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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

News Release

 

For more information contact:

Dennis J. Zember Jr.

Executive Vice President, CFO & COO

(229) 890-1111

 

AMERIS BANCORP ANNOUNCES 20% INCREASE IN OPERATING RESULTS

FOR FIRST QUARTER 2017

 

MOULTRIE, Ga., April 21, 2017 – Ameris Bancorp (Nasdaq: ABCB) (the “Company”) today reported net income of $21.2 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, compared with $12.3 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2016. Commenting on the Company’s quarterly results, Edwin W. Hortman, Jr., the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “We delivered another quarter of consistent financial results with very little noise.  Generally, the first quarter is our most challenging quarter, but control of operating expenses and double digit growth in year-over-year revenue led us to solid results.  Our pipelines are very strong and I expect reliable growth in earnings through the remainder of 2017.”

 

The Company reported operating net income of $21.6 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, compared with $16.4 million, or $0.50 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2016. Operating net income for the first quarter of 2017 and 2016 excludes certain after-tax costs associated with acquisitions and sales of premises, as seen below.  Operating returns on average assets and average tangible common equity were 1.27% and 15.84%, respectively, for the first quarter of 2017, compared with 1.17% and 15.37%, respectively, for the same quarter of 2016.  

 

Following is a summary of the adjustments between reported net income and adjusted operating net income:

 

   Three Months Ended 
Adjusted Operating Net Income Reconciliation  Mar 17   Mar 16 
Net income available to common shareholders  $21,153   $12,317 
Merger and conversion charges   402    6,359 
Losses (gains) on sale of premises   295    (77)
Tax effect of management-adjusted charges   (244)   (2,199)
Plus: After tax management-adjusted charges   453    4,083 
Adjusted Operating Net income  $21,606   $16,400 
Reported Return on average assets   1.24%   0.88%
Adjusted Operating Return on average assets   1.27%   1.17%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Highlights of the Company’s performance and results for the first quarter of 2017 include the following:

 

·Operating return on average assets of 1.27% and return on average tangible equity of 15.84%

 

·Increase in tangible book value per share to $16.57, compared with $14.42 per share at December 31, 2016

 

·Organic loan growth of $98.5 million for the quarter, reflecting an annualized growth rate of 8.5%

 

·Growth in non-interest bearing demand deposits of $81.3 million for the quarter, reflecting an annualized growth rate of 21.0%

 

·15.5% increase in total revenue, to $86.3 million, in the first quarter of 2017, compared with total revenue of $74.7 million in the first quarter of 2016

 

·12% improvement in the Company’s net overhead ratio from 1.79% in the first quarter of 2016 to 1.57% in the first quarter of 2017

 

·Improvement in operating efficiency ratio, on a tax-equivalent basis, to 59.67% in the first quarter of 2017, compared with 65.4% in the same quarter in 2016

 

·Improvement in net interest margin to 3.97% from 3.95% in the fourth quarter of 2016

 

·Successful public offering of 2,012,500 shares of the Company’s common stock to prepare for future growth

 

·Completion of public offering of $75 million of fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes

 

 

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis for the first quarter of 2017 totaled $62.1 million, compared with $51.2 million for the first quarter of 2016, an increase of $10.9 million, or 21.4%. The Company’s net interest margin increased during the quarter to 3.97%, compared with 3.95% during the fourth quarter of 2016, but declined from 4.03% for the first quarter of 2016. Accretion income for the first quarter of 2017 was $2.8 million, compared with $2.9 million in the first quarter of 2016. Excluding the effect of accretion on purchased assets, the Company’s net interest margin was 3.79% in the first quarter of 2017, compared with 3.73% in the fourth quarter of 2016 and 3.80% in the first quarter of 2016. During the first quarter of 2017, the Company experienced an increase in the margin of approximately 0.07% related to the activity in the premium finance division.  The capital raise and the debt offering completed during the first quarter of the year negatively impacted the margin by approximately 0.02%.  Lastly, the Company’s improved asset mix with more concentrations in loans outstanding improved the margin by approximately 0.01%

 

Yields on earning assets in the first quarter of 2017 were 4.38%, compared with 4.36% in the first quarter of 2016. Interest income on loans on a tax-equivalent basis increased during the first quarter of 2017 to $62.8 million, compared with $59.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2016 and $49.8 million in the first quarter of 2016. Yields on the funds invested in purchased mortgage pools were 2.84% during the first quarter of 2017, compared with 3.30% during the same period in 2016. Excluding accretion income, yields on all loans were 4.56% in the first quarter of 2017, an increase of 0.05% from the fourth quarter of 2016, reflecting success in the Company’s pricing efforts on new and renewed credits in the current interest rate environment.

 

Total interest expense for the first quarter of 2017 was $6.5 million, compared with $4.1 million for the same quarter of 2016. This increase in total interest expense was driven by increases in total deposits and other borrowings. Deposit costs increased slightly, from 0.23% in the first quarter of 2016 to 0.28% in the first quarter of 2017. Continued improvement in the Company’s mix of deposits, primarily toward non-interest bearing deposits, has allowed for more aggressive retention efforts on money market deposit accounts and CDs without negatively impacting overall deposit costs. Non-interest bearing deposits were 29.2% of the total average deposits during the first quarter of 2017, compared with 27.9% for the first quarter of 2016. During the first quarter of 2017, the average balance of Federal Home Loan Bank advances increased significantly as the Company used those proceeds to fund loans generated by the Company’s new premium finance division.

 

 

 

 

Non-interest Income

Non-interest income in the first quarter of 2017 was $25.7 million, an increase of $1.4 million, or 5.8%, compared with the same quarter in 2016. Service charges in the first quarter of 2017 were $10.6 million, an increase of $648,000, or 6.5%, compared with the same quarter in 2016. Growth in service charge-related revenues on commercial and consumer accounts was responsible for much of the increase in service charges, while NSF fee income was flat.

 

The Company’s mortgage divisions continued to make strides in revenues and net income. Revenue in the retail mortgage group totaled $13.5 million in the first quarter of 2017, an increase of 11.9% compared with the same quarter in 2016. Net income for the Company’s retail mortgage division increased 7.4% during the first quarter of 2017 to $2.8 million, compared with $2.6 million in the first quarter of 2016. Total production in the first quarter of 2017 for the retail mortgage group amounted to $311.8 million (85% retail and 15% wholesale), compared with $268.6 million in the same quarter of 2016 (also 85% retail and 15% wholesale). In addition to the strong results, the Company reported that its mortgage division received approval late in the quarter to become a GNMA issuer effective immediately.  Production in the first quarter that was GNMA eligible totaled approximately $120 million and the division estimates that between 35% - 40% of 2017 production will be eligible for these programs.

 

Net income for the Company’s warehouse lending division increased 41.2% during the quarter, from $667,000 in the first quarter of 2016 to $942,000 in the first quarter of 2017. Loan production increased from $565.2 million in the first quarter of 2016 to approximately $647.4 million in the current quarter.  Sales efforts now are focused on improving already strong penetration and capture rates among the customer base, as well as targeted sales towards mortgage companies focused more heavily on purchase transactions.  Although the average balances and production were impressive against the linked quarter, the Company did experience a contraction in quarter-end balances of approximately $83 million that impacted overall loan growth.  Management believes the decline was centered more heavily in unusually high balances at the end of the year and that growth rates and comparisons against the same quarter in 2016 are more indicative of where the division is with respect to profitability and growth.

 

Revenues from the Company’s SBA division increased 24.3% during the first quarter of 2017 to $2.7 million, compared with $2.2 million during the first quarter of 2016. Net income for the division increased 42.0%, from $833,000 for the first quarter of 2016 to $1.2 million for the first quarter of 2017. The SBA pipeline totaled $55.0 million at the end of the first quarter, up $5.6 million compared with the same time in 2016.

 

Non-interest Expense

During the first quarter of 2017 and 2016, the Company incurred pre-tax merger and conversion charges of $402,000 and $6.4 million, respectively, as well as losses on the sale of premises totaling $295,000 in 2017 and gains on the sale of premises totaling $77,000 in 2016. Excluding these charges, operating expenses increased approximately $3.1 million, to $52.4 million, from $49.3 million in the first quarter of 2016. The acquisition of JAXB in the first quarter of 2016, together with the additional operating expenses associated with the premium finance division, impacted operating expenses by approximately $4.0 million in the first quarter of 2017.

 

Efforts to improve operating efficiency and the net overhead ratio have been very successful. During the first quarter of 2017, the Company’s operating efficiency ratio declined to 59.67%, compared with 65.44% in the same quarter of 2016. The Company’s operating net overhead ratio also declined materially, to 1.57% in the first quarter of 2017, compared with 1.79% in the first quarter of 2016. Management attributes the improvement in efficiency-related ratios to expanded average portfolios of the Company’s commercial lenders, branches with higher deposit balances and the Company’s lending lines of business reaching a certain level of critical mass.

 

Salaries and benefits increased by $1.6 million to $27.8 million in the current quarter of 2017, compared with $26.2 million in the first quarter of 2016. Growth in salaries and benefits from the first quarter of 2016 to the first quarter of 2017 relating to the Company’s ongoing Bank Secrecy Act compliance efforts and the addition of the premium finance division was $565,000 and $996,000, respectively. Compared with the fourth quarter of 2016, salaries and benefits increased $2.7 million, primarily due to $996,000 of premium finance division salaries and benefits, $441,000 of Bank Secrecy Act compliance salaries and benefits and $1.0 million of payroll taxes that are typical for the first quarter of each year.

 

 

 

 

Data processing and telecommunications costs for the quarter were $6.6 million, an increase of $459,000 or 7.5% over the first quarter in 2016.  Significant improvements to the Company’s infrastructure have been undertaken and are included in the current run rate, including data center relocation, upgrades in connectivity speeds, hardware upgrades, data management and reporting, and the development of an on-line deposit origination platform that should augment the Company’s approach to deposit gathering in its local markets in the near future.  Repurposing of existing resources into new contracts and tools have allowed the Company to receive material improvements in the reliability of its systems with only moderate increase in costs.

 

Total credit costs (provision and non-provision credit resolution-related costs) totaled $2.8 million in the first quarter of 2017, compared with $2.5 million in the same quarter in 2016 and $2.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2016.

 

Balance Sheet Trends

Total assets at March 31, 2017 were $7.09 billion, compared with $6.89 billion at December 31, 2016. The growth in total assets was driven by the increase in interest bearing deposits held as a result of the Company’s capital raise and debt offering transactions.

 

Loans, including loans held for sale, totaled $5.43 billion at March 31, 2017, compared with $5.37 billion at December 31, 2016. During the quarter, growth in core loans (legacy and purchased non-covered loans) increased by $98.5 million, or 8.5% on an annualized basis.

 

Lending activities in the core bank in the first quarter of 2017 were notably stronger than normal for the first quarter. Commercial real estate lending grew $51.9 million during the quarter, or 15.0% on an annualized basis, while commercial and industrial lending (excluding operations of the new premium finance division) expanded $20.0 million, or 13.2% on an annualized basis. Pipelines for the bank at the end of the first quarter of 2017 were similar to those at the end of 2016.

 

Loan production and growth associated with the new premium finance division were very close to forecasted levels. Loans outstanding grew from $353.9 million at the end of 2016 to $425.9 million at the end of the first quarter of 2017. The Company believes it can sustain annualized growth rates in this division of 15% - 20% for the next few years, with steady credit and profitability levels.

 

The Company’s newest lending effort is in the equipment finance division, which provides financing for heavy equipment in the manufacturing, transportation and construction sectors. At the end of the first quarter of 2017, the division had booked approximately $2.3 million in loans and had an immediate pipeline of approximately $50.0 million that is expected to close during the second quarter. Activity and client calls have been brisk, and management remains confident in its full year forecast of $200 million of growth in this division.

 

Mortgage warehouse balances fell during the quarter from $189.3 million at the end of 2016 to $107.8 million at the end of the first quarter of 2017. Mortgage warehouse balances were unusually high at the end of 2016, as mortgage volume swelled in the month following the presidential election. While average balances were lower, the group’s loan production moved higher by 14.5% compared with the same quarter in 2016. This increase resulted from continued growth in customers and approved lines of credit. Management expects a rebound in the outstanding balances throughout the remainder of 2017 as mortgage volume picks up in the seasonally strong second and third quarters.

 

Investment securities at the end of the first quarter of 2017 were $866.7 million, or 13.3% of earning assets, compared with $852.2 million, or 13.5% of earning assets, at December 31, 2016.

 

Deposits increased $67.2 million during the first quarter of 2017 to end the quarter at $5.64 billion, despite the runoff of approximately $67.6 million in seasonal deposits that the Company holds for municipal clients at the end of each year. Excluding this runoff, the Company managed growth in deposits of $134.8 million during the first quarter, or 9.8% on an annualized basis.

 

 

 

 

At March 31, 2017, non-interest bearing deposit accounts were $1.65 billion, or 29.3% of total deposits, compared with $1.57 billion and 28.2%, respectively, at December 31, 2016. Non-rate sensitive deposits (including non-interest bearing, NOW and savings) totaled $3.09 billion at March 31, 2017, compared with $3.17 billion at the end of 2016. These funds represented 54.8% of the Company’s total deposits at March 31, 2017, compared with 56.9% at the end of 2016.

 

Shareholders’ equity at March 31, 2017 totaled $758.2 million, compared with $646.4 million at December 31, 2016. The increase in shareholders’ equity was the result of the issuance of shares of common stock in the Company’s public offering, plus earnings of $21.2 million during the quarter. Tangible book value per share at March 31, 2017 was $16.57, up 14.9% from $14.42 at the end of 2016. Tangible common equity as a percentage of tangible assets increased to 8.85% at the end of the first quarter of 2017, compared with 7.46% at the end of 2016.

 

Conference Call

The Company will host a teleconference at 10:00 a.m. EDT today (April 21, 2017) to discuss the Company's results and answer appropriate questions. The conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-877-504-1190 (or 1-855-669-9657 for participants in Canada and 1-412-902-6630 for other international participants). The conference ID name is Ameris Bancorp ABCB.  A replay of the call will be available one hour after the end of the conference call until May 5, 2017. To listen to the replay, dial 1-877-344-7529 (or 1-855-669-9658 for participants in Canada and 1-412-317-0088 for other international participants). The conference replay access code is 10104743. The conference call replay and the financial information discussed will also be available on the Investor Relations page of the Ameris Bank website at www.amerisbank.com

 

About Ameris Bancorp

Ameris Bancorp is a bank holding company headquartered in Moultrie, Georgia. The Company’s banking subsidiary, Ameris Bank, had 97 locations in Georgia, Alabama, northern Florida and South Carolina at the end of the most recent quarter.

 

 

 

This news release contains certain performance measures determined by methods other than in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Management of Ameris Bancorp (the “Company”) uses these non-GAAP measures in its analysis of the Company’s performance. These measures are useful when evaluating the underlying performance and efficiency of the Company’s operations and balance sheet. The Company’s management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide a greater understanding of ongoing operations, enhance comparability of results with prior periods and demonstrate the effects of significant gains and charges in the current period. The Company’s management believes that investors may use these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate the Company’s financial performance without the impact of unusual items that may obscure trends in the Company’s underlying performance. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.

 

This news release contains statements 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. The words “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “anticipate” and similar expressions and variations thereof identify certain of such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the dates which they were made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties and that actual results may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and are referred to the Company’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a summary of certain factors that may impact the Company’s results of operations and financial condition.

 

 

 

 

AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except per share data and FTE headcount)

 

   Three Months Ended 
   Mar.   Dec.   Sept.   Jun.   Mar. 
   2017   2016   2016   2016   2016 
                     
EARNINGS                         
                          
Net Income  $21,153   $18,177   $21,557   $20,049   $12,317 
                          
Adjusted Operating Net Income  $21,606   $22,205   $21,712   $20,310   $16,400 
                          
PER COMMON SHARE DATA                         
Earnings per share available to common shareholders:                         
Basic  $0.59   $0.52   $0.62   $0.58   $0.38 
Diluted  $0.59   $0.52   $0.61   $0.57   $0.37 
Cash Dividends per share  $0.10   $0.10   $0.10   $0.05   $0.05 
Book value per share (period end)  $20.42   $18.51   $18.42   $17.96   $17.25 
Tangible book value per share (period end)  $16.57   $14.42   $14.38   $13.89   $13.13 
Weighted average number of shares:                         
Basic   35,664,420    34,915,459    34,869,747    34,832,621    32,752,063 
Diluted   36,040,240    35,293,035    35,194,739    35,153,311    33,053,554 
Period-end number of shares   37,128,714    34,921,474    34,891,304    34,847,311    34,837,454 
Market data:                         
High intraday price  $49.50   $47.70   $36.20   $32.76   $33.81 
Low intraday price  $41.60   $34.61   $28.90   $27.73   $24.96 
Period end closing price  $46.10   $43.60   $34.95   $29.70   $29.58 
Average daily volume   242,982    191,894    166,841    215,409    253,779 
                          
PERFORMANCE RATIOS                         
Return on average assets   1.24%   1.10%   1.35%   1.31%   0.88%
Return on average common equity   12.33%   11.06%   13.39%   13.08%   9.14%
Earning asset yield (TE)   4.38%   4.34%   4.35%   4.35%   4.36%
Total cost of funds   0.42%   0.38%   0.36%   0.35%   0.33%
Net interest margin (TE)   3.97%   3.95%   3.99%   4.01%   4.03%
Non-interest income excluding securities transactions,
as a percent of total revenue (TE)
   27.27%   27.32%   31.36%   32.01%   30.40%
Efficiency ratio   61.52%   67.05%   61.91%   63.11%   74.41%
                          
CAPITAL ADEQUACY (period end)                         
Stockholders' equity to assets   10.69%   9.38%   9.90%   10.06%   9.85%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets   8.85%   7.46%   7.90%   7.96%   7.68%
                          
EQUITY TO ASSETS RECONCILIATION                         
Tangible common equity to tangible assets   8.85%   7.46%   7.90%   7.96%   7.68%
Effect of goodwill and other intangibles   1.83%   1.92%   2.00%   2.10%   2.17%
Equity to assets (GAAP)   10.69%   9.38%   9.90%   10.06%   9.85%
                          
OTHER PERIOD-END DATA                         
Banking Division FTE   1,039    1,014    987    1,000    1,063 
Retail Mortgage Division FTE   252    254    254    239    227 
Warehouse Lending Division FTE   8    9    5    6    6 
SBA Division FTE   20    21    24    23    22 
Premium Finance Division FTE   50    -    -    -    - 
Total Ameris Bancorp FTE Headcount   1,369    1,298    1,270    1,268    1,318 
                          
Assets per Banking Division FTE  $6,829   $6,797   $6,579   $6,221   $5,736 
Branch locations   97    97    99    102    103 
Deposits per branch location  $58,169   $57,476   $53,597   $50,780   $50,784 

 

 

 

 

AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except per share data and FTE headcount)

 

   Three Months Ended 
   Mar.   Dec.   Sept.   Jun.   Mar. 
   2017   2016   2016   2016   2016 
                     
INCOME STATEMENT                         
                          
Interest income                         
Interest and fees on loans  $61,521   $57,982   $57,322   $54,164   $49,191 
Interest on taxable securities   4,800    4,348    4,336    4,554    4,586 
Interest on nontaxable securities   416    425    397    454    446 
Interest on deposits in other banks   313    193    147    159    328 
Interest on federal funds sold   -    8    8    9    8 
Total interest income   67,050    62,956    62,210    59,340    54,559 
                          
Interest expense                         
Interest on deposits  $3,763   $3,680   $3,074   $2,915   $2,741 
Interest on other borrowings   2,697    1,997    2,069    1,836    1,382 
Total interest expense   6,460    5,677    5,143    4,751    4,123 
                          
Net interest income   60,590    57,279    57,067    54,589    50,436 
                          
Provision for loan losses   1,836    1,710    811    889    681 
                          
Net interest income after provision for loan losses  $58,754   $55,569   $56,256   $53,700   $49,755 
                          
Noninterest income                         
Service charges on deposit accounts  $10,563   $11,036   $11,358   $10,436   $9,915 
Mortgage banking activity   11,215    9,878    14,067    14,142    10,211 
Other service charges, commissions and fees   709    706    791    967    1,111 
Gain(loss) on sale of securities   -    -    -    -    94 
Other non-interest income   3,219    2,652    2,648    2,834    2,955 
Total noninterest income   25,706    24,272    28,864    28,379    24,286 
                          
Noninterest expense                         
Salaries and employee benefits   27,794    25,137    27,982    27,531    26,187 
Occupancy and equipment expenses   5,877    6,337    5,989    6,371    5,700 
Data processing and telecommunications expenses   6,572    6,244    6,185    6,049    6,113 
Credit resolution related expenses (1)   933    1,083    1,526    1,764    1,799 
Advertising and marketing expenses   1,106    1,273    1,249    854    805 
Amortization of intangible assets   1,036    1,044    993    1,319    1,020 
Merger and conversion charges   402    17    -    -    6,359 
Other non-interest expenses   9,373    13,542    9,275    8,471    7,617 
Total noninterest expense   53,093    54,677    53,199    52,359    55,600 
                          
Income before income taxes  $31,367   $25,164   $31,921   $29,720   $18,441 
                          
Income tax expense   10,214    6,987    10,364    9,671    6,124 
                          
Net income  $21,153   $18,177   $21,557   $20,049   $12,317 
                          
Diluted earnings available to common shareholders   0.59    0.52    0.61    0.57    0.37 

 

(1)Includes expenses associated with problem loans and OREO, as well as OREO losses and writedowns.

 

 

 

 

AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except per share data and FTE headcount)

 

   Three Months Ended 
   Mar.   Dec.   Sept.   Jun.   Mar. 
   2017   2016   2016   2016   2016 
                     
PERIOD-END BALANCE SHEET                         
                          
Assets                         
Cash and due from banks  $127,164   $127,164   $123,270   $116,255   $146,863 
Federal funds sold and interest bearing deposits in banks   232,045    71,221    90,801    68,273    107,373 
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value   830,765    822,735    838,124    843,646    837,103 
Other investments   35,950    29,464    24,578    19,125    12,802 
Loans held for sale   105,637    105,924    126,263    102,757    97,439 
                          
Loans, net of unearned income   3,785,480    3,626,821    3,091,039    2,819,071    2,528,007 
Purchased loans (excluding loan pools)   1,006,935    1,069,191    1,129,381    1,193,635    1,260,198 
Purchased loan pools   529,099    568,314    624,886    610,425    656,734 
Less allowance for loan losses   (25,250)   (23,920)   (22,963)   (21,734)   (21,482)
Loans, net   5,296,264    5,240,406    4,822,343    4,601,397    4,423,457 
                          
Other real estate owned   10,466    10,874    10,392    13,765    14,967 
Purchased other real estate owned   11,668    12,540    15,126    16,670    18,812 
Total other real estate owned   22,134    23,414    25,518    30,435    33,779 
                          
Premises and equipment, net   121,610    121,217    122,191    123,978    124,747 
Goodwill   126,419    125,532    122,545    121,422    121,512 
Other intangibles, net   16,391    17,428    18,472    20,574    21,892 
Deferred income taxes, net   40,618    40,776    37,626    39,286    44,579 
Cash value of bank owned life insurance   78,442    78,053    77,637    77,095    76,676 
Other assets   61,417    88,697    64,127    57,051    49,549 
Total assets  $7,094,856   $6,892,031   $6,493,495   $6,221,294   $6,097,771 
                          
Liabilities                         
Deposits:                         
Noninterest-bearing  $1,654,723   $1,573,389   $1,563,316   $1,553,972   $1,529,037 
Interest-bearing   3,987,646    4,001,774    3,742,782    3,625,560    3,701,750 
Total deposits   5,642,369    5,575,163    5,306,098    5,179,532    5,230,787 
Federal funds purchased & securities sold under                         
agreements to repurchase   40,415    53,505    42,647    37,139    43,741 
Other borrowings   525,669    492,321    373,461    260,191    110,531 
Subordinated deferrable interest debentures   84,559    84,228    83,898    83,570    83,237 
Other liabilities   43,628    40,377    44,808    34,947    28,647 
Total liabilities   6,336,640    6,245,594    5,850,912    5,595,379    5,496,943 
                          
                          
Shareholders' equity                         
Preferred stock  $-   $-   $-   $-   $- 
Common stock   38,603    36,378    36,348    36,303    36,272 
Capital surplus   503,543    410,276    409,630    408,549    407,726 
Retained earnings   231,894    214,454    199,769    181,701    163,395 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)   (1,209)   (1,058)   10,449    12,960    6,411 
Less treasury stock   (14,615)   (13,613)   (13,613)   (13,598)   (12,976)
Total shareholders' equity   758,216    646,437    642,583    625,915    600,828 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity  $7,094,856   $6,892,031   $6,493,495   $6,221,294   $6,097,771 
                          
                          
Other Data                         
Earning Assets   6,525,911    6,293,670    5,925,072    5,656,932    5,499,656 
Intangible Assets   142,810    142,960    141,017    141,996    143,404 
Interest Bearing Liabilities   4,638,289    4,631,828    4,242,788    4,006,460    3,939,259 
Average Assets   6,915,965    6,573,344    6,330,350    6,138,757    5,618,397 
Average Common Stockholders' Equity   695,830    653,991    640,382    616,361    542,264 

 

 

 

 

AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except per share data and FTE headcount)

 

   Three Months Ended
   Mar.   Dec.   Sept.   Jun.   Mar. 
   2017   2016   2016   2016   2016 
                     
ASSET QUALITY INFORMATION                         
                          
Allowance for loan losses                         
Balance at beginning of period  $23,920   $22,963   $21,734   $21,482   $21,062 
                          
Provision for loan loss   1,836    1,710    811    889    681 
                          
Charge-offs   1,102    1,686    1,451    1,376    1,814 
Recoveries   596    933    1,869    739    1,553 
Net charge-offs (recoveries)   506    753    (418)   637    261 
                          
Ending balance  $25,250   $23,920   $22,963   $21,734   $21,482 
                          
                          
Net charge-off information                         
Charge-offs                         
Commercial, financial & agricultural  $104   $726   $326   $541   $406 
Real estate - residential   216    239    292    123    468 
Real estate - commercial & farmland   9    -    -    361    347 
Real estate - construction & development   53    264    60    109    155 
Consumer installment   164    159    74    59    59 
Purchased loans (excluding loan pools)   556    298    699    183    379 
Purchased loan pools   -    -    -    -    - 
Total charge-offs   1,102    1,686    1,451    1,376    1,814 
                          
Recoveries                         
Commercial, financial & agricultural   69    121    119    87    73 
Real estate - residential   61    23    40    14    314 
Real estate - commercial & farmland   9    78    13    57    121 
Real estate - construction & development   20    16    131    221    122 
Consumer installment   17    8    78    16    25 
Purchased loans (excluding loan pools)   420    687    1,488    344    898 
Purchased loan pools   -    -    -    -    - 
Total recoveries   596    933    1,869    739    1,553 
                          
Net charge-offs (recoveries)  $506   $753   $(418)  $637   $261 
                          
                          
Non-accrual loans (excluding purchased loans)   18,281    18,114    16,379    16,003    15,700 
Non-accrual purchased loans   23,606    22,966    23,827    26,736    32,518 
Non-accrual purchased loan pools   -    -    864    864    - 
Foreclosed assets (excluding purchased assets)   10,466    10,874    10,392    13,765    14,967 
Purchased other real estate owned   11,668    12,540    15,126    16,670    18,812 
Accruing loans delinquent 90 days or more   933    -    -    -    - 
Total non-performing assets   64,954    64,494    66,588    74,038    81,997 
                          
Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets   0.92%   0.94%   1.03%   1.19%   1.34%
Net charge offs as a percent of average loans (annualized)   0.04%   0.06%   -0.04%   0.06%   0.03%
Net charge offs, excluding purchased loans as a percent                         
of average loans (annualized)   0.04%   0.14%   0.05%   0.12%   0.13%

 

 

 

 

AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except per share data and FTE headcount)

 

   For the quarter ended: 
   Mar.   Dec.   Sept.   Jun.   Mar. 
Loans by Type  2017   2016   2016   2016   2016 
Commercial, financial & agricultural  $1,061,599   $967,138   $625,947   $564,343   $434,073 
Real estate - construction & development   415,029    363,045    328,308    274,717    264,820 
Real estate - commercial & farmland   1,458,110    1,406,219    1,297,582    1,248,580    1,154,887 
Real estate - residential   726,795    781,018    766,933    680,233    629,138 
Consumer installment   115,919    96,915    68,305    33,245    31,901 
Other   8,028    12,486    3,964    17,953    13,188 
Total Legacy (excluding purchased loans)  $3,785,480   $3,626,821   $3,091,039   $2,819,071   $2,528,007 
                          
Commercial, financial & agricultural  $89,897   $96,537   $100,426   $103,407   $116,276 
Real estate - construction & development   82,378    81,368    89,319    96,264    110,958 
Real estate - commercial & farmland   538,046    576,355    604,076    639,921    665,990 
Real estate - residential   292,911    310,277    330,626    348,353    360,946 
Consumer installment   3,703    4,654    4,934    5,690    6,028 
Total Purchased loans (net of discounts)  $1,006,935   $1,069,191   $1,129,381   $1,193,635   $1,260,198 
                          
Commercial, financial & agricultural  $-   $-   $-   $-   $- 
Real estate - construction & development   -    -    -    -    - 
Real estate - commercial & farmland   -    -    -    -    - 
Real estate - residential   529,099    568,314    624,886    610,425    656,734 
Consumer installment   -    -    -    -    - 
Total Purchased loan pools  $529,099   $568,314   $624,886   $610,425   $656,734 
                          
Total Loan Portfolio:                         
Commercial, financial & agricultural  $1,151,496   $1,063,675   $726,373   $667,750   $550,349 
Real estate - construction & development   497,407    444,413    417,627    370,981    375,778 
Real estate - commercial & farmland   1,996,156    1,982,574    1,901,658    1,888,501    1,820,877 
Real estate - residential   1,548,805    1,659,609    1,722,445    1,639,011    1,646,818 
Consumer installment   119,622    101,569    73,239    38,935    37,929 
Other   8,028    12,486    3,964    17,953    13,188 
Total Loans  $5,321,514   $5,264,326   $4,845,306   $4,623,131   $4,444,939 

 

 

Troubled Debt Restructurings, excluding purchased loans:

Accruing loan types:                         
Commercial, financial & agricultural  $42   $47   $53   $275   $279 
Real estate - construction & development   435    686    691    468    476 
Real estate - commercial & farmland   3,944    4,119    5,535    5,802    5,945 
Real estate - residential   9,220    9,340    7,713    8,226    7,648 
Consumer installment   18    17    21    24    37 
Total Accruing TDRs  $13,659   $14,209   $14,013   $14,795   $14,385 
                          
Non-accruing loan types:                         
Commercial, financial & agricultural  $142   $114   $112   $86   $75 
Real estate - construction & development   34    35    35    36    30 
Real estate - commercial & farmland   1,617    2,970    2,015    1,832    1,871 
Real estate - residential   998    738    849    899    1,040 
Consumer installment   129    130    120    113    87 
Total Non-accrual TDRs  $2,920   $3,987   $3,131   $2,966   $3,103 
                          
Total Troubled Debt Restructurings  $16,579   $18,196   $17,144   $17,761   $17,488 

 

The following table presents the loan portfolio by risk grade, excluding purchased loans:

Grade 10 - Prime credit  $420,814   $414,564   $398,781   $349,725   $254,203 
Grade 15 - Good credit   587,180    539,147    190,389    191,574    213,510 
Grade 20 - Satisfactory credit   1,718,749    1,669,998    1,608,265    1,493,561    1,346,050 
Grade 23 - Performing, under-collateralized credit   20,889    23,186    22,763    23,665    25,047 
Grade 25 - Minimum acceptable credit   958,623    907,588    797,148    687,817    628,042 
Grade 30 - Other asset especially mentioned   37,298    29,172    31,764    32,468    22,141 
Grade 40 - Substandard   41,821    43,067    41,929    40,261    39,013 
Grade 50 - Doubtful   106    99    -    -    - 
Grade 60 - Loss   -    -    -    -    1 
  Total  $3,785,480   $3,626,821   $3,091,039   $2,819,071   $2,528,007 

 

The following table presents the purchased loan portfolio by risk grade:

Grade 10 - Prime credit  $6,017   $6,536   $6,543   $6,899   $10,505 
Grade 15 - Good credit   38,179    40,786    42,257    45,245    48,229 
Grade 20 - Satisfactory credit   365,434    334,353    341,544    364,624    365,374 
Grade 23 - Performing, under-collateralized credit   22,081    27,475    31,841    33,817    34,291 
Grade 25 - Minimum acceptable credit   476,954    569,026    604,272    620,489    674,149 
Grade 30 - Other asset especially mentioned   43,450    35,032    50,691    61,227    58,733 
Grade 40 - Substandard   54,820    55,983    52,233    61,302    68,885 
Grade 50 - Doubtful   -    -    -    30    30 
Grade 60 - Loss   -    -    -    2    2 
  Total  $1,006,935   $1,069,191   $1,129,381   $1,193,635   $1,260,198 

 

The following table presents the purchased loan pools by risk grade:

Grade 20 - Satisfactory credit  $528,181   $567,389   $624,022   $609,561   $656,734 
Grade 40 - Substandard   918    925    864    864    - 
  Total  $529,099   $568,314   $624,886   $610,425   $656,734 

 

 

 

 

AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except per share data and FTE headcount)

 

   Three Months Ended 
   Mar.   Dec.   Sept.   Jun.   Mar. 
   2017   2016   2016   2016   2016 
                     
AVERAGE BALANCES                         
                          
Federal funds sold  $-   $5,261   $5,500   $7,186   $6,200 
Interest bearing deposits in banks   147,385    122,538    85,051    96,906    201,814 
Investment securities - taxable   759,850    770,373    767,421    766,006    728,269 
Investment securities - nontaxable   65,374    66,566    68,325    69,664    68,824 
Other investments   37,392    19,732    21,687    14,765    9,606 
Loans held for sale   77,617    102,926    105,859    96,998    82,803 
Loans   3,678,149    3,145,714    2,897,771    2,653,171    2,410,747 
Purchased loans (excluding loan pools)   1,034,983    1,101,907    1,199,175    1,239,409    970,570 
Purchased loan pools   547,057    590,617    629,666    630,503    627,178 
  Total Earning Assets  $6,347,807   $5,925,634   $5,780,455   $5,574,608   $5,106,011 
                          
Noninterest bearing deposits  $1,604,495   $1,592,073   $1,546,211   $1,561,621   $1,362,007 
NOW accounts   1,169,567    1,253,849    1,085,828    1,087,442    1,137,076 
MMDA   1,486,972    1,435,958    1,435,151    1,413,503    1,278,199 
Savings accounts   268,741    262,782    266,344    265,936    251,108 
Retail CDs < $100,000   444,195    445,132    431,570    437,899    438,122 
Retail CDs > $100,000   517,354    497,113    451,115    439,954    406,699 
Brokered CDs   -    3,750    5,000    5,000    1,099 
  Total Deposits   5,491,324    5,490,657    5,221,219    5,211,355    4,874,310 
                          
Federal funds purchased and securities sold                         
  under agreements to repurchase   42,589    44,000    37,305    43,286    52,787 
FHLB advances   525,583    222,426    265,202    104,195    9,648 
Other borrowings   47,738    38,728    49,345    51,970    42,096 
Subordinated deferrable interest debentures   84,379    84,050    83,719    83,386    72,589 
  Total Non-Deposit Funding   700,289    389,204    435,571    282,837    177,120 
                          
  Total Funding  $6,191,613   $5,879,861   $5,656,790   $5,494,192   $5,051,430 

 

 

 

 

AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except per share data and FTE headcount)

 

   Three Months Ended 
   Mar.   Dec.   Sept.   Jun.   Mar. 
   2017   2016   2016   2016   2016 
                     
INTEREST INCOME/EXPENSE                         
                          
INTEREST INCOME                         
Federal funds sold  $-   $8   $8   $9   $8 
Interest bearing deposits in banks   313    193    147    159    328 
Investment securities - taxable   4,800    4,348    4,336    4,554    4,586 
Investment securities - nontaxable (TE)   640    654    536    613    602 
Loans held for sale   653    989    826    821    755 
Loans (TE)   43,157    37,418    33,672    31,531    28,684 
Purchased loans (excluding loan pools)   15,173    17,015    19,296    18,859    15,193 
Purchased loan pools   3,832    3,950    4,346    3,730    5,144 
Total Earning Assets  $68,568   $64,575   $63,167   $60,276   $55,300 
                          
Accretion Income (included above)   2,810    3,370    3,604    4,196    2,942 
                          
INTEREST EXPENSE                         
Non-interest bearing deposits  $-   $-   $-   $-   $- 
NOW accounts   497    613    433    439    468 
MMDA   1,538    1,405    1,241    1,168    1,040 
Savings accounts   43    44    45    45    43 
Retail CDs < $100,000   562    553    493    476    512 
Retail CDs > $100,000   1,123    1,060    854    779    676 
Brokered CDs   -    6    8    8    2 
Total Deposits   3,763    3,681    3,074    2,915    2,741 
                          
Federal funds purchased and securities sold                         
under agreements to repurchase   20    21    18    24    35 
FHLB advances   907    328    393    155    23 
Other borrowings   559    432    479    484    370 
Subordinated deferrable interest debentures   1,211    1,216    1,179    1,173    954 
Total Non-Deposit Funding   2,697    1,997    2,069    1,836    1,382 
                          
Total Funding  $6,460   $5,678   $5,143   $4,751   $4,123 
                          
Net Interest Income (TE)  $62,108   $58,897   $58,024   $55,525   $51,177 

 

 

 

 

AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except per share data and FTE headcount)

 

   Three Months Ended 
   Mar.   Dec.   Sept.   Jun.   Mar. 
   2017   2016   2016   2016   2016 
YIELDS (1)                         
                          
Federal funds sold   0.00%   0.60%   0.58%   0.50%   0.52%
Interest bearing deposits in banks   0.86%   0.63%   0.69%   0.66%   0.65%
Investment securities - taxable   2.56%   2.25%   2.25%   2.39%   2.53%
Investment securities - nontaxable   3.97%   3.91%   3.12%   3.54%   3.52%
Loans held for sale   3.41%   3.82%   3.10%   3.40%   3.67%
Loans   4.76%   4.73%   4.62%   4.78%   4.79%
Purchased loans (excluding loan pools)   5.95%   6.14%   6.40%   6.12%   6.30%
Purchased loan pools   2.84%   2.66%   2.75%   2.38%   3.30%
  Total Earning Assets   4.38%   4.34%   4.35%   4.35%   4.36%
                          
Noninterest bearing deposits   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%
NOW accounts   0.17%   0.19%   0.16%   0.16%   0.17%
MMDA   0.42%   0.39%   0.34%   0.33%   0.33%
Savings accounts   0.06%   0.07%   0.07%   0.07%   0.07%
Retail CDs < $100,000   0.51%   0.49%   0.45%   0.44%   0.47%
Retail CDs > $100,000   0.88%   0.85%   0.75%   0.71%   0.67%
Brokered CDs   0.00%   0.64%   0.64%   0.64%   0.73%
  Total Deposits   0.28%   0.27%   0.23%   0.22%   0.23%
                          
Federal funds purchased and securities sold                         
  under agreements to repurchase   0.19%   0.19%   0.19%   0.22%   0.27%
FHLB advances   0.70%   0.59%   0.59%   0.60%   0.96%
Other borrowings   4.75%   4.44%   3.86%   3.75%   3.54%
Subordinated deferrable interest debentures   5.82%   5.76%   5.60%   5.66%   5.29%
  Total Non-Deposit Funding   1.56%   2.04%   1.89%   2.61%   3.14%
                          
  Total funding (2)   0.42%   0.38%   0.36%   0.35%   0.33%
                          
Net interest spread   3.96%   3.95%   3.99%   4.00%   4.03%
                          
Net interest margin (3)   3.97%   3.95%   3.99%   4.01%   4.03%

 

(1) Interest and average rates are calculated on a tax-equivalent basis using an effective tax rate of 35%.

(2) Rate calculated based on total average funding including non-interest bearing deposits.

(3) Rate calculated based on average earning assets.                  

 

 

 

 

AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except per share data and FTE headcount)

 

   Three Months Ended 
   Mar.   Dec.   Sept.   Jun.   Mar. 
Adjusted Operating Net Income Reconciliation  2017   2016   2016   2016   2016 
                     
Net income available to common shareholders  $21,153   $18,177   $21,557   $20,049   $12,317 
                          
Merger and conversion charges   402    17    -    -    6,359 
Certain compliance resolution expenses   -    5,750    -    -    - 
Losses (gains) on the sale of premises   295    430    238    401    (77)
Tax effect of management-adjusted charges   (244)   (2,169)   (83)   (140)   (2,199)
Plus: After tax management-adjusted charges   453    4,028    155    261    4,083 
                          
Adjusted Operating Net income   21,606    22,205    21,712    20,310    16,400 
                          
Adjusted operating net income per diluted share:  $0.60   $0.63   $0.62   $0.58   $0.50 
Adjusted operating return on average assets   1.27%   1.34%   1.36%   1.33%   1.17%
Adjusted operating return on average common                         
tangible equity   15.84%   17.25%   17.31%   17.25%   15.37%
                          

 

   Three Months Ended 
   Mar.   Dec.   Sept.   Jun.   Mar. 
Net Interest Margin and Yields on Total Loans  2017   2016   2016   2016   2016 
Excluding Accretion Reconciliation                    
                     
Total Interest Income (TE)  $68,568   $64,575   $63,167   $60,276   $55,300 
Accretion Income   2,810    3,370    3,604    4,196    2,942 
Total Interest Income (TE) Excluding Accretion  $65,758   $61,205   $59,563   $56,080   $52,358 
                          
Total Interest Expense  $6,460   $5,677   $5,143   $4,751   $4,123 
Net Interest Income (TE) Excluding Accretion  $59,298   $55,528   $54,420   $51,329   $48,235 
                          
Yield on Total Loans (TE) Excluding Accretion   4.56%   4.51%   4.49%   4.42%   4.60%
                          
Net Interest Margin (TE) Excluding Accretion   3.79%   3.73%   3.75%   3.70%   3.80%

 

 

   Three Months Ended 
   Mar.   Dec.   Sept.   Jun.   Mar. 
Management-Adjusted Operating Expenses  2017   2016   2016   2016   2016 
                     
Total operating expenses   53,093    54,677    53,199    52,359    55,600 
Less: Management-adjusted charges                         
Merger and conversion expenses   (402)   (17)   -    -    (6,359)
Certain compliance resolution expenses   -    (5,750)   -    -    - 
Gains/(Losses) on the sale of premises   (295)   (430)   (238)   (401)   77 
                          
Management-adjusted operating expenses  $52,396   $48,480   $52,961   $51,958   $49,318 
                          
Management-adjusted operating efficiency ratio (TE)   59.67%   58.29%   60.95%   61.93%   65.44%

 

 

 

 

AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except per share data and FTE headcount)

 

   Three Months Ended 
   Mar.   Dec.   Sept.   Jun.   Mar. 
Segment Reporting  2017   2016   2016   2016   2016 
                     
Banking Division:                         
   Net interest income  $50,126   $50,528   $51,653   $49,820   $46,483 
   Provision for loan losses   1,982    502    57    733    681 
   Noninterest income   13,013    13,466    13,949    13,018    12,735 
   Noninterest expense:                         
      Salaries and employee benefits   18,844    17,084    18,323    18,428    18,989 
      Occupancy   5,257    5,668    5,490    5,901    5,150 
      Data Processing   6,043    5,841    5,794    5,685    5,820 
      Other expenses   9,241    15,398    11,533    11,071    16,436 
         Total noninterest expense   39,385    43,991    41,140    41,085    46,395 
Income before income taxes   21,772    19,501    24,405    21,020    12,142 
   Income Tax   6,856    5,005    7,733    6,626    3,919 
         Net income  $14,916   $14,496   $16,672   $14,394   $8,223 
                          
Retail Mortgage Division:                         
   Net interest income  $2,976   $3,032   $2,625   $2,554   $2,430 
   Provision for loan losses   8    33    447    93    - 
   Noninterest income   10,513    9,036    13,198    13,304    9,624 
   Noninterest expense:                         
      Salaries and employee benefits   7,216    7,098    8,940    8,304    6,347 
      Occupancy   519    602    433    405    488 
      Data Processing   317    326    364    338    272 
      Other expenses   1,141    1,093    1,303    1,133    956 
         Total noninterest expense   9,193    9,119    11,040    10,180    8,063 
Income before income taxes   4,288    2,916    4,336    5,585    3,991 
   Income Tax   1,501    1,021    1,518    1,955    1,397 
         Net income  $2,787   $1,895   $2,818   $3,630   $2,594 
                          
Warehouse Lending Division:                         
   Net interest income  $1,105   $1,706   $1,848   $1,481   $927 
   Provision for loan losses   (232)   496    94    -    - 
   Noninterest income   319    462    555    440    333 
   Noninterest expense:                         
      Salaries and employee benefits   147    220    103    108    188 
      Occupancy   1    1    1    1    1 
      Data Processing   27    32    26    25    20 
      Other expenses   32    29    26    26    25 
         Total noninterest expense   207    282    156    160    234 
Income before income taxes   1,449    1,390    2,153    1,761    1,026 
   Income Tax   507    487    754    616    359 
         Net income  $942   $904   $1,399   $1,145   $667 
                          
SBA Division:                         
   Net interest income  $907   $949   $941   $734   $596 
   Provision for loan losses   48    571    213    63    - 
   Noninterest income   1,815    1,308    1,162    1,617    1,594 
   Noninterest expense:                         
      Salaries and employee benefits   591    735    616    691    663 
      Occupancy   51    64    65    64    61 
      Data Processing   1    1    1    1    1 
      Other expenses   211    170    181    178    183 
         Total noninterest expense   854    970    863    934    908 
Income before income taxes   1,820    716    1,027    1,354    1,282 
   Income Tax   637    251    359    474    449 
         Net income  $1,183   $465   $668   $880   $833 
                          
Premium Finance Division:                         
   Net interest income  $5,476   $1,064   $-   $-   $- 
   Provision for loan losses   30    108    -    -    - 
   Noninterest income   46    -    -    -    - 
   Noninterest expense:                         
      Salaries and employee benefits   996    -    -    -    - 
      Occupancy   49    2    -    -    - 
      Data Processing   184    44    -    -    - 
      Other expenses   2,225    269    -    -    - 
         Total noninterest expense   3,454    315    -    -    - 
Income before income taxes   2,038    641    -    -    - 
   Income Tax   713    224    -    -    - 
         Net income  $1,325   $417   $-   $-   $- 
                          
Total Consolidated:                         
   Net interest income  $60,590   $57,279   $57,067   $54,589   $50,436 
   Provision for loan losses   1,836    1,710    811    889    681 
   Noninterest income   25,706    24,272    28,864    28,379    24,286 
   Noninterest expense:                         
      Salaries and employee benefits   27,794    25,137    27,982    27,531    26,187 
      Occupancy   5,877    6,337    5,989    6,371    5,700 
      Data Processing   6,572    6,244    6,185    6,049    6,113 
      Other expenses   12,850    16,959    13,043    12,408    17,600 
         Total noninterest expense   53,093    54,677    53,199    52,359    55,600 
Income before income taxes   31,367    25,164    31,921    29,720    18,441 
   Income Tax   10,214    6,987    10,364    9,671    6,124 
         Net income  $21,153   $18,177   $21,557   $20,049   $12,317