Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses | Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses The following table presents the composition of the loan portfolio. March 31, 2021 December 31, 2020 (In Thousands) Commercial loans: Commercial, financial and agricultural $ 25,969,245 $ 26,605,142 Real estate – construction 2,396,004 2,498,331 Commercial real estate – mortgage 13,412,272 13,565,314 Total commercial loans 41,777,521 42,668,787 Consumer loans: Residential real estate – mortgage 12,823,641 13,327,774 Equity lines of credit 2,318,208 2,394,894 Equity loans 165,209 179,762 Credit card 812,242 881,702 Consumer direct 1,797,085 1,929,723 Consumer indirect 4,266,336 4,177,125 Total consumer loans 22,182,721 22,890,980 Total loans $ 63,960,242 $ 65,559,767 Accrued interest receivable totaling $213 million and $224 million at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, was reported in other assets on the Company's Unaudited Condensed Balance Sheets and is excluded from the related footnote disclosures. Allowance for Loan Losses and Credit Quality The following table, which excludes loans held for sale, presents a summary of the activity in the allowance for loan losses. The portion of the allowance that has not been identified by the Company as related to specific loan categories has been allocated to the individual loan categories on a pro rata basis for purposes of the table below: Commercial, Financial and Agricultural Commercial Real Estate (1) Residential Real Estate (2) Consumer (3) Total (In Thousands) Three months ended March 31, 2021 Allowance for loan losses: Beginning balance $ 658,228 $ 311,092 $ 214,469 $ 495,685 $ 1,679,474 Provision (credit) for loan losses (84,950) (30,150) (15,382) 10,549 (119,933) Loans charged-off (12,942) (44) (1,747) (76,628) (91,361) Loan recoveries 11,735 177 1,093 17,724 30,729 Net (charge-offs) recoveries (1,207) 133 (654) (58,904) (60,632) Ending balance $ 572,071 $ 281,075 $ 198,433 $ 447,330 $ 1,498,909 Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 Allowance for loan losses: Beginning balance, prior to adoption of ASC 326 $ 408,197 $ 118,633 $ 99,089 $ 295,074 $ 920,993 Impact of adopting ASC 326 18,389 (35,034) 47,390 154,186 184,931 Beginning balance, after adoption of ASC 326 426,586 83,599 146,479 449,260 1,105,924 Provision for loan losses 140,413 24,548 7,032 184,953 356,946 Loan charge-offs (24,207) (87) (1,999) (115,866) (142,159) Loan recoveries 5,193 173 1,423 23,572 30,361 Net (charge-offs) recoveries (19,014) 86 (576) (92,294) (111,798) Ending balance $ 547,985 $ 108,233 $ 152,935 $ 541,919 $ 1,351,072 (1) Includes commercial real estate – mortgage and real estate – construction loans. (2) Includes residential real estate – mortgage, equity lines of credit and equity loans. (3) Includes credit card, consumer direct and consumer indirect loans. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the decrease in the allowance for loan losses was primarily driven by the recognition of the updated macroeconomic scenario, which showed substantial improvement in the outlook for the macroeconomy as well as net negative loan growth. The following table presents information on nonaccrual loans, by loan class at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. March 31, 2021 December 31, 2020 Nonaccrual Nonaccrual With No Recorded Allowance Nonaccrual Nonaccrual With No Recorded Allowance Commercial, financial and agricultural $ 529,703 $ 172,832 $ 540,741 $ 93,614 Real estate – construction 25,265 — 25,316 — Commercial real estate – mortgage 418,935 88,910 442,137 77,629 Residential real estate – mortgage 235,441 — 235,463 — Equity lines of credit 45,744 — 42,606 — Equity loans 8,844 — 10,167 — Credit card — — — — Consumer direct 13,098 — 10,087 — Consumer indirect 23,852 — 24,713 — Total loans $ 1,300,882 $ 261,742 $ 1,331,230 $ 171,243 The Company monitors the credit quality of its commercial portfolio using an internal dual risk rating, which considers both the obligor and the facility. The obligor risk ratings are defined by ranges of default probabilities of the borrowers, through internally assigned letter grades (AAA through D2) and the facility risk ratings are defined by ranges of the loss given default. The combination of those two approaches results in the assessment of the likelihood of loss and it is mapped to the regulatory classifications. The Company assigns internal risk ratings at loan origination and at regular intervals subsequent to origination. Loan review intervals are dependent on the size and risk grade of the loan, and are generally conducted at least annually. Additional reviews are conducted when information affecting the loan’s risk grade becomes available. The general characteristics of the risk grades are as follows: • The Company’s internally assigned letter grades “AAA” through “B-” correspond to the regulatory classification “Pass.” These loans do not have any identified potential or well-defined weaknesses and have a high likelihood of orderly repayment. Exceptions exist when either the facility is fully secured by a CD and held at the Company or the facility is secured by properly margined and controlled marketable securities. • Internally assigned letter grades “CCC+” through “CCC” correspond to the regulatory classification “Special Mention.” Loans within this classification 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 loan or in the institution’s credit position at some future date. Special mention loans are not adversely classified and do not expose an institution to sufficient risk to warrant adverse classification. • Internally assigned letter grades “CCC-” through “D1” correspond to the regulatory classification “Substandard.” A loan classified as substandard is inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Substandard loans have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the loan. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. • The internally assigned letter grade “D2” corresponds to the regulatory classification “Doubtful.” Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in a loan classified as substandard 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 or improbable. The Company considers payment history as the best indicator of credit quality for the consumer portfolio. Nonperforming loans in the tables below include loans classified as nonaccrual, loans 90 days or more past due and loans modified in a TDR 90 days or more past due. The following tables, which exclude loans held for sale, illustrate the credit quality indicators associated with the Company’s loans, by loan class. Commercial March 31, 2021 Recorded Investment of Term Loans by Origination Year 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 Prior Recorded Investment of Revolving Loans Recorded Investment of Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Total (In Thousands) Commercial, financial and agricultural Pass $ 1,050,720 $ 5,353,169 $ 2,656,762 $ 1,832,641 $ 2,817,125 $ 3,598,179 $ 6,359,264 $ — $ 23,667,860 Special Mention 63,645 15,593 98,900 216,057 86,212 125,224 471,135 — 1,076,766 Substandard 4,893 68,342 99,186 81,450 71,320 215,564 548,331 — 1,089,086 Doubtful — 21,308 11,726 1,789 23,150 34,609 42,951 — 135,533 Total commercial, financial and agricultural $ 1,119,258 $ 5,458,412 $ 2,866,574 $ 2,131,937 $ 2,997,807 $ 3,973,576 $ 7,421,681 $ — $ 25,969,245 Real estate - construction Pass $ 56,927 $ 554,067 $ 755,562 $ 584,592 $ 151,696 $ 75,301 $ 149,250 $ — $ 2,327,395 Special Mention — — 5,199 8,395 19,506 297 — — 33,397 Substandard — 6,218 6,121 726 18,020 4,127 — — 35,212 Doubtful — — — — — — — — — Total real estate - construction $ 56,927 $ 560,285 $ 766,882 $ 593,713 $ 189,222 $ 79,725 $ 149,250 $ — $ 2,396,004 Commercial real estate - mortgage Pass $ 237,099 $ 1,535,357 $ 2,708,280 $ 3,347,413 $ 1,423,688 $ 2,606,898 $ 178,890 $ — $ 12,037,625 Special Mention — 28,911 113,096 192,868 35,808 260,781 30,461 — 661,925 Substandard — 58,450 105,425 114,971 103,119 312,068 12,949 — 706,982 Doubtful — — — — 1,836 3,904 — — 5,740 Total commercial real estate - mortgage $ 237,099 $ 1,622,718 $ 2,926,801 $ 3,655,252 $ 1,564,451 $ 3,183,651 $ 222,300 $ — $ 13,412,272 Commercial December 31, 2020 Recorded Investment of Term Loans by Origination Year 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Prior Recorded Investment of Revolving Loans Recorded Investment of Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Total (In Thousands) Commercial, financial and agricultural Pass $ 5,784,167 $ 2,691,532 $ 1,986,737 $ 3,003,653 $ 754,848 $ 3,030,800 $ 6,861,548 $ — $ 24,113,285 Special Mention 78,988 166,896 193,552 107,194 26,025 102,208 685,822 — 1,360,685 Substandard 38,516 66,725 69,752 96,059 82,947 179,285 499,317 — 1,032,601 Doubtful 16,286 12,248 5,476 709 7,395 5,085 51,372 — 98,571 Total commercial, financial and agricultural $ 5,917,957 $ 2,937,401 $ 2,255,517 $ 3,207,615 $ 871,215 $ 3,317,378 $ 8,098,059 $ — $ 26,605,142 Real estate - construction Pass $ 429,483 $ 785,835 $ 710,403 $ 271,229 $ 44,565 $ 38,470 $ 125,184 $ — $ 2,405,169 Special Mention — 9,015 8,414 — 24,059 301 18,223 — 60,012 Substandard 3,973 6,210 551 18,152 — 4,264 — — 33,150 Doubtful — — — — — — — — — Total real estate - construction $ 433,456 $ 801,060 $ 719,368 $ 289,381 $ 68,624 $ 43,035 $ 143,407 $ — $ 2,498,331 Commercial real estate - mortgage Pass $ 1,571,217 $ 2,796,409 $ 3,430,264 $ 1,371,053 $ 777,906 $ 2,113,980 $ 222,864 $ — $ 12,283,693 Special Mention 40,501 131,400 190,140 36,834 147,037 110,279 3,996 — 660,187 Substandard 44,201 34,749 106,067 114,290 112,976 195,821 6,630 — 614,734 Doubtful — — — — 2,758 3,942 — — 6,700 Total commercial real estate - mortgage $ 1,655,919 $ 2,962,558 $ 3,726,471 $ 1,522,177 $ 1,040,677 $ 2,424,022 $ 233,490 $ — $ 13,565,314 Consumer March 31, 2021 Recorded Investment of Term Loans by Origination Year 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 Prior Recorded Investment of Revolving Loans Recorded Investment of Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Total (In Thousands) Residential real estate - mortgage Performing $ 802,011 $ 3,776,523 $ 1,717,121 $ 740,423 $ 805,765 $ 4,704,304 $ — $ — $ 12,546,147 Nonperforming — 5,313 24,607 22,101 23,232 202,241 — — 277,494 Total residential real estate - mortgage $ 802,011 $ 3,781,836 $ 1,741,728 $ 762,524 $ 828,997 $ 4,906,545 $ — $ — $ 12,823,641 Equity lines of credit Performing $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 2,260,999 $ 9,493 $ 2,270,492 Nonperforming — — — — — — 47,569 147 47,716 Total equity lines of credit $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 2,308,568 $ 9,640 $ 2,318,208 Equity loans Performing $ 5,681 $ 10,588 $ 9,130 $ 7,946 $ 3,545 $ 119,168 $ — $ — $ 156,058 Nonperforming — 55 107 516 133 8,340 — — 9,151 Total equity loans $ 5,681 $ 10,643 $ 9,237 $ 8,462 $ 3,678 $ 127,508 $ — $ — $ 165,209 Credit card Performing $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 789,395 $ — $ 789,395 Nonperforming — — — — — — 22,847 — 22,847 Total credit card $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 812,242 $ — $ 812,242 Consumer direct Performing $ 156,787 $ 462,219 $ 351,468 $ 283,514 $ 79,054 $ 43,284 $ 399,322 $ — $ 1,775,648 Nonperforming — 4,694 4,131 6,495 1,912 757 3,448 — 21,437 Total consumer direct $ 156,787 $ 466,913 $ 355,599 $ 290,009 $ 80,966 $ 44,041 $ 402,770 $ — $ 1,797,085 Consumer indirect Performing $ 568,797 $ 1,667,436 $ 979,931 $ 640,659 $ 259,239 $ 121,830 $ — $ — $ 4,237,892 Nonperforming — 2,841 6,991 9,376 4,968 4,268 — — 28,444 Total consumer indirect $ 568,797 $ 1,670,277 $ 986,922 $ 650,035 $ 264,207 $ 126,098 $ — $ — $ 4,266,336 Consumer December 31, 2020 Recorded Investment of Term Loans by Origination Year 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Prior Recorded Investment of Revolving Loans Recorded Investment of Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Total (In Thousands) Residential real estate - mortgage Performing $ 3,881,274 $ 2,013,356 $ 883,919 $ 956,310 $ 1,109,560 $ 4,201,849 $ — $ — $ 13,046,268 Nonperforming 4,468 21,702 21,424 21,167 24,964 187,781 — — 281,506 Total residential real estate - mortgage $ 3,885,742 $ 2,035,058 $ 905,343 $ 977,477 $ 1,134,524 $ 4,389,630 $ — $ — $ 13,327,774 Equity lines of credit Performing $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 2,338,907 $ 10,757 $ 2,349,664 Nonperforming — — — — — — 45,079 151 45,230 Total equity lines of credit $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 2,383,986 $ 10,908 $ 2,394,894 Equity loans Performing $ 11,894 $ 10,684 $ 8,624 $ 3,960 $ 3,242 $ 130,600 $ — $ — $ 169,004 Nonperforming 789 375 484 134 — 8,976 — — 10,758 Total equity loans $ 12,683 $ 11,059 $ 9,108 $ 4,094 $ 3,242 $ 139,576 $ — $ — $ 179,762 Credit card Performing $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 859,749 $ — $ 859,749 Nonperforming — — — — — — 21,953 — 21,953 Total credit card $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 881,702 $ — $ 881,702 Consumer direct Performing $ 547,417 $ 426,921 $ 349,518 $ 97,085 $ 43,170 $ 14,617 $ 432,167 $ — $ 1,910,895 Nonperforming 1,220 3,878 7,995 2,325 642 189 2,579 — 18,828 Total consumer direct $ 548,637 $ 430,799 $ 357,513 $ 99,410 $ 43,812 $ 14,806 $ 434,746 $ — $ 1,929,723 Consumer indirect Performing $ 1,817,720 $ 1,112,510 $ 745,483 $ 305,658 $ 92,924 $ 73,051 $ — $ — $ 4,147,346 Nonperforming 1,821 6,759 10,116 5,791 3,076 2,216 — — 29,779 Total consumer indirect $ 1,819,541 $ 1,119,269 $ 755,599 $ 311,449 $ 96,000 $ 75,267 $ — $ — $ 4,177,125 The following tables present an aging analysis of the Company’s past due loans, excluding loans classified as held for sale. March 31, 2021 30-59 Days Past Due 60-89 Days Past Due 90 Days or More Past Due Nonaccrual Accruing TDRs Total Past Due, Nonaccrual or TDR Not Past Due, Nonaccrual or TDR Total (In Thousands) Commercial, financial and agricultural $ 17,433 $ 19,078 $ 12,609 $ 529,703 $ 77,466 $ 656,289 $ 25,312,956 $ 25,969,245 Real estate – construction 2,538 — 532 25,265 142 28,477 2,367,527 2,396,004 Commercial real estate – mortgage 703 253 7,790 418,935 26,746 454,427 12,957,845 13,412,272 Residential real estate – mortgage 40,315 19,696 41,590 235,441 53,568 390,610 12,433,031 12,823,641 Equity lines of credit 8,325 2,642 1,972 45,744 — 58,683 2,259,525 2,318,208 Equity loans 665 223 134 8,844 19,326 29,192 136,017 165,209 Credit card 8,378 6,442 22,847 — — 37,667 774,575 812,242 Consumer direct 17,028 9,438 8,339 13,098 23,041 70,944 1,726,141 1,797,085 Consumer indirect 30,024 8,513 4,592 23,852 — 66,981 4,199,355 4,266,336 Total loans $ 125,409 $ 66,285 $ 100,405 $ 1,300,882 $ 200,289 $ 1,793,270 $ 62,166,972 $ 63,960,242 December 31, 2020 30-59 Days Past Due 60-89 Days Past Due 90 Days or More Past Due Nonaccrual Accruing TDRs Total Past Due, Nonaccrual or TDR Not Past Due, Nonaccrual or TDR Total (In Thousands) Commercial, financial and agricultural $ 15,862 $ 22,569 $ 35,472 $ 540,741 $ 17,686 $ 632,330 $ 25,972,812 $ 26,605,142 Real estate – construction 3,595 174 532 25,316 145 29,762 2,468,569 2,498,331 Commercial real estate – mortgage 2,113 2,004 1,104 442,137 910 448,268 13,117,046 13,565,314 Residential real estate – mortgage 49,445 20,694 45,761 235,463 53,380 404,743 12,923,031 13,327,774 Equity lines of credit 11,108 4,305 2,624 42,606 — 60,643 2,334,251 2,394,894 Equity loans 1,417 243 317 10,167 19,606 31,750 148,012 179,762 Credit card 12,147 10,191 21,953 — — 44,291 837,411 881,702 Consumer direct 24,076 17,550 8,741 10,087 23,163 83,617 1,846,106 1,929,723 Consumer indirect 47,174 14,951 5,066 24,713 — 91,904 4,085,221 4,177,125 Total loans $ 166,937 $ 92,681 $ 121,570 $ 1,331,230 $ 114,890 $ 1,827,308 $ 63,732,459 $ 65,559,767 It is the Company’s policy to classify TDRs that are not accruing interest as nonaccrual loans. It is also the Company’s policy to classify TDR past due loans that are accruing interest as TDRs and not according to their past due status. The tables above reflect this policy. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, beginning in March 2020, the Company began providing financial hardship relief in the form of payment deferrals and forbearances to consumer and commercial customers across a wide array of lending products, as well as the suspension of vehicle repossessions and home foreclosures. The payment deferrals and forbearances generally cover periods of three to six months. In most cases as allowed under the CARES Act, these offers are not classified as TDRs and do not result in loans being placed on nonaccrual status. For loans that receive a payment deferral or forbearance under these hardship relief programs, the Company continues to accrue interest and recognize interest income during the period of the deferral. Depending on the terms of each program, all or a portion of this accrued interest may be paid directly by the borrower (either during the relief period, at the end of the relief period or at maturity of the loan). For certain programs, the maturity date of the loan may also be extended by the number of payments deferred. Interest income will continue to be recognized at the original contractual interest rate unless that rate is concurrently modified upon entering the relief program (in which case, the modified rate would be used to recognize interest). At March 31, 2021, the Company had deferrals on approximately three thousand loans with an amortized cost of $279 million. Modifications to borrowers' loan agreements are considered TDRs if a concession is granted for economic or legal reasons related to a borrower’s financial difficulties that otherwise would not be considered. Within each of the Company’s loan classes, TDRs typically involve modification of the loan interest rate to a below market rate or an extension or deferment of the loan. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, $7.8 million of TDR modifications included an interest rate concession and $325.1 million of TDR modifications resulted from modifications to the loan’s structure. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, $5.2 million of TDR modifications included an interest rate concession and $43.6 million of TDR modifications resulted from modifications to the loan’s structure. The following table presents an analysis of the types of loans that were restructured and classified as TDRs, excluding loans classified as held for sale. Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 Number of Contracts Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment Number of Contracts Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment (Dollars in Thousands) Commercial, financial and agricultural 10 $ 109,107 10 $ 41,238 Real estate – construction 1 18,056 — — Commercial real estate – mortgage 10 196,993 2 1,740 Residential real estate – mortgage 21 6,542 8 844 Equity lines of credit 3 154 1 36 Equity loans 5 554 1 192 Credit card — — — — Consumer direct 37 1,527 89 4,762 Consumer indirect — — — — The impact to the allowance for loan losses related to modifications classified as TDRs was approximately $(3.3) million and $5.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Company considers TDRs aged 90 days or more past due, charged off or classified as nonaccrual subsequent to modification, where the loan was not classified as a nonperforming loan at the time of modification, as subsequently defaulted. The following table provides a summary of initial subsequent defaults that occurred within one year of the restructure date. The tables exclude loans classified as held for sale as of period-end and includes loans no longer in default as of period-end. Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 Number of Contracts Recorded Investment at Default Number of Contracts Recorded Investment at Default (Dollars in Thousands) Commercial, financial and agricultural — $ — — $ — Real estate – construction — — — — Commercial real estate – mortgage — — — — Residential real estate – mortgage 2 855 1 84 Equity lines of credit — — — — Equity loans 1 43 — — Credit card — — — — Consumer direct — — 4 217 Consumer indirect — — — — At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were $175.6 million and $132.5 million, respectively, of commitments to lend additional funds to borrowers whose terms have been modified in a TDR. Foreclosure Proceedings |