses, retail buildings, and multifamily residential housing. Repayment is primarily dependent on lease income generated from the underlying collateral.
•Consumer real estate mortgage loans - Consumer real estate mortgage consists primarily of loans secured by 1-4 family residential properties, including home equity lines of credit. Repayment is primarily dependent on the personal cash flow of the borrower.
•Construction and land development loans - Construction and land development loans include loans where the repayment is dependent on the successful completion and eventual sale, refinance or operation of the related real estate project. Construction and land development loans include 1-4 family construction projects and commercial construction endeavors such as warehouses, apartments, office and retail space and land acquisition and development.
•Commercial and industrial loans - Commercial and industrial loans include loans to business enterprises issued for commercial, industrial and/or other professional purposes. These loans are generally secured by equipment, inventory, and accounts receivable of the borrower and repayment is primarily dependent on business cash flows.
•Consumer and other loans - Consumer and other loans include all loans issued to individuals not included in the consumer real estate mortgage construction and land development, commercial and industrial, andclassification. Examples of consumer and other.other loans are automobile loans, consumer credit cards and loans to finance education, among others. Many consumer loans are unsecured. Repayment is primarily dependent on the personal cash flow of the borrower.
•
Commercial real estate mortgage loans

Loans at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were as follows:
March 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Commercial real estate:
Owner occupied$2,650,170  $2,669,766  
Non-owner occupied5,070,572  5,039,452  
Consumer real estate – mortgage3,106,465  3,068,625  
Construction and land development2,520,937  2,430,483  
Commercial and industrial6,752,317  6,290,296  
Consumer and other296,392  289,254  
Subtotal$20,396,853  $19,787,876  
Allowance for credit losses(222,465) (94,777) 
Loans, net$20,174,388  $19,693,099  

. Commercial real estate mortgage loans are categorized as such based on investor exposures where repayment is largely dependent upon the operation, refinance, or sale of the underlying real estate. Commercial real estate mortgage loans also includes owner-occupied commercial real estate which Pinnacle Financial believes shares a similar risk profile to Pinnacle Financial's commercial and industrial products.
•
Consumer real estate mortgage loans. Consumer real estate mortgage consists primarily of loans secured by 1-4 family residential properties, including home equity lines of credit.
•
Construction and land development loans. Construction and land development loans include loans where the repayment is dependent on the successful operation of the related real estate project. Construction and land development loans include 1-4 family construction projects and commercial construction endeavors such as warehouses, apartments, office and retail space and land acquisition and development.
•
Commercial and industrial loans. Commercial and industrial loans include loans to business enterprises issued for commercial, industrial and/or other professional purposes.
•
Consumer and other loans. Consumer and other loans include all loans issued to individuals not included in the consumer real estate mortgage classification. Examples of consumer and other loans are automobile loans, credit cards and loans to finance education, among others.

Commercial loans receive risk ratings assigned by a financial advisor subject to validation by Pinnacle Financial's independent loan review department. Risk ratings are categorized as pass, special mention, substandard, substandard-nonaccrual or doubtful-nonaccrual. Pass rated loans include six distinct ratings categories for loans that represent specific attributes. Pinnacle Financial believes that its categories follow those used by Pinnacle Bank's primary regulators. At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, approximately 79.5%80.3% of Pinnacle Financial's loan portfolio was analyzed as a commercial loan type with a specifically assigned risk rating. Consumer loans and small business loans are generally not assigned an individual risk rating but are evaluated as either accrual or nonaccrual based on the performance of the individual loans. However, certain consumer real estate-mortgage loans and certain consumer and other loans receive a specific risk rating due to the loan proceeds being used for commercial purposes even though the collateral may be of a consumer loan nature. Consumer loans that have been placed on nonaccrual but have not otherwise been assigned a risk rating are believed by management to share risk characteristics with loans rated substandard-nonaccrual and have been presented as such in Pinnacle Financial's risk rating disclosures.
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Risk ratings are subject to continual review by a financial advisor and a senior credit officer. At least annually, Pinnacle Financial's credit procedures require that every risk rated loan of $1.0 million or more be subject to a formal credit risk review process. Each loan's risk rating is also subject to review by Pinnacle Financial's independent loan review department, which reviews a substantial portion of Pinnacle Financial's risk rated portfolio annually. Included in the coverage are independent loan reviews of loans in targeted higher-risk portfolio segments such as certain commercial and industrial loans, land loans and/or loan types in certain geographies.
 
The following table presents Pinnacle Financial's loan balances by primary loan classification andFollowing are the amount within eachdefinitions of the risk rating category.categories used by Pinnacle Financial. Pass rated loans include all credits other than those included in special mention, substandard, substandard-nonaccrual and doubtful-nonaccrual which are defined as follows:within these categories:

•Special mention loans have potential weaknesses that deserve management's close attention.  If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the asset or in Pinnacle Financial's credit position at some future date.
•Substandard loans are inadequately protected by the current net worth and financial capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any.  Assets so classified must have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize collection of the debt.  Substandard loans are characterized by the distinct possibility that Pinnacle Financial could sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.
•Substandard-nonaccrual loans are substandard loans that have been placed on nonaccrual status.
•Doubtful-nonaccrual loans have all the characteristics of substandard-nonaccrual loans with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions and values, highly questionable and improbable.

The table below presents loan balances classified within each risk rating category by primary loan type and based on year of origination as of March 31, 2020 (in thousands):
March 31, 202020202019201820172016PriorRevolving LoansTotal
Commercial real estate- owner occupied
Pass$178,512  $505,153  $529,837  $414,639  $425,788  $416,602  $43,273  $2,513,804  
Special Mention—  1,706  3,383  12,769  678  353  919  19,808  
Substandard (1)
1,263  11,357  8,296  12,981  20,660  4,183  46,494  105,234  
Substandard-nonaccrual735  460  1,694  2,319  1,623  4,403  90  11,324  
Doubtful-nonaccrual—  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  
Total Commercial real estate - owner occupied$180,510  $518,676  $543,210  $442,708  $448,749  $425,541  $90,776  $2,650,170  
Commercial real estate- Non-owner occupied
Pass$421,156  $1,321,669  $922,005  $817,345  $787,630  $663,636  $78,264  $5,011,705  
Special Mention6,828  1,305  1,162  17,027  1,222  1,472  249  29,265  
Substandard (1)
—  5,056  2,714  7,502  1,952  3,002  —  20,226  
Substandard-nonaccrual—  2,407  785  149  1,066  4,969  —  9,376  
Doubtful-nonaccrual—  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  
Total Commercial real estate - Non-owner occupied$427,984  $1,330,437  $926,666  $842,023  $791,870  $673,079  $78,513  $5,070,572  
Consumer real estate – mortgage
Pass$134,885  $643,354  $455,461  $216,073  $172,577  $431,480  $1,008,141  $3,061,970  
Special Mention204  1,173  1,370  70  —  108  8,739  11,664  
Substandard (1)
1,382  1,210  —  924  385  2,167  657  6,725  
Substandard-nonaccrual1,117  1,508  1,184  1,595  2,885  12,928  4,889  26,106  
Doubtful-nonaccrual—  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  
Total Consumer real estate – mortgage$137,588  $647,245  $458,015  $218,662  $175,847  $446,683  $1,022,426  $3,106,465  
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March 31, 202020202019201820172016PriorRevolving LoansTotal
Construction and land development
Pass$286,814  $1,337,729  $662,700  $156,448  $25,691  $12,131  $18,134  $2,499,647  
Special Mention968  243  10,098  —  —  738  —  12,047  
Substandard (1)
1,502  829  31  4,083  240  168  —  6,853  
Substandard-nonaccrual88  830  84  92  —  1,296  —  2,390  
Doubtful-nonaccrual—  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  
Total Construction and land development$289,372  $1,339,631  $672,913  $160,623  $25,931  $14,333  $18,134  $2,520,937  
Commercial and industrial
Pass$817,119  $1,636,441  $940,772  $503,490  $186,801  $133,277  $2,347,145  $6,565,045  
Special Mention701  15,023  8,410  5,108  6,786  986  17,713  54,727  
Substandard (1)
4,715  38,853  17,651  5,106  4,077  609  39,819  110,830  
Substandard-nonaccrual1,054  10,606  499  889  267  279  7,828  21,422  
Doubtful-nonaccrual—  294  —  —  —  —  —  294  
 Total Commercial and industrial$823,589  $1,701,217  $967,332  $514,593  $197,931  $135,151  $2,412,504  $6,752,317  
Consumer and other
Pass$35,729  $36,345  $11,948  $13,012  $7,363  $3,886  $187,318  $295,601  
Special Mention—  —  —  —  —  677  9  686  
Substandard (1)
—  —  —  —  —  —  47  47  
Substandard-nonaccrual—  —  6  42  6  4  —  58  
Doubtful-nonaccrual—  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  
Total Consumer and other$35,729  $36,345  $11,954  $13,054  $7,369  $4,567  $187,374  $296,392  
Total Loans
Pass$1,874,215  $5,480,691  $3,522,723  $2,121,007  $1,605,850  $1,661,012  $3,682,274  $19,947,772  
Special Mention8,701  19,450  24,423  34,974  8,686  4,334  27,629  128,197  
Substandard (1)
8,862  57,305  28,692  30,596  27,314  10,129  87,017  249,915  
Substandard-nonaccrual2,994  15,811  4,252  5,086  5,847  23,879  12,807  70,676  
Doubtful-nonaccrual—  294  —  —  —  —  —  294  
Total Loans$1,894,772  $5,573,551  $3,580,090  $2,191,663  $1,647,697  $1,699,354  $3,809,727  $20,396,853  

The following table outlines the amountrisk category of each loan classification categorized into each risk rating categoryloans as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 20182019 (in thousands):


 Commercial real estate - mortgageConsumer real estate - mortgageConstruction and land developmentCommercial and industrialConsumer and otherTotal
December 31, 2019      
Pass$7,499,725  $3,019,203  $2,422,347  $6,069,757  $288,361  $19,299,393  
Special Mention51,147  13,787  2,816  79,819  698  148,267  
Substandard (1)
139,518  10,969  3,042  125,035  47  278,611  
Substandard-nonaccrual18,828  24,666  2,278  15,685  148  61,605  
Doubtful-nonaccrual—  —  —  —  —  —  
Total loans$7,709,218  $3,068,625  $2,430,483  $6,290,296  $289,254  $19,787,876  
 Commercial real estate - mortgageConsumer real estate - mortgageConstruction and land developmentCommercial and industrialConsumer
and other		Total
September 30, 2019      
Pass$7,478,442
$2,983,694
$2,244,217
$5,648,775
$465,607
$18,820,735
Special Mention89,057
5,771
2,846
95,743
710
194,127
Substandard (1)
119,155
12,948
4,193
121,160
61
257,517
Substandard-nonaccrual22,591
23,089
2,047
25,360
176
73,263
Doubtful-nonaccrual—
—
—
—
—
—
Total loans$7,709,245
$3,025,502
$2,253,303
$5,891,038
$466,554
$19,345,642
 Commercial real estate - mortgageConsumer real estate - mortgageConstruction and land developmentCommercial and industrialConsumer
and other		Total
December 31, 2018      
Pass$6,998,485
$2,787,570
$2,059,376
$5,148,726
$352,516
$17,346,673
Special Mention55,932
7,902
4,334
24,284
711
93,163
Substandard (1)
78,202
20,906
5,358
75,351
62
179,879
Substandard-nonaccrual32,335
28,069
3,387
23,060
983
87,834
Doubtful-nonaccrual—
—
—
—
—
—
Total loans$7,164,954
$2,844,447
$2,072,455
$5,271,421
$354,272
$17,707,549

(1) Potential problem loans represent those loans with a well-defined weakness and where information about possible credit problems of borrowers has caused management to have doubts about the borrower's ability to comply with present repayment terms. This definition is believed to be substantially consistent with the standards established by Pinnacle Bank's primary regulators for loans classified as substandard, excluding troubled debt restructurings. Potential problem loans, which are not included in nonaccrual loans, amounted to approximately $254.0$249.2 million at September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, compared to $176.3$276.0 million at December 31, 2018.2019.

Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality are recorded pursuant to
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The table below presents the provisionsaging of ASC 310-30,past due balances by loan segment at March 31, 2020 and are referred to as purchased credit impaired loans. The following table provides a rollforward of purchased credit impaired loans from December 31, 2018 through September 30, 2019 (in thousands):
March 31, 202030-59 days past due60-89 days past due90 days or more past dueTotal past dueCurrentTotal loans
Commercial real estate:
Owner-occupied$5,892  $2,157  $2,463  $10,512  $2,639,658  $2,650,170  
Non-owner occupied1,846  5,917  4,705  12,468  5,058,104  5,070,572  
Consumer real estate – mortgage10,673  3,104  8,034  21,811  3,084,654  3,106,465  
Construction and land development1,975  137  1,527  3,639  2,517,298  2,520,937  
Commercial and industrial6,873  3,968  4,565  15,406  6,736,911  6,752,317  
Consumer and other1,059  118  427  1,604  294,788  296,392  
Total$28,318  $15,401  $21,721  $21,721  $65,440  $20,331,413  $20,396,853  
December 31, 2019
Commercial real estate:
Owner-occupied$2,307  $2,932  $1,719  $6,958  $2,662,808  $2,669,766  
Non-owner occupied3,156  3,641  3,816  10,613  5,028,839  5,039,452  
Consumer real estate – mortgage11,646  2,157  7,304  21,107  3,047,518  3,068,625  
Construction and land development1,392  711  1,487  3,590  2,426,893  2,430,483  
Commercial and industrial8,474  2,478  6,364  17,316  6,272,980  6,290,296  
Consumer and other1,770  414  570  2,754  286,500  289,254  
Total$28,745  $12,333  $21,260  $21,260  $62,338  $19,725,538  $19,787,876  
 Gross Carrying Value
Accretable
Yield
Nonaccretable
Yield
Net Carrying
Value
December 31, 2018$42,837
$(114)$(17,394)$25,329
Acquisition1,883
—
—
1,883
Reclassification of yield from nonaccretable to accretable—
(7,505)7,505
—
Year-to-date settlements(12,020)1,451
4,229
(6,340)
September 30, 2019$32,700
$(6,168)$(5,660)$20,872


Certain of these loans have been deemed to be collateral dependent and, as such, no accretable yield has been recorded for these loans. Amounts are reclassified between accretable and nonaccretable yield as cash flow analyses performed onThe following table details the individual loans indicate an increase or decreasechanges in the amount of cash flows expected to be collected. The carrying value is adjustedallowance for additional draws, pursuant to contractual arrangements, offset by loan paydowns. Year-to-date settlements include both loans that were charged-off as well as loans that were paid off, typically as a result of refinancings at other institutions.

Impaired loans include nonaccrual loans, troubled debt restructurings,credit losses for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and other loans deemed to be impaired but that continue to accrue interest. The following tables detail the recorded investment, unpaid principal balance and related allowance of Pinnacle Financial's impaired loans at September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018respectively, by loan classification (in thousands):
 At September 30, 2019 At December 31, 2018
 Recorded investmentUnpaid principal balancesRelated allowance Recorded investmentUnpaid principal balancesRelated allowance
Impaired loans with an allowance:      
Commercial real estate – mortgage$13,462
$13,472
$1,021
 $14,114
$14,124
$724
Consumer real estate – mortgage19,245
19,368
1,065
 19,864
19,991
1,443
Construction and land development275
271
15
 581
579
28
Commercial and industrial11,591
11,566
1,497
 9,252
9,215
1,441


 Commercial real estate - Owner occupiedCommercial real estate - Non-owner occupiedConsumer
real estate - mortgage		Construction and land developmentCommercial and industrialConsumer
and other		UnallocatedTotal
Three months ended March 31, 2020:
Balance at December 31, 2019$13,406  $19,963  $8,054  $12,662  $36,112  $3,595  $985  $94,777  
Impact of adopting ASC 326264  (4,740) 21,029  (3,144) 23,040  2,638  (985) 38,102  
Charged-off loans(1,561) (261) (930) —  (7,734) (1,207) —  (11,693) 
Recovery of previously charged-off loans145  93  190  43  748  319  —  1,538  
Provision for credit losses on loans11,380  17,059  4,655  29,350  35,894  1,403  —  99,741  
Balance at March 31, 2020$23,634  $32,114  $32,998  $38,911  $88,060  $6,748  $—  $222,465  
Three months ended March 31, 2019:       
Balance at December 31, 2018$11,297  $15,649  $7,670  $11,128  $31,731  $5,423  $677  $83,575  
Charged-off loans(521) (13) (350) —  (3,352) (1,832) —  (6,068) 
Recovery of previously charged-off loans60  12  369  122  1,598  342  —  2,503  
Provision for credit losses on loans1,782  1,901  680  (335) 2,722  870  (436) 7,184  
Balance at March 31, 2019$12,618  $17,549  $8,369  $10,915  $32,699  $4,803  $241  $87,194  
 At September 30, 2019 At December 31, 2018
 Recorded investmentUnpaid principal balancesRelated allowance Recorded investmentUnpaid principal balancesRelated allowance
Consumer and other176
174
10
 983
1,005
328
Total$44,749
$44,851
$3,608
 $44,794
$44,914
$3,964
        
Impaired loans without an allowance: 
 
  
 
 
Commercial real estate – mortgage$8,356
$8,366
$—
 $14,724
$14,739
$—
Consumer real estate – mortgage4,960
4,958
—
 7,247
7,271
—
Construction and land development20
19
—
 1,786
1,786
—
Commercial and industrial12,897
12,890
—
 14,595
14,627
—
Consumer and other—
—
—
 —
—
—
Total$26,233
$26,233
$—
 $38,352
$38,423
$—
        
Total impaired loans$70,982
$71,084
$3,608
 $83,146
$83,337
$3,964


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The following table details the allowance for credit losses and recorded investment in loans by loan classification and by impairment evaluation method as of December 31, 2019, as determined in accordance with ASC 310 prior to the adoption of ASU 2016-13 (in thousands):
 Commercial real estate - mortgageConsumer
real estate - mortgage		Construction and land developmentCommercial and industrialConsumer
and other		UnallocatedTotal
December 31, 2019       
Allowance for Loan Losses:       
Collectively evaluated for impairment$32,134  $6,762  $12,629  $35,401  $3,586  $90,512  
Individually evaluated for impairment1,235  1,292  33  711  9  3,280  
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality(1)
—  —  —  —  —  —  
Total allowance for loan losses$33,369  $8,054  $12,662  $36,112  $3,595  $985  $94,777  
Loans:       
Collectively evaluated for impairment$7,681,608  $3,036,922  $2,426,901  $6,274,280  $289,106   $19,708,817  
Individually evaluated for impairment18,122  25,018  561  14,295  148   58,144  
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality9,488  6,685  3,021  1,721  —   20,915  
Total loans$7,709,218  $3,068,625  $2,430,483  $6,290,296  $289,254   $19,787,876  
(1)Prior to the adoption of ASC 326 on January 1, 2020, an allowance for loan losses was recorded on loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality only in the event of additional credit deterioration subsequent to acquisition.

The adequacy of the allowance for credit losses is reviewed by Pinnacle Financial's management on a quarterly basis. This assessment includes procedures to estimate the allowance and test the adequacy and appropriateness of the resulting balance. The level of the allowance is based upon management's evaluation of historical default and loss experience, current and projected economic conditions, asset quality trends, known and inherent risks in the portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrowers' ability to repay the loan (including the timing of future payment), the estimated value of any underlying collateral, composition of the loan portfolio, industry and peer bank loan quality indications and other pertinent factors, including regulatory recommendations. The level of the allowance for credit losses maintained by management is believed adequate to absorb all expected future losses inherent in the loan portfolio at the balance sheet date. The allowance is increased by provisions charged to expense and decreased by charge-offs, net of recoveries of amounts previously charged-off.

As described in Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Pinnacle Financial adopted ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2020, which introduced the CECL methodology for estimating all expected losses over the life of a financial asset. Under the CECL methodology the allowance for credit losses is measured on a collective basis for pools of loans with similar risk characteristics, and for loans that do not share similar risk characteristics with the collectively evaluated pools, evaluations are performed on an individual basis. For all loan segments collectively evaluated, losses are predicted over a period of time determined to be reasonable and supportable, and at the end of the reasonable and supportable period losses are reverted to long term historical averages. Upon implementation of ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2020, Pinnacle Financial utilized a reasonable and supportable period of eighteen months for all loan segments, followed by a twelve month straight line reversion to long term averages. At March 31, 2020, a reasonable and supportable period of nine months was utilized for owner occupied commercial real estate, construction and land development, and commercial and industrial in response to the relatively high level of economic uncertainly related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. For all other loan segments, the reasonable and supportable period of eighteen months was maintained as longer variable lag structures are used within their statistical models, which inherently mitigates the uncertainty in the economic projections by placing less reliance on sudden changes in the projections. The twelve month straight line reversion period was maintained for all loan segments at March 31, 2020. Upon adoption of ASU 2016-13, the opening balance of the allowance for credit losses was increased by $38.1 million through retained earnings. The additional increase during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020 is primarily attributable to the averagechange in projected economic conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, with the projected increase in the unemployment rate being the most significant driver.


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The following table presents the amortized cost basis of collateral dependent loans, which are individually evaluated to determine
expected credit losses:
March 31, 2020Real EstateBusiness AssetsOtherTotal
Commercial real estate:
Owner-occupied14,951  135  —  15,086  
Non-owner occupied11,259  —  —  11,259  
Consumer real estate – mortgage31,247  —  —  31,247  
Construction and land development2,488  —  —  2,488  
Commercial and industrial294  7,768  5,659  13,721  
Consumer and other—  —  49  49  
Total$60,239  $7,903  $5,708  $73,850  

The table below presents the amortized cost basis of loans on nonaccrual status and loans past due 90 or more days and still accruing interest at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. Also presented is the balance of impaired loans on nonaccrual status at March 31, 2020 for which there was $73.6 million and $81.6 million, respectively, compared to $82.3 million and $73.3 million, respectively,no related allowance for the same periods in 2018. credit losses recorded (in thousands):
March 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Total nonaccrual loansNonaccrual loans with no allowance for credit lossesLoans past due 90 or more days and still accruingTotal nonaccrual loansLoans past due 90 or more days and still accruing
Commercial real estate:
Owner-occupied$11,324  $4,465  $—  $11,654  $—  
Non-owner occupied9,376  6,425  —  7,173  —  
Consumer real estate – mortgage26,106  379  517  24,667  168  
Construction and land development2,390  1,287  —  2,278  —  
Commercial and industrial21,716  15,430  1,089  15,685  946  
Consumer and other58  —  384  148  501  
Total$70,970  $27,986  $1,990  $61,605  $1,615  
Pinnacle Financial's policy is that the accrual of interest income will be discontinued when (1) there is a significant deterioration in the financial condition of the borrower and full repayment of principal and interest is not expected or (2) the principal or interest is more than 90 days past due, unless the loan is both well secured and in the process of collection. As such, at the date loans are placed on nonaccrual status, Pinnacle Financial reverses all previously accrued interest income against current year earnings. Pinnacle Financial's policy is that once a loan is placed on nonaccrual status each subsequent payment is reviewed on a case-by-case basis to determine if the payment should be applied to interest or principal pursuant to regulatory guidelines. As detailed in the following table, Pinnacle Financial recognized 0 interest income from cash payments received on nonaccrual loans during the three months ended September 30, 2019 and $176,000 in interest income from cash payments received on nonaccrual loans during the nine months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, compared to $84,000 and $337,000, respectively,$87,000 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. Had these nonaccruing loans been on accruing status, interest income would have been higher by $1.3 million and $3.5 million, respectively,$713,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to $1.1$1.6 million and $2.8 million higher respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. Approximately $39.7 million and $35.8 million of nonaccrual loans as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, were performing pursuant to their contractual terms at those dates.


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The following table presents impaired loans at December 31, 2019 as determined under ASC 310 prior to the adoption of ASU 2016-13. Impaired loans generally include nonaccrual loans, troubled debt restructurings, and other loans deemed to be impaired but that continue to accrue interest. Presented are the recorded investment, unpaid principal balance and related allowance of impaired loans at December 31, 2019 by loan classification (in thousands):
 At December 31, 2019
 Recorded investmentUnpaid principal balancesRelated allowance
Impaired loans with an allowance:   
Commercial real estate – mortgage$9,998  $10,983  $1,235  
Consumer real estate – mortgage20,996  23,105  1,293  
Construction and land development542  654  33  
Commercial and industrial4,074  5,381  711  
Consumer and other148  182  9  
Total$35,758  $40,305  $3,281  
Impaired loans without an allowance:   
Commercial real estate – mortgage$8,124  $8,891  $—  
Consumer real estate – mortgage4,022  4,021  —  
Construction and land development19  17  —  
Commercial and industrial10,221  11,322  —  
Consumer and other—  —  —  
Total$22,386  $24,251  $—  
Total impaired loans$58,144  $64,556  $3,281  

The following table details the average recorded investment and the amount of interest income recognized on a cash basis for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2019, and 2018, respectively, of impaired loans by loan classification as determined under ASC 310 prior to the adoption of ASU 2016-13 (in thousands):
 Three months ended
March 31, 2019
 Average recorded investmentInterest income recognized
Impaired loans with an allowance:
Commercial real estate – mortgage$16,327  $—  
Consumer real estate – mortgage22,266  —  
Construction and land development724  —  
Commercial and industrial9,027  —  
Consumer and other657  —  
Total$49,001  $—  
Impaired loans without an allowance:  
Commercial real estate – mortgage$15,699  $87  
Consumer real estate – mortgage8,839  —  
Construction and land development893  —  
Commercial and industrial15,143  —  
Consumer and other—  —  
Total$40,574  $87  
Total impaired loans$89,575  $87  
 For the three months ended
September 30,		 For the nine months ended
September 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
 Average recorded investmentInterest income recognized Average recorded investmentInterest income recognized Average recorded investmentInterest income recognized Average recorded investmentInterest income recognized
Impaired loans with an allowance:           
Commercial real estate – mortgage$13,050
$—
 $13,474
$—
 $14,689
$—
 $9,297
$—
Consumer real estate – mortgage19,508
—
 14,162
—
 20,887
—
 11,476
—
Construction and land development451
—
 1,150
—
 587
—
 1,301
—
Commercial and industrial11,113
—
 7,470
—
 10,070
—
 9,345
—
Consumer and other143
—
 912
—
 400
—
 651
—
Total$44,265
$—
 $37,168
$—
 $46,633
$—
 $32,070
$—
            
Impaired loans without an allowance: 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
Commercial real estate – mortgage$9,344
$—
 $22,029
$84
 $12,521
$176
 $18,702
$337
Consumer real estate – mortgage7,922
—
 5,699
—
 8,381
—
 5,034
—
Construction and land development10
—
 1,442
—
 452
—
 1,382
—
Commercial and industrial12,108
—
 16,008
—
 13,625
—
 16,096
—
Consumer and other—
—
 —
—
 —
—
 —
—
Total$29,384
$—
 $45,178
$84
 $34,979
$176
 $41,214
$337
            
Total impaired loans$73,649
$—
 $82,346
$84
 $81,612
$176
 $73,284
$337



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Prior to the adoption of ASU 2016-13, loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality, referred to under ASC 310-30 as purchased credit impaired loans and under ASU 2016-13 as purchased credit deteriorated loans, were assigned a credit related purchase discount and non-credit related purchase discount at acquisition. Upon adoption of ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2020, the remaining credit related discount was re-classified to a component of the allowance for credit losses. The remaining non-credit discount will continue to be accreted into income over the remaining lives of the related loans. The following table provides a rollforward of purchased credit deteriorated loans from December 31, 2019 through March 31, 2020 (in thousands):
 Gross Carrying ValueAccretable
Yield		Nonaccretable
Yield		Net Carrying
Value
December 31, 2019$29,544  $(4,801) $(3,828) $20,915  
Reclassification of discount to allowance for credit losses—  —  3,828  3,828  
Year-to-date settlements(1,691) 1,141  —  (550) 
March 31, 2020$27,853  $(3,660) $—  $24,193  

The carrying value is adjusted for additional draws, pursuant to contractual arrangements, offset by loan paydowns. Year-to-date settlements include both loans that were charged-off as well as loans that were paid off, typically as a result of refinancings at other institutions.

At September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, there were $5.8$3.9 million and $5.9$4.9 million, respectively, of troubled debt restructurings that were performing as of their restructure date and which were accruing interest. Troubled commercial loans are restructured by specialists within Pinnacle Bank's Special Assets Group, and all restructurings are approved by committees and/or credit officers separate and apart from the normal loan approval process.  These specialists are charged with reducing Pinnacle Financial's overall risk and exposure to loss in the event of a restructuring by obtaining some or all of the following: improved documentation, additional guaranties, increase in curtailments, reduction in collateral release terms, additional collateral or other similar strategies.

The following table outlines the amount of each loan category where troubled debt restructurings were made during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018March 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands):
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020
Number
of contracts		Pre Modification Outstanding Recorded InvestmentPost Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment, net of related allowance
Commercial real estate:
Owner-occupied$—  $—  $—  
Non-owner occupied—  —  —  
Consumer real estate – mortgage1  807  807  
Construction and land development—  —  —  
Commercial and industrial—  —  —  
Consumer and other—  —  —  
1  $807  $807  
 Three Months Ended
September 30,		 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2019Number
of contracts		 Pre Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment Post Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment, net of related allowance Number
of contracts		 Pre Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment Post Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment, net of related allowance
Commercial real estate – mortgage1
 $314
 $297
 1
 $314
 $297
Consumer real estate – mortgage—
 —
 —
 1
 712
 626
Construction and land development—
 —
 —
 1
 21
 19
Commercial and industrial—
 —
 —
 1
 1,397
 796
Consumer and other—
 —
 —
 —
 —
 —
 1
 $314
 $297
 4
 $2,444
 $1,738
            
2018           
Commercial real estate – mortgage—
 $—
 $—
 —
 $—
 $—
Consumer real estate – mortgage1
 169
 169
 2
 206
 206
Construction and land development1
 348
 348
 1
 348
 348
Commercial and industrial—
 —
 —
 —
 —
 —
Consumer and other—
 —
 —
 —
 —
 —
 2
 $517
 $517
 3
 $554
 $554


There were no troubled debt restructurings made during the three months ended March 31, 2019. During the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019, and 2018, there were 0 troubled debt restructurings that subsequently defaulted within twelve months of the restructuring.

At SeptemberIn response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impact to its customers, Pinnacle Bank implemented a short-term modification program in accordance with interagency regulatory guidance to provide temporary payment relief to those borrowers directly impacted by COVID-19 who were not more than 30 2019 anddays past due as of December 31, 2018,2019. This program allows for a deferral of payments for 90 days, which Pinnacle Bank may extend for an additional 90 days, for a maximum of 180 days on a cumulative and successive basis. Pursuant to the allowanceinteragency regulatory guidance, Pinnacle Financial may elect to not classify loans for loan losses included 0 allowance specifically related to accruingwhich these deferrals are granted as troubled debt restructurings, which are classified as impaired loans pursuant to U.S. GAAP, but which continued to accrue interest at contractual rates at that date.restructurings.

In addition to the loan metrics above,
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Pinnacle Financial analyzes its commercial loan portfolio to determine if a concentration of credit risk exists to any industries. Pinnacle Financial utilizes broadly accepted industry classification systems in order to classify borrowers into various industry classifications.  Pinnacle Financial has a credit exposure (loans outstanding plus unfunded lines of credit) exceeding 25% of Pinnacle Bank's total risk-based capital to borrowers in the following industries at September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 with the comparative exposures for December 31, 20182019 (in thousands):
 March 31, 2020 
 Outstanding Principal BalancesUnfunded CommitmentsTotal exposureTotal Exposure at
December 31, 2019
Lessors of nonresidential buildings$3,737,224  $895,221  $4,632,445  $4,578,116  
Lessors of residential buildings939,201  690,788  1,629,989  1,599,837  
New Housing For-Sale Builders534,896  599,323  1,134,219  1,090,603  
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels825,202  139,190  964,392  967,771  
 September 30, 2019  
 Outstanding Principal Balances Unfunded Commitments Total exposure 
Total Exposure at
December 31, 2018
Lessors of nonresidential buildings$3,502,181
 $826,157
 $4,328,338
 $3,932,059
Lessors of residential buildings1,003,401
 549,949
 1,553,350
 1,484,697
New Housing For-Sale Builders516,646
 580,917
 1,097,563
 1,100,989
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels806,089
 167,696
 973,785
 920,001


Additionally, Pinnacle Financial monitors two ratios regarding construction and commercial real estate lending as part of its concentration management processes.  Both ratios are calculated by dividing certain types of loan balances for each of the two categories by Pinnacle Bank’s total risk-based capital. At September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, Pinnacle Bank’s construction and land development loans as a percentage of total risk-based capital were 79.9%84.2% and 85.2%83.6%, respectively. Non-owner occupied commercial real estate and multifamily loans (including construction and land development loans) as a percentage of total risk-based

capital were 272.8%264.1% and 277.7%268.3% as of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, respectively. Banking regulations have established guidelines for the construction ratio of less than 100% of total risk-based capital and for the non-owner occupied ratio of less than 300% of total risk-based capital. When a bank’s ratios are in excess of one or both of these guidelines, banking regulations generally require an increased level of monitoring in these lending areas by bank management. At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, Pinnacle Bank was within the 100% and 300% guidelines and has established what it believes to be appropriate controls to monitor its lending in these areas as it aims to keep the level of these loans below the 100% and 300% thresholds.

The table below presents past due balances by loan classification and segment at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, allocated between accruing and nonaccrual status (in thousands):
 Accruing Nonaccruing  
September 30, 201930-89 days past due and accruing90 days or more past due and accruingTotal past due and accruingCurrent and accruingPurchased credit impaired 
Nonaccrual (1)
Nonaccruing purchased credit impaired (1)
 Total loans
Commercial real estate:          
Owner-occupied$6,398
$—
$6,398
$2,574,628
$2,903
 $11,011
$897
 $2,595,837
All other5,896
—
5,896
5,091,660
5,169
 10,640
43
 5,113,408
Consumer real estate – mortgage9,051
773
9,824
2,989,373
3,216
 19,245
3,844
 3,025,502
Construction and land development2,005
—
2,005
2,247,977
1,274
 275
1,772
 2,253,303
Commercial and industrial16,524
1,077
17,601
5,847,752
325
 23,931
1,429
 5,891,038
Consumer and other3,266
600
3,866
462,512
—
 176
—
 466,554
Total$43,140
$2,450
$45,590
$19,213,902
$12,887
 $65,278
$7,985
 $19,345,642
 Accruing Nonaccruing  
December 31, 201830-89 days past due and accruing90 days or more past due and accruingTotal past due and accruingCurrent and accruingPurchased credit impaired 
Nonaccrual (1)
Nonaccruing purchased credit impaired (1)
 Total loans
Commercial real estate:          
Owner-occupied$10,170
$—
$10,170
$2,623,700
$2,664
 $16,025
$874
 $2,653,433
All other1,586
—
1,586
4,488,840
5,659
 12,634
2,802
 4,511,521
Consumer real estate – mortgage18,059
—
18,059
2,794,630
3,689
 22,564
5,505
 2,844,447
Construction and land development3,759
—
3,759
2,063,201
2,108
 2,020
1,367
 2,072,455
Commercial and industrial21,451
1,082
22,533
5,225,205
623
 23,022
38
 5,271,421
Consumer and other3,276
476
3,752
349,537
—
 983
—
 354,272
Total$58,301
$1,558
$59,859
$17,545,113
$14,743
 $77,248
$10,586
 $17,707,549

(1)
Approximately $33.5 million and $52.5 million of nonaccrual loans as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, were performing pursuant to their contractual terms at those dates.

The following table details the changes in the allowance for loan losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, by loan classification (in thousands):
 Commercial real estate - mortgage
Consumer
 real estate - mortgage
Construction and land developmentCommercial and industrial
Consumer
and other
UnallocatedTotal
Three months ended September 30, 2019:       
Balance at June 30, 2019$30,826
$8,489
$11,206
$37,436
$2,114
$182
$90,253
Charged-off loans(102)(194)(14)(5,082)(1,388)—
(6,780)
Recovery of previously charged-off loans209
901
97
407
300
—
1,914
Provision for loan losses1,684
(1,426)585
1,814
3,278
2,325
8,260
Balance at September 30, 2019$32,617
$7,770
$11,874
$34,575
$4,304
$2,507
$93,647
        
Three months ended September 30, 2018: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2018$24,848
$5,853
$10,984
$28,338
$5,172
$475
$75,670
Charged-off loans(1,968)(262)(24)(3,336)(1,359)—
(6,949)
Recovery of previously charged-off loans63
987
70
1,037
382
—
2,539
Provision for loan losses3,574
149
(48)4,085
618
347
8,725


 Commercial real estate - mortgage
Consumer
 real estate - mortgage
Construction and land developmentCommercial and industrial
Consumer
and other
UnallocatedTotal
Balance at September 30, 2018$26,517
$6,727
$10,982
$30,124
$4,813
$822
$79,985
        
Nine months ended September 30, 2019:       
Balance at December 31, 2018$26,946
$7,670
$11,128
$31,731
$5,423
$677
$83,575
Charged-off loans(1,701)(1,124)(18)(13,842)(4,643)—
(21,328)
Recovery of previously charged-off loans1,173
1,642
238
4,749
959
—
8,761
Provision for loan losses6,199
(418)526
11,937
2,565
1,830
22,639
Balance at September 30, 2019$32,617
$7,770
$11,874
$34,575
$4,304
$2,507
$93,647
        
Nine months ended September 30, 2018: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2017$21,188
$5,031
$8,962
$24,863
$5,874
$1,322
$67,240
Charged-off loans(2,930)(1,533)(36)(7,600)(10,217)—
(22,316)
Recovery of previously charged-off loans1,517
2,190
1,645
2,492
2,159
—
10,003
Provision for loan losses6,742
1,039
411
10,369
6,997
(500)25,058
Balance at September 30, 2018$26,517
$6,727
$10,982
$30,124
$4,813
$822
$79,985


The following table details the allowance for loan losses and recorded investment in loans by loan classification and by impairment evaluation method as of September 30, 2019 and DecemberAt March 31, 2018, respectively (in thousands):
 Commercial real estate - mortgage
Consumer
real estate - mortgage
Construction and land developmentCommercial and industrial
Consumer
and other
UnallocatedTotal
September 30, 2019 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for Loan Losses: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment$31,596
$6,705
$11,859
$33,078
$4,294


$87,532
Individually evaluated for impairment1,021
1,065
15
1,497
10


3,608
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality(1)
—
—
—
—
—


—
Total allowance for loan losses$32,617
$7,770
$11,874
$34,575
$4,304
$2,507
$93,647
        
Loans: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment$7,678,415
$2,994,237
$2,249,962
$5,864,796
$466,378
 
$19,253,788
Individually evaluated for impairment21,818
24,205
295
24,488
176
 
70,982
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality9,012
7,060
3,046
1,754
—
 
20,872
Total loans$7,709,245
$3,025,502
$2,253,303
$5,891,038
$466,554
 
$19,345,642
        
December 31, 2018 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for Loan Losses: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment$26,222
$6,227
$11,100
$30,290
$5,095


$78,934
Individually evaluated for impairment724
1,443
28
1,441
328


3,964
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality(1)
—
—
—
—
—


—
Total allowance for loan losses$26,946
$7,670
$11,128
$31,731
$5,423
$677
$83,575
        
Loans: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment$7,124,117
$2,808,142
$2,066,613
$5,246,913
$353,289
 
$17,599,074
Individually evaluated for impairment28,838
27,111
2,367
23,847
983
 
83,146
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality11,999
9,194
3,475
661
—
 
25,329
Total loans$7,164,954
$2,844,447
$2,072,455
$5,271,421
$354,272
 
$17,707,549
(1)Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality are recorded at fair value at the time of acquisition. An allowance for loan losses is recorded only in the event of subsequent credit deterioration.

The adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is assessed at the end of each calendar quarter. The level of the allowance is based upon evaluation of the loan portfolio, current asset quality trends, known and inherent risks in the portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrowers' ability to repay (including the timing of future payment), the estimated value of any underlying collateral, composition of the loan portfolio, economic conditions, historical loss experience, industry and peer bank loan quality indications and other pertinent factors, including regulatory recommendations. The allowance for loan losses for purchased loans is calculated similarly to the method utilized for legacy Pinnacle Bank loans. Pinnacle Financial's accounting policy is to compare the computed allowance for loan losses for purchased loans on a loan-by-loan basis to any remaining fair value adjustment. If the computed

allowance is greater than the remaining fair value adjustment, the excess is added to the allowance for loan losses by a charge to the provision for loan losses.

At September 30, 2019,2020, Pinnacle Bank had granted loans and other extensions of credit amounting to approximately $10.7 million to current directors, executive officers, and their related entities, of which $6.6$6.7 million had been drawn upon. At December 31, 2018,2019, Pinnacle Bank had granted loans and other extensions of credit amounting to approximately $37.9$10.6 million to directors, executive officers, and their related entities, of which approximately $18.3$6.8 million had been drawn upon. None of theseAll loans to directors, executive officers, and their related entities were impairedperforming in accordance with contractual terms at September 30, 2019 orMarch 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018.2019.

At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, Pinnacle Financial had approximately $21.3$6.9 million in commercial loans held for sale compared to $16.0$17.6 million at December 31, 2018,2019, which primarily included commercial real estate and apartment loans originated for sale to a third-party as part of a multi-family loan program. Such loans are closed under a pass-through commitment structure wherein Pinnacle Bank's loan commitment to the borrower is the same as the third party's take-out commitment to Pinnacle Bank and the third party purchase typically occurs within thirty days of Pinnacle Bank closing with the borrowers.

Residential Lending

At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, Pinnacle Financial had approximately $54.3$70.3 million of mortgage loans held-for-sale compared to approximately $31.8$61.6 million at December 31, 2018.2019. Total loan volumes sold during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 were approximately $788.1$286.7 million compared to approximately $917.9$193.8 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, Pinnacle Financial recognized $7.4$8.6 million and $18.3 million, respectively, in gains on the sale of these loans, net of commissions paid, compared to $3.9$4.9 million and $11.4 million, respectively, net of commissions paid, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019.

These mortgage loans held-for-sale are originated internally and are primarily to borrowers in Pinnacle Bank's geographic markets. These sales are typically on a mandatory basis to investors that follow conventional government sponsored entities (GSE) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development/U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (HUD/VA) guidelines.
 
Each purchaser of a mortgage loan held-for-sale has specific guidelines and criteria for sellers of loans and the risk of credit loss with regard to the principal amount of the loans sold is generally transferred to the purchasers upon sale. While the loans are sold without recourse, the purchase agreements require Pinnacle Bank to make certain representations and warranties regarding the existence and sufficiency of file documentation and the absence of fraud by borrowers or other third parties such as appraisers in connection with obtaining the loan. If it is determined that the loans sold were in breach of these representations or warranties, Pinnacle Bank has obligations to either repurchase the loan for the unpaid principal balance and related investor fees or make the purchaser whole for the economic benefits of the loan. To date, Pinnacle Bank's liability pursuant to the terms of these representations and warranties has been insignificant to Pinnacle Bank.

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Note 5. Income Taxes

ASC 740, Income Taxes, defines the threshold for recognizing the benefits of tax return positions in the financial statements as "more-likely-than-not" to be sustained by the taxing authority. This section also provides guidance on the derecognition, measurement and classification of income tax uncertainties, along with any related interest and penalties, and includes guidance concerning accounting for income tax uncertainties in interim periods.
 
The unrecognized tax benefit related to uncertain tax positions related to state income tax filings was $5.1$6.9 million at September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, respectively. No change was recorded to the unrecognized tax benefit related to uncertain tax positions in each of the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and 2018.2019.

Pinnacle Financial's policy is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. For both the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019, and 2018, respectively, there were 0 interest and penalties recorded in the income statement.

Pinnacle Financial's effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 was 19.5% and 19.6%a benefit of 6.2% compared to 20.7% and 20.3%expense of 19.7% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.March 31, 2019. The difference between the effective tax rate and the federal and state income tax statutory rate of 26.14% at September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019 and 2018 is primarily due to investments in bank qualified municipal securities, tax benefits of Pinnacle Bank's real estate investment trust subsidiary, participation in the Tennessee Community Investment Tax Credit (CITC) program, and tax benefits associated with share-based compensation, bank-owned life insurance and our captive insurance subsidiary, offset in part by the limitation on deductibility of meals and entertainment

expense, non-deductible executive compensation and non-deductible FDIC premiums.

Income tax expense is also impacted by the vesting of restricted shareequity-based awards and the exercise of employee stock options, which expense or benefit is recorded as a discrete item as a component of total income tax, the amount of which is dependent upon the change in the grant date fair value and the vest date fair value of the underlying award. Accordingly, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 we recognized tax benefits of $131,000 and $832,000, respectively,$862,000 compared to tax benefits of $199,000 and $3.0 million, respectively,$769,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, income tax expense was also impacted by provision for credit losses, including provision for credit losses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, which was recorded as a discrete item as a component of total income tax. Accordingly, we recognized a tax benefit of $22.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020.
 
Note 6. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

In the normal course of business, Pinnacle Bank has entered into off-balance sheet financial instruments which include commitments to extend credit (i.e., including unfunded lines of credit) and standby letters of credit. Commitments to extend credit are usually the result of lines of credit granted to existing borrowers under agreements that the total outstanding indebtedness will not exceed a specific amount during the term of the indebtedness. Typical borrowers are commercial concerns that use lines of credit to supplement their treasury management functions, and thus their total outstanding indebtedness may fluctuate during any time period based on the seasonality of their business and the resultant timing of their cash flows. Other typical lines of credit are related to home equity loans granted to consumers. Commitments to extend credit generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, these commitments amounted to $7.8$8.0 billion, of which approximately $1.0$1.1 billion related to home equity lines of credit.

Standby letters of credit are generally issued on behalf of an applicant (Pinnacle Bank's customer) to a specifically named beneficiary and are the result of a particular business arrangement that exists between the applicant and the beneficiary.  Standby letters of credit have fixed expiration dates and are usually for terms of two years or less unless terminated beforehand due to criteria specified in the standby letter of credit. A typical arrangement involves the applicant routinely being indebted to the beneficiary for such items as inventory purchases, insurance, utilities, lease guarantees or other third party commercial transactions. The standby letter of credit would permit the beneficiary to obtain payment from Pinnacle Bank under certain prescribed circumstances. Subsequently, Pinnacle Bank would then seek reimbursement from the applicant pursuant to the terms of the standby letter of credit. At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, these commitments amounted to $198.4$200.4 million.

Pinnacle Bank typically follows the same credit policies and underwriting practices when making these commitments as it does for on-balance sheet instruments. Each customer's creditworthiness is typically evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and the amount of
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collateral obtained, if any, is based on management's credit evaluation of the customer. Collateral held varies but may include cash, real estate and improvements, marketable securities, accounts receivable, inventory, equipment and personal property.

The contractual amounts of these commitments are not reflected in the consolidated financial statements and only amounts drawn upon would be reflected in the future. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the contractual amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. However, should the commitments be drawn upon and should Pinnacle Bank's customers default on their resulting obligation to Pinnacle Bank, the maximum exposure to credit loss, without consideration of collateral, is represented by the contractual amount of those commitments. At September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, Pinnacle Financial had accrued $2.4$16.3 million and $2.9$2.4 million, respectively, for the inherent risks associated with these off-balance sheet commitments. The adoption of ASU 2016-13 effective January 1, 2020, which introduced the CECL methodology for measuring credit losses, as discussed more fully in Note. 1 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, increased the opening balance of our accrual for off-balance sheet commitments at adoption by $8.8 million. The remainder of the increase during the quarter is largely attributable to the anticipated economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on our CECL credit loss modeling at March 31, 2020.

Various legal claims also arise from time to time in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, the resolutionresolutions of these claims outstanding at September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 are not expected to have a material adverse impact on Pinnacle Financial's consolidated financial condition, operating results or cash flows.

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Note 7.  Stock Options and Restricted Shares

The 2018 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the "2018 Plan") permits Pinnacle Financial to reissue outstanding awards that are subsequently forfeited, settled in cash, withheld by Pinnacle Financial to cover withholding taxes or expire unexercised and returned to the 2018 Plan. At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, there were approximately 1.2 million844,000 shares available for issuance under the 2018 Plan.

The BNC Bancorp 2013 Amended and Restated Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (the "BNC Plan") was assumed by Pinnacle Financial in connection with its merger with BNC. As of September 30, 2019, the BNC Plan had approximately 8,000March 31, 2020, there were 0 shares remaining available for issuance to existing associates that were previouslyfrom the BNC associates.Plan. NaN new awards may be granted under equity incentive plans of Pinnacle Financial other than the 2018 Plan except for shares remaining available for issuance to the former BNC associates pursuant to the BNC Plan.


Upon the acquisition of CapitalMark, Pinnacle Financial assumed approximately 858,000 stock options under the CapitalMark Option Plan. NaN further sharesawards remain available for issuance under the CapitalMark Option Plan. At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, all of the remaining options outstanding were granted under the CapitalMark Option Plan.

Common Stock Options

A summary of the stock option activity within the equity incentive plans during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and information regarding expected vesting, contractual terms remaining, intrinsic values and other matters is as follows:
 NumberWeighted-Average
Exercise
Price		Weighted-Average
Contractual
Remaining Term
(in years)		Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(000's)		 
Outstanding at December 31, 2019119,274  $23.45  2.85$4,837  
(1)
Granted—     
 
Exercised(200)    
 
Forfeited—     
 
Outstanding at March 31, 2020119,074  $23.44  2.60$1,678  
(2)
Options exercisable at March 31, 2020119,074  $23.44  2.60$1,678  
(2)
 Number
Weighted-Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted-Average
Contractual
Remaining Term
(in years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(000's)
 
Outstanding at December 31, 2018176,709
$22.77
2.23$4,123
(1) 
Granted—
 
  
  
Exercised(10,285) 
  
  
Forfeited—
 
  
  
Outstanding at September 30, 2019166,424
$22.69
2.54$5,732
(2) 
Options exercisable at September 30, 2019166,424
$22.69
2.54$5,732
(2) 

(1)The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying awards and the quoted closing price of Pinnacle Financial common stock of $64.00 per common share at December 31, 2019 for the 119,274 options that were in-the-money at December 31, 2019.
(2)The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying awards and the quoted closing price of Pinnacle Financial common stock of $37.54 per common share at March 31, 2020 for the 119,074 options that were in-the-money at March 31, 2020.

(1)The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying awards and the quoted closing price of Pinnacle Financial common stock of $46.10 per common share at December 31, 2018 for the 176,709 options that were in-the-money at December 31, 2018.
(2)The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying awards and the quoted closing price of Pinnacle Financial common stock of $56.75 per common share at September 30, 2019 for the 166,424 options that were in-the-money at September 30, 2019.

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Restricted Share Awards

A summary of activity for unvested restricted share awards for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 is as follows:
 NumberGrant Date
Weighted-Average Cost
Unvested at December 31, 2019555,296  $57.04  
Shares awarded207,370  62.61
Restrictions lapsed and shares released to associates/directors(119,773) 53.81
Shares forfeited (1)
(8,904) 59.79
Unvested at March 31, 2020633,989  $59.44  
 Number 
Grant Date
Weighted-Average Cost
Unvested at December 31, 2018692,806
 $55.19
Shares awarded228,760
 

Restrictions lapsed and shares released to associates/directors(296,878) 

Shares forfeited (1)
(28,875) 

Unvested at September 30, 2019595,813
 $53.21
(1)Represents shares forfeited due to employee termination and/or retirement. NaN shares were forfeited due to failure to meet performance targets.
(1)Represents shares forfeited due to employee termination and/or retirement. NaN shares were forfeited due to failure to meet performance targets.

Pinnacle Financial has granted restricted share awards to associates and outside directors with a time-based vesting criteria. Compensation expense associated with time-based vesting restricted share awards is recognized over the time period that the restrictions associated with the awards lapse on a straight-line basis based on the total cost of the award. The following table outlines restricted stock grants that were made, grouped by similar vesting criteria, during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020. The table reflects the life-to-date activity for these awards:
Grant
Year
Group (1)
Vesting
Period in years
Shares
awarded		Restrictions Lapsed and shares released to participants
Shares Forfeited by participants (4)
Shares Unvested
Time Based Awards      
2020
Associates (2)
3 -5190,270  7  2,013  188,250  
Outside Director Awards (3)
      
2020Outside directors117,100  —  —  17,100  
Grant
Year
 
Group (1)
 
Vesting
Period in years
 
Shares
awarded
 Restrictions Lapsed and shares released to participants 
Shares Forfeited by participants (4)
 Shares Unvested
Time Based Awards              
2019 
Associates (2)
 3 -5 212,211
 276
 9,815
 202,120
Outside Director Awards (3)
        
  
  
  
2019 Outside directors   1 16,549
 —
 —
 16,549


(1)Groups include employees (referred to as associates above) and outside directors. When the restricted shares are awarded, a participant receives voting rights and forfeitable dividend rights with respect to the shares, but is not able to transfer the shares until the restrictions have lapsed. Once the restrictions lapse,

(1)Groups include employees (referred to as associates above) and outside directors. When the restricted shares are awarded, a participant receives voting rights and forfeitable dividend rights with respect to the shares, but is not able to transfer the shares until the restrictions have lapsed. Once the restrictions lapse, the participant is taxed on the value of the award and may elect to sell some shares (or have Pinnacle Financial withhold some shares) to pay the applicable income taxes associated with the award. Alternatively, the recipient can pay the withholding taxes in cash. For time-based vesting restricted share awards, dividends paid on shares for which the forfeiture restrictions do not lapse will be recouped by Pinnacle Financial at the time of termination. For performance-based vesting awards to Pinnacle Financial's directors, dividends are placed into escrow until the forfeiture restrictions on such shares lapse.
(2)The forfeiture restrictions on these restricted share awards lapse in equal annual installments on the anniversary date of the grant.
(3)Restricted share awards are issued to the outside members of the board of directors in accordance with their board compensation plan.  Restrictions lapse on February 29, 2020 based on each individual board member meeting their attendance goals for the various board and board committee meetings to which each member was scheduled to attend.
(4)These shares represent forfeitures resulting from recipients whose employment or board membership was terminated during the year-to-date period ended September 30, 2019. Any dividends paid on shares for which the forfeiture restrictions do not lapse will be recouped by Pinnacle Financial at the time of termination or will not be distributed from escrow, as applicable.

(2)The forfeiture restrictions on these restricted share awards lapse in equal annual installments on the anniversary date of the grant.
(3)Restricted Shareshare awards are issued to the outside members of the board of directors in accordance with their board compensation plan. Restrictions lapse on February 28, 2021 based on each individual board member meeting their attendance goals for the various board and board committee meetings to which each member was scheduled to attend.
(4)These shares represent forfeitures resulting from recipients whose employment or board membership was terminated during the year-to-date period ended March 31, 2020. Any dividends paid on shares for which the forfeiture restrictions do not lapse will be recouped by Pinnacle Financial at the time of termination or will not be distributed from escrow, as applicable.

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Performance-based Vesting Restricted Stock Units

The following table details the performance-based vesting restricted stock unit awards outstanding at March 31, 2020:
 Units Awarded    
Grant year
Named Executive Officers
(NEOs) (1)
Leadership Team other than NEOsApplicable Performance Periods associated with each tranche
(fiscal year)		Service period per tranche
(in years)		Subsequent holding period per tranche
(in years)
Period in which units to be settled into shares of common stock(2)
2020136,137—204,220  59,648  2020232025
2021222025
2022212025
2019166,211-249,343  52,244  2019232024
2020222024
2021212024
201896,878-145,339  25,990  2018232023
2019222023
2020212023
201772,537-109,339  24,916  2017232022
   2018222022
   2019212022
201673,474-110,223  26,683  2016232021
   2017222021
   2018212021
(1)The named executive officers are awarded a range of awards that may be earned based on attainment of goals between a target level of performance and a maximum level of performance.
(2)Restricted share unit awards, (allif earned, will be settled in shares of which are performance units) outstanding at September 30, 2019:
 Units Awarded    
Grant year
Named Executive Officers
(NEOs) (1)
Leadership Team other than NEOs
Applicable Performance Periods associated with each tranche
(fiscal year)
Service period per tranche
(in years)
Subsequent holding period per tranche
(in years)
Period in which units to be settled into shares of common stock(2)
2019166,211-249,343
52,244
2019232024
     2020222024
     2021212024
201896,878-145,339
25,990
2018232023
     2019222023
     2020212023
201772,537-109,339
24,916
2017232022
     
2018222022
     
2019212022
201673,474-110,223
26,683
2016232021
     
2017222021
     
2018212021
201558,200-101,850
28,378
2015232020
     
2016222020
     
2017212020
(1)The named executive officers are awarded a range of awards that may be earned based on attainment of goals between a target level of performance and a maximum level of performance.
(2)Restricted share unit awards granted in 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, if earned, will be settled in shares of Pinnacle Financial Common Stock in the periods noted in the table, if Pinnacle Bank's ratio of non-performing assets to its loans plus ORE is less than amounts established in the applicable award agreement.

Pinnacle Financial Common Stock in the periods noted in the table, if Pinnacle Bank's ratio of non-performing assets to its loans plus ORE is less than amounts established in the applicable award agreement.

On February 29, 2020, upon the filing of the 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K, the restrictions associated with 127,583 performance-based vesting restricted stock unit awards granted in 2015 were settled into shares of PNFP common stock with 43,478 shares being withheld to pay the taxes associated with the settlement of those shares.

Stock compensation expense related to both restricted share awards and restricted share units for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 was $5.0$5.5 million and $15.1 million, respectively, compared to $4.5$4.9 million and $13.3 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. As of the September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, the total compensation cost related to unvested restricted share awards and performance-based vesting restricted sharestock units not yet recognized was $40.4$54.9 million. This expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.83 years.
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Note 8. Derivative Instruments

Financial derivatives are reported at fair value in other assets or other liabilities. The accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative depends on whether it has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship.

Non-hedge derivatives

For derivatives not designated as hedges, the gain or loss is recognized in current period earnings. Pinnacle Financial enters into interest rate swaps (swaps) to facilitate customer transactions and meet their financing needs. Upon entering into these instruments to

meet customer needs, Pinnacle Financial enters into offsetting positions in order to minimize the risk to Pinnacle Financial. These swaps qualify as derivatives, but are not designated as hedging instruments. The income statement impact of the offsetting positions is limited to changes in the reserve for counterparty credit risk. A summary of Pinnacle Financial's interest rate swaps to facilitate customers' transactions as of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 20182019 is included in the following table (in thousands):
 March 31, 2020December 31, 2019
 Balance Sheet LocationNotional
Amount		Estimated
Fair Value		Notional
Amount		Estimated
Fair Value
Interest rate swap agreements:    
AssetsOther assets$1,408,913  $114,221  $1,296,389  $43,507  
LiabilitiesOther liabilities1,408,913  (114,772) 1,296,389  (43,715) 
Total$2,817,826  $(551) $2,592,778  $(208) 
   September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
 Balance Sheet Location 
Notional
Amount
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Notional
Amount
 
Estimated
Fair Value
Interest rate swap agreements:         
AssetsOther assets $1,269,880
 $56,846
 $1,059,724
 $22,273
LiabilitiesOther liabilities 1,269,880
 (57,120) 1,059,724
 (22,401)
Total  $2,539,760
 $(274) $2,119,448
 $(128)

The effects of Pinnacle Financial's interest rate swaps to facilitate customers' transactions on the income statement during the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019 and 2018 were as follows (in thousands):
Amount of Loss Recognized in Income
Location of Loss Recognized in IncomeThree Months Ended March 31,
20202019
Interest rate swap agreementsOther noninterest income$(343) $(13) 
   Amount of Loss Recognized in Income
 Location of Loss Recognized in Income Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2019 2018 2019 2018
Interest rate swap agreementsOther noninterest income $(44) $(8) $(146) $(42)


Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges

For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as a cash flow hedge, the aggregate fair value of the derivative instrument is recorded in other assets or other liabilities with any gain or loss related to changes in fair value recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax. The gain or loss is reclassified into earnings in the same period during which the hedged asset or liability affects earnings and is presented in the same income statement line item as the earnings effect of the hedged asset or liability. Pinnacle Financial uses interest rate floors in an effort to mitigate the impact of declining interest rates on LIBOR-based variable rate loans. Pinnacle Financial uses forward cash flow hedges in an effort to manage future interest rate exposure on borrowings. The hedging strategy converts the LIBOR-based variable interest rate on forecasted borrowings to a fixed interest rate and is used in an effort to protect Pinnacle Financial from floating interest rate variability. During the second quarter of 2019, Pinnacle Financial purchased an interest rate floor to mitigate the impact of declining interest rates on LIBOR-based variable rate loans. A summary of Pinnacle Financial's cash flow hedge relationships as of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018 are2019 is as follows (in thousands):

March 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Balance Sheet LocationWeighted Average Remaining Maturity (In Years)Weighted Average Pay RateReceive RateNotional
Amount		Estimated
Fair Value		Notional
Amount		Estimated
Fair Value
Asset derivatives
Interest rate floorOther assets4.69—%2.25% minus 1 month LIBOR$1,500,000  $136,584  $2,800,000  $87,422  
Liability derivatives
Interest rate swapsOther liabilities2.093.09%3 month LIBOR$99,000  $(5,453) $99,000  $(3,312) 


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 Balance Sheet Location Weighted Average Remaining Maturity (In Years) Weighted Average Pay Rate Receive Rate 
Notional
Amount
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Notional
Amount
 
Estimated
Fair Value
Asset derivatives               
Interest rate floorOther assets 2.09 —% 2.75% minus 1 month LIBOR $1,300,000
 $35,681
 $—
 $—
Liability derivatives               
Interest rate swapsOther liabilities 2.60 3.09% 3 month LIBOR $99,000
 $(3,886) $99,000
 $(1,757)
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The effects of Pinnacle Financial's cash flow hedge relationships on the statement of comprehensive income (loss) during the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019 and 2018 were as follows, net of tax (in thousands):
 Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
Asset derivatives2019 2018 2019 2018
Interest rate floor - loans$1,951
 $—
 $9,875
 $—
Liability derivatives       
Interest rate swaps - borrowings$(69) $783
 $(1,572) $3,453
 $1,882
 $783
 $8,303
 $3,453

Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Three Months Ended March 31,
Asset derivatives20202019
Interest rate floor - loans$65,349  $—  
Liability derivatives
Interest rate swaps - borrowings$(1,580) $(523) 
$63,769  $(523) 

The cash flow hedges were determined to be highly effective during the periods presented and as a result qualify for hedge accounting treatment. The hedge would no longer be considered effective if a portion of the hedge becomes ineffective, the item

hedged is no longer in existence or Pinnacle Financial discontinues hedge accounting. Pinnacle Financial expects the hedges at March 31, 2020 to continue to be highly effective and qualify for hedge accounting during the remaining terms of the swaps.original hedging transactions. Losses totaling $1.1$1.8 million and $946,000 net of tax respectively,and gains totaling $256,000 net of tax were reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into net income during the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019, compared torespectively. During the first quarter of 2020, loan interest rate floors entered into in the second quarter of 2019 with a notional amount totaling $1.3 billion and unrealized gains of $145,000 and $429,000 net of tax, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.totaling $16.5 million were terminated. These unrealized gains will be amortized into income on a straight line basis through October 2021. Approximately $908,000$8.1 million in unrealized gains, net of tax, are expected to be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into net income over the next twelve months related to previously terminated cash flow hedges.hedges terminated prior to March 31, 2020.

Derivatives designated as fair value hedges

For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as a fair value hedge, the gain or loss on the derivative instrument as well as the offsetting loss or gain on the hedged asset or liability attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in current earnings. The gain or loss on the derivative instrument is presented on the same income statement line item as the earnings effect of the hedged item. Pinnacle Financial utilizes interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges to mitigate the effect of changing interest rates on the fair values of fixed rate callable securities available-for-sale and fixed rate prepayable loans.securities. The hedging strategy on securities converts the fixed interest rates to LIBOR-based variable interest rates. These derivatives are designated as partial term hedges of selected cash flows covering specified periods of time prior to the call dates of the hedged securities.

A summary of Pinnacle Financial's fair value hedge relationships as of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018 are2019 is as follows (in thousands):
March 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Balance Sheet LocationWeighted Average Remaining Maturity (In Years)Weighted Average Pay RateReceive RateNotional AmountEstimated Fair ValueNotional AmountEstimated Fair Value
Liability derivatives
Interest rate swap agreements - securitiesOther liabilities6.793.08%3 month LIBOR$477,905  $(79,651) $477,905  $(40,778) 
          September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
  Balance Sheet Location Weighted Average Remaining Maturity (In Years) Weighted Average Pay Rate Receive Rate Notional Amount Estimated Fair Value Notional Amount Estimated Fair Value
Liability derivatives                
Interest rate swap agreements - securities Other liabilities 7.29 3.08% 3 month LIBOR $477,905
 $(51,927) $477,905
 $(14,796)
Interest rate swap agreements - loans Other liabilities — — — —
 —
 900,000
 (7,037)
    7.29 3.08%   $477,905
 $(51,927) $1,377,905
 $(21,833)

The effects of Pinnacle Financial's fair value hedge relationships on the income statement during the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019 and 2018 were as follows (in thousands):
Location of Loss on DerivativeAmount of Loss Recognized in Income
Three Months Ended March 31,
Liability derivatives20202019
Interest rate swaps - securitiesInterest income on securities$(38,873) $(10,280) 
Interest rate swaps - loansInterest income on loans$—  $(4,854) 

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Location of Gain on Hedged ItemAmount of Gain Recognized in Income
Location of Gain (Loss)
on Derivative
 Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in IncomeThree Months Ended March 31,
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
Liability derivatives 2019 2018 2019 2018
Liability derivatives - hedged itemsLiability derivatives - hedged itemsLocation of Gain on Hedged Item20202019
Interest rate swaps - securitiesInterest income on securities $(10,888) $1,755
 $(37,131) $1,991
Interest rate swaps - securities$38,873  $10,280  
Interest rate swaps - loansInterest income on loans $—
 $2,236
 $(6,915) $3,358
Interest rate swaps - loans$—  $4,854  
 
Location of Gain (Loss)
on Hedged Item
  
  Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
Liability derivatives - hedged items 2019 2018 2019 2018
Interest rate swaps - securitiesInterest income on securities $10,888
 $(1,755) $37,131
 $(1,991)
Interest rate swaps - loansInterest income on loans $—
 $(2,236) $6,915
 $(3,358)

The following amounts were recorded on the balance sheet related to cumulative basis adjustments for fair value hedges at September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 20182019 (in thousands):
Carrying Amount of the Hedged AssetsCumulative Amount of Fair Value Hedging Adjustment Included in the Carrying Amount of the Hedged Assets
March 31, 2020December 31, 2019March 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Line item on the balance sheet
Securities available-for-sale$589,629  $551,789  $79,651  $40,778  
 Carrying Amount of the Hedged Assets Cumulative Amount of Fair Value Hedging Adjustment Included in the Carrying Amount of the Hedged Assets
 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Line item on the balance sheet       
Securities available-for-sale$512,035
 $515,063
 $51,927
 $14,796
Loans (1)
$—
 $907,037
 $—
 $7,037


(1)The carrying amount as shown represents the designated last-of-layer. At December 31, 2018, the total amortized cost basis of the closed portfolio of loans designated in these hedging relationships was $2.7 billion.

During the second quarter of 2019, a fair value hedging relationship on loans was unwound resulting in a swap termination payment to the counterparty of approximately $14.0 million. The corresponding loan fair value hedging adjustment of $14.0 million as of the date of termination is being amortized over the remaining lives of the designated loans. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, amortization expense totaling $931,000 and $1.4$1.1 million respectively,related to previously terminated fair value hedges was recognized as a reduction to interest income on loans.
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Note 9. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in U.S. GAAP and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  The definition of fair value focuses on the exit price, i.e., the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, not the entry price, i.e., the price that would be paid to acquire the asset or received to assume the liability at the measurement date.  The statement emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement; not an entity-specific measurement.  Therefore, the fair value measurement should be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

Valuation Hierarchy

FASB ASC 820 establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. The three levels are defined as follows:

•Level 1 – inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
•Level 2 – inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.
•Level 3 – inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

A financial instrument's categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such assets and liabilities pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.

Assets

Securities available-for-sale – Where quoted prices are available for identical securities in an active market, securities are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. Level 1 securities include highly liquid government securities and certain other financial products. If quoted market prices are not available, then fair values are estimated by using pricing models that use observable inputs or quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics and are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy. In certain cases where there is limited activity or less transparency around inputs to the valuation and more complex pricing models or discounted cash flows are used, securities are classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy.

Other investments – Included in other investments are investments recorded at fair value primarily in certain nonpublic investments and funds. The valuation of these nonpublic investments requires management judgment due to the absence of observable quoted market prices, inherent lack of liquidity and the long-term nature of such assets. These investments are valued initially based upon transaction price. The carrying values of other investments are adjusted either upwards or downwards from the transaction price to reflect expected exit values as evidenced by financing and sale transactions with third parties, or when determination of a valuation adjustment is confirmed through ongoing reviews by senior investment managers. A variety of factors are reviewed and monitored to assess positive and negative changes in valuation including, but not limited to, current operating performance and future expectations of the particular investment, industry valuations of comparable public companies and changes in market outlook and the third-party financing environment over time. In determining valuation adjustments resulting from the investment review process, emphasis is placed on current company performance and market conditions. These investments are included in Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy if the entities and funds are not widely traded and the underlying investments are in privately-held and/or start-up companies for which market values are not readily available. Certain investments in funds for which the underlying assets of the fund represent publicly traded investments are included in Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.


Other assets – Included in other assets are certain assets carried at fair value, including interest rate swap agreements to facilitate customer transactions, interest rate floors designated as cash flow hedges, and interest rate locks associated with the mortgage loan pipeline.  The carrying amount of interest rate swap agreements is based on Pinnacle Financial's pricing models that utilize observable market inputs. The fair value of the cash flow hedge agreements is determined by calculating the difference between the discounted fixed rate cash flows and the discounted variable rate cash flows.  The fair value of the mortgage loan pipeline is based upon the projected sales price of the underlying loans, taking into account market interest rates and other market factors at the measurement
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date, net of the projected fallout rate.  Pinnacle Financial reflects these assets within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy as these assets are valued using similar transactions that occur in the market.


Impaired loansCollateral Dependent Loans – A loan is classified as impaired when it is probable Pinnacle Financial will be unable to collect all principal and interest payments due in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan agreement. ImpairedCollateral dependent loans are measured based on the present value of expected payments using the loan's original effective rate as the discount rate, the loan's observable market price, orat the fair value of the collateral less selling costs ifsecuring the loan is collateral dependent. If the recorded investment in the impaired loan exceeds the measure ofless estimated selling costs. The fair value a valuation allowance may be established as a component of the allowancereal estate collateral is determined based on real estate appraisals which are generally based on recent sales of comparable properties which are then adjusted for loan losses or the difference may be recognized as a charge-off. Impairedproperty specific factors. Non real estate collateral is valued based on various sources, including third party asset valuations and internally determined values based on cost adjusted for depreciation and other judgmentally determined discount factors. Collateral dependent loans are classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy due to the unobservable inputs used in determining their fair value such as collateral values and the borrower's underlying financial condition.

Other real estate owned – Other real estate owned (OREO) represents real estate foreclosed upon by Pinnacle Bank through loan defaults by customers or acquired by deed in lieu of foreclosure. A significant portion of these amounts relate to lots, homes and development projects that are either completed or are in various stages of construction for which Pinnacle Financial believes it has adequate collateral. Upon foreclosure, the property is recorded at the lower of cost or fair value, based on appraised value, less selling costs estimated as of the date acquired with any loss recognized as a charge-off through the allowance for loan losses. Additional OREO losses for subsequent valuation downward adjustments are determined on a specific property basis and are included as a component of noninterest expense along with holding costs. Any gains or losses realized at the time of disposal are also reflected in noninterest expense, as applicable. OREO is included in Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy due to the lack of observable market inputs into the determination of fair value as appraisal values are property-specific and sensitive to the changes in the overall economic environment.

Liabilities

Other liabilities – Pinnacle Financial has certain liabilities carried at fair value including certain interest rate swap agreements to facilitate customer transactions, interest rate swaps designated as fair value and cash flow hedges, and interest rate locks associated with the funding for its mortgage loan originations. The fair value of these liabilities is based on Pinnacle Financial's pricing models that utilize observable market inputs and is reflected within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.



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The following tables present financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, by caption on the consolidated balance sheets and by FASB ASC 820 valuation hierarchy (as described above) (in thousands):
Total carrying value in the consolidated balance sheetQuoted market prices in an active market
(Level 1)		Models with significant observable market parameters
(Level 2)		Models with significant unobservable market parameters
(Level 3)
March 31, 2020
Investment securities available-for-sale:    
U.S. Treasury securities$73,200  $—  $73,200  $—  
U.S. government agency securities92,327  —  92,327  —  
Mortgage-backed securities1,618,580  —  1,618,580  —  
State and municipal securities1,036,619  —  1,021,852  14,767  
Agency-backed securities146,460  —  146,460  —  
Corporate notes and other63,378  —  63,378  —  
Total investment securities available-for-sale$3,030,564  $—  $3,015,797  $14,767  
Other investments65,194  —  25,438  39,756  
Other assets262,156  —  262,156  —  
Total assets at fair value$3,357,914  $—  $3,303,391  $54,523  
Other liabilities$202,366  $—  $202,366  $—  
Total liabilities at fair value$202,366  $—  $202,366  $—  
December 31, 2019
Investment securities available-for-sale:    
U.S. Treasury securities$72,867  $—  $72,867  $—  
U.S. government agency securities79,692  —  79,692  —  
Mortgage-backed securities1,463,907  —  1,463,907  —  
State and municipal securities1,714,453  —  1,698,550  15,903  
Agency-backed securities152,972  —  152,972  —  
Corporate notes and other56,104  —  56,104  —  
Total investment securities available-for-sale3,539,995  —  3,524,092  15,903  
Other investments63,291  —  25,135  38,156  
Other assets134,040  —  134,040  —  
Total assets at fair value$3,737,326  $—  $3,683,267  $54,059  
Other liabilities$87,613  $—  $87,613  $—  
Total liabilities at fair value$87,613  $—  $87,613  $—  
 Total carrying value in the consolidated balance sheet 
Quoted market prices in an active market
(Level 1)
 
Models with significant observable market parameters
(Level 2)
 
Models with significant unobservable market parameters
(Level 3)
September 30, 2019       
Investment securities available-for-sale:       
U.S. Treasury securities$48,662
 $—
 $48,662
 $—
U.S. government agency securities92,246
 —
 92,246
 —
Mortgage-backed securities1,334,517
 —
 1,334,517
 —
State and municipal securities1,699,886
 —
 1,684,020
 15,866
Agency-backed securities162,733
 —
 162,733
 —
Corporate notes and other55,391
 —
 55,391
 —
Total investment securities available-for-sale$3,393,435
 $—
 $3,377,569
 $15,866
Other investments59,195
 —
 25,247
 33,948
Other assets96,814
 —
 96,814
 —
Total assets at fair value$3,549,444
 $—
 $3,499,630
 $49,814
        
Other liabilities$113,070
 $—
 $113,070
 $—
Total liabilities at fair value$113,070
 $—
 $113,070
 $—
        
December 31, 2018       
Investment securities available-for-sale: 
  
  
  
U.S. Treasury securities$30,300
 $—
 $30,300
 $—
U.S. government agency securities70,159
 —
 70,159
 —
Mortgage-backed securities1,310,945
 —
 1,310,945
 —
State and municipal securities1,229,654
 —
 1,215,059
 14,595
Agency-backed securities375,582
 —
 375,582
 —
Corporate notes and other67,046
 —
 67,046
 —
Total investment securities available-for-sale3,083,686
 —
 3,069,091
 14,595
Other investments50,791
 —
 24,369
 26,422
Other assets24,524
 —
 24,524
 —
Total assets at fair value$3,159,001
 $—
 $3,117,984
 $41,017
        
Other liabilities$46,550
 $—
 $46,550
 $—
Total liabilities at fair value$46,550
 $—
 $46,550
 $—


The following table presents assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 20182019 (in thousands):
September 30, 2019Total carrying value in the consolidated balance sheet 
Quoted market prices in an active market
(Level 1)
 
Models with significant observable market parameters
(Level 2)
 
Models with significant unobservable market
parameters
(Level 3)
Other real estate owned$30,049
 $—
 $—
 $30,049
Impaired loans, net (1)
41,141
 —
 —
 41,141
Total$71,190
 $—
 $—
 $71,190
        
December 31, 2018 
  
  
  
Other real estate owned$15,165
 $—
 $—
 $15,165
Impaired loans, net (1)
40,830
 —
 —
 40,830
Total$55,995
 $—
 $—
 $55,995

March 31, 2020Total carrying value in the consolidated balance sheetQuoted market prices in an active market
(Level 1)		Models with significant observable market parameters
(Level 2)		Models with significant unobservable market
parameters
(Level 3)
Other real estate owned$27,182  $—  $—  $27,182  
Collateral dependent loans$35,254  $—  $—  $35,254  
Total$62,436  $—  $—  $62,436  
December 31, 2019    
Other real estate owned$29,487  $—  $—  $29,487  
Impaired loans, net (1)
32,477  —  —  32,477  
Total$61,964  $—  $—  $61,964  

(1) Amount is net of valuation allowance of $3.6 million and $4.0$3.3 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively,2019 as required by ASC 310-10, "Receivables."


In the case of the investment securities portfolio, Pinnacle Financial monitors the portfolio to ascertain when transfers between levels have been affected.  The nature of the remaining assets and liabilities is such that transfers in and out of any level are expected to be rare.  For the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, there were 0 transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3.
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The table below includes a rollforward of the balance sheet amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019 and September 30, 2018 (including the change in fair value) for financial instruments classified by Pinnacle Financial within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy measured at fair value on a recurring basis including changes in fair value due in part to observable factors that are part of the valuation methodology (in thousands):
 For the Three months ended March 31,
 20202019
 Available-for-sale SecuritiesOther
assets		Available-for-sale SecuritiesOther
assets
Fair value, beginning of period$15,903  $38,156  $14,595  $26,422  
Total realized gains included in income28  (174) 30  448  
Changes in unrealized gains/losses included in other comprehensive income for assets and liabilities still held at period-end(21) —  (496) —  
Purchases—  2,361  —  1,670  
Issuances—  —  —  —  
Settlements(1,143) (587) (399) (433) 
Transfers out of Level 3—  —  —  —  
Fair value, end of period$14,767  $39,756  $13,730  $28,107  
Total realized gains (losses) included in income related to financial assets and liabilities still on the consolidated balance sheet at period-end$28  $(174) $30  $448  
 For the Three months ended September 30, For the Nine months ended September 30,
 20192018 20192018
 Available-for-sale SecuritiesOther
assets		Available-for-sale SecuritiesOther
assets		 Available-for-sale Securities
Other
assets
Available-for-sale Securities
Other
 assets
Fair value, beginning of period$15,263
$31,522
$15,290
$23,578
 $14,595
$26,422
$17,029
$28,874
Total realized gains included in income29
1,264
30
81
 87
2,193
90
2,858
Changes in unrealized gains/losses included in other comprehensive income for assets and liabilities still held at period-end574
—
34
—
 1,583
—
(597)—
Purchases—
1,777
—
2,455
 —
6,965
—
7,273
Issuances—
—
—
—
 —
—
—
—
Settlements—
(615)—
(932) (399)(1,632)(1,168)(1,657)
Transfers out of Level 3—
—
—
—
 —
—
—
(12,166)
Fair value, end of period$15,866
$33,948
$15,354
$25,182
 $15,866
$33,948
$15,354
$25,182
Total realized gains included in income related to financial assets and liabilities still on the consolidated balance sheet at period-end$29
$1,264
$30
$81
 $87
$2,193
$90
$2,858


The following methods and assumptions were used by Pinnacle Financial in estimating its fair value disclosures for financial instruments that are not measured at fair value. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using discounted cash flow models. Those models are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rates, estimates of future cash flows and borrower creditworthiness. The fair value estimates presented herein are based on pertinent information available to management as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. Such amounts have not been revalued for purposes of these consolidated financial statements since those dates and, therefore, current estimates of fair value may differ significantly from the amounts presented herein.

Securities held-to-maturity - Estimated fair values for investment securities are based on quoted market prices where available.  If quoted market prices are not available, then fair values are estimated by using pricing models that use observable inputs or quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics.

Loans - The fair value of Pinnacle Financial's loan portfolio includes a credit risk factor in the determination of the fair value of its loans.  This credit risk assumption is intended to approximate the fair value that a market participant would realize in a hypothetical orderly transaction.  Pinnacle Financial's loan portfolio is initially fair valued using a segmented approach. Pinnacle Financial divides its loan portfolio into the following categories: variable rate loans, impaired loans and all other loans. The results are then adjusted to account for credit risk.

The values derived from the discounted cash flow approach for our performing loan portfolio incorporate credit risk to determine the exit price. Fair values for impaired loans are estimated using discounted cash flow models or are based on the fair value of the underlying collateral.

Purchased loans, including loans acquired through a merger, are initially recorded at fair value on the date of purchase. Purchased loans that contain evidence of post-origination credit deterioration as of the purchase date are carried at the nettables present value of expected future cash flows. All other purchased loans are recorded at their initial fair value, and adjusted for subsequent advances, pay downs, amortization or accretion of any fair value premium or discount on purchase, charge-offs and any other adjustment to carrying value.

Loans held-for-sale - Loans held-for-sale are carried at the lower of cost or fair value.  The estimate of fair value is based on pricing models and other information.


Deposits, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances, subordinated debt and other borrowings - The fair value of demand deposits, savings deposits and securities sold under agreements to repurchase are derived from a selection of market transactions reflecting our peer group. Fair values for certificates of deposit, FHLB advances and subordinated debt are estimated using discounted cash flow models, using current market interest rates offered on certificates, advances and other borrowings with similar remaining maturities.

Off-balance sheet instruments - The fair values of Pinnacle Financial's off-balance-sheet financial instruments are based on fees charged to enter into similar agreements. However, commitments to extend credit do not represent a significant value to Pinnacle Financial until such commitments are funded.

The following table presents the carrying amounts, estimated fair value and placement in the fair value hierarchy of Pinnacle Financial's financial instruments at September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018.2019.  This table excludes financial instruments for which the carrying amount approximates fair value.  For short-term financial assets such as cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value due to the relatively short time between the origination of the instrument and its expected realization.  For financial liabilities such as non-interest bearing demand, interest-bearing demand, and savings deposits, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value due to these products having no stated maturity (in thousands):
March 31, 2020Carrying/
Notional
Amount
Estimated
Fair Value (1)
Quoted market prices in an active market
(Level 1)		Models with significant observable market parameters
(Level 2)		Models with significant unobservable market
parameters
(Level 3)
Financial assets:     
Securities held-to-maturity$1,059,257  $1,051,091  $—  $1,051,091  $—  
Loans, net20,174,388  20,503,751  —  —  20,503,751  
Consumer loans held-for-sale87,245  89,072  —  89,072  —  
Commercial loans held-for-sale6,850  6,993  —  6,993  —  
Financial liabilities:     
Deposits and securities sold under     
agreements to repurchase21,519,719  20,820,328  —  —  20,820,328  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances2,317,520  2,359,795  —  —  2,359,795  
Subordinated debt and other borrowings669,658  637,187  —  —  637,187  
Off-balance sheet instruments:     
Commitments to extend credit (2)
8,189,466  17,676  —  —  17,676  
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September 30, 2019
Carrying/
Notional
Amount
 
Estimated
Fair Value (1)
 
Quoted market prices in an active market
(Level 1)
 
Models with significant observable market parameters
(Level 2)
 
Models with significant unobservable market
parameters
(Level 3)
Financial assets:         
Securities held-to-maturity$189,684
 $202,821
 $—
 $202,821
 $—
Loans, net19,251,995
 19,216,128
 —
 —
 19,216,128
Consumer loans held-for-sale73,042
 74,161
 —
 74,161
 —
Commercial loans held-for-sale21,312
 21,638
 —
 21,638
 —
          
Financial liabilities:         
Deposits and securities sold under         
agreements to repurchase20,096,079
 19,442,956
 —
 —
 19,442,956
Federal Home Loan Bank advances2,052,548
 2,070,645
 —
 —
 2,070,645
Subordinated debt and other borrowings750,488
 713,051
 —
 —
 713,051
          
Off-balance sheet instruments:         
Commitments to extend credit (2)
7,797,246
 1,067
 —
 —
 1,067
Standby letters of credit (3)
198,361
 1,297
 —
 —
 1,297
          
December 31, 2018         
Financial assets:         
Securities held-to-maturity$194,282
 $193,131
 $—
 $193,131
 $—
Loans, net17,623,974
 17,288,795
 —
 —
 17,288,795
Consumer loans held-for-sale34,196
 34,929
 —
 34,929
 —
Commercial loans held-for-sale15,954
 16,296
 —
 16,296
 —
          
Financial liabilities:         
Deposits and securities sold under         
agreements to repurchase18,953,848
 18,337,848
 —
 —
 18,337,848
Federal Home Loan Bank advances1,443,589
 1,432,003
 —
 —
 1,432,003
Subordinated debt and other borrowings485,130
 464,616
 —
 —
 464,616
          
Off-balance sheet instruments:         
Commitments to extend credit (2)
6,921,689
 1,733
 —
 —
 1,733
Standby letters of credit (3)
177,475
 1,131
 —
 —
 1,131
(1)Estimated fair values are consistent with an exit-price concept. The assumptions used to estimate the fair values are intended to approximate those that a market-participant would realize in a hypothetical orderly transaction.
(2)At the end of each quarter, Pinnacle Financial evaluates the inherent risks of the outstanding off-balance sheet commitments.  In making this evaluation, Pinnacle Financial evaluates the credit worthiness of the borrower, the collateral supporting the commitments and any other factors similar to those used to evaluate the inherent risks of our loan portfolio.  Additionally, Pinnacle Financial evaluates the probability that the outstanding commitment will eventually become a funded loan. As a result, at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, Pinnacle Financial included in other liabilities $2.4 million and $2.9 million, respectively, representing the inherent risks associated with these off-balance sheet commitments.

(3)At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the aggregate fair value of Pinnacle Financial's standby letters of credit was $1.3 million and $1.1 million, respectively. These amounts represent the unamortized fee associated with these standby letters of credit and are included in the consolidated balance sheets of Pinnacle Financial and are believed to approximate fair value. These fair values will decrease over time as the existing standby letters of credit approach their expiration dates.

December 31, 2019
Financial assets:     
Securities held-to-maturity$188,996  $201,217  $—  $201,217  $—  
Loans, net19,693,099  19,717,845  —  —  19,717,845  
Consumer loans held-for-sale81,820  82,986  —  82,986  —  
Commercial loans held-for-sale17,585  17,836  —  17,836  —  
Financial liabilities:     
Deposits and securities sold under     
agreements to repurchase20,307,382  19,647,392  —  —  19,647,392  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances2,062,534  2,078,514  —  —  2,078,514  
Subordinated debt and other borrowings749,080  712,220  —  —  712,220  
Off-balance sheet instruments:     
Commitments to extend credit (2)
8,141,920  3,786  —  —  3,786  
(1)Estimated fair values are consistent with an exit-price concept. The assumptions used to estimate the fair values are intended to approximate those that a market-participant would realize in a hypothetical orderly transaction.
(2)At the end of each quarter, Pinnacle Financial evaluates the inherent risks of the outstanding off-balance sheet commitments, including both commitments for unfunded loans and standby letters of credit. In making this evaluation, Pinnacle Financial utilizes credit loss expectations on funded loans from our allowance for credit losses methodology and evaluates the probability that the outstanding commitment will eventually become a funded loan. As a result, at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, Pinnacle Financial included in other liabilities $16.3 million and $2.4 million, respectively, representing expected credit losses on off-balance sheet commitments, which are reflected in the estimated fair values of the related commitments. Also included in the fair values at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are unamortized fees related to these commitments of $1.4 million at both dates.


Note 10. Regulatory Matters

Pursuant to Tennessee banking law, Pinnacle Bank may not, without the prior consent of the Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions (TDFI), pay any dividends to Pinnacle Financial in a calendar year in excess of the total of Pinnacle Bank's retained net income for that year plus the retained net income for the preceding two years. Under Tennessee corporate law, Pinnacle Financial is not permitted to pay dividends if, after giving effect to such payment, it would not be able to pay its debts as they become due in the usual course of business or its total assets would be less than the sum of its total liabilities plus any amounts needed to satisfy any preferential rights if it were dissolving. In addition, in deciding whether or not to declare a dividend of any particular size, Pinnacle Financial's board of directors must consider its and Pinnacle Bank's current and prospective capital, liquidity, and other needs. In addition to state law limitations on Pinnacle Financial's ability to pay dividends, the Federal Reserve imposes limitations on Pinnacle Financial's ability to pay dividends. Federal Reserve regulations limit dividends, stock repurchases and discretionary bonuses to executive officers if Pinnacle Financial's regulatory capital is below the level of regulatory minimums plus the applicable capital conservation buffer. During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, Pinnacle Bank paid $96.3$44.1 million in dividends to Pinnacle Financial. As of September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, Pinnacle Bank could pay approximately $617.5$571.3 million of additional dividends to Pinnacle Financial without prior approval of the Commissioner of the TDFI. Since the fourth quarter of 2018, Pinnacle Financial has paid a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.16 per share. The amount and timing of all future dividend payments by Pinnacle Financial, if any, is subject to discretion of Pinnacle Financial's board of directors and will depend on Pinnacle Financial's receipt of dividends from Pinnacle Bank, earnings, capital position, financial condition and other factors, including new regulatory capital requirements, as they become known to Pinnacle Financial.Financial and receipt of any regulatory approvals that may become required as a result of each Pinnacle Financial's or Pinnacle Bank's financial results.

Pinnacle Financial and Pinnacle Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory, and possibly additional discretionary, actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, Pinnacle Financial and Pinnacle Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Pinnacle Financial's and Pinnacle Bank's capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors.

Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require Pinnacle Financial and its banking subsidiary to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets, Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets, total risk-based capital to risk-weighted assets and Tier 1 capital to average assets.

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As permitted by the interim final rules implementingrule issued on March 27, 2020 by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's capital guidelines for U.S. banks (Basel III rules) became effective forfederal banking regulatory agencies, each of Pinnacle Bank and Pinnacle Financial has elected the option to delay the estimated impact on regulatory capital of Pinnacle Financial's and Pinnacle Bank's adoption of ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments”, which was effective January 1, 2015 with full compliance with all2020. The initial impact of adoption of ASU 2016-13 as well as 25% of the requirements beingquarterly increases in the allowance for credit losses subsequent to adoption of ASU 2016-13 (collectively the “transition adjustments”) will be delayed for two years . After two years, the cumulative amount of the transition adjustments will become fixed and will be phased inout of the regulatory capital calculations evenly over a multi-year schedule,three year period, with 75% recognized in year three, 50% recognized in year four, and 25% recognized in year five. After five years, the temporary regulatory capital benefits will be fully phased in on January 1, 2019. The minimum capital level requirements applicable to bank holding companies and banks subject to the rules are: (i) a common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 4.5%; (ii) a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6%; (iii) a total risk-based capital ratio of 8%; and (iv) a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 4% for all institutions. The Basel III rules also established a capital conservation buffer of 2.5% (which was phased in over three years) above the regulatory minimum risk-based capital ratios. The capital conservation buffer was phased in beginning in January 2016 at 0.625% and increased each year by a like percentage until fully implemented in January 2019. Upon full implementation in January 2019, minimum risk-based capital ratios including the capital conservation buffer are: i) a common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 7%, ii) a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 8.5%, and iii) a total risk-based capital ratio of 10.5%. The net unrealized gain or loss on available-for-sale securities is not included in computing regulatory capital. reversed.

Management believes, as of September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, that Pinnacle Financial and Pinnacle Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject. To be categorized as well-capitalized under applicable banking regulations, Pinnacle Bank must maintain certain total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based, common equity Tier 1 and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the following table and not be subject to a written agreement, order or directive to maintain a higher capital level. The capital conservation buffer is not included in the required ratios of the table presented below. Pinnacle Financial's and Pinnacle Bank's actual capital amounts and resulting ratios, not including the capital conservation buffer, are presented in the following table (in thousands):

 Actual 
Minimum Capital
Requirement
 
Minimum
To Be Well-Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Regulations
 AmountRatio AmountRatio AmountRatio
At September 30, 2019        
Total capital to risk weighted assets:        
Pinnacle Financial$3,093,547
13.2% $1,874,904
8.0% NA
NA
Pinnacle Bank$2,818,988
12.1% $1,869,627
8.0% $2,337,034
10.0%
Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets: 
 
  
 
  
 
Pinnacle Financial$2,238,535
9.6% $1,406,178
6.0% NA
NA
Pinnacle Bank$2,592,976
11.1% $1,402,221
6.0% $1,869,627
8.0%
Common equity Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets 
 
  
 
  
 
Pinnacle Financial$2,238,413
9.6% $1,054,634
4.5% NA
NA
Pinnacle Bank$2,592,854
11.1% $1,051,665
4.5% $1,519,072
6.5%
Tier 1 capital to average assets (*): 
 
  
 
  
 
Pinnacle Financial$2,238,535
8.9% $1,003,329
4.0% NA
NA
Pinnacle Bank$2,592,976
10.4% $998,695
4.0% $1,248,369
5.0%
ActualMinimum Capital
Requirement		Minimum
To Be Well-Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Regulations
Actual 
Minimum Capital
Requirement
 
Minimum
To Be Well-Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Regulations
 AmountRatioAmountRatioAmountRatio
AmountRatio AmountRatio AmountRatio
At December 31, 2018        
At March 31, 2020At March 31, 2020   
Total capital to risk weighted assets:        Total capital to risk weighted assets:   
Pinnacle Financial$2,580,143
12.2% $1,691,017
8.0% NA
NA
Pinnacle Financial$3,158,818  12.8 %  $1,973,843  8.0 %$2,467,303  10.0 %
Pinnacle Bank$2,432,419
11.5% $1,686,046
8.0% $2,107,558
10.0%Pinnacle Bank$2,993,005  12.2 %  $1,968,039  8.0 %$2,460,049  10.0 %
Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets:     
  
 
Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets:   
Pinnacle Financial$2,024,193
9.6% $1,268,263
6.0% NA
NA
Pinnacle Financial$2,311,306  9.4 %  $1,480,382  6.0 %$1,973,843  8.0 %
Pinnacle Bank$2,218,003
10.5% $1,264,535
6.0% $1,686,046
8.0%Pinnacle Bank$2,694,493  11.0 %  $1,476,029  6.0 %$1,968,039  8.0 %
Common equity Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets     
  
 
Common equity Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets   
Pinnacle Financial$2,024,070
9.6% $951,197
4.5% NA
NA
Pinnacle Financial$2,311,184  9.4 %  $1,110,287  4.5 %NA
Pinnacle Bank$2,217,880
10.5% $948,401
4.5% $1,369,912
6.5%Pinnacle Bank$2,694,370  11.0 %  $1,107,022  4.5 %$1,599,032  6.5 %
Tier 1 capital to average assets (*):     
  
 
Tier 1 capital to average assets (*):   
Pinnacle Financial$2,024,193
8.9% $909,102
4.0% NA
NA
Pinnacle Financial$2,311,306  8.8 %  $1,048,902  4.0 %NA
Pinnacle Bank$2,218,003
9.8% $906,185
4.0% $1,132,731
5.0%Pinnacle Bank$2,694,493  10.3 %  $1,047,399  4.0 %$1,309,248  5.0 %
At December 31, 2019At December 31, 2019
Total capital to risk weighted assets:Total capital to risk weighted assets:
Pinnacle FinancialPinnacle Financial$3,159,375  13.2 %$1,912,885  8.0 %$2,391,106  10.0 %
Pinnacle BankPinnacle Bank$2,906,853  12.2 %$1,906,839  8.0 %$2,383,549  10.0 %
Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets:Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets:
Pinnacle FinancialPinnacle Financial$2,319,234  9.7 %$1,434,664  6.0 %$1,912,885  8.0 %
Pinnacle BankPinnacle Bank$2,679,713  11.2 %$1,430,129  6.0 %$1,906,839  8.0 %
Common equity Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assetsCommon equity Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets
Pinnacle FinancialPinnacle Financial$2,319,112  9.7 %$1,075,998  4.5 %NA
Pinnacle BankPinnacle Bank$2,679,590  11.2 %$1,072,597  4.5 %$1,549,307  6.5 %
Tier 1 capital to average assets (*):Tier 1 capital to average assets (*):
Pinnacle FinancialPinnacle Financial$2,319,234  9.1 %$1,021,836  4.0 %NA
Pinnacle BankPinnacle Bank$2,679,713  10.5 %$1,019,210  4.0 %$1,274,012  5.0 %
(*) Average assets for the above calculations were based on the most recent quarter.

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Note 11.  Subordinated Debt and Other Borrowings

Pinnacle Financial has 12 wholly-owned subsidiaries that are statutory business trusts created for the exclusive purpose of issuing 30-year capital trust preferred securities. Pinnacle Financial also has a $75.0 million revolving credit facility, of which it had no outstanding borrowings as of September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020. Pinnacle Financial and the lender amended this credit facility on April 22, 2020 to, among other things, extend the maturity date to July 24, 2020. Additionally, Pinnacle Financial and Pinnacle Bank have entered into or assumed in connection with acquisitions, certain other subordinated debt agreements as outlined below as of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 (in thousands):

NameDate
Established		MaturityTotal Debt OutstandingInterest Rate at
September 30, 2019		Coupon StructureNameDate
Established		MaturityTotal Debt OutstandingInterest Rate at March 31, 2020Coupon Structure
Trust preferred securitiesTrust preferred securities    Trust preferred securities 
Pinnacle Statutory Trust I
December 29, 2003
December 30, 2033
$10,310
4.94%30-day LIBOR + 2.80%Pinnacle Statutory Trust IDecember 29, 2003December 30, 2033$10,310  3.64 %30-day LIBOR + 2.80%
Pinnacle Statutory Trust II
September 15, 2005
September 30, 2035
20,619
3.50%30-day LIBOR + 1.40%Pinnacle Statutory Trust IISeptember 15, 2005September 30, 203520,619  2.77 %30-day LIBOR + 1.40%
Pinnacle Statutory Trust III
September 7, 2006
September 30, 2036
20,619
3.75%30-day LIBOR + 1.65%Pinnacle Statutory Trust IIISeptember 7, 2006September 30, 203620,619  3.10 %30-day LIBOR + 1.65%
Pinnacle Statutory Trust IV
October 31, 2007
September 30, 2037
30,928
4.97%30-day LIBOR + 2.85%Pinnacle Statutory Trust IVOctober 31, 2007September 30, 203730,928  3.59 %30-day LIBOR + 2.85%
BNC Capital Trust I
April 3, 2003
April 15, 2033
5,155
5.55%30-day LIBOR + 3.25%BNC Capital Trust IApril 3, 2003April 15, 20335,155  5.25 %30-day LIBOR + 3.25%
BNC Capital Trust II
March 11, 2004
April 7, 2034
6,186
5.15%30-day LIBOR + 2.85%BNC Capital Trust IIMarch 11, 2004April 7, 20346,186  4.68 %30-day LIBOR + 2.85%
BNC Capital Trust III
September 23, 2004
September 23, 2034
5,155
4.70%30-day LIBOR + 2.40%BNC Capital Trust IIISeptember 23, 2004September 23, 20345,155  4.23 %30-day LIBOR + 2.40%
BNC Capital Trust IVBNC Capital Trust IVSeptember 27, 2006December 31, 20367,217  3.07 %30-day LIBOR + 1.70%
Valley Financial Trust IValley Financial Trust IJune 26, 2003June 26, 20334,124  4.33 %30-day LIBOR + 3.10%
Valley Financial Trust IIValley Financial Trust IISeptember 26, 2005December 15, 20357,217  2.23 %30-day LIBOR + 1.49%
Valley Financial Trust IIIValley Financial Trust IIIDecember 15, 2006January 30, 20375,155  3.50 %30-day LIBOR + 1.73%
Southcoast Capital Trust IIISouthcoast Capital Trust IIIAugust 5, 2005September 30, 203510,310  2.87 %30-day LIBOR + 1.50%
Subordinated DebtSubordinated Debt  
Pinnacle Bank Subordinated NotesPinnacle Bank Subordinated NotesJuly 30, 2015July 30, 202560,000  4.88 %
Fixed (1)
Pinnacle Bank Subordinated NotesPinnacle Bank Subordinated NotesMarch 10, 2016July 30, 202570,000  4.88 %
Fixed (1)
Pinnacle Financial Subordinated NotesPinnacle Financial Subordinated NotesNovember 16, 2016November 16, 2026120,000  5.25 %
Fixed (2)
Pinnacle Financial Subordinated NotesPinnacle Financial Subordinated NotesSeptember 11, 2019September 15, 2029300,000  4.13 %
Fixed (3)
Other BorrowingsOther Borrowings  
Revolving credit facility (4)
Revolving credit facility (4)
April 25, 2019April 24, 2020—  30-day LIBOR + 1.50%
Debt issuance costs and fair value adjustmentsDebt issuance costs and fair value adjustments(13,337)  
Total subordinated debt and other borrowingsTotal subordinated debt and other borrowings$669,658   

NameDate
Established		MaturityTotal Debt OutstandingInterest Rate at
September 30, 2019		Coupon Structure
BNC Capital Trust IV
September 27, 2006
December 31, 2036
7,217
3.80%30-day LIBOR + 1.70%
Valley Financial Trust I
June 26, 2003
June 26, 2033
4,124
5.21%30-day LIBOR + 3.10%
Valley Financial Trust II
September 26, 2005
December 15, 2035
7,217
3.61%30-day LIBOR + 1.49%
Valley Financial Trust III
December 15, 2006
January 30, 2037
5,155
4.00%30-day LIBOR + 1.73%
Southcoast Capital Trust III
August 5, 2005
September 30, 2035
10,310
3.60%30-day LIBOR + 1.50%
      
Subordinated Debt  
 
 
Pinnacle Bank Subordinated Notes
July 30, 2015
July 30, 2025
60,000
4.88%
Fixed (1)
Pinnacle Bank Subordinated Notes
March 10, 2016
July 30, 2025
70,000
4.88%
Fixed (1)
Avenue Subordinated Notes
December 29, 2014
December 29, 2024
20,000
6.75%
Fixed (2)
Pinnacle Financial Subordinated Notes
November 16, 2016
November 16, 2026
120,000
5.25%
Fixed (3)
Pinnacle Financial Subordinated Notes
September 11, 2019
September 15, 2029
300,000
4.13%
Fixed (4)
BNC Subordinated Notes
September 25, 2014
October 1, 2024
60,000
5.50%
Fixed (5)
      
Other Borrowings   
 
 
Revolving credit facility (6)
April 25, 2019
April 24, 2020
—
3.94%30-day LIBOR + 1.50%
      
Debt issuance costs and fair value adjustments(12,507) 
 
Total subordinated debt and other borrowings$750,488
 
 
(1) Migrates to three month LIBOR + 3.128% beginning July 30, 2020 through the end of the term.
(2) Migrates to three month LIBOR + 4.95% beginning January 1, 2020 through the end of the term.
(3) Migrates to three month LIBOR + 3.884% beginning November 16, 2021 through the end of the term.
(4)(3) Migrates to three month LIBOR + 2.775% beginning September 15, 2024 through the end of the term.
(5) Migrates to three month LIBOR + 3.59% beginning October 1, 2019 through the end of the term if not redeemed on that date.
(6)(4) Borrowing capacity on the revolving credit facility is $75.0 million. At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, there were 0 amounts outstanding under this facility. An unused fee of 0.30% is assessed on the average daily unused amount of the loan. On April 22, 2020, the facility was amended to extend the maturity date to July 24, 2020.

On September 11, 2019, Pinnacle Financial issued $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.13%4.125% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2029 (the 2029 Notes) in a public offering. From, and including, the date of issuance to, but excluding, September 15, 2024, the 2029 Notes will bear interest at an initial fixed rate of 4.13% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15, commencing on March 15, 2020. Thereafter, from September 15, 2024 through the maturity date, September 15, 2029, or earlier redemption date, the 2029 Notes will bear interest at a floating rate equal to the then-current three month LIBOR, plus 277.5 basis points for each quarterly interest period (subject to certain provisions regarding use of an alternative base rate upon certain LIBOR transition events), payable quarterly in arrears on March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing on September 15, 2024.

The offering and sale of the 2029 Notes yielded net proceeds of approximately $296.5 million after deducting the underwriting discount and offering expenses payable by Pinnacle Financial. Pinnacle Financial used approximately $8.8 million of such proceeds to redeem the previously outstanding Subordinated Note due October 15, 2023, which Pinnacle Financial assumed in the BNC merger and which carried an interest rate of 7.23% at the time of such redemption. Pinnacle Financial intends to use approximately $210.0 millionalso used a portion of the net proceeds of this offering to redeem certain otherthe outstanding balance and accrued interest of its and Pinnacle Bank’s subordinated notes, including the $20.0 million aggregate principal amount of Avenue subordinated notes and $60.0 million aggregate principal amount of BNC subordinated notes, each listed in the table above. Pinnacle Financial also presently intends to redeem the $130.0 million aggregate principal amount of subordinated notes issued by Pinnacle Bank listed in the table above after such notes become eligible for redemption on July 30, 2020. The redemption of the $130.0 million aggregate principal amount of subordinated notes issued by Pinnacle Bank is subject to receipt of all regulatory permissions for such redemption, which Pinnacle Financial has not yet sought, and Pinnacle Financial’s ultimate determination to redeem such notes after they become eligible for redemption. Pinnacle Bank is under no obligation to redeem its subordinated notes. Pinnacle Financial intends to use the remainder of the net proceeds from the offering of the 2029 Notes for general corporate purposes, including providing capital to support the growth of Pinnacle Bank and Pinnacle Financial’sBank's business.

Note 12.  Leases

Pinnacle Financial has entered into, or assumed through acquisition, various operating leases, primarily for office space and branch facilities, and through acquisition assumed a single finance lease for a branch facility. Upon adoption of FASB ASU 2016-02

Leases on January 1, 2019, Pinnacle Financial began recognizing right-of-use assets and lease liabilities related to its operating leases. Prior to ASU 2016-02, such assets and liabilities were recognized only for capital leases (referred to as finance leases under the amendments of ASU 2016-02). In accordance with the optional transition method allowed by ASU 2016-11, comparative prior period information included within this note is presented in accordance with guidance in effect during those periods. Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities related to Pinnacle Financial's operating and finance leases are as follows at September 30, 2019 (in thousands):
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Right-of-use assets  
Operating leases (1)
Other assets$74,151
Finance leasesPremises and equipment, net
2,044
Total right-of-use assets $76,195
Lease liabilities  
Operating leasesOther liabilities$82,150
Finance leasesOther liabilities3,302
Total lease liabilities $85,452
(1) Presented netTable of tenant improvement allowances of $1.7 million and purchase accounting fair value adjustments of $2.8 million.Contents

Lease costs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 related to these leases were as follows (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2019
Operating lease cost$3,516
$10,488
Short-term lease cost43
137
Finance lease cost:  
Interest on lease liabilities60
183
Amortization of right-of-use asset56
169
Sublease income(562)(1,123)
Net lease cost$3,113
$9,854

Rent expense related to leases during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $3.1 million and $9.4 million, respectively.

Cash flows related to leases during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 were as follows (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2019
Operating cash flows related to operating leases$3,432
$10,193
Operating cash flows related to finance leases60
183
Financing cash flows related to finance leases57
168


Lease liabilities are determined based on lease term discounted at an effective rate of interest. Certain lease agreements contain renewal options which are considered in the determination of the lease term if they are deemed reasonably certain to be exercised. Discount rates used to determine the present value of lease payments are based on secured borrowing rates as of the commencement date of the lease. The following table presents the weighted average remaining lease term and weighted average discount rate used to determine lease liabilities at September 30, 2019 (in thousands):
September 30, 2019
Weighted average remaining lease term:
Operating leases10.41 years
Finance leases9.09 years
Weighted average discount rate:
Operating leases3.28%
Finance leases7.22%


The following table presents a maturity analysis of undiscounted cash flows due under operating leases and finance leases and a reconciliation to total operating lease liabilities and finance lease liabilities at September 30, 2019 (in thousands):
 Operating LeasesFinance Leases
2019 (1)
$3,403
$118
202012,992
470
202112,383
470
202210,619
470
20239,768
479
Thereafter50,329
2,548
 99,494
4,555
Less: Imputed interest(17,344)(1,253)
Total lease liabilities$82,150
$3,302

(1) Includes the period from October 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019.

At December 31, 2018, the future minimum lease payments due under operating leases and capital leases, and a reconciliation to total capital lease liabilities were as follows (in thousands):
 Operating LeasesCapital Leases
2019$12,889
$470
202011,805
470
202111,527
470
20229,410
470
20238,820
479
Thereafter43,730
2,548
Future minimum lease payments$98,181
4,907
Less: Imputed interest (1,437)
Total capital lease liabilities $3,470



ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following is a discussion of our financial condition at September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 20182019 and our results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and 2018.2019. The purpose of this discussion is to focus on information about our financial condition and results of operations which is not otherwise apparent from our consolidated financial statements. The following discussion and analysis should be read along with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere herein and the risk factors discussed in Part II, Item 1A - Risk Factors, herein as well as our QuarterlyAnnual Report on Form 10-Q10-K for the quarteryear ended June 30,December 31, 2019 (Form 10-K) and the other reports we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission since we filed such 10-Q.that Form 10-K.

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency related to a novel strain of the coronavirus, COVID-19. With that declaration, we activated our pandemic response team and began work to prepare both our associates and clients for the impact of COVID-19. The spread of COVID-19 has created a global public health crisis that has resulted in unprecedented uncertainty, volatility and disruption in financial markets and in governmental, commercial and consumer activity in the United States and globally, including the markets that we serve. These actions included the decision by the Federal Reserve Open Markets Committee to lower the target for the federal funds rate to a range of between zero to 0.25% on March 15, 2020. This action followed a prior reduction of the targeted federal funds rate to a range of 1.0% to 1.25% on March 3, 2020.

We have been intentional in our response to the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure strength in our balance sheet, including increases in liquidity and reserves. We have adjusted our business practices, including restricting employee travel, encouraging employees to work from home, where possible, converting to drive-thru only service with specific needs facilitated by appointment, implementing social distancing guidelines within our offices and by the launch of our pandemic response team.

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security ("CARES") Act was signed into law. It contains substantial tax and spending provisions intended to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act includes the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP"), a program designed to aid small- and medium-sized businesses through federally guaranteed loans distributed through banks. These loans are intended to guarantee eight weeks of payroll and other costs to provide support to participating businesses and increase the ability of these businesses to retain workers. As of April 30, 2020, we had obtained approvals for approximately 13,000 clients totaling approximately $2.4 billion in approved loans.

We have also implemented a short-term loan modification program to provide temporary payment relief to certain of our borrowers. This program allows for a deferral of payments for 90 days, which we may extend for an additional 90 days, for a maximum of 180 days on a cumulative and successive basis. As of April 30, 2020, we had granted deferrals on approximately $4.1 billion in aggregate principal amount of loans.

We believe our response has allowed and continues to allow us to appropriately support our associates, clients and their communities. The COVID-19 pandemic along with the implementation of CECL have contributed to an increased provision for credit losses for the first quarter of 2020 and an extended duration of economic disruption resulting from the virus could lead to increased net charge-offs and increased provisioning expense. We continue to monitor both the impact of COVID-19 and the effects of the CARES Act closely; however, the extent to which each will impact our operations and financial results during the remainder of 2020 is uncertain.

Overview

Our diluted net income per common share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 was $1.44 and $3.97, respectively,$0.37 compared to $1.21 and $3.41, respectively,$1.22 for the same periodsperiod in 2018.2019. At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, loans had increased to $19.3$20.4 billion, as compared to $17.7$19.8 billion at December 31, 2018,2019, and total deposits increased to $20.0$21.3 billion at September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 from $18.8$20.2 billion at December 31, 2018.2019.

Results of Operations. Our net interest income increased to $195.8$193.6 million and $572.0 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to $189.4$187.2 million and $546.1 million, respectively, for the same periodsperiod in the prior year, representing increasesan increase of $6.4 million and $25.8 million, respectively.million. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 when compared to the comparable periodsperiod in 2018, these increases were largely2019, this increase was the result of organic loan growth during the comparable periods.periods, a portion of which was the result of commercial loan draws we believe were the result of our borrowers accessing these lines in response to the economic uncertainty from the COVID-19 pandemic. The net interest margin (the ratio of net interest income to average earning assets) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 was 3.43% and 3.51%, respectively,3.28% compared to 3.65% and 3.70%, respectively,3.62% for the same periodsperiod in 20182019 and
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reflects the competitive rate environments for loans and deposits in our markets, the decline in short-term interest rates and for the nine monthsquarter ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 declining levels of positive impact from purchase accounting.
 
Our provision for loancredit losses was $8.3$99.9 million and $22.6 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to $8.7 million and $25.1 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2018. Net charge-offs were $4.9 million and $12.6 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $4.4 million and $12.3$7.2 million for the same periodsperiod in 2018.2019. The primary drivers of the increase in provision were the anticipated economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and our adoption of FASB ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2020. ASU 2016-13, which introduces the current expected credit losses (CECL) methodology, requires us to estimate all expected credit losses over the remaining life of our loan portfolio. Also contributing to the increase in provision was an increase in net charge-offs, which totaled $10.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to $3.6 million for the same period in 2019. The increase in net charge-offs in the first quarter of 2020 was in large part the result of an approximately $5.0 million charge-off related to a single credit in the commercial and industrial loan category. This credit was criticized going into the COVID-19 pandemic and as a result of the pandemic suffered further deterioration resulting in its partial charge-off during the quarter.
At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, our allowance for loancredit losses as a percentage of total loans was 0.48%1.09% compared to 0.47%0.48% at December 31, 2018.2019. The slight increase in the allowance as a percentagefor credit losses is largely the result of total loansthe implementation of CECL on January 1, 2020, which resulted in an adjustment to the opening balance of the allowance for credit losses of $38.1 million, and increased provisioning during the quarter ended March 31, 2020 due to the anticipated economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The increase in the opening balance upon the implementation of CECL is primarilypartially attributable to provision expense relateda change in the treatment of acquired loans. Prior to organic loan growth during the first nine monthsadoption of 2019.CECL, acquired loans required an allowance only if estimated credit losses exceeded the remaining purchase accounting fair value discounts. Under CECL, an allowance for credit losses is recognized for all loans without regard to fair value discounts. Also contributing to the increase in the opening balance upon adoption was an overall increase in reserve rates under CECL due to the estimation of all expected credit losses over the remaining contractual life of the portfolio rather than only probable incurred losses as was required under the prior accounting standard.

Noninterest income increased by $31.1$19.3 million, or 60.5%37.8%, and $60.8 million, or 42.3%, respectively, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to the same periodsperiod in 2018.2019. The significant portion of the growth in noninterest income was in part attributable to an increase in income from our equity method investment in BHG which was $32.2 million and $77.8 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $14.2 million and $33.3 million, respectively, for the same periods in the prior year. Gainsgains on mortgage loans sold, net, which increased by $3.5$3.7 million and $6.9 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 as compared to the same periodsperiod in the prior year, largely due to the interest rate environment and customer demandas well are our increased number of mortgage originators in the marketsrespective periods. Additionally, income from our equity method investment in which we operate.BHG increased $2.3 million, or 17.3%, during the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to the same period in the prior year. Also impacting our noninterest income was the $5.0 million, or 42.4%, year-over-year increase in wealth management revenue during the threequarter ended March 31, 2020 as compared to March 31, 2019 and nine months ended September 30, 2019, were $417,000$463,000 in net gains and $6.0 million in net losses, respectively, on sales of securities compared to $11,000$1.9 million in net gainslosses on the sales of securities during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and $41,000 in net gains on sales of securities during the nine months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. Other noninterest income increased during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 by $7.5 million and $11.7$5.4 million, of which $1.2$1.4 million and $3.8 million, respectively, was attributed to increased earnings related to bank owned life insurance, $1.5 million and $1.8 million, respectively, was attributable to revenues associated with customer back-to-back swap transactions whileand $769,000 was related to revenues associated with SBA loan sales, not inclusive of those loans associated with the PPP. The remaining increase was realized throughout our other fee revenue lines of business in both periods. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we incurred a $1.5 million loss from the sale of our remaining non-prime automobile portfolio to finalize our exit from that business.
Noninterest expense increased by $19.0$23.3 million, or 16.6%20.4%, and $41.2 million, or 12.4%, respectively, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. Impacting noninterest expenses during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, was an increase in our associate base in the first nine monthsquarter of 20192020 versus the first nine monthsquarter of 20182019 and the resulting increase in salaries and employment benefits expense of $16.8 million and $35.0$10.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 as compared to the same periodsperiod in the prior year. A portionAlso impacting noninterest expense in the first quarter of 2020 was $5.2 million in lending related costs related to an increase in our off balance sheet reserves. The increase in the expense related to off balance sheet reserves during the three months ended March 31, 2020 was largely due to the impact of the increase for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 is attributable in part to a $3.2 million non-cash impairment charge related to the

proposed consolidation of five offices across the firm's footprint as well as a $2.4 million write-down of facilities and land acquired in the BNC acquisition that previously had been held for potential expansion, both of which were recorded in the second quarter of 2019.COVID-19 pandemic on expected credit losses under CECL.
Our efficiency ratio (the ratio of noninterest expense to the sum of net interest income and noninterest income) was 47.7% and 48.3%, respectively,52.0% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to 47.3% and 48.3%, respectively,47.9% for the same periodsperiod in 2018.2019. The efficiency ratio measures the amount of expense that is incurred to generate a dollar of revenue.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, we recorded an income tax benefit of $1.7 million compared to income tax expense of $26.7$23.1 million and $74.2 million, respectively, compared to $24.4 million and $67.1 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. Our effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 was 19.5% and 19.6%a benefit of 6.2% compared to 20.7% and 20.3%, respectively,expense of 19.7% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. Our tax expense in the first quarter of 2020 was impacted by the provision for credit losses recorded in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which was recorded as a discrete item of total income tax and contributed a tax benefit of $22.4 million. Our tax rate in each period was also impacted by the vesting and exercise of equity-based awards previously granted under our equity-based compensation program, resulting in the recognition of tax benefits of $131,000 and $832,000, respectively,$862,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to tax benefits of $199,000 and $3.0 million, respectively,$769,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019.
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Financial Condition.  Net loans increased $1.6 billion,$609.0 million, or 9.3%3.1%, during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, when compared to December 31, 2018,2019, due in part to approximately $257.4 million in commercial loan draws, most of which we believe were in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as continued economic growth in our core markets prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, increases in the number of relationship advisors we employ loans acquired in our acquisition of Advocate Capital and continued focus on attracting new customers to our company. Total deposits were $20.0$21.3 billion at September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, compared to $18.8$20.2 billion at December 31, 2018,2019, an increase of $1.2$1.1 billion, or 6.1%5.7%. Deposit growth during the period is largely the result of our intentional emphasis on gathering low cost core deposits during 2020, but was also likely aided by our clients' need to build liquidity going into the COVID-19 pandemic, stock market conditions and the extension of the deadline for filing of U.S. income tax returns and the payment of taxes as a result of COVID-19.
Capital and Liquidity. At September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, our capital ratios, including our bank's capital ratios, exceeded regulatory minimum capital requirements and those necessary to be considered well-capitalized under applicable federal regulations. See Note 10. Regulatory Matters in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements elsewhere in this Form 10-Q. From time to time we may be required to support the capital needs of our bank (Pinnacle Bank). At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, we had approximately $199.0$81.3 million of cash at the parent company of which $80.0 million is expected to be utilized to redeem subordinated debt instruments on or around January 1, 2020 that were issued by companies we have acquired. The increase in our cash balances at September 30, 2019 from December 31, 2018 is mainly due to receipt of the net proceeds from the $300 million subordinated notes offering effected in September. The remainder of the cash is available to be used to support our bank. WeAdditionally, we believe we have various capital raising techniques available to us to provide for the capital needs of our company and bank, such as the $300 million subordinated debt offering issued during the third quarter of 2019 as well as an established line of credit with another bank that can be utilized, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, to provide up to $75 million of additional capital through July 24, 2020 to support to Pinnacle Bank and for other matters, if needed. We also have the ability to issue equity or debt securities, including preferred shares or subordinated debt, from time to time as we have done in the past to support theour capital needs and those of Pinnacle Bank, and we periodically evaluate capital markets conditions to identify opportunistic timesopportunities to access those markets.markets if necessary or prudent to support our capital levels.
On November 13, 2018, wePinnacle Financial announced that ourits board of directors had authorized a share repurchase program for up to $100.0 million of ourPinnacle Financial’s outstanding common stock.stock and on October 15, 2019, the board approved an additional $100.0 million of repurchase authorization. The current repurchase program is scheduledexpired on March 31, 2020, with the additional $100.0 million authorization expiring on December 31, 2020. Prior to expire upon the earlierJanuary 1, 2020, we repurchased approximately 1.5 million shares of our repurchasecommon stock at an aggregate cost of $82.1 million. During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, we repurchased approximately 1.0 million shares of our common stock at an aggregate cost of $50.8 million. Our last purchase of shares of our common stock having an aggregate purchase price of $100.0 million and December 31, 2019. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we repurchased 873,505 shares of our common stock at a weighted average price of $55.48 and an aggregate cost of $48.5 million. In aggregate,occurred on March 19, 2020. At this time, we have repurchased approximately 1.3 million shares, for approximately $69.2 million at a weighted average share price of $54.08 under this sharesuspended our repurchase program through September 30, 2019.
On October 15, 2019,until we announced that our board of directors had authorized an additional share repurchase program for up to $100.0 million of our outstanding common stock after completiongain more clarity on the length and depth of the previously announced program. The repurchase program announced on October 15, 2019 is scheduled to expire upon the earlier of our repurchase of shares of our outstanding common stock having an aggregate purchase price of $100.0 million and December 31, 2020.COVID-19 pandemic.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The accounting principles we follow and our methods of applying these principles conform with U.S. GAAP and with general practices within the banking industry. On January 1, 2020, we adopted FASB ASU 2016-13 Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326) which significantly changes our methodology for determining our allowance for credit losses, and ASU 2017-04, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment which simplifies our process for performing goodwill impairment testing.See Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements elsewhere in this Form 10-Q for further information related to these changes. There have been no other significant changes to our Critical Accounting Estimates as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 (2018 10-K).10-K.

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Selected Financial Information
The following is a summary of our resultscertain financial information as of operationsor for the three month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (dollars in thousands, except per share data):


As of or For the
Three Months Ended
March 31,		2020 - 2019 Percent
 20202019Increase (Decrease)
Income Statement:
Interest income$263,069  $257,883  2.0 %
Interest expense69,517  70,637  (1.6)%
Net interest income193,552  187,246  3.4 %
Provision for credit losses99,889  7,184  1,290.4 %
Net interest income after provision for credit losses93,663  180,062  (48.0)%
Noninterest income70,377  51,063  37.8 %
Noninterest expense137,349  114,051  20.4 %
Net income before income taxes26,691  117,074  (77.2)%
Income tax (benefit) expense(1,665) 23,114  (107.2)%
Net income$28,356  $93,960  (69.8)%
Per Share Data:
Basic net income per common share$0.37  $1.22  (69.7)%
Diluted net income per common share$0.37  $1.22  (69.7)%
Balance Sheet:
Loans, net of allowance for credit losses$20,174,388  $19,693,099  2.4 %
Deposits$21,333,171  $20,181,028  5.7 %
Performance Ratios:
Return on average assets (1)
0.40 %1.52 %(73.7)%
Return on average stockholders' equity (2)
2.58 %9.49 %(72.8)%
 Three months ended
September 30,		 2019 - 2018 Percent Nine Months Ended
September 30,		 2019 - 2018 Percent
 2019 2018 Increase (Decrease) 2019 2018 Increase (Decrease)
Interest income$275,749
 $248,110
 11.1 % $799,483
 $690,622
 15.8 %
Interest expense79,943
 58,690
 36.2 % 227,513
 144,495
 57.5 %
Net interest income195,806

189,420
 3.4 % 571,970

546,127
 4.7 %
Provision for loan losses8,260
 8,725
 (5.3)% 22,639
 25,058
 (9.7)%
Net interest income after provision for loan losses187,546

180,695
 3.8 % 549,331

521,069
 5.4 %
Noninterest income82,619
 51,478
 60.5 % 204,364
 143,600
 42.3 %
Noninterest expense132,941
 113,990
 16.6 % 374,678
 333,478
 12.4 %
Net income before income taxes137,224

118,183
 16.1 % 379,017

331,191
 14.4 %
Income tax expense26,703
 24,436
 9.3 % 74,215
 67,069
 10.7 %
Net income$110,521

$93,747
 17.9 % $304,802

$264,122
 15.4 %
     

     

Basic net income per common share$1.45
 $1.22
 18.9 % $3.99
 $3.42
 16.7 %
     

      
Diluted net income per common share$1.44
 $1.21
 19.0 % $3.97
 $3.41
 16.4 %

(1) Return on average assets is the result of net income for the reported period on an annualized basis, divided by average assets for the period.
(2) Return on average stockholders' equity is the result of net income for the reported period on an annualized basis, divided by average shareholders' equity for the period.

Results of Operations

Net Interest Income. Net interest income represents the amount by which interest earned on various earning assets exceeds interest paid on deposits and other interest-bearing liabilities and is the most significant component of our revenues. Net interest income totaled $195.8$193.6 million and $572.0 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, an increase of $6.4 million and $25.8 million, respectively, from the levels recorded in the same periodsfirst three months of 2018.2019. This increase was attributable to organic growth in our loan portfolio, a portion of which was attributable to commercial loan draws by our commercial borrowers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of the loans we acquired in connection with our acquisition of Advocate Capital and an increase in the interest rates we receive on interest earning assets (including the Advocate Capital loans), offset in part by decreases in the yields we earn on earning assets, increases in the volume and the rates we pay onof deposits and our other funding sources.


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The following tables set forth the amount of our average balances, interest income or interest expense for each category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the average interest rate for interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, net interest spread and net interest margin for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019 and 2018 (dollars in thousands):
 Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020		Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
 Average BalancesInterestRates/ YieldsAverage BalancesInterestRates/ Yields
Interest-earning assets:
Loans (1)(2)
$20,009,288  $236,420  4.84 %$17,938,480  $229,379  5.28 %
Securities:
Taxable1,924,629  10,268  2.15 %1,845,927  13,540  2.97 %
Tax-exempt (2)
1,889,914  13,824  3.51 %1,456,749  11,672  3.87 %
Federal funds sold and other807,796  2,557  1.27 %469,909  3,292  2.84 %
Total interest-earning assets24,631,627  $263,069  4.41 %21,711,065  $257,883  4.94 %
Nonearning assets
Intangible assets1,870,063  1,852,451  
Other nonearning assets1,735,952  1,486,438  
Total assets$28,237,642  $25,049,954  
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing deposits:
Interest checking3,745,280  8,467  0.91 %3,130,492  9,323  1.21 %
Savings and money market8,097,549  20,435  1.01 %7,539,052  26,336  1.42 %
Time4,076,897  21,796  2.15 %3,493,107  18,558  2.15 %
Total interest-bearing deposits15,919,726  50,698  1.28 %14,162,651  54,217  1.55 %
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase141,192  115  0.33 %109,306  145  0.54 %
Federal Home Loan Bank advances2,029,888  10,407  2.06 %1,926,358  9,963  2.10 %
Subordinated debt and other borrowings673,415  8,297  4.96 %470,775  6,312  5.44 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities18,764,221  69,517  1.49 %16,669,090  70,637  1.72 %
Noninterest-bearing deposits4,759,729  —  0.00 %4,195,443  —  0.00 %
Total deposits and interest-bearing liabilities23,523,950  $69,517  1.19 %20,864,533  $70,637  1.37 %
Other liabilities296,537  168,046  
Stockholders' equity 4,417,155  4,017,375  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$28,237,642  $25,049,954  
Net  interest  income 
$193,552  $187,246  
Net interest spread (3)
2.92 %3.22 %
Net interest margin (4)
3.28 %3.62 %
 Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019		Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 Average BalancesInterestRates/ YieldsAverage BalancesInterestRates/ Yields
Interest-earning assets:
      
Loans (1)(2)
$19,216,835
$247,147
5.21%$17,259,139
$221,901
5.15%
Securities:      
Taxable1,712,265
10,655
2.47%1,803,104
12,209
2.69%
Tax-exempt (2)
1,795,098
13,313
3.51%1,272,529
10,074
3.72%
Federal funds sold and other802,326
4,634
2.29%647,728
3,926
2.40%
Total interest-earning assets23,526,524
$275,749
4.78%20,982,500
$248,110
4.76%
Nonearning assets      
Intangible assets1,866,223
  1,857,413
  
Other nonearning assets1,741,416
  1,285,138
  
Total assets$27,134,163
  $24,125,051
  
       
Interest-bearing liabilities:      
Interest-bearing deposits:      
Interest checking3,237,155
9,517
1.17%3,076,025
7,843
1.01%
Savings and money market7,614,558
27,303
1.42%7,284,373
21,125
1.15%
Time4,351,473
25,711
2.34%3,421,451
15,204
1.76%
Total interest-bearing deposits15,203,186
62,531
1.63%13,781,849
44,172
1.27%
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase134,197
152
0.45%146,864
165
0.44%
Federal Home Loan Bank advances2,136,928
11,591
2.15%1,497,511
8,171
2.16%
Subordinated debt and other borrowings533,194
5,669
4.22%468,990
6,182
5.29%
Total interest-bearing liabilities18,007,505
79,943
1.76%15,895,214
58,690
1.46%
Noninterest-bearing deposits4,574,821
—
0.00%4,330,917
—
0.00%
Total deposits and interest-bearing liabilities22,582,326
$79,943
1.40%20,226,131
$58,690
1.15%
Other liabilities286,831
  24,490
  
Stockholders' equity 4,265,006
  3,874,430
  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$27,134,163
  $24,125,051
  
Net  interest  income 
 $195,806
  $189,420
 
Net interest spread (3)
  3.02%  3.30%
Net interest margin (4)
  3.43%  3.65%

(1) Average balances of nonaccrual loans are included in the above amounts.
(2) Yields computed on tax-exempt instruments on a tax equivalent basis and include $7.5$7.0 million of taxable equivalent income for the three months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to $3.8$6.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. The tax-exempt benefit has been reduced by the projected impact of tax-exempt income that will be disallowed pursuant to IRS Regulations as of and for the then current period presented.
(3) Yields realized on interest-bearing assets less the rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities.  The net interest spread calculation excludes the impact of demand deposits.  Had the impact of demand deposits been included, the net interest spread for the three months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 would have been 3.37%3.22% compared to a net interest spread of 3.61%3.57% for the three months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019.
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 Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 Average BalancesInterestRates/ YieldsAverage BalancesInterestRates/ Yields
Interest-earning assets:
      
Loans (1)(2)
$18,593,509
$714,179
5.23%$16,653,548
$621,873
5.04%
Securities:      
Taxable1,779,512
36,438
2.74%1,796,816
35,179
2.62%
Tax-exempt (2)
1,628,742
37,541
3.67%1,162,587
25,709
3.51%
Federal funds sold and other602,148
11,325
2.51%476,219
7,861
2.21%
Total interest-earning assets22,603,911
$799,483
4.85%20,089,170
$690,622
4.66%
Nonearning assets      
Intangible assets1,856,324
  1,860,649
  
Other nonearning assets1,580,762
  1,246,081
  
Total assets$26,040,997
  $23,195,900
  
       
Interest-bearing liabilities:      
Interest-bearing deposits:      
Interest checking3,173,228
28,145
1.19%3,008,696
19,336
0.86%
Savings and money market7,503,407
80,587
1.44%6,850,249
49,294
0.96%
Time3,937,486
67,004
2.28%2,960,055
32,290
1.46%
Total interest-bearing deposits14,614,121
175,736
1.61%12,819,000
100,920
1.05%
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase120,346
439
0.49%133,489
438
0.44%
Federal Home Loan Bank advances2,076,647
33,107
2.13%1,655,222
24,867
2.01%
Subordinated debt and other borrowings491,384
18,231
4.96%470,564
18,270
5.19%
Total interest-bearing liabilities17,302,498
227,513
1.76%15,078,275
144,495
1.28%
Noninterest-bearing deposits4,391,400
—
—
4,301,952
—
0.00%
Total deposits and interest-bearing liabilities21,693,898
$227,513
1.40%19,380,227
$144,495
1.00%
Other liabilities212,813
  14,145
  
Stockholders' equity 4,134,286
  3,801,528
  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$26,040,997
  $23,195,900
  
Net  interest  income 
 $571,970
  $546,127
 
Net interest spread (3)
  3.09%  3.38%
Net interest margin (4)
  3.51%  3.70%
(1) Average balances of nonaccrual loans are included in the above amounts.
(2) Yields computed on tax-exempt instruments on a tax equivalent basis and include $20.9 million of taxable equivalent income for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $10.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The tax-exempt benefit has been reduced by the projected impact of tax-exempt income that will be disallowed pursuant to IRS Regulations as of and for the then current period presented.
(3) Yields realized on interest-bearing assets less the rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities.  The net interest spread calculation excludes the impact of demand deposits.  Had the impact of demand deposits been included, the net interest spread for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 would have been 3.45% compared to a net interest spread of 3.67% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.
(4) Net interest margin is the result of annualized net interest income calculated on a tax-equivalent basis divided by average interest-earning assets for the period.


For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, our net interest margin was 3.43% and 3.51%, respectively,3.28% compared to 3.65% and 3.70%, respectively,3.62% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018. Although ourMarch 31, 2019. Our net interest margin for the three and nine-month periodsmonth period ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 was positivelynegatively impacted by yield expansioncompression in our earning asset portfolio (includingdue to a declining macroeconomic interest rate environment, which included a 150 basis points reduction in the federal funds rate in March 2020, as well as a result of our acquisition of Advocate Capital) and growthreduction in interest-earning assets, these increases werepurchase accounting accretion. This decrease was offset somewhat by increasesa decrease in our total funding costs and declining levels of positive impact from purchase accounting.costs. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, our earning asset yield increaseddecreased by 253 basis points and 19 basis points, respectively, from the same periodsperiod in the prior year. However, ourOur total funding rates increaseddecreased by 2518 basis points and 40 basis points, respectively, compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, outpacing the growth in our yields on earning assets. The increase in our funding costs was primarily caused by increased competition and increased use of and associated borrowing costs for noncore funding.March 31, 2019.

We continue to deploy various asset liability management strategies to manage our risk to interest rate fluctuations. Pricing for creditworthy borrowers and meaningful depositors is very competitive in our markets and this competition has adversely impacted, and may continue to adversely impact, our margins. We anticipate that thisThis challenging competitive environment willmay continue during the remainder2020 even during a time of 2019 and into 2020.economic uncertainty due to COVID-19. We also expect the positive impact of purchase accounting on our net interest income will lessen in future periods, which will negatively affect our net interest margin in the remainder of 2019 and into 2020. Though weWe have sought to mitigate much of the negative impact that reductions in short-term interest rates would have on our net interest margin through restructuring a portion of our investment securities portfolio, purchasing a loan interest rate floor,floors, and unwinding fixed-to-floating loan interest rate swaps,swaps. Those tactics have benefited us during this recent period of falling short-term interest rate cuts like those recently announced by the Federal Reserve, will likely continue to negatively impactrates. However, our net interest margin particularlycould be additionally impacted if we are not able to fullycontinue to lower our funding costs on our deposit products as quickly and meaningfully as yields decline onrates at a pace necessary to offset declines in our earning assets. Ourasset yields. Should we determine holding additional on-balance sheet liquidity to be a prudent response to the COVID-19 pandemic, this would likely result in lowering the net interest margin could additionally be impacted by future interest rate cuts. Though we believe oureven if the additional liquidity has no effect on net interest margin may decrease slightly for the remainder of 2019, we believe our net interest income should continue to increase in the fourth quarter of 2019 as compared to the comparable period in 2018 primarily due to increased average earning asset volumes, primarily loans.income. We seek to fund these increased loan volumes by growing our core deposits, but will utilize noncorenon-core funding to fund shortfalls, if any. To the extent that our dependence on noncorenon-core funding sources increases during the remainder of 20192020 our net interest margin would likely be negatively impacted as we may not be able to reduce the rates we pay on these deposits as quickly as we can on core deposits.

Provision for LoanCredit Losses. TheOn January 1, 2020, we adopted FASB ASU 2016-13, which introduces the current expected credit losses (CECL) methodology and requires us to estimate all expected credit losses over the remaining life of our loan and held-to-maturity securities portfolios. Accordingly, the provision for loancredit losses represents a charge to earnings necessary to establish an allowance for loancredit losses that, in management's evaluation, should beis adequate to provide coverage for the inherent losses on outstanding loans.all expected credit losses. The provision for loancredit losses amounted to $8.3$99.9 million and $22.6 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to $8.7$7.2 million and $25.1 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. Provision expense is impacted primarily by organic loan growth in our loan portfolio, and by our internal assessment of the credit quality of the loan portfolio, our expectations about future economic conditions and net charge-offs. Provision expenseThe primary driver of the increase in provision for credit losses for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was the estimated economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our CECL model relies on projected macroeconomic conditions, including unemployment and GDP, as key inputs to estimate future credit losses. As a result, the anticipated deterioration in economic conditions resulting from COVID-19 has resulted in a significant increase in expected credit losses. Also contributing to the increase in the provision for credit losses was an increase in net charge-offs, which totaled $10.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to $3.6 million for the same period in 2019. The increase in net charge-offs in the first nine monthsquarter of 2019 reflected charge-offs primarily2020 was in large part the result of an approximately $5.0 million charge-off related to non-prime automobile loansa single credit in the commercial and commercial losses on loans to borrowersindustrial loan category. This credit was criticized going into the COVID-19 pandemic and as a result of the pandemic became further deteriorated resulting in a variety of industries.its partial charge-off during the quarter ended March 31, 2020.

Our allowance for loancredit losses reflects an amount deemed appropriate to adequately cover probableall expected future losses inherent inas of the loan portfoliodate the allowance is determined based on our allowance for loancredit losses assessment methodology. At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, our allowance for loancredit losses as a percentage of total loans was 0.48%1.09%, up slightly from 0.47%0.48% at December 31, 2018.2019. The slight increase in the allowance as a percentage of total loans is primarily attributable to provision expense associated with organic loan growth as our acquired loans, with remaining purchase accounting discounts associated with them, become less impactful to our portfolio mix. The absolute level of our allowance for loancredit losses is largely driven by continued favorablethe result of the implementation of CECL on January 1, 2020, which resulted in an adjustment to the opening balance of the allowance for credit experience in our larger portfolioslosses of $38.1 million, and we believe it is supported byincreased provisioning during the strong economies presently in place inquarter ended March 31, 2020 due to the markets in which we operate.estimated economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Noninterest Income.  Our noninterest income is composed of several components, some of which vary significantly between quarterly and annual periods. Service charges on deposit accounts and other noninterest income generally reflect customer growth trends, while fees from our wealth management departments, gains on mortgage loans sold, gains and losses on the sale of securities and gains or losses related to our efforts to mitigate risks associated with interest rate volatility will often reflect financial market conditions and fluctuate from period to period.



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The following is a summary of our noninterest income for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended
September 30,		 
2019 - 2018
Percent
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,		 2019 - 2018
Percent
 2019 2018 Increase (Decrease) 2019 2018 Increase (Decrease)
Noninterest income:           
Service charges on deposit accounts$10,193
 $9,972
 2.2% $27,675
 $26,333
 5.1%
Investment services6,270
 5,450
 15.0% 17,607
 15,817
 11.3%
Insurance sales commissions2,252
 2,126
 5.9% 7,327
 7,293
 0.5%
Gains on mortgage loans sold, net7,402
 3,902
 89.7% 18,291
 11,423
 60.1%
Investment gains and losses on sales, net417
 11
 NM (6,009) 41
 NM
Trust fees3,593
 3,087
 16.4% 10,349
 9,768
 5.9%
Income from equity method investment32,248
 14,236
 126.5% 77,799
 33,286
 133.7%
Other noninterest income:    
     
Interchange and other consumer fees9,597
 7,112
 34.9% 26,199
 20,603
 27.2%
Bank-owned life insurance4,558
 3,397
 34.2% 12,853
 9,043
 42.1%
Loan swap fees2,250
 733
 207.0% 3,811
 1,989
 91.6%
SBA loan sales1,168
 565
 106.7% 2,913
 3,410
 (14.6)%
Gain (loss) on other equity investments584
 (85) NM 2,198
 2,216
 (0.8)%
Other noninterest income2,087
 972
 114.7% 3,351
 2,378
 40.9%
Total other noninterest income20,244

12,694
 59.5% 51,325

39,639
 29.5%
Total noninterest income$82,619

$51,478
 60.5% $204,364

$143,600
 42.3%

Three Months Ended
March 31,		2020 - 2019
Percent
 20202019Increase (Decrease)
Noninterest income:   
Service charges on deposit accounts$9,032  $8,542  5.7%
Investment services9,239  5,468  69.0%
Insurance sales commissions3,240  2,928  10.7%
Gains on mortgage loans sold, net8,583  4,878  76.0%
Investment (gains) losses on sales of securities, net463  (1,960) 123.6%
Trust fees4,170  3,295  26.6%
Income from equity method investment15,592  13,290  17.3%
Other noninterest income:
Interchange and other consumer fees9,969  7,507  32.8%
Bank-owned life insurance4,652  4,095  13.6%
Loan swap fees2,187  761  187.4%
SBA loan sales1,341  572  134.4%
Gain (loss) on other equity investments(174) 782  (122.3)%
Other noninterest income2,083  905  130.2%
Total other noninterest income20,058  14,622  37.2%
Total noninterest income$70,377  $51,063  37.8%

The increase in service charges on deposit accounts in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 is primarily related to increased analysis fees due to an increase in the volume and number of commercial checking accounts resulting from organic growth.
 
Income from our wealth management groups (investments, insurance and trust) is also included in noninterest income. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, commissions and fees from investment services at our financial advisory unit, Pinnacle Asset Management, a division of Pinnacle Bank, increased by $820,000 and $1.8$3.8 million respectively,to $9.2 million compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. At September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019, and 2018, Pinnacle Asset Management was receiving commissions and fees in connection with approximately $4.4$4.0 billion and $4.0$4.1 billion, respectively, in brokerage assets. Revenues from the sale of insurance products by our insurance subsidiaries for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 increased by $126,000 and $34,000, respectively,$312,000 compared to the same periodsperiod in the prior year. Included in insurance revenues for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 was $884,000$1.1 million of contingent income received in the first nine monthsquarter of 20192020 that was based on 20182019 sales production and claims experience compared to $1.0 million$815,000 recorded in the same period in the prior year. Additionally, at September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, our trust department was receiving fees on approximately $2.5$2.7 billion of managed assets compared to $2.1$2.3 billion at September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, reflecting organic growth and increased market valuations. The growth in our wealth management businesses is attributable to our expanded distribution platform in our Carolina and Virginia markets as well as the addition of associates in our legacy Tennessee markets.these areas, market volatility and the attractive markets in which we operate.

Gains on mortgage loans sold, net, consists of fees from the origination and sale of mortgage loans. These mortgage fees are for loans primarily originated in our current markets that are subsequently sold to third-party investors. Substantially all of these loan sales transfer servicing rights to the buyer. Generally, mortgage origination fees increase in lower interest rate environments and more robust housing markets and decrease in rising interest rate environments and more challenging housing markets. Mortgage origination fees will fluctuate from quarter to quarter as the rate environment changes. Gains on mortgage loans sold, net, were $7.4$8.6 million and $18.3 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to $3.9$4.9 million and $11.4 million, respectively, for the same periodsperiod in the prior year. We hedge a portion of our mortgage pipeline as part of a mandatory delivery program. The hedge is not designated as a hedge for GAAP purposes and, as such, changes in its fair value are recorded directly through the income statement. There is a positive correlation between the dollar amount of the mortgage pipeline and the value of this hedge. Therefore, the change in the outstanding mortgage pipeline at the end of any reporting period will directly impact the amount of gain recorded for mortgage loans held for sale during that reporting period. At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, the mortgage pipeline included $168.9$288.6 million in loans expected to close in 20192020 compared to $118.6$115.9 million in loans at September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 expected to close in 2018.2019.


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Investment gains and losses on sales, net represent the net gains and losses on sales of investment securities in our available-for-sale securities portfolio during the periods noted. During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, we sold approximately $626.1$30.2 million of securities for a net gain of $463,000 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019, when we sold approximately $126.6 million of securities for a net loss of $6.0 million as we sought to reposition a portion of our securities portfolio for a declining rate environment compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018 where we sold approximately $22.7 million of securities for a net gain of $41,000.$1.9 million.

Included in other noninterest income are interchange and other consumer fees, gains from bank-owned life insurance, swap fees earned for the facilitation of derivative transactions for our clients, SBA loan sales, gains or losses on other equity investments and other noninterest income items. Interchange revenues increased in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 as a result of increased debit and credit card transactions as compared to the comparable periods in 2018 resulting from organic growth. Other noninterest income included changes in the cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance which was $4.6 million and $12.9 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $3.4 million and $9.0 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018. The increase in earnings on these bank-owned life insurance policies resulted primarily from the purchase of $100.0 million of new policies during 2018 and $110.0 million of new policies purchased in the first nine months of 2019. The assets that support these policies are administered by the life insurance carriers and the income we recognize (i.e., increases or decreases in the cash surrender value of the policies) on these policies is dependent upon the crediting rates applied by the insurance carriers, which are subject to change at the discretion of the carriers, subject to any applicable floors. Earnings on these policies generally are not taxable. Loan swap fees increased by $1.5 million and $1.8 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same periods in 2018 due primarily to reduced third party fees and an increase in the volume of activity resulting from the current interest rate environment. SBA loan sales are also included in other noninterest income and fluctuate based on the current market environment. Additionally, the carrying values of other equity investments are adjusted either upwards or downwards from the transaction price to reflect expected exit values as evidenced by financing and sale transactions with third parties, or when determination of a valuation adjustment is confirmed through ongoing reviews by senior investment managers.

Income from equity-method investment. Income from equity-method investment is comprised solely of income from our 49% equity-method investment in BHG. BHG is engaged in the origination of commercial and consumer loans primarily to healthcare providers and other professionals throughout the United States. The loans originated by BHG are either financed by secured borrowings or sold without recourse to independent financial institutions and investors. BHG has expanded its operations to include commercial lending to other professional service firms such as attorneys, accountants and others.

Income from this equity-method investment was $32.2$15.6 million and $77.8 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to $14.2$13.3 million and $33.3 million, respectively, for the same periodsperiod last year. The increased level of contribution we have experienced from BHG in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 when compared to the comparable periodsperiod in 20182019 reflects the positive results BHG has experienced as a result of enhancements to its business model, including its marketing efforts. Historically, BHG has sold the majority of the loans its originates to a network of bank purchasers though a combination of online auctions, direct sales and its direct purchase option. ThroughoutIn the second half of 2019, BHG has beenbegan retaining more loans on its balance sheet than historically had been the case in recent years. This changeAs a result of the economic disruption resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, BHG, in the first quarter of 2020, sold more loans through its auction platform than we had anticipated would be the case earlier in the year and will likely slow its transition to holding more loans on its balance sheet as the effects of COVID-19 are monitored. As is the case for our business, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on BHG's business is not fully known at this point though, we believe its business, model is likely to reduce BHG's revenue in 2019 and 2020 compared to what it would have recognized had it continued to sell a larger percentage ofincluding demand for its loans to its bank networkand losses it may incur as a result of purchasers. We believe, however, over time this practice should produce a less volatile revenue stream than its gain on sale model going forward so long as credit losses remain in line with historical experience.borrowers experiencing financial difficulty, will be negatively impacted.

Income from equity-method investment is recorded net of amortization expense associated with customer lists and other intangible assets of $475,000 and $1.4 million, respectively,$293,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to $693,000 and $2.1 million, respectively,$475,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, there were $9.2$8.5 million of these intangible assets which willthat are expected to be amortized in lesser amounts over the next 1615 years.  Also included in income from equity-method investment, is accretion income associated with the fair valuation of certain of BHG's liabilities of $630,000 and $2.0 million, respectively,$564,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, compared to $719,000 and $2.2 million, respectively,$683,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, there were $5.4$4.3 million of these liabilities which willthat are expected to accrete into income in lesser amounts over the next 7six years.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, Pinnacle Financial and Pinnacle Bank received dividends from BHG of $9.0$8.0 million and $49.9 million, respectively, in the aggregate compared to $10.2$12.7 million and $33.7 million, respectively, for the same periodsperiod in the prior year, which reduced the carrying amount of our investment in BHG, while earnings from BHG during such periods increased the carrying amount of our investment in BHG. Profits from intercompany transactions are eliminated. Our proportionate share of earnings from BHG is included in our consolidated tax return. No loans were purchased from BHG by Pinnacle Bank for the ninethree month periods ended September 30,March 31, 2020 or 2019, or 2018, respectively. Earnings from BHG mayare likely to fluctuate from period-to-period.

As our ownership interest in BHG is 49%, and our representatives do not occupy a majority of the seats on BHG's board of managers, we do not consolidate BHG's results of operations or financial position into our financial statements but record the net result of BHG's activities at our percentage ownership in income from equity method investment in noninterest income. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, BHG reported $108.8$97.9 million and $279.6 million, respectively, in revenues, net of substitution losses of $13.6$16.3 million and $38.7 million, respectively, compared to revenues of $59.1

$62.8 million and $151.9 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, net of substitution losses of $12.1 million and $33.9 million, respectively.$12.4 million.

Approximately $89.4$69.7 million and $228.7 million, respectively, of BHG's revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 related to gains on the sale of commercial loans BHG had previously issued primarily to doctor, dentist and other medical practices compared to $46.7$48.7 million and $120.8 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. BHG refers to this activity as its core product. BHG typically funds these loans from cash reserves on its balance sheet. Subsequent to origination, these core product loans have typically been sold by BHG with no recourse to a network of community banks and other financial institutions at a premium to the par value of the loan. The purchaser may access a BHG cash reserve account of up to 3% of the loan balance to support loan payments. BHG retains no servicing or other responsibilities related to the core product loan once sold. As a result, this gain on sale premium represents BHG's compensation for absorbing the costs to originate the loan as well as marketing expenses associated with maintaining its business model.


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At September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019, and September 30, 2018, there were $2.4$2.8 billion and $1.8$2.0 billion, respectively, in core product loans previously sold by BHG that were being actively serviced by BHG's bank network of bank purchasers. Traditionally, BHG, at its sole option, may also provide purchasers of these core product loans the ability to substitute the acquired loan with another more recently-issued BHG loan should the previously-acquired loan become at least 90-days past due as to its monthly payments. This substitution is subject to the purchaser having adhered to the standards of its purchase agreement with BHG. Additionally, all substitutions are subject to the approval by BHG's board of managers. As a result, the reacquired loans are deemed purchased credit impaired and recorded on BHG's balance sheet at the net present value of the loan's anticipated cash flows. BHG will then initiate collection efforts and attempt to restore the reacquired loan to performing status. As a result, BHG maintained a liability as of September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019 and 2018 of $117.9$179.0 million and $85.0$91.2 million, respectively, that represents an estimate of the future inherent losses for the outstanding core portfolio that may be subject to future substitution. This liability represents 4.9%6.4% and 4.7%4.6%, respectively, of core product loans previously sold by BHG that remain outstanding as of September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The increase in this liability in the three months ended March 31, 2020 was principally the result of the economic disruption associated with the COVID-19 pandemic which has adversely impacted physician and 2018, respectively.dental practices in a material manner.

BHG will maintain loans on its balance sheet for a period of time prior to sale or transfer to a purchaser. Alternatively, BHG may elect to keep certain loans on its balance sheet through maturity. From time to time, BHG may hold a higher volume of these loans depending upon the timing of loan originations, their loan pipeline and market demand.demand as well as the deployment of their business strategy. As previously discussed, BHG realigned their business model to retain more of their originated loans on their balance sheet beginning in the second half of 2019. At March 31, 2020, BHG reported loans totaling $735.2 million compared to $412.7 million as of March 31, 2019. A portion of these loans do not qualify for sale accounting and accordingly an offsetting secured borrowing liability has been recorded. At March 31, 2020 and 2019, BHG had $361.8 million and $174.5 million, respectively, of secured borrowings associated with loans held for investment which did not qualify for sale accounting. At March 31, 2020 and 2019, BHG reported allowance for loan losses totaling $9.2 million and $2.5 million, respectively. Interest income and fees amounted to $16.0$24.2 million and $40.2 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to $9.3$10.6 million and $23.1 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. 

BHG also sometimes refers loans to other lendersfinancial institutions and, based on an agreement with the lender,institution, earns a fee for doing so. Typically, these are loans that BHG believes would either be classified as consumer-type loans rather than commercial loans, the loans fail to meet the credit underwriting standards of BHG but another lenderinstitution will accept the loans or are loans issued to borrowers in certain geographic locations where BHG has elected not to do business. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, BHG recognized fee income of $579,000 and $1.7 million, respectively,$558,000 compared to $378,000 and $962,000, respectively,$629,000 for the same periodsperiod in the prior year related to these activities.

Recently, BHG has expanded its operationsIncluded in other noninterest income are interchange and other consumer fees, gains from bank-owned life insurance, swap fees earned for the facilitation of derivative transactions for our clients, SBA loan sales, gains or losses on other equity investments and other noninterest income items. Interchange revenues increased in the three months ended March 31, 2020 as a result of increased debit and credit card transactions as compared to include commercial lendingthe comparable periods in 2019 resulting from organic growth. Other noninterest income included changes in the cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance which was $4.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to $4.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The increase in earnings on these bank-owned life insurance policies resulted primarily from the purchase $60.0 million of new policies purchased in the first quarter of 2019 and an additional $50.0 million in new policies later in 2019. The assets that support these policies are administered by the life insurance carriers and the income we recognize (i.e., increases or decreases in the cash surrender value of the policies) on these policies is dependent upon the crediting rates applied by the insurance carriers, which are subject to change at the discretion of the carriers, subject to any applicable floors. Earnings on these policies generally are not taxable. Loan swap fees increased by $1.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019 due primarily to reduced third party fees and an increase in the volume of activity resulting from the current interest rate environment. SBA loan sales are also included in other professional service firms suchnoninterest income and fluctuate based on the current market environment. Additionally, the carrying values of other equity investments are adjusted either upwards or downwards from the transaction price to reflect expected exit values as attorneys, accountantsevidenced by financing and others. Through subsidiaries that it owns, it also has expanded into patient financing, which involves loans to individuals to finance medical expenses, particularly those to patientssale transactions with high deductible health plans.third parties, or when determination of a valuation adjustment is confirmed through ongoing reviews by senior investment managers.


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Noninterest Expense.  Noninterest expense consists of salaries and employee benefits, equipment and occupancy expenses, other real estate expenses, and other operating expenses. The following is a summary of our noninterest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):

 Three Months Ended
March 31,		2020 - 2019
Percent
 20202019Increase (Decrease)
Noninterest expense:   
Salaries and employee benefits:   
Salaries$52,176  $45,056  15.8%
Commissions3,983  3,140  26.8%
Cash and equity incentives10,280  11,163  (7.9 %)
Employee benefits and other14,041  11,017  27.4%
Total salaries and employee benefits80,480  70,376  14.4%
Equipment and occupancy20,978  19,331  8.5%
Other real estate expense, net2,415  246  881.7%
Marketing and other business development3,251  2,948  10.3%
Postage and supplies1,990  1,892  5.2%
Amortization of intangibles2,520  2,311  9.0%
Other noninterest expense:
Deposit related expense5,238  4,543  15.3%
Lending related expense12,068  5,299  127.7%
Wealth management related expense558  530  5.3%
Other noninterest expense7,851  6,575  19.4%
Total other noninterest expense$25,715  $16,947  51.7%
Total noninterest expense$137,349  $114,051  20.4%
 Three Months Ended
September 30,		 2019 - 2018
Percent		 Nine Months Ended
September 30,		 2019 - 2018
Percent
 2019 2018 Increase (Decrease) 2019 2018 Increase (Decrease)
Noninterest expense:           
Salaries and employee benefits:           
Salaries$47,369
 $41,024
 15.5% $137,050
 $119,264
 14.9%
Commissions3,637
 3,011
 20.8% 10,001
 9,188
 8.8%
Cash and equity incentives23,631
 14,505
 62.9% 50,954
 35,908
 41.9%
Employee benefits and other11,282
 10,577
 6.7% 33,910
 32,588
 4.1%
Total salaries and employee benefits85,919
 69,117
 24.3% 231,915
 196,948
 17.8%
Equipment and occupancy20,348
 19,252
 5.7% 63,523
 55,203
 15.1%
Other real estate expense, net655
 67
 NM 3,424
 92
 NM
Marketing and other business development2,723
 3,293
 (17.3%) 8,953
 8,084
 10.7%
Postage and supplies1,766
 1,654
 6.8% 5,737
 5,984
 (4.1%)
Amortization of intangibles2,430
 2,616
 (7.1%) 7,012
 7,973
 (12.1%)
Merger-related expense—
 —
 —% —
 8,259
 (100.0%)
Other noninterest expense:           
Deposit related expense4,773
 5,982
 (20.2%) 14,189
 17,735
 (20.0%)
Lending related expense7,075
 5,664
 24.9% 17,770
 14,267
 24.6%
Wealth management related expense426
 433
 (1.6%) 1,566
 1,420
 10.3%
Other noninterest expense6,826
 5,912
 15.5% 20,589
 17,513
 17.6%
Total other noninterest expense$19,100
 $17,991
 6.2% $54,114
 $50,935
 6.2%
Total noninterest expense$132,941
 $113,990
 16.6% $374,678
 $333,478
 12.4%

Total salaries and employee benefits expenses increased approximately $16.8$10.1 million and $35.0 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to the same periodsperiod in 2018,2019, primarily as a result of increases in our associate base and as the result of our annual merit increases that are effective on January 1 of each year. At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, our associate base was 2,456.02,562.0 full-time equivalent associates as compared to 2,249.52,324.0 at September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. We expect salary and benefit expenses will continue to rise though at a lesser percentage rate on a linked-quarter basis as a resultwe slow our hiring efforts and focus primarily on expanding our associate base in the Atlanta market and those hires critical to our business across the rest of our intention to continue our practice of hiring experienced bankers and other associates across our franchise.

We believe that cash and equity incentives are a valuable tool in motivating an associate base that is focused on providing our clients effective financial advice and increasing shareholder value. As a result, and unlike many other financial institutions, all of our bank's non-commissioned associates participate in our annual cash incentive plan with a minimum targeted bonus equal to 10% of each associate's annual salary, and all of our bank's associates participate in our equity compensation plans. Under the annual cash incentive plan, the targeted level of incentive payments requires achievement of a certain soundness threshold and a targeted level of, revenuesand average rate paid on, core deposits and earnings (subject to certain adjustments). To the extent that the soundness threshold is met and revenuescore deposit volumes and rates and earnings are above or below the targeted amount, the aggregate incentive payments are increased or decreased. Historically, we have paid between 0% and 125% of our targeted incentives. Through the thirdfirst quarter of 2019,2020, we have accrued incentive costs for the cash incentive plan in 20192020 at approximately 115%50% of our targeted awards.

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Also included in employee benefits and other expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 were approximately $5.0$5.5 million and $15.1 million, respectively, of compensation expenses related to equity-based awards for restricted shares or restricted share units, including those with performance-based vesting criteria, compared to $4.5$4.9 million and $13.3 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. Under our equity incentive plans, we provide a broad-based equity incentive program for all of our bank's associates. We believe that equity incentives provide a vehicle for all associates to become meaningful shareholders of Pinnacle Financial over an extended period of time and create a shareholder-centric culture throughout our organization. Our compensation expense associated with equity awards for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 increased when compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. Key drivers of this increase were the first-time inclusion of our associates hired through our acquisition of BNCAdvocate Capital in our annual associate grant in January of 20192020 as well as additional associates we have hired throughout our footprint as well as increasedfootprint. Additionally, performance-based awards to senior management. We expect ourmanagement were increased in 2020 compared to 2019. Our compensation expense associated with equity awards with time-based vesting criteria is likely to continue to increase during the remainder of 20192020 when compared to 20182019 as a result of the increased number of associates and our intention to hire additional experienced financial advisors, duringthough for the remainder of 2019.2020 we will focus primarily on expanding our associate base in the Atlanta market and those hires critical to our business across the rest of our franchise. Compensation expense associated with our performance-based vesting awards will be impacted by our performance in 2020.


Employee benefits and other expenses were $11.3$14.0 million and $33.9 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to $10.6$11.0 million and $32.6 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and include costs associated with our 401k plan, health insurance and payroll taxes.

Equipment and occupancy expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 increased $1.1$1.6 million and $8.3to $21.0 million respectively, to $20.3 million and $63.5 million, respectively, as compared to the same periodsperiod in the prior year. Included in the nine months ended September 30, 2019The increase was a $3.2 million non-cash impairment charge incurred during the second quarter ended March 31, 2020 was largely the result of 2019 related to the proposed consolidation of five offices across our footprint. Additionally, we experiencedgrowth and increased expenses associated with technology improvements to enhance the infrastructure of our firm during the comparable periods andfirm. We expect to incur additional costs in future periods as we continue to enhance our technology infrastructure.

Other real estate income and expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 increased $588,000 and $3.3$2.2 million respectively, to $655,000 and $3.4$2.4 million respectively, as compared to the same periodsperiod in the prior year. Included in the nine monthsquarter ended was a $2.4 million write-down in the second quarterMarch 31, 2020 were writedowns of 2019 of facilities and land acquired in the BNC acquisition that previously had been held for potential expansion.foreclosed upon properties to market value based on updated appraisals received.

Marketing and business development expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 was $2.7$3.3 million and $9.0 million, respectively, compared to $3.3$2.9 million and $8.1 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. The primary source of the increase for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 as compared to 20182019 is the associated marketing and business development expenses necessary to support the growth of our firm across our entire footprint, specifically as we build our presence in Tennessee, the Carolinas and Virginia.Atlanta market.

Intangible amortization expense was $2.4$2.5 million and $7.0 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to $2.6$2.3 million and $8.0 million, respectively, for the same periodsperiod in 2018.2019. The following table outlines our amortizing intangible assets, their initial valuation and amortizable lives at September 30, 2019:March 31, 2020:
  Year
acquired		Initial
Valuation
(in millions)		Amortizable
Life
(in years)		Remaining Value
(in millions)
Core Deposit Intangible:   
CapitalMark2015$6.2  7  $0.7  
Magna Bank20153.2  6  0.2  
Avenue20168.8  9  3.0  
BNC201748.1  10  29.3  
Book of Business Intangible:   
Miller Loughry Beach Insurance2008$1.3  20  $0.2  
CapitalMark20150.3  16  0.1  
BNC Insurance20170.4  20  0.3  
BNC Trust20171.9  10  1.4  
Advocate Capital201913.6  13  12.1  
 
 Year
acquired
 
Initial
Valuation
 (in millions)
 
Amortizable
Life
(in years)
 
Remaining Value
(in millions)
Core Deposit Intangible:       
CapitalMark2015 $6.2
 7
 $1.0
Magna Bank2015 3.2
 6
 0.3
Avenue2016 8.8
 9
 3.6
BNC2017 48.1
 10
 32.2
Book of Business Intangible:   
  
  
Miller Loughry Beach Insurance2008 $1.3
 20
 $0.3
CapitalMark2015 0.3
 16
 0.1
BNC Insurance2017 0.4
 20
 0.3
BNC Trust2017 1.9
 10
 1.5

These assets are being amortized on an accelerated basis which reflects the anticipated life of the underlying assets. Amortization expense of these intangibles is estimated to decrease from $7.9$9.5 million to $4.4$5.3 million per year over the next 5five years with lesser amounts for the remaining amortization period.

No merger-related expenses were recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. Merger-related expenses were $8.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. There were no merger-related expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2018. Merger-related expenses incurred for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 were associated with our merger with BNC and were inclusive
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Other noninterest expenses, which consists primarily of deposit, lending, wealth management and administrative expenses increased by $1.1$8.8 million and $3.2 million, respectively, betweenfor the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 when compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. Deposit related expense decreasedincreased by $1.2 million and $3.5 million, respectively,$695,000 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 when compared to the same periods in 2018. This decrease is primarily attributable to decreases in FDIC insurance premiums of $2.0 million and $4.4 million, respectively, in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the same periods in 2018 as a result of the elimination of the large bank surcharge during these periods. Lending and wealth management related expenses each increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 when compared to the same period in 2018. These increases are2019. Lending related expenses increased $6.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020 when compared to the same period in 2019. This increase is primarily the result of building our off balance sheet reserves following the implementation of CECL effective January 1, 2020 and the effect that macroeconomic factors impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic had on our CECL models. Wealth management related expenses increased during the three months ended March 31, 2020 when compared to the same period in 2019. This increase is directly correlated with increased lending and wealth management

activities during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020. Total other noninterest expenses increased by $914,000 and $3.1$1.3 million respectively, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 when compared to the same periodsperiod in 2018.2019. These increases are due to a variety of factors and include increases in audit, legal and consulting fees and increased regulatory exam fees.

Our efficiency ratio (ratio of noninterest expense to the sum of net interest income and noninterest income) was 47.7% and 48.3%, respectively,52.0% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to 47.3% and 48.3%, respectively,47.9% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. The efficiency ratio measures the amount of expense that is incurred to generate a dollar of revenue. The efficiency ratio for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to the same period in 20182019 was negatively impacted in part by increased noninterest expense during the period as a $1.5 million loss on the saleresult of our non-prime automobile portfolio, a $2.4 million write-downbuilding of facilities and land acquired inoff balance sheet reserves upon the BNC acquisition that previously had been held for potential expansion, a $3.2 million non-cash impairment charge related toadoption of CECL during the proposed consolidation of five offices across our footprint. Netquarter as well as net gains and losses on sales of securities impacted our efficiency ratios in both the 2018 and 2019 periods. Increased revenue from increased interest earning assets in the 2019 periods over the 2018 periods and the absence of merger-related expenses in 2019 positively impacted our efficiency ratio in the 2019 periods when compared to 2018 periods.

Income Taxes. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, we recorded an income tax benefit of $1.7 million compared to income tax expense of $26.7$23.1 million and $74.2 million, respectively, compared to $24.4 million and $67.1 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. Our effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 was 19.5% and 19.6%, respectively,a benefit of 6.2% compared to 20.7% and 20.3%, respectively,expense of 19.7% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. Our effective tax rate differs from the combined federal and state income tax statutory rate in effect of 26.14% primarily due to our investments in bank-qualified municipal securities, tax benefits from our real estate investment trust subsidiary, participation in Tennessee's Community Investment Tax Credit (CITC) program, tax benefits associated with share-based compensation, bank-owned life insurance and our captive insurance subsidiary, offset in part by the limitation on deductibility of meals and entertainment expense, non-deductible FDIC insurance premiums and non-deductible executive compensation. IncomeOur tax expense is alsoin the first quarter of 2020 was impacted by the vesting of restricted share awards andprovision expense recorded in response to the exercise of employee stock options,COVID-19 pandemic, which expense or benefit iswas recorded as a discrete item as a component of total income tax the amountand contributed a tax benefit of which is dependent upon the change$22.4 million. Our tax rate in the grant date fair value and the vest date fair value of the underlying award. Accordingly, we recognized tax benefits of $131,000 and $832,000, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to tax benefits of $199,000 and $3.0 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 related toeach period was also impacted by the vesting and exercise of equity-based awards during those periods.previously granted under our equity-based compensation program, resulting in the recognition of tax benefits of $862,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to tax benefits of $769,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

Financial Condition

Our consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 reflects an increase in total loans outstanding to $19.3$20.4 billion compared to $17.7$19.8 billion at December 31, 2018.2019. Total deposits increased by $1.2 billion between December 31, 20182019 and September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020. Total assets were $27.5$29.3 billion at September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to $25.0$27.8 billion at December 31, 2018.2019.

Loans. The composition of loans at September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and at December 31, 20182019 and the percentage (%) of each classification to total loans are summarized as follows (in thousands):
 March 31, 2020December 31, 2019
 AmountPercentAmountPercent
Commercial real estate
Owner-occupied$2,650,170  13.0 %$2,669,766  13.5 %
Non-owner occupied5,070,572  24.9 %5,039,452  25.5 %
Consumer real estate – mortgage3,106,465  15.2 %3,068,625  15.5 %
Construction and land development2,520,937  12.4 %2,430,483  12.3 %
Commercial and industrial6,752,317  33.1 %6,290,296  31.8 %
Consumer and other296,392  1.4 %289,254  1.4 %
Total loans$20,396,853  100.0 %$19,787,876  100.0 %


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 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
 Amount Percent Amount Percent
Commercial real estate – mortgage$7,709,245
 39.9% $7,164,954
 40.4%
Consumer real estate – mortgage3,025,502
 15.6% 2,844,447
 16.1%
Construction and land development2,253,303
 11.6% 2,072,455
 11.7%
Commercial and industrial5,891,038
 30.5% 5,271,421
 29.8%
Consumer and other466,554
 2.4% 354,272
 2.0%
Total loans$19,345,642
 100.0% $17,707,549
 100.0%


The composition ofAt March 31, 2020, our loan portfolio changedcomposition remained consistent with our acquisition of BNC in 2017, which focused more onthe composition at December 31, 2019 with commercial real estate lending, including construction, than we did in our legacy Tennessee markets, where our focus was onand commercial and industrial lending. As we intend to focus on growth oflending generally making up the commercial and industrial segment in our expanded footprint, we continue to believe our commercial and industrial portfolio will again become a more substantial portionlargest segments of our total loan portfolio.

The commercial real estate – mortgage category includes owner-occupied commercial real estate loans. At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, approximately 33.7%34.3% of the outstanding principal balance of our commercial real estate - mortgage loans was secured by owner-occupied commercial real estate properties, compared to 37.0%34.6% at December 31, 2018.2019. Owner-occupied commercial real estate is similar in many ways to our commercial and industrial lending in that these loans are generally made to businesses on the basis of the

cash flows of the business rather than on the valuation of the real estate. Additionally, the construction and land development loan segment continues to be a meaningful portion of our portfolio and reflects the development and growth of the local economies in which we operate and is diversified between commercial, residential and land.

Banking regulations have established guidelines for the construction ratio of less than 100% of total risk-based capital and for the non-owner occupied ratio of less than 300% of total risk-based capital. Should a bank’s ratios be in excess of these guidelines, banking regulations generally require an increased level of monitoring in these lending areas by bank management. Both ratios are calculated by dividing certain types of loan balances for each of the two categories by Pinnacle Bank’s total risk-based capital. At September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, Pinnacle Bank’s construction and land development loans as a percentage of total risk-based capital were 79.9%84.2% and 85.2%83.6%, respectively. Construction and land development, non-owner occupied commercial real estate and multifamily loans as a percentage of total risk-based capital were 272.8%264.1% and 277.7%268.3% as of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, respectively. The contribution to Pinnacle Bank of approximately $180 million of the net proceeds from the offering of the 2029 notes in the third quarter of 2019 resulted in increased capital at Pinnacle Bank, which contributed to the reduction in these ratios. Utilizing a portion of this capital contribution to redeem subordinated notes issued by Pinnacle Bank in the third quarter ofAt March 31, 2020, could negatively impact these ratios and bring our ratios closer to the 100% and 300% guidelines. At September 30, 2019, Pinnacle Bank was within the 100% and 300% guidelines and has established what it believes to be appropriate controls to monitor its lending in these areas as it aims to keep the level of these loans to below the 100% and 300% thresholds.

The following table classifies our fixed and variable rate loans at September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 according to contractual maturities of (1) one year or less, (2) after one year through five years, and (3) after five years.  The table also classifies our variable rate loans pursuant to the contractual repricing dates of the underlying loans (in thousands):
Amounts at September 30, 2019 Percentage Amounts at March 31, 2020Percentage
Fixed
Rates
 
Variable
Rates
 Totals 
At September 30,
2019
At December 31,
 2018
Fixed
Rates		Variable
Rates		TotalsAt March 31, 2020At December 31, 2019
Based on contractual maturity:        Based on contractual maturity:    
Due within one year$1,426,313
 $2,568,460
 $3,994,773
 20.6%18.9%Due within one year$1,803,935  $2,260,901  $4,064,836  19.9%20.6%
Due in one year to five years5,143,553
 4,582,389
 9,725,942
 50.3%49.7%Due in one year to five years5,394,871  4,975,813  10,370,684  50.9%50.2%
Due after five years2,762,453
 2,862,474
 5,624,927
 29.1%31.4%Due after five years3,646,537  2,314,796  5,961,333  29.2%
Totals$9,332,319
 $10,013,323
 $19,345,642
 100.0%Totals$10,845,343  $9,551,510  $20,396,853  100.0%
      
Based on contractual repricing dates:      Based on contractual repricing dates:   
Daily floating rate$—
 $2,584,042
 $2,584,042
 13.4%15.6%Daily floating rate$—  $1,627,384  $1,627,384  8.0%13.4%
Due within one year1,426,313
 6,781,428
 8,207,741
 42.4%39.0%Due within one year1,803,935  7,306,505  9,110,440  44.7%42.7%
Due in one year to five years5,143,553
 357,573
 5,501,126
 28.4%28.8%Due in one year to five years5,394,871  349,626  5,744,497  28.1%27.7%
Due after five years2,762,453
 290,280
 3,052,733
 15.8%16.6%Due after five years3,646,537  267,995  3,914,532  19.2%16.2%
Totals$9,332,319
 $10,013,323
 $19,345,642
 100.0%Totals$10,845,343  $9,551,510  $20,396,853  100.0%
        
The above information does not consider the impact of scheduled principal payments.

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Loans in Past Due Status.  The following table is a summary of our accruing loans that were past due at least 30 days but less than 89 days and 90 days or more past due as of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 20182019 (in thousands):

 March 31,December 31,
Loans past due 30 to 89 days:20202019
Commercial real estate:
Owner occupied$8,049  $5,239  
Non-owner occupied7,763  6,797  
Consumer real estate – mortgage13,777  13,803  
Construction and land development2,112  2,103  
Commercial and industrial10,841  10,952  
Consumer and other1,177  2,184  
Total loans past due 30 to 89 days$43,719  $41,078  
Loans past due 90 days or more: 
Commercial real estate:
Owner occupied$2,463  $1,719  
Non-owner occupied4,705  3,816  
Consumer real estate – mortgage8,034  7,304  
Construction and land development1,527  1,487  
Commercial and industrial4,565  6,364  
Consumer and other427  570  
Total loans past due 90 days or more$21,721  $21,260  
Ratios: 
Loans past due 30 to 89 days as a percentage of total loans0.21 %0.21 %
Loans past due 90 days or more as a percentage of total loans0.11 %0.11 %
Total loans in past due status as a percentage of total loans0.32 %0.32 %
 September 30, December 31,
Accruing loans past due 30 to 89 days:2019 2018
Commercial real estate – mortgage$12,294
 $11,756
Consumer real estate – mortgage9,051
 18,059
Construction and land development2,005
 3,759
Commercial and industrial16,524
 21,451
Consumer and other3,266
 3,276
Total accruing loans past due 30 to 89 days$43,140
 $58,301
    
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more:   
Commercial real estate – mortgage$—
 $—
Consumer real estate – mortgage773
 —
Construction and land development—
 —
Commercial and industrial1,077
 1,082
Consumer and other600
 476
Total accruing loans past due 90 days or more$2,450
 $1,558
    
Ratios:   
Accruing loans past due 30 to 89 days as a percentage of total loans0.23% 0.33%
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more as a percentage of total loans0.01% 0.01%
Total accruing loans in past due status as a percentage of total loans0.24% 0.34%

Potential Problem Loans. Potential problem loans, which are not included in nonperforming assets, amounted to approximately $254.0$249.2 million, or 1.3%1.2% of total loans at September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, compared to $176.3$276.0 million, or 1.0%1.4% of total loans at December 31, 2018.2019. Potential problem loans represent those loans with a well-defined weakness and where information about possible credit problems of borrowers has caused management to have doubts about the borrower's ability to comply with present repayment terms. This definition is believed to be substantially consistent with the standards established by Pinnacle Bank's primary regulators, for loans classified as substandard, excluding the impact of substandard nonaccrual loans and substandard troubled debt restructurings. Troubled debt restructurings are not included in potential problem loans. The increase in potential problem loans at September 30, 2019 compared to December 31, 2018 is related to certain credits in our commercial and industrial portfolio representing various industries such as fiber optics, education and publishing. Approximately $9.0$3.9 million of potential problem loans were past due at least 30 days but less than 90 days as of September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020.

Nonperforming Assets and Troubled Debt Restructurings. At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, we had $103.3$98.2 million in nonperforming assets compared to $103.2$91.1 million at December 31, 2018.2019. Included in nonperforming assets were $73.3$71.0 million in nonaccrual loans and $30.0$27.2 million in OREO and other nonperforming assets at September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and $87.8$61.6 million in nonaccrual loans and $15.4$29.5 million in OREO and other nonperforming assets at December 31, 2018.2019. At September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, there were $5.8$3.9 million and $5.9$4.9 million, respectively, of troubled debt restructurings, all of which were accruing as of the restructured date and remain on accrual status butstatus. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impact to its customers, Pinnacle Bank implemented a short-term modification program in accordance with interagency regulatory guidance to provide temporary payment relief to those borrowers directly impacted by COVID-19 who were not more than 30 days past due as of December 31, 2019. This program allows for a deferral of payments for 90 days, which Pinnacle Bank may extend for an additional 90 days, for a maximum of 180 days on a cumulative and successive basis. Pursuant to the interagency regulatory guidance, Pinnacle Financial may elect to not classify loans for which these deferrals are considered impaired loans pursuant to U.S. GAAP.granted as troubled debt restructurings. As of April 30, 2020, we had granted deferrals on approximately $4.1 billion in loans.

Allowance for LoanCredit Losses on Loans (allowance). We maintainOn January 1, 2020, we adopted FASB ASU 2016-13, which introduces the current expected credit losses (CECL) methodology and requires us to estimate all expected credit losses over the remaining life of our loan portfolio. Accordingly, beginning in 2020, the allowance at a levelfor credit losses represents an amount that, our management deems appropriatein management's evaluation, is adequate to adequately cover the probableprovide coverage for all expected future credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio.on outstanding loans. As of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, our allowance for loancredit losses was approximately $93.6$222.5 million and $83.6$94.8 million, respectively, which our management deemedbelieves to be adequate at each of the respective dates. Our allowance for loan losses is adjusted to an amount that our management deems appropriate to adequately cover the probable losses in the loan portfolio based on our allowance for loan loss methodology. Our allowance for loancredit losses as a percentage of total loans was 0.48%1.09% at September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, up slightly from 0.47%0.48% at December 31, 2018. 2019.
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The absolute levelincrease in the allowance for credit losses is largely the result of the implementation of ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2020, which resulted in an adjustment to the opening balance of the allowance for credit losses of $38.1 million, and increased provisioning during the quarter ended March 31, 2020 due primarily to the then current estimated economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our CECL models rely largely on projections of macroeconomic conditions to estimate future credit losses. Macroeconomic factors used in the model include the national unemployment rate, gross domestic product, the commercial real estate price index and certain US Treasury interest rates. Projections of these macroeconomic factors, obtained from an independent third party, are utilized to predict quarterly rates of default. The projections utilized at March 31, 2020 reflect significant deterioration in these macroeconomic factors, most notably unemployment rates, which has resulted in the significant increase in our allowance for loancredit losses.

Under the CECL methodology the allowance for credit losses is largely drivenmeasured on a collective basis for pools of loans with similar risk characteristics, and for loans that do not share similar risk characteristics with the collectively evaluated pools, evaluations are performed on an individual basis. Losses are predicted over a period of time determined to be reasonable and supportable, and at the end of the reasonable and supportable period losses are reverted to long term historical averages. At March 31, 2020, reasonable and supportable periods ranging from 9 to 18 months were utilized followed by continued favorable credit experience and we believe it is supported by the strong economies presently in place in the markets in which we operate.a 12 month straight line reversion period to long term averages.


Also impacting theThe overall balance of our allowance for loan losses isat December 31, 2019 was impacted by fair value accounting on our acquired loan portfolios, as no allowance for loan losses is assigned to acquired loans as of the date of acquisition; however,which an allowance for loancredit losses was only necessary if it exceeded the remaining fair value discount. Subsequent to the adoption of ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2020, an allowance for credit losses is recordedrecognized for purchasedall acquired loans, that have experiencedregardless of the amount of remaining fair value discounts. In addition, the remaining nonaccretable discount at December 31, 2019 was reclassified into the allowance for credit deterioration subsequent to acquisition or increases in balances outstanding.losses upon adoption of ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2020. At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, the remaining fair value discount for all acquired portfolios was $65.2$43.9 million, consistingall of $5.7 million of nonaccretable discount attributable to purchased credit impaired loans and $59.5 million of accretable discount. For loans acquired in connection with our acquisitions, the calculation of the allowance for loan losses subsequent to the acquisition date is consistent with that utilized for our legacy loans. Our accounting policy is to compare the computed allowance for loan losses on purchased loans to the remaining fair value adjustment at the individual loan level. Generally the fair value adjustments are expected to accrete to interestwhich will be accreted into income over the remaining contractual lifelives of the underlying loans and decrease proportionately with the related loan balance.loans.


However, if the computed allowance is greater than the remaining fair value adjustment, the excess is added to the allowance for loan losses by a provision for loan losses. Additional provisioning for purchased portfolios results from credit deterioration on the individual loan following consummation of the acquisition or from increased borrowings on loans and lines that existed as of the acquisition date. Should a loan with a remaining fair value discount be paid off prior to maturity, the remaining fair value discount is recognized as interest income in the period when the loan is paid off.

As of September 30, 2019, net loans included a remaining net fair value discount of $65.2 million. For the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, the net fair value discount changed as follows (in thousands):
 Accretable
Yield		Nonaccretable
Yield		Total
December 31, 2019$(51,322) $(3,828) $(55,150) 
Reclassification of discount to allowance for credit losses—  3,828  3,828  
Year-to-date accretion and settlements7,452  —  7,452  
March 31, 2020$(43,870) $—  $(43,870) 
 
Accretable
Yield
 
Nonaccretable
Yield
 Total
December 31, 2018$(78,282) $(17,394) $(95,676)
Reclassification from nonaccretable to accretable(7,505) 7,505
 —
Year-to-date accretion and settlements26,246
 4,229
 30,475
September 30, 2019$(59,541) $(5,660) $(65,201)

The reclassification from nonaccretable to accretable discount on purchase credit impaired loans was attributable to the result of cash flow analyses performed on the individual loans to which the fair value discounts related.

The following table sets forth, based on management's estimate, the allocation of the allowance for loancredit losses to categories of loans as well as the unallocated portion as of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 20182019 and the percentage of loans in each category to total loans (in thousands):
 March 31, 2020December 31, 2019
 AmountPercentAmountPercent
Commercial real estate:
Owner occupied$23,634  13.0 %$13,406  13.5 %
Non-owner occupied32,114  24.9 %19,963  25.5 %
Consumer real estate - mortgage32,998  15.2 %8,054  15.5 %
Construction and land development38,911  12.4 %12,662  12.3 %
Commercial and industrial88,060  33.1 %36,112  31.8 %
Consumer and other6,748  1.4 %3,595  1.4 %
Unallocated—  NA  985  NA
Total allowance for credit losses on loans$222,465  100.0 %$94,777  100.0 %


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 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
 Amount Percent Amount Percent
Commercial real estate - mortgage$32,617
 39.9% $26,946
 40.4%
Consumer real estate - mortgage7,770
 15.6% 7,670
 16.1%
Construction and land development11,874
 11.6% 11,128
 11.7%
Commercial and industrial34,575
 30.5% 31,731
 29.8%
Consumer and other4,304
 2.4% 5,423
 2.0%
Unallocated2,507
 NA
 677
 NA
Total allowance for loan losses$93,647
 100.0% $83,575
 100.0%


The following is a summary of changes in the allowance for loancredit losses on loans for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and for the year ended December 31, 20182019 and the ratio of the allowance for loancredit losses on loans to total loans as of the end of each period (in thousands):

 Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2019		 Year ended
December 31, 2018
Balance at beginning of period$83,575
 $67,240
Provision for loan losses22,639
 34,377
Charged-off loans:   
Commercial real estate – mortgage(1,701) (3,030)
Consumer real estate – mortgage(1,124) (1,593)
Construction and land development(18) (74)
Commercial and industrial(13,842) (13,175)
Consumer and other loans(4,643) (12,528)
Total charged-off loans(21,328) (30,400)
Recoveries of previously charged-off loans:   
Commercial real estate – mortgage1,173
 2,096
Consumer real estate – mortgage1,642
 2,653
Construction and land development238
 1,863
Commercial and industrial4,749
 3,035
Consumer and other loans959
 2,711
Total recoveries of previously charged-off loans8,761
 12,358
Net charge-offs(12,567) (18,042)
Balance at end of period$93,647
 $83,575
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to total loans outstanding at end of period0.48% 0.47%
Ratio of net charge-offs to average total loans outstanding for the period (1)
0.09% 0.11%

 Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020		Year ended December 31, 2019
Balance at beginning of period$94,777  $83,575  
Impact of adopting ASC 32638,102  —  
Provision for credit losses on loans99,741  27,283  
Charged-off loans:
Commercial real estate:
Owner occupied(1,561) (1,625) 
Non-owner occupied(261) (75) 
Consumer real estate – mortgage(930) (1,335) 
Construction and land development—  (18) 
Commercial and industrial(7,734) (19,208) 
Consumer and other loans(1,207) (6,206) 
Total charged-off loans(11,693) (28,467) 
Recoveries of previously charged-off loans:
Commercial real estate:
Owner occupied145  1,252  
Non-owner occupied93  980  
Consumer real estate – mortgage190  1,827  
Construction and land development43  682  
Commercial and industrial748  6,473  
Consumer and other loans319  1,172  
Total recoveries of previously charged-off loans1,538  12,386  
Net charge-offs(10,155) (16,081) 
Balance at end of period$222,465  $94,777  
Ratio of allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans outstanding at end of period1.09 %0.48 %
Ratio of net charge-offs to average total loans outstanding for the period (1)
0.20 %0.08 %

(1)Net charge-offs for the year-to-date period ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 have been annualized.

ManagementPinnacle Financial's management assesses the adequacy of the allowance prior to the end of each calendar quarter.on a quarterly basis. This assessment includes procedures to estimate the allowance and test the adequacy and appropriateness of the resulting balance. The level of the allowance is based upon management's evaluation of the loan portfolios, past loanhistorical default and loss experience, current and projected economic conditions, asset quality trends, known and inherent risks in the portfolio, the views of Pinnacle Bank's regulators, adverse situations that may affect the borrower'sborrowers' ability to repay the loan (including the timing of future payments), the estimated value of any underlying collateral, composition of the loan portfolio, economic conditions, industry and peer bank loan quality indications and other pertinent factors. This evaluationfactors, including regulatory recommendations. The allowance is inherently subjective as it requires material estimates including theincreased by provisions charged to expense and decreased by charge-offs, net of recoveries of amounts and timing of future cash flows expected to be received on impaired loans that may be susceptible to significant change.previously charged-off. For further discussion regarding our allowance for loancredit losses, refer to Critical Accounting Estimates includedin Part I Item 2 - Critical Accounting Estimates herein. We expect that the economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will cause our net charge-offs to increase in the 2018 10-K.2020 when compared to comparable periods in 2019.

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Based upon our evaluation of the loan portfolio, we believe the allowance for loancredit losses to be adequate to absorb our estimate of inherentexpected future credit losses existing in the loan portfolioon loans outstanding at September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020. While our policies and procedures used to estimate the allowance for loancredit losses as well as the resultant provision for loancredit losses charged to operations are considered adequate by management, they are necessarily approximate and imprecise. There are factors beyond our control, such as conditions in the local and national economy, local real estate market or a particular industry or borrower which may negatively impact, materially, our asset quality and the adequacy of our allowance for loancredit losses and, thus, the resulting provision for loancredit losses. In particular, the length and severity of the economic disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic is difficult to predict and each may be worse than we have estimated, which could cause our provision for credit losses to be negatively impacted for the duration of the pandemic and its aftermath. We believe borrowers that operate in the restaurant, entertainment, hospitality, medical, dental, retail and construction sectors, including owners of commercial real estate properties and hotels, are likely to be the most impacted by the economic disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, though other businesses and nonprofit and religious organizations have been, and are likely to continue to be, impacted as well. If the strict social distancing practices and safer-at-home orders or directives are extended, these impacts could be more severe.

Investments.  Our investment portfolio, consisting primarily of Federal agency bonds, mortgage-backed securities, and state and municipal securities amounted to $3.6$4.1 billion and $3.3$3.7 billion at September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, respectively. Our investment portfolio serves many purposes including serving as a stable source of income, as collateral for public funds deposits and as a potential liquidity source. A summary of our investment portfolio at September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 20182019 follows:
September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 March 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Weighted average life6.20 years 7.23 yearsWeighted average life6.24 years6.55 years
Effective duration*4.44% 3.62%Effective duration*4.34%4.75%
Tax equivalent yield3.20% 3.22%Tax equivalent yield2.82%2.85%
(*) The metric is presented net of fair value hedges tied to certain investment portfolio holdings. The effective duration of the investment portfolio without the fair value hedges as of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 20182019 was 5.53%5.32% and 4.82%5.89%, respectively.

Restricted Cash. Our restricted cash balances totaled approximately $157.5$243.3 million at September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, compared to $65.5$137.0 million at December 31, 2018.2019. This restricted cash is maintained at other financial institutions as collateral primarily for our derivative portfolio. The increase in restricted cash is attributable primarily to an increase in collateral requirements on certain derivative instruments for which the fair value has declined. See Note 8. Derivative Instruments in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.

Deposits and Other Borrowings. We had approximately $20.0$21.3 billion of deposits at September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to $18.8$20.2 billion at December 31, 2018.2019. Our deposits consist of noninterest and interest-bearing demand accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts and time deposits. Additionally, we routinely enter into agreements with certain customers to sell certain securities under agreements to repurchase the security the following day. These agreements (which are typically associated with comprehensive treasury management programs for our clients and provide them with short-term returns for their excess funds) amounted to $95.4$186.5 million at September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and $104.7$126.4 million at December 31, 2018.2019. Additionally, at September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, Pinnacle Bank had borrowed $2.1$2.3 billion and $1.4$2.1 billion, respectively, in advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati (FHLB). At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, Pinnacle Bank also had approximately $2.4$1.9 billion in additional availability with the FHLB; however, incremental borrowings are made in a formal request by Pinnacle Bank and the subsequent approval by the FHLB. Our efforts to increase our on-balance sheet liquidity in the second half of the first quarter resulted in increased borrowings from the FHLB Cincinnati.


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Generally, we have classified our funding base as either core funding or noncore funding as shown in the table below. The following table represents the balances of our deposits and other funding and the percentage of each type to the total at September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018:2019:

September 30, 2019 Percent December 31, 2018 PercentMarch 31, 2020PercentDecember 31, 2019Percent
Core funding:       Core funding:    
Noninterest-bearing deposit accounts$4,702,155
 20.5% $4,309,067
 20.6%Noninterest-bearing deposit accounts$4,963,415  20.2%$4,795,476  20.8%
Interest-bearing demand accounts2,897,305
 12.7% 3,097,110
 14.8%Interest-bearing demand accounts3,424,035  14.0%3,135,581  13.6%
Money Market accounts6,679,463
 29.2% 6,805,186
 32.6%
Savings and money market accountsSavings and money market accounts6,974,399  28.4%6,807,825  29.4%
Time deposit accounts less than $250,0001,698,981
 7.4% 1,605,983
 7.7%Time deposit accounts less than $250,0001,643,892  6.7%1,674,970  7.2%
Reciprocating demand deposit accounts (1)
284,197
 1.2% 162,410
 0.8%
Reciprocating demand deposit accounts (1)
411,216  1.7%302,610  1.3%
Reciprocating savings accounts (1)
669,775
 2.9% 418,230
 2.0%
Reciprocating savings accounts (1)
969,870  4.0%717,149  3.1%
Reciprocating CD accounts (1)
171,594
 0.7% 91,187
 0.4%
Reciprocating CD accounts (1)
217,436  0.9%183,868  0.8%
Total core funding17,103,470
 74.6% 16,489,173
 78.9%Total core funding18,604,263  75.9%17,617,479  76.2%
Noncore funding:     Noncore funding:  
Relationship based noncore funding:     Relationship based noncore funding:  
Other time deposits844,026
 3.7% 687,427
 3.3%Other time deposits881,351  3.6%850,189  3.7%
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase95,402
 0.4% 104,741
 0.5%Securities sold under agreements to repurchase186,548  0.8%126,354  0.6%
Total relationship based noncore funding939,428
 4.1% 792,168
 3.8%Total relationship based noncore funding1,067,899  4.4%976,543  4.3%
Wholesale funding:
     
Wholesale funding:
  
Brokered deposits467,160
 2.0% 588,861
 2.8%Brokered deposits390,271  1.6%480,942  2.1%
Brokered time deposits1,586,021
 6.9% 1,083,646
 5.2%Brokered time deposits1,457,286  6.0%1,232,418  5.3%
Federal Home Loan Bank advances2,052,548
 9.0% 1,443,589
 6.9%Federal Home Loan Bank advances2,317,520  9.4%2,062,534  8.9%
Subordinated debt and other funding750,488
 3.4% 485,130
 2.4%Subordinated debt and other funding669,658  2.7%749,080  3.2%
Total wholesale funding4,856,217
 21.3% 3,601,226
 17.3%Total wholesale funding4,834,735  19.7%4,524,974  19.5%
Total noncore funding5,795,645
 25.4% 4,393,394
 21.1%Total noncore funding5,902,634  24.1%5,501,517  23.8%
Totals$22,899,115
 100.0% $20,882,567
 100.0%Totals$24,506,897  100.0%$23,118,996  100.0%

(1)
(1)The reciprocating categories consists of deposits we receive from a bank network (the Promontory network) in connection with deposits of our customers in excess of our FDIC coverage limit that we place with the Promontory network.

The reciprocating categories consists of deposits we receive from a bank network (the Promontory network) in connection with deposits of our customers in excess of our FDIC coverage limit that we place with the Promontory network.

As noted in the table above, our core funding as a percentage of total funding decreased from 78.9%76.2% at December 31, 20182019 to 74.6%75.9% at September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, primarily as a result of our intentional increase in wholesale funding to build on-balance sheet liquidity as we prepared for the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as increased competition for core deposits in our markets and our need to fund the continued growth in our earning assets.markets.

When wholesale funding is necessary to complement the company's core deposit base, management determines which source is best suited to address both liquidity risk management and interest rate risk management objectives. Our Asset Liability Management Policy imposes limitations on overall noncorewholesale funding reliance and on brokered deposit exposure specifically. Both our overall reliance on noncorewholesale funding and exposure to brokered deposits and brokered time deposits were within those policy limitations as of September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020.


Our funding policies impose limits on the amount of noncorenon-core funding we can utilize based on the noncorenon-core funding dependency ratio which is calculated pursuant to regulatory guidelines. Periodically, we may exceed our policy limitations, at which time management will develop plans to bring our funding sources back into compliance with our core funding ratios. At September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, we were in compliance with our core funding policies. Though growing our core deposit base is a key strategic objective of our firm our currentand we experienced meaningful growth plans contemplate thatin core deposits in the first quarter of 2020, we may increase our noncorenon-core funding amounts from current levels if we need to do so to fund growth or increase levels of on-balance sheet liquidity, but we do not currently anticipate that such increases will exceed the limits we have established in our internal policies.policies for total levels of non-core funding.
 

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The amount of time deposits as of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 amounted to $4.3$4.2 billion.  The following table shows our time deposits in denominations of $100,000 and less and in denominations greater than $100,000 by category based on time remaining until maturity and the weighted average rate for each category as of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 (in thousands):
 BalancesWeighted Avg. Rate
Denominations less than $100,000 
Three months or less$572,205  2.10 %
Over three but less than six months482,062  1.70 %
Over six but less than twelve months754,693  1.80 %
Over twelve months272,938  1.78 %
 $2,081,898  1.86 %
Denominations $100,000 and greater
Three months or less$588,977  2.06 %
Over three but less than six months527,453  2.18 %
Over six but less than twelve months641,785  1.99 %
Over twelve months359,852  2.28 %
 $2,118,067  2.11 %
Totals$4,199,965  1.98 %
 Balances Weighted Avg. Rate
Denominations less than $100,000   
Three months or less$652,934
 2.31%
Over three but less than six months518,726
 2.23%
Over six but less than twelve months718,948
 2.15%
Over twelve months326,082
 2.43%
 $2,216,690
 2.26%
Denominations $100,000 and greater   
Three months or less$358,434
 2.02%
Over three but less than six months341,632
 2.12%
Over six but less than twelve months837,781
 2.38%
Over twelve months546,085
 2.53%
 $2,083,932
 2.31%
Totals$4,300,622
 2.29%

Subordinated debt and other borrowings. We have established, or through acquisition acquired, a number of statutory business trusts which were established to issue 30-year trust preferred securities and related junior subordinated debt instruments and certain other subordinated debt agreements. These securities qualify as Tier 2 capital subject to annual phase outs beginning five years from maturity. We also have a $75.0 million revolving credit facility that matures on July 24, 2020 which had no amounts outstanding as of September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020. These instruments are outlined below (in thousands): 
Name Date
Established		 Maturity Total Debt Outstanding Interest Rate at
September 30, 2019		 Coupon Structure
Trust preferred securities        
Pinnacle Statutory Trust I December 29, 2003 December 30, 2033 $10,310
 4.94% 30-day LIBOR + 2.80%
Pinnacle Statutory Trust II September 15, 2005 September 30, 2035 20,619
 3.50% 30-day LIBOR + 1.40%
Pinnacle Statutory Trust III September 7, 2006 September 30, 2036 20,619
 3.75% 30-day LIBOR + 1.65%
Pinnacle Statutory Trust IV October 31, 2007 September 30, 2037 30,928
 4.97% 30-day LIBOR + 2.85%
BNC Capital Trust I April 3, 2003 April 15, 2033 5,155
 5.55% 30-day LIBOR + 3.25%
BNC Capital Trust II March 11, 2004 April 7, 2034 6,186
 5.15% 30-day LIBOR + 2.85%
BNC Capital Trust III September 23, 2004 September 23, 2034 5,155
 4.70% 30-day LIBOR + 2.40%
BNC Capital Trust IV September 27, 2006 December 31, 2036 7,217
 3.80% 30-day LIBOR + 1.70%
Valley Financial Trust I June 26, 2003 June 26, 2033 4,124
 5.21% 30-day LIBOR + 3.10%
Valley Financial Trust II September 26, 2005 December 15, 2035 7,217
 3.61% 30-day LIBOR + 1.49%
Valley Financial Trust III December 15, 2006 January 30, 2037 5,155
 4.00% 30-day LIBOR + 1.73%
Southcoast Capital Trust III August 5, 2005 September 30, 2035 10,310
 3.60% 30-day LIBOR + 1.50%
           
Subordinated Debt    
  
  
Pinnacle Bank Subordinated Notes July 30, 2015 July 30, 2025 60,000
 4.88% 
Fixed (1)
Pinnacle Bank Subordinated Notes March 10, 2016 July 30, 2025 70,000
 4.88% 
Fixed (1)
Avenue Subordinated Notes December 29, 2014 December 29, 2024 20,000
 6.75% 
Fixed (2)
Pinnacle Financial Subordinated Notes November 16, 2016 November 16, 2026 120,000
 5.25% 
Fixed (3)
Pinnacle Financial Subordinated Notes September 11, 2019 September 15, 2029 300,000
 4.13% 
Fixed (4)

Name Date
Established		 Maturity Total Debt Outstanding Interest Rate at
September 30, 2019		 Coupon Structure
BNC Subordinated Notes September 25, 2014 October 1, 2024 60,000
 5.50% 
Fixed (5)
           
Other Borrowings      
  
  
Revolving credit facility (6)
 April 25, 2019 April 24, 2020 —
 3.94% 30-day LIBOR + 1.50%
           
Debt issuance costs and fair value adjustments (12,507)  
  
Total subordinated debt and other borrowings $750,488
  
  

NameDate
Established		MaturityTotal Debt OutstandingInterest Rate at March 31, 2020Coupon Structure
Trust preferred securities   
Pinnacle Statutory Trust IDecember 29, 2003December 30, 2033$10,310  3.64 %30-day LIBOR + 2.80%
Pinnacle Statutory Trust IISeptember 15, 2005September 30, 203520,619  2.77 %30-day LIBOR + 1.40%
Pinnacle Statutory Trust IIISeptember 7, 2006September 30, 203620,619  3.10 %30-day LIBOR + 1.65%
Pinnacle Statutory Trust IVOctober 31, 2007September 30, 203730,928  3.59 %30-day LIBOR + 2.85%
BNC Capital Trust IApril 3, 2003April 15, 20335,155  5.25 %30-day LIBOR + 3.25%
BNC Capital Trust IIMarch 11, 2004April 7, 20346,186  4.68 %30-day LIBOR + 2.85%
BNC Capital Trust IIISeptember 23, 2004September 23, 20345,155  4.23 %30-day LIBOR + 2.40%
BNC Capital Trust IVSeptember 27, 2006December 31, 20367,217  3.07 %30-day LIBOR + 1.70%
Valley Financial Trust IJune 26, 2003June 26, 20334,124  4.33 %30-day LIBOR + 3.10%
Valley Financial Trust IISeptember 26, 2005December 15, 20357,217  2.23 %30-day LIBOR + 1.49%
Valley Financial Trust IIIDecember 15, 2006January 30, 20375,155  3.50 %30-day LIBOR + 1.73%
Southcoast Capital Trust IIIAugust 5, 2005September 30, 203510,310  2.87 %30-day LIBOR + 1.50%
Subordinated Debt   
Pinnacle Bank Subordinated NotesJuly 30, 2015July 30, 202560,000  4.88 %
Fixed (1)
Pinnacle Bank Subordinated NotesMarch 10, 2016July 30, 202570,000  4.88 %
Fixed (1)
Pinnacle Financial Subordinated NotesNovember 16, 2016November 16, 2026120,000  5.25 %
Fixed (2)
Pinnacle Financial Subordinated NotesSeptember 11, 2019September 15, 2029300,000  4.13 %
Fixed (3)
Other Borrowings    
Revolving credit facility (4)
April 25, 2019April 24, 2020—  30-day LIBOR + 1.50%
Debt issuance costs and fair value adjustments(13,337)  
Total subordinated debt and other borrowings$669,658   

(1) Migrates to three month LIBOR + 3.128% beginning July 30, 2020 through the end of the term.
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(2) Migrates to three month LIBOR + 4.95% beginning January 1, 2020 through the end of the term.
(3) Migrates to three month LIBOR + 3.884% beginning November 16, 2021 through the end of the term.
(4)(3) Migrates to three month LIBOR + 2.775% beginning September 15, 2024 through the end of the term.
(5)(4) Migrates to three month LIBOR + 3.59% beginning October 1, 2019 through the end of the term.
(6) Borrowing capacity on the revolving credit facility is $75.0 million. At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, there were no amounts outstanding under this facility. An unused fee of 0.30% is assessed on the average daily unused amount of the loan. On April 22, 2020, the facility was amended to extend the maturity date to July 24, 2020.
 
On September 11, 2019,Effective January 1, 2020, we issued $300.0 aggregate principal amount of 4.125% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2029 in a public offering. From, and including, the date of issuance to, but excluding, September 15, 2024, the 2029 Notes will bear interest at an initial fixed rate of 4.125% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15, commencing on March 15, 2020. Thereafter, from September 15, 2024 through the maturity date, September 15, 2029, or earlier redemption date, the 2029 Notes will bear interest at a floating rate equal to the then-current three-month LIBOR, plus 277.5 basis points for each quarterly interest period (subject to certain provisions regarding use of an alternative base rate upon certain LIBOR transition events), payable quarterly in arrears on March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing on September 15, 2024.

The offering and sale of the 2029 Notes yielded net proceeds of approximately $296.5 million after deducting the underwriting discount and offering expenses payable by us. We used approximately $8.84 million of such proceeds to redeem the previously outstanding Subordinated Note due October 15, 2023, which we assumed in the BNC merger and which carried an interest rate of 7.23% at the time of such redemption. We intend to use approximately $210.0$80.0 million of the net proceeds of thisfrom our 2019 subordinated debt offering to redeem certain other of our and Pinnacle Bank’s subordinated notes, including the $20$20.0 million aggregate principal amount of Avenue subordinated notes and $60$60.0 million aggregate principal amount of BNC subordinated notes, each listed innotes. We had previously anticipated using $130 million of the table above. We also presently intendnet proceeds from our 2019 subordinated debt offering to redeem the $130.0 million aggregate principal amounttwo tranches of subordinated notes issued by Pinnacle Bank listed in the table above after such notes become eligible for redemption onwith a maturity date of July 30, 2020. The redemption2025 but have decided to not redeem those notes at this time in light of the $130.0 million aggregate principal amount ofuncertainty resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Pursuant to regulatory guidelines, once the maturity date on these subordinated notes issued by Pinnacle Bank is subject to receipt of all regulatory permissions for such redemption, which we have not yet sought, and our ultimate determination to redeem such notes after they become eligible for redemption. Pinnacle Bank is under no obligation to redeem its subordinated notes. We intend to use the remainderwithin five years, a portion of the net proceeds fromnotes will no longer be eligible to be included in regulatory capital, with an additional portion being excluded each year over the offering of the 2029 Notes for general corporate purposes, including providing capital to support the growth of Pinnacle Bank and our business.five year period approaching maturity.

Capital Resources. At September 30, 2019both March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, our shareholders' equity amounted to $4.3 billion and $4.0 billion, respectively, an increase of approximately $300 million. The increase is primarily$4.4 billion. During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, changes to shareholders' equity were attributable to increases in our net income and our other comprehensive income and has been reducedoffset in part by $48.5$50.8 million in 2019 related to shares repurchased pursuant to the share repurchase programprograms authorized by our board of directors in November 2018.2018 and October 2019. We currently have approximately $67.2 million remaining of our authorized repurchase program which is set to expire December 31, 2020. In October 2019,March 2020, we suspended our board approved a new share repurchase program which authorizesin light of uncertainty regarding the repurchase of an additional $100 million of common stock beginning with the expirationlength and severity of the current repurchase programCOVID-19 pandemic. For additional information regarding our capital and running through December 31, 2020.shareholders’ equity, see Note 10. Regulatory Matters in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.

Dividends. Pursuant to Tennessee banking law, our bank may not, without the prior consent of the TDFI, pay any dividends to us in a calendar year in excess of the total of our bank's retained net profits for that year plus the retained net profits for the preceding two years, which was $617.5$571.3 million at September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020.  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, our bank paid dividends of $17.6$44.1 million and $96.3 million, respectively, to us which is within the limits allowed by the TDFI. On September 25, 2019, we contributed $180 million of the net proceeds from the offering of the 2029 Notes to our bank, all of which initially qualifies as Tier 1 capital for Pinnacle Bank.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, we paid $12.4 million and $37.4 million, respectively, in dividends to our common shareholders. On October 15, 2019,April 21, 2020, our board of directors declared a $0.16 per share quarterly cash dividend to common shareholders which should approximate $12.3$12.4 million in aggregate dividend payments that are expected to be paid on Nov.May 29, 20192020 to common shareholders of record as of the close of business on Nov.May 1, 2019.2020. The amount and timing of all future dividend payments, if

any, is subject to board discretion and will depend on our receipt of dividends from Pinnacle Bank earnings, capital position, financial condition and other factors, including regulatory capital requirements, as they become known to us.and receipt of any regulatory approvals that may become required as a result of our and our bank subsidiary's financial results.

Market and Liquidity Risk Management

Our objective is to manage assets and liabilities to provide a satisfactory, consistent level of profitability within the framework of established liquidity, loan, investment, borrowing, and capital policies. Our Asset Liability Management Committee (ALCO) is charged with the responsibility of monitoring these policies, which are designed to ensure acceptable composition of asset/liability mix. Two critical areas of focus for ALCO are interest rate sensitivity and liquidity risk management.

Interest Rate Sensitivity.  In the normal course of business, we are exposed to market risk arising from fluctuations in interest rates.  ALCO measures and evaluates the interest rate risk so that we can meet customer demands for various types of loans and deposits.  ALCO determines the most appropriate amounts of on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet items.  Measurements which we use to help us manage interest rate sensitivity include an earnings simulation model and an economic value of equity (EVE) model. 

Our interest rate sensitivity modeling incorporates a number of assumptions for both earnings simulation and EVE, including loan and deposit re-pricing characteristics, the rate of loan prepayments, etc. ALCO periodically reviews these assumptions for accuracy based on historical data and future expectations. Our ALCO policy requires that the base scenario assumes rates remain flat and is the scenario to which all others are compared in order to measure the change in net interest income and EVE. Policy limits are applied to the results of certain modeling scenarios. While the primary policy scenarios focus is on a twelve month time frame for the earnings simulations model, longer time horizons are also modeled. All policy scenarios assume a static volume forecast where the balance sheet is held constant, although other scenarios are modeled. 

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During the first quarter of 2020, several unique events occurred that are noteworthy when comparing the results of both the earnings simulation and the economic value of equity modeling results as of March 31, 2020 to the modeling results at December 31, 2019:

•In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve reduced the target federal funds rate by 150 basis points.
•The spread between LIBOR rates and the federal funds rate expanded to unusually high levels that had not been seen since 2008.
•We unwound a $1.3 billion in-the-money interest rate floor.

Earnings simulation model. We believe interest rate risk is best measured by our earnings simulation modeling. Earning assets, interest-bearing liabilities and off-balance sheet financial instruments are combined with forecasts of interest rates for the next 12 months and are combined with other factors in order to produce various earnings simulations over that same 12-month period. To limit interest rate risk, we have policy guidelines for our earnings at risk which seek to limit the variance of net interest income in both gradual and instantaneous changes to interest rates. For instantaneous upward and downward changes in rates from management's flat interest rate forecast over the next twelve months, assuming a static balance sheet, the following estimated changes are calculated:
Estimated % Change in Net Interest Income Over 12 Months
September 30, 2019March 31, 2020
Instantaneous Rate Change
100 bps increase1.0(0.3 %)
200 bps increase2.20.8 %
100 bps decrease(1.73.1 %)

While an instantaneous and severe shift in interest rates was used in this analysis to provide an estimate of exposure under these scenarios, we believe that a gradual shift in interest rates would have a more modest impact. Further, the earnings simulation model does not take into account factors such as future balance sheet growth, changes in product mix, changes in yield curve relationships, hedging activities we might take and changing product spreads that could mitigate any potential adverse impact of changes in interest rates.

The behavior of our deposit portfolio in the baseline forecast and in alternate interest rate scenarios set out in the table above is a key assumption in our projected estimates of net interest income. The projected impact on net interest income in the table above assumes no change in deposit portfolio size or mix from the baseline forecast in alternative rate environments. In higher rate scenarios, any customer activity resulting in the replacement of low-cost or noninterest-bearing deposits with higher-yielding deposits or market-based funding would reduce ourthe assumed benefit of those deposits. The projected impact on net interest income in those scenarios.the table above also assumes a "through-the-cycle" non-maturity deposit beta which may not be an accurate predictor of actual deposit rate changes realized in scenarios of smaller and/or non-parallel interest rate movements.

At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, our earnings simulation model indicated we were in compliance with our policies for interest rate scenarios for which we model as required by our board approved Asset Liability Policy.  The board has suspended the requirement to model the down 200, 300 and 400 bps scenarios while 10 year maturity Treasury rates are below 2.0%, which was the case as of September 30, 2019. 

Economic value of equity model. While earnings simulation modeling attempts to determine the impact of a changing rate environment to our net interest income, our EVE model measures estimated changes to the economic values of our assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet items as a result of interest rate changes. Economic values are determined by discounting expected cash flows from assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet items, which establishes a base case EVE. We then shock rates as prescribed by our Asset Liability Policy and measure the sensitivity in EVE values for each of those shocked rate scenarios versus the base case. The Asset

Liability Policy sets limits for those sensitivities. At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, our EVE modeling calculated the following estimated changes in EVE due to instantaneous upward and downward changes in rates:
September 30, 2019March 31, 2020
Instantaneous Rate Change
100 bps increase(1.52.2 %)
200 bps increase(7.07.8 %)
100 bps decrease(1.3%)

While an instantaneous and severe shift in interest rates was used in this analysis to provide an estimate of exposure under these scenarios, we believe that a gradual shift in interest rates would have a more modest impact. Since EVE measures the discounted present value of cash flows over the estimated lives of instruments, the change in EVE does not directly correlate to the degree that earnings would be impacted over a shorter time horizon (i.e., the current year). Further, EVE does not take into account factors such as
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future balance sheet growth, changes in product mix, changes in yield curve relationships, hedging activities we might take and changing product spreads that could mitigate the adverse impact of changes in interest rates.

At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, our EVE model indicated we were in compliance with our policies for all interest rate scenarios for which we model as required by our board approved Asset Liability Policy. The board has suspended the requirement to model the down 200, 300 and 400 bps scenarios while 10 year maturity Treasury rates are below 2.0%, which was the case as of September 30, 2019. 

Most likely earnings simulation models. We also analyze a most-likely earnings simulation scenario that projects the expected change in rates based on a forward yield curve adopted by management using expected balance sheet volumes forecasted by management.  Separate growth assumptions are developed for loans, investments, deposits, etc.  Other interest rate scenarios analyzed by management may include delayed rate shocks, yield curve steepening or flattening, or other variations in rate movements to further analyze or stress our balance sheet under various interest rate scenarios. Each scenario is evaluated by management and weighted to determine the most likely result. These processes assist management to better anticipate our financial results and, as a result, management may determine the need to invest in other operating strategies and tactics which might enhance results or better position the firm's balance sheet to reduce interest rate risk going forward.

Each of the above analyses may not, on its own, be an accurate indicator of how our net interest income will be affected by changes in interest rates.  Income associated with interest-earning assets and costs associated with interest-bearing liabilities may not be affected uniformly by changes in interest rates.  In addition, the magnitude and duration of changes in interest rates may have a significant impact on net interest income.  For example, although certain assets and liabilities may have similar maturities or periods of repricing, they may react in different degrees to changes in market interest rates.  Interest rates on certain types of assets and liabilities fluctuate in advance of changes in general market rates, while interest rates on other types may lag behind changes in general market rates.  In addition, certain assets, such as adjustable rate mortgage loans, have features (generally referred to as interest rate caps and floors) which limit changes in interest rates.  Prepayment and early withdrawal levels also could deviate significantly from those assumed in calculating the maturity of certain instruments. The ability of many borrowers to service their debts also may decrease during periods of rising interest rates.  ALCO reviews each of the above interest rate sensitivity analyses along with several different interest rate scenarios as part of its responsibility to provide a satisfactory, consistent level of profitability within the framework of established liquidity, loan, investment, borrowing, and capital policies.

Management's model governance, model implementation and model validation processes and controls are subject to review in our regulatory examinations to ensure they are in compliance with the most recent regulatory guidelines and industry and regulatory practices. Management utilizes a respected, sophisticated third party asset liability modeling software to help ensure implementation of management's assumptions into the model are processed as intended in a robust manner. That said, there are numerous assumptions regarding financial instrument behavior that are integrated into the model. The assumptions are formulated by combining observations gleaned from our historical studies of financial instruments and our best estimations of how, if at all, these instruments may behave in the future given changes in economic conditions, technology, etc. These assumptions may prove to be inaccurate. Additionally, given the large number of assumptions built into firms' asset liability modeling software, it is difficult, at best, to compare our results to other firms.

ALCO may determine that Pinnacle Financial should over time become more or less asset or liability sensitive depending on the underlying balance sheet circumstances and our conclusions as to anticipated interest rate fluctuations in future periods.  At present, ALCO has determined that its "most likely" rate scenario considers two decreases (including the rate cut announced by the Federal Reserve on October 30, 2019)no change in short-term interest rates throughout the remainder of 2019.2020. Our "most likely" rate forecast is based primarily on information we acquire from a service which includes a consensus forecast of numerous interest rate benchmarks. We may implement additional actions designed to achieve our desired sensitivity position which could change from time to time.


We have in the past used, and may in the future continue to use, derivative financial instruments as one tool to manage our interest rate sensitivity, including in our mortgage lending program, while continuing to meet the credit and deposit needs of our customers. For further details on the derivatives we currently use, see Note 8. Derivative Instruments in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.

We may also enter into interest rate swaps to facilitate customer transactions and meet their financing needs.  These swaps qualify as derivatives, even though they are not designated as hedging instruments.

Liquidity Risk Management.  The purpose of liquidity risk management is to ensure that there are sufficient cash flows to satisfy loan demand, deposit withdrawals, and our other needs.  Traditional sources of liquidity for a bank include asset maturities and growth in core deposits.  A bank may achieve its desired liquidity objectives from the management of its assets and liabilities and by internally generated funding through its operations.  Funds invested in marketable instruments that can be readily sold and the continuous
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maturing of other earning assets are sources of liquidity from an asset perspective.  The liability base provides sources of liquidity through attraction of increased deposits and borrowing funds from various other institutions.

To assist in determining the adequacy of our liquidity, we perform a variety of liquidity stress tests including idiosyncratic, systemic and combined scenarios for both moderate and severe events. Liquidity is defined as the ability to convert assets into cash or cash equivalents without significant loss and to raise additional funds by increasing liabilities. Liquidity management involves maintaining our ability to meet the daily cash flow requirements of our customers, both depositors and borrowers. We seek to maintain a sufficiently liquid asset balance to ensure our ability to meet our obligations. The amount of the appropriate minimum liquid asset balance is determined through severe liquidity stress testing as measured by our liquidity coverage ratio calculation. At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, we were in compliance with our internal policies related to liquidity coverage ratio.

Changes in interest rates also affect our liquidity position. We currently price deposits in response to market rates. If deposits are not priced in response to market rates, a loss of deposits, particularly noncore deposit, could occur which would negatively affect our liquidity position.

Scheduled loan payments are a relatively stable source of funds, but loan payoffs and deposit flows fluctuate significantly, being influenced by interest rates, general economic conditions and competition. Additionally, debt security investments are subject to prepayment and call provisions that could accelerate their payoff prior to stated maturity. We attempt to price our deposit products to meet our asset/liability objectives consistent with local market conditions. Our ALCO is responsible for monitoring our ongoing liquidity needs. Our regulators also monitor our liquidity and capital resources on a periodic basis.

In addition, our bank is a member of the FHLB Cincinnati.  As a result, our bank receives advances from the FHLB Cincinnati, pursuant to the terms of various borrowing agreements, which support our funding needs. Under the borrowing agreements with the FHLB Cincinnati, our bank has pledged certain qualifying residential mortgage loans and, pursuant to a blanket lien, all qualifying commercial mortgage loans as collateral. As such, Pinnacle Bank may use the FHLB Cincinnati as a source of liquidity depending on its ALCO strategies. Additionally, we may pledge additional qualifying assets or reduce the amount of pledged assets with the FHLB Cincinnati to increase or decrease our borrowing capacity with the FHLB Cincinnati. At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, we estimate we had $2.4$1.9 billion in additional borrowing capacity with the FHLB Cincinnati. However, incremental borrowings are made via a formal request by Pinnacle Bank and the subsequent approval by the FHLB Cincinnati. At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, our bank had received advances from the FHLB Cincinnati totaling $2.1$2.3 billion. At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, the scheduled maturities of Pinnacle Bank's FHLB Cincinnati advances and interest rates are as follows (in thousands):
Scheduled MaturitiesAmount
Interest Rates (1)
2020$502,504  1.34%
2021798,750  1.45%
202241,250  2.85%
2023—  —%
2024200,000  2.09%
Thereafter775,016  2.15%
Total$2,317,520  
Weighted average interest rate1.74%
Scheduled MaturitiesAmount 
Interest Rates (1)
2019$90,000
 1.72%
2020522,532
 1.98%
2021423,750
 2.30%
202241,250
 2.85%
2023—
 0.00%
Thereafter975,016
 2.08%
Total$2,052,548
  
Weighted average interest rate 2.10%

(1)Some FHLB Cincinnati advances include variable interest rates and could increase in the future.  The table reflects rates in effect as of September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020.


Pinnacle Bank also has accommodations with upstream correspondent banks available for unsecured short-term advances which aggregate $195.0 million.  These accommodations have various covenants related to their term and availability, and in most cases must be repaid within a month of borrowing. We had no outstanding borrowings at September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 under these agreements. Our bank also had approximately $3.5$3.4 billion in available Federal Reserve discount window lines of credit at September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020.

At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, excluding reciprocating time and money market deposits issued through the Promontory Network, we had $2.1$1.8 billion of brokered deposits. Historically, we have issued brokered certificates of deposit through several different brokerage houses based on competitive bid. During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, and in response to the uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, we increased our levels of on-balance sheet liquidity. This increase was funded by a combination of increased core deposits, increased borrowings from the FHLB Cincinnati and increases in brokered time deposits.

Banking regulators have defined additional liquidity guidelines, through the issuance of the Basel III Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) and the Modified LCR. These regulatory guidelines became effective January 2015 with phase in over subsequent years and require these large institutions to follow prescriptive guidance in determining an absolute level of a high quality liquid asset (HQLA) buffer that must be maintained on their balance sheets in order to withstand a potential liquidity crisis event. Although Pinnacle Financial
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follows the principles outlined in the Interagency Policy Statement on Liquidity Risk Management, issued March 2010, to determine its HQLA buffer, Pinnacle Financial is not currently subject to these regulations. However, these formulas could eventually be imposed on smaller banks, such as Pinnacle Bank, and require an increase in the absolute level of liquidity on our balance sheet, which could result in lower net interest margins for us in future periods.

At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, we had no individually significant commitments for capital expenditures. But, we believe the number of our locations, including non-branch locations, will increase over an extended period of time across our footprint. In future periods, these expansions may lead to additional equipment and occupancy expenses as well as related increases in salaries and benefits expense. Additionally, we expect we will continue to incur costs associated with technology improvements to enhance the infrastructure of our firm.

Equipment and occupancy expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 increased $1.1 million and $8.3 million, respectively, to $20.3 million and $63.5 million, respectively, as compared to the same periods in the prior year. Included in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 increase was a $3.2 million non-cash impairment charge incurred during the second quarter of 2019 related to the proposed consolidation of five offices across our footprint.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements.  At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, we had outstanding standby letters of credit of $198.4$200.4 million and unfunded loan commitments outstanding of $7.8$8.0 billion. Because these commitments generally have fixed expiration dates and many will expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment level does not necessarily represent future cash requirements. If needed to fund these outstanding commitments, Pinnacle Bank has the ability to liquidate Federal funds sold or, on a short-term basis, to borrow and purchase Federal funds from other financial institutions.

Impact of Inflation

The consolidated financial statements and related consolidated financial data presented herein have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and practices within the banking industry which require the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars without considering the changes in the relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation. Unlike most industrial companies, virtually all the assets and liabilities of a financial institution are monetary in nature. As a result, interest rates have a more significant impact on a financial institution's performance than the effects of general levels of inflation.
 
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

See "Part I - Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements - Note. 1 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" of this Report for further information.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The information required by this Item 3 is included on pages 3743 through 5967 of Part I - Item 2 - "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."


ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Pinnacle Financial maintains disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by it in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to Pinnacle Financial's management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Pinnacle Financial carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on the evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that Pinnacle Financial's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report in ensuring that the information required to be disclosed by Pinnacle Financial in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is (i) accumulated and communicated to Pinnacle Financial's management (including the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer) to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and (ii) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms.

Changes in Internal Controls

No change in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-(f)) occurred during fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Various legal proceedings to which Pinnacle Financial or a subsidiary of Pinnacle Financial is a party arise from time to time in the normal course of business. There are no material pending legal proceedings to which Pinnacle Financial or a subsidiary of Pinnacle Financial is a party or of which any of their property is the subject.
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ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS

Investing in Pinnacle Financial involves various risks which are particular to our company, our industry and our market area. We believe all significant risks to investors in Pinnacle Financial have been outlined in Part II, Item 1A of our QuarterlyAnnual Report on Form 10-Q10-K for the quarteryear ended June 30,December 31, 2019. However, other risks may prove to be important in the future, and new risks may emerge at any time. We cannot predict with certainty all potential developments which could materially affect our financial performance or condition. There has been no material change to our risk factors as previously disclosed in the above described Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.10-Q except as set forth below:

The COVID-19 pandemic is adversely affecting our business and the businesses of a significant percentage of our customers as well as certain of our third-party vendors and service providers, and the adverse impacts on our business, financial position, capital, liquidity, results of operations and prospects could be significant.

The spread of COVID-19 has created a global public health crisis that has resulted in uncertainty, volatility and deterioration in financial markets and in governmental, commercial and consumer activity including in the United States, where we conduct substantially all of our activity.

To combat the spread of COVID-19, federal, state and local governments have taken a variety of actions that have materially and adversely affected the businesses and lives of our customers. These actions have included orders closing non-essential businesses and restricting movement of individuals through the issuance of safer-at-home orders and other guidance encouraging individuals to observe strict social distancing measures. At times, the actions being taken by governmental authorities are not always coordinated or consistent across states or even within states and the impact of those actions across our markets may be uneven. These actions, together with the independent actions of individuals and businesses aimed at slowing the spread of the virus, have resulted in extensive economic disruption and rapid declines in consumer and commercial activity. Many businesses are experiencing significant declines in revenue and there has been a rapid rise in unemployment rates throughout our markets with corresponding negative effects on consumer spending and behavior. Global supply chains have also been negatively impacted as have equity and debt markets. Whether the efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 will be successful is unknown at this time, and continued spread of the disease or a recurrence later in 2020 or into 2021 will further negatively impact the businesses of our customers and our results of operations.

In March 2020, the Federal Open Market Committee reduced the target Federal funds rate by 150 basis points and for a portion of March 2020 the 10-year treasury bond rate fell to below 1.00% for the first time in history. These actions, and other actions being taken by governmental and regulatory agencies affecting monetary policy in response to the unprecedented challenges resulting from the spread of COVID-19, have negatively impacted our net interest margin and our results and are likely to continue to negatively impact our net interest margin and our results throughout 2020. The fair values of certain of our investments are also likely to decline as a result of COVID-19.

As a result of COVID-19, many of our borrowers, particularly those that operate in the restaurant, entertainment, hospitality, medical, dental, retail and construction sectors, but also other businesses as well, including owners of commercial real estate properties and hotels, are experiencing varying degrees of financial distress, which is expected to continue, and may likely increase, over the coming months. As a result, these borrowers will likely have difficulty paying, on a timely basis, interest and principal payments on their loans and the value of collateral securing these obligations is likely to be adversely impacted as well. Though we have offered these borrowers, and others, the ability to defer interest and principal payments for 90 days which we may extend for an additional 90 days, that deferral period may not be sufficient to allow the impacts of COVID-19 to have sufficiently subsided, and these borrowers may still be experiencing distress at the expiration of those deferral periods. As a result, these borrowers may have difficulty satisfying their obligations to us. Disruptions to our customers’ businesses, together with volatility in the stock market, could also result in declines to our wealth management revenues.

The economic pressures and uncertainties arising from the COVID-19 pandemic may result in specific changes in consumer and business spending and borrowing and saving habits, affecting the demand for loans and other products and services we offer. Consumers affected by COVID-19 may continue to demonstrate changed behavior even after the crisis is over. For example, consumers may decrease discretionary spending on a permanent or long-term basis, certain industries may take longer to recover (particularly those that rely on travel or large gatherings) as consumers may be hesitant to return to full social interaction, We lend to customers operating in such industries including restaurants, hotels/lodging, entertainment, retail and commercial real estate, among others, that have been significantly impacted by COVID-19 and we are continuing to monitor these customers closely. The potential changes in behaviors driven by COVID-19 also present heightened liquidity risks, for example, arising from increased demand for our products and services (such as unusually high draws on credit facilities) or decreased demand for our products and services (such as idiosyncratic, or broad-based, market or other developments that lead to deposit outflows).
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Like our borrowers, BHG’s borrowers have been similarly affected by COVID-19. Many of BHG’s borrowers are medical or dental practices that have been particularly impacted by safer-at-home orders that have effectively caused those practices’ revenues to decline materially as a result of elective procedures being prohibited, cancelled or delayed or individuals’ decisions to postpone non-emergency procedures. For those loans that BHG has sold through its auction platform, BHG may at its sole discretion, in response to a request from a purchaser of a loan, agree to substitute a performing loan for one that has become past due. If requests for substitutions increase, and BHG opts to provide the substitution. BHG’s credit losses may likewise increase and its results of operations would be adversely impacted.

Under the CARES Act, Congress created the PPP and authorized the Treasury to implement rules regarding the program. Banks, like us, and non-bank lenders, including BHG, facilitated funding under the program on behalf of the SBA for borrowers that were eligible participants. Since the roll out of the PPP, Treasury has issued rules and other interpretive guidance seeking to address uncertainty surrounding the program and its eligibility and other criteria. This constantly changing guidance caused challenges for us and other lenders under the program, like BHG, in finalizing and submitting applications and, in some cases, borrowers’ requests were not met before the initial funding under the program was exhausted. Though Congress has approved additional funding under the program it is possible that not all borrowers that desire loans under the program will have their requests met. As a result, we, and other lenders under the PPP, may face criticism from customers or others that sought to apply for the program and were unable to receive funding. This criticism could cause reputational damage to us and there is a possibility that customers or others may threaten and pursue legal action against banks and other lenders like us and BHG under the program. Moreover, as a result of updated guidance regarding the PPP and its eligibility standards, some borrowers that received loans through our processing efforts, have repaid their loans in full and others may choose to do the same. If that happens, we may not receive the fees that we were entitled to as a result of originating these loans.

COVID-19’s economic disruption has also impacted many states and municipalities. As a result, many states and municipalities are facing a strain on resources and a reduction in tax collections and some of these have sought assistance from the Federal government to cover the cost of resource depletion and tax shortfalls. The ability of states and municipalities to fund shortfalls could have an adverse effect on their ability to sustain debt maintenance obligations which would negatively impact the value of our municipal bond portfolio.

Banks and bank holding companies have been particularly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as a result of disruption and volatility in the global capital markets. This disruption has impacted our cost of capital and may adversely affect our ability to access the capital markets if we need or desire to do so and, although the ultimate impact cannot be reliably estimated at this time in light of the uncertainties and ongoing developments noted herein, such impacts could be material. Furthermore, bank regulatory agencies have been (and are expected to continue to be) very proactive in responding to both market and supervisory concerns arising from the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the potential impact on customers, especially borrowers. As shown during and following the financial crisis, periods of economic and financial disruption and stress have, in the past, resulted in increased scrutiny of banking organizations. We are closely monitoring the potential for new laws and regulations impacting lending and funding practices as well as capital and liquidity standards. Such changes could require us to maintain significantly more capital, with common equity as a more predominant component, or manage the composition of our assets and liabilities to comply with formulaic liquidity requirements. Furthermore, provisions of the CARES Act allow, but do not require, the FDIC to guarantee deposit obligations of banks in non-interest-bearing transaction accounts through December 31, 2020. Participation in any such guarantee program may result in fees and other assessments as the FDIC determines and may include special assessments. Other provisions of the CARES Act as well as actions taken by bank regulators, such as potential relief for working with borrowers who are distressed as a result of the effects of COVID-19, could similarly impact aggregate deposit insurance expense.

As we sought to protect the health and safety of our employees and customers during the first quarter of 2020, we took numerous actions to modify our business operations, including restricting employee travel, directing a significant percentage of our employees that were able to do so to work from home, closing the lobbies of many of our branches, and in some cases the branch itself, and implementing our business continuity plans and protocols. We may take further actions in the future either of our own volition or as a result of government orders or directives. Though we believe we have been able to adequately service our clients under these restrictions, we cannot provide any assurances that our ability to do so wouldn’t be negatively impacted if additional restrictions are necessary or imposed on us in the future, including if key employees of ours or a significant number of our associates become ill as a result of contracting the virus. Given our preference for hiring experienced lenders the average age of an associate of ours may be higher than many of our peers and those of our associates who are of an age that puts them in a higher risk category may be more susceptible to contracting the virus. We rely on the services of various key vendors and business partners to service our clients and if those companies’ businesses or workforces are impacted in ways similar to those that may impact our business, our ability to service our customers could be impacted.

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The economic uncertainty caused by COVID-19’s spread and the efforts of government and non-governmental authorities and the behavior of individuals seeking to slow its spread, have caused our provision expense for credit losses to increase materially in the
first quarter of 2020 and may contribute to further increases through the duration of the pandemic and any recovery period following its end. Increased provision levels would negatively impact our capital levels which may impact our ability to pay dividends or cause us to need to access the capital markets to support our capital needs. We have also taken efforts to increase our on-balance sheet liquidity and those efforts may cause our net interest margin to be adversely impacted.

COVID-19 has not yet been contained, and given the ongoing and fluid nature of the country’s response to the pandemic, it is difficult for us to accurately estimate the length and severity of the economic disruption being caused by COVID-19. As a result, the extent to which our results of operations, provision expense, capital levels, liquidity ratios and published credit ratings will be impacted is difficult to predict.

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ITEM 2.  UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
The following table discloses shares of our common stock repurchased during the three months ended September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020.
Period 
Total Number of Shares Repurchased (1)(2)
 Average Price Paid Per Share 
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (2)
 Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
July 1, 2019 to July 31, 2019 3,337
 $57.48
 —
 41,910,000
August 1, 2019 to August 31, 2019 55,809
 53.69
 52,410
 39,105,000
September 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019 148,956
 56.24
 146,622
 30,850,000
Total 208,102
 $55.58
 199,032
 30,850,000
Period
Total Number of Shares Repurchased (1)(2)
Average Price Paid Per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (2)
Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
January 1, 2020 to January 31, 202026,985  $63.01  400  117,905,000  
February 1, 2020 to February 29, 2020458,224  57.70  410,000  94,200,000  
March 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020604,639  44.70  604,639  67,170,000  
Total1,089,848  $50.62  1,015,039  67,170,000  
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(1)During the quarter ended September 30, 2019, 35,817 shares of restricted stock previously awarded to certain of the participants in our equity incentive plans vested. We withheld 9,070 shares to satisfy tax withholding requirements associated with the vesting of these restricted shares.
(1)During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, 246,762 shares of restricted stock or performance-based vesting restricted stock units previously awarded to certain of the participants in our equity incentive plans vested. We withheld 74,809 shares to satisfy tax withholding requirements associated with the vesting of these awards.

(2)On November 13, 2018, Pinnacle Financial announced that its board of directors authorized a share repurchase program for up to $100.0 million of Pinnacle Financial’s outstanding common stock. The repurchase program is scheduled to expire upon the earlier of Pinnacle Financial’s repurchase of shares of its common stock having an aggregate purchase price of $100.0 million and December 31, 2019. Pinnacle Financial repurchased 199,032 shares and 873,505 shares, respectively, of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $11.1 million and $48.5 million, respectively, in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. Share repurchases may be made from time to time, on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, at the discretion of the management of Pinnacle Financial, after the board of directors of Pinnacle Financial authorizes a repurchase program. The approved share repurchase program does not obligate Pinnacle Financial to repurchase any dollar amount or number of shares, and the program may be extended, modified, suspended, or discontinued at any time. Stock repurchases generally are affected through open market purchases, and may be made through unsolicited negotiated transactions. The timing of these repurchases will depend on market conditions and other requirements.
(2)On November 13, 2018, Pinnacle Financial announced that its board of directors authorized a share repurchase program for up to $100.0 million of Pinnacle Financial’s outstanding common stock that expired on March 31, 2020. On October 15, 2019, Pinnacle Financial's board of directors approved and additional $100.0 million share repurchase program that commenced upon the exhaustion of the original $100.0 million repurchase program. The additional share repurchase program will expire on December 31, 2020. Pinnacle Financial repurchased 1,015,039 shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $50.01 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2020. Share repurchases may be made from time to time, on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, at the discretion of the management of Pinnacle Financial, after the board of directors of Pinnacle Financial authorizes a repurchase program. The approved share repurchase programs do not obligate Pinnacle Financial to repurchase any dollar amount or number of shares, and the programs may be extended, modified, suspended, or discontinued at any time. Stock repurchases generally are affected through open market purchases, and may be made through unsolicited negotiated transactions. The timing of these repurchases will depend on market conditions and other requirements. Pinnacle Financial has chosen to suspend its repurchase program in light of uncertainty regarding the length and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
Not applicable
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

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ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS
4.2
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 11, 2019, between Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on September 11, 2019.
4.3
Form of 4.125% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Note due 2029 (included as Exhibit A in Exhibit 4.2 hereto).
10.1
SixthSeventh Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of July 1, 2019April 22, 2020 by and between U.S. Bank National Association and Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc., incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.210.1 to the Company's QuarterlyCurrent Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June, 30, 2019,8-K filed on August 2, 2019.April 24, 2020.
101.INS*Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH*Inline XBRL Schema Documents
101.CAL*Inline XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document
101.LAB*Inline XBRL Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE*Inline XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document
101.DEF*Inline XBRL Definition Linkbase Document
104The cover page from the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, formatted in Inline XBRL (included in Exhibit 101)
*Filed herewith.
**Furnished herewith.


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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.
May 8, 2020/s/ M. Terry Turner
M. Terry Turner
President and Chief Executive Officer
May 8, 2020PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.
November 1, 2019/s/ M. Terry Turner
M. Terry Turner
President and Chief Executive Officer
November 1, 2019/s/ Harold R. Carpenter
Harold R. Carpenter
Chief Financial Officer


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