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

FORM 10-K 

Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 

Commission file number 001-13253 
RENASANT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Mississippi
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

209 Troy Street, Tupelo, Mississippi
(Address of principal executive offices)

64-0676974
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

38804-4827
(Zip Code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

(662) 680-1001 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Title of each class
Common stock, $5.00 par value per share

Trading Symbol(s)
RNST

Name of each exchange on which registered
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. 

               Yes 

 No 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.                Yes 

 No 

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. 

 No 

Yes 

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 such 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 the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging 
growth company,” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer

Non-accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

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 Exchange Act). 

Yes 

 No 

As of June 30, 2019, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock, $5.00 par value per share, held by non-affiliates of the registrant, 
computed by reference to the last sale price as reported on The NASDAQ Global Select Market for such date, was $2,019,319,054.

As of February 21, 2020, 56,562,634 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $5.00 par value per share, were outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the Proxy Statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Renasant Corporation are incorporated by reference into Part 
III of this Form 10-K.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries

Form 10-K

For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 

CONTENTS

PART I
Item 1.

Business

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

Item 2.

Properties

Item 3.

Legal Proceedings

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity 

Securities
Selected Financial Data

Item 6.

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Item 8.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Item 9.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Item 9B. Other Information

PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Item 11. Executive Compensation

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

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 PART I

This Annual Report on Form 10-K may contain or incorporate by reference statements regarding Renasant Corporation (referred 
to herein as the “Company”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 
27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-
looking  statements  usually  include  words  such  as  “expects,”  “projects,”  “proposes,”  “anticipates,”  “believes,”  “intends,” 
“estimates,” “strategy,” “plan,” “potential,” “possible,” “approximately,” “should” and variations of such words and other similar 
expressions.  The forward-looking statements in, or incorporated by reference into, this report reflect our current assumptions and 
estimates of, among other things, future economic circumstances, industry conditions, business strategy and decisions, Company 
performance and financial results.  Management believes its assumptions and estimates are reasonable, but they are all inherently 
subject to significant business, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties, many beyond management’s control, that could 
cause the Company’s actual results and experience to differ from the anticipated results and expectations indicated or implied in 
such  forward-looking  statements.   Such  differences  may  be  material.    Investors  are  cautioned  that  any  such  forward-looking 
statements are not guarantees of future performance and, accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-
looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. 

Important factors currently known to management that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking 
statements include the following risks (which are addressed in more detail in Item 1A, Risk Factors, of this Form 10-K):

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the Company’s ability to efficiently integrate acquisitions into its operations, retain the customers of these businesses, 
grow the acquired operations and realize the cost savings expected from an acquisition to the extent and in the timeframe 
anticipated by management;

the effect of economic conditions and interest rates on a national, regional or international basis;

timing and success of the implementation of changes in operations to achieve enhanced earnings or effect cost savings; 

competitive pressures in the consumer finance, commercial finance, insurance, financial services, asset management, 
retail banking, mortgage lending and auto lending industries;

the financial resources of, and products available from, competitors;

changes in laws and regulations as well as changes in accounting standards, such as the adoption of the CECL model 
described herein effective January 1, 2020;

changes in policy by regulatory agencies;

changes in the securities and foreign exchange markets;

the Company’s potential growth, including its entrance or expansion into new markets, and the need for sufficient capital 
to support that growth;

changes in the quality or composition of the Company’s loan or investment portfolios, including adverse developments 
in borrower industries or in the repayment ability of individual borrowers;

an insufficient allowance for loan losses as a result of inaccurate assumptions;

general economic, market or business conditions, including the impact of inflation;

changes in demand for loan products and financial services;

concentration of credit exposure;

changes or the lack of changes in interest rates, yield curves and interest rate spread relationships;

increased cybersecurity risk, including potential network breaches, business disruptions or financial losses;

natural disasters and other catastrophic events in the Company’s geographic area;

the impact, extent and timing of technological changes; and

other circumstances, many of which are beyond management’s control.

All  forward-looking  statements,  expressed  or  implied,  included  in  this  report  are  expressly  qualified  in  their  entirety  by  the 

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cautionary statements contained or referred to herein.  The Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise forward-
looking  statements  to  reflect  changed  assumptions  or  estimates,  the  occurrence  of  unanticipated  events  or  changes  to  future 
operating results that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made, except as required by federal securities laws.

The information set forth in this Annual Report on Form 10-K is as of February 21, 2020 unless otherwise indicated herein.

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

General

Renasant Corporation, a Mississippi corporation incorporated in 1982, owns and operates Renasant Bank, a Mississippi banking 
corporation with operations in Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida and Georgia, and Renasant Insurance, Inc., a Mississippi 
corporation with operations in Mississippi. Renasant Insurance, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Renasant Bank. Renasant 
Bank is sometimes referred to herein as the “Bank,” and Renasant Insurance, Inc. is referred to herein as “Renasant Insurance.”

Our vision is to be the financial services advisor and provider of choice in each community we serve. With this vision in mind, 
management has organized the branch banks into community banks using a franchise concept. The franchise approach empowers 
community bank presidents to execute their own business plans in order to achieve our vision. Specific performance measurement 
tools are available to assist these presidents in determining the success of their plan implementation. A few of the ratios used in 
measuring the success of their business plan include:

— return on average assets

— net interest margin and spread

— the efficiency ratio

— fee income shown as a percentage of loans and deposits

— loan and deposit growth

— the volume and pricing of deposits

— net charge-offs to average loans

— the percentage of loans past due and nonaccruing

While we have preserved decision-making at a local level, we have centralized our legal, accounting, investment, risk management, 
loan review, human resources, audit and data processing/operations functions. The centralization of these functions enables us to 
maintain consistent quality and achieve certain economies of scale.

Our vision is further validated through our core values. Our core values include: (1) employees are our greatest assets, (2) quality 
is not negotiable and (3) clients’ trust is foremost. Centered on these values was the development of five objectives that are the 
focal point of our strategic plan: (1) client satisfaction and development, (2) financial soundness and profitability, (3) growth, 
(4) employee satisfaction and development and (5) shareholder satisfaction and development.

Members of our Board of Directors also serve as members of the Board of Directors of the Bank (which has a broader membership 
than the Company board). Responsibility for the management of the Bank remains with the Board of Directors and officers of the 
Bank; however, management services rendered by the Company to the Bank are intended to supplement internal management and 
expand the scope of banking services normally offered by the Bank.

Acquisition of Brand Group Holdings, Inc.

On September 1, 2018, the Company completed its acquisition by merger of Brand Group Holdings, Inc. (“Brand”), a bank holding 
company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and the parent company of The Brand Banking Company (“Brand Bank”), a Georgia 
banking corporation. On the same date, Brand Bank merged with and into the Bank. On the closing date of the acquisition, Brand 
operated thirteen banking locations throughout the greater Atlanta metropolitan area. The Company issued 9,306,477 shares of 
common stock and paid approximately $21.9 million to Brand shareholders, excluding cash paid for fractional shares, and paid 
approximately $17.2 million, net of tax benefit, to Brand stock option holders for 100% of the voting equity in Brand in a transaction 
valued at approximately $474 million. Including the effect of purchase accounting adjustments, the Company acquired assets with 
a fair value of $2.3 billion, including loans held for investment and loans held for sale with a fair value of $1.6 billion, and assumed 
liabilities with a fair value of $1.9 billion, including deposits with a fair value of $1.7 billion. At the acquisition date, approximately 
$328.6 million of goodwill and $27.5 million of core deposit intangible assets were recorded.

Operations

The Company has three reportable segments: a Community Banks segment, an Insurance segment and a Wealth Management 
segment.

Neither we, the Bank nor Renasant Insurance have any foreign operations.

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Operations of Community Banks

Substantially all of our business activities are conducted through, and substantially all of our assets and revenues are derived from, 
the operations of our community banks, which offer a complete range of banking and financial services to individuals and to 
businesses of all sizes. As described in more detail below, these services include business and personal loans, interim construction 
loans, specialty commercial lending, treasury management services and checking and savings accounts, as well as safe deposit 
boxes and night depository facilities. Automated teller machines are located throughout our market area, and we have interactive 
teller machines in many of our urban markets. Our Online and Mobile Banking products and our call center also provide 24-hour 
banking services. 

As of December 31, 2019, we had over 200 banking, insurance and wealth management offices located throughout our markets 
in Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida and Georgia. Customers can also open deposit accounts and apply for certain types 
of loans through our Online and Mobile Banking Products.

Lending Activities.  Income generated by our lending activities, in the form of both interest income and loan-related fees, comprises 
a substantial portion of our revenue, accounting for approximately 69.50%, 68.52% and 66.16% of our total gross revenues in 
2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Total gross revenues consist of interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis and noninterest 
income. Our lending philosophy is to minimize credit losses by following strict credit approval standards, diversifying our loan 
portfolio by both type and geography and conducting ongoing review and management of the loan portfolio.  Loans are originated 
through our traditional community banking model based on customer needs.  Customer needs are met either through our commercial 
or personal banking lending groups depending on the relationship and type of service or product desired.  Our commercial lending 
group provides banking services to corporations or other business customers and originates loans for general corporate purposes, 
such  as  financing  for  commercial  and  industrial  projects  or  income  producing  commercial  real  estate. Also  included  in  our 
commercial lending group are experienced lenders within our specialty lines of business, which consist of our asset-based lending, 
Small Business Administration lending, healthcare, factoring, and equipment lease financing banking groups. Our personal banking 
group  provides  small  consumer  installment  loans,  residential  real  estate  loans,  lines  of  credit  and  construction  financing  and 
originates conventional first and second mortgages.

The following is a description of each of the principal types of loans in our loan portfolio, the relative credit risk of each type of 
loan and the steps we take to reduce such risk. Our loans are primarily generated within the market areas where our branches are 
located.

— Commercial, Financial and Agricultural Loans. Commercial, financial and agricultural loans (referred to as “C&I loans”), 
which accounted for approximately 14.12% of our total loans at December 31, 2019, are customarily granted to established local 
business customers in our market area on a fully collateralized basis to meet their credit needs. The terms and loan structure are 
dependent on the collateral and strength of the borrower. The loan-to-value ratios range from 50% to 85%, depending on the type 
of collateral.  Terms are typically short term in nature and are commensurate with the secondary source of repayment that serves 
as our collateral.

Although C&I loans may be collateralized by equipment or other business assets, the repayment of this type of loan depends 
primarily on the creditworthiness and projected cash flow of the borrower (and any guarantors). Thus, the chief considerations 
when assessing the risk of a C&I loan are the local business borrower’s ability to sell its products/services, thereby generating 
sufficient operating revenue to repay us under the agreed upon terms and conditions, and the general business conditions of the 
local economy or other market that the business serves. The liquidation of collateral is considered a secondary source of repayment.  
Another source of repayment are guarantors of the loan, if any. To manage these risks, the Bank’s policy is to secure its C&I loans 
with both the assets of the borrowing business and any other additional collateral and guarantees that may be available. In addition, 
we actively monitor certain financial measures of the borrower, including advance rate, cash flow, collateral value and other 
appropriate credit factors. We use C&I loan credit scoring models for smaller size loans. 

— Real Estate – 1-4 Family Mortgage. We are active in the real estate – 1-4 family mortgage area (referred to as “residential real 
estate loans”), with approximately 29.58% of our total loans at December 31, 2019, being residential real estate loans. We offer 
both first and second mortgages on residential real estate. Loans secured by residential real estate in which the property is the 
principal residence of the borrower are referred to as “primary” 1-4 family mortgages. Loans secured by residential real estate in 
which the property is rented to tenants or is not the principal residence of the borrower are referred to as “rental/investment” 1-4 
family mortgages. We also offer loans for the preparation of residential real property prior to construction (referred to in this 
Annual Report as “residential land development loans”). In addition, we offer home equity loans or lines of credit and term loans 
secured by first and second mortgages on the residences of borrowers who elect to use the accumulated equity in their homes for 
purchases, refinances, home improvements, education and other personal expenditures. Both fixed and variable rate loans are 
offered with competitive terms and fees. Originations of residential real estate loans are generated through retail efforts in our 
branches or originations by or referrals from our mortgage operations and online through our Renasant Consumer Direct channel. 

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We attempt to minimize the risk associated with residential real estate loans by strictly scrutinizing the financial condition of the 
borrower; typically, we also limit the maximum loan-to-value ratio.

We retain residential real estate loans for our portfolio when the Bank has sufficient liquidity to fund the needs of established 
customers  and  when  rates  are  favorable  to  retain  the  loans.  Retained  portfolio  loans  are  made  primarily  through  the  Bank’s 
adjustable-rate mortgage product offerings.

We also originate residential real estate loans with the intention of selling them in the secondary market to third party private 
investors or directly to government sponsored entities. When these loans are sold, we either release or retain the related servicing 
rights, depending on a number of factors, such as the pricing of such loans in the secondary market, fluctuations in interest rates 
that would impact the profitability of the loans and other market-related conditions. Residential real estate originations to be sold 
are sold either on a “best efforts” basis or under a “mandatory delivery” sales agreement. Under a “best efforts” sales agreement, 
residential real estate originations are locked in at a contractual rate with third party private investors or directly with government 
sponsored agencies, and we are obligated to sell the mortgages to such investors only if the mortgages are closed and funded. The 
risk we assume is conditioned upon loan underwriting and market conditions in the national mortgage market. Under a “mandatory 
delivery” sales agreement, the Company commits to deliver a certain principal amount of mortgage loans to an investor at a 
specified price and delivery date. Penalties are paid to the investor if we fail to satisfy the contract. The Company does not actively 
market or originate subprime mortgage loans.

With respect to second lien home equity loans or lines of credit, which inherently carry a higher risk of loss upon default, we limit 
our exposure by limiting these types of loans to borrowers with high credit scores.

— Real Estate – Commercial Mortgage. Our real estate – commercial mortgage loans (“commercial real estate loans”) represented 
approximately 43.81% of our total loans at December 31, 2019. Included in this portfolio are loans in which the owner develops 
a property with the intention of locating its business there. These loans are referred to as “owner-occupied” commercial real estate 
loans. Payments on these loans are dependent on the successful development and management of the business as well as the 
borrower’s ability to generate sufficient operating revenue to repay the loan. The Bank mitigates the risk that our estimate of value 
will prove to be inaccurate by having sufficient sources of secondary repayment as well as guarantor support.  In some instances, 
in addition to our mortgage on the underlying real estate of the business, our commercial real estate loans are secured by other 
non-real estate collateral, such as equipment or other assets used in the business.

In addition to owner-occupied commercial real estate loans, we offer loans in which the owner develops a property where the 
source of repayment of the loan will come from the sale or lease of the developed property, for example, retail shopping centers, 
hotels, storage facilities, etc. These loans are referred to as “non-owner occupied” commercial real estate loans. We also offer 
commercial real estate loans to developers of commercial properties for purposes of site acquisition and preparation and other 
development prior to actual construction (referred to in this Annual Report as “commercial land development loans”). Non-owner 
occupied commercial real estate loans and commercial land development loans are dependent on the successful completion of the 
project and may be affected by adverse conditions in the real estate market or the economy as a whole. 

We seek to minimize risks relating to all commercial real estate loans by limiting the maximum loan-to-value ratio and strictly 
scrutinizing the financial condition of the borrower, the quality of the collateral, the management of the property securing the loan 
and, where applicable, the financial strength of the tenant occupying the property. Loans are usually structured either to fully 
amortize over the term of the loan or to balloon after the third year or fifth year of the loan, typically with an amortization period 
not to exceed 20 years.  We also actively monitor such financial measures as advance rate, cash flow, collateral value and other 
appropriate credit factors. We generally obtain loan guarantees from financially capable parties to the transaction based on a review 
of the guarantor’s financial statements.

— Real Estate – Construction. Our real estate – construction loans (“construction loans”) represented approximately 8.53% of 
our  total  loans  at  December 31,  2019.  Our  construction  loan  portfolio  consists  of  loans  for  the  construction  of  single  family 
residential properties, multi-family properties and commercial projects. Maturities for construction loans generally range from 9 
to 12 months for residential property and from 12 to 24 months for non-residential and multi-family properties. Similar to non-
owner occupied commercial real estate loans, the source of repayment of a construction loan comes from the sale or lease of 
newly-constructed property, although often construction loans are repaid with the proceeds of a commercial real estate loan that 
we make to the owner or lessor of the newly-constructed property.

Construction lending entails significant additional risks compared to residential real estate or commercial real estate lending, 
including the risk that loan funds are advanced upon the security of the property under construction, which is of uncertain value 
prior to the completion of construction. The risk is to evaluate accurately the total loan funds required to complete a project and 
to ensure proper loan-to-value ratios during the construction phase. We address the risks associated with construction lending in 
a number of ways.  As a threshold matter, we limit loan-to-value ratios to 85% of when-completed appraised values for owner-

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occupied and investor-owned residential or commercial properties.  We monitor draw requests either internally or with the assistance 
of a third party, creating an additional safeguard that ensures advances are in line with project budgets.

— Installment Loans to Individuals. Installment loans to individuals (or “consumer loans”), which represented approximately 
3.12% of our total loans at December 31, 2019, are granted to individuals for the purchase of personal goods. Loss or decline of 
income by the borrower due to unplanned occurrences represents the primary risk of default to us. In the event of default, a shortfall 
in the value of the collateral may pose a loss to us in this loan category. Before granting a consumer loan, we assess the applicant’s 
credit history and ability to meet existing and proposed debt obligations. Although the applicant’s creditworthiness is the primary 
consideration, the underwriting process also includes a comparison of the value of the collateral, if any, to the proposed loan 
amount. We obtain a lien against the collateral securing the loan and hold title until the loan is repaid in full.

— Equipment Financing and Leasing. Equipment financing loans (or “lease financing loans”), which represented approximately 
0.84% of our total loans at December 31, 2019, are granted to provide capital to businesses for commercial equipment needs.  
These loans are generally granted for periods ranging between two and five years at fixed rates of interest. Loss or decline of 
income by the borrower due to unplanned occurrences represents the primary risk of default to us. In the event of default, a shortfall 
in the value of the collateral may pose a loss to us in this loan category.  We obtain a lien against the collateral securing the loan 
and hold title (if applicable) until the loan is repaid in full.  Transportation, manufacturing, healthcare, material handling, printing 
and construction are the industries that typically obtain lease financing.  In addition, we offer a product tailored to qualified not-
for-profit customers that provides real estate financing at tax-exempt rates.

Addressing Lending Risks. To protect against the risks associated with fluctuations in economic conditions within the Bank’s 
footprint, management has implemented a strategy to proactively monitor the risk to the Company presented by the Bank’s loan 
portfolio as a whole.  First, we purposefully manage the loan portfolio to avoid excessive concentrations in any particular loan 
category.  Our goal is to structure the loan portfolio so that it is comprised of approximately one-third C&I loans and owner-
occupied commercial real estate loans, one-third non-owner occupied commercial real estate loans and one-third residential real 
estate loans and consumer loans.  Construction and land development loans are allocated between the commercial real estate and 
residential real estate categories based on the property securing the loan.  With respect to construction and land development loans 
in particular, management monitors whether the allocation of these loans across geography and asset type heightens the general 
risk associated with these types of loans.  We also monitor concentrations in our construction and land development loans based 
on regulatory guidelines promulgated by banking regulators which involves evaluating the aggregate value of these loans as a 
percentage of our risk-based capital (this is referred to as the “100/300 Test” and is discussed in more detail under the “Supervision 
and Regulation” heading below) as well as monitoring loans considered to be high volatility commercial real estate. A further 
discussion of the risk reduction policies and procedures applicable to our lending activities can be found in Item 7, Management’s 
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, under the heading “Risk Management – Credit Risk 
and Allowance for Loan Losses.” 

Investment Activities.  We acquire investment securities to provide a source for meeting our liquidity needs as well as to supply 
securities to be used in collateralizing certain deposits and other types of borrowings.  We primarily acquire mortgage backed 
securities and collateralized mortgage obligations issued by government-sponsored entities such as FNMA, FHLMC and GNMA 
(colloquially known as “Fannie Mae,” “Freddie Mac” and “Ginnie Mae,” respectively) as well as municipal securities.  Generally, 
cash flows from maturities and calls of our investment securities that are not used to fund loan growth are reinvested in investment 
securities.  We also hold investments in corporate debt and pooled trust preferred securities.  At December 31, 2019, all of the 
Company’s investment securities were classified as available for sale.

Investment income generated by our investment activities, both taxable and tax-exempt, accounted for approximately 5.41%, 
5.38% and 6.48% of our total gross revenues in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Deposit Services. We offer a broad range of deposit services and products to our consumer and commercial clients. Through our 
community branch networks, we offer consumer checking accounts with free online and mobile banking, which includes bill pay 
and transfer features, peer-to-peer payment, interest bearing checking, money market accounts, savings accounts, certificates of 
deposit, individual retirement accounts and health savings accounts.

For our commercial clients, we offer a competitive suite of treasury management products which include, but are not limited to, 
remote deposit capture, account reconciliation with CD-ROM statements, electronic statements, positive pay, ACH origination 
and wire transfer, wholesale and retail lockbox, investment sweep accounts, enhanced business Internet banking, outbound data 
exchange and multi-bank reporting.

Fees generated through the deposit services we offer accounted for approximately 7.78%, 9.52% and 10.57% of our total gross 
revenues in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The deposits held by the Bank have been primarily generated within the market 
areas where our branches are located.

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Operations of Wealth Management

Through the Wealth Management segment, we offer a wide variety of fiduciary services and administer (as trustee or in other 
fiduciary or representative capacities) qualified retirement plans, profit sharing and other employee benefit plans, personal trusts 
and estates. In addition, the Wealth Management segment offers annuities, mutual funds and other investment services through a 
third party broker-dealer. For 2019, the Wealth Management segment contributed total revenue of $17.4 million, or 2.47%, of the 
Company’s total gross revenues. Wealth Management operations are headquartered in Tupelo, Mississippi, and Birmingham, 
Alabama, but our products and services are available to customers in all of our markets through our community banks.

Operations of Insurance

Renasant Insurance is a full-service insurance agency offering all lines of commercial and personal insurance through major 
carriers. For 2019, Renasant Insurance contributed total revenue of $10.8 million, or 1.54%, of the Company’s total gross revenues 
and operated ten offices throughout north and north central Mississippi.  

Competition

Community Banks

Vigorous competition exists in all major product and geographic areas in which we conduct banking business. We compete through 
the Bank for available loans and deposits and the provision of other financial services (such as treasury management)  with state, 
regional and national banks in all of our service areas, as well as savings and loan associations, credit unions, finance companies, 
mortgage companies, insurance companies, brokerage firms and investment companies. All of these numerous institutions compete 
in the delivery of products and services through availability, quality and pricing, and many of our competitors are larger and have 
substantially greater resources than we do, including higher total assets and capitalization, larger technology and marketing budgets 
and a broader offering of financial services.

For 2019, we maintained approximately 14% of the market share (deposit base) in our entire Mississippi area, approximately 2% 
in our entire Tennessee area, approximately 2% in our entire Alabama area, approximately 2% in our entire Florida area and 
approximately 2% in our entire Georgia area. 

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Certain markets in which we operate have demographics that we believe indicate the possibility of future growth at higher rates 
than the remainder of the markets in which we operate. The following table shows our deposit share in those markets as of June 
30, 2019 (which is the latest date that such information is available):

Market

Available Deposits
(in billions)     

 Deposit
Share         

Mississippi

Tupelo

DeSoto County

Oxford

Columbus

Starkville

Jackson
Tennessee

Memphis

Nashville

Maryville

Alabama

Birmingham

Decatur

Huntsville/Madison

Montgomery

Tuscaloosa

Florida

Columbia

Gainesville

Ocala
Georgia

Alpharetta/Roswell

Canton/Woodstock

Cartersville/Cumming

Gwinnett County

Lowndes County

Source:  FDIC, as of June 30, 2019 

Wealth Management

$

2.3

2.8

1.3

1.0

1.1

12.6

25.9

51.0

2.1

40.0

1.9

7.4

6.9

3.5

1.0

4.7

6.4

9.3

3.4

4.3

17.2

2.0

44.1%

14.2%

8.6%

9.2%

32.9%

4.5%

3.2%

1.0%

3.4%

0.7%

17.0%

1.5%

1.1%

1.4%

2.5%

2.2%

2.3%

2.0%

5.0%

4.3%

8.2%

3.1%

Our Wealth Management segment competes with other banks, brokerage firms, financial advisers and trust companies, which 
provide one or more of the services and products that we offer. Our wealth management operations compete on the basis of available 
product lines, rates and fees, as well as reputation and professional expertise. No particular company or group of companies 
dominates this industry.

Insurance

We encounter strong competition in the markets in which we conduct insurance operations. Through our insurance subsidiary, we 
compete with independent insurance agencies and agencies affiliated with other banks and/or other insurance carriers. All of these 
agencies compete in the delivery of personal and commercial product lines. There is no dominant insurance agency in our markets.

Supervision and Regulation

General

The U.S. banking industry is highly regulated under federal and state law.  We are a bank holding company registered under the 
Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHC Act”).  As a result, we are subject to supervision, regulation and 
examination by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”).  The Bank is a commercial bank 
chartered under the laws of the State of Mississippi; it is not a member of the Federal Reserve System.  As a Mississippi non-
member bank, the Bank is subject to supervision, regulation and examination by the Mississippi Department of Banking and 
Consumer Finance (the “DBCF”), as the chartering entity of the bank, and by the FDIC, as the insurer of the Bank’s deposits.  As 
a result of this extensive system of supervision and regulation, the growth and earnings performance of the Company and the Bank 
are affected not only by management decisions and general and local economic conditions, but also by the statutes, rules, regulations 

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and policies administered by the Federal Reserve, the FDIC and the DBCF, as well as by other federal and state regulatory authorities 
with jurisdiction over our operations, such as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”).

The bank regulatory scheme has two primary goals: to maintain a safe and sound banking system and to facilitate the conduct of 
sound monetary policy.  This comprehensive system of supervision and regulation is intended primarily for the protection of the 
FDIC’s deposit insurance fund, bank depositors and the public, rather than our shareholders or creditors.  To this end, federal and 
state banking laws and regulations control, among other things, the types of activities in which we and the Bank may engage, 
permissible investments, the level of reserves that the Bank must maintain against deposits, minimum equity capital levels, the 
nature and amount of collateral required for loans, maximum interest rates that can be charged, the manner and amount of the 
dividends that may be paid, and corporate activities regarding mergers, acquisitions and the establishment of branch offices.

The description below summarizes certain elements of the bank regulatory framework applicable to us and the Bank.  This summary 
is not, however, intended to describe all laws, regulations and policies applicable to us and the Bank, and the description is qualified 
in its entirety by reference to the full text of the statutes, regulations, policies, interpretative letters and other written guidance that 
are described below. Further, the following discussion addresses the bank regulatory framework as in effect as of the date of this 
Annual Report on Form 10-K. Legislation and regulatory action to revise federal and Mississippi banking laws and regulations, 
sometimes in a substantial manner, are continually under consideration by the U.S. Congress, state legislatures and federal and 
state regulatory agencies.  Accordingly, the following discussion must be read in light of the enactment of any new federal or state 
banking laws or regulations or any amendment or repeal of existing laws or regulations, or any change in the policies of the 
regulatory agencies with jurisdiction over the Company’s operations, after the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Supervision and Regulation of Renasant Corporation

General.  As a bank holding company registered under the BHC Act, we are subject to the regulation and supervision applicable 
to bank holding companies by the Federal Reserve. The BHC Act and other federal laws subject bank holding companies to 
particular restrictions on the types of activities in which they may engage and to a range of supervisory requirements and activities, 
including  regulatory  enforcement  actions  for  violations  of  laws  and  regulations  or  engaging  in  unsafe  and  unsound  banking 
practices.  The Federal Reserve’s jurisdiction also extends to any company that we directly or indirectly control, such as any non-
bank subsidiaries and other companies in which we own a controlling investment.

Scope of Permissible Activities.  Under the BHC Act, we are prohibited from engaging directly or indirectly in activities other 
than those of banking, managing or controlling banks or furnishing services to or performing services for our subsidiary banks 
and from acquiring a direct or indirect interest in or control of more than 5% of the voting shares of any company that is not a 
bank  or  financial  holding  company. The  principal  exception  to  this  prohibition  is  that  we  may  engage,  directly  or  indirectly 
(including through the ownership of shares of another company), in certain activities that the Federal Reserve has found to be so 
closely related to banking or managing and controlling banks as to be a proper incident thereto.  In making determinations whether 
activities are closely related to banking or managing banks, the Federal Reserve must consider whether the performance of such 
activities by a bank holding company or its subsidiaries can reasonably be expected to produce benefits to the public, such as 
greater convenience, increased competition or gains in efficiency of resources, and whether such public benefits outweigh the 
risks of possible adverse effects, such as decreased or unfair competition, conflicts of interest or unsound banking practices. 
Currently-permitted activities include, among others, operating a mortgage, finance, credit card or factoring company; providing 
certain data processing, storage and transmission services; acting as an investment or financial advisor; acting as an insurance 
agent for certain types of credit-related insurance; leasing personal or real property on a nonoperating basis; and providing certain 
stock brokerage services.

Pursuant to the amendment to the BHC Act effected by the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999 (commonly referred to 
as the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act, or the “GLB Act”), a bank holding company whose subsidiary deposit institutions are “well 
capitalized” and “well managed” may elect to become a “financial holding company” (“FHC”) and thereby engage without prior 
Federal Reserve approval in certain banking and non-banking activities that are deemed to be financial in nature or incidental to 
financial activity. These “financial in nature” activities include securities underwriting, dealing and market making; organizing, 
sponsoring and managing mutual funds; insurance underwriting and agency activities; merchant banking activities; and other 
activities that the Federal Reserve has determined to be closely related to banking.   No regulatory approval is required for a 
financial holding company to acquire a company, other than a bank or savings association, engaged in activities that are financial 
in nature or incidental to activities that are financial in nature, as determined by the Federal Reserve.  We have not elected to 
become an FHC.

A dominant theme of the GLB Act is functional regulation of financial services, with the primary regulator of the Company or its 
subsidiaries being the agency that traditionally regulates the activity in which the Company or its subsidiaries wish to engage. For 
example, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regulates bank holding company securities transactions, and the 
various banking regulators oversee our banking activities.

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Capital Adequacy Guidelines.  The Federal Reserve has adopted risk-based capital guidelines for bank holding companies.  The 
risk-based capital guidelines are designed to make regulatory capital requirements more sensitive to differences in risk profiles 
among banks and bank holding companies, to factor off-balance sheet exposure into the assessment of capital adequacy, to minimize 
disincentives for holding liquid, low-risk assets and to achieve greater consistency in the evaluation of the capital adequacy of 
major banking organizations worldwide.  Under these guidelines, assets and off-balance sheet items are assigned to broad risk 
categories, each with appropriate weights.  The resulting capital ratios represent capital as a percentage of total risk-weighted 
assets and off-balance sheet items.  These requirements apply on a consolidated basis to bank holding companies with consolidated 
assets of $500 million, such as the Company. In addition to the risk-based capital guidelines, the Federal Reserve has adopted a 
minimum Tier 1 capital (leverage) ratio, under which a bank holding company must maintain a minimum level of Tier 1 capital 
to average total consolidated assets of at least 4%.

The capital requirements applicable to the Company are substantially similar to those imposed on the Bank under FDIC regulations, 
described below under the heading “Supervision and Regulation of Renasant Bank - Capital Adequacy Guidelines.” 

Payment of Dividends; Source of Strength.  Under Federal Reserve policy, in general a bank holding company should pay dividends 
only when (1) its net income available to shareholders over the last four quarters (net of dividends paid) has been sufficient to 
fully fund the dividends, (2) the prospective rate of earnings retention appears to be consistent with the capital needs and overall 
current and prospective financial condition of the bank holding company and its subsidiaries and (3) the bank holding company 
will continue to meet minimum regulatory capital adequacy ratios after giving effect to the dividend.

In addition, a bank holding company is required to serve as a source of financial strength to its subsidiary banks.  This means that 
we are expected to use available resources to provide adequate financial resources to the Bank, including during periods of financial 
stress or adversity, and to maintain the financial flexibility and capital-raising capacity to obtain additional resources for assisting 
the Bank where necessary.  In addition, any capital loans that we make to the Bank are subordinate in right of payment to deposits 
and to certain other indebtedness of the Bank.  In the event of our bankruptcy, any commitment by us to a federal bank regulatory 
agency to maintain the capital of the Bank will be assumed by the bankruptcy trustee and entitled to a priority of payment.

Acquisitions by Bank Holding Companies.  The BHC Act requires every bank holding company to obtain the prior approval of 
the Federal Reserve before it acquires all or substantially all of the assets of any bank, merges or consolidates with another bank 
holding company or acquires ownership or control of any voting shares of any bank if after such acquisition it would own or 
control, directly or indirectly, more than 5% of the voting shares of such bank.  The Federal Reserve will not approve any acquisition, 
merger or consolidation that would have a substantially anti-competitive effect, unless the anti-competitive impact of the proposed 
transaction is clearly outweighed by a greater public interest in meeting the convenience and needs of the community to be served.  
The Federal Reserve also considers capital adequacy and other financial and managerial resources and future prospects of the 
companies and the banks concerned, together with the convenience and needs of the community to be served and the record of 
the bank holding company and its subsidiary bank(s) in combating money laundering activities. Finally, in order to acquire banks 
located outside of their home state, a bank holding company and its subsidiary institutions must be “well capitalized” and “well 
managed.” In addition, as detailed under the heading “Scope of Permissible Activities” above, we cannot acquire direct or indirect 
control of more than 5% of the voting shares of a company engaged in non-banking activities.

Control Acquisitions.  Federal and state laws, including the BHC Act and the Change in Bank Control Act, also impose prior notice 
or approval requirements and ongoing regulatory requirements on any investor that seeks to acquire direct or indirect “control” 
of  an  FDIC-insured  depository  institution  or  bank  holding  company.    “Control”  of  a  depository  institution  is  a  facts  and 
circumstances analysis, but generally an investor is deemed to control a depository institution or other company if the investor 
owns or controls 25% or more of any class of voting securities.  Ownership or control of 10% or more of any class of voting 
securities, where either the depository institution or company is a public company or no other person will own or control a greater 
percentage of that class of voting securities after the acquisition, is also presumed to result in the investor controlling the depository 
institution or other company, although this is subject to rebuttal.

Anti-Tying Restrictions. Bank holding companies and their affiliates are prohibited from tying the provision of certain services, 
such as extensions of credit, to other nonbanking services offered by a bank holding company or its affiliates.  

Heightened Requirements for Bank Holding Companies with $10 Billion or More in Assets.  Various federal banking laws and 
regulations, including rules adopted by the Federal Reserve pursuant to the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 
and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), impose heightened requirements on certain large banks and bank 
holding companies, including those with at least $10 billion in total consolidated assets. Although the Economic Growth, Regulatory 
Relief, and Consumer Protection Act enacted in May 2018 resulted in a number of the Dodd-Frank Act requirements no longer 
being applicable to banks of our size, such as the requirement to conduct stress testing and to establish a risk committee, we had 
already begun developing policies and procedures to comply with the Dodd-Frank Act rules well before the Company approached 
$10 billion in assets.  For example, we established an Enterprise Risk Management Committee tasked with monitoring the risks 

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identified by other Company and Bank committees in the context of the impact of each identified risk on other identified risks 
and ultimately on the Company as a whole. We also implemented new controls and procedures related to stress testing. These 
actions enhanced the Company’s risk oversight practices.  The recent legislation did not eliminate the Dodd-Frank Act provision 
requiring that the Company be examined for compliance with federal consumer protection laws primarily by the CFPB now that 
it has over $10 billion in assets.

Status as a Public Company.  As a publicly-traded company, we are also subject to laws, rules and regulations, as well as the 
standards of self-regulatory organizations, relating to corporate governance, financial reporting and public disclosure, and auditor 
independence, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Dodd-Frank Act, SEC rules and regulations and Nasdaq listing rules.  
We incur significant expense, and devote substantial management time and attention, to complying with these laws, regulations 
and standards, which are subject to varying interpretations, amendment or outright repeal.  We are committed to maintaining high 
standards of corporate governance, financial reporting and public disclosure, and management continually monitors changes in 
laws, rules and regulations, as well as best practices, in this area to ensure that we fulfill this commitment.

Supervision and Regulation of Renasant Bank

General. As a Mississippi-chartered bank, the Bank is subject to the regulation and supervision of the DBCF.  As an FDIC-insured 
institution that is not a member of the Federal Reserve, the Bank is subject to the regulation and supervision of the FDIC.  The 
regulations of the FDIC and the DBCF affect virtually all of the Bank’s activities, including the minimum levels of capital required, 
the ability to pay dividends, mergers and acquisitions, borrowing and the ability to expand through new branches or acquisitions 
and various other matters. 

Insurance of Deposits.  The deposits of the Bank are insured through the Deposit Insurance Fund (the “DIF”) up to $250,000 for 
most accounts.  The FDIC administers the DIF, and the FDIC must by law maintain the DIF at an amount equal to a specified 
percentage of the estimated annual insured deposits or assessment base.  The minimum designated reserve ratio of the DIF is 
currently 1.15% of total insured deposits, but this ratio will increase to 1.35% by September 30, 2020.  The FDIC must offset the 
effect of this increase for banks with assets less than $10 billion, meaning that banks above such asset threshold, such as the Bank, 
will bear the cost of the increase.

To fund the DIF, FDIC-insured banks are required to pay deposit insurance assessments to the FDIC on a quarterly basis.  The 
amount of an institution’s assessment is based on its average consolidated total assets less its average tangible equity during the 
assessment period.  As to the rate, it is based on our risk classification.  An institution’s risk classification is assigned based on its 
capital levels and the level of supervisory concern that the institution poses to the regulators.  The higher an institution’s risk 
classification, the higher its assessment rate (on the assumption that such institutions pose a greater risk of loss to the DIF).  In 
addition, the FDIC can impose special assessments in certain instances.  As we have assets in excess of $10 billion, our assessment 
rate is based not only on our risk classification but also incorporates forward-looking measures.  Also, we are subject to a surcharge 
designed to increase the DIF to specified levels.  

The FDIC may terminate the deposit insurance of any insured depository institution, including the Bank, if it determines after a 
hearing that the institution has engaged or is engaging in unsafe or unsound practices, is in an unsafe or unsound condition to 
continue operations or has violated any applicable law, regulation, order or any condition imposed by an agreement with the FDIC.  
For an institution with no tangible capital, deposit insurance may be temporarily suspended during the hearing process for the 
permanent termination of insurance.  If the FDIC terminates an institution’s deposit insurance, accounts insured at the time of the 
termination, less withdrawals, will continue to be insured for a period of six months to two years, as determined by the FDIC.  We 
are not aware of any existing circumstances which would result in termination of the Bank’s deposit insurance.

Interstate Banking and Branching.  Under federal and Mississippi law, the Bank may establish additional branch offices within 
Mississippi, subject to the approval of the DBCF, and the Bank can also establish additional branch offices outside Mississippi, 
subject to prior regulatory approval, so long as the laws of the state where the branch is to be located would permit a state bank 
chartered in that state to establish a branch.  Finally, the Bank may also establish offices in other states by merging with banks or 
by purchasing branches of other banks in other states, subject to certain restrictions.

Dividends.  The restrictions and guidelines with respect to the Company’s payment of dividends are described above.  As a practical 
matter,  for so  long  as our  operations  chiefly consist of  ownership of  the Bank,  the Bank will  remain  our source  of dividend 
payments. Accordingly, our ability to pay dividends depends upon the Bank's earnings and financial condition, as well as upon 
general economic conditions and other factors, and will be subject to any restrictions applicable to the Bank.

The ability of the Bank to pay dividends is restricted by federal and state laws, regulations and policies. Under Mississippi law, a 
Mississippi bank may not pay dividends unless its earned surplus is in excess of three times capital stock. A Mississippi bank with 
earned surplus in excess of three times capital stock may pay a dividend, subject to the approval of the DBCF. In addition, the 
FDIC also has the authority to prohibit the Bank from engaging in business practices that the FDIC considers to be unsafe or 

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unsound, which, depending on the financial condition of the Bank, could include the payment of dividends. Federal Reserve 
regulations also limit the amount the Bank may loan to the Company unless such loans are collateralized by specific obligations.

Current Expected Credit Loss Treatment. In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an accounting 
standard  update,  “Financial  Instruments  -  Credit  Losses  (Topic  326):  Measurement  of  Credit  Losses  on  Financial 
Instruments” (“Topic 326”), which replaces the current “incurred loss” model for recognizing credit losses with an “expected 
loss” model referred to as the CECL model. The new CECL standard is effective for us for fiscal years beginning after December 
15, 2019 and for interim periods within those fiscal years.  Under the CECL model, we are required to present certain financial 
assets carried at amortized cost, such as loans held for investment and held-to-maturity debt securities, at the net amount expected 
to be collected. The measurement of expected credit losses is based on information about past events, including historical experience, 
current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported amount. On December 
21, 2018, the federal banking agencies approved a final rule modifying their regulatory capital rules and providing an option to 
phase in over a period of three years the day-one regulatory capital effects of the CECL model. The final rule also revises the 
agencies’ other rules to reflect the update to the accounting standards.

As of January 1, 2020, on account of the implementation of the CECL model, we recognized a one-time cumulative-effect adjustment 
to our allowance for loan losses (which will be referred to as the “allowance for credit losses” in future periods), consistent with 
regulatory expectations set forth in interagency guidance issued at the end of 2016. We incurred transition costs and also expect 
to incur ongoing costs in maintaining the CECL models and methodology along with acquiring forecasts used within the models.  
The impact at adoption is expected to have an after-tax impact of approximately $31 million to $40 million decrease in the opening 
stockholders' equity balance.

In October 2019, the federal banking agencies issued a request for comment on a proposed interagency policy statement on the 
new CECL methodology. The policy statement proposes to harmonize the agencies' policies on allowance for credit losses with 
the FASB's new accounting standards. Specifically, the statement (1) updates concepts and practices from prior policy statements 
issued in December 2006 and July 2001 and specifies which prior guidance documents are no longer relevant; (2) describes the 
appropriate CECL methodology, in light of Topic 326, for determining Allowance for Credit Losses (“ACL”) on financial assets 
measured at amortized cost, net investments in leases, and certain off-balance sheet credit exposures; and (3) describes how to 
estimate an ACL for an impaired available-for-sale debt security in line with Topic 326. The proposed policy statement would be 
effective at the time that each institution adopts the new standards required by FASB. 

See Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, Financial 
Statements and Supplementary Data, in this report for additional information on the impact of our adoption of the CECL model.

Capital Adequacy Guidelines.  The FDIC has promulgated risk-based capital guidelines similar to, and with the same underlying 
purposes as, those established by the Federal Reserve with respect to bank holding companies.  Under those guidelines, assets and 
off-balance sheet items are assigned to broad risk categories, each with appropriate weights.  The resulting capital ratios represent 
capital as a percentage of total risk-weighted assets and off-balance sheet items. 

Capital requirements for insured depository institutions are countercyclical, such that capital requirements increase in times of 
economic expansion and decrease in times of economic contraction. 

-  Current Guidelines.  Under the current risk-based capital adequacy guidelines, we are required to maintain (1) a ratio of common 
equity Tier 1 capital (“CET1”) to total risk-weighted assets of not less than 4.5%; (2) a minimum leverage capital ratio of 4%; (3) 
a minimum Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6%; and (4) a minimum total risk-based capital ratio of 8%.  CET1 generally consists 
of  common  stock,  retained  earnings,  accumulated  other  comprehensive  income  and  certain  minority  interests,  less  certain 
adjustments and deductions.  In addition, we must maintain a “capital conservation buffer,” which is a specified amount of CET1 
capital in addition to the amount necessary to meet minimum risk-based capital requirements.  The capital conservation buffer is 
designed to absorb losses during periods of economic stress.  If our ratio of CET1 to risk-weighted capital is below the capital 
conservation buffer, we will face restrictions on our ability to pay dividends, repurchase our outstanding stock and make certain 
discretionary bonus payments. The required capital conservation buffer is 2.5% of CET1 to risk-weighted assets in addition to the 
amount necessary to meet minimum risk-based capital requirements. 

In addition, the Federal Reserve, the FDIC and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rules for calculating risk-weighted 
assets have been revised in recent years to enhance risk sensitivity and to incorporate certain international capital standards of the 
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.  These revisions affect the calculation of the denominator of a banking organization’s 
risk-based capital ratios to reflect the higher-risk nature of certain types of loans.

For example, residential mortgages are risk-weighted between 35% and 200%, depending on the mortgage’s loan-to-value ratio 
and whether the mortgage falls into one of two categories based on eight criteria that include the term, use of negative amortization 
and balloon payments, certain rate increases and documented and verified borrower income, while a 150% risk weight applies to 

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both certain high volatility commercial real estate acquisition, development and construction loans as well as non-residential 
mortgage loans 90 days past due or on nonaccrual status (in both cases, as opposed to the former 100% risk weight).  Also, “hybrid” 
capital items like trust preferred securities no longer enjoy Tier 1 capital treatment, subject to various grandfathering and transition 
rules.  We and the Bank meet all minimum capital requirements as currently in effect and our grandfathered trust preferred securities 
qualify for Tier 1 capital treatment.  

For a detailed discussion of the Company’s capital ratios, see Note 23, “Regulatory Matters,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial 
Statements in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, in this report.

-    Prompt Corrective Action.  Under Section 38 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (the “FDIA”), each federal banking agency 
is required to implement a system of prompt corrective action for institutions that it regulates.  The federal banking agencies 
(including the FDIC) have adopted substantially similar regulations to implement this mandate.  Under current regulations, a bank 
is (i) “well capitalized” if it has total risk-based capital of 10% or more, has a Tier 1 risk-based ratio of 8% or more, has a common 
equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 6.5%, has a Tier 1 leverage capital ratio of 5% or more and is not subject to any order or final capital 
directive to meet and maintain a specific capital level for any capital measure, (ii) “adequately capitalized” if it has a total risk-
based capital ratio of 8% or more, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6% or more, a common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 4.5% 
and a Tier 1 leverage capital ratio of 4% or more (3% under certain circumstances) and does not meet the definition of “well 
capitalized,” (iii) “undercapitalized” if it has a total risk-based capital ratio that is less than 8%, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio 
that is less than 6%, a common equity Tier 1 capital ratio that is less than 4.5% or a Tier 1 leverage capital ratio that is less than 
4%, (iv) “significantly undercapitalized” if it has a total risk-based ratio that is less than 6%, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio that 
is less than 4%, a common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of less than 3% or a Tier 1 leverage capital ratio that is less than 3%, and (v) 
“critically undercapitalized” if it has a ratio of tangible equity to total assets that is equal to or less than 2%.  

The capital classification of a bank affects the frequency of regulatory examinations, the bank’s ability to engage in certain activities 
and  the  deposit  insurance  premiums  paid  by  the  bank.    In  addition,  federal  banking  regulators  must  take  various  mandatory 
supervisory actions, and may take other discretionary actions, with respect to institutions in the three undercapitalized categories.  
The severity of the action depends upon the capital category in which the institution is placed.  An institution that is categorized 
as  undercapitalized,  significantly  undercapitalized  or  critically  undercapitalized  is  required  to  submit  an  acceptable  capital 
restoration  plan  to  its  appropriate  federal  banking  agency.   An  undercapitalized  institution  also  is  generally  prohibited  from 
increasing its average total assets, making acquisitions, establishing any branches or engaging in any new line of business, except 
under  an  accepted  capital  restoration  plan  or  with  FDIC  approval.    Generally,  banking  regulators  must  appoint  a  receiver  or 
conservator for an institution that is critically undercapitalized. 

Section 38 of the FDIA and related regulations also specify circumstances under which the FDIC may reclassify a well-capitalized 
bank  as  adequately  capitalized  and  may  require  an  adequately  capitalized  bank  or  an  undercapitalized  bank  to  comply  with 
supervisory actions as if it were in the next lower category (except that the FDIC may not reclassify a significantly undercapitalized 
bank as critically undercapitalized).  

The provisions discussed above, as well as any other aspects of current or proposed regulatory or legislative changes to laws 
applicable to the financial industry, may impact the profitability of our business activities and may change certain of our business 
practices, including the ability to offer new products, obtain financing, attract deposits, make loans, and achieve satisfactory interest 
spreads, and could expose us to additional costs, including increased compliance costs.  These changes also may require us to 
invest significant management attention and resources to make any necessary changes to operations in order to comply, and could 
therefore also materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Interchange Fees.  Under Section 1075 of the Dodd-Frank Act (often referred to as the “Durbin Amendment”), the Federal Reserve 
established standards for assessing whether the interchange fees, or “swipe” fees, that banks charge for processing electronic 
payment transactions are “reasonable and proportional” to the costs incurred by issuers for processing such transactions.  Under 
the Federal Reserve’s rules, the maximum permissible interchange fee is no more than 21 cents plus 5 basis points of the transaction 
value for many types of debit interchange transactions. A debit card issuer may also recover one cent per transaction for fraud 
prevention purposes if the issuer develops and implements policies and procedures reasonably designed to achieve certain fraud-
prevention standards.  The Federal Reserve also has rules governing routing and exclusivity that require issuers to offer two 
unaffiliated networks for routing transactions on each debit or prepaid product. Due to being over $10 billion in total assets as of 
December 31, 2018, the Bank became subject to the interchange fee cap beginning July 1, 2019.

Activities and Investments of Insured State-Chartered Banks.  Section 24 of the FDIA generally limits the activities and equity 
investments of FDIC-insured, state-chartered banks to those that are permissible for national banks.  Under regulations dealing 
with equity investments, an insured state bank generally may not directly or indirectly acquire or retain any equity investment of 
a type, or in an amount, that is not permissible for a national bank.  An insured state bank is not prohibited from, among other 
things, taking the following actions:

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acquiring or retaining a majority interest in a subsidiary;

investing as a limited partner in a partnership the sole purpose of which is direct or indirect investment in the 
acquisition, rehabilitation or new construction of a qualified housing project, provided that such limited partnership 
investments may not exceed 2% of the bank’s total assets;

acquiring up to 10% of the voting stock of a company that solely provides or reinsures directors’, trustees’ and 
officers’ liability insurance coverage or bankers’ blanket bond group insurance coverage for insured depository 
institutions; and

acquiring or retaining the voting shares of a depository institution if certain requirements are met.

Under  FDIC  regulations,  insured  banks  engaging  in  impermissible  activities,  or  banks  that  wish  to  engage  in  otherwise 
impermissible activities, may seek approval from the FDIC to continue or commence such activities, as the case may be.  The 
FDIC will not approve such an application if the bank does not meet its minimum capital requirements or the proposed activities 
present a significant risk to the deposit insurance fund. 

100/300 Test.  In response to rapid growth in commercial real estate (“CRE”) loan concentrations and observed weaknesses in 
risk management practices at some financial institutions, the FDIC, the Federal Reserve, and the Office of the Comptroller of the 
Currency published Joint Guidance on Concentrations in Commercial Real Estate Lending, Sound Risk Management Practices 
(which we refer to as the “CRE guidance”).  The CRE guidance is intended to promote sound risk management practices and 
appropriate levels of capital to enable institutions to engage in CRE lending in a safe and sound manner.  Federal banking regulators 
use certain criteria to identify financial institutions that are potentially exposed to significant CRE concentration risk.  Among 
other things, an institution will be deemed to potentially have significant CRE concentration risk exposure if, based on its call 
report, either (1) total loans classified as acquisition, development and construction (“ADC”) loans represent 100% or more of 
the institution’s total capital or (2) total CRE loans, which consists of ADC and non-owner occupied CRE loans as defined in the 
CRE guidance, represent 300% or more the institution’s total capital, where the balance of the institution’s CRE loan portfolio 
has increased by 50% or more during the prior 36 months.  The foregoing criteria are commonly referred to as the 100/300 Test.  
As of December 31, 2019, our ADC loans represented 80.84% of our total capital, and our total CRE loans represented 251.84% 
of our total capital.  

Safety and Soundness.  The federal banking agencies, including the FDIC, have implemented rules and guidelines concerning 
standards for safety and soundness required pursuant to Section 39 of the FDIA.  In general, the standards relate to operational 
and managerial matters, asset quality and earnings and compensation.  The operational and managerial standards cover (1) internal 
controls and information systems, (2) internal audit systems, (3) loan documentation, (4) credit underwriting, (5) interest rate 
exposure, (6) asset growth and (7) compensation, fees and benefits.  Under the asset quality and earnings standards, the Bank must 
establish and maintain systems to identify problem assets and prevent deterioration in those assets and to evaluate and monitor 
earnings and ensure that earnings are sufficient to maintain adequate capital reserves.  The compensation standard states that 
compensation will be considered excessive if it is unreasonable or disproportionate to the services actually performed by the 
individual being compensated. 

If an insured state-chartered bank fails to meet any of the standards promulgated by regulation, then such institution will be required 
to submit a plan to the FDIC specifying the steps it will take to correct the deficiency.  In the event that an insured state-chartered 
bank fails to submit or fails in any material respect to implement a compliance plan within the time allowed by the federal banking 
agency, Section 39 of the FDIA provides that the FDIC must order the institution to correct the deficiency.  The FDIC may also 
(1) restrict asset growth; (2) require the bank to increase its ratio of tangible equity to assets; (3) restrict the rates of interest that 
the bank may pay; or (4) take any other action that would better carry out the purpose of prompt corrective action.  We believe 
that the Bank has been and will continue to be in compliance with each of these standards. 

Federal Reserve System.  The Federal Reserve requires all depository institutions to maintain reserves against their transaction 
accounts (primarily NOW and Super NOW checking accounts) and non-personal time deposits.  The required reserves must be 
maintained in the form of vault cash or an account at a Federal Reserve bank.  At December 31, 2019, the Bank was in compliance 
with its reserve requirements. 

Consumer Financial Products and Services.  We are subject to a broad array of federal and state laws designed to protect consumers 
in connection with our lending activities, including the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Truth in 
Lending Act, the Truth in Savings Act, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the Electronic 
Funds Transfer Act, and, in some cases, their respective state law counterparts.  The CFPB, which is an independent bureau within 
the Federal Reserve, has broad regulatory, supervisory and enforcement authority over our offering and provision of consumer 
financial products and services under these laws.  

Relating  to  mortgage  lending  in  particular,  the  CFPB  issued  regulations  governing  the  ability  to  repay,  qualified  mortgages, 
mortgage servicing, appraisals and compensation of mortgage lenders.  These regulations limit the type of mortgage products that 
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the Bank can offer; they also affect our ability to enforce delinquent mortgage loans.  The CFPB has also issued complex rules 
integrating the required disclosures under the Truth in Lending Act, the Truth in Savings Act and the Real Estate Settlement 
Procedures Act (the “TRID rules”).  The TRID rules combine the prior good faith estimate and truth in lending disclosure form 
into a new “loan estimate” form and combine the HUD-1 and final truth in lending disclosure forms into a new “closing disclosure” 
form.  

We have established numerous controls and procedures designed to ensure that we fully comply with the TRID rules and all other 
consumer protection laws, both federal and state, as they are currently interpreted (which interpretations are subject to change by 
the CFPB).  In addition, our employees undergo at least annual training to ensure that they remain aware of consumer protection 
laws and the activities mandated, or prohibited, thereunder.

Community Reinvestment Act.  Under the Community Reinvestment Act (the “CRA”), the FDIC assesses the Bank’s record in 
meeting the credit needs of its entire community, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.  The FDIC’s assessment 
is taken into account when evaluating any application we submit for, among other things, approval of the acquisition or establishment 
of a branch or other deposit facility, an office relocation, a merger or the acquisition of shares of capital stock of another financial 
institution.  Under  the  CRA,  institutions  are  assigned  a  rating  of  “outstanding,”  “satisfactory,”  “needs  to  improve,”  or 
“unsatisfactory.” The Bank has undertaken significant actions to comply with the CRA, and it received a “satisfactory” rating by 
the FDIC with respect to its CRA compliance in its most recent assessment. 

The FDIC and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency recently proposed substantial changes to the CRA rules and regulations; 
however, the Federal Reserve Board did not join in the proposed rulemaking, and at this time it is unclear what changes, if any, 
to the CRA rules and regulations will ultimately be effected.  In addition, the U.S. Congress and all banking regulatory agencies 
have proposed changes to fair lending laws.  We will continue to evaluate the impact of any changes to the regulations governing 
the CRA and fair lending and their impact to our financial condition, results of operations, and/or liquidity. 

Financial and State Privacy Requirements.  Federal law and regulations limit a financial institution’s ability to share a customer’s 
financial  information  with  unaffiliated  third  parties  and  otherwise  contain  extensive  protections  for  a  customer’s  private 
information.  Specifically, these provisions require all financial institutions offering financial products or services to retail customers 
to provide such customers with the financial institution’s privacy policy at the beginning of the relationship and annually thereafter. 
Further, such customers must be given the opportunity to “opt out” of the sharing of personal financial information with unaffiliated 
third parties.  The sharing of information for marketing purposes is also subject to limitations. In addition to law and regulation 
at the federal level, a number of states - some of which we have loan or deposit customers in - have enacted broad statutes governing 
the use of an individual’s personal information.  These statutes typically encompass a broader scope of personal information than 
the financial information covered by federal privacy laws and regulations, and the statutes generally place more stringent restrictions 
on the ability of a third party to disclose, share or otherwise use an individual’s personal information than exist under federal law 
and regulations.  Many of these states’ privacy laws and regulations impose severe penalties for violations.

The  Bank  has  adopted  a  privacy  policy  and  implemented  procedures  governing  the  use  and  disclosure  of  personal  financial 
information for both customers and non-customers.  We believe our policy and procedures currently comply with all applicable 
laws and regulations, and we continually monitor federal and state laws, as well as changes in the nature and scope of our operations, 
so that any necessary changes in our privacy policy and procedures can be enacted in a timely manner.

Anti-Money Laundering.  Federal anti-money laundering rules impose various requirements on financial institutions intended to 
prevent the use of the U.S. financial system to fund terrorist activities.  These provisions include a requirement that financial 
institutions operating in the United States have anti-money laundering compliance programs, due diligence policies and controls 
to  ensure  the  detection  and  reporting  of  money  laundering.    Such  compliance  programs  supplement  existing  compliance 
requirements,  also  applicable  to  financial  institutions,  under  the  Bank  Secrecy Act  and  the  Office  of  Foreign Assets  Control 
regulations.    The  Bank  has  established  policies  and  procedures  to  ensure  compliance  with  federal  anti-laundering  laws  and 
regulations.

The Volcker Rule.  On December 10, 2013, the Federal Reserve and the other federal banking regulators as well as the SEC each 
adopted a final rule implementing Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act, commonly referred to as the “Volcker Rule.”  Generally 
speaking, the final rule prohibits a bank and its affiliates from engaging in proprietary trading and from sponsoring certain “covered 
funds” or from acquiring or retaining any ownership interest in such covered funds.  Most private equity, venture capital and hedge 
funds are considered “covered funds” as are bank trust preferred collateralized debt obligations.  The final rule required banking 
entities to divest disallowed securities by July 21, 2015, subject to extension upon application.  The Volcker Rule did not impact 
any of our activities nor do we hold any securities that we were required to sell under the rule, but it does limit the scope of 
permissible activities in which we might engage in the future.

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Supervision and Regulation of our Wealth Management and Insurance Operations

Our Wealth Management and Insurance operations are subject to licensing requirements and regulation under the laws of the 
United States and the State of Mississippi. The laws and regulations are primarily for the benefit of clients. In all jurisdictions, 
the applicable laws and regulations are subject to amendment by regulatory authorities. Generally, such authorities are vested with 
relatively broad discretion to grant, renew and revoke licenses and approvals and to implement regulations. Licenses may be 
denied or revoked for various reasons, including the violation of such regulations, conviction of crimes and the like. Other possible 
sanctions which may be imposed for violation of regulations include suspension of individual employees, limitations on engaging 
in a particular business for a specified period of time, censures and fines.

Monetary Policy and Economic Controls

We and the Bank are affected by the policies of regulatory authorities, including the Federal Reserve. An important function of 
the Federal Reserve is to regulate the national supply of bank credit in order to stabilize prices. Among the instruments of monetary 
policy used by the Federal Reserve to implement these objectives are open market operations in U.S. Government securities, 
changes in the discount rate on bank borrowings and changes in reserve requirements against bank deposits. These instruments 
are used in varying degrees to influence overall growth of bank loans, investments and deposits and may also affect interest rates 
charged on loans or paid for deposits.

The monetary policies of the Federal Reserve have had a significant effect on the operating results of commercial banks in the 
past and are expected to do so in the future. In view of changing conditions in the national economy and in the various money 
markets, as well as the effect of actions by monetary and fiscal authorities including the Federal Reserve, the effect on our, and 
the Bank’s, future business and earnings cannot be predicted with accuracy.

Sources and Availability of Funds

The funds essential to our, and the Bank’s, business consist primarily of funds derived from customer deposits, loan repayments, 
cash flows from our investment securities, securities sold under repurchase agreements, Federal Home Loan Bank advances and 
subordinated notes. The availability of such funds is primarily dependent upon the economic policies of the federal government, 
the economy in general and the general credit market for loans. Additional information about our funding sources can be found 
under the heading "Liquidity and Capital Resources" in Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition 
and Results of Operations, in this report.

Personnel

At December 31, 2019, we employed 2,527 people throughout all of our segments on a full-time equivalent basis. Of this total, 
the Bank accounted for 2,461 employees (inclusive of employees in our Community Banks and Wealth Management segments), 
and Renasant Insurance employed 66 individuals. The Company has no additional employees; however, at December 31, 2019, 
18 employees of the Bank served as officers of the Company in addition to their positions with the Bank.

Dependence Upon a Single Customer

No material portion of our loans have been made to, nor have our deposits been obtained from, a single or small group of customers; 
the loss of any single customer or small group of customers with respect to any of our reportable segments would not have a 
material adverse effect on our business as a whole or with respect to that segment in particular. A discussion of concentrations of 
credit in our loan portfolio is set forth under the heading “Financial Condition - Loans” in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and 
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, in this report.

Available Information

Our Internet address is www.renasant.com, and the Bank’s Internet address is www.renasantbank.com. We make available at the 
Company’s website, at the “SEC Filings” link under the “Investor Relations” tab, free of charge, our Annual Report on Form 10-
K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to 
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically 
file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC.

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Table 1 – Distribution of Assets, Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity; Interest Rates and Interest Differential

(In Thousands)

The following table sets forth average balance sheet data, including all major categories of interest-earning assets and interest-
bearing liabilities, together with the interest earned or interest paid and the average yield or average rate on each such category 
for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:

2019

2018

2017

Average
Balance

Interest
Income/
Expense

Yield/  
 Rate

Average
Balance

Interest
Income/
Expense

Yield/  
 Rate

Average
Balance

Interest
Income/
Expense

Yield/  
 Rate

Assets

Interest-earning assets:

Loans:

     Non purchased

(1)

     Purchased

Total Loans

Loans held for sale

Securities:

Taxable

(2)

Tax-exempt

Total securities

Interest-bearing balances with banks

Total interest-earning assets

Cash and due from banks

Intangible assets

Other assets

Total assets

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Deposits:

Interest-bearing demand

(3)

Savings deposits

Time deposits

Total interest-bearing deposits

Borrowed funds

Total interest-bearing liabilities

Noninterest-bearing deposits

Other liabilities

$ 6,784,132

$337,672

4.98% $ 6,019,177

$286,643

4.76% $5,060,496

$226,524

2,384,423

149,568

9,168,555

487,240

358,735

18,171

1,051,124

29,786

193,252

7,821

1,244,376

37,607

256,374

5,891

11,028,040

548,909

6.27%

5.31%

5.07%

2.83%

4.05%

3.02%

2.30%

4.98%

2,162,410

132,199

6.11% 1,795,306

114,043

8,181,587

418,842

5.12% 6,855,802

340,567

270,270

12,892

4.77%

174,369

7,469

844,692

217,190

23,713

9,232

2.81%

4.25%

746,557

329,430

1,061,882

32,945

3.10% 1,075,987

148,677

3,076

2.07%

195,072

17,408

15,838

33,246

2,314

9,662,416

467,755

4.84% 8,301,230

383,596

179,991

976,065

691,890

$12,875,986

163,286

747,008

531,857

$11,104,567

140,742

565,507

501,829

$9,509,308

$ 4,754,201

$ 40,991

0.86% $ 4,246,585

$ 23,678

0.56% $3,609,567

$ 9,559

1,258

39,746

81,995

16,928

98,923

0.19%

1.71%

1.06%

4.17%

1.22%

647,271

2,320,775

7,722,247

405,975

8,128,222

2,463,436

176,496

596,990

2,040,675

6,884,250

388,077

7,272,327

2,036,754

94,152

1,701,334

$11,104,567

868

0.15%

567,723

25,214

49,760

15,569

65,329

1.24% 1,715,828

0.72% 5,893,118

4.01%

419,070

0.90% 6,312,188

394

14,667

24,620

13,233

37,853

1,724,834

91,336

1,380,950

$9,509,308

4.48%

6.35%

4.97%

4.28%

2.33%

4.81%

3.09%

1.19%

4.62%

0.26%

0.07%

0.85%

0.42%

3.16%

0.60%

$449,986

4.08%

$402,426

4.16%

$345,743

4.16%

Shareholders’ equity

2,107,832
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $12,875,986
Net interest income/ net interest margin

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

Shown net of unearned income.

U.S. Government and some U.S. Government Agency securities are tax-exempt in the states in which we operate.

Interest-bearing demand deposits include interest-bearing transactional accounts and money market deposits.

The average balances of nonaccruing assets are included in this table. Interest income and weighted average yields on tax-exempt 
loans and securities have been computed on a fully tax equivalent basis assuming a federal tax rate of 21% and a state tax rate of 
4.45%, which is net of federal tax benefit.

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Table 2 – Volume/Rate Analysis

(In Thousands)

The following table sets forth a summary of the changes in interest earned, on a tax equivalent basis, and interest paid resulting 
from changes in volume and rates for the Company for the years indicated.  Information is provided in each category with respect 
to changes attributable to (1) changes in volume (changes in volume multiplied by prior yield/rate); (2) changes in yield/rate 
(changes in yield/rate multiplied by prior volume); and (3) changes in both yield/rate and volume (changes in yield/rate multiplied 
by changes in volume). The changes attributable to the combined impact of yield/rate and volume have been allocated on a pro-
rata basis using the absolute ratio value of amounts calculated.

Interest income:
Loans:
     Not purchased
     Purchased
Loans held for sale
Securities:
Taxable
Tax-exempt

Interest-bearing balances with banks

Total interest-earning assets

Interest expense:
Interest-bearing demand deposits
Savings deposits
Time deposits
Borrowed funds

Total interest-bearing liabilities

Change in net interest income

2019 Compared to 2018

2018 Compared to 2017

Volume   

Rate      

     Net  

Volume   

Rate     

     Net 

$

$

37,643
13,855
4,068

13,386
3,514
1,211

$

$

51,029
17,369
5,279

44,963
22,200
4,916

$

$

15,156
(4,044)
507

60,119
18,156
5,423

5,848
(984)
2,442
62,872

3,108
78
3,811
733
7,730
55,142

$

225
(427)
373
18,282

14,205
312
10,721
626
25,864
(7,582) $

$

6,073
(1,411)
2,815
81,154

17,313
390
14,532
1,359
33,594
47,560

$

2,471
(4,929)
(358)
69,263

1,944
21
3,145
(879)
4,231
65,032

3,834
(1,677)
1,120
14,896

12,175
453
7,402
3,215
23,245
(8,349) $

$

6,305
(6,606)
762
84,159

14,119
474
10,547
2,336
27,476
56,683

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Table 3 – Investment Portfolio

(In Thousands)

The following table sets forth the scheduled maturity distribution and weighted average yield based on the amortized cost of our 
investment portfolio as of December 31, 2019. Information regarding the carrying value of the investment securities listed below 
as  of  December 31,  2019,  2018  and  2017  is  contained  under  the  heading  “Financial  Condition  –  Investments”  in  Item 7, 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, in this report.

Amount

Yield  

Available for Sale:
U.S. Treasury securities

 Maturing within one year

Obligations of other U.S. Government agencies and corporations

$

 Maturing within one year
 Maturing after one year through five years
Obligations of states and political subdivisions

 Maturing within one year
 Maturing after one year through five years
 Maturing after five years through ten years
 Maturing after ten years

Trust preferred securities

 Maturing after ten years

Other debt securities - corporate debt

 Maturing after one year through five years
 Maturing after five years through ten years

Residential mortgage backed securities not due at a single maturity date:

Government agency MBS
Government agency CMO

Commercial mortgage backed securities not due at a single maturity date:

Government agency MBS
Government agency CMO

Other debt securities not due at a single maturity date

498

1,507
1,011

15,126
28,958
66,393
107,885

12,153

1,000
12,500

708,970
172,178

30,372
76,456
41,864
1,276,871

$

1.99%

3.02%
2.67%

4.65%
3.32%
3.82%
3.07%

2.49%

5.05%
4.70%

2.77%
2.57%

3.37%
3.03%
3.58%
3.02%

Weighted average yields on tax-exempt obligations have been computed on a fully tax equivalent basis assuming a federal tax 
rate of 21% and a state tax rate of 4.45%, which is net of federal tax benefit.

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Table 4 – Loan Portfolio

(In Thousands)

The following table sets forth loans held for investment, net of unearned income, outstanding at December 31, 2019, which, based 
on  remaining  scheduled  repayments  of  principal,  are  due  in  the  periods  indicated.  Loans  with  balloon  payments  and  longer 
amortizations are often repriced and extended beyond the initial maturity when credit conditions remain satisfactory. Demand 
loans, loans having no stated schedule of repayments and no stated maturity, and overdrafts are reported below as due in one year 
or less. For information regarding the loan balances in each of the categories listed below as of the end of each of the last five 
years, see Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, under the heading 
“Financial Condition – Loans.” See “Risk Management – Credit Risk and Allowance for Loan Losses” in Item 7 for information 
regarding the risk elements applicable to, and a summary of our loan loss experience with respect to, the loans in each of the 
categories listed below.

Commercial, financial, agricultural
Lease financing
Real estate – construction
Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage
Real estate – commercial mortgage
Installment loans to individuals

One Year or
Less

 After One Year
Through Five 
Years

After Five
Years

$

$

894,878
2,642
620,218
953,760
1,365,120
43,938
3,880,556

$

$

384,639
57,034
119,419
707,433
2,161,485
87,070
3,517,080

$

$

88,455
22,199
86,846
1,205,420
717,660
171,422
2,292,002

$

$

Total           
1,367,972
81,875
826,483
2,866,613
4,244,265
302,430
9,689,638

The following table sets forth the fixed and variable rate loans maturing or scheduled to reprice after one year as of December 31, 
2019:

Due after one year through five years

Due after five years

Table 5 – Deposits

(In Thousands)

Interest Sensitivity

Fixed           
Rate

Variable        

Rate

$

$

2,861,800

1,371,575

4,233,375

$

$

655,280

920,427

1,575,707

The following table shows the maturity of certificates of deposit and other time deposits of $100 or more at December 31, 2019:

Three Months or Less

Over Three through Six Months

Over Six through Twelve Months

Over 12 Months

Certificates of
Deposit

$

211,975

$

180,492

398,976

448,685

$

1,240,128

$

Other

8,315

2,341

16,285

21,504

48,445

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information contained in or incorporated by reference into this Form 10-K and the exhibits hereto, the 
following risk factors should be considered carefully in evaluating our business. The risks disclosed below, either alone or in 
combination, could materially adversely affect the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company. 

Risks Related To Our Business and Industry

Our business may be adversely affected by current economic conditions in general and specifically in our Mississippi, Tennessee, 
Alabama, Florida and Georgia markets.

General business and economic conditions in the United States and abroad can materially affect our business and operations.  A 
weak U.S. economy is likely to cause uncertainty about the federal fiscal policymaking process, the medium and long-term fiscal 
outlook of the federal government and future tax rates.  In addition, economic and other conditions in foreign countries could 
affect the stability of global financial markets, which could hinder U.S. economic growth. As an example, the recent outbreak of 
a novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China has resulted in the extended shutdown of certain businesses in the region.  Depending on 
future developments (including the extent of the virus’s spread and the measures, such as quarantines and travel restrictions, taken 
to contain such spread), may adversely affect economic conditions in the United States generally and our markets in particular.

Weak economic conditions are characterized by deflation, fluctuations in debt and equity capital markets, a lack of liquidity and/
or depressed prices in the secondary market for mortgage loans, increased delinquencies on mortgage, consumer and C&I loans, 
residential  and  commercial  real  estate  price  declines  and  lower  home  sales  and  commercial  activity. All  of  these  factors  are 
detrimental to our business, and the interplay between these factors can be complex and unpredictable.  Our business is also 
significantly affected by monetary and related policies of the U.S. federal government and its agencies.  Changes in any of these 
policies are influenced by macroeconomic conditions and other factors that are beyond our control.  Adverse economic conditions 
and government policy responses to such conditions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, 
results of operations and growth prospects.

More particularly, much of our business development and marketing strategy is directed toward fulfilling the banking and financial 
services needs of small to medium size businesses.  Such businesses generally have fewer financial resources in terms of capital 
or borrowing capacity than larger entities.  If general economic conditions negatively impact our Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, 
Florida and Georgia markets generally and these businesses are adversely affected, our financial condition and results of operations 
may be negatively affected.

We are subject to lending risk.

There are inherent risks associated with our lending activities. These risks include, among other things, the impact of changes in 
interest rates and changes in the economic conditions in the markets where we operate as well as those across the United States. 
Increases in interest rates on loans and/or weakening economic conditions could adversely impact the ability of borrowers to repay 
outstanding loans or the value of the collateral securing these loans. 

As of December 31, 2019, approximately 66.45% of our loan portfolio consisted of C&I, construction and commercial real estate 
loans. These types of loans are generally viewed as having more risk to our financial condition than other types of loans due 
primarily to the large amounts loaned to individual borrowers. Because the loan portfolio contains a significant number of C&I, 
construction and commercial real estate loans with relatively large balances, the deterioration of one or a few of these loans could 
cause a significant increase in nonperforming loans. An increase in nonperforming loans could result in a net loss of earnings from 
these loans, an increase in the provision for possible loan losses and an increase in loan charge-offs, all of which could have a 
material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Our C&I, construction and commercial real estate loan portfolios are discussed in more detail under the heading “Operations – 
Operations of Community Banks” in Item 1, Business, in this report.

We have a high concentration of loans secured by real estate.

At December 31, 2019, approximately 81.92% of our loan portfolio had real estate as a primary or secondary component of the 
collateral securing the loan. The real estate provides an alternate source of repayment in the event of a default by the borrower. 
Real  estate  values  have  generally  recovered  since  the  most  recent  recession,  but  any  adverse  change  in  our  markets  could 
significantly impair the value of the particular collateral securing our loans and our ability to sell the collateral upon foreclosure 
for an amount necessary to satisfy the borrower’s obligations to us. Furthermore, in a declining real estate market, we often will 
need to further increase our allowance for loan losses to address the deterioration in the value of the real estate securing our loans. 
Any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

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We have a concentration of credit exposure in commercial real estate.

In addition to the general risks associated with our lending activities described above, including the effects of declines in real 
estate values, commercial real estate (“CRE”) loans are subject to additional risks. These loans depend on cash flows from the 
property to service the debt. Cash flows, either in the form of rental income or the proceeds from sales of commercial real estate, 
may be affected significantly by general economic conditions. A general downturn in the local economy where the property is 
located, or a decline in occupancy rates in particular, could increase the likelihood of default. An increase in defaults in our CRE 
loan portfolio could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. At December 31, 2019, 
we had approximately $4.8 billion in commercial real estate loans, representing approximately 49.26% of our loans outstanding 
on that date, as follows:

(thousands)

Owner-occupied

Non-owner occupied

Construction

Land Development:

Commercial mortgage

Total Commercial real estate loans

December 31, 2019

Commercial Real Estate

$

$

1,637,281

2,450,895

528,504

156,089

4,772,769

As discussed under the heading “Supervision and Regulation” in Item 1, Business, above, the federal banking agencies promulgated 
guidance regarding when an institution will be deemed to potentially have significant CRE concentration risk exposure, as indicated 
by the results of the 100/300 Test.  Although the 100/300 Test is not a limit on our lending activity, if any future results of a 100/300 
Test evaluation show us to have a potential CRE concentration risk, we may elect, or be required by our regulators, to adopt 
additional risk management practices or other limits on our activities, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial 
condition and results of operations.

Our allowance for possible loan losses may be insufficient, and we may be required to further increase our provision for loan 
losses.

Although we try to maintain diversification within our loan portfolio in order to minimize the effect of economic conditions within 
a particular industry, management also maintains an allowance for loan losses, which is a reserve established through a provision 
for loan losses charged to expense, to absorb probable credit losses inherent in the entire loan portfolio. The appropriate level of 
the allowance is based on management’s ongoing analysis of the loan portfolio and represents an amount that management deems 
adequate to provide for inherent losses, including collateral impairment. Among other considerations in establishing the allowance 
for loan losses, management considers economic conditions reflected within industry segments, the unemployment rate in our 
markets, loan segmentation and historical losses that are inherent in the loan portfolio. The determination of the appropriate level 
of the allowance for loan losses inherently involves a high degree of subjectivity and requires management to make significant 
estimates of current credit risks and future trends, all of which may undergo material changes. Changes in economic conditions 
affecting borrowers, new information regarding existing loans, identification of additional problem loans and other factors, both 
within and outside our control, may require an increase in the allowance for loan losses.

The 2008-2009 recession in the United States highlighted the inherent difficulty in estimating with precision the extent to which 
credit risks and future trends need to be addressed through a provision to our allowance for loan losses. Any deterioration of current 
economic conditions could cause us to experience higher than normal delinquencies and credit losses. As a result, we may be 
required to make further increases in our provision for loan losses and to charge off additional loans in the future, which could 
materially adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

In addition, bank regulatory agencies periodically review the allowance for loan losses and may require an increase in the provision 
for loan losses or the recognition of further loan charge-offs, based on judgments different than those of management. In addition, 
if charge-offs in future periods exceed the allowance for loan losses, we will need additional provisions to increase the allowance 
for loan losses. Any increases in the allowance for loan losses will result in a decrease in net income and, possibly, capital and 
may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. A discussion of the policies and procedures 
related to management’s process for determining the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses is set forth under the heading 
“Risk Management – Credit Risk and Allowance for Loan Losses” in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial 
Condition and Results of Operations, in this report.

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FASB has recently issued an accounting standard update that will result in a significant change in how we recognize credit losses 
and may have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations. 

In June 2016, FASB issued an accounting standard update, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of 
Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” (“Topic 326”) which replaces the current "incurred loss" model for recognizing credit 
losses with an "expected loss" model referred to as the CECL model. The new CECL standard is effective for us for fiscal years 
beginning after December 15, 2019 and for interim periods within those fiscal years.  Under the CECL model, we are required to 
present certain financial assets carried at amortized cost, such as loans held for investment and held-to-maturity debt securities, 
at the net amount expected to be collected. The measurement of expected credit losses is to be based on information about past 
events, including historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability 
of the reported amount. This measurement will take place at the time the financial asset is first added to the balance sheet and 
periodically thereafter. This differs significantly from the "incurred loss" model required under GAAP for periods ending on or 
before December 31, 2019, which delays recognition until it is probable a loss has been incurred. The CECL model may create 
more volatility in the level of our allowance for loan losses.

As of January 1, 2020, upon the effectiveness of the CECL model, we recognized a one-time cumulative-effect adjustment to our 
allowance for loan losses (which will be referred to the “allowance for credit losses” in future periods), consistent with regulatory 
expectations set forth in interagency guidance issued at the end of 2016. We incurred transition costs and also expect to incur 
ongoing costs in maintaining the CECL models and methodology along with acquiring forecasts used within the models.  We also 
anticipate that the methodology will result in increased capital costs. The impact at adoption is expected to have an after-tax impact 
of approximately $31 million to $40 million decrease in the opening stockholders' equity balance.

We are subject to interest rate risk.

Our earnings and cash flows are largely dependent upon our net interest income. Net interest income is the difference between 
interest earned on assets, such as loans and securities, and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities, such as deposits and borrowed 
funds. Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors that are beyond our control, including general economic conditions and 
policies of various governmental and regulatory agencies and, in particular, the Federal Reserve. The rising rate environment over 
the last several years, where the Federal Reserve has increased the federal funds target rate by 25 basis points on eight separate 
occasions since December 2016, changed during 2019 as the Federal Reserve decreased the federal funds target rate by 25 basis 
points on three separate occasions. Changes in monetary policy, including changes in interest rates, could influence not only the 
interest we receive on loans and securities and the amount of interest we pay on deposits and borrowings, but such changes could 
also affect (1) our ability to originate loans and obtain deposits, which could reduce the amount of fee income generated, and 
(2) the fair value of our financial assets and liabilities.

Our financial results are constantly exposed to market risk.

Market risk refers to the probability of variations in net interest income or the fair value of our assets and liabilities due to changes 
in interest rates, among other things. The primary source of market risk to us is the impact of changes in interest rates on net 
interest income. We are subject to market risk because of the following factors:

— Assets and liabilities may mature or reprice at different times. For example, if assets reprice more slowly than liabilities 

and interest rates are generally rising, earnings may initially decline.

— Assets and liabilities may reprice at the same time but by different amounts. For example, when interest rates are generally 
rising, we may increase rates charged on loans by an amount that is less than the general increase in market interest rates 
because of intense pricing competition, while similarly-intense pricing competition for deposits dictates that we raise our 
deposit rates in line with the general increase in market rates. Also, risk occurs when assets and liabilities have similar 
repricing frequencies but are tied to different market interest rate indices that may not move in tandem.

— Short-term and long-term market interest rates may change by different amounts, i.e., the shape of the yield curve may 

affect new loan yields and funding costs differently.

— The remaining maturity of various assets and liabilities may shorten or lengthen as interest rates change. For example, if 
long-term mortgage interest rates decline sharply, mortgage backed securities held in our securities portfolio may prepay 
significantly earlier than anticipated, which could reduce portfolio income. If prepayment rates increase, we  would be 
required to amortize net premiums into income over a shorter period of time, thereby reducing the corresponding asset yield 
and net interest income.

— Interest rates may have an indirect impact on loan demand, credit losses, loan origination volume, the value of financial 
assets and financial liabilities, gains and losses on sales of securities and loans, the value of mortgage servicing rights and 
other sources of earnings.

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Although management believes it has implemented effective asset and liability management strategies to reduce market risk on 
the results of our operations, these strategies are based on assumptions that may be incorrect. Any substantial, unexpected, prolonged 
change in market interest rates could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Volatility in interest rates may also result in disintermediation, which is the flow of funds away from financial institutions into 
direct investments, such as U.S. Government and Agency securities and other investment vehicles, including mutual funds, which 
generally pay higher rates of return than financial institutions because of the absence of federal insurance premiums and reserve 
requirements. Disintermediation could also result in material adverse effects on our financial condition and results of operations.

A discussion of our policies and procedures used to identify, assess and manage certain interest rate risk is set forth under the 
heading “Risk Management – Interest Rate Risk” in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and 
Results of Operations in this report.

The planned phasing out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) as a financial benchmark may adversely affect our 
business and financial results.

The planned phasing out of LIBOR as a financial benchmark presents risks to the financial instruments originated or held by the 
Company. LIBOR is the reference rate used for many of our transactions, including a substantial portion of our variable rate loans 
as well as our borrowing and purchase and sale of securities; in addition, the derivatives that we use to manage risk related to the 
foregoing transactions are tied to LIBOR. However, a reduced volume of interbank unsecured term borrowing coupled with recent 
legal and regulatory proceedings related to rate manipulation by certain financial institutions has led to international reconsideration 
of LIBOR as a financial benchmark. The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), which regulates the process for 
establishing LIBOR, announced in July 2017 that the sustainability of LIBOR cannot be guaranteed. Accordingly, the FCA intends 
to stop persuading, or compelling, banks to submit to LIBOR after 2021. Until such time, however, FCA panel banks have agreed 
to continue to support LIBOR.

It is not clear at this time how LIBOR will be determined for purposes of financial instruments that are currently referencing 
LIBOR if and when it ceases to exist. If LIBOR is discontinued after 2021 as expected, there may be uncertainty or differences 
in the calculation of the applicable interest rate or payment amount depending on the terms of the governing instruments.  Such 
discontinuation may cause us to incur significant expense in amending these governing instruments and otherwise effecting the 
transition to a new reference rate.  Discontinuation also may increase operational and other risks to the Company and the industry.

While there is no consensus on what rate or rates may become accepted alternatives to LIBOR, a steering committee comprised 
of large U.S. financial institutions, the Alternative Reference Rate Committee, or ARRC, selected the Secured Overnight Finance 
Rate (“SOFR”) as an alternative to LIBOR. SOFR has been published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“FRBNY”) 
since May 2018, and it is intended to be a broad measure of the cost of borrowing cash overnight collateralized by U.S. Treasury 
securities.  ARRC has proposed a paced market transition plan to SOFR from LIBOR and organizations are currently considering 
industry wide and company-specific transition plans as it relates to derivatives and cash markets exposed to LIBOR.

The Company has not yet decided if it will adopt SOFR or another rate as the reference rate for its lending or borrowing transactions, 
and there can be no assurances that, regardless of the Company’s decision, SOFR will be widely adopted as the replacement 
reference rate for LIBOR.  In addition, because SOFR is published by the FRBNY based on data received from other sources, we 
have  no  control  over  its  determination,  calculation  or  publication.  Finally,  there  can  be  no  assurance  that  SOFR  will  not  be 
discontinued or fundamentally altered in a manner that is materially adverse to the parties that utilize SOFR as the reference rate 
for transactions.

The market transition away from LIBOR to an alternative reference rate, including SOFR, is complex and could have a range of 
adverse effects on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. In particular, any such transition could:

— adversely affect the interest rates paid or received on, and the revenue and expenses associated with, our floating rate 
obligations, loans, deposits, derivatives and other financial instruments tied to LIBOR rates, or other securities or financial 
arrangements given LIBOR's role in determining market interest rates globally;

— adversely affect the value of the our floating rate obligations, loans, deposits, derivatives and other financial instruments 
tied to LIBOR rates, or other securities or financial arrangements given LIBOR's role in determining market interest rates 
globally;

— result in disputes, litigation or other actions with counterparties regarding the interpretation and enforceability of certain 

fallback language in LIBOR-based securities; and

— require the transition to or development of appropriate systems and analytics to effectively transition our risk management 

processes from LIBOR-based products to those based on the applicable alternative pricing benchmark.

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Finally, the implementation of LIBOR reform proposals may result in increased compliance costs and operational costs, including 
costs related to continued participation in LIBOR and the transition to a replacement reference rate or rates. We cannot reasonably 
estimate the expected cost.

Liquidity needs could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

Maintaining adequate liquidity is crucial to the operation of our business.  We need sufficient liquidity to meet customer loan 
requests, deposit maturities and withdrawals and other cash commitments arising in both the ordinary course of business and in 
other unpredictable circumstances.  We rely on dividends from the Bank as our primary source of funds. The primary source of 
the Bank’s funds are customer deposits, loan repayments, proceeds from our investment securities and borrowings. While scheduled 
loan repayments are a relatively stable source of funds, they are subject to the ability of borrowers to repay the loans. The ability 
of borrowers to repay loans can be adversely affected by a number of factors, including changes in economic conditions, adverse 
trends or events affecting business industry groups, reductions in real estate values or markets, business closings or lay-offs, 
inclement weather, natural disasters and international instability.  Additionally, deposit levels may be affected by a number of 
factors, including rates paid by competitors, general interest rate levels, returns available to customers on alternative investments 
and general economic conditions. Accordingly, we may be required from time to time to rely on secondary sources of liquidity to 
meet withdrawal demands or otherwise fund operations or to support growth. Such sources include Federal Home Loan Bank 
advances and federal funds lines of credit from correspondent banks. 

If the aforementioned sources of liquidity are not adequate for our needs, we may attempt to raise additional capital in the equity 
or debt markets. Our ability to raise additional capital, if needed, will depend on conditions in such markets at that time, which 
are outside our control, and on our financial performance. 

If we are unable to meet our liquidity needs through any of the aforementioned sources, whether at all or at the time or the cost 
that we anticipate, we may be required to slow or discontinue loan growth, capital expenditures or other investments or liquidate 
assets.

A failure or breach of our operational or security systems, including as a result of cyber-attacks, could disrupt our business, result 
in the disclosure or misuse of confidential or proprietary information, damage our reputation and create significant financial and 
legal exposure for us.

As a financial institution, we rely heavily on our ability, and the ability of our third party service providers, to securely and reliably 
process, record, transmit and monitor confidential and other information through our and our third party service provider’s computer 
systems and networks.  Our operational systems, including, among other things, deposit and loan servicing, online and mobile 
banking, wealth management, accounting and data processing, could be materially adversely impacted by a failure, interruption 
or breach in the security or integrity of any of these systems, whether our own or one of our third party service provider’s.  Threats 
to these systems come from a variety of sources, including computer hacking involving the introduction of computer viruses or 
malware, cyber-attacks, identity theft, electronic fraudulent activity and attempted theft of financial assets.  These threats are very 
sophisticated and constantly evolving. In addition, our systems are threatened by unpredictable events such as power outages or 
tornadoes or other natural disasters.

We have invested a significant amount of time and expense, in security infrastructure investments and the development of policies 
and procedures governing our operations as well as employee training, in our efforts to ensure the security and integrity of our 
systems from the aforementioned threats, and we continue to upgrade our systems and evolve our policies and procedures to 
address vulnerabilities that we identify as well as new techniques being used to compromise our systems of which we become 
aware, especially as we expand our mobile and online banking presence. In addition, we have built redundancy into our systems, 
and  we  have  located  equipment  at  facilities  that  have  been  hardened  to  withstand  natural  disasters  and  have  back-up  power 
generating capacity.  In addition, we require our third party service providers to be similarly diligent in protecting their own systems 
from such existing and new threats, and a critical factor in our selection of an external service provider is the results of our evaluation 
of its business continuity planning.  Despite these efforts, we can provide no assurances that our systems, or our provider’s systems, 
will not experience any failures, interruptions or security breaches or that, if any such failures, interruptions or breaches occur, 
they will be addressed in a timely and adequate manner.  If the security and integrity of our systems, or the systems of one of our 
providers, are compromised, our operations could be significantly disrupted and our or our customer’s confidential information 
could be misappropriated, among other things.  This in turn could result in financial losses to us or our customers, lasting damage 
to our reputation, the violation of privacy or other laws and significant litigation risk, all of which could have a material adverse 
effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Our risk management framework may not be effective in mitigating risk and loss to us. 

We are subject to numerous risks, including lending risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk, market risk, information security risk 
and model risk, among other risks encountered in the ordinary course of our operations.  We have put in place processes and 

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procedures  designed  to  identify,  measure,  monitor  and  mitigate  these  risks.  However,  all  risk  management  frameworks  are 
inherently limited, for a number of reasons. First, we may not have identified all material risks affecting our operations. Next, our 
current  procedures  may  not  anticipate  future  development  of  currently  unanticipated  or  unknown  risks. Also,  we  may  have 
underestimated the impact of known risks or overestimated the effectiveness of the policies and procedures we have implemented 
to mitigate these risks.  The recent recession and the heightened regulatory scrutiny of financial institutions that resulted therefrom, 
coupled with increases in the scope and complexity of our operations, among other things, have increased the level of risk that 
we must manage.  Accordingly, we could suffer losses as a result of our failure to properly anticipate and manage these risks.

We depend on the accuracy and completeness of information furnished by others about customers and counterparties.

In deciding whether to extend credit or enter into other transactions, we often rely on information furnished by or on behalf of 
customers and counterparties, including financial statements, credit reports, other financial information and appraisals of the value 
of collateral. We may also rely on representations of those customers, counterparties or other third parties, such as independent 
auditors, as to the accuracy and completeness of that information. Reliance on inaccurate or misleading financial statements, credit 
reports, other financial information or appraisals could have a material adverse effect on our business and, in turn, our financial 
condition and results of operations.

Our business strategy includes the continuation of growth plans, and our financial condition and results of operations could be 
negatively affected if we fail to grow or fail to manage our growth effectively.

We have grown our business through the acquisition of entire financial institutions and through de novo branching. We have 
engaged in whole-bank acquisitions, most recently acquiring Brand and its wholly-owned subsidiary Brand Bank on September 
1, 2018.  In addition, since the beginning of 2011, we have opened eight branches in new markets, acquired specified assets and 
the operations of, and assumed specified liabilities of, failed financial institutions in two FDIC-assisted transactions and acquired 
the RBC Bank (USA) trust division in addition to other smaller acquisitions. We intend to continue pursuing a growth strategy 
for our business through de novo branching and to evaluate attractive acquisition opportunities that are presented to us.  Our 
prospects must be considered in light of the risks, expenses and difficulties frequently encountered by companies when expanding 
their franchise, including the following:

Management of Growth.  We may be unable to successfully:

— maintain loan quality in the context of significant loan growth;
— maintain adequate management personnel and systems to oversee such growth;
— maintain adequate internal audit, loan review and compliance functions; and
— implement additional policies, procedures and operating systems required to support such growth.

Operating Results. Existing offices or future offices may not maintain or achieve deposit levels, loan balances or other operating 
results necessary to avoid losses or produce profits. Our growth and de novo branching strategy necessarily entails growth in 
overhead expenses as we routinely add new offices and staff. Our historical results may not be indicative of future results or results 
that may be achieved as we continue to increase the number and concentration of our branch offices. Should any new location be 
unprofitable or marginally profitable, or should any existing location experience a decline in profitability or incur losses, the 
adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition could be more significant than would be the case for a larger 
company.

Development of Offices. There are considerable costs involved in opening branches, and new branches generally do not generate 
sufficient revenues to offset their costs until they have been in operation for at least a year or more. Accordingly, our de novo 
branches can be expected to negatively impact our earnings for some period of time until the branches reach certain economies 
of scale. Our expenses could be further increased if we encounter delays in opening any of our de novo branches. We may be 
unable to accomplish future branch expansion plans due to a lack of available satisfactory sites, difficulties in acquiring such sites, 
increased expenses or loss of potential sites due to complexities associated with zoning and permitting processes, higher than 
anticipated merger and acquisition costs or other factors. Finally, our de novo branches or branches that we may acquire may not 
be successful even after they have been established or acquired, as the case may be.

Expansion into New Markets. Much of our recent growth has been focused in the highly-competitive metropolitan areas of Memphis 
and Nashville, Tennessee, Birmingham and Huntsville, Alabama, Atlanta, Georgia, east Tennessee, as well as Gainesville and 
Ocala, Florida. In these growth markets we face competition from a wide array of financial institutions, including much larger, 
well-established financial institutions.

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Regulatory and Economic Factors. Our growth and expansion plans may be adversely affected by a number of regulatory and 
economic developments or other events. Failure to obtain required regulatory approvals, changes in laws and regulations or other 
regulatory developments and changes in prevailing economic conditions or other unanticipated events may prevent or adversely 
affect our continued growth and expansion. Such factors may cause us to alter our growth and expansion plans or slow or halt the 
growth and expansion process, which may prevent us from entering certain target markets or allow competitors to gain or retain 
market share in our existing or expected markets.

Failure to successfully address these issues could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations, 
and could adversely affect our ability to successfully implement our business strategy. Also, if our growth occurs more slowly 
than anticipated or declines, our operating results could be materially adversely affected.

We may fail to realize the anticipated benefits of our acquisitions.

The success of our acquisitions will depend on, among other things, our ability to realize anticipated cost savings and to integrate 
the acquired assets and operations in a manner that permits growth opportunities and does not materially disrupt our existing 
customer relationships or result in decreased revenues resulting from any loss of customers. If we are not able to successfully 
achieve these objectives, the anticipated benefits of the acquisition may not be realized fully or at all or may take longer to realize 
than expected. Additionally, we will make fair value estimates of certain assets and liabilities in recording each acquisition. Actual 
values of these assets and liabilities could differ from our estimates, which could result in our not achieving the anticipated benefits 
of the particular acquisition.

We cannot assure investors that our acquisitions will have positive results, including results relating to: correctly assessing the 
asset quality of the assets acquired; the total cost of integration, including management attention and resources; the time required 
to complete the integration successfully; the amount of longer-term cost savings; being able to profitably deploy funds acquired 
in the transaction; retaining the existing client relationships; or the overall performance of the combined business.

Our future growth and profitability depends, in part, on our ability to successfully manage the combined operations. Integration 
of an acquired business can be complex and costly, and we may encounter a number of difficulties, such as:

— deposit attrition, customer loss and revenue loss;
— the loss of key employees;
— the disruption of our operations and business;
— our inability to maintain and increase competitive presence;
— possible inconsistencies in standards, control procedures and policies; and/or
— unexpected problems with costs, operations, personnel, technology and credit.

Additionally, general market and economic conditions or governmental actions affecting the financial industry generally may 
inhibit our successful integration of the operations acquired.

We may continue to experience increased credit costs or need to take additional markdowns and make additional provisions to 
the allowance for loan losses on purchased loans. Any of these actions could adversely affect our financial condition and results 
of operations in the future. In addition, the attention and effort devoted to the integration of an acquired business may divert 
management’s attention from other important issues and could harm our business.

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We may face risks with respect to future acquisitions.

When we attempt to expand our business through mergers and acquisitions (including FDIC-assisted transactions), we seek targets 
that are culturally similar to us, have experienced management and possess either significant market presence or have potential 
for improved profitability through economies of scale or expanded services or, in the case of FDIC-assisted transactions, on account 
of the loss share arrangements with the FDIC associated with such transactions. In addition to the general risks associated with 
our growth plans and the particular risks associated with FDIC-assisted transactions, both of which are highlighted above, in 
general acquiring other banks, businesses or branches involves various risks commonly associated with acquisitions, including, 
among other things:

— the time and costs associated with identifying and evaluating potential acquisition and merger targets;

— inaccuracies in the estimates and judgments used to evaluate credit, operations, management and market risks with respect 

to the target institution;

— the time and costs of evaluating new markets, hiring experienced local management and opening new bank locations, and 
the time lags between these activities and the generation of sufficient assets and deposits to support the costs of the expansion;

— our ability to finance an acquisition and possible dilution to our existing shareholders;

— the diversion of our management’s attention to the negotiation of a transaction;

— the incurrence of an impairment of goodwill associated with an acquisition and adverse effects on our results of operations;

— entry into new markets where we lack experience; and

— risks associated with integrating the operations and personnel of acquired businesses.

We expect to continue to evaluate merger and acquisition opportunities (including FDIC-assisted transactions) that are presented 
to us and conduct due diligence activities related to possible transactions with other financial institutions. As a result, merger or 
acquisition discussions and, in some cases, negotiations may take place and future mergers or acquisitions involving cash, debt 
or equity securities may occur at any time. Historically, acquisitions of non-failed financial institutions involve the payment of a 
premium over book and market values, and, therefore, some dilution of our book value and net income per common share may 
occur  in  connection  with  any  future  transaction.  Failure  to  realize  the  expected  revenue  increases,  cost  savings,  increases  in 
geographic or product presence and/or other projected benefits from an acquisition could have a material adverse effect on our 
financial condition and results of operations.

Our profitability may be negatively impacted by changes in the amount and timing of the resolution of purchased impaired loans.

Under applicable accounting standards, we are required to periodically re-estimate the expected cash flows from impaired loans 
that we have purchased as part of our acquisition transactions.  The carrying value of these loans can be impaired due to lower-
than-expected cash flows, increases in loss estimates or defaults.  Any such impairment must be recognized in the period in which 
the change in estimated cash flow occurs.  Any such impairment will reduce our results of operations and profitability, and such 
reduction could be material.

Competition in our industry is intense and may adversely affect our profitability.

We face substantial competition in all areas of our operations from a variety of different competitors, many of which are larger 
and have substantially greater resources than we have, including higher total assets and capitalization, greater access to capital 
markets and a broader offering of financial services. Such competitors primarily include national, regional and community banks 
within the various markets in which we operate. We also face competition from many other types of financial institutions, including 
savings  and  loans,  credit  unions,  finance  companies,  brokerage  firms,  insurance  companies,  factoring  companies,  FinTech 
companies and other financial intermediaries. The information under the heading “Competition” in Item 1, Business, in this report 
provides more information regarding the competitive conditions in our growth markets.

Our industry could become even more competitive as a result of legislative, regulatory and technological changes and continued 
consolidation. The consolidation of financial institutions in connection with the 2008-2009 recession has continued to the present 
time, and we expect additional consolidation to occur as a result of, among other things, elevated regulatory compliance costs, 
the benefits of larger scale when making investments in new technology and changes in laws affecting larger financial institutions. 
Banks, securities firms and insurance companies can merge under the umbrella of a financial holding company, which can offer 
virtually any type of financial service, including banking, securities underwriting, insurance (both agency and underwriting) and 
merchant banking. Also, legislative and regulatory changes on both the federal and state level may materially affect competitive 
conditions in our industry. Finally, technology has lowered barriers to entry and made it possible for non-banks to offer products 
and services traditionally provided by banks, such as automatic transfer and automatic payment systems. Many of our competitors 
have fewer regulatory constraints and may have lower cost structures.

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Our ability to compete successfully depends on a number of factors, including, among other things:

— the ability to develop, maintain and build upon long-term customer relationships based on top quality service, high ethical 

standards and safe and sound assets;

— the ability to expand our market position;

— the scope, relevance and pricing of products and services offered to meet customer needs and demands;

— the rate at which we introduce new products and services relative to our competitors;

— customer satisfaction with our level of service; and

— industry and general economic trends.

Failure to perform in any of these areas could significantly weaken our competitive position, which could adversely affect our 
growth and profitability, which, in turn, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

We may be adversely affected by the soundness of other financial institutions and other third parties.

Entities within the financial services industry are interrelated as a result of trading, clearing, counterparty and other relationships. 
We have exposure to many different industries and counterparties and from time to time execute transactions with counterparties 
in the financial services industry, including commercial banks, brokers and dealers, investment banks and other institutional clients. 
Many of these transactions expose us to credit risk in the event of a default by a counterparty or client. In addition, our credit risk 
may be exacerbated when the collateral we hold cannot be realized upon or is liquidated at prices not sufficient to recover the full 
amount of the credit due to us. Any such losses could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of 
operations.

We are subject to extensive government regulation, and such regulation could limit or restrict our activities and adversely affect 
our earnings.

We and the Bank are subject to extensive federal and state regulation and supervision. Banking regulations are primarily intended 
to protect depositors’ funds, federal deposit insurance funds and the banking system as a whole. These regulations affect our 
lending practices, capital structure, investment practices, dividend policy and growth, among other things. In addition, significant 
changes to such regulations have been proposed or may be proposed. Changes to statutes, regulations or regulatory policies, 
including  changes  in  interpretation  or  implementation  of  the  foregoing,  could  affect  us  and/or  the  Bank  in  substantial  and 
unpredictable ways. Such changes could subject us to additional costs, limit the types of financial services and products we may 
offer and/or increase the ability of non-banks to offer competing financial services and products, among other things.

Under regulatory capital adequacy guidelines and other regulatory requirements, we and the Bank must meet guidelines that 
include quantitative measures of assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items, subject to qualitative judgments by regulators 
about components, risk weightings and other factors. If we fail to meet these minimum capital guidelines and other regulatory 
requirements, our  financial condition would be materially and adversely affected. Our failure to maintain the status of  “well 
capitalized” under our regulatory framework could affect the confidence of our customers in us, thus compromising our competitive 
position. In addition, failure to maintain the status of “well capitalized” under our regulatory framework, “well managed” under 
regulatory examination procedures or “satisfactory” under the CRA could compromise our status as a bank holding company and 
related eligibility for a streamlined review process for merger or acquisition proposals and would result in higher deposit insurance 
premiums assessed by the FDIC.

We are also subject to various privacy, data protection and information security laws. Under the GLB Act, we are subject to 
limitations on our ability to share our customers’ nonpublic personal information with unaffiliated parties, and we are required to 
provide certain disclosures to our customers about our data collection and security practices.  Customers have the right to opt out 
of our disclosure of their personal financial information to unaffiliated parties. We are also subject to state laws regulating the 
privacy of individual's private information, many of which are more restrictive, and have more severe sanctions for noncompliance, 
than the GLB Act. Finally, the GLB Act requires us to develop, implement and maintain a written comprehensive information 
security program containing appropriate safeguards for our customers’ nonpublic personal information. New laws and regulations 
have also been proposed that could increase our privacy, data protection and information security compliance costs. Our failure 
to comply with new or existing privacy, data protection and information security laws and regulations could result in regulatory 
or governmental investigations and/or fines, sanctions and other expenses which could have a material adverse effect on our 
financial condition and results of operations.

As a public company, we are also subject to laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure, 
including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Dodd-Frank Act and SEC regulations. These laws, regulations and standards are 
subject to varying interpretations, amendment or outright repeal.  As a result, the amendment or repeal of any such laws, regulations 

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or standards, or the issuance of new guidance for complying therewith by regulatory and governing bodies, could result in continuing 
uncertainty regarding compliance matters and higher costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance practices. 
We are committed to maintaining high standards of corporate governance and public disclosure. As a result, our efforts to comply 
with evolving laws, regulations and standards have resulted in, and are likely to continue to result in, increased expenses and a 
diversion of management time and attention.

Failure to comply with laws, regulations or policies could also result in sanctions by regulatory agencies and/or civil money 
penalties, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. While we have 
policies and procedures designed to prevent any such violations, such violations nevertheless may occur. The information under 
the heading “Supervision and Regulation” in Item 1, Business, and Note 23, “Regulatory Matters,” in the Notes to Consolidated 
Financial Statements in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, in this report provides more information regarding 
the regulatory environment in which we and the Bank operate.

Higher FDIC deposit insurance premiums and assessments could adversely affect our financial condition.

In order to replenish the Deposit Insurance Fund following the recession in 2008-2009, the FDIC significantly increased the 
assessment rates paid by financial institutions for deposit insurance.  In November 2018, the DIF reached the minimum reserve 
ratio of 1.35% required under the Dodd-Frank Act, which resulted in the discontinuance of the assessment surcharges that had 
been charged to banks, with greater than $10 billion in assets like the Bank. However, under the Dodd-Frank Act, if the reserve 
ratio falls or is projected within 6 months to fall below 1.35%, or if the FDIC increases reserves against future losses, the increased 
assessments are to be borne primarily by institutions with assets greater than $10 billion, which will apply to the Bank. Any 
increases in FDIC insurance premiums and any special assessments may adversely affect our financial condition and results of 
operations. 

We are subject to heightened regulatory requirements now that we exceed $10 billion in assets.

As discussed under the heading “Supervision and Regulation” in Item 1, Business, in this report, the Dodd-Frank Act and regulations 
promulgated thereunder impose additional requirements on bank holding companies with total assets of at least $10 billion. In 
addition, banks with total assets of at least $10 billion are primarily examined by the CFPB with respect to various federal consumer 
financial protection laws and regulations.  Finally, since we exceeded $10 billion in assets as of December 31, 2018, we are subject 
to the limitation on interchange fees imposed pursuant to the Durbin Amendment to the Dodd-Frank Act.  To prepare for the 
Company being subject to additional regulations upon exceeding $10 billion in assets, in recent years we incurred a number of 
significant expenses, and we expect to continue to incur additional expenses to address heightened regulatory requirements on 
account of having in excess of $10 billion in assets.  Further, the impact of the Durbin Amendment has reduced our noninterest 
income. These additional expenses could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. 
Our regulators may also consider our compliance with these regulatory requirements when examining our operations generally 
or  considering  any  request  for  regulatory  approval  we  may  make,  even  requests  for  approvals  on  unrelated  matters  such  as 
acquisitions of other financial institutions.

Changes in accounting standards issued by FASB or other standard-setting bodies may adversely affect our financial statements.

Our financial statements are subject to the application of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), 
which are periodically revised and/or expanded. From time to time, FASB or other accounting standard setting bodies adopt new 
accounting standards or amend existing standards. We have discussed the risks associated with our implementation of the CECL 
model. In addition, market conditions often prompt these bodies to promulgate new guidance that further interprets or seeks to 
revise accounting pronouncements related to financial instruments, structures or transactions as well as to issue new standards 
expanding disclosures. Our estimate of the impact of accounting developments that have been issued but not yet implemented is 
disclosed in our annual reports on Form 10-K and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, but the impact of these changes often is 
difficult to precisely assess.  In some cases, we could be required to apply a new or revised standard retroactively, resulting in 
changes to previously reported financial results, or a cumulative charge to retained earnings.  It is possible that future accounting 
standards that we are required to adopt could change the current accounting treatment that we apply to our consolidated financial 
statements and that such changes could have a material effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

We are subject to environmental liability risk associated with lending activities.

A significant portion of our loan portfolio is secured by real property. During the ordinary course of business, we may foreclose 
on and take title to properties securing certain loans. In doing so, there is a risk that hazardous or toxic substances could be found 
on these properties. If hazardous or toxic substances are found, we may be liable for remediation costs, as well as for personal 
injury and property damage. Environmental laws may require us to incur substantial expenses and may materially reduce the 
affected property’s value or limit our ability to use or sell the affected property. The remediation costs and any other financial 
liabilities associated with an environmental hazard could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of 

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operations. In addition, future laws or more stringent interpretations or enforcement policies with respect to existing laws may 
increase our exposure to environmental liability. Although management has policies and procedures to perform an environmental 
review before the loan is recorded and before initiating any foreclosure action on real property, these reviews may not be sufficient 
to detect all potential environmental hazards.

Risks Associated With Our Common Stock

Our stock price can be volatile.

Stock price volatility may make it more difficult for an investor to resell our common stock when desired and at attractive prices. 
Our stock price can fluctuate significantly in response to a variety of factors including, among other things:

— actual or anticipated variations in quarterly results of operations;

— recommendations by securities analysts;

— operating and stock price performance of other companies that investors deem comparable to us;

— news reports relating to trends, concerns and other issues in the banking and financial services industry;

— perceptions in the marketplace regarding us and/or our competitors;

— new technology used, or services offered, by us or our competitors;

— significant  acquisitions  or  business  combinations,  strategic  partnerships,  joint  ventures  or  capital  commitments  by  or 

involving us or our competitors;

— failure to integrate acquisitions or realize anticipated benefits from acquisitions;

— changes in government regulations; and

— geopolitical conditions such as acts or threats of terrorism or military conflicts.

General  market  fluctuations,  industry  factors  and  general  economic  and  political  conditions  and  events,  such  as  economic 
slowdowns or recessions, interest rate changes or credit loss trends, could also cause our stock price to decrease regardless of 
operating results.

The trading volume in our common stock is less than that of other bank holding companies.

Although our common stock is listed for trading on The NASDAQ Global Select Market, the average daily trading volume in our 
common stock is generally less than that of many of our competitors and other bank holding companies that are publicly-traded 
companies.  For the 60 days ended February 21, 2020, the average daily trading volume for Renasant common stock was 203,727 
shares per day. A public trading market having the desired characteristics of depth, liquidity and orderliness depends on the presence 
in the marketplace of willing buyers and sellers of our common stock at any given time. This presence depends on the individual 
decisions of investors and general economic and market conditions over which we have no control. Significant sales of our common 
stock, or the expectation of these sales, could cause volatility in the price of our common stock.

Our ability to declare and pay dividends is limited by law, and we may be unable to pay future dividends.

We are a separate and distinct legal entity from the Bank, and we receive substantially all of our revenue from dividends from the 
Bank. These dividends are the principal source of funds to pay dividends on our common stock and interest and principal on our 
debt. Various federal and/or state laws and regulations limit the amount of dividends that the Bank may pay to us. In the event the 
Bank is unable to pay dividends to us, we may not be able to service our debt, pay our obligations or pay dividends on our common 
stock. The inability to receive dividends from the Bank could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition 
and results of operations. The information under Note 22, “Restrictions on Cash, Securities, Bank Dividends, Loans or Advances,” 
in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, in this report provides 
a detailed discussion about the restrictions governing the Bank’s ability to transfer funds to us.

Holders of our junior subordinated debentures have rights that are senior to those of our common shareholders.

We have supported a portion of our growth through the issuance of trust preferred securities from special purpose trusts and 
accompanying junior subordinated debentures. Also, in connection with our acquisitions of other financial institutions, we have 
assumed junior subordinated debentures. Payments of the principal and interest on the trust preferred securities of these trusts are 
conditionally guaranteed by us. Further, the junior subordinated debentures we issued to the trusts are senior to our shares of 
common stock. As a result, we must make payments on the junior subordinated debentures before any dividends can be paid on 
our common stock and, in the event of our bankruptcy, dissolution or liquidation, the holders of the junior subordinated debentures 
must be satisfied before any distributions can be made on our common stock (such dividend restrictions do not apply to the 

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subordinated notes issued in August 2016 or assumed in connection with the Metropolitan acquisition). We have the right to defer 
distributions on our junior subordinated debentures (and the related trust preferred securities) for up to five years, during which 
time no dividends may be paid on our common stock.

An investment in our common stock is not an insured deposit.

Our common stock is not a bank deposit and, therefore, is not insured against loss by the FDIC, any deposit insurance fund or by 
any other public or private entity. Investment in our common stock is inherently risky for the reasons described in this “Risk 
Factors” section and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and is subject to the same market forces that affect the price 
of common stock in any company. As a result, an investor may lose some or all of his investment in our common stock.

Our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, as well as certain banking laws, could decrease our chances of being acquired even if 
our acquisition is in our shareholders’ best interests.

Provisions of our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws and federal banking laws, including regulatory approval requirements, 
could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us, even if doing so would be perceived to be beneficial to our shareholders. 
The  combination  of  these  provisions  impedes  a  non-negotiated  merger  or  other  business  combination,  which,  in  turn,  could 
adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

Our issuance of preferred stock could adversely affect holders of our common stock and discourage a takeover.

Our shareholders authorized the Board of Directors to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock without any further action 
on the part of our shareholders. Our Board of Directors also has the power, without shareholder approval, to set the terms of any 
series of preferred stock that may be issued, including voting rights, dividend rights, preferences over our common stock with 
respect to dividends or in the event of a dissolution, liquidation or winding up and other terms. In the event that we issue preferred 
stock in the future that has preference over our common stock with respect to payment of dividends or upon our liquidation, 
dissolution or winding up, or if we issue preferred stock with voting rights that dilute the voting power of our common stock, the 
rights of the holders of our common stock or the market price of our common stock could be adversely affected. In addition, the 
ability of our Board of Directors to issue shares of preferred stock without any action on the part of our shareholders may impede 
a takeover of us and prevent a transaction perceived to be favorable to our shareholders.

Shares eligible for future sale could have a dilutive effect.

Shares of our common stock eligible for future sale, including those that may be issued in any other private or public offering of 
our common stock for cash or as incentives under incentive plans, could have a dilutive effect on the market for our common stock 
and could adversely affect market prices. As of February 21, 2020, there were 150,000,000 shares of our common stock authorized, 
of which 56,562,634 shares were outstanding. 

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

The principal executive offices of the Company are located at 209 Troy Street, Tupelo, Mississippi. Various departments occupy 
each floor of the five-story building. The Technology Center, also located in Tupelo, houses electronic data processing, document 
preparation, document imaging, loan servicing and deposit operations. 

As of December 31, 2019, Renasant operated 160 full-service branches, 12 limited-service branches and ATM and Interactive 
Teller Machine (ITM) networks, which includes 180 at on-premise locations and 30 located at off-premise sites. Our Community 
Banks and Wealth Management segments operate out of all of these offices. 

The Bank also operates 22 locations used exclusively for mortgage banking, three locations used exclusively for loan production 
and two locations used exclusively for investment services.

Renasant Insurance, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bank, owns seven stand-alone offices and leases three branches throughout 
Mississippi.

We own or lease our facilities and believe all of our properties are in good condition to meet our business needs. None of our 
properties are subject to any material encumbrances.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

There are no material pending legal proceedings to which the Company, the Bank, Renasant Insurance or any other subsidiaries 
are a party or to which any of their property is subject, and no such legal proceedings were terminated in the fourth quarter of 
2019.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

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PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND 
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market Information and Holders

The Company’s common stock trades on The NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”) under the ticker symbol “RNST.” 
On February 21, 2020, the Company had approximately 4,455 shareholders of record and the closing sales price of the Company’s 
common stock was $31.95. 

Please refer to Item 12, Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters, for 
a discussion of the securities authorized for issuance under the Company’s equity compensation plans.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Total Number of 
Shares 
Purchased (1)

Average
Price per
Share

Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Share
Repurchase Plans

Maximum Number of 
Shares or 
Approximate Dollar 
Value That May Yet 
Be Purchased Under 
Share Repurchase 
Plans (2)

October 1, 2019 to October 31, 2019

November 1, 2019 to November 31, 2019

December 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019

Total

206,251

$

117,168

283,925

607,344

$

34.75

35.33

35.48

35.20

206,251

$

116,916

281,910

605,077

44,125

39,994

29,994

(1)  The Company announced a $50.0 million stock repurchase program on October 24, 2018, under which the Company was authorized 
to repurchase outstanding shares of its common stock either in open market purchases or privately-negotiated transactions. The 
stock repurchase program was completed during the first week of October 2019, with a total of 37,151 shares repurchased in 
October 2019.  The Company also announced a new $50.0 million stock repurchase program in October 2019.  During the fourth 
quarter of 2019, the Company repurchased 567,926 shares under the new program. The program will remain in effect until the 
earlier of October 2020 or the repurchase of the entire amount of common stock authorized to be repurchased by the Board of 
Directors.

Share amounts in this column also include shares of Renasant common stock withheld to satisfy federal and state tax liabilities 
related to the vesting of time-based restricted stock awards and to satisfy the exercise price and tax liabilities related to the exercise 
of stock options during the three month period ended December 31, 2019. A total of 2,267 shares were withheld for such purposes 
in November and December 2019; no shares were withheld for tax purposes in October 2019.

(2)  Dollars in thousands

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities 

The Company did not sell any unregistered equity securities during 2019.

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Stock Performance Graph

The following performance graph, obtained from S&P Global Market Intelligence, compares the performance of our common 
stock to the NASDAQ Market Index and to the SNL Geographic Index, Southeast, which is a peer group of regional southeast 
bank holding companies (which includes the Company), for our reporting period. The performance graph assumes that the value 
of the investment in our common stock, the NASDAQ Market Index and the SNL Geographic Index, Southeast was $100 at 
December 31, 2014, and that all dividends were reinvested.

Renasant Corporation
NASDAQ Market Index
SNL Geographic Index, Southeast(1)

Period Ending December 31,

$

2014
100.00
100.00
100.00

$

2015
121.49
106.96
98.44

$

2016
152.06
116.45
130.68

$

2017
149.91
150.96
161.65

$

2018
112.85
146.67
133.56

$

2019
135.70
200.49
188.08

(1)  The SNL Geographic Index, Southeast, is a peer group of 70 regional bank holding companies, whose common stock is traded either on the New York 

Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex or NASDAQ, and who are headquartered in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South 
Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

There can be no assurance that our common stock performance will continue in the future with the same or similar trends depicted 
in the performance graph above. We will not make or endorse any predictions as to future stock performance. The information 
provided under the heading “Stock Performance Graph” shall not be deemed to be “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the 
SEC or subject to its proxy regulations or to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, other 
than as provided in Item 201 of Regulation S-K. The information provided in this section shall not be deemed to be incorporated 
by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA(1)

(In Thousands, Except Share Data) (Unaudited)

Year Ended December 31,
Interest income

Interest expense

Net interest income

Provision for loan losses

Noninterest income

Noninterest expense

Income before income taxes

Income taxes

Net income

Per Common Share
Net income – Basic

Net income – Diluted

Book value at December 31
Closing price(2)
Cash dividends declared and paid

Dividend payout

At December 31,
Assets

Loans, net of unearned income

Securities

Deposits

Borrowings

Shareholders’ equity
Selected Ratios
Return on average:

Total assets

Shareholders’ equity

Average shareholders’ equity to
average assets

At December 31,
Shareholders’ equity to assets

Allowance for loan losses to total 
loans, net of unearned income(3)
Allowance for loan losses to 
nonperforming loans(3)
Nonperforming loans to total 
loans, net of unearned income(3)

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

$

542,580

$

461,854

$ 374,750

$ 329,138

$ 263,023

98,923

443,657

7,050

153,254

374,174

215,687

48,091

65,329

396,525

6,810

143,961

345,029

188,647

41,727

$

167,596

$

146,920

$

$

2.89

2.88

37.39

35.42

0.87

2.80

2.79

34.91

30.18

0.80

37,853

336,897

7,550

132,140

301,618

159,869

67,681

92,188

1.97

1.96

30.72

40.89

0.73

$

$

28,147

300,991

7,530

137,415

295,099

135,777

44,847

90,930

2.18

2.17

27.81

42.22

0.71

$

$

21,665

241,358

4,750

108,270

245,114

99,764

31,750

68,014

1.89

1.88

25.73

34.41

0.68

$

$

30.21%

37.24%

37.24%

32.72%

36.17%

$13,400,618

$12,934,878

$ 9,829,981

$ 8,699,851

$ 7,926,496

9,689,638

1,290,613

9,083,129

1,250,777

7,620,322

671,488

10,213,168

10,128,557

7,921,075

865,598

651,324

297,360

6,202,709

1,030,530

7,059,137

312,135

5,413,462

1,105,205

6,218,602

570,496

2,125,689

2,043,913

1,514,983

1,232,883

1,036,818

1.30%

7.95%

1.32%

8.64%

0.97%

6.68%

1.08%

8.15%

0.99%

7.76%

16.37%

15.32%

14.52%

13.26%

12.76%

15.86%

15.80%

15.41%

14.17%

13.08%

0.69%

0.77%

0.83%

0.91%

1.11%

208.92%

379.96%

348.37%

320.08%

283.46%

0.33%

0.20%

0.24%

0.28%

0.39%

(1)  Selected consolidated financial data includes the effect of mergers and other acquisition transactions from the date of each merger or other transaction.  On 
September 1, 2018, Renasant Corporation acquired Brand Group Holdings, Inc., a Georgia corporation (“Brand”), headquartered in Lawrenceville, Georgia. 
On July 1, 2017, Renasant Corporation acquired Metropolitan BancGroup, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Metropolitan”), headquartered in Ridgeland, 
Mississippi. On April 1, 2016, Renasant Bank, Renasant Corporation’s wholly-owned subsidiary, acquired KeyWorth Bank, a Georgia banking corporation 
(“KeyWorth”),  headquartered  in  Johns  Creek,  Georgia.    On  July  1,  2015,  Renasant  Corporation  acquired  Heritage  Financial  Group,  Inc.,  a  Maryland 
corporation (“Heritage”), headquartered in Albany, Georgia. For additional information about the Brand acquisition, please refer to Item 1, Business, and 
Note 2, “Mergers and Acquisitions,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, in this 
Annual Report on Form 10-K.  For additional information about the Metropolitan acquisition, please refer to Item 1, Business, and Note 2, “Mergers and 

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Acquisitions,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data in Renasant’s Annual Report on 
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the SEC on February 27, 2019. For additional information about the KeyWorth and Heritage 
acquisitions, please refer to Item 1, Business, and Note 2, “Mergers and Acquisitions,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, Financial 
Statements and Supplementary Data in Renasant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the SEC on February 
28, 2018. 

(2)  Reflects the closing price on The NASDAQ Global Select Market on the last trading day of the Company’s fiscal year.

(3)  Excludes assets acquired from Brand, Metropolitan, KeyWorth, Heritage and prior acquisitions and assets covered under loss share agreements with the 

FDIC.  Effective December 8, 2016, Renasant Bank entered into an agreement with the FDIC that terminated all of the loss share agreements.

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ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT’S  DISCUSSION  AND  ANALYSIS  OF  FINANCIAL  CONDITION  AND  RESULTS  OF 
OPERATIONS

(In Thousands, Except Share Data)

The  following  discussion  and  analysis  of  our  financial  condition  and  results  of  operations  should  be  read  together  with  the 
cautionary language regarding forward-looking statements at the beginning of Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and 
our consolidated financial statements and related notes included under Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary 
Data, of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition 
and Results of Operations, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, which provides a discussion 
of 2017 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2018 and 2017 that are not included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Performance Overview

Net income was $167,596 for 2019 compared to $146,920 for 2018. Basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) were $2.89 and 
$2.88, respectively, for 2019 compared to $2.80 and $2.79, respectively, for 2018. At December 31, 2019, total assets increased 
to $13,400,618 from $12,934,878 at December 31, 2018. The comparability of our financial condition and results of operations 
from 2018 to 2019 has been influenced by a number of factors:

Acquisitions

— Effective September 1, 2018, the Company completed its acquisition of Brand Group Holdings, Inc. (“Brand”) in a transaction 
valued at $474,453. Including the effect of purchase accounting adjustments, the Company acquired assets with a fair value 
of $2,334,333 which included gross loans with a fair value of $1,580,339, and assumed liabilities with a fair value of 
$1,859,880, including deposits with a fair value of $1,714,177. The acquisition expanded the Company’s footprint in the 
greater Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area.

Financial Highlights

— Net interest income increased 11.89% to $443,657 for 2019 as compared to $396,525 for 2018. The increase from 2018 to 
2019 was due primarily to the increase in average earnings assets from the acquisition of Brand and organic growth in the 
Company’s non purchased loan portfolio. Yields on earning assets increased as we replaced maturing assets with assets 
earning similar or higher rates of interest.  Furthermore, the Company capitalized on the rising rate environment over the 
last two years, ending in July 2019, by replacing maturing loans with new or renewed loans at similar or higher rates. These 
efforts helped offset the negative impact to our net interest income and net interest margin from not only rising costs of our 
deposits and borrowings as competition increased in response to the aforementioned rate environment but also the impact 
of loan yields as rates decreased in the latter half of 2019.

— Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans decreased to 0.04% in 2019 compared to 0.05% in 2018. The provision 

for loan losses was $7,050 for 2019 compared to $6,810 for 2018.

— Noninterest income was $153,254 for 2019 compared to $143,961 for 2018. The growth in noninterest income is primarily 
attributable to the Brand acquisition and growth in our mortgage banking operations. Effective July 1, 2019, we became 
subject to the limitations on interchange fees imposed pursuant to §1075 of the Dodd-Frank Act (this provision, commonly 
referred to as the “Durbin Amendment,” is discussed in more detail under the heading “Supervision and Regulation” in 
Item 1, Business, in this report). The Durbin Amendment limitations reduced interchange fees by approximately $6,000 
during the second half of 2019. 

— Noninterest expense was $374,174 and $345,029 for 2019 and 2018, respectively. The increase in noninterest expense and 
its related components is primarily attributable to the Brand acquisition as well as increases in salaries and employee benefits 
as the Company engaged in above-average hiring of new production team members over the course of 2019 to support its 
long term growth strategy. The Company recorded merger expense related to its recent acquisitions of $279 and $14,246 
in 2019 and 2018, respectively. Merger expense did not impact diluted EPS in 2019, but decreased it by $0.21 in 2018.

— Loans, net of unearned income, were $9,689,638 at December 31, 2019 compared to $9,083,129 at December 31, 2018, 
which represents an increase of 6.68% from the previous year.  Excluding purchased loans of $2,101,664 and $2,693,417 
at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, the portfolio increased by $1,198,262, or 18.75%, from December 31, 2018. 

— Deposits totaled $10,213,168 at December 31, 2019 compared to $10,128,557 at December 31, 2018. Noninterest bearing 
deposits averaged $2,463,436, or 24.19% of average deposits, for 2019 compared to $2,036,754, or 22.83% of average 
deposits, for 2018.

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A historical look at key performance indicators is presented below.

Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS Growth
Shareholders’ equity to assets
Tangible shareholders’ equity to tangible assets(1)
Return on Average Assets
Return on Average Tangible Assets(1)
Return on Average Shareholders’ Equity
Return on Average Tangible Shareholders’ Equity(1)

$

2019

2018

2017

2016

$

2.88
3.23%
15.86%
9.25%
1.30%
1.46%
7.95%
15.36%

$

2.79
42.35%
15.80%
8.92%
1.32%
1.47%
8.64%
15.98%

$

1.96
(9.68)%
15.41 %
9.56 %
0.97 %
1.08 %
6.68 %
11.84 %

2.17
15.43%
14.17%
9.00%
1.08%
1.20%
8.15%
15.28%

2015

$

1.88

—%
13.08%
7.54%
0.99%
1.11%
7.76%
14.50%

(1)  These performance indicators are non-GAAP financial measures.  A reconciliation of these financial measures from GAAP to non-GAAP as well as 
an explanation of why the Company provides these non-GAAP financial measures can be found under the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” heading 
at the end of this Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our financial statements are prepared using accounting estimates for various accounts. Wherever feasible, we utilize third-party 
information to provide management with estimates. Although independent third parties are engaged to assist us in the estimation 
process, management evaluates the results, challenges assumptions and considers other factors that could impact these estimates. 
We monitor the status of proposed and newly issued accounting standards to evaluate the impact on our financial condition and 
results of operations. Our accounting policies, including the impact of newly issued accounting standards, are discussed in further 
detail  in  Note  1,  “Significant Accounting  Policies,”  in  the  Notes  to  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  in  Item 8,  Financial 
Statements and Supplementary Data, in this report. The following discussion details the accounting policies governing some of 
the more significant estimates used in preparing our financial statements.

Allowance for Loan Losses

The accounting policy most important to the presentation of our financial statements relates to the allowance for loan losses and 
the related provision for loan losses. The allowance for loan losses is available to absorb probable credit losses inherent in the 
entire loan portfolio. The appropriate level of the allowance is based on an ongoing analysis of the loan portfolio and represents 
an amount that management deems adequate to provide for inherent losses, including collective impairment as recognized under 
(“ASC”)  450, 
the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board 
“Contingencies” (“ASC 450”), in our loan portfolio. Collective impairment is calculated based on loans grouped by grade. Another 
component of the allowance is losses on loans assessed as impaired under ASC 310, “Receivables” (“ASC 310”). The balance of 
the loans determined to be impaired under ASC 310 and the related allowance is included in management’s estimation and analysis 
of the allowance for loan losses. The determination of the appropriate level of the allowance is sensitive to a variety of internal 
factors, primarily historical loss ratios and assigned risk ratings, and external factors, primarily the economic environment. While 
no one factor is dominant, each could cause actual loan losses to differ materially from originally estimated amounts. For more 
information about the considerations in establishing the allowance for loan losses and our loan policies and procedures for addressing 
credit risk, please refer to the disclosures in this Item under the heading “Risk Management – Credit Risk and Allowance for Loan 
Losses.” 

(“FASB”)  Accounting  Standards  Codification  Topic 

Business Combinations, Accounting for Purchased Loans

The Company accounts for its acquisitions under ASC 805, “Business Combinations,” which requires the use of the acquisition 
method of accounting. All identifiable assets acquired, including loans, and liabilities assumed are recorded at fair value and 
recognized separately from goodwill. For a purchased loan, no allowance for loan losses is recorded on the acquisition date because 
the fair value measurements incorporate assumptions regarding credit risk. This applies even to a purchased loan with evidence 
of credit deterioration since origination pursuant to ASC 310-30, “Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit 
Quality” (“ASC 310-30”). Generally speaking, rather than carry over an allowance for loan losses, as part of the acquisition we 
establish a “Day 1 Fair Value” of a purchased loan or pools of purchased loans sharing common risk characteristics, which equals 
the outstanding balance of a purchased loan or pool on the acquisition date less any credit and/or yield discount applied against 
the purchased loan or pool of loans.  In other words, these loans or pools of loans are carried at values which represent our estimate 
of their future cash flows.  After the acquisition date, a purchased loan or pool of loans will either meet or exceed the performance 
expectations established in determining the Day 1 Fair Values or deteriorate from such expected performance.  If the cash flows 
expected to be collected on a purchased loan or pool of loans decreases from expectations established in determining the Day 1 
Fair Values or since our most recent review of such portfolio’s performance, then the decrease is recognized as an impairment, 
and the Company provides for such loan or pool in the provision for loan losses in its consolidated statement of income; ultimately, 

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the Company may partially or fully charge-off the carrying value thereof.  If performance expectations are exceeded such that we 
increase our expectations of cash flows to be collected on the loan or pool, then the Company reverses any previous provision for 
such loan or pool and, if it continues to exceed expectations subsequent to the reversal of any previously-established provision, 
then we adjust the amount of accretable yield recognized on a prospective basis over the loan’s or pool’s remaining life, which 
has a positive impact on interest income.

Additional detail about our loans acquired in connection with our mergers, including our acquisition of Brand, is set forth below 
under the heading “Risk Management - Credit Risk and Allowance for Loan Losses” and in Note 5, “Purchased Loans” in the 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, in this report.

Financial Condition

The  following  discussion  provides  details  regarding  the  changes  in  significant  balance  sheet  accounts  at  December 31,  2019
compared to December 31, 2018.

Mergers and Acquisitions 

Acquisition of Brand Group Holdings, Inc.

On September 1, 2018, the Company completed its acquisition by merger of Brand Group Holdings, Inc. (“Brand”), the parent 
company of The Brand Banking Company. At closing, Brand merged with and into the Company, with the Company the surviving 
corporation  in  the  merger;  immediately  thereafter, The  Brand  Banking  Company  merged  with  and  into  Renasant  Bank,  with 
Renasant Bank being the surviving banking corporation in the merger. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as presented 
in the table below, have been recorded at fair value.

Cash and cash equivalents
Securities
Loans including loans held for sale
Premises and equipment
Intangible assets
Other assets
Total assets

Deposits
Borrowings
Other liabilities
Total liabilities

September 1, 2018
193,436
$
71,122
1,580,339
20,070
356,171
113,195
2,334,333

$

$

$

1,714,177
89,273
56,430
1,859,880

As part of the merger agreement, Brand agreed to divest the operations of its subsidiary Brand Mortgage Group, LLC (“BMG”), 
which transaction was completed as of October 31, 2018. As a result, the balance sheet and results of operations of BMG, which 
the Company considers to be immaterial to the overall results of the Company, are included in the Company's results from September 
1, 2018 to October 31, 2018. The following table summarizes the results of operations for BMG included in the Company’s 
Consolidated Statements of Income for the year ended December 31, 2018: 

Interest income
Interest expense
Net interest income
Noninterest income
Noninterest expense
Net income before taxes

$

$

357
279
78
4,043
4,398
(277)

The Company's financial condition and results of operations include the impact of Brand's operations since the September 1, 2018 
acquisition date.

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See Note 2, “Mergers and Acquisitions,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8, Financial Statements 
and Supplementary Data, in this report, for details regarding the Company’s recent mergers and acquisitions. 

Assets

Total assets were $13,400,618 at December 31, 2019 compared to $12,934,878 at December 31, 2018.  The acquisition of Brand 
increased total assets $2,334,333 at September 1, 2018. 

Investments

The securities portfolio is used to provide a source for meeting liquidity needs and to supply securities to be used in collateralizing 
certain deposits and other types of borrowings. The following table shows the carrying value of our securities portfolio by investment 
type and the percentage of such investment type relative to the entire securities portfolio, at December 31:

U.S. Treasury securities

Obligations of other U.S. Government
agencies and corporations

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

Mortgage backed securities

Trust preferred securities

Other debt securities

2019

2018

2017

Balance

% of
Portfolio

Balance

% of
Portfolio

Balance

% of
Portfolio

$

499

0.04% $

—

—% $

—

—%

2,531

223,131

998,101

9,986

56,365

0.20

17.29

77.33

0.77

4.37

2,511

203,269

990,437

10,633

43,927

0.20

16.25

79.19

0.85

3.51

3,564

234,481

406,765

9,388

17,290

0.53

34.92

60.58

1.40

2.57

$1,290,613

100.00% $1,250,777

100.00% $ 671,488

100.00%

During 2019, we purchased $492,018 in investment securities.  Mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations 
(“CMOs”),  in  the  aggregate,  comprised  approximately  79%  of  the  purchases.  CMOs  are  included  in  the  “Mortgage  backed 
securities” line item in the above table. The mortgage backed securities and CMOs held in our investment portfolio are issued by 
government sponsored entities. Obligations of state and political subdivisions comprised approximately 17% of purchases made 
during 2019. Other debt securities in our investment portfolio consist of corporate debt securities and issuances from the Small 
Business Administration (“SBA”). The carrying value of securities sold during 2019 totaled $212,137, resulting in a net gain of 
$348, while proceeds from maturities and calls of securities during 2019 totaled $262,287, which were primarily reinvested in the 
securities portfolio. 

The Company successfully implemented several strategic initiatives, collectively referred to as our “deleveraging strategy,” to 
manage its consolidated assets below $10,000,000 at December 31, 2017 in order to delay the impact of the Durbin Amendment. 
The deleveraging strategy involved the sale of certain investment securities and the shortening of the holding period of mortgage 
loans held for sale; the proceeds from these sales were used to reduce certain wholesale funding sources. During 2018, we purchased 
$686,887 in investment securities; the majority of these purchases were made as part of the releveraging of the Company’s balance 
sheet, which was completed in the second quarter of 2018, with the remainder of our purchases being ordinary course purchases 
of investment securities.  Mortgage backed securities and CMOs, in the aggregate, comprised approximately 97% of the purchases. 
The carrying value of securities sold during 2018 totaled $2,403 resulting in a net loss of $16. Proceeds from maturities and calls 
of securities during 2018 totaled $160,703, which were primarily reinvested in the securities portfolio. The Brand acquisition in 
2018 contributed $71,122 at the acquisition date to the securities portfolio.

At December 31, 2019, unrealized losses of $4,878 were recorded on available for sale investment securities with a carrying value 
of $364,723.  At December 31, 2018, unrealized losses of $18,269 were recorded on available for sale securities with a carrying 
value of $822,506. The Company does not intend to sell any of the securities in an unrealized loss position, and it is not more 
likely than not that the Company will be required to sell any such security prior to the recovery of its amortized cost basis, which 
may be maturity. Furthermore, even though a number of these securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for a 
period greater than twelve months, the Company is collecting principal and interest payments from the respective securities as 
scheduled. Accordingly, the Company did not record any other-than-temporary impairment for the years ended December 31, 
2019 and 2018.

For  more  information  about  the  Company’s  trust  preferred  securities,  see  Note  3,  “Securities,”  in  the  Notes  to  Consolidated 
Financial Statements in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, in this report.

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Loans Held for Sale

Loans held for sale were $318,272 at December 31, 2019 compared to $411,427 at December 31, 2018. Included in the balance 
at December 31, 2018 is a portfolio of non-mortgage consumer loans of approximately $191,578 acquired from Brand. In the third 
quarter of 2019, the Company reclassified this portfolio from loans held for sale to loans held for investment. At the time of transfer, 
the portfolio totaled approximately $134,335. Aside from these loans, loans held for sale primarily consists of residential mortgage 
loans being held until they are sold on the secondary market.

Mortgage loans to be sold are sold either on a “best efforts” basis or under a “mandatory delivery” sales agreement. Under a “best 
efforts” sales agreement, residential real estate originations are locked in at a contractual rate with third party private investors or 
directly with government sponsored entities, and the Company is obligated to sell the mortgages to such investors only if the 
mortgages are closed and funded. The risk we assume is conditioned upon loan underwriting and market conditions in the national 
mortgage market. Under a “mandatory delivery” sales agreement, the Company commits to deliver a certain principal amount of 
mortgage loans to an investor at a specified price and delivery date. Penalties are paid to the investor if we fail to satisfy the 
contract. Gains and losses are realized at the time consideration is received and all other criteria for sales treatment have been met.  
These loans are typically sold within 30-40 days after the loan is funded. Although loan fees and some interest income are derived 
from mortgage loans held for sale, the main source of income is gains from the sale of these loans in the secondary market.

Loans

Loans, excluding loans held for sale, are the Company’s most significant earning asset, comprising 72.31% and 70.22% of total 
assets at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The table below sets forth the balance of loans outstanding by loan type at 
December 31:

Commercial, financial, agricultural
Lease financing
Real estate – construction
Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage
Real estate – commercial mortgage
Installment loans to individuals
Total loans, net of unearned income

2019
$ 1,367,972
81,875
826,483
2,866,613
4,244,265
302,430
$ 9,689,638

2018
$ 1,295,912
61,865
740,668
2,795,343
4,051,509
137,832
$ 9,083,129

2017
$ 1,039,393
54,013
633,389
2,343,721
3,427,530
122,276
$ 7,620,322

$

2016
717,490
46,841
552,679
1,878,177
2,898,895
108,627
$ 6,202,709

$

2015
636,837
34,815
357,665
1,735,323
2,533,729
115,093
$ 5,413,462

The Brand acquisition on September 1, 2018 increased the loan portfolio by $1,322,207 on the acquisition date.

The following table presents the percentage of loans, by category, to total loans at December 31 for the last five years:

Commercial, financial, agricultural
Lease financing
Real estate – construction
Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage
Real estate – commercial mortgage
Installment loans to individuals
Total

2019
14.12%
0.84
8.53
29.58
43.81
3.12
100.00%

2018
14.27%
0.68
8.15
30.78
44.60
1.52
100.00%

2017
13.64%
0.71
8.31
30.76
44.98
1.60
100.00%

2016
11.57%
0.75
8.91
30.28
46.74
1.75
100.00%

2015
11.76%
0.64
6.61
32.06
46.80
2.13
100.00%

Loan concentrations are considered to exist when there are amounts loaned to a number of borrowers engaged in similar activities 
that  would  cause  them  to  be  similarly  impacted  by  economic  or  other  conditions.  At  December 31,  2019,  there  were  no 
concentrations of loans exceeding 10% of total loans other than loans disclosed in the table above.  

In 2018 and 2019, the Company experienced organic loan growth across all categories of loans. Loans from our specialty commercial 
business  lines,  which  consist  of  our  asset-based  lending,  Small  Business Administration  lending,  healthcare,  factoring,  and 
equipment lease financing banking groups, contributed $173,295 of the total increase in loans from December 31, 2018. 

Looking at the change in loans geographically, loans in our Western Region (which includes Mississippi), Eastern Region (which 
includes Georgia and east Florida) and Central Region (which includes Alabama and the Florida panhandle) markets increased 

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$114,978, $379,214 and $142,999, respectively, when compared to  December 31, 2018, while loans in our Northern Region 
(which includes Tennessee) decreased by $30,682. 

The following tables provide a breakdown of non purchased loans and purchased loans from previous acquisitions as of the dates 
presented:

Commercial, financial, agricultural

Lease financing

Real estate – construction:

Residential

Commercial

Condominiums

Total real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage:

Primary

Home equity

Rental/investment

Land development

Total real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage:

Owner-occupied

Non-owner occupied

Land development

Total real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Total loans, net of unearned income

Commercial, financial, agricultural

Lease financing

Real estate – construction:

Residential

Commercial

Condominiums

Total real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage:

Primary

Home equity

Rental/investment

Land development

Total real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage:

Owner-occupied

Non-owner occupied

Land development

Total real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Total loans, net of unearned income

December 31, 2019

Non Purchased

Purchased

Total
Loans

$

1,052,353

$

315,619

$

1,367,972

—

81,875

$

7,587,974

$

2,101,664

$

December 31, 2018

Non Purchased

Purchased

Total
Loans

$

875,649

$

420,263

$

1,295,912

—

61,865

81,875

272,643

493,329

8,929

774,901

1,449,219

456,265

291,931

152,711

2,350,126

1,209,204

1,803,587

116,085

3,128,876

199,843

61,865

214,452

421,067

—

635,519

1,221,908

452,248

304,309

109,425

2,087,890

1,052,521

1,446,353

129,491

2,628,365

100,424

16,407

35,175

—

51,582

332,729

117,275

43,169

23,314

516,487

428,077

647,308

40,004

1,115,389

102,587

55,096

50,053

—

105,149

458,035

157,245

57,878

34,295

707,453

547,741

826,506

48,897

1,423,144

37,408

289,050

528,504

8,929

826,483

1,781,948

573,540

335,100

176,025

2,866,613

1,637,281

2,450,895

156,089

4,244,265

302,430

9,689,638

269,548

471,120

—

740,668

1,679,943

609,493

362,187

143,720

2,795,343

1,600,262

2,272,859

178,388

4,051,509

137,832

9,083,129

$

6,389,712

$

2,693,417

$

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Loans secured by real estate represented 81.92%, 83.53%, 84.05%, 85.93% and 85.47% of the Company’s total loan portfolio at 
December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The following table provides further details of the types of loans 
in the Company’s loan portfolio secured by real estate at December 31: 

Real estate – construction:

Residential
Commercial
Condominiums

Total real estate – construction
Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage:

Primary
Home equity
Rental/investment
Land development

Total real estate – 1-4 family mortgage
Real estate – commercial mortgage:

Owner-occupied
Non-owner occupied
Land development

Total real estate – commercial mortgage
Total loans secured by real estate

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

$

$

$

289,050
528,504
8,929
826,483

269,548
471,120
—
740,668

203,441
417,079
12,869
633,389

$

216,311
335,109
1,259
552,679

$

168,615
186,569
2,481
357,665

1,781,948
573,540
335,100
176,025
2,866,613

1,679,943
609,493
362,187
143,720
2,795,343

1,328,105
562,139
354,252
99,225
2,343,721

1,029,399
486,599
282,154
80,025
1,878,177

1,031,909
382,255
251,966
69,193
1,735,323

1,637,281
2,450,895
156,089
4,244,265
$ 7,937,361

1,600,262
2,272,859
178,388
4,051,509
$ 7,587,520

1,374,455
1,873,692
179,383
3,427,530
$ 6,404,640

1,212,265
1,504,131
182,499
2,898,895
$ 5,329,751

1,082,554
1,272,259
178,916
2,533,729
$ 4,626,717

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Deposits

Noninterest-Bearing Deposits to Total Deposits  

2019
24.99%

2018
22.89%

The Company relies on deposits as its major source of funds. Total deposits were $10,213,168 and $10,128,557 at December 31, 
2019 and 2018, respectively. Noninterest-bearing deposits were $2,551,770 and $2,318,706 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, 
respectively, while interest-bearing deposits were $7,661,398 and $7,809,851 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The 
increase in noninterest-bearing deposits in 2019 was attributable to organic growth throughout our footprint, as discussed below, 
and highlights the emphasis the Company has placed on growing core deposits (that is, deposits other than time and public fund 
deposits). The acquisition of Brand increased total deposits by $1,714,177 at the acquisition date, which consisted of $429,195 
and $1,284,982 of noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing deposits, respectively. 

Management continues to focus on growing and maintaining a stable source of funding, specifically noninterest-bearing deposits 
and other core deposits.  Non-interest bearing deposits increased to 24.99% of total deposits at December 31, 2019, as compared 
to 22.89% of total deposits at December 31, 2018. Under certain circumstances, however, management may elect to acquire non-
core deposits in the form of time deposits or public fund deposits (which are deposits of counties, municipalities or other political 
subdivisions). The source of funds that we select depends on the terms and how those terms assist us in mitigating interest rate 
risk, maintaining our liquidity position and managing our net interest margin.  Accordingly, funds are acquired to meet anticipated 
funding needs at the rate and with other terms that, in management's view, best address our interest rate risk, liquidity and net 
interest margin parameters.

Public fund deposits may be readily obtained based on the Company’s pricing bid in comparison with competitors. Since public 
fund deposits are obtained through a bid process, these deposit balances may fluctuate as competitive and market forces change. 
Although the Company has focused on growing stable sources of deposits to reduce reliance on public fund deposits, we participate 
in the bidding process for these deposits when pricing and other terms make it reasonable under the circumstances given market 
conditions or when management perceives that other factors, such as the public entity’s use of our treasury management or other 
products and services, make such participation advisable. Our public fund transaction accounts are principally obtained from 
municipalities including school boards and utilities. Public fund deposits at December 31, 2019 were $1,367,827 compared to 
$1,271,139 at December 31, 2018.

Looking at the change in deposits geographically, deposits in our Western Region (which includes corporately managed deposits, 
such as brokered deposits), Eastern Region and Central Region markets increased $11,121, $85,695 and $53,424, respectively, 
when compared to December 31, 2018, while deposits in our Northern Region markets decreased $65,629.

Borrowed Funds

Total borrowings include securities sold under agreements to repurchase, advances from the FHLB, subordinated notes and junior 
subordinated debentures. Borrowings are classified on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as either short-term borrowings or long-
term debt. Short-term borrowings have original maturities less than one year and typically include securities sold under agreements 
to repurchase, federal funds purchased and short-term FHLB advances. There was $489,091 of short-term borrowings on the 
balance sheet at December 31, 2019, consisting of security repurchase agreements of $9,091 and short-term borrowings from the 
FHLB of $480,000, compared to security repurchase agreements of $7,706 and short-term borrowings from the FHLB of $380,000 
at December 31, 2018.

At  December 31,  2019,  long-term  debt  totaled  $376,507  compared  to  $263,618  at  December 31,  2018.  Long-term  FHLB 
borrowings are used to match-fund against large, fixed rate commercial or real estate loans with long-term maturities, which 
negates interest rate exposure when rates rise. This was our primary use of long-term FHLB borrowings in 2018 and the first three 
quarters of 2019; in the fourth quarter of 2019, as interest rates declined following the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cuts, we 
used long-term FHLB borrowings as a source of liquidity in lieu of higher-costing deposits, which had not repriced as quickly 
following the interest rate cuts. Long-term FHLB advances were $152,337 and $6,690 December 31, 2019 and December 31, 
2018, respectively. At December 31, 2019, there were $4 in long-term FHLB advances outstanding scheduled to mature within 
twelve months or less.  The Company had $3,159,942 of availability on unused lines of credit with the FHLB at December 31, 
2019 compared to $3,301,543 at December 31, 2018. The weighted-average interest rates on outstanding advances at December 31, 
2019 and 2018 were 1.53% and 3.28%, respectively. 

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The Company owns the outstanding common securities of business trusts that issued corporation-obligated mandatorily redeemable 
preferred  capital  securities  to  third-party  investors.   The  trusts  used  the  proceeds  from  the  issuance  of  their  preferred  capital 
securities and common securities (collectively referred to as “capital securities”) to buy floating rate junior subordinated debentures 
issued by the Company (or by companies that the Company subsequently acquired). The debentures are the trusts’ only assets and 
interest payments from the debentures finance the distributions paid on the capital securities. The Company’s junior subordinated 
debentures totaled $110,215 at December 31, 2019 compared to $109,636 at December 31, 2018. The Company assumed $23,198 
of junior subordinated debentures as a result of the acquisition of Brand. 

The Company owns subordinated notes that, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, totaled $113,955 at December 31, 2019
compared to $147,239 at December 31, 2018. As part of the Brand acquisition, the Company assumed $30,000 of 8.50% fixed 
rate subordinated notes. We redeemed these notes during the third quarter of 2019 due to the 8.50% fixed interest rate and the fact 
that their preferential capital treatment began to phase out in 2019. The Company has used the net proceeds from the subordinated 
notes offerings for general corporate purposes, including providing capital to support the Company's growth organically or through 
strategic acquisitions, repaying indebtedness and financing investments and capital expenditures, and for investments in the Bank 
as regulatory capital. The subordinated notes qualify as Tier 2 capital under the current regulatory guidelines. 

For more information about the terms and conditions of the Company’s junior subordinated debentures and subordinated notes, 
see  Note  13,  “Long-Term  Debt,”  in  the  Notes  to  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  in  Item  8,  Financial  Statements  and 
Supplementary Data, in this report.

Results of Operations

Net Income

Net  income  for  the  year  ended  December 31,  2019  was  $167,596  compared  to  net  income  of  $146,920  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2018. Basic earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $2.89 as compared to $2.80 for the year 
ended December 31, 2018. Diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $2.88 as compared to $2.79 for 
the year ended December 31, 2018. 

In 2018 and 2019, the Company incurred expenses and charges in connection with certain transactions with respect to which 
management is unable to accurately predict when these expenses or charges will be incurred or, when incurred, the amount thereof. 
The following table presents the impact of these expenses and charges on reported earnings per share for the periods presented:

Twelve Months Ended December 31,
2018
2019

Pre-tax

After-
tax

Impact to
Diluted
EPS

Pre-tax

After-
tax

Impact to
Diluted
EPS

Merger and conversion expenses

$

279 $

216 $

— $14,246 $ 11,095 $

0.21

Mortgage servicing rights valuation adjustment

Debt prepayment penalty

1,836

1,427

54

41

0.03

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Net Interest Income

Net interest income, the difference between interest earned on assets and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities, is the largest 
component of our net income, comprising 74.59% of total net revenue in 2019. Total net revenue consists of net interest income 
on a fully taxable equivalent basis and noninterest income. The primary concerns in managing net interest income are the volume,  
mix and repricing of assets and liabilities.

Net interest income increased 11.89% to $443,657 for 2019 compared to $396,525 in 2018. On a tax equivalent basis, net interest 
income increased $47,560 to $449,986 in 2019 as compared to $402,426 in 2018. Net interest margin was 4.08% for 2019 as 
compared to 4.16% for 2018.

Net interest income and net interest margin are influenced by internal and external factors.  Internal factors include balance sheet 
changes in volume and mix as well as loan and deposit pricing decisions.  External factors include changes in market interest rates, 
competition and the shape of the interest rate yield curve. As discussed in more detail below, growth in the Company’s loan portfolio 
was the largest contributing factor to the increase in net interest income year over year. The Company capitalized on the rising 
interest rate environment over the last several years, ending in July 2019, by replacing maturing loans with new or renewed loans 
at similar or higher rates. These efforts helped offset the negative impact to our net interest income and net interest margin from 
rising costs of our deposits and borrowings as competition increased in response to the aforementioned interest rate environment.
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Interest income, on a tax equivalent basis, was $548,909 for 2019 compared to $467,755 for 2018, an increase of $81,154. The 
following table presents the percentage of total average earning assets, by type and yield, for 2019 and 2018:

Loans held for investment
Loans held for sale
Securities
Other
Total earning assets

Percentage of Total

Yield

2019
83.15%
3.25
11.28
2.32

2018
84.67%
2.80
10.99
1.54

100.00% 100.00%

2019

2018

5.31%
5.07
3.02
2.30
4.98%

5.12%
4.77
3.10
2.07
4.84%

In 2019, interest income on loans held for investment, on a tax equivalent basis, increased $68,398 to $487,240 from $418,842 in 
2018. The increase year over year is a result of the increase in the average balance of loans due to non purchased loan growth and 
the Brand acquisition, as well as an increase in yield on the loan portfolio.

Interest income on loans held for sale, on a tax equivalent basis, increased $5,279 to $18,171 in 2019 from $12,892 in 2018. This 
increase is primarily due to the impact of the portfolio of non-mortgage consumer loans, acquired from Brand and supplemented 
by additional loans purchased in the second quarter of 2019, that was classified as held for sale until the third quarter of 2019 
when the portfolio was reclassified to loans held for investment. The following table presents reported taxable equivalent yield 
on loans for the periods presented:

Taxable equivalent interest income on loans

Average loans, including loans held for sale

Loan yield

Twelve months ended December 31,

2019

505,411

9,527,290

$

$

2018

431,734

8,451,857

$

$

5.30%

5.11%

The impact from interest income collected on problem loans and purchase accounting adjustments on purchased loans to total 
interest income on loans, loan yield and net interest margin is shown in the table below for the periods presented:

Net interest income collected on problem loans
Accretable yield recognized on purchased loans(1)
Total impact to interest income on loans

Impact to total loan yield
Impact to net interest margin

Twelve months ended December 31,

2019

2018

$

$

4,042
27,227
31,269

$

$

0.33%
0.28%

2,861
24,454
27,315

0.32%
0.28%

(1) 

Includes additional interest income recognized in connection with the acceleration of paydowns and payoffs from purchased loans of $14,635 and 
$12,460 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, which increased loan yield by 15 basis points for 2019 and 2018.

In 2019, investment income, on a tax equivalent basis, increased $4,662 to $37,607 from $32,945 in 2018. The following table 
presents the taxable equivalent yield on securities for the periods presented:

Taxable equivalent interest income on securities

Average securities

Twelve months ended December 31,

2019

37,607

1,244,376

$

$

2018

32,945

1,061,882

$

$

Taxable equivalent yield on securities

3.02%

3.10%

Although the tax equivalent yield on securities was down in 2019 as compared to 2018, the average balance in the investment 
portfolio increased over the same time frame and, as a result, investment income, on a tax equivalent basis, increased in 2019.  
The decrease in taxable equivalent yield on securities was a result of an increase in premium amortization caused by the increase 

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in  prepayment  speeds  experienced  in  the  Company's  mortgage  backed  securities  portfolio  given  the  current  interest  rate 
environment. 

Interest expense was $98,923 in 2019 compared to $65,329 in 2018. The following table presents, by type, the Company’s funding 
sources, which consist of total average deposits and borrowed funds, and the total cost of each funding source for each of the years 
presented:

Noninterest-bearing demand
Interest-bearing demand
Savings
Time deposits
Short-term borrowings
Long-term Federal Home Loan Bank advances
Subordinated notes
Other long-term borrowed funds
Total deposits and borrowed funds

Percentage of Total

Cost of Funds

2019
23.26%
44.89
6.11
21.91
1.17
0.35
1.27
1.04

2018
21.88%
45.62
6.41
21.92
1.67
0.08
1.35
1.07

100.00% 100.00%

2019

2018

—%

0.86
0.19
1.71
2.43
1.51
6.24
4.48
0.93%

—%

0.56
0.15
1.24
2.10
3.29
5.54
5.11
0.70%

Interest expense on deposits was $81,995 and $49,760 for 2019 and 2018, respectively. The cost of total deposits was 0.81% and 
0.56% for the years ending December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The cost of interest-bearing deposits was 1.06% and 0.72%
for the same periods. The increase in both deposit expense and cost is attributable to both the increase in the average balance of 
all interest-bearing deposits resulting from the Brand acquisition and organic deposit growth as well as an increase in the interest 
rates on interest-bearing deposits. During 2019, the Company continued its efforts to grow noninterest-bearing deposits, resulting 
in an increase of $233,064. Although the Company continues to seek changes in the mix of its deposits from higher costing time 
deposits to lower costing interest-bearing deposits and noninterest-bearing deposits, rates offered on the Company’s interest-
bearing deposit accounts, including time deposits, have increased to match competitive market interest rates in order to maintain 
stable sources of funding. 

Interest expense on total borrowings was $16,928 and $15,569 for the years ending December 31, 2019 and 2018 , respectively, 
while the cost of total borrowings was 4.17% and 4.01% for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The 
Company assumed subordinated notes and junior subordinated debentures in its acquisition of Brand, increasing the rate and mix 
of higher costing long-term borrowings. Additional interest expense from these assumed notes, coupled with higher interest rates 
charged on our short-term FHLB advances as rates rose through July 2019, resulted in the increase to interest expense and cost 
of total borrowings.

A more detailed discussion of the cost of our funding sources is set forth below under the heading “Liquidity and Capital Resources” 
in this item. For more information about our outstanding subordinated notes and junior subordinated debentures, see Note 13, 
“Long-Term Debt,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, 
in this report.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest Income to Average Assets             

(Excludes securities gains/losses)

2019
1.19%

2018
1.30%

Total noninterest income includes fees generated from deposit services and other fees and commissions, income from our insurance, 
wealth management and mortgage banking operations, realized gains on the sale of securities and all other noninterest income. 
Our focus is to develop and enhance our products that generate noninterest income in order to diversify our revenue sources. 
Noninterest income as a percentage of total net revenues was 25.41% and 26.35% for 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Noninterest income was $153,254 for the year ended December 31, 2019, an increase of $9,293, or 6.46%, as compared to $143,961
for 2018. While the acquisition of Brand boosted the growth of our noninterest income, our continued focus on diversification of 
our income streams also resulted in an increase in nearly all of the Company's components of noninterest income, some of which 
was offset by the impact of the Durbin Amendment.

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Service charges on deposit accounts include maintenance fees on accounts, per item charges, account enhancement charges for 
additional packaged benefits and overdraft fees. Service charges on deposit accounts were $35,972 and $34,660 for the twelve 
months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Overdraft fees, the largest component of service charges on deposits, 
decreased to $23,097 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 compared to $24,105 for the same period in 2018. 

Fees and commissions decreased to $19,430 in 2019 as compared to $23,868 for the same period in 2018. Fees and commissions 
include fees related to deposit services, such as ATM fees and interchange fees on debit card transactions.  Interchange fees on 
debit card transactions, the largest component of fees and commissions, were $15,352 for the twelve months ended December 31, 
2019 compared to $20,390 for the same period in 2018. Effective July 1, 2019, we became subject to the limitations on interchange 
fees imposed pursuant to the Durbin Amendment. The Durbin Amendment limitations reduced interchange fees by approximately 
$6,000 over the last half of 2019. Management is continuing to develop and enhance strategies to offset this impact.

Through Renasant Insurance, we offer a range of commercial and personal insurance products through major insurance carriers. 
Income earned on insurance products was $8,919 and $8,590 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. 
Contingency income is a bonus received from the insurance underwriters and is based both on commission income and claims 
experience on our clients’ policies during the previous year. Increases and decreases in contingency income are reflective of 
corresponding increases and decreases in the amount of claims paid by insurance carriers. Contingency income, which is included 
in the “Other noninterest income” line item on the Consolidated Statements of Income, was $828 and $832 for 2019 and 2018, 
respectively.

Our Wealth  Management  segment  has  two  primary  divisions: Trust  and  Financial  Services. The Trust  division  operates  on  a 
custodial basis which includes administration of benefit plans, as well as accounting and money management for trust accounts. 
The division manages a number of trust accounts inclusive of personal and corporate benefit accounts, self-directed IRAs, and 
custodial accounts. Fees for managing these accounts are based on changes in market values of the assets under management in 
the account, with the amount of the fee depending on the type of account. The Financial Services division provides specialized 
products and services to our customers, which include fixed and variable annuities, mutual funds, and stocks offered through a 
third party provider. Wealth Management revenue was $14,433 for 2019 compared to $13,540 for 2018. The market value of assets 
under management or administration was $3,888,253 and $3,307,879 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. 

Mortgage banking income is derived from the origination and sale of mortgage loans and the servicing of mortgage loans that the 
Company has sold but retained the right to service. Although loan fees and some interest income are derived from mortgage loans 
held for sale, the main source of income is gains from the sale of these loans in the secondary market. Originations of mortgage 
loans to be sold totaled $2,381,178 in 2019 and $1,763,246 in 2018. The increase in mortgage loan originations is due to the 
current interest rate environment as well as an increase in producers throughout our footprint in 2019. In addition to organic growth 
in the number of producers, in the second quarter of 2019 we acquired the wholesale mortgage operations of another financial 
institution, including all of its producers. Mortgage banking income, specifically mortgage servicing income, was negatively 
impacted during 2019 by a mortgage servicing rights valuation adjustment of $1,836, as actual prepayment speeds of the mortgages 
the Company serviced exceeded the Company's estimates of prepayment speeds.

The following table presents the components of mortgage banking income included in noninterest income at December 31: 

Mortgage servicing income, net

Gain on sales of loans, net

Fees, net

Mortgage banking income, net

2019

2018

$

$

657

$

45,854

11,385

57,896

$

3,846

40,318

5,978

50,142

BMG contributed $3,683 to mortgage banking income during 2018 prior to its divestiture.

Noninterest income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 includes the Company's net gains on sale of securities of 
$348, as the Company sold securities with a carrying value $212,137 at the time of sale for net proceeds of $212,485.  Losses on 
sales of securities for the twelve months ended 2018 were $16, resulting from the sale of approximately $2,403 in securities. For 
more information on securities sold during the two year period ended December 31, 2019, see Note 3, “Securities,” in the Notes 
to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, in this report. 

Bank-owned life insurance (“BOLI”) income is derived from changes in the cash surrender value of the bank-owned life insurance 
policies and can fluctuate upon the collection of death benefit proceeds. BOLI income increased to $6,109 in 2019 as compared 
to $4,644 for the same period in 2018. In connection with the acquisition of Brand, the Company acquired BOLI with a cash 
surrender value of $40,081.

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Other noninterest income includes contingency income from our insurance underwriters, income from our SBA banking division, 
and other miscellaneous income and can fluctuate based on the claims experience in our Insurance agency, production in our SBA 
banking division, and recognition of other unseasonal income items. Other noninterest income was $10,147 for 2019 compared 
to $8,533 for 2018.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest Expense to Average Assets         

2019
2.91%

2018
3.11%

Noninterest expense was $374,174 and $345,029 for 2019 and 2018 , respectively. As mentioned previously, the Company incurred 
expenses in connection with certain transactions with respect to which management is unable to accurately predict when these 
expenses will be incurred or, when incurred, the amount of such expenses. The following table presents these expenses for the 
periods presented:

Merger and Conversion expenses
Debt prepayment penalty

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

2019

2018

$

$

279
54

14,246
—

Aside from the expenses presented above, the increase in noninterest expense from 2018 to 2019 was primarily driven by the 
additional expenses associated with the acquisition of Brand’s operations, as discussed in more detail in the remainder of this 
section. Included in noninterest expense for the year ended December 31, 2018 is $4,398 attributable to BMG.

Salaries and employee benefits is the largest component of noninterest expense and represented 67.02% and 62.11% of total 
noninterest expense at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. During 2019, salaries and employee benefits increased $36,490, 
or 17.03%, to $250,784 as compared to $214,294 for 2018. The increase in salaries and employee benefits is primarily attributable 
to new employees added in the Brand acquisition, production hires made by the Company during 2019 throughout our footprint 
and the impact of the wholesale mortgage operations acquired in the second quarter of 2019.

The compensation expense recorded in connection with awards of restricted stock, which is included within salaries and employee 
benefits, was $9,456 and $6,633 for 2019 and 2018, respectively. A portion of restricted stock awards in both years was subject 
to the satisfaction of performance-based conditions. 

Data processing costs increased $1,052 to $19,679 in 2019 from $18,627 in 2018. Increased costs resulting from the acquired 
operations of  Brand have been slightly offset by cost savings realized through contract renegotiations. 

Net occupancy and equipment expense in 2019 was $49,553, an increase of $7,442, compared to $42,111 for 2018. Aside from 
the increase attributable to the additional locations and assets from Brand, the increase in net occupancy and equipment expense 
is also attributable to investments in our IT infrastructure in response to banking and governmental regulation and increased global 
risk from cyber security breaches. 

Expenses related to other real estate owned for 2019 were $2,013, compared to $1,892 in 2018. Expenses on other real estate 
owned for 2019 include write downs of $1,265 of the carrying value to fair value on certain pieces of property held in other real 
estate owned compared to write downs of $1,545 in 2018.   Other real estate owned with a cost basis of $6,498 was sold during 
2019, resulting in a net loss of $94, compared to other real estate owned with a cost basis of $7,127 sold during 2018 for a net 
gain of $423. 

Professional fees include fees for legal and accounting services. Professional fees were $10,166 for 2019 as compared to $8,753
for 2018. Professional fees remain elevated in large part due to additional legal, accounting and consulting fees associated with 
compliance costs of newly enacted as well as existing banking and governmental regulation. 

Advertising and public relations expense was $11,607 for 2019, an increase of $2,143 compared to $9,464 for 2018. This year-
over-year increase is attributable to advertising and marketing costs associated with the Company’s increased focus on digital 
marketing and branding throughout our footprint as well as an increase in the marketing of the Company’s community involvement.

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Amortization of intangible assets totaled $8,105 for 2019 compared to $7,179 for 2018. This amortization relates to finite-lived 
intangible assets which are being amortized over the useful lives as determined at acquisition. These finite-lived intangible assets 
have remaining estimated useful lives ranging from approximately 1 year to approximately 10 years. 

Communication expenses are those expenses incurred for communication to clients and between employees. Communication 
expenses were $8,858 for 2019 as compared to $8,318 for 2018. The increased costs over the last two years is due to the overall 
increase is size and growth of the Company. 

Efficiency Ratio

Efficiency Ratio

Efficiency ratio (GAAP)
Impact on efficiency ratio from:
Net gains on sales of securities
Intangible amortization
Merger and conversion related expenses
Extinguishment of debt
Mortgage servicing rights valuation adjustment

Adjusted efficiency ratio (1)

2019
62.03%

0.04
(1.34)
(0.05)
(0.01)
(0.19)
60.48%

2018
63.15%

—
(1.32)
(2.61)
—
—
59.22%

(1) Adjusted efficiency ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure.  A reconciliation of this financial measure from GAAP to non-GAAP as well as an 
explanation of why the Company provides non-GAAP financial measures can be found under the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” heading at the 
end of this Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, in this report.

The efficiency ratio is one measure of productivity in the banking industry. This ratio is calculated to measure the cost of generating 
one dollar of revenue. That is, the ratio is designed to reflect the percentage of one dollar which must be expended to generate 
that dollar of revenue. The Company calculates this ratio by dividing noninterest expense by the sum of net interest income on a 
fully tax equivalent basis and noninterest income. The table above shows the impact on the efficiency ratio of expenses that (1) 
the Company does not consider to be part of our normal operations, such as amortization of intangibles, or (2) the Company 
incurred in connection with certain transactions where management is unable to accurately predict when these expenses will be 
incurred or, when incurred, the amount of such expenses, such as merger and conversion related expenses and debt prepayment 
penalties. We remain committed to aggressively managing our costs within the framework of our business model. We expect the 
efficiency ratio to continue to improve from levels currently reported as a result of revenue growth while at the same time controlling 
noninterest expenses.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense for 2019 and 2018 was $48,091 and $41,727, respectively. The effective tax rates for those years were 22.30%
and 22.12%, respectively. For additional information regarding the Company’s income taxes, please refer to in Note 16, “Income 
Taxes,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, in this report.

Risk Management

The management of risk is an on-going process. Primary risks that are associated with the Company include credit, interest rate 
and liquidity risk. Credit and interest rate risk are discussed below, while liquidity risk is discussed in the next subsection under 
the heading “Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

Credit Risk and Allowance for Loan Losses

Inherent in any lending activity is credit risk, that is, the risk of loss should a borrower default. The Company’s credit quality 
remained strong in 2019, and the Company continues to see the lowest levels of  charge-offs and nonperforming loans since the 
2008-2009 recession. These results are due in part to current economic conditions both nationally and in the Company’s markets, 
declining  unemployment  levels,  improved  labor  participation  rate,  improved  performance  of  the  housing  market,  and  the 
Company’s continued efforts to bring problem credits to resolution.   

Management of Credit Risk.  Credit risk is monitored and managed on an ongoing basis by a credit administration department, a 
problem asset resolution committee and the Board of Directors Loan Committee. Credit quality, adherence to policies and loss 
mitigation are major concerns of credit administration and these committees. The Company’s central appraisal review department 

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reviews and approves third-party appraisals obtained by the Company on real estate collateral and monitors loan maturities to 
ensure updated appraisals are obtained. This department is managed by a State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser and employs 
four additional State Certified General Real Estate Appraisers and four real estate evaluators.

We have a number of documented loan policies and procedures that set forth the approval and monitoring process of the lending 
function. Adherence to  these policies  and procedures  is  monitored by  management and  the  Board of  Directors. A  number  of 
committees  and  an  underwriting  staff  oversee  the  lending  operations  of  the  Company. These  include  in-house  problem  asset 
resolution committees and the Board of Directors Loan Committee. In addition, we maintain a loan review staff to independently 
monitor loan quality and lending practices. Loan review personnel monitor and, if necessary, adjust the grades assigned to loans 
through periodic examination, focusing their review on commercial and real estate loans rather than consumer and small balance 
consumer mortgage loans, such as 1-4 family mortgage loans.

In compliance with loan policy, the lending staff is given lending limits based on their knowledge and experience. In addition, 
each lending officer’s prior performance is evaluated for credit quality and compliance as a tool for establishing and enhancing 
lending limits. Before funds are advanced on consumer and C&I loans below certain dollar thresholds, loans are reviewed and 
scored using centralized underwriting methodologies. Loan quality, or “risk-rating,” grades are assigned based upon certain factors, 
which include the scoring of the loans. This information is used to assist management in monitoring credit quality.  Loan requests 
of amounts greater than an officer’s lending limits are reviewed by senior credit officers or the Loan Committee of the Board of 
Directors.

For commercial and commercial real estate secured loans, risk-rating grades are assigned by lending, credit administration and 
loan review personnel, based on an analysis of the financial and collateral strength and other credit attributes underlying each 
loan.  Loan grades range from 1 to 9, with 1 being loans with the least credit risk. Allowance factors established by management 
are applied to the total balance of loans in each grade to determine the amount needed in the allowance for loan losses. The 
allowance factors are established based on historical loss ratios experienced by the Company for these loan types, as well as the 
credit quality criteria underlying each grade, adjusted for trends and expectations about losses inherent in our existing portfolios. 
In making these adjustments to the allowance factors, management takes into consideration factors which it believes are causing, 
or are likely in the future to cause, losses within our loan portfolio but that may not be fully reflected in our historical loss ratios. 
For portfolio balances of consumer, small balance consumer mortgage loans, such as 1-4 family mortgage loans, and certain other 
similar loan types, allowance factors are determined based on historical loss ratios by portfolio for the preceding eight quarters 
and may be adjusted by other qualitative criteria.

Management’s problem asset resolution committee and the Board of Directors’ Loan Committee monitor loans that are past due 
or those that have been downgraded and placed on the Company’s internal watch list due to a decline in the collateral value or 
cash flow of the debtor; the committees then adjust loan grades accordingly. This information is used to assist management in 
monitoring credit quality. 

A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to 
collect the scheduled payments of principal and interest when due according to the contractual terms of  the loan agreement. 
Impairment is measured on a loan-by-loan basis for problem loans of $500 or greater by, as applicable, the present value of expected 
future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the loan’s obtainable market price or the fair value of the collateral 
if the loan is collateral dependent. For real estate collateral, the fair market value of the collateral is based upon a recent appraisal 
by a qualified and licensed appraiser of the underlying collateral. When the ultimate collectability of a loan’s principal is in doubt, 
wholly or partially, the loan is placed on nonaccrual.

After all collection efforts have failed, collateral securing loans may be repossessed and sold or, for loans secured by real estate, 
foreclosure  proceedings  initiated. The  collateral  is  sold  at  public  auction  for  fair  market  value  (based  upon  recent  appraisals 
described in the above paragraph), with fees associated with the foreclosure being deducted from the sales price. The purchase 
price is applied to the outstanding loan balance. If the loan balance is greater than the sales proceeds, the deficient balance is sent 
to the Board of Directors’ Loan Committee for charge-off approval. These charge-offs reduce the allowance for loan losses. Charge-
offs reflect the realization of losses in the portfolio that were recognized previously through the provision for loan losses.

The Company's practice is to charge off estimated losses as soon as such loss is identified and reasonably quantified.  Net charge-
offs for 2019 were $3,914, or 0.04% as a percentage of average loans, compared to net charge-offs of $3,995, or 0.05% as a 
percentage of average loans, for 2018. The charge-offs in 2019 were fully reserved for in the Company’s allowance for loan losses 
and resulted in no additional provision for loan loss expense.

Allowance for Loan Losses; Provision for Loan Losses.  The allowance for loan losses is available to absorb probable credit losses 
inherent in the entire loan portfolio. 

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The allowance for loan losses is established after input from management, loan review and the problem asset resolution committee. 
Factors considered by management in evaluating the adequacy of the allowance, which occurs on a quarterly basis, include the 
internal risk rating of individual credits, loan segmentation, historical and current trends in net charge-offs, trends in nonperforming 
loans, trends in past due loans, trends in the market values of underlying collateral securing loans and the unemployment rate and 
other current economic conditions in the markets in which we operate. In addition, on a regular basis, management and the Board 
of Directors review loan ratios. These ratios include the allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans, net charge-offs 
as a percentage of average loans, the provision for loan losses as a percentage of average loans, nonperforming loans as a percentage 
of total loans and the allowance coverage on nonperforming loans. Also, management reviews past due ratios by officer, community 
bank and the Company as a whole. Additional information about our accounting policies applicable to the allowance for loan 
losses can be found in the "Critical Accounting Policies" section above under the headings "Allowance for Loan Losses" and 
"Business Combinations, Accounting for Purchased Loans."

The allowance for loan losses was $52,162 and $49,026 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The following table presents 
the allocation of the allowance for loan losses by loan category and the percentage of loans in each category to total loans at 
December 31 for each of the years presented.

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

Balance

% of
Total

Balance

% of
Total

Balance

% of
Total

Balance

% of
Total

Balance

% of
Total

Commercial,
financial, agricultural $10,658
Real estate –
construction

5,029

14.12% $ 8,269

14.27% $ 5,542

13.64% $ 5,486

11.57% $ 4,186

11.76%

8.53% 4,755

8.15% 3,428

8.31% 2,380

8.91% 1,852

6.61%

Real estate – 1-4
family mortgage

Real estate –
commercial mortgage

Installment loans to 
individuals(1)
Total

9,814

29.58% 10,139

30.78% 12,009

30.76% 14,294

30.28% 13,908

32.06%

24,990

43.80% 24,492

44.60% 23,384

44.98% 19,059

46.73% 21,111

46.80%

1,671

2.77%
$52,162 100.00% $49,026 100.00% $46,211 100.00% $42,737 100.00% $42,437 100.00%

2.51% 1,380

3.97% 1,371

2.20% 1,848

2.31% 1,518

(1) 

 Includes lease financing receivables.

For impaired loans, specific reserves are established to adjust the carrying value of the loan to its estimated net realizable value.  
The following table quantifies the amount of the specific reserve component of the allowance for loan losses, the amount of the 
allowance  determined  by  applying  allowance  factors  to  graded  loans,  and  the  amount  of  the  allowance  allocated  to  credit-
deteriorated purchased loans, as of the dates presented.

Specific reserves for impaired loans
Allocated reserves for remaining portfolio
Purchased with deteriorated credit quality
Total

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

$

$

2,012
48,179
1,971
52,162

$

$

1,514
44,960
2,552
49,026

$

$

2,674
41,760
1,777
46,211

$

$

4,141
35,776
2,820
42,737

$

$

7,600
33,131
1,706
42,437

The fair value of purchased loans accounted for in accordance with ASC 310-30 was $172,264 and $222,254 at December 31, 
2019 and 2018, respectively.  The Company continually monitors these loans as part of our normal credit review and monitoring 
procedures for changes in the estimated future cash flows. The period end amount of our allowance for loan losses allocated to 
loans accounted for under ASC 310-30 totaled $1,971 and $2,552 during 2019 and 2018, respectively.

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The provision for loan losses charged to operating expense is an amount which, in the judgment of management, is necessary to
maintain the allowance for loan losses at a level that is believed to be adequate to meet the inherent risks of losses in our loan
portfolio. The  provision  for  loan  losses  was  $7,050  and  $6,810  for  2019  and  2018,  respectively. The  Company  continues  to 
experience low levels of classified loans and nonperforming loans, as illustrated in the nonperforming loan tables later in this 
section, which has allowed a relatively flat provision over the last three years.

Provision for Loan Losses to Average Loans

2019
0.08%

2018
0.08%

The table below reflects the activity in the allowance for loan losses for the years ended December 31:

Balance at beginning of year
Provision for loan losses
Charge-offs

Commercial, financial, agricultural
Lease financing
Real estate – construction
Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage
Real estate – commercial mortgage
Installment loans to individuals(1)

Total charge-offs
Recoveries

Commercial, financial, agricultural
Lease financing
Real estate – construction
Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage
Real estate – commercial mortgage
Installment loans to individuals(1)

Total recoveries
Net charge-offs
Balance at end of year

2019
$ 49,026
7,050

2018
$ 46,211
6,810

2017
$ 42,737
7,550

2016
$ 42,437
7,530

2015
$ 42,289
4,750

2,681
278
—
1,602
1,490
7,427
13,478

1,428
7
21
712
689
6,707
9,564
3,914
$ 52,162

2,415
202
51
2,023
1,197
540
6,428

2,874
87
—
1,713
1,791
543
7,008

2,725
—
—
3,906
2,123
717
9,471

943
419
26
2,173
2,613
602
6,776

618
—
13
573
1,108
121
2,433
3,995
$ 49,026

422
—
105
733
1,565
107
2,932
4,076
$ 46,211

331
—
47
997
757
109
2,241
7,230
$ 42,737

361
—
26
1,064
614
109
2,174
4,602
$ 42,437

Net charge-offs to average loans
Net charge-offs to allowance for loan losses

  Allowance for loan losses to loans
  Allowance for loan losses to loans(2)
  Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans(2)

0.04%
7.50%
0.54%
0.69%
208.92%

0.05%
8.15%
0.54%
0.77%
379.96%

0.06%
8.82%
0.61%
0.83%
348.37%

0.12%
16.92%
0.69%
0.91%
320.08%

0.10%
10.84%
0.78%
1.11%
283.46%

(1)  The increase in 2019 is related to the non-mortgage consumer loans acquired in the Brand acquisition and transferred to the held for investment category 
in the third quarter of 2019. These loans accounted for $6,565 in charge-offs and $6,565 in recoveries in 2019 and, therefore, had no impact on net charge-
offs for the year.

(2)  Excludes loans and nonperforming loans purchased in previous acquisitions (for additional information, see the information in footnote 3 to the table in 

Item 6, Selected Financial Data, in this report).

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The following table provides further details of the Company’s net charge-offs of loans secured by real estate for the years ended 
December 31: 

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

Real estate – construction:

Residential
Commercial
Condominiums

Total real estate – construction
Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage:

Primary
Home equity
Rental/investment
Land development

Total real estate – 1-4 family mortgage
Real estate – commercial mortgage:

Owner-occupied
Non-owner occupied
Land development

$

(21) $
—
—
(21)

$

38
—
—
38

(105) $
—
—
(105)

(45) $
—
(2)
(47)

917
121
79
(227)
890

474
372
(45)
801
1,670

$

351
823
(54)
330
1,450

162
134
(207)
89
1,577

$

1,058
221
(131)
(168)
980

335
184
(293)
226
1,101

$

941
210
121
1,637
2,909

522
439
405
1,366
4,228

$

5
—
(5)
—

1,141
68
179
(279)
1,109

1,976
177
(154)
1,999
3,108

Total real estate – commercial mortgage
Total net charge-offs of loans secured by real estate

$

Nonperforming Assets. Nonperforming assets consist of nonperforming loans and other real estate owned. Nonperforming loans 
are loans on which the accrual of interest has stopped and loans that are contractually 90 days past due on which interest continues 
to accrue. Generally, the accrual of interest is discontinued when the full collection of principal or interest is in doubt or when the 
payment of principal or interest has been contractually 90 days past due, unless the obligation is both well secured and in the 
process of collection. Management, the problem asset resolution committee and our loan review staff closely monitor loans that 
are considered to be nonperforming.

Other real estate owned consists of properties acquired through foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure. These 
properties are carried at the lower of cost or fair market value based on appraised value less estimated selling costs. Losses arising 
at the time of foreclosure of properties are charged against the allowance for loan losses. Reductions in the carrying value subsequent 
to acquisition are charged to earnings and are included in “Other real estate owned” in the Consolidated Statements of Income. 

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The following table provides details of the Company’s nonperforming assets that are non purchased and nonperforming assets 
that have been purchased in one of the Company's previous acquisitions as of the dates presented. 

December 31, 2019
Nonaccruing loans
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more
Total nonperforming loans
Other real estate owned
Total nonperforming assets
Nonperforming loans to total loans
Nonperforming assets to total assets

December 31, 2018
Nonaccruing loans
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more
Total nonperforming loans
Other real estate owned
Total nonperforming assets
Nonperforming loans to total loans
Nonperforming assets to total assets

Non Purchased

Purchased

 Total

$

$

$

$

21,509
3,458
24,967
2,762
27,729

10,218
2,685
12,903
4,853
17,756

$

$

$

$

7,038
4,317
11,355
5,248
16,603

5,836
7,232
13,068
6,187
19,255

$

$

$

$

28,547
7,775
36,322
8,010
44,332

0.37%
0.33%

16,054
9,917
25,971
11,040
37,011

0.29%
0.29%

Excluding the purchased nonperforming loans from the Company's acquisitions, nonperforming loans increased $12,064 from 
December 31, 2018, while non purchased other real estate owned decreased  $2,091 from December 31, 2018.

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The following table presents nonperforming loans by loan category at December 31 for each of the years presented.

Commercial, financial, agricultural
Lease financing

Real estate – construction:
Residential

Total real estate – construction
Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage:

Primary
Home equity
Rental/investment
Land development

Total real estate – 1-4 family mortgage
Real estate – commercial mortgage:

Owner-occupied
Non-owner occupied
Land development

Total real estate – commercial mortgage
Installment loans to individuals
Total nonperforming loans

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

$

$

8,458
226

$

2,461
89

$

2,921
159

$

3,709
138

1,504
—

—
—

14,270
2,328
1,958
367
18,923

4,526
2,459
1,109
8,094
621
36,322

$

68
68

10,102
2,047
757
980
13,886

3,779
3,933
958
8,670
797
25,971

$

—
—

6,221
2,701
395
1,078
10,395

5,473
3,087
1,090
9,650
295
23,420

$

466
466

6,179
2,777
2,292
1,656
12,904

8,282
6,821
2,757
17,860
437
35,514

$

176
176

9,764
1,900
5,142
2,091
18,897

9,177
8,372
7,139
24,688
162
45,427

$

The Company continues its efforts to bring problem credits to resolution. The Company’s coverage ratio, or its allowance for loan 
losses as a percentage of nonperforming loans, was 143.61% as of December 31, 2019 as compared to 188.77% as of December 31, 
2018. The coverage ratio for non purchased, nonperforming loans was 208.92% as of  December 31, 2019 as compared to 379.96% 
as of December 31, 2018.

Management  has  evaluated  the  aforementioned  loans  and  other  loans  classified  as  nonperforming  and  believes  that  all 
nonperforming loans have been adequately reserved for in the allowance for loan losses at December 31, 2019. Management also 
continually monitors past due loans for potential credit quality deterioration. Total loans 30-89 days past due on which interest 
was still accruing were $37,668 at December 31, 2019 as compared to $36,597 at December 31, 2018. 

Although not classified as nonperforming loans, another category of assets that contribute to our credit risk is restructured loans. 
Restructured loans are those for which concessions have been granted to the borrower due to a deterioration of the borrower’s 
financial condition and are performing in accordance with the new terms. Such concessions may include reduction in interest rates 
or deferral of interest or principal payments. In evaluating whether to restructure a loan, management analyzes the long-term 
financial condition of the borrower, including guarantor and collateral support, to determine whether the proposed concessions 
will increase the likelihood of repayment of principal and interest. Restructured loans that are not performing in accordance with 
their restructured terms that are either contractually 90 days past due or placed on nonaccrual status are reported as nonperforming 
loans.

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As  shown  below,  restructured  loans  totaled  $11,954  at  December 31,  2019  compared  to  $12,820  at  December 31,  2018.   At 
December 31, 2019, loans restructured through interest rate concessions represented 26% of total restructured loans, while loans 
restructured by a concession in payment terms represented the remainder. The following table provides further details of the 
Company’s restructured loans at December 31 for each of the years presented:

Commercial, financial, agricultural
Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage:

Primary
Home equity
Rental/investment
Land development

Total real estate – 1-4 family mortgage
Real estate – commercial mortgage:

Owner-occupied
Non-owner occupied
Land development

Total real estate – commercial mortgage
Installment loans to individuals
Total restructured loans

2019

2018

$

523

$

337

6,987
213
596
—
7,796

3,096
503
36
3,635
—
11,954

$

6,261
186
2,005
1
8,453

3,189
722
56
3,967
63
12,820

2018

14,553
2,573
730

(1,868)
(2,300)
—
(868)
—
12,820

$

$

$

Changes in the Company’s restructured loans are set forth in the table below for the periods presented.  

Balance as of January 1
Additional loans with concessions
Reclassified as performing
Reductions due to:

Reclassified as nonperforming
Paid in full
Charge-offs
Paydowns

Measurement period adjustment on recently acquired loans

Balance as of December 31

2019

12,820
3,829
2,183

(2,772)
(951)
(101)
(678)
(2,376)
11,954

$

$

The following table shows the principal amounts of nonperforming and restructured loans as of December 31 of each year presented. 
All loans where information exists about possible credit problems that would cause us to have serious doubts about the borrower’s 
ability to comply with the current repayment terms of the loan have been reflected in the table below.

Nonaccruing loans
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more
Total nonperforming loans
Restructured loans
Total nonperforming and restructured loans

Nonperforming loans to loans

2019
$ 28,547
7,775
36,322
11,954
$ 48,276

2018
$ 16,054
9,917
25,971
12,820
$ 38,791

2017
$ 14,674
8,746
23,420
14,553
$ 37,973

2016
$ 22,620
12,894
35,514
11,475
$ 46,989

2015
$ 29,034
16,393
45,427
13,453
$ 58,880

0.37%

0.29%

0.31%

0.57%

0.84%

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The following table provides details of the Company’s other real estate owned as of December 31 for each of the years presented:

Residential real estate
Commercial real estate
Residential land development
Commercial land development
Total other real estate owned

Changes in the Company’s other real estate owned were as follows for the periods presented: 

Balance as of January 1
Transfers of loans
Impairments
Dispositions
Other
Balance as of December 31

2019

2018

1,305
3,654
899
2,152
8,010

2019

11,040
4,764
(1,265)
(6,498)
(31)
8,010

$

$

$

$

2,333
4,297
1,099
3,311
11,040

2018

15,934
3,826
(1,545)
(7,127)
(48)
11,040

$

$

$

$

We realized net losses of $94 and net gains of $423 on dispositions of other real estate owned during 2019 and 2018, respectively. 

Interest Rate Risk

Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and rates. The majority of assets and liabilities of a financial 
institution are monetary in nature and therefore differ greatly from most commercial and industrial companies that have significant 
investments in fixed assets and inventories. Our market risk arises primarily from interest rate risk inherent in lending and deposit-
taking activities. Management believes a significant impact on the Company’s financial results stems from our ability to react to 
changes in interest rates. A sudden and substantial change in interest rates may adversely impact our earnings because the interest 
rates borne by assets and liabilities do not change at the same speed, to the same extent or on the same basis.

Because of the impact of interest rate fluctuations on our profitability, the Board of Directors and management actively monitor 
and manage our interest rate risk exposure. We have an Asset/Liability Committee (the “ALCO”) that is authorized by the Board 
of Directors to monitor our interest rate sensitivity and to make decisions relating to that process. The ALCO’s goal is to structure 
our asset/liability composition to maximize net interest income while managing interest rate risk so as to minimize the adverse 
impact of changes in interest rates on net interest income and capital. The ALCO uses an asset/liability model as the primary 
quantitative tool in measuring the amount of interest rate risk associated with changing market rates.  The model is used to perform 
both net interest income forecast simulations for multiple year horizons, and economic value of equity (“EVE”) analyses, each 
under various interest rate scenarios, which could impact the results presented in the table below.

Net interest income simulations measure the short and medium-term earnings exposure from changes in market interest rates in 
a rigorous and explicit fashion. Our current financial position is combined with assumptions regarding future business to calculate 
net interest income under various hypothetical rate scenarios. EVE measures our long-term earnings exposure from changes in 
market rates of interest. EVE is defined as the present value of assets minus the present value of liabilities at a point in time for a 
given set of market rate assumptions.  An increase in EVE due to a specified rate change indicates an improvement in the long-
term earnings capacity of the balance sheet assuming that the rate change remains in effect over the life of the current balance 
sheet.

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The following table presents the projected impact of a change in interest rates on (1) static EVE and (2) earnings at risk (that is, 
net interest income) for the 1-12 and 13-24 month periods commencing January 1, 2020, in each case as compared to the result 
under rates present in the market on December 31, 2019.  The changes in interest rates assume an instantaneous and parallel shift 
in the yield curve and does not take into account changes in the slope of the yield curve. 

Immediate Change in Rates of:
+400
+300
+200
+100
-100

Percentage Change In:

Economic Value Equity
(EVE)
Static
15.83%
12.84%
8.63%
4.72%
(4.31)%

Earning at Risk (EAR)
(Net Interest Income)

1-12 Months
2.64%
2.05%
1.45%
0.75%
(1.86)%

13-24 Months
11.63%
9.01%
6.12%
2.97%
(4.28)%

The rate shock results for the EVE and net interest income simulations for the next 24 months produce an asset sensitive position 
at December 31, 2019 and are all within the parameters set by the Board of Directors. 

The preceding measures assume no change in the size or asset/liability compositions of the balance sheet, and they do not reflect 
future actions the ALCO may undertake in response to such changes in interest rates. 

The scenarios assume instantaneous movements in interest rates in increments of plus 100, 200, 300 and 400 basis points and 
minus 100 basis points. As interest rates are adjusted over a period of time, it is our strategy to proactively change the volume and 
mix of our balance sheet in order to mitigate our interest rate risk. The computation of the prospective effects of hypothetical 
interest rate changes requires numerous assumptions including asset prepayment speeds, the impact of competitive factors on our 
pricing of loans and deposits, how responsive our deposit repricing is to the change in market rates and the expected life of non-
maturity deposits. These business assumptions are based upon our experience, business plans and published industry experience. 
Such assumptions may not necessarily reflect the manner or timing in which cash flows, asset yields and liability costs respond 
to changes in market rates. Because these assumptions are inherently uncertain, actual results will differ from simulated results.

The Company utilizes derivative financial instruments, including interest rate contracts such as swaps, caps and/or floors, forward 
commitments, and interest rate lock commitments, as part of its ongoing efforts to mitigate its interest rate risk exposure. For more 
information about the Company’s derivative financial instruments, see the “Off-Balance Sheet Transactions” section below and 
Note  15,  “Derivative  Instruments,”  in  the  Notes  to  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  in  Item 8,  Financial  Statements  and 
Supplementary Data, in this report.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity management is the ability to meet the cash flow requirements of customers who may be either depositors wishing to 
withdraw funds or borrowers needing assurance that sufficient funds will be available to meet their credit needs.

Core deposits, which are deposits excluding time deposits and public fund deposits, are a major source of funds used by the Bank 
to meet cash flow needs. Maintaining the ability to acquire these funds as needed in a variety of markets is the key to assuring the 
Bank’s liquidity. Our Asset/Liability Management Committee has established targets for our liquidity ratio, which helps determine 
the Bank’s ability to meet cash and funding obligations under current financial and economic conditions, as well as the ratio of 
our non-core funding to our total funding.  Management continually monitors these ratios and also stresses our sources of liquidity 
under various scenarios to ensure that we maintain sufficient liquidity.

Our investment portfolio is another alternative for meeting liquidity needs. These assets generally have readily available markets 
that offer conversions to cash as needed. Within the next twelve months the securities portfolio is forecasted to generate cash flow 
through principal payments and maturities equal to 24.47% of the carrying value of the total securities portfolio. Securities within 
our investment portfolio are also used to secure certain deposit types and short-term borrowings. At December 31, 2019, securities 
with a carrying value of $444,603 were pledged to secure government, public, trust, and other deposits and as collateral for short-
term borrowings and derivative instruments as compared to $637,607 at December 31, 2018.

Other sources available for meeting liquidity needs include federal funds purchased and short-term and long-term advances from 
the FHLB. Interest is charged at the prevailing market rate on federal funds purchased and FHLB advances. Federal funds are 
short term borrowings, generally overnight borrowings, between financial institutions that are used to maintain reserve requirements 
at the Federal Reserve Bank. There were no federal funds purchased outstanding at December 31, 2019 or 2018. The balance of 

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short-term  borrowing  from  the  FHLB  (i.e.,  advances  with  original  maturities  less  than  one  year)  at  December 31,  2019  was 
$480,000, as compared to $380,000 at December 31, 2018.  Long-term FHLB borrowings are used to match-fund against large, 
fixed rate commercial or real estate loans with long-term maturities, which negates interest rate exposure when rates rise. This 
was our primary use of long-term FHLB borrowings in 2018 and the first three quarters of 2019; in the fourth quarter of 2019, as 
interest rates declined following the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts, we used long-term FHLB borrowings as a source of 
liquidity in lieu of higher-costing deposits, which had not repriced as quickly following the rate cuts. At December 31, 2019, the 
balance of our outstanding long-term advances with the FHLB was $152,337 as compared to $6,690 at December 31, 2018. The 
total amount of the remaining credit available to us from the FHLB at December 31, 2019 was $3,159,942.  We also maintain 
lines of credit with other commercial banks totaling $150,000. These are unsecured, uncommitted lines of credit maturing at 
various times within the next twelve months. There were no amounts outstanding under these lines of credit at December 31, 2019
or 2018.

In 2016 we accessed the capital markets to generate liquidity through the sale of our subordinated notes. Additionally, as part of 
previous acquisitions in 2017 and 2018, the Company assumed other subordinated notes. For more information concerning the 
offering of our subordinated notes and the details of  the assumed subordinated notes please see Note 13, “Long-Term Debt” in 
the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, in this report.

Our strategy in choosing funds is focused on minimizing cost along with considering our balance sheet composition and interest 
rate risk position. Accordingly, management targets growth of non-interest bearing deposits. While we do not control the types of 
deposit instruments our clients choose, we do influence those choices with the rates and the deposit specials we offer. We constantly 
monitor our funds position and evaluate the effect that various funding sources have on our financial position. The following table 
presents, by type, the Company’s funding sources, which consist of total average deposits and borrowed funds, and the total cost 
of each funding source for each of the years presented:

Noninterest-bearing demand

Interest-bearing demand

Savings

Time deposits

Short-term borrowings

Long-term Federal Home Loan Bank advances

Subordinated notes

Other long-term borrowings

Total deposits and borrowed funds

Percentage of Total
2018
2019

Cost of Funds

2019

2018

23.26%

21.88%

—%

—%

44.89

6.11

21.91

1.17

0.35

1.27

1.04

45.62

6.41

21.92

1.67

0.08

1.35

1.07

0.86

0.19

1.71

2.43

1.51

6.24

4.48

0.56

0.15

1.24

2.10

3.29

5.54

5.11

100.00%

100.00%

0.93%

0.70%

Cash and cash equivalents were $414,930 at December 31, 2019, compared to $569,111 at December 31, 2018. Cash used in 
investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $505,910 compared to $503,287 in 2018. Proceeds from the sale, 
maturity or call of securities within our investment portfolio were $474,772 for 2019 compared to $163,090 for 2018. These 
proceeds from the investment portfolio were primarily reinvested back into the securities portfolio or used to fund loan growth. 
Purchases of investment securities were $492,018 for 2019 compared to $686,887 for 2018. 

Cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $188,106 compared to $708,833 for the year 
ended December 31, 2018. Overall deposits, excluding deposits acquired during each year, increased $85,925 for the year ended 
December 31, 2019 compared to an increase of $496,404 for the same period in 2018. 

Restrictions on Bank Dividends, Loans and Advances

The Company’s liquidity and capital resources, as well as its ability to pay dividends to our shareholders, are substantially dependent 
on the ability of the Bank to transfer funds to the Company in the form of dividends, loans and advances. Under Mississippi law, 
a Mississippi bank may not pay dividends unless its earned surplus is in excess of three times capital stock. A Mississippi bank 
with earned surplus in excess of three times capital stock may pay a dividend, subject to the approval of the DBCF. In addition, 
the FDIC has the authority to prohibit the Bank from engaging in business practices that the FDIC considers to be unsafe or 
unsound, which, depending on the financial condition of the Bank, could include the payment of dividends. Accordingly, the 
approval of the DBCF is required prior to the Bank paying dividends to the Company, and under certain circumstances the approval 
of the FDIC may be required.

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Federal Reserve regulations also limit the amount the Bank may loan to the Company unless such loans are collateralized by 
specific obligations. At December 31, 2019, the maximum amount available for transfer from the Bank to the Company in the 
form of loans was $138,862. The Company maintains a line of credit collateralized by cash with the Bank totaling $3,061. There 
were no amounts outstanding under this line of credit at December 31, 2019. These restrictions did not have any impact on the 
Company’s ability to meet its cash obligations in 2019, nor does management expect such restrictions to materially impact the 
Company’s ability to meet its currently-anticipated cash obligations.

Off-Balance Sheet Transactions

The Company enters into loan commitments, standby letters of credit and derivative financial instruments in the normal course 
of its business. Loan commitments are made to accommodate the financial needs of the Company’s customers. Standby letters of 
credit commit the Company to make payments on behalf of customers when certain specified future events occur. Both arrangements 
have credit risk essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to customers and are subject to the Company’s normal 
credit  policies.  Collateral  (e.g.,  securities,  receivables,  inventory,  equipment,  etc.)  is  obtained  based  on  management’s  credit 
assessment of the customer.

Loan commitments and standby letters of credit do not necessarily represent future cash requirements of the Company in that 
while the borrower has the ability to draw upon these commitments at any time, these commitments often expire without being 
drawn upon. The Company’s unfunded loan commitments and standby letters of credit outstanding at December 31, 2019 and 
2018 were as follows:

Loan commitments

Standby letters of credit

2019

2018

$

2,324,262

$

2,068,749

94,824

104,664

The  Company  closely  monitors  the  amount  of  remaining  future  commitments  to  borrowers  in  light  of  prevailing  economic 
conditions and adjusts these commitments as necessary. The Company will continue this process as new commitments are entered 
into or existing commitments are renewed.

The Company utilizes derivative financial instruments, including interest rate contracts such as swaps, caps and/or floors, as part 
of its ongoing efforts to mitigate its interest rate risk exposure and to facilitate the needs of its customers. The Company enters 
into derivative instruments that are not designated as hedging instruments to help its commercial customers manage their exposure 
to interest rate fluctuations. To mitigate the interest rate risk associated with these customer contracts, the Company enters into 
an offsetting derivative contract position with other financial institutions. The Company manages its credit risk, or potential risk 
of default by its commercial customers, through credit limit approval and monitoring procedures. At December 31, 2019, the 
Company had notional amounts of $219,664 on interest rate contracts with corporate customers and $219,664 in offsetting interest 
rate contracts with other financial institutions to mitigate the Company’s rate exposure on its corporate customers’ contracts.

Additionally, the Company enters into interest rate lock commitments with its customers to mitigate the interest rate risk associated 
with the commitments to fund fixed-rate residential mortgage loans and also enters into forward commitments to sell residential 
mortgage loans to secondary market investors.

The Company also enters into forward interest rate swap contracts on its FHLB borrowings and its junior subordinated debentures 
that are all accounted for as cash flow hedges. Under each of these contracts, the Company pays a fixed rate of interest and receives 
a variable rate of interest based on the three-month LIBOR plus a predetermined spread. 

For more information about the Company’s off-balance sheet transactions, see Note 15, “Derivative Instruments” and Note 21, 
“Commitments, Contingent Liabilities and Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk,” in the Notes to Consolidated 
Financial Statements in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, in this report.

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Contractual Obligations

The following table presents, as of December 31, 2019, significant fixed and determinable contractual obligations to third parties 
by payment date. The Note Reference below refers to the applicable footnote in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, in this report.

Note
Reference  

Less Than
One Year  

One to
Three
Years

Three to
Five Years

Over Five
Years

Total

Payments Due In:

26

11

11

12

13

13
13

$

9,725

$

17,309

$

15,680

$

78,124

$

120,838

8,052,536

1,403,585

489,091

4

—

714,613

—

624

—

39,115

—

—

—
—
$ 9,954,941

$

—
—
732,546

$

—
—
54,795

$

—

3,319

—

151,709

110,215
113,955
457,322

8,052,536

2,160,632

489,091

152,337

110,215
113,955
$ 11,199,604

Lease liabilities(1)
Deposits without a stated maturity(2)
Time deposits(2)
Short-term borrowings

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

Junior subordinated debentures

Subordinated notes
Total contractual obligations

(1)  Represents the undiscounted cash flows.

(2)  Excludes interest.

Shareholders’ Equity and Regulatory Matters

Total shareholders’ equity of the Company was $2,125,689 and $2,043,913 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Book 
value per share was $37.39 and $34.91 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The growth in shareholders’ equity was 
attributable  to  earnings  retention  and  changes  in  accumulated  other  comprehensive  income  offset  by  dividends  declared  and 
common stock repurchased through the stock repurchase program.

The Company maintains a shelf registration statement with the SEC. The shelf registration statement, which was effective upon 
filing, allows the Company to raise capital from time to time through the sale of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, 
warrants and units, or a combination thereof, subject to market conditions. Specific terms and prices will be determined at the 
time of any offering under a separate prospectus supplement that the Company will be required to file with the SEC at the time 
of the specific offering. The proceeds of the sale of securities, if and when offered, will be used for general corporate purposes as 
described  in  any  prospectus  supplement  and  could  include  the  expansion  of  the  Company’s  banking,  insurance  and  wealth 
management operations as well as other business opportunities. 

The Company completed its previously announced $50,000 stock repurchase program in October 2019. The weighted average 
price of all shares of common stock repurchased over the entire repurchase program was $34.45.

In October 2019, the Company's Board of Directors approved a new stock repurchase program, authorizing the Company to 
repurchase up to $50,000 of its outstanding common stock, either in open market purchases or privately-negotiated transactions. 
During the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company repurchased $20.0 million of common stock at a weighted average price of $35.23 
under the new program. The program will remain in effect until the earlier of October 2020 or the repurchase of the entire amount 
of common stock authorized to be repurchased by the Board of Directors.

The Company has junior subordinated debentures with a carrying value of $110,215 at December 31, 2019, of which $106,624
are included in the Company’s Tier 1 capital.  Federal Reserve guidelines limit the amount of securities that, similar to our junior 
subordinated debentures, are includable in Tier 1 capital, but these guidelines did not impact the amount of debentures we include 
in Tier 1 capital. Although our existing junior subordinated debentures are currently unaffected by these Federal Reserve guidelines, 
on account of changes enacted as part of the Dodd-Frank Act, any new trust preferred securities are not includable in Tier 1 capital. 
Further, if as a result of an acquisition we exceed $15,000,000 in assets, or if we make any acquisition after we have exceeded 
$15,000,000 in assets, we will lose Tier 1 treatment of our junior subordinated debentures.

The Company has subordinated notes with a carrying value of $113,955 at December 31, 2019, of which $113,617 are included 
in the Company's Tier 2 capital.

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The Federal Reserve, the FDIC and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency have issued guidelines governing the levels of 
capital that bank holding companies and banks must maintain. Those guidelines specify capital tiers, which include the following 
classifications:

Capital Tiers
Well capitalized

Adequately capitalized

Undercapitalized

Significantly undercapitalized

Critically undercapitalized

Tier 1 Capital to
Average Assets
(Leverage)

Common Equity 
Tier 1 to
Risk - Weighted 
Assets

Tier 1 Capital to
Risk - Weighted
Assets

Total Capital to
Risk - Weighted
Assets

5% or above

6.5% or above   8% or above

  10% or above

4% or above

4.5% or above   6% or above

  8% or above

Less than 4% Less than 4.5%   Less than 6%   Less than 8%

Less than 3% Less than 3%   Less than 4%   Less than 6%

 Tangible Equity / Total Assets less than 2%

The following table includes the capital ratios and capital amounts for the Company and the Bank for the years presented:

Actual

Minimum Capital
Requirement to be
Well Capitalized

Minimum Capital
Requirement to be
Adequately
Capitalized (including 
the phase-in of the 
Capital Conservation 
Buffer)

Amount

Ratio

Amount

Ratio

Amount

Ratio

December 31, 2019

Renasant Corporation:

Tier 1 leverage ratio

$ 1,262,588

10.37% $ 608,668

5.00% $ 486,934

4.00%

7.00%

8.50%

4.00%

7.00%

8.50%

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

Total risk-based capital ratio

1,156,828

1,262,588

1,432,949

11.12%

12.14%

676,106

832,131

6.50%

8.00%

728,114

884,139

13.78% 1,040,163

10.00% 1,092,171

10.50%

Renasant Bank:

Tier 1 leverage ratio

$ 1,331,809

10.95% $ 607,907

5.00% $ 486,326

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

Total risk-based capital ratio

1,331,809

1,331,809

1,388,553

12.81%

12.81%

675,581

831,484

6.50%

8.00%

727,548

883,452

13.36% 1,039,355

10.00% 1,091,323

10.50%

December 31, 2018

Renasant Corporation:
Tier 1 leverage ratio

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

Total risk-based capital ratio

Renasant Bank:

Tier 1 leverage ratio

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

Total risk-based capital ratio

$ 1,188,412

10.11% $ 587,939

5.00% $ 470,352

1,085,751

1,188,412

1,386,507

11.05%

12.10%

14.12%

638,468

785,806

982,258

6.50%

8.00%

10.00%

626,189

773,528

969,979

$ 1,276,976

10.88% $ 587,090

5.00% $ 469,672

1,276,976

1,276,976

1,331,619

13.02%

13.02%

13.58%

637,552

784,679

980,849

6.50%

8.00%

10.00%

625,291

772,418

968,588

4.00%

6.375%

7.875%

9.875%

4.00%

6.375%

7.875%

9.875%

For a detailed discussion of the capital adequacy guidelines applicable to the Company and the Bank, please refer to the information 
under the heading “Capital Adequacy Guidelines” in the “Supervision and Regulation-Supervision and Regulation of Renasant 
Corporation” sections and the “Supervision and Regulation-Supervision and Regulation of Renasant Bank” section in Item 1, 
Business, in this report.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In  addition to results  presented in  accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in  the United States  of America 
(“GAAP”), this document contains certain non-GAAP financial measures, namely, return on average tangible shareholders’ equity, 
return on average tangible assets, the ratio of tangible equity to tangible assets and an adjusted efficiency ratio. These non-GAAP 
financial measures adjust GAAP financial measures to exclude intangible assets and certain charges (such as, when applicable, 
merger and  conversion expenses, debt prepayment penalties and asset valuation adjustments) with respect to which the Company 
is unable to accurately predict when these charges will be incurred or, when incurred, the amount thereof. Management uses these 
measures to evaluate capital utilization and adequacy. In addition, the Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures 
facilitate the making of period-to-period comparisons and are meaningful indicators of its operating performance, particularly 
because these measures are widely used by industry analysts for companies with merger and acquisition activities. Also, because 
intangible assets such as goodwill and the core deposit intangible and charges such as merger and conversion expenses can vary 
extensively from company to company and, as to intangible assets, are excluded from the calculation of a financial institution’s 
regulatory capital, the Company believes that the presentation of this non-GAAP financial information allows readers to more 
easily compare the Company’s results to information provided in other regulatory reports and the results of other companies. The 
reconciliations from GAAP to non-GAAP for these financial measures are below.

Return on average tangible shareholders' equity and Return on average tangible assets

Net income (GAAP)

   Amortization of intangibles

Tax effect of adjustment noted above (1)

Tangible net income (non-GAAP)

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

$

167,596

$

146,920

$

92,188

$

90,930

$

68,014

8,105
(1,808)
173,893

7,179
(1,588)
152,511

6,530
(2,172)
96,546

6,747
(2,229)
95,448

Average shareholders' equity (GAAP)

2,107,832

1,701,334

1,380,950

1,116,038

   Intangibles

976,065

747,008

565,507

491,530

Average tangible shareholders' equity (non-
GAAP)

1,131,767

954,326

815,443

624,508

497,446

Average total assets (GAAP)

12,875,986

11,104,567

9,509,308

8,416,510

6,874,982

   Intangibles

976,065

747,008

565,507

491,530

379,469

Average tangible assets (non-GAAP)

11,899,921

10,357,559

8,943,801

7,924,980

6,495,513

Return on (average) shareholders' equity
(GAAP)

   Effect of adjustment for intangible assets

Return on average tangible shareholders' equity
(non-GAAP)

7.95%

7.41%

8.64%

7.34%

6.68%

5.16%

8.15%

7.13%

7.76%

6.74%

15.36%

15.98%

11.84%

15.28%

14.50%

Return on (average) assets (GAAP)

   Effect of adjustment for intangible assets

Return on average tangible assets (non-GAAP)

1.30%

0.16%

1.46%

1.32%

0.15%

1.47%

0.97%

0.11%

1.08%

1.08%

0.12%

1.20%

0.99%

0.12%

1.11%

(1) Tax effect is calculated based on the respective periods’ effective tax rate. The effective tax rate for 2017 was calculated ignoring the impact from the revaluation of net deferred tax assets.

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6,069
(1,932)
72,151

876,915

379,469

Tangible common equity ratio (Tangible shareholders' equity to tangible assets)

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

Actual shareholders' equity (GAAP)

$ 2,125,689

$ 2,043,913

$1,514,983

$1,232,883

$1,036,818

   Intangibles

976,943

977,793

635,556

494,608

474,682

Actual tangible shareholders' equity (non-
GAAP)

1,148,746

1,066,120

879,427

738,275

562,136

Actual total assets (GAAP)

13,400,618

12,934,878

9,829,981

8,699,851

7,926,496

   Intangibles

976,943

977,793

635,556

494,608

474,682

Actual tangible assets (non-GAAP)

12,423,675

11,957,085

9,194,425

8,205,243

7,451,814

Tangible Common Equity Ratio

Shareholders' equity to actual assets (GAAP)

   Effect of adjustment for intangible assets

Tangible shareholders' equity to tangible assets
(non-GAAP)

15.86%

6.61%

15.80%

6.88%

15.41%

5.85%

14.17%

5.17%

13.08%

5.54%

9.25%

8.92%

9.56%

9.00%

7.54%

Return on average tangible shareholders' equity and Return on average tangible assets with exclusions

Net income (GAAP)

Merger and conversion expense

Debt prepayment penalties

MSR valuation adjustment

Revaluation of net deferred tax assets
Tax effect of adjustments noted above (1)
Net income with exclusions (non-GAAP)

Amortization of intangibles
Tax effect of adjustment noted above (1)
Tangible net income with exclusions (non-GAAP)

Average shareholders' equity (GAAP)

Intangibles

Average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP)

Average total assets (GAAP)

Intangibles

Average tangible assets (non-GAAP)

Return on average shareholders' equity with exclusions (non-GAAP)

Effect of adjustment for intangible assets

Return on average tangible shareholders' equity with exclusions (non-GAAP)

Return on average assets with exclusions (non-GAAP)

Effect of adjustment for intangible assets

Return on average tangible assets with exclusions(non-GAAP)

2019

2018

$

167,596

$

146,920

$

279

54

1,836

—
(484)
169,281

8,105
(1,808)
175,578

14,246

—

—

—
(3,151)
158,015

7,179
(1,588)
163,606

2017

92,188

10,378

205

—

14,486
(3,521)
113,736

6,530
(2,172)
118,094

2,107,832

1,701,334

1,380,950

976,065

1,131,767

747,008

954,326

565,507

815,443

12,875,986

11,104,567

9,509,308

976,065

747,008

565,507

11,899,921

10,357,559

8,943,801

8.03%

7.48%

15.51%

1.31%

0.17%

1.48%

9.29%

7.85%

17.14%

1.42%

0.16%

1.58%

8.24%

6.24%

14.48%

1.20%

0.12%

1.32%

(1) Tax effect is calculated based on the respective periods’ effective tax rate. The effective tax rate for 2017 was calculated ignoring the impact from the revaluation of net deferred tax assets.

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Adjusted Efficiency Ratio

Interest income (fully tax equivalent basis)

Interest expense

Net interest income (fully tax equivalent basis)

Total noninterest income

Net gains on sales of securities

MSR valuation adjustment

Adjusted noninterest income

Total noninterest expense

Intangible amortization

Merger and conversion related expenses

Extinguishment of debt

Adjusted noninterest expense

Efficiency Ratio (GAAP)

Adjusted Efficiency Ratio (non-GAAP)

2019

2018

$ 548,909

$ 467,755

98,923

449,986

65,329

402,426

153,254

348
(1,836)
154,742

143,961
(16)
—

143,977

374,174

345,029

8,105

279

54

7,179

14,246

—

365,736

323,604

62.03%

60.48%

63.15%

59.22%

None of the non-GAAP financial measures the Company has included in this document is intended to be considered in isolation 
or as a substitute for any measure prepared in accordance with GAAP.  Readers of this Form 10-K should note that, because there 
are no standard definitions for how to calculate the non-GAAP financial measures that we use as well as the results, the Company's 
calculations may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies.  Also, there may be limits in the 
usefulness of these measures to readers of this document.  As a result, the Company encourages readers to consider its consolidated 
financial statements and footnotes thereto in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure.

SEC Form 10-K

A  COPY  OF  THIS  ANNUAL  REPORT  ON  FORM  10-K,  AS  FILED  WITH  THE  SECURITIES  AND  EXCHANGE 
COMMISSION,  MAY  BE  OBTAINED  WITHOUT  CHARGE  BY  DIRECTING  A  WRITTEN  REQUEST  TO:  JOHN  S. 
OXFORD,  SENIOR  VICE  PRESIDENT AND  DIRECTOR  OF  MARKETING AND  PUBLIC  RELATIONS,  RENASANT 
BANK, 209 TROY STREET, TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI, 38804-4827.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Please refer to the discussion found under the headings “Risk Management – Interest Rate Risk” and “Liquidity and Capital 
Resources” in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, in this report for 
the disclosures required pursuant to this Item 7A.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

The Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company meeting the requirements of Regulation S-X are included on the 
succeeding pages of this Item. All schedules have been omitted because they are not required or are not applicable.

RENASANT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Years Ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 

CONTENTS

Report on Management’s Assessment of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Consolidated Statements of Income

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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Report on Management’s Assessment of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Renasant  Corporation  (the  “Company”)  is  responsible  for  the  preparation,  integrity  and  fair  presentation  of  the  consolidated 
financial statements included in this annual report. The consolidated financial statements and notes included in this annual report 
have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and necessarily include some 
amounts that are based on management’s best estimates and judgments.

Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting 
designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements 
for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The Company’s internal 
control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that: (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in 
reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (2) provide reasonable 
assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting 
principles generally accepted in the United States of America and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made 
only  in  accordance  with  authorizations  of  management  and  directors  of  the  Company;  and  (3) provide  reasonable  assurance 
regarding prevention or timely detection of any unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could 
have a material effect on the financial statements.

The system of internal control over financial reporting as it relates to the financial statements is evaluated for effectiveness by 
management and tested for reliability through a program of internal audits. Actions are taken to correct potential deficiencies as 
they are identified. Any system of internal control, no matter how well designed, has inherent limitations, including the possibility 
that a control can be circumvented or overridden, and misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, 
because of changes in conditions, internal control effectiveness may vary over time. Accordingly, even an effective system of 
internal control will provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation.

Management, with the participation of the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, conducted an 
assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s system of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, 
based  on  criteria  for  effective  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  described  in  the  “Internal  Control  -  Integrated 
Framework,”  (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, 
management has concluded that, as of December 31, 2019, the Company’s system of internal control over financial reporting is 
effective and meets the criteria of the “Internal Control – Integrated Framework.” HORNE LLP, the Company’s independent 
registered public accounting firm that has audited the Company’s financial statements included in this annual report, has issued 
an attestation report on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting which is included herein.

C. Mitchell Waycaster

President and

Chief Executive Officer

February 26, 2020

Kevin D. Chapman

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial and Operating Officer

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of Renasant Corporation

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Renasant Corporation (the “Company”) ") as of December 31, 
2019 and 2018, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders' equity, and cash 
flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2019, and the related notes to the consolidated financial 
statements (collectively, referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all 
material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and 
its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2019, in conformity with accounting principles generally 
accepted in the United States of America. 

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (the 
“PCAOB”), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, based on criteria established in the 
Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in 
2013, and our report dated February 26, 2020, expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal 
control over financial reporting.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on 
the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are 
required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable 
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the 
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error 
or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether 
due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, 
evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting 
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial 
statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matters 

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was 
communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (i) relates to accounts or disclosures that are 
material to the financial statements and (ii) involved especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication 
of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by 
communicating the critical audit matter below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or 
disclosures to which it relates.

Allowance for Loan Losses

As described in Notes 1 and 6 to the financial statements, the Company’s allowance for loan losses is a valuation allowance that 
reflects the Company's estimation of incurred losses in its loan portfolio to the extent they are both probable and reasonable to 
estimate. The allowance for loan losses was $52,162,000 at December 31, 2019, which consists of two components; the allowance 
for  loans  individually  evaluated  for  impairment  (“specific  reserves”)  and  the  allowance  for  loans  collectively  evaluated  for 
impairment (“general reserves”). 

The Company's general reserves include reserves based on historical charge-off factors and qualitative general reserve factors. 
The component for qualitative general reserve factors involves an evaluation of items which are not yet reflected in the factors 
for historical charge-offs including changes in: lending policies and procedures, economic and business conditions, nature and 
volume  of  the  portfolio,  lending  staff,  volume  and  severity  of  delinquent  loans,  loan  review  systems,  collateral  values,  and 
concentrations of credit. The evaluation of these items results in qualitative general reserve factors, which contribute significantly 
to the general reserve component of the estimate of the allowance for loan losses. 

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We identified management’s estimate of the aggregate effect of the qualitative reserve factors on the allowance for loan losses as 
a critical audit matter as it involved subjective auditor judgment. Management's determination of qualitative general reserve factors 
involved especially subjective judgment because management's estimate relies on qualitative analysis to determine the quantitative 
impact the items have on the allowance. 

The primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter included:

Evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of controls over the determination of items used to estimate the 
qualitative general reserve factors, including controls addressing:

•  The data used as the basis for the adjustments relating to qualitative general reserve factors.
•  Management's determination of loans excluded from qualitative general reserve factors calculation.
•  Management's review of the qualitative and quantitative conclusions related to the qualitative general reserve factors 

and the resulting allocation to the allowance.

Substantively tested the general reserves related to qualitative general reserve factors which included:

•  Evaluation of the completeness and accuracy of data inputs used as a basis for the adjustments relating to the qualitative 

general reserve factors. 

•  Evaluation of loans excluded from the qualitative general reserve calculation for propriety of classification. 
•  Evaluation of the reasonableness of management's judgments related to the qualitative and quantitative assessment 
of the data used in the determination of qualitative general reserve factors and the resulting allocation to the allowance. 
Our evaluation considered the weight of confirming and disconfirming evidence from internal and external sources, 
loan portfolio performance and third-party data, and whether management’s assumptions were applied consistently 
period to period.

/s/ HORNE LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2005.

Memphis, Tennessee
February 26, 2020

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of Renasant Corporation

Opinion on the Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

We have audited Renasant Corporation’s (the "Company") internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, 
based on criteria established in the Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations 
of the Treadway Commission in 2013. In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control 
over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, based on criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting described 
in the Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission 
in 2013.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (the 
“PCAOB”), the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2019 and our report dated February 26, 
2020 expressed an unqualified opinion.

Basis for Opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment 
of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting in the accompanying Report on Management’s Assessment of 
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over 
financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent 
with respect to the Company in accordance with U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities 
and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the 
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material 
respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material 
weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. 
Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our 
audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability 
of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted 
accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain 
to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets 
of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial 
statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are 
being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable 
assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the company's assets that 
could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because  of  its  inherent  limitations,  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  may  not  prevent  or  detect  misstatements. Also, 
projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because 
of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ HORNE LLP
Memphis, Tennessee
February 26, 2020

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Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets 

(In Thousands, Except Share Data)

Assets
Cash and due from banks
Interest-bearing balances with banks
Cash and cash equivalents
Securities available for sale, at fair value
Loans held for sale ($318,272 and $219,848 carried at fair value at December 31, 2019 and 2018,
respectively)

Loans, net of unearned income:

Non purchased loans and leases
Purchased loans

Total loans, net of unearned income
Allowance for loan losses
Loans, net
Premises and equipment, net
Other real estate owned:
Non purchased
Purchased

Total other real estate owned, net
Goodwill
Other intangible assets, net
Bank-owned life insurance
Mortgage servicing rights
Other assets
Total assets
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Liabilities
Deposits

Noninterest-bearing
Interest-bearing

Total deposits
Short-term borrowings
Long-term debt
Other liabilities
Total liabilities
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $.01 par value – 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding

Common stock, $5.00 par value – 150,000,000 shares authorized; 59,296,725 shares issued;
56,855,002 and 58,546,480 shares outstanding, respectively

Treasury stock, at cost, 2,441,723 and 750,245 shares, respectively
Additional paid-in capital
Retained earnings
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes
Total shareholders’ equity
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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December 31,

2019

2018

$

$

191,065
223,865
414,930
1,290,613

198,515
370,596
569,111
1,250,777

318,272

411,427

7,587,974
2,101,664
9,689,638
(52,162)
9,637,476
309,697

2,762
5,248
8,010
939,683
37,260
225,942
53,208
165,527
13,400,618

2,551,770
7,661,398
10,213,168
489,091
376,507
196,163
11,274,929

$

$

6,389,712
2,693,417
9,083,129
(49,026)
9,034,103
209,168

4,853
6,187
11,040
932,928
44,865
220,608
48,230
202,621
12,934,878

2,318,706
7,809,851
10,128,557
387,706
263,618
111,084
10,890,965

—

—

296,483
(83,189)
1,294,276
617,355
764
2,125,689
13,400,618

$

296,483
(24,245)
1,288,911
500,660
(17,896)
2,043,913
12,934,878

$

$

$

 
 
Interest income

Loans

Securities

Taxable

Tax-exempt

Other

Total interest income

Interest expense

Deposits

Borrowings

Total interest expense

Net interest income

Provision for loan losses

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

Noninterest income

Service charges on deposit accounts

Fees and commissions

Insurance commissions

Wealth management revenue

Mortgage banking income

Net gains (losses) on sales of securities

BOLI income

Other

Total noninterest income

Noninterest expense

Salaries and employee benefits

Data processing

Net occupancy and equipment

Other real estate owned

Professional fees

Advertising and public relations

Intangible amortization

Communications

Merger and conversion related expenses

Extinguishment of debt

Other

Total noninterest expense

Income before income taxes

Income taxes

Net income

Basic earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share

Cash dividends per common share

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income 

(In Thousands, Except Share Data)

Year Ended December 31,

2019

2018

2017

$

501,336

$

428,374

$

344,472

29,875

5,477

5,892

542,580

81,995

16,928

98,923

443,657

7,050

436,607

35,972

19,430

8,919

14,433

57,896

348

6,109

10,147

153,254

250,784

19,679

49,553

2,013

10,166

11,607

8,105

8,858

279

54

13,076

374,174

215,687

48,091

167,596

2.89

2.88

0.87

$

$

$

$

23,948

6,456

3,076

461,854

49,760

15,569

65,329

396,525

6,810

389,715

34,660

23,868

8,590

13,540

50,142

(16)

4,644

8,533

18,531

9,433

2,314

374,750

24,620

13,233

37,853

336,897

7,550

329,347

33,224

21,934

8,361

11,884

43,415

148

4,353

8,821

143,961

132,140

214,294

18,627

42,111

1,892

8,753

9,464

7,179

8,318

14,246

—

20,145

345,029

188,647

41,727

146,920

2.80

2.79

0.80

$

$

$

$

184,540

16,474

37,756

2,470

7,150

8,248

6,530

7,578

10,378

205

20,289

301,618

159,869

67,681

92,188

1.97

1.96

0.73

$

$

$

$

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Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income 

(In Thousands)

Net income

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

Securities available for sale:

Unrealized holding gains (losses) on securities

Reclassification adjustment for losses (gains) realized in net income

Unrealized holding gains on securities transferred from held to
maturity to available for sale

Amortization of unrealized holding gains on securities transferred to
the held to maturity category

Total securities available for sale

Derivative instruments:

Unrealized holding (losses) gains on derivative instruments

Total derivative instruments

Defined benefit pension and post-retirement benefit plans:

Net gain arising during the period

Amortization of net actuarial loss recognized in net periodic pension
cost

Total defined benefit pension and post-retirement benefit plans

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

Comprehensive income

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Year Ended December 31,

2019

2018

2017

$

167,596

$

146,920

$

92,188

18,625

1,872

—

—

20,497

(2,217)
(2,217)

68

312

380

18,660

$

186,256

$

(8,315)
12

—

—
(8,303)

365

365

308

245

553
(7,385)
139,535

(2,218)
(91)

8,108

(173)
5,626

536

536

1,028

249

1,277

7,439

$

99,627

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Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity 

(In Thousands, Except Share Data)

Balance at January 1, 2017

Net income

Other comprehensive income

Comprehensive income

Reclassification of the income tax 
effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 
to Retained earnings

Cash dividends ($0.73 per share)

Common stock issued in connection
with an acquisition

Issuance of common stock for stock-
based compensation awards

Stock-based compensation expense

Other, net

Balance at December 31, 2017
Net income

Other comprehensive loss

Comprehensive income

Repurchase of shares in connection
with stock repurchase program

Cash dividends ($0.80 per share)

Common stock issued in connection
with an acquisition

Repurchase of shares in connection
with acquisition related to stock-
based compensation awards

Issuance of common stock for stock-
based compensation awards

Stock-based compensation expense

Other, net

Balance at December 31, 2018
Net income

Other comprehensive income

Comprehensive income

Repurchase of shares in connection
with stock repurchase program

Cash dividends ($0.87 per share)

Issuance of common stock for stock-
based compensation awards

Stock-based compensation expense

Common Stock

Shares

Amount

Treasury
Stock

Additional
Paid-In
Capital

Retained
Earnings

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)

Total

44,332,273

$ 225,535

$ (21,692) $ 707,408

$ 337,536

$

(15,904) $ 1,232,883

92,188

2,046

(34,416)

7,439

(2,046)

4,883,182

24,416

189,174

105,776

1,786

(3,976)

5,293

196

—

92,188

7,439

99,627

—

(34,416)

213,590

(2,190)

5,293

196

49,321,231

$ 249,951

$ (19,906) $ 898,095

$ 397,354

$

(10,511) $ 1,514,983

146,920

146,920

(7,385)

(7,385)

(199,065)

(7,062)

(43,614)

9,306,477

46,532

387,987

(2,000)

119,837

(93)

2,816

(4,679)

7,251

257

139,535

(7,062)

(43,614)

434,519

(93)

(1,863)

7,251

257

58,546,480

$ 296,483

$ (24,245) $1,288,911

$ 500,660

$

(17,896) $ 2,043,913

167,596

18,660

(1,820,202)

(62,944)

(50,901)

128,724

4,000

(4,831)

10,196

167,596

18,660

186,256

(62,944)

(50,901)

(831)

10,196

Balance at December 31, 2019

56,855,002

$ 296,483

$ (83,189) $1,294,276

$ 617,355

$

764

$ 2,125,689

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 
(In Thousands, Except Share Data)

Operating activities
Net income
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities:

Provision for loan losses
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
Deferred income tax expense
Revaluation of net deferred tax assets due to changes in tax law
Funding of mortgage loans held for sale
Proceeds from sales of mortgage loans held for sale
Gains on sales of mortgage loans held for sale
Valuation adjustment to mortgage servicing rights
(Gains) losses on sales of securities
Penalty on prepayment of debt
(Gains) losses on sales of premises and equipment
Stock-based compensation
Net change in other loans held for sale
Decrease (increase) in other assets
Decrease in other liabilities

Net cash provided by operating activities

Investing activities
Purchases of securities available for sale
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale
Proceeds from call/maturities of securities available for sale
Proceeds from call/maturities of securities held to maturity
Net increase in loans
Purchases of premises and equipment
Proceeds from sales of premises and equipment
Net change in FHLB stock
Proceeds from sales of other assets
Net cash (paid) received in acquisition
Other, net

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

Financing activities
Net increase in noninterest-bearing deposits
Net (decrease) increase in interest-bearing deposits
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings
Proceeds from long-term debt
Repayment of long-term debt
Cash paid for dividends
Repurchase of shares in connection with stock repurchase program
Cash received on exercise of stock options

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 

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Year Ended December 31,
2018

2017

2019

$

167,596

$

146,920

$

92,188

7,050
8,185
20,041
—
(2,381,178)
2,328,607
(45,854)
1,836
(348)
54
(881)
10,196
59,885
683
(12,249)
163,623

(492,018)
212,485
262,287
—
(465,182)
(34,966)
3,728
(11,315)
18,404
(250)
917
(505,910)

233,064
(147,139)
101,385
150,000
(35,359)
(50,901)
(62,944)
—
188,106
(154,181)
569,111
414,930

$

6,810
3,496
16,444
—
(1,763,246)
1,698,141
(40,318)
—
16
—
(198)
7,251
60,599
(11,849)
(41,954)
82,112

(686,887)
2,387
160,703
—
(115,208)
(22,360)
921
(4,706)
8,361
153,502
—
(503,287)

49,087
447,317
263,753
—
(849)
(43,614)
(7,062)
201
708,833
287,658
281,453
569,111

$

7,550
4,832
23,461
14,486
(1,683,454)
1,775,450
(19,675)
—
(148)
205
565
5,293
—
(1,139)
(12,572)
207,042

(210,190)
495,340
169,445
15,882
(440,205)
(13,047)
2,101
(5,481)
14,131
41,685
—
69,661

11,588
(88,717)
(19,862)
—
(170,240)
(34,416)
—
173
(301,474)
(24,771)
306,224
281,453

$

 
 
 
Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (continued)

Year Ended December 31,
2018

2017

2019

98,396
26,727

$
$

66,706
24,520

$
$

4,764
611
189
134,335

$
$
$
$
— $
$
$

91,181
94,700

3,826
531
1,732

$
$
$
— $
$
— $
— $

434,519

36,888
32,556

6,699
773
563
—
213,590
—
—

Supplemental disclosures
Cash paid for interest
Cash paid for income taxes
Noncash transactions:

Transfers of loans to other real estate
Financed sales of other real estate owned
Transfers of mortgage loans held for sale to loans held for investment
Transfers of other loans held for sale to loans held for investment
Common stock issued in acquisition of businesses
Recognition of operating right-of-use assets
Recognition of operating lease liabilities

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

$
$

$
$
$
$
$
$
$

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Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1 – Significant Accounting Policies

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

Nature of Operations: Renasant Corporation (referred to herein as the “Company”) owns and operates Renasant Bank (“Renasant 
Bank” or the “Bank”) and Renasant Insurance, Inc. Through its subsidiaries, the Company offers a diversified range of financial, 
wealth management, fiduciary and insurance services to its retail and commercial customers from full service offices located 
throughout north and central Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and Florida.

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United 
States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the 
financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Consolidation: The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements and these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements include 
the accounts of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, all of which are wholly-owned. All intercompany balances and 
transactions have been eliminated. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.  
Reclassifications had no effect on prior years’ net income or shareholders’ equity.

Cash and Cash Equivalents: The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when 
purchased to be cash equivalents.

Securities: Debt securities are classified as held to maturity when purchased if management has the positive intent and ability to 
hold the securities to maturity. Held to maturity securities are stated at amortized cost. Presently, the Company has no intention 
of establishing a trading classification. Securities not classified as held to maturity or trading are classified as available for sale.  
Available for sale securities are stated at fair value, with the unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, reported in accumulated other 
comprehensive income within shareholders’ equity.

The amortized cost of securities, regardless of classification, is adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. 
Such amortization and accretion is included in interest income from securities, as is dividend income. Realized gains and losses 
on sales of securities are reflected under the line item “Net gains (losses) on sales of securities” on the Consolidated Statements 
of Income. The cost of securities sold is based on the specific identification method.

The Company evaluates its investment portfolio for other-than-temporary-impairment (“OTTI”) on a quarterly basis in accordance 
with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic (“ASC”) 320, “Investments - 
Debt and Equity Securities.”  Impairment is assessed at the individual security level. The Company considers an investment security 
impaired if the fair value of the security is less than its cost or amortized cost basis. Impairment is considered to be other-than-
temporary if the Company intends to sell the investment security or if the Company does not expect to recover the entire amortized 
cost basis of the security before the Company is required to sell the security or the security’s maturity.  When impairment of an 
equity security is considered to be other-than-temporary, the security is written down to its fair value and an impairment loss is 
recorded as a loss within noninterest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income. When impairment of a debt security is 
considered to be other-than-temporary, the security is written down to its fair value. The amount of OTTI recorded as a loss within 
noninterest income depends on whether an entity intends to sell the debt security and whether it is more likely than not that the 
entity will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If an entity intends to, or has decided to, sell 
the debt security or more likely than not will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, OTTI must 
be recognized in earnings in an amount equal to the entire difference between the security’s amortized cost basis and its fair value. 
If an entity does not intend to sell the debt security and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell the 
security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, OTTI is separated into the amount representing credit loss and the amount 
related to all other market factors. The amount related to credit loss is recognized in earnings and is calculated as the difference 
between the estimate of discounted future cash flows and the amortized cost basis of the security. A number of qualitative and 
quantitative factors, including but not limited to the financial condition of the underlying issuer and current and projected deferrals 
or defaults, are considered by management in the estimate of the discounted future cash flows. The remaining difference between 
the fair value and the amortized cost basis of the security is considered the amount related to other market factors and is recognized 
in other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes.

Recognition of investment interest is discontinued on debt securities that are transferred to nonaccrual status. A number of qualitative 
factors, including but not limited to the financial condition of the underlying issuer and current and projected deferrals or defaults, 
are considered by management in the determination of whether the debt security should be transferred to nonaccrual status. The 
interest on nonaccrual investment securities is accounted for on the cash-basis method until the debt security qualifies for return 
to accrual status. See Note 3, “Securities,” for further details regarding the Company’s securities portfolio.

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Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1 – Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase: Securities sold under agreements to repurchase are accounted for as collateralized 
financing transactions and are recorded at the amounts at which the securities were sold. Securities, generally U.S. government 
and federal agency securities, pledged as collateral under these financing arrangements cannot be sold or repledged by the secured 
party.

Loans Held for Sale: Residential mortgage loans held for sale are included in the line item “Loans held for sale” on the Company’s 
Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company has elected to carry these loans at fair value as permitted under the guidance in ASC 
825, “Financial Instruments” (“ASC 825”). Gains and losses are realized at the time consideration is received and all other criteria 
for sales treatment have been met. These realized and unrealized gains and losses are classified under the line item “Mortgage 
banking income” on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

In connection with the acquisition of Brand (as defined below in Note 2, “Mergers and Acquisitions”), the Company acquired a 
portfolio of non-mortgage consumer loans, which were also included in the line item “Loans held for sale” on the Company’s 
Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2018. During 2019, the Company made the decision to hold the portfolio for the 
foreseeable future and therefore transferred the loans from the held for sale category to the held for investment category. While 
these non-mortgage consumer loans were classified as held for sale, the Company carried these loans at the lower of amortized 
cost or fair value.

Loans and the Allowance for Loan Losses: Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or 
until maturity or pay-off generally are reported at their outstanding unpaid principal balances, adjusted for charge-offs, the allowance 
for loan losses, any deferred fees or costs on originated loans and any purchase discounts or premiums on purchased loans. Renasant 
Bank defers certain nonrefundable loan origination fees as well as the direct costs of originating or acquiring loans. The deferred 
fees and costs are then amortized over the term of the note for all loans with payment schedules. Loans with no payment schedule 
are amortized using the interest method. The amortization of these deferred fees is presented as an adjustment to the yield on loans. 
Interest income is accrued on the unpaid principal balance.

Loans are considered past due if the required principal and interest payments have not been received as of the date such payments 
were due. Generally, the recognition of interest on mortgage and commercial and industrial loans is discontinued at the time the 
loan is 90 days past due unless the credit is well-secured and in process of collection. Consumer and other retail loans are typically 
charged-off no later than the time the loan is 120 days past due. In all cases, loans are placed on nonaccrual status or charged-off 
at an earlier date if collection of principal or interest is considered doubtful. Loans may be placed on nonaccrual regardless of 
whether or not such loans are considered past due. All interest accrued for the current year, but not collected, for loans that are 
placed on nonaccrual or charged-off is reversed against interest income. The interest on these loans is accounted for on the cash-
basis or cost-recovery method, until qualifying for return to accrual. Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal 
and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured.

A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to 
collect  the  scheduled  payments  of  principal  or  interest  when  due  according  to  the  contractual  terms  of  the  loan  agreement. 
Impairment is measured on a loan-by-loan basis for commercial and construction loans above a minimum dollar amount threshold 
by, as applicable, the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the loan’s obtainable 
market price or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. Large groups of smaller balance homogeneous 
loans are evaluated collectively for impairment. When the ultimate collectability of an impaired loan’s principal is in doubt, wholly 
or partially, all cash receipts are applied to principal. Once the recorded balance has been reduced to zero, future cash receipts are 
applied to interest income, to the extent any interest has been foregone, and then they are recorded as recoveries of any amounts 
previously charged-off. For impaired loans, a specific reserve is established to adjust the carrying value of the loan to its estimated 
net realizable value.

Restructured loans are those for which concessions have been granted to the borrower due to a deterioration of the borrower’s 
financial condition and are performing in accordance with the new terms. Such concessions may include reduction in interest rates 
or deferral of interest or principal payments. In evaluating whether to restructure a loan, management analyzes the long-term 
financial condition of the borrower, including guarantor and collateral support, to determine whether the proposed concessions 
will increase the likelihood of repayment of principal and interest. Restructured loans that are not performing in accordance with 
their restructured terms that are either contractually 90 days past due or have been placed on nonaccrual status are reported as 
nonperforming loans.

The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level believed adequate by management to absorb probable credit losses inherent 
in the entire loan portfolio. The appropriate level of the allowance is based on an ongoing analysis of the loan portfolio and 
represents an amount that management deems adequate to provide for inherent losses, including collective impairment as recognized 

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Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1 – Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

under ASC 450, “Contingencies.” Collective impairment is calculated based on loans grouped by grade. Another component of 
the allowance is losses on loans assessed as impaired under ASC 310, “Receivables” (“ASC 310”). The balance of these loans and 
their related allowance is included in management’s estimation and analysis of the allowance for loan losses. Management and 
the internal loan review staff evaluate the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses quarterly. The allowance for loan losses is 
evaluated based on a continuing assessment of problem loans, the types of loans, historical loss experience, new lending products, 
emerging credit trends, changes in the size and character of loan categories and other factors, including its risk rating system, 
regulatory guidance and economic conditions. This evaluation is inherently subjective, as it requires estimates that are susceptible 
to significant revision as more information becomes available. The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision 
for loan losses charged to earnings resulting from measurements of inherent credit risk in the loan portfolio and estimates of 
probable losses or impairments of individual loans. Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the 
uncollectability of a loan balance is confirmed. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance. 

See Note 4, “ Non Purchased Loans,” Note 5, “Purchased Loans,” and Note 6, “ Allowance for Loan Losses” for disclosures 
regarding the Company’s past due and nonaccrual loans, impaired loans and restructured loans and its allowance for loan losses. 

Business  Combinations, Accounting  for  Credit-Deteriorated  Purchased  Loans  and  Related Assets:  Business  combinations  are 
accounted for by applying the acquisition method in accordance with ASC 805, “Business Combinations.” Under the acquisition 
method, identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition date 
are measured at their fair values as of that date and are recognized separately from goodwill. Results of operations of the acquired 
entities are included in the Consolidated Statements of Income from the date of acquisition.  Acquisition costs incurred by the 
Company are expensed as incurred.

Loans purchased in business combinations with evidence of credit deterioration since origination and for which it is probable that 
all contractually required payments will not be collected are considered to be credit-impaired. Purchased credit deteriorated loans 
are accounted for in accordance with ASC 310-30, “Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality” (“ASC 
310-30”), and initially measured at fair value, which includes estimated future credit losses expected to be incurred over the life 
of the loans. Increases in expected cash flows to be collected on these loans are recognized as an adjustment of the loan’s yield 
over its remaining life, while decreases in expected cash flows are recognized as an impairment.

Premises and Equipment: Premises and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed 
primarily by use of the straight-line method for furniture, fixtures, equipment, autos and premises. The annual provisions for 
depreciation have been computed primarily using estimated lives of forty years for premises, three to seven years for furniture and 
equipment and three to five years for computer equipment and autos. Leasehold improvements are expensed over the period of 
the leases or the estimated useful life of the improvements, whichever is shorter.

Effective January 1, 2019, ASC 842, “Leases” requires a lessee to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all leases 
with a term greater than twelve months on its balance sheet regardless of the whether the lease is classified as financing or operating.   

All  of  the  Company’s  lessee  arrangements  are  operating  leases,  being  real  estate  leases  for  Company  facilities.  Under  these 
arrangements, the Company records right-of-use assets and corresponding lease liabilities, each of which is based on the present 
value of the remaining lease payments and are discounted at the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. Right-of-use assets are 
reported in premises and equipment on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and the related lease liabilities are reported in other 
liabilities. All leases are recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets except for leases with an initial term less than 12 months 
for which the Company elected the short-term lease recognition exemption. Lease terms may contain renewal and extension options 
and early termination features. Many leases include one or more options to renew, with renewal terms that can extend the lease 
term from one to 20 years or more. The exercise of lease renewal options is at the Company’s sole discretion. Renewal options 
which are reasonably certain to be exercised  in the future were included in  the measurement of  right-of-use assets and  lease 
liabilities.

Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is recorded in occupancy and equipment expense in 
the Consolidated Statements of Income. Variable lease payments consist primarily of common area maintenance and taxes. The 
Company does not have any material sublease agreements currently in place.

Other Real Estate Owned: Other real estate owned consists of properties acquired through foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in 
lieu  of  foreclosure. These  properties  are  initially  recorded  into  other  real  estate  at  fair  market  value  less  cost  to  sell  and  are 
subsequently carried at the lower of cost or fair market value based on appraised value less estimated selling costs. Losses arising 
at the time of foreclosure of properties are charged against the allowance for loan losses. Reductions in the carrying value subsequent 

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Note 1 – Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

to acquisition are charged to earnings and are included under the line item “Other real estate owned” on the Consolidated Statements 
of Income.

Mortgage Servicing Rights: The Company retains the right to service certain mortgage loans that it sells to secondary market 
investors. These mortgage servicing rights are recognized as a separate asset on the date the corresponding mortgage loan is sold. 
Mortgage servicing rights are amortized in proportion to and over the period of estimated net servicing income. These servicing 
rights are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. Fair value is determined using an income approach with various 
assumptions including expected cash flows, prepayment speeds, market discount rates, servicing costs, mortgage interest rates 
and other factors. Servicing rights are evaluated for impairment based upon the fair value of the rights as compared to carrying 
amount. Impairment is recognized through a valuation allowance, to the extent that unamortized cost exceeds fair value. If the 
Company later determines that all or a portion of the impairment no longer exists, a reduction of the valuation allowance may be 
recorded as an increase to income. Changes in valuation allowances related to servicing rights are reported in the line item “Mortgage 
banking income” on the Consolidated Statements of Income. The fair values of servicing rights are subject to significant fluctuations 
as a result of changes in estimated and actual prepayment speeds and default rates and losses. 

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets: Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquisition over the fair value of the net 
assets acquired. Other intangible assets represent purchased assets that lack physical substance but can be distinguished from 
goodwill because of contractual or other legal rights. Intangibles with finite lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives. 
Goodwill and other intangible assets are subject to impairment testing annually or more frequently if events or circumstances 
indicate possible impairment. Goodwill is assigned to the Company’s reporting segments. In determining the fair value of the 
Company’s reporting units, management uses the market approach. Other intangible assets, consisting of core deposit intangibles 
and customer relationship intangibles, are reviewed for events or circumstances which could impact the recoverability of the 
intangible asset, such as a loss of core deposits, increased competition or adverse changes in the economy. No impairment was 
identified for the Company’s goodwill or its other intangible assets as a result of the testing performed during 2019, 2018 or 2017.

Bank-Owned Life Insurance: Bank-owned life insurance (“BOLI”) is an institutionally-priced insurance product that is specifically 
designed for purchase by insured depository institutions. The Company has purchased such insurance policies on certain employees, 
with Renasant Bank being listed as the primary beneficiary. The carrying value of BOLI is recorded at the cash surrender value 
of the policies, net of any applicable surrender charges. In connection with the acquisition of Brand (as defined below in Note 2, 
“Mergers and Acquisitions”), the Company acquired BOLI with a cash surrender value of $40,081 at the acquisition date.  Changes 
in the value of the cash surrender value of the policies are reflected under the line item “BOLI income” on the Consolidated 
Statements of Income.

Revenue from Contracts with Customers: ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” provides guidance on revenue 
recognition from contracts with customers. For revenue streams within its scope, ASC 606 requires costs that are incremental to 
obtaining a contract to be capitalized. In the case of the Company, these costs include sales commissions for insurance and wealth 
management  products. ASC  606  has  established,  and  the  Company  has  utilized,  a  practical  expedient  allowing  costs  that,  if 
capitalized, would have an amortization period of one year or less to instead be expensed as incurred. 

Service Charges on Deposit Accounts

Service charges on deposit accounts include maintenance fees on accounts, per item charges, account enhancement charges for 
additional packaged benefits and overdraft fees. The contracts with deposit account customers are day-to-day contracts and are 
considered  to  be  terminable  at  will  by  either  party.  Therefore,  the  fees  are  all  considered  to  be  earned  when  charged  and 
simultaneously collected. 

Fees and Commissions

Fees and commissions include fees related to deposit services, such as ATM fees and interchange fees on debit card transactions. 
These fees are earned at the point in time when the services are rendered, and therefore the related revenue is recognized as the 
Company’s performance obligation is satisfied.

Insurance Commissions

Insurance  commissions  are  earned  when  policies  are  placed  by  customers  with  the  insurance  carriers  and  are  collected  and 
recognized using two different methods: the agency bill method and the direct bill method.

Under the agency bill method, Renasant Insurance is responsible for billing the customers directly and then collecting and remitting 
the premiums to the insurance carriers. Agency bill revenue is recognized at the later of the invoice date or effective date of the 
policy. The Company has established a reserve for such policies which is derived from historical collection experience and updated 

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Note 1 – Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

annually. The  contract  balances  (i.e.  accounts  receivable  and  accounts  payable  related  to  insurance  commissions  earned  and 
premiums due) and the reserve established are considered inconsequential to the overall financial results of the Company. 

Under the direct bill method, premium billing and collections are handled by the insurance carriers, and a commission is then paid 
to Renasant Insurance. Direct bill revenue is recognized when the cash is received from the insurance carriers. While there is 
recourse on these commissions in the event of policy cancellations, based on the Company’s historical data, significant or material 
reversals of revenue based on policy cancellations are not anticipated. The Company monitors policy cancellations on a monthly 
basis and, if a significant or material set of transactions were to occur, the Company would adjust earnings accordingly.

The Company also earns contingency income that it recognizes on a cash basis. Contingency income is a bonus received from the 
insurance underwriters and is based on commission income and claims experience on the Company’s clients’ policies during the 
previous year. Increases and decreases in contingency income are reflective of corresponding increases and decreases in the amount 
of claims paid by insurance carriers. 

Wealth Management Revenue

Fees for managing trust accounts (inclusive of personal and corporate benefit accounts, self-directed IRAs, and custodial accounts) 
are based on the value of assets under management in the account, with the amount of the fee depending on the type of account. 
Revenue is recognized on a monthly basis, and there is little to no risk of a material reversal of revenue. 

Fees for other wealth management services, such as investment guidance relating to fixed and variable annuities, mutual funds, 
stocks and other investments, are recognized based on either trade activity, which are recognized at the time of the trade, or assets 
under management, which are recognized monthly. 

Sales of Other Real Estate Owned

The Company continually markets the properties included in the OREO portfolio. The Company will at times, in the ordinary 
course of business, provide seller-financing on sales of OREO. In cases where a sale is seller-financed, the Company must ensure 
the commitment of both parties to perform their respective obligations and the collectability of the transaction price in order to 
properly recognize the revenue on the sale of OREO. This is accomplished through the Company’s loan underwriting process. In 
this process the Company considers things such as the buyer’s initial equity in the property, the credit quality of the buyer, the 
financing terms of the loan and the cash flow from the property, if applicable. If it is determined that the contract criteria in ASC 
606 have been met, the revenue on the sale of OREO will be recognized on the closing date of the sale when the Company has 
transferred title to the buyer and obtained the right to receive payment for the property. In instances where sales are not seller-
financed, the Company recognizes revenue on the closing date of the sale when the Company has obtained payment for the property 
and transferred title to the buyer. For additional information on OREO, please see Note 8, “Other Real Estate Owned.”

Income Taxes: Income taxes are accounted for under the liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities 
are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the 
enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. It is the Company’s policy to recognize 
interest and penalties, if incurred, related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. The Company and its subsidiaries 
file a consolidated federal income tax return. Renasant Bank provides for income taxes on a separate-return basis and remits to 
the Company amounts determined to be currently payable.

Deferred income taxes, included in “Other assets” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, reflect the net tax effects of temporary 
differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income 
tax purposes. Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of a sufficient level of future taxable income and 
recoverable taxes paid in prior years. Although realization is not assured, management believes that the Company and its subsidiaries 
will realize a substantial majority of the deferred tax assets. A valuation allowance, if needed, reduces deferred tax assets to the 
expected amount most likely to be realized through a charge to income tax expense.

Fair Value Measurements: ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” provides guidance for using fair value to measure 
assets and liabilities and also establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure 
fair value into three broad levels. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to a valuation based on quoted prices in active 
markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1), moderate priority to a valuation based on quoted prices in active markets for 
similar assets and liabilities and/or based on assumptions that are observable in the market (Level 2), and the lowest priority to a 
valuation based on assumptions that are not observable in the market (Level 3). See Note 17, “Fair Value Measurements,” for 
further details regarding the Company’s methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair values of the Company’s financial 
assets and liabilities.

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Note 1 – Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities: The Company utilizes derivative financial instruments as part of its ongoing efforts 
to manage its interest rate risk exposure. Derivative financial instruments are included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets line 
item “Other assets” or “Other liabilities” at fair value in accordance with ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.”

Cash flow hedges are utilized to mitigate the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows or other types of forecasted 
transactions. For the Company’s derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges are, to 
the extent that the hedging relationship is effective, recorded as other comprehensive income and are subsequently recognized in 
earnings at the same time that the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The ineffective portions of the changes in fair value of 
the hedging instruments are immediately recognized in earnings. The assessment of the effectiveness of the hedging relationship 
is evaluated under the hypothetical derivative method.

The Company also utilizes derivative instruments that are not designated as hedging instruments. The Company enters into interest 
rate cap and/or floor agreements with its customers and then enters into an offsetting derivative contract position with other financial 
institutions to mitigate the interest rate risk associated with these customer contracts. Because these derivative instruments are not 
designated as hedging instruments, changes in the fair value of the derivative instruments are recognized currently in earnings.

The Company enters into interest rate lock commitments on certain residential mortgage loans with its customers to mitigate the 
interest rate risk associated with the commitments to fund fixed-rate mortgage loans. Under such commitments, interest rates for 
a mortgage loan are typically locked in for up to 45 days with the customer. These interest rate lock commitments are recorded at 
fair value in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. Gains and losses arising from changes in the valuation of the commitments 
are  recognized  currently  in  earnings  and  are  reflected  under  the  line  item  “Mortgage  banking  income”  on  the  Consolidated 
Statements of Income.

The Company utilizes two methods to deliver mortgage loans to be sold to an investor. Under a “best efforts” sales agreement, the 
Company  enters  into  a  sales  agreement  with  an  investor  in  the  secondary  market  to  sell  the  loan  when  an  interest  rate  lock 
commitment is entered into with a customer, as described above. Under a “best efforts” sales agreement, the Company is obligated 
to sell the mortgage loan to the investor only if the loan is closed and funded. Thus, the Company will not incur any liability to an 
investor if the mortgage loan commitment in the pipeline fails to close. Under a “mandatory delivery” sales agreement, the Company 
commits to deliver a certain principal amount of mortgage loans to an investor at a specified price and delivery date. Penalties are 
paid to the investor should the Company fail to satisfy the contract. These types of mortgage loan commitments are recorded at 
fair  value  in  the  Company’s  Consolidated  Balance  Sheets.  Gains  and  losses  arising  from  changes  in  the  valuation  of  these 
commitments  are  recognized  currently  in  earnings  and  are  reflected  under  the  line  item  “Mortgage  banking  income”  on  the 
Consolidated Statements of Income.

Treasury Stock: Treasury stock is recorded at cost. Shares held in treasury are not retired.

Retirement  Plans:    The  Company  sponsors  a  noncontributory  pension  plan  and  provides  retiree  medical  benefits  for  certain 
employees. The Company’s independent actuary firm prepares actuarial valuations of pension cost and obligation under ASC 715, 
“Compensation – Retirement Benefits” (“ASC 715”), using assumptions and estimates derived in accordance with the guidance 
set  forth  in ASC  715.    Expense  related  to  the  plans  is  included  under  the  line  item  “Salaries  and  employee  benefits”  on  the 
Consolidated Statements of Income.  Actuarial gains and losses are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income, net 
of tax, until they are amortized as a component of plan expense.  See Note 14, “Employee Benefit and Deferred Compensation 
Plans,” for further details regarding the Company’s retirement plans.

Stock-Based  Compensation:  The  Company  recognizes  compensation  expense  for  all  share-based  payments  to  employees  in 
accordance with ASC 718, “Compensation - Stock Compensation.” Compensation expense for option grants and restricted stock 
awards is determined based on the estimated fair value of the stock options and restricted stock on the applicable grant or award 
date  and  is  recognized  over  the  respective  awards’  vesting  period.  The  Company  has  elected  to  account  for  forfeitures  in 
compensation cost when they occur as permitted under the guidance in ASC 718, “Compensation - Stock Compensation” (“ASC 
718”).  Expense associated with the Company’s stock-based compensation is included under the line item “Salaries and employee 
benefits” on the Consolidated Statements of Income. See Note 14, “Employee Benefit and Deferred Compensation Plans,” for 
further details regarding the Company’s stock-based compensation.

Earnings Per Common Share: Basic net income per common share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted-average 
number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net income per common share reflects the pro forma dilution of 
shares outstanding, assuming outstanding stock options were exercised into common shares and nonvested restricted stock awards, 
whose vesting is subject to future service requirements, were outstanding common shares as of the awards’ respective grant dates, 

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Note 1 – Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

calculated in accordance with the treasury method.  See Note 20, “Net Income Per Common Share,” for the reconciliation of the 
numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted earnings per share computations.

Subsequent  Events: The  Company  has  evaluated,  for  consideration  of  recognition  or  disclosure,  subsequent  events  that  have 
occurred through the date of issuance of its financial statements, and has determined that no significant events occurred after 
December 31, 2019 but prior to the issuance of these financial statements that would have a material impact on its Consolidated 
Financial Statements.

Impact of Recently-Issued Accounting Standards and Pronouncements:

Effective January 1, 2019, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)” and its 
related  amendments  (“ASC  842”),  which  changed  the  accounting  model  and  disclosure  requirements  for  leases. The  former 
accounting model for leases distinguished between capital leases, which were recognized on the balance sheet, and operating 
leases, which were not.  Under the new standard, the lease classifications are defined as finance leases, which are similar to capital 
leases under prior GAAP, and operating leases.  Further, under the new standard a lessee recognizes a lease liability and a right-
of-use asset for all leases with a term greater than 12 months on its balance sheet regardless of the lease’s classification.  The 
accounting  model  and  disclosure  requirements  for  lessors  remains  substantially  unchanged  from  prior  GAAP.  A  modified 
retrospective transition approach is required, applying the new standard to all leases existing at the date of initial application. The 
Company chose to use the effective date approach and, as such, all periods after January 1, 2019 are presented in accordance with 
ASC 842 whereas periods prior to January 1, 2019 are presented in accordance with prior lease accounting. Financial information 
was not updated, and the disclosures required under ASC 842 were not provided for dates and periods before January 1, 2019. 

ASC 842 provides for a number of optional practical expedients, of which the Company has elected several including (i) the option 
not to separate the lease and non-lease components; (ii) the “package of practical expedients,” where the Company does not have 
to reassess (A) whether expired or existing contracts contain leases under the new definition of a lease, (B) lease classification for 
expired or existing leases and (C) whether previously capitalized initial direct costs would qualify for capitalization under ASC 
842; and (iii) the use of  hindsight in determining the lease term, which permits the use of information available after lease inception 
to determine the lease term via the knowledge of renewal options exercised but not available at the lease’s inception. 

Upon adoption, the Company recorded a right-of-use asset in the amount of $53,042 and a corresponding lease liability in the 
amount of $56,562 on January 1, 2019. The Company has included newly applicable lease disclosures in Note 26, “Leases.”

In June 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on 
Financial Instruments” (“ASU 2016-13”). This update significantly changes the way entities recognize impairment on many 
financial assets by requiring immediate recognition of estimated credit losses expected to occur over the asset’s remaining life.  
FASB describes this impairment recognition model as the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) model and believes the CECL 
model will result in more timely recognition of credit losses since the CECL model incorporates expected credit losses versus 
incurred credit losses. The scope of FASB’s CECL model includes loans, held-to-maturity debt instruments, lease receivables, 
loan  commitments  and  financial  guarantees  that  are  not  accounted  for  at  fair  value. Additionally, ASU  2016-13  amends  the 
accounting for credit losses on available for sale securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration. 

ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. 
Entities should apply the amendment by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the 
fiscal year of adoption. Over the course of 2019, FASB issued a number of updates clarifying various matters arising under ASU 
2016-13, including the following: (1) ASU 2018-19 was issued to clarify that receivables arising from operating leases are not 
within the scope of Subtopic 326-20; instead, impairment of receivables arising from operating leases should be accounted for in 
accordance with Topic 842, Leases; (2) ASU 2019-04 was issued and provides entities alternatives for measurement of accrued 
interest  receivable,  clarifies  the  steps  entities  should  take  when  recording  the  transfer  of  loans  or  debt  securities  between 
measurement classifications or categories and clarifies that entities should include expected recoveries on financial assets; (3) 
ASU 2019-05 was issued to provide entities that have certain instruments within the scope of Subtopic 320-20 with an option to 
irrevocably elect the fair value option in Subtopic 825-10; and (4) ASU 2019-11 was issued to clarify and address stakeholders' 
specific issues relating to expected recoveries on purchased credit deteriorated assets and transition and disclosure relief related 
to troubled debt restructured loans and accrued interest, respectively. Early adoption is permitted.

The Company has developed a CECL allowance model which calculates reserves over the life of the loan and is largely driven by 
portfolio characteristics, risk-grading, economic outlook, and other key methodology assumptions. Those assumptions are based 
upon the existing probability of default and loss given default framework. The Company currently expects an increase of $35,000
to $45,000 in the allowance for credit losses and an increase of $10,000 to $15,000 in the reserve for unfunded commitments. The 

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Note 1 – Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Company's CECL committee will periodically refine the model as needed. The Company is in the process of finalizing the review 
of the most recent model run and finalizing assumptions including qualitative adjustments and economic forecasts. As the Company 
is currently working to finalize the CECL model and the controls and processes around the model, the overall increases discussed 
above could differ from the numbers disclosed. Once final, the Company will record a one-time cumulative-effect adjustment to 
our allowance. 

In January 2017, FASB issued ASU 2017-04, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350)” (“ASU 2017-04”). ASU 2017-04 
amends and simplifies current goodwill impairment testing by eliminating certain testing under the current provisions. Under the 
new guidance, an entity should perform the goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its 
carrying value and recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair 
value. An entity still has the option to perform the qualitative assessment for a reporting unit to determine if a quantitative impairment 
test is necessary. ASU 2017-04 became effective January 1, 2020 and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s 
financial statements.

In March 2017, FASB issued ASU 2017-08, “Receivables - Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium 
Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities” (“ASU 2017-08”).  ASU 2017-08 requires the amortization period for certain 
callable debt securities held at a premium to be the earliest call date.  ASU 2017-08 became effective January 1, 2019 and did not 
have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In August 2017, FASB issued ASU 2017-12, “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for 
Hedging Activities” (“ASU 2017-12”). ASU 2017-12 is intended to simplify hedge accounting by eliminating the requirement to 
separately measure and report hedge effectiveness. ASU 2017-12 also expands the application of hedge accounting by modifying 
current requirements to include hedge accounting on partial-term hedges, the hedging of prepayable financial instruments and 
other strategies. This update became effective January 1, 2019 and did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial 
statements.

In August 2018, FASB issued ASU 2018-13, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the 
Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement” (“ASU 2018-13”). ASU 2018-13 is intended to improve the disclosures 
on fair value measurements by eliminating, amending and adding certain disclosure requirements. These changes are intended to 
reduce costs for preparers while providing more useful information for financial statement users.   ASU 2019-01 became effective 
January 1, 2020 and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In March 2019, FASB issued ASU 2019-01, “Leases (Topic 842): Codification Improvements” (“ASU 2019-01”). ASU 2019-01 
is intended to clarify potential implementation questions related to ASC 842. This includes clarification on the determination of 
fair value of underlying assets by lessors that are not manufacturers or dealers, cash flow presentation of sales-type and direct 
financing leases and transition disclosures related to accounting changes and error corrections.  ASU 2019-01 became effective 
January 1, 2020 and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 2 – Mergers and Acquisitions

(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Acquisition of Brand Group Holdings, Inc.

Effective September 1, 2018, the Company completed its acquisition by merger of Brand Group Holdings, Inc. (“Brand”), the 
parent company of The Brand Banking Company (“Brand Bank”), in a transaction valued at approximately $474,453. The Company 
issued 9,306,477 shares of common stock and paid approximately $21,879 to Brand shareholders, excluding cash paid for fractional 
shares, and paid approximately $17,157, net of tax benefit, to Brand stock option holders for 100% of the voting equity interest 
in  Brand. At  closing,  Brand  merged  with  and  into  the  Company,  with  the  Company  the  surviving  corporation  in  the  merger; 
immediately thereafter, Brand Bank merged with and into Renasant Bank, with Renasant Bank the surviving banking corporation 
in the merger. On September 1, 2018, Brand operated thirteen banking locations throughout the greater Atlanta market.

The Company recorded approximately $356,171 in intangible assets, which consist of goodwill of $328,637 and a core deposit 
intangible of $27,534. Goodwill resulted from a combination of revenue enhancements from expansion in existing markets and 
efficiencies resulting from operational synergies. The fair value of the core deposit intangible is being amortized over the estimated 
useful life, currently expected to be approximately 10 years. The goodwill is not deductible for income tax purposes. The following 
table summarizes the allocation of purchase price to assets and liabilities acquired in connection with the Company’s acquisition 
of Brand based on their fair values on September 1, 2018.

Purchase Price:
Shares issued to common shareholders
Purchase price per share
Value of stock paid
Cash consideration paid
Cash paid for fractional shares
Cash settlement for stock options, net of tax benefit
Deal charges paid on behalf of Brand
  Total Purchase Price
Net Assets Acquired:
Stockholders’ equity at acquisition date
Increase (decrease) to net assets as a result of fair value adjustments 
to assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
  Securities

Loans, including loans held for sale
Premises and equipment
Intangible assets
Other assets

  Deposits
  Borrowings
  Other liabilities
  Deferred income taxes
     Total Net Assets Acquired

Goodwill resulting from merger(1)

9,306,477
46.69

$

$

138,896

(323)
(27,611)
910
27,534
(4,495)
(1,367)
(2,023)
13,338
957

$

$

434,519
21,879
4
17,157
894
474,453

145,816
328,637

$

(1) The goodwill resulting from the merger has been assigned to the Community Banks operating segment.

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Note 2 - Mergers and Acquisitions (continued)

The following table summarizes the estimated fair value on September 1, 2018 of assets acquired and liabilities assumed on that
date in connection with the merger with Brand: 

Cash and cash equivalents
Securities
Loans, including loans held for sale
Premises and equipment
Intangible assets
Other assets
Total assets

Deposits
Borrowings
Other liabilities
Total liabilities

$

193,436
71,122
1,580,339
20,070
356,171
113,195
2,334,333

1,714,177
89,273
56,430
1,859,880

As part of the merger agreement, Brand agreed to divest the operations of its subsidiary Brand Mortgage Group, LLC (“BMG”), 
which transaction was completed as of October 31, 2018. As a result, the balance sheet and results of operations of BMG, which 
the Company considers to be immaterial to the overall results of the Company, were included in the Company’s balance sheet and 
consolidated results of operations from September 1, 2018 to October 31, 2018. The following table summarizes the significant 
assets acquired and liabilities assumed from BMG:

(in thousands)

Loans held for sale

Borrowings

September 1, 2018

48,100

34,139

The following table summarizes the results of operations for BMG included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of
Income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2018:

(in thousands)

Interest income

Interest expense

Net interest income

Noninterest income
Noninterest expense

Net loss before taxes

$

$

357

279

78

4,043
4,398
(277)

Supplemental Pro Forma Combined Condensed Results of Operations

The following unaudited pro forma combined condensed consolidated financial information presents the results of operations for 
the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 of the Company as though the Brand merger had been completed as of 
January 1, 2018, except that the results of operations for BMG are only included through its October 31, 2018 divestiture.  The 
unaudited estimated pro forma information combines the historical results of Brand with the Company’s historical consolidated 
results and includes certain adjustments reflecting the estimated impact of certain fair value adjustments for the periods presented.  
The pro forma information is not necessarily indicative of what would have occurred had the acquisitions taken place on January 
1, 2018.  The pro forma information does not include the effect of any cost-saving or revenue-enhancing strategies.  Merger 
expenses are reflected in the period in which they were incurred.

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Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Net interest income - pro forma (unaudited)

Noninterest income - pro forma (unaudited)

Noninterest expense - pro forma (unaudited)

Net income - pro forma (unaudited)

Earnings per share - pro forma (unaudited):

Basic
Diluted

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

2019
443,657

153,254

374,174

167,596

2.89
2.88

$

$

$

$

$
$

2018
455,513

153,850

452,699

115,646

1.97
1.97

$

$

$

$

$
$

Due to the timing of the respective system conversions and the integration of operations into the Company’s existing operations, 
historical reporting for acquired operations is impracticable, and, therefore, disclosure of the amounts of revenue and expenses of 
the acquired institutions since the acquisition dates is impracticable.

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Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 3 – Securities

(In Thousands, Except Number of Securities)

The amortized cost and fair value of securities available for sale were as follows as of the dates presented:

December 31, 2019
U.S. Treasury securities

Obligations of other U.S. Government agencies and
corporations

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

Residential mortgage backed securities:

Government agency mortgage backed securities

Government agency collateralized mortgage
obligations

Commercial mortgage backed securities:

Government agency mortgage backed securities

Government agency collateralized mortgage
obligations

Trust preferred securities

Other debt securities

December 31, 2018
Obligations of other U.S. Government agencies and
corporations

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

Residential mortgage backed securities:

Government agency mortgage backed securities

Government agency collateralized mortgage
obligations

Commercial mortgage backed securities:

Government agency mortgage backed securities

Government agency collateralized mortgage
obligations

Trust preferred securities

Other debt securities

Amortized
Cost

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

Fair
Value

$

498

$

1

$

— $

499

2,518

218,362

708,970

172,178

30,372

76,456

12,153

55,364

16

5,134

8,951

1,322

659

1,404

—

1,133

$

1,276,871

$

18,620

$

(3)
(365)

2,531

223,131

(1,816)

716,105

(262)

173,238

(24)

31,007

(109)
(2,167)

(132)
(4,878) $

77,751

9,986

56,365

1,290,613

Amortized
Cost

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

Fair
Value

$

2,536

$

13

$

200,798

3,038

(38) $
(567)

2,511

203,269

621,690

332,697

21,957

28,446

12,359

44,046

719

274

257

24

—

192

$

1,264,529

$

4,517

$

(9,126)

613,283

(5,982)

326,989

(384)

21,830

(135)
(1,726)
(311)
(18,269) $

28,335

10,633

43,927

1,250,777

89

Note 3 - Securities (continued)

Securities sold were as follows for the periods presented:

Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Twelve months ended December 31, 2019

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

Residential mortgage backed securities:

Government agency mortgage backed securities

Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations

Commercial mortgage backed securities:

Government agency mortgage backed securities

Other debt securities

Other equity securities

Twelve months ended December 31, 2018

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

Residential mortgage backed securities:

Government agency mortgage backed securities

Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations

Carrying Value

Net Proceeds

Gain/(Loss)

$

11,799

$

11,813

$

14

72,556

122,692

71,944

120,892

4,838

252

—

4,720

257

2,859

$

212,137

$

212,485

$

(612)
(1,800)

(118)
5

2,859

348

Carrying Value

Net Proceeds

Gain/(Loss)

$

$

901

$

893

$

943

559

942

552

2,403

$

2,387

$

(8)

(1)
(7)
(16)

Carrying Value

Net Proceeds

Gain/(Loss)

Twelve months ended December 31, 2017

Obligations of other U.S. Government agencies and corporations

$

11,088

$

10,974

$

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

Residential mortgage backed securities:

Government agency mortgage backed securities

Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations

Commercial mortgage backed securities:

Government agency mortgage backed securities

Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations

Trust preferred securities

Other debt securities

110,019

112,199

264,924

72,153

263,217

71,781

14,104
6,289

9,346

7,269

14,082
6,289

9,403

7,395

$

495,192

$

495,340

$

(114)
2,180

(1,707)
(372)

(22)
—

57

126

148

The sales of other equity securities included in the table above for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 represent the 
Company’s sale of the majority of its shares of Visa Class B common stock during the third quarter of 2019.

Included in the table above for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 are securities sold by the Company during the fourth 
quarter of 2017 in an effort to manage its consolidated assets below $10,000,000 at December 31, 2017, in order to delay the 
adverse impact on the Company of the Durbin Amendment to the Dodd-Frank Act, which applies to banking institutions with 
assets over $10,000,000 at year-end.  Securities sold to achieve this strategy had an aggregate carrying value of $446,880 on the 
dates of sale, and the Company collected net proceeds of $446,971, resulting in a $91 net gain on the sales.

90

Note 3 - Securities (continued)

Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Gross realized gains and gross realized losses on sales of securities available for sale were as follows for the periods presented:

Gross gains on sales of securities available for sale

Gross losses on sales of securities available for sale

Gain on sales of securities available for sale, net

Year Ended December 31,

2019

2018

2017

$

$

2,979
(2,631)
348

$

$

$

11
(27)
(16) $

2,497
(2,349)
148

At December 31, 2019 and 2018, securities with a carrying value of approximately $416,849 and $619,308, respectively, were 
pledged to secure government, public, trust, and other deposits. Securities with a carrying value of $27,754 and $18,299 were 
pledged as collateral for short-term borrowings and derivative instruments at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

The amortized cost and fair value of securities at December 31, 2019 by contractual maturity are shown below. Expected maturities 
will differ from contractual maturities because issuers may call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

Due within one year

Due after one year through five years

Due after five years through ten years

Due after ten years

Residential mortgage backed securities:

Government agency mortgage backed securities

Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations

Commercial mortgage backed securities:

Government agency mortgage backed securities

Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations

Other debt securities

Available for Sale

Amortized
Cost

Fair
Value

$

17,132

$

30,969

78,892

120,038

708,970

172,178

30,372

76,456

41,864

17,294

31,820

81,860

118,890

716,105

173,238

31,007

77,751

42,648

$

1,276,871

$

1,290,613

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Note 3 - Securities (continued)

Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

The following table presents the gross unrealized losses and fair value of investment securities, aggregated by investment category 
and the length of time the investments have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, as of the dates presented:

Less than 12 Months

12 Months or More

Total

#

Fair
Value

Unrealized
Losses

#

Fair
Value

Unrealized
Losses

#

Fair
Value

Unrealized
Losses

Available for Sale:

December 31, 2019

Obligations of other U.S. Government
agencies and corporations

Obligations of states and political
subdivisions

Residential mortgage backed securities:

Government agency mortgage
backed securities

Government agency collateralized
mortgage obligations

Commercial mortgage backed
securities:

Government agency mortgage
backed securities

Government agency collateralized
mortgage obligations

Trust preferred securities

Other debt securities

Total

December 31, 2018

Obligations of other U.S. Government
agencies and corporations

Obligations of states and political
subdivisions

Residential mortgage backed securities:

Government agency mortgage
backed securities

Government agency collateralized
mortgage obligations

Commercial mortgage backed
securities:

Government agency mortgage
backed securities

Government agency collateralized
mortgage obligations

Trust preferred securities

Other debt securities

Total

26

37

11

1

1

0

3

34

91

24

5

2

0

12

0

$

— $

—

33,902

(365)

1

0

$

1,008

$

(3)

1

$

1,008

$

(3)

—

— 26

33,902

(365)

233,179

(1,504)

16

20,775

(312)

53

253,954

(1,816)

45,319

(262)

0

—

— 11

45,319

(262)

4,976

4,910

—

8,737

(23)

(109)

—

(131)

2

0

2

1

1,190

—

9,986

741

(1)

—

(2,167)

(1)

3

1

2

4

6,166

4,910

9,986

9,478

(24)

(109)

(2,167)

(132)

79

$

331,023

$

(2,394)

22

$

33,700

$

(2,484)

101

$

364,723

$

(4,878)

0

$

— $

—

2

$

1,480

$

(38)

2

$

1,480

$

(38)

22,159

(193)

26

16,775

(374)

60

38,934

(567)

354,731

(3,945)

73

125,757

(5,181)

164

480,488

(9,126)

97,451

(840)

60

140,076

(5,142)

84

237,527

(5,982)

7,468

(310)

6,506

9,950

—

19,011

(74)

(23)

—

(88)

4

1

2

3

4,888

10,633

5,621

9

3

2

(112)

(1,726)

(223)

15

13,974

14,838

10,633

24,632

(384)

(135)

(1,726)

(311)

168

$

509,808

$

(5,163)

171

$

312,698

$

(13,106)

339

$

822,506

$

(18,269)

The Company does not intend to sell any of the securities in an unrealized loss position, and it is not more likely than not that the 
Company will be required to sell any such security prior to the recovery of its amortized cost basis, which may be maturity. 
Furthermore, even though a number of these securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for a period greater than 
twelve months, the Company is collecting principal and interest payments from the respective issuers as scheduled. As such, the 
Company did not record any other-than-temporary impairment for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.

The Company holds investments in pooled trust preferred securities that had a cost basis of $12,153 and $12,359 and a fair value 
of $9,986 and $10,633 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. As of December 31, 2019, the investments in pooled trust 
preferred securities consisted of two securities representing interests in various tranches of trusts collateralized by debt issued by 
148 financial institutions. Management’s determination of the fair value of each of its holdings in pooled trust preferred securities 
is based on the current credit ratings, the known deferrals and defaults by the underlying issuing financial institutions and the 
degree to which future deferrals and defaults would be required to occur before the cash flow for the Company’s tranches is 
negatively impacted. In addition, management continually monitors key credit quality and capital ratios of the issuing institutions. 

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Note 3 - Securities (continued)

Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

This determination is further supported by quarterly valuations, which are performed by third parties, of each security obtained 
by the Company. The Company does not intend to sell the investments before recovery of the investments' amortized cost, and it 
is not more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the investments before recovery of the investments’ amortized 
cost, which may be at maturity. At December 31, 2019, management did not, and does not currently, believe such securities will 
be settled at a price less than the amortized cost of each investment, but the Company previously concluded that it was probable 
that there had been an adverse change in estimated cash flows for both trust preferred securities and recognized credit related 
impairment losses on these securities in 2011.  For the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, the Company determined 
the pooled trust preferred securities and their estimated cash flow were fairly valued, and no additional impairment was recognized 
during these periods.

The following table provides information regarding the Company’s investments in pooled trust preferred securities at December 31, 
2019:

Name
XXIII
XXVI

Single/
Pooled

Pooled
Pooled

Class/
Tranche

Amortized
Cost

Fair
Value

B-2
B-2

$

$

8,182
3,971
12,153

$

$

6,410
3,576
9,986

Unrealized
Loss
(1,772)
(395)
(2,167)

$

$

Lowest
Credit
Rating
BB
B

Issuers
Currently
in Deferral
or Default
15%
19%

The following table provides a summary of the cumulative credit related losses recognized in earnings for which a portion of OTTI 
has been recognized in other comprehensive income:

Balance at January 1
Additions related to credit losses for which OTTI was not previously recognized
Increases in credit loss for which OTTI was previously recognized
Reductions for securities sold during the period
Balance at December 31

2019

2018

(261) $
—
—
—
(261) $

(261)
—
—
—
(261)

$

$

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 4 – Non Purchased Loans

(In Thousands, Except Number of Loans)

“Purchased” loans are those loans acquired in any of the Company’s previous acquisitions, including FDIC-assisted acquisitions. 
“Non purchased” loans include all of the Company’s other loans, other than loans held for sale.

For purposes of this Note 4, all references to “loans” mean non purchased loans.

The following is a summary of non purchased loans and leases at December 31: 

Commercial, financial, agricultural

Lease financing

Real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Gross loans

Unearned income

Loans, net of unearned income

2019

2018

$

1,052,353

$

875,649

85,700

774,901

2,350,126

3,128,876

199,843

7,591,799
(3,825)
7,587,974

$

64,992

635,519

2,087,890

2,628,365

100,424

6,392,839
(3,127)
6,389,712

$

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Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 4 - Non Purchased Loans (continued)

Past Due and Nonaccrual Loans

The following table provides an aging of past due and nonaccrual loans, segregated by class, as of the dates presented:

Accruing Loans

Nonaccruing Loans

30-89 Days
Past Due

90 Days
or More
Past Due

Current
Loans

Total
Loans

30-89 Days
Past Due

90 Days
or More
Past Due

Current
Loans

Total
Loans

Total
Loans

December 31, 2019

Commercial,
financial,
agricultural

Lease financing

Real estate –
construction

Real estate – 1-4
family mortgage

Real estate –
commercial
mortgage

Installment loans
to individuals

Unearned income

Total

$
December 31, 2018

$

605

$

476

$ 1,045,802

$ 1,046,883

$

387

$

5,023

$

—

794

—

—

85,474

85,474

774,107

774,901

—

—

226

—

60

—

—

$

5,470

$1,052,353

226

85,700

—

774,901

18,020

2,502

2,320,328

2,340,850

623

6,571

2,082

9,276

2,350,126

2,362

1,000

—

276

3,119,785

3,122,423

372

4,655

1,426

6,453

3,128,876

204

—

198,555

(3,825)

199,759

(3,825)

—

—

17

—

67

—

84

—

199,843

(3,825)

22,781

$

3,458

$ 7,540,226

$ 7,566,465

$

1,382

$

16,492

$

3,635

$

21,509

$7,587,974

Commercial,
financial,
agricultural

Lease financing

Real estate –
construction

Real estate – 1-4
family mortgage

Real estate –
commercial
mortgage

Installment loans
to individuals

Unearned income

$

3,397

$

267

$

870,457

$

874,121

$

— $

1,356

$

172

$

1,528

$ 875,649

607

887

89

—

64,296

64,992

634,632

635,519

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

64,992

635,519

10,378

2,151

2,071,401

2,083,930

238

2,676

1,046

3,960

2,087,890

1,880

13

2,621,902

2,623,795

368

—

165

—

99,731

(3,127)

100,264

(3,127)

—

3

—

2,974

1,596

4,570

2,628,365

157

—

—

—

160

—

100,424

(3,127)

Total

$

17,517

$

2,685

$ 6,359,292

$ 6,379,494

$

241

$

7,163

$

2,814

$

10,218

$6,389,712

Restructured loans that are not performing in accordance with their restructured terms that are either contractually 90 days or more 
past due or placed on nonaccrual status are reported as nonperforming loans.  There were two restructured loans totaling $164 that 
were contractually 90 days past due or more and still accruing at December 31, 2019.  There was one restructured loan totaling 
$41 that was contractually 90 days past due or more and still accruing at December 31, 2018.  The outstanding balance of restructured 
loans on nonaccrual status was $3,058 and $3,128 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

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Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 4 - Non Purchased Loans (continued)

Impaired Loans

Impaired loans recognized in conformity with ASC 310, segregated by class, were as follows as of the dates and for the periods 
presented: 

With a related allowance recorded:

Commercial, financial, agricultural

Lease financing

Real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Total

With no related allowance recorded:

Commercial, financial, agricultural

Lease financing

Real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Total

Totals

As of December 31, 2019

Year Ended December 31, 2019

Recorded
Investment

Unpaid
Principal
Balance

Related
Allowance

Average
Recorded
Investment

Interest
Income
Recognized

$

5,722

$

6,623

$

1,222

$

6,787

$

226

—

13,689

7,361

84

226

—

14,018

8,307

91

3

—

143

390

1

231

—

14,364

7,034

97

27,082

$

29,265

$

1,759

$

28,513

$

— $

— $

— $

— $

—

9,145

—

1,080

—

—

9,145

—

2,760

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

8,516

—

1,159

—

10,225

37,307

$

$

11,905

41,170

$

$

— $

1,759

$

9,675

38,188

$

$

$

$

$

$

30

—

—

200

120

2

352

—

—

438

—

33

—

471

823

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Note 4 - Non Purchased Loans (continued)

Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

With a related allowance recorded:

Commercial, financial, agricultural

Lease financing

Real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Total

With no related allowance recorded:

Commercial, financial, agricultural

Lease financing

Real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Total

Totals

As of December 31, 2018

Year Ended December 31, 2018

Recorded
Investment

Unpaid
Principal
Balance

Related
Allowance

Average
Recorded
Investment

Interest
Income
Recognized

$

1,834

$

2,280

$

163

$

2,079

$

—

7,302

9,077

4,609

223

—

7,302

9,767

5,765

232

—

63

61

689

1

—

7,180

9,212

4,889

239

23,045

$

25,346

$

977

$

23,599

$

— $

— $

— $

— $

—
2,165

—

1,238

—

—
2,165

—

2,860

—

—
—

—

—

—

—
2,165

—

1,316

—

3,403

26,448

$

$

5,025

30,371

$

$

— $

977

$

3,481

27,080

$

$

$

$

$

$

35

—

162

191

72

2

462

—

—
55

—

32

—

87

549

The average recorded investment in impaired loans for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $21,998. Interest income recognized 
on impaired loans for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $573. 

97

 
 
Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 4 - Non Purchased Loans (continued)

Restructured Loans

At December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, there were $4,679, $5,325 and $5,588, respectively, of restructured loans. The following 
table illustrates the impact of modifications classified as restructured loans held on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and still 
performing in accordance with their restructured terms at period end, segregated by class, as of the periods presented. 

December 31, 2019
Commercial, financial, agricultural

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Total
December 31, 2018
Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Total
December 31, 2017

Commercial, financial, agricultural

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Total

Pre-Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment

Post-
Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment

Number of
Loans

$

$

$

$

$

2

5

7

9

2
11

2

8

3

1

$

$

$

$

$

187

460

647

1,764

94
1,858

331

598

683

4

185

459

644

1,763

89
1,852

330

586

313

3

14

$

1,616

$

1,232

At December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 the Company had $139 and $184, respectively, in troubled debt restructurings that 
subsequently defaulted within twelve months of the restructuring. There were no such occurrences for the year ended December 31, 
2019. 

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Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 4 - Non Purchased Loans (continued)

Changes in the Company’s restructured loans are set forth in the table below.

Totals at January 1, 2018

Additional advances or loans with concessions

Reclassified as performing

Reductions due to:

Reclassified as nonperforming

Paid in full

Principal paydowns

Totals at December 31, 2018

Additional advances or loans with concessions

Reclassified as performing

Reductions due to:

Reclassified as nonperforming

Paid in full

Principal paydowns

Totals at December 31, 2019

Number of
Loans

Recorded
Investment

54

11

3

(8)
(9)
—

51

7

5

(9)
(8)
—

46

$

$

$

5,588

1,861

295

(639)
(1,556)
(224)
5,325

661

252

(808)
(581)
(170)
4,679

The allocated allowance for loan losses attributable to restructured loans was $125 and $34 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, 
respectively. The Company had no remaining availability under commitments to lend additional funds on these restructured loans 
at December 31, 2019 and $42 in remaining availability under commitments to lend additional funds on these restructured loans 
at December 31, 2018.

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Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 4 - Non Purchased Loans (continued)

Credit Quality

For commercial and commercial real estate secured loans, internal risk-rating grades are assigned by lending, credit administration 
or loan review personnel, based on an analysis of the financial and collateral strength and other credit attributes underlying each 
loan. Management analyzes the resulting ratings, as well as other external statistics and factors such as delinquency, to track the 
migration performance of the portfolio balances of commercial and commercial real estate secured loans. Loan grades range 
between 1 and 9, with 1 being loans with the least credit risk. Loans within the “Pass” grade (historically, those with a risk rating 
between 1 and 4) generally have a lower risk of loss and therefore a lower risk factor applied to the loan balances. The “Pass” 
grade is reserved for loans with a risk rating between 1 and 4A, and the “Watch” grade (those with a risk rating of 4B and 4E) is 
utilized on a temporary basis for “Pass” grade loans where a significant adverse risk-modifying action is anticipated in the near 
term. Loans that migrate toward the “Substandard” grade (those with a risk rating between 5 and 9) generally have a higher risk 
of loss and therefore a higher risk factor applied to those related loan balances. The following table presents the Company’s loan 
portfolio by risk-rating grades as of the dates presented: 

Pass

Watch

Substandard

Total

December 31, 2019
Commercial, financial, agricultural

Real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Total
December 31, 2018
Commercial, financial, agricultural

Real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Total

$

779,798

$

11,949

$

11,715

$

$

$

698,950
339,079

2,737,629

6

4,555,462

615,803

558,494

321,564

2,210,100

—

$

$

501
3,856

31,867

—

48,173

18,326

2,317

4,660

54,579

—

$

$

9,209
3,572

26,711

—

51,207

6,973

8,157

4,260

$

$

803,462

708,660
346,507

2,796,207

6

4,654,842

641,102

568,968

330,484

24,144

2,288,823

—

—

$

3,705,961

$

79,882

$

43,534

$

3,829,377

100

Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 4 - Non Purchased Loans (continued)

For portfolio balances of consumer, consumer mortgage and certain other similar loan types, allowance factors are determined 
based on historical loss ratios by portfolio for the preceding eight quarters and may be adjusted by other qualitative criteria. The 
following table presents the performing status of the Company’s loan portfolio not subject to risk rating as of the dates presented:

December 31, 2019
Commercial, financial, agricultural

Lease financing

Real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Total
December 31, 2018
Commercial, financial, agricultural

Lease financing

Real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Total

Related Party Loans

Performing

Non-Performing

Total

$

247,575

$

1,316

$

248,891

$

$

81,649

66,241

1,992,331

330,714

199,549

2,918,059

233,046

61,776

66,551

1,751,994

338,367

100,099

$

$

226

—

11,288

1,955

288

15,073

1,501

89

—

5,412

1,175

325

$

$

81,875

66,241

2,003,619

332,669

199,837

2,933,132

234,547

61,865

66,551

1,757,406

339,542

100,424

$

2,551,833

$

8,502

$

2,560,335

Certain executive officers and directors of Renasant Bank and their associates are customers of and have other transactions with 
Renasant Bank. Related party loans and commitments are made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and 
collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with persons not related to the Company or the Bank and do 
not involve more than a normal risk of collectability or present other unfavorable features. A summary of the changes in related 
party loans follows:

Loans at December 31, 2018
New loans and advances
Payments received
Changes in related parties
Loans at December 31, 2019

$

$

22,225
5,378
(1,723)
36
25,916

No related party loans were classified as past due, nonaccrual, impaired or restructured at December 31, 2019 or 2018. Unfunded 
commitments to certain executive officers and directors and their associates totaled $7,266 and $6,982 at December 31, 2019 and 
2018, respectively.

101

Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 5 – Purchased Loans

(In Thousands, Except Number of Loans)

For purposes of this Note 5, all references to “loans” mean purchased loans.

The following is a summary of purchased loans at December 31: 

Commercial, financial, agricultural

Lease financing

Real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Gross loans

Unearned income

Loans, net of unearned income

2019

2018

$

315,619

$

420,263

—

51,582

516,487

1,115,389

102,587

2,101,664

—

—

105,149

707,453

1,423,144

37,408

2,693,417

—

$

2,101,664

$

2,693,417

102

Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 5 – Purchased Loans (continued)

Past Due and Nonaccrual Loans

The following table provides an aging of past due and nonaccrual loans, segregated by class, as of the dates presented:

Accruing Loans

Nonaccruing Loans

30-89 Days
Past Due

90 Days
or More
Past Due

Current
Loans

Total
Loans

30-89 Days
Past Due

90 Days
or More
Past Due

Current
Loans

Total
Loans

Total
Loans

December 31, 2019

Commercial,
financial,
agricultural

Lease financing

Real estate –
construction

Real estate – 1-4
family mortgage

Real estate –
commercial
mortgage

Installment loans
to individuals

Unearned income

Total

$
December 31, 2018

$

1,889

$

998

$

311,218

$

314,105

$

— $

1,246

$

268

$

1,514

$ 315,619

—

319

—

—

—

—

51,263

51,582

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

51,582

5,516

2,244

503,826

511,586

605

2,762

1,534

4,901

516,487

3,454

3,709

—

922

1,110,570

1,114,946

153

—

98,545

102,407

—

—

—

1

—

123

51

—

320

128

—

443

1,115,389

180

—

102,587

—

14,887

$

4,317

$ 2,075,422

$ 2,094,626

$

606

$

4,182

$

2,250

$

7,038

$2,101,664

Commercial,
financial,
agricultural

Lease financing

Real estate –
construction

Real estate – 1-4
family mortgage

Real estate –
commercial
mortgage

Installment loans
to individuals

Unearned income

$

1,811

$

—

1,235

97

—

68

$

417,786

$

419,694

$

— $

477

$

—

—

103,846

105,149

—

—

—

—

92

—

—

$

569

$ 420,263

—

—

—

105,149

8,981

4,455

690,697

704,133

202

1,881

1,237

3,320

707,453

5,711

2,410

1,413,346

1,421,467

1,342

—

202

—

35,594

—

37,138

—

—

2

—

1,401

24

—

276

244

—

1,677

1,423,144

270

—

37,408

—

Total

$

19,080

$

7,232

$ 2,661,269

$ 2,687,581

$

204

$

3,783

$

1,849

$

5,836

$2,693,417

Restructured loans that are not performing in accordance with their restructured terms that are either contractually 90 days or more 
past due or placed on nonaccrual status are reported as nonperforming loans.  There were two restructured loans totaling $106 that 
were contractually 90 days past due or more and still accruing at December 31, 2019.  There were eight restructured loans totaling 
$413 that were contractually 90 days past due or more and still accruing at December 31, 2018.  The outstanding balance of 
restructured loans on nonaccrual status was $1,667 and $1,868 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

103

 
 
Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 5 – Purchased Loans (continued)

Impaired Loans

Non credit deteriorated loans that were subsequently impaired and recognized in conformity with ASC 310, segregated by class, 
were as follows as of the dates and for the periods presented: 

With a related allowance recorded:

Commercial, financial, agricultural

Lease financing

Real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Total

With no related allowance recorded:

Commercial, financial, agricultural

Lease financing

Real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Total

Totals

As of December 31, 2019

Year Ended December 31, 2019

Recorded
Investment

Unpaid
Principal
Balance

Related
Allowance

Average
Recorded
Investment

Interest
Income
Recognized

$

1,837

$

2,074

$

212

$

1,700

$

—

2,499

2,801

981

110

8,228

901

—

772

3,772

128

71

$

$

—

2,490

2,914

1,017

110

8,605

905

—

779

4,550

131

92

—

16

17

6

2

$

$

253

$

— $

—

—

—

—

—

—

2,386

2,900

1,031

96

8,113

912

—

770

4,134

137

85

$

$

5,644

13,872

$

$

6,457

15,062

$

$

— $

253

$

6,038

14,151

$

$

$

$

$

$

8

—

3

41

40

—

92

—

—

—

73

7

—

80

172

104

 
 
Note 5 – Purchased Loans (continued)

Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

With a related allowance recorded:

Commercial, financial, agricultural

Lease financing

Real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Total

With no related allowance recorded:

Commercial, financial, agricultural

Lease financing

Real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Total

Totals

As of December 31, 2018

Year Ended December 31, 2018

Recorded
Investment

Unpaid
Principal
Balance

Related
Allowance

Average
Recorded
Investment

Interest
Income
Recognized

$

600

$

658

$

173

$

614

$

—

576

1,381

2,066

246

4,869

11

—
—

3,780

146

24

$

$

—

576

1,404

2,116

247

5,001

13

—
—

4,383

150

33

$

$

—

5

18

338

3

537

$

— $

—
—

—

—

—

—

576

1,362

2,011

247

4,810

13

—
—

4,407

159

7

$

$

3,961

8,830

$

$

4,579

9,580

$

$

— $

537

$

4,586

9,396

$

$

$

$

$

$

10

—

6

18

40

1

75

1

—
—

111

7

—

119

194

The average recorded investment in non credit deteriorated loans that were subsequently impaired for the year ended December 31, 
2017 was $7,687. Interest income recognized on non credit deteriorated loans that were subsequently impaired for the year ended 
December 31, 2017 was $299. 

105

 
 
Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 5 – Purchased Loans (continued)

Credit deteriorated loans recognized in conformity with ASC 310-30, segregated by class, were as follows as of the dates and for 
the periods presented: 

With a related allowance recorded:

Commercial, financial, agricultural

Lease financing

Real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Total

With no related allowance recorded:

Commercial, financial, agricultural

Lease financing

Real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Total

Totals

With a related allowance recorded:

Commercial, financial, agricultural

Lease financing

Real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Total

With no related allowance recorded:

Commercial, financial, agricultural

Lease financing

Real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Total

Totals

As of December 31, 2019

Year Ended December 31, 2019

Recorded
Investment

Unpaid
Principal
Balance

Related
Allowance

Average
Recorded
Investment

Interest
Income
Recognized

$

3,695

$

7,370

$

292

$

6,919

$

—

—

10,061

52,501

640

66,897

25,843

—

863

25,482

50,632

2,547

$

$

—

—

10,372

55,017

640

73,399

41,792

—

882

32,597

64,912

4,771

—

—

291

1,386

2

—

—

10,369

54,885

652

$

$

1,971

$

72,825

— $

37,535

—

—

—

—

—

—

618

26,687

53,586

3,232

105,367

172,264

$

$

144,954

218,353

$

$

— $

121,658

1,971

$

194,483

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

187

—

—

529

2,904

29

3,649

1,208

—

21

1,665

3,500

335

6,729

10,378

As of December 31, 2018

Year Ended December 31, 2018

Recorded
Investment

Unpaid
Principal
Balance

Related
Allowance

Average
Recorded
Investment

Interest
Income
Recognized

$

3,779

$

4,071

$

161

$

4,276

$

—

—
12,169

62,003

660

78,611

25,364

—

—

36,074

78,435

3,770

$

$

—

—
12,601

65,273

660

82,605

40,332

—

—

41,222

100,427

7,630

—

—
488

1,901

2

—

—
12,894

65,756

675

$

$

2,552

$

83,601

— $

12,102

$

$

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

36,801

78,368

2,095

143,643
222,254

$
$

189,611
272,216

$
$

— $
$

2,552

129,366
212,967

$
$

$

$

$
$

204

—

—
647

3,201

29

4,081

669

—

—

1,647

3,578

109

6,003
10,084

106

 
 
 
 
Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 5 – Purchased Loans (continued)

The average recorded investment in credit-deteriorated loans for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $253,172. Interest income 
recognized on credit-deteriorated loans for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $12,869. 

Restructured Loans

At December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, there were $7,275, $7,495 and $8,965, respectively, of restructured loans. The following 
table illustrates the impact of modifications classified as restructured loans held on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and still 
performing in accordance with their restructured terms at period end, segregated by class, as of the periods presented. 

December 31, 2019
Commercial, financial, agricultural

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Total
December 31, 2018
Commercial, financial, agricultural

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Total
December 31, 2017

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Total

Pre-Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment

Post-
Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment

Number of
Loans

2

2

1

5

1

2

2

5

23

5

28

$

$

$

$

$

2,778

$

2,778

73

80

2,931

48

142

522

712

$

$

$

3,744

3,115

6,859

$

73

76

2,927

44

127

381

552

3,127

2,231

5,358

During the years ended December 31, 2019,  2018 and 2017, the Company had $101, $5 and $212, respectively, in troubled debt 
restructurings that subsequently defaulted within twelve months of the restructuring. 

107

Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 5 – Purchased Loans (continued)

Changes in the Company’s restructured loans are set forth in the table below.

Totals at January 1, 2018

Additional advances or loans with concessions

Reclassified from nonperforming

Reductions due to:

Reclassified as nonperforming

Paid in full

Principal paydowns

Totals at December 31, 2018

Additional advances or loans with concessions

Reclassified from nonperforming

Reductions due to:

Reclassified as nonperforming

Paid in full

Charge-offs

Principal paydowns

Measurement period adjustment on recently acquired loans

Totals at December 31, 2019

Number of
Loans

Recorded
Investment

72

$

5

4

(13)
(14)
—

54

5

14

(11)
(7)
(1)
—

—

54

$

$

8,965

712

435

(1,229)
(744)
(644)
7,495

3,168

1,931

(1,964)
(370)
(101)
(508)
(2,376)
7,275

The  allocated  allowance  for  loan  losses  attributable  to  restructured  loans  was  $17  and  $58  at  December 31,  2019  and  2018, 
respectively. The Company had $6 remaining availability under commitments to lend additional funds on these restructured loans 
at December 31, 2019 and $3 in remaining availability under commitments to lend additional funds on these restructured loans at 
December 31, 2018.

Credit Quality

The following table presents the Company’s loan portfolio by risk-rating grades as of the dates presented:

December 31, 2019
Commercial, financial, agricultural

Real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Total
December 31, 2018
Commercial, financial, agricultural

Real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Total

Pass

Watch

Substandard

Total

$

$

$

$

$

$

259,760
48,994

78,105

909,513

—

1,296,372

333,147

101,122

113,874

1,198,540

—

$

$

$

7,166
—

791

56,334

—

64,291

33,857

—

7,347

43,046

—

$

$

$

5,220
—

3,935

15,835

—

24,990

2,744

842

7,585

9,984

2

272,146
48,994

82,831

981,682

—

1,385,653

369,748

101,964

128,806

1,251,570

2

$

1,746,683

$

84,250

$

21,157

$

1,852,090

108

Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 5 – Purchased Loans (continued)

The following table presents the performing status of the Company’s loan portfolio not subject to risk rating as of the dates presented:

December 31, 2019
Commercial, financial, agricultural

Lease financing

Real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Total
December 31, 2018
Commercial, financial, agricultural

Lease financing

Real estate – construction
Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Total

Performing

Non-Performing

Total

$

13,935

$

— $

13,935

$

$

—

1,725

394,476

30,472

99,139

539,747

21,303

—

3,185
526,699

30,951

32,676

$

$

—

—

3,638

101

261

4,000

69

—

—
3,705

185

300

$

$

—

1,725

398,114

30,573

99,400

543,747

21,372

—

3,185
530,404

31,136

32,976

$

614,814

$

4,259

$

619,073

Loans Purchased with Deteriorated Credit Quality

Loans purchased in business combinations that exhibited, at the date of acquisition, evidence of deterioration of the credit quality 
since origination, such that it was probable that all contractually required payments would not be collected, were as follows as of 
the dates presented: 

December 31, 2019
Commercial, financial, agricultural

Lease financing

Real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Total
December 31, 2018
Commercial, financial, agricultural

Lease financing

Real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Total

109

Total Purchased Credit
Deteriorated Loans

$

$

$

$

29,538

—

863
35,543

103,133

3,187

172,264

29,143

—

—

48,243

140,438

4,430

222,254

Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 5 – Purchased Loans (continued)

The following table presents the fair value of loans recognized in accordance with ASC 310-30 at the time of acquisition: 

December 31, 2019
Contractually-required principal and interest
Nonaccretable difference(1)
Cash flows expected to be collected
Accretable yield(2)
Fair value
December 31, 2018
Contractually-required principal and interest
Nonaccretable difference(1)
Cash flows expected to be collected
Accretable yield(2)
Fair value

Total Purchased Credit
Deteriorated Loans

$

$

$

$

247,383
(51,087)
196,296
(24,032)
172,264

319,214
(62,695)
256,519
(34,265)
222,254

(1)  Represents contractual principal cash flows of $44,115 and $52,061, respectively, and interest cash flows of $6,972 and $10,634, respectively, not expected 

to be collected.

(2)  Represents contractual principal cash flows of $1,615 and $1,667, respectively, and interest cash flows of $22,417 and $32,598, respectively, expected to be 

collected. 

Changes in the accretable yield of loans purchased with deteriorated credit quality, recognized in accordance with ASC 310-30, 
were as follows:

Balance at January 1, 2018

Additions through acquisition

Reclasses from nonaccretable difference

Accretion

Charge-off

Balance at December 31, 2018
Measurement period adjustment on recently acquired loans

Reclasses from nonaccretable difference

Accretion

Charge-off

Balance at December 31, 2019

Total Purchased Credit
Deteriorated Loans

$

$

$

(32,207)
(10,143)
(7,883)
15,340

628
(34,265)
(3,712)
(8,472)
20,873

1,544
(24,032)

The following table presents the fair value of loans purchased from Brand as of the September 1, 2018 acquisition date.

At acquisition date:

  Contractually-required principal and interest
  Nonaccretable difference

  Cash flows expected to be collected

  Accretable yield

      Fair value

110

September 1, 2018

$

$

1,625,079
(164,554)
1,460,525
(138,318)
1,322,207

Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 6 – Allowance for Loan Losses

(In Thousands, Except Number of Loans)

The following is a summary of non purchased and purchased loans and leases at December 31: 

Commercial, financial, agricultural

Lease financing

Real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Gross loans

Unearned income

Loans, net of unearned income

Allowance for loan losses

Net loans

2019

2018

$

1,367,972

$

1,295,912

85,700

826,483

2,866,613

4,244,265

302,430

9,693,463
(3,825)
9,689,638
(52,162)
9,637,476

$

64,992

740,668

2,795,343

4,051,509

137,832

9,086,256
(3,127)
9,083,129
(49,026)
9,034,103

$

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 6 – Allowance for Loan Losses (continued)

Allowance for Loan Losses

The following table provides a roll-forward of the allowance for loan losses and a breakdown of the ending balance of the allowance 
based on the Company’s impairment methodology for the periods presented:

Year Ended December 31, 2019

Allowance for loan losses:

Beginning balance

Charge-offs

Recoveries

Net charge-offs

Provision for loan losses

Ending balance

Period-End Amount Allocated to:

Individually evaluated for impairment

Collectively evaluated for impairment

Purchased with deteriorated credit quality

Ending balance

Year Ended December 31, 2018

Allowance for loan losses:

Beginning balance

Charge-offs

Recoveries

Net charge-offs

Provision for loan losses

Ending balance

Period-End Amount Allocated to:

Individually evaluated for impairment

Collectively evaluated for impairment

Purchased with deteriorated credit quality

Ending balance

Year Ended December 31, 2017

Allowance for loan losses:

Beginning balance

Charge-offs

Recoveries

Net charge-offs

Provision for loan losses

Ending balance

Period-End Amount Allocated to:

Individually evaluated for impairment

Collectively evaluated for impairment

Purchased with deteriorated credit quality

Ending balance

(1) 

 Includes lease financing receivables.

Commercial

Real Estate  -
Construction

Real Estate -
1-4 Family
Mortgage

Real Estate  -
Commercial
Mortgage

Installment
(1)
and Other

Total

$

8,269

$

4,755

$

10,139

$

24,492

$

1,371

$

49,026

(2,681)

1,428

(1,253)

3,642

10,658

1,434

8,932

292

$

$

—

21

21

253

5,029

16

5,013

—

$

$

(1,602)

712

(890)

565

9,814

160

9,363

291

$

$

(1,490)

689

(801)

1,299

24,990

396

23,208

1,386

$

$

(7,705)

(13,478)

6,714

(991)

1,291

1,671

6

1,663

2

$

$

9,564

(3,914)

7,050

52,162

2,012

48,179

1,971

10,658

$

5,029

$

9,814

$

24,990

$

1,671

$

52,162

5,542

$

3,428

$

12,009

$

23,384

$

1,848

$

46,211

(2,415)

618

(1,797)

4,524

8,269

336

7,772

161

$

$

(51)

13

(38)

1,365

4,755

68

4,687

—

$

$

(2,023)

573

(1,450)

(420)

10,139

79

9,572

488

$

$

(1,197)

1,108

(89)

1,197

24,492

1,027

21,564

1,901

$

$

(742)

121

(621)

144

1,371

4

1,365

2

$

$

8,269

$

4,755

$

10,139

$

24,492

$

1,371

$

(6,428)

2,433

(3,995)

6,810

49,026

1,514

44,960

2,552

49,026

5,486

$

2,380

$

14,294

$

19,059

$

1,518

$

42,737

(2,874)

422

(2,452)

2,508

5,542

190

5,040

312

$

$

—

105

105

943

3,428

4

3,424

—

$

$

(1,713)

733

(980)

(1,305)

12,009

606

10,831

572

$

$

(1,791)

1,565

(226)

4,551

23,384

1,867

20,625

892

$

$

(630)

107

(523)

853

1,848

7

1,840

1

$

$

5,542

$

3,428

$

12,009

$

23,384

$

1,848

$

(7,008)

2,932

(4,076)

7,550

46,211

2,674

41,760

1,777

46,211

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 6 – Allowance for Loan Losses (continued)

The following table provides the recorded investment in loans, net of unearned income, based on the Company’s impairment 
methodology as of the dates presented:

Commercial

Real Estate  -
Construction

Real Estate -
1-4 Family
Mortgage

Real Estate  -
Commercial
Mortgage

Installment
(1)
and Other

Total

December 31, 2019
Individually evaluated for impairment $
Collectively evaluated for impairment

Acquired with deteriorated credit
quality

8,460

$

12,416

$

20,262

$

9,550

$

491

$

51,179

1,329,974

813,204

2,810,808

4,131,582

380,627

9,466,195

29,538

863

35,543

103,133

3,187

172,264

Ending balance
December 31, 2018
Individually evaluated for impairment $
Collectively evaluated for impairment

$ 1,367,972

2,445

1,264,324

Acquired with deteriorated credit
quality

Ending balance

29,143
$ 1,295,912

(1)  Includes lease financing receivables.

Note 7 – Premises and Equipment

(In Thousands)

$

$

$

826,483

$ 2,866,613

$ 4,244,265

10,043

$

14,238

$

8,059

730,625

2,732,862

3,903,012

—
740,668

48,243
$ 2,795,343

140,438
$ 4,051,509

$

$

$

384,305

$ 9,689,638

493

$

35,278

194,774

8,825,597

4,430
199,697

222,254
$ 9,083,129

Bank premises and equipment at December 31 are summarized as follows:

Premises
Leasehold improvements
Furniture and equipment
Computer equipment
Autos
Lease right-of-use assets
Total
Accumulated depreciation
Net

2019
233,345
13,582
61,380
25,062
147
84,754
418,270
(108,573)
309,697

$

$

2018
218,730
10,241
52,043
20,972
166
—
302,152
(92,984)
209,168

$

$

Depreciation expense was $16,379, $14,358 and $13,136 for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

See Note 26, “Leases,” for further details regarding the Company’s right-of-use assets.

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Note 8 – Other Real Estate Owned

(In Thousands)

The following table provides details of the Company’s other real estate owned (“OREO”) purchased and non purchased, net of 
valuation allowances and direct write-downs, as of the dates presented:

December 31, 2019
Residential real estate

Commercial real estate

Residential land development

Commercial land development

Total
December 31, 2018
Residential real estate

Commercial real estate

Residential land development

Commercial land development

Total

Purchased
OREO

Non Purchased
OREO

Total
OREO

$

$

$

$

890

$

415

$

2,106

530

1,722

5,248

423

2,686

678

2,400

$

$

1,548

369

430

2,762

1,910

1,611

421

911

$

$

1,305

3,654

899

2,152

8,010

2,333

4,297

1,099

3,311

6,187

$

4,853

$

11,040

Changes in the Company’s purchased and non purchased OREO were as follows for the periods presented:

Balance at December 31, 2017

Transfers of loans
Impairments
Dispositions

Other

Balance at December 31, 2018

Transfers of loans

Impairments
Dispositions

Other

Balance at December 31, 2019

Purchased
OREO

Non Purchased
OREO

Total
OREO

$

$

$

11,524
906
(1,021)
(5,220)
(2)
6,187

2,287
(890)
(2,305)
(31)
5,248

$

$

$

$

4,410
2,920
(524)
(1,907)
(46)
4,853

2,477
(375)
(4,193)
—

$

2,762

$

15,934
3,826
(1,545)
(7,127)
(48)
11,040

4,764
(1,265)
(6,498)
(31)
8,010

Components of the line item “Other real estate owned” in the Consolidated Statements of Income were as follows, as of the dates 
presented:

Repairs and maintenance

Property taxes and insurance

Impairments

Net losses (gains) on OREO sales

Rental income
Total

December 31,

2019

2018

2017

$

$

326

343

1,265

94
(15)
2,013

$

$

425

385

1,545
(423)
(40)
1,892

$

$

728

423

1,893
(405)
(169)
2,470

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 9 – Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

(In Thousands)

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

Balance at December 31, 2017

Addition to goodwill from Brand acquisition

Balance at December 31, 2018

Measurement period adjustments to goodwill from Brand acquisition

Balance at December 31, 2019

Community
Banks

Insurance

Total

$

$

$

608,279
321,882
930,161
6,755
936,916

$

$

$

2,767
—
2,767
—
2,767

$

$

$

611,046
321,882
932,928
6,755
939,683

The 2018 addition to goodwill from the Brand acquisition represents the excess of the purchase price over the initial fair value of 
the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction. The addition to goodwill in 2019 resulted from measurement period 
adjustments from the Brand acquisition and is primarily related to adjustments on the fair value of loans, debt and other assets. 
The purchase accounting related to the Brand acquisition is now final. 

The following table provides a summary of finite-lived intangible assets as of the dates presented:

December 31, 2019
Core deposit intangible

Customer relationship intangible

Total finite-lived intangible assets
December 31, 2018
Core deposit intangible

Customer relationship intangible

Total finite-lived intangible assets

Gross  Carrying
Amount

Accumulated
Amortization

Net Carrying
Amount

$

$

$

$

82,492

2,470

84,962

82,492

1,970

84,462

$

$

$

$

(46,599) $
(1,103)
(47,702) $

(38,634) $
(963)
(39,597) $

35,893

1,367

37,260

43,858

1,007

44,865

Core deposit intangible amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $7,965, $7,048 and 
$6,399, respectively. Customer relationship intangible amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $140, 
whereas the expense for the same time period in each of 2018 and 2017 was $131.  The estimated amortization expense of finite-
lived intangible assets for the five succeeding fiscal years is summarized as follows:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

Core Deposit
Intangible

Customer
Relationship
Intangible

$

$

6,940
5,860
4,940
4,042
3,498

181
181
181
181
181

Total

$

7,121
6,041
5,121
4,223
3,679

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 10 – Mortgage Servicing Rights

(In Thousands)

Changes in the Company’s mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”) were as follows, for the periods presented:

Carrying Value at January 1, 2018

Capitalization

Amortization

Carrying Value at December 31, 2018

Capitalization

Amortization

Valuation adjustment

Carrying Value at December 31, 2019

$

$

$

39,339

13,905
(5,014)
48,230

13,823
(7,009)
(1,836)
53,208

During 2019, the Company recognized a negative valuation adjustment on MSRs in earnings in the amount of $1,836, which was 
included in “Mortgage banking income” in the Consolidated Statements of Income. There were no such adjustments recognized 
during 2018 or 2017. The movement of mortgage interest rates has an inverse relationship with prepayment speeds and discount 
rates. The  decline  in  interest  rates  during  2019,  which  resulted  in  higher  than  estimated  prepayment  speeds,  was  the  largest 
contributor to the negative valuation adjustment. A continued decline in mortgage interest rates may cause additional negative 
adjustments to the valuation of the Company’s MSRs.

Data and key economic assumptions related to the Company’s mortgage servicing rights as of December 31 are as follows: 

Unpaid principal balance

Weighted-average prepayment speed (CPR)

Estimated impact of a 10% increase

Estimated impact of a 20% increase

Discount rate

Estimated impact of a 100bp increase

Estimated impact of a 200bp increase

Weighted-average coupon interest rate

Weighted-average servicing fee (basis points)
Weighted-average remaining maturity (in years)

$

$

$

$

$

$

2019

4,871,155

11.48%
(2,469)
(4,774)

9.69%
(2,027)
(3,908)

4.04%

29.20

6.35

$

$

$

2018

4,635,712

7.95%
(1,264)
(2,569)

9.45%
(2,657)
(5,103)

4.04%

27.47

8.03

2017

4,012,519

8.04%
(1,592)
(3,095)

9.69%
(2,027)
(3,896)

3.89%

26.36

7.98

The Company recorded servicing fees of $9,491, $8,876 and $5,735, respectively, for the twelve months ended December 31, 
2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. These fees are included under the line item “Mortgage banking income” in the Consolidated 
Statements of Income.

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Note 11 – Deposits

(In Thousands)

The following is a summary of deposits as of December 31:

Noninterest-bearing deposits

Interest-bearing demand deposits

Savings deposits

Time deposits

Total deposits

The approximate scheduled maturities of time deposits at December 31, 2019 are as follows:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Thereafter
Total

2019

2018

$

2,551,770

$

2,318,706

4,832,945

667,821

2,160,632

4,822,382

624,685

2,362,784

$ 10,213,168

$ 10,128,557

$

$

1,403,585
460,652
253,961
21,481
17,634
3,319
2,160,632

The aggregate amount of time deposits in denominations of $250 or more at December 31, 2019 and 2018 was $585,717 and 
$549,351, respectively. Certain executive officers and directors and their respective affiliates had amounts on deposit with Renasant 
Bank of approximately $33,929 and $44,327 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Note 12 – Short-Term Borrowings

(In Thousands)

Short-term borrowings as of December 31 are summarized as follows: 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

Federal Home Loan Bank short-term advances

Total short-term borrowings

2019

2018

$

$

9,091

480,000

489,091

$

$

7,706

380,000

387,706

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase (“repurchase agreements”) represent funds received from customers, generally on 
an overnight or continuous basis, which are collateralized by investment securities owned or, at times, borrowed and re-hypothecated 
by the Company.  The securities used as collateral consist primarily of U.S. Government agency mortgage backed securities, U.S. 
Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations, obligations of U.S. Government agencies, and obligations of states and 
political subdivisions.  All securities are maintained by the Company’s safekeeping agents. These securities are reviewed by the 
Company on a daily basis, and the Company may be required to provide additional collateral due to changes in the fair market 
value of these securities. The terms of the Company’s repurchase agreements are continuous but may be canceled at any time by 
the Company or the customer. 

Federal Home Loan Bank short-term advances are borrowings with original maturities of less than one year.

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Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

The average balances and cost of funds of short-term borrowings for the years ending December 31 are summarized as follows:

Average Balances

Cost of Funds

2019

2018

2017

2019

2018

2017

Federal Home Loan Bank short-term advances $ 114,965
Securities sold under agreements to
repurchase

8,479

Total short-term borrowings

$ 123,444

$ 155,735

$ 217,547

7,986

9,215

0.15

2.43%

0.17

2.10%

0.17

1.22%

$ 147,749

$ 208,332

2.59%

2.21%

1.27%

The Company maintains lines of credit with correspondent banks totaling $150,000 at December 31, 2019. Interest is charged at 
the market federal funds rate on all advances. There were no amounts outstanding under these lines of credit at December 31, 2019
or 2018.

Note 13 – Long-Term Debt

(In Thousands)

Long-term debt as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 is summarized as follows:

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

Other long-term debt

Junior subordinated debentures

Subordinated notes

Total long-term debt

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

2019

2018

$

152,337

$

—

110,215

113,955

$

376,507

$

6,690

53

109,636

147,239

263,618

Long-term  advances  from  the  FHLB  outstanding  at  December 31,  2019  had  maturities  ranging  from  2020  to  2030  with  a 
combination of fixed and floating rates ranging from 1.09% to 4.34%. Weighted-average interest rates on outstanding advances 
at December 31, 2019 and 2018 were 1.53% and 3.28%, respectively. These advances are collateralized by a blanket lien on the 
Company’s loans. The Company had availability on unused lines of credit with the FHLB of $3,159,942 at December 31, 2019.

In connection with the prepayment of $2,094 in long-term advances from the FHLB during 2019, the Company incurred penalty 
charges of $54, which is included under the line item “Extinguishment of debt” in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The 
Company did not prepay any outstanding long-term advances from the FHLB during 2018 or 2017. 

Junior subordinated debentures

The Company owns the outstanding common securities of business trusts that issued corporation-obligated mandatorily redeemable 
preferred capital securities to third-party investors. The trusts used the proceeds from the issuance of their preferred capital securities 
and common securities (collectively referred to as “capital securities”) to buy floating rate junior subordinated debentures issued 
by the Company (or by companies that the Company subsequently acquired). The debentures are the trusts’ only assets and interest 
payments from the debentures finance the distributions paid on the capital securities. Distributions on the capital securities are 
payable quarterly at a rate per annum equal to the interest rate being earned by the trusts on the debentures held by the trusts. The 
capital securities are subject to mandatory redemption, in whole or in part, upon repayment of the debentures. The Company has 
entered into an agreement which fully and unconditionally guarantees the capital securities of each trust subject to the terms of 
the guarantee.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 13 – Long-Term Debt (continued)

The following table provides details on the debentures as of December 31, 2019:

PHC Statutory Trust I

PHC Statutory Trust II

Capital Bancorp Capital Trust I

First M&F Statutory Trust I

Brand Group Holdings Statutory Trust I

Brand Group Holdings Statutory Trust II

Brand Group Holdings Statutory Trust III

Brand Group Holdings Statutory Trust IV

Principal
Amount

Interest Rate

Year of
Maturity

Amount  
Included in
Tier 1 Capital

$

20,619

31,959

12,372

30,928

10,310

5,155

5,155

3,093

4.75%

2033

$

3.76

3.46

3.22

3.99

4.89

4.89

5.64

2035

2035

2036

2035

2037

2038

2038

20,000

31,000

12,000

21,098

9,108

5,058

5,058

3,302

During 2003, the Company formed PHC Statutory Trust I to provide funds for the cash portion of the Renasant Bancshares, Inc. 
acquisition. The interest rate for PHC Statutory Trust I reprices quarterly equal to the three-month LIBOR at the determination 
date plus 285 basis points. In April 2012, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement effective March 17, 2014, 
pursuant to which the Company receives a variable rate of interest based on the three-month LIBOR plus a spread of 2.85% and 
pays a fixed rate of interest of 5.49%.  The debentures owned by PHC Statutory Trust I are currently redeemable at par.

During 2005, the Company formed PHC Statutory Trust II to provide funds for the cash portion of the Heritage Financial Holding 
Corporation (“HFHC”) acquisition. The interest rate for PHC Statutory Trust II reprices quarterly equal to the three-month LIBOR 
at the determination date plus 187 basis points. The debentures owned by PHC Statutory Trust II are currently redeemable at par.

In connection with the acquisition of HFHC, the Company assumed the debentures issued by Heritage Financial Statutory Trust 
I. On February 22, 2017, the Company redeemed these debentures. The debentures were redeemed for an aggregate amount of 
$10,515, which included the principal amount of $10,310 and a prepayment penalty of $205. 

In connection with the acquisition of Capital Bancorp, Inc. (“Capital”) in 2007, the Company assumed the debentures issued to 
Capital Bancorp Capital Trust I. The discount associated with the Company’s assumption of the debentures issued to Capital 
Bancorp Capital Trust I was fully amortized during 2010. The interest rate for Capital Bancorp Capital Trust I reprices quarterly 
equal to the three-month LIBOR plus 150 basis points. In March 2012, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement 
effective March 31, 2014, whereby the Company receives a variable rate of interest based on the three-month LIBOR plus a spread 
of 1.50% and pays a fixed rate of interest of 4.42%.  The debentures owned by Capital Bancorp Capital Trust I are currently 
redeemable at par.

In connection with the acquisition of First M&F Corporation (“First M&F”) in 2013, the Company assumed the debentures issued 
to First M&F Statutory Trust I. The discount associated with the Company’s assumption of the debentures issued to First M&F 
Statutory Trust I had a carrying value of $8,902 at December 31, 2019 and $9,450 at December 31, 2018.  The discount is being 
amortized through March 2036. The interest rate for First M&F Statutory Trust I reprices quarterly equal to the three-month LIBOR 
plus a spread of 133 basis points. In April 2018, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement effective June 15, 2018, 
which calls for the Company to pay a fixed rate of 4.180% and receive a variable rate of three-month LIBOR plus a spread of 133
basis points on a quarterly basis and will mature in June 2028. The debentures owned by First M&F Statutory Trust I are currently 
redeemable at par. 

In  connection  with  the  acquisition  of  Brand  in  2018,  the  Company  assumed  the  debentures  issued  to  Brand  Group  Holdings 
Statutory Trust I, Brand Group Holdings Statutory Trust II, Brand Group Holdings Statutory Trust III and Brand Group Holdings 
Statutory Trust IV. The interest rate for the each trust acquired from Brand reprices quarterly equal to the three-month LIBOR at 
the determination date plus 205 basis points for Brand Group Holdings Statutory Trust I, plus 300 basis points for Brand Group 
Holdings Statutory Trust II and III, and plus 375 basis points for Brand Group Holdings Statutory Trust IV.  The debentures owned 
by the respective trusts listed above are all currently redeemable at par. The net discount associated with the Company’s assumption 
of the debentures issued to the respective Brand trusts had a carrying value of $474 at December 31, 2019 and is being amortized 
through September 2038.

The Company has classified $106,624 of the debentures described in the above paragraphs as Tier 1 capital. Federal Reserve 
guidelines limit the amount of securities that, similar to our junior subordinated debentures, are includable in Tier 1 capital, but 

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Note 13 – Long-Term Debt (continued)

these guidelines did not impact the amount of debentures we include in Tier 1 capital. Although our existing junior subordinated 
debentures are currently unaffected by these Federal Reserve guidelines, on account of changes enacted as part of the Dodd-Frank 
Act, any new trust preferred securities are not includable in Tier 1 capital. Further, if as a result of an acquisition we exceed 
$15,000,000 in assets, or if we make any acquisition after we have exceeded $15,000,000 in assets, we will lose Tier 1 treatment 
of our junior subordinated debentures.

For more information about the Company’s derivative financial instruments, see Note 15, “Derivative Instruments.”

Subordinated notes

On August 22, 2016, the Company issued and sold in an underwritten public offering $60,000 aggregate principal amount of its 
5.00% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”) and $40,000 aggregate principal amount of its 
5.50% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes”), at a public offering price equal to 100% of the 
aggregate principal amounts of the Notes.  As part of the Metropolitan BancGroup, Inc. (“Metropolitan”;  the 2026 Notes, the 
2031 Notes and the Metropolitan Notes are referred to collectively as the “Notes”) acquisition in 2017, the Company assumed 
$15,000 of 6.50% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2026 (the “Metropolitan Notes”). As part of the Brand acquisition 
in 2018, the Company assumed $30,000 of 8.50% Fixed Rate Subordinated Notes due 2024 (the “Brand Notes”).

During 2019, the Company redeemed the Brand Notes and incurred a debt prepayment penalty of $900, which was accounted for 
in the purchase accounting fair value adjustment.

The Metropolitan Notes, 2026 Notes and 2031 Notes mature on July 1, 2026, September 1, 2026 and on September 1, 2031, 
respectively. Until but excluding July 1, 2021, the Company pays interest on the Metropolitan Notes semi-annually in arrears on 
each January 1 and July 1 at a fixed annual interest rate equal to 6.50%. From and including July 1, 2021 to but excluding the 
maturity date or the date of earlier redemption, the interest rate on the Metropolitan Notes will reset quarterly to an annual interest 
rate equal to the then-current three-month LIBOR rate plus a spread of 554.5 basis points, payable quarterly in arrears on each 
January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1. Until but excluding September 1, 2021 and 2026, respectively, the Company pays interest 
on the 2026 Notes and 2031 Notes semi-annually in arrears on each March 1 and September 1 at a fixed annual interest rate equal 
to 5.00% and 5.50%, respectively. From and including September 1, 2021 and 2026, respectively, to but excluding the maturity 
date or the date of earlier redemption, the interest rate on the 2026 Notes and 2031 Notes will reset quarterly to an annual interest 
rate equal to the then-current three-month LIBOR rate plus a spread of 384 basis points and 407.1 basis points, respectively, payable 
quarterly in arrears on each March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for all of the Notes, 
in the event that three-month LIBOR is less than zero, three-month LIBOR shall be deemed to be zero. Beginning with the interest 
payment date of July 1, 2021, as to the Metropolitan Notes, September 1, 2021 as to the 2026 Notes, and September 1, 2026, as 
to the 2031 Notes, and on any interest payment date thereafter, the Company may redeem the applicable Notes in whole or in part 
at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the respective Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid 
interest to but excluding the date of redemption.

The Company may also redeem any series of the Notes at any time, at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, if: (i) a change 
or prospective change in law occurs that could prevent the Company from deducting interest payable on the Notes for U.S. federal 
income tax purposes; (ii) a subsequent event occurs that could preclude the Notes from being recognized as Tier 2 capital for 
regulatory capital purposes; or (iii) the Company is required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company 
Act of 1940, as amended. In each case, the redemption price is 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed plus 
any accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the redemption date. There is no sinking fund for the benefit of the Notes, and 
none of the Notes are convertible or exchangeable.

The aggregate stated maturities of long-term debt outstanding at December 31, 2019, are summarized as follows:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Thereafter
Total

$

$

4
140
484
—
—
375,879
376,507

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 14 – Employee Benefit and Deferred Compensation Plans

(In Thousands, Except Share Data)

Pension and Post-retirement Medical Plans

The Company sponsors a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan, under which participation and benefit accruals ceased as 
of December 31, 1996. The Company’s funding policy is to contribute annually to the plan an amount not less than the minimum 
required contribution, as determined annually by consulting actuaries in accordance with funding standards imposed under the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. No contributions were made or required in 2019 or 2018.  The Company does not 
anticipate that a contribution will be required in 2020.   The plan’s accumulated benefit obligation and projected benefit obligation 
are substantially the same since benefit accruals have ceased. The accumulated benefit obligation was $28,020 and $24,945 at 
December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.   There is no additional minimum pension liability required to be recognized.

The Company provides retiree medical benefits, consisting of the opportunity to purchase coverage at subsidized rates under the 
Company’s group medical plan. Employees eligible to participate must: (i) have been employed by the Company and enrolled in 
the Company’s group medical plan as of December 31, 2004; and (ii) retire from the Company between ages 55 and 65 with at 
least 15 years of service or 70 points (points determined as the sum of age and service). The Company periodically determines the 
portion of the premiums to be paid by each retiree and the portion to be paid by the Company. Coverage ceases when a retiree 
attains age 65 and is eligible for Medicare. The Company contributed $151 and $89 to the plan in 2019 and 2018, respectively; 
the Company expects to contribute approximately $155 in 2020. 

The Company accounts for its obligations related to retiree benefits in accordance with ASC 715, “Compensation – Retirement 
Benefits.” The assumed rate of increase in the per capita cost of covered benefits (i.e., the health care cost trend rate) for 2020 is 
4.8%. Increasing or decreasing the assumed health care cost trend rates by one percentage point in each year would not materially 
increase or decrease the accumulated post-retirement benefit obligation or the service and interest cost components of net periodic 
post-retirement benefit costs as of December 31, 2019 and for the year then ended.

Information relating to the defined benefit pension plan maintained by Renasant Bank (“Pension Benefits - Renasant”) and to the 
post-retirement health and life plan (“Other Benefits”) as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 is as follows:

Change in benefit obligation
Benefit obligation at beginning of year

Service cost

Interest cost

Plan participants’ contributions
Actuarial loss (gain)

Benefits paid

Benefit obligation at end of year
Change in fair value of plan assets
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

Actual return on plan assets

Contribution by employer

Benefits paid

Fair value of plan assets at end of year
Funded status at end of year

Weighted-average assumptions as of December 31
Discount rate used to determine the benefit obligation

121

Pension Benefits
Renasant

Other Benefits

2019

2018

2019

2018

$ 24,945

$ 27,859

$

881

$

1,170

—

1,176

—

3,671
(1,772)
$ 28,020

—

1,043

—
(2,016)
(1,941)
$ 24,945

$

7

31

60
(60)
(212)
707

$

8

31

75
(239)
(164)
881

$ 25,206

$ 26,913

5,151

234

—
(1,772)
$ 28,585

—
(1,941)
$ 25,206

$

565

$

261

$

(707)

$

(881)

3.59%

4.56%

2.91%

4.07%

 
 
Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 14 – Employee Benefit and Deferred Compensation Plans (continued)

The discount rate assumptions at December 31, 2019 were determined using a yield curve approach.  A yield curve was developed 
for a selection of high quality fixed-income investments whose cash flows approximate the timing and amount of expected cash 
flows from the plans.  The selected discount rate is the rate that produces the same present value of the plans’ projected benefit 
payments.

The components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income for the defined benefit 
pension and post-retirement health and life plans for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 are as follows: 

Service cost

Interest cost

Expected return on plan assets

Prior service cost recognized

Recognized actuarial loss
Settlement/curtailment/termination losses

Net periodic benefit cost

Net actuarial (gain) loss arising during the period

Net Settlement/curtailment/termination losses

Amortization of net actuarial loss recognized in net
periodic pension cost

Total recognized in other comprehensive income

Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other
comprehensive income
Weighted-average assumptions as of December 31
Discount rate used to determine net periodic pension
cost

Expected return on plan assets

Pension Benefits
Renasant
2018

2019

2017

2019

Other Benefits
2018

2017

$ — $ — $ — $

1,176
(1,450)
—

1,043
(2,077)
—

442
—

168
(31)
—

(442)
(473)

328
—
(706)
(173)
—

(328)
(501)

1,168
(1,941)
—

401
—
(372)
(1,051)
—

(401)
(1,452)

7

31

—

—
(23)
—

15
(60)
—

23
(37)

$

8

31

—

—

—
—

39
(240)
—

—
(240)

$

9

42

—

—

6
—

57
(328)
—

(6)
(334)

$ (305)

$(1,207)

$(1,824)

$

(22)

$ (201)

$ (277)

4.56%

6.00%

3.96%

6.00%

4.35%

8.00%

4.07%

3.37%

3.57%

N/A

N/A

N/A

Future estimated benefit payments under the Renasant defined benefit pension plan and post-retirement health and life plan are 
as follows:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025 - 2029

Pension Benefits
Renasant

Other
Benefits

$

$

2,131
2,146
2,145
2,127
2,105
9,763

155
133
103
94
86
195

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 14 – Employee Benefit and Deferred Compensation Plans (continued)

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income, before tax, for the year ended December 31, 2019 are as follows:

Prior service cost

Actuarial loss (gain)

Total

Pension Benefits
Renasant

Other
Benefits

$

$

— $

9,090

9,090

$

—
(192)
(192)

The estimated costs that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit cost over the 
next fiscal year are as follows:

Prior service cost
Actuarial loss (gain)
Total

Pension Benefits
Renasant

Other
Benefits

$

$

— $
318
318

$

—
(67)
(67)

Prior to 2018, the investment objective of the Company’s defined benefit plan was to achieve above average income and moderate 
long-term growth, by combining an equity income strategy (allocation of  65% to 75% of assets) and an intermediate fixed income 
strategy (allocation of 25% to 35% of assets) and investing directly in debt and equity securities. In 2018, the Company’s investment 
committee modified the strategy by focusing on portfolio growth and including interest rate hedging, both of which were intended 
to preserve the funded status of the plan.  Substantially, all of the plan’s assets were liquidated and the proceeds reinvested in a 
collective trust, which in turn invests in other collective or pooled trusts with individual investment mandates.  The collective 
trust’s asset allocation is approximately 55% in growth assets, consisting of interests in trusts invested in equity securities, high 
yield fixed income securities, and direct real estate investments (approximately 5% of assets), and approximately 45% in assets 
intended to hedge against the volatility arising from interest rate risk, consisting of interests in trusts invested in long duration 
fixed income securities.  The collective trust is actively managed allowing changes in the asset allocation to enhance returns and 
mitigate risk.  Management’s trust investment committee periodically reviews the collective trust’s performance and asset allocation 
to ensure that the plan’s investment objectives are satisfied and that the investment strategy of the trust has not materially changed.

The expected long-term rate of return was estimated using market benchmarks for investment classes applied to the plan’s target 
asset allocation and was computed using a valuation methodology which projects future returns based on current valuations rather 
than historical returns.  The decrease in the expected return for 2018 (as compared to 2017) is attributable to the change in investment 
strategy, which resulted in a more conservative asset allocation. 

The fair values of the Company’s defined benefit pension plan assets by category at December 31, 2019 and 2018 are below. 
Investments in collective trusts, which are measured at net asset value per share (or “NAV”), consist of trusts that invest primarily 
in liquid equity and fixed income securities and have a small direct investment in real estate.  There is generally no restriction on 
redemptions or withdrawals for benefit payments or in the event of plan termination; 60 days notice is required to redeem or 
withdraw assets for any other purpose.

December 31, 2019
Cash and cash equivalents

Investments in collective trusts

Quoted Prices In
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

Measured at
NAV

Totals

$

$

39

—

39

$

$

— $

—

— $

— $

—

— $

28,546

— $

28,546

$

39

28,546

28,585

123

Note 14 – Employee Benefit and Deferred Compensation Plans (continued)

Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Quoted Prices In
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

$40
—
$40

$—
—
$—

$—
—
$—

Measured at
NAV

Totals

$—
25,166
$25,166

$40
25,166
$25,206

December 31, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents
Investments in collective trusts

Other Retirement Plans

The Company maintains a 401(k) plan, which is  a contributory plan maintained in  the form of a “safe harbor” arrangement. 
Employees are immediately enrolled in the plan and eligible to make pre-tax deferrals, subject to limits imposed under the plan 
and  the  deferral  limit  established  annually  by  the  IRS,  and  receive  Company  matching  contributions  not  in  excess  of  4%  of 
compensation.  The Company also makes a nondiscretionary contribution for each eligible participant in an amount equal to 5%
of plan compensation and 5% of plan compensation in excess of the Social Security wage base. In order to participate in the 
nondiscretionary contribution, an employee must: (i) be employed on the last day of the year and be credited with 1000 hours of 
service during the year; (ii) die or become disabled during the year; or (iii) have attained the early or normal retirement age (as 
defined in the plan).  The Company’s costs related to the 401(k) plan, excluding employee deferrals, in 2019, 2018 and 2017 were 
$16,009, $13,477 and $11,471, respectively.  

Deferred Compensation Plans and Arrangements 

The Company maintains two deferred compensation plans: a Deferred Stock Unit Plan and a Deferred Income Plan.  Nonemployee 
directors may defer all or a portion of their fees and retainer; eligible officers may defer base salary and bonus subject to limits 
determined annually by the Company. Amounts deferred to the Deferred Stock Unit Plan are invested in units representing shares 
of the Company’s common stock; benefits are paid in the form of common stock, with cash distributed in lieu of fractional shares. 
Amounts deferred to the Deferred Income Plan are notionally invested in the discretion of each participant from among investment 
alternatives substantially similar to those available under the Company’s 401(k) plan. Directors and officers who participated in 
the predecessor to the Deferred Income Plan as of December 31, 2006, may also invest in a preferential interest rate alternative 
that is derived from the Moody’s Average Corporate Bond Rate.  Benefits payable from the Deferred Income Plan equal the account 
balance of each participant.  Beneficiaries of directors and officers who have continuously deferred at rates prescribed by the 
Company since January 1, 2005, and who die while employed by the Company or serving as a director may receive an additional 
preretirement death benefit from the Deferred Income Plan.

In connection with its acquisition of Brand Group Holdings, Inc. and its affiliates, the Company assumed the Brand Group Holdings, 
Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan. Deferral elections in effect as of the time of acquisition were given effect for compensation 
earned during 2018; no further deferrals have been or will be made to the plan.  Account balances maintained under the plan will 
be distributed as provided under the terms of the plan and individual participant elections. Pending distribution, balances will be 
notionally invested by each participant in designated investment alternatives. 

The Company’s Deferred Stock Unit and Deferred Income Plan are unfunded. It is anticipated that such plans will result in no 
additional cost to the Company because life insurance policies on the lives of participants have been purchased in amounts estimated 
to be sufficient to pay plan benefits. The Company is both the owner and beneficiary of the policies.  A trust is maintained for the 
plan assumed in connection with the acquisition of Brand Group Holdings, Inc.  The value of the trust is equal to the benefits 
payable from such plan.  The trust is maintained in the form of a grantor trust, of which the Company is named as grantor and 
owner.  The expense recorded in 2019, 2018 and 2017 for the Company’s Deferred Stock Unit and Deferred Income Plan, including 
in 2019 expense for the plan assumed in connection with the acquisition of Brand Group Holdings, Inc., inclusive of deferrals, 
was $3,610, $1,290 and $1,935, respectively. 

In 2007, the Company assumed supplemental executive retirement plans (SERPs) in connection with the acquisition of Capital 
Bancorp, Inc. and its affiliates. The plans are designed to provide four officers specified annual benefits for a 15-year period upon 
the attainment of a designated retirement age. Liabilities associated with the SERPs totaled $3,921 and $3,865 at December 31, 
2019 and 2018, respectively. The plans are not qualified under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 14 – Employee Benefit and Deferred Compensation Plans (continued)

Incentive Compensation Plans

Under the Company’s Performance Based Rewards Plan, annual cash bonuses are paid to eligible officers and employees, subject 
to the attainment of designated performance criteria that may relate to the Company’s performance, the performance of an affiliate, 
region, division or profit center, and/or to individual or team performance. The Company annually sets minimum, target, and 
superior levels of performance.  Minimum performance must be attained for the payment of any bonus; superior performance must 
be attained for maximum payouts. The expense associated with the plan for 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $4,200, $5,117 and $4,490, 
respectively. 

The  Company  maintains  a  long-term  equity  compensation  plan  -  the  2011  Long-Term  Incentive  Compensation  Plan  -  which  
provides for the grant of stock options and the award of restricted stock.  Options granted under the plan permit the acquisition of 
shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the shares on the date of grant.  Options 
may be subject to time-based vesting or the attainment of performance criteria; all options expire ten years after the date of grant. 
Options that do not vest or expire unexercised are forfeited and canceled.  There were no stock options granted during the years 
ended December 31, 2019, 2018 or 2017.  There was no compensation expense associated with options recorded for the years 
ended December 31, 2019, 2018 or 2017.  

The following table summarizes information about options outstanding, exercised and forfeited as of and for the three years 
ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017: 

Outstanding at January 1, 2017
Granted
Exercised
Forfeited
Outstanding at December 31, 2017

Exercisable at December 31, 2017

Granted
Exercised
Forfeited
Outstanding at December 31, 2018

Exercisable at December 31, 2018

Granted
Exercised
Forfeited
Outstanding at December 31, 2019

Exercisable at December 31, 2019

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

15.97
—
16.25
—
15.67
15.67
—
15.54
15.32
15.84
15.84
—
15.79
—
15.86
15.86

3.14
3.14

2.63
2.63

1.94
1.94

$
$

$
$

$
$

2,263
2,263

627
627

574
574

Shares

185,625
—
(95,875)
—
89,750
89,750
—
(41,000)
(5,000)
43,750
43,750
—
(14,500)
—
29,250
29,250

$

$
$

$
$

$
$

The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the three years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $290, $1,180
and $2,487, respectively. All options outstanding during 2019, 2018 and 2017 were fully vested and exercisable as of December 
31, 2017.

The Company also awards performance-based restricted stock to executives and other officers and employees and time-based 
restricted stock to non-employee directors, executives, and other officers and employees.  Performance-based awards are subject 
to the attainment of designated performance criteria during a fixed performance cycle.  Performance criteria may relate to the 
Company’s performance measured on an absolute basis or relative to a defined peer group.  Performance criteria may also relate 
to the performance of an affiliate, region, division or profit center of the Company or to individual performance.  The Company 
annually sets minimum, target, and superior levels; minimum performance must be attained for the vesting of any shares; superior 
performance must be attained for maximum payouts. Time-based restricted stock awards relate to a fixed number of shares that 
vest at the end of a designated service period. 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 14 – Employee Benefit and Deferred Compensation Plans (continued)

The fair value of each restricted stock award is the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the business day immediately 
preceding the date of the award. For restricted stock awarded under the plan, the Company recorded compensation expense of 
$10,046, $7,251 and $5,293 for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The following table summarizes 
the changes in restricted stock as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019:

Not vested at beginning of year

Awarded

Vested

Forfeited and cancelled

Not vested at end of year

Performance-
Based
Restricted
Stock

Weighted
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value

Time-
Based
Restricted
Stock

Weighted
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value

41,300

$

154,250
(77,625)
(2,200)
115,725

$

40.89

30.18

30.18

30.18

34.00

304,955

$

308,557
(92,292)
(20,288)
500,932

$

41.82

32.12

39.90

38.36

36.34

Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock totaled $11,156 at December 31, 2019. As of such 
date, the weighted average period over which the unrecognized expense is expected to be recognized was approximately 1.9 years. 
There was no unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to stock options at December 31, 2019.

At  December 31,  2019,  an  aggregate  of  1,455,971  shares  of  Company  common  stock  were  available  for  issuance  under  the 
Company’s employee benefit plans of which 959,279 shares were available for issuance under the Company's 401(k) plan, 48,541
shares were available under the Company's Deferred Stock Unit Plan, and 448,151 shares were available under the Company's 
2011 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan.

Note 15 – Derivative Instruments

(In Thousands)

The Company utilizes derivative financial instruments, including interest rate contracts such as swaps, caps and/or floors, as part 
of its ongoing efforts to mitigate its interest rate risk exposure and to facilitate the needs of its customers. The Company from time 
to time enters into derivative instruments that are not designated as hedging instruments to help its commercial customers manage 
their exposure to interest rate fluctuations. To mitigate the interest rate risk associated with these customer contracts, the Company 
enters into an offsetting derivative contract position. The Company manages its credit risk, or potential risk of default by its 
commercial customers, through credit limit approval and monitoring procedures. At December 31, 2019, the Company had notional 
amounts of $219,664 on interest rate contracts with corporate customers and $219,664 in offsetting interest rate contracts with 
other financial institutions to mitigate the Company’s rate exposure on its corporate customers’ contracts.

In June 2014, the Company entered into two forward interest rate swap contracts on floating rate liabilities at the Bank level with 
notional amounts of $15,000 each. The interest rate swap contracts are accounted for as cash flow hedges with the objective of 
protecting against any interest rate volatility on future FHLB borrowings for a four-year and five-year period beginning June 1, 
2018 and December 3, 2018 and ending June 2022 and June 2023, respectively.  Under these contracts, Renasant Bank will pay 
a fixed interest rate of interest and will receive a variable interest rate based on the three-month LIBOR plus a pre-determined 
spread with quarterly net settlements.

In March and April 2012, the Company entered into two interest rate swap agreements effective March 30, 2014 and March 17, 
2014, respectively. Under these swap agreements, the Company receives a variable rate of interest based on the three-month LIBOR 
plus a pre-determined spread and pays a fixed rate of interest. The agreements, which both terminate in March 2022, are accounted 
for as cash flow hedges to reduce the variability in cash flows resulting from changes in interest rates on $32,000 of the Company’s 
junior subordinated debentures. 

In April 2018, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement effective June 15, 2018. Under this swap agreement, the 
Company receives a variable rate of interest based on the three-month LIBOR plus a pre-determined spread and pays a fixed rate 
of interest. The agreement, which terminates in June 2028, is accounted for as a cash flow hedge to reduce the variability in cash 
flows resulting from changes in interest rates on $30,000 of the Company’s junior subordinated debentures.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 15 – Derivative Instruments (continued)

The Company enters into interest rate lock commitments with its customers to mitigate the interest rate risk associated with the 
commitments to fund fixed-rate residential mortgage loans. The notional amount of commitments to fund fixed-rate mortgage 
loans  was  $215,751  and  $159,464  at  December 31,  2019  and  2018,  respectively.  The  Company  also  enters  into  forward 
commitments  to  sell  residential  mortgage  loans  to  secondary  market  investors. The  notional  amount  of  commitments  to  sell 
residential mortgage loans to secondary market investors was $414,000 and $281,343 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.  

The following table provides details on the Company’s derivative financial instruments as of the dates presented:

Derivative assets:
Not designated as hedging instruments:

  Interest rate contracts

  Interest rate lock commitments

Forward commitments

Totals
Derivative liabilities:
Designated as hedging instruments:

  Interest rate swap

Totals

Not designated as hedging instruments:

  Interest rate contracts

Interest rate lock commitments

  Forward commitments

Totals

Balance Sheet

Location

Fair Value

December 31,

2019

2018

Other Assets

$

3,880

$

Other Assets

Other Assets

Other Liabilities

Other Liabilities

Other Liabilities

Other Liabilities

$

$

$

$

$

4,579

39

8,498

$

$

$

$

5,021

5,021

3,880

3

1,096

4,979

$

2,779

3,740

—

6,519

2,046

2,046

2,779

—

3,563

6,342

Gains (losses) included in the Consolidated Statements of Income related to the Company’s derivative financial instruments were 
as follows, as of the dates presented:

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

Interest rate contracts:

Included in interest income on loans

Interest rate lock commitments:

Included in mortgage banking income

Forward commitments

Included in mortgage banking income

Total

Year Ended December 31,

2019

2018

2017

$

3,672

$

4,137

$

3,981

882

2,506

$

7,060

$

779

356

(3,069)
1,847

$

(4,489)
(152)

For the Company’s derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, changes in fair value of the cash flow hedges are, to the extent 
that the hedging relationship is effective, recorded as other comprehensive income and are subsequently recognized in earnings 
at the same time that the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The ineffective portions of the changes in fair value of the hedging 
instruments are immediately recognized in earnings. The assessment of the effectiveness of the hedging relationship is evaluated 
under the hypothetical derivative method. There were no ineffective portions for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 
2017. The impact on other comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, can be seen at Note 
18, “Other Comprehensive Income.”

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 15 – Derivative Instruments (continued)

Offsetting

Certain financial instruments, including derivatives, may be eligible for offset in the consolidated balance sheet when the “right 
of setoff” exists or when the instruments are subject to an enforceable master netting agreement, which includes the right of the 
non-defaulting party or non-affected party to offset recognized amounts, including  collateral posted with the counterparty, to 
determine a net receivable or net payable upon early termination of the agreement.  Certain of the Company’s derivative instruments 
are  subject  to  master  netting  agreements;  however,  the  Company  has  not  elected  to  offset  such  financial  instruments  in  the 
Consolidated  Balance  Sheets.    The  following  table  presents  the  Company’s  gross  derivative  positions  as  recognized  in  the 
Consolidated Balance Sheets as well as the net derivative positions, including collateral pledged to the extent the application of 
such collateral did not reduce the net derivative liability position below zero, had the Company elected to offset those instruments 
subject to an enforceable master netting agreement as of the dates presented:

Gross amounts recognized

Gross amounts offset in the consolidated balance sheets

Net amounts presented in the consolidated balance sheets
Gross amounts not offset in the consolidated balance sheets

Financial instruments

Financial collateral pledged

Net amounts

Note 16 – Income Taxes

(In Thousands)

Offsetting Derivative Assets

Offsetting Derivative Liabilities

December 31,
2019

December 31,
2018

December 31,
2019

December 31,
2018

$

$

61

—

61

61

—

$

1,620

$

9,974

$

—

1,620

1,620

—

—

9,974

61

8,698

— $

— $

1,215

$

6,768

—

6,768

1,620

2,745

2,403

Significant components of the provision for income taxes are as follows for the periods presented:

Current

Federal
State

Deferred

Federal
State
Revaluation of net deferred tax assets as a result of the Tax Cuts and
Jobs Act

Year Ended December 31,
2018

2017

2019

$

$

23,786
4,264
28,050

17,331
2,710

—
20,041
48,091

$

$

22,658
2,625
25,283

13,369
3,075

—
16,444
41,727

$

$

28,380
1,354
29,734

22,314
1,147

14,486
37,947
67,681

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 16 – Income Taxes (continued)

The reconciliation of income taxes computed at the United States federal statutory tax rates to the provision for income taxes is 
as follows, for the periods presented:

Tax at U.S. statutory rate

Increase (decrease) in taxes resulting from:

Tax-exempt interest income

BOLI income

Investment tax credits

Amortization of investment in low-income housing tax credits

State income tax expense, net of federal benefit

Revaluation of net deferred tax assets as a result of the Tax Cuts and
Jobs Act

Other items, net

Year Ended December 31,
2018

2017

2019

$

45,294

$

39,616

$

55,955

(1,205)
(1,283)
(1,863)
1,575

5,509

—

64

(1,433)
(975)
(1,863)
1,592

4,502

—

288

(3,595)
(1,524)
(1,591)
1,873

1,626

14,486

451

$

48,091

$

41,727

$

67,681

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows for the periods presented: 

Deferred tax assets
Allowance for loan losses

Loans

Deferred compensation

Net unrealized losses on securities

Impairment of assets

Net operating loss carryforwards

Lease liabilities under operating leases

Other
Total deferred tax assets

Deferred tax liabilities
Net unrealized gains on securities

Investment in partnerships

Fixed assets

Mortgage servicing rights

Junior subordinated debt

Intangibles

Lease right-of-use asset

Other
Total deferred tax liabilities

Net deferred tax assets

December 31,

2019

2018

$

14,304

$

10,284

12,050

—

1,108

9,387

22,686

934

70,753

190
967

2,952

13,472

2,304

—

21,727

1,859

43,471

$

27,282

$

14,097

18,655

10,001

6,180

1,280

19,065

—

9,800

79,078

—
1,572

3,865

12,350

1,607

6,190

—

1,792

27,376

51,702

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”), enacted on December 22, 2017, among other things, permanently lowered the statutory 
federal corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, effective for tax years including or beginning January 1, 2018. Under the guidance 
of ASC 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”), the Company revalued its net deferred tax assets on the date of enactment based on 
the reduction in the overall future tax benefit expected to be realized at the lower tax rate implemented by the new legislation. 
After reviewing the Company’s inventory of deferred tax assets and liabilities on the date of enactment and giving consideration 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 16 – Income Taxes (continued)

to the future impact of the lower corporate tax rates and other provisions of the new legislation, the Company’s revaluation of its 
net deferred tax assets was $14,486, which was included in “Income taxes” in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the year 
ended December 31, 2017. No further adjustments related to the Tax Act were required in 2019 or 2018.

The effective tax rate was 22.30% and 22.12% for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.  The Company and 
its subsidiaries file a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return. The Company is currently open to audit under the statute of 
limitations  by  the  Internal  Revenue  Service  for  the  years  ending  December 31,  2016  through  2018.  The  Company  and  its 
subsidiaries’ state income tax returns are open to audit under the statute of limitations for the years ended December 31, 2016 
through 2018.

The Company acquired federal and state net operating losses as part of its previous acquisitions, with varying expiration periods. 
The federal and state net operating losses acquired in the Brand acquisition were $81,288 and approximately $55,067, respectively, 
all created in 2018. As part of the Tax Act and corresponding state tax laws, the federal net operating losses and the majority of 
the state net operating losses created by Brand during 2018 have an indefinite carryforward period.  As of December 31, 2019, 
there are federal and state net operating losses without expiration periods, related to the Brand acquisition, of $32,014  and $36,973, 
respectively. The federal and state net operating losses acquired in the Heritage acquisition were $18,321 and $16,849, respectively, 
of which $3,992 and $3,313 remain to be utilized as of December 31, 2019. These losses begin to expire in 2029 and are expected 
to be fully utilized. Because the benefits are expected to be fully realized, the Company recorded no valuation allowance against 
the net operating losses for the year end December 31, 2019. 

The table below presents the breakout of net operating losses as of the dates presented.

Net Operating Losses

Federal

State

December 31,

2019

2018

$

36,006

$

40,806

76,919

65,583

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest, related to federal and state 
income tax matters as of December 31 follows below.  These amounts have been adjusted for the change in the tax rate from 35% 
to 21%.

Balance at January 1

Additions based on positions related to current period

Reductions based on positions related to prior period

Reductions due to lapse of statute of limitations

Balance at December 31

2019

2018

2017

$

$

1,919

$

1,606

$

158
(1,410)
—
667

$

313

—

—
1,919

$

1,510

467

—
(371)
1,606

If ultimately recognized, the Company does not anticipate any material increase in the effective tax rate for 2019 relative to any 
tax positions taken prior to January 1, 2019. The Company had accrued $105, $244 and $169 for interest and penalties related to 
unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Note 17 – Fair Value Measurements

(In Thousands)

Recurring Fair Value Measurements

The Company carries certain assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis in accordance with applicable standards. The 
Company’s recurring fair value measurements are based on the requirement to carry such assets and liabilities at fair value or the 
Company’s election to carry certain eligible assets and liabilities at fair value. Assets and liabilities that are required to be carried 
at fair value include securities available for sale and derivative instruments. The Company has elected to carry mortgage loans 
held for sale at fair value on a recurring basis as permitted under the guidance in ASC 825.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 17 – Fair Value Measurements (continued)

The following methods and assumptions are used by the Company to estimate the fair values of the Company’s financial assets 
and liabilities that are measured on a recurring basis:

Securities available for sale: Securities available for sale consist primarily of debt securities, such as obligations of U.S. Government 
agencies and corporations, mortgage backed securities, trust preferred securities and other debt securities. Where quoted market 
prices in active markets are available, securities are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. If quoted prices from 
active markets are not available, fair values are based on quoted market prices for similar instruments traded in active markets, 
quoted market prices for identical or similar instruments traded in markets that are not active, or model-based valuation techniques 
where all significant assumptions are observable in the market. Such instruments are classified within Level 2 of the fair value 
hierarchy. When assumptions used in model-based valuation techniques are not observable in the market, the assumptions used 
by management reflect estimates of assumptions used by other market participants in determining fair value. When there is limited 
transparency around the inputs to the valuation, the instruments are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Derivative instruments: Most of the Company’s derivative contracts are actively traded in over-the-counter markets and are valued 
using discounted cash flow models which incorporate observable market based inputs including current market interest rates, credit 
spreads, and other factors. Such instruments are categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and include interest rate 
swaps and other interest rate contracts including interest rate caps and/or floors. The Company’s interest rate lock commitments 
are valued using current market prices for mortgage backed securities with similar characteristics, adjusted for certain factors 
including servicing and risk. The value of the Company’s forward commitments is based on current prices for securities backed 
by similar types of loans. Because these assumptions are observable in active markets, the Company’s interest rate lock commitments 
and forward commitments are categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Mortgage loans held for sale in loans held for sale: Mortgage loans held for sale are primarily agency loans which trade in active 
secondary  markets. The  fair  value  of  these  instruments  is  derived  from  current  market  pricing  for  similar  loans,  adjusted  for 
differences in loan characteristics, including servicing and risk. Because the valuation is based on external pricing of similar 
instruments, mortgage loans held for sale are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The following table presents assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of the dates presented:

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Totals

December 31, 2019

Financial assets:

Securities available for sale:

Trust preferred securities

Other available for sale securities

Total securities available for sale

Derivative instruments

Mortgage loans held for sale in loans held for sale

Total financial assets

Financial liabilities:

Derivative instruments

$

$

$

— $

— $

9,986

$

9,986

—

—

—

1,280,627

1,280,627

8,498

—
— $

318,272
1,607,397

— $

10,000

$

$

—

9,986

—

—
9,986

$

1,280,627

1,290,613

8,498

318,272
1,617,383

— $

10,000

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 17 – Fair Value Measurements (continued)

December 31, 2018

Financial assets:

Securities available for sale:

Trust preferred securities

Other available for sale securities

Total securities available for sale

Derivative instruments

Mortgage loans held for sale in loans held for sale

Total financial assets

Financial liabilities:

Derivative instruments

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Totals

$

$

$

— $

— $

10,633

$

10,633

—

—

—

—

1,240,144

1,240,144

6,519

219,848

— $

1,466,511

— $

8,388

$

$

—

10,633

—

—

1,240,144

1,250,777

6,519

219,848

10,633

$

1,477,144

— $

8,388

The Company reviews fair value hierarchy classifications on a quarterly basis. Changes in the Company’s ability to observe inputs 
to the valuation may cause reclassification of certain assets or liabilities within the fair value hierarchy. 

The following table provides for the periods presented a reconciliation for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring 
basis using significant unobservable inputs, or Level 3 inputs:

Balance at January 1, 2018

Realized (gains) losses included in net income, net of premium amortization

Unrealized gains included in other comprehensive income

Settlements

Balance at December 31, 2018

Accretion included in net income

Unrealized losses included in other comprehensive income

Settlements

Balance at December 31, 2019

Securities available for sale

Trust preferred
securities

$

$

$

9,388

34

1,328
(117)
10,633

34
(442)
(239)
9,986

For 2019 and 2018, there were no gains or losses included in earnings that were attributable to the change in unrealized gains or 
losses related to assets or liabilities held at the end of each respective period that were measured on a recurring basis using significant 
unobservable inputs.

The following table presents information as of December 31, 2019 about significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) used in the 
valuation of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

Financial instrument
Trust preferred securities

Fair
Value

Valuation Technique

Significant
Unobservable Inputs

$

9,986 Discounted cash flows

Default rate

Range of Inputs

0-100%

Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements

Certain assets may be recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. These nonrecurring fair value adjustments typically are a 
result of the application of the lower of cost or market accounting or a write-down occurring during the period. The following 
table provides as of the dates presented the fair value measurement for assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis that 
were still held on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at period end and the level within the fair value hierarchy each is classified: 

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Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2019
Impaired loans

OREO

Mortgage servicing rights

Total

December 31, 2018
Impaired loans
OREO
Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Totals

— $

— $

27,348

$

—

—

—

—

2,820

53,208

— $

— $

83,376

$

27,348

2,820

53,208

83,376

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Totals

— $
—
— $

— $
—
— $

21,686
4,319
26,005

$

$

21,686
4,319
26,005

$

$

$

$

The following methods and assumptions are used by the Company to estimate the fair values of the Company’s assets measured 
on a nonrecurring basis:

Impaired loans: Loans considered impaired are reserved for at the time the loan is identified as impaired taking into account the 
fair value of the collateral less estimated selling costs. Collateral may be real estate and/or business assets including but not limited 
to equipment, inventory and accounts receivable. The fair value of real estate is determined based on appraisals by qualified licensed 
appraisers. The fair value of the business assets is generally based on amounts reported on the business’s financial statements. 
Appraised and reported values may be adjusted based on changes in market conditions from the time of valuation and management’s 
knowledge of the client and the client’s business. Since not all valuation inputs are observable, these nonrecurring fair value 
determinations are classified as Level 3. Impaired loans are reviewed and evaluated on at least a quarterly basis for additional 
impairment and adjusted accordingly, based on the same factors previously identified. Impaired loans that were measured or re-
measured at fair value had a carrying value of $29,606 and $22,621 at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, 
and a reserve for these loans of $2,258 and $935 was included in the allowance for loan losses for the same periods ended.

Other real estate owned: OREO is comprised of commercial and residential real estate obtained in partial or total satisfaction of 
loan obligations. OREO acquired in settlement of indebtedness is recorded at the fair value of the real estate less estimated costs 
to sell. Subsequently, it may be necessary to record nonrecurring fair value adjustments for declines in fair value. Fair value, when 
recorded, is determined based on appraisals by qualified licensed appraisers and adjusted for management’s estimates of costs to 
sell. Accordingly, values for OREO are classified as Level 3. 

The following table presents, as of the dates presented, OREO measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis that was still held 
in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at period-end:

Carrying amount prior to remeasurement

Impairment recognized in results of operations

Fair value

December 31,
2019

December 31,
2018

$

$

3,726
(906)
2,820

$

$

5,258
(939)
4,319

Mortgage servicing rights: The Company retains the right to service certain mortgage loans that it sells to secondary market 
investors.  Mortgage servicing rights are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value.  Fair value is determined using an 
income approach with various assumptions including expected cash flows, market discount rates, prepayment speeds, servicing 
costs, and other factors. Because these factors are not all observable and include management's assumptions, mortgage 
servicing rights are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Mortgage servicing rights were carried at amortized 
cost at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.  There were $1,836 of valuation adjustments on MSRs during the twelve 
months ended December 31, 2019  and no valuation adjustments were recognized during the twelve months ended December 
31, 2018 .

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 17 – Fair Value Measurements (continued)

The following table presents information as of December 31, 2019 about significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) used in the 
valuation of assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis:

Financial instrument

Impaired loans

OREO

Fair Value Option

Fair
Value

$

$

27,348

2,820

Valuation Technique

Appraised value of
collateral less estimated
costs to sell
Appraised value of
property less estimated
costs to sell

Significant
Unobservable Inputs

Range of Inputs

Estimated costs to sell

4-10%

Estimated costs to sell

4-10%

The Company elected to measure all mortgage loans originated for sale on or after July 1, 2012 at fair value under the fair value 
option as permitted under ASC 825. Electing to measure these assets at fair value reduces certain timing differences and better 
matches the changes in fair value of the loans with changes in the fair value of derivative instruments used to economically hedge 
them.

Net gains of $1,286 resulting from fair value changes of these mortgage loans were recorded in income during 2019, as compared 
to net gains of $4,892 in 2018 and net gains of $1,594 in 2017. The amounts do not reflect changes in fair values of related derivative 
instruments used to hedge exposure to market-related risks associated with these mortgage loans. The change in fair value of both 
mortgage loans held for sale and the related derivative instruments are recorded in “Mortgage banking income” in the Consolidated 
Statements of Income.

The Company’s valuation of mortgage loans held for sale incorporates an assumption for credit risk; however, given the short-
term period that the Company holds these loans, valuation adjustments attributable to instrument-specific credit risk is nominal. 
Interest income on mortgage loans held for sale measured at fair value is accrued as it is earned based on contractual rates and is 
reflected in loan interest income on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The following table summarizes the differences between the fair value and the principal balance for mortgage loans held for sale 
measured at fair value as of December 31, 2019:

Mortgage loans held for sale

Past due loans of 90 days or more

Nonaccrual loans

Aggregate
Fair Value

Aggregate
Unpaid
Principal
Balance

Difference

$

318,272

$

308,160

$

10,112

—

—

—

—

—

—

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 17 – Fair Value Measurements (continued)

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments, including those assets and liabilities that 
are not measured and reported at fair value on a recurring basis or nonrecurring basis, were as follows as of the dates presented:

December 31, 2019
Financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Securities available for sale
Loans held for sale
Loans, net
Mortgage servicing rights
Derivative instruments
Financial liabilities
Deposits
Short-term borrowings
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
Junior subordinated debentures
Subordinated notes
Derivative instruments

December 31, 2018
Financial assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Securities available for sale

Loans held for sale

Loans, net

Mortgage servicing rights

Derivative instruments
Financial liabilities

Deposits

Short-term borrowings

Other long-term borrowings

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

Junior subordinated debentures

Subordinated notes

Derivative instruments

Carrying
Value

$

414,930
1,290,613
318,272
9,637,476
53,208
8,498

Fair Value

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

$

414,930

$

— $

— $

— 1,280,627
318,272
—
—
—
—

9,986
—
— 9,321,039
53,208
—
—
8,498

414,930
1,290,613
318,272
9,321,039
53,208
8,498

$

$10,213,168
489,091
152,337
110,215
113,955
10,000

$ 8,052,536
489,091
—
—
—
—

$ 2,158,431
—
152,321
104,480
117,963
10,000

— $10,210,967
489,091
—
152,321
—
104,480
—
117,963
—
10,000
—

Carrying
Value

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Fair Value

$

569,111

$

569,111

$

— $

— $

569,111

1,250,777

411,427

9,034,103

48,230
6,519

— 1,240,144
219,848
—

10,633

1,250,777

191,579

411,427

—

—
—

— 8,818,039

8,818,039

—

6,519

61,111
—

61,111

6,519

$10,128,557

$ 7,765,773

387,706

387,706

$ 2,337,334
—

$

— $10,103,107
387,706
—

53

—

—

—

—

—

6,751

109,766

148,875

8,388

—

—

—

—

—

53

6,751

109,766

148,875

8,388

53

6,690

109,636

147,239

8,388

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 18 – Other Comprehensive Income

(In Thousands)

Changes in the components of other comprehensive income, net of tax, were as follows:

Year Ended December 31, 2019
Securities available for sale:

Unrealized holding gains on securities
Reclassification adjustment for losses realized in net income(1)

Total securities available for sale

Derivative instruments:

Unrealized holding losses on derivative instruments

Total derivative instruments

Defined benefit pension and post-retirement benefit plans:

Net gain arising during the period

Amortization of net actuarial loss recognized in net periodic pension 
cost(2)

Total defined benefit pension and post-retirement benefit plans

Total other comprehensive income
Year Ended December 31, 2018
Securities available for sale:

Unrealized holding losses on securities
Reclassification adjustment for losses realized in net income(1)

Total securities available for sale

Derivative instruments:

Unrealized holding gains on derivative instruments

Total derivative instruments

Defined benefit pension and post-retirement benefit plans:

Net gain arising during the period

Amortization of net actuarial loss recognized in net periodic pension 
cost(2)

Total defined benefit pension and post-retirement benefit plans

Total other comprehensive loss

Pre-Tax

Tax  Expense
(Benefit)

Net of Tax

$

24,983

$

6,358

$

2,511

27,494

(2,975)
(2,975)

91

419

510

639

6,997

(758)
(758)

23

107

130

18,625

1,872

20,497

(2,217)
(2,217)

68

312

380

$

$

$

25,029

$

6,369

$

18,660

(11,155) $
16
(11,139)

(2,840) $
4
(2,836)

(8,315)
12
(8,303)

490

490

413

328

125

125

105

83

365

365

308

245

741
(9,908) $

188
(2,523) $

553
(7,385)

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Note 18 – Other Comprehensive Income (continued)

Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Pre-Tax

Tax  Expense
(Benefit)

Net of Tax

Year Ended December 31, 2017
Securities available for sale:

Unrealized holding losses on securities

$

(3,617) $

(1,399) $

(2,218)

Unrealized holding gains on securities transferred from held to
maturity to available for sale
Reclassification adjustment for gains realized in net income(1)
Amortization of unrealized holding gains on securities transferred to
the held to maturity category

Total securities available for sale

Derivative instruments:

Unrealized holding gains on derivative instruments

Total derivative instruments

Defined benefit pension and post-retirement benefit plans:

Net gain arising during the period

Amortization of net actuarial loss recognized in net periodic pension 
cost(2)

Total defined benefit pension and post-retirement benefit plans

13,219
(148)

(282)
9,172

874

874

1,379

407

1,786

5,111
(57)

(109)
3,546

338

338

351

158

509

Total other comprehensive income

$

11,832

$

4,393

$

8,108
(91)

(173)
5,626

536

536

1,028

249

1,277

7,439

(1)   Included in Net (losses) gains on sales of securities in the Consolidated Statements of Income

(2)   Included in Salaries and employee benefits in the Consolidated Statements of Income

The accumulated balances for each component of other comprehensive income, net of tax, at December 31 were as follows:

2019

2018

2017

$

21,563

$

1,066

$

9,369

(11,319)
(2,847)

(11,319)
(630)

(11,319)
(995)

(7,566)
(10,511)

Unrealized gains on securities

Non-credit related portion of other-than-temporary impairment on
securities
Unrealized losses on derivative instruments

Unrecognized losses on defined benefit pension and post-retirement benefit
plans obligations

Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

(6,633)
764

$

(7,013)
(17,896) $

$

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 19 – Quarterly Results of Operations

(In Thousands, Except Share Data) (Unaudited)

The following table sets forth a summary of the unaudited quarterly results of operations.

2019
Interest income

Interest expense

Net interest income

Provision for loan losses

Noninterest income

Noninterest expense

Income before income taxes

Income taxes

Net income

Basic earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share

2018
Interest income

Interest expense

Net interest income

Provision for loan losses

Noninterest income

Noninterest expense

Income before income taxes

Income taxes

Net income

Basic earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share

First
Quarter

Second
Quarter

Third
Quarter

Fourth
Quarter

$

137,094

$

137,862

$

134,476

$

133,148

23,947

113,147

1,500

35,885

88,832

58,700

13,590

45,110

0.77

0.77

$

$

$

25,062

112,800

900

41,960

93,290

60,570

13,945

46,625

0.80

0.80

$

$

$

25,651

108,825

1,700

37,953

96,500

48,578

11,132

37,446

0.65

0.64

$

$

$

24,263

108,885

2,950

37,456

95,552

47,839

9,424

38,415

0.67

0.67

100,380

$

106,574

$

117,795

$

137,105

11,140

89,240

1,750

33,953

77,944

43,499

9,673

33,826

0.69

0.68

$

$

$

14,185

92,389

1,810

35,581

79,026

47,134

10,424

36,710

0.74

0.74

$

$

$

18,356

99,439

2,250

38,053

94,746

40,496

8,532

31,964

0.61

0.61

$

$

$

21,648

115,457

1,000

36,374

93,313

57,518

13,098

44,420

0.76

0.76

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

See Note 2, “Mergers and Acquisitions” above for a discussion of the effect on the Company’s results of operations of its acquisitions 
of Brand in the third quarter of 2018.

Note 20 – Net Income Per Common Share

(In Thousands, Except Share Data)

Basic net income per common share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares 
outstanding for the period. Diluted net income per common share reflects the pro forma dilution of shares outstanding, assuming 
outstanding stock options were exercised into common shares and nonvested restricted stock awards, whose vesting is subject to 
future service requirements, were outstanding common shares as of the awards’ respective grant dates, calculated in accordance 
with the treasury method. 

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Note 20 – Net Income Per Common Share (continued)

Basic and diluted net income per common share calculations are as follows for the periods presented:

Basic
Net income applicable to common stock

Average common shares outstanding

Net income per common share—basic
Diluted
Net income applicable to common stock

Average common shares outstanding

Effect of dilutive stock-based compensation

Average common shares outstanding—diluted

Net income per common share—diluted

Year Ended December 31,

2019

2018

2017

$

$

$

$

167,596

58,046,716

2.89

167,596

$

$

$

146,920

52,492,104

2.80

146,920

$

$

$

92,188

46,874,502

1.97

92,188

58,046,716

52,492,104

46,874,502

179,970

134,746

127,014

58,226,686

52,626,850

47,001,516

2.88

$

2.79

$

1.96

Outstanding stock-based compensation awards that could potentially dilute basic net income per common share in the future that 
were not included in the computation of diluted net income per common share due to their anti-dilutive effect were as follows for 
the periods presented:

Number of shares
Range of exercise prices (for stock option awards)

Year Ended

December 31,

2018
73,257
—

2017
77,545
—

2019
643
—

Note 21 – Commitments, Contingent Liabilities and Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk

(In Thousands)

Loan commitments are made to accommodate the financial needs of the Company’s customers. Standby letters of credit commit 
the Company to make payments on behalf of customers when certain specified future events occur. Both arrangements have credit 
risk essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to customers and are subject to the Company’s normal credit policies. 
Collateral (e.g., securities, receivables, inventory, equipment, etc.) is obtained based on management’s credit assessment of the 
customer. The Company’s unfunded loan commitments (unfunded loans and unused lines of credit) and standby letters of credit 
outstanding at December 31, 2019 were $2,324,262 and $94,824, respectively, compared to $2,068,749 and $104,664, respectively, 
at December 31, 2018.

Various claims and lawsuits are pending against the Company and Renasant Bank. In the opinion of management, after consultation 
with legal counsel, resolution of these matters is not expected to have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.

Market risk resulting from interest rate changes on particular off-balance sheet financial instruments may be offset by other on - 
or off-balance sheet transactions. Interest rate sensitivity is monitored by the Company for determining the net effect of potential 
changes in interest rates on the market value of both on- and off-balance sheet financial instruments.

Note 22 – Restrictions on Cash, Securities, Bank Dividends, Loans or Advances

(In Thousands)

Renasant Bank is required to maintain minimum average balances with the Federal Reserve. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, 
Renasant Bank’s reserve requirements with the Federal Reserve were $187,839 and $113,341, respectively, with which it was in 
full compliance.

The Company’s balance of FHLB stock, which is carried at amortized cost, at December 31, 2019 and 2018, was $31,092 and 
$19,777, respectively. The required investment for the same time period was $31,092 and $7,471, respectively.

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Note 22 – Restrictions on Cash, Securities, Bank Dividends, Loans or Advances (continued)

The Company’s ability to pay dividends to its shareholders is substantially dependent on the ability of Renasant Bank to transfer 
funds to the Company in the form of dividends, loans and advances. Under Mississippi law, a Mississippi bank may not pay 
dividends unless its earned surplus is in excess of three times capital stock. A Mississippi bank with earned surplus in excess of 
three times capital stock may pay a dividend, subject to the approval of the Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer 
Finance (the “DBCF”). In addition, the FDIC has the authority to prohibit the Bank from engaging in business practices that the 
FDIC considers to be unsafe or unsound, which, depending on the financial condition of the Bank, could include the payment of 
dividends. Accordingly, the approval of the DBCF is required prior to Renasant Bank paying dividends to the Company, and under 
certain circumstances the approval of the FDIC may be required. At December 31, 2019, the Bank’s earned surplus exceeded the 
Bank’s capital stock by more than ten times.

Federal Reserve regulations also limit the amount Renasant Bank may loan to the Company unless such loans are collateralized 
by specific obligations. At December 31, 2019, the maximum amount available for transfer from Renasant Bank to the Company 
in the form of loans was $138,862. As of December 31, 2019, no loans from the Bank to the Company were outstanding. 

Note 23 – Regulatory Matters

(In Thousands)

The Company and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the 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 Company’s financial statements. Under capital adequacy 
guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company and the Bank must meet specific capital 
guidelines that involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory 
accounting  practices.  Capital  amounts  and  classification  are  also  subject  to  qualitative  judgments  by  the  regulators  about 
components, risk weightings, and other factors.

The Federal Reserve, the FDIC and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency have issued guidelines governing the levels of 
capital that bank holding companies and banks must maintain. Those guidelines specify capital tiers, which include the following 
classifications:

Capital Tiers
Well capitalized

Adequately capitalized

Undercapitalized

Significantly undercapitalized

Critically undercapitalized

Tier 1 Capital to
Average Assets
(Leverage)

Common Equity 
Tier 1 to
Risk - Weighted 
Assets

Tier 1 Capital to
Risk – Weighted
Assets

Total Capital to
Risk – Weighted
Assets

5% or above

6.5% or above

8% or above

  10% or above

4% or above

4.5% or above

6% or above

8% or above

Less than 4%

Less than 4.5%   Less than 6%   Less than 8%

Less than 3%

Less than 3%   Less than 4%   Less than 6%

 Tangible Equity / Total Assets less than 2%

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Note 23 – Regulatory Matters (continued)

The following table provides the capital and risk-based capital and leverage ratios for the Company and for Renasant Bank as of 
December 31:

Renasant Corporation
Tier 1 Capital to Average Assets (Leverage)

Common Equity Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets

Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets

Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets
Renasant Bank
Tier 1 Capital to Average Assets (Leverage)

Common Equity Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets

Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets

Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets

2019

2018

Amount

Ratio

Amount

Ratio

$

1,262,588

10.37% $

1,188,412

1,156,828

1,262,588

1,432,949

11.12%

12.14%

13.78%

1,085,751

1,188,412

1,386,507

$

1,331,809

10.95% $

1,276,976

1,331,809

1,331,809

1,388,553

12.81%

12.81%

13.36%

1,276,976

1,276,976

1,331,619

10.11%

11.05%

12.10%

14.12%

10.88%

13.02%

13.02%

13.58%

Common equity Tier 1 capital (“CET1”) generally consists of common stock, retained earnings, accumulated other comprehensive 
income and certain minority interests, less certain adjustments and deductions. In addition, the Company must maintain a “capital 
conservation buffer,” which is a specified amount of CET1 capital in addition to the amount necessary to meet minimum risk-
based capital requirements. The capital conservation buffer is designed to absorb losses during periods of economic stress. If the 
Company’s ratio of CET1 to risk-weighted capital is below the capital conservation buffer, the Company will face restrictions on 
its ability to pay dividends, repurchase outstanding stock and make certain discretionary bonus payments. The required capital 
conservation buffer is 2.5% of CET1 to risk-weighted assets in addition to the amount necessary to meet minimum risk-based 
capital requirements. 

In addition, the Federal Reserve, the FDIC and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rules for calculating risk-weighted 
assets have been revised in recent years to enhance risk sensitivity and to incorporate certain international capital standards of the 
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.  These revisions affect the calculation of the denominator of a banking organization’s 
risk-based capital ratios to reflect the higher-risk nature of certain types of loans.  For example, residential mortgages are risk-
weighted between 35% and 200%, depending on the mortgage’s loan-to-value ratio and whether the mortgage falls into one of 
two categories based on eight criteria that include, among others, the term, use of negative amortization and balloon payments, 
certain rate increases and documented and verified borrower income, while a 150% risk weight applies to both certain high volatility 
commercial real estate acquisition, development and construction loans as well as non-residential mortgage loans 90 days past 
due or on nonaccrual status (in both cases, as opposed to the former 100% risk weight).  Also, “hybrid” capital items like trust 
preferred securities no longer enjoy Tier 1 capital treatment, subject to various grandfathering and transition rules. 

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Note 24 – Segment Reporting

(In Thousands)

The operations of the Company’s reportable segments are described as follows:

•  The  Community  Banks  segment  delivers  a  complete  range  of  banking  and  financial  services  to  individuals  and  small  to 
medium-size  businesses  including  checking  and  savings  accounts,  business  and  personal  loans,  asset-based  lending  and 
equipment leasing, as well as safe deposit and night depository facilities.

•  The Insurance segment includes a full service insurance agency offering all major lines of commercial and personal insurance 

through major carriers.

•  The Wealth Management segment offers a broad range of fiduciary services which include the administration and management 
of trust accounts including personal and corporate benefit accounts, self-directed IRAs, and custodial accounts. In addition, 
the Wealth Management segment offers annuities, mutual funds and other investment services through a third party broker-
dealer.

In order to give the Company’s divisional management a more precise indication of the income and expenses they can control, 
the results of operations for the Community Banks, the Insurance and the Wealth Management segments reflect the direct revenues 
and expenses of each respective segment. Indirect revenues and expenses, including but not limited to income from the Company’s 
investment portfolio, as well as certain costs associated with data processing and back office functions, primarily support the 
operations of the community banks and, therefore, are included in the results of the Community Banks segment. Included in “Other” 
are the operations of the holding company and other eliminations which are necessary for purposes of reconciling to the consolidated 
amounts.

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Note 24 - Segment Reporting (continued)

The  following  table  provides  financial  information  for  the  Company’s  operating  segments  as  of  and  for  the  years  ended 
December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:

2019
Net interest income

Provision for loan losses

Noninterest income

Noninterest expense

Income before income taxes

Income taxes

Net income (loss)

Total assets

Goodwill
2018
Net interest income

Provision for loan losses

Noninterest income

Noninterest expense

Income before income taxes

Income taxes

Net income (loss)

Total assets

Goodwill
2017
Net interest income

Provision for loan losses

Noninterest income

Noninterest expense

Income before income taxes

Income taxes

Net income (loss)

Total assets

Goodwill

Community
Banks

Insurance

Wealth
Management

Other

Consolidated

$

454,433

$

702

$

1,761

$

7,050

129,016

351,640

224,759

51,292

173,467

13,280,494

936,916

$

$

—

10,129

7,574

3,257

876

2,381

28,284

2,767

—

15,598

13,863

3,496

—

$

$

3,496

70,789

$

$

—

406,420

$

484

$

1,297

$

6,810

120,559

323,439

196,730

44,464

152,266

12,828,586

930,161

$

$

—

9,831

7,294

3,021

786

2,235

25,798

2,767

—

14,537

13,336

2,498

—

$

$

2,498

60,794

$

$

—

344,499

$

457

$

2,160

$

7,550

110,308

281,698

165,559

70,257
95,302

9,717,779

608,279

$

$

—

9,530

6,957

3,030

1,184
1,846

26,470

2,767

$

$

—

12,863

11,785

3,238

—
3,238

61,330

—

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

(13,239) $
—
(1,489)
1,097
(15,825)
(4,077)
(11,748) $
$
21,051

—

(11,676) $
—
(966)
960
(13,602)
(3,523)
(10,079) $
$
19,700

—

(10,219) $
—
(561)
1,178
(11,958)
(3,760)
(8,198) $
$
24,402

—

443,657

7,050

153,254

374,174

215,687

48,091

167,596

13,400,618

939,683

396,525

6,810

143,961

345,029

188,647

41,727

146,920

12,934,878

932,928

336,897

7,550

132,140

301,618

159,869

67,681
92,188

9,829,981

611,046

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Note 25 – Renasant Corporation (Parent Company Only) Condensed Financial Information

(In Thousands)

Balance Sheets

Assets
Cash and cash equivalents(1)
Investments

Loans, net
Investment in bank subsidiary(2)
Accrued interest receivable on bank balances(2)
Intercompany receivable(2)
Other assets
Total assets
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Junior subordinated debentures

Subordinated notes
Other liabilities

Shareholders’ equity
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

December 31,

2019

2018

$

29,467

$

1,653

—

44,581

1,662

640

2,302,499

2,236,932

6

—

22,861

2,356,486

110,215

113,955

6,627

$

$

6

1,618

18,574

2,304,013

109,636

147,239

3,225

$

$

2,125,689

2,043,913

$

2,356,486

$

2,304,013

(1)  Eliminates in consolidation, with the exception of $3,840 and $3,737, in 2019 and 2018, respectively, pledged for collateral and held at non-subsidiary 

bank

(2)  Eliminates in consolidation

Statements of Income

Income
Dividends from bank subsidiary(1)
Interest income from bank subsidiary(1)
Other dividends
Other income
Total income

Expenses

Income before income tax benefit and equity in undistributed net income of
bank subsidiary

Income tax benefit
Equity in undistributed net income of bank subsidiary(1)
Net income

(1)  Eliminates in consolidation

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Year Ended December 31,

2019

2018

2017

$

132,563

$

53,381

$

34,416

9

175
138

132,885

16,050

116,835
(4,077)
46,684

8

137
121

53,647

13,869

39,778
(3,523)
103,619

$

167,596

$

146,920

$

8

94
588

35,106

12,649

22,457
(3,761)
65,970

92,188

  
 
  
 
 
Note 25 - Renasant Corporation (Parent Company Only) Condensed Financial Information (continued)

Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Statements of Cash Flows

Operating activities
Net income

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities:

Equity in undistributed net income of bank subsidiary

Amortization/depreciation/accretion

(Increase) decrease in other assets

Increase (decrease) in other liabilities
Net cash provided by operating activities

Investing activities
Sales and maturities of securities held to maturity and available for sale

Investment in subsidiaries

Net cash (paid) received in acquisition

Other investing activities
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

Financing activities
Cash paid for dividends

Cash received on exercise of stock-based compensation

Repurchase of shares in connection with stock repurchase program

Repayment of long-term debt

Other financing activities
Net cash used in financing activities

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

Note 26 - Leases

(In Thousands)

The Company enters into leases in both lessor and lessee capacities. 

Lessor Arrangements

Year Ended December 31,

2019

2018

2017

$

167,596

$

146,920

$

92,188

(46,684)
(76)
(2,678)
10,872

129,030

42

—

—

632

674

(50,901)
—
(62,944)
(30,973)
—
(144,818)
(15,114)
44,581

(103,619)
160

3,381
(171)
46,671

1,052

—
(34,836)
423
(33,361)

(43,614)
201
(7,062)
—
(93)
(50,568)
(37,258)
81,839

(65,970)
656
(1,069)
(2,291)
23,514

1,555
(25,000)
4,834
(54)
(18,665)

(34,416)
173

—
(10,310)
310
(44,243)
(39,394)
121,233

$

29,467

$

44,581

$

81,839

As of December 31, 2019, the net investment in these leases was $12,441, comprised of $10,735 in lease receivables, $2,739 in 
residual balances and $1,033 in deferred income. In order to mitigate potential exposure to residual asset risk, the Company utilizes 
first amendment or terminal rental adjustment clause leases. 

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, the Company generated $331 in income, which is included in interest income 
on loans on the Consolidated Statements of Income from these leases.

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Note 26 - Leases (continued)

The maturities of the lessor arrangements outstanding at December 31, 2019 is presented in the table below.

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Thereafter

Total lease receivables

$

$

1,011

1,314

1,989

3,256

1,057

3,814

12,441

Lessee Arrangements

As of December 31, 2019, right-of-use assets totaled $84,754 and lease liabilities totaled $88,494. The table below provides the 
components of lease cost and supplemental information for the period presented.

Year Ended
December 31, 2019

Operating lease cost (cost resulting from lease payments)

Short-term lease cost

Variable lease cost (cost excluded from lease payments)

Sublease income

Net lease cost

$

$

Operating lease - operating cash flows (fixed payments)

Operating lease - operating cash flows (liability reduction)

Weighted average lease term - operating leases (in years) (at
period end)

Weighted average discount rate - operating leases (at period end)

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities
- operating leases

$

10,149

67

1,612
(560)
11,268

9,678

8,407

17.39

3.40%

38,881

The maturities of the lessee arrangements outstanding at December 31, 2019 are presented in the table below. 

2020
2021

2022

2023

2024

Thereafter

Total undiscounted cash flows

Discount on cash flows

Total operating lease liabilities

$

$

9,725
8,889

8,420

8,131

7,549

78,124

120,838

32,344

88,494

Rental expense was $9,159, $6,157, and $4,827 for 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively.

As of December 31, 2019, the Company had leases with related parties that were obtained in the Brand acquisition. The related 
party leases have right-of-use assets of $12,720 and lease liabilities of $14,956, with total lease cost of $1,968 for the twelve 
months ended December 31, 2019.

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Note 26 - Leases (continued)

As required, the following disclosure is provided for periods prior to the adoption of ASC 842. The following is a summary of 
future minimum lease payments for years following December 31, 2018:

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Thereafter

Total

$

$

9,389

8,199

6,339

4,929

3,711

12,592

45,159

For more information on lease accounting, see Note 1, “Significant Accounting Policies” and on lease financing receivables, see 
Note 4, “Non Purchased Loans.”

ITEM 9.  CHANGES  IN AND  DISAGREEMENTS  WITH ACCOUNTANTS  ON ACCOUNTING AND  FINANCIAL 
DISCLOSURE

None.

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Based  upon  their  evaluation  as  of  December 31,  2019,  our  Principal  Executive  Officer  and  Principal  Financial  Officer  have 
concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934, as amended) are effective for ensuring that information the Company is required to disclose in reports that it files or 
submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time 
periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and 
communicated to the Company’s management, including its  Principal Executive and Principal Financial Officers, or persons 
performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and Attestation Report of the Independent 
Registered Public Accounting Firm

The information required in be provided pursuant to this item is set forth under the headings “Report on Management’s Assessment 
of Internal Control over Financial Reporting” and “Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in Item 8, Financial 
Statements and Supplementary Data, in this report.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes to internal control over financial reporting during the fourth quarter of 2019 that have materially affected, 
or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Executive Officers of the Company

PART III

The information appearing under the heading “Executive Officers” in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2020
Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.

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Code of Ethics

The Company has adopted a code of business conduct and ethics in compliance with Item 406 of Regulation S-K that applies to 
the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. The Company’s Code of 
Ethics is available on its website at www.renasant.com under the “Investor Relations” tab by clicking on “Corporate Overview,” 
and then “Governance Documents” and then “Code of Ethics.” Any person may request a free copy of the Code of Ethics from 
the  Company  by  sending  a  request  to  the  following  address:  Renasant  Corporation,  209  Troy  Street,  Tupelo,  Mississippi, 
38804-4827, Attention: General Counsel. The Company intends to satisfy the disclosure requirement under Item 5.05(c) of Form 
8-K regarding an amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of the Company’s Code of Ethics by posting such information on its 
website, at the address specified above.

Directors  of  the  Company,  Shareholder  Recommendations  of  Director  Candidates, Audit  Committee  Members  and 
Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports

The  information  appearing  under  the  headings  “Corporate  Governance  and  Board  of  Directors,”  “Board  Members  and 
Compensation - Members of the Board of Directors” and “Stock Ownership - Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports” in the Company’s 
Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The  information  appearing  under  the  headings  “Corporate  Governance  and  Board  of  Directors  -  Role  of  the  Board  in  Risk 
Oversight,”  “Board  Members  and  Compensation  -  Director  Compensation,”  “Compensation  Discussion  and  Analysis,” 
“Compensation Committee Report,” “Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation” and “Compensation Tables” 
in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED 
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The  information  appearing  under  the  headings  “Compensation Tables  -  Equity  Compensation  Plan  Information”  and  “Stock 
Ownership” in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated herein by 
reference.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

The information appearing under the heading “Corporate Governance and Board of Directors” in the Company’s Definitive Proxy 
Statement for its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

The information appearing under the heading “Independent Registered Public Accountants” in the Company’s Definitive Proxy 
Statement for its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

PART IV

(a) - (1)  Financial Statements

The following consolidated financial statements and supplementary information for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019, 
2018 and 2017 are included in Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, in this report:

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

(vi)

(vii)

(viii)

Report on Management’s Assessment of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Consolidated Balance Sheets – December 31, 2019 and 2018

Consolidated Statements of Income – Years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income – Years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity – Years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 
2017

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(a) - (2) Financial Statement Schedules

All schedules have been omitted because they are either not applicable or the required information has been included in the 
consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.

(a) - (3) Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K

(2)(i)

(2)(ii)

(3)(i)

(3)(ii)

(4)(i)

(4)(ii)

(4)(iii)

(4)(iv)

(4)(v)

(4)(vi)

(4)(vii)

(4)(viii)

Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Renasant Corporation, Renasant Bank, Metropolitan BancGroup, Inc. 
and Metropolitan Bank dated as of January 17, 2017, filed as exhibit 2.1 to the Form 8-K of the Company filed with 
the Commission on January 19, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Renasant Corporation, Renasant Bank, Brand Group Holdings, Inc. 
and The Brand Banking Company dated as of March 28, 2018, filed as exhibit 2.1 to the Form 8-K of the Company 
filed with the Commission on March 30, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, filed as exhibit 3.1 to the Form 10-Q of the Company filed 
with the Commission on May 10, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.

Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, filed as exhibit 3(ii) to the Form 8-K of the Company filed with the 
Commission on July 20, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, filed as exhibit 3.1 to the Form 10-Q of the Company filed 
with the Commission on May 10, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.

Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, filed as exhibit 3(ii) to the Form 8-K of the Company filed with the 
Commission on July 20, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

Subordinated  Indenture  dated August  22,  2016  between  Renasant  Corporation  and  Wilmington  Trust,  National 
Association, filed as exhibit 4.1 to the Form 8-K of the Company filed with the Commission on August 22, 2016 and 
incorporated herein by reference.

First Supplemental Indenture dated August 22, 2016 between Renasant Corporation and Wilmington Trust, National 
Association, filed as exhibit 4.2 to the Form 8-K of the Company filed with the Commission on August 22, 2016 and 
incorporated herein by reference.

Second  Supplemental  Indenture  dated August  22,  2016  between  Renasant  Corporation  and  Wilmington  Trust, 
National Association, filed as exhibit 4.3 to the Form 8-K of the Company filed with the Commission on August 22, 
2016 and incorporated herein by reference.

Form of 5.0% Fixed-to-Floating Subordinated Note due 2026 (included in exhibit (4)(iv))

Form of 5.50% Fixed-to-Floating Subordinated Note due 2031 (included in exhibit (4)(v))

Description of Renasant Corporation’s Securities Registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934, as amended

149

(10)(i)

(10)(ii)

(10)(iii)

(10)(iv)

(10)(v)

(10)(vi)

The Peoples Holding Company 2001 Long-Term Incentive Plan, filed as exhibit 4.1 to the Form S-8 Registration 
Statement of the Company (File No. 333-102152) filed with the Commission on December 23, 2002 and incorporated 
herein by reference.*

Amendment to The Peoples Holding Company 2001 Long-Term Incentive Plan dated December 4, 2002, filed as 
exhibit 4.2 to the Form S-8 Registration Statement of the Company (File No. 333-102152) filed with the Commission 
on December 23, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.*

Amendment to The Peoples Holding Company 2001 Long-Term Incentive Plan dated February 8, 2005, filed as 
Appendix  B  to  the  Company’s  Definitive  Proxy  Statement  filed  with  the  Commission  on  March 14,  2005  and 
incorporated herein by reference.*

Amendment to The Peoples Holding Company 2001 Long-Term Incentive Plan dated July 18, 2006, filed as Exhibit 
99.1  to  the  Form  8-K  of  the  Company  filed  with  the  Commission  on  July 19,  2006  and  incorporated  herein  by 
reference.*

Renasant Corporation Deferred Stock Unit Plan, filed as exhibit 4.3 to the Form S-8 Registration Statement of the 
Company  (File  No. 333-102152)  filed  with  the  Commission  on  December 23,  2002  and  incorporated  herein  by 
reference.*

Amendment to the Renasant Corporation Deferred Stock Unit Plan dated December 4, 2002, filed as exhibit 4.4 to 
the  Form  S-8  Registration  Statement  of  the  Company  (File  No. 333-102152)  filed  with  the  Commission  on 
December 23, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.*

(10)(vii) Amended and Restated Renasant Corporation Deferred Stock Unit Plan, filed as exhibit 99.2 to the Form 8-K of the 

Company filed with the Commission on July 19, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.*

(10)(viii) Amendment to the Amended and Restated Renasant Corporation Deferred Stock Unit Plan dated June 5, 2007, filed 
as  exhibit  99.1  to  the  Form  S-8  Registration  Statement  of  the  Company  (File  No. 333-144185)  filed  with  the 
Commission on June 29, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.*

(10)(ix)

(10)(x)

(10)(xi)

(10)(xii)

Amendment to the Amended and Restated Renasant Corporation Deferred Stock Unit Plan dated December 16, 2008, 
filed as exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K of the Company filed with the Commission on February 17, 2009 and incorporated 
herein by reference.*

Amendment to the Amended and Restated Renasant Corporation Deferred Stock Unit Plan dated January 17, 2012, 
filed as exhibit 99.1 to the Form 8-K of the Company filed with the Commission on January 23, 2012 and incorporated 
herein by reference.*

Renasant Corporation Performance Based Rewards Plan, dated as of October 16, 2018, filed as exhibit 10.1 to the 
Form 8-K of the Company filed with the Commission on October 19, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.*

Renasant Bank Executive Deferred Income Plan, filed as exhibit 99.1 to the Form 8-K of the Company filed with 
the Commission on January 5, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.*

(10)(xiii) Amendment to the Renasant Bank Executive Deferred Income Plan dated December 16, 2008, filed as exhibit 10.3 
to  the  Form  8-K  of  the  Company  filed  with  the  Commission  on  February 17,  2009  and  incorporated  herein  by 
reference.*

(10)(xiv) Amendment to the Renasant Bank Executive Deferred Income Plan dated December 27, 2016, filed as exhibit 10.1 
to the Form 10-K/A of the Company filed with the Commission on February 28, 2017 and incorporated herein by 
reference.*

(10)(xv)

Renasant Bank Directors’ Deferred Fee Plan, filed as exhibit 99.2 to the Form 8-K of the Company filed with the 
Commission on January 5, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.*

(10)(xvi) Amendment to the Renasant Bank Directors’ Deferred Fee Plan dated December 16, 2008, filed as exhibit 10.4 to 
the Form 8-K of the Company filed with the Commission on February 17, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference.*

(10)(xvii) Amendment to the Renasant Bank Directors’ Deferred Fee Plan dated December 27, 2016, filed as exhibit 10.2 to 
the Form 10-K/A of the Company filed with the Commission on February 28, 2017 and incorporated herein by 
reference.*

(10)(xviii) Second Amendment to the Capital Bank & Trust Company Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan Agreement 
dated August 20, 2003 for R. Rick Hart, executed June 29, 2007, filed as exhibit 10.5 to the Form 8-K of the Company 
filed with the Commission on July 6, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.*

(10)(xix)

Second Amendment to the Capital Bank & Trust Company Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan Agreement 
dated July 10, 2006 for R. Rick Hart, executed June 29, 2007, filed as exhibit 10.6 to the Form 8-K of the Company 
filed with the Commission on July 6, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.*

150

(10)(xx)

(10)(xxi)

Supplemental Agreement to the Capital Bancorp, Inc. 2001 Stock Option Plan for R. Rick Hart, executed June 29, 
2007, filed as exhibit 10.9 to the Form 8-K of the Company filed with the Commission on July 6, 2007 and incorporated 
herein by reference.*

Executive  Employment  Agreement  dated  January  2,  2008  by  and  between  E.  Robinson  McGraw  and 
Renasant Corporation, filed as exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K of the Company filed with the Commission on March 7, 
2008 and incorporated herein by reference.*

(10)(xxii) Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated April 25, 2017 by and between E. Robinson McGraw and 
Renasant Corporation, filed as exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K of the Company filed with the Commission on April 28, 
2017 and incorporated herein by reference.*

(10)(xxiii) Amendment No. 2 to Executive Employment Agreement dated August 19, 2019 by and between E. Robinson McGraw 
and Renasant Corporation, filed as exhibit 10.1 to the Form 10-Q of the Company filed with the Commission on 
November 7, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference.*

(10)(xxiv) Renasant Corporation Severance Pay Plan, filed as exhibit 10.5 to the Form 8-K of the Company filed with the 

Commission on February 17, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference.*

(10)(xxv) Renasant Corporation 2011 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan, filed as Exhibit A to the Definitive Proxy 
Statement of the Company (File No. 001-13253) filed with the Commission on March 17, 2016 and incorporated 
herein by reference.*

(10)(xxvi) Amendment to the Renasant Corporation 2011 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan dated December 20, 2016, 
filed as exhibit 10.3 to the Form 10-K/A of the Company filed with the Commission on February 28, 2017 and 
incorporated herein by reference.*

(10)
(xxvii)

(10)
(xxviii)

Executive Employment Agreement dated January 12, 2016, between Renasant Corporation and Kevin D. Chapman, 
filed as exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K of the Company filed with the Commission on January 13, 2016 and incorporated 
herein by reference.*

Amendment to the Executive Employment Agreement dated February 14, 2018, between Renasant Corporation and 
Kevin D. Chapman, filed as exhibit 10.2 to the Form 10-K of the Company filed with the Commission on February 
28, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.*

(10)(xxix) Executive Employment Agreement dated January 12, 2016, between Renasant Corporation and C. Mitchell Waycaster, 
filed as exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K of the Company filed with the Commission on January 13, 2016 and incorporated 
herein by reference.*

(10)(xxx) Amendment to the Executive Employment Agreement dated February 14, 2018, between Renasant Corporation and 
C. Mitchell Waycaster, filed as exhibit 10.3 to the Form 10-K of the Company filed with the Commission on February 
28, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.*

(10)(xxxi) Executive Employment Agreement dated January 12, 2016, between Renasant Corporation and J. Scott Cochran, 

filed as exhibit 10.4 to the Form 10-K of the Company filed with the Commission on February 28, 2018 and 
incorporated herein by reference.*

(10)
(xxxii)

(10)
(xxxiii)

(10)
(xxxiv)

(10)
(xxxv)

(21)

(23)

(31)(i)

(31)(ii)

Executive Employment Agreement dated September 1, 2018, between Renasant Corporation and Bartow Morgan, 
Jr., filed as exhibit 10.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of the Company (File No. 333-225395) filed 
with the Commission on June 1, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.*

Amendment No. 1 to Executive Employment Agreement dated November 15, 2019, between Renasant 
Corporation and Bartow Morgan, Jr.* 

Brand Group Holdings, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended on January 1, 2016 and September 5, 2018, 
filed as exhibit 10.1 to the Form 10-K of the Company filed with the Commission on February 27, 2019 and 
incorporated herein by reference.*

Renasant Bank Deferred Income Plan, filed as exhibit 10.2 to the Form 10-K of the Company filed with the 
Commission on February 27, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference.*

Subsidiaries of the Company

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Certification of the Principal Executive Officer, as required pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 
2002.

Certification of the Principal Financial Officer, as required pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 
2002.

151

(32)(i)

(32)(ii)

(101)

Certification of the Principal Executive Officer, as required pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 
2002.

Certification of the Principal Financial Officer, as required pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 
2002.

The following materials from Renasant Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2019 were formatted in Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance
Sheets as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income for the years
ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years
ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for
the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years
ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

(104)

The cover page of Renasant Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019,
formatted in Inline XBRL (included in Exhibit 101).

*

Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be filed as an exhibit to this Form 10-K pursuant 
to Item 15(b) of Form 10-K.

The Company does not have any long-term debt instruments under which securities are authorized exceeding ten percent of the 
total assets of the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. The Company will furnish to the Securities and Exchange 
Commission, upon its request, a copy of all long-term debt instruments.

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ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY

None.

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

SIGNATURES

Date: February 26, 2020

by:

  /s/ C. Mitchell Waycaster

RENASANT CORPORATION

C. Mitchell Waycaster
President and
Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following
persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.

Date: February 26, 2020

by:

  /s/ Kevin D. Chapman

Kevin D. Chapman
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial and Operating Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Date: February 26, 2020

by:

  /s/ Donald Clark, Jr.

Donald Clark, Jr.
Director

Date: February 26, 2020

by:

  /s/ John M. Creekmore

John M. Creekmore
Vice Chairman of the Board and Director

Date: February 26, 2020

by:

  /s/ Albert J. Dale, III

Albert J. Dale, III
Director

Date: February 26, 2020

by:

  /s/ Jill V. Deer

Jill V. Deer
Director

Date: February 26, 2020

by:

  /s/ Marshall H. Dickerson

Marshall H. Dickerson
Director

Date: February 26, 2020

by:

/s/ Connie L. Engel

Connie L. Engel

Director

Date: February 26, 2020

by:

  /s/ John T. Foy

John T. Foy
Director

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Date: February 26, 2020

by:

  /s/ R. Rick Hart

R. Rick Hart
Director

Date: February 26, 2020

by:

  /s/ Richard L. Heyer, Jr.

Richard L. Heyer, Jr.

Director

Date: February 26, 2020

by:

  /s/ Neal A. Holland, Jr.

Date: February 26, 2020

Neal A. Holland, Jr.

Director

by:

  /s/ E. Robinson McGraw

E. Robinson McGraw

Chairman of the Board and Director

Date: February 26, 2020

by:

  /s/ Michael D. Shmerling

Michael D. Shmerling

Director

Date: February 26, 2020

by:

  /s/ Sean M. Suggs

Sean M. Suggs

Director

Date: February 26, 2020

by:

  /s/ C. Mitchell Waycaster

C. Mitchell Waycaster

Director, President and

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

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