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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, 2020 

or 

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 
For the transition period from ______________________to _______________________

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)

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

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

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 þ 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 þ 

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to 
Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for 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

☐

☐

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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 has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its 
internal  control  over  financial  reporting  under  Section  404(b)  of  the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act  (15  U.S.C.  7262(b))  by  the  registered  public 
accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.    

              ☑ 

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, 2020, 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 $1,342,272,796.

As of February 19, 2021, 56,238,556 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $5.00 par value per share, were outstanding.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Portions of the Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Renasant Corporation are incorporated by reference into Part 
III of this Form 10-K.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries

Form 10-K

For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 

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 Accountant Fees and Services

PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits and 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. 
Statements  preceded  by,  followed  by  or  that  otherwise  include  the  words  “believes,”  “expects,”  “projects,”  “anticipates,” 
“intends,”  “estimates,”  “plans,”  “potential,”  “possible,”  “may  increase,”  “may  fluctuate,”  “will  likely  result,”  and  similar 
expressions,  or  future  or  conditional  verbs  such  as  “will,”  “should,”  “would”  and  “could,”  are  generally  forward-looking  in 
nature  and  not  historical  facts.  Forward-looking  statements  include  information  about  the  Company’s  future  financial 
performance,  business  strategy,  projected  plans  and  objectives  and  are  based  on  the  current  beliefs  and  expectations  of 
management. The Company’s management believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable, but they are all inherently 
subject  to  significant  business,  economic  and  competitive  risks  and  uncertainties,  many  of  which  are  beyond  the  Company’s 
control. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and 
decisions  that  are  subject  to  change.  Actual  results  may  differ  from  those  indicated  or  implied  in  the  forward-looking 
statements, and such differences may be material.

Currently, the most important factor known to management that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in 
forward-looking statements is the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related governmental measures to respond 
to the pandemic on the United States economy and the economies of the markets in which the Company operates, including the 
Company’s  participation  in  government  programs  related  to  the  pandemic.    In  this  report,  we  have  addressed  the  historical 
impact  of  the  pandemic  on  the  operations  of  the  Company  and  set  forth  certain  expectations  regarding  the  COVID-19 
pandemic’s future impact on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, asset quality, capital, 
cash  flows  and  prospects.   We  believe  that  our  statements  regarding  future  events  and  conditions  in  light  of  the  COVID-19 
pandemic are reasonable, but these statements are based on assumptions regarding, among other things, how long the pandemic 
will  continue,  the  pace  at  which  the  COVID-19  vaccine  can  be  distributed  and  administered  to  residents  of  the  markets  the 
Company  serves  and  the  United  States  generally,  the  duration,  extent  and  effectiveness  of  the  governmental  measures 
implemented to contain the pandemic and ameliorate its impact on businesses and individuals throughout the United States, and 
the impact of the pandemic and the government’s virus containment measures on national and local economies, all of which are 
out  of  the  Company’s  control.    If  the  assumptions  underlying  our  statements  about  future  events  prove  to  be  incorrect,  our 
business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, asset quality, capital, cash flows and prospects may be materially 
different from what is presented in the Company’s forward-looking statements.

Important factors other than the COVID-19 pandemic 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 as of 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 

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in borrower industries or in the repayment ability of individual borrowers;

an insufficient allowance for credit 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;

civil unrest, natural disasters, epidemics 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.

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The  COVID-19  pandemic  has  exacerbated,  and  is  likely  to  continue  to  exacerbate,  the  impact  of  any  of  these  factors  on  the 
Company.  Management  believes  that  the  assumptions  underlying  the  Company’s  forward-looking  statements  are  reasonable, 
but any of the assumptions could prove to be inaccurate. Investors are urged to carefully consider the risks described elsewhere 
in this report and in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) from time to time, 
including  its  Quarterly  Reports  on  Form  10-Q,  which  are  available  at  www.renasant.com  and  the  SEC’s  website  at 
www.sec.gov.

The  Company  undertakes  no  obligation,  and  specifically  disclaims  any  obligation,  to  update  or  revise  forward-looking 
statements, whether as a result of new information or to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or 
changes to future operating results over time, except as required by federal securities laws.

The information set forth in this Annual Report on Form 10-K is as of February 19, 2021 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,  Georgia,  North  Carolina  and  South  Carolina. 
Renasant Bank, in turn, owns and operates Renasant Insurance, Inc., a Mississippi corporation with operations in Mississippi, 
and Park Place Capital Corporation, a Tennessee corporation with operations in Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee. Renasant 
Bank  is  sometimes  referred  to  herein  as  the  “Bank,”  while  Renasant  Insurance,  Inc.  is  referred  to  herein  as  “Renasant 
Insurance” and Park Place Capital Corporation is referred to as “Park Place Capital.”

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 our strategic 

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plan that focuses on: (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.

Operations

The Company has three reportable segments: a Community Banks segment, an Insurance segment and a Wealth Management 
segment. We do not have any foreign operations.

The COVID-19 pandemic that began in the United States in March 2020 significantly impacted the operations of our reportable 
segments.  Please refer to the discussion under the heading “Performance Overview – Impact of and responses to COVID-19” 
in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, later in this report.

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,  2020,  we  had  over  190  banking,  lending  and  mortgage  offices  located  throughout  our  markets  in 
Mississippi,  Tennessee,  Alabama,  Florida,  Georgia,  North  Carolina  and  South  Carolina.  Customers  may  also  conduct  many 
banking transactions, such as opening deposit accounts and applying for certain types of loans, through our Online and Mobile 
Banking Products.

Lending  Activities.    Income  generated  by  our  lending  activities  (including  our  Mortgage  division),  in  the  form  of  interest 
income,  loan-related  fees,  and  income  from  the  sale  and  servicing  of  mortgage  loans,  comprises  a  substantial  portion  of  our 
revenue,  accounting  for  approximately  84.01%,  79.32%  and  78.22%  of  our  total  gross  revenues  in  2020,  2019  and  2018, 
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 
either our commercial lending groups or personal bankers 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  23.20%  of  our  total  loans  at  December  31,  2020,  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 

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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  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 24.68% of our total loans at December 31, 2020, being residential real estate loans. In 
addition,  in  2020,  we  originated  for  sale  on  the  secondary  market  approximately  $4.48  billion  in  residential  real  estate  loans 
through our Mortgage division. 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 division and 
online through our Renasant Consumer Direct channel. 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. 
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.

We retain residential real estate loans in 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 
variable-rate mortgage product offerings.

As noted above, 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. In addition to the origination channels mentioned above, 
mortgage loans held for sale are also originated through wholesale relationships where we purchase loans from smaller banks, 
credit unions and brokerage shops. 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.

—  Real  Estate  –  Commercial  Mortgage.  Our  real  estate  –  commercial  mortgage  loans  (“commercial  real  estate  loans”) 
represented approximately 41.66% of our total loans at December 31, 2020. 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 and storage facilities. 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 

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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 7.85% of 
our  total  loans  at  December  31,  2020.  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 6 
to 12 months for residential property and from 24 to 36 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 and loan-to-cost ratios to 85% of when-completed appraised 
values  for  owner-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 
1.92% of our total loans at December 31, 2020, 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  0.69%  of  our  total  loans  at  December  31,  2020,  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 and our borrowers’ specific financial conditions, 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 Credit 
Losses.” 

To ameliorate the anticipated impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our consumer and commercial customers, we implemented 
a loan deferral program.  Please refer to the discussion of this deferral program under the heading “Credit Risk and Allowance 

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for  Credit  Losses  on  Loans  and  Unfunded  Commitments”  in  Item  7,  Management’s  Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial 
Condition and Results of Operations, below.

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, 
2020, 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 4.46%, 
5.41% and 5.38% of our total gross revenues in 2020, 2019 and 2018, 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  competitive  checking  and  savings  services  as  well  as  a  suite  of  treasury  management 
products  which  include,  but  are  not  limited  to,  remote  deposit  capture,  account  reconciliation,  electronic  statements,  fraud 
protection via positive pay, ACH origination and wire transfer, lockbox services, overnight investment sweep options, enhanced 
business Internet banking and mobile banking.

Fees generated through the deposit services we offer accounted for approximately 5.88%, 7.78% and 9.52% of our total gross 
revenues in 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The deposits held by the Bank have been primarily generated within the market 
areas where our branches are located.

Operations of Wealth Management

Our Wealth Management segment operates through two divisions: Trust and Financial Services. The Trust division, which is 
housed in the Bank’s trust department, offers a wide variety of fiduciary and custodial services, including investment advisory, 
accounting  and  administrative  services  (acting  as  trustee  or  in  other  capacities)  for  qualified  retirement  and  other  employee 
benefit plans, IRAs, personal trusts and estates. Our 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  services  we  provide  and  the  type  of 
account. 

The  Financial  Services  division,  which  primarily  operates  through  Park  Place  Capital  (although  the  Bank’s  trust  department 
maintains some legacy financial service operations), offers specialized products and services to our customers.  These products 
and  services  include  fixed  and  variable  annuities,  mutual  funds  and  stocks,  some  of  which  are  offered  through  a  third  party 
provider. Park Place Capital also provides administrative and compliance services for certain mutual funds. 

For 2020, the Wealth Management segment contributed total revenue of $19.7 million, or 2.66% 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  2020,  Renasant  Insurance  contributed  total  revenue  of  $11.0  million,  or  1.48%  of  the  Company’s  total  gross 
revenues, and operated eight 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 

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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  2020,  we  maintained  approximately  13.4%  of  the  market  share  (deposit  base)  in  our  entire  Mississippi  markets, 
approximately 1.3% in our entire Tennessee markets, approximately 1.4% in our entire Alabama markets, approximately 1.4% 
in our entire Florida markets and approximately 1.9% in our entire Georgia markets. 

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, 2020 (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, 2020 

Wealth Management

$ 

3.0 

3.3 

1.5 

1.2 

1.2 

15.3 

32.0 

65.7 

2.3 

49.7 

2.4 

9.5 

7.5 

4.1 

1.5 

5.3 

6.5 

10.7 

4.0 

5.3 

20.1 

2.5 

 45.8 %

 12.8 %

 9.6 %

 9.2 %

 33.9 %

 4.0 %

 2.2 %

 1.0 %

 3.4 %

 0.6 %

 15.3 %

 1.6 %

 1.5 %

 1.3 %

 1.7 %

 2.2 %

 2.6 %

 2.3 %

 4.3 %

 3.7 %

 5.3 %

 3.3 %

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.

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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.  Under  the  Dodd-Frank  Wall  Street  Reform  and  Consumer  Protection  Act  of  2010  (the  “Dodd-Frank  Act”),  we  are 
subject  to  examination  by  the  Consumer  Financial  Protection  Bureau  (the  “CFPB”)  for  compliance  with  federal  consumer 
protection  laws  because  we  have  more  than  $10  billion  in  assets.  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 and policies administered by the Federal 
Reserve, the FDIC and the DBCF, as well as by the CFPB and other federal and state regulatory authorities with jurisdiction 
over our operations.

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 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 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, 
consumer protection, securities and other applicable 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 the Bank 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.

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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.

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 or more, 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 July 2020, the Federal Reserve provided guidance regarding its criteria for evaluating a bank holding company’s request to 
pay dividends in an aggregate amount that will exceed the company’s earnings for the period in which the dividends will be 
paid. For purposes of this analysis, “dividend” includes not only dividends on preferred and common equity but also dividends 
on  debt  underlying  trust  preferred  securities  and  other  Tier  1  capital  instruments.  The  criteria  evaluates  whether  the  holding 
company (1) has net income over the past four quarters sufficient to fully fund the proposed dividend (taking into account prior 
dividends  paid  during  this  period),  (2)  is  considering  stock  repurchases  or  redemptions  in  the  quarter,  (3)  does  not  have  a 
concentration  in  commercial  real  estate  and  (4)  is  in  good  supervisory  condition,  based  on  its  overall  condition  and  its  asset 
quality risk. A holding company not meeting these criteria will require more in-depth consultations with the Federal Reserve.

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 

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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 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 5% or more of any class of 
voting  securities  and  more  than  one-third  of  the  total  equity  of  a  depository  institution  or  bank  holding  company  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.  

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 in, 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. Finally, having more than $10 billion in assets, our compliance with federal 
consumer protection laws is subject to examination by the CFPB.

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 1.35% of total insured deposits.  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 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, although this surcharge is not currently applicable because the 
DIF is sufficiently funded.

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 that would result in termination of the Bank’s deposit insurance.

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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 and related assets of 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 
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.

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 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  22,  “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 (1) “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,  (2)  “adequately 

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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,” (3) “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%, (4) “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 (5) “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.  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. 

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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, 2020, our ADC loans represented 76% of our total bank level 
capital, and our total CRE loans represented 259% of our total bank level 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.  However, in March 2020, due to a shift in its 
operating framework, the Federal Reserve reduced the reserve requirements to zero percent, effectively eliminating the Bank’s 
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 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 

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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  Office  of  the  Comptroller  of  the  Currency  recently  implemented  substantial  changes  to  the  CRA  rules  and  regulations 
applicable  to  national  banks.    Neither  the  Federal  Reserve  Board  nor  the  FDIC  joined  the  Office  of  the  Comptroller  of  the 
Currency  in  revising  the  CRA  rules  and  regulations  applicable  to  the  financial  institutions  subject  to  their  respective 
supervision, although the FDIC has generally acknowledged the need for updates to the CRA rules and regulations.  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-money laundering laws 
and regulations.

The  Volcker  Rule.  The  Federal  Reserve  and  the  other  federal  banking  regulators  as  well  as  the  SEC  each  adopted  a  rule, 
commonly  referred  to  as  the  “Volcker  Rule,”  implementing  Section  619  of  the  Dodd-Frank  Act.  Generally  speaking,  the 
Volcker rule prohibits a bank and its affiliates from engaging in proprietary trading and from acquiring or retaining ownership 
interests in, sponsoring, or having relationships with certain “covered funds,” including certain hedge funds and private equity 
funds. The Volcker Rule does not impact any of our current activities, but it does limit the scope of permissible activities in 
which we might engage in the future.

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  states  in  which  they  operate.  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.

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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  and  changes  in  the  discount  rate  on  bank  borrowings.  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.

Human Capital Resources

Employees of the Company represent its greatest asset. At December 31, 2020, we employed 2,524 people throughout all of our 
segments on a full-time equivalent basis. Of this total, the Bank accounted for 2,458 employees (inclusive of employees in our 
Community Banks and Wealth Management segments), and Renasant Insurance employed 66 individuals. The Company has no 
additional employees. At December 31, 2020, 18 employees of the Bank served as officers of the Company in addition to their 
positions with the Bank.

Early in 2020, we implemented personnel policies and procedures intended to minimize exposure to COVID-19, such as remote 
work,  adjusted  staffing  levels,  the  reconfiguration  of  our  workplaces  and  additional  sanitation  and  safety  protocols  for  those 
employees  who  are  not  able  to  work  remotely,  all  of  which  remain  in  place.    We  also  enhanced  our  paid  leave  practices  to 
address  illness,  caretaking,  isolation  after  exposure  and  school  closures  and  other  unanticipated  childcare  emergencies.    We 
continue to evaluate the needs of our workforce as the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, and we are committed to responding as 
circumstances change. 

During  2020,  the  Company  offered  a  voluntary  early  retirement  window  program  to  a  select  group  of  employees  (called  the 
“VERP”),  which  was  intended  to  create  longer-term  efficiencies  related  to  the  management  of  our  personnel.    Eligible 
employees  who  voluntarily  retired  on  or  before  December  31,  2020  and  satisfied  other  program  conditions  received,  among 
other items, cash payments, retiree medical coverage and, if otherwise a participant, accelerated payouts from the Company’s 
defined benefit pension plan. 

The  Company  also  established  a  Social  Responsibility  Diversity  and  Inclusion  Committee  (referred  to  as  the  “SRDI 
Committee”),  consisting  of  four  permanent  members  and  four  rotating  members,  with  the  mandate  to  address  inclusion  and 
diversity in the workplace and among the Company’s vendors and suppliers. During 2020, the SRDI Committee evaluated the 
Company’s existing policies and practices addressing inclusion and diversity and adopted a broader, long-range strategic plan.  
The plan has been approved and implementation has begun.  

Available Information

We  file  annual,  quarterly  and  current  reports,  proxy  statements  and  other  information  with  the  SEC  under  the  Securities 
Exchange  Act  of  1934,  as  amended.  Our  SEC  filings  are  available  to  the  public  at  the  SEC’s  website  at  www.sec.gov.  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, 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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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 Industry

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and measures intended to arrest the virus’s spread have adversely affected, and are expected 
to continue to adversely affect, the Company.

The  spread  of  the  COVID-19  virus  has  created  a  global  public  health  crisis  that  has  resulted  in  unprecedented  uncertainty, 
volatility and disruption in financial markets and in governmental, commercial and consumer activity in the United States and 
globally.  In  an  effort  to  prevent  the  further  spread  of  the  virus,  federal  and  state  governments,  including  state  and  local 
governments in the markets in which we operate, have imposed various levels of restrictions on all businesses and the activities 
of  individuals  outside  their  residences,  ranging  from  the  required  closure  of  “non-essential”  businesses  at  the  onset  of  the 
pandemic and restrictions on the number of customers that a business may allow inside its premises to orders mandating that all 
individuals wear protective face coverings and observe social distancing in all instances. In addition, most businesses, including 
the Company, have taken steps to protect the health and well-being of their customers and employees and to promote efforts to 
limit the transmission of the disease, and these steps, to varying degrees, have limited the normal operations of these businesses.  
These  actions  (including  those  that  remain  in  place  and  those  that  have  lapsed  as  of  the  date  hereof)  by  federal  and  state 
governments,  businesses  and  individuals  have  had,  and  continue  to  have,  a  severe  negative  impact  on  the  global  and  United 
States economies as well as the local economies across our footprint. The United States economy and the Company's markets in 
particular  continue  to  experience  depressed  commercial  and  consumer  activity  and  changes  in  the  manner  of  conducting 
permitted activities, elevated levels of unemployment, disrupted U.S. and global supply chains, increased volatility as well as 
other disruptions in the financial markets and credit deterioration in many industries.  The ongoing impact of the pandemic may 
in  turn  have  a  material  and  adverse  effect  on  our  business,  financial  condition,  results  of  operations,  liquidity,  asset  quality, 
capital, cash flows and prospects. Furthermore, additional measures taken in the future to address the pandemic by government, 
businesses in general and the Company may exacerbate the economic impact of the pandemic on us, especially if the current 
level  of  restrictions  on  business  activity  fails  to  arrest  the  ongoing  spread  of  the  COVID-19  virus  and  stimulus  payments 
provided to individuals by the federal government do not have the intended impact on the United States economy.

Federal  and  state  governments  have  taken  unprecedented  actions  to  assist  businesses  and  individuals  impacted  by  the 
COVID-19  virus  and  to  stabilize  the  financial  markets  and  otherwise  limit  the  impact  of  the  pandemic  on  the  economy  as  a 
whole,  and  additional  legislation  and  other  actions  are  likely  to  continue  to  be  contemplated  until  the  pandemic  is  over.  The 
Company has implemented measures to assist its qualified commercial and consumer clients by allowing deferrals on principal 
and interest payments on loans.  It is unclear at this time how successful, if at all, these past, present and future governmental 
actions  as  well  as  the  Company’s  own  efforts  will  be  in  supporting  businesses  and  individuals,  the  markets  and  the  broader 
economy over the long term and generally ameliorating the impact of the COVID-19 virus on the United States as a whole and 
the particular markets in which we operate.  In the meantime, these governmental actions, along with the steps the Company has 
taken,  may  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  our  business,  financial  condition,  results  of  operations,  liquidity,  asset  quality, 
capital,  cash  flows  and  prospects.    In  addition,  the  Company  faces  an  increased  risk  of  litigation  and  governmental  and 
regulatory  scrutiny  as  a  result  of  the  effects  of  the  pandemic  on  market  and  economic  conditions  and  actions  governmental 
authorities take in response to those conditions. 

The  extent  to  which  the  pandemic  impacts  our  business,  financial  condition,  results  of  operations,  liquidity,  asset  quality, 
capital,  cash  flows  and  prospects  ultimately  depends  on  the  duration  of  the  pandemic,  the  pace  at  which  the  vaccines  being 
deployed to prevent the spread of the pandemic can be distributed and administered in our markets, and the effectiveness of the 
measures  implemented  and  to  be  implemented  by  governments  and  businesses,  including  the  Company,  to  address  the 
pandemic and the time it will take the global, national and local economies to recover to their pre-pandemic levels, all of which 
are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time.  Further, there can be no assurance that any of these efforts will be 
effective.  In  the  meantime,  until  the  effects  of  the  pandemic  subside,  we  expect  continued  draws  on  lines  of  credit,  reduced 
revenues in our business, and increased customer defaults.  As described above in the “Risk Management” section in Item 7, 
Management’s  Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial  Condition  and  Results  of  Operations,  of  this  Form  10-K,  the  Company 
significantly increased its allowance for credit losses in 2020, and the impact of the pandemic may result in further increases to 
our allowance for credit losses. Even after the pandemic has subsided, we may continue to experience adverse impacts to our 
business,  financial  condition,  results  of  operations,  liquidity,  asset  quality,  capital,  cash  flows  and  prospects,  which  could  be 
material, as a result of the economic impact and any recession that has occurred or may occur in the future.

The  COVID-19  virus  has  also  resulted  in  heightened  operational  risks.  A  significant  portion  of  our  workforce  is  currently 
working  remotely,  and  increased  levels  of  remote  access  create  additional  cybersecurity  risk  and  opportunities  for 
cybercriminals to exploit vulnerabilities. Cybercriminals may increase their attempts to compromise business emails, including 
an increase in phishing attempts, and fraudulent vendors or other parties may view the pandemic as an opportunity to prey upon 

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consumers and businesses during this time. This could result in increased fraud losses to us or our customers. The increase in 
online and remote banking activities may also increase the risk of fraud in certain instances. In addition, state and local orders 
and regulations limiting the conduct of in-person business operations may impact our ability to operate at normal levels and to 
restore operations to their pre-pandemic level for an unknown period of time. Separately, our third-party service providers have 
also been impacted by the pandemic, and we have experienced some disruption to certain services performed by vendors. To 
date, these disruptions have not been material and we have developed solutions to work around these disruptions, but we may 
experience additional disruption in the future, which could adversely impact our business.

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,  2020,  approximately  69.57%  of  our  loan  portfolio  consisted  of  C&I,  construction  and  commercial  real 
estate  loans,  excluding  loans  under  the  Paycheck  Protection  Program  (“PPP”).  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 credit 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.

Our allowance for credit losses may be insufficient, and we may be required to further increase our provision for credit 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 credit losses, which is a reserve established through a 
provision for credit losses on loans charged to expense, to absorb credit losses inherent in the entire loan portfolio. The credit 
loss estimation process involves procedures to appropriately consider the unique characteristics of the Company’s loan portfolio 
segments.  Credit  quality  is  assessed  and  monitored  by  evaluating  various  attributes,  and  the  results  of  those  evaluations  are 
utilized  in  underwriting  new  loans  and  in  the  Company’s  process  for  the  estimation  of  expected  credit  losses.  Credit  quality 
monitoring procedures and indicators can include an 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 
the  Company’s  risk  rating  system,  regulatory  guidance  and  economic  conditions,  such  as  the  unemployment  rate  and  GDP 
growth in the markets in which the Company operates, as well as trends in the market values of underlying collateral securing 
loans, all as determined based on input from management, loan review staff and other sources. This evaluation is complex and 
inherently  subjective,  as  it  requires  estimates  by  management  that  are  inherently  uncertain  and  therefore  susceptible  to 
significant revision as more information becomes available. In future periods, evaluations of the overall loan portfolio, in light 
of the factors and forecasts then prevailing, may result in significant changes in the allowance and provision for credit losses in 
those future periods.

The  2008-2009  recession,  and  then  subsequently  the  COVID-19  pandemic,  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 credit losses. Any deterioration of current and future 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 credit 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  credit  losses  and  may  require  an  increase  in  the 
provision  for  credit  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  credit  losses,  we  will  need  additional 
provisions to increase the allowance for credit losses. Any increases in the allowance for credit 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 credit losses is set forth under the headings “Critical Accounting Policies” and “Risk Management – Credit Risk 
and Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans and Unfunded Commitments” in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of 
Financial Condition and Results of Operations, in this report.

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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. In response to the COVID-19 
pandemic, the Federal Reserve decreased the federal funds target rate by 150 basis points in March 2020. 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.

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 

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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.

Although the floating interest rate component of the Company’s 4.50% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2035 are 
linked to SOFR, 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 our floating rate obligations, loans, deposits, derivatives and other financial instruments tied 

to LIBOR rates, or other securities or financial arrangements;

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

fallback language in LIBOR-based notes, securities and other instruments; 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.

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, pandemics, 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. 

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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.

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.

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.  We  also 
expect continued consolidation in the banking industry 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 loans and automatic transfer and payment systems. 
Many of our competitors have fewer regulatory constraints and may have lower cost structures.

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.

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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,  while  consumer 
protection statutes are primarily focused on the protection of the users of our lending and deposit services. 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  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  22,  “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 

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results of operations. 

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. 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 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 Related to Our Business

Our business may be adversely affected by current economic conditions in general and specifically in the markets in which we 
operate.

General business and economic conditions in the United States and abroad can materially affect our business and operations and 
the  businesses  and  operations  of  our  customers.  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 and adversely impact 
global  supply  chains,  which  could  hinder  U.S.  economic  growth.  Future  developments  (including  the  extent  of  the  virus’s 
spread  and  the  measures,  such  as  vaccines,  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  the  businesses  and 
operations of our customers and in turn 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 the markets in which we 
operate  and  these  businesses  are  adversely  affected,  our  financial  condition  and  results  of  operations  may  be  negatively 
affected.

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

At December 31, 2020, approximately 82.73% of our loan portfolio (excluding loans under the Paycheck Protection Program) 
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 credit 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.

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, 2020, we had approximately $5.4 billion in commercial real estate loans, representing approximately 49.51% 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, 2020

Commercial Real Estate

$ 

$ 

1,657,806 

2,747,467 

858,104 

149,579 

5,412,956 

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.

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  and  monitoring  of  our  third  party  service 
providers,  in  our  efforts  to  preserve  the  security  and  integrity  of  our  systems  from  the  aforementioned  threats.  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 

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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 
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.

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.

Historically, we have grown our business through the acquisition of entire financial institutions and through de novo branching 
and we intend to continue pursuing this growth strategy for the foreseeable future. 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  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 if we 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.

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.

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 

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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  credit  losses  on  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.

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.

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Risks Associated With 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  21,  “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.

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

— civil unrest 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,  pandemics,  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 19, 2021, the average daily trading volume for Renasant common stock was 
333,240 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.

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 subordinated notes issued in August 2016 and September 2020 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.

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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 its 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  equity  incentive  plans,  could  have  a  dilutive  effect  on  the  market  for  our 
common  stock  and  could  adversely  affect  market  prices.  As  of  February  19,  2021,  there  were  150,000,000  shares  of  our 
common stock authorized, of which 56,238,556 shares were outstanding. 

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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

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,  2020,  Renasant  operated  157  full-service  branches,  11  limited-service  branches,  181  ATMs  and  32 
Interactive  Teller  Machines  (ITM).  Our  Community  Banks  and  Wealth  Management  segments  operate  out  of  all  of  these 
branches. 

The  Bank  also  operates  21  locations  used  exclusively  for  mortgage  banking  and  seven  locations  used  exclusively  for  loan 
production. The Wealth Management segment operates two locations used exclusively for investment services.

Renasant Insurance, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bank, operates out of eight stand-alone offices 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, or any of its 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 2020.

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  19,  2021,  the  Company  had  approximately  4,350  shareholders  of  record  and  the  closing  sales  price  of  the 
Company’s common stock was $39.44. 

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

3,950  $ 

28.20 

9,600 

— 

32.34 

— 

13,550  $ 

31.13 

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)

—  $ 

— 

— 

— 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

October 1, 2020 to October 31, 2020

November 1, 2020 to November 30, 2020

December 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020

Total

(1) For the three months ended December 31, 2020, share amounts in this column represent shares of Renasant Corporation stock 
withheld to satisfy federal and state tax liabilities related to the vesting of time-based restricted stock awards during the period.

The  Company  announced  a  $50.0  million  stock  repurchase  program  in  October  2019,  under  which  the  Company  was 
authorized  to  repurchase  outstanding  shares  of  its  common  stock  either  in  open  market  purchases  or  privately-negotiated 
transactions. The Company suspended stock repurchases under this program in March 2020, and accordingly no shares were 
subsequently repurchased prior to the program’s expiration in October 2020.  The Company announced a new $50.0 million 
stock  repurchase  program  on  October  20,  2020  which  will  remain  in  effect  for  one  year  or,  if  earlier,  the  repurchase  of  the 
entire amount of common stock authorized to be repurchased. No shares were repurchased during the fourth quarter of 2020 
under this plan.

(2) Dollars in thousands.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities 

The Company did not sell any unregistered equity securities during 2020.

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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  Composite  Index  and  to  the  SNL  Southeast  Bank  Index,  which  is  a  peer  group  of  regional  southeast 
bank holding companies (including the Company), for the measurement 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, 2015, and that all dividends were reinvested.

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Period Ending December 31,

Renasant Corporation
NASDAQ Composite Index
SNL Southeast Bank Index(1)

$  100.00  $  125.16  $  123.39  $ 
108.87 
132.75 

100.00 
100.00 

141.13 
164.21 

92.89  $  111.69  $  110.01 
271.64 
187.44 
137.12 
172.07 
191.06 
135.67 

(1) The SNL Southeast Bank Index, is a peer group of 67 regional bank holding companies, whose common stock is traded either on the New York Stock 
Exchange,  NYSE  Amex  or  NASDAQ,  and  which  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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Period EndingIndex ValueTotal Return PerformanceRenasant CorporationNASDAQ Composite IndexSNL Southeast Bank Index20152016201720182019202050100150200250300 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA(1)

The following consolidated selected financial data is derived from the Company’s audited financial statements as of and for the 
five years ended December 31, 2020 and should be read in conjunction with Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of 
Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, included elsewhere 
in this report. Certain items in prior financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation. 

(In Thousands, Except Share Data)

Year Ended December 31,
Interest income

Interest expense

Net interest income

Provision for credit 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

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

$ 

498,132 

$ 

542,580 

$ 

461,854 

$ 

374,750 

$ 

329,138 

71,335 

426,797 

86,850 

235,532 

471,988 

103,491 

19,840 

83,651 

1.49 

1.48 

37.95 

33.68 

0.88 

$ 

$ 

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 

$ 

$ 

 59.46 %

 30.21 %

 28.67 %

 37.24 %

 32.72 %

$ 14,929,612 

$ 13,400,618 

$ 12,934,878 

$  9,829,981 

$  8,699,851 

Loans, net of unearned income

  10,933,647 

  9,689,638 

  9,083,129 

  7,620,322 

  6,202,709 

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 credit losses on loans to 
total loans, net of unearned income
Allowance for credit losses on loans to 
nonperforming loans
Nonperforming loans to total loans, net 
of unearned income

  1,343,457 

  1,290,613 

  1,250,777 

671,488 

  1,030,530 

  12,059,081 

  10,213,168 

  10,128,557 

  7,921,075 

  7,059,137 

496,310 

865,598 

651,324 

297,360 

312,135 

  2,132,733 

  2,125,689 

  2,043,913 

  1,514,983 

  1,232,883 

 0.58 %

 3.96 %

 1.30 %

 7.95 %

 1.32 %

 8.64 %

 0.97 %

 6.68 %

 1.08 %

 8.15 %

 14.58 %

 16.37 %

 15.32 %

 14.52 %

 13.26 %

 14.29 %

 15.86 %

 15.80 %

 15.41 %

 14.17 %

 1.61 %

 0.54 %

 0.54 %

 0.61 %

 0.69 %

 317.55 %

 143.61 %

 188.77 %

 197.31 %

 120.34 %

 0.51 %

 0.37 %

 0.29 %

 0.31 %

 0.57 %

(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. For additional information about the Brand acquisition, please refer to Item 

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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 for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the SEC on February 27, 2020. For 
additional  information  about  the  Metropolitan  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 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 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 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.

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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 as of  December 31, 2020 and 2019 and results of operations  
for each of the years then ended 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, 2019, which provides a discussion of 2018 items and year-to-year comparisons 
between 2019 and 2018 that are not included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Performance Overview

Net income was $83,651 for 2020 compared to $167,596 for 2019. Basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) were $1.49 
and  $1.48,  respectively,  for  2020  compared  to  $2.89  and  $2.88,  respectively,  for  2019.  At  December  31,  2020,  total  assets 
increased  to  $14,929,612  from  $13,400,618  at  December  31,  2019.  The  changes  in  our  financial  condition  and  results  of 
operations from 2019 to 2020 were driven by a number of factors, the most prominent of which are highlighted below:

Impact of and responses to COVID-19
— In  response  to  the  COVID-19  pandemic,  the  Company  made  its  branches  accessible  only  by  appointment  (with 
appointments generally being limited to services that required access inside a branch). The Company reopened its branch 
lobbies to the public in October 2020, subject to capacity limitations, mask-wearing and social distancing requirements 
designed  to  promote  the  safety  of  our  clients  and  employees.  The  Company  implemented  additional  measures  to 
minimize  Company  employees’  exposure  to  COVID-19,  such  as  working  remotely,  reconfiguring  work  spaces  to 
promote  social  distancing  and  adjusting  staff  levels,  all  of  which  remain  in  place.  The  Company  incurred  expenses  of 
$10,343 in 2020 in connection with its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily related to employee overtime and 
other  employee  benefit  costs  as  well  as  expenses  associated  with  supplying  branches  with  protective  equipment, 
sanitation supplies (such as floor markings and cautionary signage for branches, face coverings and hand sanitizer) and 
more  frequent  and  rigorous  branch  cleaning.  We  expect  that  these  elevated  expenses  will  continue  into  2021  while 
challenges to growth persist as the United States economy slowly recovers from the pandemic. 

— The Company has been active in the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) and as of December 31, 2020, the balance of 

such loans included in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets was approximately $1,128,703. 

— In response to the economic environment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company implemented a loan deferral 
program in the first quarter of 2020 to provide temporary payment relief to both consumer and commercial customers. 
Any  customer  current  on  loan  payments,  taxes  and  insurance  is  eligible  for  a  90-day  deferral  of  principal  and  interest 
payments. Principal and interest payments can be deferred for up to 180 days on residential mortgage loans. A second 
deferral  is  available  to  customers  that  remain  current  on  taxes  and  insurance  through  the  first  deferral  period  and  also 
satisfy underwriting standards established by the Company. These standards analyze the ability of the customer to service 
its  loan  in  accordance  with  its  existing  terms  in  light  of  the  impact  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic  on  the  customer,  its 
industry and the markets in which it operates. The Company’s loan deferral program complies with the guidance set forth 
in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) and related guidance from the FDIC and 
other  banking  regulators.  At  December  31,  2020,  the  Company  had  906  loans  (not  in  thousands)  on  deferral  with  an 
aggregate balance of approximately $145,000, or 1.5% of our loan portfolio (excluding PPP loans) by dollar value. In 
accordance with the applicable guidance, none of these loans are considered “restructured loans.”

Financial Highlights
— Net interest income decreased 3.80% to $426,797 for 2020 as compared to $443,657 for 2019. The decrease from 2019 
to 2020 was due to the decline in loan yields as a result of the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates in response 
to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as changes in the mix of earning assets during the quarter due to increased liquidity 
on the balance sheet, partially offset by a decline in our cost of funds. The Company has continued to focus on lowering 
the  cost  of  funding  through  both  growing  noninterest-bearing  deposits  and  aggressively  lowering  interest  rates  on 
interest-bearing deposits.

— Net  charge-offs  as  a  percentage  of  average  loans  were  0.04%  in  2020  and  2019.  The  provision  for  credit  losses  was 
$86,850 (inclusive of $1,500 in provision for credit losses on deferred interest) for 2020 compared to $7,050 for 2019. 
The large increase in provision expense year over year is attributable to the adoption of the current expected credit loss 
model  (“CECL”)  on  January  1,  2020  and  our  response  to  the  economic  uncertainty  associated  with  the  COVID-19 
pandemic.

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— Noninterest  income  was  $235,532  for  2020  compared  to  $153,254  for  2019.  The  growth  in  noninterest  income  is 

primarily attributable to the strong mortgage production due to the current interest rate environment.

— Noninterest expense was $471,988 and $374,174 for 2020 and 2019, respectively. The increase in noninterest expense is 
primarily attributable to increases in salaries and employee benefits, which grew due to the strategic production hires the 
Company made throughout its footprint during 2019 as well as increased mortgage commissions and incentives related to 
the  increased  mortgage  production  during  2020.  Salaries  and  employee  benefits  for  2020  also  includes  approximately 
$8,237  in  expense  related  to  employee  overtime  and  employee  benefit  accruals  directly  related  to  the  Company's 
response  to  both  the  COVID-19  pandemic  itself  and  federal  legislation  enacted  to  address  the  pandemic,  such  as  the 
CARES Act.

— Loans, net of unearned income, were $10,933,647 at December 31, 2020 compared to $9,689,638 at December 31, 2019, 
which  represents  an  increase  of  12.84%  from  the  previous  year.  Excluding  PPP  loans  of  $1,128,703  at  December  31, 
2020,  total  loans  increased  by  $115,306,  or  1.19%,  from  December  31,  2019,  while  nonpurchased  loans  increased  by 
$702,863, or 9.26%, over the same time period.

— Deposits  totaled  $12,059,081  at  December  31,  2020  compared  to  $10,213,168  at  December  31,  2019.  Noninterest 
bearing deposits averaged $3,391,619, or 29.79% of average deposits, for 2020 compared to $2,463,436, or 24.19% of 
average deposits, for 2019. The growth in noninterest-bearing deposits across the Company’s footprint during 2020 was 
driven by the Company’s PPP lending, other government stimulus and client sentiment to maintain liquidity. 

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)

$ 

2020

2019

2018

$ 

1.48 
 (48.61) %
 14.29 %
 8.33 %
 0.58 %
 0.66 %
 3.96 %
 7.83 %

$ 

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) 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 (or potential 
impact) on our financial condition and results of operations or on the preparation of our financial statements. 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  the  significant  estimates  used  in 
preparing our financial statements.

Allowance for Credit Losses

The accounting policy most important to the presentation of our financial statements relates to the allowance for credit losses 
and the related provision for credit losses. The allowance for credit losses is an estimate of expected losses inherent within the 
Company’s loans held for investment portfolio and is maintained at a level believed adequate by management to absorb such 
expected  credit  losses,  as  prescribed  by  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  (“FASB”)  Accounting  Standards 
Codification Topic (“ASC”) 326, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses” (“ASC 326”). Management evaluates the adequacy 
of the allowance for credit losses on a quarterly basis.

The credit loss estimation process involves procedures to appropriately consider the unique characteristics of the Company’s 
loan  portfolio  segments.  Credit  quality  is  assessed  and  monitored  by  evaluating  various  attributes,  and  the  results  of  those 
evaluations are utilized in underwriting new loans and in the Company’s process for the estimation of expected credit losses. 

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Credit quality monitoring procedures and indicators can include an 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 the Company’s risk rating system, regulatory guidance and economic conditions, such as the unemployment 
rate  and  GDP  growth  in  the  markets  in  which  the  Company  operates,  as  well  as  trends  in  the  market  values  of  underlying 
collateral  securing  loans,  all  as  determined  based  on  input  from  management,  loan  review  staff  and  other  sources.  This 
evaluation  is  complex  and  inherently  subjective,  as  it  requires  estimates  by  management  that  are  inherently  uncertain  and 
therefore susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available. In future periods, evaluations of the overall 
loan  portfolio,  in  light  of  the  factors  and  forecasts  then  prevailing,  may  result  in  significant  changes  in  the  allowance  and 
provision for credit losses in those future periods.

The methodology for estimating the amount of expected credit losses reported in the allowance for credit losses has two basic 
components: first, a collective or pooled component for estimating expected credit losses for pools of loans that share similar 
risk  characteristics;  and  second,  an  asset-specific  component  involving  individual  loans  that  do  not  share  risk  characteristics 
with other loans and the measurement of expected credit losses for such individual loans.

•

•

In determining the allowance for credit losses on loans evaluated on a collective basis, the Company categorizes loan 
pools  based  on  loan  type  and/or  risk  rating.  The  Company  uses  two  CECL  models:  (1)  a  loss  rate  model,  based  on 
average  historical  life-of-loan  loss  rates,  which  is  used  for  the  Real  Estate  -  1-4  Family  Mortgage,  Real  Estate  - 
Construction  and  the  Installment  Loans  to  Individuals  portfolio  segments,  and  (2)  for  the  C&I,  Real  Estate  - 
Commercial Mortgage and Lease Financing portfolio segments, the Company uses a probability of default/loss given 
default model, which calculates an expected loss percentage for each loan pool by considering (a) the probability of 
default,  based  on  the  migration  of  loans  from  performing  (using  risk  ratings)  to  default  using  life-of-loan  analysis 
periods, and (b) the historical severity of loss, based on the aggregate net lifetime losses incurred per loan pool.

The  historical  loss  rates  calculated  as  described  above  are  adjusted,  as  necessary,  for  both  internal  and  external 
qualitative factors where there are differences in the historical loss data of the Company and current or projected future 
conditions. Internal factors include loss history, changes in credit quality (including movement between risk ratings) 
and/or credit concentration, the nature and volume of the respective loan portfolio segments, and changes in lending or 
loan review staffing. External factors include current and reasonable and supportable forecasted economic conditions, 
the competitive environment and changes in collateral values. These factors are used to adjust the historical loss rates 
(as described above) to ensure that they reflect management’s expectation of future conditions based on a reasonable 
and supportable forecast period. To the extent the lives of the loans in the portfolio extend beyond the period for which 
a  reasonable  and  supportable  forecast  can  be  made,  when  necessary,  the  models  immediately  revert  back  to  the 
historical loss rates adjusted for qualitative factors related to current conditions.

For  loans  that  do  not  share  similar  risk  characteristics  with  other  loans,  an  individual  analysis  is  performed  to 
determine  the  expected  credit  loss.  If  the  respective  loan  is  collateral  dependent  (that  is,  when  the  borrower  is 
experiencing financial difficulty and repayment is expected to be provided substantially through the operation or sale 
of the collateral), the expected credit loss is measured as the difference between the amortized cost basis of the loan 
and  the  fair  value  of  the  collateral.  The  fair  value  of  collateral  is  initially  based  on  external  appraisals.  Generally, 
collateral values for loans for which measurement of expected losses is dependent on the fair value of such collateral 
are  updated  every  twelve  months,  either  from  external  third  parties  or  in-house  certified  appraisers.  Third-party 
appraisals are obtained from a pre-approved list of independent, third-party, local appraisal firms. The fair value of the 
collateral derived from external appraisal is then adjusted for the estimated cost to sell if repayment or satisfaction of a 
loan  is  dependent  on  the  sale  (rather  than  only  on  the  operation)  of  the  collateral.  Other  acceptable  methods  for 
determining the expected credit losses for individually evaluated loans (typically used when the loan is not collateral 
dependent) is a discounted cash flow approach or, if applicable, an observable market price. Once the expected credit 
loss  amount  is  determined,  an  allowance  equal  to  such  expected  credit  loss  is  included  in  the  allowance  for  credit 
losses. 

Prior to the adoption of ASC 326 on January 1, 2020, the appropriate level of the allowance was based on an ongoing analysis 
of  the  loan  portfolio  and  represented  an  amount  that  management  deemed  adequate  to  provide  for  inherent  losses,  including 
collective  impairment  as  recognized  under  ASC  450,  “Contingencies”  (“ASC  450”),  in  our  loan  portfolio.  Collective 
impairment was calculated based on loans grouped by grade. Another component of the allowance was 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  was  included  in  management’s  estimation  and  analysis  of  the  allowance  for  loan  losses.  The 
determination of the appropriate level of the allowance was 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 was dominant, 
each could cause actual loan losses to differ materially from originally estimated amounts. 

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For more information about 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 Credit Losses.” 

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, liabilities assumed and non-controlling interest in the 
acquired company are recorded at fair value and recognized separately from goodwill. For a purchased asset that the Company 
has the intent of holding for investment, ASC 326 requires the Company to determine whether the asset has experienced more-
than-insignificant  deterioration  in  credit  quality  since  origination.  Assets  that  have  experienced  more-than  insignificant 
deterioration are referred to as purchased credit deteriorated  (“PCD”) assets. ASC 326 provides for special initial recognition of 
PCD assets, commonly referred to as the “gross-up” approach, whereas the allowance for credit losses is recognized by adding 
it  to  the  fair  value  to  arrive  at  the  Day  1  amortized  cost  basis.  After  initial  recognition,  the  accounting  for  PCD  assets  will 
generally follow the credit loss model that applies to that type of asset. Non-PCD assets record the Day 1 allowance for credit 
losses  through  earnings  on  the  date  of  purchase.  The  Company  will  accrete  or  amortize  as  interest  income  the  fair  value 
discounts on both PCD and non-PCD assets over the life of the asset.

Prior to the adoption of ASC 326 on January 1, 2020, in regards to a purchased loan, no allowance for loan losses was recorded 
on the acquisition date because the fair value measurements incorporated assumptions regarding credit risk. This applied 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 established a “Day 1 Fair Value” of a purchased loan or pools of purchased loans sharing 
common risk characteristics, which was equal to 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 were carried at values which represented our estimate of their future cash flows.  After the acquisition date, a purchased 
loan or pool of loans either met or exceeded the performance expectations established in determining the Day 1 Fair Values or 
deteriorate  from  such  expected  performance  which  resulted  in  accelerated  accretion  or  impairment  recognized  through  the 
provision for loan losses. 

Additional  details  about  our  loans  acquired  in  connection  with  our  acquisitions  is  set  forth  below  under  the  heading  “Risk 
Management - Credit Risk and Allowance for Credit Losses” and in Note 4, “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,  2020 
compared  to  December  31,  2019.  Total  assets  were  $14,929,612  at  December  31,  2020  compared  to  $13,400,618  at 
December 31, 2019.  

Securities

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

2020

2019

Balance

% of
Portfolio

Balance

% of
Portfolio

$ 

7,079 

 0.53 % $ 

499 

 0.04 %

Obligations of other U.S. Government 
agencies and corporations
1,009 
Obligations of states and political subdivisions   305,201 
Mortgage backed securities
  955,549 
Trust preferred securities
Other debt securities

9,012 

65,607 

 0.08 

 22.72 

 71.13 

 0.67 

 4.88 

2,531 

  223,131 

  998,101 

9,986 

56,365 

 0.20 

 17.29 

 77.33 

 0.77 

 4.37 

$ 1,343,457 

 100.01 % $ 1,290,613 

 100.00 %

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During  2020,  we  purchased  $515,657  in  investment  securities,  with  mortgage  backed  securities  and  collateralized  mortgage 
obligations  (“CMOs”),  in  the  aggregate,  comprising  approximately  73%  of  such  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 
23% of purchases made during 2020. 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 2020 totaled $44,860, 
resulting in a net gain of $46, while proceeds from maturities and calls of securities during 2020 totaled $437,981, which were 
primarily reinvested in the securities portfolio. 

During 2019, we purchased $492,018 in investment securities, with mortgage backed securities and CMOs, in the aggregate, 
comprising approximately 79% of such purchases. Obligations of state and political subdivisions comprised approximately 17% 
of the purchases made in 2019. The carrying value of securities sold during 2019 totaled $212,137 resulting in a net gain of 
$348.  Proceeds  from  maturities  and  calls  of  securities  during  2019  totaled  $262,287,  which  were  primarily  reinvested  in  the 
securities portfolio. 

At December 31, 2020, unrealized losses of $3,215 were recorded on available for sale investment securities with a carrying 
value  of  $85,396.    At  December  31,  2019,  unrealized  losses  of  $4,878  were  recorded  on  available  for  sale  securities  with  a 
carrying value of $364,723. 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. As such, the Company did not record any impairment for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 
(determined in accordance with the accounting standards in effect prior to the Company’s adoption of CECL).

The following table sets forth the scheduled maturity distribution and weighted average yield based on the amortized cost of the 
debt securities in our investment portfolio as of December 31, 2020.

Amount

Yield  

Available for Sale:
U.S. Treasury securities

 Maturing within one year or less
 Maturing after one year through five years

Obligations of other U.S. Government agencies and corporations

 Maturing within one year or less

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

 Maturing within one year or less
 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

$ 

4,012 
3,035 

1,003 

4,423 
40,851 
42,046 
203,911 

12,013 

2,057 
32,291 

581,105 
218,373 

29,053 
99,377 
28,423 
1,301,973 

$ 

 0.75 %
 0.92 %

 1.48 %

 3.65 %
 3.43 %
 3.67 %
 2.38 %

 0.82 %

 3.29 %
 4.21 %

 2.26 %
 1.68 %

 3.75 %
 3.85 %
 3.59 %
 2.57 %

In  the  table  above,  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.

For  more  information  about  the  Company’s  trust  preferred  securities,  see  Note  2,  “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 $417,771 at December 31, 2020 compared to $318,272 at December 31, 2019. 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 73.23% and 72.31% of total 
assets at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The tables below set forth the balance of loans outstanding by loan type 
and the percentage of loans, by category, to total loans at December 31:

December 31, 2020

Non Purchased

Purchased

Total
Loans

Percentage of 
Total Loans

Commercial, financial, agricultural (1)

$ 

2,360,471  $ 

176,513  $ 

2,536,984 

Lease financing

Real estate – construction:

Residential

Commercial

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

75,862 

— 

75,862 

243,814 

583,338 

827,152 

1,536,181 

432,768 

264,436 

123,179 

2,356,564 

1,334,765 

2,194,739 

120,125 

3,649,629 

149,862 

2,859 

28,093 

30,952 

214,770 

80,392 

31,928 

14,654 

341,744 

323,041 

552,728 

29,454 

905,223 

59,675 

246,673 

611,431 

858,104 

1,750,951 

513,160 

296,364 

137,833 

2,698,308 

1,657,806 

2,747,467 

149,579 

4,554,852 

209,537 

 23.20 %

 0.69 %

 2.26 %

 5.59 %

 7.85 %

 16.01 %

 4.69 %

 2.71 %

 1.26 %

 24.68 %

 15.16 %

 25.13 %

 1.37 %

 41.66 %

 1.92 %

$ 

9,419,540  $ 

1,514,107  $ 

10,933,647 

 100.00 %

(1)

Includes PPP loans of $1,128,703 as of December 31, 2020.

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Commercial, financial, agricultural

$ 

1,052,353  $ 

315,619  $ 

1,367,972 

December 31, 2019

Non Purchased

Purchased

Total
Loans

Percentage of 
Total Loans

Lease financing

Real estate – construction:

Residential

Commercial

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

81,875 

— 

81,875 

272,643 

502,258 

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 

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 

289,050 

537,433 

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 

 14.12 %

 0.84 %

 2.98 %

 5.55 %

 8.53 %

 18.39 %

 5.92 %

 3.46 %

 1.82 %

 29.59 %

 16.90 %

 25.29 %

 1.61 %

 43.80 %

 3.12 %

$ 

7,587,974  $ 

2,101,664  $ 

9,689,638 

 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, 2020, there were 
no concentrations of loans exceeding 10% of total loans other than loans disclosed in the table above.  

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The following table sets forth loans held for investment, net of unearned income, outstanding at December 31, 2020, which, 
based  on  remaining  contractually-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. See “Risk Management – Credit Risk and Allowance for Credit Losses” in this 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 (1)
Lease financing, net of unearned 
income
Real estate – construction:

Residential

Commercial

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

One Year or 
Less

 After One Year
Through Five 
Years

After Five 
Years Through 
Fifteen Years

After 
Fifteen 
Years

Total

$ 

797,384  $ 

1,632,374  $ 

106,879  $ 

347  $  2,536,984 

5,985 

50,033 

19,844 

— 

75,862 

195,999 

418,800 

614,799 

189,038 

480,757 

68,715 

113,126 

851,636 

341,669 

1,026,615 

65,838 

1,434,122 

35,319 

4,099 

151,517 

155,616 

416,288 

19,633 

198,744 

23,840 

658,505 

859,220 

1,347,536 

80,142 

2,286,898 

71,206 

33,684 

41,114 

74,798 

12,891 

— 

12,891 

246,673 

611,431 

858,104 

808,805 

336,820 

1,750,951 

6,956 

28,644 

867 

5,814 

261 

— 

513,160 

296,364 

137,833 

845,272 

342,895 

2,698,308 

454,948 

373,242 

3,599 

831,789 

101,541 

1,969 

74 

— 

2,043 

1,471 

1,657,806 

2,747,467 

149,579 

4,554,852 

209,537 

Total loans, net of unearned income

$  3,739,245  $ 

4,854,632  $ 

1,980,123  $ 

359,647  $  10,933,647 

(1)

Includes PPP loans of $1,128,703 as of December 31, 2020.

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The  following  table  sets  forth  the  fixed  and  variable  rate  loans  maturing  or  scheduled  to  reprice  after  one  year  as  of 
December 31, 2020:

Commercial, financial, agricultural

Lease financing, net of unearned income

Real estate – construction:

Residential

Commercial

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

Deposits

Interest Sensitivity

Fixed
Rate

Variable
Rate

$ 

1,554,082  $ 

185,518 

69,876 

— 

11,276 

125,402 

136,678 

39,398 

67,229 

106,627 

482,888 

1,079,025 

6,699 

215,757 

21,870 

727,214 

1,181,283 

1,422,919 

64,680 

2,668,882 

169,538 

25,703 

11,892 

2,837 

1,119,457 

134,854 

297,933 

19,061 

451,848 

4,682 

$ 

5,326,270  $ 

1,868,132 

Noninterest-Bearing Deposits to Total Deposits  

2020
30.56%

2019
24.99%

The  Company  relies  on  deposits  as  its  major  source  of  funds.  Total  deposits  were  $12,059,081  and  $10,213,168  at 
December  31,  2020  and  2019,  respectively.  Noninterest-bearing  deposits  were  $3,685,048  and  $2,551,770  at  December  31, 
2020 and 2019, respectively, while interest-bearing deposits were $8,374,033 and $7,661,398 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, 
respectively.  The  growth  in  noninterest-bearing  deposits  across  the  Company’s  footprint  during  2020  was  driven  by  the 
Company’s PPP lending, other government stimulus and client sentiment to maintain liquidity. 

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 30.56% of total deposits at December 31, 2020, as 
compared to 24.99% of total deposits at December 31, 2019. 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 core 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 

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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,  2020  were  $1,398,330 
compared to $1,367,827 at December 31, 2019.

Deposits  that  are  in  excess  of  the  FDIC  insurance  limit  (or  similar  state  deposit  insurance  limits)  and  that  are  otherwise 
uninsured  were  $3,348,376  and  $2,444,774  at  December  31,  2020  and  2019,  respectively.  The  following  table  shows  the 
maturity of time deposits at December 31, 2020 that are in excess of the FDIC insurance limit (or similar state deposit insurance 
limits) and that are otherwise uninsured:

Three Months or Less

$ 

116,417 

Over Three through Six Months
Over Six through Twelve Months  
Over 12 Months

$ 

50,202 

132,184 

108,959 

407,762 

Borrowed Funds

Total borrowings include federal funds purchased, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, advances from the Federal 
Home  Loan  Bank  (“FHLB”),  subordinated  notes  and  junior  subordinated  debentures  and  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  federal  funds  purchased,  securities  sold  under  agreements  to  repurchase,  and  short-term  FHLB 
advances. During 2020, we used the proceeds of our deposit growth and other sources of liquidity to substantially reduce our 
short-term borrowings. The following table presents our short-term borrowings by type at December 31:

Security repurchase agreements

Federal funds purchased

Short-term borrowings from the FHLB

2020

Balance

2019

Balance

$ 

$ 

10,947  $ 

10,393 

— 

21,340  $ 

9,091 

— 

480,000 

489,091 

At  December  31,  2020,  long-term  debt  consists  of  long-term  FHLB  advances,  our  junior  subordinated  debentures  and  our 
subordinated notes.  The following table presents our long-term debt by type at December 31:

Long-term FHLB advances

Junior subordinated debentures

Subordinated notes

2020

2019

Balance

Balance

$ 

$ 

152,167  $ 
110,794 

212,009 

474,970  $ 

152,337 
110,215 

113,955 

376,507 

Long-term FHLB borrowings are used to match-fund against large, fixed rate commercial or real estate loans with long-term 
maturities, which helps mitigate interest rate exposure when rates rise. In the fourth quarter of 2019, however, 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. At December 31, 2020, there were 
$100  in  long-term  FHLB  advances  outstanding  scheduled  to  mature  within  twelve  months  or  less.    The  Company  had 
$3,784,520  of  availability  on  unused  lines  of  credit  with  the  FHLB  at  December  31,  2020  compared  to  $3,159,942  at 
December 31, 2019. The weighted-average interest rates on outstanding advances at December 31, 2020 and 2019 were 0.05% 
and 1.53%, respectively. 

On  September  3,  2020,  the  Company  completed  the  public  offering  and  sale  of  $100,000  of  its  4.50%  fixed-to-floating  rate 
subordinated notes due September 1, 2035. The subordinated notes were sold at par, resulting in net proceeds, after deducting 
underwriting discounts and offering expenses, of approximately $98,266. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from 
this offering for general corporate purposes, which may include providing capital to support the Company’s organic growth or 

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growth through strategic acquisitions, repaying indebtedness, financing investments, capital expenditures or for investments in 
Renasant Bank as regulatory capital. 

The Company owns other subordinated notes, the proceeds of which have been used for general corporate purposes similar to 
those described above. The subordinated notes qualify as Tier 2 capital under the current regulatory guidelines.

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. 

For more information about the terms and conditions of the Company’s junior subordinated debentures and subordinated notes, 
see  Note  12,  “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,  2020  was  $83,651  compared  to  net  income  of  $167,596  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2019. Basic earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $1.49 as compared to $2.89 for the 
year ended December 31, 2019. Diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $1.48 as compared to 
$2.88 for the year ended December 31, 2019. 

From  time  to  time,  the  Company  incurs  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 of 
such expenses or charges. The following table presents the impact of these expenses and charges on reported EPS for the dates 
presented.  The  “COVID-19  related  expenses”  line  item  in  the  table  below  primarily  consists  of  (a)  employee  overtime  and 
employee  benefit  accruals  directly  related  to  the  Company’s  response  to  both  the  COVID-19  pandemic  itself  and  federal 
legislation enacted to address the pandemic, such as the CARES Act, and (b) expenses associated with supplying branches with 
protective equipment, sanitation supplies (such as floor markings and cautionary signage for branches, face coverings and hand 
sanitizer)  and  more  frequent  and  rigorous  branch  cleaning.  The  mortgage  servicing  rights  (“MSR”)  valuation  adjustment  is 
discussed  below  under  the  “Noninterest  Income”  heading  and  the  restructuring  charges  and  swap  termination  charges  are 
discussed below under the “Noninterest Expense” heading in this Item.

Twelve Months Ended December 31,
2019
2020

Pre-tax

After-
tax

Impact to 
Diluted 
EPS

Pre-tax

After-
tax

Impact to 
Diluted 
EPS

$ 11,726  $  9,450  $ 
  10,343    8,336   

0.17  $  1,836  $  1,427  $ 
—   
0.14 

  —   

0.03 
— 

  7,365    5,936   

0.11 

  —   

  2,040    1,644   

0.03 

  —   

121   

—   

97   

—   

— 

— 

54   

279   

216   

—   

—   

41   

— 

— 

— 

— 

MSR valuation adjustment

COVID-19 related expenses

Restructuring charges

Swap termination charges

Debt prepayment penalty

Merger and conversion expenses

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 64.80% of total net revenue in 2020. 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  decreased  3.80%  to  $426,797  for  2020  compared  to  $443,657  in  2019.  On  a  tax  equivalent  basis,  net 
interest income decreased $16,304 to $433,682 in 2020 as compared to $449,986 in 2019. Net interest margin was 3.44% for 
2020 as compared to 4.08% for 2019.

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The following table sets forth the daily 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, 2020, 2019 and 2018:

2020

2019

2018

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

$  7,927,817  $ 333,296 

 4.20 % $  6,784,132  $ 337,672 

 4.98 % $ 6,019,177  $ 286,643 

  1,807,354 

  101,785 

 5.63 %   2,384,423 

  149,568 

 6.27 %   2,162,410 

  132,199 

     Paycheck Protection Program

858,385 

  23,605 

 2.75 %  

— 

— 

 — %  

— 

— 

Total Loans

Loans held for sale

Securities:

Taxable

(2)

Tax-exempt

Total securities

  10,593,556 

  458,686 

 4.33 %   9,168,555 

  487,240 

 5.31 %   8,181,587 

  418,842 

361,391 

  12,191 

 3.37 %  

358,735 

  18,171 

 5.07 %   270,270 

  12,892 

  1,021,999 

  24,102 

 2.36 %   1,051,124 

  29,786 

 2.83 %   844,692 

  23,713 

259,705 

8,848 

 3.41 %  

193,252 

7,821 

 4.05 %   217,190 

9,232 

  1,281,704 

  32,950 

 2.57 %   1,244,376 

  37,607 

 3.02 %   1,061,882 

  32,945 

Interest-bearing balances with banks

385,810 

1,190 

 0.31 %  

256,374 

5,891 

 2.30 %   148,677 

3,076 

Total interest-earning assets

  12,622,461 

  505,017 

 4.00 %   11,028,040 

  548,909 

 4.98 %   9,662,416 

  467,755 

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

201,815 

973,287 

705,886 

$ 14,503,449 

179,991 

976,065 

691,890 

$ 12,875,986 

  163,286 

  747,008 

  531,857 

$ 11,104,567 

$  5,277,374  $  23,995 

 0.45 % $  4,754,201  $  40,991 

 0.86 % $ 4,246,585  $  23,678 

764,146 

758 

 0.10 %  

647,271 

1,258 

 0.19 %   596,990 

868 

  1,952,213 

  29,263 

 1.50 %   2,320,775 

  39,746 

 1.71 %   2,040,675 

  25,214 

Total interest-bearing deposits

  7,993,733 

  54,016 

 0.68 %   7,722,247 

  81,995 

 1.06 %   6,884,250 

  49,760 

Borrowed funds

765,769 

  17,319 

 2.26 %  

405,975 

  16,928 

 4.17 %   388,077 

  15,569 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

  8,759,502 

  71,335 

 0.81 %   8,128,222 

  98,923 

 1.22 %   7,272,327 

  65,329 

Noninterest-bearing deposits

Other liabilities

Shareholders’ equity

  3,391,619 

237,738 

  2,114,590 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 14,503,449 

  2,463,436 

176,496 

  2,107,832 

$ 12,875,986 

  2,036,754 

94,152 

  1,701,334 

$ 11,104,567 

 4.76 %

 6.11 %

 — %

 5.12 %

 4.77 %

 2.81 %

 4.25 %

 3.10 %

 2.07 %

 4.84 %

 0.56 %

 0.15 %

 1.24 %

 0.72 %

 4.01 %

 0.90 %

Net interest income/ net interest margin

$ 433,682 

 3.44 %

$ 449,986 

 4.08 %

$ 402,426 

 4.16 %

(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  daily  average  balances  of  nonaccruing  assets  are  included  in  the  foregoing  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.

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, the decline in loan 
yields  as  a  result  of  the  Federal  Reserve’s  decision  to  cut  interest  rates  in  response  to  the  COVID-19  pandemic,  as  well  as 
changes  in  the  mix  of  earning  assets  during  the  year  due  to  increased  liquidity  on  the  balance  sheet,  were  the  largest 

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contributing factors to the decrease in net interest income. The Company has continued to focus on lowering the cost of funding 
through growing noninterest-bearing deposits and aggressively lowering interest rates on interest-bearing deposits.

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.

2020 Compared to 2019
Rate      

     Net  

Volume   

2019 Compared to 2018
Rate     

     Net 

Volume   

Interest income:
Loans:
     Not purchased
     Purchased
    Paycheck Protection Program
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

$  52,323  $  (56,699)  $ 
(14,186)   

(33,597)   
23,605 
134 

— 
(6,114)   

(4,376)  $  37,643  $  13,386  $  51,029 
17,369 
(47,783)   
— 
23,605 
5,279 
(5,980)   

13,855 
— 
4,068 

3,514 
— 
1,211 

(806)   
2,398 
2,026 
46,083 

(4,878)   
(1,371)   
(6,727)   
(89,975)   

(5,684)   
1,027 
(4,701)   
(43,892)   

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

225 
(427)   
373 
18,282 

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

4,108 
197 
(5,871)   
10,475 
8,909 

(21,104)   
(697)   
(4,612)   
(10,084)   
(36,497)   

(16,996)   
(500)   
(10,483)   
391 
(27,588)   

3,108 
78 
3,811 
733 
7,730 

$  37,174  $  (53,478)  $  (16,304)  $  55,142  $ 

17,313 
14,205 
390 
312 
14,532 
10,721 
1,359 
626 
25,864 
33,594 
(7,582)  $  47,560 

The  daily  average  balances  of  nonaccruing  assets  are  included  in  the  foregoing  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.

Interest income, on a tax equivalent basis, was $505,017 for 2020 compared to $548,909 for 2019, a decrease of $43,892. The 
following table presents the percentage of total average earning assets, by type and yield, for 2020 and 2019:

Loans held for investment excluding PPP loans
Paycheck Protection Program
Loans held for sale
Securities
Interest-bearing balances with banks
Total earning assets

Percentage of Total

Yield

2020

 77.13 %
 6.80 
 2.86 
 10.15 
 3.06 

2019

 83.15 %
 — 
 3.25 
 11.28 
 2.32 

 100.00 %  100.00 %

2020

2019

 4.47 %
 2.75 
 3.37 
 2.57 
 0.31 
 4.00 %

 5.31 %
 — 
 5.07 
 3.02 
 2.30 
 4.98 %

In 2020, interest income on loans held for investment, on a tax equivalent basis, decreased $28,554 to $458,686 from $487,240 
in  2019.  Interest  income  on  loans  held  for  investment  decreased  primarily  due  to  decreases  in  loan  yields  in  response  to  the 
Federal  Reserve’s  rate  cuts  and  the  funding  of  PPP  loans  during  the  year,  which  by  law  bear  a  fixed  interest  rate  of  1.0%, 
significantly  lower  than  the  yield  on  loans  originated  in  the  ordinary  course  of  business.  During  2020,  interest  income 
attributable  to  PPP  loans  included  in  loan  interest  income  was  $23,605,  which  consisted  of  $8,729  in  interest  income  and 
$14,876 in accretion of net origination fees. The PPP origination fees, net of agent fees paid and other origination costs, are 
being accreted into interest income over the life of the loan.  If a PPP loan is forgiven in whole or in part, as provided under the 
CARES Act, the Company will recognize the non-accreted portion of the net origination fee attributable to the forgiven portion 

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of such loan as of the date of the final forgiveness determination. PPP loans reduced margin and loan yield by 5 basis points and 
13 basis points, respectively, during 2020.

Interest income on loans held for sale, on a tax equivalent basis, decreased $5,980 to $12,191 in 2020 from $18,171 in 2019. 
This decrease is primarily due to the decline in interest rates in 2020, as well as the impact of the portfolio of non-mortgage 
consumer loans that was classified as held for sale until the third quarter of 2019 when the portfolio was reclassified to loans 
held for investment. The transfer of the higher earning assets out of loans held for sale coupled with the lower rates earned on 
mortgage loans held for sale during 2020 accounts for the decrease in interest income on loans held for sale from 2019. 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,

2020
470,877 

10,954,947 

$ 

$ 

2019
505,411 

9,527,290 

$ 

$ 

 4.30 %

 5.30 %

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,

2020

2019

$ 

$ 

1,011 

19,248 
20,259 

$ 

$ 

 0.18 %
 0.16 %

4,042 

27,227 
31,269 

 0.33 %
 0.28 %

(1)

Includes additional interest income recognized in connection with the acceleration of paydowns and payoffs from purchased loans of $8,077 and $14,635 
for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which increased loan yield by 7 basis points and 15 basis points, respectively, for 
2020 and 2019.

In 2020, investment income, on a tax equivalent basis, decreased $4,657 to $32,950 from $37,607 in 2019. The following table 
presents the taxable equivalent yield on securities for the periods presented:

Taxable equivalent interest income on securities

Average securities

Taxable equivalent yield on securities

Twelve months ended December 31,

2020

32,950 

1,281,704 

2019

37,607 

1,244,376 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

 2.57 %

 3.02 %

Although  the  average  balance  in  the  investment  portfolio  slightly  increased  in  2020  as  compared  to  2019,  the  tax  equivalent 
yield on securities was down, and as a result, investment income, on a tax equivalent basis, decreased in 2020.  The decrease in 
taxable equivalent yield on securities was a result of an increase in premium amortization caused by the increase in prepayment 
speeds experienced in the Company's mortgage backed securities portfolio given the current interest rate environment. 

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Interest  expense  was  $71,335  in  2020  compared  to  $98,923  in  2019.  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

2020
 27.91 %
 43.43 
 6.29 
 16.07 
 2.94 
 1.25 
 1.20 
 0.91 

2019
 23.26 %
 44.89 
 6.11 
 21.91 
 1.17 
 0.35 
 1.27 
 1.04 

 100.00 %  100.00 %

2020

2019

 — %

 0.45 
 0.10 
 1.50 
 1.07 
 0.61 
 5.28 
 4.40 
 0.59 %

 — %

 0.86 
 0.19 
 1.71 
 2.43 
 1.51 
 6.24 
 4.48 
 0.93 %

Interest expense on deposits was $54,016 and $81,995 for 2020 and 2019, respectively. The cost of total deposits was 0.47% 
and 0.81% for the years ending December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The cost of interest-bearing deposits was 0.68% and 
1.06% for the same periods. The decrease in both deposit expense and cost is attributable to the Company’s efforts to reduce 
deposit rates in order to mitigate the effect of the Federal Reserve’s rate cuts on the Company’s loan yields. During 2020, the 
Company continued its efforts to grow non-interest bearing deposits, with the growth in non-interest bearing deposits during the 
year being primarily driven by the Company’s PPP lending, other government stimulus and client sentiment. Low cost deposits 
continue  to  be  the  preferred  choice  of  funding;  however,  the  Company  may  rely  on  wholesale  borrowings  when  rates  are 
advantageous.

Interest expense on total borrowings was $17,319 and $16,928 for the years ending December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, 
while the cost of total borrowings was 2.26% and 4.17% for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The 
increase in interest expense as a result of higher average borrowings was offset by lower interest rates charged on our FHLB 
advances during 2020. As previously mentioned, the Company also issued $100,000 of its fixed-to-floating rate subordinated 
notes during the year.

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  12,  “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)

2020
1.62%

2019
1.19%

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  35.20%  and  25.41%  for  2020  and  2019, 
respectively. Noninterest income was $235,532 for the year ended December 31, 2020, an increase of $82,278, or 53.69%, as 
compared  to  $153,254  for  2019.  The  increase  during  the  year  was  driven  by  strong  mortgage  banking  production  due  to  the 
historically low mortgage interest rates.

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 $31,326 and $35,972 for the twelve 
months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Overdraft fees, the largest component of service charges on deposits, 
decreased  to  $18,597  for  the  twelve  months  ended  December  31,  2020  compared  to  $23,097  for  the  same  period  in  2019. 
Management believes the decrease in 2020 relative to 2019 can be attributed to excess customer liquidity driven by the various 
government  stimulus  programs  initiated  in  response  to  the  COVID-19  pandemic  as  well  as  an  overall  decrease  in  consumer 

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spending as shelter-in-place orders and similar government restrictions were imposed across the country due to the COVID-19 
pandemic.  

Fees  and  commissions  decreased  to  $13,043  in  2020  as  compared  to  $19,430  for  the  same  period  in  2019.  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 $8,979 for the twelve months 
ended December 31, 2020 compared to $15,352 for the same period in 2019. 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 $12,000 during 2020 and $6,000 over the last half of 2019.

Through Renasant Insurance, we offer a range of commercial and personal insurance products through major insurance carriers. 
Income earned on insurance products was $8,990 and $8,919 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, 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 $934 and $828 for 2020 
and 2019, 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,  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 $16,504 for 2020 compared to $14,433 for 2019. The market value of 
assets under management or administration was $4,196,072 and $3,888,253 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, 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 $4,479,421 in 2020 and $2,381,178 in 2019. The increase in mortgage loan originations is due 
to  the  current  interest  rate  environment.  Mortgage  banking  income,  was  negatively  impacted  during  2020  and  2019  by  a 
mortgage  servicing  rights  valuation  adjustment  of  $11,726  and  $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: 

Gain on sales of loans, net

Fees, net
Mortgage servicing income, net
MSR valuation adjustment

Mortgage banking income, net

2020

2019

$ 

150,406  $ 

45,854 

18,914 
(7,095)   
(11,726)   

11,385 
2,493 
(1,836) 

$ 

150,499  $ 

57,896 

Noninterest income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 includes the Company’s net gains on sale of securities of 
$46, as the Company sold securities with a carrying value $44,860 at the time of sale for net proceeds of $44,906.  Gains on 
sales of securities for the twelve months ended 2019 were $348, resulting from the sale of approximately $212,137 in securities. 
For more information on securities sold during the two year period ended December 31, 2020, see Note 2, “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 decreased to $5,627 in 2020 as 
compared to $6,109 for the same period in 2019. 

In  addition  to  the  contingency  income  described  above,  other  noninterest  income  includes  income  from  our  SBA  banking 
division,  and  other  miscellaneous  income  and  can  fluctuate  based  on  the  claims  experience  in  our  Insurance  agency,  SBA 

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production  and  recognition  of  other  nonseasonal  income  items.  Other  noninterest  income  was  $9,497  for  2020  compared  to 
$10,147 for 2019.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest Expense to Average Assets

2020
3.25%

2019
2.91%

Noninterest  expense  was  $471,988  and  $374,174  for  2020  and  2019,  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:

COVID-19 related expenses

Restructuring charges

Swap termination charges

Debt prepayment penalty

Merger and conversion expenses

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

2020

2019

$ 

10,343  $ 

7,365 

2,040 

121 

— 

— 

— 

— 

54 

279 

As  part  of  a  continued  focus  on  efficiency,  the  Company  initiated  a  system-wide  branch  evaluation  effort  and  offered  a 
voluntary early retirement window program. The Company incurred $7,365 in restructuring charges related to these initiatives, 
which are expected to allow for a more efficient use of the Company’s workforce and branch network moving forward. The 
Company also incurred a $2,040 charge to terminate two swaps, which will reduce interest expense over the remaining terms of 
the swaps, which were originally scheduled to mature in June 2022 and 2023.

Salaries and employee benefits is the largest component of noninterest expense and represented 64.07% and 67.02% of total 
noninterest  expense  at  December  31,  2020  and  2019,  respectively.  During  2020,  salaries  and  employee  benefits  increased 
$51,604, or 20.58%, to $302,388 as compared to $250,784 for 2019. The increase in salaries and employee benefits is primarily 
due  to  the  strategic  production  hires  the  Company  made  throughout  its  footprint  during  2019,  as  well  as  increased  mortgage 
commissions and incentives related to the increased mortgage production during 2020.  Salaries and employee benefits for 2020 
also includes approximately $8,237 in expense related to employee overtime and employee benefit accruals directly related to 
the Company’s response to both the COVID-19 pandemic itself and federal legislation enacted to address the pandemic, such as 
the CARES Act.

Compensation expense recorded in connection with awards of restricted stock, which is included within salaries and employee 
benefits, was $9,910 and $9,456 for 2020 and 2019, respectively. A portion of the restricted stock awards in both years was 
subject to the satisfaction of performance-based conditions. 

Data processing costs increased $1,006 to $20,685 in 2020 from $19,679 in 2019. The Company continues to examine new and 
existing  contracts  to  negotiate  favorable  terms  to  offset  the  increased  variable  cost  components  of  our  data  processing  costs, 
such as new accounts and increased transaction volume.

Net occupancy and equipment expense in 2020 was $54,080, an increase of $4,527, compared to $49,553 for 2019. Aside from 
the increase attributable to the additional locations added during 2019, 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 2020 were $2,754, compared to $2,013 in 2019. Expenses on other real estate 
owned for 2020 include write downs of $2,160 of the carrying value to fair value on certain pieces of property held in other real 
estate owned compared to write downs of $1,265 in 2019.   Other real estate owned with a cost basis of $8,415 was sold during 
2020, resulting in a net gain of $23, compared to other real estate owned with a cost basis of $6,498 sold during 2019 for a net 
loss of $94. 

Professional fees include fees for legal and accounting services, such as routine litigation matters, external audit services as well 
as  assistance  in  complying  with  newly-enacted  and  existing  banking  and  governmental  regulation.  Professional  fees  were 
$11,293 for 2020 as compared to $10,166 for 2019. 

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Advertising  and  public  relations  expense  was  $10,322  for  2020,  a  decrease  of  $1,285  compared  to  $11,607  for  2019.  The 
decrease is primarily attributable to a reduction in sponsorship spending, as the COVID-19 pandemic has limited sporting and 
other public events. 

Amortization of intangible assets totaled $7,121 for 2020 compared to $8,105 for 2019. 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 2 months to approximately 9 years. 

Communication expenses are those expenses incurred for communication to clients and between employees. Communication 
expenses were $8,866 for 2020 as compared to $8,858 for 2019. 

Other noninterest expense includes the provision for unfunded commitments, business development and travel expenses, other 
discretionary expenses, loan fees expense and other miscellaneous fees and operating expenses. Other noninterest expense was 
$44,953 for 2020 as compared to $13,076 for 2019. The provision for unfunded commitments was $9,200 for 2020.  No such 
provision was included in other noninterest expense for 2019.  Also included in noninterest expense for 2020 were $2,106 in 
expenses incurred to supply our branches with protective equipment, sanitation supplies (such as floor markings and cautionary 
signage  for  branches,  face  coverings  and  hand  sanitizer)  and  more  frequent  and  rigorous  branch  cleaning  in  response  to  the 
COVID-19 pandemic.

Efficiency Ratio

Efficiency ratio (GAAP)
Adjusted efficiency ratio (Non-GAAP) (1)

Efficiency Ratio

2020
70.53%
64.00%

2019
62.03%
60.48%

(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 a measure of productivity in the banking industry. (This ratio is a measure of our ability to turn expenses 
into revenue. That is, the ratio is designed to reflect the percentage of one dollar which must be expended to generate a 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 its core operating activities, such as amortization of intangibles, or (2) the Company 
incurred  in  connection  with  certain  transactions  where  management  is  unable  to  accurately  predict  the  timing  of  when  these 
expenses will be incurred or, when incurred, the amount of such expenses, such as expenses incurred in connection with our 
response  to  the  COVID-19  pandemic,  our  MSR  valuation  adjustment,  restructuring  and  swap  termination  charges  and  the 
provision for unfunded commitments. We remain committed to aggressively managing our costs within the framework of our 
business  model.  Our  goal  is  to  improve  the  efficiency  ratio  over  time  from  currently  reported  levels  as  a  result  of  revenue 
growth while at the same time controlling noninterest expenses.

Income Taxes

Income  tax  expense  for  2020  and  2019  was  $19,840  and  $48,091,  respectively.  The  effective  tax  rates  for  those  years  were 
19.40% and 22.30%, respectively. For additional information regarding the Company’s income taxes, please refer to in Note 
15,  “Income  Taxes,”  in  the  Notes  to  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  in  Item  8,  Financial  Statements  and  Supplementary 
Data, in this report.

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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 Credit Losses on Loans and Unfunded Commitments

COVID-19 Update. At December 31, 2020, the Company’s credit quality metrics remained strong. The Company is continuing 
to  monitor  all  asset  categories  given  that  any  category  or  borrower  could  be  negatively  impacted  by  the  pandemic,  with 
enhanced  monitoring  of  loans  remaining  on  deferral  as  well  as  a  focus  on  those  industries  more  highly  impacted  by  the 
pandemic,  primarily  the  hospitality  and  healthcare  industries.  In  addition,  in  response  to  the  current  economic  environment 
caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company implemented a loan deferral program in the first quarter of 2020 to provide 
temporary  payment  relief  to  the  Company’s  borrowers  –  both  consumer  and  commercial  clients.  Under  these  programs,  a 
qualified borrower can defer principal and interest payments for up to 90 days. Principal and interest payments can be deferred 
for up to 180 days on residential mortgage loans. To qualify, the borrower must have been current on loan payments, taxes and 
insurance  at  the  time  of  the  borrower’s  application  for  payment  deferral.  A  second  deferral  is  available  to  borrowers  that 
remained current on taxes and insurance through the first deferral period and also satisfy underwriting standards established by 
the  Company  that  analyze  the  ability  of  the  customer  to  service  its  loan  in  accordance  with  its  existing  terms  in  light  of  the 
impact  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic  on  the  customer,  its  industry  and  the  markets  in  which  it  operates.  The  Company’s  loan 
deferral  program  complies  with  the  guidance  set  forth  in  the  CARES  Act  and  related  guidance  from  the  FDIC  and  other 
banking  regulators.  At  December  31,  2020,  the  Company  had  906  loans  (not  in  thousands)  on  deferral  with  an  aggregate 
balance of approximately $145,000, or 1.5% of our loan portfolio (excluding PPP loans) by dollar value.  In accordance with 
the applicable guidance, none of these loans were considered “restructured loans” and thus are not included in the discussion of 
our restructured loans below.

The Company’s credit quality in future quarters may be impacted by both external and internal factors related to the pandemic 
in addition to those factors that traditionally affect credit quality. External factors outside the Company’s control include items 
such as the pace at which the COVID-19 vaccine is administered to residents in the Company’s markets and the United States 
generally, federal, state and local government measures, the re-imposition of “shelter-in-place” orders, and the economic impact 
of government programs, including additional fiscal stimulus and the re-opening of the Paycheck Protection Program. Internal 
factors that will potentially impact credit quality include items such as the Company’s loan deferral programs, involvement in 
government  offered  programs  and  the  related  financial  impact  of  these  programs.  The  impact  of  each  of  these  items  are 
unknown at this time and could materially and adversely impact future credit quality.

Management of Credit Risk. Inherent in any lending activity is credit risk, that is, the risk of loss should a borrower default. 
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  Credit  Review  Committee.  Oversight  of  the  Company’s  lending  operations  (including 
adherence  to  our  policies  and  procedures  governing  the  loan  approval  and  monitoring  process),  credit  quality  and  loss 
mitigation  are  major  concerns  of  credit  administration  and  these  committees.  The  Company’s  central  appraisal  review 
department  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  three  additional  State  Certified  General  Real  Estate  Appraisers  and  four  real  estate  evaluators.  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  commercial  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 are reviewed for approval by senior credit officers.

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 rated loans having the least credit risk. For more information about the Company’s 

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loan  grades,  see  the  information  under  the  heading  “Credit  Quality”  in  Note  3,  “Non  Purchased  Loans,”  in  the  Notes  to 
Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, in this report.

Management’s problem asset resolution committee and the Board of Directors’ Credit Review 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.  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’ Credit Review Committee for charge-off approval. These charge-offs reduce the allowance for 
credit losses on loans. Charge-offs reflect the realization of losses in the portfolio that were recognized previously through the 
provision for credit losses on loans.

The  Company’s  practice  is  to  charge  off  estimated  losses  as  soon  as  such  loss  is  identified  and  reasonably  quantified.  Net 
charge-offs for 2020 were $3,852, or 0.04% as a percentage of average loans, compared to net charge-offs of $3,914, or 0.04% 
as a percentage of average loans, for 2019. The charge-offs in 2020 were fully reserved for in the Company’s allowance for 
credit losses.

Allowance  for  Credit  Losses  on  Loans;  Provision  for  Credit  Losses  on  Loans.  On  January  1,  2020,  the  Company  began 
calculating the allowance for credit losses under CECL. As of the date of adoption, the Company increased the allowance for 
credit  losses  on  loans  by  $42,484  and  the  reserve  for  unfunded  commitments  by  $10,389.  The  allowance  for  credit  losses  is 
available  to  absorb  credit  losses  inherent  in  the  loans  held  for  investment  portfolio.  Loan  losses  are  charged  against  the 
allowance  for  credit  losses  when  management  believes  the  uncollectability  of  a  loan  balance  is  confirmed.  Subsequent 
recoveries,  if  any,  are  credited  to  the  allowance.  Management  evaluates  the  adequacy  of  the  allowance  on  a  quarterly  basis. 
Please refer to the information in the “Critical Accounting Policies” section above under the headings “Allowance for Credit 
Losses” and “Business Combinations, Accounting for Purchased Loans” for an in-depth discussion of our accounting policies 
and our methodology for determining the appropriate level of the allowance for credit losses.

In  addition  to  its  quarterly  analysis  of  the  allowance  for  credit  losses,  on  a  regular  basis,  management  and  the  Board  of 
Directors review loan ratios. These ratios include the allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total loans, net charge-offs 
as  a  percentage  of  average  loans,  the  provision  for  credit  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.

The  allowance  for  credit  losses  on  loans  was  $176,144  and  $52,162  at  December  31,  2020  and  2019,  respectively.  The 
following table presents the allocation of the allowance for credit losses on loans and the percentage of each loan category to 
total loans at December 31 for each of the years presented.

2020

2019

Balance

% of 
Total

Balance

% of 
Total

Commercial, financial, agricultural

$ 

39,031 

 23.20 % $ 

10,658 

 14.12 %

Lease financing

Real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Total

1,624 

 0.69 %

910

 0.84 %

16,047 

 7.85 %  

5,029 

 8.53 %

32,165 

 24.68 %  

9,814 

 29.59 %

76,127 

 41.66 %  

24,990 

 43.80 %

11,150 
 1.92 %  
176,144   100.00 % $ 

761 

 3.12 %
52,162   100.00 %

$ 

The  provision  for  credit  losses  on  loans  charged  to  operating  expense  is  an  amount  that,  in  the  judgment  of  management,  is 
necessary to maintain the allowance for credit losses on loans at a level that is believed to be adequate to meet the inherent risks 
of losses in our loan portfolio. The provision for credit losses on loans was $85,350 and $7,050 for 2020 and 2019, respectively. 
The  provision  recorded  during  2020  was  primarily  driven  by  the  current  and  future  economic  uncertainty  caused  by  the 
COVID-19  pandemic,  including  the  current  projections  of  an  improving  but  continued  elevated  national  unemployment  rate 

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into 2021 and 2022 and nominal GDP growth relative to pre-pandemic levels. The Company also factored into its estimate the 
potential  benefit  and  risk  of  the  government  programs  implemented  through  the  CARES  Act  and  the  internal  loan  deferral 
program offered to qualified customers. The Company utilized a two year reasonable and supportable forecast range during the 
current  period.  The  Company  continues  its  heightened  monitoring  efforts  with  respect  to  loans  in  certain  industries  the 
Company  currently  believes  pose  a  greater  risk  in  the  current  environment  (i.e.,  hospitality  and  healthcare).  In  addition,  the 
Company will continue to monitor the performance of all portfolios, the severity and duration of the pandemic and potential 
subsequent recovery of the economic environment.

Although the Company made an accounting policy election to exclude accrued interest from the amortized cost of loans and 
therefore the allowance calculation, the Company recorded $1,500 in provision for credit losses to establish an allowance for 
the interest deferred as part of the loan deferral program. 

Provision for Credit Losses on Loans to Average Loans

2020
0.81%

2019
0.08%

The table below reflects the activity in the allowance for credit losses on loans for the years ended December 31:

Balance at beginning of year
Impact of adoption of ASC 326
Provision for credit losses on loans
Charge-offs

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

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

Total recoveries
Net charge-offs
Balance at end of year

2020
$ 52,162 
  42,484 
  85,350 

3,577 
168 
716 
1,167 
2,642 
7,835 
  16,105 

1,263 
11 
31 
838 
2,478 
7,632 
  12,253 
3,852 
$ 176,144 

2019
$ 49,026 
— 
7,050 

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 

Net charge-offs to average loans 
Net charge-offs to allowance for credit losses on loans
Allowance for credit losses on loans to:

Total loans
Total loans excluding PPP loans(1)
Nonperforming loans
Nonaccrual loans

 0.04 %
 2.19 %

 0.04 %
 7.50 %

 1.61 %
 1.80 %

 0.54 %
 0.54 %
 317.55 %  143.61 %
 342.56 %  182.72 %

(1) Allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans excluding PPP loans 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.

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The table below reflects net charge-offs to daily average loans outstanding, by loan category, during the period for the years 
ended December 31:

2020

2019

Net Charge-
offs

Average 
Loans

Net Charge-
offs to Average 
Loans

Net Charge-
offs

Average 
Loans

Net Charge-
offs to Average 
Loans

Commercial, financial, 
agricultural
Lease financing

Real estate – 
construction
Real estate – 1-4 family 
mortgage
Real estate – commercial 
mortgage
Installment loans to 
individuals
Total

$ 

2,314  $  2,242,764 

 0.10 % $ 

1,253  $  1,313,228 

157 

685 

83,571 

 0.19 %  

271 

63,078 

816,311 

 0.08 %  

(21) 

774,053 

329 

2,785,018 

 0.01 %  

890 

2,782,614 

164 

4,388,743 

 — %  

801 

4,038,568 

203 

277,149 
3,852  $  10,593,556 

$ 

 0.07 %  
 0.04 % $ 

720 

197,014 
3,914  $  9,168,555 

 0.10 %

 0.43 %

 — %

 0.03 %

 0.02 %

 0.37 %
 0.04 %

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: 

$ 

Real estate – construction:

Residential
Commercial

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 net charge-offs of loans secured by real estate

$ 

2020

2019

685  $ 
— 
685 

883 
(87)   
27 
(494)   
329 

1,257 
(1,115)   
22 
164 
1,178  $ 

(21) 
— 
(21) 

917 
121 
79 
(227) 
890 

474 
372 
(45) 
801 
1,670 

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Allowance  for  Credit  Losses  on  Unfunded  Commitments;  Provision  for  Credit  Losses  on  Unfunded  Commitments.  The 
Company  maintains  a  separate  allowance  for  credit  losses  on  unfunded  loan  commitments,  which  is  included  in  the  “Other 
liabilities”  line  item  on  the  Consolidated  Balance  Sheets.  Just  as  with  the  allowance  for  credit  losses,  the  Company  began 
calculating the reserve for unfunded commitments under CECL on January 1, 2020, with the impact of CECL adoption on the 
reserve described in the table below. Management estimates the amount of expected losses on unfunded loan commitments by 
calculating  a  likelihood  of  funding  over  the  contractual  period  for  exposures  that  are  not  unconditionally  cancellable  by  the 
Company and applying the loss factors used in the allowance for credit loss on loans methodology described above to unfunded 
commitments  for  each  loan  type.  No  credit  loss  estimate  is  reported  for  off-balance-sheet  credit  exposures  that  are 
unconditionally  cancellable  by  the  Company.  A  roll-forward  of  the  allowance  for  credit  losses  on  unfunded  commitments  is 
shown in the tables below.

December 31, 2020
Allowance for credit losses on unfunded loan commitments:

Beginning balance

Impact of the adoption of ASC 326

Provision for credit losses on unfunded loan commitments (included in other noninterest expense)
Ending balance

$ 

946 

10,389 

9,200 

$ 

20,535 

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 credit 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, 2020
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
Nonaccruing loans to total loans
Nonperforming assets to total assets

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
Nonaccruing loans to total loans
Nonperforming assets to total assets

Non Purchased

Purchased

 Total

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

20,369  $ 
3,783 
24,152 
2,045 
26,197  $ 

31,051  $ 
267 
31,318 
3,927 
35,245  $ 

51,420 
4,050 
55,470 
5,972 
61,442 

 0.51 %
 0.47 %
 0.41 %

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

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

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

 0.37 %
 0.29 %
 0.33 %

The level of nonperforming loans increased $19,148 from December 31, 2019, while OREO decreased $2,038 during the same 
period. The implementation of CECL, which requires purchased credit deteriorated loans to be classified as nonaccrual based 
on performance, contributed $3,338 to the increase in nonaccruing loans.

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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

2020

2019

$  16,668  $ 

48 

497 
497 

16,317 
2,273 
1,526 
345 
20,461 

8,458 
226 

— 
— 

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

6,364 
10,204 
572 
17,140 
656 

4,526 
2,459 
1,109 
8,094 
621 
$  55,470  $  36,322 

Although nonperforming loans have increased during the current year, coverage ratios have increased as a result of the increase 
in the allowance for credit losses discussed above. 

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  credit  losses  on  loans  at  December  31,  2020. 
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 $26,286 at December 31, 2020 as compared to $37,668 at December 31, 2019. 

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  $20,448  at  December  31,  2020  compared  to  $11,954  at  December  31,  2019.    At 
December  31,  2020,  loans  restructured  through  interest  rate  concessions  represented  37%  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

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

2020

2019

$ 

2,326  $ 

523 

9,460 
332 
432 
10,224 

6,838 
797 
183 
7,818 
80 
20,448  $ 

6,987 
213 
596 
7,796 

3,096 
503 
36 
3,635 
— 
11,954 

$ 

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
Principal paydowns

Measurement period adjustment on recently acquired loans

Balance as of December 31

2020

2019

11,954  $ 
14,533 
428 

(3,321)   
(2,387)   
(3)   

(756)   
— 
20,448  $ 

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

2020
$ 51,420 
4,050 
  55,470 
  20,448 
$ 75,918 

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

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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

2020

2019

179  $ 

2,665 
1,013 
2,115 
5,972  $ 

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

2020

2019

8,010  $ 
8,588 
(2,160)   
(8,415)   
(51)   
5,972  $ 

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

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

We  realized  net  gains  of  $23  and  net  losses  of  $94  on  dispositions  of  other  real  estate  owned  during  2020  and  2019, 
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, 2021, in each case as compared to the result 
under rates present in the market on December 31, 2020.  The changes in interest rates assume an instantaneous and parallel 
shift in the yield curve and do not take into account changes in the slope of the yield curve. 

Immediate Change in Rates of:
+200
+100

Percentage Change In:

Economic Value Equity 
(EVE)
Static
18.54%
10.14%

Earning at Risk (EAR)
(Net Interest Income)

1-12 Months
13.66%
6.85%

13-24 Months
20.69%
10.60%

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, 2020 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  and  200  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  14,  “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  greater  than  $250,000,  are  the  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. Management continually monitors the Bank’s liquidity and non-core dependency ratios to ensure 
compliance with targets established by the Asset/Liability Management Committee.

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  23.82%  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, 2020, securities with a carrying value of $614,610 were pledged to secure government, public, trust, and other 
deposits and as collateral for short-term borrowings and derivative instruments as compared to $444,603 at December 31, 2019.

Other sources available for meeting liquidity needs include federal funds purchased, security repurchase agreements and short-
term  and  long-term  advances  from  the  FHLB.  Interest  is  charged  at  the  prevailing  market  rate  on  these  borrowings.  Federal 
funds  are  short  term  borrowings,  generally  overnight  borrowings,  between  financial  institutions,  while  security  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. There were $10,393 in federal funds 
purchased  outstanding  at  December  31,  2020,  while  none  were  outstanding  at  December  31,  2019.  Security  repurchase 
agreements were $10,947 at December 31, 2020, as compared to $9,091 at December 31, 2019. The Company had no short-
term borrowings from the FHLB (i.e., advances with original maturities less than one year) at December 31, 2020, as compared 
to $480,000 at December 31, 2019. Long-term FHLB borrowings are used to match-fund fixed rate loans in order to minimize 
interest rate risk and also are used to meet day-to-day liquidity needs, particularly when the cost of such borrowings compares 
favorably  to  the  rates  that  we  would  be  required  to  pay  to  attract  deposits.  At  December  31,  2020,  the  balance  of  our 

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outstanding  long-term  advances  with  the  FHLB  was  $152,167  as  compared  to  $152,337  at  December  31,  2019.  The  total 
amount of the remaining credit available to us from the FHLB at December 31, 2020 was $3,784,520.  We also maintain lines 
of credit with other commercial banks totaling $180,000. 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, 2020 or 
2019.

In 2016 and 2020, we accessed the capital markets to generate liquidity in the form of subordinated notes. Additionally, as part 
of  previous  acquisitions  in  2017,  the  Company  assumed  other  subordinated  notes.  For  more  information  about  our  2020 
offering of subordinated notes and the details of our other subordinated notes, see Note 12, “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 in the context of 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

Percentage of Total
2019
2020

Cost of Funds

2020

2019

 27.91 %

 23.26 %

 — %

 — %

 43.43 

 6.29 

 16.07 

 2.94 

 1.25 

 1.20 

 0.91 

 44.89 

 6.11 

 21.91 

 1.17 

 0.35 

 1.27 

 1.04 

 0.45 

 0.10 

 1.50 

 1.07 

 0.61 

 5.28 

 4.40 

 0.86 

 0.19 

 1.71 

 2.43 

 1.51 

 6.24 

 4.48 

Total deposits and borrowed funds

 100.00 %  100.00 %

 0.59 %

 0.93 %

Cash and cash equivalents were $633,203 at December 31, 2020, compared to $414,930 at December 31, 2019. Cash used in 
investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $1,265,548 compared to $505,910 in 2019. Proceeds from the 
sale,  maturity  or  call  of  securities  within  our  investment  portfolio  were  $482,887  for  2020  compared  to  $474,772  for  2019. 
These  proceeds  from  the  investment  portfolio  were  primarily  reinvested  back  into  the  securities  portfolio.  Purchases  of 
investment securities were $515,657 for 2020 compared to $492,018 for 2019. 

Cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $1,401,579 compared to $188,106 for the year 
ended  December  31,  2019.  Overall  deposits  increased  $1,846,059  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020  compared  to  an 
increase of $85,925 for the same period in 2019. 

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.

In addition to the FDIC and DBCF restrictions on dividends payable by the Bank to the Company, in July 2020 the Federal 
Reserve  provided  guidance  regarding  the  criteria  that  it  will  use  to  evaluate  the  request  by  a  bank  holding  company  to  pay 
dividends in an aggregate amount that will exceed the company’s earnings for the period in which the dividends will be paid.  
For purposes of this analysis, “dividend” includes not only dividends on preferred and common equity but also dividends on 
debt underlying trust preferred securities and other Tier 1 capital instruments.  The Federal Reserve’s criteria evaluates whether 
the holding company (1) has net income over the past four quarters sufficient to fully fund the proposed dividend (taking into 
account prior dividends paid during this period), (2) is considering stock repurchases or redemptions in the quarter, (3) does not 

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have a concentration in commercial real estate and (4) is in good supervisory condition, based on its overall condition and its 
asset  quality  risk.    A  holding  company  not  meeting  these  criteria  will  require  more  in-depth  consultations  with  the  Federal 
Reserve.  The Company’s dividends for the fourth quarter of 2020 did not exceed the Company’s earnings for such quarter.

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, 2020, the maximum amount available for transfer from the Bank to the Company in the 
form  of  loans  was  $150,478.  The  Company  maintains  a  line  of  credit  collateralized  by  cash  with  the  Bank  totaling  $3,070. 
There were no amounts outstanding under this line of credit at December 31, 2020. These restrictions did not have any impact 
on  the  Company’s  ability  to  meet  its  cash  obligations  in  2020,  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. While 
the borrower has the ability to draw upon these commitments at any time (assuming the borrower’s compliance with the terms 
of  the  loan  commitment),  these  commitments  often  expire  without  being  drawn  upon.  The  Company’s  unfunded  loan 
commitments and standby letters of credit outstanding at December 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

Loan commitments

Standby letters of credit

2020

2019

$ 

2,749,988  $ 

2,324,262 

90,597 

94,824 

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, 2020, the Company had notional amounts of $222,933 on interest rate contracts with corporate customers and 
$222,933  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 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  or  one-month  LIBOR  plus  a  predetermined  spread.  The 
Company entered into an interest rate swap contract on its subordinated notes that is accounted for as a fair value hedge. Under 
this contract, the Company pays a variable rate of interest based on the three-month LIBOR plus a predetermined spread and 
receives a fixed rate of interest.

For more information about the Company’s off-balance sheet transactions, see Note 14, “Derivative Instruments” and Note 20, 
“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,  2020,  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:

25

10

10

11

12

12
12

$ 

8,607  $ 

15,516  $ 

12,646  $ 

54,106  $ 

90,875 

 10,363,193 

— 

— 

— 

  10,363,193 

  1,228,457 

415,997 

45,008 

6,426 

  1,695,888 

21,340 

100 

— 
— 

— 

451 

— 
— 

— 

— 

— 
— 

— 

151,616 

110,794 
212,009 

21,340 

152,167 

110,794 
212,009 

$ 11,621,697  $  431,964  $ 

57,654  $  534,951  $ 12,646,266 

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 $2,132,733 and $2,125,689 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Book 
value per share was $37.95 and $37.39 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The growth in shareholders’ equity year 
over year is attributable to increases in accumulated other comprehensive income, offset by the day one impact of our adoption 
of CECL, an increased provision for credit losses during the year offsetting a portion of our earnings in 2020 while maintaining 
dividends and the repurchasing of common stock through the stock repurchase program during the first quarter of 2020.

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. 

In  October  2020,  the  Company’s  Board  of  Directors  approved  a  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. 
The program will remain in effect until the earlier of October 2021 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 $110,794 at December 31, 2020, of which $107,203 
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 $212,009 at December 31, 2020, of which $212,106 are included 
in the Company’s Tier 2 capital. As previously discussed in the “Financial Condition” section above, in September 2020, the 
Company issued $100,000 of its 4.50% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due September 1, 2035. 

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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, 2020

Renasant Corporation:

Tier 1 leverage ratio

$ 1,306,597 

 9.37 % $  697,579 

 5.00 % $  558,063 

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio

  1,199,394 

 10.93 %   713,086 

 6.50 %   767,939 

  1,306,597 

 11.91 %   877,644 

 8.00 %   932,497 

  1,653,694 

 15.07 %   1,097,055 

 10.00 %   1,151,908 

 10.50 %

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio

  1,369,994 

 12.49 %   712,709 

 6.50 %   767,533 

$ 1,369,994 

 9.83 % $  696,738 

 5.00 % $  557,391 

  1,369,994 

 12.49 %   877,181 

 8.00 %   932,004 

  1,504,985 

 13.73 %   1,096,476 

 10.00 %   151,299 

 10.50 %

Tier 1 leverage ratio
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio

$ 1,262,588 
  1,156,828 

 10.37 % $  608,668 
 11.12 %   676,106 

 5.00 % $  486,934 
 6.50 %   728,114 

  1,262,588 

 12.14 %   832,131 

 8.00 %   884,139 

  1,432,949 

 13.78 %   1,040,163 

 10.00 %   1,092,171 

 10.50 %

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio

  1,331,809 

 12.81 %   675,581 

 6.50 %   727,548 

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

Total risk-based capital ratio

  1,331,809 

 12.81 %   831,484 

 8.00 %   883,452 

  1,388,553 

 13.36 %   1,039,355 

 10.00 %   1,091,323 

 10.50 %

$ 1,331,809 

 10.95 % $  607,907 

 5.00 % $  486,326 

As previously disclosed, the Company adopted CECL as of January 1, 2020. The Company has elected to take advantage of 
transitional relief offered by the Federal Reserve and FDIC to delay for two years the estimated impact of CECL on regulatory 
capital, followed by a three-year transitional period to phase out the capital benefit provided by the two-year delay. 

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 

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Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

Total risk-based capital ratio

Renasant Bank:

Tier 1 leverage ratio

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

Total risk-based capital ratio

December 31, 2019
Renasant Corporation:

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

Total risk-based capital ratio

Renasant Bank:

Tier 1 leverage ratio

 4.00 %

 7.00 %

 8.50 %

 4.00 %

 7.00 %

 8.50 %

 4.00 %
 7.00 %

 8.50 %

 4.00 %

 7.00 %

 8.50 %

 
 
 
of Renasant Corporation” section 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, the allowance for credit losses on loans 
to  total  loans,  excluding  PPP  loans  (the  “adjusted  allowance  ratio”)  and  an  adjusted  efficiency  ratio.  Other  than  the  adjusted 
allowance  ratio  (which  only  excludes  PPP  loans),  these  non-GAAP  financial  measures  adjust  GAAP  financial  measures  to 
exclude intangible assets and certain charges (such as, when applicable, COVID-19 related expenses, merger and conversion 
expenses,  debt  prepayment  penalties,  restructuring  charges,  swap  termination  charges  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.  With  respect  to  COVID-19  related  expenses  in  particular,  management  added  these  expenses  as  a  charge  to  exclude 
when calculating non-GAAP financial measures because the expenses included within this line item are readily quantifiable and 
possess the same characteristics with respect to management’s inability to accurately predict the timing or amount thereof as the 
other charges excluded when calculating non-GAAP financial measures. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures 
(other than the adjusted allowance ratio) when evaluating capital utilization and adequacy, while it uses the adjusted allowance 
ratio  to  determine  the  adequacy  of  our  allowance  with  respect  to  loans  not  fully  guaranteed  by  the  SBA.  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, restructuring charges and COVID-19 related 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)

2020

2019

2018

$  83,651 

$  167,596 

$  146,920 

7,121 

(1,382) 

8,105 

(1,807) 

7,179 

(1,588) 

Tangible net income (non-GAAP)

$  89,390 

$  173,894 

$  152,511 

Average shareholders' equity (GAAP)

$ 2,114,590 

$ 2,107,832 

$ 1,701,334 

   Intangibles
Average tangible shareholders' equity (non-
GAAP)

  973,287 

  976,065 

  747,008 

$ 1,141,303 

$ 1,131,767 

$  954,326 

Average total assets (GAAP)
   Intangibles

$ 14,503,449 
  973,287 

$ 12,875,986 
  976,065 

$ 11,104,567 
  747,008 

Average tangible assets (non-GAAP)

$ 13,530,162 

$ 11,899,921 

$ 10,357,559 

Return on (average) shareholders' equity 
(GAAP)

   Effect of adjustment for intangible assets
Return on average tangible shareholders' equity 
(non-GAAP)

 3.96 %

 3.87 %

 7.95 %

 7.41 %

 8.64 %

 7.34 %

 7.83 %

 15.36 %

 15.98 %

Return on (average) assets (GAAP)

   Effect of adjustment for intangible assets

Return on average tangible assets (non-GAAP)

 0.58 %

 0.08 %

 0.66 %

 1.30 %

 0.16 %

 1.46 %

 1.32 %

 0.15 %

 1.47 %

(1) Tax effect is calculated based on the respective periods’ effective tax rate.

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

2020

2019

2018

Actual shareholders' equity (GAAP)

$ 

2,132,733 

$ 

2,125,689 

$ 

2,043,913 

   Intangibles
Actual tangible shareholders' equity (non-
GAAP)

969,823 

976,943 

977,793 

$ 

1,162,910 

$ 

1,148,746 

$ 

1,066,120 

Actual total assets (GAAP)

$  14,929,612 

$  13,400,618 

$  12,934,878 

   Intangibles

969,823 

976,943 

977,793 

Actual tangible assets (non-GAAP)

$  13,959,789 

$  12,423,675 

$  11,957,085 

Tangible Common Equity Ratio

Shareholders' equity to actual assets (GAAP)

   Effect of adjustment for intangible assets
Tangible shareholders' equity to tangible assets 
(non-GAAP)

 14.29 %

 5.96 %

 15.86 %

 6.61 %

 15.80 %

 6.88 %

 8.33 %

 9.25 %

 8.92 %

Adjusted Efficiency Ratio

Interest income (fully tax equivalent basis)

Interest expense

2020

2019

$  505,017 

$  548,909 

71,335 

98,923 

Net interest income (fully tax equivalent basis)

$  433,682 

$  449,986 

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
Debt prepayment penalty

Restructuring charges

Swap termination charges

COVID-19 related expenses

Provision for unfunded commitments

Adjusted noninterest expense

$  235,532 

$  153,254 

46 

(11,726) 

348 

(1,836) 

$  247,212 

$  154,742 

$  471,988 
7,121 

$  374,174 
8,105 

— 
121 

7,365 

2,040 

10,343 

9,200 

279 
54 

— 

— 

— 

— 

$  435,798 

$  365,736 

Efficiency Ratio (GAAP)

Adjusted Efficiency Ratio (non-GAAP)

 70.53 %

 64.00 %

 62.03 %

 60.48 %

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Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans to Total Loans, excluding PPP Loans

Total loans (GAAP)

Less PPP loans

Adjusted total loans (non-GAAP)

2020

$  10,933,647 

1,128,703 

$ 

9,804,944 

Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans

$ 

176,144 

ACL/Total loans (GAAP)

ACL/Total loans excluding PPP loans (non-GAAP)

 1.61 %

 1.80 %

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.

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.

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.

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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, 2020, 2019 and 2018 

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, 2020, 
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, 2020, 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, 2021

James C. Mabry IV
Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial 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, 
2020  and  2019,  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,  2020,  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, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its 
operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2020, 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, 2020, 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,  2021,  expressed  an  unqualified  opinion  on  the  effectiveness  of  the 
Company's internal control over financial reporting.

Adoption of New Accounting Standard

As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has changed its method of accounting for credit 
losses effective January 1, 2020 due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification ASC 326: Financial Instruments – 
Credit Losses (“ASC 326”). The Company adopted the new credit loss standard using the modified retrospective approach such 
that  prior  period  amounts  are  not  adjusted  and  continue  to  be  reported  in  accordance  with  previously  applicable  generally 
accepted accounting principles. As explained below, auditing the Company’s allowance for credit losses, including adoption of 
the new accounting guidance related to the estimate of allowance for credit losses, was a critical audit matter.

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 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 
audits 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 Matter

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: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are 
material  to  the  financial  statements  and  (2)  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 Credit Losses - Loans

Description of the Matter

As described in Notes 1 and 5 to the financial statements, the Company’s allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) is a valuation 
allowance  that  reflects  the  Company’s  best  estimate  of  expected  credit  losses  inherent  within  the  Company’s  loans  held  for 

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investment portfolio and is maintained at a level believed adequate by management to absorb credit losses inherent in the entire 
loan portfolio in accordance with ASC 326. The ACL is measured over the contractual life of loans held for investment and for 
off-balance sheet commitments and is estimated using relevant available information relating to past events, current conditions, 
and  reasonable  and  supportable  forecasts,  as  well  as  qualitative  adjustments.  The  Company’s  adoption  of  ASC  326  effective 
January  1,  2020  resulted  in  a  pre-tax  cumulative  effective  transition  adjustment  increasing  the  ACL  by  $42,484,000  and  the 
reserve for unfunded commitments by $10,389,000. The ACL was $176,144,000 at December 31, 2020, which consisted of 1) 
$161,954,000 of loss allocations on pools of loans that share similar risk characteristics (“collectively evaluated loans”) and 2) 
$14,190,000 of loss allocations on individual loans that do not share risk characteristics with other loans and the measurement 
of expected credit losses for such individual loans (“individually evaluated loans”). The reserve for unfunded commitments was 
$20,535,000 at December 31, 2020.

The Company’s measurement of expected credit losses of loans on a pool basis when the loans share similar risk characteristics 
is  based  off  of  historical  data  that  is  adjusted,  as  necessary,  for  both  internal  and  external  qualitative  factors  where  there  are 
differences in the historical loss data of the Company and current or projected future conditions. Consideration of the relevant 
qualitative factors are used to bring the ACL to the level management believes is appropriate based on factors that are otherwise 
unaccounted for in the quantitative process. The ACL also includes reserves for loans evaluated on an individual basis, such as 
certain loans graded substandard or on nonaccrual. Management applies judgment in the determination of the qualitative factors 
and reserves assigned on an individual basis to estimate the ACL.

The ACL was identified by us as a critical audit matter because of the extent of auditor judgment applied and significant audit 
effort to evaluate the significant subjective and complex judgments made by management throughout the initial adoption and 
subsequent application processes, including the judgment required in evaluating management’s determination of the qualitative 
factors and the reserve assumptions for loans evaluated on an individual basis.

How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit

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

a. Obtained  an  understanding  of  the  Company’s  process  for  establishing  the  ACL,  including  determination  of  the 
qualitative  factors  and  reserve  assumptions  for  loans  evaluated  on  an  individual  basis,  and  evaluated  the  process 
utilized  by  management  to  challenge  the  model  results  and  determine  the  best  estimate  of  the  ACL  at  the  date  of 
adoption and as of the balance sheet date. 

b. Evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of the controls associated with the ACL process, including 
controls  around  the  reliability  and  accuracy  of  data  used  in  the  model,  management’s  review  and  approval  of  the 
selected qualitative factors, the reserve assumptions for loans evaluated on an individual basis, the governance of the 
credit loss methodology, and management’s review and approval of the ACL.

c. Assessed  reasonableness  of  model  methodology  and  key  modeling  assumptions,  as  well  as  the  appropriateness  of 

management’s qualitative framework, and reserve assumptions for loans evaluated on an individual basis.

d. Performed specific substantive tests of the models utilized, qualitative factors and the reserve assumptions for loans 
evaluated  on  an  individual  basis.  We  evaluated  if  qualitative  factors  were  applied  based  on  a  comprehensive 
framework  and  compared  the  adjustments  utilized  by  management  to  both  internal  portfolio  metrics  and  external 
macroeconomic  data  (as  applicable)  to  support  adjustments  and  evaluate  trends  in  such  adjustments.  Within  our 
reserve  testing  for  loans  evaluated  on  an  individual  basis,  we  evaluated  management’s  assumptions,  including 
collateral valuations. In addition, we evaluated the Company’s estimate of the overall ACL giving consideration to the 
Company’s  borrowers,  loan  portfolio,  and  macroeconomic  trends,  independently  obtained  and  compared  such 
information to comparable financial institutions and considered whether new or contrary information existed.

/s/ HORNE LLP

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

Memphis, Tennessee
February 26, 2021

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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, 2020, 
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,  2020,  based  on  criteria  established  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,  2020  and  our  report  dated 
February 26, 2021 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, 2021

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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, at fair value

Loans, net of unearned income:

Non purchased loans and leases
Purchased loans

Total loans, net of unearned income
Allowance for credit 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, $0.01 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; 
56,200,487 and 56,855,002 shares outstanding, respectively

Treasury stock, at cost, 3,096,238 and 2,411,723 shares, respectively
Additional paid-in capital
Retained earnings
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Total shareholders’ equity
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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December 31,

2020

2019

$ 

176,372  $ 
456,831 
633,203 
1,343,457 

417,771 

9,419,540 
1,514,107 
10,933,647 
(176,144) 
10,757,503 
300,496 

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

318,272 

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

2,045 
3,927 
5,972 
939,683 
30,139 
230,609 
62,994 
207,785 
14,929,612  $ 

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

3,685,048  $ 
8,374,033 
12,059,081 
21,340 
474,970 
241,488 
12,796,879 

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

— 

— 

296,483 
(101,554) 
1,296,963 
615,773 
25,068 
2,132,733 
14,929,612  $ 

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

$ 

$ 

$ 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income 

(In Thousands, Except Share Data)

Year Ended December 31,

2020

2019

2018

$ 

466,432  $ 

501,336  $ 

428,374 

24,224 

6,287 

1,189 

498,132 

54,016 

17,319 

71,335 

426,797 

85,350 

1,500 

86,850 

339,947 

31,326 

13,043 

8,990 

16,504 

150,499 

46 

5,627 

9,497 

235,532 

29,875 

5,477 

5,892 

542,580 

81,995 

16,928 

98,923 

443,657 

7,050 

— 

7,050 

23,948 

6,456 

3,076 

461,854 

49,760 

15,569 

65,329 

396,525 

6,810 

— 

6,810 

436,607 

389,715 

35,972 

19,430 

8,919 

14,433 

57,896 

348 

6,109 

10,147 

153,254 

302,388 

250,784 

20,685 

54,080 

2,754 

11,293 

10,322 

7,121 

8,866 

— 

7,365 

2,040 

121 

44,953 

471,988 

103,491 

19,840 

19,679 

49,553 

2,013 

10,166 

11,607 

8,105 

8,858 

279 

— 

— 

54 

13,076 

374,174 

215,687 

48,091 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

83,651  $ 

167,596  $ 

1.49  $ 

1.48  $ 

0.88  $ 

2.89  $ 

2.88  $ 

0.87  $ 

34,660 

23,868 

8,590 

13,540 

50,142 

(16) 

4,644 

8,533 

143,961 

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 

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

Provision for other credit losses

Provision for credit losses

Net interest income after provision for credit 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

Restructuring charges

Swap termination fees

Debt prepayment penalty

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.

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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:

Year Ended December 31,

2020

2019

2018

$ 

83,651  $ 

167,596  $ 

146,920 

Unrealized holding gains (losses) on securities

Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses realized in net income

Total securities available for sale

Derivative instruments:

20,717 

(34)   

20,683 

18,625 

1,872 

20,497 

(8,315) 

12 

(8,303) 

Unrealized holding gains (losses) on derivative instruments

688 

(2,217)   

Reclassification adjustment for losses realized in net income related to 
swap termination
Total derivative instruments

1,521 

2,209 

— 

(2,217)   

365 

— 

365 

308 

— 

— 

245 

— 

553 

797 

422 

(362)   

193 

362 

1,412 

24,304 

68 

— 

— 

312 

— 

380 

$ 

107,955  $ 

186,256  $ 

139,535 

18,660 

(7,385) 

Defined benefit pension and post-retirement benefit plans:

Net gain arising during the period

Reclassification adjustment for settlement loss related to the VERP 
realized in net income
New prior service cost

Amortization of net actuarial loss recognized in net periodic pension 
cost
Amortization of prior service 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.

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

(In Thousands, Except Share Data)

Common Stock

Shares

Amount

Treasury 
Stock

Additional 
Paid-In 
Capital

Retained 
Earnings

Accumulated 
Other 
Comprehensive 
Income (Loss)

Total

 49,321,231  $  249,951  $ 

(19,906)  $  898,095  $  397,354  $ 

(10,511)  $ 1,514,983 

— 

— 

(199,065) 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  9,306,477 

46,532 

— 

— 

(7,062) 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

387,987 

(2,000) 

119,837 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

(93) 

— 

2,816 

(4,679) 

— 

— 

7,251 

257 

146,920 

— 

146,920 

— 

— 

(43,614) 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

(7,385) 

(7,385) 

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 

— 

167,596 

— 

— 

  (1,820,202) 

— 

128,724 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

(62,944) 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

(50,901) 

4,000 

— 

(4,831) 

10,196 

— 

— 

18,660 

— 

— 

— 

— 

18,660 

186,256 

(62,944) 

(50,901) 

(831) 

10,196 

 56,855,002  $  296,483  $ 

(83,189)  $ 1,294,276  $  617,355  $ 

764  $ 2,125,689 

Balance at January 1, 2018

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

Balance at December 31, 2019
Cumulative effect adjustment due to 
the adoption of ASU 2016-13

Net income

Other comprehensive income

Comprehensive income

Repurchase of shares in connection 
with stock repurchase program

Cash dividends ($0.88 per share)

Issuance of common stock for stock-
based compensation awards

Stock-based compensation expense

(818,886) 

— 

164,371 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

(24,569) 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

(35,099) 

83,651 

— 

— 

(50,134) 

6,204 

— 

(7,890) 

10,577 

— 

— 

— 

— 

24,304 

— 

— 

— 

— 

(35,099) 

83,651 

24,304 

107,955 

(24,569) 

(50,134) 

(1,686) 

10,577 

Balance at December 31, 2020

 56,200,487  $  296,483  $  (101,554)  $ 1,296,963  $  615,773  $ 

25,068  $ 2,132,733 

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 credit losses
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense
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
Losses (gains) on sales of premises and equipment
Stock-based compensation
Net change in other loans held for sale
(Increase) decrease in other assets
Increase (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
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 investing activities

Financing activities
Net increase in noninterest-bearing deposits
Net increase (decrease) in interest-bearing deposits
Net (decrease) increase 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 financing activities

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

Year Ended December 31,
2019

2018

2020

$ 

83,651  $ 

167,596  $ 

146,920 

86,850 
34,633 
(13,662)   
(4,479,421)   
4,530,328 
(150,406)   
11,726 

(46)   
121 
38 
10,577 
— 

(59,224)   
27,077 
82,242 

(515,657)   
44,906 
437,981 
(1,233,232)   
(28,270)   

— 
18,840 
8,438 
— 
1,446 

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 

(1,265,548)   

(505,910)   

1,133,278 
712,781 
(467,872)   
98,266 

(171)   
(50,134)   

(24,569)   

— 
1,401,579 
218,273 
414,930 
633,203  $ 

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 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 

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

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.

Year Ended December 31,
2019

2018

2020

$ 
$ 

$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 

73,686  $ 
39,989  $ 

98,396  $ 
26,727  $ 

66,706 
24,520 

8,588  $ 
148  $ 
—  $ 
—  $ 
—  $ 
9,393  $ 
9,393  $ 

4,764  $ 
611  $ 
189  $ 
134,335  $ 
—  $ 
91,181  $ 
94,700  $ 

3,826 
531 
1,732 
— 
434,519 
— 
— 

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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”)  Renasant  Insurance,  Inc.  and  Park  Place  Capital  Corporation.  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 Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North 
Carolina and South Carolina.

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 credit-related impairment on a quarterly basis in accordance with Financial 
Accounting  Standards  Board  (“FASB”)  Accounting  Standards  Codification  Topic  (“ASC”)  326,  “Financial  Instruments  - 
Credit  Losses  (“ASC  326”).    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 amortized cost basis. If the Company intends to sell the security 
or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell before recovery, the entire impairment amount is recorded as a loss 
within  noninterest  income  in  the  Consolidated  Statements  of  Income  with  a  corresponding  adjustment  to  the  amortized  cost 
basis of the security. If the Company does not intend to sell the security and it is not more likely than not that it will be required 
to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the Company evaluates if any of the impairment is related to a 
potential  credit  loss.  The  amount,  if  any,  related  to  credit  loss  is  recognized  in  earnings  as  a  provision  for  credit  loss  and  a 
corresponding allowance for credit losses is established 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 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 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 2, “Securities,” for further details regarding the Company’s securities portfolio.

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Note 1 – Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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.

Loans and the Allowance for Credit 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 amortized cost or outstanding unpaid principal balances, in either case 
adjusted  for  charge-offs,  the  allowance  for  credit  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  amount  of  which  is 
immaterial  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020.  The  interest  on  these  loans  is  accounted  for  on  the  cash-basis  or  cost-
recovery method, until qualifying for return to accrual. Interest income recognized on nonaccrual loans was immaterial for the 
year ended December 31, 2020. Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually 
due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured. As a result, the Company has made an accounting policy 
election  to  exclude  accrued  interest  from  the  measurement  of  the  allowance  for  credit  losses.  As  of  December  31,  2020  and 
2019,  the  Company  has  accrued  interest  receivable  for  loans  of  $56,459  and  $33,679,  respectively,  which  is  recorded  in  the 
“Other assets” line item on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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  credit  losses  is  an  estimate  of  expected  losses  inherent  within  the  Company’s  loans  held  for  investment 
portfolio  and  is  maintained  at  a  level  believed  adequate  by  management  to  absorb  credit  losses  inherent  in  the  entire  loan 
portfolio in accordance with ASC 326. Management evaluates the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses on a quarterly 
basis.  Expected credit loss inherent in non-cancellable off-balance-sheet credit exposures is accounted for as a separate liability 
in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The allowance for credit losses for loans held for investment, as reported in the Company’s 
Consolidated  Balance  Sheets,  is  adjusted  by  a  provision  for  credit  losses,  which  is  reported  in  earnings,  and  reduced  by  net 
charge-offs. Loan losses are charged against the allowance for credit losses when management believes the uncollectability of a 
loan balance is confirmed. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance.

The credit loss estimation process involves procedures to appropriately consider the unique characteristics of the Company’s 
loan  portfolio  segments.  Credit  quality  is  assessed  and  monitored  by  evaluating  various  attributes,  and  the  results  of  those 
evaluations are utilized in underwriting new loans and in the Company’s process for the estimation of expected credit losses. 
Credit quality monitoring procedures and indicators can include an assessment of problem loans, the types of loans, historical 

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Note 1 – Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

loss experience, new lending products, emerging credit trends, changes in the size and character of loan categories and other 
factors, including the Company’s risk rating system, regulatory guidance and economic conditions, such as the unemployment 
rate  and  GDP  growth  in  the  markets  in  which  the  Company  operates,  as  well  as  trends  in  the  market  values  of  underlying 
collateral  securing  loans,  all  as  determined  based  on  input  from  management,  loan  review  staff  and  other  sources.  This 
evaluation  is  complex  and  inherently  subjective,  as  it  requires  estimates  by  management  that  are  inherently  uncertain  and 
therefore susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available. In future periods, evaluations of the overall 
loan  portfolio,  in  light  of  the  factors  and  forecasts  then  prevailing,  may  result  in  significant  changes  in  the  allowance  and 
provision for credit losses in those future periods.

The methodology for estimating the amount of expected credit losses reported in the allowance for credit losses has two basic 
components: first, a collective or pooled component for estimating expected credit losses for pools of loans that share similar 
risk  characteristics;  and  second,  an  asset-specific  component  involving  individual  loans  that  do  not  share  risk  characteristics 
with other loans and the measurement of expected credit losses for such individual loans.

Loans Evaluated on a Collective (Pool) Basis

The allowance for credit losses for loans that share similar risk characteristics with other loans is calculated on a collective or 
pool basis, where such loans are segregated into loan portfolio segments based upon similarity of credit risk. The Company’s 
primary loan portfolio segments are as follows:

Commercial,  Financial,  and  Agricultural  (“Commercial”)  -  Commercial  loans  are  customarily  granted  to  established  local 
business customers in the Company’s market area on a collateralized basis to meet their credit needs.  Maturities are typically 
short  term  in  nature  and  are  commensurate  with  the  secondary  source  of  repayment  that  serves  as  the  Company’s  collateral. 
Although  commercial  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  commercial  loan  are  the  local  business  borrower’s  ability  to  sell  its  products/
services, thereby generating sufficient operating revenue to repay the Company under the agreed upon terms and conditions, 
and the general business conditions of the local economy or other market that the business serves.

Real Estate - Construction - The Company’s 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 6 
to 12 months for residential properties and from 24 to 36 months for non-residential and multi-family properties. 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  the  Company  makes  to  the  owner  or  lessor  of  the  newly-
constructed property.

Real Estate - 1-4 Family Mortgage - This segment of the Company’s loan portfolio includes loans secured by first or second 
liens  on  residential  real  estate  in  which  the  property  is  the  principal  residence  of  the  borrower,  as  well  as  loans  secured  by 
residential real estate in which the property is rented to tenants or is not the principal residence of the borrower; loans for the 
preparation  of  residential  real  property  prior  to  construction  are  also  included  in  this  segment.  Finally,  this  segment  includes 
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.  The  Company  attempts  to  minimize  the  risk  associated  with  residential  real  estate  loans  by  scrutinizing  the 
financial condition of the borrower; typically, the maximum loan-to-value ratio is also limited.

Real  Estate  -  Commercial  Mortgage  -  Included  in  this  portfolio  segment  (referred  to  collectively  as  “commercial  real  estate 
loans”) are “owner-occupied” loans in which the owner develops a property with the intention of locating its business there. 
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. In some instances, in addition to the mortgage on 
the underlying real estate of the business, the 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, the Company 
offers 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 and storage facilities. These loans are referred to as “non-
owner  occupied”  commercial  real  estate  loans.  The  Company  also  offers  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 as “commercial land development loans”). Non-owner occupied commercial real estate loans and commercial land 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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.

Lease  Financing  -  This  segment  of  the  Company’s  loan  portfolio  includes  loans  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 the 
Company. In the event of default, a shortfall in the value of the collateral may pose a loss in this loan category. The Company 
obtains a lien against the collateral securing the loan and holds 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.  

Installment  Loans  to  Individuals  -  Installment  loans  to  individuals  (or  “consumer  loans”)  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  the  Company.  In  the  event  of  default,  a  shortfall  in  the  value  of  the  collateral  may  pose  a  loss  in  this  loan 
category. Before granting a consumer loan, the Company assesses 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. The Company obtains a lien against 
the collateral securing the loan and holds title until the loan is repaid in full.

In  determining  the  allowance  for  credit  losses  on  loans  evaluated  on  a  collective  basis,  the  Company  categorizes  loan  pools 
based on loan type and/or risk rating. The Company uses two CECL models: (1) a loss rate model, based on average historical 
life-of-loan loss rates, which is used for the Real Estate - 1-4 Family Mortgage, Real Estate - Construction and the Installment 
Loans  to  Individuals  portfolio  segments,  and  (2)  for  the  C&I,  Real  Estate  -  Commercial  Mortgage  and  Lease  Financing 
portfolio  segments,  the  Company  uses  a  probability  of  default/loss  given  default  model,  which  calculates  an  expected  loss 
percentage for each loan pool by considering (a) the probability of default, based on the migration of loans from performing 
(using risk ratings) to default using life-of-loan analysis periods, and (b) the historical severity of loss, based on the aggregate 
net lifetime losses incurred per loan pool.

The  historical  loss  rates  calculated  as  described  above  are  adjusted,  as  necessary,  for  both  internal  and  external  qualitative 
factors where there are differences in the historical loss data of the Company and current or projected future conditions. Internal 
factors include loss history, changes in credit quality (including movement between risk ratings) and/or credit concentration, the 
nature and volume of the respective loan portfolio segments, and changes in lending or loan review staffing. External factors 
include current and reasonable and supportable forecasted economic conditions, the competitive environment and changes in 
collateral  values.  These  factors  are  used  to  adjust  the  historical  loss  rates  (as  described  above)  to  ensure  that  they  reflect 
management’s expectation of future conditions based on a reasonable and supportable forecast period. To the extent the lives of 
the  loans  in  the  portfolio  extend  beyond  the  period  for  which  a  reasonable  and  supportable  forecast  can  be  made,  when 
necessary,  the  models  immediately  revert  back  to  the  historical  loss  rates  adjusted  for  qualitative  factors  related  to  current 
conditions.

Loans Evaluated on an Individual Basis

For  loans  that  do  not  share  similar  risk  characteristics  with  other  loans,  an  individual  analysis  is  performed  to  determine  the 
expected credit loss. If the respective loan is collateral dependent (that is, when the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty 
and repayment is expected to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral), the expected credit loss is 
measured as the difference between the amortized cost basis of the loan and the fair value of the collateral. The fair value of 
collateral  is  initially  based  on  external  appraisals.  Generally,  collateral  values  for  loans  for  which  measurement  of  expected 
losses is dependent on the fair value of such collateral are updated every twelve months, either from external third parties or in-
house  certified  appraisers.  Third-party  appraisals  are  obtained  from  a  pre-approved  list  of  independent,  third-party,  local 
appraisal firms. The fair value of the collateral derived from external appraisal is then adjusted for the estimated cost to sell if 
repayment  or  satisfaction  of  a  loan  is  dependent  on  the  sale  (rather  than  only  on  the  operation)  of  the  collateral.  Other 
acceptable methods for determining the expected credit losses for individually evaluated loans (typically used when the loan is 
not collateral dependent) is a discounted cash flow approach or, if applicable, an observable market price. Once the expected 
credit loss amount is determined, an allowance equal to such expected credit loss is included in the allowance for credit losses. 

The  Company  considers  the  loans  in  the  Real  Estate  -  Construction,  Real  Estate  -  1-4  Family  Mortgage  and  Real  Estate  - 
Commercial Mortgage loan segments disclosed as individually evaluated in Note 5, “Allowance for Credit Losses” as collateral 
dependent with the type of collateral being real estate. 

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Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

The Company maintains a separate allowance for credit losses on unfunded loan commitments, which is included in the “Other 
liabilities”  line  item  on  the  Consolidated  Balance  Sheets.  Changes  in  such  allowance  are  recorded  in  the  “Other  noninterest 
expense”  line  item  on  the  Consolidated  Statements  of  Income.  Management  estimates  the  amount  of  expected  losses  on 
unfunded  loan  commitments  by  calculating  a  likelihood  of  funding  over  the  contractual  period  for  exposures  that  are  not 
unconditionally  cancellable  by  the  Company  and  applying  the  loss  factors  used  in  the  allowance  for  credit  losses  on  loans 
methodology described above to unfunded commitments for each loan type. No credit loss estimate is reported for off-balance-
sheet credit exposures that are unconditionally cancellable by the Company.

Prior  to  the  adoption  of  ASC  326  on  January  1,  2020,  the  allowance  was  calculated  under  the  guidance  on  collective 
impairment as recognized under ASC 450, “Contingencies.” Collective impairment was calculated based on loans grouped by 
grade. Another component of the allowance was losses on loans assessed as impaired under ASC 310, “Receivables” (“ASC 
310”).  The  balance  of  these  loans  and  their  related  allowance  was  included  in  management’s  estimation  and  analysis  of  the 
allowance for loan losses. 

See Note 3, “ Non Purchased Loans,” Note 4, “Purchased Loans,” and Note 5, “ Allowance for Credit Losses” for disclosures 
regarding  the  Company’s  past  due  and  nonaccrual  loans,  impaired  loans  and  restructured  loans  and  its  allowance  for  credit 
losses. 

Business Combinations, Accounting for Purchased Credit Deteriorated 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  acquired 
company 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.

For a purchased asset that the Company has the intent of holding for investment, ASC 326 requires the Company to determine 
whether  the  asset  has  experienced  more-than-insignificant  deterioration  in  credit  quality  since  origination.  Assets  that  have 
experienced  more-than  insignificant  deterioration  are  referred  to  as  purchased  credit  deteriorated  (“PCD”)  assets.  ASC  326 
provides for special initial recognition of PCD assets, commonly referred to as the “gross-up” approach, whereas the allowance 
for credit losses is recognized by adding it to the fair value to arrive at the Day 1 amortized cost basis. After initial recognition, 
the  accounting  for  PCD  assets  will  generally  follow  the  credit  loss  model  that  applies  to  that  type  of  asset.  Non-PCD  assets 
record the Day 1 allowance for credit losses through earnings on the date of purchase. The Company will accrete or amortize as 
interest income the fair value discounts on both PCD and non-PCD assets over the life of the asset.

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.

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 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.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is recorded in the “Net occupancy and equipment 
expense”  line  item  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 credit losses. Reductions in the carrying 
value subsequent 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;  if  impaired,  such  assets  are  recorded  at  fair  value.  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 2020, 2019 or 2018.

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.  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” (“ASC 606”) 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. 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1 – Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

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  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, 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, where fees are recognized at the time of the trade, or 
assets under management, where fees 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 7, “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 

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Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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 16, “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.

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.

Fair value hedges are utilized to mitigate the exposure to future interest rate risk.  For the Company’s derivatives designated as 
fair  value  hedges,  the  gain  or  loss  on  the  derivative  instrument  as  well  as  the  offsetting  loss  or  gain  on  the  hedged  liability 
attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in current earnings. The gain or loss on the derivative instrument is presented on 
the same line item as the earnings effect of the hedged item.

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 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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 13, “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” ("ASC 718"). 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.  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  13,  “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, calculated in accordance with the treasury method.  See Note 19, “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, 2020 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:

In  June  2016,  FASB  issued  Accounting  Standards  Update  (“ASU”)  2016-13,  “Financial  Instruments  -  Credit  Losses  (Topic 
326):  Measurement  of  Credit  Losses  on  Financial  Instruments”  (“ASU  2016-13”),  which  updated  ASC  326.  ASU  2016-13 
significantly  changed  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  amended  the  accounting  for  credit  losses  on  available  for  sale 
securities  and  PCD  assets.    In  the  remainder  of  these  Notes  to  Consolidated  Financial  Statements,  unless  the  context  clearly 
provides otherwise, references to “CECL” or to “ASC 326” shall mean the accounting standards and principles set forth in ASC 
326 after giving effect to ASU 2016-13 and the clarifications thereto discussed in the next paragraph.

Over the course of 2018 and 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 ASC 842, "Leases" (“ASC 842”); (2) ASU 2019-04 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 address stakeholders’ specific 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

issues  relating  to  expected  recoveries  on  PCD  assets  and  transition  and  disclosure  relief  related  to  troubled  debt  restructured 
loans and accrued interest, respectively.

ASU  2016-13  became  effective  on  January  1,  2020  for  publicly-traded  companies  like  the  Company.  To  implement  CECL, 
entities are required to apply a one-time cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year 
of adoption, as disclosed in the table below. 

Assets:

Allowance for credit losses

Deferred tax assets, net

Remaining purchase discount on loans

Liabilities:

Reserve for unfunded commitments

Shareholders’ equity:

Retained earnings

December 31, 2019 
(as reported)

Impact of ASU 
2016-13 Adoption

January 1, 2020 
(adjusted)

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

(52,162) $ 

27,282  $ 

(50,958) $ 

(42,484) $ 

12,305  $ 

5,469  $ 

(94,646) 

39,587 

(45,489) 

946  $ 

10,389  $ 

11,335 

617,355  $ 

(35,099) $ 

582,256 

The  Company  used  the  prospective  transition  approach  for  PCD  loans  that  were  previously  classified  as  purchased  credit 
impaired  (“PCI”)  and  accounted  for  under  ASC  310-30,  “Loans  and  Debt  Securities  Acquired  with  Deteriorated  Credit 
Quality” (“ASC 310-30”). As permitted under ASC 326, the Company did not reassess whether PCI assets met the criteria of 
PCD assets as of the date of adoption of ASC 326. As shown in the table above, the amortized cost basis of the PCD assets was 
adjusted to reflect the addition of $5,469 to the allowance for credit losses. The remaining noncredit discount will be accreted 
into interest income.

The  prospective  transition  approach  was  also  used  for  debt  securities  for  which  other-than-temporary  impairment  had  been 
recognized prior to January 1, 2020. As a result, the amortized cost basis remained the same before and after the effective date 
of the adoption of CECL.

In  January  2017,  FASB  issued  ASU  2017-04,  “Intangibles  -  Goodwill  and  Other  (Topic  350)”  (“ASU  2017-04”),  which 
amends and simplifies current goodwill impairment testing by eliminating certain testing under the earlier provisions. Under the 
new guidance, an entity performs the goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying 
value  and  recognizes  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  was  adopted  on  January  1,  2020  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”), which 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 2018-13 was adopted 
on January 1, 2020 and did not 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”),  which  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 was adopted on 
January 1, 2020 and did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In March 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 842): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate 
Reform on Financial Reporting” (“ASU 2020-04”), which provides temporary, optional guidance to ease the potential burden 
of accounting for reference rate reform on financial reporting.  ASU 2020-04 provides optional expedients and exceptions for 
applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions if certain criteria are met that reference LIBOR or 

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Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

another reference rate expected to be discontinued.  As the guidance is intended to assist stakeholders during the global market-
wide reference rate transition period, it is in effect only from March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022.  The Company has 
established a LIBOR Transition Committee and is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2020-04 on the Company's 
financial statements. 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 2 – 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, 2020
U.S. Treasury securities

Obligations of other U.S. Government agencies and 
corporations
Obligations of states and political subdivisions

Residential mortgage backed securities:

Amortized
Cost

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

Fair
Value

$ 

7,047  $ 

32  $ 

—  $ 

7,079 

1,003 

291,231 

6 

14,015 

— 

1,009 

(45)   

305,201 

Government agency mortgage backed securities

581,105 

21,564 

(23)   

602,646 

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, 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

218,373 

1,946 

(51)   

220,268 

29,053 

99,377 

12,013 

62,771 

1,235 

2,992 

— 

2,909 

(1)   

30,287 

(21)   

102,348 

(3,001)   

(73)   

9,012 

65,607 

$ 

1,301,973  $ 

44,699  $ 

(3,215)  $ 

1,343,457 

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 

(3)   

2,531 

(365)   

223,131 

(1,816)   

716,105 

(262)   

173,238 

(24)   

31,007 

(109)   

(2,167)   

(132)   

77,751 

9,986 

56,365 

$ 

1,276,871  $ 

18,620  $ 

(4,878)  $ 

1,290,613 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 2 – Securities (continued)

Securities sold were as follows for the periods presented:

Twelve months ended December 31, 2020

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

Residential mortgage backed securities:

Government agency mortgage backed securities

Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations

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 collateralized mortgage obligations

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)

$ 

2,696  $ 

2,561  $ 

(135) 

16,093 

26,071 

16,294 

26,051 

$ 

44,860  $ 

44,906  $ 

201 

(20) 

46 

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

Loss

$ 

901  $ 

893  $ 

(8) 

943 

559 

942 

552 

$ 

2,403  $ 

2,387  $ 

(1) 

(7) 

(16) 

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 its shares of Visa Class B common stock during the third quarter of 2019.

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 (losses) on sales of securities available for sale, net

Year Ended December 31,

2020

2019

2018

$ 

$ 

230  $ 

(184)   

46  $ 

2,979  $ 

(2,631)   

348  $ 

11 

(27) 

(16) 

At December 31, 2020 and 2019, securities with a carrying value of approximately $582,338 and $416,849, respectively, were 
pledged to secure government, public, trust, and other deposits. Securities with a carrying value of $32,272 and $27,754 were 
pledged as collateral for short-term borrowings and derivative instruments at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

The  amortized  cost  and  fair  value  of  securities  at  December  31,  2020  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

$ 

9,438  $ 

45,943 

74,337 

215,924 

581,105 

218,373 

29,053 

99,377 

28,423 

9,520 

48,017 

78,271 

221,836 

602,646 

220,268 

30,287 

102,348 

30,264 

$ 

1,301,973  $ 

1,343,457 

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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:

Available for Sale:

December 31, 2020

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, 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

2

5

1

3

—  

4

21

26

37

11

1

1

—  

3

79

Less than 12 Months

12 Months or More

Total

#

Fair
Value

Unrealized
Losses

#

Fair
Value

Unrealized
Losses

#

Fair
Value

Unrealized
Losses

6

$ 

9,403  $ 

(45)  — $ 

—  $ 

— 

6

$ 

9,403  $ 

(45) 

19,755 

27,143 

1,538 

14,190 

— 

3,330 

(23)  —  

(51)  —  

— 

— 

(1) 

1

(21)  —  

— 

(70) 

2

1

4

459 

— 

9,012 

566 

— 

— 

— 

— 

(3,001) 

(3) 

2

5

2

3

2

5

19,755 

27,143 

1,997 

14,190 

9,012 

3,896 

(23) 

(51) 

(1) 

(21) 

(3,001) 

(73) 

$ 

75,359  $ 

(211) 

$ 

10,037  $ 

(3,004) 

25

$ 

85,396  $ 

(3,215) 

— $ 

—  $ 

— 

1

$ 

1,008  $ 

(3) 

1

$ 

1,008  $ 

(3) 

33,902 

(365)  —  

— 

— 

26

33,902 

(365) 

233,179 

(1,504) 

16

20,775 

(312) 

53

253,954 

(1,816) 

45,319 

(262)  —  

— 

— 

11

45,319 

(262) 

4,976 

4,910 

— 

8,737 

(23) 

2

(109)  —  

— 

(131) 

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) 

$ 

331,023  $ 

(2,394) 

22

$ 

33,700  $ 

(2,484)  101

$ 

364,723  $ 

(4,878) 

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 impairment for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 (determined in accordance 
with the accounting standards in effect prior to the Company’s adoption of CECL).

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 3 – 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 3, all references to “loans” mean non purchased loans, including PPP loans.

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

Commercial, financial, agricultural

Lease financing

Real estate – construction:

Residential

Commercial

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

Gross loans

Unearned income

Loans, net of unearned income

2020

2019

$ 

2,360,471  $ 

1,052,353 

80,022 

85,700 

243,814 

583,338 

827,152 

272,643 

502,258 

774,901 

1,536,181 

1,449,219 

432,768 

264,436 

123,179 

456,265 

291,931 

152,711 

2,356,564 

2,350,126 

1,334,765 

2,194,739 

120,125 

3,649,629 

149,862 

9,423,700 

1,209,204 

1,803,587 

116,085 

3,128,876 

199,843 

7,591,799 

(4,160)   

(3,825) 

$ 

9,419,540  $ 

7,587,974 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 3 – 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

$ 

1,124  $ 

231  $  2,354,716  $  2,356,071  $ 

164  $ 

1,804  $ 

2,432  $ 

4,400  $ 2,360,471 

— 

— 

— 

— 

11,889 

1,152 

663 

97 

— 

— 

— 

— 

79,974 

79,974 

243,317 

583,338 

243,317 

583,338 

826,655 

826,655 

— 

— 

— 

— 

48 

497 

— 

497 

— 

— 

— 

— 

48 

80,022 

497 

— 

243,814 

583,338 

497 

827,152 

1,754 

1,513,716 

1,527,359 

1,865 

2,744 

4,213 

8,822 

  1,536,181 

360 

210 

— 

430,702 

263,064 

123,051 

432,214 

263,937 

123,148 

66 

61 

— 

111 

194 

— 

377 

244 

31 

554 

499 

31 

432,768 

264,436 

123,179 

13,801 

2,324 

2,330,533 

2,346,658 

1,992 

3,049 

4,865 

9,906 

  2,356,564 

779 

922 

113 

795 

127 

115 

1,330,155 

1,331,729 

2,191,440 

2,192,489 

119,820 

120,048 

1,814 

1,037 

3,641,415 

3,644,266 

896 

— 

191 

— 

148,620 

149,707 

(4,160)   

(4,160)   

— 

— 

44 

44 

4 

— 

2,598 

2,197 

29 

4,824 

117 

— 

438 

53 

4 

495 

34 

— 

3,036 

  1,334,765 

2,250 

  2,194,739 

77 

120,125 

5,363 

  3,649,629 

155 

— 

149,862 

(4,160) 

$ 

17,635  $ 

3,783  $  9,377,753  $  9,399,171  $ 

2,204  $ 

10,339  $ 

7,826  $ 

20,369  $ 9,419,540 

$ 

605  $ 

476  $  1,045,802  $  1,046,883  $ 

387  $ 

5,023  $ 

60  $ 

5,470  $ 1,052,353 

—   

794   

—   

—   

85,474   

85,474   

774,107   

774,901   

—   

—   

226   

—   

—   

—   

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   

276    3,119,785    3,122,423   

372   

4,655   

1,426   

6,453    3,128,876 

1,000   

204   

198,555   

199,759   

—   

—   

(3,825)   

(3,825)   

—   

—   

17   

—   

67   

—   

84   

199,843 

—   

(3,825) 

December 31, 2020

Commercial, financial, 
agricultural

Lease financing

Real estate – construction:

Residential

Commercial

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

Unearned income

Loans, net of unearned 
income

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

$ 

22,781  $ 

3,458  $  7,540,226  $  7,566,465  $ 

1,382  $ 

16,492  $ 

3,635  $ 

21,509  $ 7,587,974 

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 
$177 that were contractually 90 days past due or more and still accruing at December 31, 2020.  There were two restructured 
loans totaling $164 that were contractually 90 days past due or more and still accruing at December 31, 2019.  The outstanding 
balance of restructured loans on nonaccrual status was $5,787 and $3,058 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 3 – Non Purchased Loans (continued)

Restructured Loans

At  December  31,  2020,  2019  and  2018,  there  were  $11,761,  $4,679  and  $5,325,  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. 

Pre-Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment

Post-
Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment

Number of
Loans

December 31, 2020
Commercial, financial, agricultural

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage:

Primary
Rental/investment

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
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

1,862 

1,859 

7 

20 
3 
23 

3 
2 
1 
6 
2 
38 

3,594 
142 
3,736 

3,019 
210 
189 
3,418 
24 
9,040 

2  $ 

5  $ 

7  $ 

9 

2 

187  $ 

460  $ 

647  $ 

1,764 

94 

11  $ 

1,858  $ 

3,659 
207 
3,866 

2,970 
210 
189 
3,369 
21 
9,115 

185 

459 

644 

1,763 

89 

1,852 

At December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018 the Company had $448 and $139, 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 that remained outstanding at period end.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 3 – Non Purchased Loans (continued)

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

Totals at January 1, 2019

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

Additional advances or loans with concessions

Reclassified as performing

Reductions due to:

Reclassified as nonperforming

Paid in full

Principal paydowns

Totals at December 31, 2020

Number of
Loans

Recorded
Investment

51  $ 

5,325 

7 

5 

(9)   

(8)   

— 

46  $ 

38 

3 

(5)   

(6)   

— 

661 

252 

(808) 

(581) 

(170) 

4,679 

9,155 

354 

(758) 

(1,409) 

(260) 

76  $ 

11,761 

The allocated allowance for credit losses attributable to restructured loans was $337 and $125 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, 
respectively.  The  Company  had  no  remaining  availability  under  commitments  to  lend  additional  funds  on  these  restructured 
loans at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

In  response  to  the  economic  environment  caused  by  the  COVID-19  pandemic,  the  Company  implemented  a  loan  deferral 
program  in  the  first  quarter  of  2020  to  provide  temporary  payment  relief  to  both  consumer  and  commercial  customers.  Any 
customer  current  on  loan  payments,  taxes  and  insurance  is  qualified  for  an  initial  90-day  deferral  of  principal  and  interest 
payments.  Principal and interest payments can be deferred for up to 180 days on residential mortgage loans. A second deferral 
is  available  to  borrowers  that  remained  current  on  taxes  and  insurance  through  the  first  deferral  period  and  also  satisfy 
underwriting standards established by the Company that analyze the ability of the borrower to service its loan in accordance 
with its existing terms in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the borrower, its industry and the markets in which 
it  operates.  The  Company’s  loan  deferral  program  complies  with  the  guidance  set  forth  in  the  Coronavirus  Aid,  Relief,  and 
Economic  Security  (“CARES”)  Act  and  related  guidance  from  the  FDIC  and  other  banking  regulators.  As  of  December  31, 
2020, the Company had 622 loans with total balances of approximately $112,000 on deferral. In accordance with the applicable 
guidance, none of these loans were considered “restructured loans.”

Credit Quality

For  commercial  purpose  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  4C.  During  the  first  quarter  of  2020,  the  Company 
proactively identified certain “Pass” rated loans greater than $1,000 in industries the Company believed posed a greater risk in 
the  current  pandemic  environment  (at  the  time  of  the  downgrade,  borrowers  in  the  hotel/motel,  restaurant  and  entertainment 
industries)  and  created  the  risk  rating  of  4C.  These  were  originally  downgraded  to  “Pass-Watch”  during  the  year  as  the 
Company reviewed these loans and its risk rating categories. After an extensive review, the Company determined that it was 
appropriate to classify 4B and 4C rated loans as “Pass”.  The Company also determined that it would be appropriate to establish 
a  “Special  Mention”  grade  (those  with  a  risk  rating  of  4E).  This  grade  represents  a  loan  where  a  significant  adverse  risk-
modifying action is anticipated in the near term and left uncorrected, could result in deterioration of the credit quality of the 
loan.  In  2019,  the  Company  classified  4B  and  4E  rated  loans  as  “Watch”,  which  was  used  on  a  temporary  basis  for  “Pass” 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 3 – Non Purchased Loans (continued)

graded  loans  that  required  greater  attention.  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 year of origination and internal risk-rating grades as of the dates 
presented:

Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

Prior

Revolving 
Loans 
Converted 
to Term

Total
Loans

Revolving 
Loans

December 31, 2020

Commercial, Financial, 
Agricultural

Pass

Special Mention

Substandard

$ 1,448,273  $  183,627  $ 

76,912  $ 

36,866  $ 

18,124  $ 

15,844  $  255,522  $ 

2,449  $ 2,037,617 

  1,447,594 

180,979 

73,325 

31,362 

16,308 

14,626 

250,528 

1,562 

  2,016,284 

128 

551 

1,952 

696 

2,091 

1,496 

3,850 

1,654 

1,416 

400 

109 

1,109 

187 

4,807 

— 

887 

9,733 

11,600 

Real Estate - Construction

$  398,891  $  266,471  $ 

52,520  $ 

29,300  $ 

Residential

Pass

Special Mention

Substandard

Commercial

Pass

Special Mention

Substandard

Real Estate - 1-4 Family 
Mortgage

Primary

Pass

Special Mention

Substandard

Home Equity

Pass

Special Mention

Substandard

$  154,649  $ 

9,836  $ 

2,114  $ 

—  $ 

154,419 

9,339 

2,114 

— 

230 

— 

497 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

—  $ 

—  $ 

— 

— 

— 

—  $ 

13,927  $ 

—  $  761,109 

—  $ 

13,923  $ 

—  $  180,522 

— 

— 

— 

13,923 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

179,795 

— 

727 

$  244,242  $  256,635  $ 

50,406  $ 

29,300  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

4  $ 

—  $  580,587 

244,242 

251,937 

50,406 

29,300 

— 

— 

4,698 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

4 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

575,889 

4,698 

— 

$  110,246  $ 

78,482  $ 

36,613  $ 

30,018  $ 

13,197  $ 

7,172  $ 

10,658  $ 

1,909  $  288,295 

$ 

9,422  $ 

6,691  $ 

3,988  $ 

4,644  $ 

371  $ 

1,060  $ 

629  $ 

—  $ 

26,805 

9,422 

5,870 

3,988 

4,644 

— 

— 

125 

696 

— 

— 

— 

— 

371 

— 

— 

1,045 

— 

15 

629 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

$ 

157  $ 

184  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

6,051  $ 

—  $ 

157 

— 

— 

184 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

6,051 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

25,969 

125 

711 

6,392 

6,392 

— 

— 

Rental/Investment

$ 

50,558  $ 

32,656  $ 

27,483  $ 

25,019  $ 

12,620  $ 

5,699  $ 

1,066  $ 

557  $  155,658 

Pass

Special Mention

Substandard

50,371 

31,724 

26,695 

24,872 

12,439 

5,166 

1,066 

557 

152,890 

— 

187 

— 

932 

— 

788 

83 

64 

77 

104 

133 

400 

— 

— 

— 

— 

293 

2,475 

Land Development

$ 

50,109  $ 

38,951  $ 

5,142  $ 

355  $ 

206  $ 

413  $ 

2,912  $ 

1,352  $ 

99,440 

Pass

Special Mention

Substandard

Real Estate - Commercial 
Mortgage

50,109 

38,388 

5,142 

— 

— 

— 

563 

— 

— 

355 

— 

— 

203 

— 

3 

413 

— 

— 

2,912 

1,352 

98,874 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

566 

$  967,746  $  801,083  $  444,205  $  402,110  $  340,774  $  277,789  $ 

76,115  $ 

20,845  $ 3,330,667 

Owner-Occupied

$  295,642  $  256,807  $  199,082  $  169,527  $ 

99,540  $ 

85,614  $ 

16,683  $ 

9,733  $ 1,132,628 

Pass

Special Mention

Substandard

293,851 

255,206 

193,716 

163,358 

96,128 

83,582 

16,043 

7,896 

  1,109,780 

1,167 

624 

847 

754 

— 

5,366 

2,067 

4,102 

228 

3,184 

311 

1,721 

— 

640 

1,837 

— 

6,457 

16,391 

Non-Owner Occupied

$  635,232  $  522,998  $  237,075  $  229,304  $  236,347  $  189,077  $ 

624,289 

514,030 

237,075 

184,673 

218,106 

175,702 

52,456  $ 
52,456 

11,112  $ 2,113,601 
  2,017,443 
11,112 

9,105 

1,838 

— 

8,968 

— 

— 

39,007 

5,624 

4,688 

13,553 

10,788 

2,587 

— 

— 

— 

— 

63,588 

32,570 

99

Pass

Special Mention

Substandard

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 3 – Non Purchased Loans (continued)

Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

Prior

Revolving 
Loans 
Converted 
to Term

Total
Loans

Revolving 
Loans

Land Development

$ 

36,872  $ 

21,278  $ 

8,048  $ 

3,279  $ 

4,887  $ 

3,098  $ 

6,976  $ 

—  $ 

84,438 

Pass

Special Mention

Substandard

Installment loans to 
individuals

Pass

Special Mention

Substandard

Total loans subject to risk 
rating

Pass

Special Mention

Substandard

34,719 

21,278 

— 

2,153 

— 

— 

6,925 

1,123 

— 

3,210 

69 

— 

3,274 

46 

1,567 

3,098 

6,976 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

79,480 

1,238 

3,720 

$ 

74  $ 

4  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

16  $ 

74 

— 

— 

4 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

16 

— 

— 

94 

94 

— 

— 

$ 2,925,230  $ 1,329,667  $  610,250  $  498,294  $  372,095  $  300,805  $  356,222  $ 

25,219  $ 6,417,782 

  2,909,247 

  1,308,939 

599,386 

441,774 

346,829 

283,632 

350,588 

22,495 

  6,262,890 

10,400 

5,583 

7,622 

13,106 

3,214 

7,650 

45,076 

11,444 

6,455 

18,811 

11,341 

5,832 

187 

5,447 

1,837 

887 

86,132 

68,760 

The  following  table  presents  the  performing  status  of  the  Company’s  loan  portfolio  not  subject  to  risk  rating  as  of  the  dates 
presented:

Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

Prior

Revolving 
Loans 
Converted 
to Term

Total
Loans

Revolving 
Loans

December 31, 2020

Commercial, Financial, 
Agricultural

$ 

33,805  $ 

16,455  $ 

10,381  $ 

6,396  $ 

2,826  $ 

7,201  $  245,485  $ 

305  $  322,854 

Performing Loans

33,794 

16,343 

10,340 

Non-Performing Loans

11 

112 

41 

6,026 

370 

2,748 

7,181 

245,059 

78 

20 

426 

305 

— 

321,796 

1,058 

Lease Financing Receivables

$ 

32,150  $ 

25,270  $ 

10,999  $ 

4,231  $ 

1,040  $ 

2,172  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

75,862 

Performing Loans

Non-Performing Loans

32,150 

25,270 

10,999 

— 

— 

— 

4,231 

— 

992 

48 

2,172 

— 

Real Estate - Construction

Residential

Performing Loans

Non-Performing Loans

$ 

$ 

54,918  $ 

10,334  $ 

53,108  $ 

9,393  $ 

53,108 

— 

9,393 

— 

295  $ 

295  $ 

295 

— 

153  $ 

153  $ 

153 

— 

—  $ 

—  $ 

— 

— 

—  $ 

—  $ 

— 

— 

— 

— 

343  $ 

343  $ 

343 

— 

Commercial

$ 

1,810  $ 

941  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

Performing Loans

Non-Performing Loans

1,810 

— 

941 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

100

— 

— 

75,814 

48 

—  $ 

66,043 

—  $ 

63,292 

— 

— 

63,292 

— 

2,751 

2,751 

— 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Performing Loans

Non-Performing Loans

Rental/Investment

Performing Loans

Land Development

Performing Loans

Non-Performing Loans

Real Estate - Commercial 
Mortgage

Owner-Occupied

Performing Loans

Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 3 – Non Purchased Loans (continued)

Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

Prior

Revolving 
Loans 
Converted 
to Term

Total
Loans

Revolving 
Loans

Real Estate - 1-4 Family 
Mortgage

$  517,553  $  344,643  $  261,735  $  196,777  $  105,216  $  212,214  $  426,437  $ 

3,694  $ 2,068,269 

Primary

$  470,034  $  321,155  $  239,542  $  176,926  $ 

92,195  $  207,721  $ 

1,758  $ 

45  $ 1,509,376 

Performing Loans

Non-Performing Loans

470,034 

318,929 

235,816 

175,219 

91,479 

205,530 

— 

2,226 

3,726 

1,707 

716 

2,191 

1,747 

11 

45 

  1,498,799 

— 

10,577 

Home Equity

$ 

—  $ 

203  $ 

372  $ 

—  $ 

45  $ 

799  $  421,838  $ 

3,119  $  426,376 

— 

— 

203 

— 

372 

— 

— 

— 

45 

— 

684 

115 

421,516 

2,642 

425,462 

322 

477 

914 

$ 

34,079  $ 

20,499  $ 

18,319  $ 

17,758  $ 

11,907  $ 

3,356  $ 

2,330  $ 

530  $  108,778 

Non-Performing Loans

— 

95 

74 

163 

6 

34,079 

20,404 

18,245 

17,595 

11,901 

3,196 

160 

2,330 

— 

530 

— 

108,280 

498 

$ 

13,440  $ 

2,786  $ 

3,502  $ 

2,093  $ 

1,069  $ 

338  $ 

511  $ 

—  $ 

23,739 

13,440 

— 

2,786 

— 

3,502 

— 

2,062 

31 

1,069 

— 

338 

— 

511 

— 

— 

— 

23,708 

31 

$ 

$ 

81,953  $ 

71,063  $ 

56,193  $ 

47,013  $ 

35,801  $ 

15,679  $ 

10,772  $ 

488  $  318,962 

48,814  $ 

44,606  $ 

36,661  $ 

30,266  $ 

23,974  $ 

11,608  $ 

5,919  $ 

289  $  202,137 

Non-Performing Loans

— 

262 

312 

169 

89 

392 

48,814 

44,344 

36,349 

30,097 

23,885 

11,216 

5,904 

15 

289 

— 

200,898 

1,239 

Non-Owner Occupied

$ 

20,483  $ 

18,585  $ 

14,544  $ 

13,821  $ 

8,068  $ 

3,491  $ 

1,999  $ 

147  $ 

81,138 

Performing Loans

Non-Performing Loans

Land Development

Performing Loans

Non-Performing Loans

20,483 

18,460 

14,486 

13,821 

— 

125 

58 

— 

8,068 

— 

3,439 

52 

1,999 

— 

147 

— 

80,903 

235 

$ 

12,656  $ 

7,872  $ 

4,988  $ 

2,926  $ 

3,759  $ 

580  $ 

2,854  $ 

52  $ 

35,687 

12,656 

— 

7,872 

— 

4,988 

— 

2,922 

4 

3,759 

— 

466 

114 

2,854 

— 

52 

— 

35,569 

118 

Installment loans to individuals

$ 

60,133  $ 

57,198  $ 

13,704  $ 

4,019  $ 

2,459  $ 

1,535  $ 

10,661  $ 

59  $  149,768 

Performing Loans

Non-Performing Loans

60,081 

57,119 

13,611 

52 

79 

93 

3,986 

33 

2,407 

52 

1,535 

10,661 

— 

— 

21 

38 

149,421 

347 

Total loans not subject to risk 
rating

Performing Loans

Non-Performing Loans

$  780,512  $  524,963  $  353,307  $  258,589  $  147,342  $  238,801  $  693,698  $ 

4,546  $ 3,001,758 

780,449 

522,064 

349,003 

256,112 

146,353 

235,757 

692,924 

4,031 

  2,986,693 

63 

2,899 

4,304 

2,477 

989 

3,044 

774 

515 

15,065 

The following disclosures are presented under GAAP in effect prior to the adoption of CECL.  The Company has included these 
disclosures to address the applicable prior period.  

December 31, 2019
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

$ 

779,798  $ 

11,949  $ 

11,715  $ 

698,950 

339,079 
2,737,629 

6 

501 

3,856 
31,867 

— 

9,209 

3,572 
26,711 

— 

803,462 

708,660 

346,507 
2,796,207 

6 

$ 

4,555,462  $ 

48,173  $ 

51,207  $ 

4,654,842 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 3 – Non 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

Related Party Loans

Performing

Non-Performing

Total

$ 

247,575  $ 

1,316  $ 

248,891 

81,649 

66,241 

226 

— 

81,875 

66,241 

1,992,331 

11,288 

2,003,619 

330,714 

199,549 

1,955 

288 

332,669 

199,837 

$ 

2,918,059  $ 

15,073  $ 

2,933,132 

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, 2019
New loans and advances
Payments received
Changes in related parties
Loans at December 31, 2020

$ 

$ 

25,916 
3,337 
(1,926) 
1 
27,328 

No  related  party  loans  were  classified  as  past  due,  nonaccrual,  impaired  or  restructured  at  December  31,  2020  or  2019. 
Unfunded  commitments  to  certain  executive  officers  and  directors  and  their  associates  totaled  $19,911  and  $7,266  at 
December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 3 – Non Purchased Loans (continued)

The following disclosures are presented under GAAP in effect prior to the adoption of CECL that are no longer applicable or 
required. The Company has included these disclosures to address the applicable prior periods.

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  $ 

11,905  $ 

—  $ 

9,675  $ 

37,307  $ 

41,170  $ 

1,759  $ 

38,188  $ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

30 

— 

— 

200 

120 

2 

352 

— 

— 

438 

— 

33 

— 

471 

823 

The  average  recorded  investment  in  impaired  loans  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2018  was  $27,080.  Interest  income 
recognized on impaired loans for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $549. 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 4 – Purchased Loans

(In Thousands, Except Number of Loans)

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

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

Commercial, financial, agricultural

Real estate – construction:

Residential

Commercial

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

Loans

2020

2019

$ 

176,513  $ 

315,619 

2,859 

28,093 

30,952 

214,770 

80,392 

31,928 

14,654 

341,744 

323,041 

552,728 

29,454 

905,223 

59,675 

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 

$ 

1,514,107  $ 

2,101,664 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 4 – 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

$ 

818  $ 

101  $ 

163,658  $ 

164,577  $ 

74  $ 

2,024  $ 

9,838  $  11,936  $ 

176,513 

— 

— 

— 

2,394 

294 

180 

109 

— 

— 

— 

74 

43 

14 

— 

2,859 

28,093 

2,859 

28,093 

30,952 

30,952 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

206,635 

209,103 

687 

2,799 

2,181 

78,739 

30,931 

14,231 

79,076 

31,125 

14,340 

4 

— 

— 

674 

724 

— 

638 

79 

314 

— 

— 

— 

5,667 

1,316 

803 

314 

2,859 

28,093 

30,952 

214,770 

80,392 

31,928 

14,654 

2,977 

131 

330,536 

333,644 

691 

4,197 

3,212 

8,100 

341,744 

2,511 

207 

112 

2,830 

2,026 

— 

— 

— 

— 

35 

317,997 

544,694 

28,962 

320,508 

544,901 

29,074 

193 

7,682 

— 

447 

— 

164 

1,893 

145 

216 

2,533 

7,827 

380 

323,041 

552,728 

29,454 

891,653 

894,483 

7,875 

611 

2,254 

10,740 

905,223 

57,339 

59,400 

31 

136 

108 

275 

59,675 

$ 

8,651  $ 

267  $  1,474,138  $  1,483,056  $ 

8,671  $ 

6,968  $  15,412  $  31,051  $ 

1,514,107 

$ 

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   

922    1,110,570    1,114,946   

—   

123   

320   

443   

1,115,389 

3,709   

153   

98,545   

102,407   

1   

51   

128   

180   

102,587 

$ 

14,887  $ 

4,317  $  2,075,422  $  2,094,626  $ 

606  $ 

4,182  $ 

2,250  $ 

7,038  $  2,101,664 

December 31, 2020

Commercial, financial, 
agricultural

Real estate – construction:

Residential

Commercial

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

Loans, net of unearned 
income

December 31, 2019

Commercial, financial, 
agricultural

Real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family 
mortgage

Real estate – commercial 
mortgage

Installment loans to 
individuals

Total

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 was one restructured loan totaling 
$74  that  was  contractually  90  days  past  due  or  more  and  still  accruing  at  December  31,  2020.    There  were  two  restructured 
loans totaling $106 that were contractually 90 days past due or more and still accruing at December 31, 2019.  The outstanding 
balance of restructured loans on nonaccrual status was $12,788 and $1,667 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

105

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 4 – Purchased Loans (continued)

Restructured Loans

At  December  31,  2020,  2019  and  2018,  there  were  $8,687,  $7,275  and  $7,495,  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, 2020
Commercial, financial, agricultural

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage:

Primary
Home equity

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

Owner-occupied
Non-owner occupied

Total real estate – commercial mortgage
Installment loans to individuals
Total
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

Pre-Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment

Post-
Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment

Number of
Loans

1  $ 

1,029  $ 

1,031 

4 
1 
5 

5 
1 
6 
1 
13  $ 

334 
159 
493 

3,173 
542 
3,715 
25 
5,262  $ 

227 
162 
389 

2,913 
544 
3,457 
19 
4,896 

2  $ 

2,778  $ 

2,778 

2 

1 

73 

80 

73 

76 

5  $ 

2,931  $ 

2,927 

1  $ 

48  $ 

2 

2 

142 

522 

5  $ 

712  $ 

44 

127 

381 

552 

During the years ended December 31, 2020,  2019 and 2018, the Company had $74, $101 and $5, respectively, in troubled debt 
restructurings that subsequently defaulted within twelve months of the restructuring. 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 4 – Purchased Loans (continued)

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

Totals at January 1, 2019

Additional advances or loans with concessions

Reclassified as performing

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

Additional advances or loans with concessions

Reclassified as performing

Reductions due to:

Reclassified as nonperforming

Paid in full

Charge-offs

Principal paydowns

Totals at December 31, 2020

Number of
Loans

Recorded
Investment

54  $ 

5 

14 

(11)   

(7)   

(1)   

— 

— 

54  $ 

13 

1 

(14)   

(5)   

(1)   

— 

48  $ 

7,495 

3,168 

1,931 

(1,964) 

(370) 

(101) 

(508) 

(2,376) 

7,275 

5,378 

74 

(2,563) 

(978) 

(3) 

(496) 

8,687 

The allocated allowance for credit losses attributable to restructured loans was $612 and $17 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, 
respectively.  The  Company  had  $370  and  $6  in  remaining  availability  under  commitments  to  lend  additional  funds  on  these 
restructured loans at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

As  discussed  in  Note  3,  “Non  Purchased  Loans,”  the  Company  implemented  a  loan  deferral  program  in  response  to  the 
COVID-19 pandemic. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had 284 loans with total balances of approximately $33,000 on 
deferral. Under the applicable guidance, none of these loans were considered “restructured loans.”

Credit Quality

A discussion of the Company’s policies regarding internal risk-rating of loans is discussed above in Note 3, “Non Purchased 
Loans.” The following table presents the Company’s loan portfolio by year of origination and internal risk-rating grades as of 
the dates presented:

Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

Prior

Revolving 
Loans 
Converted 
to Term

Total
Loans

Revolving 
Loans

December 31, 2020

Commercial, Financial, 
Agricultural

Pass

Special Mention

Substandard

Real Estate - Construction

Residential

Pass

Special Mention

Substandard

$ 

—  $ 

711  $ 

28,242  $ 

27,222  $ 

22,377  $ 

20,759  $ 

64,563  $ 

1,788  $  165,662 

$ 

$ 

— 

— 

— 

—  $ 

—  $ 

— 

— 

— 

711 

— 

— 

24,211 

20,930 

17,240 

16,880 

56,736 

357 

3,674 

97 

6,195 

104 

5,033 

— 

3,879 

— 

7,827 

—  $ 

10,522  $ 

9,228  $ 

10,781  $ 

—  $ 

1,543  $ 

211  $ 

684  $ 

— 

— 

— 

1,543 

— 

— 

211 

— 

— 

684 

— 

— 

—  $ 

—  $ 

— 

— 

— 

—  $ 

—  $ 

— 

— 

— 

409 

— 

137,117 

558 

1,379 

27,987 

—  $ 

30,531 

—  $ 

— 

— 

— 

2,438 

2,438 

— 

— 

107

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note 4 – Purchased Loans (continued)

Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

Prior

Revolving 
Loans 
Converted 
to Term

Total
Loans

Revolving 
Loans

$ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

8,979  $ 

9,017  $ 

10,097  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

28,093 

— 

— 

— 

—  $ 

—  $ 

— 

— 

— 

$ 

$ 

— 

— 

— 

8,979 

9,017 

10,097 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

28,093 

— 

— 

—  $ 

14,022  $ 

7,126  $ 

1,112  $ 

38,747  $ 

—  $ 

6,873  $ 

3,212  $ 

595  $ 

17,223  $ 

957  $ 

249  $ 

253  $ 

62,217 

—  $ 

28,152 

— 

— 

— 

5,556 

— 

1,317 

3,212 

— 

— 

594 

— 

1 

12,665 

1,120 

3,438 

249 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

$ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

697  $ 

253  $ 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

59 

— 

638 

— 

— 

253 

22,276 

1,120 

4,756 

950 

59 

— 

891 

Commercial

Pass

Special Mention

Substandard

Real Estate - 1-4 Family 
Mortgage

Primary

Pass

Special Mention

Substandard

Home Equity

Pass

Special Mention

Substandard

Rental/Investment

$ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

1,883  $ 

232  $ 

18,275  $ 

9  $ 

—  $ 

20,399 

Pass

Special Mention

Substandard

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

1,883 

— 

— 

232 

— 

— 

16,139 

44 

2,092 

9 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

18,263 

44 

2,092 

Land Development

$ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

7,149  $ 

2,031  $ 

285  $ 

3,249  $ 

2  $ 

—  $ 

12,716 

Pass

Special Mention

Substandard

Real Estate - Commercial 
Mortgage

Owner-Occupied

Pass

Special Mention

Substandard

$ 

$ 

Non-Owner Occupied

$ 

Pass

Special Mention

Substandard

— 

— 

— 

—  $ 

—  $ 

— 

— 

— 

—  $ 
— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

7,149 

2,009 

— 

— 

— 

22 

285 

— 

— 

1,793 

— 

1,456 

2 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

11,238 

— 

1,478 

—  $ 

76,557  $  153,960  $  171,487  $  435,073  $ 

22,631  $ 

4,688  $  864,396 

—  $ 

15,001  $ 

32,567  $ 

61,568  $  181,007  $ 

9,723  $ 

2  $  299,868 

— 

— 

— 

—  $ 
— 

— 

— 

15,001 

29,276 

43,962 

161,790 

— 

— 

— 

3,291 

9,670 

7,936 

— 

19,217 

5,808 

— 

3,915 

— 

— 

2 

255,837 

9,670 

34,361 

55,962  $  117,592  $  107,004  $  242,249  $ 
37,002 

221,423 

109,910 

83,738 

12,720  $ 
6,431 

4,686  $  540,213 
458,504 

— 

2,591 

16,369 

— 

7,682 

5,302 

17,964 

2,622 

18,204 

— 

6,289 

— 

4,686 

10,515 

71,194 

Land Development

$ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

5,594  $ 

3,801  $ 

2,915  $ 

11,817  $ 

188  $ 

—  $ 

24,315 

Pass

Special Mention

Substandard

Installment loans to 
individuals

Pass

Special Mention

Substandard

Total loans subject to risk 
rating

Pass

Special Mention

Substandard

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

5,594 

3,801 

2,780 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

135 

4,962 

5,438 

1,417 

188 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

17,325 

5,438 

1,552 

$ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

$ 

—  $ 

711  $  129,343  $  197,536  $  205,757  $  494,579  $ 

88,151  $ 

6,729  $ 1,122,806 

711 

105,035 

180,249 

159,612 

435,652 

69,482 

— 

409 

— 

951,150 

27,345 

18,669 

6,320 

144,311 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

2,948 

21,360 

97 

17,190 

15,076 

31,069 

9,224 

49,703 

108

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 4 – 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:

Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

Prior

Revolving 
Loans 
Converted 
to Term

Total
Loans

Revolving 
Loans

December 31, 2020

Commercial, Financial, 
Agricultural

Performing Loans

Non-Performing Loans

Real Estate - Construction

Residential

Performing Loans

Non-Performing Loans

$ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

445  $ 

349  $ 

303  $ 

2,899  $ 

6,809  $ 

46  $ 

10,851 

$ 

$ 

— 

— 

—  $ 

—  $ 

— 

— 

— 

— 

—  $ 

—  $ 

— 

— 

445 

— 

421  $ 

421  $ 

421 

— 

349 

— 

—  $ 

—  $ 

— 

— 

303 

— 

—  $ 

—  $ 

— 

— 

2,899 

6,784 

— 

—  $ 

—  $ 

— 

— 

25 

—  $ 

—  $ 

— 

— 

46 

— 

—  $ 

—  $ 

— 

— 

Commercial

$ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

Performing Loans

Non-Performing Loans

Real Estate - 1-4 Family 
Mortgage

Primary

Performing Loans

Non-Performing Loans

— 

— 

—  $ 

—  $ 

— 

— 

$ 

$ 

371  $ 

3,082  $ 

33,674  $ 

28,169  $  140,689  $ 

70,870  $ 

2,672  $  279,527 

248  $ 

1,953  $ 

30,078  $ 

25,956  $  127,642  $ 

630  $ 

111  $  186,618 

248 

— 

1,842 

111 

29,321 

25,935 

122,970 

757 

21 

4,672 

630 

— 

25 

86 

180,971 

5,647 

Home Equity

$ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

742  $ 

3,324  $ 

1,668  $ 

1,027  $ 

70,120  $ 

2,561  $ 

79,442 

Performing Loans

Non-Performing Loans

Rental/Investment

Performing Loans

Non-Performing Loans

Land Development

Performing Loans

Non-Performing Loans

— 

— 

— 

— 

742 

— 

3,324 

— 

1,668 

— 

960 

67 

69,518 

602 

2,124 

437 

78,336 

1,106 

$ 

—  $ 

123  $ 

—  $ 

200  $ 

193  $ 

10,893  $ 

120  $ 

—  $ 

11,529 

— 

— 

123 

— 

— 

— 

200 

— 

193 

— 

10,800 

93 

120 

— 

— 

— 

$ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

387  $ 

72  $ 

352  $ 

1,127  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

— 

— 

387 

— 

30 

42 

117 

235 

1,127 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

10,826 

25 

421 

421 

421 

— 

— 

— 

— 

11,436 

93 

1,938 

1,661 

277 

Real Estate - Commercial 
Mortgage

Owner-Occupied

Performing Loans

Non-Performing Loans

$ 

$ 

— 

— 

—  $ 

—  $ 

— 

— 

337  $ 

—  $ 

— 

— 

597  $ 

1,063  $ 

982  $ 

35,946  $ 

1,902  $ 

—  $ 

40,827 

—  $ 

625  $ 

660  $ 

20,531  $ 

1,357  $ 

—  $ 

23,173 

— 

— 

625 

— 

660 

— 

20,253 

278 

1,357 

— 

— 

— 

22,895 

278 

Non-Owner Occupied

$ 

—  $ 

337  $ 

443  $ 

49  $ 

66  $ 

11,467  $ 

153  $ 

—  $ 

12,515 

Performing Loans

Non-Performing Loans

Land Development

Performing Loans

Non-Performing Loans

— 

— 

337 

— 

443 

— 

49 

— 

66 

— 

11,331 

136 

153 

— 

— 

— 

$ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

154  $ 

389  $ 

256  $ 

3,948  $ 

392  $ 

—  $ 

— 

— 

— 

— 

154 

— 

389 

— 

256 

— 

3,890 

58 

392 

— 

— 

— 

12,379 

136 

5,139 

5,081 

58 

Installment loans to individuals

$ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

34,976  $ 

15,497  $ 

1,118  $ 

4,348  $ 

3,676  $ 

60  $ 

59,675 

Performing Loans

Non-Performing Loans

— 

— 

— 

— 

34,942 

15,405 

34 

92 

1,051 

67 

4,262 

86 

3,676 

— 

29 

31 

59,365 

310 

Total loans not subject to risk 
rating

Performing Loans

Non-Performing Loans

$ 

—  $ 

708  $ 

39,521  $ 

50,583  $ 

30,572  $  183,882  $ 

83,257  $ 

2,778  $  391,301 

— 

— 

708 

— 

39,376 

49,692 

30,249 

178,492 

82,630 

2,224 

383,371 

145 

891 

323 

5,390 

627 

554 

7,930 

109

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 4 – Purchased Loans (continued)

The following disclosures are presented under GAAP in effect prior to the adoption of CECL.  The Company has included these 
disclosures to address the applicable prior period.

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

Pass

Watch

Substandard

Total

$ 

259,760  $ 

7,166  $ 

5,220  $ 

272,146 

48,994 

78,105 

909,513 

— 

— 

791 

56,334 

— 

— 

3,935 

15,835 

— 

48,994 

82,831 

981,682 

— 

$ 

1,296,372  $ 

64,291  $ 

24,990  $ 

1,385,653 

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

Real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Total

Performing

Non-Performing

Total

$ 

13,935  $ 

—  $ 

1,725 

394,476 

30,472 

99,139 

— 

3,638 

101 

261 

13,935 

1,725 

398,114 

30,573 

99,400 

$ 

539,747  $ 

4,000  $ 

543,747 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 4 – 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: 

As of December 31, 2019

Year Ended December 31, 2019

Recorded
Investment

Unpaid
Principal
Balance

Related
Allowance

Average
Recorded
Investment

Interest
Income
Recognized

With a related allowance recorded:

Commercial, financial, agricultural

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

Real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Total

Totals

$ 

1,837  $ 

2,074  $ 

212  $ 

1,700  $ 

2,499 

2,801 

981 

110 

2,490 

2,914 

1,017 

110 

16 

17 

6 

2 

2,386 

2,900 

1,031 

96 

8,228  $ 

8,605  $ 

253  $ 

8,113  $ 

901  $ 

905  $ 

—  $ 

912  $ 

772 

3,772 

128 

71 

779 

4,550 

131 

92 

— 

— 

— 

— 

770 

4,134 

137 

85 

5,644  $ 

6,457  $ 

—  $ 

6,038  $ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

13,872  $ 

15,062  $ 

253  $ 

14,151  $ 

172 

8 

3 

41 

40 

— 

92 

— 

— 

73 

7 

— 

80 

The  average  recorded  investment  in  non  credit  deteriorated  loans  that  were  subsequently  impaired  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2018 was $9,396. Interest income recognized on non credit deteriorated loans that were subsequently impaired 
for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $194. 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 4 – 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

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

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 

— 

10,372 

55,017 

640 

— 

291 

1,386 

2 

— 

10,369 

54,885 

652 

187 

— 

529 

2,904 

29 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

66,897  $ 

73,399  $ 

1,971  $ 

72,825  $ 

3,649 

25,843  $ 

41,792  $ 

—  $ 

37,535  $ 

1,208 

863 

25,482 

50,632 

2,547 

882 

32,597 

64,912 

4,771 

— 

— 

— 

— 

618 

26,687 

53,586 

3,232 

105,367  $ 

144,954  $ 

—  $ 

121,658  $ 

21 

1,665 

3,500 

335 

6,729 

172,264  $ 

218,353  $ 

1,971  $ 

194,483  $ 

10,378 

The  average  recorded  investment  in  credit-deteriorated  loans  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2018  was  $212,967.  Interest 
income recognized on credit-deteriorated loans for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $10,084.  

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

Real estate – construction

Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage

Real estate – commercial mortgage

Installment loans to individuals

Total

Total Purchased Credit 
Deteriorated Loans

$ 

$ 

29,538 

863 

35,543 

103,133 

3,187 

172,264 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 4 – 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

(1) Represents contractual principal cash flows of $44,115 and interest cash flows of $6,972 not expected to be collected.

(2) Represents contractual principal cash flows of $1,615 and interest cash flows of $22,417 expected to be collected. 

Total Purchased Credit 
Deteriorated Loans

$ 

$ 

247,383 

(51,087) 

196,296 

(24,032) 

172,264 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 5 – Allowance for Credit 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:

Residential

Commercial

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

Gross loans

Unearned income

Loans, net of unearned income

Allowance for credit losses on loans

Net loans

2020

2019

$ 

2,536,984  $ 

1,367,972 

80,022 

85,700 

246,673 

611,431 

858,104 

289,050 

537,433 

826,483 

1,750,951 

1,781,948 

513,160 

296,364 

137,833 

573,540 

335,100 

176,025 

2,698,308 

2,866,613 

1,657,806 

2,747,467 

149,579 

1,637,281 

2,450,895 

156,089 

4,554,852 

4,244,265 

209,537 

302,430 

10,937,807 

9,693,463 

(4,160)   

(3,825) 

10,933,647 

9,689,638 

(176,144)   

(52,162) 

$  10,757,503  $ 

9,637,476 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 5 – Allowance for Credit Losses (continued)

Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans

The following table provides a roll-forward of the allowance for credit losses by loan category and a breakdown of the ending 
balance of the allowance based on the Company’s credit loss methodology for the periods presented:

Commercial

Real Estate  -
Construction

Real Estate -
1-4 Family
Mortgage

Real Estate  -
Commercial
Mortgage

Lease 
Financing

Installment 
Loans to 
Individuals

Total

Year Ended December 31, 
2020

Allowance for credit losses 
on loans:

Beginning balance

Impact of the adoption of 
ASC 326

Charge-offs

Recoveries

Net charge-offs

Provision for credit losses 
on loans

Ending balance

Period-End Amount 
Allocated to:

Individually evaluated

Collectively evaluated

Ending balance

Loans:

Individually evaluated

Collectively evaluated

Ending balance

Nonaccruing loans with no 
allowance for credit losses

$ 

10,658  $ 

5,029  $ 

9,814  $ 

24,990  $ 

910  $ 

761  $ 

52,162 

11,351 

(3,577) 

1,263 

(2,314) 

3,505 

(716) 

31 

(685) 

14,314 

(1,167) 

838 

(329) 

4,293 

(2,642) 

2,478 

(164) 

521 

(168)   

11 

(157)   

8,500 

(7,835) 

7,632 

(203) 

42,484 

(16,105) 

12,253 

(3,852) 

19,336 

8,198 

8,366 

47,008 

350 

2,092 

85,350 

$ 

39,031  $ 

16,047  $ 

32,165  $ 

76,127  $ 

1,624  $ 

11,150  $ 

176,144 

$ 

$ 

$ 

10,345  $ 

497  $ 

300  $ 

2,444  $ 

—  $ 

604  $ 

14,190 

28,686 

15,550 

31,865 

73,683 

1,624 

10,546 

161,954 

39,031  $ 

16,047  $ 

32,165  $ 

76,127  $ 

1,624  $ 

11,150  $ 

176,144 

16,091  $ 

497  $ 

5,379  $ 

21,764  $ 

—  $ 

619  $ 

44,350 

2,520,893 

857,607 

2,692,929 

4,533,088 

75,862 

208,918 

  10,889,297 

$  2,536,984  $ 

858,104  $  2,698,308  $  4,554,852  $ 

75,862  $ 

209,537  $  10,933,647 

$ 

541  $ 

—  $ 

4,054  $ 

4,382  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

8,977 

Upon  adoption  of  ASC  326  on  January  1,  2020,  the  allowance  for  credit  losses  on  loans  was  increased  by  $42,484.  The 
Company recorded $85,350 in total provision for credit losses on loans during 2020. The provision recorded during the year 
was primarily driven by the current and future economic uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, including the current 
projections of an improving, but continued elevated national unemployment rate into 2021 and 2022 and nominal GDP growth 
relative to pre-pandemic levels. The Company also factored into its estimate the potential benefit and risk of participation in the 
government  programs  implemented  through  the  CARES  Act  and  the  internal  loan  deferral  program  offered  to  qualified 
customers.  The  Company  utilized  a  two  year  reasonable  and  supportable  forecast  range  during  the  current  period.  The 
Company continues its heightened monitoring efforts with respect to loans in certain industries the Company currently believes 
pose  a  greater  risk  in  the  current  environment  (i.e.,  hospitality  and  healthcare).  In  addition,  the  Company  will  continue  to 
monitor the performance of all portfolios, the severity and duration of the pandemic and potential subsequent recovery of the 
economic environment.

Although the Company made an accounting policy election to exclude accrued interest from the amortized cost of loans and 
therefore the allowance calculation, the Company recorded $1,500 in provision for credit losses to establish an allowance for 
the interest deferred as part of the loan deferral program. 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 5 – Allowance for Credit Losses (continued)

The following table provides a roll-forward of the allowance for credit losses by loan category and a breakdown of the ending 
balance of the allowance based on the Company’s credit loss methodology prior to the adoption of ASC 326 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

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 

— 

21 

21 

253 

(1,602) 

712 

(890) 

565 

(1,490) 

689 

(801) 

1,299 

(7,705) 

(13,478) 

6,714 

(991) 

1,291 

9,564 

(3,914) 

7,050 

10,658  $ 

5,029  $ 

9,814  $ 

24,990  $ 

1,671  $ 

52,162 

1,434  $ 

16  $ 

160  $ 

396  $ 

6  $ 

8,932 

292 

5,013 

— 

9,363 

291 

23,208 

1,386 

1,663 

2 

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 

(51) 

13 

(38) 

1,365 

(2,023) 

573 

(1,450) 

(420) 

(1,197) 

1,108 

(89) 

1,197 

(742) 

121 

(621) 

144 

(6,428) 

2,433 

(3,995) 

6,810 

8,269  $ 

4,755  $ 

10,139  $ 

24,492  $ 

1,371  $ 

49,026 

336  $ 

68  $ 

79  $ 

1,027  $ 

4  $ 

7,772 

161 

4,687 

— 

9,572 

488 

21,564 

1,901 

1,365 

2 

1,514 

44,960 

2,552 

$ 

$ 

Ending balance

$ 

8,269  $ 

4,755  $ 

10,139  $ 

24,492  $ 

1,371  $ 

49,026 

(1)

 Includes lease financing receivables.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 5 – Allowance for Credit 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

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 

Acquired with deteriorated credit 
quality
Ending balance

(1) Includes lease financing receivables.

29,538 

863 

35,543 

103,133 

3,187 

172,264 

$ 1,367,972  $  826,483  $ 2,866,613  $ 4,244,265  $  384,305  $ 9,689,638 

Allowance for Credit Losses on Unfunded Loan Commitments 

The  following  table  provides  a  roll-forward  of  the  allowance  for  credit  losses  on  unfunded  loan  commitments  for  the  period 
presented.

Year Ended December 31, 2020
Allowance for credit losses on unfunded loan commitments:

Beginning balance

Impact of the adoption of ASC 326

Provision for credit losses on unfunded loan commitments (included in other noninterest expense)
Ending balance

$ 

946 

10,389 

9,200 

$ 

20,535 

Note 6 – Premises and Equipment

(In Thousands)

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

2020
250,313  $ 
21,289 
64,798 
24,114 
144 
66,023 
426,681 
(126,185)   
300,496  $ 

2019
233,345 
13,582 
61,380 
25,062 
147 
84,754 
418,270 
(108,573) 
309,697 

$ 

$ 

Depreciation expense was $18,699, $16,379 and $14,358 for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Included in the “Premises” line item in the table above is $1,882 of held-for-sale assets that have been marked to fair value at 
December 31, 2020 as part of the Company’s system-wide branch evaluation effort. The adjustments to mark the properties to 
fair value are a noninterest expense and are included in the “Restructuring charges” line item on the Consolidated Statements of 
Income.

See Note 25, “Leases,” for further details regarding the Company’s right-of-use assets.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 7 – 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, 2020
Residential real estate

Commercial real estate

Residential land development

Commercial land development

Total
December 31, 2019
Residential real estate

Commercial real estate

Residential land development

Commercial land development

Total

Purchased 
OREO

Non Purchased 
OREO

Total
OREO

$ 

$ 

$ 

72  $ 

107  $ 

1,741 

337 

1,777 

924 

676 

338 

3,927  $ 

2,045  $ 

890  $ 

415  $ 

2,106 

530 

1,722 

1,548 

369 

430 

$ 

5,248  $ 

2,762  $ 

179 

2,665 

1,013 

2,115 

5,972 

1,305 

3,654 

899 

2,152 

8,010 

Changes in the Company’s purchased and non purchased OREO were as follows for the periods presented:

Purchased 
OREO

Non Purchased 
OREO

Total
OREO

Balance at December 31, 2018

$ 

Transfers of loans
Impairments
Dispositions

Other

Balance at December 31, 2019

Transfers of loans

Impairments
Dispositions

Other

6,187  $ 
2,287 

(890)   

(2,305)   

(31)   

4,853  $ 
2,477 

(375)   

(4,193)   

— 

$ 

5,248  $ 

2,762  $ 

4,058 

(1,581)   
(3,747)   
(51)   

4,530 

(579)   
(4,668)   
— 

11,040 
4,764 

(1,265) 

(6,498) 

(31) 

8,010 

8,588 

(2,160) 
(8,415) 
(51) 

5,972 

Balance at December 31, 2020

$ 

3,927  $ 

2,045  $ 

At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the amortized cost of loans secured by Real Estate - 1-4 Family Mortgage in the process of 
foreclosure was $1,308 and $1,079, respectively.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 7 – Other Real Estate Owned (continued)

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 (gains) losses on OREO sales

Rental income

Total

Note 8 – Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

(In Thousands)

December 31,

2020

2019

2018

$ 

279  $ 

326  $ 

364 

2,160 

(23)   

(26)   

343 

1,265 

94 

(15)   

$ 

2,754  $ 

2,013  $ 

425 

385 

1,545 

(423) 

(40) 

1,892 

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the years ended December 31, 2020 were as follows:

Balance at December 31, 2018

Measurement period adjustments to goodwill from Brand acquisition

Balance at December 31, 2019

Additions to goodwill and other adjustments

Balance at December 31, 2020

Community 
Banks

Insurance 

Total

$ 

$ 

$ 

930,161  $ 
6,755 
936,916  $ 
— 
936,916  $ 

2,767  $ 
— 
2,767  $ 
— 
2,767  $ 

932,928 
6,755 
939,683 
— 
939,683 

The 2019 addition to goodwill resulted from measurement period adjustments from the Brand Group Holdings, Inc. (“Brand”) 
acquisition  in  September  2018  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. There were no changes to goodwill during the year ended 
December 31, 2020.

The following table provides a summary of finite-lived intangible assets as of the dates presented:

December 31, 2020
Core deposit intangible

Customer relationship intangible

Total finite-lived intangible assets
December 31, 2019
Core deposit intangible

Customer relationship intangible

Total finite-lived intangible assets

Gross  Carrying
Amount

Accumulated
Amortization

Net Carrying
Amount

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

82,492  $ 
2,470 

(53,539)  $ 
(1,284)   

84,962  $ 

(54,823)  $ 

82,492  $ 

(46,599)  $ 

2,470 

(1,103)   

84,962  $ 

(47,702)  $ 

28,953 
1,186 

30,139 

35,893 

1,367 

37,260 

Core deposit intangible amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $6,940, $7,965 and 
$7,048, respectively. Customer relationship intangible amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 
2018 was $181, $140, and $131, respectively.  

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 8 – Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (continued)

The  estimated  amortization  expense  of  finite-lived  intangible  assets  for  the  five  succeeding  fiscal  years  is  summarized  as 
follows:

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Note 9 – Mortgage Servicing Rights

(In Thousands)

Core Deposit 
Intangible

Customer 
Relationship  
Intangible

Total

$ 

5,860  $ 
4,940 
4,042 
3,498 
3,102 

181  $ 
181 
181 
181 
181 

6,041 
5,121 
4,223 
3,679 
3,283 

Changes in the Company’s mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”) were as follows, for the periods presented:

Carrying Value at January 1, 2019

Capitalization

Amortization

Valuation adjustment

Carrying Value at December 31, 2019

Capitalization

Amortization

Valuation adjustment

Carrying Value at December 31, 2020

$ 

$ 

48,230 

13,823 

(7,009) 

(1,836) 

53,208 

41,235 

(19,723) 

(11,726) 

$ 

62,994 

The Company recognized a negative valuation adjustment on MSRs in earnings in the amount of $11,726 and $1,836 during the 
years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which was included in “Mortgage banking income” in the Consolidated 
Statements of Income. There were no such adjustments recognized during 2018. The movement of mortgage interest rates has 
an inverse relationship with prepayment speeds and discount rates. The decline in interest rates during 2020, which resulted in 
higher than estimated prepayments speeds, was the largest contributor to the negative valuation adjustment. A continued decline 
in  mortgage  interest  rates  and  an  increase  in  actual  prepayment  speeds  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)

2020

2019

2018

$  7,322,671 

$  4,871,155 

$  4,635,712 

 15.05 %

 11.48 %

$ 

(4,001) 

$ 

(2,469) 

$ 

(7,674) 

(4,774) 

 9.86 %

 9.69 %

$ 

(2,144) 

$ 

(2,027) 

$ 

(4,144) 

(3,908) 

 3.58 %

29.94

5.14

 4.04 %

29.20

6.35

 7.95 %

(1,264) 

(2,569) 

 9.45 %

(2,657) 

(5,103) 

 4.04 %

27.47

8.03

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Note 9 – Mortgage Servicing Rights (continued)

The Company recorded servicing fees of $12,628, $9,491 and $8,876, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, 2019 
and 2018, respectively. These fees are included under the line item “Mortgage banking income” in the Consolidated Statements 
of Income.

Note 10 – 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, 2020 are as follows:

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Thereafter
Total

2020

2019

$ 

3,685,048  $ 

2,551,770 

5,830,288 

4,832,945 

847,857 

667,821 

1,695,888 

2,160,632 

$  12,059,081  $  10,213,168 

$ 

$ 

1,228,457 
342,765 
73,232 
22,628 
22,380 
6,426 
1,695,888 

The aggregate amount of time deposits in denominations of $250 or more at December 31, 2020 and 2019 was $426,762 and 
$585,717,  respectively.  Certain  executive  officers  and  directors  and  their  respective  affiliates  had  amounts  on  deposit  with 
Renasant Bank of approximately $25,302 and $33,929 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Note 11 – Short-Term Borrowings

(In Thousands)

Short-term borrowings as of December 31 are summarized as follows: 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

Federal funds purchased

Federal Home Loan Bank short-term advances

Total short-term borrowings

2020

2019

$ 

10,947  $ 

10,393 

— 

$ 

21,340  $ 

9,091 

— 

480,000 

489,091 

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. 

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Note 11 – Short-Term Borrowings (continued)

Federal funds are short term borrowings, generally overnight borrowings, between financial institutions that are generally used 
to maintain reserve requirements at the Federal Reserve Bank or elsewhere.

FHLB short-term advances are borrowings with original maturities of less than one year. In connection with the prepayment of 
$430,000  in  short-term  advances  from  the  FHLB  during  2020,  the  Company  incurred  penalty  charges  of  $121,  which  is 
included in the line item “Debt prepayment penalty” in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company did not prepay 
any outstanding short-term advances from the FHLB in 2019 or 2018.

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

2020

2019

2018

2020

2019

2018

Federal Home Loan Bank short-term advances $  345,601  $  114,965  $  147,749 
Federal funds purchased
— 

363 

— 

 1.09 %

 2.59 %

 2.21 %

 — 

 — 

 — 

Securities sold under agreements to 
repurchase
Total short-term borrowings

10,889 

8,479 

7,986 

$  356,853  $  123,444  $  155,735 

 0.30 

 1.07 %

 0.15 

 2.43 %

 0.17 

 2.10 %

The Company maintains lines of credit with correspondent banks totaling $180,000 at December 31, 2020. 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, 
2020 or 2019.

Note 12 – Long-Term Debt

(In Thousands)

Long-term debt as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 is summarized as follows:

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

Junior subordinated debentures

Subordinated notes

Total long-term debt

Federal Home Loan Bank Advances

2020

2019

$ 

152,167  $ 

110,794 

212,009 

$ 

474,970  $ 

152,337 

110,215 

113,955 

376,507 

Long-term  advances  from  the  FHLB  outstanding  at  December  31,  2020  had  maturities  ranging  from  2021  to  2030  with  a 
combination of fixed and floating rates ranging from 0.00% to 4.34%. The long-term advance with no interest rate is the result 
of a floating-to-fixed advance that has a floating rate of three-month LIBOR less 50 basis points with a zero percent floor.  This 
floating-to-fixed  advance  will  convert  to  a  fixed  rate  of  1.358%  in  October  2021.  Weighted-average  interest  rates  on 
outstanding advances at December 31, 2020 and 2019 were 0.05% and 1.53%, respectively. These advances are collateralized 
by a blanket lien on the Bank’s loans. The Company had availability on unused lines of credit with the FHLB of $3,784,520 at 
December 31, 2020.

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  “Debt  prepayment  penalty”  in  the  Consolidated  Statements  of 
Income. The Company did not prepay any outstanding long-term advances from the FHLB during 2020 or 2018.

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 

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Note 12 – Long-Term Debt (continued)

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.

The following table provides details on the debentures as of December 31, 2020:

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 

 3.08 %

2033 $ 

 2.09 

 1.74 

 1.55 

 2.30 

 3.22 

 3.22 

 3.97 

2035  

2035  

2036  

2035  

2037  

2038  

2038  

20,000 

31,000 

12,000 

21,646 

9,172 

5,055 

5,055 

3,275 

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  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  Capital  Bancorp,  Inc.  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  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 $8,354 at December 31, 2020 and $8,902 at December 31, 2019.  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, whereby the Company pays a fixed rate of 4.180% and receives 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 discount associated with the Company’s assumption of the debentures issued to the respective 
Brand  trusts  had  a  carrying  value  of  $443  at  December  31,  2020  and  $474  at  December  31,  2019  and  is  being  amortized 
through  September  2038.  The  interest  rate  for  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. 

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Note 12 – Long-Term Debt (continued)

The Company has classified $107,203 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 
these guidelines did not impact the amount of debentures we include in Tier 1 capital. Although the Company’s 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 the Company exceeds $15,000,000 in assets, or if the Company makes any acquisition after exceeding $15,000,000 
in assets, the Company will lose Tier 1 treatment of our junior subordinated debentures.

For more information about the Company’s derivative financial instruments, see Note 14, “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.  acquisition  in  2017,  the  Company 
assumed $15,000 of 6.50% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2026 (the “Metropolitan Notes”). On September 3, 
2020, the Company issued and sold in an underwritten public offering $100,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.50% Fixed-
to-Floating  Rate  Subordinated  Notes  due  2035  (the  “2035  Notes”;  the  2026  Notes,  the  2031  Notes,  the  2035  Notes  and  the 
Metropolitan  Notes  are  referred  to  collectively  as  the  “Notes”),  at  a  public  offering  price  equal  to  100%  of  the  aggregate 
principal amounts of the Notes. 

During 2019, the Company redeemed the $30,000 of 8.50% Fixed Rate Subordinated Notes assumed in the Brand acquisition 
and incurred a debt prepayment penalty of $900, which was accounted for in the purchase accounting fair value adjustment.

The Metropolitan Notes, 2026 Notes, 2031 Notes and 2035 Notes mature on July 1, 2026, September 1, 2026, September 1, 
2031 and September 15, 2035, 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. Until but excluding September 15, 2030, the Company pays interest on the 2035 Notes semi-annually in arrears on 
each March 15 and September 15 at a fixed annual interest rate equal to 4.50%. From and including September 15, 2030, to but 
excluding the maturity date or the date of earlier redemption, the interest rate on the 2035 Notes will reset quarterly to an annual 
interest  rate  equal  to  the  then-current  three-month  SOFR  plus  a  spread  of  402.5  basis  points,  payable  quarterly  in  arrears  on 
each March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for all of the Notes, in the event that 
three-month LIBOR or three-month SOFR is less than zero, three-month LIBOR or three-month SOFR, as applicable, 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, September 1, 2026 as to the 2031 Notes, and September 15, 2030 as to the 2035 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.

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Note 12 – Long-Term Debt (continued)

The aggregate stated maturities of long-term debt outstanding at December 31, 2020, are summarized as follows:

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Thereafter
Total

$ 

$ 

100 
451 
— 
— 
— 
474,419 
474,970 

Note 13 – 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 2020 or 2019.  The Company 
does not anticipate that a contribution will be required in 2021. The plan’s accumulated benefit obligation and projected benefit 
obligation are substantially the same since benefit accruals have ceased. The accumulated benefit obligation was $28,226 and 
$28,020  at  December  31,  2020  and  2019,  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 the employee’s age and years of 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 $214 and $151 to the plan 
in 2020 and 2019, respectively; the Company expects to contribute approximately $360 in 2021. 

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 2021 is 
5.4%.  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, 2020 and for the year then ended.

In 2020, the Company offered a voluntary early retirement window program (referred to as the “VERP”) to eligible employees. 
Among other items, participants in the VERP received accelerated payouts from the Company’s defined benefit pension plan, 
retiree  medical  benefits  on  terms  substantially  identical  to  those  applicable  to  other  retirees,  and  other  cash  payments.  Cash 
payments are a noninterest expense and are included in the “Restructuring charges” line item on the Consolidated Statements of 
Income. Amounts attributable to accelerated payouts from the defined benefit pension plan and post-retirement health benefits 
for participants in the VERP are included in the following tables. 

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, 2020 and 2019, including amounts attributable to 
participants in the VERP, is as follows:

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Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Change in benefit obligation
Benefit obligation at beginning of year

Service cost

Interest cost

Plan participants’ contributions
Amendments(1)
Actuarial loss (gain)
Benefits paid(1)
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

Pension Benefits  
Renasant

Other Benefits

2020

2019

2020

2019

$ 28,020 

$ 24,945 

$ 

707 

$ 

881 

— 

984 

— 

— 

— 

1,176 

— 

— 

3,239 

3,671 

(4,017) 

(1,772) 

6 

13 

52 

486 

21 

(266) 

7 

31 

60 

— 

(60) 

(212) 

$ 28,226 

$ 28,020 

$  1,019 

$ 

707 

$ 28,585 

$ 25,206 

5,981 

— 

5,151 

— 

(4,017) 

(1,772) 

$ 30,549 

$ 28,585 

$  2,323 

$ 

565 

$  (1,019) 

$ 

(707) 

 2.44 %

 3.59 %

 1.77 %

 2.91 %

(1) Attributable to retiree medical benefits and $2,073 of accelerated defined benefit pension plan payouts in 2020 provided to 
VERP participants.

The  discount  rate  assumptions  at  December  31,  2020  were  determined  using  a  yield  curve  approach.    A  yield  curve  was 
developed from 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.

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Note 13 – Employee Benefit and Deferred Compensation Plans (continued)

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, 2020, 2019 and 2018 are as follows: 

Pension Benefits Renasant

Other Benefits

Service cost

Interest cost

Expected return on plan assets
Prior service cost recognized(1)
Recognized actuarial loss (gain)
Settlement/curtailment/termination losses(1)
Net periodic benefit cost

Net actuarial (gain) loss arising during the period
Net Settlement/curtailment/termination losses(1)
New prior service cost(1)
Amortization of net actuarial (loss) gain recognized in net 
periodic pension cost
Amortization of prior service cost(1)
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

2020

$  — 

  984 

2019

$  — 

 1,176 

2018

$  — 

 1,043 

2020

$  6 

  13 

 (1,651) 

 (1,450) 

 (2,077) 

  — 

  — 

  349 

  567 

  249 

  — 

  442 

  — 

  168 

  — 

  328 

  — 

  (706) 

 (1,090) 

  (31) 

  (173) 

  (567) 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  485 

  — 

  414 

  21 

  — 

  485 

  (349) 

  (442) 

  (328) 

  90 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  (485) 

2019

2018

$  7 

  31 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  15 

$  8 

  31 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  39 

  (60) 

  (240) 

  — 

  — 

  23 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  (90) 

  (23) 

 (2,006) 

  (473) 

  (501) 

  111 

  (37) 

  (240) 

$ (1,757)  $ (305) 

$ (1,207)  $ 525 

$  (22) 

$ (201) 

 3.59 %  4.56 %  3.96 %  2.91 %  4.07 %  3.37 %

 6.00 %  6.00 %  6.00 %

N/A

N/A

N/A

(1) Attributable to retiree medical benefits and accelerated defined benefit pension plan payouts provided to VERP participants 
and,  with  respect  to  amounts  included  in  Net  periodic  benefit  cost,  included  in  the  “Restructuring  charges”  line  item  on  the 
Consolidated Statements of Income.

Future estimated benefit payments under the Renasant defined benefit pension plan and other benefits are as follows:

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026 - 2030

Pension Benefits 
Renasant

Other
Benefits

$ 

2,098  $ 
2,089 
2,059 
2,036 
1,992 
9,115 

360 
209 
147 
81 
62 
154 

127

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 13 – Employee Benefit and Deferred Compensation Plans (continued)

Amounts  recognized  in  accumulated  other  comprehensive  income,  before  tax,  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020  are  as 
follows:

Prior service cost

Actuarial loss (gain)

Total

Pension Benefits  
Renasant

Other
Benefits

$ 

$ 

—  $ 

7,082 

7,082  $ 

— 

(81) 

(81) 

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

$ 

$ 

—  $ 
215 
215  $ 

— 
— 
— 

Substantially all of the assets of the Company’s defined benefit pension plan are invested 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, 
with the mandate to preserve the funded status of the plan through portfolio growth and interest rate hedging. Management’s 
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 fair values of the Company’s defined benefit pension plan assets by category at December 31, 2020 and 2019 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, 2020
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

$ 

$ 

779  $ 

— 

779  $ 

—  $ 

— 

—  $ 

—  $ 

— 

—  $ 

29,770 

—  $ 

29,770  $ 

779 

29,770 

30,549 

128

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note 13 – 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)

Measured at 
NAV

Totals

$ 

$ 

39  $ 
— 
39  $ 

—  $ 
— 
—  $ 

—  $ 
— 
—  $ 

—  $ 

28,546 
28,546  $ 

39 
28,546 
28,585 

December 31, 2019
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 has also made a profit-sharing 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. To be eligible to receive this 
profit-sharing 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).  With  respect  to  the  year  ended  December  31,  2019  and  prior  years,  the  Company’s  profit-sharing 
contribution was nondiscretionary. Effective as of January 1, 2020, the Company amended the 401(k) plan to make the profit-
sharing contribution discretionary for years ending after December 31, 2020. The Company’s costs related to the 401(k) plan, 
excluding employee deferrals, in 2020, 2019 and 2018 were $17,888, $16,009 and $13,477, 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.  The expense 
recorded in 2020, 2019 and 2018 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  $3,965, 
$3,610 and $1,290, 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  $3,816  and  $3,921  at 
December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The plans are not qualified under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code.

129

 
 
 
 
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 13 – 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  2020,  2019  and  2018  was 
$6,425, $4,200 and $5,117, respectively. 

In 2020, the Company implemented a long-term equity compensation plan that provides for the grant of stock options and stock 
appreciation rights and the award of restricted stock and restricted stock units (which replaced the Company’s previous long-
term equity incentive compensation plan, under which stock option grants and restricted stock awards remain outstanding).  

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.  Stock  appreciation  rights  may  be  granted  under  the  plan  on  terms  similar  to  options.  There  were  no 
stock  options  or  stock  appreciation  rights  granted  during  the  years  ended  December  31,  2020,  2019  or  2018.    There  was  no 
compensation expense (recognized or unrecognized) associated with options for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 or 
2018.  

The  following  table  summarizes  information  about  options  outstanding,  exercised  and  forfeited  as  of  and  for  the  three  years 
ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018: 

Outstanding at January 1, 2018
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

Granted
Exercised
Forfeited
Outstanding at December 31, 2020

Exercisable at December 31, 2020

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

Shares

89,750  $ 
— 

(41,000)   
(5,000)   
43,750  $ 
43,750  $ 
— 

(14,500)   

— 
29,250  $ 
29,250  $ 
— 

(18,750)   

— 
10,500  $ 
10,500  $ 

15.67 
— 
15.54 
15.32 
15.84 
15.84 
— 
15.79 
— 
15.86 
15.86 
— 
16.37 
— 
14.96 
14.96 

2.63 $ 
2.63 $ 

1.94 $ 
1.94 $ 

1.00 $ 
1.00 $ 

627 
627 

574 
574 

191 
191 

The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the three years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $279, $290 
and $1,180, respectively. All options outstanding during 2020, 2019 and 2018 were fully vested and exercisable as of December 
31, 2017.

The  plan  permits  the  award  of  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. The plan also permits the award 
of  restricted  stock  units  to  executives  and  other  officers  and  employees  on  terms  similar  to  restricted  stock  awards. 
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 

130

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 13 – Employee Benefit and Deferred Compensation Plans (continued)

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. 

In  2020,  the  Company  made  performance-based  and  time-based  restricted  stock  awards;  restricted  stock  units  were  not 
awarded. 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 $10,419, $10,046 and $7,251 for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The following 
table summarizes the changes in restricted stock as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020:

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

115,725  $ 

81,423 

(40,567)   

(23,754)   

132,827  $ 

34.00 

35.42 

40.89 

33.40 

32.88 

500,932  $ 

271,957 

(161,521)   

(62,952)   

548,416  $ 

36.34 

32.89 

38.30 

35.46 

34.15 

Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock totaled $10,185 at December 31, 2020. As of such 
date, the weighted average period over which the unrecognized expense is expected to be recognized was approximately 1.85 
years. 

At  December  31,  2020,  an  aggregate  of  2,871,774  shares  of  Company  common  stock  were  available  for  issuance  under  the 
Company’s  employee  benefit  plans  of  which  957,320  shares  were  available  for  issuance  under  the  Company’s  401(k)  plan, 
22,577 shares were available under the Company’s Deferred Stock Unit Plan, and 1,758,149 shares were available under the 
Company’s 2020 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan.

Note 14 – Derivative Instruments

(In Thousands)

The  Company  uses  certain  derivative  instruments  to  meet  the  needs  of  customers  as  well  as  to  manage  the  interest  rate  risk 
associated with certain transactions.

Non-hedge derivatives

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. The Company manages its credit risk, or potential 
risk of default by its commercial customers, through credit limit approval and monitoring procedures. 

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  Company  also  enters  into  forward  commitments  to  sell 
residential mortgage loans to secondary market investors. 

The following table provides a summary of the Company’s derivatives not designated as hedging instruments as of the dates 
presented:

131

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note 14 – Derivative Instruments (continued)

Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Derivative assets:
  Interest rate contracts

  Interest rate lock commitments

Forward commitments

Totals
Derivative liabilities:
  Interest rate contracts

Balance Sheet

December 31, 2020

December 31, 2019

Location

Notional Amount

Fair Value

Notional Amount

Fair Value

Other Assets

$ 

222,933  $ 

9,884  $ 

219,664  $ 

Other Assets

Other Assets

589,701 

— 

19,824 

— 

214,975 

42,000 

$ 

812,634  $ 

29,708  $ 

476,639  $ 

3,880 

4,579 

39 

8,498 

Other Liabilities $ 

222,933  $ 

9,884  $ 

219,664  $ 

3,880 

Interest rate lock commitments

  Forward commitments

Other Liabilities

Other Liabilities

— 

716,000 

— 

5,090 

776 

372,000 

Totals

$ 

938,933  $ 

14,974  $ 

592,440  $ 

3 

1,096 

4,979 

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:

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

Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges

Year Ended December 31,

2020

2019

2018

$ 

2,051  $ 

3,672  $ 

4,137 

15,249 

882 

779 

(4,033)   

2,506 

$ 

13,267  $ 

7,060  $ 

(3,069) 

1,847 

Cash  flow  hedge  relationships  mitigate  exposure  to  the  variability  of  future  cash  flow  or  other  forecasted  transactions.    The 
Company  uses  interest  rate  swap  contracts  in  an  effort  to  manage  future  interest  rate  exposure  on  borrowings.    The  hedging 
strategy  converts  the  LIBOR-based  variable  interest  rate  on  the  forecasted  borrowings  to  a  fixed  interest  rate.    As  of 
December 31, 2020, the Company is hedging its exposure to the variability of future cash flows through 2030 and a portion of 
these hedges are forward starting.

The  following  table  provides  a  summary  of  the  Company’s  derivatives  designated  as  cash  flow  hedges  as  of  the  dates 
presented:

Derivative assets:
  Interest rate swaps
Derivative liabilities:
  Interest rate swaps

Balance Sheet

December 31, 2020

December 31, 2019

Location

Notional Amount

Fair Value

Notional Amount

Fair Value

Other Assets

$ 

175,000  $ 

3,866  $ 

—  $ 

— 

Other Liabilities $ 

87,000  $ 

5,924  $ 

92,000  $ 

5,021 

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, 2020, 2019 and 2018. The impact on other comprehensive 
income for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, can be seen at Note 17, “Other Comprehensive Income.”

132

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 14 – Derivative Instruments (continued)

In  December  2020,  the  Company  terminated  two  interest  rate  swap  contracts  with  notional  amounts  of  $15,000  each  with 
ending  dates  of  June  2022  and  June  2023,  respectively.    The  Company  recorded  $2,040  in  swap  termination  charges  for  the 
year ended December 31, 2020.

Derivatives designated as fair value hedges

Fair value hedges protect against changes in the fair value of an asset, liability, or firm commitment.  The Company enters into 
interest rate swap agreements to manage interest rate exposure on certain of the Company’s fixed-rate subordinated notes.  The 
agreements convert the fixed interest rates to LIBOR-based variable interest rates.

The following table provides a summary of the Company's derivatives designated as fair value hedges as of the dates presented:

Derivative liabilities:
  Interest rate swaps

Balance Sheet

December 31, 2020

December 31, 2019

Location

Notional Amount

Fair Value

Notional Amount

Fair Value

Other Liabilities $ 

100,000  $ 

209  $ 

—  $ 

— 

The  following  table  presents  the  effects  of  the  Company’s  fair  value  hedge  relationships  on  the  Consolidated  Statements  of 
Income for the periods presented:

Derivative liabilities:
  Interest rate swaps - subordinated notes
Derivative liabilities - hedged items:
  Interest rate swaps - subordinated notes

Amount of Gain (Loss Recognized in Income)

Income Statement

Year ended December 31,

Location

2020

2019

2018

Interest Expense

$ 

(209)  $ 

—  $ 

Interest Expense

$ 

209  $ 

—  $ 

— 

— 

The  following  table  presents  the  amounts  that  were  recorded  in  the  Consolidated  Balance  Sheets  related  to  cumulative  basis 
adjustments for fair value hedges for the as of the dates presented:

Balance Sheet Location

December 31, 2020

December 31, 2019

December 31, 2020

December 31, 2019

Long-term debt

$ 

98,114  $ 

—  $ 

209  $ 

— 

Carrying Amount of the Hedged Liability

Cumulative Amount of Fair Value Hedging 
Adjustments Included in the Carrying 
Amount of the Hedged Liability

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Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 14 – 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:

Offsetting Derivative Assets

Offsetting Derivative Liabilities

December 31,
2020

December 31,
2019

December 31,
2020

December 31,
2019

Gross amounts recognized

$ 

3,866  $ 

61  $ 

21,107  $ 

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 15 – Income Taxes

(In Thousands)

— 

3,866 

3,866 

— 

— 

61 

61 

— 

— 

21,107 

3,866 

14,042 

$ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

3,199  $ 

9,974 

— 

9,974 

61 

8,698 

1,215 

Significant components of the provision for income taxes are as follows for the periods presented:

Current

Federal
State

Deferred

Federal
State

Year Ended December 31,
2019

2018

2020

$ 

$ 

30,193  $ 
3,309 
33,502 

(10,947)   
(2,715)   
(13,662)   
19,840  $ 

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 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 15 – 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

Other items, net

Year Ended December 31,
2019

2018

2020

$ 

21,733  $ 

45,294  $ 

39,616 

(1,431)   

(1,182)   

(1,494)   

1,280 

469 

465 

(1,205)   

(1,283)   

(1,863)   

1,575 

5,509 

64 

(1,433) 

(975) 

(1,863) 

1,592 

4,502 

288 

$ 

19,840  $ 

48,091  $ 

41,727 

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows for the periods presented: 

Deferred tax assets
Allowance for credit losses

Loans

Deferred compensation

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,

2020

2019

$ 

53,597  $ 

5,526 

13,114 

1,067 

1,857 

17,732 

3,539 

96,432 

8,434 

793 

3,285 
14,623 
2,245 

3,882 

16,833 

1,672 

51,767 

$ 

44,665  $ 

14,304 

10,284 

12,050 

1,108 

9,387 

22,686 

5,819 

75,638 

190 

967 

2,952 
13,472 
2,304 

4,885 

21,727 

1,859 

48,356 

27,282 

The effective tax rate was 19.40% and 22.30% for the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, 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, 2017 through 2019. The Company and its 
subsidiaries’ state income tax returns are open to audit under the statute of limitations for the years ended December 31, 2017 
through 2019.

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 $55,067, respectively, all 
created in 2018. As part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs 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 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 15 – Income Taxes (continued)

December 31, 2020, there are state net operating losses without expiration periods, related to the Brand acquisition of $24,622. 
The federal net operating loss related to the Brand acquisition was fully utilized during 2020. The federal and state net operating 
losses acquired in the Heritage Financial Group, Inc. acquisition were $18,321 and $16,849, respectively, of which $3,029 and 
$2,205  remain  to  be  utilized  as  of  December  31,  2020.  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 ended December 31, 2020. 

The table below presents the breakout of net operating losses as of the dates presented.

Net Operating Losses

Federal

State

December 31,

2020

2019

$ 

3,029  $ 

26,971 

36,006 

40,806 

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:  

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

2020

2019

2018

$ 

667  $ 

1,919  $ 

101 

(314)   

(52)   

158 

(1,410)   

— 

1,606 

313 

— 

— 

$ 

402  $ 

667  $ 

1,919 

If ultimately recognized, the Company does not anticipate any material increase in the effective tax rate for 2020 relative to any 
tax positions taken prior to January 1, 2020. The Company had accrued $18, $105 and $244 for interest and penalties related to 
unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Note 16 – 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.

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.

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Note 16 – Fair Value Measurements (continued)

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, 2020

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

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

$ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

9,012  $ 

9,012 

— 

— 

— 

— 

1,334,445 

1,334,445 

33,574 

417,771 

— 

9,012 

— 

— 

1,334,445 

1,343,457 

33,574 

417,771 

—  $ 

1,785,790  $ 

9,012  $ 

1,794,802 

—  $ 

21,107  $ 

—  $ 

21,107 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Totals

—  $ 
— 

— 

— 

— 

—  $ 

1,280,627 

1,280,627 

8,498 

318,272 

9,986  $ 
— 

9,986 

— 

— 

9,986 
1,280,627 

1,290,613 

8,498 

318,272 

—  $ 

1,607,397  $ 

9,986  $ 

1,617,383 

—  $ 

10,000  $ 

—  $ 

10,000 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

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. 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 16 – Fair Value Measurements (continued)

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, 2019

Accretion included in net income

Unrealized losses included in other comprehensive income

Settlements

Balance at December 31, 2019

Accretion included in net income

Unrealized losses included in other comprehensive income

Settlements

Balance at December 31, 2020

Securities available for sale

Trust preferred
securities

$ 

$ 

$ 

10,633 

34 

(442) 

(239) 

9,986 

32 

(834) 

(172) 

9,012 

For 2020 and 2019, 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, 2020 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

$ 

9,012  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: 

December 31, 2020
Individually evaluated loans, net of allowance for credit 
losses (1)
OREO

Mortgage servicing rights

Total

December 31, 2019
Individually evaluated loans, net of allowance for credit 
losses (1)
OREO
Mortgage servicing rights
Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Totals

—  $ 
— 

— 

—  $ 

—  $ 
— 

— 

24,145  $ 
2,736 

62,994 

—  $ 

89,875  $ 

24,145 
2,736 

62,994 

89,875 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Totals

—  $ 
— 
— 
—  $ 

—  $ 
— 
— 
—  $ 

27,348  $ 
2,820 
53,208 
83,376  $ 

27,348 
2,820 
53,208 
83,376 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

(1) Prior to the adoption of CECL on January 1, 2020, these loans were known as impaired loans.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 16 – Fair Value Measurements (continued)

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:

Individually evaluated loans: Loans are individually evaluated for credit losses each quarter 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. Individually evaluated loans are reviewed and evaluated on at 
least  a  quarterly  basis  for  additional  impairment  and  adjusted  accordingly,  based  on  the  same  factors  previously  identified. 
Individually evaluated loans that were measured or re-measured at fair value had a carrying value of $36,990 and $29,606 at 
December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, and a reserve for these loans of $12,845 and $2,258 was included in 
the allowance for credit losses for the same periods.

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, 
2020

December 31, 
2019

$ 

$ 

4,051  $ 

(1,315)   

2,736  $ 

3,726 

(906) 

2,820 

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,  2020  and  December  31,  2019.    There  were  $11,726  and  $1,836  of  negative  valuation  adjustments  on 
MSRs during the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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Note 16 – Fair Value Measurements (continued)

The following table presents information as of December 31, 2020 about significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) used in the 
valuation of assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis:

Financial instrument

Individually evaluated loans, net of 
allowance for credit losses (1)

OREO

Fair
Value

$ 

$ 

24,145 

2,736 

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%

(1) Prior to the adoption of CECL on January 1, 2020, these loans were known as impaired loans.

Fair Value Option

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  $12,057  resulting  from  fair  value  changes  of  these  mortgage  loans  were  recorded  in  income  during  2020,  as 
compared to net gains of $1,286 in 2019 and net gains of $4,892 in 2018. 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, 2020:

Mortgage loans held for sale 

Aggregate
Fair Value

Aggregate
Unpaid
Principal
Balance

Difference

$ 

417,771  $ 

395,602  $ 

22,169 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 16 – 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:

Carrying
Value

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Fair Value

December 31, 2020
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, 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

—  $ 

$  633,203  $  633,203  $ 
  1,343,457 
417,771 
 10,757,503 
62,994 
33,574 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

  1,334,445 
417,771 
— 
— 
33,574 

—  $  633,203 
  1,343,457 
417,771 
 10,668,625 
62,994 
33,574 

9,012 
— 
 10,668,625 
62,994 
— 

$ 12,059,081  $ 10,363,193  $ 1,706,005  $ 
21,340 
— 
— 
— 
— 

21,340 
152,167 
110,794 
212,009 
21,107 

— 
158,914 
93,092 
217,575 
21,107 

—  $ 12,069,198 
21,340 
— 
158,914 
— 
93,092 
— 
217,575 
— 
21,107 
— 

Carrying
Value

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Fair Value

$  414,930  $  414,930  $ 
  1,290,613 

— 

—  $ 

—  $  414,930 

  1,280,627 

9,986 

  1,290,613 

318,272 
  9,637,476 
53,208 
8,498 

— 
— 
— 
— 

318,272 

— 

318,272 

— 

— 

8,498 

  9,321,039 

  9,321,039 

53,208 
— 

53,208 

8,498 

$ 10,213,168  $ 8,052,536  $ 2,158,431  $ 
489,091 

489,091 

— 

—  $ 10,210,967 
489,091 
— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

152,321 

104,480 

117,963 

10,000 

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

Junior subordinated debentures

Subordinated notes

Derivative instruments

152,337 

110,215 

113,955 

10,000 

— 

— 

— 

— 

152,321 

104,480 

117,963 

10,000 

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Note 17 – Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(In Thousands)

Changes in the components of other comprehensive income, net of tax, were as follows:

Year Ended December 31, 2020
Securities available for sale:

Unrealized holding gains on securities
Reclassification adjustment for gains realized in net income(1)

Total securities available for sale

Derivative instruments:

Unrealized holding gains on derivative instruments

Reclassification adjustment for losses realized in net income related to 
swap termination
Total derivative instruments

Defined benefit pension and post-retirement benefit plans:

Net gain arising during the period

Reclassification adjustment for settlement loss related to the VERP 
realized in net income(3)
New prior service cost(3)
Amortization of net actuarial loss recognized in net periodic pension 
cost(2)
Amortization of prior service cost(3)

Total defined benefit pension and post-retirement benefit plans

Total other comprehensive income
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

Pre-Tax

Tax  Expense
(Benefit)

Net of Tax

$ 

27,788  $ 

7,071  $ 

20,717 

(46)   

27,742 

(12)   

7,059 

(34) 

20,683 

923 

2,040 

2,963 

1,069 

567 

(485)   

259 

485 

1,895 

235 

519 

754 

272 

145 

(123)   

66 

123 

483 

$ 

32,600  $ 

8,296  $ 

$ 

24,983  $ 

6,358  $ 

2,511 

27,494 

639 

6,997 

688 

1,521 

2,209 

797 

422 

(362) 

193 

362 

1,412 

24,304 

18,625 

1,872 

20,497 

(2,975)   
(2,975)   

(758)   
(758)   

(2,217) 
(2,217) 

91 

419 

510 

23 

107 

130 

68 

312 

380 

Total other comprehensive income

$ 

25,029  $ 

6,369  $ 

18,660 

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Renasant Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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

Pre-Tax

Tax  Expense
(Benefit)

Net of Tax

$ 

(11,155)  $ 

(2,840)  $ 

(8,315) 

16 

4 

12 

(11,139)   

(2,836)   

(8,303) 

490 

490 

413 

328 

741 

125 

125 

105 

83 

188 

365 

365 

308 

245 

553 

Total other comprehensive loss

$ 

(9,908)  $ 

(2,523)  $ 

(7,385) 

(1)   Included in Net gains (losses) on sales of securities in the Consolidated Statements of Income

(2)   Included in Salaries and employee benefits in the Consolidated Statements of Income

(3)   Included in Restructuring charges in the Consolidated Statements of Income

The accumulated balances for each component of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, at December 31 were as 
follows:

Unrealized gains on securities

Non-credit related portion of other-than-temporary impairment on securities

Unrealized losses on derivative instruments

2020

2019

2018

$ 

42,246  $ 

21,563  $ 

1,066 

(11,319)   

(11,319)   

(11,319) 

(638)   

(2,847)   

(630) 

Unrecognized losses on defined benefit pension and post-retirement benefit 
plans obligations
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

(5,221)   

(6,633)   

(7,013) 

$ 

25,068  $ 

764  $ 

(17,896) 

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Note 18 – Quarterly Results of Operations

(In Thousands, Except Share Data) (Unaudited)

The following table sets forth a summary of the unaudited quarterly results of operations.

2020
Interest income

Interest expense

Net interest income

Provision for credit losses

Noninterest income

Noninterest expense

Income before income taxes

Income taxes

Net income

Basic earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share

2019
Interest income

Interest expense

Net interest income

Provision for credit 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

$ 

130,173  $ 

123,955  $ 

122,078  $ 

121,926 

23,571 

106,602 

26,350 

37,570 

115,041 

2,781 

773 

18,173 

105,782 

26,900 

64,170 

118,285 

24,767 

4,637 

15,792 

106,286 

23,100 

70,928 

116,510 

37,604 

7,612 

$ 

$ 

$ 

2,008  $ 

20,130  $ 

29,992  $ 

0.04  $ 

0.04  $ 

0.36  $ 

0.36  $ 

0.53  $ 

0.53  $ 

13,799 

108,127 

10,500 

62,864 

122,152 

38,339 

6,818 

31,521 

0.56 

0.56 

$ 

137,094  $ 

137,862  $ 

134,476  $ 

133,148 

23,947 

113,147 

1,500 

35,885 

88,832 

58,700 

13,590 

25,062 

112,800 

900 

41,960 

93,290 

60,570 

13,945 

25,651 

108,825 

1,700 

37,953 

96,500 

48,578 

11,132 

$ 

$ 
$ 

45,110  $ 

46,625  $ 

37,446  $ 

0.77  $ 
0.77  $ 

0.80  $ 
0.80  $ 

0.65  $ 
0.64  $ 

24,263 

108,885 

2,950 

37,456 

95,552 

47,839 

9,424 

38,415 

0.67 
0.67 

Note 19 – 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 19 – 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,

2020

2019

2018

$ 

$ 

$ 

83,651  $ 

167,596  $ 

146,920 

56,270,566 

58,046,716 

52,492,104 

1.49  $ 

2.89  $ 

2.80 

83,651  $ 

167,596  $ 

146,920 

56,270,566 

58,046,716 

52,492,104 

197,599 

179,970 

134,746 

56,468,165 

58,226,686 

52,626,850 

$ 

1.48  $ 

2.88  $ 

2.79 

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,

2019
643
—

2020
245,146
—

2018
73,257
—

Note 20 – 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, 2020 were $2,749,988 and $90,597, respectively, compared to $2,324,262 
and $94,824, respectively, at December 31, 2019.

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 21 – Restrictions on Cash, Securities, Bank Dividends, Loans or Advances

(In Thousands)

In  prior  years  Renasant  Bank  has  been  required  to  maintain  minimum  average  balances  with  the  Federal  Reserve.  In  March 
2020,  the  Federal  Reserve  announced  that  effective  March  26,  2020  the  reserve  requirement  would  be  reduced  to  zero.  This 
action was taken to support the flow of credit to households and businesses in response to the economic environment caused by 
the  COVID-19  pandemic.  At  December  31,  2019,  Renasant  Bank’s  reserve  requirement  with  the  Federal  Reserve  was 
$187,839, with which it was in full compliance.

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Note 21 – Restrictions on Cash, Securities, Bank Dividends, Loans or Advances (continued)

The Company’s balance of FHLB stock, which is carried at amortized cost, at December 31, 2020 and 2019, was $12,252 and 
$31,092, respectively. The required investment for the same time period was $11,594 and $31,092, respectively.

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 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, 2020, 
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,  2020,  the  maximum  amount  available  for  transfer  from  Renasant  Bank  to  the 
Company  in  the  form  of  loans  was  $150,478.  As  of  December  31,  2020,  no  loans  from  the  Bank  to  the  Company  were 
outstanding. 

Note 22 – 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
Less than 4%
Less than 3%

4.5% or above
8% or above
6% or above
Less than 4.5%   Less than 6%   Less than 8%
Less than 3%   Less than 4%   Less than 6%

 Tangible Equity / Total Assets less than 2%

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Note 22 – 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

2020

2019

Amount

Ratio

Amount

Ratio

$ 

1,306,597 

 9.37 % $ 

1,262,588 

1,199,394 

1,306,597 

1,653,694 

 10.93 %  

1,156,828 

 11.91 %  

1,262,588 

 15.07 %  

1,432,949 

$ 

1,369,994 

 9.83 % $ 

1,331,809 

1,369,994 

1,369,994 

1,504,985 

 12.49 %  

1,331,809 

 12.49 %  

1,331,809 

 13.73 %  

1,388,553 

 10.37 %

 11.12 %

 12.14 %

 13.78 %

 10.95 %

 12.81 %

 12.81 %

 13.36 %

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  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. 

As previously disclosed, the Company adopted CECL as of January 1, 2020. The Company has elected to take advantage of 
transitional  relief  offered  by  the  Federal  Reserve  and  the  FDIC  to  delay  for  two  years  the  estimated  impact  of  CECL  on 
regulatory capital, followed by a three-year transitional period to phase out the capital benefit provided by the two-year delay.

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Note 23 – 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,  through  the  Trust  division,  offers  a  broad  range  of  fiduciary  services  including  the 
administration (as trustee or in other fiduciary or representative capacities) of benefit plans, management of trust accounts, 
inclusive of personal and corporate benefit accounts and custodial accounts, as well as accounting and money management 
for  trust  accounts.  In  addition,  the  Wealth  Management  segment,  through  the  Financial  Services  division,  provides 
specialized  products  and  services  to  customers,  which  include  fixed  and  variable  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 23 – Segment Reporting (continued)

The  following  table  provides  financial  information  for  the  Company’s  operating  segments  as  of  and  for  the  years  ended 
December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018:

2020
Net interest income

Provision for credit losses

Noninterest income

Noninterest expense

Income before income taxes

Income taxes

Net income (loss)

Total assets

Goodwill
2019
Net interest income

Provision for credit losses

Noninterest income

Noninterest expense

Income before income taxes

Income taxes

Net income (loss)

Total assets

Goodwill
2018
Net interest income

Provision for credit losses

Noninterest income

Noninterest expense

Income before income taxes

Income taxes

Net income (loss)

Total assets

Goodwill

Community
Banks

Insurance

Wealth
Management

Other

Consolidated

$ 

437,101  $ 

566  $ 

1,658  $ 

(12,528)  $ 

426,797 

86,850 

208,721 

448,475 

110,497 

22,892 

— 

10,403 

7,751 

3,218 

837 

— 

18,061 

14,940 

4,779 

— 

— 

(1,653)   

822 

(15,003)   

(3,889)   

$ 

87,605  $ 

2,381  $ 

4,779  $ 

(11,114)  $ 

86,850 

235,532 

471,988 

103,491 

19,840 

83,651 

$  14,814,726  $ 

30,375  $ 

71,266  $ 

13,245  $  14,929,612 

936,916 

2,767 

— 

— 

939,683 

$ 

454,433  $ 

702  $ 

1,761  $ 

(13,239)  $ 

443,657 

7,050 

129,016 

351,640 

224,759 

51,292 

— 

10,129 

7,574 

3,257 

876 

— 

15,598 

13,863 

3,496 

— 

— 

(1,489)   

1,097 

(15,825)   

(4,077)   

7,050 

153,254 

374,174 

215,687 

48,091 

$ 

173,467  $ 

2,381  $ 

3,496  $ 

(11,748)  $ 

167,596 

$  13,280,494  $ 

28,284  $ 

70,789  $ 

21,051  $  13,400,618 

936,916 

2,767 

— 

— 

939,683 

$ 

406,420  $ 

484  $ 

1,297  $ 

(11,676)  $ 

396,525 

6,810 

120,559 

323,439 

196,730 
44,464 

— 

9,831 

7,294 

3,021 
786 

— 

14,537 

13,336 

2,498 
— 

— 

(966)   

960 

(13,602)   
(3,523)   

6,810 

143,961 

345,029 

188,647 
41,727 

$ 
152,266  $ 
$  12,828,586  $ 

930,161 

2,235  $ 
25,798  $ 

2,767 

2,498  $ 
60,794  $ 

— 

(10,079)  $ 
146,920 
19,700  $  12,934,878 

— 

932,928 

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Note 24 – Renasant Corporation (Parent Company Only) Condensed Financial Information

(In Thousands)

Balance Sheets

Assets
Cash and cash equivalents(1)
Investments
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,

2020

2019

$ 

129,164  $ 

7,174 

29,467 

1,653 

2,306,937 

2,302,499 

6 

184 

6 

— 

22,926 

22,861 

$ 

2,466,391  $ 

2,356,486 

$ 

110,794  $ 

212,009 

10,855 

110,215 

113,955 

6,627 

2,132,733 

2,125,689 

$ 

2,466,391  $ 

2,356,486 

(1) Eliminates in consolidation, with the exception of $844 and $3,840, in 2020 and 2019, 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

Year Ended December 31,

2020

2019

2018

$ 

81,443  $ 

132,563  $ 

53,381 

9 

93 

74 

81,619 

15,179 

9 

175 

138 

132,885 

16,050 

8 

137 

121 

53,647 

13,869 

39,778 

(3,523) 

103,619 

146,920 

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

66,440 

116,835 

(3,889)   

(4,077)   

13,322 

46,684 

$ 

83,651  $ 

167,596  $ 

(1) Eliminates in consolidation

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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
Purchases of securities held to maturity and available for sale

Sales and maturities of securities held to maturity and available for sale

Net cash paid in acquisition

Other investing activities
Net cash (used in) provided by 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

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

Other financing activities
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

Note 25 – Leases

(In Thousands)

The Company enters into leases in both lessor and lessee capacities. 

Lessor Arrangements

Year Ended December 31,

2020

2019

2018

$ 

83,651  $ 

167,596  $ 

146,920 

(13,322)   

(46,684)   

(103,619) 

692 

(256)   

10,932 

81,697 

(6,104)   

541 

— 

— 

(5,563)   

(76)   

(2,678)   

10,872 

129,030 

— 

42 

— 

632 

674 

160 

3,381 

(171) 

46,671 

— 

1,052 

(34,836) 

423 

(33,361) 

(50,134)   

(50,901)   

(43,614) 

— 

(24,569)   

— 

98,266 

— 

23,563 

99,697 

— 

(62,944)   

(30,973)   

— 

— 

(144,818)   

(15,114)   

29,467 
129,164  $ 

$ 

44,581 
29,467  $ 

201 

(7,062) 

— 

— 

(93) 

(50,568) 

(37,258) 

81,839 
44,581 

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the net investment in these leases was $20,804 and $12,441, comprised of $16,012 and 
$10,735 in lease receivables, $7,532 and $2,739 in residual balances and $2,740 and $1,033 in deferred income, respectively. 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,  2020  and  2019,  the  Company  generated  $554  and  $331  in  income  from  these 
leases, respectively, which is included in interest income on loans on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

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Note 25 – Leases (continued)

The maturities of the lessor arrangements outstanding at December 31, 2020 is presented in the table below.

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Thereafter

Total lease receivables

$ 

$ 

603 

1,221 

1,602 

2,105 

398 

14,875 

20,804 

Lessee Arrangements

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, right-of-use assets totaled $66,023 and $84,754 and lease liabilities totaled $69,549 and 
$88,494,  respectively.  The  table  below  provides  the  components  of  lease  cost  and  supplemental  information  for  the  periods 
presented.

Year ended December 31,

2020

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)

10,826 

$ 

161 

1,776 

(583) 

12,180 

$ 

9,811 

7,187 

15.99

 3.17 %

10,149 

67 

1,612 

(560) 

11,268 

9,678 

8,407 

17.39

 3.40 %

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities 
- operating leases

$ 

9,393 

$ 

38,881 

The maturities of the lessee arrangements outstanding at December 31, 2020 are presented in the table below. 

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Thereafter

Total undiscounted cash flows

Discount on cash flows

Total operating lease liabilities

$ 

$ 

8,607 

7,960 

7,556 

7,037 

5,609 

54,106 

90,875 

21,326 

69,549 

Rental expense was $10,044, $9,159, and $6,157 for 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively.

For more information on lease accounting, see Note 1, “Significant Accounting Policies” and on lease financing receivables, 
see Note 3, “Non Purchased Loans.”

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DISCLOSURE

None.

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Based  upon  their  evaluation  as  of  December  31,  2020,  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  to  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  2020  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 2021 
Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.

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 by clicking on “Corporate Governance,” then “Documents & Charters” 
and then “Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.” Any person may request a free copy of the Code of Business Conduct and 
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 of Form 8-K regarding an amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of the Company’s Code of Business Conduct 
and  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  the  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 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.

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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information appearing under the headings “Corporate Governance and the 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 2021 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  heading  “Stock  Ownership”  in  the  Company’s  Definitive  Proxy  Statement  for  its  2021 
Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

The table below reports outstanding options, warrants and rights granted under plans approved by our shareholders and plans or 
arrangements that were not approved by our shareholders, as of December 31, 2020. These plans and arrangements are:

•

•

Shareholder-Approved Plans: We have two shareholder-approved equity compensation plans: (1) the 2020 Long-Term 
Incentive  Compensation  Plan  (the  “2020  LTIP”)  and  (2)  the  2011  Long-Term  Incentive  Compensation  Plan,  which 
expires on April  19, 2021 but under which the Company ceased making grants or other awards upon our shareholders’ 
adoption of the 2020 LTIP on April 27, 2020.  As of December 31, 2020, an aggregate of 681,243 shares of unvested 
restricted  stock  and  options  to  purchase  an  aggregate  of  10,500  shares  of  our  common  stock  remained  outstanding 
under both plans.

Non-Shareholder Approved Plans and Arrangements: The only equity compensation plan or arrangement currently in 
force  that  was  not  approved  by  our  shareholders  is  our  Deferred  Stock  Unit  Plan.    Under  this  plan,  deferred 
compensation is used to “purchase” units representing shares of our common stock at fair market value.  An aggregate 
of 317,500 shares of Company common stock are reserved for issuance; as of December 31, 2020, units representing 
an aggregate of 294,922 shares of common stock were allocated to accounts, some of which has been distributed in the 
form of common stock.

Plan Category

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

Total

Equity Compensation Plan Information 
(at December 31, 2020)

(a) Number of securities to 
be issued upon exercise of 
outstanding options, 
warrants and rights

(b) Weighted-average 
exercise price of 
outstanding options, 
warrants and rights(1)

(c) Number of securities 
remaining available for 
future issuance under 
equity compensation plans 
(excluding securities in 
column (a))

10,500 

— 

10,500 

$14.96  

— 

$14.96  

1,758,149 

22,577 

1,780,726 

(1) Does not take into account units allocated under the DSU Plan.

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 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.

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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The information appearing under the heading “Independent Registered Public Accountants” in the Company’s Definitive Proxy 
Statement for its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a) - (1)  Financial Statements

PART IV

The following consolidated financial statements and supplementary information for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020, 
2019 and 2018 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, 2020 and 2019

Consolidated Statements of Income – Years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income – Years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity – Years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 
2018

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018

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)

(4)(ix)

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 Securities and Exchange Commission (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.

Third Supplemental Indenture dated September 3, 2020 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 
September 3, 2020 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))

Form of 4.50% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Note due 2035 (included in exhibit (4)(vi))

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(4)(x)

(10)(i)

(10)(ii)

(10)(iii)

(10)(iv)

(10)(v)

(10)(vi)

(10)(vii)

(10)(viii)

(10)(ix)

(10)(x)

(10)(xi)

(10)(xii)

(10)(xiii)

(10)(xiv)

(10)(xv)

(10)(xvi)

Description of Renasant Corporation’s Securities Registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934,  as  amended,  filed  as  exhibit  (4)(viii)  to  the  Form  10-K  of  the  Company  filed  with  the  Commission  on 
February 27, 2020 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.*

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.*

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.*

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.*

Amendment No. 5 to the Renasant Corporation Deferred Stock Unit Plan, filed as exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K 
of the Company filed with the Commission on December 18, 2020 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.*

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.*

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.*

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.*

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.*

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.*

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.*

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.*

(10)(xvii)

(10)(xviii)

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.*

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(10)(xix)

(10)(xx)

(10)(xxi)

(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.*

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.*

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.*

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)(xxiii) 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)(xxiv)

(10)(xxv)

(10)(xxvi)

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.*

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)(xxvii) 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)(xxviii) 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)(xxix)

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.*

(10)(xxx)

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.*

(10)(xxxi) Amendment to the Renasant Bank Deferred Income Plan dated December 14, 2020, filed herewith*

(10)(xxxii) Renasant Corporation 2020 Long Term Equity Incentive Compensation Plan, filed as exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-

K of the Company filed with the Commission on May 8, 2020 and incorporated herein by reference.*

(10)(xxxiii) Executive Employment Agreement effective dated May 3, 2019 by and between Renasant Corporation and 

Curtis J. Perry, filed herewith*

(10)(xxxiv) Executive  Employment  Agreement  effective  dated  July  27,  2020,  by  and  between  Renasant  Corporation  and 
James C. Mabry IV, filed as exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K of the Company filed with the Commission on July 31, 
2020 and incorporated herein by reference.*

(21)

(23)

(31)(i)

(31)(ii)

(32)(i)

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.

Certification of the Principal Executive Officer, as required pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 
of 2002.

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(32)(ii)

(101)

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, 2020 were formatted in Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated 
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income for the 
years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the 
years  ended  December  31,  2020,  2019  and  2018,  (iv)  Consolidated  Statements  of  Changes  in  Shareholders’ 
Equity for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for 
the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 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, 2020, 
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.

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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, 2021

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, 2021

by:

  /s/ James C. Mabry IV 

James C. Mabry IV 
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

Date: February 26, 2021

by:

/s/  Kelly W. Hutcheson 

Kelly W. Hutcheson

Chief Accounting Officer 

(Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: February 26, 2021

by:

/s/ Gary D. Butler

Gary D. Butler
Director

Date: February 26, 2021

by:

  /s/ Donald Clark, Jr.

Donald Clark, Jr.
Director

Date: February 26, 2021

by:

  /s/ John M. Creekmore

John M. Creekmore
Vice Chairman of the Board and Director

Date: February 26, 2021

by:

  /s/ Albert J. Dale, III

Albert J. Dale, III
Director

Date: February 26, 2021

by:

  /s/ Jill V. Deer

Jill V. Deer
Director

Date: February 26, 2021

by:

  /s/ Marshall H. Dickerson

Marshall H. Dickerson
Director

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Date: February 26, 2021

by:

/s/ Connie L. Engel

Connie L. Engel

Director

Date: February 26, 2021

by:

  /s/ John T. Foy

John T. Foy
Director

Date: February 26, 2021

by:

  /s/ R. Rick Hart

R. Rick Hart
Director

Date: February 26, 2021

by:

  /s/ Richard L. Heyer, Jr.

Richard L. Heyer, Jr.

Director

Date: February 26, 2021

by:

  /s/ Neal A. Holland, Jr.

Neal A. Holland, Jr.

Director

Date: February 26, 2021

by:

  /s/ E. Robinson McGraw

E. Robinson McGraw

Chairman of the Board and 
Director

Date: February 26, 2021

by:

  /s/ Michael D. Shmerling

Michael D. Shmerling

Director

Date: February 26, 2021

by:

  /s/ Sean M. Suggs

Sean M. Suggs

Director

Date: February 26, 2021

by:

  /s/ C. Mitchell Waycaster

C. Mitchell Waycaster

Director, President and

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

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