Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses | Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses The following table presents the composition of loans at amortized cost as of December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020. December 31, 2020 September 30, 2020 Total Loans Less: Fair Value Option Loans Less: Guaranteed Loans ¹ Loans at Amortized Cost Total Loans ² Less: Fair Value Option Loans Less: Guaranteed Loans ¹ Loans at Amortized Cost (dollars in thousands) Construction and development $ 482,462 $ — $ — $ 482,462 $ 509,644 $ — $ — $ 509,644 Owner-occupied CRE 1,411,558 107,541 47,808 1,256,209 1,417,394 109,097 48,468 1,259,829 Non-owner-occupied CRE 2,660,682 260,916 27,168 2,372,598 2,894,380 283,266 27,402 2,583,712 Multifamily residential real estate 476,159 3,045 — 473,114 533,983 3,847 — 530,136 Total commercial real estate 5,030,861 371,502 74,976 4,584,383 5,355,401 396,210 75,870 4,883,321 Agriculture 1,635,952 115,925 39,426 1,480,601 1,722,696 129,041 42,353 1,551,302 Commercial non-real estate 2,054,478 124,161 715,163 1,215,154 2,165,038 129,934 744,371 1,290,733 Residential real estate ³ 708,086 — 294 707,792 730,812 — 290 730,522 Consumer and other ⁴ 88,499 — — 88,499 102,195 — 102,195 Total $ 9,517,876 $ 611,588 $ 829,859 $ 8,076,429 $ 10,076,142 $ 655,185 $ 862,884 $ 8,558,073 1 Includes loans guaranteed by agencies of the U.S. government. 2 As a part of the adoption of CECL, loan segments are presented based on amortized cost, which includes unpaid principal balance, unamortized discount on acquired loans, and unearned net deferred fees and costs. For additional information on September 30, 2020 loan segment balances, see Note 2. 3 Includes residential real estate loans held for sale of $11.6 million and $12.4 million at December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020, respectively, recorded at the lower of cost or fair value.. 4 Other loans primarily include consumer and commercial credit cards, customer deposit account overdrafts and loans in process. The following table presents the Company’s past due and nonaccrual loans at amortized cost as of December 31, 2020. This table excludes loans measured at fair value under the fair value option of $611.6 million at December 31, 2020. Loans greater than 90 days past due and still accruing interest as of December 31, 2020 were nominal. As of December 31, 2020 Current or Less Than 30 Days Past Due 30-89 Days Past Due Nonaccrual Total (dollars in thousands) Construction and development $ 468,025 $ 180 $ 14,257 $ 482,462 Owner-occupied CRE 1,286,830 411 16,776 1,304,017 Non-owner-occupied CRE 2,346,904 16,097 36,765 2,399,766 Multifamily residential real estate 472,675 439 — 473,114 Total commercial real estate 4,574,434 17,127 67,798 4,659,359 Agriculture 1,322,075 12,319 185,633 1,520,027 Commercial non-real estate 1,909,610 3,210 17,497 1,930,317 Residential real estate 698,146 3,166 6,774 708,086 Consumer and other 88,228 152 70 88,450 Total $ 8,592,493 $ 35,974 $ 277,772 $ 8,906,239 The following table presents the Company’s past due loans at September 30, 2020. This table is presented net of unamortized discount on acquired loans and excludes loans measured at fair value under the fair value option of $655.2 million at September 30, 2020. Current or Less Than 30 Days Past Due 30-89 Days Past Due Nonaccrual Total (dollars in thousands) As of September 30, 2020 Commercial real estate $ 4,790,963 $ 8,894 $ 73,146 $ 4,873,003 Agriculture 1,317,377 60,020 217,642 1,595,039 Commercial non-real estate 2,021,308 3,512 26,843 2,051,663 Residential real estate 821,154 2,459 4,441 828,054 Consumer and other 100,319 45 74 100,438 Ending balance $ 9,051,121 $ 74,930 $ 322,146 $ 9,448,197 The following table provides additional information on nonaccrual loans for the three months ended December 31, 2020. There were no loans greater than 90 days past due and still accruing interest as of September 30, 2020. Three Months Ended December 31, 2020 Nonaccrual Nonaccrual Nonaccrual Loans with No Related ACL Interest Income Recognized on Nonaccrual Loans Accrued Interest Written Off on Nonaccrual Loans (dollars in thousands) Construction and development n/a ¹ $ 14,257 $ — $ — $ 110 Owner-occupied CRE n/a ¹ 16,776 8,036 — 13 Non-owner-occupied CRE n/a ¹ 36,765 11,686 — 1,717 Multifamily residential real estate n/a ¹ — — — — Total commercial real estate $ 73,146 67,798 19,722 — 1,840 Agriculture 217,642 185,633 154,508 — 382 Commercial non-real estate 26,843 17,497 7,711 — 2 Residential real estate 4,441 6,774 — — 25 Consumer and other 74 70 — — 1 Total $ 322,146 $ 277,772 $ 181,941 $ — $ 2,250 1 Balance for this segment is included in total commercial real estate for September 30, 2020. This table presents the loans based on credit quality, loan segment and year of origination at amortized cost and excludes loans measured at fair value under the fair value option of $611.6 million at December 31, 2020. Term loans Fiscal Year to Date Fiscal Year 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 Prior to 2017 Revolving Loans Revolving Loans Total (dollars in thousands) Construction and development Pass $ 86,339 $ 160,884 $ 108,053 $ 30,830 $ 2,570 $ 824 $ 63,584 $ — $ 453,084 Special Mention 3,686 — 200 — — — — — 3,886 Substandard 11,322 33 — 12,746 — — 1,364 — 25,465 Doubtful — — 27 — — — — — 27 Total construction and development $ 101,347 $ 160,917 $ 108,280 $ 43,576 $ 2,570 $ 824 $ 64,948 $ — $ 482,462 Owner-occupied CRE Pass $ 104,322 $ 372,920 $ 227,194 $ 117,287 $ 164,280 $ 185,366 $ 51,397 $ 59 $ 1,222,825 Special Mention 465 1,853 2,170 6,651 8,481 8,032 332 — 27,984 Substandard 4,358 4,609 4,643 18,257 11,704 6,447 — — 50,018 Doubtful — — 3,190 — — — — — 3,190 Total owner-occupied CRE $ 109,145 $ 379,382 $ 237,197 $ 142,195 $ 184,465 $ 199,845 $ 51,729 $ 59 $ 1,304,017 Non-owner-occupied CRE Pass $ 161,105 $ 423,025 $ 360,220 $ 348,757 $ 382,487 $ 334,667 $ 44,898 $ — $ 2,055,159 Special Mention 18,991 1,555 35,322 77,164 15,448 16,874 — — 165,354 Substandard 14,418 64,261 15,527 41,830 — 7,758 35,459 — 179,253 Doubtful — — — — — — — — — Total non-owner-occupied CRE $ 194,514 $ 488,841 $ 411,069 $ 467,751 $ 397,935 $ 359,299 $ 80,357 $ — $ 2,399,766 Multifamily residential real estate Pass $ 72,043 $ 100,793 $ 102,328 $ 71,541 $ 16,889 $ 56,216 $ 248 $ — $ 420,058 Special Mention 256 — 2,629 20,686 46 107 21,200 — 44,924 Substandard — 7,311 — — 487 334 — — 8,132 Doubtful — — — — — — — — — Total multifamily residential real estate $ 72,299 $ 108,104 $ 104,957 $ 92,227 $ 17,422 $ 56,657 $ 21,448 $ — $ 473,114 Total commercial real estate Pass $ 423,809 $ 1,057,622 $ 797,795 $ 568,415 $ 566,226 $ 577,073 $ 160,127 $ 59 $ 4,151,126 Special Mention 23,398 3,408 40,321 104,501 23,975 25,013 21,532 — 242,148 Substandard 30,098 76,214 20,170 72,833 12,191 14,539 36,823 — 262,868 Doubtful — — 3,217 — — — — — 3,217 Total commercial real estate $ 477,305 $ 1,137,244 $ 861,503 $ 745,749 $ 602,392 $ 616,625 $ 218,482 $ 59 $ 4,659,359 Term loans Fiscal Year to Date Fiscal Year 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 Prior to 2017 Revolving Loans Revolving Loans Total (dollars in thousands) Agriculture Pass $ 56,160 $ 222,029 $ 105,591 $ 85,249 $ 82,726 $ 62,253 $ 460,060 $ — $ 1,074,068 Special Mention 21,040 29,166 7,402 13,400 23,817 4,511 49,451 — 148,787 Substandard 11,412 36,842 15,034 41,653 39,723 8,121 114,838 — 267,623 Doubtful 1,595 49 754 22,230 1,446 — 3,475 — 29,549 Total agriculture $ 90,207 $ 288,086 $ 128,781 $ 162,532 $ 147,712 $ 74,885 $ 627,824 $ — $ 1,520,027 Commercial non-real estate Pass $ 28,084 $ 827,457 $ 195,666 $ 63,526 $ 52,661 $ 43,956 $ 573,735 $ 8 $ 1,785,093 Special Mention 6,500 21,521 2,812 1,714 2,576 864 19,391 — 55,378 Substandard 7,950 20,120 12,992 4,561 255 1,395 32,619 — 79,892 Doubtful — 390 52 84 — 4,269 5,159 — 9,954 Total commercial non-real estate $ 42,534 $ 869,488 $ 211,522 $ 69,885 $ 55,492 $ 50,484 $ 630,904 $ 8 $ 1,930,317 Residential real estate ¹ Pass $ 48,697 $ 213,698 $ 86,203 $ 52,442 $ 31,231 $ 119,770 $ 138,017 $ 282 $ 690,340 Special Mention 297 825 341 303 304 998 220 — 3,288 Substandard 279 1,545 2,828 1,363 421 6,083 1,937 — 14,456 Doubtful — — — — — 2 — — 2 Total residential real estate $ 49,273 $ 216,068 $ 89,372 $ 54,108 $ 31,956 $ 126,853 $ 140,174 $ 282 $ 708,086 Consumer and other ¹ Pass $ 31,451 $ 22,536 $ 16,856 $ 2,898 $ 1,220 $ 1,370 $ 12,058 $ — $ 88,389 Special Mention 9 — — — — 12 3 — 24 Substandard 6 6 18 2 10 8 35 — 85 Doubtful — — — 1 — — — — 1 Total consumer and other $ 31,466 $ 22,542 $ 16,874 $ 2,901 $ 1,230 $ 1,390 $ 12,096 $ — $ 88,499 Total loans Pass $ 588,201 $ 2,343,342 $ 1,202,111 $ 772,530 $ 734,064 $ 804,422 $ 1,343,997 $ 349 $ 7,789,016 Special Mention 51,244 54,920 50,876 119,918 50,672 31,398 90,597 — 449,625 Substandard 49,745 134,727 51,042 120,412 52,600 30,146 186,252 — 624,924 Doubtful 1,595 439 4,023 22,315 1,446 4,271 8,634 — 42,723 Total loans $ 690,785 $ 2,533,428 $ 1,308,052 $ 1,035,175 $ 838,782 $ 870,237 $ 1,629,480 $ 349 $ 8,906,288 1 The Company generally does not risk rate residential real estate or consumer and other loans unless a default event such as a bankruptcy or extended nonperformance takes place. Alternatively, standard credit scoring systems are used to assess credit risks of residential real estate and consumer and other loans. The following table presents the composition of the loan portfolio by internally assigned grade as of September 30, 2020. This table is presented net of unamortized discount on acquired loans and excludes loans measured at fair value under the fair value option of $655.2 million at September 30, 2020. As of September 30, 2020 Commercial Real Estate Agriculture Commercial Residential Real Estate ¹ Consumer and Other ¹ Total (dollars in thousands) Credit Risk Profile by Internally Assigned Grade Grade: Pass $ 4,062,814 $ 968,875 $ 1,851,323 $ 806,436 $ 99,632 $ 7,789,080 Watchlist 577,399 265,714 94,401 6,972 709 945,195 Substandard 229,467 348,910 94,316 13,173 93 685,959 Doubtful 3,323 11,540 11,623 1,473 4 27,963 Loss — — — — — — Ending balance 4,873,003 1,595,039 2,051,663 828,054 100,438 9,448,197 1 The Company generally does not risk rate residential real estate or consumer and other loans unless a default event such as a bankruptcy or extended nonperformance takes place. Alternatively, standard credit scoring systems are used to assess credit risks of residential real estate and consumer and other loans. Additional disclosures previously required by ASC Topic 310 related to the Company's September 30, 2020 balances and activity for the quarter ended December 31, 2019 are included as follows: The following table presents the Company’s impaired loans at September 30, 2020. This table excludes purchased credit impaired loans and loans measured at fair value under the fair value option. September 30, 2020 Recorded Investment Unpaid Principal Balance Related Allowance for Credit Losses Impaired loans: (dollars in thousands) With an allowance for credit losses recorded: Commercial real estate $ 111,121 $ 114,034 $ 25,087 Agriculture 53,052 55,145 8,151 Commercial non-real estate 39,821 47,571 7,822 Residential real estate 5,670 6,314 1,903 Consumer and other 98 109 30 Total impaired loans with an allowance for credit losses recorded 209,762 223,173 42,993 With no allowance for credit losses recorded: Commercial real estate 121,380 161,211 — Agriculture 308,734 332,272 — Commercial non-real estate 66,542 75,365 — Residential real estate 6,543 8,818 — Consumer and other — 108 — Total impaired loans with no allowance for credit losses recorded 503,199 577,774 — Total impaired loans $ 712,961 $ 800,947 $ 42,993 The following table presents the average recorded investment on impaired loans and interest income recognized on impaired loans for the three months ended December 31, 2019. Three Months Ended December 31, 2019 Average Recorded Investment Interest Income Recognized While on Impaired Status (dollars in thousands) Commercial real estate $ 73,422 $ 2,379 Agriculture 360,397 8,517 Commercial non-real estate 72,389 2,870 Residential real estate 9,013 266 Consumer 179 1 Total $ 515,400 $ 14,033 The Company did not acquire any loans during the three months ended December 31, 2020. Prior to October 1, 2020, the Company accounted for acquired impaired loans in accordance with ASC 310-30. The following is a summary of changes in the accretable difference for all loans accounted for under ASC 310-30 during the three months ended December 31, 2019. Three Months Ended December 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands) Balance, beginning of period $ 26,047 Accretion (1,940) Reclassification (to) from nonaccretable difference (2,977) Balance, end of period $ 21,130 Troubled Debt Restructurings Included in certain loan categories in the impaired loans are TDRs that were classified as impaired. Loans are designated as TDRs when the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty, and the Company agrees to concessions that are both significant and outside of market terms. Individual reserves included in the allowance for credit losses for TDRs were $8.5 million and $11.0 million at December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020, respectively. There were no commitments to lend additional funds to borrowers whose loans were modified in a TDR at both December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020. The following table presents the amortized cost of the Company’s TDR balances as of December 31, 2020 and recorded value of TDR balances as of September 30, 2020. December 31, 2020 September 30, 2020 Accruing Nonaccrual Accruing Nonaccrual (dollars in thousands) Construction and development $ 1,364 $ 27 n/a ¹ n/a ¹ Owner-occupied CRE 5,590 — n/a ¹ n/a ¹ Non-owner-occupied CRE 12,203 11,637 n/a ¹ n/a ¹ Multifamily residential real estate — — n/a ¹ n/a ¹ Total commercial real estate 19,157 11,664 $ 23,215 $ 11,913 Agriculture 3,356 35,736 2,976 45,971 Commercial non real estate 8,304 5,096 8,734 4,803 Real estate 269 69 277 74 Consumer and other 2 27 3 31 Total $ 31,088 $ 52,592 $ 35,205 $ 62,792 1 Balance for this segment is included in total commercial real estate for September 30, 2020. TDRs are generally restructured through either a rate modification, term extension, payment modification or due to a bankruptcy. The following table presents a summary of all accruing loans restructured in TDRs for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. Three Months Ended December 31, 2020 2019 Recorded Investment Recorded Investment Number Pre-Modification Post-Modification Number Pre-Modification Post-Modification (dollars in thousands) Construction and development — $ — $ — n/a ¹ n/a ¹ n/a ¹ Owner-occupied CRE — — — n/a ¹ n/a ¹ n/a ¹ Non-owner-occupied CRE 1 10,640 10,640 n/a ¹ n/a ¹ n/a ¹ Multifamily residential real estate — — — n/a ¹ n/a ¹ n/a ¹ Total commercial real estate 1 10,640 10,640 — — — Agriculture 1 700 700 — — — Commercial non-real estate — — — 2 1,144 1,444 Residential real estate — — — — — — Consumer and other — — — — — — Total accruing 2 $ 11,340 $ 11,340 2 $ 1,144 $ 1,444 Change in recorded investment due to principal paydown at time of modification — $ — $ — — $ — $ — Change in recorded investment due to chargeoffs at time of modification — — — — — — 1 Balance for this segment is included in total commercial real estate for September 30, 2020. The following table presents a summary of all nonaccruing loans restructured in TDRs for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. Three Months Ended December 31, 2020 2019 Recorded Investment Recorded Investment Number Pre-Modification Post-Modification Number Pre-Modification Post-Modification (dollars in thousands) Construction and development — $ — $ — n/a ¹ n/a ¹ n/a ¹ Owner-occupied CRE — — — n/a ¹ n/a ¹ n/a ¹ Non-owner-occupied CRE — — — n/a ¹ n/a ¹ n/a ¹ Multifamily residential real estate — — — n/a ¹ n/a ¹ n/a ¹ Total commercial real estate — — — 1 2,216 2,216 Agriculture 3 2,776 2,776 10 1,455 1,455 Commercial non-real estate 1 748 748 2 830 830 Residential real estate — — — — — — Consumer and other — — — — — — Total nonaccruing 4 $ 3,524 $ 3,524 13 $ 4,501 $ 4,501 Change in recorded investment due to principal paydown at time of modification — $ — $ — — $ — $ — Change in recorded investment due to chargeoffs at time of modification — — — — — — 1 Balance for this segment is included in total commercial real estate for September 30, 2020. The following table presents loans that were modified as TDRs within the previous 12 months and for which there was a payment default or a charge-off for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Three Months Ended December 31, 2020 2019 Number of Loans Recorded Investment Number of Loans Recorded Investment (dollars in thousands) Construction and development — $ — n/a ¹ n/a ¹ Owner-occupied CRE — — n/a ¹ n/a ¹ Non-owner-occupied CRE — — n/a ¹ n/a ¹ Multifamily residential real estate — — n/a ¹ n/a ¹ Total commercial real estate — — — $ — Agriculture — — 19 14,347 Commercial non-real estate 3 653 1 2,834 Residential real estate — — — — Consumer and other — — — — Total 3 $ 653 20 $ 17,181 1 Balance for this segment is included in total commercial real estate for September 30, 2020. For purposes of the table above, a loan is considered to be in payment default once it is 90 days or more contractually past due under the modified terms. The table includes loans that experienced a payment default during the period, but may be performing in accordance with the modified terms as of the balance sheet date. During the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, there were no loans removed from TDR status as they were restructured at market terms and are performing. Allowance for Credit Losses ("ACL") As previously mentioned in Note 2. New Accounting Standards, the Company adopted ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, and subsequent related ASUs, which resulted in a significant change to the Company's methodology for estimating the ACL. As a result of this adoption, the Company recorded a $177.3 million increase to the allowance as a cumulative-effect adjustment on October 1, 2020. The following tables presents ACL activity by loan portfolio segment for the three months ended December 31, 2020. Three Months Ended December 31, 2020 Adjusted balance September 30, 2020 ¹ Adoption of ASU 2016-13, as amended Adjusted beginning balance, October 1, 2020 Charge-offs Recoveries (Reversal of) provision for credit losses on loans Ending balance, December 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands) Construction and development $ 7,012 $ 11,963 $ 18,975 $ (27) $ 268 $ (502) $ 18,714 Owner-occupied CRE 20,530 4,298 24,828 — — 258 25,086 Non-owner-occupied CRE 50,965 98,986 149,951 (28,269) 61 (992) 120,751 Multifamily residential real estate 6,726 2,681 9,407 — — 366 9,773 Total commercial real estate 85,233 117,928 203,161 (28,296) 329 (870) 174,324 Agriculture 27,018 24,360 51,378 (2,144) 1,734 (3,989) 46,979 Commercial non-real estate 27,599 32,938 60,537 (2,043) 245 17,216 75,955 Residential real estate 7,465 2,595 10,060 (96) 32 (324) 9,672 Consumer and other 2,572 (532) 2,040 (232) 113 (57) 1,864 Total $ 149,887 $ 177,289 $ 327,176 $ (32,811) $ 2,453 $ 11,976 $ 308,794 1 At September 30, 2020, the allowance balances were reclassified to align with the eight loan portfolio segments established for adoption of ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments , and subsequent related ASUs. For additional information, see Note 2. The allowance for unfunded commitments was $2.3 million and $2.4 million at December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020, respectively, and is recorded in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. The (reversal of) provision for unfunded commitments was $0.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and is included in provision for credit losses in the consolidated statements of income. The provision for unfunded commitments was $0.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and is included in other noninterest expense in the consolidated statements of income. The following table presents ACL activity by loan portfolio segment for the three months ended December 31, 2019. Three Months Ended December 31, 2019 Beginning balance, October 1, 2019 Charge-offs Recoveries Provision for credit losses on loans Impairment (improvement) of ASC 310-30 loans Ending balance, December 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands) Commercial real estate $ 16,827 $ (37) $ 120 $ 572 $ (20) $ 17,462 Agriculture 30,819 (4,606) 103 5,978 (265) 32,029 Commercial non-real estate 17,567 (1,481) 112 1,191 — 17,389 Residential real estate 4,095 (169) 164 192 338 4,620 Consumer and other 1,466 (373) 71 117 — 1,281 Total $ 70,774 $ (6,666) $ 570 $ 8,050 $ 53 $ 72,781 |