ROSEMONT, Ill., July 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wintrust Financial Corporation (“Wintrust”, “the Company”, “we” or “our”) (Nasdaq: WTFC) announced record net income of $334.9 million or $5.18 per diluted common share for the first six months of 2023 compared to net income of $221.9 million or $3.56 per diluted common share for the same period of 2022, an increase in diluted earnings per common share of 46%. Pre-tax, pre-provision income (non-GAAP) for the first six months of 2023 totaled $506.5 million as compared to $329.9 million in the first six months of 2022, an increase in pre-tax, pre-provision income of 54%.

The Company recorded quarterly net income of $154.8 million or $2.38 per diluted common share for the second quarter of 2023, a decrease in diluted earnings per common share of 15% compared to the first quarter of 2023. Pre-tax, pre-provision income (non-GAAP) totaled $239.9 million as compared to $266.6 million for the first quarter of 2023.

Timothy S. Crane, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are very pleased with our record net income for the first half of 2023. Our margin stabilized in the second quarter of 2023 and we continue to believe that maintaining such level will allow for strong financial performance in the coming quarters. Specifically, the repricing of our premium finance receivables portfolios in the second quarter helped offset increases in deposit pricing. Strong and balanced deposit growth as well as prudent liquidity management provided stability in our balance sheet through this period of volatility. Credit performance within the portfolio remained strong.”

Highlights of the second quarter of 2023:
Comparative information to the first quarter of 2023, unless otherwise noted

  • Total deposits grew by $1.3 billion, or 12.4% annualized.
  • Non-deposit borrowings decreased by $208.2 million.
  • Total loans increased by $1.5 billion, or 14.8% annualized.
  • Net interest margin decreased to 3.64% (3.66% on a fully taxable-equivalent basis, non-GAAP) during the second quarter of 2023 due to higher deposit costs. Importantly, however, net interest margin remained relatively stable throughout the second quarter of 2023.
  • Provision for credit losses totaled $28.5 million in the second quarter of 2023 as compared to a provision for credit losses of $23.0 million in the first quarter of 2023.
  • Net charge-offs totaled $17.0 million or 17 basis points of average total loans on an annualized basis in the second quarter of 2023 as compared to $5.5 million or six basis points of average total loans on an annualized basis in the first quarter of 2023.
  • Non-performing assets remained at a low level and represent 0.22% of total assets.

Mr. Crane noted, “By effectively leveraging our strong customer relationships, unique market position, diversified products and competitive rates, Wintrust experienced significant deposit growth, with increased deposits of approximately $1.3 billion, or 12% on an annualized basis. This included outstanding balances of our MaxSafe® products increasing approximately $1.7 billion since the end of the first quarter of 2023. Deposit growth provided enhanced liquidity and reduced our reliance on other borrowings such as FHLB advances. Non-deposit borrowings decreased approximately $208.2 million during the quarter. Growth in deposits helped fund approximately $1.5 billion of loan growth during the quarter. This growth came primarily from approximately $1.0 billion in the commercial premium finance receivables portfolio and approximately $370 million largely from draws on existing commercial real estate loan facilities. We remain prudent in our review of credit prospects ensuring our loan growth stays within our conservative credit standards.”

Mr. Crane commented, “As noted in our first quarter earnings release, our net interest margin was approximately 3.70% at the end of March of 2023. Despite continued acceleration in deposit pricing and the impact of hedging activity, our net interest margin remained relatively stable throughout the second quarter of 2023. Due to our relatively short-term and asset sensitive balance sheet, we believe that we can maintain the net interest margin between 3.60% and 3.70% for the remainder of the year as we expect further upward repricing primarily in our premium finance receivable portfolios to mitigate higher deposit costs as deposit pricing stabilizes. Net interest income decreased by $10.5 million in the second quarter of 2023, however, we expect net interest income to increase in the third quarter given the aforementioned strong balance sheet growth paired with a stable net interest margin.”

Commenting on credit quality, Mr. Crane stated, “Credit metrics remained strong. The Company has a well-diversified commercial real estate portfolio with exposures primarily consisting of stabilized, income-producing properties. Additionally, the commercial real estate office portfolio represents a small portion of our loan portfolio. In the second quarter of 2023, we took a proactive approach to exit certain credits we considered to be vulnerable to existing market conditions. The resolution of these credits through a sale to external parties resulted in approximately $8.0 million in charge-offs. Net charge-offs totaled $17.0 million or 17 basis points of average total loans on an annualized basis in the second quarter of 2023 as compared to $5.5 million or six basis points of average total loans on an annualized basis in the first quarter of 2023. The allowance for credit losses on our core loan portfolio as of June 30, 2023 was approximately 1.50% of the outstanding balance (see Table 12 for additional information). We believe that the Company’s reserves remain appropriate and we remain diligent in our review of credit.”

Mr. Crane concluded, “Our second quarter of 2023 results continued to demonstrate the benefits of the diversified, multi-faceted nature of our business model. Net income for the quarter was the second highest in our history, behind only net income from the first quarter of 2023. We remain focused on continuing to grow deposits to enhance liquidity and support future asset growth while remaining well positioned for higher interest rates. Total loans as of June 30, 2023 were $917 million higher than average total loans in the second quarter of 2023, which is expected to benefit the third quarter. We are pleased by our position in the markets we serve to continue to grow deposit and loan relationships and believe we are situated well to expand our net revenues and earnings in the coming quarters.”

The graphs below illustrate certain financial highlights of the second quarter of 2023 as well as historical financial performance. See “Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Measures/Ratios” at Table 17 for additional information with respect to non-GAAP financial measures/ratios, including the reconciliations to the corresponding GAAP financial measures/ratios.

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SUMMARY OF RESULTS:

BALANCE SHEET

Total assets increased $1.4 billion in the second quarter of 2023 as compared to the first quarter of 2023. Total loans increased by $1.5 billion as compared to the first quarter of 2023 primarily due to growth in the property and casualty insurance premium finance receivables and commercial real estate loan portfolios. The growth in the commercial real estate portfolio was largely driven by draws on previously-established credit facilities. Additionally, in the second quarter of 2023, the Company received settlement proceeds related to securities called and previously recognized as a trade date receivable of $940 million as of March 31, 2023. Proceeds received increased interest bearing cash on the balance sheet in the second quarter of 2023.

Total liabilities increased by $1.4 billion in the second quarter of 2023 as compared to the first quarter of 2023 primarily due to a $1.3 billion increase in total deposits. In the second quarter of 2023, the deposit mix shift continued as non-interest bearing deposits made up 24% of total deposits at June 30, 2023 compared to 26% at March 31, 2023. This included growth of $1.7 billion in the Company’s unique MaxSafe® product balances. The majority of the Company’s deposits are insured as approximately 74% of the total deposit balance is either fully FDIC-insured or fully collateralized as of June 30, 2023.

For more information regarding changes in the Company’s balance sheet, see Consolidated Statements of Condition and Table 1 through Table 3 in this report.

NET INTEREST INCOME

For the second quarter of 2023, net interest income totaled $447.5 million, a decrease of $10.5 million as compared to the first quarter of 2023. The $10.5 million decrease in net interest income in the second quarter of 2023 compared to the first quarter of 2023 was primarily due to net interest margin compression driven by an increase in deposit costs and the impact from hedges of our loan portfolio established to protect against the impact of lower rates.

Net interest margin was 3.64% (3.66% on a fully taxable-equivalent basis, non-GAAP) during the second quarter of 2023 compared to 3.81% (3.83% on a fully taxable-equivalent basis, non-GAAP) during the first quarter of 2023. The net interest margin decrease as compared to the first quarter of 2023 was due to a 66 basis point increase in the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities. This decrease was partially offset by a 34 basis point increase in yield on earning assets and a 15 basis point increase in the net free funds contribution. The 66 basis point increase on the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities in the second quarter of 2023 as compared to the first quarter of 2023 was primarily due to a 74 basis point increase in the rate paid on interest-bearing deposits primarily related to the increasing rate environment. The 34 basis point increase in the yield on earning assets in the second quarter of 2023 as compared to the first quarter of 2023 was primarily due to a 42 basis point expansion on loan yields, which included an unfavorable eight basis point impact from the Company’s existing hedging positions.

For more information regarding net interest income, see Table 4 through Table 8 in this report.

ASSET QUALITY

The allowance for credit losses totaled $387.8 million as of June 30, 2023, an increase of $11.5 million as compared to $376.3 million as of March 31, 2023. A provision for credit losses totaling $28.5 million was recorded for the second quarter of 2023 as compared to $23.0 million recorded in the first quarter of 2023. For more information regarding the provision for credit losses, see Table 11 in this report.

Management believes the allowance for credit losses is appropriate to account for expected credit losses. The Current Expected Credit Losses (“CECL”) accounting standard requires the Company to estimate expected credit losses over the life of the Company’s financial assets as of the reporting date. There can be no assurances, however, that future losses will not significantly exceed the amounts provided for, thereby affecting future results of operations. A summary of the allowance for credit losses calculated for the loan components in each portfolio as of June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022 is shown on Table 12 of this report.

Net charge-offs totaled $17.0 million in the second quarter of 2023, as compared to $5.5 million of net charge-offs in the first quarter of 2023. The increase in net charge-offs during the second quarter of 2023 was partially the result of the sale to external parties of certain credits within the commercial real estate portfolio, which resulted in approximately $8.0 million in charge-offs. Net charge-offs as a percentage of average total loans were reported as 17 basis points in the second quarter of 2023 on an annualized basis compared to six basis points on an annualized basis in the first quarter of 2023. For more information regarding net charge-offs, see Table 10 in this report.

The Company’s delinquency rates remain low and manageable. For more information regarding past due loans, see Table 13 in this report.

Non-performing assets totaled $120 million and comprised only 0.22% of total assets as of June 30, 2023, as compared to $110 million as of March 31, 2023. Non-performing loans were slightly higher totaling $109 million, or 0.26% of total loans, at June 30, 2023. For more information regarding non-performing assets, see Table 14 in this report.

NON-INTEREST INCOME

Wealth management revenue increased by $3.9 million in the second quarter of 2023 as compared to the first quarter of 2023 primarily due to increased asset management fees from the acquisition of two asset management businesses at the beginning of the second quarter, offset by lower fees associated with our tax-deferred like-kind exchange business. Wealth management revenue is comprised of the trust and asset management revenue of The Chicago Trust Company and Great Lakes Advisors, the brokerage commissions, managed money fees and insurance product commissions at Wintrust Investments and fees from tax-deferred like-kind exchange services provided by the Chicago Deferred Exchange Company.

Mortgage banking revenue increased by $11.7 million in the second quarter of 2023 as compared to the first quarter of 2023 primarily due to increased loan volume and favorable adjustments to the fair value of certain mortgage assets. The Company recorded net positive fair value adjustments of $1.2 million in the second quarter of 2023 related to fair value changes in certain mortgage assets. This included a $2.0 million favorable adjustment in the value of mortgage servicing rights related to changes in fair value model assumptions, net of economic hedges, offset by a $739,000 unfavorable adjustment on the Company’s held-for-sale portfolio of early buy-out exercised loans guaranteed by U.S. government agencies which are held at fair value. The Company intends to monitor the relationship of these assets and will seek to minimize the earnings impact of fair value changes in future quarters.

The Company recognized nominal net gains on investment securities in the second quarter of 2023 as compared to net gains of $1.4 million in the first quarter of 2023 related to changes in the value of equity securities.

Fees from covered call options decreased by $7.8 million in the second quarter of 2023 as compared to the first quarter of 2023. The Company has typically written call options with terms of less than three months against certain U.S. Treasury and agency securities held in its portfolio for liquidity and other purposes. Management has entered into these transactions with the goal of economically hedging security positions and enhancing its overall return on its investment portfolio. These option transactions are designed to mitigate overall interest rate risk and do not qualify as hedges pursuant to accounting guidance.

For more information regarding non-interest income, see Table 15 in this report.

NON-INTEREST EXPENSE

Salaries and employee benefits expense increased by $8.1 million in the second quarter of 2023 as compared to the first quarter of 2023. The $8.1 million increase is primarily related to higher incentive compensation expense due to elevated commissions and bonus accruals in the second quarter of 2023 and increased employee insurance costs.

Advertising and marketing expenses in the second quarter of 2023 totaled $17.8 million, which is a $5.8 million increase as compared to the first quarter of 2023 primarily due to an increase in seasonal media advertising and sponsorship costs. Marketing costs are incurred to promote the Company’s brand, commercial banking capabilities and the Company’s various products, to attract loans and deposits and to announce new branch openings as well as the expansion of the Company’s non-bank businesses. The level of marketing expenditures depends on the timing of sponsorship programs utilized which are determined based on the market area, targeted audience, competition and various other factors. Generally, these expenses are elevated in the second and third quarters of each year.

Lending expenses, net of deferred origination costs, increased by $4.8 million as compared to the first quarter of 2023 primarily due to increased loan originations in the second quarter of 2023.

Miscellaneous expense in the second quarter of 2023 decreased by $2.3 million as compared to the first quarter of 2023. Miscellaneous expense includes ATM expenses, correspondent bank charges, directors’ fees, telephone, postage, corporate insurance, dues and subscriptions, problem loan expenses and other miscellaneous operational losses and costs.

For more information regarding non-interest expense, see Table 16 in this report.

INCOME TAXES

The Company recorded income tax expense of $56.7 million in the second quarter of 2023 compared to $63.4 million in the first quarter of 2023. The effective tax rates were 26.81% in the second quarter of 2023 compared to 26.01% in the first quarter of 2023. The effective tax rates were partially impacted by the tax effects related to share-based compensation which fluctuate based on the Company’s stock price and timing of employee stock option exercises and vesting of other share-based awards. The Company recorded net excess tax benefits of $12,000 in the second quarter of 2023, compared to net excess tax benefits of $2.8 million in the first quarter of 2023 related to share-based compensation.

BUSINESS UNIT SUMMARY

Community Banking

Through its community banking unit, the Company provides banking and financial services primarily to individuals, small to mid-sized businesses, local governmental units and institutional clients residing primarily in the local areas the Company services. In the second quarter of 2023, this unit expanded its commercial real estate and residential real estate loan portfolios and grew consumer deposits.

Mortgage banking revenue was $30.0 million for the second quarter of 2023, an increase of $11.7 million as compared to the first quarter of 2023, primarily due to higher production volume. Service charges on deposit accounts totaled $13.6 million in the second quarter of 2023, an increase of $705,000 as compared to the first quarter of 2023, primarily due to higher fees associated with commercial account activity. The Company’s gross commercial and commercial real estate loan pipelines remained solid as of June 30, 2023 indicating momentum for expected continued loan growth in the third quarter of 2023.

Specialty Finance

Through its specialty finance unit, the Company offers financing of insurance premiums for businesses and individuals, equipment financing through structured loans and lease products to customers in a variety of industries, accounts receivable financing and value-added, out-sourced administrative services and other services. Originations within the insurance premium financing receivables portfolio were $5.0 billion during the second quarter of 2023 and average balances increased by $370.0 million as compared to the first quarter of 2023. The Company’s leasing portfolio balance remained steady in the second quarter of 2023, with its portfolio of assets, including capital leases, loans and equipment on operating leases, totaling $3.1 billion as of June 30, 2023 as compared to $3.1 billion as of March 31, 2023. Revenues from the Company’s out-sourced administrative services business were $1.3 million in the second quarter of 2023, a decrease of $296,000 from the first quarter of 2023.

Wealth Management

Through four separate subsidiaries within its wealth management unit, the Company offers a full range of wealth management services, including trust and investment services, tax-deferred like-kind exchange services, asset management, securities brokerage services and 401(k) and retirement plan services. Wealth management revenue totaled $33.9 million in the second quarter of 2023, an increase of $3.9 million compared to the first quarter of 2023. The increase in wealth management revenue in the second quarter of 2023 was primarily related to higher asset management fees from the acquisition of two asset management businesses at the beginning of the second quarter, offset by lower fees associated with our tax-deferred like-kind exchange business. At June 30, 2023, the Company’s wealth management subsidiaries had approximately $44.5 billion of assets under administration, which included $7.6 billion of assets owned by the Company and its subsidiary banks, representing an increase from the $35.2 billion of assets under administration at March 31, 2023. The increase in assets under administration was primarily the result of the acquisition of two asset management businesses in the second quarter of 2023.

ITEMS IMPACTING COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL RESULTS

Business Combination

On April 3, 2023, the Company completed its acquisition of Rothschild & Co Asset Management US Inc. and Rothschild & Co Risk Based Investments LLC from Rothschild & Co North America Inc. As of the acquisition date, the Company acquired approximately $12.6 million in assets. As the transaction was determined to be a business combination, the Company recorded goodwill of approximately $2.6 million on the purchase.

Common Stock Offering

In June 2022, the Company sold through a public offering a total of 3,450,000 shares of its common stock. Net proceeds to the Company totaled approximately $285.7 million, net of estimated issuance costs.

WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION 
Key Operating Measures

Wintrust’s key operating measures and growth rates for the second quarter of 2023, as compared to the first quarter of 2023 (sequential quarter) and second quarter of 2022 (linked quarter), are shown in the table below:

              % or(1)
basis point 
(bp) change
from

1st Quarter
2023
  % or
basis point 
(bp) change
from

2nd Quarter
2022
    Three Months Ended  
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)   Jun 30, 2023   Mar 31, 2023   Jun 30, 2022  
Net income   $ 154,750     $ 180,198     $ 94,513   (14 ) %     64  %
Pre-tax income, excluding provision for credit losses (non-GAAP)(2)     239,944       266,595       152,078   (10 )     58  
Net income per common share – diluted     2.38       2.80       1.49   (15 )     60  
Cash dividends declared per common share     0.40       0.40       0.34   0       18  
Net revenue(3)     560,567       565,764       440,746   (1 )     27  
Net interest income     447,537       457,995       337,804   (2 )     32  
Net interest margin     3.64 %     3.81 %     2.92 % (17 ) bps     72  bps
Net interest margin – fully taxable-equivalent (non-GAAP)(2)     3.66       3.83       2.93   (17 )     73  
Net overhead ratio(4)     1.58       1.49       1.51   9       7  
Return on average assets     1.18       1.40       0.77   (22 )     41  
Return on average common equity     12.79       15.67       8.53   (288 )     426  
Return on average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)(2)     15.12       18.55       10.36   (343 )     476  
At end of period                      
Total assets   $ 54,286,176     $ 52,873,511     $ 50,969,332   11  %      7  %
Total loans(5)     41,023,408       39,565,471       37,053,103   15       11  
Total deposits     44,038,707       42,718,211       42,593,326   12       3  
Total shareholders’ equity     5,041,912       5,015,506       4,727,623   2       7  

(1)   Period-end balance sheet percentage changes are annualized.
(2)   See Table 17: Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Measures/Ratios for additional information on this performance measure/ratio.
(3)   Net revenue is net interest income plus non-interest income.
(4)   The net overhead ratio is calculated by netting total non-interest expense and total non-interest income, annualizing this amount, and dividing by that period’s average total assets. A lower ratio indicates a higher degree of efficiency.
(5)   Excludes mortgage loans held-for-sale.

Certain returns, yields, performance ratios, or quarterly growth rates are “annualized” in this presentation to represent an annual time period. This is done for analytical purposes to better discern, for decision-making purposes, underlying performance trends when compared to full-year or year-over-year amounts. For example, a 5% growth rate for a quarter would represent an annualized 20% growth rate. Additional supplemental financial information showing quarterly trends can be found on the Company’s website at www.wintrust.com by choosing “Financial Reports” under the “Investor Relations” heading, and then choosing “Financial Highlights.”

WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Selected Financial Highlights

    Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)   Jun 30,
2023
  Mar 31,
2023
  Dec 31,
2022
  Sep 30,
2022
  Jun 30,
2022
Jun 30,
2023
  Jun 30,
2022
Selected Financial Condition Data (at end of period):      
Total assets   $ 54,286,176     $ 52,873,511     $ 52,949,649     $ 52,382,939     $ 50,969,332        
Total loans(1)     41,023,408       39,565,471       39,196,485       38,167,613       37,053,103        
Total deposits     44,038,707       42,718,211       42,902,544       42,797,191       42,593,326        
Total shareholders’ equity     5,041,912       5,015,506       4,796,838       4,637,980       4,727,623        
Selected Statements of Income Data:      
Net interest income   $ 447,537     $ 457,995     $ 456,816     $ 401,448     $ 337,804   $ 905,532     $ 637,098  
Net revenue(2)     560,567       565,764       550,655       502,930       440,746     1,126,331       902,830  
Net income     154,750       180,198       144,817       142,961       94,513     334,948       221,904  
Pre-tax income, excluding provision for credit losses (non-GAAP)(3)     239,944       266,595       242,819       206,461       152,078     506,539       329,864  
Net income per common share – Basic     2.41       2.84       2.27       2.24       1.51     5.26       3.61  
Net income per common share – Diluted     2.38       2.80       2.23       2.21       1.49     5.18       3.56  
Cash dividends declared per common share     0.40       0.40       0.34       0.34       0.34     0.80       0.68  
Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data:      
Performance Ratios:      
Net interest margin     3.64 %     3.81 %     3.71 %     3.34 %     2.92 %   3.72 %     2.76 %
Net interest margin – fully taxable-equivalent (non-GAAP)(3)     3.66       3.83       3.73       3.35       2.93     3.74       2.77  
Non-interest income to average assets     0.86       0.84       0.71       0.79       0.84     0.85       1.08  
Non-interest expense to average assets     2.44       2.33       2.34       2.32       2.35     2.39       2.34  
Net overhead ratio(4)     1.58       1.49       1.63       1.53       1.51     1.54       1.25  
Return on average assets     1.18       1.40       1.10       1.12       0.77     1.29       0.91  
Return on average common equity     12.79       15.67       12.72       12.31       8.53     14.20       10.22  
Return on average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)(3)     15.12       18.55       15.21       14.68       10.36     16.79       12.40  
Average total assets   $ 52,601,953     $ 52,075,318     $ 52,087,618     $ 50,722,694     $ 49,353,426   $ 52,340,090     $ 49,427,225  
Average total shareholders’ equity     5,044,718       4,895,271       4,710,856       4,795,387       4,526,110     4,970,407       4,513,356  
Average loans to average deposits ratio     94.3 %     93.0 %     90.5 %     88.8 %     86.8 %   93.7 %     85.3 %
Period-end loans to deposits ratio     93.2       92.6       91.4       89.2       87.0        
Common Share Data at end of period:      
Market price per common share   $ 72.62     $ 72.95     $ 84.52     $ 81.55     $ 80.15        
Book value per common share     75.65       75.24       72.12       69.56       71.06        
Tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP)(3)     64.50       64.22       61.00       58.42       59.87        
Common shares outstanding     61,197,676       61,176,415       60,794,008       60,743,335       60,721,889        
Other Data at end of period:      
Tier 1 leverage ratio(5)     9.3 %     9.1 %     8.8 %     8.8 %     8.8 %      
Risk-based capital ratios:                          
Tier 1 capital ratio(5)     10.1       10.1       10.0       9.9       9.9        
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio(5)     9.2       9.2       9.1       9.0       9.0        
Total capital ratio(5)     11.9       12.1       11.9       11.8       11.9        
Allowance for credit losses(6)   $ 387,786     $ 376,261     $ 357,936     $ 315,338     $ 312,192        
Allowance for loan and unfunded lending-related commitment losses to total loans     0.94 %     0.95 %     0.91 %     0.83 %     0.84 %      
Number of:                          
Bank subsidiaries     15       15       15       15       15        
Banking offices     175       174       174       174       173        

(1)   Excludes mortgage loans held-for-sale.
(2)   Net revenue is net interest income and non-interest income.
(3)   See Table 17: Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Measures/Ratios for additional information on this performance measure/ratio.
(4)   The net overhead ratio is calculated by netting total non-interest expense and total non-interest income, annualizing this amount, and dividing by that period’s average total assets. A lower ratio indicates a higher degree of efficiency.
(5)   Capital ratios for current quarter-end are estimated.
(6)   The allowance for credit losses includes the allowance for loan losses, the allowance for unfunded lending-related commitments and the allowance for held-to-maturity securities losses.

WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION

    (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
    Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,   Jun 30,
(In thousands)     2023       2023       2022       2022       2022  
Assets                    
Cash and due from banks   $ 513,858     $ 445,928     $ 490,908     $ 489,590     $ 498,891  
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements     59       58       58       57       475,056  
Interest-bearing deposits with banks     2,163,708       1,563,578       1,988,719       3,968,605       3,266,541  
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value     3,492,481       3,259,845       3,243,017       2,923,653       2,970,121  
Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost     3,564,473       3,606,391       3,640,567       3,389,842       3,413,469  
Trading account securities     3,027       102       1,127       179       1,010  
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value     116,275       111,943       110,365       114,012       93,295  
Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock     195,117       244,957       224,759       178,156       136,138  
Brokerage customer receivables     15,722       16,042       16,387       20,327       21,527  
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, at fair value     338,728       302,493       299,935       376,160       513,232  
Loans, net of unearned income     41,023,408       39,565,471       39,196,485       38,167,613       37,053,103  
Allowance for loan losses     (302,499 )     (287,972 )     (270,173 )     (246,110 )     (251,769 )
Net loans     40,720,909       39,277,499       38,926,312       37,921,503       36,801,334  
Premises, software and equipment, net     749,393       760,283       764,798       763,029       762,381  
Lease investments, net     274,351       256,301       253,928       244,822       223,813  
Accrued interest receivable and other assets     1,455,748       1,413,795       1,391,342       1,316,305       1,112,697  
Trade date securities receivable           939,758       921,717              
Goodwill     656,674       653,587       653,524       653,079       654,709  
Other acquisition-related intangible assets     25,653       20,951       22,186       23,620       25,118  
Total assets   $ 54,286,176     $ 52,873,511     $ 52,949,649     $ 52,382,939     $ 50,969,332  
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity                    
Deposits:                    
Non-interest-bearing   $ 10,604,915     $ 11,236,083     $ 12,668,160     $ 13,529,277     $ 13,855,844  
Interest-bearing     33,433,792       31,482,128       30,234,384       29,267,914       28,737,482  
Total deposits     44,038,707       42,718,211       42,902,544       42,797,191       42,593,326  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances     2,026,071       2,316,071       2,316,071       2,316,071       1,166,071  
Other borrowings     665,219       583,548       596,614       447,215       482,787  
Subordinated notes     437,628       437,493       437,392       437,260       437,162  
Junior subordinated debentures     253,566       253,566       253,566       253,566       253,566  
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities     1,823,073       1,549,116       1,646,624       1,493,656       1,308,797  
Total liabilities     49,244,264       47,858,005       48,152,811       47,744,959       46,241,709  
Shareholders’ Equity:                    
Preferred stock     412,500       412,500       412,500       412,500       412,500  
Common stock     61,219       61,198       60,797       60,743       60,722  
Surplus     1,923,623       1,913,947       1,902,474       1,891,621       1,880,913  
Treasury stock     (1,966 )     (1,966 )     (304 )            
Retained earnings     3,120,626       2,997,263       2,849,007       2,731,844       2,616,525  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss     (474,090 )     (367,436 )     (427,636 )     (458,728 )     (243,037 )
Total shareholders’ equity     5,041,912       5,015,506       4,796,838       4,637,980       4,727,623  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity   $ 54,286,176     $ 52,873,511     $ 52,949,649     $ 52,382,939     $ 50,969,332  


WINTRUST FINANCIAL
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
(In thousands, except per share data) Jun 30,
2023
  Mar 31,
2023
  Dec 31,
2022
  Sep 30,
2022
  Jun 30,
2022
Jun 30,
2023
  Jun 30,
2022
Interest income                        
Interest and fees on loans $ 621,057   $ 558,692     $ 498,838     $ 402,689     $ 320,501   $ 1,179,749     $ 606,199  
Mortgage loans held-for-sale   4,178     3,528       3,997       5,371       5,740     7,706       11,827  
Interest-bearing deposits with banks   16,882     13,468       20,349       15,621       5,790     30,350       7,477  
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements   1     70       1,263       1,845       1,364     71       1,795  
Investment securities   51,243     59,943       53,092       38,569       36,541     111,186       68,939  
Trading account securities   6     14       6       7       4     20       9  
Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock   3,544     3,680       2,918       2,109       1,823     7,224       3,595  
Brokerage customer receivables   265     295       282       267       205     560       379  
Total interest income   697,176     639,690       580,745       466,478       371,968     1,336,866       700,220  
Interest expense                        
Interest on deposits   213,495     144,802       95,447       45,916       18,985     358,297       33,839  
Interest on Federal Home Loan Bank advances   17,399     19,135       13,823       6,812       4,878     36,534       9,694  
Interest on other borrowings   8,485     7,854       5,313       4,008       2,734     16,339       4,973  
Interest on subordinated notes   5,523     5,488       5,520       5,485       5,517     11,011       10,999  
Interest on junior subordinated debentures   4,737     4,416       3,826       2,809       2,050     9,153       3,617  
Total interest expense   249,639     181,695       123,929       65,030       34,164     431,334       63,122  
Net interest income   447,537     457,995       456,816       401,448       337,804     905,532       637,098  
Provision for credit losses   28,514     23,045       47,646       6,420       20,417     51,559       24,523  
Net interest income after provision for credit losses   419,023     434,950       409,170       395,028       317,387     853,973       612,575  
Non-interest income                        
Wealth management   33,858     29,945       30,727       33,124       31,369     63,803       62,763  
Mortgage banking   29,981     18,264       17,407       27,221       33,314     48,245       110,545  
Service charges on deposit accounts   13,608     12,903       13,054       14,349       15,888     26,511       31,171  
Gains (losses) on investment securities, net   0     1,398       (6,745 )     (3,103 )     (7,797 )   1,398       (10,579 )
Fees from covered call options   2,578     10,391       7,956       1,366       1,069     12,969       4,811  
Trading gains (losses), net   106     813       (306 )     (7 )     176     919       4,065  
Operating lease income, net   12,227     13,046       12,384       12,644       15,007     25,273       30,482  
Other   20,672     21,009       19,362       15,888       13,916     41,681       32,474  
Total non-interest income   113,030     107,769       93,839       101,482       102,942     220,799       265,732  
Non-interest expense                        
Salaries and employee benefits   184,923     176,781       180,331       176,095       167,326     361,704       339,681  
Software and equipment   26,205     24,697       24,699       24,126       24,250     50,902       47,060  
Operating lease equipment   9,816     9,833       10,078       9,448       8,774     19,649       18,482  
Occupancy, net   19,176     18,486       17,763       17,727       17,651     37,662       35,475  
Data processing   9,726     9,409       7,927       7,767       8,010     19,135       15,515  
Advertising and marketing   17,794     11,946       14,279       16,600       16,615     29,740       28,539  
Professional fees   8,940     8,163       9,267       7,544       7,876     17,103       16,277  
Amortization of other acquisition-related intangible assets   1,499     1,235       1,436       1,492       1,579     2,734       3,188  
FDIC insurance   9,008     8,669       6,775       7,186       6,949     17,677       14,678  
OREO expenses, net   118     (207 )     369       229       294     (89 )     (738 )
Other   33,418     30,157       34,912       28,255       29,344     63,575       54,809  
Total non-interest expense   320,623     299,169       307,836       296,469       288,668     619,792       572,966  
Income before taxes   211,430     243,550       195,173       200,041       131,661     454,980       305,341  
Income tax expense   56,680     63,352       50,356       57,080       37,148     120,032       83,437  
Net income $ 154,750   $ 180,198     $ 144,817     $ 142,961     $ 94,513   $ 334,948     $ 221,904  
Preferred stock dividends   6,991     6,991       6,991       6,991       6,991     13,982       13,982  
Net income applicable to common shares $ 147,759   $ 173,207     $ 137,826     $ 135,970     $ 87,522   $ 320,966     $ 207,922  
Net income per common share - Basic $ 2.41   $ 2.84     $ 2.27     $ 2.24     $ 1.51   $ 5.26     $ 3.61  
Net income per common share - Diluted $ 2.38   $ 2.80     $ 2.23     $ 2.21     $ 1.49   $ 5.18     $ 3.56  
Cash dividends declared per common share $ 0.40   $ 0.40     $ 0.34     $ 0.34     $ 0.34   $ 0.80     $ 0.68  
Weighted average common shares outstanding   61,192     60,950       60,769       60,738       58,063     61,072       57,632  
Dilutive potential common shares   902     873       1,096       837       775     933       823  
Average common shares and dilutive common shares   62,094     61,823       61,865       61,575       58,838     62,005       58,455  


TABLE 1
: LOAN PORTFOLIO MIX AND GROWTH RATES

                    % Growth From(1)
(Dollars in thousands) Jun 30,
2023
  Mar 31,
2023
  Dec 31,
2022
  Sep 30,
2022
  Jun 30,
2022
Dec 31,
2022(2)
  Jun 30,
2022
Balance:                        
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, excluding early buy-out exercised loans guaranteed by U.S. government agencies $ 235,570   $ 155,687   $ 156,297   $ 216,062   $ 294,688 NM     (20 )%
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, early buy-out exercised loans guaranteed by U.S. government agencies   103,158     146,806     143,638     160,098     218,544 (57 )   (53 )
Total mortgage loans held-for-sale $ 338,728   $ 302,493   $ 299,935   $ 376,160   $ 513,232 26 %   (34 )%
                         
Core loans:                        
Commercial                        
Commercial and industrial $ 5,737,633   $ 5,855,035   $ 5,852,166   $ 5,818,959   $ 5,502,584 (4 )%   4 %
Asset-based lending   1,465,848     1,482,071     1,473,344     1,545,038     1,552,033 (1 )   (6 )
Municipal   653,117     655,301     668,235     608,234     535,586 (5 )   22  
Leases   1,925,767     1,904,137     1,840,928     1,582,359     1,592,329 9     21  
PPP loans   15,337     17,195     28,923     43,658     82,089 (95 )   (81 )
Commercial real estate                        
Residential construction   51,689     69,998     76,877     66,957     55,941 (66 )   (8 )
Commercial construction   1,409,751     1,234,762     1,102,098     1,176,407     1,145,602 56     23  
Land   298,996     292,293     307,955     282,147     304,775 (6 )   (2 )
Office   1,404,422     1,392,040     1,337,176     1,269,729     1,321,745 10     6  
Industrial   2,002,740     1,858,088     1,836,276     1,777,658     1,746,280 18     15  
Retail   1,304,083     1,309,680     1,304,444     1,331,316     1,331,059 0     (2 )
Multi-family   2,696,478     2,635,411     2,560,709     2,305,433     2,171,583 11     24  
Mixed use and other   1,440,652     1,446,806     1,425,412     1,368,537     1,330,220 2     8  
Home equity   336,974     337,016     332,698     328,822     325,826 3     3  
Residential real estate                        
Residential real estate loans for investment   2,455,392     2,309,393     2,207,595     2,086,795     1,965,051 23     25  
Residential mortgage loans, early buy-out eligible loans guaranteed by U.S. government agencies   117,024     119,301     80,701     57,161     34,764 91     NM  
Residential mortgage loans, early buy-out exercised loans guaranteed by U.S. government agencies   70,824     76,851     84,087     91,503     79,092 (32 )   (10 )
Total core loans $ 23,386,727   $ 22,995,378   $ 22,519,624   $ 21,740,713   $ 21,076,559 8 %   11 %
                         
Niche loans:                        
Commercial                        
Franchise $ 1,091,164   $ 1,131,913   $ 1,169,623   $ 1,118,478   $ 1,136,929 (14 )%   (4 )%
Mortgage warehouse lines of credit   381,043     235,684     237,392     297,374     398,085 NM     (4 )
Community Advantage - homeowners association   405,042     389,922     380,875     365,967     341,095 13     19  
Insurance agency lending   925,520     905,727     897,678     879,183     906,375 6     2  
Premium Finance receivables                        
U.S. property & casualty insurance   5,900,228     5,043,486     5,103,820     4,983,795     4,781,042 31     23  
Canada property & casualty insurance   862,470     695,394     745,639     729,545     760,405 32     13  
Life insurance   8,039,273     8,125,802     8,090,998     8,004,856     7,608,433 (1 )   6  
Consumer and other   31,941     42,165     50,836     47,702     44,180 (75 )   (28 )
Total niche loans $ 17,636,681   $ 16,570,093   $ 16,676,861   $ 16,426,900   $ 15,976,544 12 %   10 %
                         
Total loans, net of unearned income $ 41,023,408   $ 39,565,471   $ 39,196,485   $ 38,167,613   $ 37,053,103 9 %   11 %

(1)   NM - Not meaningful.
(2)   Annualized.

TABLE 2: DEPOSIT PORTFOLIO MIX AND GROWTH RATES

                    % Growth From
(Dollars in thousands) Jun 30,
2023
  Mar 31,
2023
  Dec 31,
2022
  Sep 30,
2022
  Jun 30,
2022
Mar 31,
2023(1)
  Jun 30,
2022
Balance:                        
Non-interest-bearing $ 10,604,915     $ 11,236,083     $ 12,668,160     $ 13,529,277     $ 13,855,844   (23 )%   (23 )%
NOW and interest-bearing demand deposits   5,814,836       5,576,558       5,591,986       5,676,122       5,918,908   17     (2 )
Wealth management deposits(2)   1,417,984       1,809,933       2,463,833       2,988,195       3,182,407   (87 )   (55 )
Money market   14,523,124       13,552,277       12,886,795       12,538,489       12,273,350   29     18  
Savings   5,321,578       5,192,108       4,556,635       3,988,790       3,686,596   10     44  
Time certificates of deposit   6,356,270       5,351,252       4,735,135       4,076,318       3,676,221   75     73  
Total deposits $ 44,038,707     $ 42,718,211     $ 42,902,544     $ 42,797,191     $ 42,593,326   12 %   3 %
Mix:                        
Non-interest-bearing   24 %     26 %     30 %     32 %     33 %      
NOW and interest-bearing demand deposits   13       13       13       13       13        
Wealth management deposits(2)   3       4       5       7       7        
Money market   33       32       30       29       29        
Savings   12       12       11       9       9        
Time certificates of deposit   15       13       11       10       9        
Total deposits   100 %     100 %     100 %     100 %     100 %      

(1)   Annualized. 
(2)   Represents deposit balances of the Company’s subsidiary banks from brokerage customers of Wintrust Investments, Chicago Deferred Exchange Company, LLC (“CDEC”), trust and asset management customers of the Company.

TABLE 3: TIME CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT MATURITY/RE-PRICING ANALYSIS
As of June 30, 2023

(Dollars in thousands)   Total Time
Certificates of
Deposit
  Weighted-Average
Rate of Maturing
Time Certificates
of Deposit(1)
1-3 months   $ 1,407,470   3.15 %
4-6 months     1,323,183   2.93  
7-9 months     1,148,928   3.53  
10-12 months     1,543,622   4.39  
13-18 months     595,056   3.25  
19-24 months     250,020   2.87  
24+ months     87,991   1.99  
Total   $ 6,356,270   3.46 %

(1)   Weighted-average rate excludes the impact of purchase accounting fair value adjustments.

TABLE 4: QUARTERLY AVERAGE BALANCES

    Average Balance for three months ended,
    Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,   Jun 30,
(In thousands)     2023       2023       2022       2022       2022  
Interest-bearing deposits with banks, securities purchased under resale agreements and cash equivalents(1)   $ 1,454,057     $ 1,235,748     $ 2,449,889     $ 3,039,907     $ 3,265,607  
Investment securities(2)     7,252,582       7,956,722       7,310,383       6,655,215       6,589,947  
FHLB and FRB stock     223,813       233,615       185,290       142,304       136,930  
Liquidity management assets(3)     8,930,452       9,426,085       9,945,562       9,837,426       9,992,484  
Other earning assets(3)(4)     17,401       18,445       18,585       21,805       24,059  
Mortgage loans held-for-sale     307,683       270,966       308,639       455,342       560,707  
Loans, net of unearned income(3)(5)     40,106,393       39,093,368       38,566,871       37,431,126       35,860,329  
Total earning assets(3)     49,361,929       48,808,864       48,839,657       47,745,699       46,437,579  
Allowance for loan and investment security losses     (302,627 )     (282,704 )     (252,827 )     (260,270 )     (260,547 )
Cash and due from banks     481,510       488,457       475,691       458,263       476,741  
Other assets     3,061,141       3,060,701       3,025,097       2,779,002       2,699,653  
Total assets   $ 52,601,953     $ 52,075,318     $ 52,087,618     $ 50,722,694     $ 49,353,426  
                     
NOW and interest-bearing demand deposits   $ 5,540,597     $ 5,271,740     $ 5,598,291     $ 5,789,368     $ 5,230,702  
Wealth management deposits     1,545,626       2,167,081       2,883,247       3,078,764       2,835,267  
Money market accounts     13,735,924       12,533,468       12,319,842       12,037,412       11,892,948  
Savings accounts     5,206,609       4,830,322       4,403,113       3,862,579       3,882,856  
Time deposits     5,603,024       5,041,638       4,023,232       3,675,930       3,687,778  
Interest-bearing deposits     31,631,780       29,844,249       29,227,725       28,444,053       27,529,551  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances     2,227,106       2,474,882       2,088,201       1,403,573       1,197,390  
Other borrowings     625,757       602,937       480,553       478,909       489,779  
Subordinated notes     437,545       437,422       437,312       437,191       437,084  
Junior subordinated debentures     253,566       253,566       253,566       253,566       253,566  
Total interest-bearing liabilities     35,175,754       33,613,056       32,487,357       31,017,292       29,907,370  
Non-interest-bearing deposits     10,908,022       12,171,631       13,404,036       13,731,219       13,805,128  
Other liabilities     1,473,459       1,395,360       1,485,369       1,178,796       1,114,818  
Equity     5,044,718       4,895,271       4,710,856       4,795,387       4,526,110  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity   $ 52,601,953     $ 52,075,318     $ 52,087,618     $ 50,722,694     $ 49,353,426  
                     
Net free funds/contribution (6)   $ 14,186,175     $ 15,195,808     $ 16,352,300     $ 16,728,407     $ 16,530,209  

(1)   Includes interest-bearing deposits from banks and securities purchased under resale agreements with original maturities of greater than three months. Cash equivalents include federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements with original maturities of three months or less.
(2)   Investment securities includes investment securities classified as available-for-sale and held-to-maturity, and equity securities with readily determinable fair values. Equity securities without readily determinable fair values are included within other assets.
(3)   See Table 17: Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Measures/Ratios for additional information on this performance measure/ratio.
(4)   Other earning assets include brokerage customer receivables and trading account securities.
(5)   Loans, net of unearned income, include non-accrual loans.
(6)   Net free funds are the difference between total average earning assets and total average interest-bearing liabilities. The estimated contribution to net interest margin from net free funds is calculated using the rate paid for total interest-bearing liabilities.

TABLE 5: QUARTERLY NET INTEREST INCOME

    Net Interest Income for three months ended,
    Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,   Jun 30,
(In thousands)     2023       2023       2022       2022       2022  
Interest income:                    
Interest-bearing deposits with banks, securities purchased under resale agreements and cash equivalents   $ 16,882     $ 13,538     $ 21,612     $ 17,466     $ 7,154  
Investment securities     51,795       60,494       53,630       39,071       37,013  
FHLB and FRB stock     3,544       3,680       2,918       2,109       1,823  
Liquidity management assets(1)     72,221       77,712       78,160       58,646       45,990  
Other earning assets(1)     272       313       289       275       210  
Mortgage loans held-for-sale     4,178       3,528       3,997       5,371       5,740  
Loans, net of unearned income(1)     622,939       560,564       500,432       403,719       321,069  
Total interest income   $ 699,610     $ 642,117     $ 582,878     $ 468,011     $ 373,009  
                     
Interest expense:                    
NOW and interest-bearing demand deposits   $ 29,178     $ 18,772     $ 14,982     $ 8,041     $ 2,553  
Wealth management deposits     9,097       12,258       14,079       11,068       3,685  
Money market accounts     106,630       68,276       45,468       18,916       8,559  
Savings accounts     25,603       15,816       8,421       2,130       347  
Time deposits     42,987       29,680       12,497       5,761       3,841  
Interest-bearing deposits     213,495       144,802       95,447       45,916       18,985  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances     17,399       19,135       13,823       6,812       4,878  
Other borrowings     8,485       7,854       5,313       4,008       2,734  
Subordinated notes     5,523       5,488       5,520       5,485       5,517  
Junior subordinated debentures     4,737       4,416       3,826       2,809       2,050  
Total interest expense   $ 249,639     $ 181,695     $ 123,929     $ 65,030     $ 34,164  
                     
Less: Fully taxable-equivalent adjustment     (2,434 )     (2,427 )     (2,133 )     (1,533 )     (1,041 )
Net interest income (GAAP)(2)     447,537       457,995       456,816       401,448       337,804  
Fully taxable-equivalent adjustment     2,434       2,427       2,133       1,533       1,041  
Net interest income, fully taxable-equivalent (non-GAAP)(2)   $ 449,971     $ 460,422     $ 458,949     $ 402,981     $ 338,845  

(1)   Interest income on tax-advantaged loans, trading securities and investment securities reflects a taxable-equivalent adjustment based on the marginal federal corporate tax rate in effect as of the applicable period.
(2)   See Table 17: Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Measures/Ratios for additional information on this performance measure/ratio.

TABLE 6: QUARTERLY NET INTEREST MARGIN

    Net Interest Margin for three months ended,
    Jun 30,
2023
  Mar 31,
2023
  Dec 31,
2022
  Sep 30,
2022
  Jun 30,
2022
Yield earned on:                    
Interest-bearing deposits with banks, securities purchased under resale agreements and cash equivalents   4.66 %   4.44 %   3.50 %   2.28 %   0.88 %
Investment securities   2.86     3.08     2.91     2.33     2.25  
FHLB and FRB stock   6.35     6.39     6.25     5.88     5.34  
Liquidity management assets   3.24     3.34     3.12     2.37     1.85  
Other earning assets   6.27     6.87     6.17     5.01     3.49  
Mortgage loans held-for-sale   5.45     5.28     5.14     4.68     4.11  
Loans, net of unearned income   6.23     5.82     5.15     4.28     3.59  
Total earning assets   5.68 %   5.34 %   4.73 %   3.89 %   3.22 %
                     
Rate paid on:                    
NOW and interest-bearing demand deposits   2.11 %   1.44 %   1.06 %   0.55 %   0.20 %
Wealth management deposits   2.36     2.29     1.94     1.43     0.52  
Money market accounts   3.11     2.21     1.46     0.62     0.29  
Savings accounts   1.97     1.33     0.76     0.22     0.04  
Time deposits   3.08     2.39     1.23     0.62     0.42  
Interest-bearing deposits   2.71     1.97     1.30     0.64     0.28  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances   3.13     3.14     2.63     1.93     1.63  
Other borrowings   5.44     5.28     4.39     3.32     2.24  
Subordinated notes   5.06     5.02     5.05     5.02     5.05  
Junior subordinated debentures   7.49     6.97     5.90     4.33     3.20  
Total interest-bearing liabilities   2.85 %   2.19 %   1.51 %   0.83 %   0.46 %
                     
Interest rate spread(1)(2)   2.83 %   3.15 %   3.22 %   3.06 %   2.76 %
Less: Fully taxable-equivalent adjustment   (0.02 )   (0.02 )   (0.02 )   (0.01 )   (0.01 )
Net free funds/contribution(3)   0.83     0.68     0.51     0.29     0.17  
Net interest margin (GAAP)(2)   3.64 %   3.81 %   3.71 %   3.34 %   2.92 %
Fully taxable-equivalent adjustment   0.02     0.02     0.02     0.01     0.01  
Net interest margin, fully taxable-equivalent (non-GAAP)(2)   3.66 %   3.83 %   3.73 %   3.35 %   2.93 %

(1)   Interest rate spread is the difference between the yield earned on earning assets and the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities.
(2)   See Table 17: Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Measures/Ratios for additional information on this performance measure/ratio.
(3)   Net free funds are the difference between total average earning assets and total average interest-bearing liabilities. The estimated contribution to net interest margin from net free funds is calculated using the rate paid for total interest-bearing liabilities.

TABLE 7: YEAR-TO-DATE AVERAGE BALANCES, AND NET INTEREST INCOME AND MARGIN

  Average Balance
for six months ended,
Interest
for six months ended,
Yield/Rate
for six months ended,
(Dollars in thousands) Jun 30,
2023
  Jun 30,
2022
Jun 30,
2023
  Jun 30,
2022
Jun 30,
2023
  Jun 30,
2022
Interest-bearing deposits with banks, securities purchased under resale agreements and cash equivalents(1) $ 1,345,506     $ 3,911,080   $ 30,421     $ 9,272   4.56 %   0.48 %
Investment securities(2)   7,602,707       6,484,570     112,288       69,876   2.98     2.17  
FHLB and FRB stock   228,687       136,424     7,224       3,595   6.37     5.31  
Liquidity management assets(3)(4) $ 9,176,900     $ 10,532,074   $ 149,933     $ 82,743   3.29 %   1.58 %
Other earning assets(3)(4)(5)   17,920       24,622     585       391   6.58     3.20  
Mortgage loans held-for-sale   289,426       612,078     7,706       11,827   5.37     3.90  
Loans, net of unearned income(3)(4)(6)   39,602,672       35,348,269     1,183,503       607,194   6.03     3.46  
Total earning assets(4) $ 49,086,918     $ 46,517,043   $ 1,341,727     $ 702,155   5.51 %   3.04 %
Allowance for loan and investment security losses   (292,721 )     (256,834 )            
Cash and due from banks   484,964       479,174              
Other assets   3,060,929       2,687,842              
Total assets $ 52,340,090     $ 49,427,225              
                   
NOW and interest-bearing demand deposits $ 5,406,911     $ 5,010,709   $ 47,949     $ 4,543   1.79 %   0.18 %
Wealth management deposits   1,854,637       2,671,444     21,355       4,603   2.32     0.35  
Money market accounts   13,138,018       12,330,943     174,907       16,207   2.68     0.27  
Savings accounts   5,019,505       3,893,519     41,419       683   1.66     0.04  
Time deposits   5,323,882       3,774,095     72,667       7,803   2.75     0.42  
Interest-bearing deposits $ 30,742,953     $ 27,680,710   $ 358,297     $ 33,839   2.35 %   0.25 %
Federal Home Loan Bank advances   2,350,309       1,219,110     36,534       9,694   3.13     1.60  
Other borrowings   614,410       492,011     16,338       4,973   5.36     2.04  
Subordinated notes   437,484       437,025     11,011       10,999   5.08     5.03  
Junior subordinated debentures   253,566       253,566     9,154       3,617   7.28     2.84  
Total interest-bearing liabilities $ 34,398,722     $ 30,082,422   $ 431,334     $ 63,122   2.53 %   0.42 %
Non-interest-bearing deposits   11,536,336       13,769,792              
Other liabilities   1,434,625       1,061,655              
Equity   4,970,407       4,513,356              
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 52,340,090     $ 49,427,225              
Interest rate spread(4)(7)             2.98 %   2.62 %
Less: Fully taxable-equivalent adjustment         (4,861 )     (1,935 ) (0.02 )   (0.01 )
Net free funds/contribution(8) $ 14,688,196     $ 16,434,621         0.76     0.15  
Net interest income/margin (GAAP)(4)       $ 905,532     $ 637,098   3.72 %   2.76 %
Fully taxable-equivalent adjustment         4,861       1,935   0.02     0.01  
Net interest income/margin, fully taxable-equivalent (non-GAAP)(4)       $ 910,393     $ 639,033   3.74 %   2.77 %

(1)   Includes interest-bearing deposits from banks and securities purchased under resale agreements with original maturities of greater than three months. Cash equivalents include federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements with original maturities of three months or less.
(2)   Investment securities includes investment securities classified as available-for-sale and held-to-maturity, and equity securities with readily determinable fair values. Equity securities without readily determinable fair values are included within other assets.
(3)   Interest income on tax-advantaged loans, trading securities and investment securities reflects a taxable-equivalent adjustment based on the marginal federal corporate tax rate in effect as of the applicable period.
(4)   See Table 17: Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Measures/Ratios for additional information on this performance measure/ratio.
(5)   Other earning assets include brokerage customer receivables and trading account securities.
(6)   Loans, net of unearned income, include non-accrual loans.
(7)   Interest rate spread is the difference between the yield earned on earning assets and the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities.
(8)   Net free funds are the difference between total average earning assets and total average interest-bearing liabilities. The estimated contribution to net interest margin from net free funds is calculated using the rate paid for total interest-bearing liabilities.

TABLE 8: INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY

As an ongoing part of its financial strategy, the Company attempts to manage the impact of fluctuations in market interest rates on net interest income. Management measures its exposure to changes in interest rates by modeling many different interest rate scenarios.

The following interest rate scenarios display the percentage change in net interest income over a one-year time horizon assuming increases and decreases of 100 and 200 basis points. The Static Shock Scenario results incorporate actual cash flows and repricing characteristics for balance sheet instruments following an instantaneous, parallel change in market rates based upon a static (i.e. no growth or constant) balance sheet. Conversely, the Ramp Scenario results incorporate management’s projections of future volume and pricing of each of the product lines following a gradual, parallel change in market rates over twelve months. Actual results may differ from these simulated results due to timing, magnitude, and frequency of interest rate changes as well as changes in market conditions and management strategies. The interest rate sensitivity for both the Static Shock and Ramp Scenario is as follows:

Static Shock Scenario   +200 Basis
Points
  +100 Basis
Points
  -100 Basis
Points
  -200 Basis
Points
Jun 30, 2023   5.7 %   2.9 %   (2.9 )%   (7.9 )%
Mar 31, 2023   4.2     2.4     (2.4 )   (7.3 )
Dec 31, 2022   7.2     3.8     (5.0 )   (12.1 )
Sep 30, 2022   12.9     7.1     (8.7 )   (18.9 )
Jun 30, 2022   17.0     9.0     (12.6 )   (23.8 )

 

Ramp Scenario +200 Basis
Points
  +100 Basis
Points
  -100 Basis
Points
  -200 Basis
Points
Jun 30, 2023 2.9 %   1.8 %   (0.9 )%   (3.4 )%
Mar 31, 2023 3.0     1.7     (1.3 )   (3.4 )
Dec 31, 2022 5.6     3.0     (2.9 )   (6.8 )
Sep 30, 2022 6.5     3.6     (3.9 )   (8.6 )
Jun 30, 2022 10.2     5.3     (6.9 )   (14.3 )

As shown above, the magnitude of potential changes in net interest income in various interest rate scenarios has continued to diminish. Given the recent unprecedented rise in interest rates, the Company has made a conscious effort to reposition its exposure to changing interest rates given the uncertainty of the future interest rate environment. To this end, management has executed various derivative instruments including collars and receive fixed swaps to hedge variable rate loan exposures and originated a higher percentage of its loan originations in longer term fixed rate loans. The Company will continue to monitor current and projected interest rates and expects to execute additional derivatives to mitigate potential fluctuations in the net interest margin in future years.

TABLE 9: MATURITIES AND SENSITIVITIES TO CHANGES IN INTEREST RATES

  Loans repricing or maturity period
As of June 30, 2023 One year or
less
  From one to
five years
  From five to
fifteen years
  After fifteen
years
  Total
(In thousands)        
Commercial                  
Fixed rate $ 491,950   $ 2,588,577   $ 1,707,423   $ 11,360   $ 4,799,310
Variable rate   7,799,656     1,505             7,801,161
Total commercial $ 8,291,606   $ 2,590,082   $ 1,707,423   $ 11,360   $ 12,600,471
Commercial real estate                  
Fixed rate   580,938     2,884,383     573,579     51,683     4,090,583
Variable rate   6,509,558     8,631     39         6,518,228
Total commercial real estate $ 7,090,496   $ 2,893,014   $ 573,618   $ 51,683   $ 10,608,811
Home equity                  
Fixed rate   11,132     2,682         31     13,845
Variable rate   323,129                 323,129
Total home equity $ 334,261   $ 2,682   $   $ 31   $ 336,974
Residential real estate                  
Fixed rate   16,724     3,824     30,511     1,072,690     1,123,749
Variable rate   73,672     263,888     1,181,931         1,519,491
Total residential real estate $ 90,396   $ 267,712   $ 1,212,442   $ 1,072,690   $ 2,643,240
Premium finance receivables - property & casualty                  
Fixed rate   6,657,042     105,656             6,762,698
Variable rate                  
Total premium finance receivables - property & casualty $ 6,657,042   $ 105,656   $   $   $ 6,762,698
Premium finance receivables - life insurance                  
Fixed rate   121,092     547,337     22,242         690,671
Variable rate   7,348,602                 7,348,602
Total premium finance receivables - life insurance $ 7,469,694   $ 547,337   $ 22,242   $   $ 8,039,273
Consumer and other                  
Fixed rate   4,420     3,912     60     301     8,693
Variable rate   23,248                 23,248
Total consumer and other $ 27,668   $ 3,912   $ 60   $ 301   $ 31,941
                   
Total per category                  
Fixed rate   7,883,298     6,136,371     2,333,815     1,136,065     17,489,549
Variable rate   22,077,865     274,024     1,181,970         23,533,859
Total loans, net of unearned income $ 29,961,163   $ 6,410,395   $ 3,515,785   $ 1,136,065   $ 41,023,408
                   
Variable Rate Loan Pricing by Index:                  
SOFR tenors                 $ 10,407,621
One- year CMT                   5,819,451
One- month LIBOR                   1,707,349
Three- month LIBOR                   10,276
Twelve- month LIBOR                   1,028,904
Prime                   3,932,654
Ameribor tenors                   356,300
Other U.S. Treasury tenors                   46,387
BSBY tenors                   49,436
Other                   175,481
Total variable rate                 $ 23,533,859

SOFR - Secured Overnight Financing Rate.
CMT - Constant Maturity Treasury Rate.
LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate.
Ameribor - American Interbank Offered Rate.
BSBY - Bloomberg Short Term Bank Yield Index.

Graph available at the following link: 
http://ml.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/b5ad0e3b-b9cd-4f50-9166-ef49f007ca12

Source: Bloomberg

As noted in the table on the previous page, the majority of the Company’s portfolio is tied to SOFR, CMT and LIBOR indices which, as shown in the table above, do not mirror the same changes as the Prime rate which has historically moved when the Federal Reserve raises or lowers interest rates. Specifically, the Company has variable rate loans of $7.8 billion tied to one-month SOFR, $5.8 billion tied to one-year CMT and $1.7 billion tied to one-month LIBOR. The above chart shows:

    Basis Point (bp) Change in
    1-month
SOFR
  1-year
CMT
  1-month
LIBOR
  Prime  
Second Quarter 2023   34 bps 76 bps 36 bps 25 bps
First Quarter 2023   44   -9   47   50  
Fourth Quarter 2022   132   68   125   125  
Third Quarter 2022   135   125   135   150  
Second Quarter 2022   139   117   134   125  


TABLE 10
: ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES

    Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
    Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,   Jun 30, Jun 30,   Jun 30,
(Dollars in thousands)     2023       2023       2022       2022       2022     2023       2022  
Allowance for credit losses at beginning of period   $ 376,261     $ 357,936     $ 315,338     $ 312,192     $ 301,327   $ 357,936     $ 299,731  
Cumulative effect adjustment from the adoption of ASU 2022-02           741                       741        
Provision for credit losses     28,514       23,045       47,646       6,420       20,417     51,559       24,523  
Other adjustments     41       4       31       (105 )     (56 )   45       (34 )
Charge-offs:                          
Commercial     5,629       2,543       3,019       780       8,928     8,172       10,342  
Commercial real estate     8,124       5       538       24       40     8,129       817  
Home equity                       43       192           389  
Residential real estate                       5                 466  
Premium finance receivables - property & casualty     4,519       4,629       3,629       6,037       2,903     9,148       4,574  
Premium finance receivables - life insurance     134       21       28                 155       7  
Consumer and other     110       153             635       253     263       446  
Total charge-offs     18,516       7,351       7,214       7,524       12,316     25,867       17,041  
Recoveries:                          
Commercial     505       392       691       2,523       996     897       1,534  
Commercial real estate     25       100       61       55       553     125       585  
Home equity     37       35       65       38       123     72       216  
Residential real estate     6       4       6       60       6     10       11  
Premium finance receivables - property & casualty     890       1,314       1,279       1,648       1,119     2,204       2,595  
Premium finance receivables - life insurance           9                       9        
Consumer and other     23       32       33       31       23     55       72  
Total recoveries     1,486       1,886       2,135       4,355       2,820     3,372       5,013  
Net charge-offs     (17,030 )     (5,465 )     (5,079 )     (3,169 )     (9,496 )   (22,495 )     (12,028 )
Allowance for credit losses at period end   $ 387,786     $ 376,261     $ 357,936     $ 315,338     $ 312,192   $ 387,786     $ 312,192  
                           
Annualized net charge-offs (recoveries) by category as a percentage of its own respective category’s average:      
Commercial     0.16 %     0.07 %     0.08 %     (0.06 )%     0.27 %   0.12 %     0.15 %
Commercial real estate     0.31       0.00       0.02       0.00       (0.02 )   0.16       0.01  
Home equity     (0.04 )     (0.04 )     (0.08 )     0.01       0.09     (0.04 )     0.11  
Residential real estate     0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.01 )     0.00     0.00       0.05  
Premium finance receivables - property & casualty     0.24       0.23       0.16       0.30       0.14     0.24       0.02  
Premium finance receivables - life insurance     0.01       0.00       0.00                 0.00       0.00  
Consumer and other     0.45       0.74       (0.16 )     4.02       1.31     0.58       1.26  
Total loans, net of unearned income     0.17 %     0.06 %     0.05 %     0.03 %     0.11 %   0.11 %     0.07 %
                           
Loans at period end   $ 41,023,408     $ 39,565,471     $ 39,196,485     $ 38,167,613     $ 37,053,103        
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans at period end     0.74 %     0.73 %     0.69 %     0.64 %     0.68 %      
Allowance for loan and unfunded lending-related commitment losses as a percentage of loans at period end     0.94       0.95       0.91       0.83       0.84        


TABLE 11
: ALLOWANCE AND PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES BY COMPONENT

    Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
    Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,   Jun 30, Jun 30,   Jun 30,
(In thousands)     2023       2023       2022     2022       2022     2023       2022
Provision for loan losses   $ 31,516     $ 22,520     $ 29,110   $ (2,385 )   $ 10,782   $ 54,036     $ 15,996
Provision for unfunded lending-related commitments losses     (2,945 )     550       18,358     8,578       9,711     (2,395 )     8,522
Provision for held-to-maturity securities losses     (57 )     (25 )     178     227       (76 )   (82 )     5
Provision for credit losses   $ 28,514     $ 23,045     $ 47,646   $ 6,420     $ 20,417   $ 51,559     $ 24,523
                           
Allowance for loan losses   $ 302,499     $ 287,972     $ 270,173   $ 246,110     $ 251,769        
Allowance for unfunded lending-related commitments losses     84,881       87,826       87,275     68,918       60,340        
Allowance for loan losses and unfunded lending-related commitments losses     387,380       375,798       357,448     315,028       312,109        
Allowance for held-to-maturity securities losses     406       463       488     310       83        
Allowance for credit losses   $ 387,786     $ 376,261     $ 357,936   $ 315,338     $ 312,192        


TABLE 12
: ALLOWANCE BY LOAN PORTFOLIO

The table below summarizes the calculation of allowance for loan losses and allowance for unfunded lending-related commitments losses for the Company’s loan portfolios as well as core and niche portfolios, as of June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

  As of Jun 30, 2023 As of Mar 31, 2023 As of Dec 31, 2022
(Dollars in thousands) Recorded
Investment
  Calculated
Allowance
  % of its
category’s
balance
Recorded
Investment
  Calculated
Allowance
  % of its
category’s
balance
Recorded
Investment
  Calculated
Allowance
  % of its
category’s
balance
Commercial:                              
Commercial, industrial and other $ 12,600,471   $ 143,142   1.14 % $ 12,576,985   $ 149,501   1.19 % $ 12,549,164   $ 142,769   1.14 %
Commercial real estate:                              
Construction and development   1,760,436     86,725   4.93     1,597,053     75,069   4.70     1,486,930     75,907   5.10  
Non-construction   8,848,375     128,971   1.46     8,642,025     119,711   1.39     8,464,017     108,445   1.28  
Home equity   336,974     6,967   2.07     337,016     7,728   2.29     332,698     7,573   2.28  
Residential real estate   2,643,240     12,252   0.46     2,505,545     11,434   0.46     2,372,383     11,585   0.49  
Premium finance receivables                              
Commercial insurance loans   6,762,698     8,347   0.12     5,738,880     11,248   0.20     5,849,459     9,967   0.17  
Life insurance loans   8,039,273     699   0.01     8,125,802     707   0.01     8,090,998     704   0.01  
Consumer and other   31,941     277   0.87     42,165     400   0.95     50,836     498   0.98  
Total loans, net of unearned income $ 41,023,408   $ 387,380   0.94 % $ 39,565,471   $ 375,798   0.95 % $ 39,196,485   $ 357,448   0.91 %
                               
Total core loans(1) $ 23,386,727   $ 350,930   1.50 % $ 22,995,378   $ 334,910   1.46 % $ 22,519,624   $ 320,403   1.42 %
Total niche loans(1)   17,636,681     36,450   0.21     16,570,093     40,888   0.25     16,676,861     37,045   0.22  
                               

(1)   See Table 1 for additional detail on core and niche loans.

TABLE 13: LOAN PORTFOLIO AGING

(In thousands)   Jun 30, 2023   Mar 31, 2023   Dec 31, 2022   Sep 30, 2022   Jun 30, 2022
Loan Balances:                    
Commercial                    
Nonaccrual   $ 40,460   $ 47,950   $ 35,579   $ 44,293   $ 32,436
90+ days and still accruing     573         462     237    
60-89 days past due     22,808     10,755     21,128     24,641     16,789
30-59 days past due     48,970     95,593     56,696     34,917     14,120
Current     12,487,660     12,422,687     12,435,299     12,155,162     11,983,760
Total commercial   $ 12,600,471   $ 12,576,985   $ 12,549,164   $ 12,259,250   $ 12,047,105
Commercial real estate                    
Nonaccrual   $ 18,483   $ 11,196   $ 6,387   $ 10,477   $ 10,718
90+ days and still accruing                    
60-89 days past due     1,054     20,539     2,244     6,041     6,771
30-59 days past due     14,218     72,680     30,675     29,971     34,220
Current     10,575,056     10,134,663     9,911,641     9,531,695     9,355,496
Total commercial real estate   $ 10,608,811   $ 10,239,078   $ 9,950,947   $ 9,578,184   $ 9,407,205
Home equity                    
Nonaccrual   $ 1,361   $ 1,190   $ 1,487   $ 1,320   $ 1,084
90+ days and still accruing     110                
60-89 days past due     316     116         125     154
30-59 days past due     601     1,118     2,152     848     930
Current     334,586     334,592     329,059     326,529     323,658
Total home equity   $ 336,974   $ 337,016   $ 332,698   $ 328,822   $ 325,826
Residential real estate                    
Early buy-out loans guaranteed by U.S. government agencies(1)   $ 187,848   $ 196,152   $ 164,788   $ 148,664   $ 113,856
Nonaccrual     13,652     11,333     10,171     9,787     8,330
90+ days and still accruing         104            
60-89 days past due     7,243     74     4,364     2,149     534
30-59 days past due     872     19,183     9,982     15     147
Current     2,433,625     2,278,699     2,183,078     2,074,844     1,956,040
Total residential real estate   $ 2,643,240   $ 2,505,545   $ 2,372,383   $ 2,235,459   $ 2,078,907
Premium finance receivables - property & casualty                    
Nonaccrual   $ 19,583   $ 18,543   $ 13,470   $ 13,026   $ 13,303
90+ days and still accruing     12,785     9,215     15,841     16,624     6,447
60-89 days past due     22,670     14,287     14,926     15,301     15,299
30-59 days past due     32,751     32,545     40,557     21,128     23,313
Current     6,674,909     5,664,290     5,764,665     5,647,261     5,483,085
Total Premium finance receivables - property & casualty   $ 6,762,698   $ 5,738,880   $ 5,849,459   $ 5,713,340   $ 5,541,447
Premium finance receivables - life insurance                    
Nonaccrual   $ 6   $   $   $   $
90+ days and still accruing     1,667     1,066     17,245     1,831    
60-89 days past due     3,729     21,552     5,260     13,628     1,796
30-59 days past due     90,117     52,975     68,725     44,954     65,155
Current     7,943,754     8,050,209     7,999,768     7,944,443     7,541,482
Total Premium finance receivables - life insurance   $ 8,039,273   $ 8,125,802   $ 8,090,998   $ 8,004,856   $ 7,608,433
Consumer and other                    
Nonaccrual   $ 4   $ 6   $ 6   $ 7   $ 8
90+ days and still accruing     28     87     49     31     25
60-89 days past due     51     10     18     26     8
30-59 days past due     146     379     224     343     119
Current     31,712     41,683     50,539     47,295     44,020
Total consumer and other   $ 31,941   $ 42,165   $ 50,836   $ 47,702   $ 44,180
Total loans, net of unearned income                    
Early buy-out loans guaranteed by U.S. government agencies(1)   $ 187,848   $ 196,152   $ 164,788   $ 148,664   $ 113,856
Nonaccrual     93,549     90,218     67,100     78,910     65,879
90+ days and still accruing     15,163     10,472     33,597     18,723     6,472
60-89 days past due     57,871     67,333     47,940     61,911     41,351
30-59 days past due     187,675     274,473     209,011     132,176     138,004
Current     40,481,302     38,926,823     38,674,049     37,727,229     36,687,541
Total loans, net of unearned income   $ 41,023,408   $ 39,565,471   $ 39,196,485   $ 38,167,613   $ 37,053,103

(1)   Early buy-out loans are insured or guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration or the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, subject to indemnifications and insurance limits for certain loans.  

TABLE 14: NON-PERFORMING ASSETS(1)

  Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,   Jun 30,
(Dollars in thousands)   2023       2023       2022       2022       2022  
Loans past due greater than 90 days and still accruing:                  
Commercial $ 573     $     $ 462     $ 237     $  
Commercial real estate                            
Home equity   110                          
Residential real estate         104                    
Premium finance receivables - property & casualty   12,785       9,215       15,841       16,624       6,447  
Premium finance receivables - life insurance   1,667       1,066       17,245       1,831        
Consumer and other   28       87       49       31       25  
Total loans past due greater than 90 days and still accruing   15,163       10,472       33,597       18,723       6,472  
Non-accrual loans:                  
Commercial   40,460       47,950       35,579       44,293       32,436  
Commercial real estate   18,483       11,196       6,387       10,477       10,718  
Home equity   1,361       1,190       1,487       1,320       1,084  
Residential real estate   13,652       11,333       10,171       9,787       8,330  
Premium finance receivables - property & casualty   19,583       18,543       13,470       13,026       13,303  
Premium finance receivables - life insurance   6                          
Consumer and other   4       6       6       7       8  
Total non-accrual loans   93,549       90,218       67,100       78,910       65,879  
Total non-performing loans:                  
Commercial   41,033       47,950       36,041       44,530       32,436  
Commercial real estate   18,483       11,196       6,387       10,477       10,718  
Home equity   1,471       1,190       1,487       1,320       1,084  
Residential real estate   13,652       11,437       10,171       9,787       8,330  
Premium finance receivables - property & casualty   32,368       27,758       29,311       29,650       19,750  
Premium finance receivables - life insurance   1,673       1,066       17,245       1,831        
Consumer and other   32       93       55       38       33  
Total non-performing loans $ 108,712     $ 100,690     $ 100,697     $ 97,633     $ 72,351  
Other real estate owned   10,275       8,050       8,589       5,376       5,574  
Other real estate owned - from acquisitions   1,311       1,311       1,311       1,311       1,265  
Other repossessed assets                            
Total non-performing assets $ 120,298     $ 110,051     $ 110,597     $ 104,320     $ 79,190  
Total non-performing loans by category as a percent of its own respective category’s period-end balance:                  
Commercial   0.33 %     0.38 %     0.29 %     0.36 %     0.27 %
Commercial real estate   0.17       0.11       0.06       0.11       0.11  
Home equity   0.44       0.35       0.45       0.40       0.33  
Residential real estate   0.52       0.46       0.43       0.44       0.40  
Premium finance receivables - property & casualty   0.48       0.48       0.50       0.52       0.36  
Premium finance receivables - life insurance   0.02       0.01       0.21       0.02        
Consumer and other   0.10       0.22       0.11       0.08       0.07  
Total loans, net of unearned income   0.26 %     0.25 %     0.26 %     0.26 %     0.20 %
Total non-performing assets as a percentage of total assets   0.22 %     0.21 %     0.21 %     0.20 %     0.16 %
Allowance for loan losses and unfunded lending-related commitments losses as a percentage of non-accrual loans   414.09 %     416.54 %     532.71 %     399.22 %     473.76 %
                   

(1)   Excludes early buy-out loans guaranteed by U.S. government agencies. Early buy-out loans are insured or guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration or the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, subject to indemnifications and insurance limits for certain loans.

Non-performing Loans Rollforward, excluding early buy-out loans guaranteed by U.S. government agencies

  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
  Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,   Jun 30, Jun 30,   Jun 30,
(In thousands)   2023       2023       2022       2022       2022     2023       2022  
                         
Balance at beginning of period $ 100,690     $ 100,697     $ 97,633     $ 72,351     $ 57,305   $ 100,697     $ 74,438  
Additions from becoming non-performing in the respective period   21,246       24,455       10,027       35,234       22,841     45,701       26,982  
Return to performing status   (360 )     (480 )     (1,167 )     (154 )     (1,000 )   (840 )     (1,729 )
Payments received   (12,314 )     (5,261 )     (16,351 )     (20,417 )     (4,029 )   (17,575 )     (24,168 )
Transfer to OREO and other repossessed assets   (2,958 )           (3,365 )     (185 )     (1,611 )   (2,958 )     (5,988 )
Charge-offs, net   (2,696 )     (1,159 )     (1,363 )     (341 )     (1,969 )   (3,855 )     (4,323 )
Net change for niche loans(1)   5,104       (17,562 )     15,283       11,145       814     (12,458 )     7,139  
Balance at end of period $ 108,712     $ 100,690     $ 100,697     $ 97,633     $ 72,351   $ 108,712     $ 72,351  

(1)   Includes activity for premium finance receivables and indirect consumer loans.

Other Real Estate Owned

  Three Months Ended
  Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,   Jun 30,
(In thousands)   2023       2023       2022       2022       2022  
Balance at beginning of period $ 9,361     $ 9,900     $ 6,687     $ 6,839     $ 6,203  
Disposals/resolved   (733 )     (435 )     (152 )     (133 )     (1,172 )
Transfers in at fair value, less costs to sell   2,958             3,365       134       2,090  
Fair value adjustments         (104 )           (153 )     (282 )
Balance at end of period $ 11,586     $ 9,361     $ 9,900     $ 6,687     $ 6,839  
                   
  Period End
  Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,   Jun 30,
Balance by Property Type:   2023       2023       2022       2022       2022  
Residential real estate $ 318     $ 1,051     $ 1,585     $ 1,585     $ 1,630  
Residential real estate development                           133  
Commercial real estate   11,268       8,310       8,315       5,102       5,076  
Total $ 11,586     $ 9,361     $ 9,900     $ 6,687     $ 6,839  


TABLE 15: NON-INTEREST INCOME

  Three Months Ended   Q2 2023 compared to
Q1 2023
  Q2 2023 compared to
Q2 2022
  Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,   Jun 30,    
(Dollars in thousands) 2023     2023       2022       2022       2022     $ Change   % Change   $ Change   % Change
Brokerage $ 4,404   $ 4,533     $ 4,177     $ 4,587     $ 4,272     $ (129 )   (3 )%   $ 132     3 %
Trust and asset management   29,454     25,412       26,550       28,537       27,097       4,042     16       2,357     9  
Total wealth management   33,858     29,945       30,727       33,124       31,369       3,913     13       2,489     8  
Mortgage banking   29,981     18,264       17,407       27,221       33,314       11,717     64       (3,333 )   (10 )
Service charges on deposit accounts   13,608     12,903       13,054       14,349       15,888       705     5       (2,280 )   (14 )
Gains (losses) on investment securities, net   0     1,398       (6,745 )     (3,103 )     (7,797 )     (1,398 )   (100 )     7,797     (100 )
Fees from covered call options   2,578     10,391       7,956       1,366       1,069       (7,813 )   (75 )     1,509     NM  
Trading gains (losses), net   106     813       (306 )     (7 )     176       (707 )   (87 )     (70 )   (40 )
Operating lease income, net   12,227     13,046       12,384       12,644       15,007       (819 )   (6 )     (2,780 )   (19 )
Other:                                  
Interest rate swap fees   2,711     2,606       2,319       1,997       3,300       105     4       (589 )   (18 )
BOLI   1,322     1,351       1,394       248       (884 )     (29 )   (2 )     2,206     NM  
Administrative services   1,319     1,615       1,736       1,533       1,591       (296 )   (18 )     (272 )   (17 )
Foreign currency remeasurement gains (losses)   543     (188 )     277       (93 )     97       731     NM       446     NM  
Early pay-offs of capital leases   201     365       131       138       160       (164 )   (45 )     41     26  
Miscellaneous   14,576     15,260       13,505       12,065       9,652       (684 )   (4 )     4,924     51  
Total Other   20,672     21,009       19,362       15,888       13,916       (337 )   (2 )     6,756     49  
Total Non-Interest Income $ 113,030   $ 107,769     $ 93,839     $ 101,482     $ 102,942     $ 5,261     5 %   $ 10,088     10 %

 

  Six Months Ended        
  Jun 30,   Jun 30,   $   %
(Dollars in thousands)   2023     2022     Change   Change
Brokerage $ 8,937   $ 8,904     $ 33     0 %
Trust and asset management   54,866     53,859       1,007     2  
Total wealth management   63,803     62,763       1,040     2  
Mortgage banking   48,245     110,545       (62,300 )   (56 )
Service charges on deposit accounts   26,511     31,171       (4,660 )   (15 )
Gains (losses) on investment securities, net   1,398     (10,579 )     11,977     NM  
Fees from covered call options   12,969     4,811       8,158     NM  
Trading gains, net   919     4,065       (3,146 )   (77 )
Operating lease income, net   25,273     30,482       (5,209 )   (17 )
Other:              
Interest rate swap fees   5,317     7,869       (2,552 )   (32 )
BOLI   2,673     (836 )     3,509     NM  
Administrative services   2,934     3,444       (510 )   (15 )
Foreign currency remeasurement gains   355     108       247     NM  
Early pay-offs of leases   566     425       141     33  
Miscellaneous   29,836     21,464       8,372     39  
Total Other   41,681     32,474       9,207     28  
Total Non-Interest Income $ 220,799   $ 265,732     $ (44,933 )   (17 )%

NM - Not meaningful. 
BOLI - Bank-owned life insurance.

TABLE 16: NON-INTEREST EXPENSE

  Three Months Ended   Q2 2023 compared to
Q1 2023
  Q2 2023 compared to
Q2 2022
  Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,   Jun 30,    
(Dollars in thousands) 2023     2023     2022   2022   2022   $ Change   % Change   $ Change   % Change
Salaries and employee benefits:                                  
Salaries $ 107,671   $ 108,354     $ 100,232   $ 97,419   $ 92,414   $ (683 )   (1 )%   $ 15,257     17 %
Commissions and incentive compensation   44,511     39,799       49,546     50,403     46,131     4,712     12       (1,620 )   (4 )
Benefits   32,741     28,628       30,553     28,273     28,781     4,113     14       3,960     14  
Total salaries and employee benefits   184,923     176,781       180,331     176,095     167,326     8,142     5       17,597     11  
Software and equipment   26,205     24,697       24,699     24,126     24,250     1,508     6       1,955     8  
Operating lease equipment   9,816     9,833       10,078     9,448     8,774     (17 )   0       1,042     12  
Occupancy, net   19,176     18,486       17,763     17,727     17,651     690     4       1,525     9  
Data processing   9,726     9,409       7,927     7,767     8,010     317     3       1,716     21  
Advertising and marketing   17,794     11,946       14,279     16,600     16,615     5,848     49       1,179     7  
Professional fees   8,940     8,163       9,267     7,544     7,876     777     10       1,064     14  
Amortization of other acquisition-related intangible assets   1,499     1,235       1,436     1,492     1,579     264     21       (80 )   (5 )
FDIC insurance   9,008     8,669       6,775     7,186     6,949     339     4       2,059     30  
OREO expense, net   118     (207 )     369     229     294     325     NM       (176 )   (60 )
Other:                                  
Lending expenses, net of deferred origination costs   7,890     3,099       4,952     4,533     4,270     4,791     NM       3,620     85  
Travel and entertainment   5,401     4,590       5,681     4,252     3,897     811     18       1,504     39  
Miscellaneous   20,127     22,468       24,279     19,470     21,177     (2,341 )   (10 )     (1,050 )   (5 )
Total other   33,418     30,157       34,912     28,255     29,344     3,261     11       4,074     14  
Total Non-Interest Expense $ 320,623   $ 299,169     $ 307,836   $ 296,469   $ 288,668   $ 21,454     7 %   $ 31,955     11 %

 

    Six Months Ended      
    Jun 30,   Jun 30, $   %
(Dollars in thousands)     2023       2022   Change   Change
Salaries and employee benefits:              
Salaries   $ 216,025     $ 184,530   $ 31,495     17 %
Commissions and incentive compensation     84,310       97,924     (13,614 )   (14 )
Benefits     61,369       57,227     4,142     7  
Total salaries and employee benefits     361,704       339,681     22,023     6  
Software and equipment     50,902       47,060     3,842     8  
Operating lease equipment     19,649       18,482     1,167     6  
Occupancy, net     37,662       35,475     2,187     6  
Data processing     19,135       15,515     3,620     23  
Advertising and marketing     29,740       28,539     1,201     4  
Professional fees     17,103       16,277     826     5  
Amortization of other acquisition-related intangible assets     2,734       3,188     (454 )   (14 )
FDIC insurance     17,677       14,678     2,999     20  
OREO expense, net     (89 )     (738 )   649     (88 )
Other:              
Lending expenses, net of deferred origination costs     10,989       11,091     (102 )   (1 )
Travel and entertainment     9,991       6,573     3,418     52  
Miscellaneous     42,595       37,145     5,450     15  
Total other     63,575       54,809     8,766     16  
Total Non-Interest Expense   $ 619,792     $ 572,966   $ 46,826     8 %

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TABLE 17: SUPPLEMENTAL NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES/RATIOS

The accounting and reporting policies of Wintrust conform to generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States and prevailing practices in the banking industry. However, certain non-GAAP performance measures and ratios are used by management to evaluate and measure the Company’s performance. These include taxable-equivalent net interest income (including its individual components), taxable-equivalent net interest margin (including its individual components), the taxable-equivalent efficiency ratio, tangible common equity ratio, tangible book value per common share, return on average tangible common equity, and pre-tax income, excluding provision for credit losses. Management believes that these measures and ratios provide users of the Company’s financial information a more meaningful view of the performance of the Company’s interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and of the Company’s operating efficiency. Other financial holding companies may define or calculate these measures and ratios differently.

Management reviews yields on certain asset categories and the net interest margin of the Company and its banking subsidiaries on a fully taxable-equivalent basis. In this non-GAAP presentation, net interest income is adjusted to reflect tax-exempt interest income on an equivalent before-tax basis using tax rates effective as of the end of the period. This measure ensures comparability of net interest income arising from both taxable and tax-exempt sources. Net interest income on a fully taxable-equivalent basis is also used in the calculation of the Company’s efficiency ratio. The efficiency ratio, which is calculated by dividing non-interest expense by total taxable-equivalent net revenue (less securities gains or losses), measures how much it costs to produce one dollar of revenue. Securities gains or losses are excluded from this calculation to better match revenue from daily operations to operational expenses. Management considers the tangible common equity ratio and tangible book value per common share as useful measurements of the Company’s equity. The Company references the return on average tangible common equity as a measurement of profitability. Management considers pre-tax income, excluding provision for credit losses, as a useful measurement of the Company’s core net income.

  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
  Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,   Jun 30, Jun 30,   Jun 30,
(Dollars and shares in thousands)   2023       2023       2022       2022       2022     2023       2022  
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Net Interest Margin and Efficiency Ratio:      
(A) Interest Income (GAAP) $ 697,176     $ 639,690     $ 580,745     $ 466,478     $ 371,968   $ 1,336,866     $ 700,220  
Taxable-equivalent adjustment:                        
- Loans   1,882       1,872       1,594       1,030       568     3,754       995  
- Liquidity Management Assets   551       551       538       502       472     1,102       937  
- Other Earning Assets   1       4       1       1       1     5       3  
(B) Interest Income (non-GAAP) $ 699,610     $ 642,117     $ 582,878     $ 468,011     $ 373,009   $ 1,341,727     $ 702,155  
(C) Interest Expense (GAAP)   249,639       181,695       123,929       65,030       34,164     431,334       63,122  
(D) Net Interest Income (GAAP) (A minus C) $ 447,537     $ 457,995     $ 456,816     $ 401,448     $ 337,804   $ 905,532     $ 637,098  
(E) Net Interest Income (non-GAAP) (B minus C) $ 449,971     $ 460,422     $ 458,949     $ 402,981     $ 338,845   $ 910,393     $ 639,033  
Net interest margin (GAAP)   3.64 %     3.81 %     3.71 %     3.34 %     2.92 %   3.72 %     2.76 %
Net interest margin, fully taxable-equivalent (non-GAAP)   3.66       3.83       3.73       3.35       2.93     3.74       2.77  
(F) Non-interest income $ 113,030     $ 107,769     $ 93,839     $ 101,482     $ 102,942   $ 220,799     $ 265,732  
(G) Gains (losses) on investment securities, net   0       1,398       (6,745 )     (3,103 )     (7,797 )   1,398       (10,579 )
(H) Non-interest expense   320,623       299,169       307,836       296,469       288,668     619,792       572,966  
Efficiency ratio (H/(D+F-G))   57.20 %     53.01 %     55.23 %     58.59 %     64.36 %   55.10 %     62.73 %
Efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) (H/(E+F-G))   56.95       52.78       55.02       58.41       64.21     54.86       62.60  
  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
  Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,   Jun 30, Jun 30,   Jun 30,
(Dollars and shares in thousands)   2023       2023       2022       2022       2022     2023       2022  
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Tangible Common Equity Ratio:      
Total shareholders’ equity (GAAP) $ 5,041,912     $ 5,015,506     $ 4,796,838     $ 4,637,980     $ 4,727,623        
Less: Non-convertible preferred stock (GAAP)   (412,500 )     (412,500 )     (412,500 )     (412,500 )     (412,500 )      
Less: Intangible assets (GAAP)   (682,327 )     (674,538 )     (675,710 )     (676,699 )     (679,827 )      
(I) Total tangible common shareholders’ equity (non-GAAP) $ 3,947,085     $ 3,928,468     $ 3,708,628     $ 3,548,781     $ 3,635,296        
(J) Total assets (GAAP) $ 54,286,176     $ 52,873,511     $ 52,949,649     $ 52,382,939     $ 50,969,332        
Less: Intangible assets (GAAP)   (682,327 )     (674,538 )     (675,710 )     (676,699 )     (679,827 )      
(K) Total tangible assets (non-GAAP) $ 53,603,849     $ 52,198,973     $ 52,273,939     $ 51,706,240     $ 50,289,505        
Common equity to assets ratio (GAAP) (L/J)   8.5 %     8.7 %     8.3 %     8.1 %     8.5 %      
Tangible common equity ratio (non-GAAP) (I/K)   7.4       7.5       7.1       6.9       7.2        

 

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Tangible Book Value per Common Share:      
Total shareholders’ equity $ 5,041,912     $ 5,015,506     $ 4,796,838     $ 4,637,980     $ 4,727,623        
Less: Preferred stock   (412,500 )     (412,500 )     (412,500 )     (412,500 )     (412,500 )      
(L) Total common equity $ 4,629,412     $ 4,603,006     $ 4,384,338     $ 4,225,480     $ 4,315,123        
(M) Actual common shares outstanding   61,198       61,176       60,794       60,743       60,722        
Book value per common share (L/M) $ 75.65     $ 75.24     $ 72.12     $ 69.56     $ 71.06        
Tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP) (I/M)   64.50       64.22       61.00       58.42       59.87        
                         
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Return on Average Tangible Common Equity:      
(N) Net income applicable to common shares $ 147,759     $ 173,207     $ 137,826     $ 135,970     $ 87,522   $ 320,966     $ 207,922  
Add: Intangible asset amortization   1,499       1,235       1,436       1,492       1,579     2,734       3,188  
Less: Tax effect of intangible asset amortization   (402 )     (321 )     (370 )     (425 )     (445 )   (722 )     (870 )
After-tax intangible asset amortization $ 1,097     $ 914     $ 1,066     $ 1,067     $ 1,134   $ 2,012     $ 2,318  
(O) Tangible net income applicable to common shares (non-GAAP) $ 148,856     $ 174,121     $ 138,892     $ 137,037     $ 88,656   $ 322,978     $ 210,240  
Total average shareholders’ equity $ 5,044,718     $ 4,895,271     $ 4,710,856     $ 4,795,387     $ 4,526,110   $ 4,970,407     $ 4,513,356  
Less: Average preferred stock   (412,500 )     (412,500 )     (412,500 )     (412,500 )     (412,500 )   (412,500 )     (412,500 )
(P) Total average common shareholders’ equity $ 4,632,218     $ 4,482,771     $ 4,298,356     $ 4,382,887     $ 4,113,610   $ 4,557,907     $ 4,100,856  
Less: Average intangible assets   (682,561 )     (675,247 )     (676,371 )     (678,953 )     (681,091 )   (678,924 )     (681,843 )
(Q) Total average tangible common shareholders’ equity (non-GAAP) $ 3,949,657     $ 3,807,524     $ 3,621,985     $ 3,703,934     $ 3,432,519   $ 3,878,983     $ 3,419,013  
Return on average common equity, annualized (N/P)   12.79 %     15.67 %     12.72 %     12.31 %     8.53 %   14.20 %     10.22 %
Return on average tangible common equity, annualized (non-GAAP) (O/Q)   15.12       18.55       15.21       14.68       10.36     16.79       12.40  
                         
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Pre-Tax, Pre-Provision Income:          
Income before taxes $ 211,430     $ 243,550     $ 195,173     $ 200,041     $ 131,661   $ 454,980     $ 305,341  
Add: Provision for credit losses   28,514       23,045       47,646       6,420       20,417     51,559       24,523  
Pre-tax income, excluding provision for credit losses (non-GAAP) $ 239,944     $ 266,595     $ 242,819     $ 206,461     $ 152,078   $ 506,539     $ 329,864  


WINTRUST
SUBSIDIARIES AND LOCATIONS

Wintrust is a financial holding company whose common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (Nasdaq: WTFC). Its 15 community bank subsidiaries are: Lake Forest Bank & Trust Company, N.A., Hinsdale Bank & Trust Company, N.A., Wintrust Bank, N.A., in Chicago, Libertyville Bank & Trust Company, N.A., Barrington Bank & Trust Company, N.A., Crystal Lake Bank & Trust Company, N.A., Northbrook Bank & Trust Company, N.A., Schaumburg Bank & Trust Company, N.A., Village Bank & Trust, N.A., in Arlington Heights, Beverly Bank & Trust Company, N.A. in Chicago, Wheaton Bank & Trust Company, N.A., State Bank of The Lakes, N.A., in Antioch, Old Plank Trail Community Bank, N.A., in New Lenox, St. Charles Bank & Trust Company, N.A. and Town Bank, N.A., in Hartland, Wisconsin.

In addition to the locations noted above, the banks also operate facilities in Illinois in Addison, Algonquin, Aurora, Bloomingdale, Bolingbrook, Buffalo Grove, Burbank, Cary, Clarendon Hills, Countryside, Crete, Darien, Deerfield, Des Plaines, Downers Grove, Elgin, Elk Grove Village, Elmhurst, Evanston, Evergreen Park, Frankfort, Geneva, Glen Ellyn, Glencoe, Glenview, Grayslake, Gurnee, Hanover Park, Highland Park, Highwood, Hoffman Estates, Homer Glen, Itasca, Joliet, Lake Bluff, Lake Villa, Lansing, Lemont, Lindenhurst, Lombard, Lynwood, Markham, Maywood, McHenry, Mokena, Mount Prospect, Mundelein, Naperville, Norridge, Northfield, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, Orland Park, Palatine, Park Ridge, Prospect Heights, Riverside, Rockford, Rolling Meadows, Round Lake Beach, Shorewood, Skokie, South Holland, Spring Grove, Steger, Stone Park, Vernon Hills, Wauconda, Waukegan, Western Springs, Willowbrook, Wilmette, Winnetka and Wood Dale, and in Wisconsin in Burlington, Clinton, Delafield, Delavan, Elm Grove, Genoa City, Kenosha, Lake Geneva, Madison, Menomonee Falls, Milwaukee, Pewaukee, Racine, Wales, Walworth, Whitefish Bay and Wind Lake, and in Florida in Bonita Springs and Naples, and in Dyer, Indiana.

Additionally, the Company operates various non-bank business units:

  • FIRST Insurance Funding and Wintrust Life Finance, each a division of Lake Forest Bank & Trust Company, N.A., serve commercial and life insurance loan customers, respectively, throughout the United States.
  • First Insurance Funding of Canada serves commercial insurance loan customers throughout Canada.
  • Tricom, Inc. of Milwaukee provides high-yielding, short-term accounts receivable financing and value-added out-sourced administrative services, such as data processing of payrolls, billing and cash management services, to temporary staffing service clients located throughout the United States.
  • Wintrust Mortgage, a division of Barrington Bank & Trust Company, N.A., engages primarily in the origination and purchase of residential mortgages for sale into the secondary market through origination offices located throughout the United States. Loans are also originated nationwide through relationships with wholesale and correspondent offices.
  • Wintrust Investments, LLC is a broker-dealer providing a full range of private client and brokerage services to clients and correspondent banks located primarily in the Midwest.
  • Great Lakes Advisors LLC provides money management services and advisory services to individual accounts.
  • The Chicago Trust Company, N.A., a trust subsidiary, allows Wintrust to service customers’ trust and investment needs at each banking location.
  • Wintrust Asset Finance offers direct leasing opportunities.
  • CDEC provides Qualified Intermediary services (as defined by U.S. Treasury regulations) for taxpayers seeking to structure tax-deferred like-kind exchanges under Internal Revenue Code Section 1031.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. Forward-looking information can be identified through the use of words such as “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “contemplate,” “possible,” “will,” “may,” “should,” “would” and “could.” Forward-looking statements and information are not historical facts, are premised on many factors and assumptions, and represent only management’s expectations, estimates and projections regarding future events. Similarly, these statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict, and which may include, but are not limited to, those listed below and the Risk Factors discussed under Item 1A of the Company’s 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in any of the Company’s subsequent SEC filings. The Company intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and is including this statement for purposes of invoking these safe harbor provisions. Such forward-looking statements may be deemed to include, among other things, statements relating to the Company’s future financial performance, the performance of its loan portfolio, the expected amount of future credit reserves and charge-offs, delinquency trends, growth plans, regulatory developments, securities that the Company may offer from time to time, the Company’s business and growth strategies, including future acquisitions of banks, specialty finance or wealth management businesses, internal growth and plans to form additional de novo banks or branch offices, and management’s long-term performance goals, as well as statements relating to the anticipated effects on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations from expected developments or events. Actual results could differ materially from those addressed in the forward-looking statements as a result of numerous factors, including the following:

  • economic conditions and events that affect the economy, housing prices, the job market and other factors that may adversely affect the Company’s liquidity and the performance of its loan portfolios, including an actual or threatened U.S. government debt default or rating downgrade, particularly in the markets in which it operates;
  • negative effects suffered by us or our customers resulting from changes in U.S. trade policies;
  • the extent of defaults and losses on the Company’s loan portfolio, which may require further increases in its allowance for credit losses;
  • estimates of fair value of certain of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which could change in value significantly from period to period;
  • the financial success and economic viability of the borrowers of our commercial loans;
  • commercial real estate market conditions in the Chicago metropolitan area and southern Wisconsin;
  • the extent of commercial and consumer delinquencies and declines in real estate values, which may require further increases in the Company’s allowance for credit losses;
  • inaccurate assumptions in our analytical and forecasting models used to manage our loan portfolio;
  • changes in the level and volatility of interest rates, the capital markets and other market indices that may affect, among other things, the Company’s liquidity and the value of its assets and liabilities;
  • the interest rate environment, including a prolonged period of low interest rates or rising interest rates, either broadly or for some types of instruments, which may affect the Company’s net interest income and net interest margin, and which could materially adversely affect the Company’s profitability;
  • competitive pressures in the financial services business which may affect the pricing of the Company’s loan and deposit products as well as its services (including wealth management services), which may result in loss of market share and reduced income from deposits, loans, advisory fees and income from other products;
  • failure to identify and complete favorable acquisitions in the future or unexpected difficulties or developments related to the integration of the Company’s recent or future acquisitions;
  • unexpected difficulties and losses related to FDIC-assisted acquisitions;
  • harm to the Company’s reputation;
  • any negative perception of the Company’s financial strength;
  • ability of the Company to raise additional capital on acceptable terms when needed;
  • disruption in capital markets, which may lower fair values for the Company’s investment portfolio;
  • ability of the Company to use technology to provide products and services that will satisfy customer demands and create efficiencies in operations and to manage risks associated therewith;
  • failure or breaches of our security systems or infrastructure, or those of third parties;
  • security breaches, including denial of service attacks, hacking, social engineering attacks, malware intrusion and similar events or data corruption attempts and identity theft;
  • adverse effects on our information technology systems resulting from failures, human error or cyberattacks (including ransomware);
  • adverse effects of failures by our vendors to provide agreed upon services in the manner and at the cost agreed, particularly our information technology vendors;
  • increased costs as a result of protecting our customers from the impact of stolen debit card information;
  • accuracy and completeness of information the Company receives about customers and counterparties to make credit decisions;
  • ability of the Company to attract and retain senior management experienced in the banking and financial services industries, and ability of the Company to effectively manage the planned transition of the chief executive officer role;
  • environmental liability risk associated with lending activities;
  • the impact of any claims or legal actions to which the Company is subject, including any effect on our reputation;
  • losses incurred in connection with repurchases and indemnification payments related to mortgages and increases in reserves associated therewith;
  • the loss of customers as a result of technological changes allowing consumers to complete their financial transactions without the use of a bank;
  • the soundness of other financial institutions and the impact of recent failures of financial institutions, including broader financial institution liquidity risk and concerns;
  • the expenses and delayed returns inherent in opening new branches and de novo banks;
  • liabilities, potential customer loss or reputational harm related to closings of existing branches;
  • examinations and challenges by tax authorities, and any unanticipated impact of the Tax Act;
  • changes in accounting standards, rules and interpretations, and the impact on the Company’s financial statements;
  • the ability of the Company to receive dividends from its subsidiaries;
  • the ability of the Company to successfully discontinue use of LIBOR and transition to an alternative benchmark rate for current and future transactions;
  • a decrease in the Company’s capital ratios, including as a result of declines in the value of its loan portfolios, or otherwise;
  • legislative or regulatory changes, particularly changes in regulation of financial services companies and/or the products and services offered by financial services companies;
  • changes in laws, regulations, rules, standards and contractual obligations regarding data privacy and cybersecurity;
  • a lowering of our credit rating;
  • changes in U.S. monetary policy and changes to the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet, including changes in response to persistent inflation or otherwise;
  • regulatory restrictions upon our ability to market our products to consumers and limitations on our ability to profitably operate our mortgage business;
  • increased costs of compliance, heightened regulatory capital requirements and other risks associated with changes in regulation and the regulatory environment;
  • the impact of heightened capital requirements;
  • increases in the Company’s FDIC insurance premiums, or the collection of special assessments by the FDIC;
  • delinquencies or fraud with respect to the Company’s premium finance business;
  • credit downgrades among commercial and life insurance providers that could negatively affect the value of collateral securing the Company’s premium finance loans;
  • the Company’s ability to comply with covenants under its credit facility;
  • fluctuations in the stock market, which may have an adverse impact on the Company’s wealth management business and brokerage operation;
  • widespread outages of operational, communication, or other systems, whether internal or provided by third parties, natural or other disasters (including acts of terrorism, armed hostilities and pandemics), and the effects of climate change could have an adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations, lead to material disruption of the Company’s operations or the ability or willingness of clients to access the Company’s products and services; and
  • the severity, magnitude and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the continued emergence of variant strains, and the direct and indirect impact of such pandemic, as well as responses to the pandemic by the government, businesses and consumers, on the economy, our financial results, operations and personnel, commercial activity and demand across our business and our customers’ businesses.

Therefore, there can be no assurances that future actual results will correspond to these forward-looking statements. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement made by the Company. Any such statement speaks only as of the date the statement was made or as of such date that may be referenced within the statement. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect the impact of circumstances or events after the date of the press release. Persons are advised, however, to consult further disclosures management makes on related subjects in its reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in its press releases.

CONFERENCE CALL, WEBCAST AND REPLAY

The Company will hold a conference call on Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. (CDT) regarding second quarter and year-to-date 2023 earnings results. Individuals interested in participating in the call by addressing questions to management should register for the call to receive the dial-in numbers and unique PIN at the link included within the Company’s press release dated July 6, 2023 available at the Investor Relations, Investor News and Events, Press Releases link on its website at https://www.wintrust.com. A separate simultaneous audio-only webcast link is included within the press release referenced above. Registration for and a replay of the audio-only webcast with an accompanying slide presentation will be available at https://www.wintrust.com, Investor Relations, Investor News and Events, Presentations & Conference Calls. The text of the second quarter and year-to-date 2023 earnings press release will also be available on the home page of the Company’s website at https://www.wintrust.com and at the Investor Relations, Investor News and Events, Press Releases link on its website.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Timothy S. Crane, President & Chief Executive Officer
David A. Dykstra, Vice Chairman & Chief Operating Officer
(847) 939-9000
Web site address: www.wintrust.com


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